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Bowdoin vs. Colby
April 28, 2004
|Connor Fitzgerald
|(2, 3)
|Carl Klimt
|(2, 0)
|Phil Stern
|(2, 0)
|Matt Neidlinger
|(1, 1)
|Kevin Mullins
|(0, 1)
|Ford Gurall
|(0, 1)
|Alex Weaver
|(1, 0)
|Ryan Hurd
|(1, 0)
|Chris Eaton
|(1, 0)
|Ford Barker
|(1, 0)
|Andrew O'brien
|(0, 1)
|Grant White
|4 (0.444)
|Charles Legg
|3 (0.600)
|Current Record
|go to Bowdoin page
|Joshua Cleaver
|(4, 2)
|Ryan Scott
|(2, 1)
|Tim Brown
|(1, 0)
|Matthew Lapaglia
|12 (0.522)
|Current Record
|go to Colby page
|The Game Story:
|BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College men's lacrosse team used a
five-goal second quarter to pull away from rival Colby and take an 11-7
win on Tuesday in NESCAC action. Bowdoin improves to 9-4 overall (5-3
conference), while Colby drops to 8-5 (3-5). The Polar Bears, who close
out their season at Trinity (4-8) on Saturday, will look to win their
season finale and get a loss from Amherst or Wesleyan on Saturday to
earn a first-round home game in the NESCAC Tournament on Sunday, May 2.
Tied at one after the first period, Bowdoin scored three times in under 45 seconds at the beginning of the second frame. Phil Stern found the back of the net on back-to-back shots at 13:50 and 13:16. Just 10 seconds later, Kevin Mullins dished to Ford Barker for a goal to make it 4-1 Bowdoin. Matt Neidlinger scored at 2:56 to improve the lead to 5-1 before Colby's Josh Cleaver stopped the run with a tally at 2:28. Connor Fitzgerald closed out the half with another goal for Bowdoin, however, making it 6-2 at intermission. Bowdoin would improve their lead to as much as 10-4 before a late Colby run made it an 11-7 final.
Fitzgerald scored twice and assisted on three other scores for the Polar Bears, while Stern and Carl Klimt also collected a pair of goals. Cleaver had a strong showing for the Mules, scoring four times and assisting on two other goals. Grant White (four saves) started and played most of the game in goal for Bowdoin before giving way to Charles Legg (three saves). Matt LaPaglia made 12 stops for Colby.

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VARISCO, BIAGIO (1902–1970). Biagio (Brazos) Varisco, Brazos County agriculturalist and developer, the son of Antonio and Dorotea (Tritico) Varisco, was born in Poggioreale, Trapani, Italy, on October 12, 1902. He and his mother joined his father in Bryan, Texas, in 1907. Varisco eventually acquired 3,100 acres of land, of which 2,300 acres was devoted to cotton raising. Together with his father and a brother named Giuseppe, he purchased a cotton gin capable of processing 2,000 bales of cotton a year. He also bought five airplanes for agricultural spraying. With the wealth he gained from his farms in the Brazos bottomlands, Varisco aided the growth of downtown Bryan. He erected the Varisco Building and over the years became owner of many other downtown structures. He served as director of the Bryan Chamber of Commerce and was active in civic affairs and charitable movements. He married Lucille Scardino in 1924, and the couple had two daughters. Varisco became an American citizen in 1929. He and his wife were Democrats and devout Catholics. Varisco died in Bryan on July 25, 1970. Varisco, Texas, a rural community in west Brazos County, is named in his honor.
Valentine J. Belfiglio, The Italian Experience in Texas (Austin: Eakin Press, 1983). Mary E. Dorsey, Those Were the Days: Bryan, Brazos County, 1821–1921 (Bryan, Texas: Bryan Independent School District, 1976). Giovanni Schiavo, Italian-American Who's Who (New York: Vigo, 1943).
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Khan is at present the counsellor in the Indian embassy in Cairo, Egypt. He is expected to take up his assignment shortly.
Bhatia, an Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1992 batch, is joint secretary in the external affairs ministry, the release added.
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Winter has textures. Soft and sharp. Rough and smooth. For one woman, winter has always embodied a feminine persona. Now, seeking an embrace as ultimately forgiving as that of a mother's love, she wanders a bleak path leading to an end that is at once brutal as it is loving.
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Strange that winter should be feminine.
The world had turned white, yet that was untrue; it held so many more hues than milk, or chalk. There was grey in the pallor. Some of the scenery looked dull. Elsewhere, it looked so bright that it sent a sharp pain stabbing into the eyes. Hints of blue, purple, and rose refracted the light. The sun tried to pierce a grey dawn, but the clouds sent its rays back in defiance.
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50 Of The Best Paramore Lyrics
Yes the rumors are true; I love Paramore.
Okay, you're right -- I have never been shy about how much I love this band. With their self-titled album coming April 9th I am beside myself with excitement. The music has always grabbed me in so many ways. With it's aggressive heart pounding riffs -- or Hayley Williams powerful vocals, Paramore has always been music I can listen to over and over again.
One of my favorite things about all music is a meaningful lyric. I even have a semi Paramore inspired lyric tattoo behind my left ear. "Cause I've seen you cry way too many times when you deserved to be alive."
Anyway, here are a few of my favorite Paramore lyrics for you to enjoy. #musicrules.
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Fire Chief Timothy J. Irey reported he had two engines down and left the meeting after reporting on the fundraiser pig roast. Held Oct. 19, the fundraiser had a dual purpose, to raise funds for playground equipment and to attract visitors to the fire department open house for Fire Prevention Week.
Since organizer Douglas Babcock donated the pig, the event raised more than $1,000. The fire department also had two prospective firefighters pick up membership applications.
Mayor Janet M. Zando reported more surplus equipment had been sold, with the village receiving $400 for a trailer and $250 for a lawn mower.
The board authorized the village treasurer James E. Yuhas to relevy delinquent property taxes in the amount of $35,504.37 to Jefferson County for collection with the county taxes.
Department of Public Works superintendent Shane Intorcia suggested to the board that CHIPS funds should be used to add curbing to a section of Wilna Avenue. He explained that the repaving of the area drainage has been an issue and curbing should divert water across the street into the drainage ditch.
