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BRUNSWICK, Main – A pair of Tech harriers placed in the top seven, as the No. 5 ranked MIT women's cross country squad placed third at this weekend's New England Division III championship hosted by Bowdoin College. The Engineers accumulated 134 team points to finish behind defending champion, Middlebury College, and Williams College.
Brooke Johnson (Shoreham, N.Y.) was the first MIT runner across the finish, completing the six-kilometer race in 21:24.09, for sixth place overall. Freshman Elaine McVay (San Ramon, Calif.) was directly behind her, with a time of 21:24.75. McVay was the top overall freshman finisher in the race, finishing over 30 seconds faster than the next best rookie runner. Martina de Gues (Los Altos, Calif.) was the next through the chute for the Cardinal and Gray, placing 32nd with her time of 22:13.56.
Stephanie Marzen's (McLean, Va.) time of 22:38.53 gave her a 43rd-place result and Tania Morimoto (Mountain View, Calif.) took 46th overall to round out the scoring for the Engineers.
Middlebury took home at least a share of the team title for the fourth consecutive season, with a total score of 55 points. The Panthers shared the regional crown with MIT in 2009.
Tech will hope to receive an at-large invitation to next weekend's NCAA Division III championship, after failing to secure an automatic berth. The top two teams from each region, along with up to three more teams, are eligible for entries. Johnson and McVay are guaranteed spots in the championship, regardless of whether or not the Engineers earn a team bid. Selections will be announced on Monday, November 14.


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From redevelopment during the downturn to the beginning of new projects as the economy returns to support them
If there was advantage to the Great Recession for retailers -- and suffice it say there were few -- it is that the dearth of consumer spending and new store openings allowed chains and developers an easier time redeveloping properties.
During the lengthy lull of the downturn, expansion plans came to a screeching halt for national and statewide retailers, and companies instead invested in their existing properties.
Consumers were the ones who saw gains as stores were renovated and expanded to add new offerings to keep shoppers coming back into the stores they knew.
Executing such plans are often easier to do when retailers are strapped for capital and expansion into new markets is risky -- this time driven by the housing collapse and its slow return.
"Redevelopment is hard to do in a hot or bullish market," said John Crossman, president of Crossman & Co., an Orlando-based retail developer that has built Publix centers across Florida. "When the vacancy factor is 1 percent or very low, it's hard to move tenants around, especially if you are rebuilding an anchor."
That dubious "luxury" is not likely to last much longer.
This year marks the first time retail developers and executives have seen steady growth and interest in developing new properties.
The shift was visible at the 2013 International Council of Shopping Center's ReCon Convention held in Las Vegas in May.
"The major difference I saw this year, compared to the past four or five years, is that people are excited about the potential for new projects and some are actually working on new projects," said Dale Scott, a director with Tarpon Springs-based Hawkins Construction, the company that rebuilt the Longboat Key Publix last year.
Brands new to the Sunshine State had steadily trickled in over the last year, such as California-based grocer Trader Joe's, which opened its second Florida store in Sarasota last summer, and Wawa, the Pennsylvania-based convenience chain that will open its first Southwest Florida store in Bradenton later this year.
Costco Wholesale expanded into Sarasota in 2012, too, by opening its first Sarasota store in Westfield's Sarasota Square Mall, while Lululemon, a high-end yoga apparel dealer, also has opened a showroom in Sarasota as it tests the market and may open a full-line store here in the future.
"This is a great indicator that the industry is finally turning around," Scott said.
A leading example
A prime example of a retailer that focused on its existing stores before risking expansion into new markets was Lakeland-based Publix Supermarkets Inc.
Florida's dominant grocery store chain has renovated grocery stores from coast to coast during the last five years, including several in Southwest Florida.
The most notable was the Publix on Longboat Key, which reopened in December. In April 2011, the entire Avenue of the Flowers plaza closed so it could razed and rebuilt with a new fa�ade.
The 9,000-square-foot Publix, now open at 525 Bay Isles Parkway, is a store unlike any other in Sarasota and Manatee counties in that it offers a more upscale shopping experience for the residents and visitors in the affluent communities of Longboat Key.
"That is the perfect market for a new prototype store," said RJ Walker, director of business development with Hawkins Construction.
"If Publix was going to try something new, that was a good place to start."
The store originally opened on Longboat Key in 1980. This is the first time it has been renovated in its 33-year existence.
The Sembler Co., a St. Petersburg-based developer, also demolished the Publix grocery store in Nokomis this spring with plans to rebuild a brand new store in the same space. The store at 1091 N. Tamiami Trail closed March 30.
"Publix has invested in a lot of rebuilds in Florida. Before Nokomis, we did a similar rebuild in Port St. Lucie," said Ron Wheeler, chief executive of Sembler, which has built nearly 50 Publix stores in its 30-year history. "There aren't that many other retailers that will demolish a store and rebuild one relatively the same size in the same space. That's where Publix is unique."
A third Publix in the Southwest Florida, the store in the Landings plaza on South Tamiami Trail, is now undergoing renovations by segments in an effort to keep the store open throughout the rebuilding process.
But Publix is not the only chain renovating stores in this region.
Electronics retailer Best Buy has struggled to reinvent itself since online giants eBay Inc. and Amazon.com have gained speed while brick & mortar stores suffered.
The Best Buy on Tamiami Trail in Sarasota is one of the first in the nation to house a Samsung Experience Shop, making Best Buy the latest retailer to jump on the "store-within-a-store" trend. Inside the store, Samsung will sell the brand's smartphones, tablets, cameras, laptops and other electronic accessories within its own designated space in the Best Buy big box store. It will also host a customer-support area, similar to what shoppers see at the Genius Bar in Apple stores.
As segments of the economy like housing and tourism continue to recover in Florida, so will retail development, says analyst Jeff Green of Jeff Green Partners.
"Retailers took a hit when they opened new stores in brown-field locations during the good days, hoping that real estate markets would take off, but they didn't," Green said.
In Southwest Florida, retailers that bought in to Lakewood Ranch neighborhood development, such as smaller chains and independent stores on Main Street, struggled to find the customer base they needed.
Now, as the suburban market finds traction again and expands, the market for retail in that area has improved, Green said.
"Sarasota is unique in that it is the only place on the East Coast that's getting a new mall next year," Green said, referring to the $315 million Mall at University Town Center being developed off University Parkway near Interstate 75 by Manatee County's Benderson Development and Taubman Centers.
"That means the market for retail is improving there and there's enough affluence in that area to support an upscale mall."

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Better prices are available for calves and yearlings with third-party verification (TPV) of solid preconditioning and age and source verification. But you may have to find a special sale to take it to the bank.
Research by the Iowa Beef Center (IBC) shows that from October 2005 to February 2006, TPV of preconditioning claims for certified vaccination and at least 30 days weaning received a significantly higher premium than similar uncertified claims.
The premium hit $6.15/cwt. over the regular cash market, well ahead of the cost of a proper vaccination and preconditioning program. Calves with uncertified claims, or only the seller's word of vaccinations and at least 30 days weaning, received $3.40/cwt. more than the base cash price, but $2.75 below the TPV price.
