text:
The Jerry Weist Collection of Science-Fiction and Fantasy art, one of the most important collections of artwork from the genre to ever be offered, anchors Heritage Auction Galleries' June 27-28 sale.
Hannes Bok
Readers' Letters: Probate column is offensive; Bravo for Bok; Fakes still fake years later
Antique Trader subscribers write to say a recent column on the probate system is offensive, warn collectors about fake Lincoln briefs, cheer a column on Hannes Bok and bemoan the lack of security in most university rare book archives.
Hannes Bok: The fantasy artist who inspired Ray Bradbury
The covers of popular science fiction and horror pulps of the 1930s and '40s were meant to leap at the eye from their perches in dime store magazine racks; few of the artists working in this field have hung on to the attention of aficionados as much as Hannes Bok.


text:
Hertz Fellow, Mung Chiang, Wins $1M NSF Waterman Award; The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Salutes Achievement
Mar 28, 2013, 05:00 ET from The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation
LIVERMORE, Calif., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation proudly announces that 1999 Hertz Fellow, Mung Chiang, has won the highest National Science Foundation (NSF) honor for young researchers: the $1 million Alan T. Waterman Award. Chiang, Princeton University Professor of Electrical Engineering, uses innovative mathematical analysis to simplify and strengthen the design of wireless networks. Stating that he is "deeply humbled by this prestigious honor," Chiang was cited for his fundamental contributions to the analysis, design and performance optimization of wireless networks. The Waterman Award is granted annually to an outstanding young researcher in science or engineering fields supported by the foundation. The award is open to researchers aged 35 and younger.
Chiang is both an outstanding researcher and a dedicated teacher, according to H. Vincent Poor, Dean of the Princeton School of Engineering and Applied Science. "Mung is a tremendous asset to Princeton engineering and to Princeton more broadly," said Poor. "Through his close and extensive interactions with industry, he has had a deep impact on the development of new generations of communications networks. At a relatively young age, he has already what most of us can only hope to achieve in an entire career."
Chiang is founder of Princeton's EDGE Laboratory and he praised the work of his co-researchers there. In addition to being a Hertz Fellow, Chiang is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, receiving the institute's Kiyo Tomiyasu Award in 2012. He is also the recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the NSF and Office of Naval Research award for young investigators, and a Technology Review TR35 young innovator award. Chiang joined the Princeton faculty after receiving his electrical engineering doctorate in 2003 from Stanford University.
"Dr. Mung Chiang represents the remarkable community of Hertz Fellows," stated Hertz Foundation President, Dr. Jay Davis. "We're extremely proud to witness how his career is progressing so brilliantly – and to see it receive this kind of acknowledgement."
About the Hertz Foundation
Now celebrating half a century of granting this country's most generous PhD Fellowship, the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation contributes to the scientific and engineering strength of the nation. We invest in the young applied scientists and engineers whose good character and creative spirit have the power to change the world. The Hertz Foundation provides the financial support that gives Fellows the freedom to innovate in their doctoral research. The highly competitive, annual selection process includes a comprehensive written application, four references, and two rounds of technical interviews by recognized leaders in applied science and engineering. In addition to supporting the Fellows in their graduate education, the Foundation provides unique seminars, workshops and symposia that take place away from their campus environments. These gatherings expose the in-school Fellows to national leaders and researchers. A flourishing Hertz Fellows Community collaborates across disciplines, augmenting the vibrancy of innovation. More information about the Hertz Foundation can be found at www.hertzfoundation.org.
SOURCE The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Broadcasters #85
The on-air staff of BBC Radio One, circa 1967.
|your thoughts:
7 comments:
- Tod Brody said...
Gosh, all white guys...one guy in the front row looks vaguely ethnic, but other than that. Today's BBC seems to have at least as many women as men, and exotic accents from all over the world (at least on the World Service). Progress?
- January 15, 2011 3:25 PM
- swac said...
Hey, but at least they were dapper. Well, except for that Peel fellow.
- January 15, 2011 11:12 PM
- Wellwynder said...
The guy who looks vaguely ethnic is Mike Raven, who was as English as the rest of them (except Terry Wogan, who's Irish) although he did play mostly black music. His blues show was one of the highlights of BBC radio in the late 1960s.
- January 16, 2011 11:09 AM
- Spiracle said...
Back row: Tony Blackburn, Jimmy Young, Kenny Everett, Duncan Johnson (who was Canadian), Robin Scott, David Ryder, Dave Cash, Pete Brady, David Symonds
Middle row: Bob Holness, Terry Wogan, Barry Alldis, Mike Lennox, Keith Skues, Chris Denning, Johnny Moran, Pete Myers
Front row: Pete Murray, Ed Stewart, Pete Drummond, Mike Raven, Mike Ahern, John Peel.
Blackburn, Wogan, Stewart & Skues I know are still with us. Not too sure of the rest.
- January 17, 2011 7:25 AM
- swac said...
Speaking as one who is ethnically Canadian, I appreciate your diligence, Spiracle!
- January 17, 2011 10:46 AM
- Richard Gibson said...
They are all on the steps of All Souls Church, literally next door to Broadcasting House, which is a wonderful Art-Deco building and one of London's finest. All Souls is the prettiest sight on that end of Regent Street.
- January 19, 2011 4:35 PM
- Wellwynder said...
Gosh, yes! That is indeed Bob Holness, middle left - the man who didn't play the sax break on 'Baker Street'.
- January 20, 2011 10:41 AM


text:
Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013
Trial and error has taught you lots of valuable shortcuts that you're likely to use in the year ahead. Certain objectives that you previously had difficulty achieving can now be done with relative ease.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- If you want to assert yourself, it's important that you do so without being aggressive. Be tactful and considerate, but also firm.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- You're a quick study and capable of learning much from other people as well as from books. It behooves you to closely observe the habits of people you admire.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- It could be one of those times when the people you know could be just as important as the things you know. Hanging out with certain associates could prove to be extremely helpful.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- What makes you so successful is your cooperative spirit. Anyone whom you assist or go out of your way for will feel impelled to respond equivalently.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- The best way to enhance your feelings of self-worth is to busy your heart, head and hands with lots of productive activities. Make everything you do count.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- There is likely to be an additional facet to your personality that makes you even more appealing and fascinating to people. When you sense it, use it, but do so responsibly.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Give top priority to anything you can do to make things happier in the household, especially if someone is feeling down in the dumps.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- If you're in charge of a social gathering, it behooves you to limit the participants to a few choice pals. It's likely to be more fun if there aren't too many people involved.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- There is a strong possibility that you could derive profit through an involvement with a close relative or a friend of the family. Chances are you won't have to ask to be included.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Your gift of persuasion is one of your strongest assets, so if you have a special idea or product that you're trying to sell or promote, make your pitch now. You won't find a better time.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Lucky you, because one of your greatest benefits is likely to come through the good auspices of another and not from anything you do on your own. Good people help other good people.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Someone you recently met and liked is as eager to get to know you better as you are to know him or her. However, this person is really shy, so it's going to be up to you to make the first move.
Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013
Remain optimistic while looking for upswings in both your personal and financial affairs in the year ahead. Adopting some positive convictions is one of the quickest ways to attract good things in ways you might never suspect.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Your enthusiastic nature is exceptionally contagious, and it won't take much to get others involved in whatever interests you. However, you'll be selective as to whom you enroll.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- This could be one of those strange days when you might not do much right, yet everything will turn out OK. Work on something big while Lady Luck is with you.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- What makes you so effectively persuasive is your ability to isolate a key person and turn him or her into your ally. This person will convince others to join your cause.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Something you're trying to put together with another has a good chance of succeeding if you plan your strategy while your mind is rested and,a bit sharper than usual.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- If you're required to make an important decision that is likely to have some far-reaching effects, try to make it now, while the aspects say your faculties are keenest.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You want to see things through to their conclusions, but sticking to any one project is another story. Today, however, chances are you will finish what you start.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Your sphere of influence is likely to be very pronounced, making a strong impact on most everything you do. You'll even be able to solve some difficult problems with ease.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Don't allow small distractions to disturb you. You'll have a natural way of working things out for the ultimate good, regardless of hiccups.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- If you're not totally spent from the holidays, make an effort to make some quality time for activities that require physical and mental exertion. It'll help revitalize your outlook.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- You could be rather fortunate where your material circumstances are concerned. The opportunity to profit from one of your many irons in the fire is quite high.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Bold leadership, good judgment and strong initiative can be some of your more dominating characteristics, and it's one of those times when you might be motivated to use them all.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Huge influences that you probably aren't aware of will be stirring beneath the surface. When they do decide to emerge, they'll prove to be materially lucky for you.


text:
AP's Initial Take Miscasts Less Gloomy Consumer Confidence Report
The Associated Press's opening four-paragraph unbylined take (also saved here) on the Conference Board's July consumer confidence report comes off to yours truly as a desperate attempt to play "Happy Days Are Here Again" with selective reporting.
Start with the item's headline: "US consumers more confident in the economy in July" Uh, no. Given that a value of 90 is what the AP acknowledges in a later paragraph "indicates a healthy economy," today's overall reading of 65.9, up from 62.7 in June, means that consumers are less gloomy or less downbeat. Confident? Hardly. AP even got the report's underlying indicators wrong:
U.S. consumer confidence rose in July after four months of declines, as a brighter outlook for short-term hiring offset longer-term worries about the economy.
Concerning employment, the Conference Board reported that "Those expecting more jobs in the months ahead increased to 17.6 percent from 14.8 percent, while those anticipating fewer jobs edged down to 20.3 percent from 20.8 percent." Again, guys, "not as awful," not "brighter."
In current metrics, AP clearly cherry-picked. Yes, the short-term hiring outlook improved a bit, but, quoting from the Board's report:
- Contradictory -- "The Present Situation Index, however, decreased slightly to 46.2 from 46.6 a month ago."
- Inconclusive -- "Those claiming business conditions are "good" declined to 13.8 percent from 14.2 percent, while those saying business conditions are "bad" decreased to 34.2 percent from 35.9 percent."
- Inconclusive -- "Those stating jobs are "hard to get" declined to 40.8 percent from 41.2 percent, while those claiming jobs are "plentiful" decreased to 7.8 percent from 8.3 percent."
As to expectations, the Board said that its "Expectations Index improved to 79.1 from 73.4" without breaking out short-term from long-term. Concerning the short-term, it wrote that "The percentage of consumers expecting business conditions to improve over the next six months rose to 18.9 percent from 16.0 percent, while those anticipating business conditions will worsen decreased to 14.6 percent from 15.8 percent."
Those are only marginal short-term improvements, meaning that the rest of the improvements must have been long-term in nature. It's hard to know for sure without seeing the subscribers-only full report, but what the Board did tell the public would seem to contradict AP's implication that there was minimal or even downward movement in "longer-term worries about the economy."
All in all, another routine exercise in miscasting economic news by the Administration's Press.
Cross-posted at BizzyBlog.com.


