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NFL Week 14 Winners and Losers: Snowy LeSean McCoy, Fallen Records, and a Botched Miracle
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by Robert Mays
LeSean McCoy: Weather was a theme all over the league yesterday, but what happened in Philadelphia was something entirely different. I can't remember a game in which diving for the ball meant players temporarily disappearing.
When McCoy did this to Glover Quin in his (ridiculous) second half, part of me was worried it would end with Quin buried deep enough that he'd never be found.
This was the McCoy game that has seemed so close all year but has never quite happened. His 184-yard debut came on 31 carries, but since Nick Foles took over, there have been plenty of underwhelming outings. Apparently it took a blizzard to finally bring McCoy's open-field advantage to an unfair place. McCoy has led the league the past two seasons in broken tackles, according to Football Outsiders, and I'm guessing he will again this year. His 1,305 rushing yards now lead the league, and if he somehow managed to string together a couple more big games and got to 1,600 for the year, I don't know who would be surprised.
As for the Eagles, it was maybe their most impressive win of the year. Not only was Sunday a chance to grab an advantage in the race for the 3-seed in the NFC — it was a chance to show that Philly is capable of winning a different sort of game. The Lions had given up an average of about 40 yards on the ground in their past four games. McCoy had 217 on his own.
Falcons: Similar to what happened in New Orleans a couple of weeks ago on Thursday night, this was a perfect game for the Falcons. They keep managing to avoid utter embarrassment as they stick around in every game, but every loss brings them closer to a top-two pick and possibly landing Jadeveon Clowney. Accidentally tanking while maintaining the smallest shred of dignity is nearly impossible to pull off. Just ask the Texans.
Matt Prater: We probably should have known Prater would break the field goal distance record at some point this year. It seems like Denver already has, or at least will have, every other record relating to scoring points by the time this season is over.
There are people saying that Prater's 64-yard field goal deserves an asterisk, which I don't really get. The Broncos have been a franchise since 1960. Some quick math there conservatively puts the number of NFL games played in Denver somewhere around 425. So far, no one playing in those games managed to kick a 64-yarder. Let's give Matt Prater this one; he seemed pretty excited about it.
Drew Brees: Now with 50,000 career passing yards, a Lombardi Trophy, godlike status in New Orleans, and more proof that he and Sean Payton are impossible to beat in prime-time games at home.
Keenan Allen: Allen only finished the day with 59 yards on three catches (he was banged up for a stretch), but two of those catches were touchdowns. On the season, that brings Allen to 61 catches for 902 yards and five touchdowns. And that's with a combined four targets and 30 yards receiving in his first two games.
Considering he plays in San Diego and the Chargers are likely to miss the playoffs, there's a good chance Allen misses out on an Offensive Rookie of the Year award that should be his, but he's definitely making a push as Eddie Lacy and the Packers continue to stumble. If Allen manages 98 yards combined in his next three games, it will get him to 1,000 on the season. Since the merger, only 11 rookie wide receivers have hit that mark. You've heard of some of them: Randy Moss, Anquan Boldin, Terry Glenn, A.J. Green, Joey Galloway, Marques Colston. Of that group, only Moss and Boldin were named rookie of the year, and it took more than 1,300 yards from both.
Maybe the more encouraging stat for Chargers fans is that nearly every one of the players to hit 1,000 yards as a rookie finished with more than 8,000 career receiving yards (and Green is well on his way). The Bucs' Michael Clayton was really the only one to fall off after a huge rookie season.
The seasons Allen and Philip Rivers are having right now make the Chargers' bad losses even more depressing. Does anyone really want this Baltimore team in the playoffs? A rejuvenated Rivers (completing 70 percent of his passes, just like Mike McCoy said he would) and that San Diego offense would at least make any wild-card game watchable. Cincinnati-Baltimore might be all that people on the fence need to quit football. Unless …
The Bengals' offense: … the Bengals play like this! It's possible Cincy's offensive explosion is the result of this Colts team being awful, or that Andy Dalton will remember he's Andy Dalton by next week, or some combination of the two. But right now, there's a very real "Why not the Bengals?" case being built. The Patriots needed a miracle yesterday to beat the Browns at home, and they'll be without Rob Gronkowski for the rest of the year. We've already seen that New England is a completely different team without him, and if the Pats drop one more game while the Bengals win out, Cincinnati will be the team with a first-round bye.
And it should be. As injuries have crippled other teams (the Pats have done an incredible job of withstanding them, too, but Gronkowski is different), Cincinnati has managed to keep on rolling. The team lost Leon Hall and Geno Atkins — its two best defenders — and the Bengals were still fourth in defensive DVOA heading into Week 14. With left guard Clint Boling out for the season, Pro Bowl left tackle Andrew Whitworth was forced to slide down to play guard yesterday and leave backup tackle Anthony Collins matched up with NFL sack leader Robert Mathis. The Bengals threw the ball 35 times. Andy Dalton wasn't hit once.
The last ingredient to the Bengals being watchable is Giovani Bernard, whose touches are finally approaching an acceptable level. He averaged 8.3 yards per carry and also had 49 yards receiving yesterday. For our sake and the Bengals', let's hope Jay Gruden is ramping Bernard up for the playoffs.
Antonio Brown: As the ball was flung from Steeler to Steeler on the final play, I thought one thing: Please let Antonio Brown end up with this.
It hasn't been a great year in Pittsburgh, but that's no fault of Brown's. He's fourth in the league in receiving yards, second in receptions, and just behind Josh Gordon and Calvin Johnson in "Holy shit, did you see that?" plays (unofficial). What he did to Chykie Brown on Thanksgiving may be worse than Shady sending Quin to his icy doom. When Brown caught the probably-forward lateral from Ben Roethlisberger yesterday, he already had a ridiculous 43-yard touchdown.
That makes this even worse. We were about two inches away from having one of the most exciting players in the league finish off one of the most exciting plays in NFL history. I'm blaming Mike Tomlin for this. Sideline karma is real.
Alterraun Verner: Verner's story is similar to Brown's in that yesterday included a moment that wasn't a great indicator of just how great he's been all season. Unfortunately for Verner, he had about seven of them.
The Titans corner has been among the league leaders in interceptions all year, but more than that, he's also been one of the better cornerbacks in football. None of that mattered yesterday. Peyton Manning abused Verner all day. Verner drew three flags for a variety of offenses and was burned at the goal line more than once. Tennessee's cornerback tandem is one of the best in football, and the Titans came into yesterday ranked 12th in pass defense DVOA. Manning doesn't have time for any of that, apparently.
