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There is no baby (except for a brief glimpse in a photo on a bedside table). There is no Brody (he was hanged at the end of season three). But there is plenty of Claire Danes doing what she's done so well for the past three seasons – running, scowling, getting injured, and generally teetering on the fine line that separates heroism from insanity, while kicking some serious terrorist butt.
Well, that's what we can tell from the first trailer for season four of Homeland after intensively poring over it like some lowly paid analyst at Langley. Pause, Rewind. Play. Quick, zoom in on that map, there. It's a port somewhere. But where?
OK, so here's what we know so far, Saul.
Though she ended season three as the Agency's youngest-ever bureau chief, with a plum placement in Istanbul, CIA agent Carrie Mathison (Danes) appears to have been drawn back into the field (well, who could have seen that coming?) for the forthcoming season, which debuts in the US in October and will be fast tracked to Australian free-to-air screens on Ten soon after.
Saul (Mandy Patinkin) – who moved to the private sector at the end of the last season after being squeezed out of the Agency – also seems to be back in the game. "Happy hunting," he tells Carrie, who gives him one of those "I've-skipped-my-lithium-and-I'm-loving-it" grins.
Saul is on his home computer, though, which suggests that (a) he's still on the outer at the Agency and is chipping in as a freelancer, or (b) the Agency budget cuts are so severe they've had to do away with offices entirely. Or (c) that he's become just as crazily meddling as Carrie. Whatever, we're glad to see him back. It just wouldn't be the same without him.
The plot seems to involve US drone strikes, and the deaths of civilians. Yes, we've been here before, but then so have the US drones, so fair enough.
Protesters outside an American Embassy hold placards (helpfully written in English and facing the camera rather than the embassy) saying "stop drone attacks". It's not obvious where this is happening, but Pakistan seems a fair bet since there's a well-spoken chap of subcontinental appearance saying to Carrie, "We're all hoping you'll be on your best behaviour here in Pakistan". And with intelligence gathering like that, we're expecting an offer from ASIO any second.
There's the hint of a cover-up, too, which, this being a spy drama, you'd kind of expect. "The tyranny of secrets," Saul says, apropos of something he's keeping secret from us. "The tyranny of keeping secrets," Carrie retorts. Thanks for nothing, you two.
All will be revealed soon enough, though. Of course, whether we'll understand it all when the dust has settled is another matter entirely.


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Academy Award-nominated filmmaker
Spike Lee
visits Toronto to help the Canadian Film Centre kick off its
Black History Month
activities: The acclaimed director of
Do the Right Thing
Malcolm X
will be in conversation with Canadian movie man Clement Virgo, specifically on Lee's musical collaborations in film — from those with his jazz artist father, Bill Lee, to Prince and Stevie Wonder. Jan. 25, 7 p.m. Varsity Cinema, Theatre 8, 55 Bloor St. W. $20;
Click here for details and tickets
It's a simple, straight-forward, utterly unironic take on a T.O. classic:
Honest Edwardianism: Hand-Painted Signs in the 21st Century
sketches out the history and process of this almost extinct graphic design practice, celebrating the colourful signature signs made famous by Mirvish's eponymous bargain emporium and the painters, Doug Kerr and Wayne Reuben, behind them. Until Feb. 12, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Mon.-Sat. Dominion Modern, 230 Richmond St. E. Free.
There are many portals — cuisine, music, film — through which to get to know a diasporic community. History can be trickier, though, so a lecture such as
The Toronto Jewish Community in 1920
provides a direct route. Ellen Scheinberg, director of the Ontario Jewish Archives, presents the talk, which is part of the Beach Hebrew Institute's 90th anniversary celebrations. With refreshments. Jan. 23, 3 p.m. 109 Kenilworth Ave. Free;
The power of words and books to bridge gaps gets bolded this week as libraries across Toronto celebrate
Family Literacy Day
. This year's theme, "play for literacy," takes aim squarely at those screen-addicted little ones, enticing with puppet shows, word game events, crafting, interactive storytelling and much more. Many events on Jan. 22 and 29. Check individual library pages for details. Free.
A list of some events can be found here
At the intersection between tradition and innovation in dance, you'll find
Classical and Contemporary Ballet
, Ballet Jörgen's revue of new works that this season includes Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson's
Frog and Toad
, a remount of Robert Desrosiers'
, as well as two world premieres. Jan. 28 and 29, 8 p.m. Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis St. $27-$65;

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Walk….Don't Run When the Financial Markets Speak
One of the most important things to remember in an emergency is to remain calm. Panic tends to cloud a person's rational thinking and judgment. In every situation, panic can create more problems than it solves. It does two things: 1) It causes us to misunderstand the ramifications of the problem we are trying to solve; 2) It causes us to act in ways that defy logic and make us worse off.
First a misstatement of the ramifications of the problem, as somebody quoted yesterday:
"The stock market lost $1 trillion! It will never recover."
This statement is an attempt to explain the consequences of the change of events that has occurred this week, but it is far from correct. What is really going on here?
First, the problem: It is not the downgraded bond rating by Standard & Poor's. The problem is government debt, growing deficits and a lack of political will to rein in spending. One could make the argument that more tax revenue is needed, but with or without tax hikes, unless spending is slashed, additional tax revenues will not cover the fiscal path we're on now.
So the United States has been downgraded from AAA to AA by one of three credit agencies. There does not appear to be a mass exodus from the bond market, and the Federal Reserve operated under that assumption as well yesterday when it decided to keep interest rates low. Under the former circumstance, interest rates would have to rise to attract more investors to U.S. bonds. In other words, the cost of borrowing for the federal government would increase. This is not any different from a consumer with shaky credit having to pay a higher interest rate in order to borrow. But this has not happened yet. To put it in perspective, our rating is below Austria, Australia, Germany and Canada, but on par with Belgium and the United Kingdom, and better than China and Japan.
Second, let's look at what the market did and didn't do. Obviously, it reacted to a new position that the United States is in for the first time in history. For a third day, it has been "bipolar," as one headline put it. So getting back to the statement about the market: It did not lose $1 trillion. Yes, stock prices fell and there was a global sell-off, but an investor can only lose money in the market once he or she sells stocks. As I have mentioned in many other blogs, selling any type of bond, equity fund, stock or any other type of investment when the price has fallen ensures a loss. Unfortunately, there were probably more than a few people who sold stocks Tuesday morning only to find them bounding back by the close of the trading day and regretting their hasty decision.
And for anybody to say that the market will never recover is simply fear or ignorance at best, gross negligence at worst. It is bad enough that people always feel the need to "do something" and do it quickly during a financial upheaval, which may correct itself a short time later. To take a loss during such a time as this is akin to jumping off of a train that is about to derail in order to avoid injury. It is a hasty and illogical reaction that puts people in more danger. Sometimes the best thing to do is nothing. Just hang on for the ride. It is not going to go on forever. If any retirement savers feel the need to exit the market, it should be done calmly and methodically over time and for good reason. AAA credit rating is not reason enough.


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Ryan Quinn
Bearcats Celebrate Senior Day with 8-5 Win over Memphis
Bearcats Pound Army 15-3 to Sweep Series
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2014 Season (Senior): Appeared in 47 games with 43 starts ... totaled 38 hits, 19 runs and 14 RBIs with a .273 batting average ... tied for eighth in the UC record book in hit by pitches in a season with 12 ... posted a four hits, three runs and two RBIs in a 15-3 win at Army (5/4) ... recorded three hits and scored a run against No. 12 Houston (4/25) ...tied a career high with four hits against Rutgers (4/17) with one RBI and one run scored ... scored the winning run on a walk-off base hit over USF (3/30) while also recording two hits ... scored two runs with two hits and an RBI in a win over Missouri (2/23) ... recorded at least one hit in the first five games of the season.
