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Giving your hair that extra volume is not too hard there are plenty of great tricks to pump up your hair using various hair products or even hair extensions will do the trick. There is nothing sexier and more eye catching than a cool hairstyle like this one. Parted at the center flowing beautifully down into some lovely big classy waves.


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Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) is a membership organisation bringing together voluntary and professional non-governmental organisations that operate at the national level and represent people who work within the built environment sector. Through its members, BEFS connects with over 325,000 individuals through 540 organisations. More about BEFS ›
Measuring Success
As part of this initiative a set of 'baseline' measures have been agreed. Data is mainly drawn from the SHEA at this stage. The ambition is to develop an outcome-focussed performance measurement that can illustrate the value of the historic environment and the impact of the sector.
Historic Environment Scotland Act
The Act received Royal Assent on the 9th December 2014. The Scottish Government consultation on draft secondary legislation for scheduling, listing, their consequent consents and new rights of appeal closed on 27 March 2015. BEFS HES Act taskforce submitted a response.


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Mexican AmericaBibliography
Mexican America: Bibliography
Ahlborn, Richard, ed. Man Made Mobile: Early Saddles of Western North America. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1980.
Altman, Ida. "Spanish Society in Mexico City After the Conquest." Hispanic American Historical Review (1991) 71:3.
Arizpe, Lourdes. "The Rural Exodus in Mexico and the Mexican Migration to the United States ." International Migration Review. Volume 15 (4) (1979): 626-649.
Bouvier, Virginia. Women and the Conquest of California, 1542-1840: Codes of Silence. Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 2001.
Cline, Sarah. "The Spiritual Conquest Reexamined: Baptism and Church Marriage in Early Sixteenth-century Mexico ." Hispanic American Historical Review, Vol. 73 (3) (1993): 453-480.
Cortés, Hernán. Letters from Mexico . New Haven: Yale University Press, 1986.
Davalos, Karen Mary. Exhibiting Mestizaje: Mexican (American) Museums in the Diaspora. Albuquerque: The University of New Mexico Press, 2001.
Díaz del Castillo, Bernal. The True History of the Conquest of Mexico . New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1927.
Driscoll, Barbara. The Tracks North: The Railroad Bracero Program of World War II. Austin: The University of Texas Press, 1999.
Fernández-Aceves, María Teresa. "Once We Were Corn Grinders: Women and Labor in the Tortilla Industry of Guadalajara, 1920-1940." International Labor and Working-Class History, No. 63 (2003): 81-101.
García, Mario. "The Chicana in American History: The Mexican Women of El Paso, 1880-1920—A Case Study." Pacific Historical Review, Vol. 49, no. 2 (May, 1980): 315-337.
Garcíagodoy, Juanita. Digging the Days of the Dead: A Reading of Mexico's Días de Muertos. Boulder: University Press of Colorado, 1998.
Gaspar de Alba, Alicia. Chicano Art: Inside/Outside the Master's House. Austin: The University of Texas Press, 1998.
Glantz, Margot, ed. La Malinche, sus padres y sus hijos. Mexico:Taurus Ediciones, 1994.
González, Gilbert. Labor and Community: Mexican Citrus WorkerVillages in a Southern California County, 1900-1950. Chicago:University of Illinois Press, 1994.
Goodwin, Lee. "Field Notes: Heritage and Change through Community Celebrations: A Photographic Essay." Western Historical Quarterly 29 (Summer 1998): 215-223.
Kessell, John. Kiva, Cross, and Crown: The Pecos Indians and New Mexico 1540-1840. Washington, D.C.: The National Park Service, 1979.
Lafaye, Jacques, and Lockhart, James. "A Scholarly Debate: The Origins of Modern Mexico - Indigenistas vs. Hispanistas." The Americas , Vol. 48, No. 3, 315-330.
Limón, José. American Encounters: Greater Mexico , the United Status, and the Erotics of Culture. Boston: Beacon Press, 1998.
Oles, James. South of the Border: Mexico in the American Imagination 1914-1947. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993.
Rodríguez, Jospeh. "Becoming Latinos: Mexican Americans, Chicanos, and the Spanish Myth in the urban Southwest." Western Historical Quarterly 29. Summer 1998: 165-185.
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Sánchez, George. Becoming Mexican American: Ethnicity, Culture, and Identity in Chicano Los Angeles, 1900-1945. New York: OxfordUniversity Press, 1993.
Sando, Joe. Pueblo Nations: Eight Centuries of Pueblo Indian History. Santa Fe: Clear Light Publishers, 1992.
Semo, Enrique. The History of Capitalism in Mexico : Its Origins, 1521-1763. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1993.
Viola, Herman, and Margolis, Carolyn, ed. Seeds of Change: Five Hundred Years Since Columbus. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991.
Wells, Miriam. Strawberry Fields: Politics, Class, and Work in California Agriculture. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1996.
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"The Storming of Chapultepec"
- Description
- This print depicts American forces attacking the fortress palace of Chapultepec on Sept. 13th, 1847. General Winfield Scott, in the lower left on a white horse, led the southern division of the U.S. Army that successfully captured Mexico City during the Mexican American War. The outcome of American victory was the loss of Mexico's northern territories, from California to New Mexico, by the terms set in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. It should be noted that the two countries ratified different versions of the same peace treaty, with the United States ultimately eliminating provisions for honoring the land titles of its newly absorbed Mexican citizens. Despite notable opposition to the war from Americans like Abraham Lincoln, John Quincy Adams, and Henry David Thoreau, the Mexican-American War proved hugely popular. The United States' victory boosted American patriotism and the country's belief in Manifest Destiny.
- This large chromolithograph was first distributed in 1848 by Nathaniel Currier of Currier and Ives, who served as the "sole agent." The lithographers, Sarony & Major of New York (1846-1857) copied it from a painting by "Walker." Unfortunately, the current location of original painting is unknown, however, when the print was made the original painting was owned by a Captain B. S. Roberts of the Mounted Rifles. The original artist has previously been attributed to William Aiken Walker as well as to Henry A. Walke. William Aiken Walker (ca 1838-1921) of Charleston did indeed do work for Currier and Ives, though not until the 1880's and he would have only have been only 10 years old when this print was copyrighted. Henry Walke (1808/9-1896) was a naval combat artist during the Mexican American War who also worked with Sarony & Major and is best known for his Naval Portfolio.
