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Junior B playoffs
The semifinal showdown between the St. Albert Merchants and Beaumont Chiefs kicks off Thursday at 8 p.m. at Akinsdale Arena.
Game two in the best-of-seven Capital Junior B Hockey League series is 8:30 p.m. Friday in Beaumont and game three is 8 p.m. Sunday in St. Albert.
Visit www.cjhl.org for the rest of the playoff dates.
The west-division Merchants, recipients of the Challenge Cup as the top team in the regular season at 34-3-1, are 3-0 in the playoffs.
The Chiefs (18-16-4) finished third in the east division and their playoff record is 5-1 with four overtime wins.
In league play the Merchants (34-3-1) crushed the Chiefs 7-1 Oct. 6 in St. Albert and the team�s 3-2 loss Jan. 17 in Beaumont ended a 17-game winning streak.
The winner qualifies for provincials, April 3 to 6 in Grande Prairie, and will face-off against the Fort Saskatchewan Hawks (27-10-1), the first-place team in the east, or North Edmonton Red Wings (22-13-3), ranked second in the west, in the best-of-five Founders Cup final.
AMMHL playoffs
The St. Albert Flyers are seeded fifth in the Sutter North Cup playoff tournament in Lloydminster based on the final standings in the Alberta Minor Midget AAA Hockey League.
The Flyers (18-10-9) will play the No. 3-seeded Sherwood Park Squires (20-10-7) Thursday, the No. 2-seeded Spruce Grove PAC Saints (20-8-9) Friday and the No. 7-seeded CAC United Cycle (17-14-6) Saturday in the pool B round robin.
The top two teams in pools A and B advance to the semifinals to determine the three north teams for provincials, March 19 to 23 in Red Deer.
The Flyers are 5-2-3 in their last 10 games, including two ties last weekend on home ice.
SAPEC finals
The SAPEC Tier 1 city junior high basketball finals rattle the rim Friday at the SkyDome.
Tip-off times are 5:30 p.m. for the girls and 7 p.m. for the boys.
The scores from Tuesday�s semifinals were unavailable at press time.
In league play the Vincent J. Maloney Marauders and Richard S. Fowler Falcons finished first in the girls� and boys� divisions, respectively, with 7-0 records.
In last year�s finals the Sir George Simpson Voyageurs defeated the 2012 champion lady Marauders 61-53 for their first SAPEC banner since 2004 and the VJM boys knocked off the undefeated Lorne Akins Gators 64-53 for the second time in three years.


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Pirates notebook: Clemente fan DeJesus excited to join team
BRADENTON, Fla. — Only four months after being traded from the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Boston Red Sox, infielder Ivan De Jesus Jr. had to switch teams again. But he was happy when he found out his new team is the Pirates.
"I'm really excited to be here, wearing the colors yellow and black, because one of my heroes is Roberto Clemente," DeJesus said Monday. "Being Puerto Rican, like Roberto, I am very proud to be part of this family."
In late December, De Jesus, 25, was part of the six-player deal that sent closer Joel Hanrahan to the Red Sox. De Jesus grew up in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, which is about 10 miles from Clemente's hometown of Carolina. Clemente was killed in a plane crash on New Year's Eve 1972.
"He's still a huge guy in Puerto Rico," De Jesus said. "Especially the past two weeks, his name was always in the newspaper because it's (the 40th anniversary) of his accident."
The past four years, De Jesus played winter ball in Puerto Rico. This year, playing for Mantai, De Jesus hit .364 and won the league batting title. However, he and his teammates claimed the team was behind in its payroll payments and refused to play in the final game. That got them season-ending suspensions.
With his winter season over, De Jesus chose to attend the voluntary minicamp at Pirate City.
"I'm just living the dream right now," De Jesus said. "I'm excited to be with the Pirates and can't wait to get started in spring training."
• RHP Charlie Morton has been rehabbing at Pirate City after having Tommy John surgery last summer. He's throwing long-toss — a progression from 60 to 90 to 120 feet, 75 total throws per day — and last week started throwing on back-to-back days. Morton said he is on track to start throwing off the mound in late January or early February, and he expects to rejoin the Pirates this summer, probably about midway through the season. "Absolutely. One-hundred percent yes," Morton said.
• Thirty-six players are expected to work out this week at the voluntary minicamp. Manager Clint Hurdle and his coaching staff also are on hand. Players work out in the batting cages and on the fields from 9 a.m. to noon. Monday, the players had a golf outing in the afternoon and gathered at night to watch the Alabama-Notre Dame BCS title game. Players also can attend a fishing outing Tuesday and a college basketball game Wednesday.
• RHP Rick van den Hurk, released over the weekend, will play this year for the Samsung Lions in Korea. Van den Hurk's departure opened a 40-man roster spot, which presumably will be filled by LHP Francisco Liriano. The Pirates and Liriano have agreed to a two-year contract, but it won't be official until he passes a physical.
• Of the team's four arbitration-eligible players — Gaby Sanchez, Neil Walker, James McDonald and Garrett Jones — only Sanchez is at minicamp. Teams and players will exchange salary figures Jan. 18. Arbitration hearings will be held throughout February, though contract agreements may be reached anytime before the hearings.

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Firstly, here is TLC Director Lesley Reece with presenting authors Jackie French, Andy Griffiths, Frané Lessac, Libby Gleeson (left to right front row), and Terry Denton, Matt Ottley, David Miller, Mark Greenwood and Freya Blackwood (left to right back row). Our heartfelt thanks to you all for your contribution.
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Ottawa, ON K1S 3W7
Year Opened: 1967
Capacity: 9,862
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The J. Benson Cartage Centre. Never heard of it? How about the Rona Centre? No? What about the Urbandale Centre? No luck there either? All three arenas are one and the same and lead to the most unique naming rights situation in all of sports.
Currently the J. Benson Cartage Centre refers to what is commonly known as the Ottawa Civic Centre. This arena sits in controversial Lansdowne Park in the Canadian Capital City of Ottawa. It is the former home of the Ottawa Senators and current home of the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League.
The Ottawa Civic Centre is owned by the City of Ottawa, but for a minimal cost, your company can enter a draw to have the Ottawa Civic Centre renamed for your company for the next Ottawa 67's season. The owner of the 67's, Jeff Hunt, has created this unique naming situation and used it more as a reward for long-time sponsors and suppliers rather than a giant money-making scheme. Entry in the draw last year was merely the price of 2 season tickets, and a suite for one-night. J. Benson Cartage was the winner this past year, while other winners have included Rona Home Centres and Urbandale Construction.
The 67's are one of the staple franchises of the current OHL. Named after the year of Canadian independence (1867), and founded in Canada's 100th birthday year, the 67's have appeared in 4 Memorial Cups, winning 2, and winning 3 J. Ross Robertson Cups as OHL Champions. The 67's are known throughout the OHL and Canadian Hockey League for their "barber shop pole" uniforms, featuring a jersey full of wide horizontal striping, and their association with recently retired Hockey Hall of Fame Coach, and junior hockey legend, Brian Kilrea. Kilrea had been with the 67's as either a coach or executive for 35 years, and has been a favourite of Canadian hockey analyst, and lightning rod, Don Cherry.
The 67's have had their share of NHL stars come out of Ottawa including, Adam Creighton, Darren Pang, Kevin Weekes, Doug Wilson, Gary Roberts, Kris Draper, Bill Clement, Bobby Smith, and NHL Hall of Fame defenseman Denis Potvin.
Since taking over the team, owner Jeff Hunt has provided fans with one of the more unique OHL experiences, and has pushed the 67's back to the forefront of OHL relevance.
The FANFARE scale is our metric device for rating each stadium experience. It covers the following:
Each area is rated from 0 to 5 stars with 5 being the best. The overall composite score is the "FANFARE Score".
