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Mediators step into labor situation between NHL, Players' Association
Mediators will referee the chippy labor game between the NHL and its Players' Association.
The Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service will oversee negotiations between the league and union, FMCS director George Cohen said in a statement Monday.
"At the invitation of the FMCS, and with the agreement of both parties, the ongoing negotiations will now be conducted under our auspices," Cohen said.
The FMCS mediators assigned to the NHL/NHLPA negotiations are Scot L. Beckenbaugh, deputy director, and John Sweeny, director of mediation services.
FMCS commissioner Guy Serota was removed as a mediator late Monday because of "an alleged hacking" of his Twitter account, Cohen said in a statement.
NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said, in a statement, that the league has "no particular level of expectation going into this (mediation) process," but added he welcomed a "new approach."
Added NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr: "We look forward to (FMCS) involvement as we continue working to reach an equitable agreement for both players and owners."
Cohen said FMCS policy is not to comment on negotiations.
An owners' lockout of players will hit Day 73 Tuesday. Games are canceled through Dec. 14, and the league and union cannot even agree if they are close to a deal.
The league and union last negotiated Wednesday, when the NHL did not approve the NHLPA's latest proposal. The most significant differences between the sides are related to revenue definitions and split, money designated for current contracts and contracting issues such as max term limits and free agency.
Players' talk in recent days about possible union decertification — a tactic used by the NFL and NBA unions during 2011 lockouts in those leagues — may have drawn interest from the FMCS, a local expert said.
However, the NHL's impact on United States' commerce was likely a bigger reason for FMCS involvement, said Jared Simmer, a local mediator and arbitrator.
A Penguins home game was worth about $2.1 million last season, official tourism agency VisitPittsburgh reported in September. NHL clubs are the primary tenants in 20 of 30 buildings, including Consol Energy Center.
"In most cases the FMCS never gets involved, but in big contracts like this they're going to get involved whether you ask them or not," said Simmer, director of the Piedmont Private Adjudication Center and a public policy professor at CMU.
"Sometimes the FMCS is involved for many months, so this doesn't mean it will be a successful or quick resolution - just that FMCS thinks it's important enough to enter into the process."
Simmer said the involvement of federal mediation is an indication the NHL and NHLPA "think they are stuck, and as a way to save face publicly they want FMCS to come in and help clean things up."
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and Fehr have each expressed their frustration with the lack of movement since negotiations for a new labor contract began in July. The old contract expired Sept. 15.
The NHL lost its 2004-05 season to a labor dispute. That marked the first time in the history of major North American professional sports that a season was not played because of labor strife. Mediators were unsuccessful in saving the NHL's 2004-05 season.
Penguins star center Sidney Crosby was not part of that lockout, but this one is wearing on him as he continues to attend workouts at the club's Southpointe practice facility. He called the process of these negotiations "frustrating."
"I wouldn't say I'm as optimistic as I was last week - just still trying to hold on and hear some good news, like everyone else," he said. "I don't really think anyone can really describe how frustrated we are at this point. We've been through it for a while now. Getting frustrated over it isn't going to change it. It's up to everyone to find a way to make it work."


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Port of Seattle Honors Green Gateway Award Winners
SEATTLE — The Port of Seattle presented its Green Gateway Partners Awards, which recognize the comprehensive environmental achievements of the port's cruise and containership operators. This year's award winners are APL Ltd., Maersk Line, Matson Navigation, COSCO Container Lines America's Inc., Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruise Lines, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, and Holland America Line.
"It's great to have customers who not only understand that we have to work toward continuous improvement, but demonstrate a clear commitment to do so," said Tay Yoshitani, Port of Seattle CEO. "We thank you for your efforts.
The name of the awards – Green Gateway Partners – complements the Port of Seattle's role as the Green Gateway for maritime trade between Asia and the American Heartland. A study released in 2009 showed that for cargo originating in much of Asia and bound for a wide range of destinations across the United States, routes through Seattle resulted in lower carbon emissions than other routes.
The Green Gateway Partners Awards set as a minimum requirement participation in the Port's At-Berth Clean Fuels program or use of shore power. These and other environmental activities are assigned point values. Depending on the number of points earned, Green Gateway Partners can achieve one of three recognition levels – gold, silver or bronze. For the first time, the port has awarded a platinum-level award for the commitment Holland America has made to environmental sustainability. The awards and scoring system were done by analysts from Cascadia Consulting Group and Glosten Associates.

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It's tough to resist one of the inventive ten-item dinner thalis at Poppy in Seattle, but be sure to save space for the Sweet Thali for Two ($16) for dessert. Both the savory and the sweet thalis use fresh, seasonal ingredients and are spiced—sometimes ever-so-subtly—with a wide array of fresh herbs. This is not surprising, as chef Jerry Traunfeld received high acclaim as former chef of The Herbfarm, and he maintains an impressive herb garden right on the Poppy property. (You can even dine in the garden during nice weather.)
The centerpiece of the thali is your choice of one of the always-changing ice cream flavors. Apricot chamomile frozen yogurt and pandan lime sorbet were tempting, but I couldn't resist a green apple sorbet. It was terrifically tart with strips of shiso contributing minty earthiness. You also get to pick a major item from the main dessert section of the menu. After agonizing over choices like chocolate truffle torte with apricot, jasmine, and sesame, as well as fresh raspberry brûlée with lemon-verbena sabayon, I tapped into my love of licorice-like notes and went with anise hyssop panna cotta. It was a bowl of silken comfort, with big-as-they-come local blackberries.
The thali comes with four other small sweet plates. Starting clockwise from the panna cotta, this night's thali included a couple of pimentón caramels, whose sweetness melted away to a slight back-of-the-mouth spiciness. Next were two nutter-butter squares, with deep flavors and a surprising feuilletine bottom that made me think of an adult Butterfinger candy bar. A pair of peach and red shiso pâtes de fruit lightened things up with a bit with an herbal, jellied bite, and then cocoa-nib anise shortbread finished the dessert tray with a return to licorice notes and crumbly buttered comfort. A thoughtful collection of sweets, the Thali for Two is a guilty feast of gluttonous pleasure that you'll be happy to split in half.
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Mods: Please consider this topic before removing it. I know this is off topic but I want it somewhere the relevant people will see it and it's not like this forum is busy these days and this will push down relevant topics. I'd really like to know what's going on here.
We used to have a lot of very good discussions here about advanced topics. For the last few months it's been pretty dead. What happened to everyone? There's a few people still around, popping up in topics here and the PHP forum, but over all, this forum seems to have died. We're lucky to get one topic a week now and as someone who likes discussing these advanced topics it's kind of disappointing and I wonder what happened. We just seem to be lacking posts and people providing input. Seeing other people's views which often conflict with my own is generally enlightening and forces me to think in a way I otherwise wouldn't. I've learnt so much from this forum and the people who used to post here regularly.
Are people still around? In particular, those who used to post here frequently and provide insightful posts: webaddictz, oddz, lastcraft, Ren, Cups, sunwukung, crabby80, PCSpectra, Czaries, logic_earth, kyberfabrikken, Salathe, Mastodont, Chroniclemaster1 to name but a few, along with the many many others I'm forgetting. Is it just the lack of questions around here recently or have people become disinterested?
It seems Michael Morris and I are the only ones who still post here and we tend not to agree Not that I have a problem with that, Michael, I enjoy bouncing ideas around here and having you critique them, you usually have a totally opposite perspective to me and that's a good thing. It lets me see things I wouldn't normally.
I miss you guys, all of you! What happened
Again, mods: I know this is really a community discussion but I'd like the relevant people to see it so I'd prefer you didn't move it. It's not like this one topic is going to push relevant topics to the second page these days, is it? I'd just like to know what happened to the PHP Application Design gurus. You guys rock. I've learnt so much from all of you and I'd like to get this place back to the form it's been recently lacking.
Forums in general are on the decline for discussing programming. [Programmers.SE and [url=http://stackoverflow.com/]StackOverflow](http://programmers.stackexchange.com/) have insightful commentary on virtually anything you could want to talk about, and you're likely to bump into former SPF regulars if you read enough.
Hello TomB,
I am still here but current topics are of less or no interest for me (and often should be in another forum). Second, time flies by, interests are changing and children are much better companions than PC ...
Thanks for membership in list, very pleasant.
Ditto, thanks for the callout.
