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Early next month the second edition of Washington Wine & Wineries: The Essential Guide hits the shelves. Coming almost three years after the first edition, the book has been completely revised and updated. The need for a new edition, which includes greatly expanded winery listings, is indicative of the fast pace the Washington wine industry is growing. It also reflects the additional vintages numerous wineries now have under their belt.
Author Paul Gregutt writes in the introduction, "Reading this book should feel like a tour through a state with an old friend who happens to be a local and who knows it well. I am that friend." He more than succeeds. Washington Wines & Wineries is written in the crisp, engaging style that has made Gregutt such a compelling writer over the years. It is a book the novice can understand and enjoy but still contains enough detail to engage and inform people already familiar with the state and its wines.
Gregutt, whom I consider a personal friend as well as a professional friend in arms, serves as contributing editor for Wine Enthusiast and as a columnist for the Seattle Times. He also writes a must-read wine blog.
Gregutt moved to Washington in 1972 – the same year the first vines at Champoux, Celilo, and Sagemoor vineyards were planted. Much like there is no substitute for vine age, Gregutt brings to Washington Wines & Wineries a perspective that can only come from being on the ground in Washington for almost forty years. During this time the industry has grown from a handful of wineries to almost seven hundred.
Like the first edition, the second edition of The Essential Guide provides information about Washington's history, grapes, viticultural areas, essential vineyards, and most important wineries. While the first edition of the book was intended to make the case for Washington as a world-class wine region, Gregutt now takes this as a given. Though there is still work to be done bringing this message to the masses, the case is now clear.
Washington Wines & Wineries begins with individual chapters on the state's history, its viticultural areas, and grapes. Gregutt then follows with the state's top twenty vineyards - an expansion from the ten vineyards listed in the first edition. Vineyards in this chapter are divided into 'Grand Cru' and 'Premier Cru' sites.
The meat of the book, however, is the four chapters and almost two hundred pages devoted to the state's wineries. While the first edition included about one quarter of the state's wineries in its chapters, the new edition has been expanded to include one third. The number of entries has approximately doubled.
Gregutt uses the same standards to evaluate wineries he used in the first edition. However, he replaces the controversial 100-point system he used previously with a star-based system. Chapters are devoted to five star wineries, four star wineries, three star wineries, and 'rising stars.' Each of these chapters begins with an explanation of the criteria used for including a winery.
While the list of wineries in the book has nearly doubled, any such list is bound to stir discussion and dissent about which wineries are included, which are not, and where they are ranked. Gregutt acknowledges this, writing, "Like any list, it can be challenged, argued over, or picked apart." Reading an opinionated list is, of course, part of the fun and part of the point. Gregutt is bringing his extensive experience to bear in writing about these wineries. The introduction of the book provides a summary of the methodology Gregutt uses to evaluate wines. It also contains the disclaimer that some wineries do not submit wines for reviews and thus cannot be evaluated.
Overall, the second edition is much like a new book in many respects. Numerous aspects have been revised, added, or subtracted. Gone are most of the sidebars that were in the first edition, which, while interesting, distracted from the overall flow. Also gone are the chapters on the future of the industry, which are now condensed into the epilogue or removed entirely. The result is a considerably more fluid and compelling book.
In addition to these numerous expansions and improvements, there are a couple of hiccups in the second edition leftover from the first. The chapter on the state's grapes, which provides a fairly exhaustive listing, gets bogged down at times. Ordering the more important grapes and the lesser players might make for easier reading for those unfamiliar with Washington. Additionally, the 'best varietally labeled bottles' lists get long for certain grapes. Picking the top twenty or so, while no doubt controversial, might provide higher value to consumers. Still, these distractions are minor.
Ultimately, Washington Wines & Wineries is indeed an essential guide. It more than amply accomplishes its intention of providing the reader with background on Washington State, its wines, and many of the best wineries. For anyone interested in the subject, it is, quite simply, the indispensable and authoritative book on the subject.
Gregutt concludes the second edition by writing, "Those of us fortunate enough to live and work here invite the rest of you to come visit and see what all the excitement is about." Hear hear.
