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Water Mill, New York, Estate of the Day
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The listing pictures on today's Water Mill, New York home have me dreaming of the perfect East Coast summer. The six-bedroom home sits on 1.9 acres of property located a short walk to Mill Pond. The grounds include a tennis court, heated pool, pool house and two-car garage. The main home was originally built in 1850 and has been nicely updated. The shingled home has wraparound porches and a beautiful solarium. Rustic beams and a monster of a stove give the kitchen an older touch that soften the bright white renovation. This is a home of cozy nooks rather than wide open spaces and the overall effect is quite charming, it looks as if it could happily host a houseful of guests without everyone being on top of each other. This estate is listed at $12.95 million.


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Welcome to The Roost Bed and Breakfast, your home away from home. Located in a quiet residential neighborhood in Appleton, Wisconsin, The Roost features five comfortable, contemporary suites and rooms for the leisure or business traveler, each equipped with gas fireplaces, air-jet whirlpool tubs, private baths, and other amenities.
Enjoy a delicious home-cooked breakfast in our dining room. Relax and visit with friends old and new in the Gathering Room. Outside, our gardens, fountains, and gazebo create a background for private reflection, intimate gatherings, or even small wedding or anniversary celebrations.
The Roost's central Wisconsin location also offers quick access to a variety of attractions, including:
Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. Love musicals? The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center has an exciting 2013/14 season planned. In 2013: October 15-20, Memphis; October 30-31, Hello, Dolly! starring Sally Struthers; November 1, Fox Valley Symphony – Far Away Places with Patti Lupone; and November 12-17, Flashdance – The Musical. Here's the 2014 season at a glance: January 8-19, The Phantom of the Opera; February 7-8, An Evening with Judy Collins; February 12-March 2, Wicked; March 18-23, Ghost The Musical; April 11-13, Disney's Beauty and the Beast; April 25, Daryl Stuermer of Genesis; and May 27-31, Sister Act. Other 2013 performances include a one-night performance of A Christmas Carol on December 4, Doc Severinsen's Jingle Bell Doc on December 13-14, and much more! This world-class venue, located in downtown Appleton, is also a dynamic environment for local arts organizations.
Experimental Aviation Association (EAA™). Home to AirVenture Oshkosh, "The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration," the EAA is only 30 minutes away from The Roost. Book your stay now for 2014 (July 28–August 3). We're pleased to accommodate early and late check-ins — and our flexible breakfast schedule will help you maximize your time at the event.
Fox River Mall. With more than 180 specialty stores and dozens of dining options, Appleton's Fox River Mall is a year-round shopping destination. Anchor stores include Macy's, Younkers, Scheels, Sears, and JC Penney.
Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers (30 minutes away; 45 minutes on game day). Drive up the night before, or book a stay for after the game. The Packers Hall of Fame, Lambeau Field Stadium Tours, and The Lambeau Field Atrium are also open year-round.
Lake Winnebago. The largest inland lake in the state, Lake Winnebago offers year-round recreational activities, including swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, snowmobiling, and more (15 minutes away).
Lawrence University. Founded in 1847, Appleton's Lawrence University is a nationally recognized undergraduate institution consisting of a college of liberal arts and sciences and a conservatory of music. Please inquire about our special room rates for visiting alumni, parents, grandparents, prospective students and faculty when booking your stay.
University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley, a two-year collegiate campus of the University of Wisconsin located in Menasha (eight minutes away).
Door County and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Plan an overnight stay at The Roost as part of your Door County or UP vacation!
… and so much more.
Whatever brings you to — or through — the Appleton and Fox Cities area, The Roost is the perfect place to relax, recharge, recreate, and experience Wisconsin at its best.
Ask us about The Roost Bed & Breakfast gift certificates. A thoughtful way to honor the special people in your lives, they're perfect for honeymoons, special birthdays and anniversaries, theater weekends, caregiver retreats, girlfriend getaways, mother/daughter weekends, shopping trips, class reunions, Packer weekends, and more.
Your hosts, Tom & Aimee Huntsha

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How to Apply
If you are interested in applying for living accommodations in University housing, you must submit an application (enclosed) for University housing. It is not necessary to have been accepted into a graduate program at the time the housing application is submitted. Your eligibility will be verified when your status data is entered in the University's registration/ human resources database.
Step I. Carefully review the Graduate Housing Policies and Guidelines. Determine your "resident status" and the "apartment styles" for which you qualify using the information and chart to follow.
Resident Status: Eligibility for graduate housing accommodations is based on marital status and/or family size. To see which housing styles you are eligible to apply for, determine your resident status code and see the apartment style eligibility list.
Graduate Housing Areas:
UPK=University Park
GHS=Goler House
WPK=Whipple Park
- Apartment Style Eligibility
- Single occupant:
- UPK studios & one-bedrooms
- GHS studios
- GHS one-bedrooms
- Single with an identified roommate (IRM):
- UPK two-bedrooms
- WPK two-bedroom walk-up and walk-down apartments
- GHS two-bedrooms (one and two baths)
- Couple:
- UPK studios & one-bedrooms
- GHS one-bedrooms
- Family (1–2 children):
- UPK two-bedroom apartments
- WPK two-bedroom town houses
- WPK two-bedroom walk-up and walk-down apartments
- Family (3–4 children or 2 children of opposite gender, one or both older than 8):
- WPK three-bedroom town houses
Step II. Complete the Application for University Housing (incomplete applications will not be accepted).
- Include current mailing address, a phone number where we can reach you, fax, and e-mail address. If your contact information changes after you apply for housing, immediately advise the University Apartments Office. It is the applicant's responsibility to keep his or her contact information up to date.
- Indicate a maximum of three (3) apartment style choices in your resident status group. You will not be placed on waiting lists that are not consistent with your resident status. Be sure to refer to the enclosed Rental Rates Schedule before selecting your apartment style preferences.
- Include the names of family members (spouse or partner and children) who will be living with you (also include the birthdates of children).
- Indicate the earliest and latest desired occupancy dates you are prepared to accept. Please state your preferred dates as broadly as possible, as this will increase the chances for assignment.
- Sign and date the application form.
Step III. A $40 nonrefundable application fee must accompany your application. Your application will not be processed until the $40 fee is received. For international applicants, this fee must be made by check or money order in U.S. dollars (USD).
Step IV. Mail the completed application and the $40 fee to the address on the top of the application form.


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[JURIST] A federal judge Friday overturned his previous ruling [CCR press release] dismissing 16 lawsuits challenging the indefinite detention of about 40 terror suspects detained at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST report], in the process avoiding new limitations on lawyers' access to their clients at the US military prison. US District Court Judge Ricardo Urbina reinstated the petitions of habeas corpus after lawyers for the detainees asked him to reconsider his holding. Urbina's initial dismissal of the habeas challenges pending expected December Supreme Court hearings in Al Odah v. United States and Boumediene v. Bush had rendered invalid protocols governing lawyers' access to detainees and had prompted Department of Justice officials to bar further access until the lawyers agreed to new restrictions allegedly required by security concerns. In issuing his new holding Friday, Urbina expressed concern at the DOJ manoeuvring.Last month, a DOJ lawyer informed [JURIST report] detainees' counsel that they would no longer be able to visit with or send written communications to their clients. The DOJ created a series of steps for lawyers wishing to resume contact with detainees, but one detainee lawyer, Wells Dixon, called the measures "the latest example of the government's efforts to frustrate counsel access to detainees." More recently, the DOJ formally allowed [JURIST report] fourteen "high-value" terrorism suspects the right to request lawyers. AP has more.
