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ZAP. For Bay Area wine lovers, especially those with a fondness for Zinfandel, those three letters forming that one little word bring an automatic smile. ZAP is short for Zinfandel Advocates & Producers, a wine industry group dedicated to the promotion of Zinfandel wine and the Zinfandel grape, and although they are attempting to brand their January event as the Zinfandel Experience, or #ZinEx, for many their big January event is also referred to as ZAP, as in, "I've got my tickets to ZAP, I can't wait to get my Zin on."
#ZinEx is not a single January event, but a series of events held over four days. This year, on Wednesday, January 29, a trade and media tasting event was held away from the crowds at Rock Wall Wine Company in Alameda. I did not attend this event, but my friend John Compisi did attend and I'll link his recap here for you to read about it.
For me, #ZinEx started Thursday night, at the Golden Gate Club at the Presidio in San Francisco with Epicuria, an evening of wine and food pairings, where top chefs from restaurants, catering companies, and culinary colleges create delicious bites specifically intended to complement the flavors of Zinfandel wine. 32 wineries and kitchens were represented.
Here are some pairings I enjoyed immensely:
2013 Carol Shelton Wines Wild Thing "Old Vines, Mendocino County with Ruth's Chris Steak House of San Francisco and Walnut Creek's Double Chop Lamb Lollipops with Veal Demi Glaze.
1995 Old Hill Vineyard from Ravenswood, poured by Joel Peterson; Zinfandel plus 40 other varieties from a vineyard planted in 1862 and replanted in 1885. Paired with a Lamb Merguez Sausage with Mango Chutney, Paprika Spiced Onions and Italian Giardiniera Peppers from Rosamunde Sausage Grill in San Francisco.
Pacific Fine Food Catering of Alameda stepped up at the last minute, filling in for a fail restaurant, and had every taster talking about their amazing ribs, which I paired with the 2014 Mendocino County Fair wine Competition's Best of Show Red, the 2012 Artezin Zinfandel, Mendocino County.
Seghesio Family Vineyards' 2012 Rockpile paired perfectly with the Seghesio Zin and cherry glazed St. Louis Ribs prepared by their executive chef, Peter Janiak. Perfect smoke bark, delicious.
2012 m2 "Old Vine" Saucie Vineyard, Lodi paired with the San Francisco Cheesecake Company's Dark Chocolate m2 Zinfandel SF Cheesecake and their Wild Huckleberry m2 Zinfandel SF Cheesecake were wonderfully creamy and lovely bites with sips.
I paired a barrel sample of 2013 Andis Wines Amador Zin with Santa Rosa's Flavor Bistro Sweet Potato Timbale with a trio of Cheeses garnished with Alba Mushrooms and Redemption Glaze and the Presidio Social Club of San Francisco's Sea Salt Roasted Devil's Gulch Pork Leg.
The 2012 Dry Creek Vineyard Wallace Ranch Estate Zin with the Bistro Boudin of San Francisco's Braised Beef Stew was my last bite and sip and, with apologies to all the unsipped and untasted treats remaining, I was delighted with everything that passed my lips.
Friday morning, I attended Flights! at San Francisco's Four Seasons hotel, a seated panel tasting with an educational component. This year's Flights! Tasting would feature three panels of winemakers with wines from three different American Viticultural Areas, AVAs, for an exploration of the area specific characteristics, or Terroir based differences, that result in the Zinfandels produced from these three very different areas.
I was seated at a table with Joel Butler, MW. MW is the designation for a Master of Wine, which means that Joel has a remarkable palate and an amazingly encyclopedic knowledge of the world's wines.
Flights! was moderated by a personal hero of mine in the wine world, Joel Peterson of Ravenswood. Joel told those assembled that, "we're going to be talking about Zinfandel, the shape shifter. As we go on, you'll see what I mean," and, "the driver of difference is place; it has a wider range of growing locations than almost any other grape, we're going to watch it change colors."
The first panel focused on the Zinfandel of Contra Costa County, and Joel told us, "Contra Costa County is really sandy…the sands are really amazing. Phylloxera cannot live on sandy soil; these Zinfandel are planted on their own roots."
John Kane poured the 2012 Carla's Reserve from Rosenblum Cellars, and painted a picture of the vineyard near the Antioch bridge, a K-mart, rail road tracks, in the middle of town. The wine was marked by notes of light tar, caramel, cherry, chocolate and salt, and was made using 3-4 styles of yeast, 15% new oak, micro bin small lot whole cluster fermentation, and had Mourvèdre (also known as Mataró) from the field in the blend.
Nathan Kandler poured Precedent Wines' 2012 Evangelho Vineyard Zinfandel, running 75-80% Zin, with Mataró, Carignane, as well as two white grapevines, Palomino and Muscat, also in the block. Nathan described the vineyard, planted in 1890, with delta drift sands 30-40 feet deep, and said "sandy soils give bright acidity, fruit driven, suave tannins." The wine tasted of ripe bright strawberry and raspberry fruit. Nathan used no new oak, but used French Chardonnay barrels.
Charlie Tsegeletos offered up his 2012 Big Break Vineyard Zin from Cline Cellars, and described the, "very, very deep sand," and, "roots penetrating 30 feet." Charlie told us the, "old vines [were] planted when Woodrow Wilson was in office, when Henry Ford established the assembly line." With no fining, this was essentially a vegan wine, and the vineyard relies on "dry farming in these near desert conditions and sandy soil.' The result was a darker, but balanced, multi-noted, meaty wine, plummy with cassis and a touch of mint,
Matt Cline poured the 2012 Three Wine Company Zinfandel, Live Oak, a vineyard with about nearly equal parts Zinfandel, Carignane, and Mataró originally planted mid 1888, with less than 10% Mataró and Carignane remaining today. There is also some Alicante planted perpendicular to the vineyard block. Matt humorously noted, "I've been making wines for about 30 years, and I think I'm the only one doing it right. Listening to these new guys, I think they're coming along." Matt added the river influenced winds of Contra Costa's delta to the list of influences, and noted the "many droughts in the last 125 years, and these dry farmed vines in sand just keep going." Fermenting in the 60's, cool temperature wise, using a mix of American and French oak, 30% new, the sandy soils and wind resulting in "dusty berry earth," notes, I picked up herbal blackberry, sweet tart black cherry, and floral raspberry notes.
Last up for Contra Costa County was Shauna Rosenblum, who of course started at her parents' winery Rosenblum Cellars before creating wines at Alameda's Rock Wall Wine Company. Shauna poured her 2012 Jesse's Vineyard, which is also planted to Carignane and Mataró, "old school field blends," harvested and co-fermented. About the vintage, Shauna shared the words of a sage industry friend, "2012 is a one in a hundred year vintage." About 2013, she shared, "2013 is a one in a hundred year vintage." Using multiple yeasts, including sparkling wine yeasts, 15-20% new oak, Shauna let the fruit show. The wine had a dessert custard nose, and notes of pepper, salt, tobacco, cocoa, blackberry, and a raspberry chocolate brownie flavor.
Joel Butler asked the panel about low pH and TA for Contra Costa wine, and Joel Peterson followed up asking if the sandy soil and deep roots or the climate were responsible. Matt Cline suggested the Contra Costa's grapes are within ½ mile of water, so much cooler than the 1 ½ mile from water people typically think of when they think of Contra Costa locations, and this water is a cooling influence.
The second panel featured winemakers from Amador County. Amador County is made up of granitic soil, and is sometimes rocky, with Joel describing, "decomposed granite, low humidity, high luminosity, with 65 acres of vines 65 years or older.
Scott Harvey was up first with his 2012 Vineyard 1869 wine from his eponymous winery. The vineyard is, "the oldest document Zinfandel in the nation," relying on, "a mining claim identifying one plot corner as being this vineyard planted to Zinfandel," as the documentation for the claim. Scott described higher altitude planted vines, leading to higher tannins, a warm region, old vines with no irrigation, running out of available moisture at the end of vintage, higher alcohol wines, a touch green, from dehydration of the grapes, the best wines come from grapes picked after the first rain, and a second ripening. The wine showed tea, meat and soil, and raspberry.
