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Moonilal Lalchan, chairman of the Office of Procurement Regulation. —Photo courtesy Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Delay in proclaiming Procurement Act
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Lalchan, whose office has been fully prepared for proclamation since October last year, also said last week he has noted with concern that Trinidad and Tobago has entered another election year without the legislation, which he views as "the tool" to help wipe out white collar crime and protect taxpayers' assets.
Lalchan said while the OPR has work to do with its public outreach, it was important for the national community to understand what savings of up to $5.2 billion per year could mean.
"Think about education, health, infrastructure," Lalchan said, stating again that the estimate was conservative and could increase where efficiency was improved in self-sufficient, State-run agencies. This includes agencies such as Caribbean Airlines and National Flour Mills (NFM).
He said savings for one year alone could be used to run the country for a year but the OPR remained virtually toothless until the Act is proclaimed.
In an interview with Express Business, Lalchan also disclosed that the public service appears ready for change, with at least 170 agencies reaching out for guidance with their best practice handbooks even in the absence of full proclamation. Among them was the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) and the Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (T&TEC).
"A number of bodies are ready for best practice," Lalchan said.
The OPR, based in Tower D on the Port of Spain International Waterfront, has moved fast on its work.
Lalchan said the OPR would have been ready last March had the Act been proclaimed as anticipated by Finance Minister Colm Imbert.
"But we keep moving the target," Lalchan said and the Act was then to be proclaimed by October 2019, by which time the OPR would have been "fully, fully prepared".
The Public Procurement Act was passed in December 2014 and has been proclaimed in parts, as written regulations must be submitted to the Ministry of Finance and be approved, before being laid and passed in Parliament.
Until then, the OPR lacks the backing to investigate allegations of impropriety in tender evaluations for State contracts.
Bid-rigging a thing of the past
Can corrupt practices like bid-rigging actually be wiped out?
Lalchan believes "yes" and said the Procurement Act alone could begin that process, as it would force into place mechanisms that monitor and control the use of public funds–including who gets paid from it.
Lalchan noted that Police Commissioner Gary Griffith last year spoke against the practice of bestowing Government contracts on persons involved in criminal activities, especially gang-related, and said the Act could address such issues.
For one, the Act would allow the OPR to impose a "pre-qualification" listing on the public procurement system, from which companies and contractors could be drawn, having already been vetted for authenticity.
He said most bid-rigging was possible because persons were able to submit bids under "paper" companies, leaving room for conspired bidding and the awarding of projects to a preferred bidder.
Lalchan said the work done by the OPR team, for which he was high in praise, has attracted the attention of private entities and he believes that with serious implementation of the Act, the public service could even surpass the private sector in transparency and efficiency.
The impending Act has caused excitement in the various industries he said, that the playing field may soon be levelled to the extent that all are treated fairly.
Asked his opinion as to why the Act is yet to be proclaimed and whether the delay is due to a cultural clinging to corruption, Lalchan said he believed the legislation was not prioritised–and noted amendments last year to the Dangerous Drugs Act, decriminalising personal possession of up to 30 grams of marijuana.
In addition, he said: "I believe the political will is not there."
He said the population should pressure Government to bring the Act, especially with a general election constitutionally due this year.
Protect the public purse
Is the OPR concerned that the Act remains hanging while a general election looms closer and with it, the possibility of public resources being used to influence the electorate one way?
"I would say I'm very concerned," Lalchan said.
"Because at this stage, we all know the alleged corruption that happens in an election year...the award of contracts and so on...and the transparency by which it is done."
He continued: "It would have been a good thing for the population, at last, to say we have a mechanism to manage this whole issue of alleged corruption. I am very concerned it is not being done in an expeditious manner. I think I speak for most of the people, that we have gone too far to turn back and we really need to get it done."
Lalchan said, without reservation, that the Procurement Act is "the tool" to tackle white collar crime.
"This is not another tool, this is the tool," he said.
"This, together with campaign finance reform, will put us exactly where we want to be as a country."
Lalchan said he was recently told by a senior agent in the construction industry that at this time, queries on the status of various Government contracts are being met with silence.
"Recently, when they try to get that information nobody will talk, because they are scared of the impending legislation and the repercussions it could cause," he said.
In time, the framework could expand to include efficient, long-term planning — meaning some Government projects may not even get the green light.
This would further eliminate wastage he said, noting large projects around the country that remain incomplete as the funding was no longer available, while contractors were unpaid, yet massive amounts of money were already spent.
Regulations must
meet standard
The Finance Minister last year took umbrage to criticism of the delay in proclaiming the Act and had noted in a letter to the Express editor that "the Minister is not a rubber stamp".
Imbert also stated that "the Public Procurement Regulations are made by the Minister on the recommendation of the Office of Procurement Regulation".
"In making regulations under any legislation, a minister is required to ensure that these regulations are lawful and are consistent with the intent and purpose of the parent legislation and the public interest. If a Minister were to do otherwise, he or she would be in breach of his oath of office," Imbert had stated.
Lalchan said the OPR has submitted its last regulations as required and the Ministry of Finance would have sought, as indicated, the advice of Senior Counsel.
"I don't think he was wrong in doing that," Lalchan said, referring to Imbert's seeking of Senior Counsel.
Recommendations were then sent back to the OPR and "we accepted some and rejected some".
The OPR now waits and Lalchan, who was again hopeful of full proclamation last December, said:
"I want it to happen this quarter, full proclamation."
But the OPR is also looking to widen its scope and stage a school education programme that speaks to integrity and accountability.
"This alleged corruption is too engrained right now in the population," Lalchan said.
"We have to get the changes started in a new generation."
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Classical music: This weekend, the Madison Symphony Orchestra celebrates the legacy and works of Leonard Bernstein
This coming weekend, Leonard Bernstein (below, in a photo by Jack Mitchell) will be remembered, honored and celebrated by his friend and Madison Symphony Orchestra music director John DeMain in a "Remembering Lenny" concert that explores Bernstein's musical contributions as an American composer and conductor.
Original works by Bernstein will be performed by the MSO on the first half of the concert. The MSO starts with the Overture to Candide, then moves on to On The Town, and, finally, performs his Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety," featuring Van Cliburn Competition bronze medal winner and UW-Madison pianist Christopher Taylor.
The second half of the program features Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, the last work that Bernstein (1918-1990) ever conducted during a concert at the summer Tanglewood Festival of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Performances will be held in Overture Hall, 201 State Street, on this Friday night, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m.; this Saturday night, Nov. 10, at 8 p.m.; and this Sunday afternoon, Nov. 11, at 2:30 p.m. Ticket information is below.
Says DeMain (below, in a photo by Greg Anderson): "To have my 25th anniversary with the MSO coincide with the 100th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein's birth is special for me personally because of the unique opportunities I had to work with this great American musician."
DeMain, who premiered Bernstein's opera "A Quiet Place" in Houston, adds: "The first half of the concert celebrates Lenny the composer, culminating in the first performance by the MSO of his second symphony, The Age of Anxiety, which has a dazzling and at times jazzy part for the piano, and carries with it, still, a timely social statement. Christopher Taylor (below), a Madison favorite with whom I have often enjoyed collaborating, will perform the challenging and exciting piano part."
DeMain describes the final work in the program: "The second half of the concert pays tribute to Lenny the conductor, and his life-long love of Beethoven. Since the Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92, was the last piece Lenny conducted, I thought it would be the perfect way to celebrate Lenny and his great contribution to American musical life." (NOTE: You can hear Bernstein conduct the famous second movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 during his last public performance, just two months before he died, in the YouTube video at the bottom.)
Here is some more background:
Bernstein's operetta Candide is based on the 1759 novella by French philosopher Voltaire. The well-known Overture is quick-paced, with a feverish excitement that begins from the first breath of sound. Many of the meters are in seven beats, or of other non-traditional types, and quickly change. Each player of the ensemble is required to perform with simultaneously the utmost virtuosity and togetherness.
On the Town is a dance-centric musical scored by Leonard Bernstein based on Jerome Robbins' idea for the 1944 ballet "Fancy Free." The story depicts three American sailors on a 24-hour shore leave in New York City during wartime, where each man meets and quickly connects with the woman of their dreams. The musical is the source of the ubiquitously popular show tune New York, New York.
The Age of Anxiety was composed between 1948 and 1949, and is inspired by a poem of the same name by W.H. Auden (below). The 80-page poem follows four lonely strangers who meet in a wartime New York bar and spend the evening ruminating on their lives and the human condition. Subtitled "a baroque eclogue" (a pastoral poem in dialogue form), the characters speak mostly in long soliloquies of alliterative tetrameter, with little distinction among the individual voices.
Composed from 1811–1812, Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 premiered with Beethoven (below) himself conducting in Vienna on December 8, 1813 at a charity concert for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Hanau.
