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|23 compete in MMHF triathlon
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Competing in biking, running and swimming, 23 people gathered for the annual Melissa Memorial Hospital Foundation Amateur Triathlon on Saturday, May 16.
Cherrie Brown, MMHF executive director, was present to start the event, and participants lined up to bike four miles, run two miles and swim six laps.
The triathlon could be completed by individuals, or the three events could be split up among a team.
With this year's fastest time, Kurt Rumold claimed first place in the adult individual category clocking in at 34:24. Kelvin Haidle finished second with a time of 37:09.
In the senior individual category, Jerry Brandt finished first at 50:48 while Erin Vieselmeyer and Molly Brandt tied for first in the junior individual category with a time of 55 minutes.
In the team division, groups of two or three competed in categories based on the combined age of team members.
The team of Issac, Dani and Becca Brandt took first in the 0-50 group with a time of 43:06.
In the 51-100 age category, Jared Anderson and LeAnne McWilliams clocked in at 35:09 earning first place honors. "The Home Team" with members Tom Bennett, Amy Krogmeier and Brandi Helgoth claimed second with a time of 45 minutes while the team of Tara Krueger, Deb Blakeman and Krista Blakeman finished third at 48:30.
Competing for the HHS—Happily Hardy Snails team, Kevin Asbury and Tanisha Bules earned first place honors in the 101+ division with a time of 35:23. Second place finishers were Jennifer Kral and Brenda Krueger coming in at 47:40, and the Jumpin' Jacks team of Rhonda Moore, Henry Moore and Cherrie Brown finished at third with a time of 57:15.
Six-week challenge
Saturday's triathlon was the conclusion of a six-week challenge also sponsored by MMHF. Participants are challenged to complete the distances of a real one-day triathlon in a six-week period.
Competitors were recognized for special achievements in the six-week challenge at Saturday's triathlon award ceremony. Awards were as follows:
—Team with highest average total miles: HHS—Happily Hardy Snails (466.1).
—Family with highest average total miles: Rd's Wild Bunch.
—Business with highest average total miles: Tele Tubs.
—Biggest natural weight loss: Amanda Houghtelling.
—Most cumulative team body fat loss: The B.A.B.'s.
—Oldest individual with most miles: Johnny Bonner.
—Youngest individual with most miles: Tara Krueger.
—Individual event most miles: Tara Krueger, swim (182); Kevin Asbury, run (180); and Pete Markle, bike (135.75).


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I was watching Food Network recently and I saw Trisha Yearwood making her uncle's Sugared Pecans. They looked so good that I had to try to make a low carb version. I wasn't really sure it would work, but it did. After they set they were crunchy and sweet. I substituted erythritol for the sugar, and it did stick. Yeah!
Here's the recipe: Sugared Pecans
I substituted 1 cup of erythritol and 12-18 drops of EZ Sweetz (1/2 to 3/4 cup equivalent of Splenda). I like them on the sweeter end, but my husband liked them less sweet. Also, my husband suggested lightly salting them at the end, and/or mixing them with a few salty peanuts. I must admit he had a point. The salty and sweet were awesome together. Otherwise, I followed all of her other directions. These are an awesome low carb snack!
NET carbs are only 1 per 1/4 cup serving. (NET carbs means minus fiber and erythritol.)

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Brian May, of Queen, and photo-historian, Elena Vidal, have revived a renowned series of 59 photographs produced by a master of Victorian stereoscopic photography, Thomas Richard Williams. Pictures leap into glorious 3D, viewed in the new focusing stereoscope, which May has designed and produced, to bring the stereos to life. The result is a powerfully atmospheric and touching set of photographs.
Brian will be introducing the exhibition and signing copies of the book on Thursday 26 January at 4pm. Find out more.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) - No doubt you've heard their radio commercials. Mervis Diamonds has been a staple on radio airwaves for years. The D.C.-area diamond experts have been helping grooms put a ring on it for as long as a diamond has been forever.
But did you know that the love story behind the Mervis family almost wasn't?
See. to go back to Lithuania, under Nazi rule meant almost certain death. So you could say Morris saved her life. They got married. Then they fell in love. They were married 67 years when Morris passed away in 2005.
Masha says she is grateful for all they had. "A loving marriage, a loving family, a well-provided, and a lifetime of joy."
Morris was the founder of Mervis Diamonds. Masha says her husband liked to update her engagement ring on special occasions. He gave her a beautiful diamond ring for their 50th anniversary and she proudly wore it every day, until Wednesday of this week.
That's when Masha visited Comfort One Shoes in Rockville It was there that she noticed her ring was gone. She and others scoured the store, but no one could find it. "I was in such a shock," she said.
Masha says she's recently been sick, and her rings were loose. She says the diamond may have value to whoever found it, but it could never mean as much as it does to her. "I always put rings on in the morning, part of my husband, part of my life, so it's such a sentimental value, a value of a lifelong happiness," she said.
The ring is made of yellow gold, and has a center diamond and two smaller ones on the sides.
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Star views from the ISS
Posted 09 February 2013 - 10:17 AM
He said the sky is very bright with all the stars visible and constellations completely disappear because of all the stars that are shining. Also, he said dark nebula was very prominent and well defined. Almost like there was a blanket thrown over parts of the sky.
I always wanted to ask that question and it was fascinating to hear him describe it. I wonder what the visible magnitude is up there? You talk about the ultimate dark sky observing sight!!!
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Posted 09 February 2013 - 01:21 PM
I've read in a graduate-level book published by Princeton University Press that from space proper, and above the airglow layer *and* aurorae (which extend very much higher), the sky is some 1.5 magnitudes, or a factor of 4 darker than from the best sites on earth.
From earth orbit there is still zodiacal light to contend with, the brightness of which is strongest along the ecliptic plane, particularly toward the Sun. The darkest regions would be toward the ecliptic poles, but displaced somewhat in the anti-solar direction.
A sky 1.5 magnitudes darker than we earthbound observers could ever experience would be a marvelous sight indeed! After all, near the limit of sky darkness on earth, a seemingly tiny difference of 0.2 magnitudes makes for a most definite difference. The contrast boost on the milky way would be phenomenal, with the dark clouds truly jumping forth into prominence.
I'd hesitate to say that the gain in stellar limiting magnitude would necessarily be of the same 1.5 magnitudes, however. Just because the 'background' has gotten darker by some amount does not automatically imply that a faint threshold point source fainter by the same amount will become visible, for in this regime of image brightness the eye's response is poorer due to visual system noise.
To illustrate. With a telescope we can darken the sky by going to higher power, which makes the exit pupil smaller. Indeed, we do note that this brings into view fainter stars. But the faintness limit does not track with the amount of sky darkening. Compared to the sky brightness as seen when the exit pupil is as large as the observer's own pupil, at the smaller exit pupils where the faintest stars are revealed the sky will have been darkened by a good 4 magnitudes. But we most certainly do not see stars fainter by this amount; about 1.5 magnitudes fainter would be more typical.
