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Fighting poverty and leveraging greed
In recession-smacked Florida, and other parts of the country, government and individuals (and baseball owners) have to face up to hard choices
BRADENTON, LAKELAND and FORT MYERS, Fla.-Late-March sights and sounds from two Florida fixations-spring training baseball and a popped housing bubble:
Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia to an autograph-seeking fan: "Just a minute, ma'am. We're working. Trying to become a better team."
Fort Myers columnist Sam Cook: "The stadium . . . is an exercise in excess for Boston officials who leveraged their greed."
Pittsburgh Pirates fan in Bradenton: "Eighteen straight losing seasons, but we have some good young players this year."
Bradenton Herald reporter Duane Marsteller: "Rampant speculation by builders, developers and buyers . . . relaxed lending standards . . . a blind eye to fraud."
Song over public address system during batting practice: "I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love."
Red Sox outfielder J.D. Drew: "When fans scream at me, I play hymns in my head. You want an example? 'Jesus, Lover of My Soul.'"
U.S. Census Bureau announcement: 18 percent (1.6 million) of Florida's homes are sitting vacant.
Man on Lakeland road holding a sign: "If each driver donates $1, you can save my home."
Painting on Larry's Pawn Shop in Fort Myers: A person with a big smile, dancing for joy, clutching two dollars and dropping four.
Detroit Tigers coach in Lakeland telling his players: "If you've got an off-on switch, turn it on."
Fans are optimistic as a baseball season begins, but housing experts remain skeptical about the Obama administration's ability to flip a switch and reverse the national slide in home values. Florida, which was a sunshine U.S. real estate market five years ago, remains in the shade. Its 18 percent vacancy rate is the worst in the country, with Arizona running a close second at 16 percent, and Nevada at 14 percent.
High vacancy rates like those push down housing prices and often leave homeowners who purchased properties from 2002 to 2007 "underwater"-owing more on their mortgage than their houses are worth. According to the Florida Association of Realtors, the median price for homes sold in January was $122,000-a 7 percent drop from a year ago and less than half the price at the market's peak.
On April 2 RealtyTrac noted nationally the existence of 1.9 million foreclosed homes-all putting downward pressure on real estate values. The five states with the most foreclosures were California (348,652), Florida (265,088), Arizona (101,337), Michigan (94,705), and Georgia (83,569). The typical foreclosure was a three-bedroom home that had sold for almost $250,000; marketed after foreclosure, such homes are selling for an average of $166,000.
The number of foreclosures signaled declining home values for the middle class. According to realtor.org, the median price of existing home sales continued to decline from a high of about $230,000 in 2007 to about $160,000 in February 2011. But the price decline, averaging 5 percent from 12 months earlier, was not uniform across the board, and the value of low-end and high-end homes increased:
• Prices of homes selling for less than $100,000 rose by 8 percent.
• Prices of homes selling for over $1 million were up 4 percent.
• The selling price of homes in the $250,000-500,000 range was down 4 percent.
• The biggest price decline came among homes selling for $100,000-250,000: Down 8 percent.
The bad news for middle-class homeowners, though, is good news for home purchasers. In hard-hit Lee County (Fort Myers and vicinity) on the Gulf coast, a 30 percent vacancy rate means that first-time homebuyers can buy houses that a few years ago were only dreams for them.
Eddie Felton, executive director of the Home Ownership Resource Center of Lee County, says government officials should not give "underwater" owners whatever it takes so that they can stay in their homes. Instead, he "triages" homeowners and helps those in the bottom third to get out of their homes quickly so a family that's a better economic match can get in.
WORLD subscribers might remember Felton ("Ghost streets," Feb. 27, 2010), who described for me suburban ghost towns, blocks with abandoned homes purchased several years ago for $250,000-300,000-three times what they sell for now, if they sell at all.
Felton, a 26-year Navy veteran, frankly criticized the way President Obama "gets up on TV and says his program will help people stay in their homes. It won't. . . . He can't come through without wrecking the whole system. Seems to me, if you can't produce, don't give people false hopes."
After our article, the News-Press-Fort Myers' daily newspaper-named Felton one of its six "Heroes of 2010" for the way he has "helped more than 1,900 people work out a deal that will allow them to stay in their homes or leave their homes in a way that least harms their credit."
Felton became a hero not by being nice to homeowners but by being truthful. Here's some of what he says directly to those who come to his nonprofit with their homes underwater:
"You don't have income. You can't afford this home. You have to consider moving out, and moving in with someone."
"I won't sugarcoat it for you. You can't afford to be in this house. You've got to find an inexpensive rental."
"For one whole week, get a receipt for everything you buy. Put in a paper bag. At the end of the week go through every receipt: Ask yourself, 'Did I buy this because I needed it or because I wanted it?'"
"Can you increase your income by renting out one of your rooms?"
"Let's make sure you can afford to make these payments."
"Don't use money for that Xbox."
"Prioritize home and food. Remember, an auto is not a necessity. If you have to, learn to take the bus."
Felton also delivers good news. When a homeowner has reasonable hope of being able to make his monthly payments, but may not be able to keep up in the short term, Felton will contact lending agencies and urge them to be flexible. He helps homeowners access government help when they can appropriately use it. Sometimes owners abashedly realize that they can economize and stay in their homes: "Do you need to ride around in this fancy car? You're driving a Mercedes-Benz and you have no money to make your house payments?"
But Felton does not believe his task is to keep people in their homes. The goal is match houses with the ability to pay for them. He's critical both of those who bought homes they couldn't afford and the lending institutions that far too easily gave them credit and adjustable rate mortgages: "A few years ago, if you could talk and breathe, you could get a house. These people had no reason being in those houses."
We drove around Lehigh Acres and Cape Coral, two of the hardest-hit communities, as we did the year before. I saw some 2,500-square-foot homes with two-story entries situated on quarter-acre lots now filled with weeds, some as high as an elephant's eye. I also saw a house that was desolate last year now with mown grass and a child's bicycle in front.
Felton himself lives in a single-story Cape Coral house that is underwater: Originally marketed by the builder at close to $200,000, Felton bought it for $120,000 in 2007 and thought it a bargain; now it's worth $80,000. Still, it's an immaculate three-bedroom with a swimming pool, a two-car garage, and an American flag in front, and he and his wife enjoy it. The problem is the mismatch, particularly with homes owned by people now among the long-term unemployed.
Felton sees problems in both individual beliefs and government actions. First, the personal: "People say we've learned from the housing bubble. I don't think so. . . . We say we're not going to eat out, but we do. If my pocketbook says 'nope,' maybe I won't. If it says 'maybe,' I will. . . . We're not going to change unless we have to." Most people, he says, were not frugal during good times so they had no cushion when joblessness struck.
The heart of the problem, he believes, is, "We are not a God-fearing people anymore. If people were going to church and being taught the necessities, we wouldn't be in this mess." A churchgoer, Felton says, "We have lots of churches without much teaching. . . . We have to go back to the basics: family, church, education. . . . For many men the trinity is women, alcohol, sports."
The second problem, he says, is government: raising taxes and embarking on grand projects instead of also emphasizing basics. Cape Coral is laying off police officers and firefighters, but the Lee County Board of Commissioners has now agreed to spend probably $80 million to build a new spring training complex for the Boston Red Sox. Felton asks, "How can you go out and build a stadium in this economy?" He also notes, "The old community is devastated."
The old community is a poor part of Fort Myers, one mile from downtown, with many one-bedroom, wood-frame, 1,000-square-foot houses. The old community in 1993 welcomed the Boston Red Sox to a beautiful new ballyard, City of Palms Park. The Fort Myers City Council had grabbed the Red Sox from their previous spring training home in Winter Haven, Fla., by taking 26 acres from Fort Myers owners via eminent domain, and razing more than 100 buildings. Taxpayers footed a $24 million bill, with $2 million in interest payments every year.
Eighteen years later, City of Palms Park is still in great shape, but the Red Sox threatened to move to Sarasota unless Lee County would build a new complex just south of the city limits with more seats and luxury boxes, and a configuration identical with Boston's Fenway Park, including a left field wall. The commissioners assented, and the Red Sox in late March played their last game in City of Palms.
