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In the future, everyplace will be "the next Napa" for 15 minutes
It's a slow news day, it's been a long week, so you'll have to cut me some slack here with this rather tongue-in-cheek post that actually does contain a kernel of observational sanity. An online news site, Uncover California, has a story today that claims "Many people believe the promising wine region of the Valle de Guadalupe in Baja California, Mexico, has the potential to become 'the next Napa Valley'…".
I did a quick Google search on "the next Napa" and it resulted in 9,170 hits. The first was called "5 Reasons why Lodi, California is the Next Napa Valley."
Another is headlined "Texas Hill Country: The Next Napa?" (I like the way it hedges its bets with that strategic little question mark, rather like the fig leaf that Renaissance painters used to discretely place over Adam's private parts.)
Then there's good ole Fox News, which doesn't exactly call New Mexico, Virginia and Ohio "the next Napa" but but implies they could be: "Look out Napa: 5 up and coming wine regions." (Hey Rupert Murdoch, tell your writers not to forget the proper use of the hyphen.)
Finally, "Is the North Fork the Next Napa Valley?" asks Hamptons, an online zine.
Some of this is crass promotional over-zeal. Some of it may actually be believed by the people claiming it. But it's an interesting angle on the hold that Napa Valley has on our collective imagination.
That there currently is only one Napa Valley is indisputable, the way there is only one Pope or one World Series champ. But speculation over who the next one will be is one of the delights of the media, and especially of headline writers, a breed unto themselves whose role in formulating the template of the day has never been properly analyzed. (My favorite headline of all time goes all the way back to 1975: FORD TO CITY: DROP DEAD." That would be President Gerald Ford and New York City, respectively.)
Sorry to end the fun, kids, but there won't be a "next Napa Valley." The time is gone when an American wine region can leap to the top of the charts and fire everybody up. That train left the station in the 1990s and isn't coming back. The public is too smart to fall again for such an anointing by the media, especially the wine media, whom it doesn't much trust these days.
Have a great weekend!
Concerning those controversial .wine domains
I've been watching developments for the last few months concerning these new .wine and .vin Internet domain names. Not closely, just sort of casually. I knew there was some controversy about them, but I wanted to keep an open mind, and besides, who has the time nowadays to research every complicated issue of social, economic or technological policy?
So it was that yesterday's big article (by my old friend Chris Rauber) in the San Francisco Business Times really grabbed my attention.
"Noted wine regions, including Napa and Sonoma, protest new .wine Internet domain names," the headline screamed. In addition to the Napa Valley Vintners and Sonoma County Vintners, those opposed to the proposed domain names include the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance, the Santa Barbara County Vintners' Association and—in other states—the Willamette Valley Wineries Association, the Walla Walla Wine Alliance, and even the Long Island Wine Council.
Pretty impressive lineup. These are power players. I know the California regional associations quite well from my many years of rubbing elbows with them; with the power of their member wineries behind them, they possess clout. And they've been joined in their opposition by some powerful Congressional representatives: Mike Thompson (one of the senior Democrats in the House) and Anna Eshoo.
I can't remember a time when so many regional associations joined forces publicly in opposition (or in support of, for that matter) a pending issue. So I figured I ought to look a little more deeply into what's going on.
At first blush it makes sense to carve out .wine and/or .vin domain names. We all know the Internet is running out of domains and has been for years.
This is why ICANN, the corporation in charge of domain names, added additional ones to the more familiar .com, .org, .gov, .edu and .net—because "the internet—or .com at least—is running out of space. So many names on .com are taken that people and businesses have to struggle to find a suitable one."
Enter .wine and .vin.
Two years ago, ICANN, in response to the problem, announced it would accept applications for additional domain names. It got nearly 2,000, many of them contested. ICANN decided to auction off the non-trademarked domain names to the highest bidders; the first auction was a year ago, and brought in over $9 million, through the sale of such domains as .club, .college and .luxury.
So what's the problem with .wine and/or .vin? After all, even the U.S. government approves of the auction plan, which, after all, is an expression of classic free market principles. Last March, an agency of the Commerce Department declared that "ICANN is uniquely positioned…to develop the transition plan" toward a new set of domain names. Although the department urged ICANN "to convene global stakeholders to develop a proposal" for the transition—an encouragement to compromise and conciliation—the wine associations aren't buying it.
Rauber writes: They "contend that ICANN's plan includes 'non-existent to grossly insufficient safeguards from illegitimate companies' hijacking their names, histories and legacies. They claim 'unscrupulous' bidders could grab web names such as napavalley.wine or wallawalla.wine and in effect hold them hostage." A spokesman for the Napa Valley Vintners told Rauber, "[H]is organization fears the proposal would 'provide a new playground for nefarious actors to poach the place names of famous wine regions around the world.'"
These are serious and legitimate concerns. Nobody wants to see a situation wherein some for-profit wine company buys the rights to, say, "napacabernet.wine", thus misrepresenting itself and its association with venerable Napa Valley. Napa "has had our name ripped off" before, the Napa Vintners spokesman said (most of us remember when and by whom that was!) and isn't about to let it happen again.
You'd think that ICANN and other legal entities could address the concerns of those opposed by building in rights and protections for stakeholders, and that's exactly what ICANN has proposed to do. They've created a "Legal Rights Objections (LRO)" mechanism by which disputes can be resolved when someone objects to "a third party's application for a new TLD [top-level domain]." Negotiation is more or less normal operating procedure in our era of contention and litigiousness, but the wine region associations remain unconvinced, and certainly they have a point when they fear they'll be forced to spend a whole lot of money, either on lawyers or on buying back the rights to names they want.
This is a sticky one, and I have to admit I'm not sure which side I come down on. What do you think? Should .wine and .vin be up for sale to the highest bidder?
