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Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2003
Cabernet Sauvignon from Columbia Valley, Washington
Winemaker's Notes
Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2006 - #2!
The 2003 vintage resulted in wines that have stunning aromas, flavors and texture. Violets, black-cherry and blackberry coat the palate, layering complex notes of Vahlrhona chocolate, wood-smoke and Asian spice. This wine will mature nicely over the next 7 to 8 years and continue to age gracefully for at least another 10-20 years.
Critical Acclaim
The Wine Advocate - "Unlike some minuscule production "cult" wines or luxury cuvees culled from a winery's primary product that have earned perfect scores over the years, Quilceda Creek's Cabernet Sauvignon is the winery's raison d'etre and is produced in significant quantities (3,400 cases in 2002, 3,425 in 2003). For accomplishing this feat the Golitzens should be doubly proud. Darker colored and significantly more powerful than the 2002, the 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon displays mouth-watering aromatics of black chocolate, sage, and blackberry liqueur. Its awe-inspiring core of cassis liqueur, violets, blueberry nectar, black cherry syrup, and chocolate is immensely muscular yet elegant. Texturally reminiscent of liquid velvet, it slathers the palate with oodles of fruit, displaying unreal depth, balance, and length. Wow! Projected maturity: 2010-2024. Congratulations Alex and Paul, welcome to the big leagues."
Wine Enthusiast - "Lovely color and aromatics, this supremely powerful yet graceful wine sends up a mix of plum, berry, dust, mint and menthol. It's spicy and young, and surprisingly light on its feet. The concentration here is different from a top-tier Napa Cabernet; the fruit has a pleasing elegance. The acids are firm but unobtrusive, the tannins are ripe, smooth but substantial, giving the wine some weight and power. As good as anything this superb producer has ever done."
Wine Spectator - "Richly layered with gorgeous, focused currant, plum and blackberry fruit, shaded with touches of dusky spice and smoky notes from oak, but it's almost subliminal to the harmonious, seamless fruit character. The wine glides over the palate, submerging its tannins to let the flavors soar. Best from 2008 through 2020."
International Wine Cellar - "Deep medium ruby. Very deep aromas of currant, minerals, meat and smoke, with complicating notes of chocolate, tar and pastry dough. Tightly wound, penetrating and powerful, with terrific precision to the flavors of dark fruits, graphite and minerals. A very firmly structured wine that finishes with superb length, verve and grip. A stunning Washington cabernet.
Rating: 95(+?)"
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Quilceda Creek Vintners Winery
Quilceda Creek is dedicated exclusively to the production of world-class Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon. Founded in 1979, Quilceda Creek has had an unbroken string of highly-rated vintages that has led Robert Parker, Jr. to name it Washington State's premeir Cabernet Sauvignon producer.
"Quilceda Creek...makes Cabernet of unrivaled finesse. This small winery...has the best track record of any Washington winery...No other Washington Cabernet is as graceful yet profound."
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"Make no mistake about the Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignons - they are world-class Cabernets that compete with the finest wines from Bordeaux, Napa Valley, Sonoma and Santa Cruz Mountains."
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About Columbia Valley
Columbia Valley is the largest of Washington State's wine growing regions, with almost 11 million acres. It encompasses a number of smaller regions, including Yakima Valley, Walla Walla Valley, Red Mountain and more. The vast area consists of a range of climates, allowing viticulturists to plant a diverse selection of grape varieties. Most wineries plant rows sparsely, which helps the vines survive the harsh winters.
Notable FactsMerlot is the most popular and most planted grape of the area, followed by Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. Syrah and Riesling are also popular and continue to grow in acreage.
About WashingtonRelated Links:Now the number two producer in the United States, Washington State has also grown in quality.
So how does a state known for rain and coffee produce high quality wines? They plant their grapes on the east side of the Cascade mountains, away from that ever-present rain cloud that sits along the coast. Perhaps wine grapes do well since the sandy loam soils east of the Cascade range give way to an almost desert-like land, saved from drought only by the helpful rivers that run through the area – and the good irrigation systems.