I have my own observations on the decline of the PAD forum.
When the Program your site / General Application Design and Theory forum was launched it was suggested that some discussions would be better off in there. That caused some resentment at the time and some said they would leave. I don't remember who, but I remember that sentiment being aired.
Many of the great discussions on here were inevitably about the various parts of MVC frameworks, and I think that discussion has naturally died off as 5 or 6 big PHP Frameworks seem to have been adopted by the industry now. Most discussions now are about which one to choose for a particular job, not how to wire your own up. Also, each of those Frameworks have their own support networks which are better suited to focussed Q and A on their own products.
I started off by thanking you for the callout, but to be honest I hardly ever posted on this PAD board because I found some of the members who haunted it to be a) very clever but also b) very caustic - this did provide great sport of course, but I found the place rather intimidating - and hence I rarely got involved in discussion.
While I agree with Dan about SO, I think there will always remain a place for Forums such as these where it is possible to follow a smaller number of posts which tend to stay in your conscious for days or weeks at a time. I really miss the design pattern discussions.
Maybe the pump needs priming again, and if we care enough, we will do something about it ...
I have seen some posts in the General PHP forum which could have possibly been better aired on this PAD board, perhaps we should keep an eye open for them and have them flagged for discussion in here earlier?
My experience is these things come and go in waves. Also, I'm a bit preoccupied trying to find a new job because I'm absolutely sick of my current one.
oh! I thought its just me feeling the forum activities is especially low compare to the past! YEah, what happened so suddenly?
Thanks for the mention, much appreciated. Yeah, I'm still alive 'n kicking, though mostly lurking on sitepoint, not posting. I'm guessing this is because I don't see a lot of really interesting topics any more, and there are other places (SO, like others have mentioned) which do have the topics I'm after. If there are interesting topics over here, I'll surely and happily contribute to the post After all, this is a place where I have learnt a lot from, and I'm most thankful for that.
Like the others, I'm here but by far most of my time is spent lurking.
The vast majority of threads here (in App Design and the normal PHP forum) of late hold little interest to me, or seem to be really awfully posed questions where the real work is actually getting to the bottom of what the OP wants to know, and they've usually been answered already anyway by the time I come along... the net result being, I mostly follow Anthony around. (:
Give me threads that are nice to be involved with and I'll participate without hesitation.
Hi (from the past)...
Still here, but only drop by once a month now. I joined the forum when it was the "Advanced PHP" forum, a nice self selecting title. By the time I joined it was centred on mostly OO, patterns and unit testing issues. It rapidly blossomed into everything you need to think about to be a better PHP programmer. For some reason it reached a critical mass where people would bring half formed ideas to the table to be bounced around.
You don't often know why something started growing in your garden, but if it's nice you feed and water it and keep it going. You certainly don't mess with it. The forum rename and the spinning off of the clashing forum (the general design - uh?) messed with it.
With more people leaving than coming in, it was going to die. I think I campaigned pretty strongly against the changes at the time. I think the other factors mentioned could have upset the delicate balance too. The move to frameworks, the inter operation with other languages, the luck of ebb and flow maybe? Also the caustic stuff used to be pretty absent (with maybe one exception).
The stupid way threads are/were cross posted (no longer properly accessible in the original forum) didn't help either.
Sadly design issues abound in the PHP community at the moment - the rise of the micro frameworks, designing with closures, inter operation with other languages/systems (Erlang, Node.js). We could do with an active forum.
But I'm still here. What do you want to talk about?
yours, Marcus
I am still around and do drop by occasionally, but there is so little activity here that it seems less and less worthy of my time. I'm not sure exactly what happened, but some of the issues Marcus outlined are likely contributing causes.
Most of the topics I have seen in the more recent times here have seemed to just serve as ego-driven arguments of design pattern knowledge and what is "right" vs "wrong" rather than talking through the issues and presenting well thought out solutions that work for the given situation. That is a big part of why I stopped being so active here.
Hi TomB
I must say I was pleasantly surprised to be in your list of members!
I now understand everything, so I don't need to use these forums........haha!
Truth is, I've just been way to busy at work and with family life etc etc
More often or not I need to find an answer/solution quick and there are so many resources out there now that help you do so, but, I do miss some of the great conversations that have taken place, I need to get back on the scene, the forums are a fantastic resource and I've learned loads from them over the years.......I'm coming back!!!!
Hi TomB,
Thanks for NOT including me (an I truly mean that :)) as my help in this particular forum over the years has been less than helpful.
I do however miss the often engaging discussions and agree with others like lastcraft, Czaries and others that many factors influence this decline. The decline is saddening as for someone like myself that has remained more marginal over the years than many others that have reached more enlightened understandings; I have relied on this to help with my occasional forays into php application design. But I think that people like me may be part of the problem, because we litter or watered-rdown ideas that begin to frustrate those that understand - this can only last so long before goog people will slowdown or stop participating.
I can't say enough how much I have appreciated all that many have done here and will try to do my part by not asking dumb questions. But then again that may be too late
same here... :scratch:


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Danish academic Bjørn Lomborg created some waves with his 2001 book The Environmental Skeptic and its follow-up, 2007's Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide To Global Warming, both of which poked holes in long-held assumptions about the effects of climate change and the inefficient ways the world was addressing them. It should be said upfront that he doesn't deny climate change, but those who want to slow (or stop) any efforts to address the problem have nonetheless eagerly embraced his contrarian arguments. For his affront to conventional wisdom—meaning the findings of a vast swath of environmental scientists—Lomborg was officially reprimanded for "scientific dishonesty" by the Danish Committees On Scientific Dishonesty (sounds like committee created just for him, no?), a decision that the committee's parent body later annulled.
Adapted from his book, Ondi Timoner's Cool It gives the charismatic Lomborg a forum for blasting the "alarmist" claims of work like An Inconvenient Truth, with its terrifying images of cities consumed by water, whole continents turned to desert, and digital polar bears losing their ice floes. And that's perfectly fair, since conventional wisdom needs to be questioned, and the way politicians and activists like Al Gore use scare tactics to motivate people is often insidious. However, Cool It fights propaganda with propaganda, accepting Lomborg's work at face value while giving little time to the many scientists who have taken issue with him. With no one to challenge him, Lomborg sounds convincing and sane, offering many pragmatic, cost-benefit solutions to addressing not only climate change, but also global poverty and disease. And while it's true that Al Gore in An Inconvenient Truth also goes unchallenged, that was more like a concert movie than a proper documentary, which should have a greater commitment to verity. (And in an interview conducted just prior to the film's première at the Toronto Film Festival, Lomborg reversed his prior objection to carbon taxing and advocated a $100 billion investment in clean energy solutions, which undermines some portions of the film anyway.) Here's a man who's doing to environmental science what the Atkins Diet did to weight loss, and Timoner isn't looking for anyone to call his conclusions into question? Nonsense.


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Marina Alzugaray, MS, LM, CNM, is an international midwifery consultant and speaker with more than 30 years of experience in women's health care. She received her Master of Science degree from the University of California, San Francisco, where she focused her research on homebirths and birth positions and related maternal-infant outcomes. Marina has facilitated sacred births in homes, hospitals and birth centers. She now offers homebirths and waterbirths in the Florida Keys, where she develops courses and facilitates educational retreats as director of Comadres Institute. Marina is known as a provider of holistic midwifery care; pioneer of waterbirths; developer of the American AquaNatal method, a prenatal water exercise program; and producer of continuing education courses on sacred birthing, women's health and care that empowers clients. She serves as regional representative to Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA).


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Erin Kinberger (Brunt) Earns Head Coaching Nod
FORT HAYS, Kan. – Former Saint Leo softball standout Erin Kinberger (formerly Brunt), was named Fort Hays State University Head Softball Coach, it was announced Monday by Fort Hays Athletic Director Curtis Hammeke.
Kinberger, a three-year assistant coach at Fort Hays State, takes over for former coach Julie LeMaire.
Prior to her tenure at Fort Hays, however, Kinberger was a staple on the field and sidelines for Saint Leo University softball (2003-2008).
Graduating in 2007 with a degree in Elementary Education, Kinberger was a.291 hitter; finishing her career with 12 home runs, 40 doubles, and 97 RBI for the Green & Gold.