Anyone concerned with the sustainability of football: In so many ways, yesterday should have been great for the NFL. Exciting finishes (Baltimore-Minnesota, New England–Cleveland), great teams (Denver), and great games (Seattle–San Francisco) made for one of the more fun-filled days of this season. But yesterday also felt like this season's obligatory week in which too many guys are getting scraped off the field. The Gronkowski hit leads the charge — like this year's one on Randall Cobb, a product of a defensive player avoiding a flag by going low — but there were plenty of others. The Tyrann Mathieu injury sucks. He had a legitimate case for Defensive Rookie of the Year, and Cardinals still have a shot at the playoffs. Adrian Peterson might be done for the season; Wes Welker had his second concussion in three weeks. There seemed to be more carnage than normal yesterday, and that's the problem. Even when the rest of football is everything we want it to be, that side of it still lurks.
Everything about the Washington professional football franchise: Remember last December, when Robert Griffin was the ultimate savior, and Washington was going to the playoffs, and everyone loved each other? That was fun.
Oh my goodness pic.twitter.com/kIsUmVkwER
— Dan Steinberg (@dcsportsbog) December 8, 2013
That's been replaced by empty stadiums and leaked reports that Mike Shanahan cleaned out his office in January because he'd become so disillusioned with Dan Snyder's anointing of Griffin. I guess that leaves a bright spot in all this: At least Shanahan won't have to worry about quitting this year.
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New Nexus 7 official: specs, features, availability
Best Buy might have essentially let the cat out of the bag earlier today in terms of specs and overall design, but the new Nexus 7 is now official!
The latest version of the 7-inch Nexus tablet certainly features a design reminiscent of the original N7, though it brings in a much thinner bezel, a thinner/lighter design and a smooth backing.
Specs and features
Internally, the next-gen Nexus 7 is quite the upgrade, with a faster processor, better graphics, a higher display and much more.
Here's the actual specs and features, based on what we know so far:
Profile: 7.62mm (0.3-inch); 2mm thinner, reduced bezel by 3mm on each side
Weight: 318g (11.2oz)
7-inch LCD IPS display with 1920 x 1200 resolution (323ppi)
1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor (80% faster CPU)
30% wider range of colors than original Nexus 7
Adreno 320 graphics (4x graphics framerate)
2GB of DDR3LM memory
16/32GB storage
1.2-megapixel front-facing camera
dual-stereo speakers
virtual surround sound technology
802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi
MicroUSB port with SlimPort
optional 4G LTE model
9 hours video playback, 10 hours web and reading
very first Android 4.3 Jelly Bean device to ship!
While there's plenty to be excited about here – such as the addition of Android 4.3 – probably one of its most impressive changes for the new Nexus 7 is the 1080p display. Full HD on a 7-inch tablet? Sign me up!
The Nexus 7's addition of virtual surround technology also sounds very promising (pun intended..). So what does that mean exactly? According to Google, it basically gives you a 5.1 surround sound experience just by using headphones or even the built-in speakers.
So when's it coming? Starting next Tuesday, July 30th, the device will arrive to both Google Play and several new retailers, including Best Buy and Staples. Pricing will start at $229 for the base 16GB model and $269 for the 32GB version.
If you want to get your hands on one even quicker, you might want to check out your local Staples, as a source reports that shipments have already arrived to the chain (thanks Christopher!). While they aren't supposed to start selling until the 30th, Staples is notorious for selling ahead of schedule, so it might be worth a shot.
For those more interested in a 4G LTE Nexus experience, the 32GB model is expected launch in the next few weeks – supporting AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon. The LTE model will set you back just $349.
The Nexus 7 will be available not only in the United States, but in the next few weeks will also arrive to the UK, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Canada, France and Australia.
What do you think, planning on picking up the new Nexus 7 ASAP?
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When live TV goes to air, anything can happen. Last night's live America's Got Talent was no exception — anything that could go wrong did. When a mechanical issue caused yet another mishap during the live taping, Simon Cowell made an insensitive comment to co-judge Melanie Brown (AKA Mel B), causing her to storm off stage (but not before throwing a cup of water in his face).
Brown — who is going through a very contentious divorce from her husband of nearly a decade, Stephen Belafonte — didn't appreciate the remark and showed it by throwing water on her boss and storming off stage.
While the pair have always butted heads during AGT tapings, this was a pretty rude attack on Brown. And though she eventually came back, the other stars of the show had their own takes on the night's events, which they shared with the Associated Press.
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A place to correct any errors in the publication Fighting Nazi Occupation - with all apologies!
p.181 age of Claude Dansey at joining Lancashire Fusiliers 22 not 20.
Please contact the author if you notice any other fasctual errors. They can then be corrected in any future edition.
Arthur Douglas Ingrams was a civilian OUT Station wireless operator in Devon, who was appointed in late 1943 to become SDB Intelligence Officer for Devon and the south-west. He had originally been commissioned into the Territorial Army Royal Garrison Artillery in 1923 but appears in the Army Lists as being commissioned into the Royal Artillery in April 1925. He then become a local farmer, albeit remaining on the List of Territorial Reserve officers as a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery. It has been suggested (May 2014, p.21) that he may have served with SIS in the earlier part of the war but no clear evidence of this has yet been discovered.
His promotion from the ranks of the SDB was part of a wider pattern in the Auxiliary Units to remedy the progressive withdrawl of army Intelligence Officers from late 1943-4 (seen also in the employment of men commissioned from the Home Guard as Operational Branch IOs). ATS commander Beatrice Temple met the 40 year-old Ingrams in late January 1944 and was not impressed, describing him as 'very ineffectual'. Her opinion as a senior officer in the Auxiliary Units cannot be ignored but nonetheless, Ingrams moved as IO to Norfolk in spring 1944 - but still on the formal Army List as a mere Lieutenant. This was unusual for Auxiliary Unit Intelligence Officers whose promotions were usually quickly posted as Acting or Temporary Captains. His Military Identity Card from February 1944 (May 2014, p.23), however, suggests that he was operating with a local rank of Acting Captain, wearing an Intelligence Corps cap badge.
Promotion did not come easily. It was only from December 1944, after the disbandment of the SDB, that he was formally promoted to the rank of Temporary Captain (1945 Army List). He remained at this rank throughout 1945 but a posting to General Dempsey's reformed Middle East Land Forces Command offered an opportunity for temporary promotion and he was serving there in July 1946 as a Major in the Royal Artillery, attached to Military Intelligence. During this time he assisted with the organisation of the Cairo Peace Conference (British Museum Accession Record). The posting may have been as a result of influence from his elder brother Harold, who had been a prominent Middle East diplomat but was now working for the Control Commission in Germany. By the end of the year he may have reverted to his still-substantive rank of Lieutenant, but was granted the rank of Honorary Captain upon demobilisation (1946 Army List).
Ingrams is an interesting case study in the changing character of the Auxiliary Units and any further information on his curious military career would be gratefully received.
May, H. Chirnside 1, Axminster 2014.


