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Come rain, come shine, the Skirball's annual Hanukkah family festival always draws a crowd of diverse generations, backgrounds, and smiles. Photographer and first-time festival attendee BeBe Jacobs was impressed with this year's Hanukkah festival, Americana Hanukkah, which took inspiration from our campus-wide "Democracy Matters" initiative to celebrate the Jewish holiday. "No matter what activity [people] were doing," she told me, as we looked over the images she shot that day, "the fact that families were spending time together made all the difference."
For both of us, the Hanukkah festival not only brought families together but also brought out creativity that visitors did not realize they had. There was plenty to do all day, like watch Marcus Shelby and his quintet perform beautiful freedom songs… or hear Story Pirates act out original Hanukkah tales on stage… or join a tour focusing on the Skirball's collection of Hanukkah lamps (the last couple of these Lights of Hanukkah Family Tours take place today and tomorrow, so be sure to swing by this weekend). But it was at the hands-on art workshops where people got a chance to create something themselves.
Here, BeBe shares ten of her favorite photos from that fun-filled day with reflections on the people and moments that made them so special.
Happy eighth night of Hanukkah! Hope you enjoy these pictures as much as we do.

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California Lottery officials said that the one winning Powerball ticket was sold in the Bay Area, CNN reported. Last night's Powerball drawing of $425 million was the sixth largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. The winning numbers were 17, 49, 54, 35, 1. The Powerball number was 34.
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Seanicemanreturns Seanicemanreturns May 13, 2013 13:52 Flag
For the 2nd season running.............................hahaahahahhahahhaSort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
arnoldlayne arnoldlayne May 21, 2013 00:57 Flag
It is as simple as this... Liverpool had a poor season and finished 7th.... everton had a great season and finish 6th... that is the difference in expectations of the 2 clubs!
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Seanicemanreturns Seanicemanreturns May 21, 2013 09:38 Flag
so you have been poor for some time then..!
and we have been better..............glad you agree with me
Bill Baguley Bill Baguley May 14, 2013 07:45 Flag
"Oh Bless" to be made up finishing 6th shows that you know you`re small club has done GREAT!!
next season back to mid table for your lot.
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Seanicemanreturns Seanicemanreturns May 14, 2013 12:07 Flag
Never mentioned 6th , dyckhead, only the fact we finished above the shyte...AGAIN
makes you even smaller....................hahahhahahahahah
Yes well done.
I find it strange that you think we can't read the league table.
Shame that you think that 6th and finishing above Liverpool is a success. Of course you guys don't really know what that is. Moyes has to learn about that too or he'll be out of a job before long.
Crowing about finishing in 6th place.............. Amusing. Your expectations are even lower than your intelligence.
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dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 May 14, 2013 15:01 Flag
Don't be too harsh on the lad he's trying to come up with a new tin pot so that Moyes can feel he went out a winner. Wenger gets one for 4th every year so the Bluenoses feel they deserve one for finishing one spot away from Europe and getting ahead of the neighbors. Come on it only happens once in a blue moon for them so let them have something!
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Your intelligence is even lower than your expectations.!!


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City Councilwoman Linda Blackmon-Brace says Mayor Joe Shaw needs to grow up – an assertion that followed his dismissal of her motion to give city employees more money.
During the Tuesday, March 27, City Council meeting, Blackmon-Brace made a motion to give each city of Lancaster employee a $75 stipend (pay supplement) each month for the remainder of the budget year, which ends June 30.
The move came during a discussion about the 2012-13 budget-planning schedule, which was led by Finance Director James Absher.
HEATH SPRINGS – Most of the talk at town council's March 20 meeting centered on protection for Town Hall – whether it's from insects or burglars.
Council voted unanimously that evening to accept a bid from Rollins Pest Control of Jefferson.
For $1,500, the company will install termite bait traps at the recently renovated Town Hall on Duncan Street. And for $485, the company will perform once-a-year monitoring and servicing.
KERSHAW – The application has been sent. And now Kershaw officials have to wait to find out if they're selected.
Since last year, the town of Kershaw has been eyeing a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). If awarded, that federal money will pay for the replacement of old water lines in the Springs cotton mill village neighborhood, just north of the town limits.
The town provides water for that area, which includes roads such as First, Second, Third and Fourth streets.
A case involving unpaid overtime money for several Lancaster County Emergency Medical Services workers has finally been settled – to the tune of $1.5 million.
For the last 17 months, a group of 59 former and current EMS employees have been awaiting the results of a class-action lawsuit they jointly filed against Lancaster County.
KERSHAW – Kershaw officials are still talking about ways to enhance law enforcement coverage in the town.
Town Council met in closed session twice Monday to discuss its contract with the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office.
Kershaw has been paying the sheriff's office $451,000 a year to provide coverage, which includes two patrol deputies per shift.
Town Administrator Tony Starnes recently expressed a desire to have a deputy who can serve as an administrator or supervisor on each shift.
The national debate regarding religion and contraception made its way to Lancaster on Tuesday evening.
That's where U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney spoke at a town hall meeting inside Stevens Auditorium at the University of South Carolina Lancaster. He's been traveling throughout the state's 5th Congressional District lately, updating constituents on federal affairs in Washington, D.C.
City Council is divided on certain details of the Brook Drive improvement project near the University of South Carolina Lancaster.
The city has been planning for sewer and road improvements that will better accommodate the future influx of student residents in that area in coming years.
On Tuesday, council voted to accept a $144,853 bid from LCI Lineberger Construction to perform the road work – to include widening, resurfacing and the raising of a dip.
Robert Wade worries a new Family Dollar store near his Elgin home will mean an increase in crime.
Rachel Wallace is concerned about what kind of store could move in to the building if the Family Dollar should happen to fail.
And Carolyn Petroski, who enjoys the rural landscape of her community, fears the business could irrevocably harm her way of life.
A Panhandle rezoning plan is in flux once again, as a special committee tasked to clear up zoning concerns in the northern part of the county voted to disband last week.
The Panhandle/B-3 Overlay Committee, made up of various residents, Lancaster County Council members and representatives from the county planning department, held its last official meeting last week.
District 1 County Councilman Larry McCullough said the committee had delivered what it had been set up to do and he recommended it disband.
A proposed zoning plan for the Panhandle was stopped in its tracks last week, as Lancaster County Council decided to instead extend its rezoning moratorium.
The original plan for council's Feb. 27 meeting was for members to hear first reading of an ordinance to add several business zoning classifications to the county's Panhandle area.
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The Patriots KO'd the Indianapolis Colts, 59-22, yesterday, but they took a big hit of their own with time winding down in the blowout victory.
Tight end Rob Gronkowski departed with about four minutes to go and didn't return with what the team confirmed afterward to be an arm injury. League sources told the Boston Globe that Gronkowski had surgery this morning and could miss 4 to 6 weeks.
That was a real downer on what had literally been a perfect game for Gronkowski. He caught all seven passes to come his way, turning them into 137 yards and two touchdowns, on catches of 2 and 24 yards.
He also had receptions of 36 and 31 yards.
"We got some matchups out there, so I tried to take advantage of those where we could," quarterback Tom Brady said.
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
the Double M manifesto to the 14 year old troll living in our house
We took a picture of your room, so you can remember how everything needs to go back in it's place, no later than 10 PM…. That's 10 at night just in case you were wondering.
Listed below are the new and improved rules and guidelines. You are expected to follow these rules and guidelines. Failing to do so will result in your losing
Everything is defined as but not limited to the following.
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PS2 3. Etc.
