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L'Ecole 41 Walla Walla Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Cabernet Sauvignon from Walla Walla Valley, Washington
Winemaker's Notes
With an elegant, old world structure, this sophisticated Cabernet shows aromas of dark fruit, earth, and fresh herbs. A seamless core of blackberry, plum, and dark cherry mingle with notes of tobacco and leather on a dusty tannin, richly structured finish.
Critical Acclaim
The Wine Advocate - "Varietally pure and sourced from five sites including those of the estate, L'Ecole's 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla delivers rich cassis and mulberry mingled with sea oats and sprinkled with black pepper. An aura of distilled pit fruits lends the nose high-toned intensity. A savor of salted caramel and nut oils, along with hints of almond extract and vanilla, make for an almost honeyed but at the same time mouthwatering impression through a lingering finish."
L'Ecole 41 Winery
L'Ecole No 41, a family owned vineyard, has been producing premium handcrafted varietal wines since 1983 in the historic Frenchtown School in Lowden, Washington. Having been founded by Jean and Baker Ferguson, the winery is now owned and operated by their daughter and son-in-law, Megan and Martin Clubb. Martin has been the general manager and winemaker since 1989.
In 1984, shortly after the first 1983 vintage was resting in barrel, Jean and Baker Ferguson, the founders, held a contest with all the relatives' children under grade six. The objective: draw a colorful drawing to be used as a wine label. Some of the children drew pictures of the school building, others drew bottles of wine with glasses, and at least one drew a picture of the cat. The prize at the time was $100 cash, plus royalties on posters sold (fortunately the state liquor board would not allow royalties on the wine).
The winner: 8 year old third grade cousin Ryan Campbell. Ryan's watercolor of the schoolhouse was drawn just about the time of Walla Walla's Hot Air Balloon Stampede, and he came up with the grape cluster balloon. All of the entries, including Ryan's original, hang in the tasting room for visitors to admire. Today, Ryan has just completed his Architecture Degree at the University of Idaho. View all L'Ecole 41 Wines
About Walla Walla ValleyView a map of Walla Walla Valley wineries
Sharing part of the valley with Oregon, Walla Walla is on the southeast side of the Columbia Valley. It is primarily red grape land, with Cabernet Sauvignon leading in the vineyards, followed by Merlot and the ever-growing and very popular, Syrah.In the 1990's, as Washington State was gaining more acclaim for its red wines, Walla Walla was hailed by wine critics for its quality and sense of place. That has not changed. Many red wines from Walla Walla show not only great complexity and elegance, but ageability. Though the region is known for the red wines, the most planted white grape here is Chardonnay.
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%.
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"What we are trying to do is do it right, instead of trying to do it fast," Jeff Moss, chief security officer for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, said in an online video.
The new generic top-level domain names will greatly expand the current 23-member universe of dot-coms and dot-orgs to dot-just-about-anything.
The database was shut down after users noticed they could see information from other applicants. That was due to a problem in the way files were being deleted, Moss said, and shutting down the whole system was the most prudent action.
He said there is no evidence of a cyberattack or any indication that any private information was compromised. Still, ICANN is taking steps to document exactly who may have seen what data, in order to avoid any "monkey business," Moss said.
In January ICANN launched the system for registering new top-level domain names, such as .bank or .anything. Critics seized on the technical problems as evidence that ICANN is not up to the task of managing the process, but Moss argued that the organization is exercising caution by proceeding with tests on the solution to the problem before re-launching the database.
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Hawker food features prominently in the culinary culture in the state of Penang. Across the industry there are always places that constantly make headlines while others tend to be excellent but underrated, and the New Cathay Coffee Shop is classified as the latter.
Located along Lorong Kuching right off the ever bustling Burmah Road, this coffee shop is one of the decent places to sample a plethora of Penang's street hawker fare. A favorite mostly with the locals, it begins to fill up as early as 7.30 in the morning and is absolutely packed during the peak hours of ten in the morning right through two in the afternoon.
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CLEMSON -- A struggling Texas high school football coach bought a plane ticket in 2003 and flew from Dallas to Arkansas to watch a prep playoff game. Chad Morris was in search of a new offense.
Through the friend of a friend, Morris was told an Arkansas coach named Gus Malzahn was a true innovator. But what Morris found at Springdale (Ark.) High wasn't original in the true sense, as it had obvious origins. What was creative was how Malzahn borrowed pieces of other offenses to form an effective football mosaic. Morris continued to buy plane tickets until he earned the trust of Malzahn and eventually became privy to his secrets.
Today, Malzahn is the offensive coordinator at Auburn, and Morris holds the same title at Clemson.
When the teams meet at noon Saturday in Memorial Stadium, fans will see two offensive teams on the cutting edge of college football.
The Delaware Wing-T
In the summer of 1950, Maine coach Dave Nelson knew he didn't have a running back talented enough to make the single-wing offense effective, evident after a 2-4-1 record the previous season. Nelson and his staff decided to blend the single wing with the Army Trap Series, according to the book "The Delaware Wing-T: An Order of Football." Maine improved to 5-1-1 in 1950. In 1951 Nelson took his new offense to Delaware and the Blue Hens became a powerhouse.
Malzahn said he became the head coach at Hughes High (Ark.) in 1992 because "no one else applied."
Malzahn was the defensive coordinator at the school in 1991 and had never coached an offensive unit, though he was a receiver at Arkansas and Henderson State in the late 1980s.
The then 27-year-old needed an offensive philosophy. He had not attended any coaching clinics and didn't know any college coaches.
"I didn't have a clue what I was doing," Malzahn said.
His offensive philosophy began with a book order: "The Delaware Wing-T: An Order of Football." The book still rests in his office at Auburn. And in the beginning, he coached off the book verbatim.
Much of the misdirection fans see in the Auburn and Clemson offenses is traced directly back 60 years to Maine.
"There's so much Wing-T look in it, so much misdirection," Morris said. "That's where it would start at and work from there."
The Bills' hurry-up
The Cincinnati Bengals occasionally used a no-huddle offense in the mid-1980s, including in their 1988 AFC title game victory over the Buffalo Bills. In that game, Buffalo struggled to substitute defenders and adjust to the Bengals' rapid-fire offense. In the following seasons, Buffalo became the first team to employ the philosophy of a no-huddle, hurry-up offense for an entire game. To make it faster, Bills quarterback Jim Kelly called plays himself, something rarely seen in the NFL's modern era. The Bills went to four straight Super Bowls (1991-94).
