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Sailing stones
Sailing stones, also known as sliding rocks, rolling stones, and moving rocks, are a geological phenomenon where rocks move and inscribe long tracks along a smooth valley floor without human or animal intervention. Instead, rocks move when large ice sheets a few millimeters thick floating in an ephemeral winter pond start to break up during sunny days. These thin floating ice panels, frozen during cold winter nights, are driven by wind and shove rocks at up to 5 m/min.
Trails of sliding rocks have been observed and studied in various locations, including Little Bonnie Claire Playa in Nevada,[1] and most famously at Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California, where the number and length of tracks are notable.
The Racetrack's stones speckle the playa floor, predominantly in the southern portion. Historical accounts identify some stones around 100 m (300 ft) from shore, yet most of the stones are found relatively close to their respective originating outcrops. Three lithologic types are identified: (1) syenite, found most abundant on the west side of the playa; (2) dolomite, subrounded blue-gray stones with white bands; and (3) black dolomite, the most common type, found almost always in angular joint blocks or slivers.[2] This dolomite composes nearly all stones found in the southern half of the playa, and originates at a steep promontory, 260 m (850 ft) high, paralleling the east shore at the south end of the playa. Intrusive igneous rock originates from adjacent slopes (most of those being tan-colored feldspar-rich syenite). Tracks are often up to 100 m (330 ft) long, about 8 to 30 cm (3 to 12 in) wide, and typically much less than 2.5 cm (1 in) deep. Most moving stones range from about 6 to 18 in (15 to 46 cm) in diameter.
Stones with rough bottoms leave straight striated tracks, while those with smooth bottoms tend to wander. Stones sometimes turn over, exposing another edge to the ground and leaving a different track in the stone's wake.
Trails differ in both direction and length. Rocks that start next to each other may travel parallel for a time, before one abruptly changes direction to the left, right, or even back to the direction from which it came. Trail length also varies – two similarly sized and shaped rocks may travel uniformly, then one could move ahead or stop in its track.
A balance of very specific conditions is thought to be needed for stones to move:
- A flooded surface
- A thin layer of clay
- Wind
- Ice floes
- Warming temperatures causing ice breakup
Research history[edit]
At Racetrack Playa, these tracks have been studied since the early 1900s, yet the origins of stone movement were not confirmed[3] and remained the subject of research for which several hypotheses[4] existed. However, as of August 2014, timelapse video footage of rocks moving has been published, showing the rocks moving at high wind speeds within the flow of thin, melting sheets of ice. The scientists have thus identified the cause of the moving stones to be ice shove.[5][6]
Early investigation[edit]
The first documented account of the sliding rock phenomenon dates to 1915, when a prospector named Joseph Crook from Fallon, Nevada, visited the Racetrack Playa site.[2] In the following years, the Racetrack sparked interest from geologists Jim McAllister and Allen Agnew, who mapped the bedrock of the area in 1948 and published the earliest report about the sliding rocks in a Geologic Society of America Bulletin. Their publication gave a brief description of the playa furrows and scrapers, stating that no exact measurements had been taken and suggesting that furrows were the remnants of scrapers propelled by strong gusts of wind – such as the variable winds that produce dust-devils – over a muddy playa floor.[2][7] Controversy over the origin of the furrows prompted the search for the occurrence of similar phenomena at other locations. Such a location was found at Little Bonnie Claire Playa in Nye County, Nevada, and the phenomenon was studied there, as well.[1][8]
Naturalists from the National Park Service later wrote more detailed descriptions and Life magazine featured a set of photographs from the Racetrack. In 1952, a National Park Service Ranger named Louis G. Kirk recorded detailed observations of furrow length, width, and general course. He sought simply to investigate and record evidence of the moving rock phenomenon, not to hypothesize or create an extensive scientific report. Speculation about how the stones move started at this time. Various and sometimes idiosyncratic possible explanations have been put forward over the years that have ranged from the supernatural to the very complex. Most hypotheses favored by interested geologists posit that strong winds when the mud is wet are at least in part responsible. Some stones weigh as much as a human, which some researchers, such as geologist George M. Stanley, who published a paper on the topic in 1955, feel is too heavy for the area's winds to move. After extensive track mapping and research on rotation of the tracks in relation to ice floe rotation, Stanley maintained that ice sheets around the stones either help to catch the wind or that ice floes initiate rock movement.
Progress in the 1970s[edit]
Bob Sharp and Dwight Carey started a Racetrack stone movement monitoring program in May 1972. Eventually, 30 stones with fresh tracks were labeled and stakes were used to mark their locations. Each stone was given a name and changes in the stones' positions were recorded over a seven-year period. Sharp and Carey also tested the ice floe hypothesis by corralling selected stones. A corral 1.7 m (5.5 ft) in diameter was made around a 3 in (8 cm) wide, 1 lb (0.45 kg) track-making stone with seven rebar segments placed 25 to 30 in (64 to 76 cm) apart. If a sheet of ice around the stones either increased wind-catching surface area or helped move the stones by dragging them along in ice floes, then the rebar should at least slow down and deflect the movement. Neither appeared to occur; the stone barely missed a rebar as it moved 28 ft (8.5 m) to the northwest out of the corral in the first winter. Two heavier stones were placed in the corral at the same time; one moved five years later in the same direction as the first, but its companion did not move during the study period. This indicated that if ice played a part in stone movement, then ice collars around stones must be small.
Ten of the initial 30 stones moved in the first winter with Mary Ann (stone A) covering the longest distance at 212 ft (65 m). Two of the next six monitored winters also had multiple stones move. No stones were confirmed to have moved in the summer, and in some winters, none or only a few stones moved. In the end, all but two of the monitored stones moved during the seven-year study. At 2.5 in (6.4 cm) in diameter, Nancy (stone H) was the smallest monitored stone. It also moved the longest cumulative distance, 860 ft (260 m), and the greatest single winter movement, 659 ft (201 m). The largest stone to move was 80 lb (36 kg).
Karen (stone J) is a 29 by 19 by 20 in (74 by 48 by 51 cm) block of dolomite and weighs an estimated 700 lb (320 kg). Karen did not move during the monitoring period. The stone may have created its 570 ft (170 m) long, straight and old track from momentum gained from its initial fall onto the wet playa. However, Karen disappeared sometime before May 1994, possibly during the unusually wet winter of 1992 to 1993. Removal by artificial means is considered unlikely due to the lack of associated damage to the playa that a truck and winch would have caused. A possible sighting of Karen was made in 1994, 1⁄2 mi (800 m) from the playa. Karen was rediscovered by San Jose geologist Paula Messina in 1996.[9]
Continued research in the 1990s[edit]
Professor John Reid led six research students from Hampshire College and the University of Massachusetts Amherst in a follow-up study in 1995. They found highly congruent trails from stones that moved in the late 1980s and during the winter of 1992–93. At least some stones were proved beyond a reasonable doubt to have been moved in ice floes that may be up to 1⁄2 mi (800 m) wide. Physical evidence included swaths of lineated areas that could only have been created by moving thin sheets of ice. Consequently, both wind alone and wind in conjunction with ice floes are thought to be motive forces.
Physicists Bacon et al. studying the phenomenon in 1996, informed by studies in Owens Dry Lake Playa, discovered that winds blowing on playa surfaces can be compressed and intensified because of a playa's smooth, flat surfaces. They also found that boundary layers (the region just above ground where winds are slower due to ground drag) on these surfaces can be as low as 2 in (5 cm). As a result, stones just a few centimeters high feel the full force of ambient winds and their gusts, which can reach 90 mph (140 km/h) in winter storms. Such gusts are thought to be the initiating force, while momentum and sustained winds keep the stones moving, possibly as fast as a moderate run (only half the force required to start a stone sailing is needed to keep it in motion).
Wind and ice both are the favored hypothesis for these sliding rocks. Noted in "Surface Processes and Landforms", Don J. Easterbrook mentions that because of the lack of parallel paths between some rock paths, this could be caused by degenerating ice floes resulting in alternate routes. Though the ice breaks up into smaller blocks, it is still necessary for the rocks to slide.
Twenty-first century developments[edit]
Further understanding of the geologic processes at work in Racetrack Playa goes hand in hand with technological development. In 2009, development of inexpensive time-lapse digital cameras allowed the capturing of transient meteorological phenomena including dust devils and playa flooding.[10] These cameras were aimed at capturing various stages of the previously mentioned phenomena, though discussion of the sliding stones ensued. The developers of photographic technology describe the difficulty of capturing the Racetrack's stealthy rocks, as movements only occur about once every three years, and they believed, lasted about 10 seconds. Their next identified advancement was wind-triggered imagery, vastly reducing the ten million seconds of nontransit time they had to sift through.
