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The ways women experience hormone imbalances are as varied as women themselves. Symptoms can be physical, mental, emotional, or more likely a combination of them all. These are some of the common signs:
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Spicer: Trump 'Welcomes' Graham's Scrutiny Of Any Business Ties To Russia
She said he "essentially could be blackmailed" by the Russians because he apparently had lied to his bosses about his contacts with Moscow's ambassador in Washington. Flynn, a retired Army lieutenant general, emerged in 2015 as a strident critic of the Obama administration, which fired him. And you fire the acting attorney general ― not the national security adviser? James Clapper, director of national intelligence under Obama, also testified Monday.
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U.S. deeply concerned about Turkey's airstrikes in Syria, IraqMeanwhile, the USA said it was concerned over the Turkish strikes, as they were not coordinated with the us -led anti-terror coalition. Turkey's strikes potentially complicate the ongoing USA -led fight against the Islamic State. In a statement, the Peshmerga said that while the attack was " unacceptable ", it blamed forces from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the area and called on them to withdraw.
Obama said to have warned Trump against hiring FlynnIn apparent reaction to ex-CIA director James Clapper's testimony during Monday's Russian Federation hearing, President Donald Trump changed his Twitter profile header to reflect one of Clapper's comments. He later said that his original assessment was that there was no evidence he had seen worth including in the intelligence assessment - but Yates later said that she could not answer the question because she did not want to reveal any classified information.
Afghan Leader of Islamic State Group Declared DeadAbdul Hasib, the head of Islamic State's (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) faction in Afghanistan, was killed on April 27, the U.S. military confirmed on Sunday, according to Reuters . IS announced it was moving into Afghanistan and Pakistan when it declared its so-called Khorasan Province (sometimes called ISIS-K) in 2015, and has since carried out a number of deadly and high-profile attacks.
Key questions raised following FBI Director James Comey's sackingDonald Trump wrote a letter to Mr Comey informing him that was being "terminated and removed from office, effective immediately" over his handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation. "(Trump) seizes on this moment everybody's being critical of Comey, says, 'I want to get rid of him anyway, ' and so out he goes". At the very least, their calls for an independent investigation into the matter will become deafening - and some Republicans may now be inclined to agree.
South Korea's new president says willing to visit rival N.KoreaDaniel Russel, Washington's former top diplomat for Asia, told Reuters the differences between Moon and U.S. President Donald Trump would mean inevitable friction, but "don't portend a crisis or failure" for relations. "I will do everything I can to build peace on the Korean Peninsula". Trade unionists who have been arrested and imprisoned simply for peacefully exercising their rights of expression, association, and public assembly (including protests and strikes) should have their cases ...
Russian Federation says Syria de-escalation deal takes effect at midnightReacting to the announcement that the "de-escalation zones" will be closed to military aircraft from the US-led coalition, Pentagon spokesman Jeff Davis said the USA military has "not changed or altered our mission in any way". "It will be crucial to see this agreement actually improve the lives of Syrians", UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement. Russia, Turkey and Iran are to enforce the zones, but Russian general staff official Col.
Obama to deliver keynote speech in Italy on food securityObama was in Milan to make a keynote speech about the impact of the food industry on climate change at the "Seeds&Chips" food innovation conference, where he told the audience that food production is the second-leading driver of greenhouse emissions.
Health care mess: House takes a small stepRepublicans pushed their healthcare restructuring through the House on a 217-213 vote, handing President Donald Trump his first major legislative success. Under the American Health Care Act (sometimes called "Trumpcare"), insurers would still be prohibited from denying coverage based on a pre-existing condition.
China hopes Pakistan, Afghanistan to properly address border issueThe meeting also deliberated a suggestion for usage of google maps. Nafeez Zakaria Pakistani foreign minister claimed that the census workers were on the Pakistani side when attacked, General Abdul Raziq, police chief in Kandahar province said that the census was being used to hide crossing of militants from Pakistan to Afghanistan.
European Commission trying to bully UK: MinisterDonald Tusk, the European Council President, appealed for calm on both sides of the Brexit debate on Thursday. May has drawn the ire of many European leaders by taking a hard stance ahead of the negotiations, and further angered them this week by suggesting EU leaders were trying to influence an upcoming British national election - which May's party is widely predicted to win - by issuing threats about Brexit.
Federal budget 2017: Scott Morrison makes promise of better days for governmentMeanwhile Deloitte Access Economics' Chris Richardson said there was some "excellent politics" within the coalition's budget, but was sceptical about the government's promise to return the budget, which is now at 29.4 billion AU dollars (21.6 billion USA dollars) to surplus by 2021.


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Published at Tuesday, July 10th, 2018 - 19:10:40 PM. Bedroom. By Alisz Schmitt.
For a cohesive design, all the furniture in the bedroom can be black, not just the bed. They can even form a set. A black bed with a matching headboard and nightstands won't look gloomy if surrounded by lighter colors and warm materials.
Before we get into details, let's talk a bit about the alternatives, in case an end of bed bench isn't exactly what you had in mind for this room. There are plenty of other options to choose from. For example, you could put a small dresser at the end of the bed to add some extra storage to the room and to frame the bed at the same time. Another idea can be to put a desk there or to opt for a small sofa and perhaps even a coffee table if there's enough space.
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It's the start of the New Year, Christmas is over, the weather is getting colder, and you may be starting to feel the January Blues kicking in. On top of that, the 'most depressing day of the year' is fast approaching. That's right, it's not long now until Blue Monday 2019 is upon us. But before everything gets a little too gloomy, we have some great ways to banish those January Blues, and some spectacular theatre to help you on your way. So grab a brew, relax on the sofa, and read on for our top tips.
Originally conceived by a PR company in 2005, Blue Monday has now become an annual event. It was calculated using a series of factors which, while not particularly scientific, could explain why January can get us all a little bit down.
The factors are: the weather, less money (perhaps we were a little too generous this Christmas), the amount of time since Christmas, the time since giving up on our new year's resolutions (don't worry, you're not the only one), and low motivational levels.
If January is getting you down, here are a few ideas to uplift your mood.
The American Psychological Association (APA) said that exercising can help make you feel happier - 'The link between exercise and mood is pretty strong,' Boston University psychology professor Michael Otto told the APA. 'Usually within five minutes after moderate exercise you get a mood-enhancement effect.'
If you are already struggling with that particular New Year's resolution, then theatre may be the answer for you. Research conducted by University College London and the University of Lancaster in association with Encore Tickets, showed that watching a live theatre performance can stimulate your cardiovascular system to the same extent as doing 28 minutes of healthy cardio exercise.
Looking for something to get the heart racing? Try TINA - The Tina Turner Musical, Proud Mary never fails. Or if you prefer a bit of a thrill, why not book your seats for The Woman in Black, if you dare…
Harvard happiness expert Daniel Gilbert explains that 'We are happy when we have family, we are happy when we have friends and almost all the other things we think make us happy are actually just ways of getting more family and friends.'
Why not get all your friends and family together for a great night at the theatre? Laugh together, cry together, there is a show for everyone. And remember, you can often save money on tickets when you book a group together…
Discuss life, love and marriage with your friends alongside tickets to Company in London's West End. Or Matilda is a great production for all the family. Book with Group Line to save on tickets when you book 6 or more.
