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Are writer Jason Aaron and artist Steve Dillon on their way to The Punisher?
Colorist Matt Hollingsworth updated the Current Comics Work page on his website, and one of the projects he lists is The Punisher, starting with issue #75, "with Jason Aaron, Steve Dillon, Sebastian Girner and Axel Alonso."
Although Marvel responded with a "no comment" when asked about it, it wouldn't be the first time either creator worked on the character. Dillon worked with Garth Ennis on the character for about two years, and also drew a Punisher/Bullseye mini-series. And Aaron wrote last year's Punisher MAX X-Mas Special. Based on his work on Scalped and Wolverine, Aaron seems like a natural choice for the title.
Thanks to Robot 6 reader "TC" for the tip.
This wouldn't suck.
From the hints Aaron's been dropping over the last few months about his next project, that sounds about right. Dillon on art is a nice surprise though. I was disappointed Aaron is leaving Ghost Rider, but if this is what he'll be doing instead, I'm not complaining.
Guhh, yes please.
Aaron mentioned on his blog sometime ago that he was going to work with Dave Johnson in the future, but couldn't say when or for what. Could this mean that they are going to be taking over Punisher MAX?
Here he mentions that he might work with Johnson about something in the future
Maybe this book DOES still have some life left in it. =)-
Great. So every Aaron book at Marvel is going to be $4 now.
This makes since Axel has tried out all the other punisher Max creative teams out with a special. so this would not surprise me I also think he will be followed up by writer of the most recent max special Jonathan Mayberry the naked Kill
good day
I just want this to be true, Aaron would be perfect for Punisher MAX, and if he is working with Dillon, well, even better. Leandro Fernandez and Goran Parlov are good choices too.
Well, I guess there is a god and I guess he likes comics. Aaron and Dillon on Punsher is a no brainer. I am looking forward to this so much that I am already sad that it will end.
Goddammit, but what about City Lights? When will they finally think of the children who want to read City Lights?!?
(I'll buy the hell out of this anyway, but still)
This is wicked news.
It's about time they put a good writer on Punisher MAX. It has been garbage since Garth Ennis left.

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Listen and download: Previously unreleased live Nirvana track
Sub Pop is reissuing and remastering Nirvana's first album, 1989's "Bleach," for its 20th anniversary, and with it will come some previously unreleased material.
"Scoff," included on the original tracklist, was one of the many songs performed at a concert in February 1990, at Portland's Pine Street Theatre; that show is included in the extra disc/vinyl record in the forthcoming deluxe edition. Below, you can hear and download that track.
The original producer of "Bleach," Jack Endino, had the honors of remastering this expanded, sexy set, due Nov. 3.
A now a fun, fun fact in the world of Nirvana and small, stalwart independent labels: A few years ago, before he announced the label would quit putting out new records this spring, Touch & Go's beloved founder Corey Rusk, in an interview, described to me how Nirvana could have, should have, been on his label.
"I met Kurt Cobain at a Nirvana show, around the time Bleach came out," says Rusk. "As I was talking with him, he said, 'Touch and Go was my favorite label growing up. We sent you a demo but we never heard from you.' Back in those days, we listened to every demo. We'd still felt like some kid took the trouble to send this to us. I actually kept every demo that ever got sent to us back then, so I got home and dug through every box in the garage. I felt like, 'Did he really send it?' But it wasn't there. 'Did I throw it out? Maybe it never made it?' I loved Bleach. It was heartbreaking, because here was a great band that sent us a great demo."
Would Nirvana have signed to a different major if they were at Touch & Go? Would they have gone to a major at all? Would Kurt have met the same end? The world may never know.


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Newbie here. I unfortunately installed Hexxeh's Chromium OS on my HDD Vostro 1000 not realizing that it only works on SSD. Learning things the hard expensive way again! I want to overwrite it with Ubuntu but when I try to boot from the USB stick, the Vostro 1000 simply says the operating system is missing.
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The Anaheim Ducks' trip to Scandinavia had plenty of the memorable moments, moments worthy of postcard inclusion.
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Like rookie Maxime Macenauer, told of a compliment Carlyle had paid him, looking surprised and saying, "I didn't know he said that. That's good for me, huh?"
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Is anyone having issues seeing 'The Size Of Planets' gif? It's an amazing display. Be sure to check it out.
Not your standard thread today. We recently had an excellent thread VS the Craptors at home by smokes, so I'll take the opportunity to bring you something different today.
knicksonline.com Poster In The Spotlight!
He's a linguist's nightmare, but that doesn't stop Kiya from unloading some wonderful posts.
Here's one.
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Made by resident KO members Have a go here http://www.knicksonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12290 and show us how funny you are.
And now for something completely obscure but amazing/captivating:
The Size Of Planets
If you are unable to view the gif, go to this link. It's really quite amazing.
And to set off the theme, here is the late, great Carl Sagan reminding us of one thing that is constantly neglected by humans - perspective.
Pale Blue Dot
⑧Tar Tars!⑧
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Is anyone having issues seeing 'The Size Of Planets' gif? It's an amazing display. Be sure to check it out.
I'm not seeing the gif.
Nice thread. I like the video.
Seeing the name "Craptors" twice in one week, this makes me happy.
Unless by planets you mean boobs LOOOOOOOOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Great GT crazy, and for the boobs
In other news the Craptors will probably be out for revenge, lets put them in their place again and remind them why there at the bottom of the Eastern conference
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Let's get those Craptors.
Keep Woodson undefeated
Some great titts there couldve used some bigger asses but still good enough
That Pale Blue Dot video is dope though
Great thread Crazy, i like the different game thread. As long as it has ass and boobies its gonna be 5 star thread guaranteed, green rep too. Just gotta give out more rep first
Wow, that's some nice booty right there. I got my fork ready. I just need to find some lemon juice and some pepper.
These Pre-Game Intro Threads/Polls are really something to look forward to...
...especially the funny and crazy Gifs.
Go Breasts!.....uh, I mean, KNICKS!
wow, you guys are crazy. What an interesting game thread, I mean.. tits and asses? that's hilarious.
However, this game should be easy. It's the perfect 0.500 game we could ever dreamed of. So we better win!
Melo has to shine.
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Earl Grey tea is made with bergamot, a spice used for drawing money. Drink a cup of Earl Grey first thing in the morning to increase your earning power or add 4 teabags to a tub of hot water along with half a capful of green food coloring. Bathe for ten to fifteen minutes while visualizing the amount of money you need. Cup your hands and fill them with the green bath water. Imagine your hands are filled with cash.


