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This nut-brown full bodied beer is currently ranked as the number 8 best beer in the world, absolute top quality. With a flavor of roasted malt, dark chocolate, oak, caramel and balanced with a delicate hop-bitterness. Enjoy !!
Trappistes Rochefort 8 pours an opaque mahogany brew with a chunky mocha-colored head. Complex aroma of raspberries, oak and dark fruits. Flavor is absolutely marvelous! It is simultaneously spicy, malty, fruity, bitter, and dry. Very vinous, some hints of citrus and blackberries, a bit of pepperiness and some yeast undertones. Finish is smooth and dry, completely enveloping my every tastebud.
A Cistercian monk, also called a Trappist, devotes himself entirely to God. He engages himself only to God en leads a monastic and contemplative life.
The name 'Trappist beer' is protected by law and can only be applied to beer brewed by trappist monks in their monastery. Among all Belgian beers only six are allowed to use the name of Trappist Beer.
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Topped with a creamy head, it gives off a light, fruity apricot aroma produced by the fermentation. The taste perceived in the mouth is a balance confirming the fruity nuances noticed in the fragrance. Its taste, which imparts a silky sensation to the tongue, is made refreshing by a light touch of bitterness.
Chimay White (Blanche), with its typical golden colour, its slightly hazy appearance and its fine head is especially characterised by its aroma which results from an agreeable combination of fresh hops and yeast. The beer's flavour, as sensed in the mouth, comes from the smell of hops: above all it is the fruity notes of muscat and raisins that give this beer a particularly attractive aroma. The aroma complements the touch of bitterness. There is no acidity, but an after-bitterness which melts in the mouth. This top fermented Trappist beer, refermented in the bottle, is not pasteurised.
Its flavour, noticed when tasting it, only accentuates the pleasant sensations perceived in the aroma, while revealing a light but pleasant touch of roasted malt. This top fermented Trappist beer, refermentation in the bottle, is not pasteurised.
This beer, exceptional for the quality and special nature of its taste, is one of the most popular Trappist beers in Belgium. An extraordinary brew, mainly because of the wonrderful water used from the spring inside the monastery, the high quality yeasts and the traditional brewing process.
It has a very attractive aroma of fruits, yeasts, spices caramel and malts. Full bodied with moderate carbonation, the flavour is malty with hints of plums, banana, yeast and spices. The finish is somewhat dry and fruity with a lingering sweetness.
Westmalle Tripel is a clear, golden yellow Trappist beer that undergoes a secondary fermentation in the bottle (9% alcohol). The head is white, fine, creamy and abundant, and leaves behind a fine lace pattern on the glass. It is a complex beer with a fruity aroma and a nice nuanced hop scent. Slight hints of the alcohol content peek through in the nose. It is soft and creamy in the mouth, with a bitter touch carried by the fruity aroma. An exceptional beer, with a great deal of finesse and elegance. The aftertaste is long, dry and pleasantly bitter.
Achel 8 Blond is a very lively Trappist beer that has pale orangey colour with a large coarse-bubbled head and a nice lacing. This blond, flavourful beer is a surprisingly refreshing brew at 8% alc. It is lightly filtered, but still extremely hazy with yeast remaining in the bottle. The aroma is fruity and yeasty and not to spicy nor too sweet. Notably the hoppiest among the trappist beers.
About 20km from the Belgian frontier with Holland is the abbey Onze Lieve Vrouw van Koningshoeven in Berkel-Enschot (near Tilburg) situated. It is the only Trappist beer in the world that is not from Belgian origin. But to have all 6 authentic Trappists in the world in Hong Kong (the exception is West-Vleteren which cannot be sold) we loved to carry this one too. Not only because of this reason but surely since it is a delicious beer.
Nice amber-orange coloured brew with a complex aroma of banana, bubble gum to mention a few. Lots of citrus flavour are noticed refering to banans, orange and peach. The finish is flowery yeasty with hints of coriander, clove and other spices and slightly alcoholic. Very soft mouhtfeel, very smooth brew.
As with all other Trappist breweries, the brewery only exists in order to finance the monastery, not for profit or any other commercial reason.


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Kiddie Couture Rental Service Allows Kids to Wear Designer Clothes for a Fraction of the Cost
Dress your little guy in Gucci and your darling daughter in Dior? At these kiddie couture prices, yes, please!
If you're among the 99 percent ? which is to say those who would never bump into Gwyneth Paltrow or Katie Holmes while shopping for your kids' clothes ? then you know you would never spend more than two figures for anything that your tyrannical tots will wear no more than twice without puking on or pooping in, or just plain outgrowing.
But still. There are those times, such as family weddings or a friend's bar mitzvah, where you just have to get your kids all gussied up. And you dread it. Because if you can't find anything for sale at Baby Gap and the local thrift store has nothing but, well, thrift, you're going to be faced with a serious dent in your wallet.
Until now, that is. A new service called Borrow Mini Couture lets you rent high-end labels for your kids at a fraction of what it would cost to purchase them.
But the very best part? The clothing is insured, just waiting for the inevitable to happen ? spit-up setbacks, diarrhea debacles, sippy cup spills, dirt disasters and the like.
You simply browse through their website, pick a size and delivery date (shipping is free! both ways!), and before you know it, your little one will be the most stylish kid on the block in Hugo Boss, John Galliano, Versace and more than 20 other high-style designers.
Prices on the racks are as high as $2,000, but at Borrow Mini Couture they're as low as $30 for a 5-day rental.
According to ABC News, the company deals "directly with wholesalers and designers to stock up on the latest fashion-forward frocks."
The service started after co-founders Heidi and Alex Lieske spent $300 dressing their 1-year-old son for a wedding a few years ago ? an outfit that he outgrew a week later.
All parents ? probably even the wealthiest among us ? know that very particular stinging feeling when you dress your child in an outfit only to have them soil or otherwise sully it within minutes of its initial outing. You can't blame your kid for being a kid (although you know you secretly do anyway), but it still burns as the vision of the receipt flashes in your head.
If you've got it, flaunt your kids in it. But if you don't, a service like this is nothing short of a manna from heaven. If only the company would also clean the kid in addition to the clothes, although that's what babysitters and grandparents are for.


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Album Review: Mark Beazley - 'Stateless' (Trace)
An album that suffers for its shilly-shallying between the idyllic and the morose
The title for this collection of instrumental meanderings is an apt one. Never extremely loud, uncomfortable or extremely anything really, [b]'Stateless'[/b] is underpinned by a placeless unease that'll turn you into an emotional nomad confused as to which part of the brain to rest this music upon. Tracks such as [b]'Four Fourteen'[/b] and [b]'Four Fifty One'[/b] are chaotic in the most polite way possible – none of the orchestral horn or string sounds are new, but the way they're put together befits an album recorded in the Welsh countryside while Beazley was writing the score for a Discovery Channel documentary about space probes. It makes for an interesting listen, albeit one that suffers for its shilly-shallying between the idyllic and the morose.
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20 greengages, 4 eggs, 3 tablespoonfuls of ground rice, 1/2 oz. of butter, 1/2 pint of milk, 1/2 a teacupful of water, sugar to taste. Skin and stone the fruit; blanch and drop (or grind) the kernels; gently cook the greengages in the water with the kernels and sugar. When the fruit has been reduced to a pulp mix in gradually the ground rice, which should have been smoothed previously with the milk; add the butter and let the whole mixture boil up; draw the Saucepan from the fire and stir in the yolks of the eggs and then the whites beaten to a stiff froth. Pour the mixture into a well-greased dish, and bake the Soufflé' for 1/2 an hour in a brisk oven. Serve immediately.
