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Martin Luther King Jr. & Robert F. Kennedy
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Saturday, August 3, 2013
American University professor Leonard Steinhorn discusses consequential events that happened in 1968, including the Tet Offensive in Vietnam and President Lyndon B. Johnson's decision not to seek re-election. He also talks about the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, as well as the violent clashes between protesters and police at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. This class took place at American University in Washington, DC.
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Langis Langley said...
I'm also with Shaw. I don't *think* they throttle WoW, but if they do, there's now strong precedent not to, thanks to the CRTC's ruling.
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The only problem I've had with my internet, recently that is, was when someone hit the ... cable .. box ... thing, and knocked out TV and internet in my area. Though, if you ask around enough, you'll find people to compain about my ISP. (MTS in Winnipeg)
Another Shaw user here. I don't have a problem with speeds at all. I've got 3 computers, two laptops, 4 consoles running over the Wireless and I'm still getting over 1MBps while I'm torrenting and playing WoW.
It might be because I'm near the College in Red Deer though...*shrugs*

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I can't believe no one has done this yet... Patrick/Ryan one shot. Enjoy. :)
He shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know… what do you want to do, Patrick?" His hand went up to his face to brush a piece of hair out of his eye briefly.
"Well, I don't know… you'd think we'd be able to come up with something. This is L.A., after all."
Ryan stroked the stubble on his face, eyes half closed, deep in thought. Suddenly, he sat up, eyes almost as wide as the grin on his face. "You know, I've been needing some new sex toys… wanna come with me to help me look for some?"
My face twisted up, and I pretended to gag. "Ew, Ryan, the last thing I want to do is help you look for sex toys. Especially since I know who you'll be using them on." My mind flashed back to the time I walked in on Ryan and Brendon making love feverishly on the couch, sex toys littering the floor below them. I cringed, pushing the thought away.
"Okay, why don't you try to come up with something to do, then?"
I somehow ended up in the adult store, hands in my pockets and eyes on the floor as Ryan ran his hands over the different toys. The store wasn't very busy -- only a couple and a few guys glimpsing at the porn magazines -- but my cheeks still burned with embarrassment as I felt their eyes on the both of us. I knew they probably thought that Ryan and I were… a couple, which made the nervous sweat trickle down my back.
"What do you think of this one, Patrick? Think it's too thick?" Ryan asked, holding up a purple toy in the shape of a dick. I immediately ducked my head again, my cheeks burning hotter, if that's even possible. "Well?" He tried again, pushing the toy closer to my face.
I backed up a little, my eyes shifting left and right to make sure no one was watching. "Jesus fucking Christ, Ryan, as I already told you in the car, I know nothing about… th-those things."
"Fuck, Patrick, it's just a dildo. Nothing to be embarrassed about," Ryan looked down at the toy in his hands, rolling it around a little. "You know what? I don't think you can ever get too big." He grinned, running his finger along the smooth surface.
I shrugged, pulling my hat over my eyes. "Whatever you say, Ryan."
"I need to piss. I wonder where the bathroom is…" Ryan said, looking around for a bathroom sign. I searched the store, trying to avoid looking at the toys and magazines. Eventually, I did find the bathroom across the room and I pointed at it.
"There it is," My bladder felt full just looking at it. "I think I'll go with you." Ryan nodded, walking towards the entrance. I followed him.
As I was flushing the toilet, I heard a muffled sound come from the intercom. I ignored it and walked over to the sink to wash my hands. As the water ran into the sink and into the one next to me where Ryan was standing, I heard another voice on the intercom, also muffled.
"What do you think they're saying?" Ryan asked me, turning off the faucet. I shrugged, turning off my own.
"I don't know… probably just announcing a sale on anal beads or something," I laughed, grabbing a paper towel from the dispenser. Ryan rolled his big brown eyes, ripping a towel for himself.
"Oh, hardy har har, you're hilarious," He pushed the bathroom door open, holding it open for me as I walked through it. "I hope no one bought my toy… that thing is a keeper!"
The whole room was black when we re-entered it, and there were no longer any couples are wandering men. Not even the sales clerk was there. We were alone.
"Shit!" I yelled, running towards the door. I yanked on every single one continuously, none of them budging an inch. I banged on the glass, yelling out profanities in between Help! and Someone let us out!
Ryan grabbed my arms and pulled them to my sides. "Are you fucking crazy? No one is going to help us -- hell, no one is even out here -- so you're just gonna have to get over it."
I stared at him wide-eyed, ripping my arms away. "Get over it?! We're stuck in a fucking sex shop! What if they never come for us and we're stuck in here forever?!"
"Oh, come the fuck on, Patrick! They open at 10AM, so they will be here. It's just for one night." He put his arms around me, resting his chin on my shoulder. I settled my breathing, syncing it with his. Ryan always seemed to calm me, even in my spazziest moments.
I slid out of his grip and looked around the store, really taking in all the stuff that was there. There were several different sections as far as porn magazines and videos, from lesbian to gay action. My eyes lingered on the cover of a gay porn movie and I blushed when Ryan caught me looking.
"Oh, do you like that? I bought it once... it was okay." He said, picking up the video and looking at the back cover.
I shook my head, avoiding eye contact with him. "Uh, no, I- I was just, you know, looking around." And I quickly walked away from the movies, leaving Ryan who was looking through a magazine, and went on to the toys that we were previously looking at. There were several shapes and sizes, coming in all sort of colors. Some vibrated, which I soon found out when I turned one on and it started buzzing in my hands. The tingling sensation felt good on my palms and I discreetly placed it near my crotch, trying not to be too obvious. My eyes started to close as I felt myself grow hard underneath the vibrator, my hand swirling it around the area.
"You know, you're using it completely wrong." I heard his voice say over my shoulder. I spun around, dropping the vibrator on the floor. I stared at Ryan as the toy buzzed on the floor. He slowly bent down, wrapping his hand around the vibrator and picking it up. His other free hand went to my face, brushing my cheek lightly with his thumb.
Ryan licked his lips and swallowed, making his Adam's apple bounce up and down. "I could teach you how to use it... if you want."
I didn't say anything as he slid one hand on the back of my neck and one behind my head and kissed me. His lips were soft and full and tasted like cherries, probably his chapstick. Our tongues met in the middle, swirling around, spreading the sweetness. His hands wandered down to the hem of my shirt, lifting it upward. I lifted up my arms so he could get it off easily and he did, throwing it on the floor. His long fingers caressed my nipples, hardening them as he played with them. I let his lips detach from mine as they went down my neck to my chest. He flicked his tongue over my right nipple, sucking on it a little as he fondled the other one with his hand. My head fell back, and I let out a sigh, a sign to show Ryan that everything he was doing was right. And, God, did it feel right.
I grabbed him by his shirt and pulled him back up to my lips, pressing harder and more urgent this time. He responded back with just as much force, if not more, tangling his fingers in my hair. I quickly pulled off his shirt, letting my hands wander over the soft skin.
Suddenly, Ryan was on his knees, trying to undo the stubborn button on my pants. It felt like it took too entirely long for him to slide down my jeans and boxers, letting them pool around my ankles. I felt his hot breath on my cock, making it twitch in response.
