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Skip to comments.Vanity! Any recommendations on electronic earmuffs?
Posted on 02/17/2013 11:13:41 AM PST by Wingy
For years I have used a plain Jane set of earmuffs when target shooting, but it's time to step up to the newfangled electronic type. 60 year old ears deserve some pampering. That said, I was hoping that you good folks had some advice, recommendations, or warnings. You guys are the best at this sort of thing.
PS. This is my very first vanity so if I screwed it up, have mercy, and any passing mod please fix it.
PPS. If it makes any difference, I shoot .223, 30.06 and some shotgun. Also a variety of handguns from .44 mag to .22.
You signed up in 1998 and this is your first Vanity?
What are you, a robot???
(I have no idea what the best e-muffs are but I think your vanity looks OK).
I got a fairly inexpensive Caldwell model from Midway that work. I suspect the more expensive ones do a better job of passing quieter sounds with good fidelity like for hunting. I just wanted the shot sound reduction while hearing normal stuff and they work fine for that. Range commands and conversation are easy to hear. Works fine for .308.
No, not a robot, but I comment on many things, and while I certainly appreciate the posters here, I never had much of anything to post. Also, at some times vanities were frowned on and I try to abide by the rules of the house.
"You signed up in 1998 and this is your first Vanity?"
Yeah, something mighty odd about that!
Break out the Nerf bats, pipe the Sturgeon Flutes, Light the green fire, wear the nasal marshmallow sign!
It's a vanity hazin time!
/ just kidding.
Seriously, your first and only vanity?
Multi ping, a question about electronic shooters ear muffs, those active canceling things.
Not the only thread about it:
Also, let's celebrate Wingy and their apparently first vanity.
[I thought the '98 signups all had at least seven vanities by now! That's just wrong!]
I've been researching them for a purchase also.
Best I can tell the Howard Leight Impact UVXR-01526 is the best for the buck. $50-60.
They are slim enough to use with a rifle. The downer of the Peltors. Oh, the Peltors have 2 volume controls, annoying.
They don't attenuate as much as a good pair of muffs though.
I've seen some very expensive models but $200+ for electronic muff is too much for me.
I use the Caldwell E-muffs from Midway USA. They're inexpensive and work great. For your .30-06 and your .44mag, you may want to supplement the muffs with some earplugs, for additional protection.
May be a "Class of '98," but there's "Oldie" Class of '98 and "Newbie" Class of '98. This one's a nOOb.
Ah, that explains the lack of vanity posts!
[Class of 2000 tends to either go overboard or not at all.]
LOL. It's been a looong time since I was called a nOOb at anything. Thanks.
I've a friend who's a Boulder County Sheriff's Sargent, and he swears the el cheapo Harbor Freight active muffs work just fine. They also use standard batteries.
It's like being carded for beer...and you're 50.
She isn't? I failed to notice....
Dang, I am getting old, Dang!
I bought my fiancee' a pair of Caldwell electronic muffs and he loves them. I got them for about $25 on Sportsmans Guide.
+1 on the Howard Leight's. I've been using them for the past few years on the firing line at Appleseed shoots. They offer very good protection at a good price, even when you're next to shooters with centerfire rifles (.223 & .308).
A good review is posted here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3974DN8X4ZGTX/ref=cm_cr_pr_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&sort_by=MostRecentReview
>>Yeah, but she's not wearing earmuffs :)<<
Well, not on her ears anyway...
I have owned Pelters, Remingtons,and have a set of Walker's Alphas right now. They kept on getting better and better.
I like my Walkers I think they were right around 40 bucks from the sportsmans guide.
I love then when instructing, and as a OIC and RSO one can hear whats going on a long ways away.
I remember the frist ones called wolf ears big heavey batterys didn't last long but they beat plain muffs.
And thanks for the graphic Joe.
Good price. Where?
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Typhoon Nesat sprawled across most of the South China Sea on the afternoon of September 28, 2011, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite acquired this image. Bands of clouds spiral loosely around the center of a storm weakened by its encounter with mountainous Luzon, the largest island in the Philippines. When MODIS took this image at 1:35 p.m. local time, Nesat had winds of 65 knots (120 kilometers per hour or 75 miles per hour), making it a weak Category 1 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
Nesat is forecast to maintain its current intensity or strengthen slightly as it moves northwest toward the Chinese island of Hainan and then Vietnam. Nesat reached its peak intensity in the hours before making landfall over the Philippines on September 27. At that time, Nesat was a Category 3 storm with winds of 105 knots (194 km/hr or 121 mph) according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
Nesat drenched Luzon with heavy rains on September 27 and 28, causing widespread flooding. The floods and storm damage caused 33 deaths, with 41 people missing, said local news reports on September 29. Many of the deaths occurred in and around Manila, which flooded from both the storm surge and from rain-swollen rivers. Nearly 350,000 people were affected by the typhoon in the Philippines.
The floods also damaged infrastructure and agriculture. The storm hit key crop regions and an estimated 33,890 tons of rice were lost, said local news reports. Both China and Vietnam were preparing for strong winds and heavy rain as the storm approached.
A second storm, Typhoon Nalgae, is forecast to strike northern Luzon on October 1.
- ABS-CBN News. (2011, September 28). Crop, infra damage from 'Pedring' nearly P1B. Accessed September 28, 2011.
- ABS-CBN News. (2011, September 29). 'Pedring' death toll rises to 33; 41 missing. Accessed September 28, 2011, 4:00 EDT.
- BBC News. (2011, September 28). Philippines cleans up after Typhoon Nesat. Accessed September 28, 2011.
- Joint Typhoon Warning Center. (2011, September 28). Typhoon Nalgae. Accessed September 28, 2011.
- Joint Typhoon Warning Center. (2011, September 28). Typhoon Nesat. Accessed September 28, 2011.
- Unisys Weather. (2011, September 28). Typhoon-3 Nesat. Data from Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Accessed September 28, 2011.
- Viet Nam News. (2011, September 28). Typhoon Nesat sets sights on Viet Nam. Accessed September 28, 2011.