Let's hear it for emerging wine regions
It's gratifying to see such a well-written and informative article about Sonoma County written for a Chinese audience (albeit an English-speaking one?).
While there are some technical inaccuracies, writer Euan McKirdy largely got the details correct in her story, which was published yesterday in the South China Morning Post. (It's funny that, there as well as here in the States, wine articles are relegated to the Lifestyle section. What's that all about?)
We hear often about a certain naivete when it comes to Chinese comprehension of California wine; they are supposed to know the Big Names, and Napa Valley, of course, but in the conventional wisdom, the Chinese are woefully ignorant of the rest of California.
That may have been true in the past, and may still be the case among millions of Chinese emerging into the upper-middle classes. But McKirdy's article proves that the level of journalism provided to Chinese wine lovers is on a rapid upward trajectory. If you're reading this blog, chances are you know that Sonoma is not exactly an "emerging" premium wine region; it emerged some time ago. But these things are relative; it depends on your knowledge base. One person's local wines are another's emerging discoveries.
I Googled "emerging wine regions" and got interesting hits. From askmen, which seems to be an online pub for all things guy, I got this list: England, Brazil, Canada, Greece, Romania, Ukraine and Switzerland. A few years ago, another online pub, Food Republic, published this list of emerging wine regions: Istria (Croatia), Guerouanne (Morocco), Virginia, Montevideo (Uruguay) and Sopron (Hungary). I like the regional specificity. The International Business Times wrote an article called "Beyond Napa: The Best Emerging Wine Regions in America," and on their list are Walla Walla, the Texas Hill Country, Traverse City (Michigan), Loudoun County (Virginia) and the North Fork of Long Island. That also is a very interesting list. I'd love to do comprehensive tastings of these regions, if only I had the time!
Are there any emerging wine regions in California? I don't think so. We know which appellations do the best, which provide good value, etc. I don't see anything out there just waiting to be discovered. Anyway, it's wonderful that so many countries in the world are tinkering with wine. It's also wonderful that consumers are getting interested in them, and writers are writing about them. The world is rapidly shrinking, which is good news and scary news: scary for wineries, because competition, already fierce, is only getting fiercer.
The new Cali acreage report: Chocolate, vanilla and strawberry continue to rule
The 2012 California Grape Acreage Report is hot off the presses and the most noteworthy fact is that white winegrape acreage is down from 2011 while red winegrape acreage is up, but just barely: a mere 274 acres, about a tenth of one percent over 2011.
This actually continues the trend of the last ten years: acreage of both red and white varieties has remained nearly constant since 2003. To put this into perspective, in the ten years prior to that (1994-2003), white winegrape acreage increased, albeit only by about 5 percent, while red winegrape acreage during the same period soared, nearly doubling, from 142,000 acres in 1994 to 263,000 acres in 2003
What I make of this, in broad sweeping terms, is:
1. White winegrape varieties have remained fairly constant in acreage for twenty years because growers know that consumers are buying pretty much as much white wine as they're capable of.
2. Growers planted a boatload of red varieties from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s because all the evidence pointed to increased consumption of Cabernet Sauvignon, in particular. Between 1995 and 2003, Cabernet acreage increased by 174%, a greater percentage than any other major red variety. (I think we also can assume that lots of white winegrape vines were budded over to reds.)
So why have the last ten years seen a virtual moratorium on new plantings? It's puzzling. Maybe a closer look at the data will give some answers.
Of the red varieties, all of the following are down in acreage, since either last year or since 2003: Zinfandel, Merlot, Grenache and Barbera. This suggests that growers believe these varieties don't have a future (although individual wineries, of course, will continue to specialize in them).
These varieties are up since 2003: Cabernet Sauvignon (+12%), Petite Sirah (+103%), Pinot Noir (+89%) and Syrah (+27%). These are the varieties growers feel are likely to increase in consumption.
The only major white variety that significantly increased in acreage over the last ten years is–you guessed it–Pinot Gris. It's up 380%, although the starting point was low. Pinot Gris now has 12,473 acres planted in the state, and is poised to overtake Sauvignon Blanc (14,911 acres, and dropping) as the #3 most widely-planted white variety, after Chardonnay and (sigh) lowly French Columbard.
The inescapable conclusion is that California growers are conservative. They plant what has been selling and what they believe will sell. Of course, the public doesn't necessarily listen to growers; consumers, always a step ahead of the experts, drink what they want. Growers didn't see Moscato coming, which is why plantings of the various Muscat varieties in California shot up from 2011 to 2012. Nor did growers see Pinot Noir coming before 2004's Sideways. After that phenomenon, they planted it ferociously.
Still, there's no escaping the fact that California continues to be basically a chocolate-vanilla-strawberry state when it comes to red and white wine. And that's a situation unlikely to change anytime soon.
Appellating an area tends to restrict the range of varieties grown there
Was chatting yesterday with Matt Dees, the talented young winemaker who's doing such a great job with Bordeaux varieties (as well as Syrah) down at Jonata Wines, in the Ballard Canyon part of the Santa Ynez Valley. A handful of local wineries and growers have petitioned the TTB for a Ballard Canyon appellation (which they tell me they expect to be approved pretty soon). They've formed a Ballard Canyon Wine Growers Alliance whose website says "…the Alliance feels that the focus of the AVA will be Syrah and its Rhone counterparts, such as Grenache, Mourvedre, Viognier, etc…"
Well, Jonata also makes Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, not to mention Sangiovese and Sauvignon Blanc, which are hardly Rhone varieties, so I wondered how Matt (who's an integral part of the Alliance) felt about promoting it as a Rhone zone. Pretty good, as it turns out. "We're making our own history, writing our own rules, learning what that little AVA does best," he told me, adding, "and it's obvious to me it can do a lot of things well."
