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Brancaia Tre is a wine full of character giving you drinking pleasure already at the moment of release. Tre stands for the three grape varieties (Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon) and for Brancaia's three Tuscan estates - the basis for this wine. This elegant and well structured wine ages in oak casks, is easily accessible and matches every cuisine. Tre is is also Brancaia's third label, so they have three good reasons to name it Brancaia Tre.
Blend: 80% Sangiovese, 20% Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon
"A pleasing wine with juicy berry and plum character with hints of peaches and chocolate. Medium to light body, with fine tannins and a fresh finish. Savory. A blend as always of Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon." 90 Points James Suckling
La Brancaia, encompassing the two estates Brancaia and Poppi, has been owned by the Swiss couple Brigitte and Bruno Widmer since 1981. It is located in the heart of the Chianti Classico area and saw a vertical take-off when it's vintage 1983 won first place at a major Chianti Classico tasting. Since then, through uncompromising dedication to quality and a strong own identity, the...Read More About Brancaia
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noone cares about lol vs hon even if it is true
quit posting **** about it
Not sure how one can say that the graphics fall to personal preference.
Credit to Devious`, with thanks to AvunaOs for my last signature
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I've been playing LoL as of recently, as I cant stand playing hon on my laptop because it hampers my gameplay too much. For the most part I prefer hon, but the graphics aren't that bad and I cant stand anime for the most part. The whole microtransaction thing really isn't as annoying as it seems, as they give you a bunch of free ones that rotate per week. Its fun and interesting, I wouldn't consider it a "worse version of HoN".
Tomorrow you're homeless
Tonight it's a blast
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What is good graphics btw, take the Grim Dawn from the those forums for example.
I think it looks awesome, but some jerk is probably gonna say it looks generic, dull or whatever they can come up with.
Custom Zombie Survival Map for HoN
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Here ya go:
Custom Zombie Survival Map for HoN
personal preference? it looks like ****, thats a preference they can take to the bank.
I don't mind the art style choice in LoL, if only the champions just don't blend in with the over-colourful background. The teamfights looks more like me having hallucinations with all those crazy colours flying around.
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If your prefference is sega or LoL > Hon. Then you have wrong ones.
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"Players will be able to PURCHASE early access to new heroes to play them before they are released for free to the rest of the legacy players."
That's their market, F2P gamers. Gamers willing to put time, effort, and money are a completely different community to the F2P gamer. They aren't trying to sell it, they made an easier MOBA game for people who want to play casually, it makes sense. HoN is where the real competitors come and beat the living hell out of their team mates for sucking.


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Lyonesse is a magical group of islands in the Bay of Biscay, inhabited by fairies, wizards, and several warring human nations. Princess Suldrun is the daughter of the King of one of these nations, and her father hopes to marry her off in a politically advantageous way. When Suldrun proves uncooperative, she is locked away in a small garden overlooking the sea. One day, a young prince of another Lyonesse nation, Aillas, is washed ashore near the garden... Rhialto the Marvelous This is a set of tales about a wizard named Rhialto the Marvelous. He is a member of a council of other powerful wizards. There are three stories about Rhialto that compose this book. One is about a powerful witch from the past, who is attempting to destroy the wizard council and bring about a reign of witches. The second story deals with how a rival mage in the council tries to discredit Rhialto, and eventually even goes so far as to try to change the i... The Languages of Pao This book primarily deals with the idea that language can influence the thoughts and actions of the people who speak it. The main character lives on a pastoral world with a very weak language, and basically all the main spacefaring races can push them around. Political intrigue sends the heir to the throne into exile on to a science/tech world with a very technical language. He studies there for years under a tutor who is the same man who rescued him dur...
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Although Eric Himan has been performing for roughly a dozen years, has released seven albums and toured nationally, and his career is still evolving. Since settling down it Tulsa, he has transitioned from solo artist to band member with Eric & the Adams, then ventured out to reestablish himself as a solo artist again with his last album, Supposed Unknown. And although he tours nationally and has a strong following on the East Coast, he still seems to simmer just below the surface on the local scene as one of Tulsa's most underrated and overlooked songwriters.
Since the release of Supposed Unknown, Himan has gone back on the road as a solo acoustic act, yet he has also formed a tight backing band that brings even more out of his performances. Drummer Erin Nelson and bassist Todd Shaver come together to form an incredibly tight rhythm section and Himan has transitioned to piano as guitar duties are handled by Ted Scott.
In reality, this band is an offshoot of the short-lived side project Good Villains, which only played one official show, opening for Fair to Midland before dissolving. The chemistry was such, however, that Himan wanted to continue working with this core of musicians and they eventually became his official backing band.
Now, with a fresh batch of songs in hand and one of the most talented sets of musicians that he has worked with over the years, Himan feels the time is right to take this group into the studio and start work on a new album. Instead of being yet another Eric Himan album, however, he's got his eye set on creating something special.
As I sat down with Himan a few weeks ago for an initial glimpse of what was to come he explained to me that his focus has shifted with this album.
"I've always wanted to do something bigger," he said, "but I was kind of waiting on landing a record deal and doing it then. The record industry has changed, though, and after doing this for over 10 years, I just feel like the time is now -- I need to step up and do it myself or it may not happen."
With that in mind, Himan has his eye set on creating the biggest record of his career to date. If you're already aware of his work, you know that he's an incredibly strong songwriter. That songwriting has always been highlighted by more intimate recordings that revolve around Himan's vocals, even when recorded with a strong cast of studio musicians. This time, however, he is focused on expanding his sound and is set on recording with his current band.
As Himan explained his vision to me, he shared "What I'm really doing is dressing up the songs with larger, more complete arrangements, so the album will be titled Formal! to reflect that."
"Dressing up" the songs is where the band comes into play. These are still Himan's songs, but by incorporating his band into the creative process, they are taking on a different life and more expansive sound. Recent additions to the band, Tylisha Oliver and Tina Phillips, add a new layer to the mix with their background vocals and fit perfectly into Himan's latest batch of songs which lean in a more soulful, R&B direction. Initial recordings have even taken the sound a step further with the addition of a horn section and arrangements written and charted by Ryan Tedder.
Taking on a bigger project means taking on a bigger budget, however, so Himan has gotten proactive in his thinking and plans to create the full album. Kickstarter campaigns are nothing new, but as Himan considered his options and started looking more seriously into funding the new project in such a manner, he wanted to do something different. As a result, he went ahead and launched a pledge campaign to fund the new album (and subsequent, full band tour), but did it in his own manner, adding something more to the mix.
"A lot of people have done Kickstarter campaigns like this to fund an album or project, but it may be a year or more later and the people who pledged money still haven't seen anything come of it. They may get a copy of the new album or something when it comes out, but there's this long waiting period. I wanted to do something where the people who believe in me and believe in this project see something more immediately."
As a result, Himan has already gone into thC Ae studio with his band and recorded tracks for five of the songs that will be appearing on Formal! Anyone who pledges gets immediate access to the music with weekly releases to give donors an idea of what's to come.
As Himan explained it "I'm giving exclusive releases of the songs, one per week, so if you donate, you're getting the music now. To me, it only seems fair, so people have an idea what they're contributing to and are a part of, plus it bides a little time for us to move forward and finish the album.
Instead of using Kickstarter, however, Himan has opted to us PledgeMusic.com, a site that is geared specifically toward music and has seen artists like Ben Folds, Rachel Yamagata and Brand New Heavies successfully finance their own projects.
Himan launched the pledge campaign on October 16 in an effort to raise $15,000 to both finish the new CD and tour with the band to support the record. In the first two weeks, Himan has already reached 25 percent of his goal, but he still has a long way to go.
With the pledge music campaign, the fundraising is an all or nothing effort. If he doesn't receive enough pledges to reach his goal, donors get their money back and he'll receive nothing. Those who supported him will get the new songs sent to them regardless, however.
