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Bodegas Ramon Bilbao Reserva 2006
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Winemaker's Notes
Intense garnet red with light brick-red tones on the rim. On the nose it unfolds from the first moment balsamic notes from the wood over a chocolate and coconut background, all of it surrounded with ripen red fruit preserve. It is quite obvious the tobacco and cedar wood presence as well. In the mouth it is full, slightly astringent and with a vivid acidity. Hints of cocoa and roasted wood strengthen, and the persistent finish create a mix difficult to describe: cigar box, fruit preserve, spices, liquorice, broom, leather.
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About RiojaView a map of Rioja wineries (ree-OH-hah) Spain makes some of the best Tempranillo-based wines in the world. Once the only DOCa (recently joined by Priorat in 2001), Rioja is divided into 3 sub-regions: Rioja Baja, Rioja Alta, Rioja Alavesa. There are 4 red varieties and 3 white varieties allowed in the Rioja DOC. Tempranillo definitely takes center stage, followed by Garnacha (Grenache)), which is sometimes added for body, then Graciano and Mazuelo (Carignan). The region also makes roses. For whites, the main grape is Viura (or Macebo), producing fresh, early-drinking wines. Malvasia, the grape that was once the most planted white, is found less often.
Notable FactsThe Rioja wine trade is somewhat confusing. Grapes are typically brought to a merchant's bodega from one of the 20,000+ growers in the region, or via a cooperative. The wine is then bottled and labelled by that bodega. Rioja's Consejo Regulador keeps track of all vineyards and bodegas to make sure they are following the DOCa regulations. Put in place to ensure quality, the system also controls prices.
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Spain's wine laws are based on the Denominacion de Origen (DO) classification system, devised in the 1930's. A four tiered system, the most basic level is Vina de Mesa (table wine) followed by Vino de la Tierra (country wine), DO and at the top DOC. Currently, only Rioja and Priorat have DOC status, while over 65 DO's scatter the country.
Most DO regions are classified and regulated by how long they age the wines. On a red wine label, one may find the terms Crianza, Reserva or Gran Reserva, denoting the wine's barrel and bottle time. Crianza is usually two years between barrel and bottle (the time in each depends on the DO and/or the winemaker), Reserva up to 4 years and Gran Reserva 5 – 6 years. Classifications of each region and wine are controlled by the region's Consejo Regulador.
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Rome, as we've all been told, wasn't built in a day. And that may be why the level of excellence that head coach Andy Harlin has established in a very short time with the baseball program at Blessed Trinity Catholic High School in Roswell, Ga., borders on unfathomable.
Blessed Trinity, a private Catholic high school with an enrollment of just under 1,000 students, first opened its doors for the 2000-01 school year. Harlin was coaching at St. Pius X Catholic High School in Atlanta at the time and jumped at the opportunity to build a program from the ground up. And once the foundation was laid the program soared upward like the skyscrapers in downtown Atlanta.
The mighty Titans won their first two Georgia AAA region championships in 2003 and 2004, the third and fourth year of the program's existence. They reached the round of 16 in the Georgia AAA state playoffs in 2004 and 2005, and put it all together to win the AAA state championship in 2006. Just six years in, and Blessed Trinity had already carted home state gold.
"We've been blessed in that a lot of good kids have come through here," Harlin said. "We're in a real good area here -- that East Cobb (Baseball) area -- and there weren't any private schools our size in that area, and I think that helps. It's a really good academic school and the kids get really well-prepared for college; we're blessed to have a great athletic director ... and we get a lot of support there, too."
The Titans will stray from their comfort zone in the northwest Atlanta suburbs later this week when they take part in the inaugural Perfect Game High School Showdown April 4-6 at Terry Park and City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, Fla. The premier event features four elite teams from both Georgia and Florida playing against each other in four games over three days.
"It looks like all of them are about as good as it gets," Harlin said of the competition from Florida. "It's going to be a lot of fun."
Blessed Trinity advanced to either the semifinal round or quarterfinal round of the Georgia state playoffs every year since that '06 championship season with the exception of 2008. It was ousted in the quarterfinals each of the past three years.
This year's Titans won 13 of their first 15 games including all seven of their games within their region. Three seniors -- first baseman/right-hander Nathaniel Maggio, outfielder/right-hander Keenan Innis and right-hander/infielder Reed Scott -- are the team's headliners, and all three have signed with prominent NCAA Division I schools: Maggio with Tennessee, Innis with Georgia Tech and Scott with South Carolina. Junior catcher C.J. Brazil has committed to Georgia Southern.
"The seniors are a special group of kids," Harlin said. "They're not just good players, but they're awesome kids to be around. They're all yes-sir, no-sir and real coachable guys; I'm going to cry when they graduate."
The legacy the program has established after just 12 baseball seasons is remarkable. Eight former Titans have been drafted since 2003, some right out of Blessed Trinity and others after a few years of college.
Jake Skole, an alum of the 2009 Perfect Game National Showcase in the BT class of 2010, was a first-round pick (15th overall) of the Texas Rangers in the 2010 amateur draft; his older brother Matt Skole (class of 2008), was a fifth-round pick of the Washington Nationals out of Georgia Tech in 2011, and was named the Nationals' minor league player of the year in 2012.
Tyler Flowers (class of 2004) will open the 2013 MLB season as the Chicago White Sox's starting catcher. Flowers was drafted out of Chipola College (Fla.) in the 33rd of the 2005 draft by the Atlanta Braves and made his big-league debut with the White Sox in early September of 2009.
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Two-way Division I commits 2013 1B/RHP Nate Maggio and 2013 OF/RHP Keenan Innis not only are capable of providing quality innings on the mound, but they're the top hitters in their lineup as well. Maggio hit cleanup for the East Cobb Braves 17u last summer, one of the best teams in the country, where he hit a couple spots in the order behind Innis. 2013 C CJ Brazil was also a part of that Braves 17u squad.