- Most likely the original painting was done by James Walker (1819-1889) who created the "Battle of Chapultepec" 1857-1862 for the U.S. Capitol. This image differs from the painting commissioned for the U. S. Capitol by depicting the troops in regimented battle lines with General Scott in a more prominent position in the foreground. James Walker was living in Mexico City at the outbreak of the Mexican War and joined the American forces as an interpreter. He was attached to General Worth's staff and was present at the battles of Contreras, Churubusco, and Chapultepec. The original painting's owner, Captain Roberts was assigned General Winfield Scott to assist Walker with recreating the details of the battle of Chapultepec. When the painting was complete, Roberts purchased the painting. By 1848, James Walker had returned to New York and had a studio in New York City in the same neighborhood as the print's distributor Nathaniel Currier as well as the lithographer's Napoleon Sarony and Henry B. Major.
- This popular lithograph was one of several published to visually document the war while engaging the imagination of the public. Created prior to photography, these prints were meant to inform the public, while generally eliminating the portrayal of the more gory details. Historians have been able to use at least some prints of the Mexican War for study and to corroborate with the traditional literary forms of documentation. As an eyewitness, Walker could claim accuracy of detail within the narrative in his painting. The battle is presented in the grand, historic, heroic style with the brutality of war not portrayed. The print depiction is quite large for a chromo of the period. In creating the chromolithographic interpretation of the painting, Sarony & Major used at least four large stones to produce the print "in colours," making the most of their use of color. They also defined each figure with precision by outlining each in black. This print was considered by expert/collector Harry T. Peters as one of the finest ever produced by Sarony & Major.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1848
- associated date
- 1847-09-13
- distributor
- Currier, Nathaniel
- depicted
- Scott, Winfield
- lithographer
- Sarony & Major
- artist
- Walker, James
- ID Number
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- 60.2602
- accession number
- 228146
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center


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Bid and Buy returns
Registration is now under way for Bid and Buy, an online auction jointly sponsored by The Messenger and the Daily Freeman-Journal. The event that will last for 10 days, beginning May 12.
Bid and Buy will feature merchandise and services from local and regional businesses. Registration for bidders is now open and once registered, they can view the many items on the auction, both online and in person at local stores.
Get registered
Go to The Messenger or Daily Freeman-Journal website, "http://www.messengernews.net">www.messengernews.net or www.freemanjournal.net, and look for the link to "Bid and Buy." Or go directly to www.bidandbuynow.net.
Look for "Register" in the top left corner and fill out the information.
Once registered, you can browse Bid and Buy for hundreds of great items. The best part is that since most of the items for auction are from local merchants, you can head to the store and check items out in person or research them online.
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Bidding will run from May 12 through May 21. Items on the auction include local golf packages, gift cards for groceries, jewelry, restaurants, pet supplies, clothing and more. Stay up-to-date on bids and receive an email letting bidders know when they were outbid.
Bidders will also receive an email to announce if they were the winning bidder. Once the item is paid for, the winning bidder will receive a voucher that can be taken directly to the store.
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|Chicken Souvlaki plus a tomato and cucumber salad is a perfect summer meal!
Chicken Souvlaki
(Makes 4-6 servings, recipe created by Kalyn.)
4-6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (You can cut the marinade in half for only four chicken breasts.)
Marinade Ingredients:
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 T red wine vinegar
1 T finely minced garlic (or garlic puree from a jar)
1 T dried oregano (use Greek or Turkish oregano)
1 tsp. dried thyme
Combine olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, garlic, oregano, and thyme and stir together with a whisk or spoon. Pour marinade into Ziploc bag or plastic container, seal, and squeeze bag or turn container over and shake gently so all pieces of meat are well-coated with marinade. Put into refrigerator and marinate 6-8 hours or more.
To get ready to grill, remove chicken from refrigerator and let it come to room temperature, then drain chicken pieces and thread onto skewers. I put six pieces on each skewer, and folded over each piece of chicken so it wouldn't spin around on the skewers. Spray grill with non-stick spray or mist with olive oil, then preheat gas or charcoal barbecue grill to medium high. (You can only hold your hand there for a few seconds at that heat.)
Grill skewers about 12-15 minutes, turning the first time as soon as you see nice grill marks. Souvlaki is done when the chicken is slightly browned and firm, but not hard to the touch.
South Beach Suggestions:
Chicken cooked like this is a perfect main dish for any phase of the South Beach Diet or any other low-glycemic eating plan. I served the Souvlaki with Tzatziki Sauce and a simple cucumber and tomato salad for phase one. For phase two or three, you could serve the meat inside 100% whole wheat pita bread, or serve something like Georgette's Really Lemony Greek Pilafi on the side.
Nutritional Information?
I chose the South Beach Diet to manage my weight partly so I wouldn't have to count calories, carbs, points, or fat grams, but if you want nutritional information for a recipe, I recommend entering the recipe into Calorie Count, which will calculate it for you.
More Versions of Souvlaki to Try:
(Recipes from other blogs may not always be South Beach Diet friendly; check ingredients.)
Lamb Souvlaki, Grilled Lamb Cubes Cooked Greek Style
Kalyn's Souvlaki (pork)
Halibut and Red Pepper Souvlaki from Mediterranean Cooking in Alaska
Lamb Souvlaki from Closet Cooking
Santorini-Inspired Souvlaki from A Wee Bit of Cooking
Pork Souvlaki from Kalafagos - Greek Food and Beyond
Pork Souvlaki from Kopiaste - To Greek Hospitality
Pork and Halloumi Souvlaki from Little Foodies
Chicken Souvlaki from The Culinary Chase
Chicken and Lamb Souvlaki from Gustoso
(Want even more recipes? I find these recipes from other blogs using Food Blog Search.)
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Don't be fooled by that digitized bass thump closing in from all sides. A legion of guys with guitars is still out there trying to grab the troubadour torch.
A nasally Swede named Kristian Matsson leads the pack. After 2010's "The Wild Hunt," Mattson (a.k.a. The Tallest Man on Earth) ascended to living-legendary status among swaths of young folks seeking a Dylan of their own.
He'll headline the Wex behind the fuller, freer "There's No Leaving Now," a record that affirms Matsson as a talent to reckon with though not necessarily to reverence.
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CAD/CAM Expert Goes Direct to the Public With Unique Smile Makeover Service
Posted Sep 26, 2012 in Labs & Profiles
Television cameras. 8,000 viewers. And a dental technician in the spotlight.