Of course, there are more incentives involved with different packages available, ranging from a full album download and online updates for $10 up through T-shirts and signed CDs and DVDs. Himan even ups the ante for the larger donations with packages that include personalized house concerts and even the guitar he used to write and record his album Dark Horse. Full details on the new album project and the pledge campaign can be found online at erichiman.com.
Before the pledge campaign is even half way through, however, Himan wanted to make sure and do something to keep people interested and draw more attention to the project. As a result, Himan will be performing with his full band at The Shrine this Friday night, Nov. 2, with "Formal!" preview of the new material and what is yet to come. Tickets are $8 in advance or $12 at the door and the evening will include and opening set by Olivia Duhon as well as a headline set by Eric Himan Band which will preview six tracks from the forthcoming album, Formal!, a selection of tracks from Himan's catalog and even a few select covers, including Amy Winehouse's "Me & Mr. Jones" and Elvis Costello's "Every Day I Write the Book."
Himan only continues to get better as a songwriter and the previews of the new tracks that I've been privileged to hear prove that he's barely scratched the surface of what his career will continue to yield. If you want to get a great preview of what's to come and help support Himan as he prepares his new album, you won't want to miss this show.
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Since 1984, the Oceanic Society has sponsored research on the behavioral ecology of spotted dolphins off the Bahamas banks. In the early 1990s, a dolphin communication component was added to the project, and a vessel impact study was initiated in 1996. In the year 2000, the project was expanded to include a behavioral comparison study between spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) and bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). In 2002, we began focusing on the social mechanisms of both species of dolphins, and from 2004-06 we focused on the social behavior of juvenile spotted dolphins. Our research project ended in 2006 when Daisy Kaplan completed her research and the results were published in Marine Mammal Science.
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To a Leftist, what could the USA possibly deserve more than falling off a cliff? Being attacked by al-Qaeda?Given the history of the Left, it is absolutely beyond me how anyone could possibly believe Our Leftist Savior wants to help the nation, not hurt it. Helping free people is not what Leftists do. Ever.Ever.
This theory making the rounds that Obama will cave because he doesn´t want a 2nd term recession nad he care sbaout his legacy is pure fantasy. Obama cares abut neither. he will still have his billion dollar a year expense money while people in the country fall further into despair.Military contractors getting creamed would make Obama very happy as well as a tax increase for all.His offer of working on tax reform next year is a pure lie to get what he wants from republicans now. Obama is holding the country hostage to satisfy the members of his filthy tin cup base.
Is anyone really surprised by Obama´s actions? No, not the people who ready this site. The rest still believe that Obama is too smart to let the country fail - delusional and mislead. Someone pass the Obamaphone please.
Ummmm, I think Obama IS serious. Serious about revenge, serious about expanding government even more. Serious about destroying race relations.FTA "Oh, the White House also wants Congress to give Mr. Obama the authority to increase the debt limit, whenever he wants, as much as he wants.". Obama is the Lord High Ruler of us all.
Yup! Zippy and his Islamo/Marxist pals want to put it to us republicans (lower case).
agree Spidy but after he takes us down he will isolate the problem and keep blaming the Republican congress in the hope to replace them so he has a one party system. Then the country can be run like Detroit, Newark, and the rest.He knows the press will jump in and help with the blame.
ObamaDon´tCare...it´s not just his medical program anymore; it defines his entire regency.
OMG. When will the Repugs realize this is about who gets the blame for the upcoming disaster. Raise the taxes on the freakin "rich" and let the party begin.Take a moral stand on spending, not defending the small tax rate increase for the rich.Repugs are playing checkers while the Dimms are playing chess.
I make no excuses for the insipid president, but if you are someone who has gotten everything you wanted without working for it your entire life, why would anyone think you know the first thing about compromise?In addition to dealing with a hard-core leftists, they are dealing with a sociopath whose pathology was imbued from birth.
This little drama is playing out exactly the way the dictator planned. He will bring this country to its knees because it is who he is at his core. He is getting everything he has ever dreamed of by the destruction of this country financially, the decimation of the military, and the rising masses indebted to his handouts who worship him. We hear a lot about the fiscal cliff but what has set us upon this path was going over the moral cliff years ago.
Let all the extensions end. Let the full Clinton rates go into effect. Everybody gets taxed which will generate the 3 times the revenue they hoped they might generate from the rich. Then let the Sequestration begin. Dems will get just exactly what the wanted, more revenue AND real but smaller cuts. Then tell them since they got all this new revenue, the debt limit won´t need to be very large.
I hate to say this, but John Boehner needs to realize that he does not have a negotiating partner in either BHO nor Harry Reid. Ergo, Mr. Boehner needs to lead by proposing and passing a spending reduction bill that will defund Federal Agencies in a wholesale manner. He needs t mount a public relations assault that would make Charles Schumer turn green with envy. And every time any Mediaite complains that the issue is not being addressed every Republican needs to remind them immediately that revenue and appropriations are required to originate in the House and that the House has done its job.Finally, if a democrat House Member wants to propose the plan (ha!) of BHO, let them. Then vote it down on a voice vote. Let the Democrats in the House go on record as being in favor of raising taxes during a recession.
The republicans better remember President George H. Bush´s set/up by the demorats. Remember -- "read my lips" and then when the deal was struck he got blown away by "taxes".It´s the demorats favorite game -- LYING.....LZK
I agree, #2, as well. Too many of our nation´s Super-Smart People Better´n Us still think he´s a regular, normal Democrat, that it´s just ´their turn´ and expect he will behave as all Democrats before him: Moderate his positions back toward center and do what´s best for the country as a whole.Except they neglect to acknowledge that he is NOT an ordinary Democrat, that he has devious ulterior motives, and wants high achieving Americans (i.e., anyone with a job) to pay for the world´s ills.If a committed extreme leftist actually intended to destroy this nation, and ´won´ a second election with those same policies, would he be doing any differently?
Crash,baby,crash, and the devil take the hindmost. You knows who you is.
More evidence of un-seriousness:Obama´s negotiators do not honor the most basic traditional rules of negotiation, according to Dana Perino yesterday.Perino said that Obama´s people had promised confidentiality of the details of the Republicans´ offers, during negotiation conducted by phone conference.They then promptly broke this promise and revealed details to the lapdog media for political advantage.
The republicans can´t change Obama´s plans and they can´t go along to get along either. The only thing they can do is get together with each other to discuss a unified PR strategy. The fact that this country is on an unsustainable spending spree that cannot be corrected by squeezing more money out of the taxpayers shouldn´t be a difficult message to sell. Time to do a bit more campaigning of our own.
I think Obama has looked at Boehner and sized him up as a man ready to cave on any- and everything.Why would Barry compromise?
T´was a time before the election when I thought critical articles on Obama meant something, meant the public was beginning to see the destruction of our country and his utter faiiureship as a leader. Now, I know that writers´ opinions are just that, what they think. They don´t enlighten the sleeping public, they don´t move the dial. Those voters cared not a wit. I no longer take heart. All articles at this point, are just chronicling the destruction. Sad!
#12 has the answer, pass a spending bill in the House and go home. Let the Senate and Obama deal with it then. Spending bills originate in the House, do it and walk away.
The empty chair. As ever.From voting ´present´ in the IL legislature to being the presIdent, nothing has changed.
Go on off the cliff. Put the government in a recession, lay them off, send them home, don´t hire them back.
No sense in giving the democrats more of what they are already misusing-taxes. They should be made to prove cost to benefit of the first stimulus, before more is given.Everything mentioned in Mister My Way or the Highway´s agenda on fiskle cliff are giveaways-no self sustaining agenda for citizens is mentioned.
Rick Santelli was going ´ape poop´ on CNBC this morning over Obama´s behavior. Why is he on the campaign trail again? We all know - it´s the only thing he knows how to do.
I´ll repeat myself too. The only choice party sycophants get. Is what color and pattern the deck chairs get recovered in.Now, go get some egg nog, and sit in yer deck chairs.
It´s all about reparations, folks. He wants whites to discover the joys of plantation life.