Note: Paul Gregutt will be signing copies of Washington Wines & Wineries: the Essential Guide at Full Pull Wines Thursday September 9th. Look for additional signing events on Facebook.
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'Washington Wines & Wineries' - An indispensable guide (Book Review)
Early next month the second edition of Washington Wine & Wineries: The Essential Guide hits the shelves. Coming almost three years after the first edition, the book has been completely revised and updated. The need for a new edition, which includes greatly expanded winery listings, is indicative of the fast pace the Washington wine industry is growing. It also reflects the additional vintages numerous wineries now have under their belt.
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Paul Zitarelli Says:
Excellent review, Sean!
Note: Those interested in the Sept 9 book-signing event (which will also include wines from Boudreaux Cellars and a concert with PaulG and Rob from Boudreaux) should e-mail me. Tix are $35 and will go on sale Monday (Aug 23) to the general public after we give Full Pull list members first crack at tix this weekend.
Josh Wade Says:
Great review, Sean! I can't wait to get a copy of the book. Paul is a great resource for Washington wine. P.s. when are you going to write a book?
PaulG Says:
Sean, thank you for the exceedingly kind words. Among the talented new crop of blogger/writers, you are the most comprehensive in your investigations of all Washington wineries, so your words are particularly valuable. One minor point – I did in fact choose the 8 most important grapes (four white and four red) and put them first in the lineup. But you are right, those lists get pretty long. It was my thought that it would enable me to include more wineries that did not rate a full entry but made at least one exceptional wine. Thanks for a truly thoughtful and timely review.
Sean P. Sullivan Says:
Paul Z and Josh, thanks!
Paul G, you are quite welcome and, of course, quite right on having the four most important reds and whites up front. I was thinking about it from the perspective of someone unfamiliar with the area trying to wrap their head around what we produce here and how much of it. This is, of course, difficult to do because we produce a lot of different grapes and some of them in minute quantities. It's not going to get any easier either with more and more things going into the ground. Perhaps a table listing the production numbers for each of the grapes? Of course, this might get stale very quickly. A tough one to tackle. Much like for the state's growers and wineries, it is both a vexing and interesting problem that Washington is able to produce so many different grapes.
Chris Says:
I see some of this review as a counterpoint to what I recently wrote on the same topic, but sincerely appreciate that we all have different opinions. Like you said, that's a large part of the fun.
The only quibble I have with the review (and it's really a quibble with Mr. Gregutt, and not you) is this:
"The introduction of the book provides a summary of the methodology Gregutt uses to evaluate wines. It also contains the disclaimer that some wineries do not submit wines for reviews and thus cannot be evaluated."
I apparently missed this disclaimer and will re-read the introduction to find it. Not that I'm at all doubting you, I just want to read the whole context. My quibble is with the word "cannot". They may very well be what Mr. Gregutt wrote, but it's simply not true. Wineries CAN be tasted and reviewed without submitting samples. The correct word(s) are "are not".
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Chris, As you were kind enough to send a pre-publication copy of your review to my editors, I sent you a note offering to chat (offline or on) about some of the criticisms you leveled, and also to correct a few things that were simply untrue. In fact, there are a very small number of wineries that are not reviewed because they specifically do not want to be reviewed, and there are inevitably some that I simply missed. But it is absolutely untrue that I only rely upon samples sent in for review, and if a winery does not reach out to me I ignore them. I seek out many wineries (both new and old) every year, on my trips throughout Washington, including quite a large percentage who have never contacted me, and I am happy to say that many of them are included in this new edition of the book. Had you answered my e-mail before publishing your review, I would have been pleased to make that point in person.
Chris Says:
Paul, thank you for the clarification. I didn't recall receiving any correspondence prior to my post, but on checking my "spam" e-mail folder see that indeed you did contact me. My apologies for not responding there earlier. I will do so, so we don't clog Sean's comments about something he didn't write.
