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Some enterprises signal what's going on inside by hanging a red light outside. Mayor Jerry Sanders has revealed what's going on inside his administration by setting up a group of committees to carry out his goals. Officially, the name is "Mayor's Civic Leadership 2009–2012." It should be named "San Diego Belongs to the Lobbyists."
Verily, the Sanders committees are so loaded with registered lobbyists — mainly working for the real estate development industry — that there should no longer be any doubt about who runs the City.
There are 51 members of committees pushing community projects such as a new stadium for the Chargers. Of those, no fewer than 20 are registered lobbyists. (Some serve on more than one committee.) And those who aren't registered lobbyists are long-term corporate-welfare mendicants. Most significantly, I don't see even token representatives from community planning and environmental groups, or even labor. "In other cities, these committees are balanced; they put environmentalists on them, union people. I don't see that in this town," says activist Mel Shapiro.
Councilmember Donna Frye, political scientist Steve Erie, and former state legislator Jim Mills express the same sentiment: Sanders's committees are almost wholly made up of downtown boosters who want to use taxpayer money to pay for splendiferous structures instead of repairing the rotting infrastructure or helping the needy. Redevelopment, which was intended for truly blighted areas, "has been totally subverted to corporate welfare," says Erie, a professor at the University of California at San Diego. Other California cities use redevelopment funds for "affordable housing, undeveloped neighborhoods — for public purposes. As the City's financial situation becomes ever more precarious, the grandiose plans of downtown boosters grow ever greater."
And that's what Mayor Sanders's committees are all about: grandiose structures such as a football stadium and convention-center expansion that line the pockets of real estate developers and their lobbyists while stealing money that should be used on necessities.
Observe the mayor's committees. One of them is devoted to studying a new civic center, which the mayor is pushing. There are 13 people on the committee. Nine are registered lobbyists.
Here are the lobbyists and their affiliations:
• Sherm Harmer, chairman of Urban Housing Partners, whose clients include downtown's struggling Smart Corner and Navarra Property Management. Harmer is a longtime leader of the Downtown Residential Marketing and Builders Alliance.
• Shirley Horton, former state legislator who now heads the Downtown San Diego Partnership.
• Donna Jones, of the law firm Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, whose lobbying clients include Black Mountain Ranch, Irvine Company, Lennar Communities, and McMillin Land Development.
• Craig Benedetto, of California Strategies, whose lobbying clients include the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties and BOMA San Diego, an outfit that provides information on office development and leasing.
• Paul Robinson, a lawyer whose firm does lobbying for Shea Homes and Shea Properties.
• Robert Lankford, of the development firm bearing his name and a member of the Downtown San Diego Partnership.
• Keith Jones, representing the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce and a principal of Ace Parking Management.
• Tom Sudberry, of Sudberry Properties, a big developer.
• Lani Lutar, a lobbyist for the San Diego County Taxpayers Association, which does not represent the average taxpayer but does flak work for well-heeled members who seek taxpayer money for real estate projects that ought to be financed with private capital.
And what of the four members on the civic center committee who are not registered lobbyists? Well, Mike LaBarre of Fehlman LaBarre is an architect (now planning a building at 11th and B) and Greg Mueller is a principal of the architecture firm Tucker Sadler. Lee Burdick is a lawyer with Higgs Fletcher & Mack and a commissioner of the Port of San Diego. Reid Carr is with an advertising company that works for such clients as Sempra Energy. His firm brags that visitors can watch Padres games from the company's balcony.
It is no secret that the City of San Diego is on the financial brink. Does anyone think that the members of this committee, all with a stake in downtown development, will carefully weigh the City's fiscal condition when deciding if a civic center is really necessary? Silly boy/girl.
The mayor's finance committee crossed him up. It put out a draft study, as reported by Voice of San Diego, that actually told the truth: the City suffers from a structural deficit that can't be patched up with onetime measures. Employment should be cut sharply, and taxes may have to go up. If such measures fail, San Diego should consider bankruptcy. Sanders angrily dismissed the report. But here's the key: only one member of that committee was a registered lobbyist.
Other committees should be more obedient. For example, 5 of the 11 on the group looking into charter reform are registered lobbyists, including chairman John Davies, whose law firm represents numerous operations such as Kilroy Realty and the Building Industry Association of San Diego. And 9 of the 22 members of the committee looking into streamlining permit processing are lobbyists, including Marcela Escobar-Eck, the onetime director of the City's Development Services Department. A non-lobbyist on that committee is Jim Waring, Sanders's former real estate czar who left under a cloud.
Among other members of Sanders's committees are the usual suspects: Ben Haddad, chairman, and Ruben Barrales, president, of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce; attorney Lynn Schenk; port commissioner Steve Cushman; and chief executive of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation Julie Meier Wright.
"It would be a good idea to broaden the membership of these action teams," says Frye. She fears the result of these stacked committees will be more misrepresentations to voters. "We need to stop telling people that there will be free civic centers, free football stadiums. Nothing is free. Somebody will pay for it. If it comes from redevelopment money, it still comes from taxes."
Says Mills, former president pro tem of the state senate, "The Redevelopment Agency owes a lot of money to the City of San Diego. The redevelopment money should be used for paying for the consequences of redevelopment. The infrastructure is in bad shape, but we keep building new buildings. We have cast-iron water mains over 100 years old."
Frye and Shapiro keep demanding that redevelopment funds be paid back to the City. "I keep sending emails, asking when this will be on the agenda," says Shapiro. "Council and the mayor won't touch it. Councilmembers like redevelopment in their districts."
Finally, Erie sees good omens. "This is the last gasp of the old guard desperately trying to hold on," he says. He compares Sanders's committees with the elite, Waspish Committee of 25, created in the 1950s in Los Angeles. It controlled hospitals, foundations, cultural institutions — almost everything. But the Committee of 25 lost its power. "Smart cities diversify the stakeholders, have labor, environmentalists, minorities at the table. They look to the 21st Century. But this San Diego crowd looks toward the 19th Century. It's sad."
Redevelopment funds are concentrated downtown, says Erie. "In other big cities, the money goes to the neighborhoods." Erie's upcoming book, due late next year or early in 2011 from Stanford University Press, is titled Paradise Plundered: Fiscal Crisis, Growth and Governance in San Diego.
More from SDReader
- More stories by Don Bauder
- City of San Diego Auditor Luna gets snubbed — July 30, 2014
- San Diego schools, parks, safety suffer to pay for the Chargers — Dec. 15, 2010
- San Diegans for City Hall Reform pushes more authority for mayor — Feb. 20, 2008
- Mayor Jerry Sanders' rigged Charter Review Committee — Nov. 1, 2007
- Jerry Sanders Is Susan Golding In Drag — April 26, 2007
As the City's financial situation becomes ever more precarious, the grandiose plans of downtown boosters grow ever greater."
See, this is the part that does not add up or make any sense.... . . . . . . And that's what Mayor Sanders's committees are all about: grandiose structures such as a football stadium and convention-center expansion that line the pockets of real estate developers and their lobbyists while stealing money that should be used on necessities. ===============
Oppsss, spoke too soon, now I see why Sanders is doing this!
Response to post #1: Sanders is a puppet of real estate developers, whose lobbyists pull the strings. Best, Don Bauder
the City suffers from a structural deficit that can't be patched up with onetime measures. Employment should be cut sharply, and taxes may have to go up.
No one is going to vote for a tax increase in this city, especially since there has been NO reform of the city pension system.
A tax increase will be nothing more than a pension tax, taking from the poor and middle class private sector-already being paid less and with no benefits- and giving it to over paid gov employees "retiring" at age 50 with lifetime pensions exceeding what they earned from when they were actually working.
Nope, a tax increase is not going to happen. Needs a vote from the people and we won't go for it.
Response to post #3: I agree that a tax increase would feed employee pensions that are already too high. But San Diego has known that for years, and not done anything. One reason is that there are legal obstacles. Another is simply there are so many votes of city employees. So if progress there is stymied, how is the city going to raise revenue? Fee increases will help, but won't close the gap. A tax increase would not be good, but may be a last resort. Best, Don Bauder
Response to Surf Puppy. My small neighborhood was nearly eliminated to make room for oversized apartment buildings. Our small community was declared blighted and subject to being condemned by some blind appraiser from the City Redevelopment Agency who drove by, stuck his thumb in the air and announced "we'll generate fat private profits off the backs of this blighted neighborhood."
Well that fool didn't even check real estate transactions and appraisals. The City Redevelopment Agency declared $300-400K homes (this battle occurred ten years ago) blighted under the redevelopment statutes.
The community confronted the outrage, revealed the truth of the issue, thereby publicly catching the City Redevelopment Agency, as we said in Sweet Home Alabama, plain buckass nekkid. We residents, acting alone, saved our homes from the wrecking ball.
Real Estate Co. lobbyists showed up in substantial numbers at community meetings slithering about in their gecko grey suits, plying residents with unsupported (indeed, outrageous) claims of high purchase prices, and speaking in all manners of forked tongues but failed to turn the issue to benefit unlimited private greed.
