text:
Eat Like a Beast
If you want your baby-back baby-back baby-back ribs but are hard-pressed to find hunks of meat that meet your standards, you're in luck. Ribfest is headed back to Zoo Miami (12400 SW 152nd St., Miami) this weekend, and six of the nation's top ribbers will go head-to-head to earn the coveted title of "Best Barbecue" — with attendees reaping the meaty rewards.
Contenders include folks from Illinois, Kansas, and Ohio, along with one Sunshine State entry — Skin and Bones from Arcadia. Their skills on the grill will be judged by chef Ralph Pagano, Kiss Country's Darlene Evans, and other local notables.
In addition to scoping out the competition, meat lovers can check out beer-inspired cooking demos and pairings at the Chef's Corner, score Florida produce and local products at the farmers' market, listen to live music (yes, mostly country, but some Southern and classic rock too), buy racks of juicy ribs, and generally bask in all things Southern.
If you're feeling extra-saucy, you can purchase a Zoo Miami/Ribfest combo ticket so you can get some post-pigout quality time with the wild animals. And we don't mean the other attendees.
Nov. 1-3, 2013
Related Location
12400 SW 152nd St.
Miami, FL 33177
Get the Events Newsletter
What's happening in town? From underground club nights to the biggest outdoor festivals, our top picks for the week's best events will always keep you in on the action.
Sponsor Content
More CALENDAR News
- Carnaval on the Mile,
Upcoming Events
Jupiter Hammerheads vs. FT Myers MiracleSun., May 17, 1:05 p.m.
American Brew FestSat., May 16, 2 p.m.
Anything Goes (Touring)Sat., May 16, 8 p.m.
Haitian Compas FestivalSat., May 16, 4 p.m.
- Tickets
- Grillin in the Grove
- New Times' Seventh Annual Artopia


text:
Arizona Cardinals
Warner on offense: 'Equal blame all around'
The Arizona Cardinals' offensive line has taken plenty of blame for the team's inability to score, but it may not be entirely fair.
Former Cardinals quarterback and NFL Network analyst Kurt Warner told Arizona Sports 620's Doug and Wolf there is "equal blame all around."
"It is not that every area (of the offense) is just plain terrible all the time," Warner said. "If the quarterback holds the ball too long one play, it's a sack. If a guy gets beat at the line of scrimmage even if though a guy is coming open, it's a sack. If everybody else does their job and a receiver can't get open, then it becomes a sack too."
The Cardinals' offense has had a very tough time finding consistency so far this season. They are averaging just 15.9 points per game, which ranks 31st in the league.
"I think that is the problem right now. There is not really one area that they can hang their hat on. The only guy is probably Larry Fitzgerald, but when he is not the guy with the ball in his hands on every snap, it makes it tough for an offense."
Warner said the lack off reliable players has forced the coaching staff to continually design new ways to put players in a position to succeed.
"Sometimes it just comes to good players making it work and I think that is the problem right now," Warner said. "They don't have the players those players who can just make it work, so it puts a lot of pressure on those coaches to try to be perfect all the time."
Though the offense has struggled this season, the defense has been a different story for the Cardinals, who are only giving up 17.9 points per game.
"Their defense is still really good and their defense is going to keep them in a lot of games," Warner said.
Warner feels if the offense can "come along," the Cardinals can return to their winning ways.
"They started out 4-0. They showed that they have the ability to win in different ways. It is just a matter of just trying to manufacture some things offensively to help that defense out," Warner said. "I think they can get back on track and win some games."
Most Popular
Cardinals Audio
- Jared Veldheer, Cardinals offensive tackle - Wednesday May 27Jared Veldheer believes the Cardinals offensive line has improved greatly.
- Justin Bethel, Cardinals defensive back - Wednesday May 27Justin Bethel discusses the big important year ahead of him.
- Rodney Gunter, Cardinals defensive lineman - Tuesday May 26Rodney Gunter has been a "sleeper" player since high school.
- Tyrann Mathieu, Cardinals safety - Tuesday May 26Tyrann Mathieu says he is feeling healthy and discusses the mentality of the defense.
- Bickley Blast - Tuesday May 26Ray McDonald's violent tendencies emerge yet again.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
OP Senior Member
Thanks Meter: 48
It would be great if someone will add these features into the rom. It's annoying turning screen on to check battery level. I'd like to change launcher grid sizes too, but no one seems to like the idea
Last edited by ciao99; 15th March 2014 at 11:39 AM.


text:
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog:
24 states have joined the "Nurse Licensure Compact", an umbrella entity designed to unify states' nursing discipline records. But some states' lax enforcement and reporting have allowed dangerous nurses to go to other states, even within the compact, with seemingly clean records.
Please see full article below for more information.
Firefox recommends the PDF Plugin for Mac OS X for viewing PDF documents in your browser.
We can also show you Legal Updates using the Google Viewer; however, you will need to be logged into Google Docs to view them.
Please choose one of the above to proceed!
LOADING PDF: If there are any problems, click here to download the file.
DISCLAIMER: Because of the generality of this update, the information provided herein may not be applicable in all situations and should not be acted upon without specific legal advice based on particular situations.
© Regan, Zambri & Long, PLLC
Read fresh new writing on compliance, cybersecurity, Dodd-Frank, whistleblowers, social media, hiring & firing, patent reform, the NLRB, Obamacare, the SEC…
…or whatever matters the most to you. Follow authors, firms, and topics on JD Supra.
Create your news brief now - it's free and easy »
Justice begins here.
My mission is to seek justice for our clients. The families that I have the...
View Profile »
See more
Sign up for your custom alerts now, using LinkedIn ›
Back to Top
Copyright ©


text:
(SoCs) are more than just silicon. In the EDA360 vision, SoC Realization refers
to the development of complete SoCs along with "bare metal" (hardware
dependent) software. In this interview Vishal Kapoor, vice president of product
management at Cadence, describes SoC Realization with the silicon IP "stacks"
and Open Integration Platform that enable it.
Q: EDA360 includes
System Realization, SoC Realization, and Silicon Realization. What is the role
of SoC Realization?
A: Silicon Realization is about getting a piece of hardware
into a packaged chip. SoC Realization is the bridge between Silicon Realization
and the application layer of System Realization. We're saying the SoC is not
just a piece of silicon, but that it has an associated amount of software
called "bare metal" software. This software presents the hardware to the
application, allowing the application to have controllability and visibility
into the hardware.
So, SoC Realization extends to the bare-metal software level.
When you take that SoC and put it together with other SoCs, ASSPs, or custom
chips onto boards and into a final enclosure, that completes the hardware
story. When you bring in the OS, middleware and application parts of the
software stack, the System Realization story is completed.
Q: How are you
defining bare-metal software?
A: It includes the drivers, the hardware abstraction layer,
and some of the monitoring capabilities. It's the software that allows
controllability and visibility into the hardware.
Q: Why does SoC
Realization go beyond silicon to include bare-metal software?
A: Because bare-metal software gives the applications
controllability and visibility of the hardware resources of the system. In the
past, you wrote code for a processor that controlled all the hardware
resources. But in today's SoCs, there are many hardware resources and many
subsystems. The hardware resources are distributed. You have to provide control
and visibility into all the hardware resources without relying on the processor
to do that.
Suppose an application tells the hardware to do a 3D
rendering. If you haven't presented the hardware capabilities to the software
layer, then the hardware becomes commoditized because the software just assumes
the hardware can't do it. That's why the driver has an important
Bare-metal software is thus a crucial part of the
"application driven" vision of EDA360, in which software applications will be
able to dynamically reconfigure hardware resources as they're needed.
Q: SoC Realization
brings in the idea of an "IP stack" that includes a physical layer, design IP, verification
environment, constraints, and driver software. Why is it important to provide
such a stack, and who will supply them?
A: An SoC used to be 80 percent designed in house and 20
percent designed using external components. Now that ratio has flipped. When
you get components from the outside, you have to make sure they work at
different levels of abstraction. That's where the stack comes in. As you're
building an SoC with more and more tiles from the outside, we're giving you
bigger and bigger tiles rather than individual components you have to connect
together with more putty.
Cadence has stated its intent to deliver IP stacks, focusing
first on the I/O subsystem. An example is the recently introduced SuperSpeed
USB 3.0 Host Controller.
Q: The EDA360 vision
paper talks about integration-optimized IP. Can you give an example?
A: Let's say I'm a developer who needs to integrate USB 3.0
into a design. Traditionally I have to acquire a set of assets that allow me to
embed USB functionality into the device. At the first level I take the PHY and
the controller, which are usually sold separately, and integrate them. I add on
the driver and integrate that. And then finally I try to make sure it all works
together functionally as well as delivering the required performance. All of these
efforts distract from adding differentiated value to other parts of my design.
With integration-optimized IP we supply a fully integrated
and optimized stack that is ready to be placed into the developer's SoC design
- eliminating all of the extra work I just talked about. This allows the
developer to put time, money and effort into other activities to enable greater
differentiation of the final design.
Q: Cadence has talked
about the need to move to transaction-level modeling (TLM) for IP design and
integration. How does that fit into the SoC Realization concept?
A: As you take more and more components into an SoC from the
outside, and these components are more and more complex, there's a significant
value in representing these components at a higher level of abstraction. As you
follow a path from TLM to implementation, you gain greater clarity and speed
for defining the top level, and provide a path to specific data based on your
As you tie into System Realization, TLM allows you to run a
fast and reasonably accurate representation of the hardware, so that software
development can begin on a virtual prototype.
Q: Cadence announced
the Open
Integration Platform at CDNLive! EMEA in early May. What are its basic
capabilities and what's really new compared to EDA today?
A: The first component is an integration design environment.
While today's EDA environments are focused on creation, this environment
evolves to support both creation and integration. Any time IP is created, it is
created for easy integration.
The second attribute is a set of IP stacks that are
optimized for integration. The third piece involves Cadence services, which
have had a long history of doing projects for clients that integrate different
pieces of IP into SoCs.
Q: What does "Open"
mean in Open Integration Platform?
A: It means we are not restricting the source from which you
get the IP. We're not talking about open source, we're talking about an
ecosystem of companies that come together to provide the IP that's needed. The
value that Cadence adds is making the IP integration optimized. The IP itself
can come from partners, joint development, or in-house IP that we have. Several
partners were announced
in May.
Q: What will Cadence
be showing with respect to SoC Realization at the upcoming Design Automation
A: Cadence has its own strategy for delivering on the
"realizations" defined in the EDA360 vision paper, and we want to make sure
that we clearly articulate to our clients what we can provide. We talked about our
SoC Realization strategy at CDNLive! EMEA. At DAC, you're going to see more
progress demonstrated at the SoC Realization level, as well as with System
Realization and Silicon Realization.
Richard Goering


