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On June 8 Maine voters will go to the polls to vote on a number of important money issues. It is important that voters realize the June vote is just as important as the November ballot.
I am writing to address Question 1 on the ballot and ask for a "yes" vote on the question. This vote would repeal the 5 percent tax on services and labor that the legislature passed last year. The legislature would like the voters to believe that they helped us by lowering our Maine income tax with this bill. Did they? According to the bill you will no longer be able to deduct mortgage interest, nor the property tax deduction nor charitable donations on your Maine income tax.
The big issue is that the legislature appears to be substituting one tax for another and another and another. The bill taxes a long list of services and labor charges you will use on a daily basis. A 5 percent tax on vehicle repair services and towing, tailoring and dry cleaning, movie and concert tickets, admission to museums and historical sites, admission to home, auto and boat shows, as well as pet sitting, grooming and training, house cleaning services, car washes, computer and appliance repair services and many more services and labor charges. Hair cuts at salons and barbershops? Multiply this out over a year and determine if there is a saving for you.
Instead of stopping their over-spending habits they send us a bill to let us think they are thinking of us. When will it end and the big question is what will stop the legislature from adding more and more to the 5 percent tax list? The legislature has a poor history of curtailing their spending habits. Instead of cutting taxes they are always looking to find one more way to tax us. I just want to remind you that we are one of the most taxed states in the country and one of the lowest per capita wages. Bills like this one help keep us on this list of over taxation. It also puts a burden on small businesses already struggling to survive in this economy. For some businesses this additional tax could be the difference between keeping a customer or losing that customer because the cost is now over the edge.
If you want to send a message to the legislature and to repeal their latest effort to add additional taxes on the people of Maine, I urge you to vote yes on Question One on June 8.
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The establishment of the 20,000-hectare (nearly 50,000 acres) Sovi Basin Protected Area through a 99-year lease with Sovi Basin landowners is the first step in establishing the Viti Levu Conservation Corridor. The Sovi Basin Trust Fund ensures financing to meet all obligations and activities under the lease such as accounting for foregone timber royalties, providing community development opportunities and implementing the co-management plan for the protected area. The lease addresses landowners' food needs by allowing them to continue to use the protected area for traditional food-gathering and fishing purposes. This is the largest contiguous lease ever granted in Fiji and therefore represents an important step toward developing an innovative mechanism for conserving habitat while providing economic and social benefits.
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Our work in Fiji took an important turn when we partnered with FIJI Water, a premier bottled water supplier. FIJI Water and CI's Global Conservation Fund established and endowed the Sovi Basin Trust Fund to ensure sustainable financing for the Sovi Basin Protected Areas as well as to expand the approach to other nationally significant watersheds. In its efforts to become carbon negative and to reduce its impact on the environment and on climate, FIJI Water is also investing in a portfolio of verifiable and permanent forest carbon initiatives. The goal is that these initiatives will exceed FIJI Water's product life cycle CO2 emissions by 20 percent. CI is assisting FIJI Water to achieve its carbon negative targets through community afforestation projects.
In addition to the human benefits that this program is providing, CI's work has had additional positive consequences. Since 2005, CI has supported a scholarship program for the Sovi Basin's landowning indigenous communities – the program has helped more than 150 students to date. The number of Sovi Basin students in higher education programs has grown from two to over 20 since 2005, including a female student who is now in her third year of medical school.
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The Year of Auditing TransparentlyCorporate Counsel 2013-01-01 00:00:00.0 As 2013 dawns, spare a moment to consider the additional responsibilities being piled on the shoulders of audit and compensation committees by the Securities and Exchange Commission and its cohorts. Needless to say, in-house counsel will shoulder much of the burden. As activist shareholders demand a say on pay, compensation committees will face fresh regulatory pressure to intensify their scrutiny of the people who advise them to ensure they are completely independent and not subject to conflicts of interest. But the burden on audit committees may be worse, made heavier by the baggage left over from the mudslinging between Hewlett-Packard Company and the former management of its 2011 acquisition, Autonomy Corp. plc., which HP accused of "accounting improprieties and disclosure failures" that forced HP to take an $8.8 billion impairment charge in the fourth quarter of 2012. Autonomy's former managers immediately denied the charge, citing the army of legal, accounting, and financial talent that HP hired to perform due diligence over the deal. Whether a new auditing standard that requires auditors to probe an audit committee's knowledge of its accounting policies and any unusual transactions could have made a difference in the HP case is uncertain. But that is what the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has put in place as part of an effort to create "robust" communications between both groups that also encourages audit committees to dig into the quality of their auditors by investigating how they performed in inspections by regulators. The PCAOB has no authority over audit committees. So it took a roundabout route to stimulate their activity, requiring auditors to pose questions to the audit committee through Auditing Standard No. 16, Communications with Audit Committees, adopted in August 2012 following two years of hearings and comment. If approved by the SEC, which has oversight of the PCAOB, it will apply to audits of public companiesincluding emerging growth companies under the JOBS Actfor fiscal periods after December 15. It was adopted in August by the PCAOB following two years of hearings and comment, and builds on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which gave audit committees a stronger role in overseeing the work of external auditors. "The standard moves the auditor's communication with the audit committee away from compliance checklists, and decisively in the direction of meaningful, effective interchange," says PCAOB chairman James R. Doty. The auditor's report will now have to spell out findings on the company's accounting policies, the