text:
Pain d'Avignon Map
15 Hinckley Rd. (Barnstable Rd.)
508-778-8588 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
Use this map to Pain d'Avignon to get there and back safely. If the "Get directions" pop-up does not appear, click the green arrow to get driving directions to and from this restaurant.
Find out which restaurants and chefs top the list of GAYOT's 2016 Annual Restaurant Awards.


text:
Mozambique Travel
Our selection of Mozambique's best lodges, camps, hotels, cruises and places to stay, based on regular visits by our travel experts and feedback from happy clients. Our Mozambique travel experts have hand-crafted our designer holidays, blending the best game safaris, deserted beaches, scuba and snorkeling, golf, sailing, bird watching, photography and more.
Mozambique Map
We Loved It
Thank you once again for your incredible service. Your service and attention to detail was what made all the difference and it made a difficult job of booking a dream holiday really easy.Warren
It was just perfect
In a nutshell…it was the best holiday of our lives. Quilalea is the perfect destination. Every last detail was just perfect.Dawid


text:
For some reasons this item is not available at the moment. Please contact our support at email@example.com for more detailed information or check these categories for similar items:
Winged Hussars were legend of their own times.
Winged Hussar armor is great interpretation of Western Armor with excellent flexibility and low weight.
in comparison to Western analogues.
I'm happy to represent here Generation II historically accurate version of Winged Hussar's knight armor suit realized in 14 (helmet) and 16 ga cold-rolled steel.
Complete set represented on picture
-legs with flexible upper part
-arm bracers of traditional Eastern Europe shape
-cuirass (breast- and back-plates included) with flexible low-part
-spaulders and gorget
-winged helmet.
In comparison to Generation II suit this one have significant changes as sliding rivets joints, winged helmet with 2-positions nasal, spaulders with originally bordered 'wave' edges. Overall this is great functional plate combat armor, good for most types of armored combat and knight tournaments.
Full list of measurements will be send as soon as armor ordered.
Check full list of measurements here
Available in stainless steel for $280 extra.
Important note about measurements: please take into account that we need your measurements in gambeson, choses or other under-armour gear you are planning to use with this armor. The only exception is when you are ordering both armour and padding from our company — in this case you can send us your body measurements. For sabatons please send your footwear actual measurements.
Post your comment / Ask question
Your comment will be published on site only if it is a general question about item or purchase rules. Personal questions about orders or specific options will be answered privately.


text:
In an old wooden fishing boat packed with 19 Cubans, 23-year-old Julio Gonzalez sat atop the hot engine, sweating as he bailed out the saltwater seeping through the floor of the Analuisa.
Julio's wife of four months, Miralys, sat with their puppy, Sisi, on her lap. Hours passed, and the fresh water dwindled. So did the gas. The jokes between family and friends turned into arguments, then silence.
Ahead was nothing but deep blue uncertainty. Behind was the only home they'd ever known.
Then, they saw it: First, the smokestack. Then the towering ship. A Carnival cruise ship: the Ecstasy.
As Julio ate a meal provided by the crew, he wondered, Is this a dream?
The Analuisa sailed from Mariel Harbor into the Florida Straits at 1 a.m. on Aug. 16, 1994.
A few days earlier, Miralys' parents called their daughter and son-in-law and told them to pack their bags and travel 49 miles to Mariel Harbor.
The should be ready to take to the seas, Miralys' mother said: Fidel Castro, then Cuba's president, was allowing people to leave the country.
Miralys and Julio knew it was time to go.
She was a college student studying biology, but was afraid it would not lead to a better life because jobs were scarce. He was a national champion kayaker, frustrated that the government wouldn't let him leave the country to compete internationally.
Julio left without saying goodbye to his mother. There was no time.
The couple spent 14 hours in the sea before abandoning the Analuisa.
As the Ecstasy pulled into Key West a few days later, the couple found a surprise — the Analuisa, docked on land.
How did it get there, they wondered?
Years later, they learned from an author researching a book about the exodus that four Cuban men on a broken-down boat had drifted until they spotted the Analuisa.
The men got inside and touched the engine that had been Julio's seat. It was still hot. The Analuisa carried the men safely to Key West.
On land, reality set in for Miralys and Julio.
The couple ended up at the Krome Detention Center in Miami with other refugees and were forced to leave Sisi behind, chasing the bus.
After 3 1/2 months, they were released and joined family in North Tampa.
Miralys' mother spent months tracking down Sisi in animal shelters. She found her in Key West. The poodle mix had been adopted, but the new owner gave her back to the family.
The only reunion still unresolved is between Julio and his family. It pains him that he hasn't seen his mother in 14 years and his children still haven't met their grandmother.
But he refuses to return to Cuba.
"What am I going to show my kids back there?" Julio asks. "Poverty?"
Now 37, Julio says the scary voyage was worth the life the couple has carved out in Citrus Park. Their kids, Julio Jr., 13, and Giovanna, 6, go to a Montessori school and take gymnastics classes.
They're learning to speak Spanish.
Researcher John Martin contributed to this report. Alexandra Zayas can be reached at email@example.com or (813) 226-3354.


