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Our reporters have chosen six stories they thought were the most compelling of 2013. They've made their pitches, and now it's up to readers to decide which deserves the title of Story of the Year. Vote by taking part in the Question of the Week in the sidebar to the left. Below are the six stories for you to consider:
I have no doubt that the biggest news story of the year happened on the beach in Kamloops.
Off Schubert Drive, at the point where the North Thompson River meets the South Thompson, Earth Day 2013 arrived bright and beautiful, one of those crisp, blue mornings when the world seems young again.
I parked across the street from the NDP leader's campaign bus - Adrian Dix grinning larger than life on its side - and wondered where the party and its leader could have gone; they weren't on board.
They were down the bank at the river's edge. A semi-circle of local grassroots New Democrats in orange T-shirts were posed behind Dix for a campaign plug, complete with production crew, video cameras, audio and lighting equipment. Local media could only watch passively, waiting for the promotional tape to run.
It was clear that this was no ordinary whistle stop on the campaign trail, but a carefully choreographed setting for what was to be a policy platform announcement by Dix. It was timed to capitalize on the environmental theme of the day, a theme indisputably important to all and which was once a strong point for the B.C. NDP.
Those days were a distant memory, though. In key coastal ridings, the Green Party had emerged in 2013 to represent a not insignificant challenge as New Democrats groomed themselves for a return to power after more than a decade in opposition.
This threat was no exaggeration. Years before, a local NDP MLA blamed Green vote-splitting for costing him the election. In 2013, for the first time in B.C., the Greens were confident they could win a legislative beachhead. History was on their side, and no wonder.
Yes, Earth Day in Kamloops was illusory. Far from bright and beautiful, the world nowadays teeters on the brink of carbon-induced, runaway climate change, science tells us. Evidently, Dix saw an opportunity to reclaim political turf from the Greens on an environmental issue that had stirred opposition in the Lower Mainland. He seemed to overlook the fact that he was in the Interior, though.
"We are going to, as a party, reject the current approach by the current government," he said, local candidates by his side.
The NDP consistently opposed Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipeline proposal and would now draw a tentative X through the proposed expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline. The NDP would withdraw from the equivalency agreement with Ottawa - which cancels the need for provincial environmental assessment on energy projects requiring National Energy Board approval - and adopt a new B.C. review process. Dix then questioned the Kinder Morgan plan to accelerate export of oil sands bitumen through Vancouver.
"Of course, we have to wait to see the formal application, but I don't think the port of Vancouver should become a major oil export port."
The Liberals wasted no time in characterizing the surprise announcement as New Democratic flip-flopping, consistent with Liberal criticism that an NDP government would be unwilling to support major economic development projects. In a time of protracted economic uncertainty, they succeeded in planting doubt in the minds of voters. Dix and party went down to ignominious defeat.
A party that had expected to waltz back into power, as most polls suggested, was suddenly flat on its behind, searching for some way to explain a reversal of fortunes. Yet as they danced, the NDP misjudged a critical move, one that may have alienated them from many voters, particularly in the job-hungry Interior.
No one, least of all the Liberals, were going to overlook the misstep. To the contrary, they were going to capitalize on what was instantly branded as Dix's "Kinder surprise."
It would be overstatement to suggest that the Kinder surprise decided the election outcome, but it came at a critical stage in the campaign and the NDP came to see it as one of their blunders.
Tied up in the political destiny of the province for at least the next four years - and the fate of the world indefinitely, some would add - this could only be the biggest story of 2013.
It was a coup for Thompson Rivers University when it was announced in the 2009 B.C. throne speech the creation of the first new law school in Canada in 35 years.
TRU's law school would attract bright young minds to Kamloops along with economic benefits and national and international recognition for both the university and the community.
It was off to a strong start after landing Chris Axworthy for the job of founding dean in 2010, opening its doors to 75 students in fall 2011 and successfully raising $10 million for an impressive new building in 2012. Then came 2013.
This past year, the law school went through Axworthy's resignation and a faculty complaint to the B.C. Labour Board. Both were protesting professor salaries, which are lower than the average $100,000 a year at other law schools because TRU compensation follows the same structure as all other academic departments.
This despite promises from top TRU representatives that the funding would be there, according to Axworthy.
"Law schools don't function in the same way as other departments," he said. "We have to relate to the profession. We have obligations toward the profession that other faculties don't have."
On the heels of his resignation in July, the law faculty unsuccessfully complained to the labour board.
It pointed the finger at TRU's faculty union for blocking the TRU administration's intention of paying law professors more.
TRU faculty union president Jason Brown said it was pointing to the wrong culprit.
"It's a problem with the B.C. government not funding us properly," said Brown.
And that's what makes the law school's troubles a top story for 2013 - they reflect the
increasing tensions over funding constraints at post-secondary institutions in B.C., which only promise to get worse.
In May 2012, B.C.'s then Finance Minister Kevin Falcon announced $70 million in funding cuts to post-secondary institutions over the next three years.
This was merely year one. Is the strain at TRU's law school a harbinger of things to come?
The New Year's Eve clock had barely ticked over to 2013 when the name Ajax was in the headlines again - foreshadowing, perhaps, a year that would be dominated by debate over the proposed copper and gold mine.
And what a year it would be.
Like a blast of explosives to a deep bed of ore, the proposed mine's new owner KGHM International entered 2013 with a bang: securing employment of the city's top cop, Yves Lacasse, as its manager of external affairs.
It was an unlikely pairing - an RCMP superintendent trades his red serge for a corporate suit and the unenviable task of winning public opinion on the most contentious project in the city's history - yet Lacasse was up to the challenge.
"I am the right person to bring clarity to the issues that people have on their minds," he said.
Depending on which side of the mine debate you stood, the hiring of a well-respected RCMP veteran was either a sign of KGHM's strong moral compass or a sign the company was simply out to win votes by attaching a trustworthy, familiar face to its corporate logo. (Hey, if we couldn't trust the Polish-based KGHM International, we sure as heck could trust our former top police officer, right?)
One thing was clear: Lacasse wouldn't have an easy ride.
By springtime, mistrust and fear over the proposed mine was spreading faster than the fuse in a detonation cord.
Opponents continued to question everything - from the possible effects of rock blasting to a potential drop in air quality.
And they generated support from distant places, too. City council received a visit from a Utah mother - Cherise Udell - who suggested there were parallels to be found between the Rio Tinto mine in her community and the proposed Ajax mine.
Then, a Utah doctor and former Harvard medical school professor told 300 people at Interior Savings Centre about the destructive effects of air pollution caused by mines. Dr. Brian Moench pointed at the Rio Tinto copper mine as the source of his two battles with cancer.
And then there were the polls, surveys and petitions. Supporters and opponents both launched Change.org surveys, gathering votes for their sides of the debate.
There was also a Survey Monkey poll in March in which three out of four respondents indicated they would oppose the mine if a referendum were held. A TRU instructor challenged the results of that poll, saying it wasn't a valid sampling of the community.
An Oraclepoll Research survey commissioned by The Daily News discovered that more people were in favour of the proposed mine, although support was not overwhelming.
Wherever you turned, the conversation was about Ajax. People talked about it at the barbershop, in the grocery store lineup, at the bus stop, everywhere.
During provincial election campaigning in the spring, NDP candidate Tom Friedman pledged he would take a petition on the mine proposal to the floor of the legislature if elected. Liberal challenger Todd Stone called it political pandering.
All the while, the public continued its demand for more answers and more clarity from KGHM. Among the loudest voices: a group calling itself Kamloops Physicians for a Healthy Environment, which grew out of the visit from Dr. Moench.
Some answers arrived in May in KGHM International's 18-page package to City council.
Then, just when we thought the debate couldn't get any more controversial, KGHM announced its newest hire: Daily News editor Robert Koopmans, a move that surprised both the community and newspaper staff.
Summertime offered little reprieve, with the news in early August that a newly discovered ore body could change the scope of the project, shifting parts of it away from its closest residential neighbours, while also enlarging the pit and extending the life of the mine.
That meant the company's long anticipated environmental assessment report, which was expected in September, wouldn't be submitted until at least 2014.
And there was more to come.
In September, the leader of one of B.C.'s largest mining unions reversed his stance on Ajax, saying damage from the proposed mine would last "forever" while economic benefits would be temporary.
Richard Boyce, president of Steelworkers Local 7619, dropped the bombshell at a Kamloops Rotary meeting. The union later distanced itself from Boyce's opinion.
