The Caribbean island of Barbuda is "practically uninhabitable" after it was steamrolled by Category 5 Hurricane Irma, officials there said as the superstorm's confirmed death toll climbed to three Wednesday.
Irma ripped into the Caribbean island of Barbuda around 2 a.m this morning destroying 90 percent of its structures and vehicles, according to Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne.
He said roads and telecommunications systems were destroyed and recovery will take months, if not years.
"I never contemplated any possibility that you could have such a contrast," he said of the relative destruction.
"A significant number of the houses have been totally destroyed," his chief of staff Lionel Hurst said.
Browne said he would order both islands evacuated should Hurricane Jose, which is brewing out in the Atlantic, head their way.
The Barbuda weather station held together long enough to record gusts over 150 mph. The actual peak gust would likely have been higher than that.
Barbuda, an island between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, is relatively flat, with its highest point at just 125 feet above sea level. About 1,600 people live on the island, according to the 2011 Census.
A spokesperson for Antigua and Barbuda's National Office of Disaster Services said that a complete assessment still needs to happen, but said Browne reported that Irma had wreaked "widespread damage" to the island.
Hurricane Irma has sustained winds of 185 mph and even stronger gusts. It is forecast to hit Florida overnight Saturday into Sunday. The hurricane is approximately 450 miles wide, whereas Barbuda is just under 62 miles wide.


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What are funds for?
The Peerless Trout First Nation offers this program as a last resort for eligible individuals and their families who are ordinarily reside in Peerless Lake or Trout Lake and who are members of the Peerless Trout First Nation.
Income assistance includes funds for:
basic needs (such as food, clothing, and rent and utilities allowance)
special needs (such as essential household items, personal incidentals, and doctor-recommended diets)
pre-employment and employment support to move individuals toward self-sufficiency (such as life skills and job training)
Beverly Noskiye
Beverly J. Noskiye is the Social Development/ Income Support Manager for the Peerless Trout First Nation Social Development/ Income Support Program. Beverly is a member of the PTFN and resides in the community. She has been in this position since February of 2017. Beverly has extensive experience working in the community.
She enjoys working at PTFN as she feels it is a great family and team environment.
Sharon Laboucan
P.E.S.P Coordinator (Pre-Employment Supports Program) Social Assistance Department
sharon.laboucan@ptfn.net
Sharon is a member of the Peerless Trout First Nation (PTFN) and is the Pre- Employment Supports Program Coordinator for the community. Sharon started this position in 2019 with previous experience in Employment and Training through her work as an Indigenous Skills Employment and Training Coordinator at the Bigstone Cree Nation. She has also worked as a Teacher's Aid for Northlands School Division.
Sharon is very knowable about the community and its members. She enjoys working with clients in the community who are seeking assistance with job-readiness and pre- employment supports.
Sharon can be reached at sharon.laboucan@ptfn.net or (780) 708-0073 for assistance with pre-employment supports.
Individuals who believe they may be eligible will need to meet all the following criteria:
ordinarily resident on-reserve and are a registered status Indigenous person
eligible for basic or special financial assistance
can demonstrate they have no other source of funding to meet their basic needs
An individual who is eligible and applies for income assistance will be assessed according to the criteria of their province or the Yukon. This assessment covers the individual's:
financial need
family composition and age
available financial resources in the household
Who qualifies as ordinarily resident on-reserve?
Ordinarily resident on-reserve means that an individual lives on-reserve and does not maintain a primary residence off reserve but may be temporarily off reserve for the purpose of seeking education or obtaining care or services not available on reserve.
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BEREA, Ohio -- With the goal to "honor tradition and provide modern edge," the Cleveland Browns revealed revamped logos Tuesday with a richer orange color and a brown face mask on the helmet.
The famed Dawg Pound face has a new design of a smirking Swagger dog.
The word marks, moving on from the traditional block lettering, are "cleaner, simpler, elegant," team president Alec Scheiner said.
In all, despite what the team calls a two-year revamping project, the changes are considered subtle.
But the team plans to "move the uniform farther ahead than the logo" during an April 14 unveiling at the Cleveland Convention Center. Asked whether the new uniforms will have a fourth color, such as a metal gray, Scheiner said everyone must wait until April 14.
The primary focus of the helmet logo, Scheiner said, was honoring the Browns' tradition and matching the helmet's structure with the team's identity. The Browns are still the only NFL team whose primary logo is their helmet. They felt preserving that was important.
"Departing from that would be too radical a departure," Scheiner said.
The Browns say the orange is "brighter and richer and matches the passion of our fans and city. The brown is unchanged."
The official name of the new orange is Pantone 2028 C. This is the first time the Browns' official logo has a brown face mask. On the field, that face mask appeared from 1952 to 1962.
The Browns sought feedback from focus groups and surveys, culminating with a rollout paralleling the 30-year anniversary of the Dawg Pound.
"Certain things you want to pay homage to," Scheiner said. "Push forward but don't lose track of our tradition."
Scheiner estimated he saw more than 100 designs of the Swagger face before deciding on the toothy mug. The Browns are trying to exemplify coach Mike Pettine's "Play like a Brown" mantra.
"As always, we spent significant time engaging with our fans during this process and took a very methodical approach the past two years to determine certain core characteristics symbolic of our great city," Scheiner said.
The team contemplated using a different logo but opted against it.
Word leaked last week that the Browns would unveil logo changes, piquing interest for Tuesday's announcement. The intent of the rollout is not to make marketing dollars, Scheiner said, but to serve the fan base.


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Alicante honors the very characteristic Valencian cuisine, which is worldwide known for the famous "paella". This delicious dish takes its name from the recipient in which it is cooked, based on rice and seafood from the Mediterranean. Pork and hunting are typical of the gastronomy in the interior of the province.
Get a cheap Alicante car hire and get to all the sites in the city, plus tour around many restaurants and enjoy the local tastes. Alicante has a lot to offer to tourists, besides the beauties of nature and its history, its people are nice and welcoming making travelers feel at home, and what a home!