Since most of the cash Fort Myers taxpayers have forked over for the ballpark has gone to paying interest, they still owe $18 million on a facility that will now be unused by any major league team. This led News-Press columnist Cook to declare, "If our trio of [county] commissioners had guts, they would have called Boston's bluff and said, 'It's City of Palms Park or nothing.'" But government bodies at all levels, like individuals, tend to look for big fixes rather than incremental improvements.
Red Sox officials defend their decision. Manager Terry Francona said the new ballpark "will be a really cool facility. All the fields in the same area. Outfielders learning all the Fenway angles. It will be great." But it's also great that the Detroit Tigers last month celebrated 75 years of spring training in Lakeland. Newly refurbished "Tigertown" is a bright spot in economically depressed Lakeland, along with a renovated downtown and a pretty campus for booming Southeastern University, an Assemblies of God college.
It's great as well that the Pittsburgh Pirates are staying in Bradenton's McKechnie Field, built in 1923 in the style of a Spanish mission: USA Today called McKechnie the "Fenway Park" of spring training ballparks. In 2008 the Pirates signed a new 30-year lease after the city installed lights and created new and expanded clubhouses.
The prospects of the Fort Myers neighborhood surrounding City of Palms Park are not great. But the Lee County Sports Authority, which manages City of Palms, says all is not lost. A spring break college baseball tournament is on the schedule for next March, and the park will have four months of amateur baseball tournaments forecast to bring in tourist dollars.
Those small gains may not be enough for Lee County commissioners, who are contemplating a plan to take another $36 million from taxpayers to transform the ballpark into an Olympic-caliber swimming facility that would bring in national events and allow the neighborhood to live happily ever after.
Since 1993 Edison Avenue in Fort Myers has had not only the ballpark but two other anchors. At the western end sits the laboratory and winter home of Thomas Alva Edison, the 19th- and early 20th-century inventor. Three months after he started school the schoolmaster kicked him out: Young Edison was disruptive, unfocused, and so out of control that nothing good would ever come of him.
That, of course, is not the end of the story. His mom homeschooled him. He never received any other formal education. He had read all the classics by the time he was 12. He received 1,093 U.S. patents in his lifetime, including at least one each year for 65 years-for incandescent electric lamps, phonographs, radios, and tattoo machines.
On the eastern half of Edison Avenue sits the other anchor, Dunbar High School and a vast array of small churches. Signs give a sense of economic reality: "Larry's Pawn Shop. E-Z Credit. We buy houses: CASH. Used Tires and Rims. Cash for Gold." What happens today to the many tattooed teens in classrooms who are disruptive, unfocused, and out of control?
Two sets of signs on Edison last month proposed hope of differing kinds for those kids. Those advertising "Florida's Future: 3-on-3 basketball tournament" suggested the popular alternative that provides a ticket out for one among thousands. Other signs were for the Dunbar Gospel Association. The Gospel can give a ticket out to anyone who is underwater.


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Monday afternoon, August 20
Congressman King Holds Townhall Meeting
(Le Mars) -- Congressman Steve King held an hour-long townhall meeting before 50-plus people Monday morning at the Le Mars Convention Center. King answered a variety of questions ranging from the farm bill, to windmill energy tax credits, to retirement working age. The position of gun control was asked of the Congressman, and his thoughts of Muslim infiltration in our colleges and universities. But a question from eleven year old Garrett Gorczynski of Oyens who asked the five-term Congressman when will the troops be coming home from Afghanistan brought silence to the group, and made King swallow hard before answering. Gorczynski has an older brother stationed in Afghanistan, and he was holding a small American flag while asking the question.
Listen to
One goal King shared with the group is that he wants to see a balanced budget come from Congress. Later, he was asked whether he believes the Republican leadership has the will to vote on a balanced budget.
Listen to
King says time is running out for the United States before something needs to be done with the ever-growing deficit.
Listen to
King says perhaps the only way to get a balanced budget is if it comes from the states as an amendment to the constitution, and he challenges Iowa to lead the nation on such ambitious plan.
Search Continues For Man Who Jumped Into Okoboji
OKOBOJI, Iowa (AP) - Authorities have resumed their search for a man who jumped from a boat into West Lake Okoboji (oh-koh-BOH'-jee) in northwest Iowa.
The Dickinson County Sheriff's Office says the man was reported missing about 5 p.m. Sunday. He reportedly jumped into the water but didn't return to the surface.
A dive team and other officers are involved in the search. The man's name hasn't been released.
Charles City Man Dies From ATV Accident
CHARLES CITY, Iowa (AP) - Authorities say an 80-year-old man has died after crashing on his all-terrain vehicle in northern Iowa.
The Floyd County Sheriff's Office says the accident occurred Sunday night in a rural Charles City pasture.
Sheriff Rick Lynch says a friend of Philip Jensen who was driving by found him pinned under the ATV.
Investigators say the ATV rolled after Jensen lost control of it. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Former Conservation Director Took Fuel For Personal Vehicle
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - State auditors say the former director of the Benton County Conservation Department charged more than $2,700 worth of fuel for his personal truck to the county.
A report filed Monday by State Auditor David Vaudt says William Heber told investigators with the sheriff's department that he bought fuel for his own truck. He claims the pickup the county
provided had mechanical problems so he drove his own.
Auditors say Heber was not authorized to charge fuel for his personal vehicle to the county. The audit identified 45 improper fuel purchases in 2010 and 2011.
Heber, who was hired in November 2007 to oversee the county's 10 parks, was fired in November 2011.
A current telephone number could not be located. No charges have been filed, according to online court records.
Iowa City Looking At Options With Loud Parties
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Iowa City is looking for more options to address loud parties.
The Gazette says city staff is proposing the city code be changed to allow police to issue civil citations for a disorderly house charge. Right now, it's handled with a criminal complaint, but the occupants, typically college students, are increasingly refusing to answer the door. In those situations,
it means a search warrant to get inside, which requires a county attorney or a judge to sign off on it.
The City Council will vote on the issue Tuesday. Under the change, everyone who lives at the house would get a citation.
Greg Bal of the University of Iowa Student Legal Services believes it's unconstitutional because someone who wasn't at home during the party would also be cited.

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Real Portuguese hospitality at this comfortable restaurant with good, wholesome food, affordably priced and a relaxed ambience. The Special Prawn Curry is great! Located within Jim & Jerry's Driving Range on the Pecanwood/Broederstroom-side of the bridge over Hartbeespoort Dam.
Open plan dining invites the art of culinary creations into the dining experience through visual interaction and the lingering aroma of decadent traditional cuisine.
Boasting 100% artificial free ingredients, hormone free meat, decadent imported real Swiss cheese and freshly baked Swiss bread, diners are ensured of an authentic dining experience.
The menu seduces with gnocchi, wiener schnitzel, zuercher geschnetzeltes, Italan pizza and sushi.
Enjoy freshly made south dough pizza using organic flour for a taste of genuine Italy or frolic in the light and refreshing taste of sushi – the African Swiss way!
Azima Restaurant offers upmarket dining in contemporary surrounds with a tantalising menu boasting modern African cuisine.
Dine amidst the elegant African surrounds flanked by the Magaliesberg Mountainas and ich earthy tones and warm décor over a full English breakfast or a la Carte menu for lunch or dinner.
Try the tender Line Fish fillet or succulent chicken breast stuffed with tomato, basil and bocconchini cheese. The tender, melt in the mouth beef fillet wrapped in a blanket of bacon and oysters is serenade for the senses concluded by heavenly honey and nut Baklava for dessert.
This microbrewery has four unique beers on tap and a stunning restaurant in a country setting. The Black Horse Restaurant has a small a la carté menu with some kiddies' options, as well as a separate pizza menu.
Breakfast is served until 11 am and consists of three choices namely continental, the three egg omlette or the Balck Horse Full Breakfast for the hungry. The starter dishes, although limited, covers all weather types; in winter start with a cream of oyster mushroom soup, in spring try the smoked salmon carpaccio, or in summer begin with the village salad.
The mains comprise of steak, chicken, prawns or pasta while the special dishes include kudu loin and chicken, leek and macadamia nut cream pie. End your meal with a mouthwatering dessert.
