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James and Eva Pianelli of Mayfield, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Oct. 13 at home.
The couple married on Oct. 13, 1951, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Gloversville.
They have two sons, John and Candace) Pianelli of Mayfield, Janes and (MaryAnn) Pianelli of Houston, Texas; a grandson, James and (Rebecca) Pianelli of Gloversville; and two great-granddaughters, Lauryn and Karsyn Pianelli of Gloversville.
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Kazan aim to see off Levante
Russian side Rubin Kazan are eyeing a second successive Spanish scalp as they host Primera Division outfit Levante in the Europa League.
Kazan, who knocked out holders Atletico Madrid in the previous round, claimed a creditable goalless draw when the sides met in the first leg of their last-16 tie in Valencia last week.
The tie now switches to Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium with Kazan, despite failing to claim an away goal, in good heart.
Forward Jose Rondon said: ``We will approach the game in the same way we approach all our games, and like we approached Atletico Madrid.
``We will play the second leg with the same mindset and the same desire.''
Kazan are also buoyed by a successful return to domestic league action last weekend following their winter break.
Rondon was the man on target as Kazan claimed a 1-0 win over another Europa League team in Zenit St Petersburg.
The Venezuelan was one of his side's chief threats last week and, along with team-mate Bebras Natcho, he hit the woodwork late on.
Levante were the better side earlier on and also hit the bar through Sergio Ballesteros.
Kazan defender Cristian Ansaldi and Levante midfielder Michel both miss the return after being sent off last week. Kazan are also without Spanish defender Cesar Nevas through suspension.
Levante, 10th in the Spanish competition, also drew 0-0 when they hosted Getafe at the weekend.
Levante goalkeeper Keylor Navas said: ``What we have to do is stay focused, defend well and try to take advantage of their mistakes.
``We hope to continue in this competition and keep dreaming, and we'll give everything to qualify for the next round.''
There will be one notable change to Levante's line-up from last week with striker Obafemi Martins, who joined the Spaniards from Kazan last September, having moved to Seattle Sounders.

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I thank God, I bought this from ABT,because they made the exchange so easy for me. My old,original cooktop was stainless steel which I did not want to buy again because it scratches so easily, so I bought this GE in Black. Well black is a real pain to keep clean,and every little piece of crumb of any kind shows on it,and it streaks so easy. Had it for 1 week and WONDERFUL ABT let me exchange it for white with absolutly no problem. I love the cooktop itself, it is wonderful.. My only problem was the color. Now I can relax thanks to ABT. God Bless them..
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This was installed just before Chirstmas 2013. We LOVE it!!! Easy to clean and it is very attractive. We have had compliments on the way it has upgraded the looks of our kitchen. The burners work great.
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love the qivk boil on the stove stop
By enette
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It looks good, cooks well and is easy to clean. I love it andcam very glad I purchased it.
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very happy with this gas range! love the children's safety feature!!!
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Love the size, the 5 burners, the layout, the lock on the gas feature. Easy to use and so beautiful.
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After reading other reviews I was concerned about the time it takes to cook and boil water. I have been using this cooktop for about 3 months now and do not have any complaints. We switched from electric to gas and it takes some getting used to, but seems to cook great for me.
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Used my new cooktop last night for the first time and found no problems that others complained about. Water boiled quickly and veg sautéed just fine. I love the look of the burners. I had all GE Profile appliance and wanted to update, glad I did.
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I LOVE this cooktop. I recently left a home with a black cooktop and it was so tough to keep it looking clean. With this stainless steel cooktop, I just wipe it clean after each use and it continues to look absolutely spotless and brand new. I would highly recommend and LOVE the extra large burner for larger pots. What great features for a cooktop.
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Cellar/Tasting Notes "Good full yellow. Subtle, lively aromas of fern, fresh herbs and spices. Juicy, bright and expressive, conveying a generous texture and a restrained sweetness to its apple and clove flavors. Lovely balance here, and easier to taste today than the Truffiere."
Cellar/Tasting Notes The amazing ruby red color is enticing as are the intense suggestive aromas of raspberry and wild cherry when young and more complex aromas of vegetation and truffle with maturation. The refined tannins provide a sublime structure that is wonderfully balanced with long lasting flavors on the..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "Here too the wood treatment is modulated and allows the intensely spicy if restrained aromas of cool essence of red and black pinot fruit that complements well the suave, very round and delicious middle weight flavors that possess good energy. The mouth coating finish is actually no more complex..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "Good bright, full red. Knockout deeply pitched aromas and flavors of plum, redcurrant, mocha, spices and earth complicated by a whiff of dried rose. Began atypically plump for young Clos Saint-Denis but gained shape in the glass, showing a restrained sweetness to its red fruit and soil flavors. ..
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Gourmet Golf
France's Loire Valley Serves up a Heady Diet of First-Class Cuisine and Bargain Golf
William Echikson
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Baron Marcel Bich, the inventor of the BIC pen and disposable razor, was 68 years old and an avid sportsman. He had sponsored two challenges to win sailing's ultimate award, the America's Cup, and he loved tennis. But when the baron's heart began to fail, a Japanese business partner suggested he switch to golf. The baron took his advice, and was soon impassioned about the game.
His problem was that no golf course of merit existed near his massive hunting estate in the Loire Valley, about an hour and a half southwest of Paris by car. What's a determined billionaire to do? Nothing less than build his own golf resort, and not just any 18 holes. "He wanted a championship course, something that would show the French what golf was meant to be," recalls Jim Shirley, the landscape engineer whom Bich hired along with Houston golf architect Robert von Hagge to realize his dream.
