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Wednesday 31 August 2016 (Version 7.0.6)
This update improves process for loading RMIT Informit data and customer records. This allows for the automatic download and update of the records in Trove.
Wednesday 22 June 2016 (Version 7.0.5, Newspapers 1.1)
This update includes a range of improvements to Digitised newspapers and more (Newspapers 1.1), and some small related changes in Trove (Version 7.0.5) to support these:
- There are now fewer steps for choosing dates when using Browse in newspapers.
- We've changed 'State' to 'Place' in Browse and elsewhere (to be a better fit for future content) and added ways to filter the list of newspaper and gazette titles by place.
- We've simplified printing and downloading so that there are fewer steps, and added a print option for page view.
- For viewing and text correcting articles:
- The article image moves to keep the highlighted text line towards the top left, so that it is easier to track when reading and correcting.
- The width and position of the article text column is remembered each time you change it (only for your current session).
- When text correcting, there are alert messages on choosing 'Cancel' or leaving the page, if it appears you have made text corrections since you last saved.
- There are several small fixes for article display and handling of search terms and limits.
- You can now add further categories to articles to help you and others find them in a search – for example, where another category may suit better, or more than one could apply.
- Newspaper and gazette articles have different categories available to choose.
- Added categories can be found in a search just like the original article category, and can be used in Advanced Search or to narrow results.
- Categories can be added in the side panel near tags, comments and lists. Look for the 'categories' folder icon in the ribbon on the left in article view:
Friday 20 May 2016 (Version 7.0.4)
Trove's Archived Websites (1996 to now) zone now better supports URL searching. An option to search the URL only is available from the Archived Websites Advanced Search form. A URL can also be entered directly into the simple search box.
Monday 9th May 2016 (Newspapers 1.0.10)
There have been several incremental updates in recent weeks for both Trove and the Digitised newspapers interface:
- Trove 7.0.1 (10 March 2016), Trove 7.0.2 (14 April 2016), Trove 7.0.3 (21 April 2016)
- Newspapers 1.0.7 (10 March 2016), Newspapers 1.0.8 (17 March 2016), Newspapers 1.0.9 (21 April 2016), Newspapers 1.0.10 (9 May 2016)
Incremental updates included a range of fixes and improvements:
- Major update to indexing and search results for Archived Websites.
- Fix to improve search result relevance ranking in general Trove zones following Trove 7.0 update.
Digitised newspapers and more & Government Gazettes
- Made it easier to find the list of newspaper and gazette titles, Advanced Search and to limit search results to a single newspaper title.
- Made it easier in Browse to find jump off points to newspaper and gazette titles, issues and pages, and to see your selected path.
- Better matching for highlighting your search terms in article text when viewing articles.
- You can again add multiple tags to an article by separating them with commas.
- Improved simple printing of articles directly from a web browser, and limited the need for special character fonts in PDFs.
- Updated options for EndNote and BibTeX citation formats for newspaper and gazette articles, to fix some issues and to make them easier to use.
- For text correction:
- Better highlighting of text lines when reading articles and correcting text, to help keep your place.
- Less intrusive controls for adding and removing lines, and fixed an issue for missing controls on inserted lines.
- Better warning if you attempt to leave or refresh a page while in text correction mode.
- You can now re-enter text correction mode from the 'Fix this text' line controls after saving and exiting.
- Changed the way empty lines and some white space characters are counted for text correction.
- Fixed some problems with retrieving and displaying RSS feeds for titles and issues.
Thursday 25th February (Version 7.0)
Trove 7.0 includes a large number of improvements, including a complete revision of the Digitised Newspapers interface (Newspapers 1.0), and the addition of a new zone for Government Gazettes.
The interface for the Digitised Newspapers zone has been entirely redeveloped and includes improvements such as:
- a new way to browse titles, issues, pages and articles:
- start your browse journey by title name, place, date or article category
- narrow down by levels to find pages and articles you're interested in
- when viewing pages and articles, jump back into browse from the article breadcrumbs or move to the previous or next issue, page or article.
- a new image viewer, making it easier to zoom and move around the page, and with options to rotate the page, reset the view, and to see just the page image in full window mode.
- options to set and remember your preferred zoom level and article text font size and style when you're logged in
- improved navigation in multi-page articles – by page thumbnail and within the article text
- the ability to add or remove lines when correcting text
- sidebar options for tags, lists and comments, and updated options for print, download and sharing
- when adding an article to a list, it's now easier to find your recent lists or filter by list name
A new zone has been added for Government Gazettes, starting with content from the New South Wales Government Gazette. Content will continue to grow in coming months.
The new zone is similar to Digitised Newspapers, but has some special features to support gazette content:
- new article categories for Government Gazettes to help narrow your search results – including proclamations and legislation, private notices, tenders and contracts, appointments and employment, and others
- options to limit search results by issue or page numbers and ranges, and to search within index issues only
- additional browse options for browsing by issue number, browsing index issues, and browsing by gazette article categories
- special treatment for tables, to improve searching and display of the content, plus the option to expand or collapse the display of table column text.
There are also updates for Trove's other zones.
Trove's backend has been upgraded to use a newer version of Solr for all zones (except Archived Websites). To maintain stability, only the first 2,000 results may be accessed for each zone.
Various other improvements to Trove including removal of some clutter on the results screen, a new index for the People & Organisations zone, and options to allow searching for an exact tag.
Tuesday 8th December 2015 (Version 6.7)
- Changes to support the National Library of Australia's upgraded digitised content management tools
Tuesday 11th August 2015 (Version 6.6.4)
- Angus & Robertson is now shown on the "Buy" tab for books they have a copy of.
- When looking at an edition in Trove if visiting a bookshop from the "buy" tab and then using the back button to return to Trove, Trove's "buy" tab now remains selected.
Thursday 7th May 2015 (Version 6.6)
- Boomerang Books, Gleebooks and Booktopia are now shown on the "Buy" tab for books they have a copy of.
- Back end changes such as fixes for anonymous tags, library name caching and spam control.
Wednesday 21st January 2015 (Version 6.5)
- Trove 6.5 includes some improvements for performance and fixes some minor issues.
- The wildcard operator ( * ) for newspaper searches may only be used at the end of a partial word of at least 3 letters or numbers.
Thursday 4th December 2014 (Version 6.4)
- Improved support for Chinese characters in tags, comments and newspaper article text.
- For newspaper articles, we have adjusted the way umlauts are interpreted and relevance ranked to include all capitalisation variations and to consider non-exact matches less relevant.
- A new opportunity is available to support Trove by donating from the home page (limited time only).
Wednesday 15th October 2014 (Version 6.3)
Trove 6.3 includes a few small changes such as:
- The list of newspaper titles on the advanced search form is now refreshed more often.
- Performance improvements when doing a blank search.
Tuesday 15th July 2014 (Version 6.2)
Trove 6.2 includes fixes for several issues:
- You can again find articles from newly added newspaper titles and issues.
- We've fixed an error for Advanced Search from the 'All' content zone.
- We've also improved title citations for EndNote and BibTex formats.
…plus a number of behind-the-scenes improvements.
Wednesday 28th May 2014 (Version 6.1)
We've made several improvements to Trove, particularly in the 'Digitised newspapers and more' zone:
- Improved Advanced Search features:
- There are now better State, Title and Date selectors, so it's now easier to limit your search for titles from a particular state. We've also made it easier to find individual titles you may be looking for within the list of titles.
- You can limit your search to just article content, without searching tags and comments
- You can search for articles with or without illustrations
- Improved general search features and display of search results:
- You can now search for articles that have corrections or those that do not.
- We've improved searching for languages other than English. For example, try searching for regelmäßig or 袁世凯 in the Sydney Morning Herald.
- Tag searches now find words occurring within tags. For example try searching for: publictag:"world war". You can narrow to exact matches by selecting tag links.
- We've added a State filter and made it easier to narrow your results to newspaper titles within a state. As before, you can further narrow to individual titles on the search results screen.
We've also made improvements in other parts of Trove:
- Several improvements to record display for individual items – additional information for 'Also titled' and 'Cited in'
- Improvements to the way Trove determines whether an item has Australian content
- More useful messages when trying to view lists that no longer exist in Trove.
- Improved relative text sizing in tag cloud display
We've also included a completely new and improved Trove Help centre to help you to work better with Trove.
Thursday 12th December 2013 (Version 6.0)
- We've made behind-the-scenes changes to Trove to lay the groundwork for finding and using additional content.
- There are also minor updates to a number of Trove zone pages.
Tuesday 25th June 2013 (Version 5.5)
We've updated Trove to support changes to the way that library items are catalogued. Changes include:
- Items with video, sound or map components may also appear in Music, sound and video or Map zones
- Display of content types and carriers
- More information on creator roles, translations and other editions
There is a also new video demonstration on using lists in Trove linked from the Lists home page.
Friday 19th April 2013 (Version 5.4.1)
- For digitised newspapers, we've changed the way search results are brought together in the results screen to improve performance.
