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Ca' La Bionda
Marano di Valpolicella, Veneto
In 1997, Pietro Castellani took possession of the old winery, named 'Ca' la Bionda' by his grandfather in 1902, and its surrounding hillside vineyards. He promptly handed control to his sons: Alessandro in the winery and Nicola in the vineyards.
In essence, Alessandro is a traditionalist and believes in minimum intervention in his winemaking and in the vineyard. Vines are mostly trained using the unfashionable and ancient pergola system. In hotter (and wetter) vintages this has proved extremely effective, more so than the Guyot trained 'modern' vineyards. The vineyard is now certified as organic, which in reality means that nothing has changed. There are encouraging results from a part of the vineyard that is being farmed biodynamically.
The cellar is fully equipped but their ethos is simple, the technology is there should it be needed and that, with care, it should never come into play, a fine and pragmatic stance. The buildings have blended seamlessly into the hillside and though newly built, looks like it has been there for generations.
There is capacity to make more wine and rather than buy in grapes Alessandro and Nicola have bought a neighbouring vineyard, while their fellow producers caught some August sun they were re-building the terraces in readiness for the autumn. Interestingly they have also acquired vineyards in the highest parts of Merano to help offset the effects of hot vintages, a more common phenomenon in the last ten years. These changes have also brought the production up to a modest 150,000 bottles, enough to support the three Castellani families.
Whilst the Amarone is the talisman, it is Casel Vegri that is the heart. It is a 'cru' (site) which does not give up a single grape to Amarone or Recioto, a unique wine, made with the sort of attention a premier cru Burgundy might deserve and because none of the grapes are dried it is a precise reflection of the terroir. Their Valpolicella is recognised locally as one of the very best.
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Burly & Lightweight Workhorse Rope
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
The rope is truly the definition of a skinny workhorse rope. With diameters of ropes starting to trend downward, this rope is a perfect example of why. Security and safety bundled into a supple and light cord. I've had this rope for two years with an average of 3 days of climbing each week and virtually no visible wear. After countless 30+ ft whippers, jugging over sharp edges on el cap, hard single pitch trad and sport routes, and multiple rappels, this rope looks like it's been only used a few times and still gives me confidence to go for it after two years.
If you're looking for a midweight rope to drag up big walls, project sport routes, and send hard trad lines this rope is absolutely the one.
Great Rope for Beginner to Experienced
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
This is my first climbing rope, and I've loved it so far. Overall, the pattern change is awesome for me as a beginner because it makes me feel a lot more confident about where I am on my rope. I've taken limited falls on it, but I did take about a 10 foot fall on it last week in Big Cottonwood Canyon, and it provided a great catch with enough stretch to make it super smooth. The only thing I wish I would have done was to buy the 70 meter, but in general this is a great rope and I'm really happy with it!
Excellent rope!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I've had this rope in the 70m for a little over 3 years now and it has performed excellently. It's been on everything from single pitch sport climbs to big 2000'+ trad routes and has proved its' worth many, many times. The 9.5 size is great to trim some weight and reduce packing size for those long hikes deep into the mountains, but still gives you that good feeling of security that you may loose on the super skinny ropes. This rope has been beat to heck, but still comes back for more. With the skinnier size, ropes tend to wear out a little faster but this one has bend as durable as any 9.8 I've ever used. As usual, the bi-pattern is a must if you plan on doing lots of rappelling since it speeds that process up so much!
All in all-- an excellent rope for those that want to drop a few mm's from their workhorse rope, but don't want to drop down to the truely skinny lines.
I love this rope like people love dogs
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
There's only one thing that could make this rope better: if it were 10 meters longer. Seriously, though, I can't say enough good things about this rope. Its mid-point design change is ideal and helps me have a better understanding of where I am on my rope – especially before I'm going to repel. Overall, this rope rocks, and I would recommend that all beginning climbers consider making it their first rope.
3 pitch's up
No problem for this rope, and we Simu-rappelled down with it.
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I've used it a ton. Fallen on it a bunch (I weigh 215lbs). My climbing partner is a total geardo and he loves it. It's held up very well. It's so supple and smooth, it handles amazing, and never gets twists or kinks. I will likely buy it again, or at least another edelweiss. I climb sport single pitch.
I have done some reading and can shed some further knowledge. This rope has a low (very good) impact rating despite its skinniness which is excellent. As well the dynamic elongation is fairly low compared to other similar sized ropes which is also really good (keep you from decking), it still provides a really nice soft catch. I have taken some big whippers on it and the catch was so soft it is almost fun!
I think I will be sticking with Edelweiss and want to try the Curve ARC next. There 3 HD ropes handle so so nice!
Nice cord
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
The rope has been good. Nice handling. Holding up well. The amount of elongation is the most I've had in any rope, be careful.
pulling down in red rock
Energy protect the crux of an amazing Red Rock Corner.
cool rope
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
great all around rope. i use it for sport and alpine climbing.
the diameter is just the right to be able to use it in both types
also really like the bicolor patten, it helps a lot when you are rapping in the dark with a single rope
Energy in Action
Energy in Action on Amazing Sierra Granite
OOOO YA!!! Which route are you guys on in this picture?
10a hand/finger crack pitch of Red Dihedral on the Incredible Hulk.
Not Durable - Sheath Wear & Core Damage
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
This is my second Edelweiss rope. I retired my first one after 4 years of use and it was great. However, this rope has been a disappointment. It handles well and is a great size and weight. Unfortunately, it is not durable at all. After light usage of five days of climbing the sheath has worn prematurely in several areas, along with core damage - without taking any falls.
This was my personal experience, but I have two friends who had the same rope who experienced the same exact issues I had with premature wear and core damage.
Perhaps it was a bad production batch, but I'll be hesitant to purchase another Edelweiss rope in the future.
Gotta love it when folks refer to a 9.5 as non durable... My rope is holding up very well as are several of the folks I climb with who use the same cord. I would say however that we're not necessarily "working" our ropes. This rope and the performance line are meant to be used as redpoint go chords and not your every day cragging rope. "Extremely light and dedicated to pure performance, the ENERGY is perfect for climbers to the top level." is what Edelweiss says about the rope. for cragging, top roping, etc. you're better off with a cheaper, thicker alternative. I have 10 year old 10.2s that look brand new. You should check something like that out.
i wasn't beating on the rope. in the five days i used it, it only took a few falls on top-rope , no leader falls. so that's why i said it was non-durable.
but thank you for your expert opinion.
I agree with Patrick.
Great so far
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
What first impressed me about this rope is how light it is and how smooth it is clipping. The bi-pattern makes cleaning routes that much easier. The sheath kept the rope from expanding on some of the damper routes at Rumney. For the belayer, it's pretty slick out of the bag, but that improved quickly. So far, it seems pretty durable. I'll be sure to update this after more use.
Edelweiss Energy ARC 9.5mm EverDry Climb
not durable, thin sheath, very slick
My core shot for no good reason. Looking at the core shot I see the sheath is very thin. I guess I will be buying a different rope before too long.
So far so great
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I've climbed on Mammut or Edelweiss ropes for several years now. This is a great rope, has proven durable, light and very bright.
