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MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bascom Research, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lexington Technology Group, Inc., filed patent infringement lawsuits today against five social and business networking companies, including Facebook, Inc. and LinkedIn Corp., in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. At issue are several patents that are instrumental to social and business networking technology.
"We strongly believe that Facebook, LinkedIn and the other defendants are infringing our patents," says Lexington Technology Group CEO Will Rosellini. "Our pioneering technology was patented as early as 2001—long before the advent of Facebook, LinkedIn and other social and business networks—and covers key aspects of online collaboration and relationship linking."
Earlier this week, Document Security Systems, Inc. (NYSE MKT: DSS), a leader in anti-counterfeit, authentication, and mass–serialization technologies, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to merge with Lexington Technology Group. The merger is expected to become final in the first quarter of 2013, at which point Bascom Research will become a subsidiary of DSS. More information can be found at www.lex-tg.com.
Document Security Systems and Lexington Technology Group, Inc. will host a conference call on Thursday, October 4 at 4:00 PM to discuss the merger.
A replay of the teleconference will be available until October 24, 2012, which can be accessed by dialing (877) 660-6853 if calling within the U.S. or (201) 612-7415 if calling internationally. Please enter account #286 and conference ID # 4013037 to access the replay.
Based in McLean, VA, Bascom Research acquired a patent portfolio of six patents and four pending patent applications related to technology invented by Thomas L. Bascom, who independently developed pivotal technology for use in the telecom and national security sectors. This patented technology has been commercialized by Mr. Bascom's previous company, LinkSpace, LLC, and is a means of organizing data and relationships, and sharing information in a computer network.
Bascom Research believes defendants are in violation of key patents covering this technology, and is seeking a judgment of infringement, injunctive relief and appropriate damages. Bascom's innovations cover the manner in which users and application developers on the Facebook platform make connections between "objects" such as photos, people, events and pages – which is the very essence of Facebook's business.
The patents that are the subject of the lawsuits are:
In addition to Facebook, Inc. and LinkedIn Corporation, the other defendants in the case are: Jive Software, Inc., BroadVision, Inc. and Novell, Inc. The cases are:
Copies of the summons are available at: http://lex-tg.com/news.html?news_id=71450
Bascom Research, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lexington Technology Group headquartered in McLean, VA, is a software development company focused on applying computational and data structures to complex data sets in the medical field. Bascom Research is currently engaged in the research and development of radio frequency identification (RFID) software for use in the electronic health records space. Clinical trials are expected to commence in Virginia hospitals in the near future.
Lexington Technology Group invests both expertise and capital in the development and monetization of pioneering technologies. Lexington's goal is to catalyze technology development within its investments and to reward those who take on the risks of innovation. To that end, Lexington Technology Group plans to invests in companies that have developed important innovations but have not been fairly rewarded by the marketplace, where shareholder value depends on the company's ability to successfully monetize patented technologies. Its efforts contribute to an intellectual property market in which inventors are better able to profit from their inventions. More information is available at www.lex-tg.com.
Document Security Systems, Inc. (NYSE MKT: DSS) is a leader in anti-counterfeit, authentication, and mass-serialization technologies, providing security solutions to corporations, governments, and financial institutions. DSS security programs are designed to protect against product diversion, counterfeit, theft, and other costly and damaging occurrences. From risk analysis and vulnerability assessment, to systems integration and monitoring, DSS offers the advanced tools and knowledge base needed to protect the world's most valuable and at-risk brands. More information can be found at their website, www.dsssecure.com
Important Additional Information Will Be Filed with the SEC
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of DSS, or Lexington Technology Group or the solicitation of any vote or approval. In connection with the proposed transaction, DSS will file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 containing a proxy statement/prospectus. The proxy statement/prospectus will contain important information about DSS, Merger Sub, Lexington Technology Group, the transaction and related matters. DSS will mail or otherwise deliver the proxy statement/prospectus to its stockholders and the stockholders of Lexington Technology Group when it becomes available. Investors and security holders of DSS and Lexington Technology Group are urged to read carefully the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the Merger (including any amendments or supplements thereto) in its entirety when it is available, because it will contain important information about the proposed transaction.
Investors and security holders of DSS will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus for the proposed Merger (when it is available) and other documents filed with the SEC by DSS through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and security holders of DSS and Lexington Technology Group will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus for the proposed Merger (when it is available) by contacting Document Security Systems, Inc, Attn.: Philip Jones, Chief Financial Officer, at First Federal Plaza, 28 East Main Street, Suite 1525, Rochester, New York 14614, or by e-mail at email@example.com. Investors and security holders of Lexington Technology Group will also be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus for the Merger (when it is available) by contacting Lexington Technology Group Technology Group, Inc., Attn.: Jennifer Buckley, 375 Park Avenue 26th Floor, New York, NY 10152, or by e-mail at email@example.com.
DSS and Lexington Technology Group, and their respective directors and certain of their executive officers, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the transactions contemplated by the agreement between DSS, Merger Sub and Lexington Technology Group. Information regarding DSS's directors and executive officers is contained in DSS's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A prepared in connection with its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 18, 2012. Information regarding Lexington Technology Group's directors and officers and a more complete description of the interests of DSS's directors and officers in the proposed transaction will be available in the proxy statement/prospectus that will be filed by DSS with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release regarding the proposed transaction between DSS, Merger Sub and Lexington Technology Group; the expected timetable for completing the transaction; the potential value created by the proposed Merger for DSS's and Lexington Technology Group's stockholders; the potential of the combined companies' technology platform; our respective or combined ability to raise capital to fund our combined operations and business plan; the continued listing of DSS's or the combined company's securities on the NYSE MKT; market acceptance of DSS products and services; our collective ability to maintain or protect our intellectual property rights through litigation or otherwise; Lexington Technology Group's limited operating history, competition from other industry competitors with greater market presence and financial resources than those of DSS's; our ability to license and monetize the patents owned by Lexington Technology Group, including the outcome of the litigation against social networking companies and others; potential new legislation or regulation related to enforcing patents; the complexity and costly nature of acquiring patent or other intellectual property assets; the combined company's management and board of directors; and any other statements about DSS's or Lexington Technology Group's management teams' future expectations, beliefs, goals, plans or prospects constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including statements containing the words "believes," "plans," "could," "anticipates," "expects," "estimates," "plans," "should," "target," "will," "would" and similar expressions) should also be considered to be forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including: the risk that DSS and Lexington Technology Group may not be able to complete the proposed transaction; the inability to realize the potential value created by the proposed Merger for DSS's and Lexington Technology Group's stockholders; our respective or combined inability to raise capital to fund our combined operations and business plan; DSS's or the combined company's inability to maintain the listing of our securities on the NYSE MKT; the potential lack of market acceptance of DSS's products and services; our collective inability to protect our intellectual property rights through litigation or otherwise; competition from other industry competitors with greater market presence and financial resources than those of DSS's; our inability to license and monetize the patents owned by Lexington Technology Group, including the outcome of the litigation against social networking companies and others; and other risks and uncertainties more fully described in DSS's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012, each as filed with the SEC, as well as the other filings that DSS makes with the SEC. Investors and stockholders are also urged to read the risk factors set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus carefully when they are available.
In addition, the statements in this press release reflect our expectations and beliefs as of the date of this release. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our expectations and beliefs to change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking statements publicly at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date after the date of this release.
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From http://www.naomiragen.com/israel/israeli-mother-vanquishes-knife-wielding-terrorist-scum/ by Naomi Ragen on November 28th, 2012:
When Yael Ram-Matzpon heard the door open at 3:30 AM, she thought it was her husband returning from his job in the IDF. But when the door flung open and the light flicked on, she found herself face to face with a knife-wielding Palestinian terrorist from Gaza. Lying next to her in bed were her four and half year-old daughter and two year-old son. In a room close by, her eight and nine year-old daughters lay sleeping.
"What do you want, I asked him. Money, food?' I got up. He told me to get down on the floor. I knew I wasn't doing that."
And so began a fight to the death between an unarmed 39 year-old mother of four and an armed terrorist in Sde Avraham, a moshav in southern Israel's Eshkol region near Gaza; a mother who knew that only she stood between him and the slaughter of her innocent children. "He pushed me down and started to slash me," she told Israel's evening news. "And I thought: "Now I'm going to feel what it's like to be slashed, just like you see on television." As she speaks, we notice the long scar on her cheekbone, the tear in her skin under her eye and on her chin, evidence of the deadly weapon which sought to take away her life and the lives of her children.