The symphony's dance elements, vitality and sense of celebration are conveyed principally through rhythm. It is not the melodies that are so striking and memorable as the general sense of forward movement.
The Overture lobby opens 90 minutes prior to each concert. One hour before each performance, Randal Swiggum (below) will lead a 30-minute Prelude Discussion in Overture Hall to enhance concertgoers' understanding and listening experience. It is free to ticket holders.
The MSO recommends that concert attendees arrive EARLY for each performance to make sure they have time to pass through Overture Center's security stations, and so they can experience the Prelude Discussion.
Program notes for the concerts are available online. Go to: http://bit.ly/nov2018programnotes
Tickets can be purchased in the following ways:
Single Tickets are $18-$93 each and are on sale now at: https://madisonsymphony.org/bernstein\through the Overture Center Box Office at 201 State Street, or by calling the Box Office at (608) 258-4141. Fees apply to online/phone sales.
Groups of 10 or more can save 25% by calling the MSO office at (608) 257-3734. For more information, visit, https://www.madisonsymphony.org/groups.
Student rush tickets can be purchased in person on the day of the concert at the Overture Center Box Office at 201 State Street. Students must show a valid student ID and can receive up to two $15 or $20 tickets. More information is at: https://www.madisonsymphony.org/studentrush
Seniors age 62 and up receive 20% savings on advance and day-of-concert ticket purchases in select areas of the hall.
Subscribers to 5 or more symphony subscription concerts can save up to 50% off single ticket prices. More information is available about the season at: https://madisonsymphony.org/18-19
Flex-Ticket booklets of 10 vouchers for 2018-19 symphony subscription concerts are available. Learn more at: https://madisonsymphony.org/flex
Discounted seats are subject to availability, and discounts may not be combined.
Find more information at madisonsymphony.org
The Presenting Sponsor for the November concerts is Steinhauer Charitable Trust. Underwriting for Christopher Taylor is provided by Sharon Stark, "to Peter Livingston with love." Major funding is provided by: Stephen D. Morton, The Gialamas Company, Inc., Myrna Larson, Madison Symphony Orchestra League, and Nancy Mohs. Additional funding is provided by Robert Benjamin and John Fields, Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., and Wisconsin Arts Board, with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Classical music: Choral Arts Society Chorale sings about immigration and longing for a home this Friday night. On Saturday night, the Mosaic Chamber Players offer piano trios by Beethoven and Brahms
ALERT: The acclaimed Mosaic Chamber Players close out their current season on this Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. in the Landmark Auditorium of the First Unitarian Society of Madison, 900 University Bay Drive.
The program offers two of the most famous piano trios ever composed: the "Archduke" Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97, by Ludwig van Beethoven; and the Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8, by Johannes Brahms. Tickets are at the door, cash or check only, and cost $15, $10 for seniors and $5 for students.
For more information, go to: http://www.mosaicchamberplayers.com
The theme of immigration only seems to grow as a timely and politically charged topic not only here in the U.S. but also around the world, especially in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
In another indication that the performing arts are returning to a socially activist role in the current political climate, immigration is the unifying theme of a concert by The Choral Arts Society Chorale of Madison (below), a local community chorus.
The group performs this Friday night, April 27, at 7 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1904 Winnebago Street, on Madison's near east side, under the direction of the group's artistic director Mikko Rankin Utevsky (below), who also founded and directs the Madison Area Youth Chamber Orchestra (MAYCO).
The program, titled "Would You Harbor Me?," features music about and by immigrants, and about longing for a home.
The centerpiece is the 1998 cantata "The Golden Door" for chorus and chamber ensemble by Ronald Perera (below). You can hear the "Names" section of the work in the YouTube video at the bottom.
The work is based on texts from the archives of Ellis Island (below).
Also on the program – drawn from different time periods and different cultures — are pieces by various composers. They include Leonard Bernstein; Palestrina; Heinrich Isaac; Sydney Guillaume; Sweet Honey in the Rock's Ysaye Barnwell on themes of leaving home and welcoming the stranger; and Irving Berlin's setting of the poem from the Statue of Liberty (below).
Tickets are $15; $10 for students $10, and re available at the door, or online at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/choral-arts-society-chorale-spring-concert-tickets-44453227801.
The complete program is: Ysaye Barnwell: "Would You Harbor Me"; Palestrina: "Super flumina Babylonis" (By the Waters of Babylon); Traditional Irish, arr. Peter Knight: "O Danny Boy"; Carlos Guastavino: "Pueblito, mi pueblo" (Little village, my village); Heinrich Isaac: "Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen" (Innsbruck, I must leave you); Sydney Guillaume: Onè – Respè; Leonard Bernstein: "Somewhere" from "West Side Story"; Intermission; Ronald Perera: "The Golden Door"; Irving Berlin: "Give me your tired, your poor"
For more information about the group, go to: http://choralartsmadison.org
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Classical music: University Opera stages a compelling and fully engaging cabaret of Kurt Weill songs
The Ear's friend and colleague, The Opera Guy, has filed the following review.
By Larry Wells
I attended a nearly full-house opening of University Opera's "A Kurt Weill Cabaret" Friday night in Music Hall on Bascom Hill.
The 90-minute show was comprised of about 20 numbers from the body of works by Weill (below, in a photo from the German Federal Archive. The ensembles, solos and duets were arranged into three sections with a loose narrative structure linking the pieces.
Throughout the evening I was unaware of the passage of time, which is one of my acid tests for a good performance. Likewise, I felt fully engaged.
Many of the numbers will be familiar to Weill's fans. The well-known "Whiskey Bar/Alabama Song" was the opening solo for Sarah Kendall, who performed it more as a Puccini aria than as the world-weary, boozy Jenny. It was a novel and strangely compelling interpretation.
(Kendall performing "Whiskey Bar" with the company, is below in a photo by Michael R. Anderson, who took all the performance photographs)
More convincingly conveyed was "I'm a Stranger Here Myself" performed by the sprightly and clear-voiced Emily Weaver. "My Ship" sung by Miranda Kettlewell (below right, singing the Ice Cream Sextet with Alec Brown) was perfectly enunciated and movingly sung.
Since there were no supertitles, clear enunciation was a problem in a couple of the performances.
Likewise, mention should be made of Emily Vandenberg's haunting rendition of "Surabaya Johnny." (You can hear the legendary Weill interpreter Lotte Lenya sing "Surabaya Johnny" in the YouTube video at the bottom.)
My favorite performances of the evening included "'Youkali" by Talia Engstrom. My notes simply said "Perfection." And my perennial favorite Courtney Kayser (below) did not disappoint with "J'attends un navire" and "Denn wie man sich bettet." She is an excellent actress, possesses outstanding musicianship, and commands a clearly focused voice.
The women singers seriously overshadowed the men's solo performances. I was wondering why that might have been. One possibility is that the men, who are trained operatically, find that they need to scale back their vocal projection for lighter vocal fare and in doing so sound constrained.
(Below, from back to front and left to right, are: Alec Brown, Jeff Larson, Jake Elfner, Sarah Kendall, Talia Engstrom, Matt Chastain in the "Benares Song.")
Having said that, I thought Matt Chastain's "Oh the Rio Grande" from the not well-known "Johnny Johnson" was both well sung and amusing to watch.
My companion admired the voice and acting of Alec Brown, and we both believed that Tim Emery is a dead ringer for a young Jimmy Stewart.
Some of the most compelling moments were the ensembles from Weill's heavier works. "The Benares Song" highlighted Weill's gravitas as a composer as did "Zu Potsdam unter den Eichen" from "Das Berliner Requiem."
The cast members' acting and vocal skills came to the forefront in these ensembles. (Below is "Zu Potsdam unter den Eichen" with Matt Chastain, Miranda Kettlewell, Alec Brown, Tim Emery, Emily Weaver, Eliav Goldman and Jeffrey Larson in the foreground).
Daniel Fung (below top) heroically provided the piano accompaniment without slacking for even a moment. Kudos to him. He was joined by a string bass and drum all conducted by Chad Hutchinson (below bottom) with unflaggingly appropriate tempi and dynamics.
This was the seventh production by David Ronis (below in a photo by Luke Delallio) for University Opera at the UW-Madison, and his consistently novel approach to the productions has made each one a joy. His commitment to quality and novelty is admirable.
I am eager to see what Ronis has in store for us this coming spring with "La Bohème" to be staged at the Wisconsin Union Theater.
I highly recommend attending "A Kurt Weill Cabaret," which will be repeated this afternoon at 3 p.m. and Tuesday evening (Halloween night) at 7:30 p.m. Admission for the general public is $25; $20 for seniors; and $10 for UW students.
For more background and information about getting tickets, go to:
https://welltempered.wordpress.com/2017/10/23/classical-music-the-university-opera-performs-a-unusual-and-original-kurt-weill-cabaret-this-coming-friday-night-and-sunday-afternoon-and-next-tuesday-night/
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A Mano Imprint Primitivo Appassito 2016 (1x75cl)
Mark Shannon and Elvezia Sbalchiero, the duo behind A Mano, have worked in the wine business for most of their lives. Elvezia is a northern Italian wine marketing expert and Mark is a Californian winemaker. They fell in love with Puglia and, when they decided to start their own label, made it their home. By producing high quality wines, Mark and Elvezia have succeeded in making Primitivo one of Italy's most talked about grape varieties. They pay high prices for the best grapes from 70-100 year old vines and focus solely on quality and a modern style. After over 15 vintages, they are now getting access to some of Salento's best grapes.
The grapes for this wine come from a selection of Mark's four favourite vineyards in the heart of the Primitivo growing region, located in the low hills east of Taranto in Puglia. The region is an old sea bed, full of fossils of clams, oysters and urchins. The altitude is approximately 30-60 metres above sea level and annual rainfall is 35 centimetres. The climate is classically Mediterranean, as Puglia is on a peninsula between the Adriatic and the Ionian seas. The Primitivo vines are quite old; most are the original post phylloxera plantings and range from 70-100 years old. As with most vineyards planted at that time, they are small bush vines called 'alberello' which are non-irrigated and low yielding. The average Primitivo vineyard is quite small, less than half a hectare and the best sites have a crumbly, dark reddish brown soil that resembles instant coffee.
