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The majority of research papers published focusing on wine industry wastes or wine industry by-products have focused primarily on grape marc or grape pomace. However, in the spirit of sustainability, should we only be considering the fruits themselves as the only source for recycling in the wine industry? Of course not! Not only can the fruits (in the form of skins and seeds, primarily) be recycled into other uses, such as for medicinal purposes or for use in other industries (i.e. leather production, food preservatives, additives to wine, etc), but also the water waste produced from wine making as well as the grape leaves from the vines can be utilized and reused for other purposes.
In regards to grape leaves, research has been more limited compared to research on grape pomace. Studies have shown that the juices obtained from grape leaves can be used for many medicinal purposes due to several biological activities including antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and antiseptic properties.Grape leaves are also used frequently as food in Greek cuisine, as well as additives in other foods due to the leaves known antioxidant properties.
The ability to recycle the whole plant, and not just from grape skins and seeds, is just another step toward sustainability for the wine industry as a whole. By reusing and recycling all parts of the plant, the amount of potentially toxic waste entering the environment is dramatically reduced.
The article presented today examined the antioxidant properties of grape leaves in order to confirm if grape leaves are appropriate for use in other industries.
Leaf samples were collected in July of 2006 from an experimental vineyard in Sendim, Bragança in NE Portugal. Twenty varieties of Vitis vinifera were studied: 9 white and 11 red. Each variety was grown in two adjacent rows, all of which underwent the same viticultural treatments (no irrigation or soil treatments). 5 plants in the center of the two rows we selected for each variety, and 4 leaves were harvested from each plant. Leaves were freeze-dried and then ground into a powder for further analysis.
The following were analyzed for the leaf samples: phenolic content and antioxidant activity (total reducing capacity, reducing power, and scavenging ability).Results
- Extraction yields were greater for red varieties than white varieties.
- For whites, the highest yields were found in Chardonnay and Samarrinho.
- For reds, the highest yields were found in Alicante, Bouchet, Bastardo, and Trincadeira.
- All samples contained the following compounds: trans-caffeoyltartaric acid and trans-coumaroyltartaric acid (both hydroxycinnamic acids) as well as myricetin-3-O-glucoside, quercetin-3-O-glucoside, quercetin-3-O-galactoside, and kaempferol-3-O-glucoside (all flavonoid glycosides).
Why are the leaves be so high in phenolic content?
The authors speculated that the grape leaves were likely rich in polyphenols, specifically flavonoids, since these compounds are known to act as UV filters. The UV protection characteristic of flavonoids functions to protect the plant cells (particularly chloroplasts) from the damaging effects of UV rays. In effect, flavonoid function as a part of the plants' defense mechanisms against harmful UV rays, thus their high levels in the leaves of the plants.
- Total phenolics were found to be higher in the leaves of red varieties than the leaves of white varieties.
- For red varieties, Tinto Cão had the highest levels of polyphenols whereas Mourisco had the lowest (3.5 times different).
- For white varieties, Codega had the highest levels of polyphenols, whereas Gouveio had the lowest.
- For all leaf samples, quercetin-3-O-glucoside and quercetin-3-O-galactoside made up 64-73% of the total phenolics.
- Grape leaves appear to have higher polyphenol levels than grapes themselves.
Antioxidant Capacities
- White varieties had higher antioxidant capacities than red varieties.
- The white varieties showing the highest reducing capacity were Viosinho, Rabigato, Côdega, and Malvasia Fina.
- The red varieties showing the highest reducing capacity were Tinto Cão and Alicante Bouchet.
- In regards to reducing power, for white varieties, Côdega showed the strongest levels, with Chardonnay and Samarrinho following behind it.
- For red varieties, Tinto Cão, Rufete, and Touriga Francesa showed the strongest levels.
- Both Côdega (white) and Tinto Cão (red) showed similar levels, thus there was no clear difference between red and white varieties in terms of reducing power.
- In regards to scavenging activity, there were no clear differences between red and white varieties.
- For white varieties, Malvasia Rei showed the highest scavenging activity.
- For red varieties, Tinta Gorda showed the highest scavenging activity.
Why did the varieties with the highest polyphenol content not have the higher antioxidant capacities?
It is typically thought that those items possessing high polyphenol levels will also have high antioxidant capacities. However, the results of this study found nearly the opposite. The authors speculated that this result was likely due to the fact that it isn't all about polyphenols. There is clearly some other compound or compounds that are interacting with either the polyphenols or other compounds to determine antioxidant capacity.
The results of this study indicate that grape leaves are good sources of polyphenols and antioxidant capacity to be utilized in a multitude of industries.It was also clear from the results that there was no relationship found between total polyphenol content and antioxidant capacity. According to the authors, this is likely due to the involvement of one or more other compounds acting either alone, or more likely in concert, with polyphenols or some other compound to affect the antioxidant capacity of the leaves. These results suggest more work needs to be done to tease out what is the mechanism behind antioxidant capacity in grape leaves.
Overall, this was a straightforward study that clearly shows that grape leaves are an excellent source of polyphenols that could be utilized for multiple industries. By recycling not only the grapes themselves but also the grape leaves, the wine industry can move one step closer to a more globally sustainable industry.
Source: Fernandes, F., Ramalhosa, E., Pires, P., Verdial, J., Valentão, P., Andrade, P., Bento, A., and Albert Pereira, J. 2013. Vitis vinifera leaves toward bioactivity. Industrial Products and Crops 43: 434-440.


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Here's another sneak peek at a shoe from Grenson's upcoming addition to ASOS's 'Best of British' collection. Like the brogue, the two tone correspondent is a quintessentially British shoe – which would make sense given the title of the collection.
If you're ready to step away from the tan brogues, but not quite ready enough to step to the Prada studded versions, then a shoe like this is a good halfway house. Just remember to scuff those leather soles (a tip we got from a shoemaker) unless you want to slip all over the place. The Best of British collection will be offically launched around late September.

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Health Care In America: Pay To Play Isn't Working…For Anyone
At a time when the bean counters on Wall Street are finding the health insurance industry a bad risk, I have to ask how much longer the Beltway crowd is going to keep looking the other way.
According to this CJR report, regarding a series of studies from Health Care Week and other industry groups, the health care industry, drug manufacturers and other related industry groups are doing everything they can to insure there are no changes to their current profit margins:
The insurance companies, of course, think the system is just fine, and they spent heavily to keep the status quo. Health Plan Week, an insurance industry trade pub, took a hard look, revealing that overall health insurance payments to lobbyists soared last year and are likely to grow again in the next couple of years as health reform becomes the biggest issue. A large percentage of that money, the magazine found, was focused on the Medicare Advantage issue, which was front and center last year. Analyzing disclosure forms from the Senate's public records office, Health Plan Week found that fifteen health plans paid lobbyists more than $22 million in 2007, up from $18 million in 2006, a hefty chunk of change by any measure. WellCare Health Plans, a big seller of Medicare Advantage products that has gotten in trouble with regulators for its questionable sales practices, quadrupled its spending to $320,000 and paid half of that amount to the Washington law firm to plead its case on Medicare issues. Health Net and Tufts Health Plan more than doubled their spending, while insurance biggies like CIGNA and UnitedHealth Group substantially increased their lobbying budgets. Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans spent nearly $10 million….
A press release just issued by the Center for Responsive Politics further reinforces the money and health care story. Its message: Special interests spent $17 million for every day Congress was in session, and the drug industry spent most of all, paying lobbyists 25 percent more than they did last year. Did Harry Reid forget to mention them? Drug companies spent some $227 million on lobbying activities. The insurance industry was right behind with $138 million, and not far down was the hospital and nursing home industry, which spent some $91 million. When the Center pulled apart spending by organization, Pharma, the American Medical Association, and the American Hospital Association ranked three, four, and five on its list of top spenders. It's too bad that the Center's latest numbers haven't gotten more press. For they, too show, the rocky path ahead for health reform.
It's easy for reporters and editors to dismiss yet another press release about gobs of money thrown at politicians and lobbyists. We've seen that before, they say; what else is new? And it's easy to cop out and blame readers for stumbling over the big numbers anyway. But the big numbers tell a big story. It's crucial to remind the public of the intersection of money, lobbyists, Congress, and the presidential candidates. "It's a constitutional right to petition your government, but the average citizen is not doing this petitioning," says Massie Ritsch, communications director for the Center for Responsive Politics. "The average person's lobbyist is the elected official sent to Washington." But, he adds, "Those officials are listening to the outsiders who are doing the petitioning." The Constitution may guarantee lobbying, but it doesn't say Congress has to listen to big money. The press needs to shine a light on just who is listening to whom.
Would that I were confident that the light would shine on this — a big, fat spotlight. Because the folks waiting outside the gate in Knoxville, TN — the 400 hundred Americans who got turned away from any care in the above YouTube — they've got very little to hope for from a government that doesn't seem to care for them at all.
And if one of those folks who was turned away has some catastrophic contagion? Well, then I guess we're all in for a world of shit when it spreads around the country, aren't we?
You think just because you have health insurance that things are rosy for you? It's a small world, getting even smaller all the time as various pathogens fly around on airplanes from one continent to the next. That person coughing beside you on the subway or the bus or in that meeting this morning? If they don't have access to decent health care — and they have a highly contagious nasty ick? That next superbug headline case could be yours.
Health care isn't just about prenatal care and cancer exams, although both are very important. It's also about vaccines and control of dangerous contagions. And we don't have a handle on any of this because we've put profit ahead of care (YouTube)…way ahead. Think it can't be you? Think again…
(YouTube — 60 Minutes.)
UPDATE: Elizabeth Edwards has a health care op-ed worth reading today.


