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Staff Favorites - Gary Westby
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I started at K&L in February of 2000, after 4 years of working down the street for another retailer, and although I take care of the Champagne buying here at K&L, I love to drink wine from all over the world. I prize authenticity in wine, and love representative examples of many different styles, whether it is a spicy dry creek zinfandel or a mineral driven Manzanilla. I almost always drink my wine with food, and am drawn to food wines rather than the softer styles that are good for drinking on their own. My wife Cinnamon and I cook a lot of Italian & French food at home, and my list of wines reflects those food choices. I also love value, at every price point, and can't stand "prestige" labels that under deliver in the bottle. I love honest wines for the table. If you love good wine to go with your good cooking too, I think that by joining my personal Sommelier list you will be treated to a wide variety of wines that represent a strong value for money at what ever price range you feel comfortable with. Give it a try!
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Michel Loriot "Palmyre" Brut Nature Champagne
Review Date: 11-13-2013
Out here on the West Coast, we celebrate winter with Dungeness crab, and the best thing that I tasted on my last trip to Champagne for any shellfish was the brand new Michel Loriot "Palmyre" Brut Nature Champagne. I cant wait to get one iced down and on the table with the crustacean. With crab, scallops, mussels, clams or oysters this lovely bottle richens up, all the while cutting the richness of the meat. Open crab season, open, open!
Price: Hidden
Pierre Paillard "Acte 1" Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs Brut Champagne (2008)
Review Date: 11-9-2013
Last night, Cinnamon and I had such a great experinece with our sushi and Chamapgne that I had to write about it. I found that this wine brought out the sweetness in the hamachi and the ahi highlighted the deep savor in the wine. I loved every sip of this wine, and might have hogged it a little. I was worried that the wine would be to rich to go with the vinegary Julie roll, but it had no problem with it, and brought out even more of the umami in this delicious treat. What a good bottle!
Price: $49.99
1982 Bodegas Riojanas Monte Real Reserva
Review Date: 11-7-2013
The brick colored 1982 Bodegas Riojanas Monte Real Reserva impressed me with its woodsy, red cherry tempranillo bouquet and purity on the palate. This is fabulous mature wine for graduates of aged Rioja, as the tannins are completely resolved without sacrificing focus on the finish. This would be a very special bottle for a leg of lamb!
Price: $119.99
2011 Croix Mouton, Bordeaux Supérieur
Review Date: 11-5-2013
The precocious 2011 Croix Mouton has all the virtues of the best Bordeaux Superieur and made me feel like I was in a Paris bistro eating steak frites as soon as I tasted it. This plummy, soft wine is so approachable and fun without being flabby or weak in any way. Bordeaux isn't all expensive, and this bottle is far superior to domestic Merlot blends at this price or even the $20 mark. Yum!
Price: $12.99
Ariston Aspasie Brut Rosé Champagne
Review Date: 11-5-2013
Nothing works better with the wide range of flavors on the Thanksgiving table than rose Champagne. For me, no rose in our stock is better suited for this holiday than the Aspasie. It has plenty of friendly refreshment for the aperitif, but the depth of Pinot Noir flavor to go with the turkey, stuffing and all the fixings. I can't remember a Thanksgiving that we did not have the Ariston Aspasie Brut Rose at our table, and wouldn't want to imagine one!
Price: $34.99
Russell's Reserve 10 year old Small Batch Bourbon 750ml
Review Date: 10-29-2013
My Bourbon of choice for sipping after dinner, the 10 Year Old Small Batch from Jimmy Russell is one of the great values in our extensive collection. The high toned savory rye flavors balance the sweetness of the corn to make this one of the most grown up, focused Bourbon's that we have at any price. I am never without a bottle in my liquor cabinet!
Top Value!
Price: $33.99
Russell's Reserve Single Barrel Kentucky Bourbon 750ml
Review Date: 10-29-2013
Wow! This cask strength masterpiece has everything I could want in Bourbon. Jimmy Russell has done it again, producing a spirit of balance and complexity without losing the wildness that makes these drinks so exciting. This is packed, concentrated stuff with plenty of sweet corn and savory rye flavors and a finish that goes on forever. What great Bourbon!
Price: $53.99
Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon 750ml
Review Date: 10-29-2013
The best value in Bourbon might be the best value in any spirit! If you haven't had this in a while, you owe it to yourself to pick up a bottle, you will not be disappointed. This spicy whiskey has plenty of sweet corn bread aromatics and flavors and a full rich texture. This is my go-to Bourbon for all of my drinks, and great neat as well. Don't count out the kick'n chicken!
Top Value!
Price: $20.99
1989 Couly-Dutheil "Baronnie Madeleine" Chinon
Review Date: 10-29-2013
I love having mature wine on the shelf at reasonable prices. This special Baronnie Madeleine bottling from Couly Dutheil made a huge impression on Cinnamon and I. She had prepared a white bean soup with a smoked ham hock, along with some Gruyere gougers for our Saturday night meal and requested a Chinon to go with it. When I saw this on the shelf, I couldn't resist! It turned out to be the best Loire red that either of us has ever had, with incredible sweet rosemary and black olive aromatics, completely resolved tannin and light, elegant, lifted body. The finish went on and on, and this Chinon went perfectly with the dinner. Wow!
Price: $59.99
2010 Basilio Izquierdo "Acodo" Blanco Rioja
Review Date: 10-25-2013
Wow- I have never had white Rioja like this before! On a scale similar to the best white Bordeaux, this complex white is full of lanolin in the mouth and has one of the longest finishes of any wine that I have tasted this year. The Basilio Izquierdo Acodo has persistence that one wouldn't even hope for in a $100 bottle of wine, so if you want something adventurous and exotic, it will not disappoint! What a bottle!
Price: $29.99
2005 Launois "Spécial Club" Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne (ships as 1.5L)
Review Date: 10-17-2013
This luscious blanc de blancs is very different than the laser precise 2004 that preceded it and fans of wines like Taittingers Comtes de Champagne are going to flip for it. Made from two plots of over 50 year old vines, one in the Grand Cru of Oger called the Chenys and one in Mesnil called the Derriere Maison, this is one of the ultimate expressions of Chardonnay that we have to offer. These plots pre-date the clones, and are selection massal, giving the wine more complexity at the cost of yield and ease of farming. When I opened this for the staff on Tuesday we were knocked out by the nutty opulence of this Champagne and its generous croissant nose. This should continue to improve until 2025, but my first bottle wont last the night I have a Dungeness crab ready to pair with this in just a few hours!
