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FORT WORTH, Texas — The Marion Emergency Care Center at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth will officially open its doors to patients, staff, physicians and visitors the morning of January 11.
The new center nearly triples the square footage of Texas Health Fort Worth's existing emergency department. Click photo to download hi-res image
Texas Health Fort Worth, one of the city's two major adult trauma centers, began construction on the $57.7 million facility in June 2012 to better meet the growing needs of Fort Worth, which was recently ranked sixth on a Forbes list of fastest-growing U.S. cities.
Trauma centers care for people critically injured in car accidents or falls, or with gunshot wounds, stab wounds, assault injuries or minor burns. They're designated by the Texas Department of State Health Services from Level I (comprehensive) to Level IV (basic). Texas Health Fort Worth is a Level II trauma center, meaning the community relies on its dedicated 24-hour in-house team with on-call trauma surgeons, neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons to deliver care to the critically injured. Level I programs provide the same level of care as Level II, but also include research and residency programs.
"This advanced facility will enhance our delivery of efficient, quality emergency care and service to our rising population — something we take great pride in," said Lillie Biggins, president of Texas Health Fort Worth. "We're excited to open our doors and show the community what we've designed for them."
The three-story, 75,000-square-foot emergency care center nearly triples the square footage of Texas Health Fort Worth's existing emergency department and increases patient beds from 56 to 100.
In both 2012 and 2013, the hospital's emergency department cared for over 100,000 patients per year. Having accreditation as a Level II Trauma Center, Primary Stroke Center, Cycle III Chest Pain Center, Emergency Center of Excellence, and holding a Gold Seal of Approval from the Joint Commission in the treatment of hip fractures makes the hospital an exceptional destination for emergency care, hospital leaders say.
"Our new emergency care center is a culmination of years of soliciting input from multiple city- and county-wide organizations in order to best create a facility that responds to the needs of our community," said Dr. John Geesbreght, the hospital's medical director of emergency services. "I believe we've done just that."
Efficient, Quality Care
The ground floor of the 100-bed emergency care center is divided into a 26-bed quick care area, 42-bed diagnostic area, 22-bed emergent care area and a 10-bed super track area. The super track system, staffed by a physician and nurse, is intended for patients with minor ailments — strains and sprains, sore throats, colds — to be treated and sent home within 60 minutes.
"We value our patients' time, so we want to get them treated and on the road to recovery quickly," said Christy Daae, nurse manager in the emergency department. "This super track area will help allow us to do that."
The new space also includes a designated area for care of sexual assault victims. Texas Health Fort Worth began a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program last year that includes eight registered nurses specially-trained in medical forensic care on-call 24 hours daily.
"We established the SANE program to offer the full gamut of services to our patients and eliminate the need to transport these victims to another facility," said Judy Horton, director of the emergency department. "Equipping ourselves to treat them here is the right thing to do."
Beyond Emergency Services
A new clinic designed for senior citizens sits on the facility's first floor. The Senior Health & Wellness Center, staffed by two nurse practitioners and a geriatrician, will help care for senior patients who require quick follow-up care after an emergency room visit, such as additional lab work or X-rays. The goal is to provide a continuum of care for geriatric patients and reduce unnecessary hospital admissions. It will focus on treatment, diagnosis, and education on managing chronic conditions for patients and their families.
"The clinic was created specifically with the senior population in mind, so chairs are higher and we have things like roll-on scales for those in wheelchairs," said Denise Doneghy, R.N., nurse supervisor of the new clinic. "It's family-oriented. We offer two consult rooms in which patients and their children can talk with a physician or nurse about managing chronic conditions."
Down the hall from the clinic, a sophisticated simulation laboratory will offer unique educational opportunities for first responders in the Fort Worth area. The Amon G. Carter Medical Training Simulation Center includes four care environments: the back of an ambulance, an operating room, a resuscitation room, and an intensive care unit room. This will allow caregivers from all areas of emergency services — including paramedics, nurses, physicians, medical students, residents — to practice working with one another in emergency situations. Advanced mannequin "patients" that talk, bleed, sweat, and make lung and heart noises will lead caregivers through different treatment scenarios. Sessions are videotaped so caregivers can debrief afterward and identify opportunities for improvement.
"The mannequins respond physiologically to treatment, and you can perform procedures on them, which makes the scenarios feel more realistic," said Debbie Krauser, director of integration and education for the Fort Worth Emergency Services Collaboration. "The experience teaches caregivers from across all disciplines to work well with one another in high-stress situations and helps sharpen skills across the board."
For more information on the new emergency care center, visit TexasHealth.org/FWTrauma.
About Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort WorthTexas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth is 726-bed, Magnet-designated regional referral center that has served the residents of Tarrant County since 1930. The hospital's services include cardiovascular services, high-risk and routine obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics and sports medicine, neonatal intensive care, and trauma/emergency medicine. Texas Health Fort Worth is also home to the 100-bed Texas Health Harris Methodist Heart Center. An affiliate of the faith-based, nonprofit Texas Health Resources system, Texas Health Fort Worth has more than 4,000 employees, 200 volunteers and nearly 1,000 physicians practicing on the medical staff. For more information, call 1-877-THR-WELL, or visit TexasHealth.org/FortWorth.
About Texas Health ResourcesTexas Health Resources is one of the largest faith-based, nonprofit health systems in the United States. The health system includes 24 acute care and short-stay hospitals that are owned, operated, joint-ventured or affiliated with Texas Health Resources. It includes the Texas Health Presbyterian, Texas Health Arlington Memorial and Texas Health Harris Methodist hospitals, a large physician group, outpatient facilities, and home health, preventive and fitness services, and an organization for medical research and education.
For more information about Texas Health Resources, call 1-877-THR-WELL, or visit TexasHealth.org.


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Other Names for this Disease
- Female Pseudo-Turner Syndrome
- Male Turner Syndrome
- Noonan-Ehmke syndrome
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- Ullrich-Noonan syndrome
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The problem of banks being "too big to fail" has not been solved yet, Federal Reserve Board Governor Daniel Tarullo told CNBC on Wednesday.
Tarullo said in a "Squawk Box" interview that if a big bank were to be on the brink of failure today, he does not think taxpayers would be on the hook for a bailout.
"But I don't think anyone can be assured of that now," he hedged, "because this is a process. It's not a binary matter of a bank being 'too big to fail' or not, I think it's a process of building up capital of the FDIC ... and [the Fed] addressing issues of funding."
