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SAN FRANCISCO—Achieving success in the NFL is hard. Sustaining success is even harder.
That is the next challenge for Jim Harbaugh and the 49ers. With his high-intensity style, Harbaugh has done a tremendous job breathing new energy into the franchise and molding the 49ers into Super Bowl contenders.
However, for the first time in Harbaugh's tenure, the 49ers' swagger seems shaken. They looked flat and overmatched during Sunday's 26-3 drubbing by the Giants. It was a game the 49ers had anticipated for weeks. But when the big moment came, the Giants (4-2) dominated, while the 49ers (4-2) shrunk in the spotlight.
That was an atypical response for a Harbaugh team. And it leads to this question. Will Harbaugh have to dial back his perpetually wired approach, at least somewhat, for the 49ers to return to the playoffs?
He better consider it. Harbaugh knows his team better than we do. But in the week leading up to the Giants game, Harbaugh came off even more intense than usual. He fired back hard at Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride, after Gilbride complimented 49ers defensive lineman Justin Smith. In the process, Gilbride also accused Smith of getting away with holding on a regular basis.
Harbaugh was in no mood for Gilbride's not-so-subtle gamesmanship.
"Kevin Gilbride's outrageous, irrational statement regarding Justin Smith's play is, first, an absurd analogy," Harbaugh said in a statement. "Second, it is an incendiary comment targeting one of the truly exemplary players in this league.
"It's obvious that the Giants coaching staff's sole purpose is to use their high visibility to both criticize and influence officiating."
Sounds like coach Harbaugh needs to take a deep breath. The 49ers may have been wound too tight Sunday to play their best football. Take nothing away from the Giants, who played a superb game. But when a good team looks as flat as the 49ers did, it's time to reevaluate. Harbaugh acknowledged that after the game.
"Wasn't a great day for any of us," Harbaugh said. "I don't know that I have the lesson learned right at this moment. But we'll think through it and see if we can't get it corrected."
Harbaugh played in the NFL, so he knows it's a different animal than college football. The players are older, more cynical and less impressionable. The 16-game schedule is brutal. The 49ers already have spent two weeks away from home when they faced the Vikings and Jets back-to-back without returning to the West Coast. Now they have another game in three days, hosting the Seahawks (3-3) on Thursday night.
With 11 weeks left in the NFL season, there is plenty of time left and plenty to sort out. But the way the 49ers responded Sunday is not something Harbaugh wants to see again. For an intense and successful coach like Harbaugh, that may have been the lesson. Every coach wants to push the right buttons. To have long-term success, and to keep players from tuning him out, Harbaugh may have to learn not to push too hard.


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Wilsonville, OR, United States, 2013/06/24 - Mentor Graphics Corp.today announced it has expanded the Kronos Cell Characterization and Analysis platform to include embedded memories (NASDAQ: MENT). NASDAQ: MENT
The Kronos platform quickly produces accurate performance models for standard cells, I/Os, complex cells and embedded memories within an advanced, integrated environment.
Characterization and analysis of embedded memories poses unique challenges: large circuit size can lead to excessive runtime, complex internal circuitry and a variety of choices available for pin-bus models requires a high level of automation. The Kronos platform addresses these challenges with proven, integrated capabilities.
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Buena vivienda con dos dormitorios con dos camas de matrimonio y otro con una individual.
Está en una zona muy agradable y aunque no está en el centro, está muy bien comunicada con el aeropuerto y la ciudad por autobuses con parada en la puerta.
La casa es muy agradable y tiene una terraza pequña pero aprovechable
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The only problem was the hot water kept going off and the sky tv was a bit dodgy. And the kitchen tap was leaking. Apart from that loved it.
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Precioso apartamento en una buena zona de edinburgo. Amplio, moderno y bien cuidado. Todo un lujo para disfrutar de unos buenos días en esa gran ciudad. Un 10!:)
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The appartment is very well located in a nice area and close to the city centre and we had a very nice welcome.
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Apart from that, it's a really nice appartment if these problems are solved.
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I have a glomus vagale tumor on the left side of my neck with left carotid sheath with anterior displacement of the internal carotid artery and jugular. What can I expect during surgery and after if all goes well?
This is a fairly rare tumor. What to expect is often dependent on the size of the tumor. When these tumors are treated surgically the main risk is injury to some of the cranial nerves. The nerve that is mainly at risk is the Xth cranial nerve which is responsible for the movement of the vocal cord on the same side. It is rarely possible to save this nerve and you are likely to have a vocal cord paralysis.
Again dependent on tumor size other nerves in the area may be at risk. That could affect the movement of your tongue, your throat and soft palate. All of this can affect your ability to speak and swallow and may need rehabilitation. You may also end up with an eye pupil of different size and drooping of the eyelid. You need to know that radiation therapy can also be used to treat these tumors. The potential effects of surgery and treatment alternatives should be discussed with your treating physician.
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No one except Hoosiers would rank Knight at the top. Coach K beats them all with a stick. Total class act.
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No one except Hoosiers would rank Knight at the top. Coach K beats them all with a stick. Total class act.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
I'd say Phil and Poppovich are both right at the top because of their Xs and Os ability as well as being able to make seemingly ill-fitting parts work cohesively.
Geno Auriemma. Yes I know I'm biased. But we all are, and this is just based on personal experience from watching coaches. (I still think I'm right though. :P ) But his accomplishments add up. 7 National Championships (4 undefeated seasons), 13 final fours, over 800 wins and has won 86% of his games. He also has the longest consecutive win streak, longest consecutive home win streak, and third longest consecutive win streak in college basketball. When he was hired at Uconn, the team had only previously had one winning season. Now, not only is Uconn expected to win a national championship every year, they're expected to go undefeated.
There are obviously a lot of great ones that I never got to see. But Geno's teams essentially taught me basketball. I don't think I've ever seen a basketball team run offense as well as his best teams. He understands Xs and Os as well as the psychological aspects of coaching as well as anyone, and his accomplishments certainly add up.
Second would be Pop for me.
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Coach K for me. I wouldn't put many close to him either.
I don't think you can say who is the very best at anything. However, if forced to rank the coaches, John Wooden is the top for me. Second place wouldn't even be close.
He won 10 national championships, and 80% of his games. Rupp and Coach K have each won 4 titles. Knight and Calhoun have won 3. Wooden also had 4 undefeated seasons. Geno Auriemma also had 4 undefeated seasons, with no other NCAA basketball coach having more than one. There were several years where the backup squad for UCLA would have been the second best team in the country.
Beyond that, Wooden was a great man. He was an excellent teacher on and off the basketball court.
the guy who has the best players is normally the best coach
Pat Summitt? Highly successful program for decades, the fire of Knight without the baggage, and people revere her nearly the same way they revered Wooden.
Jim obrien would have be up there
Actually to be honest with you I don't know how you judge who is the best coach as I don't think you can compare college coach's vs. NBA coach's. Different game, different rules & frankly different personalities.
College coach's get to recruit the players they want on the team and have absolute say over who is there. In the NBA the coach has to coach who the G.M. gives him and unless he has earned the right to, he usually has no say in who is there. There are far fewer games in college so coach's don't have to worry as much about wear and tear on players and have more time to prepare for upcoming games. In fact I don't really even know why anyone would want to coach in the NBA other than they enjoy the competition and the usually larger pay check.
Also what makes great coach? I love Larry Brown to death for what he did here as well but honestly the guy runs his coarse in about 3 years so can you honestly say that this is good coaching? I don't think so in the longterm. He was a hell of a teacher though.