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Glossary of viticulture terms
This glossary of viticultural terms list some of terms and definitions involved in growing grapes for use in winemaking.
- Absorption
- The method that grapevines use in the uptake of nutrients by the roots in the soil.
- Accolage
- French term for tying vine branches (or cordons) to the horizontal trellising wires in a vine-training system
- Adsorption
- The method that grapevines use in the transport of certain nutrients through the plant by adhesion of ions or molecules on the surface of colloidal particles or other solid materials.
- Adjuvants
- Chemicals or other materials that are mixed with sprays aid in the penetration, wetting or spreading of the active ingredient in the viticultural spray.
- Adventitious roots
- Roots that develop in areas of the grapevine where there previously was no root system, such as the roots that develop from the nodes of a newly planted cutting. While grapevines have adventitious roots, they do not have adventitious buds and requiring pre-existing buds for future growth.
- Alkali soil
- Soils with high levels of sodium that will interfere with the growth and development of the grapevine.
- American hybrid
- A grape variety that, unlike French-American hybrids, was developed in North America. It is usually a crossing of North American grape varieties but some varieties do have Vitis Vinifera in their parentage.
- Ampelography
- The science of identify grape varieties and tracing their history using both DNA and physical characteristics such as the appearance of clusters and leaves.
- Anther
- The part of the male-reproductive organs of the grapevine flower, located on the stamen, that contains the pollen needed for fertilization.
- Anthesis
- A stage during the flowering period of the grape vine when the calyptra has fallen off and the vine is in full bloom.
- Anthocyanins
- Polyphenols located in the skin of grapes that includes the color pigments that gives both grapes and wine their color.
- Aoutement
- French term for the period of ripening when the vine's shoot stop growing and the plant shifts it carbohydrate production into reserves as it prepares for dormancy and next years growth. During this time the leaves may begin to change color as the shoots also change color, usually from a green to a brown wood color.
- Apical dominance
- The tendency of the central mid-section region of a grapevine shoot up to the apex to exhibit the most growth and development of foliage, tendrils and grape clusters. The apical dominance of the grapevine also inhibits the growth of lateral buds.
- Apical meristem
- The growth cells located at the tip of a grapevine shoot that have the ability to differentiate and continue to grow. Unlike other plants, grapevines do not have terminal buds that limit growth.
- Appellation
- A geographical based term to identify where the grapes for a wine were grown.
- Aquifer
- A geological landform that retains rain water drained from the surrounding area.
- Aspect
- A topographical feature of a vineyard including the angle and direction of a slope as well as its altitude.
- Aspersion
- Frost protection technique where overhead sprinklers are used to spray the grapevines with water, allowing the water to freeze and coat the young buds with ice at 0°C with the latent heat of freezing protecting them from damage from further temperature drops
- Axil
- The attachment point on a grapevine leaf of petiole where usually a developing bud will be located
- Balance pruning
- A method of pruning based on the amount of growth that the vine experienced the previous growing season. This is often determined by weighing the one-year-old that is pruned during the winter dormancy period and using a formula to determine how many buds should be left for the next season's crop.
- Bark
- The dead tissue that makes up the hard, woody external covering of the grapevine canopy outside the cork cambium.
- Basal bud
- The small bud located at the base of a grapevine's cane or spur.
- Bench
- A natural terrace of flat land between two slopes.
- Bilateral cordon training
- A vine training system that utilizes two arms, or cordons, extending horizontally from the trunk in two different directions along support wires.
- Biodynamic wine
- Wines produced by the principles of biodynamic agriculture.
- Black rot
- A fungal disease that causes black stains to appear on grapevine leaves. Most prevalent in warm and wet conditions
- Bleeding
- The phenomenon of sap being expelled from an open pruning wound on the grapevine that often happens during early spring. This is often a sign of good health for the vine. Also known as weeping.
- Bloom
- The powdery, waxy substance that is often found on the surface of grapes. While this substance may contain the spores of wild yeast, it is not necessary composed of yeast cells.
- Bordeaux mixture
- An organic fungicide composed of copper sulfate and calcium hydroxide (lime) and water that was invented in Bordeaux in the late 19th century as a treatment against powdery and downy mildew
- Botrytis cinerea
- See Noble rot.
- Bud
- The undeveloped, primordial grape shoot that is usually located along nodes of a cane.
- Bud scales
- Hairy, scale-like leaves containing suberin that act as a protective cover over buds, often protecting them against the elements during the dormancy period of winter.
- Bud sport
- The shoot, fruit or flower offspring that arise from bud that has experienced a spontaneous genetic mutation in at least one gene in one of the buds cells. This offspring will be genetically different from the rest of the bud offspring on the plant and maybe the source of new clonal material.
- Bush training
- Vine training system where the vines are kept as individual, free-standing vines not supported by or joined together by a trellising system. Also known as Goblet training. Common training system in the Rhone Valley and in parts of California with old vine Zinfandel.
- Buttage
- French term for adding mounds of earth to the base of a newly grafted vine to cover the graft union between the rootstock and scion to protect from frost damage.
- Callus
- The undifferentiated mass of tissue that grows over grafting or pruning wounds that protects the tissue from drying out or suffering further injury. In the case of grafting, the callus eventually hardens into the bulging graft union of the vine.
- Calyptra
- The petals of a grapevine flower that are fused together to form the "cap" which is shed during flowering.
- Cambium
- The layer of undifferentiated meristematic cells located just underneath the bark of the grapevine from which all other plant tissues, including the xylem and phloem, originate from.
- Cane
- The mature, brown and woody shoot of the grapevine after leaf fall.
- Cane pruning
- Pruning method where the one or two canes of 1 year old wood is left on the vine after winter pruning with between 8 to 15 buds
- Canopy
- The parts of the grape vine above ground, in particular the shoots and leaves.
- Canopy management
- A range of viticultural techniques applied in vineyards to manipulate the vine canopy. This is performed for vine shape, limiting direct sunlight and disease control, in order to create an optimal growing environment.
- Carbonate
- An ester or salt of carbonic acid that increases the alkalinity of the soil. Most commonly found in vineyards with chalky-limestone soils.
- Chalk
- Limestone based vineyard soil that is almost pure calcium-carbonate. Associated with several wine regions such as the Champagne wine region of France.
- Chip-budding
- A system of propagating vines by cutting the xylem and phloem of a vine bud into a tiny wedge shape and then inserting onto the rootstock of an existing root system.
- Chlorosis
- A viticultural disorder of the vine also known as "green sickness". It is caused by a mineral imbalance such as a deficiency in magnesium or iron.
- Clay
- Vineyard soil type made up of extremely fine-grained particles that can retain water, sometimes to excess, with usually low soil temperatures. Associated with several wine regions such as the Pomerol AOC located on the right bank of Bordeaux
- Climat
- French term for a designated vineyard site. Also known as a lieu-dit.
- Clone
- A vine that has developed differently from other vines of the same grape variety. The clone may have developed through natural selection by adapting to its environment or was artificially bred and developed in a control environment in order to advance favorable characteristics.
- clonal selection
- Propagation method where individual grapevines from a particular variety that have demonstrated desirable features (disease resistance, reliable yields, smaller berry size, etc) are selected for propagation. This is opposed to massal selection where several grapevines within a vineyard that have produced well are selected for propagation each generation.
- Contact herbicide
- Chemical herbicide which kills the portion of the plant that it comes into contact with.