There are some great food selections at the 67's game. All of the usual suspects are present including various sizes of popcorn, hot dogs, soda and fries. Pizza Pizza has a large stand where you can get a slice for $4.25.
If you are interested in refreshment, Molson Canadian, Heinekin and Corona are all available for $8.25, and Pepsi products are the soda of choice.
What makes the 67's experience stand out are a few more unique items. There is a Jimmy Dean's Ice Cream stand, a Starbucks, and a Mini Donuts stand. If you are looking for something heartier, you might try the Dr. Pepper grill. This is also the place to go if you are tired of your regular colas and are looking to be a Pepper.
However, if you are looking for an experience that is truly unique, and truly Canadian, then you had better stop at the Beaver Tails stand. Available in a variety of flavours you can get a flat, deep fried dough for only $5. They come in cinnamon and sugar; chocolate-hazelnut; garlic butter and cheese. The best, and most original, however, is definitley the maple butter flavour. It's to die for!
The Ottawa Civic Centre is located at Lansdowne Park, which has been the centre of local controversy. Jeff Hunt has been awarded a conditional Canadian Football League franchise to return to Ottawa. Lansdowne Park is also the home of Frank Clair Stadium. The stadium is in need of a renovation, which is necessary for the new CFL team. What makes the situation in Ottawa really unique is that the Civic Centre is built under the stands of Frank Clair Stadium. This provides a great opportunity to share parking and facilities, but also creates a very unique arena.
The 67's play in the largest arena in the OHL. The seating is very light on the stadium side, with only 10 rows of seating while the other side offers 2 decks of seating. Most of the seats offer great sightlines, however you may want to avoid the first few rows in the second deck which can have the view obstructed by the railings. The seats seem to be very new, and are spacious and very comfortable.
In the rafters you will find banners honouring the OHL championship winning teams of 1977, 1984, 2001 and the Memorial Cup Champion teams of 1984 and 1999. Also, you can find a banner honouring longtime coaching legend Brian Kilrea. Finally, the retired numbers of Peter Lee, Bobby Smith, and Denis Potvin are also hung prominently. The one negative that you will find in the aesthetics, is that the ceiling is covered with black, spray-on insulation. Also the back walls are also black and blocked off with chain-link fencing. Both these attributes give the arena an old and dirty look.
In the concourses, the 67's prominently show banners for division and conference winning teams, as well as all-time great 67's. There is also a shooting accuracy booth that you could try.
During the game, the 67's continue their strong efforts. One of the highlights of the package is The Grand Band stand. This section is tarped off and features a live band. Not totally unique, but what makes this great is that the band plays "Chelsea Dagger" live after 67 goals. A really unique feature that makes the 67's just a little more special.
Lansdowne Park is located in an Ottawa neighbourhood known as The Glebe. It is just south of downtown Ottawa, and is an eclectic neighbourhood which has lots to offer. If you just stick to Bank Street, there are numerous options for pre and post game meals. With this many options, there is also lots of room for you, and being shut out should not be a worry.
We went with the Royal Oak Restaurant on Bank Street, which is one of 14 locations around Ottawa. It is an Irish style pub with fantastic food and a decent atmosphere.
Other options that you might consider are the Georgetown Sports Pub, Corner Bar & Grill, Von's Bistro, The Barley Mow, Feleena's Mexican and Bridgehead. With so many good choices you can't go wrong! This does not even take into account the fabulous city of Ottawa, which has thousands of things to do, and even more places to eat. If you are looking for the true Ottawa experience, then make sure to bring your own blades, and go for a skate on the Rideau Canal.
The 67's play in the largest building in the league. At nearly 10,000 capacity, it is difficult to get a full building consistently. However, the 67's have put up attendance numbers that are consistently in the top 2 in the Ontario Hockey League.
On the review night, the 67's brought in almost 6,000 fans. There were a huge number of young fans at the game, which raised the noise level. Ottawa fans also love their noisemakers and horns, which can be heard throughtout the game. What might be the most unique part of the 67's fan experience is the presence of the "super-fans" which you might equate more with NFL football. There's the guy dressed in black with the white gloves, who has earned some serious dance points, and the old guy all decked out in 67's gear, a helmet and face paint, who runs laps and spins his noisemakers.
Lansdowne Park is located on Bank Street, which is a very large street, and can get busy very easily. That being said, getting there is not too bad, but if you want to ensure that you get some parking, you won't want to wait until the last minute. Getting out of the park wasn't too bad, but it was definitely not quick.
The councourses are very large and spacious, and more than adequate for an OHL sized crowd. However, the washroom facilities are fairly small and not the greatest.
Tickets for the Ottawa 67's go from $21.50 down to $15. The differences between the seats are so minimal, that the consumer should go with the low price and take a seat in the upper deck. Discounts are also available for students and children. With parking coming in at $5, and decent concession prices, a trip to the 67's is a great evening of family entertainment, especially since you consider the cross-town Ottawa Senators not only feature a major league product, but major league prices.
An extra point for a very unique promotion. In honour of Valentine's Day being around the corner, all of the women in attendance were given a cubic zirconia. One of those zirconia, however, was an actual diamond. The only way to see if you were a winner was to go to the sponsor, Jubilee Fine Jewellers. The 67's also had a special introduction of all of the Ottawa 67's moms that were in attendance.
An extra point for the classic "barbershop pole" uniforms that the 67's continue to wear. What may look gaudy at first, grows on the fan as a traditional look that the 67's and their fans have embraced.
An extra point is awarded for the excellent relationship that Jeff Hunt and the 67's have with Eugene Melnyk (who also owns the Mississauga Majors) and the Ottawa Senators. They have joined together on numerous occasions and seem to genuinely support each other.
An extra point for "The Big Red Guy." After a 67's goal, a giant inflateable sock man is blown up to dance for the crowd. Although it is something that you would find outside a used car lot, it was something that caught the attention of my daughter, and helped her become that much more enamoured with hockey.
No matter what you call it, the Ottawa Civic Centre or the J. Benson Cartage Centre, it provides fans with a very unique vantage point to watch some great hockey. The Ottawa 67's have been one of the cornerstone franchises of the OHL and continue to provide exciting, family-oriented entertainment. With numerous opportunities for sight-seeing in the Nation's Capital, ensure that you add the 67's as part of your vacation plans. It is well worth it!
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Knitting needles were busy in the Meneage area of the Lizard Peninsula just before Christmas, as volunteers made scarves for children in Romania.
Figures are now in for the efforts of the ladies who gave up their time for the cause. The Porky Street Knitters in St Martin, who knit all year for various charities, produced 55 scarves this year – mostly by Glen Bray and Pam Blee.
These were added to those produced in and around the Manaccan area, with the total then taken into Helston by Hazel Jeffrey as part of the Samaritan's Purse Children's Christmas shoebox appeal.
This resulted in 234 colourful scarves, 96 hats and 20 little jumpers for babies being sent from the Meneage parishes to Romania in the boxes, which in many cases were the only Christmas presents received by children in the country.
A total of 5,480 shoeboxes, filled with gifts, toiletries and clothes, were sent from Helston, collected from towns and villages in West Cornwall.
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This online memorial was created in loving memory of Therese Green, whose life story is told throughout this memorial website. I created this website in order to keep her memories alive. I realized recently how little my children will know about her. How, they will only know what I tell them. This makes me incredibly sad and I wanted them to know more. I thought if we all put our memories tofether in a futuristic way, then my children will experience my wonderful mother too! So help me in remembering!
My mom passed away just as the internet was really taking off and online photos or digital cameras were not around yet. So, I don't have any photos of her on my computer, but I promise to scan some soon.
Please sign Therese's guest book and let us know you came to visit. We will remember Therese forever.