Calves with vaccinations but without a 30-day weaning claim, weaning claim without a specific date, or weaning claim for less than 30 days, received $3.14/cwt. more than the base in the IBC study. Calves with only vaccination claims received $2.42/cwt. more than the base.
Iowa State University agricultural economist Harun Bulut worked with IBC director and fellow economist John Lawrence on the study that examined 105 sales in nine Iowa auction markets. More than 20,000 lots and 160,000 head were observed. Base calves were clean animals without vaccination and weaning claims, heifer, dehorned, non-black, not fleshy and healthy calves.
"Buyers at auctions included feedyards, stocker operators and others," Bulut says. "Our recorders collected data on such market variables as sex, lot size and all of the rest, as well as price differences between calves preconditioned and documented in various ways."
The data were analyzed using an econometric/statistical model in which the price received by a lot of feeder calves is explained by various factors. In particular, the study looked at the value placed on both the type and source of the preconditioning claims.
"This research shows significant value can be lost if information isn't trusted and/or not properly or accurately delivered to the market, even if all work is really done," Bulut says.
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Where's the money?
Getting paid for preconditioning and so-called Vac45 or Vac30 programs hasn't always been the case. It still isn't in some cases where cattle aren't marketed at special preconditioning sales.
"We occasionally have Vac45 type sales," says Joe Bell, Amarillo (TX) Livestock Auction manager. "These types of special preconditioned-cattle sales are usually what's needed for ranchers to obtain the premiums (from a vaccination or grower program)."
But with such a widespread industry, Bell says being able to gain a large premium from TPV can be difficult. "It can be hard to obtain a price much above the current market," he says. "If a buyer goes to a ranch when the market is $1/lb., he likely won't want to pay $1.03 or more.
"In many cases, the value of preconditioning may already be built into the cash market. You like to do things to get the market price. If you don't, you're going to get discounted," Bell says.
The better calves showing up at a typical auction are likely familiar to the auction owner or manager. That might be enough to bring the highest premium to regular buyers, who trust the manager's judgment or are also likely familiar with the herd.
Bell says that since so many cattle trades are made at the ranch, guaranteeing certification through the feeding stage may be difficult.
"We need to see more education throughout our system to improve the certification process," he says. "There are a lot of little holes in the industry."
Claims that cattle have been vaccinated and preconditioned, as well as the vaccination program, are usually listed on sale lots broadcast through video and Internet auctions. Many feedyards offer certified beef safety and quality assurance programs, from which reliable information on cattle is needed.
"Our feedyard members try to obtain as much treatment information as they can on cattle," says Ben Weinheimer, Texas Cattle Feeders Association (TCFA) vice president who helped establish TCFA's Beef Safety and Quality Assurance Program. "By having this information, feedyards can know not to duplicate treatments to provide good cattle management and be cost effective."
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Tennessee takes the initiative
Many state cattle associations offer beef quality system assessment programs for producers. One is Tennessee, which also has a program to encourage producers to promote USDA age and source verification and preconditioning.
Funded by the Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program, it's designed to improve the quality of Tennessee calves and create markets to ensure ranchers are compensated for those quality cattle.
Dan Bond, who coordinates Tennessee's Cattle Improvement Initiative, says producers are paid $5/head for calves sold or marketed as USDA-approved age- and source-verified cattle. Another $5/head is available if the cattle are also verified preconditioned. Ranchers can receive up to $250 for each program.
"The general idea is to get the farmer to jump over the fence and at least try these programs," says Bond, a cow-calf producer himself. Through mid-March, more than 5,000 cattle had been enrolled in the program.
Ken Givens, Tennessee agriculture commissioner, says age and source verification and preconditioning programs assure cattle buyers they're getting animals that have been properly cared for and that meet certain standards.
"With these payments, we want to encourage better cattle management and ensure Tennessee cattle producers have access to domestic and international markets where age and source verification are fast becoming standard," he says.
In the Tennessee preconditioning payment plan, producers agree to perform certain best-management practices such as vaccinations, weaning, castration, parasite control and dehorning for improved cattle health and quality.
"Calves must be on a solid vaccination program in which they receive two rounds of shots," Bond says. "They must also be weaned at least 45 days and bunk-broke."
Producers must enroll in the age- and source-verification program before being eligible for the preconditioning incentive. Auction barns also are eligible for Tennessee state money to facilitate special age, source and preconditioning sales. The goal is to provide marketing opportunities for age- and source-verified feeder calves across the state.
Bond says he's used a good vaccination and preconditioning program for years to boost the value of his calves to stocker operators and feedyards and reduce the risk of animal health problems.
"I've done it for 20 years, and I'm finally getting paid for it in the market," he says. "We feel if we can provide funds to help producers pay for some of their costs, more will take advantage of the program."
For more on the Tennessee Cattle Improvement Initiative, go to www.picktnproducts.org and click on Tennessee Ag Enhancement. To learn more about the IBC studies, go to www.iowabeefcenter.org/content/IBC30.pdf.
Larry Stalcup is a freelance writer based in Amarillo, TX.


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For her first-ever resort collection, Fenton jewelry designer Dana Lorenz was inspired by a necklace she created for her recent CFDA Swarovski award nomination. "I wanted to explore the clash of traditional jewelry ideas with something nontraditional, like speaker wire," said Lorenz, who used crystal, pearls, and the aforementioned speaker wire for the Swarovski project as well as her 25-piece resort lineup. "I see resort as a good time to do something different. It'll be a good way for me to take risks and give the customer something newer and fresher." New and fresh styles for Fenton include thin cables tied into neat little bows, wrapped around oversize crystals, or made into tassels that drip from necklaces and earrings. See the entire resort collection from Fenton in the gallery below.


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Lawsuit readied in I-395 crash that left Norwich firefighter dead
An attorney representing the family of a Norwich firefighter killed by an alleged drunken driver in 2012 says he has prepared a wrongful death lawsuit claiming negligence by the owners and operators of a Montville service station where he says the driver, Willis H. Goodale, was living and chronically impaired prior to causing the fatal crash.
Attorney Mark F. Griffin, representing members of the estate of Benjamin DeMond and others, claims Goodale was living out of his Jeep Cherokee at the rest area off Interstate 395 in Montville.
On the evening of March 9, 2012, police say Goodale pulled out of the service area and onto the highway into the path of DeMond's southbound Nissan Maxima in an attempt to reach a break in the center median to the other side of the highway.
DeMond, 33, was traveling with his two sons and tried unsuccessfully to avoid Goodale's Jeep Cherokee, crashing and veering into the northbound side of the highway through the emergency turnaround where his car was hit head-on by an oncoming vehicle driven by Andrew Crouch.
DeMond was killed. Crouch and DeMond's two young sons were seriously injured. Goodale's blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit of .08, according to the police report.
Through his own investigation, Griffin said he has learned that Goodale, for a period of two weeks prior to the accident, was "living, residing, loitering, sleeping and /or squatting in his Jeep Cherokee," in the parking lot adjacent to the Mobil Mart service station.
During that time, Griffin claims Goodale interacted with the employees there, used their bathroom and repeatedly entered the store to buy food, gas, hygiene products and on several occasions was allowed to charge his cellphone.
