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2010 Les Forts de Latour, Pauillac
Red | For laying down | Chateau Latour | Code: 7802 | 2010 | France > Bordeaux > Pauillac | Cab.Sauvignon Blend | Medium-Full Bodied, Dry | 14.0 % alcohol
Imperious. Flawless. Delectable. It is almost an insult to call this a 'Second Wine'. So much care, love and attention has gone into this that it is as magnificent as many of the Super Second growths, better in a few cases.
A reflection of the Grand Vin, not a copy or an impression, the 2010 Les Forts de Latour is truly a brilliant wine and something you might be able to stretch to if you want to spoil yourself. It is going to need a bit of time but the wait will be worth it as it rivals the 2009 and 2005. Seamless.
(72.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22.5% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot. 14.3% abv)
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DECANTER - The second wine of Ch. Latour shows a slightly smoky nose, yet with a great expression of rich, vigorous fruit, superb freshness and structure.
Steven Spurrier – Decanter – Apr 2011
JANCIS - Very, very dark purple. Scented and supple on the nose! Oddly enough this seems lighter than one might expect from this vintage and name – has it absorbed all the lighter cuvées? Really quite luscious and sweet, despite its IPT of 87! Very rich for Forts. Very flattering and winning. The open face of Latour. A bit sweeter than usual – very much the open face. Less classic Latour than usual. 72.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25.5% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot. 40% of production
Jancis Robinson MW- jancis robinson.com, Apr 2011
PARKER - Bizarre as it may sound, the 2010 Les Forts de Latour is also the finest I have ever tasted from this selection, which comes from specific vineyards, not really so much a second wine as just another wine from estate holdings. A blend of 72.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 27.5% Merlot that represents 40% of the production, this astonishing wine hit 14.3% natural alcohol. Extremely ripe and rich, it reminds me of the 1982 on steroids (and that wine is still drinking great 30 years after the vintage). Sensational notes of graphite, crushed rocks, black fruits, camphor and damp forest notes are present in this expansive, savory, full-throttle wine, which is better than many vintages of the great Latour itself from the past. (That may be a heretical statement, but it's the truth as I see it.) This wine needs a good 5-6 years of cellaring and should age for three decades at minimum, given the fact that the 1982 is in terrific form and wasn't this concentrated or prodigious.
Robert Parker- Wine Advocate- Feb 2013 Possibly the most profound Forts de Latour ever produced, the 2010, like its bigger brother, Latour, was harvested between the third week of September and October 11. Representing 40% of the production and tipping the scales at 14.3% alcohol, it is a blend of 72.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Merlot. Super-concentrated as well as unctuously textured and opulent, this pure, deep Forts de Latour should drink well for 25-30 years. It is as great as the prodigious 1982, which is still drinking well at age 29.
Robert Parker- Wine Advocate- May 2011
WS - Les Forts de Latour comes off as almost sweet, thanks to gentle ripeness and friendly plum sauce, raspberry and cherry compote notes, all backed by an energy that's in reserve. There's latent acidity rippling through the finish, where briar, pastis and graphite lurk as well. Really pure. A noticeable step up from the Pauillac. Tasted non-blind.
James Molesworth – The Wine Spectator – Top Scoring Bordeaux 2010 – 31 Mar 2011
WA - Bizarre as it may sound, the 2010 Les Forts de Latour is also the finest I have ever tasted from this selection, which comes from specific vineyards, not really so much a second wine as just another wine from estate holdings. A blend of 72.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 27.5% Merlot that represents 40% of the production, this astonishing wine hit 14.3% natural alcohol. Extremely ripe and rich, it reminds me of the 1982 on steroids (and that wine is still drinking great 30 years after the vintage). Sensational notes of graphite, crushed rocks, black fruits, camphor and damp forest notes are present in this expansive, savory, full-throttle wine, which is better than many vintages of the great Latour itself from the past. (That may be a heretical statement, but its the truth as I see it.) This wine needs a good 5-6 years of cellaring and should age for three decades at minimum, given the fact that the 1982 is in terrific form and wasnt this concentrated or prodigious.
Robert M. Parker, Jr. - 28/02/2013
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The Producer
The history of Ch. Latour dates back at least to the 14th century, even though the vineyards for which it is now world-renowned were not fully established until the 17th century.