- Xinhua. (2011, September 28). Ferry services halt as south China braces for typhoon Nesat. Accessed September 28, 2011.
NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Holli Riebeek.
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- Aqua - MODIS

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The latest hot asset among the world's billionaire elite, according to a recent story on Yahoo! News, isn't the newest or biggest private jet. It's a submarine. The news service reported that Microsoft magnate Paul Allen, film director James Cameron and Russian oil billionaire Roman Abramovich are among the 100 or so owners of private submarines plying the seven seas.
June 1, 2011
There are probably as many reasons to fly privately as there are private flyers. But you can subdivide the species into types, to a degree. Of course, the characteristics may overlap, but here are three examples:
February 1, 2011
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November 1, 2010
Sociologists talk about how societies throughout history have had varying tolerance for disparities of wealth. That is, the degree to which the economic gap can expand before the unwashed masses rise up and take down the well-scrubbed wealthy few. Think Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution.
October 1, 2010
From the dictionary: "intangible:...that which cannot be easily defined, formulated or grasped." When it comes to assessing much of the value in flying privately, that term is dead on. True, there are software programs like Travel$ense from the National Business Aviation Association that can help make a strong financial case for business aviation.
August 1, 2010
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June 1, 2010
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When it comes to reliability, there's a fundamental difference between the aviation field and just about every other walk of life. Nowhere is the chasm more visible than when you compare aviation's safety culture with what goes on in the computer industry. I know.
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The White House Press Secretary issued a statement on President Obama's approval of additional relief funds for the Horn of Africa Famine on August 8, 2011. The Press Secretary said:
"Amid the worst drought in East Africa in 60 years, the United Nations has declared that famine now affects five regions in Somalia and predicts that famine could soon expand throughout southern Somalia. Thousands of Somalis are fleeing the famine and seeking refuge in Kenya and Ethiopia, which are also affected by the drought. According to the United Nations, more than 12.4 million people in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
"Today, on behalf of the U.S. Government and the American people, the President has approved an additional $105 million for urgent humanitarian relief efforts in the Horn of Africa, including funds from his Emergency Relief and Migration Assistance Fund. This year alone, the U.S. has provided approximately $565 million in humanitarian assistance. U.S. assistance will continue funding the urgently needed food, health, shelter, water and sanitation assistance to those who desperately need help."
You can view a transcript of the statement here.
Samuel in Texas writes:
"If you give food to the poor, they call you a saint. If you ask why the poor have no food, they call you a Communist.â€
~Manuel Alcántara
Aitee in Nigeria writes:
I want to recommend president Obama for this gesture, it really shows that United States is still the world power. Giving of relief materials shouldn't be a thing of United states alone, its something other countries of the world should do, especially, those that are well to do...
I think that this provides a detailed explanation for those thinking that U.S.A. is not an AAA. America feeds the world!
And still, it's the biggest economy and "idea" in the Globe!
An old friend –Joe in TN- has written in the past that the United States of America feed 80% of the world.
Eric in NM has written that "plenty of countries owe U.S. plenty of things†(in my words).
They are both right!
The President too!
We still believe in America!
John in Iowa writes:
How do we have money to help Africa (even though they need it), and not our own U.S. citizens? I get $1,013.00 a month in disability and Iowa Dept of Human Services shut off my medicaid because I make too much money. My prescriptions total up to be $862.65 each month, that leaves me $$150.35 a month to pay for groceries for my kids and I, pay auto insurance, and try to find my own place to live. Yet we have money for Africa and other countries being hit by various catastrophes? I don't understand.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
It's always been my opinion that a successful inter-agency approach to resolving humanitarian crisis is prefaced with the intent of working USAID right out of a job,...globally. Barring natural disasters of course.
Where peace resides, prosperity flourishes.
"Change we can live with"
It seems folks have institutionalized,
compar-te-mentalized, ratified, and prioritized
by lowest common consensus of the international community,
the crimes we see befall humanity.
Treating symptoms, saving lives,
requires of us more than fiscal empathy.
For the human condition,
if one has bothered to check on it lately;
be withness then to the show that never ends.
So suffer not one's attachements
to the Four Nobel Truths;
Suffering, the cause of suffering
the process of suffering, the end of suffering.
To find solution to these things
is like grasping your true nature,
where you least expect it to reside.
Some say it's all about the money,
a token gesture of concern,
a hundred million be a drop in the bucket
when no flood be forthcoming to fill it.
Here ye! here ye!
those of, by, and for the international community,
The people seek change we can live with.
For to you is given the future of civilization,
to hold in your hand like a butterfly.
The realization of the outstreched hand
that rests upon;
is not in the wrong or what's right in flight,
political considerations nor the like,
but in the doing what you do
knowing what the lessons from history do
to repeat themselves in a closed fist.
Points of pressure applied to open
too late for the closing,
all is left is to treat the injured,
one wing flapping.
When the spasm of closure
be brought upon by terminal illness
you haven't treated the symtoms
of a distinct lack of empathy.
To what we define as a tactic,
terrorism is simply that lacking
in the doing.
Or they wouldn't do what they do.
So what ya'all going to do about that,
that ain't worth the risk involved
to seek change we can live with,
when "all neccessary measures" be mandated?
Too little to late when you'all knew this was coming,
To what do we owe this,
save a distinct lack of listening on the part of ethical infants,
Condemnations alone ring hollow
in the ears of the dead,
and in the minds of those bearing witness.
What then do we wish to create for ourselves as reality on this planet,
now and for our children's, and their children's future in the knowing,
love is a butterfly, not a battlefield.
change be then not viewed with suspicion,
as a threat to culture and ways of tradition
and the ethical belief systems civilization rests upon;
abandoned at birth as not being in the public's interest,
addicted to the staus quo of the Four Nobel Truths.
Away with that!
Give us change we can live with.
Zharkov in the U.S.A. writes:
Giving away borrowed money - it's news like this that gives China nightmares.
Are there no rich OPEC members in the Middle East or Africa who want to see these starving people survive?