I agree with #12 and #20 also. As we watch Obama´s puppeteer direct the destruction of yet another government, the House should just agree to all demands. The left will get what they want one way or another. If votes aren´t there, fraud always works..... Maybe the newsies and other ignorant leftists need to see America fall into the hands of dictatorship. Expect whines when voters realize their lives just got worse.
I´m surprised at the number of low-information people and anti-capitalists (often one and the same) who think Obama is on the right track.
Obama doesn´t want to avoid the fiscal cliff, he is making the republicans an offer they can´t accept. Even the cry baby who signalled in advance his willingness to cave must be embarrassed. The house should pass a bill to cut all prior stimulus spending from the budget and eliminate baseline budget increases, zero out the budget of any federal department that is not clearly in the constitution put in a reduction of 10% in all the others except defence which has already been cut, cut the white house budget to the same as the british royal family, extend the Bush tax rates with no sunset, and cut all entitlements to the fraction necessary to balance the budget to the current federal revenue. When this is passed leave town and defend it till the population understands the need for spending discipline. If Obama can double down on his demands why not the cry baby!
The Obama base won´t get the point unless part 2 of the scheme is put through. I am talking about the theft of 401K´s. The base is ok with hitting the ´rich´, but may rethink things when their ox is gored. And it will be. That is how Obama will take down the economy of this country.
The goal is to get a Dem House (impeachment proof), if no deal is reached, which should be an easy task with hatred for Republicans at a fever pitch. If 0 gets a last-minute deal, he is a hero again, win-win.
If the only way to get spending cuts is to do nothing, then the Rs should do nothing. Tax increases will pinch all of us, but most of us are smart enough and capable enough to cut personal discretionary spending and taxable income. It´ll be interesting to see what Obama´s end game is here. Just when the economy begins to recover from the recession caused by his unwillingness to be a serious man, Obamacare will be fully kicking in. What fun!
Obie is confident that much of the republican base and all the tea party will abandon the Republican Party as we´ve known it. It will be suicide for the party and that´s his goal.I bet more than a few on our side of aisle are beginning to understand the move. They have to walk, or they might as well disband. Seriously.
I hear the messiah is going to Hawaii soon. It´s Christmas get out of town time. Isn´t it strange that he never goes to his own home?
Wish these idiot Americans hadn´t dragged me down with them, I´d love to watch this country crash and burn from a safe distance. It´s going to be epic. Greece times a trillion
"Is it not strange that he never goes to his own home?" I don´t think so, several reasons:1 He enjoys having fun on opm2 "here´s in your face whitey"!3 The ethnic supporters vicariously are enjoying the in your face attitude!4 The whole dem party and lsm are amazed ataudacity he gets away with.5 Chitown is becoming the shooters paradise--wasn´t a murder or shooting in his neighborhood recently?6 Last but not least--he has to keep moochelle happy!!!
Obama clearly wants to go over the cliff. He´s setting it up so he can blame it on the Republicans. He gets the taxes the Republicans get the blame.Stop negotiating. Declare there´s nothing you can do to stop Obama from taking us over the cliff. His demands are worse than the cliff itself. So give it to him. Let him own the cliff. He´s running the show, let him have the responsibility/blame.If you do anything else you give Obama the power to destroy the Republican party.
Obviously Hawaii is a nicer place to spend vacation time than Chicago.It´s a no-brainer.You also don´t want to remind people about your felon friend Rezko.The cliff isn´t much - just go over it and help Obama start another recession.The midterm elections coming up in 2014 should be a doozy against Obama.Historically the sixth year of a presidency (the midterm of the second term) results inhorrificly bad numbers in Congress for the incumbent president´s party.A little recession... and multiple ugly factors (Obamacare, etc)...should anger voters and turn out the Tea Party bigtime, in force.That should increase the House and take the Senate for the GOP in November 2014.Even W couldn´t stem the tide in 2006, despite good vote results against the oddsthat he achieved in 2002 midterms.Year Six is always ugly. This one will be even worse.Lotsa peeps are gonna be feelin´ very nasty by 2014.Let Bambi take it you know where.Where sheep always do."Bah Ram Ewe" (quote from movie "Babe")
The country has already failed. The death blow occurred in 2008 when the trillions in stimulus money was wasted on barry´s vote-buying schemes. That money is unrecoverable and we will be decades in digging out of the hole. May he and his family rot in Hawaii or Kenya or whereever he calls home while better people rebuild America. I have never seen a bigger bunch of incompetent, delusional amateurs gathered in one place.
Let. It. Burn. Slap the American people in the face that all the government they think they need costs a lot of money and the fiscal cliff is a way to show them just how much.After all, this is what the "half-a-loaf" R´s & D´s decided to do last time around. And, if the R´s negotiate from a position of who gets hurt worse, they´re more stupid than I thought. R´s ALWAYS get hurt worse, due to the complicit stenographers in major media. Let. It. Burn.
If America has re-elected an unserious president it is simply because we have become an unserious people. If we are what we eat, certainly we elect who we are.We were serious once, on 9/12/2001. We were united. But that unity and resolve were frittered away by a purposeless leader and his progressive advisors, more interested in nation building among the simians on monkey island than destroying the threat to America.We are now adrift, with a leader whose rallying cry is more "sideways" than "forward." "In God we trust" has been replaced by "feed me, clothe me, house me, help me." The race snobs who tut-tutted at the demands of black New Orleans residents now have the spectacle of white Sandy "victims" proclaiming their helplessness. The New York of the iron workers marching to Ground Zero to dig with their bare hands on the very day of the attack has morphed into the Staten Island of the newly homeless, staring at wreckage a month old and asking who will clean up the mess for them.Drive it over the cliff. I'm sick and tired of hearing about it.
In the liturgical calendar, Sunday is "New Year´s Day" as it is the first Sunday of Advent. I am a committed Christian, so this is an important day for me. The Holy Season of Advent reminds us that Jesus the Savior came into this world bodily over 2000 years ago. It reminds us also that Jesus will come again to reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords--in justice and peace and mercy.I have been a flag-flying, flag-waving American. Because of Obama and the direction this country is headed (along with the many years of decline it has taken to get us to this point), I will no longer fly the American flag in front of my house starting Sunday 2 December 2012. Obama is not my king. The United States and the State of Illinois are not my final home.While I am a loyal citizen of the United States and resident of Illinois, my first loyalty beyond all others is to Jesus Christ. To show that loyalty to King Jesus, I will fly the flag of my faith, which bears the image of the cross.Each morning as I leave my home to go to work, I will be reminded of where my loyalty truly lies: In the Savior of the world, Jesus Christ. I have no king but him. He is the true--the SERIOUS--king!
Alinsky rule #3, #5, #6, #10. Okay let´s do it.
No. 34: He doesn´t have a home. He´s from nowhere. He has no past, no friends, no family, and no character. "He´s a real nowhere man" who cares only for himself. If the voting public had half a brain he´d either be in therapy, in jail, or both.
Will some Republican with a brain,(if one can be found) please get started on the 12th Amendment before Dec. 17????
Walk away. Let the cliff come. If you´re worried about the military, forget it. Our military is going to be decimated anyway. This country is like an alcoholic on a years-long binge. Only when the alcoholic is near death does he change his ways. And sometimes he chooses death over change. I think in 2012 we chose death over change. It´s going to be a rough ride. But we have enough Red States to start over with a new confederation of the sane. I live in California, and we chose death over life. Damn shame, we were a great State, and we were once a great nation. It´s all gone folks. We need to start over after the disaster. Zero will be swept away like the Marxist he is.
Negotiating with Marxists/communists is always very difficult to impossible. Just ask Henry Kissinger. The only thing they understand is force. If Obama and his Marxist/communist friends refuse to negotiate in good faith, go over the cliff and greet them at the bottom with bayonets.
Now let´s see.1. Raise taxes2. Increase spending3. Do nothing about spending cuts until next year.Obama´s plan for fiscal disaster!