(Read More: Fed's Fisher: Too-Big-to-Fail Banks Are 'Crony' Capitalists)
Tarullo—who came to the Fed after serving as an economic adviser on President Barack Obama's 2008 campaign—said important steps have been taken to "reduce the phenomenon of 'too big to fail'—such as increases in capital, (and) the creation of special liquidation authority for the FDIC." He noted, however, that "there is more to be done."
The question of whether banks should be broken up is up to Congress, Tarullo said, noting that lawmakers should also "talk about the proposal that would put caps on the non-deposit short-term liabilities of banks." He added, "That's consistent with my view that that's a big vulnerability."
Absent congressional action, however, the Fed under the Dodd-Frank reform law has the authority to put in place liquidity requirements, and Tarullo—also head of the Fed's banking regulation panel—said the central bank should pursue "increasing stringency" of those requirements.
The 'London Whale'
In the case of the so-called London Whale losses at JPMorgan, Tarullo said it wasn't a failure of oversight, stressing "we have to recognize that one thing that was the case at JPMorgan—and it's true at all of our large banking institutions today—is capital levels are much higher than they were four or five years ago."
(Read More: JPMorgan 'Whale' Traders Probe Advances)
"And thus," he continued, "the capacity of these firms to absorb losses, whether they come from conventional credit losses or from an operational problem or from something else, is just substantially greater."
Had the long-delayed "Volcker Rule" to restrict certain kinds of speculative trades been in place, JPMorgan would have been required to document why what it was doing was hedging, Tarullo argued.
"At the very least, there would have been a series of moments at which people had to really say: 'Is this a hedge?' 'What is the hedging strategy?' 'Does it create new risks?'"
He said that he hoped to get the Volcker rule sorted out this year.
Fed Monetary Policy
The benefits of the Federal Reserve's massive bond purchases outweigh the costs, Tarullo said, "and that's why I have continued to vote in favor of the program."
(Read More: Wall Street Boosts Outlook for QE: CNBC Survey)
He explained that he doesn't have a litmus test for when quantitative easing should end, but he pointed out as a guide the standard of the Fed policymakers, which calls for a "substantial improvement in the outlook for the labor market."
"What I'd like to see is some good healthy peaks that have job creation well above the rate of new entrance into the labor market," he continued, "followed not by valleys ... but at the very least, by a nice plateau that can be the basis for some more peaks later."
—By CNBC's Matthew J. Belvedere; Follow him on Twitter


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Ellisville city manager given the boot
The Ellisville city manager is out -- the latest casualty of political controversy that's divided the west county community. The city council voted 4-2 Monday night to terminate Kevin Bookout.
Mayor Adam Paul told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that Bookout was fired "with cause," meaning he can't collect the six-month severance package called for in his contract. Paul told the paper that Bookout can seek arbitration on the matter of severance.
Bookout's testimony had been key in Paul's impeachment earlier this year. That impeachment was later overturned in court.
Paul had campaigned for office on his opposition to tax subsidies for construction of a new Walmart. The city leaders who impeached him had favored the TIFs.
Ellisville Walmart saga continues as permits set to expire
The conditional use permits issued for a proposed new Walmart in Ellisville are set to expire Thursday, and the fate of the project remains unclear.
Developer Sansone won a major court challenge to the $50 million project last week, but still has acquired only about eight acres of land and that doesn't include the Clarkchester Apartments. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that contracts Sansone had with some of the complex's nine owners expired in July, and at least two have declined to renew.
The city issued a building permit Wednesday and Public Works Director Bill Schwer told the paper Sansone could break ground Thursday on the property it does own.
But at Wednesday night's city council meeting, Mayor Adam Paul asked City Attorney George Restovich to find out if the city could legally terminate its agreement with Sansone which includes $10 million in tax increment financing approved last year, before half the council was replaced in the last election.
Also Wednesday night, the City Council voted 4-3 to have Restovich draft a resolution terminating long-time City Manager Kevin Bookout, a proponent of the project. Bookout was also involved in the attempt to oust Mayor Paul earlier this year, but Paul says Bookout's termination isn't about revenge.
Despite Paul's effort, Ellisville TIFs take a step forward
Despite opposition from reinstated Ellisville Mayor Adam Paul, tax breaks for a proposed Walmart development are moving forward, albeit slowly. The City Council voted 4-3 Wednesday night to authorize TIFs for project developer Sansone Group.
The vote came after Jim Sansone and Mayor Paul exchanged heated words during the packed meeting. Sansone promised court action if the council reversed their 2012 approval of the development. Paul acknowledged his continued opposition, but also recognized that the council majority would rule.
A second vote is needed to finalized the bill. That's expected to happen at a special council meeting later this month.
Push to reinstate Ellisville mayor fails in tie vote
The City of Ellisville is still without a mayor after the City Council vote to reinstate ousted Mayor Adam Paul ended in a 3-3 tie Wednesday night.
The result surprised many residents and Paul supporters. That's because one of three new council members who took offices after Paul was impeached voted not to reinstate him. Many had believed that council member Cindy Pool had been a Paul supporter.
Paul says he was disappointed with Pool's vote. He says she isn't listening to her constituents and that's going to be costly. "You know, it's going to cost the city probably a quarter-million dollars now," he said. "It's just more of the same we had with our last council."
Paul's attorney says he'll ask a judge next week to reinstate Paul while he awaits a ruling on his appeal. The court date for that appeal hasn't been set.
The Council did agree to hold a special election for Mayor in November.
Ellisville City Council meeting packed as issue of mayor's impeachment continues
It was another raucous night in Ellisville Wednesday as supporters of the impeached mayor, Adam Paul, tried to get him reinstated.
But the city council didn't get to vote on the issue because City Manager, Kevin Bookout, pulled the item from the agenda saying he wanted to get a legal opinion on it first.
Newly elected council member Mick Cahill told Fox 2 news that Paul's supporters plan to put the reinstatement question back on the council agenda. "We'll have to do it in a different way, putting it in as an amendment. And then once we do that, we'll be able to take that and hopefully be able to vote on it," he said.
City residents expressed outrage at a packed council meeting last night. One recurring issue: the amount the impeachment battle is costing taxpayers, including an eight-thousand dollar bill for emergency PR services to handle the impeachment fallout.
Paul's attorney, Chet Pleban, told the council that the impeachment costs are going to continue to climb, because "Adam Paul's not going away." He added, "This 84,418 bucks is the beginning of your legal fees, not the end of your legal fees."
Ousted mayor sues Ellisville, alleged impeachment conspirators
Ellisville's ousted mayor is making good on his promise to appeal his impeachment in court. Former Mayor Adam Paul filed an appeal in St. Louis County Circuit Court Wednesday asking a judge to overturn his April 8th impeachment.
