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Study timeSalamanca, Fall 2011
As finals have finally come upon us, these past few days have consisted of studying, studying and some more studying. As I have been constantly in the library studying and writing my 10-page research paper (yes, in Spanish) for my politics class, I have to admit that I was a bit stressed this week. However, a great study break was watching El Clásico, the big match between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. I had been waiting for this game since the summer and couldn't believe that the day had finally arrived! To show my enthusiasm for the game, I was completely decked out in Ronaldo's jersey, a Real Madrid scarf and lots of stickers. We went to a bar close to the Plaza to watch the match and I was surprised to notice that only Americans actually wore their jerseys and most of the Spaniards at the bar did not. Therefore, you couldn't tell which team they were cheering for until one of the teams scored. (It was bit awkward when I cheered loudly after Real Madrid scored and the Barca fan next to me proceeded to glare at me...) Anyways, even though Real Madrid did not win (but they will win in the next Clásico, I'm sure), I really enjoyed the night. The atmosphere in the bar was incredible and we had a nice big IES group all cheering for Real Madrid. So it was certainly a really nice way to spend one of our last weekends together. However, soccer was not able to keep me in a good mood this week because of the departure meeting with IES. As the staff talked to us about adjusting to life back in the US, I realized that I wasn't ready to go back yet. I have fallen in life with Salamanca and Spanish life and cannot believe that I will be home so soon. I am very excited to see my friends and family back home but I will definitely miss every part of my life as a Salmantina. Why do all good things come to an end?
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Apartment in the Heart of Amsterdam
Size45 m²
Floor No.4
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The apartment is located in the heart of the city, the canal district. 300 Mts from Anne Franks house, on the edge of the "negen straatjes", the place to be for shopping and dining. Here you will find numerous high-end shops, coffeebars and restaurants.
Numerous sightseeing activities and museums within walkin distance. Excellent public transport connection nearby at the Westermarket.
In the stylish apartment there is room for four persons. It is perfectly suited for families with children. There is a fully equipped kitchen with dishwasher, a dining table and sitting area with television.
Of course there is access to the internet. There are two double beds. The boxspring in the bedroom measures 1.60 x 2.00. The one in the sleeping area 1.80 x 2.10.
The apartment has a bathroom with shower and hand basin and separate toilet.
We do not serve breakfast, but we can do shopping for you before you arrive.
Grocery shop is open daily from 7.30 till 22.00, 364 days of the year and located at 200 m.
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Lovely apartment in a great location easy access to all the attractions.
It had all the facilities that you require for a city short break.
We (2 couples + 1 child) visited Amsterdam and stayed in Eline's Apartment for 4 nights.
The apartment is just perfect, it's located in the city Center (just 1 Tram-Station to the Dam) and everything we needed was in the apartment (coffee maker, dish washer, fridge,...).
Just great!
Great and cozy apartment very closed to the city center. Eline was very kind and nice with us!! The apartment was very clean and comfortable so I fully recomend it to everyone. Definitely the best place to stay to enjoy Amsterdam at a reasonable price!
This apartment was lovely. In a beautiful part of the city and close to all sights. Eline was very helpful and gave us useful advice. As a base this is excellent. We stayed end of Oct early Nov, weather was fab, sunny and warm. Nearby Noordmarket was a lovely place to meander and have some food. We will be returning to the city and would stay here again!
I visited Eline's apartment with 3 other friends (2 couples) and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The apartment was clean and spacious enough that we didn't feel on top of each other despite the 2nd bed being in the main area.
The apartment is very modern which was perfect for us.
It was based in a lovely area which was 10-15 min walk from the station and the main attractions.
Eline was very welcoming and gave us little insider tips on Amsterdam which was lovely.
There are a couple of things to note about the apartment but they didn't bother us....like most Amsterdam buildings there are a lot of stairs- I think it's on 4th floor. The second point is the Eline lives in the apartment beneath which appears to have an adjoining door but we had no hassle.
All in all a great little place to when visiting Amsterdam!
Our stay at Eline's was perfect! The appartment is incredibly well located and still calm. It is very clean and confortable! It's definitely an adress I will return to!
Thank your for everything Eline!
we had a phantastic time in Amsterdam, thank you to Annemarie! She is a friendly person, answering all our mails fast and give us answer to all our questions. The appartment is very nice, clean, quite. We would come again and recommend it to our friends.
Best wishes
We had a fantastic stay in this apartment. It's clean, cosy and really nicely decorated with very comfortable beds. Alsohas great kitchen facilities. Location is ideal it's in a nice quiet area but we managed to walk everywhere we wanted to go and it's really close to Anne frank's house which might help you to beat the queues. Annemarie was a pleasure to deal with and was really friendly and helpful.
The stay in this apartment was simply excellent!
The furniture is very new, super clean, cozy, has great views and is close to many attractions and services.
The hostess is very friendly and charming, gives you the ability to store your luggage after check out.
I loved the apartment and if I were to amsterdam definitely repeat the stay.
La estancia en este apartamento ha sido sencillamente excelente!
El mobiliario es muy nuevo, super limpio, acogedor, tiene buenas vistas y está cerca de muchos lugares de interés y servicios.
La anfitriona es muy amable y encantadora, te ofrece la posibilidad de guardar tu equipaje después del check out.
Me ha encantado el apartamento y si volviera a amsterdam sin duda repetiría la estancia.
We were two young couples to go to Amsterdam for the first time. We were not disappointed with the apartment. Everything was clean. The rooms are spacious and bright. Both beds are really comfortable and curtains that can be drawn leaves room for more privacy. We really had a great holiday season with this apartment located just minutes from downtown.
Nous étions deux jeunes couples à aller à Amsterdam pour la première fois. Nous n'avons pas été déçu de l'appartement. Tout était propre. Les pièces sont spacieuses et lumineuses. Les deux lits sont vraiment confortables et des rideaux que l'on peut tirer laisse place à plus d'intimité . Nous avons vraiment passé de belles fêtes de fin d'année avec cet appartement situé à quelques minutes du centre ville.
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Death Master File: How Much is Too Much?
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Last updated on February 20, 2012 @ 3:17PM
Created on February 17, 2012 @ 6:46PM
Genealogy websites can often be helpful when you want to learn a little more about your past. But another way you can also search for family members who have passed away, is through something called the Death Master File. Many of you have probably never even heard of it, but plenty of crooks have.
The Death Master File is a "who's who" of about 87 million Americans who have died over the past 75 years. While this file can be useful, it can also be a little too helpful.
The Death Master File is maintained by the Social Security Administration, and it includes names, addresses, birth and death dates, and of course, social security numbers. But the problem with all of that personal information being made available, is that thieves have been filing fraudulent tax returns, by claiming deceased children as their dependents.
"They get their information, get their social security number, and claim them as a dependent. Get a fraudulent tax return because of it," said Rita McCrobie, Consumer Advocate, State Attorney General's Office.
They've been able to do so, by using the Social Security numbers and other personal information they found in the DMF. Something that tax preparers try to avoid.