2013 Season (Junior):Made 32 starts in 39 appearances ... recorded a .299 batting average, a .333 slugging percentage and a .371 on base percentage ... produced 35 hits and had 39 total bases ... recorded a .987 fielding percentage with only one error all season ... set a new career high with four hits twice, against Miami (Ohio) (5/1) and Notre Dame (5/17) ... brought in a career-high four RBIs against MU (5/1) ... recorded a total of five hits in three games against Rutgers (3/13-14) ...earned his first two RBIs of the season against St. John's (3/28).
2012 Summer: Played infield for the North Jersey Eagles of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League ... helped the Eagles to the 2012 ACBL Championship ... led the team in four offensive categories; games played with 38, at-bats with 135, doubles with nine and walks with 21 ... also tallied six stolen bases and hit .274
2012 Season (Sophomore): Appeared in 37 games with 28 starts ... batted .238 with 16 runs scored and 10 RBIs ... went 3 for 3 in stolen-base attempts ... went 2 for 5, including first-career double, with two RBIs at UConn (5/6) ... set career highs in hits (3) and RBIs (3) at Ohio (4/3) ... hit 2 for 3 with career-best two runs scored at Dayton (3/28).
2011 Summer: Played infield for the 12-25-1 North Jersey Eagles of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League ... was named an ACBL mid-season all-star ... finished second on team in runs (15), doubles (5) and walks (16) ... was fourth on team with 31 games played ... had a .330 on-base percentage, 20 hits and three stolen bases.
2011 Season (Freshman): Appeared in 16 games as substitute in 2011 ... hit .333 (2 for 6) on the season with one run scored and three walks ... made UC debut at Clemson (2/25) and walked in first collegiate at-bat ... recorded first career hit at West Virginia (5/8) with single in the ninth inning ... produced second hit of season on second day of BIG EAST Championship vs. Louisville (5/26)
High School: Named 2010 All-State Second Team his senior year and First Team All-West Jersey ... tabbed 2009 Sussex County Player of the Year his junior season ... holds Sparta H.S. career record with 17 wins and 201 strike outs.
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Veterans Freedom Wall to be unveiled Sunday, Nov. 11, in Belding
BELDING —The Veterans Freedom Wall, which once stood at the corner of Main and Congress streets until it was decommissioned in 1948, will officially live on in the newly constructed wall located on Depot Street just west of the Pere Marquette Depot in Belding.
At 11 a.m. Sunday, Veterans Day, a ceremony dedicating the new wall will take place, unveiling the wall 64 years to the day that the original wall was destroyed.
Visitors who attend the dedication are encouraged to purchase bricks which will eventually create the foundation of Belding Veterans Park. For $50, any veteran who has served or is currently serving in the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines or Coast Guard during wartime or peacetime can have their name inscribed on the brick.
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I was wondering if anyone has started a class action law suit aganst this board for collecting money form people who live in California just because they purchased cigarettes in from another state.
Please advise
Thank you
I can virtually guarantee that nobody has started a class action for that because it's perfectly legal for CA to collect the tax.
Why does it have to be legal? And why don't they charge the tax for other goods and services from other states and not just cigarettes? And why does Calif have the right to collect taxes on things that were not purchased here?
Please let me know
That's a good questions as to why is it legal. I will tell you similar laws exist around the country. I live in Crook County, er, Cook County, IL. There is a retroactive sales tax if you purchase a car from in one of the collar counties and dealers in those counties will tell you that you can either pay them or you'll get a bill from Cook County.
There are other taxes the mayor of Chicago is trying to pass including one for car rentals that occur in collar counties because as he presumes, the car would be driven in Chicago and should be taxed! lol
I don't think you'd have much of chance. There must be smoking lawyers out there that would have jumped to take this if there was any money in it. I'm guessing there isn't.
Best of luck at any rate! :)
No, and even if they did, they would lose. CA state law clearly allows the collection of tax on cigarettes that you buy out of state, and there is nothing in the U.S. Constitution that prohibits states from imposing these excise taxes on goods bought from out-of-state.
Joe53:Why does it have to be legal?
Under CA Revenue and Taxation Code (R&T) §§ 30101 and 30123, every distributor of cigarettes in the state must pay a combined tax amounting to 87 cents per 20 cigarette pack distributed in the state. R&T § 30008 defines distribution to include the use or consumption of untaxed cigarettes, and use or consumption includes under § 30009 any exercise of right or control over the cigarettes. R & T § 30011 defines a distributor as any one who engages in distribution of cigarettes in the state.
What those provisions mean when you put them all together is that if you bring into or use untaxed cigarettes in CA, you are a distributor under CA law and are liable to pay the cigarette taxes. There are two reasons for this law. One is to protect CA's revenue by ensuring residents don't defeat the cigarette taxes by buying goods from out-of-state. The second is to protect in state sellers of cigarettes from loss of business that would occur if residents can get the cigarettes more cheaply out-of-state by not paying the tax.
By the way, every other state with a cigarette tax does pretty much the same thing.
Joe53:And why don't they charge the tax for other
goods and services from other states and not
just cigarettes?
They do, actually, and so does every other state with a sales tax. When you buy goods on which the state sales tax was not collected, the state imposes what is called a "use tax" which is a tax for the privilege of using the item. It is imposed at the same rate as the sales tax. In CA, the use tax is found in R&T § 6201. The purpose of the use tax is the same as the tax on users of cigarettes: protect the state tax revenues and ensure that businesses don't lose business because people are buying in other states to save taxes.
The reason you've not heard about it is that the state has not done much to publicize this tax or a lot to try collecting it up. These are difficult taxes to collect because the state has no cost effective way to find out what all the goods are that you buy from out of state and for which that the seller doesn't collect the sales tax. They do enforce it for goods that must be registered with the state, like cars, RVs, boats, and the like because they know about those purchases when you go to register the items. States are now starting to make greater efforts to get the use tax, but it will take time to develop effective enforcement mechanisms. But understand that you are technically violating the state tax law when you buy goods from out-of-state on which sales taxes weren't collected if you don't pay the use tax on those items.
So, you might be wondering how did they find out about the cigarette purchases when they can't easily get information about other kinds of purchases you make? Well, the states have some help from federal law for that. Under a law passed in the 1950s known as the Jenkins Act (15 U.S.C. § 376), out-of-state tobacco sellers are required to report to the state each sale they make to that state. The state and federal governments have started cracking down on distributors to make sure they comply with this act, and as a result states have been getting more information about these sales and pursuing the buyers for the unpaid taxes.
Joe53:And why does Calif have the right to collect
taxes on things that were not purchased here?
Because you possessed and/or used the cigarettes in CA, which gives CA jurisdiction to tax you on it. And, as I said in another reply, there is nothing in the U.S. Constitution that prohbits a state from imposing these taxes.
My guess is every state which imposes a sales tax has language in its laws someplace which allows for taxes to be imposed on merchandise (and even services) purchased outside the state and brought into the state--now to what degree the law is enforced is yet another question.
But if you buy your cigarettes or booze out of state and bring it in--your home state may well be well within its rights to require you to pay the taxes! Now if your state taxes clothing say at 8% and you buy your clothing out of state they may not chase clothing--but that doesn't mean they could not--give them a bit of time! .


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A few months ago I ordered some of your patterns and made a set for my niece for Christmas! I finally got the pictures! So first of all thank you so much! I am making an Etsy listing and was wondering if it would be possible for me to post pictures of your other patterns so that people can see what other kind of sets I can make. Let me know if that would be possible and thank you so much for your wonderful patterns!!!
Isn't this too adorable? I love the matching doll's outfit–down to the last detail of lace trimming. Wonderful work! As always, I do not charge a licensing fee for people to produce garments for sale from my patterns, so you are free to sell your creations on Etsy, eBay, and more. I do appreciate the kindness of a link back or a credit to the pattern source. It's fun to see people create beautiful items from my patterns!