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The beach is a popular spot for people to gather and watch departing and approaching aircraft.
A 57-year-old tourist from New Zealand suffered a fatal head injury at Maho Beach on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten, while attempting to experience the force of a jet blast at the end of the island's runway.
The incident occurred on Wednesday around five p.m., as a Caribbean Airlines Boeing 737 lined up on the runway to take off for Trinidad. The woman was participating in a popular—but dangerous—activity known as "fence-surfing," where visitors to the beach line up along the runway end's fence, hold on, and ride out the jet wash from the engines of departing aircraft. These participants white-knuckle through a high-powered pelting of tiny rocks and sand, but not all are able to hold on through the roughly minute-long experience. The woman was blown back, striking her head on the strip of concrete blocks that divides the public roadway immediately behind.
St. Maarten's Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) sees large aircraft arrivals from as far away as Paris and Amsterdam, but also serves as a hub for shorter flights around the Southern Caribbean. It's a busy runway, notorious for its proximity to Maho Beach and the scenery the low approaching aircraft offer to crowds on the sand. A number of large warning signs are posted around the beach and road just behind the runway, and they don't mince words, reading: "Jet blast of departing and arriving aircraft can cause severe physical harm, resulting in extreme bodily harm and/or death." Still, tourists enjoy rum punches at the neighboring beach bar yards away, happily snapping selfies with jets and videoing the landings, and any fence-surfers being blown over, to post to social media.
"Any given departure jet blast could be upwards of 100 mph, and the [danger] signs are there for a reason," says Eric Dunetz, a New York-based photographer who visits St. Maarten several times each year to capture the aircraft with his camera. "I personally have done fence-surfing one time and that was enough for me. AvGeeks [aviation enthusiasts] from around world and curious tourists come by busload from the cruise ships to the beach. Most people don't realize the danger they are potentially putting themselves in; they see it as a thrill-seeking opportunity."
Dunetz's point is sound, as the selfie-happy tourists on Maho Beach are often brought by organized tours—and sold on the danger. For example, the island's Amigo Tours company offers a $20, four-hour "Extreme Plane-Spotting" excursion for cruise passengers with limited time. The tour's description promotes the dangerous activity, reading: "Heard about 'fence surfing?' Well booking this tour will definitely introduce you to a new unique activity. After you got jet blasted the coach will take you back to the cruise port in plenty of time to board the ship. Definitely your experience will not be described as a typical beach day."
How this incident will affect tourism to the island remains to be seen, but there's little doubt that the airport won't be removed from the list of "scariest airports" anytime soon, even if the danger is outside its fences.