Sue in New Zealand writes:
That is an absurdly small amount of money... Oh, I forgot, life is so hard in the US right now. C'mon guys.
Patrick in Maryland writes:
I Hope things get better for the people of East Africa.
Harry in the U.S.A. writes:
maybe all of the world can chip in food and bottled water.
Harry in the U.S.A. writes:
what ever happened to organizing concerts to help people it worked with aid apartied and alot of other issues or maybe some people dont think its godly because they cant controll the wealth it brings?
Harry in the U.S.A. writes:
funny thing the communist dont beleive in letting people share there thoughts either.
Mala in Georgia writes:
There is nothing NOTHING int he united state ( i don't care where you live or what you've been through) that compares to what somalis are experiencing this very moment. When you are trekking some thousands of miles to find food (not worthless crap)_-then I'll be happy to hear your argument against funding. Until then..get over yourself!
Brian in Wisconsin writes:
"Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need." 1 Timothy 5:3
Most American's are really not in need. I suggest you travel and see before complaining about the free thousands of dollars you are getting. Most cultures in East African have a difficult time for asking for assistance (not a cultural norm). A good year is making $100 for them. They don't feel they are entitled to a handout. I think it's great that our country can offer a helping hand-up!!
Zharkov in the U.S.A. writes:
Most Saudis are also not really in need.
OPEC is not really in need.
Does anyone read the news here?
"OPEC announces record oil sales";
"Saudis pump most oil in 30 years, boosting OPEC output, says IEA";
"Gas exports will keep Qatar economy strong, says Moody's""Abu Dhabi's net profit surges";
"UAE expenditure on IT products and services to reach US$3.5 billion in 2011";
"Kuwait's profit rises fourfold";
"Bahrain is most expensive in the Middle East for construction";
"Oman non-oil exports surge 32%";
"BP may invest US$15 billion in Oman gas fields"
Again, why is it that the US has to spend China's money to feed Somalians?
John in Iowa writes:
On the channel 13 news last night was a story of an Indianola, Iowa soldier who was wounded in combat and has ptsd who is unable to pay his mortgage for July and August and the business he operates isn't do well because of his injuries and now the mortgage lender has foreclosed on his home and business. Plus the transmission went out on his truck two days ago. WHERE IS HIS AID???? He served our country and suffered injuries, and this is how he is repaid? HELP OUR SOLDIERS FIRST!
John P. in Greece writes:
@ Zharkov in the U.S.A.
Can you define us what "China's money†means?
Chinese economy is 95% based on contraband and smuggled emporium.
Do you think we owe them?
They owe US!
Chinese "band" should start rethinking the "top dog†role they are trying to play, because we all know the real truth about their economy and the way they fantasize democracy.
We don't take lessons from "pre-schoolâ€.
Concernong OPEC, I don't expect any help from the region. Only WEST can help!


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About the Author: Sharon Hudson-Dean serves as the press attache at U.S. Embassy Pretoria.
I've lived in South Africa for three years now and can honestly say there's something different and really big going on here because of the World Cup. There's a sense of national unity and a fun excitement building up that I haven't experienced until now. It's overtaken the steady drum of uncertainty that accompanies a lot of the political debates and general concerns about service delivery problems and crime reports. As in the United States, South Africans speak out loudly about problems and the need for change -- it's a hallmark of their dynamic, diverse democracy. But the World Cup is changing some societal dynamics, and I think it will last beyond the final game.
Two things have been obvious in the last two weeks: South African flags are everywhere and people of all colors are wearing bright yellow and green Bafana Bafana shirts. (Bafana Bafana, "Boys, Boys" in Zulu, is the national soccer team.) In this country, soccer is still very much a "black" sport, while rugby is the "white" sport. Yet, the government-sponsored "Football Fridays" initiative that encourages everyone to wear a soccer shirt on Fridays, has been a huge hit. Hospitals, government agencies, and banks have purchased Bafana shirts for all their staff, and they wear them with pride. Big, tough Afrikaaners can be seen on Facebook and the nightly news commenting on Bafana's latest game. And in as an added spin-off, the rugby championship had to be held in Soweto last weekend, because the normal rugby stadiums are now reserved for World Cup games. Thousands of white rugby fans went to Soweto resulting in a flood of photos showing the rainbow nation really mixing it up in a fun way over beers and boervoer sausages in the country's most famous township.
We striped-pants diplomats in the U.S. Embassy have been doing the Football Friday thing since January too. I have considered it a personal challenge to come up with a different dignified yet stylish U.S. Soccer outfit each week. At first, we shared our secret sources for finding a USA shirt or ordered them online, but now they're easy to get in all the big department and sports stores. You can even deck out your car with flags that attach to a rolled up front window, or flag "sleeves" for your side mirrors sold by street vendors at major intersections. And what's more fun, you can sometimes define what neighborhood you're in by the quantity of different flags sold by the vendors -- some areas have more Cameroon or England or Italy. South Africa and Brazil are universally popular, and while the USA is never really big, we're still ahead of Serbia, Nigeria, and South Korea.
Before the Cup is over, I think I'll get a Bafana shirt as a keepsake -- it will always remind me of how much national pride this Cup is bringing to the surface in beautiful South Africa.
To view photos from the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, click here.Follow the U.S. Embassy Pretoria on Facebook and Twitter.For information on the World Cup in South Africa, visit the U.S. Mission's website.To view Sharon Hudson-Dean's next entry, click United States vs. England: Striving to Repeat Results of 1950 World Cup Match.
Joseph A.M. in Oregon writes:
Yes, the biggest and most exciting, most viewed sporting event on the planet -- the 2010 FIFA World Cup is about to begin!! South Africa, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria, Soweto, etc....will soon become the epicenter of the globe and placed on the "world stage" with the S. Africa vs. Mexico opening game on June 11th!! The U.S. vs. England on June 12th promises to be a very tense game as well.
If I may share a personal note? I do have my favorite team (since childhood) and I would like to wish them the best of luck, they are known as the "Azzurri" from Italy, so then -- Forza Italia Campioni 2006!!