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Healthy Diet May Help Seniors' Vision
Dec. 27, 2005 -- A healthy diet may be a feast for aging eyes. A new Dutch study links diets rich in four antioxidants -- beta carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E, and zinc -- to lower odds of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The study by Redmer van Leeuwen, MD, PhD, and colleagues appeRead Full Article
Glaucoma Runs in the Family
Dec. 19, 2005 -- If you have a sister or brother with glaucoma, your risk of developing the eye impairment may be four times the expected population risk, according to a study in the British Journal of Ophthalmology. Based on these findings, the authors recommend siblings of glaucoma patients have tRead Full Article
New Contact Lenses, Old Infection Risk
Dec. 6, 2005 -- The newest extended-wear contact lenses have a similar risk of eye infections as older soft lenses worn for fewer nights. That news is reported in Ophthalmology. It comes from postmarketing studies funded by CIBA Vision, which makes the silicone hydrogel lenses, marketed as Night & DRead Full Article
Squint at Computer Screen: Eye Risk?
Dec. 2, 2005 - The more you squint at a computer screen, the more you may be putting your eyes at risk. A new study shows the more people squint at a computer screen, the less they blink, and the more they reported symptoms like eye strain, dryness, irritation, and tearing. Researchers found squintiRead Full Article
Don't Want Dry Eyes? Eat Your Tuna
Oct. 20, 2005 -- Women who eat a diet rich in tuna are less likely to have dry eye syndrome. Dry eye syndrome afflicts more than 10 million Americans. Artificial tears help but offer only temporary relief. Might diet play a role? A clue comes from the nearly 40,000 female health professionals aged 4Read Full Article
New Eye Drugs Treat Macular Degeneration
Oct. 17, 2005 (Chicago) -- Some ophthalmologists are treating an increasing number of people at risk for severe vision loss from age-related macular degeneration with a drug approved for cancer. And others are expressing optimism about the promise of new drugs now available or in the approval procesRead Full Article
Slew of New Lenses Act Like Real Eyes
Oct. 17, 2005 (Chicago) -- As more Americans age and require glasses, manufacturers are developing a variety of new lenses that can be placed in the eye that act more like the normal eye. "We are seeing more and more options," said John Vukich, MD, associate professor of ophthalmology at the UniversRead Full Article
Cigarettes Linked to Late-Life Blindness
Sept. 7, 2005 - Need another reason to stop smoking? Cigarette smokers are far more likely than nonsmokers to go blind late in life, but few people are aware of the risk, new research suggests. Smoking was associated with a two- to threefold increase in the risk of developing age-related macular degRead Full Article
Cosmic Radiation May Up Cataracts in Pilots
Aug. 8, 2005 -- Exposure to high-altitude cosmic radiation may make commercial pilots more likely to get cataracts than nonpilots. Cataracts in the center of the eye's lens were three times as common among commercial pilots as among their peers who weren't pilots, write researchers from Iceland in tRead Full Article
Study: Fruits, Veggies May Help Avoid Cataracts
June 17, 2005 -- Eating lots of fruits and vegetables may help avoid cataracts, say researchers in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition . "High intake of fruits and vegetables may have a modest protective effect" against cataracts, they write. The research team included William Christen of HarRead Full Article


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The Libertines, review: Lose some potency in unfamiliar setting
For anyone who saw The Libertines the first time around this performance might have seemed altogether alien
For anyone who saw The Libertines the first time around this performance might have seemed altogether alien
As the former Libertine prepares his UK debut as an artist, he talks frankly and exclusively to Matilda Battersby about Kate Moss, Amy Winehouse, his baby daughter and why he paints with his own blood
My parents were... two very different peas in a pod, I'm not sure quite how they ever ended up with each other. I love them dearly.
I suppose it's one way of seeing whether short prison sentences work: the singer Pete Doherty was released on Wednesday after serving less than two months of a six-month sentence for possession of cocaine. It was his third spell in jail, and the judge who sentenced him remarked on his "appalling record", which includes at least 13 previous court appearances. Doherty has been arrested many times for drug and driving offences, and he could face another prison sentence after allegedly breaking into a record shop in Germany in March.
A film about the indie rockers' riotous reunion paints a fresh picture of the band. Carl Barât tells Geoffrey Macnab about it
Jay-Z has written a book about his lyrics – but others aren't so clear cut
Carl Barât has an album, an autobiography, and a baby on the way. Fiona Sturges hears how he has turned turmoil into triumph
Regrets, self-disgust and wretchedness: God, I love myself
Readers review this week's big event
"Instigate is now the most important underground movement" - NME
Troubled Pete Doherty has revealed that his heart "stopped" and he was on a life support machine after being rushed to hospital.
Andy Gill takes issue with the pick of the Noughties pop selected by NME
Music magazine NME has published its list of the top 50 albums of the noughties, as voted for by leading figures in the music industry.
To enjoy widespread live success but scant commercial recognition is the curse of the second wave of British indie bands inspired by the DIY ethos of The Libertines. Without the trumped-up poeticism of Pete Doherty and his peers or the pop wit of Arctic Monkeys, The View and groups like them have been condemned to the cultural hinterland of entertaining a crowd in different cities every night of the week while being largely ignored by the Top 40.
Glasvegas were today named winners of Xfm's New Music Award for their self-titled debut album.
Rough Trade is the indie label that made it big, and now it's celebrating 30 glorious years – but it almost didn't make it.
Rick Wright gave Pink Floyd their surreal, spacey sound. Andy Gill bids farewell to the man, and the band, who changed the face of rock


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This is an amazing opportunity to be part of the UK's most influential and successful new business services supplier. With an international reach that includes Asia, each working day their organisation helps over 400 companies win new business through a combination of strategic advice, direct representation, sales communications and leading consultancy. Due to their continued success their current clients include most of the leading marketing agencies (Saatchi & Saatchi, Ogilvy & Mather, Porter Novelli, DDB etc), health specialists, sports rights holders (The Premier League, Manchester City, Mercedes-Benz GP etc.) and many more.
Our client now seeks an Account Director to lead a small team of business developers and plan and direct new business campaigns for its clients. This is a great opportunity for someone wishing to move to the next level and join the best-resourced and most effective team in its field. Reporting to the Senior Account Director, your primary remit will be the delivery of clients' growth objectives and the profitable development of their accounts.
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|Makeout Mania! - 24 Hour Apple iPhone and iPod Touch App Giveaway
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text: Jul 21, 2014 10:40 Germany honors officers who tried to kill Hitler Germany honors officers who tried to kill Hitler German honor guards attend a wreath laying ceremony to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the attempted assassination of Adolf Hitler at the courtyard of the Bendler Block, a part of the German Defense Ministry, in Berlin, Sunday, July 20, 2014. On July 20 Germany honors Colonel Claus Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg and other high-ranking aristocratic soldiers, executed in Berlin after Hitler survived the July 20, 1944 assassination attempt. Stauffenberg and other officers were executed in the courtyard of the Bendler Block, the former Nazi army headquarters in Berlin. Scores of others were executed in Berlin's Ploetzensee prison. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) FRANK JORDANS| Associated Press July 20, 2014; 0:55 p.m. Comments BERLIN (AP) — Germany on Sunday honored a group of Nazi-era officers who tried to kill Adolf Hitler 70 years ago. The plot — portrayed in films such as the 2008 Hollywood movie "Valkyrie" — helped establish a principle under which German soldiers today are encouraged to defy orders if they would result in a crime or violate human dignity. In a somber ceremony, President Joachim Gauck called the July 20, 1944, bombing of Hitler's Wolf's Lair headquarters in Eastern Prussia a "significant day in German history" for showing the world that there were Germans who opposed the Nazi regime. "It was from this legacy that the newly founded Federal Republic, once it belatedly recognized the significance of the military resistance, was able to draw legitimacy," Gauck said. Hitler survived the bombing and was able to continue his military campaign to conquer Europe and eradicate the continent's Jewish population for another year. Four officers including Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg were executed without trial within hours of the failed assassination. Some 200 supporters were killed later or driven to suicide. While the July 20 conspirators were among the most prominent examples of German resistance against the Nazis, historians have sought in recent years to highlight other, lesser-known men and women who opposed the regime. "Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg has become a symbol of the resistance. The broader public hardly knows the names of the many others," said Linda von Keyserlingk, a historian at Germany's Military History Museum in Dresden, which recently opened a new exhibition about the July 20 plot. Earlier this month Germany's Foreign Ministry honored Ilse Stoebe, who worked at the ministry during the war and tried to warn the Soviet Union of Hitler's plans to attack it. She was executed in 1942. ——— German Military History Museum: http://www.mhmbw.de Get The Advocate in your inbox Subscribe


