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Sanders v. Davis
January 13, 2022 by Justia
In 1982, Sanders was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Sanders's attorney, Hoover, had never represented a capital defendant before and conducted a minimal penalty phase investigation. Sanders told Hoover that he viewed a life without parole (LWOP) sentence as unacceptable and that he did not want Hoover to present a penalty defense. Hoover presented no evidence and made no argument during the penalty phase.The Ninth Circuit reversed the denial of habeas relief and remanded for a penalty phase trial. Hoover performed deficiently by failing to perform even a rudimentary investigation into Sanders's social history, failing to obtain reasonably available records, and failing to ensure that Sanders's decision to forego a penalty phase defense was informed and knowing. Hoover failed to adequately advise Sanders about the penalty phase. There is a reasonable likelihood that Sanders would have changed his mind had Hoover informed and advised him about the penalty phase, and that there is a reasonable likelihood that at least one juror would have changed her mind and voted to impose an LWOP sentence. View "Sanders v. Davis" on Justia Law
Posted in: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Buffin v. City & County of San Francisco
Plaintiffs alleged that the bail schedule set by the San Francisco Superior Court, an arm of the state, violated their equal protection and due process rights, 42 U.S.C. 1983 because it failed to take into account pre-arraignment detainees' inability to pay pre-set mandatory bail amounts. Following years of litigation, the district court enjoined the Sheriff, who had Eleventh Amendment immunity from damages, from enforcing the bail schedule and any other state determination that made the existence or duration of pre-trial detention dependent on the detainee's ability to pay. The court then awarded a reduced lodestar amount of attorney's fees ($1,950,000.00) to the class and held California responsible for payment.The Ninth Circuit affirmed the award, rejecting arguments that the state was not liable for fees because it was dismissed from the case on the ground of Eleventh Amendment immunity and did not otherwise participate in the litigation. Despite Eleventh Amendment immunity, the Sheriff could be sued in her capacity as a state official for injunctive relief, and the state could be assessed a reasonable attorney's fee under 42 U.S.C. 1988. The state had the necessary notice and an opportunity to respond to claims that the official-capacity suit against the Sheriff could properly be treated as a suit against California. View "Buffin v. City & County of San Francisco" on Justia Law
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Armstrong v. Reynolds
After attempting without success to raise her concerns about unsafe medical practices with her employer (ENTA), Armstrong filed a complaint with the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration (NOSHA). Armstrong alleges that ENTA retaliated against her, leading her to file a second complaint. When Armstrong withdrew her complaint before ENTA learned of it, fearing further retaliation, NOSHA notified ENTA about the complaint. More retaliation followed. When she filed a third whistleblowing complaint, NOSHA ended the investigation. ENTA fired Armstrong.The Ninth Circuit reversed the dismissal of Armstrong's 42 U.S.C. 1983 procedural due process claim. Although Armstrong was an at-will employee, Nevada's whistleblower protections can support a property interest in continued employment. Armstrong might be able to plausibly allege a relationship between Nevada officials and her termination sufficient to sustain a "direct participation" or "setting in motion" theory. Armstrong had a property right in the investigation of her complaint; she plausibly alleged that the process she received was essentially nonexistent. Armstrong did not sufficiently allege a substantive due process claim based on a liberty interest. Armstrong did not plausibly allege that the defendants' actions entirely precluded Armstrong's ability to work as a human resources professional elsewhere. The court erred in dismissing a negligent infliction of emotional distress claim. View "Armstrong v. Reynolds" on Justia Law
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Cortesluna v. Leon
A 12-year-old girl called 911 to report that her mother's boyfriend, Cortesluna, was threatening her and her family with a chainsaw and that they were hiding from him in a bedroom that he was trying to enter. Cortesluna subsequently brought 42 U.S.C. 1983 excessive force claims concerning his arrest.In 2020, the Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of officer Leon. Even taking Cortesluna's version of the facts as true, a reasonable jury would find that Leon's acts were objectively reasonable in the circumstances. Leon faced an immediate threat; Cortesluna had a knife in his pocket and had lowered his hands towards the knife when the first shot came from the beanbag shotgun; his hands remained near the knife in his pocket at the time of the second beanbag shot. The court found that there was a genuine issue of fact as to whether the force that officer Rivas-Villegas used when he kneeled on Cortesluna's back was excessive. Officer Kensic lacked any realistic opportunity to intercede or to stop the excessive force.On remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the federal claims against Rivas-Villegas and remanded for consideration of the other elements of a Monell claim. With respect to state-law claims relating to Rivas-Villegas's conduct, and other remaining claims, including against other defendants, the 2020 opinion remains intact. View "Cortesluna v. Leon" on Justia Law
Doe v. Regents of the University of California
Doe, a Chinese national graduate student, alleged that UCLA violated Title IX, 20 U.S.C. 1681(a), when it discriminated against him on the basis of sex in the course of a Title IX disciplinary proceeding instituted after a former student accused him of misconduct. Doe was just months away from completing his Ph.D. in chemistry/biochemistry when he was suspended for two years after a finding that he violated the University's dating violence policy by placing Jane Roe "in fear of bodily injury." Doe lost his housing, his job as a teaching assistant, and his student visa. The Ninth Circuit vacated the dismissal of Doe's suit. Doe stated a Title IX claim because the facts he alleged, if true, raised a plausible inference that the university discriminated against him on the basis of sex. Doe's allegations of external pressures impacting how the university handled sexual misconduct complaints, an internal pattern and practice of bias in the University of California and at UCLA in particular, and specific instances of bias in Doe's particular disciplinary case, when combined, raised a plausible inference of discrimination on the basis of sex sufficient to withstand dismissal. At "some point an accumulation of procedural irregularities all disfavoring a male respondent begins to look like a biased proceeding." View "Doe v. Regents of the University of California" on Justia Law
Posted in: Civil Rights, Education Law, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States v. Buck
