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Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center President and CEO Mark A. Webster has announced his resignation.
Mr. Webster, a 10-year veteran of the hospital, will be taking a job as CEO at the Cortland Regional Medical Center in Cortland, according to Claxton-Hepburn spokesperson Laura C. Shea.
He plans to work through the end of the year, Mrs. Shea said, adding that his official last day will be Dec. 31.
Mr. Webster is declining to speak with the press, instead directing questions to Mrs. Shea.
Mrs. Shea said the decision to take the position in Cortland was made so Mr. Webster and his wife can be closer to their families.
Both natives of Pennsylvania, Cortland offers Mr. Webster and his wife an opportunity to spend more time with their relatives, Mrs. Shea said.
A nation-wide search for a new CEO will commence shortly, Mrs. Shea said, adding that the hospitals board of directors will ultimately be responsible for hiring Mr. Websters replacement.
In the meantime, Mrs. Shea said, the board of directors is formulating a transition plan.
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Not All Melo's Misses Created Equal
Brian DiMennaKirk Goldsberry has a very interesting article up over at Grantland, with the premise being that not all missed shots are created equal and that certain players's misses are put back on offensive rebounds more often than others. He deems these Kobe Assists after Kobe Bryant, who has been the league leader in this over his career. This makes some intuitive sense as the considerable attention Kobe draws when he goes up for a shot attempt, naturally creates opportunities on the offensive glass. It's also worth noting that Kobe's enjoyed playing with a pretty impressive array of bigs for the bulk of his illustrious career.
For our purposes, Goldsberry calls attention to the Knicks and Carmelo Anthony and notes that a far higher percentage of Melo's misses from close range result in putbacks than his mid-range shots, perhaps providing a little comfort to those who quibble with his occasional over-reliance on that particular part of his arsenal:
Although the Knicks love to rebound and put back Carmelo's close-range misses, they very rarely put back any of Carmelo's mid-range misses, and Knicks fans' subconscious knowledge of this may explain their groans about mid-range Melo. By conventional numbers, Carmelo is a fairly average jump shooter and a slightly above-average close-range scorer, but when we look more broadly at the basketball sequences these numbers take on a completely different tone. The Knicks rebound 55 percent of his close-range misses but only 14 percent of his mid-range misses. When he is close to the basket, good things happen that field goal percentage will never be able to explain. All Carmelo misses are not created equal.
Naturally, this is just a sophisticated way of proving what most even casual observers of the Knicks over the last few years can attest: When Melo is attacking the basket, the world is a good and wonderful place.

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OGDENSBURG The St. Lawrence Federal Credit Unions proposed 10,944-square-foot expansion of its main office here was approved Thursday by the city Planning and Development Board.
The board voted 5-0 for both preliminary and final approval. Plans call for a two-story addition to the single-floor 4,608-square-foot office at 800 Commerce Park Drive that opened in 1990.
Credit union officials are anticipating growth and need more office space.
Construction will start in December and is scheduled for completion by June.
In approving the plans, the board legally overrode two recommendations by the St. Lawrence County Planning Office and agreed with a third. The county agency wanted the credit union to trim 11 spaces from its requested 47 spaces to cut down on blacktop and leave more greenery.
It also recommended that outdoor lighting be downcast, yet the city board decided it already was.
The city board did agree with the county that all trees removed during construction should be replaced.
Voting in favor were board Chairman Timothy J. Redmond and members Frank R. Perretta, Joshua Blair, Linda D. Pellett and Paul Stevenson.
The credit union also has branches at 333 State St. and at 11 Court St., Canton.
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Well I did it. I now have a Facebook page. I wasn't going to have one. Nor did I want a My Space page. That one I still don't have.
I don't want to blog or twitter. I do instant message with people from the office but that is about it. I also don't do text messages unless I have to and I promise all of you, I absolutely will never be sexting. If you don't know what that is, go ask a teen.
So, I broke down and got a Facebook page because most of my family has one. That includes my 79 year old mom. She doesn't have her picture on hers.
It seems like an easy way to post and look at family pictures. We are scattered from California to Minnesota and most points in between. Passing around photos of grandkids and grandnieces and nephews is tough.
The funny thing about my family is that we hardly call each other. I call my girls several times a week. But unless I call my brothers and sisters, I never hear from them.
Oh I take that back, I get forwarded e-mail jokes and political statements from them. You would think they could just write a quick note or something to say hi while they were doing that.
Maybe they are mad because I am always the one to break the circle of the "return this to me and 10 friends in the next 10 minutes for good luck" emails. I sent one around once and then went and checked my snail mail. I didn't get a big check from someone. I got my 401K statement and found out I had lost $2,000. That was before the stock market tanked. Go figure.
My older sister did send virtual flowers to my Facebook page to welcome me. They were on an icon that was less than an inch big. Tulips, I think.
The facebook friends also send virtual drinks and steaks and hugs to each other. It seems a competition to have a lot of friends as well. My sister has 222. I have six and I actually know them all.
I guess I am a bit old fashioned when it comes to communicating with others. I like a good face to face talk the best. If not in person then a phone call will do. I like to hear the emotion a person has about what they are talking about. I also want to give real flowers and hugs to those people who are close to me.
I remember calling my grandmother back in the 1960's as a kid. She wanted to know why I never wrote to her. I said I was calling her once a week. She said it wasn't the same and please send her a letter soon. I did.
Communication has advanced to all these other forms and we will never look back. Even the newspaper is working on other ways to get you the news like blogs and e-papers.
So I try to embrace what I must to stay abreast of things. So I do have a Facebook page and I have written comments on a few blog sites.
But I really, really promise you all-I will never send a sext of myself.
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The mysql_tzinfo_to_sql program loads the
time zone tables in the
mysql database. It is
used on systems that have a zoneinfo
database (the set of files describing time zones). Examples of
such systems are Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, and OS X. One likely
location for these files is the
/usr/share/zoneinfo directory
/usr/share/lib/zoneinfo on Solaris). If
your system does not have a zoneinfo database, you can use the
downloadable package described in
Section 10.6, "MySQL Server Time Zone Support".
mysql_tzinfo_to_sql can be invoked several ways:
tz_file tz_name
mysql_tzinfo_to_sql --leap
For the first invocation syntax, pass the zoneinfo directory path name to mysql_tzinfo_to_sql and send the output into the mysql program. For example:
mysql_tzinfo_to_sql /usr/share/zoneinfo | mysql -u root mysql
mysql_tzinfo_to_sql reads your system's time zone files and generates SQL statements from them. mysql processes those statements to load the time zone tables.
The second syntax causes mysql_tzinfo_to_sql
to load a single time zone file
tz_file that corresponds to a time
zone name
tz_name | mysql -u root mysql
If your time zone needs to account for leap seconds, invoke
mysql_tzinfo_to_sql using the third syntax,
which initializes the leap second information.
tz_file is the name of your time zone
mysql_tzinfo_to_sql --leap
tz_file | mysql -u root mysql
After running mysql_tzinfo_to_sql, it is best to restart the server so that it does not continue to use any previously cached time zone data.
|Posted by Wes Dean on August 14 2010 5:22pm
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I use a shared hosting service so the tables for mysql_tzinfo_to_sql are not available in my database. I went through a lot of trouble to get the structure for the tables, so I thought I would share.