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Drew Carey & His Improv All-Stars at MGM Grand Las Vegas
Stand-up comic, producer and writer Drew Carey, brings his award-winning talent to MGM Grand's Hollywood Theatre. Carey is best known for his self-titled series "The Drew Carey Show," the innovative improv show "Whose Line is it Anyway?" and for hosting the hit CBS television show "The New Price is Right." Joining Carey and rounding out the cast of The Improv All Stars are the very talented: Ryan Stiles, Kathy Kinney, Chip Esten, Jeff Davis, Jonathan Mangum, and Julie Larson.
Carey opens the show with his hilarious stand-up comedy, poking fun at himself. He's then joined onstage by his incredibly talented cast, for an unscripted, unrehearsed, no-holds-barred laugh-fest. These funny people perform unique comedic improvisation based on subject matter gathered from the suggestions of the live audience, and then transform the ideas into side-splitting vignettes.
Ryan Stiles and Kathy Kinney, veterans of "The Drew Carey Show" – who played Lewis and Mimi – lead this group of clever improvisational performers. Chip Esten, who you might recognize as Ray Henry from the HBO series "Big Love" is phenomenal. When he and Jeff Davis sing together it's pure magic. Julie Larson, a producer and writer for "The Drew Carey Show" is doing what she should do: improv. Jonathan Mangum is fantastic as well and you'll hang on his every word. It's a brilliant cast. This group; they know funny. Sit back and enjoy a thoroughly entertaining show. You never know what to expect which makes it that much more fun.
Carey has appeared in several films, television series, music videos, a made-for-television film and a computer game. Carey also has starred in his own comedy special for Showtime, "Drew Carey: Human Cartoon" for which he won a Cable ACE Award for "Best Writing." Other works include HBO's "Mr. Vegas' All-Night Party," a performance at Showtime's "Tenth Anniversary of the Montreal Comedy Festival," the television movie musical "Geppetto," and host of CBS' "Power of 10." Carey's talents also have translated over to writing with his book Dirty Jokes and Beer: Stories of the Unrefined, a look at life from his unique and comical perspective.
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Ship-centric Focus
Unfortunately, the details of the national and Navy MDA plans reveal a course of action not well suited to achieve this ambition, and instead provide the framework for what amounts to the implementation of a platform-centric ship tracking system, rather than a system that provides a broad and deep comprehension of activity at sea. According to the Navy's MDA concept, it will be achieved through "Maritime Change Detection," a process defined as "the identification of anomalies from established trends and patterns." 5 The assumptions of this anomaly-focused form of MDA are misguided, however, because this anomalous behavior at sea (especially when defined solely in the context of vessel movements) is not necessarily suspicious or even important, particularly if what the system has defined as a trend or pattern does not serve as an accurate or explanatory model of maritime behavior.
Despite claims that it is not "just vessel tracking," the Navy's MDA concept is clearly ship-centric, due to its repeated assertions that identifying anomalous behavior will be the critical element in developing actionable intelligence capable of targeting maritime terrorists or other illicit activity. Claiming that "forensic analysis has discovered that most terrorist activity is preceded by criminal events or aberrant behavior," the MDA concept calls for "correlating seemingly unrelated criminal activity with anomalous maritime behavior" through "continuous assessment of the maritime domain and automated tools that alert commanders when suspicious items are uncovered." 6
The fundamental flaw with this premise is the assumption that maritime terrorism or other illicit maritime activities are correlated with suspicious, illegal, or unusual behavior. A review of recent maritime terrorist acts demonstrates that this is clearly untrue. The boat used to attack the USS Cole (DDG-67) in Yemen in October 2000 was bought (not stolen) in the Saudi port of Jizan. 7 The "most destructive act of terrorism in maritime history," the bombing of Superferry 14 in the Philippines in 2004, was conducted by a passenger who concealed the explosives in a television he brought aboard. 8 Better security and safety practices on board Filipino ferries may have prevented that attack (or saved lives), but there was nothing anomalous about how the attack happened. Until they turned to ram the structures, there was nothing particularly unusual about the boats that attempted to strike the Al Basra and Khor al Amaya oil terminals in April 2004, killing three U.S. servicemen in the Persian Gulf.
In November 2002, al Qaeda-affiliated terrorists used small boats to escape after attempting to shoot down an Israeli airliner and destroying a hotel near Mombasa, Kenya. Such travel was not at all unusual in a region where small craft are commonly used to move along the East African coast. 9 Loai Saqa, a Syrian associate of Abu Musab Zarqawi, was arrested by Turkish authorities in August 2005 while reportedly planning to attack Israeli cruise ships. The Turks were led to Saqa not through unusual maritime behavior, but because of an explosion and chemical fire in an apartment where attack preparations were being conducted. 10 All accounts of the interrogations of the lone surviving gunman from the November 2008 attacks in Mumbai, India, indicate that the attackers traveled on board at least two vessels from Pakistan to Mumbai, hijacking at least one of them along the way. 11 It is unclear, however, whether even a perfect, NORAD-like system for maritime traffic control would have detected that the routes used by those ships to transport the attackers to India were somehow anomalous.
Anomalies fail as an effective indicator or predictor of other forms of illicit maritime activity as well. For example, widespread smuggling of fuel has taken place in the northern Persian Gulf since the 2003 Coalition invasion of Iraq, with "an estimated 1,000 tons of diesel fuel per day" being smuggled on board Iraqi vessels during 2006. 12 Meanwhile, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, at least 43,500 Africans were smuggled across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen in 2008, an increase from 29,500 in 2007. 13 Are illicit activities such as these two examples actually anomalous if they are also normal in the sense that they occur daily and in large numbers? Would the algorithms and systems currently being devised as part of the Navy and Coast Guard's MDA efforts provide advanced warning of these activities?
Ignoring the Variables
A system using anomalous or unusual vessel movements to identify suspicious behavior is inherently skewed, and misses out on many of the most important aspects of commercial maritime behavior. There are numerous reasons, for example, that a ship calling at a port where it had never previously visited would not be suspicious, including new ownership, new management, an emergency, engineering casualty, service to a new port, the particular cargo it is carrying, etc. Multiple scenarios are plausible for a maritime terrorist event in which the crew of a ship could be completely unaware that illicit cargo is on board. By focusing analytic effort on where a ship moves, one ignores many other variables that may provide better indicators of a potential illicit event. The ability of intelligence analysts to answer a broader set of questions and explain a vessel's behavior (including that of its cargo, crew, or passengers at a particular time) in the context of commercial maritime practices is much more important than being able to point out that a particular ship has never called at Djibouti or Singapore before. A ship is simply a tool. Making her movements the decisive variable in an anomaly-detecting algorithm will ensure that analysts miss out on truly important data.
Models that try to identify other anomalies, such as unusual passengers or cargo, may prove to be more useful than one analyzing vessel movements. But even those approaches have weaknesses, as author William Langeweische notes in his description of a new generation of illicit maritime actors capable of using "the methods and operational techniques of the shipowners," in order "to escape the forces of order not by running away, but by complying with the laws and regulations in order to move about freely and to hide in plain sight." 14
The notion that systems will be able to detect unusual or suspicious maritime behavior automatically, and provide the cue to bring in human analytic power to solve the maritime intelligence problems of the future, is seductive. Yet while that idea has some merit, the MDA concept instead lays out a process focusing primarily on one element of maritime behavior. That element, vessel movement anomaly detection, has proved irrelevant in terms of providing indicators before most recent examples of maritime terrorism.
Statistical analysis can be a powerful tool, and the Navy should be making a greater effort both to use it and expand its potential applications for solving new problems. Making anomaly detection the primary analytic workhorse, however, will ensure that indicators of future maritime terrorism will be missed, and if not accompanied by a significant investment in training and hiring people truly knowledgeable in the maritime realm, will contribute toward the atrophy of that knowledge and expertise.
The new maritime strategy and maritime domain awareness concept have the right goal-a Navy, working hand-in-hand with the other Sea Services and interagency partners, maximizing its ability to collect data and truly understand what is happening at sea around the globe. The manner in which these documents call the Navy to accomplish these goals are very narrow and not particularly insightful, however. If implemented, the Navy of the future will have the computing power to sift through mounds of vessel movement data. However, that Navy may not have analysts who deeply comprehend how the maritime world works (particularly its commercial component), or the ability to leverage the unprecedented collection opportunities of the future to enhance that understanding.
1. A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower, October 2007, http://www.navy.mil/maritime/MaritimeStrategy.pdf .
2. National Strategy for Maritime Security: National Plan to Achieve Maritime Domain Awareness, October 2005, http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/docs/MDA%20Plan%20Oct05-3.pdf (accessed 8 July 2008).
3. Navy Maritime Domain Awareness Concept, 29 May 2007, http://www.navy.mil/navydata/cno/Navy_Maritime_Domain_Awareness_Concept_... (accessed 8 July 2008).
4. Ibid.
5. Ibid.
6. Ibid.
7. James Risen and Raymond Bonner, "A Nation Challenged: Fatal Attack; Officials Say Bomber of the Cole was in Yemeni Custody Earlier," The New York Times, 7 December 2001, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html-res=9C0CE5D7133CF934A35751C1A... (accessed 25 June 2008).
8. Peter Chalk, The Maritime Dimension of International Security: Terrorism, Piracy, and Challenges for the United States (RAND Corporation, 2008), 51.
9. Counter-Terrorism in Somalia: Losing Hearts and Minds? (Nairobi/Brussels: International Crisis Group, 2005), 9.
10. Amberin Zaman, "Syrian Charged in Plot to Attack Israeli Ships; The suspected Al Qaeda militant planned to use a speedboat filled with explosives, a Turkish court alleges. The Jewish state will lift travel alert," Los Angeles Times, 12 August 2005, http://www.proquest.com (accessed 25 June 2008).
11. Geeta Anand, Matthew Rosenberg, Yaroslav Trofimov, and Zahid Hussain, "India Names Mumbai Mastermind," The Wall Street Journal, 3 December 2008, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122823715860872789.html (accessed 11 January 2009).
12. Terence B. Moran, "Port of Umm Qasr: Challenges and Opportunities," U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, 1 July 2006, 72-74, http://www.proquest.com/ (accessed 21 February 2008).
13. "Gulf of Aden: 20 Die as Smugglers Force Migrants Overboard," UNHCR Briefing Notes, 2 December 2008, http://www.unhcr.org/news/NEWS/49351e202.html .
14. William Langewiesche, The Outlaw Sea: A World of Freedom, Chaos, and Crime (New York: North Point Press, 2004), p. 7.