text:
Archive for the 'Social Media' Category
A Weekend of Pinot Starts Wed July 24th on #WineChat #IPNC – Join Me for Virtual Tasting of Willamette Valley
This is one of my favorite weeks of the summer and has become an annual ritual: Fly into Portland for a few days of work, hit the amazing Oregon Brewers Festival for a few hours, generic cialis then head north to McMinnville in Willamette Valley, Oregon for the incredible immersion into Pinot Noir at the International Pinot Noir Celebration, IPNC.
I start out every year at Counter Culture. an incredible food and wine event held every year at Anne Amie, where some of Portland's best eateries show their wares, paired with amazing wines. (Not just Pinot, a nice start.) There are also a slew of winemaker dinners available.
Friday and Saturday are then immersed in seminars, tastings, entertainment, and some of the best food I will eat all summer, surrounded by 70 Pinot Noir producers from all over the world, a healthy chunk from Burgundy.
It's with good reason the NY Times says "Nothing else is as well run and instructive" and Bon Appetit says "Unquestionably the best for lovers of Pinot Noir. I couldn't agree more. The event is as attended by casual consumers as it is winemakers, and offers something for everyone. Counter Culture and Friday, Saturday are sold out, but you can still experience all 70 producers Sunday at the Passport to Pinot.
To celebrate and get things kicked off, I have organized a special virtual tasting of Willamette Valley Pinot Noir, on this weeks #Winechat, a popular weekly Twitter tasting.
Join me, and guest Emily Richardson of Williamette Valley Wines Wednesday July 24th from 6-7 pm Pacific, as your hosts. Willamette Valley wineries Eyrie Vineyards, Sokol Blosser, R. Stuart, Montinore, and Elk Cove, will also be joining us.
Theme – IPNC and Willamette Vallley Pinot Noir
The #Winechat theme is timed to coincide with that Weekend's Friday-Sunday International Pinot Noir Celebration (IPNC. )
The theme is Pinot Noir, but if possible try and taste and share a bottle from the Willamette Valley of Oregon.
You may register online here: http://winechatipnc.eventbrite.com/
Tasting DUAL Hashtags
We ask that during the tasting, you use the #IPNC Hashtag in addition to #Winechat.
What is #WineChat
#Winechat is a chat on @Twitter, one occurs every Wednesday [except for holidays] night from 9-10pm EST and 6-7 PM PST.
Each week they discuss a different topic or talk with different guests. You don't have to be a total wine geek to join – you must just have a thirst to learn and chat about wine!
Read here to learn more about #Winechat and how to participate: http://cuveecorner.blogspot.com/p/winechat.html
About IPNC
The 27th Annual IPNC is a three-day event, famous around the globe, as a mecca for lovers of Pinot noir and northwest cuisine. During the weekend, world-renowned winemakers, northwest chefs, esteemed media, epicures and wine lovers will gather in McMinnville, Oregon, for three days of exploring Pinot noir, savoring unforgettable meals, and learning and celebrating with luminaries of the food and wine world.
Tickets to the Fri/Sat event are sold out, but space is available for the amazing Sunday final walk around tasting of global producers of Pinot Noir. Tickets and info here: http://www.ipnc.org/passport.php
Special Winery Guests
A special thanks to Willamette Valley wineries Eyrie Vineyards, Sokol Blosser, R. Stuart, Montinore, and Elk Cove, who will also be joining us and sharing their thoughts and experiences.
Join Simple Hedonisms this Friday 4-6 pm for a Live Tasting of Steven Kent & La Rochelle Wines
Simple Hedonisms receives a fair amount of invites to attend live Twitter tastings – a format where you receive the wines, and then join other bloggers on Twitter, tasting, chatting and discussing.
I turn more of these down then accept these days, often either because of 'day job' travel conflicts or
often the wines are more mass market and just less interesting.
However I was super excited to receive an invitation to taste the great wines of Steven Kent (Mirassou) and his other label La Rochelle. La Rochelle specializes in Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.I discovered the La Rochelle Pinot Noir, some years ago at Pinot on The River and was a big fan.
What's This All About, and Can I Join?
Live, virtual tastings on Twitter can be quite fun to follow, and better yet, join in. Hand selected bloggers will be comparing notes, and engaging the winemaker cheap cialis from canada in questions and dialog.
You can follow along on Twitter hashtag #StevenKentWines – simply search for it on your Twitter browser or application. (You can also go to search.twitter.com and enter #StevenKentWines .)
On Twitter, you may join in and ask questions, reply to the winemakers or bloggers etc. (Twitter account required.)
You can also purchase the wines and share your thoughts!
Online Stores:
Feel free to also call the winery to find out what local shops may have it! Also check Wine-Searcher.com for Steven Kent and La Rochelle.
Wine shops like K&L Wines, JJ Buckley, and Beltramos carry them, amongst others.
Twitter Handles:
- Winemaker Steven Kent Mirassou – @StevenMirassou
- Steven Kent Winery – @skwinery
- La Rochelle – @larochellewine
Tasting Lineup
From 4-6 pm, Pacific time, the bloggers will taste through these wines with the winemaker:
- 2011 "Lola" (Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon Blend) $24
- 2010 La Rochelle Chardonnay, Dutton-Morelli Lane, Russian River Valley $65
- 2009 La Rochelle Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands $38
- 2009 La Rochelle Pinot Noir, Donum Estate, Carneros $75
- 2009 Steven Kent Petite Verdot, Ghielmetti Vineyard, Livermore Valley $50
- 2009 Steven Kent Cabernet, Home Ranch Vineyard, Livermore Valley $65
Find one and join us!
For those that miss it, I will add notes to my Cellartracker tasting notes – now over 1,000 notes recorded!
See you on Twitter, and cheers.
Related Articles
Immerse Yourself this Weekend in Pinot Noir
Join The Rhone Rangers and The Grenache Symposium, Friday Sept 21st for #GrenacheDay
Can you name the second most widely planted varietal in the world? Yes, it's Grenache. A grape beloved in France and Spain, under appreciated in the US, but growing in popularity.
Indeed, San Francisco wine writer Jon Bonné has been emphasizing for sometime now that Grenache represents everything American consumers are looking for in wine.
Rhone icon Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon waxes poetic about Grenache regularly on Twitter. The Twitter hashtag has been active for weeks with enthusiasts eager to gush about their passion.
Grenache is also my persona favorite varietal family. Family? Yes, when we celebrate Grenache Day its not just the red grape Grenache (Noir) but also Grenache Blanc (yes thats actually a white grape, not a pressed version of Grenache) and Grenache Gris, which is almost non existent in the US, sadly.
Grenache Blanc should be celebrated indeed- with less than 300 acres planted in California, we are fortunate to have it here, thanks to the efforts of Tablas Creek, ten years ago.
What is Grenache Day aka #GrenacheDay
The International Grenache Symposium, led by Marlene Angelloz, an energetic passionate lady I had the pleasure of meeting in Avignon earlier this year, is group dedicated to celebrating Grenache. The Symposium holds a number of events in Europe during the year. The culmination and global celebration is the third Friday in September, which co-incidentally is mid harvest for most Rhone vintners, self included.
The '#" sign in front of Grenache Day is reflective of the Twitter "hashtag" a mechanism that allows users on Twitter to sort the stream of "Tweets" 140 character posts, into one useful feed.
Varietal Days have
become quite popular on Twitter the last few years, and with a little practice is a great way to interact and share with other Grenache lovers.
This is a non commercial, non sponsored event. No monies are collected to participate, advertise, or be a part of. All that is required is a bit of passion, which you will find abound amongst Grenache lovers.
You can follow their website or Facebook page for more information and updates, and global event listings.
The Rhone buy overnight viagra Rangers Lead The US Charge
The Rhone Rangers are the leading US non profit organization dedicated to the education of American Rhone wines – that is Rhone style wines made from domestic grapes. With Hospice du Rhone seemingly muted and in transition, our organization is more committed than ever to this cause, and have rallied in a big way to support Grenache Day.
I say 'our' because I am a steadfast, contributing member. Originally as a 'Sidekick', then on the Marketing committee running Social Media. Ultimately that led to a Board of Directors position, and involvement in multiple committees. In 2011 I proudly also joined as a Vintner.
Not stopping there, most recently, I lead the re-forming of the North Coast chapter, consisting of 32 wineries, mostly in Sonoma county, but spanning Napa, Mendocino, and Lake Counties. If you tapped a vein right now, Grenache might indeed flow.
US Grenache Tastings & Events
Many Rhone Ranger wineries and Grenache producers are doing a number of special tastings, verticals, sales to celebrate.
Highlighted Rhone Rangers events include:
- Four walk around tastings held in Sacramento, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, and Paso Robles, on Friday Sept 21st. These events are being held at no charge, and are an excellent way for you to experience Grenache Noir, Grenache Blanc, Grenache Rosé, as well as blends based on Grenache, and intereact with the winemakers. A listing of times and locations can be found here. (You can also RVSP for the Santa Rosa event here, come visit, I will be pouring.)
- As a special warm up for our palates, the Rhone Rangers will lead a two hour Twitter Grenache seminar and tasting, the day before, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Each 30 minutes a special guest winery will lead the tasting and questions:
Ridge Vineyards(5:30 PM)
Bonny Doon, Randall Grahm (6 PM)
Two Shepherds (6:30 PM)
Tablas Creek & Tercero (7 PM).
Any winery can join in with the consumers and bloggers. The more the merrier. Bring a glass of Grenache (we'd prefer domestic for the tasting, but there are no rules) your questions, and be a part of the celebration.
I recommend the use of a tool like Hootsuite for Hashtag sorting, but you can also use the Twitter page via web browser, simply put #grenacheday in the search window.
For more information, and to RSVP, please go to: http://grenacheday12.eventbrite.com/
A Special Day, Amidst Our Most Special (and busy) Time of Year
Harvest comes only once a year, and is a joy filled, sleepless, rewarding time of the year for any passionate winemaker. We get one shot a year to express ourselves in our artisanal craft, factoring in a wealth of moving parts and things we have no real control over. (The largest being Mother Nature.)
Thus it is an extra special gift that wineries are taking precious time away to celebrate this beloved varietal with you. I hope you will by a bottle (or two)
and toast with friends and loved ones, in the spirit of appreciation, and celebration that is intended.
Cheers and Happy #GrenacheDay!
Related Articles
The Chronicle recommends: American Grenache
The Chronicle Recommends: Grenache Blanc
Grenache finds a star turn in California
Wine of the Week, Winery of the Month – Tablas Creek 2010 Patelin de Tablas Blanc
Winery of the Month: Highlights of Bonny Doon Vineyard's 'Day of the Doon' at San Juan Bautista 'Popelouchum' Vineyard
Why Rhone Wines & Wine Review: Wesley Ashley Wines – Intelligent Design Cuvee – #WBW71
March 24-25th in SF: "A Weekend Celebration of American Rhônes" or "Palate Enlightenment". Read, Learn, Share and Win Grand Tasting Tickets
Tuesday Mar 20th – Join The Rhone Rangers and "SonomaWilliam' for a Live Rhone Twitter Tasting 530-700 pm
Rhone Rhone Rhone! As I wrote Saturday in
March 24-25th in SF: "A Weekend Celebration of American Rhônes" or "Palate Enlightenment". Read, Learn, Share and Win Grand Tasting Tickets
March 24-25th in SF: "A Weekend Celebration of American Rhônes" or "Palate Enlightenment". Read, Learn, Share and Win Grand Tasting Ticketsthis weekend its all about Rhone wines.
To celebrate and get the Twitter Hashtag for the event, #RRSF warmed up, the Rhone Rangers canada pharmacy viagra (@RhoneRangers and I (@SonomaWilliam ) will be doing a live Rhone wine tasting and ask all of you to join us.
What's a Live Twitter tasting?
Just grab a bottle of Rhone wine (Domestic please in this case) preferably from one of the 140 Rhone Ranger members, crack it open, and share your
thoughts with the other bloggers, consumers, winemakers that will join us.
We have already lined up many of the Bay Are bloggers to join us, it should be a lively event! The more the merrier.
- Every time you Tweet during the tasting, use the hashtag #RRSF . This is the hashtag for this Weekend's event – lets get it warmed up.
- The tasting is from 530-7:00 pm Tuesday March 20th, Pacific time.
- For maximum benefit, set up a search column for #RRSF in a aggregation tool like Tweetdeck or Hootsuite – that way all the Tweets for the event are together. Worst case you can also do a search via a web browser simply click here.
Grab a bottle or glass, your smartphone or laptop, and
join the Rhone celebration – Rhone on with #RRSF !
Our Christmas Menu – Courtesy of Social Media Site Pinterest
The brief piece we did at Thanksgiving "Our Menu for Turkey Day, and a Great Visual Site – Pi
nterest" was actually quite popular, so we thought we'd do similar for our meal today.
Pinterest holds viagra china a lot of potential as a social media site. Don't let the fact that you have
to request an account deter you – one comes fairly quickly.
The Meal
This time, rather than cut and paste all the pictures from Pinterest, I am going to let you use the platform and click the link:
This link brings you to the 'board' I have created, where I re 'pinned' things from Michelle, who put a variety of ideas on her board for me to choose from.
You can then click on each picture and pin it to your own board. You may also launch to the original source website and find the recipe.
Viral food porn and crowd sourcing all in one!
Now, back to Christmas. Warm wishes from Simple Hedonism, thanks for following us over the years. Cheers!
October Meetup Double Feature: Wine Meetup/Industry Open House, and Wine Club Pickup Party at Sheldon & Krutz Wineries 2-6 pm. Food Truck Dinner Party after!
Sheldon Wines, Krutz Family Cellars, and Simple Hedonisms invites you to join us Sunday October 9 from 2-6 pm for an afternoon of Harvest fun & celebration. This busy time of year comes only once a year, and we'd like to thank
our patron and fellow wine-o's for your support.
New Day, Slight Format Twist
This month's meetup is a slighly different format – we are putting side by side a Krutz/Sheldon wine club & futures pick up as well as our monthly meetup. Its also a first to do a Sunday.
The Wine club event is scheduled for *loosely* 2-4 and the Meetup 4-6 pm but we encourage club members, patrons, winery staff and everyone to visit any time between 2-6 that works for you. The more the merrier.
You may RSVP here: http://octobermeetup.eventbrite.com/
No charge for Sheldon or Krutz Wine Club Members and Futures pickups, or wine industry (proof may be asked for at check in.) The general public is only $10 ($9 in advance) and includes all tastings from both wineries, some nibbles, and door prizes.
Jump on the Santa Rosa Wine Trail
Attendees will also receive a Santa Rosa Wine Trail card with two stamps. (If you came to our meetup at Inspiration you will now have 3!) Fill it up and enter for a case of wine for $1. You also get complimentary tasting at all members, and free corkage if you buy/bring a member winery bottle to Willi's Wine Bar.
Door prizes (new change)
Because of the altered format this month, door prizes will be drawn at the end of then event, and persons notified, you need not be present to win.
STAY AFTER; Food Truck Party!
The event ends at 6, but the party continues. Buy wines by the glass starting at only $5 and food truck vendor Ultra Crepes will be selling food. They were
a big hit at my recent Grenache Day tasting, selling 70 plates, both savory and sweet. They will be onsite from 330 pm until 7.
If you think you might stay, answer the question during registration so we can plan on tables & chairs.
See you Sunday – Cheers!
A Memo to All Domestic Rhone Producers – Friday September 23rd is #GrenacheDay – Rally To The World's 2nd Most Planted Varietal
To: All those domestic producers of Grenache, Grenache Rosé, and Grenache Based Blends
From: William Allen; Editor, Simple Hedonisms, Board Member, Rhone Rangers
September 19th, 2011
RE: Call to Action for #GrenacheDay
Overview: The Grenache Symposium has declared Sept 23rd as Grenache Day. Details and how to list even can be found here. You can also follow the Grenache Symposium on Facebook. The International Grenache Day Google Map is here and you may find a help document on how to post your event here.
Based on postings on the official map, domestic support is light, especially in comparison with recent social media #CabernetDay and #Chardonnay day. Yes I know more wineries produce those varietals, but nonetheless some senior players are absent.
It's possible many wineries do have plans, but haven't posted them. Lets change that, I am happy to help. You can also post it on the Grenache Symposium Facebook page, and ask them for help. I know it's a busy time – I myself am amid harvest and launching a tiny Rhone label, Two Shepherds. Nonetheless, anything you can do helps and shows the love. As vintners, writers, consumers and aficionados its time we gave the world's second most widely planted varietal its due.