In 1995, Buck robbed approached a mail carrier, ordered her at gunpoint to put mail in a bag, and fled. Days later, Buck, with accomplices, shot a mail carrier in the head. Buck was convicted on two counts of assaulting a mail carrier with intent to steal mail, 18 U.S.C. 2114(a); attempted murder of a mail carrier, section 1114; and using a firearm during and in relation to a "crime of violence," section 924(c)(1). He was sentenced to concurrent 210-month terms on the assault and attempted murder convictions, a consecutive 60-month term for the first 924(c) conviction, and a consecutive 240-month term for the second 924(c) conviction. Section 924(c)(1) then imposed a five-year consecutive term of imprisonment for the first offense, and a 20-year term for the second. In 2016, Buck argued, under 28 U.S.C. 2255, that his 2114(a) convictions did not qualify as crimes of violence under section 924(c)(3) and that his sentence for Count 4 should be limited to 60 months, rather than 240 months. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of the motion. Applying the modified categorical approach, the court reasoned Buck was convicted of assault with intent to steal mail with the aggravating element of placing the mail carrier's life in jeopardy by the use of a dangerous weapon, which satisfies 924(c)(3)(A)'s elements clause. Neither the jury instructions nor section 2114(a) contain any suggestion that mere recklessness would suffice; section 2114(a) requires intentional wrongdoing. View "United States v. Buck" on Justia Law
Hyde v. City of Wilcox
January 6, 2022 by Justia
Hyde, a 26-year-old with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and ADHD, took six prescription medications. After his arrest on suspicion of DUI, Hyde submitted to a blood draw. He tested negative for alcohol but positive for amphetamines, consistent with his prescriptions. After several hours without his medications, Hyde charged the door, fell, and injured his head. Hyde emerged from his cell calmly, then sprinted away. He reached a dead end, Officers deployed their Tasers multiple times, then tackled Hyde. After Hyde was in a restraint chair, Pralgo again used his Taser. Callahan-English used her arms to force Hyde's head into a restraint hold. Minutes later Hyde rolled his head back, gasping for air, as officers passed by. He stopped breathing. Officers tried to revive him. Days later, Hyde died. Hyde's causes of death included blunt force injuries, kidney damage caused by muscle breakdown, enlarged heart, and coronary artery atherosclerosis.The Ninth Circuit affirmed in part the denial of a motion to dismiss a 42 U.S.C. 1983 suit. Officers Pralgo and Callahan-English used excessive force and violated clearly established law when they used a Taser and put Hyde in a head restraint after Hyde, handcuffed and shackled, posed no threat. Other officers reasonably used force when Hyde resisted. The complaint did not adequately allege that the officers knew of Hyde's mental health condition or that he was in distress after the altercation; qualified immunity barred the claim that they violated Hyde's right to adequate medical care. With respect to the failure-to-train and municipal liability claims, the court stated that an inadequate training policy itself cannot be inferred from a single incident. View "Hyde v. City of Wilcox" on Justia Law
United States v. Jackson
Jackson pleaded guilty to conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking in exchange for the government's promise to recommend a sentencing range of 120–180 months' imprisonment. Despite assuring the court during the plea colloquy that there was no "side agreement," Jackson later argued that he relied on the government's oral promise that it would not offer his codefendant (Young) a lesser sentence. Young was offered a 90-month sentence. Jackson also claimed ineffective assistance based on his attorney's failure to ensure that the government's oral promise was made a part of the record. The district court denied Jackson's 28 U.S.C. 2255 motion. The Ninth Circuit affirmed in part, first holding that Jackson's notice of appeal was valid because his requests for a certificate of appealability, received before the FRAP 4(a)(1)(B) deadline, made clear his intention to appeal; his 2255 motion was not an improper "second or successive" motion because the underlying factual circumstances did not occur until after an earlier 2255 motion was resolved. The record was not sufficient to overcome the presumption that Jackson's written plea agreement and his sworn plea colloquy statements described the complete agreement. Jackson's claim was also barred by a collateral attack waiver. The district court abused its discretion by failing to consider Jackson's pro se letter as a request to amend his section 2255 motion to add a claim of ineffective assistance. View "United States v. Jackson" on Justia Law
Washington v. Shinn
December 20, 2021 by Justia
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a habeas corpus petition challenging petitioner's Arizona conviction and death sentence for first-degree murder. Petitioner contends that his counsel did not investigate and present mitigating evidence at the penalty phase, including evidence of diffuse brain damage, childhood abuse, and substance abuse.The panel applied Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984), and concluded that petitioner has not shown either that his trial counsel's performance was constitutionally deficient or that the deficiencies were prejudicial. In this case, there is no showing that the education records nor the incarceration records contain meaningful mitigation evidence; petitioner has not met his burden of showing that counsel erred by not investigating and presenting evidence of his childhood abuse; petitioner's allegation that counsel erred by not investigating and presenting evidence of his substance abuse fails because counsel was not timely informed of his substance abuse; and petitioner has not shown that counsel erred by not seeking a psychological evaluation. View "Washington v. Shinn" on Justia Law
Arroyo v. Rosas
Arroyo, who uses a wheelchair for mobility, sued the owner of a California liquor store under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. 12181, and California's Unruh Civil Rights Act. The district court granted Arroyo summary judgment on his ADA claim. Any violation of the ADA is automatically a violation of the Unruh Act, CAL. CIV. CODE 51(f), but the district court concluded that "compelling reasons" existed under 28 U.S.C. 1367(c)(4) to decline supplemental jurisdiction and dismiss Arroyo's Unruh Act claim. Recent changes in California law had made it more difficult to file Unruh Act claims in state court, resulting in a wholesale shifting of such cases to the federal courts.The Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded. The extraordinary situation created by the unique confluence of California rules involved here, which has led to systemic changes in where such cases are filed, presents "exceptional circumstances" that authorize consideration, on a case-by-case basis, of whether the "'principles of economy, convenience, fairness, and comity which underlie the pendent jurisdiction doctrine'" warrant declining supplemental jurisdiction. However, because the district court effectively completed its adjudication of this entire case—including the Unruh Act claim—before it considered the question of supplemental jurisdiction, the interests in judicial economy, convenience, comity, and fairness at that point all overwhelmingly favored retaining jurisdiction and entering the foreordained judgment on the Unruh Act claim. View "Arroyo v. Rosas" on Justia Law
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Altidore, Bradley ready for hostile Big Apple return as TFC visit Red Bulls
October 28, 20175:51PM EDT
James GrossiContributor
TORONTO – New York may not be the place that booed Santa Claus (that honor goes to Philadelphia), but its reputation for brusque welcomes is well-known.