Not long after, Kamloops businessman and international mining equipment supplier Ed Collett said he agreed with Boyce that the proposed mine was too close to town.
Also in October, Kamloops Physicians for a Healthy Environment released an email, written in the summer by Dr. Peter Barss, a former medical health officer for Interior Health, in which he called the mine "a serious public health hazard" to Kamloops.
Was the anti-Ajax movement gaining strength?
That remained open to debate.
But, one thing was clear as 2013 rolled to a close: Ajax was the most-dominant headline generator of the year.
Most of us will grow old.
Most of us have watched or will watch our parents grow old.
So what happened to Jack Shippobotham, a gentle man with dementia who was beaten after he wandered into another man's room at Overlander Extended Care Hospital, is something that could affect any of us.
Shippobotham was 79 years old and left with a broken nose and shattered hip in the wake of the attack. After he got out of hospital, he was confined to bed rest and returned to the Blueberry unit of Overlander. His attacker was still just two doors down.
His family was petrified about the proximity and went public with what happened. Relatives began hearing from scared, anonymous staff that this wasn't the attacker's first act of aggression.
Shippobotham was moved to another area of Overlander, but that didn't relieve the worry of the family members for others on Blueberry unit where their dad had been.
Three weeks after he was injured, Shippobotham died.
His death has prompted Interior Health officials to take another look at how secure their facilities are and what can be done to ensure staff and residents are safe.
Police became involved, bogging down the public release of information in the case. Then Shippobotham's alleged attacker, who was moved to Hillside Psychiatric Centre, died. The shroud of confidentiality continues around the case, but it's been disclosed that the man was hurt in some kind of accident like a fall.
So then there were two dead men and still no answers about what happened. The waiting continues. The coroner's service has yet to issue a report.
At some point, however, the information will be made public and this story will have a more conclusive ending.
For Shippobotham's family, no answers will bring him back. It at least might get some peace that the factors that led to his death have been changed.
The family presses for information but has received little. It is told changes have been made, but get few specifics. It has had anonymous calls of thanks for making the family's loss public for the greater good, but it still hasn't had a full explanation about everything that happened and everything that is coming out of it.
Right now, all we have is the blind reassurance from Interior Health that changes have been made. With no report forthcoming at this point, there's a need to keep on this story until we get more answers.
For those of us reading about the family and its loss, we can back it by making sure security changes happen so that we don't lose our loved ones in the same way. Or that we don't have to fear if or when the day comes, we ourselves have to go into residential care.
Shippobotham's death should concern us all. Many of us will be in similar circumstances some day. His family needs answers, the community needs answers and until that is all out in the open, this story is still ongoing.
But for opening our eyes to a huge gap in the safety of our seniors in care, Shippobotham's story should be story of the year.
The image of an emaciated horse named Lisa, so weak from starvation that veterinarians had to rig a hoist to lift her, speaks volumes.
The powerful photograph, and the story of 15 starved horses that accompany it, makes very clear the degree of suffering an animal can face at the hands of a human being.
Take into consideration several of the animals left in the care of Kamloops Large Animal Clinic were so ill they had to be euthanized, and an already sad story became a tragedy.
The SPCA seized the horses from four properties or owners in November. Three were euthanized early on to relieve their suffering. Three others were later put down.
Two of the starved horses were treated at the clinic and are now recovering in foster care. A horse on the brink of being starved to death can take several months to fully recuperate.
Some people might scoff at the suggestion that a tale of starving horses should be considered the story of the year, but animal cruelty is as pervasive a problem as spousal and child abuse.
Arguing against it because the victims are beasts of burden and pets - a lower form of life, some would way - doesn't wash.
Yes, our species uses animals for food and to perform hard, manual labour. They plough the earth, haul bricks and transport riders across difficult terrain.
We even turn to them for entertainment, watching a horse race around a dirt track or a dog perform amusing tricks.
But animals used for work are often loved as an extended member of the family. And there are many who consider their dog, cat and, yes, horse, like their own children.
At a time of year when human compassion is supposed to be at its peak, surely there isn't anyone who could argue a living thing deserves to be beaten so it can't walk, neglected to the point of contracting disease or starved into death.
Those who would are the reason stories like this are so important.
The treatment of these horses - and the inadequate care many animals find themselves in - is a story that should concern everyone. For if we can't treat the creatures left in our charge, which are devoted to and work for us, with decency, then how can we care for each other?
When a Kamloops rural Mountie dug up a cold case on a missing child from 1960, The Daily News published a feature story on Bette-Jean Masters.
Media outlets across the country picked up on the story of the missing 21-month-old girl from the rural area of Red Lake.
Bette-Jean was playing with family and friends on July 3, 1960, at the house of a neighbour in the remote area north of Kamloops Lake. When the children came in early that evening, the little girl was not with her siblings and family friends. Family searched for hours for the toddler in sandals.
The next morning, local mills shut so workers, friends and family could look for Bette-Jean. One day later, experienced searchers from Kamloops were dispatched.
Authorities used a police dog and even a hunting guide who tracked bears and cougars, studying scat.
They found not a trace.
There was a report at the time of a 1959 Chevy that cruised the remote area, a car not seen before or after.
It seems inconceivable today, but RCMP quit searching after a week. The file was closed two years later. Family never heard again from RCMP - until this June.
That's when Cpl. Mike Mucha began digging into details of the case and meeting with the family, along with an RCMP missing persons investigator. The Daily News met with the investigator, surviving family and toured the historic area.
The subsequent publicity perked interest around the country. This fall, before snow set in, volunteers with Kamloops Search and Rescue scheduled a search of the area after Mucha found precise locations using GPS technology. When poor weather set in, the search was called off.
But police continued to field tips and the case remains active.
The story of Bette-Jean's disappearance 53 years ago remind us that children also went missing before the current era of helicopter parents, technology and suburban alienation.
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Maipo: Chile's Cradle of Cabernet Sauvignon
Chile's wine industry began more than 150 years ago in the Maipo Valley, and to this day Maipo is the source for the lion's share of the country's best wines.
Elevation and myriad exposures to the sun are critical to Maipo Alto's Cabernet-friendly terroir.
Certain wine regions are defined by the notoriety of a single grape, sometimes carrying with it the vinous fortunes and reputation of an entire country. Prime examples are Tempranillo from Rioja, Sangiovese from Tuscany and Malbec from Mendoza. Imagine how Spain, Italy and Argentina would best be known within wine circles if it were not for the cultivation and vinification of those particular grapes in those specific regions.
In Chile, it's Cabernet Sauvignon from Maipo Valley. Although emerging areas such as the Pacific coastline, the dry and breezy north and warmer regions to the south are subjects of much modern investment, it is the traditional, established winemaking areas in the sprawling Maipo Valley that continue to yield the bulk of Chile's top-rated—as well as many top-value—wines. The majority of those are varietal Cabernet Sauvignon or Cabernet-based blends.
"People need to realize that Maipo remains very strong when it comes to Cabernet Sauvignon. If you take the 10 best Chilean Cabernets, all, or almost all of them, are from Maipo," says Marcelo Retamal, winemaker at De Martino and an avowed terroir hunter. Retamal has been a pioneer among Chilean winemakers and viticulturists in establishing the northerly Limarí region as a source for minerally Chardonnay and the oft-overlooked Maule Valley for palate-staining old-vines Carignan and field blends. "Today, Maipo has come back to being all about Cabernet. Since 1995 that's the direction we've been moving. Before then, everything was grown in Maipo: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, you name it."
Getting to know Maipo
One of Chile's largest and most historically significant wine regions, the Maipo Valley (pronounced MY-po) has the nation's capital city of Santiago at its heart. The valley includes more than 30,000 acres of vineyards, more than half of which are dedicated to Cabernet Sauvignon. For the past 150 years, vines have grown to the north of the city, while thousands of acres of vines also thrive in the fertile passageway that extends southwest of Santiago toward the towns and subzones of Padre Hurtado, Peñaflor, Talagante, Isla de Maipo and Melipilla.
When it comes to definitive Chilean Cabernet, however, the area within Maipo that one should know and understand is Maipo Alto—basically a stretch of the foothills of the Andes mountains located roughly 25 to 35 miles southeast of Santiago. World-class Cabs including Santa Rita's Casa Real, Concha y Toro's Don Melchor, Errázuriz's Viñedo Chadwick and the 15-year-old Concha y Toro-Mouton Rothschild joint venture Almaviva are produced in Maipo Alto.
