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Gomez Cruzado is located in the Station District of Haro, an area around the old train station which is home to the majority of the region's centenarian wineries (over 100 years old) and which was initiated with the founding of Viña Tondonia in 1877. As we passed Viña Tondonia, we stopped at their loading dock to watch overall-clad workers unloading grapes brought to the winery by tractor and housed in ancient rounded, tapered, open-top barrels.
Gomez Cruzado is located just across the street from Tondonia. We were welcomed at the winery by Noemi Arenzana Ruiz and a colleague (during the course of the visit, technical experts flowed in and out as needed with Juan Martinez and David Marcos (enologist and viticulturist, plus operations and strategy setting) staying for the duration post their initial contact with the group) and they proceeded to give us some background.
Gomez Cruzado, at 200,000 bottles annually (capacity at 400,000), is the smallest winery in the region. It was founded in 1886 by D. Ángel Gómez de Artache, Duke of Montezuma, and was subsequently acquired by D. Angel and D. Jesus Gomez Cruzado in 1911. In 1991, the then Public Limited Company (since 1951) was purchased by four partners who sold it in 2003. The most recent transaction occurred in 2012 when the winery was purchased by a Mexican family.
Gomez Cruzado does not currently own any vineyards. Rather, they buy grapes -- 50% of which is procured from small, family-owned vineyards -- that are grown on over 100 separate plots. They assist in the management of the plots from which their grapes are sourced -- especially in the month prior to harvest -- and establish the harvesting criteria and schedule. To positively impact the quality of the grapes, leaf-thinning and green harvesting are practiced. Gomez Cruzado prefers later-maturing grapes with hard skins (as a protection against botrytis). All grapes are hand-picked and are selected from the lower portion of the bunch. The tendency is to pick on attainment of brown pips as well as taste.
Wines are fermented in stainless steel tanks. The preferred style of wine is a classic Rioja with fruit that is approachable earlier. Grapes are de-stemmed, cold-soaked, and then subjected to an 18- to 20-day alcoholic fermentation using natural yeasts. The wine is blended prior to oak aging.
Wines are stored in the cellar between 1 and 5 years, the first 5 to 6 months of which is in oak vats. The Crianza is aged for 12 months in (average) 2.5-year-old American oak (oak barrels are generally used for 5 years). The Reserva spends 18 months in oak and 18 months in bottle. The Gran Reserva spends 24 months in oak and 36 months in bottle. The winery produces a Crianza Reserva Special Selection where the wines are aged in barrels and then blended prior to bottling.
Most of the Gomez Cruzado wines are Tempranillo-Garnacha (cool-climate) blends of grapes sourced from Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa. The strategy team is looking to move the winery deeper into terroir-based wines.
Of the 200,000 bottle production, 85% is destined for the export market with the UK and Mexico very important destinations. There is currently no US distribution.
At this time we concluded the winery tour and moved inside for the tasting and a light lunch. The lunch consisted of various hams and breads and (heavenly) large chunks of morcilla. The wines were tasted as we ate.
The first wine on offer was the 2009 Crianza. On the nose plum, rose, vanilla, coffee, red pepper, cinnamon, and clove. It says Rioja. On the palate succulent, clean, and persistent. Clean. Easy drinking, but not simple.
The 2007 Reserva was aged in American and French oak for 18 months. Vanilla and clove on the nose. Promise on the nose but does not deliver. The tannins and acid are overtaking the fruit at this time. Weighty on the palate but light finish. Unbalanced. Not yet fully integrated.
The Honorable 2007 is 100% Tempranillo. On the nose red fruit, baking spices, and red pepper. Deep in color but light on feet. Persistence and balance with long finish. The 2010 Honorable exhibits black fruit and a spicy nose. Needs another year in bottle.
The Vendemia Seleccionada 2012 is a Tempranillo/Garnacha blend which is aimed at recapturing the youth market. The wine spends 6 months in new French oak and then those barrels are used for the Honorable wine. The aging regime used for this wine is non-compliant with the official directives. This wine is dark in color. Austere nose with meaty undertones and hints of darker fruit, pine, spice, and a creaminess. Balanced. Concentrated in glass and on palate.
The 2011 Pancrudo is the first vintage of this wine. It is 100% Garnacha made with grapes sourced from Sierra, one of the most important terrors in the region for grape production. This is a special terroir and a special grape. It is fermented for 14 days with malolactic fermentation in new French oak. It is matured in French oak for one year after which it is transferred to bottle and aged for an additional 6 months. Production is currently at 2000 bottles. Red fruit on the nose, black fruit on the palate. Citrus, burnt orange rind. Silky smooth with medium tannin and alcohol. Easy drinking, fresh, round, and balanced.
This is small winery, as the staffers are quick to point out. There are a total of 7 employees so everyone has to wear a number of hats and work very hard. On a number of evenings I saw the two principals grabbing a coffee at the hotel either very early in the morning or late at night as they planned production activities or supervised late night harvesting/winemaking activities. It was a pleasure to watch the level of cooperation between the two leaders as they have taken on joint responsibility, not only for production of the wines, but, also, the strategic direction of the winery as an entity. The level of interaction and cooperation is, again, refreshing.
This winery is not giving up on the youth market. While many sit around and wail that the young folks prefer spirits, beer, or water, this winery is experimenting with product that could appeal to these "wayward" youngsters. They are also pursuing terroir-based wines, one of the areas in which Rioja has lagged behind the rest of the Old World. Gomez Cruzado is not allowing its size -- or lack of same -- get in the way of pursuing initiatives which keeps the winery among the vanguard of Rioja wine producers.
In closing I would like to thank the entire team at Gomez Cruzado for their hospitality, kindness, and openness, hallmarks, as I came to find out, of winemaking in Haro.
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Italian power metallers SECRET SPHERE have recruited an as-yet-undisclosed new lead singer following the recent departure of Roberto "Ramon" Messina. According to the band, the new vocalist is "inishing laying down vocals, and lyrics for the new album, and he's doing a huge amount of work in a very short time and he's constantly in touch with Aldo [Lonobile, guitar], updating the work process!"
The group adds, "What can we say? He's great, really great, so please be patient as we wait for the right time to prepare a proper welcome to the family and we will introduce him to you all! Stay tuned, something great is coming!!!"
After 12 years, six albums, and tours around the world, Messina decided to leave SECRET SPHERE due to musical differences.
SECRET SPHERE's sixth album, "Archetype", was released in Europe in September 2010 via Scarlet Records. The CD was recorded at Authoma Studios and was produced by guitarist Aldo Lonobile and Federico Pennazzato. The album was mastered at Massive Arts Studio, while the cover artwork was handled by Gustavo Sazes.


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Michelle Obama reflected on her last eight years as the first lady during an appearance on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert."
"It's definitely bittersweet," Obama said Tuesday night about her husband's presidency coming to an end. "Everything is the last."
She continued, "I find myself choking up cause we have raised our kids in the White House. We've had so many amazing experiences."
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And one of the main things she remembers are the mistakes she made.
"Oh god, so many of them. They usually involved pronouncing someone's name wrong," she told Colbert.
But along with the struggles of pronouncing people's names, there were many perks that she relished, including a "sleepover at Buckingham Palace."
"They have some good fries at the palace," she noted.
She also revealed to Colbert that both she and their two daughters — Malia and Sasha — have developed impersonations of the president.
Michelle Obama offered her version of the president's way of talking over dinner when all she and Sasha want to do is talk about "our favorite song on the Lemonade album."
She gave an example of Barack being asked by Malia about global warming -- which would trigger a long-winded explanation.
"I'm glad you asked that," Michelle said in an impersonation of her husband. "Let me just answer that in three points."
On the current presidential campaign between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, Colbert wondered if Michelle had any sympathy for the candidates' spouses who have to stand by their partners.
"No not really," she said. "Because you have to be in it and if you don't agree you should've agreed before they ran."
She continued, "Bottom line is if I didn't agree with what Barack was saying I would not have supported his run so I stand there proudly and I hope they are too."
When Colbert asked if she had sympathy about Melania Trump's Republican National Convention speech -- which had borrowed heavily from Michelle's own speech -- she deadpanned, "yeah that was tough."