quality of its financial reporting, and any accounting or auditing issues about which it has concerns. The auditor must ask the audit committee whether it is aware of any violations or possible violations of laws or regulations, as well as any other matters relevant to the audit. These inquiries may relate to material misstatement and fraud risks, and to issues the auditor might not have had to disclose before, such as information about unusual transactions, says Paul M. Rodel, a partner in Debevoise & Plimpton's securities group. Finally, the auditor must give the audit committee an evaluation of the company's audit strategy and identify any risks the auditor discovers, as well as its view of the company as a going concern. Requiring the auditor to ask the audit committee about possible violations of law should raise a red flag for general counsel, says Thomas W. White, partner and general counsel of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, and cochair of the American Bar Association's audit response committee. "The issue for the GC is making sure that while the audit committee appropriately responds to this question, it does so in a way that does not imperil the company's attorney-client privilege," White says. "The committee should be careful to speak to the facts, and not about any legal advice it has received on the matter." How much extra work will the new standard require? Rodel says it does not impose new performance requirements on the audit committee or the external auditors other than greater communication back and forth, and should not significantly affect costs. On the other hand, Raina Rose Tagle, head of risk advisory and internal audit services with Baker Tilly Virchow Krause says the GC can facilitate the committee's work by preparing members for potential questions and for issues they traditionally do not explore, such as "significant unusual transactions" and "critical accounting estimates" that make assumptions about future events. Separately, the PCAOB is also nudging audit committees to delve into the results of PCAOB inspections of deficiencies in audit firms' reporting quality. The PCAOB has suggested four questions audit committees ask their auditors about the inspections:
Any efforts by the auditor to sugarcoat its responses or give boilerplate answers"it was a documentation problem" or "there was a difference in professional judgment"should be shot down, the PCAOB advised. Compensation committees and boards face a different set of challenges. Effective for the 2013 proxy season, they will have to comply with a new SEC rule intended to ensure the independence of compensation committee members and their consultants and advisers, and prevent conflicts of interest. Both the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq have proposed rulessimilar but not identicalto comply with the SEC's new rule, itself mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act. Companies that don't meet these standards will not be able to continue trading on the exchanges. Fortunately, according to James Barrall, global cochair of Latham & Watkins's benefits and compensation practice, most U.S. companies already have strict independence standards for their compensation committees and will have to make few changes. However, companies listed on Nasdaq, which have not been required to have separate compensation committees, will now have to do so, he notes. Companies also will have to disclose in their proxy statements whether the compensation committee hired a compensation consultant, whether any conflict of interest existed, and if so, how it was addressed. The SEC rule does not define "conflict of interest" but it sets out six criteria which committees can use at a minimum in deciding if a compensation consultant or adviser is subject to a conflict. Most are fairly obvious, such as whether any financial, personal, or business ties exist between a consultant to the compensation committee and the company. The rule also requires a new "independence assessment" of compensation consultants or advisers hired by the compensation committee. In addition to meeting the six criteria described above, the stock exchanges may include additional factors. However, the SEC has not set out specific thresholds for when independence is compromised. "There are no bright lines. It is all based on facts and circumstances," Barrall notes. The SEC rule specifies that in-house lawyers are not subject to this independence assessment. However, the independence of outside legal counsel or other persons who provide advice to the compensation committee will have to be assessed. The SEC's rules go live on January 1. NYSE rules will go into effect July 1, while some of Nasdaq's will go into effect immediately and others over a two-year period. Meanwhile, says Barrall, there's plenty for companies to do to get ready, including designing independence assessment standards, determining who is affected, reviewing sources of compensation, and amending compensation committee charters. It looks like a busy year lies ahead. |


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Academic Year: | 2012-2013 |
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Game Notes: | Mount Aloysius 2, Penn State-Altoona 1 The Mount Aloysius College women's soccer team scored a huge conference victory on Tuesday afternoon as they took down Penn State-Altoona 2-1 on their home field. Freshman striker Megan Parker got things started for the Mounties. In the 15th minute, she got behind the Lion defense on a nicely placed through ball from midfielder Liz Josephson, and Parker slotted it past the Lion goalkeeper for a 1-0 lead. The Lions responded with a goal 11 minutes later courtesy of Nicole Zambelli. However, the Mount found the lead once again as the first half wound down. Mackenzie Horne did the honors as she ripped a shot into the back of the net off of an assist from senior Pam Pride at the 42:34 mark. The Mount defense of Horne, Tonya Bibby and Nicole Schweinsberg held strong in the second half of play and limited Penn State-Altoona to two shots in the period. Parker recorded a team-high three shots for the Mounties, while goalie Lauren Challingsworth was strong in net and registered six saves. The win was the first ever victory for the Mounties over Penn State-Altoona in the team's 10th meeting. |
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went there with my girlfriend, service was pretty good and fast,clean place, the food was actually very good, had a cold european beer with my stuffed cabbage. the owners were pretty cool down to earth ppl, gave us free samples of european candy, it actually felt good supporting a small mom n pop local buisiness. would definately return for more stuffed cabbage.
That is pretty cool, I personally like the commercial painting services in Phoenix, AZ. I pretty much just love everything about AZ actually, and it is nice and warm down there.
I just saw the film "Spinning Plates" that features La Cocina de Gabby. I was very touched by their beautiful and sad story.
The director has created a web site for strangers to help Antonio, Gabby and Ashley, if they wish.
I truly believe that American is the land of opportunity, but also of generous hearts.
