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Belgium Wineblogger Peter Vergote from Wijnblog performed a small research around the ratings for the Médoc First Growths (Lafite, Haut-Brion, Margaux, Latour and Mouton) and a few "Super Seconds" (Léoville-las-Cases, Cos d'Estournel and the Third Growth Palmer). He looked at the vintages 2000 − 2007, took the ratings from six journalists (Parker, Robinson, Bettane & Desseauve, Wine Spectator, Decanter and La Revue du Vin de France) and basically started ranking the châteaux. After recalculating a journalist's rating, the maximum score a wine could receive (from one journalist) was 10. Thus 60 points is the maximum for a vintage. Here's the list with the average scores over the last eight years:
1. Château Latour (53,50/60)
2. Château Margaux (50,65/60)
3. Château Lafite-Rothschild (49,30/60)
4. Château Mouton-Rothschild (46,95/60)
5. Château Léoville-las-Cases (45,65/60)
6. Château Haut-Brion (45,30/60)
7. Château Cos d'Estournel (39,83/60)
8. Château Palmer (35,63/60)
One conlusion: only one Médoc can compete with the First Growths: Château Léoville-las-Cases. Always a good investment this wine ;-) Costs about 1/3 of a First Growth. In comparison Palmer has become too expensive.
Taking a closer look at the data reveals the following conclusions:
- Mouton-Rothschild seems to be improving, it ended up first place both in 2006 and 2007. Interesting detail: since 2006 father and son Boissenot consult for Mouton...
- Latour apparently had a problem in 2007: where it always ended up in place 1 or 2 it now ends up in place 5. In 2003, 2004 and 2005 Latour even scored the maximum of 60 points in Peter's comparison! Another interesting detail: 2007 was the first vintage made without Frédéric Ardouin as technical director (Ardouin is now working for Château du Tertre).
- Lowest scores for: Margaux 2002, Haut-Brion 2006, Mouton-Rothschild 2003 and Léoville-las-Cases 2001.
Then Peter also looked at the amount of points a vintage as a whole had gathered. That produced the following list:
1. Bordeaux 2005 (278)
2. Bordeaux 2006 (255)
3. Bordeaux 2004 (252)
4. Bordeaux 2007 (244)
5. Bordeaux 2001 (242)
4. Bordeaux 2000 (239)
6. Bordeaux 2003 (228)
What to think about this? At least that we should take into account that − in general − ratings can be mutually compared within a vintage, but not necessarily between vintages. Well perhaps a little bit: Robert Parker for example has definitely given lower ratings for the Bordeaux 2007 vintage.
Anyway, if you want to read the whole story (quite convenient if you understand Dutch), here's the link to Peter Vergote's posting.
Quite a ballgame altogether. It's the last summer weekend (officially), and the last summery weekend (supposedly), so I will leave my computer now and pour myself a nice cold Loire rosé!


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Andrew Green has taken a low profile in his campaign for the District 2 Juneau Assembly seat.
Green, port manager for Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska, knows people who wouldn't mind donating big money to his campaign but he filed an exemption with the Alaska Public Offices Commission and didn't intend to raise more than $5,000 for the campaign.
"I don't want people to feel the cruise industry is buying its way because it is not true at all," said Green, 32.
Joe Geldhof, an attorney who is among the petitioners calling for a statewide cruise head tax increase, said he was pleased to hear that Green would not repeal the city's $5 marine passenger fee. Geldhof asked Green the question at a candidates' forum.
Juneau voters passed the fee in 1999 to ask cruise ship passengers to share the cost of city services and infrastructure. The fee is expected to generate $4.63 million for the city in fiscal year 2006.
Green said working for the cruise ship industry doesn't mean he represents a special interest. He said he should be treated the same as any candidate who works for state government or in the fishing industry.
Green said he wants to bring action to the Assembly.
"The city has too many committees," said Green, himself a member of the city's Passenger Fee Proceeds Committee. "The Assembly has done the best it can but people want to see a difference."
Green said many people are frustrated with rising taxation and lack of basic needs.
Green was born in South Carolina. His family moved to Fairbanks in 1979, where they lived for 10 years before relocating to Juneau.
Green's father is the pastor of Glacier Valley Church of God. Associate Pastor Gerald Bennett Sr. said the church's young people like Green because of his open attitudes.
"He is always concerned about others," said Bennett, who has known Green for more than 15 years. "He is a sharp young fellow. He would be good for Juneau."
While he was attending college in Cleveland, Tenn., he worked for his current company, Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska, as a night agent.
After graduating from college, Green came back to Juneau, continuing to work for the company.
"I am very proud of the industry I work in," Green said. "It provides a significant part of Juneau's tax base. It is a positive industry."
During tourist season, Green works with hundreds of people daily at tasks ranging from looking for missing luggage to evacuating a sick tourist from Glacier Bay to dealing with federal, state, and city regulators.
"I collaborate and engage with many people to solve problems on a daily basis," Green said. "I would use the same quality on the Assembly to make our government more efficient and effective."
Juneau Port Director John Stone said Green has done an excellent job working with different agencies to schedule cruise ships.
Green has attended Collaboration Juneau meetings since 2003.
Organized by residents and sponsored by the city in 2003, Collaboration Juneau is meant to resolve conflicts between the tourism industry and residents.
Former Juneau Assembly member Rosemary Hagevig, who is also a member of Collaboration Juneau, said she is impressed by Green's patience and willingness to listen as the number of people attending the meetings dwindles.
"Drew shows up on a regular basis," Hagevig said. "That shows me that he is willing to stick with what he started. He is dependable."
Although some have questioned whether Green will have time for the Assembly during the tourism season, Hagevig said Green would make time for Assembly meetings.
"The fact that he can do the job he has and do it well is a perfect example of his ability to juggle a lot of balls in the air at the same time," Hagevig said. "He is busy with his work. But he still makes time for Collaboration Juneau. You make time for things."
Green said if elected, he would focus on improving and expanding the city's infrastructure. He said the city should expand sewer, maintain harbors and refurbish Juneau International Airport.
"We need to maintain existing facilities so Juneau can ensure a viable, diverse and sustainable economy," Green said.
Green said he has a hard time supporting building a $26 million aquatic center in Mendenhall Valley.
"I am sure the valley needs a pool but I am not sure if we need that at the current fiscal state of the city," he said.
Economic diversity is important for Juneau's future, he said.