Hopefully for our astronauts the porthole through which they peer is clean and has good transparency, and that ambient light and reflections during the brief 45 minute night can be well suppressed. If not reasonably well dark adapted, the gains afforded by their unique perch cannot be fully appreciated.
Posted 09 February 2013 - 03:23 PM
...there is still about 1/2 the atmosphere remaining, albeit a lot drier and (usually) cleaner.
Yes, i was assuming that, as well as the half the atmo aspect. Didn't realize about the "glow" issue, tho... i have zip experience with high-altitude environments, and enjoy only occasional visits to "blue" dark-skies. Never been to a "gray" zone, or darker.
I found this article quite fascinating! With ample acclimatization, apparently human vision can adapt to ~14,000 elevation! Yet even stranger were the results they obtained (page 3 @ the linked article)... the added elevation beyond 6,800' seemed of little benefit for LM.
So perhaps clean, dry air & the lack of nearby LP is the majority of what one can hope for- save for getting into orbit? The "thinning" of atmo with elevation would seem to be a distant second in terms of limiting magnitude? Altho i'm sure that's not a linear relationship, and results between sea-level & 7,000' might be somewhat more significant than those going from 7k to 14k'.
Also in the equation would be, i'd assume (again), less atmo scintillation- so possibly better resolution of faint point-sources as one gained altitude. The ultimate here would be what's seen from orbit- zero scintillation!
If the 1.5 magnitude gain over atmoshperic LM seen from low-orbit is true, then the 8.5 LM estimate noted previously would sound about right, then.
A truly fascinating subject!
Posted 09 February 2013 - 03:39 PM
Posted 09 February 2013 - 07:08 PM
I found this article quite fascinating! With ample acclimatization, apparently human vision can adapt to ~14,000 elevation! Yet even stranger were the results they obtained (page 3 @ the linked article)... the added elevation beyond 6,800' seemed of little benefit for LM.
Very interesting. And (unusually) it confirms common sense. It makes sense that people can adapt fully to 14K feet -- after all, there are substantial populations living considerably higher than that. And it makes even more sense that there's no significant difference between 6800 and 13600 feet -- why should there be? The added extinction due to air molecules alone is tiny. As I said before, the whole point of going high is to get above air pollution, both natural and artificial. Of which there's precious little in Hawaii.
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Posted 10 February 2013 - 12:59 AM
But with a reduction in sky brightness of some 1.5 magnitudes, the dark nebula portions illuminated by the Milky Way will be more readily discerned in images. I doubt that except for a few scant possibilities, the surface brightness/contrast of these lit up clouds would still be too low for visibility by eye. Note that I'm not including here the 'classical' reflection nebulae, which are illuminated by either embedded or proximate stars.
Posted 10 February 2013 - 09:15 AM
Firstly, it is highly unlikely that anything like full dark adaptation would be reached by an individual during the interval that ISS was fully within the earth's shadow, after having been in bright daylight an equal interval. Likewise, I'm sure that the interior of the ISS is not without some form of illumination at all times.
Secondly, astronauts are certainly not amateur astronomers and are unlikely to have intimate familiarity with the appearance of a truly dark sky, at best having occasionally viewed planetarium simulations of such. Thus, when presented with such a real sky they would likely feel overwhelmed by the scene.
Consider further that the observer does not detected the very faintest stars likely visible at a give site with just a casual look. It is necessary to spend quite a bit of time examining the sky to detect stars truly near one's limit. Given that an astronaut is not on the ISS for a joyride, it would be highly unlikely that he can allot the necessary time to do so.
In addition, those who have flown at night cross country and looked out the cabin windows will know that the limited angle of view seems to dramatically enhance a star-congested impression of the sky, clearly an illusion of some sort, creating a scene that seems far beyond what is ever seen from the ground. However, a careful check shows a LM no greater than seend from the ground (I've done this many times).
Therefore, I would say that regardless of the gain "theoretically" possible by being totally outside the atmosphere, I highly doubt that any astronaut has viewed the heavens appearing any more impressive than an earthbound observer sees from a Bortle class 1 site.
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Posted 10 February 2013 - 04:55 PM
He said the sky is very bright with all the stars visible and constellations completely disappear because of all the stars that are shining.
...astronauts are certainly not amateur astronomers and are unlikely to have intimate familiarity with the appearance of a truly dark sky, at best having occasionally viewed planetarium simulations of such. Thus, when presented with such a real sky they would likely feel overwhelmed by the scene.
I dunno... *i* am an amateur astronomer, and when i get to my group's "blue" observing site, i too am generally overwhelmed at the scene. It takes a bit to get re-acclimated, able to spot the familiar patterns amongst the crowded sky! Actually, i suspect i rather enjoy that!
Whether the average astronaut is an "amateur astronomer" or not i have no idea. But i have a hard time imagining anyone willing to go thru the nit-picky selection process, then the grueling training, and entertain the rather substantial risks, would go to such lengths (heights ) without having significant interests in "what's up there".
And wouldn't part of that preparation involve some "lights out" training?... as well as basic Astronomy for orientation purposes (should the computer and/or power go on a temporary "excursion")?
While that may or may not be the case for many ISS occupants, i'm quite sure it is NOT the case for "astronauts" in general. As a class, they have done more than a few EVA's, Lunar orbits, and walks. Perhaps a fun search would be to find some of their personal references & descriptions as to what they've seen in this regard!
Therefore, I would say that regardless of the gain "theoretically" possible by being totally outside the atmosphere, I highly doubt that any astronaut has viewed the heavens appearing any more impressive than an earthbound observer sees from a Bortle class 1 site.
What the OP has quoted is enough to give me goosebumps:
And that without adequate dark-adaptation.
...he said there is a window facing up that is away from all the light and he can see space pretty well, especially when they are in the Earths shadow... dark nebula was very prominent and well defined. Almost like there was a blanket thrown over parts of the sky.
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But, look, I volunteer to go up and have a look through that porthole to test this. You can even come along to increase the observational set.
Posted 13 February 2013 - 04:59 PM
I have no doubt that nearly all of the astronauts "know the constellations", parts of their jobs depend upon that, but I have never heard of even one actually claiming to have ever been a practicing amateur astronomer, nor being intimately familiar with observational astronomy. There is an enormous difference between perhaps having a casual interest in amateur astronomy (as many claim to have) and actual having a serious working knowledge. Even among the amateur community represented here there are those of us that are more rightly classified as simply star gazers rather than serious amateur astronomers well versed in observing methodology.
Funny, we watch NasaTV quite a lot. Many (or at least several) of the astronauts are also astrophotographers and take their equipment up to get photo ops (of the stars, not just the earth) even with the very very limited time they get.
Oh yes, and the first link given for a google of "astrophotography from the ISS" is nasa's own site with links to tons of pictures!
"There's always something good to see out the window of the space station," says Pettit, who happens to be an amateur astronomer as well as the science officer of the International Space Station (ISS).
"These pictures show how wonderfully stable the space station is," says Pettit. "When the camera is mounted to the window, the ISS itself serves as a tripod. Any movement would cause streaks in the star images." But the station's Control Moment Gyros maintain attitude with rock-solid precision. "I don't believe that the ISS was designed for astronomy," adds Pettit, "but it functions very well as a platform for astrophotography."