Yael, an Olympic-level horse trainer in dressage, who learned kravmagah during her army service, didn't panic. Instead, she threw everything she had at him, punching him in the face and eyes and nose, scratching and jabbing him — not as if, but because — her life, and the lives of her children depended on it. He began to throw things at her, a mirror, a scale, but missed. She took the moment to lead her small children to safety, sending her daughter to her sisters, and putting her little boy into the bomb shelter and locking the door. She picked up a large heavy metal bell, used to start horse competitions, and used it to pummel him out of the room and into the adjoining shower. She then locked and barricaded the door, flying to the kitchen to call her husband and a neighbor who was a sharpshooter.
Probably realizing he had stumbled on a tigress he couldn't overcome, the terrorist jumped out of the window and ran. He was soon spotted and shot by the IDF...
If not for the courage, strength, and level-headedness of this Israeli woman, the photos of Jewish children butchered in their beds would be splashed across the Israeli papers instead of the photos of campaigning politicians. Only Maariv put Yael and her heroic battle on its front page. Yediot Aharonot put it on page 25. As for the foreign press, I didn't read a single word about how an unarmed mother fought off a knife-wielding terrorist to save herself and her children. And what could be more newsworthy than that? Except, of course, if your paper doesn't really rejoice in such a victory and would rather print the blood. I have two words for the foreign press, and they aren't happy birthday.
G-d bless Yael Ram-Matzpon and all our Israeli women, mothers and soldiers, who are sometimes forced to be both at the same time in order to protect themselves and their children with bare hands, from marauding, barbaric terrorist murderers who seek out babies in their beds. This time, though, the murderer got more than he bargained for.

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Josh Watts flies out to study at Castleton University
From the Shoalhaven to America, it's been an exciting year for Josh Watts.
The former Shoalhaven Tiger flew out to the United States last Friday to study and play basketball at Castleton University in Rutland, Vermont.
Late last year, the former Chevalier College student created a YouTube video of his previous representative season where he earned the NSW Southern Junior League Most Valuable Player award.
Watts posted this footage online with his contact details attached in the hope of receiving a college offer.
Within a few weeks Watts had been contacted by coaches from various universities and colleges across a number of states including New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, California, Texas, Oregon and Hawaii.
These offers were to play in the NCAA (division two and three), NAIA (division one) and NJCAA competitions.
Watts will begin his American college journey on August 20. He will be part of the Honours program studying Health Science at Castleton University, with the goal of pursuing a Doctorate in Physical Therapy.
The NCAA basketball season begins in November and will run through to March 2019.
"I'm really excited to begin training with my team and becoming the best I can possibly be," Watts said.
"Castleton has moved from the North Atlantic Conference to the Little East Conference this season which is a part of Division III NCAA."
Watts was a part of the minor premiership winning Shoalhaven Tigers side in the Waratah Youth League division two competition this year.
"I would like to thank my teammates and coach Scott Balsar from Shoalhaven for developing my skills during the season and creating such a strong team culture," he said.
He and his father have also spent plenty of time on the court getting ready for the step up to college basketball.
"My dad and I have been training around four times per week with the main focus on shooting and ball handling," he said.
"I've also been working with my physiotherapist Dallas Wilson, who has helped me get through a few injuries early in the season as well as some weight training to help me prepare for the quicker and stronger athletes in the U.S."
Watts will be at Castleton for four years but will return home during the summer breaks.
"I want to be the best basketball player I can possibly be, so some experience training and playing at the collegiate level will hopefully help me develop my game," he said.
"At the same time I'm really fortunate to be given the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree while doing what I love."
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It is known that taking antibiotics can disrupt our gut bacteria and result in unintended consequences for health and disease. Now, a new study reveals that many non-antibiotic drugs might also alter the composition of our gut bacteria in a similar way.
In a paper now published in the journal Nature, researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, report that not only can many common non-antibiotic drugs alter gut bacteria, but they can also — like antibiotics — contribute to antibiotic resistance.
"This shift in the composition of our gut bacteria contributes to drug side effects," explains study author Peer Bork, who is a professor at EMBL and head of its Structural and Computational Biology Unit, "but might also be part of the drugs' beneficial action."
The human gut — also called the gastrointestinal tract — is home to huge colonies of bacteria and other microorganisms, collectively termed the gut microbiota.
This vast and varied microbial community has co-evolved with us over thousands of years to "form an intricate and mutually beneficial relationship."
Non-antibiotics disrupt balance in the gut
Studies of the complex relationship between the human body and its resident gut microbiota have revealed that disturbances in microbial composition can give rise to a huge number of diseases, ranging from persistent gut disorders to neurodevelopmental conditions.
These also show that antibiotic treatment can dramatically disrupt microbial balance — both in the short-term and the long-term — and reduce the diversity and richness of colonies.
In their study paper, Prof. Bork and his co-authors mention that recent research has revealed that a "few commonly used non-antibiotic drugs" have been associated with changes in gut microbe composition, and they note that the "extent of this phenomenon is unknown."
So, for their investigation, they compiled a panel of 40 species of gut bacteria that are typically found in the human gut and used it to screen more than 1,000 drugs currently on the market.
Of the 923 non-antibiotic drugs that were analyzed, the researchers discovered that 250 had disrupted the growth of at least one of the 40 species of gut bacteria in the panel.
They were surprised by the size of their result, especially as the drugs they tested included "members of all therapeutic classes."
Implications for antibiotic resistance
The researchers see the finding as just the start. There is still a lot of work to do to find out how the drugs interact with the gut microbes and how the interactions give rise to side effects in the body, as well as whether they are clinically relevant.
They think that a careful study of these interactions could be very useful for personalized medicine, given that each person's gut microbe composition is unique.
For instance, it might help us to understand why different people react differently to the same drug, even though it is intended to treat the same condition.
But one disturbing finding from the study is that it highlights a potential, previously unknown risk: that the use of non-antibiotic drugs may contribute to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance.
"Susceptibility to antibiotics and human-targeted drugs correlates across bacterial species," explain the authors, "suggesting common resistance mechanisms, which we verified for some drugs." They call for additional research to investigate the problem further.
"This is scary," says co-author Dr. Athanasios Typas, who leads a group in the Genome Biology Unit at EMBL, "considering that we take many non-antibiotic drugs in our life, often for long periods."
On a more optimistic note, he does explain that "not all drugs will impact gut bacteria and not all resistance will be common," adding that there may also be cases in which "resistance to specific non-antibiotics will trigger sensitivity to specific antibiotics, opening paths for designing optimal drug combinations."
"The number of unrelated drugs that hit gut microbes as collateral damage was surprising. Especially since we show that the actual number is likely to be even higher."
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This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic camera on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. Cygnus X-1 is a binary star system that contains a black hole. The Cygnus X-1 system looks like a single star in this image. It is the brighter (bottom) of the two stars near the center of the image. Gas from the companion star is being pulled into the black hole. Before it falls in the gas becomes incredibly hot, so hot that it emits X-rays (which is how it was discovered). Some of that gas doesn't fall into the black hole but instead is shot out as 'jets' of hot gas. The jet itself isn't visible in this image but you can see the bowshock, the bluish umbrella-like shape at the top center of the image, that is produced when gas in the jet collides with other gas in the nebula. The bright orange gas to the left is the western edge of an emission nebula called Sharpless 101 (Sh2-101). The image was generated with observations in Hydrogen alpha (red) and Sulphur [S II] (blue) filters. In this image, North is up, East is to the left.
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Crossroad Railing Half PackThe Crossroad Railing Pack includes two Crossroad feet to affix your Thule rack system to your cars factory installed side rails. The Crossroad uses a unique flexible clamping strap to fit to almost any side rail. The Crossroad's adjustment tool is built into the feet, making it easy to adjust and lock down with no external hardware. Editors Note: Call for assistance if you aren't sure about fitting your rack.
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Super easy
Super easy to install. No need for instructions at all!
Great fit, easy installation
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I've got these mounted on my car (2006 Toyota Rav4) and have used them on my wife's car as well (2005 Subaru Outback). These are a great option for cars with factory rails on the roof. They're easy to install and seem incredibly secure. I really like the fact that the wrench you need for the installation is built into the rack (it's attached to the inside of the end cap on the footing) - it's really nice to not have to keep track of small parts. Both of our cars came with factory installed cross bars, but the Thule system is way more secure, especially when you have heavier loads on the roof or a large roof box.
One of my rails did break taking it off:...
One of my rails did break taking it off: seems that the internal bolt rusted up. Is there a warranty on these? If not, can one order parts?
Hey, yeah as of January 1st 2006, All Thule products now fall under a limited lifetime warranty... so return it to the store you bought it from...
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hello i would like to know if i can use this crossroad on a ford explorer 2011 ?thx
How far does the bare extend?
How far does the bare extend?
This isnt for the bar, its for the railing. Here is a link for cross bars.
ugh. I love my Thule's but I lost the...
ugh. I love my Thule's but I lost the paperwork and can't seem to figure out how to take off the crossroad feet for winter. I don't have a lock on them. I don't want to break them trying.
Can someone help?