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Sundays - 8 am to 7 pm;
Open on public holidays.
It is our mission to create an unforgettable experience by providing excellent service delivery around specialty foods, hospitality ambience and special crafted German-style beers. Enjoy your meal by sitting inside, admiring the copper brewhouse or outside on the deck, enjoying the remarkable view of the Olifantsnek Dam and the Magaliesberg.
We also offer conference facilities, a beer cellar and bar where you can relax and relish a feeling of German "Gemütlichkeit"! Beer and cellar tours are available by appointment.
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Mondays: Closed
Tuesday to Saturday: 11:00 to 23:00 (kitchen closes at 22:00)
Sundays: 11:00 to 17:00 (kitchen closes at 16:00)
The Bundu Coyote Bar was one of the first pubs built in the area in the 1960's and has become a well recognized name by locals and travelers alike. Originally serving as a local watering hole, it was developed into a well known tourist destination. There are few visitors to the area who have not visited 'Bundu' for a cold beverage or wholesome meal over the past decade. Come casual! Enjoy our weekend entertainment with good food, warm people and cold beers.
Cape Town Fish Market is a vibrant restaurant, fish bar, teppanyaki, and sushi bar with a stylish yet warm and comforting vibe. The menu offers a large variety of delicious combinations of South African and Japanese dishes. Customers can choose their seafood from the fresh fish market, and all dishes are prepared according to preferred proportion of the customer.
The restaurant also caters for vegetarians and for those who prefer meat and poultry. The kiddies menu offers a range of meals from fish and chips to burgers and chocolate brownies. The drinks menu includes cocktails, white, red and sparkling wine, and non-alcoholic beverages, coffees, and liqueurs.
Chameleon Brewhouse is a one-of-a-kind restaurant and pub that is modernly furnished and beautfully warm at the same time. Delightful bistro-style meals can be enjoyed, as well as six craft beers on tap. The brewhouse reminds of days gone by, yet embraces happening, funky ambience that will entice diners and brewsters to return.
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Perched high mountainous acres wrapped in exquisite gardens, this haven of tranquillity wets the appetite with delicious arrays of antipasta such as beef fillet carpaccio, stuffed trout with ricotta cheese, roasted butternut soup with cumin and New Zealand green mussels.
Main courses choices include succulent rack of lamb, Cape Malay vegetable curry or a fresh grilled fillet of line fish with a tomato and thyme vinaigrette concluded by delectable deserts such as pavlova, tiramisu, key lime pie or fruit salad and homemade ice cream.
De Hoek's Restaurant offers cuisine extraordinaire. This elegant, refined restaurant serves gourmet French cuisine with a Mediterranean and Swiss twist. The resulting flavours are not easily matched. From the decor to the presentation of the dishes - everything here will make you feel like a VIP. A good wine selection is available from the private cellar.
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Enjoy a sumptuous meal served in the original pastor's home with locally sourced ingredients gracing the fusion menu. The restaurant offers traditional Italian and South African fusion cuisine, slow cooked with a twist.
Situated in Skeerpoort, the fusion menu brims with locally and seasonally sourced ingredients matched perfectly to the eclectic fusion décor and vintage prose.
Housed in a old pastoral home dating back to the 1800's, set in a backdrop of magnificent gardens flanked by a historic mountain range.
Decadently different, Die Ou Pastorie believes food is a philosophy and offers diners the chance to indulge in full flavoured meals cooked slowly to perfection.
Linger in the comfortable dining room, exuding warmth and informality, or curl up on a deep leather couch, book in hand.
Enjoy Italian style cooking infused with traditional South African dishes for a decadent dining experience in Skeerpoort, Hartebeestpoort.
This proudly South African restaurant is a favourite among families and serves up hearty meals at affordable prices.
Dros has an extensive menu and dishes include cheesy pizzas, succulent steaks, certain speciality meals like lamb shank and eisbein, and much more. Kids are well catered for with their own menu and an amazing play area fitted with jumping castles, games, playstations and kiddies tables and chairs. Birthday parties can also be catered for.
Dros is fully licensed and offers a wide variety of beverages including the best South African wines and beers. The dessert menu mustn't be overlooked and is the ideal way to end off your meal.
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Boston, MA (Sports Network) - The Boston Bruins added defensive depth at the
trade deadline with the acquisition of defenseman Andrej Meszaros from the
Philadelphia Flyers for a conditional third-round pick in 2015.
In addition, the B's claimed blueliner Corey Potter off waivers from the
Edmonton Oilers.
"We acquired these two players for depth, we have a core and this is
bolstering that core," said Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli upon Wednesday's
Meszaros alternated time as a healthy scratch and offensive force on Philly's
backline this season, totaling five goals and 17 points in just 38 games. He
was slated to become an unrestricted free agent in July.
Taken by the Flyers from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a second-round draft pick
in July of 2010, Meszaros arrives in Boston having compiled 20 goals and 76
points over 192 regular-season contests with the second-place club in the
Metropolitan Division.
A former 23rd-overall selection of the Senators in 2004, Meszaros has picked
up 54 goals and 165 assists in 571 NHL games over nine seasons for Ottawa,
Tampa Bay and Philadelphia.
According to a Flyers source, the draft pick becomes a second-rounder if: the
Bruins reach the conference finals, Meszaros plays in two-thirds of Boston's
postseason tilts, or if he is re-signed prior to June's draft.
However, the Flyers will receive an additional fourth-round selection in 2015
if: Boston neither reaches the conference finals nor signs Meszaros before the
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Just because it's random Friday in my head - there's this randomizing thing where you can put in your Facebook profile, and it will take your statuses and comments and jumble up different things you have said. I'm curious who is the weirdest person on CF.
What Would I Say? Facebook App
I'll throw out a few to start, these aren't the weirdest, but they're not normal:
"They were kind of like an ENT showing your spouse the Spider at this point."
"You just wanna see the fact that dang Sally Lou, HFM, and Lyme disease simultaneously would a Game of Thrones is sooooo different, an adult laryngitis or grossly underuse the reply to drop $45 to have you find yourself free. Let me down 20 miles home even in that awful since it's traditional old school, and still remember the right at the baby teeth and still remember the Beastie Boys, Beck, and some OJ are not alone! I also won't touch them."
"She pulls out and I loved Yo Gabba Gabba."
"That would be superficially charming before he got full-on nuts."
"Happy Mother's Day to the 50 greatest grunge songs ever."
Originally Posted by Firefighter4Cy
I got 99 problems but angie isn't one.
"Caps lock got stuck in sarcasm protest" - I might have actually written that exact sentence.
If I used Facebook I imagine it would be something like this: "I don't care how bad it smells but she's got it where it counts.".
I don't think I'm alone when I say I'd like to see more and more planets fall under the ruthless domination of our solar system.
"The only one of a $5 bill, said what a Ride!" ― Hunter S.
What the ****?
Originally Posted by ISUCyclones2015
"The only one of a $5 bill, said what a Ride!" ― Hunter S.
What the ****?
Yeah, it's really incoherent. I just had something about Hall & Oates.
This one was weird:
At least you didnt **** on Lincoln Way tonight between 7 & 9 and get some ice cream!
EDIT: the **** is another word for pee.
Originally Posted by Cyclonin
This one was weird:
At least you didnt **** on Lincoln Way tonight between 7 & 9 and get some ice cream!
...That actually sounds like a sort of awesome evening.
Pet peeve! If you're going there
Edit: Does this describe the ISU season?
Yes, I haven't been too darn long, trying to plunk a TD
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Dear Creighton, Please take McDermott.
I think this was probably a real post.
And another:
Great weekend in their graves right now.
Originally Posted by Cyclonin
Dear Creighton, Please take McDermott.
I think this was probably a real post.
Yeah, I don't think you probably had that one shuffled very much. :)
both teams are playing LIGHTS OUT!That one was pretty good
This is great
He's just begging everyone to be 21 to buy a sophomore in the Olympics...
I'm so bored at work...
10% luck, 20% skill, 15% concentrated power of wittiness.
been craving a spicy chicken sandwich for a decent quarterback.
"I know a small amount of random facts about chastity belts."