But coaching is a combination of X's & O's, player management, game management, adjustments, player relationships and several other things. Very few master two of these things let alone all of them.
I think it would've been interesting or would still be if Coach K ever took a job in the NBA. I'm assuming it would have to end up being like a Pete Carroll situation for him to leave Duke, as he already passed on coaching the Lakers (I think it was when Kobe and Shaq broke up and they had to hire Rudy T) with a huge contract.
NBA wise, I'd have to pick Phil Jackson; he lets his great players do what they need to win, and players are what's needed to win.
"It's just unfortunate that we've been penalized so much this year and nothing has happened to the Pistons, the Palace or the city of Detroit," he said. "It's almost like it's always our fault. The league knows it. They should be ashamed of themselves to let the security be as lax as it is around here."
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Hopefully 25 years from now we can say Frank Vogel.
I'd be good with that but there is a much better chance we will be saying Brad Stevens.
John Wooden was the greatest college BB coach of all time. Not to mention he was an All American BB player at Purdue.
As the IU fans use to say when talking about Knight vs Keady, look at the Championship banners hanging in the fieldhouse. That says what needs to be said about JOHN WOODEN.
No 2 coaches demeanor were more opposite than Wooden and Knight. Wooden was soft spoken and respectful while Knight was just Bob Knight... I'm being polite.
I always felt Knight was one of the best 6'5" and under recruiters while not so much with big men. Dean Smith was a great big man recruiter.
I consider Wooden like I think about baseball players on steroids getting in the Hall of Fame. There is no place for cheaters on this list. Wooden's teams were bought and paid for. Bobby Knight ran what may have been the cleanest program in NCAA history......
I don't like him or Duke, but Coach K gets my vote. The consistency of that program is astounding. And like someone previously mentioned, he took a team full of giant egos and parlayed that into 2 gold medals. And if you break it down and compare him to Bob Knight, Coach K trumps him everywhere. 4 national titles to 3, 11 Final Fours to 5, 12 conference championships to 11, and he surpassed him in wins recently. No question, Coach K.
I do like the shout out to Bob Hurley that was mentioned earlier, too.
I've never considered Larry Brown's transient stays as anything detrimental to his ability to coach. It may make him a bad employee, but it has nothing to do with his ability to coach. And you mention the college and pro game being different, yet here is a guy who has won at both levels, something nobody else has ever done. And perhaps I am biased b/c I am a teacher of sorts, a trainer on how to use software, but ultimately isn't that what being a coach is all about?
Seventy percent of me talking on the court is personally for me to get me
motivated and going. Thirty percent is to see if I can get into the opponents head.
Reggie Miller
Phil Jackson - This is not a test of who is a class act. He has 11 championships in an era of free agency. Players swear by him and want to play for him. He knows how to stoke egos of "me first" multi-millionaires. Now if I wanted my kid to learn the fundamentals of basketball - I would hire Bob Knight and Larry Brown, but this thread is about who is the best basketball coach of all time.
Class and ability to coach have nothing to do with each other. If you want to evaluate Coach K as a person vs. Bob Knight, that would be one thing, but coaching is another. At one time he had won more college games than anybody else, so you can bet there are many people other than Hoosiers who would rank him in the top spot. For the record, I would give Coach K the nod over Knight b/c he has won one more championship and he will certainly get the college victories in his lifetime.
Of course had Ted Valentine not robbed us in '92, Knight would have 4 and Coach K. 3, not that I'm bitter about that game or anything...
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Survivor Series Prediction: Miz Face Turn?
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As we've seen on RAW this past Monday it has been officially confirmed: No one backstage has any idea what the hell they're doing.
I've never seen a Main Event for a PPV, let alone one of the big four, be announced one week then completely change the next. Why is it so hard for them to book and plan things in advance?
Well enough complaining. I won't be ordering the PPV but I'll throw a prediction out there..
Rybacks been taken out of Team Foley and put in a title match instead, so now Foley's short a member. Barrett replaced Miz on RAW on Team Punk. My prediction is this, and I'm probably going way out on a fragile limb but here it is: Miz is the 5th member of Team Foley.
They can either go two ways with this:
#1. The mark of Miz's face turn. He is revealed as the 5th member of Team Foley, but no one on the team trusts to tag him in. Orton is the only member of his team left besides Miz, and when Orton is attacked by all the members of the other team Miz is there to help fight them off and gain Orton's trust
#2. Typical WWE Booking. Miz is revealed as the 5th team member, but not as a face. Instead he brags that Foley wanted him and needed him, etc then winds up eating an RKO in the end. Yawn.
I'm not a huge fan of the Miz, but I would like to see WWE do something to start freshening things up a bit. Miz as a face has been discussed and it might work. It'd be something different anyway, and there are way too many heals like him on the roster.
Either way whether he's a face or heal, I'm calling for the Miz to be the 5th member.
Thanks for reading. I'll leave you with my Survivor Series 2012 Some-what-realistic-Fantasy Card Below. Take note WWE.
Survivor Series 2012
WWE Heavyweight Championship
Big Show def. Sheamus
Dolph Ziggler cashes in and is crowned new World Heavyweight Champion.. Big Show is never seen agan!
Intercontinental Championship - Best Of 7
Kofi Kingston vs. The Miz
Team Punk
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Team Cena
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Team Orton
Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, Joe Hennig, The Usos
Team Del Rio
Alberto Del Rio, Rhode Schollars, 3MB
NXT Elimination
Team Rollins
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Vintage Port's Highest-Rated Wines Come From Fonseca, Graham, Quinta do Noval and Taylor Fladgate & Yeatman Vinnos SA
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Vintage Port comes from a part of the world that is as rustic and as out of the way as any tobacco plantation in Cuba, the Dominican Republic or Honduras. The Port vineyard area is located in an isolated part of northern Portugal about 50 miles up the Douro River from the industrial town of Oporto. This delimited growing area encompasses about 617,500 acres and is divided into three parts: Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo and Douro Superior. Traditionally, the best vineyards, where most vintage Port is produced, are located in the Cima Corgo, a short distance from the powerful Douro River.
Very little has changed over the years in producing great Port, which makes it extremely labor intensive. The steep, terraced Douro vineyards are mostly cultivated and harvested by hand. The best grapes are crushed by foot and are fermented in shallow stone vessels called lagars, which resemble a large children's wading pool. As a result, production of the finest-quality Port is an anachronism in our world of high technology and fast communications, but it is this hand-made quality that makes vintage Port even more attractive to drink.
Port fermentation lasts only two or three days compared with a week or two for the average table wine. About halfway through the fermentation, a dose of 144-proof alcohol is added to the partly finished wine, which stabilizes it and leaves a percentage of unfermented grape sugar. It is this process that makes this beautiful fortified wine so sweet and luscious to drink.
Vintage Port usually represents a shipper's best wine and is produced only in small quantities in highly regarded years. In any given year--or as Port shippers call it, "a declared year"--vintage Port may represent only 2 or 3 percent of a house's total production. Port is bottled after two years' maturation in oak casks; most Port firms make 5,000 to 15,000 cases in a declared vintage.
A top-class, young vintage Port should be as dark as ink in color, as aromatic as a highly fragrant perfume and as rich as homemade jam; it should also have what Port producers call "grip"--a toughness in the wine due to a high content of tannins. These attributes assure that a vintage Port will improve with cellaring. Most are drinkable about a decade after the harvest, but another 10 years would be even better.