But he didn't stop there.
Paul also filed a defamation lawsuit against his accusers. The suit claims City Attorney Paul Martin, Council Member Matt Pirrello, City Manager Kevin Bookout and resident Katie James harmed his reputation by making unsubstantiated allegations against him.
Paul hand delivered a copy of the lawsuit to the city council at last night's council meeting.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the new city council, which took office Wednesday night, has decided not to appoint an interim mayor to take Paul's place. The council plans to proceed with a special election, but the details have not yet been determined.
Ellisville council impeaches mayor
The city of Ellisville is without a mayor. That's because the city council voted 5-to-1 to impeach Adam Paul Monday evening.
Mayor Paul and his attorney Chet Pleban left before the final vote. They have maintained for weeks that the impeachment hearings and deliberation were just for show -- that the council's decision was a foregone conclusion based on Paul's opposition to using tax incentives to build a new Walmart.
But former mayor, Councilman Matt Pirrello denies that and tells McGraw in the Morning here on the Big 550 although he's not a fan of tax increment financing--he would still vote in favor of the Walmart TIF.
Matt Pirrello says, "As a responsible leader for my community, I cannot sit back and let my municipality go broke standing on principle."
Before taking the impeachment vote, the council found Paul guilty on six charges of violating the city's charter.
Paul says he'll ask a St. Louis County judge to set aside the impeachment until the newly elected city council takes office April 17th so that the new council can make the decision.
Ellisville council to decide mayor's fate Monday
The Ellisville City Council is expected to decide Monday evening whether or not to impeach their mayor, Adam Paul. The council has scheduled public deliberations at 6:00 p.m.
If the council votes to oust Paul, he has said he'll sue.
The council has already retained attorneys to defend the impeachment, but the vigor of that defense is up in the air, since a newly elected council will be seated April 17th.
Three new council members were elected April 2nd - two of them are Paul supporters. The third hasn't made her position known. Paul opponents Matt Pirrello and Rose Acup will remain on the council, along with Linda Reel, who had voted against charging Paul in the first place.
Mayor Paul was elected in April 2012 after campaigning against tax increment financing for a development that includes a new Walmart store. The TIF was approved despite his opposition.
Still no impeachment vote in Ellisville
The fate of Ellisville's embattled mayor won't be known until next week. The City Council was supposed to vote on Mayor Adam Paul's impeachment Wednesday, but postponed deliberations until Monday.
Paul and his attorney Chet Pleban spoke with KTRS's McGraw Millhaven Thursday morning about the proceedings.
Some of the charges against Mayor Paul were dropped last night - due to a lack of evidence. Those include allegations Paul leaked confidential information. Paul says those charges should never have been brought against him.
"Releasing confidential information is pretty, pretty significant, and they're pretty serious allegations," Paul told McGraw. "And if you're going to put allegations like that out there, you better have some evidence."
Paul's attorney Chet Pleban told KTRS's McGraw Millhaven this morning that the charges against his client keep shifting. Pleban says although some charges against his client have been dropped, another charge - that Paul improperly questioned a city official - took center stage at last night's council meeting.
Pleban says the charge stems from an inquiry the mayor made on behalf of a constituent. Pleban told McGraw that the resident wanted to know how he would be compensated for being displaced from low-income housing by the new Walmart development.
"He went to the person who was the relocation expert and asked that question of what does this person get," Pleban said. "He got the answer to that question. He was satisfied with the answer, took it back to his constituent. And now they want to impeach him for asking the relocation person that particular question."
Paul says that when the council finally votes on it, he expects to be ousted, and if that happens, he says he will sue.
Pleban says the city council is already hiring legal representation in anticipation of that lawsuit.
Ellisville delays mayor's impeachment hearing
Mayor Pro Tem Matt Pirrello told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that Paul's attorney had asked for the extra five days in order to prepare his defense.
The council had suspended Paul February 27 on charges that he violated the city's charter. Paul has maintained that the action stemmed from his vigorous opposition to a controversial tax increment financing for a Walmart development.
Three city council seats will be decided in the April 2nd election.
Also last night, the City Council rejected tax incentives for a second proposed development from Sansone Group. The developer had already won a TIF for a Walmart project.
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Watching Apple's live streamOctober 22, 2013: 12:26 PM ET
Tune in here for instant analysis of Apple's Fall 2013 special event.
FORTUNE -- If you don't have access to Apple's (AAPL) live stream, there are any number of live blogs from which to choose, including my colleague JP Mangalindan's.
If you're still here, I'm going to assume you've been to Apple.com, clicked on the October Event 2013 link and are watching the same presentation I am.
The action is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Pacific, 1 p.m. Eastern.
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OK. Here we are. Opening music is up to the usual Jobsian standards. Whatever they choose, it's always catchy and new to me.
An ominous silence, then a replay of the WWDC mission statement video. "There are a thousand nos..." etc.
Tim Cook will never be a great public speaker. But he can do nuts and bolts -- quoting positive views, running down the numbers, introducing speakers and videos -- competently.
Nobody does product introduction videos like Apple's. Then again, nobody else draws crowds like that.
Most of the iOS 7 numbers are old. The fact that 64% of the installed base of iOS devices have upgraded as of today is new.
Also new: 1 billion songs listened to on iTunes radio in first month.
Belittling quote about Apple's PC competitors: Now they're trying to turn tablets into notebooks and notebooks into tablets.
What Craig Federighi is doing is a recap of his June OS X Mavericks presentation. The improvements in the Mac OS are all the sustaining kind and mostly under the hood. It's harder and harder to get PC owners to trade up to a new model, and the Mac is no exception.
That iBooks is only now coming to the Mac -- how many years after Amazon released Kindle for the Mac? -- is just embarrassing.
The password management feature could be a godsend. We'll have to see how well it works. You can imagine a day when it migrates to iOS and gets accessed with Touch ID.
Satellite view is nice, if you live in a big city. What's lacking is subways, bike paths, and, god knows, street views.
He's stretching out the punchline: Mavericks is free and available today.
Works back to iMac 2007 and one-step update from Snow Leopard.
Phil Schiller, as usual, is introducing Mac hardware. "Mind. Blown."
Updates to both MacBook Pros. Lighter. Thinner. Intel Haswell chip (13-inch) and Crystallwell in 15-inch). Better battery life (up to 9 hour). Faster Wi-Fi. Thunderbolt 2. More sustaining improvements. Not enough to force an upgrade for most Macbook Pro users, I suspect.
