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A Russian court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit claiming that Madonna traumatized minors by speaking up for gay rights during a concert in St. Petersburg.
Russia seems like a lovely place to live for the open-minded.
According to the Huffington Post, the ruling came after a one-day hearing that bordered on the farcical. Plaintiffs claimed that Madonna's so-called "propaganda of perversion" would negatively affect Russia's birthrate and erode the nation's defense capability by depriving the country of future soldiers. At one point, the judge threatened to expel journalists from the courtroom if they laughed too much.
Why not? The whole thing sounds funnier than a Monty Python episode.
The Moskovsky district court in St. Petersburg ended up throwing out the Trade Union of Russian Citizens' lawsuit and the 333 million rubles ($10.7 million) it sought from the singer for allegedly exposing youths to "homosexual propaganda."
They did know they were booking Madonna ... right?
Madonna did not attend the trial, and her publicist Liz Rosenberg said Thursday the star wouldn't comment about it.
Anti-gay sentiment is strong in Russia, particularly in St. Petersburg, where local legislators passed a law in February that made it illegal to promote homosexuality to minors. Six months later, Madonna criticized the law on Facebook, then stood up for gay rights during a concert in St. Petersburg that drew fans as young as 12.
"Who will children grow up to be if they hear about the equal rights of the lesbian lobby and manly love with traditional sexual relations?" one of the plaintiffs, Darya Dedova, testified Thursday. "The death rate prevails over the birthrate in the West; young guys are becoming gender neutral."
Let's leave Justin Bieber out of this.
The plaintiffs submitted evidence about gay culture drawn from Wikipedia pages, claiming that a real encyclopedia could not have articles about homosexuality. Right. The pages would immediately catch fire.
"We aren't against homosexual people, but we are against the propaganda of perversion among minors," Dedova told the court. "We want to defend the values of a traditional family, which are currently in crisis in this country. Madonna violated our laws and she should be punished."
Madonna, who performed in Moscow and St. Petersburg in August as part of her world tour, also angered Russian officials by supporting jailed members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot. The American said during her Moscow concert that she would "pray for them," then turned around so the audience could see the words "Pussy Riot" written on her back. The singer also donned a ski mask similar to those worn by Pussy Riot.
Despite international outrage, three of that band's members were sentenced to two years in jail on hooliganism charges for performing a "punk prayer" at Moscow's main cathedral, during which they pleaded with the Virgin Mary to deliver Russia from President Vladimir Putin. One of the Pussy Riot members was later released from jail on appeal, but the other two were sent to prison camps to serve their sentences.
So much for all those "reforms" in Russia.
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VAIL - One of the greatest things about the Burton US Open is something you won't see if you're watching the event live at Golden Peak.
The webcast, hosted by Jack Mitrani and Henry Jackson at burton.com/uso, allows you to watch the event live, and learn a great deal about what it is you're watching along the way.
The camerawork at the Burton U.S. Open has been incredible, and coupled with Mitrani and Jackson's witty banter, the webcast to snowboarding fans is like watching Monday Night Football and listening to Jon Gruden.
Following the live broadcast, Mitrani and Jackson host a show called "The Boardroom," which is snowboarding's answer to post-game show.-
On Thursday, The Boardroom featured Louie Vito, who talked about the Olympic Qualification process for halfpipe snowboarders.
"I think Americans have it best because for our Olympic qualifying we have the Grand Prix which is sanctioned by FIS, but not necessarily ran by FIS, it's ran by USSA which is great," Vito said. "I think, as an American, we luck out with having our qualifying be a Grand Prix FIS, I don't really do a World Cup unless I have to. As an American, I don't mind doing the Grand Prix, but if I had to go do World Cups day in day out, it definitely wouldn't be my favorite contest to look forward to."
Jackson points to that interview as an example of a void that's being filled with "The Boardroom" and Burton's webcast.-
"Trying to follow the sport, you don't really get much access to snowboarders," said Jackson. "So we get them on to speak their minds on certain things which are really relevant in the sport."
Mitrani says he always knew this element had been missing from snowboarding, and the way it was being followed in the media.
"You see a basketball game and then see sports center afterward, you get to learn all little bit more about these athletes rather than just watching them in the competition," he said.-
But while their format follows the same basic format as a post-game roundtable-type show, viewers will likely find it more entertaining.
"The webcast allows us to be a lot more loose," Mitrani says.-
And by loose, he means funny - their commentary, and The Boardroom show is absolutely hilarious.
During Stale Stanbech's halfpipe run on Thursday, (Mitrani and Jackson affectionately refer to him as stale sandwich), we heard Mitrani's ability to weave interesting facts in with humor.
"As you can see he's very flexible," Mitrani said as Stanbech performed a huge "stiffy," straight-legged grab. "He takes training very seriously. I've trained with him over in Norway, he can out-squat me. And me and Chuck Norris trained for three years and Stale still can out squat me."
And the Chuck Norris jokes came rolling in.-
Masters of the new media, Mitrani and Jackson watch their Snapchat and Twitter accounts like hawks during the broadcast, shouting out the best submissions.
"Chuck Norris built the Vail halfpipe with his thoughts," was one. "Chuck Norris looked at the snow and it just parted to make the pipe, like the red sea," was another.
Then Danny Davis chimed in. Davis was a special guest during the live halfpipe commentary along with Mitrani and Stanbech on Thursday.
"Actually, Chuck Norris came in with a Swiss Army knife and carved this halfpipe," Davis joked. "They gave him a big cube and he came in in a half hour and made it."
Getting big-name snowboarders like Davis, who won the quarterpipe event at the Burton U.S. Open in 2006, comes easy to Jackson and Mitrani with their connections in the industry. Mitrani, a multi-time Burton U.S. Open competitor who has a fourth place Dew Tour superpipe finish to his credit (in 2011), is old friends with a lot of competitors like Davis. But he himself is now-officially-retired from the competitions scene. -
Perhaps for a move on to broadcasting, for which he has an obvious knack.
And that knack may be-inherited.-
"I grew up watching my dad sell jackets on TV," says Mitrani. "He was funny, and so I've always had a loose sense of humor and get some of my humor through him."
Follow Jack Mitrani on Twitter at @jackmitrani, and check out his and Davis' videos at-http://www.youtube.com/user/frendsvision. Follow Henry Jackson on Twitter at @Jacksonshole, and check out his show Jackson's Hole at www.redbull.tv.


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Coca Cola UK launches YouTube channel to connect with young adults
Coca-Cola is known for its inspiring marketing campaigns, often based around the core values of optimism, happiness and, of course, enjoying refreshingly carbonated beverages.
With the launch of CokeTV, the brand is taking a different tack.
Social media image guide for brands: June 2016
We've just published our new Social Media Best Practice Guide, so I thought I'd give another helping hand by putting together an updated social media image size guide.
The overlords who run the social media channels we all use on a daily basis are constantly moving the goalposts.
If video is the future of the internet, here's what brands need to know
Few underestimate the power of online video. Its importance has been apparent since at least 2006, when Google acquired YouTube in a deal worth north of $1.5bn.
But a lot has changed since then. So much, in fact, that it's worth asking if video is effectively the future of the internet. The answer: perhaps.
Google aims to help advertisers capitalize on viral videos
At its digital Newfronts event last week, Google's YouTube announced a new ad offering that it hopes will give advertisers the ability to take advantage of viral videos.