2014 RHP Reed Scott, a South Carolina commit, is the top starter, and he is joined by Keenan Innis and in the starting rotation. 2013 1B/RHP Nate Maggio works out of the bullpen with a submarine delivery. 2015 1B/RHP John Castro and 2015 RHP Andrew Riel are a pair of underclassmen who are already contributing.
The lineup versatility afforded Blessed Trinity by having so many quality two-way players should give them a chance to contend. Even if they don't win it, they'll provide a difficult matchup for each of their opponents, as they have a seemingly endless supply of pitchers who can run their fastballs up into the mid 80s.
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Brian Tait's opening last Saturday at Halo Studios (a hair salon) was aptly named "Building Blocks." As a show that was put together and intended to be a one-night-only experience, a tremendous amount of work was put in by Tait: he curated the show, set up the lighting, curated the music and even performed spoken word poetry.
If you live in Omaha, chances are you've seen some of Tait's work. He does a lot of the local signage as well as street art such as wheatpastes, working out of his large studio in the Old Market, which also happens to have a skate ramp, fish tanks and lots and lots of his artwork, both finished and works-in-progress. The artist states that the name of the show, "Building Blocks," refers to the various influences that inform his work.
The following images show the building blocks that made Tait's show at Halo a success.
THE SPACE: Halo Studios. A chic, urban hair salon on any other day, cleared out the barber chairs and flawlessly transformed the space into a, well, chic urban gallery space complete with bar in the back.
THE ART: The presentation included many media including sculpture, painting, projected image and sound. More specifically Tait's self-coined "New Nouveau" works and wire sculpture as well as assemblage were represented.
THE MUSIC & SPOKEN WORD: Tait brought his own equipment to emcee a unique soundtrack and also played an experimental set of music where he strummed the bass guitar. He closed the performance with some spoken word poetry.
THE ATMOSPHERE: On one of the first warm evenings of the season, everyone was in good spirits and there was a specific vibe that you had to be there to feel. A refreshing mix of your typical art opening crowds and many fresh, new faces.
In all, it was a new take on the art opening, combining a dynamic space and wonderful art alongside the participation of the Dundee evening crowd and Omaha's arts community. Let's hope there are more events at Halo and that Brian Tait's endeavors, including an upcoming curatorial gig at El Museo Latino, continue to enrich the art scene in Omaha.


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In what is an unorthodox turn of events, the Oklahoma Republican Convention has reconvened in the parking lot of the Embassy Suites in Norman, Okla. The state convention was held today inside the Embassy Suites with party officials calling for an adjournment at or around 5 p.m.
From early in the day, old guard Republicans refused to conduct the official meeting according to established Republican Party rules. Party officials adjourned the convention without concluding scheduled party business and without the support of the delegates in attendance. Under parliamentary procedure, the chairman presiding over the meeting is present to keep order as opposed to leading the meeting according to a personal agenda.
Several hundred Oklahoma Republican delegates reconvened the meeting outside of the hotel in accordance with Republican Party rules. At time of publication, the meeting continued outside in the parking lot under darkening skies.
In what has grown into a contentious race, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney's campaign has resorted to tricks that are not usually used by a presumptive front runner against other members of his party.
The Oklahoma State Convention was scheduled to choose another 25 delegates to the Republican National Convention today. Of the delegates chosen to date, approximately 60% are supporters of Texas Congressman Ron Paul.
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As we've seen recently in EMarketer's report on the growth of mobile tagging, one of the most popular uses for mobile tags such as Microsoft Tag is providing coupons to would-be customers. This popularity is clearly due to the overwhelming percentage of users redeeming the coupons they access via programs like Tag.
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I use to want to be a "traditional monk" because I believed it would provide a haven from a world that I perceived of as pure disaster. I didn't realize then how foolish and naive I was being. I was only seeing the disastrous suffering in the the world because I was filtering out the positive stuff. Through meditating upon the pitfalls of perceptions, I became aware that I was projecting the disaster that I was ignoring inside my mind, out onto the world. So, of course, all I was seeing was a chaotic world!! It is a delusional trick that we perform, so that we can blame the world for all our troubles, and not accept our responsibility.
It doesn't mean we're bad people for making these mistakes. You don't blame the baby for shitting in it's pants, do you? It's simply being a baby--and so are we. We are simply being a typical but loveable infant who is trying his/her best to grow. It's natural for a baby to make a mess of things--that's how they learn. How are you going to know that some things are less helpful in your life until you make a mistake?
So, it's o.k. to shit your pants from time to time--spiritually speaking, of course. Shit, itself, isn't bad either. To paraphrase my teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, without shit, we wouldn't have roses!! Our mistakes, fertilize the seeds of our good intentions to grow roses of happiness and peace. The key is to not blame yourself for doing something that human's can't help but do--make mistakes. This world itself is imperfect and flawed, so how could we not make mistakes? You are trying, and trying is a pro-active action. A lot of people are too afraid to try, so go easy on yourself.
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In a 4-3 vote, the Planning Commission in August granted Beverages & More a use permit to open an 8,900-square-foot store in the same strip mall where Staples and Big 5 operate.
However, local resident Maureen Hogan appealed the decision, which means the outcome rests in the hands of the council. Ms. Hogan, along with other supporters of local businesses, such as Beltramo's and Draeger's, have bombarded the council with e-mails stating their opposition to the store.
Other residents wrote the city to say the council should not interfere with a free market economy, and that fear of competition isn't a reason to deny BevMo's permit.
(The Almanac was unable to get confirmation or comment from Beltramo's regarding a Daily News story that Beltramo's employees had been ordered to attend the council meeting to oppose the BevMo permit. If more is available, it will be reported on AlmanacNews.com.)