Griffin claims that the incidents were so frequent that employees either consented or were at least aware that Goodale was "chronically under the influence of alcohol or and/or drugs, impaired and/or intoxicated while he was operating a motor vehicle and failed to prevent, curtail, warn police authorities, warn the public, and/or failed to make any attempt to stop and/or curtail him," according to a portion of the lawsuit provided to The Day by Griffin.
"This all went on with the state police barracks across the street," Griffin said. "It's a tragedy. All it would have taken is one phone call to (police). The only place you can go out of that parking lot is back onto 395."
Griffin has filed suit on behalf of DeMond's parents; DeMond's ex-wife, Melissa Bartley; DeMond's two sons; and Andrew and Kathryn Crouch.
"Mr. Crouch was seriously injured and both he and one of (DeMond's) boys are still going through medical procedures," Griffin said.
The suit targets a host of companies, including Project Service, LLC, which has a contract with the state Department of Transportation to run numerous service stations, and O,R & L Facilities Services which Griffin said manages the station.
Griffin, a partner in the Watertown firm of D'Amico, Griffin and Pettinicchi, LLC., says the suit has been served on several of the defendants but yet to be documented in Waterbury Superior Court. The suit seeks an unspecified amount of damages.
Goodale, with a last known address in Groton, remains held in prison, charged with second-degree manslaughter with a motor vehicle and three counts of second-degree assault among other charges. His case is pending.
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Guy Who Was Arrested & Convicted For Joke Tweet Loses Appeal
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Now, to turn a ridiculous situation into a pure farce, an appeals court has upheld the earlier ruling. Comedian/actor Stephen Fry, who had promised to pay the original fine has again promised to pay whatever Chambers owes. The BBC coverage doesn't explain the court's ruling for upholding the original conviction, but it certainly seems to make the UK judicial system look like a joke. At some point, shouldn't common sense enter into the discussion? It's fine to investigate the comment, but even the officer who investigated it noted that the statement was obviously a "foolish comment posted on Twitter as a joke for only his close friends to see." That's the point at which they tell him maybe he shouldn't make stupid jokes and send him on his way... not go through with a trial.


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WMUK's 'Grassroots' celebrates 35th anniversary
The weekly music show, which airs on WMUK-FM Saturday nights and Sunday mornings, is celebrating 35 years of bringing bluegrass and roots music to its listeners.
The weekly music show, which airs on WMUK-FM Saturday nights and Sunday mornings, is celebrating 35 years of bringing bluegrass and roots music to its listeners.
The deadline for submitting applications or nominations for two awards, the University Assessment Excellence Award and University Individual Assessment Excellence Award, is Friday, Feb. 15.
WMU students can get a little one-on-one help with their research papers and projects during the Spring into Research event from 4 to 10 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Waldo Library.
Dr. Nancy E. Snow will present "Learning to Look: Lessons from Iris Murdoch on Moral Growth" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, in the University Center for the Humanities, 2500 Knauss Hall.
Brown Hall, the Chemistry Building and Phase I Western View buildings all earned LEED certifications within the past year. Several other campus buildings are in the process of being certified.
A collaboration agreement allowing WMU to offer advanced classes at Wayne County Community College District's Northwest Campus will expand the University's growing presence in southeast Michigan.
Anne Devereaux Jordan, a former faculty member well known in the realms of children's literature and science fiction writing, died Feb. 2 at age 69. Services were held Sunday, Feb. 10, in Ashford, Conn.
Former WMU professor Dr. John Geisler has been honored with the first Lifetime Achievement Award bestowed by the Michigan Counseling Association and a scholarship initiated by the association in his honor.
Senior Ronald Altman has been chosen to present his paper at a prestigious international conference in April. David Curwen, WMU associate professor of dance, will also present a paper at the conference.
Rosemary Lyon, a retired staff member in the College of Arts and Sciences, died Sunday, Jan. 24, at the age of 89. A memorial service has been held in Kalamazoo.
If you or someone you know has an eating disorder, help is available. Learn more by picking up information being made readily available on campus or registering to attend the Sindecuse Health Center's body image workshop.
University graduate Taylor Paskin has designed a completely online anatomy and physiology class that employs both a virtual anatomy lab and hands-on lab assignments that students conduct at home.
Reservations are being accepted for a faculty and staff mixer from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, in Miller Auditorium, which will feature a Mardi Gras-type atmosphere.
Gladys Stuifbergen, a retired senior clerk in the Office of Admissions died Sunday, Jan. 24, in Kalamazoo. She was 98. Services and internment have been held.
An international robotics expert from France will be the featured presenter at the 2013 Engineers Week Dinner. A social hour and dinner will precede the talk and will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, in the Fetzer Center.
Nominations are due by Thursday, Feb. 28, for the spring semiannual Make a Difference Awards, which honor staff members who provide exceptional service to the University.
Brad Baughman and Rebecca Dubord have been collectively awarded $8,500 through the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program to study foreign languages overseas during the 2013-14 academic year.
Two informational workshops for faculty members and administrators to learn more about the Fulbright Program will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, and at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14.
The 27th annual Student Employee Appreciation Week is Feb. 18-22. Faculty and staff members are encouraged to thank their student workers in some way during appreciation week.
Flags on all campuses of WMU will be lowered Thursday, Feb. 7, in honor of Army Sgt. Mark Schoonhoven, formerly of Plainwell, Mich., who died from wounds suffered while serving in Afghanistan.
WMU students interested in taking the next step toward sustainable living are encouraged to apply for one of five yearlong residential fellowships at the Gibbs House. The deadline to apply is Saturday, March 30.
At least 170 organizations, many of which are Michigan-based, will be on campus for the annual Career Fair, set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, in the Bernhard Center Ballroom.
Registration is under way for classes on such diverse subjects as the opera, oriental rugs, modern newsgathering and French conversation as part of WMU's Lifelong Learning Academy.
The New York-based Kris Davis Quintet will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, in the Dalton Center Lecture Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.
The 2013 Special Olympics Polar Plunge and Winter Carnival is planned for 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at Goldsworth Valley, and will feature ice skating, games, live music, and hot food and drinks.
The first choral showcase concert of 2013 is set for 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, in the First Methodist Church, 212 S. Park St., in downtown Kalamazoo. The event is free and open to the public.
Comedian Kathleen Madigan, who has appeared on Last Comic Standing and many late-night shows, will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, in Miller Auditorium. Tickets are available at millerauditorium.com.
College Goal Sunday, an event intended to assist students and their families with maximizing college financial aid opportunities, will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, in Schneider Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
String Jazz World Music Explosion is set for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13 in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. The performance will be preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Dan Jacobson.
The School of Music Concerto Competition finals will take place at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. Winners will perform as soloists at the annual concerto concert.


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Christina Aguilera shows off her new short hair on the red carpet at the 2012 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday (November 18) in Los Angeles.
The 31-year-old singer wore a Pamela Roland dress, Jimmy Choo shoes, Neil Lane jewelry, and a Judith Leiber bag.