"Lay on your back," he commanded, and I obeyed, laying myself on the hard tile floor. Ryan pulled my pants and shoes off, tossing them to the side. His fingers curled around the vibrator then was lifted to his mouth. I watched as Ryan made an erotic display of licking and sucking on the toy, coating it with saliva. Watching Ryan do this, letting the toy slide in and out of his mouth, just made me even harder.
After he got it fully coated, I felt him nudge my entrance with it before pushing it in a few inches. I sucked in my breath, wincing from the pain.
"Too much?" he asked, kissing the inside of my thigh. I nodded, feeling relieved when he pulled it out. He got down lower to the floor, making it so his mouth was level with my entrance. His tongue darted across it, and I moaned, forcing Ryan's head down to make him go deeper. And he did, running his tongue around the edges and inside. Soon, I felt a slim finger penetrate me and I made a noise that sounded like a squeak. Ryan paused, looking up me with his brown eyes through his thick black eyelashes. He tried to ask me if I was okay, but I shushed him. "Please," I gasped. "more."
He added a second finger and started to stretch them out inside me. The stinging sensation was soon replaced with pleasure as he pushed them in and out, curling them when they're deep inside. I let my head fall back, and I closed my eyes, making the most ungodly sounds between a slur of curse words. He added a third and stretched out his fingers as far as they would go. I cried out, pushing my hips upward.
I moaned in protest as he pulled his fingers out, but they were soon replaced with the vibrator. Ryan slid it in a few inches slowly, testing to see how I would react. It stung a little, but I quickly adjusted to the size. He pulled it in and out, twisting it around inside me. His lips ended up on my cock, sliding an inch of my cock between them. "Jesus fuck, Ryan," I moaned, jerking my hips forward. He took his free hand and pinned them down, sliding the rest of me in his mouth, lips touching where his hand was working on the base.
Watching Ryan's head bob over my cock was too much to bare, and right after I choked out, "God, Ryan, I'm gonna come," I did, shooting into his mouth. And Ryan just takes it, milking me dry and swallowing every drop like it was fucking lemonade.
He lifted up his head, looking at me with bright eyes. On his chin, there was a little bit of come dripping down, which Ryan didn't seem to notice.
"Come here," I said, and he crawled up my body, meeting me face to face. My tongue slid over his chin, licking up the salty come. "You had a little... something there."
He smiled sheepishly. "Oh, I must've missed that bit."
His lips kissed my right ear before saying, "I want to fuck you." My eyes widened in surprise, caught off guard by his offer.
He nodded, kissing the soft skin on my shoulder. "Mhm."
"Well, uhm, okay, it's just I never-" Ryan put one finger on my lips and kissed the corner of my mouth.
"I know."
My hands reached for his jeans, unbuttoning them and pulling them down to his ankles. He kicked them off along with his briefs. He signaled me to sit up and I did, my knees on the cold floor. Ryan came towards me with his flushed, leaking cock and I instinctively put part of it in my mouth, sucking carefully. Ryan groaned and tangled his fingers in my hair. I paused, mouth still on his cock, and he pushed my head forward, sticking it far down my throat. I slightly gagged, but I let him have control of my head, fucking my mouth slowly.
I felt Ryan let go of my hair, and pull out of my mouth. He had me get on my hands and knees, which I did gratefully. He kissed the lower part of my back and said, "You will never regret this," but just as I felt him nudge my entrance, I stopped him.
"What about a c-condom?" I asked, not knowing whether we needed one or not. Being with a girl is one thing, but with a guy... that's a whole different story.
"Naw, we don't need one. Besides, it feels so much better without one." And that's when he slid himself in with one quick fluid motion, making his hips meet with my ass. I fell to my elbows, a cry coming from my lips.
Coming from a straight guy (maybe), sex with Ryan was the best sex I had ever had. He knew which spots to hit at the right times, making the feeling intense, my heart pounding and sweat pouring down my body.
I turned my head to look at Ryan. I looked into his eyes and they looked wild and animalistic, hungry and determined to get what he wants. He grunted with each thrust, mumbling things like, Fuck yes and Mmm, you feel so good. I tried to please him as much as I could, pushing back as far as I could, burying his cock deep inside me.
Ryan dug his nails into my hips, slamming into me forcefully and making my whole body shudder. It wasn't long before I heard Ryan cry out my name, and I felt him come inside me. Ryan reached around me and grabbed my dick, clenching it as he moved his hand over it quick and fierce. He continued to slide in and out of me, my breathing shallow and wild. I came, a white light flashing before my eyes, crying out Ryan! and coming into his hand and some on the floor. I rocked into Ryan back and forth, trying to come down from my high.
Ryan pulled out of me and collapsed on the floor, pulling me down with him. He held me in his arms, both of us sweaty and sticky and gasping for air. His face was beautiful and glowing and I couldn't believe that I hadn't recognize his beauty before.
"So... what did you think?"
I snapped out of my daze and looked down quickly. "It was, uh, great, I guess." And there I go again, blushing at the mention of sex.
"Good," Ryan smiled softly, smoothing my hair out. "So, do you think you might be, uh, gay?"
I shrugged, rolling on my back. "I don't know... maybe. I really don't want to talk about it right now, I'm kinda tired."
He nodded and scooted up closer to me, laying his head on my chest. I wasn't sure what to do, but finally decided on putting my arm around him, wrapping it around his small waist.
"Good night, Patrick," He yawned.
"Good night."
I woke up to the sound of a door closing and bells tinkling. I looked over to my side, and Ryan was still there, snoring softly on my chest. My eyes darted over our naked bodies and I panicked, shaking Ryan awake. He looked up at me with sleepy eyes, a smile on his face. Just as he was about to speak, I put a hand over his mouth and pointed at the door. His eyes widened and he quickly grabbed for his clothes, shoving his jeans on without underwear on. I did the same, shoving my boxers in my pocket. Just as I finished putting my shirt on, we were finally discovered by the owner.
"What the hell are you two doing in here?" He asked, a baseball bat in hand.
I shook my head, holding out my hand. "Don't hit us, sir, please. We were in the bathroom last night and when we walked out, someone had already closed the store and locked us in. It was all an accident."
He lowered the bat, letting it rest on the floor. "Didn't you guys here the intercom?"
Ryan shook his head. "We heard the intercom, but it was muffled and we couldn't hear it. We're really sorry for the inconvenience."
He shrugged. "Whatever. It happens. You guys are free to go."
I got up quickly, eager to get out of the shop. Ryan followed after me, getting into the car faster than I did.
We were quiet for part of the trip back home, until Ryan interrupted the silence. "I don't want Brendon to know about this."
I nodded, my heart breaking a little. Not that I thought he'd ever leave Brendon... I knew better than that. It's just- I just kind of hoped that it would maybe happen.
"And you know, now you can take care of the crush that you have on Pete."
I nodded again, smiling a little as I did. Though I never admitted it, I always liked Pete... in that way. Sometimes I wonder if he feels the same way about me...
"Thank you," I said out loud.