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The Institute for Social Planning, Organisational Change and Urban Development develops and disseminates theoretically and empirically grounded practical knowledge in the areas of social planning, change management, and urban development.
Social change brackets these three thematic areas. Change is both integral to these areas and constitutes the key challenge for each. We investigate change, offer advice on how it might be shaped, and bring relevant knowledge to educational processes. Staff members teach on the BA / MA Social Work modules and the state-certified continuing education programmes on Social Planning, Urban Development, and Change. They also teach at the Universities of Basel, Zurich, and Lausanne and on the MA Community Development at the University of Applied Sciences Munich.
Urban development: Cities are centres of economic development and at the same time focal points of socio-economic and cultural polarisation. Our work focuses on explaining such change, discussing strategies for sustainable urban and urban district development, and devising scenarios especially mindful of the social dimension.
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By Gabrielle Bondi, The Young Folks September is finally here! The time for awards season movies has just begun, and I'm pretty excited for this Fall's new releases. This month begins with a slow start and eventually gains momentum with some interesting releases. See what movies you should keep in mind for the next 30


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Quality assurance for in VIVO MR spectroscopy and the effects of a gadolinium contrast agent on metabolite peak amplitude ratios
Bennett, Damon Dmitry (2005) Quality assurance for in VIVO MR spectroscopy and the effects of a gadolinium contrast agent on metabolite peak amplitude ratios. Masters by Research thesis, Queensland University of Technology.
Damon Bennett Thesis
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) for the evaluation of in vivo cerebral metabolite ratios is a relatively new radiological modality, which permits the detection and evaluation of specific metabolites within the human body. As with all imaging modalities, the accuracy of the equipment to perform its given task is paramount and the effect of introduction of elements and/or contrast agents to a study, must be understood before a diagnosis or prognosis can be made with any degree of certainty. The following chapters describe the development and testing of a phantom, the development and testing of metabolite simulating solutions and the experiments conducted to determine the spatial localisation accuracy of a MRS imaging system. This thesis begins with a description of the steps undertaken to investigate a clinical MRS system's capacity to reliably produce spectra over both the long and short term. Validation of the phantom construction, metabolite simulating solutions and spatial localisation accuracy is presented in detail. The construction of the localisation phantom resulted in a two compartment perspex phantom and the development of the aqueous metabolite solutions produced two solutions with distinct and separate metabolite peaks with comparable peak amplitudes and sufficient line width separation to prevent possible metabolite resonance cross contamination but without illustrating any significant susceptibility artefacts. Development of the metabolite simulating solutions was a major part of the work conducted. Short and long term (1 year) reproducibility of the measured metabolite peak amplitudes were assessed for four different pulse sequences. Of these, the most reproducible results were obtained with a TE 270ms PRESS sequence (coefficient of variation < 0.6% (short term) and < 3% (long term)). The spatial localisation experiments illustrated a disturbing error in the placement of the user prescribed volume of interest (VOI) with respect to the actual VOI acquisition with a difference between the two volumes of interest of up to 3 mm or 15% of the VOI size in two axes. Possible effects of magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents, specifically Gd-DTPA were also investigated. Fifty patients were included in this study. The metabolic peak amplitudes were measured pre and post-administration of the contrast agent for each subject. A paired t-test demonstrated that there was no significant difference between the mean peak heights pre- and post- administration (0.07 < p < 0.9 for the various peak amplitudes measured).
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Four Dead Following House Fire , Fire Not The Cause of Deaths
Four people were found dead in an Ocala home early this morning following a house fire. Two adult females and two children were located in the home after Marion County and Ocala Fire Rescue put out the blaze that consumed about 50 percent of the home. Investigators have confirmed the victims sustained injuries unrelated to the fire, and are now investigating the case as a quadruple murder.
One adult female victim has been identified as 27-year-old Jocalyn Gary, 9-year-old Codarrian Hill, and his sister 7-year-old Coderica Hill. The fourth victim has not been identified, but investigators have said it was the father's girlfriend. The children's father, Willie Hill, has been notified of the deaths. Hill is currently in the Marion County Jail for violation of probation on domestic battery charges.
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SNOW HILL, MD – Worcester County Government (WCG) offices will be closed Monday, December 26, 2011, and January 2,2012 in observance of the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays.
The Central Landfill in Newark and Homeowners Convenience Centers will beopen during standard operating hours Monday, December 26, 2011, and January 2,2012.
The Recreation Center in Snow Hill will operate as follows during the winter holidays:
Closed Saturday, December 24, through Monday, Dec. 26, for the Christmas holiday.
Abbreviated hours will be in effect Dec. 27-30 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with open recreation in the gym. No special programs will take place during this week.
Closed Saturday, Dec. 31, through Monday, Jan. 2, for the New Year's holiday, with standard hours of operation to resume Tuesday, Jan. 3.
WCG staff would like to wish one and all safe and happy holidays. For more information on WCG hours of operation, contact Kim Moses, public information officer, at (410) 632-1194.


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Dear Iowa Winery/Vineyard Owner
This linked Northern Grapes Project questionnaire should take about 20 minutes to complete
Iowa Wine Growers Association and Western Iowa Grape Growers Association members who helped to sponsor this survey received their survey request in an earlier e-mail request.
Information from non-members is also being requested. Non-members can fill out their survey here:
The Northern Grapes Project, which is funded in part by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), has established specific goals, intended to assist your business, to accomplish in the next
five years. One of the goals is to conduct a baseline study, including economic impact, of the industry in each of the participating states. This survey will help accomplish this goal.
A follow-up survey will be conducted in 2017 to measure how the industry has changed.
The survey will benefit your business directly. Survey results will be shared upon completion of the study.
Your responses to the survey will remain CONFIDENTIAL. Results will only be reported as totals of all responses. No individual responses will be shared or published.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Brigid Tuck at University of Minnesota Extension. She can be reached at 507-389-6979 or firstname.lastname@example.com .
The Northern Grapes project is a collaborative research and extension effort involving twelve universities, with the support of 19 producer groups ranging from Nebraska to New Hampshire. The basic premise behind the project is that new grape varieties have made it possible to produce grapes in regions previously considered too cold to support commercial grape production. Since the late 1990's, these cultivars have spawned a new industry. Estimates indicate that over 3,000 acres of cold-hardy grapes are spread across the upper Midwest and New England, with most vines under 10 years old. Conservatively, the cold-climate cultivars support over 330 small wineries in twelve northern states.
IQWC Wine Sensory Training
The Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute (MGWII) is once again offering a program that will benefit both beginners and established professionals who wish to produce, sell, serve, purchase, or simply enjoy quality wine! This course can also be used to certify those who wish to volunteer for the Iowa Quality Wine Consortium (IQWC) sensory panel.
Participants will learn a variety of skills in wine evaluation to become proficient in tasting wines critically. The workshops begin with the major components in wine including sugars, acids, alcohols and tannins.
Exercises will be completed in white and red wine aroma identification, varietal identification, wine flaws and faults, and consistency in scoring among others. Attendance at workshop sessions is targeted to increase wine tasting acuity and prepare participants to successfully complete the proficiency test.
This is a 7-part workshop. There will be 6, 2-hour training sessions over the course of 6 weeks beginning May 9th. Each session will be held at a different winery located in different parts of Iowa, (see schedule below). Participants who attend at least 5 of the 6 sessions may test their proficiency if they wish. The test will be conducted at the MGWII located on the Iowa State University campus (date TBA). Those who pass the proficiency test have the option to volunteer on the IQWC sensory certification panel.