The Primitivo grapes were dried for five weeks. On arrival at the cellars, the grapes were pressed, destemmed and cooled to 18°C and the must was allowed to ferment at its own pace. After racking in mid-November, the wine remained in an underground cement tank where the temperature did not exceed 10°C until bottling under stelvin closure.
A deeply coloured wine with exuberant perfumes of ripe red and black berry fruits, with notes of spice from the oak ageing. Made in the style of an Amarone, it is concentrated and opulent on the palate, with great balance. It is elegant, velvety and supple, with a long finish.
A Mano Negroamaro 2017 (1x 75cl)
The Negroamaro grapes for this wine are grown in a single vineyard covering 11 hectares in the heart of Salice Salentino. An old vineyard, it is dry farmed and the vines trained on trellises to prevent the sensitive grapes suffering from sunburn.
On arrival at the cellars, the grapes were pressed, destemmed and cooled to 18°C and the must allowed to ferment at its own pace. After racking in mid-November, the wine remained in an underground cement tank where the temperature did not exceed 10°C until bottling under Stelvin closure.
2017 was one of the best vintages A Mano have experienced. The weather was perfect, with a cold winter and dry, hot summer, and the vines responded to the excellent conditions. They started harvest on the 25th of August, about 12 days earlier than normal with fruit that was of astounding quality.
100% Negroamaro.
This wine is deep ruby in the glass, the nose opens with crushed berries, black cherries and spices followed by a light floral note. Full and rich, yet sleek and elegant, with lingering spice on the palate.
Alain Jaume - Haut De Brun - Cotes Du Rhone 2016 (1x 75cl)
Established in the northern part of Châteauneuf du Pape, the Jaume family has been dedicated to the art of wine growing since 1826.
"This venerable profession is our legacy, but above all it is our passion, requiring discipline, perseverance and a respect for nature and the challenges she presents us with. Every vintage is different from the last and we must skillfully adapt our growing techniques to the ever-changing behaviour of the vines, the grapes and the terroir."
This wine is a blend of the following: Grenache Noir, Syrah, Cinsault, Mourvèdre.
To see an information sheet and tasting note for this wine, please click on the blue link below.
Alain Jaume "Haut De Brun" Cotes Du Rhone 2016 - fiche technique
Alfredo Maestro Tejero El Marciano 2017 (1x 75cl)
The 2016 vintage of this wine (now very hard to find - we can't) was awarded 92 points and Highly Recommended status by Decanter (www.decanter.com) in their March 2019 edition article on Discovery/New Wave Spain (see blue link below).
Alfredo Maestro Tejero El Marciano 2016 - March 2019 Decanter review
Alfredo Maestro Tejero's vineyards are located within the Ribera del Duero D.O., but Alfredo has decided not to participate in the D.O., so his wines are classed as Vino de la Tierra de Castillo y León. They are completely natural wines, with no sulphur added in the vineyard or the winery. All vineyard treatments are natural and biodynamic practices are followed.
The isolated Gredos mountain range which lies 70 kilometres west of Madrid is home to a mosaic of tiny old-vine vineyards planted mainly to Grenache. El Marciano comes from one such 70-year-old granitic site lying at a staggering 1,150 metres elevation. The grapes are mainly destemmed, 20% whole bunches were retained and fermented with wild yeasts in stainless steel vat of 2000 litres with daily stirrings. The wine undergoes no filtration or fining and has no added sulphur.
This gorgeous wine typifies Alfredo's delicate touch and respect for his land. It is juicy and flavoursome, laden with spicy blackberry aromas as well as raspberry, liquorice and a fresh earth scented palate. The texture is rock-sculpted (the granite bedrock of the site lies just a few inched below the surface) and the acidity is thrillingly bright, drawing all corners together.
The label is a representation of the remote and barren granite-ridden landscape that make up this wine's terroir. It depicts Alfredo directing two martian vineyard workers who are clearly not comfortable in their endeavours. El Marciano translates from Spanish as The Martian.
Allegrini Valpolicella 2018 (1x75cl)
The Allegrini family estate covers 100 hectares of vineyard in the heart of the Valpolicella Classico area. The family has been growing grapes here for six generations, but the estate in its current form was founded by Giovanni Allegrini. When he passed away in 1983, it passed to his three children, who ran it together until Walter's death in July 2003. Franco now looks after the vineyards and is the winemaker, and Marilisa is director of marketing.
The south-east facing vineyards are located in the hills of the Valpolicella Classico region at 180-280 metres above sea level. The soil there is very varied but mostly chalky, of volcanic origin. The older vineyards are trained using the pergola Trentina system, planted with about 3,000 vines per hectare, whereas the newer ones use the single Guyot system with 5,000 plants per hectare. The vines are 35 years old on average.
The grapes were destemmed before soft-pressing, after which fermentation occurred at 25-31ºC in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. Fermentation lasted nine days after which the wine was held in stainless steel tanks until bottling in mid-February where it spent a further two months before release.
This wine was made using Corvina 70%, Rondinella 30%.
This Valpolicella is ruby red in colour, with youthful highlights. Fragrant fruit with prominent notes of dark cherries are echoed by fresher hints of pepper and aromatic herbs, typical of Corvina and its genetic cousin Corvinone, the historic varieties of this appellation. When young, this Valpolicella is impressively lively and playful on the palate and will express greater delicacy and finesse with two or more years of ageing.
Alpha Estate, Amyndeo, Vielles Vignes Single Block Barba Yannis, Xinomavro Reserve 2015 (1x75cl)
Alpha Estate is located in Amyndeo, North West Greece. It is the brainchild of two visionaries, second generation vine grower Makis Mavridis and Bordeaux trained wine maker Angelos Iatrides. Angelos is one of the most talented winemakers working in Europe. This pristine estate in the cool highlands of Western Macedonia comprises 120 hectares of privately owned single block vineyards and employs the most up to date vineyard techniques and winemaking technology to produce world class wines from French and indigenous Greek varietals.
The Single Block Barba Yannis is named in honour of Mr Yannis, from whom the block was purchased in 1994. The vineyard is located in Amyndeo, in the region of Macedonia. The vines are ungrafted, pre-phylloxera bush vines which are over 90 years old. The summers are hot, so in order to avoid extreme water deficit, a "root zone drying irrigation" is used, to ensure the optimum conditions for the nourishment and maturation of the grapes. The vines are grown in sandy clay soils.
The grapes were destemmed, lightly crushed and cold soaked with skin contact. Fermentation took place using an indigenous yeast strain which has been isolated from this specific block. The grapes were vinified at gradually increasing temperatures, before being maintained "sur lie" or on its fine lees, for eighteen months with regular stirring. Maturation took place in Allier-Bertrange French oak casks of medium grain, for 24 months, with a minimum of a further 12 months ageing in the bottle. The wine was bottled without fining and filtration.
This wine is made using Xinomavro 100%.
A complex and typical Xinomavro (pronounced Ksee no' ma vro), showing aromas of smoky black fruits, strawberries, dark cherries, liquorice, sundried tomatoes, and delicate spice. Full bodied and structured on the palate, with a rich depth of fruit, concentrated savoury notes and a touch of oak. The velvety tannins lead through to a persistent and aromatic finish. Serving Suggestion A perfect match with juicy red barbecued meats, roasted lamb, spicy sausage and red peppers baked in olive oil.
Alpha Zeta 'A' Amarone 2016 (1x75cl)
The 2013 vintage was awarded 92 points and Highly Recommended status by Decanter (www.decanter.com) in their May 2017 edition review of Amarones (see blue link below).
Alpha Zeta 2013 - May 2017 Decanter review
Alpha Zeta was created in 1999 by UK wine importer, David Gleave MW, and New Zealand winemaker, Matt Thomson with this belief in mind. They realised that the key is to marry local grape growers with impeccable winemaking. All Alpha Zeta wines are made from indigenous grape varieties grown in the hills north-east of Verona. The flavours of the grape shine through in the glass offering great value, quality and balance. Matt works with local Veronese grape growers in hillside vineyards to select parcels of fruit, rather than buying in bulk wine. They have worked together to reduce yields and the grapes are now picked later. In this way, they have been able to improve grape quality and obtain riper flavours.
The vineyards are situated in the hills outside Verona in the Valpantena Valley. Cool currents blow down the valley from the foothills of the Dolomites, which helps to moderate the climate, enabling the grapes to ripen slowly. This helps the grapes to retain their aromatic compounds and acidity. The soil is a mixture of clay and limestone with good drainage. The vineyards are south-facing and therefore warmer than other parts of Valpolicella.
Mild temperatures and moderate rains accompanied the winter season. The beginning of the growth cycle in the vineyards, characterised by abundant rain, was followed by a hot and dry period. This allowed for perfect health and organoleptic qualities in the grapes, making this 2015 vintage one of the best, if not the best, of the last 20 years.
Selected grapes were picked in mid September and left to dry in specially ventilated rooms until the end of January. During this time the grapes lost about 40% of their natural weight. The grapes were destemmed and crushed at the end of January. Fermentation temperature was between 18°-22°C with daily periodic pumping over, while the length of maceration was 20 days. This Amarone was matured in oak (a mixture of large 'botti' and French oak barriques) for 18 months before bottling.
This Amarone is deep and intense on the nose with aromas of dried cherries and blueberries and notes of spiced autumn fruit compote. On the palate it is powerful, with a lovely balance of ripe tannins and spiced, concentrated savoury cherry fruit character. A touch of woodsmoke completes the long finish.
Altos de Jose Ignacio Reserva Tannat 2017 (1x75cl)
See blue link below for the fiche technique/technical note from the winemakers themselves.
Altos de Jose Ignacio Reserva Tannat 2017 - fiche technique
(as can be seen from the data sheet, this wine is 'incredibly similar to' the more expensive Garzon Reserva Tannat...)
A juicy, full-bodied wine. Rich purple in colour with very fresh aromas reminiscent of red and black fruits such as plums and raspberries, with a delicate spicy nose. In the mouth, it presents a strong personality. Its mature tannins and minerality transform it into a wine with great soil identity.
This wine is 100% Tannat.
Amalaya Gran Corte 2016 (1x 75cl)