The council meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at the Civic Center, 701 Laurel St.
Veterans Day closures
Veterans Day falls on Thursday, Nov. 11, this year. City Hall, along with Menlo Park public libraries and the Chamber of Commerce, will be closed in observance of the federal holiday.
Tuesday: Meals on Wheels fundraiser
Eleven local restaurants will donate 10 percent of their sales on Tuesday, Nov. 9, to a local volunteer organization that delivers approximately 1,000 hot meals each week to seniors and housebound residents.
The 11 are: Amici's, Celia's, Bona Restaurant, British Bankers Club, Cedro Ristorante Italiano, El Cerrito, Gambardella's, Marche, Oak City Bar and Grill, Round Table Pizza, and Parkside Grille.
The proceeds benefit Peninsula Volunteers, which runs the Meals on Wheels program in southern San Mateo County. For more information, call Linda Drew at 598-0190.


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Hmm.... Sign me up for it..
*finally found a way to get the damned scrollwhel to work*
Finally i can play good games again
Woot, finally, a forum where I feel comfortable in! Anyways, I've been playing "Wolfenstein Enemey-territory" the past few weeks. It's a great multiplayer version of Wolfenstein obviously. Check it out at www.enemy-territory.com. I'm interested in getting a clan going, pub games are getting boring because you cannot implement all the weapons and strategies in the game :?
Hmm.... Sign me up for it..
*finally found a way to get the damned scrollwhel to work*
Finally i can play good games again
In a world without barriers and fences, who wants Windows and Gates?
I don't game, but if you want to set up a foo-clan, let me know and we'll toss a page or some kind of phpBB hack up for it.
Sounds great! A foo-clan is excellent Any who is interested i have a simple webpage set up already to show stats and such, or we can converse here if mcangeli allows it. Just IM me if you play ET and want to get together. Eventually, if we get enough people, I will set up a small clan server either at home or my friends company with some leet T1 connection :w00t:
Thats cool.
So am I hosting the page, or you gonna whip up a page or phpBB hack? :mrgreen:
Hey, I guess I should have looked around a little before I posted my reply in the 'Got Game' thread. Yeah, I would like play some enemy-territory. I can be the designated dead guy! No, seriously, I really suck, but I have a lot of fun doing it!
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ET is fantastic if you ask me, and the price is right I just wish the voice com was better integrated into the game, rather than being an external client
Well it doesnt matter if you suck or not, but i am getting the clan started. So we all need to decide on what we are going to use to talk to each other and coordinate where we play and such. Unless someone can setup a small server at home for now? I would but I'm completely lost at getting it to work! If someone wants to help me with it that'd be great.


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I have read the paper on gender and value chains and attended the workshop on Monday, very interesting and useful for me! Thank you.
We integrate value chain and gender in a tourism curriculum (for a tourism college in Rwanda) so it provided me some new insights.
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Report From Fantastic Fest Days Six And Seven!
Machine guns, Metallica and karaoke apocalypse.
It's the last day of Fantastic Fest and we're all feeling really bittersweet. It's been a remarkable week, hasn't it, my friends? Thank goodness we still have the closing night party tonight to bond, reminisce and start looking forward to Fantastic Fest 2014.
But first! Let's reflect on the past couple of days, shall we?
We took Fantastic Festers out for a machine gun adventure because it's Texas, okay? (photos by Jack Plunkett)
We also had a screening of METALLICA THROUGH THE NEVER, with Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo and director Nimród Antal in attendance, and it was hugely well-received. The movie's a combo of rock doc and horror film, a perfect fit for Fantastic Fest. (Photos by Arnold Wells, video by Arts + Labor)
Last night we also had the Doug Benson Movie Interruption of THE RUNDOWN, which was a huge blast and a great way to start wrapping up the fest. (photos by Arnold Wells)
And we capped off the night with our annual Karaoke Apocalypse party, where our brave singers are backed by a live band in the theater! The night was filled with metal and punk in honor of the METALLICA doc, and it got pretty rowdy.
And tonight's the closing party in honor of Terry Gilliam's ZERO THEOREM and the Danger Gods stunt show - as always, we'll be live-tweeting from @fantasticfest, so tune in! And meet us back here tomorrow for the final day's report, and lots more goodness from the fest will be released over the coming days.


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In just his second game back, Raymond Felton notched up 10 assists. Standing in for an ailing Jason Kidd, Pablo Prigioni added four more. The ball was moving all night long for the Knicks, a return to the total team play that has been so successful for them this season.