- 13-inch $1,299 is $200 cheaper. Shipping today.
- 15-inch $1,999 is $200 cheaper. Shipping today.
"Shipping today" is the way Apple likes to introduce products, which raises the question of why Apple previewed the next machine -- the Mac Pro -- in June.
So Schiller is left repeating all the stuff he said nearly four months ago. What we want to know is price and availability.
- Mac Pro $2,999 for 256 GB due before the end of the year.
The price feels about right. The people who need this machine will pay whatever it takes.
The video of those robots building it is impressive. And helps explain why they can afford to build it in the U.S., not China. There is some human assembly, but not at the scale of a Foxconn factory.
Eddy Cue, who was missing at the iPhone event, is here to do Apps, starting with iLife, now all rewritten for 64 bits on iOS.
Coffee table books, really? Only the front rows -- filled with Apple employees -- could applaud that.
Cue is reading the cue cards unapologetically. Did he miss the rehearsals? And what's going on with the sleeves of his shirt?
Heavy emphasis on how the Mac and iOS versions share features, especially in Garage Band for the Mac, which had fallen far behind the elaborate iOS version that Apple made to show off the iPad.
Cue calls the iWorks updates "the biggest ever." Except for Keynote, these apps badly needed an update.
Apparently "object based" is an Apple buzz word this fall. Also "collaborate."
Free versions of iLife and iWorks for iOS and Mac doesn't leave any price umbrella for Microsoft. Although Google already basically commoditized a lot of this business with Google Docs.
Cook calls it "turning the industry on its ear."
Finally, an hour into the presentation, we get to iPad, which Cook introduces with some classic "claim chowder" quotes.
New number: 170 millionth iPad sold earlier this month.
Pulls out the accolades: 81%/19% usage pie chart (with citing source),
475,000 apps for iPad. Is that new?
Very cool video.
Schiller, the marketing chief for all Apple hardware, is going to do the new iPads as well.
Surprise: The 9.7-inch iPad has a new name: iPad Air.
This kind of re-naming is something Apple doesn't do lightly. In this case it creates an equivalency between the Macbook Air line and the iPad Air line. It's a little weird, because the Macbook Air is the cheaper Macbook and the iPad Air is the more expensive.
As some had predicted, this iPad gets the latest chips -- A7 processor, M7 motion detector -- and is 64-bit, like the iPhone 5S. Did it get also get Touch ID? If so, I didn't hear it.
Keeping the iPad 2 around at $399, new iPad Air at the same $499 as last year's.
Jony Ive explains in video that the A7 chips energy efficiency allowed him to reduce the size of the battery, thus thinner and lighter.
iPad mini, as expected, gets the Retina display. Also A7 processor and the other features introduced in the iPhone 5S.
- $399 for 16 GB. Available later in November.
- Old iPad mini: $299.
Tim Cook wrapping up. I'm still trying to understand why the new iPads don't have Touch ID. I would have thought Apple would have wanted to roll that out into every new Apple product.
The pencil joke in the iPad Air ad is going to wear thin fast.
Cook thanks the staff and invites the press to the hands on. And that's a wrap.
Apple's press releases:
- Apple Announces iPad Air—Dramatically Thinner, Lighter & More Powerful iPad
- OS X Mavericks Available Today Free from the Mac App Store
- Introducing the All New Mac Pro—The Most Radical Mac Ever
- MacBook Pro with Retina Display Updated with Latest Processors, Faster Graphics & Longer Battery Life
- Apple Introduces Next Generation iWork and iLife Apps for OS X and iOS


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I would like to display Youtube thumbnails images instead of embedding the actual flash player on Tumblr theme. But as soon as people click on image, it starts loading the flash player and play the video.
The reason is that if the front page have 10 youtube video, it really loads very slow because it is loading all the flash player. It is a lot faster to load the thumbnails.


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brikguy is a pretty cool guy, eh? Posts weird threads and doesn't afraid of anything!!
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James Henry Lane had a significant impact on Kansas history and is one of Constitution Hall's more colorful characters. He was part of a large antislavery delegation that marched into Lecompton to protest the convening of the proslavery Lecompton Constitutional Convention in the fall of 1857. The nation's eyes were fixed on this site, waiting to see what kind of constitution would be drafted and whether Kansas would join the Union as a free or slave state. At this National Historic Landmark you will learn more about Jim Lane, the proslavery and free-state forces in the area, and other stories of territorial Kansas.
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Montgomery police chief recommends signing on with KenCom dispatch
By Judy Pochel For The Beacon-News February 26, 2013 11:06AM
Updated: February 26, 2013 12:38PM
MONTGOMERY — Residents in the village of Montgomery could be calling Yorkville when they need help if trustees vote to move the police-dispatching center out of town.
The Police Department has been receiving an estimated $200,000 a year in revenue for providing emergency dispatch services for other communities. But Sugar Grove officials recently notified the village of their intent to severe the relationship, ending a revenue source and prompting officials to study the cost and efficiency of maintaining their own emergency dispatch center.
Chief Dan Meyers reviewed various options for trustees this week, but said he would recommend they partner with the Kendall County dispatch service KenCom, based in Yorkville.
"This will be an education process for our residents," Meyers said.
"We also have to discuss our non-emergency phones. It may be a challenge to have staff available to answer that phone call," said Meyers.
Trustees were moved by the show of support from the dispatchers who were seated in the front row during the meeting. "Are dispatchers in our area down?" Trustee Denny Lee asked about the number of dispatchers.
"We met with staff on Friday and although we cannot guarantee them any jobs, Aurora is down, KenCom is down. Dispatching is a tough job and there is a demand for dispatchers," Meyers said.
"We haven't made any concrete decisions yet but my concern is for the employees that we have and their loyalty," Mayor Marilyn Michelini said.
Meyers noted there are other factors that led to the recommendation to end the village's own emergency dispatch service. He said it would cost about $450,000 to upgrade the current system. He also said his own study showed the village will save $300,000 to $500,000 over the next few years by joining with KenCom.
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Trustees also heard a report regarding the recent open house in Boulder Hill to discuss the $8.2 million water main replacement project.
Public Works Director Mike Pubentz said more than 70 people attended the event and were able to speak to village staff and project engineers.
He said many residents questioned the longevity of the estimated $15 additional monthly fee, and explained the fee would continue for the length of the bond used to fund the project.
"I went in there thinking there were going to be some pretty heated discussions, I was surprised with the acceptance of the people I talked to," said Trustee Bill Keck.
