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I'll have to admit that in the past whenever professors have said that we would be studying poems from "Praise to the End," I've been apprehensive. And, despite the fact that my copy of Words for the Wind has multiple notations from the various grad courses I've taken, I'm not at all assured that I truly understand any of these poems. Despite Roethke's, "But believe me: you will have no trouble if you approach these poems as a child would, na"vely, with your whole being awake, your faculties loose and alert. (A large order, I daresay!)," I find them nearly as difficult to understand as Pound's Cantos, though for very different reasons. Where Pound seems to be using literary allusions, Roethke seems to be making allusions to his own life and to his inner feelings.
Not surprisingly Roethke's comments in On Poetry and Craft offers the best clues I've found to begin understanding this sequence of poems:
"the method is cyclic. I believe that to go forward as a spiritual man it is necessary first to go back. Any history of the psyche (or allegorical journey) is bound to be a succession of experiences, similar yet dissimilar. There is a perpetual slipping-back, then a going-forward; but there is some "progress." Are not some experiences so powerful and so profound (I am not speaking of the merely compulsive) that they repeat themselves, thrust themselves upon us, again and again, with variation and change, each time bringing us closer to our own most particular (and thus most universal) reality? We go, as Yeats said, from exhaustion to exhaustion. To begin from the depths and come out- that is difficult; for few know where the depths are or can recognize them; or, if they do, are afraid.
Recognition of that cycle plus the realization that, as Roethke notes, "Much of the action is implied or, particularly in the case of erotic experience, rendered obliquely. The revelation of the identity of the speaker may itself be a part of the drama; or, in some instances, in a dream sequence, his identity may merge with someone else's, or be deliberately blurred. This struggle for spiritual identity is, of course, one of the perpetual recurrences," makes it possible for the reader to make some sense out of this sequence of poems
"The Lost Son" is probably the best known of these poems and the easiest to follow:
1. The Flight
At Woodlawn I heard the dead cry:
I was lulled by the slamming of iron,
A slow drip over stones,
Toads brooding wells.
All the leaves stuck out their tongues;
I shook the softening chalk of my bones,
Snail, snail, glister me forward,
Bird, soft-sigh me home,
Worm, be with me.
This is my hard time.
Fished in an old wound,
The soft pond of repose;
Nothing nibbled my line,
Not even the minnows came.
Sat in an empty house
Watching shadows crawl,
There was one fly.
Voice, come out of the silence.
Say something.
Appear in the form of a spider
Or a moth beating the curtain.
Tell me:
Which is the way I take;
Out of what door do I go,
Where and to whom?
Dark hollows said, lee to the wind,
The moon said, back of an eel,
The salt said, look by the sea,
Your tears are not enough praise,
You will find no comfort here,
In the kingdom of bang and blab.
Running lightly over spongy ground,
Past the pasture of flat stones,
The three elms,
The sheep strewn on a field,
Over a rickety bridge
Toward the quick-water, wrinkling and rippling.
Hunting along the river,
Down among the rubbish, the bug-riddled foliage,
By the muddy pond-edge, by the bog-holes,
By the shrunken lake, hunting, in the heat of summer.
The shape of a rat?
It's bigger than that.
It's less than a leg
And more than a nose,
Just under the water
It usually goes.
Is it soft like a mouse?
Can it wrinkle its nose?
Could it come in the house
On the tips of its toes?
Take the skin of a cat
And the back of an eel,
Then roll them in grease,--
That's the way it would feel.
It's sleek as an otter
With wide webby toes
Just under the water
It usually goes.
2. The Pit
Where do the roots go?
Look down under the leaves.
Who put the moss there?
These stones have been here too long.
Who stunned the dirt into noise?
Ask the mole, he knows.
I feel the slime of a wet nest.
Beware Mother Mildew.
Nibble again, fish nerves.
3. The Gibber
At the wood's mouth,
By the cave's door,
I listened to something
I had heard before.
Dogs of the groin
Barked and howled,
The sun was against me,
The moon would not have me.
The weeds whined,
The snakes cried,
The cows and briars
Said to me: Die.
What a small song. What slow clouds. What dark water.
Hath the raine a father? All the caves are ice. Only the snow's
I'm cold. I'm cold all over. Rub me in father and mother.
Fear was my father, Father Fear.
His look drained the stones.
What gliding shape
Beckoning through halls,
Stood poised on the stair,
Fell dreamily down?
From the mouths of jugs
Perched on many shelves,
I saw substance flowing
That cold morning.
Like a slither of eels
That watery cheek
As my own tongue kissed
My lips awake.
Is this the storm's heart? The ground is unsmiling itself.
My veins are running nowhere. Do the bones cast out their
Is the seed leaving the old bed? These buds are live as birds.
Where, where are the tears of the world?
Let the kisses resound, flat like a butcher's palm;
Let the gestures freeze; our doom is already decided.
All the windows are burning! What's left of my life?
I want the old rage, the lash of primordial milk!
Goodbye, goodbye, old stones, the time-order is going,
I have married my hands to perpetual agitation,
I run, I run to the whistle of money.
Money money money
Water water water
How cool the grass is.
Has the bird left?
The stalk still sways.
Has the worm a shadow?
What do the clouds say?
These sweeps of light undo me.
Look, look, the ditch is running white!
I've more veins than a tree!
Kiss me, ashes, I'm falling through a dark swirl.
4. The Return
The way to the boiler was dark,
Dark all the way,
Over slippery cinders
Through the long greenhouse.
The roses kept breathing in the dark.
They had many mouths to breathe with.
My knees made little winds underneath
Where the weeds slept.
There was always a single light
Swinging by the fire-pit,
Where the fireman pulled out roses,
The big roses, the big bloody clinkers.
Once I stayed all night.
The light in the morning came slowly over the white
There were many kinds of cool
Then came steam.
Scurry of warm over small plants.
Ordnung! ordnung!
Papa is coming!
A fine haze moved off the leaves;
Frost melted on far panes;
The rose, the chrysanthemum turned toward the light.
Even the hushed forms, the bent yellowy weeds
Moved in a slow up-sway.
It was beginning winter,
An in-between time,
The landscape still partly brown:
The bones of weeds kept swinging in the wind,
Above the blue snow.
It was beginning winter,
The light moved slowly over the frozen field,
Over the dry seed-crowns,
The beautiful surviving bones
Swinging in the wind.
Light traveled over the wide field;
The weeds stopped swinging.
The mind moved, not alone,
Through the clear air, in the silence.
Was it light?
Was it light within?
Was it light within light?
Stillness becoming alive,
Yet still?
A lively understandable spirit
Once entertained you.
It will come again.
Be still.
Somehow it's easiest for me to simply follow the poem as a black-and-white rendition of a Grimm's fairy tale, perhaps as directed by Tim Burton. When you realize that the snail seems to symbolize Roethke's idea of the spiral progress of the soul, then lines like Snail, snail, glister me forward" show the main thrust of the poem. Most of us have "fished in an old wound" and have ended up finding very little comfort "In the kingdom of bang and blab."
Of course, the poem is even easier to follow if you happen to have read this advice from Roethke:
"The Lost Son" " follows a narrative line indicated by the titles of the first four sections: "The Flight," "The Pit," "The Gibber," "The Return." "The Flight" is just what it says it is: a terrified running away-with alternate periods of hallucinatory waiting (the voices, etc.); the protagonist so geared-up, so over-alive that he is hunting, like a primitive, for some animistic suggestion, some clue to existence from the subhuman. These he sees and yet does not see: they are almost tail-flicks, from another world, seen out of the corner of the eye. In a sense he goes in and out of rationality; he hangs in the balance between the human and the animal.
"The Pit" is a slowed-down section; a period of physical and psychic exhaustion. And other obsessions begin to appear (symbolized by mole, nest, fish). In "The Gibber" these obsessions begin to take hold; again there is a frenetic activity, then a lapsing back into almost a crooning serenity ("What a small song," etc.). The line, "Hath the rain a father?" is from Job-the only quotation in the piece. (A third of a line, notice-not a third of a poem
Section IV is a return, a return to a memory of childhood that comes back almost as in a dream, after the agitation and exhaustion of the earlier actions. The experience, again, is at once literal and symbolical. The "roses" are still breathing in the dark; and the fireman can pull them out, even from the fire. After the dark night, the morning brings with it the suggestion of a renewing light: a coming of "Papa." Buried in the text are many little ambiguities, not all of which are absolutely essential to the central meaning of the poem
In the final untitled section, the illumination, the coming of light suggested at the end of the last passage occurs again, this time to the nearly grown man. But the illumination is still only partly apprehended; he is still "waiting."
In the end, I don't think it's really necessary (unless, of course, your teacher thinks it is) or realistic to believe that you can logically analyze or understand these poems because they are at the very least dream sequences and childhood remembrances. Since few of us are able to understand our own subconscious feelings, it's doubtful we're going to be able to fully understand someone else's, no matter how good of a poet they are.
What we can do is identify with the despair of these moments and the longing for spiritual enlightenment that accompanies them.