Posted 13 February 2013 - 05:33 PM
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Posted 14 February 2013 - 12:32 PM
Not to hijack the thread......but are there any similar reports from the men who walked on the moon???
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Ditto -
Not to hijack the thread......but are there any similar reports from the men who walked on the moon???
Same here, but have to ask... How about night sky views from Mars?? The Rovers are there but I don't think I have seen a single night sky image from Mars. Perhaps the cameras onboard were not made for taking astro photos?


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Hi all,
This is my first attempt at participating in the CWBP. I've selected Argria from industrygothica's excellent Anuroch map [Map 27].
Argria is on the border of Anuroch and the Endless Steppe. I'm envisioning it as an old fortress town, once tasked with holding the hordes at bay. As the barbarians quietened down over the years it has evolved beyond that original mandate - into a bustling border town ripe with trade and the colorful mingling of cultures. Trade now flows across the steppes more easily, with escorts and guarantees of passage from the local steppe-lords or Khans or whatever (have to do some research), though there is still banditry.
In the markets of Argria itself you can find fine Qashyan horses, silks, spices, dwarven steel, and all manner of more exotic trade goods. Sample the fare of the steppe people, cooked authentically in shields over a roaring fire. Just don't ask about the provenance of the meat in your stir-fry. The nomads are known to be a bit touchy about that...
So, on the understanding that the maps are "about" 600 miles on a side, I broke down Anuroch into 100-mile-square regions and took the one containing Argria. Then I divided that into 10-mile-squares (attached). This is my starting point. I'd like to detail more than just the settlement...including some features of the surrounding area. I plan a wall...or moat...or something. We'll see.


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|Kim Killin honored with CASB McGuffey Award
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Holyoke School Board member Kim Killin was recently honored by the Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB) when she was presented the McGuffey Award for her service.
At a regional CASB meeting in Sterling Wednesday, Oct. 10, Killin was recognized as a McGuffey Award recipient, receiving an engraved apple and a certificate with her nomination information.
Five members of the Holyoke School Board, as well as Supt. Bret Miles, attended the meeting.
Killin's nomination for the prestigious award was made by fellow board members, as written by Linda Jelden. Noting that Killin was elected to the Re-1J board in 2009, the nomination emphasized that during her tenure, she has made a tremendous impact.
"Using her background in law, Kim was instrumental in providing the direction necessary to resurrect Holyoke's Education Foundation," said the board in the nomination letter.
"Re-established in 2010, the Foundation has accepted over $100,000 in donations and has already contributed to school projects.
"Kim has dedicated a great deal of her personal time to organize and submit two GOCO grants to improve facilities and provide students with an all-weather track.
"Most notably, she has brought her passion for promoting a positive school climate to the board, which has resulted in the board's goal of focusing on adult/student relationships.
"The board hopes to achieve this goal through focus groups with students and being constantly aware of the importance of this critical element to any successful school."
The CASB McGuffey Award is designed to honor that unique board member who brings to his/her board work both the head and the heart of committed and passionate service. Each school district was invited to name one member as the winner of the McGuffey Award.
This coveted award is named after the McGuffey Readers, which were first published in 1836. After the Civil War, the McGuffey Readers were standard schoolbooks in 37 states.
The CASB website explains the McGuffey Readers were a series of seven books with stories and poems that not only taught kids reading and grammar, but also helped them develop good qualities.
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Video: Road closures on Wednesday for events
Washington D.C. - The "Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action" event will take place from 11:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Lincoln Memorial, according to U.S. Park Officials.
They sent the following news release about road closures and event access:
Public Access: All public without tickets for the event will be able to access the Commemoration only from walking west into the area of the Reflecting Pool via the Elm walkway just north of the World War II Memorial off 17th Street.
ADA Access: The program organizers will provide free shuttles from the Foggy Bottom Metro to the event venue for ticketed participants with mobility issues. These shuttles will drop off at Henry Bacon Drive and Constitution Avenue.
Non-ticketed participants with mobility issues can access the event via the Elm walkway just north of the World War II Memorial off 17th Street.
Every effort is being made to minimize traffic delays during this event. Variable message boards will be put in place to increase awareness of closures.
Participants are encouraged to take public transportation and use Metro stations in downtown Washington, D.C. Please visit the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for more information on planning transportation (http://www.wmata.com)
These NPS sites will be closed beginning 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday August 28 until the end of the event expected to be around 4:00 p.m.
• Lincoln Memorial
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial
• Korean War Veterans Memorial
• World War II Memorial
• DC War Memorial
The following road closures will go into effect at 3:15 a.m. Wednesday August 28th for U.S. Park Police primary jurisdiction. (See attached map)
Road closures will include pedestrian closures at each closure site. Commercial vehicles will not be permitted on Constitution Avenue between 1:00 p.m. and 3:45 p.m.
• Arlington Memorial Circle will remain open, however, Arlington Memorial Bridge will be closed
• F Street traffic will be allowed to access the northbound lanes of the Rock Creek Parkway to eastbound Virginia Avenue
• Rock Creek Parkway from Virginia Avenue to Parkway Drive - It is recommended that drivers utilize Connecticut Avenue or 16th Street as an alternate route
• Parkway Drive from Rock Creek Parkway to Lincoln Memorial Circle
• Independence Avenue from 15th Street to 23rd Street
• Ohio Drive from Inlet bridge to Parkway Drive, including the A, B and C parking lots
• Theodore Roosevelt Bridge will remain open, however users of the Ohio Drive exit will be forced to U-turn north onto the Potomac Freeway
• Maine Avenue from 15th Street to Independence Avenue, including Tidal Basin parking lot
• North and Southbound lanes of 17th Street between Independence Avenue and Constitution Avenue
• Daniel French Drive
• 23rd Street from Independence Ave to Constitution Ave
• Henry Bacon Drive
In addition the NPS roads closed above - the Metropolitan Police Department will be closing the following streets beginning at 3:00 am and should reopen by 6:30 pm (Note, these are not indicated in attached map)
• Westbound ramp from I395 to Maine Avenue, SW-All traffic will be diverted to the 12th Street Tunnel
• Ramp from 9th Street tunnel to westbound Maine Avenue, SW-all traffic will be diverted to outbound I395
• 200 block Maiden Lane merge with Maine Avenue, SW-all traffic will be diverted to northbound 14th Street, SW
• Southbound Potomac River Freeway and ramp to Independence Avenue-traffic will be diverted to the outbound Theodore Roosevelt Bridge
• Ramp from eastbound Teddy Roosevelt Bridge to Independence Avenue NW
No parking restriction signs have been posted on Constitution Avenue from 17th Street to 23rd Street on the north and south side of the street.
A modified traffic change will be in effect for the AM rush hour. All traffic changes on Rock Creek Parkway from Shoreham Hill to Virginia Avenue will be made in accordance with the Guideline Manual for traffic changes in the Washington Metropolitan area. All traffic from southbound Rock Creek Parkway will be forced to eastbound Virginia Avenue.
