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It is easy to imagine the private gnashing of teeth and the rending of garments among Republican Party elites. By losing Alabama and Mississippi, Mitt Romney proved again that he is an establishment candidate with a strange power to anesthetize grassroots enthusiasm. The soaring Rick Santorum boasts a strange power to reopen seemingly settled 1950s moral disputes. Any day now, Santorum may turn his sights on such national crises as teenage petting. Meanwhile, Newt Gingrich has been reduced to the 2012 equivalent of an old-time favorite son sticking around in case the Tampa convention needs a third choice on the seventh ballot. As for Ron Paul, let's just politely say that it is more than a media conspiracy that is keeping him from victory.
Beyond the limitations of the four remaining candidates, there is another frequently voiced Republican lament: "Why are we still squabbling among each other when by now we should be concentrating on beating President Obama?"
March has traditionally been the rally-around-the-flag month in presidential politics, the moment when a de facto nominee is anointed and all remaining primaries become Soviet-style referenda devoid of meaning or suspense. Insiders in both parties prize predictability, which is why the Ides of March usually marks the demise of any would-be Caesar unwilling to accept the verdict of the political gods. Persnickety voters and the messiness of democracy can be tolerated, but not when they get in the way of orderly five-months-in-advance planning for a late-summer convention.
This obsession with an early conclusion to the primaries is ludicrous, both in political terms and as a way of picking a president. A presumptive nominee waiting around for months until the confetti bath at the convention, with no real public responsibilities, can look ridiculous. Back in 1996, Bob Dole was so befuddled by the pre-convention waiting game that he resigned from the Senate that he loved in order to vault himself back into the headlines. A swift end to the 2004 Democratic nomination fight left John Kerry ill-prepared and unarmed against an assault from the Swift Boat Veterans over his Vietnam War record. Kerry's response: An unusually swift early July vice-presidential choice of John Edwards, who was said to have "honored the lessons of home and family learned in North Carolina." (But as John McCain demonstrated in 2008, five months of unhurried reflection about potential running mates does not automatically produce a sterling vice-presidential pick.)
The main reason not to rush the choice of a presidential nominee is that (warning: startling revelation ahead) circumstances change. Issues emerge out of nowhere, like gasoline prices comparable to college tuition payments or war-hawk talk of bombing Iran's nuclear program. Over the weekend, Santorum prophesied, "That may become the issue of the day come this fall—a nuclear Iran." In self-serving fashion, Santorum went on to argue, "We're not electing a C.E.O. We're electing a commander in chief."
Romney's entire campaign has been premised on his claimed ability to revive a moribund economy as a successful businessman who knows NASCAR team owners and their NFL counterparts. Announcing his candidacy early last June in New Hampshire, Romney declared, "From my first day in office, my No. 1 job will be to see America is once again first in job creation." He then added, in an oblique reference to Obama's political resume, "You know, if you want to create jobs, it helps to have had a job."
The unemployment rate as Romney spoke nine months ago was 9.1 percent. The architects of the Romney campaign presumably did not expect the United States to start creating 250,000 jobs a month, which has been the early 2012 pattern. While Obama will not be running for re-election to the tune of "Happy Days Are Here Again," the economy may well recede as the dominant issue of the campaign. Or the drag from higher gas prices and the uncertainties surrounding the euro may choke off the recovery. The point is that 165 days before the Tampa Convention, no one—not the pollsters, the pundits nor the party patriarchs—knows what issues will dominate the fall presidential debates.
This is often the pattern. McCain won the 2008 Republican nomination early because of his foreign-policy expertise and his P.O.W. heroism. But nothing in his background equipped McCain to confront the gravest economic crisis of his lifetime, the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Obama, by the way, was not exactly an economic theorist on par with John Maynard Keynes. He was nominated by the Democrats, just four years after he left the Illinois legislature, because of his life story, his bring-us-together reform agenda and his early opposition to the Iraq war.
I wonder if even Rick Santorum, during his lonely months touring the Pizza Ranches of rural Iowa, imagined the Republican primary race playing out the way it has. Certainly, no one else in the political firmament imagined it all coming down in mid-March to what has become, in essence, a protracted two-man race between Santorum and Romney. But this accidental runoff—which will almost certainly last until Texas (May 29) and California (June 5) weigh in—has given the Republicans an unexpected opportunity.
Ideally, this is the moment for Romney and Santorum to clarify the governing visions and the issue agendas that would shape their putative presidencies. For all his chest-pumping rhetoric, Romney has never explained why his business background would enable him to create jobs at a faster rate than other tax-cutting Republicans like Santorum. Even though Santorum—unlike the elusive Romney—has been eager to answer questions on the Sunday morning talk shows, he has never clarified what precise limits he would place on imposing morality from the Oval Office. And as both leading Republican contenders contemplate military action against Iran, it would be useful for the voters to hear what lessons they drew from the faulty intelligence that hastened the rush to war with Iraq.
Romney has just announced that he will be boycotting the March 19 debate in Oregon, the last scheduled face-off of the primary season. How unfortunate. Republican voters need to hear more from the candidates than stump speeches and dueling calculations of delegate arithmetic. Newt Gingrich has had this one right from the beginning—more debates are always better. Now that the Republicans have been given (and not cursed with) the gift of time in choosing a presidential nominee, it would be folly if the debates—and the serious policy discussions—ended just as the race entered the home stretch.
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One of the reasons I read so much in the last couple of weeks before the end of 2010 was because of an idea my husband proposed one night. Why not get rid of our cable? For some time, he had been watching most of his favorite TV shows via Netflix or Hulu, and I was all for saving some money, so we switched to the most basic package. What that means is that now when I turn on the TV, my choices are primarily limited to bad sitcoms, religious programming, the Spanish channel (which I don't speak) or home shopping. I could sit there and figure out how to get my regular shows through Netflix via the Xbox, but it's a lot of effort for what was generally junk TV or whatever I happened to come across when I clicked the remote. As a result, my time spent in front of the television has gone from an average of 2 hours a night to 2 hours a week. I've also made a conscious effort not to spend as much time on the Internet, particularly Facebook, which sucked up an alarming amount of my nightly free time.
Instead, I've been reading. I know, what a concept! It's been really nice to finish my supper and instead of going to the TV or computer, to sit or lie down with a book and just read for a hour or two. It's been much more relaxing and I don't miss staring at the computer or television screens for hours, either.
In other news, I celebrated the end of my successful year-long book buying ban on New Year's Day by buying myself a few books! I had some money left over on the 2009 Christmas bookstore gift card and a brand new one in my stocking this Christmas, as well as a coupon for 50% off any title – so who the heck could resist that? I also took advantage of our recently acquired Amazon Prime membership and got a couple of titles I wanted on the cheap. Here's what I got:
Long May You Run by Chris Cooper: Not only is this a beautiful looking book that would look great on any runner's coffee table (it's about that size), it's chock full of information and aspiration. I consider this a post-Christmas gift to myself.
Cat People by Margaret and Michael Korda: As much as I abhor the thought of being a 'cat lady' I couldn't resist this little find in the bookstore bargain bin.
My Reading Life by Pat Conroy: I've only read one novel by Pat Conroy thus far and had mixed thoughts on it (see here) but a book about books is nigh on irresistible to me.
The Rights of the Reader by Daniel Pennac: Nick Hornby praised this book in Shakespeare Wrote for Money, which I read just recently. It's geared towards people who have some reading influence over children (as teachers or parents, for example) but it sounds like it would be great reading for any reader.
Rabbi Paul by Bruce Chilton: This is my church book club's January selection and since I was able to find a copy on Amazon for just a couple bucks, I went ahead and bought it. I have a week to read it, so I'm hoping it holds my interest once I get started. I haven't added this one to my LibraryThing catalog though, as I'll probably just donate to my church library once I'm through with it.
And now, for my first completed book of 2011!
I thought it appropriate, in this year when I hope to read more from my own bookshelves that perhaps any other year, that I begin with a book that is about just that. Susan Hill's Howards End is on the Landing: A Year of Reading from Home, was one of my late 2009 purchases. When I first heard about this book last December, it wasn't available in the United States, and so I availed myself of the wonderful free international shipping service provided by The Book Depository and ordered a copy from them. A little over a year between buying and reading is not too bad for me!