"To have a stable, reliable economic environment in Juneau, diversity is necessary so the city won't rely on a few primary economic sources such as the public sector, mining, fishing and tourism," Green said.
The city needs to be fiscally responsible and accountable to support business, he said.
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Mexican food is a long running obsession of mine, so when Lolita, Temazcal, El Centro and Papagayo opened last year I was so overwhelmed with new spots to try that I sadly lost touch with my original Mexican go-to, Casa Romero. Recently I've made amends and have been going back to Casa Romero more often because I've tried all the new places and most of them just don't do it for me for a consistent Mexican fix (except for El Centro–which I love).
Casa Romero is old school, it's been going strong for 37 years–which says something for a space located in a back alley with minimal signage. The hidden location makes you forget you're in the touristy Back Bay and makes for a classic intimate experience. The menu doesn't change much, so don't expect any revelations in modern Mexican cuisine, but they do the classics really well.
Sitting at the bar is great for a quick in-and-out experience, no need for planning or reservations. It's great because who can plan for a craving of Mexican food? Usually it comes out of nowhere and we, as human beings, are powerless against it. Plus, at the bar you get to hang with the beverage manager, Herman, who is super nice and makes the best margs–that NEVER involve sour mix.
Above we have Sangria, which is made with warm cinnamon flavors, but finished with soda water to lighten it up, the Perfect Margarita, the Mango Margarita, and the Spicy Margarita. Usually I don't like frozen drinks, but their blender is on steroids, so the frozen drinks are way smoother than others I've had, there are no massive chunks of ice that take away from the flavor of the drink.
The appetizers we tried on the last visit were the Chicken Flautas and Chile Relleno, which were both simple and well done. The Chile Relleno is stuffed with cheese only and the outer egg white batter fried layer comes out perfectly crispy. And the cheese is all like "oh hayyy"
I took these pictures of enchiladas back in January 2011 and never used them on JAC. I'm sure the presentation is still very similar, but compared to the photos from my last visit, they have definitely upgraded their plates (which does wonders for food pics).
On the left and the bottom right are the Enchiladas Rellenas de Nopalitos (vegetarian Enchiladas Stuffed with Cactus and topped with a Red Chile Sauce, Marinated Onions and Farmer's Cheese) which are close to my heart because of the cactus; it's rare that you see cactus on Boston menus. It tastes like a mix between green peppers and green beans, and makes for a filling meat substitute in an enchilada. On the top right — Enchiladas Poblanas (Enchiladas with Pulled Chicken, Mole Poblano Sauce, Cheese and Mexican Creme Fraiche). This is a much richer option, the mole sauce is dark and chocolaty, to which the creme fraiche offers a nice balance.
Torn between cactus and mole sauce? Of course you are, it happens to me all the time. Until my most recent visit to Casa Romero, I didn't realize that you can have BOTH in one dish — Medallones de Pollo Rellenos de Nopalitos en Mole Poblano (Chicken Medallions Stuffed with Cactus and Cheese served with a Mole Poblano Sauce, Roasted Chayotes and Plantains). It's a good size dish that isn't too heavy on the carbs, perfect to eat before a night out!
Usually when I see 'Early Bird Special' I think of a crowded buffet-style restaurant in Central Florida that is packed with seniors pre 5pm, but Casa Romero's Early Bird Special is a great deal. If you're out by 7pm, you can enjoy a prix fixe menu for only $21.95 that includes an appetizer, entrée and dessert.
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Haraughty strikes early and often
Published 8:18 pm, Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Longtime Albany Alleycats player Miranda Haraughty has been on the radar of college coaches since her early days in youth soccer.
After narrowing her choices to five Division I schools — Georgetown, West Virginia, Seton Hall, Boston University and St. John's — she aceepted a rare full athletic scholarship to Big East powerhouse St. John's University in Queens.
The 17-year-old Glens Falls rising senior was first noticed by St. John's when she was a freshman, playing for Betsy Drambour on the Adirondack Region scholastic team at the Empire State Games in Buffalo.
She picked St. John's because of the coaches and their attitude during the recruiting process.
"They told me, 'You should explore other options,' " she said, referring back to when head coach Ian Stone first spotted her playing with mostly upperclassmen on the Adirondack eam.
The coaching staff for the Red Storm told Haraughty to let them know when she was ready to hear details of their offer. An overnight visit, with time spent with members of the team, sealed the deal.
"The girls on the team were really nice and the attitudes and personality of the girls fit mine," she said.
The overall strength of the St. John's athletic program also was a big factor.
Her dedication to soccer started young — she began playing at age 5. At 11 she trained after school and in the summer with the Alleycats, a long trip from Glens Falls to the team's indoor facility on Albany Shaker Road in Colonie. She says playing premier-level soccer for Drambour and her longtime coaching partner Skip Dawson when she was 11 to 13 years old gave her the technical training and exposure she needed to perform at a high level.
"They helped me throughout the process," Haraughty said about the Alleycats coaching staff.
Drambour, a Shenendehowa soccer all-American, star defender for the U.S. National Team and national champion at George Mason University, said Haraughty from the start had all the makings of a big-time college player.
"She is so fast and so big — and she's a finisher," she said of the 5-foot-8-inch striker. Drambour said it is rare to find a player with all three qualities.
Drambour, who coached greats Ashley Moore (North Carolina) and Brooke Knowlton (Boston College), said Haraughty is in the top three of the Alleycats she has coached.
"She has that passion for the game and training," Drambour said, "She came to us with that and she still has it."
Even when Haraughty recently left the Alleycats for another club opporunity, she supported the move.
"We have too many premier clubs up here," which waters down all the teams, Drambour said. "When you need to find more of a challenge, we'll support you."
After deciding in the winter to accept St. John's offer, Haraughty went back to work on the field this spring and summer, playing in soccer's Olympic Development Program, culminating in a weeklong trip to Brazil with the Region 1 under-18 squad.
"The players (in Brazil) are so technical. It was amazing, an overall great experience," she said.
She finished up her club soccer experience with the New York Rush Patriots in Westchester County and winning the Eastern New York State Cup. (Katie Nichols, goalkeeper for Bethlehem, also played for the Patriots.)
When high school ball starts, she will team up with her longtime training coach PJ Motsiff, who will enter his first season as the Indians' head soccer coach.
Motsiff founded the Adirondack Lynx women's soccer program, which gathered top collegiate athletes for summer leagues and games based at Golden Goal Sports Complex near Lake George.