Perhaps for a few moments we can even understand why some manic-depressives become great artists dramatizing the spiritual quest most of us ploddingly pursue.


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California Beverage Retailers Association
Beverage Bulletin
P.O. Box 56686
Sherman Oaks, CA 91413
(818) 693-5561
Ron Ziff, Editor
Ben Ziff, Publisher
October 2016
In this month's issue:
Headline News Stories - Presidential Wine, Cuban Rum Restrictions Relaxed, Big Beer is Taking Over the World, Retailers Want to Sell Nationwide, Drought Update
Celebrities in the Industry - Arnold Palmer, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Deftones, Mathew McConaughey, Motorhead, Roger Daltrey, Andrea Pirlo, Bill Murray
Popular Culture - $81,000 for What?, Not my Color!
Books - Champagne Conspiracy, Eggnog Murder, Beer Bites, The Year of Drinking Adventurously, The World of Wine and Food, Movies, Beerituality
Politics - Looking Presidential, A Beer Wall, It's Hu-u-uge! Getting Back to Basics
Wine - Calendar Time, Royal Visit, Amerine Collection, Sonoma School Wine, A Bad Year for Burgundy, Global Warming in Bordeaux, Bollinger 1914, Problem in Lebanese Vineyard, Siberian Wine, World's Oldest Winery, UC Davis to Sell Wine
Chinese Space Wine, Red Wine for Health
Beer - Jane Austen's Beer, Beer Button, Two New Records, Teenager Rescues Dad with Beer, Beer Yeasts Dated to 1600's, When Beer Doesn't Taste Like Beer, Suds and Psalms, Beer Better than Milk
Spirits - World's Best Bartender, Best Whiskey, Constellation Buys High West, Distillery Robbed, 200 Year Old Pub Found, Shipwrecked Whisky Bottles, Ginvent Calendar, Which is It?
Other Foods and Beverages -Restaurant Prices in SFO, Best Diners, In-N-Out in London, Restaurant Sales Slowing, Four Major Trends, Vote with Java - New Menu Items, Enough is Enough!
The Changing Market - What is the Most Expensive Retail Street in the World? Store Closings, Carnegie Deli Closes, A Bit of History, Amazon Grocery Stores, Walmart Grocery Stores, Kroger Bidding for Whole Foods?
Health - Soda Tax, New Blood Alcohol Test
...and as always Tasting Notes and the Industry Calendar
Vermouth is like cheap perfume. A little goes a long way.
- Ellen DeGeneres
Headline News Stories
Cuban Rum Restrictions Relaxed
The Obama Administration has announced changes in U.S./Cuba relations that will allow more Cuban Rum and Cigars to be brought into the country. Restrictions still hamper unlimited travel to Cuba. The relaxation of rules allows the travelers that do make their way to the island to bring back Cuban products in their suitcases. Trade restrictions still prohibit importers from shipping most products to the U.S. This further complicates Bacardi's dispute with the U.S. Patent Office over the rights to the Havana Club brand.
Presidential Wine
President and Mrs. Obama hosted their final State Dinner in the White House on October 18. The evening honored guest Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and his wife. Almost 400 celebrities joined them. The dinner was prepared by Chef Mario Vitali, White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford, and Pastry Chef Susan Morrison. It was served under a tent on the White House lawn. Guests entered through an arbor in the First Lady's vegetable garden. Food included a variety of dishes that featured vegetables and herbs grown in the garden. The menu was chosen by the First Lady and previewed in a private tasting at Chef Vitali's Manhattan restaurant, Babbo. The wines served were from California; Palmina Vermentino "Santa Ynez" 2015, Villa Ragazzi Sangiovese 'Napa" 2012, Ridge Vineyards Zinfandel "East Bench" 2014.
Big Beer is Taking Over the World
Well, not exactly. But the deal to take over #2 SAB/Miller has been completed. It cost AB/Inbev more than $110 billion. It was the biggest beer deal of all time. AB/Inbev's market share is 28% worldwide and 45% in the U.S.
Retailers Want to Sell Nationwide
Retailers are looking to get the same ability to ship interstate that wineries enjoy now. Some states allow this now, others don't. Wineries got the right through the 2005 Supreme Court decision in Granholm v. Heald. A lawsuit, Lebamoff Enterprises et al v. Rauner et al was filed in Illinois on September 1. A similar suit is in preparation in Missouri.
Drought Update
The Sacramento Bee reports that 2,500 new wells were drilled in the San Joaquin Valley in 2015. That's 5 times the average. 904 were in Tulare County alone. More than 5,000 were dug at a cost of up to $300,000 each from 2012 to 2015. Some of the drilling is a race to the bottom. Farmers with shallower wells have to dig deeper so others don't leave them high and dry. This year $300 million will be spent on pumping.
Celebrities in the Industry
The industry and the country mourn the passing of Arnold Palmer. One of the greatest golfers of all time; he also was in the wine and the beverage business. He invested in Luna Wines in Napa Valley and produced a Chardonnay ($18) and a Cabernet Sauvignon ($15) that bear his name. His biggest success in beverages came from a drink he made up to cool off after a round of golf. He and his wife mixed iced tea and lemonade at home. Liking the mix, he took a thermos of it when he golfed. On the road, he ordered it. The drink gained wider appeal when a woman heard him ordering it at a Palm Springs restaurant. She said "I'll have what he ordered." From that moment it was called an Arnold Palmer. In 2002 he sold the recipe and right to use his name to Arizona Ice Tea for $100 million. Annual sales of the drink have exceeded that number since 2010.
Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt. This will be Pitt's second and Jolie's third divorce. The question is: Who gets the winery? Ch. Miraval in Provence is one of the region's top rated wines. The couple first rented the property, then purchased it in 2012 for $60 million. It produces a rose', two whites, and a red. 90 acres are planted. The main house has 35 rooms. They were married there in 2014. The Rose' is a blend of Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, and Rolle. It sells for $15 to $18.
The metal band, Deftones, is releasing an IPA brewed by Belching Beaver Brewery in San Diego. The beer is named Phantom Bride after a track on their latest album. It is made with a blend of four different hops concocted by frontman Chino Moreno.
Two years ago Wild Turkey offered Mathew McConaughey a spot in two commercials. He counter-offered to become the creative director for the brand. Since then he has filmed a documentary about visiting the distillery and two commercials. You can watch them at Wild Turkey 1 & Wild Turkey 2. He has two more commercials on the drawing board.
The remaining members of the heavy metal rock group, Motorhead, have teamed with Camerons Brewery to make two beers to commemorate the band members that have passed away. The beers are named for hit tunes: The Road Crew and Ace of Spades.
Roger Daltrey frontman for rock band, The Who, is releasing a special Champagne to commemorate the band's 50th anniversary. Cuvee Roger Daltrey is produced by Champagne Charles Orban. The Champagne will sell for about $140. A matching pewter ice bucket will cost $1,000. Proceeds will go to Teen Cancer America.
Andrea Pirlo, Italian Soccer star, who also played in the UK and now the U.S. owns Pratum Coller vineyard (Meadow Hill in Latin) in Brescia, Italy. The vineyard produces 20,000 bottles a year of 2 reds, a rose', and a white. (also see Popular Culture below)
Bill Murray's son has a new restaurant, 21 Greenpoint, in New York. Bill decided to help start things off right. He did a shift as bartender. He served straight shots and mixed drinks as reporters snapped pictures and ordered rounds just to see him at work. Murray clowned and danced to Rolling Stones music as he poured Tequila and Vodka.
Popular Culture
$81,000 for What?
You've got to be kidding! Justin Beiber was spotted eating at a London pub before a show. He drank a glass of milk. That's no news. What's news is his used milk glass (not washed) is being offered on eBay for $81,000. If you're looking for a bargain; his used water glass (also not washed) is offered for only $125.
Not my Color!
Nike is selling Andrea Pirlo Soccer Shoes. Pirlo is known for soccer and his Andrea Pirlo Wines. The shoes come in one color; Merlot.
Champagne Conspiracy: a Wine Country Mystery, by Ellen Crosby, Minotaur, 368 pages, $25.99. The 7th book in the series. Winemaker Lucie Montgomery connects the death of a wealthy philanthropist with the mysterious death of another winemaker's grandmother during Prohibition. The story is as fine as Lucie's wine and will intrigue the reader to the last drop. Released in November.
Eggnog Murder, an anthology with stories by Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, and Barbara Ross, Kensington, 320 pages, $25. The three tales all take place in Maine during the holiday season. Each features an eggnog that is poisonous in its own way. Eggnog Murder, Death by Eggnog, and Nogged Out will each keep you so involved in the Maine food and wine scene that you won't see the murder coming until it's too late. Released in November just in time for the holiday season, but then, you may never drink an eggnog again.
Beer Bites by Christian DeBenedetti and Andrea Stonecker, Chronicle Books, 168 pages, $24.95. 68 recipes from around the world that range from snacks to main dishes. Beer pairings to go with the dishes range from the mass produced to the esoteric. A guide of the finer points of matching beer and food in this best of all times for beer drinkers.