text:
The Mulia resort in Nusa Dua, Bali, opened a new spa facility with 20 private treatment rooms and a unique ice fountain room with colored lighting to help guests renew their sense of balance through chromatherapy. There is also a Finnish wood sauna and outdoor meditation area in addition to a full menu of wellness treatments.
View Full Article in:SpaOpportunities.com
Published in Brief:


text:
Carrots don't survive transplanting, so they must be sown straight in the ground or in containers
Carrots first originated from Afghanistan. While the wild variety was bitter and spindly, and in colours purple, red and white, the ubiquitous orange carrot was hybridised later in Holland around the 1500s and then spread to the rest of the world.
The hybrid carrots come in short and long-root varieties, but to home gardeners, the short one is preferred as they mature faster and need less soil depth.
The vegetable can be grown almost year-round in Bangalore except in summer when long exposure to sun and shortage of water can affect quality.
Carrots do well in deep, well-drained, loamy soil. Make sure the ground is dug deep and stones and old roots are removed. Carrots grown in compacted soil expose the roots to the sun and turn green. Condition the soil with plenty of cocopeat and vermi-compost. If mature compost is not available, work a handful of super phosphate into the soil. Avoid fresh manure or very rich compost as these result in forking or excess of fine root hair.
Rules to follow
Carrots as a rule resent transplanting. So they have to be sown straight on the ground or in containers. Since these seeds are tiny, they should be mixed with sawdust or sand to disperse them evenly. Mark little rows in the soil, about 30 cm apart and sow seeds thinly along it and cover with a fine layer of soil.
Make sure the soil is moist and the seeds will germinate in 10 to 14 days. When the plants are 5-cm tall, thin them by gently pulling out the extra ones so that the plants are 2 to 3 cm apart. When they are 15 cm high, thin them again to keep them 5 cm apart. The second thinning provides space for the rest to grow to full potential and will probably give you baby carrots big enough to be eaten. Potassium promotes solid, sweet carrots.
Before watering, periodically sprinkle some wood ash which contains soluble potassium. Proper watering makes a difference and soaking well helps root development. Carrots will be ready to pluck in three months. Harvest as many as you want and leave the rest in the ground till you need them.
Aphids and carrots fly are the common pests of the carrot. Use neem oil and soap spray. Onions and marigold are good companion plants that discourage carrots fly.
Beta carotene
Carrots are rich in beta carotene — the precursor of vitamin A — that enhances vision and lowers the risk of cataract. Lutein, an anti-oxidant found in carrots, protects against age-related eyesight degeneration. Carrots are also rich in vitamin C and B and minerals. Just a quarter cup of boiled carrot provides for our daily requirement of these nutrients.


text:
American men and women's basketball team in training and preparing for intermittent, visit the Washington, DC participated in the 2012 Nike World Basketball Carnival being held there. This is the last leg of the two teams stay in the United States before boarding the plane. Next, they will be rushed to Manchester, England, Barcelona, Spain, and eventually arrived in London, where they work with nike free run 3 to celebrate and share the basketball skills and basketball culture.
As of May 31, 2012, the Nike Greater China for the quarter, including footwear, clothing, accessories, sales revenue reached $ 667 million, compared with $ 694 million in the third quarter fell by 3.9%. In terms of year-on-year increase in the fourth quarter of Nike China force. Reported a Quarterly sales of $ 667 million, an increase of 18%. This increase is relatively narrowed, Nike China's first-quarter sales of $ 528,000,000, an increase of 15%; second-quarter sales revenue reached $ 650 million, an increase of 35%; third-quarter sales $ 694 million, an increase of 25%. With the slowdown in revenue growth compared to the Nike Greater China the fourth quarter EBIT year-on-year rate of increase fell even more apparent. Earnings, the interest of the nike free run 2 Greater China's first-quarter pre-tax income of $ 171 million, an increase of 4%; the second quarter was $ 220 million, an increase of 26%; the third quarter to $ 273 million, The year-on-year increase of 28%; fourth-quarter EBIT income of $ 247 million, an increase of 9%.
"This is a new cheese made of, who move will have tasted the sweetness of which a garment industry insiders told reporters. His mouth piece of the newly made "cheese" is none other than children's clothing. Nike, Adidas, Li Ning, kappa, Anta, Semir, Metersbonwe, ZARA, Gucci, Armani ... more and more well-known adult clothing brand is reached the children's clothing area, while seemingly insignificant children's wear market, but also because of their influx, has become a battle.
Seem "irrelevant" in this increasingly large army of children's wear, people will see the most, or the figure of the sports brand. June 5, kappa China held in Beijing brand signing new conference, "kappa kids" is officially unveiled, which also marks the consistently advertised the brand of fashion, sports, adult high-profile into the children's clothing industry. It is worth noting that the kappa is not the first, let alone last coveted heart of the movement of children's clothing brand: early May, the Li Ning Group announced a high profile, will be the new management team, a new brand logo to enter the children's clothing field , and issued a development plan of the Li Ning, children's clothing in the next 5-10 years. April 27, has been in the country has more than 1,400 stores in 361 ° Kids signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the CCTV Children's Channel, passing to the outside world signal further expansion of the children's market; further back http://www.blackfrees.com/nike-free-run-3-c-38.html nike free run 3, after a domestic children's clothing market wait-and-see period, special steps in April this year, sources said, will launch a series of the X-TOP brand casual and special steps 1 + 1 child family apparel, and 100 children's clothing store opened in the year.


text:
MOVIEmeterSEE RANK
Down 31,261 this week
Living with the Enemy (I) (2005)
TV Movie | | Crime, Mystery, Thriller | 7 November 2005 (USA)
Allison falls in love with billionaire software developer Phillip, and they soon get married. She begins to suspect her new hubby in his previous wife's death. Is he keeping secrets from her?
Director:Philippe Gagnon
Writer:Alexandra Komisaruk (as S. Alexandra Komisaruk)