Drink from 2013 to 2025
Price: $59.99
1997 Potensac, Médoc
Review Date: 10-8-2013
Cinnamon and I are on a very strict diet, and one of the most important parts of that diet is eating steak and drinking claret once a week. Bordeaux is magic with steak. I know that many of you might think it is less than cutting edge, but this pairing is a classic for a reason. Recently we picked up ¼ of a steer from Fred Manas at Double Bar O ranch in Esparto, CA and this past Friday we indulged in a T-Bone from our haul. We gave it four days of dry age in the fridge, added salt and pepper and tossed it in the cast iron pan. We let it rest with a dab of black truffle butter on top and made some fries and a salad to go with it. The 1997 Potensac, Médoc, $26.99 is one of the most youthful 1997s I have tasted, and needed the hour that we gave it in the decanter. It is very, very dark, and if I had tasted it blind I am positive I would have missed the vintage. That being said, I think the wine has a lot of charm now as well as power. This is a virile wine with plenty of strict tannin and acidity, but with plenty of black currant fruit to balance it out. It was perfect with the steak, but I would not trifle with this wine with finger food. It got better and better as the night went on and by the last glass was quite layered and complex. This is a steal and $26.99. If there is a steak in your future, dont miss it!
Drink from 2012 to 2020
Price: $26.99
2005 Island Distillery (Ledaig) 7 Year Old K&L Exclusive "Exclusive Malts" Single Barrel Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 750ml
Review Date: 10-2-2013
I love the balance of this young peaty whiskey. Unlike many young "craft" type malts, it does not try to hide the fact that it is young with tricks, and its freshness is a great part of its charm. It is a lovely dram as an after work drink with one large ice cube, and a bracing after dinner drink on its own. The texture is full without being oily, and the finish is remarkably long. I wonder who made it? I'll keep sipping and guessing!
Top Value!
Price: $59.99
2002 Piper-Heidsieck "Cuvée Rare" Brut Champagne
Review Date: 9-25-2013
The wonderfully rich Cuvee Rare from Piper Heidsieck reminds me of the great tete de cuvee's of years gone past. Like those, it is made in tiny quantities and only in the very best years- only 8 vintages have been made in 36 years! We drank this wine at a staff sushi and Champagne party at my house, and loved it with the eel especially, but I think the ultimate pairing for this wine would be a nice sunset. It doesn't need anything! I love the warm toastiness of this wine and its fine balance. The refreshing finish will have you coming back for more!
Drink from 2013 to 2022
Price: $144.99
City of London Gin 1L
Review Date: 9-19-2013
This is the new house pour for Cinnamon and I. It is a good high juniper style with plenty of excellent ginny taste. I love it for gin and tonics with fever tree, but best of all I love it for Negroni's. This, Campari and Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth don't all come in liter bottles for no reason- in equal proportions they make my favorite fresh mixed Negroni!
Price: $22.99
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Effects of exposure to high levels of particulate air pollution during the follicular phase of the conception cycle on pregnancy outcome in couples undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer.
ABSTRACT The objective of this retrospective cohort study was to assess the potential effects of preconceptional short-term exposure to particulate air pollution in a real-world situation on pregnancy outcome in infertile women evaluating the possible role of IVF/embryo transfer treatment on this outcome using women who had conceived naturally for the first time during the same time frame as a matched control group. The study provides evidence for an association between brief exposure to high levels of ambient particulate matter (aerodynamic diameter <or=10 microm) during the preconceptional period and early pregnancy loss, regardless of the method of conception, and showed a 2.6-fold increase in risk of miscarriage, suggesting a threshold instead of a monotonic effect of this exposure on reproductive outcome.
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ABSTRACT: Some reports have suggested effects of air pollution on semen quality and success rates of in vitro fertilization (IVF) in humans and lower fertility rates in mice. However, no studies have evaluated the impact of air pollution on human fertility rates.Environment international. 05/2014; 70C:9-14.
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ABSTRACT: Air pollution is a major health challenge worldwide and has previously been strongly associated with adverse reproductive health. This study aimed to examine the association between spontaneous abortion and seasonal variation of air pollutants in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Monthly average O3, SO2, NO2, CO, PM10 and PM2.5 levels were measured at Mongolian Government Air Quality Monitoring stations. The medical records of 1219 women admitted to the hospital due to spontaneous abortion between 2009-2011 were examined retrospectively. Fetal deaths per calendar month from January-December, 2011 were counted and correlated with mean monthly levels of various air pollutants by means of regression analysis. Regression of ambient pollutants against fetal death as a dose-response toxicity curve revealed very strong dose-response correlations for SO2 r > 0.9 (p < 0.001) while similarly strongly significant correlation coefficients were found for NO2 (r > 0.8), CO (r > 0.9), PM10 (r > 0.9) and PM2.5 (r > 0.8), (p < 0.001), indicating a strong correlation between air pollution and decreased fetal wellbeing. The present study identified alarmingly strong statistical correlations between ambient air pollutants and spontaneous abortion. Further studies need to be done to examine possible correlations between personal exposure to air pollutants and pregnancy loss.BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 04/2014; 14(1):146. · 2.52 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between ambient concentrations of air pollutants and first-trimester spontaneous abortion. This was a retrospective case–control study, which was conducted on 296 women from June 2010 to February 2011 in Tehran, Iran. Cases were 148 women who experienced a spontaneous abortion before 14 weeks of gestation while the controls were 148 pregnant women after 14 weeks of gestation and groups were matched on sociodemographics and obstetrics characteristics. The samples were recruited randomly from 10 hospitals. In total, pollutants concentrations were collected at 29 stations hourly throughout the study area. We estimated the mean exposure for each participant and investigated the association between spontaneous abortion and ambient pollutants. Findings demonstrated that the average of ambient air pollutants in the cases was significantly higher than in the controls (P < 0.05). The odd ratios of abortion in the areas with higher concentrations of CO, NO2, O3 and PM10 were 1.98, 0.96, 0.94 and 1.01, respectively (P < 0.05). Also, the model showed that there was no significant association between prenatal exposures to SO2 and abortion (P > 0.05). Our findings suggest that pregnant women exposed to ambient air pollutants may be at increased risk of spontaneous abortion. Confirmation by further research is needed.Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research 03/2014; 40(3):743-8. · 0.84 Impact Factor
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Effects of exposure to high levels of particulate air
pollution during the follicular phase of the conception
cycle on pregnancy outcome in couples undergoing in
vitro fertilization and embryo transfer
The objective of this retrospective cohort study was to assess the potential effects of preconceptional short-term
exposure to particulate air pollution in a real-world situation on pregnancy outcome in infertile women evaluating
the possible role of IVF/embryo transfer treatment on this outcome using women who had conceived naturally for
the first time during the same time frame as a matched control group. The study provides evidence for an associ-
ation between brief exposure to high levels of ambient particulate matter (aerodynamic diameter %10 mm) during
increase in risk of miscarriage, suggesting a threshold instead of a monotonic effect of this exposure on reproduc-
tive outcome. (Fertil Steril?2010;93:301–3. ?2010 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.)