The Wing-T offense had given Malzahn success and a new job as head coach at Shiloh Christian (Ark.) High in 1996.
"In 1996 at Shiloh Christian, we would start out games with three or four scripted plays and we would go really fast and build momentum, then we would go back to huddling and lose it," Malzahn said. "So we just made the decision in the offseason we were going to try to do it the whole game. We changed all of our terminology. We cut out a lot of the verbiage and just went on it."
The hurry-up element of the Malzahn-Morris offense was born.
Shiloh ran a lot of plays and Shiloh produced a lot of yardage and points.
Malzahn led Shiloh to back-to-back state titles in 1998 and 1999. Coaches began seeking out Malzahn in the coming years, including those from big-time colleges. He was hired as the Arkansas offensive coordinator in 2006. His offense has been dubbed as college football's version of Google, something akin to a garage start-up innovation.
Gillman's razzle-dazzle
In 1937, Sid Gillman became a graduate assistant at Ohio State under Francis Schmidt, who was known for trick plays and what the press called a "razzle-dazzle" style. "(Schmidt) was the biggest influence on my coaching career. He played a wide-open game." Gillman said in 1989.
Like Schmidt, Gillman was inventive. In "Games that Changed the Game," former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Ron Jaworski wrote Gillman had a San Diego State geometry professor decipher where receivers should be on routes and how long it would take for a pass to reach them. The timing and rhythm of the modern passing game was born.
Nearly every offense today borrows from Gillman, credited with popularizing the deep passing game.
In 1998, Shiloh Christian's receivers were running deep and often. The school set a national high school season record with 66 passing touchdowns under Malzahn.
Beside a preference for deep passes, perhaps what Malzahn and Morris shared most with Gillman is the spirit of risk taking.
"I just think it's willing to try new things that you feel like will work," Malzahn said.
Morris has his own twist on the offense and might call even more vertical routes than Malzahn, vowing to take 12 deep shots per game at Clemson.
But what Morris and Malzahn share is more than an offense, they share an entrepreneurial nature. It's what led Morris to buy a plane ticket, what led Malzahn to try a no-huddle offense. It's the spirit at the heart of invention.
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Who: Auburn (2-0) at Clemson (2-0)When: Saturday, noonWhere: Memorial StadiumTV: WCIV (ABC) Line: Clemson by 3½
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A short walk from the Santa Fe Plaza...the Inn is often described as "the best kept secret in Santa Fe". Set in the traditional compound style and featuring 3 distinct architechtural styles of the southwest, it is the perfect place to come home to after a long day of discovery. Still growing and improving after almost 2 decades...we welcome our guests to discover the City Different from the charm of The Don Gaspar Inn.
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2010 Albuquerque Wine Festival
Guests who visit The Don Gaspar Inn in celebration of Memorial Day can visit Albuquerque to experience the best wines offered by local New Mexico wineries. Located at the Balloon Fiesta Fairgrounds, The Albuquerque Wine Festival highlights wines from featured New Mexican wineries, arts and crafts, food, live music and educational programs on the lush grass of Balloon Fiesta Park. On Saturday, May 29 through Monday, May 31 the festival features daily festivities noon through 6 PM. Entertainment includes the musical stylings of Bad Katz Blues and the DaddyOs on Saturday, 432 and Undiskovered on Sunday, and Grupo Garan and Combo Special on Memorial Day. The Albuquerque Wine Festival is sponsored by the New Mexico Wine Growers Association. A $15 admission includes a souvenir glass. Entry for those under 21 is free with a parent or guardian. For tickets and more information visit www.abqwinefestival.com. The Don Gaspar Inn, The Casa Blanca Inn, and Blue Lake Ranch are members of Inns of the Southwest. Please visit our websites for monthly specials.
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When I was a kid — way before the World Wrestling Foundation, E.T. or even Star Wars — the Saturday evening entertainment wasn't a night out at the movies, it was watching black bears gorge themselves on table scraps at the Newcomb dump.
Back before it became politically incorrect to heave your bags of trash into the big crater in the earth, dumps in locales like Newcomb, Long Lake and Tupper Lake were legendary for nightly visits from bruins who became supersized on discarded leftovers.
We'd kick back in ratty lawn chairs and watch them for hours as house flies buzzed around their tiny clamshell ears. We'd give them names like Bone Crusher, Pizza Face and Budweiser.
Oh how we'd chuckle.
Locals would recognize them year after year and would speak about them over morning coffee.
They'd say things like, "Pizza Face looks like he's a muffin over 600 pounds this year." And, "I nearly smacked Budweiser this morning with my pickup."
Even more fun was watching the visiting flatlanders who — forgetting the fact that Budweiser, Pizza Face and Bone Crusher were wild creatures capable of swatting them off the planet like a black fly — would attempt to feed them by hand or get close enough to add one to the background of a family portrait.
I once saw a guy nearly lose his hand in an attempt to feed a marshmallow to one absolutely humongous bear as his three young children looked on in horror. Of course, we later named the bear Marshmallow.
Oh, those were the days.
Today, things are different. Dumps are now transfer stations (just exactly where do they transfer all that great bear food to anyway?) and bears have been forced to fall back on their natural instincts for food.
Editor's Note: The following is a firsthand account written by my son Harrison, age 10, with help from my daughter Malena, age 8, about an encounter they had with a wild bear at their home in Schroon Lake. They titled the piece, "The Sunday Bear."
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Rodeo clown dresses as Obama at Missouri State Fair
SEDALIA, Mo - An incident at the Missouri State Fair on Saturday night is getting national attention via social media.
A clown wearing a mask of President Obama came out in the arena during the bull riding event. The announcer then asked the crowd if it wanted to see Obama "run down by a bull."
An onlooker posted their account of the event on social media, which was then picked up by the Daily Kos and the Kansas City Star.
"The crowd went wild. He asked it again and again, louder each time," the onlooker's account of the event said.
The onlooker said a bull came close enough to the masked person that they had to move "to the delight of the onlookers."
The state fair received more than $400,000 from Missouri state taxpayers.
Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill released a statement on Sunday evening, saying:
"If what's being reported is true, then it's shameful and it's unacceptable. The State Fair is funded by taxpayer dollars, and is supposed to be a place where we can all bring our families and celebrate the state that we love. But the young Missourians who witnessed this stunt learned exactly the wrong lesson about political discourse -- that somehow it's ever acceptable to, in a public event, disrespect, taunt, and joke about harming the President of our great nation. Missouri is better than this, and I expect someone to be held accountable."
