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MEAGAN AND JACOB'S WEDDINGOctober, 2010 in Philo
"Our wedding was great! All the vendors we worked with did an amazing job. I love October and the weather was great; however, the only draw back are the Illini home football games. I didn't realize the Ohio State game was the same day as our wedding, and blocking hotel rooms for our guests was a big problem. Wedding mapper was really useful though, and it was fun to pick out places we thought our guests would enjoy!"
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Reception: Laborers International Union
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- Cakes/Candies Vendor: Cakes by Lori
- Limo Company: Rantoul Limo
- DJ: Crash Events
- Photographer: Nathaniel West Photography
- Decorations Vendor: Affordable Weddings
- Ceremony: St Thomas Catholic Church
- Entertainment: Goodrich Savoy 16
- Reception: Laborers International Union
- Entertainment: Jarlings Custard Cup
- Restaurants and Bars: Black Dog Smoke and Ale House
- Entertainment: Marble Slab Creamery
- Restaurants and Bars: Bunny's Tavern
- Entertainment: Old Orchard Lanes
- Restaurants and Bars: Crane Alley Bar and Restaurant
- Attraction: Downtown Champaign
- Restaurants and Bars: Philo Tavern
- Attraction: Meadowbrook Park
- Restaurants and Bars: Starbucks Coffee
- Attraction: University of Illinois Arboretum
- Entertainment: Carmike Beverly Cinema
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Cakes by Lori2400 W Hwy 290
Suite 4
Dripping Springs, TX 78620, United States
"Lori did a fantastic job! We opted for cupcakes with a small cake on top for cutting. I had countless people tell me that they were some of the best cupcakes they've ever had!"
Crash Events1001 waters edge road
Champaign, illinois 61822, United States
"Ryan did an excellent job. He was great about getting an idea of what kind of music we liked and wanted played. He was very professional and made sure he had a list of every song we wanted for each specific dance. He also made sure he knew which songs we absolutely wanted and did not want played as well."
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Affordable Weddings104 W Side Sq
Clinton, IL, United States
"Gloria and her staff did all the decorating from the hall, and we rented everything we used to decorate from her as well. It was such a stress relief not to have to get to the hall to set up or tear down after the reception. Anything we left, she kept for us for 30 days so we could pick it up later and not have to worry about that night. They did an absolutely beautiful job."
Limo Company:
Rantoul Limo1104 Lancaster Drive
Rantoul, IL, United States
"They were the most affordable in town. They also made sure that we had beverages iced and in a cooler waiting for us, so we didn't have to worry about it. The driver was very friendly, and took us wherever we needed to go!"
Nathaniel West PhotographyMattoon, IL, United States
"Nathaniel's assistant Lauren is the one who actually did our photos. She did an amazing job! I would completely recommend her to anyone needing any kind of photography done. The only dislike I had was how long it took to get the photos back. It was about a 5 1/2 month wait, but they did turn out gorgeous."
St Thomas Catholic Church310 Madison St
Philo, IL 61864
"This church was beautiful. Fr. Bo was great to work with as well."
Laborers International Union108 E Anthony Dr
Urbana, IL 61802
"Very affordable, very large, and Matt and Bob were easy to work with. The set up is really nice because even tables in the back have a great view of the head table and festivities."
Restaurants and Bars:
Black Dog Smoke and Ale House201 N Broadway Ave
Urbana, IL 61801
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Bunny's Tavern119 W Water St
Urbana, IL 61801
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Crane Alley Bar and Restaurant115 W Main St
Urbana, IL 61801
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Philo Tavern101 Washington St
Philo, IL 61864
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Starbucks Coffee102 N Vine St
Urbana, IL 61802
Carmike Beverly Cinema910 Meijer Dr
Champaign, IL 61822
Goodrich Savoy 16232 Burwash Ave
Savoy, IL 61874
"movie theator"
Jarlings Custard Cup309 W Kirby Ave
Champaign, IL 61820
Marble Slab Creamery1211 Savoy Plaza Ln
Savoy, IL 61874
Old Orchard Lanes901 N Dunlap St
Savoy, IL 61874
"Bowling Alley"
Downtown Champaign2 Main St
Champaign, IL 61820
"Lots of restaurants, bars, and shops."
Meadowbrook Park
"Beautiful sidewalks, sculptures, and a playground!"
University of Illinois Arboretum1800 S Lincoln Ave
Urbana, IL 61802
"Amazing gardens and Japanese House."


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Networking Is a Big Part of Publishing
As great as it would be for anyone to just submit a manuscript to some editor at random in order to possibly be picked up for a book deal, that is not something that can happen in the real world. There's always going to be that need to try and attain a much bigger goal. I really wish that I could have done this right the first time.
I originally struggled with many issues relating to publishing my book. I sent my manuscript over to a few labels with the hopes of trying to highlight my work at large. However, I feel like even with all those fine letters that I wrote to show what I could do, I lost lots of time trying to win over others. It just bothered me so much and it hadn't been all that easy for me to do anything with what I wanted to do at large.
That's why I decided that I needed to do a little bit of networking in order to get my literature out there. I took a look at many things in the publishing world in order to actually get my name out there. I figured that if I could network with others then it would probably be easier for me to get a publishing deal.
I went around to different conferences dedicated to the world of writing. I talked with a bunch of representatives around different conferences as a means of getting my name out there. I talked with them about what I do for a living and gave myself a bit of a chance to interact with others. I eventually got around to providing contact information with them and even got some offers from a few to send in my manuscripts. I was trilled because I knew that someone was actually going to look at my work for a change.
I went to other spots including writers' organizing to see what I could do. I joined a group devoted to the genre that I work in and got to learn more about my skills in general and what I can do in order to improve myself at large.
Eventually I got in touch with two more editors. I sent my work to each editor as I got in contact with them through a forum that the group I was in held. It really gave me a bit of support for what I wanted to do at large.
It got to the point where I got two different offers from some labels. They were actually interested in my work and gave me competing offers for getting my book published. It was a great thing that really gave me something appealing.
I learned from this point that publishing is something that works best if you actually have more contacts to work with. You can't just go and fire away at other people in the hopes of getting a deal. You have to make some concerted effort to actually get your work out there. I just wish that I knew about it sooner. At least I have a deal for a change.

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Amy Poehler's "Spring Breakdown" lightens Sundance
By Michelle Nichols
PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) - U.S. comedian Amy Poehler's film "Spring Breakdown" lightens the economic gloom shadowing the Sundance Film Festival, premiering despite itself having been rocked by the financial crisis.
The comedy about three 30-something women who go on spring break -- the wild annual vacation taken by U.S. college students -- was made in 2006 but languished after its studio home shut down last year.
"We came here just to toss it out there," Rachel Dratch, who co-wrote the film and stars alongside her former "Saturday Night Live" TV show colleague Poehler, told Reuters on Saturday.
"It was at (studio) Warner Independent for a while and then they closed and it's kind of been tossed around a bit. So this was a fun way of seeing it in front of a crowd and just getting it out there and having a celebratory moment with it," she said.
In 2008 the industry fell on hard times and Warner Bros film studio cut production and streamlined its operations by eliminating units like Warner Independent and absorbing New Line Cinema as the U.S. economy slipped into recession.
"Spring Breakdown," which opened on Friday, cost between $10 million and $12 million to make and will likely appeal to women and gays, Poehler and Dratch said.
"It's a Sundance sorbet in between all the war and oppression," said Dratch, 42, referring to serious movies at Sundance, the top U.S. independent film festival started 25 years ago by actor Robert Redford.
"It's not typical Sundance fare," said Poehler, who left NBC's "Saturday Night Live" last year after giving birth to her son with husband actor Will Arnett. Continued...


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Rejecting and resisting Nobel class discoveries: accounts by Nobel Laureates
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I review and discuss instances in which 19 future Nobel Laureates encountered resistance on the part of the scientific community towards their discoveries, and instances in which 24 future Nobel Laureates encountered resistance on the part of scientific journal editors or referees to manuscripts that dealt with discoveries that later would earn them the Nobel Prize.
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by Walter, Apr 18, 2014.
I'd rather him than Woodson.
I would never go for the second biggest cookie on the plate... That seems to be the Piston's idea behind hiring coaches though...
Anyone watching Grizzlies-Thunder game? Incredible finish. Great plays by both teams, including 4-point play by Kevin Durant with 13 seconds left to cut a 5-point lead to one and a tip-in by Kendrick Perkins at the buzzer to send the game into overtime. Man, it would be cool if the Pistons could play this type of basketball again at this time of the year. The Grizzlies seem to have found a rhythm with Taytay on the bench. Prince with 0 points in game 1 and 2 points in game 2....relegated to 14 minutes tonight.
Playoff basketball at it's best!!!......Memphis dodges a bullet surviving Durants' 4 point play near the end of regulation and another road dog temporarily grabs home court advantage.