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Hold Back Tomorrow (1955)
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"He wants to have some fun. Music, dancing — y'know. To kill time."
As his final request, a death-row prisoner named Joe (John Agar) asks for a girl to be sent to his cell. When a suicidal prostitute named Dora (Cleo Moore) shows up, Joe is at first disappointed — but soon the two misfits realize they have more in common than they thought, and a last-minute romance ensues.
Character Arc
Hugo Haas Films
John Agar Films
Prostitutes and Gigolos
In this character-driven romance, director Hugo Haas tells a simple, occasionally derivative, but ultimately touching story of two lonely souls finding love at the brink of death. Moore (who starred in no less than seven of Haas's films) gives one of her best performances as Dora, a woman so weary of life she barely reacts to the worst insults; Agar is much less impressive, but serves as a suitable foil for Moore — the true protagonist of the film. Haas's dialogue occasionally descends into outright camp, as in the following melodramatic exchange later in the film:
Joe: "Shut up, you crazy dame! What are you trying to do?"
Dora: "I'm trying to help you — help you, you fool!"
but more often is simple and quiet, befitting the film's low budget and lack of special effects. While no masterpiece, Hold Back Tomorrow fits squarely within the realm of Haas's unusual B-level oeuvre.
Cleo Moore as Dora
An effective tale of romance between two misfits
No, but it's recommended for fans of Hugo Haas's work.
TV Guide Review
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One thought on "Hold Back Tomorrow (1955)"
First viewing. Not a must, but fierce ffs won't be bored.
Generally in agreement with the assessment. 'HBT' essentially plays out like a 2-character play since we spend most of the 75 min. with Agar and Moore. Agar tends to overact the guy-on-Death-Row bit; and since I'm not that familiar with Moore's work, I can't say if this is one of her best.
With her mix of fed-up with the world/wanting to encourage Agar, Moore rather reminds me of a mix of Jane Fonda in 'They Shoot Horses…' and Anne Jackson in 'The Tiger Makes Out'.
Her lines kind of follow suit, going from:
"People wanna see a smiling face, no matter how crooked it is."
"I'd like to write a poem about the miracle of tears and a smile."
'HBT' gets points for originality but it is an odd duck, with an esp. odd ending.