- Continentality
- A summation of the difference between summer and winter temperatures during the growing season
- Cordon
- The outward extensions or "arms" of a grapevine extending from the trunk which carries the fruiting grape shoots or spurs.
- Coulure
- A physiological ailment afflicting the grapevine during bud break. If the vine is subjected to alternating conditions of dry/wet or hot/cold during this period, the vine begins to move sap past the embryonic grape clusters to the shoot-tips. This increases the foliage but at the expense of the grape cluster receiving vital nutrients that it needs to develop. The partially formed berries eventually dry up and drop to the ground.
- Cross
- A vine whose parentage is from grape varieties that belong to the same Vitis species such as Cabernet franc and Sauvignon blanc from the Vitis Vinifera family crossing to produce Cabernet Sauvignon.
- Crush
- In the United States and Australia, Crush is the harvest period. In winemaking terms, it is the procedure that precedes pressing where the grapes are broken and the juice is allowed to macerate with the skin prior or during fermentation.
- Cryptogamic
- A fungas based grape disease also known as "gray rot".
- Cultivar
- A cultivated grape variety. Used mainly in South African viticulture.
- Curtain
- The portion of a grapevine's canopy that holds the current year's growth of fruit and foliage. Depending on the vine training system used, the current may be closed or split and oriented to grow upwards or downwards.
- Debourrement
- The period during the grapevine's growing season between bud break and the first appearance of inflorescence flowers.
- Débuttage
- The removal of the mound of dirt added to the base of the vine to protect the graft union from frost danger
- Degree day
- A measurement based on the sum of the average daily temperature above Script error: No such module "convert". used to classify climates in wine growing regions. In California winemaking this is associated with the Winkler Scale.
- Dendometer
- A device used to measure the swelling and shrinkage of the trunk of the vine in response to irrigation/water use.
- Dioecious
- A grapevine that produces either male or female flowers. Many wild grapevines are dioecious while many domesticated vines used for wine production are hermaphroditic with flowers containing both the male staminate and female pistillate features.
- Diurnal temperature variation
- The degree of temperature variation that occurs in a wine region from daytime to night.
- Dormancy
- The period during a grapevine's growing season where there is no photosynthetic and very little metabolic activity going on. In grapevine this usually occurs after harvest and leaf fall when daily air temperatures stay below 50°F.
- Downy mildew
- Fungal infection of grapevines that can negatively impact photosynthesis by covering the leaves in a downy patches. Also known as Peronospora
- Drip irrigation
- A controlled system of irrigation where water is provided to the grape vine drip by drip in precise amounts by a system of pipes and metered valves. Modern vineyards equipped with sensor technology may have their irrigation pattern computerized with the amount of water being adjusted depending on the data received from the soil sensors.
- Duplex soils
- Vineyard soils that include two contrasting soil textures layered, one on top of the other. An example is the vineyards of Western Australia where coarse sand is commonly found over fine grained clay. Duplex soils are categorized based on the color of the sub soil.
- Emasculation
- The removal of the male parts of a hermaphroditic grapevine flower in order to prevent self-pollination. This usually occurs in grape breeding when the breeder wishes to create a particular cross or hybrid grape variety by cross pollination.
- Embryonic bunches
- The miniature green berries that form in the spring time during the annual cycle of the grapevine. The bunches will eventually bloom during the flowering period and, if fertilized, will develop into fully formed grape clusters. The number of embryonic bunches can be an indicator of potential crop yields.
- Eye
- The compound bud of a grapevine.
- Fertilizer
- A chemical or natural product (such as manure or compost) used to enrich the soil with one or more of the vital nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) needed for optimal vine development.
- Field blend
- A vineyard that is not planted homogeneously to a single grape variety but, rather, to several grape varieties growing interspersed among each other. In some cases, such as the Merlot and Carménère field blends widely found through Chile in the late 20th century, this is due to misidentification of both vines being the same variety. In other areas, such as the Sauternes field blends of Semillon and Sauvignon blanc, this may be intentional.
- Flurbereinigung
- German term for a viticultural technique of growing vines upon slopes in vertical, up and down, rows rather horizontally across terraces.
- Foliar feed
- A method of fertilization that involves spraying plant nutrients directly onto the foliage of the grape vine so that it is absorbed by the leaves rather than through the root system.
- Friable
- Soil structures that can be easily broken up or crumbly.
- Fruit
- The main component of the wine, usually grape but other fruits are also used to make wine, such as pear, plum, etc. Often mentioned when the fruit isn't grown in the same site as the winery, such as "the wine is produced here on-site, but the fruit is purchased from a vineyard upstate."
- Garrigue
- The moorland terrain associated with the Languedoc and Provence regions of France. The wines of these areas will sometimes have a characteristic earthy garrigue aroma.
- Genus
- A botanical family. The grapes used for winemaking belong to Vitis genera.
- Gout de Terroir
- French term meaning "taste of earth" that denotes the characteristic flavors that certain vineyard soils impart on a wine.
- Graft
- The joint made during the grafting of rootstock to the scion of a vine.
- Green harvest
- The harvesting of green (unripe) grapes in an attempt to increase the yield of quality grapes.
- Grey rot
- The undesirable presence of Botrytis cinera, particularly in unripe or red wine grapes, that can cause poor coloration and various wine fault and off flavors in the resulting wine
- Head grafting
- A grafting technique used in already established vineyard where a new grapevine (or even new grape variety) is grafted as a scion upon the rootstock of an already planted vine.
- Heat summation
- A measurement, usually expressed in "degree days", of the environmental conditions and suitability of an area for viticultural activity. The measurement is derived by a formula using the number of days in a year with daily temperature average above 50°F (10°C) and average daily temperature during that period.
- Hectare
- A metric measure that equals 10,000 m² (2.471 acres).
- Herbicide
- A concoction of chemical or organic chemicals used to control weed growth in the vineyard. Organic and Biodynamic viticulture discourages the use of chemical herbicides that may include toxins.
- High density planting
- A vineyard management plan that incorporates planting a high number of vines per acre/hectare in order to improve fruit quality. This is achieved by making more vines compete for a limited amount of resources, which subsequently reduces the yields of the individual vines. Smaller yields produce more concentrated flavors in the grapes.
- Hybrid grapes
- A grape variety derived from parent vines of two different species--such as Vitis Vinifera and Vitis Labrusca.
- Iron
- An element found in vineyard soils with substantial ferrous deposits. Trace amounts are found grapes and the wines produced from those grapes though that amount can be lessen through fining. An excessive amount of iron can cause a wine to taste medicinal or become cloudy.
- Irrigation
- The supplementation of water in the vineyard either by drip-systems, overhead sprinklers or canals. While commonly used in New World wine regions, the practice was, until recently, banned in most wine-regions in the European Union
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- Leaching
- The loss of certain qualities of the soil, such as pH, when rainwater removes or "leaches out" carbonates from the soil. The winemaking term refers to a process of oak barrel production during which some tannins are deliberately removed from the wood by steaming.
- Limestone
- Vineyard soil type made up of sedimentary rock containing calcium carbonate which has desirable drainage and water-retention for grape growing. Limestone soils tend to produce grapes with high potential acidity levels due to inhibiting the vines from up-taking potassium ions that neutralize acids in the wine grapes.
- Loess
- Vineyard soil type composed of very fine, wind-blown particles of sand and silt that is noted for water-retaining properties.
- Lutte raisonnée
- A style of sustainable viticulture that, while not completely organic, aims to avoid the unnecessary use of synthetic chemicals
- Microclimate
- The unique climate and geographical conditions of a designated area, such as a vineyard, within a large wine region.