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Aerohive Networks intends to put branch offices' networks in the cloud for a monthly fee starting at US$99.
Two wireless LAN vendors are adding wired connectivity to their Wi-Fi offerings, to create managed, cloud-based networking services for a range of enterprise customers.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (127 votes).
In short: Without doubt the best and toughest race in South England!!! You must do this!!!In full: This is the best race that I have ever ran...that atmosphere at the start with almost 1000 runners and their families crammmed inot Corfe common is electric...everyonbe expecting and knowing that trhey will be taking on something spaecial...then it starts up and around Corfe common is a challenge in itself but there are steep narrow rocky paths, those sets of madly steep 200+ steps amnd the most amazing views you'll will see in England. This is an absolutely spectacular run and the organisers deserve massive congartulations for there hardwork and imagination.Date of review: October 10, 2007
In short: Magnificent sea views broken up by hideously steep inclines/descents by stepssIn full: A throughly brilliant race. Well organised. Great value. Without a doubt the best views I've ever seen on a run. My first off roader but the terrain was fairly kind, except for those stairs - if people run all of them, they are doing some serious hardcore training. Happy with a 1:57 time - shame the castle has got the scaffolding up at the moment or the final approach would also have been stunning. Never a chance of a PB here unless you cane it at the start - queues for the stiles/bridges can either be seen as relaxing or annoying. Will be back in 2008.Date of review: September 10, 2007
In short: Best scenery of any race I've runDate of review: September 9, 2007
In short: Fantastic scenery, superb country side, brilliant sea views . A great race some severe hills and a hell of alot of steps.Well worth doing!gDate of review: September 7, 2007
In short: well organised challenging eventIn full: well organised. very friendly. lots of steps, hills and stiles.good support for slower runners like me. enjoyable day. pleased to finish. proud to wear the T-shirt.Date of review: September 7, 2007
In short: Its called the "Beast" it says it allIn full: Great views of the coast. Good to chat to different runners while slowly going down the steps and back up the other side.Well marshalledDate of review: September 6, 2007
In short: First time - absolutely fantastic - will be back next yearIn full: A fantastic run with stunning scenery. Challenging hills - especially for those of us from the flatlands. We were warned about the steps - although nobody mentioned the second set!! Great organisation and a nice T-shirt as well. Date of review: September 5, 2007
In short: Blimey, that was tough! But fantastic marshals and perfect scenery helped distract from the pain in the thighs! In full: I swore at the end never again. And now I'm thinking about next year. 5 weeks off training meant I really felt it and was disasterously slow. But I'm proud to have beaten the beast. The marshals were superb. Encouraging and friendly. Thanks to them for their advice - although the man who said it was just 4 miles to go when it was clearly a lot further (I was wearing a GPS) was mean! Date of review: September 5, 2007
In short: Stunning viewsIn full: What a great event, stunning scenery with views to die for from the clifftops, well organised - quite hilly (we don't have them where I come from!). Well worth the 420 mile round trip. Will be doing this one again.Date of review: September 4, 2007
In short: Makes a welcome change from the hard roads of NottsDate of review: September 4, 2007
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Listening the debate between two evangelists about gay marriage was very interesting for me. I really surprised by their idea. They both came from the same religion but different religious view. Before listening this debate, I used to ask myself, how the religious people accept the guy marriage. As I think, it's not allowed for as to match with the same sex, and I still oppose gay marriage. The problem that I see is, even if we read and follow the same Bible, the way that we understand is different. I agree with the idea of Richard Mouw, who opposes the guy marriage. He point out the bible verse which oppose the guy marriage. Bible said, '' you shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination'' {Leviticus 18:22}, I don't understand why some people even tray to debate about this issue. If we believe in God and called our self Christian, we have to obey what God said. As I listen their debate, they both agree about the importance of discussing clearly instead of fearing or blaming each other. It's good that now a day's, guy marriage issue is discussed publicly and it becomes political issue.
I wasn't surprised me when I heard the problem that Virginia Mollencott had because she was homosexual. As she said, Homosexuality didn't get acceptance at that time. People were seeing those people as sinful and different creatures. I also remember the feeling that I had when I heard about guy marriage for the first time. To be honest, I used to say that God has no place for the people like that. The reason why I think like this was, I never heard about this issue and it's forbidden to talk about this issue in a place where I used to live. I thought every Christians oppose guy marriage; I thought only the people who don't have religion accept guy marriage. It's good that this issue is discussed in public now as both evangelists' said. It gives more information for the people who fear to discuss about this issue. I like it.
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I cannot say that gay marriage is broken or blessed. I know that there is something that God wants us to discover and to accept why he made a person fall in love in same sex.
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After listening to both speakers, it is evident that religious scriptures can be interpreted in various ways. Moreover, this is a common theme in the "broken" world that Richard Mouw says we live in today. A large portion of the christian religion may refer to the first chapter of Romans as evidence that homosexuality is wrong and sinful. In contrary, homosexuals may refer to the popular biblical saying of "love your neighbor" as a blanket of protection from societal venom. Nevertheless, no one will ever know until the day of judgement is on our front doorstep.


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The Deal: Regulatory Hurdles Trip Up Specialty Finance Deals
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Dealmakers are reporting an increase in the size of specialty finance deals but warn regulatory resistance remains a crimp on activity, as several large firms -- including GE Capital and Banco Santander
Total deal value of $38.9 billion for the year to date in the specialty finance sector is far above $11.8 billion for the prior period, according to SNL Financial. This is despite a lower number of deals this year: 120 against 128 for the prior period.
Specialty finance comprises lending to a range of sectors such as airlines, shipping, technology, auto finance, credit cards and mortgage servicing rights. These companies typically serve consumers who fall outside the criteria of major banks and as such, charge higher interest rates.
Macquarie Capital senior managing director head of specialty finance Eric Hanson said the thesis that banks would seek higher margins through the acquisition of specialty finance companies had not come to full fruition.
