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This cartoon (Copyright ©1991, 1999 by S. John Ross) originally appeared in #176 of Dragon magazine. It was one of four I submitted, and the only one accepted. "Rutherford" is a reference to Rutherford Stonethrow, an AD&D Halfling played by Dan Jasman (I tried to give the cartoon Rutherford Dan's frustrating grin). The wizard I like to think of as "Tim, the Enchanter," since he has my friend Tim Driscoll's knees. The dwarf is just some dwarf. Rutherford was part of the campaign where I made the crossover from AD&D to GURPS, and was one of the first characters I ever helped cross-translate into the new game.
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Apps are the heart and soul of the Android tablet experience--but for new tablet owners, it isn't always easy to figure out where to begin. While Google's Android Market offers a small section of "featured" tablet apps, it doesn't provide a comprehensive list of programs that are optimized for the larger screen.
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Google's standard tablet keyboard is fine, but trust me, you can do better. Grab SwiftKey Tablet X, available for exactly $4.99 in the Android Market. It gives you a pimped-out keyboard that does all the hard work for you (well, most of it): SwiftKey uses a special "prediction engine" to analyze your typing habits and thereby predict your words before you type them.
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Android tablets pack plenty of multimedia potential, but what good is having photos if you can't edit them on the fly? PicSay Pro, available for $3.99 in the Android Market, gives you everything you need to make your images pop.
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To always be opposed to distorting the original is to stay authentic.
In our Art History class today, we discovered the world of European artists who travelled to India during the Colonial era. The paintings are beautiful. The ethereal quality of European portraiture and landscapes is often flamboyantly on display, and sometimes, even when it is shrink-wrapped in satire, there are tiny tears on the strained veneer out of which oozes the European aesthetic. The spotlight on the face, the velveteen drapes, the richness of fabric, the countenance itself so filled with a certain disdain and a certain attitude of "lording over" – Europe decided to fling out a wide cast net of aesthetic sensibilities to trap all of India under it. The class went through painting after painting where we watched how the artists were commissioned to conjure the cliched sense of India that the Western world embraces today – this was the beginning of India being known as the land of the elephants, the arcane rituals, the colourful and the exotic.
Where were the thinking, rational Indians who could have prevented the simplification of India? I know they exist today, but did we lose ourselves in the British propoganda of thought leadership? Did we perhaps participate and influence the objectification of our country? Did we secretly admire the audacity of British attitude? Or, was it the easiest reason of them all: did we just not care enough about who we are and what we are surrounded by to sit up and take notice?
Here is The Interior Of A Chaityagriha At Ajanta, India by William Simpson. What he has captured bothers me. The magnificence of the wall engravings are almost scented with the pungent flavour of curry leaves and asafoetida as we watch the steam rise from the vessel in which the woman in the foreground is cooking a meal. This is how we have always lived. We are peace-loving (or perhaps, merely placid – lazy), we spring to vehemently defend with words our culture and our rituals from any attack from within or from outside what we understand are boundaries of our nationality, we protect fiercely the idea of our history, and yet, we cook, we sleep, we dry our clothes, we pee, we defecate, we litter inside the corridors of all that we hold sacred. This behaviour is almost an heirloom that has been passed down the generations, if this painting is to be believed.
What is the value placed on Indian aesthetic by Indians? What do we deem authentic? What is ours and what is not? Is there a separation of all that is ours and purely Indian and what we have accepted from the outside? What must we learn is ours as it is today and what must we recognize to protect, first from ourselves and what we do to our heritage before we create a fence for those on the "outside"?
While we were returning from the visit to the galleries, we were confronted with the imposing structure of the Victoria Terminus or what we today call the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. I have often ridiculed the notion that we need to Indianize the names of our landmarks. While those who know me well today will stand up in strong protest to the following claim, as a child, I have always agreed with Aristotle's wisdom when he had said, "It is the mark of an educated mind to entertain a thought without accepting it."
My classmate who is truly a person of the world in every way shared a perspective on the renaming of the Indian landmarks and the Indian cities. We cannot change the fact that we were subjected to 4 centuries of colonialism. As the world inched into the sixteenth century and the Age of Exploration unfolded itself on the backdrop of enterprising seafaring individuals and nations, we became the destination, the end-point, the game. Did we like it? Perhaps it was as simple as loving the attention. Perhaps it was the wonder of the foreign – of the discovered mirroring the eureka of discovery on the discoverers. Who were the real discoverers? Did we encounter a fascinating civilization so distinct, so enticing and yet so foreign that we did not want to let go? Did we flounder at the realization that there was a lighter skin tone that we assumed was a sign of superiority? Did an indistinguishable twang cause consternation and despair as we fought to protect our own, but sometimes confused propoganda as support and strategy as friendship? And most of all, have you and I become heirs to this confusion?
Bestowing an Indian name on a landmark that has been recognized by its British title is perhaps the first step in clearing the confusion and reclaiming our sense of identity. While we must accept being colonized as a fact, we can confidently forge a young modern identity shaped entirely by who we are today and what we stand for in the future that is forever folding into the present. Today's five-year-old knows only of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and not of Victoria Terminus. She will grow up walking and driving past CST, not VT. Her hashtags will echo the current and she will usher in the wave of acceptance of what is uniquely ours, without the niggling doubt that perhaps in the love she expressed for the terminus architecture, she was disrespecting her roots, her identity. Like the sneaky engravings of Indian flora and fauna Indian artisans have woven into the architecture of CST, she will proudly inject her individuality rooted in the India that exists today into her interpretation of the work of art that is CST.
Authenticity sometimes requires the withdrawal of the original. It is sometimes the spark of the new that reclaims what was lost and lights up the path that lies ahead.


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The 18th edition of your favorite mixtape - Double Trouble by Capital GM's finest Dj Joe Mfalme was released on the first Friday of the month.
Now,although we are close to the end of August,this mixtape is still one of those must haves on your playlist and if you have not downloaded and had a listen yet,here are a few reasons why.
Double trouble volume 18 is all about nothing but good dancehall vibes and most especially those good old dancehall hits that got most of you listening to dancehall,making it quite popular around the world.Therefore the mixtape focuses on the hits that you all know and love thus y'all will be able to not only dance to but also remind of great times as you sing along.
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Efforts Seen This Summer To Make GOP Pay For Iraq War Support
The Republicans think that they have the Democrats on the run over the issue of the Iraq war.