Coming so close on the heels of reading another book about books, I kept getting who said what about who mixed up. For instance, when Hill started praising Thomas Hardy towards the end of the book, I thought, but wait, wasn't she calling him a depressing curmudgeon earlier on? I was so convinced by this and confused by the apparent discrepancy that I went back to try and find this earlier passage, spending a good amount of time doing so, all in vain. Yeah, turns out it was actually Hornby who thinks Hardy is a real downer. Which makes more sense, really. (FYI: The 'Look Inside' feature for books on Amazon ROCKS; it's how I was able to solve the mystery and restore my faith in my own sanity.)
Howards End is on the Landing wasn't quite what I was expecting it to be, which was more something along the lines of So Many Books, So Little Time, a book I read way, way back in the early days of my blog – February 2006 – and highly recommend if your reading list is getting low and you need to bulk it up a bit. (Yeah, like that ever happens, right?) Rather, it's a collection of Hill's thoughts and memories surrounding books she's loved and the writers who have impacted her own life and writing. I came away thinking perhaps I'd given up on Dickens prematurely and that I need to read something, anything, by Barbara Pym. Oh, and perhaps it's OK not to be head over heels for Jane Austen. I felt that not being British nor someone who's read a ton of classic literature, that some of the people, books and references went over my head. I also got the feeling that Hill and I probably wouldn't like a lot of the same books and she'd likely find my reading tastes somewhat plebeian. Regardless, I quite enjoyed reading a writer's personal insight into their own book collection, reading habits and memories of an extraordinary writing life.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to bed. On the schedule for tomorrow is a 12-mile training run and I need my sleep!


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Fred Dryer's Safeties
January 21st, 2011 | Published in Players Who Became Actors, Record Holders
I was recently perusing the individual records page at nfl.com, looking for records that were set by players who are now on vintage cards. I found one record that I doubt will ever be broken: Fred Dryer's record for "Most Safeties, Game." Dryer set the record on October 21, 1973, when he scored two safeties against the Green Bay Packers. The video below shows them, at 2:48. If you watch closely, you can see that he sacked two different Packer quarterbacks: number 12, Scott Hunter, and number 16, Jim Del Gaizo. I looked up the box score for the game and found that not only did Dryer get two safeties in one game, he got them both in the fourth quarter. And, according to pro-football-reference.com, they were the only two safeties he scored in his 13-year career!
Of course, while searching youtube, I also came across lots of videos of Dryer starring in the television show "Hunter." Hunter ran for seven seasons in the late 80s. For a smile, check out the season 1 intro below.
Pictured here is Dryer's 1970 Topps rookie card, from when he was still with the New York Giants. You can see more of Dryer's early football cards in the Vintage Football Card Gallery.
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Some access points sidestep those problems by bumping Power Saving Mode traffic to the head of the queue, but that can degrade the quality of wireless signal for everyone else. "We witnessed reduced network capacity due to unnecessary retransmissions and unfairness to network traffic," says Rozner. He and his colleagues developed an alternative way of handling Power Saving Mode traffic that slashes the energy use of mobile devices and maintains a fair playing field for all traffic.
Their system, dubbed NAPman, carefully enforces a first-come, first-served approach to all data, whether it's from a device using Power Saving Mode or not. It also only wakes a phone to retrieve its data when its data it is at the front of the queue, preventing the phone from waiting around and burning energy. The system also tracks devices that go to sleep after a fixed time, to ensure they aren't sent data while asleep.
NAPman also uses the ability of Wi-Fi access points to pose as virtual access points to assign different virtual connections to different clients. The result is that devices do not compete for traffic so directly, and the access point can carefully time the sending of its beacons to ensure that devices only wake when necessary.
"Not only could we provide 70 percent energy savings compared to the conventional implementation, but NAPman is fair to background traffic," says Rozner. In a test that involved streaming a 128 kilobit-per-second radio stream to an HP iPAQ smart phone using a crowded hot spot, NAPman doubled the device's battery life from 4.7 to 10 hours, although if the backlight was turned up high, the effect was slightly reduced.
"It seems that though systems today may be deploying power saving, they're doing it wrong," says Philip Levis, who works on networking at Stanford University, speaking after Rozner presented his work at the MobiSys conference in San Francisco last week. "But I wonder how specific this is to just devices today," he adds.
Rozner acknowledges that as new devices are released, his fixes may become unnecessary. "But as new schemes are implemented, I think they will need to take into account some of our ideas," he says. The team hasn't entered discussions with any wireless router vendors. "But the potential for adaptation is there," says Rozner.


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With Signing Day looming, three-star defensive end Jamaar Jarrett knew it was time to make his decision. When it came down to it, though, the San Marcos (Calif.) Mission Hills star found that selecting the right college for him was not all that hard.The 6-6, 240-pound Jarrett made his decision for Oregon earlier this week over scholarship offers from the likes of Arizona State, Colorado, Cal, Nebraska and Michigan."I was pretty sure that's where I wanted to go for awhile. It's always been leaning towards Oregon since I first went up there and it's always stayed the same," Jarrett said. "I wanted to take my other trips and really figure it out. Washington didn't go through and I was planning on taking a trip to Colorado, but it got too late and I needed to make a decision. Arizona State was my only other trip."Instead of holding a press conference or calling the coaches over the phone, Jarrett got to issue his commitment face-to-face with the Oregon coaching staff."Coach [Michael] Gray, the position coach, came down along with Coach [John] Neal and Coach Al [Nick Aliotti] the defensive coordinator and I just kind of made the decision," said Jarrett. "I gave them the commitment when they were down here. They seemed very excited and it seemed like I was a big prospect for them."When coming to a decision, Jarrett found support for his choice from his family and when he goes to Oregon next fall they will be there supporting him still."My mom wanted me to go there for awhile," said Jarrett. "She's moving up there after I graduate from high school and my grandmother's up there, so I've got some family up there."Jarrett made his official visit to Oregon the weekend of Nov. 2 and was able to gather the necessary information he needed to make his decision. More than anything, though, his choice was based on an overall feel. "It's a mixture of all of it," Jarrett remarked. "It's not so much family because I'm not going to see them as much as I'm going to be around the team and coaches. When I was up there the coaches showed me a lot of hospitality and it felt good being there. The whole thing was just a positive."I feel like I made the right decision and I think it is going to be a positive thing me going up there, especially with family following me. I'll have a lot of support. My school that I'm at now, they're all supporting me."Jarrett has been a dominant force for his high school on the defensive line the last two years. He tallied 83 tackles and nine sacks as a junior and added eight more sacks as a senior despite being the focus of every opponent's offensive line."This season was a lot harder than last. I was double teamed and triple teamed, but I managed to get eight sacks," Jarrett added. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now!
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A decorated Vietnam vet, Chuck Hagel combines experience in war with skepticism over turning to military solutions where diplomacy might work. Add to those qualifications a tendency to speak his mind (after using it), and the former Republican senator from Nebraska seems uniquely placed to lead the Department of Defense in 2013.
In Hagel, President Barack Obama has someone well- equipped to help trim the defense budget to rational size. Consider that defense spending has doubled since 9/11. The United States spends more on defense than the next 10 countries put together.
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Around 1912 a loosely knit group of artists began to paint Canada as they saw it. Sketch boxes in tow, they journeyed all over the country to paint the wilderness with bold colours and a broad, decorative style. Despite the death of mentor Tom Thomson in 1917, these painters banded together as the Group of Seven in 1920 to forge a new Canadian expression. Their vision shaped how Canadians saw their own country and left a legacy that continues to provoke debate and discussion. Thanks to the estates of Lawren Harris, A.Y. Jackson, Frederick Varley, Arthur Lismer and A.J. Casson for their assistance in this archival project.


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The Pella City Council met last night in regular session at the Pella Public Safety Complex. Items that were discussed at the meeting was the resurfacing project on Main Street and Oskaloosa Street, approval of a $109,100 traffic light improvement project and awarded the bid for the construction of North main Street to Concrete Technologies, Inc. of Urbandale for $1,656,606.30. Also on the agenda was the approval of the special event request for Pella in Pink and the Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk. The Council will meet again on October 19th at the Pella Public Safety Complex.
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It might be helpful to have it facing the the area were your right (picking) arm would rest. That way if people start signing in other areas first, there will be less of a chance of rubbing of signatures while people are playing it.
It might be helpful to have it facing the the area were your right (picking) arm would rest. That way if people start signing in other areas first, there will be less of a chance of rubbing of signatures while people are playing it.
I'll be glad to shoot before & after video if y'all want me to.
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I stepped away for a day and now look where this is! Very much liking the blanked off bird area, how about on a slight angle, going in the same direction as the birds on the neck (for continuity) and mostly in the area under the strings? That' obviously the worst place to sign if it has strings on - sorry, just realised I am stating the completely obvious but it's after dinner here!