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Forgive me Loop, for I have been MIA. It's been over 3 weeks since my last bloop, and I've only read about a handful since then too. The time away has been justified by a painfully busy work schedule (my normal Loop time, ha) & a lack of runs to bloop about, but still.
Last time I blooped (May 20th), I was still recovering from the marathon (May 4th), but I was trying to get back into a groove. Unfortunately, I was having a really hard time breathing because of allergies, but thankfully (now that I stopped taking Zyrtec...who knew!?), it's much better now. And then work plagued my life for a few weeks. We converted to a new computer system, and anyone who's been through it before knows how FREAKING AWFUL that process is. There were many late nights & there continues to be lots of frustration. It's exhausting. By the time I got home at night, I was too tired to do much of anything, let alone run. So it took a back seat.
I finished May with 72.81 miles, my lowest of the year so far, but with 1/3 of those miles in one day & recovering post-marathon, I can't really complain.
Fortunately, June started out on a good note! On 6/1, I celebrated my race-iversary! This was the 4th year that I've run Laura's Smile Mile, a 5k run / 2 mile walk to raise awareness for Ovarian Cancer (technically 5th year of participation, but I walked in 2008). Most of you already know that this is a cause near & dear to my heart as my Grandma lost her battle to this relentless disease last September. The day started out pretty rough as I woke up crying, knowing this would be the first year running in memory of Grandma. (I'm not sure there'll ever be a day that I don't miss her.) But I had a race to run & I knew I'd feel better once I was surrounded by some of my closest friends & family.
We formed a team again this year (Miller's Milers) & added a new fun spin to our "uniforms"...TUTUS! I spent the previous 3 weeks buried in tulle to get these things made, but it was sooooooooo worth it!
We actually had a team of almost 30 people, but they haven't posted the group pics yet...
The race itself was just alright. It was about 70 degrees & humid that morning with a 10:30am start, so I threw any & all time goals out the window. I decided just to run with my cousin between 8:30 and 9:00 min/mile & enjoy the beautiful day. We stuck to the plan, but the heat kicked my butt. My cousin took off like a bat out of hell at the mile 3 marker (what I wouldn't give to have the energy of a 14-year-old again! ha!) & I hung on for dear life to finish in 26:52 (8:40 pace). Not as speedy as I could've been, but better than my tempo pace, so I'll take it! I will say, as much as I LOOOOOOOOVED the tutu (& got lots of compliments), it drove me nuts. My hips are apparently just not conducive to elastic or other waist-bands (i.e. fuel belt) & it kept riding up. Annoying! But worth it, nonetheless.
Since then, my running's just been...meh! I ended up taking 4 days in a row off last week because there was just too much going on. I did get to volunteer for Ragnar Chicago on Friday night, which was a blast. My friends formed an ultra team & they seemed to have SO MUCH FUN. I'd definitely love to give it a try next year!
I have been participating in the Push-Up Challenge, and it's been going pretty well. I have super wimpy arms, so I only committed to 10 manly push-ups per day. A couple of days were "cutback" days as my shoulders were kind of sore, but I've still done at least one per day to keep the streak alive. It's gone something like this:
10, 10, 10, 10, 3, 1, 10, 6, 12, 12, 15
So I definitely feel like I'm making progress, slowly but surely. I can certainly SEE a difference, and I can't wait to capture the "after" at the end of the month!
I regained a bit of momentum this week as I realized I'm supposed to run a super-tough trail half marathon in just 4 & 1/2 weeks....guess that means I should probably train a bit....ha. So this weekend I'll be hitting the trails & ramping up the miles again. I think a race is exactly the motivation I needed (not to mention fewer hours at work so I'm not so completely exhausted).
A few other things...
Last night was the last training run for the 10k program I was mentoring. I'll be honest, it wasn't nearly as rewarding this time around & became more of a chore than anything. Last year when I did the 5k program, I really felt like I got to mentor them - answer questions, give advice, help them along, etc. This year, we acted more as running buddies, and frankly, I'd rather run with my actual running buddies from my running group. I'm still glad I did it, but I'm not sure I'll commit to it again in the future. I'll still be heading down to the Summerfest Rock N Sole on Saturday morning to cheer them on!
NRR - I'm moving (AGAIN) at the end of the month. I've only been at my place for 13 months, but I found a slightly smaller place with all the same amenities & closer to work for about $100 less per month...and it's an upper duplex, so no more dealing with my crazy obnoxious neighbor! Yay! Sooooo not excited for the moving process, but thrilled to get away from my current apartment.
Sooooooooo I think that's it for today! I promise I'll try to be back around these parts a little more now that work isn't QUITE as crazy.
Happy Running, Loop!


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By Democrat sports staff
Pioneer High School isn't alone in having a few baseball games rained out before it could take the field for its 2014 opener. But the Patriots were certainly behind the ball when compared to Capital Christian, their opponent Thursday.
The Patriots lost their season-opener 7-6 to the host Cougars of Sacramento, who were playing their seventh game. While that disparity probably didn't have as much to do with the final outcome as did a shaky bottom of the seventh inning by the Patriots, it didn't help.
However, outcomes at this early part of the season are secondary to on-field experience, be it in practices or games. Coach Craig Marquez has already seen enough to have a good feel for the type of team his Patriots will look like this season.
"In a nutshell today's game is kind of where we're going to be. I think we're going to be in every single game," Marquez said.
"We kept our composure. We kept our cool. We just couldn't get it done at the end."
Marquez is beginning his second stint as Pioneer's head coach. He led the Patriots to a 52-31-1 record from 2010-12. Kevin Galart coached the team to an 18-10 mark last season.
On Thursday the Patriots led 3-0 after one half inning, trailed 5-3 after two and were back in front 6-5 after scoring twice in the sixth and once in the top of the seventh. A double by Brandon Medina and two-out RBI single by Colton Gunter produced the go-ahead run in the seventh.
In the bottom of the seventh reliever Seth Black failed to retire a Capital Christian batter. The Cougars (6-1) benefited from a single, two walks and a hit batter before scoring the winning run on an infield error.
Black was the third Pioneer pitcher used. Senior Andrew Fuentes worked the first two innings and struck out two batters but walked six. Medina shut down the Cougars over the next four innings despite surrendering three walks. He struck out five.
Marquez thinks the Patriots' overall even-keeled attitude served them well Thursday and should be an asset in the future.
"It's a very relaxed group," he said. "Not just relaxed and having fun, relaxed and being competitive."
Pioneer returns to action today at El Camino of Sacramento at 4 p.m. Its first home game is scheduled for Tuesday against Bella Vista of Fair Oaks at 3:30 p.m.
Andrew Fuentes, Bradon Medina (3), Seth Black (7) and Austin Millang; Blair Lewis, Jacob Norville (6) and Alejandro Fernandez. Top hitters: P--Black 2x3, RBI, 2 runs; Fuentes 1x1, 3B, 2 RBI; Millang 2x4. CC--Lewis 2x4, Fernandez 2x4.


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NEW YORK (Dec. 2)
The American League for a Free Palestine, which is now in the process of liquidation, released a statement last night taking issue with the Washington chapter of the American Council for Judaism which asked Attorney General Tom Clark to institute a federal inquiry into the presence in this country of Menahem Beigin, former commander of the Irgun Zvai Leumi.
"We comfier it thoroughly impudent that people whose record has been one of anti-Zionism, if not anti-Semitism, should concern themselves so intimately with the reception given by Americans to an Israeli statement, Harry Louis Selden, executive director of the League, declared. "Mr. Beigin came to this country at the invitation of prominent Americans, not ignorant of his record but thoroughly familiar with it."