Durant is a freakin' beast. Can you be the league MVP and still be under-rated?
Great game. That was pretty intense for a first rounder. Memphis could have used some more pump faking in regulation and it might not have got to OT.
Tony Allen is rigoddamndiculous. He's like the Matrix.
I like a lot of the teams in the playoffs, but I think Memphis is the team I root for above all others. Great game Zach Randolph.
For those who had to get their beauty sleep, Final >>>Clippers 138, Warriors 98. The Clippers led wire to wire and the difference between game one when they lost by 4 points and game 2 where they won by 40 was Blake Griffin. Blake played 19 mins, had 16 points and 6 fouls. Game 2 , 29 mins, 35 points and no fouls.... The Clippers second unit was also huge in the second quarter, extending an 11 point 1st quarter lead to a 26 point half time lead. The bench scored 59 points and the 3 point differential was 24 points. The Clipper free throw enigma's Griffin and Jordan were 16-18 from the free throw line.. The Clipper point guards CP3 and Collison each scored 12 points and dished out 10 assists. I am sure the Pacers could use Danny Granger as he was 6-8 with 15 points in 18 minutes. Not sure what will happen Thursday, but we know the physical play will continue and by game 5 someone is going to be nursing and injury and a couple of players will be thrown out. The Warriors played as if they settled for the split and didn't put forth an effort until the 4th quarter. They all flew home to attend an Easter service conducted by coach Rev Mark Jackson,,,when maybe they should have stayed in LA Saturday night and attended a local resurrection service.
It's a long ways away from '89 and '90, but the Clips last night were the most Bad-Boys-ish team I've seen in the 21st century NBA. From Doc on down they just beat up on GS and then smacked them again if they complained (although Curry flinging his mouthguard in the general direction of Doc was pretty nice). I'm definitely setting the DVR for the next game. Go Grizz!
In terms of physicality, Draymond Green, Maurice Speights and Jermaine O'Neal did their share of smack down too......and they will probably throw out more once they get back to the Oracle Arena on Thursday . The questions is will Doc get out in the floor and tussle with them like he almost did with O'Neal last night.
I'm a little surprised the league hasn't upgraded a couple of fouls to flagrants - I think it was Barnes on a Curry drive and the Speights' elbow to Davis. I was also surprised that Jackson wasn't out on the floor getting his two cents in when Doc went after O'Neal. A coach ought to be able to talk to his team and to the refs, but going after an opposition player like that seems out of bounds to me.
Griffin probably put on one of the best playoff performances this year so far. He was unstoppable. GS seemed to give up about 15 minutes into the game. This is a dogfight though, can't wait for the third game.
I had forgotten how entertaining basketball can be when there are two good teams on the floor.
After watching the Pistons all year it seems like every team has 6-7 guys on the court at a time who can hit 3's.
I'm Grizs and Raptors fan in this post season. By whom Amir was groomed this way ? Sent Drumond down there this summer pleeeeeeeeease. What has Casey done to get these young scorers like Terrence Ross, DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry together in harmony ?
The Wizards are the real deal. It would be nice to see them get to the ECF....
They're kinda what we'd hoped the Pistons would be this season. Another team taking that step into competitive basketball.
I would never hope the Pistons would be the Wizards.
Yeah, that would be crazy. Way too high of expectations to put on our team.
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Church at Briargate, 9550 Otero Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
Church at Briargate is hosting a FREE auto show and biker ride-in on Saturday, August 23rd, from 10am - 4pm, at 9550 Otero Avenue, 80920.
Bring your friends and family out for cars, bikes, music, food, and a good time! We will be giving away door prizes totaling over $3500 throughout the day, including Air Force football tickets, Pueblo Motorsports Park tickets, Bandimere Speedway tickets, a free helicopter tour, etc. Also, enjoy the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb's traveling museum and ride the Pikes Peak Harley Davidson JumpStart motorcycle. It's all FREE!
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By the time Katelyn and I were ready to open the studio, we had a pretty solid idea of what we wanted it to be. Knowing that you can't make everybody happy all of the time, we resolved to create an environment where we would love to practice. This idea had a little to do with aesthetics, but a lot more to do with atmosphere, philosophy, and vibe. What did we like best about our favorite studios and teachers? Humility. Openness. Integrity. A real love of yoga and the whole crazy yoga community. What was off-putting? Drama. Dogma. Paranoia. Rigidity. Know-it-alls and Holier-Than-Thous.
When it was time to find teachers, we carefully recruited with these ideals in mind, and we also just got plain lucky. Our original Employee Manual consisted of a Post-It Note with three rules:
1.) Arrive 30 minutes before class
2.) Long Savasanas
3.) Respect ALL styles, traditions, instructors, and studios!
Simply put: we believe there is no right and wrong in yoga. Yoga is vast, and ultimately your practice is personal. And we're not just talking about your Asana practice, but your practice of ALL the limbs of yoga. When your teacher gives you alignment cues in class, she's offering a general suggestion of what she feels is safest and most appropriate for most bodies. Every good teacher instructs what feels right to him or her; each of us can only honestly teach what we know from experiential evidence works. As such every teacher is as different as every practitioner. Ultimately, however, YOU are the final arbiter of what is right for you. The more you practice, the more you are able to make those judgement calls, and eventually your practice will blossom into a more inwardly-focused, meditative experience.
We ask our teachers to be open-minded, and so our diehard Ashtangis take Hot classes, and our purebred creative Power Flow-ers can be found in Hatha and Rocket classes. We encourage you, too, to try lots of different teachers, studios, and styles, and try not to get too caught up in any one set of ideas or rules. There is no best teacher, best student, best style: these things do not exist. There is only, How can I best serve my practice in this moment? What can I learn?
Yoga is big, living, and growing. Like so many other philosophies, sciences and religions, it tries to answer the big question: how best to live? The answer will look different on everyone, just like the shape of every posture is defined not by words in a book, but by every body that interprets it.
Walt Whitman said, "Do I contradict myself? Very well, then, I contradict myself. I am large. I contain multitudes." This is yoga.


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Bill Looks to Bag Purchases of Counterfeit Goods
Fake designer goods may soon not be worth it to New Yorkers trying to bag a deal.
City Council member Margaret Chin is set to introduce legislation on Thursday that would criminalize the purchase of fake, trademarked items — turning the action into a class A misdemeanor that could include jail time or a $1,000 ticket.
"The bill targets those people who purchase goods that they know are counterfeit," Chin said.
The bill would empower police to issue summonses or make arrests of people caught buying counterfeit goods.
Cabrina Whitam said she commutes from New Jersey to pick up bags on Canal Street.
"They're probably knock-offs, but $1,000 as opposed to $80. What would you do?" posed Whitman, who said she plans to continue shopping for counterfeit bags.
A 2004 audit from the city's comptroller office said the sale of counterfeit goods cost the city $1 billion in lost tax revenue.
Mickey Machioto, who works as a vendor on Canal Street, said the bill will ultimately hurt the city's tourism industry: "It's going to be bad. It's going to empty Canal Street. A lot of people come to New York City specifically to buy stuff from me."
Mohammad Halley, an immigrant from West Africa, flashed a white card featuring more than a dozen kinds of fake designer bags to lure customers to his stash. He said he's been selling counterfeit bags on Canal Street "all his life in New York." Halley said that he was concerned that the bill would hurt his bottom line.


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If your VCR's time setting blinks 12:00 a.m. all hours of the day and night, and any attempt to change it results in cassette tapes spewing forth from a disgrunted machine, chances are you're living outside the techno-bubble.
Whenever I get a chance to talk with my peers about the opportunities facing the hospitality industry, one topic always pops up: we all seem to share equal heartburn over how to process and effectively use the massive wave of technology that is washing over our industry. I suspect I'm the last guy who has all the answers to this pressing issue, since I find replacing batteries in flashlights somewhat challenging. I can, however, encourage you to think about the ramifications that come with the unprecedented time in which we live.
Case in point: When did we stop using words to describe things? When I hear the acronyms GDS, IT, POS, DSL, IP, LAN, WAN, VSAT, MP3, LCD, Wi-Fi and PDA, I wonder if we are rapidly approaching a point in time where the entire English language will be reduced to short sentences made up of random letters. I imagine there are conversations right now that sound like, "My PDA's LCD died so the POS data download failed--IT informed me I'm SOL."
The point is, we're moving at an amazingly rapid pace these days, and the tools we are using to perform various tasks both in our personal and professional lives are geared to keeping us connected. These devices are designed to condense activity and save time. The trouble is they also have the capacity to overload our senses. The end result: living in a techno-bubble on "24-hour alert."