The Democrats are planning a series of moves to try to prove the GOPers wrong.
Democratic congressional leaders, whose efforts to force a withdrawal from Iraq were stymied last month, plan a summer of repeated Iraq-related votes designed to force Republican lawmakers to abandon the White House before the fall.
At the same time, antiwar groups are expanding their campaign to pressure GOP incumbents in their home states.
Both efforts seek to ensure that anxious Republican lawmakers — many of whom have said they want to wait until September to assess President Bush's Iraq strategy — get no break from the war over the summer. ...
Tom Matzzie, campaign manager for Americans Against Escalation in Iraq, the leading coalition against the war, promised an equally unpleasant summer for Republicans whenever they return home.
"Our job is to go into the congressional districts of members and create a political environment that is toxic," he said. "The public is there already. It is really about focusing their anger." ...
Democrats — who are still working out the sequence of the summer's votes — are wary of overplaying their hand, even with popular support for a congressionally mandated troop withdrawal.
"Votes for the sake of having votes doesn't really help us. What we need are votes that show we are gaining in strength. So we need to be thoughtful," said Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), a leading war critic who sponsored legislation last month to mandate withdrawal by next spring.
"But it is incredibly important that the debate continue in June and July. It keeps the pressure on the White House, and it keeps the pressure on Republicans to break with the president," he said. "At a minimum, we need to be building … for a showdown in September."
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Mountain Sounds Festival 2018
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The closest station to Mt Penang Gardens is Gosford on the Central Coast and Newcastle Line. From there you can change for a shuttle bus to get to the festival.
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The 01:06 service from Gosford to Central will stop all stations to Woy Woy, Hawkesbury River, Cowan, Berowra then express stops to Central.
Trackwork is carried out on an ongoing basis to maintain the safety, reliability, and efficiency of the Sydney Trains network. Trackwork may affect how you travel so allow plenty of extra travel time and plan ahead. Check travel alerts or use the Trip Planner.
Special event 'Mountain Sounds' shuttle buses will be run between Gosford station and the event site every 30 minutes.
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- On Friday 16 and Saturday 17 February from 09:00 to 15:30 and return services back to Gosford Station from 23:30 to 01:30.
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Central Coast Taxis operate services in the area, visit Central Coast Taxis for more information and contact details.
For details of other taxi networks servicing the nearby areas visit NSW Taxi Council.
Free parking is available on site but will be very limited during the festival. You can pre-purchase parking at Ticketbooth – Mountain Sounds Festival.
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A Drink Called Infinity
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A Drink Called Infinity by Rolf Luetcke
I could barely get myself out of bed this morning.
I felt nauseous and my joints ached from the summer heat. At 50 years old, the years hadn't been kind and my body was not cooperating.
I dragged myself up and made a pot of coffee and sat at the kitchen table while I slowly sipped the life-giving brew.
Twenty minutes later I got myself dressed and ready for work.
On my way out the door I kissed my wife and patted the dog on the head. I was about to walk out the door when my wife dropped the bombshell.
"I won't be here when you get home!" she said in a voice devoid of feeling.
I turned and looked at her face. Her eyes couldn't meet mine but I knew she wasn't kidding this time. There wasn't a lot to say, we'd already hashed it out a dozen times before and although we'd been together over thirty years, we knew it was over.
Her lifelong battle with depression had taken its toll but in the last two years she found the right combination of medications and had come alive.
Suddenly she wanted to do all the things she'd missed over the years and she dragged me on one vacation after the other.
Our relationship had been one of mutual needs. Betty needed someone to take care of her and I needed someone weak to take care of. It had worked well and we'd raised two fine kids. They were on their own for several years now and lived out of state.
Betty had focused her life on the kids and keeping a neat home, which had kept her sane.
After the kids were out of the house, she'd fallen into a deep depression and I hadn't been able to help. She'd finally checked herself into a treatment center and it had changed her life.
The doctors had determined it was a hormonal imbalance and in a short period, they'd found the right drugs to treat her condition. It was like she'd just been born and life was a new experience.
At first I'd been truly happy for her freedom form misery but it was soon apparent I was not able to deal with her change. I was not a complex person and I never really questioned the life I had led. I provided for my family and I enjoyed a good sports event, any sport.
Now Betty looked to grow spiritually and she took evening classes at our local college. She made lots of friends and was gone most of the time.
For the first time in our life together we fought! We no longer wanted the same things. I liked the very structured routine of everyday life and Betty had turned to adventure.
She was into the new age stuff now and wore crystals and meditated for hours. Incense filled our house with strange odors, odd music came from our old record player and Betty started serving weird Indian dishes for dinner.
I dug in my heels because I didn't understand and it drove us apart.
I was now the one who was depressed and I became painfully aware of my age.
The kids tried to help but this was something between Betty and me and they learned to let us work through our problems.
Betty had met a woman who was ten years her junior who had a huge influence on her life and I had blamed her friend for our problems. Last week I had told her to choose and it had led to a long period of silence.
This morning she'd made her choice and I tried to find some energy to keep up the fight but it wasn't there.
"Let me know where you'll be. OK?" was all I said.
We stood awkwardly and she started to cry and then turned and walked back into her bedroom. I closed the door and walked down the street.
I passed the bus stop where I caught my ride to work every day and just kept walking. It was as if I was on some kind of autopilot and I saw nothing around me except the sidewalk.
It could have been hours later and I suddenly came to my senses in a part of town I had never been in.
Seedy bars and pawnshops dotted the street. Filthy, graffiti covered the buildings.
A steel-eyed man in his sixties, wearing black stood in a door and as I stopped to figure out where I was, our eyes met.
They caused me to gasp and my heart raced. I couldn't seem to pull my eyes from his and I stood frozen.
"You look lost!" he finally said in a soothing and mesmerizing deep voice.
I just stood, locked in his gaze.
When my eyes finally broke the spell I saw the sign in his window.
Herbalist-Potions and Readings!
"Come in!" he said and turned to step into his store.
My feet seemed to move by themselves, and my mind didn't seem to have the power not to follow.
Inside the store was dark and cool. One whole wall was full of jars, filled with powders, leaves, seeds and more. There was an exotic spicy odor.
The man walked behind the large counter, which made him a couple of feet taller, and he pulled something out from behind the counter and laid it down.