So when two US internationals, native sons of New Jersey and former New York Red Bulls/MetroStars players, make their return to town on Monday with Toronto FC to kick off their participation in the Audi 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs, it's uncertain what reception they will receive, to say the least.
Last weekend, in their first road match with TFC since the US men's national team's disastrous inability to qualify for the World Cup, saw Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore booed mercilessly throughout the 90 minutes in Atlanta.
That was not entirely unexpected.
"I had a good feeling [in Atlanta]," recalled Bradley on Friday. "We walked out to see the field, I hadn't been on for two steps and I had a few nice things yelled at me. So we went back in, Jozy and I were talking, I said, 'We'll see what this looks like; I have a feeling it's going to go this way.' Sure enough, I was right."
Toronto would draw the match with Atlanta United 2-2, securing a new MLS record for points in a single season in the process, and neither player was particularly bothered by the southern hospitality.
"I don't spend a whole lot of time worrying about it," said Bradley. "I learned at a young age that it's not worth spending two seconds worrying about what others think. You have your teammates, coaches, people close to you, who you talk to, rely on, whose opinion you trust. The others on the outside can do, can say, what they want."
Added Altidore: "You don't think about those things. It's a blessing, a childhood dream to play in these types of venues. No matter where it is: here, in Europe, in the World Cup … To play and thousands of people come to watch and see your craft. To be able to do that – it's always what I wanted to do as a young boy – it's fantastic."
Should they expect more of the same when TFC head south to face the Red Bulls?
"For a short term, maybe," said coach Greg Vanney. "That's their way of trying to voice their opinion. I don't know how long it will last, but it's nice motivation for our guys to compete, work hard and prove what happened is a lot more than about a couple of people."
Regardless of the welcome, or lack thereof, in the cards, both players have fond memories of the time they spent with the Red Bulls, or MetroStars, as they were known when Bradley was drafted there in 2004.
"It was my first professional club," said Bradley. "The experience of playing for my dad, how much I learned, improved … that played a big part early in my career. The first year I was injured for most the year. That wasn't great. The way things ended wasn't what you would have hoped for, but in the end it led to bigger and better things for both my Dad and me. Ultimately, it was a good thing."
Bob Bradley was fired as the end of the 2005 season neared and Michael moved on to Europe in the offseason, but not until after scoring a late game-winner against Chivas USA that sent the MetroStars to the playoffs.
Altidore was drafted in 2006 by the Red Bulls, making 41 appearances for the club before leaving for Europe himself midway through the 2008 season.
"It was my first club ever, my first playoff goal was there, my first taste of football was there," said Altidore, who scored against D.C. United in the second leg of the 2006 Eastern Conference Semifinals, though New York lost the series 2-1 on aggregate. "I have great memories of my time there."
Brief recollections aside, neither has any room for sentimentality as Toronto play the first leg of the Eastern Conference Semifinal against the Red Bulls on Monday, aiming to return to the final and go one better than they did last year.
"It's just another game," maintained Altidore. "Another opportunity to do something special this year."
Said Bradley: "No, no extra meaning. It's two big games, a playoff series with everything on the line. That's a lot. I'm not sure there is any room for anything extra."

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CCHIT to shutter after 10 years
CCHIT Closes Down After 10 Years
CCHIT to shutter after 10 years. The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology, better known by its acronym CCHIT, is ending all operations, and expects to conclude the process by Nov. 14.
Founded in 2004, CCHIT provided certification services for health IT products and education for healthcare providers and IT developers. Five years prior to the passage of the HITECH Act, which enabled today's Office of the National Coordinator certification programs, CCHIT worked in public-private collaboration to pioneer the design, development and implementation of health IT testing and certification programs.
"We are concluding our operations with pride in what has been accomplished," Alisa Ray, CCHIT executive director, said in an Oct. 28 news release. "For the past decade CCHIT has been the leader in certification services, supported by our loyal volunteers, the contribution of our boards of trustees and commissioners, and our dedicated staff. We have worked effectively in the private and public sectors to advance our mission of accelerating the adoption of robust, interoperable health information technology. We have served hundreds of health IT developers and provided valuable education to our healthcare provider stakeholders."
"Though CCHIT attained self-sustainability as a private independent certification body and continued to thrive as an authorized ONC testing and certification body, the slowing of the pace of ONC 2014 Edition certification and the unreliable timing of future federal health IT program requirements made program and business planning for new services uncertain. CCHIT's trustees decided that, in the current environment, operations should be carefully brought to a close," added Ray.
CCHIT, a not-for-profit organization, will donate its remaining assets, primarily its intellectual property, to the HIMSSFoundation.