"These businesses have outsized returns that banks would like to buy and while
Hanson pointed to a gap between buyer and seller expectations, with potential buyers still unwilling to pay high prices for many businesses after a rebound in valuations following the credit crisis. Where they had, this had contributed to higher deal values, he said.
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IHST: Work Needed to Meet Accident Reduction Goal
Personal, training mission types most likely to be involved in rotorcraft accidents, safety group finds.
According to the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST), the rotorcraft accident rate has fallen 30 percent in the past five years (from 2006 to 2011/early 2012) when compared to 2001-2005. Describing the decrease as a "strong step in the right direction," IHST notes that despite making progress, "if our current statistical trend continues, the industry will not meet its goal of an 80 percent reduction by 2016."
The organization points out that on average, a helicopter accident happens once a day worldwide, adding that 91 of the accidents that took place during 2010 resulted in the deaths of 222 people.
IHST analysis indicates that higher accident rates are evident among general aviation, training and small operators than for commercial missions such as EMS, law enforcement and tour operations.
According to a report from the U.S. Joint Helicopter Safety Analysis Team that studied 523 NTSB accident reports from three different years (2000, 2001 and 2006), personal flying and training accounted for the two highest percentages of the total helicopter accidents by industry/mission type, at 18.5 and 17.6 percent, respectively (see chart). Aerial application is the only other mission type to reach a double-digit share (10.3 percent), with many larger-scale operations coming in lower, including EMS at 7.6 percent, commercial at 7.5 percent, law enforcement at 6.5 percent and air tour at 5.9 percent. Offshore (at 4.2 percent) and firefighting (at 3.6 percent) are among the lower half of the 15 categories.
JHSAT also broke down the statistical information from the NTSB reports into activities, finding that instructional/training accounted for 22.8 percent of the accidents, followed by positioning at 13.2 percent, personal/private at 12.4 percent, passenger/cargo at 9.8 percent and aerial application at 9.0 percent. Among the 16 activities identified in the study, law enforcement (at 2.5 percent), EMS (1.1 percent), electronic newsgathering (1.0 percent), utility (1.0 percent) and SAR (0.4 percent) ranked in the bottom six.
IHST is calling for the entire helicopter community to get involved in raising awareness. The organization offers a series of safety toolkits, reports and presentations at www.ihst.org and is seeking to launch a "more expansive" grassroots campaign targeted at improving safety. "When the entire helicopter industry steps up to voluntarily address safety, everyone benefits," the group notes in a statement.
A conglomerate of industry and government representatives, IHST formed in 2005, and in 2006 set the target at lowering the accident rate by 80 percent over the subsequent decade. FAA, HAI, the American Helicopter Society and the Helicopter Association of Canada are all involved, and industry partners include AgustaWestland, Bell, CHC Helicopter, Eurocopter, Shell Aircraft and Sikorsky. From 2001-2005, the global accident rate stood at 9.4 accidents per 100,000 operating hours. IHST's goal is to shrink that number to 1.9 accidents per 100,000 hours by 2016.


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A book about fly-fishing rescued from our "dead books" pile five years ago resurfaces as a show.
James Prosek is an artist, fly-fisher, author, and environmental activist who has always, as he puts it, found God "through the theater of nature." From a young age he has been fascinated by trout and now eel - which he sees as "mystical creatures" - and he's captured them literally and artistically, by way of both angling and paint. We explore the sense of meaning and mystery he has developed along the way, including his concern with how we humans limit our sense of other creatures by the names we give them.
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Mr. Tolle's writings (and also his works on CD) are some of our favorites. He was prominent influence on the title song from our 2008 CD "It's Time That Time Was Overthrown". The idea of Time Overthrown is to move into a more mature, complete understanding of time's dual aspects – what the Greeks referred to as "chronos & kairos"; chronological time and the Now moment. This is precisely what it seems to us that Mr. Tolle is pointing to.
He was also a great inspiration throughout the writing of our first book, "The Now Exspirientuality(tm): A Philosophy of Unity (Conversations with Dog, Book I)". Among other fresh ideas our book presents "The One Exercise", which is quite complementary to Mr. Tolle's ideas about living in, and from, the perpetual Now moment. It's a "no-step" exercise; one that does not give the practitioner time in which to attain this "new state of consciousness". While engaging The One Exercise one cannot escape the Opportunity to accept what is, at every turn.
We look forward to receiving our first copies, as we plan to send one to Mr. Tolle.
The book was primarily written to complement the CD, which was primarily written to raise awareness of the Opportunity of Audience Inclusion. This is a practice that I (Greg) have engaged since 1995 and advocated since 1998 – the simple practice of musicians Living The Lyrics and going beyond traditional venues to share their music in Community Venues. These are places like senior & nursing homes, and facilities for disabled children and adults.
The idea of Living the Lyrics and practicing Audience Inclusion is precisely Mr. Tolle's idea of living in the Now – precisely the idea that the only time for the Good Thing is Now, and Here the only place. As Alice the Canine Messiah once told me, it's like I'd been sitting around chatting with God, and God asked me "Gregory, what would things be like in your idea of Heaven? How would people act?"
And I was ready for that one, Alice said, and I began to launch into a nice intellectual idea of how people would act – how Others would be and not be, what they would say and not say, and so forth.
But God smiled, and gently raised a hand to silence me, and said "No, Show Me."
"And Now, Gregory," she finished, "you find yourself waking up Here, with me and your beloved Fellow Beings."
You ask below how often I practice my faith – I cannot escape my Faith, since beginning to practice The One Exercise, for my Faith is in This Here Now…
We welcome the Opportunity to send you a copy of the book when we have them available – hopefully in the next three to six weeks.
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Best of Now, always,
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Hearing Prosek speak about his beliefs of our tiny lives, "our small lives that we think are so important, but really aren't," gave me an immediate insight to the way we can look at our lives and realize that the foundation of human creation is our focus on the world, and not on the structure of our every day living. The the conversation with Prosek provoked a wonderful combination of inspiration and contentment for my imagination.