Thinking that the state would do best with typical northern growing grapes like Riesling and Gewurtztraminer, turns out the apple state is well-suited for reds, namely Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and, more recently, Syrah. Of course, whites have not been forgotten - Washington State Rieslings range from bone-dry to sweet, are well-structured and high quality, and Chardonnay dominates most of the other white plantings, making a range of wines. But the reds of the region, Merlot in particular, have made Washington State a quality force to be reckoned with.
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Alcohol By Volume GuideMost wine ranges from 10-16% alcohol by volume. Some varietals tend to have higher (for example Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon) or lower alcohol levels (Pinot Noir and many white varietals), but there is always some variation from producer to producer. Some wine falls outside of this range, for instance Port weighs in closer to 20%, while Muscat and Riesling are usually a bit below 10%.
Wine Style Guide
Light & Fruity
- Red wines that are more fruit-forward and lighter in tannin and body.
Smooth & Supple
- Medium bodied reds that go down easy, with smooth tannins and supple fruit.
Earthy & Spicy
- Wines where earthy and/or spicy dominate the flavors – typically medium to full body.
Big & Bold
- Full bodied wines that have concentrated fruit and are higher in alcohol and/or tannins. Some need age.


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Jacana Partners is a leading pan-African SME private equity firm and long-term partner of In Return Capital. "The rebrand is the first phase of a legal merger that is expected to close in the first quarter of 2013. "The merger will create an SME private equity group with pan-African coverage that will manage a new $75 million SME fund expected to close later this year," according to a joint press release by the firms.
The move marks a significant boost for East African entrepreneurs seeking value-add expertise and growth capital for their SMEs. By partnering with Jacana, entrepreneurs will receive: increased access to private equity investment; dedicated on-the-ground investment teams; international private equity expertise and larger deal sizes of between $1-5 million (up from InReturn's current transaction size of $0.5-1.3 million).
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This photo released by Archie Comics shows "Life with Archie." Archie Comics says the famous comic book character will heroically sacrifice himself while saving the life of a friend in a July 2014 installment of "Life with Archie." The comic book series tells the story of grown-up renditions of Archie and his Riverdale pals. (AP Photo/Archie Comics)
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A depiction of actor George Takei as "Star Trek's" Mr. Sulu (center) with Archie characters appears on the cover of issue No. 6 of Archie Comics' "Kevin Keller," a series about Riverdale's only gay teenager. (AP Photo/Archie Comics)
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I was helping a customer with their VMware environment which was unresponsive and we needed to shutdown all virtual machines. The typical methods (using vSphere Client, RDP, etc) were all unresponsive as the VM itself was hanging.
I found a very helpful article on how to safely kill an unresponsive virtual machine, which worked quite well. It also kills the VM so that there is no corruption (on the VMware side). Here's the link to the source article: http://sysadminhell.blogspot.com/2008/03/couple-of-vmware-issues.html
Here's how you do it:
1. SSH into the ESX server that is currently running the affected VM (or you can use the console).
2. At the cmd prompt enter: cat /proc/vmware/vm/*/names
This lists the running VM's on the host server you are logged on to. Look for the vmid=##
vmid=1069 pid=-1 cfgFile="/vmfs/volumes/45…/server1/server1.vmx"
uuid="50…" displayName="server1″
vmid=1107 pid=-1 cfgFile="/vmfs/volumes/45…/server2/server2.vmx"
uuid="50…" displayName="server2″
vmid=1149 pid=-1 cfgFile="/vmfs/volumes/45…/server3/server3.vmx"
uuid="50…" displayName="server3″
vmid=1156 pid=-1 cfgFile="/vmfs/volumes/45…/server4/server4.vmx"
uuid="50…" displayName="server4″
3. At the cmd prompt enter: less -S /proc/vmware/vm/1149/cpu/status
It will now clear the console screen and show a bunch of numbers and stats. Hit the right arrow key until you see the section about group. Example:
With this ID number you can safely kill the VM without corrupting it.
4. At the cmd prompt enter: /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmkload_app -k 9 1058
(Then number 1058 in the command is an example; your VM's group number goes here.)
5. If you see "Warning: Apr 20 16:22:22.710: Sending signal '9' to world 1058." this means your VM has been closed successfully. You can now start your VM back up and run it.


