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Photos and Description of this 2 bedroom holiday apartment in Salzburg - Domblick Salzburg
Bright and spacious apartment in a period building, 2 bedrooms, accomodates 4
Apartment 'Domblick' is situated at the foot of the Mönchsberg, only a few minutes from the banks of the river Salzach. It offers picturebook views towards the Old Town with dome, palace and fortress. It is a third floor apartment in a renovated 16th century townhouse (with lift) in one of the oldest parts of the city. Next to it is the old Parish Church of Muelln and the Augustiner monastery turned brewery with its unique historical beer hall and the best beergarden in town.
'Domblick' has two very large bedrooms with double beds, a fully equipped built-in Poggenpohl kitchen with washdryer, dishwasher, oven with ceran field, microwave, coffeemachine, toaster etc. and a 30 sqm living/dining room with satellite tv, DVD, hifi stereo, WiFi, remote control lighting and seating for four. The bathroom offers a tub with shower as well as a bidet and there is a separate WC.
The apartment has a triple aspect with eleven (!) windows and is therefore not only spacious, but also very light and bright.
Restaurants and shopping facilities are just around the corner and so is the bus stop and the next train station so that you do not need a car to explore Salzburg and its vicinity. For those who come by car there is a large (and safe) car park behind the Augustiner brewery just 3 minutes away.
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Traditional Villa sleeps max of 6 in comfort, fab mountainside views, Private Pool 8.5x4.5m(May-October), 2 bathrooms, large gardens,BBQ. Hisaronu/Olu Deniz beach & blue lagoon 5/10 minutes,
Front of the Villa which sits proudly towards the back of a large (750 sqm) terraced garden half way up Mount Babadag. The house has a large feel to it affording a Large Lounge (18x15) and good sized Kitchen (18x10) and 2 Bathrooms - perimeter and garden lighting. The property is well placed with easy access the to the bus route to Olu Deniz Beach and the harbour Town of Fethiye - so there is no need to hire a car. I bought the property because of its position to the mountain Village of Hisaronu a mere 10 minute walk away and the closeness of OLU DENIZ and lagoon (the best beach in Turkey) - the property is large and roomy within a sizeable plot of land. Not suitable for the very elderly or disabled A beautiful 40 Sqm Swimming Pool with Jacuzzi, Loungers and ParasolsThe pool (open from:May - October only) and surrounding terraced area is set in the sunniest of positions with Palm Trees alongside where the hot Turkish sun beats down on you,and because of the position of the Villa (which is situated well above sea level) you benefit from being kept comfortable - just perfect...off road parking for up to 2 cars...balcony at the front of the Villa offering fabulous views...Grape Vines supported by Arched Pergolas... Tastefully fitted lighting (which is set on a timer) allows you to return safely after your nights out.LiabilityThe Owner of the premises accepts no responsibility whatsoever for personal injury, accidents, loss or damage to persons or personal effects howsoever caused. Guests are specifically requested not to allow unsupervised children in or around the pool. PLEASE READ THE HEALTH & SAFETY BOOKLET UPON ARRIVAL.NB: NO DIVING IN AND AROUND THE SWIMMING POOL. Also – please take care with use of glasses around the pool area. Force MajeureThe owner accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever for any loss or damage or alteration to the terms of the booking caused by events beyond the Owners control including, (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing), war, civil commotion, flight delays or cancellations, adverse weather conditions: Earthquake,volcanic eruption,Hurricane/tornado, fire, flood or industrial dispute.PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE HOLIDAY INSURANCEInteriorPhoto of the Hallway, main lounge with a TV, DVD, Music Player tastefully decorated - a twin bedded room on the first floor, Main Bedroom & upstairs Bathroom..
This beautiful Traditional Turkish Villa has a large landscaped (terraced) garden with many young Fruit Trees, Palms, Bourganvillaes - set alongside a nest of smaller Villas affording good views of the mountainside and yet excellent access to the main road.
Maid (cleaning only) service is provided at regular intervals. There are bath/face towels and bed linen provided for your use
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The Villa is in a quiet area but you may hear occasional noise. It has a private west facing swimming pool, a west facing garden, a east facing patio area, a west facing balcony, panoramic views, interesting views, a barbeque. If you are driving there is private parking with the outside areas of the house having external lighting.
Large comfortable villa, with great pool and gardens. Surrounded with stunning mountain views. Our pool man/gardener Suleiman looked after us very well and always with a smile. The villa was also kept spotless for us. Very quiet relaxing holiday, but near to entertainment if you want it. Plenty of places to eat within walking distance, with very good service. The local people made us very welcome. It all made for a great holiday and I can't recommend it enough.
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Web site: http://www.ket.org/connections/
Episode description: Dr. Ricky Jones, chair of pan-African studies at the University of Louisville, discusses his book What's Wrong with Obamamania? Black America, Black Leadership and the Death of Political Imagination. It takes a critical look at the rise of Barack Obama and what it means or doesn't mean for black leadership in post-civil rights America. A 2008 KET production. [cc] Watch Online
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Scott Mckeen, Edmonton JournalPublished: Wednesday, September 02 2009
If I were Daryl Katz and company, I'd be practising warmth, humility and charity in front of the mirror each morning.
The Oilers brass have their work cut out for them in coming months, convincing Edmontonians a downtown arena is in their best interest, not just the hockey club's.
Charm hasn't exactly been a strong suit for Oilers executives over the years. Peter Pocklington set the bar high. On arrogance, that is.
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Maybe it comes with the territory of owning the shiniest bauble in town, beloved by a majority of Edmontonians.
Yet that might matter little when it comes to the arena project. Nothing makes Edmonton taxpayers swoon as much as a saved dollar.