Perhaps other SD communities will be subjected to the same money machine which has grown exponentially since our tiny neighborhood was saved. The point is the merchants of private profit will say and do anything to rob San Diego homeowners and renters of their homes, income, indeed, absorb their very lives, to reap excessive private benefit.
Greedy developers, if not stopped dead in their tracks, will cravenly gamble public funds, rather than risk corporate funds, to reward their avarice. Believe the truth.
Great article! And good comments... so far.
City government in San Diego has been delivering less and less for decades. Try to make a report to some city department and if you should actually connect with a person, he/she will first try to get you to call some other department, or failing that, "take your report", and then ignore it. Many years ago, when I still lived in SD, it was impossible to get a dog catcher to respond to a loose mastiff. "Routine" calls for police presence resulted in nobody ever showing up or following up. No, the city government of SD has been a caricature of what it should be for longer than most residents remember.
Yet those "do nothing" city employees and bureaucrats are demanding huge salaries and wages, and getting them along with ultra-generous pension plans. This is doubly ironic because the taxpaying public, employed in the private sector, is seeing its retirement downgraded to skimpy 401(k) plans, while they have no job security, and are expected to pay for the under-performing public sector. The current trend is untenable, and can only lead to a total breakdown in municipal services, or a massive reform. But today, a "massive reform" in SD would mean that every city employee actually do a day of work for a day of pay, and serve the public instead of himself or herself. The culture at City Hall is so far removed from reality that a reform is wildly improbable.
It will, sadly, get much worse before it gets better.
Response to post #5: You are absolutely right and should raise even more hell about it. Coronado, that town of $1 million-plus homes, is considered blighted.So is downtown San Diego. Redevelopment has been seized by developers for the construction of upscale buildings that should be financed with private capital. Redevelopment is a tool of the developers and a toy of the superrich. Redevelopment should go for truly blighted areas and for such purposes as affordable housing. Today, much redevelopment is simply a scam, and CCDC is the major scamster in San Diego. Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #6: We'll hear from some of the crooks. Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #7: Right on. The worse the government service, the greater the remuneration and more excessive the pension benefits. But don't expect Sanders to do anything. He came out of that culture. Best, Don Bauder
Response to Surf Puppy. My small neighborhood was nearly eliminated to make room for oversized apartment buildings. Our small community was declared blighted and subject to being condemned by some blind appraiser from the City Redevelopment Agency who drove by, stuck his thumb in the air and announced "we'll generate fat private profits off the backs of this blighted neighborhood."
"Blight" is now a bastardized word that can be stretched, pulled, bent and re-shaped into anything you want it to be-to apply to whatever a local muni wants it to.
It is so vague, ambiguous and overly broad that it should be struck down. But that isn't going to happen. It is jsut another scam the perpetrated by gov.
"Blight" is the CA/local equivalent of Kelo v City of New London.
Perhaps other SD communities will be subjected to the same money machine which has grown exponentially since our tiny neighborhood was saved. The point is the merchants of private profit will say and do anything to rob San Diego homeowners and renters of their homes, income, indeed, absorb their very lives, to reap excessive private benefit.
The developers are running out of land to build on. The only game left for these bozos is "urban infill," tearing down existing single family residences and building high density cracker box condos and apartments for the "great unwashed," the horde of slobs who continue to arrive here en masse from Slobsville Michigan, Slobhollow Acres Florida, and Pudville Ohio.
Response to post #11: The concept of blight is a fraud. So is today's use of redevelopment funds. Why isn't anything done? The answer to that is one of the messages of this column. Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #12: Great observations, Burwell. If by Pudville, Ohio, you mean Cleveland, then I was one who arrived in San Diego from there. It was back in 1973. Best, Don Bauder
Re: "Lobbyists Rule" and your Response #24 to your "The Mayor and the Dirty-Money Guy" Story:
"If corruption suddenly disappears in San Diego, I promise to shift my focus elsewhere."
It looks like you'll have to live to at least 100 Don because "Lobbyists Rule" documents, with pix and bullets the latest Top Dozen San Diego Bloodsuckers, registered lobbyists and long-term corporate welfare mendicants who control Mayor Sanders.
By coincidence, the new 12/17/09 "Peninsula Beacon" has a headline story about the consequences of "Lobbyists Rule": "City budget noose is ready to tighten – Libraries, public safety set to take hits". Two of the hits against public safety include "Implement rolling 'brown outs' by reducing eight engines from fire stations" and "Reduction of 41 police department civilian positions".
This means that more and more innocent San Diegans will die and/or be grievously injured because of Sander's and his Bloodsuckers who are the root cause of increasingly out of control firestorms, crime, poverty, etc.
P.S. It sure would have helped if UCSD Professor Erie had a sense of urgency and published his book this year as originally planned, because the longer it takes the more crashing and burning Sander's Bloodsuckers will create for all San Diegans.
Response to post #15: Correct. To try to push ahead with corporate welfare projects downtown while cutting back on safety, essential public services, and infrastructure repair and maintenance is outrageous. But it seems to be happening without San Diegans screaming. Best, Don Bauder
Only if some council candidate comes out and tells the truth in a clear, straightforward manner, will many SD voters really understand what is happening. Most of the news media is not telling the story. The U-T certainly isn't going to do the job, nor will the North County Times do it because the city of SD is not in their territory, and they would rather recognize prep sports stars anyway. TV? Fuhgeddabouddit!
The sheer outrageousness of the notion that these committees can be planning many edifices while public safety and infrastructure are further reduced is breathtaking. But if only a few voters realize what is really happening, they might as well think big and bigger. They won't get all they ask for, but the more they seek, the more they will get. But is Sanders serious with all this, or is this just a feelgood political effort that could allow him to win some other, higher office?
Response to post #17: You are so right. The mainstream media, particularly the U-T, won't mention that public money is being stolen for edifices for the superrich while safety is endangered, infrastructure ignored, library hours slashed, because those media outlets make so much money on pro sports, conventions, subsidized hotels, etc. The citizenry is too apathetic to put two and two together, I fear. Best, Don Bauder
Is there any count on how many of these "lobbyists" are also consultants for various parties with business in front of the Southeastern Economic Development Corporation (SEDC)?
It appears to be time that I start attending that redevelopment agency's board meetings...
Response to post #19: I don't know about SEDC, but several are connected with CCDC. This is hardly surprising. Best, Don Bauder
Most of my neighbors in Encanto Heights are rather blissfully unaware of moves to re-zone the small businesses along Imperial Avenue out of existence and replace them with high-density residentials... kinda like the old crack castles along Imperial Avenue farther west, just east of Imperial & Euclid and running towards Lemon Grove for several blocks. I'm sure the residential proposals are not meant to eventually be crack castles, but that's the way things seem to go out here east of the cemeteries after a decade or so.
Response to post #21: Surprised? With real estate developer lobbyists running the city, the mentality is BUILD. The mentality should be REPAIR AND MAINTAIN the rotting infrastructure. But there isn't big money in that. Best, Don Bauder
In a vein similar to the foregoing, today's U-T has a pair of "dueling editorials" about the proposed new stadium. Scott Peters (who else?) takes the pro side, and Bruce Henderson the con. It is only short of amazing how a guy like Peters, one of the most pro-development councilmen in recent memory, can spin things to make such a monument look like a good idea. He argues that the money currently spent on the current facility would go away with the construction of a new facility, and that it would cost no more and might cost less! Henderson tells the truth. He says that this is really a fantasy, and that the Chargers will leave for LA regardless. (I'm not so sure that would happen if SD city government provided them a brand new venue with a sweetheart deal.)
Then also in the U-T are a few letters that take both sides of the controversy. One in particular is over-the-top in favor. Isn't it amazing about how those who want to have a team or attend its games will always pull out the justification that the stadium and team are of vast benefit to the city. Hey, if they do so much good, why ain't the city rich?
Response to post #23: Every objective economist (that is, economists not paid by pro sports teams) concludes that sports facilities don't enrich communities or even the immediate neighborhood. The pathetic Peters says what a great boon Petco has been. Hasn't anyone told the poor schnook that the subsidized condos and hotels in the ballpark district are suffering badly, the value of the buildings is therefore falling, and property tax revenue will fall? Hasn't anybody noticed that the ballpark district buildings are see-through? Peters's argument is laughable. It is an indication, however, that the port district -- and probably the rest of the establishment -- will want the taxpayer to fill their pockets, as usual, as the infrastructure continues to decay, fire and police protection falls, and services such as libraries crater. Best, Don Bauder
It is only short of amazing how a guy like Peters, one of the most pro-development councilmen in recent memory, can spin things to make such a monument look like a good idea.
Hmmmmm, lets just say the new stadium costs a billion dollars, which is on the light side IMHO, and the city sells bonds for that billion at 5% interest.
Debt service alone would be $50 million per year, or about $961K per week, or about $6.25 million per game, or about $137K per day, or about $6K per HOUR.
That is just the interest-no principle pay down at all.
Now, will someone-ANYONE- pleaser tell me where that money is going to come from??? The general fund???? Isn't this how we got into trouble with the pension and retiree healthcare budget deficits that total billions of dollars?????????