From tiny estates high in the Cima Corgo to large shippers in the Port town of Vila Nova de Gaia, only about four dozen winemakers produce vintage Port. The leading names include: Cockburn, Croft, Dow's, Fonseca, Graham, Quinta do Noval, Sandeman, Taylor Fladgate and Warre. The very best, however, which are as revered as a first growth of Bordeaux or a great vineyard of California, are Fonseca, Graham, Taylor and Quinta do Noval's Nacional.
Fonseca is the quintessential vintage Port--a black, strapping kind of wine, big and bold in character.
Try a glass of something young like the Fonseca 1985 or 1983, and you will see why such phrases as "take no prisoners" or "rough and tough" have been used to describe the wines of this house. Like any great vintage Port, each has the intensity and structure to improve with age for decades.
It's also astounding how Fonseca vintage Ports remain hefty in style even after three or four decades of bottle age. For example, glasses of 1963, 1955, 1948 and 1934 are all full bodied and rich although the rough edges of youth have been slightly polished away.
Bruce Guimaraens, the man who makes Fonseca Ports, is rather dismissive of the purple prose that Port aficionados lay on his wine. "It's just big, bloody good vintage Port," he says. "That's the way I like them." This is not surprising, considering Guimaraens' stature. He stands about six-feet-three-inches tall and weighs 280 pounds. He is not a fellow who favors delicate Ports or anything else with a similar description.
Fonseca's vintage Port comes primarily from two quintas, or properties: Quinta do Cruziero and Quinta do Santo Antonio. They are located in the heart of the Cima Corgo, the best vineyard area in the Douro Valley for vintage Port. Depending upon the vintage, quality wines are purchased from a few nearby farmers as well. All the Port made at these estates is trodden or produced in lagars. Production of a given vintage averages between 8,000 and 14,000 cases. Fonseca has been under the same ownership as Taylor Fladgate since 1948.
Current vintages to buy and lay away in your cellar include '92, '85 and '83. Especially impressive is Fonseca '92, although the wine has not yet been bottled. Potentially as great as the legendary 1977 Fonseca, it shows masses of color, fruit and tannins at this early stage. It is currently being sold in the United States on a prearrival basis for about $435 a case.
The '77 Fonseca is still a "current" vintage; it should not be consumed until the next millennium to allow it to mellow a bit. The finest bottle of Fonseca produced since '48, it may become the shipper's greatest wine. It currently sells for about $65 a bottle. Recommended vintages of Fonseca to drink now include 1970, 1966, 1963 and 1955. These adult Ports have all lost their rambunctious youthfulness and are now smooth in style. They range in price from about $75 to $200 a bottle. Other readily available and drinkable vintages of Fonseca are 1980, 1975 and 1960, although I believe all three are fading and not worth the money.
If luck leads you to a bottle of '48 or '27--two perfect, mature examples of vintage Port--buy them. Drinking a glass of either vintage illustrates why Fonseca is the quintessential Port.
The name Taylor Fladgate & Yeatman, or simply Taylor, is synonymous with superlative vintage Port. No other readily available vintage Port attracts higher praise or commands higher prices.
Great bottles of Port like the 1927 or 1948 Taylor have set the standard for many serious vintage Port aficionados. They are breathtaking wines to this day with layers of fruit character ranging from coffee and cocoa to dusky violets and berries.
Taylor vintage Ports always have an understated raciness. What they lack in power and richness, they make up for in finesse and pure elegance.
It is this inherent style that makes Taylor vintage Ports so popular, according to Alistair Robertson, the chairman of Taylor as well as its sister Port house Fonseca. The tall, slender Briton remains surprisingly reserved about his wines. He doesn't know why Taylor vintage Ports are so famous, he says, but he is sure that his wines have always given people the maximum drinking pleasure regardless of the vintage. "If the decanter is finished at the end of the meal, then it couldn't have been all bad," he says, usually after a few glasses of his Port.
The main reason for Taylor's refined style is that most of the wine used for its vintage Ports comes from a property high in the northern part of the Douro Valley, Quinta de Vargellas. It has been the backbone of Taylor Ports since the nineteenth century and produces some of the most perfumed, finely boned wines in the region. Although Vargellas has a large modern winery, the best grapes are still trodden in stone lagars to extract as much character as possible during the short fermentation period. In fact, it is a long-established tradition at Taylor for inebriated dinner guests to change into their swimsuits and join in the treading after the decanter has made its rounds. Annual production averages about 8,000 to 16,000 cases in a given vintage.
If you take all of the vintages Taylor produced this century, you would be hard pressed to find a poor one in the group. The 1927 is the classic among Port aficionados. It made the reputation of the house decades ago and continues to be an outstanding bottle of port. However, the greatest bottle of Taylor remains the 1948. It epitomizes what a great vintage of Taylor is all about with its plethora of ripe, exotic, fruit aromas and flavors and surprising youthfulness. The superb 1963 Taylor is easier to find and it's just a tiny notch below the '48's quality. It is also about $150 a bottle, compared with the '48's $400. An even better bargain is the Taylor '70, which sells for about $75. Although still slightly young for some Port lovers, it shows fabulous amounts of fruit and silky tannins.
If you are interested in laying something away in your cellar in hopes of having a terrific, mature vintage Port in a decade or two, look for the 1977 or 1992. Both are classics. The '77 is becoming more difficult to find on the market, but the '92 is still not released, although it can be purchased on a prearrival basis for about $35 a bottle. The Port should arrive on the market next year.
The '92 vintage marks Taylor's 300th anniversary and its outstanding quality is a tribute to a long line of superlative vintage Ports by this well-known house. Taylor vintages have been satisfying Port lovers for centuries.
The vintage Ports of W. & J. Graham have long been the choice of the cognoscenti. Taylor and Fonseca may have greater reputations and Quinta do Noval a much heftier price, but fans of Graham continue to buy its vintage Ports year in and year out.
Part of this fidelity to Graham is due to its style. It is neither big and powerful nor racy and agile. Instead it reaches a happy balance between its sweet, ripe, fruit concentration and ironlike tannins, which enables graceful aging. They usually need at least 10 to 15 years of bottle age to shed some youthful, rough edges. For instance, although you could easily enjoy drinking a glass of the decadently sweet and rich 1977 or 1983 Graham, both are still slightly severe. Wait until the millennium to open a bottle of either.
Graham is part of an impressive stable of top names in Port including Dow, Warre, Smith-Woodhouse, Gould Campbell and Quarles Harris as well as the highly fashionable single-estate Port, Quinta do Vesuvio. The ubiquitous Symington family owns all of them. With eight members of the family working for the 1.1 million case-a-year company, the Port trade often jokes that there is seldom a moment when one family member isn't in some part of the world selling a Symington wine.
Until 1970 when the Symingtons bought it, W. & J. Graham remained under the control of the Graham family. The Grahams were established traders in textiles who started a profitable business with Portugal in 1808. The family's destiny as a Port shipper began on a whim. In 1820, the Grahams accepted a few dozen casks of Port in exchange for an outstanding debt from a Portuguese client; they have since continued trading in it.
Some of the wine used for Graham vintage Port is produced at the Symington winery at Quinta do Bonfim located on the outskirts of the dusty town of Pinaho in the heart of the Cima Corgo. The rest of the Port comes from small producers in the Rio Torto area including Quinta das Lajes. Graham's own estate, Quinta dos Malvedos, has always been too small to produce much wine for its vintage Ports, but extensive new plantings are expected to come on line in the late 1990s. Graham normally produces from 10,000 to 15,000 cases in a given vintage.