Go all the way back to Omniplex, defeated in a referendum, and you find a citizenry leery of seeing its tax dollars used on big public projects. Mayor Stephen Mandel promises that your taxes won't fund the arena project. But let's be clear:Taxes will be used to fund the project.
No, not your current taxes. But the city will surely be asked to finance the arena, then use future taxes from the area--from the related hotels, condos, theatres, casino, restaurants and whatever else--to pay down the debt.
Proponents will argue that those future taxes depend on the project going ahead. No project, no taxes. So it's all a push, right?
Except that the arena district will suck up investment that might go elsewhere. If the same hotel were built somewhere else downtown, the city would collect taxes to soften your annual bill.
Having said all that, I remain convinced that a well-designed arena project will help revitalize downtown. Rexall Place is situated in an area of mostly residential, light industrial and exhibition uses. Concertgoers and hockey fans tend to flee the area immediately.
But put 18,000 people in a downtown hockey arena and a good percentage of them will spill out onto side streets, stopping for a beverage or bite to eat. Do that for 50, or 100 or 150 dates a year and the effect will be substantial.
So yes, I support the idea of a downtown arena. With a few conditions. First, the city must own and control the arena. No ownership, no tax dollars.
Northlands must be the arena operator.
The agricultural society has done a remarkable job with Rexall Place as a venue for concerts and major events.
Katz must fork over his promised $100 million. For that, he can have naming rights for a period of time, or the primary lease. But that's it.
Katz and company must also come forward with hat in hand. They must not patronize us with wildly inflated estimates of the Oilers' economic impact. The Oilers pay about $50 million annually to migrant workers, who flee town after the season ends.
It would be nice to see Katz convince a few more players to live in the place they work, as year-round ambassadors for his hockey enterprise. Mind you, Katz could use a bit of that advice, too.
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New Year's Eve 2012 bar and club parties: Suffolk
With 2012 quickly drawing to a close, those among us who have yet to decide where to go or what to do on New Year's Eve are cutting it close -- so to help pick a prime place to party, here are some bashes being held at Suffolk County spots that could make the last hours of the year more interesting:
NYE at The Cortland
WHERE The Cortland: 27 W. Main St., Bay Shore, 631-206-2220
THE DEAL open bar 8 p.m.-12 a.m., buffet, passed hors d'oeuvres, party favors, Champagne toast, complimentary coat check, exclusive craft beers
THE PRICE $40 before Dec. 25, $55 after; pay on site or call 631-206-2220.
Celebrate New Year's Eve at Public House 49
WHERE Public House 49: 49 E. Main St., Patchogue, 631-569-2767
THE DEAL DJ spins all night, five-hour open bar, buffet, passed appetizers, party favors, Champagne toast
THE PRICE $75; limited tickets available
Phao New Year's Eve Masquerade Ball
WHERE Phao: 29 Main St., Sag Harbor, 631-725-0101
THE DEAL dress in costume (free masks available while supplies last), cash bar, free midnight toast
THE PRICE $20 at the door until midnight; for table service reservations, email email@example.com.
Vaudeville in Amityville at Club Revolution
WHERE Club Revolution: 140 Merrick Rd., Amityville, 631-264-7712
THE DEAL DJs spinning rock, metal, industrial and new wave; two rooms for dancing; dress in costume (steam punk, burlesque-style), live alternative/goth music; live burlesque performances; live fire performance; balloon drop; free Champagne toast; buffet; free breakfast sandwich at 3 a.m.
THE PRICE $12 before 11 p.m. if dressed in theme, $15 after (or not dressed in theme); $30 for open bar from 10:30 p.m.-1 a.m. 18 to enter, 21 to drink; advance tickets available at m.ticketweb.com.
Long Island's Gay New Year's Eve Gala at The Bunk House
WHERE The Bunk House: 620 Waverly Ave., Patchogue, 631-506-6600
THE DEAL DJ spins, live performance, buffet, Champagne toast, televised ball drop, balloon drop, party favors
THE PRICE $15 for open bar from 9-10 p.m., $25 for open bar from 9 p.m.-midnight, $50 for all-night open bar; call ahead for more details.
Vic Latino's Rockin' Eve at MCBG
WHERE Middle Country Beer Garden: 1702 Middle Country Rd., Centereach, 631-696-1111
THE DEAL DJ Vic Latino spins, three-hour open bar, party favors, midnight champagne toast
THE PRICE $20 in advance (could be more at the door), call 631-696-1111 or go online to middlecountrybeergarden.com for more details.
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The California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP) is a statewide educational technology leadership initiative, providing assistance to schools and districts in integrating technology into teaching and learning.
Funded by the Education Technology Local Assistance Program, CTAP focuses on promoting the effective use of educational technology through regional coordination of educational support services based on local needs. Each of the eleven county superintendents' regions in the state has developed and is implementing a plan to provide technology assistance in five key component areas:
The goal in each CTAP region is to work collaboratively to support the use of technology in the districts and schools.
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When a firm hits the critical point of needing talented employees but can't afford to pay the market rate to hire them, it is time to look at reducing the client load.
Evaluating the client list is a healthy process for firms of all sizes and a necessary annual exercise to implement strategy and vision. This can help a firm measure its market rate.
Evaluate clients based on pricing, timing, stress, risk level and overall satisfaction.
A firm is better equipped to establish parameters for new engagements after the current client list has been evaluated. This allows the firm to set a higher standard and will improve its profitability, team member compensation, and general satisfaction for the work performed.
An evaluation of your client list is a healthy process for firms of all sizes. As firms change structure, size and expertise, evaluating the client list becomes a necessary annual exercise to implement firm strategy and vision. Some clients can't keep up with the price increases that come with firm growth and, inevitably, a firm will outgrow some of its clients. Or, a firm may choose to keep these clients and avoid the price increases and lose profitability. In either instance, firms need a formal policy for reviewing the client list annually and taking appropriate action.