Who is going to cover those costs??? The Chargers?? The ticket holders??? If they build a 70K seat stadium that would be $715 PER ticket holder, per year, for 30 years. I think that is the ticket-if the ticker holders and the team want to build it-lets tax them, @ $715 per person per year for 30 years.
I am sure they won't have any problem covering that cost for the next 30 years. Make it a contract, $715 per year for the next 30 years. If they default we can attach their wages and put liens on their homes.
If a new subsidized stadium is put to a vote, and the anti-stadium folks want Henderson to represent their side, then they run the risk of losing. Henderson is hated by a lot of people in San Diego for a variety of reasons. They should get a different spokesman, someone people would want to listen to.
Response to post #25: At least, the Cowboys were honest in building their $1 billion-plus stadium. The citizens got whacked with higher taxes and fees. Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #26: Henderson gets blamed for pointing out the truth. For example, Peters said this morning that Petco was such a great deal. Henderson showed him that it costs the city more than $20 million a year. Remember, it was supposed to be revenue-neutral, according to one of the many egregious lies that local government foisted on the citizenry. Bureaucrats were instructed by Golding to juggle the numbers to make it look like it would be revenue neutral. Henderson had said it would never be, and he was right. That is why a lot of people dislike him. He pops their balloons with facts. Best, Don Bauder
Not that Henderson wasn't right about Petco, and not that Petco isn't a huge burden on the City of San Diego at the moment, but it is possible that in several years, that may turn around. There are much better things to be said about Petco than about a new stadium for the Chargers.
My point about Henderson isn't whether he was right or wrong. People do not always vote for what's correct, they vote for what's attractive. Conversly, they tend not to vote for what repels them. In my opinion, Henderson would be better off quietly and invisibly advising an attractive politician to further his cause.
Response to post #29: But if some people are repelled by Henderson, the question is "why?" And the answer is that he has been consistently right. Look at the people the establishment, aided and abetted by the mainstream media, have done their best to destroy: Donna Frye, Henderson, Mike Aguirre, Pat Shea, Diann Shipione, Peter Navarro. (Navarro warned of Los Angelesization. How right he was!) All those were right in their assessments far more than they were wrong. With the last two decades of San Diego politicians, it has been the reverse: they were wrong far, far more than they were right, if they were ever right at all. So they hate those who were right, and so do many voters, particularly those influenced by establishment media. Best, Don Bauder
Mr B, You wrote this article a while back, but I just came across it while looking at some other aspects of lobbying. Question: How can the City of San Diego Planning Department be a client of a registered San Diego lobbyist? In the list of 2010 registered lobbyists, www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/pdf/lobbyistregistrationcombined2010.pdf MW Steele is said to represent the Planning Dept.
The BID Council, which was created by and is run by the City, is also listed as a lobbyist.
How does this all work?


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Capetown, South Africa (October 16, 2013) – Today, at the World Green Building Council (WGBC) Annual Congress, the Center for Green Schools (Center) at the U.S. Green Building Council officially announced the 2013 Greenest Schools on Earth. The recipient schools were Sing Yin Secondary School in Hong Kong, China, and the Waterbank School at Uaso Nyiro Primary in Laikipia, Kenya. The announcement was made by the Global Coalition for Green Schools, a newly formed initiative of the Center, in partnership with WGBC. The two winning schools were awarded $5,000 each to put toward a new or ongoing sustainability project.
"The Greenest School on Earth recognition aims to showcase a school's commitment to sustainability. But when we sat down to review this year's submissions, we felt that we had two schools whose environmental efforts, though very different, were extraordinary in both execution and achievement," said Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO and founding chair, USGBC. "We selected both of these schools because of what they say about one another and also about the scale and scope in the movement – they demonstrate that across the world, from community to community and from city to village, no matter where we learn, where we learn matters."
The Sing Yin Secondary School, which largely serves low-income students, boasts an organic farm, two green roofs, a bamboo corner and an aquarium. Most classrooms are equipped with thin-film solar panels or sun-shading devices, advanced LED lighting, light sensors, motion sensors and more. The school recruits about 100 students every year to serve as environmental monitors, prefects and ambassadors. Within the community, they organized a 'Green School, Green Family' campaign last year in which students and their families had to conduct energy saving activities to save household electricity.
"The Sing Yin Secondary School aims to provide one of the best educations in the world with a global perspective for boys in our local community," said Mr. Kwok But, principal of the Sing Yin Secondary School. "We are pleased and excited that our efforts on promoting environmental education could be well recognized."
The Uaso Nyiro Primary School's unique Waterbank School Building, conceived and designed by PITCHAfrica and built in partnership with the Zeitz Foundation, is an alternative low cost school designed for poor regions in need of water. The school, built from local materials with local labor for the same cost as a conventional linear school, stores and filters clean water for the children year round, provides protected gardens for growing fresh vegetables and includes a community workshop and courtyard theater for school community gatherings and environmental theater. The school serves a disadvantaged community with 25 percent living on less than $1.25/day. Since opening, school attendance has risen from 70 to 90 percent and instances of waterborne disease have dropped to zero.
'It is a great honor for the Uaso Nyiro Primary School to receive this prestigious international recognition. The staff, pupils, parents and surrounding community are delighted that our hard work and efforts to transform our school from an arid semi-desert into the oasis of greenery with water to spare have been recognized," said Patrick Mwaura, headmaster of Uaso Nyiro Primary School.
The Panel of judges for this year's Greenest Schools on Earth included:
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- Jane Henley, CEO, World Green Building Council and co-chair of the Global Coalition for Green Schools
- John Hardy, founder of Green School Bali
- Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO and founding chair, U.S. Green Building Council and chair of the World Green Building Council
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Jordan Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 2015Pure elegance in a glass. Aromas of black cherries, pomegranate, dried cranberries and a hint of graphite channel classic Bordeaux. Its lovely, silky texture coats the palate with layers of black cherries and a touch of cedar from French oak's fine tannins. From beginning to end, the balance carries all the way through. Enjoy now after decanting for 60 minutes or cellar through 2029-2034. The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon's red fruit flavors, silky palate and structure make it a wonderful wine for food. The classic pairing would be New York Strip steak or filet mignon, but the elegance, uplifting acidity and toasted oak nuance will complement grilled or savory roasted dishes, such as herb-crusted lamb, roasted chicken or grilled pork loin. It's a medium-bodied red wine that won't overpower more delicate dishes, such as mushroom risotto, ratatouille or duck confit.
Sans Liege Cotes Du Coast 2017Daylight wanes and a new energy pulses through the redwoods. As the lanterns are lit you take in scents of honeysuckle, lemongrass tea and shale. You are now dancing and laughing with mirth as you pass by a rustic dessert table. It is set with creme brulee and miniature vanilla spice cakes adorned with orange blossoms. Children run past snacking on jazz apples and dried pineapple and you smile with gratitude for the day.
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Patron ReposadoPatrón Reposado is aged in oak barrels for a minimum of six months. Patrón Reposado is aged and blended to incorporate the fresh clean taste of Patrón Silver with a hint of the oak flavor found in Patrón Anejo. Reposado style tequila has been popular in Mexico for many years and is experiencing an excellent reception by most tequila connoisseurs world wide. Patrón Reposado may be enjoyed as a sipping tequila or mixed with high quality mixers. It makes an excellent "ultra premium" margarita. Color: Light amber tint. Aroma: Oak wood & fresh agave. Taste: Fresh agave & oak with notes of fruit citrus & honey. Finish: Light floral & vanilla.
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Luciano Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne 2012Le Vigne Barolo interprets the ancient handed-down wisdom and tradition of Langhe and Barolo of assembling the Nebbiolo grapes from various vineyards. We interpret this historic practice by working only with indigenous yeasts and by keeping the grapes of each vineyard separated during the fermentation and wood ageing, rather than combining them during fermentation.
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Cavicchioli 1928 ProseccoCavicchioli 1928 Prosecco DOC Spumante Extra Dry features, when poured and tasted, white foam; lively, fine and persistent perlage; pale straw yellow color; an intense aroma of candied fruits and sweet flowers; and a fresh and delicate taste with an aromatic finish; its alcohol is 11%. Cavicchioli 1928 Prosecco DOC Spumante Extra Dry should be drunk young and is excellent as an aperitif or as an accompaniment to whole meal; particularly suitable for appetizers, delicate first courses and fish-based dishes. Serving temperature: chilled to 40°F.
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Sans Liege The Offering Red 2016When you arrive the celebration is raging, much like the huge bonfire in the center of the crowd. You are met with scents of anise, mulling spices, kirsch and leather. A friend claps you on the back and hands you a bowl crafted from juniper proclaiming "wassail!" "Drink hail" you chorus with the rest of the group, taking a gulp and passing it on. Treats of olive tapenade and plums with cinnamon are shared as the merriment continues into the night.
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Flowers Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2016Medium yellow in color. Aromas of straw, lemon verbena and honeysuckle mingle with layers of lemon meringue and lychee. Upon entry are flavors of lemon curd, honeydew, and hints of star fruit and wet stone, balanced with a touch of fine grained tannin. The crisp finish is countered with a spicy note of white pepper and lingers with coastal minerality.