"PJ helped me get to a higher level and got me exposure with the Lynx," she said.
"At Golden Goal she was always picking up and playing on any team she could," Motsiff said.
Her goal for her high school team this year is to help Motsiff begin shaping a team that will be better for years to come.
"I would like to help strengthen our team and help our team do better than we've done in the past. Hopefully we can all work together and do well this year," she said.
As the all-time top scorer for Glens Falls with 98 career goals, you can be sure Haraughty will be a big part of that.
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Making her debut as a guest on Fred Dicker's Talk 1300 AM morning show, Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins noted her experience as both a journalist (for the precursor of the Journal News) and as a high school English teacher. They are two experiences that will no doubt serve her well, as evidenced by her civil yet occasionally sharp exchange with the host.
Dicker asked what Stewart-Cousins had told the conference about what her leadership would bring. "Well, I think that what I said to them and what we all knew was that we're at a crossroads — that we had an opportunity to turn the page," she said. "Nobody blamed John Sampson for what all happened."
Stewart-Cousins noted that the period following her arrival in Albany in 2007 was one of almost unending tumult, from Eliot Spitzer's decline and fall to the Senate Democrat's challenges after taking the majority in 2009.
"We had a difficult, difficult start, and that continued and continued," she said. "We have an opportunity — we have 14 new members, we've got a diverse and inclusive group of senators who are ready, willing, able, smart. … We can't talk about labels of the past, or perceptions of the past."
Asked to name some of her agenda items, Stewart-Cousins mentioned campaign finance reform, including public financing.
"Who cares about that?," Dicker said. "I mean — how will that make this a better state when this state is facing the problems of unemployment, upstate poverty, upstate collapse of cities, high taxation — how does campaign finance reform address that?"
"What happens is when you're electing people, you need to be able to represent the voice of the people," she said. " … And many times — and I think we saw it with the overwhelming amount of dollars on the national level and even locally, where these races become so incredibly expensive — the ordinary voices of people are almost shut out."
Dicker bored in, asking if the state would be better served by enhancing its appeal for the private sector.
"We're going to have fun — I can tell this," she said in a winning tone Stewart-Cousins had probably previously used on students who had misplaced their copy of "MacBeth." "Because you ask me for three things and you only let me say one."
Boosting jobs, she noted, was the second thing on her list.
On the contested race in the 46th District, she confirmed Democrats intended to appeal on the status of the hundreds of uncounted ballots — especially the pile of votes of poll workers invalidated because they had been given the wrong sort of ballot.
Stewart-Cousins declined to weigh in on Sen. Bill Perkins' contention that the undermining of the regular Senate Dems represented "plantation" or "back of the bus" politics — and that Gov. Mario Andrew Cuomo should be confronted about it.
All senators were free to say what they wanted, Stewart-Cousins said.
"In terms of our conference, we have an extremely broad reflection of New York State," she said, pointing to the geographic, gender, racial and even sexual-orientation diversity of the Senate Democrats. She said her Tuesday phone discussion with the governor didn't touch on Perkins' comments.
On the Majority Coalition, she said the marriage of the Independent Democrats and the GOP "will be interesting to watch."
She refused to confirm that Sen. Neil Breslin was out as the conference's deputy in favor of Michael Gianaris.
They ended on an amicable note. "This is historic for you speaking to the first woman leader, huh? How's it going?," she said.
"It's going great," Dicker said. "I think you're doing a good job. You have a good radio voice."
He noted that David Paterson's gig as a regular guest on the show had been a factor in raising his profile to the point that Spitzer was willing to take Paterson on as his lieutenant governor (pause for a moment to consider the vicissitudes of history).
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(CNN)Donald Trump was up and tweeting Friday morning. The subject, as it often is, was how terrible the media is.
"The Fake News Media hates when I use what has turned out to be my very powerful Social Media - over 100 million people! I can go around them," Trump tweeted.
This isn't the first time Trump has tweeted about the media allegedly hating that he tweets. Earlier this month, he hit on that same point: "The FAKE MSM is working so hard trying to get me not to use Social Media. They hate that I can get the honest and unfiltered message out."
If Trump believes this -- and he certainly seem to -- it shows a fundamental misunderstanding of how the media views the president's Twitter feed and how he employs it.
The reality is this: Every political journalist in the world is absolutely thrilled that Donald Trump not only tweets but does with the frequency and bluntness that he does. NO reporter wants Donald Trump to stop tweeting. Not one.
Trump's Twitter feed gives the political media -- and anyone else who follows him -- a direct look into his thought processes. We know what he is thinking about -- or angry about -- at all times of day. That's absolutely invaluable. It's "The President: Raw and Uncut."
We've seen time and time again that what Trump's White House says and what the president actually thinks are very different things. (Sidebar: How are you enjoying workforce development and apprenticeships week?)
Even as his White House will be excoriating the media for focusing too little on some policy roll-out or another, Trump will drop a series of tweets about the "witch hunt" Russia investigation or complain, as he did yesterday, about why the Justice Department isn't investigating alleged improprieties surrounding Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.
All presidents have private thoughts that sometimes (often?) run counter to the official message the White House is pushing in a given day, week or month. But, no past president has been willing to put those discrepancies on public display in front of the tens of millions of people who follow him on Twitter before Trump.
What sort of reporter would want that pipeline to end?
The people who do want Trump to stop tweeting or to tweet less aren't the media. They're Republicans and Trump loyalists who believe his willingness to tell people exactly what is on his mind at any minute of the day fundamentally undermines the White House's efforts to find some consistent messaging and build the momentum the administration has been sorely lacking to date.
"[Twitter is] a powerful tool, but I do believe that it can be used more effectively to achieve his purpose," New York Rep. Lee Zeldin, a Trump supporter, said on CNN Friday morning. "I don't know the strategy behind, you know, this morning -- this latest tweet you are asking me about. But if there is a bigger strategy that makes sense, I'm all ears."
If you're reading this, Mr. Trump, let me be crystal clear as a card-carrying member of the media: Please keep tweeting. It provides us insight into how you think that we have never had before and may never get again from a president. Period.


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A heartwarming and insightful eulogy from Mona Simpson, Steve Jobs' biological sister. This is a must read, incredibly written and a touching portrait of an admittedly polarizing figure. Read the whole thing here at the New York Times. eulogy
A few highlights:
He didn't favor trends or gimmicks. He liked people his own age.