Breakout Videos is part of Google Preferred, which launched in 2014 and gives advertisers access to inventory from YouTube's most popular channels and content creators.
Through Preferred Breakout Videos, advertisers can now capitalize in real time on inventory belonging to content that is gaining significant traction.
How Donald Trump is using social media
Last week, I looked at how the the Democratic presidential candidates are using social media to bolster their campaigns.
Yesterday, Donald Trump became the presumptive Republican nominee.
Here's how he has been using social media.
How three top betting sites handle social content
Social content is – or at least should be – entirely driven by a brand's tone of voice. And that tone of voice should be driven in turn by the brand's target audience and the image it wants to achieve.
Betting companies are interesting because they get away with stuff that a lot of other brands wouldn't (everyone remembers the 'last one to sign up to a Paddy Power account is a t***' banner ad).
I thought I'd look at three of the top UK betting sites to see how they handle social content and what other brands can learn from their success.
A pun-free roundup of excellent Easter marketing campaigns
Retail spending was expected to hit £775m over the Easter weekend, and brands were working hard to get the biggest possible share of that cash.
I thought I'd look at some of my favourite Easter campaigns from the past while also looking at some of the better ones from 2016 so far.
Seven tips for driving an emotional response to video marketing
The ability to elicit emotions in people has been an integral part of marketing for decades, and for online video advertising it is particularly important if you want people to share and engage with your content.
But the emotions people feel in response to particular video ads differs greatly across the world, and between different demographics such as age group and gender.
In this post I'm going to cover some key global trends in terms of emotional reactions to online video ads.
How do the most popular brands manage blog comment sections?
Around 15 years ago, forums and blog comment sections were staples of brand-to-fan communication. But the world's moved on.
While many choose to focus on social media channels, some of the world's most popular brands still blog as they have spent years attracting readers and building an engaged community.
But how do they manage reader comments to ensure the engaged community doesn't become a free-for-all?
17 marketing campaigns with a positive message for women
Today is International Women's Day, which got me thinking about how women are represented in the marketing and advertising space.
Now, I know plenty of brands have had a negative impact when it comes to women's issues (remember that 'beach body ready' campaign?), but others are actually doing some good, so I'm going to focus on them.
10 of the best social campaigns & stories from February 2016
It was February last month, which meant Valentine's Day and Super Bowl campaigns were high on the agenda for brands.
I'll be covering both those topics in this month's social round-up, along with plenty of exciting news from the likes of Facebook and Twitter, and House of Fraser's odd decision to go completely off-brand and talk only in emojis.
The three biggest challenges in influencer marketing
The rise of influencer marketing doesn't seem to be slowing, and it's easy to see why.
It is the inevitable result of content and social coming together, and many brands have already seen some impressive results from this channel.
But with it comes a number of challenges that many marketers are struggling to overcome, as outlined in our recent report, The Rise of Influencers, in collaboration with Fashion and Beauty Monitor.


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Images of Faith in the Holy Land - Gil Cohen-Magen
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
6:30pm @ Plaza Branch
Photojournalist Gil Cohen-Magen has spent a decade in Israel covering not only political and military conflict but also the coming together of various faiths. He is one of the few journalists to observe and record the ceremonies and lifestyles of ultra-Orthodox Jews who live apart from their country's mainstream culture.
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What is it about those eight seconds?
That's how long the play took, you know. Eight seconds. From start to finish to mythic image.
Joe Montana takes the snap. Rolls right. No one is open. Montana under pressure. Keeps rolling. Releases the ball in what seems to be a prayer, floating into open space at the back of the end zone until ... suddenly, there are Dwight Clark's hands. Reaching up. Grabbing the ball. Touchdown. The 49ers beat the Cowboys.
Eight seconds in January 1982. Eight seconds to replay visually on YouTube or on NFL highlights or on retrospective television specials or simply inside your own mind, over and over and over.
"I can never see it enough," Clark said not long ago. "People always ask, 'Do you ever get tired of talking about it?' How could I get tired of talking about that? It's a very positive play that helped get us to the Super Bowl and kept my name in 49ers fans' heads for 30-something years. I never get tired of talking about it."
And they never will. "The Catch" is the most memorable moment in Candlestick Park history, and in realistic terms, everything else is tied for eighth place. But why? Why do those eight seconds at Candlestick Park resonate in a way that no other eight seconds in Bay Area sports history resonate?
The answer lies in multiple complex factors. They have to do with Bay Area history and baseball failures by the Giants and the coolness of Montana and the birth of an epic 49ers age.
"I just think it gave 49er fans something they'd never had before," said former franchise owner Eddie DeBartolo, who loves to tell the story of how he missed seeing The Catch because his view was blocked by a police horse. "Sports, especially winning, brings people together. It makes people feel good."
Just know this: When the team plays what likely will be its final game at Candlestick Park on Monday night, at some point every person in the stadium will stare at the north end zone at least once, then either sigh or smile. Or both.
That patch of grass -- the swath of turf where Clark leapt and landed -- is probably the Bay Area's most sacred sports ground. Jim Mercurio, the 49ers vice president in charge of stadium operations, says that when people are given tours of Candlestick, the requests are always the same.
"They first want to see the locker rooms and take the walk through the tunnel from the home locker room to the dugout where the players come onto the field," Mercurio sad. "But once they get onto the field, everyone always asks: 'Where was The Catch? Which end zone? Where exactly?' "
Of course, the actual "where" has not really been there for a long while -- at least not the same turf on which Clark's feet took off and landed. The original grass was replaced many years ago and has been resodded many times since. Still, during the last couple of Fanfest events that the team has staged at the stadium, a kiosk has been erected on the spot. Attendees have lined up to have their pictures taken with a life-size cutout of Clark stretching for the ball.
"I don't think about it every single day," said the noncardboard Dwight Clark. "But on 90 percent of the days, maybe. It somehow comes up in everyday life. Somebody either brings it up, or I see a picture of it somewhere, or hear about it on radio or TV or something. Fortunately for me, it's one of those plays that has staying power."
Oddly enough, the 49ers had scored their first touchdown of the game on the same play as The Catch. But instead of Montana throwing the ball to Clark, the ball went to the primary receiver, Freddie Solomon. When they ran it again at game's end, that was still the case.
"I was the secondary receiver," Clark said, "and the coaching point on that was for Joe to either throw it away or throw it just high enough that I could jump up and catch it, but don't throw an interception. For Joe under duress to put it right in that exact spot, what it had to be was magical."
Eight seconds made all the difference. Before the catch by Clark, the 49ers had never reached a Super Bowl, had been a postseason afterthought since joining the NFL in 1950, had never beaten the hated Cowboys in a playoff game, had never earned much national attention. Clark makes the catch and ... the world tilts the opposite way. The 49ers gain confidence. They go on to win Super Bowl XVI and four more after that, with Montana becoming a legend.
What's often forgotten is how, before the game, the usually cerebral Bill Walsh had resorted to near-trash talking, speaking about how the Cowboys disrespected the 49ers. In Bay Area history, the 1982 NFC title game was seen as a cleansing and spirit-lifting occasion, washing away the gloom that had lingered since two horrible 1978 events -- the Jonestown Massacre that involved many Northern California victims, plus the City Hall murders of Harvey Milk and George Moscone.
