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The naval engagement that marked the beginning of the Hundred Years
War and established England in its succession of victories under Edward III.
Date: 24th June 1340.
Place: The battle took place in and around the harbour of Sluys in an inlet on the border between Zeeland and West Flanders.
Sluys has since then silted up; in those days it was a great harbour able to take large numbers of ships.
Combatants: The English fleet against a combined French, Castilian and Genoese fleet.
Admirals: Edward III, King of England against the French commanders, Hugues Quiéret and Nicolas Béhuchet, with the Genoese Commander, Bocanegra.
Size of the navies: Figures for the navies vary widely among authorities: The English are said to have had up to 400 ships. The French fleet are said to have had some 250 ships. Other than a small number of large vessels such as the Christopher, the Edward and the Thomas, most of the ships were extremely small, carrying crews of sailors and fighting men of around 25.
The Battle of Sluys: the style of warfare is clearly illustrated in this illustration from Froissart's chronicles. Archers discharge arrows from the crow's nests, forecastles and aftercastles while knights and men-at-arms board the enemy vessels. The fate of the vanquished is to be thrown over the side.
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Uniforms, arms and equipment: It seems likely that neither England nor France had a dedicated fleet of warships in the mid-14th Century. In times of war each king called upon the merchant vessels of his subjects and manned them, in addition to their crews, with archers and men-at-arms; converting the ships for war by building forecastles, after castles and crows nests, fortifications from which archers directed their fire onto enemy vessels.
These merchant vessels were called Cogs; square rigged and single masted with sharp prows and sterns and steered by an oar or a rudder.
The nearest to a formal English navy was the arrangement King Edward III had with the Kentish towns known as the Cinque Ports. In return for trading privileges the Cinque Ports provided a number of vessels for a period each year for royal military purposes.
French ships were shallow drafted and small, highly manoeuvrable particularly in shallows, while the English ocean-going Cogs, larger and with a deeper draught, were slower to manoeuvre. The Genoese and Castilian fleets comprised galleys, powered by sail and oars, specifically constructed for war.
The English armed one or two of their vessels with guns, some of the larger ships at Sluys having 2 or 3 pieces of ordinance on board.
In battle a ship would lay alongside an enemy, decimate her crew with discharges of arrows and showers of heavy stones, leaving the way clear for men-at-arms to board, overcome the survivors and take the ship and its crew. It seems to have been the practice of the time to throw captured enemy soldiers over the side unless they seemed sufficiently well equipped to be worth a ransom.
Winner: The English fleet of Edward III won the battle decisively.
A French Fleet of the mid-14th Century
Account: Edward III, King of England, began the Hundred Years War, claiming the throne of France on the death of King Philip IV in 1337. The war finally ended in the middle of the 15th Century with the eviction of the English from France, other than Calais, and the formal abandonment by the English monarchs of their claims to French territory.
The war at sea began badly for the English, a French flotilla capturing the Christopher and the Edward, believed to be among the largest vessels afloat, after a fierce struggle in the English Channel. Later the same year a French flotilla raided Plymouth, burning the town and capturing the shipping in the harbour.
In 1340 King Edward assembled a fleet for his assault on the coast of Northern France to enforce his claim to the throne of France and in support of Flemish resistance to the French.
To counter the English threat King Philip VI of France ordered the assembly of a large fleet in the Channel port of Sluys, then considered the best harbour in Europe (now silted up and forgotten), to be commanded by the admiral Hugues Quiéret and one of Philip's civil servants the lawyer Nicolas Béhuchet.
The French allies Castile and Genoa sent a force of galleys, commanded by the Genoese Bocanegra, to join the French fleet in Sluys.
Various English aristocrats and royal officials held the responsibility for assembling the merchant ships in the different parts of the country to form Edward's fleet: Sir Robert Morley brought 50 ships from the North of England, the Earl of Arundel the merchant fleet from the West of England and the Earl of Huntingdon the shipping from the Cinque Ports in Kent.
An English Cog, possibly the Thomas
King Edward embarked on the cog, Thomas, at Ipswich on 20th June 1340 and led his fleet across the Channel, being joined by Morley's ships off Blankenberg on the Flanders' coast. Edward's fleet was now complete at perhaps 300 to 400 sail. The ships were small, most having a regular crew of 5 or 6, with an additional fighting force of 10 to 15 archers and men-at-arms.
Nearing the coast to the North East of Sluys an English ship put the veteran soldiers, Sir Robert Crawley and Sir John Crabbe, a Scotsman, ashore to reconnoiter the French fleet (other authorities state that the two knights were Sir Reginald Cobham and Sir John Chandos). The 2 knights rode to Sluys with a Flemish escort. On their return Crawley and Crabbe described the situation of the French fleet in the harbour and advised against attack, as too risky in such a confined space.
Sluys harbour in 1750
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Edward flew into a rage and vowed to deliver his attack without delay.
The English fleet advanced on Sluys in battle formation of two lines. They found the French/Genoese/Castilian fleet had adopted the standard defensive formation used by fleets at sea. The French ships were in two lines within the harbour, the ships of each line bound together using boarding lines.
The Battle of Sluys
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This technique was frequently used at sea to enable soldiers to move easily from ship to ship, countering boarding parties that attempted to take any part of the line. The disadvantage was that the ships were deprived of any freedom of manoeuvre.
The Christopher together with other captured ships lay at the left hand end of the first French division. Eager to recapture the English vessels Sir Robert Morley led the attack on the left flank of the French fleet; his archers shooting down the crews, while the men-at-arms boarded and cleared the ships in a series of savage hand-to-hand combats, working their way down the French line taking ship after ship. Lashed together as they were, the ships of the leading division of the French fleet were unable to reinforce the point of danger.
The ships in the French second division cast off their lines, some joining the fight, others attempting to escape. Bocanegra took his galleys out to sea using their ability to row against the wind, drove back a pursuing force led by Crabbe and sailed off to the West, leaving the French to fend for themselves as best they could.
English men-at-arms boarding a French shpi at the Battle of Sluys
In the violent battle ships were taken, retaken and taken again until the French fleet was overwhelmed and destroyed. Knights, men-at-arms and ordinary soldiers and sailors jumped or were thrown into the sea, drowning under the weight of their armaments, or, if they made it to the shore, being clubbed to death by the vengeful Flemings.
The battle ended at nightfall with an overwhelming English victory.