Mr. Intorcia said they would put up Christmas lights the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and noted that many of the flags and poles need replacing. He asked if residents could be made more aware of items that should not be flushed into the sewer system.
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NASA has made changes in the external fuel tank foam insulation since a piece of foam damaged the shuttle Columbia and caused it to come apart during re-entry back in 2003. More changes were made after Discovery's first post-Columbia flight a year ago, and despite some ongoing internal disagreements, NASA spokesman Kyle Herring says shuttle program managers and NASA Administrator Michael Griffin are satisfied it's ready to fly again.
"The Administrator himself made it very clear that from a safety of flight standpoint, any foam that would come off the tank, which, albeit very small, based on the work that we've done over the course of the last year, would not damage the orbiter, and if it did it would not be a safety of flight issue in terms of the ascent or the crew."
Herring says assuming launch goes as planned Saturday afternoon, Discovery will take supplies and a new crewman to the International Space Station.
"This will be a return to a three person station crew that we have not had since shortly after the Columbia accident, obviously. We'll be delivering European Space Agency astronaut from Germany Thomas Reiter to the station. So the shuttle will launch with seven and come home with six."
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The temporal lobe (aptly named because it's near the temples) controls hearing, smell, and language comprehension. It works with the amygdala and hippocampus to enable learning, memory, and emotional responses.
Hearing is the first sense to develop completely in babies. Within minutes of birth a newborn will startle and cry at loud noises. That's because much of the early physical development occurs long before your baby is born.
Research shows that the inner ear is the only sense organ to fully form before birth. The inner ear reaches its adult size by the middle of pregnancy, according to Gina Gomez, an audiologist who specializes in newborn hearing screening at INOVA Fair Oaks hospital in Virginia.
Smell also develops early in your infant's life. Researchers say that premature babies born at 7 months' gestational age respond to smells, which means that the necessary tools to detect scents are functional even before birth.
Newborns react to smells on their first day, making faces at unpleasant smells, like rotten eggs, and smiling at sugary smells. By the end of his first week, a nursing baby will turn toward a pad soaked in his mother's milk but ignore pads from other nursing mothers.
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I let my husband at my list...
And now it's heart-breakingly shorter! There's a few names I was sad to see go, but I'm happy with what's left. Opinions? Combos? Sibset ideas? Our first born girl will have the middle name Rue or Ruth, and our firstborn son will have the middle name Daniel (family names). Other family names for middles- Margaret, Maren, Bridget, Robert, Ernest, Brooke, Jessamyn, Karenna.
Theodore (Ted)
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Coraline (Cora)
Caroline (Cara)
Violetta (Etta)
Cordelia (Cora or Delia)
Obviously Coraline & Caroline wouldn't be used together, nor would Coraline & Cordelia. I hate obvious themes, so names starting with the same letter wouldn't be used together either.
If I were to have a baby today I think I'd go with Coraline Ruth or Theodore Daniel. But that changes day to day so who knows!
Any other names you think DH and I might like, based on our list?jessamyn
willa gallifrey - rosalie maren - rhea viv - caroline rue - maeve arlandria
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What are the benefits of object storage systems?
Traditional file storage can have a hard time handling today's massive amounts of metadata. Learn why object storage has become a popular replacement.
Is it time to consider changing the traditional file system?
Large amounts of unstructured data and technologies like cloud have some asking if the traditional file system is up to the task.
How data-defined storage differs from software-defined storage
Learn how your organization can use data-defined storage to organize and capitalize on the massive amounts of data it collects every day.
Erasure coding and multi-copy mirroring for HDD failure
HDD failure can put bytes of data at risk. Is multi-copy mirroring or erasure coding the more efficient data protection approach?
Open source SDS for primary projects
While it has yet to make a large impact in the market, open source software-defined storage is becoming an option for primary data applications.
In what ways is RDMA beneficial with flash storage?
Remote Direct Memory Access is a good way to reduce latency in flash environments and works with InfiniBand and some Ethernet connections.
Creating hardware profiles with Virtual Machine Manager
The Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager allows the creation of hardware profiles, which help to provision virtual storage. Brien Posey explains how to use the tool.
The future of spinning disks with the rise of the SSD
The use of spinning disks has resulted in added capacity, but that can't go on forever. Look into the future of SSDs and disk capacity in this expert answer.
How Windows server improved the Storage QoS feature
Windows Server 2012 R2's Storage QoS feature for Hyper-V has some shortcomings, but Expert Brien Posey explains how it has improved in this answer.
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How will Microsoft storage replication affect failover clustering in the latest version of Windows Server? Brien Posey explains in this expert answer.
Microsoft improves replication with new feature
The replication feature in the newest version of Windows Server will move to the storage level, eliminating the existing scalability problems with Hyper-V replication.
The hidden benefits of the ReFS file system
Brien Posey explains the benefits of the Resilient File System and examines the reasons why it has remained relatively unused.
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Archiving data in place is becoming more attractive to enterprises because it allows data to be archived on the storage it already resides on.
Are archiving strategies changing because of big data?
Analyst Jon Toigo explains why performing analytics on big data sets means that data is no longer considered cold, reducing the importance of archives.
What are the best use cases for object storage?
Object storage is latency-prone, making it a bad option for production data, but there are several areas where it's incredibly useful.
Drawbacks to using erasure coding with object storage
Erasure coding is an effective tool for correcting errors in data systems, but when used with object storage systems, latency issues can arise.
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Effective object data protection stems from metadata
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Object storage best suited for archives
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APPLETON -- An animal rescue group in Appleton needs your help. They saved a young dog that was next in line to be euthanized at an out of state shelter. Tonight, with lots of TLC, she's now ready to find her forever home.
Naomi is a one-year-old black lab mix. Her journey to Northeast Wisconsin has been anything but easy. At first glace, she looks like any other energetic puppy. "She loves people and loves other dogs," says Naomi's caregiver Sara Miller.
But if it wasn't for Saving Paws Animal Rescue in Appleton, Naomi likely wouldn't be alive. "I think this is probably the worst one that I've seen," says Glenda Stadler, a dog volunteer with Saving Paws. "I mean I've seen some abuse cases and some neglect, but her case was very very different."
While Naomi awaited transport to Wisconsin from a high kill shelter in Kentucky, something mysterious happened. "When she arrived to us, she had no movement in her back, so she could barely move at all," says Miler.