Being trained as both an architect and an architectural-engineering technologist enables Louis to effectively communicate ideas with clients and design colleagues from both a design and technical perspective, while bridging the gap between art and science. This unique skill set also allows Louis to identify synergies between the various building systems and maximize value for the client. Louis has over 25 years of architectural experience, 23 of those as a Registered Architect. Louis' experience at aodbt dates back to being a summer student in 1991 and 1992 while attending architecture school at Montana State University. Louis has found his way back to aodbt in 2010 after working for two of the largest Calgary-based architectural practices between 1996 – 2010.
Louis has been instrumental in the successful completion of many projects from Agassiz, BC to New York City. Louis has been the project architect or the design architect on projects ranging from police headquarters, laboratories at three Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research facilities, schools in Alberta and Saskatchewan, the expansion to the Air Terminal Building at the Calgary International Airport, post-secondary educational projects, commercial office buildings, multi-family residential complexes, and recreational facilities (including renovations to the Calgary Saddledome). Given his wide breadth of project experience, Louis brings an innovative and integrated approach to each project. His attention to detail and ability to develop long-lasting relationships with clients continue to be valuable assets throughout the design and construction process.


Jim, item 2 of Applicant BGS's Disclosure Statement (attached) states that BGS does not hold an equity interest in any company that collects, transports, treats, stores or disposes of hazardous or solid waste. Similarly, Applicant NEWSME Landfill Operations, LLC's Disclosure Statement (also attached) states at the bottom "None" for "Entities in Which Person or Entity Executing Disclosure Has 5% or Greater Equity Interest." Since NEWSME Landfill Operations, LLC doesn't hold a 5% or greater equity interest in any entity, it therefore doesn't hold such an equity interest in any company which collects, transports, treats, stores, or disposes of solid waste or hazardous waste.
I trust this answers the question.
My answers to each of your questions are in blue below. Much of the information requested is contained within the Application. I am copying counsel for NEWSME and am asking counsel to follow up on one matter noted below.
I recommend to David Russell that thread this be posted on the City's JRL website.
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I am trying to wrap up some details prior to the Planning Board's Public Hearing Sept. 12th. There are still some questions I posed that were left unanswered in Jim's Memorandum of Aug. 22 or otherwise.
1. In that Memo, responded to my question concerning Tom Doyle speaking on behalf of the state, and in Jim's response (5) it says "...and the State has authorized NEWSME's attorney to speak on behalf of both applicants." My followup question is, when did that authorization take place and where can we find a document to that effect? I based my answer upon Tom Doyle's statement to the Planning Board on August 8, 2017, in the presence of Mike Barden for BGS and Assistant Attorney General Bill Laubenstein, that he was representing Applicants NEWSME and BGS and was authorized to speak on behalf of BGS. I recall the statement, and playback of the meeting video will demonstrate this was said. Appendix C-3 of the Application is the Agent Authorization letter of BGS authorizing Casella, NEWSME and their consultants to speak for BGS.
2. I asked for documents required by Old Town's Chapter 24-8.O.2, which is a list of "The full name and business address of any company...in which the Applicant holds an equity interest of 5% or more." Are these listed in the Application, or where can this information be found? Pages 1 and 9 of the Application identifies NEWSME and BGS as the Applicants, by I do not see any discussion of the requested information. By copy of this response, I invite the Applicants to state "The full name and business address of any company which collects, transports, treats, stores, or disposes of solid waste or hazardous waste in which the Applicant holds an equity interest of 5% or more" as requested by Chapter 24 Sec. 24-8 O.2.
3. The next part of our regulations, Chapter 24-8.0.3 asks for "A listing and explanation of administrative consent agreements...in the five years immediately preceding the filing of the Application." Where can we find this information? Please see Appendix I to the Application.(copy attached).
A. A BGS violations record. Please BGS' letter of August 2, 2017 which was submitted at the August 8, 2017 Workshop (copy attached).
B. Waiver request for insurance requirement. Please see pages 65-67 of the Application.
C. Waiver request for Landfill gas and Odor testing. Please see pages 65-67 of the Application.
Having observed this process closely through the last 14 years, it would seem to me that B and C should be submitted to Maine DEP, and perhaps they have been. I look forward to your response.


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 Utolsó elszámolt mérkőzés dátuma: 2013. június 1.

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Az alábbi táblázatban összesítve szerepelnek az MTK Budapest FC 2012/13-as bajnokságban elért eredményei.

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Helyszín: O = Otthon; I = Idegenben. Eredmény: GY = Győzelem; D = Döntetlen; V = Vereség.

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 Büntetőkkel (3 – 0) a Vác jutott tovább.