Amalaya translates to 'hope for a miracle' in the indigenous language of the now extinct tribe, the Calchaquí. The winery is situated in Cafayate, Calchaquí Valley in Salta in the far north of Argentina at nearly 1,828 metres above sea level. It is a part of the Hess Family Estates and is run with the same dedication to quality, sustainability and social responsibility as the other Hess Estates. All of the Amalaya wines are fruit driven in style, with a finesse that unites them. These wines offer incredible value for their quality and truly reflect their 'sense of place'.
The estate's vineyards are located in the Cafayate Valley in the very heart of the Calchaquí Valley, distinguished for being the highest wine region in the world. The climate here is very dry, with just 150mm of rain in an average year and a huge temperature difference of around 20°C. The soils here are rocky, poor and sandy so the roots of the vines are forced to dig deep to find the vital nutrients and water they need, which in turn results in a huge concentration of flavour within the fruit. The average age of the vines is 35 years old. They are trained using both pergola and vertical shoot positioning and planted at a density of 2,700 plants per hectare and 3,800 plants per hectare respectively.
2016 was a challenging vintage in Argentina with the lowest production in 20 years, around 40% below the previous year. Quality however was very good due to a dry and healthy vintage which allowed grapes to reach optimum maturity. Hydric stress was not a problem, thanks to the lower yields caused by spring frost. The vines survived and produced balanced and ripe Malbec grapes.
The grapes were crushed after both a cluster and berry selection at the winery and then cooled to 8°C, with maceration at 10°C for three days. Alcoholic fermentation took place at temperatures of around 24°C for approximately 21 days. Malolactic fermentation and ageing took place in both American and French oak barrels of which 20% was new and 80% second use. The wine was aged for a total of 12 months in barrel before bottling.
This wine is deep purple in colour, with aromas of red and black fruit with spicy notes, typical of the region. A concentrated, complex and elegant wine full of fruit with rounded, supple tannins, with good length.
Amalaya Malbec 2017 (1x75cl)
Awarded 90 points and Highly Recommended status by Decanter (www.decanter.com) in their October 2018 edition expert review of Argentina's Calchaqui Valley (see blue link below).
Amalaya Malbec 2017 - Oct 2018 Decanter review
The 2016 vintage was Awarded 90 points and Highly Recommended status by Decanter (www.decanter.com) in their February 2018 edition article 30 Great New World Buys under £30 (see blue link below).
Amalaya Malbec 2016 - Feb 2018 Decanter review
The estate's vineyards are located in Cafayate in the very heart of the Calchaquí Valley, distinguished for being the highest wine region in the world. The climate is very dry, with just 150 millimetres of rain in an average year and huge temperature fluctuations of around 20°C. The soils here are rocky, poor and sandy so the roots of the vines are forced to dig deep to find the vital nutrients and water they need, which results in fruit with hugely concentrated flavour.
Overall, the Calchaquí Valley enjoyed optimal conditions in 2017, with a perfect balance between quality and quantity. The weather during the growing season was excellent, the lack of spring frost ensuring a good fruit set that resulted in healthy grapes.
After careful sorting by hand at the winery, the grapes underwent four days of cold maceration followed by a slow alcoholic fermentation with maceration on skins lasting around 18-20 days which extracted good levels of colour and tannins. Malolactic fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks before 25% of the wine was aged in French oak for a period of 10 months prior to blending and bottling.
85% Malbec, 10% Tannat, 5% Petit Verdot.
Deep ruby red in colour with a purple hue, this wine displays intense fruity red berry aromas of raspberries, floral notes and a touch of spice and chocolate. Well structured, fresh and fruity on the palate with soft, rounded tannins and a velvety long finish.
Andeluna Pasionado Cabernet Franc 2015 (1x75cl)
Awarded a Gold medal and 96 points at the 2019 Decanter World Wine Awards (click link for details).
For other 2019 DWWA winners, click here.
Awarded 93 points and Highly Recommended status by Decanter in their June 2019 panel tasting of South American Icon Wines (see blue link below).
Andeluna Pasionado Cabernet Franc 2015 - June 2019 Decanter review
Founded in 2003, Andeluna is a small boutique winery specialising in premium Bordeaux varietals of world class recognition. The vineyard covers 70 hectares in the beautiful Uco Valley near Tupungato, one of the best subregions of Mendoza. By night you can often see the moon illuminating the magnificent Andes Mountains nearby and the winery has been named after this stunning scene. Situated at an altitude of 1,300 metres, the vineyard produces some of the best fruit in Argentina. Winemaker, Manuel Gonzalez (previously Head Winemaker at Pulenta Estate and Chief Oenologist at Trivento) works alongside Andeluna's wine consultant Hans Vinding Diers to make outstanding wines which have propelled this producer into the global spotlight in a very short space of time. Their Pasionado range is only made in exceptional vintages and rivals some of the great wines of the world.
A warm winter was followed by a perfectly cool summer and between 10 to 50 per cent more rain than usual in the early autumn harvest months. In the Andeluna vineyards, the sloped stony soils and phenomenal drainage allowed the rain to have a mostly destressing effect on the vines, resulting in an incredible balance of flavours. The Malbec in parcels with stony and limestone soils were undisputed superstars. Due to the warm winter, the 2015 harvest was between 10 and 15 days earlier than usual.
The grapes come from vineyards located in Gualtallary in Tupungato at an altitude of 1,300 metres above sea level. The vines are irrigated by a drip-water system that regulates and supplies the exact amount of water that the plant needs. The vineyard soils are alluvial, sandy and permeable.
This wine is 100% Cabernet Franc.
The grapes were hand-picked in the cool of dawn in April, when they had reached full polyphenolic maturity. The berries were manually selected and the best berries underwent cold pre- fermentation maceration. Fermentation took place with natural yeasts in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperatures of 26°C. The wine was aged in used French oak barrels ( 60% second passage, 40% third passage) for a period of 12 months and then cellared in bottles for a minimum of eight months prior to its release.
Intense aromas fill the glass, with deep red fruits and a remarkable presence of red bell pepper, fennel, mint, anise, eucalyptus and basil. A structured, full bodied wine, with rounded tannins which result in a pleasant and persistent finish.
Serve with full bodied meats as steak or lamb. Decant and serve at 16°C.
Angelo Veglio Barolo 2014 (1x75cl)
A medium bodied wine with ripe red fruit flavours, cherry, rose and orange.
Antinori - Prunotto Barbera Dasti Fiulot 2017 (1x75cl)
Prunotto was founded in 1904 by Alfredo Prunotto under the name Ai Vini delle Langhe. In 1989, the Marchesi Antinori family began its collaboration with the Prunotto Company, at first handling distribution and later getting directly involved in the production process, maintaining the excellent level of quality which Alfredo Prunotto had always insisted upon.
This wine comes from the Costamiòle vineyard in the township of Agliano with light-coloured clays rich in calcareous marl.
The 2017 vintage will be remembered for the hot climate and the scarce rainfall which characterized it. Winter saw mild weather with little snowfall, while the first part of springtime was marked by some precipitation and above average temperatures, factors which favored an early growth and development of the vine. Towards the end of the month of April, an abrupt fall in temperatures took place, with frost damage which struck, principally, the valley floors and the cooler parts of the hillside slopes. A lengthy period of fine weather then followed, which culminated in the high temperatures recorded during the summer months. A few isolated rainstorms during the month of August brought useful reserves of water to the soil, fundemental for the continuing of the ripening cycle. Temperatures descended significantly during the first week of September and helped create important temperature swings between daytime warmth and evening and nighttime coolness, thereby favoring the ripening of both the Barbera and Nebbiolo grapes. This was a vintage with an early harvest in which the vines were able to complete their entire cycle of growth in a positive way. The size of the crop was very low per acre. The picking of grapes began with the Moscato and Arneis on August 24th and was completed on September 24th with the Nebbiolo grapes.
The grapes were destemmed and pressed and then fermented on their skins for eight days at maximum temperatures of 28° centigrade (82° Fahrenheit). After being run off its skins, the wine were went through a complete alcoolic and malolactic fermentation before winter. The wine was then aged for several months in stainless steel tanks before bottling in the spring.
Prunotto Barbera D'Asti Fiulot is a vivid and intense ruby red in colour with a grapey and fruity (plum and cherry) aroma. Grapes grown on light and loose-textured soils and modern oenological techniques which enable producers to obtain and conserve fruit and freshness combine to make this a wine which is very pleasurable in its youth. For this reason it goes well with simple dishes such as hors d'oeuvres, soups, risotto, and pasta. The wine is most enjoyable at cool 13°-15° centigrade (55°-59° Fahrenheit) temperatures.
Antinori - Tormaresca Masseria Maime 2011 (1x75cl)
Passion, courage and trust in the enormous quality potential that Puglia, and especially the areas of Castel del Monte and Salento were able to express, inspired the Antinoris to invest in the region. The idea that, from the start, characterized Tormaresca's production philosophy was to produce great wines from indigenous varietals.
Made with Negroamaro from the Tormaresca estate, this wine takes its name from the manor farm accessible by a footpath that winds through pine forests and olive groves. The old manor house was built by the noble Capece family from Lecce and they named it after the small chapel standing outside its walls. This chapel, dedicated to Saint Pasquale in Maìme, was built to ensure that farmers who worked on the estate had a proper place to pray during the week when they were far away from home. Such traditions exemplify the values and pace of past lifestyles.
The grapes were harvested towards the end of September and were picked fully mature to bring out all the potential of their ripeness. After pressing, the must was fermented in stainless steel tanks at temperatures between 26°-28°C. The period of skin contact lasted 15 days and used delicate pumping over and rack-and-return techniques in order to favor a gradual and balanced extraction. After being run off it skins, the wine went immediately into 60-gallon French oak barrels where it was put through a complete malolactic fermentation and then aged twelve months before bottling.
This wine is an intense ruby red colour with aromas of flowers (violet, rose), red fruit (black cherry, mulberry), spicy notes (liquorice, anise, cinnamon, cloves) . It has a dry and elegant flavour with balanced and smooth tannins.