It was postulated that small rafts of ice form around the rocks and the rocks are buoyantly floated off the soft bed, thus reducing the reaction and friction forces at the bed. Since this effect depends on reducing friction, and not on increasing the wind drag, these ice cakes need not have a particularly large surface area if the ice is adequately thick, as the minimal friction allows the rocks to be moved by arbitrarily light winds.[8][11]
Reinforcing the "ice raft" theory, a research study pointed out narrowing trails, occurrence of intermittent spring systems, and absence of rocks at the end of the trails. The study identified the Racetrack mountain area that drains water towards the Racetrack Playa, while ice covered the intermittent lake. This suggests that this water buoyantly lifts the icebergs with embedded rocks until friction with the playa bed is reduced sufficiently for wind forces to move them and cause the observed tracks. The study also provides mapping and analysis of the effect of artificial ditch preventing the visitors from driving on the playa and they claim that it may interfere with the sliding rock phenomenon.[12][13]
Based on a study, news articles reported the mystery solved when researchers observed rock movements using GPS and time-lapse photography. The research team witnessed and documented rock movement on December 20, 2013, that involved more than 60 rocks, with some rocks moving up to 224 m between December 2013 and January 2014 in multiple move events. These observations contradicted earlier hypotheses of winds or thick ice floating rocks off the surface. Instead, rocks move when large ice sheets a few millimeters thick floating in an ephemeral winter pond start to break up during sunny days. These thin floating ice panels, frozen during cold winter nights, are driven by light winds and shove rocks at up to 5 m/min (0.3 km/h). Some GPS-measured moves lasted up to 16 minutes, and a number of stones moved more than five times during the existence of the playa pond in the winter of 2013-14.[14][15]
Ralph Lorenz, a NASA scientist, investigated the phenomenon in 2006. To illustrate the "ice raft" theory, Lorenz developed an experiment using a kitchen-table model using a Tupperware container to show how heavy rocks might glide across the surface of the lake bed. A bed of sand is added to the bottom of the Tupperware, a rock is placed on the sand, and water is added until only a small edge of the rock sticks out. After putting the container in the freezer until the water is frozen, then removing the container and letting the ice begin to melt, Lorenz could end up with a small raft of floating ice with a rock embedded in it. All he had to do was gently blow on the floating ice sheet to get the rock to drag across the sand.[12][13]
Theft of rocks[edit]
On 30 May 2013, the Los Angeles Times reported that park officials were looking into the theft of several of the rocks from the Death Valley National Park.[16]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b Clements, Thomas D. (1 September 1952). "Wind-blown rocks and trails on Little Bonnie Claire Playa, Nye County, Nevada". Journal of Sedimentary Research. SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology. 22 (3): 182–186. doi:10.1306/D42694F4-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D. ISSN 1527-1404. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ a b c Stanley, G. M., Origin of Playa Stone Tracks, Racetrack Playa, Inyo County California, Geological Society of America Bulletin, 66, 1329–1350, 1955
- ^ "These Rocks Move By Themselves". Business Insider. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ "Living Stones of Death Valley". Skeptoid. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mystery-of-death-valley-s-wandering-stones-explained-video/ Mystery of Death Valley's "Wandering Stones" Explained [Video]
- ^ "United States: 'Sailing rocks' mystery finally solved". BBC News. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ Kirk, Louis G., Trails and Rocks Observed on a Playa in Death Valley National Monument, California, Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, 22.3, 173–181, 1952;
- ^ a b Lorenz, Ralph; Jackson, Brian K.; Barnes, Jason W.; Spitale, Joe; Keller, John M. (January 2011). "Ice rafts not sails: Floating the rocks at Racetrack Playa" (PDF). American Journal of Physics. 79 (1): 37–42. Bibcode:2011AmJPh..79...37L. doi:10.1119/1.3490645. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ Cahill. "Death Valley - National Geographic Magazine".
- ^ Lorenz, Ralph D., Brian Jackson, and Jason W. Barnes, Inexpensive Time-Lapse Digital Cameras for Studying Transient Meteorological Phenomena: Dust Devils and Playa Flooding, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 27, 246–256, 2009
- ^ Schewe, Phillip. "Ice offers possible explanation for Death Valley's mysterious 'self-moving' rocks". PhysOrg.com. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ a b Kletetschka, Gunther; Hooke, Roger LeB.; Ryan, Andrew; Fercana, George; McKinney, Emerald; Schwebler, Kristopher P. (April 2013). "Sliding stones of Racetrack Playa, Death Valley, USA: The roles of rock thermal conductivity and fluctuating water levels". Geomorphology. 195: 110–117. Bibcode:2013Geomo.195..110K. doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.04.032.
- ^ a b "Mystery of Death Valley's 'Sailing Stones' Solved". Live Science. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ a b Norris, RD; Norris, JM; Lorenz, RD; Ray, J; Jackson, B (27 August 2014). "Sliding Rocks on Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park: First Observation of Rocks in Motion.". PLoS ONE. Public Library of Science. 9 (8): e105948. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0105948. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ Mystery of Death Valley's Moving Stones Solved. Wall Street Journal. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ Sahagun, Louis. "Mysterious rocks stolen from Death Valley National Park". Los Angeles Times.
Further reading[edit]
- Messina, P., 1998, The Sliding Rocks of Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California: Physical and Spatial Influences on Surface Processes. Published doctoral dissertation, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, City University of New York, New York. University Microfilms, Incorporated, 1998.
- Messina, P., Stoffer, P., and Clarke, K. C. Mapping Death Valley's Wandering Rocks. GPS World April, 1997: pp. 34–44
- Sharp, R.P., and A.F. Glazier, 1997, Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Owens Valley. Mountain Press Publishing Company, Missoula. ISBN 0-87842-362-1
- Stanley, G. M., 1955, Origin of playa stone tracks, Racetrack Playa, Inyo County, California. Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 66, pp. 1329–1350.
- Reid, J.B., Jr., Bucklin, E.P., Copenagle, L., Kidder, J., Pack, S. M., Polissar, P. J., and Williams, M. L., 1995, Sliding rocks at the Racetrack, Death Valley: What makes them move?. Geology v. 23, pp. 819–822
- Sharp, R.P., Carey, D. L., Reid, J.B., Jr., Polissar, P. J., and Williams, M.L., 1996, Sliding rocks at the Racetrack, Death Valley: What makes them move?; Discussion and Reply. Geology, v. 25, pp. 766–767
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sliding rocks of Racetrack Playa. |
- Smithsonian Magazine: "How Do Death Valley's "Sailing Stones" Move Themselves Across the Desert?" — June 2013 issue.
- National Geographic: "What Drives Death Valley's Roving Rocks?"
- Racetrackplaya.org: The Racetrack Playa Blog — homepage
- SJSU.edu: "The Sliding Rocks of Racetrack Playa" — by Paula Messina.
- Smith.edu: "The Mystery of the Rocks on the Racetrack at Death Valley" — by Lena Fletcher and Anne Nester.
- Physics Forums.com: "The Sliding Rock Phenomenon" — online discussion.
- YouTube: Moving Rocks of Death Valley's Racetrack Playa — video by Brian Dunning.
- Fox News.com: Why Are Death Valley's Rocks Moving Themselves? — by Philip Schewe.
- Plosone.org: "Sliding Rocks on Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park: First Observation of Rocks in Motion"


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Crisis prevention and business continuity planning is an important part of running a successful business. However, no matter how hard you work to prevent problems, there is still a good chance that one day something will go wrong. Have you thought about how you will handle unexpected difficulties? Here are a few golden rules for effective crisis management.