The estate is located at the southern edge of Pauillac, bordering the St. Julien vineyards of Ch. Léoville Las Cases, and covers 78 hectares. After a period when it was under English ownership, in the form of the Pearson Group, owners of the Financial Times, and Harvey's of Bristol, the property passed to Allied Lyons in 1989 and was then bought in 1993 by the French billionaire industrialist François Pinault, whose empire was to grow to include Yves St. Laurent, Gucci and Christie's Auction House.
Pinault has delegated day-to-day control of the estate and its wines to his dynamic Président, Frédéric Engerer, under whose stewardship a major programme of investment has taken place which has seen Latour rise to an undisputed pre-eminent position in the Bordeaux wine hierarchy.
Engerer produces 3 wines: the Grand Vin, which always comes from the vines immediately surrounding the château, known as L'Enclos; Les Forts de Latour, the second wine, created in 1966, and now regarded as a great wine in its own right, certainly worthy of Classified Growth status; and finally a third wine, simply called Pauillac de Latour, usually the product of young vines. The second wine, Les Forts de Latour, always comes from a distinct location, rather than simply being the vats rejected as not quite worthy of inclusion in Latour itself, so it has its own distinct identity.
In terms of volumes, on average there are about 16-20,000 cases of Latour made each year, 10-12,000 cases of Les Forts de Latour, and a variable quantity of the generic Pauillac. As one would expect in Pauillac the Cabernet Sauvignon dominates, accounting for 80% of the vineyard, with Merlot (18%) and Cabernet Franc/Petit Verdot comprising the remaining 2%.
Vinification is rigorously controlled, with severe selection of only the healthiest fruit, total de-stemming, and separate tanks for each parcel of vines. A three-week long maceration is followed by malolactic fermentation in vats before the wine chosen to become Ch. Latour is run off into barrels, 100% new, for ageing. The wine destined to become Les Forts de Latour is aged in 50% new oak and 50% one-year-old barrels.
In style the wine is powerful, structured and compelling, and has been for many the most consistent performer amongst the First Growth Wines over the past century, acquiring an enviable reputation for producing very good wine in the more challenging vintages. It has great potential to age, with the best vintages lasting a century or more.
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The Grape
Cabernet Sauvignon lends itself particularly well in blends with Merlot. This is actually the archetypal Bordeaux blend, though in different proportions in the sub-regions and sometimes topped up with Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot.
In the Médoc and Graves the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend can range from 95% (Mouton-Rothschild) to as low as 40%. It is particularly suited to the dry, warm, free- draining, gravel-rich soils and is responsible for the redolent cassis characteristics as well as the depth of colour, tannic structure and pronounced acidity of Médoc wines. However 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wines can be slightly hollow-tasting in the middle palate and Merlot with its generous, fleshy fruit flavours acts as a perfect foil by filling in this cavity.
In St-Emilion and Pomerol, the blends are Merlot dominated as Cabernet Sauvignon can struggle to ripen there - when it is included, it adds structure and body to the wine. Sassicaia is the most famous Bordeaux blend in Italy and has spawned many imitations, whereby the blend is now firmly established in the New World and particularly in California and Australia.
The Region
Pauillac is the aristocrat of the Médoc boasting boasting 75 percent of the region's First Growths and with Grand Cru Classés representing 84 percent of Pauillac's production.
For a small town, surrounded by so many familiar and regal names, Pauillac imparts a slightly seedy impression. There are no grand hotels or restaurants – with the honourable exception of the establishments owned by Jean-Michel Cazes – rather a small port and yacht harbour, and a dominant petrochemical plant.
Yet outside the town, , there is arguably the greatest concentration of fabulous vineyards throughout all Bordeaux, including three of the five First Growths. Bordering St Estèphe to the north and St Julien to the south, Pauillac has fine, deep gravel soils with important iron and marl deposits, and a subtle, softly-rolling landscape, cut by a series of small streams running into the Gironde. The vineyards are located on two gravel-rich plateaux, one to the northwest of the town of Pauillac and the other to the south, with the vines reaching a greater depth than anywhere else in the Médoc.