Paul Sobon of Sobon Estate poured his 2012 Rocky Top. I visited Sobon perhaps a half dozen times in 2000 and 2001, when matriarch Shirley Sobon would order books and imprinted corkscrews from me, back when I worked for the Wine Appreciation Guild. When Paul described, "pretty intense volcanic mud flow, and solid, solid, solid rock," I could picture it clearly. Paul also talked about 'tractor blight' as some near vertically horse or mule planted vines were taken out by less nimble tractors. 30-35% new oak, 16-18 months, 3-5% Carignane in the mix, the Rock Top showed familiar Amador dry Amador spic, clove, woody, and red fruit notes, almost structural.
Chris Leamy brought the 2012 Terra d'Oro, Deaver Vineyard, Zinfandel. 20 acres, 1881, swailed horseshoe shaped, the vineyard presents many different sun exposures, which makes an already uneven ripening variety an even greater challenge. Chris described Deaver as, "a really high acid vineyard," that shows Amador clove, allspice, and cinnamon, and tends to tannin. To bring fruit forward, Chris ferments in stainless steel, drains and puts back on top of the skins, presses sooner, so the tannins don't catch up, seeking balance. The wine showed a nice floral perfume. Chris also spoke to the lack of moisture in Amador vineyards, "because they start running out of water, you just have to make a call and go with it, because then you find – in 2002 – you should have picked 3-4 days ago; you really, really should have picked."
I knew the next winemaker, Randle Johnson, because his 2012 Artizen Zinfandel, Mendocino County had been judged the Best of Show Red Wine at the 2014 Mendocino County Fair wine competition, and I have tasted it often. Today, he poured the 2012 Artezin, Esola Vineyard Zin. Planted own roots vs. root stock, Randle noted that like Contra Cost's sandy soil, Amador's volcanic soil allowed Vitis Vinifera's own stock to survive Phylloxera. "We have water issues, and Zinfandel loves to set a second crop, but we have the money at esola to cut the second crop which helps with water," explained Randle, adding,"a little rain, I just love fall rain for any non-irrigated Zinfandel vineyard grapes." Randle also shared, "we try not to add any Jesus units," and uses 100% French old Cabernet barrels. The wine through perfume, soft floral, and was surprisingly light in body considering the 15.4$ abv. There was abundant cedary red fruit.
The 2012 Turley Wine Cellars, Sadie Upton Vineyard Zin was shared by Tegan Passalacqua, who said, "Amador does get cool at night," leading to, "higher natural acidity." Again, the vineyard is 'own rooted' which became a bigger buzzword than 'old vine' at the tasting. Planted in 1922 by Sadie Upton, Tegan said, "not once have we had dehydration issue in this vineyard." 20% new oak. There is Cinsault co-planted, and "we take everything in the vineyard and throw it in the fermenter." Tegan shared a classic description of Amador Zin, "Tastes like it was poured out of a miner's bucket," with natural acidity and tannin from granitic soil. I tasted a bright, ref fruited, rose, tar, spice, cherry, strawberry, raspberry wine. Amador's "wines are very serious, not for noobies, and demand food," was a final thought shared by Tegan.
I found all five Amador wines threw minerality.
Chris Sawyer, sommelier and writer, asked about the characteristics shared by Amador Zins, and the panel spoke to a combination of tannins and low pH that allow Amador wines to hold up, reduce oxygen absorption, and retain 'zinniness.' They also talked about the advantage that comes with using old vines. "Young wines do not develop the character of old vines. An 85 year old guy knows his neighborhood better than a 12 year old. Young vines do not go as deep and do not pick up [as many] flavors [from the soil]."
The last panel of winemakers represented the Dry Creek Valley in Sonoma County, the area I visit the most often among the three, largely because I grew up nearby in Santa Rosa, and it remains the closest of the three areas to where I now live in Ukiah. Joel on Dry Creek Valley: first planted in 1869, dominant grape is Zinfandel, cooler than Amador or Conta Costa. Many series of soil, loam, yolo. Warm days, cool nights. Four of this panels wines were on St. George, with only one on own roots.
The first Dry Creek Valley winemaker was Tim Bell of Dry Creek Vineyard, coiners of the term "old vine" and Tim brought the4 2012 Beeson Ranch Zin. Tim first described the dry Creek Valley, a "long and narrow valley, almost two different regions north and sounth, sixty miles long by two miles wide, warmer in the north, cooler in the south, with a marine influence, fog, and red and brown soils." About Beeson Ranch, Tim said it is a "field blend vineyard, to me it feel like a lot of soul," with Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Carignane, Grenache, Trousseau Gris, Alicante Bouchet, and St. George. In general, Tom said Dry Creek Valley fruit shows, "cherry, raspberry leather, rose petal, with spice laid over the top of it." About this Dry Creek Vineyard wine, I picked up floral perfume, cherry, raspberry, rose petal, and earth. Tom found, "the wine has distinctive fruit, white pepper, coriander."
Jamie Peterson, the next winemaker, is no relation to Joel Peterson, but was likely not alone in wishing Joel was his uncle. Jamie poured his 2012 Peterson Winery "Tradizionale" West Vineyard Zinfandel, planted 6' x 6' (pre-tractor, which sees 8' x 8' spacing) in 1902, and made using, "native yeast when applicable, letting the site express itself," showing, "lots of complexity and balance," and, "always ripens a little on the later side, looking at acidity, sugar, flavor," remarked Jamie about his wine. The vineyard has 5% 'other' including Alicante and even Concord. Jammy fruit, spice, herbal, dark cherry, a touch of funk, almost Pinot-esque but on steroids and covered with muscles.
The 2012 Quivera Vineyards Zinfandel, Katz Vineyard was presented by Hugh Chappelle, who described temperature swings in the vineyard of up to 50 degrees, and the soil of the Dry creek Valley as clay loam. "Old vines are truly special…it is just wonderful to capture that in the glass," enthused Hugh, adding, "deciding when to pick Zin, the lack of uniformity, finding that perfect mix, is quite hard." According the the Sonoma County assessor's office, these grapes were planted in 1900, and are a field blend vineyard, including 2$ white varieties. Hugh uses a light touch of oak, "typically French, 20-25% new," and the wine showed flora rose perfume, and deep rich layered raspberry and chocolate notes.
Glenn Proctor brought the 2012 Puccioni Vineyard Old Vine Zinfandel. Of the 40 acres planted by 1911, today just 3 ½ acres are old vine. Relatively warm, by late afternoon that temperature is lost. 7' x 7' mule and plow farmed until 1968, "old vine is history; wine is more than the wine; it is the experience, the history," said Glenn, a fourth generation winemaker, who will see his son become the fifth generation winemaker on the land. The wine had a nice edge, rhubarb, deep reduced strawberry and cherry jam, and herb notes.
Kerry Damskey rounded out the final panel with his presentation of his 2012 Dutcher Crossing Winery Maple Vineyard "Bill's Block" Zin. The vineyard was planted in 1940 on the Dry Creek bench, by Lytton Springs, in gravely loam; dry farmed, head trained, a field blend with 82% Zinfandel, and Petite Sirah, Carignane, Alicante, and a single Ruby Cabernet vine making up the balance, and co-fermented. Kerry explained, "when you co-ferment, it helps the fermentation to finish. It always gives a nice integration. Maple Vineyard makes itself." About the temperature, Kerry said, "Dry Creek does get quite warm and really gets cold at night." 3.7-3.75 pH, not that low, pushes cherry – black cherry flavors, and Kerry uses 30% new tight grain oak, with 10 months in barrel. I picked up notes of black cherry, strawberry pie, basil herb, and cedar.
I love Flights!, because I love learning, and being able to taste how each area produced wines that were distinctively expressing terroir, while winemaking allowing differences, was a terrifically worthwhile way to spend a morning.