(This is not true.)
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Re: Stupidest career "progressives" on the face of the earth
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Kevin Drum presents this chart:
Drum interprets:
What we have isn't a spending problem. That's under control. What we have is a problem with Republicans not wanting to pay the bills they themselves were largely responsible for running up.
No no no no no no. What we have is an Obama problem. What the chart shows is that Obama's not a Keynesian. In the fast of the worst economy since the Great Depression, Obama actually cut spending. With the results that Keynes (and the MMTers) predicted: The economy is in the toilet, millions of DISemployed are still suffering, losing their homes, losing their health care, committing suicide -- and Obama, the Fucking Democrats, and career "progressive" shills and enablers like Drum cheerfully threw them under the bus.
Kevin Drum has made a career out of being absolutely and thoroughly conventional in his analysis, and hence thoroughly wrong.
... which naturally means he's a big success in political blogging and works for Mother Jones.
And what, exactly, is the point of presenting a graph showing per capita expenditures, rather than just straight expenditures? It's not like the USG is spending $15,500 on each of us. Most of my share, and yours too I imagine, goes to the military-industrial complex. What a meaningless metric. Pure hackery, imho.
"Federal+State+Local" doesn't show plain Federal.
And how much of the up for W and down for Obama is Iraq & Afghanistan?
Overall, this gets a 'U' for Useless.
the success of the conventional wisdom machine is that we have been debating spending since the Nixon administration, rather than the well being of the American people, which is now a side issue.


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Die Hard actor James Shigeta has died at the age of 81.
The Asian-American actor passed away on Monday, but the cause of his death has yet to be revealed.
The Honolulu-born star studied acting at New York University before joining the United States Marines and serving during the Korean War.
His career initially started in Japan as a recording artist, but had his big break in 1959 noir film The Crimson Kimono. The following year, he won the 1960 Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer along with George Hamilton, Troy Donahue and Barry Coe.
He went on to become the top Asian-American actor in the 1960s, starring in such films as "Walk Like a Dragon," "Cry for Happy," "Bridge to the Sun," and "Paradise, Hawaiian Style" with Elvis Presley.
Another one of Shigeta's memorable roles came in 1961, in the feature adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway hit musical "Flower Drum Song."
Later in his career, he went on to appear in hit movies such as "Lost Horizon," "Midway", "Cage," Disney's "Mulan," and "Die Hard," in which he played ill-fated executive Joseph Takagi.
Shigeta also had roles on the small screen, including drama "Medical Center," "Little House on the Prairie," "Fantasy Island," "T.J. Hooker," "The Love Boat," "Magnum, P.I.," "Simon & Simon" and "Murder, She Wrote."


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About cooky
Ahoi, I´m since Getting Away With Murder a Papa Roach fan. Before it I never listened to music. Okay I like Death Metal and Dark Wave or EBM but my fave band is and will be Papa Roach.
My first P-Roach show was 26.08.06 in Berlin and after it followed 09.10.06, 02.06.07, 03.10.09 , 04.10.09, 17.07.10, 20.07.10, 11.08.10 and 24.11.10. I bought the ticket for the show in munich 27.04.09, but i couldn´t ´couse i lied in the rehab and the nurses didn´t let me go;-(((.
31.01.08 I became a tattoo, which is addicte to D-Boy.
i love it to disguise
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2008 Mopars At The Strip - Desert OasisWritten by on May 1, 2008 Contributors: Randy Bolig A gathering of Mopars in the middle of the desert is as refreshing as a glass of water.
Walking in the scorching temperatures of the Nevada desert can send any person into a delusional state of mind. You begin to see things that aren't really there. Imagine this scenario: You've been walking for hours as the sun continues to beat down on your body. There isn't any sign of civilization, and your mouth is dry. You take what seems to be your last step, but as you lift your head one last time, you see a spring of cool, refreshing water straight ahead. This sight gives you the strength to get back on your feet and run to the edge of the water. As you begin ferociously throwing water into your mouth, you suddenly wake up to find yourself on your hands and knees cupping sand into your mouth.
Just like the dream oasis, the '08 Mopars at the Strip event seems almost too good to be true, a quarter-mile strip in the middle of the Nevada desert with lines of Mopars ready to lineup and make a pass. Hosted by The Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 28-30, the gathering has grown into one of the most popular Chrysler-only events in the United States. This year, thankfully, the heat wasn't an issue. A calm breeze of cool air filled the area throughout the majority of the weekend, pleasing both racers and fans.
The event caters to all Mopar owners, offering both bracket and heads up racing for everyone. From a Magnum rental car to a Viper, there was a class for you to race in. The Hemi Under Glass Barracuda was on hand to captivate the audience as Bob Riggle piloted the fish all the way down the quarter on the bumper, truly a sight to be seen. Easily the crowd favorite was the Hemi Super Stock Challenge. Fans flocked to the grandstands to watch these dominating vintage racers yank the tires to ridiculous naturally aspirated passes.
If you didn't feel like laying down rubber or just wanted a break from the racing, you could make your way over to the expansive car show. Droves of pristine Mopars from all platforms were represented; there was even a Bluesmobile replica complete with a roof-mounted speaker. Several of the most notable Mopar vendors were also in attendance with a display of their offerings for the performance and restoration groups. There was a swap meet filled with parts from all years, and there were plenty of cars for sale.
The fun continued back at the host hotel, The Cannery, each night. Live music and a quarter-mile of Mopars lining the street honored the cars' rich past and promising future.
You may have been tempted to pinch yourself because it didn't seem real. This paradise in the desert is an event that continues to grow and will surely do the same next year. It attracts enthusiasts from coast-to-coast and even some neighbors from Canada.
Giveaway car winner 2008
Cornelius Kelly of Henderson, NV
Total donation for 2008 $18,375.00 to be divided between Speedway Children's Charities, Southern Nevada Fire Fighters Burn Foundation and Ronald McDonald House Charities. $6,125.00 each. Thanks to all that supported this years effort.
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Jim Collins of Rancho Santa Fe, California, should be very proud of this '65 Super Stock Hemi Plymouth Belvedere.This "factory race car" sports a healthy 675-horse Hemi built by Dale Reed and is covered in mirror-like black PPG paint.MCR can make flat black look so good. Their '73 Challenger was as tasteful as it was understated. While nothing specific jumps out at you to tell you that it's special, it still exudes cool in every way. The E-Body is a fine display of what Muscle Car Restorations is capable of.Dave Valfer placed an SRT8 6.1-liter Hemi under the hood of his '71 'Cuda. The combination of grey paint with charcoal accent strips and wheels sets the car off.This is one of the cleanest engine bays you are ever going to find. All the wires have been properly hidden, and the battery has been relocated to free up more space. The fuel-injected Hemi has been painted to match the interior and the rest of the car.Robert and Stacy Ediger were proud to show off their ultra-rare Panther Pink '70 340 Duster. This one came with a 727 automatic and Inferno Black bucket seats. The paint and body were taken care of by Roberts Auto Body that painted it the original Panther Pink color.
It's got a cop motor, a 440ci plant, cop tires, cop suspensions, and cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. The '74 Dodge Monaco Bluesmobile seems like a concept done almost as often as the Duke boys' Charger. Rarely, though, do we see one this closely built to the movie car.One look in the flatbed of the A-100 and you will see why it demanded attention,a supercharged Hemi!It would be both cool and scary to see this Barracuda patrolling the streets. There wouldn't be much hope of escaping this sheriff-themed hot rod.Wheelstands were common occurrence as the tires and suspension struggled to control the power of these Mopars.
We caught the Hemi Under Glass Barracuda during some warm-up passes. With a rear-mounted Hemi, the 'Cuda had no trouble staying on the bumper the whole length of the track.


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- Any member of the University community may file complaints against any student for misconduct. Complaints shall be prepared in writing and directed to the Office of Student Judicial Affairs. Any alleged violation should be submitted as soon as possible after the event takes place, preferably within one month (28 days) of the knowledge of occurrence.
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- All alleged violations shall be presented to the accused student in written form. A time shall be set for a hearing, not less than five nor more than 15 calendar days after the student has been notified. Maximum time limits for scheduling of hearings may be extended at the discretion of the judicial administrator.