In 1987, Les Bordes Golf Club, the embodiment of that dream, opened. A by-product of the dream's realization is what is arguably the greatest combined culinary/sporting experience on the globe. Scratch golfers and duffers alike can step off the fairways and enjoy the fruits of the Loire Valley's gardens, vineyards and forests at an array of first-rate restaurants.
Golf at Les Bordes inspires superlatives and generous comparisons. The wooded vistas, lush manicured fairways and slick greens suggest Augusta National. Giant fairway traps recall Doral's Blue Monster. Sharp tree-lined doglegs and spectacular water shots smack of TPC at Sawgrass. Les Bordes ties for No. 1 in Europe in the Peugeot Golf Guide, with a rating of 19 out of 20, equaled only by such better-known names as Spain's Valderrama, Scotland's Muirfield and Old Course, and Ireland's Ballybunion. Golf Travel's Guide to the World's Greatest Golf Destinations begins its review, "Of the many golf courses we have played, Les Bordes is perhaps the most memorable."
Amazingly, on a clear, crisp autumn day, my son and I had this most memorable course almost to ourselves. Greens fees? A reasonable $45 on weekdays. After our round, we enjoyed a beer and hot chocolate in the hunting lodge in front of a roaring fireplace under a great cathedral-beamed ceiling. That evening, the chef prepared a sumptuous feast, starting with foie gras followed by delicate venison fillets, which were hunted on the estate, and topped with quince and blackberry gelee. Dessert consisted of a generous cheese course followed by a heart-warming caramelized apple tarte tatin. Everything was washed down by a 1990 bottle of rich, plummy wine from the baron's own St.-Emilion Estate.
What a pity France remains much less known than Spain and Scotland as a European golfing destination. After a giant building boom during the last decade, the country boasts more than 600 courses. These aren't cheap cow pastures, either. Like Les Bordes, many are of championship quality set on an astounding diversity of terrain, from dune courses in the Basque country, to mountain vistas in the Alps, to the Mediterranean perfumes of the Côte d'Azur.
And yet, since the French still have not become golf fanatics, Americans conditioned on $150 resort greens fees will find that almost all of these courses are open to the public at reasonable, even robbery rates. Add legendary Gallic gastronomy, and both scratch players and duffers should be flocking with their clubs across the Atlantic.
When it comes to golfing and gorging, my first choice is the Loire Valley. This historic region is gentle and garden-like, full of rolling farmland and forests, choice vineyards and meandering rivers. Local cooking draws its strength from fresh local raw materials: from magnificent wild mushrooms, like cepes, girolles and chanterelles, to hearty venison and wild boar from the forests, to superb eels or pikes from the rivers. "This is a place to search out solitude, nature, tranquility -- the true values of nature," says Marie-Christine Clément, owner of the two-star Michelin Grand Hôtel du Lion d'Or in nearby Romorantin-Lanthenay. Visit in the spring and autumn to avoid the summer crowds while enjoying the freshest produce and the blooming landscape.
Ever since the Middle Ages, French kings and princes have built spectacular châteaux along the Loire and its tributaries. The region's golden age came under sixteenth-century King Francois I, who hired Renaissance craftsmen from Italy and hobnobbed with Leonardo da Vinci. Even after France's base of power shifted to Paris around 1600, aristocrats continued to erect luxurious palaces here. Today, France's new aristocracy -- its moneyed entrepreneurs such as the Biches -- continue to keep weekend residences in the valley. Happily for tourists, many of the old castles have been converted into luxurious hotels.
Although the French long have preferred endurance tests of soccer and cycling, British vacationers did bring a love for the links across the Channel at the end of the nineteenth century. Not surprisingly, the country's true historic courses are located in the favorite English haunts -- northern Channel resorts such as Le Touquet and on the Atlantic Coast around Biarritz. Then, in the 1980s, a building boom swept the entire country: from only 170 courses in 1987, more than 500 existed by 1992. "Everyone thought that golf was going to become the country's next passion, so they piled in," recalls Les Bordes' director Brian Sparks. Within a 30-minute drive of Les Bordes, more than a half dozen acceptable courses ring the forests and fields. In Cheverny, one pleasant set of 18 holes is built on the grounds of a perfectly preserved eighteenth-century château, where the count still lives on the upper floor and opens his living room to tourists in order to make ends meet.
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This week sees the release of "Like Someone In Love," the director's latest film, which sees him head to Japan for the first time for a film that many have described as a companion piece to 2010's "Certified Copy," Kiarostami's first English-language feature and his first made outside of Iran. While, per our review from Cannes last year, the film isn't one of his finest, it still seemed like a good opportunity to take a look back at his work to date. The director doesn't have the largest body of work, at least in fiction filmmaking -- he's also a prolific documentarian and occasionally makes experimental films too, as well as being a poet and an artist. Indeed, the question of truth and fiction is one that recurs across Kiarostami's work, often using documentary tropes in a fictional setting.
Nevertheless, we've limited ourselves for this feature purely to the director's fiction films, at least partly because much of his early work remains unavailable in the United States. So, below begins a brief primer to the major films of Abbas Kiarostami -- if you check out the film in the coming weeks, it should give you some tips on where to continue with the director's films.
Tom | February 14, 2013 3:23 AM
Good article, it's nice to have a bit of a guide through his filmography. Gozaresh AKA The Report (1977) is available on the Criterion edition of Certified Copy. It's definitely worth watching.
Christopher Bell | March 11, 2011 10:22 AM
Good call, thanks. He's got so many projects that are just 10 or so minutes shy of being features so it was a bit difficult. Good looking though!
Cranly | March 11, 2011 10:02 AM
Great article, thanks for posting. Just a quick correction: Kiarostami's first feature was actually 'Mossafer' ('The Traveler'), from 1974, while 'Gozaresh' was his second. Both well worth any efforts whatsoever to track down.