It's difficult to say which mature vintages of Graham are the best, but you certainly can't go wrong with 1927, 1935, 1945, 1948, 1955 and 1963. All these Ports are outstanding and perfect to drink now with a bounty of sweet plum character and silky smooth tannins. The 1966, 1970 and 1977 may be easier to find and slightly less expensive than older vintages and they are equally superb. Recent vintages to look for include 1991, 1985 and 1983. All three are great, strapping, young vintage Ports and need proper cellaring to mellow. If you have to make a choice, go for the '85. It is the most concentrated of the trio and shows marvelous ripe, fleshy, fruit character supported with a firm backbone of tannin.
With so many great bottles to choose from, it's no wonder why many vintage Port aficionados continue to buy only Graham. Seldom does this well-known firm ever make a less-than-outstanding vintage Port.
Quinta do Noval Nacional
Quinta do Noval Nacional is the most famous yet least drunk vintage Port. With a mere 200 to 250 cases produced in a given vintage, a bottle of Nacional is nearly impossible to find. Most of its production is either consumed by the owners of Noval or given as gifts to valuable customers.
However, this hasn't stopped a few bottles from surfacing in the marketplace. Nacional holds all price records for vintage Port: in 1988, a bottle of the 1931 Nacional sold for $5,900 to a pair of diners at the Graycliff Restaurant in the Bahamas. In 1991, another bottle of the same wine sold at a Wine Spectator charity auction in New York for $3,800.
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Five siblings are they, their color is true;
One belongs to one, four are shared by two.
Connected together, some by locks;
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There are five, lakes being blue (as in true blue). Lake Michigan belongs to the United States, the other lakes are shared by the United States and Canada. The lakes are part of a chain, with locks between some of them. Many shipwrecks occur by grounding on rocks in shallow water. The initials spell "homes", which are found in neighborhoods.
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10 games made from arts and crafts
Some games are made up of pixels — others are glued together with paper and paint. And a few are moving illustrations, doodles extracted from the developers' sketchpad ... or your own.
This arts-and-crafts theme is more popular than ever. Here's a look at 10 existing or upcoming games that belong in an artist's workshop.
The LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule announced its next project at Gamescom in August. Tearaway is a charming game for the PlayStation Vita that could be a belated system-seller: The people making it are popular, especially with current PlayStation gamers, and it looks like a great use of the touch-screen controls.
Players guide Iota, a papercraft figure that's made from an envelope, through a world that you can interact with by poking and prodding your fingers "through" the screen. The game animates your finger as you move it around. You can also take pictures of your real-world environment and apply the pattern to an animal in-game.
Whatever else Tearaway has in store (and we're betting it's good), we'll find out next year.
Kirby's Epic Yarn
This Wii game, which came out for the console in 2010, is one of Kirby's finest adventures in years. This time, he ends up in Patch Land, and players must work to stop the evil sorcerer Yin-Yarn without the use of Kirby's signature power of inhaling enemies and absorbing their attributes.
Instead, you can transform into different objects, outlined in yarn. A second player can join in as Prince Fluff, a companion to Kirby in the strange world. It's a fun and lighthearted idea that works well onscreen, too.
And we don't know of too many games that are made of yarn and are this adorable.
This upcoming platformer for PlayStation 3 isn't made of paper, yarn, or any other basic material. But it does look and behave like the product of all those things put together: the kind of cardboard scenery and makeshift props that you would see decorating a real stage.
SCE Japan Studio's game is essentially a rotating pantomime theater, and the team has meticulously constructed countless unique environments for it. In this case, Puppeteer doesn't put the tools and instructions for an elaborate project in your hands; it lets you play around in one.
The name itself conjures images of paper and string, though, and Puppeteer isn't far from that concept. When a tyrant Moon Bear King kidnaps a young boy named Kutaro and spirits him away to a black castle, the child becomes a wooden puppet. To escape — and reclaim his soul — he'll need to steal a pair of enchanted scissors. Now it sounds more like something out of art class, isn't it?
Derrick the Deathfin
Developer Different Tuna's recent arcade-action title, which is now available for PlayStation 3 via PlayStation Network, is an underwater papercraft game — not your average variety.
You play as Derrick, a shark who avenges the death of his parents by eating every papery creature in sight. It's part Sonic the Hedgehog and part Ecco the Dolphin, and the weird level designs show it.
For under $10, it might be worth checking out for all the cool work that went into it alone.
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Paper Mario isn't a new property, but we're curious to see whether we could possibly like it more than we already do now that stickers are involved.
Nintendo's upcoming 3DS entry, scheduled for release in North America on November 11, is another kind of papercraft game — where 2D meets 3D in the form of pop-up scenery and dioramas. Now stickers take the place of restorative items (mushrooms), offensive power-ups (like fire and ice flowers), and more in battle. It's a clever and welcome way to add a little more depth to a game whose novelty has since worn paper-thin.
And we'll learn how well it works it execution fairly soon.
Nyamyam, a UK indie studio formed from ex-Rare developers, is creating a Japanese-styled papercraft and pop-up world in Tengami — due out for iOS, PC, and Mac in early 2013.
Players manipulate the world to solve puzzles and discover the game's secrets, a concept not unlike that of Tearaway. This one is a little more mysterious, though, with gorgeous and atmospheric art and a fairy-tale influence.
The trailer brings to mind Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery and how its environment-based puzzles require players to restore unity where disorder prevails.
Tengami is a 2012 IndieCade nominee.
The Unfinished Swan
Developer Giant Sparrow's upcoming adventure game for PlayStation 3, The Unfinished Swan, is an experiment in creating something out of nothing. Players apply black ink to an entirely white canvas, revealing the surreal world hidden within.
You play as a boy named Monroe who chases after a swan that has escaped from a painting. The more you ink you use, the more of the environment you give context and shape.
But this mechanic is only one small part of the game. Eventually, the color palette reverses, and you're thrown into a black world, which you can color white to find your way through.
The Unfinished Swan releases on the PlayStation Network on October 23.
This upcoming PlayStation Vita game looks like a children's gothic storybook — a world made entirely from chalk drawings.
The protagonist, an evil skeleton guard who feels sorry for a kidnapped Princess, uses magic chalk to create water or string, one of several ways to clear the obstacles that keep her from freedom.
It's a kind of fairy-tale story turned upside down. Like with the princess who kissed a frog and turned him back into a prince, the good guy of this story transforms into a handsome hero after ingesting a magical blue potion. The gameplay sounds like a fun balance of good and evil that's different from the clear-cut moral tales we're used to but still has all the identifiable tropes.
This fan-favorite from developer Clover Studio puts the paintbrush in players' hands.
Originally for Wii, Okami is rereleasing as an HD version for PlayStation 3 this year. Considering how gorgeous its graphics are, we're not surprised. The cel-shaded visuals and sumi-e style (a type of ink-wash brush work in Eastern Asia) turns the game into a living watercolor painting.
Players draw with the magical Celestrial Brush, too, painting symbols that manifest as different elemental powers. Like with many other games on this list, it's an effective way to involve gamers in the artwork instead of just showing it to them.
Yoshi's Island
This classic Mario game dates back to the days of the Super Nintendo.
As annoying as Baby Mario's cries are, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is a wonder of game design. Its graphics look like Nintendo drew them on with crayons and markers, but the vibrancy and creative style they bring to the game is unparalleled — especially among its peers at the time.
And since Mario is just a tyke at this point, it makes sense that the world around him would be interpreted in childlike ways.
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While U.S. food prices have increased lately to the distress of many, the percentage of disposable income Americans spend on food continues to shrink. According to the USDA's Economic Research Service, that share averaged 9.4 percent during 2010, matching the record low set in 2009.