Grenache has become my most beloved of red varietals. Wrest it from the hands of New World and Cabernet vintners who want to oak and over ripen it, and it makes a beautiful, feminine wine – elegant like Pinot Noir (minus the Syrah additions) but with a different complexity, nuance, and spice. This was my epiphany Rhone grape, not Syrah. (Which I love and have many cases of.)
Personally I am holding a walk around tasting for 8 wineries and 80 people. Vintners Quivira, Ridge, Mounts, Sheldon, Wind Gap Wines, El Dorado vintner Baiocchi Wine, and R2 Wine Co. It couldn't be a worse week for me, but if there is ONE social media wine day I WILL support, its this one, and I challenge every single Rhone Ranger member winery, grower, and Sidekick, and of course anyone else who produces Grenache and Grenache based blends, to celebrate in some way. Yes that includes those who fancy themselves Spanish producers of Garnacha as well!
What is Grenache Day (or #GrenacheDay)
It has become increasingly popular for a Varietal to be picked in advance on a predetermined, and then celebrated over Social Media, as well as live events.
While much of the activity and measurement will be based on Twitter, one need not be on Twitter to celebrate. As a winery, simply spreading the word, holding a tasting, special sales incentives, special bottles, all are valid participation.
On Twitter we use 'hashtags' or words that start with a # symbol – this signifies a sorting mechanism, and allows a user in a Twitter platform like Hootsuite or Tweetdeck to see all posts grouped together that use this hashtag. You can also see basics by clicking: http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23grenacheday
Why have these become popular? The May 26th #Chardonnay day reached over 4 million people, 29 MILLION impressions, and 12,000 related tweets. That's just ONE medium, add in Facebook, live interactions, and the impact is impressive. Grenache deserves some love, lets show it.
What Can I Do?
Anything is better than nothing.
If you are a Winery:
- If nothing else, post a simple 8.5 x11 sign in an acrylic stand up on your counter of tasting room and let everyone know its #grenacheday and make sure you pour one.
- Encourage them to check in on FourSquare, Facebook & Twitter, and enter #GrenacheDay when they do – your brand then joins the mix.
- Offer a special price on single bottles, 3 packs, cases.
- Hold a special Grenache vertical or library wine tasting.
- Contact your local restaurant and encourage a pairing, special wine by the glass, or go youself and do a pouring.
- Make sure you post whatever you decide on the Grenache Day Map here
Encourage participants to mention #grenacheday and your winery bran on Facebook and Twitter.
My blog has 4500 Twitter followers, and 2500 Facebook Fans. The Rhone Rangers, 1500 & 2000. All of these will be used to share your event if I know about it. Also feel free to post it on either or both walls on Facebook and cc both on Twitter.
http://www.facebook.com/RhoneRangers and http://www.facebook.com/SimpleHedonisms
Twitter: @RhoneRangers and @SonomaWilliam
You may email me at SimpleHedonisms @ gmail.com for help. Please note mid week I am out of pocket during the day judging a wine competition, so response maybe after hours.
Break open a bottle and share your tasting notes with your followers. If you know Grenache producers whom you have a relationship with have sent you samples before, email them tomorrow to get one by Friday.
(Notice I said trusted relationship. This is not an excuse for the sample ho's to come out of the woodwork, and I will help wineries validate requests if needed. I do PR for several wineries, and some of the correspondence is shameful. Thats terrrific you have a Snooth login -that doesn't merit you samples because you are too lazy to create a blog, or your last post was 9 months ago about a Cabernet that wasn't 'too sweet'. )
Grab a bottle (or three) and some friends and have a great time. Perhaps compare several producers, foreign and domestic. Wine is about exploration, and fun – make it so.
Thanks for your support and Happy #GrenacheDay!
William Allen
- Simple Hedonisms – Wine Country Lifestyle & Educational Wine Reviews
- Board Member – The Rhone Rangers
Calling all Grenache Producers – Sept 23rd is #GrenacheDay.
The Grenache Symposium has declared Sept 23rd as Grenache Day. The main website still shows the 2010 Sept 24th event, but the press release, and how to map your event, is here. You can also follow them on Facebook here, and their blog here, which also confirms the Sept 23 2011 date.
Organizations all over the world have already registered their events as you can see on the Google Map. Simple Hedonisms is taking the Sonoma count lead with another greenhouse event, and hope as many of you Rhone Rangers will follow. Personally, its a bad week, as I am locked up for 3 day judging the Sonoma County Harvest Fair competition, and its my birthday week – but hey, what better way to celebrate than recognizing my favorite red varietal.
Calling For Vintners to Participate and Pour, Sept 23 in Santa Rosa Tasting (And Everywhere)
As a board member of the Rhone Rangers, and the cat herder leading the new North Coast Rhone Rangers chapter, launching in late September with a new North Coast tasting room map (details soon), I am committed to the cause of domestic Rhone producers, and helping further the cause in the North Coast counties (Sonoma, Napa, Lake, and Mendocino.)
As I did for #chardonnay day and #PinotSmackdown, I will be holding an ABC licensed, walk around tasting.
Feedback both from wineries and attendees has been extremely enthusiastic – its an evolution of the (yawn) walk around tasting getting long in the tooth.
Why? First, a small, focused number of producers. (In the case of #Pinotsmackdown, gone through an elimination round tasting.)
Second, unique attributes for vintner
selection, broadening the attendees exposure, no matter how experienced. (Chardonnay with skin contact. A great 50 case Pinot from Humboldt county, as two of many examples.)
Third, the attendees have been serious wine enthusiasts who ask questions, take notes, and taste, learn – not a drunk fest of baby birds with their glasses out.
Event Details For Vintners
Update: registered Vintners so far: Quivira, Ridge, Mounts, Sheldon, Wind Gap Wines, and El Dorado vintner Baiocchi Wines. Room for only two more!
The official Eventbrite registration is up and has already issued 25 of the 80 attendee spots, not too shabby considering it just went up at 8pm last night!
Details here: http://grenacheday.eventbrite.com/
This event is ABC licensed, and sponsored by the YWCA, to whom a portion of donations go to. Your 'table fee' is a bottle of wine of each poured, donated to me as the host, and a $20 donation, or a bottle to the YWCA, which they use for future events and fundraisers.
Your table is provided – you should bring a table cloth, dump bucket, 6-8 bottles (to be safe, average pour is 4-6 bottles), and your a certificate of insurance. (Standard new protocol now I am told.) Use of marketing colleteral, email sign ups, wine club and order forms is suggested. Up to 2 persons from the winery may attend to pour. (And is encourage so can also walk around.)
Wine poured can be grenache, grenache rose', or a blend where grenache is the leading varietal. You may call my cell at 415 613 5731 or email me at simplehedonisms at gmail.com with questions. We will cap at 8-10 producers.
Whether you pour or not, if you are a grenache producer or a grenache lover – to take the time to celebrate this wonderful variety.
Related Articles
#PinotSmackdown Greenhouse Tasting Winners & Photos! (Grenache up next!)
Seeing California Chardonnay in a New Light: #Chardonnay Day Greenhouse Tasting, Attendees Top Picks. Up Next – Aug 18 Pinot Day
Wine Tasting Events Must Evolve – An Example at the Saturday June 11th Vinify Winery Collective Event in Santa Rosa
Calling For Elegant Pinot Producers for August 18th Pinot Day #PinotSmackdown
On August 18th, I am a co-host for Ed Thralls of Wine Tonite for the 2nd Annual #PinotSmackdown. Pinot's from various regions will be compared and people will vote for their favorite region during this live tasting.
I will be replicating the very successful tasting I did for #Chardonnay day, last month, in my Greenhouse. What will this event be about, and like? You can read the details and summary here in:
Seeing California Chardonnay in a New Light: #Chardonnay Day Greenhouse Tasting, Attendees Top Picks.
Looking for A Certain Style of Pinot Noir
There are a variety of styles of Pinot Noir. Bold and Big; Burgundian. Lighter and more nuanced. I purchase, drink and review them all.
As I did with for Chardonnay, I will be seeking a certain profile of Pinot. There has been moderate wine press recently by Jon Bonne', Jancis Robinson and others, discussing Pinot Noir starting to return to its more elegant form. Over the years Pinot has crept up in color and alcohol, over ripened and over extracted, chasing the New World Palate, and trying to lure less knowledgeable drinkers weened on Cabernet, who think there is something wrong with red wine that is light in color.
Requirements & Profile
I am looking for Pinot that is more reflective of the vintage, terroir, and is balanced, with good acidity, modest alcohol. If you are a Pinot producer that fits this, and would like to pour, or have sopayday cash loan
ght size-medium wp-image-5480″ title="Greenhouse tasting" src="http://www.simplehedonisms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/chardonnay-day-5-300×224.jpg" alt="" width="300″ height="224″ />meone represent you and pour, please contact me. If I am not familiar with your current vintage, likely I will be requesting a sample prior to accepting.
Samples should be shipped/dropped of July 18-20th so that I can sample as a panel for final selection. If your wine is not selected, this is by no means a slight – I am trying as best I can to find Pinot's of similar style. I am also going to try and hold it to to 8-10 tables again.
Right now I am more focused on OR and CA, but I would love Pinot from any region and importer that fits the targeted intent, and if you have a representative willing to pour.
Based on the previous event, you should plan to pour 6-8 bottles of wine. Your 'table' fee is also a bottle of wine, so that I may review it later.
I will be teaming with a non profit for an ABC license, and hope to also legally allow wine sales (orders, likely no distribution) via permit.
You can contact me at simplehedonisms @ gmail.com.
PS September First is Tempranillo Day
The TAPAS (Tempranillo Advocates Producers and Amigos Society) has declared September 1st #Tempranillo day.
I intend to do another tasting. perhaps not on this scale, but am also looking for Tempranillo producers to send bottles & literature for a self pour station, or come pour. More to follow.
Related Articles:
2nd Annual Pinot Noir Smackdown – August 18th, 2011
May 26th is International #Chardonnay Day. Here's how to follow, participate, celebrate
Wine Tasting Events Must Evolve
May 26th is International #Chardonnay Day. Here's how to follow, participate, celebrate
There is a growing new phenomenon that combines wine tasting and social media – virtual tastings. There are numerous ways to do these, but the concept is consistent. People all over the state, country, even the world, participate in sharing wine. Sometimes its via the same producer, with samples sent to media, sometime its for a winery sales training or wine club, sometimes its recognition and celebration of a wine variety.
Generally someone takes the lead as organizer, sets the stage, and people join in, as co-hosts, or participants. The social media platform Twitter, is generally the platform used to share tasting notes, comments etc, especially by trade, media, bloggers, and passionate consumers. In my experience the stronger and social media adept the leader, the better the event. And vice versa. This one is led by Rick Bakas, one of the earliest leaders of wine social
media, and very adept at this venue.
Why Wineries Should Care – And Participate
Rick will share the final stats, but the pre-event mentions, views, and impressions are very impressive, already surpassing millions, and for much of the world the event hasn't kicked in yet. (It is drinking time in Australia.) Its a great way to promote your flagship varietal, release and brand, and be a part of the virtual community. AVA's and Growers should care too.
Or just sit on the sidelines and watch…this whole social media thing is a fad, right? Kinda like what they said about the Internet. Facebook doesn't really have 500 million users, 200 million mobile (excludes China) and is the number one website in world…really.
What the heck is the # In Front of Chardonnay?
Its Twitterspeak. It's called a Hashtag. Nothing to do with Amsterdam. Its basically a sorting mechanism. If you go to Twitter main page or to http://search.twitter.com/ and type in something with a the hashtag, you can see all the latest "Tweets' that have mentioned that hashtag.
It may be a common one like #fail or #followfriday or #nascar. Some are just made up and silly, others are created speficically for an event by the organizer. Since Tweets only allow 140 characters, and are suggested to stay at around 120 (except for Robert Parker, who can't stick to 140.) generally we keep them as short as possible. Wine Road Barrel Tasting = #WRBT. Rhone Rangers San Francisco Tasting= #RRSF. Sometimes the year is added like Taste Alexander Valley = #TAV11.
So I am not on Twitter, Does that Mean I Am excluded?
By no means. First of all I always encourage the SOCIAL in Social Media. Get the heck off your phone and PC and go interact with live human beings. There are many wineries offering tastings, gatherings and more. You can find information in several places including http://chardday.eventbrite.com/ as well as Meetup.com/Chardonnay.
Rick Bakas, wrote an excellent summary article: "Everyone is Invited to the Virtual Tasting Table."
You can also follow just by using your web browser, regardless if you are on Twitter. Just go to Twitter.com and in the search field type #chardonnay or click here.
Look the Aussies are already at it!
Personal Event: Hosting 11 Special Producers for 80 Attendees – Greenhouse Tasting
My new 1.4 acre small farm, soon to be new vineyard ,in Russian River Valley has a greenhouse that I have been using for wine tastings.
As my own contribution, I have gathered 11 producers of many different styles, and areas: Russian River, Napa Valley, Central Coast, Mendocino, Sonoma Coast and styles; medium bodied California, unoaked/stainless 'naked', neutral oak French/Burgundian.
California Chardonnay fought for years with a bad reputation, and has finally earned a respectable position, by steering away from the heavy oak, Malolactic butter bombs, affectionately also known as 'coug
ar juice' in many circles. (If that needs more explaining, let me know in comments.)
The secondary hashtag for my event, in addition to #chardonnay is #NOCG (no cougar juice.)
I was one of those "ABC – Anything But Chardonnay" people for years until I discovered the incredible wide range both in California, and especially globally. Since no-one would fly in from France or Australia, we are sticking to California.
A Special Lot of Producers for the Greenhouse Tasting.
If I may say so myself, we are damn lucky to have such a range of producers, many small and hard to find, all of high quality. These include:
- Rivino Winery from Mendocino will pour their stainless/no ML chardonnay.
- kopriva – Pouring their Carneros unoaked Chardonnay paired with Hog Island Oysters.
- Inspiration Vineyards -Will pour their 2008 & 2009 Russian River for comparison
- VineCrowd (representing k. furtado & Hirsch) VineCrowd is a new site that provides wine drinkers with the opportunity to connect directly to a handful of cutting edge, independent wineries through a user-friendly social web driven website. http://VineCrowd.com. Pouring the 2009 Hirsch Vineyards Chardonnay and the k. furtado Bien Nacido Chardonnay. They will also have producer Donelan Wines will be pouring their 2009 Donelan Nancie Chardonnay
- Gloria Ferrer – Start with a splash of bubbles, then taste their 2008 Carneros Chardonnay – New Release. Paired with mini quiche
- Old World Winery Pouring their 2008 Chardonnay, Tweek Block.
- Jordan Pouring their 2008 & 2009 Chardonnay.
- Vintage Wine Estates Will be pouring Chardonnay from Sonoma Coast Vineyards, and Windsor Vineyards RRV.
- Chamisal Vineyards from San Luis Obispo will be pouring:
-Chamisal Vineyards (Edna Valley) – 2010 Stainless Chardonnay and 2008 Estate Chardonnay-Pine Ridge Vineyards (Napa Valley) – 2008 Dijon Clones Chardonnay (Carneros)
Most tables will also have a simple food pairing to showcase their wine. $5 donation requested to offset costs.
We are also fortunate to have Rick Bakas, being based in Marin, to attend.
We had a few cancellations from attendees, and will also waitlist. Please RSVP on Eventbrite at http://greenhousetasting.eventbrite.com.
If we are at room capacity, and you have not RSVP, you may be turned away. Check in and name tags are also streamlined via RSVPs.
More Coming
Based on enthusiasm both by producers and attendees I think I may be onto something. Look for an upcoming #Pinot day in conjunction with Ed Thralls, as well as a Rhone variety day, on behalf of the Rhone Rangers, and perhaps teamed up with another organization. Additionally I have held a few private wine maker tastings and look to more, as well as a few 'secret' dinners by guest chefs.
I have several other significant updates for readers and the industry, but those will have to wait until next week – until then, enjoy #chardonnay day, and cheers!