The Year of Drinking Adventurously by Jeff Cioletti, Turner Publishing, 352 pages, $19.95. A long-time beverage editor, writer, and expert guides readers through fifty-two weeks of drinking and discovery to ultimately demystify the liquor aisle. As editor at large of Beverage World magazine, creator of the website, The Drinkable Globe, and host of the web series, The Drinkable Week, Jeff Cioletti has been responsibly imbibing his way around the world. Jeff's tenure in liquid literacy has exposed him to some of the best libations the world has to offer and given him access to the producers and purveyors of such fine refreshments. He combines his love of drink with a passion for travel and one usually involves the other. When he's not writing about or traveling for beverages, he's making films about them. Jeff is also a frequent speaker on drinks-related topics at industry and public events and has offered his insights in print, on TV and on the radio.
The World of Wine and Food by Don Philpott, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 484 pages, $100. This comprehensive review of wine and food offers the information needed so that people will feel empowered and ready to experiment with their wine selections and then be able to pair them with the right foods for a memorable taste experience. Every major wine producing country in the world is covered, the wine producing regions within those countries, grapes used, and the styles of wines made. Every major cuisine of the world is covered including many of the most popular dishes. The reader is then shown how to marry the right wine with the right food. Easy and accessible, this reference belongs on the shelves of any true oenophile as well as the novice wine lover.
Beerituality a comedy set in the world of craft beer, by writer/producer/director Jeff Cioletti. In the town of Brewster, few places are as popular as the Abbey Normal Beer Bar--at least until the country's most infamous anti-alcohol zealots, Reverend Jimmy Patrick arrives. The prohibitionist preacher maneuvers his way into the mayor's chair and wastes no time in launching a referendum to ban all alcohol. The charismatic holy roller manages to eke out narrow passage of the referendum, thus putting Abbey Normal out of business. However, the pub's owners find a loophole in the local ordinance--a special allowance for alcohol served during religious services--and cleverly transform the bar into St. Abbey the Normal, The Church of Beer. (It's not so far fetched. See Suds and Psalms below)
Looking Presidential
Blue Point Brewery in Patchogue, Long Island released a beer the day of the first Presidential Debate at nearby Hofstra University. The beer is made according to George Washington's own recipe. Brewmaster, Dan Jansen, found the 260 year old recipe in a 1757 military journal of Washington's at the New York Public Library. The brew is made from corn, oats, wheat, and white molasses. The beer made from this pre-Revolution recipe is called Colonial Ale.
A Beer Wall
As the election nears we're still getting beverage related politics! Tecate joined the fray this month with its own version of the wall at the border with Mexico. This ad pokes fun at Donald Trump and aims at selling beer to millenials. See it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0Mi9Ofx6Ls
It's Hu-u-uge!
Donald Trump, Rudy Giulani and several others dropped in at the Versailles Restaurant in Miami's Little Havana. Trump ordered a cup of Cuban coffee, ham croquettes, and guava pastry. Trump has bragged that he never drinks coffee. Is this the long awaited pivot? All told, the crew's bill came to $17. Trump plunked down a $100 bill and said "keep the change." That's an $83 tip. That's hu-u-uge! This must be a change in strategy!
Getting Back to Basics
Ellen DeGeneres wanted to help Michelle Obama reintegrate into normal life. So she took the First Lady on a shopping trip at a Southern California CVS. Amazed at boxed wine, a confused Obama asked "Wine in a box — how does this work? How do you get it out of here?" She was astounded that the wine lasts for six weeks after the box is opened. Later they had paper cups of wine from the box.
Amerine Collection
Maynard Amerine (1911–1998) "was a pioneering researcher in the cultivation, fermentation, and sensory evaluation of wine. His academic work at the University of California at Davis is recognized internationally. His 16 books and some 400 articles contributed significantly to the development of the modern (post-Prohibition) wine industry in California; to the improvement of wine cultures in Europe, South America, and Australia; and to the professional standards for judging and tasting wine." (from Wikipedia). One of the things Amerine did was collect wine labels. He left a legacy of over 5,200 labels dating back to the 19th Century. Now UC Davis is asking the public to help catalog and index this vast collection. Want to help? Log into the LabelThis website.
Sonoma School Wine
Eighth grade middle school students at Adele Harrison school in Sonoma harvested grapes in the school vineyard. The vineyard was planted with Zinfandel grapes in 2011 and is expected to yield about 1/2 ton. Becky Larson of Larson Family Winery supervised the harvest. She will return later in the school year to teach the students how to prune and tie the vines. Science teacher, Shirley Austin Pekke, teaches a year long class that includes growing wine grapes. About 30 cases of wine will be made at Larson's winery from the grapes. Proceeds will fund school garden projects. The students will have to wait 9 years until they are old enough to sample their own work.
Calendar Time
It's that time of year again. Vineyards across Austria are harvesting Gruner Veltliner grapes and the 2017 Jungwinzerinnen Kalender (Young Female Winemakers Calendar) has been released. Each month features a winery worker or family member in a revealing lingerie pose. Pictured above is Miss August, Julia Diwald of Weingut Diwald. You can order your own calendar for only $30 at Kreativ Consulting.
A Bad Year for Burgundy
Vineyard owners throughout Burgundy have had a bad year. They had rains during bloom, scorching heat waves in the summer, hailstorms before harvest. Some are down to 20% of a normal crop. Now they face a new threat. Grape thieves; both pro and amateur. The professional thieves have been hitting the vineyards and stripping the vines during the night. The amateurs are tourists that visit the vineyards and eat their fill. The owners are chasing hundreds of tourists out of the fields daily.
Global Warming in Bordeaux
Global warming continues to be a threat to grape growing in Bordeaux. But, for now it has worked to the advantage of French Vintners. The hotter summers have made grapes ripen earlier and moved the harvest from October to September. The earlier picking gets the grapes off the vines before autumn rains and hailstorms. The riper grapes have a higher sugar content so there are no bad years. That's for now. Looking ahead, there is less rain and groundwater is depleting. The future doesn't look bright.
Bollinger 1914
The staff at Bollinger recently discovered a secret room in the cellars that had been sealed since the start of World War II. 600 bottles dating from 1830 to 1939 were hidden there to keep them from the Nazis. A bottle of Vintage 1914 will be auctioned by Sotheby's in New York on November 19. It is expected to bring in at least $10,000.
Problem in Lebanese Vineyard
Lebanon's Chateau Musar had to put a $45,000 fence around the vineyard because local women were stripping the leaves off the vines to make stuffed grape leaves.
Siberian Wine
Russian, Vladimir Vagner, has partnered with French winemakers to plant 12,000 grape vines in the world's coldest inhabited place; Siberia. Although the winters are extremely cold, the summers are short and hot. 20 varieties that are cold resistant were tested. Finally, they were narrowed down to 6 types including Pinot Noir and Muscat. Eventually, Altai Winery is expected to produce thousands of cases of wine for domestic Russian consumption.
World's Oldest Winery
In Areni, Armenia National Geographic and UCLA are studying a cave. This cave is a very special place. It houses the oldest winery ever found; 6,100 years old. In the cave are a grape press, fermenting vats, and clay jugs. How old is this stuff? Wine was made here before the wheel was invented, before language was written, and 1,000 years before the first Egyptian tombs. The grapes were probably wild. What made it work was that grapes and the yeast on their skins ferment to make wine. It happens every time. What was important was that drinking wine was an intoxicating experience. It became a part of celebrations and religion.
UC Davis to Sell Wine
Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill authored by Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) that will allow UC Davis to sell wine made by students. The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control will issue a special non-profit license to the University. Proceeds from the sale of wine will go to the Department of Viticulture and Enology. Previously wine made by students was dumped.
Royal Visit
Their Royal High Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, visited the Taste of British Columbia festival. During the event they tasted locally produced wines.
Chinese Space Wine
China has sent grape vines into space. The idea is to see if mutations somehow occur in space and create something new and great that will grow in China. Tiangong-2 carried Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Pinot Noir grapes.
Red Wine for Health
...and finally. Canadian Jack Ballantyne proved again that red wine is good for your health. The nature lover had hiked to a comfortable spot to enjoy a meal with a bottle of red wine and a view. Suddenly, a bear came out of the brush, hit him, and sent him flying. As the bear moved in to attack, Jack fought it off with the only weapon available; his wine bottle. A hit square on the bear's nose sent it running.
Jane Austen's Beer
In a letter that was recently found, Jane Austen wrote to her sister, Cassandra, that she was busy brewing beer. In Austen's time it was common to drink beer because it was safer than water. It was the woman's job to do the brewing.
Beer Button
Molson Coors has developed a system that allows customers to order beer by clicking a button. The system is being tested with Carlings. The button attaches to the customer's refrigerator with a magnet. When programmed, the customer just presses the button. The button communicates with a choice of retail stores via the internet and automatically adds beer to the customer's next online grocery order and gets it ready for pickup.