We were in for dinner tonight, which we visit about once a month. I always order the King size Prime Rib. Tonight I have to tell you, I am not sure we will be back! I made the mistake of answering yes when the waitress ask if I cared to have it seered on the grill! The cook BUTTERFLIED MY 21.00 PIECE OF PRIME AND COOKED IT LIKE A STEAK! Why would someone EVER do that WITHOUT ASKING THE GUEST IF THAT'S OKAY! seriously, it took all the juice out of the meat, the bottom piece of butterfield meat was about an 1/8 of inch thick, and if I wanted a steak I would've ordered a t-bone! they were gracious enough to take the dinner off our bill, but it kinda ruined the dinner of which I have maybe one to two nights a month that I that I am not too busy to go out to eat! We use to visit the Outback on Ina, but it has seriously went down hill also! Not sure where we will go now? The poor server was shocked when I handed her the 20.00 tip, and said she could accept it, but I quickly told her it was NOT her fault, IT WAS THE COOK!
Great shop! True antiques mixed with contemporary and vintage accessories. The shop's owner does a fantastic job of selecting and designing various items that are ready to immediately incorporate in a home. This is one store we never miss visiting when we come to Tucson.
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"ナパアウトレットのとても近く"Hotels.com のゲストによる口コミ 2013年02月14日 投稿
"長澤鼎、日本とアメリカ(サンタローサ)"Hotels.com のゲストによる口コミ 2013年01月18日 投稿
"ナパとバカビルのあいだ"Hotels.com のゲストによる口コミ 2012年12月17日 投稿
ナパからバカビルに移動する途中にあります。またSix Fragsのすぐ近くです。このあたりに用事があるのであればとても好都合だといえます。
Hotels.com のゲストによる口コミ 2012年10月11日 投稿
"An OK Motel"Hotels.com のゲストによる口コミ 2012年09月20日 投稿
Not bad - an average motel.
受付は、午後 8 時までです。受付営業時間外にご到着予定のお客様は、直接ホテルにご連絡のうえ、チェックインの手配をお願いいたします。連絡先は予約確認通知に記載されています。
混み合うと予約が取りにくくなるので、教えたくないホテルです。とても快適なホテルです。Hotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
"Great location in wine country"
The Inn was lovely! Our room was very comfortable, as was the common areas. I loved the french country warmth it exuded. The 'happy hour' and breakfast were good, nothing exceptional. We were disappointed that the other guests were not as outgoing as we have experienced at other Inns. Other B & B's we've stayed at had an Inn representative at breakfast […] or 'tea', encouraging conversations amongst the guests and sharing activities and news about the area もっと読むHotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
"Excellent location in Nappa Valley"
We enjoyed this quaint bed and breakfast. This was a great experience for us since it was our first time to stay somewhere else besides a hotel. What an awesome town too!Hotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
"Very nice"
Overall,excellent hotel,excellent location.Only small complaint was that our breakfast quiche was not very good, in fact it was terrible on our first morning. The quiche on the second day was much better. Would stay there again.Hotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
"Darling B&B!"
I loved my room and the staff were terrific. The bathroom was tiny but functional. The place has amazing charm and character - can't wait to return!Hotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
"Great location, cosy hotel"
We enjoyed our stay at Maison Fleurie. The hotel is clean, cosy and the staff were very helpful and friendly. Great choice for breakfast each day and always tea & coffee on offer during the day. Late afternoon wine and canapes was served complimentary which was a lovely touch.Hotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
"Nice country inn"
Quiet, warm, comfortable inn in the middle of Yountville (perfect location)Expedia ゲストの適正な口コミ
Nice hotel with good service and great breakfast. Room was cold and heater was loud and hard to regulate.Hotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
"Noisy and not very private"
Beds squeak so loud, they woke me in the middle of the night. Great location and service. Noise level unfortunately outweighs these.Hotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
"Decent mattresses please!"
I knew when we made the reservation that our room would be small. What I wasn't expecting was a extremely creaky bed that squealed like a stuck pig every time we turned over, but worse of all sagged severely. The pillows had seen their best days in the 90s. The shower was the size of a coffin. Needless to say we will not be back,Hotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
"B and B in Yountville"
Hotel and staff were very pleasant. The bed, however, was lumpy, creaky, and sadly uncomfortable. Shower was miniscule with very low water flow.Expedia ゲストの適正な口コミ
We really enjoyed the hotel. It was a great experience. We were there in a down season so we had our floor to ourselves so it was really nice and quiet, not sure how it might be with a full house. A little chilly on cold mornings. Temperature was not controllable from each room. Everything was great!Hotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
We have been to Napa many times and stayed in many different hotels. Maison Fleurie was charming. Room was lovely with gas fireplace, service was helpful, breakfast was good. There are a lot of overpriced options in Napa or some of the chains, but this was an excellent choice for those who want to spend less than the "spa-type" places but avoid the […] chains. And, best of all, it's within walking distance of many wonderful restaurants in Yountville. もっと読むHotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
"Close to French Laundry"
Bathroom very tiny. Sink was outside of bathroom in the room with the bed. Walls are so thin you could hear the people in next room talking,love making,music,etc. We stayed in the main house. Maybe the rooms over the pool area are different. I would never stay here again!Hotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
This place was beautiful, and the staff were really helpful and nice. This place is it... Don't look further!! :) we loved every minute of our stay!Hotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
"Maison de Fleurie a quaint stop for couples."