Ryan, who was gazing out the window, turned to me, blinking in surprise. "Thank you for what?"
"For, you know, helping me... discover myself."
He smiled, taking hold of my hand. "You're welcome."
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It started as a simple photo of a wine cabinet that the designer had seen, and then asked if we could make but with ALOT more detail (glass and metal), oh, plus a custom humidor which could hold 100+ cigars. And by the way, it was on the 21st floor of a high rise in NYC….and there was a very strict timeline as well.
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We spent about 20 minutes discussing all aspects of the wine world, some of Eric's background at the Times, and unique ways to look at your wine collection. Eric has a terrific book out called Wine with Food: Pairing notes and recipes, and one of my favorites How to Love a wine: A memoir and manifesto (scroll down below the video). So reach into that cellar and pour yourself something nice and enjoy this very interesting interview.
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My family accompanied me on our day trip which began with a gorgeous drive along the lake. One of the highlights of the day trip was Inniskillin Vineyards which has been making wine for over 35 years. The tour consisted of the usual wine making walk through, a tour through the vineyard itself, and ended with a tasting in the wine cellar.
I learned a new found respect for the winemaking efforts up north eh….and learned a tremendous amount about how they harvest grapes in the winter, how the giant "fans" help keep the grapes warmer in long cold winters, and how impressed I was with several of the wines I tried. My two favorites were the East-West Riesling and the Pinot Noir Rose.
A visit to Inniskillin is a unique experience that blends tours, tasting award-winning vintages, and food into an unforgettable day spent in the Niagara wine region. I also recommend Peller Estates. Peller was much more commercial with a very new and large tasting room….Peller seemed to be more of a destination spot (not meant in a bad way) with a very large garden and outdoor seating area for lunch and tasting.
If planning a trip in the Niagra area I would highly recommend a visit to the Niagra on the Lake wine region. The views and small town are amazing and I also recommend grabbing a couple bikes and pedaling to each vineyard.
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A recently completed 2500+ bottle wine cellar located in Scarsdale, NY was a true design, build, and install. The new wine room was being used as a home gym…but the homeowners and the design team at Joseph & Curtis Custom Wine Cellars were able to find another location for the gym equipment, and then utilize that large room for an exciting customized cellar.
The homeowner left every detail (except for the bottle capacity; he wanted a minimum of 2,000 bottles) to the unique vision of our design team. So we engineered the layout of the wine room on our 3D Cad software for the owners' review…once approved, we created a timetable and a budget toward the overall completion…and then we went to work.
The room had a couple challenging areas (large metal beam across the front half of the space, and a mechanical room closet) which both became focal points of the space (the beam became a large brick arch with columns, and the mechanical room became an area to store one of the compressors for the ductless split, with a gorgeous wine case veneer over the door). The custom brick work was carried through the space on two columns, the front facing of the soffit, two sidewalls, and the backsplash in the arch.
The wine racks are made of natural Sapele wood and feature 750ml storage, large format storage, baker-style wine racks, display rows, cubes, and case-bin storage. The arch niche was designed and built with a double deep base cabinet area, so the owner would have more wine storage, a nice counter top to decant wines and to rest cases before they go into the wine racks.
We also built a custom tasting table which holds an additional 200+ bottles with a water-based clear lacquer finish on the counter top which matches the double glass door entrance way. The wine room boasts two ductless split cooling systems so that there is a natural backup in case either system fails. The owner has an incredible wine collection and this backup enables the owner (who does a lot of traveling) to rest more easily in case another Sandy-type storm struck again.
The wine cellar was completed on-time, on budget, and far exceeded all of the owners' expectations…and what truly makes Joseph & Curtis proud is the fact the owners recently recommended us for two projects located in NYC and East Hampton. Please check out our testimonials page, or the 35 reviews we have on our Houzz page. Then call us!
Joseph and Curtis recently completed a custom wine cabinet made of metal (brass), glass, and wood at the J. B. Lippincott & Co. Headquarters Building. It has (2) separate cooling systems for each side of the cabinet and is able to store over 400 bottles. Working in historic buildings is always a challenge (due to small elevators, doorways etc) but with proper design and engineering almost anything is possible. The cabinet is located in the hallway as you enter the expansive loft and is offset by a modern custom paint finish. J&C worked along side Delatorre Design to create a functional and one of a kind custom wine cabinet.
Please let us know how we can build the wine cabinet, or wine cellar of your dreams. At J&C we dream in RED and WHITE!
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We recently attended the James Suckling/Zachy's Bordeaux tasting at City Winery, in NYC. I was truly excited to taste the wide depth of Bordeaux that was in attendance…and most did not disappoint. We started with the Chateau Smith Lafitte Grand Vin 2011 which ended up being one of my favorites on the night. The wine had hints of grapefruit, citrus, and vanilla. (priced around $110)
Some of my other favorites were La tour Carnet/ Haut Peyraguey, The Montrose, Latour, and the 06 Chateau Pavie Macquin Saint Emilion Grand Cru. If ever there was ever a wine specifically made to be cellared its Bordeaux. The wines all seamed to scream of youth, Bordeaux wine in its youth, tend to feel dry in the mouth. Bordeaux wines are produced to be enjoyed earlier in life today, but some Left bank producers should be aged for 15-30 years! Bordeaux wines tend to be the thinking man's wine and are clearly more complex with bottle age. How much time each wine needs to age depends on the producer, and of course the vintage.
Keep in mind the Left bank tends to be Cabernet and the Right bank tends to be Merlot. The wines from Pomerol and St. Emilion are among my favorites (Right Bank)…silky, sexy, and downright amazing. City Winery turned out being a tremendous place to host the event. This was my second wine tasting at the venue (Last year was the Sokolin Brunello event which was also amazing) and would highly recommend City Winery for both music events and of course wine tastings.
Joseph and Curtis invited several of our VIP clients and was happy to comp all whom attended. Our in-house Sommelier recently discovered a hidden Bordeaux gem for less than $25….and we highly recommend it! Please give us a shout if interested in trying a sure-to-please Bordeaux gem.
One of the Greatest Wines from One of Wine's Best Kept Secrets (and it's New Jersey)
Bern's Steakhouse (Tampa, Fla). Tour d'Argent (Paris, France). Bodega 1860 (Basque, Spain). Graycliff Hotel (Nassau, Bahamas). Now add Restaurant Latour (Hamburg, NJ).
That's right…one of the greatest wine cellars in the world is less than sixty miles from New York City. Certainly one indicator of the sheer enormity of the cellar is when the Sommelier asks, "Would you be interested in the Red or White book this evening?" Needless to say, each carry the thickness of my Accounting I college text book and kept me busy to point where more than one kick under the table was required to move on.
The purpose of this post, and the many to follow, is just this, Curt, Joe and I wanted to share some great Cellar Tips and Wine Finds on where to eat, what dish to order, what wine to look for, what to pair, how long to decant, what are some great values, and what's drinking today. There is no more fitting way to begin than including the cellar at Restaurant Latour and the wine of Chateau Rayas.