Anyone have beef with this guitar coming here first and then me shipping to CR in the case I'm donating?
I would just like to be able to sign the guitar itself without having to basically ship it twice...
Guess I could just sign the case...
No, Jon you are not just signing the case. You will be signing the guitar... after you play it!!! I'll pay to ship your case if we need to do that.
I want to keep this thread open for more input for a few more days, so if anybody has one let's hear it!
+1 Sergio. PM'd Jon this, but for everyone else, I'd like to think that as a community we can get this guitar to ANY member, anywhere, so we all can be part of it. Don't sign the case unless that's what you really want to do.
I had a "duh" moment and forgot about the sanding and prepping etc...
I'll ship the case to Brian on Monday morning .
Surely the guitar will make its way south sooner or later!
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I wonder if we could fit a sticker from each place the gutiar visits on the case.
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A former backcountry ranger, PERC research fellow Shawn Regan weighs in on the national parks' proposed entrance fee hikes. Fee revenues help parks address critical needs without relying on Congress for appropriations.
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Mon, 12/08/2014
Is the prohibitionist approach really helping?
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Q&A with 2014 Lone Mountain Fellow Frank Wolak.
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As free market environmentalism becomes more mainstream, PERC continues to evolve.
Shawn Regan
Mon, 12/08/2014
This special issue of PERC Reports is dedicated to PERC's Lone Mountain Fellows. In our cover story, Michael 't Sas-Rolfes explores the war on wildlife trade and offers insights from his recent research at PERC.
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Tue, 11/18/2014
Land of No Use, a new ski film, takes viewers into the backcountry to explore Montana's wilderness areas. PERC research fellows Holly Fretwell and Shawn Regan help outline the debate over expanding them.
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Tue, 11/18/2014
Allowing price to ration water may be a bitter political pill to swallow, but it makes economic and environmental sense. Writing at The Conversation, Randy Simmons lends insight into California's water crisis.
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Mon, 11/10/2014
How well does enforcement of the Endangered Species Act preserve wildlife habitat? On the John Batchelor show, Terry Anderson talks about how the ESA has affected spotted owls, bald eagles, silver grayling, and wolves.
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Tue, 11/04/2014
While the Endangered Species Act has led to habitat destruction, private solutions give us reason to be hopeful. In South Africa's Wildlife Ranching magazine, Terry Anderson explains how Texan ranchers brought the scimitar-horned oryx back from the brink of extinction.
Gary Libecap,
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In the Wall Street Journal, Gary Libecap and Robert Glennon discuss the West's outdated water laws. A policy overhaul, they argue, would allow efficient water markets and reward conservation.


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Clark Gable's son has gone with the wind gone to the police station.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed to E! News that the Hollywood legend's 52-year-old son, John Clark Gable, was arrested on suspicion of DUI today.
The Malibu/Lost Hills Station watch sergeant told us, "At 2:54 p.m., we received a call of a possible hit-and-run in the city of Malibu," adding that Gable's car allegedly rear-ended another car on Pacific Coast Highway and fled the scene, and that several calls claimed his vehicle was traveling at high speeds.
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But it wasn't just one car that got hit.
"The suspect's vehicle collided into six parked vehicles at 21322 Pacific Coast Highway," the watch sergeant said. Deputies conducted a field sobriety test on Gable, after which he was arrested, the sergeant said.
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Dressed in Givenchy and Georg Jensen jewelry, Erin Wasson becomes a hero in Jenna Elizabeth's short film The Heimlich Maneuver. The model/designer/actress saves fellow model Lydia Carron's life after she swallows a Georg Jensen necklace in the Vs. Magazine exclusive clip.
The short film features both models sitting at a dinner table glamorously eating as very dramatic music plays in the background. As they eat their food, Carron begins to choke and signals to Wasson that she needs help. Slowly and gracefully, Wasson comes to the rescue, picks up the choking model and begins to frantically raise her friend into the air in a dance like fashion as she administers the Heimlich Maneuver.
When Carron is safe, Wasson places her on the floor, drags her, then sexually removes the Georg Jensen grape necklace that Carron was choking on and takes off with it. The hero becomes the criminal.
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Which Cobra character died this week? We talk to G.I. Joe publisher IDW
Last Wednesday, a major character in G.I. Joe mythology kicked the bucket in IDW's G.I. Joe: Cobra miniseries. Who was it, and what does his passing mean for the Joe comic book series? Spoilers way on! »


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The whole Lebronathon that so many people seem addicted to just wore my patience out and made me kind of sick. I feel like there are so many other causes/areas of concern that deserve an hour of our country's time. Why did so many casual sports fans care so much about this? I am so puzzled. I love basketball and I love seeing it played at it's highest level. However, do I value it enough to support 1 hour "specials" about multi-millionaires? My brother took me to a Celtics game and each seat was close to $300, and those weren't even close to the most expensive. Was it worth it?
A few rants about the forward formerly known as a Cavalier:No "King" until you get a ring, chump.Oh, let me pass the hat for you and put you on the all-humanitarian team: You "sacrificed" to "take your talents to South Beach" for ONLY $110 Million dollars. (If he stayed in Cleveland or went to another team without D-Wade and Bosh, he could have made $120 Million dollars)What happened in the second round this year, bron-bron? Couldn't step it up? Very little said about you wilting like the greens in my compost when the Celts rolled into town. Oh, sorry. It was Mike Brown's fault.
A few final questions:Are we fighting a war right now? Are we stupid, or is it the economy?Did you really need to listen to ESPN and CBS talk about where Lebron might go for all of those months? If yes, what are you doing with your time these days, now that it is over? Just curious.


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Portrait of Alexandre Alexandrovich Sapozhnikov (1827-1887) Alexandre Alexandrovich Sapozhnikov was a wealthy merchant from Astrakhan who sat for Vasily Tropinin in 1852. In its polished presentation of a successful middle class businessman, this fine portrait of Sapozhnikov shares much with Biedermeier and Victorian painting of the mid-nineteenth century. (00369)
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Norfolk, VA (Sports Network) - In the quarterfinals of the Mid-Eastern
Athletic Conference Tournament, the fifth-seeded Morgan State Bears claimed a
64-61 overtime win over the fourth-seeded Savannah State Tigers at the Norfolk
Scope Arena.
The Bears (16-14) have won seven in a row and will face eighth-seeded Bethune-
Cookman in the semifinals. Justin Black tallied 20 points, while Ian Chiles
had 14 points and four blocks. Anthony Hubbard added 13 points and DeWayne
Jackson managed 11 points with seven rebounds.
The Tigers (19-14) finished off the season just 2-4 in their last six games
and were the fourth of the top four seeds to be knocked out of tournament.
Deven Williams led Savannah State with 20 points, while Rashad Hassan had 13
points and nine rebounds. Preston Blackman added 10 points and six assists,
while Arnold Louis was the game's top rebounder, pulling down 11 boards.
A 3-pointer by Black with 40 seconds left in regulation tied the game for
Morgan State and forced overtime.
In the extra session, Black hit another 3-pointer with 33 seconds left which
put the Bears on top, 64-61. The Tigers missed two potential game-tying 3-
point attempts in the final 15 seconds and left Morgan State victorious.
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November 27, 2015
More than 300 football and men's basketball players from
Arizona, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Purdue and UCLA want the NCAA and
college presidents to set aside a cut of TV sports revenue for
student-athletes to cover the cost of their education.
A petition signed by the players asks the NCAA to "realize its
mission to educate and protect us with integrity." The National
College Players Association, an athletes' advocacy group, provided
The Associated Press with copies of the document for release on
Monday. Players started sending the petition to the NCAA last week.
The issue of whether to pay college athletes has been getting
increased attention at a time when major college football programs
from Miami to Ohio State have endured scandals involving
impermissible benefits to players. At the same time, athletic
conferences have made lucrative, new television deals.
Before now, athletes themselves had not voiced their opinions in
such numbers.
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The annual Caregiver conference will be held Oct. 25 at the Clark County Health Care Center, Owen. The conference will run from 8:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. with registration from 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.
The keynote speaker is Jolene Brackey, author of the book "Creating Moments of Joy" and other caregiver materials. In her presentation, participants will be sure to catch the vision, a vision that we will soon look beyond the challenges of Alzheimer's disease and focus more of our energy on creating moments of joy.
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July 1, 1999
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A professional "Bull-O-Rama" came into town last week without a lot of advance notice, but action draws a crowd and locals turned out to watch several bull riderstwo in particular.