Long term update: I've now been climbing on this rope for two full seasons. Its been up several big peaks, spent 20 days climbing in Kalymnos, several days cragging etc. Its holding up very very well. Its also one of my climbing partners rope of choice (his is an 80M rope) and he climbs close to full time year round. His is still going strong as well.
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I must say, I was quite disappointed with this purchase. So much so that I have decided to return the Energy ARC. After reading many reviews, and hearing nothing but high praise for the 9.5 edelweiss, I decided to go ahead and try a new climbing rope out, while I have traditionally gone with metolius or mammut. Right out of the package the rope performed amazingly. Handled smoothly, felt durable, and provided an unbelievably soft catch. The ARC provided a smooth, quick feel in the hand for both the climber and the belayer. The rope looked amazing, and appeared as though it would hold up to a moderate amount of abuse. Not even two weekends of use later, the sheath has worn considerably, so much so that I have decided to return the rope. I can't pay close to $250 for a rope that only lasts for a couple of weekends. I'm going back to metolius.
This rope would be amazing if it held up to more use.
Love it.
I picked this rope up for a sport climbing trip to Greece last spring where 70+ meter ropes are the norm. I've long been a devote of Mammut ropes, but at the time, there weren't any available through BC.com. So, I took a chance and grabbed this cord. I've had the chance to climb and fall with it all summer, and I've been super stoked on it. 58g/m means that even at 80m, this thing is still fairly light. The bi-pattern weave has been super helpful when stringing together multiple raps. Despite the other reviewers experience, my rope is ultra smooth where the patterns come together, no issue there. I live in the Canadian Rockies were sharp limestone is the norm and this cord has held up really well. No core shots or abrasions despite some pretty heavy use. (I've done plenty of projecting on this cord too, it's not all sending ;) Falls have been nice & soft & I love the feel of this cord. I trust this rope with my life & would definitely recommend it to others.
Amazing Handling - Surprising durability
Intended use: 9.5mm is thin enough to be compact and a real weight saver, but thick enough to take abrasion and still last. I bought this as a 2nd rope with the intention of using at for belaying from above on harder single pitch trad, and at multipitch areas with long approaches and a walkoff.
Things I like:
+ This rope is silky and stiff - it feeds well, especially noticeable when belaying off the anchor at the top of a pitch. This also means it has lower friction through your protection system, allowing you to stretch pitches with less drag.
+ The bipattern weave (ARC) allows for quickly finding the midpoint, and knowing when you've passed it. Great for low-light rappels or measuring pitches.
+ The sheath is a one over one twill pattern (instead of the 2/2 found in almost all other ropes). Edelweiss calls this the HD cover, Maxim calls it the "glider". I've found that it reduces friction and noticeably improves wear.
+ Light weight and compact size is highly packable. This rope weighs 2lbs less than my 10.2. Thats like being able to carry an extra Liter of water.
Things I don't like
- Rope is difficult to rappel on with a regular ATC - A freehanging single rope rap would be dangerous without an extra friction device.
- Edelweiss packages their ropes awkwardly. Make sure to read the uncoiling instructions, or be prepared for a 30-45min knot.
- Center mark braiding is bumpy and uneven. This is not the case with other manufacturers Bipattern weaves. It seems that it will catch on the rock and abrade prematurely.
Overall, I'd highly recommend this as an all around rope for hard sport, multipitch, or belaying from above. You should get something much cheaper and more durable for toproping, and look into doubles/halves for climbs with long rappel descents.
Great rope. Unlike the above poster, the midpoint pattern change has been perfectly smooth on my Edelweiss ropes (Energy ARC, Onsight ARC).
Doubles or halves on long rappels are even thinner and have less friction. I've now started both wearing belay gloves as well as using a backup prussic below my rappel device to make long multi pitch rappels (like those found in Red Rock) more comfortable. That said the newer style ATCs are capable of providing adequate friction if used on the higher friction side.
This rope is holding up great for me, and I've found that now that i have a year climbing on it, its not nearly as slippery as it was out of the box. I've noticed the small "bumps" around the collor changing weave as well. My Mammut rope has the same thing (as have all my color changing ropes I've used) and I've found it useful to be able to tell when the 1/2 mark is passing without having to look at the rope. It has not worn there or proven to be an issue at all.
This thing is BRIGHT
Does this rope have a dry core as well as...
Does this rope have a dry core as well as sheath, or just a dry sheath? The title states everdry, while the description says supereverdry. It would be nice to have this feature clearly stated.
Dry sheath only. Everdry treatment reduces water absorption by 50% and SuperEverdry treatment reduces it by another 25%. Both terms refer to the sheath.
Does the "one color" option feature the...
Does the "one color" option feature the bipattern weave?
Sure does

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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Review by Chauncey_Mo
"Pretty, but hollow"
I didn't want to write a review for Oblivion until I had played it extensively. When I first got it installed I was too caught up in the immersive atmosphere to really get a good feel for the game itself; now that I've played through with three characters I feel like I've seen most of what the game has to offer and I can make comprehensive judgements of it. Unfortunately, while my opinion of Morrowind climbed continuously as I played it, my opinion of Oblivion did the opposite. Take away its gorgeous graphics, and Oblivion is utterly inferior to any of the better Ultima, Might and Magic, Wizardry, or previous Elder Scrolls games.
It's been said plenty of times before: the graphics in this game are stunning. I have a fairly high end graphics card, and the level of detail in the wilderness is just astonishing. Oblivion, the nether-realm of Tamriel, is the first really scary, lifelike portrayal of hell I've encountered in a game. People and animals move in a lifelike fashion, non-stationary objects follow physics admirably well, flying about when knocked into or dentonated, and most items, weapons, and apparel are beautifully presented.
There are some slight knocks on the graphics: there are really only four dungeon environments, so every dungeon you are in is identical in looks to 25% of the other dungeons in the world, skin texturing is very uneven, giving most characters a ghoulish appearance up close, and distance fade is handled very jerkily, so objects rapidly snap into and out of existence as you travel outdoors. None of these minor issues really detracted from my enjoyment of the game's marvelous presentation.
Musically, Oblivion is nice but nothing special. The main score is a rehash of the Morrowind main score, and while there is some nice situational music it is generally just distant, ambient background stuff.
The game has moved to 100% spoken dialogue, with mixed results. I get the impression they blew the bulk of their voice acting budget on the two big name actors (Patrick Stewart and Sean Bean, the former of whom only has a couple minutes worth of dialogue) and one has-been former big name actress (Lynda Carter). As result, there is very little variety in voices among the people of Cyrodiil. Specifically, nearly every character of a particular race and gender sounds identical. This would be less irritating if some of the voice actors weren't so mediocre. In particular female Orcs and Imperials and male Redguards all flub their readings with disturbing regularity. Strangely, they nailed Khajit and Argonian voices, which I would've thought to be the more difficult ones to produce well.
As a PC user, I agree with the "consolization" charge levelled against Bethesda. The controls aren't necessarily bad; there is a simple menu system with any information you need being just two clicks away. The problems lay in the total lack of customization and searchability within the menus, along with several severely unintuitive key combinations to do very basic things. Consolization refers to the fact that these limitations in the PC world are completely the norm in the Xbox world since you have substantially fewer buttons to work with.