Pauillac's first growths each have their own unique characteristics; Lafite Rothschild, tucked in the northern part of Pauillac on the St Estèphe border, produces Pauillac's most aromatically complex and subtly-flavoured wine. Mouton Rothschild's vineyards lie on a well-drained gravel ridge and - with its high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon - can produce (in its best years) Pauillac's most decadently rich, fleshy and exotic wine.
Latour, arguably Bordeaux's most consistent First Growth, is located in southern Pauillac next to St Julien. Its soil is gravel-rich with superb drainage, and Latour's vines penetrate as far as five metres into the soil. It produces perhaps the most long-lived wines of the Médoc.
Recommended Châteaux
Ch. Lafite-Rothschild, Ch. Latour, Ch. Mouton-Rothschild, Ch. Pichon-Longueville Baron, Ch. Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Ch. Lynch-Bages, Ch. Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Ch, Pontet-Canet, Les Forts de Latour, Ch. Haut-Batailley, Ch. Batailley, Ch. Haut-Bages Libéral.
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It is the time for resolutions, and I've been thinking about this one for some time now. I joined Ravelry back in September, dutifully added as many of my knitting books as it would recognise, and added as many projects as I have photos of. I've avoided cataloguing my yarn stash, because I know it's ridiculously large. It's outgrown the Cupboard of Doom where it first lived, has started taking over the bedrooms, and even has tendrils in the living and dining rooms.
It's time to take control.
Now, I've done New Year diets before. I know how soon my willpower is likely to waver. So here are a few rules to help me stick to the straight and narrow.
1. Trades are allowed, but the yarn/books/fibre I send out must come from my existing stash.
2. Yarn gifts don't count. If people are filled with a burning need to give me yarn, who am I to deny them the warm glow that comes from giving?
3. Wonderwool (if I make it this year) and WoolFest are exempt from My Year of No Yarn restrictions. However, I will only take whatever cash I have managed to set aside for each event, and no plastic will be involved in purchases made.
4. Any failures of willpower will be declared here and you can throw virtual tomatoes at me. Be careful not to hit the new yarn.
With that, I shall leave you with pictures of some of the projects I completed in 2007. Oh, and I will try to be a better blogger!

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In a world where digital reigns supreme, Allison Chapman works to preserve the past at her Worthington studio, Igloo Letterpress.
In a world where digital reigns supreme, Allison Chapman works to preserve the past. Most days, the woman who rides her bike to work can be found carefully creating custom stationery, cards and invitations in her Worthington studio, Igloo Letterpress.
"It's my passion-something I want to see succeed," she said.
She has built her business on a love of art and history, and the two meld beautifully in a historic carriage house where a printing press built in 1892 stands as a reminder of her inspiration. It belonged to her grandfather. "He kind of took me under his wing," Chapman said, as she recounted growing up learning to love his hobby. "It wasn't until I went to college that I realized how much he taught me."
And his lessons, she added, were not only about the art of letterpress, but also about life: "He gave me the confidence to try to figure things out."
With that confidence, Chapman, 37, opened her studio and store, where people can shop for handmade cards, calendars and notebooks or try their hand at the letterpress. In the shop, touching the merchandise is encouraged. "The relief printing process is a tactile quality that people really love," Chapman said.
In fact, the majority of her customers are graphic artists and architects who spend most of their time creating things on computers. "They need a tactile experience," she said. "They long to work with their hands."
In addition to being a source for one-of-a-kind paper products, Igloo also is an active art studio. Chapman hosts project-based classes at which customers can have a hand in creating special pieces to document life's memorable moments.
She encourages families to stop in on Saturdays to make kid-friendly projects that involve either printing or bookbinding (they're typically $5 to $10). And she also hosts group parties for events like baby showers or book clubs.
Chapman and her husband, John, moved from Minnesota to Columbus in 2009 for his job. They have two children-6-year-old Ava and 2-year-old Adam. The family feels at home in Worthington, she said, and the community has embraced her unique business.
Igloo delights folks with its custom items and gifts. One bride-to-be, for example, worked with her sister and mother to design wedding invites, and they even rolled a couple themselves. One young man collected special recipes from relatives and friends and then worked with Chapman to create a custom cookbook for his girlfriend.