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ARLINGTON, Va. - A Vietnamese immigrant facing possible deportation after punching out a top minister of that country's Communist regime at a protest two years ago was ordered free on bond Wednesday by an immigration judge despite prosecutors' objections.Tuan Phuoc Le, 35, of Lilburn, has been jailed since October, when he was sentenced to nine months in prison for assaulting Nguyen Quoc Huy, vice chairman of the Vietnamese prime minister's office. The assault occurred in June 2005 in Washington, where Huy was part of the first Vietnamese delegation to visit the White House since the end of the Vietnam War. Le's criminal sentence ended in July, but instead of going free he was transferred to immigration custody. Le's immigration lawyer, Parastoo Zahedi, said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement backed out of a deal that would have allowed Le to stay in the United States. He has been fighting deportation because he would face persecution in Vietnam, Zahedi said. Le's supporters in the Vietnamese-American community accuse the United States of buckling to pressure from the Vietnamese government. At a brief hearing Wednesday in immigration court, government lawyer Mary Ellen Tsekos argued that Le should remain in jail while his immigration case is being reviewed. She said he poses a danger to the community based on his assault of Huy, in addition to a domestic assault conviction against Le in California a decade ago. But Immigration Judge Paul Schmidt ordered that Le could go free on $30,000 bond, money that was raised by Le's supporters in the Vietnamese community. A hearing to resolve Le's immigration status was set for May. Several dozen of Le's family, friends and supporters cheered and applauded when they heard a translation of the judge's ruling inside the courtroom. Many had traveled from Atlanta to attend the hearing. Le was not present but could see and hear the proceedings from a video hookup at the Piedmont Regional Jail in Farmville. Zahedi said the government has missed numerous filing deadlines set by the judge and still has not adequately explained why it changed course and is now pursuing Le's removal. Tsekos declined comment after Wednesday's hearing. Pat Reilly, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said she could not address why the government changed course on Le's removal, but said that generally, 'when someone commits a crime, when they break the laws of this country, they lose the opportunity' to live in the U.S. as an immigrant. Anh Thu Lu - a member of the National Congress of Vietnamese Americans, which has advocated on Le's behalf - said she was pleased that Le will be free while he awaits a final resolution to his case. 'We don't endorse aggression at all, but we understand the reason he did what he did,' Lu said. She said Le, the son of a black U.S. Marine and a Vietnamese woman, was persecuted and mistreated when he lived in Vietnam until coming to the United states in 1993 - in part because of his dark skin.
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Trading a bow and arrow for a laptop
Friday, June 15, 2007
Recently, several of us on the Google Earth team had the great honor to meet with Chief Almir, leader of the Surui Indian tribe in the Brazilian Amazon. Chief Almir had travelled for many hours and thousands of miles to our Google headquarters in Mountain View, in order to propose an unusual partnership. He had come to ask for our help in protecting the rainforest lands as well as the culture and lives of his people.
The Amazon rainforest and its indigenous peoples are disappearing rapidly. This has serious consequences locally and globally, both for our environment and for the cultural diversity of our planet. If you look at the Surui land today in Google Earth (search on "Ministro Andreazza, Brazil" and then head due east), you'll see that their "island" of healthy, green, primary rainforest is surrounded almost completely by clear-cut, barren land. The stark contrast at their boundary is dramatic, and begins to convey what is at stake.
During his visit, Chief Almir proposed that, in collaboration with their partner, the Amazon Conservation Team, we work together to annotate Google Earth with informative markers and photographs that show the Surui villages, hunting grounds, sacred sites, and cultural sites as well as areas where they've found illegal mining and logging incursions onto their land. By doing so, he hopes to raise global awareness of the Surui people's struggle to preserve their land and culture, by reaching the more than 200 million Google Earth users around the world.
In the early 1980's, Almir's father, Chief Marimo, entered into tribal legend by single-handedly stopping a logging truck full of men with machine guns and revolvers, using only his bow and arrow. His son, Chief Almir, told us that he had realized that the time had now come "to put down the bow and arrow, and pick up the laptop."
We're excited to help Chief Almir on this project. It will take time, but when completed, we hope that it will have a positive impact on the lives of the Surui people and other Amazon tribes.


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Heard the author Matt Stein on a podcast & it was an eye opener. Did you know that if a major solar flare hit earth or an EMP attack knocked out the power grid these reactors could start melting down within 1 week of the event? Did you know that NRC requires that nuclear power plants have 1 weeks worth of diesel fuel to run their back-up generators - 1 week??? Congress is well aware of the problem & as yet has done nothing about it.
Great read & not a sky is falling scenario!
i have yet to experience a major solar flare hitting the earth and knocking out anything, i dont think i have ever even heard it happen in history.
Originally posted by trust_no_one
so in regards to this... is there anything we can do in this scenario?
buy baked beans and bottled water to last forever...?
seems like this would have the potential the be a game ender if either nukes went off or supervolcanoes erupted
remember to meditate when its all goin down
That's the first comment shown on this video on the youtube page:
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This video shows you what to do:
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if this did happen where in the world is safe and what should we do? can anyone answer that>?
Originally posted by BABYBULL24
Wrabbit - I'd investigate 1921 - they are 100 year events - don't think they were running cable in 1859.
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Alright, if anyone has setlists that I don't (and I know some of you do
) pass them along and I'll edit them into the original post. Here goes:
Struck By Lightning:
Bottomless Pit
Tightening the Noose
The Watchful Eye
Becoming Earth
Nothing Sacred
False Hope
Silent and Still
Dead Between the Walls
The Creeper
March to the Sea
Strung Up from the Sky
Embedding the Moss
Science of Anger
The Architect
Blind for All to See
(no idea, unannounced)
(new song on forthcoming LP, live debut!)
Solar Benediction
Pyramid of the Moon
Awesome night. Good to meet some of y'all - and sincerest apologies for the horrible miscommunication and chaos after the gig, but hey, we tried. For the record, the bands that I saw were:
Black Tusk
- didn't know much about them but they ROCKED and I'll definitely be hearing their new one on Relapse when it drops in May
Struck By Lightning
- Dirty, disgusting, and absolutely fantastic. "Nothing Sacred" was a highlight of the night.
- Mad props that they made it here from Iraq and all, but I hate to admit their generic-ness and occasional -core leanings really come out live, and it was pretty meh. Fun, but not something I'd see twice.
- Band of the night for me, as well as the only one I'd seen before. Something really clicked last night in their set. Easily the best set I've seen so far in 2010.
- Can someone tell these guys when the song is over? Sorry, but 20 minutes of two riffs is not for me.
- Technical difficulties for Wino all night culminating in him basically air-guitaring half of Pyramid of the Moon, but a crushing set. Amazing to see four guys of equal, massive talent on stage at once.
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You consider yourself bold when it comes to beauty. You were the girl who chopped her mane before school picture day. You were the bridesmaid who sported a bright red lip to your best friend's wedding (hey, you were single then!). But face it, no matter how daring you are — when it's your wedding day, you want to err on the side of caution. But really, we'd prefer no errors at all. Don't throw caution to the wind completely, but do carefully weigh your wedding day decisions. We're here to help.