Within Maipo Alto, or the "Upper Maipo," vineyards planted at about 1,200 to 2,500 feet in elevation in places like Macul, Puente Alto, Pirque, Alto Jahuel and Huelquén yield some of the finest, most character-packed Cabernet Sauvignon grapes this side of Napa Valley or Bordeaux's West Bank.
During my most recent visit to Chile in January 2011, I spent three eye-opening days touring Maipo Valley wineries and vineyards, with a special focus on Maipo Alto. Winemakers insisted that no other place in Chile has the terroir of Maipo Alto. They were keen to note that the upper Maipo offers hillsides with multiple exposures to the sun, warm days and cool nights, little to no rainfall during the late portion of the growing season, and most important of all, alluvial soils that allow for proper drainage and impart minerality into the grapes, and hence the wines.
"Historically, Maipo has had the best reputation among Chilean wine regions; with evolution, we've seen Puente Alto and Pirque become the Pauillac of Chile. It's the most valuable and meaningful name you can put on a label," says De Martino's Retamal, who incidentally does not make a high-end Cabernet Sauvignon in Maipo Alto but does craft a top-notch Carmenère from the Alto de Piedras vineyard. "Chadwick, Don Melchor and Almaviva, through their combined quality and marketing efforts on the part of their wineries, are now recognized throughout the global wine community."
It would be easy to add Casa Real from Santa Rita to that list. This outstanding Cabernet Sauvignon is a personal favorite. It's a dead-ringer for a fine Napa Cabernet—deep, lush, structured and layered with smoky notes, minerality and delicious spice, berry and cassis flavors.
"Cabernet Sauvignon is what Maipo is about. No place else compares," says Santa Rita winemaker Andrés Ilabaca. "You want to talk Carmenère, that's Colchagua. For whites, it's the coast. But for poor soils that drain well, those exist mostly in Maipo. These are the rockiest, most classic soils in Chile."
Interestingly enough, the Maipo Alto actually begins within the city limits of Santiago, in a hilly area to the southeast of the city center called Macul. The grand winery in Macul is Cousiño-Macul, founded more than a century and a half ago. Today, much of Cousiño's vineyards in Macul have been sold off and converted to housing, but there remains a sizable "home" vineyard that functions as a bulwark against Santiago's urban creep.
From within the 80-year-old vineyard, one immediately notices that all four sides are surrounded by buzzing roads. By necessity as much as choice, the plants live in a high-density environment based on models from Bordeaux, which is where the original cuttings came from, says Pascal Marty, Cousiño's technical director. Yields are no more than 1.8 tons per acre, with all grapes harvested here going into the winery's top two red wines: Lota, an $85 Cabernet Sauvignon that contains 15% Merlot, and Finis Terrae, a blend of Cab, Merlot and Syrah that is also bolstered by fruit harvested in Buin, a town near Alto Jahuel.
"People used to come out here from the city by horse," notes Marty as we walk the property. And while nobody is taking Trigger from central Santiago to Macul anymore, it's not often that one can walk vineyards that are technically within the limits of a metropolis made up of six million people.
Next door to Cousiño-Macul is Domus Aurea, owned by Santiago lawyer Ricardo Peña, his brother, Jorge, and David Williams, an American attorney. Domus's first wines were made in 1994, when the property switched from selling grapes to making its own wines. The original winemaker was the well-known Ignacio Recabarren, now at Concha y Toro, but in 2002 a Frenchman named Jean-Pascal Lacaze came on board to manage the property and make the wines, with Bordeaux's Patrick Valette coming in as Lacaze's consultant (Valette left after the 2006 vintage).
"It was in 2003 that we first started to get into the vineyards and see what we had," Lacaze says. One of the first things he did was cut down about half of the invasive eucalyptus trees that surrounded the 40-acre vineyard. Lacaze also cut grape production by two-thirds. "I guess you could call me a bad viticulturist. Yield-oriented vineyard managers would not like me," he says. As for the eucalyptus element, that's all but gone from the wines, as evidenced by the purity in the 2007 and 2008 vintages of Domus Aurea, but Lacaze says one can't avoid it entirely. "The nuts fall, the pollen is blown into the vineyard, and it soaks into the ground water that comes down from the Quebrada de Macul [a fissure in the foothills above the vineyard]. It's a potent force; one handful of eucalyptus nuts can make a 4,000-liter tank of wine taste and smell minty."
When asked what defines the Maipo Valley's identity, Lacaze is quick to say Cabernet Sauvignon. "Maipo is the king of Chilean wine regions; the wines show force, strength and a sense of place. A great Maipo Cabernet sticks out; it can compete with great wines from around the world."
Chile's Pauillac
The next stop on any tour of Maipo Alto would be the "Pauillac" of the region, better known as Puente Alto and Pirque. It is here, about 20 miles south of Santiago on the north bank of the often dry Maipo River, that several of Chile's most stately and expensive Cabernet Sauvignons take root. If you're a follower of Chile's top-scoring wines, you know the names and the prices: Concha y Toro Don Melchor (93 pointsfor the 2007; $95); Almaviva (93 points for the 2007; $50) and Errázuriz's Viñedo Chadwick (92 points and a mind-blowing $260 for both the 2007 and 2008 vintages).
These vineyards are extremely rocky and porous, and sit on plateaus overlooking the river bed. In the case of Don Melchor, now in its 20th year, winemaker Enrique Tirado has been on board from the early years, when it was a potential-filled, occasionally awkward wine that cost under $20 a bottle. Today it is polished and consistent, one of the best and highest-priced Cabernet Sauvignons from Chile.
For wines less burly, dark and expensive, there's Pérez Cruz, which has 225 acres of vineyards in Huelquén, located 10 miles south of Puente Alto and Pirque and down the road from Santa Rita (Alto Jahuel) and almost next door to Antiyal, the boutique winery run by Alvaro Espinoza. Current production at Pérez Cruz is about 60,000 cases, and it boasts one of the more architecturally stunning wineries in Chile. The owning family hails from the energy and gas business, and they bought the land in the 1970s, planted vineyards in the 1990s, and started making wine in 2002. The land here is rugged, tree-covered and hilly, with multiple exposures. "This is the Alto Maipo," says winemaker Germán Lyon, gesturing east to west as we taste his elegant, red fruit-driven wines outdoors. "It runs from the border with Argentina almost all the way to the Pacific."
Lyon, whose consultant is Espinoza, says his prime goal in making crisper, more light-bodied reds (including Cabernet Sauvignon) is to show "the identity and character of Maipo Andes, which means aromatically they have some herb, eucalyptus and garrigue. They must also have freshness and good acidity, while texturally the tannins should be fine," which he admits renders his wines "less robust" than what many consumers might normally associate with Chilean reds.
"Our alluvial soils lead to lower pH levels; we don't need to correct acidity," says Lyon. To that end, all Pérez Cruz wines express a distinct red fruit character, with elegance and flavors of raspberry and red plum. If they have a fault, it's similarity: In my tasting with Lyon, it wasn't easy to distinguish his Cabernet Sauvignon from Carmenère, Cot (Malbec) or Syrah. One after the other showed feminine red fruit aromas and flavors, higher-than-average acidity and lastly, some creamy oak to provide texture.
A proper place to end our selective look at the Maipo Alto is at Antiyal, the winery owned and run by Alvaro Espinoza and his wife, Marina Ashton. I first met Espinoza in 1999 when he was working at Viña Carmen; now running Antiyal is his full-time job, although he also consults for several wineries, including Pérez Cruz, Undurraga, Emiliana and Cruz Andina, the latter an Argentine Malbec with a great quality-to-price ratio. A bon vivant with a permanent smile and exceptional social skills, Espinoza has an ownership stake in Geo Wines, brews beer with his eldest son under the Cuatreros label and is, by most accounts, one of the most innovative and skilled winemakers Chile has ever produced.
Today, Espinoza makes just 500 cases of Antiyal ($60) and 1,800 cases of Kuyen ($30), both of which are lusty blends of Syrah, Carmenère and Cabernet Sauvignon. In 2002 Espinoza bought a property near his home in Huelquén. Called Escorial, the land had been owned by a Swiss pharmaceutical executive. "It was an almond grove," he says. "Now we have seven hectares of Cab, Syrah, Carmenère and Petit Verdot. I'm preparing (another) five hectares of Garnacha."
