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Maybe there's no elixir for Virginia Tech's offense. Perhaps a patchwork offensive line, rookie tailbacks and unproven receivers have rendered the Hokies terminally average.
But if there is hope for Tech, it figures to emerge Thursday night at Miami.
Statistically, this is the Hurricanes' worst defense ever. In year-by-year records that date to 1960, Miami has never allowed so many yards (499.1 per game) or points (32.4).
Prefer your numbers with context? Among 120 teams nationally, the Canes rank 119th against the rush, 116th in total defense, 95th in scoring defense and 83rd against the pass.
There are mitigating circumstances. Miami's defense starts only one senior, cornerback Brandon McGee, and has faced quality quarterbacks such as Kansas State's Collin Klein and Florida State's EJ Manuel.
But 537 yards to Boston College, 664 to North Carolina State and 587 to Notre Dame? Those are season-highs for each of the three — in BC's case by 117 yards, in N.C. State's by 130.
Thursday's stakes are significant: The winner seizes control of the ACC's Coastal Division and the race to qualify for the conference championship game.
For Miami (4-4, 3-2 ACC), that's a big deal, pedestrian record notwithstanding. The Hurricanes have never, difficult as it is to fathom, reached the ACC title game.
"We know this division has gone through Blacksburg, and we've never won the division," Miami coach Al Golden said Wednesday. "Clearly, if you want the opportunity, you have to beat Virginia Tech."
But for Tech, playing that first Saturday in December has become routine — five times in seven years. With their worst eight-game record (4-4, 2-2) in 20 years, is Dec. 1 in Charlotte, N.C., a large-enough carrot to motivate the Hokies?
Coach Frank Beamer can only hope.
"At this time of the year, you want your games to be important, and this one certainly is," he said. "You want to be playing for something, and we certainly are."
Cynics, including some Hokies faithful, would counter that Tech's offense is the cure-all for Miami's defense. The Hokies don't rank among the nation's top 50 in any offensive category and matched their season-lows in points and turnovers (four) in their most recent game, a 38-17 loss at Clemson.
Tech quarterback Logan Thomas rushed for a career-high 99 yards on 21 carries against the Tigers, and Golden expects him to run even more Thursday.
"If I'm over there … I would probably run Logan a little more than he's running or than he has run," Golden said. "He's tough when he gets going, like Manuel and Klein. I think Logan does a great job with the read-option, he does a great job with the power-read, and he can make all the throws. This is an excellent quarterback, and one that is going to be a great challenge. We can't let him get going."
How kind of Golden to offer Tech advice, right? But Hokies offensive coordinator Bryan Stinespring and play-caller Mike O'Cain would be better-served to lean on their tailbacks, at least early.
Here's why: Opposing tailbacks have bludgeoned the Hurricanes.
Kansas State's John Hubert rushed for 106 yards, N.C. State's Tony Creecy 120, Notre Dame's George Atkinson III and Cierre Wood a combined 241, North Carolina's Gio Bernard 177, and Florida State's Devonta Freeman, James Wilder and Chris Thompson a combined 166.
Surely J.C. Coleman, Michael Holmes, Martin Scales or Tony Gregory can find some running room. And if Miami is forced to honor the rush, then Thomas will have the time and space to throw effectively.
It's not that Tech is incapable of such balance. The Hokies ran for 150-plus yards and passed for 240-plus against Cincinnati and Duke.
But the effort against Cincinnati was doomed by late defensive lapses, and even the victory over Duke included early breakdowns on both sides.
In short, Tech has yet to play anything resembling a complete game against a credible opponent. If the Hokies are capable, they'd better start now.
David Teel can be reached at 757-247-4636 or by email at email@example.com. For more from Teel, read his blog at dailypress.com/ teeltime and follow him at twitter.com/DavidTeelatDP
Any hope for Virginia Tech's offense should emerge at defenseless Miami
Maybe there's no elixir for Virginia Tech's offense. Perhaps a patchwork offensive line, rookie tailbacks and unproven receivers have rendered the Hokies terminally average.


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This week I am hosting the weekly gluten-free menu swap and I chose gluten-free pizza as the theme of the week. I love pizza and love trying new combinations & crusts, so I hope to see some great ideas this week. Over the past year I have tried some new crusts. I have a new favorite, Bob's Red Mill pizza crust mix. I also use Pamela's Bread mix for pizza crust or Carol Fenster's recipe. As far as toppings go, Jon prefers the traditional marinara sauce, mozzarella & pepperoni, occasionally. I like to mix things up. I like Buffalo Chicken pizza, veggie style pizza and my newest favorite is a pizza that I top with Trader Joe's Tomato Chutney, smashed chickpeas, feta or goat cheese & spinach. It is so good. What are your favorite crusts & toppings?
Buffalo Chicken & half cheese pizza
Veggie & half cheese pizza
Onto my menu for the week:
Sunday – Rotisserie Chicken, sweet potato steak fries, green beans & salad
Monday – Birthday dinner with my Dad, Step Mom & little sister
Tuesday- Taco salad
Wednesday- Salmon, brown rice couscous, asparagus & salad
Thursday -Chicken/Eggplant Parmesan, broccoli & salad
Friday – Pizza night!
Saturday -Hannah & I will have a girls night 🙂 Her choice
Baked Items
Sweet Potato Brownies (didn't get to them last week)
Blueberry Muffins
Please visit Food for Good Thought, Inc as they are holding a silent auction on January 23rd to raise money for autism. They train& employ individuals with autism. They make a great variety of gluten-free foods. If you live in the Columbus area you can attend the silent auction. If not and you want to donate, you can do so by visiting Food for Good Thought's site.
Have a great week!! Thanks to Cheryl at Gluten-free Goodness who is currently coordinating the GF Menu Swap. If you are interested in hosting, please contact Cheryl.
Manda from Asparagus Thin is making pizzas from around the world this week. I am especially interested in the deep dish polenta pizza..YUM! I also love the song she posted at the top of her post – it will be in my head all day now. 🙂
In my Box is making a series of one-pot meals this week. Again, polenta has caught my eye! A mention of a Mexican pizza made on Udi's crust also caught my eye – I love to sing the praises of Udi's!
Heather from Celiac Family has a great menu planned! She goes through her favorite pizzas (frozen, crusts & restaurant). I hope she can find a ZPizza soon, they are one of the best restaurant gluten-free pizzas around!
Cheryl from Gluten-free Goodness is making Coconut Curried Lentils and I just might have to invite myself over for dinner! YUM!! She also tried out a yeast & grain free pizza a while back that looks really good. I just may give that a try in the near future.
Esther from Lilac Kitchen is talking about making a pizza with a sweet apple base. That sounds awesome to me, so I do hope she shares if she does!
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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/six-in-10-muslim-wives-not-legally-married-j9r2qvtgmSix in 10 Muslim wives not legally married
About 6 in 10 Muslim women who have had traditional Islamic weddings in Britain are not legally married, according to a survey.
They have had a nikah marriage but 61% failed to go through a separate civil ceremony, recognised by the family courts.
If their marriage breaks down and they cannot agree on a division of assets, it means they must fight through the civil courts rather than start with a presumption that they will get an equal share.
The survey, of 923 women in the UK, was based on responses to community researchers rather than random sampling. The findings will be broadcast [at 10pm] on Tuesday on Channel 4 in The Truth About Muslim Marriage.
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1960s Black Beehive Adult Wig
Take yourself back to the swinging 60's - fashion was high and so were most of the people! Long Go-go boots, short mini-skirts, beehive wigs and plenty of flower power marks the era of free love, Woodstock and some of the greatest music of all time. Step back in time today in this authentic beehive wig and try your hand at singing some soul, jazz, or a dash of R&B!
- Long black wig made from polypropolene hair strands
- Wig is wavy with high beehive bun styled on top plus side fringe
- Singlet and jeans not included
- This is an official Rubie's product
*Please choose carefully - we do not accept returns on this item.
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We're seeing a significant increase in parcel volumes. While the majority of parcels are being delivered within 3 days, some parcel deliveries are delayed by up to 5 days. Deliveries into the Waikato region may be delayed by up to 10 days, and Auckland by up to two weeks. To help us help you, please only contact us if our tracking tool shows it's been more than 5 days (10 days in the Waikato and 2 weeks in Auckland) since NZ Post received your parcel. We understand how important your parcels are to you and our team are working very hard to get them to you as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience as we do everything we can to keep things moving."
- Free Shipping New Zealand Wide when you spend $69 or over
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- Orders are dispatched Monday - Friday
Average Delivery Times:
- Auckland & Waikato 3-4 Days
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- Rural Addresses - Please allow an extra 24 hours
For the most accurate dispatch and delivery times, check the delivery time on the product pages.Overnight Delivery/Urgent Orders
- At this time we do not have an overnight delivery service :(
Due to increased competition from other costume stores, all orders are dispatched from our brand new warehouse in Melbourne. Please contact us if you have any queries about this.
Click here for all information on Delivery & Shipping
Need to return or exchange a costume? No worries! Costume World offers 60 Days for Returns & Exchanges. Simply fill out our Returns Form and we'll contact you within 1-2 working days.
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Who and what is Costume World?
Based out of Hamilton, Costume World originally started as two costume businesses - HalloweenCostumes.co.nz and KidsCostumes.co.nz. After they were merged in June 2017, Costume World has become well established and has quickly grown to be New Zealand's Largest Online Retailer for Costumes.
Is Costume World a New Zealand business?
At Costume World, our aim is to be one of the most affordable online costume stores while maintaining our local customer service and great delivery times!
That's why in mid-2018, we parted ways with our original Hamilton warehouse and moved it to Australia, closer to our supplier. Our Hamilton office provides online store management and customer services.
As a result, this has allowed us to provide our customers with costumes at competitive prices while maintaining awesome local customer service and great delivery times :)
Are your costumes legit?
Yes! Our licensed costumes are 100% Authentic and Official. We also work closely with several suppliers to ensure our non-licensed costumes are of the highest quality.
Do you hire or sell costumes?
We get asked this question a lot! We only sell costumes, for two reasons:
1) We believe that owning a brand new costume is better than hiring :)
2) We have great suppliers which means you can buy costumes at super competitive and affordable prices.
Do you have a shop I can visit? Do you allow pick-ups?
You are currently visiting our shop - CostumeWorld.co.nz! Unfortunately we do not have a physical store or location for you to be able to try on costumes or click to collect.
Do you have overnight shipping?
Unfortunately we don't sorry - but we will! We're currently working on an overnight delivery solution that is both efficient and reliable :) more to come on this!
Do you ship to Australia?
We don't currently ship to Australia, but our good friends at Costume Super Centre carry the same range, with similar prices and guarantees on delivery time, shipping costs and so forth. Please visit their website at www.costumesupercentre.com.au and they'll be able to assist you will all your costume needs.
Do you have Laybuy or Afterpay?
We're working on it :)
When will I receive my order?
All orders placed before 1pm Monday to Friday will be dispatched same day. The average processing and delivery time for orders is 3 days. Please check our shipping and delivery page for more info on this.
I'm not sure which size I am?
As costumes come from various costume suppliers, each costume can fit differently. Each and every costume has a link to their own sizing chart, available in the product description.
Can I get a refund if my costume is not suitable?
As long as your costume meets the requirements of our Returns Policy, then 100% YES! We offer 60 Day Returns & Exchanges. Just fill out this form and provide some details, and we'll be in touch within 1 working day.
Can I exchange my costume for a larger or smaller size?
As long as your costume meets the requirements of our Returns Policy, then 100% YES! As mentioned above, we offer 60 Day Returns & Exchanges. The fastest way to do this is to place another online order with the size you require, then fill out this form, provide some details about both orders and we'll be in touch within 1 working day. We then process a refund for your original item/order once it has been returned to us and meets the returns criteria. Please contact us if you need any help with this :)