text:
A NELSON secondary school and its headteacher have been awarded The Prince's Teaching Institute (PTI) Schools Leadership Mark.
Marsden Heights Community College, and Mike Tull, have received the honour.
The aim of the PTI Schools Leadership Programme is to encourage schools to consider whole-school approaches to leadership, staffing and the curriculum.
Chris Pope, co-director of PTI said: "The Leadership Programme's aim is not just to encourage high-level discussion and debate about how success is achieved and maintained in schools, but also to start accumulating a solid mass of research-based evidence which will help other schools to develop leadership strategies that promote effective teaching."


text:
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 21/3/2013 (1615 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
BERLIN - Two helicopters clipped each other and crashed as they landed in a snowstorm near Berlin's Olympic Stadium during a federal police exercise on Thursday, leaving one person dead and several injured, German authorities said.
One of the helicopter pilots died at the scene, fire service spokesman Stephan Fleischer said. Five people were injured, four of them seriously, he added.
It wasn't immediately clear whether the injured people were in the helicopters, Fleischer said. He didn't have details on how the accident happened.
Pictures from the scene showed one of the helicopters lying on its side in the snow in a field behind the stadium and the other next to it, still upright.
Eyewitness Johannes Malinowski said on n-tv television that he saw three helicopters approaching and that the snow on the field was being kicked up by the aircraft, so "you couldn't see a whole lot anymore."
Then "there was a big bang and someone shouted, 'everybody on the ground,'" he said. "And then we looked up and there was blood on the ground."
The police were conducting a training exercise on dealing with football violence.
The Olympic Stadium is home to the Hertha Berlin soccer club. It also hosts the annual German Cup final and was the venue for the 2006 World Cup final.


text:
Join us on Sunday, February 16, 2014 at the ICO Lecture Center for 6 hours of COPE Approved CE. All courses are certified (TQ).
Pre-registration is closed. On-site registration will be available at the event.
On-site registration, sign-in and breakfast begin at 7:45 AM; first course begins at 8:30 AM.
"Neuro-Ophthalmic Disorders Update on Traumatic Brain Injury" COPE #40352-NO; Danielle Leong, OD, FAAO & Leonard Messner, OD, FAAO"Updates on Cataract Surgery" COPE #40381-RS; Doug Devries, OD, FAAO"Advanced Ocular Surface" COPE #40383-AS; Doug Devries, OD, FAAO
Cost:$165.00 Non-tested$195.00 Tested
Handouts can be viewed and downloaded at http://www.ico.edu/alumni/continuing-education/upcoming-continuing-education-events/.
Course includes continental breakfast, lunch, link to course materials, and certificate of attendance. Tests will be in multiple-choice format and are optional. The tests will be sent to registrants after the event. One re-take will be permitted. All courses are COPE approved.
A $100 cancellation fee will apply for all cancellations made after Sunday, February 9, 2013. Please contact ICO's Continuing Education office if you have any additional questions at 312-949-7426 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
High-Power-Density, Rad-hard, SiC Based, Intelligent Multi Module DC/DC Converter PMAD System For Optimal Energy Utilization
Award Information
Small Business Information
Arkansas Power Electronics International
535 W. Research Center Blvd., Suite 209, Fayetteville, AR, -
Principal Investigator
Name: Edgar Cilio
Title: Project Engineer
Phone: (479) 443-5759
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Title: Project Engineer
Phone: (479) 443-5759
Email: email@example.com
Business Contact
Name: Sharmila Mounce
Title: Business Operations Manag
Phone: (479) 443-5759
Email: email@example.com
Title: Business Operations Manag
Phone: (479) 443-5759
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Research Institution
Name: Stub
AbstractRecognizing the mission strategic importance of a compact, rad-hard, highly efficient battery management system, Arkansas Power Electronics International, Inc. (APEI, Inc.) is proposing to develop the next generation of rad-hard battery management power converters. This new generation of battery management converters will harness the extreme radiation-hardness of silicon carbide (SiC) junction field effect transistors (JFETs) and incorporate it into the first truly modular, scalable, fault-tolerant, switched-mode power converter topology. By the end of Phase II, APEI, Inc. will have a fully tested, truly modular, 300 krad SiC-based battery management converter hardware prototype. The demonstration prototypes to be developed under this MDA SBIR Phase II will deliver significant performance gains over current state-of-the-art Si approaches. The rad hard SiC JFETs will enable unprecedented power converter efficiencies of>5% increase over what is currently achievable with Si technology while simultaneously allowing converter size reductions of 2 to 3 times that of a comparable Si based converter. The new truly modular operation will unlock enhanced battery energy extraction through equally distributed load current sharing without compromising redundancy. Up to 4% increase in battery effective energy density will be achievable when interfacing with a redundant Li-ion battery bank.
* information listed above is at the time of submission.