"We do have a series of questions that we ask, and then they do have to provide proof to us that they did do that. And there's different things that we do try to prevent, you know, this from happening. Can't say that we always catch it, but it is something that we definitely try to prevent," said Tina Alton, Liberty Tax Preparer.
Now what's even more surprising is that even though this file has been around since 1980, the SSA only discovered that it was not allowed to disclose these death records, last November.
"But people need to know the Death Master File can be a good thing. But if it's used improperly, it can also be a bad thing," said Rita McCrobie.
The Social Security Administration hasn't said why it's taken so many years to discover it was doing something wrong.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama left fielder Taylor Dugas was named to the 2009 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper/Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Team, according to long-time publisher and college baseball historian Lou Pavlovich, Jr.
The Lafayette, La., native becomes the 15th Alabama player to earn freshman All-America accolades. He is the 13th freshman All-American selection for Tide head coach Jim Wells. A 2009 Freshman All-SEC pick, Dugas hit .352 (83-for-236) with two home runs and 27 RBI in 56 games. He led the Crimson Tide in hits (83), multi-hit games (25) and doubles (20). He is the second straight rookie to lead Alabama in hits after Josh Rutledge paced the Tide with 99 hits as a true freshman in 2008.
He finished fourth in the SEC in doubles (20), seventh in total hits (83) and 12th in average (.352) as a true freshman.
Dugas was named to the 2009 Whataburger Classic All-Tournament Team after hitting .375 with one home run and one RBI. He also tallied a 24-game hitting streak from March 6-April 10, where he averaged 2.08 hits and 1.5 runs per game during the streak. It was the longest hitting streak in the SEC this season.


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Efthimiadi Estate is managed by Iris Efthimiadou & Sam Lord, who met while working in London. In October 2008, Iris returned home to honour her father's memory by tending her family's land. Together with her English fiancé, Sam, they have embraced time-honoured organic methods for sustainable agriculture, proudly producing the finest quality, fresh products from their cherished trees, with a commitment to quality, the environment and support for the local, rural economy.
Founded by Iris' late father, Euripides Efthimiadis in 1974, the estate was chosen for its stunning position in the foothills of the Menikio mountains and specifically for its perfect growing conditions for olive & nut trees. His passion for good food & nature, led him to plant the estate with olive, almond, fig, walnut & many fruit trees, such as peach, pear, apple, pomegranate & cherry to name a few. Euripides devoted all his spare time to the grove & his family, planting a rare collection of 2,500 olive trees of legendary varieties from the four corners of Greece. A lake was created, fed with fresh mountain spring water to irrigate the young olive trees. He fully believed in an organic approach to cultivating olives, but unfortunately didn't get to live his dream of sharing the fruits of the grove with others. It is this legacy that we have returned to fulfil, embracing his passion & work ethic, to create fine olive oil, table olives and tapanade from our cherished trees. The grove has 2,500 olive trees over 7 hectares (17 acres) at 250m above sea level. Olive varieties include Chalkidiki, Manaki, Koroneiki, Kalamon, Volos, Amfissa and Megaritiki. All electricity needs are provided for by 32 solar photovoltaic roof panels and all surplus power generated is automatically fed into the national power network.


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By Rob Moseley
Editor, GoDucks.com
A college football coach is supposed to have a sleepless Tuesday night prior to national signing day, then spend Wednesday nervously staring at a fax machine, waiting for it to spit out cherished letters of intent. At least, that's the stereotype.
Reality is much different, or at least was for the Oregon coaching staff Wednesday. There were no surprises for the Ducks based on what they anticipated for their 2014 recruiting class earlier this week. No shocking late additions, and more importantly no dramatic departures.
Second-year head coach Mark Helfrich announced a new class of 21 players, including three from junior colleges, Cal transfer Johnny Ragin at linebacker and 17 high school recruits. The class features talent at the offensive skill positions, in quarterback Morgan Mahalak and running back Royce Freeman; beefy linemen on both sides of the ball, including 305-pound Braden Eggert on offense and 291-pound Austin Maloata on defense; and a group of highly regarded defensive backs.
"Our defensive line, I think we addressed that really well," Helfrich said at a Wednesday afternoon press conference, before heading to Portland for a booster function, one of four attend by UO coaches around the state. "… And then the other big need obviously was defensive back, which, I think we addressed that really well."
By the time Helfrich met the media, though, Oregon's signing day was already more than eight hours old. Here's how it began.
4:44 a.m.: The first letter to arrive does so before anybody's around to receive it. It was from speedy Florida running back Tony James, prompting Helfrich to joke later that "he's fast in everything he does."
James suffered an injury in an all-star game over the winter. But "we don't anticipate any issues" related to the injury once James arrives in Eugene, Helfrich says.
5:30 a.m.: Offensive line coach Steve Greatwood gets to his office, the first assistant coach in the building. He already has a letter of intent that JC transfer Haniteli Lousi submitted in December, and today he'll add others from high school tackles Tyrell Crosby and Eggert.
Lousi has a chance to enroll for spring drills, and immediately challenge the returning veterans for reps (so too does defensive lineman Tui Talia). Crosby and Eggert are massive, athletic young guys who each boast the trait Oregon most values in linemen – versatility. "We want five guys that can play all five positions," Helfrich says, to allow for easy reshuffling that keeps the top talent on the field in the event of injury.
6 a.m.: Helfrich arrives and starts making the rounds of the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex. He's wearing shorts and a T-shirt and sipping coffee, his relaxed nature illustrating how few surprises the Ducks are anticipating today.
Later in the morning, safeties Khalil Oliver and Mattrell McGraw will publicly announce commitments to the Ducks. But Helfrich said Wednesday afternoon that McGraw "has been rock-solid committed for a long time," and that he would have been shocked had anybody on Oregon's commitment list not submitted a signed letter of intent. That includes cornerback Arrion Springs, who took a couple of visits elsewhere in January.
7:05 a.m.: Running backs coach Gary Campbell strolls to his fourth-floor office, dressed to the nines as usual and casually whistling. It's the confident air of a coach who knows he's done his job for this recruiting cycle; along with the speedster James, the Ducks will receive a letter from the all-American Freeman.
With a big, muscular frame combined with quick feet, Freeman has drawn comparisons to former UO running back and current NFL veteran Jonathan Stewart. His size could be a particular asset in goal-line situations, Helfrich tells media at his afternoon press conference.
7:15 a.m.: Staff members are trickling in and out of the War Room deep in the heart of the H-D Complex. But one guy who rarely leaves his spot is UO donor Phil Knight. He's been coming down to Eugene for signing day for about 10 years, and he sits near the front of the room, watching televised recruiting coverage on a big screen and monitoring a printer for new letters of intent.
At 7:24 a.m., Freeman's arrives, and the room is buzzing. "Rolls Royce!" Knight says. "We all just got smarter," Helfrich adds, acknowledging how talented players can make a coach look good.
As the morning wears on, and the coffee kicks in, the energy level builds, though the atmosphere always remains relatively casual. Helfrich employs a nickname with nearly everyone he comes across – athletic communications director Andy McNamara is "Mac Daddy," while Knight is "director of player personnel."