No doubt most appellations can do a lot of things well. Napa Valley used to make everything from old field blends to Johannisberg Riesling, Gamay and Pinot Noir, and from what I remember, most of them were pretty good. It's fashionable today to say that Napa is "inappropriate" for many varieties, but that's not really true. What's true is that the conventional wisdom has shifted from "We can grow everything in Napa" to "Napa's only good for a narrow range of varieties." So the majority of the varieties Napa used to grow are long gone.
Who wins and who loses under such a scenario? I suppose you could say the consumer wines, because she has access to some of the greatest Cabernets in the world, now that Napa's become a virtual monopole. But this has come at two costs: (1) the world will never know what a properly made Napa Valley Pinot Noir tastes like (with certain exceptions, like El Molino), and (2) the monopolization of Napa by the Bordeaux family of varieties has sent prices sky high, well out of reach of the ordinary consumer.
I'm certainly not saying that the Ballard Canyon people shouldn't specialize in Rhone-style wines. That horse is out of the barn, the wines are very good, and prices will probably be going up. I do wonder at all the wines we're not able to taste anymore in California. How about Russian River Valley Cabernet Sauvignon? There's never been much, but Longboard did a fine job. How about Sonoma Coast Sangiovese or Grenache? I bet there are fabulous sites up on those ridgetops, but the Sonoma Coast is becoming a Burgundian monopole (with Burgundian prices), so it's not likely a vintner or grower will have the audacity to plant much beyond Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
Napa Valley Cabernet, Russian River Pinot define California greatness
I love Wine Enthusiast's database. It's my brain, with memory: I can barely remember what I tasted 2 days ago, but that database remembers every wine I've reviewed since the 1990s. Not only does it remember them, it knows the date of my review, exactly what the score and text were, and–if I entered the data in the first place–what the alcohol was and even the case production.
Those are powerful tools to discern patterns and trends, which are different: A pattern might be, say, that Paso Robles had a particularly good year with Zinfandel in 2010. A trend would be for Paso Robles to have good Zinfandels year after year after year.
If I look at my top-scoring wines over many years, it's evident that two varieties, clustered into growing regions, really define California at its greatest. Those would be Russian River Valley Pinot Noir (including the Sonoma Coast appellation) and Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon/Bordeaux blends, including all the valley's sub-appellations.
It's important for a wine region to have top exemplars. It sets the bar higher for all other varieties and regions, which is vital if a region is to advance, as not all do. Big scores also help to convince skeptics that the region is right up there with the world's other top wine regions. And they affirm the efforts of those hard working zealots who have labored for so many years. Nobody likes to work hard and have their achievements go unrecognized.
Why Napa should produce such great Cabernets is easy to understand. They've been working at it for 150 years. Even if you discount the period during and immediately after Prohibition, when everything was on hiatus, Napa Valley really started getting serious about Cabernet in the 1960s. So they've had the better part of 60 years to work at it: figure out the best places to plant (and the inferior places not to), to analyze the soil (which can take decades to properly understand) and combine the right rootstocks and clones to the right blocks, to tinker with canopy management and cropping levels and figure out the most beneficial way to sort their fruit and get it to the winery. And that doesn't even begin to address the improvements in enology.
Napa's climate is ideal for the ripening of Bordeaux varieties. Being an extra mountain range (the Mayacamas) inland from the sea than Sonoma County, it has that extra bit of heat. But Napa also has what all inland California coastal valleys have: a pretty fierce diurnal temperature swing. That means that, regardless of how hot it gets during the day, nighttimes cool off rapidly. That's what Cabernet (and Merlot and Cab Franc and Petit Verdot) need to maintain acidity.
That the Russian River Valley should be so hospitable to Pinot Noir is the surprise of a lifetime, I think, even to the pioneers (some of them no longer with us) who planted it there in the 1960s and 1970s. I mean folks like Joe Rochioli, Jr., Joe Swan, and a couple of others. I don't think they really understood what they were doing. No disrespect, but they were working more with hopes and fingers crossed than with any foreknowledge of guarantee. But look what they did!
What's so spectacular about Russian River Valley Pinot Noir is the breadth and depth that it's achieved in only 40 years. The variety is now widely planted there, from Fort Ross way out (and up) on the coast, through the Goldridge soils of the southerly Laguna Ridges, all the way on up to near Healdsburg, in the northeast. We thus have a wide spectrum of terroirs, with enough wineries in each to make solid generalizations, mostly concerning temperature variations, soil being (IMHO) less important in the Russian River Valley than geographic location relative to the maritime influence.
(I'm still reading and enjoying Allen Meadows' new book, The Pearl of the Côte, and if I had a dollar for every time he expresses irony or surprise that a particular vineyard performs well despite its soil [i.e. in unexpected, unstereotypical ways], I'd be a rich man. The point being that while much is made of soil and its effects, climate is a much more reliable predictor of wine style.)
No other Pinot region in California besides the Russian River Valley possesses these factors of widespread plantings over a wide region, with a density of producers and a history of production. Not Santa Rita Hills, not Santa Lucia Highlands, not even Carneros. Anderson Valley is beginning to, but it will take a few dozen more wineries to really let us figure it out, and that may never happen, given the peculiarities of doing business in that far-off region, so remote from San Francisco or any other population center.
I feel like Napa Valley and Russian River Valley are California's Bordeaux and Burgundy. I don't think that's too far-fetched. We're blessed to have such markers to calibrate everything else.


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Since graduating college I have mixed research of new technologies with research of being as productive as I can be. This includes development tools like IDE's, good testing tools, and better pair programming techniques. But also I try to keep up with the popular Get Things Done (GTD) movement, most recently utilizing Spring Pad as well as better ways to exercise our brains and transform from novice to experts in our career fields (information I picked up from the book!). Pragmatic Thinking and Learning was a great book in introducing many new ideas to me as well as a great resource to start research on all those ideas.