That's right, turn that frown upside down. Smiling can trick the body into helping you elevate your mood, because the physical act of smiling actually activates neural messaging in your brain. A study led by a Michigan State University business scholar suggests people 'who smile as a result of cultivating positive thoughts…improve their mood and withdraw less.'
There are plenty of productions to put a smile on your face in 2019. The Comedy About A Bank Robbery is a fast, fabulous comedy caper and the funniest show in the West End. Or the hilarious new West End production of 9 to 5 the Musical is sure to make you beam.
We all love that feeling of booking our next holiday. Simply looking forward to the prospect of a few days break can be real mood booster. In fact, a study published in the journal Applied Research in Quality of Life showed 'the effect of vacation anticipation boosted happiness for eight weeks.'
A London theatre break could be the perfect getaway. LOVEtheatre have a variety of restaurant packages that can take the stress out of planning, and save you a bit of money too!
Learning affects our wellbeing in lots of positive ways. It exposes us to new ideas and helps us stay curious and engaged. It also gives us a sense of accomplishment and helps boost our self-confidence and resilience. 'It's actually a core need for psychological wellbeing. Learning can help us build confidence and a sense of self-efficacy. It can also be a way of connecting with others too,' says Vanessa King, positive psychology expert at Action for Happiness.
If you want a more informative theatre trip, The Wider Earth at the Natural History Museum explores the gripping story behind Darwin and one of the most important discoveries in history. Or encounter some of the most stunning creatures of the sea face-to-face in Under the Sea 3D at the Science Museum.
Remember, our mental health is incredibly important. If your low mood lasts longer than a few days, make sure you talk to someone and seek advice. Visit the NHS website for more information.
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I couldn't tell you how many times I have either had the question "how do I turn off User Account Control" or heard the statement "boy, I sure hate all those annoying user account control popups in Vista."
Yeah, security sucks, it gets in the way of doing things, some bad, some good, but that's a fact of life. The other fact is that User Account Control (UAC) is one of the most important ways that we hope to protect people in Windows Vista. I have many times told the story about how Steve (Riley) and I were at an event when he gets a call from his wife asking for help with her computer. Apparently it was getting all sorts of popups, ads, and other weirdness; clear signs of spyware. He stated that he'd fix it when he got home. When he did he downloaded and ran all kinds of cleaners, and then called me with the astonishing results. The computer had about 168 separate pieces of spyware. So I went and ran the same cleaners on the computer in our kitchen, the one most of the family uses. On that one we found exactly zero problems. The difference? Steve is a nice guy, so he gives his wife administrative access to her computer and everything installed nicely, including the spyware. I am, well, there is a term for it, but it is not suitable for electrons, so none of my users ran as an administrator. The result, nothing installed, including the spyware. This experience obviously does not guarantee that just by running as a normal user you will not get spyware, but it will make it more difficult to get it, and it will make it easier to clean off.
The problem is that without considerable savvy, or lots of time spent in Aaron Margosis' blog, the vast majority of people today can't run as a non-admin user. The reason is all the apps that require administrative privileges. To solve that problem, we can do a couple of things. We can try to plead with the app vendors to fix their stuff, and you know how well that has worked in the past. We can stop buying these defective apps, and you know how well that has worked in the past. And, we can build a technology that allows most people to do most of the things they need to do to run the computer on a daily basis as a non-administrator. That technology is called User Account Control.
Windows Vista includes a number of features that work as part of, or in conjunction with, UAC to meet three important goals. The first is that these features allow a lot of applications that did not previously run as a non-administrator to do so. This is done by virtualizing key operating system locations, such as the Windows directory and Program Files. UAC also changes the privileges required for many common tasks, such as changing the time zone, power settings and even installing approved devices and ActiveX controls, so those tasks can be performed by ordinary users. This allows users to run as non-privileged users while allowing many scenarios and applications that did not work that way under Windows XP to still work. The second promise is to create an easy elevation path for applications that really do require administrative privileges, while still allowing even users who are administrators to run as non-administrators most of the time. This means that even for users who are in the administrators group, applications like Internet Explorer and the mail client do not actually have administrative privileges all the time, reducing the damage attacks against those applications can inflict. Finally, UAC allows us to quickly spot all the broken apps out there so that we can either shim them to run as non-admins or get them fixed. This latter is at the same time the most subtle and arguably most important of the things UAC does. It is also in many cases the most obvious, and the reason many people want to turn UAC off. By doing so, they allow applications with fundamental design flaws to still work, reducing the pressure to actually fix those applications so they work as non-privileged users, as most of them should.
None of that will work unless people use the feature. To do all those things we need your help, yes, yours, as a beta tester of Windows Vista. Unless we get feedback on what works and what does not we can't fix it. If you disable critical technologies that we are trying to get to work, we can't fix them. That means that, yes, some things will be annoying and not work quite right in the final release, unless people work with us to fix them. Going out with statements like "this is the worst feature ever and I already disabled it and will never re-enable it" based on unfinished beta code is simply silly. Why not instead realize that allowing people to run as a non-admin is one of the most important things that can be done when it comes to protecting your system, and that it won't happen if the only people trying to get it done are a few program managers at Microsoft. Work with us on this one and help us build a great, usable, and useful UAC. If you find prompts that are absolutely egregious and need to go, send us feedback on that. We need to know. If you can't find any other way to submit it, send me a comment on the blog and I will get it filed.
Disabling UAC also removes many other protections. For instance, if you set the "User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode" security policy item to disabled you actually remove all of the benefits of the integrity controls and the restricted security tokens from your administrative account. That means that Internet Explorer, for instance, will run as a full administrator, just like it does under Windows XP. By extension, it means that any missed click or accidental navigation could completely compromise your system, just like under Windows XP. If you have to disable UAC temporarily, for example while you are building out the system and you can't stand all the prompts, do not turn off Admin Approval mode. Instead, change the behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval mode to not prompt. That way you at least leave Internet Explorer protected with a low integrity token.
Once the OS is released, if you absolutely can't stand a security feature that is designed to protect you, by all means, turn it off. For now though, realize that this is beta code. It is not quite done yet, and it won't be quite right unless we get help from the people entrusted with pre-release copies of the operating system.
To learn more about UAC, check out the UAC team blog. A lot of questions and concerns about UAC are probably already addressed there.


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Keith Karns is a trumpet player, arranger, and bandleader based in Portland Oregon. During his time at the University of North Texas, Keith was a trumpet soloist and arranger for the Grammy nominated One O'Clock Lab Band. Since then, Keith has had the opportunity to work with some of the nation's leading voices in jazz including Rich Perry, Greta Matassa, Victor Barranco (U.S. Army Blues), Lauren Sevian (Mingus Big Band), and Stefon Harris.
Keith's 18 piece big band has toured nationally and has recorded two CDs of Keith's original compositions and arrangements. Keith has been recognized as a composer and arranger by the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), Downbeat Magazine, and the Jazz Education Network (JEN). Keith's most recent big band recording was a collaboration with New York City saxophonist Rich Perry, and was released on Summit Records in 2017 to rave reviews.