Thursday 7th February 2013 (Version 5.4)
- Better display of bookmarks for works on 'All editions' screens
- We've added bookmarks for individual versions – for example, http://trove.nla.gov.au/version/46132157
- Better searching by place names in Advanced Search for pictures
- Updated links to the Trove privacy statement
Thursday 13th December 2012 (Version 5.3)
- Faster loading of the statistics page
- You can use a #, & or % character when you reset your password, if you want to
- Improvements and updates for a number of smaller issues, such as changed links
- You may also notice some additions to Advanced Search screens and in result screen facets as we lay the groundwork for an upcoming Trove feature – more to follow.
Tuesday 11th September 2012 (Version 5.2)
- We have expanded and refreshed the content on the Archived Websites zone home page, including some intriguing and unusual sites!
- We have also made improvements for a number of display issues, broken links and browser compatibility issues.
Tuesday 24th July 2012 (Version 5.1)
- Better searching for interviews from the National Library of Australia's Oral History and Folklore collection based on online summaries and transcripts.
- More compact print styling for 'All editions' and individual editions screens
- Faster search results across a number of zones
Wednesday 27th June 2012 (Version 5.0)
- We have made changes to the way Trove presents items when you select them from search results. For items with more than one edition, Trove lists all the editions for an item on an 'All editions' screen, with several ways to help find the edition you're looking for. You can:
- switch between viewing a list or grid of thumbnails and descriptions – useful for browsing images.
- filter editions by a range of limits (format, language, decade/year, edition, availability) – via the 'Find a specific edition' button
- sort the list of editions
- More detailed edition information is presented on a separate screen. For items with only one edition, Trove takes you straight to the edition screen.
- For items with multiple editions, you can move forward and back between editions using 'Previous' and 'Next' options, or select other editions via the 'All editions' screen.
- The range of getting options (view online, buy, etc) are available on both 'All editions' and individual edition screens.
- It's now also possible to search using more than one format limit in 'Advanced search'
Tuesday 19th June 2012 (Version 4.9)
- When looking at search results for pictures, it's now clearer when several versions of an image have been grouped together. For example: try a search for 'festival' and look for the fanned stack of thumbnails.
- We have renamed the 'Sheet music' search limit to 'Printed music' which better describes the type of music found.
- When looking at certain types of records (Dublin Core), it's easier to see where online links will take you, as they now include the name of the institution hosting the item. It's also easier to see the physical description of each version.
- Our statistics page now has finer grained counts of clicks on links that use identifiers such as 'hdl.handle.net'.
Thursday 10th May 2012 (Version 4.8)
- Better support for searching and correcting diacritic characters found in community language newspapers such as Il Giornale Italiano.
- When searching digitised newspapers, the results screen facets (in the left hand column) show truncated newspaper titles. Now, mousing over one of these shows the full newspaper title.
For example, where the facet text shows "The Sydney Morning Herald…", mousing over this text will reveal the full title "The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954)".
- Better display of any temporal and spatial information included in Dublin Core records.
Wednesday 4th April 2012 (Version 4.7)
- Improved searching for lists, including relevance ranking, boolean logic and display of snippets
- Trove is more accessible for people using assistive technologies, now including some language detection and alternative text for expand/collapse icons on the results screen.
- A Trove API (Application Programming Interface) is now available to programmatically search and retrieve records from most parts of Trove.
Thursday 23rd February 2012 (Version 4.6)
- A large range of changes that make Trove more accessible, including better keyboard access to pan, scroll and zoom controls and pop up windows when viewing newspaper articles; better keyboard access and contrast for the newspaper issue date selector e.g. http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/title/35 ; and more unique titles for many pages.
- Error messages on the signup, forgotten password and login forms are now shown next to the part of the form that contains the error, rather than at the top of the screen. e.g. https://trove.nla.gov.au/signup (Try submitting the form without filling it in.)
Thursday 15th December 2011 (Version 4.5)
- The Trove search box that can be embedded in your own website has been updated to better match the current look of Trove. http://trove.nla.gov.au/general/searchbox
- We are making Trove more accessible for people who use assistive technologies such as screen readers and magnifiers, who do not use a mouse, or who use large fonts. We've made lots of behind the scenes changes already, and will continue this work for the next month or so.
Tuesday 15th November 2011 (Version 4.4)
- Trove has a new logo!
- There have been changes to the way Trove treats hyphenated words appearing in digitised newspaper and magazine articles. For example, it will now be possible to find an article with the phrase "COWLEY-WHITE-On the 2nd September at the residence of the bride's parents…" by searching Trove for "cowley white". These changes already affect new and corrected articles, and will be applied to all other articles very soon.
- The title of webpages showing digitised newspaper and magazine articles and pages has been changed from "Newspaper article" or "Newspaper page" to include the article date and heading; or the issue date, newspaper title and page number.
- Better error messages are shown on the advanced search page for Digitised newspapers and more when date ranges that don't make sense have been entered. For example, if the "to" date (on the right) is earlier than the "from" date (on the left).
- Articles from the Australian Public Affairs Information Service will now be loaded from 2006 right up to the current year. Earlier years were already availalable.
Thursday 29th September 2011 (Version 4.3)
- The Trove sign up screen has been given a facelift.
- Snippets are shown for newspaper articles more often. Before, a snippet sometimes wasn't shown if the matching word was not exactly the same as the search terms, or if the search phrase included common words like "and" or "to.
- Searches on short phrases or hyphenated words are now a bit fuzzier, in order to find articles that include the search terms with or without a hyphen. More changes are planned so that hyphenated words (and words separated by em-dashes) will be easier to find.
- For advanced users looking for newspaper articles, Trove's exact query is now shown at the bottom of the search results page.
- Highlighting of words in the newspaper article image has been changed to an underline, rather than an overlaid box. This change was made because the overlaid box was making the article harder to read.
Thursday 25th August 2011 (Version 4.2)
- If you try to log in with a 14 digit number, Trove reminds you that you can't log in with your library card.
- You can now use a #, & or % character in your password, if you want to.
- The list of bookshops that sell an item (on the buy tab) loads faster and includes the Book Depository if they stock that item.
- Wikipedia citations are now available for more things, like books, archives and pictures. Click on the "cite this" button to get to them. (Before, they were only available for newspaper articles.)
Thursday 23 June 2011 (Version 4.1)
- When looking at an item in Trove, it's now easier to open links leaving Trove in a new window (so you can keep searching Trove in the current window, if you want). On the "online" and "libraries" tabs, place your cursor over the link, wait for the "new window" icon to appear , and click on the icon. To open the link in the current window, just click on the text as normal.
Of course, you can still choose to open any link in a new window using the options provided by your browser. Hold down the "Ctrl" key when you click on the link; or middle click; or right click on the link and see what options are available to you.
- Statistics to see how many users have signed up to Trove, and how many users have logged in each month are now available. http://trove.nla.gov.au/system/stats?env=prod#users
Thursday 12 May 2011 (Version 4.0)
- Trove now searches across millions of articles from GALE and Informit. These articles are found in a new zone called "journals, articles and datasets". An example article is: Where is Osama Bin Laden? from the Gulf News in 2010. Most of these articles can be viewed online for free if your library has already purchased a subscription from GALE or Informit. Click on the article title in Trove, then look for your library name on the "online" tab. Further help is available here.You may currently experience problems linking to some articles. We are working with vendors and libraries to further improve the quality of links and authentication. We apologise for any inconvenience.
- The Trove homepage has been redesigned to make it easier for us to communicate with you, and for new users to understand the benefits of Trove
Tuesday 15 February 2011
Over the last few months, Trove has been enhanced to include core features present in the Australian Research Online (ARO) service. The ARO service has now been turned off. Read more about how Australian research is now supported in Trove or read our FAQ.
Tuesday 25 January 2011 (Version 3.03)
- Newspaper and magazine articles which are coming soon are now marked with an email icon on the search results page. Click it and enter your email address to be alerted when the article is available.
- When viewing a newspaper or magazine page, Trove no longer highlights the article being moused over, as the highlighting was sometimes obscuring the article. This particularly affected pages in colour.
Thursday 16 December 2010 (Version 3.02)
- You can now browse the covers of the Australian Women's Weekly.
- A partial list is now available of libraries and other organisations whose data is included in Trove.
- A web feed is now available to alert you when new items matching your search terms are added to Trove. This feed can be accessed via a link at the bottom of the search results page. Read more here.
- Alerts to tell you when newspaper and magazine articles "coming soon" are available are now offered as an email, rather than a web feed.
- On the advanced search form, you can now limit your search to items available through a particular organisation. (This is not applicable when searching digitised newspapers)
Friday 26 November 2010
- A Wikipedia citation is now available for digitised newspaper and magazine articles. The citation includes wiki markup which you can cut and paste directly into a Wikipedia article.
It looks a bit funny to us, but Wikipedia knows how to display it. Click on the "cite" button when viewing a page or article to find the citation.
- You can now download the OCR'd text of a digitised newspaper article. Click on the "txt" button when viewing the article. You may then cut and paste the text.
Tuesday 16 November 2010
- The blue Australian Newspapers site has retired and Trove is now the single way to access digitised Australian newspapers and magazines hosted by the National Library of Australia.
- Previously, when searching Digitised Newspapers and more it was not possibly to find hyphenated names or words which included an em- or en-dash. Now, it should be possible to find these by searching for either word, or the hyphenated word.