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The scent alone is to die for, but the flavors are aromatic and complex, amplified by a half-a-lemon's worth of juice a little extra olive oil and toasted pecans. Then toss with some fresh arugula, drizzle with a little aged balsamic and top off with some shavings of peppery pecorino cheese. Amazing. … Or, just eat the roasted squash alone!


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Everybody loves to hate the Quadra-Trac. It's like gum on the bottom of your shoe, diarrhea, and fat Kirstie Alley all rolled into one. Jeep introduced the BW1339 Quadra-Trac to its full-size pickups, Cherokees, and Wagoneers in 1973 and then plugged it into the '76-'79 CJ-7 platform for good measure. It was always found behind the TH400 auto transmission, so if you got a manual gearbox you escaped the humiliation. But why the bad rap? In most instances it's a pretty durable unit with (for its time) very advanced O-ring seals and a clutch-type differential for full-time four-wheel drive. Its biggest problem, in short, was the people who owned 'em.
The clutch pack inside the differential requires special gear lube with a friction modifier for the limited slip differential clutch packs. It's no longer for sale at your local Jeep dealership but Crown Automotive offers it through its vendors under PN TLC-1. If you ignore this and fill with regular ATF or straight 30W, the clutch packs wear out and chatter. It also wasn't unheard of for owners to add locking hubs to the front axles in an effort to improve fuel economy. Despite the fact Mile Marker has a part-time conversion kit for these transfer cases, many were run in two-wheel drive with the stock differential in place. The result was fried clutch packs in short order. Finally, the chain is a wearable component. Over time it would stretch and required replacing. When available, genuine Jeep and good USA-made Morse-brand chains were expensive, so cheapskates bought and installed chains made in China. And you guessed it—the Chinese chains break and wear at an alarming rate.
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Book Review: Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
This book is critical for all people to read, especially those in church leadership. The least of these, whose voices are so often ignored, have a chance to be heard through the pages of this book.
This book had such a strong impact on me that I had to read it in small sections. Husband-and-wife, Pulitzer-prize-winning authors confront readers with inspirational, incredible, and terrible stories about women's realities around the world.
Imagine yourself as a young girl from a developing country growing up in an impoverished family.
Your cousin promises you will have a job as a fruit seller in a neighboring country.
Leaping at the change to support your family, you go with your cousin, but instead of selling fruit, you are sold to a brothel, drugged when you refuse "paying customers" and eventually become so addicted to methamphetamines that even if you are freed, you go back because you need the high.
This is only one gut-wrenching story that Kristof and WuDunn report. How do we continue reading something that is so full of despair? It seems easier to put the book on the shelf, but we cannot.
Out of horrible, unimaginable situations, women and men around the world have risen to combat injustices that women experience in developing countries. The dangers resulting from being sold into prostitution: rape, childbirth, lack of medical care, and neglect, are all explained in a straightforward but humane way. The book not only offers a look at individual lives, but what individuals, countries and the world have done and should do in the face of injustice toward girls and women.
What can be done? The authors touch on everything from microfinance to iodization of salt to education, including "Four Steps You Can Take in the Next Ten Minutes."
This book is not about finger-pointing and blaming, but facing issues head-on, realistically yet hopefully. Authors call for bi-partisan cooperation to advocate for the care, health and well-being of women around the world, so that, as the Chinese proverb says, women will hold up half the sky.
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STEVENS POINT, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The UW-Eau Claire football team scored 17 second-half points and went on to defeat UW-Stevens Point 17-14 at Goerke Park today.
With the win, the Blugolds improve to 3-1 in the conference and 3-4 overall, in second place in the WIAC with fifth-ranked UW-Whitewater, which lost to 10th-ranked UW-Oshkosh 28-13 today. The Pointers are now 1-6 overall and 0-4 in WIAC play.
In the first half, while the Blugolds led in total offensive yards, first downs and time of possession, Stevens Point had a 7-0 advantage on the scoreboard at halftime. The Pointers scored a touchdown 10 minutes into the game.
