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Curtain-sacks, when depicted in certain contexts, such as scenes of birth and death and most frequently Annunciations, as in Rogier van der Weyden's Columba Annunciation (Munich), symbolize the Incarnation. Created by 1415 in Franco-Flemish circles, the symbol was used by numerous 15th-century Netherlandish, German, and French artists. That the curtain-sack was endowed with incarnational significance followed from its physical likeness to late medieval representations of the womb as well as to the abomasum of ruminants and curd-sacks. If womb-like in appearance, then conception could be imagined as analogically occurring within it. The embryogenic processes then invoked were Aristotelian. Central was a cheese analogy which likened foetal formation to curdling. Both the abomasum and curd-sacks stored curds and the former was even used to manufacture them. Through these associations, the curtain-sack became a potent iconographic symbol.
This paper considers Benozzo Gozzoli's frescoes of the life of Saint Augustine in San Gimignano in terms of their iconographic, stylistic and historic significance. It proposes how the cycle reveals the Quattrocento's conception of Augustine during a period of intense religious reform, synthesizing a rich hagiographic tradition with the image of the teologian that the Order sought to promote at the time. The importance of the murals in Benozzo's own stylistic development as well as their contributions to Renaissance narrative are assessed. Finally, it reconstructs the history of the chapel's patronage through new documentary evidence. The donor's involvement with the Augustinian Osservanza suggests that the chapel may constitute a unique instance of reform iconography.
A critical historical analysis of the Romantic period in Venice, that is in the 1800's, means to be sure dealing with an image of dreams and desire, a close but at the same time, ever so distant response to the problems of European society of the time, oriented in the perspectives of industrial positivism. But it also poses a more complicated and particular problem within the history of art at present busy tracing the historical and geographic guidelines of medieval Italian architecture - Romanesque, Gothic and Byzantine.
This article investigates an example of the practice of three artists, Delacroix in Le Lever (Collection Maxime Citroen, Paris), Cézanne in Interior with Nude (Barnes Foundation, Merion Penn.), and Picasso in Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (Museum of Modern Art, New York), for purpose of exploring a theory of genres built upon artists' use of other artists' work. Such a theory would engender a model of style in which style would emerge as genre, that is the pattern of sequence of constancy and change of a motif grounded in the social nexus the motivates the particular blend. It presents a view of the artist as a conservator, rather than a radical innovator, whose ability to vary inherited motifs preserves what is constitutive of a culture.
The article consists of two main parts. The first is a proposal for improvement of Panofsky's iconographic theory. His famous three-level scheme is changed into a scheme of four levels of meaning in works of art. This enables us to define the terms Iconography and Iconology much better. The revised "scheme of Panofsky" is exemplified at the case of Vermeer's Woman Holding a Balance (National Gallery of Art, Washington). The second part of this paper is an introduction to the ICONCLASS iconographic documentation and research system. In recent years, the theory of iconography has found some renewed interest among scholars working in the field of (computerized) iconographic documentation. The ICONCLASS system, with its bibliography and alphabetical index, solves many iconographic documentation problems, by combining several layers of meaning; working with ICONCLASS means working along the lines of the revised "scheme of Panofsky". By the use of a particular painting representing the Choice of Moses, an example is given of how the system works.

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NBA coach Rick Adelman's road to 1,000 wins started with a master's degree
Rick Adelman was hoping his master's degree in history would pay off somehow.
Adelman, suddenly unemployed in 1975, had returned to Loyola Marymount University, his alma mater, to make himself more viable in the job market. His seven-year NBA career ended when Kansas City Kings coach Phil Johnson cut him before the 1975-76 season, and Adelman wasn't interested in trying out with other teams.
The reality Adelman faced after the NBA was that he didn't qualify for most amateur-level coaching jobs, even high school positions, without a master's.
"All I was back then was a basketball player," he said.
After playing three seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers, he knew a little something about Chemeketa Community College, a two-year school in nearby Salem, Ore. The master's Adelman earned there helped him become the school's basketball coach in 1977 and sparked a life-changing friendship with Trail Blazers coach Jack Ramsay.
Six years later, Adelman was on Ramsay's coaching staff in Portland. By 1989, he was the Trail Blazers' head coach. And here he is now one win shy of his 1,000th career victory as an NBA head coach. His Timberwolves (28-46) can provide that with a win Friday night, April 5, over the Toronto Raptors at Target Center.
"I'm not here without him," Adelman said of Ramsay. "To be an assistant coach under Jack Ramsay is as good as it gets."
Adelman, 66, reminisced this week about Ramsay, his mentor, as he closes in on an exclusive coaching club; only seven NBA coaches have 1,000 wins.
"It couldn't happen to a better guy," said Ramsay, now an NBA analyst for ESPN Radio. "He has a unique style of coaching. He's been able to get his players to play the game he wants without any problems with the players. The players seem to buy into his system, and that's helped him get to where he is today."
Adelman is 999-702 (.587 winning percentage) coaching five teams in the NBA. His push for 1,000 wins has raised interest in the Wolves, who will miss the playoffs for the 10th consecutive season.
At the start of the season, Adelman thought he would have passed 1,000 wins long before now. He needed only 29 to reach the mark. In his first full season with Portland, in 1989-90, Adelman had 27 wins by Dec. 29. Things have not gone as smoothly in Minnesota, where he is 54-86 with eight games left in his second season with the team.
"No doubt, if we had been healthy, I thought we would be getting there," Adelman said. "It makes you realize things in life are not always fair. Despite the injuries, these guys have busted their tails all year long to get us here."
Adelman knows he wouldn't be here, among the most successful coaches in NBA history, if not for the respect he earned from Ramsay as a young junior college coach.
Adelman coached Chemeketa to a 141-39 record and three conference championships in six seasons. Ramsay remembered Adelman as a player and began to notice him as a coach. It didn't hurt that Adelman stopped by Ramsay's office occasionally after Trail Blazers games to chat.
When Jim Lynam left the Trail Blazers' coaching staff after the 1982-83 season to take the San Diego Clippers job, Ramsay needed an assistant. Ramsay also considered George Karl, a successful CBA coach at the time.
"George had very good credentials, but I just thought I would work better with Rick," Ramsay said. "I had a great relationship with Rick, and I thought my personality would work better with Rick. I've always been happy with that decision."
Even now, Adelman says he is surprised Ramsay picked him over Karl.
"When I heard it was George, I didn't think it was going to happen for me," Adelman said. "Jack took a chance. That was the greatest thing that ever happened to me."
Karl, by the way, beat Adelman to the NBA's 1,000-win club. He ranks sixth with 1,125 victories.
Adelman's journey to 1,000 started five years after he joined Ramsay's staff, when Mike Schuler, who replaced Ramsay as Portland's coach in 1986, was fired 47 games into the 1988-89 season. Adelman, who remained an assistant after Ramsay left, finished the final 35 games as head coach.
It was not a smooth transition. The Trail Blazers lost their first four games under Adelman before finally winning 124-102 in Miami on Feb. 26, 1989. Adelman said he barely remembers win No. 1.
"I remember just trying to get us a win. That's all I was focused on," he said. "I remember Clyde Drexler breaking his nose in one of my first games. That didn't help us. The players were just trying to get me to relax."
Though Adelman was 14-21 after replacing Schuler, the Trail Blazers made the playoffs. They were swept in the first round by the Los Angeles Lakers, but Terry Porter, the team's starting point guard and now a Timberwolves assistant, was among several players who persuaded owner Paul Allen to keep Adelman on the job.
"The players spoke up on my behalf, and I really appreciated that," Adelman said. "But I have to give a lot of credit to Paul Allen. He could have gone out and gotten another person, but he let me keep the job."