I have so many wonderful memories of my mom and I feel so fortunate that I was able to get to know her as an adult. We shared everything. She knew me better than I know myself. A piece of me misses now and it will never be put back. I had a very hard few years and I can finally say it is getting easier. I miss her everyday. Even after seven years, I have days I think of her all day. There are months where I don't shed a tear and months when I cry a little each day. It all depends. Overall I am getting back to me. It's hard to lose a mother. A mother provides so much confidence and joy in your life. At least mine did. She made me proud and she always wanted what was best for me. There are not many people in your life who truly want only whats best for you without thinking of themselves first. The last night I spent with her was the night before she passed away. She came to an event I was throwing for the student government. It was a rape aggressive defense course. We were learning how to get away from a rapist from a karate instructor type. We were told to wear comfortable shoes. I had told her that I didn't think there would be a very big turn out and I was bummed. Then, there she is. She shows up looking so cute in her coat and matching fake burberry bag. My friends all said how adorable she was and althought she was dressed up. she got right in there. She was punching, kicking and moving all around in her cute shoes..I am sure this was not top on her priority list, but the second she heard I needed help, she was there. I will never forget it. Afterward, I said I was going down to the eatery to eat dinner and she said she wanted to join me. I said,"ma you should really go home. Don't you have to work tomorrow?"Nope, she didn't care. She said she missed me and she was worried I wasn't spending enough time on myself. She sai wirh me and forced me to eat more than I wanted to then drove me home. Before I got out of the car, she said," Jo, make this your year. make this the year of Jo." I made fun of her and told her to go home and go to sleep. Little did I know that would be our last conversation. To me, that is a mom. That was my mom and the mom I hope to be for Jake.
My mom was a funny little woman. She had all these phrases and saying she would say to us. "it doesn't go up with you," or,"kill her with kindness."Oh, there are so many. I loved them. She was a natural mother. My friends were always comfortbale around her and they thought of her as their second mom. She shared and was open with everyone. If someone needed to talk, she was the first to go to lunch with you. She loved frapuccinos, her new camry,sweaters,crate and barrel and her favorite clogs. She always made you feel special on your birthday or any holiday. She was the best when you were sick. I still miss her when I am sick and wish I could just run home and have her help me. She would lay me on the couch and bring me gatorade or make me soup. She loved us. She created family traditions and was the supreme hostess. We always had people over our house and I loved it. A full house on the holidays still makes me think of her. She raised us to think that your friends were your family and to treat them that way. She also made a point to remind us how lucky we are to have siblings and how we should cherish each other. She usually did this when we were fighting.. She was a great housekeeper. Always keeping the house near and our beds made. Yes, she made our beds. She folded and put out clothes away. She did it all. She made the best lasagna you've ever tasted! My mom was the best.
I have learned a lot from her passing. Most importantly, I gained a personal relationship with God. He saved me from what could have been a very dark period in my life. It is easy to give in to the sorrow and anger that comes from a sudden passing. God showed me that I was loved. He provided me people and experiences that made me realize how beautiful life still was. I have much to live for and it is a conscious choice each day, to choose happiness and joy over sorrow or anger. I have learned that you need many people in your life to be your everything and I have found that in God, family, friends and now my husband and my son too. I learned that life is so short and I feel lucky to truly understand that at a young age. I try and live every day like it's my last and try not to get upset about much. I know now that there is so much to look forward to after death. That my mother and I will be together again. When she passed many people said how sorry they were for me and for her. I have learned that we should be jealous of her. She is in Heaven. She is not looking down in sorrow. She is happy. It makes me happy to think of her in her perfect place. Seven years.. wow. Hard to believe, miss you ma.
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Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., became senior vice president for Medicine and dean of the School of Medicine at UAB on Oct. 15, 2013. Dr. Vickers, a member of the Institute of Medicine, is a world-renowned surgeon, pancreatic cancer researcher, pioneer in health disparities research and a native of Alabama.
As dean, Dr. Vickers leads the medical school's main campus in Birmingham and the regional campuses in Montgomery, Huntsville and Tuscaloosa. He also is part of UAB Medicine's joint operating leadership (JOL) team with UAB Health System Chief Executive Officer Will Ferniany, Ph.D., and James Bonner, M.D., president of the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, the School of Medicine faculty-physician practice group. The JOL steers operations and finances for all UAB Hospital and ambulatory medical services, including The Kirklin Clinic and the UAB Callahan Eye Hospital.
Dr. Vickers earned baccalaureate and medical degrees from the Johns Hopkins University and completed surgical training there, including a chief residency. He completed two summer post-graduate research fellowships with the National Institutes of Health and training at John Radcliffe Hospital of Oxford University, England and was an instructor of surgery at Hopkins for one year. In 1994 he joined the UAB faculty as an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery. From 1995 to 1999 he was a Robert Wood Johnson Research Fellow. From 2000 to 2006 he directed the section of gastrointestinal surgery. During his first tenure at UAB Dr. Vickers received numerous honors, including the Argus Society for Excellence in Teaching Award numerous times, the Best Clinical Professor award and the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching. In 2000 he became the first member of the faculty chosen by students as commencement speaker. In 2006 Dr. Vickers became the Jay Phillips Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Minnesota Medical School, where he served until his return to UAB in 2013.
Dr. Vickers continues to see patients and conduct research. His major research interests include gene therapy as an application in the treatment of pancreatobiliary tumors, the role of growth factors and receptors in the oncogenesis of pancreatic cancer, the implications of FAS expressions and Tamoxifen in the growth and treatment of cholangiocarcinoma, assessment of clinical outcomes in the surgical treatment of pancreatobiliary tumors and the role of death receptors in the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
While at Minnesota, Dr. Vickers' lab was instrumental in the development of an injectable cancer drug, Minnelide, which entered phase 1 testing in September 2013. Dr. Vickers has a financial interest in the pharmaceutical company licensed to develop the drug, Minneamrita Therapeutics LLC.
With Donald Buchsbaum, Ph.D., Dr. Vickers is co-principal investigator for the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center's Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) in Pancreatic Cancer. With James Shikany, DrPH, he is co-principal investigator of a $13.5 million grant to create the National Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center for African-American Men's Health. The NTCC is a collaborative effort with 100 Black Men of America Inc., the National USA Foundation Inc. and the National Football League to create community partnerships to design, deliver and evaluate interventions targeting the four most significant causes of death and disease across the lifespan of African-American men and boys: unintentional and violence-related injury, cardiovascular disease, cancer and stroke.
Dr. Vickers was born in Demopolis, Ala., and grew up in Tuscaloosa and Huntsville. He and his wife Janice Vickers, who also is from Alabama, have been married since 1988; they have four children: Lauren, Adrienne, Lydia and Benjamin.


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What I Drank Last Month (Nov 2013) Part 2
By Nikki Lincoln
Here is the second part of my post on November wines. Part one can be found here.
Cline 2012 Ancient Vines Zinfandel
This wine was a sample sent over a few months ago. I had wanted to hold onto it for a little while but I had been craving a good Zinfandel and decided to open the Cline Ancient Vines sample. I'm glad I opened it when I did as it was light for a Zin and had nice pepper and smokiness to it. It was also very acidic which I particularly enjoyed. I definitely thought this was a great value for all of the complexity in the wine. I would love to pick up a few more bottles of this to have around when I don't feel like opening something too pricey but still want a good quality wine.
Price: $18
Vinum Cellars 2010 White Elephant White Table Wine
I am a huge football fan, but after giving up beer several months ago, finding an alternative beverage for tailgates and other beer heavy events has been a bit of a challenge. Obviously wine has been a big go-to for me, but a lot of wines that I have I would rather save for an occasion when I can really sit and taste it and appreciate it. I decided to grab the Vinum White Elephant Table Wine because I had gotten it rather cheap from a wine club. The wine ended up really surprising me. It was an extremely well balanced blend of 59% Chenin Blanc, 26% Roussanne, and 15% Viognier. It was light and refreshing and perfect for a warm, outdoor setting such as a tailgate. I normally don't take notes on the things I drink in a party/tailgate setting but I knew I had to tell you all about this one.