Two New Records
The Bristol Motor Speedway was the scene of the Tennessee-Virginia Tech football game that set an NCAA record for attendance at 156,990. There is no final word on beer consumption at the game. But, here are the figures. You judge for yourself how much brew was actually downed. The organizers stocked up with 545,000 tall boy cans of Budweiser and Bud Light. That's a record too. It was estimated that about 100,000 were too young to legally buy beer. That left about 57,000 attendees to deal with more than a half million double size cans. Burp! By the way, the final score was Tennessee 45 Virginia Tech 24.
Teenager Rescues Dad with Beer
When a home invader broke into the house in Salem, Oregon, the homeowner tackled him but was having trouble subduing the man. 14 year old Jesus Vega came to his father's aid and hit the burglar over the head with a 24 pack of Bud. That seemed to do the trick and he waited quietly until the police came to arrest him.
Beer Yeasts Dated to 1600's
Researchers at Ghent University in Belgium have found that yeasts used in alcoholic fermentation, brewing in particular, were domesticated by the 17th century. They analyzed the genomes and fermentation characteristics of 157 industrial yeasts used today in wine, beer, and bread making. Their report says "Our analyses reveal that today's industrial yeasts can be divided into five sublineages that are genetically and phenotypically separated from wild strains and originate from only a few ancestors through complex patterns of domestication and local divergence."
When Beer Doesn't Taste Like Beer
New Belgium Brewery and Red Robin Restaurants have linked up to produce Red Robin Grilled Pineapple Golden Ale. The beer isn't made to go with the restaurant's hamburgers; it is made to taste like hamburgers.
Grumpy Doughnuts in Sydney, Australia has teamed with Wayward Brewery to make two doughnut flavored beers. The beers are chocolate cookie crumble doughnut beer and pink lemonade-glazed doughnut beer.
Suds and Psalms
Father Tom Plant of St. Michael's Church in Camden, England has applied for an alcohol license. He is converting the site into a live music venue featuring a bar, a stage and a lighting and sound system. He plans on hosting gigs at the church four nights a week. "It's not a place to come and get drunk, but we're not a church that shies away from alcohol. Jesus turned water into wine for a reason...St Michael's is a glorious place but it is faded glory,"
Not one to be outdone, Father Rob Wickham, the Bishop of nearby Edmonton , England is setting up a craft brewery in its crypt to help fund youth work. He helped sample some of the first brews as the plan was given approval from leading church. Bottles of beer will now go on sale at St Mary's in Primrose Hill, as the church looks to raise £50,000 to cover the costs of two full-time youth workers, while some of the ale will be sold in shops and pubs.
Beer Better than Milk
...and finally. PETA is running a campaign that claims beer is healthier than milk. The group refers to a study conducted by Harvard School of Public Health, which says that beer can strengthen bones and extend life, whereas milk is linked with obesity, diabetes and cancer. "The verdict is in, and even beer beats milk hands down," says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. "Alcohol in moderation can be good for you, but there's no way to consume dairy foods responsibly when they harm our health and cause billions of cows to suffer. Beer on the other hand, can prevent bones from going brittle as well as lowering the risk of heart attack, strokes caused by clotting, and death from a number of cardiovascular causes. In addition, moderate drinking may help prevent gallstones and type 2 diabetes."
World's Best Bartender
\Jennifer Le Nechet was named the World's Best Bartender at Diageo's 8th annual competition. 10,000 bartenders entered the contest. Finalists from 56 countries were flown to Miami for the four day event. Ms Le Nechet is the bartender at Paris' Cafe' Moderne and the first woman to win the coveted title. She said "I'm completely blown away – it's such an honor to take home the title of World's Best Bartender – especially when competing against such talent from around the world. This week has inspired me to continue pushing the boundaries of flavors and to explore how all the senses can be engaged through cocktails. I can't wait for the experience ahead!"
Best Whiskey
Booker's Rye by Jim Beam won the title of World's Top Whiskey for 2016 from Jim Murray's Whiskey Bible. A panel of judges tasted 1,240 whiskies to come to this decision. Booker's Rye is aged 13 years and retails at $300 a 750ml.
Constellation Buys High West
Constellation Brands has purchased High West Distillery. The sale includes all of High West's operations and brand portfolio. The company sells 70,000 cases a year of specialty Bourbon, Rye, and other Whiskies.
Distillery Robbed
The gift shop at Tullibardine Distillery in Perth, Scotland was targeted by thieves. Five high end bottles were stolen. The most expensive was a bottle of single malt worth ₤12,000. The police are following up on leads. The distillery is well known as a spot where King James IV stopped by in 1488 to wet his whistle. Duly impressed, he later granted it a royal charter.
200 Year Old Pub Found
A construction crew in Manchester, England was excavating for a new building when they discovered the remains of the Astley Arms Pub buried on the site. Among the discoveries were mugs and dishes monogrammed in 1821 with owner, Thomas Evans, name on them and more than 200 bottles of brandy still full and ready to pour.
Shipwrecked Whisky Bottles
Not so lucky, was the SS Wallachia. The ship left Glasgow and was bound for the West Indies in 1895. Before getting past the Scottish Isles, it was rammed by a Norwegian freighter. It lay in 100 feet of water until 1980. Divers pulled up 7 bottles of whiskey and a stone flagon of stout. Sadly, it is all undrinkable. The bottles will be auctioned this November. The estimate is ₤400 for the whiskey and ₤40 for the flagon of stout.
Ginvent Calendar
The Gin Foundry, in England, has released a "Ginvent Calendar". The gift item is similar to Advent Calendars given to children to celebrate the approach of Christmas. Those have a sweet chocolate for each day as the calendar progresses. The Ginvent Calendar is for adults and has 24 30cl bottles of a variety of Gins. The final bottle is a special Christmas Gin. The whole package sells for ₤125.
Which is It?
and finally...Grace Jones, of Worcestershire, England, just celebrated her 110th birthday. She attributes her long life to a shot of Famous Grouse Scotch every night. She started the practice on her 50th birthday and has had a shot every day since. Mable Jackson in Suffolk disagrees. She is 100 years old and drinks 6 gin & tonics a day. "I have two at lunchtime, one at tea time with a biscuit and then three more during the evening while I do my knitting, I swear the gin keeps me young!" Mable uses a bottle a week. She calculates that she has consumed 4,264 bottles since she started.
Other Foods and Beverages
Restaurant Prices in SFO
San Francisco is noted for its unique and sometimes expensive food. This year's SF Chronicle survey found the rarest and priciest choices. A dinner in the city by the bay could include a Fog Point Martini, infused with SF fog ($43); a Hyogo Kobe Japan Wagyu Beef Steak at Alexander's Steakhouse ($165); a Rossini Burger at Macy's Union Square Burger Bar ($50); a tasting menu of 15 items at Saison ($398); a pizza at Tony's Pizzaria in North Beach ($100); finish with a cup of Port of Mokha Coffee at Blue Bottle ($16) with a free cookie on the side.
Best Diners
Food and Wine Magazine listed America's Best Diners. 5 of the 22 are right here in California. Who made the list? Fremont Diner in Sonoma, Harry's Coffee Shop in La Jolla, Hopscotch in Oakland, Nickel Diner in LA, Plow in SFO.
In-N-Out in London
In-N-Out Burger hosted a 4 hour pop up restaurant in London. How popular was it? 300 were waiting in line when it opened. The line quickly grew to over a mile long.
Restaurant Sales Slowing
There is a sales slowdown in the restaurant industry. The experts say it's caused by distractions from economic uncertainty, poor weather in parts of the country, a contentious presidential election, and even civil unrest, domestic terrorism, or the past summer Olympics. Analyst, Andrew Strelzik, says it's caused by the deflation in commodity grocery prices. Consumers now find the marginal price of food far cheaper than eating out. The effect is large enough to be felt by restaurateurs. It could become a major problem if the trend continues.
Four Major Trends
There are a number of trends going on in food and beverage sales and consumption, but only four underlying themes. Here are the sea changes: 1) Reading package labels. 54% of Millenials read package labels. 68% of Baby Boomers are reading the labels. The are looking for healthier choices. 2) Quality. Eating out has to be quality. The diners are looking for foods that are "fresh", "real", and "simple". This is the reason "fast casual restaurants" have grown at the expense of "fast food." In simple terms; Alice Waters was right. 3) 89% of Americans are eating organic or natural products at least some of the time. 4) 90% of consumers are snacking throughout the day. Eating a number of small meals instead of 3 big ones has shifted from an occasional experience to a way of life.
Vote with Java
7-11 is offering an extra large cup of coffee for $1.89 until election day. Customers can get their coffee in a Republican red cup, a Democrat blue cup, or a Speak Up purple cup. The sales/election results can be seen online in real time at www.7election.com/results/
New Menu Items
New flavors are showing up on restaurant menus and plates. They include fresh vegetables, herbs, and greens: celery, fennel, mint, radish, specialty peppers, specialty greens, and fresh fruits of all types are finding their way into bar cocktails.
Enough is Enough!