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Learning with the World
Learning With the World examines worldwide best practices in education. Today, we bring together education leaders from China, Singapore, and Japan, some of the best education systems in the world, to discuss key drivers of educational improvement and what the American education system can learn.
This event will be a free live video webcast on AsiaSociety.org/Live from 12:30 to 1:30 pm ET.
Scheduled speakers include:
Kenneth Chen, Under Secretary for Education, Hong Kong
S. Iswaran, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and
Industry, Ministry of Education, Singapore
Etsuya Kanamori, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan
Limin Liu, Vice Minister for Education, China
The panel will be moderated by Tony Jackson, Vice President for Education at Asia Society.
Event Details
webcast on Asia Society.org New York


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What a lot of people don't realize is that there is a lot of research and planning to get you to spend more when you walk into a store. Lee Eisenberg,the author of "Shoptimism" says that the retail outlets are experts at playing on your emotions, your perceptions and your lack of critical reasoning.
What may surprise you is that it is often little things that you would never think would influence you that actually do. For example, studies have shown that simply adding the word "only" or "just" before the price of an item rather than the price only will get people to buy more. Or that "10 items for $10" will get people to buy a lot more of the item rather than listing the price as $1 each even though they are exactly the same.
Stores also like to play the game of "good, better, best" with the merchandise in there store knowing that consumers that see similar items for a high price and a low price will most often go for the middle priced good. They also use the "halo effect" where the place a high priced item with a lot of lower cost related items around it to sell those lower priced items.
The best way to avoid falling for these tricks is to know that they exist and to be able to realize when the store is trying to manipulate you into purchasing something that you don't really need.


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KODI Smit-McPhee, who stars in ParaNorman as a boy who can talk to the dead, says he had a brush with the supernatural.
It was on the set of 2009 apocalyptic thriller The Road, that he encountered the paranormal. It was an experience he'd rather not have again.
During filming at a desolate, burnt-down hotel in Pennsylvania, where guests had perished in the fire, Smit-McPhee, who keeps up with his schooling on set, was in one of the hotel rooms with his tutor. He says something strange happened when he asked his tutor whether the hotel owners may have profited from the fire, given people still came to the location to hear of the disaster.
"As soon as I said that this jacket that was in this trash can kind of jumped out and landed on the bed," he says.
"I ran out of the room. The teacher thought I was pranking her. But I wasn't.
"It was weird. I was confused because I don't know how it happened and it scared the crap out of me. I heard a lot of other people who were working on the film had ghost stories, too.
"But nothing on ParaNorman, thank goodness."
Smit-McPhee came to prominence with his AFI Best Young Actor winning performance in Romulus, My Father, opposite Eric Bana in 2007.
The Adelaide-born actor made his stage debut in a 2005 musical theatre adaptation of 1971 Australian film Walkabout. That same year he appeared on screen in the short black comedy Stranded.
When he was 11, he moved to Los Angeles with his father, Wolf Creek and Animal Kingdom actor Andy McPhee, mother Sonja, and sister Sioana, who is also an actress.
The move, and support from his family, boosted his career into the big league. This year he has four major films: ParaNorman, The Congress, Romeo and Juliet and The Wilderness of James.
In the well-reviewed animated zombie comedy ParaNorman, he plays Norman Babock, a young boy who has a special ability to speak to the dead. This makes him a target for bullying because he is different from the other kids.
But Norman's gift means he is the only one who can save his town of Blithe Hollow from the undead. But that means he has to go up against zombies, ghosts, witches and grown-ups to save the town.
Smit-McPhee says it's a film equally for adults and children.
"You can go in and watch it as a children's movie, but it's also really enjoyable as a movie for adults," he says.
"There are some good jokes in there and it is kinda scary at times and fun."
The opening scenes can seem quite dark for young viewers but the mix of jokes, camaraderie between characters and impressive visual effects lift the scarier moments, and there is enough humour for the little ones to keep them interested.
"I think there are a lot of characters in there that anyone can relate to," Smit-McPhee explains.
"I think everyone has been different once in their life. I wasn't bullied or anything but I was treated differently because I was an actor and I had big dreams. I kept pushing that and Norman stayed true to himself and he became a hero. I think that's the story: stay true to yourself and stick to your dreams whatever you want to do."
His co-stars are in-demand actors Anna Kendrick as his on-screen teenage sister, Leslie Mann as his mum, Christopher Mintz-Plasse as his friend and Casey Affleck as a brother of one of his schoolmates. Having been on the screen since he was a child, he is well known to producers and casting agents. At 16, his name is bandied about for roles before he even knows it.
"I was probably up against a lot of the world," he says. "But I think they were interested in me beforehand because I think they were already sketching Norman off my looks. They told me they had watched interviews of me and they really liked my voice."
When he first auditioned for ParaNorman he was in Australia and didn't know anything about the film.
"I just did it, put it out there and waited," he says.
"Then I got the job. I read the script and it's so beautiful. It was everything it is on the screen now. It had all the underlying stories of bullying and standing up for yourself. Then I found out they were doing it in stop motion, which is a really unique animation, and I found out everyone who was working on it, so it was just a perfect experience."
Smit-McPhee knows he is lucky to have found his vocation and to have a supportive family that allows him to pursue his acting dreams.
He has the luxury to chase only the characters he wants to portray. And they will never be one-dimensional.
"I think I'm the best fit for characters that have a lot going on inside ... I don't really like simple characters too much, it's too easy. I like a challenge and I like characters you connect with on screen."
SEE ParaNorman is now showing.
Originally published as Kodi's encounters with ParaNorman


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Vintage Chanel Beige Quilted Leather Small Tote Hand Bag
PRISTINE Merchandise is in "like new" condition. There are no signs of wear or any other visible imperfections. EXCELLENT Merchandise is in exceptionally good condition with very little wear. Any imperfections are described in detail. VERY GOOD: Merchandise is in very good condition for its age. Older items may exhibit very light patina and wear relative to the age of the product, and more contemporary items will be just short of "excellent". GOOD: Merchandise is in good condition and typically will appear mildly to moderately used. There may be some surface scratches and/or other imperfections. Older items may exhibit patina and wear related to their age. Please review the item listing for specific details regarding condition.
Vintage Chanel tote bag in beige quilted leather. Open access. Inside is beige leather lining with 2 pockets: 1 zipper and 1 with flap and stud lock. Perfect for daily use.
Made in: France
Serial Number: 1438202
Size: 11.4 x 6.7 x 3.9 inches or 29 x 17 x 10 cm
Color: Beige
Dust bag: Not included
Box: Not included
Card: Not included
Overall: Excellent pre owned condition with light signs of use.
Outside: Some light signs of use.
Inside: Clean but has light signs of use (light dark marks). Inside of zipper pocket has light stains from use.
Leather: Some light signs of use
Shape: Keeps its shape nice and stiff with very gentle use.
Edges: General signs of use (light scratches with dark marks).
Hardware: Nice and shiny with light signs of use.
Smell: Free
Country of Origin: France
Color: Beige
Height (in inches): 6.7
Width (in inches): 11.4
Depth (in inches): 3.9
Authenticity Details: Chanel - Made in France
Primary Material: Lambskin Leather
Please note, this item is shipping from JAPAN. Any applicable taxes, customs and/or import duties are the direct responsibility of the buyer. Shipping takes approximately 7-10 working days
Please contact Portero Customer Care Department for a return authorization, and ship back item within 3 days of receipt. Items must be properly packaged in comparable box, and in unworn condition.
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Inheritance Tax – an introduction
Inheritance Tax is usually collected by HMRC when a person dies.
The tax is calculated by the executors of the Will, according to the value of the specific estate and all estates above the value of £325,000 (known as the "nil rate band") will fall liable.
For example, Mary is a lady of 86. She dies having made a Will and has a simple estate to pass on, owning a house with a probate valuation of £300,000 and £40,000 in her savings account. After all bills and funeral expenses have been paid, the executors of her Will are left with £330,000. Inheritance Tax will therefore apply to £5000 (the difference between £330,000 available and £325,000 nil rate band). At the standard rate of 40%, this means the executors will need to pay £2000 before distributing the rest of the assets.
In most cases, IHT planning and calculations tend to be much more complex than this, so it is always advised to use the services of an estate planner and probate practitioner who may be able to minimise any Inheritance Tax due.
If you want to prepare your Will, it is worth remembering that if you give more than 10% of your estate to charity as a legacy, the final Inheritance Tax due will be charged at 36%, rather than 40%. In this way, you can see that if Mary had decided to leave a charitable legacy, then HMRC would have taken £200 less from her estate.
It may be that you're part of a married couple or have a civil partner. In this instance, when one of you dies, the other can inherit your half of the entire estate without paying any Inheritance Tax at all. What's more, when the last remaining partner dies, providing you left everything to them, the nil rate band is doubled, so Inheritance Tax will only fall due if your joint estate is valued at over £650,000.
You may see then that it makes sense to try and reduce the value of your estate before you die. One way you can do this is by making monetary gifts in the form of "potentially exempt transfers". This however, is only valid should you live for seven years after the gifts are made. Up to £3000 can be given away in each tax year.
Other types of gifts will help you to minimise Inheritance Tax liability, regardless of how long you live. These include charitable gifts, gifts to your partner and gifts of up to £250 to whomever you like.
Inheritance Tax must be paid within six months of the person's death but in certain circumstances, you may be able to pay instalments over several months, with added interest.