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The Helper City Council meeting May 9 started with a resident raising an issue regarding a comment made at the last public gathering by Mayor Joe Bonacci.
According to the resident, Helper was referred to as living in the 18th century. The comment was made by Bonacci when the mayor was explaining that the Helper is behind the times when it comes to keeping the city streets clean. Many cities across the state use the technology of a street sweeping machine, while Helper uses only brooms and shovels.
The citizen disagreed.
Bonacci explained that when the comment was made, the thought behind it was only figuratively speaking. By purchasing a street sweeping machine, the city will only become "more efficient. We can always improve our technology. It is impossible to manually sweep all the streets in the city," stated Bonacci.
Councilmen Tony Gonzales indicated that the city currently employs three workers to maintain the streets in Helper. The machine would make the streets cleaner and be much more efficient for the workers.
Gonzales also explained that the workers are not required to clean the sidewalks and gutters in front of private residences. This responsibility falls in the hands of the citizens.
The resident responded by arguing that the gutters are the city's responsibility to clean.
Contrary to popular belief, the officials stressed that the curbs and gutters are the responsibility of the citizens. Helper intends on improving the appearance of the city streets, however, by using a sweeping machine.
The council voted to purchase one machine to aid in the maintenance of the city streets. The equipment will cost $65,000 during a three or four year period, depending on the lease agreement selected by the city.
The council reviewed several lease agreements from local banks and decided to approve the contract with the least amount of interest. The council will check with the banks to ensure that the quotes received by the city are correct, then the final ratification of the documents will take place at the next public meeting. However, the machine is expected to be delivered this week.
"The purchase of this machine will benefit this council and the next, and especially the city. This will be one less piece of equipment that will need to be purchased by the city later on," explained Councilman Robert Welch.
"The city operates on a small amount of equipment. One thing that this city is definitely not guilty of is buying a lot of equipment," stated Bonacci.
The money for the machine will be provided by the road fund. The money is designated for road improvement and maintenance and is state funded. Allocations are determined by the amount of paved road in the city. The money is saved in a state fund to help cities finance for necessary street improvement projects.
Because the sweeper is being purchased by state funds, residents will not be required to contribute financially.
"We have the lowest water rates in the county. We do so by conserving water, not raising money. We also have the lowest property tax in the state next to Scofield. Our citizens will only benefit from this equipment purchase which will also help out our street department," concluded Bonacci.
The council also discussed the issue of purchasing a new backhoe for the city's water department. The decision was made to purchase a machine, but the council will wait until its next meeting to decide on which machine will be bought.
"I have got several more quotes and would like to look over the possibilities before deciding upon one machine. I want to purchase a machine that the workers will be comfortable using," explained Welch. The issue will be resolved at the next council meeting.
With water expected to be in short demand soon, Helper residents are currently on a restricted water schedule. Because of this fact, a complaint was made in regards to employees at Swifts Stop and Shop wasting water by hosing off the stores surrounding sidewalks. This is a practice that has become a part of daily tasks at the store in order to provide customers with clean facilities. The practice must now be stopped however.
Chris Gray attended the city council meeting to receive suggestions from the members as to how the clean up must be done. "Because we serve food and drinks at Swifts, we find that our sidewalks and driveway becomes filthy. Soda is spilled along with ketchup that makes for a dirty, sticky mess. We don't want to lose business because our facilities are dirty," explained Gray.
Since being cited for the incident of misusing water, the store employees have came up with creative ways to clean the sidewalks.
The used mop water has become the most popular way of cleaning the area, but the spraying down of the hose seems to still be the most effective method.
"We understand the problem, but if we allow on business to be unrestricted, then we have to let everyone else use water freely. There can not be any exceptions," explained Welch.
Although the council sympathizes with the situation, the decision was unanimous, there has to be a way to clean the area without wasting water. Therefore, council members provided several suggestions including using waste water from the stores ice machines, cleaning water, and even the water located in the windshield washer buckets.
"The use of a hydro-clean company is also an option," suggested Gonzales. "We wouldn't have a problem with that because the water comes from some where else, not Helper."
The question was also made as to what should become of the RV dump site also located at the store. "We have turned off the water to the rv dump until we find out what we can do with it," explained Gray.
The council felt that the rv dump was part of the services that the store supplies travelers. "We allow the car wash to continue operating, therefore, we will allow the dump to remain in use," Bonacci ruled.
The feeling was unanimous throughout the room, if there is a water restriction, there will be a fair amount of complaints. "I had someone honk at me when I was fertilizing my flowers with a watering can. I didn't even have water in the can, but I was looked at as wasting water," laughed Bonacci.
The council member concluded by thanking Gray for approaching the council asking for suggestions. Although complying with the restriction is difficult for the Helper business, all efforts have been made to abide by the rules.
The council moved on to approve a five cent increase in garbage service. According to the contract Helper city has with City Sanitation, every six months, the garbage company is reviewed by the council for its service to the city. If the service has been acceptable, the company will receive the five cent raise.
The contract will remain through the year 2005. If the company continues to receive the five cent increase every six months through this time period, the garbage fees will be $6.55 for Helper residents.
"I was not aware that such a contract existed, but I know that I'll be watching carefully to ensure service is excellent before the next raise rolls around," stated Gonzales.
With the approval of a five cent increase for garbage service, Helper residents will see a raise on the next bill from $6.25 to $6.30 a month.
The council also addressed the difficult issue of approving a tentative budget. According to the cities revenues and the expenditures, the city faces the dilemma of cutting costs to make up for the $200,000 that is currently above the budget limits. This issue of making up much needed money is a serious issue that is bound to plague the council for the next several weeks.