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One of the most popular, most danceable, and highest-level tango orchestras in the world, Orquesta Tipica La Juan D'Arienzo has been steadily acquiring devotees since its founding in 2012. The orchestra enjoys a direct link to the best of tango history: the lead bandoneon and orchestra leader is Facundo Lazzari, whose grandfather was Carlos Lazzari. Carlos was the first bandoneónist and arranger for the original Juan D'Arienzo Orchestra from 1950 until 1976, when D'Arienzo passed away, and then the leader of Los Solistas de D'Arienzo.
After less than a year in existence, La Juan D'Arienzo was already playing as part of the Buenos Aires Tango Festival and touring throughout Argentina. Since 2014, the band has completed extensive tours in Europe. In 2015, they played 35 shows in Asia, as well as performing in 27 cities in Europe. Each year, the orchestra's profile rises, but they have not yet performed in the United States.
We are HONORED and THRILLED to present La Juan D'Arienzo in Philly as part of their first U.S./Canada tour.
6:30-7:15 pm: Interview with the members of La Juan D'Arienzo for #TangoStories for broadcast on USALA Radio.
Note: We will need A LOT of volunteers to help out with HOUSING and TRANSPORTING all of the musicians (between Wednesday, March 6 and Thursday, March 7 only). Please message Meredith Klein if you can help!


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Trump's CIA pick would reinstate US collection of phone data
US & World // Nation
Bob Egelko Nov. 21, 2016 Updated: Nov. 21, 2016 6:42 p.m.
In this photo taken Oct. 16, 2015, Rep. Mike Pompeo, R-Kansas speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. According to a Trump official, Pompeo to be nominated for CIA director. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Photo: Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press
The federal government's long-hidden authority to sweep up records of all phone calls made in the U.S. was repealed last year in a bipartisan vote of Congress. But President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the CIA has called for reinstatement of the data haul and said its elimination was part of "Edward Snowden's vision of America."
Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor, revealed in 2013 that the NSA had been collecting bulk data on U.S. phone calls without a warrant for more than a decade. President George W. Bush's administration had ordered the collection unilaterally after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, then obtained approval from a secret intelligence court in 2006.
The records contain so-called metadata, showing the numbers called and duration of the calls, but not the content of the messages. The law that President Obama signed in June 2015, called the USA Freedom Act, leaves the records with the phone companies but allows the National Security Agency to request data on individual customers without a court order.
Rep. Mike Pompeo, R-Kan., whom Trump named Friday as his choice for CIA director, was among a minority of House Republicans who opposed the change. In a December 2015 column in the National Review magazine, he attacked Republican presidential candidates who supported the new law.
"Those who today suggest that the USA Freedom Act, which gutted the National Security Agency's metadata program, enables the intelligence community to better prevent and investigate threats against the U.S. are lying," Pompeo wrote.
"Less intelligence capacity equals less safety. To share Edward Snowden's vision of America as the problem is to come down on the side of President Obama's diminishing willingness to collect intelligence on jihadis."
In a January 2016 Wall Street Journal column co-authored by conservative commentator David Rivkin, Pompeo called for Congress to reauthorize collection of U.S. phone records, which would be combined with "publicly available financial and lifestyle information" into a government database.
"Legal and bureaucratic impediments to surveillance should be removed," Pompeo and Rivkin wrote.
Neither Trump's presidential transition office nor Pompeo's congressional office responded Monday to inquiries about the issue. But privacy advocates predicted congressional resistance to any attempt to reinstate government authority to gather Americans' phone records.
"This was an invasion of privacy for every single American, Americans who had never been accused of any crime," said Neema Singh Guliani, legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union. And a review by the government's Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board found that the records haul "never played a substantial role in stopping an act of terrorism or stopping a terrorist suspect," she said.
"I think a lot of Americans would be very nervous to learn Donald Trump has access to our phone records," said Elizabeth Goitein, co-director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice in New York. "It would make a lot of Congress nervous as well."
Although Snowden, now in Russia, has been accused of wrongdoing by both Trump and his defeated Democratic presidential opponent, Hillary Clinton, Goitein said Pompeo's attempt to discredit the former NSA contractor had misfired.
"If Edward Snowden's vision of America is an America that doesn't spy on Americans, I guess (Pompeo's) right," she said.
Because the USA Freedom Act was passed by Congress, it would take an act of Congress to repeal it. But the Trump administration could act within the law to expand data collection.
For example, said Singh Guliani, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration had its own program since the 1990s of collecting metadata on phone calls to and from countries associated with drug trafficking, including Canada, Mexico and most of Central and South America. The Obama administration suspended that program in September 2013 after Snowden's disclosures, but a new administration might revive it.
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Snowden also disclosed records of surveillance programs that monitored the content of phone calls to and from certain countries without court approval, programs that the Trump administration could expand, Singh Guliani said.
Goitein noted that the USA Freedom Act was compromise legislation that allowed the government to obtain not only individual records from a phone company, but also records of anyone the targeted person had called. And she said one of the law's safeguards, requiring the secret court to publish a summary of any ruling it issues on a significant issue, allows the government to decide which issues are "significant" and what information should be withheld for security reasons.
Another privacy-rights advocate, Cindy Cohn, executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation in San Francisco, said Obama could have done more to adopt lasting protections against surveillance abuses.
"The Obama administration's approach was fixing internal rules" for its own actions, Cohn said. "That leaves it really ripe for change by the next administration." And Obama, she added, "could have taken a turn away from all this secrecy" that still envelops the programs.
Susan Freiwald, a University of San Francisco law professor who teaches courses in privacy and cyberlaw, said Pompeo and his future colleagues will have leeway to interpret the law "broadly so they may collect vast amounts of information."