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Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Changes in Nevirapine AUC Due to Differences in Weight (NAWS)
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Last Updated Date | April 12, 2011 | |||
Start Date ICMJE | May 2003 | |||
Primary Completion Date | May 2003 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | |||
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Differences in AUC based on weight/BMI [ Time Frame: 12 hours ] This study was a "snapshot" of the PK levels following ingestion, and then compared AUC to weight and BMI. |
Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Same as current | |||
Change History | No Changes Posted | |||
Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | |||
Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | |||
Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | |||
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Official Title ICMJE | Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Changes in Nevirapine AUC Due to Differences in Weight | |||
Brief Summary | This study would be a prospective cohort study, stratified by weight. Patients who are stable on nevirapine for at least 3 months prior to study entry, but no more than 1year will be recruited. For 1 week, subjects will take their morning dose of nevirapine in the clinic (and be observed taking it), and given their evening dose to take at home. Subjects will need to record the date and time they take their evening dose. At the end of the week, the subjects will be sequestered at the clinic for blood draws for a 12hr pharmacokinetic sampling. They will not be brought back in at 24hrs as they will need to be redosed after 12hrs. They will have Liver Function Tests (LFT's) and other labs drawn at study entry, and one month after the end of study. Pharmacokinetic levels will be analyzed using standard mathematical models, and Area Under the Curve (AUC), Maximum concentration (Cmax), and Minimum Concentration (Cmin) will be compared between groups. | |||
Detailed Description | This will be a non-randomized, cohort study. 8 patients in each of 3 weight ranges (< 160lb, 161-200lb, > 200lb) will be recruited to participate in the study. Subjects will be HIV + patients currently on stable therapy with nevirapine (on medication for at least 3 months with minimal self-reported adherence) as part of a combination regimen for their Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection (as prescribed by their primary care provider). Subjects are to be in good health with liver function tests will be < 2 times normal limits, measured within 1 month prior to the study period. All subjects will be male. The reasoning for this gender bias is as follows: if both genders are to be used, there should be an equal number of male and female subjects to remove any bias from the data. Since there are not enough females taking nevirapine to be able to appropriately recruit, females will be excluded. Subjects will be asked to take their medications the night before the study period between 8:00pm and 8:30pm, and asked to abstain from alcohol for the 7 days prior to the study. On the study day, they will report to the Jeffrey Goodman Special Care Clinic at 7:30, prior to breakfast. Subjects will randomly be divided into 4 groups during the study period. Four healthcare professionals (one physician, one family nurse practitioner, one registered nurse and one licensed vocational nurse, will be present throughout the study for catheter insertions and blood draws. IV catheters will be inserted upon arrival, with four patients (one from each group) having a time zero and receiving their study medication at each time point of 8:00, 8:05, 8:10, 8:15, 8:20, 8:25 (this is to allow for appropriate work-flow during the blood draw portion of the study. Serial blood samples will be drawn after dosing at the following times: 0.5hr, 1hr, 1.5hr, 2hr, 4hr, 6hr, 8hr, 12hr. Subjects will be allowed to eat breakfast (supplied by the study personnel) After the 1hr blood sample. Lunch and dinner will also be available for study subjects. 12hr sample, the catheters will be removed and the subjects allowed to leave (subjects will not be allowed to leave the premises with the catheter in place). Subjects will be paid $250 for their participation after the conclusion of the study. Consolidated Laboratory Services will analyze all blood samples for nevirapine levels. AUC's and AUC comparisons will be calculated with appropriate statistical software (Systat). Pharmacokinetic (PK) Levels: Levels will be drawn prior to dosing, and at the following time intervals: 0.5hr, 1hr, 1.5hr, 2hr, 4hr, 6hr, 8hr, 12hr. ~10cc of blood will be drawn with each sample, centrifuged, and plasma separated into 2 cryovials. Samples will then be frozen at -20oC. All samples (216) will be sent to Consolidated Laboratory Services for level determination by appropriate means. Safety monitoring: A licensed physician and a licensed family nurse practitioner will be on site for the entire study. All study personnel are certified in Basic Life Support (and some in Advanced Cardiac Life Support). The clinic facilities are equipped for minor emergencies and 911 will be utilized for major emergencies. Statistics: AUC's will be calculated using non-linear mathematical modeling with statistical software. AUC's will be compared using appropriate statistical tests. Evaluation of Adverse Events: All adverse events will be recorded and treated (if necessary) on site. Adverse events not able to be treated on site will be referred to an emergency room or to their primary provider the following day (if it is not urgent). |
Study Type ICMJE | Observational | |||
Study Design ICMJE | Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional |
Target Follow-Up Duration | Not Provided | |||
Biospecimen | Retention: None Retained Description: Levels were drawn prior to dosing, and at the following time intervals: 0.5hr, 1hr, 1.5hr, 2hr, 4hr, 6hr, 8hr, 12hr. ~10cc of blood were drawn with each sample, centrifuged, and plasma separated into 2 cryovials. Samples were then frozen at -20oC. All samples (216) weresent to Consolidated Laboratory Services for level determination by appropriate means. All samples have now been destroyed. |
Sampling Method | Probability Sample | |||
Study Population | HIV positive patients stable on a nevirapine containing regimen for at least 3 months | |||
Condition ICMJE | HIV Infection | |||
Intervention ICMJE | Drug: Nevirapine
200mg twice daily of nevirapine |
Study Groups/Cohorts |
Publications * | Not Provided | |||
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline. |
Recruitment Information | ||||
Recruitment Status ICMJE | Completed | |||
Enrollment ICMJE | 21 | |||
Completion Date | June 2003 | |||
Primary Completion Date | May 2003 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | |||
Eligibility Criteria ICMJE | Inclusion criteria:
Exclusion criteria:
Sex/Gender |
Ages | 18 Years to 50 Years (Adult) | |||
Accepts Healthy Volunteers | No | |||
Contacts ICMJE | Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects | |||
Listed Location Countries ICMJE | United States | |||
Removed Location Countries | ||||
Administrative Information | ||||
NCT Number ICMJE | NCT01335360 | |||
Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | WesternU | |||
Has Data Monitoring Committee | No | |||
U.S. FDA-regulated Product | Not Provided | |||
Plan to Share Data | Not Provided | |||
IPD Description | Not Provided | |||
Responsible Party | James D. Scott, PharmD, Associate Professor, Western University | |||
Study Sponsor ICMJE | Western University of Health Sciences | |||
Collaborators ICMJE | Jeffrey Goodman Clinic, LA Gay & Lesbian Center | |||
Investigators ICMJE |
Information Provided By | Western University of Health Sciences | |||
Verification Date | April 2011 | |||
ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP |


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The South Kansas City Alliance welcomed good news from David Frantze, a land development attorney representing Cerner Corporation with their recent announcement to acquire and develop on the former Bannister Mall site. Sixth District Councilman John Sharp introduced Frantze to the group.
admit, and we all do, that we've had our hearts broken before," said Sharp. "This
is the real deal."
the Governor showed disinterest in the land assemblage tax credit that South KC
was pushing for, legislators for South Kansas City went forth looking for help.
The state then was able to provide an additional $10 million in tax credits for
the project. Cerner developers then approved to move forward with their plans to
acquire the land.
poised to see real activity there," said Sharp. "We're poised to see this area
come to life again. I think we all know it's not going to only spring that
little area to life, it's going to spring all of South Kansas City to life."
Cerner acquired that property, they committed to the city to have 300 people
there, and now there's 2800 people there," said Frantze. "Cerner is fast-growing."
a massive project," said Frantze. "It's an exciting project. The state has told
us this is far and away the largest development project they've ever worked on.
It's about four and a half times the size of the Ford Motor factory."
anticipates, since the Cerner Board of Directors approved to move forward into
this contract, final purchase approval in December. According to Sharp,
contributions will be made totaling $8 million of the plan's budget for
neighborhood improvements surrounding the site. There will be a neighborhood
advisory committee to make
next regular meeting for the South Kansas City Alliance will be on Monday, September
9 at 6 p.m., at 3 Trails Center, 5912 E Bannister Rd. in Kansas City.


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Before it was used as a food, it was considered a cure for heart trouble, and toothaches. It was even supposed to prevent bee stings. Once people had decided that it was food, it quickly gained a reputation for being an aphrodisiac.
It has long been known for a peculiar side effect; as French scientist and physician Louis Lémery wrote in his 1702 Traité des alimens: "Sparagrass eaten to Excess sharpen the Humours and heat a little; ...They cause a filthy and disagreeable Smell in the Urine, as every Body knows." Actually, the smell arises from the secretion of its odorous methyl mercaptan--and, as every Body knows, it takes no "Excess" of eating to provoke the smell. You can't smell the mercaptan in raw or cooked asparagus, but after the body breaks it down, you may notice an ammonia-like smell to your urine. Interestingly, not everyone forms mercaptan after eating asparagus. You have to be genetically programmed to do so. Whether there is a link between smelly urine and the supposed aphrodisiac properties doesn't bear thinking about.
Emperor Augustus of Rome was said to order executions to be carried out "quicker than you can cook asparagus", which is pretty damned quick. It also emphasises the importance of not overcooking this delicate vegetable.
Much later, in Hamburg, it was said that the main melody of Johannes Brahms Third Symphony was inspired by a meal of fresh asparagus and Champagne. Not sure you'd expect quite the same results from Asparagus with Warm Butter & Lemon Vinegarette, but it's jolly nice all the same, although you may have to wait for that particular node.
In her 1949 book The Physiology of Taste, M.F.K. Fisher recounts a story of the time it was reported to Monsignor Courtois de Quincey, bishop of Belley, that an asparagus tip of incredible size had poked up its head in one of the beds of his vegetable garden. Having rushed out to verify this for himself, the Bishop was astounded to see that the reports were true, and this asparagus stem promised to be wider that the girth of ones hand. Bishop Courtois took his knife to the stalk, only to discover that he was victim to a practical joke, and the stem was crafted from wood.
Healthwise, it is low in calories (6 spears are equal to about 25 calories only); high in fibre; and an excellent vegetable source of protein as well as folate and vitamins A and C.
To get tender asparagus, you'll want to either boil it or steam it. Asparagus can also be roasted.
• Wash fresh asparagus spears in cold water. This keeps them crisp, and helps to wash away any remaining soil or sand off the tips. • Take a sharp knife, and cut about an inch off the bottom of each asparagus spear. If you have thick stalks, peel about halfway up their bottoms.
• TO BOIL: Boil the asparagus in about an inch of salted water for 3 to 5 minutes. Boil in a skillet, as pots frequently aren't wide enough. • TO STEAM: Steam the asparagus in either spears or pieces for about 3 minutes. If your steamer isn't wide enough to accomodate the spears, steam them upright. • TO ROAST: Preheat your oven to about 500 Degrees F. Place the asparagus on a baking sheet, and let them roast for 3 to 5 minutes (Or until they're tender.) • TO STIR-FRY: Cut the asparagus spears into 2-inch segments. Stir-fry in a large pan with olive oil and a touch of garlic.
Once cooked, place on a serving dish. Spray some fresh lemon juice on top, or top with butter. Serve alone, with slices of fresh lemon, sautéed mushrooms, or sautéed onions. Season to taste with a bit of black pepper, or garlic salt.