Back in 1929, the earliest year ERS reports, Americans spent 23.4 percent of their disposable incomes on food. They spent 20.3 percent on food at home, and 3.1 percent on food away from home. The highest percentage reported took place in 1933, during the peak of the Great Depression, when Americans spent 25.2 percent of their incomes on food.
By the mid-1930s, the percentage began to generally decline each year until moving upward during the mid- to late- 1940s and World War II, when the percentage hovered in the low 20s. Since 1948, the slope has been distinctly downward. In 2000, Americans spent less than 10 percent of their disposable income on food for the first time.
Interestingly, the percentage we spend on meals away from home hasn't changed that much, at 3.9 percent in 2010 compared with 3.1 percent in 1929. Our spending on food at home on the other hand has dropped dramatically, from 20.3 percent of income in 1929 to 5.5 percent in 2010.
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Vaseline Healthy Hand & Nail Reviews
Overall, Quite NiceI have been moisturizing my hands like a maniac. I love Vaseline's intensive rescue hand cream, so thought I would give this product a try. Overall, I like it. It is moisturizing, but a bit lighter than the intensive rescue line. It does have a pretty floral fragrance that some might not care for. I also found it a bit stickier than other Vaseline products. Still, it was very very conditioning. — 5 years, 11 months agoTheLacqueredLady | 751 reviews
Light hand lotionI keep a hand cream/lotion in the kitchen, my car, my office, and my purse. Just to hydrate my hands, I use different brands and switch around a lot - Vaseline, Nivea, Eucerin, Lubriderm and so on. I often buy the one is on sale at the time of purchase. I've only tried this Vaseline Hand & Nail in tube because I want it to be portable. I cannot confirm that this stuff hardens or strengthens my na...read moreils. I am not too crazy about the scent either, but at least it is not unbearable. It is light on the skin, and leaves no major greasy feeling so I can go back to typing when it is absorbed. This lotion is reasonably priced, and I can find it even at a corner store. However, since it is light on the skin, when I have very rough and dry hands, I use more concentrated and richer hand cream such as Neutrogena Norwegian formula or L'Occitane sea butter. — 6 years, 9 months agoluckybetty | 895 reviews
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Too FragrantI didn't get beyond the floral scent of this lotion intended for the hand and nails. I'm sensitive to soy and to perfumed body products but you may have a different experience than I did.If you have sensitive skin or a delicate nose, you may like the Deep Moisture lotion by Vaseline instead. It's fragrance-free, does not use soy, and is an inexpensive alternative to other lotions. — 6 years, 10 months agoleo1999 | 678 reviews
Very good for hands and nailsGreat to help nails grow. Makes hands smooth and soft. Wonderful stuff. Smells nice too. A little pricy for hand lotion but well worth it. It's not greasy either. — 9 years, 3 months agomissheatherette | 438 reviews
Great for renewing but remember the sunscreenThe reason why this product works so well is the ABH acid. Make sure to wear sunscreen if you use this product as often as I do. I had horrible hands that I thought would never recover but regular use will make your hands appear more delicate. — 7 years, 6 months agoMzWayne | 74 reviews
I love this hand lotionThis stuff makes my hands so nice and moisturized. It really does make my nails and cuticles healthier too. The smell is nice and light and sweet. Kind of floral but not overpowering. I love how quickly this sinks in. I cannot stand greasy hands and this doesn't leave them slick or sticky. This removes the ashiness between my fingers very well and keeps it that way for longer than most. The price ...read moreis very low as well and you can find it anyway. It comes in a nice little squeeze tube with a snap top for your purse or a bottle with a pump for at work/home. Over all I just really like this one. Definitely one of my favorites. I just don't think it makes my hands AS soft as Nivea Soft does. But, it's still a great product. I have even found that it lightens any scars from little scratches or paper cuts with the AHAs it contains. Give it a shot the next time you go shopping! — 4 years, 3 months agoanimakeupgrrl42 | 85 reviews
Smooth hands!I love this stuff! It really makes my hands smooth with repeated use. It seems like some of the wrinkles were even smoothed out after using it for a month or so. I have tried many other hand lotions, but this one is my favorite in terms of real moisturization and smoothing. Not to mention it makes your nails super shiny and strong! Some people may not like the smell, but it doesn't bother me at all, it smells like a salon. — 5 years agoGeje | 10 reviews
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Meh.This lotion is just OK. It doesn't seem to do anything incredible for my hands or nails, and the moisturizing abilities are middle of the road at best. Also, the previously mentioned strong floral smell is unpleasant to me, sort of chemical-like. The best thing I can say about this is that it didn't cause an allergic reaction. I'm not likely to buy this again. — 5 years, 5 months agoTwinkiDafur | 9 reviews
Love it!The smell is a little odd but I have come to love it. Moisturizes my hands and cuticles very well. — 5 years, 10 months agoshootingstar0112 | 25 reviews
Very NiceThe cuticles around my nails were dry, cracked, and unsightly before using this. This hand lotion, which I got in the convenient smaller size, really is nice to carry around and apply to my hands during the day. This is especially nice when I find my hands drying out from constant hand washing. I've heard some people have problems with the fragrance, but I find it light and refreshing. I just wish the consistency was a little but thicker. — 6 years, 4 months agokristainwonderland | 32 reviews
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Williams appreciates Harper's boldness on bases
MIAMI -- Even in a lopsided affair Tuesday night, the Nationals showcased their aggressiveness on the basepaths.
Down by 11 in the eighth inning, Bryce Harper singled to left field and advanced to second on Dan Jennings' wild pitch to the next batter. When Steven Souza Jr. singled up the middle, Harper held at third until he saw Marcell Ozuna's throw to the infield trickle away from cutoff man Garrett Jones. Harper scored Washington's first run on the play.
"We just allow the guys to use the tools they have," Nationals manager Matt Williams said. "That's what we hope. Of course we want to be smart about it. Of course we don't want to run into an out and all of that. Sometimes it's going to happen."
Williams said that he has daily conversations with Harper about the good and bad things he did the previous day.
A few times, Harper has been overly aggressive and gotten thrown out. That happened last Saturday when Taylor Jordan struck out on a missed bunt and Harper got caught stealing third. Still, there have been three or four instances when Harper has taken an extra base.
Last Thursday, Harper raced from first to third on a groundout to second against the Marlins. Williams believes the "haywire" plays get talked about instead.
"This game is never 100 percent and nobody ever will be," Williams said. "You take that chance sometimes. That's part of our DNA, that's the way we want to play and we can't change that. I want our aggressive guys and athletic guys to use their athleticism.
"You can't take away that from him or us either. That's the style of play that we want to play. We still want to maintain aggressiveness. We still want to be a team that we are. If we can do that then over the long run I believe that we have a really good chance to win. You can't just go opposite end of the spectrum because it's part of our game."
Christina De Nicola is a contributor to MLB.com. Teddy Cahill is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @tedcahill. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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When Janet Jackson appeared on Saturday night, she wowed the crowd by singing from the aisles at the Verizon Theater. Opening with "Pleasure Principle" in her best Catwoman-like attire and sassy short 'do, she sang into her signature headset mike and the crowd was immediately on board. Come to find out, this would be the most interaction she'd have with the sold-out audience all night.