Bodega Benegas Ataliva Malbec 2017Like so many Malbecs, Ataliva is a big red wine, but nluike many, it doesn't finish sweet. There's enough structure to balance the fruit and ripeness and subtle earthy elements lend a welcome savory aspect. Food Pairing: Drink it with burgers on the grill or a hearty meat or pasta dish.
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Three Brooms Sauvignon Blanc 2018The nose on the 2018 Three Brooms is beautifully balanced with the juxtaposition of fresh super- ripe green characters comprised of currant leaf, kiwi fruit and a touch of passionfruit and our classic Blind River minerality all set against a rich, deep, slightly creamy softness of the perfect breadth. Vibrant, fresh and bright attack. Juicy, flavoursome acidity that wonderfully balances deep, ripe kiwifruit and mineral citrus that is so ripe it's mouthfeel is soft. The structure adds to the wine's complexity which results in a mid-palate that is layered, powerful and subtle all once. The finish is complex, elegant, balanced and incredibly long. Food Pairing: Rich enough to match with white meats, tuna or swordfish but equally complimentary to white fish, seafood and complex salads.
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Willamette Valley Vineyards Pinot Noir 2017
B-Side Pinot Noir 2016The B Side Pinot Noir is a brilliant ruby red in the glass with the slightest blood orange hued edge. This is a soul-filled Pinot Noir with lifted aromas of raspberry, rose petal, cherry cola and black tea. Further spiced with notes of clove and fresh forest, the aromas lead to a full-bodied, richly textured palate with layered flavors of black cherry, violets, spice and smoke. With each additional swirl of the glass, the wine becomes moodier with hints of dried orange peel, tart plum, sage and lavender adding complexity. The wine is aged for 12 months with 30% of the blend in new French Oak barrels (Francois Frere, Damy & DJ) while the remaining portion of the blend (70%) is in seasoned, one to two-year-old barrels.
Paolo Scavino Barolo 2014This Barolo has a special value for our family and represents the history and tradition of blending different cru of Barolo. Our Barolo comes from the best plots of seven cru. The diversity of soils, exposure and altitude characterizes each of these small but very important terroir. Unifying these diversities, the Barolo offers harmony and complexity with an overall character of the zone. Separate vinfication. Destemming and light crushing. The maceration and the alcoholic fermentation are in stainless steel with temperature controlled and indigenous yeasts. Malolactic fermentation in oak barrels. The tartaric stabilization occurs naturally during the winter with the low temperatures. Every plots of the crus is kept separate and aged in neutral French oak barrels for 10 months and further 12 months in large casks. Final blend as a result of a further selection in the cellar of the most performing plots of the vintage. Approximately one year of stainless steel and 10 months of bottle aging before release.
Poggio San Polo Brunello di Montalcino 2013Intense ruby red in colour with garnet hues, clear and glossy. The bouquet exhibits typical aromas of violets and small red berries. Subtle nuances of forest undergrowth, aromatic wood, a touch of vanilla and jammy mixed fruit then give way to subtle hints of coffee. This Brunello is intense, persistent, broad and heady. Full-bodied and warm on the palate, with a densely-woven texture and robust body, it has a persistent finish with well- rounded tannins. The particular features of the terroir at San Polo produce a Brunello with a capacity for lengthy ageing, while patient cellaring enhances the wine during ageing in the bottle. Food Pairing: The elegance and harmonious personality of this wine enables it to pair extremely well with highly-structured cuisine such as red meats and game, as well as with mushrooms and truffles. It is ideal with matured cheeses such as Parmigiano Reggiano and Tuscan pecorino.
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Myer Farm Distillers Ginger VodkaOur own Vodka infused with ginger from Good Life Farms, Interlaken. Lightly spicy but without overt heat, ginger shines among buttery notes.
Nieto Senetiner Don Nicanor Malbec 2016Appearance: Don Nicanor Malbec is deep red in color with a touch of purple hue. Aroma: Cherries, plums, clove, vanilla, and smoke waft from the glass. Mouth Feel: This elegant and complex Malbec is rich and round on the palate with balanced flavors of red fruit and spice. Food Pairing: This is an ideal wine for grilled or roasted beef, red sauces, and mature cheeses.
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Black Stallion Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Chateau Mont-Redon Châteauneuf du Pape 2015Following careful selection of the best wines in the cellar, we make a single blend, which will be bottled at the Estate about eighteen months after the harvest. Once the wine is in the bottle, they remain for at least four to six months in our cellars before being shipped. Our red Châteauneuf-du-Papes open up and come into their own five to eight years after the harvest, but they can age over ten years depending on the vintage and the storage conditions.
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Far Niente Chardonnay 2017The 2017 vintage opens with aromas of melon, sweet citrus and white blossom floral layered with notes of flint, yeast and sweetly toasted oak. A smooth and focused entry is followed by a silky midpalate with ripe flavors of honeydew and lemon, supported by just of touch of wet stone, yeast and toasted hazelnuts. The finish is long and structured with citrus rind and mouthwatering acid.
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Macan Rioja 2010Intense black-purple color, with a sharp aroma of very ripe fruit. Very concentrated fruit, dense and thick, great sweetness but well balanced by good freshness and minerality. More complex than the Toro wine.
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Trivento Amado Sur MalbecA meticulous assemblage, with Malbec as the star, Syrah for power and spice, and Bonarda for a touch of style. Each grape is vinified separately and spends 8 months in oak barrels. The finished blend is then aged in stainless steel tanks for 6 months to allow the flavors to marry elegantly. The resulting wine is a gorgeous dark red-violet color with crimson reflections. Generous aromas of fresh red fruit combine with notes of clove, smoke, vanilla and toast. Seductive on the palate with exquisitely smooth tannins, which lead to a pleasurable and impetuous finish.
Featured Wines: Chardonnay
Far Niente Chardonnay 2017The 2017 vintage opens with aromas of melon, sweet citrus and white blossom floral layered with notes of flint, yeast and sweetly toasted oak. A smooth and focused entry is followed by a silky midpalate with ripe flavors of honeydew and lemon, supported by just of touch of wet stone, yeast and toasted hazelnuts. The finish is long and structured with citrus rind and mouthwatering acid.
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Jam Cellars Butter Chardonnay 2017Wow…Butter Chardonnay is rich, bold and luscious. Made in the tradition of quality Californian winemaking, the grapes we select are juicy, ripe and bursting with flavor. We cold ferment this easy-to-love Chardonnay to a lush creaminess and age it in our unique blend of oak. Butter brims with stone fruit and baked-lemon notes and has a lovely, long, vanilla finish. Simply put, it melts in your mouth!
Pedroncelli Vintage Selection Chardonnay
J. Lohr Riverstone Chardonnay 2017The 2017 Riverstone Chardonnay exhibits youthful hues of light to medium straw. The enticing aromas are reminiscent of peach, nectarine, marmalade, yellow floral, baking spices, and honey. Those aromas echo on the palate and are complemented by orange and apricot, and balanced with a creamy texture from aging sur lie. Flavors of crème brûlée and a touch of oak can be found on the long finish.
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Wente Vineyards Riva Ranch Chardonnay 2017For five generations our family has been dedicated to the art of winemaking and to the philosophy that the quality of a wine originates in the vineyard. Our Riva Ranch Single Vineyard Chardonnay is sourced exclusively from our Riva Ranch Vineyard in Arroyo Seco, Monterey. Arroyo Seco, where we have been growing grapes since the 1960's, is widely regarded as one of the best places in California to grow Chardonnay. The cool growing season with the deep gravelly soil ripen the Chardonnay perfectly which gives natural balance of sugar and acidity.
William Hill Napa Valley Chardonnay 2016Smooth and luxurious, our William Hill Estate Napa Valley Chardonnay reflects the balanced tension between lusciousness and liveliness that is a hallmark of winemaker Mark Williams. The 2016 Chardonnay has a textured palate and full mouthfeel that culminates in a bright, lingering finish. Complex layers of fruit, including hint of ripe apple, pear, robust tropical notes and a touch of juicy lemon all blend seamlessly with hints of coconut and baking spice, then finish with caramel and toasted oak for a rich expression of Napa Valley Chardonnay.
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Souverain California ChardonnayNose: Chateau Souverain Chardonnay has inviting aromas of roasted pears, lemon citrus and subtle baking spice. Palate: Elegant layers of pineapple and crème brûlée flavors. This full-bodied Chardonnay offers a plush texture and balanced acidity with a long, flavorful finish. Pairings: Soft cheeses (Brie, Camembert, Robiola), starches (risotto, pasta, French bread) and rich fish (crab, salmon, scallops).
Robert Mondavi Napa Valley Chardonnay 2015Juicy pineapple and ripe pear fruits mingle with warm apple pie and toasted hazelnut flavors in this incredibly rich textured wine.
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Cambria Clone 4 ChardonnayThe Clone 4 Chardonnay is bright and crisp with fresh citrus, apple and white peach fruit characters. The sur lees aging resulted in a slight fullness on the mid-palate that balances the elegant acidity of the wine.