The outer face (the part with spot for lock and says "Thule") pulls of with a little bit of brute force and ignorance (screwdriver?), then that reveals a built in hex key that should unscrew the rubber strap.
Will these clamps fit an 02 Subaru Outback...
Will these clamps fit an 02 Subaru Outback Wagon? The factory-installed side rails, I meant to say.
Thule website will be the best place to find out
Those mounts should fit your factory rails.
Will this fit on a 2006 Toyota Sequoia?
Will this fit on a 2006 Toyota Sequoia?
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Bad loan ratio drops: FSC
The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) on Tuesday last week said the nation's bad loan ratio dropped to 0.36 percent at the end of January from 0.38 percent a month earlier on better asset quality in the banking sector. Overall, bad loans amounted to NT$87.4 billion (US$2.88 billion) in January, down NT$2.5 billion from December last year, while outstanding loans gained NT$352.1 billion to NT$24.16 trillion, the commission said.
Ministry forecasts jobs rise
The nation's manpower needs for next month are expected to increase by 36,676 jobs over the slow season in January, the Ministry of Labor said on Tuesday. A ministry survey showed that businesses with 30 or more employees will open 48,358 jobs by next month, though 11,682 other roles will be cut. Manufacturing led with 19,432 openings, followed by wholesale and retail business with 5,034, and the hotel and dining sector with 2,899, the survey said.
CSC eyes Q2 rise in output
China Steel Corp (中鋼) on Monday last week said its output for the second quarter would rise about 2.5 percent from the previous quarter on increased orders. The company also said the annual maintenance of its first and second furnaces will be completed by the end of the second quarter.
Lai to lead Vibo, too
Vibo Inc (威寶電信) last week said its board had approved Cliff Lai's (賴弦五) appointment as president, after parent company Taiwan Star Cellular (台灣之星) hired Lai as president. Taiwan Star is a unit of the Ting Hsin International Group (頂新國際集團).


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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia is forcing tens of thousands of people off their land so it can lease it to foreign investors, leaving former landowners destitute and in some cases starving, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday.
The Horn of Africa state has already leased 3 million hectares - an area just smaller than Belgium - to foreign farm businesses and the U.S.-based rights group said that Addis Ababa had plans to lease another 2.1 million hectares.
The United Nations has increasingly voiced concern that countries such as China and Gulf Arab states are buying swathes of land in Africa and Asia to secure their own food supplies, often at the expense of local people.
HRW said that 1.5 million Ethiopians would eventually be forced from their land and highlighted what it said was the latest case of forced relocation in its report "Ethiopia: Forced Relocations Bring Hunger, Hardship".
"The Ethiopian government under its "villagisation" programme is forcibly relocating approximately 70,000 indigenous people from the western Gambella region to new villages that lack adequate food, farmland, healthcare, and educational facilities," HRW said, adding it had interviewed more than 100 people for the report.
"The first round of forced relocations occurred at the worst possible time of year - the beginning of the harvest. Government failure to provide food assistance for relocated people has caused endemic hunger and cases of starvation," it said.
Government officials deny the charge and say the affected plots of land are largely uninhabited and under-used, while it has also launched a programme to settle tens of thousands from the remote province in more fertile areas of the country.
"Human Rights Watch has wrongly alleged the villagisation programme to be unpopular and problematic," government spokesman Bereket Simon told Reuters.
"There is no evidence to back the claim. This programme is taking place with the full preparation and participation of regional authorities, the government and residents," he said.
Ethiopia says its prime intention in leasing large chunks of land is technology transfer and to boost production in a country that has been ravaged by droughts over the past few decades.


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If, in the past decade or so, you have asked me, "How are you?" chances are that I said one of the following:
• "Tired."
• "Good. But tired."
• "Hanging in there. Tired. You know."
• *bursts into tears and runs away*
My dominant fucking emotion is tired.
For a long time I have assumed that all the caffeine I drank made me paradoxically more tired because I am sure it interrupted my sleep cycle and kept me up too late and all sorts of vaguely bad things that I attribute to caffeine.
I also attribute some of my sleepiness to having to share a bed with a man who fucking insists on breathing no matter how often I kick him in the shins and tell him to shut up already. Seriously. All night, every night. Sometimes he snores too.
Since quitting caffeine, however—day nine! can I get a what what!—I spent several days waking up with eyes crawling with sleepiness and the desire to take at least one three-hour nap every day, often beginning at 8:38 am after my last kid gets on his bus.
(Is it a nap if you take it that early or does that count as a less slothful sounding "going back to bed"?)
Problematically, taking long naps during the day makes it harder to go to sleep as soon as my head hits the pillow at night. This is a problem because bedtime is like a race to go to sleep for Alex and me. Well, it's kind of a one-sided race that Alex doesn't know or care about. I always want to fall asleep first because that way breathing/snores have to wake me up to bother me instead of keeping me from falling asleep/making me want to murder Alex while he slumbers.
Alex has a job though, so Alex doesn't nap, so Alex falls asleep almost immediately. Not to mention that lying in bed trying to force your mind to fall asleep will make your mind do almost anything except fall asleep.
I used to set my white noise machine on foghorn at top volume and put it right next to my head to drown out the sounds of quiet breathing. It's a serious problem.
All of this is to say that I'm tired. And I am tired of being tired. And Alex is tired of being kicked in the shins.
Today is the first day in a long time that I not only haven't taken a nap, but haven't felt as if I'll die without a nap. I sure do hope this is a sign of things to come because, frankly, if ditching caffeine doesn't make me less tired, methamphetamine use is my next option. Fingers crossed!


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Mega Yacht, 5 stunning staterooms for 10 guests,2010, Ref YT8787
Luxury motor yacht is a 52.20m Palmer Johnson 170 semi-displacement vessel built by the UK shipyard Palmer Johnson Yachts and launched in 2010. Both exterior and interior of the superyacht are a result of an excellent work of renowned Nuvolari & Lenard studio, with naval architecture by Palmer Johnson´s in-house team. Five stunning staterooms for 10 guests are offered by the luxury yacht . Run by twin MTU 16V 4000 M93L diesel engines, 171´ luxury yacht reaches a top speed of 28 knots and comfortably cruises at 12 knots. Built in aluminium, her beam is of 9.50m (31´17´´) and her draught of 2.44m (8´01´´). DB9 is classed to Lloyd´s Register and compliant to the MCA.