This is another aspect of the game that points to it being released too early (see below), if Bethesda had spent a little more time adding sorting features, more mappable hotkeys, and allowing you to have multiple menu screens displayed simultaneously, a la Morrowind, the game would've been much easier to navigate.
Besides the mediocre interface controls, the game is pretty good. Movement and camera controls are all good but not perfect, in particular zoom in third person view can be tricky. Combat controls are fine.
For all its presentational and geographical splendor, the game really fell apart in terms of gameplay.
Combat is marginally better than Morrowind. The additions of blocking as an action and being able to cast spells alongside using your weapon are both good. Generally it just comes down to a steady rhythm of block, attack, block, attack, etc. If this was the extent of combat, it would be ok but unspectacular. Combat regularly feels out of control, though. When you get knocked down or paralyzed the camera shifts to third person and tends to slow down badly, certain enemies will stagger you practically every hit, making blocking pointless and causing combat to devolve into Morrowind style "tap attack over and over", and hand-to-hand combat, while slightly improved, is still practically worthless. To their credit, ranged combat has improved enormously, as have stealth sneak-attacks.
Magic is very similar to Morrowind, save that you can't enchant items or make your own spells until doing a very lengthy series of quests to get into the mages guild proper. Spells are also governed by skill level in addition to mana, making it practically impossible for anyone besides a dedicated mage to cast the stronger spells in the game, which require both 100 skill level and vast mana reserves. In general, utility magic is still easily accessible to all classes, but making a hybrid mage is much more time intensive and bothersome than in Morrowind.
Stealth is one area in which gameplay improved substantially. The good news is you can sneak much more capably than in previous games, get more benefit out of attacking from the shadows, and complete more quests with stealth rather than mindless bashing (particularly the Dark Brotherhood assassin quests, a major high point of the game). The downside is that your opponents still react totally unrealistically. If you are hidden and kill an enemy, his friend standing right next to his corpse won't bat an eyelash. They've also kept the ridiculous crime model, where if you commit a crime then kill the only witness, you go on record both for the initial crime and perhaps the murder.
Quests in the game are for the most part very run of the mill. The main story quests are almost all "hack through Oblivion and close an Oblivion gate", which gets tiresome very quickly. Fighters and mages guild quests, as well as the vast majority of the side quests, are just "raid a dungeon, kill a boss creature and/or acquire a particular item". The above are all made all the less interesting by extremely generic storylines. I kept hoping or expecting some twist to come up and throw it all for a loop, but sadly they proceeded pretty much according to the script of any number of other fantasy games.
Thieves quests are a little more interesting, sometimes requiring you to sneak through an extensive area without being detected or killing anyone. The storyline was also unique and enjoyable. The Dark Brotherhood assassin quests were easily my favorite part of the game, many of them had interesting gimmicks, and the storyline was well written and involved.
Another strike against the gameplay is the lack of variety and emphasis on pointless repetition. This is all-pervasive, and particularly in a game whose motto is essentially "do anything", a lack of variety is fatal in my opinion. There are fewer skills, fewer class archetypes, fewer factions, fewer types of equipment, fewer spells and fewer artifact-level items relative to its predecessor. The handful of really powerful items are given out by daedra (demons) for doing quests for them, which in addition to really narrowing the game by forcing you do to evil to get the best equipment, also means that there is very little incentive to explore. You're never going to find any equipment pillaging random dungeons or ruins that is better than what you can get in the store or from any common enemy.
There is also a sad lack of variety in enemies, due to the way the game scales with you. Anything you fight is guaranteed to be around your level, using similar equipment if humanoid, and you absolutely will never see anything stronger or weaker. In addition to giving the game a painfully contrived feel, this does the opposite of what it's intended to do, ie- ensure challenge, by meaning you'll never be faced with a truly tough fight.
The final dig against the game is the highly cynical release of pay mini-expansions as soon as the game hit the shelves. It says to me "we couldn't work these into the game before release, so we're selling them instead." This seems particularly true of the Orrery, a place in the game situated behind a locked door that you essentially have to pay real money to unlock.
All this said, the game is fun for a while. The huge world is engrossing, and there are a lot of interesting characters to run into. Some of the side quests are uniquely interesting, and bits and pieces of the main storyline and guild storylines can be fun to find out. Combat takes some getting used to, but can be fun for a while, particularly stealth and ranged combat. Ultimately I see the game as something like a beautiful flower. It is spectacular and engrossing at first, but quickly wilts over time. Given the incredibly lasting power of its predecessor, I found this to be inexcusable.
Reviewer's Rating: 3.0 - Fair
Originally Posted: 09/13/06
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Actress Joan Cusack was born in New York City, New York, and is the daughter of Nancy (née Carolan) and Dick Cusack. Her father was an advertising executive, writer and actor, and her mother was a math teacher. Her siblings - Susie Cusack, John Cusack, Ann Cusack and Bill Cusack also act. Her family is of Irish descent.
Raised in Illinois, Cusack was actively encouraged to explore her creativity by her parents, and as a child she joined the Piven Theater Workshop. She went on to learn and perform improvisation at the Story Theater and The Ark. Later she attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, graduating with a bachelor's degree in English.
Whilst at university, Cusack took some small film roles, but her big break came after graduation, when she joined the cast of the legendary "Saturday Night Live". However, she only stayed for a season before moving on to explore other projects. In 1987, she produced a memorable turn in the acclaimed "Broadcast News", and she was Oscar nominated for her performance in "Working Girl". Other notable films include "Addams Family Values", "Grosse Pointe Blank" and "In & Out", which earned her a second Oscar nomination. She also provided, superbly, the voice of Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl in "Toy Story 2" and "Toy Story 3". On television she scored a role on "Shameless", with her work garnering her an Emmy nomination.
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Eastbourne Redoubt
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|Eastbourne Redoubt
|Eastbourne, United Kingdom
North facade of the Redoubt, showing the original entrance
|Eastbourne Borough Council
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the public
A model of the Redoubt Fortress on display at the museum
Eastbourne Redoubt is a fort on what is now Royal Parade, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England.
The Redoubt was built between 1804 and 1810 to support the associated Martello Towers in defending against the threat of an invasion by Napoleon. It has defended the Eastbourne coast for nearly 200 years. Like its twin Dymchurch Redoubt it was designed as a barracks and supply depot for the towers, and armed with 11 guns, although only 10 guns were ever installed. During the First World War the Redoubt was used by the military police as a headquarters and temporary jail. Following this, the Redoubt was purchased by Eastbourne Borough Council for £150 with the plan to turn it into a venue for leisure activities. During the Second World War the building was requisitioned by the army to be used for storage. Canadian troops also spent time there in the build up to the D-Day landings.[1] After the war, the Redoubt was home to a model village (miniature park) and an aquarium. The model village was vandalised in the 1970s, and the aquarium closed in 1996.
The redoubt opened as a military museum in 1977, and is now the largest military museum in south east England. It contains military collections of The Royal Sussex Regiment who moved to the museum in 1983, The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars (see also The Queen's Royal Hussars), who moved in 1988 and the founding collection, the Sussex Combined Services. In addition the museum also features displays on the History of the British Army, the Life of the Redoubt display and a model of the Redoubt Fortress.