[JURIST] The UN special envoy to Myanmar noted what he characterized as continuing and disturbing reports of abuses being committed by security and non-uninformed elements at a meeting of the UN Security Council Friday as Myanmar officials continued the hunt for the ringleaders in recent anti-government protests. Ibrahim Gambari [UN profile] was reporting [press release] to the UN Security Council on the results of his recent expedition to meet with Myanmar's ruling military junta, saying that the government had agreed to talk with detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi [advocacy website; JURIST news archive] under certain conditions which include that the UN abandon calls for international sanctions against the country. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also addressed [text; AP report] the Security Council Friday, expressing deep over rights violations in the Myanmar regime's violent reaction to pro-democracy demonstrations. AP has more.Myanmar announced Friday that it had detained 500 Buddhist monks involved in last week's pro-democracy demonstrations, but that security forces were still looking for four monks thought to be the leaders. As part of an apparent effort to prove the government's high regard for Buddhist holy men, a government official Friday appealed to senior religious leaders in Yangon to turn the four monks over to authorities. Police arrested dozens of monks [JURIST report] last week in response to widespread anti-government protests, led by the monks and joined by thousands of other citizens, sparked by a sharp increase in fuel prices in August. The government tolerated the anti-government protesters for a month, but last week, the military government banned public gatherings [JURIST report] of more than five people and imposed a curfew. At least eight people were killed when police opened fire on protesters [JURIST report]. Rights groups insist that the death toll in the government crackdown has actually been much higher. AP has more.
[JURIST] The Chinese Medical Association (CMA) [profession website] agreed at a meeting of the World Medical Association [profession website] in Copenhagen Friday to end the harvesting of organs from prisoners, except for transplant into close relatives. In a letter to the World Medical Association, the CMA promised to increase oversight of China's organ transplant practices and to clamp down on violations of government regulations. AP has more.China's organ donation policies have long been criticized by international human rights groups, which allege that China routinely harvests organs [JURIST report] from executed criminals and accident victims without the consent of the donors' families, a charge that China has long denied. In March, an anonymous senior Chinese Supreme Court [official website] official said [JURIST report] that China uses the same strict organ donation procedures when accepting organs from executed criminals as it does with any other organ donations, but doubt exists as to how the requirement for informed consent [JURIST report] is enforced. In March 2006, the Chinese Ministry of Health [official website, in Chinese] issued a general ban on the sale of human organs [JURIST report] that took effect on July 1, 2006. The Ministry also issued new regulations [JURIST report] in August 2006 to counter unauthorized international trade in organs, including rules that would restrict the number of hospitals permitted to perform transplants. China officially banned the sale of human organs in May following an April 6 decision [JURIST report] by the State Council [official website].
[JURIST] The top military prosecutor for the Guantanamo war crimes trials has resigned his post, according to a US Department of Defense (DOD) [official website] spokesman Friday. Air Force Col. Moe Davis [official profile, PDF] requested a transfer from Guantanamo [JURIST news archive] after complaining that an officer who served as legal advisor to the Convening Authority [official backgrounder], who is responsible for running the trials, should not be supervising his work. A team of investigating experts assembled by the DOD found that the officer did have the authority to oversee Davis, but Davis had already requested a transfer before receiving the panel's decision on Thursday. A military spokesman said that Davis' resignation is not expected to delay the start of trials next month. Reuters has more. The Miami Herald has additional coverage.Attempts to bring Guantanamo detainees to trial have met with numerous setbacks. The US Supreme Court effectively dismissed the charges against the original 10 Guantanamo defendants accused of terrorism in June 2006 when it rejected [JURIST report] President Bush's initial military commission system, saying it was created without proper authorization from Congress. In response, the Republican-dominated Congress created a new military tribunal system [JURIST report] this past September when it passed the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (MCA) [PDF text; JURIST news archive], elaborated in a manual [JURIST report] published January 18.
[JURIST] US President George W. Bush Friday defended [remarks] his administration's interrogation policy, saying that the "government does not torture people" and that it "stick[s] to US law and our international obligations." Bush was responding to Congressional demands for two 2005 Department of Justice opinion letters [JURIST reports] that reportedly endorsed harsh interrogation tactics. Bush said:
I have put this program in place for a reason, and that is to better protect the American people. And when we find somebody who may have information regarding an - a potential attack on America, you bet we're going to detain them, and you bet we're going to question them - because the American people expect us to find out information - actionable intelligence so we can help protect them. That's our job...[W]e got professionals who are trained in this kind of work to get information that will protect the American people.
[JURIST] Spanish police arrested over 20 senior members of the Batasuna party [BBC profile] Thursday on orders from anti-terror judge Baltasar Garzon. The reasons for their arrests have not been released, but many believe the arrests were politically motivated. The Batasuna party is alleged to be a front for the illegal Basque separatist militant group ETA [BBC backgrounder], which has been blamed for more than 800 deaths in bombings and attacks since the 1960s. Radical Basque nationalists Friday called for protests [Reuters report] of the arrests. In March, Spanish prosecutors dropped charges of "glorifying terrorism" [JURIST report] against Batasuna leader Arnaldo Otegi [advocacy website] for his praise of an ETA member who killed herself with explosives. The Spanish Supreme Court in 2005 affirmed a slander conviction [BBC report] of Otegi relating to a 2003 press conference when Otegi said the King of Spain was responsible for torture as the head of the Spanish army. AP has more. El Pais has local coverage, in Spanish.
[JURIST] Iraqi judge Rahdi Hamza al-Radhi, the former head of Iraq's Commission for Public Integrity (CPI) [US State Dept. backgrounder], has accused [statement, PDF] Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government of protecting corrupt employees and of actively attempting to "eradicate or control the Commission." During a US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform [official website] Thursday hearing to assess the state of Iraqi Corruption [hearing materials], al-Radhi also said al-Maliki has "refused to recognize the independence of the Commission on Public Integrity" in violation of the Iraqi Constitution and has actively interfered with the CPI's efforts to investigate the presidency, the council of ministries, as well as former and current ministers.In September, al-Radhi resigned from the CPI while on official business in the United States, citing the increase in death threats against him and his family, though there have also been corruption allegations against al-Radhi [JURIST report]. The CPI was established [press release] in 2004 and has the power to investigate complaints, refer criminal violations to the courts, and propose legislation to address corruption. In April, a US auditor's report [PDF text; JURIST report] found that efforts to combat widespread corruption in Iraq [JURIST news archive] were hindered by security problems and by al-Maliki's reinstatement of a Saddam-era criminal procedure code [PDF text] provision allowing ministers to block corruption investigations of their own departments. McClatchy Newspapers has more.
[JURIST] The Supreme Court of Pakistan [official website] ruled Friday that a controversial presidential election slated for October 6 in the National Assembly of Pakistan [official website] and provincial assemblies may proceed, but barred the Election Commission of Pakistan [official website] from officially declaring a winner until the high court issues a ruling on whether President Pervez Musharraf was an eligible presidential candidate. The Supreme Court of Pakistan will not be able issue a ruling until October 17 at the earliest, when it will hear legal challenges [JURIST report] filed by opposition party members challenging Musharraf's bid. Musharraf's current term expires November 15.Opposition members argue that the Election Commission of Pakistan should not have formally accepted Musharraf's nomination [JURIST report] as a presidential candidate because of his dual role as president and army chief. The petitioners also argue that Musharraf should not be able to avoid a general election by seeking re-election from the outgoing National Assembly and provincial assemblies. On Tuesday, opposition leaders submitted the formal resignation of 85 of 342 members of the National Assembly in an attempt to undermine the legitimacy of the upcoming election. The Pakistani high court ruled [JURIST report] last week that Musharraf should be allowed to run for another term, but the new challenges rely on a recent rule change [press release] by the election commission affecting Musharraf's ability to run, which has not yet been directly considered by the top court. AP has more.