The preimplantation period of development represents a critical
time during which the embryo is highly susceptible to exogenous
insults that can affect future growth and developmental potential,
either prenatally or postnatally (1, 2). Previous experimental
studies conducted in our laboratory have provided evidence
that both short-term and long-term exposure to particulate air
pollution has a significant impact on female reproductive func-
tion, affecting embryonic development before and after implanta-
tion. Preconception acute exposure to diesel exhaust particles
(DEP) and chronic exposure to fine particulate matter (PM; diam-
eter %2.5 mm, PM2.5) present in ambient air were implicated in
the disruption of the segregation pattern of the inner cell mass
(ICM) and trophectoderm cell lineages at the blastocyst stage,
an important marker of embryo viability and developmental
potential (3, 4). Defective embryonic development after implan-
tation resulted in an increased number of implantation failures,
decreased number of viable fetuses, and higher rates of
miscarriage (5, 6).
Despite the ubiquitous and unavoidable nature of traffic-related
particulate air pollution exposure in metropolitan areas and the pos-
sibility of women trying to conceive, naturally or otherwise, being
exposed to high concentrations of environmental toxins during this
period, at present no studies focused on the effects of this exposure
on early embryo development. Therefore, the current study was de-
signed to assess the potential effects of short-term exposure to
cycle on pregnancy outcome in infertile women evaluating the pos-
sible role of IVF/embryo transfer treatment on this outcome using
women who had conceived naturally for the first time during the
same time frame as a matched control group.
The outcome of clinical pregnancies achieved after IVF treat-
ment of infertile patients (study group; n ¼ 177) or spontaneous
conception (control group; n ¼ 354) between January 1, 1997
and December 31, 2006 was compared. The retrospectivematched
(1:2) study was approved by our institutional review board (IRB)
and written informed consent was provided by all participants.
The median age of the women showed no difference between
groups. Pregnancies in the control group were selected from our
obstetric database if they met the following criteria: [1] first preg-
nancy; [2] similar last menstrual period (LMP; LMP ? 2 days) for
regular menstrual cycle (28 ? 2 days) before pregnancy; and [4]
same ethnicorigin (white) and socioeconomic stratum as the study
group.AllpatientslivedintheS~ aoPaulometropolitanareaandhad
abuseof alcoholor drugs. Pregnancy outcome measurements were
the first trimester loss (fetal loss before 12 weeks) or term preg-
nancy (delivery R37 weeks of gestation). No second trimester
pregnancy losses were observed in this study.
Daily records of PM10concentrations during the study period
were taken from 14 monitoring stations covering nearly all areas
of the city and the arithmetic average of PM10across all monitor-
ing stations was considered representative of the citywide
Paulo Marcelo Perin, M.D., Ph.D.a,c
Mariangela Maluf, M.D., Ph.D.a,c
Carlos Eduardo Czeresnia, M.D.c,d
Daniela Aparecida Nicolosi Foltran Janu? ario, B.Sc.b,c
Paulo Hil? ario Nascimento Saldiva, M.D., Ph.D.a
aDepartment of Pathology, University of S~ ao Paulo School of
bDepartment of Experimental Physiopathology, University of
S~ ao Paulo School of Medicine
cDivision of Reproductive Medicine, CEERH—Specialized
Center for Human Reproduction
dDivision of Reproductive Medicine, C? elula Mater, S~ ao Paulo,
Received February 17, 2009; revised and accepted June 16, 2009;
published online July 23, 2009.
P.M.P. has nothing to disclose. M.M.has nothing to disclose. C.E.C. has
nothing to disclose. D.A.N.F.J. has nothing to disclose. P.H.N.S. has
nothing to disclose.
Reprint requests: Paulo Marcelo Perin, M.D., Division of Reproductive
Medicine, CEERH—Specialized Center for Human Reproduction,
R. Mato Grosso, n. 306, 19th floor, S~ ao Paulo 01243-0020, Brazil
(FAX: 55-11-3258-0008; E-mail: email@example.com).
Fertility and Sterility?Vol. 93, No. 1, January 2010
Copyright ª2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Published by Elsevier Inc.
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exposure status. The short-term PM10average concentration for
the 14 days postdating each patient's LMP was determined as
the average follicular phase exposure for both the study and con-
egorized into quartiles (Q1: %30.48 mg/m3, Q2: 30.49–42.00 mg/
m3, Q3: 42.01–56.72 mg/m3, and Q4: >56.72 mg/m3) and exposure
risk was divided into two periods according to the months of the
year in which average concentrations and confidence intervals
(CI) for PM10were in the upper quartile (Q4period) or not (Q1–
Q3period) and exceeded health-based national air quality standard
of 50 mg/m3annual mean (7). The Q4period coincided with the
winter months (June through August) in Brazil.
Multivariate logistic regression was used to evaluate the effect of
follicular phase PM10exposure period and age on pregnancy out-
come. Theriskof early pregnancy lossinthe study and controlpop-
ulations was compared using the Mantel-Haenszel method. The
effect of follicular phase PM10exposure either as a continuous or
a categorical variable was expressed as an odds ratio (OR) with
95% CI and associated P values. The data were analyzed using
the Statistics Package for Social Sciences version 13.0 (SPSS Inc.,
Chicago, IL).
Nosignificant modificationinthe riskofearly pregnancy lossac-
cording to baseline exposure (first PM10quartile) was seen for each
interquartile range increase up to the third quartile. However, follic-
tile significantly increased the OR (Wald Z-value ¼ 5.53; P¼.019;
OR: 2.90) for early pregnancy loss in the expectant population. For
the logistic regression model, the risk of early pregnancy loss in-
creased 3% per unit increase in follicular phase PM10(Wald Z-
value ¼ 17.97; P¼.000; OR: 1.03). Based on this observation
and the a priori assumption that early pregnancy loss risk could
be increased during thewinter months, the Q1–Q3periods werecol-
lapsedintoa singlegroup(Q1–Q3period). Theearly pregnancy loss
and live birth rates for both study and control patients are shown in
Table 1. The OR obtained was 2.58 (95% CI: 1.63–4.07; c2¼
16.75; P¼.000), showing that for women exposed to the Q4period
during the follicular phase of their conception cycle, the risk of
early pregnancy loss was increased 2.6-fold, regardless of the
method of conception. Odds ratios were 2.72 (95% CI:
1.51–4.89) and 2.32 (95% CI: 1.00–5.43) for control and study
patients, respectively, and no heterogeneity was observed across
In the current study we found that early pregnancy loss rates
among patients that conceived either spontaneously or after IVF/
ing the follicular phase of their conception cycle were similar
(13.7% and 14.5%, respectively) and in accordance with the rates
of reported miscarriage (12%–15%) that occur in the general pop-
ulation (8). Conversely, the risk of early pregnancy loss in women
exposedtohighlevelsofambientPM10(Q4period)during thepre-
of women exposed to lower levels of ambient PM10(Q1–Q3pe-
riods) independently of the mode of conception (by IVF/embryo
transfer, 2.32; by spontaneous conception, 2.72). In the group of
the preconceptional period, similar rates of spontaneous miscar-
riage observed in patients who achieved pregnancy spontaneously
or through IVF/embryo transfer (30.2% and 28.3%, respectively)
led us to conclude that infertile women were not more susceptible
than fertilewomen totheeffects ofthe exposure onpregnancyout-
come. The results of this study bring into the clinical arena what
nificant decrease in the number of viable mouse fetuses and an in-
crease in the number of implantation failures in animals
chronically exposed to air pollution (5). The observation of
on reproductive outcome may suggest that female gametes, due to
a functional compartmentalization, are more protected and less
susceptible to direct effects of PM10than the cardiorespiratory
Thedisruptionofthenormalsegregationpattern ofthe firsttwo-
phological integrity, have been documented in an experimental
model used by our group for the evaluation of the effects of
short-term exposure to DEP on fertilization and embryo develop-
ment invitro (4). The size of first two-cell lineages, as well as their
ratio, influence future growth, viability, and implantation potential
of the blastocyst (1, 9, 10). Based on our experimental data and on
these findings we hypothesize that the lineage specification defect
and the loss of ICM integrity may suggest one of the possible
Pregnancy outcome by particulate matter (PM10) exposure during the follicular phase after natural or IVF conception.