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a) Hearings normally shall be conducted in private. At the request of the accused student, and subject to the discretion of the chairperson of the judicial body, a representative of the student press may be admitted, but shall not have the privilege of participating in the hearing. b) Admission of any person to the hearing shall be at the discretion of the chairperson of the judicial body. c) In hearings involving more than one accused student, the chairperson of the judicial body, in his or her discretion, may permit the hearings concerning each student to be conducted separately. d) The accused has the right to be assisted by any advisor he/she may choose, at their own expense. The advisor may be an attorney. The accused is responsible for presenting his or her own case, and, therefore, advisors are not permitted to speak or to participate directly in any hearing before a Judicial Body. e) The judicial investigator and the accused shall have the privilege of presenting witnesses, subject to the right of cross-examination by the other party and by the Judicial Body. f) Pertinent records, exhibits, and written statements may be accepted as information for consideration by a judicial body at the discretion of the chairperson. g) All procedural questions are subject to the final decision of the chairperson of the judicial body. h) After the hearing, the judicial body shall deliberate in private and shall determine (by majority vote if the judicial body consists of more than one person) whether the student has violated the Code of Student Conduct as cited. i) The judicial body's determination shall be made on the basis of whether there is substantial information that the accused student violated the Code of Student Conduct.
- There shall be a single verbatim record, such as a tape recording, of all hearings before a judicial body. The record shall be the property of the University.
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- The following sanctions may be imposed upon any organization found to have violated the Code of Student Conduct:
a) Any of the sanctions listed in paragraphs 1(a) through 1(f) above. b) Loss of recognition as a registered student organization. The Office of the Dean of Students shall notify any national or regional governing body with which the organization is associated or which sponsors social, academic, or sports events when such suspension is imposed.
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Retailers of the world, more specifically, of Washington and Arizona, wake up, you have nothing to lose but your sales. We have heard many reports of wineries increasing sales out of their tasting rooms, consumers ordering direct from the winery, because you are not carrying Washington state "boutique" wines that consumers want. It is time to think outside the box instead of hunkering down and folding up the tent. Follow in the footsteps of Kent Jeppesen at "the wine station." You are the bottleneck between eager consumers and eager wineries. Where are those Washington wine end displays? Right out in front of Australia? If you don't lower your prices and offer the wines that consumers want, you may be cut out of the loop. Cheers!
Move over Trader Joe's, Costco, Total and Bevmo. Here comes the Wedgewood Shell Station! The what? Yeah, it's a gas station in northeast Seattle. What's a gas station got to do with wine? I told you you could find one of the best buys in the world, Columbia Crest "Two Vines" Chardonnay and Merlot, at gas stations all over Washington state, but Kent Jeppesen, owner of the Wedgewood Shell station (9501 NE 75th Street, phone 206-384-48440), has taken gas station wine sales to the next level. He had the business acumen to realize that wine has an excellent markup and that people want wine for under $10. When it comes to wine, you can get get anything you want, almost, at the Shell Station. Washington, Australia, France, Chile, you name it and chances are they have it. You may not be able to find the pepperoni or the chips, but you can find a decent quaff for the night at less than ten bucks. Kent keeps his prices right. He buys closeouts from distributors and sometime has a lower than normal markup to give you a good value. Soon, or maybe already, wine may contribute more to gross revenue and profit than that other necessity, gasoline, at the "Wine Station."
Living in Washington state, you can't help but become a strawberry lover. Of course, the best strawberries are local ones from places like Spooner Farm and Sakama farm. The season for these is a few scant weeks in June, but good strawberries can be had at other times of the year. When I am desperate for a strawberry, the overly firm, last forever, simulacrum from Watsonville will do, but if you want something with real flavor look to Mexico and other California venues. IMO, Santa Maria produces the most flavorful commercially grown fruit, followed by Santa Ynez, Oxnard and Salinas.
Strawberries are great by themselves and, of course, dipped in chocolate. Try strawberries with prosciutto or cold smoked salmon. Strawberries and semi-soft cheese are the perfect accompaniment to wine. Semisweet wines such as Riesling and Gewurztraminer work well, as do almost any dessert wines. I've never had a bad match with red or white wine, but a real Northwest eyeopener is Washington Strawberries and Oregon Pinot Noir, though I wouldn't object to a California Pinot or a Red Burgundy.
Thunderbird or MD20/20? Well, not quite that bad. How many times have you ordered wine on a flight only to be disappointed? Even in First Class? The last wine I had in First Class was a not so first class Viognier from California. I vaguely recall having some good wine in Business Class many years ago. At least in steerage you can buy those little six ounce bottles. Water is probably a better choice and sometimes offered free on some airlines. Anyway, I decided to see which of those 187ml bottles offered the best chance of a decent quaff on a plane, not that you really have a choice on a given flight. We only tasted Chardonnay. Sutter Home was sweet and flabby. Gallo was acceptable. Delicato anything but delicate, but workable, Stone Cellar from Beringer was not bad at all, well balanced with a (oh, no!) slightly stony quality, and good fruit. BTW, This is available at Trader Joe's for only $3.99 ( four buck chuck ?) and it is a lot better than Charles Shaw Chardonnay. Too bad you can't BYOB. I am so far behind on my posts that I thought I would send this little post along just to remind you that I'm still in the game:)
BULLETIN: FWC (Federal Wine Commission) to bailout wine industry. The FWC is a little known division of the Federal Reserve. Fiat will take control of Deageo and the Federal Government will own 60% of Constellation Brands. Deageo and Constellation will let go of over 50% of retailers and restaurants. Constellation will sell a significant portion of it's portfolio of wineries to buyers in China and Japan. Congressmen have complained of a lack of oversight, arbitrariness, unregulated rule by fiat, lack of clear and sound guidelines and criteria, and the impact on local communities. Some may have to drive more than 100 miles to get some wine. This will be beneficial to state budgets as the number of DWIs will increase. Goldman Sacks has indicated an interest in securitizing these debts (DWIs & DUIs), even under the regulation of the Federal Reserve (too bad Hank ain't around no more). A certain amount of wine in large formats with be held in Reserve for the Feds' own use. Already there has been a populist outcry over these outrageously oversized last minute bonuses.
On Wall Street there has been a huge rally in the stocks of American bucket manufacturers. In pre-market trading American Bucket(ABC), Kick The Bucket(KICK), and Bucket List(LIST), have risen 24%, 39%, and 103%, respectively. A little known earmark in fine print specifies that only American buckets from Arkansas and Kansas are to be used to drain the lake of wine in the U.S. resulting from excess inventories of cult wines and and wines priced at $14 and up. Like housing, there has recently been noted a slight increase in consumption by entry level buyers and those who have had to scale down during the "worst Recession since the Depression of the 1930s". Wines priced at the high end have suffered the greatest drop in sales and anyone who has a few bucks left can get on virtually any "list". "Allocated" wines can now be allocated to YOU, if you want them. Overseas, Asian and European bucket makers fell on the news. Several Asian CEOs and one French CEO kicked the bucket on the news. Interestingly, very few top level bucket makers had the decency to kick the bucket. Instead they seem to have taken out their bucket lists and are flying around the world checking off items at a rapid rate.
President Obama made it perfectly clear that he had no intention of nationalizing the wine industry or the bucket industry. He stated that it was necessary to bailout the wine industry because the country is drowning in a lake of high-priced wine. At his speech in Napa, he noted that roughly half of the countries in the world, including many Muslim countries, produce wine. He stated, unequivocally, that countries must abide by the Non-Proliferation Treaty and that, while no country could or should dictate the wine-growing behavior of another country, non-producing countries must sign the treaty and abide by its provisions. He also pointed out the absurd maze of state regulation and the intra-state attempts to coerce the behavior of individuals living in particular regions. He called for an end to the checkerboard of dry and wet counties found in some regions. Conservative Senators accused Obama of being unduly influenced by what they called a special interest group - Free The Grapes. Former Vice President Cheney virtually accused Free The Grapes of socialism and terrorism
Returning to the international arena, he said that the peaceful use of wine for domestic consumption enhances the GHP (Gross Happiness Product) of individuals and countries, but that threats of overproduction from rogue terroiristes are unacceptable and will be met with firm opposition by the international community. Terroiristes who turn in their plows will be welcomed into the community of nations. He expressed optimism that in the long run, the American wine industry could recapture it's lead by cutting prices and increasing innovation. He said that he understood the long suffering of the followers of Bacchus and Dionysus and history of hostility between them. He acknowledged how difficult it will be to overcome decades of cultism, but said that we must, and will, be guided by our moral obligations to do the right thing. While acknowledging the rights of teetotalers, he asked the world to unite in celebrating diversity, and asked us all, within the bounds of our various values and religious beliefs, to eat, drink, and be merry which is a universal human desire and a human right!