text:
See All
My Communities
My Discussions
My Email Digests
Sounds as though your doc is on top of it and doing all the right things. Gabapentin is used for a wide variety of nerve discomfort, that and Lyrica are the go to drugs for all those strange sensations we feel. I hope you remain stable on your new disease-modifying therapy. Please do keep us updated on how that's going for you.
KimView Thread
I have patchy numbness that is permanent. Generally, if a new symptom lasts that long then it isn't likely to resolve. But bear in mind that everybody experiences this disease very differently. Numbness can change, as can any of our symptoms. There's no way to determine what will happen for you. The most we can do is keep track of our symptoms and be sure to report any new or worsening symptoms to our neurologists.
You didn't mention if you reported this to your neuro and that they've determined whether you are having a relapse. If you have the relapsing-remitting form, that kind of new numbness can mean you are having nerve inflammation and might benefit from steroid therapy. Steroid therapy won't affect the outcome, but it can shorten the length of a relapse.
If you haven't discussed this with your neuro, it's important that you do. I hope you have the best outcome. Gentle hugs to you.
KimView Thread
I sympathize with you; feeling low or no libido can make us feel even more isolated, freakish, and unlovable. I felt the same way for the first 6 or 7 years (actually more like 8 or 9), and I'd met my husband during the latter part of that and the sex was never that great for me. But something woke up my sex drive and I became like a teenager again. It might have been the hormone changes that came along with perimenopause at the time, I'm not really sure. Several years have passed since them and I'm now in menopause. My sex drive is still alive and well. I'm divorced now and not in a relationship, but I still have a good time by myself, lol.
Physical intimacy is a vital part of a romantic relationship, and I hope you don't write it off completely. Things can change! Most importantly, having a partner that is willing to explore intimacy with you--provided you are equally open to it--can help you discover new ways to get aroused that you didn't know existed. Or, exploring without feeling any pressure to perform can relax us enough to feel arousal.
It wouldn't hurt to discuss your concerns with your doctor and perhaps seek some counseling. Chronic illness can cause both physical and emotional problems where sex is concerned, and a doctor can help you explore what may be at the core of the difficulty. If sex is physically painful, definitely consult a doctor about that.
This thing is clearly getting you down, and that is a sign of feeling helpless. All is not lost. I hope you'll seek some professional advice from your docs.
Please don't give up hope
KimView Thread
Wouldn't it be nice if our doctors could precisely map our lesions and show us how they direct correlate with our symptoms? Alas, such a rational approach to our disease management only results in heartbreak, lol.
I also have lesions in C-5,6 with numbness and burning/various other neuropathic sensations in my left leg. Nerve signals get distorted on their way to and from brain, spine and limbs in such complex ways. If our doctors are often at a loss for an explanation, we can hardly hope to make sense of it all.
All we can do is track our symptoms, report the new ones and the worsened old ones if they last more than 24 hours, and follow our doctors' recommendations for symptom management if these sensations become very bothersome.
KimView Thread
I mistakenly responded to a 6-year-old post, lol. Now that I've read your post, I just wanted to let you know I'll be thinking of you and hope you'll let us know what the surgeon says. What does your neuro think about the shooting pains?
KimView Thread
Spasticity is when a muscle is overly toned and permanently "flexed," it cannot relax. It can be painful, but not necessarily so.
I know it's hard to avoid, but I would discourage you from trying to determine in a literal sense whether your symptoms match the MS symptoms that you've read about. There is no typical case of MS, and we don't all experience symptoms exactly as they are described.
What I would encourage you to do is go to your doctor and describe this foot and ankle pain and stiffness. A physical--or what is called a "neurologic" exam--will determine whether you have spastic muscles. There are medications such as muscle relaxers that treat this condition. Personally, I take baclofen for my leg spasticity. You don't need a disease diagnosis to be treated for spastic muscles, by the way.
It sounds as though your doctor is doing the right things as far as testing you for MS and keeping an eye on you for follow-up. Having a clear lumbar puncture doesn't rule out MS. An MS diagnosis is made by looking at a variety of test results, looking at the symptom history and neurologic exams. Part of diagnostic testing is ruling out other causes, and this can be done with a panel of blood tests to check for diabetes, Lyme, and a bunch of other things that would show up in the blood serum (which MS does not). In the meantime, it's important that you keep a symptom log and call your doc whenever something new flares up, or something old worsens and causes you pain and distraction.
This way you and your doc are creating a history of symptoms to refer to down the road, and any uncomfortable symptoms are being treated so you can maintain your quality of life. No matter what your diagnosis turns out to be, your personal symptom history is how your disease is affecting you, and that's the most important thing to know.
I hope this makes sense, and I hope you'll make that call to your doc real soon. And do let us know what you learn.
KimView Thread
Your symptoms could be caused by any number of medical conditions. No one on a health forum, including a doctor, can possibly point you in one direction to investigate.
It's good that you will see a PCP this week. Make a symptom log, write down as many things as you can recall and for how long you've experienced them. It's a doctor's responsibility to listen to your history, examine you, and start investigating causes by ordering various tests.
The thing with autoimmune disorders is that they are often diagnoses of exclusion. Try not to diagnose yourself as you seem to have done with lupus. With all the differential diagnoses, it's tough enough for doctors to solve the mystery. You can help them by being thorough in your documentation of symptoms, and reporting new symptoms and making an appt. to see the doctor.
In the case of MS, there is no one definitive test. Diagnostic tests are ordered by a neurologist and include brain and spine MRIs, a neurologic exam to test strength, coordination, balance, vision, and sensation, evoked potentials that measure the speed of electrical signals that travel from the eyes and ears to the brain, and a lumbar puncture that checks the spinal fluid for inflammation. Blood tests will rule out diabetes and other things, MRIs will rule out stroke, tumors, spine disease, adrenal conditions, etc. An EMG will rule out peripheral nerve damage.
I hope you will let us know the outcome of your Wednesday appt. Do keep us updated on your progress. I hope it isn't MS, but if it is, know that you have lots of resources for support and info here and elsewhere on the internet. Good luck.
KimView Thread
We do get worried whenever there's a change in our walking ability. The first thing to do is contact your neurologist and get an appt. for an exam. Discuss your symptom changes in as much detail as you can, along with what environmental factors might have contributed, such as increased heat and humidity or lack of sleep.
Sleep deprivation can become debilitating if you get up several times a night to urinate. We need more sleep than the average person, so if we try to get through the day on six hours of sleep, we can eventually become fatigued and weakened.
Season changes can weaken us, too. Our excitable nerves "overreact" to big changes in air temp, pressure and humidity.
So having an exam and discussion with your doc is important. S/he will make a recommendation based on your physical exam and history.
A drug called Ampyra is beneficial to some MSers in improving walking speed. Talk to your neuro about it.
An ankle-foot orthotic (AFO) can correct foot drop and reduce the risk of falls.
Canes and walkers help with balance and weakness, and can also reduce your risk of falling.
Talk to your doctor about needing a scooter/wheelchair. Your safety is what's most important.
Hope this helps.
KimView Thread
I took Tysabri for about 18 months. I don't know how your doc has prepared you for the infusions, but I would suggest that you drink plenty of fluids prior to the infusion and take a pain reliever if you are so inclined.
I stopped the infusions mainly because I was a difficult puncture; I have tiny, well-hidden veins and had to endure a couple of hours of unsuccessful punctures each month while they tried to find a good vein. I ended up spending the whole day at the infusion clinic because of it.
Also keep in mind that the nurse will have to ask you questions from a script each time prior to infusing. They involve asking you about changes in your symptoms since your last infusion. If you answer yes to any of those questions--that is, yes there has been a change for the worst--the nurse will send you home without an infusion and tell you to see your neuro before resuming infusions.
That's all I can remember for now. Good luck with your infusions, I hope you'll tolerate the drug well and that it will help you. Please do give us updates about your progress.
KimView Thread
One thing that sounds encouraging about your situation is that he is so involved in your disease management. This means he accepts your MS.
Question: Are you talking about the MS less and less because it isn't an issue or a focus right now? Or are you consciously holding back talking about it? You might not feel the need to talk about it all the time, that would be normal. But if you are holding back, afraid that he'll change his mind about the relationship, then I think you should tell him that.
One thing I did do during the six years with my husband was give him an opportunity to come clean once a year. I would say: "Honey, it bothers me that I can't share your physical activities like sailing, things that mean a lot to you. How are you feeling about that?" Each time I asked, he told me it didn't matter, he loved me and would never leave me. At the end of six years, he told me it did bother him after all. He hadn't been honest. I know it was because he loved me and he wanted it to be okay. Having negative feelings towards a disabled spouse makes them feel like they're not good people and they push those feelings away. It's so complicated. I had MS when we met and it was okay with him then. But I did get worse while we were together and that might have contributed to his growing resentment.
When my husband and I separated, I saw a therapist right away. The most important thing I took away from it was that I should have expectations in a relationship/marriage. I wrote out a philosophy of marriage, what I expected from my mate.
I decided that I would put everything on the table next time around, including my anxiety about being abandoned, and ask him to do the same. It does no good to hold back, this is too serious an issue. And i would put it out there in great detail, including discussing the possibilities of disease progression and the challenges we might face: the mobility aids, the care-giving, changes in sexual intimacy, etc.
Full disclosure also does not ensure a happy outcome. But look, it's a big risk for able-bodied couples, too. There are no guarantees.
Which brings me to my ultimate pearl of wisdom: A new relationship is always going to be a leap of faith. It is for everybody, for able-bodied couples, disabled couples, and mixed couples. Without making that leap of faith, without trusting them, we can't fall in love and sustain that love.
So tell him what you wrote here on the forum. If he reassures you that everything's okay, and if his actions match his words, then trust that he's being up front with you. That's all any of us can do.
Good luck with your new relationship, it's awesome that found a new love. Enjoy!
KimView Thread
Women's Health Newsletter
Find out what women really need.
The opinions expressed in WebMD Communities are solely those of the User, who may or may not have medical or scientific training. These opinions do not represent the opinions of WebMD. Communities are not reviewed by a WebMD physician or any member of the WebMD editorial staff for accuracy, balance, objectivity, or any other reason except for compliance with our Terms and Conditions. Some of these opinions may contain information about treatments or uses of drug products that have not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. WebMD does not endorse any specific product, service or treatment.
Do not consider Communities as medical advice. Never delay or disregard seeking professional medical advice from your doctor or other qualified healthcare provider because of something you have read on WebMD. You should always speak with your doctor before you start, stop, or change any prescribed part of your care plan or treatment. WebMD understands that reading individual, real-life experiences can be a helpful resource, but it is never a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment from a qualified health care provider. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or dial 911 immediately.
Health Solutions From Our Sponsors
©2005-2015 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved.
WebMD does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. See additional information.


text:
This vehicle just arrived. A complete description is coming soon. Please call us for full details.... More
Jaguars XK of sports cars from the 50s and early 60s established the Coventry firm as a premier builder of luxurious sporting cars. Their... More
Alfa Romeo chose the 1967 Montreal Expo as the venue to unveil a new concept coupe based on the Giulia Sprint GT chassis. The... More
The W113 chassis first appeared before the public in 1963. This all-new SL was a total departure from the old 190SL and much more... More
The roots of the Mazda Motor Company go back to the 1920s but the Japanese company only started building passenger cars in 1960. From the... More
Looking back through history we quite often see manufacturers that get into the car business either by accident or thanks to the efforts of... More
In the early 1970s Jaguar gave its perennial E-Type a major makeover. While it might be hard to imagine the lusciously styled Jag ever... More
The XK series established Jaguar as a premier manufacturer of sporting cars in the 1950s and early 60s and cemented their reputation for generations... More
The Ferrari 308 is perhaps one of the most recognizable and iconic sports cars of the period. Made famous in television and movies the... More
This vehicle just arrived. A complete description is coming soon. Please call us for full details.... More
One would be hard pressed to find a car more iconic than the Lamborghini Countach. Few cars are so ingrained in minds of impressionable... More
Ferrari stirred up some controversy in 1984 when it unveiled its latest twelve-cylinder flagship and replacement for the pretty but ageing Berlinetta Boxer series.... More
When the 40/50 horsepower Silver Ghost debuted in 1907 it was the most advanced motorcar money could buy. Centered on Henry Royces impressive 7428cc side-valve inline-six the Silver Ghost... More
The MG N-Type which was developed from the existing K-Type and L-Type was the last of the overhead-cam MGs and was only produced between 1934... More
The sensational XK120 had proved to be a major success for Jaguar establishing them as a premier builder of world-class sports cars. With its... More


text:
What started as a trickle of money into the private sector could soon be a gusher, an analysis of the status of President Obama's $787 billion stimulus plan reveals.
A roughly $200 billion chunk of stimulus money – much of it earmarked specifically for projects ranging from highway repairs to alternative energy initiatives – is only just now beginning to wind its way from government agency coffers and into the economy, and will continue to do so over the next year. Warmer weather approaching in many parts of the country, meanwhile, brings the onset of construction season, another leading factor in what appears to be a looming deluge of federal outlay.
"The stimulus did not really impact the private sector economy during its first year," said Michael Balsam, chief strategy officer for Onvia, Inc., a Seattle-based database company which operates the Recovery.org Web site that tracks the flow of stimulus dollars. "We're now, at last, seeing the money start to hit local economies," Balsam added. "The good news is, this phase has only just begun."
However, critics of the stimulus remain steadfast that the spending measures, while perhaps well intentioned, still amount to little more than a glancing blow in the steel-cage match that is America's ongoing economic struggle.
"Sure, spending a trillion dollars won't hurt the economy," said Rep. Darrell Issa, the ranking Republican on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. "But even if you accept that a million jobs will result, that's still a drop in the bucket compared to the tens of millions of jobs that could have been created had we employed targeted investment tax breaks for the industries that most needed it. We could have, for example, completely retooled our auto industry. It's not too late to take that approach."
Passed last February, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, more commonly known as the Obama stimulus package, involved three distinct categories of spending measures: tax relief ($288 billion); entitlements, such as Medicaid and Medicare, ($224 billion); and a third, catch-all category – contracts, grants and loans ($275 billion).
It's this third category, Balsam stressed, which can most tangibly impact local economies because the money will, finally, flow from local government entities directly into private sector industries, such as construction and information technology. So far, while around 60 percent of the entire $787 billion stimulus has been spent, only about one-fourth of that $275 billion catch-all bucket had been spent as of the end of 2009.
Actual cash outlays, however, should not be confused with stimulus obligations which set up a chain of reimbursement, allowing for government contracts to be put to bid, and for workers to be hired and supplies procured. About one-half of the $275 billion has been obligated.
Meanwhile, a sizable portion of the spent chunk of grant/loan/contract money, around $80 billion, wound up going toward shoring up public sector payrolls, not job-creating projects. Among the most common uses of grant money, for example, was for education programs, including salaries of teachers in public school systems, a job-saving measure perhaps, but not necessarily the badly needed private-sector booster shot stimulus proponents have been touting.
But Onvia's analysis suggests this is all about to change.