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We often receive loads of questions from non collectors regarding bottle digging, collecting and the most common of all is when a bottle is found in a loft, garden, bought at a local charity shop, or found out on a walk in the countryside, here we will try to answer as many of those frequently asked questions as possible….
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Now we've covered ideas of love and intimacy, and it's time to bring it all together into something that makes it more useful to talk about with others. My goal is to construct a model of the way a person sees a particular relationship, and use that to get a sense of where things are now, and where they'd like them to end up. It's a tool for managing goals and expectations in a way that's comprehensible to everyone involved, and it starts with a chart.
Here it is, in all its glory. Well, I'm a philosopher, not a graphic designer. The functionality is there, and it's easy enough to make your own, so you won't have to buy mine for $4.99 a pack. The first think you'll notice is that there's no numbers. That's because it's not useful to rate these things on a numerical scale. Instead, when you want to mark an assessment or a goal, mark the spot on the line and write what it is right beside that. When you come back to it, you'll know why you thought what you thought, and that will have more of an impact than a number. The trust scale moves vertically, because trust can go up or down, but the three kinds of intimacy go inward, with greater intimacy being deeper. Also, always write in pencil. You'll likely want to go back and re-evaluate some things before you're done.
To use it, start by assessing your current level of intimacy by marking the point where you feel it falls on the line for each type. The deeper it is, the closer your mark should be to the centre circle. Write down what you think of when you think of that level of intimacy, and try and attach it to a specific memory or set of memories with the person. The goal of this exercise is to encourage introspection and help you better communicate why this is the way you see the relationship now. Here are some good questions to ask when trying to assess intimacy.
When have I been most comfortable with them?
What is the most important thing I've shared with them?
How did I feel after sharing that?
Next, assess your current level of trust by marking the line. The key question to ask yourself when assessing trust is "What would I share with them without fear?" When you come up with an answer, mark it down, and try and think of a few situations which justify why you feel that's the case, and not some other level, and write those down as well, so you can refer back to them.
Then, determine your desires. What depths of the various kinds of intimacy would you like to have? I find that the best way to determine this is to return to the assessment questions and change them around a bit. In what situation would you like to be most comfortable with them? What's the most important thing you want to share with them? It's important to note that this could mean moving back as easily as it could forward. Your desires don't necessarily lead to deeper intimacy, and this is an opportunity to realize that.
Finally, mark the level of trust that you think you would need to have with them in order to realize your desires. What would you need to be able to share with them without fear in order to be comfortable at your desired levels of intimacy?
Now, you can do this exercise alone, in order to assess your own perceptions and desires, or with a partner to examine where each of you sees the relationship now, and the direction in which each of you would like to take it. Because each mark is attached to memories or situations, the chart provides a means of discussing why each of you sees things the way that you do, and why you want the intimacy which you want. It can be used to take a snapshot of a relationship as it stands, or as a tool to work out long term goals.
Something I'd like to stress about this is that marking desires is not an argument that things should be that way, merely an expression of the way in which we want things to be. Think of ice cream. I can want a bowl of ice cream, but that doesn't necessarily mean that I should have or am able to have one. Nonetheless, it remains true that I want one, and my desire for one is going to affect my behaviour in ice cream-related situations, so it's a relevant consideration. It's also relevant to ask why I want ice cream, why I prefer ice cream to other things, and what other things I prefer ice cream to. Similarly, I can desire a kind of intimacy, but that doesn't necessarily mean that it should or can exist, or that I think that it should.
Also, I cannot stress enough the necessity of being as honest as one can when performing these assessments. This is as useful a tool as you let it be, but in the end it's a method for disciplined introspection. If you're concerned about whether or not you're being honest with yourself, I recommend waiting after doing it, and putting it out of your mind. After a few days, do another one without looking at the first, and then compare the two to see how your attitudes have shifted, and try to understand why they might have done that.
Saturday I'm going to wrap this up by talking about things we can do when comparing charts with a partner, and other considerations and critiques of this idea. In the meantime, how do you think this could be useful to you in understanding your expectations and desires in relationships? What could be changed about it to make it more useful?


Our small ensemble leads the congregation in singing verses 1, 2 and 4 of "God, We Praise You" at the Church of St. Mary on Mothers' Day, May 11, 2014 at the 11:30 Mass. Join us for worship! 261 E. 8th St, Saint Paul, MN 55101. Shot with a GoPro Hero 3+ at 2.7K resolution.
God, we name you sov'reign Lord!
Lord of hosts and God alone!"
Guard us from all sin today.


India will get its first life insurance listing since it opened up to private-sector investors 16 years ago, paving the way for more companies seeking to go public in an industry that's since grown to more than US$50 billion.
Housing Development Finance Corp., the country's largest mortgage lender, will offer as much as a 10 percent stake in its insurance venture with Britain's Standard Life plc, HDFC said in a filing last week.
The stake may be valued at about 20 billion rupees (US$302 million) based on the sale this month of a holding by HDFC to its foreign partner, Bloomberg reported.
The listing is a milestone after India's parliament cleared a hurdle when it voted last year to increase the amount foreign investors can own in insurers to 49 percent from 26 percent.
While majority ownership and control in the joint ventures will remain with resident Indians, the bill allows overseas companies to expand their presence in the world's second-most populous country.
As many as seven companies may list their insurance units over the next few years, Prithvi Haldea, chairman of research firm Prime Database in New Delhi, was quoted as saying.


The city of Heredia is situated in the province of Heredia which is located in the Northern part Costa Rica and is often referred to as San Francisco de Heredia. Heredia is the little hidden jewel of the Costa Rican region with its beautiful rainforest and fine restaurants. The city holds so many secret gems just waiting to be discovered.
School info: Large school with 26 spacious classrooms, well stocked library, conference room and cafeteria.
The beautiful La Paz Waterfall Gardens are certainly worth a visit during your time in Heredia. There are 3.5 kilometres of trails to walk that take hikers through the glorious rainforest passing 5 cascading waterfalls as they go. The waterfalls each have viewing platforms strategically positioned on the top, below and in front of each individual waterfall making for the perfect photographic opportunity.
The gardens also boast a fantastic collection of 30 snakes in their serpentarium, colourful birds, delicate butterflies and comical tree frogs.
If you are a coffee drinker then you can learn all about your favourite beverage by visiting Cafe Britt and taking your place on one of their tours. Visitors have the opportunity to taste lots of different coffee and enjoy the light-hearted approach of the tour guides. The visit concludes with the gift shop which by all accounts is reasonably priced.
One of the finest restaurants in Heredia is the Aji de Gallina where they serve some delicious seafood dishes; the salmon is an extremely popular choice as is their tasty chocolate desert.
Description: Heredia is the little hidden jewel of the Costa Rican region with its beautiful rainforest and fine restaurants. The city holds so many secret gems just waiting to be discovered.


