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MRC President Brent Bozell appeared on Fox News, Saturday, to discuss the newly leaked e-mails of NBC and MSNBC journalist Andrea Mitchell decrying Donald Trump's nomination as "awful." Talking to Cost of Freedom host Neil Cavuto, Bozell sarcastically replied, "Be still my heart at the revelation."
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After the smoke cleared in the voting for the 'Damn Those Conservatives to Hell Award' at Media Research Center's 2016 Gala, frequent Notable Quotables subject and MSNBC host Chris Matthews emerged as the winner for a vicious smear after the New Hampshire primary on "troll-like" Ted Cruz for living "below the level of human life."
Filling in for host Andrea Mitchell during MSNBC's 12 p.m. ET hour on Thursday, Peter Alexander worried that Donald Trump only had a "low bar" to surpass in the upcoming debates: "Do they [the Clinton campaign] have real concerns...that the bar has been set so low for Donald Trump, in effect, that clearing that bar of acceptability is not much of a challenge? How do they combat that in some way?"
As Charlotte, North Carolina was being torn apart on Wednesday night, cable networks CNN, the Fox News Channel (FNC), and MSNBC offered wall-to-wall coverage of the carnage and tense scenes that, during the 9:00 p.m. Eastern hour, resulted in the one civilian being shot by another civilian and injuries to roughly a dozen police officers but MSNBC saw no reason in that hour to inform their viewers of the rampant looting at hotels and storefronts by the Black Lives Matter protesters.
New York magazine writer Gabriel Sherman has been the liberal media's leading investigator/prosecutor of former Fox News boss Roger Ailes and the network's settlement with Gretchen Carlson on sexual harassment claims. Now Evan Gahr in the New York Observer reports that Sherman didn't exactly come clean with readers about lengthy negotiations to get hired by MSNBC:
The roundtable on MSNBC's Hardball early Wednesday evening dismissed and ridiculed the findings of the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finding that only Russian President Vladimir Putin is more disliked among Americans among U.S. politicians, selected global leaders, and major U.S. institutions.
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A current MSNBC personality just passed the half-decade mark as a host on the channel. A former MSNBC personality who's made plenty of comebacks just made another one. The Washington Monthly's D.R. Tucker praised each man to the skies this past weekend. Tucker called Chris Hayes "the classiest man on cable" and opined that from the get-go, he was brilliant, "an engaging, charismatic host whose mind moved faster than Usain Bolt's legs." As for Keith Olbermann, now of GQ, Tucker gushed that Olby "recognizes that conservatism…is a metastasizing cancer within the American body, and that if that cancer is left untreated, the American body will be consigned to hospice care."
On her 12 p.m. ET hour MSNBC show on Monday, host Andrea Mitchell was in panic mode, fretting that the rash of terror attacks over the weekend would hurt Hillary Clinton's campaign: "...this is exactly what a lot of the people around Hillary Clinton had been concerned about, some incident. We recall how San Bernardino and the Muslim ban was – elevated Donald Trump and gave him this tough persona....He is now polling better than Hillary Clinton in the ability to combat terrorism."
The press continues to ignore reality by insisting that it's a settled matter that Hillary Clinton and conpany were never involved in fomenting and promoting the Barack Obama "birther" rumors. Even today, with damning new evidence that a campaign apparatchik started such an effort, and that a confidant whose relationship with the Clintons goes back to Bill Clinton's presidency pitched the story to a former journalist at the McClatchy news service, reporters Jill Colvin and Jonathan Lemire at the Associated Press insisted, as if it's an undisputed fact, that "there is no evidence" that "the 'birther movement' was started by Hillary Clinton."


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The Baltimore Ravens are going to add a running back this offseason. It's just a matter of whether it's through free agency or the draft.
The Ravens need insurance at that position behind Ray Rice and Bernard Pierce. Rice is facing a domestic violence assault charge and is coming off his worst season as the Ravens' featured back. Pierce underwent shoulder surgery this offseason and won't practice until the start of training camp.
The best fit for the Ravens in free agency is LeGarrette Blount, who played last season in New England after three seasons with Tampa Bay. He is the bruising big back that the Ravens have lacked in their ground game for years.
Blount is not an electric runner. He's 247 pounds, and he has pedestrian speed for an NFL running back (he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.6 seconds). Why the Ravens should look at Blount is his running style. He does most of his damage in between the tackles, unlike Pierce, who has a habit of bouncing too quickly to the outside.
