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The new owners of Crushpad, the financially troubled custom-crush winery sold at auction on Aug. 7, say customers who want to rescue their barreled and bottled wines will have to help foot the bill for the company's reorganization. That's leaving plenty of clients confused and angry.
"We cannot cover all the services that have already been paid for," Philip Von Burg of CastleGate Capital Advisors told Wine Spectator. "That exceeds $3 million." CastleGate, a Tiburon, Calif.-based firm specializing in turning around troubled companies, paid $654,866 for Crushpad's assets and liabilities, which included all customer wine.
As many as 500 customers have wine in barrel at the do-it-yourself custom-crush winery, located at Sebastiani Winery in Sonoma. The company, founded in San Francisco in 2004, has struggled since the 2008 economic crisis. Since June, customers have been reporting that Crushpad would not let them remove wine from the facility, even though many had already paid to have the wines bottled and labeled.
Crushpad's new owners paid off a lien this week from Groskopf Warehouse, a nearby facility contracted to store wine already in the bottle, and customers can now pick up their case goods for a small service fee, Von Burg said.
Unsurprisingly, some Crushpad customers were not pleased. "Making clients who already paid for everything pay again to get assets that are theirs?" said one customer. "Essentially they have my wine hostage."
The company is scouting for a new location and is in the process of rehiring previously laid-off employees, Von Burg said. In the near term, Crushpad plans to use a third-party company to bottle the wines now in barrel. "We hope to be bottling in 30 days and plan to bottle through harvest and hopefully catch up," he said.
Von Burg is now speaking with growers under contract—many of whom were unpaid for 2010 and 2011 harvests—with the goal of having a small crush in 2012.
It is $3000 to get your wine finished. My sense is the new guys are business guys who are trying to right this thing.
I do wonder what recourse if any exists toward the prior owners. I feel very ripped off right now.
If the wine was finished and paid for then just release it to the customer. To charge more midway through the process is not an honorable business practice.


Museums don't always thrill me, with their guards and heavy silence and collections of objects trapped lifeless behind glass. But I was pleasantly moved and surprised by a visit to Kansas City's World War I Museum during a recent trip to my hometown.
Housed in the Liberty Memorial, this is the only museum in the U.S. dedicated solely to World War I. Featuring exhibits and interactive displays that engage all senses, the facility appeals to history buffs and those who aren't so enamored with conflicts and hard-to-remember timelines (like myself). I always enjoyed living history, oral history and first-hand accounts that told individual stories. Primary resources like diaries and letters speak to me and I like candid photos, music and letters that describe the laughter, love and pain absent from textbooks.
A collection of envelopes that had encased letters from a father on the front to his son in San Antonio caught my attention. Skillfully drawn and addressed to Private Walter L. Myers, these miniature works range from comical to patriotic and capture remarkable everyday experiences, from one soldier to another. The sketches carry a message through time and space, so that a century later we understand at first glance. Connection in the face of conflict. Textbooks document the dates and timelines, victories and losses, nationalities, maps, destruction and casualties. But a comical sketch sent from "somewhere in France" or a photo of the artist drawing in a distant combat zone soars above boundaries like the hot air balloons depicted by Myers, an artillery scout. It doesn't matter if the soldier is French, American, German or Russian – he's a man and a father, far away from home.
After touring the museum, I visited the post office and bought 2 books of "vintage seed package" stamps. I haven't written to my daughters in awhile – maybe I'll get out the colored pencils today and get drawing.


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The Politics of Russia in Israel
Date: June 27, 2012Author: ottomansandzionists 2 Comments
Vladimir Putin was in Israel this week, and the government rolled out the red carpet for him. Shimon Peres hosted a state dinner for him and he held meetings with Bibi Netanyahu and Ehud Barak, and he inaugurated a memorial in Netanya to Soviet soldiers who were killed in WWII. The Israeli welcoming embrace might seem strange given that Israel and the Soviet Union had an acrimonious relationship and that Putin is not exactly seen as a paragon of virtue these days, but it is actually a no-brainer from a domestic political standpoint. There are over 1 million immigrants from the former Soviet Union in Israel out of a total population of 7.6 million, and there are many prominent Russian-Jewish politicians, from Natan Sharansky to current Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. With the fall of the Soviet Union, many of these Russian olim no longer feel as acrimonious toward their former homeland as they once did, and they still have deep ties to Russia that make the Russian issue a political winner.
This point was really driven home for me this morning reading Marc Tracy's post-Birthright thoughts on how his trip to Israel has made him feel more viscerally connected and emotionally attached to Israel even though he is an American Jew and not an Israeli. This connection felt by American Jews is one of the primary drivers behind the U.S.-Israel bond, as a particularly active and vocal (and yes, influential – let's not sell ourselves short) segment of Americans feel so strongly about Israel. In Israel, the same holds true about the Russian population, who are Israeli citizens and may have not been to Russia or other former Soviet countries since they left but nevertheless feel a strong pull and sense of nostalgia toward their previous home. This relationship goes both ways, as the new annual $1 million prize that Israel is going to bestow on recipients whose contributions to sciences or the arts reflect Jewish values is being funded by a group of Jewish Russian oligarchs. It makes sense for Israeli politicians to take advantage of this sentiment through stronger ties with Russia and wanting to have their pictures taken with Putin when he visits.
The question for me is whether this is a good idea for Israel geostrategically once you set aside the domestic political benefits, and my answer is no. To begin with, as Elise Labott points out, Israel and Russia do not see eye to eye on many foreign policy issues these days. The two countries are working at cross purposes when it comes to Iran and Syria, and yesterday Putin met with Mahmoud Abbas and implicitly backed the Palestinian president's view that Israel is the party responsible for the deadlock in peace negotiations. Peres spent much of the visit publicly pressuring Putin to come around to the Israeli view of things, commenting during the memorial dedication ceremony that the country that defeated fascism will not tolerate similarly odious regimes in Iran and Syria, and expressing his view during the state dinner that Russia will not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons. This seems more like wishful thinking than an expression of confidence, since Russia has so far shown little inclination to budge on these issues and did not hint at any changes in policy during Putin's meetings with Israeli leaders. Netanyahu, Barak, Lieberman, and other Israeli officials are assiduously working to court Russia, but to no avail. At some point, the closer relationship with Russia is going to come to a head, and it will be easier if there are fewer messy entanglements at that point.