The PM traffic change will be made at the conclusion of the event.
As a security precaution, all items listed below will not be allowed onto the National Park Service property in conjunction with this event. Please note, the Secret Service reserves the right to prohibit any other items that are determined to be a potential public safety hazard:
• Aerosols
• Ammunition
• Animals other than helper/guide dogs
• Backpacks
• Bags and signs exceeding size restrictions (8"x6"x4")
• Bicycles
• Balloons
• Coolers
• Explosives
• Firearms
• Glass or thermal containers
• Laser pointers
• Mace / Pepper spray
• Packages
• Structures
• Supports for signs and placards
• Weapons of any kind
Visitors are strongly advised to use public transportation. Metro stations near the National Mall and Memorial Parks, U.S. Capitol, and President's Park that will remain open throughout the day include: Smithsonian, Federal Triangle, Foggy Bottom, Metro Center, Gallery Place-Chinatown, Farragut North, Farragut West, Capitol South, L'Enfant Plaza, Union Station, Federal Center S.W., and Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter, Arlington National Cemetery, and the Pentagon. Up-to-date information can be found at www.wmata.com
If you choose to participate in the bell ringing ceremony you should NOT plan to use the Arlington metro stop. The closest stop will be the Foggy Bottom stop.
• Food, water, and refreshments will be available for purchase at concession stands in the area
• Portable restrooms, including ADA accessible restrooms, will be available
Visitors should prepare for heat and sun. NPS recommends that visitors:
• Bring enough food and water for the entire day (water-bottle filling stations will be available)
• Drink plenty of water even when not thirsty
• Wear weather-appropriate clothing
• Use sunscreen
• Minimize consumption of beverages containing caffeine or alcohol
• Eat throughout the day
• Take frequent shade breaks
• Periodically get out of the heat and into air conditioning, especially between the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Reduce exertion during the hottest hours
• Bring extra medication.
• First aid stations will be located on both sides of the Reflecting Pool
• Cooling tents will be located on the north side of the Reflecting Pool
The USPP family reunification tent will be located on the south side of the Reflecting Pool, between the D.C. War Memorial and the World War II Memorial. Lost persons should be reported to any uniformed USPP officer or NPS ranger. Lost persons will be taken to the USPP family reunification tent.
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Channel 9X-Price Increase even though they have extra concerts/specials
STAR Gold-FTA or place Sahara Filmy to the black list
Channel V India-Alternative to MTV India most of the former VJ's new shows are on STAR One.
South Asian channels on DirecTV should push a la Carte soon. New channels could have you seeing HindiDirect I & II a $5.00 Increase.
Price increase is expected. We do not expect Direct tv to give us these channels for free...Once these channels are in I would think Directv would be considered to be the best platform with south asian channels.


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Historic Ford Factory Transformed Into SunPower Photovoltaics Headquarters
As you might expect from one of the leading manufacturers of photovoltaics in the US, the roof of SunPower's HQ is entirely coated in solar panels. The company's goal for the facility was to combine aesthetics with function and sustainability. The interior
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Empty Bowls Scores Again for Hunger
Anybody who wanted cream of crab soup and wandered by the Timonium Fairgrounds a little too late March 23 left disappointed.
For the seventh year in a row, the cream of crab soup was the big hit for St. Vincent de Paul's annual Empty Bowls fundraiser.
This year's crowd topped the 2,000-person mark for an event that included face painting and jewelry making for children and raffles for adults. But most come for the food and a chance to help fight hunger in the area.
Teresa Eaton, event director, said, "Empty Bowls is hugely successful in the community as a very fun family friendly event that allows people to contribute at a very small ticket cost to help their community members in need."
St. Vincent de Paul serves an estimated 50,000 people every year, according to officials of the non-profit group.
The event's sponsors include WBAL-TV, BGE, Food Lion, and Redstart Creative. Soups at the event were provided by over twenty restaurants and catering services such as, Atlantic Caterers, Boheme Café, and Miss Shirley's.
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That was fast! There is so much I like about this map, but particularly the colour choices (nice and muted) and the tree symbol / distribution. I particularly like the little touch of having the stone circle in the nne.
I'm not sure I understand the placement ploughed fields - they just seem to be randomly scattered for no reason that I can see. Some visual explanation as to why they appear where they do would be nice. What is also interesting is that even though there's no wall, the building construction ends in a very neat edge around the town - again I can't really see a visual explanation for that. Perhaps there was a wall there once which has now fallen into disrepair?
Lovely work! What program did you make the map with?


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Determination that judgment is a "domestic relations order."
After receiving a domestic relations order that requires payment of an employee's benefits as part of a divorce proceeding, an employer must determine whether the order is a "qualified" domestic relations order (QDRO) under ERISA. In addition, the employer must establish that the judgment or decree itself is a "domestic relations order." To do so, the employer looks to whether the order provides child support, alimony payments, or marital property rights to a spouse, former spouse, child, or other dependent of the employee, and whether it is made pursuant to a state domestic relations law by a state authority with jurisdiction.
Review of state court judgment not required.
An employer may be required to make the initial determination as to whether a court order incident to a divorce proceeding constitutes a QDRO. But the employer is not required to review the determination by a state court as to whether an individual is a spouse, former spouse, child, other dependent, or surviving spouse of the employee under state domestic relations law. Similarly, the employer is not required to review the correctness of decision by a competent state authority under state domestic relations law that the parties are entitled to a judgment of divorce.
Fiduciary duty to consider evidence of fraud.
Evidence that an order relating to marital property was fraudulently obtained calls into question whether the order was issued pursuant to state domestic relations law and, therefore, whether the order is a QDRO under ERISA. Accordingly, employers who have received such information have a fiduciary duty to:
- take reasonable steps to determine the credibility of the evidence, and
- decide how best to resolve the question of the validity of the order without inappropriately involving the plan in the state domestic relations proceeding.
Appropriate actions required of a employer, according to the PWBA, could include:
- relaying evidence to the state court or agency that issued the order and advising that resolution of the matter may affect the employer's determination of whether the order is a QDRO under ERISA, and
- depending on the applicable facts and circumstances, plus the relative costs and benefits, intervening or initiating legal proceedings in state court.
If employers are unable to obtain a response from the state court or agency within a reasonable period of time, they may not independently determine that the order is not valid under state law and, therefore, is not a domestic relations order under ERISA, but must proceed to determine whether the order is a QDRO.
Cites: ERISA Opinion Letters 92-17A, 8-21-92 and 99-13A, 9-29-99.
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Rome did not fall in a day. Fifteen centuries of pillaging failed to destroy the evidence of its fallen grandeur. Which shows that the vandals proved less talented at taking down than the Ancients were at building. Likewise in the world of restaurants, numerous internal coups have all failed to dethrone the trattoria as king. Rome is obviously not the only international city which has remained faithful to its culinary heritage: Paris has its bistros, London has its pubs, New York has its delis, Tokyo its izakayas and São Paulo its churrascarias... But what makes the trattoria stand out as the vanquishing hero of the genres is its place as the lingua franca for the huge diversity of Roman food. No matter how exclusive or common, no eatery in the Italian capital would dare to pass up on fried artichokes, pasta alla gricia or ossobuco.