- Millerandage
- A French term referring to a viticultural problem in which grape bunches contain berries of greatly differing size and levels of maturity. Caused by cool weather during flowering.
- Neutral grape varieties
- White grape varieties that are relatively bland and not very aromatic on their own. These varieties are considered "neutral" because, unlike more aromatic varieties like Riesling and Muscat, these varieties can be enhanced by oak treatment or sur lie aging. Grape varieties that fall into this category include Aligote, Chardonnay, Melon de Bourgogne, Pinot blanc and Semillon.
- Noble rot
- Another name for the Botrytis cinerea mould that can pierce grape skins causing dehydration. The resulting grapes produce a highly prized sweet wine, generally dessert wine.
- Off vintage
- A vintage that brought many challenges and adverse climatic conditions during the growing season such as lack of sunshine, rains and frosts.
- Oidium
- Also known as powdery mildew. A fungal grape disease that dehydrates grapes and leaves as powdery gray residue.
- Old vine
- Wine produced from vines that are notably old.
- Organic viticulture
- A system of vine growing that doesn't use chemical fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides.
- Partial rootzone drying
- A system of vineyard irrigation to where only a section of a vine's root system received measured amounts of water. The side not receiving the water will go through a mild water stress and starts diverting metabolic energy from the leaves to the grape cluster. The process alternates between irrigating the two sides in a manner that conserves water and improves grape quality. Sometimes abbreviated as "PRD".
- Passerillage
- French term for leaving grapes on the vine past normal harvest so that they dry up and concentrate their flavors. Passerillage is distinct from noble rot in that these grapes are not exposed to the botrytis fungus. The Italian equivalent is passito though in Italy the grapes maybe harvested to dehydrate off the vine in special rooms.
- Peronospora
- Another term for fungal disease downy mildew
- Pesticide
- A highly toxic concoction of chemicals used to eliminate pests in the vineyards such as flies, larvae, moths and spiders. In organic and biodynamic viticulture, the use of pesticides is prohibited.
- Phenolic compounds
- Compounds found in the seeds, skins and stalks of grapes that contribute vital characteristics to the color, texture and flavor of wine. Two of the most notable phenols in wine include anthocyanins which impart color and tannins which add texture and aging potential.
- Photosynthesis
- The vital system of plant life where sunlight energy is trapped by chorophyll in the leaves and is converted in chemical energy (such as the sugar glucose) that is used throughout the grapevine.
- Phylloxera
- A minute (ca. 0.75 mm) underground insect that kills grape vines by attacking their roots.
- Pip
- Grape seeds.
- Pourriture noble
- French term for noble rot.
- Powdery mildew
- Also known as Oidium. Fungal infection that attacks the leaves and grapes of vines, appearing as a powdery white dust, that will ultimately cause the grapes to split and be vulnerable to other infections
- Precision viticulture
- The cultivation of grapes using an approach that applies appropriate vineyard management practices according to variation in environmental factors (soil, topography, microclimate, etc.). Typically the approach uses technological tools (GPS, GIS, remote sensing, etc.) to measure local variation, and manages different vineyard areas accordingly to maximize yield and quality, while minimizing risk and environmental impact.
- Producer vine
- In the case of grafted vines, the producer vine is the above ground vine stock that determined the grape variety. Since the phylloxera epidemic, many vines had American Vitis labrusca rootstock onto Vitis vinifera producer vine stock such as Merlot. The resulting plant is identified by the producer vine.
- Pruning
- The removal of unwanted or unneeded parts of the grapevines. In winter this usually involved removing the canes and wood that is less is less than year old, leaving on the necessary buds or spur desired for next year's production
- Pyrazines
- A group of aromatic compounds in grapes that contribute to some of the green herbaceous notes in wine from the green bell pepper notes in some Cabernet Sauvignon to the grassy notes of some Sauvignon blanc. In red wines, the abundance of pyrazines can be a sign that the grapes came from vines with vigorous leaf canopy that impeded the ripening process of the grapes.
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- Refractometer
- A device used to measure the sugar content of grapes.
- Ripeness
- The point when a grape has achieved a sufficient balance of sugars and acids. In recent years there has been an emphasis on developing the physiological ripeness of phenolic compounds in the grape such as tannin. Unlike sugar/acid ripeness, "physiological ripeness" does not lend itself to a straight scale of measurement but rather is a complex concept that is not yet fully understood.
- Ripe acidity
- Grapes with a high proportion of fruity and fresh tasting tartaric acid in contrast to the harsher tasting malic acid.
- Rootstock
- The lower part of a grafted vine that consistent of the root structure of the plant. Since the phylloxera epidemic of the 19th century, emphasis has been on using phylloxera resistant rootstock but rootstock selection can also control vigor and yields.
- Scion
- Another term for producer vine. This the part of the vine, usually Vitis vinifera, that is grafted on the rootstock and from which wine grapes will be harvested from
- Site climate
- Another term for the meso-climate of a particular site, block or plot of vineyard land
- Solumology
- The study and science of soils. In viticulture, solumological research goes into studying the relationship between certain grape varieties and various vineyard soil types.
- Spur
- The one-year old wood of a grapevine that is pruned back to leave just one or two buds to be used for next year's crop of grapes
- Systemic fungicide
- A chemical application that is used to combat fungal infections by spraying the chemical on the vine and allowing it to be absorbed by plant tissue and transported through the xylem system. This is in contrast to a contact fungicide which works only on the surface of grapevine in spaces where the fungus comes into contact with the fungicide.
- T budding
- A technique that permits grafting of different grape varieties onto existing rootstocks in a vineyard.
- Taille
- French term for pruning
- Teinturier
- A class of grape varieties that have red, colored juice inside of the more common clear or grayish color grape juice. Example Alicante Bouschet.
- Terroir
- French for "soil", the physical and geographical characteristics of a particular vineyard site that give the resultant wine its unique properties.
- Trellis
- A man-made support system used in vine-training where shoots and cordons of grapevines are held along wires attached to posts
- Trie
- Plural of Tri. A French term meaning a "sweep" or tries through the vineyard picking grapes. In the harvesting of botrytized grapes, a team will go through the vineyard several times (several tries) over a couple weeks picking only the individual grapes that have been sufficiently rotted.
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- Vara y pulgar
- Loosely translated as "thumb and stick". Vine training system used in the Jerez region of Spain for Sherry wine grapes. This involves pruning the vine to two branches with one short "thumb" branch that only has a couple buds and one long "stick" branch with around 8 buds that alternate each year between which side is the "thumb" and which is the "stick". This system was developed to lessen the stress on the vine in the hot heat of the Jerez region and high yield expectations needed for the production of Sherry
- Veraison
- The stage in the annual growth cycle of a grapevine where the grapes ripen and change color.
- Vigor
- The growth potential of a grapevine's canopy. To ripen fully a grapevine needs to produce around 8 square inches (50 square centimeters) of leaf surface for every gram of fruit. A vine that is too vigorous will produce an excessive amount of foliage that will impart an herbaceous character to the resulting wine.
- Vine
- A plant on which grapes grow.
- Vine density
- The number of vines per a define area of land (acres, hectare, etc). This can be influenced by many factors including appellation law, the availability of water and soil fertility and the need for mechanization in the vineyard. In many wine regions vine density will vary from 3000 to 10000 vines per hectare
- Vine training
- Technique aimed to assist in canopy management
- Vineyard
- A place where grape vines are grown for wine making purposes.
- Vintage
- The year in which a particular wine's grapes were harvested. When a vintage year is indicated on a label, it signifies that all the grapes used to make the wine in the bottle were harvested in that year.