Aside from the fact that Israel is destined to endlessly bang its head against the wall when it comes to Russian policy, there is another good reason for Israel to distance itself from Russia. Putin under Russia has evidenced an increasingly authoritarian bent, with Putin's domestic opponents harassed and jailed, opposition political parties eviscerated, and charges of election rigging and voter fraud. Russia today is no longer a democracy, and Freedom House this year assigned it a 6 for political rights and a 5 for civil liberties (with 7 being the worst score a state can achieve). In short, Israel is trying to tighten its relationship with a deeply illiberal state, and one with which it foten disagrees on matters of foreign policy. In doing so, it risks damaging its relationship with other democracies and European states that do not look kindly upon Russian intransigence. Israel often evinces a view that any friend is a good one, but cozying up to Russia is not going to advance Israel's international standing or leave it feeling less isolated. This is a classic example of losing sight of what is strategically prudent in the long term in favor of short term tactical political gain. Israel does not have to publicly repudiate Russia or Putin or lead the Mitt Romney vanguard that views Russia as the top geopolitical threat in the world today, but it also does not need to spend its time trying to be Russia's best friend. Israel should work to keep its relationship with Russia as non-acrimonious as it can while holding Russia at arm's length.
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bengold44 says:
The way I see it, it seems there is a shift in Russian diplomacy, they understand that their political and economic investment in syria and like countries was a failure and certainly there is the intention to leverage the 1 million former russian immigrants in israel. Also russia proved many times that they are not the bad guy, certainly they are not liberals, and it is not clear how democratic they are, but they always eventually joined the good guys. Having said that I certainly dont feel comfortable with the too cozy embrace of putin, but if Russian Jews feel that they like to embrace Russia then they understand something that i because of my culture difference cant.
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Yesterday, Westcott released one of the videos I recorded when out at their HQ in Ohio, USA earlier this year and this one was when I was using their constant light, the Solix.
In the video I explain how over the past couple of years, by me taking time to chat and get to know the people I'm photographing, has made such a big difference to the results.
More and more these days I'm opting for constant light when photographing portraits; especially those in my World War 2 / Veterans Project, and there is a very specific reason for this and it goes back to a conversation I had with friend, and photographer Vincent Versace for our HE SHOOTS, HE DRAWS Podcast. You can listen to that episode (54) by CLICKING HERE or over on iTunes and all other Podcast-y places.
The more I get into portrait photography, the more I realize how important it is to build up that rapport with the client so that the photographs I am taking reveal the personality of the client. I did a shoot recently where technically the photos were very good but when all was said and done I was not satisfied that I had captured his personality. As always great video Glyn.


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The Problems Continued Last Season When Guard Carlos Morris Was Also Dismissed For Conduct Detrimental To The Team.
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Read More A rebuilding season wasnt a surprise since Minnesota had lost leading scorers Andre Hollins and Maurice Walker to graduation, but the extent of the youthful Gophers decline was certainly a shock. go to this web-siteEven more alarming was the pattern of players Pitino recruited making embarrassing choices off the court. It started the previous season when transfer Zach Lofton was dismissed for failing to meet the expectations and obligations of the team and sophomore Daquein McNeil was kicked off the team too after allegedly committing felony assault against his girlfriend. The problems continued last season when guard Carlos Morris was also dismissed for conduct detrimental to the team. The nadir arrived last February when Mason and fellow guards Kevin Dorsey and Dupree McBrayer were suspended for the rest of the season after a sexually explicit video starring Dorsey was posted to his Twitter account. Dorsey was granted his release after the season, while Mason and McBrayer were reinstated. The combination of a 23-loss season and a string of off-court incidents could have gotten Pitino fired had the details of his contract been different. The extension Teague gave Pitino in one of his last acts as athletic director included a massive $7 million buyout if he was cut loose last offseason, far too rich for Minnesota to seriously consider. Even so, the erosion of administrative support for Pitino was obvious by last spring. In May, someone anonymously leaked to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune the results of an internal university audit showing that Pitino spent twice as much on private jet travel as his contract allowed.
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The new concept smart shoe will be available for preview at CES starting Jan. 5 at the Sensoria booth #44930, located at the Sands Expo in Tech West. The new product will be available to consumers later in 2017. About Sensoria Inc. Our vision is The Garment is The Computer. Headquartered in Redmond, (WA) Sensoria Inc. is a leading developer of IoMe (Internet of Me) wearables and artificial intelligence software solutions that improve people's lives. Our proprietary textile sensors infused smart garments, Sensoria Core microelectronics and cloud system enable smart footwear and clothing to convert data into actionable information for health and fitness users in real-time. Sensoria is a registered trademark of Sensoria Inc. For further information on Sensoria, please visit: www.sensoriafitness.com .
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Brooks is shooting 48.8 percent from the field and 38.2 percent on three-pointers. He leads the Ducks with 14.8 points per game. Brooks had three rebounds, three assists and a steal against the Trojans. Dillon was unbelievable on offense, Altman said after the game. He was making plays and moving the ball. He had no turnovers, three assists and missed just one shot. Brooks was named conference player of the week for the second time. He earned the honor last year after totaling 42 points in Oregons wins at Arizona and Arizona State. Moving on up Oregon moved up six spots to No. 15 in the Associated Press official source poll on Monday.Recommended Site
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According To Kusa-tv In Denver , Which Described The Surgery As Minor And Elective, Siemian Will Not Miss Any Of The Club's Offseason Program.