"A few senior citizens questioned a discount for them as they are living entirely on social security," said Michelini.
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All it takes is one unhappy customer to badmouth your business to dozens of others. It's the same with that one employee who is put off by a poorly designed motivation or incentive effort.
It can be the simplest, most unintentional slip. Like the time you wrote a congratulatory e-mail to the team about an accomplishment — and forgot to include one person. But by missing that person — who was forwarded your group e-mail — you negated the value of your message, both to him and to his co-workers (they noticed he was missing, too).
Or take the manager who wanted to reward her team for meeting its goal to switch to a new system. She purchased a special gift for each employee (in itself, a nice gesture). But when she presented the gifts at a staff meeting, it was clear that some had cost much more than others. That was all people noticed. The lesson: Always give teams awards of equal value.
"Another one to look out for is public recognition," said Jill Harrington, former executive director of the Society of Incentive & Travel Executives, from her new base in Ontario. "A lot of incentives are geared toward recognizing people up on stage in front of their peers." She recalls the story of a manager who was approached by a petrified employee, who asked that he not have to take part in the awards ceremony. He didn't want to go on the trip if he had to. "Why not just ask your employees what matters to them?" she said.
At Premier Incentives in Marblehead, Mass., president Dick Gaeta told me about a client, a beverage company, that is trying to include as many of its distributors as it can in its incentive trip. So the company is asking the winners, who travel without a spouse, to double up in their rooms. "That's like camp," he says. "You have to make sure the reward is suitable for the amount of effort you've asked them to put out."
If you're planning a program to motivate employees, remember that it's anything but a simple matter. Take a step back before you put it into action and give it a fresh look. Log on to www.recognition.org (The National Association for Employee Recognition) and the SITE Web site (www.site-intl.org) to see what other companies are doing. And talk to professionals like Gaeta to make sure there aren't any holes in your plan.


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The Buffalo Sabres have been solid when it comes to defense this season, but as the season winds down they seem to have found the other element of the game of hockey – offense. With Ryan Miller's MVP-type season obviously the main – check that, "only" – reason that the Sabres rule their division, there have been some concerns over their firepower. Another eight games of this new offense and all fears should be washed away.
In the last six games, Buffalo has scored six or more goals twice, something that they haven't done prior to that since January 18 and only four times previously all season. In fact, they have 25 goals in those six games, understandably coming away with 11 of a possible 12 points. This will open up some eyes, for those of you who will be in playoff pools. If it doesn't, it should.
The Sabres will probably play either Montreal, Boston, Philadelphia or Atlanta (unless the Rangers can pull off a Hail Mary and get back into the mix). You can't say with authority that Miller alone could not single-handedly take down any of those squads. And now that the team is finding the net on a regular basis, they should make for some appealing dark horses. Don't be fooled by their end of season statistics.
Take Derek Roy, for example. He'll end with around 67 points. Not bad, but will still fall short of his two best regular season totals. However, he has 20 of his points in his last 17 contests. Jason Pominville, who has 14 in his last 10, is another fine example as his end total will be close to 62.
Tim Connolly, who as of Sunday was out with a suspected foot injury, is actually injured at the perfect time. If he misses several games, it will be the perfect break for him, as he is unused to playing full seasons (see his career injury log for details). He has 42 points in his last 38 games and yet he just might end the year with fewer than 70 points. That would see less knowledgeable poolies to shy away from him even in the middle rounds of a lot of office pools.
But that would be a mistake. Because:
- Buffalo could easily go at least to the second round. Could, and perhaps "should".
- Connolly has been above the point-per-game threshold for half a season, yet his numbers won't show it.
- Connolly will be well rested.
Other Sabres I'll be looking at in all of my playoff pools – the three T's:
Tyler Myers – Naturally, the power-play quarterback should be picked. They tend to up their points-per-game in the postseason if the team wins. Since Buffalo should win (at least one round), Meyers should be good for six points in 11 games at minimum.
Tyler Ennis – He'll ride the pine for the first couple of playoff games, but if the team is losing or there is an injury, he will get in and play. And he will produce. Three points in just two career NHL games and he is the first call up now.
Tim Kennedy – An excellent dark horse whom you could get in the final round easily. Not only will he fall short of 30 points, most office pool players are too casual to have heard of him. Yet his ice time is of the top six variety these days and he has five points in his last seven games. He has a lot of untapped offensive potential.
Of course I would consider Thomas Vanek, but even poolies who don't like the Sabres will be grabbing Vanek in the middle rounds. His reputation overvalues him. So I would let someone else scoop him unless he gets to the late rounds. In three years since he tallied 84 points, he hasn't even topped 65. He has 11 points in his last 18 games, despite the fact that his team is scoring. Plus, he is battling a lower-body injury.
While everyone in your playoff pool fights tooth and nail over who gets Ruslan Fedotenko, Mike Knuble, Dan Cleary or Devin Setoguchi – let them. You could build a nice core of Sabres without fighting anyone for them, and I'll all but guarantee you get at least 10 games out of them. Make them a secondary team you build your hopes around once the good players on your primary team are gone.
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Controversy broke out when it was discovered that the 2012 Olympics uniforms for Team USA were made in China. (Read more on CNN.com.) There was so much outrage regarding Team USA's uniforms that the sponsor (Ralph Lauren), has now promised that they'll "manufacture uniforms domestically for the 2014 games."
The timing of this story couldn't be more perfect. Just the other day I spotted the clearance rack of Independence Day shirts at Wal-Mart. Carlos and I noticed a couple years ago that they were made in El Salvador – (for some reason this always amuses us.) So I went to check this year's stock of American flag shirts, and sure enough – "HECHO EN EL SALVADOR."
What do you think about items with the American flag, (or American flags themselves), as well as the Team USA Olympics uniforms being made in other countries?
If our economy was running well and the jobs weren't needed, would your opinion change? Why or why not?
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I just came back from El Salvador and spent my time with union activists and other social and economic justice oriented folks. Workers who make these shirts are not being treated fairly -that's why companies move there – and to other countries with little environmental regulation of the toxic crap they dump when processing fabrics – bleaches and dyes – and cheap, cheap, labor costs – the women doing this work aren't even making a basic living wage and I mean basic – can barely buy beans and tortillas – let alone pay school fees for their kids.


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''I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I'm going is what inspires me to travel it.''
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Basically, I'm the kind of guy who doesn't have a plan for life and still wanna take the lead independently on the way he chooses. Trying to help everything and everyone that is worth my concern, personally and globally. Which makes me a hell of a positive person and I don't wanna feel otherwise.