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Coming into the game, Truman State had registered 35 points while the Coyotes scored 17 in their season opener. But after Truman grabbed a 14-10 lead, South Dakota's defense and offense stepped up. USD outscored Truman State 28-0 in the final three quarters as the Coyotes registered their highest scoring output since scoring 43 against St. Cloud State last year during the Dakota Days game.
Trailing by four in the second quarter, South Dakota's senior fullback Mike Weister of Marshfield, WI took a 22 yard pass from sophomore quarterback Ryan Justice of Harlan, IA into the end zone with 8:19 left in the second quarter. Then in the third quarter senior kicker Adam Hicks of Sioux Falls nailed a 33-yard field goal before Weister had a 15 yard scoring run with 13:02 left in the fourth quarter. Hicks hit his third straight field goal, a 41-yard boot at the 8:27 mark in the fourth quarter. Then freshman Dusty Stamer of Grand Island, NE electrified the DakotaDome with a 79-yard scoring run near the end of the game.
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quarter and Stamer had a six yard scoring run with 4:17 left in the first quarter that gave the Coyotes a 10-7 lead. Following Hicks' field goal, Alphonso Pugh of Truman State had a 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Then with just 17 seconds left in the opening quarter, Kevin Collins caught a 38 yard touchdown pass from Bulldog quarterback Eric Howe, his fifth scoring strike of the season.
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After Joe Buck completed a round at the annual celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe a few years back, playing partner Carson Palmer asked him, "How do you not curse on the air?"
It's a good thing Fox pays him to call World Series and NFC title games rather than his own golf game. Buck's language can be saltier than the rim of a margarita.
He bogeyed No. 9 and hollered: "Worst three-putt of my life. (Fudge)!"
A bad putt from the fringe on No. 13 warranted an "Oh, you suck!"
Buck has worked "octopus" and "sushi" into his broadcasts — words texted to him by buddies — but he never has come close to going blue.
"When I put the headset on," he said, "it doesn't cross my mind."
Maybe because Buck is a pro's pro who called his first NFL game for Fox at 25 — Buccaneers versus Bears at Soldier Field in 1994. "It went OK," he said. "I was just hoping they wouldn't take me away in handcuffs."
His father, Jack Buck ("I don't believe what I just saw!"), is on the Mount Rushmore of baseball broadcasters. He teed it up with Stan Musial the week he died in 2002 from an infection after a lung cancer operation.
"He had a terrible temper on the golf course," Joe said. "He also was the funniest man I knew."
Buck grew up in St. Louis and pitched a no-hitter in high school but lost thanks to two walks and an error. He tried to walk on at Indiana but dislocated his right shoulder trying to hit 90 on the radar gun.
He has had two back operations, so he prefers walking 18 holes to riding on bumpy cart paths.
He began playing golf as an alternative to sleeping in after Cardinals night games and got close to a scratch handicap. That was not necessarily a good thing.
"When you're not playing to a 2," he said, "life can get expensive."
He's now a 5, appropriate for a man born at 5:55 p.m. and who uses Taylor Made balls stamped with "55."
He would have preferred a birdie-4 on the first hole after sticking his approach to 10 feet.
"Denis Savard can kiss my butt," Buck joked, referring to my last "18 holes with" partner at Edgewood Valley. (The Blackhawks great shot an 82.)
At the Tahoe event, Buck celebrated a 20-foot birdie putt on No. 18 by throwing his putter in the lake. After an NBC producer told him the cameras missed the shot, a sheepish Buck asked, "OK, can I get my putter back?"
He also has coughed up the $18,000 required to play in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am but felt like an interloper playing alongside pros fighting for their livelihoods.
Buck used to have the putting yips, figuring fans eyed him and thought, "OK, Mr. World Series."
"Then I realized people worry about their own game, not yours," he said.
Buck laughs at those who think he has it in for Chicago teams because of his St. Louis roots. His maternal grandfather, Joe Lintzenich, played for George Halas' Bears in 1930 and '31, and Buck loves talking to Brian Urlacher to prepare for games.
He also said this: "If the Cubs win the World Series, I would be the happiest guy. I want to be sitting there when it happens. It would be the most intense experience of my career. If you don't like the Cubs, you're not American."
His worst golf experience came in a BMW Championship pro-am at Cog Hill, after which Ian Poulter sniffed: "I've never played with a group that did less for the team than you people."
His best round was ultra-satisfying — shooting 1 under at El Dorado in Los Cabos, Mexico, to take $70 off Hank Haney, Tiger Woods' former coach. "He was challenging my idea of a one-plane swing," Buck said.
On this day, Buck had a solid round, carding no worse than a bogey. He raved about Edgewood Valley ("As good a golf course as I have played, literally, anywhere") but ripped himself liberally.
After three-putting the 16th green, Buck called out the title of the Cee Lo Green song "Forget You." The R-rated version, naturally.
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18 holes with … Joe Buck
Five-second bio: Fox's lead play-by-play announcer on NFL and MLB telecasts will call his 14th consecutive All-Star Game on Tuesday.
Where: Edgewood Valley, La Grange (tournament tees: 6,685 yards).
Buck's handicap: 5.
What he shot: 79.
Buck on his golf game: "My inconsistency drives me nuts."