CREATE TABLE `time_zone` (
`Time_zone_id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
`Use_leap_seconds` enum('Y','N') NOT NULL DEFAULT 'N',
PRIMARY KEY (`Time_zone_id`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM AUTO_INCREMENT=1676 DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 COMMENT='Time zones';
CREATE TABLE `time_zone_leap_second` (
`Transition_time` bigint(20) NOT NULL,
`Correction` int(11) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`Transition_time`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 COMMENT='Leap seconds information for time zones';
CREATE TABLE `time_zone_name` (
`Name` char(64) NOT NULL,
`Time_zone_id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`Name`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 COMMENT='Time zone names';
CREATE TABLE `time_zone_transition` (
`Time_zone_id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL,
`Transition_time` bigint(20) NOT NULL,
`Transition_type_id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`Time_zone_id`,`Transition_time`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 COMMENT='Time zone transitions';
CREATE TABLE `time_zone_transition_type` (
`Time_zone_id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL,
`Transition_type_id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL,
`Offset` int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
`Is_DST` tinyint(3) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
`Abbreviation` char(8) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
PRIMARY KEY (`Time_zone_id`,`Transition_type_id`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 COMMENT='Time zone transition types';
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Hey Wes. Thanks for the table creation script. It worked great for me. Can you script out the data rows as well?
|Posted by Mark Stafford on October 17 2013 7:17am
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The first two links go over why you might want to generate the data for yourself. Failing that, the third provides two options that include the records.


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By John SerfustiniSun Advocate Associate Editor
Because of the wildfires, it was decided that this weekend is not the best of weekends to hold Scofield's Pleasant Valley Days celebration. So backers have decided to wait until next Friday and Saturday, July 6 and 7.
Chairwoman Kristine Guthrie said the one-week delay will give the air time to clear and give the state parks time to open.
Updated information will be on the events website, www.pleasantvalleydays.com.


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The Porsche Museum's Competitive Road Show
The Porsche Museum is not one of those stuffy museums where people can look at pretty, if lifeless, automobiles that, in their immobility, are shells of their former selves. Indeed, and as you might expect from an automaker like Porsche, these beautifully restored cars are often called back into duty in the name of historic reenactment and pure car lover entertainment.
Porsche has just announced a listing of the 2011 events that some of its Museum examples will attend, and indeed, compete in. We'll let them tell the tale:
At the pit stops before every race, the Porsche Museum workshop specialists ensure that the ambassadors on wheels of Porsche's history are in tip-top shape for every event. Every bit as dynamic as the Zuffenhausen sports cars is their race schedule, which is updated constantly throughout the season. The most important dates for the first half of the year are already confirmed. Read the rest of this entry »


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18 U.S. Code § 1699 - Certification of delivery from vessel
No vessel arriving within a port or collection district of the United States shall be allowed to make entry or break bulk until all letters on board are delivered to the nearest post office, except where waybilled for discharge at other ports in the United States at which the vessel is scheduled to call and the Postal Service does not determine that unreasonable delay in the mails will occur, and the master or other person having charge or control thereof has signed and sworn to the following declaration before the collector or other proper customs officer:
I, A. B., master XXX, of the XXX, arriving from XXX, and now lying in the port of XXX, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have to the best of my knowledge and belief delivered to the post office at XXX every letter and every bag, packet, or parcel of letters on board the said vessel during her last voyage, or in my possession or under my power or control, except where waybilled for discharge at other ports in the United States at which the said vessel is scheduled to call and which the Postal Service has not determined will be unreasonably delayed by remaining on board the said vessel for delivery at such ports.
Whoever, being the master or other person having charge or control of such vessel, breaks bulk before he has arranged for such delivery or onward carriage, shall be fined under this title.
Source(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 777; July 3, 1952, ch. 553, 66 Stat. 325; Pub. L. 91–375, § 6(j)(15),Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 778; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(B),Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2146.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 327 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 204,35 Stat. 1127).
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
1994—Pub. L. 103–322substituted "fined under this title" for "fined not more than $100" in last par.
1970—Pub. L. 91–375substituted "Postal Service" for "Postmaster General" in two places.
1952—Act July 3, 1952, provided for only the unloading of mail from a vessel as can be expedited by discharge at such port.
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 91–375effective within 1 year after Aug. 12, 1970, on date established therefor by Board of Governors of United States Postal Service and published by it in Federal Register, see section 15(a) ofPub. L. 91–375, set out as an Effective Date note preceding section 101 of Title 39, Postal Service.
Transfer of Functions
Offices of collector of customs, comptroller of customs, surveyor of customs, and appraiser of merchandise in Bureau of Customs of Department of the Treasury to which appointments were required to be made by President with advice and consent of Senate were ordered abolished, with such offices to be terminated not later than Dec. 31, 1966, by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1965, eff. May 25, 1965, 30 F.R. 7035, 79 Stat. 1317, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Functions of offices eliminated were already vested in Secretary of the Treasury by Reorg. Plan No. 26 of 1950, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, set out in the Appendix to Title 5.
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|ASU Move-in Smooth--But Not for Cottages
|Written by Steve Frank
|Friday, 16 August 2013 11:48
Arrival has been quite orderly for the 2925 freshmen—the ASU class of 2017. Swarms of volunteers converging on vehicles arriving at the dorms empty out each vehicle in short order, allowing quick set-up for the new students. But Angie Jenkins of Winston-Salem said that dropping off
the first child—Dakota Jenkins—is a day of mixed emotions, "It's exciting now, but I don't know what I'll feel like when we leave." Some 3000 upper classmen arrive for day two of the big move-in tomorrow—maybe in the rain—then there's all of that getting used to the new life away from home.
But one group of mostly upper classmen will not be able to move in at least until Sunday. The Cottages of Boone has again pushed back its move-in date now to Sunday as the firm tries to pass county inspections. Watauga County Planning and Inspections director Joe Furman said several buildings did not pass inspections Tuesday, mainly because they weren't ready for final inspection, still with work to be done. Furman said inspectors would be at the property into the weekend to continue inspections that owners hope will lead to certificates of occupancy. Capstone Collegiate Communities said earlier in the summer that rainy weather had delayed construction, notifying tenants July 24 that another 360 bedrooms would not be completed by the planned date. The company has given students the option of keeping their rent and finding temporary housing or continuing to pay rent and with Capstone providing hotel rooms and a meal allowance.
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Women's Basketball Opens BIG EAST Play Against Villanova on Saturday
OMAHA, Neb. - The Creighton women's basketball team opens its inaugural BIG EAST conference schedule on Saturday, Dec. 28 at home against the Villanova Wildcats (9-1, 0-0 BIG EAST) at 2 p.m. in D.J. Sokol Arena.
