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Erik is an associate at AXA Venture Partners in San Francisco, California. Prior to joining AVP, Erik was a member of the investment team at JMI Equity, a growth equity firm focused on investing in software companies.
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Office space. Most of our waking hours are spent there — it's home from 9 to 5, often even
longer. Office designs affect our mood, our relationships, our productivity. Though we laugh at
the cartoons and the sitcoms, office space matters.
If you're thinking about restructuring your personal work space, get some ideas from two
beautiful and complete renovations done for the offices of Harry Merlo and Judge Diarmuid
If you want some interesting twists on altering your environment, take a look at the unique office
habitats on the following pages.
You just might find a way to upgrade the value, flexibility, usefulness, and look of your office
Room to Judge
Offices of Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain at Pioneer Courthouse
Unless you're a lawyer, Pioneer Courthouse is not a place you'd want to go on official business,
if you can help it. "You'd have to be in deep trouble to get here," says U.S. Ninth Circuit Judge
Diarmuid O'Scannlain, whose chambers occupy the east end of the historic building's third
floor. "We're the last stop before the U.S. Supreme Court."
But if you did find yourself inside this Reconstruction-era building's timber-lined halls, you'd be
forgiven for gawking.
The oldest of four courthouses hosting the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and second-oldest
courthouse west of the Mississippi, Pioneer Courthouse, built in 1875, captures the geography
and spirit of its origins with its high ceilings, terrazzo floors and inlaid marble. "It really reflects
the community, both in its beautiful preserved woodwork and the sense of local artisanship,"
O'Scannlain says.
What housed a regal, if dusty, post office just two years ago now impresses its visitors with
spacious stateliness. In one first-floor meeting room, crimson drapes cascade over 8-foot
windows, softening the morning light that splashes on the dark brown table surrounded by a
dozen and a half leather chairs.
A mahogany banister ascends carpeted stairs to the courtroom. The gallery's blonde oak pews set
the observer apart from the high paneled bench where the Court's three judges hear cases. One is
struck by the room's dimensions — not so much its footprint as its headspace. Hand-carved
moldings interrupt Victorian columns in bas-relief some 14 feet from the floor, above which
another eight feet of space absorbs acoustical reverberations of constitutional debate. Five chandeliers, each adorned with a dozen incandescent globes, hang from the ceiling's hand-carved
plaster, yet the room feels dimly lit.
Those waiting for their case to be heard might review their arguments in the adjacent Attorneys
Lounge by the white marble fireplace or watch the proceedings underway on a live-feed flat-
screen monitor. "Behind the scenes, the building is completely wired with high-capacity fiber-
optic cable and state-of-the-art electronic equipment," O'Scannlain says. Expertly hidden
security cameras do not intrude on the visitor's immersion into the 19th
century architecture.
The judges' chambers are equally well-appointed. No government-standard cubicle farm here.
Walnut panels cover the original walls of Judge O'Scannlain's office — the building had fallen
into disrepair for a time after World War II and needed periodic refurbishing — but recessed
ceiling lamps and painted-gold mouldings inlaid with modern rope lighting brighten the nearly
windowless space. Again, broad dimensions provide breathing and working room. A sofa and
chairs face yet another marble fireplace, and, leapfrogging the judge's stacked desk, a conference
table overlooks the street.
Visiting judges have plenty of room to work, too. Court is not in session, but still, one is struck
by the number of empty offices and empty shelves. The Gilbert Room, occupying the northwest
corner of the second floor, could house a small law office and even provides an antique Royal
typewriter on a mail-sorting desk. Even the IT guy lives well, occupying first-floor space that
most CEOs would kill for.
All of this beauty came within a whisker of disappearing in the 1970s. Meier and Frank
successfully bid on the site in a government auction and slated it for demolition to build, of all
things, a parking structure. Luckily, local civic leaders stepped in and rescued the building from
the wrecking ball.
That, to be sure, would have been a criminal waste.
An Environment for a Mix of Enterprises
Merlo Corporation's Southeast Portland headquarters
It doesn't look like much from the outside. A cone-shaped brick building nestled into the busy,
bendy intersection of Southeast Tenth and Sandy, Merlo Corporation's corporate headquarters
blends right into the gritty Central Eastside Industrial District's emerging commercial face.
But to hear Merlo Corp.'s Vice President Gary Maffei describe it, this old machine parts store
was tailor-made for the new corporate downtown alternative. "I'm 10 minutes from home and
five minutes from downtown," he explains. "I can walk to lunch, walk to Lloyd Center, and all
of our employees park free."
Remodeled by Duncan and Demers in 2003 from a Marc Wintner design, this 1960s-era
building's transformation from industrial shop to commercial chic begins immediately upon entering the lobby. Marble tile in a diagonal pattern sports a cush sofa for savoring the tastings
offered by Lago di Merlo Wine Distributing. Inside, a wrought-iron gate arcs over the front
entrance, opening to an expansive quarter-circle, housing sculpture, mature potted greenery and a
baby grand piano. Floor-to-ceiling glass panels curve between walls of exposed exterior brick,
laid vertically to give the illusion of higher-than-average ceilings.