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CW's 'Hunger Games'-esque pilot gains cast members; 'Bridesmaids' star signs on with ABC pilot
"Bridesmaids" star Wendi McLendon-Covey has signed on to ABC's "Only Fools and Horses," alongside the already-cast John Leguizamo and Christopher Lloyd. McLendon-Covey became available following Goldie Hawn's sudden exit from "Viagara Diaries," which then released McLendon-Covey. In "Fools," she'll play Leguizamo's ex-wife Ruby, owner of the Lost and Found Lounge. [Deadline]
The CW has added several names to its "Hunger Games"-style pilot "The Selection," which is set in a futuristic world where women are drawn from a lottery to compete to be the queen of a war-torn nation. Australian actress Peta Sergeant has been cast as Gaia Woods, a rebel leader, and Leonor Varela and Martin Donovan have been cast as Queen Amberly and King Clarkson [ Hollywood Reporter]
ABC's soapy "Mistresses," modeled after the British show of the same name, has found two of its four female leads in Rochelle Aytes ("The Forgotten") and newcomer Jes Macallan. Rochelle will play April, a recent widow and mother of two, while Macallan will play Josslyn, a real estate broker and brashly sensual woman. [ Deadline]
FOX's untilted medical drama starring Jordana Spiro as a doctor forced to moonlight for the mob has cast William Fortsythe as Alexander Constantine, the mob boss who is an oddly compassionate killer and perhaps Spiro's estranged father. FOX has also added Jay Harrington to "Guilty," the legal drama starring Cuba Gooding Jr. as an attorney falsely convicted of fraud who is solving crimes on his own and exacting revenge on those who set him up. [ Deadline]
CBS drama "Elementary" has added Aidan Quinn as the NYPD Captain who previously worked with Sherlock Holmes ( Jonny Lee Miller) and has now brought him on to consult for the department. Lucy Liu is Joan Watson, Sherlock's "sober companion" after his stint in rehab. [ Deadline]
Mercedes Masohn, female lead of Fox's "The Finder," has been cast as a resident of the titular building in "666 Park Avenue." The ABC drama focuses on a young couple (played by Rachael Taylor and Dave Annable) who begin managing a historic apartment building in New York City, only to start experiencing supernatural occurrences. [ Deadline]
"Terra Nova" star Allison Miller has been cast in NBC's comedy pilot "Go On," which stars Matthew Perry as a sportscaster trying to get on with his life after a loss. Miller will play Perry's quirky assistant. NBC has also added Lauren German to "Chicago Fire" starring "House's" Jesse Spencer. German will play the no-nonsense Kay to whom the team of firefighters report. [ Deadline]
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Posted - 06/21/2011 : 07:13:39 AM
Last Friday the compressor on my heat pump stopped working. Wife called me and it was 95 degrees in the house. I checked it out and found two things. First, the capacitor looked a bit swollen and second the contactor wasn't getting pulled in. I checked to make sure the control board had 24VDC coming in to throw the contactor (I didn't check it at the contactor). I checked it at the R (red) power terminal and the Y1 (yellow) compressor terminal. 24V present, contactor should have pulled in. So I pushed it in manually and would only hum. I figure i've got a bad capacitor and a bad coil in my contactor.
Purchased new 45+5 370VAC capacitor and new 30AMP SPST contactor (good replacements). Powered everything down and installed new capacitor and contactor. Powered everything back up. Set inside unit to "Auto" "Cool" and set thermostat at 70 degrees (inside temp 93). Waited 15 min and the outside unit never came on. Checked all connections twice.
Finally I decided to manually push in the contactor...this time with the new capacitor it worked and the fan and compressor came on but as soon as I let it go contactor released (no 24VDC to the coil I guess). So, I stood there scratching my head for a min then decided to check the voltage again. 24V coming in at R and Y1, nothing at the contactor or on the board at Y1 out and Y1 common.
The board has two red diagnostic LEDs and they are both simultaneously flashing, which means normal operation. I have to of these units and the other one is running fine and shows same light display. My gut reaction is to change the board but I don't think that's the problem...any thoughts?
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Posted - 06/21/2011 : 08:18:37 AM
Your measuring the voltage incorrectly. Check for 24 VAC between Y and C at the low voltage terminal strip outside. This is the voltage that turns the unit on. Sounds like your not getting 24 VAC from the thermostat control circuit to turn the unit on. You can confirm this by taking the voltage measurement between Y and C.