Keith is the Director of Jazz Studies at Western Oregon University where he teaches courses in jazz, applied trumpet, brass pedagogy, and chamber music. He is also the Artistic Coordinator for the Jazz Program at the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival.
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text: How To Windows Vista and Windows 7's System and Maintenance Area What you can do with it in the Control Panel Share Pin Email Print Windows Key Concepts Computer Concepts File Types Command Line Basics Guides & Tutorials Installing & Upgrading Tips & Tricks by Mark Baggesen Mark Baggesen is a former Lifewire writer who has 20+ years' experience and has in web development, communications, web analytics, and databases. Updated August 14, 2018 The System and Maintenance area of the control panel in Vista and Windows 7 houses many programs and utilities that you can use to configure Windows. Welcome Center Select any of 14 programs to help you learn and get started with Windows Vista. Backup and Restore Center Back up and restore files on your computer as well as using the System Restore utility to fix problems with the operating system or to create a Restore point for future use. System View all relevant information about your computer including system, support, network, and Windows activation key. Windows Update Configure how and when you want Windows to update your computer. Find optional updates that can improve your PC experience. Power Options Power plans can help improve your computer's performance, save energy and extend battery life for laptops. Choose a power plan or create your own. Indexing Options Set up the index program to search for file information how and where you want. This information is used by the Desktop Search feature to instantly show you results to your search criteria. Problem Reports and Solutions Identify problems and find solutions that can impact your Windows computer. Performance Information and Tools View your computer's performance according to the Windows Experience Index, manage your startup programs, adjust visual effect and power settings. Start Disk cleanup to free up space on your hard drive; access other advanced tools to fix your computer. Device Manager Use Device Manager to check on a hardware's operating condition, modify or change a problem software driver. Windows Anytime Upgrade This is Microsoft's shameless attempt at self-promotion. Administrative Tools These are powerful, advanced tools that can monitor and manage your computer. If you are a beginner or intermediate user of Windows, you may want to leave these alone. Tools include Computer Management, Data Sources, Event View, iSCSI Initiator, Memory Diagnostics Tool, Reliability and Performance Monitor, Services, System Configuration, Task Scheduler and Windows Firewall with Advanced Security. Continue Reading


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Sales of ecstasy in powder form make it increasingly difficult for drug takers to know what mind-altering substance they are consuming, a senior government adviser warned yesterday.
A rise in the importation of high-purity powder or crystal ecstasy has led to clubbers confusing it with cocaine, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACDM) heard at an open session reviewing legal classification.
Prof David Nutt, the council's incoming chairman, said: "If you are buying white powders from someone, how do you know if you are getting MDMA [ecstasy's main ingredient], methamphetamine or cocaine? It's potentially very dangerous." Powdered ecstasy was "massively more powerful" than tablet form.
Dr Paul Dargan, head of the poisons unit at Guy's and St Thomas's hospital, told the meeting: "We see a lot of patients who have taken powder they think is cocaine but was actually MDMA.
"The problem is determining what people are using. Users don't know what they are buying. It's a potential concern that there's increasing use of powder. It needs to be looked into."
The evidence-gathering session at a central London hotel was a preliminary stage in the ACDM's review of whether to downgrade ecstasy, the UK's third most popular illegal drug, from a class A drug.
The examination is raising questions about the entire classification procedure. Nutt has already suggested the drug should be ranked as a less dangerous class B substance. The Home Office restated its opposition yesterday. A spokesman said: "Ecstasy can and does kill unpredictably; there is no such thing as a 'safe dose'. The government believes [it] should remain a class A drug."
Senior police officers also voiced pre-emptive objections. Tim Hollis, chief constable of Humberside and lead officer on drugs for the Association of Chief Police Officers, said: "From an operational policing perspective, Acpo does not support any change in classification of ecstasy."
This summer the cabinet ignored an earlier ACDM recommendation that cannabis should be moved down from class B to class C. Nutt yesterday denied the decision on ecstasy was a foregone conclusion and promised it would be taken by a vote of council members. Sir Michael Rawlins, current chair of the council, said: "The government is welcome to make whatever press statements it wishes." The council would ignore them, he said, and press on gathering evidence.
Between 3m to 6m tablets of ecstasy are seized annually, representing about 10% of the total quantity imported from the Netherlands and Belgium every year. As many as 60m tablets could, therefore, be entering Britain illegally every year.
Seventy per cent of ecstasy recovered is in tablet form, the rest is mainly powder. Rarely it is sold as "liquid ecstasy". In the 1990s, at the height of their popularity, tablets fetched £15. The average price now is £2.30, though tablets are less potent.
Tablets are sometimes cut with ingredients such as caffeine, ketamine, amphetamine and benzylpiperazine, a recreational class of drug likely to be outlawed soon.
Evidence of the harm caused is difficult to assess because clubbers often mix drink and drugs. The number of deaths linked to ecstasy had risen from around 17 in 1998 to 57 in 2007, Prof Fabrizio Schifano, said. Other assessments placed the current death rate at around 30 a year. Most deaths result from overheating when clubbers suffer massive organ failure.
Young women may be at greater risk, Schifano suggested, because of the effect of high oestrogen levels on the ability to metabolise the drug.
Previous scientific studies have found prolonged use causes memory loss. But Prof Val Curran, from University College London, dismissed one often-quoted study as "meaningless". "We have not found [one] person who was dependent on ecstasy," she said. "The people who used it were actually a bit less depressed ... There's no robust evidence of long-term effects. Further research is needed."
The ACDM is expected to produce its recommendation on reclassification early next year.


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If you are one of 2 million Slovenes, as I am, some things are you just in your genes. Every Sunday while you're eating a traditional beef soup, TV in the living room is turn on and during winter you watch ski jumping, during the rest of the year Formula 1.
Even though he has left F1, one of mine childhood memories included the voice of legendary slovenian commentator Milan Alešić nervously commenting the race while our little family is eating the second course of our Sunday's meal.
I was never the biggest Formula 1 fan, but somehow I always knew who is racing for which team and, as the rest of the population, admired one and only, German racer Michael Schumacher. On my surprise, soon after moving to Marburg, I noticed that exhibition about his racing career is held in Dr. Reinfried Pohl Zentrum für Vermögensberatung. As soon as my sister, who was always way more into F1 as me, came for a visit we went to check out the exhibition.
The exhibition is free and I'm sure that even the most demanding fans will be satisfied with over 70 exhibits, including three F1 cars! You can also see exclusive exhibits from Michael Schumacher's private possessions that were never before seen in public. It's divided into 7 areas after his seven World Championship titles. You can really feel how extraordinary was his racing career with 155 podium places, 91, yes 90-fri*king-1 Grand Prix victories, and 7 world champions titles.
While I was scrolling around the exhibition place it felt so funny knowing that just 10 years ago I was, while eating my very Slovenian Sunday's lunch dessert, Apfelstrudel, watched him winning race after race after race I have never imagine that someday I'll be standing in front of his racing suit.
At the end of our visit, I didn't see him as an competitive perfectionist but as someone who really lives for racing and as somebody who knows how to enjoy life to the fullest without any fear. Regardless how his story will end, he taught us that when you find your passion you will find the meaning of your life.
