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I then quietly went to the circulation desk and asked to see the head librarian on duty. I complained to him about the excessive behavior of one of his librarians and made a point of emphasizing that I did not object to the librarian enforcing the library rules, but to the rude and tactless way in which she handled the manner and to the disruption it caused to other library patrons.
I don't doubt that the librarians have to be firm at times (it was starting to get a little bit busy and almost noisy on Monday evening with all the middle- and high-school students at the study desks). But there is a right way to handle these things. If this particular librarian is still working there, I hope that the library limits her activities to computer work and shelving books, and assigns someone with better diplomatic and social skills to deal with the public.
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I did not see the original 'open letter' whose content was deemed inappropriate and deleted. However, the title of the message remains for all to see - and it includes what appears to be the first name of the person under attack.
Should not that name also be deleted?
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The Atlantic City Rotary Club had a FAST dinner meeting Tuesday. As guest speaker at the club's May meeting at The Chart House in The Golden Nugget, Atlantic City Carol Bissinger, RN, BSN, CEN, AtlantiCare Neurosciences Institute, program manager, shared with members the importance of dialing 911 fast for stroke symptoms.
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Twenty-four-year old Adrianna Beer has five tattoos. "They're all hidden, though," she says. "They're just little mementos of friendship and things like that." But that doesn't mean the Brooklyn-based jewelry designer thinks tattoos should be concealed—rather, she features them in her jewelry line, Hadria. Launched for Spring 2013, Beer's range of silver, gold, smoked quartz, and colorful silk thread-embellished wares has a downtown sensibility. Inspired by vintage baubles (she's a big fan of vintage jewelry, particularly of some giant rings her grandmother gave her) and tribal motifs, Beer's pieces don't just adorn the negative space on the body, they emphasize it. "Negative spaces highlight the body instead of just decorating it with jewels alone," she explains. For instance, a minimal silver spiked cuff shaped like a primitive grid emphasizes the bare wrist and an open silver necklace draws the eye to the collarbone. These blank spaces serve as a canvas for Beer, who's created temporary tattoos to wear beneath her designs.
She came up with the idea when a friend of hers borrowed an antique ring and the cameo fell out. "She kept wearing the piece and at first I thought how cool it would be to have a cameo tattoo underneath the open ring," Beer recalls. "But then I realized it would be interesting as a styling option to be able to use the fake tattoos." Beer designed temporary tats with a flower influence ("I wanted something that anyone would feel comfortable wearing," she says), which, reminiscent of henna, are subtle but intriguing compliments to her hardware. "I think it's important for women to be comfortable with making a statement," she says. "But I like the idea that different women of different ages could wear my jewelry and share it with each other." With or without the ink, of course.
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have we realy returned to the days of oliver?or are people spending their money on fags and booze instead
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So why ho why does this Government give BILLIONS of £'s to other countries. Charity begins at home, only last week I heard of a family that on a Saturday night had no food to feed their 3 children their money not spent on fag's or booze they just didn't have any.
A friend went out and bought food for this family, who was too proud to ask for help, but for the children being hungry the mother would have stopped this friend from buying them food and was so grateful when they did.
PLEASE give to this charity and send an e.mail to your MP's to call on this Government to stop giving our tax money away to countries abroad but look after the poor people of this once great country. None of our MP's will starve this coming year they claim for their food on their expences.
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Hundreds of people cheered at San Francisco's Crissy Field this morning as the Space Shuttle Endeavour made a once-in-a-lifetime flight over the Golden Gate Bridge this morning.
The shuttle, piggybacking on a specially modified Boeing 747, made a low-altitude pass over the bridge at about 10:15 a.m. after taking off earlier today from Edwards Air Force Base near Los Angeles. The Endeavour also flew over Sacramento before coming to the Bay Area and passed over the NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field in Mountain View after its flyover of San Francisco.
The anticipation was high among the photographers standing at the Warming Hut pier at Fort Point in San Francisco. The shuttle was first sighted over the East Bay. We watched it circle over Tiburon and disappear behind the Marin Headlands. When it appeared over the hills behind the Golden Gate Bridge, the cameras started clicking.
Everyone followed the progress of the Space Shuttle Endeavour on their cell phones as it approached the Bay Area.
The Endeavour circled around for a second time flying directly over the Golden Gate Bridge to the applause of everyone without a camera in their hands. High fives all around ended the day.
The Endeavour will eventually end up back in Southern California at the California Science Museum in Los Angeles at a display opening on Oct. 30, but Tim Hammock, 49, of Pacifica, said he thought it should be taken to air shows around the country. "People would come out in droves," Hammock said. "It was awesome, I've wanted to see that forever."
Following its Bay Area visit, the shuttle was also planning to pass the Monterey Peninsula and near San Luis Obispo before landing at Los Angeles International Airport around noon. Named for the first ship commanded by 18th-century British explorer James Cook, the Endeavour first went into space in 1992 and was decommissioned by NASA last year.