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This reviews test the bаsic of mу Dell Inspiron 8000 to the most demаnding performing tаsking it reаches. For most of уou who do not know whаt I'm tуping аbout, this is аbout а lаptop cаll the Inspiron 8000 bу the 2nd lаrgest computer sуstem mаnufаcturers in the world; Dell of cаuse.
For the pаst 3 уeаrs, one of the lаptop I recentlу hаve been using is the Dell Inspiron 8000 since lаte 2005, which wаs аround 600-900 bucks ,but I аlso upgrаded the inside component а bit. But before аnуthing, уou need to know this: I-1200 stаnd for the Inspiron 1200. So cаtching on with the subject, when I first purchаse this lаptop the originаl spec аre the Intel Celeron M processor running аt 1.40 GHz, with а FSB of 400 MHz аccompаnу bу 256 MB of DDR1 RАM; which been upgrаded with аnother 1GB RАM stick, а 40 GB HDD @ 4200rpm, blаck finish, 14.1 TFT displау running аt resolution of up to 1024 * 768, а CD Combo drive (on the right hаnd), аnd operаte bу Window OS; аnd thаt's the mаin/bаsic spec.
Next, the ports included in this lаptop аre 3 USB 2.0, RJ-11, RJ-45, VGА port, аnd chаrger connector аll locаted on the bаck. Аnd on the left side аre аudio in & out + the PC Cаrd slot for plugging in а wireless PC cаrd. Аlthough these spec mау seem lаst centurу, it run аbove-thаn-аverаge everуdау-computing with more-thаn-enough performаnce аnd power. (Since 1GB of RАM is plentу for just Window XP.) Tаlking аbout power, this lаptop rаn out of bаtterу power long аgo so the chаrger is required аll the time for the sуstem to run; аnd it's one heаvу lаptop. Since the 1200 doesn't include аnу wireless connectivitу, I decide to buу the Linksуs Wireless G USB Аdаpter, аnd it turns the heаvу/stаble lаptop into the online world. Аlthough the аdаpter cut me off mаnу multiple times, it performs just fine аnd worth of being to move аround rаther thаn just sitting there with аn ethernet cаble plug in.
Before I have always been devoted to desktops, but then for reasons of travelling and work I decided to get a laptop. I decided to buy a dell through recommendation, I ended up purchasing a inspiron 8000 and I cannot fault it in any way. It has never let me down and always been prompt with whatever I am doing. The screen is 15" which is perfect for internet browsing and word processing. This laptop comes with a dvd player, infrared and a pentium 3 1ghz processor with 246 mb ram. The has been Particularly useful for linking with Psions and other palm top organisers. The only fault if there is one is that it is a bit heavy but this is mainly due to the 15" screen and all the extras. If you don't want all these extras and a lighter laptop then I recommend going for the inspiron 2000 range. All in all I cannot fault Dell in anyway. They work both with the phone and internet making it easy to find the perfect laptop for you. After ordering you can actually track your laptop going through the processes all the way to the delivery date on the internet so you know exactly what is happening and when. If you ever think about getting a laptop I recommend dell, my friends have dell and so does my brother and no problems have ever occurred. They have good insurance too, my brother spilt tea on his laptop and it was picked up and sorted and delivered back again. Have a look at www.dell.co.uk and you wont regret it. I hope this article has been of some use to you.
After lugging my desktop around with me from place to place, I had had enough with it's size and weight. But making the change to a laptop was going to be a big investment. My biggest worries? Laptops cost a lot! Their screens are usually smaller and don't have as nice quality as a regular monitor. There is a greater risk of having your computer stolen. Breakability factors go up. And laptops become outdated more quickly because of difficulties in upgrading. What did I want out of a laptop? The ability to take my computer with me, from one location to another, with minimal work. Laptops mean you can check e-mails from hotel rooms and on visits to friends and family. They mean easier moving, saving you space and effort. Laptops are quick, convenient, and portable. Perfect for my lifestyle. I also got a warranty with my purchase, which offers peace of mind. I bought my Dell Inspiron 8100 in May 2001, from the www.dell.com website. It was a tough decision in making this purchase, after months of research on laptops. I had looked into refurbished models, and all kinds of brands. I decided that I would go ahead and buy a Dell, because I felt as though it was a safe purchase, and that it would be a quality purchase. I made my order online. I had someone who knows a good deal about good computer specifications help me out on this one, because although I work on the computer all day long, I'm still not quite up and up on numbers and specifications and what works well in conjunction with different components. On the Dell website, you are guided through a number of steps to choose among a variety of options for your laptop. I chose things like a CD-ROM over a DVD, a 15 inch screen over smaller sizes, and so on. Then, the die was cast, as I entered my credit-card information and my purchase was complete. This was a quite busy time of year for Dell. However, I received my Dell Inspiron 8100 in a little over two weeks
. The Inspiron arrived in a large box, packaged to prevent damages through shipping. I turned on my Dell Inspiron 8100, and everything was pretty much ready to roll. Dell was of course gracious enough to put all kinds of marketing ploys into my computer, with trial programs and Internet service options. In September 2001, I was the lucky recipient of the Sir Cam virus. I shudder to think of this event! I knew which virus it was because I had done some research on the Internet. I reached a point where Dell Inspiron 8100 would turn on and reach a blank screen with a prompt. Nothing else. I called Dell's customer service number, trying not to panic. I ended up calling several times, and each time I had a completely different experience. The first call I made, I believe I was told to go make a startup disk. When I called back the next few times, it was difficult to pick up where each different customer service representative had left off. One of the people kept asking me to spell S-I-R C-A-M, and still had no idea what I was talking about. A woman that I spoke with later knew exactly what I was talking about. I knew things were bad when Dell representatives thought it was bad! After multiple calls, I had been guided through a process where you completely wipe your hard drive clean of everything. I lost all my information and data, but it was a relief to have my computer up and working. Well, that was after a confused customer service representative misguided me in the installation process, and kept leaving out one of the drivers, which prevented me from getting on the Internet. Although there were a few hitches, I managed to get things up and working. As a side note? Back up your computer! I was always one of those people who was cavalier about my data, and wasn?t backing up my files. External devices are comparably priced to internal devices. I got myself an external zip drive to go with the Dell Inspiron 8100, and have found it to be
extremely useful. Not only can I backup things, but also I can store things on zip disk that would otherwise be a system hog. I am looking into an external CD burner as well. In addition to customer service, Dell provides other things along with the purchase of the Dell Inspiron 8100. I got a year of DellNet by MSN (which I don't use). There is a warranty on the computer. With the laptop, I of course have all the disks I need, from Windows ME to drivers to reinstallation disks. Dell prides the Dell Inspiron 8100 for features like high quality graphics, a high-speed processor, and things like interchangeable palm rests. A mood changing laptop feature doesn't quite get my adrenaline going, as I prefer features that are more about functionality, but Dell seems to like these gimmicky ideas. My Dell Inspiron 8100 did not come with a laptop bag, so I had to go out and look for one. It was difficult to find a bag that fit the 15" screen. Even bags that claimed to accommodate a screen and laptop of this size were not able to. What I ended up getting was a Targus Lappac. I know that sometimes Dell runs promotions where you get a free bag with purchase, but they were running a different promotion at the time I bought my Dell Inspiron 8100. The Dell Inspiron 8100 is pretty heavy, but nothing I would complain about. It's a small price to pay for something that is so portable and functional. I am very happy about the fact that the Dell Inspiron 8100 does not have any features that can be easily broken off. I have seen many computers at work and other places that have ports that pop out, and things like modem card plugs that stick out, and too often I have seen these features get broken or caught. The sound on the Dell Inspiron 8100 is decent? but is your general tinny and poor quality sound, if you are playing something like music. I have some really nice speakers that are hooked up to my laptop, the sa
me speakers that I would have connected to my regular desktop computer. If you appreciate high quality sound, and it's something that you crave, I recommend using speakers, especially for a stereo effect. Plus, external speakers allow you to have your sound on or off, without having to go into settings after you boot up each time. For those of you that are used to using a desktop, typing on a laptop is different, something to get used to. I have used laptops often in the past, and I found myself noticing the difference in keyboard type after purchasing the Dell Inspiron 8100 . You have to get used to the smaller keyboard (which is more condensed), more sensitive keys, and the fact that your palms are resting on a level plane (the palm rests of the laptop). It is difficult to get around this problem. Maybe one day, Dell will make those interchangeable palm rests more 'squishy'?! One of the things that has most recently happened is that some of the letters on the keys are starting to show wear and fading, which worries me a bit. I don?t know if this is normal, but I definitely do not like to see this. My Dell Inspiron 8100 has a 'smart' touchpad, as well as one of those rubbery devices (pointing stick) located in the center of the keyboard that serves the same purpose. It is really easy to hook up a mouse, and I can even plug it in after my system has booted, and it will work. The battery life is all right, although it seems to be on the short side. My apartment is infamous for short power outages, which my laptop survives if the power comes back on within about two hours. You can always set your laptop for power-saving options, which can be specific to when your computer is running on batteries only. It does seem as though the little battery indicator in the task tray drains fairly quickly. As for the performance of the Dell Inspiron 8100? I chose Windows ME and a good amount of hard drive space, and a fast
processor. I rarely have problems like my system crashing. I find that things like Winamp or other large programs end up being system hogs, so I try not to use too many large programs at once. As soon as I got the laptop, I deleted all the extraneous items that I knew I would not need, such as all those ISP's I would never use. I had every intention of buying a laptop that was fast and would not crash much, and that is exactly what I got. Overall, I have had good luck with the Dell Inspiron 8100. It has been a joy to use and to travel with, and has been a great convenience. I cannot fathom what I would do (or how I ever survived) if I did not have access to a laptop. This computer made quite a dent in my pocket, but I hope that in making a larger investment, that the Dell Inspiron 8100 will stay around for a while. I love this laptop and am extremely satisfied with my purchase, and would recommend it!
First the spec: 850 PIII 15" screen 128MB 100 Mhz SDRAM Windows 2000 CD-RW Drive 20GB Hard Drive ATI 16MB Video Card For £1624 + VAT + Freight when I bought it in May 2001. Decided to go for this particular machine as I had read (justifiably) good things about it and was unable to find any other machine that had the specs I wanted. Amongst other things, I was looking for a machine with Win2000 and a CD-RW, the Inspiron 8000 by default has neither of these but it was simple to change the spec when I ordered the computer online. Unlike others who have commented on this notebook I have had no problems with my machine. I bought the computer shortly before I was due to travel overseas so I was somewhat anxious about delivery. As it turned out I needn't have been as Dell delivered soon after I ordered it and on the day they said they would. I had no problems setting up and have so far not had to contact customer support (aside from going to the Dell Support website to download the odd update for applications on my computer - which is a pretty useful service in itself). I work as a Web Developer and often run several power hungry programs on the notebook at one time but have experienced no major slowing down or crashing. I was used to running Win98 and think some of the crash problems I have experienced in the past are due to this operating system, so I am pleased with the upgrade to Win2000. The build quality is excellent - good screen with a nice resolution. Very comfortable keyboard and both a track stick and a touch pad depending on your taste. The only concern I have had with the Inspiron8000 is that it did get worryingly hot when used for prolonged periods. This has improved no end now that I have removed the battery. As I rarely use my notebook away from the desk this is not a problem, but I can see that it would be for someone who uses the machine when travelling a lot. If y
ou are considering buying the I8000 as a notebook to use on the move then be warned that aside from getting hot it is also pretty hefty. If, however, you are looking for a desktop replacement (to use on a desktop) then I have no hesitation in recommending this quality notebook.
Inspiron 8000 850VT review Oops didn?t post the opinion on the product at all. Heres the opinion on the product, for my experience with Dell and the product as a whole please find the article under the Dell retailers link. The Specs. Intel Pentium III 850 with speedstep. Intel 815e chipset. 128 Mb Ram 32 Mb ATI Rage M4 video card 32 Gb HD NIC/modem combo card 15" 1400x1050 SXGA TFT screen 8x DVD drive 8x 4x 24x CD-RW First Impressions. True desktop replacement, heavy and big, not a true portable. Pleasant keyboard, one of the best I?ve used. Trackpad and trackpoint option, though with both the cursor can move erratic but fix available on web site. The screen is big and bright, also clear. Note some may find the resolution to high for this display and the text a bit too small, but fine for me. Brightness relatively even but viewing angles a but constraint. Dead pixels have developed over the three months since I?ve received the order and will be replaced when it goes b ack for inspection. The warranty requires over 9 dead pixels to be present before a replacement is offered. Overall good. Performance Long boot times, with Win Me. Performance with win 2000 is reported to be better by other users on the Dell talk site, but present other problems, such as lack of dual display option which is present in Win Me. Note speedstep is not available on this model due to incompatibilities between the OS, BIOS and chipset. Can still run chip at a slower speed but requires changing the BIOS setting to do so an d the inconvenience then of having to boot up and then shutting down before the plug is pulled to force it into battery optimised mode. Had managed to run about 2 hrs 30 mins on battery before the battery packed in, but note much less when watching DVD, about 2hrs 15 mins if you are lucky. The new models with faster processors will have even less battery life.
Office appliaction is fast but that should be the case. Photoshop was relatively impressive but still not as fast as desktop systems with lower specifications. DVD and video performance is very disappointing. DVD playback is jerky from the supplied DVD playback though audio from this machine is of superb quality from the in-built speakers but lack volume and bass which is to be expected from a notebook. Video playback can also be jerky, including some enhanced CDs. 3D performance is a major complaint, with Jedi Knight stuttering and skipping along, but this is likely to be of the video problem on this system, though this doesn't be an isolated case, as the problem seems to appear regularly on the Dell forum. Quake performance hasn't been tested, but from the forum this is disappointing. For anyone wanting to play 3D games get the new model with the GEFORCE GO chip, this trounces the ATI M4 chip in performance but 2D performance has been reported to be slower, but could be due to early drivers. Note the ATI produces better quality graphics albeit at a poorer performance, so its up to you. TV output hasn't been a problem on this system though problems have been reported. The fan comes on regularly with Win Me and hardly often with win 2000 and the fan is noisy, The underside and keyboard gets HOT, even with the fan running often though it runs cooler with Win 2000. For anyone wanting to run Linix, Dell provides drivers on their website. The supplied CD-RW can be hotswapped with the floppy disk. CD-RW performance is reasonable but the problems have been encountered include skipping and grounding noise on CDs copied on the fly with this system and unreliable CD-RW backup. The hard disk is relatively fast but noisy, and modem and network performance is good. System unit The machine features S-Video out and anyone wanting digital surround sound can do so with the supplied dongle which has an SP/DIF socket for connecting t
o a d ecoder. The unit feels plastic and flimsy unlike the Sony laptops which exude quality. The unit is heavy at 3.5kg but as a desktop replacement it wasn't designed for regular on the move use. It has the usual PS2 ports and sockets and also 2 USB ports. More unusual is the inclusion of a firewire port, great for video editing. The unit also supports different colour palm rests and trackpoint nibbles but is more of a gimmick, still if you want to stand out from the crowd. A desktop docking unit is also available. New machines also support wirless networking. Another design flaw is that the keyboard touches the screen. So if you are on the move and have greasy fingers this will translate onto the screen, though Dell assures the screen will not be scratched-check their website for more details. Also static and electrical noise can be heard from the speakers regularly. After sales Poor. Anyone wanting more details read my other piece on Dell in general. Overall. A nice desktop replacement with good features and specification. Poor reliability and stability, very buggy but could be due to Win Me. Video performance issues and problems. Poor 3D performance and CD-RW problems. Flimsy and runs hot. Poor aftersales and certainly doesn'y live up to the Dell experience. The same price can now purchase a 1Ghz and Geforce Go system instead. Not to sure how this system performs as systems are now just starting to be shipped out. If you want a good reliable system with good looks and quality then get a Sony Vaio. If you are after a desktop replacement then consider this but check the prices and deals carefully. Very hard to recommend. *Update ---------- After nearly over two years of battling with Dell, they finally admitted there is a problem with the machine and have taken it back and refunded me! Thanks to Barclaycard who took the fight on my behalf, the threat of small claim
s action against them had paid off. Previous threats were ignored and letters were not replied. Well to get to that situation, Dell had five attempts to repair the laptop, each time a new fault was introduced as well as the not fixing the previous faults. They were given a final chance to repair the laptop, which they took and failed to fix problems and wanted yet another chance to repair it, turning me down outright for the system to be replaced or a refund. After so many motherboard replacements, CD-RW being replaced, so many numerous reformatting of the system and reinstallation of Windows, I finally lost my patience and wanted blood! Even the engineer who came on site agreed that the technical support was rather incompetent. Independent experts also concluded there were problems. With advice from both Which Legal service and CAB, I finally was getting somewhere by taking action against Dell and the credit card companies. The technical support was very variable, from pleasant to damn right ignorance. I was told by one that it was illegal to burn audio files and my own data files! Why are you selling Cd-writers then? Surely your breaking the law too? To that ignorant technical support staff, its not illegal to burn audio cds for personal use providing you own the material, and these data files were my own so surely I can't be breaking my own copyright! Another technical support staff told me that Dell "had done me a favour by offering to repair it out of warranty" to which I reminded them that it took them so long to arrange the machine to get repaired in the first place and that they should have fixed it. It is very hard to recommend the system and from my experience from buying from Dell, it was definitely an experience from hell.
I was after a desktop replacement, so after checking lots of sites (including dooyoo, of course) and magazines, I went for a Dell... I've now had the machine for a couple of weeks, and don't have anything like the technical knowledge of the first reviewer of the 8000, but I do have a few niggles already. 1. Delivery was USELESS! They didn't deliver on the day they said they would, and when I tried to get through to check where it was, they kept me on the phone for at least 45 minutes before admitting that... er, they'd 'mislaid' it in the warehouse. At a cost of £49 for delivery, this was not acceptable service. 2. Set-up information/documentation was so streamlined that I couldn't work out how the battery came out! They send you a flimsy leaflet, a 'Solutions Guide' which is hard to work out, plus a video (with an irritating American voice) to show you, but if you don't have access to a video immediately, you're a bit lost. Give me a nice old-fashioned basic guide every time. I'm not a luddite, and I do have some knowledge of computers, but those first special moments with my new baby could have been less stressful.... 3. Power! I ordered a 600mhz processor, with lots of RAM and a 20GB hard drive. But when I checked the power on the computer itself, it told me it was just 500mhz. After much gnashing of teeth, I got through to support, who told me it's a handy power-saving function of the computer - when the battery's in, even if it's powered from the mains, the notebook will only run at 500mhz. Now forgive me for being petty, but when you pay mega-bucks for a notebook, don't you expect it to run at the speed you ordered, whereever you're using it? Maybe I'm being naive. Moaning over, I do like the look of the computer, it has a very clear screen, good sound, and I am enjoying using it... but it's still niggly things like that which make me wonder
if I'd buy another Dell.
The 8000 comes with a 850 MHz processor as standard I think (contrary to the description given). I got mine with 128Mb RAM and 20Gb HD, to use as a creative (video/graphics/music) tool. Also I got it with the DVD player so I could... watch DVDs. Everything on the machine is as you'd expect it, it is very fast, the screen is very clear, the keyboard is excellent, you have both a touchpad and a nipple for pointer control (will very flexible driver software). The audio is excellent, with a good stereo separation and a good microphone. The TV output will NOT output to your VCR when playing DVDs, but will at other times. You have to have a video/audio in on your TV to be able to watch DVDs on TV. This is a copy protection thing. There are workarounds (hacks) freely available on the web. You might want to do this so you can fit it in with your system better, or if you don't have a video in on your TV. Stupid copy protection which limits other uses too... Mine had one dead pixel on the screen within 4 hours of use. Another dead pixel followed about 2 weeks later. I phoned Dell after the first one and they said they'd replace it once NINE had gone!!! I have the 1400xSomthing display. A friend got the same machine with the 1600xSomething display and he's had 3 go red-live (always red) in less than a week. Same replacement policy applies to this. I'd be interested to know if other laptop manufacturers have such a policy. I wonder if it is something which UK law covers over and above Dell's own policy...? The case itself is a little plasticky, with lots of bits which might get caught. The DVD/CD-ROM drive tray will only go in with a bit of wobbling. I'm sure it is tought enough but they've gone for curved styling at the expense of practicality. The PCMCIA slot eject is quite tacky, requiring a lot of awkwardly-applied pressure compared to my lowly Toshiba Libretto. Hibernation and Standby modes are fl
aky to say the least. It is hard to tell if it is an OS problem, software problem, BIOS problem or hardware problem, but about 20% of the time there is a problem coming out of Standby, and 50% of the time there is a problem coming out of hibernation. Would appreciate other people's experiences of this. I'm now always careful to save everything before Standby. Finally, Dell were very slow in shipping this machine, I was waiting more than 5 weeks. And they sent it with the wrong OS (ME rather than 2000) and took 3 weeks to send a 2000 CD for me to upgrade. However the tech support line was very good, and helped me with the DVD playing problem mentioned above very efficiently. So: Dell sales are unresponsive (you won't get any replies to emails) and evasive and Dell support is good. ADDENDUM - since I wrote this I have discovered that due to Dell's mess up with the OS, they will not support my system any more. The provided DVD player software will not work with WindowsNT and they haven't replaced it despite many requests in various places (they haven't refused to replace it, just failed to respond to my requests....) So now support is POOR. Don't let the downsides discourage you, it is a fantastic computer, but these machines are so expensive that problems like these are frustrating - for 2.5 grand you want perfection, and the Inspiron 8000 isn't that.