Jackson is a superstar and you cannot deny her big hits over the years (save for maybe the past five), but her robotic performance was a letdown, and as much as people screamed and applauded, this show should have been a whole lot more. Instead, Jackson nary performed a full song. The concert was broken into medleys and so she opened with "Principle," and finished seven songs later without skipping a single beat. A. Single. Beat. We got ample snippets of big hits like "Miss You Much," "Control" and "Feedback" to name a few, but this was the gimmick the whole night long and wore thin pretty fast. A ballad medley followed, some more dancey ones and even the encore was a megamix. She never gave us time to just soak in and appreciate her songs. If this was Janet back to form, then let the fans eat it up.
We had to endure snippets of her dramatic acting with clips from Good Times, Diff'rent Strokes, Poetic Justice and Why Did I Get Married before heading into her slow songs. I wasn't really sure the point of this other than reminding us that she is an actress. Other breaks included jam sessions and photo slideshows of Janet through the years. Perhaps she wanted to take us down memory lane, but that's what the songs were for.
Her strongest set was the three-song medley of "Scream," "If" and "Rhythm Nation." I think that owed a lot to incorporating brother Michael into the show (even if it was just the "Scream" video), but the strength of the songs and sharper choreography from the videos all played out the right way. The crowd seemed in a more uproarious frenzy at this point and where she seemed to be lagging off her dancing a bit mid-show, she seemed to pick back up here. This part of the concert is what we should have been seeing all night.
The finale medley ended with the one complete song of the night. After three black bodysuits, she changed into a white one and finished off with "Together, Again." The song was accompanied by images of her and Michael through the years which was rather sweet. Minus a few "I love yous" and kisses blown to the audience, she never engaged much with her fans. I think this made the show restrained and lacking in personality. She never let us in and on top of her falling into an automaton performance, all that we were really left with was a hell of a dance party. It's hard to resist not dancing along with the diva, but even though this tour is touted as a scaled-back event, the Up Close and Personal part was hardly that.


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"What would a world created by fascism look like?"
That was the question posed to Andreas Öjerfors, senior gameplay designer for MachineGames' upcoming title, Wolfenstein: The New Order. In this game, which reignites a decades-old first-person shooter with a new twist—the war is over and the Nazis won.
Acquired by ZeniMax Media in 2010, MachineGames teamed up with Id Software, the company that created the lauded and pixelated Wolfenstein 3D in 1992, to discuss what elements went into making a great Wolfenstein game—and how The New Order would add a new chapter to the legacy. "Together we figured out that Wolfenstein is based on a few pillars," Öjerfors says. " It's the very frantic gameplay. It's about exploration. It's about this David and Goliath theme filled with occultism or mysticism."
But Öjerfors quickly adds, "Well, it's more like mystic technology in our game."
That's because in the world of The New Order, the Allies weren't outfoxed by brilliant Nazi tacticians or beaten back by sheer number. Rather, the Third Reich is mysteriously outfitted with ferocious robot hounds, giant walking robots, and super-soldier cyborgs—all inexplicably advanced tech that would baffle even scientists and engineers in the 21st-century.
Even if the war is over, a battle still rages. Now, players follow the series' familiar protagonist B.J. Blazkowicz as he uncovers this sinister secret and fights against a Nazi regime that has swallowed the free world whole.
We spoke with Öjerfors about this twisted technology and how MachineGames created the guns, vehicles, robots, and Nazis of Wolfenstein: The New Order.
Wolfenstein: The New Order will release on May 20th for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows. We'll have a full review of the game at launch.
"For the guns, especially in the beginning of the game, it's rather similar to real World War II weaponry. For example, the assault rifle we have in the 1946 part of the game is essentially the StG (Sturmgewehr) 44.
"Then we did a continuation of that and took one step into the sci-fi universe in the 1960s. We did a 1960s version of that weapon (A) and it has a higher fire rate, for example. It has a recoil compensator and a larger magazine. You can even pop a rocket launcher onto it. It was a somewhat grounded evolution of that weapon. The same thing goes for the handgun (F) you have. In 1946 it's roughly based on the Luger p08, and in the 1960s version we have additional features. We have an additive burst mode, a larger magazine, and you can add a suppressor to it.
"Another source of inspiration for our weapons, such as the automatic shotgun we have, was retro sci-fi. Retro sci-fi to us would be like people of the 1960s thinking what technology would be in the future. It's a reflection of that generation's dreams, so we took them and twisted it for Wolfenstein and that led to the laser weapon (D) and the Tesla technology ideas we have."
A: AR60 (without grenade launcher attachment) B: Marksmen (based on a AR60 with bipod, scope, and other features) C: MG46 D: Laserkraftwerk E: MG60 F: Handgun 60 with silencer
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Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are? returns for six more episodes of fascinating family history .
Now an unmissable part of the RTÉ schedule, the new series once more explores the big picture of Irish history in a simple & intimate manner: in each episode, more than 200 years of Irish experience are looked at through one person and their family tree.
Every week, a popular Irish personality traces their roots, and their journey through generations of ordinary lives reveals extraordinary stories.
Each episode of Who Do You Think You Are? is a stand-alone detective story: the personality sets out with only scant details of their family tree, but with precise genealogical & historical research they make their way back in time to uncover new facts, surprising revelations, and moving testimonies & experiences. Following the trail takes them around Ireland & the world as they realise, on a personal & national level, how our ancestors shape our lives.
This second series of Who Do You Think You Are? will give a unique perspective on Irish history as seen through the family trees of six people: TV presenter Ryan Tubridy; Broadcaster & former politician Ivan Yates; Model & former Miss World Rosanna Davison; Garden designer & TV star Diarmuid Gavin; Hollywood actress Fionnula Flanagan; and actor Simon Delaney.
Their six stories encompass the Irish struggle for independence, the Spanish Civil War, and both World Wars; Emigration looms large, but not just from Ireland; Archives & ledgers - unopened for decades or even centuries - reveal threats, vilification, disownment & death; there are insights into the origins of the Irish Republic and The British Royal Family; Ancestors caught up in one of the world's greatest inventions vie with ancestors woven into one of the world's greatest works of art... Over six episodes, historical events, eras & issues will come alive through personal experience.
Richly informative and entertaining, Who Do You Think You Are? brings Irish Social, Political & Cultural history to a wide audience - even to those who wouldn't normally engage with history.


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DEVIZES returned to the top of Southern Counties South with a bonus-point derby victory at Lacock Road.
All the damage was done in the first half as the Saddlebacks avenged a 15-11 home defeat inflicted by their rivals earlier in the season.
After 10 minutes Devizes opened the scoring, when Craig Bryant scored a well-worked try after early pressure from the pack, Andy Thompson converting.
With the visiting pack completely dominating in all facets of play, it was only a matter of time before Lewis Paget also crossed, Thompson with the extras.
Corsham came roaring back, but the Saddlebacks defended resolutely and snuffed out the threat.
With Corsham trying to force the pass under pressure, Jorge Wadman read the intercept and raced clear from 65 metres to score his 10th try of the season, converted by Thompson.
With the bit between their teeth, Devizes wrapped up the bonus point when Bryant went over for his second of the match, Thompson again with the extras.
Corsham responded as the second half fluctuated between some good passages of play from both sides, but were unable to break through, losing second row Mick Mealing and Andy Williamson to the sin-bin, while Chris Lewis was also yellow-carded for the visitors.
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Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon the Rohnerville Grange will be preparing eggs to order, apple jacks or pancakes, sausage or ham, coffee, and water. Orders can be placed at $5 for large and $2.50 for small with hot chocolate, milk, or juice available for an additional $1.
There will also be a raffle drawing and other activities to prepare the community for the Fortuna Apple Harvest that will be happening later that day. The money raised at the breakfast will be used to fund community activities, music and animal programs.