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●Mt. Zion District Library is offering a Summer Reading Program; sign-ups will be June 9-14th. If you are interested come and pick up a flyer in the office with all the different events offered within the program.
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●Any 8th grade girls interested in playing Tennis this fall and any boys interested in playing next spring need to see Mr. Roberts sometime during lunch.
●Open Gyms for High School Girls Basketball will start next week. During this first week we will go on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 11-Noon followed by weights. The original time of 10 has been changed to 11 for the first week ONLY!
●8th Graders interested in going out for cross-country next year should attend a meeting in Mr. Das's room after school on Thursday or see Mrs. Fox for more information if you aren't able to stay after school.
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As many of you can attest to, the last few weeks have brought more intense shifting. Our old ways and how we relate to others have greatly shifted. Please know that all is in Divine Order.
Some people might read that and think huh? Most of you though, those knowing that we are now ultra sensitive to solar energy, will read it and think ah, yes that's exactly what it felt like!
This weekend's June 21 solstice is an auspicious half-year marker, a time when you can reflect on where you are in life and connect with spiritual fuel for the upcoming months. It is a time, too, of celebrating the change in seasons and acknowledging natural rhythms that connect you to the pulse of the cosmos.
Within the empowered presence of the Divine, new portals are opening in conjunction with celestial events. One such event occurs on June 21 as the portal of the Solstice opens the Stargate of the Heart.
So what happened to all the promises of a great change, and finally feeling that we have arrived?
As the powerful solstice comes to cozy up to your heart the energy of 'what was' looks deep into your soul. Asking you to view and release what was and no longer serves the highest good.
In the days leading up to Christmas this year, more of us are feeling over the pressure to go somewhere/buy something/be someone that we don't really feel like going to/buying/being. So there is this sense of 'something's got to give' between what you really want to do and what you feel you are supposed to do.
The new energies are opening up for you new qualities of being. You have been tasting these on and off for some time now, but at last the reformatting of your bodies, is for many of you front-of-the-pack awakened ones, reaching resonance with sustained experiences of these qualities.
The Winter/Summer Solstice Gateway will take place this Saturday, December 21. The 12:12 Portal and Full Moon gave us the energy to prepare for this Gateway.
At 9:50 pm GMT on 21st December, Venus stations retrograde in Capricorn. Venus, the planet of love, beauty and sensuality turns retrograde every eighteen months, inviting us inward for an honest look at these aspects of life.
The Solstice and the upcoming lunar cycles, the solar energies and all that is will continue to fuel your unique timing for synching up with this Universal Unfolding, but the keys are turned, dear ones.
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The supergroup is one of those things in Hip-Hop that never seems to pan out. Big names, big egos and big expectations usually lead to a project falling flat on its face. With Polyrhythm Addicts, the concept of supergroup can go right out the window. With a well respected but virtually unknown lineup that includes emcees Mr. Complex, Shabaam Shadiq and Tiye Phoenix (replacing Apani B Fly Emcee) and producer extraordinaire DJ Spinna behind the boards, Polyrhythm Addicts takes different turns for different people. To some that have been following each member- this is a dream come true. But to most, this is a brand new group. Either way, Polyrhythm Addicts look to claim a few more fans after dropping Break Glass.
DJ Spinna has made a name for himself with stellar production over the years. Break Glass furthers the notion that Spinna has tremendous skill behind the boards, but at times it does seem that he has yet to push himself to the next level like many have expected him to. Joints like "Kerosene", which wraps a vocal sample from the late Ol' Dirty Bastard around some thumping drums is one of the highlights that reinforces his credentials. The subterranean vibes of "Goin Down" emits some ultra smoothed out vibes that allows the trio of emcees to tap into a less in your face steeze.
As for the emcees, Complex and Shadiq do what they do best – rip mics. The surprise of the album is how well newest member Tiye Phoenix is able to keep up, and at times steal the show from her male counterparts. Given the fact that Apani left the group proves to leave some pretty big shoes to fill, and Phoenix proves to be a pleasant addition. The surprise isn't just because she is a female ("So you like to take my kindness as a weakness/take my vagina as a weakness/just because you rhyming on the D-List" she boasts), it's because she's surrounded by so much talent which would leave many emcee's pen's quivering at the thought of trying to not look like the weak link.
The three emcees brutalize the album with battle rhyme after battle rhyme on Break Glass. Setting the album off just right with "Smash", the trio set the tone for the rest of the LP. On the highlight track "Zonin' Out", each emcee works it out over another stellar Spinna concoction. Guests fall through adding a bit of variation to the album. Pharoahe Monch lends some vocal help to "Reachin'" while Phonte laments about his former label woes on "It's My Life". Planet Asia and Large Professor also chip in with some solid 16′s to keep things rolling.
At 17 tracks, the album does border on being too long. It wouldn't be a problem if there was more variety on the album. Not to say that the emcees don't demonstrate that on Break Glass, but joints like the blahzay relationship joint "Get Ghost" and the annoying hook of "What The Problem Is" serve as speed bumps on an otherwise smooth ride.
With Tiye stealing the show and Complex and Saadeeq doing solid work coupled with some effective work behind the boards, Break Glass does the trick, but doesn't reach its full potential like its predecessor, Rhyme Related. With Tiye rhyming like the only one with really something to prove, the others pack in really good efforts in schooling you on how dope they are, but not really taking it to the next level. Spinna, on the other hand, remains dope, but many of us are still waiting him to take his hip-hop production to that next-next-level. It's possible that he won't ever get there and always be a above average producer, but that doesn't mean we won't continue to have expectations. Break Glass ends up being an above average album that could have been great if the envelope was pushed just a little more.
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To call it the perfect storm is not a reference to the lightning flashing overhead, the first forced evacuations of Notre Dame Stadium in history or the two weather-related delays totalling two hours, 53 minutes that sent fans milling about concourses and seeking shelter in nearby campus buildings while awaiting the resumption of their worst-case scenario.