Price: $20 (but can be found for closer to $10)
Sheldon 2007 Deviant Velocity
I won the Deviant Velocity at an open house for Sheldon Wines, Krutz Family Vineyards, and Two Shepherds. I had been feeling under the weather and wasn't up for doing any wine tasting which had made me pretty sad. I decided to throw a few dollars in to buy some raffle tickets to win a case of wine. I actually ended up winning and was able to take home a box of the wines that I hadn't been able to try, including Sheldon's Deviant Velocity 100% Petite Sirah. The wine was full of plum and blackberry flavors with some pepper as well. It was another wine that felt perfect for fall. When I went through my pictures, I also found it funny that my devious cat snuck into the background to give me one of her judgmental glares.
Price: $28
Imagery 2008 High Valley Tempranillo
I always lose track of the different wine days. I really need to find a wine calendar or something because I always end up finding out about them at the last minute and I get really sad if I don't have that particular variety. When I got an email from the TAPAS society that the next day was Tempranillo Day, I was really happy that I had a bottle of the Imagery High Valley Tempranillo. The wine had high acidity and a taste of tart blackberries and spice. I loved how light and complex it was for a Tempranillo. I saw a few older reviews from last year that said it needed more time. I think the extra year really helped this wine develop properly because it was tasting great when I had it last month. On another note, I ended up finding a few more bottles of Tempranillo after the fact…
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New Weekly Feature – Top Blogs & Articles Of The Week
I am an obsessed wine geek, there is no doubt. Our house & farm is covered in wine books, wine making or tasting materials, wine samples, glasses and more. I'd furnish the entire house in wine barrel furniture if I was allowed.
As a result, I read
a lot of weekly material, blogs, wine writers etc. Simple Hedonisms was supposed to be more about educational wine writing than it has evolved into, although in my defense I do try and incorporate some small nugget or three into many of my reviews.
Some weeks I may feature 4-5 articles, some I may only have one, or even forget, but I will try to do my best. If you find this weekly article useful as it evolves, share your thoughts.
Top Picks:
(1) Richard Jennings: Rhone Rangers Tasting "Summary"
I have long admired Richard's detailed Cellartracker notes, there was never any doubt how dedicated this man is to capturing and sharing information about wine. His latest, almost breath taking record from the Rhone Rangers San Francisco event is an incredible resource:
California Rhônes: Thoughts on 2012 Rhône Rangers Tasting
(2) Jon Bonné: Sonoma Coast is a sweet spot for Syrah
Sonoma Coast is a sweet spot for Syrah
(3) Fred Swan interviews Rhone Pioneer John Alban on the First Hospice du Rhone
Norcal Wine is one of the best Bay area resources for wine education, and intellectual, investigative journalism. With the 20th Anniversary of Rhone mecca Hospice du Rhone only 2 weeks away, this is a timely,
insightful piece.
John Alban on the First Hospice du Rhone and the State of American Rhone Variety Wine in 1993
Cheers and have a
great week!
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g/" target="_blank">Hospice du Rhone, the largest international celebration of Rhône wines. Hospice du Rhône (aka "HdR"), held every spring in Paso Robles, is extra special this year as it celebrates its 20th anniversary.
What is so Unique about Hospice du Rhône?
There is a palpable energy about this event that is undeniable and infectious. Perhaps it's the gathering of hundreds of people who trek from all over the US & Europe to spend 2.5 days in reverent, yet celebratory, homage to Rhône variety wines.
I am invited to numerous wine events every year but no gathering of wine aficionados that I have attended includes participants who exhibit the level of passion and devotion that characterize HdR attendees.
Who Attends HdR? Would I Be Out of Place?
There is no doubt that it is a more serious type of wine enthusiast who plunks down $800 (if buying the whole experience) and journeys to Paso Robles, a great Rhône wine destination itself. Paso is 3-4 hours drive from both LA and San Francisco. (While many will make the drive, the nearby San Luis Obispo airport has surprisingly good connections.)
People at HdR sense their mutual love of all things Rhône and are generally quite friendly. Each year I meet friends new and old from all walks of wine life. Participants range from normal passionate wine lovers, here to enrich their knowledge, perhaps new but passionate about Rhones; to winery personnel who are there to enjoy and learn; to wine writers and bloggers, who make an annual trek to " Rhône Mecca."
The seminars & tastings at HdR are designed so that no matter how new to Rhônes you are, or experienced you may be, you will learn something that will broaden your horizons and your palate at each session.
In addition, you can rub elbows with winemakers; restaurateur and Rhône devotée Sondra Bernstein of the girl & the fig; Rhone writer, guru & publisher Patrick Comiskey of Wine & Spirits; event founder and US Rhône winemaking
pioneer, John Alban; and many more. At each seminar, tasting, lunch, dinner, etc. – you never know with whom you will taste next too. But take notes and Google their names later, for odds are, you regularly will be next to someone remarkable and not even be aware!
You need only one thing to attend HdR (besides your credit card) – a desire to learn more about the 22 grapes that make up Rhône wines. Your experience there will span many styles, and countries.
Unique International Flair
The HdR team does an excellent job making sure that there are Rhône wines from all over the US represented, and not just wines from Paso Robles (the local Rhône epi-center). What's extra special to me, particularly after my January trip to the Rhône Valley of France, are the many international wineries that attend.There is a large contingent from of Frenchies, wineries from Spain, Australia and more are represented.
If the price to attend HdR seems a bit high, consider the cost of the many weeks and plane tickets it would take you viagra drug to traverse the globe & visit all of these producers on your own!
Build Your Weekend Experience – A La Carte or The Whole Immersion
One of the nice things about HdR is that you can break up the weekend and purchase, on an a la carte basis, tickets to the tastings and seminars. For example, if you can't get away for Friday, you can purchase tickets to just the Saturday events, or you can opt to purchase tickets to individual seminars or a tasting.
Talking to the HdR team, it appears that tickets are selling very fast. While HdR tickets always go fast, this year they are likely to sell out even earlier due to the 20th Anniversary. Indeed tickets for the Thursday night special CdP event (which replaces the usual bowling gala), sold out almost immediately (I even missed out on those!). Rooms in Paso, and the remaining tickets to this event, will be drying up shortly. Don't be one of the many people each year who procrastinate, and then sadly are turned away. Indeed, tickets this year are in such high demand, that I was not able to procure a pair of Saturday tasting passes to give away as I have done in past years.
This Years Agenda & Seminars
It's hard to say which I like better, the seminars or the tastings.
Last year it was difficult not to fall in love with the warm, humble French from the Roussillon. However, the Saturday tasting featuring food pairings and chef demos was also not to be missed.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Seminar One: Why Spain (continues to) Rock!
Presenters: European Cellars | Eric Solomon Selection Portfolio Producers: Exciting viticultural and winemaking practices have been taking place in the Priorat and beyond. European Cellars | Eric Solomon Selection will bring some returning and new producers from their portfolio to feature in this seminar. Take a look (and taste) at why Spain continues to ROCK! The panel will star Rhône variety practitioners from Spain.
