text:
September's Virtual Tasting will take place tonight! The wine is Novelty Hill's Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2006. As usual, I will be opening the bottle about 7pm and posting my comments and tweets (@wawinereport) along the way. Please join us in trying this wine and posting your notes.
For those of you in the Seattle area the winery, which is located in Woodinville, is sold out of the 2006 (see a list of Seattle-area retailers as well as on-line sellers of the 2006 here). However, today only, Novelty Hill will be extending a 20% discount on one bottle of the 2007 Cabernet to people who purchase at the winery. Just mention you are planning to participate in tonight's Virtual Tasting. As I mentioned in my original post, I will plan on tasting both the 2006 and 2007 as part of tonight's tasting so feel free to stop by the winery, pick up the 2007 and join in the fun.
7:15 Update: Okay folks. The bottles are open. Let the Virtual Tasting begin! We had a brief delay after I lost control of the robot requiring rebooting. As I mentioned earlier, I will be tasting both the 2006 and the 2007 wines. I picked up the 2007, which was just released a few weeks ago and should be making it on retailer shelves shortly, at the winery this afternoon. The drive to Woodinville reminded me what I love about the Northwest with a bald eagle soaring high overhead.
Both wines are using cork as a closure, both with vintage stamps. The 2006 has considerably more color on the cork (will get a picture up of this). I'm assuming this is largely due to the extra bottle aging but we'll see what the wines look like once I get them in the glass.
7:30 Update: Okay, I also popped and poured both of these wines. May end up throwing the 2007 into the decanter depending on how it's doing. I will focus on the 2006 for the moment. The wine is at 62 degrees. Some dusky spice along with pepper and cedar on the nose. The fruit is lying underneath this at the moment. My initial impression is to wonder what other varietals are blended in as they seem to be playing a fair bit on the nose. I'll give this a look later on.
7:45 Update: This is a round, rich wine with a lot of cherry flavors. Some light herbal undertones along with some resinous aromas. I agree with Paul's comment that there is a lot coming from the acid on this wine as opposed to the tannins. My first impression is that this is quite an enjoyable wine. I think it needs to open up a bit. I'm going to put it in a decanter and give the 2007 a try.
8:00 Update: Giving the 2007 a try. On the nose, a bit muted at the moment (no surprise given that it's a 2007). Chocolate along with spice (can't quite pick up what it is, a bit of anise perhaps?) and some pleasing herbal elements. Fairly acid driven on a taste that is very evenly balanced across the palate.
Comparing the 2007 to the 2006, I get a lot of what seems like seem like Cab Franc aromas on the 2006. Earthy, potting soil aromas. Not sure on the blend. The taste is evenly balanced with a slightly sharp uptick about 2/3 of the way through.
Overall, I find a lot of stylistic similarities in terms of nose and style on both wine.
8:15 Update: The 2007 has a nice, powdered chocolate element on the nose along with a bit more tannin structure. Smooth and even. The nose has lots of cherry, black pepper, and an under layer of anise.
The 2006 has some palate coating oak, in a pleasant way. The wine largely pulls it off. Starts with a very plush entry before pulling back a bit and getting a slightly sharp element that lingers on the palate.
8:30 Update: Some background details on the wines.
The 2006: 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc. I KNEW there was some Cab Franc in this wine :). 3,832 cases produced. 14.4% alcohol.
The 2007: 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc; 1% Petit Verdot. 3,964 cases produced. 14.4% alcohol.
8:45 Update: Here is what the publications have to say. Nothing on the 2007 as it is just released. Only thing I see is in Wine Spectator on the 2006, nothing on Wine Enthusiast or Wine Advocate:
92 points. Dense and chewy, but with a nice lift of acidity and freshness as the finish rolls in, framing the cherry, blackberry, coffee and smoke flavors as they linger expressively. Best from 2011 through 2018. 3,888 cases made. –HS
I agree on the lift of acidity but otherwise don't get too much from the description.
From CellarTracker, 13 notes. Average of 88.5 points and median of 90. Check out what people have to say here.
9:00 Update: Notes from winemaker Michael Januik on each wine.
2006 Cabernet: Rich and expressive with ripe blackberry, currant and spicy black cherry aromas and flavors. Well-balanced, with plenty of dark fruit flavors lingering across a lengthy, expressive finish.
2007 Cabernet: A deep, concentrated wine with fresh blackberry, dark cherry and red currant. Expressive and balanced, with dark fruit flavors persisting across a long, generous finish.
See the full 2006 writeup from the winery here. See the full 2007 writeup here.
Both vintages list at $25. I bought the 2006 from Pete's for $21.50 and bought the 2007 from the winery for $20 (lists for $25 but includes the 20% discount for tonight's tasting).
My final thoughts. Both wines are very well made. I went back and forth as to which I liked more as they opened up.
I really enjoy the nose on the 2006. Gets more expressive as the wine moves up toward 67 as opposed to the 62 I originally had it at. A lot to swirl around and ponder over. Fun earthy elements. A good palate with the exception of the slight dip in the mid-palate. A good wine for $25; put it at $18-$20 and it's a steal. In my rating system I would put it as a "slash" wine between a + and *. So I would either list it as "+/*" or do as I usually do in such circumstances and score down. Given the amount of good things going on in this wine I would probably list it as +/* with a * a little too high and a + a little too low.
On the 2007, definitely more of a chocolate and anise component on the nose and taste than I get on the 2006. Otherwise a lot of the same things going on stylistically. I like the nose more on the 2006 but like the palate a bit more on the 2007. I think, given a bit more time in the bottle, the 2007 will be a bit better of a wine. I would score it as just painting the low edges of a * on my rating scale.
Thanks to everyone who participated. We'll do it again next month.
Final Update: Retrying these wines now a full three hours after they have been open and decanted.
On the 2006, chilled back to 62 degrees. A lot of toasted oak and spice aromas. Black pepper and earth are still there. Does seem to show a lot of Cab Franc influence strangely. The taste seems considerably more thin when the wine is cooler. It becomes more rich on the palate as it warms up. Tannins definitely pull back here on a more acid-driven, oak-textured wine.
More on the 2007 in the final final.
Final Final Update: Retrying the 2007 now. A lot of great stuff on the nose. I think the 2007 has a bit more upside, although the 2006 is tasting better right now with another year in the bottle. The 2007 carries more completely across the palate. I also get, as this wine opens up, a light egg component on the nose. Perhaps from egg fining? Overall, both are very enjoyable wines.
Thanks again to everyone who took part. If you have suggestions for next month's Virtual Tasting, send them along.
Virtual Tasting - Novelty Hill Cabernet 2006
September's Virtual Tasting will take place tonight! The wine is Novelty Hill's Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2006. As usual, I will be opening the bottle about 7pm and posting my comments and tweets (@wawinereport) along the way. Please join us in trying this wine and posting your notes.
Corliss Estates 2004 Red Wine and Cabernet Sauvignon
Reminder that this month's Virtual Tasting is this Wednesday starting at 7pm. The wine is the 2006 Novelty Hill Cabernet. Read more about it here.
While Walla Walla's Corliss Estates made its first vintage in 2001, the winery did not release its first wine until December of 2008. In the interim, the team at Corliss made and discarded two vintages. They also moved into and renovated the old Red and White Brand bakery building in downtown Walla Walla. With their third vintage – the 2003 – founders Michael Corliss and Lauri Darneille found what they were looking for. In that year Corliss produced a Red Wine, Cabernet, and Syrah that would constitute their inaugural release. However, it would be a full five years before these wines were available, much longer than the one to three years most wineries wait to release vintages.
The story behind these decisions shows why Corliss is not just striving to make wines that stand among the best in the state, they are achieving excellence. Corliss and Darneille started Corliss Estates with the goal of making exceptional, age-worthy wines. Doing so requires both patience and a meticulous attention to detail. In terms of patience, sticking to the adage that you never get a second chance to make a good first impression, Corliss and Darneille discarded the first two vintages when they didn't meet the level of excellence they were looking for. Similarly, believing many wines are released too young to be properly enjoyed (amen), they held the 2003 vintage wines until they believed the wines were ready. In terms of attention to detail, Paul Gregutt gives a good description on his blog of watching the processing of some of this year's fruit, writing:
The bunches of grapes passed through a gentle de-stemmer and poured out onto a conveyer belt, where every bit of leaf, stem and vineyard detritus was picked out by hand. By the time the grapes reached the end of the conveyer belt – just before being dropped (not pumped) into fermentation bins – they looked like perfect blueberries, each pristine grape isolated and unbroken…This is what it takes to make great, not good wine.
Great wine is what Corliss is making. These wines are nothing short of extraordinary and are among the best I have had from Washington. They have jaw-dropping amounts of complexity, elegance, and power. They are also built for the long haul. The inaugural releases were so impressive Seattle Magazine listed Corliss Estates as one of Washington's next "cult wines" in their August issue. Indeed, last April I tried Corliss' 2003 Red Wine alongside several vintages of Washington's premier cult wine, Quilceda Creek. The Corliss wine stood shoulder to shoulder.
Since their initial release last year, the people behind Corliss have been busy. Along with winemaker Kendall Mix, Corliss and Darneille launched a second winery, Tranche Cellars, this spring year with a Rousanne-Viognier, Chardonnay, and Pinot Gris. In 2010, they will launch a third winery, RMV Cellars (Red Mountain Vineyards) at the former Sandhill Winery location. While Mix will direct winemaking operations at each of the three wineries, each winery is intended to operate independently with its own staff and estate vineyards. To this end, Corliss Estates planted a fifty-six acre estate vineyard on Red Mountain this spring, with Tranche and RMV Cellars' estate vineyards already on-line.
After releasing their 2004 Syrah earlier in the year, Corliss will release their 2004 Red Wine and 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon in November. Having sampled these wines earlier this month, I can only say that Corliss continues to impress. While the Red Wine, a Bordeaux blend, is predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, it is the large percentage of Cabernet Franc and other Bordeaux varietals that make this wine shimmer and shine. This is a bold, muscular wine that drinks beautifully now but only benefit from additional years in the cellar. The Cabernet Sauvignon, while displaying great intensity, also shows an immaculate, restrained elegance. Both wines are at the high end of their respective categories in my rating system with the Red Wine better measured on the Richter scale. These are impeccable wines that guarantee to build on the reputation of Corliss' first release.
Note: Wines sampled at 65 degrees.
Corliss Red Wine Columbia Valley 2004
A nose that pulls you into the glass with fresh ground coffee, spice, dust, and dark cherries. A big, thick, voluptuous mouthfeel. Each sip takes multiple swallows to finish. Initially tight and drying on the palate with silky smooth fruit hanging above the tannins. As the wine opens up, mocha shows through and the fruit comes to the front. An exceptional wine that is a perfect combination of fruit and barrel. 45% Cabernet, 34% Cab Franc, 10% Malbec, 9% Petit Verdot, 2% Merlot. 15.2% alcohol. 480 cases produced.
Corliss Estates Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2004
Lighter and more refined wine than the Red Wine on both the nose and palate. The nose displays dense, dark fruit along with coffee grounds, mocha, and spice. Undulates along the palate with black licorice, coffee, and luscious cherry fruit. A palate coating wine with beautifully integrated oak. 82% Cabernet, 9% Cab Franc, 7% Petit Verdot, 1% Malbec, 1% Merlot. 14.9% alcohol. 225 cases produced.
REMINDER: September Virtual Tasting Wednesday 9/30
Reminder that this month's Virtual Tasting is this Wednesday starting at 7pm. The wine is the 2006 Novelty Hill Cabernet. Read more about it here.
Dusted Valley Vintners
Dusted Valley Vintners was founded in 2003 by Chad Johnson and Corey Braunel. The winery is located in Walla Walla on the Old Milton Highway south of downtown. This summer Dusted Valley also opened a tasting room west of the crest in Woodinville's Hollywood Vineyards Retail Center.
In terms of red wines, Dusted Valley produces a Cabernet, Cab Franc, Grenache, Malbec, and Syrah as well as several blends. The "Stained Tooth" Syrah – the name of Dusted Valley's wine club - is a winery favorite. Dusted Valley added the "Boomtown" wines as its entry level series several years back (see a review of the 2006 Boomtown Cabernet here).
One aspect of Dusted Valley's Walla Walla tasting room I will mention is, when I sampled these wines, it was at an impeccable wine serving temperature (all wines sampled at 63-65 degrees). Especially during the warmer months when tasting room temperatures can get into the high seventies and eighties in Walla Walla with the wines following suit, this went a long way toward helping these wines put their best foot forward.
On a less positive note, DVV's website is woefully out of date in terms of their offerings and needs a major facelift. C'mon guys!
|Dusted Valley Vintners Grenache Columbia Valley 2007
| Bright, dried black cherries, ground tobacco, and a light herbal quality on an enjoyable nose. Ripe and even on the palate with an extended finish.
|Dusted Valley Vintners Stained Tooth Syrah Columbia Valley 2007
| Pretty floral aromatics combine with light earth. Bright and tart on the palate. A very enjoyable wine that needs food to get the most out of it.
|Dusted Valley Vintners Walla Walla Valley Syrah 2007
| Light floral components along with touches of chocolate and just a hint of cured meats on a very pretty nose. Tart, brightly acidic, and up front on the palate. A lot of good stuff going on here. Perhaps will come together with a bit more time. Spofford Station & Birch Creek vineyards.
|Dusted Valley Vintners Reserve Syrah Walla Walla Valley 2006
| A classic Walla Walla Valley syrah with a nose of violets, cured meats, and a touch of candied fruit. Exceptionally well balanced and put together on the palate. Picks up steam across the mid-palate but never overpowers. Holds and hangs on at the finish. Just shy of a double star (**) wine.
|Dusted Valley Vintners Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2006
| The nose is marked by bittersweet chocolate, tobacco, and dried fruit. Dry on the palate with a lot of fruit. A very good wine for the price.
|Dusted Valley Vintners Cabernet Franc Walla Walla Valley 2007
| Generous amounts of black pepper heaped over black fruit that has a touch of sweetness. Thick and chewy on the palate. Well done but a bit overwhelming.
| Dusted Valley Vintners Malbec Columbia Valley 2007
| Vanilla dominates on the nose. A fair amount of greenness on the taste. Dips down and then back up. Drinking very, very young. May improve with time.
|Dusted Valley Vintners Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley 2006
|A bit of earthy funkiness,graphite, baking chocolate and spice on the nose. A big, dense, chewy wine that is round and opulent on the palate. Lots of cherry flavors. Impressive length on the finish. Best of the flight.
Washington Wine Round-up: September 15th to 21st
A round-up of stories on
From around the country…
FoodBizDaily picks up the story of Charles Smith being named Food & Magazine winemaker of the year.
Business Week writes about L'Ecole No. 41's Apogee.
From the blogosphere…
Through the Walla Walla Grapevine writes about Palate Press. They also write about SuLei's 2008 Roussanne (see my take on this wine here). Catie also writes for Palate Press on Walla Walla Wine.
WINO magazine writes about Darby Winery. They also write about round two of a Walla Walla roundtable, the latest Grape Killers event, and do some tasting and tweeting at Grand Cru Wine Bar.
Wine Peeps writes about one of the wine peeps. They also write about the Walter Clore Private Reserve, and Betz Family Winery.
Woodinville Wine Update writes about Arlington Road Cellars new name. They also write about the aforementioned Taste and Tweet, and Gorman Winery.
Paul Gregutt writes about Betz Family Wines. He also writes about Stevens and the state straddling Sineann.
WAWineMan writes about new
Wine Rasa writes about DuBrul merlot. They also write about harvest.
Write for Wine writes about Alexandria Nicole.
Tavola Rosso writes about Va Piano's Bruno's Blend III. They also write about St. Laurent's 2007 Syrah Rose.
DavidLansing.com writes about a WSU lecture on tannins.
From the locals…
The News Tribune writes about this year's crop.
Paul Gregutt writes in his column in the Seattle Times about value wines with callouts to Ardenvoir, Balboa Winery, and SuLei Cellars.
The Yakima Herald writes about John Anderson's induction into the Legends of Washington Wine Hall of Fame.
Othello Outlook writes about recent changes in
Woehler writes for the Tri-city Herald about Silver Lake Winery.
KATU writes about a bottle plant closing.
That's all folks!
Five Under Fifteen - September
In tough times, we continue the search for good, inexpensive wines…
More hits than misses with this month's Five Under Fifteen featuring four wines I gave a plus (+) rating and list as Recommended. I give this rating when a wine represents a particular value at its price point.
The most impressive of this month's wines – and also the most expensive at $15 - is the 2006 Boomtown Cabernet. Boomtown is Dusted Valley Vintners' entry level wine. Dusted Valley is located in
Waterbrook is also located in
Pacific Rim has long been a white wine specialist with a particular focus on Riesling. The winery even offers a free mini-book Riesling Rules! on the history and virtues of the grape.