text:
U.S. News & World Report magazine ranks North Central College among America's Best Colleges for 2014.
Forbes magazine ranks North Central College among America's Top Colleges for 2013-2014.
Forbes includes North Central College among the top 25 percent of the nation's colleges and universities. The magazine profiles the top 650 of the nearly 2,500 four-year institutions of higher learning in the United States. Forbes ranks North Central College No. 106 in the Midwest, No. 306 in the nation among private colleges and No. 456 overall.
Registration is underway for North Central College's fall Community Education program. The lineup of courses is designed for professionals seeking to advance their careers, families with children who want to learn a foreign language or string instrument, hobbyists interested in home décor and photography, and much more.
North Central College alumni earn a high return on investment (ROI) in their education, a new study shows.
North Central College is named a "High ROI College" by Affordable Colleges Online (AC Online), a key resource for college affordability and financial aid information. AC Online identified Illinois colleges and universities with the greatest lifetime return on investment and ranks North Central College No. 11 among 39 institutions in the state.
During summer 2013 Orientation sessions, hundreds of new students learned more about academic and extracurricular opportunities available to them at North Central College.
From study abroad courses to athletic teams to clubs and organizations, Orientation serves to inform students about options so they can begin to plan their years of study and make the most of their experience at North Central College.
More than 100 low-income children will start school this year with supplies paid for by supporters of North Central College.
The College teamed up with Flowers for Dreams for the second straight year to raise money to buy school supplies for local needy students. Part of the proceeds from the sale of flowers at the College's Commencement ceremony in June benefited Flowers for Dreams.
North Central College will showcase a variety of artwork by members of the Naperville Art League (NAL) in the exhibit "Façades" Aug. 2 through Sept. 8.
The exhibit is free and open to the public in the College's Schoenherr Gallery at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave. An artists' reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2; complimentary refreshments will be served.
Community members, ministers, law enforcement officers and others gathered at North Central College to discuss racial profiling and other topics.
"Where Do We Go From Here" was the topic of a July 23 forum sponsored by the DuPage County Branch of the NAACP and hosted by the College's Office of Multicultural Affairs. Moderator Juan Thomas noted the title of the forum is the same as a 1967 speech and book by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Jazz vocalists and recording artists Janice Borla, Jay Clayton and Peter Eldridge headline the 25th annual Hot Jazz-6 Cool Nites concert series July 21-27 at North Central College.
North Central College's Summer Musical Theatre presents the time-honored, family-friendly musical "Peter Pan" July 26-28 and Aug. 2-4.
Six performances will be staged at 7:30 p.m. July 26-27 and Aug. 2-3 and at 2 p.m. July 28 and Aug. 4 in Pfeiffer Hall, 310 E. Benton Ave., Naperville. Tickets are $15/adults and $10/students and senior citizens; call the North Central College Box Office at 630-637-SHOW (7469) or visit northcentralcollege.edu/showtix.
North Central College prepares students to be informed,
involved, principled and productive citizens and leaders over their lifetime.


text:
Welcome Sign In or Create Account
Frank Turner Tickets
Wessex boy Frank Turner and his band The Sleeping Souls head out on a UK arena tour in February 2014! Turner and Co. will be heading to Nottingham's C... Read moreapital FM Arena and Guildhall, Portsmouth. Get your Frank Turner tickets below.
Frank Turner is an English folk/punk singer-songwriter from Meonstoke, Hampshire. Initially the vocalist of post-hardcore band Million Dead, Turner embarked upon a primarily acoustic-based solo career following the band's split in 2005.
Both in the studio and during live performances, Turner is accompanied by his backing band, The Sleeping Souls, which consists of Ben Lloyd (guitar, mandolin), Tarrant Anderson (bass), Matt Nasir (piano) and Nigel Powell (drums).
To date, Turner has released five solo albums, two rarities compilation albums, One split album and five EPs. Turner's fifth studio album, Tape Deck Heart was released on 22 April 2013.
Dates and Tickets for Frank Turner
Sorry we currently have no dates available for Frank Turner.


text:
Follow FEMA:
NY FEMA For Kids
Main Content
Photo by Cynthia Tokos - Mar 25, 2012
Saratoga Springs, N.Y., March 26, 2012 -- Matthew Russell, FEMA External Affairs Specialist, demonstrates natural disaster effects to students in Mrs Dickinson's First Grade class. Students were learning about natural disasters during a FEMA For Kids workshop at the Geyser Road Elementary School. FEMA plays a vital role supporting State, Tribal and local governments as they respond to the impacts of Hurricane Irene. Cynthia Paul/FEMA - Location: Saratoga Springs, NY


text:
Cheap Flights to Wyoming
Find & Book Low Cost Airfares to Wyoming
Fly to Top Wyoming Flight Destinations
Browse the most popular flights to Wyoming from US airports. Expedia makes it simple to book on major airlines servicing airports in Wyoming. The following popular domestic routes can give you some great ideas when planning your next family vacation or business trip.
Airlines Servicing Wyoming Airports
Expedia offers simple, hassle-free booking services for all major airlines flying to and from Wyoming airports. These airline carriers serve Wyoming airports with direct and indirect flights to domestic and international destinations. Browse for flight deals on the following airlines servicing airports in Wyoming.


text:
- Shopping Bag ( 0 items )
From the Publisher"A thoughtful, clever, and very practical introduction to Ignatian spirituality."
—J. A. Appleyard, S.J., Vice President for University Mission and Ministry, Boston College
"The Ignatian Workout is a valuable contribution to contemporary writing on Ignatian spirituality. Muldoon does a fine job of illustrating just how relevant this spirituality is for today's young adults."
—J. Michael Sparough, S.J., Director of Charis Ministries Ignatian Spirituality for Young Adults


text:
Recommended Just For You
Customer Raves & Reviews
Excellent service - our people always enjoy the product, and take them to hand out and share witih others!
Once again very pleased with the customer service, prompt delivery and turn-around time of our order.
Beautiful design.
I have received many compliments on the magnets, especially my calendar magnets.
Quality Product
I have been ordering Football schedules and calendars for many years and have been very happy with the pricing, customer service and product.
Great Magnet
Awesome product, only wished that our company logo could have been bigger. There was only a certain amount of space alloted for it.
Awesome, product, price and service!
Easy to move throughout the web site to search, shop and buy. A previous and repeat customer, I've never been dissatisfied with any order. Although my orders are primarily done on-line, the time I needed to talk to someone about an order was when I was also impressed with a 'professional attitude and response'. Quality is priority for me and for Magnetstreet. You can trust your business with magnetstreet!


text:
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Arkansas Business) -- In all, all three indexes capped big years on Tuesday, the final trading day of 2013.
For the full year, the S&P ended up 29.6 percent including dividends, the total return was 31.9 percent. The S&P is having its best year since 1997.
The Dow ended the year up 26.5 percent that was its best year since 1995. The Nasdaq, meanwhile, outdid them all, it rose 38.3 percent in 2013.
After the day off yesterday, stocks get going again today, the first trading day of 2014.
Fiat buys all of the Chrysler's shares
Italian automaker Fiat says it reached an agreement to buy the remaining shares of Chrysler for $3.65 billion in payments to a union-controlled trust fund.
Fiat already owns 58.5 percent of Chrysler's shares, with the remaining 41.5 percent held by a United Auto Workers union trust fund that pays health care bills for retirees.
Under the deal, Fiat will make an initial payment of $1.9 billion to the fund, plus an additional $1.75 billion upon closing the deal.
The deal is set to close on Jan. 20.
Big grant given to local tax prep program
BancorpSouth of Tupelo, Miss. is helping the Central Arkansas Development Council's free tax preparation program.
The bank is giving $7,000 to the CADC's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Free Tax Preparation program and its Individual Development Account low income savings account program.
Both programs are available in Pulaski, Columbia, Ouachita and Union counties.
The free tax preparation program provides free electronic tax filing and tax counseling to low to moderate income families.
The Individual Development Account program is a matched savings account for low to moderate income families.


text:
I''m curious about this field.%0D\ %0D\ What kind of people usually work in marketing? It seems like there would be a lot of phoney bullshit artists.%0D\ %0D\ Has anyone ever worked in motion picture marketing?
Marketing in an A/E World
DataLounge get your fix of gay gossip, news and pointless bitchery.
Talking to DataLounge servers.
Please wait a moment...