Twelve Merlo employees occupy the corporate offices on the second floor, including CEO Harry
Merlo himself. Themes introduced in the wine shop continue in the comfortable work spaces:
exposed brick, glass-panel interior walls to provide a sense of space and spaciousness, generous
splashes of art and green growing things. Offices line the exterior of the building, giving each
employee natural light and a share of the gentle angles that the structure follows as it bends
around the curve of SE Sandy. If there is a rectangular space in this office, it is well-hidden.
The grandest office is, of course, Merlo's, occupying the rounded acute corner pointing
southwesterly down Sandy. "He's always looking out that window," Maffei smiles. "Wouldn't
The reception area may be the largest single space in the office, providing the visitor with as
much room to breathe and work as the Merlo employees hosting your visit. The room's
centerpiece sits atop a blonde oak filing cabinet — a scale replica of the Amerigo Vespucci, an
Italian three-masted naval ship that first set sail in 1930. In another corner, the art provides a
sense of action: a sculpture of a young boy playing soccer. Abstract and representational art
replace the usual certificates and awards adorning most corporate brag walls. Rather than boast,
Merlo would prefer to charm you.
That's appropriate, given the way the employees feel about the place. They describe it the way a
proud homeowner brags about their neighborhood. "We really love it here," Maffei says
enthusiastically. "It's safe, easy to get to, and close to everything. Other people are moving in
and you get to know your neighbors."
Does it feel safe? "Very safe," he nods.
The location, convenience and affordability of the area seem like a perfect fit for the eclectic mix
of Merlo's enterprises. Wine distribution, aviation, real estate, property management (Merlo
owns ranches in eastern Oregon), and management of the philanthropic Merlo Foundation
require space, flexibility and mobility. Besides office and public space, the building warehouses
the various wines ready for distribution, delivery vans, and all of the company's record storage.
Its location on a major city arterial gets the deliveries on the road fast, without the traffic and
congestion headaches of downtown. "We can come and go as we please," Maffei says.
By the looks of things, they won't be leaving any time soon.
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This was a common error back on older BlackBerry OS versions and devices...there will likely be some more questions and answers to it in the forum history.
The only thing we can certainly say is that the message is incorrect: neither Noah nor any of the Bibles need any additional certificates on the device in order to install.
We apologize for failing to give more specific instructions on how to resolve it, but this is the reality.
In some cases this message was likely to show due to insufficient memory; in other cases it was possible to resolve after uninstalling and then simply installing back certain of the default device applications.
In any case, Noah 3 is not anyhow different from Noah 2 in this regard.


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CORD hints at blocking Uhuru Kenyatta from race .
Siaya Senator James Orengo
The Opposition has threatened to move to court to challenge President Uhuru Kenyatta's suitability to defend his seat, escalating a row over how Jubilee won the 2013 presidential election. Siaya Senator James Orengo on Sunday said the Opposition was reviewing fresh claims by a former Jubilee insider Onyango Oloo, against the evidence rejected by the Supreme Court during the unsuccessful 2013 presidential petition. "We are reflecting and reviewing what we have so far so as to see if we can make legal appeals on the basis of electoral fraud and misconduct," said Mr Orengo. He was referring to the sensational claims by Oloo, who served as the secretary general of The National Alliance (TNA), the party on whose ticket Uhuru and Ruto were elected in 2013. Last week, Oloo defected to ODM of Opposition leader Raila Odinga, who disputed his defeat by Uhuru in the last presidential vote. Orengo said it was impossible to use the current laws to remove the Jubilee government on these grounds, hence the only option was petitioning courts to have those who participated in the alleged malpractice blocked from participating in the coming elections.
According to Orengo, if there are grounds for legal action, the Opposition will seek the intervention of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP). They will then use the results from the agencies to petition the court to take legal action against President Kenyatta and members of his team.
Nominated MP Johnson Sakaja addresses journalists. He denied claims by former TNA Secretary General Onyango Oloo that they helped President Uhuru Kenyatta rig 2013 elections.
But nominated MP and former TNA chairman Johnson Sakaja denied rigging claims by Oloo and said President Kenyatta won the election fair and square. Nominated MP Johnson Sakaja addresses journalists. He denied claims by former TNA Secretary General Onyango Oloo that they helped President Uhuru Kenyatta rig 2013 elections.
The Supreme Court upheld the election of President Kenyatta. Sakaja said Oloo was misrepresenting his role in Uhuru's campaign team, adding that he was only in charge of the party's administrative activities. Other Jubilee leaders attacked Oloo over alleged electoral fraud in the 2013 General Election, telling him to stop making false allegations against the President in order to win favour with Opposition chiefs.