His philosophy of aesthetics reminds me of a quote that went something like this: "Fashion is what seems beautiful now but looks ugly later; art can be ugly at first but it becomes beautiful later."
Steve always aspired to make beautiful later.
He was willing to be misunderstood.
Once, he told me if he'd grown up differently, he might have become a mathematician. He spoke reverently about colleges and loved walking around the Stanford campus. In the last year of his life, he studied a book of paintings by Mark Rothko, an artist he hadn't known about before, thinking of what could inspire people on the walls of a future Apple campus.
Steve cultivated whimsy. What other C.E.O. knows the history of English and Chinese tea roses and has a favorite David Austin rose?
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Several Cline songs have been recorded by Lang as homages to her Country music idol. On Lang's album, A Truly Western Experience, one finds a song, in particular, that serves as a cover of Cline's music. Lang has recorded Cline's "Stop, Look, and Listen." It enabled Lang to embrace the torch song style of Country music that made Cline so unique. It also enabled Lang to construct homages to Cline that are also reflective of Lang's own uniqueness and distinctive style. In these recordings, it becomes clear that Lang has been intensely influenced by Cline's work.


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It's hard to imagine a time when the Neo Geo wasn't all about fighting games. But before SNK caught the Fatal Fury / Art of Fighting / King of Fighters bug, their library spanned most of the popular genres of the early 90s. Cyber-Lip was their tribute to side-scrolling run and guns like Contra, and feels like an obvious predecessor to Metal Slug.
The storyline is unabashedly stolen from The Terminator - it's the future, and humans are stupid enough to build a sentient super computer to protect their space colony from outside invaders. This computer is named Cyber-Lip. Now, we're all familiar with how the Japanese will stick some random English words together without any regard to their meaning, but Cyber-Lip is literally a gigantic talking mouth. Except it's equipped with lasers and missiles and poor spelling, per usual SNK standards. In any case, as to be expected, Cyber-Lip decides to go mad and unleash an army of cyborgs to crush and kill everything in site. They do a pretty good job, evidently, since you see the destroyed remains of the Statue of Liberty in the background of the first stage. As one or two commandos - named Brook and Rock - it's your Earthly duty to put a stop to the evil computer and blow a lot of things up along the way.
For the most part, this is all stuff we've seen before. The only difference between this or Contra or any other similar game is that you can stockpile weapons and switch between them at any time. Even if you get killed, you can just switch back to the flamethrower or bazooka or machine gun. There is limited ammo, so you need to be smart about conserving unless you want to get stuck with your dumpy little pea shooter default gun, but there are plenty of power-ups to be found, including Rolling Thunder-style reload rooms. You can also get little orbs that rotate around your guy and help protect against bullets. About the only problem is that you can't shoot diagonally.
Like many Neo Geo games, there's a gratuitous use of voiceovers, as if to brag "look how much space we've got on our cartridges!" The bad guys occasionally shout out vaguely coherent taunts like "you're doomed!", while your guy screams "I'm a goner!" when he's lost his last life, and an omniscent voice occasionally tells you to "look out below!" when crossing over precarious chasms. Unfortunately, the music quality is pretty bad, and just plays quietly in the background, hoping no one will notice how crappy it is. Similarly, the graphics are just kind of okay - even for an early Neo Geo game, it doesn't stand up to the likes of, say, Magician Lord. There are some impressive looking bosses, including one that's a pretty obvious ripoff of the huge alien head from the original Contra. However, Contra: Shattered Soldier seemed to repay the favor years later by featuring a boss where you're hanging on a pipe and need to fire straight downward into the enemy's weakpoint - which is almost exactly like one in Cyber-Lip.
Cyber-Lip is a decent game, but there's little here that hasn't been done better in other games, especially Metal Slug. So, oddly enough, it's the game's story - or, rather, the ending - that sets it apart. After each level, you're given orders from the President (presumably American, since he speaks English even in the Japanese version.) When you finally reach the evil computer, he confesses that he is not "insain" but has rather been "evilly reprogrammed". You obey your orders and kill it anyway. On your trip back to Earth, your commander congratulates you on a job well done. But then he starts talking craziness about how "there are no more obstacles in our way" and "the earth is ours". Then his eyes glow red and the credits start to roll. It then hits you - you've just been a pawn. It's never spelled out directly, but the aliens had introduced a virus into the Cyber-Lip computer, causing it to attack humanity, and you've been manipulated into destroying it so the aliens can finish their invasion. Contra 3 ended up with your heroes landing in the middle of a crowded city, lauded as the savior of humanity. Cyber-Lip never gives you a "welcome home" parade - you just continue your trip through space, unaware of whatever kind of terrors you've inadvertantly brought onto the human race.
It's a little bit heavy for a game like this, I'd say.
Cyber-Lip was never ported to any system other than the Neo Geo, even though the SNES probably could've handled it. Although it's an early Neo Geo cart, both the home cartridge and Neo Geo CD version still tend to fetch a bit more money than the average game from around that time. Still, we can always hope SNK wises up and either releases it for download on next gen consoles, or makes some kind of "Early Neo Geo Games" package. Maybe toss Magician Lord and Nam 1975 in there, and I'd be happy.
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Cyber-Lip was also the star of a hilarious adult-oriented advertisement. I dunno, given that Cyber-Lip isn't THAT great, I think most men would definitely give their attention to the blonde in this case. Unless there was a copy of Pulstar in there, that'd be a completely different issue.


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To mark the three years of the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will visit Bihar later this month where he will address a rally.
State BJP leaders are silent on whether Adityanath's rally will be a show of strength ahead of Lalu's 'maha rally' on August 27, which will be held to showcase a grand unity of non-BJP parties at the national level before the 2019 general elections.
After its shock defeat in the October-November 2015 Bihar assembly polls, BJP chief Amit Shah has decided to use Adityanath as the new Hinduvta champion to challenge and counter the Lalu-Nitish nexus, party leaders say.
Yogi Adityanath's visit to Bihar is bound to boost the Hindu Yuva Vahini, a right-wing group founded by him, which has decided to strengthen its presence in Bihar by enrolling thousands of youths.
The group has demanded that the government of Bihar set up anti-Romeo squads and take action against slaughterhouses, as in Uttar Pradesh.
Cow protection is one of the main objectives of the group, which has a strong presence in districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh bordering Bihar.