Cost (includes all 6 training sessions and voluntary proficiency test)
IQWC members: N/A (included with membership)
Non-members: $50 per person
For IQWC membership information, contact Joan O'Brien, Iowa Wine Growers Association, 515-262-8323, email@example.com, http://iowawinegrowers.org/
Schedule 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm each day
Wed 09 May Breezy Hills Vineyard & Winery, Minden, IA
Wed 16 May Park Farm Winery, Bankston, IA
Thu 24 May Tassel Ridge Winery, Leighton, IA
Wed 30 May Jasper Winery, Des Moines, IA
Wed 06 June Santa Maria Vineyard & Winery, Carroll, IA
Wed 13 June Fireside Winery, Marengo, IA
Space is limited. To make your reservation, contact Tammi Martin, Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute, 515-294-3308, email@example.com (Participants must be at least 21 years of age).
May 21-22 Day Missouri Cooperages Tour
Tour Agenda:
Day 1 May 21
Day 2 May 22
7:30 a.m. Depart St Louis Airport Marriott
10:15 a.m. Forest tour, near Salem, MO
11:45 a.m. Lakeside lunch
12:30 p.m. Mill tour
3:30 p.m. Depart
5:30 p.m. Arrive in Lebanon
7 p.m. Dinner
8:00 a.m. Missouri Cooperage tour
Crafting wine barrels
Oak alternatives
1:00 p.m. Lunch
2:15 Depart
Sponsored by: Viticulture Enology Science Technology Alliance (VESTA) and Cooperages 1912
Cost: $200 registration fee includes World Cooperage Two-Day tour, some meals and Fisk Coach Transportation. Attendees are responsible for travel expenses.
Full Details: http://www.vesta-usa.org/main/index.php/current-students/calendar/icalrepeat.detail/2012/05/20/60/-/inside-missouri-cooperage-your-exclusive-seminar
The Northern Grapes Project Webinar Series
Keep a Cork in It: Stabilizing Sweet Wines for Bottling
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
12:00 Noon Eastern (11:00 AM Central)
7:00 PM Eastern (6:00 PM Central)
Residual sugar (RS) is an essential part of many wine styles, and in the northern varieties it can be especially useful. Depending on the titratable acidity and other characteristics, even "dry" wines may require a little RS to achieve a balanced mouthfeel. Sugar is food for people and microscopic organisms alike and in wine, unless steps are taken to ensure that the product is microbially stable, problems ranging from off-aromas to self-ejecting corks may appear. Chris Gerling, extension associate for enology in Cornell University's extension enology lab, will discuss principles of filtration and other chemical & microbiological means of inhibiting or killing spoilage organisms, as well as the various costs and benefits.
To Register:
Registration is free, but required. To register, fill out the online form posted at: https://cornell.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9Rz9E79HQUpvnuY
Registration will be open through Friday, May 4th.
A few days prior to the webinar, those who register will be sent the web address (URL) for the Adobe Connect session. PLEASE NOTE: Only those who complete this online registration form will receive connection details to participate in the webinar. Even if you have registered for past webinars, you still must register for this webinar in order to receive the email.
Northern Grapes Project Details: http://northerngrapesproject.org/
The Northern Grapes Project is funded by the USDA's Specialty Crops Research Initiative Program of the National Institute for Food and Agriculture, Project # 2011-51181-30850 5
Motor Coach Tour of the New York Finger Lakes Grape & Wine IndustrySponsored by: Ohio State University's Enology & Viticulture ProgramWhen: June 18-20, 2012Lodging: Inn at Glenora, Seneca LakeCost of Tour: $375 eachCost of Lodging $250 to $357 (depends on room size)Full Details: http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/grapeweb/images/OGEN_27_April_2012_%2812%29fillable.pdfRoom Limited - First Come First Served
Check out Iowa's Smallest Wine TrailBrush Creek Winery at Bellevue, IA partnered with Iowa Grape Vines Iowa Grape Vines at Preston, IA to create Iowa's smallest Wine Trail. They are coordinating their events and promotions. Both of these wineries are located in Jackson County, Iowa near the Mississippi River.Check their brochure here: Little Wine Trail brochure.
Comments from Readers
4-22-12 Mike,
Nice article on growing organic grapes. (See Wine Grower News #197). I still get your referrals from growers that want to grow grapes organically. Your points are basically correct. It is hard for a new grape grower to get away from the mind set of using commercial products with the "cide" suffix. We have gotten away from the management practice of the grower doing the time managing his vines by doing the daily work. Vineyard size and time have changed grape growing. Organic growers must be proactive not reactive in their management of the vineyard.
The people that ask me about growing organic grapes (now 9 years) are sincere in wanting to get away from toxic chemical but many of the organically approved chemical can be just as toxic if use incorrectly. They can cause health problems just as easy. But if understood and used correctly, these problems can prove good control. You are correct is suggesting a proper site, planting orientation and distant, plant selection, and understanding some organic chemistry to new growers. Understanding the morphology and physiology of organisms help in the growing of plants and control of pest. Organic growing involves all areas of the terrior that is many times overlooked by those that are looking for a "quick and simple solution." People don't want to do their homework now days; it is easier to ask someone for an answer. (everything on the internal is true, right) I live with some weeds, and some diseases. I do think that disease and pest might be nature's way of eliminating some of the weak organisms from the food chain.
1893 report by the Iowa State Horticultural Society documented .... Council Bluffs Grape Grower's Association shipped 33 railcar loads of grapes. By 1926 the association handled 1,400 tons of grapes produced from 400 acres in Western Iowa. Point being that the chemicals used today were not available then. So how were the grapes grown, maybe organically ???? Oh, most of these grapes were Concord, Worden, Moore's Early, Niagara, Empire State, and Cottage. (majority were Concord)
I'm not criticizing anything that has been said. You have been and will continue to be a great asest for Iowa grape growers. I appreciate the information that you continue to provide about grape growing. In my travels and presentations, growers are very envious of the continuous inforrmation that we get. I always give you credit for being the leading source of that information. I talked to a grower in Texas that wanted to know about growing grapes organically, so I give them your web site plus others and suggested your newsletter. They liked what you write. You are famous, Mike.
Well, have to check brown grapes. It was really looked like a great year coming but this is viticulture. Glad I don't have a big orchard. Aronia berries were in full bloom too. That crop will be reduced greatly too.
Have a great week, and keep up the great work.
Charlie Caldwell, Black Squirrel Vineyard - Council Bluffs, IA
Notable Quotables
"I have enjoyed great health at a great age because every day since I can remember I have consumed a bottle of wine except when I have not felt well…then I have consumed two bottles."
- St. Isidore, Bishop of Seville – 636 A.D.
"Once... in the wilds of Afghanistan, I lost my corkscrew, and we were forced to live on nothing but food and water for days."
- W.C. Fields, My Little Chickadee, 1940
Marketing Tidbits
1. VA: New economic impact study for the state of Virginia. Entire document can be found here: http://www.virginiawine.org/system/docs/47/original/Virginia_2010_EI_Update_Draft_3.pdf?1328208264
2. (Below) New economic impact study from for the state of Washington. Entire document here: http://www.washingtonwine.org/press-room/article.php?o=4f7884156f98ee6ce5b65cc4fdcc1335
3. How to respond to negative customer reviews, 4-27-12 – Smart Blog on Food & Beverage:
Show n Tell
(Above) The Iowa Wine & Beer Promotion Board is starting to promote the Iowa Wine Growers Association's "Iowa Quality Wine " stickers on their facebook page. Go to:
On Monday and Tuesday of this week I drove down to Wamego, KS to present at a vineyard workshop held by Highland Community College (HCC) at Wamego. I was invited down by Scott Kohl and Dominic (Nick) Martin. Scott is the VESTA program coordinator for Kansas and Nick is an experienced West and East Coast winemaker who decided to start teaching vine/wine courses at HCC. The workshop was held on Monday afternoon at their teaching vineyard located approximately 4 miles northeast of the college on the old Oregon Trail. The weather was perfect and 28 people showed up. After the workshop, several of us went out to the local eatery for a good meal.