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lany had een nieuw webpagina ontwerp nodig en lanceerde daarom een wedstrijd op 99designs.
Een winnaar werd gekozen uit26 ontwerpen ingezonden door13 freelance designers.
This is a personal training studio that will have private training suites where clients can workout under the supervision of certified personal trainers and without the intimidation of the big gyms. The website design should reflect our identity. Please see design brief for complete details.
One to One Personal Training
Desired Color Scheme:
Something that ties in with or complements our logo colors
Desired Style:
Web 2.0, yet not intimidating. We want the design to be inviting and fitness focused.
Accepted File Formats:
URL: one2onestudio.com
One to One Personal Training will offer 3 private personal training studios in which clients can train under the supervision of certified personal trainers. We will also offer massage therapy services on-site.
The website design should be fitness focused. The most important element, as mentioned before, is that the design is inviting rather than intimidating. We do not want any graphics that portray heavy lifting, extreme muscle-building, etc. Once the studio is complete, we would like to incorporate pictures of the studio in the design, but for now please incorporate any other images that tie in with our identity that you can find, and please include the price of these images to us in your submission.
The navigation menu should be
Home Page
About Us
Personal Trainers
Studio Gallery
Contact Us
On the Home Page, we would like an email newsletter sign-up. We also want an area for current announcements.
Please include the following on the home page:
One to One Personal Training
111 Main Street
Alpharetta, GA 30004
No flash will be used.
The logo can be found here. You can either use the white or black background for the site's design.


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amy@classhive necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 99 diseños de 49 diseñadores freelance.
Classhive.com is a peer-to-peer learning network designed to help students succeed in their classes. We provide a private, student-only platform where students can come to ask questions, post notes & share information with each other.
By signing up to Classhive, students have access to the other students in their class, course & university. As a member of Classhive you can also connect to other students at different campuses studying the same subject.
Classhive is a rich, student-centered learning network to help students succeed.
Classhive: study together from anywhere.
College freshman, sophmores, juniors and seniors.
We'd like both a type treatment and a logotype for Classhive. Please also include the tag line, "study together from anywhere" in your design.
The logo should feel contemporary, relevant & smart--we want to steer clear of anything that looks too young. We're leaning more towards a visually descriptive logotype rather than an illustrative logotype (in other words: no cute bees, please).
You can check out http://www.classhive.com for more info.
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1. dvd::rip
Some say dvd::rip is the most powerful application for ripping and encoding DVDs to save space. I guess this depends on what you need from your ripping application. dvd::rip is a GTK-based application which offers a lot of features, supporting three containers (AVI, Ogg and MPEG) and several popular video codecs, like DivX or XviD; it can also extract DVD subtitles. dvd::rip allows you to select a target size and the number of files you want the video to be split, and it will also create an information file containing info like resolution, video bitrate, audio and video codecs etc. By default, dvd::rip saves created files under the ~/dvdrip-data directory.
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2. K9Copy
K9Copy is the only KDE-based application which I could find (please share if you know some more), but it's good enough and a KDE4 port is also available. I liked that K9Copy handles subtitles, it allows you to select from a wide range of audio and video codecs, and it can create a custom number of files with a certain size (default is 700 MB x 1, but you can also create two or more files from a DVD, each one fitting on a CD). Overall, K9Copy is a powerful tool with pretty much everything you would ask from a DVD ripper and an easy to use, wizard-driven interface.
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3. AcidRip
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AcidRip is yet another GTK ripper and encoder, with support for subtitles and specific filesizes. AcidRip is an alternative for those who use GNOME and want to use something else than dvd::rip.
4. thoggen
Thoggen is a simple application which encodes DVDs into Theora Video, the free video format from xiph.org. It has a basic and extremely easy to use interface, and it supports cropping, picture resizing, and selection of the desired size for the output Ogg file. The interface is so easy to use, all you need is to follow three steps: open the DVD location or DVD ISO image, select the desired chapters to rip and output file size, and then start the transcoding process. It has no support for subtitles. It is definitely worth a try, especially if you want your video files to be in a non-patented format.
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5. HandBrake
Also built in GTK, HandBrake offers features similar with AcidRip, including x264 codec, subtitle support, AAC, MP3, Ogg Vorbis and AC3 audio codecs, and the possibility to select a custom file size for the output file. A guide for using HandBrake can be found on the official website, here.
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TraceyL necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 118 diseños de 35 diseñadores freelance.
Shot Cafe
This fab new cafe is located on the headland of Sydney Harbour - it has magical views and is remotley located in the headland park. The building is classified as heratige and used to be the officers mess when it was Army territory. We (Peter the ex cafe owner of 16 years and Tracey who works in PR) are going to establish a happening cafe operation that services nearby offices, dog walkers, bike riders, lets do lunchers etc People will be thrilled to hear that Peter is back in the game and will flock to see what he is up to. Tracey will coodinate the event side of the business as this is sure to be a popular spot for celebrations as it has a large outdoor area that fronts onto a park, the parking is easy and that view stunning. We have a liquor lisence too which is a bonus. We are open every day 7.30am - 5.30 pm and will hold private functions in the evening and most probably open for dinner fri and sat nights next summer. We are outdoorsy, high energy types and want to establish a friendly casual atmosphere that serves fresh fabulous food, quality coffee, cool beers and crisp wine. We will employ young happy staff to keep our customers smiling, will train them well and reward them for their hard work. Pete's tasty morsels will be served up in an efficient, clean and bright manner. Word of mouth re a new cafe in this top spot should keep us very busy both weekdays and weekends.
There used to be a cafe operating here before called THE BARN (yawn). It has been gone for 4 months and we are reopening in a fresher, smarter more appealing way. People are eagerly awaiting the new cafe!
We have a few different markets that will visit us for breakfast, morning coffee, lunch an afternoon tea - take away and eat in.
- There is an artist colony in neighbouring buildings (x 20 people)
- Near by offices - this cafe is their closest one (3-5 min walk x 150+ people) these offices are boutique business types
- Bush track walkers, cyclists, dog walkers
- Mosman Sydney locals - there is plenty of free parking close by
- Sports mums as their are kids sports ovals close by
Other cafes in the area are very busy and we hope to get a good share of the action.
The Mosman locals are generally high wealth types, like good quality food and coffee, think they are very cool and worldly, like a bit of edgy style but not too much and will be very loyal if they like a place. And they like to be seen....!!!
So in summary...their will be fairly casual office workers, woman excercisers/walkers, older couples with free time and lots of $, a few kids, cyclists, ladies lunches.....they are fussy types but hopefully we will win them over and get them to flock.
Our look and feel will be contemporary inside - white, silver & bright green - with polished floor boards & wooden furn outdoor.
A fabulous logo!
SHOT Cafe
Aim for it to be contemporary, smart, clean and crisp.
Main emphasis on the SHOT with Cafe may be underneath and less significant.
The logo will be used for signage outside on a sandstone post 1m x 30cm + on all other material - website, biz cards, menus, function info etc etc
The inspiration for the SHOT name comes from the Army base heritage (x officers mess room) and a SHOT of coffee....as the locals are really into quality coffee.
We hope to get people to say let's go for lunch at SHOT.
I'm just going to SHOT to grab a coffee....
We are not really into colour...may be browns, silvers, blacks, charcoals, greys (gun metal grey could be good) ?????
No busyness or much detail just the words no images unless u think it really works?...
The look and feel = smart, bold, less is more, cool, stark, modern but not too edgy, fresh...not soft but strong....in between feminine and masculine
Block letters i'd say rather than flowing...not at all busy - but very very simple.
To set the scene - the location is a stand alone heratige building, bushland and park surrounds with stunning harbour views. We will create our SHOT brand with in all this.
The files we need are:
Print file format - ai (CMYK)
Web file format - jpeg & layered.psd(RGB)
Have fun!! and thankyou from SHOT Cafe.
We havent set it up yet - we get the keys next week and are very excited.
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Six pop singers are to perform alongside Mark Ronson and The Royal Ballet.
The piece, entitled Carbon Life, will feature live vocals from Culture Club frontman Boy George, Alison Mosshart of The Kills, Jonny Pierce of The Drums, rapper Wale and his protégé Black Cobain, and Hero Fisher.
A collaboration between The Royal Ballet's resident choreographer Wayne McGregor and musicians Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt of Miike Snow, the ballet will be set to a cycle of nine songs by Ronson. The evening will also feature three songs orchestrated by singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, with designs by flamboyant British fashion designer Gareth Pugh.
The ballet, entitled Carbon Life, will be performed as part of a triple bill including the world premieres of a work choreographed by the burgeoning talent Liam Scarlett and set to the music of Rachmaninov, and Christopher Wheeldon's masterly Polyphonia.
The triple bill opens on 5 April, with tickets starting at just £3