Cellar Tips and Wine Finds v1
Restaurant Latour and Chateau Rayas 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape
For those unfamiliar with Restaurant Latour, and its great cavern-like cellar, it is located at Grand Cascades Lodge in the Crystal Springs Resort. This is a popular ski and golf destination consisting of various lodges and restaurants. However, with a cellar that consists of 135,000 bottles, more than 9,000 unique labels, and a signature vertical of Chateau Latour dating back to 1863, you might say it is safe to add wine destination to the list of attractions. What I found to be even more exceptional to the size of the cellar was the value and provenance they delivered.
As a wine enthusiast flipping through the pages it is hard not to notice the significance of Chateau Rayas 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape on the list. It is one of those wines you do not find in the US as allocations are minute and demand outweighs supply and to put the value in perspective, it is a wine that could easily command more than two to three times what was listed at Latour! This was not a mistake, value and selection are part of the initial vision in establishing Grand Cascades as a true wine destination, not price gouging. On top of that, I can say with more than a decade in the industry I have rarely come across a bottle with this level of provenance – the wine was simply perfect and is reason for the visit alone.
A Word on Chateau Rayas
Chateau Rayas represents the more Burgundy side to Chateauneuf du Pape (CdP) and is easily one of the most sought after wines in the world. It is a wine from the right vintage that can appreciate like few others. The 2007, which was released just three years ago, has already appreciated more than seventy percent. What makes the wine standout is its finesse and complexity as opposed to the signature dense fruit, low acidity, high alcohol wines that come out of the region. Additionally, Chateau Rayas is a monovarietal based on Grenache as opposed to the thirteen varietals that many CdP producers choose from or include. With age few wines deliver the spectrum of nuances and the 2001 is drinking perfectly now with a one to two hour decant – direct from the cellar which with preparation provides for the perfect serving temperature. The meatiness and smokiness of the wine paired perfectly with the charred Filet, and went on to include nuances of sweet tobacco, saddle leather, minerals, rosemary, prunes, dark berry fruit, and more. This is a wine to seek out and drink over the next eight years.
One additional recommendation is to seek out the more reasonably priced Pignan from Rayas for an introduction what this producer is about and if it is the right selection for you.
2014 Best of Houzz Customer Satisfaction Award
Thank you so much to our wonderful clients, Houzz and fellow Houzz lovers for this amazing award. According to the site, the Customer Satisfaction award winners are picked based on homeowner members who submitted ratings for the Wine Cellar builders based on their experience working with them.
We're delighted to recognize Joseph and Curtis among our 'Best Of' professionals for exceptional customer service as judged by our community of homeowners and design enthusiasts who are actively remodeling and decorating their homes (Liza Hausman, Vice President of Community.
Houzz provides homeowners with an in-depth, 360-degree view of building, remodeling and design professionals through images of their work, reviews and an opportunity to interact with them directly in the Houzz community.
We are humbled and honored. We have based our company on work ethic, innovative design, and integrity. We believe that superb customer service should be the core value of any business. We'll continue delivering this to each and every client. Each time we are hired to embark on a new project we truly consider it a great honor to be asked into our clients home. We build our projects by hand with much thought, planning, and pride. by providing trendsetting designs of unparalleled beauty and refinement, uncompromising quality, and technologically superior products. We design, manufacture, finish & install each custom wine cellar /cabinet.
Check out our work on Houzz and please contact us to begin the journey!
2013's Top 5 Custom Wine Cellars on Houzz
#5: African Wenge Wow
This is photo #5 of the most popular wine cellar photo on Houzz. It's made from African Wenge and stainless steel wine racks. It has (8) personalizes wine lockers for the homeowners guests to feel at home and store their personal wine. The entrance is floor to ceiling glass and metal which matched the (3) custom stainless steel wine racks.
#4: The Rustic Tuscan
This is photo #4 which is a traditional rustic wine cellar. The outside facade boasts (2) custom windows with (2) half barrels and a grand Mahogany wrought iron door. The inside is made of natural Mahogany wine racks and a custom mural of the families Tuscan estate. This wine cellar holds just over 1,000 bottles.
#3: A Big Boy's Cellar
This 3,000+ Darien, CT wine room was built from the ground up and features a custom tasting table, rolling ladder, and stone wall. The wine racks are made from Sapele Mahogany and are finished with clear lacquer. The room has a gorgeous chandelier, sconces, and accent lighting. This is what we call a big boy's wine cellar!
#2: Pocono's Powerhouse
#2 is the log cabin wine cellar. This wine room was built in a gorgeous log cabin in the Poconos, PA. The custom wine cellar features a one of a kind wine barrel vaulted ceiling. The wine racks are made of Mahogany and sit on a custom blue stone ledge. The accent lighting and barrel tasting table are sure to delight all that enter. The overall bottle capacity is 1200.
#1: Hoboken No Jokin'
And the #1 wine cellar photo on Houzz is…………..smooth, sleek, and sexy! This custom wine cabinet was built in Hoboken, NJ and holds 800+ bottles. The wine cabinet is made of stainless steel and clear glass with stainless steel door pulls that match the racking. There is a custom cooling unit and digital thermostat for optimal climate. I think it's fair to say wine has never been so pampered!
As you can see Joseph & Curtis can design and build in almost any style or material so please contact us so we can begin the buildout of your wine cellar dreams!
Joseph and Curtis Custom Wine Cellars just appeared on the Fox Business show with Tracy Byrnes. It was a four minute segment about some interesting design trends in the marketplace.
J&C would like to personally thank Fox Business and Tracy Byrnes for the amazing opportunity.
Custom Wine Cellar at The New York Athletic Club
The Main Dining Room
Overlooking Central Park treats you and your guests to a special dining experience rarely encountered in a club environment. The menu ranges from hearty traditional fare to the most exciting and innovative cuisine, while the wine list invariably draws compliments from serious wine lovers.
One diminishing feature of the main dining room was the lack of wine storage…that's where Joseph & Curtis expertise rallied!
We met with the club officials and began to detail their concerns and desires. The club was very specific about bottle capacity and the fact that the wine cabinets must match the two hundred year old ceiling in the main dining room.
Global Architectural firm, Woods Bagot, were commissioned to redesign the main dining room at NYAC and Joseph & Curtis worked closely with Woods Bagot to integrate our custom wine cabinet with the redesign of this historic space.
This formulated the master design of two 14′ tall x 11′ wide wine towers to be situated on the 11th floor; not an easy task in NYC landmark buildings which have historically small elevators! The engineering of the cabinets are a trade secret but what we can tell you is they fit like a glove! The wine cabinets hold a total of 800+ bottles with the left side being strictly for white wines and the right side for the red wines. The wine cabinets are built from walnut, metal, and glass with a custom finish matching the aesthetics on their magnificent ceiling.
It is impossible to detail all of the entire accomplishments – both sporting and commercial – of the New York Athletic Club and its members. Suffice it to say that the Club holds a unique place in the sporting pantheon, a position it bolsters with each passing year, but now with the incredible wine cabinets they can offer an incredible amenity few clubs or restaurants can offer.