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Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion had a legendary 14-year career with the Montreal Canadiens, during which he scored 371 goals and added 388 assists. He broke into the league with style, earning the Calder Trophy as the NHL's Rookie of the Year in 1952, and went on to win six Stanley Cups, one Hart trophy as the league's MVP and two Art Ross scoring titles.
But following the 1963-64 season, Montreal owner David Molson gave Geoffrion the opportunity to coach the Canadiens top farm club, the Quebec Aces of the AHL. Molson also promised him that if he did well in Quebec, he had a shot at coaching the Canadiens in two years. It was a way of easing the 33-year old Boomer into retirement so that they could bring in the younger, speedier Yvan Cournoyer. But to do that they first had to remove Geoffrion from their reserved list, and they needed the cooperation of the rest of the general managers of the then six team league. This is where Emile Francis comes into the story:
"We were at a Board of Governors meeting at the draft in June and Frank Selke, the GM of the Montreal Canadiens said, 'I would like to have a courtesy waiver from all of you because Boomer is going to retire and we're going to make him the coach of Quebec.' By getting the courtesy waiver they could take him off their reserved list, put him on the retired list and add someone else to the reserved list.
"So I'm sitting there, I'd inherited a bad team, a team that made the playoff's once in 10 years. So I put my hand up and say, 'Well I'll tell you what. We'll give you a courtesy waiver under one condition. If and when he ever wants to come back and play, then he has to be put on waivers,' never ever thinking that it would happen. But it did happen."
It happened because after two first place finishes, but two playoff losses to the Rochester Americans, the Boomer was fired by the Quebec Aces. He then met with Molson to ask about his promise of the Canadiens head coaching job. Molson told him that Toe Blake was still the coach and the best he could was offer him was a job coaching the Junior Canadiens at a significant cut in pay. Geoffrion felt betrayed and wanted to make a comeback to show the Canadiens and their fans that he could still play.
"All of a sudden this notice comes in from the Montreal Canadiens," Francis continues, "that they want to 'reinstate' Boomer and he's on waivers. So I said to myself, 'Something's funny here. Montreal had a great team, they're not going to reinstate him and risk losing someone else. Some team in this league is screwing around and they think Boomer can help them.' So I said, 'He's not gonna get by us.' So I put a claim in and within 24 hours Boomer calls me. He says 'Emile you don't want me, I haven't played for two years, I'm all finished, I can't skate anymore, I can't do this, I can't do that.' I said Boomer, 'Don't give me any of your bullsh–. You wouldn't be talking to me like this unless you had something else in your pocket. Someone else among the other five teams is screwing around and I'll tell you if you ever play in the NHL again it will be with the New York Rangers or you're not gonna play period.'
"So he says, 'Let me think about it and I'll get back to you in a couple of days.' So a few days later he calls back and says, 'Maybe you and I should talk.' I flew up to Montreal and met him at the airport. We talked for two hours and by the time I left I had him under contract. I found out later on it was Punch Imlach of the Toronto Maple Leafs who wanted him. I knew he could help us because he was a great competitor. He had a terrific shot, I could use him on the point of the power play, which we needed a point man and he'd play on our second or third line. Plus he had a lot of pride. He had won the Stanley Cup and I knew we needed his leadership on our team. And that's exactly what he gave us. It was the best thing I could have done. He came in there and all the players looked up to him."
Boomer scored 17 goals and added 25 assists in 58 games that season as the Rangers made the playoffs for the first time since the 1961-62 season. The highlight of Geoffrion's first season as a Ranger came on November 12, 1966 when he notched a goal and three assists as the Blueshirts beat the Canadiens 6-3 at the Montreal Forum. In fact, Boomer led all Rangers scorers that season against Montreal recording 3 goals and 11 assists in 12 games.
Geoffrion also added two goals against the Canadiens in the playoffs. But unfortunately the powerful Habs swept the Rangers in four games, with the fourth game going into a sudden death overtime that ended when John Ferguson knocked a rebound past Eddie Giacomin.
"The reason we lost in four games was that I had to use guys like Harry Howell, Donnie Marshall, Phil Goyette and Bob Nevin to do everything," Emile admitted. "The power play, kill penalties, everything. We just didn't have any depth. But the only way we could make the playoffs was to play the sh– out of those guys and we just ran out of gas by the time the playoffs came around. And Montreal was just a powerhouse."
Geoffrion returned for the 1967-68 season, scoring five goals with 16 assists in 58 games. He retired following the season and was named the Rangers coach in June 1968. Unfortunately stomach problems forced him to step down in January 1969 with a 22-18-3 coaching record.
In 1972 he was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame and was also named coach of the Atlanta Flames. He stayed behind the bench for two and a half seasons before moving to the broadcast booth with Jiggs McDonald. In 1979 he realized a life long dream by becoming the coach of the Montreal Canadiens. Once again, however, he was forced to step down due to stomach ulcers.
On March 11, 2006, the Canadiens retired Geoffrion's No. 5 sweater. The date had been selected by Geoffrion because it held a special significance for his family. When Geoffrion's father-in-law, the great Howie Morenz died in 1937, his casket was placed in the Forum for public viewing on March 11th. Unfortunately Geoffrion never made it to Montreal that night or saw his sweater raised to the rafters. The Boomer died that morning in Atlanta of cancer at the age of 75.


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I now share the cubicle with Shruti Raj and the only way I know her presence is by the sound of the keypad as she types out content for the blogs and her tinkling laughter that will break the silence sometimes.
With a background in Communication and Photography, Shruti is the girl-next-door, who is sweet, humble, and updated on all the latest happenings like all young people ought to be. A writer and a photographer she tells us her story of how it all transpired though this was not her plan initially.
An Engineer by profession which I discovered whilst I was interviewing her, Shruti is a girl of many talents who seems to have finally found her calling in and around writing & photography.
Me: When did you discover your love for writing?
Shruti: Soon after my fashion designing course (laughs) which came by after I finished my Engineering degree in Computer Science. Fashion also happened by chance when I won a jewellery design competition organised by one of the prominent jewellers of the region which made my parents and friends feel that I should give design a serious thought.
Me: Wait a minute, are you telling me that you are an Engineer?
Shruti: I guess it was just a wrong choice of career. I had scored the maximum in languages for my board exams, but I guess because of peer pressure I took up Mathematics and eventually went for Engineering. I did not enjoy the classes or the course nor did I feel the inclination towards engineering or fashion whilst doing the course, but I wanted to finish what I had started.
Me: So how did writing happen?
Shruti: I was looking for jobs in the industry after Fashion and I was also writing my own blog at that time. Not professional writing, but more of a hobby where I used to post pictures and recipes of what I used to cook at home.
Me: And how did it turn into a profession?
Shruti: A family friend who was the CEO of a culinary school in Bangalore knew about my blog and offered me an internship for writing content for their website and blog while I was on the lookout for other opportunities.
I quite enjoyed the 3 months that I was interning there and learnt a lot on the nuances of fine writing while on the job. Those initial 3 months turned to three years and I was finally into the profession of writing which I thoroughly enjoyed.
Me: When and how did the photography happen?
Shruti: At the same time as I was interning, I also started with food photography at the workplace. I was already taking food pictures for the blog using my phone, trying out different angles and the likes. My brother who is a professional filmmaker noticed this and encouraged me to learn more and bought me my first camera with which I could shoot decent pictures.