"Pompeo is promoting the discredited view that it is always good for a government to collect more data on its people," she said.
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China's thirst for Australian wine has become insatiable in recent years. Wine Australia's latest export report showed that total sales to China reached $520m in 2016 – a rise of 40%. This stunning rise was fuelled by strong growth in the premium wine sector, with exports of wines over $10 a bottle rising by 47%.
The surge in demand for Australia's premium and fine wines isn't unique to China - exports of premium wines to other leading markets have also soared. In the U.S. they grew by 23%, by 25% in the UK and by 9% in Canada. However, as anyone who has traded wine in China will tell you, the Chinese market is different to all of these.
Something of a surprise, not least as Australia isn't as renowned for its Merlots as it is for other varieties such as Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon or Grenache. That said Irvine's flagship wine – the result of over 35 years of dedication to Merlot in the Eden Valley – is special. Not many other Australian Merlots can boast an International Wine Challenge Gold and scores of 94+ from critics including James Halliday. The Chinese, in common with other Asian markets, seem to have a soft spot for this soft grape.
The first of many entries from Penfolds – a brand which has worked long and hard to build a reputation for excellence in China. The RWT (or 'Red Winemaking Trial' to give it its full, unromantic title) was launched in 1997 and has already made a huge impact. The idea of a single region wine made using French oak provides a fascinating juxtaposition to the multi-region, American oak stylings of Grange. With its fleshy, opulent character it is a wine that is easy to love when young, something that can prove harder with its muscular, well-structured big brother.
Clarendon Hills' self-titled Premier Grand Cru has garnered consistently high scores – and consistently high prices – since its first vintage in 1994 when it became Australia's first $100 wine. Today, the estate that Roman Bratasuik founded in 1990 is regarded as not only one of Australia's greatest wineries, but as one of the world's greatest. Production is tiny and the wine has intense power and purity derived from the bush vines that reside on ancient ironstone soils in the McLaren Vale.
The Kalimna has more in common with Grange than the RWT, being a multi-region blend that was originally focused on fruit from one place – in this case the Kalimna Vineyard and in Grange's the famed Magill Estate – and both were born in the 1950s. The Kalimna, however, shares more of the RWT's generosity of character and the Shiraz fruit that goes into it displays a noticeable Barossa character.
There's an element of back to the future about the St. Henri, in that since its launch in 1957 it has never been made using new oak – something modern winemakers are seeing virtue in. The ethos of St. Henri has always been to allow the fruit to do the talking; fruit which combines Shiraz with a touch of Cabernet Sauvignon seasoning to give it lift, a touch more vibrancy and aids its longevity.
Ben Glaetzer created Amon-Ra to be a wine that appealed to all six senses. To do this he strives to create his wines in the vineyard rather than in the winery. A firm 'terroiriste', the brilliance of creations like the Amon-Ra Shiraz are centred on their taste of place. When you drink it, there is a distinct minerality and iron-rich tone that permeates the super-saturated blackberry, plum and oriental spice notes. The exotic, almost spiced nature of the wine makes it easy to see why it would go down well in China where full-flavoured drinks of all kinds are cherished.
Without question one of Australia's greatest Cabernet Sauvignons, the Bin 707 was often spoken of as Grange's second wine. This is slightly odd given its makeup, though there are similarities between them. Multi-regional and multi-vineyard in origin and made with plenty of new oak, Bin 707 has the distinction of not having been made in a number of years - 1981, 1995, 2000, 2003 or 2011 – owing to the fruit not being of sufficient quality. Such dedication to creating only the best wine has doubtless helped establish 707's reputation for brilliance and has led to its high position on this list.
The 407 was launched in 1993 as a direct result of the increased availability of good quality Cabernet Sauvignon and an increased demand for Australian Cabernet. Seeing it and the 707 riding high in this list is a testament to the resurgence in interest in Australian Cabernet Sauvignon across the world as more wine lovers discover the brilliance it can offer.
Grange was widely expected to top this chart - as it does on the global Australian fine wine list. Long-regarded as Australia's finest wine, interest in recent vintages has been intense – especially since Robert Parker gave the 2008 vintage a perfect 100 score. Were he still with us, we're sure Max Schubert would be delighted to see his dream wine take its rightful place amongst the world's greats.
Officially known as the 'baby Grange' it's easy to see why this wine is so popular – especially given the high prices that Grange fetches these days. Matured in barrels that have previously housed Grange, this is another product of Max Schubert's genius; a Cabernet-Shiraz blend that delivers richness and depth with structure and elegance.
What Does This List Tell Us About Australian Fine Wine?
There are several conclusions that can be drawn from this list. Perhaps predictably, the wines are all red and are dominated by Australia's signature grape, Shiraz. Seeing as this is the Chinese market, the former point was almost inevitable owing to the connotations of the colour red and the historically low levels of demand for white wine. That said, Wine Australia's own figures show that year-on-year figures to September 2016 saw demand for whites grow by 33%. Given Australian white wine's suitability to matching Asian cuisine - especially emerging varieties such as Fiano and Gruner Veltliner - and the heat of the Chinese summers, the trend towards whites could well grow even further, and maybe in a year's time we'll see the likes of Penfolds Yattarna make the list.
As to the choice of varieties, Shiraz rules the roost but Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet-Shiraz blends feature heavily too. With a little education and exposure, it is perfectly conceivable that Australia's other great red varieties – Grenache and Pinot Noir for example – could soon make a showing.
The price range of these wines is interesting. In terms of Sterling prices, they range from around $50 to over $500 a bottle. That the number one wine on the list is the Penfolds Bin 389 whichis showsvalue for money is still important, even in this red-hot market.