The Jackson County Democratic Committee is also not happy with the incident.
"This is not who we are in Missouri," Democratic Committee Executive Director Jessica Podhola said.
Missouri State Fair officials issued a written statement on Sunday evening saying, "The performance by one of the rodeo clowns at Saturday's event was inappropriate and disrespectful, and does not reflect the opinions or standards of the Missouri State Fair. We strive to be a family friendly event and regret that Saturday's rodeo badly missed that mark."


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A Scott County man accused of gunning down the director of the Scott County Homeless Shelter has pleaded not guilty.
According to the Scott County Clerk's Office, Josiah Jones, 29, was arraigned Friday morning. He pleaded not guilty to 1st degree murder and felony possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was given a court-appointed attorney, Dale Potter.
Jones' preliminary hearing is set for June 13 at 4:00 p.m.
Jones is being held on $1,000,000 bond.
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A man accused of shooting the Scott County Homeless Shelter director is now back in East Tennessee.
The Scott County Sheriff's Department says 29-year-old Josiah Jones is in its jail after being extradited from Alabama.
Jones is accused of shooting Jerry Voiles at the shelter on Tuesday morning.
Troopers in Alabama arrested Jones Wednesday after he ran out of gas on the side of a highway.


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Hitting bumps causes the chain to bounce, sending waves along its bottom run. Plus, suspension bikes have chainstay growth—the distance from the center of the bottom bracket to the rear axle lengthens as the suspension compresses—so the pulley cage is constantly rotating forward and back to adjust chain length as the suspension oscillates. All that chain bounce and pulley cage movement creates slack spots, causing the chain to jump from and drop off of rear cogs and front chainrings.
Chain retention, in various forms, isn't new. But Shimano's Shadow Plus rear derailleur introduced last year was a revelation. A one-way damper was built into the pulley cage, preventing it from rotating forward as easily, and limiting over-rotation from big jolts. It is a lightweight, relatively simple, technology incorporated into something you already have on your bike. It greatly reduced chain slap and resulted in a quieter, more stable drivetrain.
Now, SRAM brings its own damped derailleur to market. Called Type 2, the new derailleurs are offered in X0 and X9 versions for 10-speed drivetrains. They weigh 30 grams more than standard versions of the derailleur and, most surprising, the Type 2 derailleurs cost $260 and $116, no more than the X0 and X9 models they replace. (SRAM will sell only Type 2 versions of its X0 and X9 rear derailleurs through bike shops, though Type 1 models will still be available to bike manufacturers.) If you don't want a damper, you can choose from XX or X7 models, or stock up on existing X0 and X9 Type 1s while you can.


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Step 1: Making the Cookie
100 g sugar
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1tsp Vanilla Flavor
225 g Flour
Beat butter and sugar together till creamy. add 1 eggg and the 1tsp off vanilla and beat well.
fold in flour,
Now roll the dough on a floured surface.
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Divide circles in to groups.
Then for one of the groups use a plunge cutter or again another cookie cutter and cut a flower out in the center...place it on the side of the cookie.
If you are going to coat the whole biscuit with chocolate ( which we would do later) don't cut the center of the cookies.
Bake your cookies for about 10 minutes or until slightly golden.
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100g caster sugar
1/2 cup water
3/4 tbs gelatine powder
1 tsp vanilla
mix the sugar and water and stirover low fire...sprinkle gelatine over it and mix well
bring to boil.
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Matt Allin keeps Bideford storming along in Devon Cricket League
Posted: May 30, 2013|
MATT ALLIN scored his third half century in four innings as Bideford's storming start to the season continued.
Allin struck 78 not out on the way to a nine-wicket win over Kingsbridge at Westward Ho!
Combined with victories against Ottery St Mary (by 201 runs), Ipplepen (nine wickets) and Plymouth Civil Service (54 runs), Saturday's result keeps Bideford at the top of the Francis Clark Devon League C division.
After Bideford lost the toss, Paul Shepherd took three wickets and there were two each for Fred King and James Ford in Kingsbridge's 192 all out.
Bideford then reached the target with almost ten overs to spare after Allin, who struck 14 fours, shared in stands of 105 with Ford (42) and 88 with Jordi Gilmore (32no).
Filleigh inflicted a first defeat of the season on Seaton in the D division, winning by 21 runs at home.
Rob Collier's 77, his second fifty of the season, was the foundation for Filleigh's 222 for eight.
John Hickman and James Hill then took three wickets each as Seaton were bowled out for 201.
While the visitors were knocked off the top, Filleigh's second win of the summer took them up to fourth place.
An unbeaten century from Tom Mitcham took Braunton agonisingly close to their first win in the A division.
Despite Mitcham's 101 not out, Braunton fell six runs short of Plymstock's 231 for six as they closed on 225 for eight.
James Nicholls scored 105 not out for Plymstock, with his century coming off just 81 balls.
Mark Mitchell was the best of the Braunton bowlers, taking three for 60.
Having been well beaten in their opening three matches, Braunton showed great spirit to keep the chase going after being reduced to 100 for five, with Mark Abbott taking three for 33.
Mitcham and Alex Hodges (36) steadied the ship and they got to the final over needing 17 to win – which proved just out of reach.
Mitcham's century was Braunton's first in the Devon League since Stewart Rhodes struck 107 against Shobrooke Park in 2011.
While Braunton are adrift at the bottom of the table, Hatherleigh are only one place above them following a four-wicket defeat to Paignton.
Gareth Tidball top scored with 30 as Hatherleigh could only post 113 on their home ground, losing eight wickets for 53 runs.
Charlie Neilson (3-24) and Mark Lake (2-20) troubled the unbeaten visitors, who were 70 for six at one point, but they secured the win with Chris Kelmere (45no) and George Benton (9no) seeing them home.
Jack Popham took four for 32 as Thorverton made 222 for nine against Barnstaple and Pilton who were dismissed for 108 to lose the B division match by 114 runs.
Paul Fielder top scored with 60 for Thorverton, while George McEndoo was the only Barnstaple batsman able to put up much resistance with 38.