Installing a pool in your backyard creates your own private paradise, and is even more enjoyable during the summer. Whether you go with an above ground or in ground pool, or sprucing up your existing one, here are seven tips to keep in mind during the installation.
Pools are no different than any other home construction project and are equally as regulated. Check with your city for any zoning restrictions and safety regulations to comply to.
The first step is to decide which type of pool to install and what works for your yard. Above ground and in ground pools differ dramatically in pricing and can also depend on the slope and composition of your soil. Steeply sloped or rocky yards can interfere with a pool's installation and will cost more to overcome.
Talk to your insurance agent! Pools are covered under home insurance in most plans, but your rates might go up.
When your pool is installed and you begin landscaping, take the amount of light the area receives into consideration. The amount of sun and shade will affect plant growth, so plant accordingly.
Landscaping is fun, but even more important is safety. Surround your pool with a slip-resistant surface such as brick, concrete, pavers or decking. Choose a rough finish for added traction and add nonstick mats at areas of entry and exit. If you have children, or if your city requires it, you may want to add a fence around it.
A transition barrier between your pool and lawn isn't just for looks, it serves an important purpose. The chemicals from your pool probably aren't plant friendly, so protect your lawn from spill-over water and keep grass clippings out of your pool by creating a stone and mulch barrier area between them.
A very minor thing, but actually very helpful, is to keep flowering plants away from your pool. They attract bees and other insects that can fly into it. It's better to stick to topiaries.
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(What's Left of) Our Economy: November Figures Show U.S. Manufacturing Upswing Intact
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The Federal Reserve's new industrial production figures for November revealed that the strong bounceback from the previous months' hurricanes is fading. Sequential growth cooled from an upwardly revised 1.45 percent to 0.22 percent, with most of the deterioration coming in non-durable goods sectors either concentrated heavily in Gulf states, like petroleum refinery, or heavily dependent on oil and natural gas for feedstocks, like chemicals.
Even so, the latest overall monthly expansion in manufacturing, coupled with slightly negative revisions from July through September were enough to produce 2.72 percent year-on-year price-adjusted production growth in November – industry's best such total since July, 2014's 2.82 percent. Moreover, the higher October monthly real output increase was represented industry's best sequential growth since May, 2010's 1.49 percent. Despite some recent signs of life, the automotive sector – which led domestic manufacturing's strong early comeback from its deep recessionary dive – remained in a technical recession in November. Real production in motor vehicles and parts combined is down 0.12 percent since July, 2015.
The latest results pulled manufacturing's real output levels to just 2.38 percent below their prec-recession peak, nearly a data decade ago, in December, 2007.
Here are the manufacturing highlights of the Federal Reserve's Friday release on November industrial production:
>New Federal Reserve industrial production figures reveal that in November, the hurricanes bounceback effect in after-inflation manufacturing output faded, but real monthly growth was sufficient to push the year-on-year figure to its best level in more than three years.
>Constant dollar production rose 0.22 percent sequentially in November – down substantially from October's upwardly revised 1.45 percent. But the new October figure amounted to manufacturing's best month-to-month inflation adjusted growth since the 1.49 percent achieved in May, 2010.
>Moreover, November's manufacturing production growth sufficed to bring the month's year-on-year total to 2.72 percent in real terms – the best such growth since July, 2014's 2.82 percent.
>Most of the slower rate of the real growth slowdown came in the hurricane-affected industries that enjoyed such strong production recoveries in October.
>In one of the most dramatic examples, examples, after-inflation production in organic chemicals sank by 14.92 percent on month in September. October's results? Up 27.96 percent – a marginal downgrade from the 28.05 percent reported last month, but still the biggest advance on record (going back to 1986). In November, inflation-adjusted production rose again – but by just 1.06 percent.
>In petroleum refining, September's sequential constant dollar output drop has been downgraded from 2.11 percent to 4.16 percent. In October, it rebounded by an upwardly revised 5.91 percent – the best such performance since October, 2008's 17.72 percent. In November, however, price-adjusted production dipped on month by 0.50 percent.
>In the huge chemicals sector in which these and many of these hurricane-impacted industries are located, the August and September constant dollar output monthly drops have been upgraded slightly on net. But October's after-inflation output bounceback, already its best on record (going back to 1972) has been revised upward, too – from 5.82 percent to six percent. In November, it fell back but 0.19 percent.
>In turn, in the non-durable goods super-sector in which chemicals are found, sizable monthly real production fall-offs in August and September were followed by a sequential October spurt initially reported as 2.33 percent – its best such performance since January, 1983.
>Now the October figure has been upgraded to a 2.53 percent rise – the best on record (going back to January, 1972. In November, constant dollar production levels were down sequentially – but by a mere 0.01 percent.
>A small upward revision to October's real sequential automotive output growth helped end a technical recession (two or more straight quarters of cumulative inflation-adjusted output decline) in a sector that led manufacturing's overall early recovery comeback from the sharp recessionary downturn.
>But a longer term slump continued, with combined motor vehicle and parts price-adjusted production off 0.12 percent since July, 2015.
>Nonetheless, its 0.09 percent monthly real production increase in November marked the fourth straight month of sequential real output improvements in automotive – the best such stretch since the May-October period of 2016.
>As of November, domestic manufacturing is still smaller in real terms than at the onset of the Great Recession – which began in December, 2007. But they also showed that, since October, the inflation-adjusted output gap has closed from 2.56 percent to 2.38 percent.