Seminar Two: The Return of the Bionic Frog
Presenter: Christophe Baron of Cayuse, Walla Walla, Washington: Christophe Baron from Cayuse Vineyardsin Walla Walla, Washington will update you on his efforts since his first appearance on the Hospice du Rhône scene in 2000. Since 1997, Cayuse Vineyards has been farmed organically. Cayuse wines are created with minimal intervention, to protect the minerality, other aromas and flavors the vineyards give to the wines. The wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Other Events:
- 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Rosé Lunch with dishes created by Chef John Toulze of the girl & the fig
- 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – BIG Rhône Rendezvous featuring BIG bottles and the cuisine of Blackberry Farm.NEW! This is a walk around tasting of large format bottles from over 100 Producers. Twenty years calls for a BIG Rhône Rendezvous don't you think. Producers from far and wide will be pouring BIG bottles at this BIG, lively affair. Many have dusted off wines from their cellar and others have created something unique to celebrate this momentous occasion. To complement this BIG evening of BIG bottles highly-acclaimed chefs hailing from esteemed Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tennessee will be serving up a taste of the South in a BIG way. Tables flowing with charcuterie and cheese will span the Tasting Pavilion throughout the entire evening. An hour into the tasting, Blackberry Farm will unveil food stations billowing with robust and scrumptious bites.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Seminar Three: A Collective Quest
Presenters: Yves Cuilleron, François Villard and Pierre Gaillard of Les Vins de Vienne, Chavanay, France: Three vintners, three approaches to winemaking and growing. Les Vins de Vienne have succeeded in producing an alchemy that combines three sensibilities into a high-performance team spirit. This collective commitment to the production of quality wines is brought about by each individual experience. The wines and philosophies of these three long time amigos of Hospice du Rhône will be explored.
Seminar Four: Research, Revelations and the Art of Being Different
Presenter: Chester Osborn of d'Arenberg, McLaren Vale, South Australia: Numerous studies, both geologic and sub-regional have taken place since Chester's last presentation in 1999. The ever dynamic Chester Osborn of d'Arenberg will be detailing these studies and will explain and show you how this information has impacted his viticulture and winemaking practices.
Other Events
- 12:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Lunch and Live Auction with Chef Rick Manson of the Far West Tavern
- 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Grand Tasting
- 7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. – Farewell BBQ featuring Chef Maegen Loring of The Neon Carrot
The HdR Website is a wealth of information:
- 2012 Attending Rhône Wine Producers and Importers
- Food Purveyors
- Event Guide
- A Must Have – the iRhone iPhone app
- Rhone Resources
The Rhone Countdown Continues
Over the next four weeks, I will be continuing my Rhone Countdown I started in xxx with more stories and Rhone reviews. Stay tuned for regular articles and reviews.
I'd love some reader input – is there anything in particular that you'd like to see as part of that countdown article-, education-, or review-wise? Another live tasting like I did for Rhone Rangers? Let me know…
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Tick Tock – the Countdown to Two Amazing Rhone tasting events continues. This next weekend , March 24-25 is the Rhone Rangers "Weekend Celebration of
American Rhones
American Rhones." Over 100 domestic Producers from California, Washington, Oregon, and even Virginia assemble in Ft Mason, San Francisco for two days of seminars, winemakers dinner, auctions, and tastings.
Just one month later, April 26-28th Rhone lovers head to Paso Robles for Hospice du Rhone, "the World's Largest International Celebration of Rhone Variety Wines." This event is a stunning immersion of seminars, lunches, dinners, & tastings.
Each week Simple Hedonisms is celebrating with at least one Rhône wine review.
Rosé Wines – Man Up – Drink Pink. This Isn't Your 1990's White Zin, It's a French Classic Wine
My friend Lisa Ortman of Ortman Family Cellars used to say "Man up, Drink Pink." The myths surrounding Rosé wines are still a bit perplexing to me. Lets smash a few of them, shall we.
1. Most quality Rosé wines are dry aka not sweet.
No, not that corporate mass produced sugary garbage at the bottom of the supermarket shelf, the real stuff from your local artisan winery or imported from France.
2. Rosé is for women.
For the record men – Rosé is made from RED WINE GRAPES. The only reason its pink is because it doesn't spend much time on the skins during fermentation, which is the ONLY reason that red wine is even red! This concept is as assanine as the thought that "real wine drinkers don't drink white." (Which I'd contend its the opposite if anything.)
3. Rosé is a summer wine only.
This myth is perpetrated both by consumers and by wineries, who are deathly afraid of being caught with any Rosé left by October. It's true, a good Rosé is a great summer sipper and aperitif. But its hardly limited to that. I was amazed at my trip to France and the Rhone this January – most restaurants had more Rosé by the glass than whites, and swarthy French men bundled up in wool had no issue ordering a bottle of Pink. The higher acidity in Rosé pairs it nicely with food, and its one of my top recommendations for the winter Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays as well.
4. Rosé can't age.
Generally the spirit of Rosé is a wine meant to be drunk young, fresh, and consumed in the first year or so of release. But many Rosé wines can actually age quite well, particularly if they are a 'true' Rosé – that is to say grapes picked early in the season to be higher in acidity, lower in alcohol. The acidity preserves the wine, and softens with age. Indeed a few Rosé wines I have bought and specifically but aside awhile to let the brightness subdue a bit. The freshness will tamper down a bit, and the wine will change. Generally one wouldn't hang on to a Rosé more than a few years, but for every rule, there is an exception, especially with wine geeks.
Rhône Rosé Panel: Quivira, Mounts, and Skinner Vineyards
I recently compared three Rhône Rosé wines in an impromptu panel. I am debating putting out a "call for Rosé" as I did in December for sparkling, for a more thorough review – stay tuned. If interested, email me.
Rhône wines in my opinion, especially Syrah and Grenache, make exceptional Rosé wines. These three do not disappoint.
(1) Mounts 2010 "Pink" Syrah Rosé
I frequently wax poetic about the Mounts, and I hope to write an in depth article soon.
Watching their evolution over the last 4 years has been a rewarding experience as this four generation Grower family continues to innovate and has become a Dry Creek Valley Rhone producer to follow.
This 2010 is a wonderful Rosé of Syrah. Kudos to Dave Mounts for picking, making a true rose', not a Syrah juice bleed off.
Bright salmon pink color. Essence of strawberry, watermelon, tomato vine, on the nose. Crisp, bright in the mouth, cherry, jolly rancher, watermelon, in mouth.
Lingering mouth watering finish. Drinkable all year round, and a few years bottle time thanks to the nice acidity. At 13% viagra for less in the usa alcohol, can drink a few of these.
Sadly the Mounts are down to about a dozen cases, and there is no 2011 Rosé. I only hope they make it again for 2012. Pretty please? At least hold 6 more 2010 bottles for me.
(2) Skinner Vineyards 2010 Grenache Rosé
A winery in the Sierra Foothills I have my eyeballs on. This Rosé is mostly Grenache with a touch of Mourvedre.
Color – clear, salmon-strawberry color. On the nose -cherry, red fruit, hint of watermelon,
tomato vine, red hard candy
Palate – Enjoyable, food friendly, excellent acidity. Cherry, hard candy vibrant front palate , pleasant mid palate, and a lingering finish with notes of spice & hazelnut.
Would pair well with many foods and cheeses.
(3) 2011 Quivira Rosé
Quivira is another of my favorite Dry Creek Rhone producers and new winemaker Hugh Chappelle continues to do great things as Quivira lets him be the creative artisan he wishes to be.
Quivira's newly released low production rose' – never lasts long. New in screw top this year.
Like last year, heavily Mourvedre based, unlike Grenache based Rosé of years prior.
Light, bright, pink in color. Nose of watermelon jolly rancher and strawberry. Wonderful in the mouth, watermelon, white peach, red fruits. Mouth watering acidity that lingers on finish.
13% alc. Fresh. Bright. Fun.
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The weekly review of Rhone wines as we count down to the the March 24-25 Rhone Rangers "Weekend Celebration of American Rhones" and the
April 26-28th
April 26-28th20th anniversary of Hospice du Rhone, "the World's Largest International Celebration of Rhone Variety Wines" in Paso Robles, continues.
David Girard Vineyards – El Dorado
This week I am sharing a gem wine, and winery in El Dorado, a region that is an emerging powerhouse of Rhone wines in Northern California: David Girard Vineyards.