Starting each of her 208 games over a four-year span, Kinberger was part of two teams that qualified for the NCAA Division II South Region Tournament, earning All-Sunshine State Conference honors all four years and Second Team All-South Region in 2006. In addition to those honors, she was the recipient of the 2006 Women in Sports Sodexho Scholarship; 2007 Sunshine State Conference Female Sportsmanship Award; 2005-2006 SLU Female Scholar Athlete of the Year Award; 2005-2006 SLU Community Award; 2004-2005 SLU Personal Development Award; and was a four time NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete.
Earning critical coaching experience early on, Kinberger was named the Head Coach in the summer of 2007 for the Team FLA 16U travel ball squad, and moved up to Head Coach of Team FLA 18U Gold in the summer of 2008.
Also in 2008, Kinberger grabbed her first bit of collegiate coaching experience as she was named the Lions' graduate assistant, helping Saint Leo to their fifth NCAA Tournament appearance in program history.
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On the BBC, discussion about the tyre management had David Coulthard say that it was "pretty rubbish". Hard to disagree especially when at the end some really quick times suddenly came up. Had the same issue our end with Raikkonen, fortunately they subsequently showed every over-take at the end. Didn't know about the record he was working on, pretty cool! It also helps that Raikkonen is Raikkonen and pretty damn hilarious the rest of the time, your quote as an example. Agreed on Sutil too, that was some smashing driving.
That match did remind me once again how dislikeable Ribery is, goes down at the drop of a hat. I generally dislike fans of other sports who go on about footballers being pansies or whatever but I've got to say that listening to the Froch Kessler fight on the radio after and comparing their sheer desire, sportsmanship and respect (Froch's ill judged "kill" comments in midweek as part of the sell the fight malarkey aside) to Ribery's antics you can see where they are coming from.
Even though I was hoping Dortmund would cause an upset Bayern definitely deserved their win after a bit of a shaky start.
Really losing track of it now. I keep an eye on the news but haven't even watched a race this season. It going over to sky has definitely made a difference, I'm never sure exactly when the BBC has live coverage and end up now watching. Shame as it looks like a more competitive season this year. Found myself watching a bit more Moto GP again, that Marquez is a crazy rider, his lean angle is just phenomenal.
Great to see Cav seal the Giro points victory with a win. Always thought the Giro points system to be a bit off, with climbers being able to amass way too many points compared to the all rounders/sprinters who should be contesting the points jersey. Admittedly he did get a stroke of luck with Saturday's stage cancellation but even if Nibali had taken that stage Cav would have still got enough points to pull clear of Nibali so it's a very impressive victory, especially taking 5 stage wins when only 3 had been earmarked.
Looking forward to seeing Cav take on the likes of Sagan and Greipel at Le Tour. GC should be pretty interesting too, looking forward to seeing Froome vs Contador and judging by his Giro performance it looks like Evans might be a contender again.
in basketball, and also in hockey. Not that it justifies anything, I hate the practice and I'm saddened that in Brazil it's extremely widespread, and even praised by the stupid "win-at-all-costs" mentality.
I really think that the faking is one of the biggest issues for football today. Not just that it's dishonest, embarrassing and looks ridiculous, but it destroys some of the fun and joy that the game provides. It's not going anywhere of course, since winning is ultimately far more important than fair play and it can't be fully supervised by the refs. The diving culture is actually a main reason for my football interest moving northwards lately.
Ribery is a good player, but I despise him. Not overly fond of Robben either, but that's more of a personality thing.
EDIT: Faldrath's hockey link was saddening, but diving is hardly a major problem for the sport. I don't watch much NHL, but I do watch a bit of hockey and it's a rare occurrence. Football has god-knows-how-many incidents in every single game. It's pathetic.
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I have to go along with Fabuouy, it's just a horrible culture of deception surrounding the sport.
Oh, I don't disagree that it's much worse in football, but I think it's more of a symptom of the "win-at-all-costs" mentality than anything else. In football diving is relatively easy to do and the risk-reward ratio is pretty acceptable, unfortunately (you basically only risk a yellow card. I can't readily recall any instance of someone being sent off just for diving). In American football and rugby, it wouldn't be as effective because, well, players are supposed to tackle each other to the ground there and it's hard to make it look like something illegal. And in hockey the risk-reward ratio is different, because if you become known as a diver, you *will* start to get (legally) checked into oblivion :)
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Well that was a cracking grand prix. Disappointments aside, the actual racing element was fantastic and to see most positions open until the very end was something you don't often see and just keeps the excitement going to the end.
Shame to see so many tire blowouts, it's a bit of a farce really, but one that was more dangerous and less entertaining than the other sporting farce of the weekend; the bus blocking the finale of the first stage of Le Tour
Looking forward to Wimbledon today, hopefully Murray and Robson will do well.
Speaking of the Tour de France, Wimbledon and other big tournaments in the coming weeks, the UEFA Women's Championship will start in a few days."He has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to
the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free". ~ Luke 4:18
Yeah, the tire situation was absurd. Fair play to Hamilton though for coming back so far. About tires, there really are some odd things going on; didn't Sutil go 50+ laps on one set in Canada? How is he able to get that yet others don't seem to last long at all?
Hamilton was really on fire throughout the weekend. Such a shame for him to lose the chance to win his home GP because of that tyre failure. Speaking of which, Pirelli made a statement with a lot of 'perhaps' and 'might' clauses, saying that it was possible certain parameters for pressure and camber had not been properly observed. Who knows what really went down!
Force India (with Di Resta) did have that very long run in Canada, and apparently even the team itself was somewhat surprised they could."He has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to
the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free". ~ Luke 4:18
So tennis today. Over the last three years I've found myself watching Wimbledon more and more and I got caught up in the Murray match earlier, starting from near the end of the second set. Quite a match and a half! The final set in particular looked like it had no clear winner until right near the end. Some fantastic volleys too. Lest we not forget Verdasco's hair too, which managed to stay perfectly in place for the entire duration!
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Took guts to get through, but if Murray manages to get to the final and continues to play like that, Djokovic is going to demolish him in straight sets.
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That's all my brain can muster. Exhausting and amazing.
Get in Andy!
Remember kids, a tennis rivalry is for a career not just for Wimbledon. Many more great matches to come from these guys.
Last game encapsulated British tennis at Wimbledon, the nerve shredding tension, the ups and downs; except this time a British guy won.
Strictly (despite the high quality) it wasn't a classic Wimbledon final (indeed the semi between Del Potro and Djokovic was a better match - plus it's great to see Del Potro properly back, not only was it a pleasure to see him at its best but he actually won me over having previously not really liked him) but for once I'm not fussed, I'm quite happy to see a straight sets victory. Great stuff from Murray, was happy to see Nole start going for drop shots, Murray is the best in the world at chasing those down (Djokovic is still the best at side to side movement) and he had plenty of practice in his semi.
Phenomenal performance and Murray deservedly goes down as a multiple grand slam champion. Who knows how many he will win and whether he can wrest the number 1 spot from Novak (he's got a lot of ranking points to defend at the US!).
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.
It might not have been a classic final, but from when I tuned in during the second set, there were a hell of a lot of wonderful plays on both sides. That final game was just ridiculous, but the momentum was all really going in one way at that point.
Grand prix was good to watch too, but again footage hamstringed by only being able to show highlights. It's only proper coverage of an F1 race if the show is started with The Chain playing over some cool footage.
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The Murray versus Djokovic era (with Nadal still causing mayhem at the French if he is fit) is going to be brilliant to watch. Objectively it's not quite going to match up to the brief period where the big 4 overlapped and were all capable of winning tournaments and I don't think it's quite going to match the Nadal versus Federer years, if only because Murray and Djokovic have very similar styles that, although they make for a supremely entertaining match up, don't quite have the same stylistic clash that marked Federer and Nadal's battles as some of the greatest ever seen in tennis. There's no doubt this era has been a golden age of tennis and it's not quite clear yet who will step up to the mark in the future (certainly Janowicz has staked a much more convincing claim this tournament than the likes of Tomic, Raonic and Cillic) I'm glad we've still got at least a few more years of phenomenal tennis to enjoy. It has truly been a pleasure to watch for the last few years. I loved tennis already during the pre Federer years but ever since he and Nadal stepped onto the scene it has just been outstanding. Long may it continue.
Shame the women's tour is not as entertaining. I used to think it better than the men's (particularly as I only really watched Wimbledon back then, and it was dominated by big servers and short rallies) but Henin and Radwanska aside it has developed into something of a one dimensional slug fest.