This was an unexpected, late-summer squall of gaffes that was never in Brian Kelly's forecast. The Notre Dame coach has repeatedly said this was the most focused and prepared team he had ever coached, only to watch them make inexplicable mistakes all over the field during a 23-20 loss to the University of South Florida that drenched the optimism surrounding his 16th-ranked team after it won four straight to end last season.
Eight penalties, three interceptions, a fumble returned for a touchdown and a muffed punt helped make a winner out of Skip Holtz, the South Florida coach who played and coached for Notre Dame, and who's famous father led the program to its last national championship. They also likely renewed the quarterback competition that was supposed to have ended when Kelly named Dayne Crist the starter.
Coach Brian Kelly said the competition between senior Dayne Crist and Rees during training camp was decided by the slimmest of margins but Rees left little doubt who was the better quarterback before throwing his second interception of the game on the first play following the second weather delay, ending Notre Dame's chances of rallying for a come-from behind win.
Rees replaced ineffective senior Dayne Crist at halftime and led the Irish on all three of their scoring drives, completing 24 of 34 passes for 296 yards and three touchdowns, but it wasn't enough to overcome a mudslide of mistakes, most of which were made not by inexperienced players but some of the most proven performers on the roster.
First it was senior Jonas Gray being stripped near the goal line after Notre Dame had marched efficiently downfield on the first series of the game. Kayvon Webster picked up the ball on one bounce and returned it 96 yards for a touchdown to silence the crowd.
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It didn't stop there, as Riddick muffed a punt that set up USF'S final field goal. Crist later threw behind tight end Tyler Eifert on third down late in the half, resulting in coach Brian Kelly giving him a verbal lashing on the sideline that lasted several minutes before lifting him at halftime.
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Well, that de-escalated quickly.
Sony Online Entertainment announced today that European players of DC Universe Online, PlanetSide 2, and EverQuest II will have their accounts merged back into the SOE fold and become direct customer of SOE, which is what they were two years ago when this whole PR disaster started. (The sordid history is over at EQ2 Wire.)
Since those three titles do not represent all of SOE's games, I am not sure what this means to European EverQuest players (Did that ever get migrated? It was promised/threatened at one point.) but it seems to be a move in the right direction.
Never a popular proposition, the whole thing was summed up early on by a cartoon that depicted SOE selling off their European customers, represented by a protesting child, to a dubious looking man in a van. A child molester as the metaphor for your plans is never a good thing. Once that image took hold, there was probably no hope of a happy ending.
There is, of course, a FAQ about the transition up on the SOE forums. The official cut off between the two is July 1, but it appears that the two year old region locking has been turned off as of today players can now play on any server they so desire. The rest of it… changing launchers, updating accounts, conversion of SevenCash to StationCash, and the "you know it is going to happen" complaint from somebody who prefers ProSiebenSat.1 to SOE.. will transition over the coming weeks. Read the FAQ for a vague guess at how this will roll out.
Anyway, put this on the list with the NGE and the Station Launcher as another SOE scheme that did not quite work out as planned.
- 1. bhagpuss - June 18, 2014
Hahahahaha! At work and typing on a tablet so keeping it brief but I believe I'm on record as saying this would happen before we got to EQNext. I'd guess that hitching the corporate wagon to player-made content and the huge legal complications that entails is what finally did for this utterly ridiculous idea. That and the fact that PSS1 were so double-plus ungood.
- 3. valdin - June 18, 2014
For EQ, Ashlanne responded with, "EverQuest did not transition for existing or new customers that's why it isn't mentioned." @ https://forums.station.sony.com/soe/index.php?threads/soe-psg-important-faq-for-upcoming-player-migration-from-psg-to-soe.11500064443/page-2#post-11500344312


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medium boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 2 pounds), tenderloins cut or pulled away, and breasts pounded lightly with fist to a more-or-less even thickness
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We enjoyed this! I used homemade mango chutney and elected to cook the broccoli with carrots and add the dressing to them. There are a lot of flavors here, but somehow, they all work together.Too bad Pam Anderson doesn't contribute anymore, her recipes are usually quite good.
This was good but what is the dressing in step #2? Not on ingredients list?
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Help! Husband left toffee sauce out all night
- LulusMom Dec 26, 2011 02:40 AM
I made the toffee sauce that goes with Roxlet's amazing Sticky toffee pudding (if you love STP, you should search this board for the recipe and try it - wonderful) and my husband accidentally left it out all night last night. It has sugars, butter, syrup and ... cream all heated together. My gut instinct is that I need to toss it. Anyone know for sure? Thanks so much in advance.
Happy Boxing Day LLM... If the sauce recipe is similar to the recipe in the link I believe the sauce should have been refrigerated as indicated:
"Because this recipe contains cream and butter, the caramel sauce is not shelf-stable - be sure to refrigerate..."
Can't say that I am a food science expert, but I would re-heat it to a simmer, taste it and eat it if it tastes okay. I believe that high concentrations of sugar are a preservative (due to osmotic effects). And it's really not that different from a caramel candy that you would leave sitting out right? And in terms of leaving cream out at room temp... after making the amazing overnight waffles where you leave a milk-based batter sitting out on the counter overnight and then cook it in the morning to no ill effects, I would think that this should likewise be safe. Now, if it soured it might not taste so good, but I would feed it to my family if it tasted okay.
I don't "know", but Just taste it and see if it's still delicious !
Then reheat as greeneggsnham suggests.
Personally, I don't scare easily over stuff left out....
I wouldn't toss it at all... but if you are too worried to enjoy it,
can you make another batch?
It's fine. Just reheat it and get it to a boil, stir, turn off.
Ours was amazing too, but I did manage to put the toffee sauce away! I think it's pretty indestructible -- I put it on a low flame to melt all the sugars, and then forgot about it. It was really boiling when I went back to the stove, but I took it off and added the cream, and it was fine. I really thought I blew it!!