This is not a common scenario, but one day last year, Eddie Corrales, CDT, seized the opportunity to introduce his new venture—CADSmiles—directly to prospective patients when he appeared on the cable show, San Diego Living.
During the five-minute segment—which cost Corrales $1,000—he was interviewed by the show's host, demonstrated CAD/CAM scanning and design, and shared before-and-after photos of CADSmiles makeovers.
CADSmiles is an in-office service that Corrales markets to CEREC doctors. When a client has a large or esthetically challenging case, Corrales goes to his office to consult with the patient and then uses the dentist's CEREC system to design and fabricate the case—usually within hours.
"I tell patients I'm basically their own private smile designer. We talk about their expectations and, once the restorations are seated, I can immediately take care of any adjustments. So they feel confident they'll get the results they want," says Corrales, also owner of two-person Downtown Dental Designs in San Diego. "And the best part is it's usually all done in one day."
That predictability and convenience is one reason why the service is a perfect match for direct-to-patient marketing. "My goal is for CADSmiles to be a brand patients know," says Corrales. "I want them to go into dental offices and ask for it by name."
To that end, Corrales has continued to garner television coverage since that appearance on San Diego Living last year. He was invited back to the same TV station last June to promote a breast cancer awareness event he sponsored along with a local spa. It was an evening of pampering for breast cancer survivors—complete with a jazz band, sushi bar and raffles—and a chance for three survivors to win smile makeovers compliments of CADSmiles.
Corrales has participated in similar makeover events and hopes to continue to do them on an even larger scale. He is also planning a longer paid segment on San Diego Living, a professionally shot patient-education video for his website and a promotional CADSmiles car wrap. Patients who contact Corrales directly are referred to his website, www.cadsmiles.com, where he maintains a list of dentists who offer the service.
While CADSmiles has been an exciting new angle for Corrales, initially there was a completely practical business reason behind the idea. In 2008, Corrales—a long-time Sirona inLab user who marketed mostly to CEREC dentists—started to see his single-unit caseload decrease since so many of his clients had their own milling systems. "At the same time, the economy was faltering and I wasn't getting a lot of smile design cases either...so I realized I had to go out and get them," says Corrales. "I also knew this service would be a great opportunity to partner with dentists who have under-utilized systems they only use for posterior work."
Since 2009, he has done more than 200 CADSmiles cases, mostly in his home state of California but also as far away as New York and Canada. Currently, he does an average of 10 to 15 CADSmiles cases a month. Not only does he charge clients a premium for the convenience of having the work done in their offices, but he also has practically no inventory costs or overhead—and gets paid the same day. "I've worked hard on CADSmiles and right now the work is very profitable," says Corrales. "And that's something I haven't been able to say in years."
Here is Eddie Corrales' appearance on San Diego Living to promote CADSmiles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD52M16uawU
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While the legislature has not yet approved any laws specifically addressing smart grid, as early as 1980 it has looked into some distributed generation technologies and created contractual methods for entering into solar easements for solar energy systems. (Alaska Statues Sec. 34.15.145. Solar easement)[4] In 2008 the Alaska state legislature authorized the creation of a renewable energy grant fund administered by the Alaska Energy Authority. (Alaska 25th Legislature HB 152) [5]
The Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA) developed rates dealing specifically with distributed generators starting in 1983, and has continually worked with revisions throughout the following years. The Commission started looking at demand-based services in 1989 for industrials and in 1999 for residential customers. In 1998 the Commission evaluated off-peak-only based rates. In 2009 the RCA approved net metering as a requirement for all electric utilities subject to economic regulation; the incorporation of this approval is still ongoing. [2, 3]
"In August 2007, the Regulatory Commission of Alaska decided not to adopt PURPA Standard 14 ("Time-Based Metering and Communications") as enacted in EPACT 2005. In its Order declining adoption, the Commission indicated that it found insufficient evidence that it would be appropriate "to impose smart metering requirements on all customer classes." Specifically, it noted, "Given the slight variation in the incremental cost of energy, we do not find that the evidence in the record of this proceeding supports a conclusion that smart metering would result in significant conservation of energy, efficiency of electric utilities, and equitable rates for consumers." Finally, it reserved the right to investigate the PURPA standard in the future as circumstances warrant. The proceeding, however, remains open due to Commission consideration of other provisions of EPACT 2005." [1]
Distributed generators include qualifying cogeneration and small power production facilities where prices are negotiated.
Demand-based services are based only on peak demand provided through meters taking interval readings.
Off-peak rates are rates available for only 8 hours each day with 1.5 hours on a flexible schedule controlled by the company and the remaining 6.5 hours between 11:30 PM and 6:30 AM.
Alaska Electric Light and Power Company
- Alaska Electric Light and Power Company Rates
Alaska Power & Telephone
- Alaska Power & Telephone Rates
Chugach Electric Association
- Chugach Electric Association Rates
Golden Valley Electric Association
- Golden Valley Electric Association Rates
Homer Electric Association
- Homer Electric Association Power Rates
Matanuska Electric Association
- Matanuska Electric Association Rates
Municipal Light & Power
- Municipal Light & Power Rates
See the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) for information on consumer-owned Cooperatives: http://www.nreca.org/members/MemberDirectory/Pages/default.aspx
Alaska has a state grant program for renewable energy, distributed generation, and combined heat and power technologies that were set up by enabling legislation in 2008. One Alaska cooperative has a renewable energy production incentive for its customers.