There was a fancy dinner Friday night, featuring large format bottles, and while I found the bottle room, I was not able to attend the event. One day.
For most folks ZAP brings to mind the insane crowds that used to pack first one, then two enormous halls at Ft. Mason in San Francisco. I used to attend these events, and loved them, but started attending in the early trade and media hours and then abandoning the event when the doors were opened to the hoards.
For the last two years, I have attended a much nicer event at the Presidio in San Francisco. Not as crowded, the folks at Zinfandel Advocates & Producers clearly are selling fewer tickets, and the quality of the event has skyrocketed.
The Tasting on Saturday features 116 wineries pouring Zinfandel. I intended to taste all of the wines made from Mendocino County's grapes, but I pretty much already had, and reviews of those wines have been featured in previous articles in the Ukiah Daily Journal. This Saturday, I simply let myself taste in a more delightedly haphazard fashion, with little concern for where the grapes came from.
First up, I visited the Bedrock Wine Company table. Pouring were Chris Cottrell and Morgan Twin-Peterson (Joel Peterson's son). I first met Morgan at a previous Flights! tasting panel tasting, and consider him a young superstar winemaker. Great place to start, I figured.
2013 Bedrock Old Vine, California – 75.6% Zin with Carignane , Mourvedre, and Alicante. Bright strawberry, lovely cherry, herb, and mint.
2013 Bedrock Evangelho, Contra Costa County – This wine is from the same vineyard that Nathan Kandler presented the day before at Flights! A little closed, a wine to lay down. Deeper sniffs pulled spice, wood, clove, cranberry. Nice acid.
2013 Bedrock Heritage, Sonoma Valley – 1888 vineyard, 24 interplanted and co-fermented varieties. Native yeast and fermentation. No racking until bottling. Loved this wine. Just so multi-noted. Fruit basket roll up. Depth, layers, plenty of tannins, but soft. Ageable.
2012 Ballantine Old Vine, Napa Valley – Frank Ballentine poured his three vineyard blend. Ripe, ripe, ripe fruit. Raspberry and chocolate.
2012 Beltane Ranch, Estate, Sonoma Valley – I first tasted Joy Wesley's wines when I visited Beltane Ranch last summer, with my friend Serena Alexi. This wine was a little tight then, but has opened up and now shows deep warm pie baking spices, dark blackberry, currant, jam, and herb.
2013 Beltane Ranch, Estate, Sonoma Valley – Clearly a year younger, a touch lighter, less deep notes now, redder fruit, cedar, spice, herb, raspberry.
2011 Dashe Cellars Dry rose of Zinfandel, Todd Brothers Ranch, Alexander Valley – Mike Dashe poured me his "very dry" blush Zin, made from 50 year old vines, barrel fermented, and native. Lovely, light, but flavorful, balanced, citrusy, dried mandarin orange, persimmon, spice, herb.
2012 Andis Wines, Amador County – Really delicious, balanced, earthy, dry cherry, raspberry, clove spice, great integration.
2012 V. Sattui Winery Quaglia Vineyard Ancient Vine, St. Helena – First, I should note, the folks at V. Sattui have been very kind to me over the years. I attended their 125th anniversary lunch at the North Beach Restaurant in San Francisco and sat directly across from Dario and Yana Sattui, Dario has been generous with quotes, and V. Sattui Winery regularly sends review samples of new release to me. All that said, these are uninfluenced notes: Firm, dark, deep, rich, cocoa spice, raspberry reduction, soft but abundant tannin, well balanced.
2012 V. Sattui Winery Crow Ridge Vineyard Ancient Vine, Russian River Valley – orange, eucalyptus mint, black pepper spice, cassis, persimmon, integrated, lively.
2012 V. Sattui Winery Black-Sears, Howell Mountain – Lovely nose. Got into a conversation with Jim Goodman, a Zinfandel Enthusiast, then came back and smelled again, "ahhhh." Cola, cherry, berry, cassis, great drink!
2013 Jeff Cohn Cellars The Imposter, California – A cellar blend…blends work! Chocolate, smooth spice, layered smooth balanced fruit, raspberry and cranberry, really terrifically integrated wine.
2013 The Prisoner Wine Company Saldo, California – I LOVED Jenifer Beloz's two wines. Saldo is latin and refers to "from here to there" and this wine takes grapes from Sonoma Valley, Dry Creek Valley, Mendocino County, Lake County, Sierra Foothills, Contra Costa County, and Lodi. Three Mendocino County vineyards are Mattern Vineyard, Dark Horse Vineyard, and Tindall Ranch…see, I was able to get some Mendocino County love into this piece. 85% Zin with Syrah, Petite Sirah, and Mourvedre. More Zin than a Coro, but similar. So good. Chocolate wrapped raspberry, cherry, and berry.
2013 The Prisoner Wine Company The Prisoner, Napa Valley – First, this wine knocked my sock off. 44% Zinfandel, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Petite Sirah, 16% Syrah, 2% Charbono. This Napa blend, based on Zinfandel was just incredibly balanced and so nuanced. What a great wine! Blackberry, cranberry, persimmon, floral, rose, spice. Love, love, love. Jennifer Beloz, the winemaker, is incredibly personable, which was wonderful as well.
1997 Ridge Vineyards, Jimsomare – I walked up to the Ridge table and all I saw was the word Jimsomare and my heart started beating a little faster. I didn't even see the 1997 vintage date when I asked for a taste. A great vintage, and my son's birth year, the fruit might be a little in decline, but there was still plenty of bright raspberry and cranberry fruit, and spice. A real treat tasting this blast from the past.
2013 Ridge Vineyards, Barrel Sample, Pagani Ranch, Sonoma Valley – 83% Zinfandel, 16% Alicante. I think the remaining 1% might be love. A terrifically lush and drinkable wine, great berry cherry fruit. Young, will benefit from age.
To finish my The Tasting experience, I attended an exploration of what Randy Caparoso described as "under-appreciated Zinfandel areas" sponsored by the SOMM Journal.
SOMM Chris Sawyer led a quick look at Lake County's Jelly Jar Wines and Mendocino County's McNab Ridge Winery, using them to talk about the larger areas.
Chris shared that the Lake County AVA is above the fog line, high elevation, with intense sun exposure mitigated by the largest lake in California pulling in cool temperatures at night. Mendocino County is closer to the ocean, hotter, with a maritime channel bringing a diurnal swing draft, and influences are the Russian River and gravelly alluvial and volcanic soils.
2012 Jelly Jar Wines Old Vine, Lake County – Growing up, the jars that jelly came in were called jelly glasses at our house, because they so often served as glasses for red wine at the table. In a nod to the same experience, the folks at Jelly Jar Wines knock the pretension of stemmed glasses, that all too often get knocked over and break, right out of what they do, embracing the wine glass of choice in our past, the humble but virtually unbreakable jelly jar. 50+ year old grapes from the Nova Vineyard on the Kelseyville Bench, up at 1,500-1,600 feet in elevation. Andy shared that the vineyard location and elevation brings frost worries and a late October pick, and the wine is imbued with late growing season attributes. Winemaker Andy Pestoni shared his Goldilocks wine, not too jammy, not too lean, but just right. Dusty cocoa powder, pretty elegant strawberry, raspberry, and dark cherry notes. Soft, smooth, with nice tannin.
2012 McNab Ridge Winery, Cononiah Vineyard, Mendocino – I tasted through all of Rich Parducci's wines recently, and ran a feature piece on McNab Ridge Winery. I wrote then that I like Rich and his wines, and nothing has changed in the week since that was published in the Ukiah Daily Journal. Rich, and his wines, are a terrific representation of Mendocino County. 35 year old vines, Ed Berry is the grower, rocky volcanic soil, vineyard gone through multiple times for uniform fruit, Chocolate, strawberry jam, and white pepper spice.
2012 McNab Ridge Winery, Old Vine, Mendocino – A little more rocky soil, 75 year old vineyard, about 1½ tons per acre. Minerally, perfumed, rich fruit.