The Ravens' running backs were awful in creating extra yards. Rice averaged 1.11 yards after contact, and Pierce was not much better at 1.31. In comparison, Blount ranked third in the NFL last season with an average of 2.16 yards after contact.
Some of the Ravens' ineffectiveness is due to a bad offensive line. Blount, however, excels at breaking tackles. About 42 percent of his rushing yards last season were gained after contact.
If the Ravens choose to add a third running back in the draft, ESPN's Todd McShay identified three running backs who best suit the Ravens: Ohio State's Carlos Hyde (second round), Washington's Bishop Sankey (third round) and Florida State's Devonta Freeman (fourth round). McShay targeted backs who can patiently wait for creases to open up in Gary Kubiak's zone-blocking scheme and then accelerate through the hole.
Hyde, the only running back who received a second-round grade from McShay, had an off-the-field issue that could worry the Ravens. He was suspended for three games at the start of last season after he allegedly assaulted a woman at a bar. Police later dropped the charges.
Sankey, a potential third-round prospect, has a quick initial burst and has been compared to Tampa Bay's Doug Martin. Freeman, who is projected to go in the fourth round, doesn't have ideal size (5-foot-8) but he's tough and runs hard.

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Over the years of teaching, I've seen the same sort of issues crop up again and again with my students who are just beginning in 3D animation. One of these is improper usage of the Scale tool. I've reverted back to this very simple example of a robot arm because I think it's a better illustration of what the problem is. That problem is if you non-uniformly scale an object, if you stretch it in one direction with the Scale tool and then link it up to other objects, you're going to get some very, very ugly skewing problems that are a direct consequence of the fact that you've non-uniformly scaled objects.
As I kind of mentioned earlier on in the course, scaling is problematic, or to put it even more bluntly, scaling is evil if you don't know exactly what you're doing. So here's an example. I've got a box down here. That's going to be part of my robot arm, but it's not tall enough. So if I didn't know any better, I would just scale the box up. So let's try that. Grab the Scale tool and scale it up in Z until it's about 400% of its original size.
You can see at the bottom of my screen in Z, we're getting some numbers going by. So if I set that to about 400, then that's approximately 400% or 4 times its original height. So I think that's fine and everything is beautiful. Then I go and link all of my parts together. Just do that quickly, Link, Link. I want to check that in the Schematic view really quick to make sure that it is what I think it is. It looks good to me. Then I'll test it.
I'll grab my Rotate tool and maybe turn that wrist. Okay, that's fine. That's doing fine. Let's try this one. Whoa! Hello! Okay, so this is exactly what I was talking about. This is symptomatic of improper usage of the Scale tool. So let me undo that, Ctrl+Z, and take a little bit closer look at this. If I select an object and go to the Scale tool, I can actually right-click and get a little pop-up dialog here that's giving me more information about the scale of the selected object.
So this one as we see has been scaled up 400%. If we select the next child in the chain, you'll see, hey, wait a minute! This one is no longer at 100% scale. It's now got a Y scale of about 25%. Now, I did not change the scale of this object, but 3ds Max actually went behind my back and scaled this object to 25%, because scale is inherited by children. So what happened here is I scaled this one up to 4 times and then 3ds Max actually went and scaled this one down to scale of one-forth, so that it would maintain the same shape and I wouldn't see it suddenly jump to being much taller.
If this were at a value of 100%, then all of the subsequent children would be stretched out. 3ds Max thinks that it was doing me a favor by setting this to about 25%. That's fine until I start to rotate stuff. So if you then rotate things then it starts skewing and doing evil things, and the reason that's happening is because there's an internal order of operations to the transforms in 3ds Max. So under the hood, there's an order of position, rotation, and scale, and you can't change that.
What's happening here is that it's being rotated and then scaled. But it's being scaled relative to its parent. So it's a bit messy and you don't really need to have a full, firm, technical grasp as exactly why this is happening, but you do need to understand that you can't scale things non- uniformly, and if you do, then you're going to have problems with the hierarchy. So how do we solve this? I'm going to hit Ctrl+Z and undo, and there's a couple of different ways around this.