The power of the brand is also evident. Australia has many producers that are fit to rank amongst the world's finest – one thinks of Henschke, Leeuwin Estate, Ashton Hills, Bass Phillip and Torbreck – none of which feature. Compared to the Penfolds of this world these wineries are marketing minnows and even with such plaudits as Robert Parker and Jancis Robinson singing their praises, it will take time for them to make their mark on the top 10.
Ultimately, the global market for Australian fine wine is both young and, especially in the case of China, relatively immature. All markets, from the U.S. to China, have much to learn and experience when it comes to Australian fine wines, but what a journey of discovery they are set to go on. It will be fascinating to look at this in another 12 months or so and see what changes have taken place. And given the fast-paced world of Australian wine, who'd bet against their being changes?
Wine Australia would like to thank Wine-Searcher for their help in creating this blog.
Not at all surprise that Penfolds dominates the market in China. Penfolds name in Chinese means "Rushing Prosperity". Who else can beat them?


Modern developments in the technology world have revolutionized sports, and women's rowing at Manhattan College is no exception. The Quadrangle spoke to Junior Kate Sexton and Freshman Elyse Holmes to determine just how much influence technology has had on rowing.
The Quadrangle: When did you start rowing?
Elyse Holmes: I started rowing my freshman year of high school.
Kate Sexton: I've only been rowing for three years. I was a walk-on my freshman year of college.
TQ: Are there any apps you use on your phone that help you manage your fitness or nutrition?
KS: I use my Garmin app on my Garmin watch. On the Garmin app, you can track all the meters and courses you row. It gives you a map. With that, it also gives your heart rate and how many calories you burn.
TQ: When did you start using the Garmin watch?
KS: I got it for Christmas last winter because my coach was talking about how top schools use heart rate monitors. I really wanted to start tracking my fitness more, my heart rate, and just gather all that data together to analyze after a workout.
TQ: Break down for me what the app does for you.
KS: On the watch there's a bunch of different sports or exercises you can choose. I'll choose the rowing gidget and hit start when I start rowing. It will track your 500-meter pace, your stroke rate, how many meters you rowed and your calories. Once you finish your workout, you press stop. It will upload onto the app where you can track your course on the map. It tracks your location and lays out the course you rowed. It's for daily life and fitness. It'll track your steps and heart rate all day as well as your sleep if you wear it at night. It'll lay this all out on the app. Everyday you can follow that information and all the workouts you did. It just puts it out nicely. It'll track your active calories that you burn and your resting calories.
TQ: How do you use the ergometer for rowing?
KS: We use the ergometer whenever we're not in the water; predominantly in the winter season. We do pieces on those. It simulates a rowing trip. There's a screen and for whatever piece you're doing it'll countdown how many meters you have left, your average slips per 500 meters, your stroke rating, how many watts you're pulling for each stroke, and how many calories you're burning for each stroke. There's also a setting where you can set a display and it will show your power curve. It's laying out the most powerful part of your stroke. Ideally, you want a perfect curve and it'll show you when you are not hitting that. It's an interactive graph for each stroke which I really like to use to see how I'm applying power.
TQ: What do you think are the benefits and challenges of using the ergometer?
EH: It's hard work, but that's just the nature of the sport. Because you're not directly connected to water when using the ergometer and you don't have an oar, it cuts out the technique that you get when you're in the water. You can't be super exact with your movements. It's very straightforward. The benefits are definitely all the data you get per stroke. You get direct feedback every stroke. You get to adjust your power and see how hard you're pulling.
KS: The challenges and the benefits go hand in hand. It's just straight fitness with your incrimations, your numbers, laid out right in front of your face to see. You can tell and everyone else can tell when you take an off stroke. You can see when you're not trying your hardest which can be very frustrating. Some days you just feel like you don't want to pull and no matter how hard you pull, you're not getting better. That's also the good thing about it because it shows you that you need to work harder and apply more power. That's the beauty of the sport. In the winter you can't be on the water because it's too cold, so the ergometer is the next best thing.
TQ: Do you see any possible technological advances that can occur in the future of rowing? Is there anything that you would like to happen in terms of technology and rowing?
EH: Every boat has speakers in it and sometimes the quality of sound that it produces isn't necessarily the best. If a company came out with higher quality speakers to make it more clear to understand what the coxswain is saying, that would be really helpful.
KS: I'd love to see more advancement in making indoor training and indoor rowing machines as close to mimicking a stroke on the water as possible. There have been great advancements in that field, but I think they can always do more to make it feel like you're rowing in the water when you're not. I hope there's more advancements in the future.
TQ: Do you think you would still participate in rowing if we did not have the technology that we have today?
EH: Hands down absolutely. I fell in love with the sport since day one. There's really nothing that can keep me away from it. Technology-wise it's nice to have that available. When I think back to vintage rowing days, they would use a megaphone to yell. They had wooden oars and wooden boats. It would be harder, but I obviously would still do it.
KS: Growing up I was a soccer player and there's no technology in that. You just have a ball and cleats. I'm used to not having technology in my space with athletics. I think the same would apply. I really enjoy when they do silent strokes. It's literally just you, the water, and your oar. You have to really use your ears and listen to who's following. You really have to hear that you're rowing together. That's just oars and water. There's no technology in that.
TQ: Are there any other advances in rowing technology that you consider important?
EH: A really big thing in rowing is a device that the coxswain uses to amplify their voice called the coxbox. It's really key in the boat. Otherwise, your rowers can't hear you. It comes with a microphone and speakers. What that does is give us rate and splits in the boat. With different models, it can track your course where you're steering with GPS. It can also track how many strokes you've taken in a piece, record your voice and time things.