William Hill North Coast Chardonnay
Landmark Vineyards Overlook Chardonnay 2017Appearance: Pale yellow in the glass. Aroma: Meyer lemon, baked apple and honeysuckle. Flavor: The fullbodied palate shows ripe lemon, yellow apple skin on entry with, creamy peach, subtle butterscotch notes and chamomile flower with a hint of salted caramel on the mid palate. The finish has an attractive mineral texture and fresh acidity with lightly toasted brioche and tropical fruit notes. Pairings: Pair simply with yellowtail sashimi garnished with a fresh lemon wedge, or try it with a dressed-up. Pairs beautifully with browned scallops in an herbed butter roux. Also try a firm cheese such as a gouda or dry jack.
Chateau Ste. Michelle Columbia Valley ChardonnayOur Columbia Valley Chardonnay is a pleasurable, food-friendly Chardonnay. It is crafted in a fresh, soft style with bright apple and sweet citrus fruit character with subtle spice and oak nuances. We blend Chardonnay grapes from vineyards throughout Washington's Columbia Valley to make this a complex and interesting wine. Cheers! Food Pairing: Food: Crab, poultry, salmon, scallops. Herbs: Ginger, lemon zest, tarragon, thyme.
Kendall Jackson Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay 2017Beautifully integrated tropical flavors such as pineapple, mango and papaya, with citrus notes that explode in your mouth. These flavors delicately intertwine with aromas of vanilla and honey to create depth and balance throughout. A hint of toasted oak and butter rounds out the long, lingering finish.
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Estancia ChardonnayShimmering light-straw gold. Aromas of honey, tropical fruits with hints of orange and pineapple. Rich and well-balanced with a delicious, creamy textured mid-palate; ripe fruit, orange, almond, and spice flavors lead to a refreshing, smooth finish. Pairs well with smoked salmon, cream sauce pastas, poultry, pork, mushrooms.
Macrostie Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2017Aroma: The wine begins with a penetrating, fragrant nose of pineapple, mango and guava. Palate: Energetic tropical fruit elements lead to lively citrus-lime layers, as well as hints of toast and butter from aging in French oak. The finish is clean, refreshing and quickly invites another taste!
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Irony ChardonnayOur Irony Chardonnay opens with layered aromas of juicy stone fruit, citrus and hints of toasty oak. Medium-bodied with a lovely, creamy mid-palate, this wine exhibits tropical fruit, Honeydew melon and zesty lemon flavors that segue to a long finish with a crisp and balanced acidity. Live life with Irony. Enjoy Irony Chardonnay paired with cedar-plank grilled salmon alongside a lightly vinaigrette-dressed arugula salad.
Jam Cellars Butter Chardonnay 4 pack 250ml CanWow…Butter Chardonnay is rich, bold and luscious. Made in the tradition of quality Californian winemaking, the grapes we select are juicy, ripe and bursting with flavor. We cold ferment this easy-to-love Chardonnay to a lush creaminess and age it in our unique blend of oak. Butter brims with stone fruit and baked-lemon notes and has a lovely, long, vanilla finish. Simply put, it melts in your mouth!
14 Hands ChardonnayThis lighter style Chardonnay begins with bright aromas of sweet lime and pears with a touch of baking spice. Refined fruit flavors are accentuated by ample acidity that give way to subtle hints of butter, caramel and vanilla.
Bread & Butter Chardonnay 2017Aroma: This Chardonnay opens with rich notes of vanilla bean and almond husk, reminiscent of a decadent crème brûlée. The creamy notes are balanced by a soft minerality and a hint of tropical fruit. Flavor: Creamy notes continue to your palate where they are joined with bright acidity and well-integrated oak that leads into a long, creamy finish.
Butternut ChardonnayAromas of peach, hazelnut and spiced candied apple breeze around the brim. Round, creamy notes of fig, butterscotch and sweet oak dance on the palate. Food Pairing: This Butternut Chardonnay is amazing with wild rice with toasted nuts and dried currants or crab cakes and risotto with spring vegetables.
Josh Cellars ChardonnayOur Chardonnay is a great balance of bright citrus and honey with a touch of oak character and hints of juicy peach. Crafted with care so that no single flavor overpowers another, this wine is simply delicious and easy-to-drink. Food Pairings: Pairs beautifully with shrimp, steamed mussels, creamy pastas, roasted chicken, and grilled vegetables.
Featured Wines: Cabernet
Joel Gott 815 Cabernet Sauvignon 2016Our 2016 815 Cabernet Sauvignon has aromas of bright red fruit, black cherry and blackberry with notes of clove, vanilla and baking spices.The wine opens with dark,concentrated fruit flavors,followed by firm tannins on the mid-palate, and notes of cedar and coffee on the long, textured finish.
J. Lohr Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon 2017The 2017 J. Lohr Estates Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon is dark and dense in color to the rim of the glass. Layered aromas of black cherry, currant and blueberry are accented by an authentic barrel-aged bouquet of dark chocolate, cocoa powder, and roasted coffee. The palate peaks with high-toned red berry fruit, and follows with bright acidity and a full structure that is both dense and soft at once.
Justin Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
B-Side Cabernet Sauvignon 2016The B Side Cabernet Sauvignon is a deeply concentrated, inky color in the glass. Vibrant aromas of blackberry compote, mocha, vanilla, sweet leather and lavender are pronounced on the nose. The fleshy, fruit-forward palate is packed with flavor including juicy fruit, cassis, melted chocolate and hints of Blackstrap molasses. The deep, dark fruit note is a solid line throughout and comes from the beginning all the way to the end of the wine. The tasty French oak frames the wine with ripe, round tannins underpinning the overall structure. The wine is aged for 14 months with 40% of the blend in new French oak barrels (Francois Frere & Radoux) while the remaining balance is in seasoned French oak. This wine is deep and brooding with layers of aromas and flavors, well-structured with smooth tannins and a noticeably, lengthy finish.
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Louis M Martini Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
McManis Cabernet SauvignonDark garnet in color with a bouquet full of blueberry, blackberry and black cherry notes and a hint of smoke. Medium-bodied on the palate with juicy black currant and black cherry flavors, it finishes with rounded, creamy tannins and a hint of mocha.
Decoy Sonoma County Cabernet SauvignonFrom its deep, inviting color to its enticing layers of boysenberry, blackberry, plum and star anise, this wine showcases what we love about great Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon. On the palate, the lush fruit flavors are framed by rich tannins and hints of dark chocolate and barrel spice.
Hess Select Cabernet SauvignonOur Hess Select Cabernet features grapes from some of the best vineyards in Napa and Lake county. The wine showcases a ruby color with aromas red raspberry and dark cherry. Flavors of red raspberry, black cherry follow with spicy notes of currants, anise, cloves, cedar and a touch of vanilla. This soft, round, medium-bodied wine tastes like Cabernet should. Dishes incorporating sweet peppers, caramelized onions or roasted Portobello mushrooms, a hearty bacon burger with blue cheese, barbecued shrimp, and mild blue cheeses or cheddar cheese. All these dishes pair well with the Hess Select Cabernet.
Quilt Cabernet Sauvignon 2017Color: Deep, dark brick red to blood plum Aromas: A seamless blend of crème de cassis, hazelnut, cocoa, blackberry preserves, a charry meat toastiness, dark fruits and blackberry pie along with suggestions of dark licorice, stewed rhubarb, strawberry, spice and vanillin. Palate: Rich and satisfying with chocolate brownie, yogurt, molasses, brown sugar and rhubarb notes presented in perfect balance with higher-toned fruit emphasis. Finish: The wine's weight is first felt on the front of the palate but then coats the entire mouth with placating tannin and a light, pleasing grittiness. This weight, ideally counterpoised alongside the acid, leaves the mouth watering. Great persistence on the finish.
Ferrari-Carano Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016Aroma: Vibrant aromas of blackberry, black cherry, cola, tobacco, cardamom and cassis awaken the senses. Mouth Feel: Full‐bodied flavors of pomegranate, vanilla and clove generously fill the palate. Lingering notes of toasty leather round out the finish. Food Pairing: Our Cabernet Sauvignon pairs well with roasted, broiled or barbecued game and red meats such as lamb and beef, as well as pork and veal. Medium and strong‐flavored cheeses, such as blue cheese or sharp Cheddar, also pair nicely with this wine.
Hardin Cabernet Sauvignon 2016This "crazy value" Napa Cab was sourced from a couple of top "Cult" wineries in the Valley (SHHH...their wines sell for between $75-150/bot!). Deep, rich and plush with classic Napa Cab fruit, it drinks like a wine costing 2-3 times as much!
Caymus-Suisun Grand Durif 2016Petite Sirah wines are typically deep, dark, rich, and inky, with concentrated flavors of blueberry, plum, backberry, black pepper, sweet baking spice, leather, and cigar box, and chewy, chocolatey tannins. Notes of vanilla and coconut can be found in examples with significant amounts of new oak. Petite Sirah's full body and bold fruit make it an ideal match for barbecue, especially brisket with a slightly sweet sauce, and other rich meat dishes. The variety's heavy tannins call for fatty protein and strong flavors that won't get drowned out by the wine.