More information can be found in the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE): http://www.dsireusa.org/incentives/index.cfm?re=1&ee=1&spv=0&st=0&srp=1&state=AK
State Energy Office:
- Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Research and Rural Development Division
State Authority Dealing with Energy Regulation:
- Regulatory Commission of Alaska
- Docket Search: http://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/RCALibrary/AdvancedSearch.aspx?t=advdoc&c=&p=advsearch
Alaska Statutes
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE): http://www.dsireusa.org/incentives/index.cfm?re=1&ee=1&spv=0&st=0&srp=1&state=AK
[1] Demand Response and Smart Metering Policy Actions Since the Energy Policy Act of 2005: A Summary for State Officials, Prepared by the U.S. Demand Response Coordinating Committee for The National Council on Electricity Policy, Fall 2008. URL: http://www.oe.energy.gov/DocumentsandMedia/NCEP_Demand_Response_1208.pdf
[2] Municipal Light & Power Rates. URL: http://www.mlandp.com/redesign/mlputilitytariff.htm
[3] Alaska Electric Light and Power Company Tariff. URL: http://www.aelp.com/tariff/tariff.htm
[4] Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency, Alaska Solar Easements, 01/06/2010. URL: http://www.dsireusa.org/incentives/incentive.cfm?Incentive_Code=AK01R&re=1&ee=1
[5] The Alaska State Legislature, Bill Text 25th Legislature HB 152. URL. http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill_text.asp?hsid=HB0152Z&session=25


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American Greed: Rethinking the 'Boom' in Boomers
Posted Mar 08, 2012 in Publisher's Page
The basis for this editorial comes from comments made by some of our How's Business Survey participants. So many laboratory owners are working through very tough economic years and yet most remain hopeful that they'll pull through. The question they ask, however, is not what business strategies will help them along; instead they ask us all--as a community--to reexamine our moral compass. If there is blame for the mess our economy is in, where does our compass tell us to lay that blame?
Aren't we Boomers the generation of invention, of innovation, of hope for a better, cleaner, more enlightened universe? Yes, history will record that this era ushered in the digital age and all the innovation that followed. Yes, we're industrious; the generation that readily embraced laptops and smartphones so we could work while on vacation.
But it saddens and pains me to acknowledge that we live in an era of greed. In sheer numbers alone, the blame lies squarely with us--with our generation--and with the generation immediately before and after us.
How ironic it is that just 25 years ago we openly scoffed at Michael Douglas' Gordon Gekko character in the 1987 movie, Wall Street. How awful he was, how dreadful, how unlike any of us--or anyone we knew--we told ourselves! There were grumblings, of course, about how the movie smacked of truth. How Wall Streeters held lavish parties, got crazy-high bonuses, made huge market killings. Though we heard about the moneyed Wall Street crowd, we didn't pay much attention to it . . . until 2008, when millions of people fell victim to its shenanigans.
It's easy--and well deserved--to point a finger at Wall Street but the sad truth is that greed has seeped into American culture in many ways. What has happened to us?
I hope this whole rotten mess will be the subject of another Malcolm Gladwell book. For me, he's the chosen one to shed light on the history of our decline in such a way that even those among us who have blinders on, are forced to see their reflection in life's hall of mirrors.
And then there's our community.
We are going through some tough times as an industry and yet many of you express gratitude for the innovative, productivity enhancing technologies that have enabled you to improve your profit margins despite lower volume. I applaud you for looking at the bright side, for keeping your expectations low and your spirits high.
As you'll read in Maribeth's analysis of our How's Business survey data, our community is making the most of these difficult years and reveling in its ability to keep its staff working as much as possible. It's quite a statement to say, "business is way down but we're all still here," as so many of you said, focusing on our relationships because that's what really matters. I'm so proud of "us."
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I have been keeping a portion of a beeng in the bathroom that I shower in to see if the extra humidity will do anything. I have some separated so I can compare.
Any thoughts?
shogun89 wrote:Sound interesting. A few problems though. Pu erh tales many years to age with a CONSTANT amount of humidity not just a 30 minute 70% per day. It could takes over 10 years with that method. Build a puidor as I did, If you are really interested in aging pu erh. When I was reading about building humidors, I read a lot about cigars, one expert said to NEVER EVER use the method you mentioned above. Bottom line I wouldn't do it, and not to be negative or anything, but I think you are setting yourself up for disappointment. But hey, go for it! It will be an interesting experiment.
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The Dish Network is a satellite TV provider that delivers service to in excess of 14 million people worldwide, including Masontown. It offers hundreds of different channels to customers and is available anywhere. The Dish Network satellites can supply HDTV and high quality sound so that you can get the most out of what you choose to watch.
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Hello this is Travis From Utah State University. I was Captain for team Colossus for two years in Idaho and have taken first place in a couple of tournaments last year. I am looking to continue the Paintball program at USU. We are trying to get a club team back together for 7 on 7 and 5 on 5 for speedball. The club is open to anyone who paintballs, but we are currently looking for a team to build for tournaments. If you go to USU or are thinking about going and are interested just hit me up here.
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"Dahongpao" also gets used as a generic term for rock tea, and, as others have alluded to, is more or less the "brand" of all Wuyishan teas. I think there are (nominally) some rules about what can be sold as dahongpao, but there's quite a bit of debate about what should qualify, and I've heard quite a bit of suggestion that much of what's sold as dahongpao is a) blended, and b) grown outside the scenic area.
In any event, forgetting about what's "genuine" or "authentic", there is a wide variety of tea sold as "dahongpao", and I think it's safe to say that some are quite good, some are quite bad, and many are in the middle somewhere.
I do think it's fair to say that there's quite a bit of tea sold as "dahongpao" which is mediocre to poor. Personally, I tend to gravitate towards yancha which are a little less famous, simply because it seems to me that the chance of getting what you're told you're getting is slightly higher in this case, plus you're not paying a premium for being the most famous of the si da mingcong.


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Here is a newer solution that seems to alleviate any problems with multiple tabs and out of sync issues.
function! GetBufferList() redir =>buflist silent! ls! redir END return buflist endfunction function! ToggleList(bufname, pfx) let buflist = GetBufferList() for bufnum in map(filter(split(buflist, '\n'), 'v:val =~ "'.a:bufname.'"'), 'str2nr(matchstr(v:val, "\\d\\+"))') if bufwinnr(bufnum) != -1 exec(a:pfx.'close') return endif endfor if a:pfx == 'l' && len(getloclist(0)) == 0 echohl ErrorMsg echo "Location List is Empty." return endif let winnr = winnr() exec(a:pfx.'open') if winnr() != winnr wincmd p endif endfunction nmap <silent> <leader>l :call ToggleList("Location List", 'l')<CR> nmap <silent> <leader>e :call ToggleList("Quickfix List", 'c')<CR>
Using this function and command:
command -bang -nargs=? QFix call QFixToggle(<bang>0) function! QFixToggle(forced) if exists("g:qfix_win") && a:forced == 0 cclose unlet g:qfix_win else copen 10 let g:qfix_win = bufnr("$") endif endfunction
Calling ':QFix' will "toggle" the quickfix open and closed. It's easiest to map this to something fast. I use:
nmap <silent> \` :QFix<CR>
If you want to force the window open, use ':QFix!' and the window will open or stay open.