3, 2017 at 09:00 a.m. Hoad Hill set to be Vicky's first marathon after her foot surgeryUpdated: Jan. 3, 2017 at 12:57 p.m. Friend(s) Email More Columns > Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian says he's going under the knife to repair his non-throwing shoulder. According to KUSA-TV in Denver , which described the surgery as "minor" and "elective," Siemian will not miss any of the club's offseason program. "It's optional surgery," Siemian told the station. "It really only bothers me when I work out but I figure I'm going to have to keep working out for a while so I'm getting it fixed." He added: "It was not a major thing I was playing through or anything. It actually felt pretty good these last see here couple weeks." Like Siemian said, the main issue here is strength and conditioning. He missed a game against the Falcons back in early October with the shoulder problem. NFL Network's Steve Wyche reported a month later that Siemian was still hampered by left shoulder pain .
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Moisturising And Massaging The Area With Oils Or Skin Moisturisers, Mostly Ensures That The Problem Of Peeling Feet And Hands Is Cured.
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Some Common Offenders In The List Include Achilles Tendinitis, Achilles Tendon Rupture, Septic Arthritis, Injured Ankle Or Foot, Osteoarthritis And Even Gout.
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The Memphis Grizzlies Confirmed They've Signed Point Guard Toney Douglas Monday.
Bulls point guard Rajon Rondo has been suspended, while Sacramento Kings forward Matt Barnes is wanted for police questioning. Check out the latest NBA news and rumors below. The Bulls suspended Rondo for one game for "conduct detrimental to the team." Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical reports it's because Rondo had a " heated exchange " with a Bulls assistant. Barnes is wanted by NYPD for questioning after an incident at a nightclub Monday morning, reports TMZ. According to the TMZ report, Barnes allegedly choked a woman and then assaulted two other people when they tried to intervene. Kings center DeMarcus Cousins was also with Barnes at the nightclub. The Memphis Grizzlies confirmed they've signed point guard Toney Douglas Monday. The Grizzlies are using an injury exemption to add Douglas. The Boston Celtics are expected to look for defense and rebounding help in the front court, reports CSN New England. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/maverick-german-shepherd-dog-chewed-off-foot-tangled-leash-surgery-adoption_us_579a78ede4b08a8e8b5d54efAs the trade deadline nears, CSNNE expects that Dallas Mavericks center Andrew Bogut will emerge as a trade target . Brett Brown isn't in danger of being fired by the Philadelphia 76ers, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer. The 76ers are just 4-16, but the team wants to at least see Brown work with No. 1 overall pick Ben Simmons before making any changes. First round pick Caris LeVert is cleared to play, the Brooklyn Nets announced . LeVert hasn't played for the Nets as he recovered from a broken foot he suffered in his final season at Michigan.
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Casa Mila was Antonio Gaudi's last residential building before he decided to focus all his energy on Sagrada Familia.
In terms of popularity amongst the Gaudi fans, it comes fourth – right after Sagrada Familia, Park Guell, and Casa Batllo.
Gaudi built Casa Mila between 1906 and 1912, right in the centre of Barcelona.
Casa Mila, which is also known as La Pedrera, is visited by more than a million tourists every year.
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Why is Casa Mila called La Pedrera?
Even though the house was named 'Casa Mila', after the Mila family, who owned it, with time it got a nickname from the locals.
While constructing the house, large stone slabs had been attached to the facade and then worked on by the stonemasons.
The facade, with the stone slabs and its irregular shape, reminded the locals of a quarry.
They gave the building a new nickname – 'La Pedrera,' which in Spanish means 'the quarry'.
The nickname wasn't a compliment to the building's creativity.
However, Gaudi fans attach his name at the end and call it either Casa Mila Gaudi or La Pedrera Gaudi.
La Pedrera Casa Mila is in Passeig de Gràcia 92 and can be accessed from all the central locations of the city.
This area is a tourism hotbed as numerous tourist attractions are scattered all over.
Casa Mila is in the district of Eixample, Barcelona.
If you are travelling by the Barcelona City Tour "Hop On Hop Off" sightseeing bus, ask for "La Pedrera" bus stop.
If you plan to take the Metro to reach this Gaudi masterpiece, you must get onto the Green Line L3 or Blue Line L5.
Diagonal Metro station is the nearest station to Casa Mila.
Bus numbers 7,16,17, 22, 24 and V17 can also take you to La Pedrera.
You must get down at Passeig de Gracia bus stop.
If you are already at Casa Batllo, just cross the street, face the sea and walk for about 5 minutes.
700 meters (2300 feet) downhill walk on Passeig de Gracia will bring you to La Pedrera.
If you just finished visiting Sagrada Familia, a 20-minute walk can get you to Casa Mila.
Casa Mila is 1.4 Kms (0.85 Miles) from Sagrada Familia.
The next best way is to take a cab and travel the distance in ten minutes.
Park Guell is a bit far from Casa Mila.
The best way to reach this attraction from Park Guell is by taking a 30-minute ride on Bus Number 24.
The opening time of Casa Mila is 9 am, every day.
However, its closing time keeps changing throughout the year.
The upper floors start closing 15 minutes before the closing time of the building.
Is Casa Mila worth it?
1. Casa Mila is a UNESCO World Heritage site and attracts more than a million visitors every year. They seem to think Casa Mila was worth it.
2. When Casa Mila was built, it was considered so tasteless that the neighbours stopped talking to the owners.
They thought the ugly looking building would bring down their property prices. Don't you want to visit such a controversial structure?
3. Some publications also ran satires on Casa Mila. When the house was inaugurated, cartoons making fun of Gaudi and his latest building were published.
4. La Pedrera tickets are cheaper than Casa Batllo tickets.
5. An excellent tour of Casa Mila will take you around three hours. We think a 22 Euros ticket for three hours of Gaudi's work is totally worth it.
6. Your tickets also include access to two different Museum areas – the Espai Gaudí (the Gaudi Room) and the Pedrera Apartment (where you can see how wealthy 20th-century families lived). So totally worth it!
7. Casa Mila was the last house Antoni Gaudi built before he decided to focus exclusively on Sagrada Familia.
Don't you want the bragging right of having seen his last residential creation?
8. Casa Mila in Barcelona has been used as a backdrop in more than 15 movies. To name a few: Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Rastros de sándalo (2014), The Passenger (1975), Biotaxia (1968) etc.