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Posted - 06/21/2011 : 12:59:26 PM
Here's a good diagram of the wiring
On page 5 (Figure 6)
So help me out here...R (red) supplies power to the board and C & Y1 are what is used to close and open the circuit?
If I understand the diagram correctly it would be the thermostat that is the problem, correct?
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Posted - 06/21/2011 : 3:38:08 PM
If your not getting voltage to C and Y (24 vac), its either the thermostat or the thermostat wiring.
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Posted - 06/21/2011 : 7:07:49 PM
Rechecked voltage as you recommended and sure enough no 24VDC to the board. Installed new Honeywell Pro 3000 series non-programable 2 Heat/1 Cool mulitstage heat pump thermostat and "BAM!!!!" I got air!!!! Thanks to you and my friend Andy "The AC Yoda" I have AC once again! Really appreciate all the help. You guys know what your talking about.
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Windows 2000 takes *a lot* of resources, if XP takes
more, surely *brand new* systems would probably need
to be purchased with .25-.5 gig of RAM and 800Mhz+
processors- no kidding. I was getting out of memory
errors with 256 MB of RAM.
--- William Kendrick <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> I was reading some /.'d article on Anandtech, and
> noticed one
> about XP. It's from July, but is amusing. I
> skipped ahead to the
> end, to determine what the reviewers actually
> thought of the OS.
> Their words:
> "The XP transition is going to be a painful one.
> ...
> we must conclude that the phenomena [ speed
> problems ] are intrinsic
> to the OS and that the only viable solution is to
> upgrade the hardware. ...
> Bottom Line: If you plan to upgrade to Windows
> XP/Office XP, and if you've
> already qualified new PC platforms based on your
> experience with
> Windows 2000/Office 2000, you'll need to revise
> your minimum system
> performance levels upwards by 25-30%. That should
> give you enough
> headroom to compensate for the more `portly' XP
> combination."
> Didn't someone from LUGOD recently say their
> business will be switching
> to XP?* You might want to point them to this
> article ;)
> http://www.anandtech.com/IT/showdoc.html?i=1501
> -bill!
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> Windows- / NT-
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Episodes 38, 39 and 40 from the ARRL/TAPR DCC
Episode 38: An Open-Source APRS-IS Server
Running on Raspberry Pi, no less! APRS-IS is the network that shuttles all that APRS data
around the world. The results show up on web sites like www.aprs.fi. In this talk, aprs.fi's
Hessu Hannikainen OH7LZB digs into the stuff that makes APRS-IS run. And yes, he has
one of the servers running on a little Raspberry Pi.
Episode 39: YAAC - Yet Another APRS Client
Andrew KA2DDO titled his talk as if there were too many APRS clients, and maybe there are.
But his list of features and functions in this multi-platform program has Bob Bruninga smiling.
Bob makes a guest appearance at the end of the episode. If you use APRS and have been
hunting for a better interface, here's a rare opportunity to learn about a good new one, in depth,
from the guy who wrote it.
Episode 40: APRS.fi - Behind the Curtains
If you're into APRS at all, odds are you've spent a fair amount of time on the APRS.fi web site.
Odds also are that you've missed a lot of the features and functions of the site! And unless you've
already watched Episode 38, you have no idea who and what is behind this amazing web site.
So meet Hessu Hannikainen OH7LZB and get to know this resource a lot better.
The ARRL/TAPR DCCis an annual, three-day conference featuring presentations on a variety of
technical and operational aspects of Amateur Radio. This year's DCC, held in Atlanta last
September, had 16 of the 45-minute main presentations, the usual Saturday banquet talk,
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Discipline, dedication, responsibility and the ability to summon large crowds helped turn the initiative of the Panamanian pianist, Grammy winner and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Danilo Pérez, into an international success.
A look back on the Panama Jazz Festival inspires authentic pride in Panamanians, because they now enjoy an impressive degree of prestige. And with reason. They began to work hard as a team, as Danilo Pérez and his sponsors believed in the possibility of placing jazz in a special place in our country, as is deserving of a genre that so many renowned figures, both local and international, have brought to light throughout history.