My partner, for example, gets up at 3:00 a.m. on the day we're taking a flight to print his boarding pass. He wants to make sure he gets in Southwest's first boarding group even if it means losing four hours of sleep to do so. Okay, I'm also guilty of dropping by my computer before turning in for bed and checking e-mail. I wonder how many others think that if we do not check e-mail every ten seconds we are going to miss something really important, like the spam regularly I get from a guy in Nigeria who promises me if I just wire him $500,000 he will turn over a Swiss bank account number that has a trillion dollars stashed in it.
I'm a huge advocate of new technology coming into the marketplace that allows us to do our jobs with greater efficiency, but I am a little worried about the influence it is having on the next generation moving into our work force.
A good number of young people today are living in the techno bubble--a particularly dangerous concept for those of us in the hospitality industry who still believe hi-touch is more important than hi-tech. If not handled properly, I see our industry moving away from its long standing emphasis on customer service to an emphasis on uber-technology at the expense of human interaction.
I believe it's all of our duty to make sure these fine young people who are moving swiftly up the ranks get an ample dose of how technology is a means, but not necessarily always an end, to how to perform their jobs. It's good to take a day every now and then to go unplugged. At least it will stop your VCR from blinking at you.
Russell Dazzio is Chairman & CEO of R&R Global Hospitality. He is an adjunct professor at UNLV's Harrah Hotel College, where he is actively involved in creating INNovation Village, "a campus within a campus that showcases a hospitality village of tomorrow." For more on INNovation Village go to www.unlvhoteldevelopment.com.


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You can dress up this scrumptious salad and take it most anywhere—from a picnic to a potluck. "Since it's so easy to prepare, I make this nutritious salad often when we're camping," reports Patricia Smith of Canby, Oregon. "It's a real crowd-pleaser in hot weather. Leftovers keep well, too."
Recommended: Fresh, Balanced & Filling No-Cook Summer Dinners
- 3 cups uncooked spiral pasta
- 3 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 2 cups frozen peas, thawed
- 1 cup (4 ounces) cubed reduced-fat cheddar cheese
- 1 cup sliced ripe olives
- 1 cup chopped dill pickles
- 2 hard-boiled large eggs, chopped
- 1 can (6 ounces) light water-packed tuna, drained
- 1/2 cup reduced-fat Italian salad dressing
- 1/2 cup pickle juice
- Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. Place in a large bowl; add the tomatoes, peas, cheese, olives, pickles, eggs and tuna. Combine salad dressing and pickle juice; pour over pasta mixture and toss to coat. Refrigerate until serving. Yield: 13 servings.
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Every year, the world's top wine gurus gather to blind taste thousands (7,500 at the last count) of wines at Decanter's World Wine Awards. The structure of the competition means a £4.99 Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon has the same chance to shine as a £100 Bordeaux.
This year it was the supermarkets' entries that really impressed the judges - 'many are over-delivering on their price tag'. This is good news for us. 'High-street wine retailing is at a low ebb', says Guy Woodward, editor of Decanter, 'with the relentless discounting at some of the big off-licences, but this is welcome evidence of supermarkets leading the way to more adventurous vinous pastures.' Here's a selection of the best high-street and supermarket wines from the competition - with a Waitrose own-brand Champagne coming in a comfortable first.
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My best buy
Non-Vintage Champagne Regional Trophy, Waitrose, Blanc de Blancs
£18.99, Waitrose
That a supermarket own-brand wine should beat off the big-brand non-vintage Champagnes is a fine accolade to Waitrose. This has a big, expansive, hazelnut nose. Rich, dry, explosive - loads of brioche and racy, zingy Chardonnay style. Lovely.
The best white wines
2001 McWilliams Mount Pleasant Elizabeth Semillon Hunter Valley, Australia
£112.45 per case, www.everywine.co.uk
Hunter Valley is the source of some of the New World's most complex, long-lived whites. This is refined, delicate and clean.
2005 McWilliam's Hanwood Estate Riesling, South Eastern Australia
£5.99, Somerfield
Australian Riesling is sharper, drier and more citrussy than that of Germany. This is pure lime juice. Aromatic and fresh.
2005 E.Guigal Côtes du Rhône, France
£7.99, Tesco
Most people think of red when they see Côtes du Rhône, but the whites are pretty good too - particularly those from Marcel Guigal, a former Decanter Man of the Year.
2006 Falchini, Vernaccia di San Gimignano, Vigna a Solatio, Italy
£7.95, Berry Bros and Rudd, 0870 900 4300
Italian, and particularly Tuscan whites, are often overlooked. Which is a shame, as their indigenous varieties offer a wealth of discovery. This has typically light fruit. Fresh, uncomplicated, good, clean fun.
2006 Weingut Josef Leitz, Rudesheimer Berg Riesling Roseneck Spatlese Rheingau, Germany
£14.99, Oddbins, 0800 917 4093
Think all German wines are cheap and sickly? Try this open and expressive number. A Mosel-type Rheingau, but richer and very good.
2006 Petaluma Hanlin Hill Riesling, Clare Valley, Australia
£9.99, Oddbins
Petaluma is one of Australia's bluechip names, and here's why. Lively nose. Definite lime and lemon. Fresh, tangy palate. Crisp, lively and fruity.
2004 Signal Hill Vive La Difference Grenache Blanc, La Siesta, South Africa
£11.39, Waitrose
Further proof of South Africa's burgeoning reputation for character whites. Honey nose. Good acidity.
Peter Lehmann Semillon, Barossa Valley, South Australia
£5.49, Asda
Another legendary Aussie name, and an example of what makes Semillon such an alluring variety down under. Dry yet fruity nose. Apples and green fruit. Classic.
2006 Domaine des Hautes Noelles, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Loire, France
£4.99, Majestic, 0845 605 6767
Pale lemon. Lightly citrus. Crisp palate but with some weight of fruit and texture. Good depth of flavour.
The best red wines
2001 Gran Feudo Vinas Viejas Reserva, Chivite, Navarra
£8.99, Oddbins
Very deep purple, but subtle. Spicy, blackcurrant, vanilla, hint of smoke. Full-bodied style but not overripe.
2005 Cono Sur, Ocio Pinot Noir, Casablanca
£29.99, Wine Society, 01438 737 700
Cono Sur, part of the Concha y Toro empire, is fast establishing itself as one of Chile's star turns. This has bramble fruits, cherry, and spice.
2004 Regional Rhône blend Trophy Columella, Cape of Good Hope, Coastal Region£36, Waitrose
South Africa was one of the surprise performers at this year's awards. This Syrah blend is spicy, with blackcurrant and white pepper. Loads of sweet fruit. Multi-dimensional.
2004 Martinborough Vineyard, Pinot Noir, New Zealand
£16.99, Majestic
A classic example of why New Zealand is rivalling Burgundy when it comes to affordable Pinot. Smoky, ripe, tangy nose. Lively, fresh raspberry fruit.
2006 Dios del Sol Argentine, Bonarda Mendoza
£3.99, Somerfield
Bonarda is an Italian grape of which Argentina is making its own. A vibrant wine with strawberry, cherry and forest fruit texture and great purity. It has elegance and freshness.
2004 Château Richelieu, La Favorite, Fronsac
£17, Marks & Spencer
Fronsac has long been delivering underrated claret, such as this rich, creamy, meaty number. Earthy cassis with lovely freshness. Good weight and balance.
2002 Domaine de Perdrix, Nuits St Georges
£153.84 per case of 6,
A more forward, accessible red Burgundy - juicy with fresh summer fruits.
2005 Buckingham Estate, The Crown Duals, Cabernet-Petit Verdot, South Australia
£4.99, Morrisons
It's wines like this which make Australia such a user-friendly option. Attractive, clean nose of black fruit. Nice, rounded, easy drink. Balanced fruit and oak notes.
2006 Otra Vida Malbec, Argentina
Could this be the best-value wine on the UK high street? From the Argentinian branch of the Concha y Toro stable. Smooth tannins, good concentration, explodes with figs, violets, damson and spice.
The best fizz and rosé
Champagne - 2002 Tesco Vintage Champagne, France
£17.95 per bottle, £102.37 a case
Tesco didn't do badly here, outshining Bolly's more austere heritage in the vintage fizz category. Very nutty and rich. Marzipan and brioche. Very good.
Champagne - 1999 Bollinger La Grande Année, France
£60, Waitrose
Nose influenced by old oak. Very fresh. A very particular style from the Ab-Fab favourite.
Champagne - NV Duval-Leroy Rosé Saignee Champagne, France
£25.99, Waitrose
Waitrose does it again, this time with a pink fizz. This is made in a sweet, pure style, with a deceptive fruit complexity.
Rosé - Non-Vintage Sainsbury's Rosé Brut
£16.79, Sainsbury's
You could find worse sparkling rosés than this - lots of lovely strawberry, and plenty of bold summer flavours. Fruity and stylish.