Multiple tests provided no answers for the cause of her paralysis. "We had volunteers come out two or three times a day to work with her. To get her in her wheelchair, get her going, doing exercises with her, clean her bed sores out. She's had a lot of love from a lot of people," Stadler says.
Those people include Miller, who's provided a caring foster home to Naomi for the past two and a half month. Now, through regular exercises, antibiotics, and a lot of compassion, Naomi beat the odds. "I went in one day," Stadler says. "And she was actually standing on all four legs and I was just, like, screaming and yelling and nobody was here. I was the only one here and all the animals were looking at me like there was something wrong."
It's the miracle they all fought so hard for. Now, Naomi is ready to be adopted, but will need a patient and understanding family who's willing to help her with a bladder issue. "She's had a rough start at life and she really deserves to have somebody who really can show her what a real companion to animals people can be," says Miller.
"She's going to show someone that, 'look at where I was and look at where I am today. You can do this.' She may give that person that adopts her that little extra motive to do something that they may not be able to do," Stadler says.
Naomi's fighting spirits is what inspires these volunteers to keep advocating for animals like her.
"She's a special girl. She's a fighter and she just wants to be loved," says Stadler.
For more information about Naomi and the adoption process, click here.
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SAN FRANCISCO — After his best friend deemed it impossible to make a fun game using the oversaturated staples of mobile gaming — match three, tower defense and zombies — indie developer Jake Sones made a bet.
Now Sones and his three-person team at Shovelware Games are ready to win that bet with upcoming game Zombie Match Defense, which makes players defend a row of scientists against an attacking horde of zombies by matching three or more brains of the same type. It's as if Plants vs. Zombies and Candy Crush had a goofy baby and invaded your iPad.


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Ventura County Moms and kids talk business for Mother's Day
Loving work
Women-owned business facts, 2007 (most recent year available):
• Numbered 7.8 million
• Accounted for 28.7 percent of all businesses
• Generated $1.2 trillion in receipts
• Employed more than 7.6 million workers
• California had 1 million women-owned businesses, or 13.3 percent of all women-owned businesses, in the United States
• 88.3 percent had no paid employees
• 141,893 earned more than $1 million
Source: U.S. Census Bureau's Survey of Business Owners, 2007
The tight bond between Kathryn Price and her mom, Joyce Hardison, got them through the challenges of taking over a new cabinetry business in Ventura.
Jacob Corbin and his mother Bobbi's discovery of a mutual fascination for food chemistry improved their relationship and the bread they baked at her Ojai bakery.
Donna Johanson and daughter Lauren found talents and personality traits to appreciate and value in each other when launching their skin products startup in Fillmore.
And after 18 years of running her Thousand Oaks insurance business alone, Dianna Benté can now take time off knowing daughter DeEtte Case to be a reliable and trustworthy backup.
Throughout life, mothers and children change roles but few are so formative as running a business together.
For those businesses described here, the work environment has tested established bonds but also enriched them, and the businesses have improved as a result.
Marsha Bailey, founder and CEO of Women's Economic Ventures and the Small Business Loan Fund in Ventura and Santa Barbara, said women typically start a business to give their children a legacy.
"(Women business owners) create more successful role models for women," she said. "It's a way for women to build wealth and assets."
Closet Crafters, Ventura
Joyce Hardison saw a great opportunity when her former boss, owner of a custom closet and cabinets design business, wanted to retire.
As a designer there for nearly 10 years, she wanted to buy and run the business but needed a partner. She felt her daughter Kathryn Price's experience as a financial analyst handling purchasing, inventory and finding ways to cut costs and waste would help her turn the company around.
"It was a big leap of faith," Hardison said. "Because I knew the business so well I really thought we could pull it together and run it better. I know I couldn't have done it on my own."
Together they found ways to cut costs without laying off employees, the pair said, and reduced material expenses by almost 10 percent and overall expenses by 10 percent.
The biggest challenge in that effort was disassembling their large showroom and offices in just two weeks and consolidating them with the machine shop to save money, Hardison said.
"It was a big lesson in cooperation," Hardison said, to make sure they that weren't duplicating tasks and that work got done.
Price and Hardison say they work together well because they both believe in an open and communicative work environment, talking things out and being honest and flexible.
Having separate and defined roles at the business and a prior close relationship have been essential, Price said.
"Because of the bond we had already formed as mother-daughter, we are able to connect and support each other on an emotional level every day, to get through difficult situations and succeed," she said.
Chivas Skin Care, Fillmore
Lauren Johanson made an abrupt about-face after graduating college six years ago.
Instead of moving to Manhattan, she joined her mother Donna Johanson to launch a line of skin care products, feeling that would let her incorporate her interests in fair trade business practices and sustainable agriculture with the freedom to experiment with her own ideas.
Her mother had been making the products from the milk of her 14 goats on the family farm for about a year and selling them at farmers markets.
"This is a way to be on the land," Lauren said. "It's a way to be doing something that meets those bigger principles — a natural lifestyle, a sustainable lifestyle and green living."
Working together, the pair have discovered their mutual joy in creating and learning that has defined their roles, which is essential when running a family business. Lauren handles product development, package design and the website, while Donna makes the soaps, bath salts, face creams and lip balms.
The business has improved as a result, the pair say, pointing to its newer presence in boutiques like Busy Babes Beauty Products and Salon in Ojai and Attractions Spa in Fillmore and small natural food chains.
Mom and daughter say that as business partners they've found new talents and personality traits to appreciate in each other.
"I'm amazed every day that Lauren is so talented in so many different ways," Donna said. "She makes something out of nothing and carries that through so well and is so sophisticated. She amazes me."
Knead Baking Co., Ojai
Jacob Corbin had been baking since he was in middle school and points to a coffee cake business that developed from his successful alteration of a middle school cooking class recipe.
After high school, Jacob was more into surfing than thinking about his mother Bobbi Corbin's bakery. With two sisters working there, it was the family business.
And when he decided to go to culinary school in Santa Barbara, his mother's bakery didn't have anything to do with it, Jacob said. Plus, he said, he didn't even like working with her.
But two years ago, while still in school, he returned to the bakery because of the flexible hours.