Kyra Wines is located in
McKinley Springs is located in the Horse Heaven Hills AVA. Doug Rowell serves as winemaker. The winery has over 2,000 acres planted to more than 20 different varietals. Unfortunately this Chenin Blanc was a disappointment. I plan to resample it in the future as the bottle seemed off.
If you have a wine under $15 you'd like us to check out, send it along.
|Boomtown Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2006
| Loads of fresh berries, chocolate, and spice. A big, rich, crowd-pleasing taste with heaping amounts of fruit along with a touch of coffee. A solid finish. 14.2% alcohol. 5,000 cases produced. Recommended. Purchased at Pete's for $14
|Waterbrook Cabernet-Merlot Columbia Valley 2007
| Dusky spice pairs with dark fruit and sweet barrel aromas on the nose. Full and rich on the palate with well integrated oak. 56% Cabernet. 44% merlot. 13.5% alcohol. Recommended. Purchased at Pete's for $9
| An engaging nose marked by honey, white grapefruit, and mineral notes. A lot of citrus on a crisp, clean palate. Not a lot of complexity but very enjoyable. 50,000 cases produced. Recommended. Purchased at Pete's for $11
|Kyra Chenin Blanc 2008
| Almost completely clear in color. An expressive, fruity nose marked by freshly cut, ripe – almost overripe – apples along with coconut and tropical fruit. A fair amount of residual sugar (1.7%) on an enjoyable taste. 12.5% alcohol. Recommended. Purchased at Pete's for $12
|McKinley Springs Chenin Blanc Horse Heaven Hills 2007
|A yellowish tinge to the color. Light apple and leesy aromas along with something strange I can't place. Fairly flat on the palate, seeming to lack sufficient acidity. The wine paints around the edges but the middle seems lacking. A slight metallic element on the back end. 13.8% alcohol. Purchased at Pete's for $12
Retrospective - Cadence Bel Canto 2004
Bel Canto is Cadence Winery's top end red wine. The 2004 vintage is a blend of ten different barrels from Cadence's impeccable Red Mountain vineyard sources (Ciel du Cheval, Klipsun, and Taptiel). Starting with the 2006 vintage, Cadence began using fruit from its Cara Mia Vineyard on Red Mountain for the Bel Canto. Winemaker Ben Smith has always had a strong interest in Cabernet Franc which composes a full fifty percent of this wine.
Related Posts
Grand Rêve
Cadence 2006 Vintage Releases
Cadence Coda 2006
2005 Vintage, Ciel du Cheval
Cadence 2005 Releases
Cadence Bel Canto Red Mountain 2004
Lots of black licorice and bright cherry on the nose. A perfect amount of grip and texture on the taste with chocolate threads winding through the wine. An impressively long finish caps it off. 50% Cab Franc, 40% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot. 14.4% alcohol. 250 cases produced.
Gorman Winery 2007 Releases
Gorman Winery had its first commercial release in 2002. Since that time the winery has had a meteoric rise to near cult wine status. Owner, winemaker, and one man show Chris Gorman focuses on small lot production, producing approximately 1,500 cases annually. The house style is to create big, bold wines. For his wines, Gorman looks to pair top notch fruit with top-of-the-line wood. In terms of the fruit, Gorman sources grapes from the likes of Ciel du Cheval and Conner Lee vineyards. In terms of the wood, he is not shy about liberally using new French oak from cooperages such as of Saury and Taransaud - or to price his wines accordingly. Gorman is also not afraid to pour on the alcohol. The new red releases, for example, clock in at 15%, 15.2%, and 15.5%. Release No. V that he made for Grand Rêve comes in at 15.8%.
An aside about wines with alcohol levels around fifteen percent or above. As many of you know, I am a stickler about wine temperature. This is never more important than with wines with moderately high alcohol content. If these wines get to seventy degrees or above, the fruit and alcohol will often come wildly out of balance like a top wobbling and spinning out of control. So when trying the Gorman wines or wines of a similar style, do yourself a favor and make sure your "room temperature" is more like sixty-two to sixty-five degrees than seventy to seventy-five. Now back to our story.
Gorman Winery is open only two times per year, once in March and once in September, for new releases. Of the wines released this month, with the exception of the chardonnay, all are drinking quite young, especially the monstrous, lay-me-down Evil Twin. On first pour, each of the red wines display a strong mixture of fruit and barrel aromas that then backs off and becomes quiet before being coaxed back out with vigorous swirling. All will benefit from some additional bottle age and will reward you for your patience.
At this event Gorman also gave a sampling of the March releases. The Albatross – a standout from this tasting – is a blend of Cabernet and Petit Verdot. Intriguingly, as he poured this wine, Gorman stated that he hoped the Albatross would be his "swan song." A customer pulled him aside before I could ask the intention behind this statement. Not to worry, Gorman has been spending his time of late cleaning barrels and just picked up his 2009 Ciel Syrah earlier this week. If you're looking for this winery being going anywhere, look up not out.
Related Posts
Grand Rêve
Gorman Winery 2006 Releases
Gorman Winery 2005 Releases
Mark Ryan McNeilly and Chris Gorman Second Label Wines
Note: All red wines sampled at 61 degrees.
|Gorman Big Sissy Chardonnay Conner Lee Vineyard 2008
|Light in color. Nose marked by a light grassiness and a light spice. Clean and crisp with well-integrated oak and a rounded mouthfeel. A long finish caps it off. 100% Chardonnay. 100% Native yeast fermentation, Malolactic fermentation, and new French oak. 14.2% alcohol. 200 cases produced. Sampled at 54 degrees.
|Gorman Zachary's Ladder Red Mountain 2007
|An intensely fragrant nose with jammy fruit, flowers, and powdered chocolate. A fair amount of weight on a palate marked by tart fruit and chalky tannins. Lavender shows through as the wine opens. Needs additional time to ocome together. 42% Cabernet; 25% Merlot; 25% Mourvedre; 7% Syrah; 1% Petit Verdot. 15.0% alcohol. 400 cases produced.
|Gorman Pixie Red Mountain 2007
|Lots of jammy fruit with seeds along with sage and baking chocolate. A richly textured, dry wine with lots of fruit and polished tannins. Occasionally comes off as a bit coarse and sharp toward the back end. These edges will smooth out with a bit more time in the bottle. 100% Syrah (50% Kiona, 50% Ciel du Cheval). 15.2% alcohol. 200 cases produced.
|Gorman Evil Twin Red Mountain 2007
|More closed on the nose than the other wines sampled with light floral and herbal notes. Dense and extracted on the palate. Dry and smooth with a big lick of tannins at the end. This is a red meat wine. 60% Syrah, 40% Cabernet. 15.5% alcohol. 225 cases produced.
|Gorman The Albatross Red Mountain Reserve 2007
|A pungent nose with pepper and licorice. A dense, whopper of a wine with a monstrous lick of tannins. Wraps around your tongue and squeezes until you ask for mercy. Very young at present but will be exceptional. 66% Cabernet; 34% Petit Verdot. 120 cases produced. To be released in March 2010.
Washington Wine Round-up: September 1st to 14th
A summary of articles from September 1st to 14th on Washington wine.
From around the country…
Business Week writes about Pepper Bridge's 2005 Cabernet.
Food and Wine magazine names Charles Smith their winemaker of the year.
Tulsa World also writes about Charles Smith.
From the blogosphere…
Wine Peeps writes about Dusted Valley. They also write about new retailer Full Pull Wines, a pairing challenge, WA wines available in NYC, and Washington wine month.
Beyond the Bottle checks out àMaurice Cellars 2006 Chardonnay. Thad also check out L'Ecole No. 41's Walla Voila 2008 Chenin Blanc.
Paul Gregutt writes about Sineann. He also writes about the price of Washington wine, some Washington Wine Month deals, and answers a question about scoring.
Tavola Rosso does a Washington vs California Syrah taste off.
Through the Walla Walla Grapevine writes about Charles Smith being named winemaker of the year by Food and Wine magazine. Catie also writes about Robison Ranch Cellars.
Going for Seconds writes about a Tanzer tasting.
Write for Wine also writes about Full Pull. Margot also writes about DeLille's D2 and Alexandia Nicole's Syrah.
Wine Foot does a duel of California and Washington merlots. They also interview Efeste's Brennon Leighton.
WINO magazine writes about :Nota Bene. They also write about Furion Cellars, and give Part II of a trip to Col Solare (Note: see my recent Focus report on Col Solare here).
Washington Wine Guy checks out some K Vintners wines.
You've heard of the Dogs of Walla Walla. Shona at Woodinville Wine Update now talks about the Winery Cat of Woodinville. WWU also writes about Gorman's The Bully, wineries who tweet, Dusted Valley Vintners, and a day in the vineyard with Hollywood Hill Vineyards.
The Wine Connoisseur posts a variety of videos taken at the Seattle Wine Awards.
Wine and Beer of Washington State writes about a wine class at William Church Winery.
Washington Wine writes about Washington Wine month.
Seattle Wine Blog hits some Woodinville wineries.
RJ's Wine Blog does a bonus round on Owen Roe.
WA Wine Man writes about Columbia's Gwertztraminer, Eliseo Silva's 2005 Merlot, Washington Tempranillo, Alexandria Nichole's 2006 Temp, JM Cellars 2008 Chard, Doyenne's 2008 Rose, and Betz' La Cote Patriarche.
Portalis Wine Blog writes about Rieslings with a callout to Efeste's 2008 Evergreen Vineyard Riesling.
Schwartz Brothers Restaurants writes that Bellevue's Daniels will now be serving only Washington wine on their Cruvinet system.
The Industry Made Me Do It tries WA wines alongside BS wines with callouts to DeLille, Trust Cellars, and Chateau Ste. Michelle.
The Examiner writes about the 2006 Red Diamond Cabernet. See my take on this wine here. They Examiner also writes about Boudreaux Cellars.
Doug Paulding Wine Picks writes about Hogue Cellars.
CheapWineRatings.com looks at Mercer's Chardonnay. They also check out Bridgman's Chardonnay.
Associated Content writes about Washington's best wines with callouts to Chateau Ste. Michelle, Leonetti, Gramercy, Abeja, and Andrew Will.
About.com writes about Hogue's 2006 Genesis Syrah.
Cherries and Clay writes about Walla Walla's 8 Bit Vintners.
Inspired Imbiber 2.0 writes about a trip to Walla Walla.
My Vine Spot does a blind Viognier tasting where Washington's Bridgman comes out near the top.
Eric Bandholz writes about a trip to Walla Walla.
From the locals…
The Seattle PI picks up an AP story about a truck carrying Washington wine to Wyoming catching on fire and sending corks flying. No word on the wines that perished.
Andy Perdue writes for the Tacoma News Tribune about the beginning of harvest season.
Woehler at the Tri-city Herald writes about Washington Wine Month.
KNDO reports that Labor Day weekend was a success in Yakima Valley.
That's all folks!
September Virtual Tasting - Novelty Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
September's Virtual Tasting will be Novelty Hill's Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine retails for $25 and can frequently be found on sale. Note that this wine just had a vintage change so I will be tasting both the 2006 and the newly released 2007 side by side. Feel free to pick up either (or both!) for the tasting.
The tasting will take place on Wednesday September 30th. As usual, I will be opening the bottle about 7pm and posting my notes along the way. Please join us in trying this wine and posting your notes.
Novelty Hill is located in Woodinville. The winery shares a tasting room with Januik Winery, although the two are independent ventures. Michael Januik serves as winemaker for both wineries.
Where to Buy - Seattle Area:
Pete's Wine Shop
Where to Buy - On-line:
Avalon Wine
I will be updating the Seattle-area list as I get information back from retailers about whether they have this wine in stock. Check back. Also, feel free to comment on places you have seen this wine in your area.
Note: I am not affiliated with nor do I receive compensation from any of the above retailers.
Buty Sémillon, Sauvignon and Muscadelle CV 2008
Buty Winery is located in the airport region in Walla Walla. Among the many excellent wines this winery makes, the Sémillon/Sauvignon blend is consistently one of their best. This is the seventeenth vintage that winemaker Caleb Foster has been making this Bordeaux-style blend in Washington. This experience, paired with grapes from vines planted in 1982 (Rosebud Ranch Vineyard, Wahluke Slope AVA) make this wine soar. Describing the new release Foster writes: *
"We crushed the sémillon and cold-soaked it on its skins overnight. This builds the weight and creaminess of the wine. We fermented in old Burgundy barrels then aged it on its lees for nine months to developing bready aromas and supple texture. The sauvignon was whole cluster pressed and native yeast fermented in tank without malolactic fermentation. The wines were bottled on June 4, 2009." Where to Buy: Winery, McCarthy & Schiering
Wines: Score Name Notes $ Buty Sémillon, Sauvignon and Muscadelle Columbia Valley 2008 Straw colored. A beautiful nose marked by lemon zest, touches of honey, mineral, and yeast. Floral notes emerge as the wine opens up. Fresh, tart, and lemon0-loaded on the palate. 69% Sémillon, 26% Sauvignon Blanc, 5% Muscadelle. Rosebud Ranches, Spring Creek, and Lonesome River Ranch vineyards. 13.8% alcohol. 1,050 cases produced. $25
Betz Family Winery Fall Releases
Betz Family Winery was founded by Bob and Cathy Betz in 1997, producing its first vintage that same year. Since that time the winery has gone from making 150 cases of wine annually to approximately 3,500 – about where they are looking to stay. They have also gone from an upstart to one of the premier wineries in Washington. This fall's releases, with the exception of the 2007 La Côte Rousse which is still fairly closed, are more immediately accessible than their 2006 counterparts. For the 2007 Bésoleil, Betz used both a larger amount of Grenache as well as a new vineyard source, Olsen Estates. The 2007 Bésoleil is not only as good as any I have tried from the winery, it is also as good as any Grenache blend I have sampled from the state. The 2007 La Serenne exhibits more intensity and power than the 2006 offering while retaining exceptional balance. Finally, the 2007 La Côte Patriarche – whose Syrah comes from 23 year old vines – exhibits a depth and layered intensity that bodes well for Washington's young vineyards.
As indicated by its name, Betz is a family-run business. Cathy serves as the winery's president, Bob as its winemaker, and daughter Carmen as head of sales. Bob, who holds the prestigious Master of Wine degree, spent twenty eight years at Stimson Lane (now Ste Michelle Wine Estates) before retiring in 2003 to focus on the winery full-time. Betz held a variety of positions at Stimson Lane, including Vice President of Winemaking Research at the time of his retirement. Interestingly given the deft touch he shows at the family winery, Bob never served as winemaker during his time at Stimson Lane.
Betz shows a meticulous attention to detail from grape to glass. On the viticulture side, Betz partners with some of the state's top vineyard managers to achieve the style he is looking for. Each year the winery uses the same blocks and rows from its vineyard sources to maximize control and consistency. On the enology side, the family broke ground on a custom facility in Woodinville in 2004. The building was designed to move both grapes and juice as efficiently as possible. It was also designed to maximize sanitation with walls and floors of concrete for easy spray washing. The facility was completed in time for the 2005 harvest.
In the five years since Bob's retirement from Stimson Lane, the winery has continued to thrive. Last year, Betz moved to selling their wine predominantly through a mailing list. In July of 2008 they closed their mailing list and last fall they sold out of their new releases in two weeks. In a nod to the long-established relationships Bob has built across the industry, Betz continues to hold some wine back each year for retailers.
Betz Family Winery has two releases each year. The spring releases include the Bordeaux blends Pere de Famille (Cabernet dominant) and Clos de Betz (Merlot dominant). The fall releases focus on Rhone varietals with two Syrahs and a Grenache blend. The first Syrah is the La Serenne which is 100% Syrah from Boushey Vineyard in the Yakima Valley. The second is La Côte Rousse whose fruit is sourced from Red Mountain. This year, Betz added a third - La Côte Patriarche – whose Syrah comes from Red Willow Vineyard, the oldest Syrah planting in Washington. The Bésoleil, a Southern Rhone-style, Grenache-centric blend rounds out the Fall offerings.
Note: All of these wines were poured from magnums and sampled between 67 and 68 degrees.
This fall's releases, with the exception of the 2007 La Côte Rousse which is still fairly closed, are more immediately accessible than their 2006 counterparts. For the 2007 Bésoleil, Betz used both a larger amount of Grenache as well as a new vineyard source, Olsen Estates. The 2007 Bésoleil is not only as good as any I have tried from the winery, it is also as good as any Grenache blend I have sampled from the state. The 2007 La Serenne exhibits more intensity and power than the 2006 offering while retaining exceptional balance. Finally, the 2007 La Côte Patriarche – whose Syrah comes from 23 year old vines – exhibits a depth and layered intensity that bodes well for Washington's young vineyards.
|Betz Bésoleil Grenache Columbia Valley 2007
| Ruby colored. An elegant, alluring nose with light toast, red berries, black licorice, and earth tones. Light on the palate with a bowl of red fruit. A refined wine that is exceptionally well balanced. A tribute to the Rhone style. 80% Grenache, 15% Mourvedre, 5% Syrah.
|Betz La Serenne Syrah Yakima Valley 2007
| A dark, intense color. Hallmark Boushey Vineyard Syrah nose with smoke, bacon fat, and floral notes. Rich on the palate with black fruit. Hangs endlessly on the palate. An earth-shaking wine that provides both power and refinement.
|Betz La Côte Patriarche Syrah Yakima Valley 2007
| Deep and dark in color. A lively nose with light smoke, game, fresh berries, floral notes, and black licorice. Seamless on the palate with a creamy mouthfeel and a perfect amount of rich, intense fruit. 80% Syrah, 10% Grenache, 10% Mourvedre. Red Willow, Olsen, and Alder Ridge vineyards.
|Betz La Côte Rousse Syrah Red Mountain 2007
|Dark purple. The nose is fairly closed at present with light roasted meat, flowers, and a hint of licorice. A scrumptious, seductive wine that is seemingly light on the palate but offers a lot of fruit and layers of intensity. 100% Syrah. Ciel du Cheval and Ranch at the End of the Road.