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Red Wings Forward Dylan Larkin On Ballot For Last Men In For All Star Game
Fly Published: December 31, 2019
Tyler Bertuzzi was selected for the NHL All Star game could his line mate be joining him in St. Louis?
According to the NHL, Dylan Larkin is one of the players on the ballot for the NHL Last Men In voting for the 2020 NHL All Star Game.
Similar to what MLB does with their all star game, fans can vote on the final four players for the game that will be played in St. Louis.
The player with the most votes from each of the four divisions will be added to the roster.
It will be tough for Larkin to make the roster as he is up against names like Patrice Bergeron, Steven Stamkos and Mitch Marner for the Atlantic Division.
Fans can vote starting tomorrow (January 1st) at Noon. The voting will be closed on January 10th 11:59 p.m.
You can either vote online here or with a mobile interactive ballot on the NHL App.
The 2020 NHL All Star Game will be played in St. Louis on Saturday night, January 25th.
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But instead of signing up to the gym or giving up the booze, we've taken a different path towards self-improvement by bringing the creative talents of motion designer Bruno Borio on board.
With experience and expertise in both traditional 2D animation as well as 3D motion graphics, Bruno brings even more talent to Jumbla HQ.
We caught up with Bruno for a quick chat about how he was always destined for a creative career and what continues to motivate him at work.
"Sounds like a cliché but similar to most designers, I've always been interested in art, in particular drawing, and that started as a kid," Bruno said.
While studying for a Bachelor of Design at Sao Paulo's Senac University, where he graduated in 2008, Bruno was simultaneously interning at JAH Films.
He then transitioned into full-time work at production house Sentimental Filme as an After Effects generalist. Following a brief stint freelancing, Bruno returned to studio life with Cosulado and then VetorZero - the biggest 3D studio in Latin America.
"Two and a half years ago, I joined Engine's design team in Sydney, where my work included the award-winning 'On the Go!' ident for MTV," Bruno said.
Despite a design-based background, Bruno continues to expand his skillset and now sees himself as more of a '3D guy'. These sentiments echo recent trends at Jumbla, where an increasing number of projects are capitalising on the merits of 3D animation and motion graphics.
"What you guys call the 'wow' effect - that's what feeds my passion for animation and motion graphics," he said. "To have a positive impact on the audience is always great. We are all kids at heart who love watching anything colourful that moves.
We couldn't agree more! Our creatives are stoked to have Bruno on the team and can't wait to collaborate on projects together throughout 2018 and beyond.


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Sacramento fans get first glimpse of Artest in Kings' uniform
(Sports Network) – Ron Artest makes his home debut in a Sacramento uniform,
as the Kings welcome the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday to ARCO Arena.
The Kings acquired the volatile Artest from the Indiana Pacers on January 25th
for sharp-shooting forward Peja Stojakovic. Sacramento now has one of the best
defenders in the league. The Kings have also inherited a whole lot of trouble,
as the 2004 NBA Defensive Player of the Year made headlines last season when
he charged into the crowd after fans after getting hit with debris during a
game against the Detroit Pistons at the Palace. Commissioner David Stern
showed no mercy, as he suspended Artest for the final 73 games of the season.
Denver has lost 18 straight at Sacramento. The last time the Nuggets won in
Sacramento was on January 7, 1997. It is the third of four meetings between
the clubs this season. In the two previous contests, both teams picked up a
victory on its homecourt. Sacramento has won three of the last five contests
in this series.
The Nuggets are scheduled to host the Kings on April 15th at the Pepsi Center.
Sacramento, which enters Tuesday's contest on a two-game losing streak,
returns home after going 1-5 on a six game road trip. On Sunday, Jalen Rose
knocked down a jump shot with four-tenths of a second left in overtime to give
the Toronto Raptors a 124-123 win over the Kings at Air Canada Centre.
Mike Bibby fell two points short of a career-high with 42 points and the
recently acquired Artest netted 24 and pulled down nine boards in the loss to
Toronto for the Kings.
The Kings are 12-11 as the host this season. They have won three in a row at
ARCO Arena.
Artest is averaging 19.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in his two games
with the Kings. He has played more than 30 minutes in both contests.
Sacramento has scored 100 or more points in six of its last nine contests and
has also allowed its opponent to reach the century mark six times in that same
span.
The Kings will play a home-and-home set with the Utah Jazz on Friday and
Sunday. They will visit Utah on February 3rd before returning home for a
three-game homestand. After hosting the Jazz on February 5, the Kings will
welcome the Memphis Grizzlies and Chicago Bulls to ARCO Arena.
Sacramento played the Jazz earlier this season. On November 15th, Bibby scored
a game-high 25 points to lead the Kings over the Jazz, 119-83, at ARCO Arena
Utah will host the Kings on March 25th in the fourth and final meeting between
the clubs in the 2005-06 campaign.


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You are not going to find anything mad with this tool, but that's the glory of it. The pricing is straightforward. The features are easy, and the total interface makes it quite easy to communicate with customers who want answers quickly.
So let us take a deeper look into the live chat system to know who it's best for and all of those features are most impressive.
Pure Chat is a live chat program that lets users communicate with their clients directly on their site. Its features include unlimited agents, unlimited chats, complete chat history, widget customization, and more. We compiled Pure Chat user testimonials from around the net and decided that it's normally favorable evaluations. We also shared its accessible pricing choices.
Users who gave Pure Chat a positive review said that the app is simple to set up and navigate because of its user-friendly interface. They also enjoy the way the tab switches to a email form when all the operators are offline.
Users who gave Pure Chat a negative inspection said that the app can be slow occasionally, causing delays in customer communications. They also complained about frequent disconnections, especially on mobile.