There are many methods for cooking asparagus to choose from. I suppose in part it depends on how well-cooked you like it, but I much prefer it firm in texture. When I'm able to find really thin stalks of green or white asparagus, I rinse, trim, and wave them under very hot water to soften them slightly. Thicker stalks can be arranged on a serving plate (preferably black so that the nuance of the colour stands out), drizzled with lemon juice and microwaved for 30 to 45 seconds (depending on the thickness of the stalks). They're very good garnished with gomasio. And there's no pots to wash.
The idea that thinner asparagus are better is an old wives' tale. Thick spears of asparagus are sweeter and juicier. Choose unblemished stalks with tightly bound tips - looser, leafier tips may mean that it is not as fresh.
A note on cooking asparagus:
Asparagus have a delicious, sweet and juicy taste that is progressively destroyed by overcooking. For ideal results, steam or braise at high heat for a short period of time - I never cook it more than a minute. The asparagus should be firm and crisp, but warmed through and bright green all over. Yum. See also How to cook asparagus for good advice.
A note on asparagus etiquette:
The Queen and Miss Manners eat their asparagus with their fingers - and so should you. It is considered correct even at the most formal functions to eat asparagus with your fingers unless the asparagus is chopped up. It's also a lot more fun than using a fork.
A note on asparagus accompaniments (say that five times fast!):
Asparagus is delicious with lemon - try a little lemon and melted butter with yours. For a more gourmet experience, try the traditional sauce of choice, Hollandaise, or maybe Asparagus and Scallops with lemon nut butter, my personal favourite.
"...asparagus makes my urine smell funny." -Babe Ruth
The chemicals which make urine smell bad after eating asparagus are S-methyl thioacrylate and S-methyl 3-(methylthio)thiopropionate. Those people who produce these compounds after eating asparagus have a gene which allows these chemicals to be produced while the asparagus is being digested.
Roughly 40% of the population has the gene, and 6% overall have it twice. Those that have the gene twice seem to produce more pungent urine than those who only have it once.
An experiment at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where people were asked to smell different dilutions of "asparagus urine" found that most people could smell it if the dilution was stronger than 1 in 16. About 10% of people could detect it at much lower concentrations. Since most of us pee into toilet bowls filled with water, you'd have to have a pretty good sniffer to detect any strange whiff coming out of the bowl.
So, if eating asparagus makes your urine really reek, you probably either have two genes to make the scent or are particularly sensitive to the odour. So you can brag that you and the great Babe Ruth have a common genetic heritage.
adapted from The Science of Everyday Life by Jay Ingram
Asparagus by Marriott Edgar
Mr. Ramsbottom went to the races, A thing as he'd ne'er done before, And as luck always follers beginners, Won five pounds, no-less and no-more. He felt himself suddenly tempted To indulge in some reckless orgee, So he went to a caffy-a-teerer And had a dressed crab with his tea. He were crunching the claws at the finish And wondering what next he would do, Then his thoughts turned to home and to Mother, And what she would say when she knew. For Mother were dead against racing And said as she thought 'twere a sin For people to gamble their money Unless they were certain to win. These homely domestic reflections Seemed to cast quite a gloom on Pa's day He thought he'd best take home a present And square up the matter that way. ' Twere a bit of a job to decide on What best to select for this 'ere, So he started to look in shop winders In hopes as he'd get some idea. He saw some strange stuff in a fruit shop Like leeks with their nobby ends gone, It were done up in bundles like firewood- Said Pa to the Shopman, "What's yon?" "That's Ass-paragus-what the Toffs eat" Were the answer; said Pa "That 'll suit, I'd best take a couple of bundles, For Mother's a bobby for fruit." He started off home with his purchase And pictured Ma all the next week Eating sparagus fried with her bacon Or mashed up in bubble-and-squeak. He knew when she heard he'd been racing She'd very nigh talk him to death, So he thought as he'd call in the ' Local' To strengthen his nerve and his breath. He had hardly got up to the counter When a friend of his walked in the bar, He said "What ye got in the bundle?" "A present for Mother," said Pa. It's 'sparagus stuff what the Toffs eat " His friend said "It's a rum-looking plant, Can I have the green ends for my rabbits?" said Pa "Aye, cut off what you want. He cut all the tips off one bundle, Then some more friends arrived one by one, And all of them seemed to keep rabbits Pa had no green ends left when they'd done. When he got home the 'ouse were in dark ness, So he slipped in as sly as a fox, Laid the 'sparagus on kitchen table And crept up to bed in his socks. He got in without waking Mother, A truly remarkable feat, And pictured her telling the neighbours As 'twere 'sparagus-what the toffs eat. But when he woke up in the morning It were nigh on a quarter to ten, There were no signs of Mother, or breakfast Said Pa, "What's she done with her-sen?" He shouted "What's up theer in t' kitchen?" She replied, "You do well to enquire, Them bundles of chips as you brought home Is so damp... I can't light the fire."
This is an excellent recital piece because of the very regular form which makes it memerable and amusing. It should be performed in a Lancashire accent to make the abbreviations critical to the meter sound more natural.
Asparagus. Such a simple, innocent little word, it seems. Tasteful, you say? Perhaps.
Let us investigate.
As Webster states, the etymology of the word 'asparagus' is quite complex. It stems from the Late Middle English 'sperage' which was derived from the Medieval latin 'sparagus' and means 'to swell'. The lengthy veggies certainly have high H20-content - which makes them terrible drums stick by the way - so no discrepancies there. What then, is the cause of my agony?
Well, first of all, 'asparagus' doesn't quite sound like something edible, does it?. How many foods end on '-us'? It's a word more suited for an illness, I reckon, or a Roman emperor at best.Emperor Julius Gaius Asparagus. If only he had existed. We'd have thirteen months of which one would be named 'Asparagust'. Maybe he'd be a warlord and a terror to all his foes. Kindly suspend your disbelief:
Somewhere, in a war struck province of the Roman empire, 40 BC... A tent flap opens, and a messenger hurries in, covered in the detritus of battle. Sweat drips down his forehead and stings his eyes. He kneels before his superior. "Sir, the legions of Asparagus have defeated our forces! They were numerous and well prepared" The leader sits upon his chair, lost and weary, and then spits into his cup angrily. "Damn that Asparagus!," He mutters. "One of these days I will have my vengeance, mark my words. I will eat this Asparagus alive!" Meanwhile in the distance, shouts can be heard..: "Asparagus! Asparagus! Asparagus! Hail Asparagus!"
Somewhere, in a war struck province of the Roman empire, 40 BC...
A tent flap opens, and a messenger hurries in, covered in the detritus of battle. Sweat drips down his forehead and stings his eyes. He kneels before his superior.
"Sir, the legions of Asparagus have defeated our forces! They were numerous and well prepared"
The leader sits upon his chair, lost and weary, and then spits into his cup angrily.
"Damn that Asparagus!," He mutters. "One of these days I will have my vengeance, mark my words. I will eat this Asparagus alive!"
Meanwhile in the distance, shouts can be heard..: "Asparagus! Asparagus! Asparagus! Hail Asparagus!"
Ha ha..
I digress. Did you know that pronounced backwards, the word sounds like "sugar wraps-ah"? You learn every day, they say.
More precisely, the reverse forms the words: sugar apsa. And let that very APSA be the acronym for American Political Science Association. A sweet bunch they are indeed, controlling your education and your food, changing you from the inside.*
And they make your wee-wee stink.
*Actually, they don't. Really.
Can't but reiterate: a good asparagus is like a young man: upright, thick, tall, and full of good things. A bad asparagus is like an old man: thin, short, bent, and soft. Skinny asparagus is not an "old wife's tale" but a positive lie to extend the asparagus season from a few weeks to year-round.
That said, let's tell the tale of Queen Victoria.
At one court dinner, it was given that a little girl be the Queen's confidante, for half the meal. This included the asparagus.
The Queen favored the sword swallower method of eating asparagus, and actually relished the opportunity to eat with her fingers in public.
The little girl therefore watched in horror as the most powerful political figure in the world violated every rule of table manners she'd ever seen.
And at that the Queen laughed. What more could she say?
As*par"a*gus (#), n. [L., fr. Gr. , ; cf. to swell with sap or juice, and Zend paregha prong, sprout, Pers. asparag, Lith. spurgas sprout, Skr. sphurj to swell. Perh. the Greek borrowed from the Persian. Cf. Sparrowgrass.]
1. Bot.
A genus of perennial plants belonging to the natural order Liliaceae, and having erect much branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers. Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species cultivated in gardens.
The young and tender shoots of A. officinalis, which form a valuable and well-known article of food.
⇒ This word was formerly pronounced sparrowgrass; but this pronunciation is now confined exclusively to uneducated people.
Asparagus beetle Zool., a small beetle (Crioceris asparagi) injurious to asparagus.