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45. Plan to borrow money with a business loan instead of using your personal credit card. "For some small business owners, particularly those at startup companies, a personal credit card may be their only or best option for financing expenses," said Luke Reynolds, an FDIC Community Affairs Specialist. "But for many owners, a business loan will be a much less expensive option," he said, because the bank loan will be secured by the business' property or equipment.
46. Consider an SBA-guaranteed loan. Under this program, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) guarantees a portion of a loan, often up to 85 percent, and enables a small business owner to qualify for attractive interest rates and financing options. For more information, call the SBA toll-free at 1-800-827-5722 or go to www.sba.gov.
47. Research local small business loan programs. These programs may include loans with below-market interest rates or no origination fees. Start by contacting your state or local department of economic development.
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Our 3rd Boy Has Arrived! :)
Emmett Nicholas is here and is perfect! Big brothers Carter Benjamin and Griffin Oliver love him and are adjusting to the new addition wonderfully! I had a c section 2 weeks early due to placenta previa, but he is doing great! He was 6 lbs 4 oz and 20 inches long. He seems so tiny compared to the other two, who were 7 lbs 14oz and 8 lbs 5oz. Thank you all so very much for all of the name advice! We were down to Owen Elliot or Emmett "Something". He most definitely looks like an Emmett and daddy got his mn favorite of Nicholas!Married to Matthew
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Congratulatiions on his name--which seamlessly fits with his brothers'-- and on his safe arrival! Very glad to hear the previa didn't cause any trouble.Blade, MD
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Staff Writer | February 13,2013WESTON — The Vermont Country Store has promoted Chris Vickers to president and chief executive officer, the Orton family announced Wednesday
A veteran of the retail industry, Vickers joined the company in 2010 as chief merchandising and marketing officer. Previously, Vickers served as vice president of merchandising at L.L. Bean. He holds a masters in business administration from Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree from Colby College.
"Chris has done an outstanding job bringing new expertise and focus to our business, particularly in Merchandising and Marketing," said Eliot Orton, chairman of the board of The Vermont Country Store. "He is a natural leader and personally embodies the core values of practicality, frugality, family and community that permeate everything we stand for."
Vickers said he was honored to be a part of the Orton family business, "with strong values, that creates a tremendous emotional connection with its customers."
He said last year was one of the best years in the company's history with the company "well positioned for future growth."
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Defense, depth likely to guide Louisville back to Final Four
Story Highlights
Rick Pitino has added two freshmen, one solid transfer to an already potent mix
The Cardinals' sloppy style and poor outside shooting could be problematic
Senior Peyton Siva is hands down the heart and soul of his year's Louisville squad
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- On the afternoon of Sept. 18, Rick Pitino was catching a quick snooze on the futon in his office when he was awakened by a knock on the door. Pitino jumped up and splashed some water on his face in hopes that no one would notice he had been asleep.
The sight that greeted him was a wonderful wake-up call: His entire team was standing behind a cake full of candles. They had surprised their coach to wish him a happy 60th birthday.
For a lot of men, turning 60 can be a depressing experience. Not Pitino. It has been a long time since he felt he has this much to celebrate. "I'm having more fun the last two years than at any time since I was at Kentucky," Pitino told me last weekend over lunch at Patrick O'Shea's, located just down the street from the KFC Yum! Center. We met there a few hours before Louisville's annual Red-White scrimmage. "I have something most people don't have with their job. The people I deal with are the best in the business -- my athletic director, my sports information director, my president. We have a very unique experience here. And our players are great kids."
They're great players, too. After dropping four of their last six regular season games last year to finish seventh in the Big East, Pitino's Louisville Cardinals caught fire at exactly the right time, winning four games in four days to capture the Big East tournament title and then going on to reach the Final Four, where they lost to Kentucky. Now, Louisville returns three starters and it has added two quality freshmen plus a stud transfer. No wonder Pitino sounds so happy.
"Our new guys will more than make up for what we lost," he said. "The negative is they have a bullseye on their back. We won a lot of close games last year. They have to realize they need to match the emotions of every team we play."
The fact that Pitino is talking about emotional issues rather than physical ones underscores how good he thinks this team can be. In 6-foot senior point guard Peyton Siva, 6-6 sophomore forward Chane Behanan and 6-11 junior center Gorgui Dieng, Pitino has arguably the best players at their position in the Big East, if not the entire country. They also return 6-foot junior guard Russ Smith, who was indispensible in the postseason, as well as two talented sophs whose freshman seasons got off to late starts: 6-5 swingman Wayne Blackshear, who missed the first 24 games while he was recovering from shoulder surgery, and 6-2 guard Kevin Ware, who sat out nine games before becoming academically eligible.
To this very potent mix, Pitino added two freshman he picked up in the late spring as well as 6-6 junior forward Luke Hancock, a transfer from George Mason whose work ethic and attitude was so impressive that last April, Pitino named him a co-captain along with Siva. If this group stays healthy -- and given that four players missed 25 games or more last season, that is far from guaranteed -- then it will comprise the fastest, deepest roster in America.
Ah, but there's a rub. (Isn't there always a rub?) The Cardinals may be big and quick, but they are too often unpredictable and sloppy. After watching the Red-White scrimmage, I can see why Pitino called them "very, very weak fundamentally -- over the top weak." This is especially true when it comes to outside shooting. Last season, Louisville ranked 11th in the Big East in free throw percentage, 12th in three-point percentage and 13th in field goal percentage. Louisville's 42.2 percent clip from the field was the lowest among teams to make the Final Four in nearly 50 years. And the two starters they lost -- senior guards Chris Smith and Kyle Kuric -- were the top two three-point shooters.
So how did the Cardinals get to the Final Four? Besides getting healthy, there were two primary reasons: They played terrific defense, and they made timely shots. Nobody exemplified those two factors better than Russ Smith, whom Pitino has affectionately (I think) dubbed "Russ-diculous" because of his wacky shot selection. Smith was a reserve who played just 21.5 minutes per game and converted 35.6 percent from the floor, by far the lowest among players in the main rotation. Yet, he attempted more shots than anyone else on the team. Let that marinate for a moment.
Despite those 21.5 minutes per game, Smith still set a single-season steals record at Louisville. His 19 points off the bench allowed the Cardinals to win their regional final over Florida. When he's at his best, he's Russ-tastic. "I doubt I could have coached him 20 years ago. He breaks every play," Pitino said. "When you put him in the game, you have no clue what's going to happen offensively or defensively, but you have to let him go. You might as well not play him if you don't let him go."