Now, as a result of his experimentation making the bread that is the core of the business, Jacob handles 90 percent of the bread-making and his relationship with Bobbi has been reformed.
"In the last year and a half we jibed together," Jacob said. "She's a wealth of knowledge and knows more than my teachers," he said, of his mother's 10-plus years working for the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts chain. "I can understand what she's saying, because she can explain it to me in the best way possible."
Both say they have great, detailed conversations about the texture of bread, air pockets and even how the crumbs look.
Bobbi said she turned the bread-baking over to him after his experiments including different ways to shape bread and load it into the oven.
Giving children freedom to try things is an essential idea she was raised with and it's key to running a family business, Bobbi said.
"I've always given the kids a lot of leeway and a lot of respect, and I feel like I learn just as much from them as they can learn from me," she said.
Jacob said he's learned from Bobbi to be more meticulous, to focus on factors such as measurements and that details are critical.
Other philosophies Bobbi said are key to working with family members are to know each other's strengths and weaknesses, have respect, be honest, always communicate and be professional.
"There are always more emotions involved when it's family involved, which is both good and bad," Bobbi said.
Professional Insurance Planning, Thousand Oaks
With her relentless drive and strong work ethic, business owner Dianna Benté worries less about the future since having worked successfully with her daughter DeEtte Case.
"There's a peace of mind that I have, that if something happened, this business just wouldn't go away," Benté said. "She would step in."
The pair have worked together since 2006 after Case graduated from college and then earned her insurance license.
Case, who views her mom as a mentor, pursued insurance sales as a career so she could join her mother's business, which sells mostlymedical insurance for small businesses and individuals.
"Her knowledge and her experience in the industry is amazing," Case said. "I also admired her as an independent woman in owning her own business that has been lucrative and very good at times. I've looked up to that."
For three years Case attended clients' employee benefits meetings with her mom, researched case file details, went on her own sales calls and client meetings and backed up Benté at the office when Benté was in the field.
The relationship worked out well, said Benté, freeing her up so that she could focus more on sales. Working with Case also gave Benté good company on business trips, as they are best friends.
"Her organized approach is good for me," Benté said. "She's on the back end taking care of details. In that way we meshed very well."
Three years ago Case stepped back from full-time work to raise her daughter but supports Benté part time from home. She plans to rejoin her mom in the fall once her daughter starts school, she said.
And Case has learned enough that Benté can take her grandchildren for a day while Case covers the business.
"There's a comfort level working with family," Benté said.
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Enjoy five-Days of camping, learning & practicing Sea Kayaking skills in Kachemak Bay State Park, the scenic crown of jewels of the Alaska State Park system near Homer, Alaska, on the Kenai Peninsula. This is a dynamic and varied venue that provides access to a wide variety of training conditions so you can develop a wide array of skills. What could be better? You get to learn and practice your skills in the environment you will need to use them.
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Argiolas S.p.A.
September 2003's Company of the Month is Argiolas S.p.A.. Located in Serdiana, about 11 miles (18 kilometers) from Cagliari, the island capital city, Argiolas is one of the main players among established Sardinian wine producers, and a rising star in the Italian enological world.
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Welcome to Volume 1, Number 1 of Wine News, the e-letter from WineCountry.IT.
August is gone and most Italians are back from vacation. For winemakers and grape growers all over Europe though, the vacation ended far earlier then usual. The unusually hot and long summer brought a record early harvest. In fact, for some white and early red grapes picking is already over at a time when it usually has not even begun.
In addition to Italian News, we have interesting news from Europe, the United States, and the rest of the world. North American researchers for instance, have recently released good health news linking wine consumption to anti-aging enzymes as well as to anti-tumoral effects.
The September 2003 Company of the Month is Argiolas S.p.A., the second Sardinian winery of a "trilogy" that will end next month. Following a recent trip to Italy of the president and vice-president of WineCountry.IT, the News Department decided to dedicate three months in a row to three special Sardinian wineries. In the last ten years Sardinian wine quality has risen consistently, thanks mainly to the dedication, excellent research and production work of local winemakers.
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European Record Early Harvests Because of Heat Wave
After last year's rain-soaked harvest, Italian producers are looking at another possibly problematic harvest, though this time around, it is for completely the opposite reason. The amazingly hot and long summer brought daytime temperatures in excess of 104° Fahrenheit (40° Celsius), dropped barely a few degrees overnight and saw almost no rain between May and August.
Formal Tasting – Part 1 of 3
This is the first of a three-part article in which we analyze the three steps of formal wine tasting: the visual examination, the olfactory examination and finally, the examination of taste. Let's get started with the first installment.
Enogastronomy: Wine Pairing for Seafood Recipes
It's summertime, the ideal season for seafood recipes paired with wines that help these foods deliver their best. There are many ways to prepare seafood so, when choosing a wine to pair with different dishes, we must consider how it was cooked. Below we provide a generic guide to be used as a reference for making your own personalized recipe-wine combination.
Combining Food with Wine or The Right Wine for the Right Food
The pleasure that we get by combining food an wine correctly is certainly more that the pleasure we might get by eating the same food and drinking the same wine separately. On the other hand, an unhappy match could debase both wine and recipe even if they are both excellent when judged on their own.
Torres Winery Experiments with Screw-Cap Closure
Torres, one of the largest family-owned Spanish wineries, has began exporting some of its white wines in bottles sealed with screw caps. 12,000 cases of Viña Esmeralda 2002 are selling on the British markets for about $8 a bottle.
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Enzyme found in red wine may help fight aging process.
Scientists have found for the first time a way to rev up a potent "anti-aging" enzyme in living cells, an advance they said could speed the development of drugs to extend human life span and prevent a wide range of geriatric diseases.
Moderate Drinking Linked to Reduction of Tumors in the Colon
Recently, scientists at New York's Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center declared that drinking one to two glasses of wine daily may contribute to reducing bowel polyps, which are a precursor to colon cancer.
Drop in Sales of French Wines in the USA
According to Information Resources Inc., sales of French wines dropped considerably in the United States following the disagreement between the two countries over the war in Iraq.
Wine drinking at 10-year high
Wildly popular "Two-Buck Chuck" wines and surging import sales fueled 2002 wine consumption in the United States to a 10-year high, according to two new surveys.