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Q & A with the Winemakers
Because of the inquiries we receive regularly from you about our wines, foods, and famous South Coast Hospitality, we've put together a section here to answer some of them so you all can enjoy. Better still, we've added a special page to our web site where you can actually ask your questions and provide your feedback to our winemakers and chefs. Mark this page as a Favorite and then give us your questions when they arise. We'll write you back AND possibly put you in print. Meanwhile, here's the selection of favorite questions we felt might best help you with your busy holiday entertaining needs.
My parents aged a bottle of wine when I was born so we could enjoy it when I turned 21. I want to do the same for my daughter. Do you recommend a certain wine that will age for many years? - Chris
A: Dear Chris:In response to your question about saving a wine for your daughter.
Q: What pairs well with your Extra Dry Sparkling & Brut Sparkling?
Q: I have a bottle of South Coast Winery Black Jack Port. Once it is opened, how long will it hold? Should I refrigerate it once opened?
A: Obviously you want your guests to have a good time, and if there are any "leftovers" you can always serve them the next day with few to no complaints. The average bottle of wine is 750 milliliters. This equates to about 25 ounces. Figure most wineglasses to hold around 6 to 8 ounces. Since most people don't fill a wine glass to the top and then walk around the party sloshing it all over themselves, you can plan for about 5 glasses per bottle. Most people start to slow down their consumption after about 2 to three glasses. Thus by using some simple algebra and Pythagorean's theorem, you can calculate a party of (8) X 3 glasses = 24 glasses. Divide that by the 5 glasses per bottle and that leaves you needing almost 5 bottles. Count on the "sloshage" factor (about 0.345 ounces per glass served) and your crazy uncle's knack for sneaking a bit extra when no one's looking, and 6 to 7 bottles should do the trick. Again, leftovers are always welcome.
Q: What's the best temperature to serve my wine?
A: Everyone seems to have a different idea about what is best for which wine they are drinking. Many people prefer sparkling wine ice cold, which is great for keeping the bubbles in the wine, but the colder temperatures tend to deaden the nerve receptors on the palette, thus not allowing for all the flavors to be perceived. Likewise, the aromatics of a wine can be lessened and the full bouquet is then not realized either. So, rule of thumb, cellar temperature is best----which is about 52 degrees Fahrenheit, (if you have a cellar that goes about 50 feet into the ground, otherwise about 20 minutes in the fridge can get you there). This temperature will allow for white wines and red wines to show their stuff, and not come across with too much chill to swill. Many people will find the wine warm, if they are use to drinking ice cold whites, rosés or sparklings, but think of all the enjoyment they would have been missing. With red wines, this slight chill gives the palette a chance to "pass" a few of the tannins and the red wine will not seem as tannic or bitter.
Q: How do I know which wine to serve? We are having cocktail weenies in BBQ sauce, deviled eggs and smoke salmon on crackers. Guacamole and fried artichokes.
A: Well, with an eclectic menu, a few choices would be wise. Many people have favorites, ie. white, red, sweet, dry. The real secret with pairing food and wine, is that the wine should complement the food's flavor and give some release to what the food is showing. By that I mean for instance, hot spicy salsa laden foods tend to work well with lighter wines that have a bit of residual sugar, subtle tartness and little to no tannins. This style helps to cut through the heat and spice. Foods with a bit of grease---that is something fried or has meat, work better with wines that have a bit of weight. Something like a sausage roll would pair nicely with a Syrah or Merlot, unless it is a spicy sausage roll and then an off dry Rosé would be better suited. White wines pair with cheeses very nicely, or even some types of dip. Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Viognier are great choices here. The main thing to keep in mind is that if you have choices for the hors d' oeuvres, main course or whatever, then a selection of three or four wines would be nice as well. Remember, leftovers are not a bad thing. Unless it's fried spam sticks with nacho cheese sauce. Not pretty, regardless of the wine.
Q: How do you deal with a day after a night of too much imbibing?
A: From time to time the question comes around about what to do when you've had a bit too much. Most hangover cures are not reliable, but the one thing that I have found is an ounce of prevention. Or make that several ounces. Try to drink a glass of water for every glass of wine, beer or other alcoholic concoction. The body metabolizes alcohol into aldehydic compounds which are ultimately responsible for giving you that throbbing pain in your skull the next day. Water helps to flush these compounds from the system. The other answer if you forgot to drink water along the way, is a good greasy hamburger and a cold beer the next day. Followed by a nap.