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Five years ago our events manager left the Valero Alamo Bowl to pursue her MBA at the University of Texas. Since Jolene was a rock star, I told her to embrace the opportunity to take over the world by surrounding herself with smart, entrepreneurial people. I also gave her two specific ideas: 1) Glowpee.com. I […] [Read More]
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While my mother often tells me I'm "only one good idea" away from getting a real job, I'm not sure I'll ever have that "good" idea or even the desire to get a real job at this point in my career. Texas Tech Offensive Coordinator Neal Brown made an interesting point during his speech to the […] [Read More]
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23 rushes for 255yards 3td
39 pancake blocks
50 tackles 3 sacks (3 td saving tackles including final tackle as time expired to clinch win, hit of the game 9/14 & 10/26 )
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For a team that is known for its pass rush to win them superbowls, Strahan was heads and shoulders the best pass rushing DE we had. We all thought Tuck would follow, but look at Tuck now. Strahan did it for 15 years with the GMEN and was still killing it in his final year. Tuck is at 8 and fading. We can only hope JPP has the same great career.
1st ballot HOFer for sure.
Yes! Absolutely!
Michael Strahan is one of the greatest DE's in NFL history.
New York Giants Superbowl XXI, XXV, XLII, XLVI Champions!!!!!
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He deserves to be..But late in his career it seemed he was usually at odds with the media. Could bite him seeing as how strong their vote is.
I say yes, best DE I've ever watched play. Not saying much I guess since I'm only 27..
I don't know if he will get first ballot but he deserves it..
Strahan was more than just a pass rusher. The guy also dominated the running game. He was an all around great player and did it consistently for a loooooong career. If his career doesn't merit first ballot status, I'm not sure whose does.
He better be, easily one of the top three DEs of all time imo


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Ellis might get to a Super Bowl after all
Shaun Ellis stands 6-5 and weighs close to 300 pounds, so you rarely hear the word "serendipity" in any sentence that includes the Westside product's name.
But the fact that the New England Patriots are playoff bound and the New York Jets have been one of the season's biggest busts is, well, serendipitous.
Ellis had been a member of the Jets for 11 seasons and played in two consecutive AFC Championship Games. Not only was he the longest tenured player on the team, but one of the most respected.
None of that mattered much to the Jets last August when Ellis became a free agent. They offered him the league minimum for veterans and didn't seem to care whether he stayed around for a 12th season or not.
Rex Ryan and his Flyboys were too busy congratulating themselves on the imaginary Super Bowl they were going to win to worry about keeping one of the franchise's most loyal players in the fold.
So Ellis tried out with the Patriots, Bill Belichick and company liked what they saw, and Anderson's "Big Katt" signed on for a multimillion dollar deal.
"When you look at it that way from an emotional standpoint, yeah it was (painful)," Ellis said at the time. "But you have to look at it as a business as well. They have a choice of going after the guys they feel like they need or they want to surround their team around and I just wasn't in their plan. I'm a Patriot now, I'm part of this plan and I'm going to go out there and play my best."
On the down side Ellis has played in only 13 games this season and started nine.
Going into the final week of the regular season the defensive end has just seven solo tackles, seven assists and one sack.
On the up side the two-time Pro Bowler has nothing left to prove — not with 513 overall tackles (350 unassisted) and 73.5 sacks.
And it probably brings a big smile to Ellis' face to realize the only thing tough about the Jets this year has been their talk.
Ryan's annual Super Bowl guarantees merely come off as hot air now, and after a season of using their mouths to write checks their performances can't cash, New York's AFC gridders barely remain in the postseason hunt.
During his last season in the Big Apple Ellis said the one goal he still chased was that of earning a Super Bowl ring.
He thought he might get it as a Jet, but the Pittsburgh Steelers ended that dream in January.
The dream, however, is hardly over.
The Patriots respected him enough to give him a deal worthy of his talents, and now he finds himself once again with a shot at an AFC title and the chance at competing on professional football's biggest stage.
And the best part of all?
He's on a team that's actually good enough to play in a Super Bowl instead of one that can only talk about it.
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function [resultant,couple]=sumforce(vectors)
%SUMFORCE Sums a set of vectors into one force vector and a couple.
% [FORCE, COUPLE]=SUMFORCE (VECTORS) Given a set of known vectors in
% standard multi vector format the routine will return the sum of those
% vectors as a single vector acting through a point so that there is no
% couple needed to balance the original. If such a vector placement is
% not possible, a non-zero value for the couple will be returned. This
% usually occurs due to a force couple being formed.
% See also ONEVECTOR, REACTION, SUMMOMENT, THREEVECTOR, TWOVECTOR.
% Details are to be found in Mastering Mechanics I, Douglas W. Hull,
% Prentice Hall, 1998
% Douglas W. Hull, 1998
% Copyright (c) 1998-99 by Prentice Hall
% Version 1.00
[xmag,ymag,xcor,ycor]=breakup(vectors); % call subroutine
couple=0; % set couple to zero
xres=sum(xmag); % x resultant
yres=sum(ymag); % y resultant
if xres==0 % if no x resultant
ycen=0; % move resultant onto x axis
couple=couple+sum(xmag.*(-ycor)); % check for a couple
else % there is an x resultant
ycen=sum(xmag.*ycor)/xres; % move x res to maintain equal moment
if yres==0 % if no y resultant
xcen=0; % move resultant onto y axis
couple=couple+sum(ymag.*xcor); % check for a couple
else % there is a y resultant
xcen=sum(ymag.*xcor)/yres; % move y res to maintain equal moment
resultant=[xres,yres,xcen,ycen]; % reassemble resultant matrix
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I decided to have a pre-Thanksgiving pie crust bake-off to see if, with the prep times and mess factor being equal, lard pastry really was the best when tasted side by side with my standby favorite all-butter crust. And while the kitchen was a floury mess anyway, why not come up with something definitive, the pie crust recipe I'd turn to Thanksgiving after Thanksgiving? I wanted a recipe that was simple enough to memorize and straightforward to prepare.
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Posted By Thomas Todd On May 8, 2012 @ 6:43 pm In Uncategorized | 1 Comment
In lieu of last night's horrific performance against the Dodgers, I decided to profile the worst Giants performances under Bruce Bochy, year-by-year. Things I considered when making these determinations:
–Score: Was the game close? Did the Giants lose by double digits? Did they fail to score a run?
–Rivalries. Losses to the Dodgers are worse than losses to the Blue Jays. They just are.