Next time you see it in a movie, the bragging rights will be totally worth it.
The daytime tours are more popular and attract a lot of crowds, throughout the year.
A maximum of 15 people are allowed inside at a time, thereby making it one of the most demanded tours of southern Europe.
The best time to visit Casa Mila is from 9 am to 10 am, when it is least crowded.
If you can't make it before 10 am, we suggest you try the next best time to visit Casa Mila – 4 pm.
The ideal month to visit Casa Mila is May to June or September to October.
During the summer and fall months, you can enjoy both the day and the night shows.
If you are an amateur or a professional photographer the best time to visit Casa Mila is in the later part of the afternoon – around 3 pm.
Casa Mila's facade is best photographed in the afternoon because of natural light.
Best spots to take photos inside Casa Mila are the entry patio, the detailed ceiling, the intricate staircases etc.
As the setting sun starts throwing different hues on the sky, you can go up the terrace to shoot the stunning chimney stacks and ventilation ducts.
These structures appear grand when photographed with a dramatic sky in the background.
The night tour 'The Origins' is an entirely new experience for the tourists.
It is more of a show than a tour.
The best part of the night tour at Casa Mila is the 20 minutes of audio-visual on the terrace, and it will be a shame if this part of the tour got rained out.
Barcelona sees maximum rain during August, September, and October.
In December, January and February the minimum temperature in Barcelona range around 5 to 6 degrees Celsius (40 to 42 degree Fahrenheit).
During these months, book the Casa Mila night tour only if you can brave the cold.
How to avoid the queue at Casa Mila?
More than 3000 tourists visit La Pedrera Casa Mila every day.
This means more than 250 eager tourists enter the Gaudi masterpiece every hour.
With so many tourists, the waiting times at the ticketing counter sometimes go up to an hour.
The good news is, you can pre-book your tickets.
Not many tourists know about this option and thus end up wasting their precious vacation time.
If you go for a Barcelona Card, entry to Casa Mila becomes free.
There is no other way to enter Casa Mila for free.
However, if budget is your concern you can still give Casa Mila a shot – just walk up to Passeig de Gràcia in Barcelona, and gawk at Gaudi's creation from the sidewalk.
You are sure to love the house's undulating facade, lack of right angles, the chimneys shaped like soldiers etc.
Booking Casa Mila tickets online is cheaper than buying them at the venue. At the venue, you pay 3 Euros extra per ticket as Ticketing Window Surcharge. If you buy online tickets, you skip the line as well.
If you plan to explore this Gaudi masterpiece, be aware of the discounts offered.
There is no harm in saving some Euros.
If you are travelling with kids, you are in luck for they qualify for some of the best discounts at Casa Mila.
Kids aged 0 to 6 years get a 100% discount and thus walk in for free.
Children aged 7 to 12 years qualify for a 50% discount over the listed ticket price.
*Disable tourists need to carry along their disability certificate to avail these discounts.
When you buy Casa Mila tickets online, they are emailed to you immediately after purchase.
You don't need to print them.
On the day of your visit, you can show your ticket on your smartphone and walk in.
This 39 Euros ticket is best suited for early birds because you are expected to be at Casa Mila by 8 am.
You get one hour to explore the roof, the attic, the Gaudi Museum, the courtyard of the house etc. before the regular crowd comes in.
These tickets are available only on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
This is the most popular ticket – the best seller.
Using this Casa Mila ticket, you can skip the queue and head straight into Gaudi's masterpiece.
While booking this ticket, you have the flexibility of choosing your preferred time.
This Casa Mila ticket costs only 22 Euros and includes a free audio guide in the language of your choice.
This is also known as Casa Mila's 'The Origin's show.
The audio-visual tour uses lights, colours, and projections and takes you through the 100 years of Casa Mila's history.
During the 20-minute show, every part of La Pedrera is highlighted and explained.
At the end of the show, you will get a cup of cava to bring you back to Earth.
This ticket costs 34 Euros per head.
Yes, tourists do visit Casa Mila at night.
The night tour of Gaudi's Casa Mila starts with an introduction to the building.
The Gaudi expert, who acts as your guide, then takes the tourists through Passeig de Gràcia and Carrer de Provença courtyards, the Espai Gaudi (in the attic) and the Roof-terrace.
Once they reach the Casa Mila roof, a light, laser and sound show takes them through the origins of Casa Mila.
The story of Gaudi and Casa Mila is told through the video-mapping of the roof terrace.
After the audio-visual show on the roof is over, all tourists are offered a glass of cava (Spanish Champagne) at the Carrer de Provenca courtyard.
Casa Mila day or night?
Those of you who have the time and the money must try and visit Casa Mila both during the day and night.
If you only have time for one of the Casa Mila tours, continue reading.
1. The Casa Mila day tour is cheaper than the night tour.
For the day tour, the full adult ticket if bought online costs 22 Euros, while the Casa Mila at night tour costs 34 Euros.
If you buy the tickets at the venue, you will end up paying 3 Euros extra per ticket.
2. The Casa Mila day tour is a flexible option. You choose the time and date when you want to tour and book the tickets.
However, Casa Mila at night tour starts after 7 pm (or 9 pm) depending on the season.
3. Since the Casa Mila day tour is a self-guided tour, it can be as long as you want it to be.
However, the Casa Mila by night tour is of limited duration – around 60 minutes.
4. One of the items on the agenda which is extra on a day tour is 'The Apartment.' This Apartment displays bourgeois residents' lifestyle in the early 20th century.
During your Casa Mila tour at night, you don't get to explore this Apartment.
1. There is no crowd. Depending on the season, the number of people for this tour will range from 10 to 30.
2. Unlike the day tour, the night tour of Casa Mila is hosted by a Gaudi Expert. You get a detailed description of every aspect of Casa Mila.
3. Some tourists believe that the building is more beautiful at night because the scars of the 100 years of existence get hidden.
Besides the artificial lights and the moonlight add their own charm to the building.