The rest, as they say, is history.


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It was not until high school, after walking away from a life of graffiti in the streets, that the performance artist, David Garibaldi, turned his hip-hop influences in a more positive direction. Now, only a few short years later, his message of "Living one's life as a platform," has touched the hearts and minds of the hundreds of thousands of people he has performed in front of. His show energetically mixes a six foot canvas, performance art and motivational speaker…with a little rock star thrown in for good measure.
From a Snoop Dogg concert to opening for the Blue Man Group, Garibaldi offers something special in his live performance "Rhythm & Hue," something that anyone from any walk of life can relate to and enjoy. Most recently, he painted a portrait of Carlos Santana during the half time show of a Golden State Warriors basketball game. To everyone's surprise, Santana came out and signed the work once Garibaldi had finished.
David Garibaldi's Disney Fine Art program is a fusion of the "Rhythm and Hue" performance art and his more controlled, studio work. The result is a strongly stylized character with the exciting spontaneity of his live, performance pieces. With Garibaldi's ability to make even the most classic figures seem somehow entirely new and fresh, his works are able to have one leg in classic iconography, while the other is clearly stretched far into the exciting world of modern art.


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Best New Restaurants in Chicago 2011
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Best new chef, dish, dessert, bartender, and more
Last year's picks
When Martial Noguier told us that he was opening Bistronomic—which tops our list of 2011's best new restaurants—he described it as a modern bistro. "You know, good food but not that complicated on the plate," he said back in January. That breezy description could apply to any of the places on this year's list: From Portage Park to St. Charles, everyone is doing more with less and trying awfully hard to make it look like they're not trying. Don't be fooled. Our story is dedicated to smart people making smart food—showstoppers like Sable Kitchen & Bar's root-beer-glazed braised bison short-rib sliders and Davanti Enoteca's baked focaccia filled with melty Crescenza cheese. Here, our 22 favorite new restaurants in Chicago and the suburbs. (Launch the gallery).
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ARAMI (Japanese)
Chicago has never had a clear sushi king, à la Masa in Manhattan or Matsuhisa in Los Angeles. West Town's warm and woody Arami is not in that league, but with time it could sit on the empty throne. I wouldn't raise a fuss, not after experiencing Byung Kyu Park's impeccable offerings, from the katsuo tataki sashimi—a superfresh seared bonito topped with a black fig—to a stunning crunchy hamachi maguro ebi (yellowtail, tuna, shrimp) wrapped in rice paper. Park puts care into nonraw items, too, like a tremendous kimchi ramen bursting with pork belly hunks and a rich short-rib donburi with pickled Asian pear. People always call good sushi "pristine," like it's a freshly scrubbed kitchen, but Arami embodies the philosophy, urging diners not to blight fish with soy sauce. Finally, we have reason not to. 1829 W. Chicago Ave.; 312-243-1535
BISTRONOMIC (French)
A nip here (white walls out, taupe in), a tuck there (tablecloths out, Plynyl in), and—voilà!—Eve is out and Bistronomic is in. Matt Fisher is still the owner, but he has a new chef/partner, Paris native Martial Noguier, and together they pulled off what must be one of the quickest redos in restaurant history—to impressive effect. But for the wraparound bar in the back (an intimate spot for charcuterie and wine), the room doesn't look terribly different from before, yet the cozy boîte is more subtle—soothing, even. It's a lovely place to kick back with velvety smooth cauliflower velouté or ahi tuna tartare in a clever baby Mason jar presentation or, best of all, the house-made pâté, from Noguier's mother's repertoire. The glazed short ribs are fall-apart fab, and the whole organic chicken for two is the juiciest bird in the most decadent sauce ever. Even an old chestnut like baked Alaska seems oh-so-right on this uncompromising bistro menu. From the Pump Room to One Sixtyblue to Café des Architectes, Martial Noguier has long been a local hero, but Bistronomic is surely his raison d'être. 840 N. Wabash Ave.; 312-944-8400
BISTRO ONE WEST (American)
A one-page menu with three categories: appetizers, entrées, and desserts. Inconceivable. Who dares to be so straightforward in the age of cross-cultural shared plates designed to fit every possible dining permutation? The folks behind the utterly charming Bistro One West, George Guggeis (Mango) and Doug D'Avico (Trattoria No. 10), that's who. And, by George, it works. Guggeis runs a friendly, relaxed dining room, and D'Avico runs a creative kitchen unburdened by excessive ingredients. Take the jumbo prawns with garlic, chili threads, and shallots, for instance, or the perfectly seared swordfish in a puddle of green-onion sauce—both juicy, delectable, and deceptively simple. The mainstream wine list holds no surprises, but if you dine on the veranda along the Fox River, you really won't care. 1 W. Illinois St., St. Charles; 630-444-0600
CHICAGO CUT STEAKHOUSE (American, Steaks)
Chicago Cut is one of those déjà-vuish places that feel like they've always existed. When it comes to steak houses, that's a good sign: We don't like surprises with our red meat, unless they involve a porterhouse the size of a Frisbee. Everything is in order in the bouncing space—plush crimson booths, towering riverside views, overflowing cocktails, scantily clad hostesses—and the leather-bound menu effectively covers familiar ground. I was thrilled with the Dover sole meunière and Amish brick chicken, but both took a back seat to a stunningly juicy prime bone-in rib eye with a sustaining outer layer of caramelized fat. That and a side of crusty truffled scalloped potatoes hiding a layer of crisp lardons are pure gold, and all this was before Jackie Shen (Red Light), a rare talent, took over the kitchen. Things are looking up at CCS. 300 N. LaSalle St.; 312-329-1800
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Running a quality operation is the best way to reduce the risk of injury or other loss that may lead to camper families or others taking legal action against a camp. And camps, as an industry, are not frequently named in litigation. Prudent camp operation and strong, sometimes multigeneration loyalties often produce an amicable resolution of issues or incidents that avoids litigation. Importantly, if a lawsuit is filed (and this is true of lawsuits generally), most suits result in settlement before a trial.
However, incidents will and do occur. An incident could involve a child bitten by a snake, a bullying incident between two children, or a head injury resulting from rock fall. Other incidents may be more serious, such as a drowning death or a fall from a horse resulting in some paralysis. And, not surprisingly, lawsuits can arise from a range of something that may be perceived as minor all the way to more serious incidents. Camp management should have a working knowledge of what happens when an incident produces a claim that ripens into a lawsuit. This knowledge can assist camp management in its legal and risk management planning, and importantly, in the event the camp is faced with legal action against it. No lawsuit is pleasant, but some basic knowledge can reduce misunderstandings and misplaced anxieties.
Most camps purchase liability insurance, which generally gives the insurance company a significant role in handling reported claims. Control notwithstanding, camp management is best served by meeting and working with its insurance representatives to understand and obtain any needed clarification regarding the camp's coverage and to understand the process in the event of a reported claim. In addition, the camp should inform insurance representatives of the camp's risk management and emergency response plan. If the camp has its own independent legal counsel, he or she can work with the camp and insurance company to identify how they can all work efficiently in the event of an incident and resulting claim. These steps increase the rapport and understanding among the camp, the insurance company and legal counsel, and assist in keeping staff and families informed regarding developments.
The focus of this article is the anatomy of a typical lawsuit against a camp. We will begin with an event, and move through predictable subsequent developments, including the assertion of a claim, the potential for settlement without suit, the suit, and its components and outcome.
The process we describe below will apply to matters brought in state or federal courts. However, because claims against camps most frequently involve an alleged broken promise or the breach of a duty of care (negligence), we will focus on civil claims.