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Oh I CANNOT wait. I'm a little disappointed that Favre didn't go to the Bucs, but C'est la vie. I don't follow it per se... but my neighborhood sorta bonds during football season. Every sunday the games are on in several houses on my street and kids and dads and dogs and cats sort of wander from place to place drinking beer from communal ice chests and snagging food from each other's countertops. AND every year I throw a great Superbowl party. So, yeah. I'm just in it for the beer and the party. Surprise!
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Angry Birds has become a worldwide phenomenon with more than 700 million downloads. So it's no small event when two of the leaders who created the mobile game leave the nest at Rovio to form their own game studio.
Antti Stén (pictured left), the lead server architect for the original Angry Birds, and Tuomas Erikoinen (pictured right), lead artist, have left Rovio to create a new game studio called Boomlagoon. Successful creators striking out on their own and trying to do some original work doesn't seem surprising, especially when their former employer seems content to continue to exploit an existing franchise.
"We know a thing or two about successful games and high volumes, and we'll use this knowledge to spawn something very cool and new," Stén said.
Stén is chief executive while Erikoinen is chief creative officer. Both men played important parts in the creation of Angry Birds. Stén was responsible for building the server infrastructure to support millions of mobile users. Erikoinen was the lead artist for Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons, and Angry Birds Rio, and he supervised the production of Angry Birds Space. During the time they worked on the projects together, Rovio grew from 12 people to more than 300.
They've dreamed about running their own company for a long time. The idea started during a poker game, and they discussed it once again over a drink. So far, the team consists of just the pair of founders, but they plan to hire more people. Stén refers to himself as Mr. Plan and to Erikoinen as Mr. Action. They want to create "convivial and intriguing" games.
"Through our experience of seeing multiple startups, we've gained the necessary skill set for founding and running a company with high values on all departments of the company," Stén said. "Our core skills are in game development, but we've also had the opportunity to study fields such as PR, branding, recruitment, business negotiations, leading teams, HR, and networking."
Their goal will be to create games for just about any device, both for the web and for mobile platforms. They will start with HTML5, the new lingua franca (working language) for the web. Their studio will be in Helsinki, and they have not raised any money yet. They are looking for potential investors.
"If we play our cards right, we just might end up with the next Angry Birds," Stén said.
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Perhaps you've heard of the concept of "pizza" before. Round, doughy bottom, then sauce, then melty cheese, and some toppings? Good, good.
And perhaps you're familiar with adult libations, those pow-packing drinks that go rather well with a saucy, cheesy, doughy Italian classic. Yes? Grown-up beverages are something you've heard of? Excellent.
While both of those things are known far and wide, they have typically remained distinct from each other. One is on a plate, one is a glass, and never the pizza-and-cocktail shall meet.
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There is a notable and recent exception, however: Trattoria Neapolis. The Pasadena restaurant, which has become rather well-known in the offbeat libation department -- remember the $55 bottle of beer? -- is currently serving a Pizza Cocktail in honor of Pizza Month.
Which, of course, you know is October. It's written in big red letters on your kitchen calendar, we hope.
The Pizza Cocktail is not just any pizza, though: It's a Neapolitan Pizza in a glass. The ingredients: housemade basil-infused and ghost pepper vodkas, tomato water *and* juice, garlic, basil, porcini powder, and a foam top created from mozzarella and parmigiano.
Please. Mozzarella foam. We want an aerosol can of that in our refrigerator door pronto.
But this tasty and hearty concoction -- thanks, tomato juice, for the hearty part -- is only available at the South Lake Avenue eatery through October. Chop chop, as they say, or slice slice, if you prefer.


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With flawed strong characters, characters you can relate to, New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Lorhainne Eckhart as one reviewer calls her is "the queen of the family saga." (aherman). She is best known for her big family romance series The Friessens with Alpha males and lots of family to binge on. She is frequently a Top 100 bestselling author in multiple genres, and her second book ever published, The Forgotten Child, is no exception. With close to 900 reviews on Amazon, translated into German and French, Italian and Spanish, this book was such a hit that the long running Friessen Family series was born. Now with over eighty titles and multiple series under her belt her big family romance series are loved by fans worldwide. A recipient of the 2013, 2015 and 2016 Readers' Favorite Award for Suspense and Romance, Lorhainne lives on the sunny west-coast Gulf Island of Salt Spring Island, is the mother of three, her oldest has autism and she is an advocate for never giving up on your dreams.


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The Knicks would be willing to pay any amount to keep restricted free agent Jeremy Lin, according to Marc Stein of ESPN:
Fortunately for the Knicks, they will only have the match the four-year, $29 million offer sheet that Houston gave Lin last night.
Since Lin is a restricted free agent, the Knicks get to resign him if they offer him the same deal as Houston.
All in all, this is way smaller of a contract than people feared Lin would get. He will earn ~$5 million in the first two years, then $9.3 million in the third year, and $9.3 million again in an team-option fourth year.
The inflated third and fourth years — which have become known as "poison pill" years around the league — aren't all that bad. It's less than the $15 million poison pill Omer Asik got, and even less the $10 million poison pill that the Raptors gave Landry Fields.
For comparison, Goran Dragic got four years, $34 million from the Suns.
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V-MODA VAMP Verza Headphone Amplifier Sweepstakes
According to the company:
Geared for the modern audio connoisseur, VAMP VERZA transforms your smartphone into a mobile hi-fi system. Designed in Italy and made in Japan, it builds off of the original VAMP for iPhone 4/4S featuring an integrated 150mW x 2 headphone amplifier, 2 DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converters) and a 2200mAh battery pack. VAMP VERZA also introduces the patent-pending VERZADOCK that seamlessly integrates with popular smartphone and tablets.
VAMP VERZA can be used as a standalone Hi-Fi USB Audio amplifier, or mobile audiophiles can dock it with the machined METALLO case built specifically for the Samsung Galaxy S III. A Case for the iPhone 5 will be available in the upcoming months. Metallo slides and locks onto VERZA's high-performance audio engine with the VERZADOCK rail mechanism designed for optimal precision and tactility. The case can be used independently with the included back cover for times when portability is more important than function.
VAMP VERZA's audiophile-grade dedicated DACs extracts pure digital output from your computer, Android, or iOS device via USB/micro-USB and converts it into analog form for the purest mobile audio listening experience. VERZA's 150mW x 2 amplifier delivers enhanced power for higher end headphones and up to 7 hours of playback. Low noise anti-interference is provided by Burr Brown, AKM DAC and a 6-layer PCB, features usually found only in hi-end digital players. These features isolate the components so your audio sounds more like the original recording with less resonance, radio interference and background noise. VAMP's rotary volume knob allows you to finely control your volume and the hi/lo gain switch adjusts the output level.
To enter the sweepstakes, all you need is an account on this website. If you don't already have one, click on the link labeled "register" at the bottom of this announcement or "Create new account" in the right column (under the ads). Then, enter a username and a valid e-mail address, and click on the "Create new account" button. A message will be automatically sent to the e-mail address you specified, which will include a link to activate the account.
The final step (and only step for those who already have an account) is to log in and leave a comment right here on this announcementany comment will do, as long as it's not profane or spam. Then, when the sweepstakes closes, a lucky commenter will be chosen at random to receive the prize. So post a comment, and good luck!
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A friend has this and the sound is insane!
I can't afford it so fingers crossed!
This portable amp looks really cool! It would be awesome to have for when I travel.
Over the perfect travel companion! Especially in red or orange!
I've been looking at this amp for a while. 'Course, that means
I'd have to break down and get an iPhone to match up, just 'cuz
the Metallo cases look so cool.
Wow! I love v-moda products, especially my m-80 and m-100... It would be great to win the verza...
Pity me, audio Gods, for I am without an amp, and my Q701's are coming in the mail soon.
Hope I win!
I'll be glad to take this off your hands
i never win anything :| but heres hoping
Nice! Saw Tyll use one for his phone back at THE SHOW in Newport.
I still am without a portable amp
Sexy design!! Would really make a great addition to the V-Moda m100 im planning to get this christmas!
I would love to get one for my JH iems and Senheiser cans.
for my 8 year old Headroom amp.
What a sweet AMP/DAC!!! Would go well with my M-100's!
That's one serious amp!! I'm in the market for an amp, and I love V-moda. Thanks for the opportunity!!
Bring the Verza to my V-Moda M-100!!! :D
Would love this for my GS4. I've been waiting for the right portable amp, and this could be it...
Love the red and black
I would love to try this VentureCraft (I mean... V-Moda) amp!
Merry Christmas to all !!!
me likey!
me want-ey!
fingers crossed!
Thanks innerfidelity!!
...that I couldn't afford to buy
If I could only win this. My life would be changed. No more panhandling and asking for things. This would change my life!
Merry Christmas to whoever wins (hopefully me).
I'll give it a try.
I've got some decent phones (DT990 in particular). The missing link is an amp. This would be the Cat's Meow. :)
Should I be lucky enough to win, I would have to upgrade headphones just to even out the disproportianality of awesome.
...built for the M-100. Perhaps I'll get to hear what V-MODA intended the M-100 to sound like.
I'm in!
I doubt it's possible for my M-80s to sound any better than they already do,but if anything could make it happen,it would be running them through the VAMP Verza!
I hope you all win but I hope I win more.
Been eyeing this forever but I'm too broke to buy this lol. Contest ends on my birthday, its a sign right?
Overdue to win one of these things. What's the sound signature on this anyway?
I was just looking for a headphone amp for my iphone!
Gotta love that combo, Italian desigh and Japanese electronics.
I love V-moda! They have such great consumer service and the company's M100's are amazing (I own them). It would be so cool to win this amp to go with them. Thanks either way V-moda.
I am a V-MODA fanboy and a proud owner of the Crossfade V-80 (thanks to Tyll's review here) and the Crossfade M-100. This would make for an amazing Christmas surprise.
Love my M-100's with XL pads. A Vamp Versa would go with them nicely ;)
Would love to pair this with my M100
These are the best sexy amp on the market. I cannot wait to try them out.
so you should definitely pick me :D
Can't think of one that would be more fitting to join my M-100's. Happy Holidays and good luck to you all.
Would go great with my V-Moda M-100 Crossfades which I LOVE!
This is so cool! I want one!
I have a newborn at home. All I hear is "wah wah wah". Some hi fidenlity audio would be much needed.
This bad boy would be AMAZING! Yes, Please! ;)
I would love to win this!
This would definitely make a perfect christmas present for myself!
This would go awesome with my m-100s!
Hope i win!
Could never afford it, but it sounds awesome.
Yeah! Me! Whoop! Please!! Always wanted one of these, but they're just too expensive for me at the moment.
I just bought a V-moda M-100 Crossfade - Shadow
Hopefully I would get the VAMP to complete my audio set!!
This amp would go along great with the M-100's I just bought! Considering I don't currently have any sort of amp, this would be a magnificent addition to my audio collection! Crossing my fingers!
I like the portability
This looks like a very good device to have!
This amp is amazin. So many great reviews. This giveaway would mean the world if I won. :)
This would be the most amazing gift ever! Hope to win!
Bought a vmoda crossfade several years ago, It's still kicking pretty strong just like the say out of the box. I would be quite intrested how well this will go with this amp. :D
This would make a great gift.....for myself!
Holiday gift from V-Moda! Will be so awesome to hear audio through this thing!
V-MODA makes wonderful products. I love my M-100's. Would love to pair them with the VAMP Verza.
Chances aren't good, but I can always hope!
This would go perfect with my M-100's
My birthday is on the 24th of Dec. Could you please make this my bday/Christmas present? That's usually what happens anyways...
This would be amazing to have in my dorm next year.
It will be perfect for my M100's..but good luck to everyone
a modern audio connoisseur.
I'd love to get this thing. It'll pair totally well with my m100's and a nice glass of christmas cocoa
a verza would definitely be a fine pairing.
Since I bought my own crossfade, I've been looking for a way to make the sound quality even better, I think this will do the job
...but never could afford to spend it on an amp. :p
There is so much want in this picture! I want!
this would be so much fun to have.......just got some V-moda head phones and it would go good with them
This would allow me to use my new Beyerdynamic DT250-250 with my Android phone!
I love V-Moda and this is absolutely beautiful! *fingers crossed*
V-Moda products are some of the best out there, well worth the investment.