From 2003 to date, the stages of the Panama Jazz Festival have held outstanding aficionados of this very special kind of music, from the United States, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Chile, Cuba, Italy and Panama. Noteworthy musicians include Kenny Barron, Mike Stern, Jack Dejohnette, Carlos Garnett, Charlie Hunter, Joe Lovano, John Patitucci, Víctor Paz, Danilo Pérez, Janis Siegel, Bárbara Wilson, Kurt Rosenwinkel, David Sánchez and Mark Turner.
Randy Weston, Edmar Castañeda, Nnenna Freelon, Tía Fuller, Kelley Johnson, Stanley Jordan, Catherine Russell, Dave Samuels, Wayne Shorter, Luba Mason, Marco Pignataro, Chucho Valdés, Lizz Wright, Jamey Haddad, Terri Lyne Carrington, Danilo Pérez's Trio, Juanito Pascual and the New England Conservatory are among others who have delighted thousands of people of all ages with their music at Cathedral Square, Anayansi Theater, City of Knowledge and other scenarios.
Many scholarships
Over the past decade, the Panama Jazz Festival has served as a springboard for talented and enthusiastic, but economically disadvantaged, youth from Panama and elsewhere to obtain the opportunity to study music in such renowned institutions abroad as the Berklee College of Music.
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Organizers have watched with pride as virtuosos like Jahaziel Arrocha delighted festival audiences with their musical talent. He also took the time to share his experiences, knowledge and stories with other young people and children who, like he did, dream to climb on stage, give a concert and receive applause.
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Thus we also see enthusiastic music students who come to the auditions ever year looking for that opportunity to grow personally and professionally, because the musical art offers immeasurable benefits to the individual.
Notable awards
A brief recap of 10 years of the Panama Jazz Festival shows several noteworthy awards that have been given to such renowned musicians as Luis Russell (2003), Victor Boa (2005), Mauricio Smith (2006), Barbara Wilson (2007) Clarence Martin (2008), Sonny White (2010) and Victor "Vitín" Peace (2011).


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All 7th grade students in the state of California are responsible for learning five types of writing. The following is a list of the required writing applications as mandated by the state of California.
Writing Applications 2.0
2.1 Write Fictional or Autobiographical Narratives
2.2 Write Responses to Literature
2.3 Write Research Reports
2.4 Write Persuasive Compositions
2.5 Write Summaries of Reading Materials
On Team Aloha, we take writing seriously and have put together a comprehensive writing program to make sure that our students write in all five of these areas across the disciplines. This page is dedicated to the projects that we will be completing on Team Aloha throughout the year.
The Projects
2.1 Write Fictional or Autobiographical Narratives
The Short Story Project - English Class
The focus of this project is to make sure that the students understand the structure of a short story by examining a plot map and then creating a story that is focused around a protagonist overcoming one central conflict.
2.2 Write Responses to Literature
The Arroyo Seco 7th Grade Writing Project - English Class
The focus of this essay is to get students familiar with a Jane Shaffer writing method. Students must clearly define a theme within a piece of literature, and then find support within the literature to back it up. Students will also be introduced to summary writing at this point.
2.3 Write Research Reports
Middle Ages Research Project - History Class
The focus of this project is to get the students comfortable using the library as a source for information, learning how to take useful notes, and finally creating a project with the information that they have found.
2.4 Write Persuasive Compositions
The Stargirl Persuasive Essay - English Class
The Persuasive Essay and Speech Project - English Class
The purpose of these two essays it to learn how to write a five paragraph essay with an opening paragraph (with thesis), three supporting paragraphs (the body), and a conclusion.
2.5 Write Summaries of Reading Materials
The Summary Writing Project - English Class
The students are first introduced to summary writing in the first paragraph of the Response to Literature Project. We continue working with this skill in this summary writing assignment.
The Jane Shaffer Writing Method
Human Body Systems Paperfold Project - Science Class
Cells Writing Prompt - Science Class
The Reformation Essay - History Class
The Response to Literature Project - English Class
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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) launched the brand new "My Culture" mobile application today (September 5), presenting new information on the latest cultural programmes to the public in a timely manner whenever it becomes available.
The app covers an array of cultural events organised solely or jointly by the LCSD, including cultural presentations, venue partnership scheme events, film programmes and special exhibitions organised by the museums.