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We know you're hungry when you get off the mountain, and O'Michael's Pub & Grill is the only option for late night food in the North End. And we know you want it cheap. Our late night hours include beer and food specials to keep food in your stomach and money in your pocket.
Welcome to O'Michael's Pub & Grill!
O'Michael's Pub & Grill started serving prime rib and spirits in Boise's North End in September, 1966. Although the passage of time has brought many changes, O'Michael's Pub & Grill is still the picture of Boise's historic North End.
O'Michael's Pub & Grill is at the base of Boise's Foothills and offers awesome daily specials like: Build-a-Burger Monday, Corn Beef and Cabbage Thursdays and Prime Rib Saturdays. Whether it's a family meal, an evening out with friends or a more intimate occasion, O'Michael's Pub & Grill has a menu and an atmosphere well suited to your expectations.
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Is there hope for peace in Gaza?
Posted Wednesday, July 30 2014 at 01:00
The grotesque extent of damage and death in Israel and Gaza are evidence of how far intolerance can go in destroying civilizations.
Hamas as opposed to Fatah cannot guarantee sustainable peace with Israel. Also some hardliners in Israel will stop at nothing in defending themselves. Worse still in the Middle East, the intolerants seem to wield most popular support as opposed to the moderates. This makes any possible truce a suspension rather than an ultimate end to hostilities.
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Gary Russell Jr.'s bout went as expected, with the prospect nearing contender status getting the best of Christopher Perez in the second bout of a special Showtime "ShoBox" broadcast. Three knockdowns in the third after one in the second was all Pat Russell had to see in Indio, CA. The end came at 1:41, via KO, for the undefeated hitter with blazing hands who goes to 20-0 with 12 KOs.
The lefty Russell ate a right counter in the first which told him that Perez wasn't there to lay down. Perez entered with 150 amateur bouts under his belt, and looked relaxed as he tried to impose a height edge on the favored fighter. Perez went down in the second, off a four punch combo, and was up with 47 seconds to go, though. A left knocked him through the ropes to start the third, and no one thought this would go into later rounds. A right to the body and left to the head did more damage, and then down he went again. The ref said one more and no more. To the mat again he went, off a combo featuring more speed than pinpoint accuracy, and the ref, true to his word, pulled the plug.
Russell went 43-100 to 17-93 for the loser.
Hey, who should 126 pound perhaps-future-star Russell be in with next? Time for a heavy step up you think?
Gary Russell is AIGHT and a lefty, but not quite ready for the big boy. Dude is still too stiff and tensed. And he is not fast of hands or feet. He is a vicious, shocking KAYO waiting to happen to da blind, fanfaronades, his groupies, know nothings and flunkies. The kid NEEDS a LOT, LOT of work. Holla!
Love watching the former Olympian work. His blazing hand speed is right up there with Gamboa and yester-years Meldrick Taylor. He seems a little more patient and less wreckless than I remember. But his team needs to escalate his opposition. Russell said in a post fight interview that he felt ready for Broner and Gamboa. I'd be happy to see him with some solid competition. Maybe they can get with JuanMa in a cross roads fight.
Not even CLOSE! As soon as Gary Russell steps up, we'll see turtle time. And he will be the turtle. Optical illusions are amazing, until the tricks are revealed and/or EXPOSED. GR reminds me of the recently superhyped black Russian who got dustied off and exposed not too many moons ago. ___ ____ ____ was calling him the fastest-handed light heavyweight since the young Superman Roy Jones Jr.
Anybody can look fast fighting tomato cans and being the only punching. Just WAIT until rapid fire is RETURNED! Then da sucka is out like a light, and water fastly thrown on him to splash him back into real time. Holla!
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Nokia 700 now available at Vodafone UK, free from £26 per month
The Nokia 700 was one of three new Symbian Belle smartphones announced in August by the Finnish company. As such, it's one of the first devices that runs Nokia's newest iteration of its Symbian operating system. Belle includes the big UI update, so if you haven't looked at it yet, you may not even know it's Symbian underneath.
Anyway, during that announcement Nokia did say that it expects these phones to be available very soon, and the 700 is no exception. In fact, you can now pick one up from Vodafone UK.
The operator will give you a Nokia 700 for free if you sign a 24-month contract which costs at least £26 per month. For that amount of cash you'll get 300 minutes, unlimited texts, 500 MB of mobile data, and 1 GB of BT OpenZone Wi-Fi each month. There are, of course, more expensive options for you to choose from, all the way up to £51 per month.
Or you can get a £20.50 per month plan, which comes with 100 minutes, 500 texts, 250 MB of data, and 1 GB of BT OpenZone Wi-Fi each month, but in that case you'll have to pay £99 upfront for the phone.
It's your choice. To go through all the options, head over to Vodafone's website now.