Obama is a Blaojevich clone on steriods. The people from Illinois know that he will spend, offer roayal edits, and live like a King and thumb his nose at everyone even his own democrat party. The one hope is the Illinois democrats impeached Blagojevich before he was sent to Federal prison with Obama´s other Chicago friend and felon, Tony Rezko.
Go over the cliff. Let the automatic cuts kick in. Let the cities burn.
The White House plantation AND the media will let us down.
I keep thinking I´m in a bad dream and need to wake up fast! How in blazes did this con man become an 8-year occupant of the White House, just like the impeached Clinton? We are truly surrounded by idiots in this once - great nation....and they outnumbered us somehow in this last fraudulent election, didnt they?
Don´t waste your time on this, folks. It´s all show. Some very bigs cajones involved right now. Hard to believe Obie and his hoods are working for us, no? The bandaid fix will come, surprise, surprise. And, don´t look for any big year market-wise in 2013.
Negotiating with Obama is not surprisingly akin the negotiating experience Israel has with the Palestinians.
"unserious" ?The three Stooges were unserious.How about inept ?
Obama and family are heading to Hawaii, his adopted "home", for the holidays. He has no worries about the debt cliff. The plan is already in place. Either the Republicans will stay firm on no separate tax increase for the wealthy (in which the deadline passes and taxes surge up for all) or the Republicans cave in to Obama and can then be shown as weak and soft. O can´t lose in either case. A burdened and defeated citizenry will then need government to survive. And take away their guns and it´s many times worse. Going around Congress via executive orders well over 900 times already, what we have is a dictatorship. For those of us who have accepted Christ, remember: He said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." Stand on that. Heads up.


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The top spot goes to Edie Falco and Aida Turturro who showed up to the premiere of the last movie James Gandolfini completed. They wanted to honor him. Very very touching.
Britney says hi to everyone in the desert this morning. Told the aliens to rock out with their c**ks out.
David Beckham got a new Victoria tattoo. Right there on his hand.
Dakota Fanning hangs out with her boyfriend while her
sister does leg stretches in a parking lot.
First day on the new job yesterday for Elisabeth Hasselbeck who got some
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Genetic disorders (Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders)
Variations within the DNA sequence of a particular gene affect its function and may cause or predispose an individual a particular disease. Alterations in the genome may increase the frequency of disorder and disease with entire populations.
Although there are many types of genetic disorders, a specific disorder does not have to be inheritable to have a genetic basis. For example, non-heritable disorders can also arise from mutations in somatic cells resulting from exposure to mutagenic factors in the environment. Mutations, whether inherited mutations that appear in every cell of the body, or random mutations affecting a particular cell, can cause groups of cells to grow out of control or inhibit the processes (contact inhibition processes) that normally prevent this from happening.
Some diseases and disorders are traced to the presence of a single form of a gene, to a mutation in a specific normal gene. Other common conditions, including not only some cancers but also some forms of heart disease and diabetes, are polygenic. Variations in a number of genes, in combination with environmental conditions that determine the extent to which these genes are expressed, affect the risk that an individual will develop such conditions. The risk calculations associated with many of the disorders commonly regarded as genetic diseases are often predictable as functions of...
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Genetic disorders are conditions that have some origin in an individual's genetic make-up. Many of these disorders are inherited and are governed by the same genetic rules that determine dimples and red hair. However, some genetic disordersuch as Down syndrome, characterized by heart malformation, poor muscle tone, and a flattened faceesult from a spontaneous mutation (gene change) that takes place during embryonic (earliest life) development.
Genetic disorders can be classified according to the way in which they develop. If the disorder is transmitted by genes inherited from only one parent, it is said to be an autosomal dominant disorder. The term autosome applies to any of the 22 chromosomes that are identical in human males and females. (Chromosomes are structures that organize genetic information in the nucleus of cells.) By contrast, disorders that can be inherited only by the transmission of genes from both parents is called an autosomal recessive disorder.
Other genetic disorders are associated with the X (female) or Y (male) chromosome and are called sex-linked disorders because the X and Y chromosomes are related to sexual characteristics in humans. Finally, the development of some genetic disorders involves environmental factors, factors present outside the organism itself. Such disorders are known as multifactorial genetic disorders.
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Genetic Disorders (Encyclopedia of Public Health)
The traditional method used to study an inherited disease is to observe the pattern of its distribution in families through examination of a pedigree, the construction of which begins with the individual first known to have the disease. The pedigree pattern allows one to judge whether or not the distribution conforms to Mendelian principles of segregation and assortment, and thus represents single-factor inheritance. Patterns that do not conform to Mendelian principles may represent polygenic traits, which represent the cumulative effects of a number of different genes. These complex patterns underlie the vast majority of human diseases.
Disorders caused by single mutant genes show one of four simple (Mendelian) patterns of inheritance: (1) autosomal dominant, (2) autosomal recessive, (3) X-linked dominant, or (4) X-linked recessive. A dominant trait is one that is expressed in the heterozygote (as well as in the homozygote or hemizygote). A recessive trait is one that is expressed in a homozygote (or a hemizygote), but silent in the heterozygote. The terms "dominant" and "recessive" refer to the phenotypic expression of a trait, not to the expression of the gene. Thus it is incorrect to speak of a dominant or recessive gene. A gene is either expressed or not expressed. Whether the trait is considered dominant or recessive often depends upon the level of observation. Sickle cell anemia is a recessive traitt requires a double dose of the abnormal gene for expression at the clinical level. Nevertheless, the sickle gene can be expressed in single dose as well, giving rise to carriers with SA hemoglobin. In a state of reduced oxygen tension, red cells in SA carriers may sickle. Recessive traits may thus be codominant when viewed biochemically at the level of the gene product, or dominant in an altered environment.
By definition, genes that are situated on chromosomes other than the X or Y sex chromosomes are autosomal. Dominant traits are fully evident when only one abnormal gene (mutant allele) is present and the corresponding partner allele on the homologous chromosome is normal (a heterozygous state). The representative initial for the dominant gene is typically capitalized, and the recessive gene is placed in lower case. Thus, if there are two alleles of a given gene that are referred to as "A" and "a," three possible genotypes exist: AA, Aa, and aa. Genotypes AA and aa are homozygotes; Aa is a heterozygote.
Autosomal dominant traits bear the following characteristic features: (1) an affected individual usually bears an equal number of affected and unaffected offspring; (2) unless the condition arose by a new mutation in a germ cell that formed the individual, each affected individual has an affected parent; (3) males and females are affected in equal numbers; (4) each gender can transmit the trait to male and female; (5) normal children of an affected individual have only normal offspring; and (6) when the trait does not impair viability or reproductive capacity, vertical transmission of the trait occurs through successive generations. The best evidence of a dominant trait is three or more generations of male-to-male transmission.
Autosomal dominant disorders often show two additional characteristics that are rarely seen in recessive disorders: (1) marked variability in the severity, or expressivity, of the disorder and (2) delayed age of onset. In heterozygotes the expression of the abnormal gene can be so weak that a generation appears to be skipped because the carrier of the abnormal gene is clinically normal. In such fortunate individuals, the trait is said to be "nonpenetrant." In some diseases, such as Huntington's disease and adult polycystic kidney disease, the disorder may not become manifest clinically until adult life, even though the mutant gene has been present since conception.
In every autosomal dominant disease, some affected persons owe their disorder to a new mutation rather than to an inherited allele. A reasonable estimate of the frequency of mutation is on the order of 5 10-6 mutations per allele per generation. Because a dominant trait requires a mutation in only one of the parental gametes, the expected frequency for a new autosomal dominant disease in any given gene is one in 100,000 newborns.