One would be to reset the scale. So currently, this has got a scale of 400 and this has got a scale of 25. If I select those, I can go into the Hierarchy panel and scrolling down a little bit, Adjust Transform, you'll see there is a Reset button here. So I can reset the scale. So if I click on that and then reselect these objects, aha! Now, this is at 100 and this is at 100 and change. Let's reset that again.
So you'll see here now that I've restored everything back to sort of neutral scale. In fact, all of the objects in your scene really should have a scale of 100, 100, 100, in order to prevent any of these problems from coming up. So if I try rotating this now, everything is fine. So that's one possible solution to the problem is resetting the scale. But there are better solutions. I'm going to reopen the scene from scratch to show you in this case a much better solution would be to simply change the parameters of the box. Select that box.
Go into the Modify panel. In fact, I have the ability to change the height here directly by just typing in a value or by adjusting the spinner or what have you. So the point here is that if I make changes inside the modifier stack, then that does not affect the transforms. The transforms are what are giving me grief here. So just to verify, if I go to my Scale tool, you'll see the scale is 100, 100, 100. So I won't incur any of those problems. So that's fine if you've got a procedural primitive object like a box and you can just plug-in the height that you want, but let's say you don't have a procedural primitive.
Let's say it's been converted to Editable and you don't have any parameters. So I can right-click and convert this to Editable Poly to illustrate that. Now what do I do? If I want to scale this up, well there's a couple of things I can do. In this case because it's just a simple box, I could actually select this top polygon here and just move it up. Done! I grab my Scale tool and you'll see everything is at 100. So perfect! That's a great solution. I didn't scale it at the object level.
I didn't have the ability to change any parameters, but I just changed the shape by moving a polygon. Finally, there is one last way to do this. This is probably the way that you'll need to do it if you've got a more complex shape. That is to scale at the sub-object level. So if I go into any sub-object or component level like a polygon and select all those parts, I can scale that up and down however I want.
That's not going to affect the Object Transforms, because it's happening inside the shape of the object or inside the modifier stack. So the modifier stack is separate from the Transforms. So if I do it in this manner, then I won't have any issues. So in fact, let's say I scale it all the way down, exit out of here, and I'm looking at the scale at the object level and it's still at 100. Go back to Polygon mode, scale it up in sub-object mode, exit, and you'll see it's still at 100, 100, 100 in the object Scale Transforms. So there you go! Don't scale things non-uniformly unless you're doing it at the sub-object level, and certainly don't link any objects that have non-uniform scale to one another.
Otherwise, your animation is going to break.
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A new church unity movement will be born at a conference in Memphis Jan. 18-21, with an emphasis against discrimination on "such things as race, age, gender, forms of disability, sexual orientation and class."
Whatever your feelings about ecumenism, you have to acknowledge the courage of those who are launching the effort, which is called Churches Uniting in Christ (CUIC). By tucking a ban on taking "sexual orientation" into consideration, they are laying the groundwork for member churches to accept the ordination of gay ministers - even while several are still debating the issue.
One wonders, however, if this display of courage is at the cost of insight. The gay plank in the new group's platform ignores the problem of theological-political fatigue: tedious debate on the gay issue has depleted the ranks of member churches, as thousands shed denominational labels to join conservative independent churches, or just sleep in on Sunday mornings.
At Memphis, delegates from nine denominations will inaugurate CUIC to replace the 40-year-old Consultation on Church Union (COCU).
Member churches include six predominantly white groups - The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the Episcopal Church, the International Council of Community Churches, the Presbyterian Church (USA), the United Church of Christ and the United Methodist Churches; and three mostly black denominations - the African Methodist Episcopal, African Methodist Episcopal Zion; and Christian Methodist Episcopal churches.
The movement and its pre-determined position accepting homosexuality also faces the historical conflict created when white liberals try to unite with black Christians who have more conservative views on the issue.
Yet there is a kind of biblical and prophetic boldness in CUIC's official statement that participants have agreed to "stop 'consulting' and start living their unity in Christ more fully."
Each denomination will retain its own identity and decision-making structures, but make increased efforts to share the Lord's Supper, recognize each other's ministers and work toward combating racism and other forms of discrimination.
The new group's organizing statement seems to place the blame for previous obstacles to church unity on a perceived need to preserve denominational structures and jobs at the top. "Christians in the pews know that we belong together because we all belong to the same Lord," the statement holds.
CUIC's member churches will agree to:
Recognize each other as "authentic expressions of the one church of Jesus Christ" by commitment to faith in God, Jesus, the Bible and the Holy Spirit.