At Joseph and Curtis Custom Wine Cellars we consider ourselves wine architects. Our designs are timeless, functional, durable and easy to maintain. We pride ourselves on delivering projects that are consistently on time and within budget. If you desire to build a wine cellar, wine cabinet , or any type of wine storage in New York City, The Hamptons, Miami, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago areas, please contact one of our design consultants. You will be pleased to know that both owners (Joe and myself, Curt) are personally dedicated in EVERY detail our firm designs, builds, and installs.
About The New York Athletic Club
The New York Athletic Club was voted the #1 Athletic club in the United States, the #1 Private Club in New York State and the distinguished Emerald Club 2013. NYAC has so many amenities for its distinguished members and guests boasts 21 floors which include: squash, boxing, judo, aquatics, gymnasium, exercise equipment, basketball courts and track just to name a few.
Visit their website to learn more about the club's rich history and impact on the sports world.
Testimonials from Clients and Partners
2013 has been a very memorable year for Joseph and Curtis Custom Wine Cellars…from winning the prestigious "Best of Houzz 2013″ award, (2) appearances on Fox Business, and (2) features in the Wall Street Journal, followed by a feature in Wine Spectator! But none of this would be possible without a great network of designers, wine merchants, builders, contractors, homeowners, and architects choosing J&C to be their wine storage provider. One thing Joe and I always stress is the importance of providing superior designs, service, and craftsmanship…so with that in mind we wish to say thank you for the opportunity to build a home for your wine and we want to wish everyone a happy new year and a blessed holiday season.
Until New Years, check out what people are saying about us, and contact us so we can bring your dream project to life in 2014:
In 2003, at just 26, American Alpana Singh became the world's youngest female Master Sommelier. Singh is now co-owner of The Boarding House in Chicago and recently was awarded the Sommelier of the Year by Wine Enthusiast magazine.
She was kind enough to sit down a few moments and share stories about her life, wine, and of course her award winning restaurant.
Pour a glass, let's chat with Alpana Singh.
Where did you grow up?
Monterey, CA but my family is from Fiji…they settled in the US in 1970 and began working in the restaurant industry. I grew up around the hospitality industry way before I ever got into wine.
How did you catch the wine bug?
My first job in Monterey at a restaurant…I first applied for the job and they turned me down because I didn't know anything about wine…but I promised to learn and they took a flyer on me. William Shearer, who is now a Master Sommelier, was the wine director at that time. He had great classes – very engaging and fun – and I found myself paying more and more attention to it. I fell in love with it.
Tell me about the Air Force.
All of my cousins were in the Navy so I thought it would be a great way to see the world but at the last minute I was disqualified because of a hearing issue. I have great respect for the men and women who serve and it's probably lucky for them I didn't make it!
Tell me about The Master Sommelier.
I passed the advance level at 21 and the Masters at 26..I was one of 9 or 10 woman at that time. It was very hard but when your in the moment I was at the top of my game…flash cards, memory games etc…it was alot of information but I loved it.
Favorite winemakers?
Merry Edwards…love her Pinot and her approach to business. Also Laura Catena…she is a wonderful person.
Why did you move from Monterey to Chicago?
I took over the wine program at Everest with 1,300 selections which was a four-star restaurant at the age of 23 – How could I say no to that!
What inspired you to open The Boarding House?
We found an incredible space and the rest is history! There's really no good reason to open a restaurant…but I guess it's in my blood!
Favorite Chicago restaurants?
Gibson's and Publican
Person you would most like to have dinner with?
My great great Grandmother to find out more about why I am the way I am…and know what type of people they were like.
Hottest markets to keep an eye on?
The entire Balkan region. (Croatia,Turkey, and Chile will get better and better)
What's the best-value region today?
Italy. I'm still discovering grape varieties from Italy – it has wines that are interesting and diverse. Spain has good values but can get too homogenous in the ripe fruit bombs.
Why is it important to cellar wine?
Wine is one of those great things where you can revisit pass moments…and I think when you cellar something your almost stopping time. It's because it's flavor and our sense of smell you can't do that with a painting…cellaring wine allows us to connect with the past and go back in time…it's the greatest form of time travel.
What's your desert island wine?
Riesling! Because you're going to be on the island a long time and it ages well. You could chill it in the water so it stays cold. There's a lot of seafood and tropical fruit – it's an island, right? You've got to think about food pairings with your desert-island wine.
Curtis Dahl Interviewed on WSJ Wealth Adviser
We are so proud and humbled to be highlighted in the prestigious Wall Street Journal. We would like to thank all of the architects, designers, clients, and of course our special staff. At Joseph and Curtis, we take tremendous pride in our design capabilities and stand ready to create the wine feature of your dreams.
Watch the video interview below, and read the story full story From Traders to Cellars:
Curt Recently Interviewed at Borro.com
Curt was recently interviewed by Elin Huws, of Borro.com where he explained how proper wine storage adds value – not only to the price of wine, but even to real estate.
Read more – A Conversation on Wine Cellars
Glass Enclosed Wine Cellar Cabinets Becoming Popular
Glass and wood wine cabinets have been extremely popular over the years, but never has there been as many options as today. The wine cabinet can be an expression of your love of both wine and design, or simply a way to store more wine in constrained areas.
We are working on wine cabinets for projects in Miami, Philadelphia, NYC, New Jersey, Connecticut, Jacksonville and Tampa FL, and California, to simply name a few places. These wine cabinets range from stainless steel and glass, solid wood, white oak fumed wood and glass, African wenge and glass etc, etc. The wine racks can be either wood or metal, or both!
Vintage View J&C custom "spines" or metal rods enable the design team to allow the wine storage to simply "float," and to include all types of LED lighting which allows for incredible design elements. Seamless glass or wood framed doors allow the wine to be seen from all angles of the space, and with many new cooling options the choices can be limitless.
We would love to design the wine cabinet of your dreams. Please contact us to set up an appointment.
We would also like to announce a new customer, the prestigious NY Athletic Club, where we will build two glass towers similar to the photos here.
Wine Cellar Design Made Easy
Being one of the largest designers and builders of custom wine cellars in the USA, Joseph & Curtis is always looking to add extra value to our clients' needs. Our design team stands ready to lay out the wine cellar of your dreams.
Our 3D Cad drawings present a variety of layouts to meet your wine storage requirements. They are very specific and leave nothing to the imagination. Our drawings will calculate the exact bottle count, and show specific custom elements such as stained glass, sconces, stone work, etc. Our software also shows the exact number of case bins, 750 ml storage, horizontal displays, large format, and any specific feature you may want.
The cellar design process is pretty seamless. You send us the dimensions, layout, and specific features you want in your wine cellar or wine cabinet and we will create the wine cellar of your dreams! Be it a contemporary wine cellar with glass and metal wine racks, or traditional wood storage with crown and toe kicks, in Miami, New York, Aspen, or Boston…let the design team at Joseph & Curtis Custom Wine Cellars make your dreams become a reality!
J&C will be featured in the Wall Street Journal in October for one of our award winning designs which is a 14'H x 11'W stainless steel wine cabinet, designed, delivered, and installed in a New York City apartment.