Jason Nentwig and Kyle O'Brien of Seeley Lake both gave it their best shot on bulls, but fell short of staying on for the infamous "Eight" seconds.
Nentwig, shown in photo above left, has been rodeoing for several years, including the collegiate rodeo circuit.
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November 26, 2015
Grand Junction police are still trying to figure out what was stolen as they continue to investigate a burglary at the Grand Junction Interagency Air Center.
Officials say several people broke into three planes, two helicopters, and two trailers stealing equipment and personal property.
Police have no suspects at this time and are still trying to compile a list of everything that may have been taken.
The estimated loss is in the tens of thousands of dollars at this time.
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Note: There is always such a huge response to this feature that I have split the entries into three parts. This is part I.
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selections below added 04/01/2002
Joel Hopwood, UK
Joakim Råhberg, Sweden
Daron Fincham, UK
Marc Sparkes, UK
Dr J.Kosarka, Hungary
selections below added 02/01/2002
Cameron Clark, Holland
Phil Wilkins, UK
Rob Adler, USA
Matthew Mellor, UK
selections below added 20/12/2001
Stuart Walton, UK
Peter Ruhrberg, Germany
Bryan Collins, UK
Red - Roberto Voerzio (Italy) Barolo Brunate 1997
White - Anselmi (Italy) Capitel Foscarino 1999
Budget white - Berres (Germany) Urziger Würzgarten Riesling Spatlese 1993
Sweet - Anselmi (Italy) Recioto I Capitelli 1998
Sparkling - Bollinger RD 1985
Dud - Möet and Chandon Vintage 1995
Probably just being a sentimental old so-and-so, but the Barolo was drunk with the producer at a superb restaurant in his village, and the Anselmi and Bolly were with friends from the UK Wine Forum -- and Tom of course! The German white was part of a case of Rieslings that I bought after a clarion call from this website: I've never looked back and now drink them all the time!
Glad you heard the clarion call and found Nirvana in the German Rieslings from Majestic Joel! And nice that it dragged you away from Italy - at least temporarily :-) - Tom
Red - Château Gruaud-Larose (Bordeaux) St Julien 1982
White - v. Kesselstatt (Germany) Goldtröpfchen Riesling Auslese 1990
Budget red - Farnito (Italy) Cabernet Sauvignon 1996
Budget white - Künstler (Germany) Hochheimer Hölle Riesling Kabinett 1999
Sweet - Château d´Yquem (France) 1967
Sparkling - Champagne Salon 1988
Fortified - Taylor's Vintage Port 1955
Dud - Domaine de Trévallon (France) 1997
In a tasting with nine 1982 Bordeaux - the Gruaud-Larose was the shining star (in the company of La Mission-Haut-Brion, Cheval Blanc, Pichon-Baron, Ducru Beaucaillou and others). The Piesporter from von Kesselstatt showed why Riesling is the number one grape of white wines - stunning! And so also in the budget section - Künstler delivers so much for so little (£6). This was my first experience with the 1967 d´Yquem and it was (and is) an unforgetable moment - pure perfection! The 1955 Taylor was the perfect wine in a fabulous tasting with Fonseca and Taylor and the vintages: 55, 63, 70, 77, 85 and 92. The dud is a wine that I normaly find to be very good but this vintage should not have been released - tasted three times and every time it has been beyond bad.
what a nice Old world selection. I am keeping my eyes open for a bottle of '67 Yquem as a special birthday gift, so good to hear it is drinking so well. The 1982 Bordeaux seem to be in favour amongst lots of people; perhaps the vintage is now hitting its peak? - Tom
Red - Te Mata (New Zealand) "Awatea" Cabernet Merlot 1998
White - P.Scherf (Germany) Waldracher Kröne Riesling Auslese 1989
Budget red - St. Supery (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 1994
Budget white - Rothbury Estate (Australia) "Cowra" Chardonnay 2000
Sweet - Oltina Vineyards (Romania) Tamaioasa Romaneasca 1960
Sparkling - Pongracz (South Africa) Cap Classique NV
Fortified - Dow's Quinta do Bomfim Port 1986
Dud - De Muller (Spain) Merlot 1998
For the third year running no country figures twice in my list. Any MSR from Majestic could have filled the best white category, I just happened to drink a lot of this one in the summer. The Californian makes budget status as it was remaindered at £5.99! The "Cowra" was a recommendation by David Riach that has resulted in a real multibuy spree chez Fincham. The Romanian was another birthyear wine. I was amazed as to how zippy and fresh it was even though only 11.5% abv. The Pongracz had pure, piercing pinot fruit and you can't go wrong with Bomfunk. De Muller make good pinot noir, but Spanish merlot: why?
That Cowra Chardonnay is an absolute beauty of a wine that I too have followed since its first release just a few years ago. Great to see Majestic getting more recognition as the only multiple to take german wines seriously - Tom
Red - Château Brane-Cantenac (Bordeaux) Margaux 2eme Cru 1971
White - Domaine Ostertag (Alsace) Gewürzraminer Fronholz 1995
Budget red - Evans & Tate (Australia) Shiraz Margaret River 1999
Budget white - Alamos (Argentina) Mendoza Chardonnay 2000
Sweet - Rolly Gassman (Alsace) Pinot Gris SdGN 1989
Sparkling - Veuve-Clicquot Champagne Yellow Label NV
Fortified - Blandy's 15 Years Old Malmsey Madeira
Best red went too Brane-Cantenac 1971 - still very smooth after 30 years, gift for the good lady on her 30th birthday. My favourite white went too Ostertag's 1995 Fronholz Gewürztraminer. It is a stuning fruit bomb, with plenty of years to go yet. Evans & Tate shiraz is a bargain at less than £9. IWC best red winner, with real class; very silky has a long, long finish. Budget white the Alamos Chardonnay 2000 is great at £6 a bottle not over-oaked or over-priced. My sweetie went to Alsace; my big weakness. Rolly Gassman's 1989 pinot gris SdGN is from the great 1989 vintage, and is very sweet with lots of spicy fruit. Favourite Champers is good old Veuve-Clicquot yellow label - never had a bad bottle.
Totally agree that Veuve-Clicquot do an amazing job with their non-vintage Champagne; it is consistently excellent. Nice to see Alsace finding plenty of support too - Tom
Sweet - Disznókö (Hungary) Tokaji Aszú 6 puttonyos 1995
brief, to the point, and who am I to argue! - Tom
Red - Ravenswood Lane (Australia) Reunion Shiraz 1997
White - Penfolds (Australia) Bin 95a Chardonnay
Budget red - Azienda Agricola Brigaldara (Italy) Valpollicela Classico 1997
Budget white - Scotchman Hill (Australia) Sauvingnon Blanc 2000
Sweet - Kracher (Austria) Eiswein 1999, Cuvee "L"
Dud - Diamond Creek (California) Gravelly Meadow 1989
The Ravenswood was the star of a Shiraz tasting at the start of the year. Way above any other red - Australis, Grange, 707, Greenock Creek, Noon etc. See James Hailliday for a perfect desription. The 98 version is good as well. 95a is best Australian Chardonnay I've tasted. Just pipped a Cape Wine Guilde bottle of Hamilton Russel - what structure. The Valpollicela and the Scotchmans Hill are the wines we serve to big dinner parties. The Kracher wine was the best of them all. Perfect in absolutely ever way.
Isn't it interesting that the Bin 95a Chardonnay, which was a Penfolds trial to make a "white Grange", is your white of the year, yet below Phil Wilkins picks the Yattarna - the wine that eventually became the "white Grange" - as his dud! - Tom
Red - Henschke (Australia) Hill of Grace 1991
White - Knoll (Austria) Riesling Schutt Smaragd 1999
Budget red - Henschke (Australia) Mt Edlestone 1986
Budget white - McWilliams (Australia) Lovedale Semillion 1986
Sparkling - Rockford (Australia) Black Shiraz
Fortified - Campbells (Australia) Merchant Prince Muscat
Dud - Penfolds (Australia) Yattarna 1995
Looking at this, and not suprisingly, virtually everything is from Oz. But there were great efforts from elsewhere (and no First growths tasted). The Hill off Grace (£27) was just exceptional, the Mt E (£8) may be a cheat but it still cost me less than a tenner and glorious, the Rockford (1998 disgorgment was the only sparkler I'd had all year and still a little agressive, the Merchant Prince for the fortified section was again almost my only bottle drunk but both were top efforts. The Lovedale (AUD$26) was wonderful but at its peak. The Knoll Schutt was drunk far too young but what potential and the the Yattarna was just dire for such a promised wine.