[JURIST] The UK Department of Education and Skills [official website] issued updated school uniform guidelines [backgrounder] Thursday that allow school heads to ban Muslim veils [JURIST news archive] but stopped short of imposing a government ban on religious dress that covers students' faces. A draft version of the guidelines [JURIST report], published in March, proposed allowing schools to ban some religious dress to facilitate education and maintain security on campus. Thursday's guidelines make it clear that the school heads must decide on religious dress bans, rather than offering an automatic right to ban Muslim veils.In February, the UK High Court denied [JURIST report] an application for judicial review stemming from a 12-year-old Muslim girl's challenge to a public school policy that prevented her from wearing her full-face veil (niqab) [BBC backgrounder] at school. Mr. Justice Silber found the school policy appropriate on the grounds that the veil would dampen teacher interaction, and that the policy fosters a sense of equality among students and could prevent an unwanted visitor from using a veil as a disguise to enter the school undetected by administrators. Also in February, a panel of UK senior judges were reported to have agreed that full Islamic veils should not be worn [JURIST report] in British courts and tribunals, but that individual judges and magistrates should have discretion to allow a full veil to be worn if it did not go against the "interests of justice." Muslim veils and other forms of religious dress [JURIST report] are currently banned from public schools in France and are highly contentious [JURIST reports] in Germany. ANI has more.
[JURIST] Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] signed a "reconciliation ordinance" Friday, granting amnesty to former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto [BBC profile] on corruption charges. The agreement reached between the two political rivals [BBC backgrounder] clears the way Bhutto to return to Pakistan from self-exile in London and Dubai to campaign in parliamentary elections for prime minister later this year. The ordinance also applies to similar charges against politicians who were charged, but not convicted, of corruption between 1988 and 1999. Talks on the power-sharing accord between Musharraf and Bhutto seemed to break down [JURIST report] earlier this week. Musharraf said Wednesday that reported Pakistani promises to drop pending corruption charges [JURIST reports] against Bhutto amounted to "disinformation." Bhutto needed the corruption charges dropped so that she could re-enter the country for personal talks between her Pakistani People's Party [party website] and Musharraf, while Musharraf needed Bhutto's endorsement for Saturday's election.Musharraf's re-election bid has been widely criticized for violating a constitutional ban on holding dual roles as president and army chief; 85 opposition members of parliament resigned Tuesday in protest. Legal challenges [JURIST report] to Musharraf's candidacy remain, although one Supreme Court judge has already recused himself from the latest proceedings, a development that is expect to delay further hearings. The New York Times has more. Aljazeera has additional coverage.
[JURIST] Senate confirmation hearings for US Attorney General nominee Michael B. Mukasey [WH factsheet; PBWT profile] could begin as early as October 17, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) [official website] said Thursday. Leahy on Tuesday listed what he described as topics of "concern" to be addressed in the upcoming Senate confirmation hearings in a letter [press release and text; JURIST report] to Mukasey. Leahy encouraged Mukasey to directly answer questions which have been avoided by the White House and to commit to restoring political independence to the US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website]. He also said he would seek Mukasey's opinion on controversial issues including the US Attorney firings scandal [JURIST news archive], the investigation of alleged election crimes, the executive abuse of secrecy and expansion of power, and his willingness to share materials related to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) [text; JURIST news archive] investigations. Leahy also inquired into Mukasey's close relationship with presidential candidate Rudolph Giuliani [official profile] and whether he would recuse himself from matters related to Giuliani. Last month Mukasey told Leahy in a private meeting [JURIST report] that as attorney general he would forbid DOJ employees from discussing sensitive cases with outside agencies, the White House or Congress without his authorization. Leahy said at a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting that he was pleased with Mukasey's "attitude," retreating from earlier statements that he would hold up Mukasey's nomination until the Bush administration hands over key information about its domestic surveillance program [JURIST news archive]. President George W. Bush formally nominated [JURIST report] Mukasey to replace former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales [JURIST news archive] September 17. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have generally reacted favorably [JURIST report] to the nomination, expressing tentative bipartisan support for a quick confirmation process. AP has more.
[JURIST] The investigating officer who headed the Article 32 hearing [JAG backgrounder] for US Marine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich [advocacy website] has recommended that Wuterich not face unpremeditated murder charges but instead be tried for negligent homicide, defense lawyers said Thursday. Wuterich, the former squad leader implicated in the killing and suspected cover-up of the death of 24 Iraqi civilians at Haditha [USMC timeline; JURIST news archive] in November 2005, allegedly ordered several Marines to shoot unarmed Iraqis inside homes that were "hostile." Wuterich is also facing charges of soliciting another to commit an offense and making a false official statement. The investigating officer's recommendations are not binding, but commanding officers customarily accept the recommendations.In August, a witness at Wuterich's preliminary hearing [JURIST report] testified that he never personally witnessed Wuterich shoot any of the 24 Iraqi civilians. Also in August, a hearing officer recommended [JURIST report] that murder charges be dropped against Lance Cpl. Stephen Tatum [advocacy profile], citing insufficient evidence to support a court-martial on charges of unpremeditated murder, negligent homicide and assault [USMC charge list]. An official report on the Haditha incident by US Army Major General Eldon Bargewell found "serious misconduct" [JURIST report] on all levels of the US Marine Corps chain of command. AP has more.
[JURIST] A federal jury awarded six recording companies $222,000 Thursday in Virgin v. Thomas [case materials], the first music file-sharing lawsuit to go to trial, ordering Jammie Thomas to pay for sharing 24 copyrighted songs on the Internet. The recording companies, including Sony BMG, Arista Records, Interscope Records, UMG Recordings, Capitol Records and Warner Bros. Records [corporate websites], originally alleged that Thomas had shared 1,702 songs on the Internet, but only sued her for $9,250 for each of 24 copyrighted songs. The recording companies added that Thomas downloaded the music illegally, and then provided them online through a Kazaa [corporate website] file-sharing account. Under US copyright law, the recording companies could have sued Thomas for $750 to $30,000 for each violation. Thomas has maintained that she never had a Kazaa account.Record companies have filed over 26,000 lawsuits since 2003 over file-sharing [JURIST news archive], resulting in small settlements for most cases, including 8,000 cases filed against 17 defendants [JURIST report] worldwide last October. AP has more. Ars Technica has additional coverage.
[JURIST] Leading Democrats on Capitol Hill on Thursday demanded that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] hand over two 2005 legal opinions that reportedly endorse severe interrogation techniques [JURIST report]. Earlier Thursday, the New York Times first reported that the DOJ circulated internal memos, the first of which was released soon after Alberto Gonzales became US Attorney General in February 2005 and reversed the DOJ's position that such interrogation techniques are "abhorrent" and to be avoided. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) [official website] quickly sent a letter to acting Attorney General Peter Keisler demanding the internal memos, advising the DOJ that that the administration will lose credibility if the DOJ fails to hand the memos to Congress, and chiding the DOJ for allowing the Intelligence Committee to find out more information from the media than the department itself. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) [official website] said that the Judiciary Committee has tried to obtain the legal opinions on interrogations for two years, saying they interpreted the law "in secret." Leahy added that the Judiciary Committee will carefully question attorney general nominee Michael B. Mukasey [WH factsheet] on his views of interrogation tactics at upcoming Senate confirmation hearings. House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) [official websites] called the memos "extremely troubling" in a letter to Keisler, while also demanding that the DOJ acting chief counsel Steven Bradbury be made available for committee hearings. Around the time Congress was considering a statutory ban on "cruel, inhuman and degrading" interrogation techniques [JURIST document], the DOJ circulated a second classified opinion stating that all techniques used by the CIA are legal under that standard. President George W. Bush signed the defense spending bill containing the anti-torture language [JURIST report] on the last day of 2005. Officials speaking to the Times on condition of anonymity said the 2005 opinions remain in effect today and have been confirmed by subsequent internal legal memoranda. AP has more. The New York Times has additional coverage.