Simply send us your dimensions and desires and we will take care of the rest!
Pennsylvania Custom Wine Cellar
The definition of a log cabin is "a house built from logs." It is a fairly simple type of log house. A distinction should be drawn between the traditional meanings of "log cabin" and "log house." Historically, most "log cabins" are simple ones- 1½-story structures, somewhat impermanent, and less finished or less architecturally sophisticated than a proper log house (wikpedia).
Well that was then and this is now…
The Poconos PA is where Joseph & Curtis designed and built a beautiful extremely detailed wine cellar which is in a one-of-a-kind "log cabin". The owner is anything but ordinary and reached out to J&C to design a unique wine cellar which would fit the motif of his amazing custom built log cabin.
J&C visited the log cabin to get a true picture of the flow and some of the materials used in the space…and mind you, this log cabin has a kitchen that would make any chef die to work in it…a custom movie theater room, 10+ flat screens, 4 car garage with 3 lifts, boats, four wheelers and, of course. Sculptured bears at every turn…but what it did not have was a signature wine room.
We decided to build the custom wine racks from Sapele wood and designed them to sit on a stone ledge, and to have accent lighting throughout the wine cellar. We also designed and installed a 1/2 barrel one-of-a-kind barrel ceiling with a chandelier. The wine room boasts over 1250 bottles of storage and features horizontal displays to show off some of the client's magnums and premier bottles.
At Joseph & Curtis Custom Wine Cellars, we simply do not build wine cellars or wine rooms…but rather wine masterpieces. So please send us your specs and have J&C design and build the wine feature of your dreams.


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Season finale: Twins/Red Sox
To all our readers, I just want to say thanks for a great season. We started these baseball blogs on Feb. 18, when we got to spring training, and as I've said before, we're feeding off your energy now.
The good news is, we're not going anywhere. The season ends today, but the offseason begins. La Velle, Howard and I will be staying right on top of the news and analysis. So keep checking back, as we get you geared up for spring training.
Twins lineup: Nick Punto SS, Brian Buscher 3B, Torii Hunter, Justin Morneau DH, Michael Cuddyer RF, Garrett Jones 1B, Rondell White LF, Matthew LeCroy C, Alexi Casilla 2B. Starting pitcher: RH Matt Garza.
(Note: Gardy said he's going to let Rondell have one or two at-bats, probably the last of his career, and then play Jason Kubel. Garza is expected to go five or six innings, and Scott Baker could pitch in relief.)
Red Sox lineup: Dustin Pedroia 2B, Manny Ramirez LF, David Ortiz DH, Mike Lowell 3B, Kevin Youkilis 1B, Jason Varitek C, Coco Crisp CF, Jacoby Ellsbury RF, Julio Lugo SS.
Fenway Park. Scheduled first pitch: 1:05 (Central).


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Cammys mom married Jareds dad. Now Cammy and her sister are forced to move to La Push with her mom to live with her new stepdad and step brother Jared. One thing though, Cammy and Jared hate each other.
Cammy dreads moving to La Push, having to go to a new school, a new house and new friends. Her little sister is to young to know whats really going on because shes 7.
Jared hates that girls have to live with them, since its only been him and his dad for a long time.
The wolfs all hate the fact that its going to harder now that Jared has a new step mom, and 2 new step sisters, its going to be harder to keep the secret until Paul imprints on Cammy.
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Peyton grinned, "Yay!" She said, she walked over and sat where Paul was sitting. In between Seth and Jacob. She smiled at them, and they smiled back, she laid her head on Seth's shoulder since he was the one she knew the most. "It sounds fun."
Paul smiled, "Jared doesn't really like anyone." He said, grabbing a bag of chips from the cabinet, "He'll learn to like you in time." He said to her, he sat on the island across from her, "What ya think about Peyton?" He asked, "She wants you to go cliff diving with us."
Cammy smiled at him. "I dont know about that, i mean you were at that wedding, you saw how he treated me, and seriously hes the only one that finds the need to call me Cameron. No has called me that since i was in grade school" she told him "Well Peyton seems nice and i'll go clff diving but i gotta find someone to watch Carrie, because shes not coming cliff diving" she told him, "Hey, would Emily watch her do you think?" she asked
Jared looked at Seth then at Peyton. "Cool, Peyton have you ever been cliff diving before?" he asked then realized Paul was in the kitchen with Cammy. He sighed.
Paul laughed, "He'll come around, and I think she would." He pulled out his phone, "Hey, Em. Would you watch Carrie for a couple hours?" He nodded, "Thanks." He said, "She said yeah, bring her over anytime." He smiled.
Peyton laughed, "I didn't even know what cliff diving was, I asked you." She paused, "No, I've never been cliff diving."
Cammy smiled and nodded. "Hey Paul? Is it always this cold here?" she asked. "I'm really glad Emily can watch her" she said and washed her plate.
Jared laughed and looked at her. "Paul, what are you doing in there?" he asked/yelled to him.
Paul said, "Asking Cammy if she wants to go cliffdiving!" Then he said, "Its none of your business anyway!" He turned to Cammy, "Most of the time."
Peyton said, "What should I wear?" She felt stupid for asking.
Cammy smiled at Paul, he was cute but she wasnt going to go there. She groaned when he said it was cold most the time. "Thats what i get for coming from Arizona to Washington right?" she laughed.
Jared looked at her. "Well, a bathing suit but bring something warm to leave on the beach for after you get out of the water."
Peyton nodded, "Alright, I'm gonna go change and meet y'all back here in ten?" She said, as she started to stand p.
Paul smiled, "Yeah, but you'll get use to it." He said. "Well, I'll talk to you in a little bit, I'm gonna go back in here."
Jared nodded. "Yeah sure" he said then looked at Paul walking back in "Theres not something going on between you two is there?"
Cammy nodded and looked at him "Text me sometime" she told him and walked up stairs to get Carrie ready to go to Emilys.
Peyton ran home. She changed into her purple bathing suit and then put her clothes back on over it. She grabbed her beach towel and a long sleeve shirt and threw them in her bag.
Paul glared at Jared, "Duh, I'm secretly in love with your stepsister." He was hoping he'd get the hit that he imprinted. "Secert.....ly."
Jared chuckled and got some food ready for afterwards. He grabbed his swim tunks then looked at Paul and laughed "Yeah right" he said
Cammy got ready for the day and and got the oh so gumpy Carrie ready . "Hey, your going to go hang out with Emily for a little while" She told her and got her dressed and made her a bag of extra clothes and a few snacks that she had hidden in their room. Then she made a her own bag of warm clothes and a blanket and a towel.
Paul glared at him, "oh so, SECERTly." He said, emphasizing the secret part. He was still hoping that Jared put it together so he wouldn't have to tell him.
Peyton walked back to Jared's house, "Hey, Hey, Hey!" She said, opening the door.
Jared looked at him. "You better not have" he said, not finishing his sentence. He stood up "You imprinted on my step-sister?!" he whisper/yelled at him.