Participate in the two classic sacraments of baptism and communion. (Broad though this commitment is, it rules out the Quakers, whose emphasis on the "inner life" has led them to omit such "outward" acts.)
Work for "God's reign of justice and peace" by opposing "all marginalization and exclusion in church and society based on such things as race, age, gender, forms of disability, sexual orientation and class."
Recognize the priesthood of all believers, with a twin commitment to accept each other's specially ordained ministers by the year 2007.
Affirm "the apostolic faith of Scripture and Tradition expressed in the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds."
Have some church structure for holding member churches accountable for demonstrating marks of their new relationship with each other (excluding independent congregations and movements with relatively autonomous churches).
Maintain an ongoing dialogue on remaining theological differences, and on understanding and combating racism.
Ecumenism has long been faced with the "new math" formula that "one plus one equals four." That is, each of two uniting churches produces a splinter group that objects to the union, resulting in more division than ever. A more recent development is that one plus one can result in a minus number. Many Christians, weary of endless debates such as that over gay ordination, simply drop out.
CUIC leaders are wagering that debate at the ecumenical level can be productive while having failed at the denominational level. Even if they win their bet, the question remains whether their sessions will be held in halls with a hollow ring from lack of attendance.
Ron Durham, a former Panhandle resident now living in San Angelo, is a former minister and former religion writer for the Houston Post and education writer for the San Angelo Standard Times. He has a doctorate in religious studies from Rice University.
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Species Description: Zachariah A, Dinesh KP, Kunhikrishnan E, Das S, Raju DV, Radhakrishnan C, Palot MJ, Kalesh S 2011 Nine new species of frogs of the genus Raorchestes (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Western Ghats, India. Biosystematica 5:25-48.
Raorchestes manohari is a particularly distinct Raorchestes frog. The only potentially similar species are R. luteolus and R. ochlandrae, from which R. manohari can be distinguished by its relatively small adult size (snout-vent length 17.57 - 18.06 mm). Additionally, it has an indistinct tympanum and a blunt nose that is slightly longer than the diameter of the eye. It can also be distinguished by the dark brown spotting on an otherwise yellow dorsum and its advertisement call (Zachariah et al. 2011).
In life, R. manohari has a bright yellow granular dorsum with brownish black spots localized on the upper half of the frog. Limbs and digits are all uniform and the ventral side of the frog is a lighter whitish color. In preservative, the yellow dorsum turns a pale white with the same brownish black spots on the upper half while the ventral side is still a uniform white (Zachariah et al. 2011).
Distribution and Habitat
Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: India
Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors
Trends and Threats
Raorchestes manohari was named for T.M Manoharan, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests in Kerala. Additionally, 'manohar' is a Sanskrit-derived word meaning 'beautiful' or 'captivating' in many Indian languages.
Kishwan, J., Venkataraman, K. 2011. Critically Endangered Species of India. Ministry of Environment and Forests. Government of India. Accessed April 2013 from http://envfor.nic.in/downloads/public-information/critically_endangered_booklet.pdf
Zachariah, A., Dinesh, K.P., Kunhikrishnan, E., Das, S., Raju, D.V., Radhakrishnan, C., Jafer Palot, M. and Kalesh, S. (2011) Nine new species of frogs of the genus Raorchestes (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Western Ghats, India. Biosystematica, 5(1): 25-48
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First submitted 2013-06-17
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Room I stayed in was small, but clean, cosy and comfortable. Staff are friendly, nice atmosphere. Breakfast is delicious for a continental. I had to share bathrooms on second floor, but was aware of this before I came. They are very clean, modern and it wasn't an issue to access them although may be if the hotel is fully booked. They are painting interior at moment, but this is causing minor disruptions only. It's so close to Gastown, Canada Place, Waterfront Station, Library Square, Vancouver Sky Tower, Chinatown and BC Place plus any other number of attractions I could mention. Location wise it's across from the Salvation Army house, but this wasn't an issue for me. I would be happy to stay here again in the future.
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Baby friendly, clean and nice
We really appreciated our stay in this hotel. The room wasn't huge, but was very nice, quiet and superclean. Same thing for shared area. The breakfast was good for all tastes.
The personnel was nice and very helpful for baby's stroller storage. So for the price it's a very good choice in Vancouver.