The trattoria is therefore clearly the natural mode of expression of Roman cuisine. And Armando Al Pantheon is one of its greatest artists. In this antique restaurant upholstered in cork and parchment diplomas, rows of preserved onions, anchovies with chicory, cocoa-flavoured artichokes and wine-poached pears are laid out on the sideboard, appearing to throb like human hearts. In the kitchen, pot covers line the wall like a treasure trove of barbarian shields. The proprietors are descended from a line that goes back to ancient Rome, and are less restaurant owners than a family. Family ties are the hallmark of this ageless hideaway – each member seems to know their place, and is ready to run to help any family member in difficulty. Dad Claudio and Uncle Fabrizio play their role, while daughter Fabiana and her husband Marco work serving tables and manning the wine cellar.
As the name of their trattoria suggests, the pale frame of the Pantheon lies just a few feet away, like a gaping dinosaur whose arched skull is still admired today. Seeing it gives the impression that ancient Rome was home to an all-conquering, statuesque society draped in civic values. In reality, it was not characterised by the cool of marble, but the weight of bronze. And filled with the violent and bloody atmosphere evoked in some small way by today's scents of sage, myrtle and ground coffee. This misunderstanding arises from the fact that almost every generation of Roman artists took the liberty of pulling apart the constructions of its forbears and using them in new creations.
After all, Rome hated living amongst ruins, until romantic poets gave her a taste for it. And if you had forgotten that the Imperial city was a pagan sanctuary paved with exotic rituals, that is because the Church that rules here did not want to maintain its memory. But the memory of this world filled with vibrant colours, artificial decorations, sacred bronzes and rotten offerings still survives in the rich and obscure cuisine of the trattoria.
The early diet of the first Romans must have been frugal. Then its inspiration expanded as the Empire grew, until the day it was defeated, leaving nothing but sumptuous memories and local produce. It is the memory of this fallen glory that creates the trattoria atmosphere – simple food with an aftertaste of excess. The Armando Al Pantheon ovens are now reworking the major classics with the single goal of bringing them into line with modern tastes. With specialised cuisine, there is more inspiration to feel like an heir than a successor. Whether it's brasseries, tapas or dim sum, the formula works like a good thriller novel – suspense is great, but surprises are never good. The Claudio and Fabrizio brothers are happy simply healing their contemporaries' amnesia of flavours that have been forgotten, but still exist – like the viscera, which were not only used by the ancient soothsayers, and for which ingenious recipes bring back to life the sensual realism of the Roman working class. The various repertoires of this great tradition had to be brought up to date by replacing, for example, unappetising lard with olive oil, and removing the grease from the oxtail stew or serving the sweet-and-sour cod of the Roman-Hebraic tradition with taglioni, instead of a meat dish. Some dishes are recreated from childhood impressions, like the cold spelt wheat soup that the chef learnt from his grandmother, cooked with pork cheek, sausage and Pecorino Romano. Or the stew made with little strips of gizzard, crest, heart and chicken liver seasoned with nutmeg and cinnamon. Or again, thinly sliced suckling lamb poached with a rosemary, sage and garlic consommé.
And then there are two wonders taken from the treatises on culinary art by Apicius, the Emperor Tiberius' illustrious head waiter who fed his guests with she-camel heels, nightingale tongues, bear blood pudding preserved in aurochs fat and sow's udder stuffed with sea urchins. Claudio and Fabrizio are less daring, but they have attempted to resurrect a Numidian recipe for guinea fowl with wild mushrooms, stewed in a dark beer stock to replace the fermented barley cervoise for which there is no extant recipe. They have also tried a plum duck that Apicius prepared with honey, onions and silphium, a mysterious wild herb harvested in the Libyan province of Cyrenaica, appreciated by the Ancients for its aromatic and medicinal properties. Many specialists have sought to rediscover this vanished condiment, but the chef here is happy using celery, a more familiar ingredient.
Set against the Apicius recipes, the two chef brothers are like two bodybuilders next to a classical sculpture. Like the filiform beauties that dominate our catwalks, the athletic models of Antiquity were based on an anatomical fantasy that was surely possible, but improbable. At a time when the body was rarely fully developed, the muscular volume of the Farnese Hercules and the Belvedere Torso were supernatural curiosities, drawn from the imagination of visionary artists. It took two thousand years before bodybuilding made these ideals accessible. Likewise, ancient cooking did not lack imagination – but it was short on resources, and had to make do with expedients. Salt was rare, and was regularly replaced by garum, a fish sauce a bit like Vietnamese nuoc-mam. Butcher's special breeds had not been dreamed up. Sugar, tomatoes, maize and potatoes had not yet been brought over from America. There were no refrigerators, so meat had to be soaked in wine, honey and spices to drown out its rotting flavours. Today, nothing forces cooks to settle for approximate ingredients – the vast selection available lets them do precisely what they want. Modernity has given the Romans' culinary heritage the means to achieve its ambitions.
Serves 4
Ingredients: 360 g (12 oz) spaghettoni no. 7 – 200 g (7 oz) guanciale (pork jowl bacon) – 80 g (3 oz) grated Pecorino Romano – 2 spoons extra virgin olive oil – salt and pepper – 1/2 glass white wine.
Heat the oil in a pan and add the diced guanciale. When fairly crispy, add the white wine and remove from the heat. Cook the pasta until it is al dente. Drain, pour into the pan of crispy guanciale and mix with some of the Pecorino Romano. Once the mixture is creamy, serve on plates with a sprinkle of the remaining Pecorino and a pinch of pepper.
Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 kg (35 oz) pre-cooked tripe from the butcher's – 2 onions – 150 g (5 oz) diced smoked bacon – 1 tablespoon oil – 6-8 mint leaves – 200 g (7 oz) grated Pecorino Romano – black pepper – 1 large can peeled and chopped tomatoes.
Place the tripe in a large saucepan of boiling salted water. Cook for 20 minutes from the time it starts to boil again. Drain and leave to stand in a colander. Peel and thinly slice the onions and brown in oil with the smoked bacon in a casserole dish. Add the tomatoes and cook for around 10 min. When the sauce has thickened, add the tripe (cut into strips) and chopped mint. Cook with the lid on and simmer for 1 hour. Serve hot with grated Pecorino Romano and ground pepper.
Serves 4-6
Ingredients: 300 g (10 oz) plain flour – 140 g (5 oz) soft butter – 140 g (5 oz) sugar – 2 eggs – 1 teaspoon baking powder – salt – 300 g (10 oz) fresh ricotta – 300 g (10 oz) cherry jam – icing sugar to garnish.
Butter a 30 cm dish and leave to one side. Form a dough with the sugar, butter, sifted flour, eggs, baking powder and a pinch of salt. Line the dish with some pastry and add the ricotta that you have first drained and crumbled. Spread the jam and cover with the remaining pastry. Bake at 180 °C (gas mark 6) until the tart is cooked. Serve cold, sprinkled with icing sugar.