A classic example of a dominant trait in humans is familial hypercholesterolemia, an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by elevation of serum cholesterol bound to low-density lipoprotein (LDL). Mutations in the LDL receptor (LDLR) gene on chromosome 19 cause the disorder. Heterozygotes develop fatty collections on their tendons, a corneal arc, and, of greatest concern, coronary artery disease, which typically presents in the fourth or fifth decade of life. Homozygotes develop these features at an accelerated rate. In the United States, the frequency of homozygotes is approximately one in a million, and the frequency of heterozygotes is approximately one in five hundred. However, among patients with a history of myocardial infarction (heart attacks), the heterozygote frequency is about one in twenty.
Autosomal recessive conditions are clinically apparent only in the homozygous statehen both alleles at a particular genetic locus are deleterious. In most autosomal recessive disorders the clinical presentation tends to be more uniform than in dominant diseases, and the onset is often early in life. The following features are characteristic: (1) on average, male and female siblings are affected in equal proportions; (2) the parents are clinically normal; (3) all of the children of the union between an affected individual and a homozygous normal individual are heterozygous carriers, but none will be affected; (4) on average, half of the children are affected when an affected individual mates with a heterozygous carrier (a pseudo-dominant pedigree); (5) all of the children of a union between two individuals homozygous for the same mutant gene will be affected; (6) on average, if both parents are heterozygous at the same genetic locus, one-fourth of their children are homozygous affected, one-fourth are homozygous normal, and half are heterozygous carriers of the same mutant gene; and (7) the less frequent the mutant gene is in the population, the greater the likelihood that the affected individual is the product of consanguineous parents.
Consanguinity increases the likelihood of a child presenting with a recessive disease because the likelihood of inheriting the same rare mutation from a distant common ancestor, or "founder" increases. First cousins share, on the average, one-eighth of their genes. When two first cousins marry, an offspring has, on average, one-sixteenth of the loci homozygous for a gene derived from a common ancestor. In general, offspring of first cousins are slightly more likely to have congenital malformations, as well as mental defects and metabolic diseases, than are children born to unrelated parents.
Increased frequency of consanguinity is not observed if the recessive disease is common. Cystic fibrosis exemplifies an autosomal recessive disorder that is common among individuals of Northern European descent. In the United States, the frequency of individuals heterozygous for a mutation in the cystic fibrosis conductance regulator gene (CFTR) is quoted as one in twenty-five. Inheritance of two malfunctioning genes leads to the disruption of pancreatic exocrine function and chronic bronchitis with emphysema, as well as biliary cirrhosis, meconium ileus, and an enhanced loss of salt through the skin, which is the basis of the "sweat test" used for screening purposes. The frequency of individuals affected with cystic fibrosis is one in 2,500, and typically the parents are unrelated.
Diseases or traits that result from genes located on the X chromosome are termed "X-LINKED." Because the female has two X chromosomes, she may be either heterozygous or homozygous for the mutant gene, and the trait may exhibit recessive or dominant expression. The terms "X-LINKED dominant" and "X-LINKED recessive" refer only to expression of the trait in females. The male has only one X chromosome and therefore is hemizygous for X-linked traits. Males can be expected to express X-linked traits regardless of their recessive or dominant behavior in the female. This accounts for the large numbers of X-linked diseases. Affected males do not transmit an X chromosome to their sons; thus an important feature of X-linked inheritance is the absence of male-to-male transmission. In contrast, since all females inherit their fathers' single X chromosomes, their daughters are all obligate carriers.
Although genotypically females have two X chromosomes, functionally they behave as though they only have one X chromosome, like their brothers. This is due to the process of X-inactivation, which was first proposed by Mary Lyon and is termed "lyonization" in her honor. During ontogeny, one of the X chromosomes becomes inactive, condensing to form a "Barr body." Inactivation is random, so each cell has an equal probability that the paternally or maternally derived X chromosome will be inactivated. Once one of the two X chromosomes is inactivated, the same X chromosome remains inactive throughout all subsequent cell divisions. Thus, on average, half of the cells of a female express the X chromosome of her father and half of her mother.
For the vast majority of genes on the X chromosome, the normal female is a mosaic, with her cells expressing one or the other X chromosome, but not necessarily a 500 mosaic. Inactivation of one of the X chromosomes occurs early in development and is random; hence many females may, by chance, have many more cells that carry an active X chromosome derived from one parent than from the other. Similarly, if one of the X chromosomes carries a mutant gene that confers a metabolic disadvantage upon cells with that mutation, these cells may survive less frequently during development, and the female offspring may have cells that carry predominantly or exclusively the active X chromosome without the mutation.
X-linked dominant traits are uncommon. The characteristic features are as follows: (1) females are affected about twice as often as males; (2) heterozygous females transmit the trait to both genders with a frequency of 50 percent; (3) hemizygous affected males transmit the trait to all of their daughters and none of their sons; and (4) the expression is more variable and generally less severe in heterozygous females than in hemizygous affected males. Some rare X-linked dominant disorders occur only in the heterozygous female, because the condition is lethal in the hemizygous affected male. Additional characteristics of this form of inheritance are as follows: (1) an affected mother transmits the trait to half of her daughters (heterozygotes), and (2) an increased frequency of abortions occurs in affected women, the abortions representing affected male fetuses.
X-linked recessive traits are relatively common. The characteristic features are as follows:(1) the disorder is fully expressed only in the hemizygous affected male; (2) heterozygous females are usually normal, although occasionally they may exhibit mild features of the disorder, and in females who have unfortunately inactivated the wrong X chromosome may be almost as severely affected as the hemizygous affected male; (3) on average, a heterozygous female transmits the trait to half of her sons (hemizygous affected), but the other half are normal; (4) on average, half of the daughters of a heterozygous female are carriers and half are normal; (5) all daughters of an affected male and a normal female are carriers, and no sons of such a union are affected (no father-toson transmission); (6) in the rare event of the union of an affected male and a heterozygous female, half of the daughters are homozygous affected and half are heterozygous carriers; while half of the sons are hemizygous affected (maternal inheritance) and half are normal; (7) if the trait is rare, parents and relatives are normal except for male relatives in the female line (e.g., on average, half of maternal uncles are affected). This "uncle and nephew" pattern gives rise to an oblique pedigree pattern, in contrast to the horizontal pattern of autosomal recessive conditions and the vertical pattern of autosomal dominant conditions.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and the milder Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) are the product of mutations in the dystrophin gene on the X chromosome. The most distinctive feature of Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a progressive proximal muscular dystrophy with characteristic pseudohypertrophy of the calves. On average, a typical patient with DMD is diagnosed around the age of five, is wheelchair dependent at twelve years of age, and is dead before the age of twenty. One-third of cases represent new mutations.
Most phenotypic traits are determined by many genes collaborating at different loci (polygenic) rather than by single gene effects. Parents and offspring, and usually siblings, have 50 percent of their genes in common. Second-degree relatives share, on average, one-fourth of all genes, and third-degree relatives (cousins) share one-eighth. As the degree of relation becomes more distant, the probability of inheriting the same combination of genes is reduced, and the degree of resemblance is likely to be less.
Many common chronic diseases (e.g., essential hypertension, coronary artery disease, and schizophrenia) and the common birth defects of children (e.g., cleft palate, cleft lip, and neural tube defects) that tend to run in families fit best into the category of multifactorial genetic diseases. Multifactorial genetic diseases have both a polygenic component and an environmental component of causative factors. Susceptibility, or risk, genes are present in low frequency in the population at large. However, if any one individual has a particularly large number of such genes, the disease may manifest. When an individual is unfortunate enough to have inherited just the right (or wrong) combination of risk genes, he or she passes beyond a "risk threshold" at which environmental factors may determine the expression and severity of disease. In order for another family member to develop the same disease, that individual would have to inherit the same, or a very similar, combination of genes. The likelihood of such an occurrence is clearly greater in first-degree than in more distant relatives. The chances of another relative inheriting the right combination of risk genes decreases as the number of genes required to express a given trait increases. For example, the recurrence risk for siblings in neural tube defects is almost 4 percent, or ten times greater than the risk in the population as a whole.