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Maximum Draft: 2.40 m
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5 x Zodiac, 12 persons liferafts 4 x Float free liferafts plus 1 Fixed 4 x Life rings of which 2 with Organe smoke 1 x EPIRB Jotron 12 x Flares (4 water) 10 x Medical bags – MCA Adult and Child life jackets Line throwing device
Motion detectors 1 x Ship safe CCTV "Linin" with 14 cameras throughout the yacht and 9 monitors Door alarm system 46 x Smoke detectors throughout the vessel 17 x Fire Extinguishers 3 x Fixed CO2 fire systems; 1 x ER; 2 x Forward hatches 2 x Portable CO2; 1 x ER; 1 x Technical Space 6 x Seawater firefighting
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Anchors 2 x Danforth Anchor chains 2 x 150m Capstans 4 x Maxwell Searchlights 2 x Francis 300w Xenon 2 x Jacuzzi (s) 1 x 4 Person on the Sundeck, 1 x 8 Person on the Aft deck 1 x Outdoor pool fore deck Cranes/davits Steelhead with SWL 1,760kg Boarding hydraulic gangway Opacmare at stern Cockpit cushions Fore sunbed Sundeck cushions Sundeck wetbar Sundeck home theatre Cockpit shower Hydraulic swim platform Swimming ladder Cockpit tables and other exterior furniture Tender garage
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Central video system Kaleidescape Central audio system Crestron 10 x DVD'S 14 x IPOD docking stations TV's 4 x LG, 2 x Sharp, 2 x Sony, 1 x Sharp, 10 x Alpine SAMSUNG TVs Guest cabins, Sundeck, Captain's cabin, guest area Blue-Ray player
Communication Equipment
SATCOM Thrane & Thrane INTERCOM Panasonic KXT7730 ICOM 2 x Icoms VHF 6 x Fixed and 2 x Handheld Telephone Exchange Panasonic KXT7730 w/: 21 lines; 22 extentions
Galley & Laundry Equipment
MAIN GALLEY: 1 x Gaggenau BO 270/271 2 x Frigoboat G56660 refrigerators 1 x Gaggenau Grill 1 x Miele Professional dishwasher G7855 1 x Insinkerator 1 x Kenwood Major Pro 1 x Paco Jet 1 x Electrolux Juice Press 1 x Magimix Coffee maker 4 x Hoshizaki Icemakers (throughout the vessel)
CREW GALLEY: 1 x Frigoboat refrigerators G53780 1 x GE Microwave 1 x Miele Dishwasher G7853 1 x Tramontin Wine cooler 1 x John Lewis - 4 slice 1 x Moulinex Subiio Kettle LAUNDRY: 2 x Miele Professional/PW6065 dryers 1 x Miele Pro/HM 16-80D pressing 1 x Rowenta Silence Steam Iron 1 x Miele Power Plus 5000 Vacuum Cleaner 2 x Miele Professional/PT7135 washing machines
Marine Grade Aluminium plate, extrusions Welded construction Scantlings and plate to Classification requirements FRP composite pool area and additional features Vinyl ester resin throughout for superior blister resistance
GENERATORS: Three (3) Kohler 80 kW generators with instrument panels
GENERATOR HOURS: (Nov. 2015): Prt. Gen 2475 hrs, Mid Gen 3360 hrs, Std Gen 3460 hrs
SHORE POWER: Shore power converter, 125 KVA
BATTERIES: 1 x 24V bank for each of the main engines and generators 1 x 24V service battery bank 1 x 24V emergency battery bank 1 x 24V emergency communications (GMDSS) bank Air conditioning system throughout, with barrel heater
FUEL CAPACITY: 59,308 Litres (15,667 US Gallons)
WATER CAPACITY: 6,900 Litres (1,822 US Gallons)
BLACK WATER CAPACITY: 1,550 Litres (409 US Gallons)
GREY WATER CAPACITY: 1,550 Litres (409 US Gallons)
ENGINES: 2 x MTU 4,613 Hp
ENGINE HOURS: 760 hrs (Nov. 2015)
TYPE: Twin Diesel
PROPULSION: Prop shaft
CRUISE SPEED: 22 Knots (approx)
MAXIMUM SPEED: 30 Knots (approx)
RANGE: 3400 nm (approx)
FUEL CONSUMPTION: 355 lt/hour @ 16 knots, 1,400 lt/hour @ 28 knots, 830 lt/ hour @ 20 knots
GEARBOXES: 2 x ZF 905V
STEERING: Jastram w/4 control stations (Bridge, ER, Wing stations)
STABILIZERS: Ship Dynamics - advanced Gyroscopic stability control @ all speeds
LUBE OIL: 790 litres
WASTE OIL: 2700 litres Emergency steering system Twin 75 kW hydraulic bow thrusters, tunnel type, proportional control B
OW THRUSTER: Arcturus Marine TRAC DUPLEX
WATERMAKER: with ultraviolet sterilizer
Navigation Equipment
Gyrocompass Simrad Radar Furuno RCU - 0414 Autopilot Simrad Depthsounder Furuno FE - 700 Chart Plotter Transas NAVTEX Furuno Navtex NX - 700 AIS Furuno Universal AIS FA-150 Wind indicators 3 x B&G H3000 Computer 2 x Macbook Pro and 2 x Macbook Air GPS Furuno GPS Navigator GP-150 and Furuno GPS/WAAS Navigator Printer HP Photosmart
She accommodates between 10 and 12 guests and features an open air cinema with projector as well as a piano in the main saloon. She has two Jacuzzis (one on the sundeck and the other one on the aft deck) along with an outdoor swimming pool.
GUEST ACCOMMODATIONS: 12 Guests in 5 Cabins
GUEST CABIN CONFIGURATION: Master Stateroom with oversized double bed, 2 x Double VIP Staterooms, 2 x Twin guest Staterooms each with Pullmans, all with ensuite facilities
CREW ACCOMMODATIONS: 11 Crew members in 5 Cabins
OWNER, GUESTS AND SOCIALIZING AREAS: The interior features a selected veneer with accents of a contrasting wood or selected material Overheads are finished in distinctive, textured upholstery Flooring includes wood, carpet, or other high quality treatment Showers enclosure walls include marble accents Faucets and bathroom accessories are from the innovative Dornbracht MEM series Hardware is high quality, Fusital and similar Lighting is controlled by conveniently located switches Light fixtures are Cantalupi or similar, and include rope light, recessed down lights, art lights, accent lights, and reading lights and courtesy lights Decorative table lamps and wall sconces in special interest locations Window treatments are Roman shades of fine fabric
MAIN SALOON AND DINING AREA: Port and starboard side board cabinetry Full service bar with sink, under counter ice maker, under counter refrigerator Entertainment includes flat screen TV in showpiece cabinet Custom dining table of wood with inset areas of fine leather, and glass or marble 10 designer dining chairs Lounging sofa arrangement with custom wood coffee table, and fine leather poufs Built-in wall lights Sliding doors with stainless steel frame and tinted glass, aft entrance to saloon Multi-level overhead with distinctive upholstered panels and perimeter coffer
PRIVATE LOUNGE: Corner Lounging sofa arrangement with custom wood corner table Entertainment includes flat screen TV in showpiece cabinet
DAY-HEAD & POWDER ROOM: Vanity cabinet has glass or marble sink Accessories include mirror, towel bars, robe hook, soap dish, toilet paper holder Exhaust duct Toilet with Elongated bowl
PILOTHOUSE: Helm with hooded dash for instrumentation, controls and electronics 5 x 21" LCD monitors 2 x Helm chairs with polished stainless steel bases, and upholstered with two colours of leather in racing style Planning and Documentation desk area Steering wheel is custom fabricated of stainless steel and aluminium, with wood or leather trim Privacy doors Navigation & Maneuvering station Monitoring station Communication station Access to powered pantograph door to the port side decks Windshield mullions wrapped with technical upholstery Windshield wipers with fresh water sprayer, windshield defrosters
OWNER'S STATEROOM: Walk around bed with storage below King-size coil spring mattress Upholstered headboard of fine Rubelli fabric or leather Nightstands have Bronzed Glass, premium marble or mirror Desk / vanity has flip-up mirror Entertainment cabinet features a flat screen TV and media storage High-gloss cross-grained wood accents on bunk, desk, and cabinet tops Built-in sofa with cushions and throw pillows upholstered in fine fabrics Walk-in wardrobe Private lobby with fridge or ice-maker
OWNER'S BATHROOM: Vanity countertops are premium marble, and feature showpiece sinks of glass or marble Soles are premium marble, accentuated with marble inlays The large-sized shower enclosure walls compliment the vanities, with marble accents and seats Shower doors are frameless with clear glass Double ended quality bath Accessories include mirror, towel bars, robe hooks, soap dishes, toilet paper holder 2 x Upper vanity cabinets Air Extraction and associated duct Toilet with Elongated bowl Bidet with Zuchetti fixture
GUEST CABINS: Built-in berths with drawers, and additional storage below Mattresses are coil spring type Nightstands have wood cabinet top inset with marble, glass, or mirror Fine leather or Rubelli fabric upholstered headboards Entertainment cabinet Cedar lined hanging lockers Shelving, storages per plans Distinctive upholstered panel overhead
GUEST BATHROOMS: Vanity countertops are premium marble or glass, and feature glass or marble sink Showers have marble accents and frameless glass shower doors Bath accessories include mirror, towel bars, robe hooks, soap dishes, toilet paper holder Upper vanity cabinets Exhaust duct White toilet with Elongated bowl
LOWER FOYER: Stairway with custom polished stainless steel and handrail with wood rail cap Inlaid cabin doors to Owner's suite, guest staterooms, and powder room Bar area with under counter fridge and ice-maker
Inspection can be arranged
PRICE 16.2m GBP. negotiable
Ref YT8787
Regards Keith
UK office 00 44(0) 1342 459089
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Length: 52.20m Year: 2010 Number of cabins: 5 Number of berths: 12 Telephone: 0044(0)1342 459089 Mobile: 0044(0) 7885775317 E-mail Seller: Click here
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Finance & Administration Division
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Treasury Division
The division has a number of sections under it. They include the under listed:
Financial Management Services Division
Pension Computation Section
This section validates retirement processes (both Compulsory and voluntary) for public sector workers. A Pension Payment Unit is responsible for the payment of monthly pension allowance to retired officers from the Service; police, prison service, the Armed Forces and other institutions which subsist on government subvention.
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RedTree Photography is an Alberta-based Wedding Photography company with four photographers located in Edmonton & Central Alberta. RedTree Photography was founded in 2012, but has been a full time business for owner, Amy Moedt since 2014.
A few things to know about me: I could not live without my daily dose of delicious fresh ground coffee, or my fuzzy white robe. My favourite part of a wedding day is either the first look between the bride and groom, or those moments during the reception when I am able to steal my couple away and take some creative night shots! I laugh at myself a lot – and it will generally get my couple laughing as well. I love to direct my couples during formals so that they feel as comfortable and beautiful on their wedding day as possible – because let's be honest – nobody knows what to do with their hands.