Australians Export Canned Wine
Wine purists around the world are cringing about an Australian first, the award-winning Gowrie Mountain Estate at Toowoomba in Queensland's Darling Downs has started producing canned wine for export to Britain, Japan and the United States.
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Festival of the Salama da Sugo (typical kind of salami)
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Garganello Festival
- From September 5 to September 8, 2003
Tortellino Festival
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Eight Festival of Porcino Mushroom of Albareto
- From September 12 to September 14 2003
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- September 14, 2003
The Salama Challenge
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- Third Sunday in September
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Lemongrass Bars with Coconut Shortbread Crust
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut (about 3 ounces)
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 3 lemongrass stalks, bottom 4 inches only, tough outer layer removed, finely chopped (scant 1/2 cup)
- 5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 3 large eggs
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- Powdered sugar
PreparationFor crust:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 13 x 9 x 2- inch metal baking pan. Using electric mixer, beat flour, coconut, powdered sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in large bowl until well blended, 30 seconds. Add butter; beat on low speed until moist clumps form. Press dough onto bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of pan. Bake crust until golden (edges will be darker), about 25 minutes.
For filling:
Meanwhile, place sugar and lemongrass in processor; pulse until lemongrass is finely ground, about 1 minute. Add lemon juice; process until well blended, about 30 seconds. Add eggs; process to blend, 10 to 15 seconds. Add flour and pinch of salt; pulse until smooth.
Reduce oven temperature to 325°F. Pour filling over hot crust; bake until filling is firm, 22 to 23 minutes. Cool in pan on rack.
Cut lemongrass bars lengthwise into 4 strips, then crosswise into 6 pieces. Dust bars with powdered sugar and serve.
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Screening Out "Problem Clients": Client Evaluation
Screening Out "Problem Clients":
By Kirsten Christophe, Esq.
Beyond basic issues such as evaluating potential conflicts and agreeing on fees, firms should use other factors for evaluating clients. Although these "red flags" won't be determinative in every situation, each should be considered. A few examples illustrate the importance of these factors:
Reasons Why They Selected You -- Most clients either have used other attorneys in the past or at least knew other attorneys they could have gone to with a new matter. It is therefore important to determine why the client chose a particular firm and a particular attorney.
Red Flag -- For example, in a personal injury case, the client may have gone to another attorney who refused to undertake the representation because the attorney believed that the client was faking the injury. In a securities matter, the client may not have been cooperative in the disclosure process in a previous offering. A prior fee dispute is another reason for selecting a new attorney.
Relationship and Experience with Prior or Current Attorneys -- Firms should consider discussing with new clients their relationships with other attorneys, explaining why contact with those attorneys can be beneficial. For example, the client may save money by allowing the new attorney to learn about prior transactions handled by former attorneys.
Red Flag -- A client who appears too defensive about such proposed contact with the former attorneys may have something to hide that the prospective attorney should know.
Relationship with Other Professionals -- Just as a client's history of short-term relationships with other attorneys (even if no reason can be identified) may be a red flag, the same is true of relationships with other professionals.
Red Flag -- Although there are many reasons to change attorneys, accountants, doctors and dentists, a pattern of short-term professional relationships could reflect a problem.
Red Flag -- The prospective client or its management may be personally unstable. This may become evident whenever a result isn't perfect or doesn't meet the client's expectations. It also could reflect that the client is unable to deal with the fees charged by professionals, such as attorneys and accountants, when the client cannot observe the effort being made.
Personality Traits and Demeanor at Initial Interview -- There are common characteristics that suggest that a client will sue, or cause others to sue, even if the attorney doesn't make an error.
Red Flag -- Areas to probe with caution include:
A new client who wants to sue primarily for revenge rather than economic gain poses a threat. Similarly, clients who assert that a matter can be easily handled and at very little expense may be upset if the result doesn't meet their expectations.
Background and Behavior Patterns Noted Directly or Through Investigation -- One area of concern is use of alcohol and drugs. Clients who are dependent on these substances are likely to cause a problem. Especially for transactional attorneys, clients who excessively use alcohol or illegal drugs present a higher risk than those who don't.
Red Flag -- Behavioral and background issues to consider include:
Business Background of Prospective Individual Client or Key Individuals of Client Organization -- To the extent that the prospective client doesn't have the skills necessary to engage in a business, economic failure is a distinct possibility. When that occurs, the client may search for an excuse, and the first one may be allegedly poor advice from the attorney.
For an individual or key persons of an organization, employment history can be important. While frequent changes in employment don't predict an unstable attorney-client relationship, the reason for those changes and any patterns should be evaluated.
Red Flag -- Inexperience or patterns of instability may be noted from general employment history, the specific business involved in the underlying matter and individual's experience with similar businesses.
Multiple Roles of Prospective Individual Clients or Key Persons in Client Organization -- When an individual client wears more than one hat in a transaction, it's often difficult for the lawyer and the client to discern the role in which the lawyer is representing the client. Often, competing goals may cause a conflict of interest that may leave the lawyer vulnerable to a malpractice claim.
Similarly, where several key persons in an organization seek representation in their distinct roles, a conflict of interest may arise.
Red Flag -- Multiple roles of which to be wary and to inquire include:
"Gut Reaction" or "Smell" Factor -- Often, when speaking of a malpractice claimant, an attorney will say, "I knew that guy was trouble from the moment he walked in the door." Learning to trust your initial "gut reaction", even when you cannot identify a concrete reason why you think a client may bring problems later, is often a skill learned the hard way. You may find that a staff member with good instincts can assist in this role as well. By routinely considering your "gut reaction" as a formal part of your client intake process, you lend credence to this important risk management tool.
Red Flag -- For each prospective client, ask yourself the following questions:
Although related to many other factors, firms should examine the likelihood that prospective clients may disregard an attorney's instructions. This is critical in transactions that involve disclosures or warranties, such as franchise agreements, real estate contracts, private placement memoranda and documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If the client disregards advice in such transactions, the firm can face exposure.
All of the factors and "red flags" that are noted in this article should be included routinely in a new client review form or process. If possible, it is helpful to have someone other than the originating attorney evaluate these factors. Often a savvy or long-term staff member will have valuable insights and may have noted factors the lawyer did not. Each area reviewed should be identified as positive, negative or neutral.