text:
- All Staff Reviews
- Adam Winkel (22)
- Alex Pross (173)
- Andrew Whiteley (4)
- Angie An (80)
- Bryan Brick (114)
- Christie Brunick (259)
- Cindy Westby (58)
- Clyde Beffa Jr. (466)
- Daniel Maas (21)
- Dave Genevro (16)
- David Othenin-Girard (163)
- David Driscoll (362)
- Dell Martinez (1)
- Diana Turk (7)
- Dulcinea Gonzalez (16)
- Eric Story (11)
- Gary Lai (56)
- Gary Westby (380)
- Greg St. Clair (148)
- Heather Vander Wall (7)
- Illya Haase (97)
- Ivan Diaz (4)
- Jacques Moreira (435)
- James Knight (11)
- Jason Marwedel (68)
- Jeff Garneau (211)
- Jeffrey Jones (203)
- Jim Chanteloup (60)
- Jim Boyce (96)
- Jim Barr (181)
- Joe Manekin (304)
- Joel Nicholas (29)
- John Downing (4)
- John Majeski (210)
- Keith Mabry (196)
- Kirk Walker (197)
- Krista Johnson (26)
- Kyle Kurani (157)
- Mahon McGrath (80)
- Mari Keilman (182)
- Mellyn Craig (6)
- Michael Jordan (39)
- Mike Parres (196)
- Olivia Ragni (40)
- Ralph Sands (212)
- Randy Hagerman (2)
- Ryan Woodhouse (85)
- Sal Rodriguez (9)
- Sarah Covey (77)
- Scott Beckerley (200)
- Shaun Green (36)
- Steve Bearden (222)
- Tom Martinez (1)
- Trey Beffa (142)
K&L Email Alerts
Sign up to receive custom alerts, new arrivals and the latest happenings from K&L Wines
Share |
Staff Favorites - Shaun Green
Shaun Green | Send Email | Subscribe to My Sommelier Service
2002 Ruinart "Dom Ruinart" Brut Rosé Champagne
Review Date: 06-03-2015
There are flashy packaged, everyone has to have one, fad of the moment Champagnes - and there are classic stunningly beautiful Champagnes that prove to all who taste them why Champagne is a true luxury worth treating yourself from time to time. The 2002 Dom Ruinart Rose is a great example of the latter. A true special occasion Grand Cru that you deserve to try at least once in life.
Price: $299.00
2010 Poggiarellino Brunello di Montalcino
Review Date: 05-25-2015
This is an unbelievable steal and a great way to beef up your Brunello collection. This tiny producer has truly outperformed with their 2010 vintage - and for under $35 it is hands down one of the best deals in the store. These hands on dedicated owners have taken their ancestral property and turned it into a shining star. Fantastico!
Drink from 2019 to 2019
Price: $34.99
2009 Poggiarellino Brunello di Montalcino
Review Date: 05-25-2015
Wonderful and open knit - a wine you can drink soon. Showing great layers of ripe fruit and florals, with an earthy rich undertone. A great wine for drinking while waiting for your 2010s to come around!
Top Value!
Price: $29.99
Wine Club$24.99
2012 Sesta di Sopra Rosso di Montalcino
Review Date: 05-25-2015
Little sister to the spectacular Brunello this producer offers - this is a spectacular deal. Rosso doesn't have the same requirement as Brunello so can be released earlier. It sees French Oak barrels instead of the large 30hl barrels but it is farmed and cared for just like the Brunello. This is a great bottle to try now or put down for a few years.
Top Value!
Price: $21.99
2010 Baricci Brunello di Montalcino
Review Date: 05-25-2015
I don't have to repeat how much we like this wine, Greg and Mike have done this but what a deal! This is 100% Montosoli fruit from a small family producer who just happens to be headed by one of the founders (and producer #1) of the Brunello Consorzio. Three generations of this family still work hands on daily and know every vine and every square foot of their property, which is on perhaps the most famous site for Brunello. Reserved and humble, this family makes a fantastic wine that certainly deserves its place next to many more expensive Brunelli.
Top Value!
Price: $39.99
2012 Sequillo (Eben Sadie) Red Blend Swartland
Review Date: 05-20-2015
If you could make a classic styled Chateauneuf du Pape in South Africa (OK, with a little modern nod), or more precisely if superstar winemaker Eben Sadie could make one, it would be this. Stunning intensely deep fruit, black spices, ground minerals and a perfumed, lifted nose of rose petals, black raspberries and sweet spices all mingle together in a very exotic and enticing wine. The balance and structure of this wine makes me wonder what it will do in 5-10 years, but I sincerely doubt anyone buying it will be able to keep their hands off it this long.
Top Value!
Price: $19.99
2013 Sequillo (Eben Sadie) White Blend Swartland
Review Date: 05-20-2015
I keep thinking if Dagueneau had made a Chenin in South Africa it very well may have tasted like this. Eben Sadie has a stellar and growing reputation for spectacular wines and this is certainly proving his reputation deserved. This wine shows its Chenin Blanc so expressively and the remaining varietals seamlessly support the effort. Intense and pure fruit, a wonderful lanolin overlay and expressive minerality - wow - and at under $20 this is unbelievable. Don't wait, I can't believe these will be around for very long at all.
Top Value!
Price: $19.99
2012 Valli "Bannockburn Vineyard" Pinot Noir Central Otago
Review Date: 04-01-2015
Here is a beautiful and rich Pinot Noir from Valli. In tasting through their Pinot offerings, this stood out as one of the most powerful and deep offerings. It shows black cherry and deep dark plum fruit, an nice touch of oak and violets/rose petal. Long on the finish and solid. Absolutely delicious!
Drink to 0
Price: $49.99
2012 Valli "Waitaki Vineyard" Pinot Noir North Otago
Review Date: 03-30-2015
This Valli was definitely the most intriguing of their 2012 offering. Powerful but angular and tense and tightly wound, quite a brooding Pinot. Great minerality and acidity and a complex nose. There are a lot of layers here, and this one should reward the patient collector.
Drink to 0
Price: $49.99
2012 Valli "Bendigo Vineyard" Pinot Noir Central Otago
Review Date: 03-30-2015
The Bendigo is another richer style from Valli, bold and rich but with savory notes and a super velvety texture. Mouth filling and layered with a warmer riper fruit and a wonderfully long finish
Drink to 0
Price: $49.99
2013 Wines Of Substance Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Review Date: 03-25-2015
Wow, what a deal. Wonderfully 'yummy' and rich nicely layerd with cocoa, fresh tobacco notes over deep brambly fruit. Mouth filling and long in finish, this shows a great Washington character at a bargain price. It's not all that surprising considering it comes from Charles Smith, a winemaker with a great track record of terrific wines.
Top Value!
Price: $14.99
2011 Fromm "La Strada" Pinot Noir Marlborough
Review Date: 03-03-2015
This bright and compelling Pinot from NZ is pretty hard to beat. Truly fantastic Pinots are nearly impossible to find under $20, but this one delivers. It's not a New World "thick" Pinot, rather it shows its varietal characteristics confidently and soundly while offering complex notes of spices, florals and earthy notes floating over a lovely array of red and blue fruits, and with fine tannins and a great acid balance. Bravo!
Top Value!
Price: $19.99
2012 Woodstock Estate Shiraz McLaren Vale South Australia
Review Date: 03-03-2015
Another Aussie wine pulls the strings of my wine loving heart! This wonderfully rich and powerful Shiraz from winemaker Ben Glaetzer (yep, think Amon Ra!)shows all the great deep notes of mocha, black licorice root and spicy blackberries, but not ever overwhelming or hot. It's amazing how this wine balances density and richness with complex aromatics, structure and bright highlights - all coming together with remarkable style and beauty. Maybe the best deal in Syrah in the store.
Top Value!
Price: $16.99
2004 Haut-Bergey, Pessac-Léognan
Review Date: 02-18-2015
Here's your chance to get a lovely classic ready to drink Bordeaux at a great price. Wonderfully rich and smooth texture with a medium weight yet complex qualities of tobacco leaf, roasted nuts under lovely berry fruit. Don't miss this one!
Top Value!
Price: $29.99
2008 Louise Brison Vintage Brut Champagne
Review Date: 02-10-2015
Super vintage, super wine and fantastic price. How can you go wrong. Gary has brought us another gem this time from the Aube and he hasn't lost his touch! All Champagne lovers owe it to themselves to try one.
Top Value!
Price: $29.99
2013 McManis California Cabernet Sauvignon
Review Date: 02-04-2015
McManis has been a great source of inexpensive and crowd friendly California Cabs for a while and the 2013 does not disappoint. Juicy and plump with a nice little dose of oak - if you like a modern California Cab, but need something a bit more economical you'll love this one. Very tasty!
Drink from 2014 to 2014
Price: $8.99
2012 FRAM Pinotage Citrusdal Mountain
Review Date: 10-22-2014
Wow! Here's a Pinotage that will win over even those who have been avoiding the varietal for years. Beautifully pure and missing the distinctive tarry herbal notes that keep many from enjoying Pinotage. There are a few great Pinotage that I've tasted over the years, and this certainly adds to that list.
Price: $22.99
Michel Couvreur K&L Exclusive Overaged Peated Malt Whisky 750ml
Review Date: 10-07-2014
I love it! Super creamy with a mild peat, lovely sherry character and an absolutely wonderful sexy texture on the palate. What an amazingly charming whiskey!
Top Value!
Price: $89.99
2009 Il Valentiano "Campo di Marzo" Brunello di Montalcino
Review Date: 10-02-2014
Here again Tuscany shows us they can still produce truly fantastic wines at great values. Here's a beautiful and elegantly composed Brunello with lovely red fruits, silky rose petals, interwoven minerals and fine spices with an absolutely lovely texture hung on fine polished tannins, all in perfect harmony. Greg's imagery of a gemstone is perfect and polished rubies is one of the first images I had upon trying this wine too.
Top Value!
Price: $29.99
Wine Club$26.99
Westland American Single Malt Whisky 750ml
Review Date: 07-15-2014
I hardly need to second the choices of David, but wow this one is very cool! Its rich, deep color at first made me worry that this was going to be a little too woody and sweet, but the nose suddenly changed that. Very full and deep with a somewhat roasted nut nose, and on the palate it has nice, long walnut, vanilla, barley and subtle raisin and caramel notes. Delicious and mouth-filling, yet vibrant and zesty. It has just enough sweet notes and a fantastic finish. The closest I've seen to a single malt Scotch from the U.S.!
Price: $69.99
2009 Kingston Family Vineyards "Alazan" Pinot Noir Casablanca Valley
Review Date: 06-09-2014
Absolutely delicious Pinot Noir - one of the best Pinot offerings from Chile - fantastic red fruits and exotic spices mingling with a distinctive smoky note are extremely enticing and this wine pairs very well with many foods. Kingston's vineyards are in the Casablanca Valley, and with its cool maritime influence it's no wonder such high quality Pinot comes from their spectacular property. It's a great contender for the cellar too, but hard to resist so hide some from yourself if you want to age it!
Top Value!
Price: $29.99
2012 Kingston "Cariblanco" Sauvignon Blanc Casablanca Valley
Review Date: 06-09-2014
This is an absolutely fantastic Sauvignon Blanc - one of my favorites, especially at this price. It is wonderfully complex and has a very impressive texture and weight. Rich tropical and citrus fruits with a slight touch of savory - it is spectacular as a summer dinner wine.
Top Value!
Price: $14.99
2012 Celler de Capçanes "Mas Donis Barrica—Old Vines" Montsant
Review Date: 05-21-2014
Wow, is this the best Mas Donis we've seen yet? I think so. It still shows its hallmark big, deep blackberry fruit, but really brings in another quality with the up-front spiciness and rose petal notes. The wonderful dark berry fruit and spice comes through all the way to the palate and long into the finish. Great job!
Top Value!
Price: $12.99
Lehmann "Jamesse Reference" Grand Champagne glass (we can only ship in 6pks )
Review Date: 05-20-2014
When our Champagne gurus Gary and Scott came back from Champagne this year raving about the glassware designed by Philippe Jamesse, I certainly took notice. These Champagne glasses are a bit more open and less flute like than standard flutes, and highlight the complexity of Champagne beautifully. Among the best Champagne glasses we've ever used, they are also an incredible value for both the mouth blown and machine made versions. If you love Champagne you owe it to yourself to try this glass.
Top Value!
Price: $11.99
Lehmann "Jamesse Prestige" Grand Champagne Wine Glass
Review Date: 05-20-2014
When our Champagne gurus Gary and Scott came back from Champagne this year raving about the glassware designed by Philippe Jamesse, I certainly took notice. These Champagne glasses are a bit more open and less flute like than standard flutes, and highlight the complexity of Champagne beautifully. Among the best Champagne glasses we've ever used, they are also an incredible value for both the mouth blown and machine made versions. If you love Champagne you owe it to yourself to try this glass.
Top Value!
Price: $37.50
2002 Thiénot "La Vigne aux Gamins" Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne
Review Date: 08-13-2013
Stunning perfection. The 2002 La Vigne Aux Gamins elegance and purity rise this Champagne to a level rarely seen. Without the need for blousy opulence or extensive lees character, the Champagne sings. It's a counter tenor compared to the more commonly seen baritone version of great Champagnes. No offence to the rich and toasty champagnes out there, I love those sometimes, but this is cerebral and special, a bright and vivid expression of Champagne, showing extremely refined minerality, delicate white florals and wonderfully focused fruit that is both delicate and profound at the same time. Don't miss this one!
Drink from 2013 to 2013
Price: $149.00
2004 Pierre Moncuit "Cuvée Nicole Moncuit Vieilles Vignes" Grand Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne
Review Date: 03-20-2013
I couldn't go home without a bottle after tasting this spectacular Champagne. Opulent but with spectacular verve, fine focus and a rich creamy middle, Ripe pears, delicate spices and orange blossoms linger on the nose and through the palate. All the characteristics of Mesnil from amazingly old vines and half the price of the most famous Mesnil Champagnes - and a very strong competitor to them.
Drink from 2012 to 2012
Price: $74.99
Thienot Brut Champagne
Review Date: 03-12-2013
Light and crisp on the nose and moving on to an absolutely wonderful zesty palate of citrusy/tangerine like fruit - it has a wonderful mousse and a great finish. Drink like a movie star! This was the Champagne for the 2013 Oscars.
Drink from 2013 to 2013
Price: $39.99
Wine Club$34.99
Canard-Duchene "Authentic" Brut Rosé Champagne
Review Date: 03-12-2013
What a deal for a Brut Rose. Perfectly dry and crisp with red currant/strawberry fruit and a crisp clean finish.
Drink from 2013 to 2013
Price: $39.99
Canard-Duchêne "Authentic" Brut Champagne
Review Date: 03-12-2013
What a value! Another great find by Gary Westby. Lovely bread/cracker notes, fairly rich but with a good highlighting tartness. Clean finish and a lovely texturaly fine mousse.
Drink from 2013 to 2013
Price: $29.99
2004 Sigalas Vinsanto Santorini (500ml)
Review Date: 03-12-2013
Very cool - relive those college days on Santorini with this wonderfully concentrated deeply intense dessert wine from the island. It's loaded with rich dried apricot and pineapple fruit with a tiny touch of molassas laced with spiciness and an abundant acidity to counterbalance.
Drink from 2013 to 2013
Price: $49.99
1995 Charles Heidsieck "Blanc des Millénaires" Brut Champagne
Review Date: 12-26-2012
Exactly what I want in special occasion Champagne - rich hazelnut cream, spicy baked apple, notes of honey and a wonderfully toasty overlay, yet it has great acidity and is still fresh - a wonderful balancing act. Perfect bubbles and silky palate texture,this is perfection in a bottle. Heidsieck has spent a huge amount of effort on quality across the range of their Champagnes, and this is absolutely spectacular!
Drink from 2012 to 2012
Price: $199.00
Cappellano Barolo Chinato 500ml
Review Date: 08-22-2012
If you have not experienced Chinato yet, you don't know what you're missing - and this is about as good as it gets. The wonderful aromatics of Barolo combined with herbs to create a magically wonderful concoction. Traditionally used to soothe the stomach after a wonderful meal, a lot of us now use it as a liqueur. The slightly bitter herbs and roots are strangely alluring and completely different.
Price: $54.99