In addition to being able to browse current events under the section featuring programme highlights, users can search for cultural programmes by genre, venue, date or keywords with a few taps of the screen. By tapping the "What's Nearest" screen, the current location will be pinned on a map using the global positioning system and the nearest cultural venues will be marked.
When should the audience applaud in a classical music concert? What are "water sleeves" in Chinese opera? Answers to these are provided in categorised blurbs that are easily obtainable by tapping the "Trivia" button to learn some basic points concerning the performing arts and other fields.
The "Bookmark My Events" function can assist in event scheduling by tagging favourite programmes so that users can revisit them easily through "My Events". If one has decided to attend a programme, one can tap the "Calendar" button to add and synchronise the event details to the calendar. In addition to using an email sharing function, users of popular social networks like Facebook and Twitter can share information on their favourite programmes easily with friends.
Moreover, users can get connected to the URBTIX online ticketing system or the telephone ticketing service under the "Tickets" function.
The iPhone and Android versions of the "My Culture" app are available in English, traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese. The app can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store and Google Play or at the following link: cima.lcsd.gov.hk/myculture.
App information is updated at four regular intervals during the day. While every effort has been made to incorporate all upcoming major cultural programmes, the app does not provide exhaustive information for all cultural programmes staged at the LCSD venues. For full programme information and related fringe activities, users are requested to visit the LCSD's website at www.lcsd.gov.hk.
The iPad version will soon be released.
For enquiries, please contact the LCSD by email: firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Sup, guys and girls of the Giant Bomb forums.
A while back me and my buddy C1intbeastwood decided that, frankly, we were sick of the bush wookie variation of our most beloved recon user. Now, we're not saying that we hate all recon users in a sweeping statement - No. We hate the ones who sit at the back of the map and go for a kill every three minutes whilst avoiding the capping of flags/deploying of motion mines at all costs.
Thus - We came to decide we should make a series in which we try to find a use for these wookies, and here I give you episode one:
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The days of long quarantine are over. These days, you're free to take dogs, cats and ferrets across the channel as long as you follow certain basic requirements. So, now the whole family can enjoy travelling with MyFerryLink for just £25 per pet.
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The social media space has been brewing with public dissent over Starbucks' logo change.
The company, which doesn't want to be known for selling just coffee anymore, yesterday announced it was dropping the words "Starbucks Coffee" from its famous, circular green logo. In its place will be Starbucks' mermaid, or "Siren" icon (see image below), which will have prominent and bigger placement on the company's drink cups and cup sleeves. Most of the work was done in house, though Starbucks also brought in design studio Lippincott for "counsel," the company says.
The change follows a larger move by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to move the Seattle, Washington-based company beyond coffee. This summer, Starbucks put more marketing muscle behind its icy cool Frappuccinos to help grow sales of the drink in the afternoon daypart. The chain has also aggressively expanded distribution of its next billion-dollar-hopeful–soluble instant coffee brand Via–in retail and grocery channels and it's brought back breakfast sandwiches to its stores.
Consumers, though, aren't happy. Some of the coffee chain's most passionate fans are disgruntled, to say the least.
Fans of Starbucks' Facebook page, which boasts 19 million-plus followers, are seething with displeasure. The most mild-mannered of these posts have described the new logo as "tacky" and "unprofessional."
Writes one Facebook user, Jason Bayon: "If it ain't broke, leave it the f-alone!"
Others say dropping the word "Coffee" from the logo would've been enough. Still others, like Facebook-er Julie Qiu, expressed "no relationship with the mermaid."
"She exuded no personality and little energy. I personally love the typography and stars. When I was traveling around the world, the bold green text made me feel like i was home away from home," she wrote in a wall post earlier today.
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At Tuesday's meeting councilman Alan Wapner stated during public comments that he has noticed a change in name for L.A./Ontario International Airport.
Wapner said he has noticed it is now referred to as, Ontario International Airport.
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The governor's budget cuts -- $450 million this time on top of $650 million last year -- strike at programs held dear by Marylanders. The cuts are real and hurt to the quick. In response, citizens are hopping on a bandwagon in support of raising the sales tax rate from 5 to 6 percent.
Paraphrasing ''The Chrestomathy,'' raising the sales tax rate as a solution to the state's complex budget problems is simple, plausible and wrong.