The Blugolds came close to scoring in the first half but what would have been a 19-yard touchdown pass late in the second quarter was called back after a penalty. Eau Claire still managed to get back near the end zone but on 4th-and-goal, the Pointers stopped the Blugolds just inches short of the end zone.
In the third quarter on the Blugolds' third drive, they drove 74 yards in seven plays to the end zone to tie the game at seven. Joel Sweeney (Jr.-Tomah, Wis.) capped off the drive with a four-yard touchdown run.
On the Pointers' following drive, Sean Graham (Jr.-Hales Corners, Wis./Whitnall) picked up a fumble to give the Blugolds the ball back. Ten plays later, Eau Claire found the end zone again to build a 14-7 lead. Austin Goetsch (Sr.-Waunakee, Wis.) ended the drive with a 29-yard reception from Austin Neu (Sr.-Iron Ridge, Wis./Hustisford).
The Blugolds again scored on their next drive after chewing up almost five minutes and traveling 45 yards in 12 plays. Josh Albrecht (Sr.-Eau Claire, Wis./North) ended the drive by nailing a 42-yard field goal, his longest of the season and tied for 16th longest in school history. His career long is 43 yards while he also hit one from 42 yards, both in 2011.
With Eau Claire up 17-7 and less than four minutes remaining, the Pointers hurried their pace and drove 70 yards on their next possession in just over two minutes and scored a touchdown to get to within three points.
Stevens Point attempted an onside kick but it traveled just nine yards and the Blugolds were able to burn through the final 1:43 with five plays to record the win.
Eau Claire finished with 415 yards of total offense, a season-high, while giving up just 300, the second lowest total this year. The Blugolds nearly doubled the Pointers' time of possession with 38:07 for Eau Claire and 21:53 for Stevens Point.
Neu completed the game with a season-best 250 yards of passing (22-for-34) while Sweeney led the game with 132 rushing yards. With one touchdown today, he is now tied for eighth with Blugold Hall of Famer Roger Vann for most rushing touchdowns in a career with 29. Goetsch led Eau Claire in receiving with 12 catches and a season-high 124 yards, second most in a single game in his career.
On defense, Graham led the team with nine tackles (five solos, four assists). Tyler Janus (Sr.-Sussex, Wis./Hamilton) forced the fumble which Graham recovered late in the third.
The Blugolds will be home next Saturday for a game against UW-Platteville, a team Eau Claire lost to 49-19 in non-conference play on Sept. 20. Action will get underway at 3 p.m.


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Baan Rom Mai
119/5 Moo 2 Chaweng Beach
T. Bophut, Koh Samui, Suratthani 84320
Chaweng Beach
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Baan Rom Mai Resort is a small and very quiet, clean resort. We are located in the north of Chaweng in a huge peaceful tropical garden area. We have 6 Thai-style bungalows and 17 hotel-room units to choose from one. They are equipped with either double or twin beds, fan or air-condition and hot or cold water in an attached bathroom. The higher categories come with TV and minibar, but all rooms are rented for very affordable rates and good value for money. The center of Chaweng is 10 minutes walk down the road where you can find all shopping, dining and entertainment possibilities. And you can reach the beach in 5 minutes.
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Date of stay:
Dec 14, 2018
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We looooove this place. Clean, friendly and really private for us. Staying there for the 7th time and definitely will come back again.
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Dec 29, 2018
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Jelena Petrova
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Mar 01, 2014
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It. was a very good place
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Aeberhard Jolanda
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Sep 05, 2013
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Staff very very friendly and nice. Clean room. Location a bit far from the center. Beautiful swimming pool.
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Just ok
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Apr 18, 2012
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nice hotel. great swimming pool. staff were excellent. room was ok but basic, could do with updating. location is quiet, a bit of a walk to the main area but thats how chaweng is. breakfast was good.
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good service
Apr 29, 2012
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nice people,but location is not very good
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Mar 27, 2012
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This is a great little resort! Literally 2 mins walk to the beach (over the road), so good location, plus staff are super helpful & friendly. Room was basic, but with good A/C & nice little porch area. Highly recommended!