Casualties: As with all medieval battles casualties are hard to calculate with precision. Formal records for armies were not kept and there is no reliable mechanism for working out how many men attended in any particular army or navy. Froissart writes of a frightful slaughter. It seems likely that the casualties were in the tens of thousands. The French probably lost every ship other than Bocanegra's galleys. Of the French commanders Hugues Quiéret was killed and Nicolas Béhuchet captured and hanged by Edward III.
The Battle of Sluys from a contemporary chronicle
Sluys destroyed the French naval capability for some years and enabled King Edward III to land forces in Northern and Western France with little opposition.
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Academics are farmers and intellectuals are hunters - and the hunters may be the future of the liberal arts, writes Jack Miles.
The enemy of education is education
Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here? So why make trouble? Why not just go along? Let the profs roam free in the realms of pure thought, let yourselves party in the realms of impure pleasure, and let the student-services gang assert fewer prohibitions and newer delights for you. You'll get a good job, you'll have plenty of friends, you'll have a driveway of your own. You'll also, if my father and I are right, be truly and righteously screwed.
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What Does Obama's Intelligence Director Think of 'Torture'?
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In yet another bombshell torture story, the Times reports today that President Obama's director of National Intelligence, Admiral Dennis Blair, stated in a memo last week that harsh interrogation methods provided "high value information" and "a deeper understanding" of Al Qaeda. But this Cheney-esque assessment, as well as a remark empathizing with Bush administration officials, was cut from a memo the Obama administration released to the media. Interesting. A spokeswoman denied any deceitful intentions, claiming "the lines were cut in the normal editing process." And Blair has issued a new statement, contending that while "information gained from these techniques was valuable in some instances ... the damage they have done to our interests far outweighed whatever benefit they gave us and they are not essential to our national security." Despite this clarification, many conservatives are declaring victory today, and accusing the administration of a cover-up.
• Ed Morrissey claims "the Obama administration covered up the fact that even their own DNI acknowledges that the interrogations produced actionable and critical information." This just proves "that Obama values public relations more than he does the truth." [Hot Air]
• Jennifer Rubin wonders how Obama thought he could get away with "revealing the interrogation techniques yet concealing their benefit from the American people." If we're going to do a Truth Commission, let's call up Admiral Blair as the first witness. [Contentions/Commentary]
• Erick Erickson writes that Obama "is willing to leave out key details Americans might want to know about the effectiveness and necessity of the techniques," and wonders, "How many Americans will die because of Barack Obama's weak national security leadership?" [Red State]
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Winter 2003
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One of the luxuries of having the Integrated System implementation in the rearview mirror is the opportunity to focus on how the implemented system is working for users of the system. As soon as the Finance phase was stabilized, the ISP formed a reports task force to explore ways to make reports more useful and accessible. Focus groups were convened around issues related to the other financial applications. Following the HR/Payroll phase, a reports group was formed for those applications.This approach to involving end users in evaluating and improving the Integrated System has proven so successful that ISDS has institutionalized it with the creation of a new strategic initiative, headed up by a new Director of System Usability, Rose Chisholm.
Chisholm, the former ISP Reports Lead, has taken the concept of "system usability" to heart. "The full benefits of the Integrated System can only be realized if end users understand how to use it and it helps them do their jobs efficiently and effectively," she says. "I'm committed to working with others to identify and remove roadblocks to the productive and efficient use of the system."
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"Task force members have invested untold hours into working with ISDS to make the system work well for all users," says Chisholm. "I am enormously privileged to have their expertise and commitment to help me do my job, and the University is equally fortunate since we all benefit from their efforts."
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"form" is a newform and "Article" is a model.
new_article = Article(text=form.clean_data['article'])
If the field article contains accents, they are replaced by "?" in the database (same thing if they are displayed with a view/template).
Encoding of the page is utf8.
That would be interesting to test if it is a newforms issue by trying to make an Article with accents in the admin of thenewforms-admin branche. I couldn't make it work (admin said I didn't have rights) to test by myself.
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comment:1 Changed 9 years ago by Baptiste
- Needs documentation unset
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- Patch needs improvement unset
Some informations :
If I "print" the POST informations, accents are encoded like that :
I tried to convert them to UTF8 :
for i in data : data[i] = data[i].decode("utf8","replace") print data
But now the string recorded in the db stops to the first accent."Espérance" is recorded as "Esp" ; and the server gives me this message :
/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/django/db/backends/mysql/base.py:42: Warning: Data truncated for column 'username' at row 1 return self.cursor.execute(sql, params)
comment:2 Changed 9 years ago by Baptiste
Oops, I have forgotten to say that the "\xc3\xa9" was transformed to "\xe9" with the decode.
comment:3 Changed 9 years ago by anonymous
If I transform the fields of my database in UTF8 and that I transform the encoding of the data :
for i in data : data[i] = data[i].decode("latin1","replace")
The form created with these data is okay and I can do :
new = Article( name_user=form.clean_data['author_name'], ... )
Accents are well recorded in the database. But not well displayed anymore, so I need to keep a reference to the old data and to display a form which call them.
Not sexy...
comment:4 Changed 9 years ago by Nuno Mariz
For me works this way:
for i in data : if isinstance(data[i], unicode): data[i] = data[i].encode(settings.DEFAULT_CHARSET)
Although is ugly.
comment:5 Changed 9 years ago by anonymous
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comment:6 Changed 9 years ago by adrian
- Summary changed from Newforms and accents don't like each others to Newforms clean_data causes encoding issue with database
comment:7 Changed 9 years ago by Simon G. <dev@…>
- Resolution set to invalid
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This should be fixed since after the unicode merge - can someone reopen this, if this is NOT fixed.


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|Hill earns WAC recognition
DENVER -- Idaho's Connor Hill has been named Western Athletic Conference men's basketball Player of the Week for Dec. 9-15.
Hill, a junior guard from Post Falls, Idaho (Post Falls HS), had back-to-back 20-plus point performances as Idaho went 1-1 in road games at Montana and Portland State. In a 69-58 loss at Montana, Hill scored 24 points on 9-of-17 shooting from the field, and in the second half alone he gave the Vandals the lead twice and tied the game on two more occasions. He had 21 points, five rebounds and a career-high five assists in Idaho's 76-75 win at Portland State. Hill hit 6-of-10 shots from the field, including 5-of-9 from beyond the arc at PSU.