I do think Penfolds have done a much better job with Yattarna since this, their first ever vintage. The 1998 was an impressive wine, though I'll confess it didn't stand out as a £40 bottle the second time I tasted it blind in the Great Chardonnay Challenge - Tom
Red - Ridge (Sonoma) Geyserville 1985, 1993, 1994
White - Zind-Humbrecht (Alsace) Rangen Clos St-Urbain Riesling 1988
Budget red - Olga Raffault (Loire) Chinon Les Picasses 1998
Budget white - Dönhoff (Germany) Obenhasuer Leistenberg Rielsing 1999
Sweet - Chateau Pierre-Bise (Loire) Coteaux du Layon Chaume 1996
Fortified - Verdelho, d'Oliveira Madeira (Portugal) 1850
Dud - Silver Oak (California) Alexander Valley 1997
The Red choice was toughest this year. The three Geysers is a bit of a cheat, but it was the best "wine" of the year. The ZH was from Leonard Zind Humbrecht's last year. Brilliant and balanced wine. the Madeira is a vintage madeira and proved "Ballast is Beautiful". The Silver Oak was chewing on a wood popsicle stick. Ugh.
I had the pleasure of meeting Rob at a San Francisco "off-line" a few years ago where some stunning wines were drunk. And another vote for a Dönhoff wine; perhaps this estate is heading for the title of "winemaker of the year"? - Tom
Red - Château Latour (Bordeaux) Pauillac 1982
White - Chateau de Beaucastel (Rhône) Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2000
Budget red - Château Signac (Côtes du Rhône Villages) Combe d'Enfer 1999
Budget white - Jackson Estate (NZ) Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2001
Sweet - Château Climens (Bordeaux) Barsac 1991
Sparkling - Carlin Champagne Brut 1985
Fortified - Warre's Port LBV 1992
Dud - Le Piat d'Or Rouge NV
82 Latour - what is there to add? 00 Beaucastel - I'm not a fan of white Rhones, but at a Perrin tasting in Cambridge, I was blown away by its concentration, balance and complexity, definitely a wine that can only be described with the help of an encyclopaedia 99 Signac - I'm lucky enough to be friends with the Sales Director for the French distributor of this wine, so got it for 25FF per bottle. A snip for an RP 88 pointer. Great concentration, long finish, incredible value. 2001 Jackson Estate - mind-blowing fruits and balancing grassiness from this screwcap bottle. 91 Climens - apparently one of the very few successes of this vintage, this was magnificent, beautiful balance and concentration, great nose, long finish. A harmonious wine, perfectly at ease with itself. 85 Carlin - a bargain when bought in 99 for £15, displaying ripeness, good concentration, great mousse and delicate, pleasing balance. Warre's LBV 92 - have had a number of vintage ports which have in some ways been fruitier and better, but I found the harmony of this wine irresistible and thus have fonder memories. Le Piat d'Or - vomit vomit vomit
the '82 Latour was also my best red wine of 2001, so no arguments there. Funnily enough, the only 1991 top Sauternes I have drunk is the Yquem which, in my opinion, should never have been bottled. Very poor stuff at £100-plus, though the Climens is rated as one of the wines of the vintage - Tom
Red - Felton Road (New Zealand) Pinot Noir 2000, Central Otago
White - Trois Terroirs (France) Viognier Cuvée Reserve 2000, VdP d'Oc
Budget red - Château Barreyres (France) 1998, Haut-Medoc Cru Bourgeois
Budget white - Boekenhoutskloof (SA) Porcupine Ridge Sauvignon Blanc 2001
Sweet - Chateau Rieussec (France) 1989, Sauternes 1er Cru Classe
Sparkling - Champagne Gosset Grand Millesime Brut 1993
Fortified - Dow Crusted Port
Dud - Swaying Willow (Australia) Diet Chardonnay
New Zealand is for my money about to overtake California and Oregon as the best non-European producer of Pinot Noir, and Felton Road is a compelling, earthily raspberryish wine of enormous class. The Pays d'Oc Viognier is actually the cheapest wine here (£3.99 at Safeway), but was so ravishingly creamy and aromatic, I had to make it my white wine of the year. At a penny short of £8 (Sainsbury), the Barreyres is everything you want claret to be, headily scented, firm but not aggressive even in youth, and hugely complex. Porcupine Ridge is yet another gorgeous Sauvignon from South Africa, and certainly better than most of the dullish 2001 New Zealand Sauvignons. Rieussec's 89 is a mouthful of magic, cascading with crystallised apricots, ginger and acacia honey - a festive treat. Gosset's Chardonnay-dominated cuvee was the winner among some unexpectedly impressive 93 vintage champagnes, and Dow's Crusted, with its layers of dark chocolate and black cherry, has reminded me why I once used to love port. And a prolonged and vindictive raspberry to the Australian wine industry for another bumper year of dreary Chardonnay, typified by this 'diet' version at 1% alcohol - a beverage that sank below even the spitbucket standard we've come to expect, and entered a twilight realm of unimaginable horror. May a bottle of it be in every Australian winemaker's Christmas picnic hamper. And a merry Christmas to all my readers.
Total agreement with Stuart, one of wine pages regular guests , on the merits of Otago Pinots Noir. Even Gossets regular NV Champagne is one of my current favourites I must admit. Stuart's usual forthright views on cheap Aussie Chardonnay will be controversial I'm sure, but the idea of "diet" Chardonnay sounds like an abomination - Tom
Red - M. d' Angerville (Burgundy) Volnay Clos des Ducs 1999
White - Dönnhoff (Germany) Niederhauser Herrmannshöhle Auslese 2000
Budget white - van Volxem (Germany) Weissburgunder QbA trocken
Sweet - Dönnhoff (germany) Oberhäuser Brücke Eiswein 2000
Sparkling - Gosset Champagne Celebris 1995
Fortified - Valdespino Moscatel (Oddbin's special bottling?)
Dud - Clarendon Hills Blewitt Springs & Kangarilla 1996
Honory mention to Müller-Catoir's 2000s. More duds: pick any modernist Rioja from 1994.
I tasted a broad selection of the 1999 and 2000 wines from Dönnhoff, including Peter's "white of the year" in the summer, and wholeheartedly agree that this is an oustanding producer - Tom
Red - Planeta (Italy) Merlot 1998
White - Trimbach (Alsace) Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile 1979
Budget red - Alario (Italy) Dolcetto d'Alba Costa Fiore 1999
Budget white - Berres (Germany) Urziger Würzgarten Riesling Spätlese 1993
Sweet - Szabo (Hungary) Tokaj Eszencia 1988
Sparkling - Salon Clos de Mesnil 1985
Fortified - Maculan (Italy) Torcolato 19??
Dud - Merino (Spain) Rioja Reserva 1994
I thought hard about the red, and in truth the Planeta may not have been the absolute best wine of the year, but it was such a pure, unexpected delight (and great VFM) that it deserves top spot. Sweet was also difficult with a 1924 Huet Vouvray Le Haut Lieu the other main contender, but the remarkable Tokaj (only 3% alcohol, but what an experience) shaved it. This would truly last forever. The Salon was tremendous (and at the same dinner as both the Huet and the CFE - that was some meal). 1979 seems to be looked down at rather for Alsace but I thought the CFE was super, even better than the 1990 which took my white prize last year. The Würzgarten was peanuts from those fine people at Majestic who've been praised by all and sundry for their knack of unearthing aged Germans at super prices. The Torcolato was interesting and a little different but as it was at the end of a very long dinner I don't recall the vintage.