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Dec 25, 2011
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Beste mensen ditcresort is echt leuk om heen te gaan het ligt aan de andere kant van de weg maar is 2 minuten van het strand en de winkelstraat in koh samui de mensen zijn super aardig en de kamers prima
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Het boeken ging heel simpel via internet
Dec 30, 2011
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Dec 04, 2011
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This is the perfect place to stay along Chaweng beach. It is set back behind the road with a short stroll to the beach and a 5 min walk to main shopping area. The pool area is amazing and the staff incredible - you really can t get better service on the island - nothing was too much for them. They also have one of the nicest hotel breakfasts I had over my entire trip (8 hotels over a month ranging in no stars to 5 star hotels ). This is my second stay at this hotel and I will go back again.
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quick, efficient and helpful
Jan 17, 2012
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Nov 18, 2011
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Lovely place, very friendly and in a good location at the end of the main strip. Very quiet, so not the best place for meeting people, but staff very accommodating and the pool area is really nice.
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Baan Rom Mai is the place to be when you want a nice bungalow for a very reasonable price, on a quit spot, just, in a beautiful garden, and with very friendly, personal service. The breakfast may not be so high class, but it is good and simple, just what you need. It is two minutes to the beach, where it is not too crowded. And it is not a mass-destination, that too makes the athmosphere very nice. In the room itself I did not have internetacces always, but on the balcony I had.
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Good communication, no problem.
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Welcome to . . . Baan Rom Mai - Koh Samui
Koh Samui is an island of natural beauty and charm, a place where you can have a wonderful holiday. Blue - sky days and a nice ocean breeze are the norm.
We have 6 Thai style bungalows and 17 hotel room units. Choose from one of our 6 bungalows and 17 rooms provided with their own bathroom.
:: Standard Room Fan, Double Bed / Standard Room Fan, Twin Bed ::
6 Rooms have fan, bathroom with hot shower. Fan rooms and air condition rooms are same size each room features private terrace.
:: Standard Room A/C, Double Bed / Standard Room A/C, Twin Bed ::
7 Rooms have air condition, TV, mini bar, bathroom with hot shower. Fan rooms and air condition rooms are same size each room features private terrace.
:: Garden view Bungalow A/C, Double Bed / Garden view Bungalow A/C, Twin Bed ::
Bungalows are located in the garden. 4 Bungalows have air condition, TV, mini bar, bathroom with hot shower.
2 Bungalows have air condition TV, mini bar, bathroom with hot shower and a small kitchen (Not equipment).
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Remote controlled color TV
(Standard Room A/C, Garden view Bungalow A/C)
Local and cable TV (Standard Room A/C, Garden view Bungalow A/C)
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Major credit cards accepted : Visa, Master Card
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Reception start from 07:00 am - 11:00 pm
Check out time 12:00 pm
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I know, I guessed Dana Jacobson too, but wrong. Give up? Holy shit, it's Skip Bayless!
It's only been talked about in hushed terms by former interns, but now we have photographic proof. And let's give credit where credit is due: Skip is jacked.
Bayless wasn't showing off when he Tweeted these pics this morning, just admiring the handiwork of his doctor, six months after bicep surgery (probably blew it out during a curls contest with Michael Kim).
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Pentagon: al-Qaeda ally top suspect in Algeria
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Tuesday stopped short of saying al-Qaida's North Africa affiliate is definitely to blame for the deadly Algeria terrorist attack, but it said there is good reason to believe the group had a leading role.
"When it comes to terrorist attacks of this sort in North Africa, AQIM has to be at the top of the list of suspects, I'll put it that way," said Pentagon press secretary George Little, referring to al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb.
The White House said the Obama administration is working with the Algerian government to learn more about what happened and did not echo concerns expressed by the British defense minister over the Algerian government's collaboration.
"We cannot lose sight of the fact that the blame for this lies with the terrorists," said White House press secretary Jay Carney.
Little told reporters there are "strong indications that AQIM, "had a hand" in the assault on an Algerian natural gas plant that left dozens of hostages and militants dead, but he would not be more specific.