Also, even though Candlestick was constructed as a baseball park, the Giants had never won a World Series there -- and had come closest on a bitter Game 7 finish when Willie McCovey's potential game-winning line drive was caught for the final out in 1962. Candlestick had been the site only of misery or melancholy, such as the Beatles' last public concert in 1966.
But then came Clark and those eight seconds. And the 49ers never looked back.
"It was an exclamation point," Clark will admit, before adding: "Really, I think it's just a memorable moment from that year, and therefore people look at that as the play that kind of launched the dynasty. It was really Eddie DeBartolo, Bill and Joe and that team the entire season."
The 49ers, said Mercurio, do have some special plans to commemorate The Catch on Monday night. But they don't want to give away any plans. Clark will surely be there, though. He is going to have mixed emotions.
"It absolutely is bittersweet," Clark said. "I hate to see Candlestick go because there has been so much 49er history there ... It's just going to be gone."
But if the stadium is demolished and blown up, as expected, Clark wants to be invited.
"I would like to be there," Clark said. "It's like the funeral of a good friend, you want to be there to say goodbye for the last time."
He'll always be a part of those eight seconds, on that video loop. Outside of the 1989 World Series earthquake, they will be remembered as the most unforgettable eight seconds in both Candlestick Park and Bay Area sports history.
DeBartolo, who dined out with Clark during a recent 49ers trip, confirmed what has always been suspected.
"Whenever he's someplace where there are 49er fans," DeBartolo said, "Dwight never has to buy a drink."
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Candlestick Moments
In honor of the 49ers' final season at Candlestick Park, we count down the team's Most Unforgettable Moments at the place the 49ers have called home since 1971. The 10 Most Unforgettable Moments -- among them a few that 49ers fans can't forget, no matter how hard they try -- were voted on by our sports staff.
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1. The Catch Jan. 10, 1982
2. The Catch II Jan. 3, 1999
3. The Catch III Jan. 14, 2012
4. The Gigantic Comeback Jan. 5, 2003
5. Young's Crazy Run Oct. 30, 1988
6. Rice Sets TD Record Sept. 5, 1994
7. Giant Heartbreak Jan. 20, 1991
8. Young's Victory Lap Jan. 15, 1995
9. Kaepernick, Superman Jan. 12, 2013
10. The Greatest Comeback Dec. 7, 1980
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Gift should not have been rejected
The city council report from the September 12 issue omitted a major point.
The video tapes show that my statement of patience was prefaced by my caveat that as long as the restorative efforts were forthcoming I could be patient as historians have learned to be. I never said a word about abandoning restoration essentials. What City Manager Jones added was wishful thinking unless there is something unrealistic about my reluctance to lose both the project and the hard-earned $19,263.83.
I thank Mayor Deb Fader for her leadership toward getting the project approved. I thank Rep. Dean Urdahl for two letters of support and encouragement to council members. I also thank town board member Jim Ruether and others who volunteered services of various types.
In rejecting a large gift that did not fit its whims, council members forgot that a public office is a public trust. The state would never have deeded the monument site had the original council members held attitudes so contrary to the stipulations in the deed. Long-deferred maintenance has cut the park capacity to a fraction of what it was, with no place to sit and no toilet facilities. Is installation of a 10 by 10-foot prefabricated concrete toilet really beyond the competence of the council?
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Loyal Ducks Unlimited members from across the country have raised more than $1 million for conservation in the name of late Montana DU volunteer Eric Pierce. The DU Bozeman Chapter recently put on a gala to celebrate the legacy of a man known as an avid waterfowler and passionate conservationist.
"What a DU team effort it truly was," organizer Pat Busby said. "The results were fantastic, especially since they will be used for conservation work in Montana and to pay tribute to such a wonderful, generous man who was a great conservationist."
Busby and his co-organizers, Randy Newberg and Pat Harlin, worked with other volunteers and DU staff to get pledges and donations of nearly $700,000 even before the day of the event. Membership upgrades, cash donations, raffles and live auctions, combined with the donation of a piece of land by Eric's widow, Nancy Pierce, brought in an even bigger number than the group had imagined.
"My family and I were beyond moved by the results of this event," said Eric's son, Marc Pierce. "The financial result will insure an on-the-ground legacy for my dad, and the stories and outpouring of good feelings that night are now cherished memories."
"When we got close to a million, it was high-fives, hugs and tears," Busby said. "We knew it would be big, but we never dreamt it would be a million dollars."
Eric and Marc, a former DU board member and Ducks Unlimited Television (DU-TV) host, founded Big Sky Carvers, a decoy-carving factory in Manhattan, Mont. Eric was an active DU volunteer for more than 25 years.
"He was a true conservationist and really believed in getting kids in to the outdoors," Busby said.
Former DU-TV host Jared Brown emceed the event, which featured exclusive raffles and adventures, including a "Cajun Outback" Texas duck and goose hunt with Brown and Marc Pierce, an "Old Mexico" whitetail hunt with DU legend Oran Richard, an Arkansas Black River flooded timber mallard hunt and an early teal and alligator hunt in Louisiana. The event also auctioned off some items from Pierce's personal gun library, including a Parker Reproduction BHE – Grade Limited Edition 20-gauge side-by-side, Browning Citori Lighting Grade VI 20-gauge and a Cooper Model 36 Western Classic 22LR with octagon barrel.
"What was so amazing to me was all of the others getting just exactly what Eric had taught all of us over the years. And that was to 'give back,' and man did they give back," said event co-chair Pat Harlin.
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A book that uses the word "retarded" has been allowed to stay in the libraries of nine Minnesota schools despite a parent's complaint.
Jenna Boutain of Farmington, Minn., requested in April that the book "Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You" by Barthe DeClements be removed because it uses a derogatory term for students with special needs.
On Wednesday, a panel of parents, teachers and officials from the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district voted unanimously to keep the book.
Boutain is a district employee who works with special needs students as well as the mother of a student.
"As a whole, I feel the book is outdated and uses language that is no longer acceptable," Boutain wrote in her request. "This book serves no educational purpose besides keeping words and behaviors in the minds of our students."
Boutain's child was given the book as part of an accelerated-reader program. A district official offered to restrict the child's access to the book, and the mother agreed, but decided to move forward with her request to have it removed from schools.
The book was first published in 1985 and tells the story of Helen, a sixth-grader with a learning disability. Lori Torseth, media specialist at Westview Elementary School, told the panel that the book was valuable for students who were struggling to learn to read. Torseth added that the book's author told her it was written to "give people comfort that learning to read is hard.
A national campaign to ban the "r-word" is supported by the Special Olympics and other groups because they feel the word is hurtful and derogatory.
DeClements' book is in the libraries of nine district schools but is not used in the classroom. District policy allows community members to ask that instructional materials be reconsidered by district officials.
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In the 1960s, the sagrantino grape was disappearing from the hillsides around the town of Montefalco, in Italy's Umbria region. Considered indigenous to the area, sagrantino, a sturdy red grape, had been cultivated at least since the Middle Ages. The monks grew it to make a sweet sacramental wine from the dried grapes.
But sagrantino had been written off by many as just too austere and tannic for table wine. Luckily, a few vintners set about to revive the grape. Take Marco Caprai, for example. His father, Arnaldo Caprai, was in the textile business and bought land near Montefalco in 1971, planting a few acres of grapes. Marco joined his father in 1987. At the time, there were fewer than 125 acres of sagrantino; the Caprais had about 17. Marco, working with the University of Milan, started researching the best practices for growing sagrantino. (He says he approached the university in nearby Perugia but was told that sagrantino wasn't worth the investment.)