text:
Australia - Meeting between Laurent Fabius and his counterpart (21.04.15)
This meeting falls within the framework of the French-Australian strategic partnership signed in January 2012. This framework provides for high-level consultations to strengthen our cooperation in all areas and to promote the integration of French Pacific territories into their regional environment.
Australia - Hostage siege in Sydney (15.12.14)
France utterly condemns the hostage siege in a café in downtown Sydney, which just ended with the intervention of the police.
We extend our sympathy to the families and friends of the victims of this heinous act.
Tourism – Promotion of France in Australia (24.09.14)
In order to strengthen France's position as one of the most popular tourist destinations for Australians, our diplomatic network in Australia and Atout France organized a series of events in cooperation with tourism professionals.
Foreign trade – G20 – Visit to Australia by Ms. Fleur Pellerin (17-19.07.14)
This visit will provide an opportunity to strengthen trade relations between our two countries: our trade surplus with Australia has increased in recent years (€1.7 billion in 2013), becoming France's 5th largest trade surplus.
Cultural network update – Australia – "Victor Hugo: Les Misérables - From Page to Stage" exhibition (18.07-09.11.14)
This exhibition is part of the "F20 creative France" initiative launched by our embassy in Canberra aimed at promoting 20 French-Australian cultural events that are emblematic of the richness and diversity of our actions in this country.


text:
What's Healthier – School Lunch Or The One Your Kid Is Packin'? [VIDEO]
You might be surprised at the answer, according to a new study.
You might be surprised at the answer, according to a new study.
Public School 244 in Flushing, Queens became the first elementary school in the U.S. to offer students a completely vegetarian menu! Pretty crazy, right? But, it's been about six months, and the results are remarkable!
Some of the meals offered were black bean and cheddar quesadillas, veggie wraps, and organic roasted tofu! I can't imagine my children going for that! My kids, along with most American children, are hooked on chicken fingers, pizza, and anything with sugar!
Along with the healthy, meatless school lunches, kids were taught on a weekly basis about healthy eating
I'm really not sure which part of this story is the craziest. Maybe it's the fact that a woman would steal so much money from a school system, maybe it's the fact that she stole it all by stuffing it in her bra, or maybe it's the amount of money that officials think she stole over a seven-year period.