"AQIM does what terrorist groups do — they plan and carry out attacks. I'll leave it at that," he said.
The State Department has said three U.S. citizens were killed in last week's hostage standoff, while seven Americans made it out safely.
The State Department has not definitively declared that AQIM was responsible for the attack, but it has suggested the group played a leading role.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Tuesday the U.S. is consulting with Algerian government officials about who they believe was responsible for the attack.
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has blamed the broader al-Qaida network.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton last week described a "continuing effort by the terrorists, whether they call themselves one name or al-Qaida, to try to destroy the stability, the peace and security, of the people of this region."
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This letter extends the temporary no-action position originally taken by the Division of Market Regulation ("Division") on January 17, 1997 until October 6, 2005 with regard to the Island ECN ("Island"). This letter also extends the no-action position taken by the Division on November 7, 2002, relating to any Nasdaq and exchange-listed securities for which a linkage between Island and a self-regulatory organization ("SRO") is operational. The Division notes that Island changed its name Inet ATS, Inc. ("Inet") effective November 17, 2003.1 The January 17th and November 7th letters confirmed that Island, now known as Inet, is an ECN as that term is defined in the amendments to the Quote Rule ("ECN Amendment") and Limit Order Display Rule (cumulatively, "Order Execution Rules"). Those letters also confirmed that Island, now known as Inet, would be in compliance with the requirements of Rule 11Ac1-1(c)(5)(ii) of the Exchange Act ("ECN Display Alternative") with respect to any Nasdaq and exchange-listed securities for which a linkage between Island and the SRO is operational. In the January 17th and November 7th letters, the Division took the position that it would not recommend that the Commission take enforcement action against any OTC market maker or exchange market maker, as defined in the Order Execution Rules, for entry of orders into Island without modifying their public quotations in compliance with the ECN Amendment.
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The Promenade Shops at Centera in Loveland received no bids at a foreclosure auction Wednesday, so the shopping center went back to the bank.
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Even though they are selected in the View | Choose Columns (?) menu window. That is, both Web site and URL are selected, but neither shows in the item attributes window. -barney (June 07, 2011, 06:14 AM)
And for some reason, the UR folk apparently don't believe that, even with screen shots . I don't doubt that the product is good, but it simply does not perform as advertised on my system. My next step, when time allows, is to deinstall, reinstall, see if something went awry in the original install. That seems more and more likely, as new [non] events occur .-barney (June 07, 2011, 06:14 AM)
For instance, after dropping an indeterminate number of clips, every drop becomes one (1) particular clip. Only thing I've found to cure that is to kill, then restart, URP. But it shouldn't be happening, and it's likely something else running is interfering. However, I can't afford the time to hunt that particular needle - it's a big haystack .-barney (June 07, 2011, 07:14 PM)
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Stewart avoids arbitration with one-year deal
Third baseman Ian Stewart's new contract reveals his potential and problem. Arbitration-eligible for the first time, Stewart jumped from roughly 400,000 to $2.2875 million, The Denver Post has learned.
Stewart is worth the money as a power hitter. But once a player starts making real cash, production replaces patience. General manager Dan O'Dowd has said that Stewart must have a sense of urgency this season, that the window of opportunity is closing to prove he's an everyday, core player.
Stewart, 25, hit .256 in 441 plate appearances last year. He finished with 18 home runs and 61 RBIs, but an obligue injury sabotaged his final numbers. On pace to set career highs, Stewart notched only 15 at-bats in September and October, eventually losing time to Melvin Mora.
Stewart has worked with new hitting instructor Carney Lansford this offseason. The goal is for to Stewart to drive the ball more consistently to the opposite field. The slugger has also decided to back off the plate, which should help reduce the number of strikeouts on inside pitches.
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Bombardier is expecting a sharp rebound in business jet deliveries this decade, predicting 9,800 unit shipments through 2021. Traditional operators -- those that aren't fractional or air taxi models -- will account for the overwhelming majority of those shipments, Bombardier says.