There are two basic types of law in the U.S. — criminal and civil. Published legal cases create precedent in a particular jurisdiction (whether in a state or region). The law is governed by statutes (laws) interpreted by judges in published legal cases or established by judges' opinions under "common law" also articulated in published cases. Both judges and attorneys rely on this case precedent (authority) to interpret laws or identify legal doctrines in other cases.
Criminal law is defined by local, state, or federal statutes and codes that basically identify public crimes or crimes against the community at large. Someone accused of a crime must be investigated, charged, tried, and convicted — potentially paying fines and serving jail time for a proven crime. Criminal law is focused on punishing a perpetrator for a proven crime.
Civil law is the most common source of liability for camps and their leaders. Civil law focuses on the award of compensation to someone who proves they have suffered a civil wrong. Civil law is generally divided into two categories: contracts (enforceable promises) and torts (private wrongs to a person or his/her property).
The Process of a Civil Lawsuit
Our starting point is a fictional event, or incident, sufficiently serious to produce a lawsuit (see paragraph two for examples). Whatever the incident, camp management may feel the claim is not justified, but if the camper or family (a child's parent, for example) ("claimant") is serious about it, the camp and its insurance company must take it seriously as well. Although the specific nature of the incident and the alleged loss will influence decisions made in the case as it develops, we have not chosen a specific incident. Instead, we have opted to discuss the general process to cover a broader range of issues.
As noted, most insurance contracts allow the insurance carrier to control the claim and lawsuit, including, in large part, the final decision regarding payments made, if any. Camp managers and their independent legal counsel should discuss these issues with their insurance representatives before an incident occurs and in the context of their insurance review. As mentioned above, establishing a rapport with insurance representatives early on will assist a camp in understanding its role in the event of a claim and resulting lawsuit. It will also give the camp some confidence that insurance representatives will heed the camp's concerns regarding matters that may profoundly affect its reputation and finances.
If an incident occurs and the camp has reacted to it — including being appropriately cooperative with the injured party/family — the camp may be alerted to the possibility of a lawsuit. The camp may receive a letter or phone call from the claimant or the claimant's attorney seeking some compensation for the injury suffered. The insurance company should generally be advised of the claim, and plans should be made for the camp's response. A camp may choose to respond directly if contacted by a claimant. However, legal counsel, typically approved by the insurance company, should respond to communications from a claimant's lawyer. The camp and its legal counsel may engage in efforts to settle the matter before (or without) the filing of a lawsuit. These settlement efforts can include various forms of alternative dispute resolution ("ADR"), including mediation or other resolutions less formal than litigation. In fact, ADR is generally available to the parties at any point in the resolution of dispute, before or after the filing of a lawsuit.
If the matter is not resolved by discussion or other means, the dispute moves to the next phase — the filing of a lawsuit against the camp.1 The claimant ("plaintiff"), presumably with the assistance of legal counsel, files a "complaint." The complaint must be filed within a certain period of time ("statute of limitations"). The complaint contains the plaintiff's statement of the events, the various legal claims asserted against the camp ("defendant"), the losses the plaintiff has allegedly suffered resulting from the defendant's wrongs, and the compensation the plaintiff seeks. The plaintiff's complaint is filed in one of various courts, depending upon the amount of the plaintiff's alleged damages (the "amount in controversy"), the nature of the plaintiff's claims, and other factors. These courts include county, district, or federal courts. The location for the filing of a lawsuit ("venue") is also dependent on certain factors. The plaintiff may file the complaint for himself and/or on behalf of another (for example, by the parent, for himself, and for and on behalf of his minor child).
After receiving the complaint, the defendant, with assistance from legal counsel, must respond by filing an "answer" within a required period of time. The answer sets out the defendant's reply to the plaintiff's allegations and includes its defenses to the claims asserted in the complaint.
The suit is now underway — each party has had an opportunity to tell the court its side of the story. The original complaint and answer may be amended as the parties discover new facts or enlarge — or reduce — their theories of recovery or defense.
The case is then set for a trial before a judge or jury. In the latter case, the jury determines factual matters and the judge determines what law applies to the facts. The complexity of the case, the number of cases before the court, and the court's (and the attorneys') schedules will determine the time required to get to trial. Cases can be heard in months, but others may not get to trial for years.
The parties now begin to prepare for trial. Preparation includes studying applicable law, investigating facts, searching for credible witnesses to put those facts before the judge and jury, and collecting and assessing relevant information2 or physical items. In addition to independent investigation, the lawyers obtain facts and information through a process called "discovery." According to the rules of civil procedure, each lawyer may ask written questions ("interrogatories"), obtain live testimony ("depositions"), and seek information and documents from the other party in order to develop their side of the case and their respective legal theories. Some materials may be protected from the discovery process ("privileged"). For example, correspondence moving between a client and his attorney is protected (by the rules in a particular jurisdiction) by what is called the attorney/client privilege. Another privilege provides limited protection for documents or materials developed in anticipation of litigation (the work product privilege).
Lawyers for each party may hire one or more experts in a relevant field to assist in trial preparation or serve as a witness at trial to provide opinions on complex matters relevant to the case.
The filed lawsuit is governed by a variety of procedural rules, primarily the rules of civil procedure and the rules of evidence. Either lawyer may file motions or written briefs with the court regarding some aspect of the case. Commonly, following some discovery, either lawyer may file a motion to dismiss or a motion for summary judgment. These motions attempt to dismiss all or part of the lawsuit before a trial or ask the court to make other rulings. Sometimes, the plaintiff will file this type of motion to limit a defendant's defenses to the suit. The lawyers file written materials in support of or against the motion. The judge usually has a hearing with the attorneys present and subsequently rules on the motion. A motion for summary judgment, for example, requests the court to dismiss a claim before trial on the grounds that there are no factual disputes regarding the matter, and the claim should be dismissed as a matter of law.
Here are a few examples of common pretrial motions to dismiss or for summary judgment:
- A camp's lawyer may urge that a participant agreement, containing a release of liability for negligence and signed by the plaintiff, bars the plaintiff's claims or that the injury suffered by the plaintiff resulted from an inherent risk of the activity (and, as a result, the organization and/or instructor have no duty and no corresponding liability to the plaintiff).
- A camp's lawyer may claim that the plaintiff agreed in a camp contract to binding arbitration and has thus waived his or her right to pursue court action.
- A camp's lawyer may ask the court to dismiss the case and allow it to be refiled, claiming the suit has been filed in the wrong place. For example, in an enrollment agreement or participant agreement, the plaintiff may have agreed to the place of suit in a certain jurisdiction ("venue"). The judge may agree to dismiss the suit and direct that the plaintiff, if he or she wishes to continue the suit, must refile the case in the correct jurisdiction. Including a venue provision in a contract identifying the place of any future suit is often done so that a camp or organization can direct litigation to be filed in the state/county where it has its principal place of business (and where it may be more favorably treated).
Other motions can be made by legal counsel at various points in the trial — for example, during trial, at the close of the presentation of evidence, and following the court decision or jury verdict.
As noted above, the case can settle before (or anytime during) trial. For example, the plaintiff may decide to drop the case if the defendant agrees to pay the plaintiff a certain amount of money to settle the alleged claims.
The case may be tried before a judge or jury. If the case will be tried before a jury, each lawyer assists in picking the jury through a process called voir dire (literally meaning "to tell the truth"). In this process, each lawyer asks questions of potential jurors and has an opportunity to dismiss a certain number of potential jurors in the endeavor to come up with a jury who will be fair or, potentially, (in the lawyer's opinion) empathetic to the lawyer's presentation of the case. Ultimately, there are usually twelve jury members, but there can be as few as six, depending upon the court.