Rosé - 2007 Familia Zuccardi, Santa Julia Syrah Rosé, Mendoza, Argentina
£4.99, Somerfield
Proof that you can get a serious rosé for under £5. From one of Argentina's most reliable names, good depth of colour - very rich, ruby red. Black cherry and blackberry cassis.
Rosé - 2006 Leopard's Leap Pinotage Rosé, Western Cape, South Africa
£6.99, Tesco
Pinotage is the Marmite of grape varieties, but this rosé might win round those who can't stand it. Quite interesting.


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Broke Bolt Removing Caliper
Went to replace a ball joint and axle today on my front drivers side. Unfortunately the bolt head snapped off that holds the brake caliper on the wheel hub. I know I can drill the rest of the bolt out, but is this going to cause a problem when I go to reinstall the caliper? It is the bottom bolt that broke.
If you drill it all the way out you can probably re tap the threads and use a new bolt. Shouldn't be anything crazy.
you should be able to use an easyout and remove the bolt
Or that ^ ha ha
The broken bolt is super old and rusty. I'd be too afraid of breaking the "easy out" in which case I'd be in a lot of trouble.
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What if all surfaces are potential screens?! And how will we think about computing on those srceens in public spaces? That was the premise of one of the sessions at Media Evolution The Conference.
With personal computing we deal with private stuff, social computing is something we do with family and friends, public computing is something you will do with strangers on screens public spaces.
Wasting pixels
In his presentation Venkatesh Rao (Ribbonfarm.com) talked about wasting pixels, much like Alan Kay talked about wasting bits in 1970. Computer power used to be so expensive that it was only for calculating "important thing", but as it became cheaper we could waste it things like design and user interface. According to Venkatesh "screens" will go the same way because "pixels will be as cheap as paint".
Driving forces for adopting screens everywhere
Since the technology will be expensive to roll out in the beginning, Dan Gärdenfors (RIM TAT) believes that advertising companies will lead the way. They already have a business model for selling surfaces that can catch our attention.
And there will be some really cool new ways for designers to make use of the new screens, "When information can move from the side of a buss to the wall of house and back again to the bus we are leaving the rectangular design of messages". It's just a matter of time, "there's an economic argument for pushing out screens everywhere, it's technologically possible and there are some really good possibilities to design some interesting experiences"
Improvement of technologies will make them more affordable
"Every single school in the world will replace ordinary books with e-books" says Sriram Peruvemba (Eink). Even though it's very costly to improve the technologies, that's what is happening. Apart from developing new displays is actually a good business, there's also a strong driving force in the ability to put a knowledge device in every persons hand.
"We love books. Libraries are magnificent, but visiting statistics show they are on decline. The people that go them doesn't borrow books. They go there for free internet and to look for jobs." Sriram envisions a future where the all people in the world have access to all books ever relesead on a display that is better than paper, "every single school in the world will replace ordinary books with e-books"


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Scanning media landscape while wondering if Chris Berman's questions to the candidates last night impacted the election.
Terry Bradshaw is mortified over reaction to a comment he made on Fox NFL Sunday. During a clip of Reggie Bush running for a score, Bradshaw said it was it was "like he was chasing that bucket of chicken with the wind was blowing."
Bradshaw explained to Michael Hiestand of USA Today that remark was directed toward Jimmy Johnson.
Bradshaw says he wasn't even aware he said "he" — referring to Bush — when he meant to say "you" as a reference to fellow Fox NFL studio analyst Jimmy Johnson. "I can't defend myself," says Bradshaw. "I've never been in a situation like this. I don't know how to react, except to apologize for something I didn't know I said. I've been upset today. It's not me. I'm shocked."
Bradshaw said the comment was just part of a running joke Sunday that Johnson's "big thing is chicken, Kentucky Fried Chicken. He won't share it with anybody."
And the comment, says Bradshaw, had nothing to do with Bush specifically. "I always include the (other Fox on-air guys) in the highlights because it's fun. … It could have been with a highlight about anybody. You never know what's going to come to mind when you do these things so quickly."
Jimmy Johnson also tweeted that Bradshaw was referring to him. Fox said it won't reprimand the analyst.
However, you can be sure Bradshaw won't be referring to chicken any time soon.
Is Charles Barkley thinking of leaving his studio gig at TNT? The analyst told SI.com's Richard Deitsch that he is growing tired of the job.
"I love my job," Barkley said. "I love the people I work with. And I'm going to try to do things to keep me engaged. But I have four years left on my current deal and to be honest with you, it's going to be a struggle for me to make it for the whole four years. I really don't know how much longer I'm going to do this. I need something more, or something else to do to be honest with you."
Perhaps Deitsch caught Barkley on a bad day, because it is hard for me to believe he would leave that job.
I'm sure those comments put TNT execs in scramble mode. TNT will find a way to keep Barkley happy. As the post suggests, don't be surprised to find him on site as an analyst at more games.
Other headlines:
Strong ratings for LSU-Alabama game. Sports Media Watch.
Q/A with Tony Reali on 10th anniversary of Around The Horn. Big Lead.
Vikings punter Chris Kluwe quits blog with St. Paul Pioneer-Press over paper's gay marriage editorial.
Jon Miller discusses the upcoming EPL deal with NBC Sports. Philly.com.


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Stanford vs. Pitt • Barclays Center • November 26, 2013
Pitt 88, Stanford 67
Quoting Pitt Head Coach Jamie Dixon
On the game:
"That was good for us because obviously that is a quality program, quality institution and that is why we wanted to be part of the Legends Classic. We knew we would play great teams and great schools. I'm just happy how we responded. Obviously getting off to another big lead was good but I thought we battled in the second half as well and it was good to see. We had a variety of guys doing things for us and that has been our calling card probably even more so this year."
On the defense:
"I like this team and we got better this week in our post defense and we needed to. The three new guys, Jamel (Artis), Mike (Young) and Derrick (Randall) were the guys that stood out for me as far as taking the right step defensively in post defense. We needed it for both these teams we were playing against because they were both big and athletic."
On the experience of playing in Brooklyn
"We have asked to be in New York whenever we can…to play in this type of arena. I told our guys yesterday before the game, 'do you understand that we're playing in an NBA arena, NBA locker rooms, and practicing in the Brooklyn Nets practice court'…We got a lot of alumni around here so it fits in every way."
On the ability of players to make better shots this year:
"We spread the floor a little better because of our shooting...We've been #1 in the country in offensive efficiency so we haven't been real easy to guard in past years either….If you're from Pittsburgh and you win, they're still going to talk about our defense."
On Lamar Patterson's Game
"He's a better player now than he was last year and probably a better player than he was a few weeks ago. He's always had skills, can pass and shoot. He's just a better athlete and in better shape right now. That comes from physical maturity and mental maturity. He's taken that challenge. We set a goal for him and he reached it. It's been a battle and he's gotten to it."
Quoting Pitt's Lamar Patterson
On being tested by Stanford:
"Definitely, it was a good test. The first one we've had all year, but Stanford is a good team. I like the way we came through in crunch time and got the job done."
On playing at Barclays Center:
"It felt good. We have a lot of people on the team who have friends and family in New York, and we have a lot of alumni in New York, so it is just something that I think will continue on. New York is a second home to us."
Quoting Pitt's Cameron Wright
On Pitt's perimeter shooting:
"We have a lot of great perimeter players and we have great guards who can penetrate, get in the lanes and find our shooters. We have to give credit to our big men also who cause double teams and are able to pass out of traps. We just have great players and we are all unselfish and we make big plays for each other."
Quoting Pitt's Talib Zanna
On his dunk in the game's opening minutes:
"I had to run the floor, it was wide open and I knew once the guards got the ball and once I'm down the floor they're going to throw it ahead. It was a good start just to get the bench hyped and get our team started."
Quoting Stanford Tech Head Coach Johnny Dawkins
On the game:
"Tonight we just ran into a team that I felt was playing very well. Just look at the numbers, the way they shot and scored the basketball in a variety of ways was tough to overcome. All you can do is tip your hat to what they did. I thought our guys kept fighting, kept competing, and kept trying to make runs. Every time that we would get some momentum, someone would come up with a 3-pointer and knock it down or someone would finish at the basket. When that happens it is tough and they took advantage of everything they could offensively and they had a really good performance tonight."
On the team's reaction to Durand Johnson's 4-point play:
"It was difficult to overcome because that was a deflating play but I thought our guys continued to fight through that, time just wasn't on our side. Every second that is ticking off when you are down by double digits is difficult to overcome. That kind of happened more so than us just saying that was it. Our guys kept fighting to the end. I think you see that, so the kid hit a big shot and sent the lead back up to 15 and that was difficult to overcome."
On this year's Pittsburgh team:
"You always expect to see a gritty, hard-nosed team and a team that is going to play tough defensively, and grind you out. I think what is different from this Pitt team, and I saw it on film so it wasn't surprising, was I think this Pitt team is one of the best scoring Pitt teams that I have seen in a long time. It seemed like they had a number of guys that can make baskets, so not only do they play the defense that they typically play, but they are able to score a lot easier…You have a more potent offensive team that is still a very stingy defensive one."