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Brown Mackie College is dedicated to sound business principles that parallel the business principles of the surrounding community, and its leaders believe that the College makes an important contribution to the economic growth and social well being of the metropolitan areas it serves. The college's change-oriented approach to education arms students with the skills and knowledge to help meet the economic needs of communities by preparing students for entry-level positions in business, technical, legal, and allied health careers.
The following purposes are integral to the mission of Brown Mackie College:
- To offer sound business, technical, legal, and allied health education through bachelor's degree, associate's degree, and diploma programs.
- To provide in degree programs appropriate general education courses that stimulate and develop each student's individual and professional growth, including written and interpersonal communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving competencies.
- To minimize economic disadvantages as a barrier to higher education by providing financial aid services and by accepting students without regard to age, sex, religion, race, physical challenges, or economic or social background.
- To attract and retain qualified instructors who are effective in the classroom and familiar with appropriate current business, medical, legal, and/or technical practices.
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- To develop in students a professional attitude and an awareness of contemporary career practices through exposure to pragmatic course content and to faculty currently engaged in enterprise.
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San Francisco - United States
As a restaurant town, San Francisco is rivaled only by New York. As varied as San Francisco's ethnic patchwork is, so is the plethora of dining choices. One can eat Chinese in Chinatown and Italian in North Beach, but a rainbow spectrum of ethnic cuisine awaits you in central and outlying neighborhoods. Have you enjoyed the specialties of Eritrean, Afghan, and Tibetan fare? In San Francisco, you can. Shining out over this sea of ethnic delights are the downtown beacons of fine dining that have really kept San Francisco on the culinary map, such as the stylish downtown restaurant Fringale. Chic and elegant or funky and loud, in San Francisco you'll eat better than you ever have. Bon Appetit!
Castro Street & Noe Valley
In the Castro, casual, inexpensive and fun dining prevails along with lots of gay bars. Orphan Andy's serves what may be the best hamburgers in the city. The loud and lively Detour, one of the most popular bars in the Castro, is a favorite cruising spot while Harvey's offers more relaxed conversations. Noe Valley contains more than its share of the City's better, smaller, less pricey but well-reputed eateries. The Firefly and Eric's, both favorites with locals, often have lines out the door.
Avoid the upstairs restaurants on Grant Avenue, which cater to the tourist trade. Instead, head up the side streets and take your chances at one of the scores of great and inexpensive Cantonese rooms that feed locals. Try the sedate and elegant Imperial Tea Court for a rare and exquisite selection of the finest Asian tea, or the frenetic House of Nanking on Kearny. On the edge of North Beach and Chinatown, Brandy Ho's carries the banner of "spicy Hunan cooking," and Dol Ho is a fixture with the Chinese shoppers and businessmen during lunch.
One of the few bars in Chinatown, dimly lit Li Po's, is a legendary literary hangout. Check out its over-the-top facade.
Civic Center & Hayes Valley
If dining before the opera, Hayes Valley, west of the Civic Center, has its share of the city's finest dining. One of the stars of the area, Jardiniere, features a dining room so remarkably styled that it's worth a peek even if you can't get a reservation. On Hayes Street, Absinthe offers innovative California-French fare in a fanciful, dark velvet surrounding. Then there's the Caffe Delle Stelle's more homey, trattoria-style ambiance with clever and unerring renditions of Italian specialties. The Hayes Street Grill is a reliable favorite. Up the street, Suppenkuche offers modern renditions of German favorites and dozens of beers on tap in an ambiance as boisterous as it is spartan. For a quick and cheap oasis, try hip and funky Momi Toby's Revolution Cafe.
Cow Hollow/Union Street
The clientele here is young, brash, beautiful and successful. Great restaurants line Union Street and side streets. For wonderful neighborhood Italian, duck into Pane E Vino on Steiner, just off Union.
Downtown & Nob Hill
Boulevard offers variations in the spectrum of French/California cuisine, all of them expensive, and all of them worth it. For lovers of seafood and creative design, Farallon, also pricey, is styled on an undersea grotto theme. Don't think of going to these places without a reservation. A large number of great sushi restaurants are to be found in the area south of Post Street. For drinks, try some of the great bars and lounges in Nob Hill hotels, especially if you can't afford to be a guest there. The Top of the Mark (at the Mark Hopkins InterContinental), Harry Denton's Starlight Room (atop the Sir Francis Drake), and the classic Tonga Room (at the Fairmont Hotel) will all let you say you've "been there, done that" without breaking the bank.
Embarcadero & Financial District
Restaurants here, whether stylish or traditional, are informed by discretion and lack of pretense as befits a business environment. On California Street, in the heart of the Financial District, is the Tadich Grill, the City's oldest restaurant. Heavy on tradition, this seafood house hasn't changed much during its extensive existence. The shiny Fog City Diner, near the Embarcadero Center, tips its hat to the American railroad diner, but serves excellent food. Nearby Il Fornaio, at Levi's Plaza Park, offers an exhaustive Italian menu, as well as a takeout deli and bakery. The Royal Exchange is a popular after-work destination for the young movers and shakers of Montgomery Street.
Fisherman's Wharf, Ghirardelli Square & Aquatic Park
One word: seafood. Places like Alioto's and Scoma's have been here forever, serving serviceable seafood to tourists, and of course have tremendous views with their bayside seating. Ghirardelli Square offers a mind-boggling array of seafood at McCormick and Kuleto. For anyone with a sweet tooth, the huge sundaes at the Ghirardelli's Chocolate Shop are big fun.
Lower Haight
For young bohos around the corner of Haight and Fillmore, Nickie's is a favorite watering hole and dance hall. If you're hungry, go to the Indian Oven around the corner. Or, head to Axum for great, inexpensive Ethiopian food. This area also has more than its share of comfortably scruffy cafes, as well as bars such as the Noc Noc, Toronado, Mad Dog in the Fog, and Ad Bodhran.
North Beach
You're in the culinary heart of the city! What to eat? Italian, of course! Mangia! The only problem here is deciding just what kind of Italian. Check out unpretentious, hearty North Beach institutions like the family-style Calzone's. Off-kilter Sicilian, with gargantuan proportions and chairs on the ceiling? Well, that could only be Caffe Sport. You can also treat yourself to a more elegant and innovative approach to Italian food at hard-to-get-into Rose Pistola. But if you're just looking for a quick snack before scaling Telegraph Hill, have a panini sandwich and espresso at venerable Mario's Bohemian Cigar Store or cross Washington Square Park for fresh focaccia at Liguria Bakery.
But there's more to North Beach than Italian food, of course. Cocktail hour? If you want to get close to the beatnik soul of North Beach, Vesuvio, Saloon, the Tosca Cafe and Savoy Tivoli are where you must go.