We were back to the old stompin' ground in Santa Barbara County, Los Olivos. We wanted to leave some time for the Foxen Santa Maria area, so we skipped Santa Ynez, Lompac/Buellton, and Solvang. We couldn't resist Los Olivos, but we really wanted to get to Foxen Road. No toilets, no water, just wine - that's Los Olivos. We skipped some old friends such as Consilience and Andrew Murray(rude reception). We always have fond memories of Andrew Murray Esperence, but wonder what it is like these days.
We started at Arthur Earl where the 2006 Viognier tasted like a peach tree with a little bark thrown in. Altogether a fruity, friendly wine, but, like most of its Olivos cousins, too fruity for my taste. I need some minerality and stoniness. The Rhone blend of Grenache, Counoise, Cinsaut and Syrah had a great nose with nice hints of vanilla in the flavor, but ultimately the lean mean taste of Counoise came through. The 2006 Tempranillo was a winner with a nose of cherry and Havana cigar.
Next a stop at Stolpman to pick up a wine club allocation for a friend. How agreeable the little red house just off the main street of Los Olivos . What a relief from the claustrophobic feel of the tasting room in Solvang surrounded by Scandinavian bric-a-brac stores - a Danish mortuary for great wine. The 2006 L'Avion has a deep golden color, almost russet, reminiscent of a big white Burgundy in style, structure and color, although, of course, the flavor profile is different since this is no Chardonnay, but a Rousanne with a touch of Viognier. The 2006 Grenache is beautiful, light and elegant - a good example of this style. We tasted two Syrahs, but the most interesting wine was the 2006 "La Croce" a cross between Syrah and Sangiovese. This seems to be a new trend in Los Olivos, the first of three such crosses.
Across the street at Carina Cellars we tasted wines created by winemaker Joe Tensley who also has his own line of wines. The 2007 Viognier had a subtle nose, followed by a round fruity peachy wine. Another fruity Viognier from Los Olivos. It's a style! We tasted several Syrahs - our favorites were the 2006 Terra Alta and the co-fermented 2006 "7 Percent" Syrah, that is, 7% Viognier, 93% Syrah.
At Coquelicot (kok - li -ko) Kerry very ably served up the offerings. The 2006 Estate Chardonnay was very light and perfumed - a good patio wine. The 2006 Estate Chardonnay was more classic, but still very fruity - flowers in a glass. The 2006 Estate Syrah tasted of roasted coffee. The very good 2006 Black Oak Vineyard Syrah was round balanced and flavorful. The 2006 "Mon Amour" Estate Bordeaux Blend was very lovable, round, fruity and perfumed - a come hither wine. The 2006 Estate Cabernet Franc was an odd C. F. with spice that might lead one to think of Syrah. The winemaker's notes say it tastes of roasted pasilla pepper, still an unusual , if not unpleasant, taste profile for a Cab Franc.
Qupe recently opened a new tasting room at the entrance to Los Olivos from the north. Stealthily manned by Ethan, one of owner Bob Lindquist's able winemaker sons, Ethan, quietly poured wines from Qupe, his father's wines, from Verdad, his step-mother's wines, and "Ethan" his own wines. He quietly recommended his brother Luke's wines at Tres Hermanas. The 2006 Verdad Rose was, good, but truly, the 2007 Verdad Albarino was even better. Fruitier than a Spanish Albarino, but still recognizable. The Qupe Roussanne was round and fruity, the Qupe Los Olivos Cuvee, a Syrah/Mourvedre blend, was light to medium-bodied, round, with good fruit. I have spent years searching for this wine in San Francisco ever since my son-in- law had a bottle and loved it. Ethan's 2006 Sangiovese was round, medium-bodied, and spicy - no lean mean Chianti, this one. Ethan's Cuvee Los Alamos Syrah was excellent, too. His father's Qupe 2006 Syrah from the Stolpman vineyard was really good, too, with a nose of black fruit and toast. In truth, this is a family of very talented winemakers. Es verdad! Truth telling even extends to the tasting notes offered. Just the facts, ma'am! Vineyards, grapes and ageing. That's it. No hype about "lead pencil and cassis." Just the data. They're not going to tell you what you "should" taste or try to influence you. You decide how it tastes to you and whether you like it or not. This is truly rare.
Since Longoria was just next door, I couldn't resist the opportunity to revisit an old friend. The 2007 Pinot Grigio was pleasantly balanced, the 2007 Cuvee June Rose was pleasingly dry. The nose of the 2006 Pinot Noir Bien Nacido, put me off, the nose of of the 2006 Clover Creek Syrah was toasty and appealing. The "06 Blues Cuvee was complex and jazzy. The 2006 Clover Creek Tempranillo was round, balanced and delish, but all of this was just a prelude to a mind-blowing wine - the 2006 Fe Ciega Vineyard Pinot Noir. This is from Rick Longoria' only estate vineyard. I had only one thing to say about this wine - "Fantasic!" Like Miles in "Sideways," I have spent years searching for truly great Pinot and have only found a few bottles in Burgundy and a few more in Oregon that satisfy me. This one is spectacular and worth every penny of its $54 price point. Well, it looks like we only left a few hours for the Foxen Santa Maria area but that's better than last time.
Back to Taste Washington. Let's try doing this in alphabetical order. Airfield Estates has been growing grapes for a while. Recently Marcus Miller has started making wines that are appealing and reasonably priced. Anna Schafer, continues to make outstanding wine at aMaurice Cellars. Both the 2006 Viognier and Chardonnay have a stony European quality. The Malbec is fabulous. Balboa wines have been friendly "value" wines, but now they are going upscale with "Mith" the outstanding Sayulta from Walla Walla grapes, but is this the time to start offering $40 bottles. I guess we will see. It seems to me that Beresen wines fell off a little this year, but not the 2006 Malbec. Everyone seems to be hitting home runs with Malbec. Caderetta had a nice Merlot. Chad at Dusted Valley ventured into the high end with an outstanding '06 Reserve Cab for $45. The 2007 Stained Tooth Syrah is always good at $24. Gifford Hirlinger came up with another really good Malbec. All of the wines from newcomer Gilstrap were excellent.
The 2007 Riesling from Palouse was light and balanced. The 2006 "Ahh" Syrah brought "oohs and aahs" as did the Cab Franc and the Cab Sauv. All of the Ponum and Ponder wines were excellent. Quilceda Creek 2006 Red Wine - "That's really good!" The Saviah 2006 Reserve Syrah was excellent, but the 2006 "Une Vallee" Red Wine was outstanding - velvety and smooth! Once again, Trey Busch worked his magic with the 2007 "The Magician" Gewurz and the "Spellbinder" Red Blend. Chris Sparkman's 2007 "Lumiere" Chardonnay will light up your life and lighten your burdens. The 2007 Syncline Mourvedre from Horse Heaven Hills is heavenly and since Syncline is biodynamique should help you get centered in your life. The trio of winemakers at Trio Vintners made an outstanding Rhone Style Mourvedre that is delightfully rustique and reminiscent of southern French wine. It appears that virtually all of Larry Lehmbecker's wines have won awards for their friendly unoaked style. Newcomer Ward Johnson's Cab Blend was worthy and of course, Lloyd Andersen's Walter Dacon Syrahs were all big fruity, jammy and delish as always. I alway seem to prefer to prefer the C'est Syrah Belle.