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The City
Florence is one of the three most visited cities in Italy. It is famous as the birthplace of the Renaissance when, from the 15th century onwards, there was an extraordinary flowering of the arts and a return to classical ideals. At this time, some of the most important artists who have ever lived were at work in Florence, including Donatello, Masaccio, Brunelleschi, Ghiberti, Botticelli, Raphael, Leon Battista Alberti, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. Indeed, the last three stand out not only for their artistic achievements but also for their writings and 'universal' talents.
Florence, with a population of around 380,000, has become an international city, with its great monuments, magnificent churches, and most famous museums concentrated in a small area. While you study at NYU in Florence, you'll have time to discover the charming side streets with the tucked-away cafes and restaurants as well.
The historic center is remarkably well preserved and the low hills which surround the town have retained their vineyards, olive groves, and handsome villas which provide a prelude to the beautiful Tuscan landscape. No visitor should leave Florence without seeing the city from a raised vantage point, from the top of the Duomo or the Campanile, or from one of the surrounding hills.
Students are urged to travel light but to bring warm clothing to Florence. It's best to bring clothing which can be layered in colder weather and lightened in late spring and early fall. Although the temperature seldom drops below 35°F, it is frequently cool and can be damp during the winter. Italian buildings maintain much lower temperatures than most buildings in the United States. Warm clothes, especially sweaters and jackets for indoors, are a necessity in the winter months.
Getting Around
- Walking is the best way to get around Florence!
- ATAF is the local bus company that offers public transportation in Florence. Bus #25 goes directly to campus (the bus stop is called LA PIETRA).
- Students are eligible for a student monthly bus pass – approx. €23, and €10 student ID card.
- You cannot wave down a taxi in Florence. If you need a cab you can either go to a taxi stand or call one on the telephone. Taxi stands are located in several major piazzas.
- There are two cab companies in Florence. To call a cab, dial 055-4390 or 055-4242.