Not sure that I liked being described as "all and sundry" (the Berres Riesling was my "wine of the week" during the year :-) Planeta from Sicily are making some great wines at modest prices - Tom
Red - Château Pétrus (Bordeaux) Pomerol 1964
White - Agr. Az. Bellavista (Italy) Terre di Franciacorta 1997
Budget red - Kushushu Creek (South Africa) 1999
Budget white - Domaine de la Balmondiere (Burgundy) St. Veran 1999
Sweet - Schlumberger (Alsace) Gewürztraminer SdGN "Cuvée Anne" 1976
Sparkling - Jean Vesselle Champagne Brut Reserve
Fortified - Taylor's Port 1970
Dud - Château Cos d'Estournel (Bordeaux) 2000
I tasted some fine wines from South Africa this year but the Kushushu won on sheer depth of fruit and class (available from Corney & Barrow at about six quid a bottle.) The Bellavista was a Chardonnay/Pinot Grigio blend that convinced me to seek more wines from Lombardy next year. A beautiful infusion of coconut and minerals. The Pétrus 64 is probably the best Pétrus I have tasted. I can only describe the nose as "other-worldly" and the concentration and finesse as "spellbinding". There were many Bordeaux 2000`s vying for red wine of the year (e.g. Latour, Calon-Ségur). Lastly the Cos 2000 might be controversial, especially since many 2000`s have integrated and put on weight over the last year (e.g. Pichon Lalande). I tasted it privately in Bordeaux in June against it`s peers and it was seriously lacking weight and ripeness. I handed a glass blind to a famous Bordeaux chateau-manager when he entered and I asked him to assess the level. "Cru Bourgeois" was his reply. So we both agreed. Maybe it has improved like Pichon Lalande, I certainly hope so considering the price. But it was a big disappointment. But all in all it was a good year for drinking wine!
Second vote in a row for the Taylors 1970 I notice. I tasted the 1989 of Schlumberger's Gewürztraminer SdGN Cuvée Anne during the year, and it too was a beautiful wine - Tom
selections below added 18/12/2001 David Pearce, UK
Red - Solaia (Italy) 1997
White - Drouhin (Burgundy) Le Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche 1992
Budget red - Plantagenet (Australia) "Omrah" Shiraz 1998
Budget white - Pinot Gris from Hungary - can't remember the producer!
Sweet - Isole e Olena (Italy) Vin Santo 1994
Sparkling - Bollinger RD 1985
Fortified - Taylor's Port 1970
Dud - Penfolds (Australia) Bin 389 1998
An exciting year with many runners up:- Amarone 1996 - Allegrini, Jasper Hill Georgias Paddock 2001, Old Station Shiraz 1998, Léoville-Poyferré 1982, Léoville-Barton 1982, Artadi Grandes Anadas 1998, Tignanello 1997, Guado el Tasso 1997, Greenock Creek Roennfeldt Road 1995, Mount Langi Ghiran Shiraz 1993 and 1998, Wendouree Shiraz 1990
The Bin 389 as your "dud" is intriguing: I thought it was truly excellent when I tasted it in the summer, but have since heard a lot of gossip that there are bad batches of it around - Tom
Hugh Miller, UK
Red - Château Giscours (France) Margaux 1990
White - Thelema (South Africa) Stellenbosch Chardonnay 1996
Budget red - Terrazas (Argentina) Malbec 1999
Budget white - Ashanti (South Africa) Paarl Chenin Blanc 1999
Sweet - Klein Constantia (South Africa) Sauvignon Blanc 1997
Sparkling - Hunter's (New Zealand) Miru-Miru 1996
Fortified - Taylors (Portugal) Quinta da Terra Feita 1982
Dud - Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial
The Giscours was one of the wines served on my 50th birthday in August, which maybe why it gets the vote over a 1991 Bin 707 from Penfolds and a 1991 Mas de Daumas Gassac drunk earlier in the year. The Thelema was really a budget wine as it was bought in Cape Town for a pittance, but a superb Chardonnay. I'm surprised to see 3 South African wines on my list, and can only conclude that they've come on a lot recently. The Ashanti (a Tom C reccomendation from Great Grog Co.) was simply stunning for £3.95 and the dud "won" hands down - it would probably be my most disappointing bottle ever, and unfortunately was drunk in the company of the lady who gave it to us as a present.
delighted you liked the Ashanti so much Hugh. I think you are right about SA wine, despite well-reported problems they have had in the vineyards, there are some really exciting wines at the moment - Tom
David Bennett, UK
Red - Fontodi (Italy) Chianti Classico 1997 (TWS)
White - Querciabella (Italy) Bâtar 1997
Budget red - Domaine de La Hauterive (France) Cahors 1999 (TWS) £4.95
Budget white - Incyon (Italy) Chardonnay Sicily 2000 (TWS) £5.50
Sweet - Dindarello (Italy) Maculan 1998 (Odd)
Sparkling - Vilmart Cuvée Creation 3 1990 (Gauntley's)
Fortified - Osborne (Spain) PX Viejo Sherry (Gauntley's)
The star of this lot must be the Batar from Querciabella. A stunning wine that will last for years. It has huge depth and concentration and a length that seems to go on for years. The Vilmart was one of 4000 bottles and I cannot think of a better champage that I have drunk. I am now a Vilmart convert!
I know another knowledgeable wine lover who raves about the Batar; I must try it sometime - Tom
Řyvind Hellesnes, Norway
Red - Marqués de Murrieta (Spain) Castillo Ygay 1989 (from double magnum)
White - Yves Cuilleron (Rhône) Condrieu La Petite Côte 1998
Budget red - Columbia Crest (USA) Washington Cabernet Sauvignon 1998
Budget white - Nikolaihof (Austria) Grüner Veltliner Federspiel 1999
Sweet - Accordini (Italy) Recioto della Valpolicella Classico Superiore 1999
Sparkling - Guy Charlemagne Cuvée Mesnillésime Les Mesnil Bl de Bls 1995
Obviously, the brilliant wines lined up for the festive end of this year is not on the list. There might be some candidates for WOTY.
I agree the Ygay 1989 is great stuff - though I will be hanging on to mine for another decade before broaching it. The Columbia Crest is lovely stuff for a mass-production wine - Tom
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selections below added 04/01/2002
Joel Hopwood, UK
Joakim Råhberg, Sweden
Daron Fincham, UK
Marc Sparkes, UK
Dr J.Kosarka, Hungary
selections below added 02/01/2002
Cameron Clark, Holland
Phil Wilkins, UK
Rob Adler, USA
Matthew Mellor, UK
selections below added 20/12/2001
Stuart Walton, UK
Peter Ruhrberg, Germany
Bryan Collins, UK
selections below added 02/01/2002
Cameron Clark, Holland
Phil Wilkins, UK
Rob Adler, USA
Matthew Mellor, UK
selections below added 20/12/2001
Stuart Walton, UK
Peter Ruhrberg, Germany
Bryan Collins, UK
selections below added 20/12/2001
Stuart Walton, UK
Peter Ruhrberg, Germany
Bryan Collins, UK


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EDEN PRAIRIE, MN -- StorMagic, a fast-growing developer of iSCSI SAN management software, today announced that industry veteran John McArthur, co-founder and president of consultancy firm Walden Technology Partners, Inc., has joined the StorMagic board of directors. In this role, McArthur will work closely with the StorMagic management team to accelerate and expand the companys position in the market.
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Union workers rally outside the Capitol in Lansing Thursday as Republicans rushed through right-to-work legislation. / CARLOS OSORIO/ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Right-to-work legislation will have a devastating impact on the already shrinking Michigan middle class. We have a capitalist system based on greed. That's not a criticism. It's a fact.
In our economic system, the only protection expendable workers have from management driven first and foremost by the bottom line is their union. Right-to-work legislation intentionally and clearly takes away the power of unions, regardless of whether or not they still have the right to bargain.
Without powerful unions, middle-class workers are powerless to demand fair wages and benefits. In a system driven by greed, the only way to get fair wages is to demand and bargain them collectively; they won't simply be given based on a sense of justice on the part of management.
Greg Talberg
Benefits without cost
Right-to-work means that you aren't required to join a union and/or pay dues. But you are entitled to the benefits and protections provided by a bargained-for contract. Human nature says "why should I pay for something I can get for free?" I thought that Republicans were against entitlements.
Greg DeVito
Freedom of choice
As a finance employee, I have worked at a few auto plants and know that union demands for wages and benefits are way out of whack with the reality of the rest of the world. Excessive pay is why union workers want to defeat right-to-work so badly.
Unions were needed at one point, until government regulation could ensure minimum wage and working conditions for all employees. Unions run our companies and our state into the ground.
There is a proper wage level for all workers and it's based on supply and demand. Right-to-work does not ban unions; it simply gives people the right to join one or not. Isn't freedom of choice what our country is all about?
Tony Catalina
Shelby Township
What would Reuther think?
If Michigan becomes a right-to-work state, we may as well change the name of the Walter Reuther Freeway to Harry Bennett Freeway.
Javan Kienzle
Ann Arbor
Not moving to Michigan
I am a child care provider and was considering moving to Michigan, as I have visited the state several times and have fallen in love with it. However, with the unfair so-called right-to-work law, I cannot, in good conscience, move my business there. I see nothing good in allowing people to lose workers' rights, receive a lower wage, get fired for no reason, have benefits denied and have workplace safety compromised. Issaquah, Wash.