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Biography (Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century)
Article abstract: Washington Irving, America's first international literary success, was responsible for making American letters respectable in the nineteenth century.
Early Life
Washington Irving was born into the large family of William Irving and Sarah Sanders Irving on April 3, 1783, in New York City. His father was a merchant of Scottish background and stern disposition. His mother, on the other hand, the granddaughter of an English curate, was gentle and kind. Although Irving's father, a church deacon, tried to restrict his children from simple pleasures, Washington, named after the United States' first president, would slip away to wander throughout the then small town of New York City. The youngest of eleven children, Irving was frail as a child and had an undistinguished record as a student, being somewhat lazy as well as mischievous. He did read extensively the tales of adventure in his father's library, however, all of which influenced his writings later.
Irving began apprentice law studies in 1802 with Josiah Ogden Hoffmann. Also in that year, his brother Peter began publication of the Morning Chronicle, an Anti-Federalist newspaper which supported Aaron Burr, for which Irving began to contribute letter essays under the pseudonym "Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent." Although these early contributions were amateurish and imitative of essays in the British periodical The Spectator, they allowed Irving to experiment with various literary conventions and writing styles. Between 1804 and 1806, Irving traveled widely in England and throughout Europe, during which time he honed his powers of observation and strengthened his health. When he returned to the United States, he was admitted to law practice.
His real interest and talent, however, lay in his writing. In 1807, along with his brother William and James Kirke Paulding, Irving helped establish another periodical, Salmagundi, a satiric and lively send-up of whatever the three young men thought needed parodying. Although Irving's father died in 1807, most biographers agree that the greatest tragedy in the early part of his life was the death of Matilda Hoffman, his first great love and the woman whom he intended to marry. In 1809, Irving published his first major work, A History of New York, a burlesquely comic narrative in which he created the persona Diedrich Knickerbocker, who appears later as the teller of Irving's most famous stories, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle." The book brought Irving his first taste of literary success, and in 1812 he became the anonymous editor of Analectic Magazine.
In May, 1815, Irving traveled to Liverpool, England, on behalf of the hardware business of which he was a partner with his brothers Peter and William. It was here that he discovered what poor financial condition the business was in and here also that he faced with his brothers the bankruptcy courts. Thus, it was not a burning love of literature that made Irving begin his writing career in earnest, but rather his desperate need to make a living. Irving stayed in Europe for the next seventeen years, finally returning to the United States in 1832, but only after he had become the famous author of The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (1819-1820).
Life's Work
A few months after the bankruptcy of his company, Irving began writing in earnest on the first installments of his series of tales and essays that were to become The Sketch Book. Sending them to his brother Ebenezer in the United States for publication, Irving wrote, characteristically, that his greatest desire was to make himself worthy of the goodwill of his countrymen. He did much toward achieving his goal by including in this first number perhaps the most memorable mythic figure in all of American literature, Rip Van Winkle. In the installments that followed, Irving almost single-handedly established the beginning of American literature. No American work of literature, and few works from any country, received the amount of praise heaped upon The Sketch Book. It was truly the first international literary sensation to come from the New World.
Irving's newfound success freed him and his brothers from their money worries and allowed Irving to indulge himself in his great love of travel. After several months in Paris, Irving returned to England to publish Bracebridge Hall (1822), which focused on the customs of England. Then he was off again, traveling through Europe until settling in Dresden for six months, after which he lived in Paris from August, 1823, until May, 1824. When he returned to London, he published the appropriately titled Tales of a Traveller (1824). This work was not well received by the critics, however, and caused Irving his first professional disappointment. His biographers call this an important transition period in Irving's literary...
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Though he wrote extensively throughout his life, Washington Irving is remembered essentially for two short stories. One focuses on a man who takes the world's longest catnap, and the other is a spooky tale about a teacher who loses his head. "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" have become enduring classics, inspiring numerous film and television adaptations. Yet the erudite Irving, born and raised in Manhattan, made his name early with sophisticated satire. Politics and social issues were equally important to Irving. Following his extensive travels throughout the frontier, Irving was unabashedly critical of the United States' dealings with Native Americans. It was not a popular stance at that time, but it typified Irving's complexity and the hidden depths of his written works.Essential Facts
- Irving is considered one of America's first great writers. His name is often mentioned with the likes of James Fenimore Cooper and Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- Irving was particularly adept at short-form writing, and many of his earliest works were humorous, often satirical pieces that appeared in literary periodicals.
- Irving served in the military and fought in the disastrous War of 1812. Shortly thereafter, he retreated to England for nearly two decades to help save his family's damaged fortunes.
- Irving's story "Rip Van Winkle" was inspired by a stay at his sister's home in England.
- Later in life, Irving shifted the focus of his writing to a new interest: history. Though his historical work was not always accurate, it was highly romantic, reflecting the movement that would soon dominate literary writings.
Biography (Magill's Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
Irving's monument near his beloved Sunnyside states that he was an "Essayist, Poet, Historian, Diplomat, Soldier." He was all those and much more. During his life, Irving wrote fables, legends, chronicles, tales, sketches, criticisms, plays, biographies, and histories in his impeccable prose style. His literary output was prodigious and fills many volumes. Future writers will forever be indebted to him. Irving achieved a large, adoring public and was widely admired at home and abroad; above all, he will forever be immortalized for his masterpieces "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
Biography (Critical Survey of Short Fiction, Second Revised Edition)
The eleventh and last child of a successful merchant, Washington Irving, somewhat frail and indulged as he was growing up, was the favorite child of his Anglican mother and Presbyterian minister father. As a young man, Irving studied law in the office of Josiah Ogden Hoffman, to whose daughter he was attracted, and enjoyed the social and cultural advantages of New York City as something of a gentleman-playboy. At this time, he dabbled in satirical writing in serial publications. He gained a certain amount of cosmopolitan sophistication with a tour of Europe in 1804-1806, during which time he kept a journal.
Irving was admitted to the New York bar at the age of twenty-three and nominally began to work as a lawyer on Wall...
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Biography (Cyclopedia of World Authors, Fourth Revised Edition)
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Christie accuses Senate Democrats of holding up Supreme Court nominees
"We're not playing politics with it, and we're not commenting on it," Sweeney said on Jan. 10.
Democrats hold an 8 to 5 majority on the judiciary panel, and in historic votes last year, rejected two of Christie's previous nominations to the bench after raising questions about their qualifications and the partisan balance on the bench.
Christie then nominated Hanna and Bauman. Hanna is the state's top utility regulator and worked as a federal prosecutor under Christie when the governor was the state's U.S. Attorney. Hanna is not affiliated with a political party.
Bauman, who oversees all civil cases in Monmouth County, is a Republican.
Senators who serve on the committee traditionally meet with Supreme Court nominees in private before holding hearings, and Christie accused Democrats Thursday of repeatedly failing to return the nominees' phone calls.
Judiciary Committee Nicholas Scutari, D-Union, could not be reached for comment.
Christie has made criticism of the Supreme Court a hallmark of his administration, repeatedly accusing it of judicial activism and pledging to steer it in a more conservative direction.
His comments Thursday were the latest round in a battle with Senate Democrats that stretches back to the first year of his term, when he refused to reappoint Justice John E. Wallace Jr. to the court when he was up for tenure review, saying he wanted to send a message to the remaining justices.
Democrats in turn refused to allow him to fill the spot vacated by Wallace, an African-American Democrat. Christie had to wait until last year to seat Republican Anne M. Patterson to the court, replacing retiring fellow Republican Justice Roberto A. Rivera-Soto.