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Mer is an open, mobile-optimised, core distribution aimed at device manufacturers; powered by Qt/QML and HTML5 - openly developed, inclusive, and meritocratically governed.
We admit it - we're geeks - here's a non-technical page "about Mer"
The Core is based upon the work from the MeeGo project and plans to share effort with the Tizen project.
We have some clear goals:
Click here to participate in our mailing lists - any questions about Mer welcome
History of the Mer project:
In October 2011 the Mer project was announced, centered around a ultra-portable Linux + HTML5/QML/JS Core for building products with, derived from the MeeGo codebase.
Earlier in 2011, David Greaves and Carsten Munk
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with project management, governance, lack of transparency, direction and flexibility. These discussions were made into
a series of blog posts where a different approach to a mobile
Core was presented and technical work on the Core was begun.
With the introduction of the Tizen project, it was apparent that these plans had to be put into action. And hence the Mer project was born.
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Just four weeks ago Monica Banca received her harness racing provisional license and the Norwegian native has shown she has a talent in the sulky. Not only did she win the final of the Catskill Amateur Driver's Club's Pacing Series yesterday (June 26)at Monticello Raceway but in five trips to post in betting races Monica has won four times. And her last three drives here were all winning ones.
In Wednesday's fourth race here Banca had the favorite ,Indescribable from the pole position, and she drove the veteran gelding like he was the best.
She sent her pacer to the lead and they reached the first stanza in :28.4. Despite a first-up move nearing the half by Tom Riddle and driver Steve Oldford, Monica sat calm in the sulky, occasionally glancing at her challenger.
Up the backside a battle ensued and the two pacers were neck and neck to the third stanza. As they headed for home, Indescribable drew off a length and coasted to 1-1/4 length victory in a 1:58 clocking over Tom Ridge. Third place, two lengths behind the winner, was B B Smash with Matt Zucccarello at the controls.
When Banca returned to the winners circle with her pacer the first thing she said was "He's awesome" referring to Indescribable. "I didn't think we'd win it at the top of the stretch but he's a classy old horse and I learn a lot when I drive him."
Banca also won the last CADC preliminary on June 19 with Indescribable in 1:58.3 using the passing lane to victory that time.
" I was a little nervous today because Rick (Dane, Jr, her partner and mentor) had to go to Pocono (Downs) and I was all alone with the horse before the race. But I'm not nervous now...I'm happy," she said as she was being presented the trophy for winning the series finale.
Indescribable won for the fourth time in 16 starts. The 6-year-old Cole Muffler gelding is owned by Dane and Banca and trained by Dane. He returned a 4.30 win mutuel.
Also of note on the on the June 26th card was the impressive 2:00.2 victory in his first lifetime start by HD's Dream Boy, a 2 year old pacing colt by If I Can Dream out of My Gal Hall by Cambest..
Trainer Sean Campbell had Pat Beeler again handle the driving chores (Beeler qualified him in 2:05.3 on June 19) behind HD Dream Boy and Beeler zipped the colt to the front and he paced every quarter around 30 seconds (:29.3, 30.3, 30.2, 29.4) and finished with an easy 2-1/2 length triumph over Princess Cantilena and Bruce Aldrich, Jr.
"This is some nice colt," Beeler exclaimed after the victory. "He's just now learning his lessons and he's got a great way of going. He's gonna beat a lot of them before it's all over."
HD Dream Boy is owned by Daniel Meier of Fort Covington, NY. He paid $5.50 for win.
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Conservative Republican blogger Jon Fleischman was emphatic: "He's smart, he has credibility and he's serious. You can't call him a flake."
In other words, Paul Ryan was no Sarah Palin.
Fleischman was attending the California Republican Convention this weekend in Burbank, where delegates were downright giddy over Mitt's pick.
They know Ryan, had seen him in action and were confident he would easily go toe-to-toe with Joe Biden in a debate, and aggravate the heck out of the show hosts at MSNBC.
And there was even a hope that by elevating the national party's point man on budget and taxes there could be some favorable fallout in the deep-blue left coast.
"This choice is bad for Jerry Brown and Prop 30," pronounced state party chief Tom Del Beccaro. "We now have a strong spokesman on budget reform and the tax code. The debate to come will not be favorable to Brown's plan to simply raise tax rates."
Liberal Democrats say they are as thrilled with the choice of a major budget cutter as well -- allowing them to re-cue the "roll grandma's wheelchair off the cliff" TV spot. But the Obama campaign will take him uber-seriously. Ryan is a vastly different running mate than the last one.
To her credit, Sarah Palin was charismatic and brought sort of a blue-collar-hockey-mom sensibility to the 2008 ticket. She made a great speech at the convention. But here is a prediction: after this campaign is over, there will be no HBO movie depicting Paul Ryan curled up in a fetal position.
Conan Nolan is a general assignment reporter for NBC4 Los Angeles and the host of "News Conference."
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KABUL , Afghanistan - Afghanistan's president on Wednesday softened some of his demands on a security agreement with the United States governing the future of American troops in the country- even as concerns grew among Afghans and the country's military, which would be hard hit if his failure to sign leads to a U.S. withdrawal.
However, President Hamid Karzai still refused to commit to signing the Bilateral Security Agreement before the end of the year, a timeline that Washington says must be met to give time to prepare for American troops to remain in the country after 2014, when most foreign forces are set to withdraw.
Karzai's reluctance to finalize the pact has perplexed many in Afghans - especially those in its military - after a national gathering convened at his request demanded he sign it.
In an interview broadcast Wednesday by Radio Free Europe, Karzai said he would sign the deal if America meets demands to not raid Afghan homes and help restart peace talks with the Taliban.
"Whenever the Americans meet these two demands of mine, I am ready to sign the agreement," Karzai said in the interview to the U.S.-funded station.
He appears to have taken a small step back on his demand that the U.S. guarantee free and fair presidential elections on April 5 following assurances he received during a Monday meeting with U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice.
"They have assured me about this," Karzai said of the elections. "But I will see what happens."
A two-time president, Karzai is barred from seeking a third five-year term. His brother however is a candidate.
Karzai has accused the United States of meddling in the 2009 elections. They were marred by fraud, but most observers that the bulk of it was on Karzai's behalf.
He also introduced new demands, including the possible release of 19 Afghan prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Rice told Karzai the United States will plan to pull all troops out of his country after 2014 if he doesn't promptly sign. In addition to the loss of American troops to train and mentor U.S. force, Rice said a U.S. pullout would endanger more than $8 billion in annual funds for Afghanistan's security forces and in development assistance.
His reluctance to sign has perplexed Afghans and foreign analysts alike, as well as members of the 350,000-strong Afghan National Security forces who fear they will have difficulties fighting the Taliban without American support. The United States and its allies not only train and equip the force, but pay all the salaries.
"I hope President Karzai signs because the Afghan nation wants it and 2,500 Afghans gathered in Kabul and approved signing it," said Brigadier General Aminullha Patyani, who runs the sprawling Kabul Military Training Center on the outskirts of the capital. "It's too early for the United States to leave Afghanistan."
The Afghan security forces took over security for the country last summer and managed to hold their own against the Taliban. The U.S. government has spent more than $20 billion in recent years to train the Afghans, money that will be wasted if the Afghan forces have no funds to pay their salaries.
But senior U.S. and NATO commanders said they still need training and more equipment to be able to retain superiority. Since the handover, foreign forces are no longer fighting but training and assisting.
They are also withdrawing.
There are now just 46,000 American troops along with 26,000 from NATO and other allies. By February U.S. troops will be down to 34,000 for a total of about 50,000, compared to almost 150,000 last year.
There have been various explanations for Karzai's reluctance, ranging from his belief the U.S. is bluffing about the so-called zero option, to becoming a lame duck if he gives up leverage, to fears about how history will view a president who agreed to have foreign troops in Afghanistan.
"He doesn't believe in the zero option and so the threat of complete US withdrawal is for him an empty threat. So he feels quite comfortable pushing the US for more," said Kate Clark, a senior analyst with the Afghanistan Analysts Network. She added Karzai feels genuinely concerned that, if the deal is signed, "the Americans will go back to their old ways, as he sees it - raids on homes and killing civilians, meddling in the elections. Of course, he also loses a lot of personal power if Afghanistan's future becomes more settled."
Violence continued despite the debate.
Militants killed six Afghans working for the French-based aid organization ACTED Wednesday in Afghanistan's northern province of Faryab, Governor Mohammadullha Batash and the agency said.
Associated Press writers Amir Shah in Kabul and Lori Hinnant in Paris contributed to this report.