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It was a sharply lower day in the grains especially in the old crop contracts. July corn closed 22 cents lower at $5.79 ½ while December corn was down 10 cents at $5.06. July soybeans closed 10 cents lower at $13.76 while November ended the session 5 ¼ cents higher. July wheat was down 14 cents at $6.09 ½.
We began the day with a USDA announcement of cancelled soybean sales to China (147,000 MTs) for old crop. At the same time they announced 120,000 MTs of old crop bean sales to "unknown" and another 262,000 MTs of new crop sales to China.
At 10:30 Informa released their acreage estimates. To the market's surprise they ended up increasing both corn and soybean acres. They are now estimating corn acres at 96.759 million (approx 700,000 acre increase). They are estimating bean acres at 75.959 million (approx 2 million acre increase). They also increased spring wheat acres to 13.5 from 12.0 and lowered cotton acres by approx 200,000.
An overall increase in acres would be obviously be considered bearish. The main thing to remember is the market will be focusing on the upcoming USDA acreage number (July 29th) as well as the forecast. Today's midday showed an increase in precipitation next week and was overall considered "bearish". We will have to see if this is the same forecast we get on Sunday night.
The other thing to watch for on Sunday is outside market influence from the Greek elections. This has been a large concern for the market and much of this may already be worked into the current price levels. Still, if you see a sharp drop in the Dow Jones and rally in the US$, watch out for weaker grains.
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Skip to comments.Union Parasites Bleed Chicago
Posted on 09/10/2012 6:33:30 PM PDT by WXRGina
CHICAGO (BHN) - In a city already plagued by runaway crime, corruption, and years of liberal mismanagement, Chicago's Teacher's Union has struck that city after refusing an offer for a 16% pay increase.
Chicago's teachers are already among the highest paid in the country, averaging over $76K a year before benefits. Despite the extravagant pay, Chicago kids test among the lowest in the country, leading many to question why the city doesn't fire the greedy "educators" and bring in real ones.
Union president Karen "The Hut" Lewis, defended her union's decision to strike, saying, "Yo, give us the [f-ng] money or little Johnny will be 25 before he graduates, [b-es]."
Anyone want to lay odds on who wins the strike?
Remember when you bet that these are all Obama voters, Mostly Democrats who voted for Rahm.
I wish a "Reagan" could be pulled on these losers—like the air traffic controllers.
At least she was skinnier than most striking Chicago teachers, otherwise the pole would have snapped before she fell on her butt! I hope someone held her beer, so it didn't get spilled.
85% of their fourth graders are not up to grade level in either language or math skills.
Obama will ride his black horse to the rescue of his little piggies.
I went to a bar today to have a soda and their 50cents yummy tacos. The strike came up and I couldn't believe what the common people at the bar said. They were commiserating with the teachers because, "after all it is really expensive to live in Chicago". I can't believe the American public anymore!
We need to make Cook County, the District of Columbia, Boulder County in Colorado and Travis County in Texas their on ONE State.
There is nothing that says we cannot.
All the crazies in one little state and we can ignore.
Don't forget to toss in the entire city of San Francisco.
This is directly tied to the vicious cycle of pensions, teacher union campaign donations, compliant pols, higher teacher wages, strike or threat of strike, higher taxes, more burden on an already-broke pension plan.....rinse, repeat.
Rahm never passes up an opportunity to take advantage of a crisis. In this case, the ILL-ANNOY Republicans are missing that chance to make a difference.
For those who think this is JUST a Chicago problem, think again. The "solutions" will be borne on the backs of all of us. Higher teacher pay now means quicker bankruptcy of the state.
What was it that Rahm Emanuel said, "never let a crisis go to waste"? I'm going to see how he spins this one.
Here's a way to prove they're underpaid: fire them all and then advertise their jobs at a 10% pay cut. If no one applies for the open positions, then hire all the union teachers back and meet their demands. But if they get applications . . .
Oh, I've never seen that Animal Farm illustration, but it's really, really fine!
I heard this union fool on the radio earlier. She was talking about crime and blah, blah, blah. Buch of damn nonsense.