- Viticulture
- The cultivation of grapes. Not to be confused with viniculture.
- Vitis labrusca
- A breed of grapes native to North America.
- Vitis vinifera
- A breed of grapes native to Europe.
- Watershed
- An area from which water drains into a large body of water such as a river or a lake.
- Winkler scale
- A scale of measurement to evaluate a region's heat summation.
- Yield
- In any farming capacity, the quantity of quality fruit that a parcel of land render after a harvest. In terms of wine making it is the quantity of grapes that a vineyard can produce per hectare (2.47 acres) of land to produce the level of quality desired.
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Charm is a way of getting the answer "Yes" --
without having asked any clear question.
Cheap things are of no value, valuable things are not cheap.
Check me if I'm wrong, Sandy, but if I kill all the golfers...
they're gonna lock me up and throw away the key!
checkuary, n:
The thirteenth month of the year. Begins New Year's Day and ends
when a person stops absentmindedly writing the old year on his checks.
Cheer Up! Things are getting worse at a slower rate.
Cheese -- milk's leap toward immortality.
-- Clifton Fadiman, "Any Number Can Play"
Chef, n:
Any cook who swears in French.
Cheit's Lament:
If you help a friend in need, he is sure to remember you--
the next time he's in need.
Noxious substances from which modern foods are made.
Chemist who falls in acid is absorbed in work.


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For those who love the historical stories of earlier days and how this country was founded, an RV trip to Boston is just the thing. Even for those who haven't spent a lot of time looking into U.S. history, this trip is well worth your time. You can find an excellent RV resort south of Boston in Foxboro, MA. At Normandy Farms Camping Resort you can establish your home base while you set your own schedule to explore Boston.
When you first hit the city, the best way to get a taste of all the things to see and do here is to take a Boston Duck Tour. You board an amphibious landing vehicle, just like those used in World War II, and get a narrated tour of the places that make Boston famous. Choose between 60 and 80-minute tours, depending on how much you'd like to see.
All visitors must put the Freedom Trail on their itinerary. This is the richest in history, showcasing the American Revolution and the brave people who shaped our world. The first stop is usually Boston Common, where British troops camped. You will see other historic sites such as the State House, Park Street Church and the Granary Burying Ground, the third oldest in Boston. Because of the expense, families would bury about twenty bodies to each grave. This is where Paul Revere is buried and you can visit and pay your respects.
Part of your Freedom Trail walk will include King's Chapel and Burying Ground. Here is where many colonists found their final resting place. One of the oldest structures in Boston is also on your tour – the Old Corner Book Store.
A fascinating place to see is the site of the Boston Massacre, the spot where five colonists were killed by British regulars. Don't miss Faneuil Hall as you move on down this historic route.
Paul Revere's ride takes on new meaning when you visit the Paul Revere House. You will also see a bell, mortar and bolt all made by Paul Revere & Sons. Carry on then to the Bunker Hill Monument. This site was where the Battle of Bunker Hill was fought and those famous words were shouted, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!"
Once you finish seeing all there is to see in Boston, you can drive northwest to Lexington to the Minuteman National Historic Park. While in the area, it would be a shame to miss this incredible spot on a Boston vacation. Here was the opening battle of the Revolution, and you can experience an exciting reenactment by checking ahead for dates and times. While in the park, be sure to see the Old North Bridge. This is another famous place – the site of "the shot heard round the world."
You can head on home now as you've seen the best sampling of historic places in and around Boston. There are more, but you can always come back again and enjoy another fabulous RV getaway.


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|The earliest book ever published on American butterflies and moths; complete with 104 stunning hand-colored folio engravings. A beautiful copy in Riviere & Son binding.
Bound by Riviere & Son, with binder's stamp on front free endpaper of each volume. Text in English and French. Later issue, as usual, with most plates with 1822 watermark on J. Whatman Turkey Mills wove paper.
[Full title]: The Natural History of the rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia. Including their systematic characters, the particulars of their several metamorphoses, and the plants on which they feed. Collected from the observations of Mr John Abbot, many years resident in that country, by James Edward Smith.
London: printed by T. Bensley for J. Edwards, Cadell and Davies, and J. White, 1797 [but 1822]. Folio (12x15.5 in./ 303 x 394mm) c.1900 three-quarter morocco by Riviere & Son, marbled boards, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Mild scuffing to bindings; vol I binding with a gouge in the leather (approx. 1/2 inch by 1 inch) on the board; toning to blank endpaper from laid-in related newspaper clipping; offsetting to blanks following plates (as usual); some foxing to text leaves, plates exceptionally clean. An outstanding set.
|Item: 8606
|Location of Origin: England
|Medium/Materials: three-quarter morocco by Riviere & Son, marbled boards, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt
|Dimensions: Folio (12x15.5 in./ 303 x 394mm)
|Primary Classification: Antique Books, Manuscripts, and Maps : Science Books
|Secondary Classification: Fossils, Science, Natural History, and Rocks for Sale : Books / Documents / Journals
|"John Abbot, naturalist and artist, born at Bennet Street, St James, London, on 1 June 1751, was the second of the five children of John Abbot (d. 1787), a prosperous attorney, and his wife, Ann Clousinger. As a youth, Abbot developed a passion for entomology and for drawing, an enthusiasm that was supported by his father, who retained Jacob Bonneau, an accomplished draughtsman, as an art instructor for his son. The elder Abbot also bought illustrated works of natural history, including George Edwards's four-volume classic, A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743 - 51), which exerted a major stylistic influence on his son. The Abbots received as a gift a copy of Mark Catesby's Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands (1731 - 43), a work that probably contributed to Abbot's later decision to move to America. As a teenager, Abbot achieved a remarkable mastery of artistic technique, and by 1770 was invited to exhibit his watercolour drawings of British insects at the Society of Artists of Great Britain, of which he was an honorary member. Apprenticed to his father as a law clerk in 1769, Abbot found that legal matters were 'little to my liking when my thoughts was ingrossed by Natural history'; and in the same year he firmly resolved to pursue natural history as a career, after being awestruck by the vast entomological collections of Dru Drury. Under Drury's influence, Abbot decided to travel to North America; and in 1773, having received sponsorship from the Royal Society and from Drury and Thomas Martyn (fl. 1760 - 1816), Abbot sailed to Virginia, where he began shipping specimens to his British patrons. In December 1775 he moved to the lower Savannah River area of Georgia, where he lived for the rest of his life, residing at various times in Savannah and in Bulloch, Burke, and Screven counties.
"Abbot apparently supported himself almost entirely by providing specimens and watercolour drawings of insects, spiders, and birds to buyers in America and to his correspondents in Britain and Europe... During much of his lifetime, Abbot was the most prolific and talented illustrator of birds and insects in America; and Swainson noted that Abbot's insect specimens were 'certainly the finest that have ever been transmitted as articles of commerce to this country' (Simpson, North Carolina Historical Review).
"Because Abbot never published any works under his own name, the extent of his contributions to ornithology and entomology remained largely unrecognized until the latter half of the twentieth century. Although he may have viewed his work as mostly commercial, his data and illustrations were of considerable significance to a number of major scientific publications. He remains best-known for providing data and the 104 illustrations to the earliest extensive monograph devoted entirely to North American entomology, Sir James Edward Smith's Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia (1797)" (Dictionary of National Biography). Sabin 25.
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This skit takes about 25 minutes to perform (and that was with our 3 "commercials" and a solo). It makes a great New Beginnings activity. I've participated in or performed in this skit as long ago as 1986, but despite its age, the skit is a gem and really makes the girls think about the value they are assigned.