In the 1850s the Maipo Valley is where Chile's wine industry began; today the region and its Cabernet Sauvignons still largely define Chilean wine.
A Mixed Case of Recommended Maipo Valley Wines
93 Almaviva 2007 Red Wine (Puente Alto); $50.
Dark, toasty and minerally to start with, then throw in some olive, herb and cassis and it's pure Maipo Cabernet at its best. The palate is deep, layered and lush, with a smooth, elegant yet lusty flow of cassis, berry, olive and herbal flavors. Fine on the finish, with mild barrel-influenced chocolate. Editors' Choice. Imported by Diageo Chateau & Estates.
93 Santa Rita 2007 Casa Real Cabernet Sauvignon (Maipo Valley); $75.
Typically inviting. The nose is ripe and lusty, while the palate is fresh and crisp with fine flavors of black currant, cherry, chocolate and more. Probably the closest thing Chile has to great Napa Valley Cab. Imported by Palm Bay International.
92 Domus Aurea 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon (Maipo Valley); $60.
Hits with mild eucalyptus, spice and pointed berry aromas. Chewy, sweet, modern and ripe, with round berry, herb, olive and graphite flavors. Available in early 2012; drink through 2017. Imported by Global Vineyard Importers.
91 Antiyal 2008 Red Wine (Maipo Valley); $60.
Shows milk chocolate, leather and char along with deep berry aromas. The palate is lush, with cassis, cherry, berry and a light leafiness. Mildly herbal, but that's pure Maipo Alto. Imported by Global Vineyard Importers.
91 Santa Rita 2008 Medalla Real Cabernet Sauvignon (Maipo Valley); $20.
Opaque, while the nose is deep and earthy, but also intensely fruity. Shows fine structure, black cherry and cassis fruit. Grabby, tight and ageable. The real deal in affordable Chilean CS; drink now through 2012. Imported by Palm Bay International.
91 Concha y Toro 2009 Marqués de Casa Concha Cabernet Sauvignon (Maipo Valley); $22.
Exhibits graphite, minerality, berry fruit and oak aromas. Pure and stylish, with balanced cassis and sweet berry flavors. Big tannins lend structure. Will be better over the next few years. Imported by Banfi Vintners.
91 Undurraga 2007 Altazor (Maipo Valley); $60.
A five-grape blend (61% Cabernet) that delivers baked berry aromas followed by a tannic palate housing flavors of blackberry, olive and mineral. Long and layered on the finish, with acidic zest to keep it pulsing. Imported by Vision Wine & Spirits.
90 Cousiño-Macul 2006 Lota Cabernet Sauvignon (Maipo Valley); $85.
Displays eucalyptus, leather, licorice and herb aromas. The structure and tannins are firm. Tastes of powerful cassis and blackberry, and shows concentration. Imported by Winebow
90 Apaltagua 2008 Signature Cabernet Sauvignon (Maipo Valley); $30.
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Here's a list of land transactions in Clinton County April 1 through 5, 2013.
The buyer, the seller, the community where the property is located and the sale price (listed in that order) were culled from documents in the Clinton County Clerk's Office:
To Cheryl Kellmurray Erickson from Peter A.Cobus, City of Plattsburgh, zero dollars.
To Blackbrook Lodge Ltd. from Francis Gates Sr., Black Brook, $150,000.
To Raymond A. Agoney, Helen M. Agoney, Lynn P. Agoney and Raymond N. Agoney from Raymond Agoney, Peru, zero dollars.
To Kenneth Q. Jones, Fatima F. Smith Jones from Joel Arron and Alvin Arron, Plattsburgh, $50,000.
To John A. Mott from People of the State of New York, Champlain, $65,609.
To State of New York Mortgage Agency from Christie L. Morris, $40,000.
To Derek James Fessette and Kelly A. Fessette from John J. Alexander, Plattsburgh, zero dollars.
To Douglas H. Massie as trustee of the Douglas H. Massie Living Trust, to Janet M. Grange, Noreen M. Auld, Douglas H. Massie and John W. Massie, Dannemora, $132,750.
To Miles K. Moody and Kelly L. Moody from Richard Lawrence Deyo, Michael Wayne Deyo, Miles K. Moody and Kelly L. Moody, Beekmantown, $5,000.
To Aero Precision Sheet Metal LLC from Gary L. Montpelier, Beekmantown, $250,000.
To Julie A. Davies from Susan L. Patnode, City of Plattsburgh, zero dollars.
To Christopher Reeves and Kayla Pellerin from Jeremy D. King, Peru, zero dollars.
To Leanne Marie Trombley Supernaw and Renee Louise Trombley from Joann Trombley, Mooers, zero dollars.
To Magnolia Property Development Company LLC from Atkins Farm Estates LLC, Peru, $75,000.
To Michael J. Boynton from Gregory J. Labarge and Danielle M. Labarge, Peru, $38,500.
To Amy B. Clark from Constance A. Hall, Saranac, $69,000.
To Eric M. Thibodeau and Wendy J. Thibodeau from Michael Thibodeau and Candy Thibodeau, Champlain, $3,000.
To Francis G. Patoine and Debra A. Patoine from Diane Kay Kinne and Dinah M. Ducatte, Peru, zero dollars.
To Francis G. Patoine and Debra A. Patoine from Francis G. Patoine and Debra A. Patoine, Peru, zero dollars.
To Michael J. Boynton and Michelle L. Boynton from Sheldon J. Boynton, Ausable, zero dollars.
To Beckie L. Harvey from Beckie L. Harvey and Richard C. Emery, Champlain, zero dollars.
To James McCartney and Patricia McCartney from Alice D. Church, City of Plattsburgh, $12,000.
To Cheryl MacKenzie and Erik Muller from Jacques MacKenzie and Marie MacKenzie, Beekmantown, zero dollars.
To Andrew H. Tripp from Andrew H. Tripp and Herbert N. Tripp, Schuyler Falls, zero dollars.
To Stephen J. Maher from James R. McCartney III and Patricia E. McCartney, City of Plattsburgh, $12,000.


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During the past decade Geoffrey Paul Boers has emerged as one of this region's leading choral conductors and teachers. His choirs have performed at national and regional conventions of choral conductors and music educators, earning high praise for their expressiveness and technical mastery. Boers is in constant demand as a conductor, clinician, and workshop leader, both nationally and internationally.
Boers is Director of Choral Activities at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he conducts the UW Chamber Singers, a choir of graduate and advanced singers. He also teaches graduate choral conducting and choral pedagogy, and serves as faculty advisor to over twenty active graduate students. He is the recipient of the University of Washington's prestigious Royalty Research Foundation Grant, which allowed him to travel to the Baltic region this past summer to begin the development of a UW Baltic Choral Music Library, the first of its kind in the United States.
In addition to his position at the UW, Boers is the chorus director of the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra and sings professionally as a tenor and as a countertenor, as a featured soloist with many groups around the United States.
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Karen Patjens
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Bryan Miles
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David Olson
Tom Oswald
Jeremy Rivera
Chris Trujillo
Rebecca Anderson
Karen Barrows
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Wendy Cushner
Katie Elshire
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Liz Fortenberry
Jennifer Guadnola
Kelsey Hamm
Linda Kammerer
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Amanda Mackey
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Cara Swenson
Jill Westwood
Bernard Crouse
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Restaurant recommendation: 'Da Ugo' Rome
August 14th, 2006
Continuity in Architecture demands good food - the sketch was supplied by Robert Evans of Evans Vettori Architects, Matlock direct from this atmospheric Roman trattoria.
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August 15th, 2006 at 9:42 amMemorable dishes include a mounded bowl of fettucine al'ragu on a damp November day - rabbit with roast potatoes - and being told off for not eating all my carciofo - all the goodness is in the stalk!
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August 15th, 2006 at 8:39 pmI ate all my greens up!
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September 8th, 2006 at 7:08 pmPerhaps Mariangela could share some other Italian restaurant recommendations - Continuity in Architecture thrives on full stomachs…
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April 20th, 2009 at 5:57 pmHi guys realy good place. i have been there many many times. great place.
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As the screenwriter and playwright William Goldman once famously put it in his book about the film business Adventures in the Screen Trade, "Nobody knows anything." (He also wrote an equally compelling behind-the-scenes account of Broadway called The Season, and nobody knew anything there, either).