Bharatiya Janata Party leaders have already demanded that the Bihar government set up anti-Romeo squads and seal slaughterhouses.
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It seems there's more to Shakespeare's Globe Theatre than balcony scenes and bawdy groundlings.For the past three years, the Globe has also been the focus for a wide-ranging project involving pupils from local schools.
"It's part of our remit to be a useful cultural resource for schools and teachers," says Rebecca Ryan, community projects assistant at the Globe. "The project was designed to use Shakespeare and the Globe as a framework to develop key life skills in speaking, listening, writing and reading. Over three years, the tasks the students were set have linked together."
The final task was to create a website about the project, launched last week, for which students collaborated with Globe staff. "They had sessions with our masters of voice and music, but also with our communications department and web designers," says Ryan.
Martin Hanlon, from Archbishop Michael Ramsey technology college, one of the schools that took part, believes this breadth has been vital. "The students have a deeper understanding of how the theatre operates in a commercial world. We did a lot of work on the plays and met with actors, but we also talked to the people who work on making sure the theatre is still viable next year."
The unusual longevity of the project was also appealing - although it has taken some considerable time commitment to accommodate several sessions a term over a three-year period. "If I'm honest, it was tiring at times," says Hanlon. "But the class has benefited enormously from the project and genuinely enjoyed it. I think they'll miss it now it's gone."
As part of the project, Rolake Olawole, Rabi Isa, Susannah Oso, Jennifer Jumbo, Wale Adeyemi, Michael Bhadmus and Adepeju Popoola, all pupils at the school, interviewed Mark Rylance, the Globe's artistic director. Says Hanlon: "For them to be able to go into a building like the Globe and talk to the artistic director, to feel comfortable in that environment and to ask detailed questions and be confident about it is a great achievement."
How has your role as artistic director affected you as an actor?
Mark Rylance: To be an actor is a kind of childlike thing. You pretend you're someone you're not and you get up in front of people and say words that are not yours. It's very innocent, in a way. It's very difficult to do a play a hundred times. You do it once, but to do it a hundred times, you've got to like to do it. It's no good if you're just doing it out of duty; you only really get on if you enjoy it.
But the board and trustees, they're not very childlike at all. They're very organised and adult and you've got to stay in check. Sometimes I have to make a barrier between the two things.
In a way it's like being a father or an eldest child. You might think: "Oh, I'd really like to buy myself some new trainers", like I might, as an actor, say "I'd really like to spend today just wandering around looking at people and trying to find someone who looks a bit like the character I'm going to play". But I know that if I spend that money on trainers, then that younger brother or sister might not get what they need, so I will deny myself that because I'm the one responsible for the whole thing, and that's a good thing to do.
I think it happens more at your age in family things, doesn't it? I mean being asked to be responsible to the family and yet you also have your own needs and your own life to lead, and so that's always a difficulty. On the other hand it's very helpful to be an actor and for the other actors to know that if I'm asking them to go and act in the pouring rain I am also out there in the pouring rain.
What do you think makes the Globe a successful theatre?
MR: A theatre only survives if it has a connection to the public. If they feel the life we're presenting is not the life they recognise, they may not come. That doesn't mean it has to be exactly like their life. If you go to the movies, you don't necessarily want to see your life up there. You want to see some-thing fantastic, but still you want to recognise the story. You want to think: "Yeah, I could love that person." Or, if there's a hero, you don't want him to be completely fearless, you want to see him cry and then get over it - you want to see a connection.
What has been the most enjoyable production you have been in?
MR: It's a good question but I'm not very good at answering it. I can never quite remember. Playing a play is like playing a sport; you don't always have a great game, but then sometimes everything gels together and all the passes are beautiful. You feel part of something bigger than yourself and I enjoy that.
I think the longest I've ever been part of a company was two years at the RSC, before I came here. And now, here, I've been part of this for coming on nine years - that's as long as I've lived in one house. You get to know the people you work with; you see their ups and downs and they see your ups and downs, so if things go wrong, we know each other and can rely on each other.
Do you have any plans to establish links with other countries, for example, Africa?
MR: We had a company come from South Africa, a company of Zulu actors. They came twice and did Macbeth, and they were probably the best actors we've had on that stage. All the skills they had naturally were skills that were useful to us.
We don't want to go to countries and say: "This Shakespeare's better than what you've got," or "You need us." Shakespeare is meant as a friend not as a controller, and what was nice was when the Zulu company came they said: "Shakespeare was a Zulu. He understood a part of our history."
What influence does the audience have on the performance?
MR: Oh, a lot. I learn a lot from the audience - where they laugh, where they're quiet, where they shift around. Often they will laugh at things and I don't know what they're laughing at and I think: "Has my hair fallen out?" Then I'll realise, "Oh, that's what they're laughing at, I never thought of that - that the character said and did that" and then perhaps try to play that laugh.
I'm always trying things with an audience and they either accept or reject them, and then I try something else. It's a bit like planting a garden. You plant different moments in characters and some of the plants die and some of them live; some of them get too big and you have to cut them down.
I'm doing it for the audience, that's my living. If I didn't connect with the audience, I'd have to do something a bit more honourable, like be a teacher. No, really, teachers should get more respect than actors. My parents are both teachers.
What are your thoughts on the Right to Reply project and the education work at the Globe?
MR: First of all, you've really made me think today, since I've been trying to choose my words in ways that would mean something to you. That makes me think about things differently, which is great. I learned some things about myself and maybe a little bit about you, from the way you've listened. And I'm glad you're interested in the Globe and in Shakespeare.
You maybe don't realise that you've got a unique perspective on the future. You may not feel very powerful, you may feel the future is very unknown to you, but you've got a perspective that a lot of people are interested in. When you ask me a question you share that perspective and so you've given me a lot today.


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TThe Georgia Retailers are celebrating the conclusion of another session where significant progress was made in strengthening Georgia's retail industry, with eight GR-supported bills passing. We are excited to report that we advocated successfully on your behalf on a number of diverse issues important to the growth and continued success of your business and our industry.
The following is a list of bills of interest. I want to thank you for your membership and support of our efforts to protect your business and its continued growth. We look forward to continuing our efforts in ensuring the Georgia retail industry remains robust.
Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday & Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday
Unfortunately, we were unable to revive this bill due to the Ways & Means Chairman being against it.
Result: Failed.