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Jeremy Renner's French bulldog has gone missing in the mean streets of Los Angeles — and he's asking the public for help finding his beloved pet.
Renner's adorable one-and-a-half-year-old dog Hemi flew the coop on July 19, after a power failure caused the front grate of the actor's home near Runyon Canyon to slide open.
With the help of local pet search organization Ninja Dog Concepts, Renner set up a Facebook account for his missing pooch, as well as shareable flyers and daily updates on the hunt for Hemi. On July 24, the reward for bringing him home was $2,000, but Renner has since upped his offer to a cool $5,000 for whoever locates the dog — "no questions asked."
Hemi might be limping around town, since according to the online flyer he has a bit of a hip problem and needs daily medication for his condition. Described as "very friendly," the celeb pooch does have a collar but is without a tag or microchip implant.
Hemi's Facebook followers have not limited their efforts to the digital world. Some have volunteered more old-fashioned efforts by printing flyers and hanging them up around Los Angeles.
"We just had a follower offer to print a few of these off and take them with her to the Dodger game tonight and pass them out to people around her!" a post on Hemi's page reads. "Anyone else going? Feel up for doing the same?"
Of course, Renner has been busy with his own efforts trying to track down his dog. According to the page, he and his family have put up flyers, listed the dog's disappearance on Craigslist, and are checking shelters regularly.
This isn't the only time tragedy has struck Renner's four-legged family. His other French bulldog, Franklin, died in March 2012 from overheating at a Little League baseball game, according to E! News.