Nonetheless, I'm still reeling from the news that emerged yesterday that the stage version of The Full Monty that opened just a few weeks ago at the Noel Coward Theatre apparently got its closing notice the night before.
In a world where a jetliner with 238 people on board can disappear without trace, I suppose nothing should surprise us anymore; but The Full Monty appears to be disappearing in full view. Of course, lives are not at stake here, but livelihoods are.
And though there's inevitably an air of mystery around this, there are no secrets anymore: as one of the clearly bewildered cast members Kenny Doughty posted on Facebook yesterday,
Yesterday, on the day we had 2 full houses and 2 standing ovations. In the week our play got an Olivier nomination we were given the shocking news that the play is being pulled. We were summoned to a full company call on stage immediately after curtain call – you could still hear the whoops and cheers from the audience behind the curtain as the producer gave us our 2 weeks notice.
He states that it will duly close on March 29. But though there's no such thing in the theatre as a sure-fire smash hit, I'm as amazed as he is by this news. I'm not saying that it was any kind of theatrical masterpiece, but it had all the ingredients for what I imagined would make it a certified smasheroo: an already beloved title, a smashing production, and the titillating promise of a bit of male nudity. What could go wrong?
And I wasn't the only critic who thought so. In his review for the Daily Telegraph, Charles Spencer wrote,
If ever a show had 'big hit' written all over it then it is this wonderfully entertaining and deeply touching stage version of the successful British film The Full Monty. At the performance I attended, the women in the audience went ape, and the only surprise amid the cackling pandemonium was that none of them saw fit to throw their knickers onto the stage. But although this is a raucous comedy, it is also a work blessed with compassion.
And in The Independent, Paul Taylor wrote that the production "gyrates into the West End and looks destined to be as wildly popular as the celluloid original. Deservedly so, by and large."
Perhaps critics are not the best judges of likely success, of course. Just last week it as announced that We Will Rock You is closing at the end of May after a 12 year at the Dominion Theatre, and that was a show that many of us, myself included, wrote off the moment it opened. As Robert Gore-Langton declared at the time in the Daily Express, "Only hard-core Queen fans can save it from an early bath." In the Sunday Express, I had called it a "grim spectacle" and "tacky, trashy tosh" myself.
As I wrote here last week, "The show, it turns out, has long outrun both Rob and myself, at least as critics on both those titles."
You just can't tell. But though no one wept when Viva Forever closed last year, and few are surprised over the imminent closings of From Here to Eternity or Stephen Ward, I am saddened for The Full Monty. It is done with sincerity and integrity, and Sheffield's Lyceum who originated it were no doubt hoping for a healthy return from it.
Can audiences now rush to save it? Already there's an online petition to try to do so. Of course, signing a petition for free isn't what the producers need – they need people to buy tickets. But maybe the publicity around its closure will encourage audiences to do so. Could the announcement of closure even result in enough ticket sales to keep it running?


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ACT Theatre's risky 'Ramayana' falls prey to troubles
ACT Theatre's Artistic Director Kurt Beattie has taken a huge risk in mounting a new, abbreviated English-language version of the ancient Sanskrit epic Ramayana. This is one of the two great sagas of India and Nepal (the other is the Mahabharata) and is performed, often over several days, throughout southern Asia.
Like the Mahabharata, the Ramayana is not just a story: it presents the teachings of ancient Hindu sages in narrative allegory, interspersing philosophical and devotional elements. The characters are fundamental to the cultural consciousness of India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Burma and many South-East Asian countries such as Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia.
As in all great epics, the Ramayana has a hero, tribulations that he must survive, a great love story, and a happy ending. This particular epic is also chock full of magical characters and demons, some of them friendly and some bent on our hero's destruction.
Written roughly between 100 and 500 BC, the Ramayana consists of 24,000 verses; the title translates to "Rama's Journey," and tells the story of Prince Rama (the avatar of the god Vishnu) who falls passionately in love with Princess Sita. When Rama is exiled from his kingdom, he and Sita flee to the forest, where Sita is abducted by the evil king Lanka. The core of the plot — at least in ACT's production — is Rama's search for Sita and how he vanquishes Lanka with the aid of the monkey king Hanuman.
In Hindu culture, the Ramayana is a guide to devotion, right action, the moral life, and dharma. The notion of dharma must be understood to fully appreciate any production of the Ramayana. It refers to the concept of upholding, supporting or maintaining the natural order of the universe and the behaviors necessary to that order. Dharma encompasses ideas like duty, work, religion, and everything that is considered proper and decent behavior.
In the Ramayana, dharma is expressed through the idealized main characters — the ideal hero, ideal servant, ideal brother, and ideal wife. A clear example is in the relationship between Rama and his brother Bharata. When Queen Kaikeyi, the favorite wife of Rama's father, schemes to have her son Bharata named successor to the king and Rama banished from the kingdom for 14 years, Bharata threatens to kill himself rather than assume the throne. Rama convinces Bharata he must remain king until the 14 years are up because their father has made a formal declaration, and Bharata agrees. How different this is from the Western tradition in which brothers often plot against and even kill each other in order to gain power.
In an effort to make the Ramayana accessible to a contemporary Western audience, Artistic Director Beattie hired two local playwrights — Yussef El Guindi (author of the recent Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World) and Stephanie Timm (company playwright for New Century Theatre Company) — to shorten and modernize the script. They have created a production with a running time of 2 hours 45 minutes (including two intermissions), which Beattie, sharing directing credit with Sheila Daniels, has fleshed out with gorgeous, if minimalistic, sets and costumes. The entire production cost $500,000, due in part to the laborious process that Beattie used to bring the Ramayana to the stage. Years in the making, with many in-house readings and workshops, ACT's version has been a hugely collaborative effort. Besides the two playwrights and two directors, the creative team included ACT's Affiliate Artist Working Group, choreographer Maureen Whiting, scenic designer Matthew Smucker, costume and mask designer Melanie Burgess, plus others from ACT's first-rate production staff.
Given so much effort and so many resources necessary to produce this Ramayana, it's disheartening to have to say that the results are decidedly mixed. On the positive side, there's no question that, except for a lagging middle act, the production moves along swiftly. The spare production design is beautifully conceived and executed, especially Smucker's sets, which consist largely of filigree door frames and flowing fabric, a menacing giant red monster, and Burgess' inventive costumes, especially Hanuman's monkey outfit.
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You're eminently qualified and justified to say and write what you feel and think about the production of RAMAYANA.
But as an actor and director, I'm very concerned by your socio/political assertion: "The fact that there are almost no actors of Indian background is a major defect."
That declarative statement opens up a whole can of worms. It is a tribalistic comment creeping into all manner of critique and discussion within the Arts as a whole, and within the Theatre, specifically. I am convinced it is wrong, if not dangerous. It diminishes the insular, singular, contribution of the Individual and risks imposing a provincialism within artistic expression. It goes beyond 'yellow-face', 'black-face', white-face', 'brown-face'. Its ultimate end is a production of MACBETH where only actors from Scotland need apply. I fully grasp the fact Shakespeare is a secular exercise and Rama's Journey is a trek into the sacred. Yet would you similarly admonish a theater production in Mumbai, having commissioned a Marathi translation of Ibsen's BRAND as suffering a defect due to the lack of Norwegian Lutherans in the cast?
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It's been a busy day of make-beleive, going from fiat-fiat-fiat money all the way to fiat governance. Wynton Hall has the latest:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has reportedly told President Barack Obama that he would back the president overriding congressional authority and unilaterally raising the debt ceiling.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was more forceful: "I've made my view very clear on that subject: I would do it in a second. But I'm not the president of the United States."
That last line has already given me several nearly-orgasmic shudders of relief, but it's not really germane to the story. The story is that the two highest-ranking Democrats in each chamber don't give a good got-dam about the rule of law, so long as the gravy trains run on time. And if that means a one-man junta? So be it.
It's time we realized there's no more gravy and the train is ready to derail.
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1. Ryan
Not to be nitpicky, but the last word should be "derail."
January 7, 2013 - 11:46 am Link to this Comment | Reply -
Fiat governance is supported by Harry Reid because he thinks he's an Alfa male. Yugo, Harry.
January 7, 2013 - 11:50 am Link to this Comment | Reply -
3. Jeff Gauch
So, I've had this scenario kicking around in my head for a while now.