My bio: Let's fast-forward through my boring (but necessary) qualifications. Straight out of high school I attended the University of Lethbridge where I completed my B.F.A with a focus in photography. During that time, I took in as much as I could while second shooting weddings in the summer, and photographing sports year round (the main reason why I'm so quick on the draw – literally – I have a camera belt that looks like a holster). Immediately after graduating I worked as a graphic designer while also starting RedTree Photography.
Couples are my specialty, and business is my passion.
I am an Edmonton photographer, who photographs weddings all over the world. My husband, Ryan moonlights as my second shooter – especially when world travel is involved. With a single look across the room, he knows exactly which lens to bring me or what camera to switch out – it's a gift.
We photograph upward of four destination weddings per year. The most popular time for destination travel tends to be in November and April (fun fact). Some of our favourite wedding locations have been Mexico, Dominican, Jamaica, Niagara Falls, Halifax and Banff National Park! So yes – if you are getting married out of the country I WILL come with you – and likely bring my other half with me. Our 1 year old Brynn has already been to Mexico 3 times in her first year!
It has been 4 years since I hired associate photographers based out of Edmonton. We have a consistent training program that keeps them sharp and artistic! If you would like to learn more about my associates, click HERE. For 2019 & 2020, our associates available for booking are Megan, Kristina, & Samantha!
What's new: We are on the "preferred vendor" list for the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald in Edmonton! We are the only photographers on that list, and we are super excited to photograph there more and more!
Pricing: If you want to learn more about our packages and pricing, click HERE.
You like caffeine too? If we have never met, please contact me to meet in person for coffee or we can make our own coffees and meet via Skype! I would love to discuss your special day!


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Suspending to RAM or disk
Suspending or hibernating a system is essentially handled by the kernel; some care must be taken, however, with respect to the un- and re-loading of kernel modules.
Manually suspending to RAM
'/sys/power/state' contains values for the possible suspension mechanisms supported by the kernel. If it contains "mem" then the machine supports suspending to RAM. It can be triggered by echoing "mem" into the file. This can only be done with root permission, so issue
echo mem | sudo tee /sys/power/state
If this command should fail then one may need to un-load some kernel modules beforehand. Check
dmesg as well as the system log to find out more (cf. the forum forum to get an idea). See also below for some quirks provided by the PM-tools.
PM-utils is a suite of commands that handle kernel modules in the context of suspending to RAM or disk. The following code prints out the supported methods.
for i in --suspend --hibernate --suspend-hybrid; do pm-is-supported $i && echo "$(echo $i | tr [:lower:] [:upper:] | tr -d -) is supported"; done
Suspending to RAM is issued through
sudo pm-suspend
pm-suspend as well as
pm-suspend-hybrid come with some quirks available through
–quirk-* options. See the man-page for details.
PM-utils does hibernation, i.e. suspending to disk, as well and should put the computer safely to sleep. A swap partition must exist, of course, and dCore will detect and use it on its own (unless the NOSWAP boot-code was set).
In order for the system to know at boot where it should look for hibernation data, the kernel parameter
resume= must be included in the boot stanza. It takes a device file name as parameter. (Contrary to what the above linked docs say, I have been unable to successfully use
PARTUUID=<uuid> or
Selection of swap partition
When several different installations are present on a machine, one single swap partition will not suffice for holding the various hibernation images. Usually, Linux installations use a static '/etc/fstab' where the swap partitions are specified. dCore, however, dynamically generates that file upon system boot and lists any detected swap partition. The list of swap spaces can been read from '/proc/swaps'.
Upon hibernating, dCore risks to over-write the hibernation image of a different installation. To overcome this issue, one can create a separate swap partition for dCore and selectively disable the other swap partitions by adding
sudo swapoff <PARTITION> to '/opt/bootsync.sh'. Options for specifying the partition are listed by
swapoff -h.
Start-up scripts under '~/.X.d.' risk not being executed upon wake-up or resume. To have them triggered anew, they need to be executed by pm-utils via a hook. For this purpose, create an executable file '/usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/10XdC' with the following content adapted to your needs:
#!/bin/sh case "$1" in hibernate|suspend) ;; thaw|resume) ~/.X.d/<SCRIPT> ;; *) ;; esac exit $?
Adding menu entries to Openbox for suspending
The commands for suspending and hibernating can be made available through the Openbox menu in a similar fashion to the menu tweaks applied to LXDE. For LXDE itself, a more elaborate outline is available.
First create '~/.config/openbox/pm-utils.xml' with the following content, adapting the commands as suitable.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <openbox_menu xmlns="http://openbox.org/3.5/menu"> <menu id="pm-utils-menu" label="PM-Utils"> <item label="Suspend"> <action name="Execute"> <command>sudo pm-suspend</command> </action> </item> <item label="Hibernate"> <action name="Execute"> <command>sudo pm-hibernate</command> </action> </item> </menu> </openbox_menu>
Then add a reference to this file in '~/.config/openbox/rc.xml' (or '~/.config/openbox/lxde-rc.xml' when using LXDE). That is, add
<file>pm-utils.xml</file> somewhere to the
<menu>-section (around line 601 in 'rc.xml', line 541 in 'lxde-rc.xml') before the closing
Finally, make the menu available by adding the following to the section
<menu id="root-menu" label="Openbox 3"> of '~/.config/openbox/menu.xml' at the desired location.
<menu id="pm-utils-menu"/>
After selecting "Reconfigure Openbox" from "System" in the Openbox menu (right-click on the desktop), the new sub-menu is available.


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Will.i.am And Eva Simons Perform "This Is Love" On 'Live With Kelly'
Will.i.am brought his monochromatic style to Live With Kelly this morning, performing "This Is Love", the Steven Angello-produced single off his upcoming solo album, #willpower. The piano from the single's video makes an appearance during his early morning performance, as does Eva Simons and her fluffy, stuffed animal-esque mohawk whose existence continues to baffle us. (Seriously, how many cans of hairspray does this woman use in the morning?)
"She is the real thing," the Black Eyed Pea recently said of Simons. "It's exactly what dance music is about. That's why I'm so happy and honored to be working with her."
#willpower is expected to drop this fall, and will include collaborations with LMFAO, Britney Spears, Shakira, Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz, Justin Bieber, and Ne-Yo. So, basically, everyone.


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Why is cool Tokyo modern architecture devoid of urban biodiversity?
I recently took Linus Yng's wonderful bike tour of (mostly) Suginami, with a few detours in Setagaya. I highly recommend exploring Tokyo on a bike with this Swedish graduate student in architecture. His tours combine visits to notable contemporary buildings, and a broad understanding of Tokyo's history, topography, planning, edges, forgotten spaces, and endless complexity.
I'll be running a series of posts sharing what I learned on this 3 hour ride. There were so many interesting designs, so many traces of country roads and Edo canals, and some surprises along the way. Today's post looks at a remarkable small residence, designed by Yamashita Yasuhiro of Atelier Tekuto, our first stop.
I am amazed that in Tokyo, people are able and willing to pay for innovative small residences that stand out from the vast majority of large and small buildings that are built rather than designed. I love how futuristic this house is, and wonder what it's like to live inside.
Yet from a biodiversity and neighborly perspective, I am very skeptical of this project. It seems all the more ironic when I read the Design Boom interview that states the architect "creates his architecture based on the system of society, the environment and the function." Although the neighboring buildings suffer from a lack of design, I admire how social they are in terms of informal gardens.
I wonder why this designed residence is so void of plants. Perhaps the owner has no interest in plants. Yet, I wonder if the architect could not have specified some low maintenance, high impact plantings that would have brought life to the building. Perhaps architects don't want organic material interfering with the shapes and lines they create. Given how street gardens are so uniquely Tokyo, I think this architect, like many others, has missed a big opportunity to re-imagine public green space and sociability.


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2011 Fincas
"The 2011 Fincas is a 50/50 blend of Caíño and Sousón from steep slate vineyards. As with other reds from this winery, the full clusters were foot trodden in open 600 liter oak barrels with indigenous yeast and transferred to barrique for malolactic and 16 months aging after fermentation. The wine rested in tank until it was finally bottled in August 2014. The slow, long aging process seems to have given the wine very good harmony and complexity and has balsamic notes intermixed with black pepper and wild fruit, quite shy, not too expressive, more subtle that its siblings. The palate is medium-bodied, and you feel more gritty, rustic tannins but great acidity. It seems to have the stuffing and components to develop well in bottle, but you should wait a bit before pulling the cork. 2,400 bottles were produced." - 92pts Wine Advocate
$52.00 Stock1
2014 Ribera Sacra
"The other new red is the 2014 Caíño Amaral from young vines first vinified in this vintage. The modus operandi is similar: native fermentation with full clusters and aging in French barrique for 18 months. I simply loved the aromatics of this wine, its elegant rusticity, the spicy and floral aromas—very expressive and harmonious. It makes you salivate with the effervescent minerality. It's light on its feet and intense at the same time. This feels very different from the Caíño from Rías Baixas, reflecting different soils and climate. Superb! 1,200 bottles." - 93+pts WA
$48.00 Stock4
Organic/biodynamic Brancellao from RIbera Sacra in Galicia. " It's a light and pale-colored, subtle and aromatic red, with an ethereal palate where the fine-grained tannins are nicely balanced by refreshing acidity. This showcases the potential and elegance of Brancellao, a grape that was ignored for a very long time that still has quite a lot to say. With time it develops a slightly animal character that I've seen in other wines, and it's quite subtle and does not dominate; I wonder if it's inherent to the variety. I need a lot more experience with Brancellao, because it's a grape that is really starting... 3,800 bottles produced." - 93pts WA
$44.00 Stock2
Organic/Biodynamic Merenzao (Trousseau) from Ribera Sacra in Galicia. 167 cases produced.