"The big step was 1995," Marco Caprai says, when the winery's 1993 Montefalco Sagrantino was awarded the top rating from Italy's influential Gambero Rosso wine magazine and annual guide. There was an explosion of investment in the Montefalco area.
Now, more than 2,400 acres of sagrantino are planted in the area, and most of the grapes go into dry wines. Many new wineries have been established. One example is Tenuta Bellafonte, founded in 2007 by Peter Heilbron, who was from Milan. He says he chose the area because he and his wife loved Umbria and saw the potential of sagrantino.
"My belief was that we could push a little farther for refinement, for elegance," Heilbron says. A lot of wineries produce more than just sagrantino, but not Tenuta Bellafonte. Heilbron's first vintage was 2008, and the current release, 2009, has been widely praised. With the 2009, he's achieved the elegance he was looking for -- and even he's surprised by how quickly he was able to do it.
Also relatively new to the area is the Lunelli family, who are better known for the Ferrari sparkling wines they produce in Trentino, to the northeast. The Lunellis bought property in Montefalco in 2001 and established Tenuta Castelbuono. They bought more property outside a neighboring village, where they built a winery known as the Carapace, with a shape inspired by a tortoise's shell. Alessandro Lunelli says the family liked the area because sagrantino is unique. "We're trying to prove that sagrantino has something to say," he says.
The current vintage from Castelbuono is 2007, a hot year, and the wine is a bruiser, with big tannins. By way of explanation, Lunelli says that the region is relatively young. "We need time. The wines need time," he says.
In general, as the Castelbuono demonstrates, Montefalco sagrantino is a big, powerful red with strong tannins. Some versions are somewhat rustic and earthy, but Tenuta Bellafonte shows its potential for elegance. The wines often have alcohol levels over 14 percent, and they pair well with hearty foods. (Although it's natural to think of them as wintertime wines, they are good partners to summer's grilled meats.)
Sagrantino would seem to have the potential for long aging because of its tannic structure, but as Alessandro Meniconi of the Perticaia winery notes, "Not many people have tasted many old wines." The grape's modern history in the region isn't a very long one, and many wineries haven't saved much in the way of older bottles.
Montefalco sagrantino wines aren't cheap. Most that I've tasted are in the $45-$60 range. For a less expensive alternative, there's Montefalco rosso, a blend of mostly sangiovese and sagrantino. There are also some very good white wines, notably grechetto and trebbiano spoletino, the latter being far more flavorful than the ubiquitous and often bland trebbiano toscano.
If you visit Umbria, Montefalco is worth a visit. It's a charming hill town, with steep streets and a large piazza at the top. Find the right vantage point, and you can look across the valley to the famed basilica at Assisi. There is also a wine road, the Strada del Sagrantino (www.stradadelsagrantino.it).
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As mentioned earlier, Tenuta Bellafonte's 2009 ($50) is an outstanding and elegant example of Montefalco sagrantino. It's dark, ripe and structured, with black fruit, spice, a whisper of cedar and firm but approachable tannins. Another fairly approachable version is the 2007 Scacciadiavoli Montefalco Sagrantino ($45), which has warm berry fruit, hints of cedar and anise, and fairly fine tannins for sagrantino.
The Arnaldo Caprai wines are also very good and should be easier to find. The 2007 Arnaldo Caprai "Collepiano" Sagrantino di Montefalco ($60) is dark and ripe, yet still fresh, with red cherry, cedar, tobacco, spice and very firm tannins, while the 2008 "25 Anni" ($100) is big and concentrated, with black fruit, cedar and very drying tannins.
The sagrantinos from Perticaia have a lot of appealing freshness. The 2006 Perticaia Montefalco Sagrantino ($45) displays ripe black fruit, notes of anise and graphite and firm tannins. The 2009 ($45) will arrive in July; it's fresh and a little floral, with dark, ripe fruit, spice and firm tannins.
The Lunelli family's 2007 Tenuta Castelbuono Montefalco Sagrantino ($36) is very tannic, with lively black fruit and good concentration. The 2008, which isn't available yet, is spicy and powerful, but the tannins are much finer than in the 2007. The 2007 Romanelli Montefalco Sagrantino ($40) is also dark and powerful, with a slight dried fruit note. (The 2009 Romanelli, which isn't in California yet, is also quite ripe but also a little savory.)
You can find the wines from Tabarrini online at www.tabarrini.us. Two of its top wines are the 2009 Tabarrini "Colle alle Macchie" Montefalco Sagrantino ($53) which is rich and slightly earthy, with spicy black fruit and approachable tannins, and the 2009 "Campo alla Cerqua" Montefalco Sagrantino ($43), which is lively and a little floral.
Montefalco rosso is considerably less expensive and quite a bit more approachable. The 2010 Scacciadiavoli Montefalco Rosso ($22) offers lively red fruit with a note of tobacco and firm tannins, while the 2010 Arnaldo Caprai Montefalco Rosso ($23) is a little cedary, with red fruit, a note of anise and medium tannins. The 2009 Antonelli Contrario ($20), a sagrantino made from young vines, is fruity and bright, with a note of anise and drying tannins.
Montefalco also has some interesting whites. An example of grechetto is the 2012 Arnaldo Caprai "Grecante" Grechetto ($20), which displays plump citrus and white peach with a lot of minerality. And I was really impressed by some of the wines made from trebbiano spoletino. The wines I tasted aren't from the vintages that are currently available here, but a couple of excellent producers are Perticaia and Antonelli. Trebbiano spoletino can age, too: At Perticaia, I tasted the 2007, which had evolved some, with flavors of apricots and nuts, but it was still very fresh.


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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has refused to overturn a ruling that a BP rig supervisor must submit to a medical exam to determine if he is fit to be questioned under oath for civil litigation spawned by the company's Gulf oil spill.
A three-judge panel from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that it doesn't have jurisdiction to review a judge's order for BP well site leader Donald Vidrine to be examined by a court-appointed psychiatrist.
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6 Healthy Pinterest Recipes for Kids
They'd be psyched with chicken nuggets and fries every day, but you'd rather give them grilled tofu and organic kale. Consider these Pinterest recipes a happy medium
Luckily, my picky eating has subsided, and I'm (mostly) a healthy eater. And while I've since apologized to my mom for staging a protest at every meal, I know the epic battles of moms vs. kids and carrot sticks vs. French fries still rage on in kitchens across the country.
To give you a little ammo in the fight, I've rounded up six recipes from Pinterest that should please even the pickiest of kids (I would have chowed down on them even at the height of my finicky years). Not only are the recipes kid-friendly, but they'll also allow you to sneak in some much-needed fruits and vegetables without drowning them in cheese sauce or butter.
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I don't know if I would prepare all these foods, but I like the way the article was put together. I do believe in keeping food interesting and it affects the exterior of your body too. Not to mention mood
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I don't have any kids but I would totally try this for me!