Using autocommands, you can fix the "out-of-sync" issue. The entire code for this would be:
" toggles the quickfix window. command -bang -nargs=? QFix call QFixToggle(<bang>0) function! QFixToggle(forced) if exists("g:qfix_win") && a:forced == 0 cclose else execute "copen " . g:jah_Quickfix_Win_Height endif endfunction " used to track the quickfix window augroup QFixToggle autocmd! autocmd BufWinEnter quickfix let g:qfix_win = bufnr("$") autocmd BufWinLeave * if exists("g:qfix_win") && expand("<abuf>") == g:qfix_win | unlet! g:qfix_win | endif augroup END
I set
g:jah_Quickfix_Win_Height in my vimrc to something around 10.
Maybe I'm missing something, but why don't just use
:copen and
:cclose? Why do you need that function/command?
Because this is a toggle (open/close) in a single command, whereas
:copen and
:cclose are 2 different commands and 2 different mappings, in case you wish to map it.
You can use
t:qfix_win instead of
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I don't use extra-virgin oil in my crusts or sauce, because it's too strong. I like "light-tasting" oil instead, but it's a pain to find it in big, economical containers. I found another grade of oil tonight. "Sauteeing and Grilling" oil. It's lighter than extra-virgin, but slightly darker than the other stuff. I assume there must be something bad about it, because it's very cheap.Has anyone tried this stuff?
That appears to be the stuff. Thanks for the input.I don't care what olive oil costs when I use it at home, but I'd like my church to make good money on the pizzas I make for them, so it's worthwhile for me to try to find cheap oil that works.I hadn't thought about it before today, but the flavor of my pizza is actually very delicate, even though I make fat street-pizzeria-style Sicilian pies. That must be why extra-virgin is too strong for me.


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ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sept. 25, 2009) – The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, ranked second in the world, overcame an opening set loss to Canada Friday evening to win 17-25, 25-10, 25-23, 25-21 during quarterfinal play of the NORCECA Continental Championship at Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
With the victory, the USA advances to the NORCECA Championship semifinals to play Pool A winner Dominican Republic at 6 p.m. (3 p.m. Pacific Time) on Saturday. Puerto Rico downed Mexico 25-11, 25-15, 25-15 in the other quarterfinal match to advance to the semifinals to play Pool B winner Cuba. Both Dominican Republic and Cuba earned quarterfinal byes by winning their respective pools.
The NORCECA Continental Championship concludes Sept. 27 with the gold- and bronze-medal matches and two other classification matches. The NORCECA Continental Championship winner qualifies for the 2009 FIVB Grand Champions Cup to be held Nov. 10-15 in Japan. Each of the four continental champions earns a spot into the FIVB Grand Champions Cup, along with host Japan and one wild card team.
Canada opened the match strong with a 7-0 start in the opening set and held off a USA challenge at 16-14 to win 25-17. Team USA rebounded in the second set to take an 11-3 advantage and cruised to the 25-10 victory. The Americans came back from a 20-19 deficit in the third set to win 25-23. The U.S. rallied again in the fourth set from a 17-13 deficit with a 7-1 scoring run en route to finishing the period and match at 25-21.
"It was a very tough match and Canada presented different challenges," U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. "We are going against Dominican Republic in the semifinals. We have played them several times this year and we know each other well. We are going to battle hard and hope for the victory."
Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio) and Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) each tallied 15 points in leading the USA offense. Fawcett scored 14 kills on 42 attacks while adding an ace. Larson scored her points via 11 kills on 38 swings, three blocks and an ace. Cynthia Barboza (Long Beach, Calif.) added 12 kills on 29 attacks with just one hitting error to go with a block.
Christa Harmotto (Aliquippa, Pa.) and Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) tacked on three blocks and eight points each for the Americans. Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) contributed five points, while Danielle Scott-Arruda (Baton Rouge, La.) and Angie Pressey (Lake Mary, Fla.) provided two point apiece in limited action.
Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas) and Fawcett totaled 13 digs apiece to lead the Team USA defense, while Larson added 12 digs and 19 excellent service receptions on 24 errorless attempts. Sykora added 18 excellent receptions on a team-high 30 attempts. Courtney Thompson (Kent, Wash.) picked up 12 assists during the match, while Berg provided three assists.
"I am very happy with the victory," Metcalf said. "They (Canada) played well, but we made the adjustments after the first set. I am content by reaching the semifinals and we will be ready for tomorrow's match".
McCutcheon started Berg at setter, Metcalf at opposite, Bown and Scott-Arruda at middle blocker and Barboza and Larson at outside hitter. Sykora was the libero for the match. Fawcett, Harmotto and Thompson all came off the bench in the opening set and started the final three sets. Pressey was a sub in the opening set, while Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) came off the bench in the fourth set. Elisha Thomas (Grass Valley, Calif.) played briefly in the third set.
The U.S. held a 54-46 advantage in kills, connecting for a 35.3 kill percent and .255 hitting efficiency. The Americans held the Canadians to a 36.8 kill percent and a .264 hitting efficiency. Canada held a slim 14-11 advantage in blocks, but six of its points at the net came in its opening set victory. USA had three aces to Canada's two service winners. Canada also committed 24 errors to the USA's 17.
"They played well after losing the first set," Canada Head Coach Arnd Ludwig said. "My team has been improving with every match and our goal now is to win the next two matches and finish in the fifth position."
Tammy Mahon sparked Canada to a team-high 15 points, while Brittney Page contributed 14 points in the loss.
"It was a very intense match but we couldn't execute in the final moments of the third and fourth sets," said Tammy Mahon, the captain of Canada. "Congratulations to USA."
Cuba, which earned an automatic berth into the semifinals by winning Pool B, has won the NORCECA Continental Championship 13 times (1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2007). Meanwhile, the United States (1981, 1983, 2001, 2003, 2005) has won the championship five times and Mexico twice (1969, 1971). Further, USA and Cuba have played against each other in 16 of the last 17 finals.
Canada shocked the U.S. by taking a commanding 7-0 lead to start the opening set, which included three blocks in the scoring run. Canada held a 15-8 lead before the U.S. rolled off four straight points starting with a Canada service error followed by a Harmotto block and kills from Pressey and Fawcett to close the gap to 15-12. Fawcett and Harmotto scored back-to-back kills to inch the deficit down to two at 16-14. However, Canada rattled off five straight points to regain a six-point edge at 20-14. Canada tallied four consecutive points at 24-15 and won the set at 25-17 on its third set point opportunity.