4. The 20-minute long light, laser and sound show on the exists only at night.
Images, colours, and lights are projected on the various elements of the building's roof to create a stunning narration.
5. Your tour ends with a glass of Cava, another name for Spanish champagne.
La Pedrera is divided into the main structure and outer skin (or facade as it is called). The stone facade doesn't bear any load of the main structure.
Steel beams with the same curvature support the facade's weight by attaching to the main structure.
This original method gave Gaudi the room to design the facade with all the freedom he needed.
The result: A beautiful, wavy facade which attracts a million tourists every year.
With the flexibility to design what he wanted to, Casa Mila Gaudi ended up being an asymmetrical building – a rarity.
Many tourists who have been to this Barcelona attraction believe that the highlight of Casa Mila is its roof.
The whole experience of climbing up amazing staircases, looking down into the ventilation shafts and the staring at the Chimneys make it a memorable trip.
The original colours and shapes which greet you on Casa Mila roof, add to the allure.
So much so the stepped roof of La Pedrera Casa Mila has been called 'The Garden of Warriors' by Pere Gimferrer, an award-winning Spanish poet.
The staircases, some of which are shaped like snails, also house the water tanks.
Casa Mila roof also offers excellent views of the city of Barcelona.
The Casa Mila chimneys on the roof need a special mention for they seem like medieval knights, guarding the roof.
These so-called 'Chimney Knights' have a characteristic Gaudi motif – a military spiked cowl with deep eye sockets.
Gaudi believed that a structure can be both functional and beautiful at the same time.
With Casa Mila chimneys, Gaudi achieved it successfully.
The chimneys are whimsical, they stand out as art sculptures, and yet they serve a purpose.
One of the chimneys is topped with glass pieces.
According to legend, Gaudi himself decorated this chimney with broken pieces of champagne bottles left from the house inauguration party.
Casa Mila is all curves and waves and no right angles.
Starting from the roof to the courtyard, the attic and the museum within, there are many things you will be impressed by.
The two separate buildings of Casa Mila intersect at this famous courtyard.
Instead of two buildings meeting, the design makes it seems as if two waves of water are crashing on to one another.
The constant curvy sight is sure to put you in a state of trance.
The enchanting courtyard with floral motif murals can be described as the epitome of Catalan architecture.
With as many as 270 parabolic arches, supporting the roof above, the attic is sure to wow you.
The attic, which was initially the laundry room, is now converted into a museum.
The museum allows the travellers a glimpse into the life and art of Gaudi.
Many tourists compare this part of the building to the rib-case of a massive animal.
The main apartment has two separate parts.
The first part is an audio-visual presentation room and the second part is the famous La Pedrera apartment.
This is the exact place where Pere Milà lived with his family.
You can enjoy a journey back in time as the interiors including the bathroom, kitchen, living room, and bedroom are all kept intact.
Casa Mila has an always-on Gaudi exhibition in the attic.
This is perhaps the only exhibition devoted to the ace architect Antonio Gaudi.
You can see videos, models, plans, objects and designs around all his bodies of work.
The apartment where the Mila family stayed during the hey-days of Casa Mila has been converted into the Exhibition Room.
This is the main floor of the house.
After Gaudi's death, Roser Segimon Mila, the lady of the house, had changed much of the decor.
However, some of the sculpted columns and areas of ceiling designed by Gaudi still exist.
Casa Mila and Casa Batllo are on the same street separated by only 700 meters (2300 feet).
Since both were built as residential properties, tourists end up wondering if one is better than the other. Or if they can skip one for the other.
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Casa Mila's 'Skip the Line' ticket costs 22 Euros while Casa Batllo's Skip the Line ticket costs 29.5 Euros.
When it comes to the cost of the ticket, Casa Mila wins over Casa Batllo hands down.
The Gaudi Museum in the attic of Casa Mila has photos of all the houses built by Gaudi.
Some of these houses aren't even in Barcelona, and some don't allow visitors – which means, at this one place you get to view most of Gaudi's work.
The roof of Casa Mila makes for great photography.
The chimneys, ventilation shafts and staircases in imaginative colours and shapes have a functional and aesthetic appeal.
La Pedrera Casa Mila is furnished, which gives you an idea of the kind of life the people living here enjoyed in the early 20th century.
In sharp contrast, Casa Batllo is not furnished.
Casa Batllo is smaller and is exquisitely beautiful.
Even though the entry ticket for Casa Batllo is 7.5 Euros more, tourists who have been inside thought Casa Batllo was worth the expensive tickets.
At Casa Batllo, you actually go through the living space as designed by Antoni Gaudi for the Ballo family.
Whereas in La Pedrera you only go through the lobby, the courtyard, the attic and the roof.
You do walk into an apartment with furnishings used by the Mila family, but that's a small part of the whole tour.
Casa Batllo has one of the best audio guides (watch video) you will find in the whole of Barcelona. It brings the whole building to life.
Being major Antoni Gaudi fans, we don't want to take any sides when it comes to Casa Batllo or Casa Mila.
If time and money is NOT a concern, we suggest you see both. Both La Pedrera and Casa Batllo are close by.
However, if you are on a budget holiday, and have already seen Sagrada Familia and Park Guell, we suggest you visit Casa Mila.
If you are short on time and money is not a concern, we strongly recommend Casa Batllo.
Many tourists visit both Casa Mila and Casa Batllo on the same day. It helps that they are close to each other.
However, there are no combo tickets which give you access to both Casa Mila and Casa Batllo (and help you save money).
The only way to go about visiting both is by booking the tickets individually.
The history of Casa Mila La Pedrera starts with a rich couple buying a 2,000 square meters property on Passeig de Gràcia in Barcelona.
The Mila family wanted to build a special house, which would stand out from the rest.
The couple saw Casa Batllo and were impressed.
Since they wanted to build something similar, they contacted Casa Batllo's architect Antonio Gaudi.
Gaudi agreed and started building Casa Mila La Pedrera in 1906.
The construction of this landmark building took six long years.
Casa Milà La Pedrera was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1984.