Me: Tell us something about your passion for food photography
Shruti: Food photography is something that I love to do more than anything else. I could say it's my first love. I am more of a self-taught food photographer although I have learned my basics from Bangalore School of Arts & Photography. I like to experiment a lot with food when it comes to capturing it in a perfect frame and that's why I cook or bake the food myself that I want to get photographed for my portfolio. I love cooking/baking, so food photography and styling is no coincidence and just so happened to be a perfect combination to work around. It was all a natural flow of creativity that I realized much later.
Me: What's mightier – the pen or the camera?
Shruti: I would say it is definitely the camera.
Me: And why would you say that?
Shruti: Because pictures are something that makes me write. When you take a picture you're capturing the essence of that moment which is not that easy to explain in words. Also, appreciating an interesting piece of write up is not everyone's cup of tea, you need good readers for that but when it comes to a picture anyone can enjoy and feel the message in it. Pictures do speak better than words can convey.
Me: What's the most fun part of your job at ICCA?
Shruti: I work around food!!
And since ICCA is a world class culinary school I also get to learn new things every day. I am now experimenting with videography, something that I have never done before and it is quite exciting.
Me: You hail from God's own country. What is it about your home that you miss the most?
Shruti: I miss the simplicity of the place which is a stark contrast from the dazzle of Dubai, and definitely the food. We do have a lot of Keralites living here so there are a lot of food joints also that serve the local food, but the authenticity just does not come through and down the line, you will lose the connection with that food when you go back home.
Me: How do you lose that connection when you go back home?
Shruti: I mean here you get mostly everything anytime of the year which sometimes would not be even in season in Kerala. First of all, it is not healthy to have something that is not in season and secondly, that particular food won't be special to you anymore no matter from where you're having it from.
Me: Organic Farming.. I remember you talking about it once. Have you ever given it a serious thought?
Shruti: Organic farming was something that my father took interest in post his retirement. We have a backyard in our home where he started organic farming mainly because at home we all believe in clean eating and my parents go the extra mile to have organic fresh produce. So he started organic farming as a hobby which still is, but since the quantity of produce is more than what we need for our use we sell the rest to an organic shop close to our house who source their food stock from homes that grow things locally.
At the moment it is at a very small scale as my father is happy with the way things are and does not want to burden himself much with a mass scale production, but probably I will take it up when I decide to go back to India.
Me: So I am guessing that's your future plan is?
Shruti: I could say it is one of my plans, but as I am a creative person, I would love to do something that connects all my passions- food, photography, writing, styling and filming, all together in one project. I do not know what it is yet but I am sure I will figure that out soon.


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Just a 10 minute walk from Russell Square tube station, Coram's Fields is ideal for families wanting to go on a picnic or just have some fun under the sun. It's an open, green space with a play area suitable for toddlers and younger children. There are sand pits, paddling pools, swings, slides and even a small pet's corner. The pet's corner doesn't seem to be the main attraction in comparison to the playground, where kids run around in their swimsuit or nappy, from one play area to the next. Bring a big towel and a change of clothing because I bet you'll need it! If you'd like to make a day out of it why not visit the British Museum too. And, if you're feeling really adventurous, take the 168 bus to Camden High Street – about a 15 – 20 minute journey.
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Coram's FieldsIn Outdoor fun on June 25, 2010 at 10:22 pm
ODEON NewbiesIn Cinemas, Parent & baby on June 21, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Fancy going to the cinema with your baby? Well check out Odeon's listing of parent and baby screenings. Click on the cinema location nearest you and you'll find the date, time and film showing for that particulare theatre. Usually held on a Tuesday or Wednesday morning.
The Draft HouseIn Pubs on June 20, 2010 at 10:22 pm
About a 12 minute walk from Clapham Junction Station, The Draft House is one of the most popular pubs in Battersea. With 18 beer on tap it's surely a hot spot – for singles and families alike. Although it is extremely kid-friendly they unfortunately do not offer a kid's menu, which would be absolutely fantastic! Definitely take a peek at their full menu which consists of a brunch selection (Saturday & Sunday), Sunday roast and even a lunch menu with the usual fish n chips and their Draft House Burger topped with a blue cheese mayo – scrummy! Note that there is one other location in Westbridge.
Bishop's Park and Fulham PalaceIn Cafes & bakeries, Outdoor fun, Parks on June 18, 2010 at 10:04 am
Take a stroll through Bishop's Park and enter the beautiful gardens of Fulham Palace. There you'll find a cafe and huge lawn area where you can have a picnic and safely let your kids run around. One of the greenest, hidden places in Fulham and a must see if you haven't already. The Drawing Room Cafe offers table service and/or take away if needed. We thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon here. So peaceful and quiet!


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Will an HP WebOS license deal matter?
HP certainly thinks that mobile is still in play. In a Fast Company article earlier this week, Phil McKinney, president and CTO of HP's personal systems group had this to say about the mobile competition. "Everyone's trying to make it seem the conclusion has been decided. We're still in the top of the first inning."
What would you expect him to say — that he's giving up? Not likely. Like any good baseball manager, HP is going to keep pulling strings until the last pitch and see what happens — as they should.
Licensing WebOS could be a double-edged sword for HP though. When you look at the tablet and phone market, as of this moment, Apple and Google are clearly dominating. When it comes to the tablet, the iPad continues to blow away the field. HP gets it turn at bat on Friday when the HP Touchpad hits stores.
If the other competitors from Samsung to Motorola to RIM are any indication, HP's prospects are not terribly bright. So far, when people buy a tablet, in overwhelming numbers they are choosing the iPad. Back in March, admittedly a life-time ago in tablet time, Apple Insider reported that 82 percent of potential tablet buyers said they would choose iPad. Those kind of numbers don't bode well for HP, no matter what inning it is.
Licensing could end up fragmenting the tablet market even further. HP is not the first company to face this conundrum, but I'm willing to bet they are thinking that it's better to have a larger total WebOS user system in place than it is to worry about protecting the company's own hardware sales because the more companies building hardware running WebOS, the more developers have to pay attention.
It's not without merit, but HP isn't Google. It's a hardware company first and foremost and as such it needs to sell HP branded tablets and phones. Let's say a company like Asus licenses the WebOS technology and releases a nifty little tablet that is nicer and cheaper than the one from HP. Would the licensing money (and the fact they were spreading the WebOS love) make up for the fact that they were also possibly undercutting their own market?
It's not easy to say. Nor is it clear how many vendors would want to run WebOS, adding yet another OS to the already murky mix. Android has the advantage of being open source and therefore free. Companies licensing WebOS would have to figure in operating system costs as they do when running Windows Phone 7. The question is can they price it attractively enough to make it worthwhile for companies to choose WebOS without making it so cheap they don't make any money.
This is not a market for the faint of heart, that's for sure. HP is late to the game and as such is going to have to get creative to force its way in. I'm just not sure if licensing is going to help them or hurt them.
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(AP) -- Rail Authority CEO Jeff Morales announced the applications Wednesday from five U.S.-based consortiums. If their qualifications are approved, the firms could bid to perform engineering and construction work on the leg between Fresno and Bakersfield.