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It is always a struggle! Some good ideas for healthier eating for all of us,
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Hi Don I've tried using the exit and Exit-PSSession commands at the end of my script to do this but its not working. In my case the scenario is a little more complex because I am using the line &"$env:WINDIR\syswow64\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NonInteractive -NoProfile $myInvocation.Line in order to force my script to run in 32bit mode. I suspect this may be causing my console window to stay open at the end of my script run. I also am launching my script from C# and need the call to Invoke that I am using to execute the script to return so that I can take the output of the script and do some stuff on it. Do you have any idea how I can get my script to return properly?
Well, normally, the shell will close automatically if you use -Command to run a script. I think you're right in that it's the technique you're using.
I'm curious, though - if you're in C#, why are you shelling out to run a script, rather than just instantiating PowerShell's .NET engine directly in code? The way you're doing it is definitely not what Microsoft intended or built to work...
Thanks for responding to my query. Its really quite nice of you to take the time on a weekend. Now if I understand your question, I actually am using the System.Management.Automation namespace in my .Net app and calling the powershell script using Invoke. However the scenario that I have is I am using powershell to update a 32bit access file (we're stuck on Office 2007), but our .Net app is 64bit. So I needed a way to switch my powershell environment to 32bit at runtime, which is that one line I showed you before.
Maybe if I show you some of the code I'm running this will make more sense. But to reiterate the strangeness here is that on my local dev box this code returns without issue. Its only on a 2008 server that it does this weird not returning thing. I think I may have to revert to using .Net's commandline console launcher to execute my powershell script. But I'm hoping you'll show me a way around this. Thanks again.
This is the C# code that calls my script:
System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.Runspace lRunspace = System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.RunspaceFactory.CreateRunspace(); lRunspace.Open();
using (System.Management.Automation.RunspaceInvoke lRunspaceInvoker = new System.Management.Automation.RunspaceInvoke(lRunspace)) { lRunspaceInvoker.Invoke("Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned");
using (System.Management.Automation.PowerShell lPowershell = System.Management.Automation.PowerShell.Create()) { bool lDoDebug = true; try { LogWriter.LogInfo("LaunchPowershell Setting up powershell script execution."); var lAppSettings = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings; string lAccessScriptPath = lAppSettings["MtpAccessScriptPath"]; string lMtpXmlScriptPath = lAppSettings["MtpXmlDestinationPath"] + "\\MtpToPertrac.xml"; string lPowershellScriptPath = lAppSettings["MtpPowershellScriptPath"]; string lDoDebugStr = lAppSettings["MtpToPertracDebug"]; lDoDebug = lDoDebugStr == "True" ? true : false; lPowershell.Runspace = lRunspace; lPowershell.Commands.AddScript(lPowershellScriptPath);
Collection<System.Management.Automation.PSObject> lResults = new Collection<System.Management.Automation.PSObject>(); Collection<System.Management.Automation.ErrorRecord> lErrors = new Collection<System.Management.Automation.ErrorRecord>();
try { LogWriter.LogInfo("LaunchPowershell beginning to Invoke powershell."); lResults = lPowershell.Invoke(); lErrors = lPowershell.Streams.Error.ReadAll(); LogWriter.LogInfo("LaunchPowershell powershell script was invoked"); } catch (Exception ex) { lResults.Add(new System.Management.Automation.PSObject((object)ex.Message)); LogWriter.LogException(ex); }
if (lDoDebug) // if in debug mode write log file { StringBuilder lStr = new StringBuilder(); foreach (var obj in lResults) { lStr.AppendLine(obj.ToString()); } foreach (var obj in lErrors) { lStr.AppendLine(obj.ToString()); }
string lLog = lStr.ToString(); if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(lLog)) { using (MemoryStream lMs = new MemoryStream()) { TextWriter lTxt = new StreamWriter(lMs); lTxt.Write(lLog); lTxt.Flush();
if (lLog.Contains("Error") || lLog.Contains("Exception")) { var lPossibleErrors = lStr.ToString(); MemoryStream lEmailMs = new MemoryStream(lMs.ToArray()); // needed as send email can close the stream SendInfoEmail(lPossibleErrors, lAppSettings["EmailMtpToPertracInfo"], lEmailMs); }
byte[] lBuffer = null; lMs.Position = 0; BinaryReader lReader = new BinaryReader(lMs); long lTotalBytes = lMs.Length; lBuffer = lReader.ReadBytes((int)lTotalBytes); lReader.Close(); lTxt.Close();
LogWriter.LogInfo("LaunchPowershell log file created");
return lBuffer; } } } } catch (Exception ex) { LogWriter.LogException(ex); } finally { lRunspace.Close(); } } }
return null;
This is the powershell script section that does the switch to 32bit:
if($env:Processor_Architecture -ne "x86"){ write-warning "Running x86 Powershell ...." &"$env:WINDIR\syswow64\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NonInteractive -NoProfile $myInvocation.Line exit}
You're unfortunately out of my depth. The forum here mainly handles admin-level questions; you're firmly in the dev world. I'd suggest StackOverflow.com - I know a lot of the other PowerShell MVPs (with more of a dev focus) hang out there. Keith Hill, in particular, might have some good suggestions. You might also cross-post here to Tobias' forum - he understands the dev side a lot better than I.
Ok thanks
Don just an fyi. I switched to executing a cmd process. Although it did not resolve my issue I did discover with greater detail what was happening. Basically the .Net call was hanging waiting for Standard Output to finish. This is why my script powershell.exe console never returned. So now I don't read that output and just send my results to a log file using Out-File and Write-Output. But now I'm having other issues with Write-Output. If you get a moment please take a look at my other posting thanks again!


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OCCT Tests: 3rd Grade – 8th GradeThe Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests are aligned to Oklahoma's Priority Academic Student Skills, known as OK PASS skills, which define what students should learn each year. OCCT tests are given as follows:3rd, 4th, and 6th Grades: OCCT tests in reading and mathFifth Grade: OCCT tests in reading, math, writing, science, and social studiesSeventh Grade: OCCT tests in reading, math, and geographyEighth Grade: OCCT tests in reading, math, writing, science, and U.S. HistoryHigh School: OCCT End-of-Instruction TestsOklahoma high school students take OCCT End-of-Instruction (EOI) tests in algebra I, algebra II, English II, English III, geometry, biology I, and U.S. history upon completion of each course. In order to graduate from a public high school with a standard diploma, students must pass the English II and algebra I tests, as well as two of the other five tests. Oklahoma also teaches personal financial literacy, and as a requirement for graduation, students must demonstrate satisfactory knowledge of such topics as credit card debt, saving money, and understanding loans, among the 14 areas of finance instruction.How OCCT and Oklahoma EOI Tests Are ScoredThe Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests and OCCT End-of-Instruction Tests are standards-based, criterion-referenced tests that measure how well students have mastered the challenging Oklahoma state standards (OK PASS skills). The OCCT tests and Oklahoma EOI tests report student achievement in each subject using the following four levels:1. Advanced2. Satisfactory3. Limited Knowledge4. UnsatisfactoryThe goal is for all Oklahoma students to score at or above the satisfactory level. If your child scores below the satisfactory level, ask your school for additional assistance, and find out what you can do at home to support learning.Source: OCCT Test Prep, Time4Learning.com
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Redistricting is sometimes a difficult process for legislators, as political districts are always evolving. Population changes can throw a Senate or House district into a new area.
Some get completely displaced from their home districts and wind up with a new district full of constituents who don't know their legislators. There are even lawsuits filed on behalf of legislators and citizens who don't wish to significantly change their districts.