It was the first building of the 20th century to be included in the list.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Once a year, tennis star Frances Tiafoe has a chance to compete against some of the world's best players in front of a hometown crowd at the Citi Open in Washington, D.C.
Originally from Hyattsville, the 20-year old said he feels the extra pressure to perform, especially hearing fans chant his name prior to every serve.
Down 5-3 in the second set in his round of 16 matches against the 11th-ranked tennis player in the world (David Goffin) in the John A. Harris Grandstand on Aug. 1, Tiafoe looked directly into the crowd at four young boys who were cheering inspirational words to him. He did not know them, but thanked their applause while attempting to battle back against the more superior Goffin.
However, the damage was done as Tiafoe prepared for the final serve shaking his head in disgust. Despite the score, with the children watching, Tiafoe tried to continue playing through the set without getting more visibly frustrated.
Tiafoe lost against Goffin in straight sets, 6-0 6-3, but the early exit out of the Citi Open is a minor bump in the road for the county native.
With 21 victories and a singles title this season, the 20-year-old is slowly building a strong resume and stature as one of the best young players in the tennis world today.
This is a far cry from his younger training days at the Junior Tennis Champions Center (JTCC) in College Park.
His father, who worked as a day laborer during the construction of the facility and transitioned to an on-site custodian, would bring Tiafoe and his twin brother Franklin to train at four years old.
Vesa Ponkka, one of the center's founders and the senior director of tennis, recalled seeing Tiafoe quickly becoming enamored with the game. Tiafoe is still revered in College Park, and he is known to make several appearances throughout the year to train at their facilities before major tournaments.
As he got older, Tiafoe partnered up with tennis coach Misha Kouznetsov, who called their relationship a "father-son mentorship" as they traveled to play tournaments. Tiafoe was quickly progressing from a young amateur to becoming the No. 2 in the junior rankings. He won 2013 Orange Bowl junior title at 15 years old, become the youngest champion in tournament history and finished his junior career winning 55 matches.
Years later, Tiafoe has been slowly coming of age as a player since turning pro in late 2014 and the 2018 season has been his best.
In February, Tiafoe defeated No. 4 ranked Juan Martin del Potro in Round of 16 on his way of capturing his first tournament victory at the Delray Beach Open. At 20, he became the youngest American tennis player to win a championship since Andy Roddick won at 19 in a 2002 tournament in Houston, Texas.
He made another tournament finals appearance in April in the Millennium Estoril Open in Portugal and made it to the round of 32 in Wimbledon in July after defeating Fernando Verdasco in the first round. It was his first victory over a seeded opponent at a major tournament, improving his ranking status to No. 41 heading into the annual tournament at Rock Creek Park.
While overall improvements were made to his game, the most notable change is the power behind his serve. Against Goffin, the power of Tiafoe's serves reached speeds over 120 mph, with the highest going to 131. The fast serve left Goffin flat-footed as the ball flew past him for an ace, one of the few moments Tiafoe showed his progression as a player during the loss.
Moving forward, Tiafoe is shifting his focus towards Rogers Cup in Toronto, Canada, where he will take on Marco Cecchinato in the first round. With the final Grand Slam major of the year, the U.S. Open, slowly approaching, Tiafoe said he hopes to carry the moment of the whole season to end the year on a positive note, with the goal to compete in the later stages of the tournament.
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Traffickers on the loose: How children are sold to highest bidder in name of adoption
Source: https://www.nation.co.ke
SUNDAY JULY 1 2018
Children playing in school. Weak adoption laws could have also exposed hundreds of Kenyan children to abuse and exploitation both locally and internationally. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
In Kenya, illegal adoption agencies have used technocrats, political offices and even tried to use diplomatic offices to advance their "saviours to Kenyan child initiative".
They sell a picture of a needy child requiring a loving family. This story is told to people and officers outside the adoption profession to invoke emotion.
The report also established that leaving infants to private entities has proved to be a disaster as they are "merciless and act as mercenaries organised against the children and their families".
There is verifiable evidence of serious child trade, child abuse and a cartel that clearly exploits children for commercial purposes.
By ABIUD OCHIENG
For years there has been hue and cry over children being stolen or going missing from hospitals, homes, schools, among other places and later being sold.
Some of these children have remained untraced to date while others are believed to have been abandoned and placed for adoption as their families could not be found. Accusing fingers pointed to the manner adoption of children has been carried out in the country for years.
Weak adoption laws could have also exposed hundreds of Kenyan children to abuse and exploitation both locally and internationally.
The US State Department ranks Kenya at Tier 2 Watch List for non-compliance with minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking.
In an attempt to address the issue, the government issued a moratorium against all resident and inter-country adoptions (adoption of a Kenyan child by adopters who are non-Kenyans and those who live outside Kenya), and also cancelled licences for inter-country adoptions.
The objective of the ban was to enable the government to conduct a comprehensive audit of policy and legal framework, procedures and players involved in adoption.
In addition, it was to help scale up and ensure robust family tracing and reunification, enhance local alternative family care, and other child protection interventions.
Subsequently, an expert committee chaired by Ms Lydiah Muiru was appointed by the Labour Cabinet Secretary to implement the objectives of the moratorium with its secretariat being the Child Welfare Society of Kenya. Other members of the committee include Scholastica Omondi, Rose Wasike, Joseph Gitau, Callen Masaka and Anthony Gitai.
According to the committee records on statistics of children adopted in and from Kenya, over 496 children were taken out of the country between 2005 and 2014 under circumstances that raise constitutional, legal, policy and ethical questions under local and international legal instruments.
The report, presented to President Uhuru Kenyatta last December, has recommended among others that the Judiciary should play a key role in stopping further suffering made possible through orders issued in adoption cases filed in court.
The committee noted in the report that, "when adoption cases were presented to court and the court issued guardianship and custody orders that allowed the foreign guardian to travel with the child, the court did not give direction for production of the children in court after return back to the country. This is likely to rope in the Judiciary to the link to trafficking of children through guardianship."