Thanks everyone. Been away for almost 2 days, and really appreciate the help. We'll heat it up and give it the sniff (and taste) test.
re: BiscuitBoy
Well, my husband, the culprit, is all for serving it, and he'd be one of the 3 of us eating it. Guilt-induced decision? You make the call.
re: LulusMom
or punishment?!!! ; )
re: BiscuitBoy
You have a very interesting way of looking at things, Mr. Biscuit Boy ...
re: LulusMom
Haha. You'll be fine. Just bring to a boil.
re: babette feasts
Agreed; I made caramel sauce on Christmas and have not nor will not refrigerate it. It's in a covered container at room temp.
re: LulusMom
My cake is almost gone, but as usual, I have quite a bit of toffee sauce left. I wonder what else it would be good on -- ice cream? Like a hot toffee sundae? I just saw a recipe for date bars, and I was thinking, "I wonder if those would be good with toffee sauce?" I think I may cut the recipe down next time. Do you have lots left?
re: roxlet
!!! I'd say the opposite! We must have sort of over-dosed on the toffee sauce. We have maybe 1/3 of the cake left, but not much toffee sauce. I think it would be amazing on vanilla ice cream, or maybe butter pecan.
re: LulusMom
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Roland MV-8000 - "good unit, but hard to understand everything" - AlanForPresident
At the end of the day, if you are looking for a sampling machine, there are a few to choose from but the reason that you would want to go with the MV 8000 is because it can do everything. It can really be the middle and focal point of your set up with its ability to do a whole song right on board and run it on a external screen so it will feel l...
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Williams' Return Makes D-Line Deeper, More VersatilePosted by on September 20, 2011 – 7:45 am
The return of Kevin Williams to the lineup from a two-game suspension is a big deal for the Vikings defense. He's a 6-time Pro Bowler and the defense now has a playmaker in the middle of the defensive line for whom opposing offenses will have to account on a play-by-play basis.
But Williams' return goes beyond just having another playmaker on the field. With Williams back in the fold, the Vikings defensive line instantly becomes deeper, and the Vikings defensive coaches have more flexibility in their scheme, playcalling and rotation options.
For example, Remi Ayodele and Letroy Guion have been the starters at DT in Williams' absence. With Williams back in the lineup, the Vikings can keep both Ayodele and Guion fresh by rotating their snaps. Then you have rookie Christian Ballard, who has the position flexibility to play both DE and DT. Early on he's been playing primarily DT, but with Williams back and Ayodele and Guion potentially rotating at DT, perhaps Ballard gets more time at DE?
Those are just two examples of how Williams' return positively impacts the Vikings ability and depth along the defensive line. Now, the key is for the Vikings to execute whatever strategy they employ.
Tags: Christian Ballard, Kevin Williams, Letroy Guion, Remi Ayodele
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By PonderforQB on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
Half a wall is better than no wall at all.
By Nick on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
Ayodele and Guion have proven to be solid deputies but Kevin coming back is what we need. Sounds like he may not be playing every down but sharing time with those two guys and the impressive Mr Versatility Ballard. One D-line spot I believe is up for grabs is left end. I reckon here Griffen is close to pushing Robison for greater playing time.
By david ryan on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
I am sick and tired of all the excuses that come up with this team. Every other team works around there problems, but this team continues too do the same thing every year.The owners are never serious about putting a winning product on the field. Year after year when we have a chance too pick up someone too help this football team they do not even try too get them, so continue too go the way you are which is NO WHERE because the owners are cheap and do not care. How long do you think AP is going too keep playing here before he says trade me, I want to go where I have a chance at getting a ring? He will nto have a chance as long as he stays in Minnesota. This team is pathetic and are the choke artists of the NFL.
By david ryan on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
the vikings suck and are not worth commenting on.
By Viking Joe on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
So, then why would you ?
By ROd on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
Well Im 43 years old and have been a vikings fan sense I was six. I have watched many years of this same stuff year after year. Everyone is to blame, we have had diffrent owners diffrent coaches diffrent players, we just dont know how to win and expect that from ourselves. Sad.
By Rocksalt on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
david ryan-
try to look on the positive side……while we are all frustrated withthe team at this point, it does appear that having Williams back will improve our Defensive play.
By Rocksalt on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
If we go 0-4, then it is time for answers……until then, we must wait and see what will happen.
By Beeverchoan on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
I like ice cream.
By Animal26 on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
Looks like Tyrell Johnson is going to be the Viking to be cut, so the vikings can place Kevin Williams back on the roster. http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/09/20/vikes-johnson-arrested-on-suspicion-of-impaired-driving/?module=HP11_headline_stack
By Animal26 on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
getting rid of Johnson will be a huge improvement also. We have a certain young guy with a ton of talent, that goes by the name of mistral Raymond. Really hope he finally gets some snaps as an NFL starter!!!!!!!
By Tbird09 on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
Stop crying! What did you expect? If we did not have AP, we would be the worst team in the NFL. Second to Seatle who is led by one of our brilliant draft choices lol.
By NovaScotiaVike on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
NFL.com is now reporting that Tyrell Johnson was arrested for DUI early Tuesday morning.
By Titus on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
Funny– all off season I said we would be a great team and everyone shot me down, many saying we would be lucky to be 8-8. Why are all of you so mad now?
You disagreed with me for months– so now why do you change your mind? You have what you expected. I am still expecting a turnaround and a run into the playoffs. Yeah, I said it. Maybe Superbowl.
By NovaScotiaVike on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
More good news for our secondary.