Serves 4
Ingredients: 4 Kaiser pears – 8 teaspoons white sugar – 500 ml (17 fl oz) red wine – 1 L water.
Wash the pears, remove the core and seeds with a corer and leave the pears whole. Place them on a large dish. Add the sugar, wine and water. Bake at 180 °C (gas mark 6). They are ready when a wooden skewer can pierce them easily. Serve hot or cold in its juices with vanilla ice-cream.
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Teaks North gets high nod at weekend Pan Am
Published: Friday, March 22, 2013 at 6:20 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 22, 2013 at 6:20 p.m.
Florida-bred Teaks North's career seemed finished when he came back after an 11-month layoff in December and finished 10th in the El Prado Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
But the 6-year-old gelded son of Northern Afleet followed that performance with a win in a stakes and a second-place finish in a graded stakes race and is poised for another top finish as the 3-1 choice in Saturday's Grade 2 Pan American Stakes at Gulfstream.
The $150,000 turf race is set for 1 1/2 miles and drew a field of 10 runners.
Teaks North has won some top turf races, including the Grade 1 United Nations Stakes and the Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap in 2011. But, after the United Nations win, the horse stumbled and did not hit the board in his next four races, ending with a fifth-place finish in the Florida Sunshine Millions Turf Stakes on Jan. 28, 2012.
After that start he was given 11-months off and almost a year to the day, came back and won the 2013 Sunshine Millions Turf Stakes. He followed that win with a second-place finish in the Grade 2 Mac Diarmida Stakes at Gulfstream on Feb. 16.
That was supposed to be the day that Teaks North faced Newsdad, the 2-1 favorite in Saturday's race, but he was scratched by his trainer.
The two line up on almost opposite ends of the starting gate on Saturday with Teaks North in the No. 2 post and Newsdad in the No. 10.
Newsdad, a 5-year-old son of Arch, has not raced since October when he won the Grade 2 Fayette Stakes at Keeneland.
He is the defending Pan American champ, which he won in 2012 in a four-horse field.
Teaks North was bred by Brylynn Farm and has earned more than $1.1 million in purses. He is owned by Resolute Group Stables and is trained by Michelle Nevin. Jockey Edgar is set to ride the gelding.
The Pan American is scheduled for 5:35 p.m. and is race No. 10.
In the $150,000 Excelsior Stakes at Aqueduct in New York on Saturday, Florida-bred Mordi's Miracle is the 4-1 choice in the Grade 3 race.
Mordi's Miracle, a 4-year-old son of Lawyer Ron, broke his maiden on his fifth try in December and then quickly won an allowance optional claiming race in February and then finished second in another in March. All three races were at aqueduct.
Bred and owned by Zayat Stables, the colt makes his stakes debut in the Excelsior. He has earned just less than $100,000 and is trained by Todd Pletcher.
The favorite, at 5-2, is Last Gunfighter, a 4-year-old son of First Samurai, has won his last four races. He makes his graded stakes debut on Saturday.
The Excelsior is set for 4:52 p.m. and is race No. 9.
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My end goal is to be able to create 8.5x11" dungeon maps that look like the above link. I want to be able to draw the dungeon outline and use Gimp or Photoshop to layer a pre-made background hatch pattern behind it.
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(ALTON)-- The city of Alton is adding a new housing development on the west side of town. At Thursday's groundbreaking ceremony of Fair View Meadows second addition, Alton Mayor Ron Minten said that the city has been working hard to make Alton a better place for its citizens. In addition to street projects, a new library and museum, Minten said that developing land for housing is good for the tax base.
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Americans sure do love their �cup of Joe.� You can attest to this when you go by a Starbucks or any of the many other coffee shops around. So with all this coffee being consumed every day, is there some productive use we can come up with for all those grounds that end up in the trash? The grounds are almost as valuable as the liquid coffee if we save them for use in the garden, thereby getting the most bang for our fair-trade-coffee-buck.
Start now to save your coffee grounds, and put them in your garden to amend the soil. I do have one caveat about this, though, before using them as a fertilizer with any of your edible plants. If you intend to add them to soil where vegetables, herbs or fruits are planted, it is recommended that you use organic coffee. More than half of the world�s coffee beans are sprayed with potentially harmful pesticides. But, if you plan on using them on shrubs and ornamentals, any old grounds will do.
Coffee grounds are slightly acidic and contain nitrogen, a mineral that helps plant growth. They are particularly good for plants that thrive on nitrogen, such as tomatoes, roses, blueberries and evergreens. It, also, improves soil structure and texture.
Another use for coffee grounds in your garden is as mulch. They make pretty black borders in flower gardens, which add a nice contrast to the flower petal colors. Don�t use the grounds by themselves as they tend to make a thick sludge, preventing air and water getting down into the soil. So it is best to mix the grounds with other types of organic mulch.
Coffee-ground mulch can deter certain garden pests, such as snails and slugs, which seems to have a fatal effect on both of these pests.
OK, so how can you use coffee grounds in your garden? Do not use them if they are rotten or fermented. It is best to use fresh drip grounds versus boiled ones, as they have higher nitrogen content. Before you water your plants, sprinkle the used grounds around them for a slow-release of nitrogen. This can also be done in smaller quantities with house plants. If you are not using a permanent reusable coffee filter, try to purchase compostable non-bleached filters, which will decompose in your yard. You can do a fertilizing spray by diluting the grounds in water and spraying the plants with it.
This is a huge step toward a greener planet, as most people are not aware that decomposed coffee actually ends up in the waste stream where it emits methane gases. Just think of the huge amount of green-house gases this is creating on a daily basis. This reason alone should encourage you to use your own coffee grounds, or those from your office in your garden.
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Covert Affairs star Piper Perabo and Charlie's Angels star Sam Rockwell confirmed their romance in 2007, when they attended the opening night of King Lear at The Public Theater on March 4 in New York City. The low-key couple reportedly dated for a year before calling it quits. These days, Perabo is engaged to director/producer Stephen Kay, while Rockwell is dating actress Leslie Bibb.
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dougwilder - the purely domestic wine blog: A new address for my blog
I wanted to let everyone know that dougwilder - the purely domestic wine blog has migrated to http://www.wildernapavalley.com and is now fully integrated as the front page of my website. Blogger was a short term option to get my content up quickly but I began to get dissatisfied with its limitations. I switched to www.squarespace.com and am excited about the flexibility.
I want to bring my readers up to speed on what I will be doing shortly, some of it will be fairly time intensive. This week I am working on the first of what I hope will be several comprehensive themed reviews within the month that we can all sink our teeth into. As the image (left) describes, I am preparing to taste through all of the wines represented by the Rutherford Dust Society arranged with the formidable assistance and tenacity of their PR department at Balzac Communications who is acting as chief wine wrangler. I always love going to their annual trade tasting held fittingly at Rubicon Estate, one of the most historic sites in the appellation, the former Inglenook Estate, which produced its first wine in 1882, a few years before building the structure which still stands today.