The contract is expected to be worth $1.5 billion to $2 billion, depending on the bids.
The bullet train project has hit a series of legal and regulatory setbacks in recent weeks, but officials say they hope to break ground in early 2014.
Among the potential bidders released Wednesday is Tutor Perini-Zachry-Parsons, which won the nearly $1 billion design-build contract for the first 28-mile leg of the project.


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The White House said Monday it was "very likely" to reach a deal with Congress to aid U.S. auto makers — providing Democratic legislators can offer specific terms. Meanwhile, more glum earnings and job-cut statements came from 3M, MetLife and Dow Chemical. Crunching these concepts together, experts told CNBC that the market is bottoming and the smart money is quietly starting to buy up energy, tech stocks — and airlines.
Trickle Money Into Bottoming Market
BlackRock's Bob Doll said his clients are split between those redeeming their investments, saying "I don't need this any more," and those who are hanging in there: "I've lost the money, but it is going to come back, isn't it?" He'd like to see a third camp: people putting money in. Doll is currently overweight in cash, but he's slowly putting money back into what he believes is a bottoming market.
Buy Now — Or Regret Later
Christopher Zook of CAZ Investments said that after two years of tip-toeing, the restraints are off: "Forget cautious, forget optimistic, it's just time to buy stuff!" He said he likes energy, particularly the oil service space; he's also bullish on some technology names and even some selected financials. He remains cautious on some of the money-center banks.
Bailouts to Drive Rebound in Next Quarter
Wachovia's John Silvia said the programs launched by the Treasury and the Federal Reserve, and the rescue mission for America's auto industry, will "put a limit on the downside of the economy." He sees the effects kicking in after the current quarter, driving the economy higher again.
Contrary View: Don't Trust This Bounce
George Dowd of Newedge said the current market reflects a "very strong bounce off the lows" — but he sees another drop likely, given Friday's miserable unemployment figures. On the plus side, Dowd said the market is encouraged by aggressive rate cutting by non-U.S. central banks, and by the prospect of bailout for U.S. auto makers.
Travel Industry's Bright Spot: Airlines (!)
The decline in travel over the Thanksgiving weekend was the worst since the September 11 terrorist attacks, according to Jeff Clarke of Travelport. The 17 percent year-over-year drop was felt across the board, hitting hotels and casinos hardest. The dollar's strength is making it worse, curbing the foreign-tourist trade. But he says the huge drop in oil prices will help generate some surprisingly good fourth-quarter numbers from the airlines.
CNBC's Companies in the News:
- General Motors
- Ford Motor
- Apple
- Walmart
- Dow Chemical


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The chief U.S. equity strategist for JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) told CNBC's Squawk Box Thursday morning that he believes America is in a bull market and a construction boom is "imminent."
Thomas Lee said that pent-up demand is strong as corporations have been holding onto capital reserves, and that the string of poor economic news the past few months are just "short-term noise."
He also sees tailwinds from lower oil costs and improving weather, and said investors could even look toward heavily shorted stocks.
With modest growth expected this year and employment improving, the U.S. does not seem close to falling into another recession. One measure investors can check to see whether growth could slow to recession-like levels is the long-term yield curve on 10-year Treasury notes and 30-year Treasury bonds, Lee said.


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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
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The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
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No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger, nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
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In all criminal prosecutions, the acused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.
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What is one to make the one-two takeout by the Conservative Party this week, removing outspoken MP Garth Turner from caucus, and the equally unabashed Anne Cools from all of her Senate committees?
All this could possibly accomplish would be to draw more attention to Turner and his blog – he didn't think much of David Emerson's floor crossing either – and further the view that the Harper government is becoming far too secretive and protective. Only the most diehard Conservative supporters ever bought the party line that the new government deserves its privacy because the media won't be fair to them "like it was to the Liberals." Can anyone who supported the Cons under the pretence of grassroots reform see that quality in the current party in power?


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This little plankton has been stuck in my thoughts the way some people get a song stuck in their heads and just can't stop humming it:
It is Emiliania huxleyi, often abbreviated "EHUX"
It is one of thousands of different plankton that freely drift in the ocean, forming the basis of virtually all marine food webs.
This species has been an inspiration for James Lovelock's Gaia hypothesis which claims that living organisms collectively self-regulate biogeochemistry and climate.
I am intrigued by it's circles within circles, forming spheres.
In an odd way, it reminds me of the symbol for the group of people in Australian Aboriginal dot painting.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
2005 Rosemount Estate Diamond Label Riesling/Traminer
While there's some stone fruit on the nose, it's surprisingly grapey.
The palate is somewhat grapey as well – stone fruit of peaches and nectaines comes through as well, a bit of spice, somewhat sweet, but a solid amount of acid balance it out.
Some spicy – of the pie filling sort – notes linger on the finish.
For $3 – hell, for $5 – I'd cheerfully grab this one again. I can definitely see cracking open a bottle of this sitting on the deck when it's ninety degrees and we're grilling burgers. Light, well balanced, and easy drinking - I'll be grabbing this next time we hit Trader Joe's and saving it for the summer.
Monday, February 25, 2008
N/V Segura Viudas Brut Rose
Fran and I could not place the nose – as I was browsing the winery's website I noticed grenadine was mentoned and while I acknowledge the power of suggestion, as soon as I saw that it screamed out at me.
Very clean really – some lime and tangerine notes plus a bit of minerality. The bubbles are very pronounced at first but do fade somewhat quickly.
A bit of cherry seems to come through on the finish.
Segura Viuda has three lines of sparkling wine in the US – this is the chepest, Aria is the middle (for about $12), and they have a Reserva which goes for about $20. We've had all three and have been impressed by all. This may lack some nice subtleties but it also doesn't have any weird metallic and fake sugar qualities – for the price you will not do better. While this isn't bad, my preference is for the Brut Reserva.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
2005 Francis Ford Coppola Rosso
Cherry and oak on the nose.
Big and fruity- a bit of oak, but mainly cherry and blackberry – bold and somewhat of a fruit bomb – the oak is present and there's a bit of mild tannin, but there's some sweetness and a lack of structure make this a bit flabby. This is a blend of 51% Zinfandel, 29% Syrah and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon – I don't get any Syrah, but I feel the Cab and I definitely taste the Zin.
A bit of spice – cinammon – comes through on the finish, but mainly it's dark berries.
I want to hunt down a bottle of the 2004 – this is disappointing and there's plenty more out there in this price range that I'd return to instead of this.
N/V Monasteriolo Cava Brut Rose
A bit of strawberry on the nose.
Tart strawberry and raspberry, a nice amount of acid, quite dry, and a touch of yeast.
More berry...straw/ras/blue....on the finish.
Another absurd value from Trader Joe's – Spain does a great job with low priced sparkling wines and this one is certainly one of them. No trace of any fake sugar, strange syrup, or metal – it's not complex by any means of course, but other than being somewhat simple, there are no flaws here.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
2005 Château Bourbon La Chappelle
Cedar, smoke, and black fruit on the nose.
A fair amount of wood- cedar and oak, black cherry for fruit, some nice spice, medium tannins, some leather, and quite a bit of tobacco.