Cammy gave Carrie her bad and held her hand as they walked down the stairs. "Okay, I guess we'll drop Carrie off on the way there?" she asked then looked at Peyton. "Hey" she said "This is Carrie, my little sister"
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Dear Riot,
I won't ever play dominion; ever. If I ever get the inkling to go play dominion I'll load up another free game, it's called team fortress 2. This game mode will have alot of problems that really hinder it to us more hardcore players. I'm happy people that have gotten bored with the original will have something to play, but here's some of the things that I feel will really constrict it.
1. lack of brush - from the sky end view it seemed there were no brush making some passives and playstyles for champions null and void and totally unplayable, assassins mostly. Nidalee is even hurt since her passive in unusable.
2. Too open - It comes with the territory I know but the whole fact that there's no jungle or paths make it's a dream come true for speedy champions like Yi, He'll play the role of the scout and run take points while others are distracted. This goes back to the assassins they have no where to hide as their play style was DESIGNED for it.
Ranged will also be useless unless they have a built in escape and i mean a big escape...or have the ability of team wide cc[not ashe even she will be useless on this map] as she can just be corned by say xin, gragas,... basicly anyone with a dash that includes cc in their kit as well.
3. Design issues - Too many champions have traditional league in mind, and I will admit the newer champions actually have a place in dominion,[as this would be around the time champs introduced when dominion was would be released.] but others don't, supports have really no place on this map I.E back to the too open complaint.
4. Balance disaster - I know you said you have plans, but I have little hope of them working, Tanky dps are just gonna dominate. Now this wouldn't be a problem if you said every champion would be made viable on crystal scar. Now I see that and I laugh at it. Unless you make 2 seperate balance changes every 2 weeks dominions going to go the route of 3v3 but worse since it's a DIFFERENT GAME. This is why MMO's have a hard time balancing[as stated by a red i think it was morello but I can't exactly remember] since they have to balance for both pvp and pve. Some games fix this with things doing different things in pvp than pve. Other companies don't even wanna touch it, funcom even stated themselves they would never balance for 1v1 fights on anarchy online, because it's too difficult to juggle.
In the end I'd rather had had magma chamber than Crystal Scar, and I actually thought the lore leading up in kalamandra would fit magma chamber in...instead I get a disappointment. And if people are raging now the people that have been asking for an ARAM map for longer than dominions been in production will.
from the guy who's been playing since garen came out,
Jeffrey "FinaleJ" Houser
There is brush, it was shown in the IGN video.
Also, it's no more open then a lane. The width of the outer circle is about the same as a lane in SR, so you don't need to worry about it being too open. If a tanky dps jumps on your carry and she dies, she woulda died in SR.
They've worked really hard on balancing it, it's unfair to say some things will be op/up without trying it.
Dude, assassins and mobility Champs are going to be the core of Dominion's gameplay. Think.
There is brush so no reason to worry on that account.
Check out this thread for more information.
Edit: As the people above me said, assassins seem like they could thrive on this map. Look at the two video interviews (I think both links are in that forum post) as they offer significantly more gameplay than the teaser.
First of all, this is long and I only read the first paragraph. Second, I'm glad to see that you can judge this game mode on it's faults before every trying it, and just basing this off a few videos that we've seen so far.
Also, It's for fun. I don't get "Hardcore" players, and I don't think I ever will. It's a game, enjoy it.
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1. There is brush.
2. The jungle in the center isn't any more "open" than the jungles of Summoner's Rift.
3. Not every single champion will be useful, but most roles should be. Janna for instance, as a support, could push people away from a turret with her ultimate.
4. Balance could be good, could be bad. It's all speculation at this point. Worry about it later.
You get a new map and a new game mode, yet you still ***** about Riot not giving anything.
Actually think about it...bruisers with mobility[singed and udyr come to mind] will dominate more than assassins... assassins rely on ganks. tanky dps rely on outliving the fight, so basicly if you can force another team to leave a point and can hold and retake the point multiple times with little effort then you're screwed. And also another thing I'll mention is that games will go to fast my biggest problem with capture points on tf2 is that it's too fast for a match. It's the whole gradual progressiont that makes league fun for me. I don't wanna play some cheap king of the hill knock off.
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Vizio is going to concentrate on its LCD business
Another one bites the plasma dust. Less than a week after it was reported that Pioneer would be dropping out of the plasma TV business, Vizio is apparently following in the footsteps.
Company co-founder Laynie Newsome told The New York Times that, among other things, plasmas didn't look as hot on the retail shelves compared with the picture on LCD screens, and that Vizio would dedicate its space to the technology that was selling better.
Back at CES in January, Vizio was riding the latest TV trends, as it announced it would be producing an Internet-connected TV later this year. It had also continued to embrace the energy-friendly LCD area with TV launches late last year, including its EcoHD TV.
Newsome added that the company's plasma TVs are almost out of stock at this point, so you better get 'em while supplies last. Then again, you could always try to win one of the very well-stocked 55-inch LCDs Vizio's giving away this year.
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I'm passionate about open web standards. I love researching new ways to use them, educating other developers about their advances and making open source tools to ease working with them. My work has repeatedly earned international acclaim in the front-end web development industry.
I'm currently writing an advanced CSS book for O'Reilly. In the past, I've worked at W3C/MIT on Developer Relations and Web education. I'm also among the five Invited Experts of the W3C CSS Working Group worldwide.
Independent open web evangelist, front-end engineer
Speaking, writing, doing corporate training and workshops about open web standards. Occasionally freelancing.
Developer Relations • W3C/MIT
Educating web professionals about open web standards and facilitating community input for W3C specifications under development.
Co-founder, lead web-developer & designer • Fresset Ltd
Created the successful Greek community e-steki.gr, which regularly receives over 400,000 visits and 2,500,000 pageviews per month.
Speaker at some of the most prominent international web development conferences, including:
My talks get enthusiastic reviews, by both attendees and field experts. My "CSS3 secrets" talk was listed in .net magazine's 15 best talks of 2011 and my "The humble border-radius" talk was shortlisted in The net awards 2014 as "Conference Talk of the Year".
For more information, please refer to the "Speaking" section on my website.
You can find a more complete list of my articles on my website.
Jul 2012
Prism: A beautiful, standards-compliant, extensible syntax highlighter
23,000 unique visitors on its first day. WebMonkey devoted an entire new post to it. Used in big industry websites like A List Apart and Smashing Magazine as well as Brendan Eich's (creator of JavaScript) blog
Feb 2012
The CSS3 Test: High coverage testsuite for the most stable CSS3 modules.
50,000 unique visitors on its launch (first two days). CSS3.info and other popular media devoted an entire new post to it.
Dec 2011
dabblet: An interactive CSS playground that saves to Github gists.
Dabblet's release received enthusiastic feedback from the community, and was publicised by popular industry media like Wired.com's WebMonkey, CSS-Tricks, Smashing Magazine and others. During its first month, it received more than 65,000 unique visitors, 15,000 of which during its first two days.
Oct 2011
Animatable: A community-curated collection of single-property transition effects.
Oct 2011
-prefix-free: A library that adds vendor prefixes to CSS using feature detection
-prefix-free was featured in Smashing Magazine twice. Eric Meyer said about it "It's fantastic, top-notch work! Thank you for creating and sharing it.".