For the week, Hill averaged 22.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 0.5 steals per game with a 6.0 assist-to-turnover ratio. He shot 55.6 percent (15-of-27) from the field, 47.4 percent (9-of-19) and 60 percent (6-of-10) from the free throw line. His nine three-point field goals on the week give him 163 for his career, just six shy from breaking Idaho's career record of 168 held by Orland Lightfoot since 1994.


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Two diverse cultures, countries and families are
linked with warmth and charm in this two-in-one picture book.
This innovative picture book comprises two stories designed to be read simultaneously – one from the left, the other from the right. Page by page, we experience a day in the lives of two boys and their families. An Australian family, whose way of life strikes a familiar chord, and a family from a far away country with a way of life that differs more than one can imagine. As we read we discover the simple truth that despite these differences we are all the same. We are the mirror of each other.
Audience: Children
For Ages: 5 - 7 years old
For Grades: K - 3
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 40
Published: 1st August 2010
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 25.7 x 27.9 x 1.7
Weight (kg): 0.54


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Little, Brown celebrated the art of Caldecott Medalist Jerry Pinkney at a special event on October 29. The Powerhouse Arena, home to art book publisher powerHouse Books, recently launched its brand-new children's imprint, POW! on October 25.
Life Lessons from Aesop | Classic Connections
By December 4, 2012on
Attributed to a man who lived in fifth-century-B.C. Greece, Aesop's Fables abound with simple wisdoms and useful truths.


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Stolen car stripped and dumped on Detroit street
(WXYZ) - It was a battle to get the burned-out homes on Cabot Street torn down and the mountain of illegally dumped debris hauled away. Now that it is, neighbors plan on keeping it that way.
"We are constantly working day in and day out, watching," said Juan Lugo. "It's worth the effort. It's awesome out here."
That's why neighbors were so upset when someone dumped a stolen, stripped-out car nearby.
Action News reporter Ronnie Dahl went digging through the car and discovered a receipt with an address and phone number on it. She contacted the owner, who lives in Pontiac, and he said the car was recently stolen.
While our crew was working on the story, scrappers arrived. They wasted no time, cutting at the wires, hoping for something to salvage.
"It's how we survive," one scrapper said. "We live off kibbles and bits, this is how we survive. It's not right, we know this, we did it anyway."
We turned our information over to the Detroit Police Department.


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Thousands of Clevelanders flooded the city's streets on Aug. 25, welcoming home local hero Jesse Owens from the 1936 Summer Olympics. Cheers resounded all along the 13-mile parade route, but they peaked along Central Avenue, the main street of Cleveland's African-American neighborhood. Onlookers filled up Central's sidewalks, windows and rooftops to catch a glimpse of Owens, perched on the backseat of a brand-new, roll-top Lincoln.
The parade culminated at Public Hall, where Owens spoke.
"One can't go running forever," he told the thousands gathered there. "I don't want to be remembered for my athletic ability, but as a man himself, as a citizen of Cleveland."
Owens, 22, was born in Alabama before moving to Cleveland as a boy. He claimed four gold medals in track and field events at the Berlin Olympics, leading a triumph of sorts over Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany's racism.
Nevertheless, there is some myth to the legend. That famous story of Hitler snubbing Owens at the games? False. It was African-American Cornelius Johnson whom Hitler snubbed, a day before Owens won his first event. After that, Hitler refrained from meeting with any winners. The press attached the story to Owens, who eventually gave up on correcting the mistake.
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To say fans are waiting with bated breath for the Season One finale of Sleepy Hollow is an understatement! FOX's newest hit is pulling out all the stops and if you thought the season couldn't get any better, think again!
Last week the series finally returned from a 4 week hiatus with "Vessel" and it was well worth the wait! Not only did the audience learn more about Jenny's story, but it strengthened the bond between the Mill's sisters and cemented those involved even more.
The episode, co-written by Mark Goffman and David McMillan (his first credit as a writer), began with the one thing fans have been clamoring to see- a wardrobe change for Crane. Twitter literally blew up when a very uncomfortable Crane walked out in a pair of skinny jeans! David McMillan had this to say:
"David McMillan @DaveMcM23hThe alternative title of tonight's episode was called "Demons, Lanterns, and Skinny Jeans."#SleepyHollow"
Fans were a little conflicted by the moment:
"Cat @Metta11 Jan 14@TomMison #sleepyholow #SkinnyJeans Just No! Hot but no. Keep Ichabod true to himself. pic.twitter.com/Bm9Ea716jc"
"RadiantHeart @Poetica1313 Jan#SleepyHollow and @TomMison just blew up Twitter ...and my "Smahtphone" with his skinny jeans!!"
My theory? Abbie had been imagining our hero in those from day one! Of course Tom Mison calls them "the devil's trouser" but many beg to differ. As women everywhere fanned the flames, the moment was short lived when in protest, Crane re-emerged in his usual duds. I have a feeling that jacket is here to stay! "You have your way of dealing with reality and I have mine", Crane quickly returned. There was no time for argument as he redirected attention to the task at hand, still reeling from the threat by Moloch, "I touched her soul once. Soon it will be mine forever."
Meanwhile, Capt. Irving was left trying to put the pieces together after a stranger threatened his daughter in the park. The demon Moloch sent one if his minions who had possessed Jenny seven years earlier and spent time transferring from the woman in the park, to a deputy who calls Irving. "How much do you care for your daughter?" Irving realizes to his surprise, that the call is coming from inside the precinct! Blood dripping from the ceiling spelling 'bible' sends chills down his spine. Irving is completely unnerved as Moloch demands Washington's bible by sunset or he'll take his daughter's soul! Although he pinpoints the caller it's too late. The demon makes another transfer to our hottie Detective Jones!
At the archives, Abbie and Crane find a file from Sheriff Corbin's stash which describes a demon that jumps from one person to another. In a shocking twist, the video of the girl found possessed was Jenny! In a revealing moment between Jenny and Crane we learn that she was plagued by voices, as well as feelings to kill Abbie. In an effort to prevent herself from doing anything to her sister, Jenny sacrificed her freedom, committing crimes to get locked up. Both Crane and Abbie are touched to hear the real story behind the behavior- it was to protect her sister!
Panicked by Moloch's threats, Irving immediately takes his family to a safe house with Detectives Jones & Morales as back up. Little does he know that Moloch's minion is among them! By the time they get to the safe house, Jones touches Morales who becomes the demon. Although it's clear Jones appears to be out of it, Irving misses the clue. Unfortunately for Jones, Morales tricks him into removing salt from the threshold of the door, then promptly cracks his neck and flings him over the side of the porch!