Rich shared a great compliment from Paul Draper, the God of Zin from Ridge, who upon tasting Rich's Zin shared, "great job, you've done justice to these grapes."
To say that I had a great time, and am grateful to Zinfandel Advocates & Producers for their media invite, would be an understatement. Thank you!
I love single vineyard Zinfandel, and 100% Zinfandel, but I came to reinforce my greater love for blends, whether field blends or cellar blends, and in much the same way came to really appreciate some of the California blends that took advantage of the very different and distinct notes each different growing area pushed into the vines that grow there, so that the resulting blend was so much better than any individual wine might have been. What the House of walker does incredibly well with blended scotch, often sourcing from 40 individual single malts, winemaker Jennifer Beloz did with her wines at The Prisoner Wine Company. Not alone, there are other winemakers picking and choosing the best grapes for their California blend Zinfandels. Where once California on the label was a way to hide a bad source of grapes, now often it presents an invitation to something wonderful.
I fell in love with wines from Contra Costa County and Amador County, reconfirmed my love for wines from Dry Creek Valley and Mendocino County, and found new appreciation for wines that just said California.
Bottom line, if it says Zinfandel on the label, buy it and enjoy it. You are supporting family farming and passionate winemakers with each bottle you consume.


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Posted 02 April 2012 - 07:49 AM
the week after LL, a friend of mine and I are doing a week long road trip. we are going to basically the entire mississippi river, down from minneapolis, to new orleans.
so, i had the idea it would be a really cool video if we had a windshield cam going the ENTIRE time, and then time lapsed the video. this brings up pretty serious camera requirements. im less interested in quality sound and picture, and more interested in battery life and memory usage.
the camera needs to be able to record for 8+ hours, preferable without changing memory cards, or batteries. now, a car charger should be fine for the power. how much memory do i need? obviously for HD work, it would be insane, but im not very interested in super high quality, just endurance.
any suggestions?
cross posting this in the OT.
And yes, Gordon is the sexiest manifestation of "to the front."
Posted 02 April 2012 - 10:43 AM
And you'd need to film in time lapse. No way in hell you'll get 8+ hours of 1080p or 720p at 24-60fps on anything smaller than 64GB. Maybe something that does 1 or 2 fps would be great.
As for battery life, can't you just get a car charger and have the camera connected at all times? Some cameras support this.
I know an expensive DSLR would be up for this battery-wise, but they're not small and cheap. Nor am I sure which, if any, support timelapse recording.
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Posted 02 April 2012 - 10:59 AM
And yes, Gordon is the sexiest manifestation of "to the front."
Posted 03 April 2012 - 04:22 PM
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Posted 04 April 2012 - 07:57 PM
A GoPro would be your best bet due to the fact it can shoot in intervals to create a time-laps like video. Intervals are taking pictures instead of video every set period over a long amount of time. Buy a 32gb+ card and the extended battery pack.
i have a 32 gb and it will last longer than the full battery
Posted 19 April 2012 - 08:40 PM
On a side note, I've always wanted to take a kayak or smaller boat down the Ohio, and then pick up the Mississippi down to the Gulf. Camp on islands or on shore. There are blogs on this very subject out there, very interesting to read. You would also need to take an extended vacation!
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e0y2e3 wrote:BTW: When I was a senior in high school I knocked a kid out cold, pretended to piss on him and then was chased around the field by his head coach. If the JJ-Huddle archives go back to my senior year you'll find a real long thread about that game and the game I tried to tear the nutsack off of our arch-rivals running back in a pile and then spit in his face.
In college I grew up a bit and never did anything of that sort.
Only virtually on forums.
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No. 1 MSHS guts out 45-38 victory over No. 3 Negaunee
MARQUETTE – Marquette and Negaunee gave each other a dose of their own defensive medicine before the Redettes emerged with a 45-38 girls basketball victory on Monday night.
Each team prides itself on its defense as the main reason Marquette was ranked No. 1 and Negaunee No. 3 in the Upper Peninsula entering the game.
The score was tied 8-8 after one quarter and 13-13 at halftime before MSHS imposed its defensive will to take a 35-26 lead entering the fourth quarter.
"Negaunee handled our press pretty well in the first half, but I think we just wore them down a little bit in the second half," Redettes coach Ben Smith said.
He added that his team took better advantage of converting steals into easy fastbreak buckets in the third quarter.
"The thing I'm most impressed with Negaunee is how they play really hard defensively," Smith said. "They're not a real pressing kind of team, but they just guard you so closely in their half-court man defense."
Marquette (12-2) extended its lead to 12 points about halfway through the final quarter, but on the strength of several baskets by junior Chelsea Cappoferri, the Miners (11-2) pulled within four points a few minutes later. The Redettes held them off only by making free throws down the stretch.
MSHS sophomore Hunter Viitala and Negaunee junior Rosalie Anderson shared scoring honors with 12 points. Viitala also had five steals, four rebounds and three blocked shots.
Smith was pleased with the play of point guard Liana Storm, who was ill over the weekend and could barely call out plays Monday. While she scored just four points, she added team highs of nine assists and eight rebounds along with three steals.
"She didn't have her shooting touch, but she really gutted it out and was a big contributor in other ways," Smith said.
Sophomore Lizzie Kurin scored 10 points and pulled down six rebounds.
Marquette won the JV game, 52-10.
Gwinn 63,
Manistique 45
At Gwinn, the Modeltowners were efficient on offense and used their superior height, amassing a huge 46-21 rebounding advantage.
"If we don't face pressure, we have a chance to work our offense and get the ball inside," GHS coach Ben Olsen said. "And our 2-3 zone defense really seem to bother them in the first half."
Gwinn, which improved to 4-9 overall and 3-4 in the Mid-Peninsula Conference, raced to leads of 14-3 after one quarter and 33-12 at halftime.
Modeltowners junior center Shelby Talsma led all players with 16 points and 11 rebounds, while teammates Ellie Olsen and Lydia Asplund added 13 points each. Asplund also pulled down 11 rebounds.
For Manistique (4-9, 2-6), junior Leah Cook and senior Gabby Lafayette scored 12 points apiece, while sophomore Maggie Morrison had 11 points and a team-high six rebounds.
Gwinn won the JV game, 49-47.
Ishpeming 39,
Iron Mountain 23
At Ishpeming, the Hematites' defense limited Iron Mountain to just three points in each of the first two quarters as Ishpeming (9-5, 7-2) built a 19-6 halftime lead.
"My girls played really good defense in the first half," IHS coach Mark Dellangelo said, adding that IM (2-11, 1-7) pulled within six points in the fourth quarter before Ishpeming made enough free throws to pull away.
That late effort was directed by Ishpeming senior Jordann Grigg, who led all scorers with 10 points, making 6 of 8 free throws. The rest of the Hematites were just 7 of 20 at the line.
Scoring nine points each were Ishpeming sophomore Tammy Simula and IM's Katelynn Johnson.
The Hematites won the JV game, but no score was available.


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This topic doesn't necessarily belong in the Beatles forum, but it doesn't belong anywhere else either.
We've already seen many performers perform right up until they couldn't perform anymore due to being incapacitated in some way. I never thought it that repulsive to see Frank Sinatra singing in his twilight years. Tony Bennett still looks good on stage.
Now us baby boomers are seeing our rocknroll legends approaching their geezer years and they're still going at it (Stones, Beach Boys (or should I say Mike Love and his backup band), Paul McCartney, the Who, etc.) I certainly didn't think I'd be seeing Mick Jagger prancing about on stage at 60 years of age. How does everyone feel about these guys still rocking at 70? With the exception of Mike Love, I feel like most of the others are holding up quite well. What are your thoughts?


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The nation's passion for sports is obvious every day—at NASCAR races, kiddie soccer matches, and countless other contests. From a handball used by Abraham Lincoln to Chris Evert's tennis racket to a baseball signed by Jackie Robinson, the roughly 6.000 objects in the Museum's sports collections bear witness to the vital place of sports in the nation's history. Paper sports objects in the collections, such as souvenir programs and baseball cards, number in the hundreds of thousands.