Failure of appropriate segregation (nondisjunction) during meiosis by allelic chromosomes or by sister chromatids can lead to an imbalance in the number of chromosomes present in a gamete. The frequency of chromosomal nondisjunction increases with increasing maternal age, with up to 1 percent of the offspring of mothers aged thirty-five and 10 percent of the offspring of mothers aged forty-five or older exhibiting such abnormalities. A zygote with only one copy (monosomy) of any one autosome is nonviable, and three (trisomy) or more copies of any one type of autosomal chromosome are also typically lethal. Exceptions do occur, the most common of which is trisomy 21, or Down syndrome.
Due to lyonization, nondisjunction of the X chromosome is better tolerated. XO individuals (Turner's syndrome) are phenotypically female, but are typically sterile. The Y chromosome is dominant, hence XXY individuals (Klinefelter's syndrome) are phenotypically male. However, affected men are also commonly sterile. Rare individuals with apparent Klinefelter's syndrome have been fertile, but these individuals are typically mosaics, with a sufficient population of chromosomally normal cells to yield viable gametes.
(SEE ALSO: Congenital Anomalies; Genes; Genetics and Health; Human Genome Project; Medical Genetics)
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Title: Chicago Medium Rare:When we Were Both Younger by Robert J. Casey
Location: Internet Archive Date: 1949
"CHICAGO, according to the experts, is a city that took root in a swamp about 1826, grew to noticeable size before 1890 and reached its ultimate magnificence day before yesterday."
So begins Robert J. Casey's (1890-1962) recounting of life in Chicago at the turn of the twentieth century. Usually I would provide some biographical material on the author here, but have decided to post that information on The Journal next week. The reader might also note that the illustrations were provided by Ann and John Groth. More on Groth to be posted on The Journal also. In the meantime – enjoy the following story by newspaper man, author, adventurer, Bob Casey! This book is a treat I just had to share.
Bad-News Tillie
THEY were plowing up the last celery patch in Lake View to make room for Weiblinger's saloon when Bad-News Tillie moved into Ashland Avenue near Cornelia Street. Her advent was considerably more spectacular than the unloading of Gentry Brothers' Circus half a block down the street, and was reviewed with unmasked interest by all the kids of the neighborhood and most of the adults.
Tillie didn't bring any moving van filled with the customary oddments of furniture generally revealed on such occasions. She was more practical. She appeared on the scene seated by the side of the driver of a steam roller behind which, on four stonemason's trucks, was hitched a long, narrow, two-story house. Tillie's possessions, whatever they were, remained where they had always been inside the house. And nobody got a look at them until long years afterward.
A moving crew got the house onto its waiting foundations before the day was out. In this work they were greatly encouraged by Tillie, who cursed at them with a spectacular vocabulary in English, Polish and German. When they had finished she chased away the observing children and retired through her somewhat accessible front door via a stepladder. The spectators then moved on to the circus which, after Tillie's show, seemed to be lacking in savor.
Next day it became obvious that Tillie had come to stay. By the time the mannerly little children had gathered around she had a nondescript washing hung on a line in what was to be her backyard, and bricklayers were filling up holes in the underpinning of her house. Moreover, as determined by test, the ladder had been attached to the house with wooden cleats. Public interest waned rapidly.
The house, when it was permanently emplaced, looked like what it was a large square box, badly in need of the coat of paint it was never going to get. But Tillie had some eye for improvement. Maybe she found it inconvenient to get in and out of the place on a ladder. Anyway, at the end of the week a brewery truck arrived at her address carrying a spiral staircase of rusted iron.
Afterward came workmen who argued for a long time with Tillie about what they were going to do with the staircase. It was too long to serve the front door, the foreman mentioned in two languages. It couldn't be cut off with a hacksaw because it was the wrong curve. It was going to look pretty ghastly no matter what was done with it. And he suggested that maybe she might throw the thing away and get somebody to make her some stairs and a porch out of wood.
Tillie solved the problem with the directness that the neighborhood was presently to recognize as her most charming characteristic.
"Run it up to the second floor and make a door out of the upstairs front window on the east," she directed in German. "Then you can nail up the front door downstairs. I won't be needing it."
The foreman translated this order to his workmen and thereby let the neighborhood know what to expect. "She's certainly going to have a fine-looking place," he mentioned to give the message a personal touch. And he was right about that.
The result was something that people came from miles around to see. The little children would linger for hours just to observe Tillie making her exits and entrances. Unfortunately they were never around when she emerged at night swinging a lantern in front of her 200 pounds of bulk. John Spetti and Mike Mullen, conductors on the Ashland Avenue car line, who were frequent witnesses to this odd procedure, christened her place "The Ashland Avenue Lighthouse." And the name stuck.
In time, from one source or another, we learned the name of our new neighbor. She was Mrs. Herman Gratzburg. She had come from Bowmanville. And she had a wispy little husband whose apparent object in life was to keep out of her way.
"He's fine man," Tillie told Mrs. Volk in the grocery store across the street. "He's good to me. Never sticks around the house. Never bothers me. Just fine man."
That was her last observation on the subject, but a few of the neighbors began to draw conclusions from what they could see for themselves.
Mr. Gratzburg sometimes got up enough initiative to get drunk at Schulze's saloon no great distance away. But he never was sufficiently ingenious to enlarge on the program. He would come home, find himself unable to negotiate the winding stairs and sit all night on the bottom step. Next morning he would appear on the street with a black eye or a bandaged head. He worked somewhere as a freight-elevator operator, but nobody ever found out much about that.
Before coming to Ashland Avenue the Gratzburgs had lived near some carbarns in Clark Street and, whether because of this proximity or not, Tillie had developed a definite allergy toward streetcars.
There was a story that some conductor had once given her a misdated transfer or maybe had refused to accept a misdated transfer from her. There was a further report that in retaliation she had assaulted the motorman and broken some windows. These allegations were never proved. But it is true that she had been known to the trade in the old neighborhood as "Bad-News Tillie" for a considerable time.
She was some fifteen years in the Ashland Avenue Lighthouse and had an eventful life. Every now and then the police came from Town Hall station to arrest her for throwing rocks at passing streetcars or for one thing or another. But nothing came of it.
Tillie acquired a dog that seemed to have been trained to detest blue uniforms. But inasmuch as few trolley-car crewmen ever went by her house except in streetcars, the dog had a lonesome time of it. After a year or so in a mistaken moment he bit a policeman and died. The hazard of riding through the 3500 block in Ashland Avenue decreased from that day forward.
So, with little change in routine, the years went by until one night Herman Gratzburg made friends with a streetcar conductor named William Gavin in Schulze's bar. When Herman decided it was time to go home Gavin escorted him not only to the foot of the iron stairs but all the way up to the second-floor door. A bucket of water barely missed him on his way down.
The next day, July 15, 1905, was to be memorable in the neighborhood. Tillie appeared in Volk's grocery store and bought a bar of soap.
"He's no good," she told Mr. Fred Volk, the proprietor.
"Who?" inquired Volk.
"Herman, my old man," explained Tillie patiently. "All the time with streetcar conductors he runs around. So now I guess I kill him."
"So?" inquired Volk "And how are you going to do it?"
"With this," said Tillie. And she held up the cake of soap.
Volk repeated the conversation with considerable amusement to everybody he saw that day, including the policeman on the beat.
But the next day he would have had difficulty reconstructing a smile. Toward evening of that day Mrs. Gratzburg was back in the store, looking fairly happy.
"Well, I do it," she said. "The old man. Now he's dead. No more streetcar conductors for him."
Volk took a second look at her and called Town Hall station.
The police came. They found Herman in a bathtub with the back of his head caved in. It seemed likely that he had slipped on a cake of soap which they found underwater at the bottom of the
tub. A detective asked Tillie about it.
"Sure," she said in German. "I guess maybe he slips on that. I try hard to fix him up again. But he don't pay no attention to me. He just lies there."
"And when was this?" inquired the detective.
"Three days ago," said Tillie.
"Well," snapped the policeman, "where's that cake of soap you bought day before yesterday from Volk?"