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Which Brooklyn Heights Watering Hole Is One Of The Best Dive Bars In Brooklyn?
Brooklyn Magazine published its list of the "Best Dive Bars in Brooklyn" this week and one of Brooklyn Heights' oldest makes the list — Montero's Bar and Grill (73 Atlantic Avenue).
Brooklyn Magazine: "We don't have a lot of foot traffic," the bartender here told us recently—at least not in this weather, when no one's at the park or riding the ferry. Way down by the waterfront—one of the last remaining bars in an area that used to be full of them, to service all the longshoremen from the nearby shipyards—it's a trek from any subway station, and that's part of what it makes it appealing; also, there's the cluttered decor's nautical theme (the Times once called it a "waterfront museum with alcohol"), the no-nonsense booze (they don't even have taps), and the classic, preserved interior, not to mention the famous and beloved neon sign out front. People make special trips just to get here, taking cabs or buses or long hikes, because it's just that special.
Last year, Montero's made headlines when one if its "historic" lifesavers went missing.
Do you agree that its one of Brooklyn's best dives?
Source: Brooklyn Heights Blog
http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/65658
Homer Fink
Founder/Publisher. Brooklyn Bugle Media.
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Q: how to increase the value of an integer in a string Ok I currently have this code
        public int i = 0; //this is outside of the private void button1_click
        string str = txtEmail.Text;
        int pos = str.LastIndexOf("@");
        string str2 = str.Substring(pos);
        string str3 = str.Substring(0, str.LastIndexOf("@"));
        txtEmail.Text = str3 + i++ + str2;