text:
"His usage probably wasn't as consistent as he would have liked it to be. We got him for his stuff. I think he's a nice Major League pitcher."
Related quotes
"It gets back to usage. Those fields that have very limited use can probably keep the grass growing. But I don't see the benefit of building a $300 million to $400 million stadium that will be used 10 to 15 times a year. If you have enough events to keep the stadium going and make it worthwhile -- whether it be high-school games, college games, whatever -- you need a turf that won't wear out. That's where it makes sense."
"In modern usage a cuckold is the husband of an unfaithful wife - a far nastier and more humiliating state, apparently than being the wife of a philanderer, for which in fact no word exists"
"Pythagoras, Locke, Socrates -- but pages might be filled up, as vainly as before, with the sad usage of all sorts of sages, who in his life-time, each was deemed a bore! The loftiest minds outrun their tardy ages."
"When Jesus calls his disciples 'brothers' and 'friends', he is contradicting general Jewish usage and breaking through into a new concept of brotherhood which is not tribal, but open to any person."
"We are interested to hear about initial response to spring assortments, especially as gift card usage is on the rise, which could have led to higher spring selling January and February."


text:
Now playing
I finally have my new project spinning. I built a new plinth and stand alone motor pod for a vpi hw19 Mk3 platter. My goals were to tighten up the bottom end and lower the noise floor. The bass with the heavy unsuspended plinth is noticeably tighter but the noise floor is only marginally improved. I first set it up with a big slab of mdf for a base but checking for motor noise with a stethoscope I found that the new plinth was louder than the original vpi was at the oak frame and much louder than the vpi plinth.
I built a quick sandbox with 2-1/2 of black blasting sand and separate ¾ acrylic platforms for the motor and plinth. To my surprise, I could still hear the motor through the stethoscope but at least now it is quieter than the original.
Looks pretty cool.
Have you been able to identify all of the noise sources, all motor, bearing or combination of both?
Can you actually hear the motor noise on silent passages with headphones?
How is the motor mounted in the pod? May make sense to decouple it or add additional mass to try and damp the vibration or both?
The noise I can here with a stethoscope is from the motor. I cant hear anything from the bearing even if I spin it up to 100 rpm or so by hand.
The motor pod I built is 1/8 aluminum lined with 1/16 lead with laminations of lead and acrylic for the top and base. It is already fairly massive and there isnt much room or more mass. The motor is only isolated by some rubber o-rings under the washers. There is probably a total rebuild of the motor pod in my future with a better isolated mount. Id like to find a source for rubber isolators similar to what VPI used, they seem pretty effective.
|All times are GMT. The time now is 04:52 AM.
Search Engine Optimisation provided by DragonByte SEO (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2017 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
Resources saved on this page: MySQL 18.75%
vBulletin Optimisation provided by vB Optimise (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2017 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
Copyright ©1999-2017 diyAudio


text:
Toys is your one-stop-shop for the latest toys, as well as tried-and-true classics. The largest toy store in Mall of America, Toys is home to both Nickelodeon characters and other friends. This is one stop you don't want to miss.
|Monday - Friday
|10:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
|9:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
|11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Nickelodeon Universe®


text:
By Todd Ceisner
BassFan Editor
The 2014 version of ICAST concluded Friday in Orlando as manufacturers from across the industry wrapped up introductions of new products for this fall and next year. From the tiniest terminal tackle to stand-up paddleboards and ocean kayaks, ICAST has it all.
I tried to see it all over the 3 days and shed some light on new products that may be of interest to BassFans down the road.
Check out some images from Friday inside the Orange County Convention Center.


text:
Raindrops Necklace by Shelby Allaho
Welcome! You are browsing as a guestWould you like to see 5 projects made from this pattern and much more? create a free account What am I missing?
© Shelby Allaho
© Shelby Allaho
Raindrops Necklace
This pattern is available for $2.99 USD buy it now
Crochet a stunning fine jewelry piece worthy of your best occasion. The metallic yarn sets off the design and gives it a rich, opulent look.
It can also be a more casual statement piece, if you use a non-metallic yarn for the neckband, and a subtle variegated yarn for the raindrops that would emulate stones.
This design includes a short single crochet stitch which is worked in the horizontal bar below the front loops of the stitches. My testers found this horizontal bar was easier to locate when crocheting the necklace in a lighter color. This is a good tip to keep in mind when choosing a yarn color.


text:
Tag Archives: Team Operation Lactation Freedom
Army Athlete of the Year Kelly Calway's Breastfeeding & Milk-Donating Marathon, PLUS GIVEAWAY!
What better time than racing for prevention season to introduce our newest Team Best for Babes Champion for Moms, Kelly Calway! Kelly is the 2008 Army Athlete of the Year, the first military person in the US Olympic Trials 2012, holder of countless … Continue reading
Posted in Babeworthy, Blog, Main Content Tagged Active Duty Soldier, Army, Booby Traps, breast cancer, Breast Cancer Prevention, breastfeeding, Breastfeeding in Combat Boots, Champions for Moms, donor milk, Human Milk Bank, Human Milk Banking Association of North America, Kelly Calway, Leading Lady, marathon moms, Marine Corps Marathon, Military Mom, military moms breastfeeding, prevention, Racing for Prevention, Team Best for Babes, Team Operation Lactation Freedom 7 Comments
Last revised on 10/11/2012
Last revised on 10/11/2012
Win $100 in T-Shirt Design Contest for Team Operation Lactation Freedom
Calling all creative Babes – here's a chance for you to make a difference, create awareness, and help support Team Best For Babes by designing the racing shirt for the new Team Operation Lactation Freedom, started by Purple Heart recipient Keyana … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Babeworthy, Fundraiser for BfB, Main Content Tagged best for babes, Booby Traps, breastfeeding, Breastfeeding in Combat Boots, Breastfeeding Prevention, Kelly Calway, Keyana Somerset, military moms breastfeeding, op lac free, Robyn Roche-Paull, t-shirt design contest, Team Best for Babes, Team Operation Lactation Freedom 1 Comment
Last revised on 09/21/2012
Last revised on 09/21/2012


text:
Hoboken "Batman" Documentary
Batman is "Offbeat" in Hoboken
Not sure how long most of you have lived in Hoboken – but if you remember the first time you saw the Hoboken Batman Marlon Rodriguez many years ago – it was certainly novel and a bit different than the usual scene around town here.
As the horn honking became so frequent (incessant), it didn't really matter how noble his story was (i.e., poor immigrant). Many local residents living along the main drag in town who saw him enough times started realizing that dressing up like a fictional cartoon super-hero on a daily basis might not be your best long-term aspiration in life.
But in the end – "to each their own," I suppose.
That said, New Jersey City University student Marco Vidal made a short documentary about Marlon and his Batman shtick. His life-long dream to be Batman, his plight in Cuba, and some videos around Hoboken (like Church Square Park and Washington St.)
Take a look if you'd like to see what makes Batman "tick!"