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Let yourself be charmed by this camping site and its beach, picnic area under the willow trees and water slides. A place well worth discovering!
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Can a Trust Be a Designated Beneficiary in a 401k?
Original post by Cynthia Gomez of Demand Media
A trust spells out a set of rules for the disposition of money and property held in the trust for those you've designated as beneficiaries. Money in a company sponsored retirement plan, known as a 401k, can be one of your biggest assets. As such, you may want to place it in a trust. While this can sometimes be done, it can be a confusing process.
Why Designate a Trust?
The whole idea behind 401k plans is that tax obligations are deferred until plan participants access their money -- presumably at retirement. Until then, the money grows tax free. But when a plan participant dies, the tax consequences fall on his beneficiaries. A trust is a way to avoid having beneficiaries hit with heavy tax burdens by having distributions spaced out over the life of the intended beneficiary so that tax obligations, too, are spaced out. Plus, by naming the trust as the designated beneficiary, the trustee can control when distributions to beneficiaries, like children, are made. This arrangement can protect the money in a 401k from becoming accessible to creditors in probate.
Designating a Beneficiary
When you sign up for your company's 401k plan, you must provide the name and personal information of the person you want as your beneficiary. If you die before you use all the money in the plan post-retirement, the beneficiary gets the remaining cash. Not all plans allow a trust to be named as a designated beneficiary, so you must read your plan documents carefully to see if this is allowed in your specific 401k plan.
A Trust as a Person
According to IRS rules, a trust named as the designated beneficiary of a retirement plan must be a verifiable, living person. The reason for this is that this person's life expectancy is used to calculate the minimum required distribution, or the amount of money from the plan, that must be withdrawn each year. This figure is important for taxation purposes.
Trust Rules
To be designated a beneficiary of a 401k account, the trust must be irrevocable, meaning it can't be revoked upon the plan participant's death. Also, the plan participant has to provide a copy of the trust document to the plan administrator on -- though preferably before -- distributions from the plan are slated to begin.
- Dummies.com; What Is a Trust?; N. Brian Caverly, Esq. and Jordan S. Simon
- Probate Estate Planner: Estate Planning for 401k and IRA Retirement Assets
- Drobny Law Offices: Designating a Trust as Beneficiary of Individual Retirement Account Benefits
About the Author
Cynthia Gomez has been writing and editing professionally for more than a decade. She is currently an editor at a major publishing company, where she works on various trade journals. She also spent many years working as a newspaper reporter. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Northeastern University.


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Movie character Ron Burgundy said, "stay classy San Diego" but would have exchanged it for "stay weird" if he was in San Francisco on Sunday.
No Pants Subway Ride events happened in cities around the world Sunday. The event was started by the Improv Everywhere group in New York City has spread like wildfire to other cities with the help of YouTube and other social media.
This was the 13th No Pants Subway Ride event in San Francisco and an approximate 200-300 people showed up to participate. People arrived at Montgomery and Powell Street BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) stations in downtown San Francisco and proceeded down Market Street on foot where a group photo was taken at Yerba Buena Gardens.


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About The Blogger
When you meet Linda Ballesteros you sense that something is different about her and feel drawn to know her better. You immediately know her energy is positive, engaging and approachable. As you get to know her, you also discover that she is gifted in empowering others to pursue their own dreams. It is this outward focus of being a caring, involved and valuable friend that most fully describes the Linda Ballesteros so many people have come to know and love.
As a powerful networker, she attracted more than 300 members to a startup women's business networking organization by the name of Wine Women and Wealth in 2009. Then, as if that wasn't enough, she expanded what was offered to those members by merging with a national organization. With her new radio show, Power Talk with Linda Ballesteros, she is able to bring her gift of empowerment to many more.
Linda loves to share with others and offers workshops and webinars on a variety of topics. Some of the many workshops she has created and taught are Follow Your Bliss, Become a Cash Magnet and Women's Empowerment as well as business topics such as Networking 101 – How to Work The Room, Finding the Right Referral Partner and How to Market to the Masses to name a few.
It is easy to see why she succeeded in the banking industry for more than 30 years and why Mario Ballesteros chose her for his wife. They have 3 grown children and are affectionately known as Linny and Pop Pop to their grandchildren.
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Linda, you are the voice for powerful women. I check your blog, every now and then, but positive reinforcement made me check tonite…… and you nailed it! Gave me some clarity I needed, with a business decision I made, but felt a tad guilty about the decision. You just made me realize that sometimes you have to let a person go, in order to make them a stonger person. I quit a client today, because It was best for them……Thanks Linda, for your blog….made me realize that I made the right decision.
Keep up the power of women……It's probably the only thing that will save this crumbling world….the power of women.
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King Abdullah receives message from President Obama
March 15, 2009
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz received a message today from U.S. President Barack Obama, delivered by the President's Assistant for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security John Brennan during an audience with the King in Riyadh. Brennan conveyed the greetings of President Obama and, in turn, the King sent his greetings. The audience was also attended by Assistant Interior Minister for Security Affairs Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz and U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom Ford Fraker.