The U.S. picked up an early 5-1 lead in the second set with a Barboza block, three Canada errors and a Larson kill. After Canada sliced the deficit in half at 5-3, Team USA erupted for six consecutive points with a Bown block and Larson kill around four Canada miscues. Fawcett landed an ace after a Larson kill to increase the American advantage to 13-4. With the scored doubled at 14-7, the American offense continued the pressure with a 6-0 run with Barboza scoring two kills after a Bown ace followed by a Harmotto block. Fawcett collected back-to-back kills at 22-8. Harmotto and Larson finished out the set at 25-10 with consecutive kills. The USA defense forced Canada into 11 hitting errors and a service error in the second set alone.
The U.S. moved to a 5-2 lead in the third set after consecutive Fawcett kills followed a Barboza kill and Harmotto block. Fawcett pocketed an ace after a Bown block to increase the American lead to four points at 9-5. After a Canada error, Larson served an ace at 12-7. Canada rushed back into the match at 14-13 on four unanswered points and tied the set at 17-all. Canada swung the lead to its side at 20-19. However, the U.S. returned in front 22-20 with kills from Metcalf and Barboza around a Canada error. Canada kept the set interesting by knotting the set up at 23-all, but Larson scored the final two points on kills at 25-23. Fawcett tallied seven points in the third set, while Larson finished with six points.
Canada broke a 5-all tie in the fourth set with three straight points to take an 8-5 lead at the first technical timeout. Canada stretched its advantage to 12-8 and held a four-point cushion at 17-13. However, the U.S. scored seven of the next eight points to gain a 21-18 lead, thanks to two points each from Barboza and Scott-Arruda and three Canadian errors. The U.S. managed to side out the rest of the set for a 25-21 victory ending on a Fawcett kill. Barboza scored six points for the USA in the fourth set.
U.S. Women's National Team Roster for 2009 NORCECA Continental Championship
# - Name (Pos, Ht, Hometown, College)
1 - Nicole Fawcett (OPP, 6-4, Zanesfield, Ohio, Penn State)
2 - Danielle Scott-Arruda (MB, 6-2, Baton Rouge, La., Long Beach State)
3 - Angie Pressey (OH, 5-8, Lake Mary, Fla., California-Berkeley)
4 - Lindsey Berg (S, 5-8, Honolulu, Hawaii, Minnesota)
5 - Stacy Sykora (L, 5-10, Burleson, Texas, Texas A&M)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-6, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
7 - Heather Bown (MB, 6-3, Yorba Linda, Calif., Hawaii)
8 - Cynthia Barboza (OH, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Stanford)
10 - Kristin Richards (OH, 6-1, Orem, Utah, Stanford)
11 - Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska)
12 - Nancy Metcalf (OPP, 6-1, Hull, Iowa, Nebraska)
13 - Elisha Thomas (MB, 6-3, Grass Valley, Calif., Long Beach State)
16 - Christa Harmotto (MB, 6-2, Aliquippa, Pa., Penn State)
18 - Courtney Thompson (S, 5-7, Kent, Wash., Washington)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.), Tom Pestolesi (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)
Athletic Trainer: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)
Team Leader: Carl McGown
2009 NORCECA Continental Championship Schedule
Pool A: Canada, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago
Pool B: Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, United States
Pool A Round Robin
Sept. 22: Dominican Republic def. Canada 25-20, 25-22, 25-20 (Match 3)
Sept. 22: Puerto Rico def. Trinidad & Tobago 25-18, 25-15, 25-17 (Match 4)
Sept. 23: Dominican Republic def. Trinidad & Tobago 25-12, 25-10, 25-7 (Match 6)
Sept. 23: Puerto Rico def. Canada 25-22, 25-23, 25-21 (Match 8)
Sept. 24: Canada def. Trinidad & Tobago 25-20, 25-16, 25-19 (Match 9)
Sept. 24: Dominican Republic def. Puerto Rico 25-21, 28-30, 25-16, 25-22 (Match 12)
Pool A Standings
Dominican Republic 3-0 (1.406 Point Ratio) * Plays PUR tonight
Puerto Rico 2-1 (1.091 Point Ratio) * Plays DOM tonight
Canada 1-2 (0.990 Point Ratio)
Trinidad & Tobago 0-3 (0.596 Point Ratio)
Pool B Round Robin
Sept. 22: USA def. Mexico 25-18, 25-10, 25-13 (Match 1)
Sept. 22: Cuba def. Costa Rica 25-14, 25-10, 22-25, 25-20 (Match 2)
Sept. 23: Mexico def. Costa Rica 28-26, 23-25, 25-19, 25-19 (Match 5)
Sept. 23: Cuba def. USA 19-25, 16-25, 25-16, 28-26, 15-10 (Match 7)
Sept. 24: Cuba def. Mexico 25-15, 25-13, 25-14 (Match 10)
Sept. 24: USA def. Costa Rica 25-7, 25-10, 25-13 (Match 11)
Pool B Standings
Cuba 3-0 (1.291 Point Ratio)
USA 2-1 (1.448 Point Ratio)
Mexico 1-2 (0.770 Point Ratio)
Costa Rica 0-3 (0.689 Point Ratio)
Sept. 25: USA (2B) def. Canada (3A) 17-25, 25-10, 25-23, 25-21 (Match 13)
Sept. 25: Puerto Rico (2A) def. Mexico (3B) 25-11, 25-15, 25-15 (Match 14)
Classification 5/8
Sept. 26: Trinidad & Tobago (4A) vs. Mexico, 2 p.m. (Match 15)
Sept. 26: Costa Rica (3B) vs. Canada, 4 p.m. (Match 16)
Sept. 26: Dominican Republic (1A) vs. USA, 6 p.m. (Match 17)
Sept. 26: Cuba (1B) vs. Puerto Rico, 8 p.m. (Match 18)
Classification 7/8
Sept. 27: Loser Match 15 vs. Loser Match 16, 2 p.m. (Match 19)
Classification 5/6
Sept. 27: Winner Match 15 vs. Winner Match 16, 4 p.m. (Match 20)
Bronze-Medal Match
Sept. 27: Loser Match 17 vs. Loser Match 18, 6 p.m. (Match 21)
Gold-Medal Match
Sept. 27: Winner Match 17 vs. Winner Match 18, 8 p.m. (Match 22)


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Join us for the 100th Anniversary of New Canaan Library at the corner of Main & Cherry Streets! There will be interesting displays and events all day.