MP's version Maara MP Kareke Mbiuki said Oloo was not involved in the move to get President Kenyatta to accept to run for high office in 2013 and instead gave his version of events. Mbiuki explained that there was a great deal of pressure for Kenyatta to step aside and support Musalia Mudavadi from a clique of powerful people from the office of the then President Mwai Kibaki. He said the race for the presidency in 2013 was not just about Uhuru as a person but also about concerns over the expected voter apathy from Central Kenya if Kenyatta was not on the ballot. Mbiuki said the leaders gave Oloo the top position because they were using him to give the party a national face. He accused Oloo, who intends to run for Kisumu Central parliamentary seat on an ODM ticket, of making the allegations because he was trying to remain relevant in his home constituency. Mukurweini MP Kabando wa Kabando said the allegations were grave and the question of Uhuru's 2013 candidature was of great conjecture but Oloo was never involved.
"UhuRuto being on the ballot in 2013 came about because I mobilised 46 MPs to make the all famous declaration and affirmation that Uhuru must be on the ballot box," said Kabando. Meru Governor and Council of Governors Chairman Peter Munya said Oloo should desist from making alarming statements that are likely to trigger acrimony and unnecessary friction. But Mudavadi said he had been vindicated by the confession of the former TNA leaders. He said the confession had proved that the guilty are always afraid and have begun laying bare the sins they committed in 2013. "I feel vindicated as a victim of vicious deceit. It is my prayer that Kenyans vote this con regime out of power. The hour of reckoning is in August," said Mudavadi. Suba MP and ODM chairman John Mbadi said: "I thank Oloo and Sakaja for coming out boldly to confirm what our fears have been. In future, individuals involved in electoral fraud should not just confess but also be jailed for denying Kenyans their democratic wish and allowing them to be governed by default." However, Jubilee allied MPs in Kakamega led by Benjamin Washiali (Mumias East), Emmanuel Wangwe (Navakholo) and Bernard Shinali (Ikolomani) claimed Raila was using Oloo to lock out other aspirants for the Opposition presidential ticket. Speaking after attending a church service at Salvation Army in Kakamega town, Wangwe said sentiments by Oloo were schemes by Raila to lure voters on the premise that he won 2013 elections and he can still win 2017 elections.
Some political leaders have called for the arrest and prosecution of Sakaja and Oloo for their role in the contested 2013 presidential elections. They also want thorough investigations carried out on the role played by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) officials to punish those found culpable of electoral malpractice. Oloo was quoted yesterday detailing the intrigues that allegedly handed President Kenyatta victory in the last election. However, Jubilee Majority Leader Aden Duale said the party is focussed on the future. Supreme Court He added that the Supreme Court vindicated the Jubilee win and no other story will change the position. Kajiado North MP Moses ole Sakuda, a close ally of Uhuru, who was in his campaign team called for the arrest of the two. Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama blamed the Supreme Court for the mess, pointing out that the court subverted the will of Kenyans. However, Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale termed Sakaja and Oloo desperate.
Mombasa Senator Hassan Omar and Kimilili MP Chris Wamalwa all supported the prosecution of former IEBC officials.


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I just finished one of the best books I've read this year. Actually, I'll probably put it in the category of best books I've ever read. An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith by Barbara Brown Taylor is about learning to encounter The Lord outside of the walls of a church and in the seemingly mundane practices that make up our everyday lives. I could go on and on about this book, but the part that stood out to me the most is actually in the introduction. She talks about going to speak at a church and asks the priest what he wants her to talk about. The priest replies, "Come tell us what is saving your life right now."
We hit eleven months in India yesterday. And it has been way more difficult than I ever could have imagined. Physically, spiritually, emotionally and mentally. But we're still here. And we're still fighting — for joy, contentment, gratitude, faith in our unbelief, perseverance. We've learned so much and we're still learning every day. The first reason that we're still here and still fighting is just Jesus. He's been so faithful and so good to us over the last 11 months. I can honestly say that in spite of the hardships and difficulties, we have never once doubted that we have been called here for reasons both known and unknown to us. And we know that He will continue to be faithful and good for the remainder of our time here.
The second reason that we're still here and still fighting is because we've both learned how to feed our souls in different ways here. We've figured out what works for each of us individually and in our marriage. We know that in order to pour ourselves out day in and day out, we have to be super intentional in filling our own tanks and letting The Lord pour into us. Nourish is my word for the year and it has been incredible to see the ways that The Lord keeps using it to bring me back to himself. That's why I love this quote so much. It reminds me of ways that I am not an island. It reminds me of all the little things that have the potential to nourish my soul.
So in honor of our eleventh month in India, I give you 11 things that are saving my life right now, because who doesn't love a blog post that includes a list? 🙂 Side note: These are in no particular order and don't include obvious things such as, Jesus, Preston, family, friends, etc.
1. reading — I am a big time reader. My mom used to take me to the library as a kid and she would only allow me to check out as many books as I was old. We went once a weekish. I was the ultimate book worm as a kid and I've totally reverted back to it because it's pretty much the only hobby I can retain here. Books I've LOVED recently: Tell the Wolves I'm Home, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, Notes from a Blue Bike: The Art of Living Intentionally in a Chaotic World, Mudhouse Sabbath, Beautiful Ruins, and the Flavia de Luce Mystery Series.
2. music — on repeat this month: Joni Mitchell, Lorde, The Head and the Heart, The Fault in Our Stars soundtrack and fun Spotify theme playlists.