- It is now possible to request a high resolution digital copy or a printed hard copy of a digitised newspaper page or article using the "Buy a copy"
button when viewing a page or article.
Tuesday 26 October 2010 (Version 3.01)
- The Trove home page now tells us how many photos have been added to Trove by members of the public, via the Picture Australia project in Flickr. Find out how to contribute your own photos.
- Searching the newspapers zone for a hyphenated name (e.g. searching for jones-smith) previously searched for the two words as a phrase (e.g. searching for "jones smith"), however this did not find articles which included the hyphenated name, and so has been altered to search for any articles including both words, even if they are not a phrase (e.g. searching for jones smith).
- Various bug fixes as well as alterations to cater to changes in Amazon's terms and conditions of service.
Thursday 30 September 2010 (Version 3.0)
- An advanced search form is now available.
- We've made it easier for you to set up a list of libraries you are affiliated with, by showing which libraries are open to the public, and whether they contain any child libraries. For example, the ACT Library and Information Service includes child libraries such as Belconnen and Civic.
- The "Australian Newspapers 1803-1954" zone has been renamed to "Digitised Newspapers and more", in order to better describe its changing content which will now begin to include selected magazines.
- Changes have been made to tagging and commenting in the "Digitised Newspapers and more" zone, in order to be more consistent with the rest of Trove. Changes include: Commas and parenthesis can now be included in tags; Hyperlinks in comments are automatically detected; It's easier to delete tags and comments; Comments can now include line breaks.
- A "Cite this" button has been added for newspaper articles.
- More interface tweaks, after further testing with users, including contextual help for tags and lists, hints on how to add another item to your list, and a better form for adding an item to a list.
- We've recently created some "How to" screencasts explaining how to use Trove.
Thursday 2 September 2010 (Version 2.03)
- We've made lots of interface tweaks to make Trove clearer and easier to use, after testing with users.
For example, when you apply limits to your search, it's now more obvious that they are applied, and easier to remove them.
- We've added a FAQ about webfeeds for newspapers.
- You can now view recent newspaper corrections (linked from the Trove homepage)
- Converting a newspaper article to PDF should now be faster (as we've upgraded the drivers)
- The maximum size of the tag cloud has been increased from 500 to 3000 tags.
- Lists can now be sorted by date (and are by default)
- After you have created a list, you can now choose a thumbnail image for it. Do this by viewing the list, editing the list details and choosing to "change list image". Only thumbnails for items in the list can be chosen.
- The Firefox spell checker is now active when adding tags. You must add a space before the spell check will be triggered. (If you find the spell checker is not working for you, right click on the text input field and choose "add dictionaries". You should then install the language dictionary that suits your needs.)
- For Libraries Australia members: on the Trove record details screen, the Libraries Australia ID is now linked to the Libraries Australia record.
Wednesday 11 August 2010
We've been running a survey to find out more about the users of Trove – here are some interesting facts about the 241 people who participated:
- About half the users of Trove are family historians. A fifth or so are recreational researchers and another fifth are librarians. Other users include tertiary students, professional researchers, academics and teachers.
- More than half are 55 or over.
- Three quarters use Trove from home.
- 4 people said they usually use Trove from a mobile device.
- Two thirds use Trove at least several times a week (but 10% said it was the first time they had used Trove).
- Most people said they accessed Trove through their own bookmark.
Wednesday 30 June 2010
- We've added a user forum where you can discuss your research, trove functionality, or interesting things you've found in Trove.
Thursday 24 June 2010 (Version 2.02)
- You can now edit the email address associated with your Trove user account, from your user profile page.
- User accounts which have not been activated after three days are now deleted (so the user name can be reused).
- Lists can now include historic Australian newspaper articles.
Tuesday 8 June 2010 (Version 2.01)
- For items held in more than one library, the number of libraries is now shown on the brief results e.g. "in 5 libraries"
- The link to view your user profile is now more obvious
- Some difficulties with the sign up process have been addressed (improved confirmation screen, better error messages, double confirm email address)
Tuesday 18 May 2010 (Version 2.0)
- You can now create and save lists of resources. Read more here.
Lists can include items inside and outside Trove and you can add further description to items in your list. Your list will become a resource in its own right.
- Send a page in Trove to Delicious, Twitter, Digg, Facebook or Connotea. (This is not available for newspaper articles or archived websites, but is coming soon)
- Some journals now have a link to the publisher's feed for that journal's latest articles.
Click on a particular version of the journal and look for the icon.
- On the search results screen, if you have a search with some limits applied (like a language or year), and you add extra words, the limits are now applied to your new search as well.
- You can now
sort results by date for all zones except Archived Websites and Lists.
- Several changes to bring the display of newspaper articles more into line with the previous (blue) interface.
- New feeds for newspaper articles to let you know when there are new newspaper titles, new issues, or when an article that was undergoing quality control is now available. Look for the icon.
- Links you have visited are now shown in a paler shade of blue, to make it easier to see what you have already looked at.
- Lots of bug fixes, as always!
Tuesday 13 April 2010 (Version 1.05)
- Rearranged the work details screen. It is now much easier to see how to get hold of an item.
- Line breaks in comments are now left in place (so your comment doesn't turn into one big block of text)
- URLs in comments are now automatically linked (this does not apply to comments on newspaper articles)
- A more streamlined header is shown when viewing digitised Australian newspapers
- An advanced search form for digitised Australian newspapers
- "From other websites" now includes Wikipedia, Flickr and Google Video (YouTube) on some search results pages
- The list of recent comments can now be filtered by date
- OpenSearch is now available for Trove. This means you can add Trove to your browser search. (HTML response only, no XML)
- Numerous other bug fixes and changes
Monday 15 February 2010 (Version 1.04)
- To help you track down difficult to find items, we now display some library information that was previously hidden, which might help (ZNUC holdings)
- MARC XML records can now be downloaded
- More fine tuning for citations
- Smarter detection of duplicate values for merged records, so you don't have to read the same thing twice. For example: "Scotchman's return : and other essays." vs "Scotchman's return, and other essays."
- If you have set up "my libraries", the search results page now flags results that have holdings in your libraries.
Monday 1 February 2010 (Version 1.03)
- Reduce page loading time by better setting of page component expiry times to support caching.
- Allow right hand column to be hidden when viewing search results (except on the "all" page).
- Link comments to user profiles.
- Changes behind the scenes to make the application more robust.
Tuesday 19 January 2010 (Version 1.02)
- The edition facet (on the work detail screen) has been cleaned up. For example, "2d" and "2nd edition" are now grouped together.
- While Trove has used tags from Wikipedia for a while, we now support unicode characters in these tags.
- When a record mistakenly had its language recorded as "ng" or "g d", Trove now recognises this as "English" on the work detail screen.
- Because : (colon) is a special character, it was previously impossible to search for a particular map scale using the search box. Trove now supports searches such as Yass 1:50000
- Captcha is easier.
- Changes behind the scenes to make the application more robust.
Tuesday 22 December 2009 (Version 1.01)
- Changes to support replacement of the former LA free service with Trove
- Better printing with dedicated print stylesheet
- Better information about merged and deleted works
- Display summary and detail information about work merges and separations
- Edition/version level citations and copyright information
- New facet to find captioned videos
- Search results for digitised newspaper articles now show whether the article has been tagged or corrected.
- Many minor layout, usability and cross-browser improvements based on your feedback
Monday 30 November 2009 (Version 1.0)
- User profile page has been improved (login and click on your user name to see this page.)
- Improvements made to tagging and tag cloud
- Improvements to the display of digitised newspaper articles
Thursday 19 November 2009
- Locations (holdings) are now shown at the work level
- Work page is faster to load (especially for works with many versions!)