7:37 a.m.: New defensive coordinator Don Pellum enters the War Room, toots a whistle and hollers, "Let's go!" Defensively the Ducks will add four linemen, two linebackers and five defensive backs in this class, giving Pellum plenty of reasons to be enthusiastic on this morning.
Helfrich said the change from former defensive coordinator Nick Aliotti to Pellum yielded nothing but positive reaction from recruits and their coaches. Though the Ducks graduated three defensive linemen from the 2013 two-deep, they added the stout freshman Maloata and the versatile JC transfer Talia, and also will have sophomore T.J. Daniel coming off a redshirt year in 2014.
Daniel played tight end in 2012, then sat out last fall after changing positions, and Helfrich included him among the newcomers to watch on the defensive line when asked about the position later in the day. In-state signee Henry Mondeaux also could play defensive line, though he's still mulling which side of the ball to play on initially.
7:48 a.m.: The only televised announcement coaches will watch on this day is by McGraw, about whom television commentators question a reported height of 5-10 (the Ducks measured him at 5-11). "Jairus Byrd? T.J. Ward?" secondary coach John Neal asks rhetorically from his War Room seat, mentioning past UO safeties now in the NFL who didn't measure 6 feet.
Though the Ducks are confident McGraw will announce a UO commitment, a cheer goes up when he makes it official. During an ensuing interview, McGraw is asked about the distance from his Louisiana home, and mentions that "there's these things called airplanes." The War Room collectively nods and laughs. "That's a pretty good line," someone says.
In all seriousness, Helfrich will say later in his press conference, distance remains the biggest factor in most recruits' decisions. The Ducks missed out on a few players this year who elected to stay close to home; about the players he couldn't sign, Helfrich jokes that his wife probably would have preferred George Clooney or Brad Pitt, but that "she got over it, and we will too."
7:53 a.m.: The War Room is starting to clear out, with just about every letter already in hand. The receipt of Oliver's isn't confirmed publicly for a few more hours, to respect an announcement ceremony he's holding later in the morning, and at least one needs to be resubmitted due to a clerical issue.
But safety Glen Ihenacho's letter arrives a couple hours later, and the class is complete – for now. "There's a couple things on the horizon that may or may not happen," Helfrich says later, indicating a possible late addition or two.
8:19 a.m.: The buzz that left the War Room migrated out to the Moshofsky Center, where coaches are leading the current roster through conditioning and agility drills. The weekly sessions begin annually on signing day, with assistants running different drills and players rotating through the circuit in groups of around a dozen.
"What do we do on 'National Working Day?" Helfrich asks his players at the conclusion of the circuit, playing off the fact it's National Signing Day. "Work," they respond. "That's right," he says. "And we celebrate it with more work."
The players then spread into a wide circle around their coach, who begins blowing his whistle in short, shrill bursts every three or four seconds. Players drop to the turf for an up-down on each whistle. Guys who don't touch their chests to the ground, or who are slow to get back to their feet, are eliminated by Helfrich or others staffers monitoring the drill.
Over and over, the whistle bleats, players drop to the turf, and some walk off after being eliminated. In the end, cornerback Dior Mathis and running backs J.J. Jones and Kenny Bassett are the final three in contention. After several more tweets of Helfrich's whistle, Jones is the last man standing – he brought speed and quickness to the scout team last fall, and on this day he proves himself tough as nails, too.
9:15 a.m.: Back in the War Room, Knight is monitoring the printer, still waiting on word from Ihenacho. New outside linebackers coach Erik Chinander stops by, and regales the room with an accounting of the meal he enjoyed while visiting McGraw's family.
There was gumbo, jambalaya, chicken breasts, and for dessert pound cake and ice cream. "It was impressive," says Chinander, who after being hired in early January visited about 10 of the players who signed Wednesday, along with taking trips to scout scores of junior prospects.
Noon: The Oregon Club of Eugene has moved its weekly meeting back from Monday to Wednesday on account of signing day, and the full staff of UO coaches and staff members is on hand. Helfrich takes to the podium to introduce the new signees, accompanied by video highlights.
During his introduction he notes that former defensive line coach Joe Schaffeld, who recruited the state of Oregon, is in attendance. "He's the reason I'm at the University of Oregon," said Helfrich, who was recruited by the Ducks out of Coos Bay, played at Southern Oregon and then joined the UO staff as a graduate assistant. "So thank him – or blame him."
Among his remarks, Helfrich will note that the UO staff visited over 1,000 high schools in 31 states while scouting the new class. Though he'll later acknowledge the problem of distance in recruiting, the Ducks will sign players from Oregon, California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Idaho and Kansas.
1:30 p.m.: Helfrich is back at the H-D Complex for his press conference with local media, and he's asked several boilerplate questions. JC cornerback Dominique Harrison and high school receiver Jalen Brown already are impressing teammates in workouts, he reports; the JC guys all have a chance to impact the two-deep early, and linebacker Jimmie Swain could be a contender for special teams play as a freshman.
One member of the media asks Helfrich about Oregon's character evaluations, which are so extensive they're becoming the stuff of legend in recruiting circles. Helfrich said the staff evaluates recruits on eight criteria not related to football – social-media presence and academics are among factors they consider – and they're not afraid to eliminate an athletically talented prospect because of character concerns.
History shows that even the most gifted five-star guys only work out about half the time, Helfrich says. By properly evaluating character, and focusing on recruits with the necessary maturity and work ethic, the Ducks believe they can tip that ratio in their favor. "The more stuff you know up front … you're increasing your odds of having that end product being exactly what you envisioned," Helfrich says. "That can't be compromised."
If he had his "druthers," Helfrich admits, he'd have liked to have signed one more lineman, on either side of the ball. But the Ducks won't panic and skip their extensive character evaluations for the sake of filling a need, nor will they rush them in the future to account for the trend of players making early commitments to schools. "The thing you don't want to do at the end is stretch for a guy that doesn't fit," Helfrich says.
By the end of the day, Oregon's class is rated No. 21 nationally by 247sports.com, No. 22 by Scout.com and No. 26 by Rivals.com. Those numbers, just off the Ducks' typical rankings of the last few years, could change with a late addition or two, as Helfrich hinted.
But ultimately, the success of Oregon's recruiting efforts that culminated in Wednesday's signings will be judged on the field. As Helfrich put it during his remarks to media Wednesday afternoon, "We'll find out here in a couple years."


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Spokane County Fire District No. 3 crews had the largest contingent of apparatus onsite to battle the 50-acre Depot Springs fire.
The math is pretty striking when one does some simple calculations about last Tuesday's wildfire off of Depot Springs Road south of Cheney.
The preliminary estimated cost to fight the 50-acre blaze that consumed a mix of private pasture and forest was between $150,000-$200,000, or $3,000-$4,000 per acre.
The cause is still being investigated.
"That was turned over to DNR (Department of Natural Resources)," Spokane County District 3 Fire Chief Bruce Holloway said. "It was a DNR fire so they investigated it, they have not said."