3. fun, pretty little things — i have developed a slight washi tape obsession. it just jazzes up the most basic of things and it makes me happy. Also in this category, nail polish, headbands, my fun quirky prescription glasses that I bought in Thailand for $4, candles and anything that would be in the office supplies section of a store.
4. encouraging emails — it makes our week if we get an encouraging email. we've both gotten a couple over the last month or so that have really lifted our spirits and reminded us that we can keep going.
5. Praying the 23rd Psalm over myself — I've been doing this in the mornings as I walk to the girl's home and it is such a great practice for me. My favorite part = "He restores my soul." This reminds me that no matter what I walk into or past on a daily basis, I serve a Savior that will restore my soul.
6. journaling — I'm on my 8th prayer journal since we moved to Kolkata, but the last little bit I've learned some new processing techniques that have been really helpful in my day-to-day processing. One of these is peaks, pits, praise & prayer. I thought it seemed really lame the first time I saw it, but it's been pretty helpful in assisting me in categorizing and compartmentalizing my days, which tend to be really chaotic. (also, i'm a paper products fiend and this totally feeds that obsession.)
7. care packages — June brought some awesome packages and we know we have some in the mail right now. It's both encouraging and just fun to get mail. + there are always loads of fun things in them that we can't get here, so really we appreciate care packages more than we can say.
8. podcasts — up until recently, I only used podcasts for sermons, but recently I've discovered others that I love and that are just fun. My favorite is "Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey". I listen to it while cooking and it's just good for me to listen to fun, normal conversations. She also always asks her guests about what they are reading, so I usually end up with several book suggestions.
9. online resources — since moving to India, I've spent a lot more time online. This may sound weird, but it's the only way I keep in touch with anyone at home and in learning to nourish my soul, i've had to tap into completely different resources. A few of my favorites are She Reads Truth, IF: Equip, Velvet Ashes and A Life Overseas. The latter two are aimed at expat life, but the first two are awesome resources for quiet times.
10. comfort food — we got home from Thailand last week with a suitcase full of things we can't get in Kolkata. Mainly food. We brought back Goldfish, Cheez-its, pretzels, animal crackers, crisco, GRANOLA BARS, etc. We even managed to snag some marshmallows from the volunteer team that left all of their leftover food. Side Note: if you leave food from America on a table in a room full of people who work in South Asia, there will be a mad dash as if there were $100 bills on the table.
11. our trip to Thailand — one of us will be blogging about this later this week or next week, but know that it was restorative and refreshing and so so good for us.
Thank you for supporting us, praying for us and encouraging us for the last eleven months. I am so sorry that we've been so horrible at keeping up with the blog lately. We're trying to get back to regular blogging now that we're back to a regular schedule. So you can expect to hear from us more often.


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From Mother's Milk to WineWednesday, October 20, 2010
Tonight, while enjoying a glass of 2005 Stag's Leap Cabernet, I spent an abundance of time researching one of my favorite winemakers, Mike "Miljenko" Grgich. Grgich, born in Croatia, is the proprietor and winemaker at Grgich Hills Estate winery in Napa, a place I visited less than two weeks ago as I made my way along the splendid Napa wine trail.
While visiting Grgich Hills, I spoke with his Mike's daughter, Violet, who told me about a story that was completely unknown to me until I heard it from her and researched it further. Bottle Shock, produced by IPW, is a delightful movie that made its debut in 2008, and it explores the birth of the California wine industry, and particularly the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, when two California wines defeated French wines in a blind taste test. I broke open the Stag's Leap Cabernet because it was one of the California wines (1973 vintage) that won at that competition. The other California wine that beat the French was a 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay, and the principal winemaker of that wine was Mike Grgich. As far as I remember, the name of Mike Grgich was never mentioned in the film.
I had noticed the numerous copies of the book Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine, written by George M. Tabor, in the wine tasting room at Grgich Hills. So I asked, "Why all the books?" His daughter told me that her father was the winemaker responsible for the winning Chardonnay, and that, no, Grgich was not mentioned in the film because he did not agree to the script as it was written. This story on SFGate.com explains things similar to the way it was told to me by Grgich's daughter.
In an event in the script that Grgich has always said didn't happen, Jim Barrett discovers one weekend that all of the famous Chardonnay — every bottle — has turned brown. (White wines can appear discolored temporarily when they are bottled with no exposure to oxygen.) Distraught, he takes the entire truckload of it to a local bar manned by Eliza Dushku) for recycling and drives to San Francisco to sign papers to get out of the wine business.
Meanwhile, Bo and Sam (Taylor) visit a UC Davis professor who assures them the wine will turn golden again on its own. They need to call Jim to prevent him from doing anything rash, but there were no cell phones in 1976. And their truck runs out of gas. What to do?
Sam pulls her top up beside the road, attracting a police officer. When he at first refuses to drive them to a pay phone, she pulls her top up again. Helpless, he gives them a ride while saying, "I don't know much about Chardonnays, but I once tasted a 1953 Gruaud-Larose which was like God's nectar. I'd leave my wife in the gutter for another taste of that voluptuous noble fluid with subtle hints of magnificent licorice and cooked ripe black currant."