Ultimately, a judgment call will be made but only after a routine thorough "reality check". Sometimes a new matter may be accepted despite several negative factors, because they are only marginally negative. Or despite some strong negative indicators, the positive indicators nonetheless could predominate. Both the firm and the client may be well-served by the firm going forward in that instance. The routine review of these factors will help the lawyer maintain objectivity in evaluating a prospective client, particularly those that may otherwise appear lucrative or highly desirable.
This article, which originally appeared in the Aon Attorneys' Advantage Risk Management Newsletter, "The Quarter Hour", is reprinted with permission of the copyright holder through Aon Attorneys' Advantage. This article is intended to inform the reader of potential liability exposures for attorneys. These exposures and their management vary among attorneys and over time. This article reflects general principles only and does not render legal advice. This article does not establish or recommend specific guidelines or standards for legal practice or its management, or for attorney liability exposures or their management. Readers should consult legal, financial, insurance and other advisors if they have specific concerns. Neither the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Aon and its affiliates, nor "The Quarter Hour" assumes any responsibility for how the information in this article is applied in practice or for the accuracy and completeness of this information. Reproduction without written permission is prohibited.
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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Asian markets ended mostly higher Tuesday, with several commodity, shipbuilding and property shares rising as a strong finish on Wall Street buoyed investor sentiment.
South Korean shares closed at a record and Chinese stocks posted solid gains in the first trading session of 2011, but Australian shares were held back as insurers were hurt in the wake of devastating floods in Queensland state.
Bank of Japan Can't Relax Yet
The Japanese central bank may not need to shift policy or intervene with the dollar and yen remaining steady after the Federal Reserve's decision on quantitative easing. But this won't last, and more action is needed still.
Japan's Nikkei Stock Average (NI225) was the best performer, rising 1.7%, with Inpex Corp. (1605) IPXHF, +9.10% jumping 4% on the strength in crude-oil prices Monday.
South Korea's Kospi climbed 0.7% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng (HANGSENG) Index added 1%, each stretching its winning run to a fifth trading day.
China's Shanghai Composite (SHCOMP) advanced 1.6%, for its fourth successive positive finish.
Shanghai stocks powered higher on the first trading day of the New Year. The market was "gaining support from other Asian markets' rise on Monday, (and) the continued strength in the resources sector, such as coal miners and metal firms, due to expectations of higher oil and metal prices," said Zhang Gang, an analyst at Zhongyuan Securities.
Coal miners and metals were leading gainers on mainland bourses, with Jizhong Energy Resources up 6.1% and Guizhou Panjiang Refined Coal (600395) soaring 9.4%, while Yunnan Copper (000878) added 4%.
Chinese property developers also jumped as investors snapped up shares at cheap valuations after they suffered heavy losses recently.
Gemdale Corp. (600383) soared by the day's 10% limit and Poly Real Estate Group Co. (600048) climbed 9.9% in Shanghai, with China Vanke (000002) CVKEY, +0.00% rising 7.1% in Shenzhen and China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. CAOVY, -1.48% (688) adding 3.7% in Hong Kong.
Elsewhere in the region, Taiwan's Taiex finished 0.3% lower and India's Sensex (SENSEX) gained 0.1% in afternoon trading.
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Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.82% futures climbed 10 points in screen trade, after the benchmark rose to two-year highs Monday. Improved manufacturing and construction data boosted investors' outlook for the economy.
"The start of 2011 has seen a relatively positive mood pervading markets, although a clearer trend is likely to be established as the week progresses and more market participants return," Mitul Kotecha, head of global forex strategy at Credit Agricole, wrote in a note to clients.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (XJO) slipped 0.1% after a choppy session that saw the benchmark open higher but end lower after changing direction more than once.
Insurers were weighed down on concerns about the impact of the floods, as floodwaters continue to rise in parts of Queensland, and more rain was forecast in some areas of the state in coming days.


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I'm sorry for the long silence on this blog and the long delay in replying to the friends that commented on my articles. I've been quite busy in the last weeks and I spent a lot of time traveling around Italy (not for pleasure!). In the meantime I've been renewed as an MVP on April the 1st (nice date to renew someone with such a bad sense of humor…). I decided to celebrate my MVP award with a new recipe (to be honest, I celebrated by eating the results of this recipe!) and I decided to call it "penne ......
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During the MVP summit I had a chance to visit Seattle and discover that all the miths about its bad weather are not true (at least during the week I spent there!). I also visited the wonderful Pike Place Market and see (and taste some) all the different kinds of fish, fruits and vegetables displayed on its stands. Salmon is, for sure, one of the most interesting products. You can see huge salmons lying on the ice of some of the stands and also being thrown in the air between the employees of the ......
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This is a recipe that I carefully planned and designed after checking the contents of my fridge after a three weeks holiday in California. I found some salmon at the local supermarket and I had to decide how to cook it. Olives and leeks seems the only things still edible inside my fridge. The result tasted quite good, but my perception could have been impacted by the jet-lag... so handle this recipe carefully! Ingredients: - salmon (one large filet serves two people) - leeks (200 g) - olive oil (three ......
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This is a simple but tasty recipe, made with simple and "poor" ingredients. Ingredients (for four people): - 160-200g of pasta (spaghetti, bucatini or linguine) - 8 tablespoons of grated bread - 8 fillets of anchovies - 4 tablespoons olive oil - some parsley Cook the pasta in boiling salted water as described in the other pasta recipes. While the pasta is cooking put the olive oil in a pan and heat it. Add the anchovies and let them cook for a while. Then, using a wood spoon, crush them until they ......
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This is quite a classic way to cook spaghetti and, luckily, it's also quite easy to cook. For four people you need: - 320/400g of spaghetti - 8 tablespoons of olive oil - 4 small dried chilly peppers - 4 cloves of garlic - salt Put water in a large pot, make it boil and add salt (like in other pasta recipes). When it boils again add the spaghetti. Put the oil inside a pan, add the chilly peppers and the garlic cloves without their "skin". If you want to enhance the garlic taste you can slice the ......
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Today I got an e-mail with congratulations for my MVP 2009 award. It may be an April fool's day joke... but if it's a joke who made it took great care in creating a fake web site with lots of contents an interesting things. I'm very happy and proud of that recognition of the work I did replying to questions on newsgroups, talking at conferences and also writing on this blog and I should thank all the people who helped me with replies to my questions or corrections to my replies, support and friendliness. ......