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Strand Lighting has announced today that its three UK facilities in Kirkcaldy, Cambridge, and London will be consolidated into a new, custom facility outside of London.
The Kirkcaldy factory will be closed down in a phased manner, over a period of up to 18 months. Between now and the end of this year, certain dimming products presently manufactured in Scotland for the European market will be replaced by new products made in Strand manufacturing sites, which are presently undergoing extensive modernization in the US and elsewhere.
The first of these new products, EC21, which features full-density sinewave dimming, will be launched at Showtech in Berlin, following its pre-launch adoption for the Toronto Opera and the Dongguan Opera.
In order to best support Strand's growing European business, the new facility will include centralized project planning, customer service, sales, and logistic support for customers in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Strand Lighting Group president Tim Burnham commented: "Strand's business is increasing worldwide, with significant projects recently won by Strand Lighting Europe, including the Moscow Stanislawski Theatre, Kuwait TV Studios, Kazan Opera, Republic of Tartarstan, and Bayalsa State Theatre, Nigeria. Strand Lighting is focused on new product development and on improving its service levels wherever we operate. The consolidation of our UK facilities in 2005-2006 will enable the company to continue that growth securely into the future."


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According to a new study out of the University of California, Davis almost a third of students with ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) don't graduate with their peers. That's high compared with the national high school drop out rate of 15% says the lead study author. We asked Dr. Kimberlee McKay at Avera McKennan if she was surprised with the findings.
Dr. McKay says, "I don't think so. ADHD is self-explanatory; they have problems with their attention. Kids are having problems with their concentration and staying on task and as they age and get into bigger classrooms that can be challenging in terms of education. What advice can I give? The main thing is parents should be actively involved in how their child is educated. The commentary in the article shows there appears to be a gap in the medical diagnosis and how their child is educated. Clearly we have some work to do to make sure these kids are graduating high school and potentially moving on to their secondary education. I think we're better at diagnosing ADHD so I think it's more of a matter of addressing the problem of being able to address the challenge for educators to get on top of it and make the learning process better for these kids. I know those teachers work really hard and it's a challenge to teach these kids. The important thing is to communicate with teachers and be involved in the education process."
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You have made the decision to hunt with your new big-bore revolver, and now you are facing the decision of choosing a sighting system for this short-barreled firearm. Or maybe you will only be punching paper and not hunting. What is the best system available? That depends. There are a number of factors that determine what is best for you.
The handgun hunter and recreational shooter should ask themselves a number of questions, in order to make an educated determination and help narrow down the hundreds of choices out there.
Are you hunting over bait from a stand? If so, how long of a shot do you expect and what is the maximum distance you could end up ultimately shooting? Will you be shooting off a rest (for maximum stability)?
Are you hunting with dogs? How good is your vision? Another thing to consider is recoil and making sure the system you choose can withstand the considerable abuse generated by a high-powered handgun.
Sighting System 1: Scopes
There are a number of quality scopes produced specifically for handguns today, such as those offered by Burris and Leupold. What sets them apart from other firearms scopes is that they will have a long eye relief, enabling their effective use on a firearm that is held at arms' length.
Using a scope on a handgun requires some getting used to. All the shakes and wobbles we experience when shooting offhand are exaggerated when peering through a scope, particularly when using a variable scope set to a high magnification. With a handgun, you don't have the benefit of whole-body support for the firearm. Thus, the movement of the firearm is increased.
Because of the long eye relief inherent in handgun scopes, the light gathering capability of the exit pupil is compromised. Therefore, some of the advantages gained by using a scope on a rifle don't quite translate over to a handgun scope. These are simply physical limitations that are not the fault of design or manufacture, but rather the location of the scope relative to the shooter's eye.
Scoped handguns are best used with a solid rest. For hunting applications, this makes them nearly optimal for use from a stand or blind over bait, where you'll have the rail of your stand or even shooting sticks to use.
Scopes also offer, of course, the added benefit of magnification, allowing the hunter to better assess and judge the animal in their sights, and the ability to shoot at longer ranges more accurately. Likewise, the target shooter should be able to shoot more accurately with a scope on a handgun, as the sighting system is more precise from an aiming standpoint.
All that being said, personally, I don't care for scopes on big-bore revolvers, mostly because they are difficult to use in a hurry, i.e., it's difficult to quickly acquire a solid and thorough sight picture. Where you have the luxury of glassing an area and carefully picking your shot, scopes are fine.
But, to me, this is a very limited option that truly has specific times and places for use. If a scope is something you choose for your handgun, check with the manufacturer and make sure that the scope you're considering is made specifically for or is compatible with handgun use and can handle the recoil from big-bores in particular.


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Harvest Update
We are in the midst of the earliest harvest in our history, and it's not just grapes--this is the first time I can remember having heirloom tomatoes in Arroyo Grande in July. I looked back through my records and our previous early grape harvest occurred in 1997 when we started on August 5. This year, we started August 1, almost exactly a month before we started last year.