That Pitino takes such joy in dealing with this kind of player shows where his mindset is as he enters his 27th season in college coaching. It is a much different mindset than he had just two years ago, when he came much closer to quitting than many people knew. Pitino had suffered through a disappointing season that ended with a first-round loss to California in the NCAA tournament. Since he had unexpected free time that weekend, he worked in the CBS studio. He enjoyed that experience a great deal, even though Charles Barkley disemboweled him over the Big East's poor performance. After the weekend was over, Pitino contacted a prominent television agent, who had some preliminary conversations on Pitino's behalf with ESPN about using him for the network's college and NBA coverage.
Pitino thought seriously about going into broadcasting fulltime until he mentioned the idea to his wife, Joanne. "That conversation lasted about 20 minutes. She said absolutely not," Pitino told me. There were two main reasons he stayed. First, he had just brought his son, Richard, back to his staff at Louisville as an assistant. (Richard had left to join Billy Donovan at Florida, largely because Rick wanted him to be out of town while Rick dealt with the personal and legal issues in the Karen Sypher case. Richard is about to begin his first year as head coach at Florida International.) Second, Joanne reminded her husband that he had promised Christine Minardi -- whose father, Billy, was Joanne's brother and Rick's best friend and died in the World Trade Center on 9/11 -- that he would stay at Louisville until she graduated from high school. Christine is now a junior, so Louisville fans can rest assured that Pitino will stay on the job for at least one more season.
In the past, I have tried not to overreact to Pitino's musings on this subject, because they can change daily. But he sounded credible when he told me that he wanted to coach for five or six more years. Pitino has seen many of his coaching peers try to retire but decide to return after realizing that no matter how much golf they play, they're never going to be good at it. Pitino is happy with what he is doing, and he learned the hard way by leaving Kentucky that you don't mess with happiness. "When you turn 60, a lot of your friends and relatives are passing away," he said. "I wouldn't say it's depressing, but I'm aware of it. It makes me appreciate every little thing."
Before I get to my breakdown, here are three quick thoughts from the Red-White game:
Gorgui Dieng is going to have a big year defensively, but don't expect him to be a polished scorer. He only played 29 minutes in the scrimmage and shot 3-for-10 from the floor with seven turnovers. The 10 field goal attempts is deceiving because most of them came off of rebounds. Dieng did not try a single bona fide post move all day. "I told him, your offense will determine whether you go pro [next spring]," Pitino said. "If his offensive game evolves, he'll go next year. If it doesn't, he'll wait another year. But it's getting better."
Pitino got himself a very nice find in 6-8 freshman forward Montrezl Harrell. Harrell originally signed to play for Virginia Tech, but when that school fired Seth Greenberg, it released Harrell from his commitment. Harrell doesn't look like a freshman; he stands a chiseled 235 pounds and has a 7-3 wing span. But what really impressed me was his court sense and offensive abilities. He scored on a nice pull-up jumper from 15 feet, and he showed he can make a move with his back to the basket and score over both shoulders. Harrell will be able to guard three frontcourt positions, and Pitino said he could play backup center. "We got two kids late that I could have recruited for three years and not gotten," Pitino said. "That's how crazy the game is."
Pitino also told me that Siva and Dieng are "maybe in the top five human beings I've ever coached. They're honorable, caring, never get in trouble, they're polite. They don't swear. It's very unusual." When I asked Pitino who set the "human being" standard amongst his former players, he did not hesitate to answer: "Billy Donovan." Naturally.
Herewith, my breakdown of the Louisville Cardinals:
Heart and soul: Siva. When I saw Siva in the locker room after the game, I told him, "You look like a man." I had an interesting frame of reference because I had just visited Ohio State the day before. I have to say, after watching both teams in action, I would take Siva over Aaron Craft. Craft is a better defender, but Siva is just so good at getting by people and his shot is vastly improved. The difference now is that he's making better decisions once he gets into the paint. Pitino credited that maturity to a 30-minute video session in late February when he showed Siva highlights of Steve Nash. "Peyton was going by anybody, but he'd get caught having to make a decision," Pitino told me. "By watching Nash, he learned to keep his dribble and get out of the lane if he had to." Pitino added that Siva has improved his shooting form to add better balance.
Most improved: Ware. The good news is, Ware scored 22 points in the Red-White game. The bad news is, it took him 21 shots. But for a guy who made eight field goals all last season -- and none from three-point range -- that actually represents progress. I also liked that Ware grabbed 10 rebounds, which will earn him playing time even if he isn't scoring. Just as Pitino had Siva watch video of Nash to improve his point guard play, he showed Ware video of Ray Allen to help him with his outside shooting. "Kevin has gone from the ugliest jump shot I've ever coached to an average-to-good jump shot," Pitino said. I'm almost positive that was a compliment.
Glue guy: Hancock. Pitino is not mincing words here. "The key to our whole season is Luke Hancock," he said. "He gives us what we don't have." Pitino was referring not only to Hancock's shooting -- during his sophomore season at George Mason, Hancock shot 49.4 percent from the floor, 35.9 percent from three and 81 percent from the foul line -- but also his maturity and leadership.
For example, about a week after Hancock arrived at Louisville, the players decided they were going to have a weighlifting session at six in the morning. When two of the veterans showed up a half-hour late, Hancock barked at them, "Where the f--- were you guys?" Pitino laughed as he told me that story, but it's clear Hancock will continue to embrace his role as warrior, on and off the court. "I played for a coach at George Mason [Jim Larranaga] who taught us to take pride in the little things," he said in the locker room after the Red-White game. "I'm not a superior athlete like a Kevin Ware, so feel like I've got to try harder than most players."
X-factor: Behanan. The obvious answer here should be Smith -- Will he be Russ-diculous or Russ-tastic? -- but to me Behanan is the more critical player. His talent is undeniable. He isn't real big for a power forward (6-6, 250 pounds), but his combination of athleticism and strength is Barkleyesque. When Behanan finishes on the break, he dunks the ball down.
Yet, put him in a halfcourt setting, and Behanan makes foolish spin dribbles and fires no-look passes that sail out of bounds. Morevoer, Pitino raised some red flags about his attitude. "He needs to love basketball more. What I've found is you've got to force him in the gym," he said. "I also worry about his lack of humility. He's a great kid, but this is an environment where you can't get full of yourself. It's the greatest killer of potential when everybody tells you how good you are. He loves the limelight too much."