This covalent link occurs between thiols of 2 cysteins. Disulfide bridges are natural modifications that form highly structured peptides and are generally mandatory for the biological function of the peptides. As example, peptides present in animal venoms, some AMP, … contain multiple disulfide bridged peptides. Obtaining correctly folded peptides when starting from a linear synthetic peptides require an expertise in the folding, analytical technics and purification of each isomers. In certain cases, some projects can require an extra cysteine which can impact the expected folding. Smart Bioscience is able to block the cysteine not involved in a disulfide bridges and make it available after the folding.
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LOAC is proud to offer a robust permanent collection, a diverse and exciting exhibition schedule, and a variety of community education programs. Our exhibition calendar consists of approximately 10 exhibitions a year, featuring established and emerging artist from around the state as well as artwork in a wide variety of media.
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Artists from across Texas descended upon the Columbus area on March 7 to participate in Paint Texas! 2023. The contestants painted, framed, and displayed their works, highlighting landscapes, buildings, and historical sites in and around Columbus, inside the Live Oak Art Center. Owing to the changing light and shadows, "en plein air" is done rapidly, often in a matter of hours, and is usually on a much smaller canvas. Skilled plein air artists can quickly visualize and record their subject material. Individual techniques among the artists can vary resulting in a wide range of works that appeal to different tastes. The public is invited to view these wonderful plein air pieces and celebrate the winners of the Paint Texas! 2023 contest.
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A Silicon Valley-based investment firm is launching a new technological research lab to focus on innovation and problem solving as the world of crypto and blockchain expands and matures.
In a new press release, venture capital titan Andreessen Horowitz announces the birth of a16z Crypto Research to "help bridge the worlds of academic theory with industry practice" within the realm of Web 3.0.
"We're excited to announce the creation of a16z Crypto Research, a new kind of multidisciplinary lab that will work closely with our portfolio and others toward solving the important problems in the space, and toward advancing the science and technology of the next generation of the internet."
The head of research will be Tim Roughgarden, a computer science professor at Stanford and Columbia Universities whose field of research is focused on the future of Web 3.0.
Joining Mr. Roughgarden as senior research advisor is cryptography expert Dan Boneh, who serves as a professor of computer science and electrical engineering at Stanford University.
The other founding members of the multidisciplinary team are Joseph Bonneau, Benedikt Bünz, Scott Duke Kominers and Valeria Nikolaenko.
The new academic research offshoot will prioritize the implementation of new ideas, and to that end, four dedicated teams will work together by employing the following workflow:
"(1) Generate ideas for solving hard open problems.
(2) Write production-grade code that brings those ideas to life.
(3) Make sure our ideas and implementation are compliant with any applicable regulations.
(4) Share our findings with the broader Web3 community."
Andreessen Horowitz has been active in the cryptocurrency space throughout 2022. Back in January, it was revealed that the firm planned to raise $3.5 billion for a new crypto venture fund and $1 billion for a fund focused on seeding startups centered around digital assets.
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CSUN's Unified We Serve collected 10,245 items — a record number of articles of clothing, books, toys and nonperishable food items — to donate to needy San Fernando Valley residents.
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The CSUN delegation of 10 undergraduates, about a third of the size of many competitors' teams, earned the "Outstanding Delegation" first-place award at the prestigious international conference in Washington, D.C.