I'm happy to say that this was not the case for me. The last round of redistricting, which took effect in January, saw a new addition to the 16th District: Camden County. Originally named Kinderhook, the county was officially renamed Camden County in 1843, named after the Chancellor of England, Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden.
The county includes a large chunk of the Lake of the Ozarks region, and its rolling, picturesque landscape showcases the beauty of our great state.
I am very pleased to welcome Camden County into my district, which also includes Crawford, Dent, Phelps and Pulaski counties. I am honored to meet so many new people and hear their questions and concerns. Together, we can make Missouri a better place to live, work and raise a family.
Always feel free to contact me throughout the year with any comments, questions, or issues by calling my office at (573) 751-5713 or by visiting my website at www.senate.mo.gov/brown.
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hy, sorry for my english.
i use PMS and i have no problem with mp4 or avi files.
but i try to play mkv files (english with french subtitle) on my tv samsung : audio codec unknown.
i can reach the transcode file but there are 2 files : one in french without subtitle (wich works) and one "no encoding" with audio codec unknown. i can't find the file with english language and french subtitle.
when i read the file on my computer with VLC, i see the 2 langages and the 2 subtitles.
i don't understand. Have you a solution ?
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WASHINGTON (November 30, 2012)--Americans have shown about as much appetite for the $1 coin as children do for spinach, but
Congressional auditors say doing away with dollar bills entirely and replacing them with dollar coins could save taxpayers $4.4 billion over the next 30 years.
Vending machine operators have long championed the use of $1 coins because they don't jam the machines, cutting down on repair costs and lost sales.
But most people don't seem to like carrying the coins.
In the past five years, the U.S. Mint has produced 2.4 billion Presidential $1 coins, but most are in storage, and production was suspended about a year ago.
Lawmakers are also exploring how the Mint could use different metals to reduce the cost of making coins.


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CHILLY SWIM: Members of a winter swimming club warmed up on a bank of the Yenisei River before their weekly dip in Divnogorsk, Russia, Friday. Air temperatures were around 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit, or -17 degrees Celsius. (Ilya Naymushin/Reuters)
A LOOK AROUND: A woman looked out from a window on Giglio Island, Italy, Friday. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)
U.S.-AFGHAN MEETING: President Barack Obama, right, watched as Afghan President Hamid Karzai spoke in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington Friday. The two leaders said they had agreed to accelerate slightly the drawdown of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)
HAITI ANNIVERSARY: Edner Gue unloaded a wheelbarrow of rubble as he cleaned up the Grande College Auguste Comte de Petionville in Petionville, Haiti, Friday. Saturday is the third anniversary of the earthquake that damaged the school and killed hundreds of thousands of people. (Dieu Nalio Chery/Associated Press)
SRI LANKA IMPEACHMENT: Supporters of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa danced on a road in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday as lawmakers gathered for the impeachment of the country's Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake. Parliament voted overwhelmingly to impeach the chief justice, in a case viewed by jurists and rights activists as an attempt by the government to ensure a servile judiciary. (Gemunu Amarasinghe/Associated Press)


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A state legislator from Central Point confirmed this morning that he is throwing his hat in the ring for the 2014 Oregon governor's race.
Rep. Dennis Richardson (R - Central Point), confirmed his gubernatorial run at a news conference held this morning at the War Memorial in Don Jones Park, Central Point. He plans to hold additional conferences in Portland, Eugene, and Bend.
Richardson, 63, has served on several positions in the state legislature, including co-chairman of the Ways & Means Committee, which makes budget recommendations for state-supported services and programs. He was also the Oregon State Republican Party's treasurer from 1999 to 2003.
An email from Richardson announcing the press conference said the state's current leadership is determined to "protect the 'coalition of the status quo.'"
"...It's up to us to develop our own plan to restore our economy, reform our schools and renew our natural resource policies," the email said.
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STOCKTON - Authorities discovered guns and drugs after apprehending a fugitive Tuesday afternoon in central Stockton, police said.
U.S. marshals and members of the San Joaquin County Parole and Corrections Taskforce stopped a vehicle driven by Kenneth Oliver, 44, about 4 p.m. near North El Dorado and East Noble streets, police said. Oliver was wanted for distribution of methamphetamine, authorities said.
Officers deployed a police dog to take Oliver into custody after he failed to respond to officers' commands and resisted arrest, police said. Officers found drugs in Oliver's vehicle and two guns inside his residence, authorities said.
Oliver was arrested on suspicion of drug possession, drug sales, gun possession, resisting a peace officer and other crimes, police said. He also was arrested for an outstanding warrant, authorities said.
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Dan wrote:Paaki wrote:First enable SSDP from windows services. Use proper network interface found in ps3ms "general configuration".
I had SSDP set to Automatic for awhile and notice no difference than when it was set to Disable. I currently have SSDP disabled and have zero problems connecting to the PS3. So, I wonder, does SSDP really make a difference?
meskibob wrote:Looks like that router has an option called "mcastfilter", which will discard multicast traffic when enabled, so make sure it's disabled.
I have "Filter Multicast" enabled in my router's configuration and I have no issues connecting to the PS3.
Are both SSDP and Multicast something that only should be tinkered with if you have problems connecting? I have yet to experience either one serve a purpose, or make any difference. That is, other than generating useless noise on the network and sucking up cycles.


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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!! I'M SO HAPPY I WILL SEE THIS TOUR IN NIMES ON THE 10th OF JULY, I'M SO EXCITED I LOVE YOU GREEN DAY I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU, I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU !!!!!!! <3
Yes!!!!!!! The third time is the good one! We'll be there (Milanoooooo)
Ukraine waiting for us !!!
Go to Rome, do not believe it ... this time i will see them
The best Christmas gift !!! See you in Bologna!!
OH MY GOD!!!YES!!!!This is a beautiful,wonderful,amazing Christmas gift!!!FINALLY!!!I love you so much guys!!!See you in Bologna!!!!
Jesus christ I can be thereee *-* triesteeeeeeee <3
My godddd guyssss just can't believe itttttttttttt!!! you're coming for 4 dates here in italyyyy and i will made 3 of those 4 tdates! this time there's no way absolutely no way that i will meet you also if i have to follow you in the moon!!! i'm the creator of green day's holiday and i absolutely deserve to meet you *_________* (also the other fans of course don't kill me for these words xD)
4 in Italy and only 1 in Spain? D:
Soooooo what about the people who already bought tickets to see you in 2013? You know, the dates you said you would reschedule? You're gonna schedule new dates but make the people who already bought tickets take a back seat? I call bull shit on that move.
Can't wait!! And please no jokes this time guys!
YES YES YES!!!! IT's my birthday on 24th may, I'll be there 100% and also to Rome!!
yeessssss!!!!! finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm coming trieste!!!!!!!!! xDxD
oh Jesus Of Suburbiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't wait to see you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!love youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 FUCK YEAH! xD all the italian fans comment below!


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2.5-1 Expert Testimony
Revised to December 1, 2007 (modified June 13, 2008)
In this case certain witnesses have taken the stand, given their qualifications and testified as expert witnesses. A person is qualified to testify as an expert if he or she has special knowledge, skill, experience, training or education sufficient to qualify him or her as an expert on the subject to which the testimony relates. An expert is permitted not only to testify to facts that he or she personally observed but also to state an opinion about certain circumstances. This is allowed because an expert, from experience, research and study, generally has a particular knowledge of the subject of the inquiry and is more capable than a lay person of drawing conclusions from facts and basing an opinion upon them.