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Our business has been publishing information on multi currency investing for 45 years.
Few decisions are as important to your wealth as WHICH CURRENCIES to invest in. This has been our area of expertise since the 1970s… and we have worked with Jyske Bank…. one of the largest currency traders in the world for 25 years. Recently we combined Jyske's expertise with that of ENR Asset Management, a Canadian investment manager, so Americans can have multi currency portfolios combined with Danish banking safety.
Learn how to use this combination for extra purchasing power and investing safety in our report "Borrow Low Deposit High – How to Use the Multi Currency Investment Sandwich."
You gain seven benefits with multi currency portfolios held in overseas banks.
#1: Protection Against the Dollar's Loss of Purchasing Power. In 1913 the The Federal Reserve Act created the Federal Reserve Bank to protect the purchasing power of the US dollar… which has since lost about 94% of its purchasing power. Here is its price compared with gold since 1900.
Dollar chart from pricedingold.com
Some good job.
Under the auspices of the Fed, the dollar lost most of its strength plus allowed interest rates to now fall to nearly zero so capital cannot be lent for enough to keep pace with the drop in purchasing.
However many readers may have forgotten about this risk because the greenback has been strong lately… as it was after the last great recession of the 1980s.
Chart from Grandfather Economic Report.
History suggests that almost all currencies eventually lose purchasing power but fundmentals show that the US dollar will lose purchasing power faster than numerous other currencies right now. One way to reduce this loss is as a multi currency investor. "Borrow Low Deposit High" shows how to have portfolios like the Canadian "ENR Global Currency Sandwich portfolio", an equally-weighted anti-dollar portfolio including the Norwegian krone, Swedish krona, Singapore dollar, New Zealand dollar and gold bullion.
#2: Bank Safety. The USA is no longer the safest country in the world to invest. In fact the US is not even in the top ten countries because the United States, the United Kingdom and France have all lost their perfect credit rating score.
The remaining countries with the highest credit ratings are wealthy economies that the three main credit rating agencies, Moody's, Fitch, and Standard & Poors all still rate AAA or Aaa. These countries are:
1. Australia
2. Canada
3. Denmark
4. Finland
5. Germany
6. Luxembourg
7. The Netherlands
8. Norway
9. Singapore
10. Sweden
#3: Multi Currency Expertise. Americans… nor their bankers are not used to currencies beyond the US dollar. Europeans bankers grow up thinking in a multi currency way. Their countries are small and surrounded by nations with other currencies. Facilities to make multi currency spending and investing easy are normal in Europe. For example my account at Jyske bank has 13 currency sub accounts so when shares or bonds I hold pay dividends or interest, the funds are received and kept in these currencies instead of converted to the greenback. As you'll see it is normal to not only invest but to borrow Japanese yen, or Swiss franc or Euro to make investments in other currencies.
Most European bankers can buy bonds and shares in multiple markets where most US banks and brokers have little or no access or experience.
#4: Forex Profits From Currency Distortions. Here is an example of such profits. In December 2012 we sent readers a signal that the Japanese yen was too strong and was likely to weaken in early 2o13.
In the next six months the US dollar rose 13% against the yen.
Yen dollar chart at www.finance.yahoo.com
Readers who followed this call picked up a 13% forex profit.
On December 12, 2012 one USA dollar would buy 82 yen. By July a dollar would buy 100 yen!
For over 20 years we have continually updated this report to help investors large and small learn how to spot and cash in on such currency distortions.
See below real six year examples below of how multi currency investing has doubled and even tripled profits… plus enhanced safety.
#5: Enhanced Privacy. The multi currency report helps you learn how to legally enhance privacy. The erosion of privacy is caused by technology and the global economy has made the erosion global.
Doctors, accountants, businessmen, political activists, and others have found themselves the targets of frivolous law suits, though they did nothing wrong, broke no laws, and harmed not a single soul. One of the areas especially targeted by such law suits are the finances and privacy of individuals.
Over the past four decades I have watched the rights to privacy of everyone's financial affairs slowly erode.
There are always positives that balance the negatives though. As one loophole closes, others pop open.
Bank accounts abroad are far more private from commercial asset searches.
In addition a change in a US privacy reporting requirements now allows almost any investor to hold assets abroad… legally without reporting the fact to the IRS.
The primary document used by US government to keep track of US investments abroad is the Treasury Department Form 90-22.1. This must be filed any year a person have an interest in, or a signing power on any foreign bank account or other types of financial accounts outside the United States.
Previously these accounts were defined as:
• Bank accounts (checking and savings)
• Investment accounts
• Mutual funds
• Retirement and pension accounts
• Securities and other brokerage accounts
• Debit card and prepaid credit card accounts
• Life insurance and annuities having cash value
A new loophole has opened that allows Americans to legally hold substantial amount abroad in large safe banks without filing this form.
"Borrow Low Deposit High – How to Bank and Invest Abroad" shows how to hold even large sums in an overseas bank account with having to file a TDF 90-22.1.
#6: Gain Extra Asset Protection. When you bank in country with a civil code legal system you gain extra asset protection. Claims made in a common law country must be retried under civil law. For example if a person has a judgement creditor in the USA… the judgement is not effective in Denmark. The claim has to be retried in Denmark… a long expensive process for the creditor. No claim from a US suit has ever been enforced against a Danish bank account.
#7: Add Extra Investment Opportunity. Smart investors who know how to spot value in multi currency portfolios gain an extra way to earn profits though leverage. We saw earlier how from December 2012 to July 2013 the US dollar rose over 13% against the yen and readers who followed this call picked up a 13% forex profit.
There is a second way they could have earned. They could have borrowed Japanese yen at a low interest rate (2.5%) and invested the borrowed yen into a Dow Jones Industrial ETF for this six month period.
In this example $100,000 was invested and used as collateral to borrow $100,000 worth of Japanese yen at 2.50%. The rate was 82 yen per dollar so to get $100,000 8,200,000 yen was borrowed.
The $200,000 was invested in a Dow Jones Industrial ETF… a mutual fund traded on the New York Stock exchange.
The ETF rose, along with the Dow, 12.85%
The Dow as shown in this chart rose over 12% from January to July 2013.
www.finance.yahoo chart
The loan cost per year is $2,500 (2.5% on $100,000). The $200,000 portfolio rose $25,700 (12.85% of $200,000). In other words the $100,000 originally invested grew $23,200 in six months.
That is the positive carry without the forex profit. Plus there is a forex gain as well.
By July a dollar would buy 100 yen!
To pay off the 8,200,000 loan would have cost $82,000 at the rate of 100 yen per dollar adding another $18,000 of profit.
The portfolio is worth $223,200 less $82,000 loan payoff or $141,200. That translates into a total six month profit of 41.2%.
This is one of numerous examples this report shares.
Let's look at both the up and down side of these high performing portfolios?
The report provides an extensive beginner's guide to developing multi currency portfolios backed up by our more than two decades of experience working with Jyske Bank and its investment management subsidiaries to create and track multi currency portfolios real time. The report data comes from dissecting and discussing the portfolio results. Readers learned… real time, from real portfolios created by some of the best investment managers in the world as these portfolios rise or fell in the market place… in the here and now.
Jyske Bank, Denmark's second largest bank assisted by providing portfolio details. Now ENR Asset Management in Canada fills this role. Our symbiotic relationship allows me to combine my experience with both Jyske Bank's incredible knowledge, real time capability and expertise and ENR's management skills so readers of the "Borrow Low Deposit High Report" can learn in a most practical way from some of the greatest multi currency experts in the world.
We continually look for breakouts because economic breakouts create fortunes.
One tactic we always review is our Borrow Low Deposit High Multi currency expectations. This strategy always contains two profitable breakouts… one in forex rates and one in positive carry.
The Multi Currency Sandwich is not a fast trading tactic. Normally positions are looked at with a five year view and we have tracked this powerful long term strategy for more than 20 years. Such is the power of the multi currency sandwich.
Here is our educational performance from 2006 till 2013.
We created five portfolios for educational purposes beginning in 2006. One of the five multi currency portfolios was the Asian Emerging Multi Currency Portfolio. The portfolio started with a $100,000 investment and a $200,000 loan in Japanese yen (more on the loans in a moment).
This gave us $300,000 to invest in this portfolio.
|Jyske Invest Indian Equity Mutual Fund
|Jyske Invest Chinese Equity Mutual Fund
|Jyske Invest Japanese Equity Mutual Fund
|Jyske Invest Emerging Market Bond Fund
Investments Total Value 300,000.00
Invested $100,000
Loan $200,000 100.00% JPY at 1.63%
Loan cost for one year $3,260.
This portfolio diversified into bonds and equities throughout Asia ..very multi currency.
Chinese yuan, Indian rupee, Japanese yen and more.
Twelve months later the portfolio was worth $417,420. Paying off the loan cost $203,260 leaving $214,160 or $114,160 (114.16% profit) on the $100,000 originally invested.
On November 1, 2006 we made the five changes mentioned above. We dropped the Japanese equities and emerging market bond mutual funds and added an Eastern European, Far Eastern and Turkey equity mutual funds. This is how the rearranged portfolio stood.
|Jyske Invest Indian Equity Mutual Fund
|Jyske Invest Chinese Equity Mutual Fund
|Jyske Invest Eastern European Equities
|Jyske Invest Far Eastern Equities
|Jyske Invest Turkish Equities
Investments Total Value 300,000.00
Invested $100,000
Loan $200,000 100.00% Czech Koruna at 3.875%
Loan cost for one year $7,750.
As promised this portfolio only had five changes. We swapped the Japanese equity fund for a Eastern European equity fund and dropped the bond fund replacing it with a Far Eastern and Turkey equity fund.
May I, at this point, interject a note about ENR fund managers. They are a Canadian firm but assets and multi currency loans are at Jyske Bank.
In addition the portfolio manager, Thomas Fischer, I have always worked with for the past ten years and who built these portfolios is moving from Jyske to ENR Management.
So how did that portfolio do? From November 1, 2006 to October 31, 2007 the fund rose in value from $300,000 to $430,370. The loan payoff of $207,750 left a profit of $222,620 or a rise of 122.62%.
There you have it, a portfolio held at one of the world's safest banks. With only three trades in two years the performance was 114.16% profit in one year 122.62% profit in year two.
I am sure that when looking at performance like that you are thinking "how did the other portfolios do?" Good question and your suspicions are correct…some of the other portfolios did not rise this much.
Yet believe it or not some portfolios did even better.
For example the 2007 Green Portfolio consisted of six shares and rose 266.30%!
Here is the exact performance of all five portfolios for two years.
|2006 Portfolio
|US Dollar Long
|US Dollar Short
|US Dollar Hedge
|Emerging Market
|Asia Emerging Market
|2007 Portfolios
|Dollar Neutral
|Dollar Short
|Swiss Samba
|Asia Emerging Market
You can imagine with performance like this attracted quite a bit of attention…and it did. However there is more than high returns you gain with our multi currency report.
"Borrow Low Deposit High" does not recommend specific portfolios. The portfolios in the report are educational and designed to help readers work with their own investment manager to create their own multi currency portfolio that suits their own special, individual needs.
"Borrow Low Deposit High" helps you learn how to manage your investment manager… nothing more.
This gives you triple profit potential because you'll know how to spot strong currencies. ENR can help you refine your thinking and execute a balanced portfolio. Jyske Bank provides a stable and safe institution who make multi currency loans and hold your assets.
"Borrow Low Deposit High" helps you learn why and when to invest in shares, how to leverage, how to create discipline and manage risk. The incredible portfolio performance above was achieved because the portfolios were leveraged using a tactic we call a multi currency sandwich. Investors borrow low and invest in yielding or growth portfolios. The portfolios used loans in Japanese yen and Swiss francs to magnify profits in good times.
The report teaches how these loans can magnify losses in bad times as well.
For example look at the performance of the leveraged portfolios we created to study from November 2007 through September 2008.
|2008 Portfolios
|Infrastructure Portfolio
|Blue Chip Portfolio
|Danish Health Portfolio
|Asia Emerging Market
Leverage in 2008 caused the portfolios to lose badly… in one instance the total portfolio was lost!
"Borrow Low – Deposit High" is especially useful now because we SHOULD NOT expect rising markets all the time.
You learn how to look ahead and act rather that react (when it is too late).
Trusting your fate to any one currency can destroy your purchasing power. Every investor needs to know what to do!
The report helps learn how to look for times when to leverage and for times when to retract. The idea is to cash in when the going is good and then withdraw.
This report has been read by tens of thousands of investors over the years. This report, sold for decades as a survivor's hand guide to currency turmoil for $79.
As always you are protected by our 30 day complete satisfaction or your money back guarantee.
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"I have been a long-time client of Merrill Lynch, but am in the process of re-evaluating my relationship with the largest brokerage company in the world. My problem is that when I compare Merrill to Jyske, Jyske outshines Merrill (or other major U.S. brokerage firms) in most categories as follows:
"1) Even though Jyske is much smaller, it has a much more global perspective which is critical in an evermore global investment environment.
"2) In order to maximize their own individual revenue, the brokers at Merrill prefer to outsource the day-to-day management of their accounts to various fund managers and hence, 'manage the managers'. In contrast, I can call my Account Manager at Jyske and he can discuss every aspect of my account in detail with me.
"3) I attribute this difference in #2 to the fact that Jyske's employees are not compensation driven, but instead are focused on satisfying their customers. That is why Jyske's clients stay with the Bank on average for 12 years, which is phenomenal by Wall Street standards.
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FACETIME- Audio to visual: How Fischer collaged her life
Shelby Fischer froths milk for a cup of chai in her farmhouse kitchen before heading upstairs to her studio trailed by her three large dogs. As the mutts make themselves comfortable amid the worktables and shabby-chic furniture, Fischer talks about her latest artistic obsession: using mosaic tile to extend her glittery collages' color schemes into their frames.
Given her two solo shows at Les Yeux du Monde, an upcoming exhibition at Piedmont Virginia Community College, and her inclusion in the forthcoming book, Mixed Media College, by Holly Harrison, it's hard to believe the 59-year-old Fischer only began making visual art two years ago.
Until 2002, Fischer was instrumental (no pun intended) in an altogether different realm as executive director of the Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz in Washington, DC. Among her duties: organizing President Clinton's inaugural celebrations, staging Kennedy Center events, and producing ABC television specials.
But Fischer hates discussing those experiences. "I don't care about who I met or the events I was involved with," she says. "The good memory for me is changing many, many young people's lives." She's proudest of having initiated the Thelonius Monk International Jazz Competition, which since 1987 has launched the professional careers of numerous musicians.
"It was by far the best job I ever had," she says. Nevertheless, "Part of me felt like I was watching the world go by." Five years ago, she and her then-husband brainstormed changing their lives. "We thought about moving to Ireland. We thought about moving to California. The world was our oyster," she recalls.
Closer to home, her husband suggested they explore Charlottesville. The two took a weekend drive down Route 29. Once past Culpeper, Fischer knew, "This is it!" Within weeks, she'd bought a farm in Greene County. "It was by far the singular, most spectacular event that's happened to me," she says. "I feel like my life began here."
A chance encounter with Rosamond Casey at a dinner party led Fischer to enroll in Casey's January 2005 "Mapping the Dark" course at the McGuffey Art Center. Just like that, collage took over Fischer's life. "Everything I thought, everything I saw, everything I heard, everything I did was fodder for my artwork," she recalls. "I was a woman possessed."
At a friend's urging, Fischer sought Les Yeux du Monde gallery owner Lyn Warren's opinion. Warren immediately offered her a show. "She was so prolific and energized," explains Warren, "and that energy is infectious with viewers."
Although Fischer still maintains ties to the jazz world (e.g. speechwriting for Herbie Hancock), her life is now consumed by visual pursuits. "The million inner voices that make me who I am," she says, "all want me to do art."
To see examples of Shelby Fischer's artwork, visit shelbyfischer.com
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Shelby!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been looking for you and found this article on google. I have been thinking about you soo much and am still out in Colorado with Ken, loving life. I'm thrilled about your artwork, wow!!!! Send me your new email, I'd love to re-connect with you!!
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Shelby!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been looking for you and found this article on google. I have been thinking about you soo much and am still out in Colorado with Ken, loving life. I'm thrilled about your artwork, wow!!!! Send me your new email, I'd love to re-connect with you!!
Cheryl Bauer your old buddy and massage therapsit from D.C. 303-449-3039