If the case proceeds to a judge or jury trial, each side will present their case. The plaintiff is allowed to present his or her case first, followed by the defendant. Usually, this is then followed by the plaintiff's rebuttal. Generally, the plaintiff has the burden to prove (typically by a preponderance of the evidence) the defendant's liability; however, the defendant usually has the burden to prove his or her defenses or other matters. The parties may make opening statements to explain what the party intends to prove or disprove and, importantly, endeavor to establish a rapport with the jury to gain its support.
The trial proceeds with lawyers for each of the parties providing evidence in support of their respective positions. This might include written, electronic, or physical evidence; deposition testimony; or live witnesses testifying in court. Each party has the right to cross-examine the other's witnesses. The proceedings are interlaced with objections to, among other things, questions ("leading" or "presumes facts not in evidence," for example), answers ("not responsive" or "not within the witness's knowledge," for example), introduction of documents or other evidence, and testimony of experts. The court will rule on these objections and the trial continues. At the trial's conclusion, the plaintiff and defendant each have an opportunity to present their closing statements. These statements usually include a summary of the evidence and how it supports the plaintiff's or defendant's position.
In the case of a jury trial, both lawyers meet with the judge, usually toward the end of the presentation of evidence, to agree on jury instructions, definitions, and questions. These instructions and other directives are given to the jury before the jury's deliberation. If either lawyer disagrees with some aspect of these directives (sometimes referred to as the "charge"), he or she can voice an objection, which is then preserved for any subsequent appeal.
In responding to the charge, the jury "deliberates" to reach a verdict, including determinations about liability and fault, any comparative fault, and the amount of any damages awarded to the plaintiff — unless the judge determines that the evidence presented is capable of only one conclusion under the law and thus "directs" the verdict. Once a verdict is reached, the judge reads the jury's responses to counsel and the parties. If the judge determines the jury findings are accurate and in accordance with the law, he or she enters an order consistent with the jury's findings. If not, the court may make other rulings, with or without a motion by counsel. Again, the lawyers have an opportunity to make objections or file any posttrial motions.
In the case of a judge ("bench") trial, at the conclusion of the case, the judge announces his or her decision to counsel and the parties. This decision is recorded in the court minutes, and the judge may follow it with a written opinion setting out his or her findings and the reasons for the ruling. Some of these opinions are officially published and may be used as precedent in other cases. As with a jury trial, following the conclusion of a bench trial, counsel have opportunities to make objections and file motions.
The judgment in either a bench or jury trial becomes final after a prescribed period of time — customarily thirty days — and may then be appealed.
If the plaintiff wins the suit, he or she must attempt to enforce the judgment. This may be as simple as serving a demand on the defendant that is subsequently paid, or it may be more difficult and involve securing the defendant's property or attaching one of the defendant's bank accounts. If the judgment involves something other than money damages (specific performance, for example), the plaintiff takes other steps to enforce the judgment.
If the losing party decides to appeal the case, a higher court will review the lower court's findings. The appeal must be filed within the required time period allowed for appeal. For example, in Colorado, decisions made by the state's district courts are appealed to the Colorado Court of Appeals. From there, cases can be appealed to the Colorado Supreme Court. Wyoming, on the other hand, has no intermediate state appeals court, and Wyoming state district court decisions are appealed directly to the Wyoming Supreme Court. Federal district court cases are appealed from a state's federal district court to a circuit court of appeals, which hears cases from a number of states. For Colorado and Wyoming, that is the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Appeals courts can choose to affirm (uphold) the decision of a lower court, reverse the decision, order the lower court to conduct a new trial, or make a variety of other directives. If an appeal is filed, any judgment secured against a defendant is typically delayed ("stayed") until the matter is finally resolved.
Once a lawsuit is filed, it can take many months or years — and a large financial outlay — to resolve the dispute. Lawsuits can also take an emotional toll on the organization and its employees, as well as interfere with ongoing operations. In most cases, a camp is better served if a lawsuit is avoided. If a lawsuit does occur, a camp that is informed and aware of the process is an invaluable asset to staff, camp families, and legal counsel. As a result, understanding the process — and discussing these matters with legal counsel and insurance company representatives — will better prepare a camp in the event of litigation.
*This article contains general information only and is not intended to provide specific legal advice. Camps and related organizations should consult with a licensed attorney regarding application of rel¬evant state and federal law as well as considerations regarding their specific business or operation.
Charles R. (Reb) Gregg is a practicing attorney in Houston, Texas, specializing in outdoor recreation matters and general litigation. He can be reached at 713-982-8415, or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com; www.rebgregg.com
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1. In some cases, a plaintiff may claim to be adversely affected by an agency action. In such a case, the plaintiff is required to lodge his com¬plaint with the agency first, before ultimately proceeding to a court to resolve the dispute. The process of the dispute is governed by the federal or state Administrative Procedures Act, and the claimant must "exhaust" his or her administrative remedies (that is, pursue the required path to dispute the matter before the agency) before ultimately appealing the matter to a court.
2. Information can include paper, electronic, or other materials. Recent laws make clear that it is critical for camps to work with legal coun¬sel to develop a document retention and destruction plan, including procedures for a "litigation hold," to halt the routine destruction of the camp's records in the event of litigation. This plan will assist the camp in responding to appropriate discovery requests in the event of litigation — particularly those involving electronic information.


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Currently all companies and institutions of the industry cluster Farming & Forestry are displayed in Tyrol. For an even more precise search experience, an additional industry filter can be set.On this page, users can find all companies and institutions of the federal state Tyrol on an interactive map. Users can use the map to select industry filters to display the companies and institutions of the state. The industry filters on this page are organized in two levels and allow for an improved detailed research. Below the interactive map the preview of the companies and institutions of the federal state Tyrol is displayed. This preview is automatically updated according to the area displayed on the interactive map. By clicking on a preview of a company or institution, the user is taken to the profile page of the company or institution, where further information can be found.


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The amount of tomatoes I've harvested from my garden this year has been nothing short of astonishing. I was determined to grow enough so that I could live off tomato salads all summer long AND preserve many to enjoy throughout the winter…I'm well on my way to accomplishing this goal :)
With my San Marzanos, I've made a ton of slow roasted tomatoes which I spoon into big "ziploc" bags for freezer storage; I've also canned numerous jars of marinara sauce (I used the recipe in Marisa's lovely new cookbook: Food in Jars: Preserving in Small Batches Year-Round).
My cherry tomato plants are much, much taller than me, and aside from eating the golfball sized red beauties straight up, I wanted an interesting way to can some of them. I was so happy when I came across this recipe for Sweet Pickled Cherry Tomatoes in The Preservation Kitchen: The Craft of Making and Cooking with Pickles, Preserves, and Aigre-doux. This book was sent to me by the generous folks at Ten Speed Press a few months back and it's been a constant companion in the kitchen ever since.
I love this recipe, but make sure you're prepared for a vinegary punch of flavor: it smacks you right in the face if you're not expecting it! I plan to add these tasty tomato bites to winter salads; they also make a nice "nosh" when friends drop by.
Sweet Pickled Cherry Tomatoes
Yield: 5 pints
This is a simple yet delicious way to preserve cherry tomatoes: all you have to do is place them into jars with the herbs and spices, then pour in the brine. For a tasty vinaigrette, blend 1 cup of the tomatoes (plus their liquid) with 1 cup of olive oil.