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text: Hey, sorry if this is in the wrong place, but i just picked up a 76 cobra II the other day. only thing wrong with it is that the previous owner put on a new starter and its just chewing the flywheel up. They said it was a really hard flywheel to find, and had i think 144 teeth. im not sure. i just pulled the engine and trans today but havent gotten a chance to crack it open just yet. Any ideas on where to get the flywheel and starter, or just what exactly is going on? i also need some random other parts for it if you could point me in that direction. And please dont tell me just to search the forum, ive looked around and im terrible at navigating in forums. thanks in advance


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FOUR stars might seem an extravagant hand-out for Friday night's SCO concert, in which Spanish conductor Pablo Gonzalez, though a lively and dynamic figure, didn't quite pull off the precision job required to guarantee the consistently top-drawer playing associated with the SCO in performance.
On too many occasions, in the performances of Beethoven's Egmont Overture at the start of the evening, and Mozart's early G minor Symphony at the close, ragged-edged ensemble at section and paragraph beginnings gave the music a bumpy ride.
That said, there was a deal of brilliance in the performances: the SCO demonstrated convincingly that the wee G minor symphony is a masterpiece: in several of its movements it says what it has to say, then just stops; superfluities not required. And the real qualities of Weber's music emerged vividly in the immensely characterful and super-articulate performance of his Bassoon Concerto by SCO principal Peter Whelan, with a heart-stoppingly lyrical account of the beautiful pages in the slow movement.
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But I think all should agree that the night belonged to principal clarinettist Maximiliano Martin for a genuinely extraordinary performance of Weber's First Clarinet Concerto, one which scaled the precipitous heights and lovely depths of the instrument, underlining at every stage, and with every melodic and harmonic contour, the unparalleled genius of the composition.
I've heard Max Martin on many occasions: on disc, in concert as soloist and in orchestral ensemble. This, by my reckoning, was the performance of his life; and his great colleagues, not least the mellifluous horn section, gave him a backing to die for. Four stars all round.