A user who left a positive review of Pure Chat on G2 Crowd said they were in a position to convince customers to commit to a buy within minutes of communication via the program. He also likes how the tool provides them with a means to answer clients' questions quickly and promote their products without the use of phone calls.
An individual who left a negative overview of Chat on Capterra complained about getting timed out with notifications. He explained that making it difficult to keep agents who've retail responsibilities on chat during high traffic hours — causing them to lose potential business. He also suggested adding an on-screen prompt that reminds them when they have been logged off.
Notifications are sent to you when a conversation comes in, and you'll be able to schedule when you're available for chatting so that customers know when you're online.
Implementing a chat box on your site only requires a quick copy and paste of a code or using the Shopify, Weebly and WordPress plugins. After that you have the capability to personalize what the conversation box appears like before, during and following the dialog. Feel free to change around colors, set causes for when the chat box pops open and configure the forms that you need individuals to fill out before speaking to you.
You've got the opportunity to go with the default option stylings (which can be fine,) but the design tools are simple enough for beginners and powerful enough for more advanced users.
The two iOS and Android programs are offered for those who'd like to handle live chats while on the go. For instance, if you have to leave the workplace but still wish to provide the best support out there, you won't need to worry about it using a mobile program.
Pretty much all the features you would find on the normal dashboard are all taken over to the mobile programs. You've got settings for actually carrying out the talks, together with setting your availability, handling transcripts and much more. This gives you a small boost of confidence as it isn't important where you are when viewing who is on your site in real time. Your customer service is constantly handled, as it functions just like texting from your phone.
The reporting is one of the strongest parts of Chat, since it not only provides you the functionality for exporting reports, but it supplies beautiful graphs and vision for viewing chat metrics over time. It is possible to monitor your customer satisfaction to make decisions about your employees or to figure out which particular clients you may be spending too much time .
The Pure Chat service outlets are a lot more impressive than some of the other solutions you will find for live chat. For example, a site is provided for reading about updates and suggestions, while the Guides page is filled with information about the best way best to sell online, how to manage rude clients, how to get more live chats and more.
The FAQ page gives you a good notion about what other people are talking about using PureChat, while the primary Support page is a knowledge base with documentation for both setups, integrations, chat boxes and more. I didn't find any support modules for calling in or emailing, so it seems as if you are going to need to finish the majority of the research yourself.
Pure Chat does not have a free trial. But you do not want one at all, because the provider offers a strong free plan that you can continue to use for as long as you want. The paid plans are reasonably priced too, along with the monthly payments bring along a broad set of features you don't get with the free bundle.
Free — For $0 you get support for one user, 1 website, unlimited chats each month, a one day chat history and native cellular programs.
Starter — For $20 a month you get support for 2 consumers, two sites, unlimited chats per month, a 30 day chat history, native mobile apps, reports, visitor tracking, SMS notifications and integrations.
Business — For $50 a month you receive everything from the previous plan and service for five customers, three websites and 90 days of chat history.
Growing — For $100 per month you get everything from the former plan and service for ten users, five websites, an infinite chat history and the capacity to eliminate the Pure Chat branding.
We like the Free program for individuals simply testing out the system, but the true functionality comes into play once you opt for the Starter Plan. The only gripe I have is that you have to get all the way up into the $100 a month strategy to remove branding.
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Yes. Pure Chat provides programs for both iOS and Android to allow agents to react to clients' queries from anywhere.


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Contributor: James Strauss
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Composer: Arcangelo Corelli
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Standard 9th April 2015 by The Editor
The Labour/SNP coalition has announced that income tax will be charged on a simple band reflecting a percentage of income starting at 30% for anyone earning £30,000 per year, 40% for those earning £40,000 per year and rising to a maximum of 90% for those earning £90,000 and above. Anyone vandalising a vehicle worth more than £60,000 will not face charges under the "Deterrence Against Earning Enough Money to be Classed as Rich" law, introduced in the wake of the Mansion Tax to target any person deemed to have financial means that puts them in the TTB (Top Ten percent Bracket). The price of Champagne is to quadruple under VAT tax supplement laws targeting any types of food or drink costing more than £25 for a single item to include such items as lobsters above a certain weight, crab and other "exotic" foods. Clothes costing more than £500 at point of purchase for a single item, such as suits and women's dresses, will be taxed at 50%.
Well, obviously, I'm kidding – for the time being at least – but you take my point, I hope. There really is no actual limit to number of populist laws Labour can dream up during the course of a five-year tenure. I spent much of my life working in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union where, during the 60-odd years of Soviet-inspired Communism, I regularly took taxis driven by surgeons and doctors from the local hospital who earned more per diem behind the wheel than they did performing brain operations and curing the sick. Had they not believed their medical-related job to be a vocation, they'd have taxi-ed full-time. Stalin was all about populism and attacking the rich and privileged. It's the wave of envy and hatred on which he rose to power. Communism remained popular for a few years while the rich were dying out but its legacy was in creating societies where the only people with money were politicians, their appointees and criminals while the rest spent their lives doing as little as possible in their jobs while milking a system in which everyone, whatever their skills, was effectively paid the same.
The Labour party under Ed Miliband is espousing the values of the failed Labour governments of Harold Wilson and Jim Callaghan where the top rate of tax was 90%, Trades Unions dictated government policy, there was mass unemployment and you were not allowed to take more than £50 out of the country in a single year to spend on holidays. Almost every day we hear Miliband announce another populist measure – non-doms to pay tax, scrap Trident (only a matter of time), tax expensive homes, raise corporation tax – etc. etc. while none of it takes account of the actual financial cost to the nation. The "rich" will pay for everything. Labour under Miliband has become a party of political Luddites yearning for a past that never existed and waging what in economic terms will become a pyric victory if they ever got close to power.