Most of the applicants seeking guardianship order could apply to travel to foreign countries with the children under the guise of "serious medical condition", yet no medical documents were presented in court to support assertions that the children needed to go abroad.
"Instead, the court relied on the children officer's report and affidavits by applicants, some of which lacked medical documentation," reads the report, which added that there also seems to be intentions for foreign applicants to obtain a child permanently instead of following the proper adoption process.
Sampled cases also revealed that lost children are presumed to have been abandoned by their families and therefore available for adoption. This was revealed by inadequate investigations to trace their families from reliable records such as those maintained by hospitals and police.
Some documents presented in court also pointed to fabrication, forgery, deception and falsification. A birth certificate, for instance, indicated that the child was born in 2002 while the death certificate of the child's father indicated that he died in 1995. In another, the name of the father in the death certificate was different from that in the child's birth certificate.
"Surprisingly, these documents were recommended by the Department of Children Services and the court granted guardianship orders. This raises concern about accountability and the casual approach to the children's well-being and safety," said the report.
'SAVIOURS'
The committee has, in its second phase of the progress report, found that there exists major gaps in the legal framework, adoption process and that there is evidence linking adoption to child trafficking.
Further, 93 per cent of children in charitable children institutions (CCIs) have been recruited and have families and only seven per cent are in need of temporary care and protection. They said given resources, it is possible to reunify 80 per cent of all children in CCIs within three years.
The committee established that Kenya has enough parents available locally to adopt children. For every one child available for adoption, there are six Kenyan parents waiting to adopt him/her. The country only meets 15 per cent of children requests by local adoptive parents.
"There is, therefore, no justification for inter-country adoption in Kenya since there are adequate local solutions for Kenyan children," reads the report.
Some Kenyan parents who have been approved for adoption wait for more than four years before they can get a child. Eighty-six per cent of these parents require children above one year, which has contradicted popular myth that parents do not desire such an age group.
The committee also noted the irony of the sins of the alleged 'saviours' in adoption. They are handled by charities in adoption societies in what a Unicef report describes as organised crime against children.
UNKNOWINGLY
In Kenya, illegal adoption agencies have used technocrats, political offices and even tried to use diplomatic offices to advance their "saviours to Kenyan child initiative", while in actual sense they are benefiting from the exorbitant fees paid to them.
"They sell a picture of a needy child requiring a loving family. This story is told to people and officers outside the adoption profession to invoke emotion, sympathy and pity of such a needy child in a manner irresistible to those hearing to unknowingly deny them support," the report states and further describes them as daring, ruthless, unmoved and heartless.
"In addition, we established that children homes are used to hold and hoard children for these purposes and children who do not require to be in the children's home at all are held hostage and not released to their families or for local solutions such as foster care, guardianship and local adoption," says report.
This is because the adoption societies have preselected and reserved these children for inter-country adoption clients.
Professionalism is also not followed in adoption processes in that whereas adoption is a very serious matter of permanent nature dealing with children's lives, it is casually handled by people with no social work professional qualifications.
The committee recommends that adoption be done by professional social workers. In addition, CCIs be closed down immediately and children reunited with their families. The other recommendation is that the moratorium be upheld because it is the only lifeline for children, and has so far reduced the sale and theft of children in the country.
"There was no evidence that the children were beneficiaries of inter-country adoption. The committee established that many inter-country agencies had even written letters to Kenyan adoption societies indicating they needed healthy children," adds report.
Nevertheless, the moratorium does not affect Kenyans living abroad as well as Kenyans married to non-Kenyans who may wish to adopt children. The committee has explained in the report that this is because they are either still Kenyans or if they had acquired the citizenship of another country, still enjoy dual citizenship which is supported by the Constitution.
Kenyans living abroad will adopt as Kenyans by way of domestic adoption and will only require a Home Study report from their country of residence.
"Laws should be enacted as a matter of urgency to save the lives of Kenyan children; these include the Adoption Policy, Social Workers Bill, and an Adoption Bill that clarifies the adoption process," says the committee.
Private institutions should also be ordered to open up their homes for immediate assessment so that those children with families are reunified and those found adoptable are given to local parents. Licences for inter-country adoption to remain cancelled, the committee recommends.
"Inter-country adoption puts pressure on adoption personnel to provide children making them to go scouting for children," reads the report.
Other recommendations are that no special consideration should be given to "children of special needs category" because this is another way of propaganda for branding and labelling children for trafficking. There is equally need for vetting of private practitioners dealing with children because they have strategically branded themselves as 'saviours'.
A sample of the court cases attest to the need to have adoption declared a national disaster, as more and more people are taking advantage of vulnerable children. In one court case, a seven-day-old child was snatched from her mother. In another, a child was stolen from the uncle and branded abandoned. Another child was born prematurely and the mother died, this child was taken away from the grandmother. The affected parties are still fighting for custody of the children in court.
There are 18 other court cases where children are living with foreign guardians in unclear circumstances. The malpractices have been found to be perpetuated by the same group of CCIs, lawyers, social workers and adoption societies.
Kenya has in recent years featured prominently as both a source and key destination and transit location for international child and human trafficking crimes.
According to the Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2014, by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Kenya is cited as one of the countries that are in denial and neglect when it comes to reporting or prosecuting cases of human trafficking and as a source, transit and destination country in the vice.
A global alarm issued in June, 2014 by the Expert Group of the Hague Convention on inter-country Adoptions called upon state parties to take action against profit driven inter-country adoptions and child trafficking.
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Commerce issues duty determination on citric acid, citrate salts
News | January 3, 2018
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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Tuesday announced that, in response to petitions from Archer Daniels Midland Company, Cargill, and Tate & Lyle, the government had found that Belgium, Colombia and Thailand had dumped citric acid and certain citrate salts in the United States, and their products would be subject to duties.
"Though politics plays no role in antidumping and countervailing duty investigations, President Trump made it clear that we will vigorously enforce our trade laws and provide U.S. industry relief from unfair trade practices," Ross said in a news release. "Today's decision allows U.S. producers of citric acid to receive relief from the market-distorting effects of potential dumping while we continue our investigation."