Paul Stenson, owner of the White Moose in Dublin, has standards. Business is good and people wait in line to get in. But Stenson has had it with special diets. If you're going to order gluten-free you have to have a doctor's note. On his Facebook page he told vegans to give 24 hours notice of their special needs." Insulted vegans attacked him on Facebook. Stenson struck again. Now vegans are banned from the restaurant.
The Changing Market
What is the Most Expensive Retail Street in the World?
What is the most expensive retail street in the world? The #1 street for retail rents is 5th Avenue, New York at $3,500 a square foot in 2015. #2 was Causeway Bay, Hong Kong at $2,399. #3 Champs Elysee, Paris at $1,372. #4 New Bond street, London at $1,321. #5 Via Montenapoleone, Milan at $1,035. If you guessed Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills; you were wrong. Rents there are 2nd in the U.S.; but a mere $800 a square foot.
Store Closings
As the country's commerce continues a shift to mass merchandisers and e-commerce, brick and mortar retailers are retrenching or shutting down completely. Kmart and Sears will be closing 64 more stores. Liquidation sales started September 22 and will continue until the stores close sometime in December. Macy's will be closing 100 of its 675 stores. Walmart is closing 269 stores. Sports Authority is in bankruptcy and all 460 of its stores will be closed.
Carnegie Deli Closes
Owner, Marian Harper, announced the closing of New York's Carnegie Deli this coming December 31. The deli is famous for serving 4 inch high pastrami sandwiches that are named "Woody Allen's" and described as excessive. The deli has been open since 1937 and Harper's family has owned and operated it since 1976.
A Bit of History
The first recorded coupons were used in 1887 when Asa Candler gave out printed coupons for a free glass full of his new drink, Coca- Cola. It worked out well for Candler. In 1909 C.W. Post decided the promotion with coupons was a good idea and gave out 1 cent coupons good on his new cereal, Grape Nuts. It worked again. Today the use of printed coupons is holding at a steady number. But, the use of digital coupons delivered to Smart phones is growing exponentially.
Amazon Grocery Stores
Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon is also planning a chain of members only grocery centered concept brick and mortar stores. Customers will order groceries online and drive to the stores to pick up their purchase. Perishables will be available in a convenience store alongside the pick up area. The first two stores are planned for Sunnyvale and Seattle. Others are already in the pipeline. An AmazonFresh membership will be required. Cost: $180 a year.
Walmart Grocery Stores
Walmart is already there. Walmart's Neighborhood Market chain has 700 stores and is adding 90 more before year end. The chain has had 22 straight quarters of same store sales growth. 400 of the stores already have online ordering with pick up at a kiosk in the store parking lot.
Kroger Bidding for Whole Foods?
Rumors abound that Kroger is considering a $40 per share bid to take over Whole Foods. The total price would be $13 billion.
Soda Tax
The World Health Organization has called for higher taxes on sugary drinks. The agency says that an increase of 20% will reduce consumption and fight obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, and tooth decay worldwide.
New Blood Alcohol Test
Joseph Wang and Patrick Mercier at UC San Diego, have developed a patch that tests blood alcohol content non-invasively in three rapid steps. It induces sweat by delivering a small amount of the drug pilocarpine on the skin. An enzymatic reaction leads to the electrochemical detection of the alcohol content. And a flexible electronic circuit board transmits the data via a Bluetooth connection to a mobile device or laptop. It takes less than 8 minutes to do. In addition it can be connected to vehicles' ignition interlock systems, or be a simple tool for bartenders or law enforcement to use.
Tasting Notes
Each month we are out there looking for wines that "over deliver"; wines that offer more than others in their category and price level. We search out the wines that you can buy to help build your business; wines that make customers happy and keep them coming back. These are wines we rate as good buys and best buys. Check our notes. The opinions in the reviews are our own and unsolicited. We receive no compensation from wineries or brokers. This month there were several wine tastings that showed some very nice wines available at reasonable prices. The prices shown are approximate retails.
At the Vinity Wine Company tasting we had the opportunity to taste a wide range of wines from regions throughout Italy. Caprili Rosso di Montalcino 2014, ruby color, good nose, medium to full body, full berry flavors, we rate this as a best buy at $29. Malaspina Patros Pietro 2012, good color and nose, medium body, 100% Magliocco grapes, a good buy at $29. Valle dell'Acate Cerasuolo di Vittoria 2014, good color and nose, Nero d'Avola/Frappato, well balanced wine, a best buy at $27. I Favati Taurasi Riserva 2007, good color and nose, medium body, elegant, will stand alone, a good buy at $69. Oasi degli Angeli Kurni 2012, good color and nose, full body, soft, elegant, 100% Montepulciano grapes, limited availability, a wine to be enjoyed by itself, $119. Contact Dino Capriotti at email@example.com or (510) 601-6010.
James Suckling presented an outstanding tasting of Wines of the Andes. The wines hailed from Argentina on the Atlantic side and Chile on the Pacific side of the Andes. The wines all had ratings of 90 and more from Suckling. We found all his choices excellent. It was a great opportunity to taste a vast array of wines that will surely make their mark on our industry. On our own value scale, we found some wines that over-delivered at their price tag. Although there were well over a hundred good to great wines, we only have space to review a few below.
El Enemigo Cabernet Franc Mendoza 2011, dark color, full body, 100% Cabernet Franc, 93 points, $60. Soft and full, this was a rare chance to taste wine from a grape that is usually used for blending. In this presentation, it was easily a good variety to stand alone.
Melipal Malbec Mendoza 2014, 100% Malbec from vines planted in 1923 and 2002, soft and full, dark color, good nose, 92 points, a good buy at $17. Contact owner/sales manager Irene Aristi at firstname.lastname@example.com or (+54 9 261) 5680934.
Bodega Norton Mendoza Privada 2014, full body, dark color, good nose, 60% Malbec 20% Cabernet Sauvignon 20% Merlot, 93 points, a good solid standard at a good price $24.99. Contact Daniel Lyons, Vice President of Sales at Guarachi Wine Partners firstname.lastname@example.com or (415) 710-0450.
Bodegas Piedra Negra Malbec Valle de Uco Reserve 2015, 12 months in new French oak, good color and nose, lots of tannins, needs more time, 93 points a good buy at $20. Bodegas Piedra Negra Pinot Gris Valle de Uco Alta Colleccion 2016, clean, clear, slight acidity, good minerality, good food wine, 91 points, a best buy at $12.99. Contact Rebecca Powelson at email@example.com or (312) 840-4830.
At the Wine Warehouse fall tasting we found several wines of note. Contact your Wine Warehouse representative.
Tinga Sauvignon Blanc 2014, Chile, clean, clear, semi-dry, flowery, a very good buy at $12. Don Rodolfo Torrontes 2015, Argentina, dry white, creamy texture, great nose, a very good buy at $13. From Cabernet Corporation through Wine Warehouse.
Champagne Jacquart. Brut Mosaique NV, 45% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir, 20% Petit Meunier, 48 months on the lees, one of the very best at a very reasonable $45. Through Wine Warehouse.
Pedroncelli Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Wisdom, 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Malbec, soft, full body, a big wine, a very good buy at $39. Pedroncelli continues to produce top wines at reasonable prices. Through Wine Warehouse.
Steele Wines Sauvignon Blanc 2014 Shooting Star, semi-dry, clean, clear, good nose, a good buy at $15. Steele Wines Malbec 2014 Writers Block, dry, full body, soft, dark ruby color, good nose, a very good buy at $18. Contact Kamlin Fasano, sales manager at firstname.lastname@example.com or (707) 279-9475. Through Wine Warehouse.
Industry Calendar
10/1 Mutual Trading Tasting – Pasadena
10/1-3 Coffeefest – Anaheim
10/3 Youngs Market – SFO
10/6 Wine House Ltd Burgundy - SFO
10/5 Jetro(Japanese Export) – LA
10/10 Wine & Spirits Top 100 - SFO
10/8 Bordeaux Under One Roof – SFO
10/10 Wine & Spirits Top 100 - SFO
10/17 Epic Wines – SFO
10/24 Mosaic Wines – Palm Desert
10/25 Wines of Portugal - SFO
10/26 Simply Italian Great Wines – Beverly Hills
10/26 Chambers & Chambers – Oakland
10/27 Chambers & Chambers – Cupertino
10/31 Halloween
11/ TBA In Pursuit of Balance Final Tasting – SFO
11/3 Whiskey Extravaganza - LA
11/4-7 Garagiste Festival – Paso Robles
11/6 Daylight Savings Ends
11/11 Veterans Day
11/12 LA Beer Festival - LA
11/13-20 San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival
11/15 Spain's Great Match – SFO
11/17 Spring Mountain – SFO
Promotional Calendar
10/1-31 Merlot Month
10/4 Vodka Day
10/7 National Frappe' Day
10/8-9 National Kegger Weekend
10/15 Red Wine Day
10/16 National Liqueur Day
10/19 International Gin & Tonic Day
10/20 National Brandied Fruit Day
10/21 National Mezcal Day
10/27 American Beer Day
10/31 Halloween
11/3 International Stout Day
11/6 Daylight Savings End
11/8 Election Day
11/8 National Harvey Wallbanger Day
11/8 National Shot Day
11/11 Veterans Day
11/12 National Happy Hour Day
11/18 National Apple Cider Day
11/19 Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day
11/24 Thanksgiving
11/25 Black Friday
11/28 Cyber Monday
New Legislation for 2017
Our industry has more laws controlling it than most industries. The State
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Tenn. high school separates students at lunchtime based on grades
Some parents are questioning a lunchroom policy at a Tennessee high school that separates students making poor grades from the rest of their classmates during lunch.