text:
As some of you may have read my wowowow by this:
I wonder which scents have you ever stolen from the girls?
Not talking about unisex scents but really the women. And probably you got compliments too as people don't have an idea what the gender of your smell is. ??
No so far, but I do have to admit several fragrances officially/formally recognized as strictly feminine have a quite unisex suitability about them (to my nose, Silences de Jacomo, the now discontinued Ispahan by Yves Rocher, several concentrations of Chanel No. 19, Bvlgari Jasmin Noir, with some efforts of imagination, even scarce fragrance applications of Dior Addict smelling more unisex to me than I expected).
Bal a Versailles, Balmain De Balmain, Shalimar, L'Elephant, Mitsouko, Arpege, Rochas Femme, Cabochard, Metal, Jicky, Agent Provocateur, Black Orchid, Aromatics Elixir, Jolie Madame, Habanita, Le Baiser du Dragon, Magie Noire, Cartier Must, Lancome Cuir, L'Heure Bleue, Miss Balmain, Youth Dew Amber Nude, Oxygene, L, Silences, Magnifico, Azuree, La Nuit, Kelly Calache, Bandit, Edwardian Bouquet.
I like to spray a little Angel on my wrist while at the house, but wouldn't do a full wearing of it in public. I stick to my A-men when going out.
only one guerlain decant and a couple of samples. full bottles, i doubt it
White Linen by Estee Lauder, smelled fantastic to me .
If you enjoy them you should wear them. You can always not wear them when you know you'll be in an environment that may have a problem with it or if you have a partner who prefers other types of scents.
At work I wear male scents only. But in my freetime I use mostly female ones.
Especially Poison; Chanel N°5; Ysatis; Dioressence; Calèche; Madame Rochas;
Arpège; Mitsouko; Shalimar; Fendi; Bois des Iles; N°19; Miss Dior; Opium ...
Carnal flower, Bois des Iles, Jicky extrait, Shalimar extrait, Bandit, Habanita - all of which have already been mentioned above!!!
I've been known to sneak a couple sprays of my gfs chanel coco mademoiselle and d&g light blue
There's many threads about men wearing woman's fragrance. I wear what I love, but it depends on the situation.
Just look at my wardrobe
Form is emptiness, emptiness is form.
I wear my patner's deodorant often. My mom's too, when I visit home.
I wear many of the Guerlain classic ones, and some others. Some I'll only wear at home.
I'll wear these in public, but not all of them to work:
L'Heure Bleue (vintage)
L'Heure de Nuit
Vol de Nuit
Estee Lauder Azuree
Shalimar Parfum Initial and l'Eau
Chypre de Coty
Aromatics Elixir
Bal a Versailles
Jubilation 25
I almost never get any comments on my fragrance other than from my wife, regardless of what I wear. This is more a matter of social context. People that get compliments all the time must move in very different circles than I do.
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Gotta admit, I love the Poison!
Hypnotic Poison
Midnight Poison
Shalimar EDT/EDP
Shalimar Initial
Freak EDT
Freak Extrait
Elixir des Merveilles
Black Orchid
Current Top Ten:
1) Polo Crest
2) Chypre Palatin
3) 34 Boulevard Saint Germain
4) One Man Show Gold Edition
5) Kouros (Vintage)
6) Mamluk
7) Tobacco Vanille
8) Interlude Man
9) More than Words
10) Ungaro II (Vintage)
Vol de Nuit, L'Heure Bleue, Iris 39, Hypnotic Poison, Hiris, Feminite du Bois, Epic Woman, Folavril, Bois des Iles, Shalimar, Black Orchid, Sycomore, Coromandel, Portrait of a Lady.
When I was a kid I used to wear my grandmother's English Lavender. Maybe that is why I'm gay.
Black Orchid and Chanel No. 19
Dior Addict and Creed Sublime Vanille. Both are five star scents and just short of masterpiece.
Black Orchid
Chanel Cuir de Russie
And I just bought a bottle of Salvador Dali(fem.) PdT by Salvador Dali
Coromandel and portrait of a lady
Current top choices:
1- Portrait of A Lady
2- 34 st Germaine Boulevard by Diptyque
3- Bleecker Street by Bond 9
4- Acqua Di Parma Oud
5- Clive Christian #1
6- Coromandel by Chanel
7- Acqua Di Parmal Colonia Intensa
8- Guerlain Derby
9- MFK lumiere Noir
10- Dans Tes Bras
Portrait of a Lady
Carnal Flower
Narciso Rodriguez For Her (and by derivative, Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker)
28 La Pausa
Coromandel and Sycomore Chanel
Sa Majeste la Rose
Tuberose Criminelle
Fleurs d'oranger all by Lutens
Black Orchid TF
I wear Bois des Îles regularly. Angel once in a while. Portrait of a Lady, Shalimar and Jicky are on my to buy list.
Stolen from the girls (?) I remember a couple of women's fragrances that have really impressed me - though i'd never wear them myself. Another is Givenchy Ysatis and the other is Lancome Climate.
"Le parfum est la musique du corps"
(Marcel Rochas)
I don't steal. I buy.
Black Cashmere - Donna Karan
Sure, all the time. But I think of much of what I wear, in this category, as stuff that was marketed to the wrong audience anyway. I don't find Chanel Coromandel, Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille, Gucci No. 3, vintage Hermes Caleche and the new Tom Ford Sahara Noir to be all that feminine anyway. Not feminine at all, in some cases, in my opinion.
None. What I like I on broads and what I like to wear are two different things.
So many, Opium for instance.
Shalimar EdC
Creed Jasmal
Samples of No. 5 and No. 19
I don't have a signature fragrance. My signature changes a little bit every day, why shouldn't my fragrance?
Kenzo , Eau de Fleur The
Kenzo 5.40pm in Madagascar (i've read it's unisex in some places, other's its feminine, so I'll include it for now..)
Tout H2O
and angling to acquire:
Florabotanica Cristobal Balenciaga
Guerlain Mitsouko
Guerlain Cologne Imperial (again, confusion over the gender it's meant to be for, but damn I'd wear it!)
Sampled Mitsouko a couple of days ago and it was very interesting to say the least.. I'm wondering I'm just going to love every Gurlain scent I sample.. The Cologne Imperial was so refreshing too...
My wallet's gonna hurt on payday, that's for sure!
Chanel Sycomore mostly.
Might do Tea for two as well, but it's my girlfriends and was a gift from me - and it smells so amazing on her I really don't want to screw with that whole "feeling".
So mostly - no - I find the scents mostly too sweet or too flowery, alas not for me.
would never dare


text:
1906 $10
Philadelphia 2000 #232
|Sold for:
|Sign-in or Join (free & quick)
|The owner placed a late bid on this unreserved lot and repurchased it, subject to applicable commission.
|Claim Item:
|Sign-in or Join (free & quick)
|Auction Ended On:
|Aug 7, 2000
|Item Activity:
2 Internet/mail/phone bidders
231 page views
|Philadelphia, PA
Magnificent 1906 PR 66 Liberty Ten Dollar, Ex: Trompeter1906 $10 PR 66 PCGS. Ex: Trompeter. A virtually unimprovable proof ten dollar from an original production of just 77 pieces, roughly half of which survive today. This is a particularly impressive specimen that was atypically made with an appreciable degree of contrast between the fields and the devices, probably being one of the first coins struck from the fresh pair of proof dies. Normally, the no-contrast method of proofing was used from the turn of the century through 1907. The surfaces deliver a shimmering, mirrored finish and are tinged in a delicate reddish patina. The coin exudes near perfection as is signified by the grade, and the only notable identifier is a small, coppery alloy stain on the reverse between the EN of TEN. Population: 2 in 66, none finer (6/00). (NGC ID# 28GD, PCGS# 8846)
View large image(s) of this item
Service and Handling Description: (view shipping information)
Sales Tax information | PCGS Guarantee of Grade and Authenticity | Terms and Conditions
Guides and Pricing Information:
Previous Prices from Heritage Auctions
|Sign-in or Join (free & quick)
Price Guide
|Sign-in or Join (free & quick)
Population Guide
|Sign-in or Join (free & quick)
Find Auction Prices for Comparable Items:
Sign-in or Join (free & quick) to see the full image