As sunset grows near, Abbie, Crane & Jenny find a reference in one of the archives to a special lantern that can trap a demon, then send it back to Hell. Where to get one? Crane recalls seeing Ben Franklin with a couple of lanterns he'd found during his diplomatic trips, then Jenny leads them to a group of Doomsday planners she knows. With Jenny's help traversing the group's surveillance cameras on the property, Abbie and Crane break into the barn. Crane can't reach it but offers to hoist Abbie so she can. Let's just say there was definite sexual tension during this little Ichabbie moment! Of course they barely get out when the group confronts them with shotguns! However have no fear, it was Jenny to the rescue looking like Rambo with guns pointed at the trigger happy group. Old acquaintances, Jenny succeeds in convincing the group to let them leave and promises to bring it back when they're done.
Abbie, Crane & Jenny head to the safe house as they give Irving an update. The sun is quickly setting, he's terrified it's too late and giving in to Moloch's demand, wants to get the bible. Suddenly the call is interrupted by Morales or so he thought...it's Moloch! "Sundown is upon us. You failed." Horrified, Irving races back into the safe house but it's too late! Morales is on the floor, Macy's wheelchair is empty and his daughter's cry propels him to the living room where she floats 20 ft. in the air! "Times up…dad!" Although the priest arrives, he is easily killed with the twist of his neck! There's no negotiating with Moloch- Macy will lose her soul unless Irving gives him the bible. With no choice, he returns to the archives room however the bible is gone! Within a split second the demon grabs Cynthia by the neck and knocks out Irving!
Enter Jenny and Abbie. A showdown ensues as the demon tries to invoke old wounds within Jenny, but the Mill's sisters are victorious and along with Crane's assistance they trap the demon in a ring of salt. Crane delivers the incantation and in a brilliant blast of light the demon is exorcised from Macy, cast back to Hell! Afterward, Jenny is clearly still reliving her own nightmare, completely in shock. In a rare moment she allows her sister to comfort her.
This episode was beautifully written, the voice-over special effects and makeup really did their job in making the possessions look more realistic versus cheesy. In this type of story it's easy to throw caution to the wind and go way over-the-top, however, the crew did an incredible job balancing it out just right. The creep factor was fully charged and I know of several fans, including myself, that had to sleep with the light on! What I loved about this episode is how much the Mill's sisters grew closer. Sleepy Hollow writers have consistently developed the characters throughout the season, which in a show like this, can sometime be discarded in favor of a superficial thrill-ride. They are aware how smart their audience is and knows the shows' longevity depends on deeply layered characters. While we've learned a lot in its' freshman season, there is still more to be uncovered and relationships developed.
So what's in store for the epic season one finale? Word is it will BLOW YOUR MIND! Many were able to watch a screening of the finale showdown and took to twitter to give fans a taste of what's to come:
"SleepyHollowSpy @SleepyHollowSpy 8hGuys, we've just screened the 2 Hour #SleepyHollow Finale. O.M.G."
"Marisa Roffman @marisaroffman 9hThe #SleepyHollow finale is the craziest two hours of the whole crazy-pants crazy first season. Orlando Jones said fans are going to "freak the eff out" over the #SleepyHollow finale. (http://bit.ly/1dCuUY5 ) Um, he is NOT WRONG AT ALL."
The sneak peek trailer was released on Thursday, with the foreboding "Horsemen, Locusts and Zombie Washington Oh My!" Indeed! Seriously, Washington awakens from the dead? To say it's the craziest two hours might be the understatement of the year! However, I digress...
What I do know is we will finally catch a glimpse of Ichie's father, played by Victor Garber via flashbacks. I'm anxious to see these scenes and get another piece of Crane's background. We'll also learn exactly how Andy sold his soul to Moloch. For us Ichabbie fans, there will be flashbacks of moments and a few new ones. Of course John Noble returns as Henry Parrish during a quest to find an entrance from earth to Purgatory. It has been Crane's mission since his return to the living to release his beloved wife Katrina from her prison, thanks to Moloch. Sounds like the team has a plan to end it all for the sake of humanity! Abbie promises Crane she'll do whatever it takes to bring Katrina back to him- question is, do they succeed or is it a catastrophic failure? I have a feeling Ichabbie's future could be affected by the outcome. Orlando Jones warned on twitter:
"Orlando Jones @TheOrlandoJones Jan 16"Sacrifices are made, worlds collide, & the town of #SleepyHollow will never be the same." The 2 hr finale airs Mon http://youtu.be/gR9geOHvF_M"
Enough said!
*Don't miss the amazing Season One finale beginning at 8pm on Monday January 20th. Some of the cast and crew will be live tweeting during both the east and west coast airings. Then be sure to tune in to RHeart's Sleepy Hollow Addicts with all the latest on the big night. We'll chat about the entire first season and what may be in store for Season Two!
*Need to catch up before the big finale? Watch on Hulu or FOX.
*Follow @SleepyHollowFOX & @SleepyAddicts on twitter.
*Check out the new Sleepy Hollow Addicts website.


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Perl and Python to begin joint development
Jeremy Hylton <jeremy <at> alum.mit.edu>
04/01/2001 SEBASTOPOL, CA Perl and Python to begin joint development Larry Wall, the creator of Perl, and Guido van Rossum, creator of Python, today announced that their respective projects are about to begin a period of joint development. According to the language designers, the idea surfaced at last year's Open Source Convention - "We at the Perl Conference were aware of a need for a new direction for Perl and for its community, and that's why we announced the work on Perl 6," said an excited Wall. "At the same time, Guido was thinking very hard about Python 2.0 and where it was going, and we got together and started talking about helping each other out." Initially, the pair planned to have their development communities working together for mutual benefit. Van Rossum cited some of the technical reasons for the collaboration: "Perl's highly powerful regular expression engine would be integrated into Python, and would benefit us greatly; in return, we've got a number of things right that Perl could gain from, such as signal handling and robust software engineering." However, as both designers talked about the changes their languages were going through, they came to the conclusion that they had much to share at the language level as well as the interpreter level. According to Larry Wall, "Perl's always been about taking the best features of all the other languages available; it's perfectly natural for us to integrate the best features of Python too."(Continue reading)


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MEDINA — Two people have been released from the hospital after a motorcycle crash involving a Medina County sheriff's cruiser.