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(Jan. 11, 2005) - East Tennessee State senior Tiffani Mayes (Sumter, S.C.) has been selected at the Southern Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 11, it was announced today. Mayes posted a career-best 32 points in the Lady Bucs victory over Davidson Jan. 8, and is consistently climbing the national scoring charts. In the two Bucs victories last week, she averaged 31.0 ppg., while her 21.2 ppg. overall in 2004-05 is a team and Southern Conference high.
Recording one of the best senior campaigns in Lady Bucs history, Mayes tallied her third double-double of the season with 30 points and 13 rebounds in the ETSU victory over
"We are very proud of the effort that Tiffani puts forth every time she steps on the court. She is a great leader and role model for our team," Lady Bucs head coach Karen Kemp said. "She is a constant threat both offensively and defensively, and her overall ability is a great asset to our team."
ETSU will be back in action this Saturday, Jan. 15, when they make the short trip to face the Appalachian State Mountaineers. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m. with pre-game and play-by-play analysis on the Mountain States Health Alliance Buccaneer Sports Network beginning at 12:00 p.m.


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GLENDALE, Calif. -- Kim Kardashian apparently wants more than just her regular table at the Carousel restaurant in Glendale.
In a clip for an upcoming episode for her sister's show "Khloe & Lamar," Kardashian reveals her newfound political ambitions" I decided I'm going to run for the mayor of Glendale."
Representatives for the reality TV star did not immediately respond to requests for comment on her latest musings, published Tuesday by Radaronline.com.
In the clip, Kardashian tells sister Khloe that her candidacy would be a perfect fit, given that Glendale is "like Armenian town."
Problem: Glendale does not elect its mayor.
The largely ceremonial post is decided among the five City Council members on an annual basis -- an indication that the Kardashian famous for her curves, pop drama and occasional visit to Carousel restaurant in downtown Glendale may need to brush up on the city she says she wants to represent.
"It's going to require a little bit of homework and not simply relying on a perceived base of support" said the city's elected clerk, Ardy Kassakhian, who runs municipal elections.
Councilman Ara Najarian on Tuesday went so far as to offer the role of "honorary chief of staff" to assist with Kardashian's education on all things Glendale, from funding for public services to business and residential issues.
"You don't just drop into this job, you need to do a little research and acclimatization," said Najarian, who also serves as a board director for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
A great place to start, he added, would be to attend the upcoming Armenian genocide commemoration on April 24 at the Alex Theatre, which Najarian said would "reinforce her Armenian heritage."
Her attendance, he added, "would make a great impact on the city."
"It's a time when I think all Armenians need to pause and reflect on the past," Najarian said. "It just so happens that it's appropriate timing" on her part.
In the clip, Kardashian tells her sister that she'd need to buy a home in Glendale so that in five years she could run for office, but in fact, the five-year waiting period wouldn't be necessary.
In Glendale, candidates need only establish a residence for less than a year to qualify, meaning Kardashian could set up shop in time for the upcoming City Council elections in 2013 or 2015.
Kassakhian said his office had not been officially contacted by Kardashian or her reps, but would welcome her on the ballot. If it raises the profile of local politics for a hard-to-reach electorate, "then it's not necessarily a bad thing."
After all, he added, this is California, where celebrities have a storied history of entering public office.
"I think it would be one of the more closely followed elections in Glendale's history," Kardashian said.
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International Paper Company announced this week that it has completed its acquisition of corrugated packaging manufacturer Temple-Inland Inc., which is now a wholly owned subsidiary of International Paper (IP). The deal pays Temple-Inland common stockholders $32 in cash per share. With the assumption of $700 million in Temple-Inland net debt, the total transaction value is about $4.5 billion.
More important for the more than 350 Orange Linerboard Plant employees at the facility north of Little Cypress in Orange County, there are no plans to close or sell the plant as a result of the acquisition.
Tom Ryan, senior public relations manager for IP, said, "In the vast majority of cases the name on the signs at the plant will change, but we will still be doing the same thing we have been doing. That is making quality products to meet our customers' needs."
In fact, the signs at the Temple-Inland's Orange plant were covered with vinyl banners proclaiming International Paper's newly assumed ownership. Although the consummation of the deal this week might have surprised some, IP first announced its intention to acquire Temple-Inland for $32 a share in September 2011.
The deal had come under scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over possible violations of federal antitrust rules. With $25 billion in annual revenue, International Paper was already the largest producer of containerboard in North America. The combined company would have controlled 37 percent of the North American market, which the Justice Department said could have increased "the volume of containerboard over which International Paper would benefit from a price increase, and likely would have led International Paper to strategically reduce its output of containerboard in order to increase the market price."
The DOJ approved the deal after IP agreed to sell mills in Ontario, Calif., and Tennessee to remove 970,000 tons of containerboard mill capacity. That does not alter the fact IP was the largest player in the market, and that position is enhanced by the Temple-Inland acquisition.
On a related note, IP declined to offer specifics about the fate of some 430 employees at Temple-Inland's Austin headquarters, though SEC filings indicate Temple-Inland's leadership team will not be retained.
But IP went to some lengths to complete this deal. John Faraci, IP chairman and CEO, released a statement that said, "We are very pleased to have completed this compelling transaction. The combination of International Paper and Temple-Inland strengthens our North American packaging business and enhances our ability to generate cash flow while maintaining our strong balance sheet. We look forward to working with the employees of Temple-Inland as we successfully integrate our businesses and create an even stronger company with substantial benefits for our customers, employees and shareholders."
This high-level corporate drama is a long way from the sawmill Thomas L.L. Temple founded in Diboll, Texas, in 1894 to process timber for his Southern Pine Lumber Company from the 7,000 acres of timberland the company owned. By the time of Temple's death in 1935, those holdings had grown to 278,000 acres.
In 1973, the magazine giant Time Inc. acquired Temple Industries and merged it with Eastex Pulp and Paper Company to form Temple-Eastex Inc. In 1983, Time joined Temple-Eastex with Inland Container Corporation and spun them off as Temple-Inland.
In 1986, Temple-Inland acquired certain Owens-Illinois properties, including the linerboard mill in Orange. At the time of the sale to IP, the company's corrugated packaging operation consisted of seven mills and 59 converting facilities.


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In Detroit, Pensions Battle City's Math
A possible showdown looms in Detroit as pensions question whether the city's financial position is as dire as state officials are claiming. Matthew Dolan explains on the News Hub. Photo: AP.
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Switch to Darunavir/r + Maraviroc Quaque Die in Patients With R5 Tropism by Viral DNA Genotyping (GUSTA) (GUSTA)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01367210
Recruitment Status : Terminated (Because a higher rate of virological failures in study versus control arm.)
First Posted : June 7, 2011
Last Update Posted : February 8, 2016
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Objectives of the study:
- To verify the safety and the efficacy of the study treatment, defined as the persistent control of the virus' replication at 48 weeks after the simplification to maraviroc + darunavir with ritonavir in patients with R5 tropism by viral DNA genotyping.