There was a frosted window over by one wall and beneath the window was a table with two chairs. One chair held a woman. She had long black hair and wore a soft leather skirt and a tan blouse. She had long fingers with black fingernails. She was turning over cards and a man in a business suit and neat short gray hair sat watching her. He watched the cards on the table through thick horn-rimmed glasses. Their conversation was too low for me to pick up and they completely ignored me.
As I looked around I saw paintings of great beauty on one wall. They were of celestial events-galaxies full of stars; clouds of purple and orange, bright with stars; spiral galaxies which looked like they were in motion; there was one that nearly made me gasp. It was a ringed galaxy of such beauty I couldn't help but stare. There were wispy clouds weaving among the stars of the ring in colorful pastels.
All of the paintings looked as if they were windows into real scenes but that wasn't possible.
I suddenly felt a presence at my side as the man in black stood just behind and beside me.
He held out a glass and said, "I think this is what you're looking for!"
My hand reached out as if it wasn't my hand and took the glass with the dark liquid. I looked into the glass and I saw the ring galaxy of the painting staring back at me from the surface of the liquid. It turned slowly as my hand moved. The ring galaxy slowly spun around the stars in the center.
"Go ahead! It will bring you what you need." The man said in his hypnotic voice.
There was something else guiding me, and the glass lifted to my lips and the cool liquid poured over my tongue.
My mouth tingled as the liquid coated my tongue and cheeks. As it ran down my throat and I swallowed, my body started to tingle and the glass fell form my fingers and I heard it hit the floor.
My eyes again lifted to the painting and I felt a magnetic draw.I could no longer feel my body.
As my eyes were locked onto the painting I felt a strange sensation. My mind started to reel around as if caught in a whirlwind and then it started to trickle out along the line of my sight like water being sucked down a drain.
My conscious thought was caught up in the swirling cloud and as it was pulled into the painting, all my senses went along. I no longer was aware of my body and suddenly my swirling consciousness became coherent again and I was floating in a 360degree section of space. My minds eye could see in all directions at once.
I floated in space for a long time before I even tried to think. Something weird had happened and I was no longer on Earth.
As my focus centered on the ring galaxy, I headed in that direction and it drew nearer. I came close to a cloud of orange color and suddenly I was inside the cloud and I felt a sensation of mass.It was a light pressure all over.
My mind didn't seem to need to ask questions and just felt everything.
I came closer to the ring and it started to separate into its component parts.
As I neared some of the stars I felt sensations all around. Gentle tugs, breezes of matter, heat, energy, gravity, radiation and I started to hear noise as well.
It was magical and I felt overwhelming joy and a connection with the cosmos.
I traveled boy did I travel. I visited suns and experienced their power. I became their energy. I looked for planets and I found them everywhere. I visited a gas giant and I flew into its clouds and I felt the crushing power of its immense gravity. I became part of its liquid then its solid core.
I found life and I became it.
I became predator. I became prey.
As I wandered the stars of the ring galaxy I suddenly became aware that the universe was more than this galaxy, much more.
I let my awareness expand and it was unbelievable! I suddenly saw galaxy upon galaxy.There was a feeling of vastness. I felt every star in every galaxy and beyond that I felt every living thing on all the planets.
I felt the emptiness!
The universe, like the galaxies, like the solar systems, was just one universe among others.
My awareness stretched to the limits and instead of expanding, it seemed to be running thin and it felt like billions of rubber bands, stretched to their limits.One by one the strands started to snap and I halted my train of thought. I felt the bands contract and pull me back toward a center.
The universe narrowed in scope and became one. The galaxies contracted and again became one. I found myself back at the ring galaxy.There was a tunnel and I traveled along it and was back in a human form. I kept moving inward.
I passed molecules and went past atoms to their component parts, to muons, charm and inward. There were layers upon layers and suddenly there seemed to be walls closing in. When the walls finally touched there was nothing. No sensation at all.
Then I saw a liquid view of the ring galaxy. Suddenly the picture disappeared and then it was back again in an instant.
That was when I realized it was the blinking of my eyes.
The features of the room materialized and the man was just bending back form picking up the glass.
"What in the heck was in that drink?" I asked him.
"Just a little drink I call infinity!" he chuckled. "Did it do the trick?"
I could still see and feel everything I had experienced and knew I would never be the same.
The man gently patted me on the shoulder as he walked back to the counter.
'Ah- - - how much do I owe you?" I managed to croak hoarsely.
"Oh, it's on the house:" he said with a smile.
As I looked up at him he suddenly became transparent and was gone. The wall with the jars followed and in its place was a wall filled with graffiti.
I reached up to rub my eyes and when I opened them again I saw a ceiling. I blinked and the ceiling was still there.
As I raised my head I saw my room and sat on the edge of my bed. I looked around the room and saw it was exactly as I had seen it last time I'd gotten up.
I walked to the kitchen but this time I was wide-awake and my mind was crystal clear.
Images of vastness drifted past my awareness.
I put on the coffee and opened the refrigerator and got out the waffle mix and other ingredients.
As the waffles cooked I went outside and cut one red rose form our bush by the door.
I arranged the waffles with strawberries and whipped cream, steaming coffee, napkin and rose and I carried it to Betty's room.
As I opened the door, I saw Betty turn and sit up, a look of surprise on her face.
I smiled at her as I set the tray on her lap and she looked into my eyes and I saw her face change to one of wonder and question.
I sat down on her bed and said, "You know, I've been thinking. I could use a long vacation and I think I'll call work and take all the sick leave I have coming. What do you say we go and visit the kids and take some time to ourselves in between?"
She looked deep into my eyes and seemed completely caught off guard. "I- - I can't believe it! You know, I had just about given up on you. I had just decided to tell you I was leaving you." She said and was silent.
"I know, dear! I did some thinking of my own and I realized a lot of things. We'll have plenty of time to work through things. It's time for me to make some changes," I said.
She finally looked at me and smiled. "Ok!" she said and settled in to have some breakfast as I watched her beautiful lips sip at her coffee.
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Sometimes, working in marketing has some perks!
Here we are on a recent fishing trip with Belgian clients. Johan, our Global Brand Manager, managed to reel in a 85kg yellowfin tuna! This was despite the 3.5m swell off Cape Point!