text:
Almost everyone experiences a criminal career (Moffitt, 43). The onset begins during adolescence and involves a series of petty crimes. The amount of crimes committed during the criminal career at any given time is the rate at which the offender offends. What differentiates the �career criminal� from the person who had a �criminal career� is this; Whereas the latter by-and-large discontinues their crimes by the time they are in their mid-20s, those who are career criminals will persist with their offending at a high rate during their life course (Moffitt, 41). One theory put forth argues that the reason that people continue to commit crimes is that they have �neuropsychological defects� (Moffitt, 37). However, the life course and activities of Charles �Lucky� Luciano would suggest otherwise.
Charles Luciano was born �Salvatore Lucania� on November 24, 1897 in Lercara Friddi, Sicily. The Lucania family was impoverished and his father, Antonio, worked in a sulfur mine to support the family. With the quality of life being dire in Sicily the Lucania family decided to relocate to America. The Lucania family arrived in America in November 1906 and moved into an apartment in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The arrival seemingly acted as a catalyst for Salvatore�s criminal career. The onset of his criminal career began in 1907 when he was arrested for shoplifting. Entering the criminal justice system at seven years of age he precedes 97% of youth in their criminal career onsets (Hirschi and Gottfredson, 576).
Salvatore would continue to commit petty crimes at a steady rate throughout his childhood. As Salvatore aged and entered adolescence signs of escalation began to appear. �The pattern young Salvatore followed as he grew up was no different from that of maybe seven of every ten boys�shoplifting from neighborhood stores�and then as boys grow more experienced, (stealing) loot that can be �fenced�� (Feder and Joesten, 42). These crimes, however, were still considered petty and are not highly atypical for an adolescent boy.
Despite these delinquent behaviors, Salvatore�s fate as a career criminal had not yet been sealed. At age sixteen Salvatore acquired a job at a hat factory. However, the benefits of acquiring �adult� social roles would not act as a means of desistence for Salvatore. The job would give Salvatore a modest living; one that provided a steady income of seven dollars a week.
It was on a Friday on his way home from work that Salvatore�s life-course would take a turn for the worse; Not by bad luck but by a stroke of good luck. Salvatore gambled his seven-dollar weekly wage and wound up winning $244 in a game of alley craps. In turn Salvatore adopted the nickname �Lucky� and, instead of going to work the next day, Luciano would go to the alleys.
A far cry from shoplifting and gambling, Lucky�s criminal career began to show a good deal of escalation by his mid teens. When an oppurtunity arose and it meant fiscal gains Lucky would take it. Up to this point all that had been available was petty crimes (e.g. theft and gambling), but drugs provided him the opportunity of a higher standard of living. The change of environment led to a dramatic shift in the crimes he would commit frequency at which he would commit them, and led to a greater deal of specialization. Luciano�s daily routine found him fraternizing with the criminal element. The escalation that followed was a �typical� example of �the continuity of antisocial behavior� according to Moffitt. �Typical� being, �biting and hitting at age 4, shoplifting and truancy at age 10, selling drugs and stealing cars at age 16� (Moffitt, 679). It should come as no surprise then that Lucky began selling drugs as a means of income. At 16 he started to sell heroin and earned from �between ten and thirty dollars a day�.
Lucky would be incarcerated for six months in jail when he sold some heroin to an undercover police officer thus bringing him back into the criminal justice system. It was his first case of recidivism, but the crime this time was of a much more serious nature than petty theft.
The time in jail did not serve as a deterrent however. Upon release Lucky moved to Little Italy and re-entered the network that sought crime as a viable means to make a living. Luciano remarked, �Who wants to be a crum?� A �crum� being defined as �anyone who works for an honest dollar� (Feder and Joesten, 44). This opinion directly reflects the notion that adolescent offenders view life-course persistent offenders as having managed �success in attaining adult rewards e.g. more stuff (from theft)� (Macmillan, Lec.3). The notion of a �crum� also regards a nine-to-five job as unfulfilling or unrewarding. This opinion is blatant strain theory. A theory that asserts that crime results because �society establishes goals toward which all strive, but at the same time the social structure makes it difficult or impossible for everyone for everyone to achieve these goals� (Merton, 187).
Thus Luciano entered the world of �organized crime� when he came to the attention of Joe �The Boss� Masseria. Joe Masseria was highly enmeshed in rum running, racketeering, and extortion. Luciano was appointed the overseer of Manhattan�s rum-running operations.
The concept of �organized crime�, which Luciano participated in, reinforces strain theory. The Mafia was known as �Cosa Nostra� in Italy. The translation of �Cosa Nostra� is literally �our thing�. The �Cosa Nostra� is composed of a group of offenders that have rejected conventional societal allotments and standards of living. Instead they created their own societal network. This re�organized� society is in actuality a cohort of victims of strain. People unable to attain their goals given conventional methods.
As Lucky aged into his twenties and thirties his crimes reached a period of stasis. The types of crimes he committed were radically different from ones he had committed as an adolescent. Instead of theft or drug dealing Charles Luciano had escalated to narcotics, racketeering (through olive oil, artichoke, grape, and wine imports), rum-running, black-mail, tax fraud, and industrial extortion (Feder and Joesten, 105). By 1933 he had executive authority over the world of �organized crime�. Charles Luciano had created the �National Syndicate� after having Joe Masseria killed (Feder and Joesten, 87).
The motivation at this point in Luciano�s criminal career was finance. Petersilia et al. found that the main reasons for adults committing crimes was to maintain a degree of �high living� (reason stated in 36.6% of respondents surveyed) and �financial needs� (reason cited in 31.8% of cases) (Petersilia et al., 76). Luciano�s lifestyle was indeed lavish and provided him many luxuries. He lived in the famed Waldorf-Astoria Towers and his female companionship consisted of prostitutes that worked in one of his many criminal rings.
The explanation for his persistence in committing crimes is that he had become accustomed to his lavish life and wanted to maintain his high-times lifestyle. Petersilia et al. found that in addition to high-times being a motive to commit crimes it is also a motive to continue offending. Criminals viewed the high-times lifestyle as �somewhat important� in 22% of the cases and an additional 47% viewed it as �very important� (Petersilia et al., 78). Thus 69% of criminals feel that the high-times lifestyle is not only an advantaged one but also a needed one.
The crimes Luciano was involved in were highly complex and extremely sophisticated. The following excerpt describes the amount of planning involved in his drug network:
�The gang lord who was a founding father of the National Crimes Syndicate stands apart from the ladder, surveying, manipulating, directing-and untouched.
He knows everybody, from the Turkish and Iranian exporter to the Yugoslav official who can be bribed to let a shipment over the border, to the North Italian processor, to the smuggler, to the distributor.
He puts X in touch with Y; has Y meet Z. He may be exiled and watched and guarded, but he still manipulates. He is Boss.� (Feder and Joesten, 302)
Instead of being a neuropsychologically malformed nitwit Luciano is a highly intelligent individual willingly committing his crimes. The level of sophistication used supports Petersilia�s hypotheses that: �The more skilled the offender, the greater his illicit profit will be� and �The more experienced the offender, the more skilled he is in avoiding arrest and conviction� (Petersilia et al., 59).
The only period of desistence in offending for Luciano came during a latent period. A period when, in 1936, Charles �Lucky� Luciano was incarcerated on sixty-two counts of extortion and racketeering in relation to his overseeing of some 200+ brothels in New York. Dozens of prostitutes testified against him as well as a primary associate who plea bargained. The sentence was for 30-50 years in a New York state penitentiary. Ten years later however, his sentenced was commuted when a judge showed clemency and Luciano was deported to Naples, Italy.
While in Italy he did not desist but recidivated with �Cosa Nostra� using his overseas contacts. His criminal career was still flourishing in and out of America in 1954, the year of the books publication, due to the many criminal associations he had networked.
What Charles �Lucky� Luciano�s criminal history suggests to us about the nature of offending is that criminals, when adolescents, start offending as the result of a sort of hero worship. �In his world, the guys with the flashy clothes, the big cars, and the folding money never work� (Feder and Joesten, 44). Offending is not the result of being in dire straits and having neuropsychological deficits, rather it is a chosen lifestyle.
The nature of Luciano�s crimes also suggest that more elaborate crimes hinder arrest and provide more benefits. Escalation served as a way to escape criminal prosecution. The prostitution case withstanding, Luciano was convicted for minor crimes such as shoplifting and drug dealing, but for more severe ones the networks were either too complex or did not provide sufficient evidence to permit prosecution.
Age was of little importance as a means of social control in Luciano�s criminal career. Age at no point in his life served as a means of informal social control and offending was not hindered by an �attachment to the labor force and cohesive marriage (which)- explain variations in criminal behavior independent or prior differences in criminal propensity� (Sampson and Laub, 245).
In fact, in this case, Luciano�s nature and onset was the direct result of rebellion against the social institutions, which are supposed to provide social control according to Sampson and Laub. He forfeited his job to seek out a more extravagant life; to live in the high-society that Petersilia described.
The onset of Luciano�s criminal career is best described with strain theory. Luciano�s goals were not being met when he was working and carrying an �adult� social role. His prospects for the future were bleak and did not provide him with the luxuries he desired. The whole concept of a �crum� is based on the premise that a working class lifestyle is not desirable and that the pressure to succeed is never relieved through these means. Lucky himself aimed to �prove that society alone was to blame for his life of crime� (Feder and Joesten, 308).
Upon entering the realm of �organized crime� it was Luciano�s associations that provided him with the ability to attain his goals. Differential association perpetuated and advanced his criminal career. His associations landed him his job selling drugs and would later allow him to live in high-society. Luciano used tremendous agency and planning by learning ways of undermining conventional society.
Differential association theory is also supported by the fact that he escalated. The escalation resulted when he learned new forms of crime and made the necessary associations with other criminals to execute them. The associations grew to the point that they shielded him. Luciano remarked, �They talk about me and never come up with evidence. It�s all politics and I�m the victim. It�s about time to stop rapping me for all the bad things that happen in the US and in Europe.� (Feder and Joesten, 312). Despite the great amount of prosperity that Luciano attained with differential association he always viewed himself as a victim of circumstance. Thereby ironically lamenting an argument of strain, that society could provide nothing but persecution and defeat.
Bibliography:Feder, Sid and Joesten, Joachim. (1954). The Luciano Story. New York: De Capo Press.
Hirschi, Travis and Gottfredson, Michael. (1983) �Age and the Explanation of Crime.� American Journal of Sociology. 89: 552-584.
Macmillan, Ross. (2001) �Explaining Adolescent Limited Offender� Lecture 3.
Merton, Robert. (1968). Social Theory and Social Structure. New York: Free Press.
Moffitt, Terrie. (1993) �Adolescence and Life-Course Persistent Antisocial Behavior.� Psychological Review. 100(4): 674-701.
Petersilia, Joan. (1978) �Part V: Criminal Sophistication.� Criminal Careers of Habitual Felons. US Department of Justice, pp. 59-71.
Sampson, Robert and Laub, John. (1995) �Understanding Variability in Lives through Time: Contributions of Life Course Criminology.� Studies in Crime and Prevention. 4(2): 242-258.


text:
Privacy and Cookies
BOC Aviation has further diversified its investor base in Asia and Europe with its latest $300 million unsecured notes offering.
The five-year term transaction was priced at a fixed interest coupon of 3.875% per annum. It represented the first time since May 2013, the Singapore-based lessor issued US dollar dominated bonds.
"The positive response represents the confidence that the investment community has in BOC Aviation and the important role that we have in a growing aircraft leasing industry," says BOC Aviation's managing director and chief executive Robert Martin.
The lessor received orders from more than 90 high quality fixed income accounts. In terms of geographic distribution, the notes were distributed 75% in Asia and 25% in Europe. Asset and fund managers represented 36% of the allocation, followed by 31% private banks. Banks and insurance companies accounted for 15% each while another 3% went to corporate companies, says BOC Aviation.
The notes, which were issued off BOC Aviation's $5 billion Euro medium term note programme will close on 9 May, 2014, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The joint global coordinators were BOC International, Citigroup and HSBC. The joint lead managers and joint bookrunners were BNP Paribas, BOC International, Citigroup, DBS Bank, HSBC, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley.
The yield to investors will be 4.107% annually, representing a spread of 240 basis points over five-year US Treasury notes.
The unsecured notes will be listed on the Singapore stock exchange and will be rated BBB- by Standard & Poor's Rating Services, and A- by Fitch Ratings.


text:
Cheap TLH to Atqasuk flights
Popular Flights from Tallahassee, Florida
Top Tallahassee Flights to US Destinations
Top Tallahassee International Destinations
Popular Flights from Atqasuk, Alaska
Top Atqasuk Flights to US Destinations
TLH to ATK Route Map
Tallahassee to Atqasuk Flights, Stats and Airplanes
Route information for flights from Tallahassee Regional to Atqasuk AK.
3,861.52 miles
TLH - Tallahassee Regional Airlines
Browse the most popular airlines servicing the Tallahassee (TLH) airport. Visit their flights pages to learn more about the most popular routes these carriers fly.


text:
System Benefits Charge
Energy Assessment: Free
Lighting Retrofit: 70% of cost
RG&E offers a lighting incentive program designed to serve small business customers with a demand of 100 kilowatts (kW) or less. These small business customers may schedule a free energy assessment and then receive a 70% discount on the installed cost of recommended lighting measures. Eligible lighting measures include the retrofitting of fluorescent fixtures, replacement of incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs, and switching out illuminated exit signs with light emitting diode (LED) signs. Small business customers must schedule a free energy assessment before any recommendations or incentives can be offered. Customers can view the program website listed above or call 1-877-359-9814 for more information or to schedule an appointment.
Equipment installations are recommended and installed by the utility's implementation contractor, EnerPath Services, Inc.