- After logging in, you are now are returned to the page you were previously on
- Printing is tidier
Wednesday 4 November 2009
- A new look and feel for the user interface
- Improved relevance ranking of People and Organisations
- User accounts
- Search results from Google Books
- Options to buy some items
- Facilities for users to tag and provide comments
- "In my libraries" search limit
Tuesday 29 September 2009
- Improvements to deep linking to libraries
- An empty search now returns every record
- Disambiguation pages for People and Organisations have been implemented
- Results for Australian Newspapers can now be refined to different types of illustrations
- Feedback form moved to a separate screen and includes a captcha
- Picture Australia and OAIster contributors are now listed on the work screen
Monday 21 September 2009
- Service branded as "Trove"
- Work description (on the more information page) now includes a link to the wikipedia article, and summary or toc, where available
- Limits for archived websites now include .edu as a separate limit (no longer grouped with .gov)
- Improved relevance ranking for archived websites
- Internet Explorer page load time reduced in for screens which include limits (through streamlining of javascript code)
- Ability to merge and split works (still under construction)
- Better error messages for invalid searches (e.g. AND previously returned a large, confusing error)
- Searches with punctuation are now functioning better
- Sheet music no longer appears in the "Books, journals, magazines, articles…" category
- Some edition specific subjects now never appear in the top three subjects for a work (e.g. "talking book")
- Finding aids from the National Library of Australia identified in 856$z field (or $3 or $y) are now being indexed
Friday 7 August 2009
- Many improvements to results from archived websites
- Results from the same site are now grouped
- Improved selection of snippets
- Improvements to response time
- Decade and year limits are now available
- Results are now associated with the correct subjects
- It is now more obvious when limits have been applied to the search results or more information screens
- All information about related people is now shown in the body of the more information page for People and Organisations
- Online limit now has three sub-categories: freely available, access conditions, unknown
- Better selection of the Open Library link shown for any particular work (where available)
- Better selection of work creators
- Better identification of records which are maps
- Rationalisation of map sub-formats (removed map serial, printed item)
- Call number is now shown on the more information screen for items from the NBD
- Some information which was missing from "selected resources" on the more information page for People and Organisations is now shown (extent, series, part of)
Thursday 9 July 2009
- Improved stemming now broadens searches to include both English and American spelling for many common words (such as "jail' and "gaol"), as well as broadening "Australian" to "Australia", …
- Top results from Amazon are now included
- Reviews from Amazon are now included on the work screen
- Audio book is now a separate format (not a sub-format of book or sound)
- Better selection of the main subjects for a work (for bibliographic records)
- Many UI fixes and enhancements including:
- Slider bar to hide the right hand column on the results screen (not available for IE6)
- Snippets on brief results can now come from note fields in bibliographic records
- Bibliographic records with multiple URLs were only displaying the first URL. All URLs are now shown
- Bibliographic records for different editions were sometimes being merged. This has been fixed
- Display has been improved for records with many URLs
- Some improvements to IE6 display, particularly in 1024×768 resolution
- Improved display of "selected resources" on People and Organisation detail pages
Friday 26 June 2009
- Improvements to accuracy of "Australian" search limit
- Various facet problems now fixed, such as problems applying multiple facets
- Many UI fixes and enhancements including:
- Edition summary on "More Information" screen improved
- Newspaper articles still "in processing" are now marked as such
- Link to library catalogues added to "More Information" screen, for some libraries
- Scale facet ordering now fixed
- Links now shown for some "selected resources" on People and Organisation detail pages (previously there were no links for these resources)
- Format facet sub-values now shown only if they have enough hits (until "more" is clicked)
- Some improvements to the display in IE6
- Some videos or sound records which were previously merged as if they were the same edition/version, even though they were on different media, are now displayed separately
- Improvements to the speed of facet generation
Wednesday 10 June 2009
- Persistent identifiers for People and Organisations are now working
- Improvements to resource classification, particularly maps
- Filters applied to a search are now applied on the more detail screen.
- Many UI fixes and enhancements including:
- Link to Hathi Trust for preview/full-view books
- More thumbnails (including University of Michigan)
- Fixed problems with diacritics for some users
Friday 29 May 2009
- Improvements to resource classification, particularly images
- Many UI fixes and enhancements including:
- "relevance bar" on result summaries
- Link to Google Books or Open library for preview/full-view books
- More thumbnails (including California Digital Library)
- More detailed values for map scale facets, and more maps with a scale assigned
Friday 15 May 2009
Prototype public release.
- A single search across both metadata and full text.
- The results of a search are divided into a number of categories. The categories have been chosen based on the results of user testing, our ability to provide useful relevance ranking, and some technical issues. These category groupings are a first attempt and are very likely to change over time.
- The ability to search each of the categories separately.
- Facets, to refine search results.
- Grouping of different versions of the same item. Eg. Different editions of "The Power of One". (For those familiar with the terminology, an FRBR-like grouping based on OCLC Work Ids and other information).
- Relevance ranking of each category.
- Spelling suggestions.
- Links to existing delivery systems to view online items:
- Australian Newspapers for the newspaper articles
- Pandora for websites
- The National Library delivery system for other items (such as books, maps, audio recordings of interviews, printed music, artworks and photos held by the National Library).


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Kilohana Kollection - Volume 12
A young woman born and raised in Honolulu, traveled all the way to Paris, France, to find a new life.
But Hawaii followed her to France.
Eventually, her daughter wanted to learn hula, so Kilohana Kwock Silve, a trained hula practitioner already, taught her French daughter the hula.
More French women came, and more countries followed.
An elderly Frenchman brought her his cherished Hawaiian record collection and gave it to her for safekeeping.
Eventually, Kilohana packed it all up and brought it back home to Manoa, O'ahu, Hawaii.
Today, we'll continue our min-series, one year after the 1st 7 volumes were shared, with even more of the treasures that we've culled from the Kilohana Kollection, in Volume 12.
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1- Magic Hands – Genoa Keawe & her Hula Maids
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5- Lei Of Stars – June Ululani Leite w/ JKA's Hawaiians
6- Love Song Of Kalua – The Rainbow Serenaders
7- Beyond The Reef – June Ululani Leite
8- Nawiliwili – Genoa Keawe & her Hawaiians
9- Ke Kali Nei Au – Miriam Kaulupali & Pua Alani
10- Across The Sea – June Ululani Leite
11- Blue Hawaii – Jimmy Moikeha w/ JKA's Hawaiians
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- I don't like dogs. Sorry about that folks, but it's true. And statistics tell us that cats are more popular pets than dogs. So why is it that on shows such as HGTV's "House Hunters," almost everyone is trying to fit at least a couple of dogs into their new home? Michael at 2Blowhards doesn't answer that question, but he does prove I'm not the only one who's noticed this dog thing:
Yet many suburban types don't seem to consider all the elements of their life to be in place until a Lab or a Golden is part of it. House with two-car garage? Check. Kids? Check. Huge out-of-control dog? Check ... How did this conviction that the Good Suburban Life includes a free-ranging dog come to be?
- At Architecture and Morality, the politically conservative Relievedebtor makes a very astute observation on how important it is for leaders to actually lead. And in musing on how George Bush has performed the almost miraculous achievement of alienating both liberals and conservatives, he poses a provocative question:
And as a Christian, I am actually starting to question something I never thought I would, which is the detrimental impact Bush's faith may have had on his presidency. Again, call me naïve, but I once considered Bush's faith to be an asset to his leadership, but I have come to see it as more of a liability. His faith seems similarly stubborn and myopic, which comes across as more fundamentalist than faithful. And this isn't to say he should abandon principles, but perhaps humility could have come more into play. I don't know that he believes a war against Islamic forces is the will of God per se, but his faith has led him to a misguided optimism that Christianity doesn't necessarily endorse.
- Speaking of politics, I had no idea that former Israeli prime minister, defense minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner (and newly elected President) Shimon Peres and Lauren Bacall are first cousins. Did you? Imagine where that six degrees of separation could take you - you've already gone from Humphrey Bogart to Yasser Arafat. From gangster to gangster, one might say.
- At The Recovering Dissident Catholic, Cathy (who's always been an ally of ours in the campaign for a civil blogosphere) makes a pretty shrewd comment about a site that seems to typify so much of what's wrong out there: "[T]hey spend way too much time presenting unsubstantiated allegations and being angry over the same old tired crap. Get over it." Couldn't have said it better myself.
- From the very funny (and very sharp) IMAO comes this analysis of how to explain the fact that, despite the popular notion after 9/11 that more major terrorist strikes in this country were inevitable, none have occurred. What's changed?:
Of course, after reading these varied pieces, you might come to understand why this blog is the way it is...
* We're in numerous messy wars with no end in sight.
* We have an odd and incoherent homeland security.
* Our border situation is out of control.
* The President is hugely unpopular.
Obviously, the only conclusion is that these are the ingredients to an effective defense against terrorism


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Montessori infant-toddler programmes are provided in several different formats:
Infant Communities Provide.....
A Place For Movement
Before the child can walk the Nido provides low beds, floor mats next to mirrors with hanging mobiles, rattles and toys that encourage movement for the child to experience the freedom to move and to become familiar with his body. As he starts to crawl and then pull himself up there are bars and stools for support and to help the child to develop equilibrium.
When he can walk the Infant Community provides opportunities to challenge his equilibrium with stairs and pushcarts and to develop eye-hand co-ordination with Montessori developmental toys that allow for activities that fascinate the child at this age such as posting and putting things in and out of drawers and puzzles. Children are helped to choose their own activities and allowed to repeat them for as long as their interest holds them there.
A Place For Independence
Children are helped to dress themselves by practicing with dressing frames that help them to button their coats and do up the velcro on their shoes. Child-sized utensils are offered to help them to take part in simple practical activities such as cutting a banana or squeezing an orange, cleaning the table, sweeping the floor and caring for plants and animals.
These activities help children to gain confidence in themselves and develop the ability to act independently.
A Place For Language
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Dr. van Dyk received the 2001 American Herpes Foundation Gertrude Elion Research Award, and was the recipient of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Investigator Award in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease. She is an associate editor for Frontiers of Immunology in Microbial Immunity and for Virology Journal in Herpesviruses. Dr. van Dyk has served as a member of the ASM Watkins fellowship review panel, and as an ad hoc member of NIH review panels including Special Emphasis, Virology A and Virology B study sections, and is currently a regular member of the AIDS, Opportunistic Infections and Cancer study section.