Over all the stay was very pleasant. The first night the room was a bit warm and the controllers are centeraly located in the desk area. The rooms have no refrigerators but the staff will place items in the main kitchen walk-in. The TV was on the small side with the upper part of the picture being cut off. The location was great, a few short steps from […] Bottega (Michael Chiarrilo) and Bouchon (Thomas Keller of the French Laundry). The shops are nice and the eateries fabulous. This place has location, location, location. もっと読むExpedia ゲストの適正な口コミ
"Great site for a Napa visit"
Great location right in Yountville. Good restaurants & tasting rooms in walking distance. Very romantic. Breakfast was excellent & afternoon wine tasting was a nice touch.Expedia ゲストの適正な口コミ
"romantic classic in downtown Yountville"
This 1870's stone classic is a great getaway in the center of little Yountville. The Queen bed rooms are small, but our King bed suite was very roomy, and with a great view with two balconies. The only negative was the "Sutter Home" bulk wine served at happy hour, along with great local cheeses. What an injury to an otherwise perfect stay. Highly […] recommended for lovers and oenophiles. もっと読むHotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
"Little gem in Yountville"
My only small gripes with this hotel was the non-availability of reception services outside of core hours and the late time that breakfast started. Everything else was great. It's a little gem in a perfect location and far more appropriately priced than exorbitant hotels in the town.Expedia ゲストの適正な口コミ
"over price and not enough hot water"
Over price and NOT enough hot water. The last thing you want when you take a shower is not enough hot water. Room is clean but I rather pay a cheap motel to enjoy a hot shower.Expedia ゲストの適正な口コミ
"sink overflowed ruined our clothes"
sink overflowed during the night and ruined our clothes. very slow response took until end of next dayHotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
"Maison Fleurie Yountville"
The location is excellent. We had the carriage room with a queen bed. The room was fairly small, but adequate. We prefer a king bed, but the room was too small to accommodate a kind. The room could use an update and less clutter. The bath was nice although the addition of a magnifying mirror would be nice. It was very quiet and the staff was very nice. […] It is easy walking distance to all of Yountville which is a real plus for enjoying the fabulous restaurants and wine. We would return because of the convenience, but try for a king room. Price was fair. もっと読むHotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
This was our first experience at this hotel and weren't sure what to expect. Overall, we were pleased but were put off by the loose faucetts and cabinet door that fell off. The carpet did not appear to have been vacuumed thoroughly. We enjoyed the breakfast. An unforetunate event was the late arrival of an extremely noisy (inconsiderate) family which […] required a call to the answering service to get them to quiet down. Their arrival was 11:00 p.m. もっと読むExpedia ゲストの適正な口コミ
"Maison Fleurie Yountville - best place for Napa"
This is a Bed and Breakfast which lays on not only breakfast byt coffee throughout the day and pre-dinner wine and cheese. Yountville is the bet place to stay in Napa Valley, with fabulous restaurants all a quick walk away.Hotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
"Best place to stay in Napa Valley!!!"
Seriously the best place to stay in Napa valley. If you're like me and are looking for that perfect bed and breakfast ... Look no further. This is it! They have a cute main house where they serve a great, warm breakfast and a fun happy hour with appetizers (cheese, bread, olives) and wine. The rooms are gorgeous! You don't even wanna leave the place. […] Totally recommend going with the fireplace. We even had a jacuzzi right in our bathroom which we got to utilize. The area is also gorgeous! The best restaurants in the world. Walking distance from two of Thomas Keller restaurants including The French laundry. Maison Fleurie even had complimentary bikes for rental. We got to ride around the entire town of Yountville! Absolutely gorgeous! A must stay. A great bang for the buck! I can't honestly think of anythig bad to say about it. もっと読むHotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
"Very nice - will be back."
This is a quaint bed and breakfast in the very nice town of Yountville. The inn is conveniently located next to shopping and 5-star restaurants. It backs up to the Bouchon Bakery so expect to wake up to the aroma of pastries. Good stuff.Expedia ゲストの適正な口コミ
"Maison Fleurie - quaint French style"
In the heart of Yountville - great location and a cozy place to stay. Very accomodating and very nice complimentary breakfast.Hotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
"good location"
Property is old and charming. Nice breakfast. Helpful staff. Coould use updating in rooms as decor is very "80'sHotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
"Great location"
Restaurants within walking distance - make reservations before you arrrive.Expedia ゲストの適正な口コミ
"Really charming with a great location."