The I POD you either lost, traded for dope, or sold. The I POD probably isn't important since you won't be getting another one until you pay 350.00 for the one you allegedly LOST. Should you trick someone into buying you one, it will be confiscated by management until you come clean about what happened to the last one.
Contraband is defined as anything you are not supposed to be in possession of. You can review the list above as the penalties for contraband are the same. The only difference is you loose your door and gain a dog gate if any of the following is found in your room or person.
1. Room must be clean by 10 each night.
Clean means free of juice boxes, straw wrappers, trash, etc. See the picture. No clothes floor. Etc.
No plates, candy, chips, nothing.
We are not trying to start an ant and roach farm. The NO FOOD rule will be reviewed on a monthly basis. Keep your room clean and free of trash and debris and we may relax this rule.
3. Home Work… Must be started at 530 pm. No x box, computer, TV or non existent I pod allowed after 530 until home work is done. If you do not have home work, bring a text book from one of the multitude of classes you are currently failing and we will give you home work. All home work must be viewed by one of the management team.
We get it, you're 14. It's a part of your DNA to act like you hate us, unless you want something. We're okay with that, we get it. What we wont play is the tired old " I'm a disrespectful angry nimrod game". You are well within your constitutional rights to act all angsty, dark, and moody. You could argue it is a free speech issue that allows you to treat those who pay your way in life, as if they were here to serve you. Unfortunately, this is not a democratic household. It is a dictatorship. We don't care about your constitutional rights. Check the news, read up on Syria. We will squash your rebellion, like so many rock throwing middle easterners. If you actually kept up on current events, you would realize just how funny that last line was.
We have bent over backwards to give you a nice home, food, an unending supply of 30 dollar black t shirts with stupid band names like " The Bitter Sphincters or Drucillas Venereal Warts". If children in a third world country had a tenth of the shit you have, they would either try to eat it, or trade it for a skinny goat.
You have betrayed our trust, disrespected our property, disregarded our rules, and mistaken our kindness for weakness. Those days are but a fleeting memory. You will comply with our rules and expectations, or face dire consequences. You will treat your mother with respect and show a little appreciation, rather than acting like a self entitled spoiled brat.
Do as you are told, follow your rules, and you can expect things to get back to normal in short time, once your grades have reached at least a C, no C-, a C, or higher. Buck the system, fight the power, rage against the machine, and you shall think a ton of brick hath fallen upon you.
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PS You may get a break once a week when you go to your fathers, but I'd neither count on it or expect it. He's got your number now as well. Your welcome.
PSS We realize the above text has made you none to pleased. Too bad. You have repeatedly pissed in your Corn Flakes, don't blame us if they are soggy. We would prefer to be able to trust you to do the right thing at least half the time. We can't. Until we can, until your grades are up to par, Camp Happy is closed. SHU program. 23 hour lock down. King Kong aint got shit on us.
We still love ya, just tired of the bullshit. It ends today.
Note to readers. Thanks for your outpouring of condolences over the loss of Max.
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All I can say is, good luck with this. Teenagers, as we know, can go either way. You really don't have any other choice, of course (unless you were especially fond of being treated poorly, which we all know better).
Again, all the best of luck. I hope it turns out well for all 4 of you and as soon as possible.
Good luck Mark.ReplyDelete
Into the fuckin breach...
- AnonymousThursday, February 16, 2012
I bought my 14 year old a white on white VW cabrio and parked it in the garage. Everytime things got out of sorts, I just opened the door to the garage and said I guess it's time to post that ad on Craigs list. Grades improved, attitude got better, we traded the VW for a hippy volvo with which she t-boned a hyundai, she now live in chicago and rides the L. Just have something she really wants as a bribe, at this point its all how you treated her as a 2 year old, disiplined then diiplined now.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousThursday, February 16, 2012
Break her plate!!ReplyDelete
Boy, I can see the head lines in years to come about mom's lover from hell.ReplyDelete
- Maniak ProductionsFriday, February 17, 2012
I love children.ReplyDelete
They taste like dolphin.
- AnonymousFriday, February 17, 2012
MY Moms always said that "children are god's way of making us hunmble", and having 6, I don't disagree.ReplyDelete
I think you're straight-ahead with the taking shit idea. Mine don't have any video games of like that, but I can always repo their computers!
We've got one advantage over you...the 5 younger kids watched me beat the living shit out of their oldest brother on a daily basis, and throw him out of the house as soon as he turned 17.
P.S. He's 24 now, with a 7 y.o. girl of his own, owns his own house, works with me, and we get along just fine.
Dan / Chicago
I think my 14 year old granddaughter must have a clone living in Missouri. Camp Happy was recently closed here in Kansas too. Facebook was just shut down and Apple has lost a customer.ReplyDelete
Peace be with you ... lol
- AnonymousSunday, February 19, 2012
Keep it up Midtown. This too will pass, but it will take a few years.ReplyDelete
There is nothing dumber than a 14 year old girl, but they eventually do get smarter.
Discipline her with love and thoughtfulness.
It will eventually pay off. I know. We had one, and we did not even deserve it.
- Sarah in KCSunday, February 19, 2012
I forwarded your post to my friend who has a 16 year old in Omaha...she will be able to sympathize.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousTuesday, February 21, 2012
Mark,atleast your in a relationship with a woman where you have a say over whatReplyDelete
Little precious can and can't do.that's a good thing.
I am glad I don't have anything like this to deal with ....yet :-) but the way it looks so far I might dodge the teenager bullet altogetherReplyDelete


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In less than three months, three area e-cigarette businesses have opened their doors, and owners say the new form of cigarettes is bringing in a steady business.
Instead of lighting a cigarette, many are turning to vaping, the act of puffing on a battery powered cigarette, and there are now stores in Marietta, Belpre and Vienna to cater to those consumers.
The e-cigarette shops popping up around the area could signify a growing area economy, said Charlotte Keim, president and CEO of the Marietta Area Chamber of Commerce.
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Jason Cox, 35, of Belpre, tries a new odorless, flavorless juice at Vape-EZ in Belpre.
"It's a sign that we have an economy that's open to new ideas," she said. "There is buying power here. The fact that many businesses open reflects well on the community."
Vape-EZ, at 1810 Washington Blvd. in Belpre, opened in October and is set up to be a lounge so people can come in and vape together. Since opening, owners Tonya and Tony Hicks, of Elizabeth, W.Va., have seen plenty of interest in the products, they said.
"(Business) is pretty steady," Tonya Hicks said, adding that many customers have just recently switched from tobacco cigarettes to the e-cigarettes.
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e-cigarette stores
Vape-EZ, 1810 Washington Blvd., Belpre, opened in October.
Freedom Vapor, 1509 Grand Central Ave., Suite 5 in Vienna, W.Va., opened Sept. 29.
Freedom Vapor, 206 Putnam St., Marietta, opened Dec. 5.
Hicks said several customers had their last cigarettes in the parking lot before entering the store and making the switch to the e-cigarettes, which also can have nicotine.
Two of those are Jason Cox, 35, and Brenda Ullom, 51, both of Belpre.
"I've smoked for 17 years and I get that urge to reach for my first cigarette after waking up," Cox said. "Now I grab a hold of (my e-cigarette) and I'm fine."
Ullom said she had tried for many years to quit smoking.
"I tried the patch, the gum, the lozenge. I even tried cold turkey," she said.
She's been using electronic cigarettes for about three months now.
"I'll eventually get to where I have no nicotine, but I'll still use the flavors," Ullom said, referring to the fact that there are flavored juices which contain no nicotine.
In addition to Vape-EZ, Freedom Vapor has opened two shops in the area: one at 1509 Grand Central Ave., Suite 5 in Vienna, and a second at 206 Putnam St. in Marietta.