Officials at La Vergne High School say they implemented the split-lunch concept to give students who may be struggling in a subject academic intervention, WSMV-TV reported.
School officials told the station the practice of sending students to the auditorium for a learning lab before they eat has been in place for two years as part of a statewide pilot program.
Parent Paul Morecroft said he's concerned about his daughter being separated based on her academic standing and has complained to school administrators.
"To me, it's considered separation because you have your special needs kids and the kids getting the good grades on one side, and the kids getting below an 80 on the other side," Morecroft said. "I call it a civil rights violation and segregation, no doubt."
Although he called it segregation, school officials said that wasn't a correct description.
"They are not segregating them in the traditional sense. If the kids' scores are low in certain areas, they are getting help in that area. If you want to label that segregation, then that's not the correct way to label it," said Rutherford County Schools spokesman James Evans.
School officials say the initiative has worked, noting that two years ago the graduation rate at La Vergne High School was about 77 percent, and now it's almost at 90 percent.
"We all want our kids to be successful, and that's exactly what this school is trying to do," Evans said. "They are giving students additional intervention times in areas they are struggling with, and that's a good thing. I can't see how anyone will be against that."
Ximena Jinenez, an 11th grade student, told the station she supports the idea of extra intervention but feels her fellow students should be allowed to sit with their friends at lunch.
"I don't think it's bad, it's good. We all need it. We need that little help in our lives," she said. "We just want to sit with our friends."


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In September 2014, Chase, 6 years old, started seizing. The seizures didn't stop.
He was treated at the pediatric intensive care unit at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where they tried to stop the seizures, but could not.
Extensive tests were run, but no answers.
After two weeks, Chase was diagnosed with FIRES (Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome). FIRES is a rare, catastrophic form of epilepsy which is characterized by acute onset of drug-resistant status epilepticus (continuous seizures) in previously healthy child
High dose phenobarbital treatment finally broke his status epilepticus after 14 days, but Chase continued having many seizures every day.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Doug Marlette tweaked authority for more than three decades, from his brazen and prize-winning cartoons to a popular syndicated comic strip to the Charlotte Observer parking lot, where the young cartoonist habitually stole the publisher's space.
Marlette, 57, was killed in a single-car accident Tuesday morning in northwest Mississippi. He was a passenger in a Toyota pickup traveling from Memphis to Oxford, where he was to planning to see friends and help a high school with a production of his musical, "Kudzu."
The car, driven by the school's drama director, hydroplaned in heavy rain and struck a tree just before 10 a.m., said John Garrison, the coroner in Mississippi's Marshall County.
Marlette was a Pulitzer Prize winner in 1988 for editorial cartoons he drew at the Observer and the Atlanta Constitution. He was author of the comic strip "Kudzu," syndicated in hundreds of newspapers worldwide. He was a successful two-time novelist, a composer, a university journalism professor.
He was, friends say, a passionate and fun man.
"You know, there's a couple of family members I'd rather have lost instead of Doug. And he would have laughed at that," said author Pat Conroy, who spoke daily with Marlette. "This has been a shock of all shocks."
Born in Greensboro, N.C., Marlette was raised in Durham, N.C., before moving to Mississippi and Florida. He began his newspaper career in 1972 at the Observer, a skinny, long-haired 22-year-old out of Florida State. His heavy-handed cartoons immediately roiled the city, as well as one of the newspaper's owners, John S. Knight, whose protests helped move Marlette temporarily from the editorial page, so he was less likely to be seen as the voice of the Observer.
The staff, however, largely appreciated the cartoonist.
"He was such a lightning rod, and he was so willing to challenge conventional authority that it really made it easy for us to take on the establishment in our own way," said friend and former managing editor Mark Ethridge. "He was kind of the point man on a wedge, just busting everything open."
Friends say Marlette was fueled by a genuine distaste for injustice – "a frustration with the unrightness of things," said Ethridge. He took on the most intimate of topics for his readers, from the South's foibles to religion. One controversial Easter Sunday cartoon, a protest against the death penalty, showed Jesus carrying the electric chair up the hill at Calvary.
"He was a spiritual guy who read a great deal about religion and theology and sought to practice it in his daily life," said Observer writer Richard Maschal. "He didn't stand apart from the South and condemn it, but loved it, and anytime he criticized it, it was from the heart."
Marlette left the Observer for the Atlanta Constitution in 1987, then later brought his confrontational and consistently award-winning cartooning to New York Newsday, the Tallahassee Democrat and the Tulsa World. Throughout, he kept his primary home in Hillsborough, N.C. He is survived by his wife, Melinda, and son, Jackson, who is studying art in France.
In 2002, while in Tallahassee, Marlette drew perhaps his most controversial cartoon – of a man in Middle Eastern clothes driving a Ryder Truck that carried a nuclear weapon. The caption: "What Would Mohammed Drive?"
When readers protested, Marlette wrote: "We don't need constitutional protection to run boring, inoffensive cartoons. We don't need constitutional protection to make money from advertising. We don't need constitutional protection to tell readers exactly what they want to hear. We need constitutional protection for our right to express unpopular views."
In 2001, Marlette turned to writing fiction with "The Bridge," a novel set against the backdrop of The General Textile Strike of 1934, a bitter Southern labor dispute in which his grandmother participated.
The novel, which was voted Best Book of the Year for Fiction by the Southeast Booksellers Association, angered a Hillsborough author, Allan Gurganus, who thought a character in the novel was unflatteringly modeled after him. Gurganus rallied area authors against the book.
Marlette's second novel, "Magic Time," came out last fall to good reviews. It told the story of a New York columnist from Mississippi whose life was altered by a civil rights crime in his youth.
In an Observer interview last year, Marlette said he was first taken with "image" and its power to "get under your skin." But in more recent years, he saw himself moving toward words.
"Obviously," he said, "I haven't stayed in my box very well."
Said Observer columnist Dannye Romine Powell: "There is nobody like him. There is nobody I know with his energy and liveliness and creativity."
As such, he was a favorite at Charlotte literary events. At last year's Novello Festival of Reading, a large number of fans welcomed Marlette, and he always drew a crowd at signings at Park Road Books, said Sally Brewster, the store's owner.
"It seemed as though he was always trying to discover the essential truths in the "everydayness' of our lives," said Charlotte author Judy Goldman. "That's what I admired about him in his writing and why I was drawn to him as a friend."
Said Ethridge: "He made me laugh more than any person I know or expect to know – and that's the world's loss."


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I had a wonderful possibility to visit Neutraubling minigolf center this week during my trip to Regensburg.
I can't imagine any better way to forget long day of sitting in the warm meeting room than to see a great place like this and of course to take the opportunity to play minigolf.
My choice was to play on concrete this time, but at the area there are both concrete and miniaturegolf courses. After playing the winter season at Tampere in Rahola it would have been nice to play also miniaturegolf, but it also was a reason to go to concrete.
Thanks to Pasi Aho I had a phone number of Klaus Reinisch, who had promised to help me through the courses. I didn't have my own minigolf balls or club with me, but thanks to Klaus, I had still possibility to play. Thak you Klaus!
I am not too experienced player yet and I had fear that I would not even hit the ball. There was no worry of that because with good instructions only couple of courses gave me hard time.
All the previous concrete experiences for me had been in Vaasa and the surface of the courses were totally different. I was surprised that it did not affect much how you play. Of course the tracks are different, but they are the same as well.
My favourite course at Vaasa is terrace. In Neutraubling that was the hardest! I really would have liked to learn that course properly. Pity that I had only one evening. Too bad that I lost my luggage and playing shoes for the first night and missed the opportunity to visit Neutraubling twice.
It was a warm evening and a jump start to outside minigolf season for a Finnish amateur. In Finland the tracks were still under snow when I started my trip.
One thing is certain. Now I know, that every time that I visit some new country or place and stay for several days, I will try to locate local minigolf courses. In France I didn't have much luck, but this experience gave a glimpse of the great minigolf world that is out there.
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Penn State jumped from 12th to sixth in both the Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches polls released today. That's the highest ranking since 2005 for the Nittany Lions.
After all of the top-ten upsets last week, here is how the top ten shakes out in the AP poll:
Oklahoma is No. 1, followed by Alabama, LSU, Missouri, Texas, Penn State, Texas Tech, BYU, Southern Cal and South Florida.
Here is the top ten in the coaches' poll:
Oklahoma is tops, followed by LSU, Missouri, Alabama, Texas, Penn State, BYU, Texas Tech, USC and a tie at 10th between South Florida and Georgia.