November 27, 2006 in Leopard's Leap | Permalink
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The humble Pinotage grape is extraordinary. I feel that it's not received its due, especially since it apparently quite unfashionable among South Africans at the moment. I can't for the life of me understand why. If there's one varietal that we should be supporting, it should be Pinotage!
Created in South Africa, this grape is a cross between Pinot Noir and Hermitage and was only introduced to the world after apartheid was abolished. It has a distinctive, refreshing, fruity flavour with a banana-like taste, earthy tones and bramble fruit notes. Pinotage is used for fruity red wines capable of aging, blush, port style and red sparkling.
With a nose of dry plums, mulberries and vanilla, Leopard's Leap Pinotage Shiraz offers well-balanced, spicy and peppery character with a firm tannin structure. Its best served with hearty stews, liver, quiche and cold meats.
Next time you're at a restaurant or wanting to impress a guest, order a Pinotage. You'll now know why its such a fantastic wine to enjoy.
November 27, 2006 in Wine Making | Permalink
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If like me, you enjoy white wine I recommend that you drink it cold. If you've forgotten to stock the fridge ahead of time, throw a bottle or two in the freezer for about one hour. I set the alarm clock on my mobile to make sure that I don't forget about it.
Remember to keep it cold. Either leave the bottle in the fridge or fill up your ice bucket with one third ice and one third cold water. Also, try not to over-fill your wine glass. By the time you've gotten half way, the remainder of the glass might be warmer than it should be.
Remember that it's quite alright to mix white wine with sparkling water to create a spritzer or to enjoy it with ice. You certainly wouldn't be breaking any etiquette rules. Then again, I enjoy breaking a few rules every now and then.
All my years researching and teaching taught me one very valuable lesson about wine; it's the company, the food and the atmosphere that deliver a great taste. The trick to enjoying wine, whether that be white or red, is to forget all the rules by snubbing the wine snobs and to experiment.
November 26, 2006 in Wine Advice | Permalink
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Off Licence News (OLN) in the UK recently gave our Pinotage Rose 2006 a great review and also recognized the contribution that we make to the Cape Leopard Trust. Here is the review which was part of OLN's Tasting Table roundup.
"A strawberry-scented slurper ideal for seeing out the last of the summer. Light, bright and refreshing but with a pleasing hint of earthiness, this wine will also keep the big cats happy as the Cape Leopard Trust receive a donation for every bottle sold."
November 24, 2006 in Leopard's Leap | Permalink
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We are very lucky to work not only in the beautiful Franschhoek Valley but also in one of the oldest buildings in the valley. Lovingly restored, this centuries-old building on the La Motte wine estate is the head office of our global operations. Unfortunately not all our team can work here and they are based in other buildings close by or at our bottling plant.
November 20, 2006 in Leopard's Leap | Permalink
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Wine making and writing have a lot in common: creative processes that can be a long time in the making and ultimately very rewarding to those enjoying the fruits of the labour. No wonder then that so many wine lovers are also book lovers.
Leopard's Leap is proud of its association with the literary world in South Africa through its sponsorship of book launches and literary lunches by some of the country best writers. And like its brilliant wine, South Africa produces world brilliant authors acclaimed the world over.
This year we have been privileged to be associated with the book launches of literary giants and as well as promising debut authors. We lift our glass to them and toast to a long association, especially with our friends at NB Publishers who produce so many great books.
November 20, 2006 in Wine Companions | Permalink
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Leopard's Leap is drank and enjoyed around the world and our customers are using the Internet to tell people about our great wines. One of the ways they are doing this is via Flickr, an online service that allows people to post their photographs and comments to the web.
From Poland a photographer, who goes by the nickname Mammal, posted this photograph and comment about Leopard's Leap Chenin Blanc 2005: "Time for good wine, maybe a little exotic Leopard's Leap from Republic of South Africa"
Another Flickr site, SouthAfricaLogue.com, posted a picture of our 2002 Shiraz with the following comment "On the wine list of many Cape Town restaurants - excellent value for money."
Thanks to both for the great photographs and nice words.
November 11, 2006 in Leopard's Leap, Wine Companions | Permalink
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Seventeen South African wines have been included in respected UK wine writer Matthew Jukes The Wine List 2007, The Top 250 Wines of the Year and Leopard's Leap The Lookour White 2006 was right there among them.
South African Wine writes that "The New World claimed 131 positions in Jukes's line-up, with Australia seizing 86 spots, New Zealand 5 and South America 18, with California referred to as 'making waves again, at all price points'."
South Africa, Jukes writes, 'wins new places thanks to an ever-improving attitude and the ageing of their finest vineyards.'"
This is great news for us and follows other accolades that our wines have been receiving lately. In a nutshell, Leopard's Leap is being recognized as an exceptional wine that is surprisingly affordable. Or as we like to say, affordable luxury.
November 02, 2006 in Leopard's Leap | Permalink
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Time Magazine recently ran an article about the woes facing the global wine market with too much wine chasing too few consumers. Amidst the gloom, the South African wine market shone. Here is an edited extract from the magazine.
"During the apartheid era, South African wine was controlled by a government monopoly that set rules on viticulture that were every bit as strict as those in France. But in the last decade and a half, the industry has been essentially reborn as it has rushed to embrace the global market. The old monopoly has gone, and producers have replaced over 40% of the nation's vines — ripping out the white grapes long favored for domestic consumption and planting a wide range of reds for export. And they've learned the hard way how to improve marketing and respond to changing world demand.
It has been a wildly successful time; South African wine exports have grown almost eightfold since the early 1990s, a stronger performance even than Australia's (albeit from a lower base). Innovative marketing has helped.
But South Africa, too, is now facing a squeeze. The global wine glut has caused a drop in grape prices, and producers had to scramble to deal with a 50% appreciation in the rand between 2002 and 2005 that pushed them out of the sector in which they initially made their name: cheap and cheerful supermarket wines for the U.K. That hurts, but the glut's impact isn't as severe as it is in Australia or France.
The South African solution has been to stake out the middle ground, where it hopes it can offer good quality and good value. It wants to avoid the massive scale of the Australian industry, and concentrate instead on smaller volume but much more complex wines. South African producers are pushing hard into new markets, too, including Germany, Russia, the U.S. and Sweden, which alone now takes 10% of South Africa's exports. So far, the strategy is working fine. "Our capacity to grow is fairly limited," says Sue Birch, chief executive of the industry body Wines of South Africa, "so if we're going to be a niche player it is important to make a really premium product."