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Here's a disturbing article of gender discrimination and corporate bullying in the pharmacy workplace. It's not a Canadian story, but it's definitely relevant to pharmacy.
From the Berkshire (Mass.) Eagle:
A Berkshire Superior Court jury yesterday concluded that Wal-Mart had discriminated against a female pharmacist, paying her less than her male colleagues and firing her when she complained.
The jury awarded Cynthia Haddad almost $2 million as compensation for lost and future wages and to punish Wal-Mart's behavior. The verdict followed roughly eight hours of deliberations that capped a two-week trial.
"It sends a message that you can't treat people poorly because of who they are," said David Belfort, one of Haddad's attorneys. "The verdict makes it clear that the jury felt that not only was there misconduct, but it ought to be punished." ...more
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Home British & World English reconnoitre
Definition of reconnoitre in English:
reconnoitre
(US reconnoiter)
Make a military observation of (a region)
'they reconnoitred the beach some weeks before the landing'
no object 'the raiders were reconnoitring for further attacks'
'This results in wasted effort as infantry battalion scouts conduct time-consuming reconnaissance of areas and routes already reconnoitered by recce troops.'
'March 25th, 1945 saw members reconnoitering the beaches at the southwest tip of Tokashika Shima, a dangerous job as the landing beach was in a cove surrounded by easily defensible high ground.'
'Early in the war Allied planners realized the value of scouts for reconnoitering enemy-held beaches.'
'In autumn 1809 he reconnoitred the area between Lisbon, Torres Vedras, the Atlantic coast, and the river Tagus accompanied by Col Richard Fletcher, his chief engineer.'
'Soldiers and officers of the XI Corps had responsibly reconnoitered their front and flank, had seen the Confederates forming, and had tried to warn the new XI Corps commander General O.O. Howard, but to no avail.'
'Special Forces reconnoitered the jungle, looking for U.N. forces being held hostage as part of Cobra Gold 2002 exercises.'
'If so, perhaps they were reconnoitering the nation's capital prior to an attack.'
'The Confederacy's greatest soldier, General Stonewall Jackson, was shot dead by his own troops as he returned to his lines after reconnoitring Union positions during the battle of Chancellorsville in May 1863.'
'The crossing had to be carefully reconnoitred and the landing place chosen with care.'
'On 21 August 1914, a squadron of 120 cavalrymen belonging to the 4th Dragoon Guards were sent forward to reconnoitre the land ahead of the advancing British Expeditionary Force.'
'Routes and security must be clearly defined, reconnoitered, and rehearsed.'
'For all any Union unit on the hills around Gettysburg knew, or any cavalry unit like this one out reconnoitering knew, the battle might go on for days more.'
'They reconnoitred and calmly informed control what was needed.'
'They reconnoitred for surface fleets, and helped to guard Russian convoys.'
'At a high point between two grey hills, they stopped and reconnoitered.'
'These scouts can reconnoiter routes, conduct screening missions, and escort convoys because they do not need extra equipment, additional troops, or special training.'
'The group was tasked to parachute behind enemy lines, infiltrate into the town, reconnoiter the objective, select the place to kill the mayor, and then execute actions on the objective.'
'Specifically, the team was to reconnoiter potential helicopter landing zones, determine the level of enemy activity, and observe possible cave sites.'
'After interrogation it was discovered that their mission had been to reconnoitre the base for an attack within 72 hours.'
'The naval commander, chosen for his aggressiveness, was new to Lake Champlain, knew nothing of its winds, and failed to reconnoiter the American position.'
'These flights gave the pilots an opportunity to study the terrain, note landmarks on their maps, and reconnoiter routes to and from the front lines.'
survey, make a reconnaissance of, explore, scout, scout out, make a survey of, make an observation of
An act of reconnoitring.
'a nocturnal reconnoitre of the camp'
'He foisted the box of worthless gadgets back onto Katie then did a quick reconnoitre of their current position.'
'From their reconnoitres of the base, they knew that meant the coast was clear.'
'Once he declared the aircraft safe, I completed a final reconnoitre of the site to 50m out from the wreckage.'
'If accosted on a reconnoitre, they claimed they were looking for scrap.'
'A quick reconnoitre seems the best idea before finding somewhere to eat.'
'A further reconnoitre involved canoeing the perimeter of Loch Morlich to check out the possibilities.'
Early 18th century from obsolete French reconnoître, from Latin recognoscere 'know again' (see recognize).
/ˌrɛkəˈnɔɪtə/