"Oh, that," said Tillie. "That's right here." And she produced the cake of soap from the kitchen sink.
So they buried Gratzburg. Then they took Tillie in for mental tests. And they turned her loose again.
At last reports she was living on a little truck farm near Bensenville.
"I like it here," she reported to one of her old German friends. "It's a nice place. No policemen, no streetcars, no streetcar conductors. And there's no way you can get drowned in the bathtub
because there isn't any bathtub. There's just some water that squirts in from a thing up near the ceiling. And I wonder what those policemen wanted with me when Herman died."
"I don't know," said the friend. And, for that matter, neither does anybody else.


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Welcome to our Victoria Racing Club website.
This page is set up to be accessible for those using our website through an assisted program or who require a text-only format.
The information provided here is for patrons visiting Flemington with a disability and/or have difficulties with mobility.
We welcome you to our premier racing facility and are happy to receive any feedback on how we can make things easier for you on your visit to Flemington. Our contact details are located below.
Email: email@example.com
Phone: 1300 727 575
The Victoria Racing Club can be contacted through the National Relay Service.
Voice: 133 677
Year-round racing at Flemington - visit http://www.vrc.net.au/whats-on/upcoming-races/
Melbourne Cup Carnival 2013 dates - visit http://www.melbournecup.com/ for more information
Saturday 2 November – AAMI Victoria Derby Day
Tuesday 5 November – Emirates Melbourne Cup Day
Thursday 7 November – Crown Oaks Day
Saturday 9 November – Emirates Stakes Day
Our partners:
Emirates – principal partner, AAMI, Crown Casino, James Boags & Myer
VRC Members' access
The Members' Old Grandstand has limited wheelchair access to all levels. Disabled toilet facilities are located on the ground level for gentlemen only, and both ladies and gentlemen are available on the first floor at the western end of the Members' Old Grandstand.
In The Grandstand, unisex disabled toilets are located on all levels with the exception of Level 5, as well as wheelchair access to all levels.
Accessible & special needs tickets/seating
General admission tickets are available for year-round racing at Flemington through our website. Visit each racemeeting's page for the link to our online store.
For assistance with booking tickets, contact Customer Service on 1300 727 575 or email@example.com.
Viewing for people for disabilities
Unreserved public viewing areas for patrons and their carers are located at either end of the Undercroft and in the Lawn Stand (limited area available).
The Victoria Racing Club is affiliated with the Companion Card to ensure all patrons of Flemington have access to racemeetings. When the holder of a Companion Card purchases a general admission to Flemington, a second ticket will be issued for their companion at no charge (subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Companion Card).
For more information, visit Companion Card (http://www.companioncard.org.au) or phone 1800 650 611.
For more information relating to ticketing and services for people with a disability and their companions, contact Customer Service on 1300 727 575 or email@example.com.
Entertaining & dining
A full range of accessible public and Members' entertaining and dining packages are available for year-round racing.
For assistance with bookings, contact Customer Service on 1300 727 575 or email@example.com.
Gate opening times
Gate opening times are always listed on each individual raceday's page.
For more information on these options, contact Customer Service on 1300 727 575 or email@example.com.
Preferred accessible entries to Flemington
There are a number of accessible entries to Flemington.
- Hill Gate via Leonard Crescent
- Riverbank Gate via Lynchs Bridge
- Train station entrance – Platforms 1 & 2
- Flemington Drive entrance via Epsom Road
For patrons parking at the Showgrounds, there are two routes of travelling.
- If entering Flemington via the Showgrounds Entrance from the Showground Tunnel, it is a gradient of 1 in 6.
- If entering Flemington via the Hill Gate, you need to park via Langs Road, it will be a gradient of 1 in 12.
For more information on preferred accessible entries to Flemington, contact Customer Service on 1300 727 575 or email@example.com.
All turnstile entries have an accessible entry to accommodate wheelchair/special needs access.
Toilets for people with disabilities
Accessible toilets are available throughout the racecourse.
- Either end of the Undercroft adjacent to the accessible viewing areas (under the Grandstand)
- Eastern end of the Betting Ring
- Railway Platform No. 1 & 2
- Hill Precinct – located near The Hill Gate
- Elms Area – located next to Riverbank Gate
- Front Lawn – Entry to Parade Ring
- Centre car park
- Western end of 1st floor Members' Old Grandstand
- Ground Floor Ladies Rest Rooms – Members' Old Grandstand
- The Grandstand – Levels 1, 2, 3 & 4
- Nursery, Rails, Domain and Members' Reserved Car Parks
- Birdcage Enclosure
Entertaining & dining:
- Hill Enclosure (Archer & Makybe Diva® Marquee)
- The Banks Precinct
- Winning Post & Trackside Enclosures
- Carbine Marquee
- The Terrace & Saintly Place Restaurants
- Level 3 Hill Stand (Panorama & Skyline Restaurants)
A limited amount of accessible parking is available at both the Main Entry and Hill Gate entry for vehicles displaying a state or territory issued disabled parking permit.
Taxi drop off/pick up points
Patrons can utilise existing multi-purpose vehicles for transport to and from Flemington. Bookings can be made through:
- Central Booking line on (03 8413 7202
- Yellow Cabs on (03) 9277 3877
Accessible Taxi Ranks are located:
- Main Taxi Rank at Phar Lap Statue via Stables Drive entrance
- Hill Gate via Leonard Crescent
- Riverbank Gate via Lynchs Bridge entrance.
The preferred drop-off point for private vehicle drop off/pick up is at the Hill Gate via Langs Road.
Public transport
Public transport is a great way to access Flemington. Trains will run from Southern Cross and Flinders Street stations to Flemington Racecourse. All train services are wheelchair accessible. Passengers who need help boarding trains should wait on the platform near the front of the train.
Tram services will run along Route 57. Low-floor trams do not run on Route 57. Passengers using a mobility aid should catch the train to the racecourse.
For more information on Melbourne's trains, trams and buses, visit http://ptv.vic.gov.au/ or phone 131 638 (TTY 9619 2727).
Travellers Aid Access Service
Travellers Aid (http://www.travellersaid.org.au/) is a friendly and professional service offering support workers to assist people with disabilities and older people with personal care needs.
Travellers Aid is centrally located at Flinders Street Station (within the ticketed barrier area, between platforms 9 & 10) and at Southern Cross Station (under the Bourke Street Bridge, opposite Luggage Hall). Open seven days a week.
For details on Travellers Aid Access Service, phone:
- Flinders Street Station – (03) 9610 2030
Sunday to Thursday 8am-8pm
Friday to Saturday 8am-10pm - Southern Cross Station – (03) 9670 2072
Monday to Sunday 7am-11pm
General FAQs for visiting Flemington
On the day, information staff will be dressed in yellow shirts and caps at all turnstiles and throughout the racecourse to answer your questions and provide assistance.
Where can I find the race times and racing information?
We recommend that you check our website before you arrive. The times are usually available approximately one month before each racemeeting. This will give you an idea on the standard of racing, the prize money and the times of each race. The races are grouped in order of importance: Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, listed and handicapped. The higher the rating of the race, the greater the prize money. Once you arrive this information is also available in the racebook.
Where can I buy tickets? Can I buy tickets on the day?
There are two ways to get a ticket to Flemington. Check the Tickets section of our website for more information.
I've lost my ticket. What should I do?
Replacement tickets may be issued at the Victoria Racing Club's discretion.
Charges apply.
Where can I purchase a racebook on the day? Can I buy one prior to the racemeeting?
Outlets are situated at the main turnstiles and around the course.
What time do gates open and close on each day?
Gate opening times are always listed on each individual raceday's page.
For more information on these options, contact Customer Service on 1300 727 575 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Gates close shortly after the last race of the day. We ask that you leave the racecourse in a swift and quiet manner with consideration for our neighbours. If you have been drinking, please ensure that you have planned appropriate transportation or a designated driver to take you home.