George Signs Financial Aid Agreement with Pitt
Artis & Young Ink NBA Summer League Deals
Pitt Adds Combo Guard Stewart to 2017 Recruiting Class
Pitt Announces Basketball Staff Changes
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Online Christmas Tree Orders Rising as Convenience Trumps Tradition
It's snowing. The children laugh and prance through the woods. Dad fells the perfect fir and carries it home, where the family happily decorates it while singing carols and drinking cocoa. That yuletide dream, peddled in Hallmark cards and Lifetime movies, is about as believable as flying reindeer. For Christine Chen, the reality is often squabbling over the right tree, scratching the car with the branches, and leaving a trail of needles as it's crammed through the door.
So this year, the new mom went tree shopping in the place she goes for most purchases: the Internet, where she paid $136.74 for a 7-foot fir. As more consumers such as Chen opt for convenience over fantasy, online tree vendors are seeing sales surge. Chen, a public policy analyst from Belmont, Calif., says the upsides include "no needles in the car!" and a pickup service after the holidays. "With a newborn in the house, it's a lot easier to get stuff delivered."
Although online sales make up no more than 3 percent of the $1 billion U.S. holiday tree market, according to the National Christmas Tree Association, more retailers are starting to sell trees on the Web. Home Depot, the biggest seller of Christmas trees in the U.S., began offering them online last year and says it has expanded its lineup for this season, with trees ranging from $69 to $223. Web sales represented about 1 percent of the 2.6 million holiday trees it sold last year. British home-improvement chain Homebase just started selling them online, from £10 ($16.30) for a 2-foot-tall tree to £85 for a 9-footer. They can be picked up at a store, or delivered for £6.95.
"I'm convinced this will explode," says Michael Nyholm, head of Swedish Christmas tree vendor Julgransajten, which began to offer them online in 2007 and sold 1,000 trees through its website last year. Although that was just 2 percent of its overall sales, he says, the online business is growing by 50 percent annually. The company pledges to replace any tree that doesn't arrive in impeccable condition. Last year, Nyholm says, only two customers asked for a replacement. "It's very smooth and easy. You save time and energy," says 31-year-old Markus Schramm, a marketing executive from Stockholm whose annual Christmas-tree schlep had become "a burden."
Some online tree purveyors are reshaping the business by calling the transaction a rental. Chen, for instance, got a potted fir from Rent A Living Christmas Tree, a California company that picks up the evergreen after the holidays and returns it to a nursery where it will grow for another year. London-based Lovely Branches, which offers a similar service, says about 80 percent of its trees survive the journey from farm to living room and back. Renting costs customers about the same as buying.
The entry of big retailers is making life more difficult for the pioneers of online tree sales. "There are more and more competitors in the market now," says Ashley McCarthy, marketing director of Pines & Needles, a British Christmas tree purveyor that's sold online for 15 years. The company, which sells about 23,000 trees a year and has outdoor lots across London, generates about a third of its business on the Web. Customers place orders by phone or on the company's website for next-day delivery. Those who really want to avoid family time can even pay the company to decorate the tree. Says McCarthy: "People are realizing that there is a demand for this kind of service."


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In Reply to: BPT-3.5 Signature Ultra. Declared the BEST ever. posted by Jon L on October 30, 2003 at 17:24:52:
Although I had not read that review until now.
This unit contains a variety of technologies, some well-documented, some more on the fringe. But the results literally speak for themselves. Despite my well-prepared expectations, the benefits of this unit still surprise me a bit.
I was going to wait until I could take better measure of the unit to write about it, perhaps in comparison with some other brands, and perhaps in conjunction with some industry standard test methods. But, I will say that it does amazing things. I'm not prone to hyperbole. But...
I put the BP-3.5 in my system, and burn it in for a couple of days. I did this before trying to assess any differences. Then, I simply noticed what drew my attention. Details now take on musical and auditory meaning. Audiophiles often write "I heard details I had missed before," that this applies here. But it seems clear why this is so. Sure, I had heard parts of those sounds before; but now they appear with more of their subtle aspects intact, those aspects that trigger the illusion of it being a live sound. So, my nervous system snaps to attention. I take note of as a distinct, integral sound in space for the first time, even though I'd heard most of the component sounds before. You don't have to look for it; it grabs you.
It is more clear what instrument or playing technique resulted in a sound, as well as why it was placed there, musically. Some choices of arrangement or production, especially of dense material, make musical sense for the first time (try to untangle the LF instruments and samples used in Peter Gabriel's Up, an album which comes across muddy and dense on most systems). Mutters and mumbles from vocalists; noises in the middle of an orchestra; nearly-subliminal backing instruments... these jump out and alert the auditory system more as live sounds do. I am clearly hearing more of what went into the recording. Dozens of aspects come into focus and make sense in auditory and musical context. Not so much need to close your eyes. It's unmistakable.
Interestingly, the overall tonal balance of the system is not largely changed on first listen. It is the subtleties that have changed. Virtually all high-end virtues come alive, improved by the BP-3.5 in the system. A midbass fullness, presumed to be a characteristic of my tube amps, flattened out. Bass extension deepened. Same for a mid-treble peak, which smoothed out, revealing a more-extended yet more-subtle upper treble.
After a week, I received by mail a slightly longer AC cable for the unit, one that could reach my wall outlet without using an extension. (I had been using a 3-foot, 10-gauge extension for a week.) I also received another BPT power cable, this time for the Sony SCD-XA777ES SACD player. These changes brought further improvements, most noticeably in the bass. Like going from a tube amp to a solid state amp, the bass transients are now faster and more controlled. The sense of size and space in the lower frequencies is enhanced. Sharper attacks are heard from bass and drum. Bass notes and shudders seem to go right down to bedrock, instead of sounding as if on a resonant wooden stage.
This isn't one of those mods that simply sounds different, which some listeners declare "better," and others, "worse." The sound is clearly more true in virtually all respects. In a couple of cases where I felt the BP-3.5 was doing something undesirable to the sound, I later found it was simply a revealed flaw in the system, now unmasked (to use a psychoacoustics term).
Instrumental images are far more focused and better separated from each other. Most images are moved rearward, away from the speakers (distortion tends to draw images toward the speakers). Treble images are located as deeply as the lower frequencies from the same instruments, no longer thrust a bit forward. Harsh passages or instruments (like a hard cymbal hit) that seemd to be overloading something are now shown to be more true. Voice texture, as in Mark Knopfler's You and Your Friend (from On Every Street) is revealed to have a rich mix of natural smoothness and expressive growls, enough to make me laugh aloud.
I find myself playing the system at higher volume settings, because there is less of the stress that says "too loud." I didn't know my amps had that much headroom.
It is now easier to hear tweaks (feet, cables, VTA, etc) or problems (too much Caig left on a connector; lint on a stylus). Yet, the system is more forgiving. Objectionable harshness and muddiness is reduced, so everything sounds better.
This is the opposite of the common audiophile phrase "ruthlessly revealing." The BP-3.5 helps make all recordings sound more true... many recordings are better that I gave credit. (I have found that phrase "ruthlessly revealing" to be a "tell" of a bright or harsh component, one which the reviewer likes and thus excuses. Same for the term "fast." )
Recordings sound more different from each other, yet clearly closer to what went in the microphones. This is hard to prove or even express. Our highly-evolved nervous systems just "know" when a more realistic sound is presented... not to mention dozens of them at once.
The degree of improvements from the BP-3.5 is significant enough that you will have to rethink your upgrade priorities, if not your perceptions. You will change your conception of your system's virtues and vices. The improved purity and natural musicality of a CD or SACD front end, for example, may lead you to desire less euphonic filtering in downstream cables and amplification. You may choose more neutral cables. You may try again certain tubes, previously dismissed as a bit ruthless or even harsh. If triode mode sounded too boring before, you may now find that it sounds more true to the source, while ultralinear mode is shown to be a bit forward and artifically exciting. You will find yourself re-evaluating what your favorite recordings sound like. You will feel as if your listening skills have improved; it is like finally getting the right prescription of eye glasses.