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Tokyo, Japan, November 3, 2010 - Peru booked the fourth and final second-round spot from Pool A of the 2010 FIVB Women's World Championship after a well-worked 3-1 (25-18, 25-18, 32-34, 25-19) win over Costa Rica in Tokyo on Wednesday. With both sides carrying 1-3 records going into the match, the winner was guaranteed survival while the loser would go home. Peru's win sees them advance along with Serbia, Poland and hosts Japan. Costa Rica, with their fourth loss, join Algeria as an eliminated team.Peru's scoring was well distributed, led by Patricia Soto and Jessenia Uceda with 18 each and captain Leyla Chihuan with 16. As they were throughout the tournament, Costa Rica were driven on by their captain Verania Willis who posted a monster 24 points in the game.
FIVB Women's World Championship Japan 2010 official page
The teams exchanged points to start with, Costa Rica taking a slight edge after a great block by Dionisia Thompson on Uceda to make it 8-5 early on. Costa Rica increased their lead until a five-point run by Peru brought them to within one at 13-12. The Peruvians took the lead after a clever tip at the net by Uceda and yet another five-point streak late on by Peru, including a pair of wonderful tips at the net by Uceda, helped them close out the first set at 25-18.Peru roared out in the second taking eight of the first nine points including a pair of incredible blocks by Soto at the net on wing spiker Verania Willis. Chihuan dropped a pair of tips past Costa Rican blockers mid-set to help her side stay comfortably out in front at 16-7 but Costa Rica then put together a run capped by an Angela Willis block to make it 16-11. However Yulissia Zamudio Ore kept Costa Rica at arm's length by attacking well down the stretch, allowing Karla Ortiz to close it out with a spike at 25-18.Verania Willis injected life into her Costa Rican team with a trio of attacks to put them up 8-3 in the third but a determined Peru fought back and an Uceda block tied it at 17-17 before Mirtha Uribe gave them the lead. But Verania Willis responded, all but single-handedly keeping Costa Rica in the match as the set neared the 60-point mark. Eventually, her 12 points in the set made the difference as Costa Rica sneaked it 34-32, fighting off two Peru match-points near the end and equalling the FIVB Women's World Championship record for the highest set score.The fourth set started relatively evenly with the teams rallying to 10-10 until a Karen Cope block on Ortiz put Costa Rica ahead by four. But Peru surged back with attacks from Chihuan and Uceda to go 21-17 ahead. Soto finally finished it with a pair of spikes to end the set, 25-19, as well as Costa Rica's campaign while Peru's jubilant fans live for another day.


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2011 13th Touge Motorsports lapping event @ Shannonville Full Track – August 13th , 6:00 – 9:00 pm, Saturday evening
Hello all drivers,
We have the track Saturday evening from 6:00 – 9:00 pm booked, cost will be $82 of prepaid. No separate groups at Shannonville Full Track lapping
Full Track Map
[size=2]We will have a short briefing prior to getting out on the track, followed by a few warm up laps, then lapping for the rest of the day. "Lapping" refers to just that, doing laps. Passing is STRICTLY prohibited except on the back straight, and only when the person in front of you has allowed you by signaling you to pass. We reserve all rights to kick people off the track that are driving dangerously and/or aren't listening to track marshalls.
For those that have never been to the track, we encourage you to try it out, even if you're still on stock/all season tires (they'll suck, and burn up quick, but it's still fun)
All those interested in attending this track day on August 13th
Kindly Email firstname.lastname@example.com with your info below:
- FULL name
- Your car make, model, year, color
- Contact phone# and Email address
- Emergency contacts!
- Novice/Experienced.
Helmets are strongly recommended for safety reasons, you will have to sign a disclaimer at the track, for those who do not wear helmet and not following our lapping rules, the participants take full responsibility for their action. (if you have helmets, it won't hurt to bring them up).
All those interested please sign up or email Kevin asap.
Prepaid: $82
After August 8th or At the track: $110
Pls signup for prepaid to reserve your spot asap and we don't accept anymore participants when all spots are filled.
Please contact Kevin@ 416-5649999 if you would like to pay the track fee in person in GTA or Money order or Personal Cheque. Whoever wants to pay the track fee by ***- Email Transfer with online banking OR Paypal, the email address is firstname.lastname@example.com.
For all other enquires, details and schedule, please check out www.Touge.ca[/color]
We have Professional Photographers on site taking fabulous shots for you and your rides!!! Team Touge Photographers will be taking tons of shots for each drivers.


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Charter Jets
We run two websites that deal with a business executive charting a private plane for their use.
We are targeting website members of ours who would like to tell others on their website that they are a member of our website. The desired audience is really aviation people who own and fly airplanes. You can see different designs of websites and logos by typing in "jet charters" or "private jet charter" in Google.
We are looking for a graphic seal that webmasters who are members of our site charterjets(dot)com can put on their site showing they are members of our site.
For example, when you join Better Business Bureau or Trust E, they will give you a small graphic you can put on your website (usually at the bottom) that you can click to verify that website is a member.
If you go to http://www.ecost.com at the bottom of the site you can see a whole row of these seals. http://www.newegg.com also has a whole row of them at the bottom. TrustE has one an example of which is here:
So, we are looking for a small seal (does not have to be rectangle, could also be circular or more round) that has some type of aviation private jet theme to it. Underneath it, we are going to put small text that says "Member, Charter Jets Network". To get some ideas, you can check out our two websites. One, mentioned above is charterjets(dot)com. Another one is jetcharters(dot)com.
The seal needs to look 'official' and polished. It should probably contain some airplane or private jet theme but that is not a requirement.


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CNES–ESA symposium to highlight growing potential of small satellites
They originated as purely experimental devices, but small satellites are now taking on a growing number of operational roles alongside their full-sized counterparts. A conference next year will discuss how the evolution of small satellites is spurring a radical increase in data availability and knowledge-based services.
The event is the latest in a series covering Small Satellite Systems and Services – the 4S Symposium. Taking place every two years, the 4S Symposium has enjoyed progressively greater international participation since it began in 1992, with 25 nations represented at the 2008 event in Rhodes, Greece. The next 4S Symposium will take place from 31 May to 4 June on the Portuguese island of Madeira.
"Underlying technological developments such as miniaturisation and micro-electrical-mechanical systems (MEMs) have enhanced small satellite capabilities and broadened their range of uses," said 4S Symposium organiser Luca Maresi. "Small satellites have moved on from being simply university engineering projects or technology testbeds, growing in maturity to a point where they are employed in operational commercial applications as well as scientific missions."
Compared to the very largest lorry-sized satellites – which can weigh in at eight tonnes or more – small satellites are just a few hundred kilograms.
ESA has been putting this class of satellite to diverse use in recent years: SMART-1 was among the smallest spacecraft to achieve lunar orbit, while the Agency also contributed to the COROT small satellite planet-hunter led by French space agency CNES, and is developing Small GEO, a compact geostationary telecommunication satellite.
ESA also has its dedicated series of small satellites: the Project for Onboard Autonomy (Proba) missions. Proba-2, launched on 2 November, carries a range of new technology payloads, including new types of batteries, solar panels and startrackers, plus scientific instruments focused on solar observation. Two further Proba missions are planned.
"Small satellites have ably demonstrated their capability to play an important role in many different applications," explained Mr Maresi. "Whether that is helping to deduce crop yields via multispectral remote sensing data or tracking worldwide maritime traffic by monitoring Automatic Identification System signals, enabling fast-response situation awareness mapping for disaster response or performing atmospheric sounding to sharpen the accuracy of weather forecasts, small satellites are already taking a share of such work."
The theme of 2010's 4S Symposium will be 'The Small Satellite Role in the Knowledge-Based Society'. While small satellites' overall performance is constrained by their size and mass, they are cheap and easy to fly, and can work in synergy with traditional larger satellites to meet the requirements of users better.
"One billion daily searches on Google – representing a tenfold increase in just three years – shows how our modern society is hungry for knowledge," added Mr Maresi. "Access to knowledge has become a daily need for companies, institutions and the common citizen.
"Satellite technologies such as GPS and digital mapping have become extremely important for the process of generating data, and hence knowledge, though end users rarely link such enabling technologies to the services being enabled. So this year's 4S Symposium seeks to connect directly the role of small satellites to our knowledge-based society, and discuss the way new knowledge-based services are likely to pull these technologies forward in future."
The 2010 event is being jointly organised by CNES and ESA. In the tradition of past 4S Symposiums, its programme will cover:
Mission and system analysis;
Applications such as Earth observation, science, telecommunications and navigation;
- New technologies at system, subsystem and component level.
The Symposium will include an exhibit of technical hardware and services, giving companies an opportunity to display their satellite designs and associated technologies.
Anyone interested in participating in the 4S Symposium can obtain further information from its website (http://conferences.esa.int/) or the ESA Conference Bureau at esa.conference.bureau @ esa.int. The deadline for abstract submission is 11 January 2010.