Leisure collections encompass a different range of objects, including camping vehicles and gear, video games, playing cards, sportswear, exercise equipment, and Currier and Ives prints of fishing, hunting, and horseracing. Some 4,000 toys dating from the colonial period to the present are a special strength of the collections.
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Kodak Petite Camera
- Description
- Since Kodak introduced the Brownie in 1900, a variety of easy-to-use cameras have been marketed, especially to women. The Kodak Petite from 1935, part of the Kodak Coquette set, came with a matching compact and lipstick case in a variety of color choices so that one might use it as an accessory to fashionable outfits.
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- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1935
- maker
- Eastman Kodak Company
- ID Number
- 1995.0046.01
- catalog number
- 1995.0046.01
- accession number
- 1995.0046
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Bernice Palmer's Kodak Brownie camera
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- Sometime around her 17th birthday, Canadian Bernice Palmer received a Kodak Brownie box camera, either for Christmas 1911 or for her birthday on 10 January 1912. In early April, she and her mother boarded the Cunard liner Carpathia in New York, for a Mediterranean cruise. Carpathia had scarcely cleared New York, when it received a distress call from the White Star liner Titanic on 14 April. It raced to the scene of the sinking and managed to rescue over 700 survivors from the icy North Atlantic. With her new camera, Bernice took pictures of the iceberg that sliced open the Titanic's hull below the waterline and also took snapshots of some of the Titanic survivors. Lacking enough food to feed both the paying passengers and Titanic survivors, the Carpathia turned around and headed back to New York to land the survivors. Unaware of the high value of her pictures, Bernice sold publication rights to Underwood & Underwood for just $10 and a promise to develop, print, and return her pictures after use. In 1986, she donated her camera, the pictures and her remarkable story to the Smithsonian.
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- Ellis, Bernice P.
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- Eastman Kodak Company
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- 1986.0173.38
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- 1986.0173
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History – Major/Minor
For information, contact Dr. James Ward, Dr. Barton Shaw or Dr. Kim Spiezio.
The history program at Cedar Crest emphasizes the acquisition of knowledge and skills applicable across a broad spectrum of careers and professions and an engagement with values, ethics, and choices that will prepare students for responsible democratic citizenship and fulfilling lives. Many of the skills acquired in history courses are shared with other disciplines, among them critical thinking, problem solving, effective communication, and mastery of an ever-widening range of sources of information. Particular to history, however, are other skills essential for engaged citizenship and for participation in a global society. History teaches the importance of understanding change over time and of knowing how to place events, individuals, and experiences in the context of time and place. These objectives are highlighted in the 2008 report of the National History Center Working Group entitled "The History Major and Undergraduate Liberal Education." To quote from the report, "History as a discipline contributes to civic engagement by focusing on citizenship and how shared civic ideals have developed over time. History provides important knowledge of the development of public policy, the institutions of civic society, and how individuals constitute societies and relate to one another."
A student's progress in studying history is measured by the grades she earns in individual history courses, her grade point average in the major, and her grade in the senior research seminar. As the final measure of how well a student has mastered advanced levels of knowledge and skill, the research seminar is designed to demonstrate the ability to conduct research, to interpret primary and secondary sources, to draw conclusions, and to produce an original, independent , and literate piece of scholarship. Each student is also required to present a portfolio of evidence that documents her progress through the major. Students should begin assembling their portfolio as soon as they have declared their history major and in no case later than the beginning of the junior year. Portfolio components can include tests and exams, reports and papers, and any other materials the student believes demonstrate her increasing proficiency in the study of history. The portfolio will not be graded and will have no impact on a student's grade point average. However, it will provide the student with tangible evidence of her learning progress and will give her a substantive record of her mastery of the discipline of history.
Requirements for the History Major—All
Majors (15 credits)
HIS107 European Civilization I 3 credits
HIS 108 European Civilization II 3 credits
HIS 121 Survey of US History I 3 credits
HIS 122 Survey of US History II 3 credits
HIS 350 Research Seminar (Capstone) 3 credits
Requirements for the History
Concentration in American History (21 credits)
Choose four from the following courses:
HIS 221 The Revolution and the Early Republic 3 credits
HIS 223 The Civil War and Reconstruction 3 credits
HIS 224 America as a World Power 3 credits
HIS 230 The American South since the Civil War 3 credits
HIS 231 American Cultural Traditions 3 credits
HIS 232 The African-American Liberation Struggle 3 credits
Plus the following two courses:
HIS 210 Liberal Democracy and Capitalism 3 credits
HIS 211 20th-Century Dictatorships 3 credits
Plus one other history course 3 credits
Requirements for the History
Concentration in European and World History (21 credits)
Choose four from the following courses:
HIS 210 Liberal Democracy and Capitalism 3 credits
HIS 211 20th-Century Dictatorships 3 credits
HIS 218 The City as History 3 credits
HIS 250 Germany and the Path to European Union 3 credits
HIS 251 Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia 3 credits
HIS 278 Terror: The History of an Idea 3 credits
Plus the following two courses:
HIS 224 America as a World Power 3 credits
HIS 270 China and Japan in the Modern Age 3 credits
Plus one other history course 3 credits
While it is anticipated that most majors will choose to concentrate in American or European and world history, it is possible for a student to design an individual concentration that combines elements of the two, based on her future academic or career aspirations. To do so, she must present a persuasive rationale together with a coherent sequence of courses to accomplish her educational purposes. In every case, she is expected to work closely with her faculty advisor and she must obtain approval by the department. The base requirements (100-level courses and 350) and the total number of credits required for the major (36) remain the same.
Cognate Courses
All majors are encouraged to take one or more of the following cognate courses, which would complement her study in history. Taking any of these courses is optional on the student's part and is not required to complete the major.
ECO 222 Economic Geography 3 credits
PSC 202 Law and Justice 3 credits
PSC 207 Law and Women's Rights 3 credits
PSC 211 Globalization and Governance 3 credits
PSC 251 Modern Political Thought 3 credits
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Two history courses at the 100-level and at least four courses at the 200-level. In selecting the courses that will constitute her minor, the student should develop a well-thought-out combination that reflects her intellectual interest in the discipline of history, the skills she wants to master, and how the history minor will add strength to her overall undergraduate education.
The evening history major, offered through LVAIC, is especially designed to meet the scheduling needs of adult students.


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Headed to Aspen? Our Aspen insider, Karen Luter, lists her must-haves, favorite shops and best bites and sips.
While most of her childhood was spent skiing in the Northeast, Palm Beach's Karin Luter found a "welcome and addicting change" in Aspen's powder slopes. Here, she went on her first date with husband Joe—and later transformed his expansive bachelor chalet into an inviting family sanctuary. Now, the city that was once an occasional getaway serves as a cherished second home.
Personality: "Aspen has a heart and soul that no other ski town has. With its colorful history of the Ute Indians, silver mining, hippies and glamour, it is a beautiful melting pot of different tastes and styles."
"John Denver—but of course!"
Best time to go: "It's perfect year-round."
Fashion essentials for day and night: Jeans in all colors: blue, white, brown, purple, red, green, khaki and gray.
Best seat in town: "The first booth at Matsuhisa (970-544-6628), the gourmet Japanese seafood and sushi eatery created by famed Chef Nobu Matsuhisa."
Local dish worth dreaming about: "Cache Cache's frisée salad, which consists of "tender belly" applewood-smoked bacon, garlic-balsamic dressing and goat cheese croutons." (970-925-3835)
Favorite shops: "Nuages for prêt-à-porter, Performance Ski (970-925-8657) for athletic gear and Bonnie Young (970-925-7299) for my daughter, Erika."
A must-do experience not in the guidebooks: "If you're invited, visit Palm Beacher William Koch's western town in Gunnison County. He built an entire frontier town that includes a saloon, a church, a jail, a firehouse, a livery and even a train station on a 420-acre meadow in his Bear Ranch."