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CleanTech News The latest news about environmental and green technologies – renewables, energy savings, fuel cells
Posted: Jul 03, 2013 GM, Honda to collaborate on next-generation fuel cell technologies (Nanowerk News) General Motors and Honda announced a long-term, definitive master agreement to co-develop next-generation fuel cell system and hydrogen storage technologies, aiming for the 2020 time frame. The collaboration expects to succeed by sharing expertise, economies of scale and common sourcing strategies. GM and Honda plan to work together with stakeholders to further advance refueling infrastructure, which is critical for the long-term viability and consumer acceptance of fuel cell vehicles. GM and Honda are acknowledged leaders in fuel cell technology. According to the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index, GM and Honda rank No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in total fuel cell patents filed between 2002 and 2012, with more than 1,200 between them. General Motors, an acknowledged leader in fuel cell vehicle development, announced a long-term, definitive master agreement with Honda to co-develop next-generation fuel cell system and hydrogen storage technologies, aiming for the 2020 time frame. (click image to enlarge) This collaboration builds upon Honda and GMs strengths as leaders in hydrogen fuel cell technology, said Dan Akerson, GM chairman and CEO. We are convinced this is the best way to develop this important technology, which has the potential to help reduce the dependence on petroleum and establish sustainable mobility. Takanobu Ito, president & CEO of Honda Motor Co. Ltd. said: Among all zero CO2 emission technologies, fuel cell electric vehicles have a definitive advantage with range and refueling time that is as good as conventional gasoline cars. Honda and GM are eager to accelerate the market penetration of this ultimate clean mobility technology, and I am excited to form this collaboration to fuse our leading fuel cell technologies and create an advanced system that will be both more capable and more affordable. GMs Project Driveway program, launched in 2007, has accumulated nearly 3 million miles of real-world driving in a fleet of 119 hydrogen-powered vehicles, more than any other automaker. Honda began leasing of the Honda FCX in 2002 and has deployed 85 units in the U.S. and Japan, including its successor, the FCX Clarity, which was named the 2009 World Green Car. Honda has delivered these vehicles to the hands of customers in the U.S. and collected valuable data concerning real-world use of fuel cell electric vehicles. As already announced, Honda plans to launch the successor of FCX Clarity in Japan and the United States in 2015, and then in Europe. GM will announce its fuel cell production plans at a later date. Fuel cell technology addresses many of the major challenges facing automobiles today petroleum dependency, emissions, efficiency, range and refueling times. Fuel cell vehicles can operate on renewable hydrogen made from sources like wind and biomass. The only emission from fuel cell vehicles is water vapor. Additionally, fuel cell vehicles can have up to 400 miles driving range, can be refueled in as little as three minutes, and the propulsion technology can be used on small, medium, and large vehicles. Source: GM Subscribe to a free copy of one of our daily Nanowerk Newsletter Email Digests with a compilation of all of the day's news. If you liked this article, please give it a quick review on reddit or StumbleUpon. Thanks! These articles might interest you as well:


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October 7, 2011
Razan Zaitouneh, who was forced into hiding after defying the Syrian authorities' crackdown on dissent, has won the 2011 Anna Politkovskaya Award.
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008
How To Steal A Million (1966) - A lesson in love and larceny*
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Ajnabi, you cant go wrong with Peter O'Toole and Audrey Hepburn. He was adorable in this and really good in Lawrence of Arabia, but I havent seen any other of his 60s movies. Any recommendations?
Memsaab, Hollywood has tonnes of masala that I am still discovering thanks to Turner Classic Movies! To HTSAM add Helen, some romantic songs, a couple of sad songs, sprinkle some nahiiins, and this could have been a 60s Bollywood movie!
So you know all about Fevicol - well it is famous for not letting go! I am sad to say that after several years in Canada/US I still cant name any adhesive brands here!Thanks, Never Mind!!.
I use the screen capture function (ctrl+I) of Windows Media Player (version 10, I found that newer versions dont work) after turning on the video mixing renderer in the "video acceleration settings" (you can find that in the advanced performance section of the options menu). Its easier to use Power DVD or VLC player for screencaps, though.I lov this movie! After being traumatised by watching Lawrence of Arabia (long story) for years, this is the movie that made me fall in love with peter o'toole. And I'm still totally in love with him.
Oh and I recommend: The Lion in Winter (incidentally Anthony Hopkins' debut), Goodbye Mr. Chips, Whats New Pussycat?, and I think Rebecca's Daughters. One thing about Peter - he wasn't afraid to go over the top. Probably why he stood up to Peter Sellers so well. He's on the Tudors too right now but I can't stand that show, eye candy or no eye candy.Never Mind!!, just realised that you asked about captions and not captures! :-) The captions are done by an Insert Polaroid Picture plugin for Windows Live Writer.
Amrita, I was lucky to have seen this first - avoided Lawrence of Arabia till a few weeks ago because for some reason I thought Laurence Olivier was in it! Thanks for the recommendations. Now that you've reminded me of it, I remember seeing Good bye Mr. Chips (both the 1939 and the 1969 versions) but have to look out for the rest.- AnonymousAugust 11, 2009 at 12:34 AM
I LOVE this movie!! I only saw it for the first time a couple of months ago. It is the only time I've seen Peter O'Toole in this kind of debonair British-guy role, and I with he'd done 100 of them, he has everything - perfect comic timing and a perfect body for the wearing of perfect suits!
To me the clothes look only beautiful, not even funny. Those white patent leather shoes with the very vertical heel far back under the foot -- if I had a pair of those I know I would have a perfect life.
The other one I discovered on this most recent Audrey run was Paris When It Sizzles, which is as good as this one, Audrey-, script- and clothes-wise.
VIRGINIA Virginia, I KNOW my life would be sheer bliss if I could get Hepburn's outfits just from this film alone! And yes, I wish Peter O'Toole had more of these films too. He was perfect here.
Paris When It Sizzles is a good one too. But I had seen its newer version (Alex and Emma) first and couldnt engage with the older one much, after that. My favorite Audrey Hepburn film has to be Charades though. She looks gorgeous, has beautiful clothes and the movie is so much fun (not to mention the presence of Cary Grant which is bound to elevate most films!).


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Title: | [Letter] 1824 Apr. 29, Washington, to Colo[nel] Thomas McKenney / Jno. [i.e., John] Ross ... [et al.]: a machine-readable transcription |
Author: | Ross, John, 1790-1866 |
Author: | Hicks, Elijah |
Author: | Lowrey, George |
Author: | Ridge, Major, ca. 1771-1839 |
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Date: | April 29, 1824 |
Extent: | 12p |
Summary: | This document is a letter from a delegation of Cherokee leaders, including John Ross, Elijah Hicks, George Lowrey, and Major Ridge, to Colonel Thomas L. McKenney, of the Department of War, dated April 29, 1824. The delegation communicates a number of issues to McKenney from Principal Chiefs Charles R. Hicks and Path Killer. The bulk of the letter relates to the misconduct and abusive behavior of Joseph McMinn, U.S. agent to the Cherokees, and former Governor of Tennessee (1815-1821). In particular, McMinn had allowed unauthorized whites to settle in the Cherokee Nation, in violation of numerous treaties, and refused to prosecute them when they committed depredations within the Nation. They also discuss payment for improvements and claims under the treaties of 1817 and 1819, and the boundary line along the Unicoi Turnpike. |
Repository: | The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN |
Collection: | State Library Cherokee Collection |
Box: | 1 |
Folder: | 23 |
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Trading Up: How I Turned a $43 Box of Wine Into a $600 Burgundy
When I tell people I work in the Christie's wine department, their first question is always, "What's the most expensive bottle you've ever tried?" quickly followed by, "Was it worth it?" The answer is: It's complicated. It depends on the wine, whom I drank it with, what condition it was in and, of course, who paid for it. Wines are worth different things to different people for different reasons. I've met people who wouldn't give California Cabernet to their dog, and others who drink nothing else. I know one collector who poured one of the most expensive Burgundies in the world, from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, down the drain because he "didn't like it." (He happily opened a $50 bottle of Bordeaux with dinner that night instead.) I have colleagues who would pick a $15 Grüner Veltliner over a $150 cult California Chardonnay any day, and one client who drinks only Dom Pérignon. In some cases, these preferences are so strong there's simply no changing them, and nothing—not even the price of the bottle—matters.
Knowing about my experiences with all kinds of wine collectors and industry insiders, Food & Wine thought I could use this knowledge to execute an ambitious wine-trading mission. The idea was to start low, with a three-liter, $43 box of wine (the equivalent of four standard bottles costing $10.75 each), and attempt to trade up for something far more expensive. Could I be drinking Cristal by the end of this experiment? Or should I aim even higher? Pétrus…on a boat…in St. Tropez?
I decided to rein in my imagination a bit and set just two goals, neither of which was yacht-oriented. First, I wanted to get a wine I had never tried before. Second, I wanted that wine to cost at least $500. That would be roughly 50 times my starting price per bottle, and more importantly, about 10 times what I've ever personally spent. Hopefully, by the end of this experience, I'd have learned something about the real-world value of wine—and I'd be drinking a mind-blowing bottle.