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The Earnings Process in Extraordinary Times – A guide for releasing results and setting expectations during COVID-19
Leon Berman2020-04-02T15:45:54-04:00April 2nd, 2020|IGB Hot Topics Survey Series|
With the first quarter of 2020 having drawn to a close and the wide-ranging effects of COVID-19 continuing to reshape both daily life and global financial markets, public companies across all industries are preparing to issue financial results in an environment of unprecedented uncertainty. While the global financial crisis of 2007-2008 presented a unique and acute set of business and communications challenges, the sudden stoppage of vast swathes of the economy due to global lockdowns is without rival in the modern era. Companies are now grappling with the prospects of declining sales and earnings at levels that would have been unfathomable months or even weeks ago, and the prevailing projections for specific industries and the overall economy cover a range far wider than even the most volatile periods of the recent past.
In these uncharted waters, it is critical that management teams revisit the well-choreographed earnings process and give extra thought to how they can most effectively communicate results and future expectations in this upcoming earnings season. Companies that can successfully navigate these challenges and achieve the right balance of transparency, humility and strategic focus are positioned to emerge from this crisis with significant good will from investors and employees. To assist in earnings preparation, The IGB Group has provided the following guide for internal management discussions of some of the most pressing IR issues.
Should we consider issuing an interim update release, shareholder letter or pre-announcement prior to earnings?
Amid the profound market volatility and uncertainty of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, providing timely information to the market, both material and non-material, is more important than ever for maintaining trust and enabling investors to make informed decisions. While some companies regularly provide business updates on a quarterly basis before releasing results, and others issue pre-announcement releases in order to re-set market expectations, management teams must now consider whether to issue an extraordinary communication to update the market on the extent of realized or anticipated impact related to the crisis.
For those companies with an established precedent of providing interim updates, it is clear that the practice should be maintained to the extent feasible, since deviating from an established practice during uncertain times would likely be perceived as a negative signal to the market.
For those that do not generally issue such announcements, it is important to keep in mind the goal of such an extraordinary update, whether that is to re-adjust earnings expectations, to address recurring questions from investors in a manner that complies with Reg FD, to provide an operational update on adaptive measures being taken, to correct misinformation or misunderstanding among investors, or simply to maintain a presence and mindshare with the investment community. At the same time, while the current situation may call for updates that would not be provided in ordinary circumstances, it remains critical that any voluntary update take place only at such time as management has a firm grasp of the situation at hand, that it doesn't introduce undue disruption or additional uncertainty, and that it doesn't come across to investors as frivolous or premature. Important questions to be considered include the following:
Does an appreciable period of time exist between management attaining clarity on an extraordinary financial or operational impact and the company being prepared to announce its quarterly earnings?
Have covering analysts and investors misinterpreted the prevailing market environment such that financial results significantly diverge from expectations?
Has company-specific misinformation gained traction in the market that the company could correct without divulging commercially or strategically sensitive information?
Are investors and analysts repeatedly raising important questions that could reasonably and accurately be addressed in advance of earnings, if certain non-sensitive information were made widely available?
Has the crisis introduced new costs or challenges that are being underappreciated?
Is the market significantly underestimating the resiliency of the company's business model in the face of a challenging environment?
How should we approach issuing, amending, or suspending guidance in a highly uncertain environment?
Fundamentally, the feasibility or advisability of providing guidance is dependent upon management's ability to accurately foresee future results, which is in turn based upon an individual company's market exposure and visibility on future developments. Far more than a normal adjustment of expectations up or down, the uniqueness and scale of the COVID-19 crisis present a daunting challenge for a management team seeking to make predictions about the months and years ahead.
While decisions related to the provision of quarterly or annual guidance most frequently come down to following historical precedent, it's incumbent upon management to respond to large, exogenous events like COVID-19 by taking a step back and conducting a candid assessment of what is and is not knowable, given the facts on the ground. Confidently delivered guidance undoubtedly provides comfort for investors, especially in situations where there is a long history of providing guidance. However, due to the uncertainty around COVID-19, the market can be expected to be more understanding of companies who need to change or temporarily suspend their guidance practices. Ultimately, investors will look to a company's decision to maintain, amend, or suspend its guidance less as a communications issue and more as a reflection of the current uncertainties and risk of the business:
For those companies that need to change or suspend their quantitative guidance, what additional qualitative guidance can be reliably provided to communicate current expectations and demonstrate that management is actively monitoring and managing the impact of COVID-19?
Has the degree of uncertainty in the market increased to such an extent that high conviction guidance cannot be provided on some or all of the metrics usually provided to investors?
Is the extent of such things as forward contract cover, quality of counterparties, and the overall resiliency of the business such that normal guidance practices can be maintained with high conviction?
Would the introduction or widening of a guidance range enable guidance to be maintained with high conviction? Would the width of that guidance range have to be so wide as to lack meaningful utility for an investor?
Have circumstances materially changed in such a manner as can be reasonably quantified or clarified with updated guidance?
For companies that may update guidance outside of earnings, can an extraordinary guidance update be provided appreciably in advance of a normally scheduled update without also increasing the likelihood of an additional change in the future?
How should we think about cutting, suspending, or eliminating a dividend policy or buyback program?
As with guidance, investors look at a company's expected dividend payments as an expression of both the current performance of the business and a management team's assessment of the predictability of the business model and future cashflows. Particularly in a market like today's, the value of a dividend has as much or more to do with its sustainability as its absolute amount. Similarly, investors evaluate a share buyback program both as a capital investment and as a signal of management's conviction in the company's future prospects. When faced with extraordinary circumstances such as the COVID-19 crisis, it's important that companies paying dividends and buying back shares contend with these issues in a robust manner that fully acknowledges not only the important corporate finance considerations of whether it's preferable to keep cash on the balance sheet or return it to shareholders, but also the wider capital markets signals and implications of that action. Investors appreciate that a company's ability to survive and maintain a prudent balance sheet will ultimately take precedence over voluntary returns of capital, but a range of questions should be asked in determining whether to cut, suspend, or eliminate a dividend or buyback:
Does maintaining the current dividend policy or buyback program now introduce strain or uncertainty that calls into question the viability of a company's business and its ability to prudently navigate the current crisis?
Is there an alternative use of capital (e.g. debt reduction, opportunistic M&A, building cash reserves, etc.) that could strengthen a company's prospects and that the current investor base could reasonably be expected to prefer to the current dividend or buyback?
Are the current challenges facing the business reasonably expected to resolve in the coming months, such that a dividend or buyback could be temporarily suspended, rather than permanently reduced or eliminated?
Does the positive signal of maintaining a dividend or buyback through a period of crisis outweigh any increased risk related to its expense?
Do investors understand the current dividend policy or buyback as providing the flexibility to toggle up or down to accommodate market fluctuations of the scale currently being experienced?
How central is the dividend or buyback to the investment thesis of the current investor base? Following a change, is there a compelling investment thesis for the company?
If financial or operational strain predated the current crisis situation, would a reasonable investor interpret the crisis as a justification or an excuse for the change?
To speak with The IGB Group about navigating the unique Investor Relations and Strategic Communications challenges of being a public company during COVID-19, call Leon Berman at 212-477-8438 or email at lberman@igbir.com
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Growing Up Muslim: An Individual Story, A Universal Tale
By Zarqa Nawaz
I asked Anton Leo, the head of comedy for CBC Television, why he had decided to green-light Little Mosque on the Prairie all those years ago. He said he was the son of Italian immigrants and my tales of being a daughter of Pakistani immigrants resonated with him. They were universal. The show now airs in more than 60 markets around the world, many in Europe. But Europeans are watching the program for a different reason: It reflects a multicultural society that is a success rather than a failure. What did Canada do right that so many other countries are getting wrong?
As I watch the stories of Syrian Muslim refugees unfold, I think about how my life as a Canadian of Muslim faith has taken so many unexpected twists. My journey to Canada started in 1947, when Pakistan was carved out of India; that act instantly turned my grandparents into refugees in their own country. They lived in camps until they were sent by train to what was now Faisalabad, Pakistan. The family plunged into poverty. My father, the eldest son, was 15. He saved his family the only way he knew how: He did well in school, became an engineer and got a job working on the Mersey Tunnels in Liverpool, where he and my mother moved at a time when immigration to Britain was almost instantaneous.
A few years after I was born, my father wanted to bring his brothers and sister to join us in Liverpool. But Britain was starting to restrict family reunification. My mother's asthma was exacerbated by rain, so doctors recommended that he find a country with a better climate. Canada, hungry for educated immigrants, offered him a job and a way to bring the rest of his family. We were not fleeing persecution, but we were looking for a better life, which Canada offered. I'm glad he made that choice. I don't think my life as a European Muslim would have been as rich and full of opportunity if he had chosen to stay there.
I was always secure in the feeling that Canada was home and I was Canadian. That security gave me time to look into the practices of my community with a critical lens. When the National Film Board approached me to make a documentary, I chose to focus on patriarchy and the social exclusion of women in mosques. In 2005, Me and the Mosque was released. For me, Islam was never the problem – it was men and how they interpreted faith to their own advantage. I wondered what would happen to a mosque if it were run by an imam that came from a culture committed to gender equity, such as Canada. That was the question I explored in Little Mosque on the Prairie.
At first, the show wasn't received well by the Muslim community. It was considered offensive and insulting to Islam. I was a pariah for a long time and I still bump into people who say I've given a bad impression of Muslims.
But I've seen those attitudes change toward me. The community no longer sees me as someone who is mocking the faith, but as someone who genuinely loves Islam but wants a critical dialogue about some of the cultural practices that have seeped in over the centuries. I am considered one of the few Muslims in the world who have successfully bridged the worlds of faith and comedy. But I would never have been able to do this had I lived anywhere else in the world.
In Pakistan, I would have been killed by now; in Europe, I would have been too broken by xenophobia and rejection to even try; the Islamophobic, post-Sept. 11, 2001, world of the United States would have stopped me cold. It was only Canada, where I truly felt I belonged and was cherished as a Muslim, where I could safely poke fun at both my Muslim and non-Muslim worlds.
My faith is different from that of my parents; we are forged by our environments and circumstances, which are radically different. And my children are different from me still. But we are all Canadian and have changed Canada, and Canada has changed us, all for the better.
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The Ontario Jr. B Lacrosse League has cancelled the season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, dashing the Wallaceburg Red Devils' hopes of playing this summer.
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No lacrosse season for Red Devils
The Ontario Jr. B Lacrosse League has cancelled the season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, dashing the Wallaceburg Red Devils' hopes of playing this summer.
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The 2020 regular season never began. It was originally scheduled to run from late April to mid-June.
"The health and safety of our members and their families are paramount and we appreciate that our members have been doing their personal best to help prevent this virus from spreading," league commissioner Dave Vernon said in a statement.
"Thank you for self-isolating, practicing social distancing and working to keep vulnerable people safe. We had prepared schedules for various start dates, up to July 1st, but with the government and ministries of health extending start-up dates further into the summer this decision was inevitable. …
"We will look forward to returning to play this amazing game in 2021, remembering that lacrosse symbolizes a spiritual ritual to honour, heal and celebrate individuals and communities, which is why it is referred to as the 'medicine' game."
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The regular season was suspended March 12 because of the global pandemic and was cancelled April 6.
There was hope the playoffs could be held, but the league announced Thursday the post-season would not be played.
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Roger II was King of Sicily, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his brother Simon. He began his rule as Count of Sicily in 1105, later became Duke of Apulia and Calabria (1127), then King of Sicily (1130). It is Roger II's distinction to have united all the Norman conquests in Italy into one kingdom with a strong centralized government.
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Hi everyone, Maria Wilson here, global leader for data-driven advantage (DDA) in Howden. Welcome to our third DDA vlog.
I'd like to start by thanking everyone who took the time to watch, comment and share our first two vlogs. We are reassured by your feedback and we're more committed than ever to provide exciting content, on a regular basis, about this exciting journey that the digital transformation in Howden is turning out to be. For our third vlog today, I'm going to talk about a couple of very exciting events that we're going to be involved in throughout October.
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Q: When my Symfony2 app is using cache, when not? How do I know? Having this entity:
/**
 * @ORM\Entity
 * @ORM\Table(name="nomencladores.pais", schema="nomencladores")
 * @ORM\Entity(repositoryClass="AppBundle\Entity\Repository\PaisRepository")
 * @UniqueEntity(fields={"nombre"}, message="El pais ya existe en nuestra base de datos")
 */
class Pais
{
    use IdentifierAutogeneratedEntityTrait;
    use NamedEntityTrait;
    use ActiveEntityTrait;
}