Obama ignores the debt limit and orders the Treasury to issue bonds as necessary. The House passes a bill condemning the actor on and stating that any bonds issued after Jan. 1, 2013 are void, the bill dies in the Senate. In 2016 the GOP wins the Presidency, in no small part to the massive interest rate hike/inflation caused by these new bonds. By 2017 much of our current debt has been rolled over and President Perry gives an executive order implementing the earlier House resolution. Poof! A significant portion of our debt is gone and the global financial markets go…nonlinear.
January 7, 2013 - 3:18 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
Robin Roberts
The reason that Pelosi/Reid are either stupider than they look (an accomplishment) or bluffing is that no serious financial institution would ever buy any debt instruments issued with such vague authority. Not a one. CSA war bonds would have a better market acceptance.
January 7, 2013 - 4:23 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
Jeff Gauch
I don't know, Greece seems to indicate there's a market for crappy sovereign debt, if the interest rate is high enough. On the other hand we have to offer a heck of a lot more debt than Greece, and there's no way these bonds would get a decent rating. On the gripping hand, there's always the Fed.
January 7, 2013 - 5:02 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
I'm not talking about crappy debt. I'm talking about debt whose basically validity is dubious.
January 7, 2013 - 5:27 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
yeah… but we don't actually need anyone to buy our debt anymore… we just print money and buy our debt from ourselves (Trillion dollar coin anyone?)
If they do this, I am taking up arms against the government…
January 7, 2013 - 9:22 pm Link to this Comment | Reply-
You'll have more company if you hold off until they try to convert our 401k/Roth accounts into a federal Annuity.
Yeah, Tom Harkin has floated that balloon a couple of times. Hasn't gone anywhere yet, possibly because the feedback the Democrats get when he floats it involves, tar, feathers, pitchforks…
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Frankly, it will be unnecessary to do anything. When such insanity is actually implemented as policy total collapse is at hand. The Treasury can mint any coin and the Fed can print any note worth eleventeen gazillion if they so wish. Such acts will be insignificant if no real parties will accept those inflato-bucks as tender for obligations (and they won't if Rubles, RMB or Reals are more stable as reserve currency). That is when default becomes inevitable and there will be no possible way for the mandarins of the political class to kick that can any further. Our collapse will very much resemble that of the Soviets, ironically enough; nobody will have to fire a single shot in anger.
January 8, 2013 - 6:54 am Link to this Comment | Reply
4. Jimmy
Add the congressman from the Bronx who wants to repeal Presidential term limits and you got one hell of a fun bunch there.
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5. Marc Malone
So, these big cahunas of Congress are willoing to just concede the power of Congress to the President? Are they really that much in love with dictatorship? Do they even hear themselves? Geez, if you don't want the job, just step down, already!
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6. Sgt Hulka
…..And the media remains silent.
Every day I'm reminded of Goebbels.
January 8, 2013 - 6:31 am Link to this Comment | Reply -
8. Brian
Pelosi and Reid dreaming about giving power to Obama to raise the "Debt Ceiling" so that, then they have the power to be the selfless redistributors they've always wanted to be?
Note how important it is for Nancy to identify herself as having 'always been clear about.' She sounds like her pompous goddamn boss.
It is more about self and identity to these people.
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9. T.A. Anderson
Why don't any of the articles about this question mention the list of powers granted to Congress in Article I, Section 8–including that to borrow money on the credit of the United States? Seems to me that the constitutional crisis here has nothing to do with the 14th Amendment; rather, it would be in the President's asserting that he has the power to do something that is explicitly reserved to the Congress. If this were allowed to happen, then we have to ask why we bother with all those trivialities like Congress and constitutions.
The political crisis is that people who took an oath to uphold the Constitution are willing to ignore it in order to avoid making decisions about where to cut spending.
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Middle School Earth Science Teachers Get Lesson in Plate Tectonics
Local middle school science teachers explored innovative ways to teach Earth science at Penn State Brandywine from July 17 to 21. The workshop, focusing on plate tectonics, is part of Penn State's Earth and Space Science Partnership. Funded through a National Science Foundation-Targeted Math Science Partnership grant, two University professors designed and led the program to introduce new and exciting methods of teaching in the Earth sciences.
Brandywine Associate Professor of Earth Sciences Laura Guertin and University Park Professor of Geosciences Tanya Furman worked together to create a curriculum with an accompanying workbook that focused on "earthquakes, volcanoes, the movement of tectonic plates and the history of plate tectonics," Guertin explained. "Sample activities looked at the differences in volcanic activity in the Hawaiian Islands versus in Indonesia, addressed geologic mapping and examined the seal-level history in the western United States through the sedimentary layers in the Grand Canyon."
Guertin and Furman created the workbook to guide the teachers during the five days of activities. It included maps, resource guides, helpful websites, classroom activities and challenging science problems and questions with authentic scientific data. The teachers also learned about Pennsylvania's geologic history and the time of coal formation.
Participants used the campus' computer labs "to access online discussion boards relating to the workshop and to develop new lesson plans based on the material they learned during the week," Guertin said.
Furman said she and Guertin are helping to bring "content to context" so these teachers can be better educators and help their students fully understand Earth sciences-related subjects.
The professors said they received positive feedback from the participants and will host a two-day follow-up seminar, along with additional weeklong summer workshops at Brandywine and University Park for the next four years.
K-16 teachers interested in learning more about the workshops can visit http://www.essp.psu.edu/ and participate in the continuing discussions at http://www.paesta.psu.edu/ online.
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J.J. Jackson | September 1, 2012
"Shhh," I'm told by my fellow "conservatives". They don't want me attacking entitlement programs like Medicare and speaking the truth about them. They say it will hurt Mitt Romney's chances in November. They opine about how we can't target a program so many depend on. What ever happened to their revulsion over the "kinder, gentler conservatism" (i.e. soft socialism) that they used to express is a mystery.
But I will not shut up. I don't care if it puts me at odds with Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan as they seek to unseat President Obama. Truth, is truth.
And the truth is that there are two big reasons my Medicare is no good. First, to make the promised payments to seniors it requires the wages of current workers to be garnished. This is an anathema to anything that is considered to be just. Current workers should not be punished because previous generations were gullible and believed government when it made grandiose promises to them. Secondly, it is wrong because the federal government had no authority to make the promise in the first place. Nope, sorry liberals, that's the truth. I know you don't understand that the Constitution is a set of limited powers granted by we the people to the government. I know you think that you and your fellow travelers can do whatever you like once you are in power. Sadly, you cannot. There is no wording in the Constitution that allowed the program in the first place.
Let old people be pissed at the truth if they want. Let them flock to President Obama's teat in November if they think there will be comfort there. They will learn soon enough that, eventually, their faith in government charity will only be repaid by pain and suffering. And the longer they insist on punishing others so that they can have what they think they are entitled to, the more pain and suffering they will endure when the crash comes.
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based in Toronto, ONTARIO (CANADA)
Our expertise spans urban design and planning, building and landscape architecture, engineering, advanced transportation management and traffic systems, real estate analysis, communications specializations, and software development.IBI Group has grown both organically and through strategic acquisitions. Today we have 80 offices located around the world, employing more ...
EcoSense International
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EcoSense Int`l is an international water pollution abatement products manufacturer with it`s international headquarters in central Florida. Our mission is to produce high quality, efficient products which reduce or eliminate pollutants in a variety of situations allowing our customers to exceed their requirements. Our Products include stormwater filtration and chemical ...
based in Broomfield, COLORADO (USA)
Innovyze is a leading global provider of wet infrastructure modeling and simulation software and professional solutions designed to meet the technological needs of water/wastewater utilities, government industries, and engineering organizations worldwide. Its clients include the majority of the largest UK, Australasia and North American cities, foremost utilities on all ...
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Quanics Incorporated providers of affordable, easy to maintain, engineered onsite wastewater treatment septic system products and systems for use in residential, single family, commercial, multi family, industrial and mobile applications.
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ISHEM is a multi-disciplinary consultant to the built and natural environment, providing a comprehensive and co-ordinated range of high quality monitoring, assessment, analytical, environmental, engineering, surveying and management services to a diverse range of clients in the public and private sectors.
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Aquamarine is the oldest company in North America recognized as a pioneer and forerunner in the design, development and manufacture of Aquatic Plant Harvesting Systems & Floating Debris Retrieval Vessels/Trash Hunters. We supply our equipment to customers in all parts of the globe — from Canada to Colombia, Thailand to Tunisia, Australia to Iceland. AQUAMARINE's unique ...