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New Medieval Books: Early Medieval Britain
Five new books that look at England, Scotland and Wales in the Early Middle Ages
Medieval sites to see during Open Doors festival in Wales
This month, more than 200 of Wales's most iconic landmarks and historic attractions will welcome thousands of visitors as part of the Wales-wide heritage festival, Open Doors.
Gwerful Mechain and the Joy of (Medieval) Sex
For medieval Europeans, talking openly about sex in what we might think of now as explicit detail was a very normal part of life.
Medieval jewellery and coins discovered in Wales
Recent discoveries of medieval items and coins were declared Treasures by a coroner in Wales this month. The items will now be going to local museums.
Changing Minds and Shifting Realities: The Idea of Wales and the Welsh in the Middle Ages
Right through the Middle Ages, these were the contending polarities of Welsh political life – what is and what could or should be. It was a story with a long trajectory.
10 things you might not know about British cathedrals
Discover 10 curious facts you might not know about Great Britain's most famous cathedrals.
Book Tour: Heroines of the Medieval World by Sharon Bennett Connolly
This November, Medievalists.net is pleased to feature Sharon Connolly's book tour for Heroines of the Medieval World. The book shares the stories of women, famous, infamous, and unknown, who shaped the course of medieval history.
Neath Abbey reconstructed digitally
Neath Abbey — a site that has witnessed Cistercian monks, Tudor splendour and thriving industry over its 900-year history — will share its story with visitors in a new digital reconstruction.
The Medieval Magazine (Volume 3, Issue 8) : Mother's Day Issue
In our latest issue: Celebrating Mother's Day. Mothers Who Weren't: Wet Nurses in the Late Medieval Mediterranean
Motherly advice from the ninth century, Sex in the Roman Empire: In Bed with the Romans! Feast, Famine, and Food in Medieval Russia, Books: A trip through Welsh past in Mysterious Wales and much, much more!
Book Excerpt: Warriors and Kings The 1500-Year Battle For Celtic Britain by Martin Wall
For those of you looking for something Celtic to read this spring, author Martin Wall brings us Warriors and Kings: The 1500-Year Battle for Celtic Britain.
Book Review: Occupying Space in Medieval and Early Modern Britain and Ireland
Our review of 'Occupying Space in Medieval and Early Modern Britain and Ireland'
Kingmakers: How Power in England Was Won and Lost on the Welsh Frontier
Timothy Venning explores their mentality and reveals the dramatic careers both of those who prospered from their loyalty to the king and those whose power was gained by treachery – from the Norman Conquest to the beginnings of the Tudor dynasty.
Medieval Religious Patronage: A Study of the Anglo-Welsh Marcher Lords and their Connections to Religious Houses, 1066 – 1300
In a world where religion played a far greater role in society than it does in the modern day, it is no surprise that those living in the medieval period desired a close association with the church. Nowhere is this association clearer than with the aristocracy of the time.
Harold Godwinson in Wales: Military Legitimacy in Late Anglo-Saxon England
On January 6, 1066, Harold Godwinson ascended the throne of England. He succeeded King Edward the Confessor who had died after reigning for twenty-three years over the English people.
Lost Battlefields of Wales, by Martin Hackett
In this book, Martin Hackett takes us on a journey through the military history of Wales, looking at the armies involved and the weapons they used.
Book Review: Hidden Britain by Alvin Nicholas
Tourism with a twist? Tired of the same old tours and droning guides? Alvin Nicholas's book on manors, mansions, castles, nooks and crannies, reveals there's more to Britain than meets the eye.
The King's Welshmen: Welsh Involvement in the Expeditionary Army of 1415
This paper examines the evidence behind the claims that it was Welsh archers that won the battle of Agincourt for Henry V. As might be expected, it is a little less clear-cut than that.
Who Were The Celts? The British Museum Offers Answers with New Exhibition
The British Museum just opened its latest exhibit, Celts: Art and Identity this past Thursday, covering 2,500 years of Celtic history. The exhibit explores Celtic identity and how it eveolved from the time of the Ancient Greeks to the present through art, culture, daily life, religion and politics.
Motte and Bailey Castle for Sale in Wales
Own your own piece of Welsh history with your own Motte and Bailey Castle site in your garden with views over Lake Bala which comes with a superb farmhouse.
Ten Castles that Made Medieval Britain: Pembroke Castle
While Caernarvon was the ultimate manifestation of Anglo-Norman occupied Wales wrought into stone and mortar, Pembroke was its beating heart. Today ensconced upon a spur of rock, the Cleddau estuary flowing gently by, Pembroke Castle stands still, its long shadow silent and serene.
Ten Castles that Made Medieval Britain: Caernarfon Castle
Perhaps more than any other castle found within the British Isles, Caernarfon embodies that most terrifying of a castles aspects; a tool for the aggressive and utter domination of territory.
Wales marks 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt
The Welsh Government is highlighting the important role the country played in this historic event in honour of its 600th anniversary.
Holt Castle in Wales reopens
Holt Castle, near Wrexham in northern Wales, was re-opened last week after the completion of a four year restoration project.
White Castle and the Dating of the Towers
Paul Remfrey makes a detailed case for dating the towers to 1229-31, and 1234-39, built by Hubert de Burgh.
Owain's Revolt? Glyn Dŵr's role in the outbreak of the rebellion
This article asserts that Owain Glyn Dŵr was neither the instigator nor, initially, the sole leader of the revolt for which he has become well known. It also challenges the idea that there was just one rebellion and casts doubt on the notion that he proclaimed himself Prince of Wales on 16 September 1400.


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We are a Catholic men's organization whose foundation is based on the principles of Unity, Charity, and Fraternity. One enters the fraternity as a 1st degree member and later progresses through the 2nd, 3rd & 4th degrees. The Corpus Christi Council #7644 of the Knights of Columbus meets once a month.
There is a call deep within each man to go deeper and reach higher to become the man God made him to be. In a world full of challenges, the Knights of Columbus equips men to answer the call to lead with faith, protect their families, serve others and defend their values.


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Copp-Dash Inspire Award Accepting Applications for 2013
The Copp-Dash Inspire Award is currently accepting applications through December 31, 2012 for small climbing teams attempting fast and light alpine climbing objectives with a desire to creatively document and share their experience. The award was established in memory of American climbers Jonny Copp and Micah Dash, who were killed in an avalanche in China in May 2009 along with filmmaker Wade Johnson.
Sponsored by Black Diamond Equipment, La Sportiva, Mountain Hardwear, and Patagonia, with support from the Jonny Copp Foundation, American Alpine Club and Sender Films, the Copp-Dash Inspire Award will distribute $20,000 in 2013 to North American applicants.
[Jonny and Micah. Photo courtesy of Copp-Dash Inspire Award]
In honoring Jonny and Micah, the award supports climbers who choose to follow a similar path, both in life and in the mountains. The fund's goal is to assist climbers before, during and after expeditions with financial grants and multimedia instruction to help empower them to share their current and future adventures with a wider audience.
[James Q Martin, Jeff Achey, Jer Collins and Pat Goodman on the summit of Peak 2451 aka, The Phoenix, a trip made possible by the Copp-Dash Inspire Award. Photo: James Q Martin]
"The Inspire Award continues to do exactly that: inspire climbers to pursue their adventures and share their stories," says Jonathan Thesenga, Content Manager at Black Diamond Equipment. "It's a great tribute to Jonny and Micah that so many great stories have been shared by the past award winners through an outstanding assortment of photos, videos, paintings and podcasts."
For more information on the Copp-Dash Inspire Award and application downloads, go to CoppDashInspireAward.com or http://www.americanalpineclub.org/grants/g/5/Copp-Dash-Inspire-Award.
Only teams/individuals from North America are eligible for expeditions occurring between April 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014. Award winners will be announced by March 30, 2013.
[Video: Smash & Grab – An Ascent of Burkett Needle from Copp-Dash Inspire Award winners Dave Burdick, Zac West, John Frieh.]


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Tyne Tees Slam Jam 2015
Held at 4Motion Skatepark in Darlington and organised by Dave Apomah, the event is (by default) the biggest in the North East and this year people travelled from Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton, Middlesborough, Hull, Sunderland, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester and no doubt more to attend.
Having covered the whole event last year, I decided to this year focus on only the transition side of the event. The street happenings appeared to be getting attention from video camera wielders so hopefully that will be adequately covered by them!
Thanks to the generous sponsors of the event - Native Skatestore, Legacy Skatestore and Popcorn Skate, almost everyone, particularly the kids, managed to go home with something, which will build the popularity of the event far more than only the top skaters winning prizes!
I began shooting as the session over the doorway heated up. Joe professed to be "not feeling it," yet proceeded to Frontside 5050 and Lipslide over the door multiple times in spite of this ailment.
Joe Howard, Frontside Lipslide
Joint winner (in my mind) of last year's doorway comp Blinky had these Frontside Airs every try in a line, before backside airing going the other way.
Blinky, Frontside Air
He decided to Judo on the way back from the Frontside Air a couple of times.
Blinky, Judo
Dave Morgan graciously did this Boardslide a couple of times for me, thankfully it was easy for him...