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Thank you so much for all the kind birthday wishes for Chris yesterday, he was so surprised and excited!! And he did love that mountain home!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Barbara Pervier
Thank you so much for all the kind birthday wishes for Chris yesterday, he was so surprised and excited!! And he did love that mountain home!
17 comments:
- Luciane at HomeBunch.com said...
Oh, My!! This is the type of house that makes me dream! I can see my self living in this house. It's really beautiful and has so much character.
Happy St. Patrick's Day, Erin!
Luciane at HomeBunch.com
- March 17, 2011 at 8:22 AM
- Karena said...
Erin it just shows what you can do!!! I had no idea looking at these gorgeous images that the house was that sixe!
A "Green" Gift is on my site...just in time for spring! Come and Enter!
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- March 17, 2011 at 9:26 AM
- Easton Place Designs said...
Absolutely perfect! What a deliciously inviting home!!
- March 17, 2011 at 9:36 AM
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So beautiful! I love that this home looks bigger than 640 sq ft! Shows the power of color and placement! Love this..have a good one.
- March 17, 2011 at 10:34 AM
- Musette said...
She has turned this into a charming jewelbox, without making it 'twee'. Elegant, serene, sophisticated - but comfortable and inviting, too!
- March 17, 2011 at 10:34 AM
- Joanna said...
Gorgeous house! The colors made the house look calm, fascinating and fresh! Great post,check out 3D Rendering
- March 17, 2011 at 11:43 AM
- Michelle {Adore Cherie} said...
All I can say is that this is all a light fresh breath of air. Especially the kitchen!!
- March 17, 2011 at 2:38 PM
Love the birch tree log display in the fireplace! The living room looks very cozy - a good place to relax and read a good book!
- March 17, 2011 at 2:44 PM
- meenal @ maison marigold said...
just gorgeous...I loved the image in your yesterday's post a lot..I'm your newest follower..do visit my blog sometime, Erin..you can follow it if you like!! xx meenal
- March 17, 2011 at 2:56 PM
- The Sterling Cherub said...
This place is beautiful! Love the Morovian star lamp, and that secretary is so stunningly gorgeous! That wood! I just want to stroke it! The molding is amazing as well. The place looks so much bigger than my first studio apartment, which was 635 square feet ...
P.S. How funny is it that my verification word is "tartan" (in green letters, no less)? My last name is Scottish, and today is St. Paddy's Day! Did you plan that, Erin? LOL!
- March 17, 2011 at 3:20 PM
- ana said...
I love the star shape lamp in the second picture!!!
- March 17, 2011 at 4:55 PM
- Ispirato Design said...
Erin, What a beautiful posts -I love the plaster relief above the backsplash, the glass front doors, the blue & white dishes and also everything else! So inspiring!
- March 17, 2011 at 10:40 PM
- Katy said...
I know you get this all the time, but your blog is on my top 5 favorite sites - ever! Your ability to choose fabulous interiors that make me want to dance, is phenomenal. I envy, honor, obsess, & love you! I don't go a day without stalking your posts. Don't stop inspiring!
By the way, I'd be BEYOND honored if you dropped by my site & let me know what you thought. Pink Mascara is all about color, girly glamour, & all elements of art, as well as design. (If you have time!)
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- March 17, 2011 at 11:03 PM
- Manderley said...
Gorgeus house, it's perfect for me!
- March 18, 2011 at 6:31 AM
- eclecticrevisited said...
elegant yet relaxed...love this home..
- March 21, 2011 at 8:20 AM
- Angela said...
I love this house.
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The Summit County Clerk's Office on Monday stopped issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the Supreme Court granted Utah's request that they be halted in what was another dramatic event in the long-running dispute about gay marriage in the state.
Kent Jones, the county clerk, said his office last issued a marriage license to a same-sex couple on Friday. The office issued 41 licenses to same-sex couples between Dec. 23 and Friday. More than half of them were issued on the first day, when a crowd of same-sex couples descended on the County Courthouse in an extraordinary scene. Many of them were married on the spot in Coalville when they secured the licenses.
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed with state officials that the marriages should be halted as Utah challenges a late-December ruling by a U.S. District Court judge that the state's voter-approved prohibition of same-sex marriages is unconstitutional.
Same-sex couples who received marriage licenses before the stoppage are uncertain what will happen to the marriages if the state is successful in its challenge.
Debbie Barnes, a Summit Park resident who married her partner in Coalville, said in an interview on Monday the state is attempting to "stop our love."
"Now it feels like a big cloud is coming down on us. It's painful," Barnes said.
Barnes said she contacted an attorney on Monday asking whether the marriage remains legal.
Since the marriage, she said, her employer, Deer Valley Resort, determined her wife is eligible to be covered on Barnes' employer-provided insurance policies, including health, dental and life.
"For the first time in 35 years, I've been able to protect my family unit, legally," she said.
Dana Williams, who retired as the Park City mayor on Monday, said in an interview before leaving office he performed 30 same-sex marriages since Dec. 23, the most recent being last week. Williams in December, days before the District Court judge's ruling in support of same-sex marriage, made an unexpected statement backing marriage rights for gay people.
"Now it's just hold our breath time and see what happens," Williams said on Monday.
He said he anticipates the Supreme Court will determine the state's prohibition of same-sex marriages is unconstitutional. Williams said such a determination by the Supreme Court could be a de facto approval of same-sex marriage nationally.
"This is just another . . . step in human civil rights, meaning the Supreme Court decision," Williams said.
Bruce Palenske, a Jeremy Ranch resident who married his partner in December in Washington state, said in an interview on Monday the Supreme Court's halting of same-sex marriages in Utah was a "step backwards." He suggested same-sex couples leave Utah to be married and then stay in the state where they were married if they want to enjoy the same state rights as people in traditional marriages.
"They had a short window to do it," he said about same-sex marriages in Utah, adding, "Now we're starting over from square one."


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- jQuery: live() vs delegate() 4 answers
I've read some posts here and elsewhere on the web about the differences between
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I know that the difference between
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live cannot be used in a chain. I also read somewhere that
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I've set up a simple test to see the difference in performance.
I've also added the new
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The results pretty much sum up the performance issues as stated in the answers.
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There's 24 hours in a day, and Potter County commissioners are going to get the most out of every 60 minute period.
Commissioners briefly discussed Monday the possibility of switching the county's work week from five days a week to four days, primarily because of rising utility costs.
Instead of the county doing business from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, the county would be open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, with a three-day weekend from Friday through Sunday.
With the additional two hours a day four days a week, the 40-hour work week would stay the same.
Nothing official was on the agenda about the issue, which was initiated by County Judge Arthur Ware, who got the idea from watching a news report on television.
Look for the 5-8/4-10 switch to be on the commissioner's court agenda soon, though.
The discussion needs to include the savings gained by closing up shop in the county three days a week vs. the convenience or inconvenience to taxpayers.
Facilities Director Mike Head said Monday the county would save money, but that he would have to "put a pen to it" to find out how much.
There's also the little matter of elected officials who have the authority to set their own hours.
Assistant County Attorney Dave Kemp said that the county likely will seek the support of all elected officials before making such a significant change.
"As a practical matter, we'd like to have everyone on board," Kemp said.
There was discussion Monday about the public having more access to the county with a four-day work week since the county will be open for business an hour before and an hour after the traditional work day.
Before the county proceeds, there needs to be a thorough study on the savings, a comparative study of other governmental entities of equal size that use a four-day work week and whether all the county's elected officials are, indeed, on board.
In summation, there is a lot of work to be done, no matter how you divide it up.
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SALEM, Ore. — The future of commercial fishing on the Columbia River is now in the hands of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission after a measure to ban gillnets failed on Election Day.
The commission faces the tough task of mediating a longstanding conflict between commercial and recreational fishing interests by the end of the year. After years of stalemate, Gov. John Kitzhaber has asked the commission to come up with new commercial fishing regulations that phase out the use of gillnets on the Columbia.
Gillnets snag fish by the gills and are the primary method of commercial fishing on the Columbia. Critics contend that they're cruel to fish and slow the restoration of salmon populations because they can't differentiate between endangered fish and targeted species. But commercial fishermen say gillnets have been used for centuries and the controversy surrounding them is drummed up by sport anglers who want to eliminate competition for salmon.
After unsuccessful attempts to persuade the Legislature to ban gillnets, sport-fishing and environmental groups went directly to the people with a ballot initiative that spooked commercial fishermen who feared being put out of business. They spent nearly $700,000 but ultimately abandoned the effort after Kitzhaber announced his bid for a compromise.
The governor proposed phasing in a ban on gillnets on the main stem of the Columbia while allowing them to continue operating on side channels and beefing up the hatchery operations in those areas.
Commercial fishermen have taken a skeptical view of the governor's proposal, saying there's not enough space or fish in side channels to accommodate the demand,