–Standings. Where were the Giants in the division at the time of this loss?
–Streaks. Did this game end a winning streak? Start a losing streak?
–Gut-wrench factor. Did this game make you wish you liked soccer?
–Ephemera. Did someone just get injured? Did someone the Giants payed a billion dollars to stink?
Date: May 18
Opponent: Oakland Athletics
Location: McAfee Coliseum
Giants' Record: 20-21, 4 ½ games back
Score: 15-3
Recap: Barry Zito issues 4 walks in the first inning, 2 of which were with the bases loaded. One was to Jack Cust. I repeat. Barry Zito could not get Jack Cust to chase. Jonathan Sanchez appears in relief, gives up a home run to Jack Cust. That's more like it Giants. Steve Kline gives up a grand slam to Mark Ellis in the 8th. A's add one more, cruise to a 15-3 victory.
Why this is the worst game of the season: The Giants paid a lot of money for Barry Zito the previous offseason. Money the A's themselves were unwilling to pay. Or any other team for that matter. So to come throw a Bay Bridge Series stink bomb in his first season as a Giant is, well, Zitonian. Also Fred Lewis hit third. And had an OPS over 1.000 at this point. He is now in the Looking Good While Running Hallf of Fame.
Date: April 18
Location: Busch Stadium III
Giants' Record: 6-11, 6 ½ games back, 3 game losing streak
Score: 11-1
Recap: One of Matt Cain's worst starts as a Giant. Never getting out of the 4th inning, Cain gave up 9 earned runs on 8 hits and 3 walks. Gave up big flies to Chris Duncan and Albert Pujols.
Why this is the worst game of the season: Epitomized the Matt Cain Conundrum. How can someone so good at their job be rewarded so little by end results? For example, Matt Cain would finish the 2008 season with a solid 3.65 ERA. He went 7-16. Here's why. The Giants lineup on that fateful day: Fred Lewis LF, Eugenio Velez 2B, Randy Winn RF, Bengie Molina C, John Bowker 1B, Aaron Rowand CF, Jose Castillo 3B, Brian Bocock SS. Probably the bottoming out of the Giants batting order. To this day, Matt Cain still has All-Star abilities and a sub-.500 career record. He didn't help his cause much in this game, but it's not like Jose Castillo was any help either.
Date: August 27
Location: AT&T Park
Giants' Record: 69-59, 7 games back
Score: 11-0
Recap: Joe Martinez got worked. He gave up ten hits and never saw the sixth inning. Brandon Allen homered along with Mark Reynolds, whose home run chased Martinez in the fifth. The Giants bats remained quiet, with 5 hits and only one for extra bases, a double by Travis Ishikawa.
Why this is the worst game of the season: The Giants faced Yusmeiro Petit and the basement-dwelling Arizona Diamondbacks in a critical part of the season. The division-leading Dodgers were creeping out of reach but the Wild Card-which eventually went to the Rockies- was still very much in doubt. In his career, Yusmeiro Petit pitched about as many major league innings as Matt Cain pitches in a season. He dominated a Giants lineup that saw Travis Ishikawa hitting cleanup. Ishi ranks slightly below Mike Fontenot in the Giants-Who-Shouldn't-Have-Hit-Cleanup Power Rankings. Also adding to the retroactive pain of this game is the fact that many of the Dbacks- Justin Upton, Ryan Roberts, Gerardo Parra, Miguel Montero, Stephen Drew- would be the building blocks for their 2011 NL West title. Eff those guys.
Date: May 19
Location: Chase Field
Giants' Record: 22-17, 1 ½ games back
Score: 13-1
Recap: Ian Kennedy gave the Giants a preview of his eventual 2011 dominance by going eight innings and only allowing three hits. Todd Wellemeyer, on the other hand, walked five Dbacks and exited after just five innings. Brandon Medders saw the worst of the carnage, giving up two home runs in the 8th and six earned runs total.
Why this is the worst game of the season: It's hard to complain about a game in a season where the Giants were eventual champions. But I'll give it the old college try. It's not like these were the World Champion Giants any way. Seven players that appeared in this game would not make the World Series roster: Wellemeyer, Medders, Denny Bautista, Bengie Molina, Ryan Rohlinger, Matt Downs, and John Bowker. This is a testament to Brian Sabean's mid-season transactions and a heaping helping of good fortune. Sometimes the scorched-earth policy works out. See? I couldn't do it. I couldn't complain about a title. I'm glad the Dbacks won this game.
Date: September 24
Location: Chase Field
Giants' Record: 84-74, 8 games back
Score: 15-2
Recap: Ian Kennedy again. He only went six innings and gave up two runs, but it was more than enough to get the win. Rookie Erik Surkamp didn't survive the first inning. Three hits and four walks that led to six earned runs was all Bruce Bochy could handle. Guillermo Mota went all long relief on everyone's ass for 3 1/3 scoreless, but the rest of the bullpen got worked. Zito, Waldis Joaquin, Steve Edlefsen, and Dan Runzler combined to give up nine more runs, all of them earned. And yes, Barry Zito. In the bullpen.
Why this is the worst game of the season: Barry Zito. In the bullpen. The win gave Ian Kennedy 21 on the season, which is more than Matt Cain had in a few of his good seasons. Combined. Coming into the game, the Giants were not making the playoffs. The Diamondbacks weren't going to lose the division. But kicking them in the teeth in the last few weeks of the season sure would be fun. Guess we'll never know.
Date: Last night
Location: Chavez Revine
Giants' Record: 14-15, 5 games back
Score: 9-1
Recap: http://giantspod.net/2012/05/07/postgame-wrap-sloppy-thirds/
Why this was the worst game of the season: Because I hate Matt Kemp
There may be another game that outdoes last night for worst game of the season, prompting the masses to call for an update to this article. No. It hurt my head.
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Updated: 02/12/2013 9:39 PM KSTP.com By: Scott Theisen
Authorities in Oakdale are still trying to determine why a 34-year-old man allegedly shot at vehicles, killing a 9-year-old boy and injuring two women.
According to Oakdale Police Chief Bill Sullivan, Nhan Lap Tran was arrested on suspicion of murder and assault with a firearm around 6:30 p.m. Monday.
Tran was staying at his parent's house in the neighborhood where the shooting took place.
Sullivan says investigators believe Tran was randomly shooting at vehicles around the intersection of 7th Street and Hadley Avenue.