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American Indian has been such a great asset to my sons growth and development. His grades have improved based on their standards and commitment to his growth. My son has a lot further to go, and I am confident that the school will help him get there and prepare him for college. Thank you, 6th Grade Parent
I really like this school because since my two kids come to this school, they really improve a lot, I mean everything. Score and behavior doing very well. Appreciate it American Indian Charter school! one of the school parent
Do not send your child to this school please! They are militant and use intimidation, bullying and embarrassment as their form of discipline. My child's teacher belittled him daily. Would not return calls and address me directly as the adult. He would smile and say my child was doing a great job but pick on the child and even told him that he likes to embarrass parents if they attempt to complain. I spoke with the principal who verified this is their standard. My child was treated worse once I attempted to rectify the situation. These kids receive no recess breaks and only receive a minimal lunch break with no meals offered by the institution but no microwave to warm food that is sent. The staff is rude and condescending but enforce higher standards than the adults there as the examples
I never really expected to love my school, but I did and I don't regret not coming here. Here, I learn all the things I need to know and maybe extra stuff at the end of the school year. The facility though, isn't the best, but there can be easy upgrades to it to make look very appealing, so that other people can be attracted to our, but this can't happen because all the money is gong toward all the materials we need to learn. If we won the money, the money can be used for upgrading many things on the facility. My school is a place that I can learn many things easily,but it would be a perfect school if the facility looked nice.
This school is a Great-Caring community, with great Staff and teachers. The students here work really hard. They never give up, and they always aim to improve. They'll try their best to get as high as they can. This school isn't in the greatest condition, or has the Largest amount of school supplies.This school has suffered shortages, which leads to less supplies, which means students have nothing to use to complete their work. Everything they have, are donated, Bought used, or found. Nothings new at American Indian Public Charter School. But every day their kids keep their head up high, even though they know that they face the fact that their not in the high-tech learning Environment . These kids work so hard, and does not get anything for it. These kids deserve something, that will help them through-out the school year. If they win the $5,000 dollars, You have no idea, how much it will help them. This school deserves Better.
The teacher teach us so well that we get 4.00. We are the top 5 school. My teacher teach us to 2-4hr of math so we will know more math when we Grow up.
This school has had its charter revoked by the Oakland Unified School District as of March 2013 for improper financial dealings, and the school will appeal. It is questionable if they can have the decision reversed by the 2013/14 school year. Check the OUSD website for more info.
I personally love this school. I have been at this school for all of middle school and it had been a great experience! At first , this school seems hard , but after a few weeks things seem to get a lot better. Homework load is adequate and it depends on the student for how long the assignments take. This school offers great support with resource and after school tutoring help. By the time STAR test comes , there is no extra prep needed because the teachers do all the work. This school also does a great job in keeping all their students in shape with their amazing PE curriculum! Along with academics , they make sure that all students behave , they give detentions for any kind of horseplay and give Saturday School to those who receive many, though , the teachers and staff are very kindhearted. This school also teaches how to work as a community and not for your own benefit and I think that's what I like best. I would recommend this school to all students and promise that it will benefit them greatly!
I am so grateful that my son is attending this great school! My son is in 7th grade, and has been attending American Indian since the 5th grade. I love the way the school is structured to ready the students for College.
American Indian is a great school. I am a proud parent of a 7th grader; ever since he arrived, his grades have improved and he is learning discipline, responsibility, and what it means to work hard.
My son is a student at this school. This is a GREAT school. The transition from elementary to middle school was a task for both of us. But, that paid off because my son has help me to be more aware of my time management and organizational skills too. Again, we are learning together. I only wish that this school was around when he was in elementary school. We are just thankful that he'll be there for his high school years. I have seen some positive changes in the school over the years. So with that being said, I would like to thank the AIPCS' staff, students and parents for making this school the best. It is a relief for me to drive away knowing that my son is happy and that I know he is in a safe environment. I didn't have to mention that AIPCS is academically number 1.
This school is great all of the teachers are fantastic, the students are motivated and intelligent. Some of the best teachers there are Mr .Fino ,Ms. Vellanoweth, and the 2 physical education teachers, Mr.Gebre and Mr. Eng.
Great school my kids have learned more in 10 weeks than they learned in a year last year. Definitely hard work but my children are proud of their achievements and happy. Oh yeah, and fit -great PE program. Love it!
This school is bad for a young kid's mind. Why I say this is because, the main focus of this school is "work work work" "study study study" "high score high score high scores" "number 1" and so forth. Even though this school is number one in Oakland, doesn't mean it's a "good" environment for your kids to be in. Of course uniforms are good because it's simple and you save money, but that makes the kids feels sad and feel like they can't be kids anymore. Another good thing is that they give a lot of homework; of course homework good. You learn better by practicing, and homework helps you learn the materials better. But 3 hours or more, just for homework and probably one subject? That can hurt and damage your kids mind. It causes they to stress about everyday, feel more tired than usual, and feel like they have no life. Also detention are ridiculous in this school; sure that detentions make your kids scared, so they don't do it and it's a way of disciplining them, but detentions for not reasonable reasons such as looking at the clock, dropping your pencil and book, drinking water in class, that is unbelievable. Their bathroom stinks; there is no windows or air freshers at all.
This school is designed to keep students totally out of balance. Students are expected sit perfectly still all day, unable to communicate with each other. It is depressing at times. For example, the main building has rats running through the walls and no heat . However, there is a burning smell and loud noises coming from the furnace. Students are scared to speak out about being bullied. The students desks are rusted/bending, to small and/or have profanity written on them. Some teachers have anger issues and smack lunchpails or books out of students' hands. There are a few select good teachers. In my opinion, the students are not receiving all of their school funding.
NO COMMUNICATION AND HORRIBLE TEACHERS My son has had four teachers in 6th grade because they have been fired or quit. 3 of the 4 teachers were teaching their 1st year. The worst part is that the administrators don't let parents know teachers have changed and you will find out from your child! Several administrative staff were also replaced this year There are no parent teacher conferences and if you want to discuss anything with a teacher it is like your requesting a meeting with the US President. PE is running around the neighborhood (watch out for cars) or running around cones on the blacktop in their uniforms. No fields or other athletic area. I was looking for a school with good discipline but it wasn't displayed by any of the 4 teachers. His 1st teacher was using profanity and his 3rd teacher told me he was told to lower his standards for his students. My son won't be returning next year .