$48.00 Stock5
2017 Ribeira Sacra
Ribeira Sacra -- 92+pts WA -- A white blend of Godello, Albarino and Treixadura.
$33.00 Stock12
"The 2013 Gratallops, their village wine, is a blend of 85% Garnacha and the rest Cariñena. The grapes were destemmed, lightly pressed and fermented in oak vats with indigenous yeasts. The wine went through malo and 16 months aging in oak barrels. It might be suffering a bit of bottle shock. In this vintage, the Garnacha was so rich that the percentage of Cariñena is lower to maintain the fluidity of the wine. In this vintage I give the edge to Terrasses. 600 cases produced." - 92+pts WA
$57.00 Stock5
2013 Velles Vinyes
"The 2013 Les Terrasses Velles Vinyes, from a rainy year and a late harvest that resulted in perfect ripeness and low yields, is a blend of 55% Garnacha and 45% Cariñena... grown on schist llicorella soils, fermented in a combination of oak and cement vats with natural yeasts and matured in barrique for one year. It has a meaty nose with aromas that transported me to the Northern Rhône, showing smoky bacon intermixed with violets and really well-integrated oak resulting in a very fine and elegant impression. It seems more refined than other vintages of Les Terrasses, lighter and more elegant with none of the volatility or oak of yesteryear. It is really fine, polished and is without edges. Somehow within the Atlantic vintage you can see the Mediterranean character. Awesome Terrasses and good value for Priorat. 7,960 cases produced." - 93pts WA
$35.00 Stock4
Bin Soiled Label -- "Aged 18 months in 100% new French oak from 75-year old Tempranillo vines, the 2001 Pagos Viejos is one of Spain's greatest wines. A singular red of extraordinary stature and intensity, it exhibits an inky/ruby/purple color as well as a luxurious bouquet of lead pencil shavings, black and blue fruits, espresso roast, and floral notes. This full-bodied, dense 2001 possesses layers of flavor, a sweet integration of tannin and wood, and a finish that lasts for nearly a minute." - 97pts WA
$90.00 Stock1
2008 'Aquilon' Garnacha, Campo de Borja
'Aquilon' Garnacha, Campo de Borja
$95.00 Stock1
2006 Benjamin Romeo 'La Cueva del Contador'
Benjamin Romeo 'La Cueva del Contador'
2001 Gran Reserva
$45.00 Stock3
2010 Gran Reserva
Gran Reserva
$45.00 Stock12
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Celebrating 40 Years
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Celebrating 40 Years
This week marks the 40th anniversary of the number one brand in real estate - RE/MAX! I have been a member of the RE/MAX family since 1993 and can't imagine working for any other real estate company. I am both proud and honored to have the privilege to surround myself with the brilliant minds and leaders who make this industry great.
Congrats to Dave and Gail Liniger...without your vision and fortitude, we would not be celebrating 40 years! And to my fellow real estate professionals, let's make it another awesome 40 years! Nate


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I'm really looking forward to June, and not just because my new book will be out and I can finally relax, maybe. It's because I get to go back to this beautiful place in the mist, the Djerassi Resident Artists Program in Northern California, and I get to take a group of fellow YA writers with me. My third Djerassi YA novel workshop will be running June 21–26, and you can still apply to join me: The deadline is February 26.
I first visited Djerassi as a resident artist, where I spent a month writing and exploring ideas and finding great inspiration. I love sharing this experience with fellow writers of YA fiction—a small week-long taste with opportunities for critiques and a private meeting with me and good food and good discussion and a sculpture tour and what else can I say to entice you??
I've been fielding some frequently asked questions lately from prospective writers, and I wanted to try to answer those here. Please, if you have more questions, feel free to ask in the comments or to email me privately.
As it says in the general description, this is a fiction workshop tailored for writers working on YA novels of any style and genre, featuring daily critique sessions and time to retreat and produce new work. Includes 75 pages (25 for group critique; 50 in private conference) of manuscript review… And if you'd like some testimonials, scroll down on this page for the wonderful things the 2014 Djerassi YA workshop writers said.
But you have more questions, so here goes, a FAQ:
What are you looking for in writing sample?
I'm looking for good writing, of course, but also the spark that tells me I would be able to be helpful to you as a writing teacher—a connection to your writing that tells me we would work well together.
It's not all about the writing sample, either: I am looking at that last question on the application carefully, the short statement where I ask "what you hope to gain from this workshop and what writing experience and classes you have taken before, if any."
I'm looking at the person as well as the writer, so I can try to craft a good, supportive, dynamic group of writers who will click with one another, and who will come from differing perspectives and backgrounds and places in their careers.
Please know: The sample pages you send in for the application absolutely do not have to be the pages you send in for the actual workshop. So send your best work for the application, and know you can send far rougher pages later.
When will the pages for critique be due?
A month before our workshop starts, so you have a chance to read all your fellow writers' work and write feedback before arriving at Djerassi (and so I'll have time to read, too!): so May 21.
You'll be able to workshop up to 25 pages with the group. You will also have the opportunity to send me up to 50 additional pages for private critique, which we will discuss in person when we meet.
These additional pages can be from a different novel, if you prefer, or from the same novel—up to you.
What kind of writers are you seeking?
YA writers with experience, though not necessarily publications. Though, of course, published authors are very welcome to apply.
This is not a workshop for beginning-level writers who have never written fiction before. You should also know what YA is, and you should be enthusiastically, passionately writing it.
Diverse writers are encouraged to apply. You must be 18 or older to apply.
Can I workshop pages from a middle-grade novel there?
You can send middle-grade fiction for your writing sample, but I'd like to keep the workshop itself just to YA fiction this year. Please only apply if you know you will have the opening pages of a YA novel to bring for group discussion June.
(You will be welcome to show me pages from a separate middle-grade project in our private conference, if you're so inclined.)
Is this workshop for women only?
No! (This was a question really asked, so I'm including it here.) It was only coincidence that the great majority of writers who applied last year were women… Most of my readers are women, too. Male writers and non-gender-conforming writers are encouraged to apply. I'd love a diverse group of writers.
How many writers will you accept?
Nine. Though, if I can't help it, certainly no more than eleven, due to housing constraints.
Are you choosing writers RIGHT NOW THIS VERY SECOND and is there a chance I will lose my spot if I wait to apply until the deadline? (i.e., Are there rolling admissions?)
No rolling admissions.
I won't be selecting the writers until after the deadline, which is February 26. I admit that I have peeked at the applications and read some writing samples and I'm getting excited… But I really will be making the decisions after all the applications are in. Notifications will go out on or before March 12.
What is the daily schedule?
We will meet for workshop in the mornings, during which we will critique each writer's opening pages in a constructive, honest group discussion led by me. At the end of discussion, you will have the opportunity to ask the group questions about anything you'd like clarity on, or anything that didn't come up in our feedback.
After you've been workshopped, you and I will schedule a private conference in the afternoon, where we will talk about how you thought the workshop critique went and discuss your additional pages.
During one afternoon, we'll go on a sculpture tour of the property, which is totally voluntary but highly recommended.
Otherwise the afternoons are yours to write, nap, think, read, chat, hike the sculpture trails on your own, or whatever you'd like. In previous workshops, sometimes the writers would meet together for writing sprints—and you are always welcome to write in your private studio. Your time is yours.
Breakfast and lunch are yours to make from the fully stocked kitchen, but every night we meet for delicious dinner in the main house, made for us by amazing Chef Dan. (Who is wonderfully accommodating for special diets, btw, if you are vegan or vegetarian or gluten-free. Everything he makes is so good. He's my favorite chef, over all the colonies.) We share chores after dinner and clean up the dishes. It doesn't take long.
In the evenings we will have readings—a chance, if you'd like, to share more of your work!—and we will try writing prompts if everyone is interested. We might have a movie night. I did a reading myself in previous years, but this year I might add in a craft talk. We might have an honest discussion about the publishing industry in a place where only we can hear. I take my cue from you, and will craft the week to be whatever you'd like it to be.