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Systems Biology Lab
Institut Pasteur, Paris
Systems biology is an exciting new approach to understand biological complexity. It builds on large-scale measurement technologies, such as next-generation sequencing and mass spectrometry, Our group focuses on developing experimental-computational approaches to advance biomedical questions in the context of infectious diseases and the immune system. We develop tools, notably Cytoscape, an open-source platform for visualization and analysis of interaction networks and corresponding large-scale 'omics data sets. More on Systems Biology
For a description of one of our projects, check out this prize-winning video (in French) by our Ph.D. student Iryna, who won a prize for her research project in collaboration with a dengue virus lab.
Our research group is located on the main campus of Institut Pasteur in Paris. We are a member of the two French Laboratory of Excellence (''LabEx'') projects IBEID and Milieu Intérieur, and the U.S. National Resource for Network Biology.
- Systems Biology Lab
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On February 14, 1861, the New York Times published an editorial addressing the secession crisis. The Times struck an optimistic tone that in retrospect seems misplaced and naive, but reflected the hopes raised in North at that moment by the Washington Convention that, with substantial constitutional concessions to protect slavery, it might halt secession in the Upper South and set the stage eventually to coax the Lower South states peacefully back into the Union.
The Times' editorial proposals reflected in broad outlines what the Washington Convention would present a day later. In returning for the slaves states recognizing the authority of the federal government and repudiating secession, the following "Measures of Adjustment" should be implemented:
1. Congress shall never legislate for the abolition of Slavery in any State.
2. The Fugitive Slave law shall be so amended as to render its execution more feasible, and remove all State hostility to it, by depriving it of its harshest, least just and most repulsive features.
3. All our present territory north of the northern boundary of New-Mexico shall be admitted as one State, — and all south of that boundary as another State, — each with its present institutions, and each to be divided hereafter according to the provisions of the Constitution of the United States.
4. No foreign territory shall hereafter be acquired except with the consent of three-fourths of all the States.
The Times asserted, "If measures substantially like these could be adopted, we should have a solid, permanent and vigorous Union, — which could hold its forts, collect its revenues, and, in due course of time, convince the Gulf States that their only chance of safety, of growth, prosperity and continued existence, lay in their again placing themselves under the protection and cherishing care of the United States." The editorial did not reckon with the determination of Abraham Lincoln and the Republican Party to stop the spread of slavery into the West, but it signaled the New York Times' editorial support for the Washington Convention and the reality that appeasing slaveholders was the key to any compromise that might preserve the Union at that late date–and that slavery was at the heart of the sectional crisis.


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In the Spotlight: Catherine Honig, Associate Professor, CMB
by Mark Donahue
In business, leadership is paramount — particularly today, as the economy navigates out of the recent recession. Businesses continue to look for those who will drive change, make key decisions and inspire an organization to greater success.
It's something NLU's College of Management and Business has recognized. The CMB recently repositioned its acclaimed MBA program with a greater focus on leadership — introducing new curriculum offerings and career development to help students sharpen their skills and increase their employability. Accredited by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE), the program continues to provide students with key business skills in areas such as finance, economics, marketing and strategy.
I spoke with Catherine Honig, Associate Professor with CMB, about the new look and feel of NLU's MBA. Dr. Honig holds a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and joined NLU in 1990. She has taught management and leadership courses for nearly 25 years and has focused on online learning for more than a decade.
How did the change to a greater leadership focus for the MBA program come about?
The college's graduate faculty places a high premium on making sure that the content of the program reflects current business trends and the prevailing economic climate while also meeting students' career development goals. So we are always thinking about ways to continuously improve what we do. This year the university provided a particularly great opportunity for three academic programs to take an intensive, forward-thinking look at how they might redesign themselves for the future. The MBA was one of those programs, and the entire process gave the faculty a terrific chance to reflect upon not only industry and marketplace trends, but also on what we are hearing from our students and our organizational partners. What emerged from all of our discussions and data was a very clear read that a leadership-focused MBA would be a value-added enhancement from the point of view of both students and organizations.
What needs does it address?
Focusing on leadership in an MBA program addresses multiple goals. Practitioners and academics alike have called for an increased emphasis in this area in MBA programs, largely because even a cursory review of organizational successes (and failures) points directly to the impact of leadership. It's a powerful common denominator across industries, organizations and sectors, and it raises important questions about how to strategically drive change, influence decisions and inspire others to new levels of innovation.
Earning an MBA also is about career advancement, so it is important to think in those terms when redefining an MBA curriculum. Adding a leadership theme provides enhanced career opportunity and career flexibility for students by building into the program knowledge and skills that are relevant across organizational environments and also across the trajectory of a career. Whether someone is leading a team, managing a project or starting a new business, the ability to accomplish goals through others is equally valuable and significant.
In a crowded MBA program field, what makes NLU stand out?
The focus on leadership is a distinguishing feature that we're really excited about. The program will introduce the leadership theme via a new course called "Leadership and Organizational Behavior." It will apply a workshop-style format to introduce contemporary leadership perspectives. In particular, we'll be introducing authentic leadership, a framework that focuses strongly on leading from a place of passion, connectedness and integrity. This is a theme that resonates strongly with our students, and the new "Leadership and Organizational Behavior" course gives us a chance to increase the depth of exploration.
In addition, each course in the MBA program will incorporate an online "career corner" that underscores the link between the course content (such as finance or marketing) and the specific role that leadership can play in driving that organizational function. This approach will be supported by an online career development tool that will allow us to bring potential career opportunities into sharper focus for our students
How does the new Leadership Certificate fit in?
The Leadership Certificate is a five-course leadership development sequence that extends the leadership themes that are introduced in the MBA program. Students who want to learn even more about their leadership strengths and potential can do so through hands-on assignments, self-assessments, and in-depth reflection opportunities in areas such as high performance teams, organizational change and innovation, and visioning. The MBA's "Leadership and Organizational Behavior" course is actually the first course in the Leadership Certificate sequence, so MBA students who want to complete the Leadership Certificate will already have completed one of the certificate courses.
How well do you think CMB is preparing grad-level business students for leadership roles?
Supporting MBA students in meeting their professional development and career goals is essentially synonymous with preparing them to lead, and both the content and the delivery approach of the MBA program play important roles in ensuring that we meet this objective. The major learning outcomes of the MBA program — which drive course content across the curriculum — address both critical business functions and key leadership competencies. Application assignments, case studies and simulations help deliver content in ways that encourage strategic integration of key business areas in addressing challenges and solving real-life problems. Feedback from students tells us that these application-oriented opportunities are eye-opening learning experiences.
Does CMB have any other programs planned for revisions/rollouts in the near future?
A new Bachelor of Arts in Communication — a joint endeavor between the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Management and Business — is currently planned. New curriculum development opportunities are always on the horizon in CMB, so stay tuned.
Do you think the recent recession has changed the expectations for business school grads?
The recession significantly altered the organizational environment. As you'd expect, this is a major focus of MBA class discussions. Many organizations are working leaner — reducing costs and reorganizing. Managing one's career in this context can be challenging, so it's important to understand how your unique constellation of strengths and experiences can bring value to an organization.
There's good news, though. National survey data suggest that employment opportunities and salaries are on the rise for MBA graduates, pointing to the enduring value of an MBA degree in career advancement.