What explains the early harvest? The obvious answer is the weather, starting with unseasonably warm weather in January, which caused early budbreak. A persistent high pressure weather system resulted in warm temperatures and dry conditions through the winter, spring and into the early summer. Consequently, every step of our growing season occurred earlier than normal. The weather turned foggy and much cooler in July, though by then the die was cast for an early harvest.
To date, we've harvested 18 tons of pinot noir and 12 tons of chardonnay from the West Rincon, Rosemary's and Monte Sereno Vineyards. We are seeing excellent ripeness at lower sugars, and lower acidity than normal. We attribute this to the warmer nights we've been experiencing lately, which tends to cause the respiration of malic acid. Yields are very close to our projections and the crop is slightly smaller than 2013.
Our early harvest didn't prevent us from hosting the fourth annual Picnic in the Vineyard luncheon last Saturday. This popular event is open to members of our wine clubs and features tables under tents set up right in the middle of the East Rincon Vineyard. This year's lunch was dedicated to the memory of Travis Monk, our Vineyard Manager who passed away this spring. It was a beautiful day in the vineyard, made more meaningful when we reflected Travis's hard work, commitment and dedication to his job. As we bring in the harvest of 2014, we are truly finishing what Travis started.
Winery Tour
This week Winemaker Eric Johnson gives you a video tour of the Talley Vineyard winery.
The New Year is Underway
Well it's official, the new year is underway. Most of the vineyard employees are returning to work this week and soon we will begin pruning. It's been pretty quiet in the vineyards over the last couple of weeks, but with the warm winter we've been having and the lack of any rain, it's time to begin our season and prepare for bud break in the upcoming weeks.
Currently we are pre pruning. So what is pre pruning? Pre pruning is a step we take just before pruning in some of our blocks, that removes a large portion of last year's growth but will not complete our pruning pass. At pruning we take last year's growth down to 1 or 2 buds for optimal vine balance and grape quality. With pre pruning however, we are only removing the tops of last year's shoots, but still leaving behind 5 to 6 buds.
Following pre pruning, we will revisit these blocks and make our final pruning cuts just before bud break. So why prune twice? It's a good question, and certainly there are a lot of vineyards that do not pre prune, but there are some advantages to it for us at Talley. First, it's a way to keep our vineyard employees working during the slower winter season. As mentioned above, some of our employees enjoy taking a break to return home for the holidays, but for those that don't we can keep them busy pre pruning during this time. Pre pruning also speeds up our pruning process. Because pre pruning does not require much attention to detail, vineyard employees are able to make quick passes through the vineyard removing the excessive growth from last year. When we come back to prune these same vines, the attention to detail will be necessary, but there will also be a lot less growth to fight through and remove. Last, pre pruning also helps to delay bud break a little longer. For this reason we will pre prune in areas of the vineyard that the temperatures can be a little colder. By delaying bud break by just a week or two, we buy ourselves a little more time in not having to worry about frost damage. Late February and March are the riskiest times of year for us here in the Arroyo Grande and Edna valleys as our fresh new vine growth is very susceptible to damage when temperatures drop into the low 30's.
There's a lot that goes into deciding how to prune, and here at Talley we certainly have adopted many different techniques of pruning and training our vines for the utmost quality. This week we will complete one of the last tasks that really helps us in deciding how to prune, our production tasting. All day Wednesday and Thursday, alongside our owner, winemaker, and assistant winemaker, I will taste through every single lot of wines we produced for 2013. It's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it, right?
As fun as it sounds to taste wine all day and actually call it work, these next two days are extremely important for many reasons. During the tasting we are scoring each wine on its quality and are focused on being extremely critical. It's important for us to identify the wines we think are the highest quality and discuss why we think they turned out so well, and conversely we identify the wines that we're not so proud of and brainstorm what we can do differently. Green unripe flavors or pale color could indicate a wine that was made from grapes that had not ripened enough or could have been over cropped. Maybe this wine would have benefited from some increased pruning, which would lead to less grapes but potentially higher sugars and more flavor development. Maybe we'll taste a wine we all really like, but look back to find out our yields were extremely low. Changing the pruning technique could be a possible tool to help us get more from this site. This tasting is extremely important and valuable to me as a vineyard manager, and will truly help us make our final pruning decisions before we start pruning next week. After this week one thing's for sure, our pruning plans will be set and my taste buds will be shot! Two full days of wine tasting can be pretty overwhelming, so wish me luck...and pray for some rain!
The Calm After the Storm
My name is Nicole Morris and I am the cellar assistant here at Talley Vineyards. As you may have heard, 2013 was a plentiful and intense harvest. Harvest 2013 was my seventh in the wine industry. As much fun as it was, I am glad it is over.
Now that we have time to sit back and reflect on the long hours and craziness we have just endured, there are still many winery tasks that need to be accomplished. Currently we have over twenty fermenters that are in the late stages of fermentation. They are mostly Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Verdot, and Syrah. Towards the end of harvest, the cooler temperatures in the cellar contribute to a slower fermentation time. Most of these reds varietals, which are from the Paso Robles area, will be finished fermenting and pressed off by next week.