He says it appears Tran fired multiple rounds at four vehicles. A gun and ammunition were recovered after the shootings.
Tran had other ammunition with him when he was arrested, and it appears he legally owned the handgun he used in the shootings. Authorities say Tran has no history of mental illness that they know of.
Investigators interviewed Tran Monday night. They don't believe additional suspects are at large.
Sullivan is calling this a 'completely random' shooting. He says investigators have no reason to believe Tran knew any of the victims.
A witness says the suspect (Tran) appeared "nonchalant" as he strolled down the block, firing multiple times.
Fifty-five-year-old Cheryl Russell says she was on her couch about 6 p.m. when she saw a man in dark clothes walking on the street. Russell says the man seemed to be out for a stroll, but then began firing. Russell says she heard about 15 shots. Russell's husband called police.
A woman, later identified as 39-year-old Missy Aryal of Oakdale, was driving her minivan in the area while the suspect (Tran) was allegedly shooting. Both of her back tires were blown out.
One bullet hit Missy Aryal and multiple bullets hit her son, identified by family as Devin.
Missy Aryal pulled into the parking lot of Rainbow Foods, where witnesses say she got out of her van and began screaming for help.
She was wounded in the arm, and Devin was taken to Regions Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Missy Aryal was treated and released from the hospital.
A 68-year-old Oakdale woman in another vehicle is undergoing surgery for multiple gunshot wounds. She is expected to survive.
A team of counselors is talking to students at Oakdale Elementary, which is where Devin went to school.
District 622 spokeswoman Jennifer McNeil tells KSTP.com building and district social workers, school counselors and psychologists are helping students cope with the loss of their fourth-grade classmate.
McNeil says students are shaken up and "some of the kids are taking it pretty hard."
Meanwhile, a small group of about 10 people huddled in prayer at the Rainbow Foods parking lot Tuesday to pray for the victims. The Rev. Chris Duckworth led the group, and read Psalms of Lament: "Psalms where the people are crying out, 'Why God? Why?'" Duckworth said.
Duckworth, a senior pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in St. Paul, invited friends on Facebook to join him to pray. He said he didn't know any of the victims, but knew he had to give people a chance to grieve.
"Frankly, I didn't know what else to do," he said.
Tran will formally be charged Wednesday.
The Associated Press Contributed to this Report.


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KATHMANDU, DEC 29 - Waxing nostalgic is a newfound hobby for 71-year-old Gyan Bahadur Kasula. Fixing his glassy eyes on the chimneys of brick lines spread over the farmland, Kasula, a farmer born and bred in Bhaktapur's Nangkhel, daydreams of the days when green vegetables and lush crops filled the fields. Absently, he counts the distant chimney-heads—one, two, three, four.
Ever since the brick kilns first came to Nangkhel 15 years ago, Kasula, and many others like him, has stopped growing winter vegetables and crops. "In the beginning, the owners of the kilns would ask for our lands on lease during winters," said Kasula. "While some of us refused, many were driven by an urgency to make money without working on the fields."
From the rented lands, brick kiln operators would extract the mud required to make bricks. When the season ended, the land would be refilled with mud from elsewhere and handed back to the farmers, who would then proceed to grow crops during the monsoon. Every November, this cycle replayed. "As the number of chimneys began to increase, so did the number of farmers selling off their lands on a seasonal basis," said Kasula. Nangkhel, where vegetables and crops were grown during all seasons in the old days, now remains barren during the winters.
The few saw diminishing harvests and substandard produce as carbon emitted by the kilns began to affect production. As agricultural land started to dwindle, irrigation facilities began to fall apart and degrade. Given the circumstances, these few were also forced to rent out their lands.
Kasula has five ropanis of land on lease at the current rate of Rs 10,000 per ropani for one season. According to him, farmers could've made the same amount doing tilling their fields.
It is not just agriculture that is suffering. Households nearby complain often of fever and bronchitis during the winter, the season when the chimneys operate. "Nothing is healthy here—neither us nor the vegetables we eat," said 35-year-old local Shreeram Suwat.
According to estimates from Bhaktapur's District Agricultural Office, some 20 to 22 hectares of land are currently occupied by brick kilns. "Given rough estimates, we can say that the land occupied by the kilns are practically barren throughout the winter. This could impact the entire region's agricultural productivity," said agriculture officer Naresh Ghimire. "We are pretty certain one of the reasons behind Bhaktapur's shrinking agricultural productivity is the brick kilns."
According to Ghimire, extracting natural mud from the fields for brick production heavily degrades the land's fertility. The productivity of rice in Bhaktapur has gone down significantly in recent years. While rice productivity was near seven metric tonnes per hectare five years ago, the number has diminished to just 5.5 metric tonnes in the last few years.
However, brick kilns owners tell a different side of the story. "Why are fingers being pointed at us?" asked Rajaram Kasula, owner of the Ganga Jamuna Brick Kiln. "We don't force the farmers to give us their land. We pay them handsomely and they are happy with the arrangement. We provide a service by supplying bricks. If something is to be gained, something has to be lost."
According to data compiled by the Department of Cottage and Small Industries, there are 110 brick kilns in the Capital. Of them, Bhaktapur has the highest number of kilns at 64 while Kathmandu and Lalitpur have 28 and 18 respectively.
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The Department of Defense today released the results of two reports on sexual harassment and sexual assault in the military: the 2004 survey of the reserve components; and the Academic Program Year (APY) 2005 assessment at the three military service academies.
Reserve Components
The survey of about 76,000 members of the Selected Reserve found that sexual assault rates are lower than in previous studies of reserve component veterans, and they parallel the sexual assault rates from the 2002 DoD survey of active-duty women (three percent) and men (one percent). Survey results indicated that 19 percent of reserve women reported experiencing sexual harassment, about 10 percent of women reported experiencing sex discrimination and two percent reported that they had been sexually assaulted. Men reported experiencing comparable behaviors at far lower rates than women: three percent reported experiencing sexual harassment, two percent reported experiencing sex discrimination and one percent reported that they had been sexually assaulted.
Reserve members gave good marks to DoD on the training and leadership provided on sexual misconduct issues. Nearly three-fourths of reserve component members indicated they received training in the previous year on how to prevent and respond to sexual harassment. More than 90 percent thought the training was effective. More than 85 percent reported that DoD's sexual harassment policies and complaint procedures were well publicized at their installations and aboard ships. A majority of reserve members said their leaders were making honest and reasonable efforts to stop sexual harassment.