New Canaan Library welcomes the entire community on Sunday, January 13, 2013, for a celebration of the Library's 100 year anniversary of the laying of the legacy building's cornerstone. Patrons and guests are invited to join in the fun and learn the history of this special New Canaan landmark, with events and displays throughout the library.
What were we reading 100 years ago? What was happening in the world? Timelines and visual displays, a "time capsule" and fascinating library artifacts will highlight the Library – and the ways of the world – in decades gone by. The Library's Notes in MidWinter concert series will open the celebration, with a 2:00 pm performance by the Glorian Duo Plus One, featuring Wendy Kerner, harp, Donna Milanovich, flute, and guest artist Liuh-Wen Ting, viola.
The Children's area will offer many activities, beginning at 2:00 p.m. with a special "period" storytime, featuring classic children's tales. Throughout the afternoon children can enjoy cupcakes, ongoing arts and crafts, and coloring. Fun for parents, too, will be posters displaying the popular books, toys, games and television shows of each of the 10 decades. Please register for the children's activities by calling 203-594-5002.
The day's celebration will conclude with cake and refreshments for all at 4:00 p.m., and farewell remarks by Alice Knapp, Executive Director. The Library will also take the opportunity to recognize long-time Library supporters Hud and Pat Stoddard by naming them honorary, lifetime trustees. The Library will continue the celebration throughout January by making "100 Years at the Corner of Cherry and Main" the topic for its monthly "Let's Talk About" outreach program for seniors.


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Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. — 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
This issue of the Beacon focuses on compassion. Jesus provided the ultimate examples of com- passion during His life on earth and in His teachings for the ages. He showed great compassion to those in need; many of His miracles involved healing the sick and ministering to the outcast. But Jesus showed compassion not only to those suffering from illness or circumstances beyond their control. He also showed tender mercy to those who had sinned – in other words, to all of mankind.
When we are sick, when we grieve, when we're misunderstood and mistreated, and yes, even when we sin, Jesus has compassion for us.
In the following pages, you'll meet people who seek to emulate Christ's compassion for the sick, the weak, and the lost. Their stories serve as a reminder that when we see another who is in need, we would do well to model our response upon the great compassion that Christ has shown to us all.


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"Ideas are commodity. Execution of them is not. "
Hawker Beechcraft's King Air 250
Hawker Beechcraft took the wraps off its latest 200 series King Air last October. Deliveries of the King Air 250 turboprop will begin later this year. Compared with its predecessors, the six- to eight-passenger, twin-engine 250 gives you more of what you buy a turboprop for: the ability to haul bigger loads out of shorter runways and fly longer distances, albeit at slower speeds, than you could with a similarly sized jet. This utility comes with a near-jet-like price of $5.799 million.
King Airs have been around since 1964 and the Model 200 debuted in 1974. Many people still consider it to be the best airplane Beechcraft has ever built.
The 200 was a remake of the 1960s' Model 100 with a three-foot fuselage stretch, a new T-tail, four-foot-longer wings, larger fuel tanks, 1,000 pounds of additional maximum takeoff weight and more powerful Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-series engines. Compared with other pressurized twin turboprops in this category-all of which are out of production-the 200 has a larger cabin. It measures 16 feet, eight inches long; four feet, nine inches tall; and four feet, six inches wide. Entry is through an aft stair door opposite the single-place kibitzer that covers a chemical toilet. To the right you'll find 55.3 cubic feet of netted cargo area; to the left, the cabin with six comfortable swivel-and-recline single seats and the cockpit.
The 200 quickly became a mainstay of business aviation, particularly in the Great Lakes and eastern U.S. There, its twin-engine redundancy, easy flying characteristics, ruggedness and economy made it a good choice for short hops across the big cold ponds separating what were then the nation's industrial hub cities. Its tall, robust landing gear-especially when fitted with optional "high float" or larger tires that delivered better ground/propeller clearance-made quick work of short runways, even the uneven and unpaved variety. The aircraft also was a hit with the U.S. military and other government agencies, which ordered hundreds of them for use as spy planes, air ambulances, cargo haulers and executive transports.
Factory updates and aftermarket modifications have kept this airplane relevant into its fourth decade. Upgrades began in 1981 with the Model B200, which featured a more modern cockpit, lower cabin-pressure altitude and better-performing engines. Later, the manufacturer replaced the standard three-blade propeller with a four-bladed one that quieted the cabin. In addition, glass-panel avionics were offered, culminating with the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 in 2003. Four years later, Hawker Beechcraft introduced the King Air B200GT. As the manufacturer added features and boosted performance, the price rose, from $896,000 in 1974 to $5.2 million by 2008.
The GT delivers a 20-knot boost in maximum cruising speed-from 285 for the stock B200 up to 305 knots-and quicker climbs, thanks mainly to an improved variant of the Pratt engine. The new PT6A-52 mates the turbine section of the more powerful dash 60A engines on the King Air 350 with the stock gearbox on the older dash 42 engines that the King Air B200 employed. The marriage means the GT can hold its 850 shaft horsepower rating through higher altitudes and thus climb and cruise faster. It can also take off from higher-altitude airports.
Good as this was, Hawker Beechcraft was about to go one better. After surveying more than 3,000 King Air owners, the company concluded that current and prospective series 200 buyers wanted an aircraft with even better performance than the GT offered. The King Air 250 delivers by incorporating Raisbeck Engineering's Ram Air Recovery System, BLR winglets and lighter and more efficient all-composite Hartzell propellers.
The Raisbeck system keeps foreign objects from being sucked into the engine during ground operations and in flight helps prevent engine icing and makes engine airflow more efficient. It has been a popular aftermarket option for King Airs for years. (The company also offers various other performance improvement and supplemental storage enhancements for King Airs.) The new Hartzell propellers and hubs are 65 pounds lighter (for the pair) and more efficient. The BLR winglets also improve the aircraft's aerodynamics and efficiency.
The results? This airplane can land on and take off from the proverbial postage stamp.