Another task we are working on is the consolidation of the chardonnay barrels. Chardonnay that is fermented in barrels is initially filled only three-fourths full. The head space is left for the fizzle and foam of fermentation. So a 60 gallon barrel is only filled with chardonnay to 45 gallons. A barrel filled to the top would overflow leaving the liquid gold, as we call the foam, all over the barrel room floor. Still, some barrels do end up overflowing during fermentation. Once the fermentation is complete the barrels are consolidated, filled and topped off. They will now go through secondary fermentation and age in the cellar.
Eventually, all barrels in the barrel room will be topped off and stored. From here on out, barrel topping will happen about once a month because about a half a gallon of wine evaporates from a barrel each month. This head space from evaporation puts wine in a more vulnerable state for spoilage organisms to take over. Topping the barrels prevents this from happening.
The intensity of harvest is coming to an end and we are being rewarded by the beautiful autumn colors in the vineyard. Even though we are we are still keeping busy with these "end of harvest" activities, one cannot help but feel accomplished and surprised that yet another harvest has passed. We here at Talley Vineyards are very excited to see the results of the 2013 harvest, and even more excited about having a whole weekend off.
Putting our Dirt on Display
Last March Andy McDaniel, our then Guest Services Coordinator, contributed a blog entry entitled Playing in the Dirt. In that blog Andy described the complicated logistics of collecting soil samples from our various vineyards in the Arroyo Grande and Edna Valleys. He also shared the reason behind this dirty effort - the creation of a soil sample display for our tasting room.
The end result of all that digging can now be viewed by tasting room visitors. At first glance it may appear that we've simply filled seven large cylinders with dirt. But take a closer look and I think you will agree that it is much more than that. To even my untrained eye, it is remarkable to see the variation in color, texture and structure of the soils displayed. These differences are not just evident when comparing the different vineyards, but exist even within the layers of a single vineyard site. Seeing the uniqueness of the soils, I can't help but think how that is all a part of what makes each of our wines so distinctive. It makes it easy to embrace the concept of terrior, that sense of place, and to realize how Talley Vineyards wines are truly a reflection of the vineyard site they originate from.
Next time you visit our tasting room, I encourage you to spend some time looking at each of the soil samples, as well as the beautiful vineyard photographs alongside them. Enjoy your wine tasting, pay special attention to the vineyard source for each wine you try and think about the diversity of the soil sample displays. I believe there is a lot to learn from those cylinders of dirt!
It's Harvest, Baby!
Another harvest is already here! We've only been harvesting for a week and the winery is already packed with fermenters. With this warm weather, everything seems to be ripening quickly and it is looking like it is going to be an exceptionally fast and intense harvest.
The 2013 vintage will definitely be a memorable one for me. This is the ninth grape harvest I've worked, my fourth harvest at Talley Vineyards, and my first harvest as a new mother. The notion of being tired new parents will take on a whole new meaning once we add the onslaught of grapes to the equation. My husband and I will be passing in the night as he manages night picks at Halter Ranch; and I'm just hoping that our son, Grayson, recognizes our efforts and lets us have some uninterrupted sleep every once in awhile!
Grayson may not understand it yet, but this is just the first of many harvests to come during his childhood, when his parents will be blurry eyed, sticky, and purple handed for weeks on end. Without a doubt he will become familiar with smells of fermentation in the winery and the sights and sounds of grapes being picked and processed.
We are planning to start a tradition of saving wines from Grayson's birth year to share with him when he turns 21, and what better wines to save than the age worthy Talley Pinots and Chardonnays that I had a hand in making! If the beautiful growing conditions continue, the 2013 wines should be spectacular. Twenty-one years from now, I look forward to opening these wines together and recounting the crazy and wonderful memories we will have from our first vintage as a new family. Okay, time to get back to those grapes!
|Pinot noir fermenting in the cellar.
|Grayson reacts to the news harvest has started!
First Day of Harvest, 2013
Today marks the start of the 27th harvest since Talley Vineyards was founded back in 1986. We began harvesting pinot noir in two sections of Rosemary's Vineyard. Our August 30 start date was very typical: 5 days earlier than last year, 4 days later than 2011 and 1 day later than 2010. At 2.95 tons, the crop was just under Travis Monk's estimate of 3 tons, and almost exactly what we harvested from these sections last year. Our expectation is that the pinot noir crop will be very similar to 2012 and I expect a slightly larger chardonnay crop.
Every harvest has themes or storylines that play out as we progress through our vineyards. After only one day, there's not much of a story to tell, except that 2013 is a severe drought year (fortunately, we are blessed with adequate ground water) and the crop looks healthy. We also expect a more condensed harvest in 2013 as many areas of our vineyards appear to be ripening simultaneously. In particular, I anticipate more of an overlap between pinot noir and chardonnay than we typically see.