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FEDERAL income tax rates will rise for the wealthiest Americans, and certain tax loopholes might get closed this year. But these developments, and whatever else happens in Washington in the coming debt-ceiling debate, are unlikely to do much to alter one major factor contributing to income inequality: stagnant wages. For millions of workers, wages have flatlined. Take Caterpillar, long a symbol of American industry: while it reported record profits last year, it insisted on a six-year wage freeze for many of its blue-collar workers.
Wages have fallen to a record low as a share of America's gross domestic product. Until 1975, wages nearly always accounted for more than 50 percent of the nation's G.D.P., but last year wages fell to a record low of 43.5 percent. Since 2001, when the wage share was 49 percent, there has been a steep slide.
"We went almost a century where the labor share was pretty stable and we shared prosperity," says Lawrence Katz, a labor economist at Harvard. "What we're seeing now is very disquieting." For the great bulk of workers, labor's shrinking share is even worse than the statistics show, when one considers that a sizable — and growing — chunk of overall wages goes to the top 1 percent: senior corporate executives, Wall Street professionals, Hollywood stars, pop singers and professional athletes. The share of wages going to the top 1 percent climbed to 12.9 percent in 2010, from 7.3 percent in 1979.
Some economists say it is wrong to look at just wages because other aspects of employee compensation, notably health costs, have risen. But overall employee compensation — including health and retirement benefits — has also slipped badly, falling to its lowest share of national income in more than 50 years while corporate profits have climbed to their highest share over that time.
Conservative and liberal economists agree on many of the forces that have driven the wage share down. Corporate America's push to outsource jobs — whether call-center jobs to India or factory jobs to China — has fattened corporate earnings, while holding down wages at home. New technologies have raised productivity and profits, while enabling companies to shed workers and slice payroll. Computers have replaced workers who tabulated numbers; robots have pushed aside many factory workers.
"Some people think it's a law that when productivity goes up, everybody benefits," says Erik Brynjolfsson, an economics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "There is no economic law that says technological progress has to benefit everybody or even most people. It's possible that productivity can go up and the economic pie gets bigger, but the majority of people don't share in that gain."
From 1973 to 2011, worker productivity grew 80 percent, while median hourly compensation, after inflation, grew by just one-eighth that amount, according to the Economic Policy Institute, a liberal research group. And since 2000, productivity has risen 23 percent while real hourly pay has essentially stagnated.
Meanwhile, it's been a lost economic decade for many households. According to the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, median income for working-age households (headed by someone under age 65) slid 12.4 percent from 2000 to 2011, to $55,640. During that time the American economy grew more than 18 percent.
Emmanuel Saez, an economist at the University of California at Berkeley, found that the top 1 percent of households garnered 65 percent of all the nation's income growth from 2002 to 2007, when the recession hit. Another study found that one-third of the overall increase in income going to the richest 1 percent has resulted from the surge in corporate profits.
MANY economists say the stubbornly high jobless rate and the declining power of labor unions are also important factors behind the declining wage share, reducing the leverage of workers to demand higher wages. Unions represent just 7 percent of workers in corporate America, one-quarter the level in the 1960s.
"There are very few occupations or industries where unions are strong enough where they can set standards," says Lawrence Mishel, president of the Economic Policy Institute. "There are no standards being set, so companies can push down on wages for all workers, union and nonunion alike." When the Detroit automakers secure two-tier contracts, that enables them to pay new hires $16 an hour, far less than the $28 an hour earned by longtime workers. This also pushes down labor's share.
Pamela Waldron, a cashier at a KFC restaurant in Manhattan, earns $7.75 an hour after eight years on the job and says she last received a raise in 2007. "Being here eight years, I think I should be getting more," she said. "You can fight for a raise, but I don't think you're going to get it."
It is often thought that college graduates can escape these unfortunate wage trends. But college graduates — hit by the bursting of the tech bubble in the late 1990s and then by the deep recession — have been hit hard, too. Seventy percent of the nation's college grads have had their after-inflation hourly wages decline since 2000, according to the Economic Policy Institute, with the typical graduate experiencing a 3.1 percent decline.
Jared Bernstein, who served in the Obama administration as executive director of the White House Task Force on the Middle Class, said many steps should be taken to increase labor's income share, including raising the minimum wage, pushing down the jobless rate, enacting laws that make it easier for workers to unionize and increasing wage subsidies for those on the bottom. He also said the federal government, in spending hundreds of billions on health care, might insist that providers pay home-care aides or lab technicians $20 an hour rather than $10. "There's no reason why a lab technician with a few years of community college shouldn't be able to find her way into some segment of the middle class," he said.
Professor Katz of Harvard said it would make sense to create a more progressive tax system when corporations and the top 1 percent are commanding more of the economic pie. He said those on top should agree to some redistribution and to invest in the next generation.
"We'll end up with a larger pie, and they'll be better off — even though they may think it clashes with their own self-interest," he said.