And this Repository:
class PaisRepository extends EntityRepository
{
    public function getPaises()
    {
        $qb = $this->createQueryBuilder('pais');
        $query = $qb->getQuery();
        $query->useResultCache(true, 3600, 'paises_cache');

        return $query->getResult();
    }
}

And doing this call on my controller:
/**
 * @Route("/paises", name="paises")
 * @Method("GET")
 */
public function getPaisAction()
{
    $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();
    $entities = $em->getRepository('AppBundle:Pais')->getPaises();

    $response['message'] = "";
    $response['entities'] = [];

    if (!$entities) {
        $response['message'] = "No se encontraron países";
    }

    foreach ($entities as $pais) {
        $paises = array();
        $paises['id'] = $pais->getId();
        $paises['text'] = $pais->getNombre();
        $response['entities'][] = $paises;
    }

    return new JsonResponse($response);
}

And having this at config_prod.yml file:
doctrine:
    orm:
        metadata_cache_driver: apc
        result_cache_driver: apc
        query_cache_driver: apc

How do I know if my app is using cache results or is doing a DB query all the time? I'm seeing into Symfony2 toolbar (because I'm performing test at dev environment) and all the time I'm seeing the query for paises table which makes me think no cache is used.

A: I believe that you have to tell Doctrine when to use the configured caching driver, like so:
public function getSomeEntities()
{
    $qb = $this->createQueryBuilder('a');

    $qb
        ->where('a.title = "test article"')
        ->orderBy('id', 'ASC')
    ;

    $query = $qb->getQuery();

    $query->useResultCache(true, 60, 'uniqueCacheId');

    return $query->getResult();
}

You can also specify the use of query caching:
$query->useQueryCache(true);

You can see in the Doctrine\ORM\Query class documentation that the useQueryCache function accepts a single boolean parameter and the useResultCache has the following parameters:
useResultCache( boolean $bool, integer $timeToLive = null, string $resultCacheId = null )

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No special outlets do this per-se, you just have to run/add new neutral wires from the panel.
I'm not a licensed electrician and there could be state codes you should follow/be aware of your state. The home owner in my state, with a permit, is allowed to wire their own home/s, not sure for you, check with your states "division of building safety"......There are a few licensed guys here that might chime in as well.
Last edited by sam am I; November 17th, 2018, 08:01 AM.
If the disconnected wire only has a black, red, and bare copper/or green wire then as Sam I Am explained you have to run a separate white neutral. Electrical code states that the grounded neutral must have a white or gray continuous cover. It would not meet code to only wrap white tape on the exposed red wire and use it as a neutral.
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No problem. Find the other end of that circuit in panel, I would assume it has been disconnected and is loose in panel. Buy a single pole 20 amp breaker and connect the black conductor to it. Connect the white and bare ground to the buss bar where all the other whites and bares are connected. Most likely this is # 10-2/wg so it will be a little stiff making terminations but doable.
Take red wire wrap with white tape as far up wire you can on both ends. At the panel take the wire you wrapped with white tape and connect it to the neutral bar. Install a single pole 20 amp breaker and reconnect black wire.
You didn't mention and no one asked...what are the colors of the wires hanging from the ceiling and how many of each color. Normally, as others are stating, there would be a black, red and a green (or bare copper) ground. But sometimes there's also a white. If you're lucky and there's already a white there, then you use one color with the white to make 120 volt. Replace your 2 pole circuit breaker with a 1 pole circuit breaker.
Also, what type of wire is hanging there? Romex (plastic sheathing)? BX (metal spiral casing)? MC metal spiral casing with ground)? Is there any type of conduit (pvc, metal, wire-mold) or just wire? If there's a conduit, you can re-pull any colors you need.
OP hasn't been here for over a month.
i almost never touch my electrical system in the house. I hire out a professional. Thankfully, he is an old friend and two beers and a $20 gets most jobs done.
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Qatar's international arrivals up by 19% in the first half of 2022 compared to full year 2021
H1 2022 international arrivals (729 k) are 19% higher than full-year 2021 (611 k)
June 2022 welcomed 149 k visitors, marking the highest visitation to Qatar in the summer month in the last 5 years
Qatar ended the winter cruise season (Dec'21-Jun'22) with 101 k cruise passengers
Positive rebound in room demand with 3.1 M rooms sold in H1 2022, close to pre-pandemic levels
Hotel revenues surge past H1 2021
Qatar's tourism sector continues to witness a strong recovery with more than 729,000 international visitors choosing Qatar as a destination in the first half of 2022, marking a 19% increase compared to the full year of 2021.
Qatar witnessed robust international visitation in June 2022, with 149,ooo visitors, marking the highest visitation in the summer month in the last 5 years. 34% of the total visitors entered by Land (51,ooo), 6% by Sea (10,ooo), and 59% by Air (88,000) via Qatar's Hamad International Airport, which was recently voted the World's Best Airport by Skytrax for the second year in a row.
Regional markets delivered impressive tourism volumes, as the most significant inbound markets to Qatar in June are KSA (26%), India (10%), USA (5%), Oman (5%), UK (4%), UAE (4%) and Kuwait (4%).
The month of June also marked the end of Qatar's winter cruise season, which ran from December 2021 to June 2022. During the season, Qatar welcomed 101,000 cruise ship visitors, with 34 cruise ship calls. This is approximately 12% of the total arrivals during the same period of last year.
Qatar's hospitality also sector saw a positive return with 3.1 million room-nights sold by June 2022 vs. the 3.2 million room nights sold by June 2019 (pre-pandemic levels), as room supply increases steadily to 30,000 keys by June 2022. The total hotel sector revenue is also up by 17% in June 2022 vs. June 2021, split across Room (51%), F&B (39%) and others (10%). Despite the normally slower demand during summer months, 542,000 room nights were sold in June 2022.
Commenting on the spike of tourism figures this year, Chief Operating Officer of Qatar Tourism, Berthold Trenkel, said: "Over the first half of the year, we witnessed a 19% increase in the number of international arrivals compared to full year 2021 and are expecting an even stronger second half, as this is a legacy year for Qatar as the host of the first-ever FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ tournament in the Arab world and the Middle East. To accommodate this growth, we are expecting 50 hotels to open by the end of the year, as well as the launch of several world-class tourism attractions, such as kite beach resorts and Lusail Winter Wonderland."
He added: "It is evident that Qatar is one of the fastest-growing destinations in the world and what we have witnessed during the past ten years in terms of infrastructure development - with new hospitality, retail, cultural and educational facilities - is a clear indicator of what we can achieve. Attracting more visitors and achieving our goals will lead to more investment in Qatar's tourism sector."
Qatar Tourism works closely with public and private sector partners to collaborate and develop products and experiences that help reinforce Qatar's position as a preferred visitor destination. From hosting Qatar's most anticipated exhibition, the Doha Jewellery & Watches Exhibition (DJWE), to Eid festivities, Summer Campaigns, and major sporting events such as the upcoming Qatar Formula 1 Grand Prix, Qatar Tourism works with partners to ensure fun-filled entertainment and memorable experiences are available for residents and visitors all year round.
For up-to-date information on events in Qatar, visit Qatarcalendar.com or follow @qatarcalendar on Facebook and Instagram.
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Qatar Tourism's mission is to establish Qatar as a place where cultural authenticity meets modernity, and where people of the world come together to experience unique offerings in culture, sports, business and family entertainment, rooted in Service Excellence. Qatar Tourism will regulate and develop the tourism industry, encouraging investment from the private sector. It will set the national strategy for the tourism sector, reviewing it periodically and overseeing its implementation, with the aim of diversifying tourism offerings in the country and increasing visitor spend. Through our network of international offices in priority markets, and cutting-edge digital platforms, Qatar Tourism is expanding Qatar's presence globally and enhancing the tourism sector.
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I left Kenya in 2009 because tribal clashes made it unsafe for me and my family. I was a Chemistry teacher for 26 years. It was difficult finding employment when I got to the U.S. The Welcoming Center helped me land my first job. Later, they gave me the tools I needed to launch a small business of my own. Today, my company employs 60 Pennsylvanians, six of whom were hired through the Welcoming Center.
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A strengthened tri-nation agreement on North Korea is being brokered today by the USA, Japan and South Korea.
US President Bill Clinton said this morning that he would discuss peace and reconciliation in the Korean Peninsula.
North Korea's weapons programme threatened the world, Clinton said at the CEO breakfast meeting this morning at the Americas Cup Village in Auckland.
"I will meet here with President Kim and Prime Minister Obuchi to discuss peace and reconciliation in the Korean Peninsula," President Clinton said.
"The people of North Korea need food and opportunities, they need engagement with the South and the chance of a brighter future. They do not need new weapons that threaten the security of the region and the world."
The tri-nation meeting reflects fears in north Asia of the unpredictability of North Korea's ballistic missile programme.
Korea, on August 31 last year, test-fired a medium-range Taepodong I ballistic missile which flew over Japan. The North Koreans said the missile was a falling satellite.
United States intelligence is reported to believe North Korea plans to test a longer-range Taepodong II missile capable of reaching Alaska. Korea has indicated it is willing to talk with the United States over the issue.
So, President Clinton's focuss on the people of North Korea facing starvation is a humanitarian approach to win favour with Japan and South Korea. This will be the key to broker a favourable foreign policy outcome in north Asia.
The United States has 47,000 troops in Japan and 37,000 troops in South Korea, the countries are key US allies in Asia.
North and South Korea have never formally ended the 1950-53 Korean War.
Japan's diplomacy with North Korea has been more cautious than the clashing approach employed by South Korea. Japan has told North Korea it will severe funds for the contruction of a "safe" nuclear reactors, should North Korea continue to test missiles.
Preliminary meetings were held between US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and South Korean Foreign Minister Hong Soon-Yung to reassure each other that the alliance and co-operation on nuclear issues was as strong as ever.
Albright later met with Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura to prepare for the Japanese and United States bilateral leader's meetings in Auckland today.
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The Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspectors received School Board Governance Recognition from the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB). The award was presented to the school board members at the IASB Three Rivers Division Dinner Meeting on October 2, 2018.
The School Board Governance Recognition program acknowledges school boards that learn and practice effective governance behaviors through participation in and support for board development programs and events. The primary focus of the program is on full board development and participation rather than individual board member efforts. ISAB stresses that effective school boards must understand that excellence in local school board governance requires full board commitment to obtain the knowledge, skills, and abilities critical to good governance.
Joliet Public Schools District 86 is one of only 24 school boards in the entire state of Illinois to receive the award this year. Currently 11,270 students attend one of the District's 21 schools in Joliet.