Eileen Meers was especially pleased with what Chapman helped her do. She has been married to her husband, Patrick, for 50 years. He was known as a fabulous writer of poetry, humorous stories, spiritual pieces. Dementia has left him unable to communicate through the spoken or written world. Meers turned to Igloo to help her preserve his words in a special way. "I wanted to create a beautiful book, a piece of art-something my granddaughter could consider a part of her heritage," she said. "I wanted the quality of his writing to be matched by the quality of the encasement." Meers will give the special gift to family and close friends for Christmas.
It's what Chapman likes best about her family-inspired business. "If I can help people feel the same sense of pride and accomplishment as my grandfather instilled in me, it's a good day," she said.
This holiday season, Igloo will offer special invitations and cards. As always, Chapman encourages people to create their own-one press of a carved wooden letter at a time.
For more on Igloo Letterpress, visit IglooLetterpress.com. Watch Andrea Cambern's "Female Focus" at 5 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays on 10TV News HD.


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Burk's choice this week. ... I don't know what I did, but he made sure it was a song I hated. He's a vengeful little cuss, he is.
Video after the break.
AMV by MandySlazer. http://www.youtube.com/user/MandySlazer There are multiple anime used, and the song is... ugh... Adele's Someone Like You.


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This is the second installment of my modern alien invasion campaign, using homebrew rules that will ultimately also be used in some superhero games. The first battle can be found here.
After-Action Report
After-Action Report
D+9, 1722 Hours
SSG Paul Barbour
B Company, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment
3d Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division
Kuwait City
|Initial Setup. US forces on the near side of the table, aliens on the far side.
|View from the US right flank. Aliens are already crossing the road to the nearest covered positions to the US line.
|From the US right, able to see aliens advancing toward the middle of the human lines.
|Aliens on the opposite side of the same position, using buildings for cover.
|View from the alien headquarters element, with the alien section leader giving directions.
|View across the lines from the alien center - Bradley Fighting Vehicle peeking around a corner.
|A human Gustav Recoilless Rifle crew spots alien movement as the fight starts.
|US Army HMMWV gunner spots alien forces across the field.
|The dismounts on our right were lucky and landed both some 40mm grenade and small arms hits on the lizards in the center.
Unfortunately, the bits of lucky fire we had at the outset were soon offset by the charge of several aliens in the center - they penetrated our lines by rushing into a building that one of the fire teams and a squad leader held. It was brutal. They wiped out our guys to a man. I went into the building with the mortuary affairs platoon afterward. It was horrible.
|Aliens defeat humans in a close quarters fight.
|US grenade and small arms fire take their toll.
|A US Army HMMWV goes up after an alien drone engages.
|Effects on target.
|Little did they know - the US TOW missile wiped out the alien command section.
|"Johnson, good hit!'
|"Johnson, great shot! I'm putting you in for an award!"
|Orange tokens note actions, red tokens note wounds.
|The other Bradley on the right was laying down some good fire, too.
|Overview of the action at the end of the first turn.
|State of the battle at the end of the first turn. Effective US fires observable at the far center and left, destroyed HMMWV on the lower right side of the picture.
|View from the alien lines. This position put some rail gun fire on the humans that caused some casualties.
|Alien team all wounded as they close the gap with the human right flank.
|Alien team assaults from the center of the US position to the building holding the US Gustav team.
|The other side of the rush across the alley to assault the Carl Gustav recoilless rifle team. The Bradley Fighting Vehicle let loose at close range, but not quick enough to catch all of the enemy.
|Outcome of the alien charge into the Carl Gustav recoilless rifle position - win for the aliens. Johnson never gets his award.
|Trying to prevent another close encounter of the worst kind.
About this time, the aliens made a big push on our right. The guys over there put down a hell of a lot of fire.
|A trio of wounded alien on the human right push their luck.
|It ends poorly as all three take additional wounds and go down for the count.
|The Bradley Fighting Vehicle on the US right pitches in with some additional fire.
|End result - the aliens lay dead just as they were about to crack the US right.
|The alien rush from the Gustav recoilless rifle position to the last US infantry on the human left failed, at least in part, as shown above - gunned down at point blank range by a Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
|The infantry on the US left successfully put down the alien close assault.
|View of the field of battle from US lines as the game wraps up.
|The armored aliens beat feet as their momentum stalls.
This was a much closer game than the last one, and showed the danger that the lizard men pose when they get into close combat with humans. I'm still finishing up the vehicle rules and stats. Look for more development in future installments.