Among the artefacts that the Museum possesses and displays is General Hans-Jürgen von Arnim's Steyr Automobile 1500A Afrika Korps Staff Car, captured by the Royal Sussex Regiment in Tunisia, as well as a Mark III Centurion Tank, a Russian bugle rescued from the ill-fated Charge of the Light Brigade, a uniform of the Desert Rats worn at the Battle of El Alamein in 1942 and a Gulf War camp of the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars.[2] Temporary exhibitions are held each year and have recently focussed on Victoria Crosses, the postcards of Donald McGill and battles fought by British forces in Zululand during the late nineteenth century.
Opening times
The museum is open to the public from April through to November each year. Opening hours are usually Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm. It is closed on Mondays except Bank Holidays. The winter months are used for building restoration and the creation of new displays.[3]
The museum stages a number of events including wargaming shows, and holds activities in conjunction with Eastbourne Victorian Festival.[4]
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- ↑ Hibbs, Peter, Eastbourne Redoubt, Martello-towers.co.uk, http://www.martello-towers.co.uk/south-coast/towers/eastbourne-redoubt.htm, retrieved 2010-03-02
- ↑ Redoubt Fortress and Military Museum - Collections, Eastbourne Borough Council, http://www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk/Collections.htm, retrieved 2010-03-02
- ↑ Redoubt Fortress and Military Museum - Visitor Opening Times, Eastbourne Borough Council, http://www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk/VisitorInformation.htm, retrieved 2010-03-02
- ↑ Redoubt Fortress and Military Museum - Events, Eastbourne Borough Council, http://www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk/Events.htm, retrieved 2010-03-02
- Milton, Rosemary; Callaghan, Richard (2004). The Redoubt Fortress and Martello Towers of Eastbourne 1804-2004. Eastbourne Local History Society. ISBN 0954764706.
- Chandler, David G.; Beckett, Ian (1994). The Oxford History of the British Army. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0192803115.
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Future Shock
Pirates Top 11 Prospects
Five-Star Prospects
Just Missing: Bryan Bullington, RHP; Brad Corley, OF; Quincy Latimore, OF
1. Andrew McCutchen, CF
Year In Review: Rushed to Double-A after a strong spring training performance, the top tools player in the system struggled initially, but came on strong in the season's second half.
2. Steven Pearce, 1B/OF
Year In Review: After breaking out in 2006, the system's top pure hitter shot through three levels, and then more than held his own during a late-season big-league stint.
3. Neil Walker, 3B
Year In Review: The organization's first-round pick from 2004 made a successful transition to the hot corner while beginning to fulfill his offensive potential.
4. Daniel Moskos, LHP
Year In Review: One of the top college relievers, Moskos moved up on draft boards when Clemson moved him to its weekend rotation late in the season, but it was still a big surprise to see him go fourth overall.
5. Brad Lincoln, RHP
Year In Review: The first-round pick of two years ago missed the entire year when he injured his elbow in spring training and required Tommy John surgery.
6. Jamie Romak, OF
Year In Review: Acquired from the Braves as part of the Andy LaRoche deal, the raw Canadian outfielder began to tap into his considerable power potential.
7. Duke Welker, RHP
Year In Review: The immense right-hander pitched well late in the year for the Razorbacks, which moved him up to the second round in the draft, and he followed that up with a very encouraging pro debut.
8. Brian Bixler, SS
Year In Review: The gritty infielder continued his steady but unspectacular climb through the system with a solid year at Triple-A.
9. Brian Friday, SS
Year In Review: The heart and soul of an excellent Rice team worked his way up into the third round of a draft low on college infielders.
10. Shelby Ford, 2B
Year In Review: The offense-oriented infielder was just hitting his stride with a .331 batting average and .543 slugging in his last 45 games when a back injury cost him the last month of the season.
11. Andrew Walker, C
Year In Review: A solid college catcher, Walker was much more than that in his professional debut after being selected in the fifth round.
The Sleeper: A 35th-round pick who received a $100,000 bonus last June, Tom Boleska is a smallish right-hander with a biggish arm, touching 93 mph with his fastball and flashing a plus breaking ball at times.
The Big Picture: Rankings Combined With Non-Rookies Under 25 (As Of Opening Day 2008)
1. Andrew McCutchen, CF
It's the worst of combinations--a bad team with a bad system and not much in the way of young talent in the big leagues. That said, Matt Capps is one of the better-kept secrets around; on most teams he wouldn't be a closer, but he could set up for anybody.
Frank Coonelly and Neil Huntington inherit a myriad of problems in Pittsburgh, but at least they'll begin to pull the team out of what has been a 15-year death spiral without a winning record. With the second pick in the draft and an administration that won't make the same mistakes made by Pittsburgh in the past, the team will certainly have a new top prospect a year from now, but turning the big-league team around is a long-term project.
Next: The St. Louis Cardinals.
Kevin Goldstein is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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Mumbai, India -
An old, seven-story residential building collapsed on Friday in a Mumbai suburb, killing at least two people and possibly trapping more under the debris, Indian officials said.
The building had already been condemned as unsafe when it crashed down into a huge pile of concrete slabs, rubble and dust, Disaster Response Force commander Alok Awasthi said.
Rescuers pulled out two bodies as well as three survivors with minor injuries, Awasthi said. Dozens of firefighters and emergency workers were digging into the wreckage in hopes of finding more survivors. Two ambulances were standing by ready to ferry the wounded to a hospital.
While the building was officially uninhabited, some families were living there illegally. Another dozen or so people had set up makeshift slum huts at the base of the building in the Santacruz suburb of India's west-coast financial capital.
"Our rough estimate is that there are around eight to 10 people feared trapped inside. Rescue operations are going on," he said.
Building collapses are common in India, where high demand for housing and lax regulations have encouraged some builders to cut corners, use substandard materials or add unauthorized extra floors. - Sapa-AP


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If the UK were to leave the European Union, it will mean that it will also be outside the Capital Markets Union (CMU), when completed. The CMU is a set of measures designed to clear obstacles between companies and potential investors. The idea – in the words of the European Commission that created it – is "to mobilise capital and channel it to all companies, including SMEs, and infrastructure projects that need it to expand and create jobs".
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I Adore The Way "Humans Of New York" Covered Celebs At The Met Gala
"Humans Of New York," a collection of street-style photos and interviews gathered throughout the city, is one of my favorite blogs in the world. I love how refreshingly honest and vulnerable it is in capturing people's stories. Apparently, I'm not the only one — Vogue invited HONY creator Brandon Stanton to cover the Met Gala. Stanton usually photographs everyday people, so at the Met, he treated his celebrity subjects just like any other New Yorker he'd stop on the street. His street-style photos of the event are presented the same way his everyday photos are : captioned by a simple quotation without the subject's name.
"I'm a believer in the ordinary person, that the ordinary person is just as important and has an equally unique perspective on the world as someone who is famous or perhaps more privileged. My goal was to keep my interviews the same as they'd be on the street…[I] was just hoping to walk away with a few humanizing photos that didn't come off as glorification of celebrity culture," Stanton told Mashable.
You can see Stanton's full Vogue coverage here, but these are a few of the most delightful interview responses he received:
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend: "He broke up with me once. For a day."
Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka: "One time we were driving through Italy, and we were listening to a radio station that played nothing but melodramatic Italian love songs. So we started inventing translations. The stories we made up kept getting more and more ridiculous, until soon we were both in tears."
Bryan Cranston and his wife, Robin Dearden: "What's your favorite thing about her?" "She still gets giddy when she sees a firefly."
Oh Bryan. So sweet.
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Maja Blanca
Also known as coconut pudding, maja blanca is a Filipino dessert made from coconut milk, starch and sugar that is usually served during town festivals and special holidays.
Obviously, maja blanca is an adapted version of a traditional Spanish dessert manjar blanco, which is similar to desserts such as blancmange, meaning "white delicacy."
Its traditional preparation is relatively easy – just coconut milk, cornstarch and sugar. Agar (gulaman in Filipino) can be another substitute for cornstarch.


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Hearing resumes for fired West Jefferson Hills superintendent
When a long-term West Jefferson Hills School District substitute teacher did not get hired for a permanent post, she visited the school board vice president's home, escorted by a high school assistant football coach, to voice concern.
"I listened to her," board Vice President Shauna D'Alessandro said when she took the stand on Tuesday in a remand hearing for the termination of fired district superintendent Terry Kinavey.
The purpose of the hearing was to enter more evidence into the record, following an appeal of Kinavey's termination by her attorney, Ernest DeHaas, of Radcliffe & DeHaas. The defense subpoenaed D'Alessandro to testify.
Kinvey has contended she was fired because community members placed political pressure on school board members after she removed the substitute teacher's name from a hiring sheet.
D'Alessandro and board member David Graham were the only two to take the stand Tuesday during nine hours of testimony in front of colleagues on the West Jefferson Hills board. Only one board member, President Anthony Angotti, was present.
Neither Graham or D'Alessandro voted on Kinavey's termination and a judge ruled they must recuse themselves from the remand hearings.
Kinavey was suspended in September 2009, after more than 100 residents attended board meetings questioning her actions to remove Breisinger's name from a hiring sheet.
The board voted to fire Kinavey in September 2010, following testimony and a termination hearing that lasted 15 sessions in which district officials presented evidence that she violated district procedures as well as plagiarized materials and speeches.
Breisinger later was hired for a teaching position at Thomas Jefferson, the same day Kinavey was placed on administrative leave.
Kinavey appealed her termination. Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Judge Alan D. Hertzberg ruled last year that the record was incomplete and ordered the case go back before the school board.
Kinavey has been in several legal battles with the district, its board members and solicitor Ira Weiss, including a federal suit that was dismissed, following her termination.
A county Common Pleas case against D'Alessandro and Weiss, claiming a conspiracy led to the superintendent's firing, was dismissed and is being appealed to the state Superior Court.
Breisinger first contacted D'Alessandro by phone on Aug. 21, 2009, asking the board vice president to "look into a situation that she was concerned about, because she believed that she was going to get hired" for a full-time position at Thomas Jefferson High School, D'Alessandro testified. This did not occur.
Breisinger stated she did not understand why she had not been hired for the post since she had been under the impression that her name was on a mailbox at the high school, she had been assigned a teaching mentor and her name had been on a hiring sheet for a time, D'Alessandro said.
Then, athletic director and varsity high school football coach Bill Cherpak contacted D'Alessandro in September 2009, within a week of board members placing Kinavey on administrative leave, asking if Breisinger, escorted by assistant football coach Jack Garrity, could speak with the board vice president, D'Alessandro testified.
The three met for a "very short time" and D'Alessandro said she thought Breisinger's intention for the meeting was to apologize for creating a stir in the community regarding her hiring.
During that meeting, Breisinger told D'Alessandro about a conversation she had with former Gill Hall Elementary Principal Kathleen Warburton, who said Kinavey had told her never to advance Breisinger further in the district, D'Alessandro testified.
D'Alessandro, a self-employed certified public accountant and member of the school board since 2003, testified that she has known Breisinger possibly since the latter was a PTA president at Gill Hall Elementary school several years ago.
Emails between community members, the board of directors and district administrators prompted the majority of questioning from lawyers representing the fired superintendent.
Graham, who also testified in the first round of termination hearings, said that until Tuesday he was unaware that Breisinger had received an email from the director of human resources secretary — nearly a week before the school board was set to vote on hiring a person for an English/reading specialist post at Thomas Jefferson High School. In the email, secretary Paula Kiray told Breisinger, "Once this is all over and you're officially hired, we're going to go out and celebrate."
Board members who do not attend the hearings must review transcripts, hearing officer Michael Palombo said.
"We have jobs," Angotti said, explaining why other board members were not present during the 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. hearing.
It has not been determined if the board will need to take further action following the remand hearings, Palombo said.
The hearing is set to resume at 9 a.m. Thursday at the high school auditorium, 310 Old Clairton Road, Jefferson Hills.
Stephanie Hacke is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 412-388-5818 or email@example.com.


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Museum of the Moving Image Presents LA REBELLION: CREATING A NEW BLACK CINEMA, 2/2-2/24
Museum of the Moving Image will present L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema, a groundbreaking survey of 36 independent films made by African and African American filmmakers at UCLA beginning in the 1970s. The films produced by these mostly unheralded artists, including Charles Burnett, Julie Dash, Larry Clark, Haile Gerima, Billy Woodberry, and many others, created a unique cinematic landscape that explored and related to the real lives of Black communities in the United States and worldwide. The films in the series, part of a national tour organized by UCLA Film & Television Archive, will screen on weekends from February 2 through 24, 2013, at the Museum-the only New York venue for the series.
Highlights include personal appearances by Haile Gerima on February 10 with his debut feature Bush Mama, starring Barbara O. as a Chicago welfare mother who has a political awakening, and Jacqueline Stewart, one of the curators for the L.A Rebellion series, with Zeinabu irene Davis's feature Compensation on February 24, the closing day of the series. Ms. Stewart is the author of Migrating to the Movies: Cinema and Black Urban Modernity (2005) and teaches in the Radio/Television/Film and African American Studies departments at Northwestern University.
Among the feature films in the series are two by Charles Burnett, Killer of Sheep (1977) and My Brother's Wedding (1983/2007); Julie Dash's 1991 hit Daughters of the Dust, preceded by an early short The Diary of an African Nun (1977), adapted from an Alice Walker short story; Larry Clark's 1977 jazz film, Passing Through, and his 1973 featurette As Above, So Below, considered a rediscovered masterpiece; Jamaa Fanaka's Emma Mae (a.k.a. Black Sister's Revenge) (1976), which plays off Blaxploitation genre conventions in its portrait of a young Black woman from the South who has difficulty adjusting to life in the big city; and Billy Woodberry's 1984 film Bless Their Little Hearts, a neorealist portrait of one family in an L.A. community, preceded by his short, The Pocketbook (1980), adapted from a Langston Hughes's short story.
Just as significant and comprising the bulk of the series are the short films, many of them student works, made by Burnett, Clark, Dash, Fanaka, Gerima, Woodberry, and their colleagues who emerged out of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. In the late 1960s, in the aftermath of the Watts Uprising and against the backdrop of the continuing Civil Rights Movement and the escalating Vietnam War, Los Angeles had become a breeding ground for this group of African and African American students many of whom entered UCLA, as part of an "Ethno-Communications" initiative designed to be responsive to communities of color. Over the course of two decades, they created a rich, innovative, sustained, and intellectually rigorous body of work, independent of any entertainment industry influence-as students arrived, mentored one another, and passed the torch to the next group. This social phenomenon and the body of works that came out of it are referred to as "L.A. Rebellion."