Leonetti Walla Walla Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Dark and brooding, our 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon has a beautiful nose of blackberries, blue fruits, spices, and black tea, perfectly framed by a light touch of toasted French oak. As a warm year in the Walla Walla Valley, Cabernet truly shined and yielded deliciously generous wine with a long, pure finish. Classic Leonetti Cabernet from a remarkable vintage. We are so blessed to have four incredible vineyards which all contribute unique characteristics to our Cab and its remarkably consistent quality.
Smith and Hook Cabernet Sauvignon 2017Aroma: A bouquet bursting with notes of mocha, coffee, toasted oak, vanilla, black currant, and licorice. Mouth Feel: Expansive flavors and the round viscous mouthfeel backed with concentrated tannic structure carry through to the smooth, lavish finish.
Anderson's Conn Valley Vineyards Eloge 2010Featuring world-class fine wines at affordable prices, Conn Valley Vineyards is lucky enough to sit in the lap of Napa, affording their talented winemakers access to some of the finest grapes in the world. With this year vintages offering exceptional balance and complexity due to extended maturation on the vine, Anderson's Conn Valley Vineyards has produced some truly spectacular wines; including crisp, vivacious whites and lush, textured red wines.
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Anderson's Conn Valley Vineyards Right Bank 2010
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Featured Wines: Rose
Gran Moraine Yamhill Carlton Rosé 2016Aromas: White peach, Chinese gooseberry, Asian pear, strawberry, grapefruit zest, honeysuckle nectar, watermelon rind, rhubarb. Flavors: Meringue, D'anjou pear, quince, kumquat, lime. Texture: Bright cleansing acidity, very long citrus finish.
Domaines Ott By.Ott Côtes de Provence Rosé 2018Pale and pretty in crystal-clear pink with orange undertones. The nose is delicate and fruity with notes of white peach and apricot mixed with passion fruit and mango. The taste is full, fresh and crisp with echoes of the fruity aroma amplified by citrus zest and sweet spices (cinnamon and cardamom). All of the great Domaines Ott* tradition in a friendly and elegant wine.
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Commanderie de la Bargemone Coteaux d'Aix en Provence Rosé 2018Offers classic aromas of wild strawberries and red currants, with a light, floral character and a crisp, bone-dry palate. Food Pairing: A rosé of reference, to be enjoyed year-round on its own or with a wide range of lighter fare and Provence-inspired cuisine.
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Apothic RoseLayers of strawberry and watermelon with a hint of raspberry, for a refreshing wine that is light in color, yet dark in nature.
Frey Vineyards Organic Natural RoseThis dry Natural Rose is quickly pressed off the skins of perfectly ripe red grapes and fermented with traditional yeasts. Enjoy the aromas of fresh strawberries and wild roses with smooth, crisp raspberry flavors. Food Pairing: Pair with light cuisine such as pasta or fish.
Chloe RoséChloe Central Coast Rosé is a dry, bright and delicious wine that is light and elegant in style. Delicate notes of fresh strawberries, raspberries and watermelon dance on the nose and palate, unfolding into a crisp and well-balanced wine with bright acidity and a refreshing finish.
Ava Grace RoséFruity, Floral, Delicate.
Castello Banfi Rosa RegaleSweet sparkling wine with light ruby red nuances with a lively and persistent perlage. Both at the nose and in the mouth, all the aromatic peculiarities of the vine are best expressed; intense aromas of Bulgarian rose and berries and flavors of bitter almond and nutmeg in the mouth.
Pool Boy Wine Company Pool Toy Rose 2018
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A-Mano Rosato 2017Exotic tropical fruit aromas and a hint of crystallised ginger are followed by rich, lush citrus flavours and combine with creamy fruit to balance the vibrant acidity. The Primitivo grape contributes a blackberry character and the Aleatico has ripe peach and tropical aromas to add complexity.
Bieler Père et Fils Sabine Rosé 2018The string of warm vintages continued in 2017 but the main headline was the extreme drought. There was almost no rain from May through harvest and as a result yields were down about 20% for most (even more for those who had frost or other issues). Grape clusters were loose and berry sizes small. The good news though is that flavors are amazing and quite concentrated though without being heavy. Temperatures were moderate in the fall so acidity was retained allowing unusual balance of flavor and freshness. You're gonna love it.
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Chateau Miraval Côtes de Provence Rosé 2018Appearance: Pretty petal pink colour with shiny undertones. Aroma: Beautiful aromas of fresh fruit and spring flowers. Flavor: Airy and balanced, it delicately combines great freshness and complexity, and develops saline and mineral notes. Its long and intense finish is the signature of a rosé with incomparable elegance.
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Chateau Pigoudet Premiere Rose 2018Colour: Very pale pink, shining. Nose: Expressive, floral, fruity and fresh: white peach, leechy, dominant citrus. Taste: Good balance between acidity and fruity aromas: citrus, peach, hints of melon and white fruits. A hint of natural carbon guarantees its aromatic freshness. Food Pairing: Great as an aperitif!
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La Spinetta Il Rosé di CasanovaColor: Light orange-pink. Bouquet: Intense tangerine, white peach and strawberry scents complicated by suave floral and mineral. Taste: Shows impressive clarity and stony cut to the juicy citrus and red fruit flavors, which deepen steadily on the back half, the floral note comes back strong on a very long, penetrating finish that shows highly appealing silkiness and stony lift. Food Pairing: Poultry, fish and any type of appetizer.
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Featured Wines: Pinot Grigio
Altanuta Pinot GrigioCreamy with yellow fruit and dried apricot, to which spicy, herbaceous notes mingle. It has a solid ripe acidity structure, which makes it lively and refreshing, with a long finish. Pairings: A wine to be enjoyed as an aperitif, or with seafood, poultry and light meals, including vegetarian dishes.
San Giorgio Pinot Grigio 2017One of the best Pinot Grigios on the market with plenty of juicy pear fruits and excellent crisp, citrus acidity.
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Ruffino Il Ducale Pinot GrigioColor: Straw Yellow with a hint of gold. Aroma: Fresh and fragrant with bright aromas of pineapple, white peach, and tropical fruit accompanied by delicate white flowers and sage, followed by flavors of apple and pear. Tasting profile: The acidity is firm but balanced, working with the ripe fruit taste profile to confer freshness and a mineral touch to the wine.
Santi Sortesele Pinot GrigioAppearance: Straw yellow hue. Aroma: A close-focused nose of pear, apricot and white flowers. Mouth Feel: Fruity palate, with top notes of stone fruit, shows ripeness and roundness well supported by an elegant acidity and savoriness, ensuring a long, lingering finish.
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Ruffino Lumina Pinot GrigioColor: Straw yellow. Aroma: Notes of meadow flowers, pears, and golden apple. The bouquet is fresh and complex, showing refined notes of sage and mint accompanied by an elegant minerality typical of Pinot Grigio. Tasting Profile: Medium bodied, lively, and elegant. A touch of minerality lingers in the finish, with notes of lemon peel. Food Pairings: Enjoy Ruffino Lumina Pinot Grigio as an aperitif or as a wonderful companion with a variety of foods. It's delicious with prosciutto and mild cheeses, fresh salads, and pasta with cream sauces. It also pairs well with seafood, shellfish, white meat, or Asian dishes.
Da Vinci Pinot Grigio 2016DaVinci Pinot Grigio has a brilliant light straw color and a full, ripe palate. It is an extremely well balanced wine with a bouquet of floral aromas coupled with ripe flavors of fresh apple, citrus and tropical fruit flavors. This crisp, clean Pinot Grigio finishes with notes of minerals and a vibrant acidity. To intensify the tropical fruit characteristics and the creamy mouthfeel of the wine, approximately 10% of the blend is from Chardonnay surmaturo grapes, which are left on the vine after the initial harvest. This extended hang time results in juice that shows greater concentration and complexity, as well as a softer mouthfeel.
Chloe Pinot GrigioHailing from the cool Northern Italian Valdadige D.O.C., Chloe Pinot Grigio is a classic expression of this timeless varietal. Alluring aromatics lead into an intense expression of the Pinot Grigio grape with a generously structured mouthfeel. On the palate, this Pinot Grigio displays flavors of juicy white peach, soft melon, crisp apple and floral honeysuckle with a subtle undertone of Meyer lemon. This bright, classic Pinot Grigio is fermented in 100% stainless steel tanks and delivers pure panache for sophisticated wine lovers.
Voga Pinot GrigioSubtle, elegant pure aromas with a nose that exhibits peach pulp, yellow apples and a suggestion of white flowers. The palate is equally light and clean, and leads to a mineral, spring water like finish. 1VOGA Pinot Grigio is delicious as an aperitivo, pairs well with light seafood and chicken breast and has the structure to stand up to rich, creamy pasta and full-flavored dishes. A flawless match with sushi!
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4250 St. Denis St. (near Rachel St.)