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Hotels in Rome
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With a history spanning over 2,500 years, the Eternal City of Rome has seen empires come and go, the foundation of Christianity to become the world's most prominent religion, the great cultural, scientific and artistic leap of the Renaissance and the development of Western civilisation. It's no wonder that the city's ancient centre is a UNESCO World Heritage site attracting millions of tourists every year. Rome's appeal is to every visitor interest from history, art, religion, music and culture to gastronomy and romance.Rome's museums are world-famous, and its bohemian Trastevere district's cobbled streets are home to the city's artistic community. The North Central district holds the Spanish Steps and Villa Borghese, and Rome's liveliest nightlife is found in San Lorenzo around the main train station. Visitor accommodation is found all over the city, with hotels, many set in heritage buildings, found close by all the major attractions. Staying in the downtown districts at hotels such as the Napoleon Hotel puts visitors within easy walking distance of all the major sites of interest and gives a better chance of a truly romantic experience as most of the ultra-modern accommodation choices are found in the suburbs. Sights nearby
The city of Rome's over two millennia of history is shown in magnificent monuments, towering churches, vast palaces and the astonishing artworks of the Italian Renaissance. A lifetime wouldn't be long ewough to to explore them all in depth.
- St. Peter's Square and the VaticanThe heart of the city is St Peter's Square, home to the Vatican, its breathtaking museum, Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel and the magnificent Basilica of St Peter. The Vatican Museum is one of the world's great repositories of cultural wonders from ancient antiquity through to the Italian Renaissance and the splendour of St Peter's is a breathtaking experience.
- The Colosso DistrictThe Colosseo district is ancient Rome, with the Roman Colosseum, the Forum, the Arch of Constantine, the Palatine Hill with its Roman villas and two lovely squares, the Piazza del Campidoglio and the Piazza Venezia.
Romans love to eat, and eating like a Roman by ordering traditional local dishes ensures a magical gourmet experience. Favourites include carciofi alla Romana (artichokes) and trippa alla Romana (tripe), and restaurants at all levels are found all over the city. For fine, Michelin-starred dining or international cuisine, hotels in famous Via Veneto such as the Jumeirah Grand Hotel Via Veneto or the Hotel Raphaël-Relais and Châteaux close to the Spanish Steps are the places to head for, and for a romantic dinner, the charming restaurants overlooking the River Tiber can't be beaten. Rome is a world fashion centre celebrating up-and-coming young designers as well as the best-known names in the fashion world. Piazza di Spagna is the hub, and funkier boutiques are set around Via del Governo Vecchio. Market shopping in Trastevere's Porta Portese and Campo de' Fiori is great for clothes, shoes, olive oil and other Roman gastronomic treats.Public transport
Rome's Leonardo da Vinci International Airport is the main arrivals hub, with direct flights from most major European cities and from major Australian cities with a choice of carriers. Express trains run from the complex to the city's Termini Station in just 30 minutes, and local trains, buses and taxis also operate. For local transport in the city, taxis are the most convenient but also the most expensive, with the Metro system a good alternative. Buses and trams are other options, and set fares are the same on all public transport.


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Researcher: 50-50 Marriage a 'Myth'
A researcher who recently conducted several interviews of senior citizens for a research project has concluded that the notion of a 50-50 marriage is a "myth."
Dr. Karl A. Pillemer, professor of Human Development at Cornell University, interviewed 1,000 older people for a work known as the Legacy Project regarding how marriages could last. "For long-term success, couples have to orient themselves to giving more than they get," wrote Pillemer in an article posted on The Huffington Post last week.
"So these long-married elders tell us to stop thinking of marriage as a 50-50 proposition; for decades of life together, you have to throw away the score card."
Christine E. Buckingham, executive director of the Life Christian Counseling Network, told The Christian Post that she concurred with Pillemer's findings.
"It is virtually impossible to quantify each person's contribution within marriage, and an expectation that it can be 50/50 creates a set-up for ongoing disappointment and resentment," said Buckingham.
"Scripture speaks first and foremost to healthy relationships. Marriage is not exempt from rules that create healthy relationships. Galatians 6:2-5 admonishes us to both take responsibility for our own load as well as sharing (bearing) each other's burdens."
In her own experience of counseling married couples, Buckingham told CP that the sense of inherent value to the contributions each partner makes can keep a marriage strong.
"In my experience, couples that identify as happily married believe they have equivalent equity in the marriage: each partner has the sense of similar equity, regardless of the percentage invested and each feels they have a satisfactory return on their investment," said Buckingham.
"What is important is that each views their contributions as valuable and valued by their partner and that their partner holds a similar view of their own contributions and benefits. This is true regardless of the faith orientation of the couple."
Pillemer's research into what helps marriages was part of an overall effort by the researcher known as the Legacy Project. According to its Cornell-sponsored website, a major goal of the project is to provide "Lessons for Living from the Wisest Americans."
"The Legacy Project began in 2004, when I started collecting the practical advice for living of America's elders," wrote Pillemer on the "About the Project" page.
"People from across the country in their 70s and beyond shared their wisdom for living. Their advice ranges from how to be happy on a day-to-day basis, the secrets to a successful marriage, tips on raising children, ways to have a fulfilling career, strategies for dealing with illness and loss, and how to grow old fearlessly and well."
As part of the Legacy Project, a book detailing the interview responses by the sample space of older Americans was released on Nov. 10, 2011.
When asked by CP what influence the findings of the research could have on marriage in America, Buckingham responded that it could remove harmful barriers on spousal roles.
"It can remove barriers to defining roles and responsibilities. Each spouse is free to contribute their all in order develop the most rewarding marriage possible without rigid stereotypical constraints," said Buckingham.


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Did savegame _reading_ work for that particular title?
I get a there is not enough space error when trying to copy a Pokemon Yellow save back.It seems you are correct in guessing only a portion of the SRAM is written when using a hex editor. I can't tell exactly when it stops (lots of empty space), but by offset 2000 they are different.