Fillmore Street & Japantown
Fillmore Street has dozens of great restaurants so it's hard to know where to begin. Meet and greet at the Elite Cafe, one of the best places in town to have Cajun blackened redfish. Enjoy cozy Thai at the Thai Stick or squeeze yourself into tiny, tasty La Mediterrane. Harry's On Fillmore serves drinks and food and features jazz on weekends. At Fillmore and Geary, pay a cover charge and drink your blues away (or blues your drink away) at the Boom Boom Room. Great noodle houses and sushi bars like Mifune and Sanppo pack Japan Center.
Potrero Hill
Edgy cafes like the Universal Cafe and restaurants like the Slow Club attract the bohemians and black-clad yuppies in this transitional loft/industrial area.
The dynamism of this emerging area can be felt in its restaurant scene, with more "important" restaurants than almost anywhere else in the city, as well as places where the atmosphere's the only thing that counts. Fringale is considered among the very best French restaurants in the entire city, if not the entire state. Restaurant LuLu attracts a haute-yuppie clientele and offers imaginative food, an extensive list of single-malt scotches, and a very loud dining room. Brain Wash is one of the best, and perhaps only, places to have a beer, listen to a local band and wash your clothes all at the same time.
South Beach/China Basin
Town's End and Delancey Street are among the better restaurants at the end of the Embarcadero, serving wholesome but refined California cuisine. Recently relocated from the Mission, the Slanted Door styles Vietnamese dishes with a California sensibility and consistently makes top SF restaurant lists. Momo's, ideally located across from AT&T Park, suddenly has the best address in San Francisco, and the powerful and glamorous clientele to match.
Haight-Ashbury & Cole Valley
Colorful, funky and intensely popular restaurants like Cha Cha Cha draw a young and festive crowd in the Haight Ashbury. Nearby Cole Valley is less unkempt but features quite a few good restaurants for its tiny size, most notably the wine bar EOS.
The Marina District
On and around Chestnut Street, the college sweatshirt crowd dines and socializes at quick, comfortable, stylish-but-not-edgy places like Ace Wasabi's Rock 'N' Roll Sushi. Nightlife centers around lively singles bars like Bar None, and on Sundays brunch is hugely popular with bicyclists and rollerbladers at numerous places in the area.
The Mission District
The city's hippest, most popular, inexpensive restaurants are to be found in the area around Valencia and 16th Streets, referred to as the Valencia Corridor. Picaro is among the dozens of imaginative, vibrant places to dine without spending a fortune. Be forewarned of lines and waits, however. For drinks, there are scads of places to go along Valencia Street, among them, the Elbo Room offering drinks, music, and photo booths, and the Oxygen Bar, which offers not only fine sake and wine but, yes, pure oxygen. (You can inhale it in 10 or 25-minute segments.) In a parallel universe to this boho scene are the dozens of great burrito places on Mission and Valencia. Each have their adherents but El Toro Taqueria, Cancun and the legendary La Taqueria are the most popular. All serve popular Mexican beers.
The Avenues: The Richmond & Sunset Districts
In Clement Street's "Little Chinatown," you'll find Chinese food rivaling (some say surpassing) the best Chinatown has to offer. Ton Kiang Restaurant, a Martha Stewart favorite, is one of the many remarkable places to eat here, with every one of them unpretentious and a good value. On the other side of Golden Gate Park, on Irving Street around 9th Avenue, are dozens of lively and inexpensive restaurants catering to medical students at nearby UCSF. Sushi, curry, won ton, pad thai, pizza, falafel, crepes, burritos, hamburgers, and Ethiopian favorites can all be found shoehorned into that one intersection. Some of the city's best Chinese restaurants can also be found on outer Irving and Taraval, as well.


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Ralph is the senior Bordeaux specialist on the sales staff. In between trying to break into professional baseball, Ralph was picking up hours at a K&L store in Millbrae. Back then it was more about kegs and cheap booze, and both Ralph and K&L have evolved since that time. Since those long ago days in 1978, Ralph has visited his beloved Bordeaux 37 times, evaluated 19 straight vintages and has escorted over 200 customers to Bordeaux on his "Taste and Golf the Greats Tours of Bordeaux". Ralph has also conducted tasting seminars in 9 different states as well as in France, Spain and Hong Kong. Ralph's passion for wine reaches far beyond Bordeaux; to the fine wine regions of Burgundy, Loire, Rhone, Germany, Oregon and of course his home state of California.
2014 Domaine de Biéville (Louis Moreau) Chablis
Review Date: 08-14-2015
Wow this is an incredible deal! Touch of tart green apple, lots of minerality , super clean and brisk! Real Chablis at 15 bucks and just fantastic at this price. This will absolutely be added to my "House White" selection at home.
Price: $14.99
2014 Pétrus, Pomerol
Review Date: 06-26-2015
Good, strong, red apple and black cherry fruit; not heavy or over-extracted in any way. Classic style with racy acidity; a powerful finish with fine tannins. Not a plush Petrus. ** Two stars
Price: $1,729.99
|Limit of 6 per customer
2014 Pichon-Lalande, Pauillac
Review Date: 06-02-2015
Lots of lovely, exotic, grapey fruit; elegant and precise. Tasty, with a long finish. Pichon-Lalande is back in a big way after complete reconstruction of the vinification facility and the way the fruit is handled. Two stars. **
Price: $89.99
2014 Pichon-Lalande, Pauillac (1.5L)
Review Date: 06-02-2015
Lots of lovely, exotic, grapey fruit; elegant and precise. Tasty, with a long finish. Pichon-Lalande is back in a big way after complete reconstruction of the vinification facility and the way the fruit is handled. Two stars. **
Price: $179.99
|Limit of 24 per customer
2014 Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac (1.5L)
Review Date: 06-02-2015
Sweet, saturated red-black fruits on the nose; in the mouth, red fruits and chocolate. Good middle texture and long, polished tannins. Everything in perfect focus and balance—just lovely. Two and a half stars!
Price: $899.99
2014 Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac
Review Date: 06-02-2015
Sweet, saturated red-black fruits on the nose; in the mouth, red fruits and chocolate. Good middle texture and long, polished tannins. Everything in perfect focus and balance—just lovely. Two and a half stars!
Price: $449.99
|Limit of 24 per customer
2014 Alter Ego de Palmer, Margaux(1.5L)
Review Date: 05-07-2015
While the first wine is all power and a bit closed on the nose the opposite is on display here. Incredibly attractive aromas of black fruits and violets, classic claret as it is firm and fresh. Lots to like! 1 Star
Price: $109.99
2014 Alter Ego de Palmer, Margaux
Review Date: 05-07-2015
While the first wine is all power and a bit closed on the nose the opposite is on display here. Incredibly attractive aromas of black fruits and violets, classic claret as it is firm and fresh. Lots to like! 1 Star
Price: $54.99
2014 Duhart-Milon, Pauillac
Review Date: 05-07-2015
Duhart Milon- Strong dark wine with deep fruit, flavors of blackberry jam and grilled meats, good middle fruit and tannin control. More flesh and lots to like here. Very good and better then Carraudes de Lafite. 1.5/3 Stars
Price: $59.99
|Limit of 24 per customer
2014 d'Armailhac, Pauillac
Review Date: 05-06-2015
d'Armaillac- Lovely upfront sweet red fruits, very attractive, with nice thick middle fruit and good tannins. The Mouton wine you can drink young and it is a winner! 1 Star
Price: $34.99
2014 Clerc-Milon, Pauillac
Review Date: 05-06-2015
Clerc Milon- Definitely in the classic style of Mouton but with a touch more forward sweet which is nice, but is still very concentrated. Long serious wine and should be one of the great aging values. 1.5 Stars
Price: $48.99
2014 Capbern St-Estèphe
Review Date: 05-06-2015
78% Cabernet Sauvignon 100% Delicious! Loaded with deep red fruit, fine balance, serious wine and very tasty. Could be the best value of the entire vintage.