Trade One: A $43 Box of Wine
Who could I convince that a box of wine had value? Someone easygoing and trusting, like a Californian. I approached the only one I know, my friend Caleb Leisure. Until recently, he worked at the trendy Brooklyn wine store Thirst Wine Merchants, which is dedicated to "thirst-inspiring, natural, terroir-driven wines." He's also a zealous amateur cook, regularly hosting backyard feasts that revolve around things like whole suckling pig. This type of cooking involves all-day imbibing by numerous attendees, so it occurred to me that maybe Caleb would appreciate an unbreakable, eminently drinkable box of wine with mass appeal.
How do you convince a DIY foodie with a love of indie bottles to go for a lowbrow box of wine instead? First, you get a decent box of wine. This one was a Côtes du Rhône from Domaine Le Garrigon, sold by a company called Wineberry. One of the wine's big selling points is that the carbon footprint of a three-liter box (both in terms of packaging and shipping weight) is considerably less than four standard 750-milliliter bottles. With this fact in my back pocket, I played to Caleb's West Coast sensibilities, and also his desire to possess three liters of a wine that was more thirst-quenching than thirst-inspiring.
He finally agreed to trade me for three bottles he'd acquired at Thirst. All were imported by Bay Area legend Kermit Lynch, which in winespeak is code for French, slightly obscure and artisanally made. The white Corbières called "La Bégou" was unusual because Corbières is almost exclusively a red wine–producing region. The 2011 Domaine du Gros' Noré Rosé from Bandol was intriguing because it's made by a former boxer who used to sell grapes to famous rosé producers like Domaine Ott. And the 2010 Domaine Gramenon Côtes du Rhône called "La Sagesse" was noteworthy as a particularly concentrated old-vine Grenache. Combined retail value for the three bottles: $109.
Trade Two: Three Obscure French Wines Worth $109
I had three interesting wines now—bottles with charm, but zero brand recognition. I needed to find some sort of wine hipster, for whom the charming obscurity of these wines was valuable in and of itself.
Who would fit the bill? A sommelier, that's who. From the outside, with their Zegna suits and fat-knotted ties, sommeliers look like champions of the status quo—but in reality, most are desperate for something new. They've already tried everything. Orange wine? So 2009. Cannabis-infused wine from Humboldt County in California? Old news. Canary Island wines from pre-phylloxera vines? Totally overrated. A sommelier, I thought, would welcome my off-the-beaten-path bottles, and have ready access to something with mainstream cachet in exchange.
I approached Shawn C. Paul, a sommelier and former wine director at New York City's Corton. Shawn is used to drinking expensive wines with names ending in "-Rothschild" out of glasses blown to ring to D sharp when clinked together in a toast. I knew that Shawn probably had some nice bottles in his cellar, some blue-chip wines that he'd picked up along the way but had, perhaps, lost interest in.
I told Shawn I wanted to trade my three charming, unique, quirky, not-widely-available bottles. He liked the idea and offered up one of two French bottles for my trio: either a 2004 Chambertin from Domaine Drouhin, or a 2000 Cornas from Alain Voge. My pick. Both would be a huge step up in quality.
At this point, I was thinking ahead about my moves, like Kasparov vs. Deep Blue. Which of these two bottles would place me in a better position for my next trade? The Chambertin had more wow factor. A red Burgundy from a grand cru vineyard, one of the most prestigious wines of the region, will always have value to someone. (Then again, it was from the below-average 2004 vintage.) The Cornas had more geek appeal, but I was aiming for high-rollers, not the chin-stroking, natural-wine crowd.
In the end I went for the Chambertin. Its retail value was $140, a $30 increase from the three bottles I traded for it. The Chambertin also had more rich-guy appeal: No one closes a deal on Wall Street and says, "Let's open that bottle of Cornas." Plus, no wine quite gets the blood—and money—flowing like grand cru red Burgundy. People are willing to shell out hundreds, and often thousands, of dollars for it, and why? This is an often-debated question with no clear answer. Something about red Burgundy just appeals directly to the pleasure center of the collector's brain.
Trade Three: One Grand Cru Burgundy Worth $140
I'd started my experiment by trading a box of wine for three bottles, and then three bottles for one. But how could I close a one-to-one deal? The answer was, I couldn't. It was like a fifth grader I once knew who tried to trade me the raisins in his lunchbox for my fruit roll-up, based on the premise that they're both dried fruit. Not gonna happen. I sent out emails to every wine person I knew, and no nibbles. Then I realized I was going about it all wrong: To move ahead, I had to take a step back. (This is a celebrated tenet of Buddhism. Or perhaps a Shania Twain lyric.)
I finally hit upon a strategy: I had to find someone in possession of massive quantities of a single type of wine. In other words, a wine hoarder. Someone who'd eschewed all other wines and amassed a singularly focused collection. That's how I thought of Lars Neubohn, owner of a retail store and wine storage facility in the Bronx called Wine Cellarage. (Calling him a wine hoarder, I admit, is not really fair at all. In fact, Lars runs probably the most fastidious wine warehouse in New York City.)
I knew that a few years ago, he'd bought wine from the Hospices de Beaune in Burgundy, a famous charity wine auction. The thing about the Hospices de Beaune is that the minimum purchase is a 225-liter barrel, which means the buyer ends up with 25 cases, or 300 bottles, of the exact same wine.
Lars had bought a barrel of the 2007 Hospices de Beaune's Beaune Premier Cru Cuvée Rousseau-Deslandes, and he still had lots of it left. He was more than ready to pony up five of those bottles (each priced at $49) for my $140 Chambertin. "The 2004 Chambertin is just more interesting to me at this point," he said. Just like that, I had $245 worth of wine.
Trade Four: Five Premier Cru Burgundies Worth $245
As I strategized my next trade, I tried to answer this question: What about my Hospices de Beaune bottles made them more valuable than their price tags? The answer: a sense of history and exclusivity. These five wines had both. Since 1859, the Hospices de Beaune (a 15th-century hospital in Burgundy) has hosted a charity auction selling barrels from some of the best vineyards in Burgundy—that's the history part. Plus, the only way to buy these wines is through the auction, so ownership is like being part of a special, private club—the exclusivity angle.
John B. Truax, a buyer and salesman at Chambers Street Wines in New York City's Tribeca, has a soft spot for wines like these, as well as fond memories of participating in the Hospices auction years ago. Most importantly, his shop is a hub for New York City Burg-hounds who'd jump at the chance to acquire one of these prestigious, storied wines.
Within minutes, John agreed to trade me a magnum of 2006 Clos de la Roche from Lucie et Auguste Lignier for the five Hospices de Beaune bottles. This grand cru magnum had been languishing on the shelves at Chambers Street for some time, perhaps for the opposite reason the Hospices wines were so appealing: There's no history to the winery. It was founded only in 2005, which, in Burgundy, is like saying it was founded four minutes ago. He was selling the magnum for $290 in the shop, so I'd jumped another $40 in price.
I was feeling smug about my latest trade. Later, however, John told me he had priced the Hospices de Beaune bottles at $69 each, $20 more than my estimate, and that he'd sold out of them in a day.
Trade Five: One Burgundy Magnum Worth $290
My next mark was easy to find: someone crazy about Burgundy. Tucked somewhere in the back of my brain, next to a listing of the indigenous grapes of Romania and the six synonyms for Cabernet Franc, lies a quote from a section of James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. It goes something like this, "Imagine a mountain of sand, a million miles high, reaching from the earth to the farthest heavens, and a million miles broad, extending to remotest space." That's about how much wine a Connecticut collector whom I'll just call Glenn has, and much of it is Burgundy.
"There's a saying about knowing the price of everything but the value of nothing," Glenn told me as we descended into the cellar of his Greenwich home. "And I think this is especially poignant when it comes to wine." Glenn was happy to have a magnum of young Burgundy to add to his cellar—large-format bottles age particularly well—and he offered up four excellent Rhône reds in exchange: three bottles of 1998 M. Chapoutier Monier de la Sizeranne Hermitage and one bottle of 1999 Delas Frères Hermitage "Les Bessards." Top Syrahs from the tiny appellation of Hermitage need time to mature, and Glenn had cellared his for over a decade, so I knew it would have good trading potential.
The retail value of the four wines was around $520, a significant jump, so why did Glenn take a loss on the transaction? His were all very big, alcoholic, Syrah-based wines, and he decided he'd just derive more pleasure from a more delicate wine like the Burgundy, as a matter of personal taste. In the high-end wine market, collectors are often chasing the most expensive, most famous or highest-rated wines, but every once in a while, a person like Glenn follows his own palate—prices be damned.
Trade Six: Four Big Rhônes Worth $520
As I left Greenwich, Glenn mentioned that Robert Parker, Jr., had given the Rhône wines big scores. I confirmed this on Parker's website: He'd given the '98 bottles more than 90 points, and the '99 a formidable 95 points. What does this mean in terms of drinkability? It depends who you ask. One thing is certain: Parker's scores add immediate value to wine for some people, especially retailers.
Armed with these numbers, I went to see Daniel Posner, the owner of Grapes the Wine Company in White Plains, New York. I told Daniel what I had to offer, and we quickly decided to trade the four Rhônes for one of his white Burgundies. For him, white Burgundies can be a tough sell.