text:
February 11, 2014, New York – In response to news reports that the Obama administration is considering assassinating an American citizen who allegedly presents a security threat, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement:
Once again, the Obama administration is secretly considering killing a US citizen without due process and absent proof that the individual genuinely poses an imminent threat. While increased transparency around the government's targeted killings – of both US- and non-US citizens – is imperative, the legality and morality of the entire program must be scrutinized by the courts and the public. Ultimately, the administration's apparent rationale for the targeted killing program – that the US is engaged in a global, decade-plus-long war with Al Qaeda and unspecified 'associated forces' – turns the principles that prohibit killing outside the battlefield on their head.
The Center for Constitutional Rights is dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Founded in 1966 by attorneys who represented civil rights movements in the South, CCR is a non-profit legal and educational organization committed to the creative use of law as a positive force for social change.
the center for constitutional rights

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Undergraduate Degrees, Majors and Concentrations
SPED6040 - High-Incidence Disab: Mths/Pra
Fall 2019
This course focuses on applying the knowledge and skills required to provide specially designed instruction to students with mild disabilities in inclusive learning environments. Major areas of study will include: IDEA and No Child Left Behind; inclusion models; student-centered learning; teacher-directed models; instructional accommodations, modifications, and strategies; positive behavior support; social skills; and teacher-family partnerships. Upon successful completion of this course, aspiring special education teachers will be able to demonstrate competence in using evidence-based instructional practices to teach all students.
Prerequisites: SPED6080 and SPED6085
3 Credits
Prerequisites: SPED6080 and SPED6085
3 Credits
Click "Details" for a course description, instructor information, and a link to the instructor's website, where you can find a syllabus, first class information, and more...Registration Help
M Monday
T Tuesday
W Wednesday
R Thursday
F Friday
S Saturday
U Sunday
Schedule Book for All Active and Available Future Terms, Course starting with SPED6040
No Courses Found