Outdoor space that is quintessential Aspen: "My back terrace. From Independence Pass to Sopress Peaks, I can see it all from here."
A rule the locals live by: "Bikers, hikers and skiers have the right of way."
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NEW YORK — Nothing evokes the sublime foolishness of Gilbert and Sullivan better than their rapid-fire patter songs.
And no one has done more in recent decades to keep alive the legacy of the great comic-opera team than Albert Bergeret, founder, artistic director and chief conductor of the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players.
The company represents one of just a few dedicated full time to performing the G&S classics, both in New York and on tour.
Which explains why, on a recent fall evening, a dozen or so enthusiasts gathered in a midtown Manhattan rehearsal space to hear Bergeret lead the first in a series of seminars dedicated to "The Art of the Patter Song."
Part history lesson, part vocal demonstration and part animated discussion, the session was imbued with deep affection for the team whose hits — from H.M.S. Pinafore (1878) through The Gondoliers (1889) — gently satirize the institutions of Victorian society
and continue to delight audiences.
"The patter song is the centerpiece of the repertory," Bergeret said at the start of the session. "Many of them were written as tongue twisters or elocution lessons to show off the singer's virtuosity."
Some — including the one in which the baritone introduces himself as "the very model of a modern major general" — are what Bergeret calls virtual "laundry lists" of miscellaneous names, places and things.
Others, such as When I Was a Lad from Pinafore, tell back stories of characters.
In addition, patter songs helped establish the G&S brand — something that impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte, who nurtured the collaboration, was eager to do.
"He was trying to create an English school of operetta to compete with popular revivals of Offenbach," Bergeret said.
Andrea Stryker-Rodda, the company's assistant music director, said the term patter song originated from the corruption of the Pater Noster, or Lord's Prayer, which Catholics recited in its original Latin several times daily.
The habit of rushing through the words as quickly as possible gave rise in England to the word patter, which also came to be used for the mile-a-minute "spiel" of street vendors or circus barkers.
Although Gilbert and Sullivan elevated the patter song to new heights, they didn't invent it.
Bergeret noted its antecedents in opera buffa of the late-18th and early-19th centuries — arias such as La Vendetta from Mozart's Marriage of Figaro and Dr. Dulcamara's opening number from Donizetti's The Elixir of Love.
And the tradition didn't die out with them, either, rearing its head occasionally in American musical comedy songs such as Tchaikovsky from Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin's Lady in the Dark or I'm Not Getting Married Today from Stephen Sondheim's Company.
Arthur Sullivan typically set the lyrics that William Gilbert wrote for their patter songs to melodies that are rollicking yet repetitive, so as not to be terribly demanding vocally.
In fact, the comedy is actually heightened when the performer half-sings and half-speaks the words.
Almost all the patter songs were written for the male baritone, rather than for tenor or soprano.
"Being able to sing the words so they're understandable," Bergeret said, "is much more difficult at a higher pitch level."
One exception is the trio from Ruddigore, written for a woman and two men.
In its refrain, Gilbert makes delicious fun of the genre of the patter song: "This particularly rapid unintelligible patter / Isn't generally heard and if it is it doesn't matter!"
New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players will present The Pirates of Penzance and Patience in New York during the Christmas and New Year's holidays, then go on tour.
The group's engagements in a dozen states will include a March performance of The Pirates of Penzance at the Southern Theatre in Columbus.
Opening lines
How some of the best-known patter songs by Gilbert and Sullivan begin:
Oh, my name is John Wellington Wells I'm a dealer in magic and spells In blessings and curses And ever-filled purses In prophecies, witches and knells.
When I was a lad, I served a term As office boy to an attorney's firm I cleaned the windows, and I swept the floor And I polished up the handle of the big front door I polished up that handle so carefullee That now I am the Ruler of the Queen's Navee!
I am the very model of a modern Major General I've information vegetable, animal and mineral I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical From Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical.
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You exercise your body to stay physically in shape, so why shouldn't you exercise your brain to stay mentally fit? With these daily exercises you will learn how to flex your mind, improve your creativity and boost your memory. As with any exercise, repetition is necessary for you to see improvement, so pick your favorite exercises from our daily suggestions and repeat them as desired. Try to do some mentalrobics every single day!
Try to remember some times in the past when you were totally relaxed. Maybe it was a recent vacation or a nice sunny weekend. What do these situations all have in common that might contribute to you being in a calm state? While you may have your own unique requirements, there are four common conditions that most people find contribute to calmness.
Physical Comfort
Pay attention to how your body feels and try to make it as comfortable as possible. Is your clothing comfortable? Is the temperature ok? Is your chair comfortable? Try to make changes to your environment to make yourself as comfortable as possible.
Fresh Air
Getting fresh air is a very important condition for calmness. This is one reason why the mountains or the beach are more relaxing than the city. Try opening a window to get a little fresh air.
People always try to find a quiet place to relax. As you go through your day, you are bombarded with noises. Traffic, people talking, babies crying, electronic equipment, radios and televisions all contribute to the noise pollution that can cause unnecessary stress. Eliminating noise from your daily life can help make you a calmer person. One way to do this is with noise canceling headphones or earplugs.
Caffeine, nicotine, sugar and other drugs all act as stimulants on the human body. You will never be able to fully relax if you are charged up with sugar and caffeine. Try switching to water, herbal tea or a diet caffeine-free soda.
When something is already going wrong, worrying about it reduces our ability to concentrate on the task at hand. This causes the situation to get worse. When we are worried, our mind jumps all over the place and we lose the ability to make good decisions. We can only improve a bad situation if we can focus 100% of our attention on the task, which means not worrying about the outcome. Here are some steps you can take to do this.
Determine the Worst-Case Scenario
Knowing the worst possible outcome will help put things in perspective. Are you going make your boss disappointed or lose your job? Are you going to get a B- on a project or flunk out of school?
Accept It
Once you have determined the worst-case scenario, you need to mentally accept it. Assume that it is going to happen. If you are resigned to the fact that the worst outcome is going to come true, then you can stop worrying about that possibility. After you accept the situation, you can move on to the next step.
Improve the Worst-Case Scenario
Now that you are free from worrying about the outcome, you can devote your full attention toward improving it. Try to find ways to reduce the negative effects of the outcome. You may not be able to turn a losing situation into a winning situation, but you might be able to make it neutral or at the very least, less bad.
It's tough to be creative when you are filled with worry. If you are worrying about your grade on a project or how your boss is going to react to your ideas, you are going to have a difficult time getting into a creative mindset. You need to be able to completely free your mind in order to have the flexibility to go into unfamiliar territory and find innovative ideas. Here is one technique to reduce your worry about the outcome of a project.
Gather all the Facts
Without all the facts, there is no way to know how to move forward. Most worry occurs because you are uncertain about what direction to take on a particular task. The more facts you have, the more certain you will be. If you need to make a decision at the end of the week, don't even think about the decision until Friday. Spend the whole week objectively gathering all the information that you can about the decision. When Friday comes along, you will probably find that the facts have already made the decision for you.
If you ever feel like your brain is cluttered because you have so many little tasks to do and you don't know what to do next, try this simple technique.
First, make a list of every single little thing that you need to do. Be sure that this list is complete and only contains the little things. Big projects should be left off the list. Now, start at the top of your list and complete each task one by one in a continuous unbroken stream of focused energy. By fusing all these small things into one single chunk of time you can quickly get everything done and out of your mind. This will allow you to focus your full attention on a bigger task, or to have a relaxing weekend knowing that all your chores are out of the way.
When you are under stress try this short exercise to put things in perspective. It might make your problem seem less stressful.
Mentally rewind your life ten years and remember what you were like at that time. Try to imagine how your current problem would have seemed back then. Would it have been as important? Now fast-forward ten years into the future and imagine how your life might be like. How important is your current problem to your future self? Chances are your current problem may seem insignificant to your future self and this might change your perspective on how you view your problem today.