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Topic: I might be getting a new liver...and SOON!
I'm going to be part of a donino liver transplant!
The persons liver I will be getting is on the very top of the list, because of a heart problem.
To read more about what is going on here.....
He does have FAP. I have talk to a few doctors....Dr.javle, Dr. Fung from the Cleveland clinic and all the doctors and surgeons at Methodist think its the best for me! I might not ever give me any problems, and if it does, it could take 30 years to develop. That's a lot better odds than CC!
It could be any day...or a few weeks. We just don't know!
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Hello to all of the participants in this forum. Thank you for the opportunity to practice right speech and for the support of admirable friendship. I have not participated in online discussion forums of this sort before. Dhamma Wheel showed up on a number of my searches for information about the Buddhist path, and I found some of the discussions to be quite helpful. I also saw some other discussions where it seemed I could return that favor, so I created an account and began to participate.
I've been interested in the study and practice of the Dhamma and Vinaya for about twelve years now, but often with lapses in practice and lack of persistence. During this time I have been an avid reader but not always such an avid practitioner. I have benefited greatly from the plentiful free material at Access to Insight and many printed works such as the sutta translations by Bhikkhu Bodhi. My experiences with Buddhism thus far have all been in California, USA where I live as a householder. My first experience of practice was with zazen instruction at a small Zen temple, followed by a period of intensified practice and then a period of reduced practice. Later, I attended a Tibetan temple for a short period accompanied by a period of intensified practice and again followed by a period of reduced practice. Later still, I decided that the practice was important enough that a lack of local community should not be a cause for complacency. Thus I returned to regular practice. During this entire time I have had an interest in discovering the path taught by the Buddha and have found the suttas to be an invaluable resource. In recent years I have also benefited greatly from listening to and reading the Dhamma talks and essays from the lineages of students of Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta.
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text: Court cool to moving Patriot Coal case By Ken Ward Jr. September 11, 2012 Story Share Chip Ellis UMW member Dave Thearle of Beallsville, Pa., joined with local miners in Charleston who are concerned about the Patriot Coal bankruptcy case. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Hundreds of United Mine Workers members rallied in downtown Charleston Tuesday in the latest move in their campaign to preserve a contract, pensions and retiree health-care benefits at bankrupt Patriot Coal.Camouflage-clad miners packed the amphitheater at Haddad Riverfront Park and then marched to the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse in an effort to convince a federal judge in New York City to move Patriot's bankruptcy case to Southern West Virginia."We want this heard here in the coalfields -- not in New York, but here in the coalfields where we work and live," Joe Carter, an international vice president from Charleston-based UMW District 17, said to a standing ovation.Inside the federal courthouse, though, UMW lawyers were getting a pretty cool reception as they presented legal arguments for moving the case.U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Shelley C. Chapman held a hearing on the matter in her courtroom in Manhattan. In an unusual move, the court provided video feeds to West Virginia, where Patriot has most of its operations, and to St. Louis, where the company is based.Dozens of UMW members filled two courtrooms in Charleston to watch on large-screen televisions. They were joined by a healthy contingent of local lawyers whose roles in the case could grow if it's moved here.But Chapman wasn't receptive to the union's arguments from the start. She interrupted when UMW lawyer Susan Jennik tried to explain how many miners and union pensioners were watching the hearing from Charleston or gathered outside the courthouse for the rally.The judge said she didn't want to hear crowd estimates unless all sides in the case had agreed on some scientific method for calculating those estimates. She said she didn't want such unconfirmed information creeping into the case record disguised as facts. "It may sound like I'm being nitpicky, but as a trial lawyer I'm sure you can understand where I'm coming from," Chapman told Jennik.Seeking to move the case to Charleston is part of the UMW's campaign to avoid having Patriot shed liabilities for retiree pensions and health-care benefits -- not to mention its union contract at several large active mines -- as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. Patriot filed the case in July in New York, citing the location there of two subsidiaries that were formed only weeks before the filing.UMW officials say Patriot was essentially a "company created to fail," to give Peabody Energy and Arch Coal a way to shed obligations to fund union pensions and health-care benefits in the nation's eastern coalfields, while profiting from their giant, non-union surface mines out west.Five years ago, Peabody formed Patriot as a spin-off company where Peabody tucked union mines in West Virginia and the Midwest, along with pension and health-care obligations for union retirees. Patriot later bought another company, Magnum Coal, which had been similarly spin-off by Arch Coal when it got rid of most of its Appalachian operations and their related pension and health-care liabilities.Patriot employs about 2,000 active union members in West Virginia and Kentucky, and the company is currently responsible for more than 10,000 retirees and another 10,000 dependents, most of them in West Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio. "Setting up dummy corporations to cherry-pick a legal venue, like Patriot did, is morally wrong," said UMW President Cecil Roberts. "This case belongs in Charleston, not in Manhattan."To win its motion to move the case, the UMW is required to show that the change of venue is "in the interest of justice or for the convenience of the parties." Jennik said that the court system in West Virginia understands the coal industry better than judges in New York and Patriot's $1.3 billion in "legacy liabilities" to miners and pensioners are the biggest financial issue being decided in the case."It is the workers who stand the most to lose in this case and what is convenient to them should carry great weight," Jennik said.But Jennik was unable to answer several questions from the judge about the number and location of Patriot workers and retirees, their union status, and the comparative pay and benefits at union and non-union operations.Chapman repeatedly questioned the notion that justice would be best served by the bankruptcy case being heard in West Virginia, where people may know more about the coal industry, but also where "there are political campaigns" about the industry's positive and negative impacts, and debates among constituencies in the bankruptcy, including workers and environmental regulators."The fact that you want to move the case to a place you believe -- it sounds like you believe -- is more sympathetic to your constituency gives me some pause," the judge said. "I'm struggling with the very strong part of your argument that says, 'Send this to West Virginia. They know us. They know coal.'"Citing one example, Jennik said that federal courts in West Virginia are more familiar with complicated questions about mine reclamation and long-term environmental liabilities related to coal company bankruptcies. "This industry is very specialized, particularly in the environmental damage that can be done in coal mining," Jennik said.Along with its union pension and health-care liabilities, Patriot cited environmental costs in its bankruptcy filing, specifically noting that the costs of treating selenium pollution could run into "hundreds of millions of dollars."Last month, lawyers for Patriot and various citizen groups told U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers they had reached an "agreement in principle" that would help the company manage its selenium costs. 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Get an overview of this hotelBeachfront hotel with calming spa services
Popular property highlights
Located in North Beach, this beachfront hotel is in a shopping district and within 1 mi (2 km) of Bal Harbour Shops and Surfside Beach. North Shore Open Space Park is 2.4 mi (3.9 km) away.
Hotel Features
At The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour, Miami, hit the beach, dine onsite at Artisan Beach House, or enjoy a drink at one of the hotel's 2 bars/lounges.
Room Amenities
All 100 rooms boast deep soaking tubs and offer free WiFi and furnished balconies. Free wired Internet and pillowtop beds are standard, as are flat-screen TVs with cable channels.
Guest Highlights
- Good location
- Walkability
- Beach
- Pool
The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour, Miami
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Hotel Amenities
Lie back and work on your tan with relaxing beach amenities like umbrellas and sun loungers. After a day at the beach, enjoy amenities at The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour, Miami like a complimentary children's club, an outdoor pool, and complimentary bicycles.
Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include 2 bars/lounges and a poolside bar. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This luxury hotel also offers a 24-hour fitness center, a spa tub, and a steam room. Onsite parking is available (surcharge), along with a car charging station.