*5 teaspoons dill seeds (I didn't have dill so used cumin instead)
*2 1/2 teaspoons black peppercorns
*10 dill sprigs
*5 garlic cloves
*8 cups cherry tomatoes, hulled and pricked with a sterilized needle
*4 cups of Champagne vinegar (I used apple cider vinegar instead)
*1 1/4 cups water
*3/4 cups sugar (I used organic sugar)
*1 tablespoon Kosher salt
Scald 5 pint jars in a large pot of simmering water fitted with a rack—you will use this pot to process the jars. Right before filling, put the jars on the counter. In a dry sauté pan over medium heat, toast the dill seeds and peppercorns. Divide the spices among the jars, using about 11/2 teaspoons per jar, then add 2 sprigs dill and 1 garlic clove to each jar. Pack the tomatoes evenly among the jars. Meanwhile, soak the lids in a pan of hot water to soften the rubber seal.
In a pot, bring the vinegar, water, sugar, and salt to a boil. Transfer the brine to a heat-proof pitcher and pour over the tomatoes, leaving a 1/2-inch space from the rim of the jar. Check the jars for air pockets, adding more brine if necessary to fill in gaps. Wipe the rims with a clean towel, seal with the lids, then screw on the bands until snug but not tight.
Place the jars in the pot with the rack and add enough water to cover the jars by about 1 inch. Bring the water to a boil and process the jars for 15 minutes (start the timer when the water reaches a boil). Turn off the heat and leave the jars in the water for a few minutes. Remove the jars from the water and let cool completely.
Reprinted with permission from The Preservation Kitchen: The Craft of Making and Cooking with Pickles, Preserves, and Aigre-doux by Paul Virant with Kate Leahy: copyright ©2012. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc.
And now for the giveaway. The sweet canning experts at Ball have offered up a Canning Discovery Kit (which includes 3 pint jars, a canning rack, an instruction booklet and recipes) to one of my readers, along with the fabulously trustworthy Ball Blue Book of Preserving.
This is a great giveaway for those of you new to canning!
Official Rules: No purchase necessary. Open to US residents over 18 years of age only. This giveaway will end on Sunday August 26th, 2012 at 11:59 pm EST. One winner with a valid entry will be selected at random using random.org. Winner will be notified by email and will have 48 hours to claim their prize or another winner will be selected.
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More ways to preserve summer tomatoes:
Five Ways to Preserve Small Tomatoes from Food in Jars
Freezing Tomatoes from The Kitchn
What To Do With 25 or 50 Pounds of Tomatoes from Mrs Wheelbarrow's Kitchen
How to Make and Store Sun Dried Tomatoes from Healthy Green Kitchen
Peeling and Freezing Tomatoes from The Joy Kitchen
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The Portland Department of Public Works Water Resources Division is holding its first public information meeting for the City's Integrated Water Resources Management Plan on Thursday, January 9, beginning at 5:30 p.m., at the DPW Training Room at 250 Canco Road. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the development of the Integrated Plan and hear from the community.
At this meeting, DPW staff will discuss the Integrated Water Resources Management Plan (Integrated Plan, or IP). The IP will help the City prioritize spending with respect to wastewater and stormwater infrastructure and water quality protection. A more efficient plan will support reliable City services that residents and businesses depend on. Staff will also discuss the related infrastructure needs that will be addressed to benefit Portland's residents, businesses and the environment.
"Integrated Planning is the best way I know to be exceptional stewards of the money the City entrusts to us," states Nancy Gallinaro, City of Portland Water Resources Manager.
The Integrated Plan involves topics residents and business owners care about: our working waterfront, recreational access, stormwater, wastewater, flooding and more. As a result, the City is seeking community input. The City wants to ensure that the future priorities of the plan protect public health and the environment.
The presentation will begin at 5:30 p.m. and last approximately 40 minutes. It will be followed by a time for questions and discussion, at which point residents and business owners are encouraged to ask questions and share feedback. The City has held two workshops for key stakeholder groups thus far, and this public meeting is an opportunity for the broader community to get involved as well.
"My vision is a city that puts clean water in the center of how we live, grow and prosper," said Nancy Gallinaro.
Anyone who is interested in providing input, hearing about the progress of the plan, and learning how the DPW invests in water and sewer infrastructure should attend this meeting. Visit the Integrated Plan website at www.BluePortland.org for more information and to sign up to receive meeting notices and updates by email.


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Tainted shellfish sickens dozens in Connecticut
STAMFORD -- More people have been sickened by tainted shellfish in Connecticut.
The Stamford Advocate reports an official from the state Department of Agriculture says 32 cases are either confirmed or under investigation. Fourteen of those are connected to clams or oysters harvested from beds off Westport and Norwalk.
The newspaper reports that 13 of the cases are unconfirmed. Five originated in harvest areas in other states.
Shellfish from Westport and Norwalk were recalled last week and state officials ordered most shellfish harvest locations closed after five people were reported sick from the naturally occurring bacteria.
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Futures skyrocketed right back up to the old highs on the "employment situation" report. It's actually quite funny if the deception wasn't so bad. Yesterday we had the White House spokesman, Gibbs, "slipping" that the rate would be going up and then later recanting that remark. Of course the rumors started flying that the report would be bad, and then it comes in much better than expected, so you have to wonder if the White House has become Goldman's set up man? I guess that's too harsh, I didn't really mean to say that, so just forget that I did, okay?
A VERY interesting thing just happened on the way to spike the markets that needs to be watched closely… the dollar is ramping upwards along with equities! Bonds are shooting downwards (higher rates), oil momentarily spiked higher, but is already bleeding back down, while gold dropped sharply. Hmmm. Not all is what it appears.
To the report – the headline number is that for the month of November there were only 11,000 jobs lost nationwide, and the jobless rate fell from 10.2 to only 10%! Do you believe that? Ummm, let's see, each week we had 450,000 to 500,000 new claims for unemployment, ummm, that means that someone was doing one hell of a lot of hiring over the month of November to compensate, hmmm, I wonder…
What I really wonder is how high to raise my BS flag.
But here's Bloomberg's fine report on the report:
By Timothy R. Homan
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Employers in the U.S. cut the fewest jobs in November since the recession began and the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell, signaling the recovery is lifting the labor market out of the worst employment slump in the post-World War II era.
Payrolls fell by 11,000 workers, less than the median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News, figures from the Labor Department showed today in Washington. The jobless rate declined to 10 percent.
The Obama administration, under pressure after almost half of the 7.2 million jobs lost during the recession occurred since the president's inauguration, is considering additional measures to boost job growth. Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, has pledged to maintain record-low interest rates until joblessness subsides, even as a recovery takes hold.
"We're getting closer to the point where companies will need to hire back workers," Joseph LaVorgna, chief U.S. economist at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. in New York, said before the report. "We're going to see an improvement in hiring just because firms have cut so much."
Revisions added 159,000 from payroll figures previously reported for October and September. The October reading was revised to show a 111,000 drop in jobs compared with an initially reported 190,000 decline.
Payrolls were forecast to decline 125,000, according to the median estimate of 82 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. Estimates ranged from decreases of 30,000 to 180,000.
The jobless rate was projected to hold at 10.2 percent. Forecasts ranged from 9.9 percent to 10.4 percent.
Increase in Hours, Wages
The smaller-than-expected decline in payrolls was accompanied by gains in hours worked, wages and staffing at temporary employment agencies, signs companies may soon begin to hire full-time workers.
The number of temporary workers increased 52,000 in November, the biggest since October 2004 and the fourth straight rise. Payrolls at temporary-help agencies often turn up before total employment because companies prefer to see a steady increase in demand before taking on permanent staff.
The average work week grew to 33.2 hours in November, the highest since February, while average weekly earnings rose to $622.17.
Some companies are adding workers. Infosys Technologies Ltd., India's second-largest software exporter by revenue, plans to add 1,000 employees in the U.S. in the next four to five quarters, said Chief Financial Officer V. Balakrishnan.
Government Employment
Government adjustments subtracted 91,000 jobs from the unadjusted November payroll number, about in line with the historical figure. This indicates the seasonal adjustment issue may not have played much of a role in last month's data.