More tobacco on the finish, with black fruit, and spice.
I wish it was just a bit warmer and I could set on the patio with a glass of this and a cigar after grilling a steak. This is a solid bottle, a tremendous value, and one easily worth revisiting.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
2004 Domaine Jean-Marc Bernhard Grand Cru Mambourg Gewürztraminer
A very big nose – I'm thinking canned pineapple.
Damn - this is a huge Gewurz. Honey, spiced stone fruit – peaches, apricot, even some pineapple and mango – solid acid – just big all around. Lots of floral notes, spice, and lychee. Big alcohol too – the label reads 14% - quite high.
Some nice spiced stone fruit lingers on the finish for some time.
This is good stuff – big yet balanced. It's surprisngly sweet for a wine from Alsace and there's nothing to suggest it, but I'd treat this as a dessert wine. If you tend to go for sweeter wines it may work with dinner, but I wouldn't recommend it.
2004 Three Thieves Cabernet Sauvignon
A bit of raspberry on the nose, otherwise there's not much happening.
Smooth – mild tannins – vanilla, plums, blackberries, cherries – a bit of oak, but it's light. Fruity and a touch sweet, but not over the top.
A bit of spice – cinnamon mostly – on the finish as well as some cherry and vanilla.
At $10 for a liter, this is tough to argue with. The flaws in many mass produced inexpensive cabs – sickening sweetness and no balance – aren't here. While it may not be at the top of my list for a table wine, it's worth checking out if convenience is a priority and you don't want swill.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
2001 Chateau Sansonnet Bordeaux
Earth and chocolate on the nose.
Quite black – black cherry, dark chocolate, and earth. Some interesting herbal notes - eucalyptus, mint, maybe some basil – cedar comes through, and the tannins are nice and silky. A fair amount of sediment means you should defnitely keep this one upright for a day or two before opening and pour it carefully.
Herbal notes linger on the finish with some cherry and plum.
This bottle is certainly worth a look – I don't know about the $30 I'm seeing online, but if this was under $20 I'd grab it again without hesitation.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
2003 Gloria Ferrer Carneros Syrah
Cherry and white pepper on the nose.
Nicely balanced – a lot of fruit to be sure, but some nice oak and spice balance it out well. Dark fruit – berries, black cherry, plums, and the like – anise and pepper notes, and some weird, funky earthy come through midpalette. Great all around – nothing overpowers and there's solid depth.
The finish has some spice, earth, and black fruit as well.
Gloria Ferrer succeeds even with a cheap one – very nice all around and well worth the ten bucks.
Monday, February 11, 2008
2006 Gilles Bonnefoy La Madone Cotes du Forez Gamay sur Volcan
Earth, raspberry, barnyard, and tree bark on the nose.
Raspberry – some tartness – mild tannins, earthy notes, some cherry, and a bit of cola.
Some cherry and spicy notes comes through on the finish.
This is more along the quality lines of your standard Beaujolais (ie, not the Nouveau) – basically like a very light Pinot Noir - and for $8 you can't argue with it.
2005 Yellow Tail Reserve Pinot Noir
In the first hour: Cherry on the nose. Yikes – this tastes like sharply acidic, yet very very sweet cherry Kool-Aid. Some vanilla notes come through as well. No earth or funk or anything interesting, perhaps some soda – root beer or cola. There is a bit of tannin to prevent this from being all sugar and acid. The finish was just sugary sweet.
After three hours of air: alright, this wine needs to sit in the decanter for at least 2 ½ hours. The acid has gone from overpowering to quite reasonable. Some earth has started to come through on the nose. This is still somewhat sweet, but far more pleasant with airtime – still cherry and vanilla, but far more pleasant. A bit of oak and earth come through – mildly, mind you – as well. The finish is mainly cherry, but not sickly sweet as it was.
At $10 this is fairly competitive at this pricepoint – while I wouldn't call it great, after a few hours of air, this is quite enjoyable even though it's missing some nice Pinot qualities (that you wouldn't find in 98% of cheap Pinot anyway). That being said – it does not compare to the quality of the Reserve Shiraz.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
N/V Segura Viudas Brut Reserva
A mild nose with white bread and perhaps some lemon.
Nice and crisp – lime and green apple notes. Dry – no sweetness at all really – and very good acid with some mineral notes as well.
Lime and slate on the finish.
I'm definitely buying this one again – no weirdness or fake sweetness, just an all around good and easy drinking sparkler. Highly recommended.
2004 Beringer Knight's Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Herbal notes mostly, but also blackberry and black cherry on the nose.
Very nice – cherry, black fruit, oak, firm tannins, lots of herbal action, and a nice punch of eucalyptus.
More menthol notes on the finish, plus oak, and a slight bit of cherry – mostly earth and herbs though.
A very nice Cabernet – since I don't recall what I paid, we can just say this is a $20 bottle – and still I'll say this a solid bottle and worth recommending. If I found this on sale somewhere, I'd grab it and put it away for a couple years to see what happens. This may have some potential.
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
2004 Columbia Crest Grand Estates Merlot
Cherry, earth, and cigar box on the nose.
Cherry pie filling, peach, spice, tobacco, earth, cedar, and a bit of mocha on the palate. A nice balance – a slight bit of sweetness, but the wood, and a nice zing of acid really balance this out.
A fuzzy, oaky, cigar like finish lingers for a while.
I tend to go into highly rated cheap wines with very hesitant optimism, but man – this is beyond solid and a phenomenal bargain at seven bucks. I asked Fran what she thought this one cost – she's got a talent for guessing within a few dollars – she estimated upper teens to $20. I plan on grabbing a few of these next time I'm out to keep on hand.
N/V Korbel Chardonnay Sparkling Wine
A slightly metallic nose.
A touch of sweetness, green apples, and even some nice yeastiness. Quite a bit of bread – more white bread crusts than anything. The bubbles fade quickly – the bottle was all but flat after an hour.
Nothing on the finish that's worth noting other than some more notes of bread.
For a mass market, cheap sparkling wine this isn't bad. Obviously you can do better, but for the price and ease of access this is a safe bet. If you're having a lot of people over, this may be a decent thing to serve as you'll go through the bottle before the bubbling stops.


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choosing the most appropriate alternative from those given belows : (3 Marks I
Tim : And one of these days, I'm going to get well, and that'll mean I can throw away this ,
crutch, and run and play like the other boys.
(a) These lines show that Tim
(i) was a pessimistic boy
(ii) was an optimistic boy
(iii) loved his parents very much
(iv) didn't like playing with other boys
(b) Who helped little Tim get rid of his crutches ?
(i) his father Bob Cratchit
(ii) his mother
(iii) Mr. Scrooge
(iv) Jacob Marley
(c) What change did this scene of Tim bring about in Scrooge's life ?
(i) He became pessimistic.
(ii) He started hating handicapped children.
(iii) He decided to be a second father to Tim and help him.
(iv) He started thinking that life is worthless.


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Zagreb, Croatia, September 29, 2011.
Zagreb, Croatia, September 29, 2011.
Just a thought . . . emerging research on the "moral licensing effect" suggests that increasing a person's moral certainty may decrease concerns about the moral consequences of the use of violence; that is, the more certain a person is that they are right, the more likely it is that they will accept or even prefer violence against those who think otherwise. Translation: idiological ambiguity may lead to a higher standard of moral action.