By Animal26 on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
I agree with you all the way Titus
By Shawn on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
Tyrell Johnson is less of a problem than Bernard " Football's Scare Me " Berrian
By Shawn on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
WR Bernard Berrian has more drops than S Tyrell Johnson
By Shawn on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
Cris Carter … all he does is catch touchdowns
By Shawn on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
Bernard Berrian …. all he does is drop first downs
By NovaScotiaVike on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
Shawn…..and Johnson is thrown to more !
By NovaScotiaVike on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
Why can't Berrian get into sh1t like that so we can just cut him?
By David P on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
I guess for T Johnson dropping that sure game winning interception led him to drink and now he is adding to the unemployment percentage. TJ , take some time, stop drinking and start praying that some team will pick you up.
By Shawn on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
We have so many playmakers … I dont understand where the creativity is
Joe Webb could destroy defenses … Put him at WR and run reverses, double reverses with Percy, reverse pass bomb to Percy
Put Joe Webb in the I Formation with Harvin and Peterson at the WR positions and run reverses that way, or toss sweeps or HB pass
Webb Harvin and Peterson should be on the field most of the game … with Shiancoe, Kleinsasser, Rudolph, Gerhart , and Jenkins rotatating in for other confusing formations
Musgrave has brought the creativity of a HB dive and ….. ? NOTHING !!!
By NovaScotiaVike on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
It won't happen to Berrian because he can't even catch a buzz.
By Shawn on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
I bet Joe Webb could demand single coverage just like Berrian …. teach him on the job
By Digger on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
To David Ryan, then take your negitive attitude elswhere and get off this site!
By Shawn on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
Percy Harvin, Joe Webb, and Adrian Peterson lined up all over the field on every play
defensive cordinators heads would explode ….
By Ekolu on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
The Defense has been huge vs the run. It should improve even more with #93 back in the lineup. He also has the ability to push the pocket and make plays on the QB. We will become even more dominant now that Kevin is back because he is still one of the best in the game, top 5 easy.
By Shawn on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
We could run double pass plays with Webb at WR
The possibilities are endless ….
O look Musgrave called a …. HB DIVE !!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Shawn on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
HB dive is the first play you learn in 7th grade … and its 70% of our "creative" offense
By vikesfansincefifties on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
It's only 2 games. Vikes played very well in the first half of both games and enjoyed good leads. That tells me that the talent is there on both sides of the ball. I think the second half problems stem from the fact we do not have a reliable deep threat. Berrian is not the answer, as we all probably knew.
I think the opposition at half time recognizes this, puts8 in the box and says AP is not going to beat us. Until we can show that we can stretch the field with some consistency the Vikings will continue to have problems. McNabb is OK. He will continue to get better. We Have AP and Percy, then what? I would bring Arceneaux off the practise roster and see if he can provide that deep threat. At least find a way to get Webb in the game. What do you think?
By Shawn on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
We have so much speed on this team … Percy , Peterson , and Webb
If we ran 2 versions of the reverse and 2 screens minimum per game , DEs would have to remain honest giving McNabb more time to throw down field
and as long as Berrian isnt there to drop the ball
By Shawn on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
Would it kill Musgrave to call a flea flicker ….. ? with Berrian on the sideline of course
We run enough HB dive the defense would never see it coming …
By Woodboat on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
@ Titus… I was one of the guys that said we would be lucky to be 8-8, and I still believe it. I'm not mad, just resigned to my (our) fate. I think people need to step back and just LOOK at this team objectively, you included. We are at best the 3rd most talented team in our division, so I don't expect a division championship. As far as wildcard seats go, lets break it down. NFC west, probably no WC team there. South, with TB, NO, Atl, and Carolina, I'd say 1 of the first 3 will be in the running for a WC berth. East, a little shakier than in years past because of injuries and them beating the snot out of one another, but the number 2 team could be in the running.
North, I expect GB to be 1st, with Lions having an edge over Chi for the number 2 spot. I think the north will get a WC team in… I don't know about 2. That being said, you optimists think we have what it takes to be number 2 in our division? Really? With our poor defensive scheme (its been bad for years) and our sieve-like O-Line? All I can say is, don't bet your rent check on it.
By VA Vike Fan on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
Shawn has me ROLLIN!!!!!! X-D
By VegasVike on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
Wood boat- i said 8-8 too…
I also said TJack benched after game two….
I also said I'm glad I'm working sundays…..
AND that I would send Nova showgirls..
By viking joe on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
start Webb as WR see what he can do!!
By VegasVike on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
I said that too, put Webb as a WR/wildcat/trickcat/QB. What do we have to lose? At this point I'd be happy with a 2-14 season as long as the 2 were against the Pompous Packers
By campfrazier on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
If you keep looking at the negative thats all yor going to see. Did anyone see how well they played in the first half? very impressive, better than the SD game no doubt. So lets look for improvement again this week against the Lions. We can all sit here and complain, I'm as guilty as the next guy I want to see BB get cut, but geuss what they only threw too him once in the second half, thank god!! and we all know AA gets picked on all the time and gets lit up. I think Berrian is the weak link in the chain! Vikings are getting better so lets see how they do against these so called Hot Lions, time for the Vikes to put the Lions back in there place, GO VIKINGS!!!!!!!!!!!
By Justin F on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
The Wilfs have put their heart and soul into this football team. They are willing to spend money to bring success to MN. They even took a gamble on Randy Moss. David Ryan has no idea what he's talking about.
By mcnabb5 on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
Williams coming back, is a much needed boost for the defense. It will take the pressure of the linebackers.
By borgis on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
i'm very glad 93 is back get off that couch,get your sea leggs catch your hair on fire and lead like the vet you are
By Karan on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
Whoever keeps saying the Vikings sucks…just for your information,the Vikings are the team with the most NFC North/Central titles. Yes,that's more than Green Bay and Chicago.
By jdude on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
I really hope that the Vikings can prove themselves these next few weeks or I might start voting the steelers this year.