The location is good, you can go downtown or "chinatown" only in few minutes walk. I don't have any critic against this Bed & breakfast. I'll stay again in this one if I need to go back in Vancouver.
Nice hotel, not so nice neighbourhood
Last September we paid our first visit to Vancouver. We decided to stay in a double room, bay window, private bathroom (it wasn't ensuite). Our room was nice and sunny not a great view but comfy bed etc. So all in all the hotel is great value, nice staff etc. The problem is the location - I felt the neighbourhood around the hotel is very unsafe, especially if you are a tourist! There were a lot of drunks, drugs etc around the hotel - in fact we took a turn to go to Gastown for an evening meal and had to come back as we had to go through what you'd term the wrong part of town to get there! I'm not unused to dealing with this - still when it's not your own city it's hard to tell how unsafe you are It made our stay in the Victorian almost stressful so next time I would stay nearer to Stanley Park etc - it's a lot more pleasant.
A Great Find
My husband and I visited Vancouver in September. I found the hotel after some research on the internet and not having visited Vancouver before I was a bit apprehensive. I need not have worried. We were greeted by a very nice receptionist who checked us in. Unfortunately there had been a mix up with our room and we were not given the room that we should have had on our first night. However, the room, I have to say, was fantastic with two queen beds and a fab bathroom. The next day we transferred to our room for the rest of our stay. It was the kingsize room. Wonderful. A bay window, a comfortable bed with nice linen and covers. The bathroom was slightly smaller but, hey, it was spotlessly clean.
The breakfast was complimentary and the coffee was the best we tasted in Vancouver (and as all you people know the Vancouverites like their coffee!!).
Although the hotel isn't in the best end of town, it certainly isn't in the worst. We enjoyed our stay there and would definitely go back.
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Nice historic building, but in very edgy part of town with rundown buildings just around the corner. Nicely decorated rooms, very clean.
Evening front desk service was good. Morning front desk service wasn't very helpful, and a little bit rude.
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I stay at the Victorian Hotel every time I visit Vancouver. I get a room with a bay window, share a bath and hit the town. Tastefull decor, hardwood floors, most comfortable beds in town with down comforters and always clean sheets. Likewise, the bathrooms are always clean and seem quite private. I hardly ever run into another guest in the hallway - save breakfast in the mornings which is unremarkable.
This hotel was renovated five or six years ago and still has the feel of a new establishment. It is conveniently located in downtown Vancouver, walking distance to shopping, bars and restaurants. I dont know why I'm writing this review as The Victorian Hotel is supposed to be my little secret. Dont tell a soul.
Comfy bed
Stayed March 2003 for 3nts. Locked out upon midnight arrival(!), plumbing problem in one of the bathroom, but I remember most was a comfy bed. If you demand excellence in every way, find somewhere else (with more dollars), but comfy bed w/simple bkft is good enough for this price.
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My husband and I stayed here last August. It's a restored European-style Victorian-era charming hotel. It's very reasonably priced--the room was tiny and we shared a bathroom, but the room was cute and clean and so was the bathroom. The manager on duty when we checked in at 2 a.m. in the morning was charming (and a little tipsy!) and everyone else was friendly, too. You will have to pay for parking. It's walking distance to various tourist destinations and restaurants. The website is accurate.
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We parked our car in their private iron gated lot which was convenient and fair for $10 day. We left the car in the lot and walked everywhere downtown. We are definately coming back next time we venture to Vancouver. We even told our parents to go there.
The hotel was nice at first; however the service was absolutely terrible and not from the front desk clerk however from the owners themselves. They were extremely unfriendly and quick to take our money. If visiting Vancouver, for a good time, do not stay here
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bathroom is very nice but down the hall breakfast is tiny bagels and coffee a handy inner city location and very nice renovations to what used to be a real dump. charming decor comfy beds best feature: BUDGET FRIENDLY
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This paper models and estimates the gasoline price dispersion across time and space by introducing and using a unique gasoline price data set at the gas-station level within the U.S.. Nationwide effects (measured by time fixed effects or crude oil prices) explain up to about 51% of the gasoline price dispersion followed by the contributions of refinery-specific costs up to about 33% (which have been ignored in the literature due to using local data sets), state taxes about 12%, and spatial factors (such as local agglomeration externalities, land prices, distribution costs of gasoline) up to about 4%. The contribution of brand-specific factors are relatively minor.