Is there any required reading?
A month before the workshop, you'll get your fellow writers' pages to read and start critiquing so you have ample time to have everything done before you arrive. Other than that, there is no required reading before or during the workshop.
Is there an opportunity for you to critique my full manuscript?
I've added in this option due to requests from last year. You can see my new critique and mentoring service on my website, but for 2015 Djerassi writers, the fee will be heavily discounted if you want me to read and critique beyond page 75 of your novel.
Are there scholarships available?
I'm sorry to say that we don't have a scholarship program available.
(Last year, I was amazed at one of the writers, who ran a successful Kickstarter to fund her trip from Australia!)
Here's a question I'm not asked: What do I want from this week?
I want to give you a safe place to talk about your novel, among like-minded writers. A place to be honest on the page. A place to dig in and ask questions and be open to feedback that could help raise your story to new heights. I want to dig in to your novel with you and help you get to where you'd like to be.
I also love being up at Djerassi, so I can't wait to go back, just selfishly.
If my last two Djerassi workshops in 2014 were any indication, this is going to be an incredible week.
If you want to get a sense of the experience in a way I can't tell you, here are some beautiful blog posts from some writers who were there last year:
Yield to Whim — Susan Bishop Crispell
The Path to Inspiration: A Week at Djerassi — Rebekah Faubion
Summer Workshops: Lighthouse Meets Djerassi — Carrie Brown Wolf
Life After Djerassi — Zoë Harris
My Djerassi Experience — Shelli Cornelison
Djerassi Part I, Djerassi Part II, and Djerassi Part III — Courtney Leigh
(2014 Djerassi writers: If I missed your post and I can share it here, please send me the link!)
I hope this FAQ answers your questions—but if you have more, please ask in the comments below or feel free to email me!
Most of all, I hope you'll be inspired to apply and join me this June…


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"Look at me!" This was not an amorous suggestion; rather, a very cross order. My date of the evening (the husband was away on a business trip) was fed up with me looking over his shoulder. I wasn't being so churlish as to scope the party for other men; I was simply studying the other women.
We all do it. Whether we admit to it or not, women spend more time checking out other women than they do checking out men. According to research by a British swimwear company, half of the 2,000 women polled said that they "enjoy" comparing themselves to other women.
I'm not sure I "enjoy" the cut-throat competition that fuels female encounters. But it is undoubtedly a dog-eat-dog spirit that forces me to focus beady eyes on the woman passing me on the street, the cover girl on the glossy magazine, and even – dare I say it – my closest friends. Thank goodness thought bubbles exist only in cartoons; otherwise I'd be cast out as a pariah, with my mean-spirited running commentary. Why is she wearing shorts when cellulite pockmarks her thighs? Why is she showing off her wrinkled cleavage? Who's the butcher who gave her that trout pout? Uncharitable, I know. But there is plenty of self-doubt in other comparisons. She's thinner than me. She's better dressed. She looks 10 years younger.
So why do we do it? Why is watching other women more compulsive than the latest episode of Homeland or even gawping as Nadine Dorries eats lamb's testicles?
I used to think it was all part of the hunt for a suitable man. If "she" looked better than me, she'd nab the only male who didn't sleep with his ex-wife, his four Labradors or a hot water bottle.
But matrimony hasn't switched off my woman-spotting radar, so I can only conclude that it's not about men – it's about us.
Most women will agree that when we look in the mirror, we don't ask ourselves what he sees in us, we ask what she sees. I've never heard a man complain about hairy legs but I wax my pins faithfully, lest other women mock my furry calves. I've never heard a man praise a woman's manicure, yet I regularly shell out £20 to have nails that meet my female friends' approval.
We dress to impress our female peers. Members of the opposite sex, let's face it, couldn't tell Dolce & Gabbana from Ben & Jerry's. Getting dressed for them is as challenging as connect the dots: so long as it's figure-hugging, these simple souls will be happy. It is pointless spending hundreds on a MaxMara shift when the only comment from the man in your life is: "A Carmelite habit would be more of a come-on."
Thank heavens, then, for the girls. They may instantly spot last year's Temperley dress and this year's extra two kilos but when they give you a compliment, you know it's for real. Pleasing the female judge is a triumph. So it is no wonder that half of the survey's respondents said they get a buzz from it.
But it's a buzz that we feel guilty about. The classic self-help books, from Women Who Love too Much to Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, echo the injunction that we should be happy in our own skin. Every shrink is clear on the subject: comparisons are not just odious, but destructive. When we study one another with a critical (and competitive) eye we risk denting the self-confidence of the object of our attention – and sometimes our own as well.
One former colleague, good-looking and a stylish dresser, perfected the most intimidating scrutiny of fellow women. Slow, deliberate and calculating, her overt once-over shrank you to quaking insignificance. But thankfully such blatant judgment is rare: most of us try to conceal that we are sizing up the competition (for which sunglasses come in very handy).
Every woman I know has a celebrity template (or two) that she draws inspiration from and obsesses over at every opportunity. For me, the most watchable woman in the world is Victoria Beckham. Posh may glower, but she glows, too. Her chiselled face and sculpted body never fail to look glamorous – whether it's a gamine look she's gone for or a Gothic one. Obviously, I can't draw any comparisons between myself and such a fashion icon but I like to look none the less. And, crucially, Posh has feet of clay – or at least feet ridden with bunions. It's only a little flaw, but it makes her recognisably human. And all the more watchable as a result.
Likewise, the BBC newsreader Emily Maitlis, another glamour puss with an eye-catching and ever-changing style, came on to my radar when she was mortifyingly caught on camera some years ago at an awards ceremony displaying more than she had intended in a tight designer gown. Woman-watching, like any entertainment, has to spring some surprises.
So here's looking at you, kid. But only if you're female.


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Video Vault – Apr 4, 2018
IMAGES (Arrow Academy/MVD Entertainment Group): Although released in the wake of such critical successes as M*A*S*H (1970), Brewster McCloud (1970) and McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971), Robert Altman's 1972 psychological thriller remains one of the esteemed filmmaker's most obscure films, despite Susannah York winning the Best Actress award at Cannes and John Williams' score earning an Oscar nomination.
In one of her best performances, York portrays Cathryn, the successful (and pregnant) author of children's books, whose grip on reality is rapidly slipping away. She suspects her husband Hugh (Altman perennial Rene Auberjonois) is having an affair, but consents to spend time resting in a remote seaside manor off the Irish coast.
Once there, however, her paranoia increases, as she imagines – or does she? – a former lover (Marcel Bozzuffi) come to call, and engages in a dangerous flirtation with brutish neighbor (Hugh Millais) – leading to an appropriately ambiguous, yet undeniably fascinating, ending.
Altman would later revisit some of Images' themes in his subsequent, more high-profile, 3 Women (1977), but for devotees of the filmmakers, Images is a must – a delicate, fragile work that perfectly reflects the mindset of its troubled protagonist.
The special-edition Blu-ray ($39.95 retail) includes audio commentary, retrospective and vintage interviews, theatrical trailer, and more. Rated R. ***½
1:54 (Breaking Glass Pictures): Actor-turned-co/-producer/writer/director Yan England's timely, award-winning debut feature (originally titled Running) stars Antoine Olivier Pilon as a troubled high-school athlete wrestling with his sexual identity while contending with a bullying teammate (Lou-Pascal Tremblay). In French with English subtitles, available on DVD ($24.99 retail).
"13 REASONS WHY": SEASON ONE (Paramount): Teenager Dylan Millette embarks on a soul-searching journey when he receives 13 cassette tapes from his unrequited high-school crush (Katherine Langford) who recently committed suicide, in all 13 episodes from the inaugural 2017 season of the award-winning Netflix drama series based on Jay Asher's best-selling 2007 novel, available in a four-DVD collection ($33.99 retail) boasting bonus features.
BASMATI BLUES (Shout! Factory): Writer Dan Baron's directorial debut stars Brie Larson as an American scientist who finds romance with rebellious college drop-out Utkarsh Ambudkar while uncovering malfeasance when she is sent to India in this romantic comedy with a Bollywood twist and Donald Sutherland, Scott Bakula and Tyne Daly in support, available on DVD ($16.97 retail) and Blu-ray ($22.97 retail), each replete with special features.