SB 201 | Paid Sick Leave
Sponsored by: Senator Butch Miller and Representative Brian Strickland
Summary: Relating to general provisions relative to labor and industrial relations, so as to allow employees to use sick leave for the care of immediate family members.
Result: Passed, unfortunately. This bill is on the way to the Governor for his signature. We have discussed with the Governor's leadership team about the possibility of a veto, but it seems unlikely at this time. There was a provision added to sunset the bill on July 1, 2020.
HB 405 | Emergency Reentry
Sponsored by: Representative Bill Hitchens and Senator Ben Watson
Summary: Relating to the emergency powers of the Governor, so as to require the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency to establish a state-wide system to facilitate the transport and distribution of essentials in commerce during a state of emergency declared by the Governor. This bill will allow for permits to be issued to businesses in advance of a disaster to allow for easier re-entry. This is on par with South Carolina and Florida's laws as well.
Result: Passed!
SB 200 | MedSync
Sponsored by: Senator Chuck Hufstetler and Representative Darlene Taylor
Summary: Relating to insurance generally, so as to provide for synchronizing all patients' chronic medications. This bill was originally focused on chronic medications but GRA worked hard to expand it to ALL medications.
Result: Passed!
HB 243 | Scheduling Preemption
Sponsored by: Representative Bill Werkheiser and Senator Marty Harbin
Summary: Relating to minimum wage law, so as to preempt local government mandates requiring additional pay to employees based on schedule changes.
Result: Passed! Georgia will now be one of the few states to pass this important business-friendly legislation.
SB 242 | Pharmacy Clinics Protocol
Sponsored by: Senator Renee Unterman and Representative Sharon Cooper
Summary: This is a clarification in the law relating to delegation of certain medical acts to advanced practice registered nurses, so as to provide an exception to the number of advanced practice registered nurses with which a delegating physician can enter into a protocol agreement at any one time for nurses in certain locations under certain conditions.
Result: Passed!
SB 121| Nalaxone Standing Order & Dispensing
Sponsored by: Senator Butch Miller and Representative Trey Rhodes
Summary: Relating to pharmacies, so as to provide that the state health officer may issue a standing order permitting certain persons and entities to obtain opioid antagonists under the conditions the state health officer may impose.
Result: Passed!
HB 342 | Enterprise Zones
Sponsored by: Senator Butch Miller and Representative Chuck Efstration
Summary: Relating to enterprise zones, so as to provide that certain urban redevelopment zones may be designated as enterprise zones; to provide for a sales tax exemption in such enterprise zones.
Result: Passed!
HB 481 | Drone Preemption
Sponsored by: Senator Brandon Beach and Representative Kevin Tanner
Summary: Relating to general provisions regarding aviation, so as to provide for preemption for unmanned aircraft systems.
Result: Passed!
HB 206| Pharmacy Bill of Rights
Sponsored by: Senator Hunter Hill and Representative Trey Kelley
Summary: "The Pharmacy Audit Bill of Rights," so as to remove an exception relating to certain audits conducted by the Department of Community Health; to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide that clerical or other errors do not constitute a basis to recoup payments made by providers of medical assistance.
Result: Passed!
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What would recording artists think if they knew cassette tapes featuring their music were being transformed into bizarre melted sculptures? I'm guessing the guys from The Kinks might be a little impressed their album's remains are melted into the skull of a fake dead bird -- yeah, that's pretty rock and roll! Other artists might take it a bit personally, perhaps a symbol of their long past career.
These are the work of Georgia based artist Brian Dettmer, better known for his book sculptures which tell new stories through their intricately carved pages. Dettmer creates most of his work from sources that no longer have a clear use, repurposing them and controversially giving them life anew.
The age of information in physical form is waning," he says. "As intangible routes thrive with quicker fluidity, material and history are being lost, slipping and eroding into the ether. Newer media swiftly flips forms, unrestricted by the weight of material and the responsibility of history. In the tangible world we are left with a frozen material but in the intangible world we may be left with nothing. History is lost as formats change from physical stability to digital distress.
His work always strikes a chord with viewers -- in this case partly because of the bleak visage of death that pervades each piece -- but also because of his use of vintage cassette tapes and old books that are so precious to many. It's not infrequent to hear a viewer complain about the "destruction" of such valuable media as an old Police or Tina Turner cassette. You can see more at briandettmer.com.
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And Houston has taken control.
Kofi Sarkodie picked a great time for his first career goal, ripping in a shot to give the Dynamo a 3-1 lead in the 80th minute.
Sarkodie, known as the Prince by his teammates, is just 21 years old.
And this crowd is spectacular here at BBVA now. Just electric.


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Simply Paradoxical
But I'm a creep,
I'm a weirdo,
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here…
He sees her, and he smiles, a rare thing under his skin…another weakness, another descent into something he swore never to get involved in. He speaks to her—or her shadow—and suddenly he's fire red under the sun, arms sweating. The wind smiles…laughs. She's singing, and her shadow turns in hesitation. She frowns. "…Hello?"
But it's for nothing. He hides under the jade of grass and evergreen. He's crying and, he might be dying—'Oh God, you kill me…' He's the white. (Blank, so dense, so, so dense…) she's the black. And when she spins in a circle while he watches, they've never been more different.
I don't care if it hurts,
I want to have control,
I want a perfect body,
I want a perfect soul;
The shadows speak to him sometimes. They mutter, they whisper her name. Sometimes it's with hate. 'You can't see me, you'd hate me, you bitch…' Sometimes, it's love. More than he can bear, really. It draws him in, drowns him in her laughter and the way her hair reflects the sun, but isn't that comparable. The way her cheeks naturally are lifted and how the dirt smudges slightly on the distinct edge of her jaw. He loves how she works, how she looks at the sky with a frown, and how when she discovers something she laughs and spins slightly, just so. He loves the gentle, barely there slope of her hips when she leans over to brush a rock and then how her fingers so delicate yet calloused unconsciously rub the corner of her eye. Her eyes are blue, lined with silver and a coal black sun for the center. She's muscles and flesh, and skin, tanned sun kissed skin, proof of her love of those cinnamon afternoons. She's strength and stability. She is the women he loves and the women he hates.
And she is the one he wants to die more than anything.
'I love you…more than I can bear…' He says this during the day when he watches her, when she stares at herself in the water like she doesn't know the girl staring back. It's when she sings in the awful voice, quaking and nervous with anxiety as she scribbles pictures in a little black book, that he loves her the most.