Oh yes, we also checked out several of the local wines. It was a good evening.
On my way down to Wamego, I stopped by Wyldewood Cellars at Paxico, KS. This is one of the 5 b locations of the original Wyldewood Cellars winery located at Mulvane, KS. Wyldewood is most famous for their Elderberry wines, but also produce over 40 other different wines.
(Left) Wyldewood Cellars branch winery building which had a former life as "Fields of Fair" Winery. 4-23-12
(Right) Wyldewood Cellars Winery sign at Paxico, KS along I-70 west of Topeka.
(Left) I purchased a bottle of dry Elderberry and a semi-dry Traminette fromTammy at Wyldewood Cellars. Tammy welcomed me at the door and was very pleasant and knowledgeable of the wines during my wine tasting experience. It was a good tasting room experience. 4-23-12
My next stop was Wamego, just a few miles west of Paxico, KS. Wamego is a VERY CLEAN town with VERY modern public facilities and infrastructure. Tourism is big in Wamego because of the OZ Museum located there. Wamego has one of the nicest city parks I have ever seen. I highly recommend stopping by if you are ever down that way. Wamego is approximately 45 miles east of Topeka, KS on I-70.
My first stop in Wamego was the OZ winery. All of our wines are made on-site at Oz Winery by head winemaker and co-owner, Noah Wright. Oz Winery opened in July 2007.
(Right) Kim was running the tasting room at OZ winery. Note the name badge that she designed and suggested using. Good Idea!! I purchased two tie-dye OZ shirts and a bottle of sweet Vignoles while I was there. 4-23-12
(Left) Gift shop at OZ winery. Along with their good wines, they also have an extensive selection of OZ T-shirts they sell to tourists. 4-23-12
(Right) Business has been good at the OZ winery in Wamego, KS. They are building a new production facility in the Wamego industrial development park. 4-24-12
I left the OZ winery and headed for Highland Community College which is located on the east side of Wamego in the industrial development park. From there we all headed to the teaching vineyard.
(Left) Highland Community College (HCC) Administrative Office at Wamego, KS. 4-23-12
(Right) Scott Kohl of HCC leads a vineyard workshop at their teaching vineyard. 4-23-12
The next morning after the workshop I headed over to HCC where Scott and Nick let me use their office to catch up on e-mails. This took much longer than I would have liked. I did not get out of there until around noon. One thing I must note and quickly found out – most of the wineries around the larger Kansas City metro area are closed from Monday and Tuesday. Just my luck!
My first stop was at Kugler's Vineyard located south of Lawrence, This is a small family owned 2 acre vineyard and farm winery. The vineyard was started in 1996 and is now growing Concord, Niagara, Seyval Blanc, Vidal Blanc and Cynthiana (Norton). Wine is available to purchase all year round and the vineyard and winery are available by appointment for private tours.
(Left) I stopped by Kugler's Vineyard at Lawrence, KS. Unfortunately for me no one was home. I should have read their homepage more carefully. Especially the part that says they are only open for wine tasting and sales by appointment only. 4-24-12
My next stop was BlueJacket Vineyard and Winery located just south of Eudora, KS. They were closed, but I got lucky. Pep, the owner remembered me from a "Clark Smith" winery workshop he had attended last June at our Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute at Iowa State University. I was able to sneek in while they were bottling some wine.
(Left) BlueJacket Crossing Vineyard & Winery sign along the road in front of their vineyard. The vineyard was started in 2002 and currently covers 8 acres with Norton/Cynthiana, St. Vincent, Chambourcin, Leon Millot, Seyval, Vignoles, Fredonia and Melody being grown. 4-24-12
(Right) Mike was bottling a very good dry and slightly oaked Chambourcin when I arrived. BlueJacket Crossing is named after the historic crossing over the nearby Wakarusa River for settlers traveling the Oregon Trail. 4-24-12
(Left) Pep Solberg-Selvan is the owner of BlueJacket Crossing Winery. I was able to pull him away from the bottling line to sell me a bottle of Norton and a bottle of Chambourcin.
(Right) Pep had 2-400 gallon SS milk tanks with new pipe fittings and fabricated lids sitting alongside of the winery. He mentioned that he could possible part with them for $600 each. 4-24-12
(Left) The front of the tasting room faces away from the road and toward their main vineyard. They have two wooden stages set up for entertainment. 4-24-12 12
It was getting late and I knew I was running out of time. I decided to make a quick stop into Kansas City to visit Michael & Kerry Amigoni at the their Amigoni Urban-Winery located in the Stockyards District of KC. Unfortunately it was Tuesday and they were closed. Too bad, I wanted to meet the Amigoni's in person. I have had numerous telephone and e-mail conversations with Michael since 2004 when he first contacted me. He and Kerry have a 4.5 acre vineyard located approximately 30 miles southeast of KC at Centerview, MO. The vineyard was established in 2002. Cabernet Franc is the primary grape they grow there.
The Amigoni Urban-Winery wine list consists of all vinifera. They currently are selling Viognier, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Malbec. Things must be very good at the Amigoni Urban-Winery! They are moving over to much larger and nicer digs in May of this year.
(Left) The current location of Amigoni Urban-Winery in the Stockyards District of Kansas City, MO. 4-24-12
(Right) This is the future location of the Amigoni Urban-Winery located just around the corner from their old location. Construction crews were busy turning the old building into a VERY NICE winery and event center. 4-24-12
(Left) Deb Call, co-owner of Bluff Creek Vineyards with her husband Greg shared this picture of their sheep that graze their 2 acre vineyard located near Albia, Iowa. They currently have 12 sheep and have two Great Pyrenees dogs to protect them.
You can check out Deb's Blog here: http://bluffcreekvineyards.blogspot.com
(Above) Dave Klodd spraying his vineyard with Mancozeb fungicide. He is using his new John Deere 4720 4-wheel drive tractor with 56 pto horsepower. The belly mower allows Dave to complete two vineyard chores at once. Front and back cab lights allow him to work at night. The front loader has quick attachments that fit his forklift tools.
Dave's vineyard is located 3 miles southwest of Indianola, Iowa. It consists of a little over 6,500 vines of Frontenac, Frontenac Gris, Leon Millot, Delaware, Marquette and Swenson Red.
Dave is the former winemaker and vineyard manager at Summerset Winery at Indianola, Iowa. He now consults with other wineries and vineyards in the Midwest. 4-27-12
Neeto-Keeno WWW Stuff
1. Check out the detailed "Donation Policy and Submission Form" used by Parley Lake Winery donation format: http://www.parleylakewinery.com/ParleyLakeWinery/Donations.html
2. NC: North Carolina University designs new-improved in-field worker hand washing stations: http://ncsu.edu/enterprises/ncfreshproducesafety/hand-washing-unit/
Articles of Interest
1. How Urban Wineries Succeed, 4-1-11 – Vines & Wines Magazine:
2. Do old vines make better wines?, 2-4-12 – The Southland Times – Australia:
3. WI: OSHA Stomps on Wisconsin Winery for HazCom Deficiencies, 4-26-12: OHS News:
Videos of Interest
1. Is it ok to store wine in a refrigerator, 4-26-12 – BlogYourWine, 1.16 min.:
2. What are those crystals on the underside of the cork, 4-21-12 – BlogYourWine, 1:21 min.:
Calendar of Events
5-6, West Central MN Grape Growers Workshop – Carlos Creek Winery 6693 County Rd. 34 NW Alexandria, MN 56308 RSVP & Details: 320-846-5443
5-8, Northern Grapes Project Webinar – Keep a Cork in It: Stabilizing Sweet Wines. Free registration here: https://cornell.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9Rz9E79HQUpvnuY
5-(21-22), Missouri Cooperages Tour by Viticulture Enology Science Technology Alliance (VESTA) and Cooperages 1912 . Full details: http://www.vesta-usa.org/main/index.php/current-students/calendar/icalrepeat.detail/2012/05/20/60/-/inside-missouri-cooperage-your-exclusive-seminar
5-28 thru 6-2, French/Italian Mediterranean chartered wine cruise, Washington State Viticulture & Enology Program. Pricing starts at $2,450 per person: http://cahnrsalumni.wsu.edu/cruise/
6-(1-2), WineMaker Magazine Annual Conference, Ithaca, NY. Details: http://www.winemakermag.com/conference
6-5, Missouri Grape Growers Association Annual Field Day. Details later.