Conception Pregnancy outcome
First trimester loss
Term pregnancy
First trimester loss
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pathways through which increased risk of early pregnancy loss is
triggered in women exposed to high levels of ambient PM10.
The current study benefited from the methodological and statis-
tical approaches through which we controlled specific characteris-
tics of study and control populations that could bias the observed
effects by associations of exposure and outcome to confounding
variables. The selection of pregnant patients in the control group
with a regular menstrual cycle interval (? 28-day cycle) and
known LMP (confirmed by ultrasound), who were exposed to
ambient PM10during the same time-frame as case patients (with
follicular phase duration precisely known), significantly reduced
the exposure to misclassification despite the retrospective nature
of the analysis. To properly analyze the complex and interrelated
nature of the IVF/embryo transfer treatment dependent variables,
multiple logistic regression was selected as the statistical method
to assess the effects of different ovarian response patterns to
gonadotrophins, exposure, patient's age, and the year of IVF treat-
ment, as well as their interactions in this case-control study, elim-
inating the possibility of an observed effect being caused by
chance (type I error). However, we do recognize some limitations
ber of sites in the city, an approach that could introduce some bias
by not considering geographic microclimate differences in
exposure (11). The selection of a single pollutant from a complex
mixture of compounds present in air pollution to evaluate its
effects on IVF/embryo transfer pregnancy outcome may represent
another important source of bias, as the reported effect may be
attributed to other pollutants. Finally, extrapolation of the results
to the general population may be limited because our population
lived in areas of higher socioeconomic status and had the same
ethnic origin—two important covariates that may influence and
interact with environmental conditions (12).
To our knowledge, this is the first study of its kind conducted to
evaluate the possible effects of preconceptional short-term expo-
sure to ambient PM10on pregnancy outcome of infertile women
undergoing IVF/embryo transfer who live in a large metropolitan
area. The results presented here provide evidence for an associa-
tion between brief exposure to high levels of ambient PM10during
the preconceptional period and early pregnancy loss, regardless of
the method of conception and show for the first time a threshold
instead of a monotonic effect of ambient PM10exposure on repro-
ductive outcome. The 2.6-fold increase in the risk of early preg-
nancy loss during the winter time has potential public health
implications and warrants stronger environmental policies aimed
at reducing urban air pollution during this period. To avoid con-
ceiving during high pollution alerts issued by environmental
agencies would be a wise approach.
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3. MalufM,PerinP,Janu? ario D,SaldivaP.Invitro fer-
tilization, embryo development, and cell lineage
segregation after pre- and/or postnatal exposure of
female mice to ambient fine particulate matter. Fer-
til Steril. Published online October 23, 2008 [Epub
ahead of print].
4. Perin P, Maluf M, Janu? ario D, Saldiva P. Effects
of short-term exposure of female mice to diesel
exhaust particles on in vitro fertilization and em-
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velopmental capacity of different morphological
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titative grading of a human blastocyst: optimal inner
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Good Day,
I would like to ask what are your opinions for this. I am playing as Soraka. In the middle of the game, 3 out of 5 players disconnected all at once. It leaves me and cho'gath to deal with the others. We've waited for 5 to 10 minutes. However, they did not reconnect. We were overwhelmed by the enemy. Before falling through, we decided to do our best to beat them. Still, it was not enough. Then, Cho'gath disconnected from the game leaving me to deal with 5 enemy champions. I decided to surrender.
What are the consequences involved for people who leave the game like that? We consider the situation that 3 players left all at the same time. We've spent 20 minutes and they left us. I wonder what are your opinions about this especially for those who can judge on the tribunal.
Will you punish them or not?
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Hello my friend =). The tribunal does not have to deal with this problem. The leavebuster system is in place and I can assure you that this kind of behavior will be instantly picked up on and punished in due course. Now what they did was super lame, but was it intentional? If in chat someone said they were going to leave on purpose then I would report that person and leave detailed information in the report. This person will 100% be punished by the LoL community. I am sorry you had this experience and I hope you have much better games in the future. Take care my friends =)
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September 20, 2011
AT&T, Google, Netflix, Facebook: What's Going On?
Gary Kim
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It is one of those times when significant change seems to be brewing in communications, technology, application and entertainment, all at the same time. AT&T is facing a possible turning point as U.S. Department of Justice litigators
challenge its proposed purchase
of T-Mobile USA.
Netflix has rejuggled pricing for its streaming and DVD by mail products, created two separate operating entities with their own internal financials and watched its stock price cut in half, while
generating an unprecedented level of customer anger
Google now faces antitrust action on a number of fronts, which, if history is any guide, will put Google in a box for a decade or more, stifling its growth, and threatening its ability to innovate.
And some think Facebook, despite its dominance in the social space, is failing in a significant way to generate revenue to match its usage. All of that suggests growing instability in the application, mobile, software and entertainment businesses, all of which have been facing significant challenges already.
The latest wrinkle is a suggestion that "Facebook
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the new Yahoo." In case that needs deciphering, think "fail whale."
In technology, timing is everything. In order to succeed, you need to have not only the right product, but come out with it at the right time. Just as surely, massive success is possible, for an era. But history suggests no firm ever survives as a leader for more than one era. Think mainframes, minis, PCs, and now mobile. Then try to image what the next era looks like. It's tough.
Facebook knows what its members apparently do not, which is that today's Facebook won't allow the service to survive on the social Internet of tomorrow, argues Mike Elgan at Datamation.
The only way for Facebook (or any online service for that matter) to succeed is to re-invent itself. Facebook is trying to do so.