Over the years, high-end white wines have gotten a bad rap. People associate white wine with easy summer drinking, not ageability and expense. Also, some white Burgundies in the past decade-and-a-half have suffered from premature oxidization, meaning they turn dark in color and become unpleasant to drink. I wasn't worried about it. The best white wines in the world are just as age-worthy as the reds, and many, like the 2005 Chevalier-Montrachet from Michel Niellon that we finally settled on, are extremely rare. I held the bottle up to the light and there was no sign of any premature oxidization. "Rhône wines from the late 1990s are much easier sells for a store like mine than an expensive white Burgundy from 2005," Posner said. "Great producer, but just not worth rolling the dice for us."
The Chevalier-Montrachet was $600 on his shelf, and it hit all my goals. Niellon is one of the top white wine producers of Burgundy, making such small quantities of grands crus that I'd never had the opportunity to taste one. And at $600, it's one of the most expensive white wines in the world. Even better, my out-of-pocket cost for it was just $43.
Success: One Grand Cru Burgundy Worth $600
I ended up in my apartment, late one afternoon, by myself, with a $600 bottle of wine, a corkscrew and a glass. I poured the wine, and with relief, settled into the couch. Expansive on the palate with perfect balance, excellent concentration and a minute-long finish, the Chevalier-Montrachet was everything you would expect from such a rare and expensive bottle. I started to feel a bit guilty about the wines I had pawned off on my friends and colleagues—Caleb Leisure, for one, had a simple, drinkable boxed red while I was enjoying this ethereal, sublime wine. I reminded myself that everyone was happy with the trades they had made. But, really, how could they be this happy?
Charles Antin's essays and fiction have appeared in the New York Times and the Virginia Quarterly Review.


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Project by Puupaja | posted 12-21-2009 08:10 AM | 2499 views | 6 times favorited | 17 comments |
This was big project, bilding was made about 1850 and restoret couple times last this room 1970´s. Owner wanted this room look like little english style. We made all surfaces, walls and ceiling we made like they made these big surfaces long time ago with swot?? paperboard( I don´t know right word for this material). You have to get this paper little wet and then you fasten edges with small swotnails?, before it dries it looks really terrible like in this forth picture. But when you know how to do it you can get really good and straight surface only making edges straight. Again floor I made from heat treated birch and varnished with two component lacquer.
All the cabinets and list are made from oak and waxed with antiquewax. Again project where I had free hands with designing and making.
17 comments so far
#1 posted 12-21-2009 08:21 AM |
It looks like you have come a long way on the project. Good looking Library. -- Humble Wood Servant |
#2 posted 12-21-2009 09:04 AM |
It's a great looking library. -- Brent - http://www.fenceworkshop.com http://fenceworkshop.com/atlanta-ga/ http://fenceworkshop.com/raleigh-nc/ http://fenceworkshop.com/wood-privacy-fencing/ |
#3 posted 12-21-2009 09:08 AM |
Great looking restoraton!! -- Bob in WW ~ "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence |
#4 posted 12-21-2009 10:53 AM |
Very impressive work. Beautiful job. Thanks for posting. God Bless -- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa |
#5 posted 12-21-2009 11:10 AM |
Wow superb very great work…itz awesome.. |
#6 posted 12-21-2009 11:16 AM |
Beautiful library.I am also planning on building a library soon and will use yours for ideas.I dont know if the oak you get in Finland is different,but this doesnt look anything like the oak we get in the US.It looks much nicer! |
#7 posted 12-21-2009 03:34 PM |
Puupaja, Very impressive, especially after seeing the "before" pictures. I can see that was not a job of simply installing a few bookcases and cabinets. Major project that turned out beautifully. Thanks for sharing that with us and keep up the great work. -- John @ http://www.thehuffordfurnituregroup.com |
#8 posted 12-21-2009 04:16 PM |
Awesome job, It look like a lot of work. Very classy. -- Monty Q, Columbia, South Carolina. |
#9 posted 12-21-2009 04:45 PM |
Great library -- "All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then Success is sure." Mark Twain |
#10 posted 12-21-2009 07:34 PM |
Thank´s for everybody, yes it was lot of work but I survived… this oak is pretty much as you have because it´s from your country. One picture was so bad I had to add more light for this picture it changes colors! |
#11 posted 12-21-2009 11:02 PM |
F A N T A S T I C an outstanding library super details and very good photo layout. -- http://artisticwoodstudio.com Custom furniture |
#12 posted 12-21-2009 11:13 PM |
sweet -- "Good artists borrow, great artists steal"…..Picasso |
#13 posted 12-22-2009 01:43 AM |
Nice library. |
#14 posted 12-22-2009 01:49 AM |
You did an absolutely beautiful job on that library. I wish I had the room foe something like that in my house. Great job. -- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps |
#15 posted 12-22-2009 04:12 AM |
You do beautiful work! This is gorgeous. -- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28 |
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Hi Tess and everyone...the painting was so appropriate this week - it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month and my dear friend has just starting her fight this week. None of us are immune. I'm hope you get over your illness too:)
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Place your hand on my sweaty brow
Full of fever that burns deeper than your hand can touch.
Look at my scarlet skin
A red that screams louder than a stop light
Listen to my chest while I breathe
Hear the struggle that's happening inside me
Let the aroma of my medicine flood your mind
The smell of my pain overwhelms my cure
Please, Please taste my lips with yours
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He dated DCC Brooke Sorenson, LOVE her!!
He dated DCC Brooke Sorenson, LOVE her!!
I think all of us notice different things based on our own experiences with our lives and the show. I wasn't following the show all that closely during Meridith's season (although she along with Jillian was my favourite Bette), but, I do remember being confused about her and Ian and whoever was F2. Mind you, I knew nothing about editing at that point. However, during Brad2 as much as I liked Chantel, I could see Brad couldn't string a sentence together with Emily. I just hoped he wouldn't pick her because no way did I see his feelings reciprocated, but others saw this perfect love story. Either way, the proof is in the pudding. We will see if they last out in the real world once their little Bachelor bubble has burst. This is one of those rare couples who I am rooting for and I think have a shot.
You could be the juiciest, most ripe peach, but there is still going to be someone who doesn't like peaches.
Oh, I agree wholeheartedly with this. I, too, wanted Chantel in the worst way b/c I really liked her and could see how much she liked Brad. BUT, it was easy to see how besotted Brad was with Ms. Emily. I also did not see any reciprocal feelings on her part and as we saw it ended badly and pretty quickly. With Meredith and Ian, I think it was clear on her part who she wanted but you could tell that with Ian, as much as he cared for her, he was not as into her as much as she was with him. If you remember, he didn't propose. At least I think he didn't. He was in NY and she was on the West Coast and I got the feeling he just would not take that final step with her. She still isn't married.
Anyway, back to Sean's season...I was spoiled by something that popped up on my facebook feed so all I will say is I hope it works out.
"This is one of those rare couples who I am rooting for and I think have a shot."
Midol, who? Who do you think Sean has a shot with?
Ian proposed to Meredith. He hadn't planned to, told his brother he would not. She didn't expect him to. But he did. Apparently swept away with his emotions over the "moment". I remember him saying something about how he knew she wanted it, and he suddenly felt he could do it sincerely. Or so he said afterwards. And then it didn't work out. Meredith is still my favorite bachelorette.
And since that's OT, back to Sean: They certainly have me wondering who sends him a note at the final rose. If we can believe their snippets and teasers. But given that Sean said Catherine was always giving him notes, I'm guessing it's from her. And he looks "upset", but maybe it's just emotional overwhelm. Or relief. Or something.
So, next we see the Fantasy Suite dates, then WTA, then Final, right? I know that's the usual order, but has anyone heard anything differently?
Thanks, Lucy. I had completely forgotten.
Lucy that's the correct order for the remaining episodes plus the ATFR on the night of the finale.
"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one." ~Elbert Hubbard
"Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product." ~Eleanor Roosevelt
~R.I.P. Grandma 6/22/33 - 10/5/10~
I tend to agree that inner beauty isnt exactly a prerequisite for being on this show and there are better ways to find that. But to be honest, no one is looking for inner beauty alone we all want to be attracted to the person were with. And it often seems to be true that people are fairly well matched up on the traditional attractiveness scale -- like it or not, the pretty people usually end up together.
So given a whole batch of pretty women who are interested in Sean, he may very well gravitate toward the one he feels is the most beautiful inside. As an aside, it surprised me last night that he commented on a couple of the women being intelligent I guess that matters too. :-)
But I also think that even though what we see is heavily edited reality TV, what Sean is seeing is 26 attractive women who are interested in him trying to convince him they would make him happy. So to the extent you can get to know anyone in such a short amount of time, the odds are certainly better in that situation than they would be if you had to find 26 attractive women who were interested in you (and pre-screened, to some extent) in everyday life. It may not be the best way to find lasting love, there is a certain advantage in the buffet approach. I know I wouldnt turn it down!
Starting with his pre show interviews, Sean has always maintained that he wanted a smart, sweet woman with a sense of humour so it doesn't surprise me that he referred to several of them as being smart. I actually think he did well with his picks...I don't really count Tierra since I think she stayed longer than he wished due to producers.
You could be the juiciest, most ripe peach, but there is still going to be someone who doesn't like peaches.