[<If hypotheticals were used:>1 An expert witness may state an opinion in response to a hypothetical question, and some experts have done so in this case. A hypothetical question is one in which the witness is asked to assume that certain facts are true and to give an opinion based on those assumptions. The value of the opinion given by an expert in response to a hypothetical question depends upon the relevance, validity and completeness of the facts he or she was asked to assume. The weight that you give to the opinion of an expert will depend on whether you find that the facts assumed were proved and whether the facts relied on in reaching the opinion were complete or whether material facts were omitted or not considered. Like all other evidence, an expert's answer to a hypothetical question may be accepted or rejected, in whole or in part, according to your best judgment.]
Allowing someone to give expert testimony is in no way an endorsement by the court of the testimony or the credentials of the witness.
Such testimony is presented to you to assist you in your deliberations. No such testimony is binding upon you, and you may disregard the testimony either in whole or in part. It is for you to consider the testimony with the other circumstances in the case, and, using your best judgment, determine whether you will give any weight to it, and, if so, what weight you will give to it. The testimony is entitled to such weight as you find the expert's qualifications in his or her field entitle it to receive, and it must be considered by you, but it is not controlling upon your judgment. You are also to consider his or her general credibility in accordance with the instruction on credibility applicable to all witnesses.
this case you were provided expert testimony by the following witnesses: <list
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1 See State v. Michael G., 107 Conn. App. 562, 570 , cert. denied, 287 Conn. 924 (2008) (finding error in court's failure to give requested charge on the factual basis of an expert's opinion based on a hypothetical question).
A proper instruction on expert testimony directs the jury to evaluate the testimony by the same standards as ordinary witnesses. State v. Borelli, 227 Conn. 153, 174 (1993); State v. Harvey, 27 Conn. App. 171, 188-89, cert. denied, 222 Conn. 907 (1992).
It is permissible for experts who testify as to the "typical reaction to physical and sexual assault trauma" to answer hypotheticals about whether certain conduct would be consistent with such trauma. State v. Freeney, 228 Conn. 582 (1994); State v. Niemeyer, 55 Conn. App. 447 (1999), rev'd in part on other grounds, 258 Conn. 510 (2001). This type of testimony does not invade the province of the jury in determining the credibility of the victim. Niemeyer specifically rejects the suggestion that the dissenting opinion in Freeney in any way requires a more extensive instruction on the issue. See also State v. Russo, 38 Conn. Sup. 426 (App. Sess. 1982) (court properly instructed the jury that they must reject the opinion of an expert witness to the extent that it is based on subordinate facts which the jury does not find proved, though the court should specifically delineate these subordinate facts).
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exception in criminal cases, prohibiting experts from testifying as to whether
the defendant had the requisite mental state for the alleged crime. "The
ultimate issue as to whether the defendant was criminally responsible for the
crime charged is a matter for the trier of fact alone." Id. See also State
v. Finan, 275 Conn. 60, 66-69 (2005) (the identification of the defendant as
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VAIL, Colorado - While the country faces economic uncertainty with the looming fiscal cliff, the election has provided at least one piece of certainty - that nothing has really changed.
With President Obama reelected, the Republicans maintaining the majority in House of Representatives and the Democrats maintaining control of the Senate, Washington looks, well, almost identical to how it did a week ago.
Observers of the booking and spending patterns of those who take ski vacations like Ralf Garrison, director of the Denver-based Mountain Travel Research Program, have talked about how election years tend to bring about a general feeling of consumer optimism. Garrison told the Vail Daily in late August that much of that optimism centers around "prospects for change."
Now, after the election, the issue of bipartisan bickering is front and center again.
"The conclusion is nothing changed," Garrison said. "What has happened in the last 48 hours since the election is the Dow dropped 330 points on day one ... and the discussion of the upcoming fiscal cliff showed up the morning after the election. We didn't get a change in the election that makes people feel like a new solution is forthcoming."
Garrison is looking for a sign that would make consumers feel better about spending vacation money, but the election merely shifted the conversation to the next problem: the fiscal cliff.
What is the fiscal cliff? It's a looming economic situation in which the Bush-era tax cuts are set to expire and a mandatory $1.2 trillion in spending cuts - including $600 billion in defense and $600 billion in domestic programs - are set to kick in. It threatens to send the United States back into a recession unless Congress can come to an agreement by Dec. 31 on how to prevent it or at least slow it.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 2.4 percent the day after the election, the fifth largest one-day drop following a presidential election, according to the Associated Press.
So with the certainty of more uncertainty decided, Garrison is now looking at how snow impacts upcoming winter ski resort bookings.
"The other thing we're waiting for is a snow event of sufficient size and magnitude to solve consumers' concern," Garrison said. "While many resorts are opening on time, the significant, mind-changing snow event of our dreams has yet to occur."
Garrison said this weekend snow that swept across the state could kick things off. He noted that the first resort to get that attitude-changing snow is going to get the related benefit. And if all resorts get the snow, all should benefit, he said.
"Snow is about to become strategic, because the economy is not behaving as we would hope," Garrison said.
Holding pattern
Vail Valley Partnership Executive Director Chris Romer said October bookings for future months were down about 2 percent, but October 2012 bookings were more positive than October 2008 bookings, when the major recession began.
Romer is also paying attention to the effects of Hurricane Sandy on the Northeast, though.
"That, I would expect, is going to have an impact on bookings in November simply because so much of our market is that Northeast corridor," Romer said. "It doesn't mean they're not going to come, but booking a ski vacation is the furthest thing from their minds (right now)."
Romer also points to the fiscal cliff as a concern for winter reservations.
"In a normal election year, it tends to be, 'Let's wait for the election and then let's move,'" Romer said. "This year, because of the fiscal cliff, I would expect people are going to sit on the sidelines a little bit."
And last season's abysmal snow - one of the worst seasons ever in terms of snowfall for Vail and Beaver Creek - is already making the booking pace slower for the early ski season, Romer said. Last year's early bookings were pacing ahead of the previous season because that season had record-breaking snow.
"November looks OK, but December is down double digits," Romer said.
But people could just be waiting for the snow before they book their trips. Romer said if that's the case, "we'll know in December."
"We'll be able to see it in phone volume and booking pace hopefully (this) week when we get the snowstorm this weekend," Romer said Friday in anticipation of the storm that came through the valley Saturday and Sunday. "I would suggest that we are positioned to do really well in December, but I do think it's going to be snow dependent."
So whether the weekend storm was enough for an attitudinal shift, as Garrison describes, should come to light this week as calls and bookings - hopefully - start picking up.
As of Sept. 30, reservations for arrivals in December across the Western mountain resorts that Garrison studies were down 12 percent.
"We would expect that number not to improve (post-election)," Garrison said. "We continue to be in the holding pattern for the precipitous event that makes consumers feel better about the economy or better about snow conditions."
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Research in Your Backyard May Soon Be in Latin America
Research in Your Backyard May Soon Be in Latin America
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In Colombia, unprecedented price controls in the private market are being contemplated and such policies – a threat to continued research and development of new medicines – are already in effect in El Salvador and also under consideration elsewhere in the region.
Far too often in Latin America, we're smeared with the negative "Big Pharma" label and too many policymakers have the perception that we don't have a very positive impact in their countries.