Will 2013 be a great vintage? This is the million dollar question that everyone wonders about, and I go into every harvest expecting to make the very best wines we've ever produced. The fruit is exceptionally clean with very little evidence of botrytis or mildew, the two fungal diseases that can dramatically reduce quality in our area. So far, we like the ripe flavors we taste at lower sugar levels, and acidity appears to be higher than 2012 and more in line with 2010 and 2011. This bodes well for refreshing wines of depth and concentration—just the kinds of wines we seek to produce every year. I hope you follow along to see how the story of 2013 unfolds.
|Cellar crew sorting pinot noir grapes on first day of harvest.
|First light on the first day of harvest in Rosemary's Vineyard.
Crop Thinning
The focus of my blog post this week is crop thinning, a critical activity that occurs every year at this time. Below is a video featuring Vineyard Manager Travis Monk discussing how and why we thin chardonnay. In summary, we remove clusters from vines where the clusters have a tendency to pile up on one-another. If we don't remove some of these clusters, we risk botrytis or mildew, which reduces both quality and the size of the crop. Enjoy the video!
A day in the life at Talley Farms and Talley Vineyards
As I thought about what to write about for this week's blog post, it occurred to me that so many things are going on around here that it would be fun to include them in a video montage, shot in a single day. For those who would rather read than watch video, here are a few highlights.
The sun rose just after 6AM over the beautiful fog laden Arroyo Grande Valley. At Talley Farms, we're in the full swing of things, harvesting cilantro, nappa cabbage, lettuce and spinach. We're also packing harvest boxes and there's some fun video of that. Meanwhile, we're planting bell peppers, our key fall crop.
On the vineyard side, our crews are focused on two aspects of canopy management. The men are lifting wires and tucking shoots (included in the video), while the ladies are removing leaves (visit our archive for that video). The goal in both cases is to expose the clusters to air and sunlight to prevent mildew and botrytis and to promote even ripening and optimal flavor development. In the winery, we've just completed racking together the 2012 Chardonnays, so the crew is busy washing barrels. You can watch Nacho Zarate and Pat Sigler discuss the finer points of barrel washing.
I hope you've enjoyed this brief tour of Talley Farms and Talley Vineyards on a typical July day. Cheers!
My Trip to Burgundy
The wine industry is an amazing industry to work in. Wine is made in so many places throughout the world. We have the ability to travel around talking to growers and winemakers to learn more and more about refining our craft. One of the many perks.
Last week I was lucky enough to travel to France with Brian Talley and explore the Mecca of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Burgundy, France. I have been visited Burgundy before but not like this. This time I felt that I was really able to ingrain myself in the area, the vineyards, the wines, and the culture. We were staying in the middle of Burgundy at the Francois Frères house in St. Romain, a small town outside of Beaune. Francois Freres are our main supplier of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay barrels at Talley. The Francois' are such an amazing family and their hospitality is unlike anyone I have met.
From St. Roamin we traveled to Domaine Jacques-Frederic (Freddy) Mugnier in Chambolle- Musigny. He is a very humble man with a masterful winemaking touch. I absolutely loved his wines. We were lucky enough to barrel taste his 2012's and taste through most of his 2011's. He even brought out a 1993 Chambolle-Musigny that blew everyone's mind. For its age, it still had great youth and energy.
From Chambolle we would travel to Gevrey-Chambertin for a visit to Domaine Fourrier. We were able to taste through a vast majority of their 2011's. Great wines with amazing structure. These wines will have no problem ageing for years to come. From Gevrey-Chambertin we traveled south to the illustrious home of white Burgundy Puligny-Montrachet and a visit to the famed Domaine Leflaive. Leflaive has been one of my favorite Chardonnay producers for a while now and it was amazing to be able to visit and taste through their 2011's. The depth of flavor, finesse, and searing acidity leaves no doubt in your mind as to why Domaine Leflaive is one of the greatest Chardonnay producers in the world.
Our last visit was to the jack of all trades Domaine Comte Lafon. I say that because owner/ winemaker Dominique Lafon not only produces amazing Meursault and Montrachet but just as amazing Volnay and Monthelie. It's pretty unique that Lafon produces red and white Burgundy especially at the quality that they do. His wines have an amazing intensity but a beautiful elegance that drifts throughout the palette. I would say Dominique was the most open winemaker we spoke to. It didn't matter how technical or intrusive the question was, he answered it. I have to say I probably learned the most speaking with Dominique. Looking back at my notes, Most of them involve things he said regarding the way he likes to make wine. My favorite topic was how to achieve the optimal amount of "noble" reduction in his white Burgundies. A technique that has eluded me in the past yet one that I would love to figure out because I find this characteristic irresistible in Chardonnays.