6-(7-10), 6th Annual Conference of the American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE), Princeton, New Jersey. Hosted by Princeton University and Rutgers University. Details will be posted at www.wine-economics.org .
6-(8-10), Kothe Distilling Technologies Distillation workshop - Chicago, IL. Cost: $799 each, max of 30 participants
6-(18-22), 63rd American Society for Enology & Viticulture (ASEV) National Conference, Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront – Portland, OR: http://asev.org/national-conference-2012/
7-(15-19), 37th American Society of Enology ASEV-Eastern Section (ASEV-ES) Annual Conference - Traverse City, MI: http://www.asev-es.org/
7-17, Field Day: Northern-Hardy Fruit Evaluation Project at NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center, Carrington, North Dakota. http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/CarringtonREC / 701-652-2951
7-(25-27), Society of Wine Educators 30th Annual Conference – San Mateo, CA. Details here: http://www.societyofwineeducators.org/conference.php
7-29, Minnesota Grape Growers Association Annual Picnic – Round Lake Vineyard, 30124 State Hwy 264 Round Lake, MN 56167 Details: http://mngrapegrowers.com/mgga-annual-picnic1
8-16, International Cold Climate Wine Competition, University of MN Continuing Education Conference Center: http://www.mngrapegrowers.com/competition
9-8, UMN (Tentative) Annual Horticulture Research Center Vineyard & Winery open house, Excelsior, MN. Details later.
11-28 to 12-1, International Cold Climate Grape and Wine Conference - Neubrandenburg, Germany. Details soon: International Association for Northern Viticulture
1-(29-31)-13, Unified Grape & Wine Consortium at the Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, CA http://www.unifiedsymposium.org/
1-31 to 2-2-13, Illinois Vintners & Grape Growers Assn. Conference – Crown Plaza Hotel, Springfield, IL.
2-(7-9)-13, Midwest Grape & Wine Conference & Trade Show – St. Charles, MO Convention Center: Details: http://www.midwestgrapeandwineconference.com/
2-(21-23)-13, Minnesota Grape Growers Association (MGGA) Cold Climate Conference – Crown Plaza, St. Paul. MN. Details: http://mngrapegrowers.com/conference
2-28 to 3-2 – 2013, 16th Nebraska Winery & Grape Growers Conference, Holiday Inn – Kearney, NE
3-(6-7)-13 Eastern Winery Exposition at Lancaster County Convention Center & Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square, PA: http://easternwineryexposition.com/
3-(12-14)-13, Wineries Unlimited at Greater Richmond Convention Center, Richmond, VA: http://www.wineriesunlimited.com/
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Holiday Heap 2011
Charm City Craft Mafia's Holiday Heap will be held Saturday, December 3rd from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 2640 St. Paul Street (St. John's Church), Baltimore, MD 21218.
Some vendors include:
The Broken Plate Pendant Company
Merry Mart 2011
Merry Mart is a unique craft show featuring a diverse mix of art and craft from Baltimore and beyond. As always, it will be held at the Creative Alliance at the Pattersonon December 4th, 2011, from 11a.m. to 5 p.m.
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The Capitals are on the ice Thursday morning ahead of their home opener against the Calgary Flames at Verizon Center and appear to be sticking with the same lineup they used against the Blackhawks.
If that is indeed the case Connor Carrick will get the opportunity he wanted to improve upon his rough NHL debut and Martin Erat, who isn't sure what to make of his place on the roster, will spend another contest on the fourth line with rookies Michael Latta and Tom Wilson.
The season opener "was a winnable game," Coach Adam Oates said. "One game is not a fair valuation, so give the guys another chance."
Tonight's game marks the first time that the Capitals have faced Calgary since Jan. 3, 2012, a day that altered the 2011-12 season for Washington. It was in that contest that Rene Bourque elbowed Nicklas Backstrom to the head and caused the center to suffer a concussion. Back then defenseman Dennis Wideman, now one of the Flames, was a member of the Capitals.
Here are the projected lineups for tonight's game. Changes will be posted after warmups.
Holtby to start.
Curtis Glencross – Matt Stajan – Lee Stempniak
T.J. Galiardi – Mikael Backlund – Jiri Hudler
Sven Baertschi – Sean Monahan – David Jones
Lance Bouma – Ben Street – Brian McGrattan
Mark Giordano-T.J. Brodie
Kris Russell-Dennis Wideman
Chris Butler-Shane O'Brien
Karri Ramo is expected to start.
>>Fans attending tonight's game should be aware that Verizon Center security staff will be examining all bags carried into the building and wanding all patrons. Be sure to give yourself plenty of time to get inside the arena and to your seats before puck drop or warmups.
>>The Capitals' 6-4 loss to Chicago Tuesday was the most watched season opener on record, which dates back to 1993, with an average of 935,000 viewers according to NBC Sports Network. The top five markets for the contest were Chicago (7.3 rating), Washington (2.3), Buffalo (1.4), Baltimore (1.8) and Ft. Myers (1.0).


text: I'm guilty but I didn't do it. That's the plea an Augusta man who was charged with murder entered Thursday in order to get a reduced sentence.41-year-old Michael Young is accused of fatally stabbing his domestic partner David Cox last year. He was facing a murder charge and a minimum of 25 years in prison if convicted. Young pleaded guilty to manslaughter, and his plea agreement was accepted by Judge Michaela Murphy he'll spend the next six years behind bars.Young entered an Alford plea and will spend the next six years behind bars. The sentence agreed to as part of his plea bargain consists of 12 years in prison with all but 6 years suspended and 4 years of probation. An Alford plea is where a defendant enters a guilty plea but maintains their innocence. The defendant is pleading guilty because he or she believes there is sufficient evidence so if the case went to trial they would be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. "He still maintains his innocence that he did not stab David Cox, that he did not do it," Young's attorney pam Ames said outside the courthouse. "With facing a murder with 25 years to life versus a 6 year period of incarceration he simply had to weigh the risk of going to trial or pleading guilty."Ames said with his failing health 25 years would have been a life sentence.Prosecutors tell us the victim's family is satisfied with the plea agreement.


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A2 used to say that something is sad, disappointing, or has a bad effect:
More examples
- Journalists may enter the danger zone but unfortunately we cannot guarantee their safety.
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The day that poker professionals all over the world were waiting for is finally here, the World Series of Poker is about to kick into action. This when the talk and hype stops and the quality card action starts, with there being a total of 65 tournaments, hundreds of cash tables and thousands of poker players looking to secure themselves the honour and prestige for winning a WSOP bracelet.
The series will run until the 7th of July meaning we have almost 6 weeks of pure poker excitement. The players have been getting excited for weeks now and as you can imagine, all of the big names will be in attendance.