Been watching some of the Women's European Football Championship in Sweden. It's obviously not at the level of, say, the recently concluded men's UEFA Champion's League (it seems all national squads suffer from a lack of shared playing experience), but it does have its highlights. It also has some teams that are, for lack of a better term, not really at an international level. But it should only get better now that the first quarter-finals have been played.
One of the best things about it, so far, has been the lack of diving, calling for cards, and other such shenanigans that have made men's football increasingly unappealing to watch. There's some, but it doesn't take up too much time. There's also massively more respect for the referee, and there's no ganging up on her that you so often see in the men's games. Unfortunately the women also heavily employ their hands to grab, drag, and pull their opponents. That sadly seems to have become an accepted part of the game.
Anyway, the second set of quarter-finals are tomorrow. The finals are Sunday next week. My prediction? Sweden-France."He has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to
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|FYI — April 2005
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"We wanted to discover the basic health and lifestyle differences between boaters and nonboaters," says Daniel Green, assistant director of communications for the NMMA. "This study finally quantifies what sets boaters apart."
The organization also tapped national health data from Impulse Research to compare the overall well being of people who spend time on the water versus those who don't.
You might agree with the study's overall conclusions—that the four most commonly cited benefits of boating are building relationships, going fishing, reducing stress, and simply enjoying the outdoors—but do you fit the rest of the profile of the average U.S. boater?
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"The death penalty is a barbaric act and we need to abolish it," said Juvais Harrington, of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Many have fought the battle for decades, but what's different now is legislation to end capital punishment was promised a hearing.
"There is no proof that the death penalty deters crime," said Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel-Vasilinda.
The next obstacle for supporters is getting the bill past Rep. Matt Gaetz.
"Do you ever see a day when we don't need the death penalty?" a reporter asked him.
"No, I think the death penalty is important for public safety," he said.
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Florida executes two inmates a year, and 400 people are currently on death row.
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In my mind, green businesses are our best chance to make America great again. NGOs (non-governmental organizations) are effective in many ways but they have to be funded by either government or business. Governments (both state and local) are so big, and bulky and fickle. They can help, but they're not really providing much leadership these days, are they?
So it seems to me the burden of leading an American renaissance rests squarely on the broad shoulders of business. In Vermont, businesses are small though. The average business has only a handful of employees. But that hasn't stopped all of us from trying to change the world… because we have a secret weapon. It's collaboration over competition.
Take, for example the Vermont Wood Manufacturer's Association, VWMA. This is an organization of over 100 small businesses in Vermont's wood industry that employ about 6000 people who produce wood furniture, bowls, toys, carvings, flooring, windows, doors and much more. VWMA's mission is to "support the industry in Vermont and promote its long-term viability by expanding members presence in the marketplace, ensuring a sustainable supply of raw materials, increasing workforce skill and acting as responsible employers and community members". All of us who produce wood products in Vermont need the services that VWMA provides us, but none of us could do that work on our own.
Organizations like VWMA are going to play a huge role in making America great again. Does your small business belong to an industry group like VWMA? If not, maybe you need to sign up and get a seat at the table. There is strength in numbers and the Internet has made collaboration pervasive and necessary. If you're not collaborating with the right people, you're being passed by. Don't get me wrong… Vermonter's aren't just collaborative. We're extremely competitive too, but we're competing against foreign imports that steal American jobs and wreck local economies. Join us. Let's get going! There's no time to lose.
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Halloween Costumes Straight From the Runways
The Woman: Kate Foley, New York City
The Job: Buyer for indie chainlet Opening Ceremony, founded in 2002; selects the merch for New York City, Los Angeles, and London locations as well as online
The Uniform: Whether jetting off to Paris for fashion week or writing up inventory orders at the office, Foley can be spotted in the same Proenza Schouler and Suno looks she snags for the store. She'll subvert girlier styles with Delfina Delettrez finger cuffs or blood-red Nike high-tops. "It's pretty random," she says. "And sometimes it just doesn't work."
Angora sweater, Kenzo, $785, visit kenzo.com. Silk chiffon dress (worn underneath), Chloë Sevigny for Opening Ceremony, $575, at Opening Ceremony stores nationwide. Pearl, pavé crystal, and vermeil ring, Nektar de Stagni, $495, visit openingceremony.us. Her own shoes and additional rings.
ELLE: Opening Ceremony is known for its intimidatingly cool selection. How do you know which items make sense for the brand?
Kate Foley: The way we buy is different from the way other stores buy: It's very emotional, and we're willing to take chances. I don't work with any specifications in mind when I'm looking for new brands. I just buy what I love. For fall, that includes ankle-tie black mesh Bionda Castana heels and electric blue silk Isa Arfen culottes.
ELLE: When you consider stocking an item, do you take into account how it will sell online versus in-store?
KF: Not really. Online should be a reflection of what we carry in-store. Our website is a window into the OC world. Someone in China should be able to log on and have the same feeling she'd get at one of our stores.
Foley (pictured at the OC New York City offices with head buyer Carol Song) knows which pieces make sense for the brand: "If we really love something, we're going to try it," she says. "A lot of the funky, wacky pieces sell really well."
From left, on Song: Viscose top, Proenza Schouler, $1,765, at Proenza Schouler, NYC. Patent leather loafers, Robert Clergerie, $395, at Robert Clergerie, Beverly Hills. Her own pants.
On Foley: Jersey maxidress, Opening Ceremony, $495, at Opening Ceremony stores nationwide. Rubber, silver, and pearl choker, Delfina Delettrez, $260, visit openingceremony.us. Her own shoes and additional jewelry.
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Well done Andy!!! What a great game! Did anyone else watch the final last night? Watched it and was so happy with the outcome. To lose 4 slam finals and then win the 5th one against Djokovic, superb! Nearly 5 hours and 5 sets later we have our first Brit in 76 years to win a slam since Fred Perry in 1936! But hey, how could he lose this one??? After all, he did have 007 supporting him from the crowd!
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Hi. I'm considering going into web design and development and possibly phone application development. Eventually, I would like to do UI design and thought some background in development would be interesting and useful in that field. I'm about done with an AA degree and an associates in graphic design (will be completed by spring). I want to transfer to a 4-year college/university fall of 2013 after completion of my design associates in the spring. Since I have already spent a lot of time in college already (it will be 4 years total at the community college once I get both associates), I don't want to spend another 4-6 years getting one of the top CS BS degrees in the country, but a lighter CS degree more similar to a BA curriculum or IT degree would be fine because I could finish it in about 2 years potentially since I have all the general ed requirements done and have elective credits.
I am considering a BS in CS at Texas Woman's University or a BS in IT from American Public University. Both curriculums could be finished within 2 years for me since I have a lot of credits already and not as many of the degree requirements need prerequisites, so it won't take 5-6 years like some of the heavier CS BS degrees I've seen. It is very important to me to finish a bachelors in 2-3 more years. The BS in CS at TWU is lighter than most and the curriculum is more similar to most of the BAs in CS that I have seen offered at other colleges, but a lot closer in proximity and with in-state tuition. APU is online, but looks more reputable as far as I can tell than most online colleges/universities, it's regionally accredited, and the tuition also isn't as high as a lot of online for-profit colleges. I could complete a BS in IT from APU with concentration in web development and/or phone app development or complete a BS in CS from TWU with a minor in business or marketing in roughly the same amount of time.
Which one would be better? I hear that most employers prefer a CS degree over an IT degree. Should I get the CS degree and then get a certificate and/or self-teach myself more about web development? Would I be more knowledgeable sooner after graduation with more practical knowledge in an IT degree than theoretical knowledge in CS? Would it significantly hinder my employment prospects if I had an IT degree instead of CS?
This all depends upon what your focus is and what classes are offered for each degree at your college. Each college is a little different.
In general, CS covers programming languages, programming theory, some math, some design (but you usually have to go through either graphic arts or communications curriculums for this).
In general, IT covers networking, servers, some programming, and project management.
Communications or graphics arts typically tends to cover design and multimedia, which can sometimes be taken as electives.
So, considering that you would like to go into web development and app development, which degree at your college has more of those classes that fit your interest?
To be honest, in my experience, a degree hardly matters for web development, and it certainly doesn't matter what you major in.