But she would never write about him—or him.
'And I hate you…I want you to die…' He says this at night, in the medicated sterile cleanliness of his home, among his vials and charts. It's when he comes out in all shadows and grins. It's when he looks under the stack of papers and remembers that it's loaded.
It's not him, but it is. It's him.
There is a scientific term. Maybe even a cure.
He doesn't care. Ignorance in its worst…
I want you to notice,
When I'm not around,
You're so very special,
I wish I was special;
He watches her now, invisible, but not so much. It's almost six—almost time for him to come out—but not quite. He thinks, rubbing knobby fingers through snarled and greasy hair; that she should run.
And the metal is cool under the pads of his fingertips.
No, no, no, no…
He whispers harshly under his breath, gritting his teeth. He can feel them grinding together like a fork and a glass plate. Smooth and surfaced.
He rises.
She looks, and she is frightened. Her arms clutch to her chest, they stay there. And it's not him it's him. He comes closer.
She tries to ignore him, but she can't. He's white and he smells. And god, has he bathed?
But he doesn't notice.
All he sees is her, that girl, that blossom in the snow. She is beautiful. He gains confidence, and the safety is off under his coat (but only he would use it…)
"You are beautiful…" He whispers desperately as she stares uncomfortably into the water. There are three people she doesn't know.
Him, him, and her…
His left hand is useless at his side. The other still wrapped into his jacket, cool and consoled with the soft kiss of charcoal metal. He coughs.
She looks towards him—and she wants to reach out, he knows she does, but she doesn't know how—know how to love a freak. 'But you're a fucking freak too…'
"I love you…"
And she stares as he pulls the gun out, letting it sift in-between the breeze and the dancing tips of his colorless coat. Her voice breaks. "I-I'm afraid I don't know you…"
He raises his arm, finger loose on the trigger. 'And I'd pull it too, if it protected you…'
He can barely whisper, but he does. No, no, no, no…don't leave, please. But, he's coming.
She can't move, like a statue—so beautiful…he wants to say…so damn beautiful and so goddamn ugly—
And now it's up and pointed, loaded, and cold. He breathes, smiles, grins.
Five minutes. Five minutes and it's his turn.
He doesn't want to give up…but…he'd do it. He'll do it.
He smiles, laughs.
"I love you…" it comes easier now, like growing up…like getting younger…
"It's the o-opposite of hate…"
She only runs when he laughs, laughs and laughs and laughs in breaking hacking sobs that shatter the calm afternoon. She only runs when he pulls the trigger and when he falls, wheezing and tasting the copper and salt of beautiful blood…
"I H-hate you so much…"
She only runs when his chest blooms in a growing scarlet red. He still laughs, remembering the bold print on the rejected reports in his room. Schizo…Phrenia…
She runs.
But for him, it was always too late for help.
She's running out again,
She's running,
She runs, runs, runs, runs...
'I'm a freak.
And she's the angel.'
This is what happens when TMoh writes last minute. Though I've had this idea blooming in my head for quite some time now… the prompt for the Contest was 'Opposites' and what better way to portray that unless it's through some kind of mental disease ?(Because that's the way I rule, baby)
And I love odd pairings. Daryl and Flora are too good to pass up, and well, I had to explain Daryl somehow, and he seemed to be the perfect schizophrenic.
It's short… sometimes I think it's too short.
I might do a sequel after the contest, who knows. Oh the lyrics are by Radiohead and the song is called 'Creep'. Love that song.
I'm out people, enjoy.


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Okay, to save you and me time, the quick basics on 1 Million Intense vs 1 Million.
* They're about 80% the same
* Intense is more rounded out, with woods florals and spices whereas the original focuses on a few notes
* Intense is darker and a bit more mature (trying to evade from that bubblegum-juice teenager clubbing scent vibe), but still contains the fundamentals of the original
* Intense is more complex and more balanced, but the simplicty and zen of the original is tough to beat
* If you already own 1 Million, unless you are a huge fan or a big collector, you don't need the Intense version
* If you don't like the original 1 Million at all or find it repulsive, Intense will not change your mind
* Rather than recommending one over the other, it's moreso your preference as they are similar.
* For me, I'm sticking with my 1 Million.
* 1 Million Intense is quite good, but was this flanker really necessary?


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Jon Bon Jovi Lists Manhattan Penthouse For $42 Million
March 21, 2013 12:00 PM
Jon Bon Jovi has listed his Manhattan duplex penthouse for $42 million, and get this -- he initially wanted $45 million for the place!
The rocker bought the 7,500-square-foot pad in 2007 for $24 million, and after spending several million dollars renovating the place (he converted one of the two master suites into a media room and remodeled both of the kitchens), he's been trying to quietly sell the place since October of 2011.
The duplex has five bedrooms, five full bathrooms and two half bathrooms, and while the 11-foot ceilings and sleek, modern design is appealing, it's the 3,100-square-feet of roof terraces (three total) that make this pad a real standout. Most New Yorkers don't have 3,100-square feet of living space, let alone deck space!
There are two U-shaped kitchens, one of which is next to the main living space on the upper level and the other is next to the great room on the lower level. There are three guest bedrooms on the lower level (each of which has a private bathrooms) and the tiny staff bedroom next to the laundry room even has it's own bath as well.
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kalel wrote:Big question marks? Apart from the fact he's barely had a chance at Inter I haven't heard anything about big question marks. Last tim he had a run in a team (Espanyol) he did well.
Saying all that, it's obviously a gamble, but that's the market we have to shop in now. We can't afford the sure thing anymore.
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Elton John was genuinely concerned about the music business.
"I'm very anti putting the price (of tickets) beyond eight-fifty," John told Playboy. "To see a Sinatra, to see a Piaf if she were still alive, to see a Dietrich, yes, I would say charge what you like, because you're only going to see these people once in a lifetime, or you're the Rolling Stones. … Now it's rather macabre: 'Should we see them 'cause they might not be around next year?'"


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Vision 2030: Charleston Area Alliance to debut its 20-year outlook on Nov. 22
From the 11/14/11 edition of the Charleston Daily Mail
Charleston Area Alliance to debut its 20-year outlook
by Paul Fallon
Daily Mail Staff
The Charleston Area Alliance will unveil its 20-year development vision for the Kanawha Valley during a launch Nov. 22.