Today's report showed factory payrolls fell 41,000 after decreasing 51,000 in the prior month. The median forecast by economists called for a drop of 45,000. The decline included a drop of 6,300 jobs in auto manufacturing and parts industries.
Boy, this is terrific! Everything in this economy is fixed. No recession, no depression, deficits don't really matter, debt saturation is okay and everything is fine! Now get back to work all you loser bloggers! LOL, well, I guess we should actually look at the report first, but that would be just us acting all crazy like, you know questioning their "birth/ death model" and all.
Below is the alternate data table that shows the real numbers, U6, that are closest to how unemployment was measured during the Great Depression. The seasonally adjusted number dropped from 17.5% down to 17.2% but the non seasonally adjusted number actually increased from 16.3 to 16.4%.
Not that anybody really cares, unless of course, you are one of the more than 9,000,000 people who are debt saturated and unemployed. Keep in mind that this job report is accomplished via a survey, the data of which is heavily adjusted. As I get more time, I'll go into the data some more and pull out some of those adjustments and we'll compare that against data that's a little more hard, so please stay tuned.
In the mean time, I want to point out the Rail Traffic Report that came out yesterday:
The Association of American Railroads today reported that freight rail traffic was down for the Thanksgiving holiday week ended Nov. 28, 2009. U.S. railroads reported originating 246,133 carloads for the week, down 3.9 percent compared with the same week in 2008 and down 29.3 percent from the same week in 2007. The comparison week from 2008 included the Thanksgiving Holiday, while the 2007 comparison week did not. In order to offer a complete picture of the progress in rail traffic, AAR will now be reporting 2009 weekly rail traffic with year over year comparisons for both 2008 and 2007.In the Western U.S., carloads were down 3.8 percent compared with the same week last year, and 23.9 percent compared with 2007. In the East, carloads were down 4.3 percent compared with 2008, and 37.3 percent compared with the same week in 2007.
Intermodal traffic totaled 165,856 trailers and containers, down 6.4 percent from a year ago and 32.1 percent from 2007. Compared with the same week in 2008, container volume dropped 0.9 percent and trailer volume dropped 27.2 percent. Compared with the same week in 2007, container volume fell 26.2 percent and trailer volume dropped 51.9 percent.
Here we are showing freight traffic within the U.S. down 4% year over year, but down 29.3% from what would be near the peak two years ago! I think that's probably a pretty fair and accurate assessment of the true level of economic activity, however imports and exports are down considerably more, so the overall activity maybe slightly less than the internal rail figures here. How does that compare to the propaganda? Hmmm. Sorry, but just about every statistic that is coming out of our government is simply not accurate.
We'll get factory orders out at 10 Eastern.
Technically, the market is already at a complete extreme in bullish sentiment. At this site , you will find the Investor's Intelligence chart that poster Jeff showed us yesterday:
Here you can see that the % bullish is at levels last seen near the peak in 2007, and that the % bearish is zero, even lower than at the '07 peak! Now that's complacency. It also says to me that nearly everyone who is in is already in, we are now scrapping the last of dollars from the pockets of those about to be fleeced.
Now that we have broken to new highs, just remember that there's an obvious bull flag that obviously won out over the expanding top formation and it is targeting 1,200 on the SPX. That could come very quickly, or with the extreme in sentiment, it could also run out of fuel rather quickly. The resistance is at 1,121, which on the SPX is approximately the 50% retrace level of the entire bear market. 1,133 is the next pivot on the way up, and 1,227 is the 61.8% retrace line, the next heavy area of resistance. You can also see that level is above the rising wedge but that 1,200 is near the top:
So, I'm not sure where this ends, I think it's likely that we now proceed to 1,200, but you have to be bothered by a strengthening dollar on this jobs report following what happened with the rumor yesterday of Japan beginning to sell U.S. Treasuries. Rising rates will pressure the Fed further and since the credit pushers are still pushing credit, with each cycle higher the burden of debt gets heavier.
Whew! But I guess I shouldn't be worried anymore, no need to come up with fixes for anything, everything's okay, heck, let's dance the night away!
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Farnell element14 es un distribuidor de productos y soluciones tecnológicas para el diseño, mantenimiento y reparación de sistemas electrónicos.
Operando en 28 países de Europa, con dos centros de distribución regionales en Bélgica y el Reino Unido, emplea a unas 1.200 personas.
Es la marca comercial europea del distribuidor mundial de productos electrónicos Premier Farnell.
La compañía, que se estableció como el brazo europeo de Premier Farnell, introdujo la marca element14 en 2010, reemplazando las marcas heredadas de Premier Electronics, Farnell y Farnell-Newark con Farnell element14 y Newark element14.
El nombre fue tomado del silicio, el decimocuarto elemento de la Tabla Periódica, que se usa ampliamente en componentes electrónicos como circuitos integrados y semiconductores . El silicio ha dado un nuevo nombre a Castelserás, Teruel, el Silicon Valley de Teruel.
Farnell element14 comercializa alrededor de 600,000 productos de unos 3,500 proveedores:
Altium, Vishay, TE Connectivity, Molex, Microchip Technology, National Semiconductor, STMicroelectronics, Epcos, KEMET Corporation, Altera, Omron, Bridgelux, Texas Instruments y Panasonic.
Farnell element14 is a distributor of technology products and solutions for electronic system design, maintenance and repair.
Operating in 28 countries across Europe, with two regional distribution hubs in Belgium and the UK, it employs circa 1,200 people. It is the European trading brand of global electronics distributor Premier Farnell.
The company, which was established as the European arm of Premier Farnell, introduced the element14 brand name in 2010, replacing the legacy brands of Premier Electronics, Farnell and Farnell-Newark with Farnell element14 and Newark element14.
The name was taken from silicon, the 14th element in the Periodic Table, which is widely used in electronic components such as integrated circuits and discrete semiconductors. Silicon Valley.
Farnell element14 stocks circa 600,000 products from circa 3,500 suppliers including Altium, Vishay, TE Connectivity, Molex, Microchip Technology, National Semiconductor, STMicroelectronics, Epcos, KEMET Corporation, Altera, Omron, Bridgelux, Texas Instruments and Panasonic.
It is a manufacturer and distributor of the Raspberry Pi miniature computer and it brought production of this device to the UK in September 2012, creating 30 extra jobs at Sony's Pencoed plant near Bridgend, Wales.
Development kits (often called 'dev kits') are a major specialism of Farnell element14. These are hardware kits typically centred around a particular microprocessor or microcontroller and are used by design engineers to develop and prototype new products.
A survey of engineers on the element14 Community identified the big areas for the market in 2014-2015 as being lighting control, sensing and wireless.
Another growth area for Farnell element14 is the Internet of Things (IoT), which was the predominant theme at its stall at the electronica fair held in Munich on 11-14 November 2014, showcasing element14 IoT products such as the RIoTboard.
The BBC announced on 7 July 2015 that it was launching a new computer device called the micro:bit that would be given to every Year 7 school pupil in the UK (amounting to around one million computers) in October 2015 as part of its Make It Digital initiative.
Farnell element14 was named as one of the major partners in the consortium behind the micro:bit, taking responsibility for sourcing of components and overseeing the manufacturing process.
Farnell element14 won the "Diverse Company Award" category in the 2013 UK National Diversity Awards.
It was awarded "Platinum Big Tick" status for the fourth year in a row in 2014 in the BiTC Corporate Responsibility Index.