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I was at a party the other day with someone who swore up and down that all California Chardonnay was crap, and that no one was making wines to equal the best whites of Bordeaux or Burgundy. I begged to differ, but embedded in his point was that there are very few winemakers, indeed, who are doing Chardonnay in a true European style, which I would characterize as high acidity, stronger mineral component, lighter fruit flavors, and less oak -- not to mention no trace of the buttery malolactic fermentation that is so Californian. While there are exceptions, I have to say that he's mostly right.
This wine, from one of the largest producers in Burgundy is a great example of that European style. I'm not sure why more California producers don't make wine this way.
Domaine Faiveley, run by millionaire François Faiveley, produces 60,000 cases of wine from its own vineyards and another 20,000 as a negociant (buying grapes from others to make wine). Despite the fact that they are large, and despite the fact that Faiveley is the CEO of a large conglomerate of which the winery happens to be a tiny part, Domaine Faiveley consistently produces some of the highest rated Burgundies on the market. This is in part because Faiveley, who is the sixth generation in his family to run the estate since its founding in 1825, ensures that his estate wines are still made artisanally. From insisting that nearly all new vines are reproduced from his own existing rootstock (very few clones here) to hand sorting, bottling, and eschewing filtration of any kind, Faiveley manages to create a product of unusually high quality for the volume in which they are produced.
Montagny is the southernmost AOC wine growing region in the Côte Chalonnaise, and its designation restricts winegrowers to only one varietal: Chardonnay. This area is about 6 miles wide by 3.5 miles long and centers around the small village of Montagny-les-Buxy. Robert M. Parker, Jr. describes the best of the wines from this area as having "a delicious buttery, nutty, applelike Chardonnay fruitiness, crisp acidity...." One interesting fact about this appellation is that any wine that reaches the minimum 11.5% alcohol is entitled to be called "Premier Cru."
This wine is made from a very small vineyard on the Faiveley estate called "Les Joncs" (the bulrushes) for the spiky plants that grow around a spring that sits at the bottom of the property.
Tasting Notes:
The color of light straw, this wine has a bit of a "shy" nose at first -- right out of the bottle it may not seem like much. But give it some time and it will blossom into a rich tropical bouquet of pineapple, citrus zest, wet slate, and oddly, white chocolate. In the mouth it is cool and bright with excellent acidity underlying flavors of unripe apples and earthy minerals with a distinct pineapple flavor which hits on the rear palate and carries through to the finish.
Food Pairing:
Like most European Chardonnays the high acidity makes this a great wine to have with dairy or buttery dishes. Try this one with a classic linguini with white clam sauce.
Overall Score: 8.5
How Much?: $18
This wine is fairly easy to find on the Internet, as it has a major US Distributor. It is also sold in the Bay Area at K&L and several other merchants.
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Resolving the problem
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How do I sign up for a group lesson?
- You can register online www.ryeartscenter.org or over the phone (914) 967-0700.
How do I sign up for a private lesson?
- Call the Main Office (ext. 22) or Music Director (ext. 23) Let us know what days and times work best for your schedule. Also let us know how many years you have been playing, if you have any instrument and/or teacher preferences. Teachers are here on specific days, Monday- Saturday. We will then have you register for a trial lesson so you can meet the instructor and become familiar with their teaching style.
What days and times do you offer Music lessons?
- Music Lessons are offered, once a week, Monday-Friday from 9am-7:30pm and Saturday from 9am-2pm.
- The Rye Arts Center follows the Rye City School District calendar with holidays and weather related closures. Please check our website for any updates.
How much is a trial lesson?
Private (30 minutes) $48.00
Semi- Private (45 minutes) $67.50
Piano Pals/Guitar Pals (30 minutes) $49.00
Suzuki (30 minutes) $50.00
What do I bring to a trial lesson?
- Please bring any music material you have previously worked on and your instrument. If you do not have an instrument we have certain instruments available for use.
What is the next step if I want to continue with Music lessons?
- If you would like to continue your music lesson for that day and time please let the Main Office and/or Music Director know. They will let you know about our Music School policies, rates and payment options.
What if I decide not to continue?
- If you wish not to continue, please let the Main Office and/or Music Director know so we can make that day/time available for future use. We would also be happy to set up another trial with another instructor.
Where can I buy Music materials?
- All RAC Music Students receive a Membership Card which allows them to receive discounts at the following stores:
Sam Ash Music Stores (Whites Plains www.samashmusic.com) 15% off music books and sheet music
Greenwich Music (Riverside www.greenwichmusic.com) 10% off music books and sheet music
A.I. Friedman (Port Chester www.aifriedman.com) 10% off purchases – excludes custom framing
Gallery 52 (Rye www.gallery52rye.com) 20% off custom framing
Do I have to commit to a whole school year?
- Our lesson program is designed to run for the school year (September – June) Students are welcome to sign up at any time throughout the year and lessons will be pro-rated accordingly.
What if I need to withdraw before the end of the school year?
- If you need to withdraw before June we ask for three weeks notice. We will gladly refund the balance of the tuition. Students who withdraw without proper notification will be charged a three lesson withdraw fee.
What is your cancelation policy?
- 24 hour notice is required to reschedule or to receive a make up a lesson. Up to three makeup lessons can be scheduled for student absences, per school year, depending on the date of enrollment. If a student cancels a makeup lesson, it cannot be rescheduled.
- Last minute or same day cancellations with NOT receive a makeup lesson.
Can the instructor come to our home to teach?
- All lessons take place in our facility. For insurance and safety purposes we do not send teachers to the home.
How can I learn more about a specific instructor?
- On our home page is a link to our Music School brochure which gives bios on our instructors.
When are your Music recitals?
- Our Halloween Music Recital is on Saturday, October 25th at 3:00pm in the Performing Arts Room. Students and Teachers perform in their costumes.
- Our December Holiday Music Recitals: Please ask your teacher for their assigned date and time. Saturday, December 6th – Sunday, December 7th at 11:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00pm or 5:00pm in the Performing Arts Room.


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Another NBA Player of the Week for Wade
I will not blog about Dorell Wright. I will not blog about Dorell Wright. I will not blog about Dorell Wright.
That, my friends, is self control.
Instead, because Dorell Wright cut into Monday's Heat coverage, this, instead, is where we will have to mention Dwyane Wade being named NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week.
It marks the 25th time a Heat player has earned Player of the Week, and a franchise-record 12th time Wade has taken the honor, including the second time this season.
What makes this honor noteworthy is it came for a week when Wade had a 12-point game, with acknowledgment given for how he played off the ball that night in accounting for a game-high 10 assists in a victory in Chicago.
For the week ending Sunday, Wade averaged 25.3 points, 8.8 assists, 6.5 rebounds, 2.75 steals and 1.75 blocks, shooting .654 from the field and .756 from the line. He posted two double-doubles while recording at least 25 points in three of the four games and posted at least five rebounds and five assists in each contest, as the Heat went 4-0.
The Western Conference Player of the Week was Spurs guard Manu Ginobili.
Among those who finished as runners-up to Wade in the Eastern Conference selection process were Gerald Wallace, LeBron James, Danny Granger and Dwight Howard.