Phone: 514-508-5200
Website: bistro-kinoya.com
Licensed: Yes
Credit cards: MC, Visa
Wheelchair accessible: Three steps up
Vegetarian friendly: Yes
Open: Daily 5-11 p.m., lunch service starting soon
Price range: Appetizers $3.50–$8.50, dishes $4.50–$12, desserts $4
MONTREAL - "Do you know what is an isakaya?" our waitress with the amazing haircut asked as she distributed the menus. Yeah, but we let her explain it to us anyway: The concept is a Japanese-type tapas bar, with plates for sharing — or not, as you prefer. While it hasn't quite displaced sushi's dominance, this Asian pub-style dining has popped up more over the last few years in Montreal. Newly opened Kinoya pushes that wave farther east, introducing the concept to St. Denis St.
Owners Devin Chen and Ivy Dong are Chinese and lived in Tokyo for 10 years before relocating to Canada. Chen was, until recently, a software engineer (he says he worked on voice recognition technology for Apple's Mac G4) with an obsession for Japanese cooking. Having worked at several Tokyo restaurants, he long dreamed of opening his own here. "And who am I to stand in the way of his passion?" his wife shrugged, during a visit to our table. As it turns out, we're glad she didn't.
Walking in, though, the zealously floral setting took us aback. With walls, ceiling and floor covered in gigantic pink and black flowers, it looks like packaging for a feminine hygiene product. (It's not Mary Lou Retton but local designer Jean de Lessard who's behind the petal-soft theme.)
"If my basement had been decorated like this as a teenager, I would have been very, very happy," my friend said. Well, that was then; this is now. The irrepressible blooms and remodelling don't quite transform the cavernous space into anything approaching intimacy.
Fortunately, the food suits more tastes. A complimentary teaser of shredded carrots and Japanese omelette welcomed us to a menu divided into little bites, from agemono (fried) to yakimono (grilled) to noodle dishes.
Kinoya's yakitori, specifically the skewered chicken thighs (known as momo) was a standout, served with a smear of tare and hot sauce on the plate (though this may not be immediately obvious in the low lighting). Sukiyaki is such a staple that it's easy to nibble on these brochettes distractedly, but the cooking was so perfect that each bite deserved attention.
I'm definitely curious about the lamb and the beef, both labelled as spicy.
Next came some excellent takoyaki, the best I've had in town. A very clean presentation of Osaka's famous octopus balls, spheres encasing creamy batter, green onions, chewy nubs of octopus and sauce with sharp shades of Worcestershire, a coin-sized dollop of homemade mayo, and large wisps of bonito, the smoky dried tuna shavings, was a total taste immersion.
While the taste was more subtle, ika yaki was a memorable entry. Splayed flat and pod-shaped, like a child's cartoonish drawing of a fish, the squid was stunning to look at. A house specialty, it's marinated for an hour, dried for 24 hours, grilled whole, sliced into strips, and striped with homemade mayo and sprinkled with Japanese shichimi, a mixture of seven ingredients that includes sesame seeds, ground ginger and roasted orange peel. The effect is rather delicate, but it has a kind of power.
Other points of reference were covered well, too. Japan's fried chicken, or kara age, was soft and juicy under a faintly gingery crust. Agedashi tofu brought supersize chunks of tofu in a pool of dark, sweet and salty tempura sauce, with strips of seaweed and grated daikon. A bowl of green beans added a needed vegetable component, and the combination of black sesame paste and white sesame seeds dotting the surface brought a lot of depth. The only non-wow was the homemade kimchee, as the fermented cabbage lacked some zing.
The restaurant also offers a selection of maki. The eel-topped Kinoya, with avocado, shrimp, "rice crispy" and spicy mayo, was bigger, looser, heavier and voluptuously messier than a lot of the tight-laced rolls around town.
With so much to sample, we didn't succumb to dessert — a choice of green tea, or red bean or, more interestingly, mochi ice cream.
While Kinoya doesn't have that edgy, gizzards and all, fire and smoke isakaya energy, the food is prepared with a great attention to detail.
It's a welcome spot to appreciate how much care goes into Japan's seemingly casual pub fare.
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- GTRI Chemical Vapor Deposition Lab has extensive equipment and capabilities and expertise exists for the deposition of ceramic, metallic, and diamond coatings by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Coatings are used to provide protection from wear, erosion, corrosion, and oxidation, as well as for the fabrication of electronic and optical devices.
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Assuming you have some basic knowledge about digital marketing, you would know there are many factors and channels that contribute to your business success. You can think of them as team players, where each contributes with a different move to help the team scores a goal (or a "conversion" in the digital marketing world).
There are 2 types of conversions; micro and macro… Sometimes the best way to describe something is by giving examples:
Micro Conversions
- Facebook page like
- A follow on LinkedIn or Twitter
- Subscribing to e-newsletter
- Downloading a product guide
Macro Conversions:
- Filling an online lead capture form (B2B)
- Buying a product online (Ecommerce)
- Calling to enquire about the product/service (which is usually a miss-tracked macro conversion)*
On the last Macro conversion example, you must use a call tracking technology with multiple proxy numbers. Proxy numbers are temporary numbers that you can buy in bulk to track different traffic sources to your online properties. For example, when someone visits your website with a call tracking technology enabled, instead of the visitor seeing the default business phone number, he/she would see a unique number that tracks the source through which has come to your website.
Sorry for digression… Ok, so why it is important to understand and identify conversion types, i.e. Macro vs Micro, and measure them effectively?! Well this an FUQ (Frequently Un-asked Question) but I will explain here… As they say, if you can't measure it, you can't manage it – or can't improve it!
If you don't define the different types of conversions, then you don't know what to measure and how to make your online results better!
So, what are the types for conversion measurement tools?
- Web Analytical Tools (such as Google Analytics)
- Built in conversion tracking on Ad Platforms (Adwords, Bing Ads, Facebook, etc.).
- Custom tracking codes developed specifically for your website
- Call tracking codes for phone conversions
The most simple method used by conversion tracking tools (to identify a conversion) is by using what it's called a conversion pixel. This is a zero size image that gets injected into the HTML code of a web page on which a conversion would happen. When one visits that page, the image loads and is tracked as a conversion by the tracking tool for each load/visit.
So to go back to business, what are the benefits of macro-micro conversion tracking?
Let's say you are running a B2B business (B2B is business-to-business), and your ultimate macro conversion is online form submissions from lead capture forms. What if you find that 80% of your customers buy your service/product only after subscribing to your weekly newsletter (which you are not measuring as a 'micro' conversion, or not measuring at all!). That may lead to changing your content priorities to put more focus on encouraging users to fill-in the newsletter subscription field, instead of trying too hard to ask them to call you or filling an online lead capture form (or adding the product to their shopping cart for ecommerce websites). Also, your CTA (Call to action) will change across the website to make the newsletter subscription more prominent and to have your messaging pointing to it. The same applies to the design of the website, and almost everything else that you have online will be influenced by this important finding!
Now, I hope you start appreciating the need for identifying all conversion types (macro and micro) and measure each one in aggregation (as a team) and in isolation to see how they perform together and independently to lead to your ultimate goals, whatever they might be!
Conversion types can be the most important factor in distributing your marketing budget, by gauging your willingness to spend for each conversion.
Let's say you have a budget of 10,000 ($, Euro, or whatever the currency you use!), and using the story above, you may chose to allocate at least 80% of that to e-newsletter subscriptions (which is a micro conversion!) instead of killing your self to convince a visitor to contact you, while they would be be more likely to do so if they get kicked first by another player!


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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable. HRSA provides leadership and financial support to health care providers, and through its grantees, health care to uninsured people, people living with HIV/AIDS, and pregnant women, mothers and children. HRSA trains health professionals to improve systems of care in rural communities, and oversees organ, bone marrow and cord blood donation. It supports programs that prepare against bioterrorism, compensates individuals harmed by vaccination, and maintains databases that protect against health care malpractice and health care waste, fraud and abuse.
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HRSA's Healthcare Systems Bureau (HSB) protects the public health and improves the health of individuals through an array of programs that provide national leadership and direction in targeted areas. HSB oversees the nation's organ, bone marrow and cord blood donation and transplantation systems, poison control and vaccine injury compensation programs, and a drug discount program for certain safety-net health care providers. HSB's Organ Donation and Transplantation programs extend and enhance the lives of individuals with end-stage organ failure for whom an organ transplant is the most appropriate therapeutic treatment. HSB also manages Hill-Burton free or reduced-cost care programs.
Review Date: Tuesday, August 02, 2011
The Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation (AA&MDSIF) is a nonprofit health organization dedicated to supporting patients and families living with aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), and related bone marrow failure diseases. AA&MDSIF provides answers, support and hope to thousands of patients and their families around the world. Programs include toll-free and online support from patient educators and peers, free educational materials and online learning, patient and family conferences, newsletters, clinical trials information, and volunteer-led community groups who raise awareness and support for AA&MDSIF programs.