Producers still have one problem in common with the French: even as their exports continue to grow, their domestic market is shrinking. Wine consumption in South Africa, already relatively low for a producer country, is dropping, as some 1 million whites have left the country over the past decade or so and as tastes have changed. Reversing that trend could take years, but it won't be for lack of effort.
One Saturday night in Soweto, local businessmen and women, trendy professionals and giggling teenagers are sipping, swirling, sniffing and sometimes guzzling bottles in a gymnasium. It's the second annual Soweto Wine and Brandy Festival, designed to encourage the nation's black middle class to embrace wine. Such consumers splurge on luxury cars, clothes and homes, but stick with traditional beer and spirits.
"There are at least 10 wine festivals per year in Johannesburg, and you can count on one hand the number of people of color who attend them," says Marilyn Cooper, who runs the local branch of the Cape Wine Academy and is one of the festival's organizers. "We have got to get our black population drinking wine."
November 02, 2006 in Wine Industry | Permalink
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Supporting the Cape Leopard's Trust is our way of giving back to the nature that gives us our wines. Through this project, we sponsor three of these beautiful and sadly endangered creatures, namely Johan, Ouma Maatjie and Lisa. The spotted trio inhabit the Cederburg, a mountainous region about three hours from Cape Town.
Heading up the project are our resident "Cat Whisperers", Quinton and Nicole Martins, scientist and conservationist extraordinaires. From expeditions in the Namibian deserts to the forests of Gabon, and working for a handful of international conservation ecological bodies, this couple have dedicated their lives to the environment.
Conservation is similar to winemaking in that while you have to be patient for the fruits of your labour, when they eventually arrive, the elation makes up for the pain. After four agonising months, the team witnessed their latest coup – the unmotivated trapping and fitting of a GPS collar to Johan.
Fondly known as "big boy"– due to his exceptionally large 39kgs - the aim of the collar is to help facilitate the tracking of the leopards and in the process, to gather priceless information about their behaviour. Fascinatingly enough, data received from the collar has shown that Johan habitates a region of over 600 square kilometers.
Future plans include the arrival of a shipment of collars that fit the female cats. Happy tracking
November 02, 2006 in Leopard's Leap | Permalink
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Lewis-Palmer looks for another top-5 finish anchored by talented core of divers
Coming off an undefeated regular season and its first PPAC Championship since 2014 the Lewis-Palmer girls' swimming and diving team will travel to Fort Collins this weekend looking to improve upon its fifth-place finish in the state meet a year ago. According to the last Class 5A state rankings released by the Colorado High School Activities Association, Lewis-Palmer is ranked ninth.
The Rangers are scattered around the 5A psych sheet, with three top-10 seedings, including two top-10 qualifying times by junior sprinter Meredith Rees. Rees is ranked 10th in the 100 butterfly (58.14 seconds) and second in the 100 freestyle, with a qualifying time of 51.15. The Rangers' 400 freestyle relay is ranked in the top eight with a qualifying time of 3:39.80.
The Rangers' 200 medley relay is ranked 12th at 1:50.44, while freshman Katelyn McClelland and senior Faith McAllister are seeded in the top 20 of the 100 butterfly. McClelland is seeded 12th at 58.40, and McAllister glides in at 19th at 59.89.
McClelland is also ranked 11th in the 100 breaststroke with a 1:06.96.
Although Lewis-Palmer will have a chance to bring home hardware with top rankings, all eyes will be on the Rangers diving team, which coach Alan Arata suggests is one of the best in the state. Lewis-Palmer has six qualifiers in state diving, more than any other 5A school.
Elena Henderson, Ashlyn Foster, Natalie Wright, Savana Trueb, Emily Cook and Anna Kemper will represent the Rangers on the diving board.
Although they will likely not make a run at a team place, the Doherty Spartans' swim team will have two individuals and two relays competing in this weekend's meet.
Ella Adler qualified for the 200 freestyle, ranked 47th with a 2:20.60, and the 500 free at 36th (5:28.85). Senior Auna Smith qualified in diving after placing sixth at the CSML Championships last weekend.
The Doherty 400 free and 200 medley relay teams also qualified for the 5A meet with qualifying times of 3:59.57 and 1:59.56, respectively.
Rampart looks to dethrone Cheyenne Mountain in Class 4A state swimming and diving
Cheyenne Mountain's 2017 girls' swimming state championship was the Indians' first since 2002, and they are eager to get back to the top of the podium.
But not if the Rampart girls' swim team has anything to say about it.
The Rams dominated the CSML Championships last week, beating second-place Liberty by 192 points on the way to claiming 10 top-five rankings heading into the state meet.
Cheyenne Mountain, however, does return a large core of last year's championship team, and added a few talented freshmen to the mix.
Air Academy, Pine Creek, Liberty and Coronado are also in the mix for top finishes at this week's event in Thornton.
Rampart and Cheyenne Mountain will begin their battle in the 200 medley relay. The Rams are ranked tops in the state with a qualifying time of 1:45.99, while Cheyenne Mountain is seeded third with a 1:48.92.
Air Academy also earned a top-10 seed in the 200 medley relay, seeded seventh at 1:51.58.
Three of the top four seeds in the 100 butterfly are from the Pikes Peak region, led by Cheyenne Mountain's Cat Wright with the top time in the state at 55.67. Rampart's Allana Clarke follows in third with a 57.25, and Coronado's Mia Schaffer follows in fourth at 58.04. Clarke and Schaffer battled at the CSML meet with Clarke coming out on top, touching the wall just 1.19 seconds before Schaffer for the conference gold.
The Rams and Indians will face off again in the 200 freestyle relay. Rampart enters the meet seeded second with a time of 1:38.66, while Cheyenne Mountain is seeded fifth with a 1:40.48. Liberty (13th, 1:43.36) Coronado (16th, 1:44.77) and Air Academy (19th, 1:46.43) are also ranked among the top 20 in the 200 free relay.
Four of the top five seeds in the 100 breaststroke are also from the Pikes Peak region, led by Air Academy's Aleksandra Olesiak who comes in with the top qualifying time of 1:04.35, followed by Rampart's Edenna Chen with a 1:04.47, good for third. Cheyenne Mountain's Sophia Bricker comes in at fourth with 1:04.76, followed by Rampart freshman Johanna Miller with a 1:06.57.