The goal: Lower wages
Let's make paying taxes voluntary. I don't always support the positions that my elected representatives take, and therefore I will decide if I want to pay for their representation.
Nonsense? That is essentially the argument that right-to-work proponents are using.
Union representation fees are like taxes. Workers are financially supporting the organization that represents them. Under federal law, it takes only 30% of union members to call for a representation or decertification vote. So if less than one-third of membership is dissatisfied with what the union is doing, a vote is held to end the union's representation of employees.
Labor law already protects a minority of union members who want to change the voice of their representation. Right-to-work legislation's real purpose is to drive down the wages and benefits of all workers, union and nonunion.
Douglas Coates
The check test
It looks as if Michiganders are gearing up for a little to-do about right-to-work. An easy solution is to require workers to pay the union directly instead of automatic payroll deductions. Then let nature run its course. People become really smart when they actually have to write a check. Just ask the former union members in Wisconsin.
Jack Belisle
South Lyon
Wrong for Michigan
Creating high-quality jobs, building infrastructure, improving education and health care -- Michigan has real needs. Workers and their unions play an important role in solving complex problems. I have been in the education field for 33 years and helped negotiate contracts. I believe that a right-to-work law would take our state in the wrong direction. In states that have right-to-work laws, workers have little or no voice in the worksite environment. Legislators should not give in to partisan politics by undermining the voices of workers on the job. Sterling Heights
Lower pay, less benefits
If lawmakers pass right-to-work legislation, then newly hired workers who don't want to join the union should have to accept whatever salary and benefits package (or lack thereof) that the employer wants to offer. Seems fair.
Kathleen O'Callaghan
Garden City
Errors in judgment
Thanks in part to the Free Press' recommendation of voting "no" on Proposal 2, we are now seeing so-called right-to-work legislation in Lansing. A post-election column by Brian Dickerson (Nov. 11) explained a similar logic by the Freep, which is: Changing the state Constitution was not the right way to go.
How could you recommend voting against something you support because of the means through which it is being done? Blame the Freep's board for this irresponsible stance. It was clear that without the amendment Lansing would get busy passing laws to eliminate unions in favor of big business. That's exactly what we see happening.
Dana Kornberg
Trust corporations?
In a Dec. 1 letter, Brian Pannebecker, a UAW member and spokesman for Michigan Freedom to Work, wrote: "Now we have an opportunity to continue moving forward with giving individual workers the freedom to choose whether they want to join a union and pay dues or not. Without a right-to-work law, workers in Michigan can be forced to financially support a union as a condition of employment."
Yes, because corporations will never cut wages, slash benefits, loot pension funds and, in general, help people such as Mr. Pannebecker to cut off their noses to spite their faces.
Tim Sayeau
Winnipeg, Conn.
Union crushers
Can we please stop pretending that so-called right-to-work legislation is about workers' rights? It is about crushing unions, plain and simple. Any legislator who says he or she voted for these bills for workers' rights is lying, and anyone who cannot see that is either naive or in denial.
Randy J. Wallace
Royal Oak
Businesses avoid unions
There is no question that there is a place for unions in Michigan. However, in today's world, we have to look back when foreign manufacturers such as Toyota, Honda, Mercedes Benz, Volkswagen and others began moving into this country. They avoided Michigan because of the control by unions. We could have thousands more jobs today had that not happened.
Robert J. Shoens
Let's face it, this is a power grab by Republicans so they can obtain campaign funding from business for future elections. Wake up, Michigan; you are being hoodwinked!
Jeannine Loyd
Washington Township
More pain for families
Attacks against teachers and the middle class in this state have been relentlessly destructive. As a public educator, I urge lawmakers to oppose so-called right-to-work legislation and other proposals that would harm working families.
The evidence against right-to-work in education is overwhelming. The lowest performing schools in our country -- Texas, South Carolina and Georgia -- in terms of scores, graduation and college matriculation, are all right-to-work-for-less states.
Right-to-work-for-less simply translates into paying educators a lot less, and educators leaving the profession or people not entering it. Right-to-work-for-less will not bring jobs to the state nor improve the economy; it is merely political payback against teachers and unions.
Scott Warrow
Huntington Woods
More important needs
We need to rebuild Michigan. We need to invest in our kids, in our public schools, in the health and safety of our citizens. We need jobs -- good jobs -- that can support a family.
But so-called right-to-work laws do not create jobs. Instead, they hurt the economy and working families by leading to lower wages.
In right-to-work states like South Carolina, Mississippi and Arkansas, workers have lower wages by an average of 3.2%, no benefits and no job security.
J. Gail Armstrong-Hall
War on workers
Just prior to the Nov. 6 elections, I attended one of Gov. Rick Snyder's town hall meetings. He spoke to opposing all of the constitutional amendments. His reasons for opposing Proposal 2 were that it was not necessary, because state law protected collective bargaining, and some federal laws did, too. He said right-to-work was too divisive and not on his agenda.
Now, right after the election ended and Proposal 2 failed, Republican legislators seem hell-bent on destroying the last bit of protection employees still have available to them. These attacks on middle-class working families have nothing to do with creating more jobs and a better economy in Michigan, and everything to do with punishing citizens who did not support some of them in the last election.
This mean-spirited war against Michigan workers needs to end now.
Gary E. Cynowa
Macomb Township
Vengeful legislators
It is not accurate to say that state Proposal 2 was proposed as a counter to right-to-work. It was a defensive measure caused by a multitude of anti-worker legislation enacted by this extremist Republican Legislature. These extremists are now prepared to tear up the state for revenge.
During the presidential election, Barack Obama was falsely criticized for eliminating work for welfare. Critics correctly said, although the premise was false, that getting something for nothing corrupted the recipient and introduced false values to our society.
Now this is exactly what these extremist hypocrites are proposing: Create a class of something-for-nothingers who sit on top of their fellow union members who paid for their benefits and call these hardworking people who paid their way "suckers."
Bruce Miller
Defenders of freeloading
For years, Republican candidates have positioned themselves and their party as champions of individual responsibility, but their opposition to Obamacare and support of right-to-work legislation betray that ideal.
By opposing the individual mandate requiring people to buy health insurance, they encourage health care freeloaders to simply pass their unpaid medical bills onto the rest of us. Right-to-work laws allow employees to receive the benefits gained by their coworkers without actually contributing to the union that fought for them. The Republican Party needs to stop enabling freeloaders.
Kevin McKague
A path to failure
Shame on Gov. Snyder. He is not serving the people of Michigan but serving as a bagman for national Republicans seeking to hijack our state.
Unions built this state and created a vibrant middle class here. Generations of Michiganders have benefited from strong unions. Snyder and a minority of plutocrats are shoving this legislation through simply because they can. Might does not make right, and no amount of sophistry overcomes the logical fallacies inherent in "right-to-work."
Research in Oklahoma five years out shows that workers are worse off and companies have not been attracted to the state. Snyder is setting us on a path to failure only to enrich the wealthy.
Steve Ball
Ann Arbor


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Below are annual earnings of the top 11 senior administrators who report to Edison State College District President Kenneth Walker:
James Browder
Title: Senior vice president for operations
Salary: $208,000
Vehicle allowance: $12,000
Housing allowance: $12,000
Development allowance: $10,000
Annuity: $20,000
James Martin
Title: Lee campus president
Salary: $172,000
Vehicle allowance: $8,400
Development allowance: $6,000
Patricia Land
Title: Charlotte campus president
Salary: $170,406
Vehicle allowance: $8,400
Housing allowance: $8,000
Development allowance: $6,000
Annuity: $10,000
Jeffery Allbritten
Title: Collier campus president
Salary: $170,406
Vehicle allowance: $8,400
Housing allowance: $8,400
Development allowance: $6,000
Annuity: $10,000
Steve Atkins
Title: vice president for academic affairs (resigned March 14)
Salary: $141,100
Development allowance: $2,500
Edith Pendleton
Title: vice president for strategic initiatives (promoted Monday to interim vice president for academic affairs)
Salary: $141,048
Robert Beeson
Title: Lee campus vice president for academic affairs
Salary: $127,308
Gina Doeble
Title: vice president for financial services
Salary: $130,000
Pam Fairfax
Title: vice president for human resources
Salary: $130,000
Tracey Galloway
Title: Vice president for development
Salary: $99,725
Vehicle allowance: $7,200
Bob Jones
Title: vice president and provost
Salary: $130,000
Car allowance: $8,400
Development allowance: $5,500
The president of Edison State College earns more than most of his Florida counterparts, including the chief executive at Miami Dade College the second-largest college in America.