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Downward spirals
As I have watched this past week's news headlines I am no more shocked today than I was before. It seems that whatever is politically popular is what is covered by the talking heads on local and national television shows. From the NSA, immigration, Benghazi, Syria, Obamacare, to will Hillary run or won't she, it seems that the real issues are relegated to the back burner. What matters around the kitchen tables is the economy, jobs and the cost of just making ends meet.
U.S. Rep. Tom Reed was in this area recently talking about how important it is for the state to "provide training for those on public assistance so they can become self supporting." That sounds very noble, but maybe if we tightened the requirements for receiving welfare and Medicaid in the first place, there would be fewer needing "training." I realize that sounds harsh, but the time has come for each of us to let the elected officials in Albany and Washington know that the taxpayer is over-burdened and can simply pay no more.
It is more than industry and business that is leaving New York state, it is also the homeowner – you know the ones who pay property taxes that provide the services and infrastructure for those who don't. These three tax-paying entities are spiraling downward. What will happen to the welfare and Medicaid recipients when the taxes are no longer enough to support them?
You can say that Cuomo's latest attempt to attract businesses through his "New York Open for Business" program accompanied by the tax free zones for businesses will bring the state back to economic well being, but both of these have been challenged by economists and critics who claim this will not enhance the overall financial situation for the middle class.
According to a federal report (issued just two weeks ago), New York's economy grew at a slower pace than the national rate in 2012, and ranked 37th among all states for gross domestic product (DiNapoli has not denied the accuracy of this report). Further, we are still seeing a state unemployment rate higher than the national average.
Even Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been making the rounds trying to lure New York businesses to Texas – and why wouldn't they go?! Our tax rate is one of the highest in the union! We have more people on public assistance than any other state, and we continue to lose taxpaying residents at a faster than average clip. Our elected officials are out front and center touting tax free zones and casinos when the taxpayer is seeing their taxes, along with the number of welfare recipients, go up.
We have seen the battle rage between the New York Business Council and the local power plant here in Chautauqua County, NRG! This is preposterous! Hydro fracturing has been hotly debated and yet while proven to be safe, it is still being held up in the governor's office. We need jobs in this area of the state! We need to continue to work with employers who are willing to work toward being a good community citizen and a contributor to the overall tax base.
If NRG goes, so goes the north end of the county – and on that you can bet. We have seen a downsizing of Carriage House, and a closing of Petri Bakery. Albeit there is talk of a new industry coming into the area, we need to make sure we treat them right. If a tax-free zone can be created for some, why not reduce the taxes for all industries? The businesses that operate in the Tax Free Zones will most likely NOT employ the average blue collar, middle-class worker – the promise of a manufacturing facility most likely will. We need these types of operations if we are to reduce our unemployment rate and the number of individuals on public assistance. Maybe through the creation of manufacturing jobs, Representative Reed's desire for providing training for welfare recipients will be met – let's train them to work!
The drain on our local economy continues to be affected by a lack of jobs, and too many single parent or unmarried parents raising children and receiving welfare and Medicaid benefits while unemployed. Our public assistance program MUST be reformed.
In our county we have seen a drop in the number of enrolled welfare recipients who are actively working in the Welfare to Work Program – a drop of 20 percent over the last five years. According to the United States Department of Commerce, in state the average welfare recipient receives benefits equivalent to those earning $13.13 per hour. An individual on welfare can earn $1,000 per month and still be eligible for welfare benefits. Further, food stamps and unemployment benefits are not included in these figures – they are in addition to these figures! In New York 15.4 percent receive food stamps. This is unacceptable.
If we are to see economic progress, we need to provide an environment where work is rewarded, not discouraged. As long as we continue to provide rewards for doing nothing, we will never be able to pull our state out of its enabling habit. Our current welfare system harms the very individuals they intended to help by continuing to foster a reliance on the government; it has robbed them of their pride, their creative spirit and their own self worth.
While I have sympathy for those suffering around the world, the refugees of Syria, and those worried that the NSA is listening to their telephone conversations, I am concerned about my own little corner of the world as well – we need to fix the economy here at home before we send another dime to a foreign country or involve our troops in another war. Let's stop the downward spirals.
Have a great day.
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Americans in any state would be deeply upset to learn they were being charged far more for a gallon of milk than the price clearly indicated on the supermarket shelf. They would be particularly angered to discover that they were paying this inflated price at the same time that other consumers were being charged the lower, normal price. Yet, amazingly, this is what is happening in Wisconsin, where taxpayers across the state are being overcharged to pay for Milwaukee's private-school voucher program.
Equally surprising is the reason behind this voucher "surcharge." This wasted money isn't the result of criminal wrongdoing by state officials or the voucher schools. As a matter of fact, this hefty surcharge is being paid legally due to the formula in the voucher law. Instead of receiving vouchers to cover the tuition that they normally charge students, private schools that participate in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) receive the often significantly higher per-pupil expenditure, up to a maximum amount set by the state. No other publicly funded voucher law is structured to pay such a premium to private schools.
Wisconsin taxpayers may have a variety of opinions about the MPCP, the nation's longest-running publicly funded private-school voucher program. But whether they support the vouchers or not, taxpayers are paying a painful price for it. A review of data from the 1999-2000 school year reveals that Wisconsin citizens are paying private and religious schools a per-pupil amount well above the tuition rates of most of these schools. These data show that taxpayers overpaid these Milwaukee private and religious schools by at least $16.4 million. In all, more than three-quarters of the 91 voucher schools that participated in 1999-2000 received payments that exceeded their per-pupil tuition.
For example, while a parent wishing to send her child to Urban Day School would have been asked to pay tuition of $1,000 for the 1999-2000 school year, the state of Wisconsin-more specifically, its taxpayers-was far more generous, paying the private school $5,080 per student. This overpayment, or 'surcharge,' amounted to $4,080 per student. Voucher payments to Messmer Catholic School were $2,106 higher per student than the $3,000 in tuition that the religious school charges parents.1
While this surcharge is unique-no other voucher program pays private schools more than the price of tuition-it is not a new development in Milwaukee. Indeed, in August 2000, People For the American Way Foundation released a report that analyzed data for 1998-1999, the first school year in which religious schools were allowed to participate in the Milwaukee voucher program. This earlier report revealed that, due to the way in which the MPCP law was written, Wisconsin taxpayers had paid private and religious schools $11.5 million over and above the tuition rates they charge parents.2 By the next school year, as more parents made use of the program, this surcharge had climbed significantly to $16.4 million. In all, the surcharge paid by taxpayers during these back-to-back school years (1998-1999 and 1999-2000) reached nearly $28 million. Moreover, during these years, 46 percent of the voucher program's cost was absorbed by such overpayments.
People For the American Way Foundation and many Wisconsin citizens oppose the voucher program for a variety of reasons, including its diversion of public tax dollars away from public schools and its weakening of the fundamental constitutional principle of separation between church and state. Of critical concern even to taxpayers who support the MPCP, is the fact that the law allows not simply voucher payments, but overpayments to go to private schools who are in no way accountable for how the funds are spent, nor for measuring their impact on student achievement-making it impossible to discern how the 61 religious schools receiving overpayments have used these public dollars. There is nothing to prevent them from using these additional state dollars to subsidize the tuition of their non-voucher students, or to pay for the construction of a new chapel or to purchase bibles. Furthermore, the Milwaukee voucher surcharge continues to divert precious funds away from the public schools, even as they face potentially crippling budget cuts as a result of the fact that the state is facing a projected budget shortfall of $1.1 billion.3 This budget crunch and the impact it could have on public schools will be made even worse by this surcharge- a painful price that taxpayers and children are paying for vouchers.


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The Columbus Dispatch - November 11, 2013 10:47 AM
We are conditioned to make credit-card payments once a month.
But we don't have to. In fact, some banks and card issuers allow small payments to be made multiple times a month and even as frequently as once per day, according to LowCards.com.
There are advantages to making tiny payments throughout the month. It can reduce balances faster and, therefore, the interest you pay each month.