Facebook tried to become the default e-mail client for members when it rolled out Facebook Messages, which enabled people to use a
e-mail address. Then Facebook saw that FourSquare and Groupon were gaining some traction with social location check-in and coupons, and so it launched Places and Deals. Facebook has added Skype,
Facebook has failed to come out with a tablet app. Facebook's new strategy appears to be "copy Google+."
Facebook appears to be very worried about its own decline, says Elgen. The most recent numbers show that during the month of May 2011, Facebook lost six million US users, 1.5 million Canadian users and hundreds of thousands of users in the UK, Norway and Russia.
PrivCo, which specializes in information about private companies, apparently has analyzed papers circulated to potential shareholders by Goldman Sachs, which say that forecasts were for the social networking company to record $4 billion in revenues over the course of 2011. Expectations were raised that Facebook's earnings in 2011 would be double what was achieved in 2010.
that has not happened
. Goldman Sachs itself invested $450 million in Facebook and argued the firm would make "at least" half or that $4 billion in the first six months of 2011. Revenue in the first half is said to have come in at about $1.6 billion.
PrivCo's CEO, Sam Hamadeh, says, "Facebook has seriously missed its own revenue forecasts. If this were a public company, its stock would be dropping dramatically, perhaps by a third overnight."
We normal human beings tend to think markets are stable. In technology-driven industries, stability is an illusion. Leadership in one era rarely – one could safely say "never" – can be sustained in the next era. It might be going too far to say we already can pick the winners of the next era.
But the travails leaders of the current era seem to be facing suggests the next era is struggling to be born. Think of a time when everybody agrees Google, Apple, Facebook, Netflix and AT&T are "legacy" businesses. As hard as it might be to conceive of, that time is coming. When it comes is hard to say. We will only know in retrospect. But it is coming.
To be sure, an era lasts a while. Firms sometimes survive into another era, even profitably. Some telcos already have. But they don't define the era, or lead it. For most firms, making money is reward enough. For a few, capable of making extraordinary returns because they lead an era, it matters greatly whether they can gain leadership, then hold it, for at least one era.
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More photos from the Howler Con 2014; thanks to anoveldream.
Added new photos of the Howler Con convention (Saturday, and Sunday). (Thanks to 23milestogo).
Added the first pictures of Saturday at the convention Howler Con. More soon for saturday and sunday.
INFO : Tyler kept his mustache, because he need to turn again, a few scenes for his film.
Tyler Hoechlin appears at Teen Wolf conventions for 2015 :
• at Wolfs Bane 3 in Birmingham (UK) – 17-19 July 2015. (With Tyler Posey, and Keahu Kahuanu). check here.
• at WolfCon in Amsterdam – 02-03 may 2015. (With Holland Roden, and JR Bourne). Check here.
• at Alpha Con 2 in Frankfurt (Germany) – 19-21 june 2015. (With Max Carver, and Orny Adams). Check here.
• Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle Washington – 27-29 march 2015. Check here.
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Don't forget for the next month, Tyler will also be present :
• Lunar Eclipse Con in Dusseldorf – 06-07 december. (You will see me).
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A Cardinal Life
(Prologue: Maybe?)
In a world of white, I only saw the red.
When I was seven years old, I found a cardinal lying in the snow. Its wings were brittle like snowflakes, and blood red against the stark white ground. Its tiny chest rose and fell slightly, and even though I was young I knew, that it was too slightly for a bird. The snow crunched beneath my feet with each step and I imagined bones breaking. I rushed inside, holding it against my chest, worried that it would crumble like freshly fallen snow if I held it too tight. My tears had blurred my vision by the time I found my parents; the kitchen and their faces now an abstract watercolor with undefined shapes and diluted hues.
"What do you have there, Collin?" My father stood from his chair, the legs scratching the hardwood floor with a prolonged squeal.
I couldn't speak, so instead I placed the bird on the table for dad to see and just stood there crying. He gazed at my mother for just an instant before leaving, only to return minutes later with an old wool sweater.
"Mom, will she be alright?" My words gurgling in my throat. I knew it was dumb for little boys to cry, especially over a bird, but I had already decided the bird was a girl and was going to be my pet. I was going to name her Snow because of the story mom read to me once, about Snow White who almost died from biting into a shiny red apple as red as a cardinal. I was going to let her live in a shoe box under my bed and feed her brown sugar pop tarts because I hated that kind.
"Your dad will do everything he can for her sweetheart. She's going to be okay." My mother managed to say, but I could tell she was unsure.
"We've got to keep her warm." Dad rubbed his hands together quickly like he was trying to light a campfire before lifting Snow gently off the table, placing her on the sweater that now served as a makeshift nest. Even though I was upset, I recognized the sweater. It was a faded powder blue, the edges coming undone with frayed pieces of wool sticking out. I had outgrown it months ago, but I used to wear it every weekend when mom and I would visit the old graves outside of town.
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But I didn't want to know this. This pain and sadness I felt for a little bird. It didn't feel normal. Things like this didn't happen because your parents wouldn't let it, right?
I wanted to stay and watch dad work but mom wouldn't let me.
"Let's get you out of these clothes. You're going to catch cold if you don't get into something dry." She tugged me by the hand, leading me upstairs towards my room.
"Dammit!" Dad cursed, and I turned to see him holding his finger, a bead of blood beginning to form along the knuckle.
"I'm sorry, she just bit me is all." And with that, he turned his back to me, hiding Snow from my view like a doctor about to perform surgery. Mom stayed with me upstairs, trying to distract me. She read me stories and rubbed my back gently until I couldn't keep my eyes open. I felt bad for sleeping, but I felt so weak and tired.
"I'll wake you up when your dad's finished okay, Collin?" She began humming a tune
I didn't recognize until I drifted off.
I thought my dad could fix anything: skinned knees, my broken toys, and even a car. In the end, though, he couldn't save my bird.
I used the shoe box I was going to keep Snow in as her coffin, and dad wrapped her up in the sweater so I wouldn't have to see her. As mom held my hand and dad began to shovel light piles of dirt on top of the box, it was then that I realized.
The people in those graves, and now Snow, weren't sleeping. They were gone, and they were never coming back. They were dead, trapped underneath the ground forever. Those spirits my mom wanted to see so badly didn't exist, and in the end this terrible thing had to happen to all of us, didn't it?
I placed my favorite matchbox car on top of the grave: it was bright red too, just like Snow. "That was nice of you, son. I know she would've –"A cough shuddered through him suddenly, puffs of white air expelling from his mouth like a dragon.
"Are you alright, Nicolas?" Mom asked, dropping my hand to reach for him.
The coughing ended quickly, and he was able to answer, "Yeah, the cold's just irritating my lungs a little."
"Hey Collin, what do you say we go inside and make some hot chocolate, ok?" He was trying to cheer me up. But it wouldn't help.