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This review is from: Royal 29186x 112mx 12-sheet Crosscut Shredder
Pros: Good price. Cross cuts paper.
Cons: Shredder died after 5 months of occasional use. I generally shred old papers 2 to 3 times per week, and about 3-6 pages at a time. The shredder is somewhat slow to shred. It is a sideways feed and its difficult to engage the auto feed on the first attempt. I tried to get warranty support from Royal as per the user manual which states that warranty requests are to be MAILED in. I mailed out the request only to have it come back as not deliverable from the USPS. I then tried the Royal.com website for support. When clicking on warranty for "other products" the link does not work. Wow! I guess I'll spend my time on hold when I try to call Royal on the phone. Seriously I don't have time for this run around.
Other Thoughts: This shredder might be good for someone, but if you have a problem then the support is terrible!READ FULL REVIEW
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Pros: Very nice colors. Large size. High quality stand. USB hub. Great price. Great viewing angles.
Cons: Still not a "Retina" display. Displayed text is good but not great.
Other Thoughts: I'm using this monitor with my 2012 Mac Mini. It's a great combination that allows me to run open windows side by side while working as well as play a few Mac compatible games. It's very good for the price until we get super hi res displays like my rMBP and iPad 3.READ FULL REVIEW
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Pros: Fast processor, large HDD, easily upgradable, decent graphics.
Cons: No dedicated graphics card, but most people will never notice. No optical drive or keyboard.
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Aromas of red cherry, plum and cola with generous dark fruit flavors and well-integrated tannins.
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(45% Merlot/25% Cabernet Sauvignon/17% Syrah/13% Cabernet Franc). From sourced from Columbia Valley vineyards were blended with small percentages of estate fruit from L'Ecole's Columbia Valley and Walla Walla Valley properties. The wine aged for 15 months in neutral French and American oak.


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The National Breast Cancer Foundation's mission is to provide help and inspire hope to those affected by breast cancer through early detection, education, and support services.
NBCF has provided over 937,000 patient services since 2001 through their network of hospitals. With rising healthcare costs, many uninsured or underinsured women cannot afford the cost of screening and diagnostic tests. By providing free mammograms and breast care services to underserved women, NBCF will increase the early detection of breast cancer which will lead to higher survival rates. Facilities within the screening and diagnostics program continue to report that because of grant funding from NBCF, they are able to help women in their areas that did not qualify for state or local funds to access mammography services. Any life that is saved is an example of the success of the program.
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Screening and Diagnostics/Patient Navigation Services: Through its screening and diagnostics program, NBCF partners with medical facilities across the country to provide free mammograms and diagnostic breast care services to underserved women. In addition, this program requires that medical facilities within its network have the capacity to continue treatment after an abnormal finding or diagnosis of breast cancer. The program's network includes 84 medical facilities in all 50 states. While NBCF provides free breast care services through its screening and diagnostic program, sometimes those in need are unaware that the program exists. Through patient navigation programs at medical facilities within their network, NBCF is able to promote early detection procedures to those that need it most. NBCF's Patient Navigator Program is a proactive approach to helping patients overcome the barriers of cost, fear, and misinformation about a disease and its prevention. By helping underserved women to navigate the healthcare system, navigators help ensure timely diagnosis and treatment and provide the vision that gives women hope. Early Detection/Awareness Education: NBCF's Early Detection Plan is an interactive tool and iPhone and Android app that promotes breast health education by creating a plan to help detect the disease in its early stages. It enables women to be proactive about their health by reminding them to schedule appropriate doctor appointments. Beyond the Shock® is a step-by-step guide to understanding the diagnosis of breast cancer presented in an interactive online website and mobile app. It allows those affected by breast cancer to learn about breast cancer, ask and answer questions in a safe and supportive online community, and hear inspirational stories from breast cancer survivors. The Breast Health Education Program provides breast cancer education and early detection services to women at community outreaches across the country. NBCF educates women about the importance of early detection and informs them about resources that are available in their community. Women are given the opportunity to receive free clinical breast exams from nurse practitioners. Breast Cancer Research: NBCF strives to help find the cure for breast cancer by working with some of the finest scientists in the world. Funding is provided to MD Anderson Cancer Center as they apply comprehensive team science to improve treatment and clinical outcomes for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC). This dual focus stems from recent studies that point to remarkable similarities in the underlying molecular events that cause these two rare, aggressive cancers.