My Burgundian travels reminded me why Burgundy is the Mecca of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. It is the mother land when it comes to these grapes and there really is no place like it. As we were leaving Domain Mugnier I asked Freddy Mugnier what advice he could give to a young winemaker such as myself. He stood silent for a moment until his eyes lit up saying, "I always accomplish more when I do less." The perfect advice that I will never forget


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While ACS is no longer the Charity of Choice for Hood and Portland to Coast, any athlete participating in any event has the freedom to choose his or her own charity of choice, and we hope that you choose us. We cannot offer the same benefits we could when Hood and Portland to Coast was our partner, but we are committed to supporting your fundraising work and your experience in Oregon next summer, to the greatest extent possible, consistent with good stewardship of the dollars you raise. Every step you take and every mile you conquer will save lives and create more birthdays. So, how will YOU make your miles more meaningful this 2014 Hood To Coast & Portland To Coast season?
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Great Cigar Gift Ideas for 2011
During the Holiday Season it's so hard to keep from tripping over ads and articles on "Great Gift Ideas!" I figured I might as well get in on it too, with my own guide to finding the perfect cigar gift. So, I've kept it simple. Here are five great gift ideas in five respective categories and various price points, that you can hint at to your wife, girlfriend, best friend, business colleagues or, you can tie a string around your finger like Uncle Billy in It's a Wonderful Life, so you can remember to buy them for yourself. These are just suggestions, there are plenty more great gift ideas and deals to be found as well. I left the prices out, because they are subject to change and may even be on sale or include offers.
Cigars: "Father & Sons" Buying Guide #11 Sampler
A sampler always makes a great gift. Here's a dynamite collection for the cigar smoker who's just starting out or has been smoking cigars for decades. I like this sampler because it's got lots of cigars (16 in all!), big brand variety, and the price is extremely reasonable. Plus, they're all made by the best in the business like The Fuentes, Eiroas, Garcias, Ozgeners, Toraños, Padróns, Perdomos, and Plasencias. Ranging from mild to muscular, these are "must-smokes" no cigar smoker should be without.
Cutters: Xikar Xi2 Fiberglass Cigar Cutters
CLACK! That's the sound of a Xikar Xi cutter opening. When it comes to cutters, I've seen more Xikars in the hands of cigar smokers than any other make. That's because they're cool-looking, ultra sharp, guaranteed for the life of the cutter, and most importantly, they work! The Xi2 fiberglass series is very affordable, and the tear-drop shape provides maximum grip strength for the cleanest cuts ever – even up to a 56 ring. Don't fiddle with the cheapo cutters. Get yourself or your giftee something they'll appreciate for years to come.
Lighters: Vector Heatran Triple Flame Cigar Lighter
I recently purchased this Vector Heatran lighter for myself and I love it. IMO, Vector has proven to be one of the more reliable makers of cigar lighters, and this triple flame is especially good for toasting and lighting cigars from a 50 to 60 ring gauge. It comes in several colors, is very affordable, and it has a fuel viewing window, which I would suggest you look for in any cigar lighter you buy. It really comes in handy. This lighter also has a handy cigar punch on the bottom, in case you forget your regular cutter.
Humidors: Deauville Tobacco Leaf Inlay Cigar Humidor
Here's a humidor that says, "I love the leaf." The tobacco leaf on this well-made, dark maple humidor is bordered by hand inlays, that add an attractive touch of class to this case. Features include Spanish cedar lining, brass hardware, quadrant hinges, a large rectangular oasis foam humidifier, brass/glass analog hygrometer, top tray, plus a lock & key with a yellow tassel. Its affordable price and 125 cigar capacity also make it a great value. Cigar smokers always need more room eventually, and this humidor will allow you or your giftee's collection to grow without having to buy another humidor sooner than you wanted.
Cigar & Accessory Kits: Horn of Plenty Super Sampler
For the cigar smoker who wants it all, THIS is a very cool gift at a ridiculously low price. Perfect for the new cigar smoker, this item comes with just about everything but the kitchen sink. You get our bestselling Capri humidor plus 20 cigars chosen from among the world's best-known brands such as Alec Bradley, CAO, E.P. Carrillo, Oliva, Macanudo, Romeo y Julieta, Tatuaje, Cohiba, and too many more to mention. But that's not all! You also get a guillotine cutter, torch lighter, seasoning kit, humidifier, humidifying solution, and much more. This is a fantastic gift idea valued at over $296, for way less than you'd expect to pay.
So, check your list twice, take a look at these items, and browse around. There's something for every cigar smoker at affordable prices, and you can do all your cigar gift shopping without having to deal with mall mania.
Happy hunting!
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Recently, Famous Smoke Shop introduced a new 6-Pack Samplers program that offers the best of both worlds at very budget-friendly prices. As the name conveys, each sampler includes six cigars in total, presented in three different pairs of nationally recognized brands. Among them, household names like Arturo Fuente, Macanudo, Cohiba, Montecristo, Rocky Patel, Perdomo, Romeo y Julieta, CAO, and many more. Created to appeal to the entire spectrum of cigar consumers, the samplers are categorized by leaf type, strength, and country of origin, plus a few coffee-flavored cigar samplers. Not only do they offer a variety of cigars, but many 6-Pack Samplers include cigars of different sizes and shapes.