Firms that sacrifice profitability to keep clients will eventually need to add staff to grow the firm but may be unable to offer market salaries to qualified candidates. The solution may not lie in hiring more staff, but rather in reducing the client load or redistributing the amount of time spent on each client's work.
While visiting a variety of firms across the country, I have observed a direct link between staffing issues, salary issues and client evaluation. As a former recruiter, I understand the difficulties smaller firms encounter in competing with larger firms in terms of salary. The demand for the existing talent pool continues to outpace supply. This leaves firms in the difficult position of needing to fire clients that do not fit the firm's direction.
RANKING YOUR CLIENTS Each firm must know and understand its clients to determine if they are worth keeping and if the firm is charging the market rate for its work. The AICPA Private Companies Practice Section (PCPS) offers a standard Excel template, available to section members, that is easily adaptable for evaluating a client based on pricing, timing, stress, risk level and overall satisfaction. Clients are ranked A, B, C and D. An A is the most valuable client, and a D is the least valuable. Ideally, a firm does not want D clients and the C clients are borderline—not necessarily worth letting go. Once the C's and D's are addressed, the firm can focus on converting the B clients into A's. Practitioners should spend the most quality time on the A clients, providing all the work they possibly can for them.
The template includes six key areas for rating each client:
Job Risk/Complexity. This rates client risk and the potential liability a client brings to the firm. Whether it is an audit client in a high-risk industry, management attitude or lack of controls, or a tax client that constantly pushes the limit on deductions and income reporting, some clients pose a higher risk to the firm than others.
Rating Scale: 5 = No Risk; 4 = Below-Average Risk; 3 = Average Risk; 2 = Above-Average Risk; 1 = High Risk.
Job Recovery/Profitability. Each firm must decide what recovery percentage is acceptable. Many firms determine profitability based on hours billed and amount of effort put into a job. The PCPS has a recommended recovery percentage in the scoring system. Firms that look at client profitability based on other key performance indicators (KPIs) can change the criteria to reflect their own KPIs.
Rating Scale: 5 = 100% or more; 4 = 90%–99%; 3 = 80%–89%; 2 = 75%–79%; 1 = 74% or less.
Referral Source/Client Tie-In. This factor is important to the firm's overall profitability. Clients can be a firm's best referral source, and this source should be used. Some jobs, such as those in the not-for-profit sector, are the results of relationships with other clients. It is important to quantify the referred client in the client evaluation process. A client that has been referred by an A client can still be a D client. If a referred client is a D, the firm should keep the referring client in the loop as to why your firm is unable to serve the D client. Very likely, the A client will understand since it is a business as well.
Rating Scale: 5 = Excellent referrer/tied to an A client; 4 = Occasional referrer/tied to another client; 3 = Possible referrer if asked; 2 = Tied to another client; 1 = No referral/no tie.
Additional Potential Services. This criterion is highly valuable and potentially profitable. The potential to provide additional services for a client could improve that client's current rank if it is below an A.
Rating Scale: 5 = Could be doing more; 4 = Some additional opportunities; 3 = Full now, but future potential; 2 = Reached full potential; 1 = Does not value what we do now.
Timeliness of Payment. This factor is highly quantifiable and like Job Recovery, there are no exceptions to the ranking.
Rating Scale: 5 = 30 days or less; 4 = 31–60 days; 3 = 61–90 days; 2 = 90–120 days; 1 = more than 120 days.
Client Satisfaction. This does not refer to the client's satisfaction, but rather the firm's. How much satisfaction and enjoyment is there in working with the client? It is important to know how client management and client teams treat your employees.
Rating Scale: 5 = Great to work with and our team enjoys them; 4 = Good environment; 3 = OK job that we get through; 2 = Can be stressful at times; 1 = Client does not respect us and treats our people poorly.
The template provides an automatic calculation based on the overall score to determine if the client ranks as an A, B, C or D. Three of the six criteria are based on statistical evidence; one can be considered engagement objective; and two can be considered subjective. This puts some science in the process since four of the six criteria can be more difficult to argue, but can still make the process negotiable within the firm.
PARTING WAYS Dealing with the D clients can be extremely difficult and emotional, especially for multi-partner firms where partner compensation is often tied to the wrong performance measures. Ultimately, the goal is to reduce the number of D-rated clients to improve the profitability of the practice and allow firms to spend more time with their A clients. August Aquila, co-author of Compensation as a Strategic Asset: The New Paradigm, notes that "many firm partner compensation agreements call for compensation based on partner revenue contribution to the firm, and not to the profitability the partner generates for the firm. You will never get a partner to give up a D client if it is going to hit him or her in the pocket."
If this is the case in your firm, consider revising the partner compensation to add performance measures beyond revenue contribution (see sidebar "Compensation Criteria").
Two factors that typically make a D client not worth saving involve job risk and client satisfaction. If the client has high risk or treats the firm and/or its staff poorly, the firm is better off without the client. For these D clients, the determination is that, no matter what, they have to go. Keep in mind that some D clients are willing to work with the firm to improve the relationship. These clients are worth upgrading to C's. The AICPA Management of an Accounting Practice (MAP) Handbook contains sample client termination letters. Once the D clients are gone, the firm can focus on moving the C clients up to B's and the B clients up to A's.
Compensation Criteria
Resist opposition to letting go of clients by encouraging other compensation measures in a firm.
As part of an overall compensation survey, August Aquila and Coral Rice, authors of Compensation as a Strategic Asset: The New Paradigm , asked practitioners to consider the following 16 criteria for compensation. While the list is not exhaustive, it does provide the breadth of criteria that firms can consider beyond revenue.
If payment terms are an issue, the firm should require the client to become up to date with any outstanding payments due, ask for a deposit on any future work, and establish a monthly payment schedule for the client, explaining that the monthly payment schedule will help the client's cash flow and budget.