A great find. I have stayed in Yountville before but I would highly recommend this hotel. Charming. The staff couldn't have treated us better. We stayed in one of the "petite" rooms which was a bit small. It wasn't bad for a night or two but would probably want a larger room when we return. Great value for the price. Easy walk to restaurants and wine […] tastings. Really loved everything about this inn. もっと読むExpedia ゲストの適正な口コミ
"Up at dawn at the Maison"
By all rights Maison Fleurie, the building, deserves a better rating than this. It is a charming spot and we were very pleased with its appearance. That was until we got to our room. They use an air freshener.... It was like a wall of Holly Hobbie meets Beatrix Potter that invaded our noses and gave us a sense of nausea almost immeadiately. We started […] toair out the room, asked that they don't use anymore spray for the duration and that was that. Or so we thought.... They are located in the heart of Yountville so walking anywhere is quite easy. Bouchon Bakery is literally on the other side of the back fence, which, we found out is not such a great thing. Bouchon Bakery has a lot of early morning activity out back that starts at around 5:30 AM with a heavy gate slamming shut about every2-3 minutes. It shook the walls of our room it was so heavy. I didn't mind getting up though, as the mattress we slept on was less than to our liking. I had read reviews that had also complained about this from other guests. To top that they started to power wash something around 8:45AM. That was so loud that I had to shout to be heard by my Fiance. We really didn't want to cause a fuss so we let it go, had a mediocre breakfast that they put out and set out to enjoy the day. Which we did. Maison Fleurie has a afternoon wine and cheese offering that is very generous and we had a great time talking with the rep from a local winery that had come to pour his wines. We then strolled to find a place to eat dinner and end up at Bouchon. Nice meal, enough said. We went back to our room and were disgusted to find that our upstairs neighbors were outside smoking on there balcony and the smoke came right down into our room so we had to shut the windows which halted our efforts to keep the air freshener scent from completely returning. Both smells gave us a headache but what do you choose? So another night in a less than comfortable bed began. And, promptly at 5:30AM, the gate started to slam again もっと読むHotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
"Maison Fleurie"
This was a very charming bed and breakfast in Napa Valley. The staff was very personable and recommended bicycles for us to ride through town to see the beautiful scenery. The ride was beautiful even though one of the bicycles got a flat tire halfway through the ride. The wine hour in the evening was an excellent way to meet other guests as well. There […] was some maintenance work going on while we were there so it wasn't quite as quiet as we had hoped, but I understand and appreciate that they are trying to maintain the buildings. The room was small but cozy and had a nice feeling but the bed was not that comfortable. Overall, I would go to this location again. もっと読むHotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
"Very nice - great for the price"
A very nice small hotel/B&B. Rather like a european pension. The hotel was clean and well kept. Our room was fairly large and comfortable. The bed though OK for a night needs to be replaced. The two steep flights of stairs up to the room was somewhat daunting and no assistance was offered with baggage. Parking was a problem. The lot at the hotel is […] very small and street parking difficult because of proximity to the main street and another hotel directly across the street. The ameniities offered (wine & cheese in the evening; tea, coffee & cookies; and a substantial and well prepared breakfast) made up for any other hassles. Overall it is a bargain for Yountville. I would recommend it and would stay there again. もっと読むExpedia ゲストの適正な口コミ
"Excellent Value in Yountville"
Very pleasant stay, with added amenities. Staff were courteous and helpful. The location in Yountville is superb. Only downside was the crowded nature of the room.Hotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
Enjoyed my stay at it very much. It will be my new place to stay in Napa Valley.Hotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
"Mason Fluerie is a Great Find"
I have been staying in Yountville for years but somehow missed this quaint B&B. All the rooms are not the same but ours was wonderful! The location was great and the breakfast is not to be missed! They have some cruisers you can check-out and we enjoyed a fabulous bike ride through Yountville and the surrounding vineyards. We will definitely stay her […] next time we are in Yountville. もっと読むHotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
The hotel is like stepping back in time with a little courtyard and ivy covered facade. The whole place is super quaint and the staff very nice and attentive. It's a perfect little spot for a romantic weekend. With tv to distract you, grab a sherry and a warm cookie in the lobby and snuggle in with a loved one. Went to Hurley's next door which was quite […] good for dinner. Visit Hill Estate Winery while walking around town. Tasty wines! もっと読むHotels.com ゲストの適正な口コミ
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In this post I will show an example of how apply the unique validation rule in CakePHP 1.2. It's very important to do in some cases, like saving users. You must make sure that the username is unique in your system. Lets see how it works:
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I wrote a custom function to validate it, but thanks to Dia now I know the built-in validation rule.


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As I've mentioned before, I've recently fallen in love with filo pastry and all the wonderful deliciousness that comes with it. After making my filo and prosciutto wrapped asparagus the other week, I had some left over. My first thought was, "I don't want to just throw this away". My second thought was, "I want to put chocolate inside this!". So, I did. And the following is what emerged:
Filo Pockets of Chocolate, Fresh Berry Compote & Hazelnut Infused Cream Cheese
Serves 8 |
8 Sheets Filo Pastry, defrosted in the fridge over night.
1/2 C Butter, melted.
1 C Semi-Sweet Dark Chocolate Chips.
1/2 C Cream Cheese, near room temperature.
1/2 C Hazelnuts, finely chopped.
1 C Fresh Mixed Berries, (frozen can work too - just have to thaw them out before hand and drain the liquid from them before using) - I used blackberries, raspberries, blueberries & strawberries.
1/2 Tsp. Local Honey.
1 Lemon, for zest & juice.
Splash of Orange Liquor (i.e. Cointreau, Triple Sec, Grand Marnier).
1 C Balsamic Vinegar.
1 Tbsp. White Sugar.
1/2 C Creme Fraiche.
Fresh Berries & Orange Slices for Garnish.
1/2 C Confectioner's Sugar for Dusting.
8 Fresh Sprigs of Mint.
What to Do:
First, make the berry compote. Dump the berries, honey, orange liquor & lemon zest and juice of half the lemon in a food processor. Pulse until well mixed and "jam" like. Set aside.
Now, mix the hazelnuts into the cream cheese until well blended.
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Next, get your filo ready. You can see directions about working with the filo here. Once it's ready to go, lay one piece of filo out in front of you. Baste it with butter and near the left side edge, layer a Tbsp each of chocolate, compote, and cheese.
Slowly (and very carefully) roll the bottom left corner of the filo up to meet the top edge.