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SSN is a digest of the day's soccer/football/futbol articles with a focus on the top European leagues and the United States National Team. Below, you'll find links to articles and video, as well as additional features and commentary. We locate the top news of the day so you can stay updated with ease.
Friday, April 20, 2007
Andy Herron, Grab Some Bench
Adriano Handed A Two-match Ban
And here it is:
Lawro's Premiership Predictions
Weekend Previews For England, Spain, Italy and Germany
Arsenal face Spurs in North London Derby amidst off-field turmoil.
La Liga:
Primera Liga heavyweights Real Madrid and Valencia meet at the Bernabeu on Saturday knowing a win would be a major psychological blow in the title race.
Serie A:
Inter Milan will be determined to prove the midweek loss to Roma that delayed their title celebrations was only a blip by beating Siena on Sunday.
Bayern Munich can say 'Auf Wiedersehen' to the Bundesliga championship unless they can beat VfB Stuttgart on Saturday in a showdown for third place with just five weeks left in the season.
Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger in Germany
Looks like this is shaping up to be a wonderful season for traditionalists, or at least for history-laden football cities. We have already had a closer look at Schalke, en route to winning their first championship since 1958, and Karlsruhe, about to return to the top flight after nine years. And on Tuesday night, Nuremberg reached the German FA Cup final for the first time in a quarter of a century - 71 years, 4 months and 9 days after this club had become the first-ever team to lift the trophy.
Kevin Nolan Column
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Messi Goal Brings Back Memories of Maradona
EPL Wednesday Reports
Wright-Phillips nets a brace:
Liverpool 2 - 0 Boro
Gerrard nets a brace:
Blackburn 3 -1 Watford
Relegation now a formality:
Roma prevents Inter from clinching Serie A title + Table
James Richardson's take:
Roberto Mancini reckons Roma's pooping of the great Inter title party isn't that big a problem. I'm not so sure.
Italian Serie A Table | ||
April 18, 2007 | GP | PT |
Inter Milan | 32 | 81 |
Roma | 32 | 68 |
Lazio | 32 | 57 |
AC Milan | 32 | 53 |
Empoli | 32 | 49 |
Palermo | 32 | 49 |
Fiorentina | 32 | 44 |
Udinese | 32 | 42 |
Sampdoria | 32 | 39 |
Atalanta | 32 | 39 |
Livorno | 32 | 36 |
Siena | 32 | 34 |
Cagliari | 32 | 34 |
Catania Calcio | 32 | 33 |
Torino | 32 | 32 |
Reggina | 32 | 30 |
Chievo Verona | 32 | 29 |
Parma | 32 | 29 |
Messina | 32 | 24 |
Ascoli | 32 | 20 |
Arsenal plunge into chaos as Dein departure splits the board
Baptista Lays Into Premiership Football
The Race to the Premiership
Perhaps the only side worthy of such an accolade is Sunderland and their rookie boss Roy Keane. That the Black Cats, under the stewardship of chairman Niall Quinn, managed to lose their first four games of the league season, but now sit in pole position for the title is a remarkable achievment.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
EPL Wednesday Previews
Blackburn manager Mark Hughes is urging his team to push for a UEFA Cup place after seeing the door to Europe suddenly reopen:
Liverpool vs. Middlesbrough
Rafael Benitez has confirmed publicly for the first time that he has turned down a massive offer to manager Real Madrid:
West Ham vs. Chelsea
West Ham manager Alan Curbishley has demanded an immediate improvement from Carlos Tevez ahead of the vital Barclays Premiership clash with Chelsea:
Serie A Wednesday Preview
Italy Dejected As Poland And Ukraine Become Joint Euro 2012 Hosts
Uefa's astonishingly bold move to award Euro 2012 to Poland-Ukraine means that, already, Michel Platini's presidency has its legacy:
Tuesday's EPL Results and Reports + Table
Richard Jolly's take:
Arsenal 3 -1 Manchester City
Fabregas inspires revival:
Wenger accepts fans reaction:
Beasley scores third Premier League goal of season in Man City loss
English Premiership Table | ||
April 17, 2007 | GP | PT |
Man Utd | 33 | 81 |
Chelsea | 32 | 75 |
Arsenal | 34 | 62 |
Liverpool | 33 | 61 |
Everton | 34 | 54 |
Bolton | 34 | 54 |
Portsmouth | 34 | 49 |
Tottenham | 33 | 49 |
Reading | 34 | 48 |
Aston Villa | 34 | 42 |
Newcastle | 34 | 41 |
Man City | 34 | 41 |
Blackburn | 32 | 40 |
Middlesbrough | 33 | 39 |
Wigan | 34 | 35 |
Fulham | 34 | 35 |
Sheff Utd | 34 | 34 |
Charlton | 34 | 32 |
West Ham | 33 | 29 |
Watford | 33 | 23 |
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Sid Lowe in Spain
Raphael Honigstein in Germany
Tuesday's Rumours
Aston Villa allow Colombian striker Angel to join MLS side
Sidwell In Newcastle Talks – Report
Tuesday's EPL Previews
Smith rediscovers his first-team feet after 14-month slog:
Warnock hoping to record 'result of the decade' (Oh, be serious, Neil! - Sanford)
Arsenal vs. Manchester City
Gilberto calls for calm:
Beasley given five games to gain City contract
Phil Ball in Spain
Monday, April 16, 2007
Tim Vickery in South America
"Brazil does not even have one stadium capable of hosting a World Cup match"
Richard Williams Column
Serie A Team Of The Week: Round 32
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Paul Wilson on the EPL
Will a gay footballer ever come out of the comfort zone?
David James:
If one in 10 people are gay, where are all the gay Premiership stars? It's a question that's often asked, but there are only whispers, dodgy rumours and malicious media gossip for answers.
Football, it seems, is one of the last professional environments where you can't be out and proud. In every other entertainment industry we have gay stars. Why should football be different? Are football fans really so incapable of watching a gay player without abusing him? The same bunch of fans who are routinely homophobic always sing along to the camp-as-you-like Scissors Sisters anthems played at grounds up and down the country or the Pet Shop Boys song 'Go West'?
English FA Cup Reports and Commentary
Ballack strikes in extra time:
Chelsea's dream of winning an unprecedented quadruple remains very much alive after they set up an FA Cup Final meeting with Manchester United, but thoughts of a showpiece opening to the new Wembley Stadium were last night overshadowed by an even more unlikely prospect — a rapprochement between José Mourinho and Roman Abramovich.
Watford 1 - 4 Manchester United
United brush Watford aside:
Paul Wilson Column:
Watford gave an excellent account of themselves and at times in an open and occasionally tense second half they had United penned in their own half for significant periods.
Results and Reports from Italy, England, Spain and Germany
Sevilla lose 2-0 at Valencia:
Serie A
Inter can clinch it with one more win:
West Ham stomped by Sheffield United:
Wins for Bayern and Bremen:
The Insider at Emirates Stadium
Gunners emerge from tunnel of hell:
INSIDER MOAN: Why does the outbreak of some moderately warm temperatures encourage women of all sizes to wear the skimpiest of clothing? The flabby woman sighted outside the Arsenal club shop wearing leopard skin leggings should consider investing in a mirror.


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goda armchair - Made with reclaimed wood with solid painting to gave a "tricky" effect on the objects. The name "Goda" was an Indonesian word that means "Tease". To represent the intriguing look that might tease the viewer and people to interact more with the piece, to feel the wooden... show more »


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This is a nice talk about how the web evolved and where it should have been as of this day. According to Douglas Crocford, instead of progressing into new technology, we are degrading our technology into where it all started.
Shocking !!! isn't it !!! .. listen to him from his own voice. Am convinced with his idea, and certain facts that he is mentioning about are REAL. According to him, we are doing research on the great thoughts that are published way back in the history by many great scholars.
This is the first time am giving attention to such talks. Probably because of this, I felt that this talk has many points to give attention. Anyhow, overall this is a great talk and every mind that want to contribute to the progress of our technology, should listen to him and put some thought process towards these points.
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Lower door sensor is not working
Model Number: KEBC208KSS02 Brand: Kitchen Aid Age: 5 - 10 years
Hello, As the Title suggests the lower Oven on my superba is reporting door open, but the door is closed securely, so I think somehow the sensor is all of a sudden not working. Let me give you the whole story. Self Clean killed the upper oven a few days ago. After following advice on this excellent web site I was able to determine that both the fuse behind the control panel, and the fuse on the upper oven were blown. The Oven was completely dead, so I started with the fuse behind the control panel. I ordered this from your website and replaced it and the oven powered up again. At this point the lower oven worked fine without any issues including no faulty Close Door message. But the upper oven was not heating, so again I took your advice, and ordered the fuse for the back of the oven, and once again your advice was spot on, This fuse got the upper oven to work perfectly, Thanks. But now after putting the back on the oven and sliding it back into the hole, I noticed that the oven lights were on, after some investigation we tried to turn on the lower oven, and the Close Door message came up on the control panel. The door was closed properly though, so I opened the lower door, and pressed the door close switch in, and the door does not registered as closed with the control panel. So now I am wondering what I have done to cause this. Are there some things I can do to troubleshoot this issue. Thanks in advance for your help. Todd Flora Related Models |
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