Those words were still ringing in my ears when I saw Monday's Associated Press report that Behanan will be suspended for the team's exhibition opener and is not allowed to talk to the media for the first semester because of unspecified "incidents" that took place over the summer. Pitino is trying to nip something in the bud here. The question is, will the problem go away, or will it mushroom into something bigger and more troublesome?
Lost in the shuffle: Angel Nunez, 6-8 sophomore forward. Nunez was hurt more than any other Cardinal by the arrival of Harrell. He had shown some flashes of potential as a freshman and put on 15 pounds of muscle in the off-season, but between Harrell, Dieng, Blackshear and Behanan, there aren't going to be a whole lot of frontcourt minutes available.
Bottom line: There is always a danger in overreacting to a team's hot postseason run. Let's not forget that Louisville also lost by 31 points at Providence in early January. But much of the Cardinals' first-half struggles had to do with their rash of injuries. Once they got healthy and into a groove, they were tough to beat.
I think they'll be tough to beat again. The Cardinals have talent, experience and character at the two most important positions on the court -- center and point guard. They have depth, athleticism, and they are as good defensively as any team in America. And to state the obvious, they are very, very well-coached. In other words, the sky's the limit. It says here they're going back to the Final Four.
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It is tempting to return to pleasurable restaurants and cherished wineries because like the theme song goes from the sitcom, "Cheers,": "Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name and they're always glad you came." But if one travels to California wine country it is good to forgo the familiar. Seek out boutique producers offering tastings by reservation only for a slightly more substantial fee.
Reservation-only, small-group tastings offer better learning opportunities. Participants are limited and hard-to-obtain older vintages, sometimes referred to as library wines, are poured and small production wines available only at the winery are often sampled.
Such tastings offer a modicum of food, knowledgeable hosts, tours of the facilities and an unhurried atmosphere to savor special wines. Reservation-only tastings are not an attempt to discourage tasters, but to assure tasters a memorable experience.
I recently participated in such a tasting at Staglin Family Vineyards in Napa. The Staglin Rutherford property was purchased in 1985, but first planted to grapes in 1868 by original owners, the Steckter family. The refurbished Steckter home now serves as the Staglin's tasting room and hospitality center.
It would be difficult to find a more perfect site for growing grapes. It is situated on a gently sloping grade gradually rising off the valley floor to the foothills of the Mayacamas Mountains. Vineyard views from the portico of the tasting room are phenomenal.
The great Andre Tchelistcheff, a Russian émigré known as the founding father of California's modern wine industry, recognized the property's potential in the early '60s. Tchelistcheff became a cult figure in Napa and consultant for many top wineries in the valley. He uprooted prune orchards to plant cabernet on what is now Staglin property. Tchelistcheff used cabernet from this site for Beaulieu Vineyard's top cabernet, Georges de Latour.
Today Rutherford is primarily known for its stunning cabernets. Staglin Family Vineyards produces critically acclaimed cabernets consistently garnering high 90 scores. A small amount of chardonnay is produced at co-founder Shari Staglin's behest. Eight acres is planted to chardonnay because of her love of the varietal.
Two small lot chardonnays are made. One under the Salus label sells in the $50 range. Salus is the Roman goddess of health and well being. The Staglin Family chardonnay sells for $75.
Staglin cabernets are legend. Their Salus cabernet is $90 per bottle and the Staglin Family Estate Vineyard sells for $185 per bottle. A red blend and a small amount of sangiovese are also made.
All Staglin fruit is 100 percent organically farmed. Power is provided by solar panels and the manufacturing facility is underground.
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Staglin cabernet berries are the size of blueberries, therefore production is small. Location, small quantities and meticulous production standards result in pricey wines, even a $90,000 bottle.
Co-founder Garen Staglin showed us a 12-liter, 16-standard bottle equivalent of his prized cabernet. The giant bottle size is called a Balthazar and carries an engraving of the likeness of Andre Tchelistcheff.
Alas, it was not for sale. The bottle was donated this year by the Staglins to Auction Napa Valley, a charity wine auction now in its 31st year, where a bidder paid $90,000 for the bottle.
The Staglins are known for their charity work. One hundred percent of Salus profits are donated to mental health research and charities.
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Sports are the new religion in the world and there are multiple possibilities that your spouse will be a sports fanatic. Why not support his ambition by planning a sports themed wedding? If you are a sports fan or sportsman, holding a sports themed wedding is also a great way of showing your support and ardent love for your team. It is possible to give your wedding a sporting theme and at the same time make it as striking as your spouse has always wanted.
Here are some few subtle ways that you can explore to give your wedding a sporty touch:
Wedding Programs and Invitations
If your idea is not to have either the brides wedding dress or dresses for the bridesmaid to be a screaming sports team color, you can take the advantage of instilling those on your wedding program printouts and invitations. A small logo, a matching team color and a program that is designed like a sports program is all that you need to tell everyone you are fully behind your team even in your happiest moments.
You can also design the invitations to look like sports tickets. Another great idea is to print sport statistics or quotes at the back of the cards.
Wedding Theme Colors
The colors that you choose for your wedding dresses can also be a complement to the team that your spouse supports. Fortunately enough most popular 2013 wedding dresses are coming in an assortment of colors to choose from.(If you don't know where to find, visit this link: http://www.thegreenguide.com/weddings-and-events/wedding-dresses_c97 ). This makes them look natural while at the same time showing your sport for your team. Red wedding dresses are for example in fad this year. While they are striking and gorgeous, people who are in the know might also interpret them as a tribute to the team that you support.
The Wedding Guestbook
The wedding book offers by far the most perfect item to put into effective use to bring out the sports theme in your wedding. The most common way is to have the guests sign on a sports jersey. Home plates, balls and helmets can also be put into effectual use as guest books. There a whole truckload of other sport-related items that can be used as guestbook, only your imagination can limit you.
The Wedding Cake
Having bridesmaid dresses reflect the color of the team you support is a good idea, but unless your are going for floral wedding dresses that don't shy from displaying the logo of your team, decorating your cake in sports colors and logos is one of the most perfect ideas. (Visit this link and you can find various of bridesmaid dresses that can fit any kinds of sports themed weddings: http://www.thegreenguide.com/weddings-and-events/bridesmaid-dresses_c110 )You can also have the cake shaped to resemble your favorite game's field shape or sporting items. The cake is also one of the most focal points in a wedding and will send the message home more clearly.
Although the above ideas do not reflect the extent of theeming your wedding, they nonetheless should open up your imagination to come up with more ideas. Browsing through the catalogs of the 2013 most popular wedding dresses and other wedding accessories will add to your ideas of how you can tweak each one to accomplish your mission.