Now, fold the left corner tip in over the mixture like you are folding a flag. Continue folding back and forth, making your way down the filo and ensuring you are keeping the "pocket" of stuffing relatively tight. Be gentle or you will puncture the filo! Don't worry about making them uniformly perfect - each one should have it's own shape. It gives the dessert character. Baste well with butter once rolled and lay on the parchment lined baking sheet.
*To make the casing stronger, baste as mentioned above and then layer another filo sheet on top & baste again. You will have to account for this in the number of filo sheets you have*.
Pop em in the oven until they are crispy and golden brown - about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, make your balsamic reduction. It's very easy and really makes for a presentation and flavor punch! Pour vinegar into a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, add sugar, and then reduce heat to a medium/low simmer, stirring occasionally. In the next 8 minutes or so, the liquid should reduce to about 1/3 to half a cup - all the water evaporates, leaving a medium to thick syrup. Remove from heat. The reduction will continue to thicken as it cools. If it's too thick, simply add a couple Tbsp of water, reheat, over low heat, and serve.
To plate, spoon about a Tbsp of the left over berry compote in the center of the dish. Put the filo pocket on top.
Take a Teaspoon and gather a decent size spoonful of creme fraiche. Using two spoons, turn the creme fraiche back and forth between them, creating a little "triangle" of cream. Alternatively, just dollop the stuff on the plate. The triangular spooning just makes it look pretty.
Carefully place a few berries, an orange slice or two, and a mint sprig on or around the creme fraiche.
Drizzle some of the balsamic reduction around two outer edges of the plate and dust very lightly with some of the confectioners sugar.


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Kamik Kids Spacewalker (Toddler/Little Kid)
SKU: #7911475Product Information
- Hey there, space buddy! Shoot for the stars!
- Waterproof, vulcanized rubber boot features space-themed graphics.
- Easy pull on handles so you can get up and go quickly.
- Reflective detail provides improved visibility in low-light conditions.
- EVA footbed keeps feet comfy.
- Durable rubber outsole for traction on a variety of surfaces.
- Measurements:
- Heel Height: 3⁄4 in
- Weight: 11 oz
- Circumference: 11 in
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text: Home Politics Fear of a Black Gun Owner Ironically, the NRA used to support gun control -- when the Black Panthers started packing. By: Edward Wyckoff Williams Posted: Jan. 23 2013 12:21 AM 0 Huey Newton of the Black Panthers at a Revolutionary People's Party Convention in 1970 (David Fenton/Archive Photos/Getty) (The Root) -- It may seem hard to believe, but the modern-day gun-rights debate was born from the civil rights era and inspired by the Black Panthers. Equally surprising is that the National Rifle Association -- now an aggressive lobbying arm for gun manufacturers -- actually once supported, and helped write, federal gun-control laws. In light of the Newtown, Conn., school massacre that claimed the lives of 20 children as well as escalating violence in cities like Chicago, which saw 500 homicides in 2012 alone, President Barack Obama recently unveiled his plan for stricter gun control. The proposal calls for a universal background check and a ban on assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines, along with 23 executive orders. But these efforts -- no matter how reasonable -- are not without their critics. In a statement released last week, the NRA expressed its disappointment that "the task force spent most of its time on proposed restrictions on lawful firearm owners." Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) went so far as to threaten impeachment if President Obama used executive action. The conservative entertainment complex -- from Fox News and the Drudge Report, which likened gun control to Nazi Germany, to talk-radio host Alex Jones, who invoked the Tea Party insurrection of 1773 -- employs propaganda tactics to convince Americans that Obama wants to take away their guns. Nothing could be further from the truth, and the history of this debate is a curious one. It is ironic that the modern-day argument for citizens to arm themselves against unwarranted government oppression -- dominated, as it is, by angry white men -- has its roots in the foundation of the 1960s Black Panther movement. Huey Newton and Bobby Seale became inspired by Malcolm X's admonishment that because government was "either unable or unwilling to protect the lives and property" of African Americans, they ought to defend themselves "by any means necessary." UCLA law professor Adam Winkler explores this history in his 2011 book, Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America. "Like many young African Americans, Newton and Seale were frustrated with the failed promise of the civil-rights movement," Winkler writes. In their opinion, "the only tangible outcome of the civil-rights movement had been more violence and oppression, much of it committed by the very entity meant to protect the public: the police." Winkler goes on to say, "Malcolm X and the Panthers described their right to use guns in self-defense in constitutional terms." Guns became central to the Panthers' identity, as they taught their early recruits that "the gun is the only thing that will free us -- gain us our liberation." The Panthers responded to racial violence by patrolling black neighborhoods brandishing guns -- in an effort to police the police. The fear of black people with firearms sent shockwaves across white communities, and conservative lawmakers immediately responded with gun-control legislation. Then Gov. Ronald Reagan, now lauded as the patron saint of modern conservatism, told reporters in California that he saw "no reason why on the street today a citizen should be carrying loaded weapons." Reagan claimed that the Mulford Act, as it became known, "would work no hardship on the honest citizen." The NRA actually helped craft similar legislation in states across the country. Fast-forward to 2013, and it is a white-male dominated NRA, largely made up of Southern conservatives and gun owners from the Midwest and Southwestern states, that argues "do not tread on me" in the gun debate. The gun-rights movement has been co-opted in the post-civil rights era. Loud voices both inside and outside the NRA use the claxons of government tyranny and fear of supposed "street thugs" to justify deregulation. The Second Amendment text that calls for a "well-regulated militia" is often ignored in favor of the ambiguous phrase, "the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." The framers never could have imagined the sophisticated artillery available in 21st-century America, yet despite military-style assault weapons being used by the likes of Jared Loughner in Tuscon, Ariz.; James Holmes in Aurora, Colo.; or Adam Lanza in Newtown, Conn., the gun lobby and their most ardent supporters remain obstinate. It seems the arguments and the players have been reversed. At its founding in 1871, the NRA was an organization dedicated to promoting marksmanship, firearms-safety education and shooting for recreation. Today it promotes utter irresponsibility and unfettered access to deadly weapons. Page 1 of 2 NEXT PAGE > Powered by Livefyre


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CHEF JEFF — ONE BYTE AT A TIME: Tomato and Tuna Pan-Bagnat
This sandwich would be perfect picnic fare.By: Herald Staff Report,
This sandwich would be perfect picnic fare.