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In 1998, the second deadliest hurricane from the Atlantic, Hurricane Mitch, leveled much of Honduras and left at least 6,500 people for dead and 1 million homeless. As Honduran President Carlos Flores observed at the time, In 72 hours we lost what we had built little by little over 50 years. "What has happened since seems almost unfathomable," writes Latin expert Marcela Sanchez. "Honduras has raised nearly 850,000 people out of extreme poverty and cut hunger by more than one third."
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In 1998, the second deadliest hurricane from the Atlantic, Hurricane Mitch, leveled much of Honduras and left at least 6,500 people for dead and 1 million homeless. As Honduran President Carlos Flores observed at the time, In 72 hours we lost what we had built little by little over 50 years.
What has happened since seems almost unfathomable: Honduras has raised nearly 850,000 people out of extreme poverty and cut hunger by more than one third.
Honduras is turning out to be Latin America's over-achiever in poverty reduction and development gains and one of the nations most likely to meet the Millennium Development Goals, a set of anti-poverty targets that members of the United Nations committed to reach by 2015. Later this month world leaders will gather in New York to review progress toward these goals and push to accelerate it as the deadline approaches.
According to a new report by Ben Leo, research fellow at the Washington-based Center for Global Development, Honduras has been the top scorer in the world, either meeting or surpassing six out of eight top goals. In terms of the number one goal, reducing extreme poverty by half, Honduras has exceeded expectations with a 58 percent reduction -- nine years ahead of schedule.
Development experts pinpoint that some of the top achievers of the Millennium Development Goals have been some of the poorest. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts (for) the largest number of star performers with five countries, Leo noted in his report. There are only two other Latin American countries among the top 15 performers, Nicaragua and Bolivia, the only two countries in the region with lower gross domestic product per capita than Honduras.
The London-based Overseas Development Institute also lists Honduras at the top of Latin America in terms of progress toward the Millennium Development Goals. In their June analysis, the ODI found that the best performers displayed consistent leadership and commitment to poverty reduction, adopted sound macro-economic policies including open trade, encouraged active community participation, and received international support.
Most data for these evaluations dates to 2008, so it is still unclear what effect the global economic crisis has had on overall poverty reduction. For the same reason, it is also difficult to know how Hondurass military coup of June 28, 2009, may have negatively affected its efforts.
But for development workers such as Jonathan Brooks who have been deeply engaged in Honduras, even political upheaval has not been enough to disrupt the countrys progress.
Brooks is country director in Honduras for the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the U.S. aid program that seeks to reward good governance and encourage local participation in development projects. In 2005, MCC signed an agreement or compact with Honduras worth $215 million, making it the first Latin American country and only the second in the world to receive MCC funds.
Through the political crisis the commitment of the country and the government to the objectives of the compact has remained strong," said Brooks. As a consequence of the coup, the MCCs board, headed by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, voted to cut $10 million of the plan. Still, said Brooks, the Honduran government has sought its own financing -- evidence of what aid workers call the countrys ownership of the program.
Brooks also attributed continued progress in Honduras to the MCC's focus on results, tracking and clear deadlines. The MCC compact in Honduras is scheduled to end this month having reached important benchmarks such as increasing incomes in rural areas. More than 6000 farmers have received training on crop production and are now earning at least $2,000 per hectare as opposed to $700 before the compact.
Honduras' impressive numbers have been made possible by the participation of the people most directly affected. In the remote and poverty-stricken community of San Francisco de Opalaca, citizens banded together to make their case for development. In cooperation with the United Nations Development Program, they collected data, identified their priorities and linked them to the U.N.'s Millennium Development Goals. Eventually the government improved road conditions that connected Opalaca to the rest of the country. Other donors provided funding for a pediatric and maternal health clinic.
Opalaca like Honduras has achieved perhaps more than it could have imagined in the face of natural and political turmoil. The work is clearly not finished, but Honduras has demonstrated that even among the poorest nations, adversity does not trump progress.
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*30.03.1915 (Asunción, Paraguay)
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1939: Meister mit Independiente
Arsenio Erico Pastor Martinez was one of those people destined to success in the life. The enormous soccer talent of
An artist with the ballArsenio Erico was already emphasized in the beginning of his career and there was no doubt that it was going to be a star in Paraguayan soccer. The way of being of the young Arsenio and the circumstances in which he became a soccer player that influenced Pa'i Perez (pa'i is the highest religious authority in Guaraní's native communities) predicted that he would be the best Paraguayan soccer player.
Erico at the title of the
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'El Gráfico'Arsenio went from the little soccer fields to professional soccer. Arsenio Erico has been the first Paraguayan, whose way took him to the international soccer. Later, some followed its example players like Juan Angel Romero, Cayetano Re and Eladio Zárate.
It was in 1932, during a tour of friendly games in Argentina, when He drew the attention of a numerous public for the first time, by his goals, his soccer potential and his extraordinary physique. What caused even more admiration in people was, nevertheless, his way of being.
Thus, his transfer to the traditional club Independiente of Buenos Aires did not take much time and the Paraguayan centre-forward had become one of legendary eleven of the history of Argentine soccer. The advantages composed by him, Vicente de la Mata and Antonio Sastre, scored (down) a total 556 goals in the 13 years playing for Independiente Club.
Arsenio in the 70thIn those days, the Argentinean press invented each colourful nicknames trying to describe his game: "Jumping Red", the "Rubber Man", the "Golden Paraguayan" or simply the "semi god", to mention some. Years after his retirement, in the stadium of the Independiente Club, all gave tribute to him shouting Arsenio Erico and
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Arrua "Paraguay... Paraguay... ", something that cannot be devalued taking into account the enormous rivalry that exists between both countries, and not only on soccer matters.
To Alfredo Di Stéfano, Erico was without a doubt the best one. In the same way the Brazilian legend Leonidas and Benítez Cáceres from Boca Juniors expressed it. It was in an event organized by the Association of Argentinean Soccer and the Paraguayan Soccer Association in tribute to the player that the president of the AFA(Argent. Soccer Assoc.) regretted that Erico had not been Argentinean, where on the other hand that also made remember the ridiculous amount that had been paid for the transfer of Erico at that time: 2000 pesos.
Up to this date, in South America, the name of Arsenio Erico is synonymous (as much) for goals as well as for a deep passion by soccer.


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Yes, those were wedding bells you just didn't hear.
Singer Janet Jackson secretly wed Qatari billionaire Wissam Al Mana last year.
"The rumours regarding an extravagant wedding are simply not true. Last year we were married in a quiet, private, and beautiful ceremony," the couple confirmed in a statement to Entertainment Tonight.
And unlike so many celebrity couples who throw flashy showers, Jackson and her beau didn't want any wedding loot, per the statement.
"Our wedding gifts to one another were contributions to our respective favourite children's charities. We would appreciate that our privacy is respected and that we are allowed this time for celebration and joy. With love, Wissam and Janet."
Previously, Jackson dated producer Jermaine Dupri, before breaking up in 2009.
Jackson secretly married dancer, songwriter and director René Elizondo Jr. in 1991, and they divorced in 2000. Her first marriage, in 1985 to singer James DeBarge, was annulled.
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Rising political stars and personal friends, Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker worked quietly behind the scenes to coordinate public policy, avoid each other's limelight and steer clear of political minefields that would haunt their campaigns.