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Those are just a few examples, but there are many other 6-Pack Sampler categories such as "Criollo," "Mild," "Mild Maduro," "Brazilian," "Corojo," "Broadleaf," "Nicaraguan," and even a "Bestsellers" 6-Pack.
"We really went all-out in trying to match up the best cigars in each category," said Famous Smoke Marketing Director, Mike Vandenstockt. "This new sampler program will not only satisfy the cigar smokers who are looking for the big name brands at reasonable prices, but they'll also be able to sample them in a whole new way."
The Famous 6-Pack Sampler program is sure to get a lot of attention from newer cigar smokers, who love experimenting, now that it's so easy for them to find cigars in different wrappers, sizes, and strengths, as well as specific countries of origin.


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The first-ever Innovative App Challenge was launched last year, and more than 1,000 schools from every state and Washington, D.C. registered for the competition with 471 teams submitting app concepts.
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An off-duty Chicago Police officer was carjacked Monday night in the Calumet Heights neighborhood on the South Side, police said.
The female officer was in the 9000 block of South Crandon Avenue about 9 p.m. when three men -- one of them armed -- confronted her and demanded her money, purse, and SUV, police News Affairs Officer Ronald Gaines said.
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Metro supermarkets have gone ahead with further expansion with the acquisition of the former Orphanides supermarket in Paralmni, now their sixth supermarket.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. –Despite a shortened event on Lake Erie, Michael Iaconelli earned his seventh professional tournament victory this past weekend. The Runnemede, NJ native had a two-day total of 48-pounds, 8-ounces of smallmouth on Lake Erie.
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Crime, graffiti and un-cleanliness are some of the images business owners are painting of a popular alley.
Cranky Jeff's bicycle shop sits just outside Art Alley on 6th Street in Rapid City. Owner Jeff Patterson says Art Alley has lost its, well, art.
"Over the last four years it seems like there's a lot more tagging, a lot more graffiti," said Patterson. "Initially there was a lot more art in Art Alley."
Downtown artist and business owner James Van Nuys agrees.
"Occasionally a really talented artist will paint some beautiful thing in there but for every talented artist there's 20 really un–talented people who just want to their names all over everything," said Van Nuys.
Art in the downtown alley is also grabbing the attention of city council members. The Legal and Finance Committee voted Wednesday to consider issuing a task force to clean–up the alley's negative image.
"We see people using the alley as a bathroom. We've seen potential drug deals, we see a lot of things out there," said Patterson.
But a local artist says people who associate art alley with just negativity, isn't exactly seeing a clear picture.
"There's two separate issues, the art doesn't cause the crime," said Tyler Read.
Read, who worked at the Dahl Fine Arts Center, says Art Alley isn't a haven for criminals or graffiti artists, it's a place the community members can express themselves and their emotions through paint.
"People are used to looking at art in a framed space type of corridor and in art alley it's not like that, you have to search for art," said Read.
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PLATTSBURGH — Plattsburgh mayoral candidate James Calnon received an endorsement Sunday from a major city union.
Calnon, an independent who is running as the Republican and Independence Party candidate, was endorsed by the Plattsburgh Police Local 812, representing city officers.
Union Vice President Sgt. Kevin Riley said the union normally does not get involved in political battles and has not endorsed a mayoral candidate since 1999, when they endorsed Councilor Daniel Stewart, who went on to defeat incumbent Mayor Clyde Rabideau.
Riley said union members felt it was crucial, however, for them to get involved this year as Calnon, the Ward 4 councilor; Democrat Mark Tiffer, the Ward 2 councilor; and independent Chris Rosenquest run for the top elected position in the city.
"The members of the union feel it is important to have a mayor who has a strong understanding of the city and public-safety issues," Riley said at a news conference Sunday afternoon outside the Police Station on Pine Street.
"Councilor Calnon has been a resident of the city for more than 30 years and is very experienced in city issues, businesses and public safety."
Calnon, 64, has served as the council liaison to the Police Department since 2007 and is head of the city's Public Safety Committee.
The police support is the second union endorsement Calnon has received in the race. The American Federation of State County Municipal Employees Local 788, the city's largest union, endorsed him Oct. 17.
"I am grateful for this expression of confidence in me," Calnon said Sunday.
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---- — "Time to my-self at last!" I sighed as I parked in the easy chair. My peaceful moment was shattered by the door chime. Through the peephole I spied Elmer's gold teeth glistening.
"Bet you forgot, Ed, didn't you? Emil was supposed to come by today, but he took sick and sent me in his stead."
"Well, Elmer, to tell you the truth, with church camp and all, I forgot about tonight," I apologized.
"Not to worry, Ed. I haven't read these yet, so we can talk about them." Before I could interject my alternate suggestion, Elmer began reading an article about babies growing up with a flat spot on their heads; the article was from Reuters:
"'Pediatricians in the early 1990s began telling parents to put their babies to sleep on their backs, in an effort to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), also known as crib death.