Tomato and Tuna Pan-Bagnat
1 olive sourdough loaf
3 tablespoons olive oil
Slow-roasted tomatoes
1 ounce arugula
1 to 2 cans tuna in oil
Heat oven to 275 degrees. Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Half 1 quart cherry tomatoes; lay skin down in single layer on sheet. Scatter over 1 to 4 cloves garlic, skin on, crushed, 4 sprigs thyme; season with ¼ teaspoon salt, pinch sugar. Drizzle with 3 tablespoons oil. Bake until tomatoes are semi-dry but still succulent, 2 hours; cool. Slice off top third of loaf to create lid; pull out some of insides, leaving ½-inch-thick shell. Drizzle oil over cut surfaces. Spoon 2/3 of tomatoes into base; lay half of arugula on top. Spread with tuna; add remaining arugula. Spoon remaining tomatoes into lid; carefully replace lid. Wrap loaf snugly in plastic; place in baking dish. Place light dish on top of sandwich. Loaf should be firm enough to slice without squashing it. Chill 2 hours; bring to room temperature. Slice into 6 servings.
Yield: Serves 6.
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This 2-day course is designed for new users who want to become proficient with Explicit STR in Workbench. You will focus on learning core-modeling skills in this comprehensive, hands-on course. After completing the course you will be well-prepared to work effectively on a wide range of transient dynamics applications.
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- Introduction to Explicit STR
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TORONTO -- As if downtown Toronto resident Donna Vakalis didn't already have enough on her plate, she'll also have to deal with one more major item: this summer's London Olympics, which runs July 27 to Aug. 12.
Vakalis was named to Canada's Olympic team in the modern pentathlon along with teammate Melanie McCann in June.
She officially qualified for the event, which includes running, shooting, swimming, fencing and equestrian, with a 20th place finish at the World Cup final held May 26 in Chengdu, China.
It capped off a busy winter of competition, which included five other World Cup stops in the United States, Brazil, Hungary, Russia and Italy. She was Top 20 in each of them, with her best finish being ninth in Russia.
Vakalis competed in one national open, winning the Guatemala Open April 1 - probably the highlight of her career thus far.
"There's something special about finishing first and breaking the tape. It was also a very dramatic ending in Guatemala City where I was in second place almost until the last 500 metre. We (the second place medallist) were both working really hard and it was at altitude. Sometimes at altitude your body can kind of, we say, hit the wall, you'll just go lactic all of the sudden.
"And so we're both sprinting for the finish, both way past our zones and at any moment your body is just going to give up. It was a great day in that sense and it also contributed to me qualifying for London, and I knew that at the time."
Oh yes, and now back to the other stuff already on her plate.
This September, having completed her masters in architecture at the University of Toronto, she will kick off her PhD on the topic of assessing building projects for impacts on our health and on the environment. And she's also got her foot in the door in the business world, having been retained as a consultant by the prestigious Toronto landscape architecture firm of Janet Rosenburg and Associates.
They're good with her missing the next few months for her Olympic pursuits: "They've been so supportive, they're so wonderful," she said. "When I qualified it was lots of hugs and congratulations."
Vakalis has been a Toronto resident for almost 10 years, at various downtown locations within easy range of the U of T and sometimes right at the U of T where she was "a don for one school year" in a residence for U of T's New College.
Much of her training takes place right in Toronto where she swims and runs with clubs based out of the University of Toronto, does her fencing at the Toronto Fencing Club, where she can also practice her shooting (as it's done with a laser). She has to go outside Toronto for equestrian.
Her continued success in both athletic and scholastic endeavours, does bring with it one major downside - money.
As one might expect, both her education and athletic pursuits are expensive. And while her education is already paying off, her achievement in qualifying for the Olympics has upped her training and travel bill that much more.
She didn't raise the subject and there certainly wasn't the least hint of complaint in her voice, in fact she went out of her way to stress "how kindly Torontonians have been", but she conceded money is an issue that could effect both the quality and quantity of her training preparations for London.
"I'm sort of in a corner at the moment where I can't ignore the cash so I'm making decisions, I'm signing up for training camps, but I really don't know how I'm going to afford them.
"I'm not afraid of taking on a bit of debt to do something because I know I'm good for it, but to be honest my profile to any banker is not an attractive one so people aren't keen to set me up with giant loans because an Olympian probably doesn't have a big cash flow - more of an outflow."
Indeed, her sport is not exactly one of the marquee ones that are generally reserved by networks for prime time, and whose star athletes can command huge appearance fees.
Just to break even on her modest Olympic drive, she figures she needs to raise about $35,000 - of which she has about $8,000 raised, so far.
She would love corporate sponsors, but also appreciates individual support.