Deputy Jason Seiberling was southbound on U.S. Route 42, displaying flashing lights and sirens on his way to an emergency call, when the crash occurred at about 11:10 p.m. Wednesday, said Lt. Bill Haymaker, commander of the Medina post of the Ohio Highway Patrol.
Haymaker said Seiberling was passing some traffic at Brookdale Mobile Home Park and crashed into a southbound 1998 Harley Davidson ridden by Brian Watts, 49, of Orrville, which was attempting to turn left.
Watts and his passenger, Bridget Reed, 39, of Brook Park, fell off the motorcycle. They were taken to Akron City Hospital, where they were treated for moderate injuries and released, Haymaker said.
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World Boxing News reported Sunday that Juan Manuel Marquez still refuses to fight Manny Pacquiao for a fifth time.
In their fourth savage affair last December, Marquez (55-7-1, 40 KOs) brutally knocked the 35-year-old Pacquiao (55-5-2, 38 KOs) onto Queer Street at 2:59 of the sixth round.
Marquez is clearly satisfied with rendering Pacquiao unconscious and also remains livid that the "Fighter of the Decade" claims he was floored by a lucky blow.
Most recently, Marquez lost a split decision to WBO welterweight titlist Timothy Bradley in September.
The 30-year-old Bradley (31-0-0-1, 12 KOs) was the aggressor and absolutely handled "Dinamita" throughout the competitive affair.
To offset Marquez's ruggedness, Bradley utilized his blazing hand speed and elite footwork.
"Desert Storm" dominated with jabs and managed to avoid exchanges and getting lured into a slugfest.
Bradley rocked Marquez with a left hook in the fight's waning seconds that nearly floored the graying Mexican.
If a "Sin City" judge wasn't incompetent, Bradley would have universally trumped Marquez on the cards.
"I have been talking to the promoter of Marquez and he says that he prefers a rematch with Bradley," said WBO President Paco Valcarcel. "Saying that, I am not sure what stage talks are at the moment."
Comparatively, Pacquiao earned a lopsided unanimous decision over Brandon "Bam Bam" Rios to capture the WBO international welterweight belt on November 24.
Displaying elite footwork and the uncanny ability to deliver punches from all angles, Pacquiao peppered the 27-year-old Rios (31-2-1, 23 KOs) with brilliant combinations that left "Bam Bam" bruised, cut and swollen.
Although a bit more cautious and reserved, Pacquiao remains an overwhelming force in the squared circle.
Pacquiao is tentatively slated to scrap on April 12 against an unnamed opponent at a venue to be determined in the United States.
Ultimately, should either match get cemented in 2014, both Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley would emerge victorious over Juan Manuel Marquez.


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|Haxtun, Colo.
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AT COLORADO: 2010 (Sr.)-He saw action in all 12 games on special teams, but never got in on defense. He finished fifth on the team in special team points with 15, on the strength of nine tackles (eight solo, one inside-the-20), three knockdown blocks, a touchdown save against Kansas State and a recovered onside kick at Kansas: the latter was a not recognized by the officials but video review clearly showed he recovered the kick (and CU received a call from the conference later in the week admitting official error). The eight solo tackles tied for the second most on CU's special teams. After spring ball, he requested a move to defense (safety) from wide receiver for his senior year; he opened the spring practicing at free safety. He had caught just one pass in the three main spring scrimmages, and with the influx of new receivers, figured his best chance to play would be on the defensive side of the ball.
2009 (Jr.)-He saw action in six games, all on the special teams, where he earned three special team points with a solo tackle, a forced fair catch and a caused penalty.
2008 (Soph.)-He didn't see any action the first six games of the year, but then worked his way into special teams action for the next five games, playing enough to letter. He fully recovered from a broken leg in time to participate in spring drills, and he caught two passes (for 11 yards) in the three main spring scrimmages.
2007 (Fr.-RS)-He suffered a broken fibula in the first practice of fall camp (Aug. 6); the injury required surgery and he missed the entire season.
2006 (Fr.)-Redshirted; he joined the team as an invited walk-on for August drills and practiced the entire fall at wide receiver.
HIGH SCHOOL-A three-sport All-State athlete at Haxtun, he lettered three times in football, earning All-State and All-Lower Platte League honors as a junior and senior. The team MVP as a senior running back and cornerback, he rushed for 1,700 yards and 24 touchdowns on the ground and caught 18 passes for 350 yards and five scores through the air. At corner, he racked up 71 tackles and grabbed nine interceptions. As a junior, as the team's Offensive Player of the Year, he rushed for 2,000 yards with 26 touchdowns and had 26 receptions for 275 yards. He also posted 82 tackles and six interceptions on defense. Haxtun was 10-2 his senior season, finishing as the state runner-up, 11-1 and state 1-A champions his junior campaign, and 6-4 his sophomore year under coach Dave Shafer. He also lettered three times in basketball (guard), as he listed his top prep accomplishment as being a starter on the 2004-05 Haxtun state champion football and basketball teams. He also lettered four times in baseball (pitcher, shortstop), as he tied the school home run record with eight as a senior, when he owned a .567 batting average. On the mound, he had 17 strikeouts in one game and finished the season as a first-team All-State performer as a pitcher (he was All-Conference as a sophomore and junior, as well as an honorable mention All-State choice as a junior). He also holds the Haxtun High School vertical jump record of 32 inches for his weight class (175-200).
ACADEMICS-He is pursuing a double major in Business and Economics at Colorado, and is on schedule to graduate in May 2011.
PERSONAL-Born January 19, 1988 in Haxtun, Colo. His hobbies include most sports and snowboarding, and he has spent a lot of time working on his family farm and ranch in the summers. A brother, Brandon, played baseball at Metro State.
STATISTICS-Special Team Tackles: 1.0--1 (2009); 8,1--9 (2010).


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An elderly Butte County man was injured in a home invasion robbery.
It happened just before 10 p.m. Wednesday in the 6200 block of Carmel Avenue in Oroville.
Deputies said 88-year-old John Ayres was lying on his couch when two men came into his house and attacked him with a blunt weapon. The suspects then stole cash and other personal items.
The victim was taken to Oroville Medical Center, where he is listed in stable condition. Detectives are looking into the possibility that the suspects may have known the victim. Anyone with more information should call the Butte County Sheriff's Office.


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All the best for your quest for chinese. Check out skritter as well. you might find it even more addictive and fun.