After reviewing the tentative budget, the council agreed that there is almost no cuts that can be made. Most of what is reported on the budget is necessary expenditures.
The few suggestions that arose at the meeting included raising the sales tax from 6 percent to 6.25 percent, which is what the current state tax rate is. "We are one of the only cities in the state that still carries the 6 percent sales tax. By law, we could raise this tax without notice," explained Bonacci.
The council agreed to look at each individual department first to find out what cuts can be made with the least amount of impact to both the Helper citizens and the city employees.
"The main thing that we need to do is increase the cities revenues. How, we will do that, will require us to explore all the options," explained Bonacci.
The council agreed to adopt the tentative budget, until it can be looked over again and any changes that are possible, will be made.
Finally, the police department was approved to upgrade the law enforcement office's copy machine. The city's law enforcement agency will lease a copier from the state purchasing department. By leasing the machine, the police station machine will be furnished with paper, toner, and maintenance at the cost of $0.03 per copy. After the copier becomes unusable, the state will furnish the police station with a second machine. The option is the most cost effective solution to purchasing a new machine, according to Helper officials.
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For a hiking quilt?I am 5' 8" and about 190 pounds.I have a shoulder girth of about 28"I want to make an lightweight down quilt with baffles.This will not be my first attempt at making my own gear. I am good with a sewing machine. I just need some rough ideas of the dimensions others have used, along with materials used.Thanks in advance
There are some pretty good instructions on Thru-Hiker.com for making a Down Quilt. First off ... the 28 inch number must be a mistype ... you probably meant 58 inches. For really good coverage I would add 10 to 12 inches wider than your Girth .... for 58 inches, I would make it about 70 inches wide. At worst case, laying on your side with the quilt tucked around you, on a sleeping pad, a 70 inch wide quilt would only have about 10 inches of overlap on each side to keep out drafts.If you want to look at a smaller than 70 inch quilt, then I would take a look at Bill Forshell's quilt project threads and pick up some ideas for how you'll fasten the quilt to the pad to keep out drafts.Also ... a bivy helps a lot with a quilt to manage heat loss due to the wind.
On the OWFInc.com website, under insulation they are selling a polyester continuous filament insulation. In the notes is states that it is "Top of the line..." but "Cannot use the name in print." What is this insulation?
It is Polarguard 3D. They will tell you if you call them.The Climashield Combat they are now selling is a better insulation than the 3D.
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Their website says that Combat is "coming soon" ....Did they have it in stock when you called them Bill?
Edited by flash582 on 12/27/2006 14:00:18 MST.
Yes, OWF has Climashield Combat in stock at this time.I talked to them a few days ago while ordering something else and asked if or when they would get it. They said it had come in that morning. It would be available to sell in a few days. They have a 1-800 number so you can call them.
Edited by bfornshell on 12/27/2006 14:07:35 MST.
Hey Cameron,I have made 3 quilts and can now spit one out in under 8 hours. I also found a few short-cuts to make it easier and lighter.For Baffles, I make them only in the middle 40" , (36" for me). The cut size of baffles would be 42" long so it can be sewn 1" past the 40" lines on each side, (in order to close off the vertical lines.For a 3" loft quilt, I would use 2" baffles. This means that the cut size of each baffle would be 2 1/2", for an extra 1/4" to sew to each side. For you dimintions I would go 84" in length with a draw closure at the feet, (needs to be about 6-8" longer for the closure).For the width go 64", only 40" of that would be baffled. For the remaining 12" on each side, use two 6" sewn-thru vertical compartments with only ½ of the down loft in them. The compartments taper and will be tucked under you so the extra loft is not needed. When sewing the quilt, sew up one side, the bottom, (adding the draw closure), and the 2 vertical lines on the same side you sewed the side up, (for the two side vertical compartments). Remember, the inside vertical line should have 1" of the baffles sticking out so it seals the baffled compartments.Now fill the 2 vertical compartments. Then sew the top closed, (sealing the 2 vertical compartments). Make sure you do not sew the last 12" on the top so you can fill the 2 vertical compartments on the other side later.Next fill the baffled compartments, (with 6" spacing you would have 14 compartments). Use a cardboard piece from wrapping paper to stuff the down into the compartments in order to keep the down at the bottom.Then sew the 2 vertical lines and the side that hasn't been sewn.Now all you have to do is fill the last 2 vertical compartments and sew the rest of the top. Then sew the bottom part together and you are done. You could have also added a closure to the top of the bag.The bottom of the bag would be 40" as far up as you wanted to sew it together.I would recommend 42".Now comes the weight of the bag.40" width times the length 84" = 3360ci64"- 40" (already calculated divided by 2 for each side) times 24" (to were it starts to taper) - 24" X 12" X 2 (for each side) = 576ciTapered area is ½ of 22" X 12" X 2 = 264ciTotal = 4200ciIf using 800 fill and 3" loft in the center and 1 ½" on the sides you will need:3360ci needs 4.2 ounces for each inch (X 3 = 12.6 ounces). Divide by 14 and covert to grams for each compartment.576 + 264 = 840ci needs 1.05 ounces per inch (X 1.5 = 1.575)Total of 14.1 ounces of down.Fabric - the momenteun90 from thru-hiker is awesome. At 1.05 ounces per sq yard it is also very light.The fabric pieces would be 4200ci each. The 13 baffles would add 1365ci.4200 X 2 + 1365 = 9765 Divided by 1296 = 7.54sq yards X 1.05 (fabric weight) = 7.9 ounces of fabric.7.9 + 14.1 = 22 ounce for the quilt weight. Add about 0.2 ounces for each draw closure and 0.1 for the thread and you have a 22.5 ounce quilt with 3" of loft you can take down to 20* with your clothing.Not bad at all.Hope this helps.