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What a great day to Spring to Loire, This annual French Wine Tasting will highlight the diversity of the region's wines in the Atrium of the J.Parker Hotel in Chicago. Taste plenty of French wine from the Loire Valley and attend seminars guided by experts.
When: Thursday April 12, 2018 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Where: 1816 N. Clark Street in Chicago
The central part of the Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire in France was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site List in 2000.
The Loire is the longest river in France and it is characterized by elegant historic chateaux and 300 miles of distinctive terroir that supports numerous vineyards along the river banks. This region is the leading producer of white French wines. The region is cloaked with lovely vineyards and micro-climates that produce distinctive varietals and wine styles. It is one of the most diverse wine regions in France with 69 appellations that include red, white, elegant sparkling wines and refreshing rose wines. There are distinct climates and a variety of soil types that divide the Loire Valley into 5 distinct regions.
The first vines were probably planted during Roman occupation 2000 years ago. Afterwards, the Augustinian and Benedictine Brothers enhanced the wine-making practices in this region.
I love the interesting Rose wines. There are also rich and earthy wines made from 100% Cabernet Franc. Cabernet Franc is one of the world's major red grape varieties and was introduced to the region in the 11th century. It is frequently blended with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot to produce a Bordeaux style wine. In the Loire region, it is not blended with other grapes so it is lighter in color than Bordeaux blends. It is used in the development of Chinon and certain roses in the Touraine appellation.
I've met Philippe Porche at previous events. He is charming wine-maker from the Saumur-Champigny region in Parnay located on the south bank of the Loire River that was decreed an AOC in 1957. Cabernet Franc is the predominant grape in the area. He and his viticulturist wife founded the estate in 2005 and produce some interesting Cabernet Franc wines. I favored the garnet-colored full-bodied and velvety "Le Fou du Roi" that was aged in oak.
Plan a trip to the Loire Valley and explore some of the majestic castles with spectacular medieval architecture: Chambord, Cheverny, Villandry and Chenonceau.
1. Villandry was built by the same man that designed much of Chambord (François I Finance Minister Jean Le Breton). Villandry is actually most renowned for what is outside of the castle. However, while Chambord remains Le Breton's main achievement in construction, it is Villandry where he used all of the Renaissance gardening tricks he had picked up while working as an ambassador in Italy. The castle remained in the Le Breton family until the early 20th century, when it was purchased by Joachim Carvallo, who spent a whole of time, money and devotion to rebuilding, expanding and repairing the beautiful gardens. Today the gardens at Villandry are considered one of the best examples of Renaissance style gardens in the world and boasts a water garden, flower gardens and vegetable gardens laid out in formal patterns created with low box hedges—making it a must-see on any castle tour of the Loire.
2. Chambord is one of France's most recognizable castles known for its distinct French Renaissance architecture, which blends late French Gothic and newer Italian Renaissance motifs. Chambord is also the largest castle in the Loire. Chambord was first built by King Francois I as a hunting lodge (I know you picture a hunting lodge as being more of a log cabin than a magnificent model of French Renaissance architecture, but it was a KING'S hunting lodge, after all). Chambord has 440 rooms, 365 fireplaces and 84 staircases. It is most known for its façade, which through more than 800 sculpted columns was designed to look like the skyline of Constantinople, with 11 kinds of different towers and different types of chimneys. Chambord also has a double-helix staircase that serves as the centerpiece to the castle and was rumored to have been designed (or inspired) by Leonardo da Vinci during his time at nearby Clos de Luce.
4. Chenonceau is one of my favorite castles in the Loire Valley. Chennonceau was built in 1513 by Catherine Briçonnet and later embellished by Diane de Poitiers and Catherine de' Medici, the Chateau de Chenonceau contains exquisite interiors and has idyllic gardens that look over River Cher.
Originally a small castle along the banks of the River Cher, the castle got its current design in the 16th century when it was seized by the crown for unpaid debts. In 1547, King Henri II offered the castle to his mistress, Diane de Poitiers. and she had Chenonceau's arched bridge built. It spans the river. She is also responsible for the gorgeous flower and vegetable gardens set in buttressed stone terraces.
Upon King Henri II's death in 1559, his clearly bitter widow and regent Catherine de Medici had Poitiers expelled from the castle and she moved into the scenic spot herself, adding even more extensive gardens. Since then the castle was privately owned for years and even used as a make-shift hospital for soldiers during WWII; its gallery bridge's southern door provided access to the unoccupied Free Zone while the castle's main entrance was in the Nazi occupied zone. Chenonceau today is one of the most visited and popular of the Loire castles and its Renaissance architecture and well-lit gallery and beautiful gardens.
5. Amboise is perched up on a strategic point along the Loire River and was originally built as a fort. In 1434, the castle was seized by King Charles VII after its owner (from which the castle got its name), Louis Amboise, was convicted and killed for supposedly plotting against the King. In the 15th century that the castle was lavishly rebuilt and added onto, starting with its late French Gothic architecture, until Italian builders were brought in and the castle's style changed to Renaissance.While the castle became a favorite retreat for many French Kings (King François I was raised primarily at the castle), Amboise's most famous guest was Leonardo da Vinci, who came to the castle in 1515 as a guest of the King and stayed in nearby Clos de Luce. What is most notable about Amboise, however, is known for its unique blend of Gothic and Renaissance architecture and large formal garden.
6. Blois was always a favorite getaway town for French kings; the castle in this quaint little Loire town is best known as the birthplace of King Louis XII as well as the primary residence for Henri IV's exiled wife Marie de Medici, and later for the Duke of Orléans (brother of Louis XIII and uncle of Louis XIV). However, the castle has a long and prominent history and its Renaissance architecture and picturesque spot along the banks of the Loire make it a definite worthwhile stop on your Loire castle tour. In fact, the castle was the main resort for the French court during the 16th century and was also the location for the famed States General meetings held by Henri III in 1576 and 1588, where several prominent nobles were sentenced to death. The castle also plays a role in the famous Three Musketeers series by Alexandre Dumas as an important retreat for some of France's most famous and powerful kings.
7. Cheverny was also given to Diane de Poitiers by her lover, King Henri II. Chenonceau was her favorite and primary residence. Poitiers sold Château de Cheverny to the former owner's son who had originally built the castle between 1624 and 1630. The castle passed between owners until 1914, when the owner made it the first castle to be opened to the public; the family still owns and operates the castle to this day. The castle is renowned for its beautiful interiors and collection of furniture, tapestries and rare objects d'art. There is also a pack of about 70 dogs that are kept on the grounds and taken out for hunts twice weekly.
8. Clos Lucé is not really a "Château de la Loire"; it is a large mansion located just 500 meters from the Château d'Amboise by way of an underground passageway and is notable mostly for its most famous resident, Leonardo da Vinci. In 1515, King François I invited the Italian painter and inventor to Amboise and offered him the manor to use as a home and studio. When Da Vinci arrived in 1516 he came with three paintings, including the famed Mona Lisa, and lived in the mansion for the last three years of his life. Visitors to Amboise should not hesitate to hop on over to Clos Lucé, where you can peruse a museum that includes forty models of various machines designed by Leonardo.
9. Langeais is a perfect example of Medieval French architecture. It is located near the Brittany frontier and had a significant role in the battle between the French and English. The structure dates back to the 10th century and was built on a cliff which offered a strategic location overlooking the Loire River. The castle was actually fortified and expanded under the rule of Richard I of England (when English kings ruled this region of France) until King Philippe II of France recaptured the castle in 1206. The castle was also where Anne of Brittany and King Charles VIII wed, thus uniting France and Brittany. Today, the dark and ominous looking castle is replete with a great collection of Medieval tapestries.
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Sashiko embroidery is one of my favorite crafts. It's easy to master and the process is very meditative and relaxing. Although the patterns can look difficult, they are just a matter of breaking down the whole into linear parts. –Mari
The Materials
There are four key materials to sashiko – needle, thread, thimble and fabric. As you'll see, no embroidery hoop is necessary, which makes sashiko a very portable craft.
- left – traditional sashiko needle
- middle – modern sashiko needle
- right – 1mm embroidery needle
Traditional sashiko needles are very long (about 2 inches) with a small eye. The width of the needle is uniform all the way to the top. Modern sashiko needles have a larger eye so the needle can be more easily threaded. In the photo, I included the largest embroidery needle in my collection, a 1mm width needle to show the difference between the needles. As you'll see below, a long needle is necessary to the sashiko embroidery technique.
- left – sashiko thread
- middle – embroidery floss
- right – Pearl Cotton Embroidery Thread
Sashiko thread is more twisted than embroidery floss and not made to be separated into strands. Sashiko thread doesn't have a sheen as embroidery floss or the Valdani embroidery thread have. Either thread could be used a substitute for sashiko thread but the look will be slightly different.
This is a traditional sashiko thimble that is used to push the needle through the cloth. We have a similar thimble made of leather which you can find here.
The ideal fabric for sashiko embroidery is one that is not too tightly woven, such as Robert Kaufman's Essex fabric, which is a linen/cotton blend. Because sashiko thread is so thick, a fabric that is too tightly woven will show puckering or the holes quite easily.
The Technique
To begin your project, cut a piece a thread that will be long enough to go from one end of the section you are working on to the other end. Create a quilter's knot by wrapping the thread around the needle twice and pulling it through.
Next, take your fabric and insert the needle through the fabric without pulling the thread through. The proportion of the sashiko stitch is about 3:2, with the longer stitch on the right side of the fabric. Continue running the needle through the fabric without pulling the thread through until you have multiple stitches on the needle.
After you have several stitches on the needle, whatever number you are comfortable with, push the needle through the fabric and pull the thread all the way through. Use the sashiko thimble to push the needle through the fabric.
Pull the fabric taut to ensure there is no puckering. Continue until you have reached the end of the row and tie another quilter's knot, leaving some slack at the end to compensate for any puckering.
If you are doing a pattern with any change in direction or angles, leave a little loop at each point on the wrong side of the fabric, again for puckering.
"Water Surface" Kit
The sashiko patterns we have all have easy to follow instructions which have the stitches printed on the fabric in washable ink. I chose the traditional sashiko kit "water surface" to show how to do a pattern from beginning to end. I paired the kit with the Cobalt Blue Sashiko Thread (#10). The fabric has a second side that could be used to cover up the wrong side of the embroidery in a pillow or handkerchief.
Before beginning the embroidery, decide how to do the pattern. Typically, the horizontal and vertical lines are done first (except for the outside lines). Next, the diagonal lines are stitched. Finally the remaining shapes are embroidered. Since this pattern does not have any horizontal or vertical lines, start with the diagonal lines, from one end to the other.
When the first line is finished, start with the next line, but start in the opposite direction to avoid any puckering or skewing of the fabric. Make sure you have enough thread on the needle to get from one end of the pattern to the other, to avoid having any knots in the middle of the fabric.
After completing all of the diagonal lines, the figures remaining create a diamond pattern. To do this part of the pattern, start at the top, then follow the arrows around the pattern back to the top.
This is how the diamond pattern looks when completed. Work your way from one side of the fabric to the other, just as you did the diagonal lines. Finally, embroider the outside lines. The ink of the pattern will come out easily in a cold water hand wash with a little agitation. Your sashiko sample is complete!