You'll need at least 8 people to perform this skit. The Commentator (in our skit Miss Values, our Laurel President) could be male if necessary.
When I performed this skit in our small branch many years ago, I was recruited from the Primary to perform, along with the adult Young Women's leaders and Young Women. We were assigned parts based on the color dresses we had that matched the values colors.
When I helped with the performance in a larger ward, 7 girls were assigned speaking parts, and the other young women without a speaking part chose a silly pageant name (Miss T-Mobile, Miss Understood, Miss Snowbunny, etc.) and also walked down the runway. These girls also had banners with their names on them. Girls without speaking parts were invited to come up with commercials they performed while our contestants changed clothing. A young woman performed a vocal solo for the other break. Because the ward had a stage, the 7 girls began the skit in modest casual attire, changed to modest formals, and then changed to white wedding and temple dresses for the finale (I have since learned that wearing all white is a no-no, so don't do it.)
Modest attire for fashion show.
The stake center where the skit was performed had a runway that could be attached to the stage (see photo right). We decorated with white christmas lights, ficus trees, and balloons.
I am publishing the skit here with some updates and a few minor changes (one is doctrinal, and I've made changes to the reformed speeches to include the scriptures and text from the new Personal Progress manuals, I also changed the names of Miss I Do'n Know to I Dunno – this one confused us in our Branch, and of Miss "10" (Body and IQ) to Miss "10" – who wants an IQ of 10???).
I'm in the picture above — any guesses which is me?
This skit is available in PDF
Updated November 2009 to include VIRTUE
LDS New Beginnings Programs – Values Pageant Skit
Based on a skit performed in the Meridian Idaho East Stake, this version posted at http://www.mormonshare.com – YW helps and clipart)
- Commentator: Thank you for joining us for the 2005 Values Pageant! We are pleased to have Miss Values acting as emcee for this year's pageant. Take it away Miss Values!
Miss Values: I'm excited to be here this evening for our 2005 Pageant of Values. Each of the contestants in this year's pageant will model their modest casual attire for our audience as they are introduced.
- Miss Values then calls the names of each of the 7 speaking parts and the made up names of the other contestants. We mixed them all up so it wasn't obvious to the audience who would continue to the next part
Miss Values: Thank you, ladies, for your participation in the Young Women's Values 2005 pageant! May I have the envelope please?
- Someone hands her an envelope with the names of the 7 finalists (below).
Miss Values: The 7 finalists for this year's values pageant are Miss Pious, Miss Whimper and Whine, Miss Self-Centered, Miss "10", Miss I Dunno, Miss Gossip, and Miss Phoney Baloney!
- As their names are read, the 7 young women step forward.
Miss Values: Congratulations to our 7 finalists! While our 7 finalists prepare for the interview portion of our pageant, we'll have a word from our sponsors!
- During this time, the 7 contestants could change into modest prom dresses or formals.Some of the other young women came up with some commercials they performed during the break: "Boyfriend-in-a-can", "LifeSavers 7 Values Candy", and "Celestial Whitener". It was a fun exercise in creativity for them and gave girls not assigned a major part the opportunity to participate. You could have a musical interlude, talk on the values, or skip this part if you aren't changing clothing.
Commentator: And now back to our New Beginnings Pageant with Miss Values….
Miss Values: For the interview portion of our pageant, each finalist will answer the question, "What do you value?" Miss Pious, what do you value?
Miss Pious: (snooty voice, might use British accent) I've worked so hard I DESERVE to be here! Why, I get up every morning at 3:00 AM for my personal perfection! I pray for 20 minutes, read scriptures for 20 minutes, exercise for 20 minutes, and meditate for 20 minutes. I am VERY organized! I fast one day a week to prove my humility to my friends! I insist that we kneel in prayer every morning before our car pool leaves for school each day. I never miss an opportunity to bear my testimony. This lets everyone know how spiritually aware I am. Did I mention my dad is the Stake President? Everyone my age is so immature! I'll be glad to finally get to BYU so that I can associate with people on my same superior level!
Miss Values: (in a confused voice) ….uh, thank you for that interesting response, Miss Pious. Now Miss Whimper and Whine, what do you value?
Miss Self-Centered: (with Texas drawl) I am Sarah Belle Self-Centered from Big Me Little You, Texas! (big wink) I am plumb delighted to be here and let ya'll have a look at me! I knew I'd be perfect for this! It would further my career so much! None of these girls have what it takes to be a big success. I've been to Julliard's school of music and Boston's finest finishing school. My daddy's rich and my momma's good-lookin'. ALL the returned missionaries think I am the sassiest little filly in all Texas!
Miss Values: (still surprised) That was a very friendly response, Miss Self-Centered! Miss Whimper and Whine, what do you value?
Miss Whimper and Whine: (in a whiny voice) It really isn't fair that I wasn't first to tell you my inner feelings! Someone is ALWAYS making me be second or even LAST! My mother wouldn't buy me the $700 dress I wanted, instead I had to settle for this ugly $600 one! It even has dumb sleeves! I have been so busy. No one understands I don't have time to do housework, attend church, or listen to my friends' silly problems. I will probably lose this dumb contest because nobody has helped me the way they should. My father is too busy, my mother is preoccupied, and my sister doesn't really care! Oh well it's stupid anyway! I don't really want to win.
Miss Values: (less surprised) Well then. Miss "10" why are you here and what do you value?
Miss "10": (carries mirror) Isn't this totally awesome? Do you like my new hair do – I've been coloring it since the 3rd grade! It's essential to keep this fabulous bod a perfect 10! I have a pedicure on Tuesdays and Thursdays, a manicure on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and a facial every Saturday morning. I work so hard to look great that I can't POSSIBLY wear any clothes that aren't designer label! I only wear Lucky jeans, of course! I don't have time for school and books my beauty is all I need. Making myself beautiful is my numero uno goal.
Miss Values: (shaking her head in dismay) Okay, well, Miss I Dunno, what do you value?
Miss I Dunno: (in a confused voice) I dunno why I'm here! One of my friends thought it would be fun, so here I am. I dunno if I wore the right thing! My boyfriend picked this out for me. I dunno if I'll go to college – I'll have to wait and see what everyone else does. I dunno what my standards are. I'll just have to see what my friends do. Do you know why I'm here?
Miss Values: Miss Gossip, can you give us a better answer to the question what do you value?
Miss Gossip: (speaks while looking about nervously, as if checking for eavesdroppers) Guess what I heard today?!?…. Miss "10" really isn't!!! She is BOWLEGGED! Get this: … Miss Pious doesn't say personal prayers!!! She only says the out-loud-in-front-of-people kind of prayers! … Don't tell anyone this … but Miss I Dunno doesn't know how everyone laughs behind her back! … Keep this quiet, too, but Miss Self-Centered will never win Miss Congeniality, because she doesn't have any friends! No one can stand her! … Now cross your heart and hope to die you won't tell ANYONE what I've told you!
Miss Values: (disappointed) Thank you, Miss Gossip. Miss Phoney Baloney, what do you value?
Miss Phoney Baloney: (speaks the main part of her speech loudly, and the parts in parenthesis sotto voce, or under her breath, as if we are hearing her thoughts) I'm so glad to be here with all you wonderful people!!! (This sure is a dull audience with no spunk.) I owe my family so much! My mother is my best fiend and I love her! (Sometimes my mother is so dumb and old-fashioned!) All the girls in the pageant have been so special to me and so helpful! (Have you ever seen such funny-looking girls that are so out of it?) All the kids at school have been so supportive of my entrance in this contest! (The kids I got to school with are such nerds! They think I like them, but I really think they're loosers!)