text:
The Lebedeva Prison in St. Petersburg: To improve the harsh living conditions for the young boys (10-18 years) who are held at the Lebedeva prison waiting for their trials. This wait can be very long - several years is not unusual. In order to stimulate the boys and to give them useful skills World Childhood Foundation® will together with the Swedish volunteer organization
Skaraborgshjälpen extend the existing schooling capacity as well as add more subjects. Skaraborgshjälpen is a Swedish NGO which since the beginning of the 1990s has focused efforts and donations on improving the living conditions for the imprisoned children and adolescents at the Lebedeva prison in St. Petersburg. Target group: approximately 800 boys age 10-18
Malookhtinsky House of Diligence: To finance a seminar for the staff of Malookhtinsky on sex education and how to teach it to the girls in their care. These girls are all victims of sexual abuse, in some cases they are homeless and the use of drugs has worsen their social problems. They stay at Malookhtinsky one year during which they get schooling, social training, therapy and health care.
The seminar is organized by Stiftelsen Susanne Westerbergs Minnesfond.
Doctors of the World: Since 1994, Doctors of the World (DOW) has provided critical health services to St. Petersburg's neglected, runaway, orphaned or abandoned children and adolescents. According to UNDP there are approx. 60 000 children at risk and 3 000 - 5 000 street children in St. Petersburg. DOW' s local partners include drop-in centers for street children, children's s shelters, children' s hospitals, and juvenile detention centers. DOW is developing a sustainable system of services to strengthen families, prevent the abuse and abandonment of children, and offer at-risk children and adolescents long-term, progressive alternatives to institutionalization. World Childhood Foundation covers the cost for a pilot project to develop new models for foster care, family care and social support for children at risk.
Children' s Hospital No. 15:
Children' s Hospital No. 15 is the only hospital in St. Petersburg admitting street children (aged 3-12 - but younger children are not unusual). The children are often brought to the hospital by the police. All of the children need medical, psychological and social attention. These children are very traumatized and confused about their present situation and their future and need psychological and social care around the clock. World Childhood Foundation' s donation will make it possible for the hospital to employ social workers and teachers to work specifically with the street children. The children will therefore have adult supervision and stimulation also after office hours. Furthermore, there is a responsible adult available to assist the children during the admission process as well as to see to the best of the child when deciding where and how to place the child. World Childhood Foundation' s donation also covers toys, books and other educational equipment as well as medical and food supplies (vitamins). Target group: approx. 300 children
Mission Possible: Mission Possible is a Christian organization providing help to street children in Russia. These children are mostly out of reach of other programs. Mission Possible runs a children' s home in Moscow and a farm in Jaroslavl. In St. Petersburg a street patrol distributes food and clothing as well as provides care and contacts with the parents. The children are helped to heal physically and mentally, to recover lost sets of values, and to reintegrate into school and society. Target group: approx. 200 children
Kristet hem i Tartu för barn och ungdom (Christian Home in Tartu for Children and Adolescents): To help street children with housing, supervision and social training. When this home recently moved into new facilities World Childhood Foundation donated new kitchen appliances and furniture. Some children have left the streets and are now living in the home while other children visit daily for food and other assistance. Target group: approximately 100 children and adolescents
The Special School of Kaagvere: To promote physical and psychological rehabilitation and social integration of girls aged 10-17 with behavioral problems. These girls are victims of abuse (mental, physical and sexual), family violence and neglect. At the Special School of Kaagvere the girls are taught through group-therapy how to improve their communication skills - how to solve conflicts, handle anger, increase self-esteem, decrease the reactions of traumatic stress like depression, anxiety and fear, as well as how to form their ethical principles. Tartu Support Center for Abused Children is responsible for the project. The overall goal of this organization is to prevent child abuse and domestic violence in Estonia by raising awareness of the community, providing training of professionals and by counseling and treating abused children and their family members. Target group: 60 girls age 10-17
Tallinn Child Support Center: This center provides services such as a night shelter, daytime activities including therapy (both group and family therapy) and problem solving, some education and help with homework for street children and children at risk. These children, who often live under unhealthy conditions without parental care, have many health problems. Through a donation from World Childhood Foundation the children receive professional medical care as well as the necessary medicine. Hopefully, child abuse cases will also be recognized and investigated. Target group: Approx. 25 street children and children at risk and their parents.
Sillamäe Culture, Integration and Social Adaptation Center:To organize after-school programs for children/adolescents who are registered at the local police after committing minor crimes and are at risk to be school drop-outs. The supervised activities include classes "to form the aesthetic values of teenager' s personality", driving lessons, Estonia language classes and computer classes. The classes are organized by the City of Sillamäe. Sillamäe was a closed city during the Soviet occupation and is now part of Estonia. It has a very high unemployment rate. The Russian population has great difficulties to integrate into the Estonian society. Target group: 78 children / adolescents
Home for Street Children in Kohtla-Järve: When this home moved to new facilities World Childhood Foundation donated a TV set, some toys and other needed equipment. Donations from World Childhood Foundation have made it possible for the children living in this home to participate in three different camps. The themes of these camps were "Christian Winter Camp" , "A Member of the Family" (together with support families) and "Citizen Education" . Target group: approx. 60 children
Pathfinders: This is an after-school, intervention program for youth at-risk in Tallinn organized by Estonia Children' s Fund. The program is developed to teach children about the benefits of education, to improve self-esteem and decision making capabilities, to provide structured activities as an alternative to juvenile crime and street life. Target group: students of two schools located in poor, mainly Russian-speaking, areas.
Livslust: Livslust is a Swedish NGO which since 1994 runs a combined home/school located in Aizupe for adolescents who have spent most of their lives in orphanages and other institutions. Livslust' s objective is to prepare the children for a life on their own. The children are offered vocational training (carpentry, agriculture, sewing, construction work and cooking) as well as social training. The children may stay until they can support themselves and are emotionally ready for a life on their own. The average time the children spend in Livslust's s care is 2,5- 3 years. Target group: 35 adolescents
Pakapieni Mission Steps: Pakapieni Mission runs a shelter for pregnant women and single mothers and their babies located in Rauna. While staying in the shelter the mothers are taught how to be caring, responsible mothers in order to provide the best possible environment for their children. Target group: presently the shelter can accommodate 6 mothers
Childrens Home for Interim Care "Atsigrezk I vaikus" : This is a temporary shelter where children can stay for one year during which time their situation is sorted out and after which they will either return to their parents, go to a children s home or be adopted. World Childhood Foundation supports special after-school programs for the girls. Target group: approx. 70 children
Lithuanian Aids Center: Many different factors put the underprivileged teen-age girls in Vilnius at risk for social and health disasters, e.g. lack of information, poor education and respect for the rights of children, lower status of women and abuse of power by adults. Poverty, use of alcohol and other drugs, poor or no family ties may lead to prostitution, domestic violence and rape. A certain gender vulnerability exists, particularly for young girls. These girls risk serious health problems, not only for themselves, but also for the whole society by transferring conditions like syphilis, tuberculosis, HIV. There is a direct linkage between prostitution, drug trade and criminality. World Childhood Foundation' s donation will be used to establish a clinic which will be offering medical health prevention, counseling, care and social support. Furthermore a drop-in day care center will be established where social counseling will be mixed with different activities to motivate the girls to change their life style. The project is a collaboration between the Lithuanian AIDS Center, the Lund University and the Lithuanian National Committee for Health Prevention.


text:
The Paralympic Hall of Fame will ensure that a permanent record and institutional memory is kept of top Paralympic athletes and coaches of all-time.
Paralympic Hall of Fame
Welcome to the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC's) virtual Paralympic Hall of Fame, presented by Visa.
The Paralympic Hall of Fame will ensure that a permanent record and institutional memory is kept of top Paralympic athletes and coaches of all-time, thus honouring the performers who achieved a high and sustained level of success in our greatest events: the Paralympic Summer and Winter Games.
In order to be eligible, athletes and coaches must have achieved a very high and sustained level of success at the Paralympic Games. They must also have consistently displayed a spirit of fair play, and made a positive contribution to the Paralympic Movement. They must have ceased their participation in Paralympic sporting competition for at least four years (one Paralympic Games cycle).
Having started with the first inductees at the time of the Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games, the election and induction of new members will always take place to coincide with the Paralympic Games. The induction ceremony will always take place during the Paralympic Summer and Winter Games.
The Presenting Sponsor of the Paralympic Hall of Fame is Visa. Through this sponsorship, Visa reaffirms its commitment to the Paralympic Movement and to Paralympic athletes of the past, present and future.
Nomination and election procedure
All candidates are nominated and elected based on the following criteria:
Athletic performance: played record, results and abilities in Paralympic competition, including number of Paralympic Games and World Championships in which the nominee took part, as well as total number of medals won.
Fair play: integrity, sportsmanship, contribution to a team/team spirit
Community service: activities undertaken outside sporting commitiments (this is an advantage and an asset for the nomination, not necessary)
Method of election
Nominations for eligible candidates are received from members of the Paralympic Family (National Paralympic Committees, International Organisations of Sport for the Disabled, International Federations, Regional Organisations, IPC Sport Committees, IPC Regional Committees and IOSD Sports) during the nomination period (usually one year prior to the Paralympic Games). Nominations are then reviewed by the IPC and the inductees are confirmed by the IPC Governing Board. The Induction Ceremony takes place at the time of the Paralympic Games.


text:
Rachel Boston Witches of East End Interview | Video
Channing Tatum Is an "Amazing Dad," According to Rachel Boston
After working so closely together on Witches of East End, Rachel Boston thinks of Jenna Dewan as a sister. So would that make Channing Tatum her brother-in-law? Rachel stopped by our LA studio and explained how Channing would be on baby duty while Jenna was hard at work on set. Plus, Rachel opened up about what surprises are in store for this family of witches.


text:
For Release: September 10, 2013
Contact: Judy Kent at (703) 759-7476 or [email protected] or David Almasi at (202) 543-4110 x11 or (703) 568-4727 or [email protected]
Black Conservatives Unimpressed, Unchanged by Obama's Muddled Syria Speech
Peacenik President and Staff Out of Depth in Test of Strategic Prowess, Project 21 Members Say
Washington, D.C. - With President Barack Obama trying to make the case tonight for fulfilling his red-line demands on the Syrian regime of Bashir al-Assad, members of the Project 21 black leadership network remain unconvinced that the Nobel Peace Prize-winner possesses the authority and the justification to properly handle this foreign policy nightmare of his own making.
"President Obama's speech this evening lacked a logical reasoning for what to do about Syria even though he has declared it a national priority," said Project 21's Kevin Martin, a Navy veteran. "Obama sold himself in 2008 as the candidate of peace. As president -- due to an obviously total lack of understanding, absence of leadership and confusion about the Syrian civil war and world politics -- he justified launching a military strike that will only likely strengthen the hand of our enemies and paint us into a corner. Simultaneously, he is clutching a half-baked plan proffered by people we shouldn't trust. Polls show Americans are overwhelmingly weary of war and see no good coming from fortifying forces whom may follow the same radical terrorists who raided our consulate and killed Americans in Libya a year ago."
As Obama prepared to make this address to the nation, major polls showed overwhelming opposition among the American people to military action against Syria, with even larger numbers of people unsure of what Obama hoped to achieve through such action. And with the possibility of the deal brokered by Russia, similar numbers of Americans polled by CNN say they don't know if they can trust the Russians.
"While President Obama laid out a coherent argument for military action for the very first time since the Sarin attacks occurred, one very obvious point was never made: That an opportunity for a peaceful solution negates the need for America to get involved at all," said Project 21's Stacy Washington, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. "A true leader would do everything within his power to broker that peaceful agreement. It's not lost on me that he tried to play to the hawks in the Republican Party, which will not work. Maintaining a strong military to protect the United States has nothing whatsoever to do with this particular request. Americans will not change their minds based on this plea from President Obama."
Obama abruptly changed tonight's speech from more than making the case for military action against the Syrian government to asking Congress to hold off on a resolution he once demanded to justify such action. For the short-term, he is holding out hope for Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal that Syria surrender all of its chemical weapons to international authorities (a suggestion American Secretary of State John Kerry previously mentioned and then immediately dismissed as unworkable). Syrian officials are also now suggesting they will sign the United Nations Chemical Weapons Convention. Putin has also said that the deal would require Obama to swear off any military action - something that Obama refused to do during his address.
"In Syria, we have a clear, unquestionable attack by a dying administration desperate to hold to a power no longer holding consent of its governed. It is unfortunate that President Obama, after repeatedly-and correctly-stating his authority to employ the American military against a clear threat, now seems to remind the nation of his self-appointed status as an anti-war president instead of taking the necessary actions of punishing those guilty of the most terrible of war crimes," said Project 21's Coby Dillard, a Navy veteran. "President Obama's actions - or lack thereof - highlight the failure of modern liberalism; an ideology that believes that evil can, with the help of the international community, be asked out of existence. Trusting the Syrian leadership is no more a fool's errand than trusting Saddam Hussein was during his repeated violations of U.N. resolutions and sanctions. In the prosecution of those who would use weapons of mass destruction, the United States is the only nation that is able to ensure these weapons are not used as first strike options or in the hands of the world's most ruthless leaders. President Obama's failure to act not only lessens our credibility, but dishonorable those who serve under his command."
"Americans are not against U.S. involvement because they are minimizing the atrocities in Syria, but because they aren't convinced of the nobility of the rebels or the virtue of their intentions," said Project 21's Derryck Green. "Many Americans lack faith and trust in the moral decision-making of President Obama. They still have questions regarding the Libyan debacle of just a year ago. Americans still question why Obama didn't support the 'Green Revolution' in Iran in 2009. They note how the President publicly called for the removal of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt in a shortsighted and naive attempt to further an 'Arab Spring' which only empowered the Muslim Brotherhood. Trying to be on both sides, this speech will do very little to change American hearts and minds, the politics of acting or not acting or the perception of Obama as a credible leader on the world stage. And it will not deter Bashar al-Assad from continuing his slaughter."
Project 21, a leading voice of black conservatives for nearly two decades, is sponsored by the National Center for Public Policy Research (http://www.nationalcenter.org).
Home | Donate | Subscribe | Search | About Us | What's New | Blog | Twitter
501 Capitol Court, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20002
(202) 543-4110
Fax (202) 543-5975
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.nationalcenter.org