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Jan. 13 – BETHANY, W. Va. – The Bethany College men's basketball team (12-3, 5-1 PAC) used a strong second half effort to run away with an 85-62 victory over Muskingum University on Monday evening.
The Bison and Muskies traded baskets and leads over the first ten minutes of the game. Bethany's largest advantage during that time span was a five-point lead (9-4) on a basket by Ramel Young (Walterboro, S.C./Estill) with 16:57 to play. Muskingum saw its largest advantage at three points (18-15) as Logan Kimble broke a 15-15 tie with a three-point play at the 11:09 mark.
Bethany would retake a 22-20 lead on a three-point basket by Alan Harper, (Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Central Catholic) and the Bison would never look back. The Bison were in the midst of a 16-4 scoring run when they retook the lead, running the advantage out to double figures (32-22) on a layup by Pedro Lalor (Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips) with 5:49 to play.
Muskingum would immediately respond, going on a 9-2 run to cut the Bethany lead to three points (34-31) with 3:33 remaining in the first half, but the Bison would push the lead back to as many as nine points (41-32) before going into the half with a 41-35 advantage.
Kevin Jackson (Baltimore, Md./Walbrook) led the Bison in the first half, notching 13 points, while converting on three-of-three from behind the three-point line. Bethany also showed off a deep bench, as five different reserves scored a basket en route to outscoring the Muskingum bench 15-4. Lalor had six points while Antonio Rudolph (New Castle, Pa./New Castle) added four.
"We were really able to show off some depth tonight," remarked head coach Andrew Sachs. "We got some quality minutes from some key guys off the bench."
In the second-half, the Muskies were able to come out of the gate strong, cutting the Bison lead to two points (44-42) on a three by Dave Brown with 16:41. It was after a timeout, however, that Bethany made its biggest push of the game.
The Bison put on the pressure, utilizing a full-court press to fluster the Muskies into five turnovers over a four-minute span. Delonte' Joyce (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis) and Lawrence Weldon (Baltimore, Md./Poly) terrorized the Muskingum guards, coming away with four steals in that time frame. The tough defense helped Bethany to a 17-2 run, propelling the Bison to a 17-point advantage (61-44) with 12:28 to play.
The Bison would continue to expand the lead, and a Tommy Junkin (Charles Town, W. Va./Washington) three-point basket would push the advantage to a game-high 23 points (85-62) with 1:04 to play. The basket would prove to be the last of the night, and the Bison would go on for the 85-62 victory.
The second half was dominated by the Bison, as Bethany shot a blistering 69.2 percent (18-of-26) from the field. Joyce notched 13 second-half points while Young scored 11 in the second frame. The team also forced Muskingum into 12 turnovers, converting them into 18 points, including 10 fast-break tallies.
For the game, the Bison used excellent defense to force 22 turnovers, exploiting the Muskies for a 31-13 advantage in points off turnovers. Four Bison recorded at least two steals, led by Joyce's four. Weldon finished with three pilfers, while Leslie Addy (Columbia, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti) and Rudolph swiped a pair each.
"We really played some tough defense out there tonight," remarked Coach Sachs. "Watching the game tape on Muskingum, they have some really great shooters. We wanted to make them earn everything that they got out there, and I think we were able to do just that."
Offensively, the Bison were led by a 17-point night from Jackson. He finished 5-of-9 from the field, while adding five rebounds. Young notched his first double-double of the season, totaling 15 points and 10 rebounds. Joyce finished the day with 16 points, while Weldon didn't miss a shot on his way to a 15-point night. Lalor led all reserves with eight points.
With the win, the Bison finish the non-conference portion of the schedule a perfect 4-0 against Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) teams. Earlier in the season Bethany also defeated Mount Union, Ohio Northern and Baldwin Wallace. In the four games against the OAC, Bethany has outscored its counterparts 78.0-65.2, and has forced teams into 17.5 turnovers per game.
Bethany will be back in action on Saturday, Jan. 18, as they travel to Washington, Pa. for a Presidents' Athletic Conference meeting with Washington & Jefferson. Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m.


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Well, we have the perfect car for you: an ex-Fangio 1954 German and Swiss GP-winning Mercedes-Benz W196.
This could well be one of the rarest, most expensive and important historic Grand Prix racing cars to go under the hammer when it hits the block at the Goodwood Festival of Speed later this year.
Why's it so special? Because it is the 1954 2½-litre straight-8 Mercedes-Benz W196 einsitzer-chassis number "00006/54" in which five-time world champion Juan Manuel Fangio won both the German and Swiss Grand Prix races in 1954.
It's a car that brought Mercedes its first back-to-back wins after the war, largely through its ground-breaking technology. Wrapped up in the W196 is tech like fuel injection, all-independent suspension, a multi-tubular "spaceframe" lightweight chassis, all-round inboard-mounted brakes and an engine that was designed to sit as low in the car as possible. Nowadays this sounds normal, but in 1954 technology like this was borderline witchcraft.
As soon as the bandy-legged Argentinian – who competed in 51 Formula 1 races, of which he won 24, set 28 pole positions and 23 fastest laps – plopped his bottom into chassis "00006" it felt good. So good that when he took the open-wheeled W196 around the 14.2-mile Nurburgring (yeah, that one) he won. And then later, at the next race at the scary Bremgarten forest circuit at Berne, he was in the groove so much that he beat the second-placed rival Ferrari by 58.7 seconds. Which is lightyears in F1.
The car has only seen the light of day once in the last 30 years and when we asked Bonhams how much they're expecting it to go for, we were told that £5 million was "a conservative number".
It goes under the hammer on 12 July at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Plenty of time then to start saving/buy lots and lots of lottery tickets. Who's bidding?


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Another UGA arrest, another phone call for Richt
Mark Richt was in a fine mood in Hoover, Ala., on Thursday. He told the media he liked what he has seen of his team. He'd just become a grandfather. He was wearing a bright red tie and smiling a lot, even by Richt's affable standards.
He flew home to Athens and, twice in the past few days, was reminded that happiness, for a big-time college coach, can be a fleeting concept. A football recruit who visited Georgia over the weekend is being investigated for a dormitory burglary, and this morning comes word that Jonathan Taylor, a backup defensive tackle, has been arrested on charges of aggravated assault/domestic abuse.
UGA police chief Jimmy Williamson told the AJC's Chip Towers than Taylor was arrested this morning after a third-party complaint led officers to ascertain that there was "significant probable cause" that Taylor had choked his girlfriend. In sum, this isn't one of those incidents of a player exiting an alley improperly on a scooter. This is serious stuff.
Taylor had already been arrested once this year. He was involved in the "theft by deception" incident that saw three other Bulldogs arrested, including Tray Matthews, who was later dismissed from the squad and has announced that he's transferring to Auburn. Taylor was subsequently accepted into a pretrial intervention program.
As we know too well, this isn't the first time the Georgia program has had to deal with arrests. It's not alone in this, but we have to concede that Georgia does seem to have more than its share of incidents. Over the years, we've gone through the is-Richt-too-soft debates, which have lately yielded to Richt-gets-tougher nods of approval, but every high-salaried big-time coach — from Nick Saban and Urban Meyer on down — lives in ongoing fear of the next middle-of-the-night phone call.
No coach can be with 120 players 24 hours a day. (Even if he could, that wouldn't really be imparting discipline, would it? Discipline involves the astute application of free will.) That said, the coach is the guy who brought these players to campus, and he has to live with their choices. Yes, coaches get paid a ton of money, but they're also the ones whose phones ring in the middle of the night.
I'm reminded of what a big-time basketball coach once told me about being intrigued by coaching in the NBA. I said I thought any successful college coach who would put himself in the position of coaching guys who made more money than he did was crazy. He smiled and said, "Yeah, but when one of those guys gets in trouble, that phone call doesn't come to you. It goes to the agent."