text:
Engage with Point Park
By now you have likely explored our website and done some research about Point Park and the programs we offer. But what about the people? It's the students, faculty and staff who really make Point Park a special place.
Our community is out there. Join the conversation!
Are you part of a Point Park organization or department that has a social media account?
Let us know! Please email a link to your Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or Flickr account to email@example.com to be considered for this listing.


text: This Fluorescent Work Light uses a single 13 watt fluorescent bulb rated at 10,000 hours of use. The amount of light produced is similar to that of a 75 watt incandescent bulb but with a daylight color to it. The electronic ballast provides instant, no-flicker cold weather starts. For hands-free use, this work light has nylon tipped double hooks. The work light is turned on/off by a single rocker switch and has a 20 foot 18/2 SPT-2 cord with a DC Plug that works in any vehicle's DC outlet.


text:
The Rock County Historical Society invites you to visit the Oak Hill Cemetery on October 9th from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Joel Van Haaften, executive director of the Rock County Historical Society, will be talking about gravestone markings and their symbolism. Come out and see why a grave marked with a broken chain, an arrow, a beehive, a shock of wheat, or a dove used to mean to the survivors of a family member entered in the Oak Hill Cemetery. Gravestone rubbings will be carried out during the tour and the public will be offered the opportunity to divine graves with divining rods, sometimes referred to grave witching. The Southern Wisconsin Paranormal Research Group will talk about area ghost legends and its involvement in their research and documentation, including a story on the Oak Hill Cemetery. This tour is offered free to the public. For more information call: 608-756-4509.
Oak Hill Cemetery Tour - Oct 9 - Janesville - FREE
Started by wipsi , Oct 05 2010 09:49 AM
No replies to this topic
1 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users