Sep 2011
cubic-bezier.com: Generating, storing and sharing bezier-based easing functions
Sep 2011
Chainvas: Tiny (1KB) general purpose chaining library
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Apr 2011
CSS3 Patterns Gallery: Using CSS3 to generate background patterns
My patterns gallery received lots of publicity. It was featured in Smashing Magazine multiple times and mentioned in conference talks by a number of industry leaders. It was used by Opera Software to fine-tune their CSS gradients implementation.
A lot more of my open source web applications, libraries and demos can be found in my Github account.
I have a broad understanding of the full Open Web Stack of technologies, including:
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Volunteer for Opera Software (Spectran) under NDA.
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I was one of the 9 students (out of hundreds of applicants) that were selected by Hell.A.S. to attend courses at Stanford University for a week.
Yearly distinctions in the Hellenic Mathematical Society contests, up to 2nd place nationally. Qualification to its premilinary contest for Balkan Mathematical Olympiad in 2004.
2014–2020 (Expected)
Ph.D in Computer Science (Starting September 2014)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
B.Sc. in Computer Science (GPA: 8.4/10, top 3%)
Dabblet: A visual IDE for rapid prototyping of client-side web development, Advisor: Vasilis Vassalos
Athens University of Economics and Business
First 2 years of Diploma of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
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Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - The Los Angeles Clippers may have pulled out a win in Dallas on Friday, but it came at a cost.
Chris Paul suffered a shoulder injury midway through the third quarter that Clippers head coach Doc Rivers said after the team's 119-112 victory will keep the All-Star point guard sidelined a estimated 3-to-5 weeks.
Paul landed awkwardly on his right shoulder after tripping over Mavericks guard Monta Ellis, stayed on the ground for a moment and immediately exited for the locker room upon being helped to his feet.
He had scored 19 points and handed out six assists in 22 minutes of action prior to the injury.
Coming into the game, Paul was averaging a double-double of 19.6 points and a league-leading 11.3 assists per game.
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"Hey WWE I'm not trying to be rude but the crowd seems to really want Daniel Bryan. Juuuuuuust MAFAKIN Saying!! Geez. Sadly WWE is still run by 'Muscle Marks.' It is what it is folks."
- Shane Helms on backstage politics in WWE
"You're not allowed to get over in WWE unless they want you to. If you do, you can and will be punished. Has happened to many over the years."
- Armando Estrada on backstage politics in WWE
"Toronto deserves Rob Ford, they put him in office. Toronto deserves everything it gets. Up in Calgary we've got a more prestigious mayor [Naheed Nenshi]. I think we've got the best mayor in North America."
With Heath Slater being given time off for personal reasons, WWE has chosen Ricardo Rodriguez as his replacement in 3MB. Rodriguez worked a match with Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre at the big Madison Square Garden show this week.
Ricardo Rodriguez, who has been training a lot lately to become an in ring performer for WWE, has revealed that he will be working the TLC pay per view tonight. However, he will simply be working with the Spanish announce team.
Ricardo Rodriguez, who has not been utilized much on television since the departure of Rob Van Dam, has been training on his in ring skills. The California native wants to wrestle for WWE in the near future.
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Despite not being utilized on television by WWE, Ricardo Rodriguez is being flown in for the European Tour.
With a little help from Ricardo Rodriguez, Alberto Del Rio successfully defend the World Heavyweight Championship against the Big Show at Elimination Chamber 2013. He won via submission with the armbreaker.


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The All-Star he speaks of is the North/South Game, which was played in Lakeland back in late December. Odoms was the MVP of the game, thanks to an outstanding individual performance.
"It was fun," he said. "The competition was good, more of what we'll see in college. I just wish we would've won the game though."
Odoms, 5-foot-8 and 175 pounds, has already taken three recruiting trips and he has two more scheduled. His first trip went to Auburn.
"I went to Auburn with Tay Miller and Janoris Jenkins back in November," he said. "I liked that visit. There was a lot going on because of the game and everything. I liked the coaches and I like how balanced their offense is."
Odoms then went to South Florida on January 11. He talked about that visit.
"I went to USF by myself. I had fun there," he said. "Coach Leavitt has been recruiting me since my ninth grade year so he knew all about me. I enjoyed that trip."
Odoms and teammate Jatavious Miller took in West Virginia last weekend.
"It was very good," he said. "I got a chance to meet a lot of the players, sit down with the coaches. I like it there."
Next up is a visit to Miami, scheduled for this weekend.
"I'm going there by myself," he said. "I like how they run the same offense that we do here. I know I'll be successful in that. But I'll need to see what it's really like there on my visit this weekend."
Finally, Odoms will finish out the visit schedule by taking a trip to Michigan next weekend.
"I go there on the first," he said. "I don't know much about them because I've never been there. The coaches were recruiting me from West Virginia and then it carried over."
The talented receiver said he's not ready to name a favorite just yet.
"It's hard to compare them since I haven't seen them all," he said. "The ones I've been to, I liked. I gotta see how these next two go."
Odoms knows exactly what he'll be looking for in a school and he talked about those things.
"It'll all come down to how comfortable I feel," he said. "When I surround myself with the players and coaches, I wanna feel comfortable, like a family. You gotta see how they are outside of football since that's so much of when you're there. I like being around positive people and that's what I want when I go off to college. Mainly, what everyone is like outside of football is the main thing. It's all about the environment away from football."
Inside the classroom, Odoms carries a 2.5 core GPA and is waiting on his ACT scores to come back. He scored a 15 the first time.


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Thursday, 25 October 2012
Sweet Estelle's
This week on "Wonderful World of Etsy" I wanted to share with you all the fabulous hot pink and black and white baking supplies from Sweet Estelle's. My kind of perfect for Halloween!
Sweet Estelle's Baking Supply sells cupcake liners, cupcake toppers and picks, striped and polka dot paper straws, bakers twine and goody bags, pastry tips, gel paste food colorings, flavoring oils, sanding sugars and sprinkles, cookie cutters, cupcake kits, pastry boxes and more. Whether you're looking for the perfect gift for your favorite baker, supplies for your next party or event, or just a little something to make everyday baked goods more fun, you'll find everything you're looking for at Sweet Estelle's !
Have a sweet day!
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As I was googling for washi tape I came accross your blog and I'm utterly in love with it!ReplyDelete
Fantastic find, I've added their shop to my faves on Etsy. I've been meaning to ask you, do you get all your paper straws, bakers twine, and other things like that from Etsy or a UK supplier? I bought my paper straws on eBay from someone in the UK, but I've been looking for a shop like this online that does all the pretty things like paper straws, bakers twine, and those pretty berry boxes I see on photos from peeps in the US. Do you have any UK supplier gems? I'll definitely be ordering from Sweet Estelle's though, some really great items from one place. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
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Hi Lisa, I have got a lot of my supplies from Etsy and a few from Papermash at the Selina Lake fair. I got my ceramic berry boxes from Anthropologie.Delete
love the black and pink.ReplyDelete