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In 1997 GROW (Gardeners Reclaiming Our Waysides) was formed to landscape the Carson City, NV Freeway. Landscaping Freeways was not something that the Nevada Department of Transportation did. 15 years later, after securing the funding, Phase I of the Carson City Freeway was landscaped with native or naturalized plants as well as Freeway or Public Art. The Art tells the story of Carson City through vignettes at each interchange or gateway. The theme, "Carson City's History in Motion," that is carried out in Phase I will be continued throughout the rest of the Freeway as it is completed. This book illustrated the interpretative signs placed by GROW along the multi-purpose path adjoining the Freeway. Hopefully the short stories will inspire you to learn more of the history of Carson City and other western towns.
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It is our great pleasure to extend an invitation to you for our 35th Hope Lodge Encampment on November 5 and 6, 2016. This is the anniversary of the 1777 Whitemarsh Encampment.
In 1777, the Continental Army was encamped in the area around Hope Lodge from November 2 to December 11. During that six-week period, Hope Lodge served as the headquarters of General John Cochran, Surgeon General for the Middle Division of the Continental Army. Based on surviving records, it is evident that Whitemarsh Estate (Hope Lodge) was the medical headquarters for the Army throughout the encampment.
Please help us to celebrate this historic event, not only in our nation's history, but also in the history of Hope Lodge. The Encampment will be open to the public from 10am to 4pm each day. As part of the activities for the weekend, we plan to stage skirmishes utilizing earthworks (redoubt and lunette) as well as demonstrate other facets of colonial history and everyday life. If you, or anyone coming with you, would be willing to share expertise during the weekend with demonstrations or presentations on various 18th century topics, (e.g., clothing, textiles, military life, military tactics, 18th century medicine, coopering, transportation, manners, just to name a few), please let us know.
Hope Lodge is a forty-two acre site, so ample space is available for campgrounds. Water, straw, firewood and toilet facilities will be provided. Free doughnuts and coffee will be available to all registered participants 8-10 A.M. each morning. Refreshments and baked goods will be sold during regular operating hours.
We need to know as accurately as possible how many participants will be attending, so that we may provide for everyone. Please complete the application form (see box above) as soon as possible in order to have your unit's name, or your business, included in our Encampment program and our press release materials. The deadline to complete the application is October 20, 2016.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. Thank you for your interest and support of Hope Lodge. We look forward to seeing you in November!
The Friends of Hope Lodge Whitemarsh Encampment
Co-chairs Jack Gumbrecht and Jack Washington
Hope Lodge
553 S. Bethlehem Pike
Fort Washington, PA 19034


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As part of the background for this article, several industry participants were asked to contribute their sentiments on the last century of progress in the coffee industry. Three people responded and their comments follow:
Gordon McNeil of Equip for Coffee provided several positive insights into the progress of the coffee industry. "I have had the opportunity to observe most of the wholesale, retail, and equipment segments of the industry for the last 16 years being closely involved with Probat, Mahlkonig and Grindmaster as well as manufacturing our own brass, copper and/or stainless whole bean dispensing display bins and other products.
"The two biggest driving forces have been price and quality. All other developments, good and bad, have been outgrowths of these big factors.
"The lower quality of the large U.S. roasters caused the specialty coffee industry to be created and thrive. If the overall quality had been kept higher, there would not have been as much of a driving force to have specialty coffee. However, we have seen where a large number of people can clearly taste the difference, a market formed that has grown into a significant segment of the industry today.
While McNeil credited equipment advances for improving coffee quality, he noted the limits inherent in this. "However," McNeil stipulated, "great equipment cannot make good coffee in the cup out of poor quality green beans."
McNeil then addressed the subject of roasting, "In the roasting area there are some common techniques in use that work well for any coffee. Today, most roasters use mostly convection heat, instead of conduction and radiant hear which was all there was one hundred years ago, to roast the coffee."
McNeil brought up the issue of grinding and found some things to cheer. "In the grinder end of the business, equipment people have developed faster and cooler operating grinders to improve the quality of the ground coffee. Also the development of portion control foodservice and espresso grinders allow foodservice and coffee shops to brew freshly ground coffee to improve taste."
In addressing the more widespread use of thermal carafes, McNeil also rang a positive note, and an advance that many of us now take for granted. "The brewer manufacturers all offer thermal airpot carafes to keep the brewed coffee hot without degrading its flavor on a hotplate. This has been one of the recent good advances in the industry. Combining the freshly ground coffee and airpots have resulted in much better cups of coffee being available."
When it came to coffee packaging over the last 100 years McNeil, unlike some of his colleagues, seemed to believe that there was no development that should not be applauded, "The packaging has been greatly improved to keep the coffee fresher until brewed. First it was the vacuum cans, then came brick packs, nitrogen flush and one way valve bags to preserve flavor."
McNeil concluded by drawing upon the dialectic he earlier defined, "Price and quality have helped make happen many of these positive improvements, but price has also caused negative developments. [I] already commented on the effect poor quality in U.S. giving opportunity for the specialty coffee industry, but at the same time causing greatly reduced consumption of coffee. We have seen green prices jump way up from frosts in Brazil and plunge way down due to the present oversupply of coffee. Unless the farmers can see a profitable reason to grow coffee they will drop out of the business. Therefore, smart coffee roasters and their customers will need to pay a premium to insure the supply of specialty beans that are truly special. Without the roasters, and their customers, paying a premium it is likely that many specialty beans will disappear from the market. For the long term the industry must support the farmers."
Finally, McNeil mentioned a crucial resource upon which all progress in the industry is based, the quality of its members, "Fortunately, the quality of the people in the industry can make this possible. The passion of the people in the industry for coffee is such a contrast to other industries where I have worked. This passion gives me hope that for the next one hundred years that the industry will continue to flourish."
Bill Sieber, director coffee & tea flavor division of Melchers Flavors of America, Inc. had this to say about his company's role in the coffee industry's progress over the last 100 years, "Melchers pioneered the development and introduction of flavors for gourmet coffees to the American consumer in the early nineteen-eighties. The growth of this new industry segment has been phenomenal for the past two decades. Flavored coffees created an awareness of gourmet coffees which continues to grow to this day. Innovative allied products such as cappuccinos, cold and frozen coffee beverages have begun to enhance the continued sales of coffee throughout the North American market place. The same awareness is growing in the Asian and South American market places. Melchers has experienced growth in smaller areas such as Europe, Africa and Australia." Indeed, while many purists resist giving the category its due, flavored coffees popularized the whole bean sector and may have created, over the past two decades, many more specialty coffee drinkers than otherwise would have appeared.
Sieber concluded his comments by addressing the basic flavors his industry relies on and their crucial dependence upon coffee for their continued popularity. "Flavored coffees have become a main part of the gourmet coffee industry sales revenues. Melchers looks to offer improvements in the classic taste profiles of hazelnut, French vanilla and chocolate flavors in order to insure the continued success of the gourmet coffee roasters they partner with." Coffee flavorings, as opposed to flavored syrups, depend on the success of coffee overall. Syrups are not nearly so dependent.