Price: $17.99
2014 Palmer, Margaux
Review Date: 05-03-2015
A very serious and strong Palmer. Intense dark fruit with boysenberry hints, zesty and spicy. Complex, powerful, linear, and long in the mouth; this baby needs time! ** 2 Stars.
Price: $224.99
2014 Lynch-Bages, Pauillac (1.5L)
Review Date: 05-03-2015
Bright and floral zesty red fruits greet you, followed by direct and tightly focused spicy Cabernet fruit on the palate. Like the Baron wine, not much flesh here. * 1 Star.
Price: $179.99
2014 Lynch-Bages, Pauillac
Review Date: 05-03-2015
Bright and floral zesty red fruits greet you, followed by direct and tightly focused spicy Cabernet fruit on the palate. Like the Baron wine, not much flesh here. * 1 Star.
Price: $86.99
2014 Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac
Review Date: 04-30-2015
Very deep and powerful with underlying sweet fruits of black cherry and herbal notes. This wine is very classic, strong with laser beam focus and brisk acidity. One of the long runners in 2014. 2 stars!
Price: $369.99
|Limit of 12 per customer
2013 Wines Of Substance Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Review Date: 04-11-2015
One of the best values I've tasted this year! This wine is not simple and soft but has some good fruit and real Cabernet Sauvignon strike that even Bordeaux palates will love. Ralph Sands
Top Value!
Price: $14.99
2010 Ostler "Caroline's" Pinot Noir Waitaki Valley North Otago
Review Date: 11-14-2014
A lovely, expressive nose with a nice hint of development. A stylish and elegant Pinot drinking beautifully right now!
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2005 Valandraud, St-Emilion
Review Date: 11-06-2014
A great vintage of Valandraud at this price; I am all in! As always, this wine exhibits deep, saturated purple fruit, sweet blackberry fruit on nose with toasty oak. On the palate exotic flavors of chocolate and blackcherry lead to a dry finish. This wine features the hallmark qualities of the outstanding 2005 vintage; purity of fruit, with great acidity and fantastic freshness! Ralph Sands
Drink from 2015 to 2015
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2013 Palmer, Margaux
Review Date: 09-08-2014
Lovely rich entry on the palate followed by strong, firm, masculine, red black fruit with great precision. Built to lay away for 10-20 years.**
Price: $249.99
2012 Léoville-Poyferré, St-Julien
Review Date: 06-13-2014
* Another winner! Rich wine with good, long tannins.
Price: $74.99
2007 Phélan-Ségur, St-Estèphe
Review Date: 05-19-2014
Very elegant cherry fruit from front to back.
Price: $39.99
2013 Pontet-Canet, Pauillac
Review Date: 05-14-2014
Huge layers of silky, ripe black fruits and the fact that it smells like Zinfandel define this wine! Behind all of this fruit is brisk acidity and a long finish. This wine will be controversial, but it is undeniably super tasty! *½
Price: $99.99
2013 Pichon-Baron, Pauillac
Review Date: 05-14-2014
Striking aromas of strong Cabernet Sauvignon (82%) jump out of the glass followed by dark, bold, powerful fruit. This wine is classic claret: firm, honest and perfectly balanced. No question, it is one of the top wines of the vintage and one of the best cellar candidates. *½
Price: $89.99
2013 Branaire-Ducru, St-Julien
Review Date: 05-13-2014
Braniare Durcu- Honest as they come! Bright, fresh, elegant wine with tart cherry fruit. This tasty wine will be a lovely early drink.*
Price: $44.99
2013 Malescot-St-Exupéry, Margaux
Review Date: 05-13-2014
Big wine with loads of soft, sweet ripe fruit in layers. Good round tannins and lovely finish. Very impressive, tasty, lush wine that will drink well young.**
Price: $47.99
2013 Labégorce, Margaux
Review Date: 05-12-2014
Everyone should be aware that Delphine Colasa and winemaker Marjolaine Maurice-de-Coninck have turned this estate (and sister Ch. Marquis D'Alesme) around in just a few years; the wines are so much better now! Hats off! Labegorce has attractive-plump Merlot (53%) fruit with cassis, spice and earth. (Marquis d'Alseme is very bright and has more sparkling blue fruits and distinct minerality.) Both are star wines. *
Price: $25.99
2013 Langoa-Barton, St-Julien
Review Date: 05-08-2014
* Nice freshness, firm elegant wine with hints of cranberry and black cherry fruits. Consistent, tasted three times, classic claret at every tasting.
Price: $49.99
2013 Rauzan-Ségla, Margaux
Review Date: 05-08-2014
Amazing consistency and what a classy perfectly balanced wine from front to finish. Lovely.**
Price: $56.99
2011 Cantemerle, Haut-Médoc
Review Date: 05-02-2014
Sweet raspberries and black fruits, very floral, with herbal notes and earth all pulled together by round, firm tannins and a very long finish. Tasted twice. I'm 56 years old and Cantemerle is now my #1 favorite château, and I seriously doubt that will ever change. The reason is simple: great, complex wine, consistent quality and a fair price. A winner every time! **
Price: $29.99
2012 Margaux, Margaux
Review Date: 05-01-2014
** 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. Lovely aromas of red roses and warm spices. Much rounder and deeper than the Pavillon. May not possess the weight and length of a great vintage, but does have the velvety texture the château is famous for. Lovely, charming and will drink well young.