At least, that's what the script says.
"Bottle shock" is a reaction in wine that occurs after bottling when oxygen is absorbed during the bottling process. The wine is "disturbed," reducing its fruit flavors. However, this typically does not lead to oxidation or spent wine, but in the long run it recovers. It is often referred to as "bottle sickness" because, given time, the wine will recover during the aging process. According to Grgich's daughter, this event did not occur. Grgich was a professional winemaker, and he knew his wine and understood the concept of bottle shock. After all, Grgich got his start with America's great post-prohibition winemaker Andre Tchelistcheff, and afterwards he worked with wine superstar Robert Mondavi, who was mentored by Tchelistcheff.
Hollywood, to make a story, wanted to write some good, old-fashioned American idiocy into the film. The movie was fun and enjoyable, but many facts were flat-out wrong or distorted in order to make the script more appealing.
Steve Spurrier (played by Alan Rickman), a Brit living in Paris, was the sommelier and wine shop owner in Paris who set up the blind tasting in order to introduce some fine California wines to the snooty French. Yet Spurrier contends that so much of the script is inaccurate or purely fictitious. In 2007, Spurrier had threatened producers of the film with a lawsuit because of its many misrepresentations. There is an interesting snippet in an article from Dacanter.com about the movie and its made-up script that speaks well to libertarian principles in one paragraph:
Nadine Jolson, a spokeswoman for Bottle Shock, said that the film was about the same historic event, 'and nobody owns the rights to that.' She said filming would not stop – and added that their script was written in 2004, two years before Taber's book about the event was finished.
Of course, no one should be able to own an "event" or the right to spin those events in a particular way, nor should they have the power of law to force others to terminate their own interpretations and twist of events. So the script goes on, Hollywood made a pretty entertaining movie, and unfortunately, a great winemaker gets lost in the brouhaha.
Grgich grew up under Communism, and is a man of peace. Grgich's father was a winemaker, and Grgich has told the story of how his mother switched him from mother's milk to wine when he was about two-and-a-half years old. Here is a fascinating 10-minute video of this standout individual and extraordinary winemaker.
The French government has always kept a tight, regulatory grip on its wine industry with its subsidies, protectionism, and laws governing production, labeling, yields, classifications, and quality. A point that is often forgotten about the Judgment of Paris is how instrumental the competition was in educating wine lovers, buyers, and connoisseurs that other countries, besides France, could make world-class wine. This spurred a monumental growth in global winemaking that, today, has reached levels no one could imagine, even after the Paris competition. It is also interesting to note that Steven Spurrier is the founder of l'Academie du Vin, France's first non-government wine school.
I did not get to meet Mike Grgich that day at the winery because he apparently had just left the premises at the same time that I arrived. But I was promised that calling the winery to purchase the book from them, and requesting a specially signed book, is a request that Mike is always thrilled to fulfill.
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October 20th, 2010 at 11:17 pm
As a 2nd gen french man – my folks hailed from the Strasbourg area (under German and French hands so many times you can't count them), I can only tell you this: They make a dry white wine there that I can actually drink. And this is very unusual – they make a RED wine that is to die for! (From the Metz/Nancy/Strasbourg area) – it kicks butt over Chateau Neuf Du Pape (literally castle 9 of the pope) – comes out of the Loire valley.
We had that in Old Quebec at Le Château Frontenac. Great dinner too!
But as a french man from these parts (north east) most of us drink beer – and there is some wonderful beer from these parts too!
My tasting of Napa valley stuff in the late `80′s was not ready for prime time – good to hear that they have progressed.
But I am still a beer drinker. I save the wine for a Quiche Lorraine at christmas time (yeah, I cook it)…
October 21st, 2010 at 6:40 am
Although a bit silly in parts, I really did enjoy the Bottle Shock movie especially Alan Rickman's and Dennis Farina's roles. I did not know the Mike Grgich story. I am going to order the Taber book right away. I guess you found an acceptable place to stay and passed on pastry shop B&Bs run by Oompah Loompahs.
October 21st, 2010 at 8:32 am
Morning, Karen.
Interesting post, thanks. Stag's Leap bottles some fine reds. I know I enjoy them. If you have not sampled Shafer One Point Five, another cab, you should give it a try. I've noted it priced from $35 to $65, so it is not inexpensive, but the money spent will be well worth it.
October 21st, 2010 at 10:25 am
I met Mr Grgich when we visited Napa a few years ago – just on a tour/tasting of his winery, he was in the tasting room talking with all of us.
A very engaging man, who's very passionate about everything wine. He was a gracious host.
I'm not at all surprised the film (which was a fun movie) stretched the truth a bit, and I'm glad to see he stood his ground and didn't sign off on something that wasn't correct.
October 25th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
I apologize – I just read your bio that went w/ that @ LRC.
You have have more bottles of wine that you have SHOES!?!?!?!?
That is so outrageously funny!!
I am still laughing…
Be brave – and be different – rock ON!


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A beautiful track with lunch in the village after the tour.