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Affordable Drug Rehab Treatment
Most recovering addicts – or "ex-addicts" as some choose to term it – prefer to keep their personal struggles with addiction as quiet as possible when dealing with the general public. In the interest of drawing an important example, however, I will disclose one key element pertaining to my own previous struggles with substance abuse. Looking back from when I first reached the point in my addiction that required admission to rehab, to my very last treatment center not too terribly long ago, one consistency boldly stands out. As the years and numerous trips to rehab went by, the level of posh & luxury progressively diminished. From private accommodations and 5-star cuisine to skid row shelters and army cots in a gymnasium-type setting, my affluent upbringing and formal education became nothing more than a distant memory.
Today, I have the fortune of not only living a life beyond my wildest dreams, but the experience of having had numerous opportunities to work in various formal and informal addiction treatment settings, all of which have played an integral role into who I am today. Over the years I have been approached by many friends and family members of addicts that often pose the same question which is, and I paraphrase; "what type of treatment program works best?" And before I go any further let's just get one thing very clear. The reasons as to why I did not remain sober following my initial trips to the nicer rehabs had absolutely nothing to do with the quality of care. My reasons for going in the first place were based upon nothing more than to get back in my family's good graces, or to get the girl back, or to get the job back, or anything else along those self-serving lines. I had no intention and no desire to apply myself whatsoever toward a life of sobriety and hence, the long, arduous & painful road of active addiction lay ahead.
There are many variations of treatment, most of which will integrate a variety of elements which are often referred to as the treatment "modality." Among the more common modalities out there are; 12 Step, Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, Holistic, Faith-Based, Work Therapy and others. The growing trend in recent years has been to incorporate a multi-disciplinary approach in which the facility will utilize certain elements of each treatment type in order to come up with their own modality and often market it as resulting in a higher level of success. The question then becomes, "what is their definition of success?"
Looking first at those treatment centers which are state, county and charity funded, they essentially offer what they offer and that's about it. If you like it then great and if you don't like it then leave, because there are likely 30 people standing in line behind you whom are desperate to get your bed. These are the types of programs that will usually provide an extremely "core-purpose" environment which, often begins with getting the addict off the streets and into a rigorous structure that involves group therapy, 12-step panels and meetings, work therapy in order to help the facility cover its costs, social-model structure that involves residents working with and overseeing each other's day to day behaviors & actions, etc. These types of programs are also commonly offered by churches and religious non-profits which provide a religious "faith-based" format in conjunction with the other elements previously mentioned. In most cases the majority of the residents living at publicly funded facilities are either indigent or just coming out of jails and prisons and are mandated to the facility as a condition of their parole.
There is no evidence suggesting that the above treatment facilities are less effective, however, than span of treatment options available are definitely narrower. My personal experience with publicly funded treatment is that most of the clients have been struggling with addiction for many years and already have a good base of knowledge pertaining to recovery. Also, it is much more common to see a bit of a rougher client mentality in such facilities as opposed to those focusing on private-pay clients due to their history of incarceration, gang life or living on the streets & shelters. In most cases however, the staff is extremely diligent in their efforts to change these behaviors and not allow things like "prison talk" and gang-type clothing.
For those with health insurance and/or the means to pay out of pocket there is a world of options! Among those are; luxury rehabs, holistic rehabs, non 12-step treatment, adolescent treatment, multi-disciplinary facilities, intensive outpatient settings, faith-based treatment, eating disorders centers, wilderness-type facilities, hospital-type facilities, medical & rapid detox locations, and others. One of the primary differences is whether or not the facility operates by what is termed the "Disease Model" approach, that being, providing treatment based on the belief that addiction IS or IS NOT a "disease." It is most commonly agreed that addiction – whatever type it may be – is in fact a disease which is progressive and potentially fatal if not treated. Those that operate by this belief will nearly always incorporate the 12 step philosophy to varying levels (i.e., Alcoholics Anonymous).
Over the past 20 years or so there has been a growing trend of treatment options that do not operate under the Disease Model and boldly stand by the belief that addiction is a curable malady. These programs infuse a variety of components into their services such as; holistic treatments, vitamin & nutritional complexes, yoga, spirituality, physical exercise, specific therapeutic approaches, individual therapy, etc. Each facility is different and will be able to offer substantially more information based on the specifics of their approach than I will. Many higher-end Disease Model facilities will also utilize some of the above components in addition to 12 step education and meeting attendance.
In the case of luxury and higher end treatment centers, the key element to consider is what role does the luxury factor play into the core purpose of the program? One key difference in higher end treatment is the ability to fully customize a client's treatment plan with much greater flexibility based on his/her individual needs. There also tends to be a stronger focus on individualized therapy and the ability to cater to any other co-occurring issues such as grief & trauma, PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, etc. Most mid-range facilities will treat co-occurring disorders as well but will often times not have an actual psychiatrist on staff and contract out this type of service on a case by case basis.
The range of treatment options in the middle of the cost curve are extremely broad; more so than in any other segment! Their modalities vary, and their ability to take insurance and provide financing options will vary as well. Many treatment centers in this realm will not take a singular approach to treatment, that is, they may operate under a disease model and take their clients to AA meetings in the evenings while also providing various holistic and unique therapeutic approaches during the day which are completely separate from the 12 step regimen. Most of these programs will have group therapy as well as individual sessions, however, the focus may vary depending on the foundation of their approach to recovery. Some will also take a religious approach called "faith-based" treatment which is utilized within the program structure to varying degrees and is most often based on Christian philosophies.


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Matthias Kaiser tenmoku bowl
Matthias Kaiser
10cm w x 5.5cm h
ceramic and glaze
Matthias Kaiser is a ceramic artist based in Austria. He studied at Parsons school of design in NY and the university of applied arts in Vienna and apprenticed with potters in Seto and Karatsu in Japan. He seeks out, processes and blends all raw materials directly from their source. This in-depth involvement gives him a naturally occurring rich, unpredictable palette of tones to work with. The result is both minimalist and manifold, slowly revealing itself to the observer with each glance. Even though most of his objects are functional vessels, his fascination lies in aspects that go beyond their traditional function without diminishing their purpose.


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Went up Vivian and Dobbs ridge to Jepson with Sally last Wed. We carried crampons, ice-axe and microspikes but didn't need to use them. We did not encounter snow until just before west Dobbs Peak. It was extremely windy on the plateau over to east Dobbs and knocked us around a bit as we negotiated the sun cupped snow The climb up to Jepson once we crossed the trail was half dirt, half snow. Enjoyed lunch in a sheltered spot on Jepson before descending back to west Dobbs and down the ridge. On the climb up, we were happy to have the breeze. On the descent, it was so windy that we couldn't even talk -- be careful what you wish for Great late dinner at El Mexicano before heading home.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) The New York Giants rediscovered their pride and dignity in the final weekend of the regular season.
The playoff berth that appeared to be a formality for the defending Super Bowl champions after 6-2 start, however, eluded them.
Despite getting a career-best five touchdown passes from Eli Manning, New York's playoff hopes ended Sunday minutes after a 42-7 win over the Philadelphia Eagles when Chicago beat Detroit 26-24.
``It's frustrating and it will be for some time,'' Pro Bowl guard Chris Snee said. ``I believe we're a better team than 9-7, but there is no ground to stand on. That's our record and the way we played the last two weeks, we don't deserve to be in the playoffs.''
The Giants had control of their playoff destiny until late in the season when they were blown out by playoff-bound Atlanta and Baltimore in what were no-show efforts. It gave Washington and Dallas the inside track for the NFC East title, and the Redskins won it Sunday night.
New York entered the final weekend needing a win, losses by Chicago and Minnesota and a tie or loss by Dallas to earn a wildcard spot.
While they did their part, the Giants will be cleaning out their lockers on Monday.
``The first thing is you don't ever rely on anybody else in this business,'' coach Tom Coughlin said. ``You've got to take care of your own business. We certainly had our chances. That will be the No. 1 thing I'll talk to the team about.''
Eagles coach Andy Reid seemingly won't get that chance, at least with the Eagles.
A little more than an hour after Reid finished his worst season (4-12) with the team, three people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press that his 14-year tenure as coach was over.
Reid was scheduled to meet with owner Jeffrey Lurie on Monday to discuss his future and an official announcement will come afterward, according to one person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because a final agreement hadn't been reached. That person said there's a chance Reid might remain with the team in some capacity.
Reid is due to make $6 million in 2013 in the final year of his contract. He said he wants to coach next year, but it's possible Lurie could persuade him to take a season off and perhaps help out in the front office in an ``advisory'' role.
Eagles spokesman Derek Boyko denied several reports that Lurie had already fired Reid, saying they were ``absolutely, 100 percent'' untrue.
``I've been doing it a long time. I have respect for Jeff Lurie. I go in eyes wide open,'' Reid said. ``Either way, I understand. Whatever he chooses will be the right thing. He always does things for the best interests of the Eagles.''
The Giants have much to consider after missing the playoffs for the third time in four years in what has become all-or-nothing seasons. They won the Super Bowls in 2008 and '12 but they have also been a postseason spectator more than they would like.
``It happens that way,'' defensive captain Justin Tuck said. ``I've been 10-6 and not made the playoffs. You've got to win the ones you're supposed to. That's why the division games mean so much. If we'd won the division games, we'd still be in the driver's seat.''
This marks the seventh straight season the Super Bowl champion has failed to win a playoff game the following year.
Manning did his part to keep the Giants in the chase hitting 13 of 21 for 208 yards. He threw touchdown passes of 3 and 38 yards to rookie Rueben Randle, a 15-yarder to David Wilson and a 24-yarder to Victor Cruz just before halftime for a 35-7 lead. He became the first Giant to throw five TD passes in a game since Phil Simms in 1980. Manning's fifth score was a 1-yard pass to fullback Henry Hynoski in the fourth quarter.
``It hurts,'' Manning said. ``Each year you want to make the playoffs to give yourself an opportunity to win a championship; 9-7 last year was good enough. It wasn't good enough this year and we knew it wouldn't be.''
Ahmad Bradshaw, who rushed for 107 yards and passed the 1,000-yard mark for the second time in his career, also scored on a 1-yard run.
Starting for the first time since a concussion against Dallas in early November, Michael Vick threw a 7-yard touchdown to Jeremy Maclin for Philadelphia. Vick finished 19 of 35 for 197 yards and one interception before being replaced by Trent Edwards.
``We came, we stunk it up and we lost,'' defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins said. ``It was terrible. No heart.''
NOTES: About 400 residents of Newtown, Conn., attended the game. Among them were a few families who lost children in the massacre this month, the Giants said. One was the family of Jack Pinto, the 6-year-old boy buried in a Cruz jersey. ... Bradshaw finished with 1,015 yards rushing. ... Manning fell 52 yards shy of his fourth straight 4,000-yard passing season. ... Giants S Stevie Brown's 48-yard return gave him 307 yards in interception returns this season, extending his Giants' single-season record. ... Eagles safety Colt Anderson led the team with 10 tackles.