Owner Melissa Traugh said the Vienna location has been busy, prompting the opening of the second store.
"We're doing really well in Vienna," Traugh said. "A lot of our customer base is in Ohio and they wanted a location in Ohio."
Traugh said customers are allowed to try the flavors of juice before they make a purchase and first-time users are shown how to use an e-cigarette. She added that nicotine levels range from zero to 36.
Lindsey Farrar, 22, of Vienna, said she tried e-cigarettes and used them for three months last year.
"I cut back (on cigarettes)," she said. "I used (e-cigarettes) as a way to wean myself off of it. There are a lot of pluses to them."
Farrar admitted that since the product is still relatively new she didn't know a lot about any possible health impacts.
While many e-cigarette users are pleased to have an alternative to smoking a traditional cigarette, Stephanie Davis, program director for the Tobacco Prevention Program at Selby General Hospital, said there are still some risks.
"There are chemicals in e-cigarettes that can harm you," Davis said. "Nicotine poisoning is a huge risk."
Davis added that e-cigarettes are not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration.
"There are no labels, so they can put children and pets at risk," she said. "Some products that claim to be nicotine free are not. E-cigarettes are so new and people don't really know a lot about the long-term effects."
Davis said that while many are using e-cigarettes as a way to stop smoking, there are safer alternatives such as the patch, gum and lozenges.
"I don't discourage anyone from making the attempt to quit," she said. "I would caution individuals to use their own method; there are other alternatives (than e-cigarettes) out there."
Davis suggested calling the national quit smoking line at 1-800-QUIT-NOW and added everyone should "err on the side of caution" when using e-cigarettes, mainly because health professionals don't know a lot about what's in them.
Hicks advised users to be cautious and said she wouldn't endorse e-cigarettes as a "healthier" alternative to smoking.
"I don't recommend someone who doesn't smoke to use these," she said. "I will not sell to anyone under 18 years old, zero nicotine or not...(E-cigarettes) should be kept out of the reach of children and animals. I don't sell these as a quit smoking (tool), I sell them as an alternative to smoking."
E-cigarettes aren't the first trendy product to cause a boom in business in the area, said Keim.
There were several synthetic drug shops that sold K2 before legislation forced them to close their doors.
"It was trendy in a bad way," Keim remarked.
She said other businesses have also started up to meet new demand or trends: coffee shops such as Stoked and Skyline, which have had staying power due to the demand of coffee, locations that sell jewelry beads such as Pandora and Fenton glass beads and even micro-breweries.


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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Nov. 26, 2013 – The Ducks Unlimited family is sad to acknowledge the death of champion caller and call maker Eli Haydel.
"Eli Haydel was an innovative call maker, positive representative of the waterfowling community, and a strong Ducks Unlimited supporter," says DU CEO Dale Hall. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the Haydel family."
A DU sponsor for nearly three decades, Haydel was born in Raceland, La., where he grew up waterfowl hunting. Living in the heart of Cajun country, music had a tremendous effect on the young Haydel, and he started playing the clarinet and saxophone at age 14. Although he never received formal training, Haydel played with several bands in New Orleans throughout his life.
After serving in the Air Force, Haydel made his home in Bossier City, La., where he combined his love of music and waterfowl hunting in his business. He noticed that many of the duck calls of that era would not "blow wet," so Haydel designed a call from nonporous material that would work in all weather conditions. Haydel's design revolutionized the industry, and he began making his calls full time in 1985.
Highly respected in the hunting community, Haydel was inducted into the Ark-La-Tex Museum of Champions, Louisiana Sportsman's Hall of Fame, and Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame.
Haydel, a recipient of the prestigious DU Silver Teal Award in recognition of his longtime support of DU's continental conservation programs, will be missed by friends, family, and duck hunters across the country. Haydel's sons, Kelly and Rod continue to produce Haydel's popular line of game calls and other hunting products.
Ducks Unlimited Inc. is the world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to conserving North America's continually disappearing waterfowl habitats. Established in 1937, Ducks Unlimited has conserved more than 13 million acres thanks to contributions from more than a million supporters across the continent. Guided by science and dedicated to program efficiency, DU works toward the vision of wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever. For more information on our work, visit www.ducks.org. Connect with us on our Facebook page at facebook.com/DucksUnlimited, follow our tweets at twitter.com/DucksUnlimited and watch DU videos at youtube.com/DucksUnlimitedInc.
Haydel Game Calls
Haydel's Game Calls is family owned and operated, and is nationally recognized as a leader in the manufacture of the finest quality game calls. Haydel's founder and his sons are national champion callers, and the majority of Haydel's employees are both hunters and callers. The most impressive feature of a Haydel's Game Call is its ability to "blow wet". This original idea is a major factor in our tremendous success and growth. The current Haydel's catalog features well over 150 items. We have a staff of twelve people, with over forty independent sales representatives located throughout the United States and Canada. Haydel's products are also sold in Russia, Australia, New Zealand, and throughout Europe.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act into law.
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Snow causes several car accidents
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PARKERSBURG — A quick snowstorm surprised the Parkersburg area Monday, causing hazardous driving conditions and several accidents....
Had a lady tailgating me in the snow few years ago. I knew she was going to hit me, she seemed so surprised. Most people don't know that for every 10 miles add a car length, hardly anyone does. In snow it takes even longer to stop, common sense people.
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Good Grief, people need to SLOW DOWN and stop TAILGATING. I mean it was not that bad for those of us with some common sense.
Big Thumbs Up: To the Road Crews, Police, Fireman, EMS, Tow Companies, and Volunteers for responding as best they could. You all worked hard for your money last night.
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This snow was forecast days ago, and it was clearly visible on weather radar all day long. Whom did the storm surprise, exactly?
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I heard about storm days ago shows you how prepared our city is i give them an f for failure. Lets make our city safe for our citizens .
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Farhanaz, Yea right,another scam.
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LANSING, Mich. – May 8, 2013 – Gov. Rick Snyder signed Senate bills 288 and 289 into law today. The bills allow the Michigan Natural Resources Commission (NRC) to name game species, protect citizens' rights to hunt and fish and were supported by Michigan's conservation community.
"Ducks Unlimited has used sound science to make conservation decisions for more than 75 years, and it's proven again and again to be the right path," said Rebecca Humphries, director of DU's Great Lakes and Atlantic Region. "This is the right piece of legislation to ensure that professional management leads decision making."
Senate Bill (SB) 288 extends the NRC's authority and sound science mandate to naming animals to the game species list, while retaining the legislature's authority to do the same and its exclusive authority to remove game species. SB 288 also grants the NRC the exclusive authority to issue fisheries orders, which currently rests with the director of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and also provides free licenses to active-duty members of the military. SB 289 establishes the rights to hunt and fish as part of state law, and makes protection of those rights a priority within Michigan's Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act.
"We thank Governor Snyder for continuing Michigan's tradition of separating conservation from politics today," said Erin McDonough, executive director of Michigan United Conservation Clubs. "These bills protect the rights of hunters, anglers and trappers, and ensure that wildlife management decisions are based on the recommendations of biologists, not out-of-state anti-hunters."
Conservation groups herald the bills as an extension of the 1996 voter-approved Proposal G, which granted the NRC exclusive authority over game management and required it to use sound science in its wildlife management decisions.