text:
Mondays With Bob Greene: Roger Federer sets historic record
Men's singles: Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick 5-7 7-6 (6) 7-6 (5) 3-6 16-14
Women's singles: Serena Williams beat Venus Williams 7-6 (3) 6-2
Men's doubles: Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic beat Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan 7-6 (7) 6-7 (3) 7-6 (3) 6-3
Women's doubles: Venus and Serena Williams beat Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs 7-6 (4) 6-4
Mixed doubles: Mark Knowles and Anna-Lena Groenefeld beat Leander Paes and Cara Black 7-5 6-3
Boys' singles: Andrev Kuznetsov beat Jordan Cox 4-6 6-2 6-2
Girls' singles: Noppawan Lertcheenakarn beat Kristina Mladenovic 3-6 6-3 6-1
Boys' doubles: Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Kevin Krawietz beat Julien Obry and Adrian Puget 6-7(3), 6-2, 12-10.
Girls' doubles: Noppawan Lertcheewakarn and Sally Peers beat Kristina Mladenovic and Silvia Njiric 6-1 6-1
Wheelchair women's doubles: Korie Homan and Esther Vergeer beat Daniela Di Toro and Lucy Shuker 6-1 6-3
Wheelchair men's doubles: Stephane Houdet and Michael Jeremiasz beat Robin Ammerlaan and Shingo Kunieda 1-6 6-4 7-3 (match tiebreak)
Oscar Hernandez beat Tiemurax Gabashvili to win the Nord/LP Open in Braunschweig, Germany
Potito Starace beat Maximo Gonzalez 7-6 (4) 6-3 to win the Trofeo Regione Piemonte in Turin, Italy
Polona Hercog beat Varvara Lepchonko 6-1 6-2 to win the Cuneo ITF Tournament in Cuneo, Italy
"It's not really one of those goals you set as a little boy, but, man, it's been quite a career. And quite a month." – Roger Federer, who won his sixth Wimbledon title, and 15th Grand Slam tournament crown, just four weeks after capturing his first French Open title.
"He's a legend. Now he's an icon." – Pete Sampras, talking about Roger Federer after the Swiss star broke Sampras' Grand Slam tournament victory record of 14 titles.
"Sorry, Pete, I tried to hold him off." – Losing finalist Andy Roddick, apologizing to compatriot Pete Sampras.
"I'd rather definitely be number two and hold three Grand Slams in the past year than be number one and not have any. I don't know what to do to be number one. I don't even care anymore." – Serena Williams, who won Wimbledon to go along with her 2009 Australian Open and 2008 US Open titles, yet is ranked number two in the world.
"Do I feel invincible? I'd like to say yes, but I really do work at it." – Venus Williams, after winning her semifinal but before losing the title match to her sister Serena.
"I think I will beat him in a marathon easy." – Robin Soderling, on meeting Roger Federer in another sport after losing to the Swiss star for the 11th straight time.
"Oh, it is only because he is better than everybody else. That's it." – Ivo Karlovic, when asked about Roger Federer's secret for success.
"I don't play to break records but it's great to have them." – Roger Federer.
"It's a wonderful achievement. She's played so well so many times. You know, a lot of the times actually at my expense." – Venus Williams, on her sister Serena winning an 11th Grand Slam tournament title by beating Venus in the final.
"There's no easy [way] to losing, especially when it's so close to the crown. Either way, it's not easy. " – Venus Williams.
"One of the first things I noticed was our name on the board, on the big plaque. Now we get it twice. It's obviously going to be special to come back next year and see that." – Daniel Nestor, after teaming with Nenad Zimonjic to win their second straight Wimbledon men's doubles title.
"It's a game of inches and when you're playing two guys who are serving close to 130 (mph), and you're not getting a lot of sniffs on your return, it's a dice roll. They were the better team today and I have to give them a lot of credit." – Bob Bryan, on losing the men's doubles final.
"I was Santa Claus on the court, serving so many double-faults." – Dinara Safina, after overcoming 15 double-faults to beat Sabine Lisicki in the quarterfinals.
"I wasn't sure if it's Serena or Andy Roddick on the other side of the net, 125 mph all the time." Elena Dementieva, on Serena Williams' big serves in their semifinal match.
"Venus played as if she had some place to go and she was in a major league hurry to get a great dinner." – Father Richard Williams, on Venus' 51-minutes semifinal victory over Dinara Safina.
"I think she gave me a pretty good lesson today." – Dinara Safina, after losing to Venus Williams in 51 minutes.
"I'm still scared of Serena Williams. I find her very intimidating." – Laura Robson, a 15-year-old from Britain, talking about the ladies' locker room at Wimbledon.
"Roof! Roof! Roof!" –Centre Court crowd chanting as the new retractable roof was closed for the first time when a light sprinkle interrupted play.
He had to work overtime to do it, but Roger Federer became the first man in history to win 15 Grand Slam tournament singles titles. His record-breaking 15th was the longest men's Grand Slam final in history at 77 games as Federer outlasted Andy Roddick 5-7 7-6 (6) 7-6 (5) 3-6 16-14. The previous record was 71 games in the 1927 Australian Championships, while the previous Wimbledon mark was 62 games last year when Rafael Nadal beat Federer. The Federer-Roddick battle also was the longest fifth set in a men's Grand Slam tournament final, breaking the old mark of 11-9 set in 1927 at Roland Garros. Federer served 50 aces, the most he has served in a match and only one behind Ivo Karlovic's Wimbledon record of 51 aces. Federer's previous best was 39 aces when he beat Janko Tipsarevic at the Australian Open in 2008.
Sisters Serena and Venus Williams tried to take home all of the hardware from Wimbledon. Serena beat Venus in the women's final, snapping the older sister's two-year reign at Wimbledon. The two then teamed up to win the women's doubles for the second time.
Ana Ivanovic will rest for at least a week after she suffered a slight tear in her left thigh during her fourth-round match at Wimbledon. The 2008 French Open champion left the court in tears after the first game of the second set against Venus Williams, who won the first set 6-1. Ivanovic is not scheduled to play again until August 3.
It took a brief shower, but Wimbledon showed off its new roof. With the crowd shouting "Roof! Roof! Roof!," the retractable roof over Centre Court was closed for the first time on the second Monday of the tournament. The light sprinkle had halted play during he second set of a match between top-ranked Dinara Safina and 2006 Wimbledon champion Amelie Mauresmo. By the time the roof was closed and the match resumed, the rain had stopped. But officials decided to keep the roof shut for the final match of the evening, Andy Murray beating Stanislas Wawrinka in a five-set match that ended at 10:39 p.m., more than an hour later than the previous record. Wimbledon joins the Australian Open as the only two Grand Slam tournaments with roofs. The Australian Open has roofs over its two main courts and plans to cover a third. The French Open plans on having a roof over its center court by 2011, while the US Open is looking into the possibility of covering a court.
Twenty-eight staff members at Wimbledon were asked to stay at home because they were suspected of having swine flu. Two players – Michal Mertinak and Filip Polasek – also showed symptoms of the world-wide ailment. Mertinak withdrew from the second round of the mixed doubles because he was not feeling well. The two players were sharing a hotel room in London. All England Club spokesman Henry O'Grady said that despite the precautions, no one at Wimbledon is known to have swine flu.
India's Prakash Amritraj and Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi hope their recent play will allow them to form a full-time doubles partnership. In only their third tournament together, Amritraj and Qureshi reached the third round before falling to the fourth-seeded team of Mark Knowles and Mahesh Bhupathi 6-4 5-7 7-6 (3) 6-0. "I'm glad we had these two weeks as a team," Amritraj said. "I think we should take this partnership forward and we're definitely a team to be reckoned with."
Women's tennis is returning to New York's Madison Square Garden, if only for one night. Four top players will compete March 1 in the second Billie Jean King Cup featuring no-ad scoring, a one-set semifinal and best-of-three final. Serena Williams won the inaugural event earlier this year, besting her sister Venus in the final. The 2008 field also included Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic. This year's four Grand Slam tournament winners will be invited to participate in next year's tournament. Serena has won the Australian Open and Wimbledon, while Svetlana Kuznetsova captured the French Open.
Rafael Nadal won't be there when Spain's Davis Cup takes on Germany in a World Group quarterfinal. Nadal, who has been struggling with tendinitis in his knees, was left off the Spanish team, just as he was for last year's final, which Spain won by defeating Argentina. Spanish captain Albert Costa has named Fernando Verdasco, Tommy Robredo, David Ferrer and Feliciano Lopez for the tie that will be played on clay in Marbella, Spain, later this week.
Wimbledon quarterfinalist Ivo Karlovic and Marin Cilic will lead Croatia's Davis C up team against the United States. Croatia, which won the Davis Cup in 2005, will stage the tie on an indoor clay court in Porec, Croatia. Led by Wimbledon finalist Andy Roddick, the American team includes James Black and brothers Bob and Mike Bryan, marking the 12th time in the last 13 Davis Cup contests that the same quartet of players will be together. Croatia has beaten the United States twice in Davis Cup competition.
Andre Agassi will play World Team Tennis this summer for the Philadelphia Freedoms. He will play at home on July 10 against the Boston Lobsters and at Newport Beach, California, on July 17. While Agassi played World Team Tennis before – for the Sacramento Capitals from 2002-04 – there will be two veterans stars making their WTT debuts. Michael Chang will play for the Capitals, while Kim Clijsters will suit up for two matches with the St. Louis Aces. Clijsters plans to return to the WTA Tour after a two-year retirement. Other stars playing this season include Serena Williams (Washington, DC), Venus Williams (Philadelphia), Maria Sharapova (Newport Beach), Martina Navratilova (Boston) and John McEnroe (New York). WTT is getting a boost this summer from its new partnership with the United States Tennis Association and a new team in New York City. The USTA has become a 25 percent owner of the league in an effort to expand the USTA Junior Team Tennis program.
The Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Award will be awarded by the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum (ITHFM) to Tennis Channel for its ongoing contributions to tennis. The award will be given at the 28th annual "Legends Ball" on Friday, September 11, in New York City. The special night will also honor a host of tennis luminaries, including Rod Laver, who will receive a special Life Trustee Award, and the Hall of Fame Induction Class of 2009: Donald Dell, Andres Gimeno, the late Dr. Robert Johnson and Monica Seles. The Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Award was created in honor of an individual whose passion and generosity for the game of tennis inspired others to contribute to the advancement of the sport. Cullman served as president and chairman of the ITHFM from 1982-88. Previous winners of the award include BNP Paribas, Rolex and Sony Ericsson. Tennis Channel will be covering its first US Open this year. The network also covers Wimbledon, the French Open and Australia Open in high definition, as well as the US Open Series, Davis Cup, ATP Masters series, fEd Cup and top-tier Sony Ericsson WTA Tour championship competitions.
Anna Kournikova won't be playing World Team Tennis this season. The Russian star has been sidelined with a wrist injury. A WTT spokesperson said Kournikova made her decision after experiencing pain from tenosvnovitis while practicing for what would have been her seventh season with the league. The St. Louis Aces player has not responded to therapy or a series of cortisone shots. But while she's unable to play, Kournikova plans to travel with her team to matches in Philadelphia, Washington DC, Springfield and St. Louis.
Braunschweig: Johan Brunstrom and Jean-Julien Rojer beat Brian Dabul and Nicolas Massau 7-6 (2) 6-4
Turin: Daniele Bracciali and Potito Starace beat Santiago Giraldo and Pere Riba 6-3 6-4
Cuneo: Akgul Amanmuradova and Darya Kustova beat Petra Cetkovska and Mathilde Johansson 5-7 6-1 10-7 (match tiebreak)
Newport: www.tennisfame.com/
Bastad: www.swedishopen.org/
Budapest: www.gazdefrancegrandprix.com/
Pozoblanco: www.tennispozoblanco.com
Davis Cup: www.daviscup.com
(All money in USD)
$500,000 Campbell's Hall of Fame Championships, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, grass
$100,000 Open Diputacion Ciudad de Pozoblanco, Pozoblanco, Cordoba, Spain, clay
$220,000 GDF Suez Grand Prix, Budapest, Hungary, clay
$220,000 Collector Swedish Open Women, Bastad, Sweden, clay
$100,000 Open GDF Suez de Biarritz, Biarritz, France, clay
World Group Quarterfinals
Czech Republic vs. Argentina at Ostrava, Czech Republic
Croatia vs. United States at Porec, Croatia
Israel vs. Russia at Tel Aviv, Israel
Spain vs. Germany at Puerto Banus, Marbella, Spain
Americas Zone Group 1 Playoff
Peru vs. Canada at Lima, Peru
Americas Zone Group 2 Second Round
Venezuela vs. Mexico at Maracaibo, Venezuela
Dominican Republic vs. Paraguay at San Francisco de Marcons, Provincia Duarte, Dominican Republic
Asia/Oceania Zone Group 1 Playoff
Thailand vs. Kazakhstan at Nonthaburi, Thailand
Korea vs. China at Chun-cheon City, Korea
Asia/Oceania Zone Group 2 Second Round
Philippines vs. Pakistan at Manila, Philippines
New Zealand vs. Indonesia at Hamilton, New Zealand
Europe/Africa Zone Group 1 Playoffs
Belarus vs. FYR Macedonia at Minsk, Belarus
Europe/Africa Zone Group 2 Second Round
Slovenia vs. Lithuania at Otocec, Slovenia
Latvia vs. Bulgaria at Plovdiv, Latvia
$600,000 Catella Swedish Open, Bastad, Sweden, clay
$600,000 Mercedes Cup, Stuttgart, Germany, clay
$125,000 Bogota, Columbia, clay
$220,000 Internazionali Femminili di Tennis di Palermo, Palermo, Italy, clay
$220,000 ECM Prague Open, Prague, Czech Republic, clay
Former ATP CEO Jordan Dies
ATLANTA – Hamilton Jordan, the former CEO of the ATP Tour and the architect of the ATP's transformation from a player union to administrator of the men's tour in 1990, died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer.
Jordan, 63, who also served as Chief of Staff to President Jimmy Carter, died at his home in Atlanta about 7:30 p.m., said Gerald Rafshoon, who was Carter's chief of communications.
"He was a great strategist. He just couldn't strategize his way out of this," Rafshoon said from his home in Washington.
Jordan served as the top man at the ATP from 1987 to 1990 and was best known for instrumenting the famed "parking lot press conference" at the 1988 US Open where the ATP players declared in a press conference held in the parking lot of the USTA National Tennis Center that they were breaking off from the Men's International Professional Tennis Council to start their own tour in 1990 – the modern-day ATP Tour.
Jordan's battle with cancer began 22 years ago, when he was diagnosed with lymphoma, followed by bouts with melanoma and prostate cancer.
Rafshoon said a memorial service was planned Friday at The Carter Center in Atlanta and Carter would attend.
Carter said in a statement that he and his wife, Rosalynn, "are deeply saddened."
"Hamilton was my closest political adviser, a trusted confidant and my friend. His judgment, insight and wisdom were excelled only by his compassion and love of our country."
Jordan was born in Charlotte, N.C., in 1944 and raised in Albany, Ga. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a political science degree in 1967 and became a key adviser to Carter during the 1976 presidential campaign.