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Earth Day Celebration
Earth Day Fair & Parade on April 25th!
The Parade
Our day of festivities kicks off with a colorful, creative parade filled with children and adults costumed as their favorite species.
10:30 am: Assemble on Louisiana Avenue next to McMenamin's
11:00 am: Parade starts (about 8 blocks through downtown Bend and ends at the Earth Day Fair)
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Haitians Work Together to Fight HIV and TB
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According to the World Health Organization, people living with HIV are 26 to 31 times more likely to develop tuberculosis (TB) than those without HIV ; when this happens, each disease accelerates the progress of the other. That's why, in 2005, Haiti's Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population (MSPP) established a Unité de Coordination des Programmes (UCP) to better coordinate the national programs for HIV and TB, as well as malaria. After ten years, however, efforts to integrate HIV and TB services were at a standstill: each program's staff worked in its own silo, to implement its own separate strategies.
In 2015, the UCP asked the USAID-funded Leadership, Management and Governance project (LMG/Haiti)—which has worked hand-in-hand with the MSPP since 2012 to generate inspired leadership, sound management, and transparent governance for stronger health teams, services, organizations, and healthier Haitians—to help it resolve this challenge and improve program coordination. LMG/Haiti provided continuous financial and technical support to strengthen leadership and management in the UCP and the HIV and TB programs, teaching staff members to collaborate through the Plan, Implement, Monitor, Supervise, and Evaluate project management approach and regular meetings to jointly review activities and performance indicators, raise problems, and brainstorm solutions. Together, they developed collaborative tools to improve joint management of HIV and TB activities.
Two years later, the changes are remarkable. A joint supervision tool developed by the HIV and TB programs has been used in 23 joint site visits. Combined HIV/TB units have been created at the central level and in each of the Haiti's ten departments. And in May 2017, LMG/Haiti supported Haiti's first-ever national HIV/TB workshop, at which 69 participants from MSPP central staff, departmental HIV and TB program and monitoring and evaluation managers, and representatives from USAID, Equip Health, and Services de Santé de Qualité pour Haiti (SSQH)/Jhpiego came together to evaluate HIV/TB co-infection interventions, adopt joint approaches to improve program performance, agree on indicators to better monitor progress, and ultimately provide better services to Haiti's population.
"Thanks to LMG/Haiti and this workshop, we now have a better idea of HIV/TB coordination challenges faced at the departmental level, and we can better assess our strengths and weaknesses," said Anèse Joseph, of the office of the UCP's Executive Director. "We look forward to the next national HIV/TB workshop, where we will review the performance achieved by working together to implement the joint departmental workplans." With the support of LMG/Haiti and USAID, Haiti is now well positioned to effectively address the challenge of HIV/TB co-infection and improve the health of people at risk for both diseases.


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We are focused on increasing diversity in clinical trials
Two of our two networks—LatinosAgainstAlzheimer's and AfricanAmericansAgainstAlzheimer's—are increasing awareness and clinical trial participation among these communities that are typically underrepresented in research.
See: Forget Me Not—a play presented by AfricanAmericansAgainstAlzheimer's.
Listen: Alzheimer's Talks—a discussion of the motivations and barriers of participation among diverse communities.
This call was hosted by Jason Resendez, Executive Director of LatinosAgainstAlzheimer's, and Dr. Goldie Byrd, Director of the Center for Outreach in Alzheimer's Aging and Community Health at North Carolina A&T State University. They were joined by Daisy Duarte and Valerie Smith, both of whom have volunteered for clinical trials and are also caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer's or memory loss.
Watch: Five Ways to Improve Minority Participation in Clinical Trials—a panel including Jason Resendez, Executive Director of LatinosAgainstAlzheimer's.
$1 trillion
The societal and economic cost of dementia worldwide.
The last time a novel Alzheimer's therapy reached the market
$2.6 billion
The estimated cost of developing a novel drug therapy
We are committed to speeding the clinical trial process
Global Alzheimer's Platform (GAP)
Part of the UsAgainstAlzheimer's enterprise, the GAP Foundation is joining together leading academic researchers, pharmaceutical companies, nonprofit organizations and foundations, and governments around the world to establish a standing global trial-ready platform to drive quality, efficiency, and innovation in Alzheimer's clinical trials. GAP seeks to reduce the length of clinical trials by up to two years by building a network of certified high-performance clinical trial sites committed to standardizing processes and performance measurements.