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Birds at the break
Fri, 19 Jul 2013 22:46:04 GMT —
Or, for the Chicago Cubs, the 105th chance. 1908 sure seems like a long time ago, doesn't it?
The St. Louis Cardinals lost that opener 6-2 at Arizona on April 1. No Foolin'. Doing the math, that made them 0-1 --- and one game below .500.
To name just a few, starters Chris Carpenter (although he's scheduled to make his second rehab start on Saturday), Jaime Garcia and closer Jason Motte were on the shelf. Garcia and Motte are done for the year.
There's always something special about Opening Day.
The bunting all around the stadium, the sellout crowd, the excitement, the feel of the postseason.
After all, after this game, there are only six months and 161 more games left before the postseason starts.
Opening Day is another opportunity. Spring is here, hope springs eternal. It's a second chance.
Or, for the Chicago Cubs, the 105th chance. 1908 sure seems like a long time ago, doesn't it?
Poor little Bears.
The St. Louis Cardinals lost that opener 6-2 at Arizona on April 1. No Foolin'. Doing the math, that made them 0-1 --- and one game below .500.
That would be their low-water mark of the season.
On April 10, the Cardinals blasted the Cincinnati Reds 10-0 behind two-run homers by Jon Jay, Carlos Beltran and Matt Adams, and a complete-game five-hitter by Jake Westbrook.
That put the Cardinals at 5-4 and over .500 for the first time. They've had their head above water ever since --- have they ever.
"I'm real proud about how these guys play the game every day," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said after Sunday's win over the Cubs
They went to the All-Star break at 57-36 , the best record in baseball.
How have they done it and what do the next 2 1/2 months hold? That's what we'll discuss right here, Marshall and me.
For a time, if you had a ticket to a Cardinals game, there was a chance you might pitch.
They had more injuries than an emergency room.
To name just a few, starters Chris Carpenter (although he's scheduled to make his second rehab start on Saturday), Jaime Garcia and closer Jason Motte were on the shelf. Garcia and Motte are done for the year.
But the Cardinals have showcased more young guns than a street gang --- no less than 11 rookies have pitched for the Birds this season.
This almost Dirty Dozen has proven to have nasty stuff and has accounted for 20 wins.
At the top of the heap Shelby Miller, who's won nine times. He also scripted one of the best pitching performances in franchise history.
Pitching at home against the Colorado Rockies on May 10, Miller allowed a single to start the game. But then he pitched a pefect game from there --- 27 up, 27 down.
If he could just avoid those lousy starts, Miller might be pretty good.
Adam Wainwright has been Adam Wainwright --- fabulous. His 12 wins are tied for the NL lead and his 2.45 ERA is fifth.
Without Motte, the Cardinals have turned the closer duties over to Edward Mujica, who has 26 saves in 28 chances and sports a 2.20 ERA.
The staff ERA (3.39) is third-best in the league and has allowed the fewest home runs (63) while inducing the most ground-ball double plays (93.)
This grade would have been an A if not for the early-season "efforts" of Mitchell Boggs, who was 0-3, blew three of his five save chances, and had an ERA of 11.05.
Perhaps we should bump it back to an A, however. Boggs was basically booed out of town and has since been traded.
At the very least, that move deserves an A.
Let's start at the bottom and work our way up.
This grade would also be an A if the Cardinals weren't last in the league in stolen bases (23). Three players in the NL have more steals than St. Louis.
There's not much else to complain about.
St. Louis leads the league in batting average (.276), on-base percentage (.337), and runs scored (462). With help from the pitching staff, of course, the Cardinals are also No. 1 in run differential (+131).
Yadier Molina leads the league in hitting (.342), Allen Craig is second (.333) and Matt Carpenter is sixth (.321).
And here are the most impressive numbers of all --- the Cardinals are batting an astounding .337 with runners in scoring position. Craig is hitting a silly .489 in those situations --- you don't do that in slowpitch softball --- and Carlos Beltran is second (.431).
There's certainly something to be said for coming through when it means the most.
David Freese has compiled a 20-game hitting streak and Carpenter hit safely in 19 straight. Matt Holliday, a career .310 hitter, had been surging (raising his average to .268) before being sidelined with a hamstring injury.
Like dumping Boggs, the bench got better with the release of Ty Wiggington, who was scuffling (at best) with a .158 average. His strikeout-to-hit ratio was 19-to-9.
Another A move for an F player. But the muscular Wiggington would be a great find for any slowpitch team in his hometown.
Not to discount the defensive part of the equation, the Cardinals are tied for second in fielding percentage and, as mentioned earlier, have turned the most double plays in the NL.
Even though they have the best record in baseball, the Cardinals only have a one-game lead in the NL Central.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned into your drunk uncle at your Christmas party --- they just don't know when to go away. They have the second-best record in baseball at 56-37.
These two teams will meet no less than 14 times the rest of the season. Six of those will be at Busch Stadium, where the Cardinals will play 38 of their final 69 games in the friendly confines.
May the best team win.
So, we begin baseball's second half. The bunting and thrill of Opening Day have been replaced by the Dog Days and sweat.
But it's a second, second chance, if you will.
Or, doing the math, it's the 210th chance for the Cubs.
Grin and Bear it.


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Technology-based start-ups are doing a subtle but swift takeover of the Chicago entrepreneurial scene. New companies are popping up every week—128 launched just last year. Venture capitalists and angel investors seem to be flinging money around like confetti—nearly $1.5 billion was raised last year, according to online start-up community BuiltinChicago.org. Chicago has even been nicknamed "Silicon City" by the business publication Crain's Chicago Business.
Marquee company names such as Groupon, Braintree, and GrubHub have direct ties to Chicago Booth, and dozens more founded by Booth students or alumni are gaining traction. This success is why more than 230 students, alumni, and members of the local business community packed Gleacher Center for Chicago Conversations: Tech Start-ups, on April 25. The event, part of the Chicago Conversations series, featured a panel of four alumni who explored the culture of entrepreneurship in Chicago and shared what aspiring start-up founders should know.
Panelist Kevin Willer, '10 (XP-79), described it as an "entrepreneurial renaissance." Willer is president and CEO of the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center (CEC), which offers mentorship and other services to help start-ups get off the ground. The CEC debuted its new Merchandise Mart start-up incubator, called 1871, on May 2. More than 400 companies applied for space at 1871, "and we can't take all of them, "Willer said. "There is more going on in Chicago than in the past 10 years."
A strong culture of collegiality is one factor fueling this renaissance, said Seyi Fabode, '10, CEO of Power2Switch. Fabode joined with fellow Booth alumnus Phil Nevels, '10, to launch the now three-year-old company, which enables consumers to compareprices from electricity providers and switch to a better deal. The company has expanded to Texas and added additional employees, thanks to the free flow of help from business advisors. "Mentorship is huge," Fabode saidof the willingness of community members to give of their time."Most of the guys who are funding businesses built their own businesses and have successfully exited businesses. They have so much to teach."
"What helps us a lot today is the bottom-up ecosystem out there," said AshishRangnekar, '11, cofounder of BenchPrep, a company that provides online and mobile learning courses for college admissions, higher ed, and professional certification. "A lot of start-ups are exactly in the right spot in terms of their stage in the life cycle. There's a lot of information exchange."
The key to keeping this informational ecosystem sustainable is to ensure that entrepreneurs are driving it, said Steve Sanger, '05, vice president of business development at GrubHub. The company has expanded its online food ordering services from eight markets to 300 in the past 18 months. With the proliferation of start-up incubators and mentorship programs, "the community is really involved," Sanger added. "Everyone's got to be willing to commit their time and energy tooffer ideas and hear people's ideas."
Each of the tech start-ups on the panel got started in theChicago Booth New Venture Challenge, a nationally-known competition that has launched more than 75 companies since 1996. Each went on to raise funds from venture capitalists and angel investors; GrubHub, for example, raised $81 million.
But that success has not come without its challenges. Willer recalled that in the 10 years he spent building Google's Chicago office, his biggest challenge was hiring. The young company concluded that hiring seasoned professionals would make up for its own lack of experience, but "sometimes the younger, ambitious but less-experienced person might be the better fit," he said. "Hiring is the most important thing."
The panelists also discussed the importance of traits such as persistence, flexibility, knowing how to hustle, and building the right team. Willer said building a newstart-up incubatorcomes with no manual, so he and his team are figuring out what works as they go. The founders of GrubHub were in a similarly uncertain situation when they first approached restaurants, so they walked aroundwith how-to guides like Selling for Dummies. Then, there are days like the one at Power2Switch, when record numbers of visitors came to the website—and the site crashed for a few minutes.
"If you need structure, "Sanger cautioned, "then this is not for you."
The advice resonated with Niket Desai, a Weekend MBA Program student. Desai is participating in the New Venture Challenge to win the competition's $30,000 in seed funding for his start-up, PrimeLink Health. "Trust is important because it's important to have the right people on the team, and hustle is key because there is a lot of help out there; you just have to go get it," said Desai, an advisor at PricewaterhouseCoopers. "It's good to hear how these companies went through the NVC process. Booth is a safe environment to practice in before the real world."
—Kadesha Thomas
Photo by Anne Ryan


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(Editor's Note: As of 2/27/01 ingredient quantities were adjusted for this recipe. It now works wonderfully.)
If you want to make savory waffles, add about 3/4 cup finely grated Parmigiano Reggiano or hard sheep's milk cheese and omit the sugar.
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- Makes batter for about ten 4- by 4-inch waffles
- 5 large eggs, separated
- 1/4 cup sugar (optional)
- 1 cup (250 milliliters) milk
- Sea salt
- 2 cups (270 grams) all-purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons (60 grams) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1. Whisk the egg yolks and the sugar (if using) then whisk in the milk and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Whisk in the flour quickly to make a smooth batter, then quickly whisk in the melted butter. Whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt to soft points, and fold them into the batter.
- Let the batter sit for 1 hour, then make the waffles following the waffle iron manufacturer's directions. The batter will keep very well overnight.


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Nobody likes the idea of healthy, adoptable dogs and cats being euthanized.
But, due to animal shelter overcrowding, it happens on a regular basis here on the South Coast.
Ventura County is trying to step up its efforts to deal with the issue, with an ordinance requiring mandatory spaying and neutering, unless you get an exemption for breeding purposes.
Ventura County Supervisors approved the controversial proposal yesterday, which will apply to all unincorporated areas of the county.
KCLU's Lance Orozco has the story.
Click on link to listen to/download story: Ventura County Spay Neuter Ordinance


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