This is bogus information. The charter school system has no one policing there activities. They cook the books, attendance records, and test scores so those who are running it can personally benefit from it and they do so handsomely.
This school is horrible. There is bullying, disrespect, and rudeness that even the teachers take part in. Teachers expect students to be like robots, social life, fun, happiness, and freedom of speech are all discouraged. For people who may have kids with a attitude or behavior problem this is NOT the way to fix it. 20 minute breaks, cold classrooms, disrespectful teachers, and rude classmates is only a way to make your child resent you. I know from experience. Please don't support this school by sending any more students into it's horrible environment.
This school works their students in ways that is unnecessary for children. These children have bad conduct, and bullying is quite common among many of the kids because this school does not teach any sort of respect for others, despite having so many rules at school. They are only told to follow the rules, but they are not taught about respect for others whatsoever. When the teacher's not looking, the kids call each other names, play terrible pranks on each other (even pass it through the internet for the public to see them), and think it's completely okay to single out students in their grade. Other than just four academic classes, nothing else is taught, like respect or common sense. They do not understand that school rules are to help their discipline. They learn most of their sex education in a science textbook. They emphasize only four subjects and spend just about all their time on these four topics, not much else is encouraged.
Yes, we give detentions for the most minor infraction. Yes, I am mean and strict and demand every single assignment done. Yes, your child will come to school on Saturday. Yes, your child might be overwhelmed with the rigor because they did not enter junior high at grade level. Yes, we do make your child attend extra tutoring in ELA and math during and after school. No, we cannot meet with you regarding every single detention because I need to grade, tutor, prep, discipline, etc. and my leisure time is scarce and valuable. Yes, many teachers stay hours after school is over with students (6-7 PM) for homework help. Yes, we have highest API in CA (currently); we push students testing basic, below basic, and far below basic to score proficient and advanced. No, we don't believe in ANY excuse or reason besides death. Yes, we hold students with a low socioeconomic background to the same high standards as Piedmont students. No, we don't have sports. No, your child isn't going to be a pro football player. Your child will go to UCLA, Cal, MIT, Dartmouth, Cornell, etc. like our high school graduates. High self-esteem comes from knowing your intelligence and potential.
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Start of practice signals beginning of women's college basketball season: Many women's programs have started their preparations thanks to a new NCAA rule this year that permits women's teams to begin practicing 40 days before their first game. Read more »
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Q & A with Division I Men's Basketball Committee chair: Dan Guerrero spoke to a select group of reporters about the format for the expanded, 68-team championship in 2011. Read the story
Q & A with NCAA Senior Vice president of Division I Men's Basketball and Business Strategies: Greg Shaheen spoke to a select group of reporters about Monday's "First Four" announcement. Read the story
Chronology: How the Division I Men's Basketball Championship bracket has grown over time: Read the story
Looking back: An inside look at how the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1984. Read the story
By David Worlock
Some 345 NCAA Division I men's basketball teams begin their journey on the road they hope will culminate at the Final Four, as official practices will be conducted across the country this weekend. Many teams and their fans will gather across the country in arenas late Friday night for Midnight Madness, the annual celebration that marks the start to the season. Practices are permitted to begin after 5 p.m. Friday.
ESPNU will televise its Midnight Madness special featuring extensive whip-around coverage from top college basketball programs around the nation on Friday at 9 p.m. ET. Coverage will focus on several men's programs, including defending national champion Duke, as well as Kentucky, Memphis, Gonzaga, Kansas State and St. John's. The University of Connecticut women's program – the two-time defending national champion, which is riding a 78-game winning streak (10 short of the UCLA men's record for consecutive victories in NCAA Division I basketball) – will also be featured.
Coming off a thrilling conclusion to the 2009-10 season that saw the Blue Devils win the men's title after Butler's half-court shot caromed off the rim, the upcoming season promises to give college basketball fans around the world more excitement.
However, the Madness is not limited to March.
Nonconference games in November feature contests such as Ohio State-Florida, Texas-Illinois, Kansas State-Gonzaga, Kansas-Arizona, Missouri-Georgetown and Tennessee-Pittsburgh. Blockbuster tilts continue in December with matchups such as Duke-Butler, Syracuse-Michigan State, Kentucky-North Carolina, Washington-Texas A&M and Temple-Villanova. And that's just a small sampling.
In addition to the dozens of individual nonconference games, several multi-team events promise to feature matchups among the nation's top programs. The NCAA has historically identified these events as ideal opportunities to use experimental rules, and this year is no exception. In May, the Men's Basketball Rules Committee approved the experimental use of an expanded arc at two feet from the center of the basket. This identifies an area on the floor where a secondary defender is not able to establish legal guarding position. The committee felt that the rule change made last year reduced the number of collisions at the goal. This year's experimental rule calls for the area to be slightly expanded.
The men's championship also enters a new era, with the announcement earlier this year that the tournament field will expand to 68 teams beginning with the 2011 championship. Under the new format, there will be four first-round games, to be played in Dayton March 15 and 16 and known as the First Four. It will feature two games involving teams playing for the right to advance as No. 16 seeds that will play top-seeded teams in the second round, and two other games featuring the final four at-large teams selected to the field.
Second- and third-round games will be played March 17-20. Host cities are Denver, Colorado; Tampa, Florida; Tucson, Arizona; Washington D.C.; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Regional sites will conduct games March 24-27 and include Anaheim, California; New Orleans, Louisiana; Newark, New Jersey; and San Antonio, Texas. The 2011 Men's Final Four will be held April 2 and 4 at Reliant Stadium in Houston. Tournament tickets can be purchased by visiting www.ncaa.com/mbbtickets.