I put in the time -- and money -- to get a bachelors in computer science, but when I was hired to a corporate-style job, the degree mattered only to avoid any automated exclusion filtering, and when I was last hired to an agency-style job, I didn't even bother to mention my degree at all; they only care what skills you have.
There's also a huge gap between academic web development and professional web development. Four years and tens of thousands of dollars will nonetheless leave you unprepared to do any real-world work.
But there's good news too. It used to be that you needed to go to the most prestigious schools if you wanted to learn from the smartest people in the field. But today, you can learn from the smartest people in the field through [blogs, [URL="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5586336C26BDB324"]YouTube, [URL="http://twitter.com/dalmaer"]Twitter, [URL="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/learn"]etc](http://fabien.potencier.org/).
Finally, here's the best advice I can give you. Scope out the kinds of places where you'd like to work and get in touch. Ask the employers directly what kind of background they look for, what kind of skills they look for, and get their advice on how best to learn those skills.
nowadays, certificate doesn't present that you are good in the field, and it is not rare to see amateurs better than professionals. It depends on what you are really fond of. My advice:choose one as your major, and the other as your hobby to develop in free time.My work is not quite related with my major, and it is not a rare case to most people.
I know certificates aren't that important for getting a job, but I thought I might learn some useful things from some of the classes in the web development certificate. They teach classes in SQl, PHP, XML, Javascript, and other ones. I have taken a few, but am considering a few more if it will help me learn faster initially. Then I will update my skills with technical books and information online.
Well, I suppose the IT degree might be more directly relevant to web and application development, but I've heard that CS offers a better foundation in development and could help more in the long-run. Do CS degrees help people become better developers more than most other majors? Maybe I should do CS because it would be appealing to a broader range of employers. I could probably get a web development job with almost any major I suppose, but CS might be slightly more marketable.
I think I'm leaning a little more toward the CS degree, but an online degree would be flexible because I wouldn't have to move or commute for it, so that would be one of the nice parts about the IT degree.
Although that may be true, if you don't have a degree you'll miss out on a lot of potentially fundamental knowledge. Additionally, most employers want a degree regardless of whether they are relevant or not. As you've already said employers like the security of knowing that they are hiring someone that can spend 3-4 years of their life working towards a goal.
This is the most important aspect, because our feelings on a degree is completely irrelevant to whether you need one for a job. The answer is yes, you do need one for most jobs, and for the kind of jobs you will want you'll need a degree.
If you're choosing between IT and CS then I would always choose CS. It's more diverse and the degree is accepted everywhere. Some view an IT degree as a "trade degree" and will look down on it, regardless of whether IT and CS share the same classes or whether IT students work as hard.
Regardless, the "expectation" is a degree. The only advice I can give to you is to not take a degree in Web Design or Web Development.
Keep in mind, the curriculum for a degree varies wildly from college to college. Sometimes the IT degree is a better fit for web development than the CS degree.
I've seen CS degrees that had a primary focus of assembly language programming--which for web development is completely useless.
On the other hand, I've also seen IT degrees that had a primary focus of the common web development languages.
If you ask folks on the forums here, you will get a variety of responses about which degree to go with. Most employers don't care which bachelor's degree you have--only that you have one. And bonus points if it is related to the field you are pursuing.
The bottom line is that you should look at the curriculum and see if it fits what you are trying to learn. If you're still not sure, ask professors, academic advisers, and/or former students who have taken the courses.
I don't think I will do the online IT degree because there are plenty of other good options for my bachelors that might sound more credible on my resume.
Now I am considering either the BS in CS at TWU that I mentioned before, or a BA in Applied Computing at Washington University in Seattle, WA with concentration areas or electives in interaction design and Technology Innovation Management in the business department.
I really don't think IT degree is what you are looking for...
Yea probably not. I could just read stuff about web/app development and learn the languages I would need cheaper. I should prolly get a bachelors in something else technology related for my resume.
It's not about what "looks good" on a resume. You're way too hung up on the face value of your resume. Pick a degree that looks like will help you learn what you need to learn in order to give yourself a running start on the career you wish to pursue. A resume just gets your foot in the door. Your education and experience are what typically allows you to land and keep a position.
Thanks. I think both are concerns, but maybe I worry too much about what type of degree. The main reason most people go to college is often just to have a degree on a resume to help get a job. You could be a very talented, motivated, and knowledgeable self-taught person and not be hired because you don't have a degree. I do hear a lot of different opinions on whether or not the type of degree matters. Some say it doesn't matter as long as you have a degree, others say you should get a BS in CS because HR of employers will not be as interested in other applicants without the specific BS, even if other applicants would really be just as good for the job. I have read several discussions in other forums of about whether or not the type of degree matters or if it matters if it's a BS or BA and most of the people who got a BA in their field of study instead of a BS said that in their experience, it did not hinder their career or career advancement.
Since I have already spent a while in college and would like to finish a bachelors soon, a BA or a BS that is lighter than most BS degrees would probably be better for me because it would allow me to finish faster. I have also seen some colleges recommend the BA degree over BS for students who want to study multiple areas of interest, which is basically what I have been doing. The degree that sounds the most interesting out of the ones I was considering is the BA in Applied Computing at University of Washington because it teaches some basics of computer science, but allows students for freedom to choose specific areas of interest within their major and a variety of electives, concentration areas, and/or minors in other majors. The Applied Computing degree allows students to think of way to apply computing technology to other areas of interest outside computer science. A lot of the electives and concentration areas offered are in subjects that I was interested in learning about, but could not find offered in as many colleges or did not cover the subjects as well (interface design, human-computer interaction, interaction design, the technology innovation management classes/concentration also sound interesting to me). I plan on applying to UW's Applied Computing major, but I should probably still pick a back-up college/major in case I need it. Also, another good thing about the Applied Computing degree at UW is that from the department's information on their website, it sounds like my associates degree in graphic design might fulfill the requirements for a minor or concentration area. I still would like to take electives, though, even if I don't have to and might possibly consider a second concentration.
According to me just you should have a degree in hand be it it or cs after that do a mba and their are number of job offerings for you.. Most important thing is experience not the degree..
Yea I know. I still have to pick a degree before I get one, though.
You should listen to your heart my friend, dont be infuenced with your friends or what your family said. In the end it will be your future.


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I already have 2 girls and it would be lovely to have a boy. How can I be sure that my next pregnancy is a boy?
I already have 2 girls and it would be lovely to have a boy. How can I be sure that my next pregnancy is a boy?
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Hi Jhoan
Sadly there is no way to be certain that one sex or the other is conceived. Gender is determined by the sperm which fertilizes the egg. Women have the gender chromosomes XX and men XY, so all eggs carry an X chromosome while sperm carry either X or Y.
There are numerous diets and theories out there that claim to guarantee a baby of one gender or another but ultimately there is no conclusive proof in most cases. There will always be success stories but since there are only two genders and roughly a 50% chance either way, it's impossible to know whether it was the strategy used or pot luck that delivered the desired result!
Hi Joan,
There actually are some wonderful things you can do to increase your chances of having a boy or a girl. In fact it's much easier to conceive a boy than it is to conceive a girl.
One of the best things you can do is learn how to watch your body's personal signs of fertility so that you can know when you will be ovulating and you can time your baby making sex optimally for a boy.
When trying for a boy, you'll want to avoid intercourse from the time your body shows signs of fertility, up until the day before you ovulate. Once you know you're within 24 hours or so of ovulation, you can make love on that day, and the day you ovulate, and you'll have a much higher chance of conceiving a girl (this won't work if you had sex a few days before so be sure not to have sex until the day before ovulation).
The other thing you'll want to do is ask your husband to ejaculate deeply within you, depositing his sperm right at the cervix.
There are also things you can eat to make your body more alkaline (thus favoring the little boy or "Y" sperm).
We tried for a girl with our first child, and we conceived a girl.
Here's another thread on this forum where we discussed the things you can do to increase your odds of conceiving a boy.
And here's a good post where I share how to learn how to watch your personal fertility signs so that you can time your baby making sex accordingly. It's good to know if you want to naturally avoid pregnancy in the future.
Hope this helps.
Warm Regards,
I have a friend who once said that they tried everything written in the book just to have a boy and failed twice. That's when they stopped. Thank you for the information. I share this with my friend couple too.