it splits the email into 2 string then combines them with an integer between them, But I want it to change the integer. But that code just makes it lets saying the text becomes awesome1@email.com when i press the button to increase the 1 to a 2 it just does this instead. awesome12@email.com and so on. how do i get it to just add 1 to the 1 and not put a 2 next to the 1?

A: I tested the following and it looks like it solves your problem.  Change this line of yours:
string str = txtEmail.Text;

To this:
string str = txtEmail.Text.Replace(string.Format("{0}@", i - 1), "@");

It sets it up so that your email addresses will be in the form of:
awesome1@email.com
awesome2@email.com
awesome3@email.com
etc.

A: Not sure where i is coming from in this code but hopefully this will work
    string str = txtEmail.Text;
    int pos = str.LastIndexOf("@");
    string str2 = str.Substring(pos);
    string str3 = str.Substring(0, str.LastIndexOf("@"));
    txtEmail.Text = str3 + (i++).ToSting() + str2;

A: This should work:
String email = "awesome1@email.com";
String[] tokens = email.Split(new char[] { '@' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
const String allowed = "0123456789";
String part1 = "";
String numberStr = "";
foreach (char c in tokens[0].Reverse())
{
    if (allowed.Contains(c) && part1.Length==0)
    {
        numberStr += c;
    }
    else
    {
        part1 += c;
    }
}
part1 = new String(part1.Reverse().ToArray());
int number = int.Parse(new String(numberStr.Reverse().ToArray()));
String result = String.Format("{0}{1}@{2}", part1, number++, tokens[1]);

Although it looks a little bit cumbersome. Accept a Regex answer if there's one.

A: This will work
public static string IncNumberBeforeAt(string text)
{
  int lastAt = text.LastIndexOf('@');
  if (lastAt != -1)
  {
    int pos = lastAt - 1;
    string num = "";
    while (text[pos] >= '0' && text[pos] <= '9')
    {
      num = text[pos] + num;
      pos--;
      if (pos < 0)
        break;
    }
    int numInc = int.Parse(num) + 1;
    return text.Replace(num.ToString() + "@", numInc.ToString() + "@");
  }
  else
  {
    return text;
  }
}

test
IncNumberBeforeAt("awesome1@email.com"); // => returns awesome2@email.com
IncNumberBeforeAt("awesome234@email.com"); // => returns awesome235@email.com
IncNumberBeforeAt("email.com"); // => returns email.com
IncNumberBeforeAt("5@email.com"); // => returns 6@email.com

A: You will have to keep track of your original e-mail address:
e.g.
string originalEmail = "test@gmail.com";

var parts = originalEmail.Split('@');

txtEmail.Text = string.Format("{0}{1}@{2}", parts[0], i++, parts[1]);

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My card for this challenge. Although I deviated a little from the sketch, I tried to maintain the integrity of it.
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Trust chair's plea as new manager is appointed
Trust chair Tim Hartley has wished Russell Slade well as he takes over as new Bluebirds manager.
Tim Hartley said: "The appointment of Russell Slade comes at a crucial time for Cardiff City. We desperately need a period of stability if the club is to prosper.
"Fans have stuck by the club through all the off the field controversy. It's now time for the players, management and supporters to work together to get the City back into the Premier League.
"We wish Russell well in his new role and hope he can turn around the fortunes of the club so we can quickly move up the Championship table."