Maurizio Giuli, marketing representative for Nuova Simonelli of Belforte del Chienti, Italy, had this to say regarding the most influential development over the last 100 years. "The business of espresso coffee machines is younger than Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, since the first examples of this kind of equipment started in approximately 1905 with Victoria Arduino and Bezzera." Giuli then described the success the first espresso machine manufacturers had in selling machines across Europe. He also offered a little history of the espresso bar, "In Italy, before the introduction of espresso machines, the "osteria" and the "cantine," were popular. Here people went to drink some wine and discuss things. The cafés, on the other hand, were reserved just for high social levels. With the introduction of the espresso machines, the habits of Italians changed and the old local establishments started to sell coffee besides wine and other spirits. This started the era of the "bar" where people went for discussion and a cup of coffee besides." Giuli then pointed out that the progress of the Italian espresso bar became interlinked with another form of technological progress. "But it was just after World War II that the bars had a big boost." As Giuli explained it, most villages and small cities could only support one bar, so it was not surprising that not many people in these small towns could afford the first televisions. The proprietors of the bars bought the TVs and their patrons flocked in even greater numbers to now drink espresso and watch TV. "When the television wasn't so widespread among families, the bars were a place were people went to watch their preferred program."
Giuli then credited the spread of espresso worldwide with the emigration of Italians across the globe. He claims that espresso spread in much the same way that Italian food did. "Italians émigrés… gave a push to the widespread popularity of Italian food world wide [like pasta, pizza, wine etc.] and of course even the espresso coffee and cappuccino. Now we can say that this business is a global business and that the last century has been the first century of the espresso coffee."
Giuli credits technological advancement for espresso's steady rise in popularity. "The introduction of new technologies to the espresso machine has been one of the main factors that allowed the development of this industry. In fact, in the first years, the machines where so big and so complicated that few people where able to utilize them properly; in some case these machines were also very dangerous, because of the pressure inside the boiler. The introduction of a separate system of pressure [lever and pump - an introduction of "Simonelli"] and the improvements of the group heads, allowed for improvements in the quality of espresso beverages. During the 1980's the introduction of electronic technology allowed us to have machines that were very easy to use, and where there was no longer required a long training period for successful operation."
In reciting the history of espresso, however, Giuli can't resist giving his company, Nuova Simonelli, some credit where he feels it is obviously due. "Nuova Simonelli has been one of the most technologically oriented manufacturers since it was founded in 1936. Mr. Simonelli was the first to introduce a pressure system based on a pump. Now more than ninety-five percent of the espresso machines produced use a pump in order to increase the pressure of water to nine bar." Giuli also claimed that Simonelli was one of the first to introduce computerized espresso machines which could, among other functions, tabulate the number of drinks served.
Giuli then predicted that the increasing technification of the espresso machine business will continue. He thereby implied that coffeehouses, per se, could suffer because any business could operate a fully automatic and self-maintaining machine. "The new generation of espresso machines will be connected by Internet and will be processing lots of data worldwide, this will allow for remote maintenance. Probably they will also be able to produce other new hot beverages besides espresso and cappuccino. If we consider that just one hundred years ago it was not possible to drink an espresso or a cappuccino, it is clear how difficult it is to understand what will happen in the next one hundred years. Surely we will be able to continue to drink good cups of espresso and cappuccino thanks to these new espresso machines."
Assessing progressing, in the final analysis, gets to be a very subjective game. It seems that the best, most rewarding advancements are those made with the understanding that as an industry we depend on the popularity of a very singular thing, the taste of a rather peculiar beverage made in the most unlikely manner. Coffee is a drink that has hardly any redeeming characteristic other than that it sometimes tastes remarkably good. It is for than "sometime" experience that coffee drinkers will continue to search. Anything that aids in that search might usefully be called "progress."
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I must have been a weird child. While most kids were requesting pizza and mac & cheese, I was requesting artichokes. These were my FAVORITE when I was little. I still love them, but I don't make them very often because HELLO, they are expensive!! No wonder my parents only bought them on "special occasions."
Put them in a large pot and boil for about 45 minutes-1 hour.
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- Kim said...
Mmmmm... My mouth is watering. It must be a family thing because these are my favorite. I totally crave them when I'm pregnant (and no, I haven't had any recently:) But just looking at the picture makes me think I might change the menu for next week... if they weren't so expensive.
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Tulsa, Okla.- College tennis resumes this fall as the nation's top players are set to compete for the first men's national title of the fall season at the 2012 ITA Men's All-American Championships. For the eighth straight year, the University of Tulsa's Michael D. Case Tennis Center will be the site for the ITA Men's All-American Championships.
The Oregon Ducks look to continue their success from last year, finishing the season 17-7. Head coach Nils Schllander and associate head coach Jonas Piiber look make this season their best of the four years they have coached together. Coach Schyllander says that "to have the opportunity to compete in one of the grand slam events of college tennis is a great opportunity for Jeff [Mullen] and Robin [Cambier] and hopefully one that they will capitalize on."
A strong and experienced group of four upperclassmen looks to welcome newcomers Daan Massland and Brent Chin who aim to continue the success that Oregon has been able achieve over the past few years. Chin, a native of Portland, Ore., and Massland, coming from the Netherlands, look to play a vital role in the team's success.
matches are set to begin on Sept. 29 with qualifying matches following on Oct.
1. A field of 64 singles players and 32 doubles teams will then compete in the
main draw on Oct. 4.
Singles quarterfinalists, doubles finalists and consolation champions will receive an automatic entry into the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships on Nov. 8-11, held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, NY.
A number of former ITA Men's All-American champions have gone on to professional success, including John Isner (Georgia), who reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the US Open in 2011; Bob and Mike Bryan (Stanford), whose 12 Grand Slam titles surpassed the record for most Grand Slam doubles titles in the Open era; James Blake (Harvard), who peaked at No. 4 in the world in 2006; MaliVai Washington (Michigan), who was the 1996 Wimbledon men's singles runner-up; and Mikael Pernfors (Georgia), who was the 1986 French Open men's singles runner-up.


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Joakim Noah will be a game-time decision for tonight's game vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Bulls' coach Tom Thibodeau said Noah didn't participate in Monday morning's shootaround because he was feeling under the weather.
Kirk Hinrich will most likely miss his fourth straight game when the Bulls take on the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday, but he is planning on traveling with the team on their six-game road trip that begins Wednesday in San Antonio. He said his plan is to return to action at some point during the trip as he's made significant progress with his sore right hamstring.
"You have a sense, but then, the ultimate test is getting out there and doing a lot of movement," Hinrich said. "I've been doing some spot shooting and some light activity, so it's been going good. So (I'm) just going to start to increase the intensity level of the treatment and rehab."
The Bulls are 4-9 this season vs. Western Conference team, a record that Thibodeau is hoping the team improves on with seven straight beginning vs. the Timberwolves.
"It's easy sometimes to try to put it in a box," Thibodeau said. "But oftentimes I think you also have to look at when you played them, where were you in terms of your schedule, where were you in terms of injury. We were on that West Coast trip early on and we had a lot of guys out. I don't think we were settled into who we are. Hopefully we are better now than we were then. But we're going to have to play for 48 minutes.