- To collect relevant information about the safety, the immunologic and the economic impact of this strategy.
|Condition or disease
|HIV Infection
|Drug: Maraviroc, Darunavir/r Drug: current antiretroviral therapy with 3 drugs
|Phase 4
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|165 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Switch to Darunavir/r + Maraviroc QD in Patients With R5 Tropism by Viral DNA Genotyping With Suppressed Viremia (GUSTA): a Multicenter, Open-label, Randomized Controlled Trial
|Study Start Date :
|June 2011
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|June 2015
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|June 2015
Experimental: MARAVIROC, DARUNAVIR/r
Treatment simplification from a "standard" combined antiretroviral therapy including 3 drugs to Maraviroc plus Darunavir with Ritonavir. Treatment simplification from three-drugs- to two-drugs-based antiretroviral therapy
Drug: Maraviroc, Darunavir/r
Maraviroc 300 mg Darunavir 800 mg Ritonavir 100 mg
Sham Comparator: current ART with 3 drugs
Patients on HAART with three drugs and HIV RNA below 50 copies/mL
Drug: current antiretroviral therapy with 3 drugs
To continue the assumption of previous HAART
- proportion of patients with virological failure (two consecutive measures of HIV-RNA higher than 50 copies/mL or a single measure higher than 1000 copies/mL) within 48 weeks at per protocol analysis, with switch=failure [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ]
- proportion of patients with virological failure (two consecutive measures of HIV-RNA higher than 50 copies/mL or a single measure higher than 1000 copies/mL) within 96 weeks at intention-to treat analysis with missing value=Failure [ Time Frame: 96 weeks ]
- Time to virological failure at survival analysis [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ]
- Proportion of patients with at failure X4 tropism viral tropism (RNA or DNA genotyping) [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ]
- Evolution of CD4 cell- cluster of differentiation 4 cell count during the 96 weeks [ Time Frame: 96 weeks ]
- Evolution of adherence and quality of life after 24, 48 and 96 weeks [ Time Frame: 96 weeks ]
- Evolution of maraviroc, darunavir, ritonavir plasma concentrations during the 96 weeks [ Time Frame: 96 weeks ]
- Evolution of metabolic parameters at 96 weeks [ Time Frame: 96 weeks ]
- Change of the results of neurocognitive tests at 48 and 96 weeks [ Time Frame: 96 weeks ]
- Modification of bone density and subcutaneous fat at 48 and 96 weeks [ Time Frame: 96 weeks ]
- Modification of Intima-Media Thickness and Flow Mediated Dilation at 48 and 96 weeks [ Time Frame: 96 weeks ]
- Economic impact of Darunavir/ritonavir+ Maraviroc versus Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy [ Time Frame: 96 weeks ]
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients treated with the same regimen including 3 HAART from at least 4 months
- Aged 18 years or older
- Who gave informed consent to the participation to the study
- With at least two viral load < 50 copies/mL in two consecutive determinations at least 6 months apart (tolerance of two weeks)
- With CD4 cell count > 200 cells/μL and absence of any opportunistic infection or AIDS-related disease for at least one year prior to the screening.
- With R5 tropism by viral DNA genotyping (geno2pheno "clonal")
- With CD4 cell count nadir>50 cell/mmc or 100 cell/mmc if previous enfuvirtide or integrase inhibitors use
Exclusion Criteria:
- With at least one major or two minor mutation conferring resistance to darunavir reported in the update list of International AIDS Society - USA , in previous resistance test
- Previous D/M or X4 viral tropism
- Previous major clinical toxicities (grade >=3) to the proposed drugs of the study
- Pregnancy or breast feeding, desire of pregnancy in the short term
- Past exposure to Chemokine Receptor 5 antagonist
- HBsAg serostatus
- Liver cirrhosis of class C (Child-Pugh)
- Sulpha drug hypersensitivity
- The presence of major non AIDS-defining diseases that, in the opinion of the investigator, may compromise the retention of the patient in the study for the necessary follow-up period.
- Estimated glomerular filtration < 30 ml/min (cockroft-Gaut; MDRD formula if black-African or african-american) at screening visit
- Hypertransaminasemia of grade IV (more than 10 times the upper normal limit) at screening visit
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01367210
|Catholic University of Sacred Heart
|Rome, Italy, 00168
|Principal Investigator:
|Andrea De Luca, Prof
|Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
|Responsible Party:
|Simona Di Giambenedetto, Dr, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01367210 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|June 7, 2011 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|February 8, 2016
|Last Verified:
|February 2016
Keywords provided by Simona Di Giambenedetto, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart:
Highly Active AntiRetroviral Therapy
Treatment experienced
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-HIV Agents
CCR5 Receptor Antagonists


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New Oklahoma UCEDD Report: 2007‐2012 Accomplishments
The Center for Learning and Leadership has developed a report that highlights our major accomplishments for the past five years in our core functions: pre‐service and continuing education, community services, research and information dissemination. The report is available in both English and Spanish by visiting our website at www.ouhsc.edu/thecenter. New Online Resource for Self‐Advocates Self‐Advocacy Online is a new website that provides educational and networking tools for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Developed by the Research and Training Center on Community Living at the University of Minnesota, the website includes lessons on topics such as healthy living, video stories of self‐advocates and a directory of self‐advocacy groups in each state. The website also includes research findings relevant to self‐advocates that are provided in an accessible format. The website is available at www.selfadvocacyonline.org.