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Orly In A Snap
49 reviews
71% would repurchase
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on 5/12/2011 7:42:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
love this product! dries my nails fast and the cap makes it easy to open. buying this again for sure!
on 4/17/2011 10:45:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Red, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
Dries fast, but my polish cracks after a day. Not chip...crack...like glass. But I understand certain topcoats work differently with different body chemistries. The best one for me is Seche Vite Dry Fast!
on 3/1/2011 3:36:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
i found this in NZ in a country town store. it was $5 i think and i was like meh i'll try it out. Mine doesnt look like the picture but its called orly in a snap so i probably got old packaging.
this thing work a treat! after i do my nails i wait a few mins then i apply this and whoa do they dry my nails fast. I usualy going to bed after i do my nails so its not like im going to do house work or dishes after, so i cant comment on how durable my nails are after i my nails dry. However when i wake up my nails are still shiny and they havent smudged in my sleep.
Love how this thing makes my polish SUPER shiny. Im not going to say this thing make my colour chip less, honestly my nails always chip after 1-2nd day from just doing day to day activities. It also make my nails feel hard and thick :) the brush is good and this thing goes on so wonderfuly and easily! fab fab fab!
i have had my bottle for 6 months and it hasnt gone gluggy :) i would so purchase this again.
on 11/13/2010 2:42:00 AM
Age: 25-29
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Hair: Other, Other, Other
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Okay, so I specifically logged back onto MakeupAlley JUST to talk about this product. I only come on when something is really something special and worth typing about. So here it is... This product I picked up by convenience, not because I knew anything about it... But this has led into a 4 year love affair! Not only does this preserve my nail polish for days/weeks/maybe months? (I haven't tried - I change polish so often, but I'd believe it) but it also provides a super shiny finish that compares to nail salons. It gives nails a thickness as well, much like acrylic nails would (if you're into that thing.) I personally vouch for this product, been using it for a while and have just recently ran out and have purchased two more bottles!
on 11/7/2010 11:55:00 PM
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Move over Sech Vite!!! This stuff is just as good as SV, dries your polish quickly, leaves a fabulous shine & it makes your mani last! And more importantly, it doesn't get all thick & goopy on you before you even get to half the bottle (annoying and a waste). Love this stuff!
on 11/7/2010 8:09:00 AM
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I think this stuff is pretty good...glides on well, leaves a nice protective shiny coat over my nail polish. I don't notice it pulling on the polish under it, then again I wait a minute after application so it's a little more dry. Keeps my polish looking decent for days. Does a decent job drying my polish, but I'm still careful after doing a manicure anyway. I don't own a lot of quick-dry topcoats but I'd definitely get this again.
on 8/3/2010 9:51:00 AM
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This product is fantastic because it truly does dry right through all the nail varnish. I apply a base coat, two to three coats of colour and then leave my nails to dry for about a minute before I go over with in a snap. Then after a couple minutes, my nails are dry and smudge proof. Great top coat as well; I'm pretty clumsy so nail varnish chips easily for me but this has extended the life of my nails from 2 days to 4, so I'm pleased. Highly recommend.
on 4/22/2010 6:15:00 PM
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Eyes: Green
This product works pretty well. I'm actuallly using it now to dry off my nails.Their are better ones out their. But it comes in a cute package. It works. I jjust overload every finger till it has a lot of coating Speaking of which I think my nails are done. lol
on 3/5/2010 1:54:00 PM
Age: 19-24
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This stuff does its job, it does dry very quickly but otherwise I'm a bit disappointed in it. I had read that it's almost as glossy as SV, which I never tried, but it's really not that glossy at all. I never ever had my polish chip in a day or two but that's exactly what happened when I used In A Snap. It works pretty well on top of Orly polishes but not that great with other brands. Sometimes it completely destroys metallic shimmer or even changes the color of the polish. I don't think I'll ever get this top coat again, especially since it's so expensive. I'll have to be more patient instead. lol
on 9/18/2009 1:28:00 AM
Age: 19-24
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Eyes: Green
I'm really surprised more people don't rave about In A Snap instead of Poshe and Seche Vite-- compared to the two of those, it's much, much easier to use. It doesn't dry quite as quickly as the thicker quick-dry topcoats do, but I've never had to thin it (and I've already refilled my bottle once) and it's texture makes it much easier to control. One of the most annoying quirks of Poshe/SV's thickness (especially when they need to be thinned) is shrinkage; In A Snap doesn't shrink at all, and it's nice not to have to worry about that.
Another kind of neat thing I like about this one is that you can use it over dry polish to "refresh" your manicure, unlike other quick-dry TCs that can only be used over wet polish.
The one drawback in comparison to Poshe (and the reason I still use Poshe about 50% of the time) is dry time. It dries to the touch, but it won't dry your polish rock hard as quickly as other quick-dry topcoats. I combine mine with CND's Dry and Shine for similar dry time to Poshe, but the fact that it requires 2 products for what Poshe does in just one makes it just slightly miss perfection. So close, though!
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Savvy bar hoppers can slip through hidden doorways and whisper secret passwords to gain entrance into exclusive clubs known for masterfully crafted cocktails. But if you'd like to catch a glimpse of L.A.'s historic speakeasy days, you need to look a little deeper.
During prohibition, the (literal) underground network of illegal alcohol and speakeasies that permeated the city's downtown was not the work of mobsters like Al Capone, but rather a government racket run by the mayor and police chief. Now most of the subterranean evidence of this corruption has been hidden away. "There are no more functioning tunnels downtown," says Richard Schave, downtown LA historian and owner of Esotouric tours. "The city closed them all up."