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Region: Cava
Winery: Painous - Louis de Vernier
Grape Types: Macabeo
Grape varieties: Parellada 40%, Macabeo 30% and Xarel·lo 30%.
Harvest: Occurs in 3 stages. Macabeo within the first fortnight of September, Xarello during the second fortnight in September and Parellada within the first fortnight of October.
First fermentation and vinification: This is a "Methode Traditionnelle" with
soft pressing of the grapes to obtain 60% of the must (flower must). It is decanted and fermented with controlled temperatures of 18ºC for 20 days until it fully develops the primary aromas of the grapes.
Secondary fermentation: takes place in the bottle for 40 days at a temperature of 16ºC and final ageing for 20 months. Residual sugar: 7 gr. per litre.
Color: Pale yellow with green tones. Shiny and clear.
Aromas: Powerful in the nose, clean. Ageing aromas.
Taste: Soft and well structured, long aftertaste and good balance of acidity and sugar contents.
Gastronomy: It should be served chilled between 5ºC and 7ºC. A flute type glass is recommended. Excellent with pasta, red and soft meats and white fish.Painous is unique in that it is a Cava-Joven style sparkling wine, meaning, the wine receives the minimum aging of 9 months. This allows crisp, fresh aromas and flavors to be expressed. It is delicious for aperitif.
"Pale gold. Delicate, restrained apple, pear and lemon zest aromas, with hints of smoke and honey. Brisk and firm in the mouth, the apple and pear flavors showing good depth without excess weight. Fresh and chewy on the back, showing good concentration and power." - Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Sep/Oct 2006), 87 pts
The Louis de Vernier Painous Estate
It was at the turn of the century when the Masachs family started to cultivate grapes in their estate located in Vilafranca del Penedès, a wine area par excellence, where the growing of grapes had been already introduced in times of the Roman Empire. This family owned winery was founded in the 1930's. Today the third generation of Masachs (Painous is the maiden name of the current owners mother) run the operation. Currently, Masachs ranks fourth in production at 208,000 - 240,000 cases of Cava yearly. The export 15% and sell 85% in Spain. Mr. Josep Masachs Llorach, a man with strong convictions, great character and dedicated since his childhood to the growing of grapes, founded Cavas Masachs within the decade of the twenties producing cava in the best tradition of craftsmanship and with a limited production meant, basically, for his own consumption and to make it known to his closest friends. Later, his son, Mr. Josep Masachs Juvé, went on with his father´s job under the same policy of very limited production and craftsmanship combined with hard work with the aim to improve the quality of his cavas. In 1977 Josep and Joan Masachs start a new guideline and launch a new line of cava to the market based on the experience and know-how of their ancestors. Little by little, the excellent quality of the cavas made by these young producers is known both in the domestic and international market, thus rewarding their efforts and dedication. As a result of these achievements and the growth in the demand for their products, the production facilities used by their grand father become too small and outdated. This compels Masachs to set up new facilities in 1985 in the Montsarra estate, situated in the municipality of Torrelles de Foix, and provided with the ideal structure for the making of the best cavas. Nowadays, Cavas Masachs continue the production of cavas and wines in their Montsarra estate with the same enthusiasm in order to improve the quality initiated by its founders.
The Louis de Vernier Painous Vineyards
Cavas Masachs owns 43 hectares of grapes: Maccabeo, Xarel.lo, and Parellada, which they use for part of their production, about 30%.
The Catalan country of El Penedès, which breathes the Mediterranean air and spreads over the north-west towards the Montserrat mountain range that protects it from the north cold winds, is situated about 40 Km. south of Barcelona and is the cradle which holds the 42-hectare estate, in the centre of which the Masachs cellars are located.
An area which, thanks to the generosity of nature, is endowed with all the factors which favour wine-growing in the best of conditions. The characteristic of its Mediterranean location, combined with those of the soil and subsoil, an especially benign climate both in Winter and Summer and an average annual rainfall of 525 mm., make the Montsarra estate a true paradise for wine-growing. A privileged location which, year after year, allows Masachs to harvest its most prized fruit: its reputation and consideration as a great brand. The mild winters protect the vineyards in lethargy from the frost and the north cold winds, which can severally damage the grapes. The winter rains help a regular sprout of the grapes, later intensified thanks to the water retained in the subsoil. As the Summer approaches, the sunshine and the low humidity regulated by the mild winds from the Mediterranean help the balanced enrichment of sugar, acid and primary aromas, basic for the making of Cava
Jean Reverdy Sancerre Blanc 2020
Jean Reverdy Sancerre Blanc is 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Single vineyard. Vinification: cold fermentation in stainless steel tank, no oak, no malolactic fermentation.
Sweet, fruity and clean. White flowers (acacia, jasmine) and citrus fruits aromas. Perfectly balanced.
A delicious wine, perfect with fish dishes, especially salmon, and a local goat cheese Crottin de Chavignol.
Manoir du Carra Beaujolais-Villages Nouveau 2020
Redolent of strawberries and roses, fragrant and medium bodied. Refreshing, tart finish.
Average age of the vines: 30 years old (between 20 and 60 years old). Skin contact maceration: between 2 and 5 days depending on the parcels.
Beaujolais-Nouveau has been very popular with almost every Thanksgiving dish - from turkey to ham, green beans to mashed potatoes, and gravy to cranberry sauce.
Burgo Viejo Rioja Graciano Organic 2018
The grapes here are coming from a 2-hectare single vineyard, grown organically, with a distinctive stony soil (it is an old quarry).
Looking for the highest harmony with the Environment we have made this red cherry wine with violet shades, structured and fruity. Blackberry and subtle spice. Structured, fullbodied but with smooth tannins.
destemming and light crushing of the grapes.
Fermentation at controlled temperature in stainless steel tanks.
Malolactic fermentation in concrete tanks.
Aged 3 months on the lees with frequent batonnage. (stirring of the lees)
Red meat, pasta dishes, Spanish tapas, medium matured cheeses.
Palacio del Burgo Rioja Reserva 2016
Palacio del Burgo Rioja Reserva is made from 85% Tempranillo, 10% Garnacha & 5% Carignan.
Red ruby color; black pepper and vanilla flavors and some mature black fruit taste too. Well-balanced, well-structured and elegant in mouth displaying some splendid taste of fruit and bouquet too.
" A medium-bodied red with plum, berry and light hazelnut character. Some burnt-citrus undertones. Softness to the tannins. Supple texture. Drink now."
- James Suckling (October 2020), 91 pts
Pierre Olivier Sparkling Rose NV
Pierre Olivier Sparkling Rose NV is a value sparkling rosé, made with Tempranillo grapes from around the French/Spanish border (next to the Pyrenees). This is a new Kysela Project.
This wine is aromatized with a very little amount of Raspberry flavor, giving a nice mouthfeel, with an extra aromatic boost.
The bubbles are obtained using the Charmat method, named after Eugene Charmat, where the second fermentation takes places in a large, closed pressurized tank. It is different from the Methode Champanoise as the secondary fermentation doesn't take place in the bottle.
"Pale pink salmon. Just a touch off-dry, this is a very pleasant sparkler that reveals aromas of spicy red apple with a hint of cinnamon that carry through to the palate. Well made and exceedingly pleasant to drink."
- International Wine Review (Annual Rosé Report / April 2013), 89 pts
Hugl Zweigelt Rose 2018
Despite its relative youth, Zweigelt is actually an Austrian classic. This variety was created in 1922, when Dr. Fritz Zweigelt crossed two grapes - St Laurent and Blaufränkisch. Originally, it was intended for the new variety to be called Rotburger, referring to the place where it was born, Klosterneuburg. But this name never took hold, and instead, Zweigelt was named after the man who was the key in its development.