Hi Jhoan
Yes I have heard similar stories too. To clarify my position, I see nothing wrong of course with giving the diets and tips Kate has suggested a go, as long as you keep in mind that in the end you may or may not have a baby of the gender you are seeking. I have one friend in particular who strictly followed all advice and was bitterly disappointed when she had a second girl, so much so that her bonding with her baby was significantly affected. As I said at the outset in answer to how you can be sure you will have a boy, while there are theories there are never guarantees.
Personally I believe that our children choose us long before conception and birth. We are sent the baby we are meant to birth and rather than being concerned with girls or boys our task is to adore any child we are sent and raise them well. I don't believe a diet will change fate but this is based on my beliefs and faith and others will have very different views, which is fine!
Last edited by Mumof2IVFmiracles; 29th August 2013 at 09:13 AM.
This thread is interesting it's just that it's the other way around, I have been dreaming of having a baby girl instead, I already have 2 boys, 16 and 8 years old.
Dear Joyce,
So, according to this method, in order to increase the chance of conceiving a girl you would:
- have sex from the very start of your fertile window
- have sex with shallow penetration
I do believe that any pregnancy is a blessing, boy or girl!
Best wishes,
Hi Joyce,
LJ is correct, but something to keep in mind is that even though you'll start having sex from the first day of your fertile window, you'll want to be SURE that you stop having sex 3 days before ovulation. It can be more challenging to conceive a girl for this reason. Sex no closer than 3 days before ovulation is important if you want to give yourself the best chance of conceiving a girl
Warm Regards,


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I recently had a chest xray and was told that I have a calcified granulomas in my left lung. I was told it could possibly from inhaling something at a young age. I believe it may be from a button that I inhaled up my nose accidentally and was too afraid of the doctor to tell anyone. Is this granuloma hazardous to my health? The doctor said there is nothing to worry about. Should I have it looked at by a specialist?
Calcified granulomas are very common. Here in Central Ohio, they are usually due to scars from previous infection by a yeast found in the soil called histoplasmosis. These granulomas are usually of no consequence and cause no health problems. Very, very rarely, they can erode into an airway where they can cause cough.
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Film buff and itinerant reviewer Collin Parker gives us the lowdown on movies with a regional connection that we can enjoy at home. The 2000 thriller, What Lies Beneath, stars Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer. Will Collin eat the popcorn, or throw it at the screen?
Collin has been the movie critic for examiner.com and at Essex Cinemas in Essex, Vermont, and Cumberland 12 in Plattsburgh, New York, since 2009. In 'real' life, he is the Marketing Director at The Essex Resort & Spa. Follow him on Twitter at @popcollin.
Movies Collin Mentions
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- Forrest Gump
- Funny Farm
- Me, Myself & Irene
- The Spitfire Grill\
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- What Lies Beneath
- Where the Rivers Flow North
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Afternoon: Hotel check in starts at 3:00 p.m. and Program Registration begins at 4:00 p.m. Check in and registration are followed by a sparkling wine reception and program orientation in the hotel parlor at 4:30 p.m.
Dinner: Dine at our lovely historic hotel with your fellow wine enthusiasts!
Evening: Program Overview: Just north of Napa lies California's Lake County. Our study of the intriguing story of wine from growth and production to corking and tasting begins this evening as we are joined by the author of the "Lake County Wine Guide," Gaye Allen, and hotel owner Bernie Butcher. After dinner, Gaye will provide an introduction to the week and an overview of Lake County as a wine making region. The wines of Lake County were well known prior to Prohibition, outnumbering those of Napa. During Prohibition the abundant and fruitful vineyards were replaced with pear and walnut orchards. Learn how Lake County, with its unique climate, soils and elevation, combined with the spirit of passionate growers and winemakers, is re-emerging as a major wine growing region. One hundred acres of vineyards in 1965 have blossomed to 8,800 today, now boasting over 30 commercial wineries.
Breakfast: Continental breakfast at the hotel
Morning: A wine enthusiast's adventure awaits you as we begin our studies today! Lake County in its pristine beauty takes you back to the roots of wine making! Lake County provides the clarity of experience of "California wine country as it used to be," refreshingly free from the commercialism of other more well-known wine locales. Although just geographically north of famous Napa, Lake County is a dramatic step back in time. Here you find the pristine natural beauty of mountainous terrain dotted with vineyards, the cleanest air in California, and the beauty of the largest lake within California state boundaries. Here you are captivated by the spirit of the vineyard owners and winemakers who delight to share their passion, their stories and their insights with you on a personal basis. Focus today on wine appreciation and tasting and food pairing. Led by Pietro Buttitta, a Rosa d'Oro winemaker, learn how to taste and talk about wine. Unravel the mysteries of wine labels. Lake County Wineries website: www.lakecountywineries.org/
Lunch: At the hotel
Afternoon: Put into practice your learning experiences today as we travel to Brassfield Estate, which will soon have the largest wine cave in the United States. All their wines are crafted entirely from grapes grown on the winery's high elevation estate above the lake where they are produced and bottled on the premises to create the finest of wines. Head back to Upper Lake to visit the Lake County Wine Studio, conveniently located across the street from the hotel. This charming studio features wines from area wineries that do not have their own wine tasting room. Discuss and sample! Brassfield Estate website: www.brassfieldestate.com/ Lake County Wine Studio website: lakecountywinestudio.com/
Dinner: Buffet dinner at the hotel
Evening: Get to know your fellow enthusiasts relaxing over dinner. Then you can choose to enjoy the Blue Wing Monday Blues bands in the Blue Wing Restaurant.
Breakfast: Continental breakfast at the hotel
Morning: This morning we are joined by our study leader for the day and Educational Director of the Lake County Winegrape Commission, Paul Zellman. Learn about the natural elements that create the best wine growing areas as we set the foundation for our upcoming experiences. Lake County is unique in its diversity, with wine grapes grown from lake level at 1400 feet to elevations over 3000 feet and from highly volcanic soils to the rich loam of the old lake bed. examines the different approaches to wine making and provides an orientation lecture this morning. Head out then to Steele Winery where their winemaker will introduce us to their process and the individuality of their wines. Sample their wines and view the intricate bottling process. Steele Wines website: www.steelewines.com/
Lunch: Box lunch at beautiful Steele Winery
Afternoon: Depart for the nearby town of Kelseyville, which features the tasting rooms for local wines from Wildhurst Vineyards and Rosa D'Oro. Stop by the artisan glass-blowing shop of Jay Buechier or Blue Flame Glass. Following the Kelseyville visit, travel a short distance to Chacewater Wine and Olive Company for a taste of their wines and the wide variety of olive oils pressed on site. p> Rosa D'Oro Wines website: www.rosadorowine.com Wildhurst Wines website: www.wildhurst.com Chacewater Wines and Olive Mill website: chacewaterwine.com
Dinner: On the veranda of the Blue Wing Saloon and Café next door to our hotel.
Evening: Later this evening, Bernie Butcher will give an overview of the history of this scenic area. As owner of the charming and historic Tallman Hotel, built in the 1890's, he will discuss the restoration of this gem amongst country hotels.
Breakfast: Continental breakfast at the hotel
Morning: The making of wine is our focus today. Led by Matt Hughes, our study leader for the day and past president of the Lake County Winery Association, we begin with a study of "Elements of Wine Making." Matt will walk us through all the seasons as we explore the process of wine making from start to finish.
Lunch: Blue Wing Chef Ruben Ramirez joins Matt Hughes to guide you through the fascinating intricacies of food and wine pairing. Using a variety of Lake County wines and local produce, observe how a master chef prepares and presents a gourmet lunch, and put into practice your new knowledge about food and wine pairing.
Afternoon: Free time after the mid-afternoon completion of our gourmet lunch. Transportation will be available for the Wednesday "optional free time activities." Relax and enjoy the beauty of this exquisitely restored historic hotel, sip award-winning wine or head out to one of the local wineries or antique stores to explore on your own.
Dinner: On your own to explore local fare.
Evening: On your own to relax or explore.
Breakfast: Continental breakfast at the hotel
Morning: Put into practice your learning experiences today as we travel to four outstanding vineyards to meet winemakers, owners and farmers. Depart first for Gregory Graham Vineyard in Lower Lake and meet with Greg Graham, who has been the master winemaker at Rombauer Estate in Napa for 20 years and is now the Dean of Lake County winemakers. Travel next to Six Sigma Ranch and Vineyards, a 5,000 acre ranch, located in the picturesque rolling hills dotted with oak trees in the remote southern end of Lake County. Our study leader, and Six Sigma winemaker, will discuss how to blend wines. Get right into the action as you individually practice blending wine. Stop a minute though to savor their award-winning Spanish-style wine, Tempranillo.