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Topic - BPT-3.5 Signature Ultra. Declared the BEST ever. - Jon L 17:24:52 10/30/03 (12)
- I've been testing the BP-3.5, & can confirm what was written on 6moons.... - Jim Stoneburner 02:58:24 11/04/03 (2)
- Re: I've been testing the BP-3.5, & can confirm what was written on 6moons.... - lt 11:16:50 11/05/03 (0)
- Nothing of current vintage. I do hope to audition other products to put it in context of the competition. - Jim Stoneburner 21:10:30 11/05/03 (0)
- I have a BPT-3.5 and it's darn good! - Paul in Sterling 19:36:50 10/31/03 (0)
- artistic licence? - Metralla 00:29:53 10/31/03 (7)
- Jeez, guys - Jon L 12:19:59 10/31/03 (3)
- You just asked us to check it out, so I did ;-) - Metralla 15:47:17 10/31/03 (0)
- Battery powered? - rhizomatic 14:36:07 10/31/03 (1)
- Battery - Jon L 11:49:02 11/01/03 (0)
- the expression... - drclark 06:26:18 10/31/03 (2)
- Gatling Guns did not use belts - the cartridges were gravity fed - Metralla 15:50:23 10/31/03 (0)
- Re: the expression... - MarkgM 11:01:34 10/31/03 (0)
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- I've been testing the BP-3.5, & can confirm what was written on 6moons.... - Jim Stoneburner 02:58:24 11/04/03 (2)
- Re: I've been testing the BP-3.5, & can confirm what was written on 6moons.... - lt 11:16:50 11/05/03 (0)
- Nothing of current vintage. I do hope to audition other products to put it in context of the competition. - Jim Stoneburner 21:10:30 11/05/03 (0)
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Event - 1957-07-17
Posted June 3rd, 2008 by heritage
Date:Wednesday, 1957, July 17
In Cairo and Aswan for the temporary burial of his grandfather, Hazrat Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III.
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Danbury begins . . .
Eight families came from the Norwalk and Stamford, Connecticut area to found a new town. They settled in this area in 1684. Many of our streets today are named for these founding fathers. If your last name is Hoyt, Gregory, Benedict, Beebe, Taylor, Barnum, or Bushnell, you may be a descendant of these original settlers.
The local Native Americans called the land "Paquiack", which means open plain or cleared land. The founders settled in an area near the Still River which was later called Town Hill and today is called Main Street.
There was a debate over what to name the new town. The settlers wanted to call it Swampfield, but the court of Connecticut ordered that the town would be named Danbury, after a city in England.
Danbury today . . .
Danbury is the seventh largest city in Connecticut with a population of over 75,000 people. It covers over 42 square miles. It became a city on April 19, 1889.
Once a great hatting center, Danbury today makes electronic equipment, plastics, machinery, and furniture. Danbury is also the home of the Danbury Fair Mall, one of the largest malls in New England. 27% of the population was born in other countries, and the people of Danbury speak many different languages.
Danbury is home to the second largest high school in the state, Western Connecticut State University, and the Danbury Federal Correctional Institute for Women. The city has many parks and cultural activities. Candlewood Lake provides many recreational opportunities. You are encouraged to visit the Danbury Museum and Historical Society on Main Street to learn more about Danbury's history.


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The Green Bay Packers and the Atlanta Falcons meet at the Georgia Dome Saturday in a divisional playoff game to decide who will advance to the NFC Championship.
The top-seeded Falcons (13-3) had a bye last week, while the Packers (11-6) eked out a 21-16 win over the host Philadelphia Eagles in the wild-card round.
The Falcons are 20-4 over the last three seasons at the Georgia Dome, where they won the only regular season meeting between the two teams 20-17 in Week 12. Atlanta has employed a marketing movement labeled the "115 project" - an effort to overwhelm QB Aaron Rodgers and the sixth-seeded Packers with crowd noise exceeding 115 decibels.
USA TODAY's Robert Klemko will provide periodic updates to the game below.
Final: Packers 48, Falcons 21
11: 19 p.m. ET: Falcons punt with 31 seconds left. Packers did not punt the entire game. Matt Flynn kneels. Packers are going to the NFC Championship to face the winner of Seahawks-Bears. You stay classy, America.
11:12 p.m. ET: Packers' Mason Crosby connects on 32-yard field goal after Matt Flynn-led drive stalls with under two minutes left.
Packers 48, Falcons 21
11:06 p.m. ET: Atlanta turns the ball over for the fourth time after the Packers recover Michael Jenkins' fumble at the Atlanta 33.
11:03 p.m. ET: Eric Weems returns kickoff to 21 before running into a Packer wall. His 102-yard return seems like a distant memory.
10:59 p.m. ET: Aaron Rodgers gets sacked on third down with less than seven minutes remaining. He's likely done for the night after a stellar performance (31-for-36, 366 yards). Mason Crosby hits 43-yard field goal. Points total ties Green Bay playoff record.
Packers 45, Falcons 21
10:55 p.m. ET: Packers come out throwing. To quote Karate Kid, 'Mercy is for the weak.' First and 10 at the Falcons 18.
10:53 p.m. ET: Falcons fumble center-quarterback exchange on 3rd and 1, Packers linebacker Clay Matthews recovers the ball at Atlanta 44 with 11:30 left.
10:47 p.m. ET: Mason Crosby's 50-yard field goal attempt clanks off the left upright with 12:55 left, giving Atlanta the ball at their own 40.
10:43 p.m. ET: Falcons go with the onside kick but Brian Finneran leaps to recover it just before it travels ten yards downfield. Packers set up at the Atlanta 39.
10:40 p.m. ET: Falcons finally get on the scoreboard again with Matt Ryan's 6-yard touchdown pass to Roddy White with just over 14 minutes left in the fourth quarter. A comeback seems unlikely.
Packers 42, Falcons 21
10:37 p.m. ET: Matt Ryan hurries the Falcons down the field late in the third quarter with three straight big completions. NFL pauses game to introduce the Punt, Pass and Kick national champions.
10:25 p.m. ET: Aron Rodgers completes to John Kuhn rolling to the right sideline and Kuhn stumbles seven yards into the end zone before he's crushed by an Atlanta defender. Kuhn gets up slow. Rodgers is 27-of-31 for 330 yards and four touchdowns, including a rushing score.
Packers 42, Falcons 14
10:24 p.m.: Packers convert on 3rd and 5 at the Atlanta 33 as Aaron Rodgers completes to Donald Driver on an out pattern to the 11 yard line.
10:20 p.m. ET: When it rains it pours: Michael Koenen's punt goes 21 yards, setting up a red-hot Aaron Rodgers at the 50.
10:19 p.m. ET: Falcons go 3-and-out after Michael Jenkins' would-be first down catch is overturned by a replay challenge from Packers coach Mike McCarthy. They punt from their own 28.
10:08 p.m. ET: Following another first-down pass to Jordy Nelson, Aaron Rodgers scrambles seven yards for a touchdown to give the Packers 28 unanswered points. Rodgers springs up from the turf and shows Atlanta the championship belt. The rout is on.
Packers 35, Falcons 14
10:03 p.m. ET: Packers beat the blitz on third down; Aaron Rodgers hits Jordy Nelson on a post route against man coverage to set GB up with a first down at the Atlanta 18.
10:00 p.m. ET: Falcons put the heat on Aaron Rodgers with blitzes up the middle but Packers move down the field unfazed. James Starks breaks bruising 15+ yard run up the middle to give the Packers 1st and 10 at the Atlanta 47.
9:55 p.m. ET: Packers take a touchback on the kickoff deep in the end zone. 1st and 10 at the 20. Falcons DE John Abraham sacks Aaron Rodgers on the first play from scrimmage for a 10-yard loss.
9:40 p.m. ET: With ten seconds left, Packers' Tramon Williams undercuts Matt Ryan's throw to the left sideline and returns an interception 70 yards for a touchdown as time expires on the first half. The Georgia Dome is running at about zero decibels at the moment.
Packers 28, Falcons 14
9:39 p.m. ET: A deflated Atlanta crowd gets new life with pass interference call against Packers DB Sam Shields that sets Ryan up at the GB 38 with 19 seconds left. Tramon Williams gets called for P.I. on the next play, giving the Falcons the ball at the 26 with 14 seconds left.
9:33 p.m. ET: Packers WR James Jones (6'1") jumps too high for little Brent Grimes (5'10"), catches 20-yard Aaron Rodgers' touchdown pass on a fly route down the right sideline. Packers take their first lead.
Packers 21, Falcons 14
9:31 p.m. ET: Aaron Rodgers scrambles right, finds Donald Driver sitting in the middle of the field for a 20-yard completion to the Atlanta 20 with 48 ticks left in the half.
9:28 p.m. ET: Aaron Rodgers throws a frozen rope to Greg Jennings across the middle of the field for 20+ yards. Falcons are getting very little pressure on Rodgers as the half winds down. GB has the ball at the Atlanta 48.
9:19 p.m. ET: Following an Atlanta false start, Packers DB Charles Woodson sacks Matt Ryan for loss, setting up 3rd and 21 from the 26. Ryan tosses deep to the end zone and Tramon Williams makes a leaping interception to give GB the ball at their own 20 with 2:22 left.
9:17 p.m. ET: Falcons take advantage of aggressive Packers defense with delay running plays, play-action rollouts. Matt Ryan working in GB territory with less than five minutes left.