"That's the big thing for us. When we put the necessary work into it, that's when we give ourselves a chance. It always starts with the defense and rebounding and taking care of the ball. If we do that, we'll be in position to win. Hopefully if you're in position to win, you'll get your share."


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With Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA Science Officer and Flight Engineer Mike Fincke looking on, the ISS Progress 14 docked to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module at 8:55 a.m. CDT (1355 GMT) as the two craft flew 230 statute miles above Central Asia.
Padalka and Fincke were in Zvezda, prepared to take over manual control of the operation if it had been necessary, but the Progress craft automatically docked to the module through pre-programmed computer command with no problem.
The Progress was launched Tuesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and chased the Station for two days, using its engine to conduct rendezvous maneuvers in fine-tuning its course for today's docking.
The Progress was the first ship to arrive at the ISS since Padalka and Fincke took over Station operations last month. The next Progress is scheduled to launch to the Station in late July.
After leak checks are completed to insure a tight seal between Progress and Zvezda, Padalka will open up the ship's hatch later today so he and Fincke can begin unloading its cargo Friday.
Next week, Padalka and Fincke will turn their attention to preparations for a spacewalk no earlier than June 16, Moscow time, in Russian Orlan spacesuits out of the Pirs Docking Compartment to replace a power controller on the Station's truss that failed April 21, resulting in the temporary loss of one of the four Control Moment Gyros (CMGs) that govern the orientation of the complex.
On Wednesday, Fincke and Padalka took turns maneuvering the Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm to a position along the S0 Truss for camera views of the spacewalk worksite and downlink television of the spacewalk tasks as they are conducted during the planned 4-1/2 hour excursion. The two crewmembers will begin checking out their Orlan spacesuits next Thursday and are expected to climb into the suits June 11 in a dress rehearsal of the suit up and a thorough checkout of the suit systems that will clear the way for the spacewalk.
The spacewalk will be under the control of both U.S. and Russian mission personnel. Russian flight controllers will be directing Padalka and Fincke as they exit the Pirs and climb onto the telescoping Russian Strela cargo crane to be transported some 50 feet to the intersection of the U.S. and Russian segments of the Station. Once they dismount from the Strela, Padalka and Fincke will be under the direction of U.S. flight controllers as they move to the S0 Truss via handrails and tethers to swap out the failed Remote Power Control Module (RPCM) that rendered CMG 2 inoperable.
After power is restored to the CMG, the spacewalkers will make their way back to the Strela crane and, under the direction of Russian flight controllers once again, will swing back to the Pirs to reenter the Russian airlock and end the spacewalk.
Padalka and Fincke also conducted biomedical experiments and routine housekeeping tasks this week as they set their sights on the start of spacewalk preparations.


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Noel Coward's final play, "A Song at Twilight" officially opened Saturday at the Westport Country Playhouse: one of the finest Playhouse's productions we've seen. The simple 4-character play tells the story of Hugo Latymer (Brian Murray), a well known but aging writer who learns he is to be visited by Carlotta Gray (Gardana Rashovich), an girlfriend from many years ago. Hugo lives with his wife Hilde (Mia Dillon) in a luxurious Swiss hotel, and it seems that Hilde has received Carlotta's request and arranged the visit. The cast is rounded out by the exceptionally handsome Felix (Nicholas Carriere) as the butler. (His handsomeness figures briefly in the plot.)
The story develops over the 90-minute play that Carlotta, a somewhat successful actress, is about to publish her memoirs and wants to make use of some old letters of Hugo's that Hugo hoped would stay buried.
From the audience's point of view, we see the slow development and devolution of Hugo's relationship with Carlotta and Hugo's own growth, change and eventual defeat. Watching Murray and Rashovich spar with Coward's well-crafted lines is an absolute delight. This is not an early or mid-Coward comedy but a rather serious piece about an old actor, as Coward himself was when he first performed it. It was in fact his last stage appearance, since his health had begun to fail. Coward based Hugo to some extent on his friend Somerset Maugham, an older actor who lived luxuriously in the south of France. Coward lost his respect for Maugham in later years because of how Maugham treated his daughter, and this somewhat less likeable Maugham is part of Hugo, as is Coward himself.
Murray's carefully studied portrayal of this older man is delightful to watch, and Rashovich is a powerful force whenever she is on stage. Dillon's role is smaller, but impressive, as it becomes clear how much she has orchestrated the entire encounter. And Carriere's Felix is a study in the elegance of an upper-class butler.
The set, by Alexander Dodge, features drab, gray walls as you enter the theater, but when lit from behind, suddenly becomes shades of blue suggesting the distant mountains. A brief cameo by Bryan Kopp and Joseph Merlo through a scrim in the wall suggests some of Hugo's memories of his youth.
This marvelous production is performed Tuesdays at 8pm, Wednesdays at 2 and 8pm, Thursday and Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 3 and 8pm and Sunday at 3pm through May 17, 2014. The opening Sundays feature a discussion and talk-back after the play, but we left because we didn't want to spoil the illusion these excellent actors had just created.
Tickets are available at the Playhouse website or by calling 203-227-4177. The play is recommended for audiences 16 and over.


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The 1896 Morgan silver dollar was one of a series of coins minted in the United States from 1878 through 1921. The coins were designed by George T. Morgan, an assistant engraver at the Philadelphia Mint. This decorative silver dollar features Lady Liberty on the obverse and an Eagle clutching an olive branch and arrows in his talons on the reverse. The coins have a reeded edge with a diameter of 38.10 millimeters and weigh 26.73 grams with a metal content of 90% silver and 10% copper.
Total mintage for the 1896 silver dollar was 9,744,000. You can determine where the Morgan Dollar was minted by checking on the reverse of the coin right above the "DO" in dollar. An "O" means it was inted in New Orleans, an "S" stands for San Francisco and if there is no mark than it was minted in Philadelphia.
Prices vary widely, depending on the quality of the coin and range from a low of $29.00 to a high of $69,000.00 for an exceptionally fine silver dollar.


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The Day of Silence is the largest student-led action towards creating safer schools for all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
The event brings attention to anti‑LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) name-calling, bullying, and harassment in schools and is a nation wide annual event.
Students from middle school to college take a vow of silence in an effort to encourage schools and classmates to address the problem of anti‑LGBT behavior and to show solidarity for those who have been a victim of anti-LGBT bullying.
The program illustrates the silencing effect of bullying and harassment on LGBT students and those perceived to be LGBT.
OutREACH: GSA, which is Cabrini's Gender & Sexuality Alliance collaborates with the Office of Student Diversity Initiatives to plan Cabrini's annual Day of Silence each spring semester.
Day of Silence Schedule - April 15, 2016
11:00AM: Day of Silence Kick-Off Table Jazzman's Café, Widener Center Learn more about Day of Silence and choose to participate. If you are unable to spend the day silent, help spread the word and show your support by wearing a "Vocal Ally" sticker.