Ducks Unlimited Inc. is the world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to conserving North America's continually disappearing waterfowl habitats. Established in 1937, Ducks Unlimited has conserved more than 13 million acres thanks to contributions from more than a million supporters across the continent. Guided by science and dedicated to program efficiency, DU works toward the vision of wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever. For more information on our work, visit www.ducks.org. Connect with us on our Facebook page at facebook.com/DucksUnlimited, follow our tweets at twitter.com/DucksUnlimited and watch DU videos at youtube.com/DucksUnlimitedInc.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act into law.
First duck stamp, designed by Pulitzer-prize winning editorial cartoonist, Jay N. "Ding" Darling, issued.
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Wearing what looks like blue dishwashing gloves, Mark "Spicolli" Montgomery sends it off a 30-foot kicker.
It's a decent sized jump for any rider, but Montgomery is doing it on a snowskate. Those "dishwashing gloves" he's wearing are actually insulated crab fishing gloves that happen to have awesome grip for that oh-so-important landing.
It looks insane, but Montgomery swears it's not.
"It's just a mental thing. It's the whole aspect of not being attached to the board that people think is so much harder, but really it's not," Montgomery said. "Once you get past it, you totally forget that you're not attached to the thing."
Montgomery and his friends didn't single-handedly bring snowskating to Lake Tahoe, but they are among the pioneers. They're among guys like Danny Sheehan, who created Ralston Snowskates, and Pat Quinn, who is a South Shore snowskating legend. These guys have been on the scene for nearly a decade, and have some good advice and entertaining stories to share with up-and-comers. -
"Once you figure out what's going on and what to avoid, it really is pretty safe," Quinn said. "A couple times on the hill, and that was it. I was hooked."
Montgomery was making snowboards for Lib Tech in 2002 when a snowskate prototype was dropped in his lap. Lib Tech was looking to get into the snowskate business, and guys like Montgomery could help.
"I thought it was a complete joke at first until I actually went out and rode one," Montgomery said. "We just needed to make some subtle improvements to make it more comfortable."
Skateboards are meant for flat, smooth concrete while snowskates are like bombing a hill with lots of bumps. So Montgomery and his fellow Lib Tech crew set about making bigger and better skis for the bottom of their snowskates, and tweaking the sidecuts to see what worked best.
Meanwhile, down in South Lake Tahoe, Sheehan and Quinn were also getting into snowskating.
Sheehan turned to snowskating after he broke his leg on a skateboard, and could no longer put on a snowboard boot. He brought his friend Quinn along for the ride, and the timing was perfect.
"I've been a ski bum my whole life, and basically, I was just ready for a change from snowboarding," Quinn said. "It was getting to the point where, if I wasn't going out and hitting an 80-foot jump, it was just boring, and then you're risking your neck."
Learning to snowskate looks intimidating, but both Montgomery and Quinn said the learning curve is similar to snowboarding. It just takes getting past not being strapped in.
"When you ride a bike, once you take the training wheels off, that bike's a lot more fun to ride," Montgomery said. "It's just a comfort thing."
Going strapless can even be a benefit for beginners. When they catch an edge, beginners can jump off or sit down instead of being slammed into the ground by their equipment.
The same principle holds true in the park and the powder.
"If you come off the lip wrong on skis or a snowboard you're kind of at the mercy of gravity," Quinn said. "On a snowskate if you come off the lip and it's wrong you just kind of fly through the air and get your feet under you and slide."
There's also a freedom to not being attached and gliding through the powder, Montgomery said. No sore ankles or feet, and digging out of powder is much more manageable.
"Riding powder unstrapped just blows your mind," Montgomery said. "You don't catch your edge and scorpion or face plant. If you catch your edge you just kind of slide out on your knees. It gives you freedom."
Getting on the lift isn't bad either. Snowskaters simply walk up and sit down, but they do have to ride off. There's no strapping in. Just jump on the board and go, which saves beginners a ton of energy in the getting up and down department.
Riders with knee or ankle injuries are also looking to snowskates, said Kurt Zapata of Minus 7 Snowskates on Donner Summit.
Ditching the restrictive boots and bindings takes the pressure off injuries. So does controlling wipeouts. Sliding down a botched jump on knee pads is probably as comfortable as it's going to get.
And as the sport continues to progress, so does the equipment.
Trucks, decks and skis - everything on a snowskate - are now interchangeable. The ski attached to the bottom can be swapped out for a short park ski, a medium cruising ski or a long powder ski.
The big-nosed powder ski and elevated riding platform lets snowskaters mob in the trees. Quinn takes his in the backcountry and said he floats fine on a 136.
"Yeah, pretty much once you figure it out you can ride powder and not be strapped in. It's a game changer," Quinn said. "It's just taken a little while to catch on."
Don't get these guys wrong. They're not saying beginners won't take their lumps. They're just saying the new challenge and freedom of going strapless makes those lumps worth it.
"Not being locked into boots and bindings is an incredible rush and opens the mountain up in a whole new way," Zapata said. "Anyone who wants a more skateboard or surf feel on the mountain is really going to enjoy snowskating."
Hanging out with Montgomery and his friends in the lift line is like hanging out with celebrities. Everyone is gaping at the snowskates, and questions are flying at the guys.
"Can you kickflip?" a kid asks Montgomery.
Montgomery obliges. He's used to fielding these questions.
It's obvious the sport has potential to grow, but Quinn and Montgomery don't think it will happen overnight.
"Right now everyone just wants to push it and improve the sport," Montgomery said. "Everyone is talking about going bigger. Everything that snowboarders do, we pretty much figure we can do and are doing."
But Montgomery thinks it will take something like an X Games appearance to really launch snowskating.
In the meantime, the Tahoe snowskaters are doing their part to educate and continue to push boundaries.
"Hopefully every mountain will open up to it, and maybe someday we'll have a mountain that's snowskate-only," Montgomery said.


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Colbert says Hampton will play for the Steelers this season.
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsbu ... z1nH5KQQlV
$8 million for an aging, slowing 2-down player ...But the situation with his contract and the cap hit made it very difficult to cut him. To think that as much as we saved from Ben's restructure, Hampton will eat that all up (but then, I guess he does that with most everything).


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- Feb 7:
- Bay Area flu 'detectives' are on the case in Richmond
- Jan 16:
- Bay Area flu-related death toll rises to 20
- Jan 15:
- Two more swine flu deaths reported in Bay Area
- Jan 14:
- Swine flu cases at Milpitas jail spur additional lockdown and health-safety measures
- Bay Area: Four more swine flu deaths reported
- Jan 13:
- Family angry after Northern California man, 23, dies of swine flu
- Jan 10:
- Bay Area hospitals, pharmacies running short on flu vaccines
- 49ers tips for beating the flu
- Flu fight: 49ers' playoff run counts on vitamin C to dodge swine flu
- San Francisco health officials report first flu-related death
- Jan 9:
- Swine flu suspected in death of 2 Marin residents
- Two Santa Cruz County deaths attributed to flu
- Jan 8:
- Contra Costa Times editorial: Let's resolve to be smart about this strain of flu
- Jan 7:
- Swine flu is back in California -- and it's starting to kill again
- Jan 3:
- Swine flu kills Santa Clara County woman, 41
- Swine flu vaccinations urged after California death
In the wake of several swine flu deaths that rang alarm bells across the region last week, four fatal flu cases were reported Thursday across four Bay Area counties.
The deaths marked the first fatal flu cases in San Mateo, Alameda and Sonoma counties, while Santa Clara County reported its second death in just over two weeks, health officials said. And of the 10 deaths reported so far this season between six Bay Area counties and Santa Cruz County, seven are confirmed H1N1 cases, officials said.
While health officials say the H1N1 strain is resurfacing with dangerous consequences this season, they add that they are seeing an uptick in all flu activity as compared to the same time last year.