Price: $379.99
2013 Margaux, Margaux (1.5L)
Review Date: 05-01-2014
The nose of a great Ch. Margaux is there, followed by medium-bodied sweetness and impeccable balance. A strict selection of 38% of the crop went into the first wine but is a prime example of how difficult this vintage was. *½
Price: $749.99
|Limit of 12 per customer
2013 Margaux, Margaux
Review Date: 05-01-2014
The nose of a great Ch. Margaux is there, followed by medium-bodied sweetness and impeccable balance. A strict selection of 38% of the crop went into the first wine but is a prime example of how difficult this vintage was. *½
Price: $359.99
2013 Léoville-Las Cases, St-Julien
Review Date: 05-01-2014
Serious business, a powerful expression of concentrated reds fruits that are fresh and attractive. The key is the long finish. Great vineyard, great wine. (The Petite Lion is the second wine, a bit lighter in body but super clean and has all freshness as well as nice tannins.) **
Price: $129.99
2013 Léoville-Barton, St-Julien
Review Date: 05-01-2014
This wine, like so many of the best St-Julien estates is just amazingly consistent. Bursting with masculine, deep purple and blue fruits. Sparking acidity and firm tannins are the backbone. *½
Price: $74.99
2013 Smith-Haut-Lafitte Blanc, Pessac-Léognan
Review Date: 04-28-2014
90% Sauvignon Blanc, 5% Semillon, 5% Sauvignon Gris. Beautiful aromas of white flowers and vanilla on the nose. Persistent green apple fruit on the palate and throughout the long finish. Another outstanding winner for your chicken dinner! **
Price: $89.99
2013 Giscours, Margaux
Review Date: 04-28-2014
Record 80% Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend, good, powerful firm fruit with sweet tannins. Zesty acid, serious wine. This estate as well as Ch. Du Tertre are on a fine roll under the direction of Alexandre Van Beek. *½
Price: $39.99
2013 Smith Haut Lafitte Rouge, Pessac-Léognan
Review Date: 04-28-2014
Smith stays true to their international style by making a deliciously rich and round wine with lots of red-blue fruits and a warm, soft mouth feel. A touch of spice, minerality and tannin on the finish. Lovely mid-term drinker. *
Price: $64.99
2009 Brown Rouge, Pessac-Léognan
Review Date: 01-15-2014
This is my pick for Bordeaux that is drinking well but won't break the bank! I was in Bordeaux in 2005 for a big blind tasting of 1995 wines from California vs Bordeaux, when a negociant told me the new young director of Ch. Brown Jean-Christophe Mau was going to do great things at Ch. Brown (they've had vines planted there since the 12th century). I agreed to go and meet him at his other estate (Preuillac) located in the far reaches/middle of nowhere of the upper Medoc. I found him perched 15 feet above the ground on a portable sorting table helping to sort out the non perfect fruit. I could tell this guy was passionate and intense. He invited me to visit him at Ch. Brown and I found him doing the same thing there but in the winery. The Brown wine always had a rustic-tough feel to it but Jean-Christophe told me that he was confident that after he analyzed the condition and health of every vine on the property and greatly reduced yields, that he would make wine of great purity without the rustic edge. I've tasted the wine every year since in April and the wine has improved dramatically.
Price: $32.99
2003 Sarget de Gruaud Larose, St-Julien
Review Date: 01-13-2014
I love this vintage and this property.
Price: $29.99
2012 Pontet-Canet, Pauillac
Review Date: 05-03-2013
** Established in 1725! There is just no stopping the fantastic roll of quality here! The perfectly ripe blueberry and blackberry fruit is focused and is amazingly fresh. Firm but round tannins and new oak is the framework for this great tasting PC that is accessible and invigorating. Hats off to Alfred Tesseron for giving the world good reason to be excited about buying the best wines made in 2012 as he drops his price to 1/3 the price of his 2009 and 2010 now in the marketplace.
Top Value!
Price: $99.99
Canard-Duchêne "Authentic" Brut Champagne
Review Date: 03-27-2013
Lovely Chamapagne! Super clean and elegant with a very nice dry finish; a real crowd pleaser and fine value.
Price: $29.99
2009 Léoville-Barton, St-Julien
Review Date: 03-13-2013
Deep, grapey, masculine wine. It was really good the second time we tasted it.
Price: $129.99
2009 Reserve de la Comtesse Lalande, Pauillac
Review Date: 02-05-2013
A cedary nose... tight and dusty; it will need time.
Price: $49.99
2009 Pape Clément, Pessac-Léognan
Review Date: 10-24-2012
Strong and masculine, with lots of coffee flavors.
Price: $149.99
2009 Pichon-Baron, Pauillac
Review Date: 10-23-2012
Very serious, deep and lively, with sweet fruit and classic structure. Will be one of the longest lived '09s.
Price: $199.99
2006 Cantemerle, Haut-Médoc
Review Date: 10-04-2011
*1/2 Wow! Very special wine made here in 2006, surely the best in modern times. Spicy ripe fruit with fine middle richness, sweetness and mouthfeel. Alex Brisoux: Sweet, spicy red fruit, cocao/tobacco undertone, good structure, elegant long finish, the best young Cantemerle I've ever tasted. And on 01/23/09: As good as it gets for the price. Rich and full, lingering finish.
Price: $39.99
2007 Latour, Pauillac
Review Date: 08-16-2010
Strong and crisp at front end. Elegant cranberry on palate. Spicy and fresh finish.
Price: $499.00
2006 Léoville-Barton, St-Julien
Review Date: 06-13-2009
At our tasting bar last month, the topic of the powerful Ch. Léoville-Barton, the great second growth from St-Julien, was in the air even though the wine wasn't being poured. Many agreed it was one of, if not the, most popular Bordeaux at K&L. Last month we poured their second wine, the 2006 Reserve de Léoville ($29.99) and the grand vin, the 2006 Léoville-Barton ($69.99). Both wines exhibited the classic qualities of the 2006 vintage in general—lots of brisk, high-toned fruit with zesty acidity and firm tannins. The '06s offer great freshness and most will turn out to be classic clarets, and the 2006 Bartons are, without a doubt, the very best examples of this vintage, as the wines just have flat out more dark purple fruit and depth than almost any other wine. People adore them. I overheard comments like, "these wines are both great," and, "this is why I buy this wine every year!" The grand vin ages until at least its 15th birthday; I drink the best vintages at 15- to 30-years-old.
Price: $89.99
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By RICHARD SHAWSun Advocate publisher
No matter what local residents think of daylight saving time, the change will become a reality during the upcoming weekend.
On Sunday at 2 a.m., the clock will spring forward one hour, causing most people to wake up a little later than they are used to. But that hour will be made up next fall when the clock falls back one hour as winter approaches.
While some people deride the idea of changing the clock, others like the fact that they get more sunlight in the evening.
"Personally, I wished they'd keep daylight saving time all year round," said Laurie Nunley of Price. "The days seem longer and I think peoples spirits are higher because they are happier."
However, 40 years ago people weren't so sure.
In 1966 after years of debating, compromises and threats, with some states on DST and others on standard time, the United States Congress passed the Uniform Time Act. The act required states to either run on standard time or to change to a national system of daylight saving time. The law specified that, if legislatures didn't make the exception, the states would automatically go on daylight saving time. Some areas like Utah were the exception and, for a few years, the Beehive State stayed on standard time all year long.
In 1967 shortly before the change was to take place, an article in the New York Times called many of the states that didn't want to change "backlands" and some fairly wild quotes were attributed to officials who opposed the change in those areas.
For instance, Senator Bobby Rowan of Enigma, Ga., stated in the Senate that: "Not since Biblical times has there been a man who could change sunrise and sunset, but the bureaucrats are attempting to do it."
At the same time, the governor of Iowa, Harold Hughes, threatened to veto any legislative action that would keep the state off daylight saving time.