I've just been listening to your interview of James Prosek. Someone asked me this weekend about where I would place myself on the spectrum of faith orientation to science orientation. I find this to be a false spectrum drawn out of the assumption of a dichotomy I don't believe actually exists.
It is sometimes very difficult to find people who value magic, mystery, faith, and uncertainty and also very much embrace science. I would really love to be able to talk with Mr. Prosek as he seems to share this perspective. It was so refreshing to hear him just speak openly about how he sees the world with no air of argument or need for intellectual justification. Unfortunately, though his web presence is impressive, none of the most popular pages that feature him offer any contact information.
I'm hopeful that whoever receives this message might have the means of forwarding it to him.
Mr. Prosek - if you actually do get this - I'd love to hear more about how you see the world all fitting or colliding together. I'm a counselor/psychotherapist with a background in environmental biology and an interest in the brain, spirituality, and contextual human development. I'm basically interested in understanding how to live well and how science may be able to validate that which we already know about living well in a way that generates immediately useful interventions for those who are most at risk of living miserably. I'm sure that is extremely vague and weirdly specific all at the same time! I'm just interested in everything.
In the interview I just listened to I felt a little as if I was hearing from a kindred spirit.
I know this message is a bit silly and almost definitely a crap shoot, but it's worth asking... could we talk? Or email? Friend each other on Facebook?
I hope you actually read this.
Sincerely -
Emily Kane, Pittsburgh, PA
I was slightly disturbed by the characterization of fisherman as gentle, peaceful folk. They are catching and killing fish, are they not? i'm not arguing that fishing isn't spiritual, but I think James Prosek should acknowledge that part of his communicating with nature includes killing and eating part of that nature...
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In answer to your question, NO, fishermen aren't all catching and killing fish. Most fisherman practice catch-and-release. The fish is caught and returned to the water unharmed. Prosec has written and spoke on the topic at length. True - some are killed and eaten by fly-fishers and other angler, but not the majority. Everyone on the planet is "killing and eating part of nature" be it animal or plant life.
Sunday Morning August 9.2009 Sadly I just heard he very end of the Speaker this morning, concerning eels and the Phillippines. He stated that 'we are all moving'. I would like to suggest that "we are all evolving" or " we are all part of Evolution" would be a better expression of the concept,
I have a very difficult time reconciling spirituality with killing another living creature, or causing deliberate harm to that creature. When I respect, admire, feel a connection to, or otherwise revere another living creature, I try very hard NOT to cause him or her any harm. While we all do harm inadvertantly or unavoidably, to choose to do harm to another seems the antithesis of spirituality. I think that our "spirituality" can become the rationale for engaging in an activity that hopefully in the future will be seen clearly as inhumane. I wish you would do some shows on the connections between spirituality and loving kindness toward all other creatures, veganism and spirituality, working for animal welfare and spirituality. But please don't continue to make excuses for people whose actions are cruel, no matter how well-meaning, talented or thoughtful they may be.
I was disappointed that this deeply reflective, highly articulate person felt that he was communing with fish "at the end of a line." There are ample studies now documenting that fish feel pain. There are studies that fish have culture. Yet, James did not articulate any sense that what he was doing was very one-sided, with seemingly no empathy for the fish. Paradoxically, he seems to understand everything else about the fish except for what they must feel. I wish Krista would have raised this point in the interview.
Hi, this interview is rich, meaning there is so much of beauty in Mr. Prosek's obvious spirituality, of field and stream and his deep and beautiful philosophical background and beliefs.
I have been reading a book by Nigel Spivey called Enduring Creation and I am feeling the great metaphors and deep truths in language itself, as in this book title, because to endure in life, is to suffer repeatedly and to endure is to keep on going as infinity is for forever. I see a story here and it's coded within words themselves and I say, this story is ultimately about LOVE.
It all connects.
To reflect is also a water word, meaning what not only mirrors from the depths but though itself.
In Hebrew the word for man is ISH and for woman ISHA. We recognize ourselves in Fish, which contains this Hebrew word. Maybe the F which so resembles a key, is the key. We came from the sea and to perceive deeply is to SEE.
A boat in Scituate MA caught my eye, called In MOCEAN. Think about the motion in E motion and what moves us all. I am following a language based story and it is deeply spiritual.
We do it too with whimsy, the comic in cosmic:
We all strive to keep on an even kEEL, and so I am struck by Mr. Prosek's stories about eels, about the diversion of nature, about magic and that big eel that scared people away from the road construction. Boats need their keels and we have to work hard so we don't keel over with whatever hits us in life, because life is surely hard, for us all.
I too see, a divine pantheism because God is wherever I go, meaning all nature of which we are a part. and apart. Life is bipolar and it is the greatest existential angst to recognize the dichotomies, of one in l one liness.
With thanks for a most sensitive and beautiful conversation!
in divining what's beautiful and true in life's endless metaphors, we reach new understandings of what it is to be part of creation and to create and recreate. We move into the heart of art.
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"Fishing with Mystery" was an incredible piece. James Prosek gave me a whole new perspective on faith and worship. I similarly grew up in a not very religious home, and I cannot remember the last time I attended church. However, I have always been fascinated by the beauty and serenity of nature. I like James' idea of nature being a house of worship; by enjoying the extraordinary events of nature, you are worshiping God and all that he has created. Many things in life and nature are taken for granted, and by taking the time to appreciate and respect these things, we are in turn appreciating and respecting the Creator himself.