Edisons Kenneth Walker commands a base salary of $322,400, but when factoring in his benefits, Walkers compensation package is worth at least $516,374 annually and that doesnt include benefits such as life and health insurance or use of a foundation-provided vehicle, which have no precise value listed.
Walker isnt the only Edison executive commanding a six-figure salary. Through a public records request, The News-Press reviewed contracts of 11 other top administrators and found their average salary is $147,272, plus benefits that include annuities and allowances for vehicles, housing and professional development.
All administrators, including Walker, saw their pay jump 4 percent last July, the same raise given to most faculty.
Those large paychecks are riling up students who expect their tuition cost to increase again next year.
I think the students will start a protest, said freshman Natasha Irons, 20, an education major from Fort Myers. You never see (administrators) around campus or hear anything about them.
What about giving the professors a raise? Theyre the ones actually teaching the students.
Walker, 75, has led Edison since 1991, and primarily oversees long-range initiatives and strategic planning. He is credited with expanding operations into Collier and Charlotte counties, spearheading a state initiative that granted community colleges the authority to award baccalaureate degrees and creating college-run charter schools.
By comparison, Miami Dade College President Eduardo Padron earns a base salary of $357,020 for leading the 135,148-student institution. His benefits are limited to a credit card for gasoline purchases, car insurance and disability insurance.
Jackson Sasser, president of 24,188-student Santa Fe College in Gainesville the closest institution to Edison 24,383-student enrollment earns a base salary of $260,000. He is given a vehicle, health and life insurance policies with a $19,505 value, $1,300 for professional development and up to $600 for Internet connectivity at home.
Walkers reply
Walker defends his pay, which was approved by the nine-member board of trustees. Edison released his contract Monday to The News-Press.
By having this kind of philosophy and compensation package, theyre able to achieve their goal of retaining consistency and long-term leadership, Walker said. When you have turnover, you dont get consistency or long-term visions.
So would Walker remain at Edison if he were paid less?
Of course I would, he said. I would absolutely still be committed.
But if somebody comes along and offers you more compensation at an exciting place, the temptation is there.
Walker says he frequently hears from other colleges conducting presidential searches, but because of his contract at Edison, he doesnt give them a second look.
Edisons 2009-10 enrollment ranked No. 13 of 28 community and state colleges in Florida. Walkers base salary of $248,496 that year was the eighth-highest.
In April 2010, former trustee Chairman Harlan Parrish recommended a pay increase to $310,000. Minutes from trustee meetings do not show that members ever publicly approved the pay hike, although a memo from Parrish notes board policy delegates responsibility to the chairman of the board to recommend the compensation package and to execute a contract with the district president.
Parrish and current Chairman Chris Vernon did not return calls Monday seeking comment.
On the Edison State College Foundations 2010 tax return, Walkers reportable compensation from related organizations was listed at $577,362.
Faculty, according to one professor, are talking about administrations rate of pay.
As a chief negotiator, those figures were not shared with us during bargaining, said Marty Ambrose, an English professor and faculty union leader who has worked at Edison for 27 years.
In 2010, the Florida Legislature enacted a $225,000 compensation cap for community and state college presidents, mirroring a provision enacted in 2003 for state university presidents. The restriction addresses cash-equivalent compensation, which includes base salaries and perks such as housing and car allowances, annuities and bonuses. The value of health insurance and retirement benefits is not included in the calculation.
Anything above $225,000 must come from private sources, such as benefactors,
foundations and fundraising groups. Walker said his extra compensation comes from the Edison Foundation, where he serves as executive director, and the Edison State College Financing Corporation, of which he serves as president.


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Charlotte baby shower
I love living in (err, just outside) Charlotte. The only downside is how far away we are from family; 10 hours from mine and about 3 hours from my husband's. But having wonderful friends really makes up for that.
Caitlin threw me the perfect baby shower this past weekend.
See my "Mom" race medal? The theme was "Ironbaby". Incredibly fitting since I'm a runner and triathlete and hubby is an Ironman.
I had to white out his name since we aren't quite ready to go public with it.
Confession: I still haven't taken the race bibs down. I'm obsessed with them and the Giants decorations from my NJ shower. So much so that I'm kind of wishing we painted the nursery blue... but don't tell Jeff. He spent the entire day yesterday doing the rest of the large projects for the nursery- he even missed his bike ride! It's probably not the best time to change my mind.
Just like a triathlon, the shower had three events:
Eat. Everyone contributed delicious dishes.
Play (games). Including the poopy diaper game! Everyone also had to guess how many inches my belly is (39) and how many miles I've run since the second trimester started (254.75).
Love (open gifts). My little guy got hooked up with so much cute gear. My friends are way too generous.
Seriously, how cute and creative of a theme is this? Caitlin really outdid herself! It really was perfect, and I felt so honored that she did all of this hard work for me. Tear. I can only hope she allows me to return the favor one day in the future.
Some highlights:
Erin's gorgeous diaper cake. I refuse to ever take this apart and display it in baby boy's room until he turns 10. He'll be cool with that.
These incredibly delicious brownie pops made by Nicole. I'm not admitting to how many of these I've eaten…
Brittney's chocolate fountain. Mmm.
Cindi's and Christie's adorable baby girls. Thank you both for allowing Nati to cover your daughters in slobber.
Each of my friends truly had a hand in making the day so special. Michelle and Lindsay even took these photos so I wouldn't have to worry about it.
I am so blessed to have such a thoughtful, kind group of friends. Now I hope they don't mind being baby-sitters in a few more months. Kidding. Kind of.
Such a fun shower theme! I have that same shirt from Motherhood Maternity! Ha It looks great on you – I'm a little small (18 wks) and it just looks funny on me still.
I'll totally baby-sit! Glad you enjoyed everything! I had fun!!
I'm in for the babysitting too! I even have real-life nannying experience !
What fun baby shower! I have been following your story for some time now, I just wanted to say how inspiring I find you and your husband! Thank you for your honesty throughout your rough times, and I wish you both nothing but good things in the coming months. Congratulations on your little boy- he is going home to a wonderful family
Looks like a such a fun shower! So glad you had a great time
Love your top, and Caitlin's classy houndstooth dress! So glad you had a fun day.
I LOVE the theme! So creative! And the diaper thing! That would make changing diapers so much more entertaining right now!
yay! I LOVE the theme, I am so sad I can't be at any of your showers! at least i get to see you next week, yay!
Awesome shower theme! Looks like it was a lot of fun!
How fun! The theme is perfect, and it looks like such a good time.
By the way, that's a lotta' miles girl! I'm also impressed with how you've kept track of them.
I love the race bibs!
I'm SO happy that you enjoyed the shower and that you love the diaper cake. We all love you to pieces!
I love that your friends & family did themed baby showers that were so personal to you and your husband :). That's race bibs are absolutely adorable and such a creative idea.
Love the theme – so perfect for you! And you're looking fabulous, too. You absolutely have that momma glow going on
oh what a wonderful party!! And the theme is just PERFECT!!!
What an adorable and special shower! You definitely do have some great friends who know you very well I love the theme, and the idea of ordering the custom race bibs. So creative! I'm so glad you enjoying your party — you certainly deserved to feel extra special, Jen
Looks like such a fun shower. I love the race bibs. So nice to meet you later that night!
I love your mom medal and the race bibs, that's so you! It's always nice to have a shower or a party personalized in that way.
Looks like it was a blast! What an adorable theme. I'm sad I missed it, but love looking at all the pictures- you're glowing… like, for real!
Looks like an awesome shower! Caitling did a great job! And, I'm totally not doing this to be snarky but it was just too funny to pass up. I hope you'll see the humor!
"since we aren't quite ready to go pubic with it."
lol – LOVE it! Gotta love typos sometimes.
I love the theme! It's so cute, and very fitting. If I were closer, I would happily babysit baby runnerstrials all the time! I'm just glad you have family up here – because that means you'll hopefully be visiting at some point with baby boy in tow. And of course I will track you down – I mean, do whatever I can to meet up with you – when you do!
So fun!! Did you meet Caitlin through blogging or did you already know her?? It's getting so close!!!
What an awesome blog! I love it. Many blessings to you and your baby! xo
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Hai I"m Katelyn!!!!
I love writing and reading stories about gay, bisexual reltationships! I love gay guys(: There s sweet and funny!
So as you guess i'll be writing stories about gay romances!
My favorite color is purple!
I love tacos, asian food in genral! pancakes!
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