If client satisfaction is low, firm management should discuss this issue with its team members before the client meeting and then establish new expectations with the client. These expectations may include when the work will be ready, what the expected condition of the work will be, and how the client will treat the team. The conversation with the client will likely be similar to the examples provided in the sample client termination letter in Exhibit 204-30 of the AICPA MAP Handbook . As difficult as the conversation may be, it is necessary to help your practice grow. Follow up with a letter to the client confirming your discussion and detailing your termination action, and send it via a delivery method that will provide you with documentation that the client received the letter on a specific date.
Small Firm Advocate
The Private Companies Practice Section (PCPS) of the AICPA is a firm membership with more than 6,000 member firms. The PCPS helps member firms be more successful through education and advocacy by providing useful tools and resources for firm practice management and being the voice of the small firm for advocacy. To join, visit http://pcps.aicpa.org.
IMPROVING THE RANKINGS Once a firm commits to streamlining its client list, the focus can shift to improving the rankings of the remaining clients as described below.
Job Risk/Complexity. Some clients who make "the cut" may still have high job risk or high job complexity. If job complexity is based on a difficult industry, your firm should consider partnering with another firm that has expertise in that industry. Conducting an additional partner review for an extra level of comfort on the risk and providing additional training to team members on the complex areas of the engagement may solve this issue.
Job Recovery/Profitability. Consider the current responsibility flow of the engagement and begin the process of pushing work down. Assigning a rising manager as lead on the engagement to reduce partner involvement at higher rates will increase profitability. The firm should review engagement parameters, meet with team members to educate them on services included or not included in the current arrangement, and follow up with the client to reinforce the engagement parameters and alert them to areas that are no longer included and need to be priced separately. Team members must be knowledgeable of pricing techniques to improve client profitability and have the ability to price additional services outside the scope of the current engagement. Refer to "Additional Potential Services" below to increase the number of services priced more profitably than the current engagement.
Referral Source/Client Tie-In. Firm management must use all clients that scored a three in this category as the top source of potential referrals and conduct a team meeting to discuss ideas on asking for referrals. If your firm provides a written client satisfaction survey, add a line to ask for a referral. The firm managers should meet regularly with the client to discuss business and to ask, in person, for a referral. Develop a referral reward system to encourage referrals (the reward should be non-monetary and low cost, but memorable).
Additional Potential Services. The firm should hold a planning meeting with every client that scored a four or higher in this area to discuss the client's business. Your firm may be missing many opportunities with that client simply because the client didn't know you could help in a specific area. Don't be afraid to ask, even if you don't provide all services. Firms that have set up a referral service with other providers for services they do not offer will ensure that their clients call them first for any business service. This way the firm can pick and choose the business services they would like to provide to their clients.
Timeliness of Payment. The firm should request a deposit from slower-paying clients and offer a monthly payment option to assist with cash flow and budgeting. Consider accepting credit card payment (combined with the monthly payment option you can negotiate an "until further notice" acceptance which also helps with client retention).
Client Satisfaction. The firm should conduct a meeting with team members to discuss all clients that scored a three or less in this area and meet with the client to report the issues addressed by the team members. You must put together a joint plan to improve the relationship.
Clients should be evaluated annually. Once the current client list is evaluated, the firm can establish parameters for accepting new engagements. This process allows the firm to set the bar higher and improve its profitability, team member compensation, and general satisfaction in the work performed.
JofA article "Delivering Difficult Messages," July 07, page 50
Conference Practitioners Symposium, May 5—7, Las Vegas
Publications Management of an Accounting Practice (MAP) Handbook (#090407 and #MAP-XX, online version) Compensation as a Strategic Asset: The New Paradigm , 2007 (#090493)
For more information or to register or make a purchase, go to www.cpa2biz.com, or call the Institute at 888-777-7077.
Web site Visit the PCPS Resource Center at http://pcps.aicpa.org. PCPS members can click on the "Firm Practice Management" link under the "Resource" tab for the sample client evaluation form and instructions.
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Queen of the Yukon
74 minutes
Drama / Western
Directed by Phil Rosen
Charles Bickford as Ace Rincon
Irene Rich as Sadie Martin
June Carlson as Helen Martin
Dave O'Brien as Bob Adams
George Cleveland as Grub
Guy Usher as Stake
Melvin Lang as John Thorne
Tristram Coffin as Carson
Jack Daley as Captain
John Merton as Charlie
Johnny Morris as Runt
J. Merrill as Holmes Walker
Northwestern woman Sadie owns a casino riverboat used by gold-miners to drink and gamble their way to their claims. The Yukon Mining Company sends John Thorne to take over Sadie's boat and then cheat the miners out of their claims. Unfortunately, Sadie complies due to her desperately needing the money from the sale of the boat to bring her daughter back from boarding school. When Sadie's daughter, Helen, arrives with her boyfriend Bob, never knowing what her mother did for a living, Sadie becomes distressed by how much the refined Helen loves the Yukon and that Bob begins to work for Thorne. Sadie calls on her ex-partner Ace to get her back the boat and set things right. Based on a Jack London story.


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General Purpose Red Wine Glasses?
- Jim Leff Nov 29, 2009 03:34 PM
I realize it's an evergreen, but I don't see any recent threads on this exact query...and it's gift-giving season, so some new discussion can't hurt....so:
Can anyone recommend a general-purpose red wine glass - a skillful compromise which suits all wines pretty well? If I had to stipulate, I drink mostly cab and port, but I'd like versatility.
How much are you looking to pay? How robust a glass are you looking for (e.g. does it need to be dishwasher-compatible)?
I quite like the Riedel Ouverture Magnums, which have big bowls and short stems, can take quite a bit of abuse and are inexpensive enough that they don't give me a heart attack when one gets broken. While they're arguably too big for light reds like Beaujolais, those wines won't suffer from being served in a white wine glass.