Sixty percent of men and 46 percent of women said sexual harassment had become less frequent and less of a problem in the past few years. 53 percent of men and 33 percent of women said sexual harassment was less frequent in military workplaces than at civilian jobs. Many women (44 percent) also saw no difference in the rates of sexual harassment at military and civilian workplaces.
Military Service Academies
TheMilitary Academy, the Naval Academy and the Air Force Academy Academic Program Year 2005 assessments provide Congress an annual overview of sexual harassment and assault incidence at the three academies. In addition, the assessments highlight policies, procedures and processes implemented during the (APY), which is June 2004 through May 2005, as well as program changes planned for the following years.
Throughout APY 2005, the three military service academies expanded and enhanced programs to prevent sexual harassment and assault and improve care for victims and increase system accountability. They also began implementation of DoD's new comprehensive sexual assault policy, expanded training to include staff and faculty and integrated the preparatory schools into their sexual harassment and sexual assault programs.
As part of the assessment, the department surveyed cadets and midshipmen at the military service academies. The survey showed that most cadets and midshipmen believe that sexual assault and sexual harassment training has contributed to the reduction of sexual misconduct at the military service academies.
Moreover, a majority of cadets and midshipmen feel that sexual assault and sexual harassment are becoming less of a problem. However, the confidential responses show that cadets and midshipmen still encounter or commit sexual misconduct and sexist behavior such as insulting or offensive behavior and actions that do not constitute harassment.
In posting the results of the surveys, David S. C. Chu, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness said, "This is the Department's first survey of reservists that focuses on sexual harassment and assault and provides a baseline against which we can measure future progress. The survey of cadets and midshipmen builds on the earlier work of the Inspector General, but gives us estimates that are formed in the same way as those for the force as a whole. Chu added that, "we are reviewing the findings carefully and examining our policies, programs and leadership efforts to determine how such incidents can be prevented and to ensure we respond effectively if they do occur."


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We Try 4 New Electric Hot Water Kettles for Coffee and Tea
Coffee lovers love to argue techniques til the cows come home, but there's one incontrovertible fact. You can't make hot coffee (or tea!) without hot water. We checked out some of the newest electric kettles on the market and let me tell you...things got pretty hot around here. More


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Maintaining the air quality in your home includes understanding the air filters that your cooling and heating system uses.
Maintaining air filters for your cooling and heating system is important because they remove particles from the air, keeping your system running efficiently and improving the air quality in your home. Over time, air filters can get clogged and dirty, so they must be replaced or cleaned regularly.
It is important to be familiar with the style of air cleaner that you are using. A properly fitted filter is essential. So, first, check your system's owner's manual to determine the size you need.
Then consider MERV ratings. MERV, or minimum efficiency reporting value, is a rating of air filters' effectiveness. It runs on a scale of 1 to 20, with MERV 20 filters being most effective at catching airborne particles.
A higher-rated filter isn't necessarily best for your system, however. For example, filters rated on the MERV scale from 17 to 20 are known as HEPA filters, and they're often so dense they'll limit the airflow in your residential heating and cooling system — hurting more than helping. Instead, a filter rated from MERV 7 to 13 might be best. It'll catch nearly all your household particles without impeding your system's airflow.
A MERV rating of at least 8 is recommended for those who have pets, due to the hair and dander. For individuals who suffer with allergies or other respiratory issues, go for a filter rated at least 9 to 12.
Other factors to consider:
- Some air filters contain activated carbon, which is recommended for those who have pets in the home. This material is a natural solution that can absorb many fumes and noxious odors.
- In general, you should check you air filter monthly and change or wash them as needed. Some air filters, however, may need to be cleaned or replaced more than once a month. This is especially true during seasons of high pollen, in households with numerous pets, in households that use candles or incense and during colder months.
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I can't wait to see how all this talent turns out, love how Bell plays, he is like a bullet flying at a target, feel sorry for the rest of the BIG.
I was thinking he looked baked too, eyes are barely open.
I hope it's not over, but have a bad feeling that it is, I think he is all Bama.
Why doesnt Thad put Williams back in, and why doesnt he play Ross
Wow what a dunk
I don't see what the big deal is, he shouldn't flash the money only because it could be taken the wrong way and people with wnat to find problems with the photo, but he is a kid who just won a big game, he is celebrating
Again: No disrespect to Lousiville, played great, deserved to win. But, if that game is played in November the #Gators win.
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^^^ if this was the case, Ohio State would of beat Florida in that National championship game and would not have looked so sluggish and slow
Both looked good, Trey's must have been extra small though, couldn't fit it on his head
He can flat out play, can't wait to see him in C-bus
I think he will only get better once he comes to Columbus, he has good motor and is just a physical beast, when it is all said and done, he should be playing on Sundays too.
This was a great season, I dont think hardly anyone but Buckeye fans expected them to be this good this year. When the sanctions were handed down I was glad to see that all the seniors stayed even though they knew they would not be in a bowl game this year. This shows you how much love they have for this great University and how much they don't want to let this fanbase down, the greatest fans in the world. This team is special, they overcame many injuries this year, played bad in plenty of games but always found a way to win. They have a lot of talent and even with some of the bad calls yesterday and that feeling that the refs were trying to give that team up north the game, they found a way to win. This is why I love this school, this team, and my fellow buckeye fans, we believe in the unbelievable.
Go Buckeyes, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
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I also am glad to see the Tressel era come to an end, but i lack the fulfillment of that era, we had some really talented teams that did not reach full potential and to me that is a coaching issue. We had a ton of talent that you see all over the NFL, but only won 1 championship in those years. I feel the conservativeness of the play calling, not using the right players the correct way and not fully being prepared in big games caused us to lose a lot of those big games. I feel with the great players Tressel has had at The Ohio State, he should have done better. We were better than that Florida team, we just got big headed and players looked slow and unready for that game, I feel the same about the LSU championship game. He fully underachieved, except the year we won the championship. I am gonna be glad when Urban Meyer takes the job and brings us back to prominence.


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Borger firefighters are seeking more information on a fire that occurred this past Friday evening.
On The night of Friday, April 22, 2011, a fire was reported to Borger Fire department around 10 p.m.. The fire was located in a field between Arline and Elise street on the north side of town.