Calling the $1.2 Billion Aria Hotel, "Please book a suite for me at your magnificent hotel w check out July 14." #HomeAwayFromHome #WSOP
— phil_hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth) May 27, 2014
Very excited about a summer full of poker starting today at the @wsop championship! Very hungry and motivated! #BraceletHunting #WSOP
— Marvin Rettenmaier (@MadMarvin) May 22, 2014
I'm so excited! And I just can't hide it! One week away from the best time of year. Golfing and WSOP grinding. I declare 3 WSOP bracelets!
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) May 20, 2014
The WSOP is where dreams are made and broken, superstars are born and big stories are created. It is for this reason that you will not want to miss any of it.
Throughout those 6 weeks will be bringing you all the news on the many events and will do our very best to keep you more than on top of the proceedings. You can get a look at the full schedule of the events, where you will quickly notice that there are to be two events today.
The first of those is the traditional Casino Employees event, so no professionals are allowed as the men behind the scenes at the series have a chance for glory themselves. Also today is the first 'real' event in the $25k Mixed Max No Limit Hold'em event.
That event is a four day event that sees the action as 9 handed tables on Day 1, 6 Handed tables on Day 2, 4 handed tables on Day 3 and heads up on Day 5.
The WSOP believes that they could attract an additional 15k in players from what turned up last year. According to their yearly traditional media conference call about what to expect at the WSOP this year, the Executive Director of the WSOP, Ty Stewart claimed they expect to see a total of 70,000 players making the trip to Las Vegas this time around.
This would mean more than $200 million in prize money being handed out at the very least. That is without all of the cash game action that is going to be going on across 100 tables throughout the series.
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If you are going to the trouble of media blasting to "white" bare metal, why not consider having it powder coated? While Imron will do a decent job and can be home applied (of course using the right safety equipment) it wont get into and around corners as well as an electrostatically applied powder coating which will actually migrate into tubular frame channels. Imron WILL chip fairly easily, powder coating, if correctly applied resists day to day chipping (which now opens the door to the PC naysayers!!!). My last car had an Imron painted frame, this one has PC - and it is holding up much better. Then POR15 - if applied correctly according to the label can be a good product. I will take days to weeks to completely dry though enough to reassemble the vehicle without dings and scratches.
Both Imron and Powder a options, though I be curious what the price is. If memory serves me, I think his budget was around $600 for the complete job. I mentioned having professional blasting, because you can get a frame done around me for between $200- $250. Materials and safety equipment will quickly approach that for a DIY blast job. I've used POR. You can start putting stuff together after 24-48 hours. I had a can stuck to my garage floor for a couple of years, before I took a sledge hammer and busted it off. Left it there just to see how long it would stay stuck.
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Of course, it is unclear in this debate which policy is actually in the public's interest. We have two industries that are so thoroughly dependent on government subsidization for survival that anything they say or do must be viewed in that light. This is just one of many examples of how government mandates can distort the noble goal of improving the environment and decreasing our use of foreign oil. However, as see with this current debate, comprehensive subsidies and mandates are a clunky and inefficient solution to an incredibly complex problem.


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I have had this trans into a shop a few times and they dont seem to be able to solve the problem.
When its cold it will shift fron 1st to second just fine. But will not shift from 2nd to 3rd until its been driven a few miles and the tranny get up to temp.
From there on it shifts fine, with no problems. The mod valve has been replaced and there are no vac leaks. Any help would be appreciated.
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What's been tried that didn't fix it? Like, what did the tran shop do/try, in other words, just to give some direction. YA know?
Has the valve body been modified? Are all of the check balls, springs and spools back in correctly? Is it the correct valve body - C4/5 look much the same but aren't. Also, the 4 and 6 cylinder versions plus the Pinto version don't necessarily have the same valve body as the V8 version and that thin plate directing flow needs to be modified correctly if the tranny has a shift kit installed. Then - is the front pump(and the only one)cracked or heavily worn? Next and the easiest to check - the modulator needs to be connected to a full vacuum source (below the throttle plates) not the ported vacuum (above the throttle plates). Also, make sure the tubing to the modulator is in good shape, no leaks. There is an elbow at the modulator itself that likes to crack every few years or the steel tubing rusts.
Is this a rebuilt trans? and does it have a slow engagement or any slipping in reverse when cold?
are u getting good vacume when cold i rebuilt a c4 in a 65 mustang a few yrs ago a spent hrs chasing a simple problem until the choke opened it would not go into 3rd found a better vacume source and work great
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What concerts have you been to that blew you away and stayed in your mind? For me, in rough order of how much more I cherish them, are my answers:
- Ozzy Osbourne with the Tea Party - In retrospect, this concert wasn't very good, but it was the first one I'd ever traveled to see and spent my own money to attend at the tender age of 15, which has got to count for something. The Tea Party are some alt-rock joke my country shat out in the 90's during the alt-rock explosion whose singer appears to think he's some kind of dark version of Jim Morrison, and I waited them out indignantly for the opportunity to hear Ozzy croak and yodel old standards with what little energy he could. At least his band was spot on, and their biker guitarist did his shtick with the blues scales halfway through, which was absorbing at the time for me.
Fondest memory: Zakk Wylde playing the American anthem with his teeth.
- Slayer with Soulfy and In Flames - Again, this one's here more for sentimental reasons than anything. Back before In Flames basically decided that they wanted to become a Swedish Korn and Max Cavalera hadn't gotten drift of the fact that retro-metal was becoming highly marketable, they went out in support of another metal icon who could fart on a record and still expect boffo sales. I enjoyed In Flames' set enough that I decided to venture out of the stands and into the strange, hostile crowd, and then right back out again when Soulfly hit the stage for the amusement of all the frat boys who liked slow noodling twanging. I hope somebody took a picture of all the longhaired dudes in leathers and cutoff tees at the back of the venue scowling, just for the hell of it. When Slayer finally did come onstage, they were obviously a little worse for wear, but with Dave Lombardo behind the kit, there was no way they could go wrong, even if they did play far more mallcore off the album they were promoting at the time.
Fondest memory: The guy in the leather jacket roaring "WHADDYA DO WHEN THEY FALL DOWN?" and everyone else in the public washroom shouting "PICK 'EM UP!!" over and over like a sergeant drilling troops, or the second most intense mosh pit I've ever seen in my life during Angel of Death.
- Deicide with Immolation and Skinless and other shit - I was really excited about this show leading up to it, and it was still pretty good when it was all said and done, but I wound up enjoying Skinless a lot less after that show when I took a thought to how their music sounded. It turned out to be featureless, unimaginative death metal for dumb jocks and skinheads to mash into one another to, and after I nearly broke my nose on one occasion, I decided these people weren't much fun and sat out until their set ended. Immolation more or less made this evening what it was for me, their unique atmosphere and droning, almost ambient guitar tone offers a kind of take on extreme music that you don't hear all that often, as sonorous as it is fierce at times. Deicide were a step backwards for me, however, and didn't seem very enthusiastic about being let back into Canada for the first time in a decade. Glen Benton's bass playing was sloppy and careless, and the new guitarists, Jack Owen and Ralph Santolla, didn't seem to be that much more into it. It was enough to simply hear some Deicide standards for me and then I left feeling ambivalent.
Fondest memory: scrambling onstage during "Serpents of the Light", stealing Ralph Santolla's cigarette, and taking a running leap off the center stage monitor, right over the crowd in front and directly into the mosh pit. They ain't so keen on catching you in that part of the crowd, just so you all know in case you ever decide to try it.
- Overkill with some shitty Edmonton local metalcore band - Overkill are the first ever thrash metal band in existence. They beat Metallica to the studio by a matter of months, and thank goodness for that, because time has told which of the two has carried that mantle better. After catching up on some sleep during some generic tuffguy metalcore set, I was more than ready to hear those maniac vocals and aggressive riffing with some distant punk influence, and they didn't disappoint. For a band that's been doing music this intense for 25 years, it sure as hell didn't show, and he sparsely populated room turned out to offer some of the most aerobic mosh opportunities I've ever had, letting participants smash take running starts at one another and smash each other into gravy. Bobby Blitz, the singer, liked it so much he leaped right into the crowd himself and promptly left a nice red bootmark on some poor girl's face. I'm glad I saw them when I did, because I doubt they'll be back and they've jumped the shark now anyways.