text:
What type of interview questions should you ask for "legacy" programmers?
Marcus Swope
on Programmers
See other posts from Programmers
or by Marcus Swope
Published on 2012-01-10T20:48:23Z Indexed on 2014/08/24 10:30 UTC
Read the original article Hit count: 134
We have recently been receiving lots of applicants for our open developer positions from people who I like to refer to as "legacy" programmers. I don't like the term "old" because it seems a little prejudiced (especially to HR!) and it doesn't accurately reflect what I mean.
We are a company that does primarily .NET development using TDD in an Agile environment, we use Git as a source control system, we make heavy use of OSS tools and projects and we contribute to them as well, we have a strong bias towards adhering to strong Object-Oriented principles, SOLID, etc, etc, etc...
Now, the normal list of questions that we ask doesn't really seem to apply to applicants that are fresh out of school, nor does it seem to apply to these "legacy" programmers. Here is how I (loosely) define a "legacy" programmer.
- Spent a significant amount of their career working almost exclusively with Assembly/Machine Languages.
- Primary accomplishments include work done with TANDEM systems.
- Has extensive experience with technologies like FoxPro and ColdFusion
It's not that we somehow think that what we do is "better" than what they do, on the contrary, we respect these types of applicants and we are scared that we may be missing a good candidate. It is just very difficult to get a good read on someone who is essentially speaking a different language than you. To someone like this, it seems a little strange to ask a question like:
What is the difference between an abstract class and an interface?
Because, I would think that they would almost never know the answer or even what I'm talking about. However, I don't want to eliminate someone who could be a very good candidate in their own right and could be able to eventually learn the stuff that we do. But, I also don't want to just ask a bunch of behavioral questions, because I want to know about their technical background as well.
Am I being too naive? Should "legacy" programmers like this already know about things like TDD, source control strategies, and best practices for object-oriented programming?
If not, what questions should we ask to get a good representation about whether or not they are still able to learn them and be able to keep up in our fast-paced environment?
EDIT: I'm not concerned with whether or not applicants that meet these criteria are in general capable or incapable, as I have already stated that I believe that they can be 100% capable. I am more interested in figuring out how to evaluate their talents, as I am having a hard time figuring out how to determine if they are an A+ "legacy" programmer or if they are a D- "legacy" programmer. I've worked with both.
© Programmers or respective owner


text:
Books, Movies, Music
JCPL Catalog
Reading programs and Book Groups
Kids & Teens
Kids Zone
Teens Only
For Parents and Teachers
Student Portal
Main Content
New book to tell story of Fairchild family
This spring the Fairchild House in DeMotte will turn 90, and there will be a new book to tell the story of the family behind one of Jasper County's enduring landmarks.
Take a step back in time and meet the Fairchild Family, early pioneers with a vision for the small town of DeMotte, Indiana by coming to the DeMotte Library, where local author, Pat Kopanda will be visiting, discussing her new book, The Fairchild Family History & Lore.
This program, offered twice this month, will be held on the library's Main Floor on Thursday, April 19 @ 10 am and again on Tuesday, April 24 @ 7 pm.
Come hear about DeMotte settlers and early entrepreneurial leaders, the Fairchild family, their struggles, successes and the legacy they left behind as they tamed the wilderness that is now DeMotte.
Registration is appreciated to attend, and copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing by the author. Register online by clicking either of the links above or visit or call the DeMotte Library at 987-2221.


text:
YouTube and Creative Commons: raising the bar on user creativity
56 comments :
Is there a way to turn on CC licensing for all your videos at once or do you have to do it one by one?ReplyDelete
Nice piece of information. Will definitely be using CC and YouTube Video editor. Thanks.ReplyDelete
No option for 'Share-Alike'?ReplyDelete
This is great!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 2, 2011 at 11:50 AM
Use Jamendo for CC music. They go great with Youtube videos since that's what i use. I'm glad Youtube finally implemented the CC for a equal share of information.ReplyDelete
Any plans to allow other CC licenses, particularly BY-SA or CC0?ReplyDelete
Looks like you have to edit them one at a timeReplyDelete
Scott, just what I was looking for myself, or at least turn it on as the default for all future uploads?ReplyDelete
@Scott For the time being you have to add it one by one.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 2, 2011 at 1:04 PM
If you select all the videos in your account by clicking the check box at the top of the Uploaded Videos page, then click Actions, and choose Creative Commons under Licenses.ReplyDelete
YouTube ought to enable the ability for newly uploaded videos to be Creative Commons by default.
Could you also add CC-BY-SA as a license because I prefer to not have my videos included in proprietary/not open source videos. E.g. someone could use my videos and then I want to have the right to use parts of that in my response video. If someone includes a CC-BY-SA video the resulting video should automatically get the CC-BY-SA license.ReplyDelete
this is a great news for all youtube users, now all I'm missing is a feature to automaticaly insert my intro video to all videos I upload, so all I need to do when uploading a video , is choose wich of my intros to insert before/after my new videoReplyDelete
I Wanna Make My Make Me A Winner Season 2 Intro And Ending For TheZachman18ReplyDelete
I just uploaded a new video and chose "creative commons" but it shows Youtube license. It will not allow a change.ReplyDelete
Doesn't work for me.ReplyDelete
The information the gdata API returns about each video appears to still lack license information.ReplyDelete
This button is still not working for me ... is there some kind of bug? Is it working for everyone else?ReplyDelete
Hello Folks. I'm from Germany. I think this is a very good & interesting feature for "power user" and video producer on YouTube. Now everybody can edit clips for example from nice places when the video is under the CC-BY license. An other good feaure in my opinion is, that YouTube aromatically named the video, you use in the video editor. I love to work with the video editor from YouTube, because it's free with nice features & direct export to my YouTube Channel. With the "Creative Commons Search Feature" now the video editor is optimal for video producers. And the best is: "Everybody can license the own videos under the Creative Commons license". Thanks for this blog article. Greetings, David (LivedabeiiRedaktion)ReplyDelete
I'd like to change the license of my own videos, but I'ts impossible for me for now as i receive this message: "You do not have permission to change the license on one or more of these videos."ReplyDelete
But my uploaded videos are mine, created by me, it's my own work but I can't change the license. Any information about this? maybe be the reason is that I'm using youtube as a service inside google Apps with my own domain, but I don't know...
How can we change the license when the CC option is grayed out?ReplyDelete
Fix that, please.
Yes, I'd like that as well. Or preferably, a faster mass-selecting that doesn't require me to CC /all/ my videos.ReplyDelete
so nice MONSTER PAS CHER site and great post thank you for sharing like it so muchReplyDelete
May I edit those videos with my own editor,ReplyDelete
or only inside the aplication (Youtube editor) ?
A step in the right direction, but why not CC-BY-SA? CC-BY strikes me as "Hey, give less-open people free content to use!" rather than "Hey, participate in a video community!"ReplyDelete
Also here looking for "CC-BY-SA". Add that, and I'll actually set up a Youtube account...ReplyDelete
please add CC-BY-SA, that is the license i want to use for my videosReplyDelete
Please add CC-BY-SAReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 3, 2011 at 3:59 PM
+1 to allowing CC-BY-SA, why give free content to parasites taking it proprietary?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 4, 2011 at 5:04 AM
This is so great!!ReplyDelete
I wish you add support of CC-BY-SA and CC0 in the future.
Share Alike encourages remixing and giving back, while plain BY can mean that someone else can "lock" something I was giving with lesser limitations.
On the other hand, some things HAVE to be Public Domain, it doesn't make sense to claim ownership over them, so CC0 is also an important label.
also missing CC-BY-SAReplyDelete
I've wanted this feature for a very long time, but why is there only one option? I already specify my CC licenses with the works I release, so YouTube expanding the ease of using CC is great. But plenty of my CC-licensed works I will not be able to put into YouTube's CC system, because I specify something other than CC-BY. If I choose to use your CC-BY option for a video where I intended CC-BY-NC, CC-BY will effectively override the work's intended license. Thus I can only choose "standard" when I don't mind others using my work. :(ReplyDelete
How sly to only allow one of the ~6 licenses, specifically, the least restrictive, commercial use one, while i have to put the CC-BY-NC-SA license in the description, and it wont show up in the video editorReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 5, 2011 at 6:35 AM
Like many others here, I'd like the ability to set my videos to CC-BY-SA. However, I'd also like (to have the option to) add NC to that. I don't want other people making money off of video I gave them for free.ReplyDelete
Any plans to allow other CC licenses, particularly BY-SA and CC0? [+1]ReplyDelete
Excellent development! I have now edited my video uploads over to "Creative Commons Attribution License (reuse allowed). If there was a release into Public Domain button I would have chosen that. I released them in the text anyway. Now if there was only a simple way to request un-flagging of false-flagged videos. It's annoying that people have to log in to view two of my lingerie customer review (positive) videos.ReplyDelete
Kudos on adding CC-BY as an option. I hope video sharing and re-use will get easier and that more impediments can be removed.
I, too, want CC-BY-SA!ReplyDelete
It would be really great if you could add a download option for Creative Commons licensed videos (or even the option to download any video for which the creator allows it). Some people prefer to view or edit video in their own player or with their own editing software.ReplyDelete
I also agree with everyone asking for a BY-SA option. Without that option, it becomes difficult for people to use material in the production of their video that is licensed under BY-SA terms (such as a lot of content from Wikipedia).
CC-BY-SA! Would be cool. And also the option to automatically print the videos one has used as material in the the end texts!ReplyDelete
CC-BY-SA. Video export button. Print original material authors into endtexts. Replace audio with own file.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 12, 2011 at 8:40 PM
nice oneReplyDelete
This function is constantly greyed out for me.ReplyDelete
Why might that be ? A bug ?
And why does no one from YT reply to any question in here ?
Ok, I found the answer for why the options on ly videos are greyed out constantly here:ReplyDelete
I think that's a bit paranoya of YouTube to block a member for the rest of his life.
Strange people they are.
+1 for @Hampton's "A step in the right direction, but why not CC-BY-SA? CC-BY strikes me as 'Hey, give less-open people free content to use!' rather than 'Hey, participate in a video community!'". Please add CC-BY-SA and CC0.ReplyDelete
I get, "You do not have permission to change the license on one or more of these videos." when trying to make any of my videos creative commons...even the ones that are my own songs, etc.ReplyDelete
Some of my videos have the creative commons option faded out and I cannot change it. When I noticed this i changed the embedding allowance to NO. I would like to let others use the video as long as they give me credit. Is there a way to fix this?ReplyDelete
Ok...why isnt my comments posting?ReplyDelete
Some of my videos have the creative commons option faded out and I am unable to change the license even though the video is mine. When I noticed this I changed the 'embedding' ability to 'NO'. I would like to let others use my videos but only if they are going to give me credit. Is it too late to change it?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 12:46 PM
A few notes on Creative Commons. First, if your video contains audio added by YouTube, then it cannot be changed to CC. Instead, you can upload the raw files and mark them as CC, as I did with my videos. Second, the default must NEVER be CC, as this would create KAOS when people start complaining that somebody stole their work. Copyright is the default at Picasa, Panoramio, YouTube and Flickr. Third, CC-BY is the only license that is legally binding, as your material is now Public Domain, and not Copyright. No judge will accept a lawsuit for ANY CC license, since you gave up your rights and potential income with CC. If you need to place restrictions on your material, then give permission to your copyright on a case~by~case basis. Thank you Google for using just one license for CC.ReplyDelete
that work for me. as soon my video start to get made. i give everyone right to them as long it not my art work or other people stuff...ReplyDelete
Please add support for CC-By-SA. Some of us prefer it that way.ReplyDelete
@summer vacation...i have a video from an mma fight in cambodia. No music added, nothing added thats not mine. I recently was contacted by an internet magazine who was asking about the video. I got worried they were trying to steal it and remembered there was a way to change the licensing. When I went to adjust the license, the option was faded and I was unable to change it...suggestions? Possible reasons?ReplyDelete
IT says you do not have permission to change the license on my videos which have 100% my own content. youtube is very hard to contact and they are becoming a painReplyDelete
We need CC-BY-SA-NC if we're going to use YouTube as our main video publishing tool.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 18, 2012 at 3:19 PM
well that is because YOU CAN NOT put a NC video on youtube at all since that would mean YOUTUBE could not display the video (they are a commercial operation and their BUSINESS is your video's)ReplyDelete
What is needed is a #7 option. a NC "except" for youtube option. or I guess really two licenses. one you give to youtube and one your permit "viewers" to have.
Video editing inside Youtube can be useful, but it's also can't be compared with final cut or premiere at all. And it still shows hidden and unnecessary frames after uploading. Here's the trial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScZnNHG3yy8&list=UU63kkuWJ5sBS5ix-DHBFsXA&index=2&feature=plcp I don't really think it's the best way to present works anyway and it took twice more time then in Premiere.ReplyDelete
as a editor I didn't like that it misses frames in a final version after downloading and it really takes more time then Premiere, but my friends happen to make the entire work with that editor. Here's the sample if any interested - that work edited inside YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScZnNHG3yy8&list=UU63kkuWJ5sBS5ix-DHBFsXA&index=2&feature=plcpReplyDelete