Today, Zweigelt is the most widely planted red variety in Austria, growing in nearly 9% of this country's vineyards. It is a robust grape, highly resistant to dryness, frost and various diseases.
The wine boasts a pale rosé color, it has plenty of fruity aromas, with red cherry and wild strawberry flavors. It is medium-bodied, but it still have a nice long and pleasant finish with a light cinnamon type of spice to it.
Only the best grapes are harvested with a lot of experience and know-how and further processed. The grapes are fermented directly gently pressed and cooled. The fermentation takes place exclusively in stainless steel tanks.
Perfectly at home on any picnic, delicious with fried chicken, and tames the heat when paired with spicy dishes. There is also a slight watermelon note that makes it perfect for spring and summer. A great pairing with barbecued shrimp.
Thibaut-Janisson Extra Brut NV
This 100% Chardonnay blend is made from Tête de Cuvée, or first pressing of the grapes, considered superior in quality, with a high percentage of reserve wines for extra complexity, depth and richness, and a low added dosage to preserve purity and freshness.
Baron Aime Cremant de Bourgogne Brut NV
Baron Aime Cremant de Bourgogne Brut is made from 40% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir, 30% Aligote.
Light yellow with bright reflections. The nose is fresh and lemony with subtle floral aromas, apple and citrus fruits. The mouth is fresh, delicate, tight and precise with fine bubbles that stimulate the palate nicely.
A delicious aperitif and a great match with shellfish.
Baron Aime Cremant de Bourgogne Brut Rose NV
Baron Aime Cremant de Bourgogne Brut Rose NV is made from 85% Pinot Noir & 15% Chardonnay.
Light pink color with coppery shades. The citrus notes blend subtly with aromas of strawberry, forming a fresh and delicate bouquet. The palate is lively, with notes of grapefruit and fresh bread. Together they form a rich, fresh and vibrant wine.
Colmant Brut Reserve NV
IMPORTER SALE!
Blend: Colmant Brut Reserve NV is a blend of Pinot Noir 52%, Chardonnay 48% (Franschhoek, Robertson, Elgin, Somerset-West and Stellenbosch). 10% of the blend is made of reserve wine from the previous vintage and 12% of the base wine is barrel fermented.
Ageing: 28 months minimum on the lees at steady 13°C temperature.
Tasting: A subtle pale gold color with a very clean and elegant nose. The aroma has a gentle spicy toastiness with a lemon / yeasty perfume followed by more mature fruit. Plenty of freshness on the palate, with a good acidity which perfectly balances the yeasty depth, bready flavors and ample structure. Long smooth finish. Will develop nicely over the years.
Drinking tips: Divine as an aperitif and loyal as a party buddy, it also goes perfectly with oysters, sushis or any delicate seafood.
"The Brut Reserve (disgorged April 2018) was 10% fermented in French oak barrel and includes 20% reserve vintages. It spent 30 months on the lees. The well-defined, focused nose features bright citrus lemon and hints of baked bread. The palate is well balanced with a taut, crisp, citric entry. This is vivacious, very pretty and graced with lovely apricot hints on the finish. A superb MCC from Colmant. - Neal Martin"
"Fresh with leesy notes, a fine mousse and delicate palate of minerals and green citrus zest, this is a first class New World sparkler. It's rich enough to enjoy on its own or with white meats. It's a 50/50 blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay aged on the lees for 30 months and 25% reserve wines from earlier vintages."
-International Wine Review, 91 pts
"Disgorged February 2011, the Non-vintage Brut Reserve is a blend of 52% Pinot Noir and 48% Chardonnay based on the 2008 vintages blended with reserve wines from 2007 and 2006 (25% of the blend), aged for 30 months on the lees. It has a very fine pettillance in the glass. The nose is very well defined with crushed stone, oyster shell and the subtle perfume of fine lees coming through with aeration. The palate is very crisp and lively on the entry with vibrant acidity, a citrus thread from start to finish, and though it is not a powerful Cap Classique, it is wonderfully poised with great persistence on the fresh lime and Granny Smith-tinged finish.
There are many alternatives to Champagne, and South Africa is no exception with some fine "Method Cap Classique." Jean-Philippe Colmant hired winemaker Nicolas Follet to create a small range of impressive sparkling wines; they eschew malolactic fermentation and practice extended lees aging."
- eRobertParker.com , 92 pts
Our Hunt for Colmant:
It was day 6 in South Africa and we find ourselves outside of beautiful Cape Town, in the country near the Riebeek Kasteel area in Swartland. Let's talk a little about my accommodations before I tell you about this amazing bubbly. We arrive at the one and only hotel in Riebeek to find out that there were not enough rooms open for all.
We reached out to our contact at Riebeek cellars, who we will refer to as "Point Break" from now on. For those of you that have not seen the movie Point Break, this guy looked and sounded like a blonde Keanu Reeves with a Dutch accent. Anyway, Point Break tells me that they have secured a small bed and breakfast that we could use for the overflow. Sounded nice...so I opted for it.
Upon arrival, the home was beautiful on the outside with a catchy French name, "Shades of Provence". After Point Break fiddled with the skeleton key and lock for a good 35 minutes in the rain, we finally get to see the inside of our new home. The door opened straight into the kitchen where the first thing I noticed was the mouse sh*t all over the place. It was winter there and the mice were trying to stay warm, I'm sure. Little did they know this damn place had no heat.
Besides myself and my fiancee Sylvia, there were 3 other people and a total of four rooms. At this point I knew I better drag both our suitcases up those steps and get to the best room before everyone else. At stroke-causing speed, I skipped up the steps nearly knocking Point Break on his back and went through the rooms. I settled for a nice corner room with the least amount of dirt on the concrete floor and with only one or two spider webs on the wrought iron bed post.
For dinner that night, we returned to the hotel restaurant to join the rest of our group. The 5 of us forced to stay in the bed and breakfast were in a far worse mood than everyone around us. Arriving late, we sat at the end of the dinning table and hoarded as much wine as possible to try and drink ourselves to a point where we could sleep in that disgrace of a French country side home that Point Break secured for us.
That night, I slept with the lights on, all my clothes on, and on top of the sheets hoping to avoid spider bites. I awoke that morning to Sylvia standing over me holding what looked like a hot water knob off of the shower. "It wasn't even attached.", she said. Sylvia proceeds to take a "whore-bath" in the sink using her own packed sock as a wash cloth. It was the only thing she deemed clean. To top it off, in a brief moment of happiness she finds a hair dryer in a cabinet. She pulled it out in triumph only to realize that there was a used condom stuck to the side of it. Obviously, this is her last trip to South Africa.
Long Shadows Saggi Red 2018
62% Sangiovese, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Syrah. Among Tuscany's oldest and most prestigious wine families, Ambrogio and Giovanni Folonari teamed with Allen Shoup to produce a wine that showcases Washington State's terroir with plenty of Italian character. Saggi (meaning "wisdom") is a stunning blend of two outstanding Washington Sangiovese vineyards. Candy Mountain Sangiovese gives the wine its dark fruit flavors and appealing notes of anise. Dick Boushey's Yakima Valley Sangiovese, planted in 1992, adds vibrancy and liveliness. Because Cabernet Sauvignon has the potential to overtake Sangiovese, the Folonaris work closely with Sagemoor Vineyards to carefully select blocks of Cabernet they know from experience deliver elegant character and refined tannins. Syrah, also from Sagemoor, adds to the wine's dark color and rich mid-palate.
There are only a few Sangiovese-dominated wines from Washington, but they tend to be rock-solid. The 2018 Saggi Red Wine is a great example, revealing a ruby/semi-translucent color as well as notes of ripe cherries, leafy herbs, sandalwood, and dried flowers. Medium to full-bodied, it has plenty of richness, velvety tannins, and outstanding length. It opens up nicely with time in the glass and should have 10-12 years of longevity.
- Jeb Dunnuck (April 2020), 92 pts