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Tarah Mikacich is one of those girls who always has a smile on her face and isn't afraid to put a smile on yours. She is a talented wakeboarder, smart coach and friendly spirit. Most days you will find her at OWC on the boat or lapping the cable going bigger and pressing harder than most of the boys. Hear what goes on in Tarah's life and what her thoughts about the sport are. Meet Tarah Mikacich. WW: Hey, Tarah. How's it going today?TM: It's going great! I just learned switch toeside off-axis 5 off one of the kickers at OWC. I love winter riding. Florida isn't too unbearably cold, so as long as you have a full-suit. It's really fun to ride! The water stays calm and not that many other people are trying to ride at the same time. WW: Can you give us a little run down of yourself?TM: Hmm, I live in Orlando and I love it here! I have always been extremely involved with water sports. My parents used to own a water ski school. Actually, they were the first ones to have wakeboard coaches. In the early 90's, Eric Perez and Mike Weddington coached at The Benzel Skiing Center. After they sold the school, I continued to train really hard with slalom, trick and jump and I got to go to some amazing places as a member of the U.S. Team. I got academic and athletic scholarships to Rollins College. After I graduated, Cobe Mikacich and I got married. That was four years ago. Basically, most of my life has been spent on the water. When I'm not on the water (or training off-water), I'm usually in the kitchen. I really enjoy trying new recipes (meat for Cobe, vegetarian for me) and baking cookies for our friends. WW: Now most people probably didn't know much about your watersports background, but I did! You are without a doubt a ripping slalom skier from a ripping skier family. What made you want to make the switch to a board?TM: It's kind of hard to explain. I guess it was just time for a change. It was towards the end of the 2005 season and I'd had a great summer, but I think I got a bit burned out from three-event. I was flying back from Worlds in China and said to my mom, "I think I might try wakeboarding." I'm sure she thought it was just a phase (since I had been dating Cobe for almost a year), but I actually didn't compete in another water ski event after that conversation. You know, right away when I started wakeboarding, other riders were really supportive and encouraging. It felt really good to be involved with a sport like that.WW: Being one of the top women wakeboarders in the world right now, do you feel well accomplished in your watersports career? Or do you feel like there is more out there for you to go out and get?TM: To be honest, I really never feel that accomplished. Like, my water skiing titles were amazing, but I don't think about them much because they're in the past. And with wakeboarding, there is so much more I want to do with it that I don't really let myself get comfortable where I'm at. WW: What was your first ride on a wakeboard like? Did you pick it up right away?TM: My first set was on Lake Holden in Orlando. Cobe took me out behind his boat and set me up with all O'Brien gear. He put me on a nice short rope and put zero weight in the boat. I remember him telling me not to try to go wake-to-wake on my toeside; that I should only try to go over one wake. I was like, yeah ok, so I did that like twice and then I just started going wake-to-wake heelside and toeside, back and forth the whole set. When we got back in, Cobe was telling Jason Lee (who lived next door at the time) how I did really good for my first time and Jason jokingly was like, "Oh yeah, busting out Raleys?" And so I thought that if I had really been good, I would have done Raleys on my first set! WW: Was there a pro woman rider that you looked up to when you were starting out?TM: At the beginning, I really didn't know that much about the girls in wakeboarding because I pretty much came out of nowhere, crossing over from another sport. But it didn't take very long for Emily Durham to reach out to me. She and a few other girls started doing a weekly Bible study. It wasn't all wakeboarders, but there were enough of us that we decided to start riding after we met on Wednesday mornings. It made a huge impact on me that the girls who I would be competing against were actually willing to help my riding and teach me stuff. That was a completely foreign concept to me and it's rare to find. WW: So you are married to one of the sport's most historical riders and coach, Cobe Mikacich. Was your hubby a big help to your success on a wakeboard? I'm sure he had you going upside down on your first set right?TM: Yes, of course. Cobe has been a huge help to me! He really didn't push me much in the beginning though. I think he knew that I would just try stuff when I wanted to. I could already do five inverts on my trick ski, so after a couple days riding sideways, I just went for it and I ended up landing toeside and heelside backrolls in my first seven days of riding. Cobe really is my sounding board and voice of experience when it comes to my wakeboarding career. I always run things by him. Sometimes I think I'm ready for things that I'm not (which usually ends in concussion) and other times he has to tell me to stop second-guessing myself. He also gives me sponsorship advice…and lots of stories from the "old days" when the bus would break down in the middle of nowhere! And he always tells me, "You don't need more weight in the boat! I learned that trick behind a jet ski!" LOL. WW: You and Cobe are now running the boat side of OWC and running your camp/school from there. How is that going? Can you tell us about the camp?TM: Things are going really well at OWC. They have a good group of people that work there. Cobe and I are there almost every day pulling boat lessons. We get a pretty extensive range of people, from tourists that have never done anything water-related, to riders that want to learn their first trick, to aspiring pro riders that come stay for months at a time. We try to split up the days so that everyone gets lots of coaching attention, but also so neither of us ends up spending 12-hour days driving the boat. WW: Being at OWC every day, you must be getting pretty good on rails and kickers. What's it feel like to embarrass the guys so much that they don't even want to get back in line?TM: Hahaha, I'll take the compliment, but I don't think that actually happens. It does feel good when people say nice things about my riding, but to be honest there are so many amazing riders at OWC that there is always someone else to watch and learn from. WW: Music time! Top five songs in Tarah's life right now are…TM: Francesca Battistelli - "It's Your Life," Our Lady Peace - "Dreamland," Santigold - "I'm A Lady," Miranda Lambert - "Gun Powder & Lead," La Roux – "Bulletproof." WW: Your favorite playground game as a kid?TM: On my school's playground, there was this big tree that had one really long branch that reached pretty low to the ground. It was called the "We-Skee branch." We would get like 20 kids lined up on this branch and we'd all stand there hanging onto it. We'd pull it down counting "one-skee, two-skee, three-skee…" and then on "WE-SKEE" we'd all let go, except for the last kid on the end who would go flying like 12 feet in the air! It was so fun! I'm pretty sure they wouldn't let us play that anymore! WW: What is your favorite trick to do behind the boat and favorite trick to do on the cable right now?TM: Boat: I think I like my indy toeside backroll and indy backside 180 best. The toeside backroll was the first trick I learned on a wakeboard, so I'm comfortable with it, but grabbing it almost always gets a reaction from the guys in the boat…and getting cred with guys is really not that easy! The backside 180 is just a fun floaty trick. I like landing in that blind wrap and holding it. Cable: I'm having a lot of fun transferring on the cable right now. I learned to transfer this past summer and it just feels like you have to be so precise, but still powerful. It's not a trick you can hack. I also like doing big hoochie glides off the knee-breaker. It's cool 'cause you never lose sight of the water. WW: Has wakeboarding taken you anywhere you never thought you would go?TM: Yeah, I had no idea I'd ever go to Turkey! But there's a super legit cable park there called Hip-notics and I got to go on a girls' cable riding trip over there a little while back. It was so fun and it's pretty cool that my career takes me to random amazing places like that! WW: What is it about wakeboarding that keeps you going at it every day?TM: I think it just makes me feel good! I mean, wakeboarding makes me feel better on so many levels. Even when I'm having a bummer of a day, I feel 100 times better when I get on the water. I'm sure your body gets endorphins or something, but also it's the sense of accomplishing something. I've spent my whole life on the water and there's this internal driving force that makes me want to just keep pushing myself. I get so stoked when I land something new or make a rail hit way better. Wakeboarding is like my happy pill and I get pretty down if I don't get on the water for a few days. WW: With wakeboarding, along with most board sports, being more of a male-dominant sport, how do you think we can get more girls out there on the water shredding with all the guys?TM: Well, thankfully, I think it's already way more accepted for girls to ride now. Like, it isn't so out of the ordinary anymore. However, I think it's very important that the girls who are shredding get some more exposure so that other girls have someone to look up to and lead them. It makes such a difference when you can see someone doing what you want to do. Just think of any young kid growing up idolizing his favorite baseball player. They have usually had an experience involving that player (watching a game or whatever) and it inspires that kid to want to be like the pro. If girls don't have any pro riders to watch and emulate (or they rarely see them getting positive media attention), they're way less likely to get involved in the sport we all love. WW: Any helpful tips for the young ladies wanting to be the next Tarah Mikacich?TM: I would say don't take yourself too seriously. Wakeboarding is fun and sometimes we all have to remind ourselves how lucky we are we get to do this. Also, never underestimate the value of riding with other girls. Girls will encourage you, laugh with you, relate to you and make your overall experience fun and non-threatening. Of course, I think coaching is a huge "must" for anyone trying to take it to the next level, but riding with other female riders on a daily basis will also really benefit your attitude and your riding. WW: How about some thank yous?TM: First and foremost, I give the biggest thanks to our Heavenly Father, who gave me the passion, talent and opportunities in water sports. Next, of course, my husband (Cobe) and my family (David, Cyndi and Tyler) for all the help and support over the years, including coaching and driving the boat for me at all hours and in all weather conditions! Also, my sponsors who have treated me amazingly and always believed in me: O'Brien wakeboards, Ten-80 clothing, Straight Line ropes, Point Conception swimwear, Cobian sandals, Mix1 nutritional beverages and Orlando Watersports Complex.