The NCAA reached a deal in April with Turner Sports and CBS worth $10.8 billion over 14 years for the television, Internet and wireless rights to the tournament. As part of the agreement, all 67 games of the championship will be shown live across four national networks—CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. Previously, fewer than 10 tournament games were guaranteed to have a full national audience.
The bracket, which will be revealed Sunday, March 13 on CBS, is constructed by using the Division I Men's Basketball Committee's principles and procedures, which can be located at www.ncaa.com/media. This year's committee is chaired by Gene Smith of Ohio State. He is joined on the committee by Stan Morrison of University of California, Riverside; Jeff Hathaway of Connecticut, Lynn Hickey of University of Texas at San Antonio, Mike Bobinski of Xavier University, Doug Fullerton of the Big Sky Conference, Dan Beebe of the Big 12 Conference, Ron Wellman of Wake Forest University, Scott Barnes of Utah State, and Steve Orsini of Southern Methodist University.
But before teams start dancing their way through NCAA March Madness, they will have a little fun with Midnight Madness and the practices this week. The journey on the Road to the Final Four actually begins in October with this tradition that started nearly 40 years ago when Lefty Driesell had his University of Maryland team go for a run on the campus' track minutes after midnight on the first day of allowable practices. Approximately 3,000 fans attended the event, and it became a tradition that spread across the country and now features a variety of activities to entertain thousands of fans. Many of the practices are televised live locally and carried live via video streaming across the Internet.
David Worlock is associate director of the Division I Men's Basketball Championship.


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Tips for turning your morning brew into a versatile beauty treatment for your skin and hair.
When you are guzzling your morning coffee, does it ever occur to you to pour some in your hair? Probably not. However, both brewed coffee and grounds can be used creatively to enhance the skin and hair. Grind up those beans, and get ready to reap the beauty benefits!
1. Coffee Scrub
Coffee grounds can be used directly on your face and body as a natural scrub. The abrasive texture will scrub off any dull skin, leaving you with a glowing appearance. The caffeine will also act as an energizer for tired skin and puffy eyes, leaving you with a tightened and youthful look. For a stronger scrub, add sugar to your coffee grounds. You can also mix in some olive oil for a moisture boost.
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Bowflex Revolution FT Home Gym Review
Whenever we see the Bowflex Revolution FT lying dormant in a room – we are all reminded of a futuristic space craft. What – with those big wings at the top and that modular capsule at the rear – you're probably starting to think the same thing too.
Once you get past its unusual design however, the potential of the Revolution FT starts to set in. It is at this point that you can build the confidence to walk up, get on, and start using the machine!
Revolutionary Resistance
Unlike the products which have gone before it, the Bowflex Revolution FT employs a totally new resistance system. The "SpiraFlex" technology – which apparently is quite revolutionary – is touted as being the next step up from Power Rods.
Indeed, the SpiraFlex did not disappoint. The most noticeable difference between the Revolution FT and other Bowflex products was the consistency of the weight distribution. Many previous Bowflex users complained that the Power Rods were easier to lift / pull at the beginning than they were towards the end of the repetition – often leading to partial muscle use.
The SpiraFlex system definitely solves this problem, and it was great to feel the difference ourselves.
Up To 280lbs Resistance
No – that was not a typo. The Bowflex Revolution FT Home Gym comes standard with 200lbs of resistance, but the most exciting feature of the product has got to be its extendability. Owners can order up to 280lbs of upper body resistance in special "add-on" packs, which is a tremendous amount of weight.
Clearly, even the most serious / professional body builder will find a use for the Revolution FT, as this possibly is the most weight ever seen on a home gym.
Useful Extras
The Revolution FT comes with an instructional DVD, a multi-point foot harness, and a squat harness to provide extra support for those specific exercises.
Positive Aspects Of The Bowflex Revolution FT Home Gym
The Bowflex Revolution FT Home Gym is truly a revolution in home fitness equipment. Once you swallow the enormous price tag (which is to be expected from a manufacturer like Bowflex anyway) – this gym will no doubt be your new pride and joy.
Yes, it looks like someone out of an alien movie, but let's face it – serious gym users don't care what their equipment looks like. Thankfully, the performance aspect is set to impress anyone lucky enough to encounter the product, and the future-proofing is commendable.
Negative Aspects Of The Bowflex Revolution FT Home Gym
The only problem with these "revolutionary" systems is that they take a bit of getting used to. Logical exercises which could be performed with ease on many other home gyms will need to be relearned on the Revolution FT.
Thankfully, the instruction manual comes is very handy in this respect, and the diagrams and clear and concise.
Overall – this is an exciting product which you should definitely consider, if you have the money.


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Material List
- Decorative Garland – Black Glitter Leaves
- Novelty Halloween Décor – Skeleton Hands (2), Bag of Glitter Skeletons and Medallions (3)
- Halloween Glitter Spiders – Black
- Scrapbook Open Stock Paper – Chipboard (2 Pcs)
- Recollections™ Scrapbook Paper – Purple/Black Webs and Black/Black Spiders
- Celebrate It® Halloween Ribbon – Black/Silver Dot and Black/Off-White Stripe
- Celebrate It® 360 Wire-Edged Ribbon – Purple
- Celebrate It® Ribbon, 1/8" – Black Ribbon
- Creatology™ Glitter Glue – Purple
- Recollections™ Dye Ink Pad – Black
- Mod Podge® Decoupage Glue, Matte
- Recollections™ Adhesive Tape, ½"
- Low Heat Glue Gun
- X-ACTO® Knife
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- Scissors
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Project Instructions
Cut out three "V" banner shapes from chipboard. Start with a rectangle 6"x8". Find the center and mark 2" up from the bottom. Cut from the center to each bottom corner to create the "V" shape of the bottom of the banner.