Also, making small payments frequently can provide faster results to paying down debt and keep you motivated toward reaching your financial goals. For example, instead of going out to lunch, use that money toward your credit-card debt.
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Deer sighting at Ft. Funnigan
As the Director of Recreation, I miss the mass of vacationers that summer brings. Obviously we need them to participate in all the great programs we create. However, I also appreciate times like this, when their quantities thin a bit and our guests get to enjoy serene moments like this. Walking along a quiet stretch of our bike path, I came across this beautiful buck resting in the shade outside of our day care center. Sunriver becomes a haven for male deer as hunting season approaches. Of course, this is also a testament to the fact that nature is literally "right outside our door!" How cool is it to have a children's program where kids can get this close to a wild animal?!
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The Deal: Advertising Technology Hits the Road
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- New players in the advertising technology space have made bets with the public markets in growth bids, becoming attractive for big fish in the new media world in the process.
As new and old media place increasing emphasis on online video and mobile content, successfully monetizing these efforts via advertising means big money. Several companies in this space have raised capital through initial public offerings in recent months, the path smoothed for many by the JOBS Act. These businesses have had mixed financial results since going public, and some suggest that the market for ad tech companies could become overcrowded. But large strategic suitors like AOL Inc. and Google Inc. could still pick off these emerging companies as they grow in the public eye to gain proprietary technology. That sort of consolidation would thin the ranks.
"There's a lot of these ad tech network companies out there, and there's a real question as to who the real winners are going to be, how consolidation is going to occur, and whether with Google controlling 40% of the ad market, whether that is sustainable for other entrants in the marketplace," said David Weild, founder and chairman of investment banker Weild & Co.
Industry watchers believe the IPO market for the tech sector, as well as other areas, has turned a corner. As of Sept. 26, at least 147 companies have gone public in the U.S. this year, up 52% from the same period in 2012, according to IPO tracking firm Renaissance Capital. "With the initial debacle of the Facebook IPO, that certainly spooked a lot of people, but I think finally the turtle's coming out of its shell a little bit. There's a little bit of stability here," said Mitchell Littman, a founding partner of Littman Krooks LLP, who specializes in securities law. "I actually think this could really be a shot in the arm for technology companies."
But how these companies perform after their IPOs will determine the level of interest from the bigger players. In an overcrowded market, executives may have a tough time making companies stand out.
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, signed into law in April 2012, is easing the path for growing companies in the advertising tech sector to go public. What the new law does in essence is encourage funding for small and middle market businesses by easing and modifying various security regulations.
"[Several] things are really helping the market," explained Weild, "particularly the 'testing the waters' provision, and the confidential filings provision."
Weild says that under the JOBS Act, any company with under $1 billion in sales can elect to be treated by regulators as an "emerging growth company," which opens up several options on how to market securities to new investors. Among these, which is important for many of these new ad technology businesses pitching their businesses, is a change in how soon stock presentations can be made to investors


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[Dalton] Oriental Weavers has named Nicki Rayburn as its new director of marketing. Rayburn will be responsible for creating a new marketing direction and developing global initiatives to elevate the company's area rug and hospitality brands.
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Victory! Utah Pound Seizure Stopped
Following PETA's undercover investigation and an intense year-long campaign, the University of Utah (also known as "the U") has announced that it will no longer purchase dogs and cats from North Utah Valley Animal Shelter (NUVAS)—or any other animal shelter—to be used in invasive and deadly experiments. Since the U was the last Utah purchaser of homeless animals for use in experiments, this victory means the complete end of "pound seizure" in the state of Utah!
PETA's shocking investigation at the U in 2009 has prompted a sea change in the treatment of animals in Utah. Until then, public shelters were forced by law to sell animals to the U. Soon after we broke our case, the U was cited for nine violations of federal animal welfare laws, Utah legislators amended the state's pound-seizure law so that government-run animal shelters could choose not to sell animals for experimentation, and the shelter that was then selling the most animals to the school ended the practice. A PETA lawsuit compelled a city to turn over records of the animals it sold to the U so that the public would know who these betrayed animals were. And who can forget Sheena, the loveable mutt whom PETA helped rescue from the U, where she would have gone under the knife, just in time for Christmas.
|Sheena, outside, enjoying the snow.
The U's decision appears to have already pushed it to find more humane research methods. Instead of repeatedly forcing tubes down shelter cats' throats in a cruel and crude intubation training course, the scheduled animal laboratory was recently canceled after PETA protests, and modern human-infant simulators were used instead.
Now, animals entering the state's animal shelters will no longer be betrayed by those who should help them, and Utah residents with missing dogs or cats can at least know that if their beloved animal companions make it to a shelter, they won't be sold to laboratories, where they would experience lives filled with suffering and grisly deaths.
A huge thank-you to all of you who asked the U and NUVAS to do the right thing by animals. This is a major victory, but there are still too many animals suffering in university laboratories—in Michigan, South Carolina, and Ohio and in both Dallas and Galveston, Texas, just to name a few. So please keep speaking up until every cage is empty. And to help PETA continue to help animals, become a member today!
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im so happy to hear this ends in utah lets sign petitions to ban in all other states
Hahah, My laptop crashed when I was browsing http://www.peta.org last time I was here. And for the past 2 months I have been looking for this weblog, so thankful I located it once again! 😀
Who do they think they are " GOD " ????
Thank you so much for helping the animals as you do. this may be small to some but i feel it is a great victory, especially for those animals you helped
I wish we were able to accomplish more but bravo. People can be so barbaric.


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Have you ever wondered how foreigners experience Nigeria on their first trip to the country? If yes, then this is the blog to follow in the next few weeks.
February 27-28, 2012 - Day 6 and 7
Cultural differences is something, you will experience on any travel outside your own country. Some differences are small and unimportant, while others seem large and incomprehensive until you learn to manage in the new environment. Seeing that my trip to Nigeria will only last two weeks, I am able to spot these differences, at times be annoyed with them - but rarely fully understand why things work the way, they do.
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During this time of the year "Mardi Gras", the street sweeper is a God send. It would be one heck of a job if all the trash, bottle, beads, candy, food etc had to be manually swept or picked up. Instead of it taking a couple of hours, with the thousands of parade goers on the loose, it would take weeks.


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Stocks Ramp-Up on Encouraging Jobs Report
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Stock averages gained Thursday as new claims for jobless benefits fell for the first time in four weeks and investors continued to bet on equities emboldened by expectations that central banks worldwide will maintain policies to bolster their economies.
The S&P 500 was up 0.36% to 1,593.37 after the index shattered its intra-day record of 1,576.09 set in October 2007. The Federal Reserve this week indicated it will maintain its asset buying program for the foreseeable future and Japan reasserted its aggressive monetary policies.
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The Department of Labor reported Thursday that the number of U.S. residents filing for unemployment benefits fell by 42,000 to 346,000 in the week ended Apr. 6, more than reversing the previous week's jump, from an upwardly-revised 388,000. Economists were expecting initial jobless claims to add up to 365,000.
Simultaneously the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the price index for U.S. imports fell 0.5% in March, following increases of 0.6% in February and 0.5% in January led by a downturn in fuel prices, easing inflation concerns and stoking confidence that Federal Reserve policymakers still have more room to maneuver on stimulus.
"We still remain concerned about the longer-run inflationary effects of zero rates and continued quantitative easing, but the March inflation data cycle looks to be very benign judging from this first report," John Ryding and Conrad DeQuadros, economists at RDQ Economics in New York said in a note.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.42% to 14,865.14 after touching a record intraday high of 14,887.51 late morning. The Nasdaq was up 0.09% to 3,300.16.
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Technology was the worst performing sector Thursday as Hewlett-Packard
Microsoft has been downgraded by analysts at no less than three brokerage firms. Goldman Sachs analyst Heather Bellini on Thursday cut the software giant to sell from neutral and lowered the price target to $27 from $30 reflect worsening PC trends and a lack of traction in tablets and smartphones.