Lunch: Box lunch at beautiful Six Sigma Ranch and Vineyards.
Afternoon: Then end your visit at the stunning Boatique Winery where we will see the two passions of owners Robert and Madi Mount combine, high quality wine and beautifully restored antique boats. We will learn about their decade long love for Lake County and how that translates into the wine they produce.
Dinner: Enjoy a gourmet 3-course dinner as we round out the program tonight at the hotel.
Evening: Share highlights of your adventure in this evening's wrap up session.
Breakfast: Continental breakfast at the hotel.
Morning: Independent departures.


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Blue Jays ride five homers to win over Red Sox
Toronto ends seven-game road trip with well-needed series victory
BOSTON -- It took a lot longer than anyone originally anticipated, but the Blue Jays have finally enjoyed a winning road trip.
Toronto completed its seven-game journey with a series victory over Boston. It's just the second series the Blue Jays have won this year, but with any luck, it's a sign that their fortunes are starting to change.
The Blue Jays accomplished this by matching a season high with five home runs behind right-hander Chad Jenkins, who tossed five strong innings in a 12-4 victory over the Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.
"We played good baseball, but we didn't go 6-1 [and] we didn't sweep two series," said right fielder Jose Bautista, who hit a pair of home runs. "We only played one game over .500 on the road trip, but it's a great way to bounce back, because we were playing pretty bad.
"It's good, too, to just be playing good baseball. The results are going to come just from the consistency of doing that."
Bautista enjoyed the 18th multihomer game of his career, with Brett Lawrie, Edwin Encarnacion and Emilio Bonifacio also getting in on the action. It was the most home runs the Blue Jays hit in one game since April 4, during the first series of the year, against the Indians.
Toronto's offense has been stagnant at times this year, but the home runs have always been there. The club finished Sunday's game ranked first in the Majors, with 51 home runs, despite being only 23rd in runs scored.
It was Bautista's first multihomer game since June 19, 2012, against the Brewers. He now has nine on the season, which trails the team leader, Encarnacion, by two. Bonifacio's two-run homer in the fourth was his first of the season and came as part of a three-hit day at the plate.
The barrage of support gave the Blue Jays a rare opportunity to take a deep breath and play without added pressure. The club has played in 23 games decided by two runs or fewer, and when the score has been lopsided, it usually has been in favor of the other team.
"Any time you can play a game like that and get a good cushion, [it's] great. It allows you to relax a little bit," Bautista said. "You get three or four runs ahead, that's when some guys come out and are able to take some big hacks, and we get the type of results that we got today. We got some homers after we got ahead and got some key hits, too, in some crucial moments."
Three of the five home runs were hit off right-hander Ryan Dempster. The native of British Columbia was charged with six runs on seven hits while striking out six and walking one. It's the first time he has lost to a Canadian team, having entered the game with a perfect 6-0 record versus the Expos and Blue Jays.
The rough outing also led to Dempster allowing more than four runs in a start for the first time this season. He appeared to have difficulty keeping the ball down in the zone, and the elevated pitches resulted in a big day at the plate for Toronto.
"I was missing up a lot today -- more than I normally do, for whatever reason," said Dempster, whose ERA rose to 3.75. "I couldn't really pinpoint it. I tried to get the ball back downhill to be consistent. It would be good for a few hitters, and then I'd get the ball up. I just tried to work hard, but I just wasn't good enough today."
Jenkins made his season debut despite having only one Minor League outing under his belt this year. He was promoted to the big league club after right-hander Brandon Morrow was scratched because of soreness in his upper back.
The 25-year-old allowed a solo shot to Mike Napoli in the fourth inning but other than that was relatively flawless, allowing just two runs on seven hits while striking out two. He was removed during the top of the sixth after having thrown 90 pitches, as the club monitors his workload because of an injury to his right shoulder sustained earlier this year.
With J.A. Happ and Josh Johnson on the disabled list, there's an opportunity for Jenkins to secure a spot on the Major League roster. This performance made a statement, whether he'll admit it or not.
"I thought I did a pretty good job of keeping the team in the game, and if they want to give me another [start], then fantastic," Jenkins said.
Toronto's seven-game road trip is now at an end, and the club will have an off-day on Monday before opening a two-game series versus San Francisco on Tuesday.
The Blue Jays never could have anticipated being 10 games under .500 two weeks into May, but a positive trip has the potential to become a starting point for a strong run. The Blue Jays thought they'd reached that spot before, but so far it hasn't worked out, and the hope is that this time it will be different.
"We've been waiting on that all year, and we've had a couple of stretches, even in [St. Petersburg], a couple of comeback games, and then we lost the next two -- one was kind of a heartbreaker," manager John Gibbons said.
"We've had a couple of games like that earlier on, and it really hasn't taken off. We're waiting on that, we know it's going to happen. But it's definitely been a long wait. We've got that good feeling out there now."
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The library services you need and want are now conveniently accessible from your mobile device
iBall Andi 4.5P Glitter smartphone was launched in April 2014. The phone comes with a 4.50-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 480 pixels by 854 pixels. iBall Andi 4.5P Glitter price in India starts from Rs. 3,999.
The iBall Andi 4.5P Glitter is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core it comes with 512MB of RAM. The phone packs 4GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 32GB via a microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, the iBall Andi 4.5P Glitter packs a 8-megapixel primary camera on the rear
The iBall Andi 4.5P Glitter runs Android 4.2 and is powered by a 1450mAh removable battery.
The iBall Andi 4.5P Glitter is a dual SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Regular and Regular. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, FM and 3G. Sensors on the phone include Proximity sensor and Accelerometer.
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Michael Robertson--No Champion of the 1st Amendment
Robertson, unhappy about my blog, sues me
The Internet has become a bastion of free speech for bloggers. Robertson, who claims to be a strong supporter for such rights, seems to feel quite differently when that speech is critical of him.
You see, just as the Internet is a marvelous vehicle for companies to promote their goods and services, it can be an equally effective tool for dissatisfied customers or disgruntled employees and shareholders to criticize a particular product, company or management team. Much to the chagrin of trademark owners, such "gripe sites" (which often include the company name or trademark in the URL), are very difficult, if not impossible, to shut down. Fortunately, the First Amendment typically shields the operators of corporate gripe sites from liability. If the gripe site is non-commercial in nature, the operator's freedom of speech will generally override the trademark owner's interest in controlling the use of its company name or trademark, as it should.
Freedom of Speech on Freespire.com
Earlier this year, Linspire was given the opportunity to purchase the domain name Freespire.com. They declined. When I was CEO, I spearheaded the Freespire project, but I was unable to obtain the freespire DOT COM domain name, so we did everything at freespire DOT ORG. We tried incessantly to obtain the .com domain, but the owner would never sell it to us. So you can imagine my surprise when earlier this year, the owner finally agreed to sell the domain and it was offered to Linspire, but they declined to acquire it. (I think that also sums up the commitment Linspire had to Freespire.) So, around eight months ago, only AFTER Linspire declined to purchase the freespire.com domain name, I decided to acquire it as a non-commercial opinion site to share my views about Linspire, Freespire and desktop Linux in general.
It had been over six months since I had left Linspire, and I had become increasingly disappointed with its management and decided to use Freespire.com to vent that dissatisfaction. I had certainly been observing the downfall of the company, and by this time I had learned about Robertson having filed false claims against several executives, calling severance payments "embezzlement," and I wanted a venue to express my displeasure. For me, the writing was on the wall that Robertson was destroying the company. (Just a few months later the company was gone and the shareholders remain in the dark.)
At the freespire.com site, I praised the good work other distributions were doing with Linux (Ubuntu, Mint, Nimblex, etc.), expressed dissatisfaction with Linspire/Freespire, and linked to my blog. At no time have I ever sold any of these distributions or had a financial stake in them. I was merely exercising my freedom of speech.
So, today, Michael Robertson (via the now-defunct Linspire shell company "Digital Cornerstone") sued me for "cybersquatting, trademark infringement, and unfair competition," claiming that the freespire.com "gripe" site should be taken down and seeking $100,000 and other damages.