The folk of Chicago voted for "the ballerina"knowing full well who and what he is. They also voted for each and every crook, stand behind their school boards, their union thug teacher's leaders, thus, in my opinion, they all deserve it and may they live "happily ever after."
The only ones I do feel sorry for is another generation of children deprived of a decent education but they already weren't getting one nor have any number of children in Chicago and all other Big Blue Cities around the country.
The only ones who gain from this scam are liberals, who continue to get elected by the ignorant morons who "graduate" year in and year turned out from the U. S. public education system, so they will keep the scam going on and on - on purpose.
I predict that this strike will get real ugly real fast.
Then I expect owebama to come to the rescue with some sort of "bail-out" to "save the teachers" to make him think he looks good.
After all, we NEED teachers like the one who responded "I teaches English."
Teachers in the City are not as well paid as those in many of the suburbs. Nor do they have it as easy considering the lack of proper families to back the students.
Looks like Emanual provoked this strike for some reason, by his ham-handed attempt to extend the school day.
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I've built and rebuilt a bunch of amps ... I have an original ST-35, an ST-70, a pair of MK III's, one of Shannon's ST-35's, an unrestored SCA-35, a Velleman K-4000, a Spark Audio 730D 300B, a homemade stereo 300B, a recently completed stereo 2A3 and just finished a stereo 13EM7/15EA7.
(You can see pictures of most of these on my website) http://mcnally.cc/amps.htm
Also - unrestored is a Heathkit AA-151 (6BQ5's) and worse, a Heathkit AA-100 that I bought a quad of JJ 7591's for, then realized the amp is a pile of crap. The amplifier circuit board is burned up, and the basic design isn't doing anything for me.
Anyway - I have a nice 17 x 12 x 2 chassis sitting around, and was thinking of mounting Shannon's ST-70 board below deck, and using the AA-100 transformers and the new 7591's and building a nice ST-70-type clone for my next project. Has anyone done this ? Any thoughts ?


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In the greens of metal at the Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance, one car leapt out at me; a strange red speedster with a Plymouth badge. I had no idea just how strange it was until the owner shared the details of its five-decade journey from speeding around Detroit to dodging mortars in war-torn Beirut. Here's the story of Plymouth's lost jet-age concept car - and its forthcoming digital redemption.
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The car is the Plymouth XNR Concept — and it was designed — and likely named — by Chrysler styling chief Virgil Exner in 1960 as a way to explore a grab-bag of influences, namely Jaguar roadsters and jet aircraft.
Asymmetrical and low, the XNR has two seats; the passenger side is covered by a cowl, and there's a sizable storage space underneath the fin behind the driver. Built by Ghia in Italy, powered by a Nascar-ready version of the company's slant six churning 250 hp, the XNR was supposed to preview where Chrysler design would head in the futuristic '60s. It also managed to hit 150 mph in testing.
But shortly after its reveal and appearance on the cover of "Motor Trend," the XNR was turned back to Ghia and sold to a Swiss businessman. There, it was noticed by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, who bought the car. It later turned up in Kuwait in 1969, where a "National Geographic" photographer caught it. And sometime in the mid-1970s, the XNR changed hands again and headed to Beirut — just before the country descended into 15 years of civil war.
Karim Edde, the XNR's owner for more than two decades, told me that when he bought the car, it was rough but basically straight. "We would move it from place to place, underground, to keep it away from the mortars," he said. After the country settled down, Edde considered restoring the car himself, but the work was too great, so the XNR was sent to RM Automotive in Canada.
There, the body was straightened and repaired, while a replacement engine was removed, and a period Slant Six built up with original parts — with some help from engineers who worked on the original — was installed, along with dash instruments to match the original and wheels that feature 30-odd machined pieces in each hub.
The XNR quickly drew a steady crowd at Pebble Beach, and won the Gran Turismo Trophy from GT overlord Kazunori Yamauchi — which means it will be offered a slot in Gran Turismo 6, whenever that may be.
It turns out that Virgil Exner was influencing the future far more than he ever knew.
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