I met owner David Girard, and winemaker Mari Wells Coyle just over a year ago when I visited. Mari was nice enough on a day off to come spend some quality time and geek out with me. I was won over by her wines and her warm personality.
Vineyard manager Ron Mansfield, whom I have also had the fortune to meet this year, is a quiet genius in Rhone vineyard management and wine growing. I am delighted to source grapes from him in 2011 for my own project. (See A new Mother Lode: vintners rediscover Sierra foothills by Jon Bonne'.)
you road trip there, or seek them out at the Rhone Rangers March 25th Grand Tasting at Ft Mason. Tell them William sent you.
Wine Review: 2009 Mourvèdre, El Dorado, Estate Vineyard
Mourvèdre is one of my favorite red wines. It can be hard to find as a single varietal, and even harder to find well made. Some Northern California vintners want to treat it like Cabernet and over oak it. This red Rhone grape has much to express if left alone from the clutches of New World Cabernet makers.
Mourvèdre is often known for its meatiness, slightly gamey profile, with notes of smoked meat & bacon. This Mourvedre is a bit of a departure from that, and a bit unlike most Mourvèdre I have had before. It also stood out in the 2011 Rhone Rangers 'Mourvèdre On The Move' seminar. It's lighter, feminine, and more seductive than most you will come across – reminiscent of Pinot Noir in many ways.
To The Eye: A clear medium red, you can actually see through.
On The Nose: A floral nose of violets leap out of the glass, along with hints of spice, red berry, and tea.
In The Mouth: A wonderful combination of red fruits: Strawberry, pomegranate, cherry notes, with a hint of black tea. The wine dances across the palate and delivers completely front, mid and finish. The acidity is mouth watering, the finish lingering and pleasant. It's silky and seductive in the mouth.
This wine may surprise you slightly if looking for "classic" Mourvèdre (whatever that might mean to viagra on line canada you), although some of those undertones exist. All I know is I want more for my cellar.
Recommendation: Highly recommend. Consume now or cellar for 3-4 years. 92 Points.
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Tasting Notes: Wesley Ashley Wines 2009 Intelligent Design Cuvée – And Why Rhone Blends Rock
Last week I kicked off the Rhone Countdown, as we almost one month away to the March 24-25 Rhone Rangers "viagra cheap
and_tasting.php" target="_blank">Weekend Celebration of American Rhones" and the April 26-28th 20th anniversary of Hospice du Rhone, "the World's Largest International Celebration of Rhone Variety Wines" in Paso Robles.
I am frequently asked "why Rhone wines." I love, drink, taste, and buy wines of many varieties and categories, but I REALLY love Rhones. Why? I will write a more in depth article soon, but highlights were captured in an article a year ago in: Why Rhone Wines & Wine Review: Wesley Ashley Wines – Intelligent Design Cuvee.
I'd recommend reading the full post, but if I can capture one meaningful paragraph:
Rhone wines have more diversity across the varietals and give winemakers a huge flavor portfolio to work with, and thus consumers a myriad of combinations and flavor profiles. In Rhone wines, often the Sum of the Whole, is greater than the sum of the parts."
Palate Evolution – Blends Are Good!
This is an important turning of enlightenment for the American wine consumer, who is lead to believe over the last three decades that single varietal wines are best. When one visits and tastes the Old World wines of Spain, France etc you learn quickly how untrue that is, and how uncommon. (There are of course some exceptions, like in Burgundy for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.)
That isn't to say that 100% varietal wines are bad – I think the French are missing out by not making 100% Grenache Blanc. I can also readily admit often White Rhone blends with Grenache Blanc, are better, and easier to make, than many of the mediocre 100% Grenache Blancs. Blending gives a winemaker aroma and flavor profile tools you otherwise don't have with a single varietal.
Anyway, I digress. Tonight's review is about a Red
Rhone blend, from a brand that pays homage to Rhone blends: Wesley Ashley Wines. The above principles are sound, and the same.
Red Rhone blends, because of the great diversity of their components, offer the exploring wine drinker an infinite number of flavor profiles, far more than a Bordeaux blend. The variance between Cabernet, Merlot, Malbec etc, especially (sadly) when made in a New World style provides a far less range of differentiation than the red fruit of Grenache or Cinsault or Counoise, meatiness of Mourvedre, smokey complexity, white pepper of Syrah, and the raspberry of Carignane. Red Rhone blends are a never ending series of new discoveries as they vary by their composition and region.
Wine Review: 2009 Wesley Ashley Wines – Intelligent Design – Cuvee – Santa Barbara
Even before tasting, I knew I was going to likely love this wine when I saw that it had changed from the previous release, and Grenache was now the primary vintage. I also knew they had a hit on their hands when I was a guest at a wine club event last summer, and a few bottles sneaked out, and crowds went loco, even though owner Jim Sloate thought it wasn't ready and didn't want it released yet.
This red Rhone blend is comprised of 75% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 5% Petite Sirah, a big change from the online pharmacy viagra uk previous Carignane dominant release.
To The Eye: Translucent, nearing opaque dark red. (As it should be, Grenache is by its nature not a deep purple color producing wine.)
On The Nose: This nose knows its Grenache. That classic undertone of cherry hard candy, strawberry, hint of spice. Fortunately the Grenache was kept in neutral oak, allowing its essence to shine through.
In The Mouth: Red fruit at the front, the syrah's meatiness comes through mid palatte, with hints of coffee & mocha at the finish.
Recommendation: Buy. A Great Rhone red blend. I like it solo, but would love to pair it with lamb, grilled pork or chicken. $38 online or taste by appointment in Santa Rosa. (As well as the upcoming Rhone Ranger event.) Media Sanple.


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Dr Levy's specialist Fellowships were at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London and the prestigious Gimble Eye Centre in Canada where he was trained by Dr Howard V Gimble, a founding father of modern eye surgery. He holds the FRCS and FRCOphth Diplomas in clinical ophthalmology and a research MD on cornea pathology. Before becoming an ophthalmologist he trained in internal medicine and was awarded the MRCP (UK) Diploma.
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Dr Levy was amongst the first surgeons in the UK to perform Lasik. Other career highlights include performing the first no-suture cornea transplant in the UK, advising the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) on Intacs cornea implants for keratoconus and implanting the first intraocular lens in the UK made by Rayner (the company that in the 1949 manufactured the world's first intraocular lens) capable of correcting presbyopia and astigmatism simultaneously.
Dr Levy's private practice is at selected centres with superb equipment – Spire Hospital Bushey, the Wellington Hospital, London and Accuvision Laser Eye Clinic, London. In the NHS he is at North West London Hospitals NHS Trust.
Outside work he has a young family, enjoys the visual arts, travelling and hill walking and has gourmet tendencies.


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As Teacher Appreciation Week comes to a close, the University of Phoenix College of Education surveyed 1,000 full-time K-12 teachers to ask about their experiences.
Here is what the survey found
On why they teach:
- Wanted to make a difference in children's lives: 73 percent
- Enjoy working with children: 72 percent
- Was inspired by a teacher when I was a student: 49 percent
- Wanted to inspired change in education: 34 percent
On their frustrations:
- The focus on standardized testing: 69 percent
- Students' lack of respect for authority: 63 percent
- Lack of parent involvement in the classroom: 47 percent
- Class sizes being too big: 47 percent
- The significant gap between student achievement levels: 47 percent
- The difficulty in disciplining children: 43 percent
On how much parents are involved:
- Want parents involved in their classrooms: 97 percent
- Teachers who say less than half of parents are involved in their classrooms: 76 percent
- Teachers who say 75 to 100 percent of the parents are involved in the classroom: 8 percent
On how they'd like parents to get involved:
- Regularly communicate: 71 percent
- Not wait until there is an issue to connect: 67 percent
- Ask about how their child can improve: 66 percent
- Donate supplies: 47 percent
- Visit the classroom: 38 percent
- Volunteer in the classroom: 35 percent
While Friday marks the end of Teacher Appreciation Week, it's never too late to say thank you with a simple note, card or letter. Other suggestions include using social media to thank your child's teacher publicly and highlight what they have done throughout the year; buy a book to add to the classroom library that is reflective of the teacher and the impact he or she has on students; offer to help reorganize materials and supplies throughout the year; volunteer in class, and ask how you can contribute.