"We are still several weeks away from the peak of flu season," said San Mateo County Health Officer Dr. Scott Morrow, who added that peak season is late January through March. "The fact that we are seeing an increase in flu activity, flu-related hospitalizations and deaths should motivate us to take action now and get a flu shot to prevent the most serious effects of the flu."
The first case reported Thursday, a San Mateo County woman in her 40s, was followed shortly after by a 61-year-old Santa Clara County man who had an underlying medical condition, said Amy Cornell, health information officer for the Santa Clara County Public Health Department. And while officials could not confirm whether six other flu patients hospitalized in San Mateo County intensive care units were suffering from the H1N1 strain, Cornell said six of the 12 flu-related patients who have been hospitalized in Santa Clara County recently were confirmed to have swine flu.
Sonoma County health officials reported a 23-year-old man died of the H1N1 virus despite being previously healthy. And while Alameda County officials made little information available about their case, they confirmed Thursday that one person had died from the flu in their county.
Santa Cruz County health officials on Wednesday confirmed two flu-related deaths. Also on Wednesday, Marin County officials reported two flu deaths: a 63-year-old man with significant chronic medical conditions died on Dec. 27 and a 48-year-old previously healthy woman died on Monday. While tests are pending, both are suspected swine flu cases.
And over the weekend, Sacramento County reported the flu-related deaths of a woman in her 30s and a man in his 50s.
The deaths come on the heels of several others reported in the Bay Area last week, when two H1N1 deaths were confirmed between Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties. A 48-year-old woman died of swine flu in the East Bay last week, as did a 41-year-old woman in Santa Clara County.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control recently reported that the flu is in full swing nationally. The latest CDC figures from the final week of 2013 show widespread flu activity in 25 states, including the Pacific Northwest and Nevada, and most of the country's biggest states, including Texas, New York and Illinois.
In the 2009-10 flu season, 284,000 people died worldwide from swine flu, including 657 ¿Californians.
Officials urge all residents 6 months and older to get vaccinated, especially pregnant women and people with chronic medical conditions at higher risk for severe influenza. This season's vaccine, which takes about two weeks to take effect, protects against the H1N1 strain, and officials added that unlike other preventable disease vaccines, it is necessary to get a flu shot annually to keep oneself protected.
In addition to seeking a flu shot, residents can take preventive action by consistently washing hands, avoiding interaction with sick people, and learning the signs of influenza and seeking treatment once they appear.
For more information about the flu, visit www.smchealth.org/flu.
Contact Erin Ivie at email@example.com. Follow her at Twitter.com/erin_ivie.


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PABLO, MONTANA 58855 ISSN: 0528-6592 VOLUME 10 NUMBER I NEW MOON OF THE GOOSE FLIGHT MARCH t, 1981 Tribal Maintenance Program gets tough on unpaid bills The Tribal Maintenance Program will be taking court action against people who are presently behind in their payments to the program. You have or will be properly notified on this action, and have ten days from the notification to pay this bill. If you do not pay this bill, civil court action will be taken and the payment held from your wages. On delinquent water bills, you will be given 10 days' notification and if the bill is not paid your water will be shut off, and a $10.00 shut off fee will be assessed. The water will not be turned back on until the complete bill is paid, plus a $10.00 fee to have the water turned back on. The Tribal Maintenance Program will not do any more work for individuals who presently owe the program money or are deliquent on their payments. World Day of Prayer For Peace On March 6, 1981, women from 150 countries throughout the world will be sponsoring and celebrating a World Day of Prayer For Peace. Churches in St. Ignatius and Arlee, in conjunction with the Indian Community, will sponsor services as follows: St. Ignatius Church on MARCH 5 at 7:00 p.m. and at the Sacred Heart Church in Arlee on MARCH 6 at 6:30 p.m. All persons are invited. Refreshments will be served afterwards in the church meeting hall. The theme; "The Earth is the Lord's. . .", is a timely one, and the service will be an opportunity to focus concern and prayer for the ecological awareness and action which is needed to restore health to our world. This year's international service was written by American Indian women of Church Women United from six tribes - Cherokee, Choctaw, Hopi, Seneca, Sioux and Winnebago. They brought to the task their sensitivity to nature, the earth and its creatures and the rich spiritual heritage of the American Indians. The service has four main parts: The Sorrow of the Earth, a remembrance of the pain inflicted upon the earth and her children by exploitation and pollution; the Healing of Earth's Wounds, a call to God to bring healing and transformation; The Offering of Gifts of Self and Substance, a recognition of the critical need for reconciliation of persons with each other, nations with nations, and humanity with the earth's eco (Continued on page 8) MITPB: calling all Tribal Councils Montana's Inter-Tribal Policy Board has put out a call for all of the state's seven tribal councils (plus some from Wyoming) to meet tomorrow (March 3) in Billings. Purpose of the conference, according to MITPB Director Clayton Small, is two-fold: to provide the forum for the tribal councils to discuss issues of common concern and to establish a foundation for the annual MITPB conference. Following the day's presentations, the key theme of which is "The New Administration and its Impact on Indian Tribes", a celebration dance will be held. Emcees will be Bearhead Swaney and Earl Old Person, who's chairman of the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council. Inside this issue Making sense of IHS, THB & THD................Page 3 FAD 8c BIA's 'GA' regulations,..............Pages 3 & 15 Birthday party for a grand lady....................Page 5 "Letters to the Editor"..........................page 6 An I.Q. Test.................................page 10 March Calendar...............................page 13 Tribal Council Minutes.........................page 17 THB Minutes.................................page 23
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Found a funny gallery of ugly uniforms over at this site.They have the Oregon Ducks at #13, but even as an Arizona fan I kind of like those uni's.
My vote below
What's this? A bad (kiddie) video game?
I don't agree what so ever with Syracuse uni's being fourth on the list, or on the list at all for that matter. I happened to think the solid orange uniforms are nice. Yes maybe all navy blue would look classier but you cant campare the all orange with som eo fthose other jersey's.
Check out the latest NBA uniforms - the good, bad and (of course) the ugly: http://bit.ly/4lBm13
The sixers have the best and classiest jerseys in the league. Some of those are hideous, like the checker and pinstribe bobcat uni.
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Uni Watch is running a contest for the ugliest uniforms (all sports) of all time.
They are down to the final nine. There's still time to vote (click the image below):
Those Raptors jersey are pretty gross. Thats when they had Vinsanity, McGrady and Camby all on same squad and were actually legit now they are like a European team
I actually like the Oregon Jerseys Every jerseys. other than that, im going with the seahawks, those other ones are victims of the times, no reason for the seahawks jerseys.
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Global private equity firm KKR is considering acquiring Macquarie Group stake in Australian aged care provider The Regis Group Pty Ltd., people familiar with the matter said Friday.
MoneyBeat reported earlier this month that the Australian bank's 46% stake could be worth more than 170 million Australian dollars (US$163 million). The company, which operates as Regis Aged Care, was formed in 2007 when the formerly-listed Macquarie Capital Alliance Group merged its Retirement Care Australia business with Regis Group in a deal that valued RCA at A$220 million. It has more than 45 facilities across Australia that offer either low-level care homes, which enable residents to live as autonomously as possible, or high-level care homes, which can provide 24 hour nursing care.
Barclays is advising KKR and Greenhill is advising Macquarie.
KKR's interest in residential aged care, a sector subsidized by Australia's government, follows a flurry of deals in the industry. In recent months, Singapore-based G. K. Goh Holdings bought AMP Capital's 47.6% stake in Domain Principal Group for A$137 million and Australia's Quadrant Private Equity invested A$90 million, excluding debt, for a more-than 60% stake in Estia Health.