Fondest memory: Shooting the shit with Bobby Blitz himself outside their tour bus on the street. The man had a story for every album and every tour, and believe me, that's a lot of stories.
- Suffocation with Hypocrisy and Decapitated - Okay, so this was technically a Fear Factory show, but I didn't want to stick around and waste my time with that nonsense. I'd seen Suffocation once before and that I'll leave to the next entry, so that leaves Decapitated and Hypocrisy. Decapitated played Polish death metal that wasn't always the fastest, but locked into chugging grooves with sharp arpeggios overtop of them that encouraged the most enthusiastic headbanging possible. I'm glad I saw them when I did, because their drummer, an incredible young talent by the stage name of Vitek, died in a car accident in Russia months ago, and is deeply missed.
Hypocrisy took the stage next, and it was at least as entertaining to take in their relatively cheery style of melodic Swedish death metal as it was to see their new brute of a drummer pummel his set, none other than Horgh of former Immortal fame.
Fondest memory: talking with a troubled discharged soldier who'd served in the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan in between sets and helping him to enjoy his evening.
- Suffocation with Cryptopsy and Aborted - Three of the world's major death metal scenes were represented that evening and gave me well worth the price of admission. Belgium's Aborted opened with their unique compromise between melody and dissonance and managed to put me in the right mood. Cryptopsy, whom I'd already seen once and would go on to see a third time, literally attacked the crowd with their rivet-tight Quebec technical death metal, and while the singer, Lord Worm, didn't offer wine or worms from his goblets to the crowd as he did the first time I saw them, his vocals gave me the shudders nearly as often as their drummer, their guitarists and their bassist managed to, demonstrating they were still the most potent force in technical metal to that point. Fortunately no less than Suffocation from New York were up next, because any lesser band would've been immediately forgotten. What their music lacked in technicality, and it wasn't much, they more than made up for in sheer brutality. Their guitar tone was enough to flatten skulls and when put behind those blastbeats, I was so flabbergasted I damn near forgot to mosh.
Fondest memory: Mike Smith, vocalist for Suffocation, waving his hand like the Queen on meth along with the blastbeats during "Pierced From Within".
- The Noctis Valkyries Festival featuring Melechesh, Inquisition, Infernal Majesty and others - I would never get the chance to see Israel's premiere black metal band OR the reunions of an American black metal legend and Canadian thrash metal mainstay in one place ever again in my life, so it was a given that I'd see this festival come hell or high water, especially given that it was on my birthday. I was ecstatic on more counts than I could possibly catalog, so thankfully there was plenty of time beforehand to collect my thoughts while the bulk of Calgary's usual roundup of local acts went through their sets, which as these things tend to go, winds up meaning a lot of predrinking.
Infernal Majesty's first show outside British Columbia since reuniting delivered a pummeling precision assault that only a thrash metal band of their stature could manage. Inquisition was probably the only time I'll ever see that much punishment come out of merely two musicians. I never suspected that just a guitarist and drummer could utterly crush me musically and whip the entire crowd into an uncontrolled frenzy of bodies slamming the way they did, it left me gasping for air. I didn't wind up staying to see much of Melechesh's set, which seemed more ornate than I thought necessary, but they proved to be faithful to their albums and energetic enough to satisfy the crowd.
Fondest memory: catching the drumstick that Infernal Majesty's drummer threw into the crowd with my face, and then repaying him the favor when he entered the mosh pit during Inquisition's set.
- Martyr with Neuraxis and Gross Misconduct - The opening band for this show, Gross Misconduct, was actually crashing at my place the night prior, and the bassist plugging the toilet just as we had to leave could've taken the fondest memory spot easily if it wasn't such a pain in the ass at the same time, pun unintended. The venue was well known to me, so I helped them in and set up their gear and waited for my friends to show up. Lo and behold, none other than Voivod's original bassist, Blacky, was the soundman for the evening. I didn't waste the opportunity to go over and introduce myself and take advantage of the chance to get some firsthand insight from one of the men who personally helped build the foundations of extreme metal for an hour and a half. When my guests finally took the stage, I was shocked. Their CD had come across as bland and uninspired if competent, but live, even on a tiny riser like the one they had, their presence exploded into the room and called to mind Death, late Carcass and Dimension Zero at their best. I should've been more mindful of what what was to come and saved my energy, because Neuraxis came onstage and demonstrated why Quebec death metal is regarded to be quite possibly the finest in the world. I hardly believed that the singer was green and that they were short a bassist, because their energy and performance was enough to break bones, literally as one mosher found out.
After they left the stage, I was probably ready for a rest, which I did take briefly, but once Martyr hit the stage, I couldn't have left if I tried. Describing how outrageous their performance was would leave me clutching at superlatives for pages without success, but I'll just say this much; coming in and seeing them do their sound check in glasses and tied-back hair made me think that I was going to hear some very precise and well-executed music played without any energy or feeling, because theirs is a very technical and demanding style of death metal, and they seemed to just scream "conservatory jazz nerd" in the way they carried themselves. It turned out I was only half right, though, because while their music was carried out without so much as one single audible error, they performed with a ferocity that I've seen matched in my lifetime by fewer bands than I have limbs. They started playing the moment they set foot on stage and probably caught the entire crowd by surprise, because I certainly wasn't expecting the guitarist's mop to start whirling in my face like a deranged octopus when it happened. As it turns out, a friend of mine took video of that very concert, which you can see here if you're so inclined, along with a guest appearance by my hair. A better video of the same song can be found here.
Fondest memory: pretty much every goddamn moment of the overwhelming heat and intense headbanging that I couldn't stop if I tried, peaking whenever I'd see Dan Mongrain whip out another incredible but tasteful solo with both complete ease and fierce showmanship, all less than three feet from my face.
- The Philip Glass Ensemble - one of these things isn't quite like the others, is it? We don't often get performances of 20th century composers work here in Alberta, and minimalism isn't really my thing, but hearing that Philly G himself and his band of trusty rogues were going to be playing the score to Koyaanisqatsi live in sync with the film as it played on a giant projector, I traveled the 700+ kilometers and paid the $50 each for me and a friend to attend without hesitation. I couldn't honestly describe how the live performance of that went down without leaving a sour taste in my own mouth. I was honestly unwilling to look anywhere other than the screen and stage, it was as though an entire lifetime passed by in the span of that performance. The musicianship that kept them in perfect time with the film as it progressed was humbling as much as any direct musical element, too. I don't think I touched my guitar for a while after that.
Fondest memory: probably "Pruit Igoe" or the final scene, my spine was alight with shivers through the entire thing. Honorable mention goes to me walking into the reception hall at the Jack Singer Concert Hall in a leather jacket, jeans and biker's boots with hair down to my waist and getting funny looks from all the tuxedos.
If you read through all of that, then I congratulate your perseverance, because even though I could probably go on, this is unnecessarily long as it is. Now please, tell me what concerts have captivated you.


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The rocker joined Gov. Chris Christie and first lady Mary Pat Christie to announce the donation during a ceremony where the native son rocker got bigger cheers than the popular governor.
"My being here is not political," Bon Jovi said during a news conference in front of the borough hall in the central New Jersey town. "It's emotional."
Bon Jovi, who has long had philanthropic interests, has been highly visible in his home state since the storm hit.
Days after the October 2012 storm, he visited washed out Sayreville, a flood-prone blue-collar community along the Raritan River. It was the town's third devastating flood in three years.
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Christie thanked the star for staying true to his New Jersey roots.
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