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package edu.hnu.ethereum.utils;

import java.util.HashMap;

import com.google.common.reflect.TypeToken;
import com.google.gson.Gson;
import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
import com.google.gson.JsonParser;

import edu.hnu.ethereum.bean.SendTransBean;

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 * 默认使用gson
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		String json = gson.toJson(obj);
		return json;
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    public static <T> T gsonParse(String jsonString, Class<T> valueType) {
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See photo of Flower from If Images and another of the Plant's state in Autumn.
See photo of foliage and flowers from Pacific Bulb Society.
Native habitat of stony slopes and meadows on the steppes of central asia. Meadows and damp places in Tibet.
Mid Pink flower in dense, flattish, 0.8 inches in diameter umbel on 12-28 inch stem in June-July followed by seeds ripening in July-August.
Native to Siberia and Central Asia and has edible leaves. The whole plant is said to repel insects and moles.
"A delightful species that carries a dense, flattish umbel of mid pink flowers. Flowers in June and July and is happy in most conditions. Height 25cm (10")." from R.V. Roger.
"Leaves are flat, tapering at both ends, up to 15 mm wide at the widest spot. Spherical umbels." from Wikipedia.
"Heads of numerous pale purple to blue/mauve star shaped flowers open in summer, the flat, nodding green leaves which give the plant its common name having a mild onion/garlic flavour. Flowering in July and August, this lovely flower can also give added excitement to salads or egg and cheese dishes. In the wild it is native to Siberia, European Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Xizang (Tibet) and Xinjiang where it grows in wet meadows and other damp locations.
Sow seeds at any time covering them with compost or grit 5mm deep, keeping the seed pot in a cool, well-lit spot outdoors. Artificial heat is not needed and can prevent germination so be very patient as many species will only germinate in the spring after chilling or freezing in the moist seed tray in the winter. Grow on individual seedlings in small pots until of sufficient size to be potted on or planted out into the open ground. " from Plant World Seeds.
"They tend to do well in wet locations.
Liked by Bees and Butterflies.
Is upright in habit." from Ballyrobert Gardens.


The Institute for Security and Defence Analysis (ISDA) is an Athens-based, private, non-profit organization concerned with matters of security and defense, foreign policy and energy and their political, military, financial and industrial aspects.
The ISDA area of interest includes South Eastern Europe, the Middle East and the Persian Gulf Regions. Its true strength lies on its members and associates; it is represented by a balanced mix of renowned academics, authoritative analysts and experienced professionals from the government, the armed forces and the defence industry.
Monitoring related developments on a daily basis, the ISDA predominantly retains a proactive role in the generation and circulation of ideas. It is hoped that these ideas will lead to discussions and debates that will in turn assist the improvement of security and defense related decision making processes, legislation, procurement methods and industrial cooperation.
Η ΓΕΩΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΗ ΤΟΥ ΚΟΥΡΔΙΚΟΥ: ΠΩΣ & ΓΙΑΤΙ Η ΔΥΣΗ ΔΗΜΙΟΥΡΓΕΙ ΑΝΕΞΑΡΤΗΤΟ ΚΟΥΡΔΙΣΤΑΝ!