CELTIC PRIDE (Kino Lorber Studio Classics): Director Tom DeCerchio's flimsy 1996 debut feature stars Dan Aykroyd and Daniel Stern as die-hard Boston Celtics fans who kidnap obnoxious Utah Jazz superstar Damon Wayans to ensure their team wins the NBA championship. This predictable, one-note farce, which marked an early feature credit for screenwriter/executive producer Judd Apatow, who went on to bigger – and much better – things. Both the DVD ($11.95 retail) and Blu-ray ($19.95 retail) include audio commentary and theatrical trailer. Rated PG-13. *
"THE GOVERNOR": THE COMPLETE COLLECTION (Acorn TV): A five-DVD collection ($59.99 retail) of all 12 feature-length episodes from the entire 1995-'96 run of the ITV drama series starring Janet McTeer as the title character, Helen Hewitt, who becomes the youngest female in charge of an all-male prison when she assumes the top job at Barfield Prison, with Sophie Okonedo, Eamonn Walker, Derek Martin, Ron Donachie, and Idris Elba in support.
THE HAPPYS (Indican Pictures): Writer/directors Tom Gould and John Serpe's award-winning feature debut is a breezy but scattershot comedy/drama starring Amanda Bauer (in a winning turn) as a winsome Hollywood transplant whose dreams of happiness are seemingly shattered when she walks in on her actor fiancee (Jack DePew) – with another man. A nice try that doesn't quite add up, but it kills time easily enough and makes good use of Los Feliz locations. **
"LOVE, LIES & RECORDS" (Acorn TV): Award-winning writer Kay Mellor created this Acorn TV/BBC One drama series starring Ashley Jensen as an overworked registrar trying to balance her personal and professional lives, in all six episodes from the inaugural 2017 season, available on DVD ($39.99 retail), replete with bonus features.
THE MALLORY EFFECT (Indican Pictures): In his 2002 debut feature (his only to date), writer/editor/director Dustin Guy brings zippy pacing to this ribald comedy that sees associate producer Steven Roy trying to woo back his ex-girlfriend, the titular Mallory (Josie Maran in her screen debut) by surreptitiously befriending her current beau (Scott Hanks). The ambiguous ending is a surprise. The DVD ($20 retail) includes audio commentary, the director's (shorter) cut, and more. Rated R. **
"A PLACE TO CALL HOME": SEASON 4 (Acorn TV): Marta Dusseldorp returns as Sarah, a nurse readjusting to life in New South Wales following World War II, in all 12 episodes from the 2017 season of the award-winning Australian drama series created by Bevan Lee, co-starring Noni Hazlehurst, Brett Climo, Jenni Baird, David Berry, Abby Earl, Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood and Ben Winspear (Dusseldorp's real-life husband), available in a four-DVD collection ($59.99 retail).
RIBBONS (Indican Pictures): Elias Matar produced, directed, and co-wrote the story for this latter-day film-noir thriller, in which disillusioned veteran Patrick Hickman hooks up with troubled teen Haidyn Harvey (in an award-winning performance), only to find more trouble during a fateful dinner with her mother (Anna Easteden) and abusive stepfather (top-billed Brian Krause, also a producer). Nothing new but not bad. **
THE SANDLOT (Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment): A "25th Anniversary" edition of writer David Mickey Evans' 1993 award-winning directorial debut, a sun-dappled slice of Americana and nostalgia following a group of neighborhood kids who bond as they play baseball. The sugary sentiment runs high, but it's got a fan base. Karen Allen, Denis Leary, Art LaFleur and James Earl Jones represent the adult contingent. Both the DVD ($9.98 retail) and Blu-ray ($19.96 retail) include featurette, full-color poster, and 10 collectible Topps baseball cards. Rated PG. *½
SWEET VIRGINIA (Shout! Factory): Disillusioned ex-rodeo star Jon Bernthal befriends drifter Christopher Abbott, unaware that he's a ruthless contract killer "on assignment," in director Jamie M. Dagg's R-rated, noir-ish thriller, the first written by twin brothers Benjamin and Paul China, co-starring Rosemarie DeWitt and Imogen Poots, available on DVD ($16.97 retail) and Blu-ray ($22.97 retail).
THE TWILIGHT PEOPLE (VCI Entertainment/MVD Entertainment Group): Eddie Romero's silly but watchable 1972 shocker stars producer John Ashley as a hunter held captive on a remote island where mad scientist Charles Macaulay tinkers with human genetics, yielding half-animal hybrids. Essentially a remake of Terror is a Man (1959), which Romero co-directed, which was itself an ersatz (and uncredited) version of H.G. Wells' The Island of Dr. Moreau. Shot in the Philippines, this was among the first films released by Dimension Pictures, with Pat Woodell, Jan Merlin, Eddie Garcia and Pam Grier (as the Panther Woman) in support. This rattled around drive-ins and grindhouses for years, becoming a minor cult classic. One thing's for sure: It's never looked better. The special-edition DVD/Blu-ray combo ($29.99 retail) includes audio commentary and a vintage interview with Romero, theatrical trailer and TV spots. Rated PG. **
WASTELANDER (Indican Pictures): Angelo Lopes' derivative, slow-moving, post-apocalyptic sci-fi action thriller stars Brendan Guy Murphy in the title role of a grizzled warrior enmeshed in a futuristic feud. It's easy to discern the many cinematic inspirations, but this simply rehashes them. Rated R. *
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It's the end of the first week of PuSh, and momentum is definitely building. Last night we had three sold-out, or nearly sold-out shows, two of them in large venues: Gob Squad's Kitchen at the Fei and Milton Wong, SFU Woodward's; Danse Lhasa Danse at the Chan Centre (1200 seats!); and A Brimful of Asha at the Revue Stage on Granville Island. This in addition to the final performance of The Pixelated Revolution at SFU Woodward's Studio T and, of course, Club PuSh, where Calgary's Woodpigeon joined forces with the Coastal Sound Youth Choir for back-to-back performances
Much as one would like, one can't be everywhere at once, and so from the above smorgasbord of choice, Richard and I opted for Kitchen. A live video and theatrical recreation of several of Andy Warhol's iconic Factory films, the piece asks what appears to be initially glib and then turns out to be quite profound questions about the relationship between liveness and documentation, reality and simulation, the past and the present. Entering the Wong Theatre single file via its backstage door, the audience encounters not just the members of the Gob Squad ensemble, but also the three makeshift sets on which their experiments will be played out. Once the piece begins, these sets are viewed as black and white projections on three side-by-side screens. In the middle, and comprising the main focus of attention, is the kitchen of the title, in which the mustachioed Shaun and Edie Sedgwick-lookalike Sharon set about channeling the sexual energy of the swinging 60s in order to reenact as authentically as possible the action of Warhol's original film. Except that the table cloth on the kitchen table is more 50s than 60s, and the foodstuffs they've stocked their shelves with have clearly come from Nester's supermarket, and Shaun's claim that he likes his coffee the way he likes his men—strong, hot, and black—is ridiculous and deliberately cringe-making in its comic hyperbole.
This is just the start of the mayhem unleashed as a result of the collective's attempts to make sense of—and ideally make work for them—the ever-widening gap between themselves, the selves they are playing in 2014, and the selves those selves are supposed to be standing in for in 1965. For example, on the screen to the audience's left of the central kitchen panel, Sarah is trying to sleep—in homage to Warhol's seven-hour film of his slumbering lover John Giorno. But, as she explains to Shaun, she's really only pretending to sleep. And so, by said logic, she somehow convinces him to pretend to be her pretending to sleep. Meanwhile, Simon, having completed his single take screen test on the audience right panel, says to Sharon that it's her turn, and all she has to do is sit in front of the camera and "be herself." Easier said than done for Sharon, who over the course of the next ten minutes proceeds to drape a number of scarves and other items of clothing about her, eventually putting a plastic bag over her head, which as she eventually says to a panicked Simon was just her playing, but which is nevertheless increasingly uncomfortable for us to watch as we see the bag fog up before us.
At first all of this is played very broadly and comically, and one thinks this is—to borrow a couple of terms from another Sedgwick, this one Eve Kosofsky—a slightly sneering, post-postmodern, "kitsch-attributive" response to material long recognized (and valued) as camp. And, it's true, there is certainly a way in which the company's fumbling attempts to figure out how a newly liberated gay male sexuality would have been played (apparently with outsized sunglasses, a white fur coat and an ersatz Brooklyn accent), or whose breasts—Sarah's or Sharon's—are more authentically feminist, or even how one would have danced back then—exposes some of the closed clique-iness and narcissism of Warhol's self-anointing superstar world. But then, one by one, the Gob Squad players begin to break the cinematic frame, coming out from behind the projection screens to seek out audience avatars for their own on-screen personas. This adds yet another inevitable layer of mimeticism. But within this feedback loop—and what remains among the most moving aspects of the piece—these audience members are also allowed and indeed encouraged to play themselves, to translate their quotidian lives in the here and now into something timeless and mythic within the space of the camera's frame.
And so it was in Shaun's interactions with Fiona in Screen Test and Sarah's with Jane in Sleep—and then, quite beautifully, in Kiss—that I was not only able to witness what of the revolutionary spirit of Warhol's era remains today, but also how, through the remediating temporality of performance itself, we all have the potential to be superstars.