Thanks! I did try skritter once some time ago, but maybe I'll look at it again. Not sure why I gave it up; Does it cost money?
yup 10 $ a month..
Ah! I think that is why I didn't pursue it.
I like your mems and it looks like you're learning some interesting courses. I'll check back to look more carefully some day. Rock on!
Thanks THatHorse!
Hello from the UK! Thanks for adding me as a Mempal. Is it OK if I add you, too? Like you, I'm partly using Memrise to help keep my brain challenged but also to learn some Finnish. I introduced one of my nephews to Memrise a couple of weeks ago and he chose Mandarin as his first course. I'll recommend to him that he takes a look at your mems, because they look really good to me.
Hi! Happy to have you as a mem pal. At first I wondered about it because you are not learning Mandarin, but the Finnish connection between us is there. My husband is of Finnish decent and we now live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan that has a strong Finnish history. Lots of people live here whose parents immigrated two and three generations ago to work in the minds but only long enough to earn money to buy farms.
Thanks! I've been lucky enough to have done some travelling in the States but never made it to Michigan, I'm afraid. The nearest I got was Illinois. Good luck with your Mandarin course. Alan
Had to smile! Nobody travels to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan by luck or accident! It's a bit out of the way, but well worth it. I love to see pictures of Scotland with the castles and horses in the prairie!
Looks like you're continuing to do amazing work, so many courses and mems! I am a fan!
Thanks ThatHorse! Your comments are so encouraging, especially coming from someone who has done as well as you have!
Honestly I'm not sure who has done better. You are creating a ton of high quality mems and courses, which to me indicate really solid learning outside of Memrise as well. I would trade some points for the kinds of things you are doing any day. Guessing tones wrong all day may rack me up points, but I think I'm in a bit of a rut. :-)
tones! ugh!
I've started to fix my tones by putting all my problem characters into separate courses and hitting those courses with typing pronunciation tests before doing my normal waterings. :-) Actually seems to get me more points.
interesting tactic. I might try that. I've been trying to incorporate the numbers in my mems, but it's not working. I'm thinking the tones are an ear thing rather than an eye thing so I should play the sound more often. Trouble is I sometimes can't hear the tones either!
Hello from the UK! Hope you're keeping well. I think you must be, judging by your latest mems. They look pretty amazing. Maybe when (if) I crack Finnish, I'll take a look at Mandarin but I think that day is some way off yet. I'm still struggling with those tricky double letters in Finnish. They keep catching me out...... but I'm determined to beat them. :0)
Thanks alanh! I think I'm having too much fun making mems instead of practicing my Mandarin!
That's ok, it's meant to be fun! I enjoy hunting for images to support my mems, too. It's rewarding when you find one that fits. Keep up your good work. Bye.
I don't think making mems is ever a mistake. Those are the ones I remember most easily.
As far as tones go, I don't find it helpful to think about numbers (usually) either. I try to make up a reason for the tone that has to do with the meaning and the direction or visualization of the tone. The third tone is low, and round shaped or v shaped. It's slow too. The first tone is sing songy and like a robot. It's also high I guess but I don't usually think of that. The fourth tone is fast and squeaky, or fast and serious. The second tone is the one I often hear and say "really? that's the second tone?!" Although in theory (and usually) it's rising, kind of forceful like a faster higher third tone, forceful without being squeaky (compared to 4th). So I use these characteristics to make my pronunciation mems. If I fail a pronunciation spelling I open the word to edit and make sure I make a pronunciation mem for it later.
Hi mempal, thanks for the encouragement - really need it; it's like i'm getting worse as time goes on so i'm really surprised that apparently i'm doing good.....?
How's your learning coming along? Any tips for a beginner?
ThatHorse! You made the tones into real characters! I've noticed I tend to say the 4th tone in a much lower and more masculine pitch. The 3rd tone used to be so easy to hear but now it seems the speakers are slurring over it so that I can't detect the up and down. Takes a lot of concentration to hear them. But we keep on keeping on.
no, italian isn't my mother-tongue but it's on my list; Latin is mother to romance languages. language shapes our thoughts and thanks to memrise i get to realise a lifelong dream of speaking as many languages as i can. i think arabic is next....:P
what about you? do you speak other languages?
Vino--I took two years of Latin in high school more than 50 years ago and I still recognize Latin roots in words, though I'm never sure how useful it's been to me. I passed a reading comprehension test for French but its been so long I'll need to brush up. I'm surprised at how many people like you are learning more than one language. Maybe I should add French courses to my Chinese? What's funny is that when trying to remember a Chinese word in a quiz, French words will occur to me and I have to actually wave my hand to try to brush them away so I can find the Chinese word! Good luck with your language learning.
i used to have the same problem mixing up languages but i think that's cos i didnt have a good foundation - just random words. i'm hoping latin's declensions will clinch french, italian and spanish in that regard; 2 years of high school and at least you still know the roots, so i'd say it's stood you in good stead. i'm going really slow with latin - concentrating on mandarin but french and latin take the edge off ever since i decided to focus on chinese - it's nice to be able to recognize something after hieroglyphs. btw, i'm cramming as much as poss so i can get to your courses of stories. brilliant idea. thank you for that.
这 是 吗 了。 但 是 谢 谢。
你好! Thanks for being my mempal. I love your mems. It's inspiring me to make better ones. ( Although my own are quite lewd - that's why they work for me - so I'm very cautious about sharing them!)
Whatever works! I noticed you joined memrise after reading Moonwalking with Einstein. I read that book in the hope I could apply it to learning Chinese. At first I was disappointed because it seemed to be related only to remembering strings of numbers with no purpose. Then I stumbled onto Memrise somehow and was surprised to see Ed Cooke's name. It was then that I realized the book actually has many applications! Good luck!
i disagree only because the means does not justify the ends; why would someone want to train themselves into perversion? i'm sure you are aware of the 10,000hr rule? i get that people are competitive; i just question the inevitable issue of compromising oneself and possibly others. the whole world speaks at least one language and have done so for countless years without having to cram crass info in order to do so. so now you remember stuff but you also have a lot of junk attached to it. that said, you are your own litmus test, and you're going to have to float your own boat; i sermonize because i care and because you yourself noted your caution about sharing. memrise works because of the awesome mems like Denise's - giving a story/image. the lewd stuff is hard to share....