Four hours is just not enough time to do justice to so many outstanding winemakers, wineries, and vineyards, but Taste Washington is a great way to discover new wineries and find out which wines you really like. I've often said that the only way to buy wine is to taste it yourself at the winery. At Taste Washington the wineries bring the wine to you all in the same place making it easy to choose your faves for the year.
This year we did Passport in a day. To do this, we had to skip some good ol'boys, some old new wineries and lots of good friends. Brian Carter was mobbed as were Red Sky and Edmonds. DeLille, Betz and Gorman were closed. We tasted Sparkman and Efeste at Taste Washington Phoenix. We tasted Ponum and Pondera at Taste Washington Seattle. So we sandwiched everything else between two truly outstanding new wineries. We started early at Adam's Bench and finished late at Hestia. In between we checked out wineries with great wines, great wine names, and great marketing.
We also got greater clarity about some complicated relationships among winery names and product lines. Smasne, for example, also produces Alma Terra, Gard and Farmer Boy wines. Alexandria Nicole has a second line called Altered States Of Wine. Their unoaked Girl Next Door Chardonnay was quite good. The John Pattersons, father and son, seem to be shifting their winery name from Washington Wine Company to Patterson Cellars. They had cool music ( lots of people dancing), cool names like Big F'n Syrah and Recession Red. The Syrah was F'n Amazing and so is the price. In addition to Recession Red they are offering a "stimulus package". They have yet to offer "Crash", "Crisis", "Flaw", "Bailout", "Bonus", "Made-Off", "Greenspan Grenache", "Geithner's Unpaid Tax ", or "Bernacke Bordeaux Blend", but they are off to a good start.
Guardian Cellars offered their 2006 Syrah with pleasing soft cherry flavors. Darby English offered Chaos and Purple Haze. I was particularly fond of the Purple Haze. I sorely missed the Deuce Viognier/ Chard which will be released in a couple of months. Steve Snyder is having trouble with his plantings of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, but made fine light, tart, Roussanne from Horse Heaven Hills grapes. XSV wines were better this year. The 2003 Chardonnay seemed overoaked, but very French. the '03 Syrah from Horse Heaven Hills was unusually spicy and interesting. the '03 Cab was balanced, soft with good fruit.
The only new winery for me was Barrage a cross between barn and garage. Kevin Correll started making wine in a garage, thus earning his "Diplome Garagiste." He also has a certificate from U.C. Davis. In keeping with the style set by the gang in the hood, Kevin has a barrage of quirky, explosive names such as Nuclear Blonde, Trifecta, Secret Weapon and Alias. The wines are excellent with lots of character. Kevin figures with so many excellent winemakers around, he needs to do something a little bit different.
Adam's Bench, last year's next new thing, is still going strong thanks to the winemaking skills of owners Tim and Erica Blue. You had better get on their list before they are discovered. It is no myth that the 2007 Myth is an excellent wine. The barrel sample of this 50/50 Cab Franc & Merlot that we tasted was loaded with fruit, but had a slightly hot finish that should go away with bottling and a little age. I preferred the 2007 Reckoning, a blend of 48% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Cabernet Franc, in other words, a Bordeaux style blend. Beautiful black berry fruit. The 2006, being a year older is rounder and softer. Love them both! The 2006 Reserve Cab, aka, "The V", is another beautifully balanced Bordeaux style blend predominantly Cab Sauv(75%) with 23% Merlot and 2% Cab Franc blended in, more in the style of a left bank Paulliac. There also are a 2007 100% Red Willow Cab and an '07 "V" still in barrel. The '07 "V" has an incredible pedigree with fruit from Stillwater Vineyard and Discovery Vineyard. Discovery provides fruit to some of the best wineries in the state - Quilceda Creek and Andrew Will. Did you miss the Leonetti and Quilceda mailing lists? Here's an opportunity to get great wine at reasonable prices. You would pay twice as much for comparable Napa wine and moreyhan three times as much for Bordeaux.
We closed our session with an after hours visit to Hestia Cellars. Hestia is the Greek Goddess of home and hearth, but, trust me, there is nothing homely about winemaker Shannon Jones's wines. Shannon has acheived that magical trick of creating a wine both smooth and seemless, but big and full. Most of his wines are marked by deep purple colors followed by big rich fruit. Perhaps the winery should have been named after Hermes, the trickster, rather than placid Hestia. In any event this is definitely a "go to" winery, My faves are the Cab and the Syrah which would have getten scores of 91 and 93, if I were into scores
The boys and girls in the hood are doing a fine job. The whole hood is just F'n amazing. And so close to Seattle. Just think, you can save hundreds, if not thousands of dollars by just driving a few miles to Woodinville, instead of the Napa Valley. Then you can use your savings to buy wine instead :)
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On my return to Columbia Winery to get a replacement copy of my "Woodinville Passport"which apparently fell out of my pocket early on, I thought I would taste some Columbia Winery wines. You may have noticed that for the most part I have never been particularly fond of Columbia wines, but I thought I would at least try the Red Willow Sangiovese. No Passport, no wine! Such rigidity! As recompense, I immediately headed to Novelty Hill where I hoped for a better reception and where I knew there would be so many good wines. I once said that I've never had a bad wine from Novelty Hill. This time I tasted through so many good wines made by Mike Januik. The tasting room staff led by Diane were extremely helpful and accommodating. Destiny poured so many excellent wines, that I quickly developed palate fatigue as they all started to blend together in my mind. One reason for this is that winemaker Mike Januik has a very distinct winemaker signature. Virtually all of his wines are made in a smooth seemless style, well balanced, medium bodied with lots of fruit. Almost all of Mike wines are delicious. There are very few winemakers who are so consistent, just as there very few wine regions that are consistent. Chinon, Dolcetto, Champagne, Port and Sherry are the consistent regions. Mike and Tim Narby at Note Bene winery are among the few truly consistent winemakers. In Mike's case perhaps this comes from his years of experience at Chateau Ste. Michelle. This consistency makes it easy to choose wine from a wine list or a retail shelf. The truly amazing thing is consistency at such a high level. Tasting Mike's wines is like tasting flight of Bordeaux First Growths and then trying to pick the best one. Each wine would be outstanding on it's own and tasting them together tends to diminish them all. They become average , except that the average is extremely high. So forgive me if these notes seem somewhat similar. Rather than give numeric ratings I will give you the asterisk system that I actually use when tasting wines. Only really good wines, wines that I really like, get stars - three stars = outstanding, two stars = extraordinary, one star = excellent. These notes are pretty much in the order presented from light and white to big and red.
1) *2005 Novelty Hill Semillon - GRASS, a pleasing grassy nose leads to a smooth, balanced wine with good minerality - great! Gives L'Ecole Semillon a run for the money.
2) 2006 - Novelty Hill Sauvignon Blanc - As most of you know I'm not too fond of S.B., This one was like a cool fresh stream without that annoyingly tart grapefruit flavor. The anti-New Zealand Sauv.
3) **2005 Viognier - Minerality, hint of citrus, lively, not big and heavy like so many Viogniers, definitely a food wine. If I were using numbers I would have given in a 90.
4) ** 2006 Januik Cold Creek Chardonnay - Minerality, citrus, food wine. The Cold Creek was the first Januik wine we tasted and we fell in love with it's cool French style reminding us of a French Meursault. This vintage is lighter and less full bodied than our first Cold Creek Chard from Mike.
5) ** 2007 Januik Elerding Chardonnay - Bigger, fuller oakier than the Cold Creek. Reminiscent of a French Chassagne Montrachet white Burgundy.
6) * 2006 Novelty Hill Stillwater Creek Chardonnay - OAK, oak nose, big mineral apple, fruit, citrus. Somewhat like a French Puligny Montrachet.
7) 2005 Novelty Hill Stillwater Creek Sangiovese - light color, cherry nose, light cherry flavors, need a year or two to diminish the tannins.
8) ** 2005 Januik Columbia Valley Merlot - This blend of 91%, 7% Cab Sauv, 2% Cab Franc is soft and smooth with cherry vanilla flavors - the quintessential Januik wine. Blended from Klipsun, Ciel Du Cheval, Conner Lee and Weinbau grapes, it has a heck of a pedigree.