Miss Values: (disappointed) Hmmmmm. Miss Miami Vice, will you share your values with us?
Miss Miami Vice: (dressed in gray or black with ostentatious gold jewelry, possibly smacking some chewing gum) In this day and age, "values" seem so outdated. Today, it's all about "HEY! LOOK AT ME!" and doing whatever you want, whenever you want. I was so irritated that I had to wear a shirt with sleeves to this pageant! Whatevah! Modesty is for the birds. I can't express myself when bound by silly rules like chastity or honesty or prudence. I don't care about the future — I'm only interested in enjoying my life right now.
Miss Values: You know, each of these young women has many great qualities, but I'm confused about their values. They don't seem to have any! What is their true purpose? What values can they use to help themselves win more than just physical joy – what values can they develop to help them attain eternal life? Let's give each of these young women time to think and another chance to share what's they truly value.
- We had Miss Values sing a song to help set the mood for the more spiritual talks below. A brief talk on the value would work really well, too. You can skip the interlude if you like.
Commentator: Thank you for that beautiful musical number, Miss Values! Now let's return to the pageant…
Miss Values: Each of these young women has been given time to evaluate themselves and determine what is truly important in life. Miss Pious, now that you have learned about the importance of righteous values, please tell us what value.
Miss Pious: I have been so busy telling everyone how righteous I am that I haven't taken the time to develop my personal faith. I need to stop putting others down and exercise my faith though quiet acts. I just didn't get it, but now I do. Alma taught the Zoramites in Alma 32:21 that "Faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things; therefore if ye have faith ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true." I will remember that "I am a daughter of Heavenly Father, who loves me. I have faith in His eternal plan, which centers on Jesus Christ, my Savior." I hope you can forgive me for acting like such a hot-shot. I'd like be known as a Young Woman of Faith, rather than Miss Pious.
Miss Values: (gives Miss Pious a new banner with Faith written on it in white letters) Thank you for teaching us what you learned about the value Faith! Miss Whimper and Whine, what do you value?
Miss Whimper and Whine All I have done is whine, complain, argue, and moan and be generally disagreeable. I have inherited divine qualities from my Father in Heaven, but I ignored them by choosing to have a negative attitude. I have been so busy raining on everyone's parade that I have forgotten how great life and other people can be. Life is great … I am great … You are great … I have great friends … I live in a great country … I am a member of a great church and I am a Daughter of God and He loves me! If I will follow the counsel of the apostle Peter who said, "Be partakers of the divine nature. … Giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity" (2 Peter 1:4-7), I can develop the divine qualities I have inherited from my Father in Heaven. Then I can be known as a Young Woman of Divine Nature instead of Miss Whimper and Whine.
Miss Values: (gives Miss Whimper and Whine a new banner with Divine Nature written on it in blue letters) Divine Nature is an important value indeed! Miss Self-Centered, what do you value?
Miss Self-Centered: I have been so preoccupied with my own superiority that I can't get outside myself long enough to acknowledge my own individual worth, and the worth of those around me. Sometimes I acted superior when inside I felt inferior. Sometimes I said how great I am, when I really didn't feel great at all. Demonstrating my individual worth does not mean putting others down. Instead, it means remembering the counsel found in Doctrine and Covenants 18:10: "Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God". That scripture doesn't say that I am greater, more superior or more outstanding than anyone else, but instead, that all souls are important to God. We are all unique and special and have a divine mission given us by Heavenly Father. By striving to fulfill my divine mission, I can demonstrate my desire to become a Young Woman of Individual Worth, rather than Miss Self-Centered.
Miss Values: (gives Miss Self-Centered a new banner with Individual Worth written on it in red letters) I'm feeling better already after hearing you talk about how you Heavenly Father values my Individual Worth! Miss "10", what do you value?
Miss "10": I have really been an air head! I thought if I had a great bod everything would take care of itself. I sure was wrong. I need so much more than good looks and physical fitness to help me find the true success that will lead me to my Heavenly Father. From now on, I choose to follow the Lord's commandment found in Doctrine and Covenants 88:118 to "Seek learning, even by study and also by faith," and I will continually seek opportunities for learning and growth throughout my life. There are good books to read, wholesome movies to see, uplifting music to hear, and exciting classes and discussions to enjoy as I take advantage of the opportunities for growth around me. My faith will grow as I study the gospel from the scriptures, and so will my mind. I can be known as a Young Woman of Knowledge throughout my life, instead of Miss "10".
Miss Values: (gives Miss "10" a new banner with Knowledge written on it in green letters) We all have so much we can do to show we value our knowledge of the gospel. Miss I Dunno, what do you value?
Miss I Dunno: I have really had my head in the sand. In my desire to please others, I didn't make the choices I should have. Instead, I let others influence my decisions and didn't want to be held accountable for the results of those choices. When I don't make my choices with careful thought and consideration, I am missing out on chances to show my Heavenly Father that I love Him enough to obey Him. The prophet Joshua said to his people: "Choose you this day whom ye will serve… but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." (Joshua 24:15) I can choose to serve the Lord, like Joshua and his family. Elder Packer has said: "Our lives are made up of thousands of everyday choices. Over the years these little choices will be bundled together and show clearly what we value. The crucial test of life…does not center in the choice between fame and obscurity, nor between wealth and poverty. The greatest decision of life is between good and evil." (Boyd K. Packer, "The Choice," Ensign, Nov. 1980, p. 20) I will remain free by choosing good over evil and will accept responsibility for my choices. I will exercise the principle of Choice and Accountability, and won't be known as Miss I Dunno any longer.
Miss Values: (gives Miss I Dunno a new banner with Choice and Accountability written on it in orange letters) You've inspired me to pay attention to the results of my choices. Miss Gossip, what do you value?
Miss Gossip: I seem to be able to do one thing extremely well, and that is gossip. Instead of destroying others by spreading rumors, I can choose to help build the kingdom through my righteous service. There are so many ways to serve if I will just look for them. For starters, I could try being a better sister. I am pretty impatient at home. I could also treat the girls in my young women's class with kindness and friendliness. I can help my family at home with chores without complaining. As I do these good works, I can follow the Savior who said: "Therefore let your light so shine before this people, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven" (3 Nephi 12:16). I'm going to put others first from now on and become a Young Woman of Good Works, instead of Miss Gossip.
Miss Values: (gives Miss Gossip a new banner with Good Works written on it in yellow letters) I will put others first in my life and choose to do more good works, too. Miss Phoney Baloney, what do you value?
Miss Phoney Baloney: What am I thinking? Most of the time I am so fake with my comments and observations that I don't describe anything honestly. When I gush flowery comments or make fun of others, I am not being valiant in my testimony of the Savior. From now on, I will have the moral courage to make my actions consistent with my knowledge of right and wrong. I will make the words of Job my motto: "Til I die I will not remove mine integrity from me." (Job 27:5) I will show my love for Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ by choosing the right, even when no one is watching. I want to be known as a Young Woman of Integrity, instead of Miss Phoney Baloney.
Miss Values: (gives Miss Phoney Baloney a new banner with Integrity written on it in purple letters) I want to be known as a person of Integrity, too. Miss Miami Vice, have you learned anything about values today?