Dave Morgan, Backside Boardslide
This Frontside Rock and Roll was a bit more of a struggle for him, taking him a good few tries, while he also tried alley-oop frontside ollie-ing occasionally.
Dave Morgan, Frontside Rock and Roll
Ben Grove sessioned the whole park throughout the day, here he Alley Oop Backside Ollies over the door.
Ben Grove, Alley Oop Backside Ollie
Dean Boyle stated during the jam that he felt he couldn't do any of the tricks he did over the door last year, but was still ripping, especially on the miniramp/spine! Here he Frontside Airs after a (brief) struggle.
Dean Boyle, Frontside Air
Shortly after the doorway jam, people began to session the miniramp.
Blinky, Fakie Noseblunt
I asked Cal Eleanor to shoot this New Deal after watching him do a perfect one - fully committed to riding it back in!
Cal Eleanor, New Deal
Dave Morgan, Alley Oop 5-0
Blinky, Nosegrab to Fakie
Harry Veitch, Backside Disaster
Joe Howard, Mayday
Cal was doing these Bonelesses all day, but in classic style, struggled to do them once the camera came out. He managed to stick one eventually to the biggest cheers of the day!
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Required The most effective Recommendations Regarding Wine? Consider These Tips!
July 6, 2017
If you are not also knowledgeable about wine, ensure to patronize a wine shop. While numerous supermarket and even some convenient stores bring wine, they do not have the team available who truly recognize wine. If you patronize experts, you will have a better chance of locating the wine you want and also getting valuable info while doing so.
Wine is a deserving beverage to serve on special events, parties or company celebrations. There are lots of selections that you have to make in order to locate, serve and keep your favorite bottle correctly. With some gotten knowledge and research on your component, you can end up being the following wine sampling connoisseur. Continue reading below to collect some excellent pointers as well as improve your understanding concerning wine.
Pinot Noir is always a good choice when it concerns wine. This is a particular red wine that has a medium body, which could be incorporated with all kinds of food. No two Pinots are the same, however it is a rather popular alternative and is quite versatile.
Wine country is a place that all wine enthusiasts must go to. When you stray through the vineyards, you begin to watch the wine in a completely various light. It is additionally possible to learn a good deal on-site. The journey can be loosening up and also academic at the exact same time!
If you are planning to prepare with wine, analyze your dish closely. If it asks for dry gewurztraminer, this means that the dish will certainly not function well with a wine that is sweet. Look for a wine that states that it is completely dry, as well as you will certainly avoid ruining a possibly superb dish.
Don't come under the trap of filling your cellar with all the wines that you delight in now. Even though you could believe that it's best to maintain a great supply of your preferred containers, for the most part your choice for wine will transform daily. You could not enjoy the very same wines months from currently. When this takes place, you'll end up with a wine you do not eat, indicating you squandered both money and time.
If you are having diner with someone who recognizes a lot regarding wines, they will certainly assume you are not familiar with the wines you see on the menu. Wine nation is an area that all wine enthusiasts need to check out. If you are not as well acquainted with wine, make sure to shop at a wine shop. While several grocery store shops and also even some hassle-free stores lug wine, they do not have the personnel on hand who truly recognize wine. That is since white wine often tends to have a lighter preference compared to red wine, and won't overpower the taste of a terrific fettucini alfredo or bar-b-que chicken.
Get a screw leading bottle if acquiring wine for tailgating. They're basic to open up without a corkscrew. You can reseal them after the party; a cork will certainly not do the technique
That is since white wine tends to have a lighter taste compared to red wine, as well as won't overpower the preference of an excellent fettucini alfredo or barbeque poultry. Experiment with different white wines to see which you like ideal.
When ordering wine at a dining establishment, you need to not spend too long taking a look at the listing. If you are having restaurant with someone that knows a great deal about wines, they will certainly assume you are not acquainted with the wines you see on the menu. It is best to select within 10 minutes.
There are so several points you require to consider when it comes to the globe of wine. Anything done wrong can hinder the taste of this wonderful alcohol.
An excellent suggestion if you're supplying wine at a dining establishment is to earn sure you know the best ways to correctly take care of the wine. There's nothing even more frustrating than getting some wine by the glass, only to discover that it had not been appropriately cared for and also it had not been very good because of it.
See to it that you save your wines in an area where the temperature level is very little too expensive or much as well low. When wine is exposed to warmth, it begins to weaken instead quickly, and keeping it for also lengthy in the fridge could do the same. It is best to store it in a location that has a modest temperature level.
Allow any kind of lately uncorked wine take a breath awhile. Giving the wine time to clear up assists highlight the rich tastes of the beverage. Make use of a decanter for this. Put the wine right into one and afterwards allow it sit for about a quarter of a hr. You'll locate the wine a lot more delicious after doing so.
Sign up for classes on wine history. Wine has many passionate fans as well as boasts a robust history; knowing that will certainly improve your gratitude of it. Finding out about where wine comes from, just how it is made and also the various types will assist your basic understanding.
Inexpensive wine glasses are often your best choice. It's not unusual for wine glasses to be broken, and low-cost glasses mean that if that happens, you won't run out a great deal of loan. Great deals of shops sell glasses, with huge discounters being specifically great resources. At the time of replacement, it will certainly not be a lot of a concern.
Talk to those who operate in your wine store or at your favored restaurant. When you recognize these people, you could get yourself discounts or development notices for terrific sales you otherwise wouldn't have learnt about.
A great idea if you 'd like to conserve cash on wine when dining out is to miss the wine by the glass. This is exactly how a lot of restaurants make most of their cash on wine however the customer actually loses out due to the fact that most containers are open for as well lengthy anyway.
Browse your area forever wines. Wine is created in ALL 50 states. You may find a terrific winery that you could take a field trip to. Supporting your neighborhood wine cultivators is terrific by itself; nonetheless, there are several treasures being made right below in the house that commonly go overlooked.
Do not avoid signing up with a discussion online forum online. Lots of excellent discussion forums exist, which can be excellent locations for communicating with other people who share your passion and also obtaining new ideas. Before subscribing, review over the boards to learn if you might delight in joining.


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May 2012
Joy and Agony Co-exist for One Rays Moment
I have to say watching the ball come off the bat of Tampa Bay Rays RF Matt Joyce last night, you knew if it was headed for Right field, it was as good as gone. But that is the thing about this new "replica" Yankee Stadium, it is designed with a nice air stream flight path for well-hit blasts by left-handers like Joyce.
Then Joyce did something that immediately took my joyous enthusiasm and turned into utter concern and a low agonizing groan. For some reason Joyce did something he usually doesn't do when he hit the ball, he kind of laser-beamed on the ball and did an impromptu twist and turn with his left foot that somehow made him put his entire body weight on the outside of his left ankle as it sat perpendicular to the clay. Joyce then took a slow trip around the bases stepping gingerly each time he placed his left foot onto the clay surface.
I think if it was not for the extreme adrenaline rush of the moment, Joyce would have had a considerable time even walking around the bases after his unfortunate episode. And it brought a bit of bitterness to me in that moment in that Joyce could have been another on-field calamity to embrace this Rays squad. Already Evan Longoria and Desmond Jennings sat on the bench watching Joyce twist upon his ankle in that awkward position, and I know a few of the guys on that bench feared the worst for Joyce until he began to shake it off a bit.
In that instant, if Joyce had injured himself and somehow had injured himself just enough to warrant any considerable amount of time off-the-field, it would have benched another key ingredient of the Rays offensive arsenal with a lower body injury. Already hamstrings (Longo), knee (Jennings) and wrist (Fuld) aliments have put a damper on a offensive unit that most thought could dominate in 2012. If Joyce had been bitten by the injury bug, he would have been a huge cog missing from the Rays offensive machine.
Joyce's 3-run bomb was the first blast of his career as a "go-ahead" homer in the 9th inning or later. Chalk another great feat by Joyce off his baseball bucket list. Considering Joyce leads the Rays in Home Runs (7) right now, and 6 of his HR have come in his last 19 games (17 starts). Put his 8 RBI and .400 OBP so far in May (8 games), and you get an idea Joyce is just warming up. His .598 Slugging Percentage ranks 4th in the American League, and Joyce also currently shares both the Rays and AL lead in triples with teammate Ben Zobrist.
After his scary moment last night Joyce may take a night off tonight to get some treatment and give a little extra tender loving care to his lead ankle. Let's hope he can get well before the Rays head off to Baltimore this weekend where Joyce seems to love to play, and hit in that bandbox called Camden's Yard. Still it was a frightening moment seeing Joyce roll over on his left ankle last night. Right now he is hitting the ball brilliantly, and we truly do not need to see another talented starter riding the pine awaiting his injury to heal. Last night we all witnessed the odd pairing of triumph and agony even before Joyce could take a full step out of the batter's box. Hopefully we never get to see that pairing again….Right Matt?
We Need Moore Matt and Less Dudley
Someone's got to say it, or at least write about. This subject has been at the tips of more than a few Rays Republic's members tongues recently, and I know we have all thought it amongst ourselves. Are we seeing the "real" Matt Moore on the mound?