Vino, Thanks for this comment. I was perhaps too flippant about saying whatever works, and maybe some mems should not be shared. But I think mems that may qualify as offensive are not really good mems because they are too distracting from the purpose. I'm thinking of one mem in particular that is an entire music video about a word I don't recall. Very distracting so I ignore it. On the other hand some may think my image of the Picasso portrait of a woman--though famous and actually "tame"--might offend a minority of people. If so, they can ignore it. But your caution is good to keep in mind.
Denise, what a relief - was feeling like a sanctimonious troll!!! But like you say, 'they can ignore it.' The issue really is the idea that novelty grabs attention but as you pointed out, it can also turn us off; perhaps attention grabbing is not the way rather attention paying as in mindfulness, which i keep trying to remember ;) The main thing about language is it sticks because it is used.
Found a really cool saying that we can substitute mem for book....书是随时携带的花园. sorry about the bad chinese in previous post - had just figured out how to type in chinese and got carried away。。。。您 好?
Hey, I'm glad to have helped. Thanks for all your hard work on translations :)
Hi, mostly because I don't have enough time, :(
Hi Dolores, I know what you mean! I don't practice nearly enough myself.
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Robert L. Timm, Minot Do it, don't do it, do it! The city of Minot needs to stick to the "Don't Do It" policy of allowing homeowners to hooking their sump pumps into the city sanitary sewer system....
The schools are on the hotline tonight, begging everyone they call to vote yes for higher taxes.
Seems awful funny how they think everyone, whether they can afford it or not, should pay for everyones kids, not just your own, its your job to pay for all kids, the rest of your life.
These poor kids cant learn without new walls around them, give me a break, whats that say to kids.
In other words, don't strive for better things kids, the government will take care of you, or should I say property owners.
Socialism is a dependency disease!
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Legend. You got a real beef about hostfest. I'm wondering how much money comes from city budget and into hostfedt. Cant find that line item in the budget. But you must know what you are talkn bout so maybe you can help us?
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If we had a flood proof sanitary sewer system, and those upstream; the whole flood mess would have been just river water. If the city would drain some of our known high water table and If the sewers had been a priority instead of hostefest, etc., the sump pumps could drain in the sanitary sewer year round. Vote No.
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Oswald James, Rob Fitzpatrick, Christian Bland, and Alex Maas founded the Reverb Appreciation Society as like minded psych rock lovers. They started the Austin Psych Fest in 2008 and have seen it grow like a psilocybin mushroom from a small spore. Austin is a logical place for the Psych Fest, as the first arguably psychedelic rock band, the 13th Floor Elevators, are from here.
The Reverb Appreciation Society founded a record label, and on March 14 of this year, RVRB record store was launched, specializing in psychedelic records, both modern and old. RVRB is on 2404 E 7th Street in Austin, in what looks like a small former house.
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There are numerous punk rock record stores, and stores that specialize in blues or jazz, so a psych record store makes sense. In this age of record stores struggling against online retail and file sharing, a small niche store might be the best bet. As long as psychedelia survives, hopefully RVRB will too.


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BASIX Krishi Samruddhi Ltd (BASIX KRISHI), a BASIX Group company, is incorporated under the Companies Act 1956 on 26th April 2010.
BASIX's experiences, while providing Ag/BDS services through BSFL, were received very well by half a million satisfied customers. Keeping in view the encouraging results and potential demand showing up for Ag/BDS services, BASIX KRISHI is evolved for strengthening and scaling up of the services beyond BSFL areas.
The idea of the new entity - BASIX KRISHI is to create a supply chain for mainstream agro-commodities, based on environmentally and socially friendly production. The services cover from sowing to procurement: starting with soil testing to vermicomposting, local value addition, risk mitigation and alternate market linkages; implying that all these services along the value chain have to meet environmental and social standards. The variety of services involved makes it necessary that BASIX KRISHI involve multiple service providers as a consortium in a collaborative mode.
With first branch at Bagalkot, Karnataka, BASIX KRISHI subsequently opened another four branches – Raichur and Gulbarga in Karnataka and Mahabubnagar and Wanaparthy in Andhra Pradesh. As a part of our endeavor to build trust and credibility with farmers, we have established valuable collaborations with various government institutions. Following are the highlights of our on-going initiatives:
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Vijay Mahajan is the Founder and Chairman of the BASIX Group. Vijay is a distinguished alumnus of both the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (1970-75) and the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (1979-81) and was a mid-career fellow at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public International Affairs, Princeton University, USA. Vijay co-founded Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN) in 1983, Sa-Dhan in 1998, Andhra Pradesh Mahila Abhivrudhi Society (APMAS) in 2000 and Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN) in 2009. In 1995, Vijay conceptualised BASIX as a new generation livelihood promotion institution and it was set up in mid 1996. Vijay served on the Rangarajan Committee on Financial Inclusion and the Raghuram Rajan Committee on Financial Sector Reforms. Vijay co-authored a book The Forgotten Sector and has written over 75 articles. Vijay serves on the Boards of major Indian development organisations and has been a member of various committees set up by Government and Regulatory institutions. Vijay is the Chair of the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), a global microfinance forum, comprising nearly 40 bilateral, multilateral and foundations in development. Close
Sanga Amarnath is a graduate in Science and Bachelor of Law from Osmania University. Amarnath started his career in the year 1970 as Sales Supervisor in Sarabhai Chemicals, then moved to ITC Ltd and then to ITC Agro Tech where he gained expertise in commodities sales, procurement and marketing. Amarnath was with BASIX as a Consultant and his first assignment on Groundnut intervention was successful. In Adilabad, he set the ground for cotton intervention with the farmers implementing IPM practices and in the process, he was instrumental in developing Koutla-B MACTS. While Amarnaths association with BASIX, he assumed different roles including the first Managing Director of the Company and Group Vice President, Agriculture/Business Development Services (AgBDS) and has been successfully steered growth year-over-year in Agriculture and Business Development Services business, defining and ensuring customer satisfaction through customized services. Close
Mr. Arvind Gupta, is Fellow from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad with specialization in Marketing and Agri business, has 25 years hands-on industry experience, with focus on rural livelihoods, Agriculture & Allied industries. He was Professor at the Institute of Rural Management, Anand and involved with many national/international studies. Prior to his joining at IRMA, Arvind has worked with various reputed companies such as NDDB. At present He is Visiting Faculty to two National level Institutions viz. VAMNICOM, Pune and MANAGE, Hyderabad. Close