But Hughes was criticized by a group that thought the change could lead the country to communism. One opponent told the governor that the children of Iowans would be susceptible to the arch enemies of democracy.
"A child gets up in the morning under daylight (savings) time and cries because he has lost an hour of sleep," asserted Hugh Vail. "A parent has to whip him to get him to go to school. Maybe he has had breakfast and maybe not. He whines all day. When he comes home, his parents give him aspirin. We are living in a drug age. The school children are so busted that they have to have drugs. Then when communism comes along, what are we going to do?"
At first Utah resisted too but in a few short years the state, despite outcries from many that the change would have a negative effect on Utah, changed.
Since that time many other states have changed to the daylight system with Arizona being the only state in the continental U.S. that has not gone to the dual change each year.
But in reality, DST has been going on so long now that almost no one can remember what it was like without it.
In fact, more than 50 percent of the current population of the state wasn't born or were too young to remember the days when the clocks didn't change in the spring or the fall.
"I like it," commented Brandon Axelgard of Price. "For me, I grew up with it and I'm not used to anything else."
When the act was first put in place, the time sprung forward on the last Sunday in April and went an hour back on the last Sunday in October.
A couple of years ago, the schedule was changed to the advance taking place on the second Sunday in March and retreating on the first Sunday in November.
In ancient times, many rulers expanded hours to fit the long days of summer.
An Englishman named William Willet, who proposed in the early 20th century that people needed to enjoy the best part of a summer's day by getting up earlier, set the tone for today's DST by publishing a pamphlet called Waste of Daylight in 1907.
When he went on his morning horseback ride, Willet found that most of the house's blinds were still drawn and people were asleep during what he considered the most enjoyable part of the day.
Eventually, Britain adopted a form of daylight saving time and the concept began to spread to many countries in the world.
Willet's reasoning for DST eventually gave way to many other ideas.
While places that provided recreation liked the extra hour of sunlight in the evening, people like farmers and drive-in movie theaters did not.
The proponents used the idea of extra light time as a reason initially.
But eventually, particularly when the energy crunch in the 1970s took place, it was thought that the change would save energy.
Many studies were done and it was found that one percent less power was used by homes during the spring with DST than with standard time.
However, more recent research shows the earlier findings may not be true. In fact, the situation may be just the opposite.
Recently, the Wall Street Journal reported that a study conducted in Indiana showed that energy consumption actually went up with the time change.
For years, Indiana had only a few counties that were on daylight savings time, while 77 were not.
When the new setback times came a couple of years ago, the entire state decided to change to DST.
The decision gave a University of California economics professor the chance to study the changes.
According to the Wall Street Journal article, researchers were able to measure energy usage differences on seven million meters during a three-year period.
The researchers used the meters that had already been on DST as the control group for the study.
The professor and a graduate student who were doing the study found that the change actually cost Indiana residents $8.6 million more per year.
The increase was due to higher air conditioning costs during the hot months of the summer (sun was up longer) and higher costs for heating in the morning during the cooler months that occur during the time change.
But no matter what the costs, the changes or the complaints, DST is here and, after 40 years of moving back and forth, spring and fall, most people seem to like the change.
"I'm happy to see it is coming," said Bernie Jones of Helper. "I'm tired of winter and I love the extra light it gives us in the evening."


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All depends what part of the country you're in, I suppose. The recipe I used was from my high school text book "Day to Day Cookery" and they were called "Custard Creams". That delightful nearly fudge-like biscuit with lemon icing sandwiched between. I do love them iced with passionfruit icing but I had leftover lemon icing in the freezer so used that. Any biscuit that involves the dough being rolled into balls is a good one to get the kids involved. More dough goes into their mouths than it does on the baking tray, but that's okay. They're really getting the hang of it.
160g butter, melted
1/2 cup icing sugar
1.1/2 cups plain flour
1/2 cup custard powder
NB: If you don't have custard powder, use 1/2 cup cornflour and 1 tsp vanilla extract.
2 tbs butter
1 cup icing sugar
juice of half a lemon (add more if required)
NOTE: As a convenience and time-saver to me, I have been melting the butter when making biscuits lately instead of creaming with the sugar and the biscuits always work out well. I'm not sure what difference it makes but it's a great time-saver. I also roll my biscuits into very small balls. I feel I get a lot more that way and they seem to last longer.
- Combine melted butter and icing sugar.
- Sift flour and custard powder together.
- Add to butter mixture and mix into a stiff paste.
- Roll into small balls and place on baking tray.
- Press each biscuit down slightly with a floured fork (or as I did) with the bottom of a glass.
- Bake in a 160 deg C (150 deg C fan forced) oven until a pale golden colour, approx 10 mins.
- Join in pairs with lemon icing.
Combine all ingredients until a stiff paste forms. Use as required.


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Well look who isn't doing their job! ;D
I put the dial-up modem installation under the video-card OM section, you guys are supposed to let me know when I screw up!
Oh well, I am at work now so I'll fix it tonight when I get home....As well as post an AWESOME OM submitted by JimH! I could use some OM's from you guys as well!
Thanks JimH, it was great!!!
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For lovers of Typically Swiss HotelsFor over a hundred years now, this quiet hotel has been providing hospitality at 1,000 metres above sea level. The Art Nouveau dining room and antique details bear eloquent witness to a bygone era. However, the compact wellness area and practical family rooms prove that time has not stood still here. The motto of this "outrageously personal" holiday hotel is very evident – no matter whether the programme features torchlight hikes or freeride tours - the hosts are sure to be involved!
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The situation of the house is perfect for families and individual travelling guests, who want to have some quiet time. Close to downtown Engelberg, approximately 3 minutes from the pedestrian zone and 7 walking minutes away from the train station, thanks to the higher location the silence is included in your stay. With a fantastic over view over whole Engelberg, Mount Titlis and the Benedict monastery.


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Have you ever wanted a phone case that would keep your unlocked iPhone 4 for safe from water, sand, mud, and all of the other elements that are out there that could potentially damage your phone? Getting a case for your iPhone for a something that everyone should do, but getting one that is able to keep it completely safe from all of the elements should definitely help you to keep it running into top form for longer.
The vast majority of those that keep your phone safe from all of the elements including water often make your phone more bulky. However, the EscapeCapsule, is not as bulky as the others that have appeared in recent years. In fact, it is pretty thin overall. It is made from high impact clear poly carbonate, and is able to protect against even the most damaging events.
All of the hardware of the phone as well as the bonds is going to be protected through a specially designed membrane and read your fingers and a way that is very similar itself reads your fingers. Even with the cover on, the camera still works surprisingly well.
There are a number of different colors of the case will come in, so you can mix and match with your device. The cases will come with a lanyard that you can attach to your list while you are playing in the water with your iPhone, and will be able to stay on your hands even when you're not utilizing it.
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55 percent chance Dickey is on Mets next season
According to multiple Mets officials, there is essentially a 55 percent chance that R.A. Dickey is on the Mets by Opening Day, Joel Sherman reports in this morning's New York Post.