12:00–4:00PM: Information Tables Founder's Hall
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4:30PM: Breaking the Silence Together The Commons (Rain Location: Iadarola Center)
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Demand for finer wool perks up prices
Prices remained solid at this week's combined North and South Island wool sale with the finer wool prices strengthening on the back of demand from China.
Mid-micron and fine crossbred fleece prices increased by up to 5%.
New Zealand Wool Services general manager John Dawson said renewed activity from China helped stimulate the finer sector of the market with carpet types generally holding their ground.
More than 90% of the 14,000 bales on offer were sold.
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This was my first time shooting "Scenes From The Office" since interning here, and I had so much fun doing it! It was neat to walk around and check out what everyone was up to and say hey to the many pups we have running around. Here's whats been going on in BLDG 25 this week! (…) Read more
New Pet Project Cuteness!Mar 13, 2013
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More Adoptable Animals From PAWS, Plus One Special Dog BedNov 06, 2012
Last week I made a second trip to PAWS, Philadelphia's Animal Welfare Society, the city's largest rescue organization and only no-kill shelter. I was thrilled to learn that since our first visit, three of the urgent animals featured in our post had found forever homes! They also had some sweet new cats (and a dog!) that (…) Read more
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Pampering For Pets at FP TowsonMay 25, 2012
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Best FriendsApr 03, 2012
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Honors and Awards Ceremony
Friday, April 24, 2015 3:30 p.m.
The Honors & Awards Ceremony at the University of Wisconsin is a tradition with deep roots. The ceremony celebrates the achievements of those student who have excelled within the academic arena.
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Stefan Sagmeister's The Happy Show at the Museum of Contemporary Art's (MOCA) Pacific Design Center location, 8687 Melrose Ave. in West Hollywood (WeHo), was scheduled to close Sunday, June 9, 2013. Due to the LA Pride Celebration the show will close on Friday, June 7.
The LA Pride Celebration for 2013 officially runs June 8 & 9. Street closings in the area of the Pacific Design Center (PDC) for the celebration will make travel to this MOCA venue difficult. The West Hollywood Public Library across the street from MOCA will also be closed.
One of the main questions inspiring Sagmeister's Happy Show is his ten-year exploration of happiness and search for possible ways and means of increasing his happiness. Can happiness be a choice?
Sagmeister's The Happy Show incorporates a variety of imaginative, interactive and artistic ways to incorporate and present information from the artist's own diary and data from psychologists and anthropologists.
Stefan Sagmeister, Austrian born New York resident, has also been in the process for a few years putting together a documentary which he aptly titles, The Happy Film. Sagmeister was able to successfully fund a Kickstarter project reaching the $50,000 to get this documentary started.
One of the more interesting installations was the poll being conducted on the happiness level of The Happy Show attendees. Attendees were invited to procure a big yellow gumball from the gumball machine which portrayed the number (1 - 10) that most closely corresponds with their level of happiness. Your examiner found her happiness number increased after chewing the gumball and blowing some nice, juicy, big bubbles with her wad of gum; making her wish the gumball offer was for more than just one gumball.
As of this writing only two more days to get yourself to the MOCA at PDC in WeHo from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to view this fun and interesting exhibit about happiness. If it helps your happiness number the price for admittance to the show: FREE. In case you can't make it (especially if you had planned on visiting the 8th or 9th, please don't be sad) to The Happy Show before it closes, there is a The Happy Show tumblr online with lots of great photos from the exhibit and some YouTube videos. Click here to be directed to some YouTube video options from the show.


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On article Sony and Hasselblad announce partnership with DSLR on the horizon (267 comments in total)
Just returned from photokina and the Hasselblad stand
A few impressions:
A guy from the "real Hasselblad" department also is not impressed and fears the impact of this on the brand name
It is uncomfortable to hold with my average male hands, so not even improvement in that area
It is even more ugly in real life
The Lunar people look at this as a test, they were a bit defensive. Think they have already heard lots of criticism.
The opinions I have heard range from ridiculous to embarrassing.
There are Hasselblad lenses (wide angle ,standard zoom? They would not tell details) planned for the beginning of next year, and this is interesting for Sony NEX users. So this cooperation might bring something useful and not just bling
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The New Mexico baseball team found the road an unforgiving place again.
Texas Tech rolled to a 9-3 victory over the visiting Lobos on Tuesday afternoon in Lubbock.
John Pustay gave UNM (8-4-1) a 1-0 lead with a two-out RBI single in the first inning. The Red Raiders (10-3) responded with three runs in the bottom of the frame and never trailed again.
Five Texas Tech players had three or more hits in the game, pounding away at the Lobos' pitching staff. Stephen Smith went 4-for-5, falling a home run shy of the cycle. Adam Kirsch was 3-for-4, falling a triple short of the cycle.
Junior Jake Cole (0-1) made his first career start and ended up with the loss, allowing three runs on seven hits and one walk in 2.2 innings.
Sam Haggerty went 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI to pace UNM at the plate. Freshman Danny Collier was 3-for-5 and Kirby McGuire finished the day 2-for-4 with an RBI.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Naver Corp. said its subsidiary Line Corp. that operates a popular mobile messaging app is considering listing its shares in Tokyo or New York.
Naver, South Korea's largest Internet company, said Wednesday that Line could sell shares in an initial public offering in both Japan and the U.S.
The statement was made in regulatory filing after earlier media reports that Line had submitted an IPO application to the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Naver confirmed the report but added the IPO decision was not final. The app is also called Line.
The move highlights the growth of Asian mobile messaging apps, driven in large part by the popularity of smartphones and connecting to the Internet through mobile devices. The apps have been a threat to longer-established Internet companies, which have responded by taking a stake in the upstart industry through acquisitions.
As of last month, Line had more than 450 million users. It has tens of millions of users in Japan, Thailand, Indonesia and Spain.
If listed, Line's market capitalization will be at least 23 trillion won ($22.2 billion), according to Lee Chang-young, an analyst at Tongyang Securities Co. That would be the same level as the market cap of Twitter Inc.
Lee said the number of monthly average users at Line is growing faster than that of Facebook or Twitter.
Other mobile messaging apps have also been involved in big deals. Facebook Inc. paid $19 billion to acquire WhatsApp and Viber Media was bought by Japan's Rakuten Inc. for $900 million.
For Internet companies that started when PCs were the predominant gateway to the Internet, messaging apps have provided a way to expand their reach to mobile phone users.
Naver owns South Korea's most-visited online search portal but is little known abroad. It reversed its fading fortunes with Line.
As the messaging app became a household name in many Asian countries, its revenues from sales of big emoticons known as stickers surged. It has diversified its revenue by courting advertisers and offering games.


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I'll take this piece by piece to let you know what is right, technically wrong, and how you can improve. Also, bravo for attempting a fellow(even if you gave up). They are notoriously "difficult" and many dollers don't even bother.