First, I'm a little confused how Robertson is suing me for trademark infringement, considering there is no registered trademark for "Freespire." (Linspire filed for one but never actually got it registered and all the Linspire IP went to Xandros months ago.)
My freespire.com site never sold anything. It never used the Freespire logo or even used the Freespire name in large fonts or type. There was certainly no confusion, as it was quite clear this site wasn't Linspire's site. In fact, there was even a disclaimer stating the fact that the site was not owned by or affiliated with Linspire or the Freespire distro in anyway.
Companies hate "gripe sites," but consumers appreciate
them and the First Amendment Protects Them
them and the First Amendment Protects Them
As I pointed out earlier, it's rare that a non-commercial blog or opinion site is found to be cybersquating or violating trademarks, as they are protected by the First Amendment. And it's extremely rare for monetary damages to be awarded in a cybersquating case, particularly one as non-consequential as this one. (The freespire.com domain only got around 100 hits per day, and even fewer today. See the Alexa graph at the end of this blog.) Yet Robertson is seeking $100,000 in damages? Linspire never complained or objected about the site, even though there was a clear contact link for the site's webmaster on every page. No cease and desist letter was ever mailed. They never sought relief or arbitration from ICANN. No, instead, in classic Robertson fashion, he headed straight to the court room because this lawsuit is about intimidation and suppressing speech, not about legitimate damages.
The lawsuit even states, "Although the FREESPIRE mark was recently assigned as part of an asset purchase, [Robertson] expressly reserved all rights in and to all claims against Carmony arising from the freespire.com domain name and website." Now, why would Robertson want to carve out that one thing to hang on to? He's no longer involved with Freespire, so why does he care? Is he desperate for money? With Robertson's companies struggling and laying employees off, does anyone really believe this is the most important thing Robertson should be concerning himself with? His motives are pretty transparent--to suppress freedom of expression that is critical of Robertson.
Keep Speech Free at Freespire.com
This is a nuisance lawsuit, intended to silence my freedom of speech. I will defend my right to free speech by continuing to point freespire.com to my blog and keep reporting on Robertson's disturbing actions.
I'll keep you posted on this YARL (Yet Another Robertson Lawsuit).
UPDATE: Michael Robertson made a pretty ironical post today on his Michael's Minute. So I made an appropriate response, and it was quickly censored and removed. Below is a screenshot of what it looked like BEFORE my post was censored (click on it to enlarge to read). Michael Robertson is welcome to post here at anytime and I will assure him his non-anonymous comment will be published. As I say, Robertson can dish it, but can't take it. Just more evidence of his desire to squash free speech.
Censorship at MichaelRobertson.com
Penn & Teller on the First Amendment (Explicit Language)


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Good beginnings and promising futures start in Tri-County's early care programs and are enhanced with programs designed to give parents the skills needed to help their children succeed through all their formative years. Our goal is to impact positively on all facets of a child's life: early childhood education and development, mental and physical health, safety, nutrition, family life and parenting.
Provides information about methods of infant feeding. The ultimate goal is to provide the education and support necessary to increase both the rates and duration of the nursing experience. All WIC eligible clients with pre-weaned children.
Contact: (401) 519-1908
Tri-County was asked to partner in an Early Reading First Grant which involved five North Providence Head Start preschool classrooms. Participation involved working closely with Mentor-Coaches and delivering the Open the World of Learning (OWL) curriculum. The program is designed to:
Accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
The Tri-County Head Start Programs serve children and families from North Providence, Johnston, Smithfield, North Smithfield, Burrillville, Glocester, Scituate and Foster with part-day and full-day program options. Early Head Start and Head Start offer early childhood education, social services/case management, and support for children with special needs, support for children with mental health needs, health and safety education, nutrition assessment and counseling, literacy skills training for parents, opportunities for family engagement, parent education, and transition coordination.
Early Head Start and Head Start Locations
Seasonal distribution of food baskets and toys for low income residents of Johnston, North Providence, Smithfield, Burrillville, North Smithfield and Glocester.
Contact: (401) 519-1917
Born to Learn is a curriculum tool used in the Early Head Start Homebased Option. The goals of the program are to:
Provides monthly food vouchers to purchase nutritious food, including milk, eggs, cheese, iron fortified cereals, and juice. Monthly Nutrition Education and Counseling services are provided by Certified and Licensed Dietitians. WIC is a statewide program for pregnant, lactating, and parenting women at 180% or higher of the poverty level, with infants and children under the age of 5 years. Sites in Johnston and Burrillville
Contact: (401) 519-1932


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The Oscar Look
Barbra Streisand picked up an Oscar for Funny Girl in 1969, but her performance was hardly what had people talking—it was a see-through pantsuit (complete with sequins and bell-bottoms) designed by Arnold Scaasi.
In 1974, the red carpet may not have been quite the affair it is today, but Ingrid Bergman took casual to a whole new level when she collected an Oscar for Murder on the Orient Express wearing a pair of Chanel pajamas plucked straight from her closet.
Top 10 Trends: London Fall 2008


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Who needs to learn French when you have a fan in your hand?
Thursday, July 18, 2013
La Maison Duvelleroy
Who needs to learn French when you have a fan in your hand?
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WOW. They're amazing. I particularly like the black and white one. How lovely that two young women have revived these, certainly fans are big in Paris, it's so hot, they're practical as well as pretty.ReplyDeleteReplies
Their designs are very strong. These are works of art, not just a feminine accessoryDelete
You know..you just brought back a vivid memory of a treasured fan I had ..plastic..and there was ribbon woven in between each piece..and there was a pianting somewhere?ReplyDelete
Oh now I want to have it and see it and remember my joy in holding it and looking at it..they are so special.:)
I now realize I must NEVER get a fan! It would be just like me and my faulty memory to wave "Follow me and let's get acquainted" and me a married woman!ReplyDelete
Still, they are beautiful...and how many men could possibly be able to understand Fan Language???Replies
Very perceptive of you Jeanette ;))Delete
Beautiful photos, Carol.ReplyDelete
I'll have to save this post in case I ever see a woman here waving her fan :) Who knew that it's all about telegraphing messages?Replies
That's it.Delete
Very important to be up to date on these nuances!
Their names are just as charming as their fans they make. :) I love fans. Have one or two hiding out somewhere. Must find and use again. Thanks. Loved this post.ReplyDeleteReplies
Ah ha you noticedDelete
Their names are perfect for evantailists !
Fabulous, am using one on the trains for my commute to work.Lot's envious stares!ReplyDelete
What a delightful post, Carol! The range of their artwork is impressive, and I particularly like the simple elegance of the Truman Capote design.ReplyDelete
And you finished your day with a stop at Pierre Marcolini, my fave chocolatier in Paris! What a lucky girl! :) x Katie
Fan--- tastic Beautiful Blog....!ReplyDelete
Hard to walk "Blithely" anywhere in this heat...
we are suffering here too....
I need fans (actually am using one in this heat) and I definitely need some very dark chocolate from PM...yum!ReplyDelete


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Hargreaves leaves practice with knee injury
Published: Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 8:54 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, August 8, 2014 at 12:11 a.m.
Florida All-SEC cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III injured his left knee during a fight at practice Thursday night, but the injury is not serious, according to UF coach Will Muschamp.
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"An MRI revealed that Vernon Hargreaves suffered a bone bruise and he is listed as day to day," Muschamp said in a comment released by UF late Thursday night.
Hargreaves was helped off the field at Dizney Lacrosse Stadium by trainers, who iced and taped the knee. A tackling drill turned into a brawl, with Hargreaves coming out of it limping.
During a break in practice, UF players came over to check on Hargreaves. He later left in a cart.
Muschamp will talk more about the Hargreaves injury when he meets with the media Friday.
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POLICE have charged a man in connection with the murder of a woman at an East Yorkshire guesthouse.
John Heald was caught by police in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, on Friday, following a week-long manhunt. He spent some time in hospital over the weekend, and was questioned by police yesterday and this morning.
Humberside Police said Heald was wanted in connection with the murder of guesthouse landlady Bei Carter in Bridlington on Friday, July 18.
Today, the 53-year-old has been charged with her murder.
A police spokesman said Heald, of Foljambe Road, Rotherham, has also been charged with ten counts of rape in South Yorkshire on July 13.
He is due to appear at Beverley Magistrates' Court tomorrow.