In both polls, PSU hopped over USC, Georgia, Florida and Wisconsin, who all lost, as well as idle BYU and Texas Tech.
Oklahoma seems like a good pick for No. 1, although I would question who the Sooners have beaten so far. I probably would go for Alabama as No. 1, as the Tide have easily beaten Georgia, Clemson and Arkansas -- and all were unbeaten at the time and all were road games for 'Bama. Clemson and Georgia were ranked in the top 10 at the time, as well.
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Credit card debt: Typical balance at a 10-year low prior to Christmas
Australian consumers launched into their annual Christmas spending spree with the average credit card debt at the lowest level in a decade.
The latest figures on card use from the Reserve Bank shows the typical outstanding credit card balance was $3061.90 at the end of October, the lowest since late 2007.
That's more than $300 lower than when Australia's average credit card debt peaked in 2012.
Craig James, an economist at stockbroker CommSec who analyses credit card spending, believes young consumers have contributed to a shift in credit card use.
"Welcome to the age of the 'new consumer'," he said.
"There's a generational change happening at the moment. It appears that Gen Ys and Millennials prefer to pay with debit cards rather than credit cards."
Mr James estimates the share of credit cards using their maximum credit limit in October was the smallest in 19 years.
In a further sign of changing behaviour, the total number of credit cards on issue in October was lower than a year earlier – the first annual decline since credit cards started to transform the way we pay during the 1980s.
The share of payments made with credit and debit cards has been growing rapidly. A Reserve Bank survey released earlier this year showed 52 per cent of all Australian payments in 2016 were made with credit and debit cards, up from 43 per cent in 2013.
But consumers have grown more reluctant to take on credit card debt.
Mr James said the 2008 global financial crisis had caused households to adopt a more cautious posture. An extended period of low wages growth had also made consumers more wary of card debt.
"The old adage that Australians spend like there's no tomorrow and whack it on the plastic card has basically gone out the window," said James.
"People are now more likely to keep their credit card in order."
A decade ago, credit card debt was booming. Between 2000 and 2010 the number of credit cards on issue surged by 6 million and Australia's collective credit card debt nearly quadrupled from $12.5 billion to $49 billion.
The nation's outstanding credit card balance hit $50 billion for the first time in 2011 but growth has been far more subdued since. The total reached $52.8 billion in December 2017 but had fallen back to $51.2 billion in October.
The share of credit card balances accruing interest (that is card debt not subject to an interest-free period) has declined much more sharply. After reached an all-time high of $37.1 billion in April 2012 the share of card debt attracting interest has been slashed by over $5 billion. It stood at $31.6 billion in October.
Personal credit data released by the Reserve Bank on Friday was consistent with the trend for consumers to be more cautious about card debt. It showed personal credit down by 0.2 per cent in November and 1.2 per cent lower over the year – the biggest annual decline in more than five years.
The Reserve will release detailed figures on December 2017 credit card spending in late February.
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An acclaimed nature writer reveals the secret life of flowers. In Anatomy of a Rose, Sharman Apt Russell eloquently unveils the "inner life" of flowers. From their diverse fragrances to their nasty deceptions, Russell proves that, where nature is concerned, 'wonder is not only our starting point, it can also be our destination.' Throughout this botanical journey, she reveals that the science behind these intelligent plants - how they evolved, how they survive, how they heal - is even more awe-inspiring than their fleeting beauty. Russell helps us imagine what a field of snapdragons looks like to a honeybee, and she introduces us to flowers that regulate their own temperature, attract pollinating bats, even smell like a rotting corpse. She also delves into cutting-edge research on everything from flower senses to their healing power. Long used to ease everything from depression to childbirth, flowers are now our main line of defence against childhood leukaemia and the deadly Ebola virus. In this wonderful book, which combines graceful writing with a scientist's clarity, Russell brings together the work of botanists around the globe, and illuminates a world at once familiar and exotic.
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I moved overseas in 2001. I probably only called home about four times between 2001 and 2004.
I remember calling the states from a pay phone on the streets of Bangkok to tell my mother that I was pregnant with her first grandchild (in 2004).
As taxis and tuk tuks whizzed around me, all I heard from the other end of the line was an anxiety-ridden sigh.
When Skype was invented, whenever that was, it totally changed my life.
I could call the US whenever I wanted, for only one penny a minute! Or, Skype-to-Skype calls were totally free. Hot-diggity dog!
I launched my blog in 2007 while still living abroad, and was able to grow it with the help of Skype.
I was a guest on podcasts via Skype, and I even landed a job for a Manhattan PR firm while still living in Laos. We did business calls via Skype. One call in particular that left me in awe of the power of Skype was a four way conference call where one party was in South Africa, one in Asia, one in England, and one in NYC. GO SKYPE!
On a personal level, the grandparents are now able to watch their grandbabies grow up via Skype. I have one friend whose mom lives in Japan. Almost every night, she reads her NYC-dwelling grandkids a bedtime story on Skype!
When I am away from my children, we stay connected with Skype. Their dad can set up the webcam so that I can just watch them play. They are only 4 and 7 years old…I remember dreading talking to relatives on the phone at that age. But I can just watch them play and it doesn't cramp their style. They can show me things on the web cam. In this screen shot, Deeds is using Skype loaded onto and iPod touch that I bought the kids just for that purpose:
And here he is Skyping with me on a laptop:
Have you ever video chatted your mom? You can visit Skype's "Mom You Rock" Facebook page and send a video message to a mom in your life!
A video message is so much more personal than a preprinted greeting card. Am I right?I
You can check out the Skype Facebook Page, too!
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Grilled Heart Salad
Pig heart or beef heart or any type of heart might be a little intimidating the first time you see it, but I swear it is a delicious meat that is very easy to use. Some other offal can be challenging but the heart is flavorful and can be very tender. The trick is to marinate it overnight and then grill it. Or you can also cut it into pieces and pound it.
Heart and Marinade:
- 1 heart (pig or beef)
- 5 tamarind pods
- 2 cups water
- salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- To break down a heart: Cut it down the middle and remove the ventricles as well as the valve on top. These will be chewy, you can identify them easily as they are the tubes running through the center of the heart. Once the ventricles have been cut out, slice the heart as thin as possible.
- For the marinade: Peel the tamarind pods and place in 2 cups of water. Bring to a boil and then reduce by half, break apart the seeds so the tamarind pulp gets into the liquid. Let cool completely. Strain out the seeds and mix all the ingredients together. Pour over the beef heart and refrigerate overnight.
- marinated heart
- 1 cucumber, sliced into rounds
- 2 spring onions, diced
- 1/4 cup cilantro, minced
- 1 grapefruit, juiced
- salt
- Simply grill the heart pieces on medium-high heat for about a minute on each side, developing some nice char. Once grilled, chop into bite size pieces and toss with the other ingredients. Serve.
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"… the heart is flavorful and can be very tender." Perhaps it tastes better because unlike other offal, it actually is muscle, like meat. I had moose heart in Northern Alaska one time in a native Inupiat village. I was nervous because they had saved it for me since I was a guest and I was a bit squeamish but it was delicious, like a very fine filet.
We had a variation of this at the tasting at Prune NYC…IT WAS AWESOME!!!!!
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We're talking authentic barbecue and ribs hickory-smoked on two pits that can cook up to 2,300 pounds at a time. All smothered in your choice of five different sauces: spicy red, mild red, spicy yellow, mild yellow and their signature Georgia Red, a vinegar-based sweet sauce. And folks come from all over for their Happy Cake, Gooey Butter Cake and Coconut Cake (and more) for dessert.
Brown Derby Bar-B-Q, 1399 Belleville Rd., Orangeburg, 803-539-2722
Orangeburg's Brown Derby has been around for more than a half-century and is currently being run by the third generation of the folks who started it all. Their pit-cooked pork barbecue with ketchup-based sauce, pork ribs and barbecue hash are the most popular items on the menu, but locals swear by sides like home-cooked vegetables and cornbread.
Cannon's BBQ, 1903 Nursery Rd., Little Mountain, 803-945-1080
Cannon's may be relatively new by some standards, but it's already a classic in barbecue circles. Situated in two connecting white trailers, Cannon's puts a mustard-based sauce over the pork barbecue and ribs that is renowned. So is the "hash," which is a mixture of hams, beef and and their secret seasoning cooked in a cast iron pot over a wood fire.
Lone Star Barbecue & Mercantile, 2212 State Park Rd., Santee, 803-854-2000
Santee's Lone Star Barbecue & Mercantile is made up of four 100-year-old wooden buildings moved to the site to establish the popular restaurant and souvenir and antiques store. Open Thursday to Sunday, the popular buffet features pork barbecue, barbecue hash, fried chicken, cold salads, fresh country vegetables (be sure to try their signature tomato pie), desserts, regular daily specials and more. They offer two sauces: a ketchup-based spicy sauce and a unique sweet mustard-mayo sauce.