"'That campaign was "enormously successful,"... and the new findings do not mean parents should stop following that advice.
"'But there are steps they can take — such as holding their baby as often as possible and having "tummy time" when the baby is awake and supervised — to limit skull deformations.'"
"Never heard that before," I admitted, "You'll have to tell your daughter about this."
"Yep," Elmer replied. My granddaughter is only 3 weeks old."
"I'll read the next one," I offered. It, too, was from Reuters.
"'Lee Harvey Oswald had closer ties to Cuba's intelligence agency in the months before his fatal shooting of John F. Kennedy than previously known, according to a new book by a former CIA analyst.
"'Furthermore, the CIA lied about its knowledge of those ties to the Warren Commission that was tasked with investigating the crime, according to Brian Latell, the CIA's national intelligence officer for Latin America from 1990 to 1994 and author of the book "Castro's Secrets: Cuban Intelligence, the CIA, & the Assassination of John F. Kennedy," due out on July 9.
"'Cuba also hid what it knew about Oswald, writes Latell, citing a CIA wiretap of a conversation between two Cuban secret service agents he uncovered in declassified archives.
"'"I am now convinced that Oswald was engaged with the Cubans,"' Latell told Reuters."
"Now that sounds mighty interesting," Elmer opined. "How much longer will we have to wait to find out what really happened with John Kennedy's assassination? All this stuff is complicated. Eisenhower used the Mafia to fight communism, and Kennedy went after the Mafia. Cuba, the Bay of Pigs, and a disenchanted CIA. Now this. Bunch of goofs in Washington."
I have learned to ignore Elmer's cynicism.
"What else you got?' I inquired. He read an article from the Atlantic Wire:
"'In a shocking poll by "60 Minutes" and Vanity Fair, a television news magazine and an actual magazine both run by men who are beyond middle age, apparently six out of 10 Americans believe that when a man claims to be the victim of a mid-life crisis, he's just [making an excuse] for all the bad behavior he's about to engage in.'"
"Probably something to that," Elmer commented. "Of course, nowadays it seems to me that more women are doing the mid-life thing than men."
"Yep, does seem to be the case," I agreed.
"Time for one more. I'll read," I offered. I picked up the hard copy of the BBC article:
"'Brazil has unveiled plans to hire 10,000 doctors to work in poorly served areas as part of wider reforms.
"'The shake-up will include employing foreign doctors for the first time from September, as well as changes to the university medicine curriculum. Students graduating from 2015 must serve two years in the public sector.'"
"Sounds like a good plan — if all them doctors would do that here, we could fix our health care crisis" whined Elmer.
"Well, if we paid for their education, they might. I'm not sure that blaming the doctors is realistic."
Elmer was about to reply with a snide remark when his cellphone calendar chime reminded him of another obligation. Saved me from making a token pot of coffee.
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Finchley ABC held an open show at The Boston Arms last Thursday and 15 of the club's boxers were in action.
The highlights of the evening saw Finchley schoolboy Kane Constantinou stop Brian Vincent in their bout while Tyson Drohan overcame Mike Cocoran on points.
Senior fighter Mo Gharib defeated Jimmy Townsend comfortably on points while southpaw Chris Onwuegbusi had to work hard to overcome Charlie Harbou-Wincott.
Finchley's elite senior Shafi Shahak won a split decision over Charlie Harrison, Alex Bishop beat Kieran Michniak but Michael Kelly was stopped in the first round of his bout against Zac Lake.
There were also defeats for home boxers Martin Mcdonnagh, Kyle Quinn and Darren Redmond.
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OXFORD United's game against Fleetwood Town today has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
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Seven golf carts belonging to residents in Coach Light Manor mobile home part in Fort Myers have been stolen and taken for joy rides since Thursday.
"It's just a violation. You feel like you've been violated, which you have been," says victim Roger Ehalt.
Residents woke up Friday morning to deputies at their door.
"I didn't even notice it was done until he said do you have a cart," says another victim, Edwin Bracken.
Bracken got his golf cart back but found the headlights missing, along with other damage.
"They stole the windshield, the headlights out of it, damaged the bumper," he says.
Many of the residents say they need their golf carts in order to get around.
"You work, you retire, and you don't expect for people to tear your stuff up. There's no respect anymore," says Ehalt.
Ehalt was one of the lucky six victims whose carts were returned, although it was returned with severe damage to its body and batteries.
LCSO believes young kids looking for a good time are to blame.
"They may have seen it as a joyride, but it wasn't a joyride," says Sgt. Stephanie Eller.
The carts range in price from $1,000 to $3,000, so their reckless fun could turn into serious charges.
"Not only was it a theft, it was a grand theft. The people who did it are facing felony charges," says Sgt. Eller.
If you have any information on the suspects, contact the Lee County Sheriff's Office at 477-1000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS.
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