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Yes, 3496 would be the 349th day of 1979, 1989, 1999, or 2009. No way to pin it down to which decade though.Ed
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Murray McDavid – Isle Of Jura 1991
Review: Murray McDavid – Isle Of Jura 1991
16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 92/100
a review by Chip Dykstra (Aka Arctic Wolf)
Posted April 28, 2010
The 1991, Isle of Jura, 16 Year Old single malt Scotch whisky was distilled at the Isle of Jura distillery in 1991 and set down to age in bourbon casks. At some point in the history of this malt, several casks (perhaps seven or eight) were purchased by the private bottler Murray McDavid, (this may have been part of a larger cask purchase). These casks were chosen for their special character, and in 2007 they were blended and bottled in a Limited Release Bottling numbering only 1500 bottles. Three of these bottles have found a way into my possession, and I am pleased to review the contents of one of them and share the results of this hard labour with you.
In The Bottle 5/5
The Murray McDavid presentation of whisky is very nice. Sleek metal canisters house their whisky with an impressive selection of information available for the purchaser. Each canister clearly identifies the distiller of the whisky, the type of cask used to age the spirit, the length of time the spirit was aged, the finishing cask if different from the aging cask, the year of distillation, the year of bottling, and the number of bottles produced in the release.
As you can see the bottles are protected from the light by the attractive stainless steel canister. The labeling on the canister is repeated on the bottle. The bottles are clear so you can observe the spirit inside. And the bottle is topped off with a proper high density cork topper. A perfect presentation.
In The Glass 9/10
Honey and caramel drift out of the glass with a gentle sweetness that is inviting. As the glass sits, deeper scents of ripe fruit and spicy oak follow with a very small whisper of salty smoke trailing in the breeze. A touch of water opens the ripe fruit to reveal apricots and peaches is a spicy sweet syrup.
A swirl of my glass reveals only a light shimmer on the sides of the glass. There will be with only a little oil to soften the whisky.
In The Mouth 55/60
The whisky is bottled at 46 % alcohol by volume and it imparts a little more zing than my palate is used to. In spite of this, honey and toffee taste as though they are infused with shards of brine and a touch of delicate soft chewy peat. Apricots and peaches have more expression on the palate than on the nose, and have been joined by a gentle sweep of vanilla bourbon which sits under the other flavours but adds support to the fruit and honey sweetness. A thin trail of spicy citrus flavours seems to weave and wind through hotter oak spices which completes the taste profile.
In the Throat 14/15
The whisky has a crisp honey and caramel finish with just a tickle of peat and salt at the very back of the exit. My throat is filled with a malty sweetness which has an ever so light hint of iodine. I find the finish spicy and hot, but I also find it absolutely delightful
The Afterburn 9/10
This is such a nice expression of Isle of Jura whisky; soft and sweet, with just a touch of Islay brine. It has quickly become one of my favourite whiskies. It is a pity that the release was only 1500 bottles as I am sure to run out very soon.
You may read some of my other Whisky Reviews (click the link) if you wish to have some comparative reviews.
Suggested Cocktail
For my suggested cocktail I am going to make a version of the Commodore. Normally the Commodore has only Lemon Juice or only Lime Juice, but I like to use both in combination. The ratio of whisky to lemon and/or lime should be 4 to 1 which makes this a boozey but delightful bar drink. When I make my Commodore with the Murray McDavid Isle of Jura 16 Year old Scotch Whisky, the result is an hedonistic delight which I have decided to call:
The Isle of Pleasure
2 Oz Murray McDavid Isle of Jura 1991
1/4 oz fresh lime juice
1/4 ox Fresh lemon juice
1 to 2 tsp sugar syrup
Build in a rocks glass with Ice
Garnish with a threads of orange peel
And please remember…the aim is not to drink more…it is to drink better!
As always you may interpret the scores I provide as follows.
0-25 A spirit with a rating this low would actually kill you.
26-49 Depending upon your fortitude you might actually survive this.
50 -59 You are safe to drink this…but you shouldn't.
60-69 Substandard swill which you may offer to people you do not want to see again.
70-74 Now we have a fair mixing rum or whisky. Accept this but make sure it is mixed into a cocktail.
75-79 You may begin to serve this to friends, again probably still cocktail territory.
80-84 We begin to enjoy this spirit neat or on the rocks. (I will still primarily mix cocktails)
85-89 Excellent for sipping or for mixing!
90-94 Definitely a primary sipping spirit, in fact you may want to hoard this for yourself.
95-97.5 The Cream of the Crop
98+ I haven't met this bottle yet…but I want to.
Very loosely we may put my scores into terms that you may be more familiar with on a Gold, Silver, and Bronze medal scale as follows:
70 – 79.5 Bronze Medal (Recommended only as a mixer)
80 – 89.5 Silver Medal (Recommended for sipping and or a high quality mixer)
90 – 95 Gold Medal (Highly recommended for sipping and for sublime cocktails.)
95.5+ Platinum Award (Highest Recommendation)
3 Responses to "Murray McDavid – Isle Of Jura 1991"
October 28, 2010 at 8:35 pm
I should have told you to cut and paste that url or you will only get to the FOL page and not my specific page…cheers!
October 28, 2010 at 8:32 pm
I do like a wee dram from time to time and this one has my attention. Is there some way I can obtain a bottle or even just a sniff.
Here is my laphroaig site for some details about me.


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LaSalle Hotel Properties (LHO) established a new 52-week low yesterday, and could be a company to watch at the open. After opening at $22.96, LaSalle Hotel Properties dropped to $21.45 for a new 52-week low. By the closing bell, the company's stock was at $21.48 a share for a loss of 8.28%.
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Medical device maker Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) logged a 5.2% bump in fiscal first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, largely matching expectations on Wall Street.
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Medtronic said it earned $864 million, or 83 cents a share, last quarter, compared with a profit of $821 million, or 77 cents a share, a year earlier. Excluding one-time items, it earned 85 cents a share, meeting estimates from analysts.
Revenue rose 1.6% to $4.01 billion, essentially matching the Street's view. Sales would have been up 5% excluding currency fluctuations.
International sales dipped 1%, accounting for 44% of the company's global revenue, while emerging market sales climbed 9%.
"Once again, our growth was broad-based across businesses and geographies and reflects the positive impact of well-executed product launches and stabilizing end-markets," CEO Omar Ishrak said in a statement.
Medtronic told shareholders it is standing by its call for fiscal 2013 EPS of $3.62 to $3.70, compared with forecasts from analysts for $3.66.
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The state and federal government's role in bridging the gap between the demand for energy and energy production will be discussed at the University of Houston's Megatrend Future Day on Nov. 9.
The conference is free and open to the public, but registration is required. It will be held at the UH Hilton, Waldorf Astoria Ballroom from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Register for the event at http://www.egr.uh.edu/research/megatrend_future/.