But there is one place to see the last vestiges of this bygone era. When prohibition hit, the King Eddy Saloon—a long notorious dive bar later frequented by Charles Bukowski and Edward Burroughs—quickly pivoted from bar to … piano store. But the booze still flowed beneath the floorboards. "It's the only authentic speakeasy location downtown," Schave says.
The basement remains littered with prohibition-era artifacts, including the entrance of a now closed-off tunnel beneath the 5th St. sidewalk, a staircase to nowhere—likely once a secret entrance from the King Edward Hotel—drilled-out safes and a collapsed service elevator. The walls still boast original murals of beer kegs and an ironic portrait of a police officer wagging his finger at a drunk (photo above).
The King Eddy's current owner plans to restore it to its former glory, keeping the historic features intact. In the meantime, the best way to see this hidden piece of history is on one of Schave's tours. Esotouric's "Hotel Horrors & Main Street Vice" and "The Birth of Noir" tours both visit the old speakeasy.
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The Varnish is a classic choice with an unmarked entrance at the back of Cole's Restaurant. Or head to the depths of Koreatown, where Lock & Key awaits behind a puzzle of faux locks and doorknobs, and the R Bar—marked only by a red "R" outside—requires a password to get in. Hint: You can find it on the bar's Twitter and Facebook pages.
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The Laser – keeping you safe, Sci-Fi style
Hoxton, we have a problem...
Remember the laser light lane that we featured back in January? The idea was that the laser projected a virtual bike lane behind you to keep drivers out of your space. Well, the whole concept has been taken a step further by industrial designer Leonardo Manavella: step forward a system known simply as 'The Laser'.
The Laser is a system in four parts, that you attach to the fork blades and seatstays of your bike. Each unit is recharged from a dynamo, and contains a laser projector, a horn and a proximity sensor, as well as some kind of wireless capability to talk to the other three. The four lasers project an elliptical buffer zone around the bike to make your effective size on the road a bit bigger, in a similar way to the laser light lane.
Should a car cross the line, though, it's a different story: the proximity sensors pick up the encroachment, the lasers turn red and the klaxons sound, warning you (and possibly the driver, unless they've got Heart FM on nice and loud) that there's a danger of a collision. Once the vehicle clears the danger zone, the lights turn green again and all is calm.
All sound a bit sci-fi? Well, it is: of course this doesn't actually exist except in the mind of Manavella, a mind that's also brought us the Agua H2O urine-to-fresh water converter. But could any part of the system really be useful? Obviously lasers are expensive and they'd only be useful at night, but proximity sensors are twenty to the dozen these days in the rear bumpers of cars: it'd certainly be possible to hook a few of those (and a shouty horn) up on a bike... anyone ever tried?
I remember Derren Brown putting a stuffed wallet on a busy pavement, drawing a chalk circle around it, and leaving it for hours. He came back and it was untouched, so the laser circle might do it with no need for the klaxons.
posted by wild man [295 posts]
10th June 2009 - 11:08
What stops it from going off when the cyclist verve into a car? Nevertheless interesting concept..
posted by Alankk [132 posts]
10th June 2009 - 22:02
OMG! There's some nut RIDING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD!
posted by neilwheel [132 posts]
11th June 2009 - 17:22
Keep your eyes peeled for a guy called Dr.Bryan Roberts, he is working in conjunction with loguborough uni developing funky stuff...some similar to this, i met him at a business seminar earlier this week and some of the kit he is working on is very fancy.
not all carbon is the same.
posted by Jon Burrage [1081 posts]
12th June 2009 - 2:05
I think this system would be better with a proximity detector and a vest that glowed and changed colour not a laser marker. A driver might not be able to see the floor markings plus it would make the driver more aware of your actual presence?
Plus I think the horns would be more frightening to the cyclist than the motorist. You could probably knock out a tune in rush hour traffic?
It's not just about the size of your cog.
posted by TRs Blurb n Blog [270 posts]
12th June 2009 - 11:01
Something like this…
There's a story here http://road.cc/content/news/318-video-vest-displays-your-speed
posted by Tony Farrelly [4201 posts]
12th June 2009 - 11:53
I liked this idea, but thought the speed sould be on the front too. The people I have trouble with are the ones coming the other way who then turn right across my path totally mis judging my speed.
posted by Ian Crook [16 posts]
12th June 2009 - 14:37
er yeah, but with a proximity sensor, and without the speed showing, and the light changing from green to red if you are too close or approaching to fast. Apart from that, exactly the same as a vest with a light on it.
It's not just about the size of your cog.
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- Homepage [calibre-ebook.com]
Similar packages:
e-book converter and library management
Calibre is meant to be a complete e-library solution. It includes library management, format conversion, news feeds to e-book conversion as well as e-book reader sync features.
Calibre is primarily an e-book cataloging program. It manages your e-book collection for you. It is designed around the concept of the logical book, i.e. a single entry in the database that may correspond to e-books in several formats. It also supports conversion from a dozen different e-book formats to LRF and EPUB. A graphical interface to the conversion software can be accessed easily by just clicking the "Convert E-books" button.
Supported input formats are: MOBI, LIT, PRC, EPUB, ODT, HTML, CBR, CBZ, RTF, TXT, PDF and LRS.
Calibre has a modular device driver design that makes adding support for different e-reader devices easy. At the moment, it has support for the SONY PRS 500/505/700 and the iPhone (with the stanza reader software). Syncing supports updating metadata on the device from metadata in the library and the creation of collections on the device based on the tags defined in the library view. If an book has more than one format available, calibre automatically chooses the best format when uploading to the device.
Calibre can automatically fetch news from a number of websites/RSS feeds, format the news into a e-book and upload to a connected device. There is support for generating LRF/EPUB e-books. The e-books include the *full* versions of the articles, not just the summaries.
Calibre has also a built-in e-book viewer that can display all the major e-book formats.
This package contains the compiled architecture dependent plugins.
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