The firm already has exposure to Australia's healthcare sector through Genesis Care Pty Ltd, Australia's largest privately-held provider of cardiology, sleep treatments and radiation oncology.
On Thursday, KKR reported its third-quarter profit surged more than 60%, boosted by the rising value of companies it owns and fees it earned from new deals it struck. Earlier this year, it closed a US$6 billion Asia-focused fund, the largest private equity fund specifically dedicated to the region.


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Father Mike Coleman of St. Pius X Church in Moberly issues a special invitation to everyone to attend the 5:30 p.m. rain mass on Wednesday.
Father Coleman says there will be special prayers for the much needed rain in the area. He urges everyone to come and bring their umbrella.
Father Coleman adds the last time, he had a rain mass was when he was in Edina and the next day, there was a rain storm.
St. Pius X Church is located at 209 South Williams Street in downtown Moberly.
All are welcome to attend
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BERKELEY -- Cal junior safety Avery Sebastian, one of the team's emotional leaders, will undergo season-ending surgery Thursday to repair a torn right Achilles tendon, coach Sonny Dykes announced.
"It's a pretty significant blow," Dykes said. "He's very disappointed."
It's the latest setback for Sebastian, who suffered a concussion during fall training camp and missed two weeks of practice. He was cleared in time to play in last Saturday's opener against Northwestern and had 11 tackles before being injured in the second quarter of the Bears' 44-30 loss.
"It's tough for him. Avery's a kid that loves to play football, has a tremendous passion for the game," Dykes said. "He's one of our leaders on a team that doesn't have a lot of leadership. I hate it for him.
"He'll be back better than ever."
Sebastian will be eligible to reclaim a year of eligibility through a medical redshirt.
Junior Michael Lowe will assume the starting strong safety job.
The status of defensive end Brennan Scarlett (hand) and linebacker Nick Forbes (back) remains uncertain, and it's almost certain neither will play Saturday. Dykes did not rule out the possibility either might eventually apply for a medical redshirt year but said that discussion is premature.
Dykes said nothing significant was said when he shook hands after the game with Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald, and he stopped short of accusing the Wildcats of unethical play.
But, he added, "I think as a coach you don't ever want to be put into a situation where that thought even enters your mind that that's happening."
As more college teams challenge defenses with fast-tempo play, Dykes said a potential solution is tied to player safety.
"If (an injury) is severe enough that there's a stoppage in play, to me the medical staff has to have time to be attentive to that student-athlete's well-being," he said. "I think the best way to do that is to hold them for the rest of the series, hold them for a specific allotted time frame, (or) hold them for a number of plays.
"But I do think it's something we need to take a look at."
"We used a volleyball," he said of the informal rehearsal.
When the play came from the sideline Saturday to fake the field goal, D'Amato said he was totally surprised. "It happened so fast I kind of don't remember what happened," he said.
A soccer player growing up, D'Amato said he'd never played quarterback at any level of football. He took teasing from his coaches about his passing form and a friend texted him, "Good job, Tom Brady."
But D'Amato got the last laugh. He's 1 for 1 with an off-the-charts passer efficiency rating of 445.0.
For more on Cal sports, see the Bear Talk blog at ibabuzz.com/beartalk. Follow Jeff Faraudo on Twitter at twitter.com/JeffFaraudo.
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USC Upstate basketball: Preview capsule
Published: Friday, December 7, 2012 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 12:21 a.m.
Texas San Antonio at USC Upstate
When: 2 p.m. Saturday
Where: G.B. Hodge Center
Records: Texas San Antonio (3-5), USC Upstate (3-5)
Radio: 1400 AM, 97.1 FM
Top scorers: Texas San Antonio — Sr. G Kannon Burrage (17.5 ppg., 4.8 rpg.); Sr. G Michael Hale III (16.5 ppg., 19 assists); Jr. F Jeromie Hill (11.6 ppg, 6.9 rpg.). USC Upstate — Jr. F Torrey Craig (17.8 ppg., 5.3 rpg.); So. G Adrian Rodgers (10.8 ppg., 21 assists); So. G Ty Greene (9.6 ppg.); Jr. F Ricardo Glenn (8.1 ppg., 7.6 rpg.).
Notes: These teams met Nov. 17 in San Antonio, with USC Upstate falling short, 67-59. Craig had 27 points, but two starters and four who played off the bench combined for only seven points. UTSA was down, 26-12, in the first half. … The Spartans are coming off a 72-53 loss Sunday at Kansas State. Jodd Maxey led USC Upstate with 13 points (6-for-8 shooting) and Craig added 12 points, but was just 4-for-15 from the floor. Kansas State led, 36-20, at halftime. … Texas San Antonio has lost four straight, all on the road, since beating USC Upstate. The Roadrunners were defeated by BYU, Oregon, CSU Bakersfield at Mississippi State, 53-42, on Tuesday. … USC Upstate is shooting 45 percent from the floor (second-best in Atlantic Sun), but only 60 percent from the foul line (last among 10 teams.) The Spartans are second in assists per game with 14.9 and first in turnover margin (plus 3.0). … UTSA head coach Brooks Thompson was a first-round draft pick by the Orlando Magic out of Oklahoma State in 1994. He set a Magic team record for most points in a quarter (21).
Next: USC Upstate is off until Dec. 17 at Baylor and then Dec. 21 at Tennessee State. The Spartans play at home Dec. 30 against Coastal Georgia and Jan. 2 against Hampton.
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It was used to purify water, energize warriors, and hypnotize kings. From the moment in Genesis when Noah plants the first vineyard to Jesus' first miracle, we know that wine was central to ancient civilization. It was currency to the Canaanites and central to Jewish rituals -- and it still is.
But did you know that early man preferred wine that was aged at least six years? Or that he planted vines low to the ground, like bushes, and trained them to grow up trees as opposed to the trellised hillside vineyards of today?
"Divine Vintage" (Palgrave; $26) is the first book I've seen to uncover the details of biblical wine country. Master of Wine Joel Butler and biblical scholar Randall Heskett have written a fascinating analysis of life in the Fertile Crescent, the birthplace of wine, where they say an "accidental Persian lush" first discovered its magical effects 8,000 years ago.
The book, due out next month, is not for everyone. It's dense. The annotations have annotations. But in a sea of banal pairing books and braggy memoirs, it's the first wine book to spark my interest in months. The occasional witty subhead -- "Lot, Salt, Sex, and Wine: A Complicated Story -- sucks you in; but even those uninterested in history will learn something from the book's second half, which features a regional guide and tasting notes to the best current wine producers in Israel, Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey. There's even a fun musing on what Jesus would drink today (Amarone, for one).
Heskett and Butler spent months traveling through the Middle East, interviewing scholars, visiting excavation sites of ancient amphorae and tasting obscure varietals. Their relationship dates back two decades to the East Bay, where Heskett, who grew up in Moraga and graduated from a small Pentecostal college in Santa Cruz, was working at Jackson's Wines & Spirits in Lafayette. At the time, Butler was the wine columnist for this paper and the wine buyer at Prima in Walnut Creek.
Heskett believes it is a critical time for a book like "Divine Vintage" and the timeless lessons the Bible offers about wine.
"The people in the Bible thought the wine grape was magic because it was a solid that turned into a liquid and altered your mood," explains Heskett via phone from Boulder, Colo., where he is a wine importer and founding president of Boulder University. "We can sit back as modernists and say they were stupid, or we can suggest that the fact that it ferments on its own is still an act of magic and creation."