And last year Democrats voted down Christie's two previous nominees to the bench: Chatham Borough Mayor Bruce Harris and prosecutor Phil Kwon. Harris, an African-American, would have been the first openly gay justice on the bench. Kwon would have been the first Asian-American on the bench.


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Lookout, the fledgling Rock City peregrine falcon, is just what his name says: He's a wanderer.
Satellite telemetry already has tracked Lookout in a clockwise loop through four states, said falconer and ornithologist John Stokes. He raised Lookout and his brother Chatty in a hacking box on a bluff in Bill Chapin's Rock City backyard. The falcons made their first flights from that box July 11.
After hanging around the hacking box for a few days, Lookout struck out looking for adventure and a bit of good hunting.
"He went to Cloudland Canyon, then he turned to the north and went to Lawrence and Dickson, Tenn.," Stokes said. "He stayed a night near Cookeville, then he circled back to the hacking box and then took off toward Dalton and Rome, Ga.
"Then he flew to Gadsden in Alabama and then into Mississippi. The last report we had he was in Grenada Lake in Mississippi. We first thought he was headed for the Gulf Coast, but Grenada Lake seems to be occupying him right now," Stokes said.
John Stokes, co-director of SOAR (Save Our American Raptors), uses a radio receiver to try and locate two Peregrine Falcons that were released from a hacking station on the bluff behind Bill Chapin's residence, CEO of See Rock City INC., on Lookout Mountain early Monday morning.Photo by Dan Henry /Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Grenada Lake is about halfway between Memphis and Jackson, Miss.
Less is known about the wanderings of Chatty and another falcon brother, Bruce, who was released a week earlier than his siblings from the roof of the First Tennessee building downtown.
Both birds were wearing regular radio transmitter tracking devices glued to their tail feathers. And both made short work of those 'Big Brother' tattles -- they plucked out the trailing wires, tail feather and all.
Stokes said some reported sightings indicate Chatty is hanging around Rock City, but Bruce hasn't been seen for a while.
"I found Bruce's transmitter and tail feather on the roof of one of the BlueCross buildings," Stokes said. "I think that tells us that next time, even for the radio transmitters, we might use a backpack like Lookout has. That seems to be working fine."
Lookout's backpack holds a solar satellite transmitter equipped with GPS. The gear cost about $4,000 and weighs only 22 grams, considerably less than a tenth of a pound.
Stokes' wife, Dale Kernahan, is tracking Lookout.
"This will be the first time this solar tracking has been applied to a peregrine falcon in the South," Kernahan has said. "Up in the Arctic these birds are known to travel all the way down to Colombia, but there's never been a study done before on a Southern peregrine falcon."
John Stokes, left, and Dale Kernahan, co-directors of SOAR (Save Our American Raptors), watch with Katie Kasch, right, as two Peregrine Falcons prepare to fly while being released from a hacking station on the bluff behind Bill Chapin's residence, CEO of See Rock City INC., on Lookout Mountain early Monday morning.Photo by Dan Henry /Chattanooga Times Free Press.
The falcon's track is being added to Rock City's website so the public can keep up with Lookout.
Stokes and Kernahan operate a nonprofit birding organization known as Save Our American Raptors-South, SOAR South for short. They blog regularly on the SOAR South website, updating Lookout's track and sightings on the other falcons.
Last week the two obtained a breeding male peregrine, hoping that next year they may be able to provide peregrine falcon eggs and fledglings.
Stokes and Kernahan already have a breeding female, Bonnie, who cannot be released to the wild because she has only one eye.
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Rihanna & Chris Brown To Present Award Together At VMAs
Rihanna and Chris Brown would likely be hitting the stage together again for the first time in three years at the MTV Video Music Awards on September 6.
The former couple will both be in attendance at the award ceremony next week where they are both nominated in several categories, and sources say both Chris and Rihanna are even willing to present an award together.
"That's obvious. Hell yeah, she would. [There isn't anything] she wouldn't do for that [him]. She'd do just about anything for him," a source told HollywoodLife.
"Why wouldn't he? It would be the first time in a long… time that he would be on stage with his boo."
The report comes just a week after Rihanna declared her love for Chris on national TV during her interview with Oprah Winfrey, three years after he was convicted of assaulting her.


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Order of the Eastern Star Chapter No. 201 meeting, 7:30 p.m., Masonic Temple, 77 Main St.
Free rabies vaccination clinics for dogs, cats and ferrets, 6 to 8 p.m., Town of Delhi Highway Garage, Depot Street.
Parent/Child Storytime, 10 to 11 a.m., Franklin Free Library, 334 Main St. For children up to 6 years old. For info: 829-2941 or 230-4042.
Franklin-Treadwell Senior Citizens, noon, Franklin United Methodist Church, 107 Main St. Potluck and program: Andy Mason on Franklin Mountain Hawk Watch.
Open House, 6:15 p.m., Laurens Central School, 55 Main St.
Crumhorn Rod and Gun Club Trap Shoots, 7 p.m., Crumhorn Rod and Gun Club, Crumhorn Lake Road.
Magic Closet thrift shop, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Episcopal Parish Hall, 162 E. Main St. Free clothing. For info: 263-5116.
Mount Vision
Young At Heart Group, 11 a.m., Mount Vision United Methodist Church, state Route 205. Bring dish to pass
Greater Oneonta Historical Society Goods & Services Live, Silent, and Bucket Auctions, 6 to 9 p.m., Chapin Memorial Church, 12 Ford Ave.
Annual Meeting of the Greater Oneonta Historical Society, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Chapin Memorial Church, 12 Ford Ave. Speaker: Chuck D'Imperio.
MUG ONE, 7:30 p.m., 103 Golisano Hall, Hartwick College.
American Legion Auxiliary, 7 p.m., Oneonta Veterans Club, 279 Chestnut St.
The Lord's Table, 4:30 to 6 p.m., 18 Elm St. A feeding program, serving a full dinner. For info: 432-3558.
Otego Historical Society, 1 to 4 p.m., 6 River St.
Kid's night, 5 to 7 p.m., Harris Memorial Library, 334 Main St. For info: 988-6661.
Whistle and bodhran lessons, 6 p.m., 6 On The Square, 6 LaFayette Park. Whistle, 6:30; bodhran, 8. For info: 843-6876.
American Red Cross blood drive, 2 to 7 p.m., Schenevus Central School, 100 Main St.
Saw Whet Owls, 7 p.m., Rogers Environmental Education Center, Route 80. Presented by the Chenango Bird Club. Held in the Bird Exhibit Cabin.
Sidney PAL Center, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 21 Liberty St. Parents As Leaders centers are free drop-in centers for families with children ages birth to 5. For info: 563-4303.
Tri-Town Singles Club dance, 6 to 10 p.m., Sidney VFW Post 7914, 133 W. Main St.
The Sidney Historical Museum, 4 to 6 p.m., Sidney Civic Center, Room 218, 21 Liberty St. For info: 563-1425.
CORE VALUES thrift shop, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 112 Main St. For info: 652-4772.
Wells Bridge
Unatego Senior High School fall open house, 7 to 8 p.m., Unatego Senior High School, 2641 state Route 7. For info: 988-5098.
Four County Library System Cybermobile, 12:30 to 2 p.m., Country Plaza, Plaza. For info: 723-8236.
'The Conspirator,' 6:30 p.m., Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 State Highway 80, Lake Road.
Free and private screening in recognition of National Depression Screening Day, 1 to 4 p.m., Bassett Medical Center, Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic, 1 Atwell Road.
CVCS Dollars for Scholars Spaghetti Dinner, 4 to 7 p.m., Charlotte Valley Central School, 15611 State Highway 23. For info: 278-9970.
Thrift shop, 9 a.m. to noon, Davenport United Methodist Church, 15696 State Highway 23. For info: 278-5231.