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The Reverend Devon Dick , Pastor of Boulevard Baptist Church, wrote an article in Thursday's Daily Gleaner Titled ,[Homophobia in
reverse]. In the Article the reverend re-visited the ongoing debate surrounding comments made by Senior Superintendent Fitz Bailey,regarding what he construed to be the disproportionate involvement of gays in the much vaunted lotto scam. Bailey a senior police commander in Jamaica, accused gays of being the main perpetrators of lottery scams, the nation's top police officer said that was not true.
Commissioner Owen Ellington was not happy with Bailey's statement and expressed regret "for any concern, anxiety, and any appearance of unfair labeling which may have been construed." Ellington also said the Jamaican Constabulary Force does not single out individual groups in their policing procedures. Of note is the fact that SSP Bailey have made no retraction, and stands by his comments.
In his Article Dick gave a reasoned , intelligent summation as it relates to the facts,. Of course this continue to be a sore topic in the world, and probably more so in Jamaica ,a country that is less tolerant of homosexuality(. find link here Jamaica Gleaner.com).
Homosexuals the world over and those in Jamaica want to have us believe their crusade is for acceptance.
The truth is Homosexuals are really not looking for acceptance, most people really do not care what anyone does in the confines, and privacy of their own homes . What they want to do is to have us disavow our way of life. They want to force their lifestyle down our throats, making the union between a man and woman suddenly old-fashioned, outdated , and plain stupid. They demagogue people who disagree with them , painting them homophobes .
As I have said in previous blogs I do not need anyone to show me data to support homosexuality, I do not need any kind of information in support of that lifestyle, I know it is wrong. I do not support Homosexuality, neither do I agree with it, I however do NOT fear homosexuals, last time I looked a phobia was a fear. Some homosexuals believe people should tip-toe around them, now they are telling us when we see them committing crimes we should not use their special characteristic to describe them. Jamaica's police commissioner Owen Ellington has shown a lack of backbone, he has succumbed to pressure and political correctness, and he ought to be ashamed.
I do not care about what Ellington has done in the past, on this subject he showed absolute cowardice. Frankly I do not care about Ellington , what worries me is that he would leave SSP Bailey out to dry when Bailey was absolutely correct. It is a sad day for humanity when we surrender our dignity on the altar of financial expediency. Buggery is a crime in Jamaica as it should, Owen Ellington has no legs on which to stand on this issue, save and except for the adulation of gays and lesbians, the criminal rights supporters in Amnesty International, and the other anarchistic groups which run Jamaica. A wise man once said those who stand for nothing , falls for anything. There seem to be no shortage of supporters of homosexuality these days in Jamaica. I was literally stunned to see the levels of condemnation of SSP Bailey on this matter, And then it hit me. The problem was not with the message. When one considers Jamaica, a society where most people condemn homosexuality, the outrage against SSP Bailey's statements are particularly stunning. It shows an apparent disconnect from the seriousness of the message ,and a contempt for the messenger.
Jamaica' Police still suffers today from the stigma of being created as night watchmen. To this day there are no rich people's children in the police department. I am appalled that the people stuck as they are in all things pre-colonial Jamaica , still have not figured out who the real enemy is. As Election season draws closer they are getting out their Orange and green shirts to celebrate those they elevate to the status of deity, Politicians, opportunistic vultures that preys on their ignorance , then suck the blood from them like modern-day vampires.
Even Devon Dick in his supposed support of Fitz Bailey unwittingly falls into the trap of disrespecting SSP Bailey.
If Bailey came to the conclusion that participants in a homosexual lifestyle are the main perpetrators in the illegal lottery scam based on prejudice or based on deportment, then he should be disciplined.
Those comments would be better suited or directed at an errant child.
Not an accomplished educated professional .
Jamaicans shown their propensity for the ways of their old colonial masters, and to this day their vocabulary reflects it , nowhere is it more evident than in the vocabulary of the snooty uptown social climbers.
They continue to talk about disciplining grown accomplished people, how about using the word (sanction). They refer to Police officers as (rude) how about using the word disrespectful? They continue to refer to police officers as police bway , whilst at the same time demanding respect from police officers. Were that information coming from the liberal bedrock called the UWI no one would have a problem with it, facts are facts. Jamaicans are still mired in their little castes, still reaching for their piece of the aristocracy.
If the suspect has, or demonstrates homosexual tendencies by his or her actions , where is it written that law enforcement should ignore those identifying characteristics?
Homosexuals and their supporters want to force the rest of us who have to conform to societal norms, to ignore them as a group when they commit crimes , but elevate them above, and at the expense of our heterosexual values.