Well, almost. At maximum weights, the 250 can take off over a 50-foot obstacle in 2,111 feet at sea level-that's 400 feet less than a GT requires. At high-altitude airports, this airplane also shines. At a 5,000-foot elevation airport, it takes off in just 3,099 feet. And it can use 1,100 more of the world's airports than a GT. Speed increases modestly to 310 knots.
While this performance is impressive, you can enhance it even further by adding factory and aftermarket options. The high-float landing gear-basically larger main gear tires-is a must if you plan on using unpaved strips or snow/slush-covered runways.
Hang around King Airs long enough and you'll notice that many of them have their engine nacelles and the bottom half of their fuselages painted dark colors to disguise soot stains from the engine exhaust. Stainless Frakes exhaust stacks can go a long way toward minimizing this problem.
Finally, Raisbeck plans to offer a variety of individual and combination option packages for this airplane beyond its standard factory ram-air system. These include crown wing lockers that can each swallow 600 pounds of cargo with no adverse impact on aircraft aerodynamics; high-float landing-gear doors that are more robust and aerodynamic than factory fare; wing leading edges that reduce drag; and aft fuselage strakes that minimize yaw (an aircraft's tendency to sway from side to side in flight) and therefore make for a more comfortable ride. A 200GT fully tricked out by Raisbeck can make 318 knots and a 250 thus equipped likely will do a little better.
While the 250 unquestionably performs better than its predecessors, Hawker Beechcraft missed a prime opportunity to refresh the aircraft's interior with a more jet-like cabin appearance and amenities, along the lines of what it did with the King Air 350i in 2009. However, the aesthetics are adequate. And when you're doing a virtual carrier shot over tall trees from a ridiculously short grass strip, is your child really going to notice that there is no monitor for his Game Boy?
Probably not.
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We happened on this pizzeria for lunch today. The pizza I timed at 64seconds. Very tasty, of course my attempt at the pics of the pie, La Verace, were taken as video. Don't know if I can post video here or not, but got some shots of other stuff. I enjoyed, hope you do too.Mark


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Wednesday, December 8, 2010
"Lazy Bones" Cabernet Franc 2009
14 comments:
- Cabfrancophile said...
Trader Joe's List on twitter is a bit less discerning when it comes to this wine (http://twitter.com/traderjoeslist): "Try LAZY BONES Cabernet Franc vino tonight for $6.99! AMAZING TASTE! Pairs great with red meats & cheeses. ..yum.."
Um, yeah, I think I'll trust your commentary. This sounds a lot like the Dr. Drinkwell glop I encountered last year, maybe with more oak plus lighter tannin for a few $$$ less.
Admit it, though, weren't you just a we bit excited this might be bad enough to chuck some e-stones at? I'm kind tempted to get a bottle for the same reason . . . .
- December 8, 2010 at 4:10 PM
- Jeff said...
Yeah, there may be some hyperbolic comments in there. Maybe I'm being harsher than warranted...but its' got a lot of wood. It's like a gay porn movie...or the chest that my Great Grandmother used to keep her furs in...I was secretly hoping that it wouldn't be all that bad though--really.
Never tried the Dr. Drinkwell...probably with good reason. Dr. Drinkwell is as lame a name as "Lazy Bones."
- December 8, 2010 at 4:15 PM
- Joshiemac said...
I didn't like this but I didn't have the same visceral reaction as you and Jason. Besides the fact that you two have more sophisticated palates than I do, I bet there's some bottle variation going on.
- December 9, 2010 at 3:27 PM
- Jeff said...
Well, part of it is just me having a little bit of fun with it...it's more entertaining to be snarky.
- December 9, 2010 at 3:28 PM
- Jeff said...
One more thing: my palate isn't more sophisticated than yours...it's just different. Anyone that tells you their palate is more sophisticated is full of it in my opinion.
- December 9, 2010 at 3:29 PM
- The Gourmez said...
Agree on all counts, though the oak was not a strong note for me. Still, it's very lazy winemaking and advertising, I think. Quoted you on my blog.
- February 2, 2011 at 11:43 AM
- Alain said...
I totally disagree with you. I avoid excessive oak and rarely buy american or australian wines. However I had good experience with the wine buyers at Trader Joe's (and Whole Food) and I love cab franc. I thought the wine was excellent, especially for the price. Unfortunately I was not alone because two weeks later it sold out in Princeton and there is no more. (Limited quality is another sign of quality). So, in closing, I hope your opinion spreads and there is more wine for people like me.
- February 20, 2011 at 5:53 AM
- The Diggit gardener said...
Is there anywhere that you can still buy it????
- February 20, 2011 at 7:16 PM
- The Diggit gardener said...
Cany you still buy lazy bones anywhere? Is there another cabernet frac that you think is good?
- February 20, 2011 at 7:18 PM
- The Diggit gardener said...
Can you still buy lazy bones anywhere? If not is there another Cabernet Franc that you would recommend?
- February 20, 2011 at 7:18 PM
- Jeff said...
They still have it at TJ's in SoCal, which doesn't surprise me because it's the worst wine that I've had in a long time.
Other Cab Franc? Are you being disingenuous or something? Loire. Anything from the Loire, Bourgueil, or St-Nicolas de Bourgueil will be better than this shitty wine. My personal favorites are Taluau and Bernard Baudry. Caterine and Pierre Breton are the shit too.
- February 20, 2011 at 7:38 PM
- Jeff said...
I had two bottles of this wine before I passed judgement. Clearly, there is some variation...and I clearly am also not the only person to have disliked this wine intensely. If you like it, more power to you.
- February 20, 2011 at 7:39 PM
- Mary said...
the label is felix valloton, rubes
- May 23, 2011 at 5:17 PM
- Jeff said...
Whatever. The wine still blows ass.
- May 23, 2011 at 5:25 PM


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Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Eurocopter Employs Helicopter LPV Approaches in Germany
Eurocopter has launched localizer performance with vertical (LPV) guidance using the helicopter landing pad at its headquarters in Germany, the first helipad in Europe to make use of the GPS guided instrument approach procedure.
EC145 T2 in flight. Photo by Charles Abarr, courtesy of Eurocopter
LPV procedures enable approach guidance in a three-dimensional display for pilots, greatly enhancing situational awareness during poor visibility conditions.
The company obtained a license for the approaches from EASA, allowing developers to use the new procedure when testing and approving navigation systems on production helicopters. Pilots are currently conducting LPV approach tests using twin-engine EC135 and EC145 T2 helicopters.
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