Traditionalists wouldn't want to use them or any other red wine glass for port, however. I use INAO tasting glasses; if I didn't have a set, I'd opt for a white wine glass. Purpose-built port glasses exist, of course. See here for an earlier discussion: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/539937
re: carswell
$$ isn't critical (someone else is paying!). Dishwasher-proof not necessary, as it'll only be four glasses, though the very top Reidel stuff always makes me nervous; I feel like I'm gonna crush it in my hand. And I'd also like to avoid the really enormous goblets if possible.
I wouldn't totally mind getting separate port glasses, but it seems a waste for once-per-year....though OTOH I have some pretty good vintage port (bought 77s and 85s back in the day) that deserves better than short shrift...
re: Jim Leff
You are right to be nervous about the Sommelier line. The glasses are beautiful, but oh so fragile. I got quite a few glasses when I got married, and have about three of them left. I've switched to the Vinum line - though I do still covet the Sommelier glasses with the green stems.
I have both the basic Vinum Pinot Noir and Cabernet glasses, so, in terms of Riedel, I would go with the latter.
re: MMRuth
To be specific, I have the Bordeaux and Burgundy glasses.
Edit - you might want to take a look at brownderby.com for good prices. Haven't compared them to Amazon, but once upon a time they offered discounted prices on Riedel. Also, a couple of years ago Sherry Lehman had a sale on them - though the might have been right before they moved to Park Avenue.
re: Jim Leff
I'd never buy the Reidel Sommelier glasses. They're gorgeous but impossibly fragile. And huge bowls are just silly.
The great thing about INAO glasses is that they are multi-functional. I use mine for port, sherry, spirits I drink neat (Scotch, brandy/Cognac/Armagnac, Bourbon, etc.), the occasional cocktail, wine when I want to restrict my intake, picnics and tastings.
re: carswell
Well, you and I may be among the few that enjoy drinking from INAO glasses. My bigger-nosed friends hate them for other than comparative tasting.
re: Melanie Wong
As a big-shnozzed ABJ, I'll pass...
Jim Leff, for one all-purpose glass, Schott Zweisel Congresso series "full-bodied white/light red." The slightly taller and wider "full-bodied red" in the same series has a broader bowl for developing aroma, but we find that the 3" width of the slightly smaller size is quite adequate for even a Sagrantino di Montefalco (a very, very big wine), and the narrower profile conserves shelf space/dishwasher rack space. Break-resistant, the Schott Zweisel is dishwasher safe, provided that you use a low-phosphate dishwasher detergent (we use zero-phosphate Ecover) to avoid etching. http://www.crystalclassics.com/tritan...
re: Steve_K
Agreed. That's what we use for generic reds, too, and it seems to be the choice for most restaurants and wine bars in our area, too.
re: Niki in Dayton
Thanks, all. And thanks, Politeness, for the out-of-box suggestion of a lesser-known option. I love that sort of thing! :)
re: Jim Leff
Is this the correct Riedel glass? I"m concerned, because the description, at least on Amazon, indicates that it's for whites and lighter reds, and I drink mostly cabs
re: Jim Leff
Prolly so. It's what many wine accessory stores recommend as the best all-purpose red wine glass.
It holds 13 oz, so if you fill it half full you're talking 6 oz, i.e. 3/4 cup, of wine, more than enough for most reds. If you want something bigger, move up to the 21.5-oz Bordeaux stem (which, like the Ouverture Magnums, wouldn't be great for lighter reds and whites).
The best thing, of course, is to drop buy a store with a large selection of glasses and see what you like, gauge the size, test how each model feels in your hand.
re: Jim Leff
Yes, that is my go-to glass. Often folks ask how one glass can suit Chianti, Zin & Riesling. I think the similarity is that these are aromatic and high-acid grape varieties. I wash mine by hand although I know plenty of people that put them in the dishwasher.
But if you're mostly drinking cabs, I'd get the Bordeaux glasses from Cost Plus that are made by Spiegelau. This time last year they were on sale for half-price.
Also, I'd suggest that you buy 6 stems. If you break 2, you'll still have 4 left that match.
re: Melanie Wong
Thanks Melanie. Good point re: breakage. To turn it around, would this be a horrendous glass to serve higher acid wines in?
Wish I had room for glasses for every purpose, but that would require giving up some of my treasured Belgian beer glasses.....
re: Jim Leff
Not horrendous unless you're drinking Nebbiolo or Pinot Noir, then it makes them gangly. A thin-lipped, tulip-shaped glass, such as this, is better than nothing.
However, if space is a concern, the Bordeaux glasses are large. You might be better served by having six smaller glasses on hand. The Forte that others have mentioned is used widely in winery tasting rooms in Sonoma County and it's a good all-round glass. I just wish the stem were a little shorter, it feels top heavy in my hand.
re: Melanie Wong
I do so abhor a gangly nebbiolo, don't you?
Anyway, thanks, Melanie, I'll whip all these suggestions into a blender and come up with something....
re: Jim Leff
I dunno about New York, but if you made the rounds of San Francisco's many wine bars, you'd have a chance to test drive just about all of the glasses we've mentioned in this thread. You can experiment with trying port, cab, and other wines in the different shapes and decide which you like best.
re: Jim Leff
The glass described in your Amazon website is one of the most useful glasses for various wines. I have tasted Zin side by side in that and a larger Bordeaux glass and found an astonishing difference. Originally, I bought Riedels for about half the price listed at Amazon, but we have broken almost all of them. Next, I tried the same sized Schott Zwiesel with great success. I only use three sizes: the Chard/Zin/Sangiovese, the Burgundy and the Bordeaux. I have bounced the Schott Zwiesels off of plates and caught them without spilling the wine. In order to set a table with matching wine glasses, I just purchased two boxes of 8 Luigi Bormioli "Symphony" 20 oz. wine stems. These are very nice, titanium reinforced, lead free, blown crystal glasses with a 25 year guarantee. I got them at Costco for about $25 per 8 stems. The Riedel Vinum Bordeaux stem is 21.5 oz., so these are very similar and would be useful for Cab.