9:09 p.m. ET: Following a pass interference penalty on Owens covering Donald Driver, Packers get the ball at the 1 yard line and John Kuhn punches in touchdown run behind a heavy goal line set including Green Bay defensive tackle B.J. Raji.
Packers 14, Falcons 14
9:06 p.m. ET: Rodgers gets sacked on 3rd and 3 from the 9 yard line but an illegal contact penalty on Atlanta DB Christopher Owens gives Packers 1st and goal.
9:02 p.m. ET: Packers appear to have abandoned the running game. Aaron Rodgers is throwing Strasburg-esque heaters all over the field. Packers drive to the Atlanta 16 in matter of moments.
8:56 p.m. ET: Falcons kick returner Eric Weems takes the kickoff up the middle, dodges several tacklers, makes kicker Mason Crosby look silly and flies up the right side of the field for a 102-yard touchdown. It is the longest scoring play in postseason history.
Falcons 14, Packers 7
8:53 p.m. ET: Nelson runs to the goal line, takes a false step to the inside, bolts to the sideline and catches a Rodgers' bullet, then reaches for the pylon for a 6-yard touchdown to tie the game.
Packers 7, Falcons 7
8:52 p.m. ET: Packers use five receivers on 3rd and short, short pass to Jordy Nelson gives them 1st and goal from the 8 yard line.
8:46 p.m. ET: Packers grind out tough yardage against a tough Falcons front and a raucous Georgia Dome crowd. Rodgers closes the first quarter with an 18-yard completion to Jennings to the Atlanta 23-yard line
8:40 p.m. ET: Packers begin the ensuing drive at the 19 yard line with less than five minutes left to play in the first quarter.
8:35 p.m. ET: Michael Turner takes the next handoff and bulls through the line, breaks four tackles on the way to an impressive 12-yard touchdown run to strike first blood. Jennings' fumble set up the seven-play, 48 yard drive.
Falcons 7, Packers 0
8:34 p.m. ET: Coach Mike Smith makes a statement as Atlanta goes for it on 4th and 1 from the GB 14 yard line. Fullback Mughelli dives through the line to keep the drive alive.
8:30 p.m. ET: Rodgers hits Greg Jennings on quick slant from a shotgun formation. Jennings bursts up the field untouched before getting caught from behind by linebacker Stephen Nicholas, who rips the ball lose. Its Jennings' third fumble this season against the Falcons. Atlanta takes the ball at the GB 48.
8:27 p.m. ET: Green Bay wild-card game hero James Starks gets handoff off tackle and meets the entire defense three yards behind the line. Aaron Rodgers throws incomplete on second down under heavy pressure.
8:23 p.m. ET: Atlanta's first drive stalls on 3rd and 10 near midfield. Packers fair catch punt at own 11-yard line. Aaron Rodgers jogs onto the Georgia Dome turf for Green Bay's first possession.
8:21 p.m. ET: Ryan completes under pressure to Roddy White on key 3rd and 5 at midfield for 12-yard gain.
8:13 p.m. ET: Atlanta receives the kickoff, Matt Ryan leads the Falcons from the 22-yard line.
8:07 p.m. ET: Despite the listed 8:00 start time, the teams are still being introduced... Snow delay? We'll keep you posted.
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Dear Ms Manson
Your ref: CBS/TS/SGM
Many thanks indeed for your response to our letter that I published here. See http://bit.ly/d6RowM
On that post you will find references to two more responses that you got from other victims, plus a proposal for one on behalf of the collective "we". For we are a network of individuals who have helped each other voluntarily for many years. In that process we have gathered subject matter expertise that no employee or civil servant could ever acquire.
Given your knowledge in the Technical Section, we now have a number of questions:
- Our letter was also hand delivered to the Secretary of State. Can you confirm that you had a discussion with him about your response on his behalf?
- Which other Ministers have you made aware of the serious organised crime that is going on under the umbrella of 'bankruptcy', i.e. stealing people's assets who were never insolvent in the first place?
- If you have not made other Ministers aware yet, would you please confirm that you will have done so, or if not why not?
- Which authorities have you informed under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) of the serious crime that is taking place under the guise of making solvent people bankrupt fraudulently?
- Can you please confirm whether Official Receivers and Trustees are officers of the Court?
- If they are Officers of the Court, do they have a duty to inform the Court and the Bankrupt of anything for as well as against the Bankrupt?
- If the Court wrongly makes a SOLVENT person bankrupt, does the Official Receiver and / or Trustee have a duty to inform the Court and the Bankrupt?
Please read the attached letter from Baker Tilly that shows "legal costs" covering nearly all of the proceeds of the sales of illegally acquired homes, for debts that were non-existing.
Your recommendations may be well intended, but the reality of the Police not taking any interest is reflected in Early Day Motion 516 on Reporting of Fraud. See http://bit.ly/cWWRPn
The Police protecting bailiffs rather than home owners has been well documented on camera in these circumstances:
- Mr & Mrs Cullinane – 1989, just to illustrate how long these dramas have been going on for; see http://www.fame97.human-rights.org/Cullin1.pdf
- Ms Paulette Cooper – 2010, one of the 4 cases you are now familiar with; see http://bit.ly/cVdB3p
- Mr Raymond Fox – 2010, another of the 4 cases you know if you have studied the evidence we provided; see http://bit.ly/afCee0
We are not operating in an academic environment where we take samples. We are gathering documents of victims to establish the common patterns of wrong-doings, whether they are attributable to accountants, solicitors, barristers, judges, administrative procedures, or even administrative staff such as yourself, and will gladly present them to you and your colleagues. The Secretary of State is extremely well aware of some of the worst cases.
If you want real life examples, you are welcome to meet the people behind the cases listed on Grouping Cases to Enforce the Act. See http://bit.ly/9Q4kCF.
Meanwhile, I look forward to your comments.
Yours sincerely,
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Her reply:
Dear Ms McNeill,
Thank you for your email of 19 August.
I understand that your letter to Dr Cable of 26 May was accepted by the Ministerial Correspondence Unit at BIS. You did not receive a reply and were asked to re-submit the letter. I understand that it was the re-submitted letter which was passed to The Insolvency Service for reply. I am sure you will appreciate that the Secretary of State daily receives a considerable amount of correspondence. It is, therefore, the usual practice of the Ministerial Correspondence Unit to ask officials within the Department or its Agencies to assist the Secretary of State by replying on his behalf to issues which arise within their remit.
In response to the questions raised in your email:-
- I have not discussed my response to your letter with Dr Cable.
- Your assertion that serious organised crime is going on under the umbrella of 'bankruptcy' is not evidenced nor accepted by The Insolvency Service. I have, therefore, had no occasion to raise this as an issue with other Ministers.See (2).
- Your assertion that serious crime is taking place under the guise of making solvent people bankrupt fraudulently is not evidenced nor accepted by The Insolvency Service. I have, therefore, had no occasion to make any report to any agency under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
- I confirm that official receivers and trustees in bankruptcy are officers of the court.
- An officer of the court is, as I understand it, any appointed official of the court system with an obligation to ensure the effective operation of the judicial system. As an officer of the court the official receiver and the trustee in bankruptcy have a duty to carry out their statutory functions under the provisions of the insolvency legislation. Neither the official receiver nor the trustee in bankruptcy acts as an advocate for either the bankrupt or any individual creditor. The official receiver and trustee in bankruptcy reports to the court as requested by the court or required to by the provisions of the legislation. As officers of the court they are obliged to submit reports which are truthful and accurate on matters which are within their knowledge. Under section 375 of the Insolvency Act 1986 the courts have the power to review, rescind or vary any order made in the exercise of bankruptcy jurisdiction and, as with all other legal process, a bankruptcy order may be subject to appeal.
- The Insolvency Act 1986 provides that a creditor may petition the court for a bankruptcy order in respect of one or more debts owed by the debtor where the debt, or the aggregate amount of the debts, is equal to or exceeds the bankruptcy level (currently £750). The debt must be for a liquidated sum and it must appear to the court that the debtor appears either to be unable to pay or have no reasonable prospect of paying the debt.
The definition of "inability to pay" is set out in section 268 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (reproduced below for information). The court will make a bankruptcy order where the criteria are fulfilled and this may include a small percentage of individuals who won't pay as opposed to can't pay or whom, whilst solvent on paper, are illiquid and can't pay their debts. In this way it is possible for an individual who is solvent to be subject to a bankruptcy order but I don't agree that subsequently establishing an individual is solvent means the court was wrong to make the bankruptcy order within the scope of the legislation. Generally speaking where an individual is solvent the bankruptcy order will subsequently be annulled on the grounds that the debts and costs of the proceedings have been paid in full.