The UH Policy Debate Team, which includes students from the Honors College, the UH Law Center and the Cullen College of Engineering, will discuss the role government plays in bridging the gap between energy demand and energy production, both fossils and renewables.
UH President Renu Khator will give opening remarks at 8:30 a.m. Jonathan Stevens-Garcia, director of the Global Futures Projects at the Bertelsmann Foundation, will follow with a discussion on megatrends in global interaction starting at 8:45 a.m.
There also will be a panel discussion on energy and natural resources at 10:30 a.m. The panelists will be Tim Douglass, director of economic development for Houston Mayor Annise Parker, Barry Lefer, associate chair of UH's earth and atmospheric sciences department, Scott Nyquist, leader of the global energy practice at McKinsey & Company, and Lane Sloan, president of Sloan Consulting Services and co-chair of the energy collaborative at the Greater Houston Partnership.
Joseph Pratt, NEH-Cullen Professor of History and Business at UH, will give the keynote address at noon.
The event's sponsors are the colleges of architecture, education, engineering, liberal arts and sciences, natural sciences and mathematics, optometry and technology, the Honors College, the libraries and the Office of International Studies and Programs.
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Ham slices with tomato
Ingredients for 4 people: 400g of Teruel cured ham slices 1kg of ripe tomatoes 250g of red peppers 2 cloves of garlic olive oil 1 bunch of parsley 1 teaspoon of sugar salt
Fry the slices of ham in olive oil with the chopped garlic. When they are fried but not burned remove from the heat and put aside, without the garlic. Add more oil and cook the peeled and chopped tomatoes in it. Leave on a low heat while you reduce it, stirring with a slotted spoon, until you get a thick tomato sauce, to which you must add a teaspoon of sugar to reduce the acidity of the tomato. Leave the sauce to cool and add half a small glass of water. Correct the level of salt. Put the slices of ham in a casserole dish with the tomato sauce on top and cook them for ten minutes. Meanwhile, cook the red peppers cut into strips.
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Olympus Earns Prestigious 2012 Edison Award: Winning Microscope System Allows Imaging Deeper into Tissue Than Ever Before
CENTER VALLEY, Pa., May 18, 2012 — Olympus America Inc. has been named winner of a prestigious Gold Edison Award. The internationally known Edison Awards™, celebrating 25 years of honoring the best in innovation and excellence in the development of new products and services, announced the award at a special ceremony on April 26 in New York City. Olympus SCALEVIEW microscope optics, part of a game-changing system that allows biologists to see deeper into tissue than ever before possible, won in the Science/Medical category.
Until now, researchers needed to slice thin sections of fixed brain and other tissue to make observations through significant depth. Every cut was damaging to the specimen, and the tissue's opaque quality itself scattered light, making it difficult to view and visualize the millions of neural filament connections. In creating the optics for the new system, Olympus worked closely with Dr. Atsushi Miyawaki of Japan's RIKEN Brain Science Institute, which developed a low-cost reagent that literally turns tissue transparent (Hiroshi Hama et al., Nature Neuroscience 14, 1481-1488 (2011)). The industry-institutional partnership led to two microscope objectives optimized for use with the breakthrough reagent. A much deeper look into the brain and other organ tissues is more possible than ever before – with imaging depth up to 8 mm. Using the SCALEVIEW system helps biologists map the brain's connections more easily and better understand its functioning; the system offers research applications throughout the life sciences as well, including developmental biology and stem cell biology.
"At Olympus we take pride in our optical excellence and in working closely with researchers to achieve their goals, and are honored to receive this recognition from the Edison Awards," said Brendan Brinkman, senior product manager of Olympus America's Scientific Equipment Group. "Whether SCALEVIEW helps them to clearly visualize brain architecture, or clarifies structures in developmental organogenesis, stem cell biology or other applications, we look forward to the success of researchers using this new technology. Ultimately it is their work that benefits humanity and we are proud to be a part of that vision in any way." "It's important to recognize excellence in innovation and greatness in the teams of innovators who make our future. We are honored to present Olympus America with an Edison Award as one of the leading innovators of today and tomorrow," said Thomas Stat, 2012 Edison Awards Steering Committee Chairman.
The ballot of nominees for the Edison Awards was judged by a panel of more than 3,000 leading business executives including past award winners, members of the Marketing Executives Networking Group (MENG), academics and leaders in the fields of product development, design, engineering, science and medicine. The awards were named after Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) whose extraordinary new product development methods and innovative achievements garnered him 1,093 U.S. patents and made him a household name around the world.
For more information about the Olympus SCALEVIEW microscope objectives, contact Brendan Brinkman, Olympus America Inc. at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.olympusamerica.com/scaleview.
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The Edison Awards represent the spirit of innovation personified by Thomas Edison, inspiring America's drive to remain in the forefront of creativity and ingenuity in the global economy. Sponsors of the 2012 Edison Awards include: Nielsen, USA TODAY, Discovery Communications, SCIENCE, CSRware, applepeak and ViridiSTOR. For more information about the Edison Awards and a full list of winners, visit www.edisonawards.com.
About Olympus America Inc., Scientific Equipment Group
Olympus America Scientific Equipment Group provides innovative microscope imaging solutions for researchers, doctors, clinicians and educators. Olympus microscope systems offer unsurpassed optics, superior construction and system versatility to meet the ever-changing needs of microscopists, paving the way for future advances in life science.
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Olympus is a precision technology leader, designing and delivering innovative solutions in its core business areas: Medical and Surgical Products, Life Science Imaging Systems, Industrial Measurement and Imaging Instruments and Cameras and Audio Products. Olympus works collaboratively with its customers and affiliates worldwide to leverage R&D investment in precision technology and manufacturing processes across diverse business lines. These include:
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Olympus serves the healthcare field with integrated product solutions and financial, educational and consulting services that help customers to efficiently, reliably and more easily achieve exceptional results. Olympus develops breakthrough technologies with revolutionary product design and functionality for the consumer and professional photography markets, and also is the leader in gastrointestinal endoscopy and clinical and educational microscopes. For more information, visit www.olympusamerica.com.
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RIKEN is Japan's flagship research institute devoted to basic and applied research. Over 2500 papers by RIKEN researchers are published every year in reputable scientific and technical journals, covering topics ranging across a broad spectrum of disciplines including physics, chemistry, biology, medical science and engineering. RIKEN's advanced research environment and strong emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration has earned itself an unparalleled reputation for scientific excellence in Japan and around the world.
For more information, visit http://www.riken.go.jp/engn/.
About the RIKEN Brain Science Institute
The RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) was established in October, 1997 to answer a growing need in society for cutting-edge brain science research. Since its establishment, BSI has attracted promising scientists domestically and internationally and brought together diverse research and human resources, and today enjoys an international reputation as an innovative center for brain science.
Research at BSI integrates a wide range of disciplines including medicine, biology, physics, technology, information science, mathematical science, and psychology. BSI's research objectives cover individual organisms, behavior, microscopic molecular structures of the brain, neurons, neurocircuits, cognition, memory, learning, language acquisition, and robotics.
For more information, visit http://www.brain.riken.jp/en/
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