Snow's death had cracked the childish looking glass world I thought I knew, but what happened next left it completely shattered. A world where we stay the same forever and the ones you love never get old or sick: a fair world. But this wasn't a fairytale. Love wouldn't bring back Snow or anyone else, and I wasn't the valiant huntsmen that comes in to save the day. Instead, I became the evil villain who had unknowingly given my dad the poisoned apple.


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I have tried searching the board for information on this, but I haven't found exactly what I am looking for. I am trying to find local cheap eats for regular week days. My friend does not like crazy food, and we have become stuck in a rut of going either to Corner Bistro or Benny's Burritos everytime we don't feel like cooking. Now, I love Corner Bistro, and Benny's is great for margaritas and the food is passable, but if I am paying to eat out, I want to enjoy my food.
Does anyone know any cheap eats in the west village that are great for lingering and drinking and catching up and serves quality food?
'ino, Shag, La Lanterna. My favorite place of all would be Lederhosen where I can relax with a liter of beer and a few sausages for less than I'd pay for an appetizer elsewhere.
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Agree on Hudson Falafel (chicken tawouk platter), Isla, but Pepe Verde is quite ordinary, and not that cheap. Go next store to Da Andrea.
i dont go to corner bistro anymore unless its 2am on a tuesday. the crowd is usually pretty awful and the burgers are not as good when theyre crowded.
i go to tavern on jane across the street instead...awesome bar food, a great burger, great bartender, and good crowd.
ino is solid...so is moustache for great middle eastern...they deliver if the wait is too long for a table. there's da andrea for italian, stand for burgers, french roast is ok for diner food...there's lots of places.
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probably...i just go for their merguez sandwich...i love it.
The above recs are good, and I'd also add Cafe Asean for good pan-Asian food and pretty cheap.
Thanks so much for the recommendations! I will definitely try pushing some of these new places with my friends we are trying to decide where to go/what to do.
Oh, also, I should mention we all live on the very northwest edge of the village, so neighborhoody Chelsea haunts near there are welcome too!
Da Andrea is very reasonable if you just want a glass of wine and a nice pasta ($10-$15 for pasta, i think).
Grano Trattoria on Greenwich Ave. I
The Insalata Contadina is great, home made pasta dishes $10-15, GREAT pizzas, relaxed vibe, consistently good food
I researched Ino based on a response in this thread and it sounded great so we went last night before going out for a friend's birthday in the WV-- we LOVED it!!! It is adorable, the food and wine were great, the waitress was so sweet, and it is so affordable.
try pardo, i like their rotisserie chicken. Rockmeisha is a good japanese izakaya (i.e. tapas) type place, i like their ramen as well and i think they have the best gyoza in the city.


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The Barton County Commission will not submit a request for a public hearing to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the two proposed oil wells in the Cheyenne Bottoms area. A motion to ask for the hearing made by Commissioner Jennifer Schartz died for a lack of a second.
It was purely by journalistic happenstance that the Great Bend Tribune, and in turn, its readers know about the oil wells being proposed in the area of Cheyenne Bottoms. A source told a reporter about it, otherwise, the public would have never known.
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Two weeks after news that an apartment project fell through and a discussion on a local housing shortage, the Great Bend City Council Monday night learned there may be some relief to the problem.
Great Bend Community Coordinator Christina Hayes could hardly contain herself when she addressed the Great Bend City Council Monday night about the recent June Jaunt.
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Father's Day was founded in 1910 in Spokane, Wash., by Sonora Smart Dodd. Its first celebration was in the Spokane YMCA on June 19, 1910. Her father, the Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart, was a single parent who raised his six children there. After hearing a sermon about Jarvis' Mother's Day in 1909, she told her pastor that fathers should have a similar holiday honoring them. Despite support from President Woodrow Wilson, there was resistance from Congress which feared it would become to commercialized. So, it did not have much success initially.
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Great Bend motorists and bicycle enthusiasts will begin to notice some new traffic signs and markings around Great Bend. The installation of bicycle awareness signs started Friday afternoon and the painting of sharrows started Tuesday, all of which should be done by today.
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Barton County commissioners who attended the Kansas Association of Counties annual meeting in Wichita last week came away with two overall impressions. First, the State of Kansas is in dismal financial straits, and second, Barton County is in good shape compared to most of its 105 peers counties.
On Friday, Great Bend Street Department personnel began installing bicycle awareness signs along what will become the city's first bike route. It follows 19th Street west to McKinley and McKinley south to the Sports Complex.
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It's hard to read the news these days without being bombarded by a recent event regarding new and improved tactics cyber criminals are taking advantage of in order to penetrate your most guarded information. Just look at this recent New York Times piece that details occurrences of cyber attackers leveraging what is now coined "ransom ware" that in effect takes control over your smartphone and demands a fee to be paid before you can have access restored to your device.
I recently had the chance to speak with Chiranjeev Bordoloi, CEO of TopPatch about his thoughts on ransom ware, why he believes smartphones and tablets are increasingly susceptible to being infiltrated by unknown cyber terrorists, and the ways in which these attacks will affect mobile ecommerce overall.
With recent statistics highlighting that nearly one in three Americans will use their cell phones to make a purchase for a loved one, colleague or friend this holiday season, Black Friday, the holiday which takes place the Friday after Thanksgiving that bargain shoppers flock to their favorite retail locations or websites to enjoy some pretty hefty discounts, PayPal saw a 193 percent spike in mobile payments.
First and foremost, it is vital for people to be aware that their smartphones can be hacked because according to Bordoloi, "Cyber criminals are congregating exactly where users are transacting, so as users are migrating to mobile transactions or increasing the frequency at which they complete mobile transactions, cyber criminals are proliferating to that channel as well. They are even getting more sophisticated with the ways they use to target that channel in a much shorter period of time than in the past."
Mobile apps serve as a weak link for cyber attacks due to the fact that while there are hundreds of thousands of developers out there, even though you would never allow an untrusted developer to enter your network via your pc or laptop, with a mobile phone "consumers are pretty laissez faire about using mobile apps without knowing whether or not the developer is trusted. While phone companies and app stores do complete some degree of technical due diligence to ensure the apps they are powering are not malware, there is only so much they can do since criminals are always one step ahead of the game. So, you may think you are downloading something harmless yet it could actually be a key logging application," Bordoloi added.
Filled to the brim with invaluable advice that can help those shopping on their mobile devices safe, Bordoloi advises cell phone users to never use open networks as unencrypted wireless routers can be one of the easiest targets there is. When not encrypted, cyber criminals can look at your wireless router, find the open network and compromise the router, ultimately gaining visibility into all the data being transmitted.
Consumers should at the bar minimum protect their phones from an array of attacks by doing four things:
1. Be very active with applying patches that their application developers release for apps they have already downloaded. Bordoloi stated, "The reason is sometimes applications from trusted developers have security vulnerabilities that the developers discover after they have been released and then they launch the patch to remedy them."