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This New Orleans-originated chain with over 135 branches hits all the right olfactory buttons when its signature steak arrives. Served sizzling and without sauces (butter only!) on a 260°C ceramic plate, the centre-cut filet ($90 for 310g) is the most tender and preferred cut for diners, with its melt-in-the-mouth texture. The 1965-founded chain is also known for ribeye ($85 for 340g) and New York steaks ($85 for 340g), all of which are USDA Prime from the US Midwest Angus and Hereford stock. The corn-fed beef is wet-aged between 21 to 28 days and grilled in their signature 982°C broiler oven invented by founder, Ruth Fertel, 50 years ago
This CBD restaurant wants diners to know it's taking its mission seriously with its spectacular Argentina-made five-metre long parrilla grill. The restaurant procures its most of its beef directly from the South American country best known for its vast grass plains where cattle graze in the open. Choose from five cuts of Argentinean steak: entraña (skirt, $31 for 200g), vacio (flank, $31 for 300g), oje de bife (ribeye, $35 for 300g), lomo (tenderloin, $38 for 300g) and bife de chorizo (sirloin, $35 for 350g) which will is expertly seared by an asador (grill chef) and served with three salsas — chimichurri, salsa verde and salsa criolle. The bife de chorizo – known elsewhere as sirloin or NY strip – is regarded as the most popular cut in Argentina, as its fat content and thicker cut is ideal on the parilla.
This modern Aussie-inspired steakhouse originated in Hong Kong in 2004, and is a banker's ideal expense account standby. Wooloomooloo is so serious that you are greeted by the meat aging cabinet on your way in. The top deal is 70-day grain-fed Australian Black Angus Tomahawk ($145 for 1.1-1.3kg), which is broiled in a 650°C Southbend oven. The hefty bone-in cut for two is wet-aged between two to three weeks, which contributes to its deep, beefy flavours. When cut to serve, the steak turns out juicier in some parts. The smooth sauces are worth a mention – red wine Madeira, au jus (juices from the steak mixed with cream), peppercorn and mushroom.
With the name 'Bistecca Tuscan Steakhouse', it is right to expect the pride of house to be the bistecca alla Fiorentina (Italian for "Florentine-style steak"). This is no ordinary porterhouse or T-bone, as the cut is known in English; the massive hunk of well marbled (score 6+) meat is from the Australia-raised Wagyu-Holstein cattle, dry-aged and cooked over a wood-fired grill, Tuscan-style. Whatever the doneness, the steak always sports an intensely charred crust. A couple can easily share theFiorentina(1-1.2kg for $178) or Costata (1-1.2 kg bone-in ribeye for $178) while larger groups can opt for a double-cut (2.5kg for $358). Individual cuts, fortunately, are also available.
CRITIC'S PICKFat Cow is Singapore's super posh 'meat atelier' that has lived up to its promises – at a price, of course. Sushi and premium steaks are the draw, whether you dine at the bar seating or smaller dining rooms. Dipping sauces of garlic soy and ginger soy are served, but not needed, with the refined Wagyu Saga beef grade A3 ($80 for 100g) and A5 ($95 for 100g), best served from the charcoal grill. The higher the score, the more intense the fatty marbling and the more it melts onto your tongue, with just a hint of sweetness. The US Snake River Farms Wagyu gives an immediate beefy flavour, in the form of ribeye ($65 per 100g) and tenderloin ($75 per 100g).
Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2013 is Angus Steak House, serving "American cuisine delicately infused with Japanese flavours and styles." What that translates to is a dining room staffed by waitresses in traditional French maid pinafore uniforms, with an automated piano in one corner. The action takes place on a charcoal grill at the open grill, where cuts of US Angus are marinated in sliced onions, carrots and salt for two days to soften the meat's fibres, according to the chef. Each steak is served on a cast iron hotplate, with a choice of bubbling mushroom, black pepper or Japanese sauce – a homey soy and apple concoction. Tournedos or tenderloin wrapped in bacon (lunch: $41 for 150g, dinner: $48 for 150g) is a best-seller, and the soft, buttery meat is almost uncannily tenderised. Yakiniku, of course, is served in a smaller enclosed room.
For the folk at MASA Steak & Hamburg, nothing but Japanese Wagyu will do. The sister outlet of Yamaza yakiniku restaurant is an oddly casual diner-steakhouse hybrid, where nine cuts of premium meats and one humble hanbagu or 'hamburger steak' rule. The MASA Hamburg ($28 for 200g, $38 for 300g) is the most affordable option, and also resolutely Japanese, with meltingly beefy Wagyu patty seared medium by default, served on a hotplate. There are no buns on a hanbagu, but you can add on sides such as garlic chips. Bring out the credit card for charcoal grilled steak, starting from rump ($68 for 180g) all the way to a chateaubriand (mid tenderloin) priced at $200 for 180g. The chilled Wagyu is brought in from different regions such as Iwate Prefecture.
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From dining on scorpions in Thailand to llama in Chile, there is nothing that fazes June Lee, CSW. Finding the right wines to match can be a challenge, though. With 12 years' experience in food and travel writing, she counts snorkelling in the Maldives, living with nomadic families in Mongolia, and driving in Mexico as her most memorable adventures.


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Casual elegance filled with Southern hospitality is what we have longed to create for your stay in Western North Carolina. Seven stunning guestrooms provide comfort for a romantic getaway, a haven for business travelers, or a home-base destination. Wake up each morning to a 3-course gourmet breakfast.
Nestled in the foothills of Western North Carolina, the Bed & Breakfast on Tiffany Hill is a newly- constructed, purpose-built B&B conveniently situated in what is known as the "Playground of the South." Just 10 minutes to the Asheville Regional Airport, 25 minutes to the Biltmore House and 15 minutes to either Hendersonville or Brevard makes this an ideal destination. Spend the day...
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"The Real Housewives of New York" star Carole Radziwill was shocked that her former friend, Aviva Drescher, would attack her about her writing career, and claim that she wrote her first book using a ghostwriter. If she had heard from other sources that Carole had used a ghostwriter, she should have defended her friend Carole from such slanderous words. She should not have jumped on the bandwagon. According to a new Bravo report published on March 25, "The Real Housewives of New York" star Carole Radziwill is now revealing that she considers Aviva Drescher's words "slander."
"So first, Slander. Aviva lied on the show and then to cover up her lies she slandered my career on national television. On a show where not showing up for a dinner can launch a three-episode throwdown this isn't some dumb "reality" fight. It's not a joke, and she knows it and her publisher knows it," Carole reveals in her blog for the show. She was upset after having to defend her career. And of course, no one is questioning her career and her writing abilities.
It appears that only Aviva believes her own lies. "The lies she is promoting in the press and social media, and of course her scenes on RHONY, are all legally actionable. You can call someone a lousy writer. You can say you hate their book. You can even call a person "white trash" but you can't go on television and slander a person's career. It's illegal, even on reality shows," Carole adds.
Of course, many fans are hoping that Carole will take legal action against Aviva to shut her up. Like Carole has said, this isn't just another reality television fight. This is her career and her livelihood. If she loses this, she loses everything. It would be the same as claiming that Aviva would do evil things to her children, given she is a stay-at-home mother. She could lose everything from that too.
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The New Century Theatre showcases a hilarious gem written by Minnesota-native Bruce Arnston – 'The Doyle & Debbie Show'. The satiric musical is playing now through May 11th in downtown Minneapolis.
Has-been country star Doyle Mayfield attempts a comeback after a breakdown, four wives and three singing sidekicks by the name of Debbie. After finding his third Debbie singing her heart out at the VFW, the duo reignite with the old hits that made Doyle and the previous Debbie's semi-famous Nashville stars. The new Debbie is eager for her shot at stardom, but also holds suspicions that Doyle's demons may crush her dreams.
David Andrew Anderson is convincing as the washed-up, alcoholic Doyle. He's got the twang and yodel down pat and cleverly plays up the fantastic low-brow tunes throughout the show, including "Stock Car Love" and "Blue Stretch Pants". When Doyle's not hilariously offending through song, he's on the brink of a mid-life meltdown, but it still leaves the audience wanting to embrace his cheesy quirkiness.
Kim Kivens, as Debbie, has a stellar classic-country voice and great comedic timing. Her sad eyes and pout change to a twinkle and smirk at just the right moments, and we cheer for her as the single mom of three kids, even when Debbie checks in on them mid-show via walkie talkie to hear them duking it out from the car in the parking lot. Debbie belts out "Barefoot and Pregnant" and "When You're Screwin' Other Women (Think of Me)" with just the right amount of whining to be believable as a Nashville country-star wannabe.
To round it off, Paul Somers plays well as the country duo's frazzled back-up musician. The honky-tonk bar setting and tacky costumes, hair and make-up make you feel like you are watching this career comeback in real-time. Even the "menus" set the tone for the over-the-top show you are about to enjoy.
The New Century Theatre is located at 615 Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis (inside the City Center Building on the street level). Tickets are $16 - $34, senior and group discounts are available. Tickets can be purchased at the New Century Theatre box office, online at HennepinTheatreTrust.org or by calling 612.455.9501. "The Doyle & Debbie Show" is set to run until May 11, 2014.
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