Kenneth Juhasz and the Auteur wines continue to impress me. I tasted all of these wines as barrel samples in the summer and have had them once since then at a dinner with the winemaker and clients in early November. It is very difficult for me to taste wines objectively in a social setting, especially these since they tend to take several hours, or even days to reach their zenith after opening. So I tasted the fall releases again at the end of the year and I find even more to like.
Are you missing some of the most pleasurable wines available?
Wow, I expected to get the notes from Pinot Fest at Farallon posted earlier this month but it kept getting placed on the to do list while I searched for my notes that were misplaced when I moved my office. I finally recovered the notes this week and am happy to get this out before the end of the year.
I recently had a chance to taste with the top broker of wines from the Pacific Northwest as well as several boxes of wines sent to me at the blog. I continue to be blown away by what is coming out of Oregon and Washington, there are also a few highlights from California, including the continuation of my tasting at Chappellet.
One of the first things David Sabin shared with me today when we visited in Calistoga to taste his premiere releases was how everything happens for a reason. We were discussing the relative newness of my blog and how it developed organically as a continuation of my wine writing I have done since 1996. He said essentially it couldn't have manifested unless other previous events had happened in the precise order they had. Overcoming the temptation to name him my new self-actualization guru within the first ten minutes of meeting, I let him share background on his wine, Sabina Vineyards, and how it grew out of his desire to create a garage project. In a matter of minutes we determined that mutual relationships with just a handful of well connected people had led us to sitting across from each other to discuss a pair of wines made by one of my favorite winemakers, David DeSante.
I took the opportunity today after washing a few weeks worth of grime from my car to drive up to one of the most beautiful spots in Napa Valley. The air had shed about 20 degrees of the frosty crispness gripping Calistoga by the time I reached my destination - Chappellet Winery, perched high above Lake Hennessey on Pritchard Hill, east of Rutherford. Retrospectively, it seems like I am on a mission to visit and taste all of the wineries of what I recently called "The Golden Age". Since launching my blog, I reported on Montelena, followed by Duckhorn, and now Chappellet. There are more notes from the visit to post early next week but I wanted to let you know about one wine in particular.
I'm back in San Francisco for a day to attend Pinot Fest at Farallon and realized this new thing I'm doing will be a month old on Sunday. It seems like ages ago that I gave about two seconds of thought to the question -
A couple months ago Duckhorn Winery put on a very impressive trade tasting at Farallon in San Francisco featuring all three of their projects; Duckhorn, Paraduxx and Goldeneye. I took notes of my impressions on the wines and virtually everything I tasted was excellent. A week later when I went back to transcribe and publish my reviews I could not find my notes anywhere and realized they may never be written about since it wasn't likely the winery was going to open these bottles again just for me since some were pretty rare.
I am the first to admit that recognizing Celia Masyczek as my Winemaker of The Year 2008 is somewhat overdue.
You see I mentioned Eight in the title. That is because there are plenty of references to the number in the introduction. The 2008 edition of my Top 25 list is the eighth one I have written since 2001 and it brings a two-pronged focus to Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir. These two varieties each racked up eight selections each with the other nine picks representing: Syrah; two votes, and one vote each for a Cabernet-based blend, Chardonnay, Grenache, Semillon based blend, Merlot, White Rhone blend and Zinfandel.
Out of the twenty-five wines featured, eight are Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, I don't recall any other variety/region being so prominent before, whereas the eight Pinot Noir are evenly divided between Oregon's Willamette Valley and Northern California's prime coastal growing regions north of San Francisco.
Speaking of Pinot Noir, I can't miss pointing out an amazing statistic - This is the third straight year where at least one Pinot Noir from Auteur made by Kenneth Juhasz received a perfect score. In 2006, it was the 2005 Auteur Shea Vineyard, which repeated last year with the 2006 vintage of the same wine. This year's Spring releases of 2006 Auteur Pinot Noir from Manchester Ridge and Sonoma Stage are the first pair of 100 point wines ever to make the list from one producer, furthermore it is the only winery to make it into all of the lists I wrote beginning in 2005. Please join me in offering congratulations to Kenneth.
There are plenty of producers making their debut in 2008 – in fact with the exception of previous Winemaker of the Year winners: Auteur (2006), Buccella (2004) and Herman Story (2007), representing a total of five wines, the other twenty make their debut here. Once again I continue to be impressed by single vineyard, or Estate bottled wines – roughly 2/3 are coming from a single site.
I hope you enjoy reading about the best wines I tasted this year. Unfortunately I couldn't write about them all, there are many more that deserve your attention. Be sure to check the bottom of this posting for a list of new producers to watch:
Premiere Release
Aromas: Violet pastille, white pepper and cola.
Palate: Small stone fruits and saturated black raspberry
Impression: Surrounds the palate with delicate silky mouth entry and displays excellent grip on the tongue. Comes on strongly in the finish
Aroma: Mineral, vanilla pod, wild strawberry, cherry and orange zest
Palate: Dark cherry, violet wafers, pencil lead
Impression: Delicate and silky smooth throughout with enormous quiet poise
Winemaker: Celia Welch Masyczek
Premiere Release
Aromas: Licorice, cassis, dark berries with espresso richness
Palate: Complex layers of chocolate, currant, plum and black cherry
Impression: Stunningly concentrated with extraordinary layered complexity.
Winemaker: Celia Welch Masyczek
Aromas: Spice box, pomegranate, cassis, plump raspberry, fleur de sel and chocolate
Palate: Coffee, black currant, pencil lead, dark chocolate
Impression: Complex purity – hedonistic yet elegant, absolutely seamless and captivating
Winemaker: Jeff Gaffner
Aromas: Classic dense black fruits with salty bacon fat and pepper
Palate: Concentrated blackberry, forest floor and loam
Impression: Amazing richness for this region with firm acidity. A dazzling wine with a 120 second finish.
Winemaker: Ryan Zepaltas
Aromas: Rose petal, graphite, floral pastille and cherry
Palate: Black and red fruits, firm raspberry and bittersweet chocolate
Impression: Very rich aromatics, polished flavor profile, opens up after 24 hrs.
Winemaker: Joshua Klapper
Aromas: Wild strawberry and blueberry flesh with a whiff of warm, spiced honeycomb
Palate: Violet, lilac, white stone fruits
Impression: Compelling subtlety and texture make the wine fascinating.
2006 Scherrer Chardonnay Helfer Vineyard, Russian River Valley – DW 97
Winemaker: Fred Scherrer
Aromas: Lemongrass, herb honeys, fennel and apricot
Palate: vanilla, lemon, roasted grain and stone fruit
Impression: Another Scherrer triumph from a tiny 1 acre site that all goes to Fred. A hard wine to put down once you begin drinking it due to the smoothly integrated acidity.
2005 Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Pritchard Hill Vyd, Napa Valley – DW 97
Winemaker: Phil Titus
Aromas: Saturated dark cherry, currant, anise and chocolate
Palate: Spicy blackberry, espresso, chocolate
Impression: Complex concentration throughout, polished, sophisticated, in short an astoundingly delicious wine. 18% Petite Verdot, 6% Malbec
2006 Robert Craig Zinfandel Howell Mountain – DW 96
All Black Sears Vineyard fruit from Howell Mountain
Aromas: Peppercorn, ripe black fig, yellow plum, boysenberry, mineral, and jasmine
Palate: Copious black fruits; blackberry, cherry, plum and date with hints of pink pepper.