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Conference on Languages in Contact Groningen University November 25-26, 1999 REGISTRATION IS OPEN A conference on languages in contact will be held on November 25-26, 1999, at the University of Groningen. This conference will include sessions devoted to descriptive and theoretical aspects of language contact. For registration: http://www.let.rug.nl/LiC The aim of this conference is to discuss language contact. Issues for discussion involve pidgins and creoles, minorities and their languages, Diaspora situations, 'Sprachbund' phenomena, extralinguistic correlates of variety in contact situations, problems of endangered languages and the typology of these languages. The conference will be held on the occasion of the degree of honorary doctor in St Petersburg of Dr Tjeerd de Graaf. Keynote speakers, in alphabetical order: Liya Bondarko (University of St Petersburg) Bernard Comrie (Max Planck Institute Leipzig) Evgenij Golovko (Russian Academy of Sciences) Pieter Muysken (University of Leiden) Sally Thomason (University of Michigan) For More Information: INTERNET at the site: http://www.let.rug.nl/LiC The organisers should like to ask all participants to arrange their registration there. The organizing committee John Nerbonne, Jos Schaeken, Dicky Gilbers Department of Linguistics University of Groningen Oude Kijk in `t Jatstraat 26 9712 EK Groningen The Netherlands e-mail: nerbonnelet.rug.nl, schaekenlet.rug.nl, gilberslet.rug.nl fax: +31-50-3636855 ====================================================================== Dicky Gilbers http://www.let.rug.nl/~gilbers/ e-mail: gilberslet.rug.nl Faculty of Arts Department of Linguistics P.O. Box 716 9700 AS Groningen The Netherlands tel.: +31 50 363 59 83 fax: +31 50 363 49 00 ======================================================================Mail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue


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[Hannover, Germany] While the sluggish global economy caused fewer ground-breaking product introductions, Domotex Hannover, held from Jan. 12 to 15, was still all about innovation bringing real cost saving and performance enhancing innovations to the audience here.
Belgium-based Balterio spent more than $3.3 million in research and development to launch Integro, a commercially rated 4mm waterproof 49.7" X 7.5" plank composed of carpet waste obtained from its parent company Balta. While selling for a premium ($5 to $6 per square foot) compared to traditional laminate and vinyl planks, Integro is waterproof, quiet, flexible, free of chlorine and features non-repeating digitally printed decors as well as embossed-in-registration (EIR) and real V-grooves.
Balterio has invested in a new Belgian production facility exclusively for Integro, which was also introduced in the U.S. at Surfaces last month.
"There is not a single wood fiber in this product, it is completely plastic and made from carpet waste," said Franky Terrijn, marketing director, Balterio. "There's a great environmental and waterproof story that goes along with this floor. It's perfect for bathrooms and kitchens. It has a higher visual resolution than luxury vinyl tile and it doesn't have the hollow sound or pattern repeats of laminate."
Likewise, Switzerland-based Floover displayed SplasH2O, a new waterproof 5mm and 8mm commercial floor composed of virgin PVC composite cores and woven vinyl surfaces with commercial carpet visuals.
"The idea is to provide an alternative solution that is waterproof, antibacterial, slip resistant and guaranteed not to swell," said Rolf Wilhelm, sales manager, Floover. "You won't find those properties in carpet or laminate."
Germany-based Classen extended its position as a leading vertically integrated global supplier of cost competitive laminate flooring by exhibiting the latest in digital print technology. The company's new Liquid Laminate Technology (LLT) allows it to print small, custom runs while maintaining low prices, according to managing director Jürgen Resch.
"We are focused on cost and volume and our new digital printing is a major advantage," he said. "It's cheaper to produce than traditional laminate but without pattern repeats. We can also do small, custom patterns without losing efficiencies."
Meanwhile, Välinge chairman Darko Pervan said the Swedish company has found a way to reduce digital printing expenses by replacing expensive inks and clogged printer heads with water and pigmented recycled wood dust; the latest evolution of its Wood Powder technology.
The new method, Binder and Powder Printing (BAP), works by digitally printing water onto coreboards featuring a basecoat of wood powder. The water then acts as a binder for subsequent layers of pigmented powder that creates wood, stone or custom designs. Powder from areas not bound by water are then vacuumed up and recycled back into the process.
"This may be our greatest invention," said Pervan. "Powder is a tremendous improvement. Not only can it create equal designs to what's available in traditional laminate it is much more cost efficient than paper and inks. It's 10 times cheaper. It sounds simple. But all of our success has been inventing something easier, cheaper and better."
Despite these innovations into alternative floor formats, many exhibitors and attendees walking the show expressed disappointment that fewer aggressive product differentiation was displayed than is typically shown here. Past years have brought seven foot LVT planks, magnetic floors, 20 foot-plus wood boards and other unique platforms to market.
"We're not seeing the wide variation in products because nobody wants to take risks with the economy being the way it is," said Rick Barrett, general manager of Minnesota-based Midwest Hardwood. "There are wider boards but everybody has the same oak visuals in the same colors. There are also fewer exotics because everyone wants to appear eco-friendly. Overall, all I see are small variations within the same look."
Tom Van Poyer, global commercial manager for ChinaFloors said, "It's real strange. There's not the same level of innovation as past years. That's one of the main reasons people come to this show. It's a bit disappointing."


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Steve_Kinley wrote:Yes, the race is on regardless of snowfall, assuming the ground is frozen. The school grounds guy has his snowmobile ready to help clear the trails if necessary.
Steve, please keep us apprised as to snow depth and condition. We have to decide on what tire to use.
how many are you expecting tomorrow? may make the trip out if turnout looks to be good..
So, any predictions for tomorrow?
Steve_Kinley wrote:The course is marked and it looks like fat bikes might have the advantage
Sortaslow wrote:Thanks Steve, Ben and I think Chris the grounds crew?
Good time. Tough course. Gps of the track: about 7 miles? Can anybody confirm?
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We posted the 'top 486 releases of 2011 according to you' a while ago, now it's time for the individual Incubate employees year-lists! Every day until the end of 2011, we're going to post the top 10 year-lists of the Incubate employees. There're also links to Spotify (or to other sources where you can find […]
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86 top-10's submitted, 486 unique releases submitted resulting in a top 448 releases of 2011; yeah, the call for year-lists seems to be quite a success. It's not a big surprise the magnificent Let England Shake-album by PJ Harvey ended up on number one in the We Are Incubate year-list 2011, followed by The War […]
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FOX Sports Southwest to televise weekly UTSA football magazine show
DALLAS — FOX Sports (FS) Southwest announced Friday that it will televise a weekly 30-minute magazine show this fall titled "UTSA Football Insider" that once again will feature the school's football program.