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HONG KONG — Belatedly, Japan's leading politicians are waking from their coma and realizing that the country's economy is in a massive mess hit by a triple whammy of low growth, heavy debts and an increasingly aging population.
Talk in the runup to Sunday's Upper House elections is when and by how much to raise the 5-percent consumption tax. The good news is that there is a sort of Japanese-style consensus about the inevitability of doubling the tax. The bad news is that 10 percent is not going to be sufficient to close the government deficit or get on top of the debts.
The worse news is that the tax will have to go to at least 20 percent and maybe as high as 37 percent if Japan wants to escape the debt trap, according to economists who have looked closely at the government's own figures.
The worst news of all is that Japan's leading politicians are still living in a make-believe world of their own where hard economic facts and figures do not intrude.
Only one party is advocating an early rise, to 8 percent by 2012, in the consumption tax. Another party has a 2020 time horizon for the tax to go to 10 percent. Prime Minister Naoto Kan, having raised the specter of a Greek-style failure if Japan does not get to grips with its deficits and debts, has now backed away from setting a firm timetable for tackling them via a consumption tax increase.
To be fair, Kan has suggested a national debate over tax issues, but he needs to go further and launch a grand debate on the economy and society and how Japan can get out of the deep hole that its politicians and bureaucrats have dug. For years, dirty deals between bureaucrats and politicians, with the active compliance of construction companies, allowed massive spending on ugly but election-sweetening projects, like town halls, bridges, Shinkansen lines. Now the bill is coming due when Japan can least afford it.
The outline facts are clear. Japan's government debts are the highest the world has ever seen, at 219 percent of gross domestic product, according to the International Monetary Fund. They have continued to rise as the economy has responded only sluggishly to government stimulus spending, and will rise more steeply as the rapidly aging population puts extra demands on health and welfare payments without a corresponding increase in income from taxes paid by a declining work force. Social security costs are rising by ¥1 trillion a year and account for ¥27.3 trillion or 30 percent of the budget.
Japan's economy has been undergoing important structural changes with the decline in "lifetime employment" under which employees join a big company from school or university and stay for life, making them dedicated company men, promising them moderately well paid jobs and comfortable pensions in return for their loyalty.
Lifetime employment did not apply to everyone, but its gradual decline has had a knock-on effect throughout the economy and society, making people nervous and reducing Japan's fabled household savings rate to U.S. levels, though the pot of savings is still huge.
The effects are only slowly filtering through because young people are tending to marry later and stay in the family home longer — which has only exacerbated the population crisis that will be felt in the next 20 to 50 years as Japan's population declines from 126 million to 95 million.
In spite of Kan's clarion call for action, the Japanese elite continues to live in an unreal world. Japan has been sheltered from the chill winds of international debt markets because 94 percent of government bonds are held by Japanese institutions at low interest rates. This is good for the government short-term, but the long-term price is that the big pension funds cannot earn enough to pay for the proper retirement of the increasingly elderly population. It does not help that the stock market is at about a quarter of its 1989 record high level.
But politicians continue to believe in magic. The former ruling Liberal Democratic Party is "targeting" that Japan's growth will be 4 percent a year over the next three years. Kan's Democratic Party of Japan forecasts 3 percent a year until 2020. They're kidding themselves, say all respectable economists, pointing out that for the past 10 years even 2 percent growth has been unachievable.
On the LDP's optimistic projections for growth, even if the consumption tax is raised to 10 percent next year and personnel costs at central and local governments are simultaneously slashed by 20 percent, by 2020 Japan's budget will be ¥1.9 trillion in the red. Ministry of Finance officials are beginning to say that a 20 percent consumption tax is "inevitable."
One of the most respected economists in Japan, Robert Feldman of Morgan Stanley MUFG, has just issued a devastating critique of the government's fiscal management strategy, in which he accuses the government planners of sloppy economics.
The first of his damning five points is that "The basic calculations include an implicit assumption that there will be unspecified sources of demand other than fiscal spending and external demand to close the output gap over the next five years." He adds, "The 'fiscal control' scenario advocated (by the strategy) is not based on model calculations. The exact policies to achieve this fiscal control scenario are not specified." Feldman questions the "counter- historical assumption" that the planners have made in positing that the difference between the interest rate and the growth rate is zero.
Devastatingly, the economist says that the fiscal management strategy, "advocates a tax-and-spend strategy to close the fiscal gap. However, reasonable parameter values in a simple Keynesian model of the economy imply that the tax-and-spend approach would require tax/spending hikes of 16 percentage points of GDP in order to close even the 4 percent fiscal gap that the framework calculates. This is the equivalent to raising the consumption tax rate from 5 percent today to 37 percent."
And that would devastate the economy. All is not lost — quite. Japan has forgotten that economic growth can essentially be raised in two ways — by a rise in population or growth in productivity. Restructuring and liberalization of the economy would yield productivity gains, though at the cost of unemployment, and key government allies have dug their heels in against restructuring. Allowing foreign workers in would be another solution, but faces fierce popular opposition.
Kan has one way out. The honest prime minister has to be honest with his people about the problems, put the issues and choices before them and stimulate a popular debate.
Kevin Rafferty is author of "Inside Japan's Powerhouses," a study of Japan Inc. and internationalization.


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In a shift that could lead to a reshaping of the global economy, China's government has loosened the tether on its currency, signalling the determination of the country's leaders to make the yuan a rival to the U.S. dollar.
Starting Monday, the People's Bank of China will allow the value of the Chinese currency to rise or fall by 1 per cent from the price it sets at the start of each trading day, compared with 0.5 per cent previously. The change was announced late Friday on the central bank's website and is the first change in the yuan's trading range since 2007.
Assuming the value of the yuan rises against other currencies, China's growing middle class will be left with greater purchasing power to buy foreign goods, which could provide a jolt of energy to struggling economies in Europe and the United States. The new policy will also alter the tenor of international forums like this weekend's upcoming gathering of finance ministers from the Group of 20, where China is regularly criticized for manipulating the value of its currency.
But above all, the announcement reinforces China's pledge to allow the yuan to circulate freely on international markets by 2015.
The country's leaders have long promised more free-market-oriented policies, but haven't always followed through with action. The implications of Beijing following through on its promise to embrace a freely traded currency could be profound.
With ready access to the currency used by the world's second-biggest economy, investors could move away from the U.S. dollar, the de facto world reserve currency since the end of the Second World War, causing U.S. interest rates to rise. Currently, commodities are priced almost exclusively in dollars. In time, that could change, as traders and companies gain confidence in the yuan as a means of global exchange.
"This is a major step," said Gregory Chin, a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation in Waterloo, Ont., who worked on China as a senior Canadian government official, including at the embassy in Beijing. "Can you imagine what the world might look like in 2015?"
The currency issue has plagued relations between China and the United States for much of the past decade. American manufacturers say their Chinese competitors get an unfair advantage from a currency that officials in Beijing ensure stays artificially cheap. Year after year, congressmen threaten retaliatory trade sanctions, and Mitt Romney, the likely Republican nominee for president, has promised to get tougher on China.
For the Obama administration, the diplomatic trick has been applying pressure over a currency whose value it says is "misaligned," while avoiding an all-out trade war with the world's No. 2 economy.