re: Politeness
I noted the Symphony line wasn't on their website, but the information with the set indicates the same construction as the other lines. That is why I linked to "about Luigi Bormioli". I don't know whether Symphony is a line of glasses or just an introductory model. Anyway, we have used them and they are nice stems.
re: Jim Leff
Jim Leff, re: "the out-of-box suggestion of a lesser-known option," if you peruse the current thread headed "Wine glasses and granite counters," you would think the Riedel to be the off-beat choice and the Schott Zweisel to be the mainstream glass. As for the shape, we first chose it because, in the universe of wine glasses that we could actually hold and measure before purchasing, the Congresso came closest -- nearly an exact match, in fact -- to the glasses that were a required purchase for tasting all of the estates' wines at the Vendemmia festival in Greve in Chianti (the unofficial capital of Chianti Classico) the year (1998) that we visited. We brought home two glasses, broke one, and tried to purchase another glass that matched the shape of that Chianti glass, finding the Congresso to match more closely than any other.
I use the Riedel Vinum Bdx. stem (sorry, do not have the model number handy), and they work well. Some like their Zin glasses, and feel that they are more universal.
For Port, I am a big fan of the copita. While I have some of the Riedel Vinums, my all time fav. is one done by Villory-Bosch. Unfortunately, they have not made them in over a decade. Glad that I bought all 24, when I cleaned them out. Only have 22 now, but it has been about 16 years, and many Port tastings, so that is not too bad. They are almost the same shape as the Vinums, but a bit smaller. The balance is better, and the bowl is just a tad thinner. Just flat great.
Good luck,
re: Bill Hunt
Bill, I'm a port fanatic from way back, too (have you ever tried the 31 nacional? I'll settle for 63!). Congrats on scoring those glasses, can you leave me two in your will? :)
In general, if you prefer the look of "classic" wine glass stylings, I always always recommend the Schott Zwiesel "Forte" lineup of glasses. Shatter resistant. Thin glass. Personally I like the Forte "Claret" Burgundy glasses over the normal Forte Burg glasses b/c they are a little bigger. Otherwise, the SZ Forte Burgundy glasses are versatile for almost any wine, red AND even white.
Realistically, despite what the experts and believers will say, you don't need a glass shape for every wine.
re: Jim Leff
In that case you will have no issues with Schott Zwiesel's Forte line. A bit cheaper than Riedels and generally more sturdy.
re: Jim Leff
"how it feels in my hand"
I urge you to rethink this part, just a bit. I find the balance to be part of the total experience. I have some lovely Riesling glasses, that have a perfect bowl. However, they are top-heavy and I never quite feel comfortable with them.
Just play around a bit, and I'll bet that your favorite glasses are ALSO balanced well. Might surprise you.
Most of all, ENJOY!
I used to be a Riedel brand manager for a large wholesale wine distributor. I repeatedly asked the Riedel people if I could only afford one type of glass, which would be the most versatile, all-round glass. They finally gave in and said the Vinum Chianti/Zinfandel SHAPE/STYLE was the one to buy. Many posters have mentioned this glass. That said, since you drink a lot of cab, if you can find the Riedel Magnum Bordeaux glass (unleaded v. leaded for Vinum) that might be your best bet. The magnum bowl is identical to the Vinum bowl but on a shorter stem. The Magnum line used to be sold only to restaurants in boxes of 12. I haven't seen them much lately. They may not be around any more. For ports I have used 4 or 5oz. liqueur glasses.
re: 53latour
Thanks, 53Latour, Cary, BN1, and everyone further up the thread!
re: 53latour
Would the Chianti/Zin glasses work for white wine as well? Would they only work for fuller-bodied whites or would they work for lighter ones also?
re: arlenemae
"Work." Such a standard. A jelly glass will "work" with the right wine. http://www.gourmet.com/magazine/2000s...
There are intangibles that contribute to any experience. Does the feel of a glass in your hand affect the taste of the wine in your mouth? It may; do not dismiss the possibility.
Is the geography of your tongue and where on the tongue the glass dumps the wine important? If you think so, I have swampland in Florida to sell you.
If the bowl of the glass exceeds 3 inches in diameter and you can fit your nostrils inside the diameter of the rim, then the glass will "work" for any wine.
re: arlenemae
Yes, the Chianti/Zin glass would be fine for whites. The Chianti/Zin glass was recommended as the best all-round (red and white) bowl shape if you could only buy one kind of glass. The Riedel chardonnay glass is actually the Chianti/Zin glass with about 3/8" cut off of the top of the bowl.
If you drink a lot of pinot noir, do seek out a balloon-type bowl glass. This shape shows the wine at its best. If you ever have the opportunity to taste cabernet and pinot noir at the same time in the correct Riedel glasses, try tasting the cab out the the pinot glass and the pinot out of the cab glass. The difference versus the correct glass is dramatic. A cab in the pinot glass has its nose completely shut down. From what little you can get out of the nose, it's hard to tell what you are drinking. The pinot has an astringency to its nose and loses its sweet cheery notes in the cab glass.
re: 53latour
The Chianti/Zinfandel glass is also known as the Riesling glass. As noted above, it's well suited for aromatic, high acid white wines.
re: 53latour
Thanks! I drink mostly reds and have a 2-glass set each of Bordeaux/Cab glasses and Burgundy/Pinot glasses for when my hubby and I open our nicer bottles. However, these glasses are ginormous and fragile so I would like to have a smaller, more "universal" glass for dinner parties (our Bordeaux set used to have 8 and we had 6 break in the last few years!).