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Though nowadays it's a given that women are complex sexual beings with their very own treasure troves of physical and emotional desires, this was not always the case. In fact, up until recently, it was thought by both men and women alike that all women were asexual and only participated in sexual intercourse for the sake of procreation or for having "nothing better to do." Of course, it's hard to remember — this was all the way back in 2011, before E.L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey came along and turned everything we thought we knew about sexuality on its head. For example, did you know that before James' sexual heroine Anastasia Steele demonstrated otherwise, everyone thought that the vagina was an oddly shaped and mildly inconvenient breadbox? It's true!
Of course, now, as fortunate denizens of post-Fifty Shades world, we know better — women like to fuck and they like to fuck nasty. They will pay big bucks to go to male stripper movies, as long as the movie is starring Channing Tatum's neck, and are willing to line up in public at broad daylight to have their poorly-written erotic novels signed by an author that's making a reported million dollars a week.
Perhaps the most recent trend in capitalizing on the Women's Pussies Are People, Too movement is coming from the hospitality industry where several hotels are offering Fifty Shades of Grey packages, which include limo and helicopter rides, roses (snore), ice buckets shaped like top hats (I'm listening...) and special pleasure boxes with contents too dangerous (Gwyneth Paltrow's head, presumably) to show on TV. The hotels are mostly located on the West Coast, both in Seattle where the books take place and in San Francisco, a town that has always been on the more progressive side of things.
If you plan on booking a room, be sure to bring your own sex toys. You know hotels — they never really wash things.


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Marlins try to keep hot-hitting Ruggiano fresh
MIAMI -- Justin Ruggiano has been one of the Marlins' most productive hitters this month.
In hopes of keeping things that way, the 31-year-old outfielder is getting periodic days offs, so he was out of the lineup Friday in the series opener against the Padres at Marlins Park.
Ruggiano is batting .302 in June with three home runs and six RBIs. But Sunday at San Francisco, he strained his left shoulder while making a diving attempt on a ball in left field.
The Marlins had an off-day Thursday, and manager Mike Redmond opted to give Ruggiano another break Friday, meaning he received two straight days to rest. Juan Pierre started Friday, but Ruggiano was expected to start Saturday.
"It's fine," Ruggiano said. "I can make do."
Since Sunday, Ruggiano played Tuesday and in Wednesday's series finale against the Twins.
"It really didn't bother me much the other day," he said. "I could only think of one swing where it hurt. It is one of those things."
Ruggiano has yet to have an MRI exam, but that could change if he does not see progress in his recovery. He is nursing it back to strength while splitting time with Pierre.
Ruggiano has also started against left-handed pitchers, and the Padres are going with southpaw Eric Stults on Saturday.
"If I feel like I'm not getting any better and it pops out again, then I'll have to get an MRI," Ruggiano said. "All it needs is rehab."
Redmond is mixing and matching his roster, and he said that was how he was using veteran third baseman Placido Polanco.
"It's important to keep these guys as fresh as we can," Redmond said. "We're seeing the results when we give guys a little breather, especially Polly. Early in the season we had to play him so much because we didn't have many other options. I think giving him a few days off has really helped him."


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NextGen Wine Competition: How Do Millennial Wine Drinkers Compare to Other Generations?
Do millennial wine drinkers prefer something different from imbibers over the age of 35? We're about to find out, when the NextGen Wine Competition takes place on June 14 and 15 in Santa Rosa, California.
All judges are between the ages of 21 and 35, and will include chefs, winemakers, sommeliers, wine educators, and bloggers. Here is the full list of judges.
Although this strikes me as an exercise that could be easily addressed in standard market research, it still should be fun to watch from the sidelines. I imagine the larger wine and spirits companies will be excited to find out which vino appeals most to the tastebuds of younger drinkers, at least those of legal age.
In addition to a competition open to all winemakers, a second competition for Whippersnapper Winemakers is also taking place: The Millennial Winemaker Challenge is open to wines whose final product comes from a millennial winemaker, age 35 or younger.
Already, the competition is generating some consternation among more seasoned wine experts. For example, Steve Heimoff (we both contribute to Wine Enthusiast) posted a blog entry called This One's Too Easy , essentially rolling eyes over the endless proliferation and fragmentation of wine competitions.
Blogger, millennial consultant, and NextGen judge Leah Hennessey took offense, penning an open letter on her blog to "Mr." Heimoff:
"I believe and hope that this competition will be very useful for the wine industry in recognizing patterns in taste among the panel of 20 or so judges within this valuable demographic. Through this experience, we may discover that the millennial judges all share certain likes or dislikes which can then be tested in the larger market, providing valuable data."
Heimoff replied, in soothing tones:
"This makes me remember when I was a young Baby Boomer and everyone told us we were taking over the world! Regardless of whether we did or didn't, it was an empowering feeling. After all, we were the generation that said 'Never trust anyone over 30.' So I certainly understand and respect the feeling Millennials have of being the wave of the future. Indeed you are...."
And further down in the comment section, wine writer and educator Tom Pellechia chimed in:
"Us 'old guards' remember when the competition was to evaluate and recognize winemaking achievement—it was about the wine and not about the judges."
Do you think the competition-winning wines would be completely different if another generation was judging?
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Recently the US/Italian Rockers BIZAR BAZAR performed at the 15th Rock In The Casbah in Sanremo – Italy. The entire show from that concert has been posted online (courtesy of Fabio Saccoccia), check it out below.
Jump in the dark
Sweating bullets
The old gypsy
The lost caravan
Wood master
Io sono uno skianto
Big party
BIZAR BAZAR frontman Fabian Vestod comments:
"It doesn't happen everyday to play a rock show surrounded by ancient history, not even if you are bloody Paul McCartney. Ahahahah!. "The Casbah" in San.Remo is a medieval suburb, a labyrinth of stairs, stones with eyes, talking trees and friendly ghosts, it's very beautiful to walk around there, then when the rock show kicks in, well… the place become very magical. Not AAA pass or VIP Pass, or the dork that you are Pass, not energy drinks stands or any sort of killing crap, Rock in the Casbah Fest is Folkore in its pureness; wine, beer, music , easy going people and a great vibe where the "buy this product" culture didn't take over yet. This year (15th edition) the festival was in memory of Roberto "Freak" Antoni, an artist who just recently died. He was better known as singer of the Italian punk pioneers Skiantos. Bizar Bazar was very happy to play remembering a man who never followed the blow of the wind. That night we shared the stage with the bands The Noize, Antinomia and OBWcrew, I bet they had fun too. So if for mistake happens that you end up in San.Remo on the 6th,7th, 8th or 9th of august, do yourself a favor and go check Rock in Casbah Fest, you won't regret it. So Bizar Bazar thanks everyone who made this possible, the Rock in the Casbah crew, the bands and most of all who ever came to have fun leaving dramas at home. "
Also check out BIZAR BAZAR's latest video, a cover of MEGADETH's "Sweating Bullets", recorded and produced by Russ Russell which was recently premiered via Metal Shock Finland:
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It'd be easy for Ariana Grande to take the low road and be a petty ex, but turns out, she was looking out for Pete Davidson EVEN as she released her song that mentioned him, Thank You, Next. AND, Ari's new album features a new track about a VERYYY special someone that will leave you SHOOK! This popstar continues to reign as queen!


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Shanghai Shenhua striker Didier Drogba has branded Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi football's two "monsters".
The 34-year old was talking about his selection for the winner of the 2012 Ballon d'Or, but refused to share who his choice would be, and instead took the time to talk of his admiration for the pair.
"We all know it is between two, the two monsters that are Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo," he told FranceFootball.fr.
"You do not realise but they have revolutionised the statistics. Before them it was a feat to score 30 goals a season in a major championship. For several years now they have scored over 40. They are phenomenal.
"I cannot tell you who my vote is going to though, as I will be killed."