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I've been in Rome last week for the Windows Embedded Seminar and I had a chance to appreciate a very tasteful pasta that it's typical of that city. It's also a very simple and quick recipe, and one of my favorites when I came home late from office and I've only a few minutes to cook something edible. The ingredients list is quite short: - long pasta (spaghetti or bucatini) - grated cheesee (the original recipe uses "pecorino romano", cheesee made with sheep milk) - pepper powder - olive oil - salt ......
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Italian cooking is known for its pasta recipes, but in the part of Italy where I live (north-west) many recipes use rice instead of pasta. This is a simple but tasty way to prepare it. It's a traditional recipe that use simple and cheap ingredients to add taste to rice. Ingredients (for 4 people): - 360g rice (the kind of rice I like more for this kind of risotto is "carnaroli") - one large onion - 300g sweet beacon (not smoked is better) - two glasses of red wine (the best thing is to use the same ......
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The name of this pasta came from mount Sila (Calabria), in the southernmost part of the Italian peninsula ("on the other side of Italy" from where I live). I eated it in a restaurant when working for a very kind customer (they brought me out to eat in great places and also offered me a tour of the city center of Cosenza, a very nice place to visit). I didn't asked for the recipe, so this is a sample of cooking through reverse-engineering. Remember that I'm not a professional cooker! Ingredients (for ......
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The Black Mamba's signature kicks have been spotted in a new colorway bearing snakeskin print. Dubbed the "Pit Viper", this version of the Nike Kobe 8 is dressed in a burgundy hue, offset by aqua residing on the Swoosh branding and inner lining. Apparently, being under the Los Angeles Lakers' organizational umbrella has its perks, as Horace Wormely of the LA D-Fenders is the owner of this unreleased colorway. Nike doesn't seem to be done with the Kobe 8, so stay tuned to Nice Kicks for more information on this colorway as it becomes available.
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Nielsen Continues to Hammer Home the Value of the Mortgage Interest Deduction
Responding to continued attacks on the mortgage interest deduction that appeared in various newspapers, magazines and online outlets during recent weeks, NAHB Chairman Bob Nielsen issued sharp rebuttals alerting readers to the value of the mortgage interest deduction.
In addition, NAHB leadership and staff members met with editors and reporters during the past two weeks on the state of housing and its effect on the national economy.
The following are media highlights:
- NAHB Chairman Bob Nielsen responded to David Kittle, of Investors Mortgage Asset Recovery Co., who, in an article in Urban Land online magazine, said he would be willing to trade the mortgage interest deduction for a top tax rate of 25%.
This Faustian bargain to achieve lower tax rates for the wealthiest Americans would come at a steep cost to the tens of millions of working class families who rely on this deduction to stay current with their mortgage payments even as they struggle to make ends meet, Nielsen wrote. While eliminating the deduction would most certainly cause the economy to tumble back into recession, whos to say how long Congress would maintain a lower marginal tax rate? After the last major tax reform effort, the top tax rate soared from 28% in 1988 to 39.6% in 1993.
- After Zillow Chief Economist Stan Humphries attacked the mortgage interest deduction in a Forbes article, Nielsen responded with a hard-hitting letter.
Getting rid of the mortgage interest deduction would lead to an economic chain reaction that would surely throw the nation back into recession, Nielsen said. It would erode housing demand, which would place more downward pressure on home prices, which would put more home owners underwater and trigger a new wave of foreclosures.
- NAHB CEO Jerry Howard, Chief Lobbyist Jim Tobin and Chief Economist David Crowe on Sept. 29 met with a Bloomberg reporter to discuss the state of the housing market and various issues impacting the housing industry.
- In Inside FHA Lending, NAHB tax policy analyst Rob Dietz discussed how the pending reduction of the conforming loan limits will likely lower housing demand and house prices.
This reduced demand would have the potential to reduce the price of such homes, whether on the market or not, Dietz said.
- NAHB continues to run ongoing ads in the National Journal and Politico to send a message to Washington policymakers about the value of homeownership and the important role that the home building industry plays in generating jobs.


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America's Got Talent: Performance show two
Last week, Arcadian Broad (judges' pick), Acrodunk, Drew Thomas Magic, Kevin Skinner, and Grandma Lee made it to the Top 20 -- I got four out of five right. You? Who will join them this week? My comments, Piers' Xs and predictions coming up!
Fab 5, Power Tap Dancers (Audition show 3) - Even if they had cyber rehearsals because they live in three different states, they still gave an energetic and in-sync performance. Sadly, the soundtrack wasn't hip and fast enough to get me too really sucked in. Nonetheless, it was an original and well-done routine.
Charles DeWayne, Singer/Musician (Audition show 9 and his YouTube channel) - The setting was perfect for this fantastic and smooth rendition of "Just the Two of Us." The lighting and the effects were cool and fun, he had a real grand piano to accompany himself, even his clothes were perfectly picked. His voice was perfect throughout the song and his piano playing was just amazing. I agree with Sharon that he must pick a more challenging song next time but he chose the perfect song to get voted through the next round. He'll definitely go through.
Carol Loo, Dancer (Audition show 3 and her MySpace page) - Giving her backup dancers, adding lighting and video effects on the screens will not make this a good act. I can't believe that The Hoff said he loved the presentation and that it was a great job! WTF?!? Carol had no routine, her moves were not fitting what the back up dancers were doing nor were they working with the song. Piers said it best: Carol is fun and it's great she can do that at her age, but her act is far from being worth a million. That's why he Xed her. America please do not vote her through. Actually, don't even give her one of your votes out of sympathy because she may end up in sixth or fifth place and may end up being the judge's pick! Send her packing!
Tony Hoard and Rory, Canine Flying Disc Team (Audition show 1 and their official website) - Once again Rory rocked the house, even if Piers Xed him. However, even if Tony changed the setting of the act -- Baywatch theme -- and added a few people to help in some of the tricks, he and Rory didn't step up their game from their audition. I think their audition performance was even better than this. Maybe Sharon is right and Rory and Tony don't need the music and the theme. I hope they get another chance because they are unique but they wouldn't be my top pick. In case you missed it, they were Xed by Piers.