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the upside down tree...
my grinch... another grinch... kittie stockings and Bud's too... wall hanging made my mom... Christmas angel modeling her new jacket and hat my mom, her great gramma, made her... Merry Christmas from our house to yours... Eden |
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Eden, you have the fun and whimsey figured out to perfection! You need to tell us about the upside down tree. That's is so perfect. Is it a new idea, or a tradition? Bella the beautiful is indeed a perfect Christmas angel, and I counted quite a few cats in those pictures and a few extra stockings. Love the gray snaggled tooth kitty in the last picture :-) Thank you! |
Love that angel~~And the Grinch~~And all the Krismas Kitties! Brennen can't believe you have 12 cats. He says he wouldn't be able to remember their names. I said, "Think about changing the kittie litter!" and he laughed! Thanks for sharing... Taryn |
Eden, how fantastic!!! I love all the photographs. Your decorations are wonderful and Bella is so incredibly cute. How fun! Love all the kittes and the Santa hat. How did you get furbie to pose in the hat??? I'd also like to know how come the tree is upside down? Thanks for sharing |
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAW Eden. You've been having more fun than me lately! Super tree, super angel, super felines. You seem to have it all figured out. How much longer will it take me? |
- Posted by michelle_zone4 zone 4 NW IA (My Page) on Sun, Dec 4, 05 at 21:44
Eden, what fun Christmas at your house is. Bella looks adorable and so grownup in her new outfit. Are those the pictures that the friend who is going to school for photography took? They are fabulous. I really like the b&w closeups. For inquiring minds, I heard on the Early Show that upside down trees are the latest trend. Maybe Eden can tell us more. Thanks for the tour. |
- Posted by MartieInCT Z6 nrthn CT (My Page) on Mon, Dec 5, 05 at 6:46
Your pics have me giggling like a kid. I particularly like the grinch "butler", and the cat in the pic looks like "but I'm what's really important, here." Thanks for sharing! Bella's outfit is too cute. Martie |
Thanks for the nice comments everyone. Why the upside down shaped tree? Lots of reasons, it works with the cats, especially when they were younger, they don't climb into it or bat at the ornaments as much since everything's up higher, it takes up less floor space in my small house and I can hang more ornaments on it, there's more room to display stuff and pile presents underneath and most of all I thought it was just different and fun. I've had it for about 5 years now so I didn't know about it being the latest trend. That's funny. An added bonus is that this year with Isabella crawling around I don't have to worry about her going after the ornaments, though I did put unbreakable ones near the bottom. Michelle, yes those pictures of Bella you can see in the stocking shot were done by Meg's friend. Thanks for the compliment on them. I'm hoping that some of you guys will post pictures of your houses at Christmas too! Eden |
- Posted by Veronicastrum z5 IL (My Page) on Mon, Dec 5, 05 at 8:36
From a green industry news website: Retailers hawk upside-down Christmas trees Eden, you trend-setter, you! Love the little angel and all her photos the best. V. |
An upside down tree...hmmm, why didn't I think of that before rearranging the livingroom? lol Everything looks great, Eden. Does Dr. Seuss know you have a cat in the hat? I didn't go inside your whimsical house when we were there-will have to make a point next time. Speaking of next time, when is the next Idyllunion? Sue |
Eden, you have fun and whimsy surrounding you and I love it! The photos of Bella are gorgeous and I see why you'd have many....too hard to pick a favorite when she is such a cutie. The kitties dressed up, along with the tree, Grinch and all your decorating --- well....it is just fun to see. Thanks for the photos! T. |
- Posted by Full_Bloom z5 IL (My Page) on Mon, Dec 5, 05 at 23:07
Eden...I wish I was 2(?) again and my name was Bella...LOL! I just love your home...it's magic! :-) You have such imagination! Love the upside down christmas tree and The Grinch too! Wherever did you find him? Bella is adorable and your kitties are pretty darn cute too. That last one just cracked me up - what a personality! Thanks for the lift! :-) Ei |
I love your Christmas decorations and tree. I saw the upside down trees at the shops this year. We get a 'real' tree, though so no standing on its head for it. I realized at looking at your (green) grinch, (not the cutey pie furry one) that I have no Grinches. A million Santas, a googolplex of angels, but no grinch. Richea won't be able to say, we have enough Grinches. I'm now laughing an evil Dr. Evil laugh. You can't keep a good collector down. Love Bella in her outfit. So pretty in pink. Yeona |
Eden..Very creative decorating..Loved Bella and the cats. I'll need to try that w/ mine. |
Great photos Eden! I've heard of upsidedown Xmas trees but have never seen them. What a lot of stockings-how many cats do you have again? Bella is adorable! Merry Christmas to you and your family also! Monique |
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Nelson JA et al. – Multiple factors influence decision making in BPM and reconstruction, with the ultimate choice in reconstruction involving tissue availability, appearance of implant reconstructions, total amount of surgery required, and extent of visible scars. Patients were strongly influenced by their physicians, and less so by non–traditional means.
Methods- The authors conducted a survey study, enrolling patients who elected BPM and reconstruction.
- Participants were mailed structured questionnaires utilizing validated and study specific tools addressing: demographics, treatment decisions, autonomy, decision making and information seeking preferences, and breast cancer treatment knowledge.
- Analysis was performed overall and by reconstruction.
- 40 patients responded (20 autologous, 19 implant and 1 combination, 66% response rate).
- The cohort was well educated and wealthy. Reconstructive options played a large role in the consideration of BPM.
- Patients were influenced by their physicians and less so by non–traditional means (media, internet, etc).
- Autologous reconstructions had a stronger desire to utilize their own tissue (p < 0.001) and were less concerned with the amount of surgery (0.02) and resulting scars (p = 0.01).
- Implant reconstructions more often stated that they did not have enough tissue for autologous reconstruction (p < 0.001) and did have a lower BMI, 24.2 vs. 27.5 (p = 0.03).
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Rockville Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over 7,000 DVDs from the Mail
Greenbelt, Maryland - Frank Songa, age 28, of Rockville, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to stealing DVDs delivered by mail over a four year period to a DVD rental company he worked for, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein.
According to the plea agreement, Songa worked at a distribution center in Gaithersburg, Maryland for a business that provided DVD rentals through the internet. During his employment, he had access to DVD movies owned by his company, as well as DVD movies owned by rival companies that had been misdelivered to his employer. From October 2004 to January 2009, Songa stole DVDs, placed them into a dumpster outside his employer's facility and later returned to retrieve them. He stole over 7,000 DVDs, including: 5,355 DVDs owned by a rival company, valued at $80,325; 1,029 DVDs owned by his employer, valued at $12,348; and approximately 883 DVDs from other owners, with an unknown value. Songa maintained lists of DVD movies requested by acquaintances and, on at least a few occasions, sold stolen DVD movies.
Songa faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison followed by three years supervised release. U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow has scheduled sentencing for July 28, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. As part of his plea agreement, Songa has agreed to restitution and forfeiture of 7,267 stolen DVD movies, the number of DVDs found in his home and car during a search on January 7, 2009.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein thanked the U.S. Postal Inspection Service for its investigative work and commended Assistant United States Attorney Christen A. Sproule, who is prosecuting the case.


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Cardiff University is to host a public exhibition of design prototypes of everyday objects adapted for the visually impaired highlighting some of the difficulties blind and partially sighted people can experience.
'Design beyond sight' opens to the public at the School of Optometry and Vision Sciences (7 September to 10 October , weekdays 10am-4pm). Nicola Heywood Thomas presenter of BBC Radio Wales' weekly arts show launched the exhibition at a private viewing and reception.
The exhibition shows the work of design students from the Czech and Slovak Republics. Designs on show cover a wide variety of objects, ranging from a CD and MP3 player to ceramic sign posting and from distinguishing clothes markers to a credit card filing system.
The inter-active exhibits were selected for both their aesthetic qualities and are designed to be enjoyed by both sighted and blind people.
Professor Tim Wess, Head of the School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, said: "We are privileged to be able to display this exhibition in our new building as part of a wider School programme improving access to art for all.
"As our populations grow older more and more people are going to experience sight loss and it is essential that everything is done to help them maintain their independence and live fulfilling lives. It is heartening that so many designers, from a country famous for its design skills, are focusing their creativity on the needs of people with sight loss."
The exhibition is supported by Cardiff University, University of Wales Institute Cardiff, Cardiff Institute for the Blind, Royal National Institute for the Blind Cymru, and The Design Centre of the Czech Republic.
The exhibition will be held in the Atrium of the new £21M Optometry building situated on Maindy Road, Cathays, CF24 4LU and attendance is free.
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Contact lawmakers NOW to support HB 4354, Access to Quality Emergency Care Act. Click here now to take action! Show your support by emailing your legislators. Contact your lawmaker and other key legislators here. Please take a minute to send him or her an email saying you support this common sense reform. It is important for your voice to be heard in Lansing. HB 4354 will help limit liability for physicians practicing in an emergency situation. This common sense bill is now moving through the Michigan House of Representatives. The goal is to hold down insurance costs by reducing inappropriate lawsuits and making it easier to defend cases that do go to court under certain circumstances. This bill does not provide blanket immunity. But it will help us increase access to specialists for our patients, and provide an incentive for physicians to locate here in Michigan, ensuring those who need emergency care will be able to get it for years to come. We've included a few points in the draft letter below. Please take a minute to review it, personalize it with your own experiences, and then send it to lawmakers. Draft Letter You can read the bill here. Read the MCEP white paper on this issue here.
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