Single Endpoint for New Drug Approvals for Alzheimer's Disease
Read Report: Single Endpoint for New Drug Approvals for Alzheimer's Disease.
Read Press Release: Alzheimer's Experts Call for Changes in FDA Drug Approval Standards to Stimulate Research and Development.
Listen: Alzheimer's Talks with Dr. Howard Fillit, Founding Executive Director and Chief Science Officer at the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation and a Founding Member of ResearchersAgainstAlzheimer's.
Listen: Alzheimer's Talks: Improving the Pace and Quality of Clinical Trials with Dr. Laurie Ryan, Chief of the Dementias of Aging Branch in the Division of Neuroscience at the National Institute on Aging.
Sign up to help drive new research and discoveries
A-LIST: An online community partnering with researchers for an Alzheimer's cure. A-LIST members take surveys on what matters most to them to help researchers focus their work on the symptoms and issues that of most importance. The A-LIST supports AD-PACE, a patient-focused drug development initiative of UsAgainstAlzheimer's.
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center (ADEAR): A tool to find Alzheimer's disease clinical trials run by the National Institute on Aging at NIH.
Memory Strings Community: Connects people to Alzheimer's research opportunities and helps more than 50 leading research institutions with their clinical trial recruiting efforts. Memory Strings is powered by the Global Alzheimer's Platform Foundation, an initiative of UsAgainstAlzheimer's.
Alzheimer's Prevention Registry (APR): Created by Banner Alzheimer's Institute, this initiative seeks to provide information on the latest research news and support enrollment in studies across the country.
Listen: Alzheimer's Talks with Dr. Eric Reiman, Executive Director of Banner, about APR and its prevention initiatives.
Healthy Brains: An interactive platform by the Cleveland Clinic to get a brain check-up, track progress and learn more about brain health. The registry will also is a recruitment tool for clinical trials.
Brain Health Registry: An online initiative to reduce the time and costs of clinical trials. Anyone age 18 or older may sign up to answer a short questionnaire and take online neuropsychological tests (brain games). Memory decline can happen over many years, so researchers hope to identify subtle declines that will help find appropriate participants for clinical trials.
Listen: Alzheimer's Talks with Dr. Michael Weiner, Founder of the Brain Health Registry.


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Rationale for assigning homework:
Getting students to do homework serves the following purposes:
- Enables teachers to evaluate effectiveness of teaching strategies so as to improve instruction;
- Reinforces the learning of concepts taught;
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- Students who have learned concepts and skills well will be able to demonstrate their ability to apply them in non-routine situations, therefore homework assigned should be challenging and stimulate thinking. It is not ideal to give work that emphasizes drilling as students will not be able to transfer their skills to novel situations when needed. A reasonable amount of drill-n-practice work may be given for reinforcement of well-taught and well-learned concepts.
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Movies interracial vintage – "You Make Me Wet"
Name: You Make Me Wet
Language: English
Country: United States
Year: 1985
Duration: 79 min
Director: Michael Carpenter
Actors: Ron Jeremy,Tom Byron,Rock Rome,Dino Alexander,Jeff White
Categories: Movies interracial vintage, 1985, United States, English, Michael Carpenter, Christy Canyon, Janey Robbins, Bunny Bleu, Pamela Jennings, Je T'Aime, Barbie Dahl, Barbie Dahl, Ron Jeremy, Tom Byron, Rock Rome, Dino Alexander, Jeff White, Facial, Interracial, Bald, Black
Actress: Christy Canyon,Janey Robbins,Bunny Bleu,Pamela Jennings,Je T'Aime,Barbie Dahl,Barbie Dahl
Love and jealousy make strange bedfellows. The fur flies and the juices run rampant when Maude and Tracy combine their fleshly pleasures in strange, unusual, and exciting ways — but that doesn't stop them from venting their lustful desires with other girls and guys. The sensual flames burn brightly, exploding into an all out conflagration when the two girls get together with a mutual boyfriend to experience the ultimate fulfillment.DOWNLOAD FILM