2. Stay away from unencrypted wireless networks. "This is a good practice to adopt in general," he said.
3. Before downloading an application, search Google for the name of the specific app as well as the term malware security. Bordoloi stated,"Professionals like myself and others in the community are quite active in hunting down these kinds of apps."
4. Don't ever enter any personal information into any website that doesn't begin with "https."
Looking ahead into the New Year, "We are seeing cyber attacks become extremely sophisticated. A long time ago, phishing campaigns were fairly generic filled with bad English and overall quite primitive, however as organized crime is moving into cyber crime, they are becoming very advanced when attempting to spread malware. Now instead of hacking into 100 Facebook users' accounts, it might be suitable to hack one Facebook user's account and thus infiltrate any other user who has either liked or posted something on that particular page."
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"It's now 10 days. We have significant fears about her safety," said Kieran L. Ramsey, an FBI special agent from Boston leading the FBI's side of the investigation.
Authorities still have no evidence to indicate that Hernandez was abducted, Ramsey said, and it's still possible that she is alive and well.
"But every day that goes by gives us more worry, because we have no idea if she is safe."
Search crews combed the woods on the west side of Cranmore Mountain Friday looking for Hernandez, her cell phone, and/or clues to her whereabouts.
Hernandez was last seen on Oct. 9 walking home from school at about 2:30 p.m. near the North-Sound Road, which begins near the high school. Investigators said Hernandez' "previous after-school travel pattern" was to walk that road every day along that route to her home at 86 Village Way.
The last time she was heard from, authorities said, was when friend, identified by family members as Hernandez' boyfriend, Jimmy Campbell, received a text from her at about 2:53 p.m. The text was a heart symbol.
Investigators Wednesday asked area residents and businesses to help find the girl's cell phone, a white iPhone in a pink case, which last made contact with a cell tower on Cranmore Mountain at 3:07 p.m.
Authorities announced a $20,000 reward Thursday for any information leading to the identification of Abigail Hernandez, to an arrest in her case, or for any other information that helps authorities find her.
Ramsey said a large number of tips came in Friday, "and I'd like to think some of those were a result of the reward offer, but we haven't investigated them all yet," Ramsey said.
The $20,000 amount, though, will likely rise, he said. The FBI's maximum reward amount for such cases is $20,000, but several residents have come forward with donations to make it larger. One resident wants to donate $5,000 to the reward amount, he said.
"The amount will likely go up, and we thank the people in the community for being so generous," Ramsey said. "The community has been very helpful to us."
Anyone with information about her disappearance is asked to call the Conway Police Department at 356-5717, or the FBI tip line at 1-800-CALL FBI or leave information on line at tips.fbi.gov.
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I found myself in a doctor's waiting room just this past week. How I got roped into driving Laura's mother to the doctor's and being stuck there I still haven't figured out. One minute Laura's mother was piling a basket of fruit on her head and singing "Bananas is My Business," and the next Laura was pushing me into the driver's seat as Carmen Miranda hops into the back like I'm her chauffeur. As the GPS is scolding me left and right for missing my turns (as I was supposed to go right then left), Mrs. Fruitcake clucks on and on about how she wouldn't have a foot abscess if I took better care of my lawn. Well, that was the last straw. Really, it was, since she had just finished off the last bit of lawn that was in decent shape following one of Ewan's little 'parties' with the young rams from the hood.
As if having to listen to the old sheep carry on and on about her foot abscess for the next twenty minutes on the way to the doctor's office wasn't bad enough, I then had to wait for two hours with nothing to do but leaf though a bunch of outdated, boring magazines that have nothing to do with sheep. How hard would it be for the office manager to buy a few board games to leave in the waiting room so patients don't die of boredom before getting in to see the doctor? Patients could pass the time enjoying themselves instead of worrying about some depressing diagnosis they're going to receive. Isn't that worth placing a board game or two in the waiting room? And don't tell me there's not enough time to play a game while waiting for the powers that be to finally call your name and let you see the doctor. Balanx has an average playtime of 20 minutes while Gemstones can be as short as 10 minutes! Or for those times when the doctors are running behind (and when aren't they?), games such as Mad City: Plan as Fast As you Can and Oceania rarely go beyond 30 minutes. For experienced players such as myself, I'm sure you can even squeeze in a game of Catan with some amended rules. Of course, there's the Catan Dice Game that only takes 15-30 minutes and has the advantage of allowing a player to play by him or herself… a particularly nice feature when everyone else in the room seems to be hacking their brains out.
If you're not convinced, think about how many times you've spent waiting in a doctor's office, avoiding eye contact with the other desperadoes, while you twiddled your thumbs (okay, I don't have thumbs to twiddle, but I would if I could) wondering why you must sit there like a lamb waiting for slaughter? Instead of complaining to the office staff about the wait time, demand they place a few games in the waiting area. You have the power to change the way the medical profession treats us, so rise up and insist upon the proper amenities in your waiting room. I'll insist upon the same… right after I'm done driving Miss Crazy home.
If you've read my previous post about playing a board game on your date, then you'll know what a great ice-breaker a game can be, especially for that first date when you need a way to relax, have fun and just be yourself. The first time I tried this new approach to dating, my date and I played Balanx. We had so much fun that we never got to the other games I had brought with me.
Our second date was when things got a little awkward. My date was interested in zoology, so I grabbed the only animal themed games I own, Antler Island and Karnickel, and headed out the door. We had finished setting up when I remembered that Antler Island could get a bit racy, given that the stags are getting ready for the rutting season. I made it through without embarrassing myself, despite some suggestive looks from the other side of the table. Needless to say, we arranged another date, and I was asked what other games I know how to play. I don't think I was being asked about board games…
I learned a valuable lesson that night. Put a little bit of thought into choosing your games when you're heading out on a date. I mean, if you're shy, you may not want to play a game like Antler Island that gives many opportunities for suggestive remarks. Of course, if you want a great game that can set the mood for serious flirting, go for it. If you're the sly type and want to see if your date squirms at the mention of the law, play FBI. Or if you want some easy-going fun for all, try Shear Panic (also a good way to see just how brave or skittish your date is when the threat of shearing comes up!) And don't forget, if you get to the point in your relationship when a double date will work, there are numerous games such as Settlers of Catan which are perfect for groups of four.
The right board game can set the mood for your date. Give some thought to the games you choose, but most importantly, let loose and have fun.
Get down and dirty and "Rut Your Stuff" with Antler Island!
I'm tired of all of this social media brouhaha. Every time you turn around there's a new social media site popping up, and if you don't join in, you get left behind. Who has time to learn the nuances of every new social media site, let alone become active on them? Some of us actually work for a living. And if you're not visiting your social media of choice site posting useless information about yourself, you might as well not be on the site. You become stale if you haven't tweeted, liked, pinned, posted or whatever the verb of the day is in less than 24 hours!