Review Date: Monday, October 05, 2015
Asian American Donor Program (AADP) is a National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) recruitment agency which provides education regarding the issue of unrelated marrow donation, and opportunities for the general public to participate on the National Registry. The Asian American Donor Program is funded by NMDP to encourage everyone, specifically the minority communities to be HLA-typed (Human Leukocyte Antigen-typed). AADP staff provide educational presentations and organize typing drives for universities, corporations, churches, community service groups, etc.
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For people with life-threatening blood cancers - like leukemia and lymphoma - or other diseases, a cure exists. Be The Match connects patients with their donor match for a life-saving marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant. People can be someone's cure as a member of the Be The Match Registry®, financial contributor or volunteer. Be The Match provides patients and their families one-on-one support, education, and guidance before, during and after transplant.
Be The Match is operated by the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP), a nonprofit organization that matches patients with donors, educates health care professionals and conducts research so more lives can be saved. To learn more about the cure, visit BeTheMatch.org or call 1 (800) MARROW-2.
Learn more at 1-888-999-6743.
Review Date: Tuesday, October 06, 2015
Blood & Marrow Transplant Information Network (BMT InfoNet) is dedicated to providing transplant patients, survivors and their loved ones with emotional support and high quality, easy-to-understand information about bone marrow, peripheral blood stem cell and cord blood transplants.
Review Date: Thursday, April 12, 2012
The Bone Marrow Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life for bone marrow, stem cell and cord blood transplant patients and their families by providing vital financial assistance, emotional support, and comprehensive educational programs. The Foundation does not limit assistance to a specific disease, type of transplant, or age range. Patients and families considering or going through a bone marrow transplant can access general information and counseling services via the Foundation's website or by calling the toll-free information line.
Review Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2015
CIBMTR collaborates with the global scientific community to advance hematopoietic cell transplantation and cellular therapy research worldwide. A combined research program of the National Marrow Donor Program® and the Medical College of Wisconsin, CIBMTR facilitates critical research that has led to increased survival and an enriched quality of life for thousands of patients. Our prospective and observational research is accomplished through scientific and statistical expertise, a large network of transplant centers and a clinical database of 350,000 transplant recipients.
CIBMTR has a broad range of research activities, but their focus is narrow. Patients. They are the reason CIBMTR exists. Patients count on CIBMTR to discover and apply the best therapies that research has identified, and to never let up in our efforts to improve those therapies. The Center's activities include the following: Lead and conduct research studies;collect and maintain outcomes data; provide access to outcomes data; provide access to research repository samples; provide statistical expertise to researchers; provide education, guidelines and training.
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Corporate Angel Network (CAN) arranges free air transportation for cancer patients, bone marrow donors/recipients, and stem cell donors/recipients traveling to recognized treatment centers throughout the U.S. Patients are flown by CAN's participating corporations, using empty seats on their corporate jets. CAN, a not-for-profit organization, responds to inquiries from the public by telephone, mail, and electronically. Patients must be ambulatory and not on any life-support, such as oxygen or IV. Financial need is not a requirement for eligibility.
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nbmtLINK is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization dedicated to serving individuals before, during, and after a bone marrow or stem cell transplant. nbmtLINK has been linking curing and caring since 1992. The mission of nbmtLINK is to help patients, caregivers, and families cope with the social and emotional challenges of bone marrow/stem cell transplant from diagnosis through survivorship by providing vital information and personalized support services. All of our resources have been reviewed by professionals from transplant centers and organizations from around the country. To order any of the resources listed below, or to find out more about our programs please visit www.nbmtlink.org or call 800-LINK-BMT. Our publications can be downloaded for free from our website.
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Lady Gaga's on pace to make $100 million in 2011, enough to put food on her table, body or anywhere else she wants.
The meat dress-wearing "Bad Romance" singer will get to nine-figure territory by selling lots of concert tickets at an average price of $102, according to Forbes. The magazine estimated Gaga, real name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, made $64 million last year.
"She's just hitting her stride artistically and commercially now," entertainment attorney Bernie Resnick, who represents Gaga's manager, Troy Carter, told the mag. "We're only seeing the beginning."
Gaga's 138-date "Monster's Ball" tour grossed $133 million last year, second to only Bon Jovi on the list of year's most lucrative tours. Gaga already commands $10 more per ticket, but plays smaller venues than the arena rockers.
Here's Forbes' calculation for 2011: Over the next six months, Gaga is scheduled to play 41 shows at 20,000-seat venues like Madison Square Garden in New York and the Staples Center in Los Angeles. That works out to $2 million gross per show, of which her cut is about $800,000. Multiply that by 41 and you get roughly $33 million.
In the second half of the year, Gaga has a new album, "Born This Way," coming out. That could earn her as much as $15 million in sales, Forbes figures. A similar sum could come in the form of radio play and songwriting and performance royalties.
Since Resnick expects the album to catapult Gaga into the stadium act class, the tour for the second half of the year could reap another $45 million. The rest of her projected earnings would be in endorsements, including Polaroid sunglasses, VirginMobile phones and product placement in her videos.
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How long are you willing to wait to experience more "Frozen" madness?
If you're at Disney World today, you'd better be willing to wait for a long, long time.
Not only are fans getting a new "Frozen" story in the form of a book and a TV show next month, but Frozen: Ever After, the new ride featuring characters from the 2013 global phenomenon, opened up at Disney World on Tuesday.
Located at Epcot in the Norwegian pavilion, the attraction takes visitors on a boat tour through the Arendelle kingdom, where Queen Elsa is using her magic powers to create a "winter in summer" day for her people. Guests also get to check out Troll Valley and Elsa's Ice Palace before meeting the royal sisters themselves in their new countryside cabin.
Anna and Elsa Are Back! Disney Announces Plans for Frozen Northern Lights Books and TV Shorts
Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad and the rest of the cast recorded new dialogue and musical numbers just for the ride.
So, that all sounds cool, right? Of course. Hope you don't mind waiting 300 minutes. That's right, 300 minutes. As in five hours.
Though it's an insane amount of time to stand in line, it's not the least bit surprising that Disney World visitors are doing just that. Parents who are on hour three of their wait time just so your kids can ride through Arendelle, we salute you.
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And because it's a soft opening, the ride does have some issues. According to social media, Frozen: Ever After has been breaking down periodically, which might be why the wait time is astronomically high. But at least park employees are handing out ice cream bars to the masses.
To anyone thinking about checking out the new ride over the next few months, good luck. And by the time you get through the ride, maybe "Frozen 2" will already be out in theaters.


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Don't be surprised if Kurt Vile's excellent stoner-rock opus Smoke Ring For My Halo ends up on The A.V. Club's best of 2011 albums list. The record has been in constant rotation since it came out in March, so we won't begrudge Matador for re-releasing Halo Nov. 8 as part of a deluxe edition with a new six-song EP, So Outta Reach. (The EP will also be sold separately.) The first song on Reach, a dusky beauty called "The Creature," is streaming here. The EP will also include a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Downbound Train," a great deep cut from 1984's Born In The U.S.A. A full tracklist for So Outta Reach is below; also check out a live clip of Springsteen performing "Downbound Train" in 1985. [Via Pitchfork]
1. The Creature
2. It's Alright
3. Life's a Beach
4. Laughing Stock
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It's Thanksgiving weekend in Daytona Beach, Florida, you're in the infield of the Daytona International Speedway, there are over 4,000 hot rods, over 4,000 vendor/swap meet spaces, and over 2,500 cars in the car corral-it must by the 37th Annual Daytona Turkey Run.
No awards, no TV personalities, just thousand of cars and parts to look at and enjoy coupled with a carnival-style food court and numerous door prizes given away daily. Add what is arguably the "World's Most Famous Beach"-an array of nighttime activities, plus all the amenities of a tourist town-and the Turkey Run is the place to be.
The Daytona Beach Street Rods handle the show car portion of the event and a majority of the proceeds go to the Volusia County Special Olympics. The Daytona Beach Racing & Recreational Facilities District oversees the swap meet, car corral, and the gate admissions. Those proceeds are reinvested in local recreation facilities and activities. Unlike corporate-produced car shows, the Turkey Run is unique, in that it directly supports the local community.
After 37 years the Turkey Run is run like a well-oiled machine. In addition to plenty of show car parking areas, there are special reserved "club parking areas." These areas are marked with the club names and the club member's cars have specific stickers that indicate their club parking area, thus allowing the traffic directing crew to get you to your area. There are notaries available in the car corral area should you buy or sell a vehicle. There are traffic-directing personnel at all infield intersections. There are "parts haulers" available to carry your swap meet/vendor finds to the parking area, and there are motorized carts available for rent. The Turkey Run is participant/spectator friendly.
As we walked the spacious speedway infield we came to the conclusion that our hobby/sport appears to be weathering the economic storm quite well. In addition to the largest crowd ever, the array of cars ran from budget-built rods to high-end national award winners; rods, customs, muscle cars, antiques, and everything in between.
Vendors we spoke with were doing a brisk business as were the swap meet crowd. We witnessed a lot of parts being hauled out to the parking areas all weekend long.
If you are looking for a laid back, fun event, packed with a variety of day and night activities, reserve the 2011 Thanksgiving week for the 38th Annual Turkey Run, for more information: www.turkeyrun.com.