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Racial name: Xalin
Appearance: Roughly 6-8 feet tall. Rough looking with large pieces of bone covering there body. There head was eyeless and consisted of only a base neck with a bulb at the end and 2 massive mandibles on ether side which covered a smaller set of more sharp and pincer-like mandibles. There main body is like a gorilla in size and shape with major arms on ether side armed with long, 5 inch, bony, very sharp nails which most file down to be more reasonable. There legs were just as beefy as there arms only there (what would be) Big toe was like a rapter claw.
physical variations between the same species: The massive majority of the race was what they call, "Black" Xalins. They are the bigger, Bruit-like part of there race. The other side of this coin is the "White" or "Grey" Xalins Which are more intelligent but less in physical strength. Another kind is the "Blue" or more widely known as "Crystal" Xalins which are a mutation of a white Xalin. They retain most intelligent for a harder shell around there body made of a more crystal substance. The rarest type of Xalin is the "Golden" Xalin, Talked about in there myth and lore as a "God of creation." Depicted as small with a spiraled crown and gold, scaly skin.
General Abilities: Crystal Xalins can occasionally spit acid when provoked. (as the mutation brings more primitive traits into light. )
Personality Traits: Xalins are very honorable with there word and determination, widely known for there 'battle of planet Yen-ka' in the early 3500s, Where a lone Xalin King stood his ground to an entire invasion force of Zenum heavy troopers and anti-personal tanks. Taking 77% of the invasion force with him before falling.
Tech: Medium to advanced.
Best weapon: Plasma Beam technology Mk 2.
Best defense: Cek-ke-ka-ke hull and personnel plating, as well as class 2 heavy shield technology.
Best engine: Class 3 Slip-space engines, and class 1 impulse drive. [aka fast jump, slow normal]
Basic Planetary achievements: Unification of all major land masses and the ability to use minor telepathic communication to convey an idea to another to make up for lack of vocabulary skills. (Commonly like, "That big red thing" would lead you to the fire truck rather then the brick building as it ment the truck not the building. Hard to explain. [wish i had that ability right now. -_- ] )
Culture: Xalins live in large apartment building like towers which house anywhere from, 100 - 100,000 Xalins. They prefer soil over metal plate flooring on most outpost stations, and are very strong in there almost tribal like ways for using animal bones as decoration and musical instruments.
Cloths: Consisting on bones or metal plates, depending on if one of royal family, Militia, Civil, Or ambassadorial nature. Most which aren't on Xalin controlled worlds wear average cloth clothes as normal human beings would wear if not the native custom clothes (in there size) of the world's clothes. Xalins on Xalin controlled worlds wear more traditional bones and woven hide of other animals.
Diet: "Meat. Your Meat." (Quote from the movie: Zuthera) All meat diet, Eating mostly other animals from there home planet. Traditionally it is also customary to eat mortally wounded or deathly Ill of there kind.
Customs: Customs include a feast for birth or death of relatives and holiday's include "[translated] Day of creation. " where all the Xalin's are forbiden to eat for 2 weeks. another major holiday to the Xalins is there, "Day of reckoning." Where on Xalin controlled worlds will gather and feast upon other worldly foods to acknowledge there "brothers and sisters in space" as they invite the ambassadors from every race they are not at war with to shair the meals of others and there own.
Personal relationships and mating habits: Rough. (Will update later.)
Religion: "The path of creation" Prasing of a mythical figure known as, "The golden one" which is depicted as a golden Xalin, which with a mighty spark from his hands created every star in the universe.
Relationships: Most races in the galaxy have no quarals with the Xalin people, but dislike the govermental style and structure as it consists of a almost barbaric nature. A King or Queen Xalin is usually in power as they are the largest of there kind but occationally a fight for power may occur. This has caused many issues with diplimatic relations and to fix this, They send off the old leaders as ambasiters.
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Galaxy name: Milky way.
Arm number: 2nt
system: Halon 3 (Binary star, White dwarf and Medium class yellow star like earth.)
Homeworld: Xalon 4.
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Experimental filmmaker Selma Doborac presents a radical and uncompromising essay on the impossibility of depicting the atrocities of war through insightful subtitles and meditative footage of abandoned structures that belong to the present as well as to the past.
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This thought-provoking, radically unconventional documentary looks back at the Bosnian war of the 1990s, one of the most heavily televised in Europe, and uses it as the jumping-off point for bigger philosophical questions. Through onscreen text and calming images of abandoned houses, Those Shocking Shaking Days skips past the typical use of emotionally manipulative footage of war atrocities and strives for a sort of intellectual comprehension. For example, there is no narrator or music to tell you how to feel—not initially. Instead, the movie asks you to consider things such as how overuse of the typical images in war documentaries may deaden their impact. Writer/director Selma Doborac asks a lot of questions, and certainly makes you think. Then, just as you may reach the point of growing tired of her cinematic strategy, she changes it up. Throughout the film, her self-aware and self-questioning text adds a certain lightness to such a dark subject matter. Watching the movie is like being part of a deconstructed TED Talk. Those Shocking Shaking Days is much about war documentaries as it is about war. Be prepared to engage with this film, because it's not one where you can just sit back and passively take it all in.
Director Biography
Selma Doborac was born in 1982 in Bosnia and Herzegovina and now lives in Vienna, working in the fields of essay, documentary and experimental film, photography, and conceptual art.