McCabe's Bar-B-Q, 480 N. Brooks St., Manning, 803-435-2833
Little McCabe's in Manning features big-time South Carolina vinegar and pepper barbecue. The buffet also offers up fresh vegetables, including famed Manning tomatoes in season. And arrive early to snag the potato salad and mac 'n' cheese—these specialties don't last long.
Scott's Bar-B-Que, 2734 Hemingway Hwy., Hemingway, 843-558-0134
Scott's is open Wednesday to Saturday, and Rodney Scott and his crew cook whole hogs and more overnight, selling the vinegar-and-pepper-sauced results the next day to a very loyal following. There's the famed pulled pork plate with the half-pound sandwich, but there's also half and whole smoked barbecue chicken, smoked barbecue rib eye steak (Saturdays only) and more—think boiled peanuts, pork rinds, locally made cane syrup and other local country variety store offerings.
Shuler's Bar-B-Q, 419 Highway 38 West, Latta, 843-752-4700
Shuler's is open for lunch and "supper" (that's dinner to some folks) Thursday to Saturday only, but it's well worth timing a visit. Located near Latta in a log cabin, Shuler's features a full country-style buffet, including popular desserts, but the pulled pork and ribs are the stars. They offer two types of vinegar pepper sauces with their pork: mild and spicy.
Barbecue who to know
Jimmy Hagood (multi-competition award-winning BlackJack Barbecue Cooking Team), Food For The Southern Soul, Charleston
Who taught you to barbecue? My insurance partner and business mentor, Nick Zervos. He is from Augusta, Georgia, and of Greek descent. He introduced me to the art of cooking Southern barbecue and to Tom Crowe, the man who built my first cooker (and several after that).
What makes your barbecue unique? I call it the Symphony of Flavors—our dry rub, injection marinade, charcoal and wood smoke and our sauces. They all combine to make a very pleasant experience.
What's your wood of choice? Pecan with a dash of white oak.
What's your favorite meat to barbecue? Pork shoulder.
What's your sauce style? Sauces are like religion, politics and college sports in the South; everyone has a stated and unbreakable opinion. Instead of being the referee, we offer three styles as table sauce: our BlackJack BBQ Tomato, Vinegar and Mustard Sauces.
What's your favorite barbecue side dish? My grandmother's coleslaw and my wife Anne Marie's grandmother's macaroni and cheese.
What's your accompanying beverage of choice? An Arnold Palmer—iced tea and lemonade.
Jeff Smith (frequent first-place competition finisher and two-time qualifier for the World Food Championship in Las Vegas), Smokin' Stacks, Aiken
Who taught you to barbecue? I was taught by my grandfather at an early age on an open pit made from concrete blocks. We cook whole hogs and use a fire barrel to burn down oak wood to get the coals that were placed in the pit. My grandfather always told me to put the heat on the hams and shoulders of the hog, and the rest will cook. I can hear him now: "Don't burn my pork!"
What makes your barbecue unique? Smokin' Stacks barbecue has come a long way from the time of cooking on the old pits. I think what makes the barbecue unique is the flavor profiles that are used today, not just salt and pepper and vinegar.
What's your wood of choice? A mix of hickory and pecan.
What's your favorite meat to barbecue? We're from the South—we cook pork. I do like to cook whole hog, but we cook Boston butts most of the time.
What's your sauce style? Smokin' Stacks uses a tomato-vinegar-pepper mix.
What's your favorite barbecue side dish? Smokin' Stacks makes killer baked beans.
What's your accompanying beverage of choice? Iced tea.
Brian Teigue (two-time first runner-up for SC State Barbeque Championship), Up In Smoke, Rock Hill
Who taught you to barbecue? I'm self-taught from cooking tons of barbecue in the backyard, making mistakes and adjusting as I went along. Our neighbors love us. They get to try all the samples and do taste testing. About five years ago, we started competing in the South Carolina Barbeque Association (SCBA) and took a few hard knocks before we really started to understand the art of great barbecue. Since then, we have taken first runner-up in the SCBA three years in a row. Up In Smoke barbecue team consists of my wife, Sherry, and me, so we get to enjoy cooking and competing together as a hobby.
What makes your barbecue unique? A good, tender, juicy, smoke-filled piece of meat.
What's your wood of choice? Hickory. I've tried all the others at one point in time, but always go back to hickory.
What's your favorite meat to barbecue? Whole hog or Boston butts.
What's your sauce style? I mainly use a vinegar base, but have come up with a very nice bourbon sauce.
What's your favorite barbecue side dish? I enjoy a good vinegar-based coleslaw.
What's your accompanying beverage of choice? Ice-cold Bud Light during the cook and a nice smooth bourbon after.


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Lanna Saunders who portrayed 'Sister Marie Horton' from 1979 to 1985 passed away on March 10 2007 at age 65 due to complications of Multiple Sclerosis.
Mrs. Saunders was born in New York City and followed in the footsteps of her father and grandfather who were both actors. She started her career on Broadway at the tender age of 13, where she appeared Sunrise at Campobello, Milk & Honey, and was original member of the Lincoln Center Company under Elia Kazan and Robert Whitehead! She also appeared in 'After The Fall' by playwright, Arthur Miller. She was well known for her long term role as Sister Marie Horton. Saunders worked on Days of Our Lives up until she became too ill to work in 1985. She had been diagnosed with MS just three years previous. Although she was too ill to work, she remained an avid theatergoer.
"As an actress, as well as a person, Lanna Saunders had an elegance and grace that bespoke the deepest qualities of her soul which made her character, Sister Marie, honest and believable, yet so easy to look at," said Ken Corday, executive producer of Days of Our Lives.
According to Lawrence Pressman, who is the husband of the deceased, "She fought like a tiger and had the demeanor of a lamb."
Saunders is survived by husband Lawrence Pressman and son David Pressman, who is also an actor.
All of us here at Soaps.com would like to give our condolences to the Saunders/ Pressman family during such a difficult time.


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A little detail that counts as the gift itself
If you think the wedding favors represent just a small part of your wedding your wrong from the very beginning. It may appear to be so but once you get to deal with it you realize the opposite. You have a lot of concerns starting with the suitability part and continuing with the money part and among many others the way you offer them. We propose today the pyramid favor boxes.
Why a pyramid? With lots of reasons to make you believe this is the best of choices here are a few ideas to count:
- It's a special, different style. Forget about the classic boxes, everyone opts for that and so you surprise the guests from the very beginning.
- They can come with a thematic expression for the event. It can be the Paris city of love, Egypt the ancient world or just the expression of your aspirations- along with this interesting pyramid shape you can opt for the inspiring text on the box too.
- Of course it depends on the type of wedding favor to choose the pyramid box as it is needed space and you won't do the cheesy thing to huddle into the chocolate or whatever the favor may be about.
- The closure part is not just the base but it can be on one side of the pyramid; just be creative and adapt this idea to your case and needs.
- With a wide range of options the color part should match with the wedding decor. And as a plus too the pyramid favor boxes can be enhanced with a bow on the top part, a small satin one or a practical wedding rings shaped holder.
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Gaggia Brew Group Gasket
The Gaggia brew group gasket provides a seal between the top rim of your portafilter and the brew group. Leakage between the portafilter and brew group while making espresso can indicate a worn or brittle brew group gasket; however, before replacing this part we suggest to first insure the existing gasket is clean and free of built-up coffee grounds which can also cause a poor seal.
- fits most Gaggia semi-automatic espresso machines
- does not fit the following models: Espresso Color, Espresso Pure
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – More than 650 youth and their parents came to St. Johns United Methodist Church in Evansville Aug. 6 for a Back to School Rally. St. John Pastor Billy Garrett partnered with the Indiana Black Expo Evansville Chapter for the rally.
The 35-member church and Black Expo gave away free school supplies and 150 pairs of tennis shoes to any school-age child. They served lunch to each student, too.
Garrett is currently working on another program with Black Expo called Jeans for Teens. They plan to give away free jeans for youth during the upcoming holiday season.
Garrett told Together, "This program came to me from a vision from God."
This part-time pastor says he works full-time and has a heart for the poor. He also has taken his first orientation training this past summer to become certified to start a church-based daycare.
In another program, the church has acquired a small freezer to assist in a food pantry and to assist youth and their families in having a better protein diet. The church hopes to feed the hungry and to raise funds for food collections and meat for the holiday season for low- to moderate-income families.
These programs will be based at St. John which members fondly call the "BIG JOHN" ministry.
"We called it BIG JOHN because we do everything in a big way," said Garrett.


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OCC Staff Let's Play in Left 4 Dead 2
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Author: Guest_Jim_*
We're back with another Let's Play featuring some of the OCC Staff! Returning from the previous video are Guest_Jim_* and hornybluecow, News Editor and Reviewer, respectively. Joining them is Aaron6581230, a Review Editor, and together they played the Parish campaign from Left 4 Dead 2. (For anyone concerned, it appears a recent update to the recording software has addressed the audio issue that affected the first video.)
(With Left 4 Dead 2 being an M-rated game and with the video containing some of that mature content, it has been age restricted.)
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