Miss Miami Vice: I've learned that it's more important to live my life with purpose, looking to the future by setting and achieving goals, than focusing on temporary worldly pleasures. I want people to notice me because my virtuous behavior shines like gold. I pledge to prepare to enter the temple and remain pure and worthy. I will work to keep my thoughts and actions based on high moral standards, for I know that the value of a virtuous woman is above rubies. (Proverbs 31:10). I will be a Young Woman of Virtue.
Miss Values: (gives Miss Miami Vice a new banner with Virtue written on it in gold letters) Here we have eight young women who have become winners by using "the eight Young Women values to help [them] understand more fully who [they] are, why [they] are here on earth, and what [they] should be doing as a daughter of God to prepare for the day [they] go to the temple to make sacred covenants."(Young Women Personal Progress, Overview for Young Women, page 7) Striving to develop these values through Personal Progress "will help [them] prepare for [their] future roles as faithful wom[e]n, wi[ves], mother[s], and leader[s] in God's kingdom. The [personal progress] program teaches [young women] to make commitments, carry them out, and report [their] progress to a parent or leader. These are patterns [they] will use throughout [thier lives] to learn and improve as [women]. "(Young Women Personal Progress, Overview for Young Women, page 7) In the words of the First Presidency, you young women are "beloved daughter[s] of Heavenly Father, prepared to come to the earth at this particular time for a sacred and glorious purpose. You have the noble calling to use your strength and influence for good…. Heavenly Father has blessed you with talents and abilities that will help you fulfill your divine mission. Through personal prayer, scripture study, obedience to the commandments, and service to others, you can develop these gifts."Use your influence to lift and bless your family, other young women, and the young men with whom you associate. Honor womanhood, support the priesthood, and treasure faithful motherhood and fatherhood."As you participate in Personal Progress, you join with thousands of other young women who are striving to come unto Christ and stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all places' (Mosiah 18:9). Counsel with your parents, and prayerfully choose goals that will help you cultivate feminine virtues, grow spiritually, and reach your divine potential. Take advantage of your time in Young Women by preparing to receive the sacred ordinances of the temple, to be a faithful wife and mother, and to strengthen the home and family." (Young Women Personal Progress, Welcome to Personal Progress, page iv)
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Xbox Chief Product Officer not worried about Steam Machines
Marc Whitten thinks there's room for both Steam Machines and consoles.
"I think there's space for both," Xbox Chief Product Officer Marc Whitten told Engadget when asked whether he views Valve's Steam Machines as new competition in the living room, "I'm not sweating it."
"The last thing I'll ever do in my entire life is get into a flame war with Gabe Newell. There's no win in that," Whitten joked in the interview, but later suggested that the Steam Machine and its Steam OS are not as user-friendly as the Xbox One. "When you get into that living room environment, you don't want to spend any of your brain cells doing anything but being entertained," he said. "I don't want to work on it; I don't want to feel like I have to know how it works."
Whitten also said that he's excited about the Crystal Cove prototype of the Oculus Rift virtual reality goggles and Sony's PlayStation Now game streaming service the company announced at the show, calling it a golden age of gaming. He said that both technologies will only grow the industry, presumably to the benefit of all parties.
Recently, Whitten said that sorting out the Xbox One's tricky social functions will be the priority focus of the console's first major update.
At CES 2014 Valve revealed that 12 different manufacturers were already working on producing their own Steam Machines. You can find a roundup of what we know about them so far, here, and our thoughts on what are some of the challenges they face, here.
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Next Tuesday (8/31/2010), Jim will join Azizah Al-Hibri from KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights and Salam Al-Maryati of Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) at a hill briefing moderated by Suhail Khan of the Institute for Global Engagement. The session, Muslims in America: Myths and Realities, is organized by the Congressional Muslim Staff Association. Stop by if you are in Washington.
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Chinese Commercial Train Breaks 300 MPH
The Chinese high-speed rail system is a serious feat of engineering accomplishment. Not only is it the biggest network of high-speed rail tracks, but a recent test run by a commercial train set a new speed record of 302 mph.
Yes there are other, faster trains, and this was just a test run on the new Beijing-to-Shanghai lines. However, this is supposed to be an unmodified, commercial train. China recently laid claim to another HSR record of 268 mph, but this new train breaks soared past that to 302 mph. That's fast my friends, and very few land-based vehicles have managed such speeds. Called "Harmony," this train probably won't go 302 mph all the time, but just being capable of it is an achievement. At that speed, the 824 mile trip between two cities takes just five hours.
China's high-speed rail network is about 4,000 miles right now. By 2020, they plan to more than double that to about 8,100 miles. I'm not trying to hate on my own country, but realistically, by that time, we'll be lucky to have 500 miles of high-speed rail lines. The Chinese investment in high-speed rail dwarfs our own, though it isn't exactly cheap.
At this rate, it'll only be a few years before they break 400 mph. America needs to step its game up.
Source: Xinhua (yay Google Chrome translate)
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News from the Field
Cold Call
Bode Miller
The 30-year-old might be the best and worst thing ever to happen to American ski racing. His latest move: quitting the U.S. team and hiring his own coaches to ignore.
OUTSIDE: Why now?
MILLER: It should've happened a long time ago. The U.S. team manages 15 or 20 guys and doesn't have flexibility for a single person. I can jump in with the Austrians if they'll have me, and I can jump in with the Swiss the next day if the Austrian training turns to shit.
What's your goal?
To win 14 World Cup races in the season. Two guys—Ingemar Stenmark and Hermann Maier—have won 13.
The press has been rough with you. Care to ask us a question?
With the 60 Minutes piece [in which Miller copped to skiing wasted], Bob Simon was like, "I'll coach them not to use that the way you think they will." I knew the editors were going to jump on it. It's like having a giant boob right in front of your face. On embellishment and artistic license, where's the line?
I'd probably draw it at "giant boob," but I doubt my editors will.
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Girls, you know the feeling.
You see them in the shop, shiny, perfect, and inviting. The palette of your dreams, the ideal height, the exact curvature you're after.
So you hand over your money, the thrill and anticipation making the exchange of cash that bit easier. You get home, match them to that dress that needed something to jazz it up. Presto, you're good to go.
Then you take a step, maybe a few. Perhaps you even walk for five minutes. And then…ouch.
It's the curse of new shoes.
Because too massively blaspheme Jane Austen, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a fashion-conscious woman in possession of a new pair of pumps must be in want of a plaster. Discussions with friends reveal that no new sandals leave a foot unblistered, while the first outing in a just-bought pair of heels is always liable to leave feet angry and red.
A lovely pair of white heels, comfortable as anything in store, purchased to match a new summer skirt, left me hobbling in central London last week. Sure, the shoes were on sale (from New Look), but it still had me raging. Especially because this always happens, and I never learn.
And it's not that the shoes don't fit. Obviously, sometimes they don't; we've all been guilty of the denial of "I can squeeze into the pair a half-size too small". But even when they seem glove-perfect in the shop, the moment you leave agony invariably ensues. Because shoes need wearing in. Wearing in?
As a concept, this leaves something to be desired.
We don't buy a dress with the intention of parading around in it a few times to make it fall that bit better, nor do we pick up a book and carry it in our bag to soften it up for when we feel like a good read. When was the last time you left a new lipstick to acclimatise to your ownership?
But shoes, like good wine, seemingly have to mature.
Which is all well and good for alcohol (never really goes out of style, any pain caused won't be remembered the next day) but works less effectively given the speed of the fashion rollercoaster.
So here's a plea to the shoe designers of the world. How about a pair that fit when you put them on, not three weeks later?
Given that your gifts to humanity have so far included gladiator sandals, Buffalo trainers and ugg boots, it's the least you can do.