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A new report says the U.S. government could soon face a total debt of nearly $20 trillion.
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"The president's economic experts say a 1 percent increase in GDP can create almost 1 million jobs, and that 1 percent is what experts think we are losing because of the debt's massive drag on our economy," Republican Representative Dave Camp told Reuters, who publicized the report.
The debt is growing more rapidly because of the economic downturn and government spending on bailouts, two wars, and the economic stimulus package.
The amount of debt held by investors, which include China and other countries, will rise to about $9.1 trillion this year from $7.5 trillion last year.
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Guys... VICTOR ORTIZ' Jaw Did NOT Look Good!!
Now, I'm no doctor or medical professional. But from the looks of Victor's re-constructed jaw, he does not look good, and I don't know if he should be involved in professional combat sports.
Victor's jawline and appearance are different now. He has that Kanye jutting jawline thing that doesn't look natural AT ALL.
Can a Jaw that has been reconstructed with plates/pins/whatever hold up to the rigors of professional boxing? Is it susceptible to dislocation or further damage?
I'm to understand that Victor's break was particularly bad.
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Healing a jaw takes some time depending on the severity of the break.
My brother got in a really bad car wreck earlier this year and had plates / screws implanted on his jaw (broke literally right down the middle and also broke orbital bone). It's now starting to show signs of healing after about close to 6 months. I read Victor's jaw was broken in a couple places, but if he does fight again I don't think it'll be for quite a while. Victor will be able to fight again though. Ironically, his jaw will probably be stronger than it was before.
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i agree..he looks like a jay leno's bastard son now...
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Victors mentality has always and will always be his downfall, pair that with the nasty career damagng injury he's suffered and I concur that he really shouldn't fight again.
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i wanna see maidana finish him off for good
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his jaw looks different, but a good deal of the difference in the appearance of his face can be accredited to his being out of boxing shape.
there's a reason why every boxer in the weight classes has a lean face, it's because they boil their bodies down over eight or ten weeks through vigorous training, diet, and early morning roadwork.
when they're in between fights they always carry more fat in their faces
ortiz will need a long time to heal, but fighters have come back from broken jaws. ortiz problems go much further than a broken jaw. it's why his jaw got broken that i believe is the real issue, and i dont think they will ever adress it.
he's been stopped thrice now. he's going to be fighting bigger guys at 147 and 54. he's never been a great boxer. he's certainly peaked.
ali and abraham are great examples. they had great chins before and after they had their jaws broken in fights.
ortiz is all done for reasons outside of that jaw of his.
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I think his jaw is right on pace as far as healing is concerned. He will be fine, I think where he's at mentally is more of a question.
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Are you talking about him at the Canelo fight?
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1995 Buick Regal Sedan Custom 4dr Sedan
I got her in the summer of 05 with 130K+ and she ran like a beauty. Out lasted a lot of my friends much younger cars. Had a lot of brake pad changes and rear left caliper siezed up on me but it was a good first car. When she died she had over 200K on her. I got my monies worth.
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I bought this cute little car 7 years ago, used, with 80k miles on it. I now have 140k, and it's still going strong. I get about 27mpg highway. It has plenty of pickup, and is very comfortable. I do reg.maintenance/oil changes. I have had to replace the water pump and wheel struts, and put all new brakes on last year. I keep thinking I should buy a newer car, but this one is so reliable and economical!
Love the leather bucket seats and sporty look. Very comfortable for long rides. Nice big trunk space. Also love the stereo controls on the steering wheel. Good sound system.
One thing is inconvenient...battery is located beneath the windshield washer reservoir, so if you need a charge or to change battery it's a little awkward.
It had high miles on it when i bought it and I have put many more on it. It now has 180,000 with very little repairs to keep it going. With 3 and a half years and 70,000 miles all I have done to it is two wheel bearings and two injectors and some brake work. Now I'm pretty hard on a car becouse I do mainly city driving, so I think thatss pretty darn good. $1500/70000 miles later it still a very dependable car. How many cars can you say that about? I have worked in automotive service for ten years now and I have to say it's one of the better cars out there.
3.8L engine. One of the strongest engines out there. Very dependable!
GM 4 wheel disc brakes are junk. Too much maintenence.