The Commerce Department preliminarily determined that exporters from Belgium, Colombia and Thailand have sold citric acid and certain citrate salts in the United States at 4.77 percent to 27.48 percent less than fair value.
As a result of today's decision, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to collect cash deposits from importers of citric acid and certain citrate salts from Belgium (24.41 percent), Colombia (27.48 percent) and Thailand (4.77 percent to 15.73 percent), based on these preliminary rates.
In 2016, imports of citric acid and certain citrate salts from Belgium, Colombia and Thailand were valued at an estimated $10.2 million, $26.5 million, and $49.9 million, respectively.
The petitioners are Archer Daniels Midland Company; Cargill, Inc.; and Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC.
If Commerce makes affirmative final determinations of dumping and the U.S. International Trade Commission makes affirmative final injury determinations, Commerce will issue AD orders. If Commerce makes negative final determinations of dumping or the ITC makes negative final determinations of injury, the investigations will be terminated and no orders will be issued.


Moshi Secrets - Moshi Monster Secret Codes, tips, tricks and news!
Well the Moshi Frosty Games are now over and the results are in. So how did the teams do playing the last event, Bug Rush?
Well, it's another no-show from Team Furi, so the games have ended without the Furis getting a single trophy. What happened there!
It's the final week of the Moshi Frosty Games and this week the event we;re all going to be playing is Bug Rush!
To access the event, click on the "What's New" drop down at the top right hand corner of the play area and then click on the play button on the Moshi Frosty Games item.
After weeks where nothing seemed to be happening on Moshi Monsters, we're excited to report that FOUR new Moshlings have appeared in the Moshling Zoo. Two of them have been released with Seed Codes!
Say hello to Lubber the Whimsical Whale, Mrs Snoodle the Silly Snuffler, Nutmeg the Woodland Walnut and finally, Dribbles the Boinging Ball!
We're now entering the 3rd week of the Moshi Frosty Games. The event this week is Thump-a-Glump.
It's the second week of the Moshi Frosty Games and it's time for the second event. This week it's Ice Scream, where you have to make the right ice-screams for very demanding monsters.
It all starts easy enough, but after a couple of levels, when you've got a lot of different flavours of ice-scream and loads of topping to juggle too it can all get a bit frantic!


Abraham Lincoln was arguably the greatest American president in history. To try to present his life on the big screen is an ambitious undertaking, one that would require a filmmaker with both the experience of few masterpieces under his or her belt, while also having the audacity to attempt to portray a legendary historical figure. I suppose Steven Spielberg fits the bill. The filmic story of Lincoln is both a biography and the tale of the passing of the 13th Amendment into the U.S. Constitution. I appreciated the focus of the story on Lincoln's actions near the end of the Civil War, not an all-encompassing biopic attempting to get his entire life on screen. You see his marriage, his fatherhood, his politics, his flaws, and his mythology.
It is this latter aspect that fascinates me most about Lincoln. Like any famous historical figure, the president became a bit of a legend. The mythology surrounding him blurs our memories that he was, in fact, a real human being. He was a husband with a notoriously emotional and distraught wife. He was a father who deeply loved his children and suffered deeply when their lives were taken by disease. He made mistakes. He made jokes. He got angry. He got depressed. Lincoln shows much of this, while also reveling in the mythology of a wise-but-simple leader who told long stories and fought for the freedom of slaves.
Now, I'm not a history buff. I have read exactly one historical biography in my lifetime, and I'm pretty sure that I held a C average in my social sciences and history classes throughout high school. I'm unsure about all the historical accuracies of Lincoln as a film. A brief perusal through the Internet reveals a mixed bag, but one that seems to lean more towards to side of historical accuracy. Spielberg based the film off Doris Kearns Goodwin's book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. The book and film show how Lincoln and his cabinet–made up mostly of political rivals–reached across the political aisle and managed to unite a nation broken apart by war, economics, and slavery. Perhaps our own American government can learn a thing or two from history, lest we be doomed to repeat ourselves in our divisive ways.
For a Spielberg movie, Lincoln shows incredible restraint and subtlety while also remaining deeply engaging. It's a political-historical film that has an immense amount of dialogue filled with mid-19th century jargon and governmental language, yet it is never boring. That is a feat in itself. The acting, the cinematography, the dialogue, the soundtrack, the humor, the pathos–there aren't any false steps here. No lousy performances. No unnecessary scenes. The dark greys and natural wintery sunlight set the tone–this is a grey world, a bleak and mixed season for a nation at civil war. There are no black-and-white morals here, apart from one–slavery is morally wrong, and freedom is a right for every human. Daniel Day-Lewis is nearly flawless as Lincoln, like a resurrection of the man in tone and mannerisms. Tommy Lee Jones is also noteworthy in his portrayal of abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens, who gives some of the best tongue-lashings that Jones has ever bellowed in a film.


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I have lived in Wardley since the age of 6. After attending Wardley then Heworth Schools, I worked from 1984 to 2012 in the Civil Service, mostly for staff pensions. I was previously on the Council from 1999 to 2004 for the old Pelaw and Heworth Ward then for the revised boundaries from 2004 to 2012. I was re-elected in May 2016.


This is probably the most ludicrous pool trick shot you will ever see. It's hard to know for certain but I reckon this was probably his first attempt as well. Dude is a god.
Christopher Nolan never made an alternate ending to 2005's Batman Begins, but that's OK, because the guys from How It Should Have Ended (HISHE) have created an animated one—praise be.
Some say there is a fight scene at the end of 'The Phantom Menace', others say that if you actually made it that far without tearing your eyes out then you are a real Jedi. I say that whatever combat there was, swords rarely crossed.
If you go on safari then you might be lucky enough to catch some lions chilling in their natural habitat... but if you're REALLY lucky then you might catch them doing a group yawn - not even National Geographic have this !
He doesn't care where they are, he knows where his prize is and is going for it!
A japanese music full of recursive anime and persistent policemen!
Get you singing voice ready and sing along as you try to figure out these 80s lyrics!