9) 2006 Januik Klipsun Merlot - Blended with 4% Cab Sauv, this one has a complex nose with notes of toast.
10) * 2004 Novelty Hill Stillwater Merlot - Amazing berry nose with hints of blueberry. Round & soft - friut, fruit, fruit.
11) ** 2006 Januik Ciel Du Cheval Petit Verdot - Strawberry/rhubarb nose, yum, so soft, like a Merlot - not as big and structured as the 2004.
12) *2004 Novelty Hill Columbia Valley Syrah - Soft, toasty nose, Light fruity, refreshing, delightful Syrah.
13) *** 2006 Januik Lewis Vineyard Syrah - WOW! Toast and fruit - speechless.
14) * 2006 Januik Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon - round soft fruit.
15) * 2006 Januik Ciel Du Cheval Cabernet Sauvignon - Wow! great fruit.
16) 2006 Januik Champoux Cabernet Sauvignon - blueberry - palate fatigue.
17) 2006 Januik Reserve - 88% Cab. Sauv., 7% Cab Franc, 3% Malbec, 2% Merlot - Champoux and Weinbau
Well, that's more than a baker's dozen. Across all price ranges, delicious wines. One of the tasting room staff recommended the Januik Red Wine which was not available for tasting so I bought a bottle. It couldn't be bad. I also tasted the newly released 2006 Novelty Hill Stillwater Malbec which was excellent, same style but bigger and fuller. I finished with the Rose, a great palate cleanser. What a tour de force!
For the first time, this year, Taste Washington had a special section for Washington State Vineyards called Common Ground. IMO, it should have been called uncommon ground since these special vineyards produce uncommonly good grapes for dozens of talented Washington State winemakers who make uncommonly good wines from them. Not everybody was there, but the vineyards present all have fabulous and distinct terroirs.
Lots of other fabulous vineyards missing in action, especially Ciel Du Cheval and Champoux. A great opportunity to check out terroir or micro-climate by tasting wines by different winemakers from the same vineyard. Also an opportunity to notice winemaker "signatures" or style. A great Idea! Hope it will continue in the future.
For some reason it seemed like there was more food and less wine. No problem, though. The food was all excellent. Once again, Elliott Bay Oyster House served fabulous, Totten Inlet Oysters ( very similar to Quilcenes) and Kumomotos - pleasure on the half shell. In addition there were copious amounts of Moules and Seafood Ceviche The crowd seemed smaller which made it easier to get around and taste wine. This time let's start with the new wineries. These, of course, were new to me, even if they may have been around for a while:
360s Cellars Estate Winery
Baron V
Barrage Cellars
Canyon's Edge
Chateau Walla Walla
Christopher Cellars
Coyote Canyon
Esther Bricques Winery
Foundry Vineyards
Gard Cellars
Gilbert Cellars
Gilstrap Bros.
Griffins Crossing
Guardian Cellars
Heaven's Cave
Holmes Harbor Cellars
Knipprath Cellars
Marshal's Winery
Martinez & Martinez
Memaloose/ McCormick Vineyards
Merry Cellars
Olsen Estates
Patterson Cellars
Revelry Vintners
Rock Meadow Cellars
Rotie Cellars
Shady Grove Winery
Tasawick Vineyards
The Buried Cane
Ward Johnson Winery
Whisper Ridge Winery
White Cellars Winery
Perhaps the most interesting new winery is Rotie Cellars. Sean Boyd, who worked at Waters Winery in Walla Walla, is obviously a fanatic winemaker. He exudes integrity and passion for Rhone style wine. He produced two 2007 Rhone style blends - one Northern: a Syrah/Viognier blend in the Cotes Rotie(get it) style, the other a Southern: Syrah, Mourved, Grenache(?). Both are exquisitely seemless, smooth beauties, sort of more elegant versions of Cotes du Rhone Villages wines from Sablet or Seguret. Though the wines are a little pricey ($35) in this environment, this is definitely a winery to watch. At the other end of the price spectrum we have Revelry Vintners. Joe made his wines to price out at $15 or less. They are delicious, fun wines. Kontos winery is so new that they didn't even make it into the event program. Sergio and Monica Martinez, Martinez & Martinez, are producing interesting wines in Horse Heaven Hills. Warren Gilstrap of Gilstrap Brothers snuck across the border from Cove, Oregon to bring us some fine wines. Speaking of Oregon, my friend Isabelle Dutartre, winemaker at Del Ponte winery has started her own winery - 1789. Vive La Revolution! Ward Johnson, an urban winery on Elliott Ave in Seattle produced some nice Syrah and Merlot from Red Mountain grapes. Good to see so many new names. Alas, so many wines, so little time.
Yes, today is my birthday. Sigmund Freud's, too. And Karl Marx and Darwin, too. Isn't it amazing that so many great people , including Albert Einstein, were born on April first! Must be a spring thing or something. Checking the history books, I see that Darius, Alexander and Tutmose II were also born on April 1.
Well, this is a slightly different approach to "Bests." These are the wines that I really liked at Taste Washington Phoenix:
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WASHINGTON – Expect major delays on Metro rail this weekend. The Green line will see the worst of the delays with three station closures.
Several festivals and running events are scheduled. These events could affect traffic and add to Metro delays.
There will be also be lots of construction, with on-going overnight closures on I- 66, the Beltway and the I-95/I-395 High Occupancy Vehicle lanes.
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Significant delays are expected on all Metro lines this weekend. All work begins at 10 p.m. Friday and continues through system closing Sunday. Here's the update from wmata.com.
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Overnight roadwork will close all lanes of I-66 westbound between the Dulles Connector Road and Leesburg Pike between 9:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday.
Traffic will be diverted onto onto the Dulles Connector Road westbound, then to Route 123 south and the Capital Beltway to continue on I-66.
Beltway construction update
Overnight road work continues on both loops of the Capital Beltway between Interstate 66 and Georgetown Pike. Expect a minimum of two lanes getting by between 9:30 p.m. and 9 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights.
After midnight, temporary total closures are possible for up to 30 minutes at a time.
I-95/I-395 HOV closure
Starting at 11 p.m. and continuing through 9 a.m. Friday and Saturday, the Interstate 95 and Interstate 395 High Occupancy Vehicle lanes will be closed between Dumfries Road and Duke Street.
At 9 a.m. Saturday, HOV lanes will reopen in the northbound direction.
New York Avenue construction Rehabilitation efforts continue on New York Avenue, with only a single lane available for travel in both directions between Florida Avenue and 4th Street NE between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m. Saturday.
SW ArtsFest
The SW ArtsFest kicks of at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Southwest Waterfront area. Expect lots of music performances, food, and art presentations.
Turkish Festival
The 2012 Turkish Festival will be held in front of Freedom Plaza this Sunday. The free festival will feature folk dancing, music performances and even children's activities.
9/11 Heroes Run
The Shirlington 9/11 Heroes Run is scheduled for 8 a.m. Saturday. The course will take runners along Four Mile Run and Arlington Mill Drive between George Mason Drive and I-395. Expect early morning street closures as a result.
Undy 5000
The Undy 5000 race is scheduled for 8 a.m. Saturday in Rock Creek Park. Expect closures on Beach Drive and Morrow Drive NW south of Joyce Road. See the course map here.
Sprint Four the Cure
The Sprint Four the Cure race kicks off 8 a.m. Saturday at the Four Seasons Hotel in Georgetown.
Prevent Cancer Foundation 5k
The Prevent Cancer Foundation 5k is scheduled for 8 a.m. Sunday at Nationals Park. Watch for street closures around Nationals Park until noon.
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Have you ever wondered how to make an arrowhead or what an ancient spear thrower or atlatl looks like? The Antonio J. Waring, Jr. Archaeological Laboratory's Annual Open House will reveal secrets of museums and how archaeologists make their remarkable discoveries on Saturday, April 18, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine. The fun family event is free and the community is invited to attend.
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The Waring Laboratory, established in 1991, serves as a university-based repository for existing and future archaeological materials recovered in Georgia. As part of the Department of Anthropology at the University of West Georgia, the laboratory is the only facility of its type in Georgia specifically designed to meet both academic needs and federal standards for the curation and management of archaeological collections.
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