Pravinchandra Shivaram Dravid a Graduate of B.Tech (Hon.) in Agricultural Engineeering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in 1972 and was awarded Presidents Silver Medal and First Rank in the Batch. Dravid has completed Certificate Program for Management in Agriculture from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in 1973 and got first rank in the Batch. Dravid has over 39 years of experience in various capacities and functional areas viz. general management, sales & marketing, production, HR etc.. Currently, Dravid is working as the President Business Planning & Corporate Affairs, Krishidhan Group of Companies, Pune. Dravid is guiding and managing the Corporate Affairs and overall business apart from guiding overseas projects which are important for the Krishidhan from the point of view of future growth & profitability. Prior to this, Dravid worked with JK Agri Genetics Ltd, Nath Seeds Ltd, Maharashtra, Maharashtra Agro Industries Development, Maharashtra State Seeds Corporation Ltd, Vidarbha Quality Seeds Ltd and Mayco Ltd. He is appointed as the Additional Director of BASIX Krishi Samruddhi Ltd on February 1, 2012. Close
Dr Sudha Nair is a microbiologist and obtained her doctorate from the University of Madras in the year 1991. Dr Nair has eighteen years of work experience in taking the benefits of Science & Technology for sustainable rural development and livelihoods and has played a significant role in policy formulations for women in Science, Engineering and Technology. Dr Nair is currently an independent development consultant and a former Senior Director of M S Swaminathan Research Foundation. Dr Nair serves on various committees at the National (Department of Science &Technology, and Department of Biotechnology) and International (Member Executive Board Organization of Women Scientists for the Developing World, Advisory member of the Regional Office Asia Pacific Region, UNESCO and Member Gender Advisory Board, UNCSTD) to promote equality for Women in Science and in taking the benefits of Science to Women. She is appointed as the Additional Director of BASIX Krishi Samruddhi Ltd on February 1, 2012. Close
Siddharth Tata has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, where he was awarded the Shankar Dayal Sharma prize for excellence. Siddharth joined Acumen in September 2010 to further develop the Agriculture Portfolio in India. In his last role at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, he worked with non-profit organizations to help build programs in the areas of dairy development, watershed management, and creating market linkages to improve incomes of farmers in India. Previously, as a management consultant at McKinsey & Companys Mumbai office, Siddharth advised clients in the retail, IT, and financial services industries. Siddharth has also assisted a Mumbai-based investment firm on its agriculture investment strategy and helped launch a turnaround program for coffee washing stations in Rwanda as a volunteer consultant with TechnoServe. Siddharth was appointed as the Nominee Director of the BASIX Krishi Samruddhi Limited on April 7, 2012. Close
Mr. Mihir Sahana, Managing Director of the Company has a basic background of agriculture and postgraduate degree in rural management from IRMA and a mid career post Graduation Degree in Development Studies from The University of Manchester, UK. He has worked for more than 15 years with a host of national NGO, INGO, Corporate and Government. His initial career with PRADAN (Professional Assistance for Development Action a national NGO working across India) exposed him to the grassroots realities of rural poor and he worked with PRADANs Natural Resource Management Team. His stint with the Bihar State Dairy (a state government enterprise) and then in Dabur has helped him pick up necessary skills of achieving steep targets, sales and marketing and also developing a good understanding both the corporate and a government run enterprises. He finally shifted to the livelihood sector and joined an international and corporate NGO, IDE International, with a mission to promote livelihoods of small and marginal farmers by identifying, developing and promoting appropriate technologies using principles of marketing to achieve scale and sustainability. He joined the Sr. Management Team of BASIX and is involved in developing a host of innovative products and processes by provisioning of financial services both in the farm and non-farm sector, provisioning of innovative business development services and developing linkage with corporate and technology provider like Pepsico, ITC, ICAR institutions etc and institutional development services in collaboration with various Government Department. Close
Karamcheti Prabhakar is an Independent Director. He is an Engineering Graduate with Post Graduation from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. In a professional career spanning over 40 years, he was the Managing Director at Hunter Douglas (I) Pvt Ltd. For about nine years prior to which worked as General Manager at Bakelite Hylam Ltd and Novopan India Ltd. He is working as an Independent Consultant on Marketing Programs and has been an Advisor to BASIX for about three years. Close
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On New Year's Eve we say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. Appropriately, we chose to celebrate New Year's with Guarachi Family Wines 2011 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir because Guarachi Family Wines is starting anew with the purchase of Sun Chase Vineyard in Sonoma while at the same time saying farewell to sourcing grapes for their Pinot Noir. This new venture will be their first vineyard in Sonoma County.
Sun Chase Vineyard is a 248-acre lot that is located in that portion of the Sonoma Coast AVA known as the Petaluma Wind Gap. Sun Chase got its name because in this area of Sonoma County, the sun is "chasing the fog". The name is apropos because this natural gap between the coastal range mountains and the inland valley is blanked with fog in the mornings until the sun breaks through bringing in the warmer temperatures. In the late afternoon the cool winds and fog return resulting in a microclimate that has a 40 – 50 degree variation.
The vineyard is situated on the south side of Sonoma Mountain. This is an ideal area to grow Pinot Noir due to the influence of the cool ocean breezes and the elevation, which is 1,400 feet.
Although Guarachi will produce its first single vineyard wines from the Sun Chase Vineyard with the 2013 Vintage, Sun Chase is not new to this wine producer. They have sourced grapes from the Sun Chase Vineyard for several years including the 2011 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir. In addition, this Pinot Noir is sourced from Gaps Crown and Goldrock Ridge.
Guarachi Family Wines are not newcomers to the wine Industry. Alex Guarachi, a native of Chili was very influential in bringing Chilean and Argentine wines to the United States. He founded TGIC Importers in 1985. In 2007 he founded Guarachi Family Wines to created Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir from what he considers the best grape growing regions, Napa Valley and the Sonoma Coast. Enlisting winemakers Paul Hobbs and Julian Gonzalez to create the wines and sourcing the grapes from what they considered the finest vineyards has proven to be a winning combination.
The Guarachi Family Wines 2011 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir is a medium bodied smoothly balanced with a dark purple color. The bouquet is fruity. One immediately savors cherries with a hint of lavender as the wine opens to a long silky finish. This Pinot Noir is handcrafted and is aged eleven months in French Oak.
This well-balanced Pinot Noir complemented our grilled veal chop nicely making our New Year's feast a memorable one.
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