Even though he has shown a few strikes of brilliance in 2012, just seems a tick off, a centimeter high or low in his delivery and is not showing his usual total cohesive self on the mound. From the whispers of Moore giving indicators as to his pitches to the plate in Detroit and Boston, to his last outing on May 6th that yielded a highly ballooned 1-game ERA of over 15 because of 8 Earned Runs and some control issues.
So far Moore's stats so far in 2012 is making him look more like a pitcher on the verge of being sent down than someone hoisted up as an early odds-on favorite to give the Rays their second consecutive American League Rookie Of the Year winner. Who in their right mind would have predicted Moore would have 18 walks to go along with his 38 strikeouts at this point of the season. Who would have imagined Moore wouldn't get to the 6th inning in 50 % of his previous 6 starts this season.
When the Rays front office signed Moore to an extended contract this off-season, it hushed a lot of the chatter early on if he would be sent back to Triple-A Durham because of the threat of him pushing the MLB Service Time clock earlier than the franchise had expected. So when the Rays announced Moore would slide into the 4th slot in the rotation, no one thought this present danger or situation would ever rear its ugly head and we witness Moore strolling off the mound looking a bit dazed and confused instead of his past controlled demeanor.
With Moore's upcoming start against the Orioles in Camden Yards on Saturday, could he either have a short leash, or be given the chance to finally thrust himself out of his dark place pushing away his current 5.8 walks per 9 innings, or 1.6 Home Runs per 9 innings, which both are scary numbers for a rookie with Moore's talent level. Could this be the best test for Moore as a Buck Showalter-led squad will wait patiently for Moore to hit the strike zone, and if he makes a mistake, deposit it in the seats as a gift for a bird fan.
If Moore struggles will the Rays finally say out loud what some of us have been thinking for so long, that possibly the team should have let Moore hit Triple-A until mid-May and develop his rhythm and confidence before thrusting him at the 4th slot and letting the MLB wolves thirst for a Moore mis-placed morsel. I do not know about you, but I think this rookie has magic in him, it is just somehow being bottled up or coming out of his hand a bit crooked right now.
How soon we forget Moore started the 2011 season in Double-A Montgomery before hitting Triple-A for the first time on July 22nd, then was promoted to the "big club" on September 12, 2011. Moore only had 9 total starts in Triple-A before Moore was presented a Rays uniform and thrust into the spotlight against the New York Yankees 10 days after his promotion (Sept. 22nd). Moore threw a total of less than 500 minor league innings before he hit the hill for the first time in the majors last season. Kind of wild that Moore took the hill 3 times in 2011 before the post season, after less than 100 minor league contests.
Maybe what Moore needs is just a short time down on the farm, re-adjusting, getting his confidence back, proving again his 2011 late season heroics are the true foundation of his pitching style and his awkward start to 2012 might just be a combination of more video film available on him now and possibly his pitching tendencies are becoming transparent to some rival staffs. I mean the guy does have minor league options, and it is not a long-term solution, but possibly just a month or so, possibly until the All-Star break re-constructing himself then coming back with a vengeance is just what Moore needs right now.
I have hope that Moore finds his way, possibly as soon as this Saturday's contest and that we can shelf this kind of chatter. I truly think Moore is a special talent. Not for his strikeout ability or his calm demeanor on the hill with adversity smacking him around like a rag doll. I think the rookie has a long and productive career ahead of him, but every once in a while a pitcher hits a stumbling point, a road block in his road to success and maybe Moore has be rewarded his early on in his career.
I want to be wrong, I want Moore to be able to give celebratory chest bumps, smile from ear-to-ear and enjoy his MLB experience…Maybe this Saturday will be his defining moment finally turning it all around against another great young club of patient hitters, or could Saturday be another in a line of moments where we wonder who this shell is on the Rays mound, and who kidnapped the real Matt Moore, and what we need to do to bring him back again.
Tale of Two Gomes
Each stood facing the other last night trying to do damage. Each was hellbent within himself to defeat the odds and place their names upon our lips of the baseball world for at least for 24 hours. In the end it was an old Tampa Bay Rays soul, current A's LF/DH who won the cosmic interaction while his last namesake counterpart could only watch from the discomfort of the Rays dugout as Gomes #1 strolled around the bases after the eventual finally happened. One hoisted up by the universe as the victor while the other could only watch it all unfold. This is the tale of two Gomes, and by the end of the night, each would walk a different path.
Brandon and Jonny Gomes are not related, but last night both of their names were on our lips and minds for reasons that could be considered by many as polar opposites. Each confronted his namesake on the field last night trying to make their own versions of history, each wanted their name connected with a moment that would be talked about, who's image would be plastered on television screen as the other look on in disbelief and wonder. Last night they were the "Ying and Yang" of Tampa Bay, each of their careers set to move in different directions.
We all knew as Jonny sauntered to the plate for his final appearance of the night against Rays pitching stalwart Joel Puerperal, this "Gomes" could change the playing landscape with a swing or by imposing his own brand of "throw-back era" hustle into the contest. In that moment when the ball met the bat and screamed all the way out of the park we remembered why Jonny was so beloved by us all.
His personality was simply that of a human cartoon character (in a good way), his curly shaggy hair removed for the first wave of Ray hawks, his energy and action synonymous with the energy and vibrant nature of the 2008 Rays and their "Magical Season". He was a game-changer even back then. His emotional power rivaled his physical. His antics amused and confused us, but they were done with the right intentions. Some loved his reckless abandon while other thought it cost the team chances, you either loved him, or loved to hate him. Each had their own army of followers.
As one "Gomes" triumphed, another would in fall on his Rays sword. Brandon did not factor into the final demise of the Rays last night as he fought valiantly tossing 2 innings of shut-out baseball, but one to his 2 walks in tonight's appearance came to his Gomes counterpart on 4 pitches, and might have set into motion some of the events that would conclude his Rays tenure, at least for now. Even before their 10th inning lead-off encounter tonight each Gomes was on a different path.
5 straight batters came to the plate and Brandon factored significantly in the innings outcome as Kila Ka`aihue bunted a ball into the air to him, Kurt Suzuki was struck by a pitch, then Daric Barton walked on 4 pitches. Suddenly Jonny stood 60 feet at Third Base with 1 out from inflicting his own sword upon Gomes. But Brandon regained some sense of composure and got Brandon Inge to strike out the n finally let someone else play as he pitched inside to Jemile Weeks and got him to tag a dribbler to teammate Carlos Pena who stepped on the bag and ended the drama.
But this outing, even thought it was triumphant in the end for Brandon set into motion some post game decisions, possibly fostered by his outlandish 7.71 ERA. That first Gomes-on-Gomes event of the evening would be their only meeting of the night as Brandon got 3 straight ground ball outs in 2 plate appearances for the Athletics as Jonny stared in from the On-Deck Circle. As Brandon walked from the mound to the dugout you have to wonder if he felt the "Gomes" energy shift towards the other dugout.
Jonny headed to the plate in the top of the 12 inning poised and focused on somehow finding a hole in Rays relief stalwart Joel Peralta's game, hopefully pushing this contest towards a conclusion. In true Gomes fashion, with 2 strikes on him in the at bat, Jonny turned on a Peralta pitch and deposited it 354 feet into the Leftfield stands. There was an awkward moment during Jonny's stroll around the bases a some in attendance clapped for him while others seemed perplexed as to if they should salute or Bronx cheer the effort, not knowing yet it would be the final dagger in the Rays winning streak's heart.
In a second, one emerged as the game's hero while the other felt more like Nero watching his city burn to the ground. Each played the game with extreme confidence, brilliant expectations, but in the end it was a mighty stroke that pounded the white sphere while the other Gomes could only watch from the confines of the Rays dugout. Who would have guessed at that moment one Gomes was set for glory, and the other destined for an extreme moon-lite car ride to the airport.
After the game Rays Manager Joe Maddon and Rays Executive VP of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman were nestled behind a closed door in discussions on options. Who would have guessed at that moment as one Gomes celebrated in a locker room not 50 feet from the other, his counterpart would be packing his belongings sent back to Triple-A Durham once again.
But that is the way it is with baseball. No matter if you are the hero or the goat, or just a bystander to the final blow, you never know your fate. This ended the chance of another Gomes-on-Gomes encounter in this series, but even as both pack for different destinations today, I have a feeling this will not be the last time they meet in 2012. We still have 7 more games between these two squads in 2012, so possibly this is not the end of the " Tales of Two Gomes"………..To be Continued.
Get Well Soon Zim, We Miss You
When I think of the Tampa Bay Rays, he always comes to my mind. From his customized golf cart at Spring Training camp, to his presence at Rays fund-raisers and any baseball function, his presence just makes you feel royalty has embraced the cause. He has never gone to the plate or hurled a pitch in a game for this franchise, but he has forever been engraved as a icon of this club. To me Rays Senior Advisor Don Zimmer might have forgotten more baseball than any of us will ever know, but the man is eternally the Grand Puba of baseball in my mind.
It still amazes me the years that have flown by for Zimmer since his first days as a Dodger via Brooklyn not Los Angeles. From taking his spot at shortstop to manning a spot on the bench or rail as a Manager or Coach, Zimmer has been inspirational to generations of ballplayers and fans alike. He truly has lived the perfect baseball life, and still is a vital cog in the Rays baseball machine. The man is a 2-time author, definitely an inspirational speaker and can tell you baseball tales and events that can make you bask at his words like a child no matter you age. He is the quintessential MLB storyteller. They definitely do not make them anymore like "the Zim".