Eleisha Miller, Singer/Pianist (Audition show 6 and her official website) - Even if the soundtrack was too loud, we could still hear that her voice was off most of the song. She is not ready to be a singer. However, she showed once again that she has style, energy and spirit, which will come in handy when she gets her singing in order with a good vocal teacher as Piers suggested. She shouldn't move on. She was Xed by Piers.
Paradizo Dance, Acrobatic Dance Group (Audition show 1 and their official website) - Sadly for them, there was too much smoke to fully see the moves they performed on the floor. Nonetheless, they performed a smooth routine that had some daring moves. As Piers said, the difference in weight between both of them makes this act even more amazing. I hope they move on to the next round but I'm doubtful they'll go to the Top 10 since there are many dancing acts this year.
The Texas Tenors, Singing Group (Audition show 6 and their MySpace page) - They showed that acts don't need all the glam and background extras to give a great performance. I agree with Piers that it was a bit cheesy but thanks to their fantastic vocals, the Texas Tenors deserve a Top 20 shot.
SQ Entertainment, Urban Dance Crew (I missed what audition show they were in, if you remember, please comment) *Wild card - Did you know they auditioned last year as well? Check out their 2008 audition video on YouTube. As I watched them, I got the feeling that they weren't 100% sure of themselves during the act. I agree with The Hoff that they need to have a more defined storyline to their act. They have the moves, they have the energy, and they have the synergy, so they don't need a lot of improving to really wow us.
Pete Peterkin, Impersonator (Audition show 1 and his official website) - The Rock & Roll president tried to impersonate Jamie Foxx doing his Ray Charles impersonation. A bit confusing as Piers said, but it allowed Pete to show that he can sing, play piano, and impersonate more than just Obama. Pete's jokes were also rather basic. His act didn't entertain me at all. Personally, I think he should stick with doing Obama if he his voted through as Obama is the flavor of the month and may get him further in the competition than mixing things up. However, if he only does Obama, he'll need to come up with better jokes.
Alizma, Singers/Musicians (Audition show 2, their official website and their MySpace page) - Didn't they learn from the comments given to them by Piers after their audition? He warned them that their voices were not that great. The triplets didn't listen and performed a bad singing act tonight. No wonder they were Xed by all judges. Sharon is right that the stripper-like moves were too much as well. If the triplets had performed a violin act, I'm sure the comments would have been totally difference and would probably move on to the next round. Sadly for them, they'll more than likely go back home because their act was almost as bad as Carol Loo's act! They went from one of my favorite acts in their audition show to one of the worst act tonight.
Beale Street Flippers, Flippers (Audition show 10 and various YouTube clips) *Wild card - Their flipping is pretty amazing and they tried to offer us a few more daring moves by flipping over one another. Removing their shirts and the rose will surely get them a few extra votes. Piers Xed them because the act got boring. He also told them that the routine wasn't properly choreographed. Sharon added that it wasn't diversified enough. I must agree with both of them as I got tired pretty quickly and would definitely not pay to see them for an hour-long show on the Vegas Strip.
The Voices of Glory, Singers (Audition show 1 and their MySpace page) - Even if this year the show didn't always keep the act they wanted us to root for as the last act of the night, somehow, I knew Voices of Glory would get to close tonight's performance show. I would have liked to see them perform a different song style than what they did in their audition. They went the safe route, which will definitely get them voted through since the song allowed them to show they have great voices, even if a tad shaky at times, and can sing very well as a trio. I agree with Piers that Nadia shined and has a fantastic and powerful voice.
My Top 5 picks: Charles DeWayne and the Voices of Glory will definitely get voted through. I had a hard time picking up the other three acts that I think should get to the Top 20 because they didn't as clearly wowed me as Charles and Voices of Glory did. In any case, here are my other picks: Paradizo Dance, The Texas Tenors, Fab 5. I don't forsee me getting more than three out of five right.
Do you think Piers was too harsh tonight by Xing most of the acts or do you think he was right on with his comments? Which acts do you want to see go through to the Top 20? Share your picks as well as two cents about Piers in comments below.


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MotoGP champion Casey Stoner to retire at end of season
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- Date: 18-20 May
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MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner will retire at the end of the season after explaining he has lost his passion for the sport.
The 26-year-old Australian had recently denied rumours he was to end his career, but revealed his intention ahead of the Le Mans French Grand Prix.
"This sport has changed a lot and it has changed to the point where I am not enjoying it," he said.
"I don't have the passion for it and so at this time it's better if I retire."
"I've known Casey since he was 15 and he has always been adamant that he would retire early, but I am as surprised as anybody that he has taken this decision now. I don't agree with some of his comments about the state of the sport but in terms of taking such a huge personal decision and putting his happiness and that of his family over fame, money and sporting success you have to take your hat off to him. Once again his courage and conviction sets him apart from the rest."
He added: "There are a lot of things that have disappointed me, and also a lot of things I have loved about this sport, but unfortunately the balance has gone in the wrong direction.
"After a long time thinking, a lot of time talking with my family and my wife, this has been coming for a couple of years now, but... I will not be racing in the 2013 Championship."
Stoner recently brushed off rumours that he was contemplating retirement, claiming that "everyone seems quite good at making up stories".
It meant his change of mind came as a big surprise to rival Valentino Rossi.
"It's bad news for the world of MotoGP," said the seven-time world champion.
"At the end of the season, we are going to lose a great rider and a great rival, but it's his decision."
The Italian, 33, dampened speculation over his own future in the sport by claiming he wanted to continue for "the next two years for sure".
Stoner did not reveal his future plans beyond "going forward in different things in my life".
The Repsol Honda rider, who also won the world title in 2007, leads this year's championship by a single point from Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo after claiming victories in Spain and Portugal.
Despite the strong start to his title defence, Stoner has been critical of technical changes to MotoGP that have increased engine sizes to 1000cc from 800cc and preceded the departure of manufacturers such as Kawasaki and Suzuki from the sport.
He has also suffered with health problems during his time in MotoGP.
Marc Marquez, the Moto2 series leader and Repsol protege, is the likeliest candidate to fill the vacancy left by Stoner, although Jorge Lorenzo is out of contract at the factory Yamaha squad at the end of the season and may also enter the reckoning.