What time do the restaurants open?
The restaurants open one hour before the first race.
It is recommended to make restaurant bookings prior to raceday, however on occasions there is the opportunity to make a booking on raceday pending availability.
What can I bring into Flemington?
What you can bring into Flemington depends on which areas your ticket allows you entry to. Make sure you read our Terms & Conditions carefully before arriving to Flemington.
No alcohol can be bought onto the course due to conditions on the caterer's Liquor Licence. Alcohol can be purchased in all dining facilities and at retail bar outlets located in both the Members and public areas of the racecourse. Bag checks will be conducted by security at points of entry.
Anything that is considered dangerous including glass-wear and knives will also not be permitted.
Proof-of-Age wristbands will be required for all people purchasing alcohol. Wristbanding marquees will be located at turnstile and bar entry points. Proof-of-Age ID must be presented. Patrons must be 18 years of age or older to purchase alcohol. Alcohol must not be purchased on behalf of underage patrons.
Can I leave the racecourse and come back in?
Yes you can, but make sure you get a Pass Out at the turnstile before leaving the course.
What should I wear? Is there a dress code?
Members' and visitors to Members' areas must abide by the dress regulations as outlined on the Victoria Racing Club's website.
We recommend that all who attend Flemington use these dress regulations as a guideline.
Is there a cloakroom on course?
Public and Members' cloakrooms are available for cloaking of items. There is no charge for this service.
Are there ATMs and EFTPOS facilities at Flemington?
Machines are located at various locations on course for both the public and Members.
Public areas:
- Outside Visitors Centre, Betting Ring East (Eftpos)
- Grandstand Ground (Eftpos)
- Tabaret Foyer (ATM)
- Tabaret – no cash given using credit (Eftpos)
- Hill Stand 1st Floor (Eftpos)
- Outside The Banks at Ascot Fence Line (Eftpos)
- Outside Elms Trackside Fence (Eftpos)
What food options are available?
There are several places to eat and drink at the racecourse. Check our map for locations of all food options available on course.
Where are the bars and what's available at them?
There are numerous retail bar outlets on course serving a selection of premier beer, wine, spirits and champagne for both the public and Members. View our maps for more information on where each bar is located.
Where can I buy merchandise to remember my day at Flemington?
Merchandise outlets will be operating through the racecourse during all four racedays of the carnival. Alternatively, you can purchase online from the Flemington Shop before you arrive or after attending Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Can I smoke cigarettes or cigars at Flemington, and where can I buy them on course?
Smoking is not permitted within occupied building areas, and in all indoor areas, including all marquees. Cigarette and cigar sales are available from:
Public areas:
- Betting Ring Central – Bernborough Club Bar
- Tabarat Gaming Area
- Hill Stand Level 1 – Hill Bar A
- Undercroft Central
I have a family with small children. What is available for kids?
Children are welcome at Flemington Racecourse.
At the end of the Undercroft, opposite the winning post, is our family area with craft and outdoor activities and pony rides. There is also an alcohol-free zone near the Mounting Yard, via the Public Lawn.
Baby change and feeding facilities are available in both the public and Members' areas. View our maps for locations.
Public areas:
- Feeding area and Ladies Toilet at Eastern end of betting ring.
- Baby Change Facilities and Ladies Toilet, at Western End of Main Betting Ring.
- Baby Change Facilities, 1st floor Hill Stand (Parents Room).
Victoria Racing Club contact details
For more information about the tickets, products and services offered to patrons with a disability, contact the VRC.
Email: email@example.com
Phone: 1300 727 575
The Victoria Racing Club can be contacted through the National Relay Service.
Voice: 133 677


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Voting is the most important way an individual can make their voice heard on the issues that affect every aspect of their daily life. It is a central and vital part of how democracy works in the UK at every level of elected government, from MPs at Westminster and MEPs in the European Parliament, to Assembly Members in the Welsh Government and Councillors in Caerphilly county borough.
In many countries around the world, including the UK, people have fought for the right to be allowed to vote. In the UK, women were first allowed to vote on equal terms with men under the Representation of the People Act, on February 6, 1918. But even then, this was only to certain women over 30 and it was not until 1928 that the voting age for women was lowered to 21 in line with men as part of the Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928. The UK lowered the age for men and women to 18 in the Representation of the People Act 1969 and there is growing support for lowering it further to 16 years of age.
But having the right to vote is not always enough. A strong and fair democracy also relies on people using their votes, but to do this it also has to ensure that as many people as possible can access the system and use the vote that they are entitled to have.
Many people are eligible to vote but may not know where and how to register and vote, or may be discouraged from voting because they have physical or mental issues that prevent them from exercising their voting rights. Other people may need some form of assistance, and some people may not vote because they cannot get to, or gain entry into, sites where elections are held. All these concerns and others, create barriers that keep people from exercising their right to vote.
This guidance document has been produced to provide additional information and advice on where Equalities and Welsh Language matters must be considered by staff members in Electoral Services and also those working as polling station inspectors, or in polling stations and election counts during the different election periods.
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In the thirteenth century the Ismaili Shi'ite Hashishin (حشّاشين), or Assassins, got their name from their practice of using hashish before setting out on jihad missions to assassinate Sunni leaders. They went into their missions knowing that death was virtually certain, and energized by the promise of Paradise that had been made vivid for them in an artful scenario that was used as a recruitment tool: the prospective assassin would be given hashish and then taken into a garden full of beautiful women, and told that he was enjoying a taste of Islamic Paradise. Then to return to that Paradise, he was told that he had to go out and kill his victim, and be killed in the process.
These guys don't seem to be as clever. They're just using the marijuana as a hook for their dawah.
"Pot peddlers 'forced teens to become Muslim,'" from The Local, November 29 (thanks to Benedict):
Police have arrested members of a gang of Eastern European immigrants who used violence, intimidation and the promotion of Islam to control marijuana trafficking operations in the Neuchâtel mountains, cantonal justice authorities said on Thursday.Three members were detained for questioning following the arrest of another ringleader in March, who remains in jail, the public prosecutor's office said, while issuing an appeal to the public for more information to help permanently disband the group.
The gang, which calls itself the Jamahat, forced other young people to become Muslims as part of its operations, said officials.
The group peddled pot to adolescents from disadvantaged families in the cities of Le Locle and La Chaux-de-Fonds, traditional watch-making centres,the prosecutor's office said in a statement.
The group is made up of young Muslim men originally from such places as Chechnya, Afghanistan and Yugoslavia who recently stepped up their criminal activities, authorities said.
The group "is attempting to radicalize its activities by seeking to impose — by physical and psychological violence — a monopoly on the sale of marijuana in our region."...
On top of this, victims were made to convert to Islam, often without knowing anything about the religion and in "blind submission" to the wishes of the Jamahat group, authorities said....


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Mainers are still finding out that we are the very first state in the country to confront the truth about what happened to Wabanaki children and families in Maine involved with the Maine child welfare system.
It's called the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation (TRC). We are making history and the rest of the world is starting to watch.
Five commissioners have been chosen to listen to all Mainers, both native and non-native, who want to come forward to share their experiences on this issue. The commissioners will be formally sworn in on Tuesday, Feb. 12, at a daylong event in Hermon, Maine.
The day before, Feb. 11, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls on all people, to help them prepare for their difficult work ahead by a day of Reflection, Meditation and Prayer. A focal point will be at 11 a.m. on Feb. 11 when many around the state will have a moment of silence to consider the importance of the TRC and how everyone can support its three-fold purpose of uncovering the truth, promoting healing, and making recommendations for best child welfare practices. For me it is also a time to remember the many children who were taken from the 1800's right up through the 1990's.
Faith communities or individuals who want to show their solidarity and are moved to organize an event to acknowledge the Day of Reflection, Meditation and Prayer are kindly requested to provide details about it to TRC Interim Director Carolyn Morrison. She can be reached at email@example.com or (207) 896-3042.
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TRC Communications Subcommittee
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