"The L.A. Rebellion is an astonishing and significant curatorial and archival project undertaken by UCLA Film and Television Archive. We are very pleased to be the New York venue for this series, which offers so many exciting rediscoveries," said David Schwartz, the Museum's Chief Curator. "These filmmakers were working collaboratively and producing films that were more representative of the real lives and concerns of African Americans than many of the Blaxploitation films that were coming out of Hollywood at the time."
Shannon Kelley, Head of Public Programs at UCLA Film & Television Archive, and a curator of L.A. Rebellion said, "Explorations of class, considerations of historical legacies, stories attentive to concerns of local communities and appreciations of other Black arts are only some of the areas of inquiry. Happily, the films also display a diversity of forms, including irreverent reconfigurations of well-worn genre types and groundbreaking experiments with cinematic language."
L.A. Rebellion is presented in association with UCLA Film & Television Archive and supported in part by grants from the Getty Foundation and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The series is curated by Allyson Nadia Field, Jan-Christopher Horak, Shannon Kelley, and Jacqueline Stewart. The L.A. Rebellion touring series has also shown at Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) and International House Philadelphia, and will also travel to TIFF Cinematheque (Toronto). For more about the L.A. Rebellion film movement, please visit http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/la-rebellion/


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COURT proceedings begin today challenging the Government's controversial decision to give the go ahead to a third runway at Heathrow.
A coalition of thirteen organisations is backing the legal challenge. It is made up of local councils, leading green groups and residents' groups, representing millions of people.
The coalition's lawyers will be claiming in court that the consultation process was fundamentally flawed and that the decision to expand Heathrow is at odds with the UK's overall climate change targets. If they win, the Government's decision to proceed with the runway will be overturned.
Alistair McGowan, who is one of the owners of the 'Airplot' in Sipson, said: "I'm here today because, like the residents of Sipson, I'm enraged about the Government's seemingly unquenchable passion to tarmac over my land - land which I now own with over 65,000 people from around the world. I hope that the ministers who wouldn't listen to already suffering west Londoners, highly respected climate scientists or battling local councils will listen to the courts. I don't want to end up having to fend off BAA with a pitchfork and a large bull."
Speaking on behalf of the local councils leader of Hillingdon Council, Ray Puddifoot said: "We've had no choice but to go to court to sort out the mess left behind by a decision that was little more than a quick fix.
"From the moment Geoff Hoon announced his decision to the House it has steadily unravelled. We now have the Government's lawyers telling us that what the Secretary of State told MPs was not what he really meant.
"So while Hoon was saying that expansion would be limited to a half-used runway because of climate change concerns, the civil servants now say that it is not dependent on reductions in carbon emissions and or so-called greener planes. If it's only half a runway then that demolishes the economic case. But if the conditions which were meant to limit environmental damage are worthless and we are going to get a full capacity runway anyway, then we have all been duped."


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Class A PGA Member for 27 years. Teaching full time for 23 years. For the last nine years I have been voted one of the top teachers in California by Golf Digest Magazine. I have been honored as The Teacher of the Year by the San Diego, PGA. The foundation of my teaching was established during the 15 years I taught at, and was Director of Instruction, at The Golf University, one of the top 25 golf Schools in America.
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- 1994 Teacher of the Year, San Diego PGA
- 2004 #11 on Best Teachers in State list, Golf Digest Magazine
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This phone is great for a first timer or someone who doesn't need alot of bells and whistles. If you are a person who doesn't txt alot its a great phone. It was my first cell phone but decided sense I txt alot I would get a slider phone with a keyboard. But over all a great little phone.Design 8/10Features 7/10Performance 9/10
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Had this phone for two weeks wating for my other one to get fixed not a bad little phone has a camera decent battery life it has the conversation option for texting for a penny cant complain it gets good reception and it can take a decent beating so for a basic little phone you cant complain its a penny .Design 10/10Features 5/10Performance 10/10
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We bought a property in 11 / 12 in contra coats county , and found out the roof leaked after a big rainstorm on 12 / 5 / 12 . My Realtor contacted the listing agent ( who was also the property manager ) . The listing agent denied having any prior knowledge of any problem with the roof . We were able to get hold of the prior tenants and they provided us with the screen shot of " face book " conversation showing the tenants informing the landlord of leaky roof and also stated that the problem had gone on for two years . The seller and the listing agent have refused to take any responsibility . Our general inspection didn't show any problem with the roof . When we repaired the roof , the roofer said the lining under the tiles were torn . What is our option ? going after the general inspector ? seller and agent ?what is the statue of limitation in Contra Costa County in Northern CA? thanks all.
A home inspector does not conduct an "invasive" inspection so that if the condition would not be disclosed by a visual inspection of the roof or ceiling, then the inspector would likely not be liable for not finding it.
If the seller and agent knew of the condition, then they had a duty to disclose it. It may be fraud by omission to not disclose a known defect.
Laws vary from state to state, so you should speak with a local attorney to determine what your rights and options are.
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It is definitely a "failure to disclosure". The total repair was $1800 plus one month worth of rent of $2200. Is it worth hiring a real estate attorney? should I just go to small claims court? Thanks both for your professional opinion!
Given the amount in controversy, and if you are comfortable with doing so, you should likely go the small claims route. You should familiarize yourself with the procedure on how to get documents and photos in evidence. You may need the person who made the repairs to testify about what was done.
We have made several attemps reaching out to the listing agent (who was also the property manger for the last three years). The tenants said on their last walk through on 10/31/12, they specifically mentioned the leaky roof to the listing agent againi, and she said she would have one of her guys looking at it. The most damaging evidence is the "Facebook" conversation where seller acknowledged tenant's complain about leaky roof, and asked the tenant to contact the property manager to get it fixed. However, none of this issue was mentioned in the purchase contract. The listing agent claim the guy who the tenants contacted for repair at the property management company was an independent contractor and has passed away a few months back, and the listing agent (also the owner of the property management company) claimed no repair records was found in their file. I would like to report the agent to CA Dept of Real Estate.
Sounds like a potential "failure to disclose" case by Seller and Agent. Need to retain a Real Estate Attorney. I agree that Home Inspectors do not generally do invasive testing to be able to find this kind of a problem. That is why if you carefully looked at their agreement, they usually clearly disclaim or limit their liability.Ask a similar question
It seems like you have some excellent evidence that the seller knew of the problem. It's hard to tell from your post whether the listing agent knew, but there is certainly some circumstantial evidence that he/she did. I'd be a little more wary of going after the inspector.
Most real estate purchase contracts require you to attempt to mediate this dispute prior to filing a lawsuit. There is usually a provision barring you from recovering attorneys fees (in the event you win) if you do not first attempt to mediate. I would go after both the seller and the agent under the facts you have provided.
