Paula Van Riper, who was diagnosed in late 1999, underwent hip replacement surgery to remove a large tumor.

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The year is 1989, the place is West Germany, and the pickings could not be riper, or easier to pluck.

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Kurt Badenhausen and Tom Van Riper were gracious enough to spend their lunch breaks pouring over MLB rosters and producing their own lists.

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The more expensive wines, especially those called Barbera d'Alba, will likely provide you with riper, somewhat deeper and more powerful tastes that might require somewhat more serious food.

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In general, critics prefer bigger, riper, more alcoholic wines.

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Pavie is particularly controversial because in its modern inception it has a richer, denser, riper flavor which some argue has more to do with modern winemaking than reflecting the style of the vineyard.

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Those endorsement dollars will limit the amount either can earn with another MVP win but, as colleague Tom Van Riper points out, the difference between their earnings means that Manning has more to gain from Super Bowl success this Sunday.

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"It never occurred to me that I would be around 13 years later, feeling well, going to work every day and thinking maybe I can retire, " said Ms. Van Riper, 65, an assistant dean at Rutgers University in New Jersey, who is now taking Pomalyst.

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