I forgot to add: how we do things and get where we want to get is as important as the objectives. How seductive the "force against force" argument is! When we fight for life, can we live with what we have done to get there if we "win"?
Nonsense. Some of the most "morally certain" people are staunch pacifists. No correlation. Sorry. Try again.
Good come back. No reason to "try again". If there is no necessary correlation between certainty and violence that is a good thing in my books.
I still think, though, that how we do things and how we get where we want to get is as important as the objectives we choose. I worry that those that call for violence simply lack imagination, patience and courage.
Eating the vegan buffet at animal-killing Whole Foods will not defend billions of animals against death. Bake ten thousand vegan puff tarts, leaflet every meat deli in town and parade around in pleather cowboy boots to gratify a sense of superficial bourgeois morality. But let's not kid ourselves we're cute as gumdrops. Or effective. That's ignoring the increasingly ruthless war strategy of the killers. Stuck in yet another animal welfare opium den of artificial victory. Hoorah, the pig killers have promised to invent a better captive bolt pistol in the next quarter century. Deep down, even a screwed-up animal welfare activist secretly admits it's not progress but only a balm for the hole where his conscience used to live. That new captive bolt pistol will be no improvement that matters to pigs, doesn't acknowledge pigs have a basic right to their own lives and won't stop the genetic modification mutilation of pigs.
Vegan or not vegan, we are inherently speciesist. This is the rusty false anchor we must break free from to psychologically unchain ourselves. To fret over the use of force to liberate animals is to lose sight of the apocalyptic violence done daily to animals by humans. The killers worship beliefs built on self-destruction and the murder of nature. In circumstances when the use of force is the strongest option to help an animal, it's our responsibility to use it. There is no pat resolution. It's just more practical to live in unease with personal conflict or guilt that arises from the use of force than to not fight the violence waged on animals. To not fight is to be speciesist. To not fight and to believe we can still live with ourselves is a delusion. Animal liberation is not vegan picnics and go-green events; it's war. We shouldn't ignore the brutality dealt to animals. We should ignore our queasy reluctance to use counter-force on their behalf.
In Australia we have for many years been fighting an uphill battle against our Federal, State and Territories Government regarding the slaughter of Kangaroos for the skins and meat.
Kangaroos in this country are viewed as a 'pest' by farmers and landholders and a 'resource' by the Kangaroo Industry Association Australia (KIAA)
The truth behind this shameful industry fits exactly into the statement "to prevent ever-worsening resource wars; to end the blatant and open war and Holocaust against nonhuman animals"
Every year millions of Kangaroos are slaughtered, their in-pouch Joeys are clubbed to death and the at foot Joeys are left to fend for themselves and eventually dies from lack of mothers milk and protection from their mob.
This industry is sanctioned by our Government as 'sustainable' when in fact it is not. The States involved set 'harvest' quotas with the 'take' being anything up to 30% of the counted population.
Kangaroos can only produce one Joey a year and this is reliant on it's mother until it is 18 months old and according to scientific research Kangaroos are only able to increase their numbers by a maximum of 14% per year.
Kangaroos are counted by 2 spotters in either fixed wing aircraft or helicopters working on transect lines. Final figures are adjusted upward by varying factors which allows for Kangaroos which maybe in woodland or scrub. At best this method is unreliable and the figures are fudgey.
The worst thing about all this is the propaganda dished out by our Government and the KIAA saying that the meat is for human consumption and extremely healthy when in fact 70% of the meat goes to the pet food industry. It's the skins which are valuable and they are used by many manufacturers including Nike and Adidas the latest trend is for the leather to be used as Ipad covers it's a disgusting waste of a unique beautiful animal.
The 'red-neck' mentality and attitude of the Australian farmers and landholders is like trying to push through a brick wall. They feel it is their 'right' to clear this land of a pest which takes the grass out of the mouth of their domestic stock and refuse to acknowledge any research which disproves this.
There is nothing more arrogant than a culture which takes land, puts up fences and expects the natives both human and animal to conform to their way of life.
This land is old and fragile yet the farming practices which man brought with him from Europe are still being used. These practices have decimated this land and nobody knows if it can ever be repaired.
If anyone reading this post has any ideas which they think will help us please let me know because we are between a rock and a hard place.
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I was cataloging quotes recently when I came across notes I made after reading Daniel H. Pink's book Drive ©. It has been almost 4 years since I read his book – I guess the reading is the easy part; cataloging quotes for the writing part takes a bit more motivation!
The timing of this activity could not have been better. Almost 4 years ago, I was in the best frame of mind in memory from a career standpoint. Energetic, enthusiastic, dare I say "motivated"? I used to say it took me over 30 years to find the perfect job.
As you know, every company with employees in jobs – directed by managers – defined by leaders – makes changes. I have written about change-making many times, including this from Ellen Glasgow:
All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.
Now, my company is making changes. I'm keeping an open mind. Change can be challenging for leaders; for followers, too. We have all faced change in our careers, true? If you're like me, you know that it's really not the change that's the challenge. It's envisioning ourselves succeeding in our new role that can test our level of drive.
As I was going through my notebook to update my catalog of quotes I came across Daniel H. Pink's thoughts about "drive" (ergo the book title). A few years ago, I would have simply typed my updates and moved on. Today, I stopped cataloging to reflect; to write.
I particularly enjoyed his breakdown of "motivation" in the business world, which I would paraphrase this way:
Motivation 1.0 was simple – it was based on survival from our primitive ancestors. No motivation? No survival. Simple.
Motivation 2.0 evolved past simple as managers seek to control workers – it was and still is – based on a carrot and stick reward system with carrots or sticks being controlled by the managers to control the workers.
Motivation 3.0 – Solving today's complex problems requires workers with an inquiring mind and the willingness to experiment one's way to a fresh solution.
Motivation 1.0 sought survival. Motivation 2.0 sought compliance. Motivation 3.0 seeks engagement.
Daniel H. Pink
Maybe Motivation 3.0 is on the horizon; maybe it is being adopted in today's workplace – Lord knows the term "employee engagement" gets lots of play. But is it truly replacing the carrot and stick system that ultimately maintains compliance? I'm not sure.
Daniel H. Pink illustrates Motivation 3.0 this way:
Imagine a manager or a leader managing or leading workers who seek "Autonomy". Imagine workers pursuing "Mastery" autonomously. Imagine leaders, managers and workers collectively aligned with a common "Purpose". That would make one powerful company!
Yet companies are not static entities. Times change and during periods of change I believe Motivation 3.0 intentions can be weakened from the gravitational pull towards enforcing compliance. Control over workers using those darn carrots and sticks keeps reappearing. And when control becomes the preferred management method, Motivation 1.0 rears its head, too. That's when employees say "yes" not because they are motivated in a positive sense. Those "yeses" are pure survival oriented.
Motivation 3.0 is hard to attain and maintain. But the combination of Autonomy + Mastery + Purpose is powerful.
During times of change we can sometimes lose our focus; lose our drive. However, Motivation 3.0 is the place to be for the modern workforce. And I believe we can all get there despite the occasional sighting of those old carrots and sticks.
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