Manitou Springs, Discovery Canyon searching for top-10 finishes
In the latest Class 3A state rankings released by CHSAA, Discovery Canyon just dropped out of the top 10, while Manitou Springs ranked 10th.
Look for Manitou Springs' Sydney Dolloff-Holt to return to the Pikes Peak region with some hardware. The junior is the top-ranked swimmer in the 100 breaststroke with a qualifying time of 1:06.48, and is also ranked fourth in the 200 individual medley with a 2:13.17.
Also in the 100 breast, Discovery Canyon's Noel Clayton is seeded sixth in 1:11.97.
Discovery Canyon's Ava Giesbrecht earned a top-six seed in the 200 free with a time of 2:03.48, and fifth in the 500 free with a 5:22.93.
Giesbrecht is joined by teammates Ellie Malfeld and Alicia Pannell who are ranked 22nd and 23rd in the 200 free, respectively. Pannell is also seeded 12th in the 500 free with a 5:44.80.
Although St. Mary's is not ranked, the Pirates earned a top-three seed in the 100 butterfly thanks to an impressive qualifying time by Caitlin Cairns in 59.60. Cairns is also ranked fifth in the 50 free (25.34), following Manitou Springs' Coco Stevens, who is fourth (24.97).
The Mustangs are ranked fourth in the 200 medley relay and sixth in the 200 free relay. St. Mary's is seeded 12th in the 200 free relay and 15th in the 400 free relay behind Discovery Canyon, which is seeded 13th.


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Brilliantly researched, authoritatively crafted by a prize-winning biographer, this is the Nixon we've been waiting for.
Richard Nixon opens with young navy lieutenant "Nick" Nixon returning from the Pacific and setting his cap at Congress, an idealistic dreamer seeking to build a better world. Yet amid the turns of that now legendary 1946 campaign, Nixon's finer attributes quickly gave way to unapologetic ruthlessness. It is a stunning overture to John A. Farrell's magisterial portrait of a man who embodied postwar American cynicism.
Within four years of that first win, Nixon would be a US senator, in six the vice president of the United States of America. "Few came so far, so fast, and so alone," Farrell writes. Finally president, Nixon's staff was full of bright young men who devised forward-thinking reforms addressing health care, poverty, civil rights, and protection of the environment. It was a fine legacy, but Nixon cared little for it. He aspired to make his mark on the world stage instead, and his 1972 opening to China was the first great crack in the Cold War.
Nixon had another legacy, too: an America divided and polarized. It was Nixon who launched the McCarthy era, who set South against North, and who spurred the silent majority to despise and distrust the country's elites. He persuaded Americans to gnaw, as he did, on grievances - and to look at one another as enemies. Finally, in August 1974, after two years of the mesmerizing intrigue and scandal known as Watergate, Nixon became the only president to resign in disgrace.
Richard Nixon is an enthralling tour de force biography of our darkest president, one that reviewers will hail as a defining portrait, and the full life of Nixon listeners have awaited.
"Farrell's blockbuster portrait of Nixon is revelatory - filled with fresh reporting shedding new light on the roots of our own dark political moment. He shows that dirty tricks, October Surprises, and anti-elitist resentment were among the gifts Nixon bequeathed to our own presidential politics." (Jane Mayer, author of
Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right)
"John A. Farrell has once again delivered a rich, precisely written portrait of the past to help us understand the present. He traces the origins and turning points of one of the most complex, complicated and fascinating presidents of the modern age with flair and narrative skill. Each page is a joy to read, on the way to a very satisfying whole." (John Dickerson, moderator of CBS' Face the Nation and author of Whistlestop: My Favorite Stories from Presidential Campaign History)
"Richard Nixon's political career has all the nooks and crannies of an English muffin: the red-baiting of the early campaigns; Checkers; the Great Debates of 1960; the comeback in '68; the inheritance and horror of Vietnam; the historic opening to China; the shame of Watergate. In Richard Nixon, John A. Farrell is tough and unyielding, yet gives his subject a fair hearing through each gripping episode. 'I'm not a quitter,' Nixon once protested, and this grand, indispensable book proves him right, right to the end." (Chris Matthews, author of Kennedy & Nixon: The Rivalry That Shaped Post-war America)
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Half-Bakered Talks With Carol Chumney!
And lives to tell the tale.
As I noted in the post above, the media stories left a lot of unanswered questions for me about the Memphis visit of the Iraqi delegation on August 2nd. As the days went by, there weren't any follow-ups by the papers or the television news stations to clear up the questions. So, I once again crossed from commentator to reporter by picking up the phone and contacting City Councillor Carol Chumney directly.
I introduced myself as the writer/publisher of Half-Bakered. She said, "Oh, yeah!" as though she had heard of it. I'm not sure if this was the case or if she was just being polite, but I was a little bit nervous now, as I'm a pretty harsh critic of hers.
I needn't have worried. Chumney talked with me for an hour. She was open and voluble. Really voluble. Once she got started, she had no problems keeping going! I actually had to interject myself at a few points. I don't say this to be critical, but in surprise. If she really did know who I was, she was awfully, awfully polite.
We started talking about the Iraqi snub at City Hall. She said that she has worked with the Memphis Council for International Visitors (MCIV) once before. The Iraqis were her second effort and that had started with an email from MCIV Executive Director Elisabeth Silverman. (I was told by another person that she had also been approached casually before this, which set the stage.) Chumney says that invites were hand-delivered to Mayor Herenton's office.
I pointed out that the time frame for the visit -- about two weeks from first email to visit -- seemed pretty rushed, but Chumney disagreed. She thought it wasn't too short a time frame. Reading her timeline does show, however, that substantive discussions didn't happen until the Friday before their arrival! Staff researcher Lisa Geater's document supports this. And those discussions almost immediately produced discord and a change of plans.
It had seemed likely that her relationships with her peers and the Mayor's office might have played a role in her working to help set up the visit. I tried to query Chumney about this but she demurred. She basically said what she's said in public all along: that she tries to be professional and she "wasn't going to get into any of that." Despite that, it does seem to me that the friction she seems to attract might have predisposed Brown to be less than co-operative.