Sherman lays out the scenario as the following:
"The Mets have told Dickey what they are willing to do in a contract extension. They have told teams interested in acquiring Dickey the types of players necessary to obtain him. Neither the Dickey camp nor another club has yet to go to the level established by the Mets. First one that does wins. If no one blinks, the Mets have … Dickey on a bargain $5 million contract in 2013, from which they can revisit extending him or dealing him at any time."
Sherman believes the Mets will set aside extending or trading Dickey by Christmas, according to a team source, so they can move on with other plans, knowing Dickey is still signed to a one-year, $5 million deal.
Matthew Cerrone, Lead Writer
Sandy Alderson is playing this right, especially with so many teams looking for a front-end starting pitcher (specifically the Rangers, Royals and Blue Jays). I've been saying it for weeks, others have been saying it for weeks, because it's clear: The only way the Mets move Dickey is if they're overwhelmed in a deal. It's not news, it's not groundbreaking. It's obvious, because it's the only way to play it…
The only reason to rush a decision on Dickey would be to move on other items in limbo, like signing a free-agent bat and reliever, trading for a catcher, and maybe replacing Dickey or Jon Niese if they end up being traded. I'm sure the Mets expected other teams to be more active, I'm sure they hoped Zack Greinke, Josh Hamilton and others would have signed by now, thus opening up markets a bit more. That hasn't happened, so everyone (not just the Mets) are just talking, making lists and sitting in waiting mode…
The thing is, at the very least, the Mets get to bring back a Cy Young Award winner in 2013 making just $5 million. Or, they sign him to an equally reasonable extension, knowing they can revisit contract and trade talks next summer. Or, they trade him now for a young bat, who they project to be more valuable than Dickey will be during the next three years.
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MASSENA - St. Josephs Social Hall could become the future home of the proposed Boys and Girls Club of Massena.
Timmy J. Currier, president of the Boys and Girls Club Board of Directors, said they have reached an agreement with St. Marys and St. Josephs Church to purchase the Bayley Road property to become the future home of Massenas club.
We reached an agreement with the church on the St. Josephs Social Hall in the last few weeks. This is a preliminary step that outlines our intention to purchase the building and property, as we work with the church over the coming months to work out final details. We considered numerous properties and looked at several. The committee feels that this building is the most suitable with respect to location, size and adaptability for the programs we anticipate offering, he said.
The property has been on the market for the past three years, according to the Rev. Scott D. Fobare, pastor of St. Marys and St. Josephs.
Its been three years that it was on the market. Father (J. Michael) Gaffney is the one who initiated the sale with Lucy Kassian of Kassian Real Estate. There was interest initially in the property. There were some people who were very strongly interested. But for some reason it just didnt pan out to sell the property, he said.
Since it was put on the market, the social hall has seen little activity, Rev. Fobare said.
Its been sitting there dormant. Really, the only use its had is the St. Vincent de Paul Society used it in the fall for the gathering of their Christmas baskets. They needed a larger space to do that, he said.
Rev. Fobare said the sale is good news for not only the church, but also for the community.
Its not only great news that weve sold the property, but its even better that its the Boys and Girls Club, he said.
Mr. Currier said this is another step in the process of bringing a Boys and Girls Club to Massena.
The Boys and Girls Club of Massena Steering Committee was formed last fall to research the need for a club, how feasible it is for Massena and to map out a course for opening the Boys and Girls Club of Massena. We have been very carefully planning the process and beginning to undertake the steps to make a club a reality here in Massena. Having reached an agreement for the former St. Josephs Social Hall is a tremendous step forward, he said.
Mr. Currier said the group is now transitioning from a steering committee to a board of directors who meet monthly and will oversee moving the project forward. One of their initiatives will be to start a capital campaign, and they plan to release details after their next meeting on Wednesday.
In the coming days and weeks, people will hear a great deal from our organization as we look for their help in this journey to open the doors on the communitys club, he said.
Their goal is to open the clubs doors by May 2014, but there is a great deal of work to do, and our kids are counting on the support of the business community, citizens and civic organizations in Massena and surrounding communities to help make this club a reality for them, Mr. Currier said.
They will need help in moving forward to getting the clubs doors open, he said, whether its serving as a volunteer when the club is ready to open its doors for programming, donating to the organization, a program or an event, or serving on a committee to make the club a reality.
If you have skills or expertise that you can provide to help realize our vision to serve the youth of the greater Massena community, we could use your help right now on one of our committees, Mr. Currier said.
Anyone who is interested in assisting is invited to the next meeting of the Boys and Girls Club Planning Group, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. June 6 in the Massena Town Hall, room 30. More information is also available at www.BGCMassena.org or by sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Title: Full Metal Alchemist
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Anime, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Plot Summary: When two brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric tried to revive their mother using Alchemy, something went drastically wrong. Edward lost his leg and his arm, and Alphonse lost his entire body. Now, a few years later, Edward becomes what's known as a "State Alchemist" or a Nationally recognized Alchemist. Along with Alphonse, who's spirit has been put into a metal suit of armor, and his Automail leg and arm, the two brothers set out to find a way to restore themselves.
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Plot Summary: Miaka Yuuki, an average middle school student caught up in studying for exams, is sucked into an ancient Chinese novel titled "The Universe of Four Gods". There she discovers that she is in an ancient country in what is now China, Konan, and is to be the Priestess of one of the four gods, Suzaku. As the priestess, her duty is to gather the Seven Seishi of Suzaku, who are to be her protectors. Once they are gathered, the priestess will summon the god Suzaku and bring peace between the warring lands, Konan and Kutou. But it's harder than it seems. Along the road, many hardships are faced, as Miaka's best friend Yui Hongo enters the book and becomes her rival, the priestess of Seiryuu in the land of Kutou. Who summons their god first is up to the courage and skill of the priestesses and their seishi, as they meet triumphs and tragedies along the way.


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Paypal just updated their iPhone app to include several new handy features. The biggest change to the app with this current upgrade is the ability to "bump" payments via paypal using the technologies developed by Bump Technologies. Bump Technologies is famous for their contact and photo sharing app that transfers files when two iPhone users running the app bump their phones together. This bump triggers an accelerometer action that will move the contents of one phone over to the other. Now users who are both running the Paypal app can transfer money between their paypal accounts in the same fashion.
Also included in the update is the ability for paypal users to send money requests to contacts in their iPhone address book. Paypal users can now also initiate withdrawals to their bank accounts via the iPhone app which can save them a lot of time by not requiring them to sign onto a computer. This is probably the best addition that was included in the current upgrade. Being able to withdrawal funds from my paypal account while on the go with the iPhone is sure to be a great convenience.
It sounds as if Paypal was busy making some much needed upgrades to their iPhone app. This current upgrade has addressed several of the issues that I had with the app especially the ability to withdrawal funds directly to my bank account. This will be very handy when I am on the go and receiving payments to my Paypal account.


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