text:
Glendon Flowers
Glendon Ball
The Knight of the Pussywillows
Glendon the Bastard
|In 196 AC[1]
|The Mystery Knight (appears)
|Personal Arms
|A fireball blazing red and yellow across a night black field[2]
Ser Glendon Flowers was a hedge knight during the reign of King Aerys I Targaryen. He referred to himself as Ser Glendon Ball, but was mockingly referred to as the Knight of the Pussywillows.
He claimed to be the son of Ser Quentyn Ball and used his supposed father's coat-of-arms, a fireball blazing red and yellow across a night black field, as his own.[2]
Glendon was short and chunky, with thick shoulders and arms heavy with muscle. He had small, close-set eyes, thick eyebrows, a big nose and a prominent chin.[2]
Early Life
Glendon's mother was a camp follower, known as Penny Jenny to those who visited her. Among her known lovers was Ser Quentyn Ball. The night before the battle of the Redgrass Field she lay with dozens of men, which earned her a new nickname, Redgrass Jenny. After the battle, Redgrass Jenny established herself in King's Landing at an establishment called the Pussywillows. There she raised her two children: her son, who would be known as Ser Glendon Flowers, and her daughter who would become a whore. After she died, the other women working at the Pussywillows raised the two children and told them the story that the mother had put about that the two children were the result of her coupling with Ser Quentyn Ball. He was taught the knightly arts by an old squire that lived nearby. Half a year before the Whitewalls tourney, Ser Glendon was knighted by Ser Morgan Dunstable in front of two dozen witnesses only after Ser Glendon's sister agreed to give up her maidenhead to Ser Morgan in exchange.[2]
Whitewalls Tourney
Ser Glendon is among the hedge knights who are camped next to the lake. He had come to Whitewalls to claim the dragon egg prize and make a name for himself. After almost being refused entry to the castle, Ser Glendon takes part in the tourney. In his first joust he faces Ser Argrave the Defiant. He unhorses him in the first tilt. Among those he unhorses at the tourney are Lord Alyn Cockshaw, Lord Costayne and Ser Mortimer Boggs.[2]
In an effort to remove him from the path of Daemon II Blackfyre and victory, Lord Gormon Peake frames Ser Glendon with the theft of the dragon egg. He is tortured by Ser Tommard Heddle while in the dungeons and is only released on the condition he face Daemon in a joust. While still reeling from the effects of the torture, he unhorses Daemon II in the first tilt, proving his innocence.[2]
References and Notes
- ↑ See the Glendon Ball calculation.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 The Mystery Knight.


text:
Jim MacLaren
Jim was born on April 13, 1963. In 1985, at the age of 22, Jim lost his left leg below the knee in a motorcycle accident. He recovered, and went on to run the 1989 Ironman Hawaii in 10 hours, 42 minutes.
Then, in 1993, during the Orange County Ironman, Jim was struck by a van and collided with a signpost, rendering him a quadriplegic. Again MacLaren recovered, and used a wheelchair. MacLaren then worked as a motivational speaker and author. He was awarded the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2005 ESPY Awards presentation. Sadly, Jim passed away on August 31, 2010, in his sleep.


text:
Choose APC for server rooms in the office or in the cloud
Physical infrastructure solutions
APC server room products are scalable and adaptable data centre IT Room physical infrastructure solutions for 1 to 5 racks that have a low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), are fast and easy to configure and deploy, and ensure your business-critical accessibility is maintained. These complete and integrated solutions feature power, cooling, racks, security and management components that are developed to work together with integrated server room design and management software. Not only do these solutions offer superior power, backup and cooling, they make it look good too.
Lower TOC with more Access and Flexibility Subhead: Complete Data Centre Physical Infrastructure solutions Body: APC server room solutions are pre-engineered systems that take the guesswork out of design. Because they're also standardised and developed for seamless integration, you get a customised solution that delivers high availability, increases agility and lowers Total Cost of Ownership. Choose the server room solutions with:


text:
EVENING SESSION: Savvy Social Security and Retirement Income Planning
EVENING SESSION: Savvy Social Security and Retirement Income Planning
More Events Coming Soon!
Ray Lantz, Jr. and the USA Wealth Group team are committed to helping families protect & grow their wealth by providing safe & effective strategies. Our services include Retirement Income Planning, Social Security Maximization, Life Insurance, Annuities, Long-Term Care, Reverse Mortgages, Tax Planning Strategies, 401K & IRA Rollovers/Pensions, Charitable Planning and Mortgage Planning.
This website may contain concepts that have legal, accounting and tax implications. It is not intended to provide legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. By contacting our company, you may be offered information regarding insurance and fixed annuity products.
Annuity guarantees rely on the financial strength and claims-paying ability of the issuing insurer. Any comments regarding safe and secure investments, and guaranteed income streams refer only to fixed insurance products. They do not refer, in any way to securities or investment advisory products. Fixed Insurance and Annuity product guarantees are subject to the claims‐paying ability of the issuing company.


text:
Young astronomers meet for International School
14 December 2009
The International School for Young Astronomers 2009 is currently taking place in St Augustine, West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago. It will be running until 18 December.
The objectives of the School include encouraging astronomy to grow in the region, allowing students from the Caribbean to network with professional astronomers, increasing collaborations, showing that astronomy promotes transferrable skills, enhancing research, and to expose local students to training not available locally.
For more information, please see: http://sta.uwi.edu/fsa/physics/ISYA2009.asp
Search IYA2009 Updates
National Nodes: 148
Organisational Nodes: 40
Organisational Associates:33
National Websites: 111
Cornerstone Projects: 12
Special Task Groups: 11
Special Projects:16
Official Products:8
Media Partners:22


text:
Release Date: 2010 |
Album Rating: 4.0This is my first review outside of Hip-Hop and also my first after quite a while. I think I may have captured the feeling of this album well.
im gonna see this band live in sept
Album Rating: 3.5Yeah I like this, its been a while since the blues have made themselves felt in indie. Groovy, baby.
Digging: Nile - Vile Nilotic Rites
Album Rating: 4.0True, the folky prog sound really is sweet
This album definitely fits in the 3.5 to 4 rating.
Album Rating: 4.0I listened to this again today, definitely digging this more and more.
Album Rating: 4.0An awesome retro-psychedelic rock album. I'm definitely digging it.
Digging: Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka
Album Rating: 4.0Sooo trippy..let say a free-hard-blues.. I love it so much, the soaring guitar, the climaxes! I owe you for them once again Greg. Cheers man!
need this
Album Rating: 4.04.5/5
Album Rating: 4.0You're welcome, Jethro. The band is indeed quite special. I have no idea why I placed them so low on my year-end list.
Checking this out.
Album Rating: 4.0really enjoy this album.
riffs, harmonies, fuzz it's a pleasure to listen to.
Album Rating: 4.0Yes indeed. Been listening to it again, definitely underappreciated among last year's releases.
Album Rating: 4.0Modern music has rarely sounded as 70's as this.
Album Rating: 4.0Which is of course why we fans of old-school pop music like it...
Album Rating: 4.0awesome album
Album Rating: 4.0For some reasons, when I think of Sleepy Sun, I think of Black Mountain. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQPZKdkVo0A
Album rules.
Album Rating: 4.0yeah a little bit
Album Rating: 4.0This is superb. Still better than Black Mountain, if I dare the comparison.
Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


text:
To prevent rodents from nesting in your house:
To prevent rodents from getting inside your house:
There are many ways to reduce or eliminate rodents around your
house by eliminating places rodents like to nest. Try the following:
Next Section:
Previous Section:
Last Revised:
February 22, 2012
Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:
E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine & Robert L. Cowie, MB, FCP(SA), MD, MSc, MFOM - Pulmonology
This information does not replace the advice of a doctor. Healthwise, Incorporated disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. Your use of this information means that you agree to the Terms of Use. How this information was developed to help you make better health decisions.
To learn more visit Healthwise.org
© 1995-2012 Healthwise, Incorporated. Healthwise, Healthwise for every health decision, and the Healthwise logo are trademarks of Healthwise, Incorporated.