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Vetter streamliner body kit
Craig Vetter is calling for a show of hands of interest for his streamlined motorcycle body work kit which is now in the final stages of pre production.
Several years of real world testing have proven 100 mpgUS at 70 mph on a first gen Ninja250 which can be purchased used for $1000. Better cams for the Ninja or a more efficient bike like a CBR250R or 125R could do considerably better on fuel. Streamlining will make an electric bike go much farther also.
Warm, dry, steady and quiet in buffeting winds. And locking storage for 100+ liters of gear or groceries. Use the full tail for the best aerodynamics or truncate the shape behind the rear wheel for easier parking in the garage.
Every commuter or world traveler that is fit enough to ride needs one of these to help save our remaining resources.
Build a Vetter streamliner and help spread the word.
Building something along those lines has always been a back-of-the-mind project for me. Looks kinda goofy but it would be the ultimate commuter bike. I would be interested but unfortunately I wouldn't be in a position to purchase one for at least a couple of years. Still, I really like the idea and I've always been a fan of Vetter's work to improve the aerodynamic efficiency of motorcycles. In about 2-3 years once I am finally done with my education and have (hopefully) a solid job, I'd be all over that kit for a CBR250.
Interesting. I had been thinking of the design for making a more efficient Honda Helix. When I started digging into hypermiling motorcycles, no surprise--there was Craig Vetter with that design on a Helix. :lol3
I'm probably out since my riding isn't suited to the benefits of that fairing. My commute is 10 miles with 55 MPH speeds between stop lights. If I did commute by motorcycle, all the benefits of the streamlining are lost by repeatedly accelerating the extra mass from each stop.
I have to question how many he can sell if it's a generic body kit without model-specific mounts or wheel cutouts. I could adapt or fabricate just about anything but, not everybody has that ability. Installing a Windjammer (with the kit) was sometimes beyond the skills of the average owner.
The Windjammer went somewhere because a bazillion people had the CB750 and he made a mount for it. That made the Z1, Gold Wing, BMW and Guzzi mounts possible. At VERY least, he would need a kit to fit all the Helix scooters out there...or one (or more) of the other mondo-scooters. There HAS to be a specific model for this kit or it just won't fly.
to other bikes. I intend to get a kit (or 2) for one (or 2) of my Honda Reflex scooters. And you are right to a certain degree that it will take
more than just "bolt on" skills to mount it. But I think the thing that may stifle sales is the initial price he has tentatively proposed. In a
letter to him (not yet sent because I'm still working on it) I point this out. And the fact that the "kit" will cost as much or more than what
I already paid for some of my scooters. (granted, I got them off of ebay, but still, several $$$ for sure) Recouping that cost on fuel savings
would take a VERY long time. (if ever) But it would represent ownership in a piece of motorcycling history and may prove (in time) of value
to some collectors. (maybe) That could be if it turns out to be somewhat of a limited production run. (likely IMO) Large scale production
runs with simpler "bolt on" ability to several kinds of bikes would probably have wider appeal, much like the Windjammer. but I don't think
that is what he has in mind. He has stated on the website that he has taken the design as far as he is going to. Still, it is so different than
anything else out there, a real head turner. I'm in.
I'm with you on all points: initial cost, future collectibility, exclusivity, etc. I'm a big fan of Craig Vetter and all that he's done in motorcycling over the years. It would be cool. I have to admit that this very streamliner had me fantasizing about a similar build just a few short months ago. It just doesn't fit my current riding lifestyle and would take up too much room in my dwindling storage space.
Kinda' reminds me of the Jacwal Superwedge:
Bates also had competition for the ubiquitous Windjammer.
Craig Vetter has had some winners over the years...and some not quite so much. I wish I could find a picture of the fugly thing he came up with for Harleys. It was a gold-painted, giant fiberglass fairing for the dressers that was done up as eagle feathers. It had a motorized windscreen and deflectors built into it. If I found one, I'd buy it just because I think I'd have the only one still in existence. :lol3
And I remember reading what Craig said of the feathered fairing with the movable sections.
"I just wanted to build a fairing that flared." I took it to be his jab at the mouth breathers through the years that called fairings -flarings.
Good luck finding one, it's doubtful many were sold.