One U.S. tactic has been to enlist partners in the G20 to lobby China, a role Canada has willingly embraced. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney regularly echo U.S. complaints, saying China's unwillingness to allow the yuan to appreciate is preventing a rebalancing of the global economy to more consumption in China.
China's currency controls also put pressure on the Canadian dollar, which has surged to par with its U.S. counterpart, dealing a serious blow to the competitiveness of Canadian exporters. With the economies of Europe and the U.S. stagnant, international investors are seeking more profitable places to put their money. China is a natural, except the government limits the amount of yuan in circulation so it can control the exchange rate. That increases the demand for Canadian assets.
All these issues are set to be taken up anew this weekend in Washington, where ministers and central bankers are set to convene for the G20 gathering and the annual spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
Many analysts said the timing of China's currency announcement likely was linked to this week's summitry. China has a history of attempting to head off criticism with a timely press release, and just last week IMF managing director Christine Lagarde said she was concerned that China wasn't doing enough to encourage domestic demand.
China's latest move appeared to yield favourable diplomatic results. Ms. Lagarde issued a statement on the weekend, calling the central bank's announcement an "important step."
Critics such as Canada and the United States could be harder to appease. Ben Rhodes, a White House national security adviser, said the Obama administration was closely studying China's latest move. "They have made some progress," Mr. Rhodes told reporters in Cartagena, Colombia, where President Barack Obama was attending the Summit of the Americas. "We'd like to see more movement."
Mr. Chin agreed that Friday's announcement likely was meant as an olive branch for China's critics, but he said it also reflects a recognition by China's leaders that the time has come for them to rely less on exports for economic growth and more on the demand of their own people.
"The previous growth model is running its course," he said. "They know they need to make a shift. The question was always getting the right conditions."
China is speeding up the internationalization of the yuan, a process that the government began tentatively a couple of years ago with some pilot projects that allowed some of its currency to circulate in Hong Kong. Earlier this month, regulators said foreigners could buy up to $80-billion (U.S.) in Chinese stocks and bonds, an increase from $30-billion, and also raised limits on using yuan held in offshore accounts to make investments in China.
The yuan ended trading last week at 6.3030 to the dollar, an increase of about 8 per cent since June, 2010, when the government ended a nearly two-year peg to the U.S. currency. After keeping the yuan's value stable for a decade, authorities allowed it to strengthen by 21 per cent between July, 2005, and July, 2008.
China's currency has held steady lately as the country's economy slows from its previous break-neck pace. Officials in Beijing have said publicly that the yuan has found its "equilibrium" value against the dollar, an assertion that is dismissed in Washington, where the Obama administration continues to assert that the yuan is undervalued. The wider trading band could test Washington's claims, as some economists say the looser controls could result in the yuan's value falling rather than rising.Report Typo/Error
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A pitching coach for the minor league baseball team Elizabethton Twins says he saw what happened when a car crashed head-on into the team's bus Tuesday morning, killing the 28-year-old driver.
The team, affiliated with the Minnesota Twins, was training in Fort Myers and was heading back to Tennessee when at about 4:30 a.m., their charter bus was on Interstate 295 North of Pritchard Road in Jacksonville and the bus and a Honda Civic heading the wrong way collided.
Henry Bonilla, the team's pitching coach, was riding in the front seat of the bus and saw the headlights seconds before the crash.
"I actually thought I was seeing things. I was a little groggy. I hadn't slept," Bonilla said in a phone interview. "But I honestly thought I was seeing things. I was like, 'Those can't be headlights.' And the next thing I know they were literally maybe 15 feet in front of me."
The Florida Highway Patrol says the Civic was heading south in the left, northbound lane when both drivers swerved toward the grassy median and hit each other on the left side of both vehicles.
Bonilla said most of the players were sleeping, and the few who were awake were watching a movie.
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"Our driver Pete goes, 'Oh my God, guys, hold on, hold on,' and he yelled it out real quick and he swerved to the left," Bonilla said.
Bonilla made sure everyone on board was OK, and then he and a couple others jumped out to check on the other driver.
Channel 4 learned the bus was leaving Jacksonville after the players, who were looking for positions on minor-league teams, had held a scrimmage in Jacksonville and were heading to Tennessee.
"Once I got to the car, I saw how bad the car was," he said. "I saw him sitting in the back and I knew he was gone, and I told my friends, I said, 'Look, it was an ugly scene.' I said, 'Just get away from the car. It's not something you want to look at.'"
Corshane Brown, a father and manager for Watson Realty, was killed in the crash.
Bonilla said the team is taking it pretty hard, but the players are grateful it wasn't any worse.
"That bus could have easily flipped over," Bonilla said. "Pete should be commended for the job he did."
The team's season starts Thursday.
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PS: This Is It.
With graduation on the horizon, Park Scholar seniors reflect on their time at IC
Friday, February 28, 2014
By John Vogan '14
I'll be honest (and Ithaca College's latest "Ready" campaign would not be happy with me): I am not ready to write this blog post. I've had it in the back of my mind a while now, but even as I type I can't believe the time has already come. The experiences I've been granted through this program and my time at IC have been invaluable and it's impossible to do them justice with a brief reflection. Still, I'll try.
During these last four years, my mind has been opened to more ideas, perspectives and innovations than I ever thought possible for a college experience. It has transcended my preconceived notions of our societal and global realities, and equipped me with the knowledge and skills to change those realities for the better. As a journalist, from my fall semester freshman year as an eager, but still somewhat naïve assistant producer on Newswatch 16 to a reporter and anchor now, I feel immensely more confident in my ability to "do the news."
More importantly, perhaps, is my sharpened sense of how my professional field operates, both for better and worse. Whether it was developing my own ethical code for journalistic endeavors or analyzing how illicit trades and other key issues are covered by the gamut of today's news media, I now have what it takes to not only help inform the public, but change the way and degree to which they are being informed.
The Park Scholar Program is full of wonderful dichotomies, one of which being the presence of both comfort and provocative challenge. I thought leaving home in Seattle, Washington to study in New York was a big step. But the friends – even family – I've made here have given me every ounce of support and guidance to ensure that I will be successful. Those same people have also pushed me to think in ways I initially may have been resistant to, but in retrospect yielded the greatest benefit of all to my outlook, and my character.
Little did I know four years ago the adventure I was about to embark on would also take me to London, across Western Europe, and to New Zealand and the South Pacific. This program has allowed me to experience cultures and people I may otherwise have never been exposed to. I now consider myself a global citizen, and although my thirst for exploration has been partially quenched through these opportunities, my curiosity is also stronger than ever. I will strive to continue traveling and seek out the gems of stories this world has to tell.
My time at IC has pushed me to not simply accept things as they are or appear to be. I now question everything: what other people do, what I do, why things stand as they stand. And this is good. By asking questions, we keep others and ourselves accountable for our actions while also creating potential for alternative solutions. I've learned that not all questions have answers, or at least not one straightforward answer. Usually this kind of asking, "Why? Why? Why?" is attributed to young children. But I've realized the very nature of this inquisitiveness – this pressing curiosity – remains invaluable throughout all stages of life, and I have my time at IC to thank for that.
It's rare to find a program that can align so closely with who you are and the values you hold, but also seek to completely transform you. The Park Scholar Program is one of those rare finds. I came in knowing that I wanted to make a difference in the world and live up to my fullest potential, but the way in which I go about doing that has evolved in tremendously more critical, effective and nuanced ways. I've learned that complex, multi-faceted approaches are often necessary to understand a given issue; that people can surprise you; and that you can surprise yourself. I was certainly surprised when I found out I would join this incredible community, and I have not been disappointed. Time will tell what surprises lay in store after graduation. I'm not ready to leave – I'm not sure how anyone ever could be with a group of people this profound and remarkable. But I am ready for whatever comes next.
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