The Chianti/Zin glass seems like a good fit since I can buy a bunch of these and it would work for most things, even white wines which I hardly ever drink so I can hardly justify buying special glasses for whites. The fact that I can use this for Zins is a nice bonus.
Btw, what does anyone think of these cheaper Riedels from Target...they seem to have a similar shape (but not lead crystal): http://www.target.com/Riedel-Vivant-R...
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arlenemae: "Btw, what does anyone think of these cheaper Riedels from Target...they seem to have a similar shape (but not lead crystal)"
Off the top, what I see is that the price for the cheap Riedels is one dollar more per stem than the price per stem for a superior glass that is sold here: http://www.crystalclassics.com/tritan... (the one at the top of the page).
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CHARLOTTE COUNTY Fla.- A Lee County man was arrested on June 1st on a Charlotte County Sherff's Office warrant. Joshua Allan Forman was transported Thursday from the Lee County Jail to the Charlotte County Jail to face charges for stealing several farm vehicles and equipment last May.
The investigation began May 16th when the foreman of Bermont Properties reported two Kubota RTV 900 utility vehicles, an acetylene torch set, hydraulic cylinders and miscellaneous tools were stolen. These items were taken from a storage garage at Graham raod and Neal road off S.R. 31 in northeast Charlotte County.
On May 28th, the foreman of Bethel Farms reported an aluminum barn was broken into at 50 Ryals Ranch Road, near the Desoto County line. A Kubota RTV 500, Kubota RTV 900 with boom sprayer, John Deer Gator, Dodge pickup, a Ruffneck Trailer, a welding torch with two tanks and an air boat and trailer were stolen.
On May 31st, the CCSO Crime Scene and Forensic analyst reported palm prints located on aluminum siding at the Ryals Ranch Road barn matched prints of Joshua Forman. Detectives went to his home in North Fort Myers and observed two Kubota utility vehicles parked in a garage.
Forman's wife gave permission to check serial numbers. Those numbers matched the two vehicles stolen May 16th.
Forman was arrested and taken to the Lee County Jail.
Forman is charged at this time with Burglary, Grand Theft, and four counts of Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle. He remains in the Charlotte County Jail on $60,000 bond.


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"Thank you again for the French Department's support. I really appreciate your making an extra effort to help me. It is just one more example of why Bryn Mawr is an exceptional school and why I am very grateful for my experience there." Corinne Oliver, BA, '97 (law school)
" I've found the same thing to be true now as it was when I was on Junior Year Abroad in France: a Bryn Mawr education prepares you for anything and everything." Samantha Griffin, BA, '98 (banking)
"The more I learn about academia and life, the happier I am to have started all this at Bryn Mawr. I feel as if you, my French professors, are still influencing the way I read and work today, in a constant, quiet, nurturing way I can always rely on. You are doing wonderful work there and I can attest, that it has a lasting effect." Margaret Jewett, AB/MA, '98 (Assistant Professor of French, Dartmouth College)
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MOVIE NEWS: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
Young adult novel The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E Smith already has a director on board for its movie adaptation. Dustin Lance Black is set to write and direct the film, describing the story as 'When Harry Met Sally for the younger generation.'
The book was first released in January, with the paperback published by Headline on May 24th. See below for the synopsis, and click here to read the full article over at The Playlist.
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Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life. Having missed her flight, she's stuck at JFK airport and late to her father's second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon-to-be stepmother Hadley's never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's sitting in her row.
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OAKLAND PARK — In the darkness of a hotel parking lot, the fugitive task force moved quickly to stop the black pickup with the murder suspect riding inside.
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Instead, Henry Kiner, 27, was dressed in camouflage and perched on the hotel's second floor, where he used a shotgun to blast away at the unsuspecting task force members below, officials said.


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Two Boston Men Face Murder Charges in Hyde Park Double Murder
Two men have been charged in connection with the Boston Murders of Billie Kee and her boyfriend, Kevin Thomas, that occurred in Hyde Park in July.
Michael T. Corbin and Earl Fulgiam, are both expected to be arraigned on two First Degree Murder Charges as soon as today in the West Roxbury Division of the Boston Municipal Court.
According to the Boston Police Department, Billie Kee and Kevin Thomas were murdered inside their Hyde Park apartment this past July. Police had initially represented that witnesses had seen 4 people leave the apartment and that they had dropped guns as they ran away. They also additionally first said that they believed the murders were "drug involved", yet did not offer any specific details as to any potential motive.
At this time, it's unclear what exactly led police to focus their investigation on Michael T. Corbin and Earl Fulgiam. One might assume that fingerprints were recovered on the guns found at the scene, though it is actually very difficult to recover fingerprints off of firearms. In fact, in the majority of cases, the Boston Police Crime Lab Unit is unable to recover sufficient ridge detail so as to link any potential fingerprints to any one person.
Without identifiable fingerprints on the alleged murder weapon, then, it would arguably be difficult to establish the either one of these two men pulled the trigger, even if the government can establish that they were present in the apartment...particularly if witnesses reported seeing 4 men leaving...
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Spil Games have announced that they will release smartphone games, developed using HTML5, that will be playable in the mobile web browser. Smartphone users with a browser with HTML5 compatibility can visit the Spil Games websites to surf and play games. According to the Dutch company,Read more
Consumer Spending Up 3% in Western Europe Versus 1% in the US. This year will see a 3% increase in consumer spending on games in Western Europe compared to 2011. Today, games market research firm Newzoo released a series of reports and infographics on seven European countries: UK, GerRead more
Japanese mobile and social gaming juggernaut GREE has recently taken a 'strategic minority stake' in mobile and Web-based instant messaging company eBuddy, reports Emerce.nl (in Dutch). This article is found on thenextweb.com. It contains some interesting insights that fit the consumRead more
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Thongtem, Titipun and Phuruangrat, Anukorn and Thongtem, Somchai (2006) Analyses of nano-crystalline LiCoVO4 prepared by solvothermal reaction. Materials Letters, 60 (29-30). 3776 - 3781.