By chon69 on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
I actually met and talked with Mr. Wilf at Seahawks stadium a couple of years ago. His intent is to win a Superbowl but he also needs to surround himself with quality front office people. Since we have endured several seasons of disappointment shouldn't we at least give Leslie Frazier a chance for his system to work. I'd rather have long term success rather than a short term wining season. For those of you who are crying out for a rebuilding season just remember how long it took Detroit to get better. Just because Frazier doesn't build the team the way we want doesn't mean it won't work. Give him a chance and let him do his job.
By PURPLEBLOOD on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
david crying get off this sight your clearly not a fan so go bash somewhere else u *%^*#@!!!!!. u must be a *%#@$^*+|"?&%@ bare, cryon or slacker fan. we'll see who sucks at the end of the season you ?*&%#!@#$^&*(:"{}?. GOOOOOOOO VIIIIIIIIIIIKKKKKKKEEEESSSSSSS!
By Viking Joe on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
Hey David, did you ever stop and think that maybe he has a drinking problem, alcoholism is a disease, have some compassion, you sound like a person, who doesn't think before they type.Now back to the Vikings, I believe in this team, though the 2 games they lost were heartbreaking, they have potential, most prognosticators picked them to have only 6 wins, I'm still predicting 10.
By Rocksalt on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
Good points!
I say this team, as it stands will be LUCKY to go 6-10…………Gotta play 60
m inutes, for one thing.
Undsiciplined play.
Poor tackling
Lack of offense in 2nd half
By jdude on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
Guys who is this david you keep taking about.
By Rocksalt on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
one of the best 30 minute teams in NFL……….
By Titus on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
Thanks Animal.
And Woodboat– I was not referencing you, I think you maintain a level head and I don't believe you are screaming for the head of the coach or the QB.
By paul on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
0-16, 1-15, 2-14 might be worth-it for a franchise QB (Andrew Luck).
By alan on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
find another team david ryan…………im 47, been a fan since i was 5………….im with viking joe!
By partyhorn on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
im also 47 been a fan for life quit the bad talk be a true fan go vikes
By meat2eat on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
they need to play Percy, he can handle it, he was only in on 45 percent of the snaps on offense. ridiculous, he could return every kick and be in for 70 percent of the snaps, he knows it why are these coaches afraid to use him
By pudster on Sep 20, 2011 | Reply
I don't think its the offence, I don't think its the defence…ive players, when a team comes out and commands the first half like we have these first two games, and then we seem to fall apart in the second half, thats not the talent lagging, its the guys making the adjustments to the team, i.e. coaches. And i'm talking about the defensive coordinater in particular. Maybe Freddie aint ready.
By Dave on Sep 21, 2011 | Reply
Im expecting to be 0-3 after this week. No negativity here, there just better than us plain and simple. Our division has got to be the toughest in the NFC right now. I want to see some good plays though because i do NOT want to go 0-4. If we beat the Lions i will be so happy
By Dave on Sep 21, 2011 | Reply
Go Vikes!!
By Jeffbleedspurple on Sep 21, 2011 | Reply
@ David Ryan: What would you call someone that comments on something he thinks ain't worth commenting? Have you been drinking with Tyrell? I agree with the others, GET LOST!
By Jeffbleedspurple on Sep 21, 2011 | Reply
I can understand people like this david ryan dude saying the Vikings suck, but not a Vikings fan, this may appear to be really stupid, but the Vikings don't suck, either you suck or you don't. This is what's stupid, 50% of the time the Vikings looked really sharp, 50% of the time they sucked, that's the middle of the road, can you actually suck only half the time? maybe with Williams back we will suck only 25% of the time. Get a replacement for Berrian then we might only suck 5% of the time. :D
By Jeffbleedspurple on Sep 21, 2011 | Reply
Beating the Lions will surely take about 50% of all the pain of the past 2 weeks away, beat the Packers and I am good.
By Tony Moore on Sep 21, 2011 | Reply
good hart Titus i have been a viking fan since i was 6yrs old i am now
54yrs old i saw all the supper bowls and loved those teams with all my hart
we could have won 2 of those supper bowls,and agian in 98 also right play call 2yrs ago we are on are way to the suppre bowl agian so we have good owners they have put the right palyers on the field how do you get to 4 supper bowls all the championships , playoffs the vikes have been to we have a rich history it just takes ! one the table has been set long ago
as for AP he's not gone anywhere he has all the hart of a old school player
i ask you all did walter payton leave those bad bear teams ?
what i am trying to say is young bucs hang in there it's close if i have been kicked in the gut many times and still waiting all of these years you guys can too by the way i am from Illinois go Vike's
By Elgar on Sep 21, 2011 | Reply
It's called the math of probability, something most folks seem confused about. If there were 32 basically identical pennies and you flipped each of them twice, the odds are that about eight of them would typically come up heads twice and another eight will come up tails twice. In the NFL right now, there are seven 2-0 teams and seven 0-2 teams. It's not really their lack of moral fiber or the curse of Satan or anything. but dumb math. When the NFL suspends one of your all-Pro players, you are more likely to lose. So we've fallen on our tails. That part is now over.
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ok this has been going on for a while now, and it's only with internet explorer 9 open.
if i open a single instance of ie9 it will work fine no issues, if i split or open a second instance of ie9 all hell breaks loose memory faults appear to occur for no reason and kernal power failures..
now i can do the exact same thing with safari chrome firefox and opera and no problems occur at all. i can open 4 games do a full render in 3ds all at the same time as watching a movie and streaming content online and chatting on steam while talking on skype, yet if i open ie9 well it all comes crumbling down around me.
so the common area is ie9 as when that opens it seems to just create problems with it closed my pc runs like a dream for weeks on end no issues faults or problems.
now i know the easy solution is to just not use ie9...the problem is i kinda like it, i'm not a fan of chrome or some of the others i've yet to really give firefox a good try though.
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