text:
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Nissan Motor, General Motors, Ford Motor, Toyota Motor and Honda Motor
CHICAGO--June 10, 2013: Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include Nissan Motor Co. (OTC:NSANY-Free Report), General Motors Company , Ford Motor Co. , Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. .
Today, Zacks is promoting its ''Buy'' stock recommendations. Get #1Stock of the Day pick for free .
Here are highlights from Friday's Analyst Blog:
May Auto Sales Improve 8%
Auto sales in the U.S. grew 8.2% to 1.44 million units in May while it rose 10.9% to 15.3 million vehicles on a seasonally adjusted rate (SAAR) basis. Thanks to the continued macroeconomic recovery, aging vehicles on the U.S. roads and strong demand for commercial vehicles from businesses.
Among the six major automakers (U.S. and Japanese), Nissan Motor Co. (OTC:NSANY-Free Report) continued to top all the automakers in terms of sales growth. Let's look at the sales figure by individual automakers.
U.S. Automakers
General Motors Company posted a 3.1% rise in sales to 252,894 vehicles in May, driven by strong demand for its Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck. In fact, it was the company's best month since Sep 2008. Silverado sales went up 25% to 43,283 units in the month.
Ford Motor Co. sales rose 14.1% to 246,585 vehicles, driven mainly by strong demand for its F-Series pickup truck and the redesigned Ford Escape small SUV. Sales of Ford's F-Series pickup, the best-selling vehicle in the U.S., grew 31% to 71,604 units while sales of Escape escalated 26% to 29,123 units.
Chrysler Group recorded an 11.0% rise in sales to 166,596 vehicles, driven by continued strong sales of its Ram pickup truck. Ram pickup sales gained 22% to 31,672 units during the month. Jeep brand sales rose about 1% but Chrysler brand sales fell 2% due to a poor performance from the 300 large sedan (down 18%).
Japanese Automakers
Toyota Motor Corp.
Free Report
) sales inched up 2.5% to 207,952 units due to strong demand for its Lexus luxury brand. Lexus car sales surged 29% to 12,422 units led by the ES midsize sedan. However, Lexus utility sales went down 17%. Toyota brand car sales scaled up 4% but truck sales were flat.
Honda Motor Co. recorded a 4.5% rise in sales to 140,013 vehicles driven by strong sales gain of its light trucks and Accord sedan. Light truck sales rose 7.8% to 64,395 units while sales of Accord sedan rose 11.7% to 33,218 units.
Nissan Motor posted an impressive 24.7% rise in sales to 114,457 vehicles in May. Nissan Division sales rose 31.2% to 106,558 units, driven by models like Sentra, Altima sedan and Leaf electric car as well as Pathfinder and Rogue trucks. However, sales of Infiniti vehicles dipped 25.4% to 7,899 units in the month.
Strong pent-up demand, easier car finance and improving macroeconomic conditions will continue to act as a catalyst to rejuvenate U.S. auto sales to the pre-recession level. Good news is that improving auto sales will also help the overall economic recovery in the U.S. being a key industry for growth. Despite some headwinds, full year sales are expected to exceed 15 million units compared with 14.5 million units in 2012.
GM expects a 7% rise in industry sales in 2013. Meanwhile, Ford predicted an 8% gain in the year, which reflects more than threefold rise compared with the overall economic growth of 2--2.5% forecasted by the automaker.
Today, Zacks is promoting its ''Buy'' stock recommendations. Get #1Stock of the Day pick for free.


text:
45 / scottsdale / $1,500 per session / 191 votes
Students: Jay Haas, Peter Jacobsen, Paul McGinley, Darren Clarke, Lee Westwood
Two things helped speed Stan Utley's rise to prominence as a teacher. First, he had a knack for helping fellow tour players with their short games during his playing career. Second, he needed a job. Utley won a PGA Tour event in 1989, but by 2003 he was making more money teaching on the side than he was playing. "I figured it was time to get a real job," says Utley. "I was fortunate that some very talented guys trusted me to help them."
Thanks to great word of mouth, Utley filled his schedule with lessons at home and at select tournaments. The regular income—and time with his family—has made Utley's transition to teaching almost seamless. "I still love to compete, but at this stage in my career, I wouldn't change a thing," he says.
Once you get a feel for how the bounce on your sand wedge wants to work through the sand, bunker shots get really easy.
Set up with a wide stance—feet shoulder-width apart—and your spine tilted slightly toward the target. Play the ball off your front heel, and angle the shaft slightly away from the target. This gets the bounce working for you, and increases the loft on the clubface.


text:
Pinwheel Yarmulke by Marie Segares
Welcome! You are browsing as a guestWould you like to see 2 projects made from this pattern and much more? create a free account What am I missing?
© Underground Crafter
Pinwheel Yarmulke
This yarmulke pattern uses both Tunisian crochet and crochet stitches. The pinwheel section is made using Tunisian crochet, and the stripes are crocheted in the round with single crochet.
Finished Size: 5" (13 cm) diameter
Galler Yarns Parisian Cotton, colorway Lazulite 5144 (Main Color) (10 oz/285 g/1090 yds/997 m) – approximately 27 yds/25 m
Galler Yarns Parisian Cotton, colorway Dark Grey 4187 (Color B) (10 oz/285 g/1090 yds/997 m) – approximately 27 yds/25 m
US 00 steel crochet hook or US E-4/3.5 mm crochet hook or any size needed to obtain gauge
Stitch marker or small amount of scrap yarn
Yarn needle
Gauge: Diameter of finished yarmulke = 5" (13 cm). Exact gauge is not critical for this project.


text:
Douglas Gene McDonald
85, of Tucson passed away June 30, 2014. Husband of Patricia Mae (nee Mazur) McDonald; father of Douglas (Joanne) McDonald, Jeffery McDonald, Patricia (Ted) Pate, Beverly (Keith) Hawks; grandfather of Steve (Beth) and Chad (Amy) McDonald, Bryan and John (Tiffany) Pate, Katelyn and Kyle Hawks; great-grandfather of Megan and Jenna, Connor and Jayden, Eli and Isaac; stepfather to Dale and Patrick Mazur; brother to Faye; uncle to Sandra and Tomy Shoon, David, Richard, Karen, Kathy, Kristi (nee Shelton). Preceded in death by father, Robert I. and Maude Perry McDonald; wife, Mary Frances (nee Shelton) McDonald and great-grandson, Tyler Scott Edgecombe. He served in the Army during the Korean War and worked at Hughes Aircraft Company for 32 years. He was the youngest in his family - born March 24, 1929 in Duncan, AZ. At the UofA he lettered in football in 1952 and 1953 and graduated as an Electrical Engineer. At Hughes he was known as "Big Mac" or "Gene". He was a friend to many and was a great father. Memorial Services are being held at Saint Paul's United Methodist Church, 8051 E Broadway Blvd., at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 24, 2014. Arrangements by ADAIR FUNERAL HOMES, Dodge Chapel.


text:
Ages of subsurface stratigraphic intervals in the Quaternary of Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands
Quaternary Research
- By:
- B. J. Szabo, J.I. Tracey Jr., and E.R. Goter
- More information: Publisher Index Page (via DOI)
- Download citation as: RIS
AbstractDrill cores of Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, reveal six stratigraphic intervals, numbered in downward sequence, which represent vertical coral growth during Quaternary interglaciations. Radiocarbon dates indicate that the Holocene sea transgressed the emergent reef platform by about 8000 yr B.P. The reef grew rapidly upward (about 5 to 10 mm/yr) until about 6500 yr B.P. Afterward vertical growth slowed to about 0.5 mm/yr, then lateral development became dominant during the last several thousand years. The second interval is dated at 131,000 ?? 3000 yr B.P. by uranium series. This unit correlates with oxygen-isotope substage 5e and with terrace VIIa of Huon Peninsula, New Guinea, and of Main Reef-2 terrace at Atauro Island. The third interval is not dated because corals were recrystallized and it is tentatively correlated with either oxygen-isotope stages 7 or 9. The age of the fourth interval is estimated at 454,000 ?? 100,000 yr B.P. from measured 234U 238U activity ratios. This unit is correlated with either oxygen-isotope stage 9, 11, or 13. ?? 1985.
Additional publication details
- Publication type:
- Article
- Publication Subtype:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Ages of subsurface stratigraphic intervals in the Quaternary of Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands
- Series title:
- Quaternary Research
- 10.1016/0033-5894(85)90071-7
- Volume:
- 23
- Issue:
- 1
- Year Published:
- 1985
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Publisher location:
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Larger Work Type:
- Article
- Larger Work Subtype:
- Journal Article
- Larger Work Title:
- Quaternary Research
- First page:
- 54
- Last page:
- 61