It was reported that neighbors saw kids playing with firecrackers and fled the scene before officials showed up.
A doctor from the Amarillo Heart Group was the special guest speaker for the Rotary Club meeting Tuesday afternoon.
Dr. Alan Chu of the Amarillo Heart Group shared about some of the work he does with the Amarillo Heart Group, along with some particulars about peripheral artery disease (PAD).


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August 3, 2015
On Monday, Montgomery County Sheriff Office Special Investigations Unit and the Precinct 2 Constables Office responded to the 100 block of Fish Creek Thoroughfare in reference to a possible indoor Marijuana Grow.
On arrival, they met with the homeowner and smelled a strong odor of Marijuana from inside the home. Upon searching the house approximately 170 marijuana plants were found in several rooms inside the house.
The marijuana was recovered and the equipment was dismantled and collected. The estimated value of the marijuana is $750,000.
Deputies found the electric meter was bypassed to operate the lights.
The homeowner, Hien Van Tran, was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and those charges could be upgraded.
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Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans and large swaths of the Gulf Coast eight years ago today. Here's a look back at the historic disaster.
Holdouts (L-R) Harold Gee, Randall 'Sharon' Kess and Gary Don Massey hang out on Gee's front porch Sept. 8, 2005, in New Orleans. A group of holdouts in the community have banded together following Hurricane Katrina as they vow to remain in New Orleans despite orders to evacuate.


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OKLAHOMA CITY – An app on a popular mobile device led Oklahoma County Sheriff's deputies straight to alleged burglary suspects and stolen items.
Monday morning, a Deer Creek homeowner called the sheriff's office after realizing that his car had been ransacked by thieves.
Ellis Garrett doesn't usually leave thousands of dollars of technology in his car overnight.
"I always take it inside," says Garrett. "The one night I didn't and leave it unlocked, there it goes."
He woke up the next morning to find his checkbook, a laptop, electric tools and an iPad gone.
As Oklahoma County Sheriff's deputies arrived at his Deer Creek home, he was already receiving alerts on his phone from his iPad because he had downloaded a tracking app.
Garrett said, "They actually joined their Wi-Fi and it pinged out the location."
That ping led them to a northwest Oklahoma City home and straight to Garrett's belongings, along with 24 grams of meth and a loaded handgun.
Deputies made five arrests in the house.
On some devices it's as easy as going to your settings and allowing it to find your device.
This very function is something Mark Myers, with the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office, says they're using almost weekly to recover stolen technology.
"All in all, this took us three hours to wrap up," says Myers. "From the time we got the call to the time we made the arrest, just three hours and that's all because of technology."
The sheriff's office is urging everyone to take advantage of these apps.
Garrett says, "I felt like I was a part of it!"
The suspects are facing burglary, drug trafficking and possession of a firearm charges.


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Reporting from Chicago -- The Dodgers have asked the Seattle Mariners about Cliff Lee and the Houston Astros about Roy Oswalt. The response from the Mariners and the Astros has been the same: We're not about to trade our guy just yet, but we'll get back to you if and when we do.
Even if the Dodgers were to agree to take on salary, the chances of a trade could depend on how deeply the Mariners and Astros wish to rebuild. The Dodgers' top prospects are at the lower levels of the minor leagues, so the team would be an unlikely trade partner should the Mariners or Astros want a trade package to feature talent ready for the major leagues.
The Mariners might demand a more attractive prospect package because a half-season of Lee would come at $4.5 million. That would be one-fifth the cost of Oswalt, who is signed through 2011 — or one-ninth, if Oswalt asked the Dodgers to pick up a 2012 option in exchange for waiving his no-trade clause, for a total financial commitment of $39.5 million.
The Dodgers' starting rotation includes four pitchers no older than 25: Clayton Kershaw (22), Chad Billingsley (25), John Ely (24) and Carlos Monasterios (24). Vicente Padilla is expected to replace Monasterios when he comes off the disabled list.


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The 2005 Élu's aromas of plum and black cherry permeate this inky, garnet hued Bordeaux blend. Flavors of smooth vanilla and hints of tobacco are present on the long, full finish. This wine is seamless from the beginning to the last sip; it will age beautifully and develop its flavors in the bottle.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com - "Pale garnet hue. Light aromas of cherry, graphite and sweet oak. A light-bodied, airy wine with even flavors of cedar, oak, cherry and flint. Elegant and to the point, offering delicate red fruit flavors framed nicely with fine-grain tannins and youthful acids. A contemplative wine to sip and savor."
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It's hard not to think of Napa Valley when thinking of California wines. The region is, after all, the one that brought world recognition to California wine making. The area was settled by a few choice wine families in the 1960's who bet that the wines of the area would grow and flourish. They were right. The Napa wine industry really took off in the 1980's, when vineyard lands were scooped up and vines were planted throughout the county. A number of wineries emerged, from large conglomerates to small boutiques to cult classics. Cabernet Sauvignon is definitely the grape of choice here, with many winemakers also focusing on Bordeaux Blends. Whites are usually Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.
Notable FactsWithin the Napa Valley lie smaller sub-AVAs that lend even more character specifics to the wines. Furthest south is Carneros, followed by Yountville, Oakville & Rutherford. Above those two is St.-Helena and finally, just grated an AVA, Calistoga. These areas are situated on the valley floor and are known for creating rich, smooth Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay. There are a few mountain regions as well, nestled on the slopes overlooking the valley AVAs. Those include Howell Mountain, Stags Leap and Mount Veeder. Wines from the mountain regions are often more structured and firm, benefiting from more time in the bottle to evolve and soften.
About CaliforniaIt's not rare to see a wine's country of origin listed as "California." A country into itself in the wine world, California makes enough varieties and styles to match many European wine countries. It produces a diverse range of wines that span the quality spectrum.
The most famous of the California wine regions is Napa Valley, and these wines are certainly outstanding – but it's not as broad and diverse as its larger neighbor, Sonoma County. Down south, Santa Barbara's Santa Maria Valley is well-known for its Rhône blends, as well as cool-climate varieties like Pinot and Chardonnay. The Central Coast, the largest California AVA, has many different microclimates that lead to a wide range of wines with many sub-AVAs.
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2 ratings, 1 with reviewwhitneycali - Sacramento, CA57/10/2011One of my fav wines! All wines from St. Supery are wonderful.Red w/Attitude - Miami, FL37/1/2011
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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