Trace the shape onto scrapbook paper, cut out and adhere paper to chipboard using Mod Podge®. Let dry.
Ink the edges using black ink.
Add purple glitter glue around the glittered portion of the three medallions. Let dry.
Hot glue the medallions onto each of the banners.
Hot glue a black spider to each of the banners.
Cut an 11" length of black and off-white striped ribbon and adhere to the back of each banner using ½" adhesive tape. Cut the bottom end of the ribbon in a "V" so that it's even with the longest part of the bottom of the banner.
Lay out the garland and position the three banner pieces equally across the garland. Loop the ribbon over the garland and adhere to the back of the banner.
Tie the two skeleton hands onto the garland in between the banners.
Tie two of the glittered skeletons onto the banner.
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Centennial has won all three regular season meetings between the two schools over the last two years, but Reno has won both matchups in state tournament play. The most recent of those came Thursday night in a Division I state semifinal at the Orleans Arena and Reno took a 53-44 victory.
The loss ended Centennial's season but with the win Reno (26-3) advances into Friday's state championship game at 6 p.m. against Bishop Gorman.
"We just talked in postgame," Reno coach Shane Foster said. "We can enjoy this one, but we'd better get ready because we've got one more game. We beat Centennial. That's great, but we did that last year. If you don't win the last one, you're left with kind of empty feeling. So we've got to get the big one."
The contest was close through three-plus periods, but Reno took control in the fourth. Centennial's Jada Brown, who has signed to play her college hoops at Kansas, knocked down a pair of free throws with 4:45 showing on the fourth-quarter clock. That got the northwest Vegas school within three, 44-41. That's as good as it got for the Bulldogs.
Reno responded, scoring on three of its next four possessions while holding Centennial scoreless in the same stretch. RHS freshman Mallory McGwire connected on three short jumpers, accounting for the trio of buckets that left the Huskies with a 50-41 lead and just 2:16 remaining on the game clock.
Reno continued to keep the pressure on Centennial. Huskies point guard Gigi Hascheff buried two foul shots at the 1:14 mark, forging Reno ahead by a 52-41 score. The 11-point margin was the widest of the night.
Centennial got a 3-pointer from Tramina Jordan and Reno's Shalen Shaw converted on 1 of 2 free throws in the final minute, accounting for the final nine-point gap.
Reno out-rebounded an extremely athletic and active Centennial squad, 31-24, to help its cause. The Huskies also limited the Bulldogs to a porous 14-of-49 shooting performance (28 percent). Conversely, Reno finished 22-of-43 (51 percent) shooting from the field.
"The offensive glass was big tonight," Foster said. "I thought the game would come down to rebounding, which was our focus."
The two teams combined for five points through the first five-plus minutes of the first period. Centennial had a 9-6 lead after a Breanna Workman runner with 1:08 to go in the initial quarter.
From there, it looked like Reno might grab the momentum and run away. The Huskies scored 12 of the next 14 points, a burst capped by back-to-back treys from Savannah Schultze. The spurt left Reno holding an 18-11 lead three minutes into the second quarter.
Unfortunately for Reno, Hascheff picked up her third foul and had to go to the bench. The Huskies' offense took a hit. It scored just two points through the remainder of the half. After leading by seven, 18-11, Reno went into halftime down 21-20.
Hascheff, who will play collegiately at Sacramento State next winter and is the RHS gang's leading scorer at 17 points per game, was limited to six points Thursday, but she still made the Huskies' offense go. The little momentum Centennial had in the tourney tilt came with Hascheff sitting on the bench in foul trouble.
"They just turn up the pressure on you, but Gigi did a great job," Foster said. "She had a huge night. She does so much more than score. She handled the pressure. She got people involved."
McGwire led Reno with 14 points. Schultze finished with a trio of treys and 11 points, while Shaw chipped in 10.
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Front Page Quotations Other Quotes Week of 27 March, 2006
Quotations about Liberty and Power
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Edward Gibbon talks about the Roman Empire as if it had become a large, over-ripe piece of fruit which had reached the point of natural decay. Yet when one looks at these passages more closely one sees that there is a strong linkage between "immoderate greatness", imperial over-reach, oppressive acts by the legions, the relative weakness of the emperors, and "dissolution". What is additionally interesting is his concluding section where he postulates that "Europe" might be seen as "one great republic," along with its colonies, and that it might suffer the same "awful revolution" that befell the Roman Empire.
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Read the full quote in context here.
In an aside in Chapter XXXVIII of Volume VI of his massive work on the fall of Rome Gibbon summarized his thoughts and drew lessons for the present:
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Privatbrauerei Franz Inselkammer KG / Brauerei Aying
Beer Stats:
Active Beers: 16
Beer Ratings: 10,705
Beer Avg: 3.88
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5/5 rDev +13.4%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | $
So I'm Driving through Germany right, and I'm outside of Munich on my way to Salzburg, when I see the road sign for Aying. I decide to gamble and Bee-Line-it over there (already knowing that English tours have to be scheduled and, besides that, there were no regularly scheduled tours that day). The drive into town is as quaint as can be, absolutely beautiful.
The woman at the reception informed us that there was a private tour later that afternoon but we could set one up for the next day. We were on our way out of town and could not do this, so we thanked her and were going to head out when she offered to show us around herself though she did not know much English.
She was extremely helpful and new more than enough English to show us the lay of the land, allowing me to fill in the brewing process gaps to my friends.
The brewery was sparkling clean and just as beautiful as the surrounding town. The staircase was very cool as it displayed landscaped motif's of of the ingredients used as it winds upwards. Also some nice paintings of the beer logo's spread around. Upstairs is a shop and pub area looking out big glass windows at the Aying countryside.