Impression: A stunning Zinfandel, that drinks closer to Cabernet with a sixty second finish
2006 Rudius Syrah Alder Springs Vineyard West Block Mendocino County – DW 96
Winemaker: Jeff Ames
Aromas: bacon fat, rich smooth currant, bold floral component of geranium and rose
Palate: Earth, smooth black fruits, well-integrated acidity and weight
Impression: Five years from now, people will still be talking about this wine. It is the most French-like of the three wines produced by Rudius from the site. Superb texture with a long finish. 100% whole cluster, 30% new oak
2007 Herman Story Tomboy, White Rhone Blend Santa Barbara County– DW 96
Winemaker: Russell From
Aromas: Sweet blossoms, lemon oil, gingersnap, vanilla pod and pie crust
Palate: Yellow and white peach, fat and dense structure, honeysuckle and salt
Impression: A blend of 40% each Marsanne and Roussanne, and 20% Viognier. Is this the new L'Avion?
2006 Raptor Ridge Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard, Willamette Valley – DW 96
Winemaker: Scott Shull
Aromas: Black cherry, baking spice, black cherry and mocha
Palate: Blue and purple plum, licorice along with blackberry and cherry
Impression: Velvet-like with beautiful concentration and finesse
Sourced from a pair of blocks; 11 and 33, both Dijon clones 114 and 777, respectively
2005 Buccella Merlot Hyde Vineyard, Napa Valley – DW 96
Winemaker: Mark Herold
Aromas: Clove, currant, exotic Asian fruit
Palate: Black plum, more currant and pure black cherry
Impression: The most intense Merlot experience since the 2003 Blackbird
2006 Mathis Grenache Sonoma Valley – DW 96
Winemaker: Peter Mathis
Aromas: Pomegranate, blackberry and graphite
Palate: Pure raspberry and blackberry dance together
Impression: I love good Grenache and this is the best I tasted in 2008, needs an hour to really kick in to overdrive.
2005 Emerson Brown Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley – DW 95
Winemaker: Keith Emerson
Aromas: Dark chocolate, red and black berries, currant
Palate: Licorice, black fruits, chocolate
Impression: Velvet-like with a powerful core of dense, rich texture
2006 Shea Pinot Noir Estate Willamette Valley – DW 95
Aromas: Licorice, bark, cola and black cherries
Palate: Violet and ripe blue fruits balanced by excellent acidity
Impression: A beautifully structured example from this grand cru site
2006 Antica Terra Pinot Noir Willamette Valley – DW 95
Winemaker: Maggie Harrison
Premiere release
Aromas: Wild red strawberry, lavender, sun-warmed black and blue fruits
Palate: Licorice, cola, violet, dark cherry
Impression: A brilliant premiere from Manfred Krankl's former assistant, needs several hours in decanter
2005 Caduceus Nagual Del Sensei, California – DW 95
Aromas: Rich black fruits and chocolate
Palate: Dense and weighty blackberry, kirsch and currant
Impression: Maynard James Keenan's new brand has exciting potential based on this wine.
A stunning wine that needs time
2006 Morlet Family La Proportion Doree, White Blend, Sonoma – DW 94
Winemaker: Luc Morlet
Premiere release
Aromas: Pear, tropical fruit essences, lemon oil, and rock
Palate: Densely packed mineral, salt with a soft lemon delicacy
Impression: Seriously complex; a blend of 66% Semillon, 32% Sauvignon Blanc and 2% Muscadelle (planted in 1953)
2004 Rocca Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Estate – DW 95
Winemaker: Celia Welch Masyczek
Aromas: Creamy black stone fruits, mocha and blue fruit melange
Palate: highly polished and concentrated black fruits, licorice, blueberry and cassis.
Impression: The best Rocca Cabernet produced to date with serious winemaker cred
2006 Retour Pinot Noir Willamette Valley – DW 94
Winemaker: Eric Hamacher
Premiere release
Aromas: Licorice, lilac, blue stone fruit
Palate: Solid focus to the saturated black and red cherry and mouth-popping red raspberry
Impression: A beautiful first effort showing power and elegance from a top vintage. Long 60 second + finish
2005 Trivium Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley – DW 94
Premiere release from Lewelling Vineyard
Aromas: Smooth, herbal hints of lavender, licorice, blackberry and warm plum
Palate: More smoothness here – classically proportioned balance between ripe black fruits, and fragrant anise
Impression: A stunning premiere from one of the most coveted sources in Napa Valley - Lewelling Vineyard.
2005 Buccella Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley – DW 94
Winemaker: Mark Herold
Aromas: Essences of ripe blue fruits, warm blackberry tart, and sweet palm fruit from Morocco
Palate: Massively formed, polished black berry, currant, chocolate and coffee bean
Impression: Another success story from this team, needs a couple years to fully integrate the oak
2004 Altamura Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley – DW 93
Winemaker: Frank Altamura
Aromas: Sandalwood, black cherry, cured tobacco leaf with traces of fragrant purple and white blossoms
Palate: A mouth-popping experience with rich, smooth cherry, blackberry, mocha and plum
Impression: The latest in a long line of top-flight Altamura Cabernet Sauvignon, focused, balanced and capable of 7 – 10 years of aging.
Wineries to watch: The following producers impressed me this year with premiere releases
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Keplinger: www.keplingerwines.com
Shane: www.shanewines.com
Bedrock: www.bedrockwineco.com
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Justine Henin, whose own supposed comeback is rumored to be underway, had some nice words for her countrywoman Kim Clijsters after her US Open victory this weekend:
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Congratulations with your magnificent victory.
Once again, Jada can be very proud of her mama. Your achievement is just fantastic! Warm applause to you and your whole family.
Best regards,
Nice to see the support between the two Belgian lady ballers. Now hurry up Juju and get yourself back on court!
UPDATE: According to TENNIS.com's The Ticker, the comeback may be announced sooner than later...
According to TV channel RTBF, Justine Henin has placed an order for 14 racquets tailored to her specifications and may announce her comeback in a press conference held as early as this week.Me thinks we should retire the word "retirement" in tennis. For good.
UPDATE #2: Even Kimmie thinks Juju is making a comeback...
I do think that she's planning something. The way she ended her career seemed strange to me. I do think that she will come back.Yup, her retirement and the reasons behind it are still very confusing to me, too. I wonder if we'll ever know the real reason.
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About the Show:Madame (or Madama) Butterfly is one of the most well-known and oft-performed operas in the canon and is a staple of the operatic repertoire. Written by one of opera's most prolific composers, Giacomo Puccini, and with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, it is based on the story of the same name by John Luther Long, dramatized by David Belasco. It has become a part of Western popular culture and has been adapted into several stage and screen productions, including a 1932 non-musical dramatic film starring Cary Grant and Sylvia Sidney. The successful Broadway musical Miss Saigon was also based largely on Madame Butterfly. Get your Madame Butterfly tickets to see the work that started it all.
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