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We have tried to mediate, but the broker said just to file in Small Claims Court or contract with an attorney. We have tried several times to reach out to the selling agent and the sellers, even with damaging evidence, they have continued to denied having any prior knowledge. The listing agent (also the owner of the property management company managed the property I purchased) claimed there was absoluately no repair records of any sort found in their file. The name of the handyman (supposely to be in charged of the repairs) mentioned in Facebook passed away last year, and the listing agent claimed that she had no access to his records as he was an independent contractor (also the boy friend of the listing agent) Do i need to have an attorney subpoena the Facebook records? I have a copy (time no date) from the ex-tenants. Frankly, the amount in dispurte is $6500, not sure if it is worth getting an attorney, or just file in the Small Claims Court.
The handyman was the boyfriend of the listing agent. The listing agent was the owner of the management company that hired the handyman. The handyman chatted on Facebook about the roof problem with the tenants. Do I have this right? You should probably at least meet with an attorney, even if the result is to get a roadmap for how to best go after these guys.
The listing agent's attorney has contacted me today and wanted to settle. He asked if a mold inspection is done. We had a handyman opened up a small portion of the drywall, and could not see anything much, but he did feel any wetness inside the wall. Is it advisable to get a mold inspection now? I don't want to settle now in case there is a mold problem...
The Avvo website is an excellent resource for general legal information from attorneys, but it is not a substitute for specific legal advice, which is what it looks like you are seeking at this point. Most of the responses have advised you to consult with an attorney, and I would repeat that advice as well. Good luck.
If you feel the need to sue someone you need to go against the seller and the listing agent.
As per your real estate agent you need to prove that your agent knew the defect of the roof or it was disclosed to him by the seller's site.
Under the facts u presented above (torn lining on the roof), definitely the seller knew the situation except if the house is located in a dry area like Palm Desert.
A Facebook post can be subpoenaed but u need to prove that the seller knew about the post or that the tenant notified the seller.
Before all the above:
First check the disclosures from the seller that u signed off. Second check the listing about the property (the property was sold as is and stands?). Third was the listing broker informed for freshly painted house or renovated house and posted that kind of info in his/her listing? Many variables that an attorney needs to consider.
You definitely need an attorney to review documents and evidence to accurately advice you.
Yes there are legal issue that a responsible attorney needs to explore. Maybe is a case of fraud in combination of brokers malpractice and misconduct in the MLS listing.
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A seller of residential property generally has a duty to disclose those issues affecting the value or desirability of the property, and additional dislcoure obligations are found in the mandatory disclosure statements required by the Civil Code.
If a seller knew a roof leaked and did not disclose it to the buyer, then that is a problem.
There are numeorus issues at play in real estate cases dealing with the potential fraud or negligence of a seller, and you shouuld contact an attorney to discuss the facts and issues.
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On the surface, USC won two games over Ohio State in the last two years, one of them handily. Beyond that, however, it's hard to imagine the schedule makers had any idea how much each of the games would alter the seasons of the participants.
After walloping the 5th-ranked Buckeyes 35-3 last year in the Coliseum, the top-ranked Trojans promptly lost to unranked Oregon State the following week. This season, after squeaking by Ohio State in Columbus, USC lost their follow-up game again, this time going down in Seattle to Washington. You can blame a patented Petey letdown and Jacquizz Rodgers for the loss in 2008 and an injured Matt Barkley and Taylor Mays certainly contributed to the upset at the hands of the Huskies, but the end result was an 11-1 team looking in at the BCS Championship from the outside last year and a high probability of a similar scenario playing out later this season.
For the Buckeyes, the consequences have been even more dramatic. Not only did each loss end championship hopes early in the season, but Jim Tressel and staff retooled the offense each time.
Last year we saw the benching of the 6th-year senior quarterback that had taken the team to the national championship game the prior season. This year, we witnessed the pro-style offense with heavy I tendencies that had been a staple under Tressel tossed into the garbage bin shortly after the heartbreaker at home. Given the performance of the offensive line last year, inserting Pryor for Boeckman made sense. While it's still too early to make a call, I also believe the move to the zone-read in an effort to simplify things for Pryor will be the right play this season as well.
For starters, though the offensive linemen have good size, the Buckeyes lacked a true I running back. Most of us thought Herron might be the guy based on his performance down the stretch last season, especially against Michigan and Texas, but he seemed to have problems getting his feet up on his runs and was shoe-stringed several times at the line of scrimmage to start the year. He was enjoying his best game of the season against the Illini before going down with an ankle injury and has but two carries since. Brandon Saine has been a pleasant surprise this year, potentially supplanting Boom as the top back, but again, not a prototypical I formation back especially when you consider some of his shortcomings in pass pro.
The staff, primarily driven by Hazell we're assuming, also wanted to simplify the offense for Pryor. He struggled mightily against a solid Trojan defense, completing just 44% of his passes with the costly first drive interception that provided the margin of victory for USC. Mack Brown did something similar for Vince Young. We're hearing a lot about how Young was given one or two reads on a play and told to take off running if nothing was there. It's pretty easy to move the chains when the quarterback can rip of 17 yard chunks at any time.
Unfortunately, two things have happened to stagnate this approach. First, defenses finally have plenty of film on Pryor and are going to do what Carroll did to him: spy him, contain the edges and bring heat to force him to beat you with his arm. Second, right about when the new offense was coming online, Pryor began to run tentatively, making bad reads or cuts. Whether it's because he's not a fan of contact (an idea that seems more and more plausible with each passing week) or he has too much going on inside of his head to let his natural rushing talents take over, he's clearly not what I would consider a dangerous rushing threat this season. He might break off a 30-yarder here and there, but clearly I couldn't have been the only one to see the Bearcats' Zach Collaros bust a 75-yarder on South Florida and wonder where some of that was for the Buckeyes. Pryor's career long run if you're wondering is 43 yards.
This isn't to say Pryor can't turn things around. Ken Gordon of the Dispatch openly wondered where the team goes from here and the correct answer to that is not back to the pro style set the team spent all spring and summer working on with Pryor. There are some shortcomings to the new offensive strategy employed since the Illinois game, but if you look closely, you can see signs of improvement. Tressel mentioned that Pryor's footwork was in fact improving and it probably is. Based on the running jump of a pick he threw deep to Duron Carter in the Purdue game, it could probably stand to improve some more.
Although he's struggled with the read at the mesh point, I thought the first quarter touchdown he scored against Purdue was brilliant and hopefully a sign of things to come. He held the ball inside Saine's gut long enough to draw to inside defenders to the running back before pulling it out at the last minute and racing to the pylon.
The line, though young, must continue to gel. I know the staff likes to tote the fact that guys like Cordle can play anywhere on the line and they enjoy plugging different guys in on different series, but I really would like to see a group of five start to take all of the snaps and grow. The five being Adams, Boren, Brewster, Browning and Shugarts. While we're on the topic of blocking, Jake Ballard must step up his game. It's probably frustrating to be overthrown by 10 feet when your'e wide open in the end zone, but that's no excuse for how badly he's been handled at times this season when pass protecting.
The receivers, I believe, are a quality group and will only get better over time. They typically bring down the balls that are thrown their way (and then some). Pryor must do a better job of leading them on their routes and he must also improve his short passing game to the backs. The staff should also look to throw more over the middle of the field. Stoneburner is getting more reps and he's a solid target and we know Ballard has the size and hands to make something happen. When defenses are positioning themselves to shut down Pryor on the outside, that leaves huge pockets open in the middle. Tressel, of course, is reluctant to throw over the middle, but that has to change. And quick.