For example, a couple of friends have opened up their home at St. George and Dupont, "rent free until the Olympics."
Another individual donation came from a surprising source. A few weeks back she made the finals of a fencing competition - and lost. But she won the support of the gold medal champion and her family, who promptly sent her a donation through her website.
Asked if there's one thing in particular she's looking to address in preparation for the London Olympics, she said she needs to improve "the percentage of victories in fencing."
The fencing portion of the competition has the Olympians facing each fellow competitor.
"I need to move from about 45 per cent to about 55 per cent," Vakalis said. "It doesn't sound like a lot. But every woman there needs to win as many as she can and everyone of them is a really, really good fencer so every victory is so hard won that getting 50 per cent is quite challenging.
"But it's also kind of the weak point in my game so if I can bring it up 10 per cent it will make a huge difference to the overall outcome. Like moving me from 20th to eighth, just with that."
As for her goals for London, like many athletes she does not have her sights set directly on results but on her performance.
"For example, my goal for the swim is 2:16 and my goal for the shoot is to shoot fewer than six shots per target.
"So I'm sort of focused on each sport rather than the final (position), but final position will come as a result of hitting those goals."
While pentathlon, modern or not, may be a bit obscure to the casual sports fan, Vakalis had the relatively rare distinction of actually competing in the sport as a youth.
She grew up west of Toronto, attending high school in Hamilton (George P. Vanier, a French school) and Burlington (Robert Bateman).
"I did pentathlon starting at a pretty young age. I started with swimming and riding and then added the running. The shooting and fencing came last. And I had some success at a really young age."
At the time, however, she didn't see much of a future in the sport, especially with women unable to compete in the Olympics at that time, so she gave it up in her mid-teens.
And she didn't gravitate back into it until well into her university education.
"I was in architecture school at U of T and I was needing to find some form of escape from all the time spent sitting at our drafting tables and hunched over our computers.
"And so I just started working out for fun and went and joined the fencing team and the triathlon club and then with getting fitter and feeling good started to realize I was back into pentathlon almost.
"And so I found myself thinking, well, why not compete at nationals this year - and that was 2006."
She promptly earned a bronze medal "and then it just kind of ballooned from there."
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The Queens-based rapper Michelins out for few minutes.
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The restaurant will open later this year.
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The Italian steakhouse opens tonight in Soho.
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It was at this very Soho triplex that White made his New York debut eleven years ago.
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Presbyterian Hospital recently received the 2011 President's Award along with 55 other awards from Professional Research Consultants (PRC), a national healthcare marketing organization that conducts satisfaction surveys for the hospital. The 2011 National Excellence in Healthcare Awards are distributed based on surveys completed by patients, employees and medical staff members during 2010. The President's Award is the top award given to one organization that has made an extraordinary contribution to healthcare. The annual PRC National Excellence in Healthcare Awards recognize organizations and individuals rated at the top of the healthcare industry by their patients, employees and staff members in comparison to other clients from a national database with the primary goal of attaining excellence. Presbyterian Hospital is affiliated with Novant Health which received the 2011 President's Award from PRC. The President's Award is a top award given to one organization or individual that has made an extraordinary contribution to healthcare. Novant also received the PRC President's Award in 2006, making the health system the only organization to be honored twice with this prestigious award. PRC honors healthcare organizations with three different levels of awards -- Top Performer, 5-Star and 4-Star -- depending on how many people rate the facility as "excellent" in a broad range of areas. The Top Performer award indicates that facilities are at or above the 100th percentile for the Overall Quality of Care percent "excellent" score from the national client database. A 5-Star award means that the facility scored within the top ten percent of national healthcare facilities. To qualify for a 4-Star award, a healthcare facility must score within the top twenty-five percent.
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Bringing local freethinkers together for community, support, and action. We are humanists, skeptics, agnostics, and atheists. Above all, we strive to be ethical, moral, and good human beings - skeptical of dogma, promoters of reason, science, and free-thought. Public truths through public revelation, "spirituality" through meaning, nature, friendship, and the arts. Cooperation with all those seeking to make a more delightful, sustainable, and humane world. free·think·er [free-thing-ker], noun …
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- Tibetan Sterling and Turquoise Bracelet K-129 of Tibetan sil
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VBA Programming for Microsoft Project
VBA Programming for Microsoft Office Project is a book written by Rod Gill and edited by two fellow Microsoft MVPs for Project: Gary Chefetz and Dale Howard. VBA Programming for Microsoft Project teaches you how to develop VBA macros for Microsoft Project. In addition, it teaches you how to develop macros that are productive, quick and easy to maintain. To give you a great start in your Project VBA programming, this book provides a number of very productive macros. I teach you how to write VBA macros for Microsoft Project by explaining how to design, code and maintain these complete and ready-to-use macros. These macros work in all versions of Microsoft Project: from 98 to 2013. In the process of learning how the sample macros work you learn many snippets of code that you will find yourself using in most of your macros from now on. The book is designed to be a workbook to aid in trainer or self-paced learning and is in three sections:
Note that the old Section 1 on VBA basics is no longer in the book. Instead, it's available as a free download for book purchasers. There is no better way to learn Project VBA than by getting your hands dirty working with productive, working code. That this code is built from small blocks of code you can reuse in all your future macros is a big bonus for you and a pathway to rapid learning. To see some sample modules, Microsoft were impressed enough to post two of the book's modules on their MSDN site HERE. Project VBA lets you:
May this book meet all your needs and may all your macros work first time!