text:
(Adds comment on Johnson, paragraph 8)
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Top Obama administration officials have been pushing U.S. lawmakers hard to hold off on new sanctions over Iran's nuclear program, but some key lawmakers said on Wednesday they had not yet been convinced to support a delay.
Senator Bob Corker, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a member of the Senate Banking Committee, which is considering the sanctions package, said lawmakers were skeptical because they felt they had to push the White House to back strict sanctions on Tehran.
"It's incumbent upon them over the next 24 to 48 hours to persuade folks like me and others that the course of action they want to follow is a sound one," Corker told Reuters.
"I think ... because Congress had to push the administration into the sanctions regime in the first place, there is a degree of skepticism. But from my standpoint I'm certainly open to listening," he said.
Corker had a breakfast meeting on Wednesday with Secretary of State John Kerry. On Thursday, Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew were to hold a classified briefing on the status of talks with Iran for the Senate banking panel.
"The point that they are making is that they are at a point in these negotiations where they believe that additional sanctions coming out of the committee are counterproductive to the negotiations that are under way," Corker said.
The banking panel had been expected to vote on the sanctions in September, but held off after the Obama administration asked for a pause while negotiations with Tehran got under way.
Democratic Senator Tim Johnson, the banking committee's chairman, is waiting to hear from Lew and Kerry and will finish consulting with colleagues before making a decision on how to proceed, an aide said.
Senator Mark Kirk, a Republican member of the banking panel who is a strong backer of tougher sanctions, said he opposed any further delay.
"Every day the Senate delays consideration of new sanctions, Iran installs more centrifuges, enriches more uranium and improves its nuclear breakout capability," he said, referring to the ability to enrich uranium for use in a bomb.
"If Iran is capable of negotiating while violating international law, the United States should be equally capable of negotiating while imposing new sanctions pressure," Kirk said in a statement.
Washington and its allies believe Tehran is developing the ability to make a nuclear weapon, but Tehran says the program is for generating power and medical devices.
International talks over Iran's nuclear program revived after self-described moderate President Hassan Rouhani took office in August. The talks got under way this month and Iran, Britain, China, France, Russia, the United States and Germany will meet Nov. 7-8 in Geneva for a second round.
Sanctions imposed in 2011 by Washington and the European Union have combined to slash Iran's oil exports by more than 1 million barrels a day, depriving Tehran of billions of dollars worth of sales and helping drive up inflation and unemployment.
The House of Representatives passed its version of a stiffer sanctions package in July by a 400-20 vote, seeking to slash Iran's oil exports by another 1 million barrels a day, to nearly zero.
Additional reporting by Timothy Gardner; editing by Jackie Frank


text:
Registered Nurse Mental Health - Forest Care Centre Hospital
- Recruiter
- Barchester Healthcare
- Location
- Mansfield, England
- Salary
- £15.00 - £16.00 per hour
- Posted
- 05 Oct 2017
- Closes
- 02 Nov 2017
- Ref
- RGN/Forest
- Contact
- Barchester Healthcare
- Nursing Field
- Care Home
- Function
- Registered General Nurse
- Job Type
- Permanent
£2,000 Golden Hello.
It's just one of the ways we'll reward you when you join Barchester Healthcare as a Registered Nurse (Mental Health). You deliver the best in care, we'll deliver the best rewards, development and training.
There's care - and then there's Barchester care. We'll look to you to make sure that each and every resident's psychological, physical and social needs are met - and that they get the very most they possibly can from life every day. As a Registered Mental Health Nurse, you'll provide in-depth expertise in the mental health sphere - as well as providing leadership to a multi-disciplinary shift team comprising everyone from Student Nurses to Carers.
Like us, you pride yourself both on the highest clinical standards, and on your person-centered, thoughtful approach to nursing. Whether you're making sure a new resident is settling in, developing a tailored care plan that takes care of both mind and body, providing medication safely, keeping scrupulous records or carrying out a whole range of clinical tasks, you'll meet the highest standards.
We're looking for both Pre-Registered and Registered Nurses.
As a Registered Nurse (Mental Health), you'll need to have current NMC registration, and the most up to date clinical practices, particularly in relation to dementia. You'll also need experience of producing well-developed care plans and detailed risk assessments, plus an understanding of regulatory frameworks, as well as DoLs/MCA and Royal Pharmaceutical guidelines.
As a Pre-Registered Nurse, we'll support you to take your first NMC OSCE assessment within three months. (Until you've passed your OSCE, you'll be undertaking more care related duties.) To join us, you'll need to hold a valid IELTs pass certificate dated within the last two years, with a minimum score of 7 in all areas. You'll also need a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Computer Based Training certificate and an invite to undertake the NMC's OSCE test.
In return, you'll receive one of the best reward packages in the care sector. As well as a competitive salary, this will include:
* Golden Hello payment of up to £2000*
* Free learning and development
* Profit-share scheme
* Childcare vouchers
* Retail discounts
* Leisure savings
* Holiday and travel discounts
* Rewards points
* Mentor bonus scheme
* Offer to pay Tier 2 visa application fee for eligible nurses*
If you have the unique qualities required for this exciting role and want to work with an organisation that provides the type of care you'd expect for your loved ones, we would welcome your application.
*Terms and conditions apply.
We are always looking for dedicated Bank Nurses, ask how you can join our team.
Hours per week: 42.5
Closing date for all applications: 5th November 2017


text:
Transformation AGO Project Fact Sheet
The Transformation AGO project builds on Ken Thomson'sunprecedented gift of art and funding, the commitment of other donors, thevital support of the provincial and federal governments and an innovative architecturalexpansion by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry.
The transformed AGO will integrate groundbreaking ideas about the many waysthat art and people can connect for powerful experiences. As one of the mostdistinguished art museums in North America, the transformed AGO will set thehighest standards for accessibility to all facets of the artistic experienceby providing unparalleled access to art display, programming, conservation,storage, creation and research. Visible walkways, extensive use of glass, andviews of the city and Grange Park will connect the city to the activity ofthe Gallery. The expansion will enlarge the AGO by 97,000 square feet and willincrease art-viewing space by 47 per cent.
Total Project Cost:
- $276 million
New Art: Thousands of Works Added to the AGO's Collection
- The Thomson Collection of signature works by Canadian artists such as Paul Kane, Tom Thomson, Cornelius Krieghoff and Lawren Harris
- Murray Frum's spectacular gift of Gian Lorenzo Bernini's magnificent sculpture, Corpus
- The establishment of the David Milne Study Centre
- The Thomson Collection of European art featuring medieval, Renaissance and Baroque sacred and secular works, as well as an extraordinary collection of 18th and 19th century European portrait sculpture. Other highlights include Peter Paul Rubens's recently rediscovered early 17th-century masterpiece, The Massacre of the Innocents
- The creation of a Gehry-designed centre for contemporary art
- Donations of landmark collections of photography
- Recent acquisitions of outstanding collections of historical African and Australian Aboriginal art
- The Fick-Eggert Archive of more than 300 works on paper and documents from the circle of early 20th century artists who comprised the avant-garde Cologne Dada group
New Building: Highlights of Frank Gehry's Design for theAGO
- A new Dundas Street entrance aligned with Walker Court, the historic heart of the AGO, and The Grange, the Gallery's first home
- An elegantly designed glass-and-wood façade that spans 600 feet along Dundas Street – from McCaul Street to Beverley Street – and rises 70 feet above street level. This façade is scaled to respect the neighbouring houses on Beverley and Dundas streets, and reconfigures the AGO's streetscape
- A sculpture gallery that extends 450 feet along the north side of the building, enabling visitors to see out onto Dundas Street and passers by to see into the Gallery
- A new social gathering place situated at the corner of McCaul and Dundas streets, offering direct access from the street and operating at independent hours from the Gallery. This space will include a two-level gift and book shop, a fine dining restaurant, a casual café, the Jackman Hall lecture theatre, the members' lounge and a free contemporary art space for new projects by emerging artists
- A new tinted titanium-and-glass four-storey south wing overlooking Grange Park, which will house a centre for contemporary art and will offer one of the most beautiful event spaces in the city, featuring the inventive cuisine for which the AGO is already acclaimed
- A south façade that complements the new Ontario College of Art and Design building to the southeast, with both buildings framing Grange Park in a new and exciting way
- Extensive glazing on both the north and south façades, which will allow visitors to experience the surrounding cityscape from the Gallery interior
- A sculptural staircase that soars from the second floor, linking Walker Court to the new centre for contemporary art and the new event space
- The integration of natural light throughout the building, including a new glass roof over Walker Court and a light-filled walkway around its upper perimeter, bringing light into the core of the building
New Ideas: Bringing Vision to Life
- New transparency to art museum practices and operations that are traditionally behind the scenes, including visible art storage displays and conservation activities, as well as other forms of insight into the educational and research roles of the museum
- Newly designed educational programming for all ages featured throughout the galleries
- New media- and distance-learning labs that will provide content related to collections, programs, research and exhibitions delivered through gallery Web stations, study modules linked to school curriculum, online teacher training materials, and simulcast lectures and symposia
- Innovative displays of works of art with dynamic links to the Gallery's extensive collection of artists' archives
Building Facts
Overall Scale and Dimensions
- Overall building size increases by 20 per cent
- 190,000 net square feet of total renovated space
- 97,000 square feet newly built space
- Dundas Street façade spans 600 feet (the length of two football fields) and rises 70 feet above street level
- South elevation rises 140 feet from Grange Park and frames the AGO's historic house, The Grange
Gallery Spaces
- Art viewing space increases by 47 per cent; total gallery space 129,000 net square feet
- Canadian galleries increase by 164 per cent
- Contemporary galleries increase by 40 per cent
- European galleries increase by 76 per cent
- Photography galleries increase by 242 per cent
- Prints and Drawings galleries increase by 241 per cent
- Free Contemporary Art Space, 700 square feet
Other Spaces
- Hosting Centre: 7,000 square feet
- AGO Restaurant: 3,091 square feet
- Gallery Shop: 7,525 square feet on 2 levels
- Norma Ridley Members' Lounge: 1,006 square feet


text:
Administration Guides
Installation and administrative references including the Installation & Admin guides, Release Notes, What's New, and FlexLM (SNL) information.
Ask Questions - Find answers in the Adminstration area of the forums.
Read the Online Help - View SOLIDWORKS related documentation online.
Prior to downloading or installing the software, please take some time to read through the information listed below.


text:
Live StreamingFor nineteen years radio stations and TV networks have worked with ChristianNetcast to provide the best in on line streaming....Read more
On-Demand StreamingOn Demand content streams at request and can be repeatedly accessed. Users have control of the content and are able to...Read more
Mobile AppsThe ChristianNetcast Mobile player is available for music, talk and sports-formats, terrestrial and internet only broadcasters who desire to extend...Read more
Royalty ReportingWe can report Performances! The new royalty determination requires that reporting be done on a performance basis. Our system can...Read more
Why Choose Us?
As members of NRB, CMB, NAB and other broadcasting organisations we understand the importance of live support and quality service. ChristianNetcast works with over 2000 Christian Radio stations and networks ensuring your message reaches its maximum potential.