On Fox News' The Journal Editorial Report, Wall Street Journal editorial page editor Paul Gigot and editorial writer Bret Stephens addressed the "urgency" of the "crisis" regarding Iran's attempts to enrich uranium and reported pursuit of nuclear weapons. Gigot and Stephens engaged in similar rhetoric regarding Saddam Hussein's alleged nuclear capabilities prior to the March 2003 invasion of Iraq.
On the April 15 edition of Fox News' The Journal Editorial Report, Wall Street Journal editorial page editor Paul Gigot and editorial writer Bret Stephens addressed the "urgency" of the "crisis" regarding Iran's attempts to enrich uranium and reported pursuit of nuclear weapons. Responding to April 12 comments from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Gigot asked Stephens if there was "any doubt in your mind that Iran intends to build a nuclear weapon and is making real progress in doing so." Stephens answered, in part: "[O]ur estimates that the Iranians are 10 years or five years away from making a bomb were wildly exaggerated. They're going to be able to enrich uranium in the next year or two. So, it adds urgency to the crisis." Gigot's and Stephens's remarks concerning Iran's purported nuclear capabilities have a familiar ring -- they both engaged in similar rhetoric regarding Saddam Hussein's alleged nuclear capabilities prior to the March 2003 invasion of Iraq.
RICE (video clip): We're consulting with our allies about what the next steps need to be. But there's no doubt in my mind that if the Iranians continue down this course, there has to be some course of action by the [United Nations] Security Council.
GIGOT: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reacting to Iran's claims, this week, that it has enriched uranium for the first time -- an advance necessary to produce a nuclear weapon. The news came just a day after President Bush dismissed reports of U.S. plans for a military strike on Iran as "wild speculation." Bret, after this week, there is any doubt in your mind that Iran intends to build a nuclear weapon and is making real progress in doing so?
STEPHENS: Well, that's the -- the key point is the progress. I think we've known for quite a while that their intention is to build a bomb. What they've done now is really a very significant technological breakthrough. It's kind of like inventing the wheel for the first time. The trick was -- they've run centrifuges at 80,000 rotations per minute.
GIGOT: Not easy to do.
STEPHENS: Not easy to do. And once you can -- once you master that kind of technology, it's only a matter of replicating it over and over again to get sufficient quantities of bomb-grade -- of bomb-grade enriched uranium. And it shows that our estimates that the Iranians are 10 years or five years away from making a bomb were wildly exaggerated. They're going to be able to enrich uranium in the next year or two. So, it adds urgency to the crisis.
In the lead-up to the March 20, 2003, U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the Journal editorial page, which Gigot has overseen since 2001, frequently hyped the likelihood that Saddam was not far from producing or obtaining a nuclear weapon. Such claims were later found to be erroneous -- the Iraq Survey Group's report, released in October 2004, found that there were no stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, and that Iraq's WMD programs were either destroyed or discontinued after the 1991 Gulf War and had not resumed at the time of the 2003 invasion.
August 2, 2002: Above all, a debate would let Mr. Bush demonstrate that he has by far the stronger case. Even the critics concede that Saddam is a threat, after all, a tyrant who has gassed his own people, tried to kill a U.S. President and whose military routinely fires at American pilots patrolling no-fly zones over northern and southern Iraq. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Monday that before the Gulf War Saddam was 'within a year or two' of having nuclear weapons. And at Wednesday's Senate hearings, former Iraqi nuclear engineer Khidir Hamza said Saddam will have enough weapons-grade uranium for three nuclear bombs by 2005.
September 25, 2002: And then there is the redoubtable Mr. Blair, an ally who continues to risk dissent in his party and country for a cause in which he believes. Yesterday Mr. Blair released a dossier of intelligence on Iraq. The 50-page report describes how Saddam has tried to buy uranium from Africa for use in nuclear weapons, has 20 missiles that could reach British military bases in Cyprus as well as Israel and NATO members Greece and Turkey, and stating that Iraq's chemical weapons are on standby for use within 45 minutes. 'The policy of containment is not working. The WMD program is not shut down. It is up and running,' Mr. Blair told Parliament.
September 9, 2002: Democrats hardly need two more months now to deliberate over this evidence, most of which they already know. They merely want to push any decision past Election Day so their votes won't put their Senate majority at risk. They can then posture as statesmen for two months but only declare themselves after the day when voters would be able to hold them immediately responsible. Let's hope Saddam's nuclear weapons program is operating on the same wait-until-the-election timetable.
Specifically, what would the world look like a year from now if Saddam remains in power in Baghdad?
Savoring their new global clout, the French begin to argue that the inspectors have found nothing and so U.N. Resolution 1441 has been fulfilled. The Russians back them up, hoping to get repaid on their loans to Baghdad. Tony -- or "Toady" as he is now derided -- Blair is toppled as Labor Party leader and British Prime Minister. Slowly the international "containment" of Saddam begins to erode, just as it did in the 1990s. The Iraqi dictator finds it even easier to finance his nuclear weapons project.
February 6, 2003: The Secretary of State [Colin Powell] had to provide this smoking proof because some people still refuse to believe what they see with their own eyes. An example is the way many, including U.N. inspector [International Atomic Energy Agency director general Mohamed] El Baradei, have accepted Iraq's explanation that its import of high-strength aluminum tubes was for conventional rocketry, not uranium enrichment.
March 8, 2003: President Bush has said he wants weapons inspectors back in Iraq. But this raises the question of what will happen if Saddam says yes. Already the Iraqi dictator is up to his old tricks of leading the world, and especially the ever-trusting United Nations, on a wild weapons chase that only buys him more time to acquire a nuclear bomb.
GIGOT: We know before the Gulf -- the argument for the Gulf War was, 'Well, he's probably six or seven years away from obtaining nuclear weapons.' Once we got in there and looked around, people concluded -- our intelligence people concluded it was more like one year. And so we really don't know what he has. We've been -- the inspectors have been out since 1998. We don't know what he's done in the interim. So, I mean -- the question is: Are we willing to take that risk? And that's the question I would like the president to pose to Congress and try and get their approval.
GIGOT: We know the inspectors, when they were there the last time before he kicked them out, had seen all kinds of evidence of poison gas development, biological laboratories, and including -- and attempts to get nuclear weapons. So, we know that he's looking for them. Does he have categorical evidence that he's got them yet? Probably not. But we know he's looking for them.
For how long? The 105-day process currently mandated by [United Nations Security Council] Resolution 1441 - 45 days for [U.N. weapons inspector Hans] Blix to get his people on the ground, plus 60 to produce a report - concludes at the end of February. That gives the US and its allies sufficient time to assemble a massive military force in the region. But it gives little time, given meteorological conditions and probable diplomatic imbroglios, to launch and conclude a successful invasion.
By then, the US may face a radically different, possibly more hostile, international climate. The winds of war may abate. Or Saddam may unveil, to an astonished world, the Arab world's first nuclear bomb. Whatever happens, the countdown has begun, but towards what nobody can yet say.


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The 'Yoga for Health' program is specifically for adults with a BMI of 30 and above. Basic level, chair yoga with lots of breathing and mindfulness exercises sponsored by Traditional Home Health and Hospice and The Greenhouse. We also learn about a plant-based whole food diet. No mat work. Details on the photo. Every Tuesday and Thursday 2:30 – 3:30.
Park adjacent to the greenhouse – not on Arthur Ave.