The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour, Miami is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Children's club (free)
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Arcade/game room
- ATM/banking
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Number of bars/lounges - 2
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Concierge services
- Elevator/lift
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Conference space
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free shopping center shuttle
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Electric car charging station
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Designated smoking areas
- Pool umbrellas
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Computer station
- Laundry facilities
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms 4
- Multilingual staff
- Number of floors - 18
- Total number of rooms - 100
- Garden
- Terrace
- Picnic area
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Beach umbrellas
- Pool cabanas (surcharge)
- Beach sun loungers
- Pool sun loungers
- Beach towels
- Number of restaurants - 2
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 10,000
- Conference space size (meters) - 1
- Number of meeting rooms - 4
- Sauna
- Smoke-free property
- Spa services on site
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Outdoor pool
- Wedding services
- Year Built 2008
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Furnished balcony
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Rainfall showerhead
- Bidet
- Free bottled water
- Designer toiletries
- Desk
- DVD player
- Hair dryer
- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Flat-panel TV
- iPod docking station
- Minibar
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Premium TV channels
- Private bathroom
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Video-game console
- Room service (24 hours)
- Down comforter
- Egyptian-cotton sheets
- Pillowtop mattress
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Espresso maker
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
Where to Eat
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 11:30 AM.
Artisan Beach House - Overlooking the ocean, this bistro specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available. Happy hour is offered. Reservations are required. Open daily.
Pool Bar & Grill - This poolside bistro specializes in American cuisine and serves lunch and light fare. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Open daily.
Late night fare is available from 24-hour room service.
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna, a 24-hour fitness center, and complimentary bicycles.
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision. Guests under 18 years old are not allowed in the fitness facility.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Free bicycles on site
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Segway rental/tour nearby
- Fitness classes on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Boat tours nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
Spa Services
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Swedish massage
- Steam room in spa
- Thai massage
- Sports massage
- Number of treatment rooms 10
- Couples treatment rooms
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Sauna in spa
- Massages
- Minimum age to access spa is 18
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 12 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 50.00 per stay.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 250 per accommodation, per stay, plus a deposit of USD 250.00 per stay
- Dogs only
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Deposit: USD 150.00 per night
- Resort fee: USD 25.00 per accommodation, per night
- Pool access
- Beach access
- Beach loungers
- Beach towels
- Fitness center access
- Internet access
- Newspaper
- Phone calls
- In-room coffee
- In-room bottled water
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 18 and USD 29 per person (approximately)
- Valet parking fee: USD 32 per night (in/out privileges)
- Pet deposit: USD 250.00 per stay
- Pet fee: USD 250 per accommodation, per stay
- A late check-out fee will be charged
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 50.00 per stay
Hotel Name
- One Bal Harbour
- One Bal Harbour Resort
- Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour Miami Hotel
- Ritz-Carlton Miami Hotel
- Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour Miami
- One Bal Harbour Resort And Spa
- One Bal Harbour Hotel Bal Harbour
- Regent Bal Harbour
- The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour, Miami Florida
We should mention
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Up to 2 children 12 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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Keys to Engaging Older Adults @ your library
Tips and tools on assisting older adults from the ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services
Getting Started
One of the most important steps in building programs for older adults, or any special population, is to conduct a preliminary inventory of your community. Here are a few tips to help you learn more about your community and programs for older adults:
Gather demographic and community information. Use the American Factfinder to find the latest data from the annual American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau (www.census.gov/acs/www/).
Check with your local or regional planning entity for current community profiles. These profiles provide a snapshot of a community and contain valuable demographic information.
Review your library's strategic plan and the community feedback obtained during that process.
There are many local organizations and institutions interested in services to older adults. To help make the library a key resource in services to older adults, try these tips:
- Identify and reach out to agencies and organizations that share your mission.
- Become the convener by hosting and promoting partnership meetings.
- Strive for long-term relationships with community partners. Do not rely only on one-time meetings.
Community partners may include:
- Local agencies on aging
- Senior centers
- Recreation programs
- Healthcare centers
- Retired/senior volunteer programs
- AARP chapters
- Long-term care facilities
Remember, many other organizations may also provide services to seniors:
- Faith-based organizations offer social programs and recreational activities.
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- Colleges and universities offer continuing education classes and cultural programming.
- Banks and credit unions provide financial education programs as well as service discounts. In addition, they support cultural events targeting seniors.
- Utility companies often provide discounted services for seniors in need of assistance.


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I am a second year biology student at Laurier. After obtaining my undergrad from Wilfrid Laurier University I want to pursue a career in Pharmaceuticals and Pharmacology. I fell in love with plants after taking Mihai's second year plants course; I am usually an easy going person and I love socializing with awesome people.


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Im finally at a point where Im just not in the mood to deal with extra baggage/drama that the sheep bring along with 'em....Come Monday Im swearin off sheep for a week...if i manage to get through it...i'll try to push it for 10 days..etc...
just a few examples:
Sheep #1 : cool sheep with a psycho ex-ram who is sending his friends to stalk her.
Girl #2: not so cool sheep who is sending me mixed signals as if she's a potential stalker...
Girl #3: alright sheep but complains waay too much that we don't see each other enough and when I tell her to meet up on a given time, she says she is busy and picks a time when i'll be busy.
and considering the fact that 90% of my friends are sheep in this country *Hospitality major seems to draw in the Hungarian sheep for some reason. * it'll be a tough one....add on the fact that my brother and best friend are now in serious relationships...Im "Singled out"
Next week it's going to be a lot of free time where I can finally focus on my life...get my work done and finally clear my head...all this crap for just some lovin ain't worth it.
And no...it doesn't mean Im jumping ships to become someone who doesn't like beastiality.


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Georgia Institute of Technology
My hometown is Suwanee, Georgia. However, I was born in Fremont, California. I graduated from Northview High School in May 2011. I am a member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society. In my sophomore year of High School, I won 2nd place in Physics in the Georgia State Science Fair. I am currently a Freshman at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. I really enjoy studying Physics. It can be used to understand nature better.


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Giving O's 200 innings Chen's goal
ST. PETERSBURG -- Opening Day 2013 wasn't anything new for Wei-Yin Chen. In fact, the Taiwanese left-hander is happy to say that nothing should take him by surprise in his second season.
Chen emerged as the Orioles' most consistent starter last season, going 12-11 with a 4.02 ERA in 192 2/3 innings over 32 starts. He led Baltimore in wins, innings, games started and strikeouts (154). He's hoping to improve on those numbers this year, and he'll get his first opportunity to do so on Wednesday against the Rays at Tropicana Field.
"I feel much more comfortable this year compared to last year; last year, I was so nervous and excited," Chen said through interpreter Tim Lin. "This year, everything will be a lot easier for me.
"This year, I'm excited [for the season to start], but I don't want to be over-excited, because it's my first game. I just want to follow my pitches, follow my tempo."
Chen said his main goal this year is to reach 200 innings, a feat no Orioles starter accomplished last season. Jeremy Guthrie threw 200-plus innings each season from 2009-11, but he had been Baltimore's only 200-inning pitcher since '07.
That number is certainly not out of reach for Chen, who pitched at least six innings 19 times last season and lasted seven innings or more nine times. But the lefty had eight starts that lasted five innings or fewer, and that kept him from hitting the 200-inning mark he'd like to surpass this year.
"Of course," Chen said. "I know that depends on certain pitch counts, but definitely, I want to go deeper and deeper into the game and help the team win."
Adam Berry is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @adamdberry. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.