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Interview: 'If we want LGBTQ liberation, we must support Irish liberation'
This is an interview I did with the republican LGBTQ activist Seán Óg Garland from Belfast on the need to combine the struggle for national and LGBTQ liberation in Ireland.
Me: Seán, can you tell me who you are and what your politics are. [Mehr lesen…]
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IRA Easter Statement 2020 appears in Derry
On Easter Monday morning, an Easter statement issued by "the Irish Republican Army" and signed "T. O'Neill" appeared in Derry. [Mehr lesen…]
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Óglaigh na hÉireann statement on the death of Seamus McGrane
Following statement was issued to this page through a third party for immediate release ahead of the funeral of Republican veteran Seamus McGrane tomorrow, Tuesday, May 28, 2019.
"The leadership of Óglaigh na hÉireann send condolences to the family of Óglach Seamus 'Shay' McGrane on the tragic news of his untimely death in Portlaoise prison. Seamus was a founding member of Óglaigh na hÉireann and its first Chief-of-Staff, he led from the front at all times and his guidance through difficult times was invaluable.
"He will be sadly missed by us all, and we will forever hold his comradeship and friendship dear. [Mehr lesen…]
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The re-interment of Paddy McGrath in 1948 – notes from Ruairí Ó Brádaigh
In December 2017, the National Graves Association launched a campaign to reinter the remains of the National Invincibles, currently buried in Kilmainham Gaol and give them a dignified burial in Glasnevin Cemetery. Since the formation of the Irish Freestate, re-interments of Irish republicans were nothing unusual. [Mehr lesen…]
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Saoradh and the "onslaught of harassment" in Derry – the numbers
On Thursday morning, May 9, again three houses were raided, and four people arrested under terrorism legislation in Derry. The four males, aged 15, 18, 38, 51, were taken to the Serious Crime Suite in Musgrave Station. [Mehr lesen…]
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Video: Saoradh Easter commemoration 2019
I received some of the video footage removed from the internet by representatives of Saoradh. While some people will disagree with my decision, I decided to upload the video footage. [Mehr lesen…]
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Book review: Irish Republican media activism
How to inform supporters and the public about its political ideology is a regular point of discussion for all political organisations; even more so for radical organisations who cannot rely on the mainstream media for spreading their message. This is particularly true for Irish Republican organisations that developed a critical analysis of the peace process. [Mehr lesen…]
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Former Irish Republican prisoner receives chilling warning. Why?
Over the past few days, graffiti emerged in parts of West Belfast, sending out a shivering message to former Irish Republican prisoner Danny McClean. One of these messages appeared on a gable wall on Lenadoon Avenue saying: "Danny McClean UDR RIP."
In early January, McClean's stood trial for IRA memberships charges, accused of being a member of the paramilitary group Óglaigh na hÉireann. [Mehr lesen…]
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Oral History In Post-Conflict Societies: Experiences From Researching The Northern Ireland Troubles
The past five or so years were rather difficult for those conducting interviews in Ireland. Nonetheless, interviews remain an essential source for those of us researching political violence and the Northern Irish Troubles. [Mehr lesen…]
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State Papers, Sinn Féin & Federalism
The last days of December traditionally bring the release of state papers after the 30-year embargo. Accordingly, the last couple of days saw the release of hundreds of previously secret government files dating from 1988 in Dublin and Belfast. [Mehr lesen…]
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- Philips Microbial HomeDutch Design Week began last week, and Netherlands-based firm Philips got a head start garnering attention with its innovative new Microbial Home. The firm showed five designs (including some rad bacteria fueled lamps!) that make up an entire eco-home that uses zero energy at the Piet Hein Eek Gallery for the week. These ultra sustainable designs are sure to change the way we think about waste, energy, and recycling.1
- Philips Microbial HomeThe main hub of the Microbial home is the Bio Digester Kitchen Island. It converts solid human and vegetable waste into methane gas that powers the rest of the home's functions. The island includes a chopping surface, gas stove, a glass tank that shows energy levels.2
- Philips Microbial HomeThe incredible Bio Lights are fueled by the power of methane as well. The "Bio-gas" is made by collecting and burning the gasses bacteria living upon the waste give off. The lamp is a series of hand blown glass cells inside steel frames. Each cell is connected to it's methane food source by tiny silicon tubes, resembling a bouquet of glass balloons. The food source can also be replaced with fluorescent proteins that emit different shades and colors.3
- Philips Microbial HomeThe Larder concept is a central gathering table where food is stored to keep fresh and cold. The recycled wood table includes a number of built-in terra cotta evaporative boxes to store fresh meat and veggies.4
- Philips Microbial HomeEach box varies in thickness to accommodate different food's needs. The table's outer surface is heated by hot water pipes, warmed by the central Bio Digester's methane source. Plants grow in ceramic pots above, to encourage local sourcing.5
- Philips Microbial HomeThe Paternoster Plastic Waste-Upcycler is another awesome invention that will be displayed in the Microbial home. It uses mycelium (that's right, fungus) to break down plastic packaging and waste. It molds the plastic into toy shapes for kids and even produces edible mushrooms!6
- Philips Microbial HomeLastly, Philips has built a throne to the source of the methane powered home. The Filtering Squatting toilet separates liquid and solid waste, filtering the first to water to help grow plants and channeling the other to the home system to convert to methane. It utilizes the 1 liter flush toilet technique, consuming no energy at all.7


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Creative #Writing #Contests Table Updated
The picture is a small version of a large image that's one of almost 400 I have on a site called Picfair.com. It's a place that sells photographs that can be used for any reason, at very reasonable rates. I'm hoping to earn enough from my work there to improve my website and to obtain a new and better camera. This link will take you direct to the picture in a version big enough to print out at A3 size.
Here, a little late due to my overloaded memory (and the fact that I failed to place a reminder on my Mac!) is your monthly reminder that the writing contest table has been updated. I update frequently; in fact, usually whenever I come across new contests. I also subscribe to a few sources for information to pass on to you here.
Make sure you get your entries submitted in plenty of time, there are some spectacular prizes to be had. Some are FREE to enter. And think of the kudos!
The table updates every time I save to it, so whenever you visit the page, it'll be as up to date as it is on my Mac. You can access it by clicking here.
Have fun and get some cash from your writing.
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Good luck with Picfair – I've sold one copy, so far!
Beautiful picture Stuart! Thanks for the monthly reminder, much appreciated


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My Thai: Chicken-Green Bean Yellow Chili Stir-Fry
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Last year, I had a chance to tour the kitchen of one of my favorite Bangkok restaurants, Krua Apsorn, where they showed me how to prepare a few signature dishes along with how to make traditional and modern Thai dishes at the restaurant. Krua Apsorn's head chef Chanchavee Skulkant shared her recipe for jumbo lump crab meat stir-fried with long beans and yellow chilies, one of the most famous dishes at the restaurant. Of course, with my Serious Eats readers in mind, I asked her for suggestions on how to create a variation with more common ingredients.
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And that's how we came up with this version made with chicken breast meat. It requires a slightly different method of preparation, but yields a result that, like its prototype, belies its simplicity.
For what it's worth, she expressed her admiration for all of you Thai food enthusiasts who have, or are in the process of figuring out, how to create great Thai food with only the ingredients available in the United States. That also reflects my sentiment exactly. Many of you have written to me to share your excitement over being able to create for themselves and their respective family the Thai dishes that they had thought too complicated, using the ingredients they could find and afford. Hearing about how people are empowered in this way makes what I do very gratifying.
This recipe, adapted from one of the most requested dishes served at what I consider one of the top traditional Thai restaurants in Bangkok, is what I've brought back to all of you after having spent the past several months in Thailand.
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The Travel Channel Presents Backroad Gold With Corky Coker
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Coker Tires is one of HOT ROD's friends in the hobby, so we are happy to learn about Corky Coker's new TV show, Backroad Gold, debuting on the Travel Channel.
If you enjoy Ryan Brutt's Automotive Archeology column in HOT ROD, you're bound to love this barn find show that has Corky and his son-in-law, Greg Cunningham, scouring the back roads, highways, and small towns of the Southeast for forgotten classics. With an equal dose of enthusiasm and Southern charm, Corky buys and restores his finds out of the Honest Charley Garage. In some cases, you will be able to buy one of his finds lucky you!
The first episode is scheduled to start on February 5, 2014 at 9:30 EST, but be sure to check your local listings so you don't miss it.


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Ah that's easy done! But I'd prob do it for hext. Do you use 1998 English game? My change of the entire game fixes that minigame and its issues and also changes power and energy levels and even placements. But it's being released with Reunion.
Like one of the borders is shorter so it only displays like three numbers or some such like that. It's something to show than tell but unfortunately I am at work and cannot provide one.
Sorry about that didn't realize. This should be it now:https://www.dropbox.com/s/99ixjawtmihmo9s/discrepancy.png
Well they come out with updates they just recently came out with #5.
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