The debut of Vision 2030 will be at the new West Side Elementary School, 100 Florida St., at 9 a.m. The 20-year economic plan outlines economic goals for the next two decades, said Cullen Naumoff, project manager with Charleston Area Alliance.
It also lists what the Kanawha Valley needs to do to reach those goals, she said.
The economic outlook is basically a strategic plan that outlines the strengths in the Kanawha Valley. The plan also details how the area can capitalize on those strengths, Naumoff said.
"One of the Kanawha Valley's strengths is that we have great people," she said. "And the area has incredible beauty."
The plan also focuses on Kanawha County's strengths, such as the chemical industry and the energy sector. Naumoff believes the area is ideally situated in the energy sector because of the natural gas drilling in the Marcellus shale.
The health care industry and educational institutions in the county will also help drive the economy in the coming two decades, she said.
Naumoff said the ideal economy 20 years down the road will be one that is very diversified. It will include energy companies that focus on coal, natural gas and green technologies.
A diversified economy will also need a combination of corporations and entrepreneurs in the area. This is already something that Charleston has, Naumoff said.
She pointed out that the city has corporations as well as unique shops and restaurants that are locally owned. She hopes the city, and the county as well, will be able to expand these sectors of the economy.
But there is no ironclad way to predict the valley's economic future, she said. The goals are very general and help prove to businesses looking at locating in the area that community leaders and residents are looking to the future and are working on ways to expand the economy.
"Companies looking to invest in the region are wanting to see what the 10- to 20-year plan is," she said.
Matt Ballard, president and chief executive officer of the Charleston Area Alliance, said he began to realize the area needed a 20-year plan when he started working to attract an ethane cracker to the area.
"Those companies asked us what the 20-year plan for the community was," he said. "We were able to articulate what our plan was, but we didn't have an actual document we could give them."
Dates and times for community forums to discuss the 20-year plan will be announced during the launch. Community input is vital to creating the plan because it will illustrate the residents' goals and how they hope to achieve them, Naumoff said.
"We know members of the community have great ideas," she said. "The forums will be their chance to offer feedback."
The kickoff is being held in an elementary school because children are the most valuable resource for the region's future, she said. An informational "job fair" for third-graders will also be held during the event.
The energy industry, health care industry and other sectors will have representatives on hand to answer questions from the students.
In order to create "buzz" about the launch, murals designed by local artists will soon be hung around the city, Naumoff said. The murals represent the different economic drivers in the Kanawha Valley.
They were all designed and painted by local artists.
Contact writer Paul Fallon at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-4817.


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Joe Colborne: A Look at the Toronto Maple Leafs' Newest AdditionFebruary 18, 2011
The Kaberle saga has finally come to a conclusion, as the Toronto Maple Leafs traded their offensive defenseman to the Boston Bruins in exchange for prospect center Joe Colborne, the Bruins' first round pick in 2011 and a conditional draft pick that becomes a second round pick if Kaberle resigns with Boston.
In Kaberle, the Bruins get the slick puck-moving defensive quarterback that they need to play alongside Zdeno Chara.
Brian Burke scored a pretty substantial package in return. Colborne, native of Calgary, Alberta, is a highly-touted prospect who plays with the Providence Bruins in the AHL. This season he has recorded 26 points in 55 games with Providence.
He stands at 6'5" and has tremendous playmaking abilities that saw him get selected 16th overall in the first round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
The scouting report on Colborne projects him to be a top six centre for years to come. At 21 years of age, he has yet to fill out his large frame, but given time and proper guidance, he is expected to become a two-way power forward with quick hands and finish.
It should also be noted that Colborne played one season with Tyler Bozak at Denver. For more information on Colborne, check out the link at the bottom of the article.
The Leafs also received Botson's first round draft pick in the upcoming draft, as well as a conditional pick. It is yet to be determined the position of the draft pick that Toronto received, as this will be dependent on Boston's position in the NHL standings come season's end. However, the Leafs now hold two first round picks in the upcoming draft.
Although Burke was not able to trade for a significant impact player that is ready to jump into the Leafs roster, he was successful in turning Kaberle into two first round draft picks, which is a substantial amount considering the fact that Kaberle has yet to negotiate a contract extension and could conceivably leave Boston come July 1.
The deal also adds to the amount of picks that the Leafs hold for the upcoming draft. So don't be surprised to see Burke create a package on the draft floor to trade up and take a higher selection.
Kaberle's offensive production will be greatly missed on the backend and his veteran presence cannot be replaced. He is the final member of the Muskoka Five to leave the Leafs and his departure marks the end of Burke's house cleaning—no player on the Leafs roster remains from three years ago.
Only time will tell if this latest Burke trade was the right move. For my money, the Leafs received a substantial amount for great player who had run his course in Toronto.
On that note, Leafs Nation should be thanking Tomas Kaberle. He is a stand-up citizen, a quality player and he will surely be missed!
Follow me on Twitter @that_hockey_guy
Colborne: http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/joe_colborne


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I'm responding to several letters to the editor. This is the liveliest and most pertinent section of the paper, and should be expanded. It often puts me in a quandary, as recent letters have.
I agree with the geologist that we should develop resources, but the land is not one and the same thing, and we should not give it away. Here in Alaska we often see ourselves as owning the land. Fact is: The Lower 48 bought and paid for this land; we did not, except by virtue of our being a member of the public. We should fund the schools, but we all know that the land giveaway is a ruse in the interest of privatization concerns. Most of us are here to get the free access to public lands, due to loss of this freedom in the Lower 48. We should not forget our roots. We live in enigmatic times, where corporate and private interests operate under the guise of fundamentalism. They are not fundamental interests; they are the most radical of interests. Fact is: Genesis (God's word from a fundamentalist perspective) instructs us that man is made in God's image. He is not God; he does not own the Garden of Eden. He was created for and placed in a role of stewardship. This is God's word if we fundamentally believe the Bible. We live in a time of fundamentalism being used under many ruses for purposes that belie true fundamentalism. True fundamentalism would result in a very moral world. Fact is, we are living through an extremely amoral period of history, and we shall be known for our inequities. Morally, we should not abrogate our role of stewardship. We owe it to ourselves and posterity to be faithful to this Biblical role of man. Eden is not a construct; we are living in it. We are in very great danger of being thrown out of it, if we do not accept our God-given responsibility of stewardship. The snake in the tree of knowledge is a fact of life.
Billy L. Davenport
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