The series will premiere with a special edition at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 27. The show then will begin its regular time slot the following week at 4:30 p.m. each Thursday throughout the season.
Veteran FS Southwest sportscaster Bill Land will host the program and will be joined by UTSA head coach Larry Coker and his staff to provide analysis on the Roadrunners as they enter their second season of competition.
"UTSA Football Insider" will give fans an all-access look of all aspects of the program with game highlights and previews in addition to feature stories on players and activities around the UTSA campus supporting the team.
The Roadrunners enjoyed a banner inaugural season in 2011 that saw them set NCAA start-up program records for first-game (56,743) and average home (35,521) attendance.
FS Southwest was there along the way, as it chronicled the start of the program and its successful first season in the reality sports documentary series "UTSA Football: The Birth of a Program."
The Roadrunners open their second season of play on Thursday, Aug. 30, at South Alabama, while UTSA's home opener will be played nine days later against Texas A&M-Commerce at the Alamodome.


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Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Shoedazzle Shoe Purchase of the Month - Filippa
Hope you had an amazing Fourth of July Weekend, Canada Day, or regular old weekend wherever you are. I spent the entire weekend studying for an exam today. I'll be back with regular scheduled programming tomorrow, and I'll also announce my birthday giveaway winners. Meanwhile, I'm back with my Shoedazzle purchase of the month. Last time I went super bright and this time, I stuck with neutrals. I'm a sucker for tan wedges!
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This month I picked up Filippa.
I love tan, camel colored shoes. These also come in black. Wedges are also some of my favorites because they're a little easier to wear. I like how the straps seem like a flexible, leather like material because that will add to more comfort. The wedge looks high but not ridiculously so. I hope the skinny strap in front doesn't cut into my toes. But if they hurt, i'll just return them!
They suggest wearing them with jean cut offs and a funky top, but I'll probably rock them with skirts and sun dresses.
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- jrokxzmakeup1 said...
Am a sucker for neutrals as well lol
Loved the wedges :)
- July 5, 2011 at 10:51 AM
- Jackee said...
Very cute! I love ShoeDazzle. I should be getting my news ones from June soon. I had to return my original selection because one of the straps broke! :(
- July 5, 2011 at 12:08 PM
- Shades Professional Makeup said...
Unfortunately Shoedazzle and Just Fabulous do not cater to internationals like myself so all I could do is admire the shoes online but GORGEOUS shoe!!
- July 5, 2011 at 12:33 PM
- SheerBeauty said...
Wedges are my fav type of shoes, great pruchase they look real cute.
- July 5, 2011 at 1:34 PM
- Caryn said...
I also love ShoeDazzle, and have my eye on something for this month but not sure I can afford it.
- July 6, 2011 at 3:18 AM
- Kristendoll said...
ok so I have been confused about shoe dazzle for the longest! How exactly does it work? Do I pay every month and then pay for a shoe if I decide to buy one? Or how does it work! Idk why I am so confused!
- July 6, 2011 at 1:10 PM
- Suki said...
I love the criss-cross design and these will look super cute with dresses!
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Castoro Cellars on Sauvignon Blanc -
It piqued my interest when I learned that Sauvignon Blanc would be the varietal of the month for Castoro Cellars to expound on. Way back when I was an eager enology student we had a class that involved one lecture on each of the major grape varieties.
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The various faculty members took turns and it was the legendary UCD professor Maynard Amerine that gave our Sauvignon Blanc lecture. He claimed it was his "desert island" wine because he never grew tired of its beguiling characteristics. I give him credit for initiating my love affair with this variety. Sauvignon Blanc will always have a major place in my personal cellar and no variety has more consistency in providing a satisfying glass of wine for me. Even the name has a nice flow off the tongue and not every variety can make that claim. Also, not of little import, is that Sauvignon Blanc usually has a very appealing color; they are typically pale yellow and are especially attractive when a greenish-yellow tint is present. Sauvignon Blanc has an aroma and flavor profile that seems lifted from an array of fresh fruits and to lesser degree herbs, which you would find on your table. Perhaps that is why I find it such a versatile wine and usable in many situations. Sauvignon Blanc goes well as a luncheon wine, an aperitif and with the lighter courses of dinner. Serve well chilled as that complements the leaner body and crispness of these wines; the aromatics will still be unleashed when tasted.
Enologically Sauvignon Blanc is in a unique category. The delicate aromatic characters do not lend themselves to high alcohol. All in all, Sauvignon Blanc will be lighter and crisper than the average white varietal. Therefore most winemakers choose to harvest it at lower levels of sugar content, resulting in lower alcohol and a higher acidity in the wine. These factors conspire to often make it the first variety to be harvested in the season. Most Sauvignon Blanc is fermented cool in stainless tanks, given minimal or no oak aging and bottled young, with the goal of having the varietal characteristics not be obscured. While Sauvignon Blanc is an easy wine to make, there is always the challenge of finding methods which tease the most intensity from the variety.
Viticulturally the variety has undergone a lot of study in relation to best farming practices. A few decades ago the reputation of this variety suffered from a rash of bottlings that were vegetative and off-putting in character. It turned out that those wines were coming from vineyards that were over fertilized and irrigated. Overgrown leaf canopies and shaded fruit was the source of the inferior character. Allowing the fruit more light and keeping the fruit to leaf ratio in better balance is now known to be the key to premium Sauvignon Blanc.
Historically Sauvignon Blanc is associated with the country of France. Specifically the Bordeaux and Loire Valley are key areas where the variety has historically gained renown. As if to prove the point of its versatility and appeal, it has found its way to most new world locations.
Finally I cannot help but mention, at least from a California perspective, how Sauvignon Blanc has always taken a backseat to Chardonnay. The merits of Chardonnay notwithstanding, I scratch my head at this fact and believe that Sauvignon Blanc should be just as highly regarded.
Tom Myers
Castoro Cellars