The Ivory Coast international also revealed that he is still in touch with Jose Mourinho, who he played for during his time at Chelsea.
"I always get messages from him, and Abramovich too. The problem with this is that Jose does not understand there is a large time difference and he sends me texts whenever I am asleep!"


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As jubilation spread from the streets of Cairo throughout the Middle East Friday, neighboring governments grappled with the prospect of widening popular uprisings that have claimed two Arab dictators in less than a month.
In Tunisia, cries of joy and a thunderous honking of horns greeted the news that Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak had stepped down. Last month, a popular uprising there forced dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali into exile and sparked the Egyptian protests.
In Beirut, fireworks erupted over the capital only moments after the Egypt's Vice President Omar Suleiman announced that Mubarak would hand over power to the military.
In Jordan, King Abdullah II swore in a new cabinet Thursday after nationwide protests brought promises to launch political reforms, although the opposition dismissed the move as insufficient.
Last week, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told The Wall Street Journal that he will push for more political reforms in his country, acknowledging that the north African protests are ushering in a "new era" in the Middle East.
"This is the popular demonstration that proves any leader can be toppled," said Eugene Rogan, the director of the Middle East Center at St. Antony's College in Oxford. "For all the other rulers in the region, it's a very sobering moment."
The popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt are at their hearts about crushing poverty and hopelessness — especially among young college grads and a shrinking middle class chafing under autocratic rule rife with corruption.
The turmoil has been fueled by a complex mix of economic, political and social dynamics. The same conditions exist, in varying degrees, in other countries across the region. But analysts say it is hard to predict where or whether the next "domino" might fall.
"It's very dangerous to paint the Middle East as one monolith with one broad paintbrush," said Firas Maksad, political consultant at DLA Piper. "They're 22 countries in very different stages of political social and economic development."
The conditions that led to revolt in Tunisia and Egypt have been simmering for decades, including corruption among entrenched leadership, widening wealth inequality and a shrinking middle class. More recently, tensions have been stoked by a volatile combination of high unemployment, rising prices and the emergence of a younger generation frustrated with a bleak economic future.
But while many other countries in the region share some or all of these conditions, the risk of widening social turmoil varies widely from one nation to the next.
A gaping wealth divide is one of the most powerful forces threatening stability – both within individual countries and between nations.
Oil-rich states with relatively small populations have been able to provide generous government services and employment that should bolster political stability. In Qatar, for example, per capita GDP was an estimated $145,000 last year and the jobless rate a mere 0.5 percent.
In Yemen, by contrast, per capita GDP was only $2,600 and more than third of the population is unemployed, according to the latest data available from the CIA World Factbook. Yemen's population is also the youngest in the region — with a median age of just under 18, compared with 24 in Egypt and 36.8 in the United States.
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh told parliament last week he would not seek another term in office or hand power to his son — an apparent reaction to protests in his impoverished nation that have been inspired by the revolts in Tunisia and Egypt.
Countries with a large population of young people out of work are among the most vulnerable, say analysts.
"There is such a high level of unemployment — especially youth unemployment — and such a high level of inequality in these countries that creates a social situation that may end in unrest," Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, told CNBC. "One of the outcomes of this crisis is that in many countries, the tensions between the different parts of these countries have increased."
Jordan – with a median age of under 22 and a jobless rate of more than 13 percent – is also suffering high youth unemployment. So is Syria, where the median age is 21.5 and the jobless rate is 8.3 percent, and Iraq, where the median age is 20.6 and the jobless rate is over 15 percent.
Government corruption — cited by Egyptian protestors as a catalyst for upheaval — also varies widely in the region. Gulf oil countries like Oman and the United Arab Emirates score relatively well on corruption, while Iraq, Libya, Yemen, Iran, Lebanon and Syria are considered the most corrupt, according to Transparency International, which ranks Middle Eastern countries based on expert opinions and surveys.
The uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia have been relatively unified, in part because the populations of those countries are relatively homogenous. Countries with wider sectarian divisions could produce more violent confrontations, according to Jon Alterman, a senior fellow in the Middle East Program of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
"Jordan would be much bloodier than Egypt because you have a division between East Bank Jordanians and Palestinians — which would rapidly turn into widespread Jordanian on Jordanian violence," he said.
But ethnic divisions can also provide a check on the power of any one group, according to Daniel Goure, a Middle East analyst at the Lexington Institute.
"It's not always a question of stability," he said. "Sometimes it's more a question of whether they can beat any opposition. Essentially these minorities have learned that if you don't hang together you hang separately."
For the moment, wealthier Gulf states seem better positioned to weather the ripple effect of the upheaval that has gripped their neighbors to the west. Those include Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, each with per capita GDP of $40,000 or more.
"That's not to say that these countries have nothing to worry about," said Alterman. "A number of them have boosted government salaries and taken other steps to try to show deference to their population in the last several weeks."
Oil-rich Libya recently announced it had set up a $24 billion fund for investment and local development that will focus on providing housing for a rapidly growing population. The move follows cuts in taxes levied on food prices.
Rising prices were cited by protestors in Tunisian and Egypt in their demands for a regime change; Middle East countries with high levels of inflation face similar unrest threats. Like Egypt, Yemen and Iran are also coping with double digit inflation rates. In the short run, food prices are expected to continue to move higher — a problem that the ongoing turmoil could make worse.
"If these governments now react to these demonstrations and riots by scrambling to buy even more grain in the global markets, these prices are going to go higher - which will create more political instability," Edward Yardeni, the President and Chief Investment Strategist of Yardeni Research.
While the conditions fostering unrest vary widely, so does the potential global impact of any widening of social unrest in the region. As one of the strongest U.S. allies, Egypt plays a critical role in maintaining security in the region – from the movement of troops and equipment through the Suez Canal to a 30 year peace treaty with Israel.
As the U.S. continues to try to stabilize Iraq, Saudi Arabia remains its most important ally and a critical lynchpin in maintaining stability. For now, the threat of unrest there appears low, according to analysts
"That's partly because so many people work for the government and partly because so much of the middle class is foreign workers," said Alterman. "They don't have the opportunity to revolt because at the first sign of trouble they're deported."


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Youth to Celebrate A Brand New Year
Church units worldwide received a DVD entitled A Brand New Year: 2010 Youth Celebration. The DVD introduces the 2010 Mutual theme and can be used to supplement youth classes, quorum meetings, Mutual, bishop's youth discussions, and other activities throughout the year.
The 2010 Mutual theme is "Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest" (Joshua 1:9; emphasis added). The first segment of A Brand New Year: 2010 Youth Celebration features a special message from Elder M. Russell Ballard, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and a musical montage of youth throughout the world.
The DVD also contains nine additional segments, which include inspiring messages in the form of stories, testimonies, music, and special presentations from the Young Men and Young Women general presidencies. These segments focus on gospel standards from For the Strength of Youth, including education, family and friends, music and dancing, dating and virtue, health, service, and repentance.
Young people from all over the world share their thoughts and testimonies throughout the DVD.
"We are excited for the youth of the Church to be able to see each other on this DVD and be strengthened by each others' testimonies," said Elaine S. Dalton, Young Women general president. "Those who watch will see courageous youth everywhere choosing to live the standards [of the Church] and making a difference in the world. We hope priesthood and auxiliary leaders and teachers will use the DVD in their classes to teach standards and in activities to help youth commit to live and apply these standards in their lives."
Church leaders have encouraged local priesthood and auxiliary leaders to review the DVD and use it in their meetings and activities. The first segment of the DVD can be used in New Year's Eve activities or other special events where the theme is presented. The remaining segments are designed to be used throughout the year to expand upon the theme.
The segments are published with subtitles in Cantonese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Material from the DVD is also available for download on the Internet.