While Silverman was doing the coordinating, Chumney tried to involve the Mayors and her Council peers. As her timeline notes, on Friday there was a snafu when Council Chairman Brown fretted over security concerns and then wanted to make sure that Police, Fire and other agencies were involved. Of course, they weren't and bringing them in this late, when other bona fides had already been presented, threatened the whole visit. Chumney left the matter of location in Brown's hands. He contacted Silverman and they moved the meeting to the Convention and Visitor's Bureau building at 47 Union Avenue. Brown alerted everyone else via email, not by press release as he once claimed. Somewhere in all this monkey-motion, there was another kerfuffle over who said what by whose authority. Frankly, it was more infighting than I could follow.
Chumney arrived at the CVB to find Silverman and the media, but no Iraqis. She then got a call alerting her to the misdirection of the Iraqi delegation and went over to see what she could do. By then, Joe Brown was showing his ass. Chumney got the Iraqis redirected and left.
All this led me to ask her some tougher and more general questions. Reading Chumney's timeline, listening to her remarks on television and talking with her on the phone, I kept getting this odd sense of things. In every discussion, I always get the feeling that ol' Carol Chumney is just there doing her job and everyone else seems to have the problem. There's no sense that she might be wrong, might not have handled things well, might not have ruffled some feathers unnecessarily. Carol's always in the right, just doing her job, and completely baffled by why others seem to have such a hard time.
I tried, after much apology and hem-hawing, asking her about this. She didn't seem to understand me. I tried to put it a couple of different ways, but she always returned to the same basic idea: she's only interested in issues and getting the job done. The problems that follow in her wake aren't hers, but her opponents. As she said, "I'm the one leading opposition."
I tried to refer her to her memo to WREG Newschannel 3, where she said:
It is not my intent to be controversial, however, in this particular closed society, any attempt to say anything other than what you are told to say or that is outside of the expected "groupthink", is apparently controversial. I call you to have more regard for the people of the city of Memphis and please tell the truth....This language is very close to what she wrote in her Memphis Flyer guest editorial back in the Spring, about her first run-ins with other City Councillors in the wake of Mayor Herenton's Inauguration Day speech.
In the time when the media should show the advances that women have made in education, business, politics, the legal profession and medicine, when the media should be tearing down the walls of sexism and stereotypical perception, name-calling, and plain old-fashioned disrespect, you are perpetuating it with stories like this and give negative contentions to the same behaviors for which you would praise a man. I call you to the highest standard of your media and to your responsibility to all people to present the truth.
I tried talking with her about her charges of sexism, but she said that her letter to WREG3 was addressing what she saw "in that instance" as "unfair presentation." She talked about her feeling that WREG3 had set out to make her a scapegoat, and that a story by Tom Powell, felt like a set-up to divert attention from others (or issues, seemingly one of her favorite words) to her.
Mentioning other strong women on the City Council (Barbara Swearingen Holt, Janet Hooks and Tajuan Stout Mitchell) who are assertive and strong but still manage harmonious relations, Chumney lumped them in with the general opposition to her. She said, she don't point fingers back at them, that she's been called names. It's the "methodology they use to divert attention from issues."
None of which addressed my original question, but did illuminate even more clearly my impression of her as blameless in her own lights. It was spooky to hear, quite honestly. It seemed almost inconceivable that she might be wrong, or act wrong. She views herself as a buster of old ways of doing things, which makes her virtuous.
I dropped all that, as I wasn't getting anywhere, and mentioned that I'd heard more than few people on talk radio shows extol her as a possible Mayor. She said she was "flattered" but, again, she's focused on "issues" for her District.
So, my conversation with Chumney cleared up some of the events of the Iraqi snub and pretty clearly left Chairman Joe Brown holding the bag. There was a communications snafu the weekend before; I do believe that Chumney's personality and previous encounters helped to predispose Brown to negative assumptions about her motives and positions, in that he might have suspected her of "stepping out of her place" and trying to speak for the whole Council. Part of his reaction may have been driven by his need to re-assert prerogatives.
The hour also strengthened my belief that Chumney just can't accept that her poor relations with her Council peers have anything to do with her. I don't think she can even conceive it. In her world-view, she's just doing good; her opponents are protecting privilege, so any problems that result are theirs, not hers. She's a crusader; they are the bad guys. Her motives are never less than pure. I wouldn't go so far as to say it's delusion, but it is a rock solid unshakeable belief. Strange....
That said, she was a lot of fun to talk with. There were no lulls and no tense moments. She was a fountain of information, although I always had to consider the source. She's definitely good-humored and laughed quite easily. She likes Martina McBride.
If she really does sit down and read this blog, I hope it doesn't destroy any chances for further talks. I'd like another run at her perception of the bad will she generates in her wake. I also didn't get to talk much with her about policy and programs. She does worry at the heavy focus on the downtown; I'd like to explore that as it relates to her position on the Council.
Anyway, it was interesting, though it didn't change much about my views of her as a Councillor. My thanks to Councillor Chumney for her generosity and time.
[Note: I'm up way too late. My eyes hurt. My brane hertz. I'm not proof-reading this until tomorrow morning, so don't get upset.]


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I didn't say WHO wasn't being honest only that they aren't telling the rest of the story. The WSJ does
I didn't say WHO wasn't being honest only that they aren't telling the rest of the story. The WSJ does
I would suggest that the cost of living is much lower in Mexico and Bangladesh than it is in either Canada or the US. It's something we should talk about but maybe not on in comparison to tax rates. Keeping in mind that income inequality is more like the US in Mexico than in any other country. But that's a different subject entirely isn't it.
B) It's hard to take Republicans seriously, if they're not offering any ways to improve it besides "get rid of it". That'd be akin to me saying we could improve the Congress if we'd just get rid of the Republican Party. Not very helpful or practical.
Not really. What we have now (before Obamacare) was dreadful. Everyone knows and agrees.And cancelling Obamacare is best for the people in America
You seem to be confusing legislation with a website.Barrack Obama, as usual, is saying he had no idea what's going on, and I'm beginning to believe him. Obama, the architect behind Obamacare, has no idea what went wrong in a situation that cost the American taxpayer $1 billion over 3.5 years, still doesn't work, and the President responds with 'I dunno what happened but, as usual, we'll get to the bottom of this'. How strongly you must believe in order to get past these lies and incompetence.
I'm saying it is the responsibility of those complaining to offer ways to fix it, when the reality of the situation is it is not going anywhere. A child throws tantrums, an adult makes the best of (what they feel is) a bad situation.Are you saying that its the responsibility of the Republicans, who voted 100% against this mess, to improve Obamacare? How do you propose they do that?