Preschool Storytime, 10:30 to 11 a.m., Cannon Free Library, 40 Elm St.
Four County Library System Cybermobile, 10:10 to 10:55 a.m., C & M Alliance Church, Church. For info: 723-8236.
East Branch
Four County Library System Cybermobile, 9:15 to 9:45 p.m., Railroad Street, O&W Road. For info: 723-8236.
Four County Library System Cybermobile, 2:15 to 2:30 p.m., Halcottsville Post Office, 387 Halcottsville. For info: 723-8236.
Program on metal detecting, 6:30 p.m., Kinney Memorial Library, Main Street. Presented by the Otsego County Historical Association.
Town of Laurens Comprehensive Planning Board workshop, 7 p.m., Laurens Fire Hall, 34 Main St.
American Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Milford Central School, 42 W. Main St.
Morris Farm Market, 3 to 6 p.m., Guy Rathbun Park, Main Street.
Magic Closet thrift shop, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Episcopal Parish Hall, 162 E. Main St. Free clothing. For info: 263-5116.
Busy Bees (Senior Group) meeting, 1 p.m., The Salvation Army, 25 River St.
Latina Confessions (What does it mean to be Latina in the U.S.), 7 p.m., Shineman Chapel, Hartwick College, 1 Hartwick Drive.
Pasta dinner, 5:30 p.m., Oneonta Holiday Inn, 5206 State Highway 23. Hosted by the Jail Ministry of Otsego County (JMOC).
Primitive Rug Hooking Group, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., The Green Earth Health Food Market, 4 Market St. For info: Zoe, 278-5866.
The Lord's Table, 4:30 to 6 p.m., 18 Elm St. A feeding program, serving a full dinner. For info: 432-3558.
Susquehanna Valley Quilting Guild, 6:30 p.m., Southside Weyslean Church.
Randy's Harptones, 3 p.m., Hampshire House.
The Sidney Historical Museum, 9 to 11:30 a.m., Sidney Civic Center, Room 218, 21 Liberty St. For info: 563-1425.
Sidney PAL Center, 2 to 7 p.m., 21 Liberty St. Parents As Leaders centers are free drop-in centers for families with children ages birth to 5. For info: 563-4303.
Springfield Center
Beef stew supper, 6:30 p.m., St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Public Landing Road. Sponsored by the St. Mary's Episcopal Church Guild. Held at the Parish Hall.
CORE VALUES thrift shop, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 112 Main St. For info: 652-4772.
Word Thursdays features Susan Hoover and Sera Smolen, 7 p.m., Bright Hill Literary Center, 94 Church St.
Souper Supper, 5 to 6 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 101 North St. For info: 865-5765.
Paperback Players, 12:15 p.m., St. John the Baptist Church, Benton Avenue. Program for Walton Senior Citizens Club.
Wells Bridge
American Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Unatego Junior-Senior High School, 2641 State Highway 7.


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The New York Observer
Type | Weekly newspaper |
Format | Mini-broadsheet[1] |
Owner(s) | The New York Observer, LLC |
Founder(s) | Arthur L. Carter |
Publisher | Jared Kushner |
Editor | Ken Kurson[2] |
Founded | 1987 |
Headquarters | 321 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10010 |
Official website | observer.com |
The New York Observer is a weekly newspaper first published in New York City on September 22, 1987, by Arthur L. Carter, a former investment banker with publishing interests. The Observer focuses on the city's culture, real estate, media, politics and the entertainment and publishing industries. Since July 2006 the paper has been owned and published by the American real-estate figure Jared Kushner. The paper has its headquarters on West 44th Street, in the building next to Birdland jazz club.
Published every Wednesday, the newspaper's editorial team is led by Ken Kurson with other writers and editors including Rex Reed, Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke, Colin Campbell, Jill Colvin, Ross Barkan, Dan Duray, Drew Grant, Patrick Clark, Kelly Faircloth, George Gurley, Andrew Russeth, Sarah Douglas, Rozalia Jovanovic, Michael Miller, Kim Velsey, Daniel Edward Rosen and Hunter Walker.[2]
Previous writers include Joe Conason, Alexandra Jacobs, Tom McGeveran, Peter M. Stevenson, Doree Shafrir, Hilton Kramer, Andrew Sarris, Richard Brookhiser, Michael Thomas, Michael Tomasky, John Heilpern, Robert Gottlieb, John Koblin, Tom Acitelli, Chris Shott, Nicole Brydson, Foster Kamer, Adrianne Jeffries, Nitasha Tiku, Jessica Roy, Nicholas von Hoffman and Steve Kornacki.
The paper is perhaps best known for publishing Candace Bushnell's column on Manhattan's social life on which the hit television series Sex and the City was based. It is visually distinctive because of its salmon-colored pages and sketch illustrations, in the style of La Gazzetta dello Sport. Henry Rollins once described it as "the curiously pink newspaper."
The fourth and longest serving editor for the newspaper, Peter Kaplan left the newspaper on July 1, 2009. Interim editor Tom McGeveran was replaced by Kyle Pope in 2009.[3] Elizabeth Spiers served as editor from 2011 to 2012, followed by interim editor Aaron Gell. In January 2013, publisher Jared Kushner named Ken Kurson, a political consultant, journalist, and author, as the Observer's next editor.[4]
The New York Observer asserts to advertisers that it delivers Manhattan's most affluent, educated and influential consumers, with the average net worth of its readership exceeding $1.7 million and 96% of readers being college graduates. It has a paid circulation of 51,000. The Observer operates several blogs: Betabeat, PolitickerNY, GalleristNY and Velvet Roper, as well as the culture, media, and real estate blogs on Observer.com. The Observer Media Group, OMG, also manages several publications such as YUE Magazine, SCENE Magazine and Scooter.
The publisher and original owner, Arthur Carter has had other publishing interests in the past including the Litchfield County Times. At one time, he was a part-owner in The East Hampton Star. Carter received a B.A. in French literature from Brown University and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He spent twenty-five years in investment banking until 1981, when he founded the Litchfield County Times in New Milford, Connecticut. He owned it for twenty years until selling to Journal Register Company, later also selling his 50-percent interest in The East Hampton Star in 2003. He has been an adjunct professor of philosophy and journalism at New York University and is currently a trustee. He is also a sculptor. Despite his "registered opportunist" political beliefs, from 1985 to 1995 he owned The Nation.
In July 2006, Jared Kushner, a 25-year-old law student and son of a wealthy New Jersey developer, Charles Kushner, purchased the paper for just under $10 million. In April 2007 Bob Sommer became president.[5] In December 2011, The New York Post reported that The Observer Media Group had been profitable for the first time ever.[6]
Notable stories[edit]
- ^ The New York Observer Will Switch From Tabloid to Broadsheet
- ^ a b "The New York Observer Masthead'". The New York Observer. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
- ^ Neyfakh, Leon (November 5, 2009). "Kyle Pope Is the Next Editor of The Observer". The New York Observer. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ Carr, David (January 4, 2013). "New York Observer Hits Reset Again, Names Ken Kurson New Editor". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
- ^ Seelye, Katharine Q. (July 31, 2006). "Developer's Son Acquires The New York Observer". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ Kelly, Keith J. (December 29, 2011). "Turcotte takes a hike at freebie AM New York". New York Post.