Sometimes I think of him more as an immortal baseball god than a human, and possibly that is why when I recently heard Zimmer had been absent from his customary seat in the Trop. since right after the first home series against the New York Yankees, I became nervous and anxious. I have come to find out Zimmer has been has been hospitalized in the last week with a kidney condition and will soon begin the dialysis process. I came to find out "The Zim" has been hospitalized 3 times in the last 5 weeks for diabetic related ailments, possibly Father Time finally found Zimmer and threw him a inside curve ball Zim could not make solid contact with.
So I am asking the Rays Republic to all not only say some blessing and good vibes towards Zimmer today, but to raise your Cowbells high and ring them like never before as the Rays take the field today. Stand, clap, ring the clapper until it ends up detached and 5 rows in front of you, move that turkey wing of your in such a manner you need Tommy John's, remember the things we love about Zim, and why is so endeared and beloved by fans both in Tampa Bay and in other hamlets around the baseball World.
I have not brought out my big black Cowbell in 4 years, but today I will get a new drumstick, position myself accordingly and bash that thing until it bends again from the force and effort. That is how much this one iconic member of the Rays means to me. From the first time I met him when I put Premium Pure Oil gasoline in his car, to countless moments just saying hello in the stands and around the Rays complex, this man has become one of the most respected people I know, or ever want to know.
Zimmer's son Tom offered a nugget of future hope today when talking about Zim again taking his rightful spot again in Tropicana Field. "Once his Father gets comfortable with the dialysis schedule and routine he should be back with the Rays". I truly hope so, the man means more to this franchise and the guys in the clubhouse than most fans can imagine. I remember seeing him sit down and talk to former Rays P Scott Kazmir once during Batting Practice and Kaz was beaming from ear-to-ear listening intently to the knowledge and wisdom that came out of Zim's mouth.
He might have never stepped on the field as a player, never struck the sweet spot or hurled a missile during infield practice, but name me one other Rays who commands instant respect, get noticed the moment he walks into a room and is embraced by the Rays and the rest of the baseball world. Can't wait to see Zimmer back in his seat. That will be an emotional moment, I hope we all do not flood the Trop on that day.
Beckham Career Could Go to Pot
When I saw him during February in Port Charlotte, Florida weeks ahead of the report date for the Tampa Bay Rays field players, I thought he finally had his ducks in a row and was going to strike hard and fast to hitch his wagon to a Rays roster spot. His body seemed more toned and muscular than before, and his concentration in the cages showed he had a serious intention to stay in the "Big Boys" camp as long as possible this Spring.
It truly felt like Rays prospect Tim Beckham had made a decision in the 2011 off season to finally thrust his name into the running for a infield slot with the team, and I truly had the vibe that only thing that would defeat Beckham in this process would be himself. So it was beyond disheartening today to learn Beckham has been slapped for the second time in his minor league career with a suspension for a "drug of abuse".
50 games is a long time in the minor league system. It is more than enough time for a fellow competitor to pass you in stats, experience and possibly be a direct link to your season ending around September 1st instead of having a month up with the parent club. I guess Beckham's "drug of abuse" which was pot has its own opinions as to whether it should be legal or regulated, but it is still a banned and illegal substance. We could debate for hours, possibly days considering this substance, but the final say is that minor league baseball considers it illegal and a harmful drug and the suspension has merit.
Even though Beckham is currently on the Triple-A Durham disabled list trying to rehab and conquer his wrist ailments, immediately the focus has to be re-directed towards this "drug of abuse". The most important thing right now is the first move Beckham makes post revelation of his pot smoking reveal. Does he do counseling, treatment or can he go "cold turkey" and beat the ganja gangster? Whatever his plan of action, it must be swift, concise and show an honest effort and chance for change both in his lifestyle and his demeanor…Without the combination, his career could evaporate.
Truly this event could not have happened at a worst moment for Beckham. You had to think the Rays would of at least entertained the notion of bringing up Beckham with Rays slugger Evan Longoria out of the line-up for at least 4-8 weeks with his hamstring injury. Possibly Beckham would of gotten ample chances at either side of the second base bag to leave a lasting impression on Rays Manager Joe Maddon just as he had this Spring, but now all that prior work, all that hustle and sweat might just be for not.
This suspension doesn't mean the team will turn its head away from Beckham. The Rays have established a long history of helping their player conquer abuse problems, and have held players within their system fighting internal demons, some with success, and some to utter failure. The path Beckham takes now will determine if he is going to be a vital cog in the Rays future, or possibly just another example of great talent before the Draft, and a fall from grace while establishing himself.
I hope Becks finds the light, turns the corner and proceeds to get himself straight and ready to again claim a shot at a Rays roster spot. Wild how not even 90 days ago Beckham had his entire Rays world in front of him for the taking. He was more confident, physically and mentally prepared like no other time in his career and put up some impressive displays both at the plate and in the field this Spring. I still think Beckham has the right stuff to be not only a Rays player, but one we cheer and embrace for a long, long time.
But first, Beckham has to step forward, profess and cast off his demons, then work to get healthy inside and out, get back to playing the game he loves and the rest will take care of itself. I hope Becks can make that transition, find that serenity and peace to expunge his demonic partner and again thrive both on the off the field. If he can do that, I promise to be one of the first to stand and applaud and hopefully shake his hand and welcome him back not only as a Ray, but as a true baseball survivor.
"Oh No….Longo!"
I swear at that moment I saw the cloth fabric of Tropicana Field move like a sudden wind gust had enveloped it. The collective gasp and exhale after a botched stolen base attempt by Tampa Bay Rays 3B Evan Longoria made the Trop. silent as we watched Rays Head Trainer Ron Porterfield and Rays skipper Joe Maddon trot out to Longo. I immediately let out a long drawn out moan of "Oh No! Longo!" that made a few people laugh as it sounded more like the old SNL Mr Bill character than my usual voice, but it hit me like a rock that suddenly one of the true keystones of this amazing run by the Rays stood favoring his left knee and we all wanted it to heal instantly.
This season Longoria seemed to want to be the "go-to" guy, he wanted the pressure, the stress and the responsibilities that go along with being the player constantly in the spotlight for both praise and criticism. It is always a good sign for a player to leave the field on his own power, but when it is a central figure standing there trying to keep his weight off his sore and aching knee, the Rays Republic could only think the worst. Even before Longo hit the Rays dugout steps the dulled whispers and a active hum hit the stadium.
The early prognosis is that Longoria is suffering a bit of soreness in his left knee region, but then we heard the three letter that instantly horrified us all..M..R..I. That doesn't mean as much today as it would 3-4 years ago as every athlete even with a minor aliment gets this imaging test nowadays as a precaution more than a insight to injury. Still, this one test can see deeper into the situation, and possibly bring to the surface our darkest fears, a extended bench vacation for the Rays offensive weapon.
That would put a deep crease in the Rays offensive machine as Longoria was a key figure in the Rays 5th ranked American League offense, and was experiencing a great start in 2012. Going into this match-up against Seattle, Longoria himself boasted a .550 average with runners in scoring position, which lead the majors. To put it into deeper prospective in Longo's last 12 plate appearances with runners in scoring position before Monday night's contest, he was an astronomical 9-for-10 with 2 doubles, 2HR, 2 walks and 11 RBI. Instantly by this you can see a major clog in the Rays machine has a sudden health issue.
Let's expand a bit more into the offensive presence of Longo for this 2012 Rays squad. He already has 19 RBI in 95 plate appearances in 22 games. That is a huge improvement over 2011 when it took Longoria 151 plate appearances to hit the same mark. Longoria had 15 RBI in 13 road games this season as well as since last June, his 105 RBI in 120 games leads the entire tier of sluggers in Major League Baseball.
If Longoria spends any significant time off the field it hits the Rays in a multitude of areas. It takes a huge piece of the Rays hitting factor our of their 2012 equation as well as a team on-the-field General and leader. Even with his fumble-itus recently at the Hot Corner, his experience and solid foundation at Third Base will open a huge hole with only utility guy Elliot Johnson and possibly Jeff Keppinger currently on the Rays roster who can play the spot with any consistency. It would also throw a huge monkey wrench into the Rays winning formula that has already sparked an impressive 8-2 record over their last 10 contests.
It is too early to think negatively. Longo maybe needs a day or two off his feet in the field, possibly resting and icing the knee. I do not want to fathom the thought of 30 days or longer without the Rays spark plug at the Hot Corner, I would rather think of this as a short vaca to do some much needed R&R.
Possibly as early as this afternoon or tonight we will know more, so I will keep the negative Nelly stuff deep within me, hoping the MRI shows minimal or no significant damage. I know the Rays Republic are sending positive vibes and emotions to Longo, hopefully they have the power to heal and bandage this evolving Rays situation. I truly did have the shivers last night watching the event, and it was hard to stay positive. Hopefully Maddon will be the bearer of great news later today.


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