It's somewhat baffling to discover how long and at what level of sophistication people have been producing, selling and preserving wine. For instance, the biblical Joseph, son of Jacob, discovered the first wine expert, or sommelier, in Genesis in the mid-second millennium B.C. Egyptian hieroglyphics were invented in 3200 B.C., and one of the first was the sign for a wine press. Ancient Egyptians also created the first wine labels, stating a wine's vintage by naming the reigning pharaoh at the time.
Today, as a modern wine renaissance takes hold in Greece, Turkey and Israel, it's more important than ever to understand the origin of wine.
"They are getting back to their ancient roots," Heskett says. "Israel was once the crème de la crème of vineyards. It's a shame to think what kinds of indigenous varietals would be there today if it were not for 1,100 years of Islamic conquest. They tore out the grapes. It's heartbreaking."
Contact Jessica Yadegaran at 925-943-8155 and email@example.com. Read her blog at www.ibabuzz.com/corkheads.
book signing
Meet "Divine Vintage" authors Randall Heskett and Joel Butler at a wine tasting, discussion and book signing at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Jewish Community Center, 5811 Racine St., Oakland. The cost is $10; for more information, go to www.jcceastbay.org. On Nov. 14, they will lead a discussion and book signing at 7 p.m. at Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. For more information, go to www.bookpassage.com.


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A lot of Californians probably aren't even sure where Uruguay is (southern South America, between Brazil and Argentina), let alone that it's the continent's fourth-largest wine producer. Not many of the country's wines make it here, and the signature grape variety is the relatively unknown tannat.
"There's not much traction in the U.S. market," says international winemaking consultant Paul Hobbs, in something of an understatement.
That may be starting to change. Some of that country's best wineries are signing up with importers and promoting their wines through a trade organization, Wines of Uruguay. Foreign investment is funding exciting new wine projects, and some wineries are hiring high-profile consultants, such as Hobbs, who is working for Juanico, Michel Rolland (Narbona) and Alberto Antonini (Garzon).
Although Uruguayan wineries are producing a variety of wines, from albarino to zinfandel, the story has to start with tannat. Tannat is "90 percent of the image of Uruguay," says Marta Mendez of Gimenez Mendez.
Tannat, a red grape from southwestern France, was introduced to Uruguay in the 1870s. In France, notably the Madiran region, tannat produces a tough, tannic red. The better Uruguayan wineries have largely managed to tame those tannins. The wines range from fruity and easy to drink to fuller-bodied, more structured styles with ample spicy, dark fruit. The grape is often blended with other red grapes, such as merlot or tempranillo.
Still, tannat is not without its difficulties in the Uruguayan climate. Unlike neighboring Argentina, where much of the wine is produced in high desert conditions, Uruguay has a marine climate, and ill-timed rain can be a problem. Plus, tannat ripens late, although Hobbs -- who also makes wine in Chile, Argentina, France, Armenia and several other places, in addition to California -- notes that the grape has thick skin and resists rot.
"It's a pretty tricky proposition," Hobbs says.
Tannat does have another good quality, he adds: Although it ripens at about the same time as cabernet sauvignon, slightly underripe tannat lacks the green flavors of underripe cab.
The most important viticultural region is Canelones, a short drive from the capital, Montevideo. But grapes are grown in a number of places, including Carmelo, near the border with Argentina, and outside the resort town of Punta del Este on the coast.
One small winery in Canelones is the American-owned Artesana, founded in 2007 by Blake Heinemann and run by his niece, Leslie Fellows of Santa Cruz, along with the winery's two winemakers. Artesana makes a tannat and a tannat-merlot blend that are imported here, along with zinfandel, which remains in Uruguay. The Uruguayan winemakers, Analia Lazaneo and Valentina Gatti, say zinfandel is unlike any grape they've worked with.
"We have to work much more on the zinfandel than the other varieties," Gatti says.
The 2011 Artesana Tannat ($20) offers lively, structured black fruit with good concentration. It's showing some oak now, but the wine has come together nicely since I first tasted it six months ago. The 2011 Artesana Tannat Merlot ($20) tastes a little riper, with a soft finish.
The large Juanico winery, also in Canelones, produces the very affordable 2010 Pueblo del Sol Tannat ($12), which has lively, spicy black fruit and medium tannins, as well as the more structured 2012 Pueblo del Sol Tannat Reserva ($17).
Other wines from the Canelones region include the 2008 Pizzorno Tannat Reserva ($20), which is dark, ripe and lively, with red fruit, spice and drying tannins on the finish; the 2009 Marichal Premium Varietal Tannat ($19), with its spicy black fruit, slight cedary note, firm tannins and persistent finish; and the 2010 Bouza Tannat B6 ($39), which is very dark and dense, with ripe yet lively black fruit, good concentration and a long finish. All of these wines are available here.
Wines from two new projects with Argentine owners, Narbona and Garzon, should start showing up here over the next year. Narbona is a winery, dairy, inn and restaurant in the Carmelo region. The flagship 2011 Narbona "Luz de Luna" Tannat ($75) offers lively, spicy black fruit, a slight leafy note, good complexity and firm structure. Garzon, a large estate not far from Punta del Este, has 500 acres of wine grapes, as well as olives and other crops. The tannats and several whites show promise.
Contact Laurie Daniel at email@example.com.
Other Uruguayan wineries with some availability here include Castillo Viejo, with wines bottled under the CataMayor brand, and Gimenez Mendez. The 2008 Castillo Viejo "CataMayor" Tannat Reserva de la Familia ($16) is rich, plump and lively, with ripe black fruit, drying tannins and some chocolatey oak. I haven't tasted the current vintage of the Gimenez Mendez tannat, but the wines are generally well-made. The wines of Alto de la Ballena, a winery near Punta del Este, are arriving here for the first time this month. Look for the interesting tannat-merlot-cabernet franc blend and the plush, aromatic tannat-viognier.
The wines from Pisano Family Vineyards are available through Total Wine & More, a retail chain that doesn't have any local stores, but you can order the wines at www.totalwine.com. The 2009 Pisano "Rio de los Pajaros" Tannat ($13) is ripe yet lively, with spicy black fruit, a hint of anise and drying tannins, while the 2009 Pisano RPF Tannat ($17) is bigger and more tannic.
Considering the diversity of Uruguay's growing regions, it's not surprising that a number of varieties besides tannat are grown. Bouza makes an excellent 2012 albarino ($25), which offers racy, fresh citrus and green apple with some fleshiness. There are also hints of apple peel and white pepper. Dante Irurtia in Carmelo, whose wines aren't currently available in California, has some interesting whites, such as gewürztraminer and viognier. Pisano does a great job with torrontes and viognier. Nearly everyone seems to produce merlot. A number of wineries are trying their hand at pinot noir, with mixed results.


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Best Valentine's present is time, presence
Published: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 11:44 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 11:44 a.m.
If you're running around like mad trying to find the perfect valentine for your loved one, it's almost too late.
Thursday is Valentine's Day. How did Valentine's Day come around so fast this year. If the rest of the year flies by as fast, it'll soon be Christmas again. But we can handle that, can't we?
As a matter of fact, I've already decided how I'll spend Valentine's Day this year, and I've already started my Christmas list for December. I haven't finished the list just yet because one of the babies won't be born until May, and since I don't know the name or gender, I can't put their name on the list. Did I mention that it's only the list I started for Christmas? I haven't started buying or deciding on gifts yet. But I have time.
There's been this special man in my life for more than 65 years. A few years ago, we went to a restaurant we had never been to before, to partake of its Valentine's Day special. It was supposed to be a romantic meal for two. It was anything but. The taste left a lot to be desired. So did the bill. I think it must have been double the cost of a regular meal, and it wasn't nearly as tasty. That was the one and only time we ate there. We had gone out of town for this special "treat," but it turned out to be anything but "special." For subsequent Valentine's Day meals we chose local restaurants — and were never disappointed.