- ^ http://observer.com/observer-25/25-classic/
External links[edit]
- Official website
- The New York Observer collected news and commentary at The New York Times


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Aramco, Total to pump $1.9bn into Saudi refinerySaudi Aramco said its oil refinery joint venture with France's Total will double capital investment to SR7.12 billion ($1.9 billion) at Jubail, the largest industrial city in the region. Saudi Aramco Total Refinery and Petroch More… |
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Dining Style:
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(816) 569-5097
Hours of Operation:
Lunch: Monday - Saturday: 11:00am - 4:00pm; Brunch: Saturday: 10:00am - 2:00pm; Sunday: 9:00am - 2:00pm; Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm; Friday - Saturday: 4:00pm - 11:00pm;
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Contemporary American, Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service
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Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Gluten-free Menu, Happy Hour, Late Night, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wine, Wine Bar
Private Party Facilities:
We welcome you to try our "Bubble Down Room" for any get together up to 50 guests.
Private Party Contact:
Aaron Shields (816) 569-5097
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Cross Street:
Gregory Blvd
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We are fortunate to be directly on the KCATA buss route. They have provided you with a stop right outside our door.
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In addition to our street parking, we have parking lots available for your convenience.
A word from Louie's Wine Dive - Kansas City
Louie's is obsessed with really, really good grapes, creative gourmet comfort food, and a funky, fun atmosphere to share them. We search all over the world to find you great wines. Many wines come from our relationships with smaller undiscovered vineyards, which offer a great value to our guests.
Wine is supposed to be Fun! We pour BIG and will open any bottle for our guests to try by the glass. When you taste a new varietal at Louie's, let us know how it changed your concept of what wine is supposed to be.
Our gourmet comfort food is made fresh, using eco-friendly and local ingredients. As for the fun, we instigate it, but count on you to see it to fruition (literally through the fruit!). Louie's is your place, so please enjoy it as much as we do, grab one of our unique bottles when you leave – we have a great selection of wine available to take home and share with family and friends.
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Bottomless mimosas! Awesome crab
cakes Benedict and breakfast flat bread. We did have to wait a few minutes past our reservation time due to a few large groups. We'll worth the wait though."
Dined on 2/22/2014
What a great place! Atmoshphere is
fun and invititng. Food is great and bottomless mimosas are such a great deal. Great for out of town visitors."
Dined on 2/22/2014
We had a party of 8 for a birthday
party. The service and the food were outstanding!! Our server was knowledgeable, helpful, kept us filled on food and drinks. Just simply an excellent experience. We will be back!"
Dined on 2/22/2014
Our first visit here and we will
be back!! The food and service were spot on."
Dined on 2/20/2014
We celebrated Valentine's Day with
another couple at Louie's Wine Dive, and we had a wonderful time. The menu is nicely eclectic and has many gluten-free options. We love the appetizer selections, especially the deviled eggs. All of our entrees were solid. The servers are well-versed on the wine options, so feel free to ask questions; in addition to the wine, mixed drinks are delicious too. The music downstairs was good but a bit loud. We'll definitely be back!"
Dined on 2/14/2014
Best crab cakes outside of Boston.
Great wine. Can get a little loud and hard for conversation."
Dined on 2/15/2014
Immediately loved the feel of this
place...you just walk in, sit back and relax! It's very different (in a great way) from other places in the area. There is an amazing downstairs with a lounge feel and live music on the weekends. The service was incredible. We have food allergies and the chef came out to tell us all about what they could create/modify for us. The lobster french fries and shrimp and grits were spot on. We also enjoyed the salmon and quinoa! Lots of comfort food but with a foodie twist. Great wine list. Incredible service. Can't wait to go back and try another dish and listen to some tunes with friends!"
Dined on 2/15/2014
I very much enjoyed my evening at
Louie's Wine Dive. The food was delicious, full of flavor and you could tell every dish was made especially for you. The atmosphere is great, perfect for a romantic dinner or drinks with the girls. It felt trendy and local without being obnoxious."
Dined on 2/14/2014
Reasonably priced and delicious
food for all. The service was superb and we had a really great time."
Dined on 2/8/2014
I discovered Louie's through Open
Table and at first I almost passed because of the word "dive", but decided it sounded really interesting. It is a really cool neighborhood restaurant/bar. We went for brunch and it was really good. We were planning to have lunch but brunch worked out well. You'll need to look at their menu on-line. I can't do it justice. Let''s just say it is worth your time to check out this dive."
Dined on 1/25/2014
This was our first visit and I
can't wait to go back. Very energetic place! Loved the menu. So many good choices, but I had the nightly special instead. Could use a little larger waiting area by the bar, but otherwise it's a great spot."
Dined on 2/8/2014
We went to Louie's based on an
Open Table find. It looked attractive and fun and we were not disappointed. The food was very good, service was great and we would go back again during our next visit to KC. We sat downstairs and the live jazz music was very nice. It was just loud enough to be heard but not overbearing like some live music can be. We were able to have a conversation while enjoying the food, wine, music and each other. We will be back!"
Dined on 2/7/2014
loved the service, attentive,
professional but friendly. food was great and a fun atmosphere"
Dined on 2/1/2014
My wife and I had a very nice
dinner here on a Saturday night. The room was energetic but not so loud that we couldn't converse, and we did not have to wait to be seated for our reservation. The food was outstanding, including probably the best mussels I've ever had. Excellent selection of wine, including by the glass. Overall just an outstanding place, we'll be back."
Dined on 2/1/2014
Went there for resturant week for
a date night. Had a wonderful dinner, spoke to the chef twice as she walked around checking on the tables of customers. The staff was very friendly and helpful with their dinner suggestions. After dinner we went downstairs and had a nice cocktail while listioning to the jazz quartet they had playing that night."
Dined on 1/25/2014
Selecting a place to go on date
night with my wife can sometimes be difficult as she has a gluten allergy. However, the menu here was very accommodating, lots of GF items to pick from. The food was excellent, I had the 4 Pork Gnocchi and she had GF Fish & Chips (the first time she's had it since being diagnosed Celiac 4yrs ago). The wine selection suggested by our server was also very good. We'll be coming back again to try the other GF items."
Dined on 1/25/2014
I appreciate that if you agree to
purchase at least 2 glasses, they will open any bottle of wine for you. Found a new gem of a Chardonnay this weekend! Server was very knowledgable and friendly."
Dined on 1/25/2014
Best Saturday Brunch!!! Bottomless
Mimosas, numerous choices at very reasonable prices!"
Dined on 1/25/2014
Finally tried Louie's Wine Dive
and very happy I did. The 4 Pork Gnocchi is amazing. I will definitely be going back."
Dined on 1/23/2014
Waitress, food and drinks were
amazing! Having to wait 30 minutes when I had a reservation, only to be seated in an empty basement without a single apology? Not amazing."
Dined on 1/19/2014
Very delicious food and great
service! Amazing brunch menu and awesome mimosas!"
Dined on 1/18/2014
Had a wonderful meal @ the Wine
Dive...the Fish & Chips were some of the best I've ever had! Loved the place except for the noise; which if you really wanted to visit with someone it would be very difficult. Noise was our only objection...everything else was outstanding!"
Dined on 1/17/2014
This place has an urban vibe which
I love. I had a girls night out Christmas party here for 12 girls. I loved it so much I know have an annual group outing with all of my friends. Also fabulous for brunch! Bottomless mimosas too! This place is energetic and Great for groups. It's upscale trendy but not pretentious. I live the Pinot....."
Dined on 1/16/2014
$12 for a glass of wine is
unusually steep. Food was also pricey for what you got. Our group of 6 won't go back."
Dined on 1/3/2014
This restaurant received a lot of
hype. Unfortunately it did not live up to it. Service very spotty and good was just ok. It was worth a try but would not be back."
Dined on 12/31/2013
A little lacking in seasoning, but
cooked well and nice variety on the menu. Quaint restaurant."
Dined on 12/31/2013
We went for the bottomless mimosas
- only $11!! They have a few different choices: grapefruit, grape, cranberry and original. They are a little more juice than champagne but you get as many as you want so it works out well. Breakfast was really tasty too. I had the shrimp and grits and they were wonderful! Not as authentic as the south but really tasty. Would definitely recommend for a fun brunch with friends."