In 1990, just as Monty Paulsen was wrapping up his winemaking degree at UC Davis, a sinking national economy forced his family to close their Sonoma winery.
His father, comedian and tongue-in-cheek presidential candidate Pat Paulsen, had become in 1976 one of the first celebrities to launch a winery. Pat Paulsen Vineyards' flagship wine was an Alexander Valley cabernet sauvignon from the Paulsen Estate Vineyard. It fetched numerous gold medals and "best of show" accolades at wine competitions.
Now, 23 years later, as the country emerges from another recession, Monty has revived the winery and the brand in a hip, live-work space in West Oakland's Pacific Cannery Lofts. The wines of Pat Paulsen Vineyards are made with the same philosophy as they were decades ago: low on fuss and price, but high on quality and personality.
The winery doubles as the East Bay Grape Bar, or EBGB, an underground wine bar where Monty showcases his new wines and hosts art classes, wine dinners and other community events for those in the know. It's a chic space with a marble wraparound bar and bubble chair dangling from the ceiling. He hopes to open to the public as a tasting room later this fall.
The new venture is as much a tribute to Monty's parents — his mother, Jane, was a critical part of the winery — as it is a nod to millennial wine drinkers, who will appreciate the funky concept and whimsical labels. So would Monty's father, who produced several fun, lighthearted wines, including Refrigerator White and White House White.
Today, he sources petite sirah, zinfandel, cabernet franc and other varieties from reputed vineyards across California and as far away as Santiago, Chile, which is where the juice for his eponymous EBGB cabernet sauvignon comes from. His relationships with grape growers date back to the 1970s.
"It's been really great getting back in touch with some of the growers my parents worked with," he says.
After Pat Paulsen Vineyards shuttered in 1991, Monty, then 28, went on to earn his MBA at Duke University and teach oenology and wine business management at Napa Valley and Las Positas colleges. Eventually, he landed at Alameda's Rosenblum Cellars, where he worked as vice president of winemaking under Kent Rosenblum.
He also developed friendships with other East Bay vintners, including Jeff Cohn of JC Cellars and Mike Dashe of Dashe Cellars. He appreciated what they were doing — building an urban wine experience away from all the pomp of Napa Valley — and knew he wanted to get on board. He just needed the inventory.
Production is small, about 1,000 cases, but it's growing. Over the past few years, Monty has collected small amounts of quality juice from his favorite consulting projects and used them to rebuild the Pat Paulsen portfolio. A good example is the 2011 Pat Paulsen Vineyards DeLu Vineyard Moscato ($18), the result of a venture with Jim Moore of Lodi's Uvaggio winery.
"Each time I made a wine I liked, I'd ask the client, 'Hey, can I have 50 cases of that?' " Monty says. That's how he's rebuilding his family's winery, one case at a time.
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Monty Paulsen's wines are available at Wine Mine in Oakland, Domenico's in Danville and New Leaf Community Market in Capitola and San Jose. He plans to open to the public as a tasting room with regular hours by fall. Meanwhile, if you want to visit the underground wine bar at 1203 Pine St. in Oakland, sign up for the mailing list to find out about upcoming dinners and parties. Or, host your own there. Go to www.patpaulsenvineyards.com.