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A Banana Republic manager is out of a job in the Hudson Valley over racist comments about an employee's braids.
Destiny Thompkins, who works at the Banana Republic inside the Westchester Mall, wrote on social media that she was called into a meeting with her district manager and manager. According to the 19-year-old, her district manager is a white woman, her manager a white man.
The teen added that she was told that she wouldn't be scheduled to work again until she took the braids out.
Thompkins took her story to social media in hopes the company is exposed for what she called, "blatant racism and discrimination." The story went viral, forcing Banana Republic to act.
At first the company issued a statement saying they were investigating the incident. Following their investigation, the unnamed manager was fired.
"This week, one of our store managers questioned an African American employee's braided hair style," Sheikina Liverpool emailed ABC 7. " We concluded the investigation and can confirm that the manager has been terminated from the company. Banana Republic has zero tolerance for discrimination."
The 19-year-old is also considering legal action, ABC reports.


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The first season of the television comedy series Mike & Molly aired between September 20, 2010 and May 16, 2011, on CBS in the United States. The season was produced by Chuck Lorre Productions and Warner Bros. Television, with series creator Mark Roberts serving as executive producer along with Chuck Lorre, James Burrows and Don Foster.

The series focuses on the title characters Mike Biggs (Billy Gardell) and Molly Flynn (Melissa McCarthy), a couple who meet at an Overeaters Anonymous meeting in Chicago, Illinois. After Molly, a primary-school teacher, invites police officer Mike to give a talk to her class, they begin dating. Molly lives at home with her mother Joyce (Swoosie Kurtz), and sister Victoria (Katy Mixon). Joyce is in an on-off relationship with widower Vince Moranto (Louis Mustillo), who is often seen at the house. Mike lives alone in an apartment but is regularly kept company by his best friend and partner in the police force Carl McMillan (Reno Wilson). Other prominent characters in the series include Carl's grandmother Rosetta (Cleo King); Mike's mother Peggy (Rondi Reed) and cafe worker Samuel (Nyambi Nyambi). Season one of Mike & Molly consisted of 24 episodes and aired Mondays in the United States at 9.30 p.m. until April 11, 2011, with the final three episodes airing at 9.00 p.m.

The season received mixed reviews from critics, some of whom believed the show was clichéd and re-trod the path of old sitcoms. Some critics questioned the subject matter, with one particularly controversial article from Marie Claire commenting on the idea of two overweight actors playing starring roles. Nevertheless, the series received average ratings of 11.14 million viewers, placing it as the number 35 most watched show of the television season. Melissa McCarthy won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards for her performance as Molly, and the series was also nominated for a People's Choice Award for Best New Comedy. Mike and Molly was renewed for a second season to premiere in the 2011–12 television season.

Cast

Main
 Billy Gardell as Mike Biggs (24 episodes)
 Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn (24 episodes)
 Reno Wilson as Carl McMillan (24 episodes)
 Katy Mixon as Victoria Flynn (24 episodes)
 Nyambi Nyambi as Samuel (24 episodes)
 Rondi Reed as Peggy Biggs (9 episodes)
 Cleo King as Rosetta McMillan 'Nana' (12 episodes)
 Louis Mustillo as Vince Moranto (12 episodes)
 Swoosie Kurtz as Joyce Flynn (24 episodes)

Recurring and guest appearances
 David Anthony Higgins as Harry
 Reginald VelJohnson as Brother Heywood
 Brendan Patrick Connor as George
 Lamont Thompson as Andre
 David Mazouz as Randy
 Rebecca Field as Jill
 Robert Gant as Kyle
 Keone Young as Abe
 William Sanderson as Dennis

Episodes

Ratings

References

External links
Episode recaps at CBS.com
List of Mike & Molly season 1 episodes at Internet Movie Database

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2011 American television seasons
Mike & Molly
Television episodes directed by James Burrows

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Sometimes, people adjust to a "new normal" readily after someone dies. Other times, grieving is an ongoing struggle that consumes their life.
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What Are Symptoms of Traumatic Grief?
Traumatic grief happens when you experience grief in a similar way to how you'd experience a traumatic event. People with traumatic grief experience grieving so intense that they:
Have difficulty functioning or doing things they need to do to get through a typical day
Struggle to recall anything positive, especially about the person they lost
Have trouble thinking about anyone else
Experience physical pain in the same areas as the person who died
Avoid anything that reminds them of that person's death
Cannot accept their loved one's death or believe that they're gone
Feel stunned or dazed by the death they're grieving
Long for the presence of their loved one who died
Feel like their life is empty without them/like there is no point in living without their loved one
See their deceased loved one or hear their voice
Are fixated on going where their loved one went or doing things they did
Feel very angry or bitter about the death of their loved one to the point it makes them jealous, suspicious, or envious of people around them
Constantly feel lonely
Is this how you're feeling after losing a friend, parent, or loved one? If so, you're not alone, and there's a name for what you're feeling. You may be experiencing traumatic grief after the death you're mourning. There is hope. Effective traumatic grief treatment is available.
Why Should You Address Traumatic Grief?
Addressing traumatic grief is important because it's a mental health condition that actually prevents you from healthy grieving.
The longer you face traumatic grief without support, the more difficult it may feel to accept your loved one's death, to feel anything other than sadness when you think about your loved one, or to have a sense of moving forward with your life. Healing from grief-induced trauma is important in order to more effectively manage the ways grief can evolve over time.
Severe, prolonged traumatic grief can also impact your physical health. If you're constantly horrified or terrified by the thought of the loss of your loved one, you're likely not able to fully focus on meeting your responsibilities, doing things you want to do, or taking care of your basic needs. As a result, you may feel drained, exhausted, have trouble eating or sleeping, and show other signs of physical illness. Learning to heal from traumatic grief will enable you to practice complete self-care.
Working through traumatic grief is also going to benefit your other relationships. Letting go of bitterness, excessive fear, and unhealthy anger can improve all the close friendships and relationships in your life. It will also help you gain a kinder view of the people in your life as you grow and heal.
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You can take charge when it comes to finding grief support and recovering from traumatic grief. An integrated behavioral health approach includes treatment options that help you protect and improve your mental, physical, and emotional health, all while still cherishing the memories of your loved one.
You can identify which parts of your grieving are traumatic, which are healthy, and which represent a lifelong connection to the person you lost.
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Now, you could believe this appears acquainted to other diets, yet this is where the science enters play. When the majority of people reduced carbs they end up overindulging on protein or fat, the issue with this is that way too much protein and also your body will begin to transform it right into glucose. A 100g offering of healthy protein could become 50g of sugar! Yikes!
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Rob Bowman is an award-winning director who has helmed several of the most commercially and critically successful TV series of the past two decades.
Bowman produced and directed numerous episodes of The X-Files, for which he received three Golden Globe Awards and three Emmy Award nominations. In 1998 he brought The X-Files characters to the big screen as the director of The X-Files feature film.
Most recently Bowman directed the feature film Reign of Fire, starring Matthew McConaughey and Christian Bale, for Spyglass Entertainment and Touchstone Pictures.
Bowman's other credits include more than 20 hit series including, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Alien Nation, The Hat Squad, 21 Jump Street and MacGyver. He directed the feature film Airborne.
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Rob Bowman Facts
Occupation Director
Birthday May 15, 1960 (59)
Birthplace Wichita County, Texas, USA
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