Just like my 1991, I inherited a 1995 Custom from my grandparents. Pretty must as reliable as my '91 with the exception of the A/C needing to be replaced once. Other than that no problems whatsoever since new. The car unfortunately met an premature death at 142K miles. It's all about the 3800, best engine ever produced.
Purchased used with 68K and now have 93K miles. This is a great inexpensive family car that gets great gas mileage for its size. I've come to repect Buick as a valued brand name as I age. If you are looking for an inexpensive used car... I recommend a car like this... the only problem is that your kids will not want to drive or inherit it. I have replaced the spark plug wires, the front/rear shocks, and the signal flasher unit. confortable vehicle for long highway trips. 3.1L engine reliable although starting to consume a small amount of oil.
The Regal includes a lot of standard features (elec seat, cruise, remote door opener, etc.) Smooth ride and good gas mileage, 27-29 highway
Battery is hidden under windshield washer fluid reservoir. Paint on steering wheel wears off with ordinary use. Improve cup holder design and make glove compartment larger.
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Rodney D. Williams, president of the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging for 39 of its 40 years, is leaving his post this week immensely proud of all the poor and elderly Philadelphians whom he and his agency have helped.
But he also carries into retirement, along with his beloved dog, Kosmo, who comes to work with him each day, a deep sense of sadness over the struggles to secure adequate funding from the state.
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Asia's most international fashion event, Fashion Access, starts today at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, and it promises to deliver head-to-toe trend intelligence to all attendees.
Running until Thursday, Fashion Access will bring together buyers from around the world looking to take advantage of the broad range of high-quality, fashionable accessories at sensible prices.
Exhibitors will be using the show as the ideal platform to not only show off their wares but to network, build their brands, expand their horizons and learn from industry leaders and experts at the Fashion Access Forum, which will run for two hours tomorrow afternoon.
Fashion Access runs twice a year in Hong Kong, with this event as the ideal place for exhibitors to show their spring/summer 2011 collections.
'This show is quite special because trends for both materials and finished products will be exhibited,' says Perrine Ardouin, event director of APLF, organiser of the event. 'Fashion Access is so named because we focus on accessories such as handbags, footwear, belts, travelware and other fashion and lifestyle accessories.'
The fair has been brought forward by one week so that it fits perfectly with the ending of most fairs in Paris and Milan, and it is just before the Chinese 'Golden Week'.
'We expect the new schedule to accommodate more buyers at a very crucial time of year,' Ardouin says.
Highlights at the fair include the Fashion Trends Space, which will give a taste of the season's must-haves in shoes, bags and all fashion products, featuring the best picks from exhibitors' collections.
Fashion Avenue will highlight offerings from the industry's most forward-thinking designers through to manufacturers of trendy, high-quality footwear, bags, accessories and more.
APLF has worked with the French Committee of Colour to present four themes at the fair.
Firstly, New Urbanity is smart, elegant but casual style, refreshed and softened by romantic inspirations.
New Romanticism is a hymn to fantasy, a playful style infused with modern romanticism.
The third trend is New Luxury, which draws on precious nature as its theme, combining luxury and simplicity, daring and voluptuousness. Finally, New Exoticism teams up with technology, eccentricity and sophistication for a sporty spirit of unconventional exuberance.
'Our aim is to provide buyers with the widest range of products possible, not only from Hong Kong but from all over the world. It's what they want, so we are eager to develop the number of products, not just in terms of what they are but also in pricing,' Ardouin says. Regular exhibitors at Fashion Access have found that the fair has enabled them to not only develop what they produce for international brands, but also develop their own brands and move from original equipment manufacturer status to original design manufacturer.
Fashion Access will also feature The Best of APLF Awards, a pioneering competition for exhibitors. 'Our idea was to invite fashion experts to select what they think are the best products in various fields such as innovation, quality and marketability,' Ardouin explains. 'The competition can give exhibitors greater exposure in the industry.'
Fashion Access Forum 2010 is designed to help manufacturers and buyers stay on top of key issues in a fast-changing and competitive industry.
Topics that will be explored include sustainable fashion and business opportunities for footwear on the mainland.
Reiner Hengstmann, PUMA's global director of its SAFE supply chain, will be among the speakers.
Throughout the show there will be daily fashion presentations featuring models highlighting exhibitors' products.
In all, Fashion Access will bring a complete package to buyers and exhibitors, offering them the perfect chance to grow their business in the sectors of head-to-toe fashion.
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