Now, your shaping is actually good for a first try. The outer outlining is very natural, with only a few issues here and there. There are some spots in the bun where it is sharper in shape when it should be more rounded (note the right and left sides where you start to move in again--a long line before you starting moving inwards would help this). Your inner outlining(the bangs) is the major issue. There is a bump on the right side and your outline should be smooth(I've done buns several times, maybe it would help to take a look at my more recent dolls? Just a suggestion since I do them so much and looking at other dolls can be very helpful).
I'm impressed you attempted stranding, it took me ages to do it and I'm still not crazy on the concept personally. A wider palette(with 6 colors) would be helpful for you here. When stranding, you'll want to use the next light color in the palette around it, as well as lighten the strand as you go. This is a somewhat complicated concept that I know I'm not explaining well :/
Dithering gets you major points. A lot of people don't do it and it really is necessary to get smoother shading. I'm a fiend on it, so watch someone else some along and point out that I don't use it massively or that its not necessary
The outline of the bottom of your dress needs some work. It needs to be more wavy, like a real dress, right now it seems very rigid, which could work, but it needs more dropping between each level. I'll suggest waviness for now, rigid outlining is a bit more advanced and obviously I don't want to overload you. You have to basic shading concept down for the "levels", just include a bit more highlighting along the bottom portion, right now it is a bit too dark.
Also, you'll want to add folds around the waist. You know though folds in your shirt that form when you put it on? They are there for dresses too. Try adding a few lines along the waist and shading them, it will improve it a lot.
You did a great job on them, actually. I don't have much critique, your palette here was good. The highlight could be a little lighter and having a pixel go back down before the heel doesn't flow smoothly. Just have it on the same level as the second to last or one higher to keep with the smoothness.
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Frei Otto's Olympic Stadium for the 1972 Summer Games in Munich, Germany, intimated a future filled with organic and mind-bending forms. Have tensile fabric structures lived up to their promise? This article addresses the materials used in tensile design, the advantages and challenges of this form of architecture, and advancements made within this fast-growing design segment. Take the course.
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High School: Prepped at Granada High School ... lettered three years in lacrosse ... was the Best Offensive Player at Granada in 2009 and earned EBAL Honorable Mention as a senior ... scored 30 goals and had nine assists in 2009 ... as a junior had 27 goals and nine assists ... as a sophomore finished with 24 goals and four assists ... Played in the Capitol Cup, All-Star Express, Fall Classic, Sand Storm and played in Prague with her club team ... also played in the Vail Shootout with the Pacific Highlight team.
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Banner Thunderbird offers several surgical and non-invasive treatments for heart disease. For each treatment there are several different approaches. It is best to speak with your doctor to determine what specific treatments you need.
Catheterization Procedures
A catheterization procedure is a minimally-invasive way to treat some forms of heart disease. Doctors do not surgically open the patient's chest. They enter the heart through arteries in the legs or arms. Then they use special tools to inject dye, clear blocked arteries, or insert a stent (small stainless steel tube) when needed. Banner Thunderbird offers many cardiac catheterization procedures. The following are frequently performed at this hospital.
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Vote Wilderness Classroom in the Canoe & Kayak Magazine Awards. If you have followed this column at all during the last couple of years you are familiar with the Wilderness Classroom, based out of the Chicago suburb of Willow Springs.
The last column I wrote about them had them finally finishing their 11,000 plus mile adventure around North America. Along the way they transmitted their adventure to the computers of thousands of elementary classroom students who tuned in and lived vicariously through them in the classroom and learned about the North American Continent's wild places.
Related: Wilderness Classroom finish the epic North American Odyssey
They are now up for Canoe & Kayak Spirit of Adventure Award. I have not analyzed the other candidates, but it would be hard to top the resume of Dave and Amy Freeman over the last three years.
They circumnavigated the North American continent starting in Seattle, Washington on Earth Day in April of 2010. They kayaked up the northwest passage to Skagway, Alaska, then hiked across a portion of Alaska, Canoed the Dawson River, dogsledded through the Northwest Territories, canoed through Ontario and through the Great Lakes system to the St. Lawrence, braved Hurricane Sandy, and kayaked the Eastern Seaboard to their finish line in the Florida Keys.
I am exhausted even typing out their adventure. How could they not win the Spirit of Adventure. Voting for the award ends on June 30th, so click on the above link now and find Dave and Amy Freeman and give them the love they deserve.
Here is the word from the Wilderness Classroom from their recent press release:
Western Springs, IL-based Nonprofit Organization Nominated for Canoe & Kayak Magazine's "Spirit of Adventure Award"
Dave and Amy Freeman of the Western Springs, IL-based nonprofit, Wilderness Classroom, have been nominated for Canoe & Kayak Magazine's "Spirit of Adventure" Award. The The Freemans are one of five nominees for this award. There are several award categories such as male and female "Paddlers of the Year", "Filmmaking Achievement" and "Expedition of the Year". Winners of the awards are determined by online vote. Voting is open through June 30. Vote for the "Spirit of Adventure" Award here: http://www.canoekayak.com/canoe-kayak-awards/vote/spirit-of-adventure/
The Freemans were nominated due to their recent completion of the North American Odyssey, an 11,700 mile canoe, kayak and dogsled expedition across North America. School children participated in the adventure via the website, http://www.wildernessclassroom.com/
This is the second annual Canoe & Kayak Awards. Winners will be announced on August 1 at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City, UT.
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While Game Freak initially tried keeping their future event Pokemon under wraps, it appears we will finally be officially introduced to Diancie, who will be featured in the upcoming movie Cocoon of Destruction & Diancie.
Diancie had initially leaked months ago, along with two other event Pokemon. Until now however, Game Freak did not acknowledge any of these Pokemon officially. This Diancie announcement came in the Japanese magazine CoroCoro.
The Pokemon is a Rock/Fairy type and is #719 in the PokeDex. It is known as the Jewel Pokemon, obviously because of the prominent appearence of jewels on its body.
Nothing is known yet on when the Pokemon will be distributed for fans to download to their copies of Pokemon X and Pokemon Y, but it is safe to assume it will coincide with the release of the movie.
This now leaves Hoopa, the Psychic/Ghost type, and Volcanion, the Fire/Water type, as the only two remaining Pokemon who have yet to be officially revealed.


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The Wealth of Health Award is given to a company that is committed to encourage and foster healthy behaviors in the workplace.
Thrive was established in 2011 and was designed to help employees stay healthy, fit, and active. It encompasses the whole person, and offers a variety of health education, activities, incentives, and more. Unity actively encourages and supports healthy behaviors and lifestyles among its employees by sharing its vast expertise and resources to educate and empower employees to make positive, lifelong healthy choices.
"We're thrilled to have been chosen for this award. We really have made a strong effort over the last few years and we're committed to having the healthiest workforce in the Rochester area," said Renee Elwood, Thrive coordinator. "Unity really has a unique perspective on wellness. Our focus is on enhancing the health of our patients – and to do that, we need to be sure that our employees are at their best. We view wellness as an individual's overall health and well-being, which includes positive lifestyle choices and behaviors, physical fitness, healthy eating habits, and mental and emotional stability. We know it's essential to find a good balance among work, life, and play – and it's our mission to help our employees find that balance."
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