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In what may be the most severe case of credit distress since the Great Depression, the city of Detroit is charting new territory in negotiations with creditors to avert a Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing.
What emerges from those talks that emergency manager Kevyn Orr is holding with the city's creditors reaches far beyond whether the city will sell some of its museum's Van Gogh masterworks or repair the 40% of its streetlights that are not functioning.
That is because Orr is proposing to treat its general obligation bonds no differently than its pension obligations despite longstanding contractual provisions that allow the government's unlimited tax authority to back up its obligations to the former.
To assist our readers in understanding the implications for advisors and clients with municipal bond holdings in their portfolios, AdvisorOne spoke with Elizabeth Foos (left), municipal credit analyst with Morningstar and author of a new 9-page report on Detroit's unfolding debt drama.
Tell us about the general obligation unlimited tax (GOULT) bonds that are at issue in these negotiations.
GOULT bonds are considered very strong. They have to be voter approved. They give the munipality the right and obligation to levy taxes to pay that debt service back through a dedicated unlimited revenue stream. They were assumed to be a pretty low risk and have worked fine over many decades.
Because [Detroit has] gotten quite stressed over the years, the state also pledged a direct payment of distributable state aid to several series of GOULT bonds to make them more attractive to the market and a little bit more secure.
Also, a significant part of that debt is wrapped by municipal bond insurance.
How important is debt issuance to Detroit's day-to-day functioning?
Moving forward, the city will be hard pressed to perform efficiently without access to the [muni] market for everything from cash-flow liquidity needs to capital needs such as police vehicle stock and IT systems.
What does the emergency manager's proposal mean for muni investors?
It highlights the need for investors to do their due diligence in credit analysis and really understand what security they own and how far down the road toward fiscal distress that issuer is.
Most likely this is going to be an opportunity for the emergency manager in a fiscally distressed situation to negotiate with creditors. The interesting part of his proposal is really the treatment of different securities as either secured or unsecured.
By calling general obligation bonds unsecured debt he puts it on par with pension liabilities and retiree health care. That begs the question of how much risk is really associated with general obligation unlimited tax debt in the state of Michigan.
If this is approved by the state, in a time of fiscal distress, the assumed strength of GOULT might not be as strong as you thought.
So the debt of other distressed Michigan cities like Flint and Pontiac may come under suspicion?
Yes. The surprise for the investor community is how the emergency manager's proposal treats GOULTs by putting an unlimited tax pledge in the same bucket with unsecured debt—here's $11.4 billion in unsecured debt for $2 billion in notes.
GOULT bond holders—and GOULT bonds are a common security in the State of Michigan—were probably surprised by that.
Why would Franklin Templeton or MBIA accept such an offer?
The emergency manager is proposing this restructuring plan to creditors; it's a proposal. Better something than nothing [might be the thinking]. These are closed-door negotiations to convince a majority of creditors or else he'll file for Chapter 9. This would be the largest city in U.S. to file for bankruptcy in history.
The municipal bond insurers have a lot at stake. What will they do?
That will be an interesting question to watch. It will force them to assess credit risk when issuing a policy. If that insurance has to be called upon it will be interesting to see how [the guarantees] are paid out and if they're paid out.
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FDA approves 3 new diabetes drugs from Takeda
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved three new formulations of a Takeda Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. diabetes drug designed to help patients control their blood sugar.
The common ingredient in all three drugs is a new compound called alogliptin, which stimulates the release of insulin, a hormone that controls blood-sugar levels. The FDA approved the drug in stand-alone form under the brand-name Nesina. The drug will also be sold in combination with metformin, under the name Kazano, and with pioglitazone, as Oseni. Metformin is a diabetes drug that has been used for decades. Pioglitazone is a newer diabetes drug sold by Takeda as Actos.
All three new drugs were approved for patients with type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease that affects about 24 million Americans. People with the disease have excessive levels of sugar in their blood, which can lead to heart attacks, kidney problems, blindness and other serious complications.
The FDA created tougher cardiovascular-safety standards for diabetes drugs in December 2008 after concerns were raised about certain treatments such Avandia, which was found to increase the risk of heart attacks.
Last year the patent on Takeda's best-selling diabetes drug Actos expired, allowing generic drugmakers to market cheaper versions. Nesina gives the company a new exclusive medicine in the diabetes market.


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I am scheduling this post literally an hour before we leave for another flight!
I can only hope I have learnt these lessons well enough to not repeat the same mistakes!
Wish me luck!!!
We are home!!!
We had a lovely time away but it is good to be back into the routine of our daily lives
(did I just say that?)
Travelling with two little ones by myself was as eventful as I had predicted,
but I did make some mental notes for next time.
1. Do not dress your children in white for travelling. EVER.
2. Do not give children in white, M&M's on the plane unless you are going for the rainbow clown look on arrival. Freddo frogs are just as bad, cheese and bacon balls, forget it.
3. M&M packets are hard to open whilst juggling an infant on your lap. Contrary to popular belief, air hostesses do not have permanent smiles on their face, especially whilst trying to dodge rolling M&M's with their food trolley.
4. Do not tell your child they can watch a movie on the plane until you definitely know that
a) they have movies on the plane
b)the movies will not be M rated
c) you have the ability to juggle an infant, whilst trying to get your credit card out of your purse and swipe it through a ridiculously small slot without elbowing your other child in the face.
5. Do not let your infant fall asleep on your lap with their head towards the aisle. You will either risk them being hit by that ridiculously large food trolley, a man posing as a giant as he goes to the toilet or attempting to move them closer towards you, without waking them up whilst trying to open the packet of M&M's....impossible. Face them the other way and risk being hit in the head with the arm rest as the other child continually raises it to try and put the head phone socket in. If your infant can not sleep sitting up, with their massive metal seatbelt clasp in their back and the tray table centimetres from their face,
perhaps don't expect them to sleep at all.
6. An adult and two children can not fit into an airplane toilet cubicle AND go to the toilet. If you are willing to attempt it...
place the infant in the wash basin, sitting up.
Hold them with one hand.
Lean against the door. HOLD the child going to the toilet with your legs.
Use your spare hand to hold the child's shirt so it is not peed on.
Be sure to lock the door before you scar the immaculately dressed air hostess for life.
If it is you who needs go to the toilet,
forget it or invest in nappies for all three of you.
But we survived, we are home,