The FLAIRING! That's it! :rofl
Can't find a damn thing on the entire internet. He registered the trademark but, nothing else out there. As you wrote: must not have sold many. :lol3
I remember it 'cause he remarked that he was inspired by the "wings" worn by aircrew.
It is not about gas mileage or return on investment.
It's a Motorcycle
Love them or leave them !!!!!!!!!!
He's creative. Twist 'n go Sportster scooter.
I remember finding this when looking for NX250 info, the streamliner NX got 157mpg. My stock NX got about 75 when I was whipping it on a daily commute.
Certainly and interesting craft but I wonder what heavy side winds or the draft from a big semi would do to it. Great High School Science project but not sure if Id use a small diesel engine or go electric.
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How Search Really Works: Relevance (2) – Vector Space
This post is part of an ongoing series: How Search Really Works.
Previously: Relevance (1)
Another way we can assess the relevance of a document is by term weighting.
From the keyword density myth we know that true term weighting is done collection wide.
By looking at the number of documents in the index that a term appears in we can make a measurement of information: how good, how special... how meaningful is this word?
The word the would not be special at all, appearing in way too many documents. Its worth would be close to zero.
But klebenleiben ("the reluctance to stop talking about a certain subject" ...)would be very special indeed! Because it appears in only 18 documents among millions, its worth, its weight, would automatically be very high.
The measure is called inverse document frequency.
This measure is our weight; it is what we use to judge the relevance of a document with.
Term Frequency Times
We do so by counting the number of times a word appears in a document. We normalize that count; we adjust it so that the length of a document doesn't matter that much anymore.
We then multiply it by our weight measurement: TF x IDF. Term Frequency times Inverse Document Frequency.
In other words, a high count of a rare word = a high score for that document, for that word. But... a high count of a common word = not so high score for that document, for that word.
A vector is a line of a certain length into a certain direction.
Both the length and the direction of the line represent important information.
Vectors enable us to represent, to talk about, size and direction when position is irrelevant. Wind speed, velocity, force, acceleration; all these are good candidates to be represented as a vector.
TFxIDF scores are perfectly suited to be represented as vectors.
Vector Space
Think of the words that make up our index as axes of a space.
Of course in a real index this space would consists of thousands upon thousands of axes...
Documents as Vectors
For each word in our document we can draw a line (vector) which shows its TFxIDF score for a certain term.
Queries as Vectors
Every word in a query can also be shown as a vector.
By looking at documents that are "near" our query we can rank (sort) documents in our result set.
TFxIDF Vector Space Ranking
If a document is close to our query it answers our query.
But better yet: documents close to ours are similar documents. They're talking about roughly the same thing.
This makes TFxIDF vector space ranking extremely useful to find sets of similar documents through "closeness".
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Hi Rudd,
Excellent post as usual. It is important to mention that vector space model for ranking is not currently practical for the top search engines due to the size of their index (and the corresponding size of the document vectors). While they use huge matrices for computing the importance of the links (PageRank), the process is done offline and is query-independent. Computing such vectors are query time would be prohibitively expensive in times and resources.
Good indeed to point that out. Doing any of this at run time is extremely costly. There are cost reducing procedures; working with top N documents or leader/follower samples.
Yet I too think that this isn't used at run time (read: query time) because the TFxIDF vector space model is geared towards words. The IDF of a words is computed; not of phrases. All in all it doesn't deliver enough bang for its buck.
Worse: it's typically a model for a clean index. Boosting TF for a high IDF word is too easy when you have search access to the whole collection.
It's interesting though to see how this model can find related documents.
As usual Ruud this is a great post. It's always interesting to learn the inner workings of an SE
An excellent analysis of how to weight terms by their frequency. But I doubt that the two dimensional space is enough to represent the complexity needed to maintain an index of millions of documents.
[…] That said, today's post is in reaction to the article at http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/how-search-really-works-relevance-2-vector-space.html […]
[…] Others have claimed that it is not possible to evaluate the IDF of a phrase. Even some that plan to teach IR have claimed that calling log(N/n) "inverse document frequency" is an "insult to students". Before making a fool of themselves they should read Robertson and Sparck Jones legacy papers on the topic. […]


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These wetland restorations cost $300 per acre. The Program also partners with ranchers to
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