But this year, I'll try something else. I plan to make it an all-day special — at home. For breakfast, I'll fix something and make it heart-shaped. I have a heart-shaped little thing-a-ma-jig I can put in the pan and make just about anything heart-shaped. I've already tried it for eggs, and it works wonderfully. And I have this little "press" I can use to press a heart into a slice of bread to give it that romantic look. For lunch and dinner, I'll have to be a bit more innovative. I'll try to cook his special meals, and I'll make him a lemon pie, his very favorite dessert. In the meantime I'll think of something tasty to add to the menu to make it extra special.
I bet I know what you're wondering just about now. What will he give me? Well, I'll tell you what I think would be my best gift from him — his presence. And a nice little "extra" would be a hearty thank you for a wonderful meal. I'll be sure to have a few snacks around because at 94 he says he can't eat much at one time and loves to snack often during the day. I plan to be at his beck and call all day. If he chooses to take a nap, I'll do the same.
But just in case you can't guess, I'll tell you what else I plan to do. I plan to give thanks to God for making it possible for us to have had so many pleasant years together, and for giving us such a large, loving family.
We've had more than our share of good fortune, and for that I am grateful. Many times we forget to thank our God for the good times, but we always seem to ask favors when we need something. Since he always seemed to anticipate our needs, it's even more important that we remember to give thanks. Everyone has hard times in their lives, and we're no exception. God always seemed to send his earthly angels to help us and continues to do that.
What better time than Valentine's Day to give thanks for our many blessings. Among them I find my life-time partner, Victor Michel, to be one of the best blessings I have received in my entire life. So, to him and all the people who have made a difference in our lives, know that I thank God for all you've done. Those were blessings given to us every day of the year, day after day, year in and year out. All of you, and God who sent you to us, have my everlasting gratitude.
Have a wonderful Valentine's Day.
Irene C. Michel, a native of Terrebonne Parish, is a columnist for The Courier and Daily Comet. She can be reached at 876-3252 or email@example.com.
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Police Report: April 1 - 3, 2013
Published: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 8:25 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 8:25 p.m.
April 1, 2013
Portions of the following information are based on facts provided by the arrested individuals. Those individuals have been booked with, not convicted of, the offenses shown. All accused should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Lafourche Sheriff's Office
Brad Bradford, 42, 116 E. 43rd St., Cut Off, contempt, switched plate, no moter vehicle insurance, child restraint.
Bradford, Brad, 42, 116 E. 43rd St., Cut Off, contempt, switched plate, no motor vehicle insurance, child restraint.
Thibodaux Police
Casey King, 26, 108 Avet St., Dulac, operating vehicle, with suspended license, no license issued, fugitive warrant, possession of Klonopin, license plate light required.
Rendell King, 20, 447 Karla Drive, Thibodaux, possession of Klonopin, obstruction of justice — destruction/damage/vandalism, two counts fugitive warrant.
Casey King, 26, 108 Avet St., Dulac, operating vehicle with suspended license, no license issued, fugitive warrant, possession of Klonopin, license plate light required.
Rendell King, 20, 447 Karla Dr., Thibodaux, possession of Klonopin, obstruction of justice — destruction/damage/vandalism, two counts fugitive warrant.
April 2, 2013
Terrebonne Sheriff's Office
William Joseph Thibodaux, 46, 112 Carlette Court, Houma, simple criminal damage to property, two counts attempted theft less than $500.
Harold Brooks, 44, 563 Paula Drive, Thibodaux, DWI, careless operation, no driver's license.
Caleb James Wilson, 20, 2603 Madge St., Houma, failure to appear, possession schedule I drug.
Sheri Renae Bergeron, 35, 119 Adoue St., Houma, failure to appear, parole violation.
Shanelle Alexis Williams, 25, 174 Lost Bayou Court, Houma, failure to appear, holding for other agency.
Keronn Sylvester Garner, 21, 124 Prince Collins St., Houma, probation violation.
Rhubin Scott Jr., 28, 611 Morgan St., Houma, attempted second degree murder, aggravated criminal damage to property, simple criminal damage to property.
Houma City Police
Caleb Aaron Pinell, 27, 415 Louis Drive, Houma, domestic abuse battery.
Trenton Demond Verdin, 34, 211 Santa Monica Drive, Houma, possession with intent to distribute schedule I drug, obstruction of justice, possession of schedule I drug.
Louisiana State Police
Jacques Andre Billeaudeaux, 31, 816-D Wilshire Blvd., Metairie, third offense possession marijuana, possession schedule III drug, unlawful possession drug paraphernalia, possession of legend drugs without prescription, license plate violation, registration violation.
Steven Michael Pepper, 21, 101 Helena Drive, Houma, illegal carrying weapons.
Devin Dawn Hamilton, 34, 1300 Ridgefield Ave., Thibodaux, DWI, careless operation.
District and City Courts
The individuals whose names follow were incarcerated on the order of a court or processed following a judicial determination.
Christopher Mark Steib, 22, 1808 Harvest Drive, Houma, probation revocation.
Thibodaux Police
Rhonda Thiboduaux, 46, 2077 Hwy. 1, Raceland, DWI, careless operation, hit and run.
Durel Jackson, 27, 1715 Midland Drive, Thibodaux, resisting an officer, theft of goods, contempt.
Terrance Guidroz, 31, 1400 MLK Blvd. Apt. E35, Thibodaux, theft of goods, driving on roadway laned for traffic, possession of alcoholic beverage in motor vehicle, window tint, possession of Marijuana, contempt.
Timothy Brown, 46, 111 Carry St., Gibson, resisting an officer with force or violence, theft of goods, third possession of Marijuana, possession of Cocaine.
Lafourche Sheriff's Office
Dauphine Gray, 53, 142 Leonard St., Raceland, possession of drug paraphernalia, contempt.
Tyronne Clark, 38, 202 Ridgeway St., Thibodaux, contempt.
April 3, 2013
Lafourche Sheriff's Office
Kelly Bitner, 46, Bollinger Shipyard Trailer #5, Lockport, parole violation warrant.
Derrick Lewis, 34, 3670 Hwy. 1, Marksville, six counts contempt.
April Ingram, 20, 627 St. Louis St., Raceland, two counts contempt.
Zendia Folse, 30, 138 E. Lafourche St., Lockport, two counts contempt, possession of Cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession with intent to deliver Cocaine, possession with intent to deliver Marijuana.
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The 28th Annual Marceline High School Academic Achievement Banquet was held on Tuesday night at the Marceline Masonic Temple. The event is sponsored by Moore Fans, and catered by the Masons. Students must have a 3.9 GPA for three, six, and nine consecutive semesters to qualify for the three levels of the awards. The speaker for the evening was MHS alumni Shane Cavanah.
Seniors honored were: Kyle Bell, Tucker Dunham, Kaci Linebaugh, Karlie Noll, Hannah Dorrell, Terri Lawler-Ewing, and Austin Moudy.
Juniors honored were: Walter Anthony, Faith Jordan, Anna Klumb, Luke Smith, Whitney Warner, Frankie Herring, Trey King, Hannah Smith, and Sheby Smith.
Sophomores honored were: Claire Dorrell, Kelsey Gardner, Madyson Holder, Clint Linebaugh, Kate Peiffer, Madalyn Wright, McKenna Forine, Haley Herriman, Blake Linebaugh, Haley Meissen, and Ciara Wilson.
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