So how will this team respond to the most adversity they've faced in quite some time? We know Terrelle can make the throws -- all you have to do is pop on a tape of the spring game to see that. Will the staff continue to try to put him in a position to be successful and if so, will he start to learn to take care of the ball, especially when going down under pressure? We better hope so. If there's anything you can bank on, it's that a steadfast Tressel likely won't change his offensive philosophy twice in the same year.


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|Grotta Azzurra
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The Blue Grotto in Capri became a sensation among the Romanticists of Europe in the 1830s - mostly thanks to the eerie blue glow of water inside the cave. And it truly is a romantic retreat entwined with legends and true stories of the past.
This by far is not the only blue grotto in the world - but certainly the most famous one.
Deep blue
Blue color has the shortest wavelength in the visible spectrum of light. As the sunlight enters the water, first are absorbed the longer waves - red color, then one after another - other colors. The deeper one goes, the less colors remain. Blue light is the last one: when it ends, there is only darkness.
Cave with two entrances
This is the effect with causes the eerie illumination in the famous Blue Grotto - sea cave in the north-western coast of Capri island. Cave has two entrances - a smaller one (1.5 m wide) at the waterline and at least ten times larger one - below the sea. A small 1 - 2 m thick barrier below the sea level divides both entrances.
Thus - a little sunlight enters through the upper hole - and this bright spot of light does not allow to see the large hole below it. A lot more light enters through the enormous underwater hole. Alas, other colors are absorbed in the water and only blue light reaches the interior of the cave. As a result whole 54 m long and up to 15 m deep cave is illuminated with a mysterious, phosphorescent blue light. Visitors to the cave are illuminated from below, and if one puts his hand in the water, the skin is glowing eerily.
One more interesting feature is sulphur springs at the bottom of cave - thanks to this the cave is very rich with marine life.
Imperial swimming pool
There was a time (27 - 37 AD) when the seat of Roman Empire was in Capri island - Emperor Tiberius decided that his life would be more safe on this secluded island. Several posh villas were built on the island and Tiberius enjoyed dissolute way of life here, mostly forgetting about the obligations of emperor.
Tiberius and his people knew about the existance of the Blue Grotto - and the cave was turned into imperial swimming pool. It was adorned with statues - most likely a group of Tritons blowing shell horns and led by Neptune. Emperor was bathing here among naked boys and girls - and, according to legends, he could access the cave directly from his villa through an underground passage. This passage has not been found (or at least - this is not announced) - may be it has collapsed since then.
Decline and rediscovery
When Roman Empire fell, splendid villas of Capri were destroyed in the Middle Age. It seems, also the statues in Blue Grotto were broken - none are in their places. Three statues - two Tritons and Neptune - were found below the water in 1964, bases of seven statues were found in the 21st century. Local heritage organizations dream about the day when exact copies of the ancient statues will adorn the cave again.
Cave was known to local people and occasional guests to Capri. It was considered to be a Devil's den and locals did not enter the cave.
Blue Grotto became a true sensation in 1826, when a Polish - German poet August Kopisch together with his friend Ernest Fries visited the cave on directions of local fisherman Angelo Ferraro. Kopisch was greatly impressed by the otherworldly beauty of the cave and described it in his book "Entdeckung der blauen Grotte auf der Insel Capri", issued in 1838. Thus the cave became well known among the Romanticised young Europeans and has been a popular tourist destination since then.
Tourist trap?
Today the cave is visited by some 250,000 tourists every year. At high and/or stormy water it is not accessible but at better weather it is crowded. Tourists come by motorboats or descend steep ladder to enter smaller boats. The best time to visit the cave is at the midday, when the Sun shines in the cave. In cloudy weather there is no blue shine in the cave.
One boat comes out of the unsighty hole in the cliff - and another enters it. Tourists bend down to pass the cliffs - and for some minutes enter into this fantastic realm.
It happens, sometimes the cave is closed due to very unpleasant reason - water pollution. Well, such is the mass tourism. Nevertheless: Blue Grotto IS beautiful.
See Blue Grotto in Capri on the map of Italy!
- Rosella Lorenzi, Roman statues found in Blue Grotto cave, Discovery News, September 28, 2009. Accessed on July 9, 2012
- August Kopisch, Entdeckung der Blauen Grotte auf der Insel Capri. Accessed on July 9, 2012
Landmarks of Italy
Italy is one of the most popular destinations in world due to its unsurpassed cultural heritage - this country has got some of the finest monuments of architecture and art in world.
Unusual caves, cave paintings
Every year there are reported exciting discoveries of new caves and discoveries of new qualities such as cave paintings in the ones known before. But there still is a feeling that our knowledge covers just a small part of all these monuments of nature.


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HERE'S a book title to get the pulse racing: Creative EVIL Photography. What images does that conjure up? Adolf Hitler and Pol Pot cavorting naked at a midnight Black Mass on Friday the 13th? You would certainly want to have your camera handy on that occasion, would you not?
Bad news: the meaning of the title is not quite so lurid. EVIL, in this case, stands for electronic viewfinder interchangeable lens, as applied to a category of camera. Still, not to be diverted, the author, Haje Jan Kamps, indulges his whimsy with chapters on the magic of EVIL and EVIL concepts.
In fact, what he is doing is extolling the considerable virtues of this new-ish (if you overlook Leica) category of camera. These cameras generally sit between compacts and DSLRs, offering better image quality than the littlies without the bulk of the biggies. Pentax, Nikon, Fujifilm, Olympus, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony and - stretching the definition - Leica make cameras in the EVIL category. Only Canon is holding out. We prefer the acronym MILC - mirrorless interchangeable lens camera - because it is more inclusive.
Kamps loves his Olympus E-P1, which is now superseded. We had one of these gems but have replaced it with the more advanced (and cheaper!) E-P3.
Our experience is much the same as Kamps'. Although we own two DSLRs with all the usual lenses and accessories, we always reach for the Olympus when we are going out and about. Our E-P3 and several lenses fit easily into a small crumpler that would scarcely hold our Canon DSLR body on its own.
Kamps' book (Thames and Hudson, $29.95) is a good introduction to the concept of the MILC category, as well as being a useful tutorial in all aspects of photography, from visualising the image to tweaking it in Photoshop and sharing it by print or online. He assumes people considering buying MILCs are moving up from compacts and are therefore ignorant of the basics, such as aperture, shutter speed and ISO. If this describes you, then you will find the book useful.
Our observation is that - at least in Australia - the first adopters of MILCs are experienced photographers who are fascinated with the technology of these little cameras and are weary of lugging their brutish DSLRs around the place. Kamps admits that most of the time he leaves the mode selector on ''P'' and lets the camera work in pseudo-automatic mode. So do we.
He mentions that when in P mode the aperture-shutter speed combination can be varied with a knob. Unfortunately, he incorrectly describes what happens, so you can ignore that bit.
On one point he is absolutely right: the advantage of the MILC is in the interchangeable lens bit of the acronym. ''The camera [body] is for Christmas. The lens is for life.'' We couldn't have put it better ourselves.