Has anyone calculated how many hours people spend on these sites anyway? And to what end? Touching base with people you haven't seen in 20 years? Becoming friends with people you don't like? Or, worse yet, gaining new friends you truly know nothing about, will likely never meet and probably could care less about you? The ultimate travesty is the time social media takes away from doing the important things in life, like playing board games! Shut those computers, laptops, pads, smart phones, smart watches, and anything else that runs on an electrical charge. Instead of frying your brains on electrical currents and getting carpal tunnel syndrome from texting 24/7 (yes, it's a real possibility, check it out here) try playing the timeless games of Settlers of Catan, Shear Panic and EuroRails, or some newer games that take you to far off regions of space such as Star Trek Catan: Federation Space and Rocket Jockey. You'll find all the friends you want sitting right there across the table from you.
Let's recap what's out there and be forewarned, I like to tell it as it is. I don't sugarcoat anything, unless there's a bowl of oatmeal involved. So, open your eyes people and give me a good reason why there are so many social media sites. LinkedToWhat? Insta Drab. Faced with Boredom. ReadWhat (and quite frankly, why)? YouSnuze, Twitless and UnPinterested. The choices are dismal. Why don't they just merge and become an all-in-one site called "Interested in InstaRedFaceLink, YouTwit"?
It's time for Anti-Social Media. Or, better yet, let's do something truly positive and create a flurry of Gaming Media! That's it! I've found the true flaw in social media… the premise. Social Media shouldn't be about socializing, but gaming! Let's convert those useless sites into meaningful ones: GameLinked, InstaRam, GameFace, PlayedIt, YouPlay, Wittier, and GameStake. With the focus on gaming, everyone will benefit. We'll have access to more games, more players, many places to share game ideas and strategies and for those of you who are sticklers for rules, a place to debate them.
Take the leap to Gaming Media, everyone. Start by closing down your Social Media sites (except if you're following me, my tweets, view my pictures or want to know what's going on in my fascinating life). Otherwise, get rid of those sites and start supporting Gaming Media!
At last, Fall has arrived and, with it, cooler weather and new fashions. The seas of DayGlo tank tops and shorts with Crocs give way to subtler shades of ochre, brown, forest green, and mustard. Along with the change in color, the breezy cottons and whatever science fiction monstrosity they make Under Armour out of give way to that emperor of textiles: Wool.
And I bet all you people think that we sheep would just fall all over ourselves for Fall fashion. And you'd be partly right. I mean, Angus and I have used this very blog to discuss the horrors of Summer when you're perpetually encased in a woolen shell. But typically, Fall's cooler weather is the only upshot of our ovine existence.
The rest of you get to pull old favorites out of boxes, celebrating their cable knits and long sleeves. You begin to think in terms of layers; stiff collars through the neck holes of argyle sweaters. You get to wear blazers!
Just typing the word blazer fills my nose with scents. Pumpkin pie, dry straw, pipe tobacco. Good times, friends, good times.
Good times I'll never be allowed to have in a blazer. Because unlike the rest of you with your Fall and Winter wardrobes, we sheep have to wear the same thing we always wear. Admittedly with less sweat.
And it's just not fair! Here we are, naturally wearing one of the single most distinguished pieces of clothing devised by either human or ovine mind. I have to wear what amounts to a blazer all year! Except without the distinguished air a blazer brings to the table!
But no longer! This year, I've got a plan. And it's as delightfully simple as it is fiendishly clever. And it can all be shopped from the comfort of my office chair.
First, I buy these. How did I not see it? Those elbow patches have to come from somewhere, right?! Then, I buy these. I stick half of my second purchase onto my elbows and the other half onto my first purchase.
Are you starting to get the picture? If Mohammed won't come to the elbow patches, then the elbow patches can get velcroed onto Mohammed!
I won't be alone, either. My best buddy Angus is going to be all over this idea. Oh, you don't think so? You think he'll decide I look ridiculous or just opt not to care about Fall fashion? Oh no, readers, almost nobody knows Angus as well as I do. And I have the perfect bait to get him to come along with me on this Fashiontastic Voyage.
Just check these out. That's got McPeters written all over it. Literally for all I know.
My friend Shirley is going through a rough patch (not the grassy type, the boyfriend type). She's trying to get out there and meet some rams but she complains about the type of dates she's had. Going to a movie, while fun, doesn't give her time to get to know her date. I agree. Dinner, can also go very quickly and let's face it, no one feels comfortable when they're worried about whether or not a piece of clover is stuck between their teeth, or if they're chewing like a cow (not a good look for anyone, especially a sheep). It's not an ideal situation in which to be yourself. I didn't know what to tell Shirley, but I did have an idea, one I had to test out before recommending to my best friend.
You see, I noticed that I tend to let my wool down when I'm gathered around a table playing Settlers of Catan and other board games. I'm more relaxed as I'm completely focused on learning the rules (or sometimes just remembering them!) and trying to out-strategize my opponents. While I'm not cutthroat about winning (yes, cutthroat is not a great term for a sheep to use, but I couldn't find a better one) I can be competitive. Since I'm so focused on my gaming, I don't have the chance to stress about how I'm coming across to others. I get to be myself. And isn't that what a date should ultimately come down to? My mother always tells me you have to be yourself, so the other sheep gets to know the real ewe.
I asked my latest date to play a board game in a coffee shop for our first date. It was a nice, neutral place to meet. Surrounded by tea, lemon grass and other scrumptious snacks, we were set to relax and just have fun. I had brought Balanx, a perfect game for two players. With 10 white or black marbles, each player must use strategy to occupy the opposite corner of the board. It's NOT as easy as it sounds. While you get to leap over entire columns of marbles at a time, you have to leave your own corner to advance on the opposite corner. The mind-bending part is that the board is elevated and tilts when marbles are moved, which means your marbles shift essentially on their own, destroying your strategy mid-play. Getting Angus to shut up for 5 minutes would be less challenging!
While I did bring Anasazi and Elasund The First City of Catan along in case my date would have preferred a longer game, Balanx ended up as the perfect game for that date. It's a fun game that's easy to learn, and generally takes around 20 minutes, so you can play multiple games on a date, giving both people the chance to win and get to know each other along the way. Neither of us lost our marbles, literally and figuratively, despite the maddening tilt of the board with every move. The time flew by without the usual stress of a first date. Now the question becomes, what do I do for a second date?
Have fun gaming on your next date night!


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Wheel, 92 Drag Star, Aluminum, Polished, 15 in. x 10 in., 5 x 4.5 in. Bolt Circle, 6.25 in. Backspace, Each
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These Racestar Industries 92 Drag Star polished wheels offer many of the features needed for high performance cars. With large brake clearances and direct drilled or uni-lug bolt patterns, finding the right wheels is easy. Racestar Industries Drag Star wheels are a very strong, lightweight alloy that will be perfect for your street or strip vehicle.
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