Yours sincerely,
Shona Manson
Shona Manson | Technical Section | The Insolvency Service | 8 email@example.com |
* 3rd Floor, Zone B, 21 Bloomsbury Street, London, WC1B 3QW| www.insolvency.gov.uk
The Insolvency Act 1986
s.268 Definition of "inability to pay", etc.; the statutory demand
(1) [Interpretation of s.267(2)(c)] For the purposes of section 267(2)(c), the debtor appears to be unable to pay a debt if, but only if, the debt is payable immediately and either-
(a) the petitioning creditor to whom the debt is owed has served on the debtor a demand (known as "the statutory demand") in the prescribed form requiring him to pay the debt or to secure or compound for it to the satisfaction of the creditor, at least 3 weeks have elapsed since the demand was served and the demand has been neither complied with nor set aside in accordance with the rules, or
(b) execution or other process issued in respect of the debt on a judgment or order of any court in favour of the petitioning creditor, or one or more of the petitioning creditors to whom the debt is owed, has been returned unsatisfied in whole or in part.
(2) [Further interpretation] For the purposes of section 267(2)(c) the debtor appears to have no reasonable prospect of being able to pay a debt if, but only if, the debt is not immediately payable and-
(a) the petitioning creditor to whom it is owed has served on the debtor a demand (also known as "the statutory demand") in the prescribed form requiring him to establish to the satisfaction of the creditor that there is a reasonable prospect that the debtor will be able to pay the debt when it falls due,
(b) at least 3 weeks have elapsed since the demand was served, and
(c) the demand has been neither complied with nor set aside in accordance with the rules


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Regularly taking breaks from eating—for hours or days—can trigger changes both expected, such as in metabolic dynamics and inflammation, and surprising, as in immune system function and cancer progression.
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Gray matters
Not long now until my rematch in Las Vegas with Frankie Edgar. It's been almost three years since I beat him but, on New Year's Day, the UFC Lightweight World Title will be on the line at MGM Grand.
A lot of people have asked me if I feel like the uncrowned champion, because I beat Edgar and Edgar has to beat me to prove that he's the 'real champ'. I appreciate the thought, but there's no question Frankie is the real champ and I have to beat him next weekend . . . . Click here for more by Gray Maynard on UFC.com
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Some good information from Blackstone Labs taken from their newsletter:
Spotlight on...
the Silent Killer
by Jim Stark
After analyzing engine oil for 20 years, I can safely say the thing that kills more engines than any other is anti-freeze seeping into the oil. We call it the silent killer since there is normally no indication this dreadful contaminant is about to strike until after the damage is done. Neither you nor your mechanic can see it in the oil. The dealer wont know its there. We like to say engines speak before they fail, but in this case, you arent likely to hear much of anything until you hear just about the worst sound an engine can make. Oil analysis is the only way of knowing this sneaky killer is closing in on you. We can see it in the oil at a trace level (it shows up as potassium and sodium) long before any harm is done.
We call people daily to let them know anti-freeze contamination is about to ruin their day. A typical reaction is, What? That engine is running fine! And they are right the engine will, in most instances, run perfectly well until a bearing spins, oil pressure drops, and the engine destructs to the point of no salvation.
Some engine configurations are more susceptible to the problem than others: V-6s and V-8s for instance, are perhaps more prone than other engines. But no engine is immune (except air-cooled engines!). One would think that after 100 years of building engines, the automakers would get it right. To my knowledge no one has, though some do better than others.
The Problem With Design
The engineers who design engines do a marvelous job of building lighter, more efficient and faster engines. But for every step forward in the process, there are compromises. Building lighter engines necessitates working with new alloys for the various parts that are bolted together. Gaskets are used to seal between the parts. To get an engine perfectly right, they have to use parts that expand and contract with heat at the same rate, and gaskets that are hardy enough to seal well even after they age and suffer millions of heat cycles. You can imagine the engineers tossing in their sleep while wrestling with this dilemma.
A classic example of the problem was a Jaguar in-line 6-cylinder engine I once owned. I loved that engine with its long, high-end torque curve and mellow growl. It was probably the first duel overhead cam design that managed quiet chains in the days before belts were used. But for all its wonderful assets, there was this one drawback: they used an aluminum alloy head on a cast iron block. If you managed 50,000 miles on a head gasket you were a very fortunate person.
With an in-line design, the anti-freeze contamination usually develops at the head gasket. With the V-designs, a more common source of the problem is intake manifold gaskets. The manifold gasket supports the air/fuel system mechanism and straddles (and is bolted to) the heads. You can imagine the complexity of the problem of heat cycles. Block expansion forces the heads up and away from the crankshaft. The lowly intake manifold is not in a position to move in concert with the expansion. It would be like trying to ride two horses standing on the two saddles.
The result of this set-up is that intake manifold gaskets fail with great regularity. Anti-freeze starts seeping into the oil. It often takes quite a long while before the problem manifests itself in a failure, but it can also happen quickly. Since there are usually no obvious symptoms of the problem other than a gradual loss of coolant, the unwary engine owner usually drives the engine to oblivion.
Another common question we hear is, How long until it fails? Unfortunately, its impossible to predict how long an engine with an antifreeze problem will last. Many variables factor into the equation: the type of engine, how its driven, the environment its operated in, and the most unpredictable of all Lady Luck. Some people can limp along for ages with a slight trace of coolant that never turns into anything serious. Others turn up a trace and then WHAM! Faster than you can say spun bearing the engine fails.
Dont quote me on this, but if I had to estimate the severity of the problem in car and truck engines today judging from our oil samples I would suggest 12 % of the cars and trucks in the road today are in the process of failing from anti-freeze contamination of the oil. Fortunately, most antifreeze problems can be detected early with oil analysis, and in most cases we can save the engine before a failure. We would like to save all of them. But we cant save anything until see the oil from it.


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Let me tell you a little story about how it is in the life of a recovering chocoholic (or at least in the life of this recovering chocoholic).
Life is going well. You're tracking all your food intake and meeting your calorie goal most days. You're working out six days a week and knocking your new goal of 5 am workouts out the of the park! You're discovering healthy new recipes. The scale is going down every week. What could be better?
Then it happens. You wake up one morning to your 5am alarm clock. It's dark. It's cold. You're so exhausted you can hardly move. Why on earth did you ever come up with this hair brained idea of working out before work? You force yourself out of bed while literally fighting back the tears of exhaustion. As you drive to work (in the dark) you realize one of your headlights is out. You get on the treadmill all ready for week 4 couch to 5k workout. You implore your legs to move, but all you want to do is go to bed. You increase your speed to a whopping 4.7 mph (yes, that's running for me) to start your first jogging segment – 4 minutes. All you can possibly eek out of your tired legs is one measly minute. You walk another minute and try again. This time you mange two minutes, but you really need four, and that's just the first segment. Catch your breath, try again. This time a minute is all you can do. Even that was hard. Really hard. Nope, you just can't do it today. You get off the treadmill dejected. No, don't cry here, right in the gym in the middle of your coworkers! Pull yourself together. You sit down at your work desk, turn on your computer, and settle in for your workday. How is that between 5pm and 7:30am you've received five rather frustrating e-mails? Doesn't anyone have any work-life balance around this place? You eat your breakfast. You're not hungry, but the munchies really hit hard. Every item in the vending machine sounds delicious. You try every trick in the book to fight it….
Fast forward to 6pm. You're finally home, another workday behind you. Ugh, the kitchen is a total mess! Who wants to cook in there? You're still so tired. Is it bedtime yet? And you're tired of fighting the munchies, tired of logging every little bite you eat, tired of trying to so hard, tired of the scale not budging for days, just plain tired. So you just give in and eat whatever you want. All your hard work clearly wasn't paying off anyway, and you just don't have the strength.
I'm sure you've never had a day like that, right?
Now it's 7pm, and you are sitting staring aimlessly at your computer screen. What should you do now? Here's what:
- Put your running shoes on immediately. Don't think twice. Hop in your car and drive to your local gym. Hop on the treadmill and run as hard as you can. Even if you can't quite make your running goal, you can come pretty close, you can burn serious calories, and you can run out some frustration. It feels great to have all those endorphins flowing and know that you've given the workout your all.
- Come home and take a nice, long, relaxing shower. Pray. Meditate. Think. Relax. Count your blessings.
- Go ahead and face your eating for the day. Yes you gave in earlier, but you need to track it anyway. Do your best to remember what you ate and log it as accurately as you can. It's okay if the calories aren't perfectly accurate. It's more important that you keep up your tracking habit and learn to face your choices and move on. You might be surprised to learn that you're only over by, say, 26 calories. That's really nothing! You still had a great calorie deficit today!
- Sit down and write. Get your feelings all out on "paper." Don't you see now? It's not so bad. Everybody has a bad day every now and then. You can and you will do this. You've already accomplished so many of your goals, and you're going to keep right on in that track!
- Realize that a day is never lost until you give up! There's always an opportunity to turn it around and make it to the finish line. What do you do when you've had a bad day? How do you turn your day around?