Members of PhRMA's Latin America Regional Committee are determined to set the record straight and improve understanding of the industry and its world-leading development of new medicines. For me, last week, that meant a trip to Mexico City to discuss our 1.5-year-old "Research in Your Backyard" program and its applicability to Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil and other Latin American nations.
The fact is, our companies are conducting new medicine trials in these countries in collaboration with local research institutions and it's important for officials there to grasp the value of this vitally important research work.
(As an aside, it was not all work and no play. Though I heeded the warning about not venturing far from the hotel, I found that the best place to unwind at the end of the day was with the expats and business executives, both Mexican and American, who ate and drank at the bar of Lipp's French Bistro, a Mexico City version of Cheers. In between bites of scrumptious filet and pommes frites, they debated everything from baseball to soccer to which band to see over the weekend).
To justify such fun and to earn my keep, during the day I provided an overview of "Research in Your Backyard," stressing the value of letting key stakeholders know how clinical trials of new medicines benefit patients, the economy and the advance of science and patient care.
Though the "Research in Your Backyard" reports profile company-funded clinical trials in American states, the approach to testing is the same in the nations of Latin America. Whether the setting is Argentina, Mexico, Tennessee or Iowa, our companies are largely concentrating on the most debilitating chronic diseases for which we have a desperate need of new treatments and that's obviously beneficial to patients.
And just as they do in the United States, biopharmaceutical companies hire local research collaborators to conduct clinical trials of new medicines in Latin America, providing a steady revenue source and an opportunity for local scientists to engage in cutting-edge clinical research work.
Clinical trials are a lucrative revenue source – accounting for 45 to 75 percent of the average $2.6 billion cost of developing a new drug.
New generation biotechnology medicines are also being clinically tested in Latin America and with biotechnology, we have the strong potential of developing safer and more effective treatments and we are improving our ability to predict and even prevent disease. In other words, clinical research underway in both North and South America is helping to advance science and patient care.
The messages that have resonated so well at "Research in Your Backyard" news conferences and legislative hearings in the United States may soon find an audience in Latin America and beyond. It's an important story to tell.


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The 19th annual Rochester Irish Festival returns to Irondequoit with three days full of Irish music, dance, culture, food and more.
The festival opens from�4 to 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6; noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7; and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, at Camp Eastman, 1301 Lake Shore Blvd., Irondequoit.� Find admission information, schedules, etc. at www.rochesteririshfestival.com. By the way, the Irondequoit Oktoberfest follows; it begins Sept. 12.
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The restless contingent that feels as if Terrelle Pryor seized the starting quarterback job from Matt Flynn is going to have to wait awhile longer to find out if Raiders coach Dennis Allen arrives at the same conclusion.
Allen said Saturday that his deadline for deciding between Pryor and Flynn is "sometime before the first game" on Sept. 8, when the Raiders play the Indianapolis Colts in the regular-season opener.
In the interim, Allen said, Pryor will get more practice reps with the first-team offense in the run up to the Raiders' exhibition finale against the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night as a result of how well he played against the Chicago Bears on Friday.
Allen said he hasn't decided yet who's going to start against the Seahawks and whether both will play. Flynn started Oakland's first three exhibition games, with Pryor the first of the three other quarterbacks on the roster off the bench all three times.
Projected starters typically play little, if any, in the final exhibition game. However, it's conceivable Allen will play both Thursday and use their performances as a final piece of the evaluation process before settling upon a starter.
Watching the tape of the Raiders' 34-26 loss to the Bears didn't do anything to change Allen's initial assessment, he said.
"Terrelle came in and really added a spark to us offensively," Allen said. "He moved us down the field. He was able to put some points on the board, so that was really good to see out of him."
Pryor completed 7 or 9 passes for 93 yards and one touchdown. He also rushed four times for 37 yards, including 25 on a run that yielded another TD.
Flynn completed 3 of 6 throws for 19 yards and no touchdowns. Two of his passes were intercepted. He also fumbled a snap.
"I don't think Matt played as well as he or we would have liked for him to play," Allen said.
Most teams long ago decided their starting quarterback. Even so, it's not unprecedented for teams to take this long to name a starter.
Naturally, Allen and general manager Reggie McKenzie would prefer to have a clear-cut starter at the most important position. That's simply not the case as a result of the way Flynn and Pryor have played since training camp started, in particular against Chicago.
"We've got to continue to get better, we've got to keep moving forward," Allen said, "and that's a position that we're still continuing to evaluate."
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Lucas must start!
Ive got to admit, this is another one that had me scratching my head when I saw the team sheet. We get bullied too much when we play Allen for me. Skrtel playing over Carra was another one.
You can give me the 'I sent a team out that could win the game' #$%$, but to me, when you are only playing once a week, you always send out your best team. Don't rotate for rotation's sake, that was one of the things that used to drive me insane about Rafa.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
Loki no idea what is wrong withthis board I started a new topic titled WHAT DO WE NEED ? When I go back to board as per instruction nothing there ? OK SO BASICALLY what it said was I was so frustrated I tuned out after third goal..worst performance of a Liverpool side I can recall in yrs ! Why does BR give this numpty Joe Allen priority as a starter when he could start Lucas and leave Stevie further up the pitch ??? Skrtel looked like he was having an outing inthe local pub league ..and was still pished ! Glenda shouldnt have got out of bed this morning but fair play to Southampton they played the game as it should be played and looked very smotth in the final third too ! UNLIKE US !
So WHAT DO WE NEED ...how about we flog the lot with the exception of Stevie and Louis and buy ....THE ENTIRE SOUTHAMPTON TEAM ! While we are about it why not demote BR to looking after the Academy and appoint the Southampton coach BOSS...SERIOUSLY THIS GUY REALLY LOOKS LIKE HE KNOWS WHAT HES DOING.
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Got to disagree slightly Colin. Gerrard needs to play deep. When he plays high we're too open in midfield and he doesn't chase back half the time. See Southampton's third goal as a prime example of my point. I agree that Allen is struggling but I think he needs a strong presence close to him in the midfield. We don't have it and he gets exposed too often. Lucas is the same, just a little better. They both get lost when left alone. A midfield needs to be tight. We're scattered all over the place, especially when Gerrad plays an advanced role. Rafa got round it by playing 5 in there of which two were basically defensive and the rest (bar Gerrard) were told not to move.


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Walsh University, in conjunction with the Canton Museum of Art, will present a musical celebration of the St. John's Bible, "Illuminating the Word Through Song," on Feb. 1 in the Cultural Center for the Arts, 1101 Market Ave. N.
Britt Cooper, an associate professor of music, will present an integrated lecture as he directs the Canton Symphony Orchestra Chorus in concert.
The performance is part of the Canton Museum of Art's exhibition of the St. John's Bible, the first handwritten and illustrated Bible in 500 years. The bible was commissioned by St. John's College.
The museum's exhibit will be open for viewing before and after the concert. The concert will be held from 7 to 8 p.m., with galleries opening at 6 p.m. and closing at 9 p.m.
Tickets for the concert are $10, or $16 for the concert and exhibition (advance purchase), and $20 at the door.
For tickets, contact Canton Symphony Orchestra, or call the CSO Box Office at 330-452-2094. For more information, contact Cooper at 330-244-4773 or e-mail him at: email@example.com
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