She didn't charge us for the tour so I spent some dough in the shop. The pleasant lady even gave me a free stack of 50 or so coasters.
Definitely worth a stop if you are in the area. I'm sure it would be even better if you set up an official tour.
07-30-2009 17:25:42 | More by Slynger
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4.72/5 rDev +7%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | $$
I would have added a review sooner, but I'm terrible with technology and didn't know how to review places. My wife and I visited the Ayinger Brewery on our honeymoon in May. It's a 20 minute S-Bahn ride outside of Munich, located in the picturesque town of Aying. All around one can see some rolling fields and coniferous forests. The town is very small, and has a very traditional atmosphere and feel to it. The brewery itself is very modern; our guide informed us that they had renovated it several years ago with tours specifically in mind. The tour of the brewery cost 7 EUR, and had we booked in advance, we could have had an English language tour. It wasn't an issue, as my wife and I speak German. The people were very friendly and informative, and the beer was excellent. During the tour, we got to try unfiltered Jahrhundertbier straight from the lagering tanks. The tour itself takes about two hours, and brings you through the whole brewery and the bottling plant, and finishes in the tasting room. They have six different beers on tap, and the servings are full glasses (not just 2 oz. pours). They even gave everyone on the tour a bottle of Ayinger Weizenbock! The gift shop had a lot of merchandise, as well as some beers Ayinger doesn't export to the States. In all, a wonderful experience, and worth a trip to Bavaria!
12-18-2008 11:55:52 | More by SerieDNo3
4.55/5 rDev +3.2%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 5 | food: 3.5 | $$
I loved the Ayinger Brewery! I was fortunate enough to get a full tour with my class I am studying abroad with. The first part of the tour they show all the family memebers and people who have owned the brewery since its start. Then it moves on to explaining the main components in beer. It was very instuctional and hands on, they let us taste the water the use to brew with and try some of the malts and smell the hops they use as well. The tour then moved on to the actual brewery where the explained the brewing process. At the end of that they let us taste some of their unfiltered keller bier straight from the tank which was ready to be bottled, that was a tasty treat. We moved on to the bottling plant, and then a short film about the brewery. After the tour they let us taste a wide selection of their brews, as much as we wanted too! I was lucky to taste their celebrator doppelbock and their Ur-weisse on tap. Then after tasting their wonderful beers we ate dinner at a hotel that carried their beers, which was nice but not exceptional. Overall the Ayinger brewery is definintely worth the trip out of Munchen and definitely one of the best tours I've been on!
09-11-2006 13:35:24 | More by RobertDwight
4.2/5 rDev -4.8%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 4 | $$$
We got off the S-Bahn and just walked around untill we found the place - not hard given the size of Aying. We had a beautiful day outside in the biergarten, and we tried everything currently available at the time. The food was good, but pricey or not I'm only here for the day, and I want to taste! The elitism I have read about must not have been in evidence that day, because all I could percieve were locals regaling themselves in the calm, peacefull afternoon of a rural Bavarian summer. Perhaps the times have changed?
06-01-2006 03:51:08 | More by dedrinker
New York
4.3/5 rDev -2.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5
Went on the brewery tour for my last day in Bavaria. The typical couple of hours of "This is the barley, these are the hops", except that the tours are in German only. My wife and her cousin translated for me as the guide spoke simultaneously, but that wasn't a big deal.
During the tour the group got a sample of the hundred year (if memory serves me correctly) before filtering, and then a couple of beers at the end. I had Celebrator which was excellent as usual, and the (filtered) hundred year anniversary.
A nice half day outside of the city.
10-15-2004 16:59:11 | More by heinekenike
4.45/5 rDev +0.9%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 3 | food: 5
Went to Germany primarily to visit this brewery. The food was outstanding, better than any food I've had in Germany, Austria or Switzerland. I agree with the Bierman's comment about the "touch of elitism." I saw more $100,000 cars in one place than anywhere I've been in the world: AMG Benzs, M5 BMWs, Porsche 911 Turbos, etc...And this was a small establishment! Hate to say it, but the Altbairisch Dunkel tasted watered down on tap, which is half the reason I went there. The Jahrhundert also lacked the hops taste it has in the bottle. The weisse beer tasted the same on tap as in the bottle. The brewery tour was outstanding. I would go again in a minute, but unfortunately, they had a limited selection on tap; they didn't even have the highly-rated Celebrator in any form except in a bottle! Now that is a crime. I flew 5000 miles and they have the same bottled Celebrator I can buy 5 miles away in Roseville, Michigan! Also, what they had on tap didn't have the strength of flavor as it does in the bottle. A good place to go if you want to avoid the trendy tourist trap style beergardens often frequented by tourists. I got the feeling it is a place where Germans go and it is probably not a regular event to see an American there. However, I think I'll bring my own beer over the Atlantic next time.
09-14-2003 16:21:31 | More by Sudmissle
New Hampshire
4.46/5 rDev +1.1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4 | $$$
This is a high-quality brewery/brewpub/hotel in a very small, quiet, rural village south-east of Munich... Easily accessible from downtown Munchen on the S-Bahn and a 10 minute walk past houses offering "Zimmer Frei". Quality of the bier is without question, with pretty good service. Atmosphere is good, and typically Bayerische, but the place does have a touch of elitism about it.... didn't try any food because the menu prices were a bit on the high side, though. For the same A-1 bier, with better "everyman" atmosphere, and a great, reasonably priced menu, go right across the street to Liebhard's Braustuberl.... Zum Wohl!!
overall: 4.46
atmosphere: 4 | quality: 5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4 | food: n/a | $$$
04-06-2002 18:56:11 | More by Bierman9
Privatbrauerei Franz Inselkammer KG / Brauerei Aying in Aying, Germany
- out of 100 based on 9 ratings.