Dined on 12/29/2013
We were seated right when we got
there and then we were forgotten. Our waiter had a lot of tables he was servicing. At one point, we almost got up and left. When he did approach us, I believe he sensed our frustration and the rest of the evening went very smoothly. The food is not you run-of-the-mill menu items and is very good."
Dined on 12/23/2013
The only thing that I have to
mention is the noise level. The poor acoustics makes it a challenge to participate in conversation whether it is a romantic scene or group setting. In order to place sound barriers, i realize it may not be conducive to decor let alone expense. Nonetheless thought I'd share what would make Louie's become my "neighborhood gem!" Thanks for great service! I shall return"
Dined on 12/18/2013
My husband and I went to Louie's
for my birthday brunch. We both loved our food. I had the special that day - Salmon Benedict and it was delicious! I'm a picky eater and requested that the eggs be scrambled instead of poached and they got the order right and the eggs were cooked "well done" as I had requested. They also have a nice selection of mimosas (orange, cranberry, grape, and grapefruit)! The bottomless mimosas for $11 is a good deal if you plan on having more than one. They are quick to refill them and they're not small. The service was great, very quick and attentive. I definitely recommend making a reservation as they fill up by 12:00. We had a reservation and they sat us immediately, menus already on the table!"
Dined on 12/15/2013
Great food...great wine..great
service....jazz band downstairs was fun after dinner...will definitely be going back again."
Dined on 12/13/2013
Went for jazz in the basement. it
was GREAT, but the shrimp and grits was too salty and the chicken was undercooked. They made it right financially but I was sorry we didn't experience a "foodie" occassion."
Dined on 12/7/2013
What a great place located in
Waldo --- a bit of class, with a bit of the pub style -- great wine selection and super fun menu !"
Dined on 12/6/2013
Really great place. I had wanted
to try Louie's for a while and finally fit it into our schedule. The crabcakes and shrimp 'n grits were outstanding, and we enjoyed the deviled egg appetizer. We had a great bottle of wine--the wine was all reasonably priced, and even though we didn't choose this option, I like the fact that they would open any bottle in the house as long as the diners committed to buying two glasses. great way to encourage us to try new things."
Dined on 12/4/2013
Discovered Louie's in Des Moines
where the owner/chef started the place. We came to KC and brought family, hoping the experience would be the same in this location. We were not disappointed. Some very original menu selections that were cooked to perfection."
Dined on 11/27/2013
We ate here on a Saturday night.
It was busy and "energetic," but not overwhelming. Food was so, so good. I had the shrimp and grits, my companion had one of the specials, a surf and turf - a filet stuffed with crab meat. Salads were good, wine list was interesting and the service was attentive but not intrusive. A really good experience. If you have a sweet tooth, have the cookie served in the skillet with ice cream on top."
Dined on 11/23/2013
This was our first visit to
Louie's Wine Dive. We were very impressed with the food, ambience and service. Louie's is our new favorite restaurant. We will be back very soon!"
Dined on 11/9/2013
This is one place that has nice
gluten free options that are part of the main menu, bravo!"
Dined on 11/7/2013
I knew it would take several
months for this places food to improve. My first experience, we had a terrible waiter and they served me burnt gnocchi. This time the waiter was attentive, the Sinatra burger and the truffle fries were fantastic. I will go back."
Dined on 10/31/2013
Terrific food! And Christine took
care of all of our needs. Love the way the wine purchases work! We will be back soon!"
Dined on 10/30/2013
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"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts.. . For support rather than illumination. " - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
What wonderful blokes all 3 of them. Will take Donald as of now. Of course Steyn has time to overtake.
I'd rather have a beer with any but Shaun. Man has the worst twitter feed of anyone, ever.
I'm always suspicious of shops that sell bait.
cant get beers on twitter, iirc
Allan Donald would be more gentlemanly on a date.
^lol, he always seemed like a nerdy cub scout leader. If he worked a desk job, I'm sure his cubicle would be plastered with motivational bits and pieces.
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Donald and Steyn are a different sort of bowler to Pollock but I'd still take AD over Steyn at this point - partly because he could do it in both forms of the game (plus he was an awesome county bowler)
marc71178 - President and founding member of AAAS - we don't only appreciate when he does well, but also when he's not quite so good!
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Beware the evils of Kit-Kats - they're immoral apparently.
RE Pollock's 3rd Feb entry: Take It Outside God Boy - YouTube
I'd take Donald btw. Love the man.
White Lightening!!
"I will go down as Darren Sammy, the one who always smiles" - Darren Sammy
dale probably has the most money so him
Indians can't bowl - Where has the rumour come from as I myself and many indian friends arwe competent fast bowlers ?
With the English bid I said: Let us be brief. If you give back the Falkland Islands, which belong to us, you will get my vote. They then became sad and left
Donald marginally the best bowler, would pick Pollock in my world XI because of his batting.
Also, Pollock is a sexy man, the other two definitely aren't.
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Infuriating his own teammates as much as his opponents, Ty Cobb did not receive the warmest welcome in Detroit. Arriving August 29, 1905, Cobb made the fans go wild with his first at bat. He hit a line drive over the head of center fielder Eddie Hahn. Although his name was not even listed on the scorecard that day we are sure fans quickly learned his name. He didn't understand the way his teammates played the game and how they could not do the things that he could.To him there was one way to play baseball - his way.
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John Malkovich started his career in 1976 at Steppenwolf in Chicago, making a startling New York debut with their 1980 transfer of Sam Shepard's True West. Malkovich returned in 1984 as director of Lanford Wilson's Balm in Gilead, and hit Broadway later that year as Biff in the Dustin Hoffman "Death of a Salesman." That same year he made two arresting screen appearances, in "Places in the Heart" and "The Killing Fields."
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- State Police shot and killed a Logan County man suspected of killing one man in Taplin and another in Logan.
Troopers had two active crime scenes in Logan County late Thursday with officers on the scene of a murder in Taplin and an officer-involved shooting in Man, said Sgt. Michael Baylous, State Police spokesman.
Troopers shot and killed John Edward Dempsey, the 37-year-old man accused in the murder of Grover Morrison, 88. Morrison's body was discovered late Tuesday night in his Logan home.
Baylous said Dempsey also went into a home in Taplin Thursday and killed a man inside. The second victim's name has not yet been released.
Baylous was first notified of the situation at 7 p.m. Thursday, he said. Information was limited as officers still were working at the scene.
Dempsey also tried to break in to another home but was stopped by the homeowner, who was armed with a gun, Baylous said.
Dempsey fled, carjacking a woman in the area. A source told the Daily Mail that woman was OK and called police.
Troopers later spotted Dempsey driving the stolen vehicle and pursued him, Baylous said. The chase ended after a short distance in the Man area, which is less than five miles away from Taplin.
Dempsey, armed with what Baylous described only as a long gun, ditched the car and ran up a wooded hillside. Troopers followed.
"Troopers responded to an immediate threat," he said. " As a result, he died at the scene.
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Baylous said uniformed officers and plainclothes troopers were in the Logan area aiding in the search for Dempsey earlier Thursday.
Officers were combing the area for Dempsey, who was considered by Logan police to be armed and dangerous after murdering the elderly Morrison in his Stratton Street home.
Logan city police were investigating the case as a homicide with the assistance of the State Police and were actively searching for Dempsey Thursday.
Police Chief E.K. Harper would not say how Morrison, a retired banker, was killed Wednesday. Morrison's vehicle, a 2012 Buick Lucerne, was missing when his body was discovered. It was found early Wednesday morning in Man.
State Police expected to be at both crime scenes well into the night. All three incidents still are under investigation.
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