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- Director: Selma Doborac
- Principal Cast: Steve Crilley, Paul Kraker
- Premiere Status: North America
- Country: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Year: 2016
- Running Time: 88 minutes
- Producer: Selma Doborac
- Screenplay: Selma Doborac
- Cinematographers: Selma Doborac
- Editors: Selma Doborac
- Website: Official Film Website
- Filmography: Debut Feature Film
- Language: German, Bosnian, French, Italian
- Has Subtitles: Yes
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São Bento vs Ituano – Paulista Soccer Prediction
After the good victory over Corinthians away from home, Sorocaba's team did not win more (1 loss and 2 draws)
In addition he accumulates 5 draws in the competition being the last 3 at home. The team of coach Paulo Roberto Santos at home tends to seek more the attack and propose the game,
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In addition he must win to continue in the fight of the classification lacking a round to the end of the first phase launching to the attack and being vulnerable to fast plays due to the slowness of its defense.
Ituano: Itu's team have yet to win away from home but are a tricky visitor as they have three draws and two defeats with only one goal difference (3-2 for Novorizontino after winning by 0x2 and 1-0 for Botafogo-SP).
The idea of coach Vinicius Bergantin is to score the maximum
Fighting for the classification and for a place in the Series D of 2019 must seek the victory against São Bento not need to win in the last round the Palmeiras team.
Prediction São Bento vs Ituano:
For the need to win the game to not depend on a win in the last round against Palmeiras, the Ituano must explore the counter attacks to seek a victory.
The campaign and the form away from home show that the team plays well away from their dominions even without the victory and the irregularity of São Bento at home (only a victory against São Paulo in the first round) makes possible a draw or team victory of Ituano.
Prediction of the Day: Ituano +0.5
Odds: 1.49


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Masayuki Hata, Kazuaki Miyamoto, Akio Oishi, Nagahisa Yoshimura; Measurement of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in Eyes with Optic Disc Swelling by Using Scanning Laser Polarimetry and Optical Coherence Tomography. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2013;54(15):4370.
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To compare retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) in patients with optic disc swelling of different etiologies. Measurements were made with scanning laser polarimetry (SLP) and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT).
Both GDx SLP (enhanced corneal compensation) and Spectralis SD-OCT measurements of RNFLT were made in 19 eyes with papilledema (PE), 10 eyes with optic neuritis (ON), and 18 eyes with non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). Differences in SLP (SLP-RNFLT) and OCT (OCT-RNFLT) measurements among cases with different etiologies were investigated.
Average OCT-RNFLT in eyes with PE, ON, and NAION was 169.8 ± 47.0, 145.6 ± 24.7, and 162.5 ± 55.4 µm, respectively. No statistical differences were noted in these values. Average SLP-RNFLT in patients with PE, ON, and NAION was 63.5 ± 10.5, 62.7 ± 5.3, and 51.7 ± 10.9, respectively. Average SLP-RNFLT in NAION patients was smaller than in PE (p < 0.01) or ON (p = 0.02) patients. When RNFLT in each retinal quadrant was compared, no difference among etiologies was noted on OCT, but on SLP, the superior quadrant was thinner in NAION than in PE (p < 0.001) or ON (p = 0.001) patients. Compared with age-adjusted normative data of SLP-RNFLT, average SLP-RNFLT in PE (p < 0.01) and ON (p < 0.01) patients was greater. Superior SLP-RNFLT in NAION patients was smaller (p = 0.026). The average OCT-RNFLT: SLP-RNFLT ratio was smaller in NAION than in PE (p = 0.001) patients.
In the setting of RNFL thickening, despite increased light retardance in PE and ON eyes, SLP revealed that NAION eyes have less retardance, possibly associated with ischemic axonal loss.
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Due to reasons this scribe wasn't privy to, Durham Attack 17U boys weren't scheduled to play in the Premier division of this tournament. However, mere days before the event, the Coach, noticing some discrepancies in the rankings, made a couple of calls and voila, the boys found themselves, in Waterloo, in a pool with LFVC and Markham Stingers. This made for an intense day of play, right from the 1st whistle.
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Regrouping for the Bronze medal game apparently wasn't the easiest task. Although the boys won the 1st set 25-21, they didn't show much heart or drive in their approach to the game. The Coach had a few choice words of encouragement for the team before the 2nd set. The game became a contest of extended rally's and alternating leaders as the score rose. The Niagara Rapids held the lead, marginally, for the better part of the set, but with some well set spikes and slams, and their defence reappearing from the abyss to which it had recently dropped, DA tied it up. The result was yet another ping-ponging of the lead: 23-23, 24-24, 25-25, 26-26. The Rapids finally finished it off at 26-28 and we were going to a 3rd set for the 4th time this day. Hey, it's a medal game……you wouldn't want it to be easy! A weak start in the 3rd set found Durham Attack down 4-8 at the side switch. A few more choice words from the coaching staff and the boys found inspiration again. They rallied with accurate serves, block splitting hits and acrobatic digs. The outcome however, was by no means assured, as the lead swung back and forth like a pendulum. The suspense ended when John's serve hit the top of the net and rolled over and the Rapids hit the return wide. Durham Attack won the Bronze with a 17-15 victory. Volleyball, it's never boring!


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