But let's be honest. Republicans don't WANT to improve it. They don't WANT it to be successful. They have put so much political capital in telling the country it's awful, they feel (likely rightly so) that if they were to be part of the solution to fix the flaws they claim it has, the American citizen would not recognize their contributions to its success and it would instead be counted as a win by Democrats.
Will likely remember all the problems it once had, unless nostalgia rears its ugly head.Those who remember what America was
We have one of the worst healthcare/insurance systems in all of the developed world. It's hard to imagine Obamacare doing too much damage, given how awful of a state we are already in.
And I prefer to think of politics as something not of a team sport, where both sides work to do the best for the American citizen, and not their own monetary interests. I realize reality doesn't conform to my ideal, but it's still my preference.Oh, I think they are doing exactly what they should be doing at this moment in time.
I find if one side quits yelling "eat s*** and die" the other side tends to do the same. As of right now, it's the Republican party who has publicly taken the stance to reject what the Democratic party suggests (which really has more to do with them being the minority party). Perhaps if one would quit yelling, the other would as well.If I may, I don't think that it is human nature for someone to help another who continually tells them to eat **** and die. Do you?
And much like the clothes the Emperor wore (or didn't), if you tell someone enough times something's there, they'll believe it. Republicans have spent years selling lies to Americans, repeating provably false statements designed to foster rejection of Obamacare. And when someone prefers team politics over facts (and it happens with both parties), then those people are willing to believe what they are told to believe.Just because Obama, and demo's let the people eat their desert first before the spinach doesn't mean that the spinach is not there does it?
It's not really cumbersome at all for most Americans. Obamacare does not apply to small businesses (less than 50 employees), no one has to purchase insurance and if you do choose to have insurance not provided by an employer, all you have to do is sit at your computer and find the best option for you.I think what American's don't like is having a cumbersome piece of legislation pushed on them
The cumbersome parts of the legislation really only apply to a very small percentage of this country.
This is a popular talking point, but it is not true.that as this bill was passed possibly their representative was completely shut out of the process in making this law
Fact-checking the GOP on healthcare reform - Salon.comAlmost no one is noting the extraordinary influence Republicans had on the healthcare reform bill crafted by the Senate, as it made its way through the committee process last year. The bill approved by Sen. Christopher Dodd's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, for instance, included 161 amendments authored by Republicans. Only 49 Republican amendments were rejected out of 210 considered. Yet the bill got zero Republican votes when it passed out of the committee.
You'll all remember the Senate Finance Committee process, chaired by Montana Sen. Max Baucus. Baucus and President Obama empowered a bipartisan "Gang of Six" from the committee, three Democrats and three Republicans, and they spent the summer locked in negotiations that, again, never produced one Republican vote for the bill in committee. The Finance Committee ultimately scuttled the public option in its version of the bill, looking for GOP (and conservative Democratic) support.
Doing what's best for the country is making the best of the situation they have. Obamacare is not going anywhere. Democrats control the Senate and the Presidency and even gained House seats in 2012. The Supreme Court, mostly, upheld Obamacare. If the Republicans were doing what they should, they'd work to amend the parts they especially dislike.I think it's a little subjective to declaratively say that they are not doing what is best for the country
Sound logic from you, as usual.
Amazing how much confidence you have in a Federal Govt. that has created a 17 trillion dollar debt and has trillions more in unfunded liabilities for other social entitlement programs, SS and Medicare. Guess that isn't enough for some people. You have no idea what is going to happen when inflation hits and you see the cost of that big Federal Govt. you are supporting.
Wonder what it is about the liberal ideology that creates loyalty in people like you who ignore results and still buy rhetoric?
I wonder what it is about some people where they're so afraid of being on the wrong side of the position they cannot answer a simple question, even though others who are mostly on their side have.
Now tell me how you can support Obamacare in spite of historical evidence as to the failure of the Federal Govt.? What is it that you know that the majority in the country who don't support Obamacare don't?
Answer my simple question or at least admit you cannot. That's all I'm waiting on.


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I doubt there is any character in literature more fun to caricature than Horace Rumpole. Rumpole is a frumpy British barrister, and the central figure of John Mortimer's Rumpole short stories. Rumpole is old, weathered, skilled at cross-examination, enjoys the occasional cheroot and bottle of Pommeroy's plonk, and is fond of reminicing about his greatest success: the Penge Bulgalow Murders, which he won "alone and without a leader!" The Rumpole stories are a must-read for those interested in the legal profession, or for anyone who loves a good mystery, especially Sherlock Holmes. Or you might check out the television series, with the great Leo McKern as Rumpole.
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Yankees' Todd Frazier has a hilarious plan for Thumbs Down Guy
NEW YORK — Todd Frazier has a plan to get a thumbs up from the Yankees-hating Thumbs Down Guy.
"We might have to bring him in the clubhouse here and just walk around and just look at everybody with his thumbs down, say a prayer and then the next thing you know, the next guy will take off," Frazier said. "You never know. It'll be something funny."
Frazier and many other Yankees have started giving each other a thumbs down as a celebratory gesture.
It all started Monday when Frazier ripped a three-run homer against the Rays at Citi Field.
Whatever the Yankees did in the top of the 4th this guy was having NONE of it. Hall of Fame thumbs down pic.twitter.com/mrOfOwSkJX
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What Frazier would to do stay with Yankees
Gary Dunaier, a Mets diehard from Queens, was seated in the second row, near the Yankees dugout, when Frazier hit the bomb.
Rather than trying to boo and getting drowned out by the "sea of Yankees fans" surrounding him, Dunaier did what he thought was best. He hit Frazier with a thumbs down, holding it up there for a long time while keeping a stern face.
A YES Network camera caught the gesture. Then the Yankees started talking about it in the dugout and made it their own.
Frazier said he'd like to meet Dunaier, a Mets season-ticket holder who doesn't like the Yankees because of the rivalry, but also because he said Yankee Stadium security unfairly yelled at him when he visited in 2012.
"Yeah, why not," Frazier said. "He's a Mets fan and whatever but I read the article. It said he had a bad experience here or whatever it was. Maybe we can make that experience better for him."
A message left for Dunaier wasn't immediately returned.
Dunaier said he's having fun with the whole thing and was just glad the camera didn't catch him "doing something stupid," like sleeping in the middle of the game.
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