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LiOH·H2O, Co(NO3)2·6H2O and NH4VO3 were used to prepare nano-crystalline LiCoVO4 by 150 °C solvothermal reaction in isopropanol for 10–360 h and subsequent calcination at 300–500 °C for 6 h. XRD, TEM and selected area electron diffraction (SAED) revealed the presence of nano-crystalline LiCoVO4 with inverse spinel structure. The V–O stretching vibration modes of VO4 tetrahedrons were detected by FTIR over the range 617–835 cm− 1 and by Raman spectrometer at 805.7 and 783.1 cm− 1. Co, V and O were detected by EDX. TGA of solvothermal products shows weight loss due to the evaporation and decomposition processes at 40–648 °C.
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HOLLYWOOD — Andre Berto and Kermit Cintron saw their stock rise with two impressive wins late Saturday at the Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena.
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text: Up 'til Dawn to hold informational session Wednesday St. Thomas Newsroom October 6, 2009 Up 'til Dawn will hold an informational session at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, in Room 126, John R. Roach Center for the Liberal Arts. Up 'til Dawn is a student-run organization on campus that raises money and awareness for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The hospital is based in Memphis, Tenn. Last year, St. Thomas was fifth in the nation for its fundraising efforts, raising more than $88,000. All are welcome to attend the informational session; free Chipotle. Can't attend the session but still want to form a team? E-mail Up 'til Dawn. RelatedUp 'til Dawn holds Awareness WeekUp 'til Dawn team registration deadline is ThursdayUp 'til Dawn Extends Registration Deadline to Nov. 4Be ready to write letters at Up 'til Dawn meeting


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KNOXVILLE — That five-week offseason suspension didn't do too much to slow Brent Brewer.
Tennessee's strong safety, still shaking off the rust of four years of playing minor league baseball instead of football, closed out a spring that had coaches and teammates raving about the rising sophomore's ability by making a game-high seven tackles Saturday.
"I feel like I can get a lot better at every phase of the game," the 6-foot-1, 213-pound Brewer said. "I'm going to have to work and coming in the fall be ready to work. Just working on my quickness or just my pass coverage or just running down and making tackles."
Brewer took his starting job in the middle of last season and finished out his year strong, showing the abilities and potential he possesses. That development hit a bump when he was suspended in February after an arrest on a charge of domestic assault. That charge was later reduced and the case is supposed to be dismissed in September.
While the Volunteers were pushing through offseason workouts, Brewer was forced to train at T-RECS, the student recreation facility on campus.
"I knew the team was doing a lot of running and things like that," he said, "so I just went and did my own little workouts with the trainers or by myself with some other guys that used to play. It was bad. I just learned a lot of life lessons. I just know to keep myself focused and don't let anything bring me down."
He was reinstated the day before spring practice started and resumed adding to his progression. At 23 years old, Brewer is much more mature physically than any normal sophomore, and had he continued playing football out of high school in 2006, his college career might have ended over two years ago.
"Active — he's been active," UT coach Derek Dooley said. "I think now his challenge is going to be, what's his stamina. Can he play like that for 12 games? He was extremely disruptive in our first scrimmage and disappeared in our second scrimmage."
Though Brewer has been through the grind of four pro baseball seasons, the physical toll of a 12- or 13-game football season is steeper.
"[It's] wearing down on your body every day, especially in the box going against the big linemen and hitting the running back," Brewer said. "Just being away from the game so much for so long, [last season] really did put a toll on my body and I needed a little break. It puts a toll on your body, but I'm just going to keep working hard and get to that point where I can go every day and be consistent."
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The Vols didn't go full-speed with special teams, as teams weren't allowed to rush on field goals, extra points and punts, tackling wasn't allowed on kickoffs and all punts had to be fair-caught. But even with the limited looks, there was some good and bad Saturday.
The ongoing issues at punt returner continued with a caveat, as Eric Gordon muffed a kick that Anthony Anderson recovered for the day's lone turnover.
"In all fairness he has not been back there all spring," Dooley said. "The three guys that were working together on punt return were on the other team. It just so happened, so we had to throw the poor guy out there and say good luck with the wind and everything else. So I was happy there was only one muffed punt."
Punter Matt Darr showed he has plenty of leg strength and that he's a redshirt freshman, booming his first two punts 45 yards with good hang time before shanking a 34-yarder and ending with a 39-yard average. Michael Palardy ended his solid spring poorly by averaging 38 yards on five punts, struggling with depth on his kickoffs and hooking his lone field-goal try wide right to end
"You saw some talent," Dooley said. "They have good enough talent to be dependable players for us, and we just need to take that talent and develop them into guys we can count on."
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Tailback Toney Williams had been missing in action for most of the spring, buried on the depth chart behind Tauren Poole, Rajion Neal and even walk-on Jaron Toney partly because of a hamstring injury.
"Well, he was the only one with fresh legs because he hadn't done anything all spring," Dooley said. "He's been out with a hamstring, so he came in there fresh-legged, ready to go and barreled his way for some yards."
Williams, a 6-foot, 220-pound rising third-year sophomore who's played in three career games, ran 10 times for 53 yards Saturday.
Patrick Brown has been the University of Tennessee beat writer since January 2011. A native of Memphis, Brown graduated from UT in May of 2010 with a bachelor's degree in Journalism/Electronic Media and worked at the Knoxville News Sentinel for two years on the sports editorial staff and as a freelance contributor. If it's the NBA, the NFL or SEC football and basketball, he's probably reading about it or watching it on TV. Contact him ...