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Thomas E. Carbonneau
Samuel P. Orlando Distinguished Professor of Law
Director, Institute of Arbitration Law and Practice
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LL.M., J.S.D., Columbia University
M.A., J.D., University of Virginia
B.A., M.A., Oxford
A.B., Bowdoin
Professor Carbonneau is a scholar of international, comparative, and domestic arbitration. He has written more than fifteen books and eighty scholarly articles. As a Fulbright Scholar, he held the Visiting Chair in Comparative Law and Legal Pluralism at McGill Faculty of Law in Montréal, Quebec, Canada in spring 2010. He is faculty director of Penn State's Institute for Arbitration Law and Practice and oversees publication of the Arbitration Law Review. Professor Carbonneau is a former Rhodes Scholar.
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Cases and Materials on the Law and Practice of Arbitration (Thomson West 6th ed., 2012; with teaching manual)
Cases and Materials on International Litigation and Arbitration (West Academic Publishing, 2013, with teaching manual) (co-author; William E. Butler)
The Law and Practice of Arbitration (Juris Publishing, 4th ed., 2012)
Arbitration in a Nutshell (Thomson West, 3d ed., 2011)
Moore's Federal Practice (3d ed.), Carbonneau, The Law and Practice of Arbitration, Vol. 31 (2012)
"Judicial Approbation and the Civilization of Arbitration," 113 Penn St. L. Rev. 983 (2009)
"Arguments for the Triumph of Arbitration," 10 Cardozo J. Conflict Resol. 395 (2009)
"Liberal Rules of Arbitrability and the Autonomy of Labor Arbitration in the United States," in Arbitrability: International and Comparative Perspectives (edited by L. Mistelis & S. Brekoulakis, Kluwer, 2009)
"Commercial Peace and Political Competition in the Crosshairs of International Arbitration," 18 Duke J. Comp. & Int'l L. 311 (2008)
"Hall Street Associates, LLC v. Mattel, Inc.: A New Englander's Tale of Statutory Supremacy in Arbitration Law," 1 Stockholm Int'l Arb. Rev. 19 (2008)
"The Revolution in Law Through Arbitration," 56 Clev. St. L. Rev. 233 (2008)
Lex Mercatoria and Arbitration: A Discussion of the New Law Merchant (Juris Publishing, 1998)
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Panel discussion on the South China Sea ruling brings scholars together
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The New York Times ignores the reasons why Swedes might be turning against immigrants
Posted on January 4, 2015 January 4, 2015 by Bookworm
Aftermath of a Muslim riot near Stockholm
The New York Times ran an article the other day noting that there's been a big change in Sweden, in that increasing numbers of ordinary Swedes are turning against the countries famously relaxed immigration policy. I'll let the Times explain:
Opposition to the rising numbers is growing. The far-right, anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats had their best showing ever — nearly 13 percent of votes — in elections in September.
The entry of the Sweden Democrats to parliament in 2010 had already opened the door for a previously unthinkable discussion about turning back the country's policy of taking in foreigners on humanitarian grounds and granting them access to the country's generous welfare system.
In an ordinary world, anybody reading the above paragraph would, of course, wonder why the famously welcoming Swedes are suddenly becoming hostile to immigration. I'm sorry, but not surprised, to say that the New York Times is not writing for an ordinary world. It's writing for its Progressive readers who don't want to hear bad things about immigrants, especially politically correct Muslim immigrants.
That's presumably why virtually the entire article focuses on the immigrants' suffering, with only some vague allusions to the problems their presence creates:
As Khalif Samantar knelt for afternoon prayers at the Eskilstuna Islamic Dawa Center on Christmas Day, he sensed a growing heat and a low, rushing sound coming from a nearby hallway. He focused his mind on the ritual, only to realize seconds later that someone was shouting, "The mosque is on fire!"
"We left our country as refugees. We were not looking for food or benefits, we were looking for somewhere to feel safe," said Abdirahman Farah Warsame, the imam at the mosque where the fire occurred on Christmas Day. He is originally from Somalia. "Now that is gone. We have a feeling that society is turning against us."
After having made clear where its sympathies lie (with the poor, peaceful, dispossessed Muslim immigrants), the article points out how nasty Europe is becoming, whining about money problems and inchoate fears:
Indeed, the relentless stream of migrants to Europe — propelled by the war in Syria and turmoil across the Middle East and the Horn of Africa — has combined with economic troubles and rising fear of Islamic radicalism to fuel a backlash against immigrants, directed most viciously at Muslims.
After having read the above paragraph, I, unlike the average Times reader, started wondering "When will the Times start explaining the reasons behind — or, at least, the reasons people give for — "a backlash against immigrants, directed most viciously at Muslims." Let me save you the problem of reading the article: The Times doesn't explain the reasons.
Instead, as you can confirm yourself, there are "debates," "resentments" and "suspicions" about Muslim immigration, although the Times reader never discovers the contents of those debates, or the reasons behind resentments and suspicions. Instead, we learn that
Swedes gathered to show solidarity with Muslims;
Sweden was third only to Germany and France in the number of asylum seekers in 2012;
Sweden is getting a boatload of Syrians;
Swedes have always kept their immigrants out of the mainstream "but that the success of the Sweden Democrats has made racism more socially acceptable;"
Sweden's parliament entered into there was some sort of "last-minute deal" that saved the government from the racist Swedish Democrat attack [more on that later];
the Islamic Association of Sweden (their CAIR) is unhappy about rising protests, including women having their hijabs snatched off; that
mosques are getting vandalized; and
Muslim immigrants are family oriented people who just want peace and are having a hard time sleeping.
Indeed, the only inkling one gets about what might be disturbing the Swedes' tranquility is this single paragraph:
The party's growth has occurred despite the fact that roughly a fifth of Sweden's 9.6 million people were born abroad or to immigrant parents in Sweden. Most immigrants here have access to education, but government figures show a disproportionate unemployment rate for them, more than twice the national rate of about 8 percent. The disparity helped fuel riots in immigrant neighborhoods outside Stockholm in 2013.
Let me say right away that I'm not condoning mosque burnings or hijab snatching. I'm a big supporter of the rule of law, but here's the little secret the Times tries so hard to hide: The rule of law is precisely what 13% of Sweden's citizens stood for when they used the ballot box to elect representatives who would slow (not halt, but slow) the seemingly endless influx of Islamic immigrants and the rate of handouts given to those immigrants.
Of course, the traditional powers that be in Europe — the hard right and hard left — can't have a moderate middle that's hostile to a third world takeover. Thus, when the Swedish Democrats flexed their muscles in parliament by refusing to approve a budget unless their concerns about slowing immigration and welfare were met, thereby forcing a snap election that would undoubtedly have worked to the Swedish Democrats' favor, the hard left and hard right entered into a sleazy backroom deal to vote on budgets through 2018 so as to shut the Swedish Democrats (and the voters) out of government. (I'll explain in a few paragraphs why, even though I'm disgusted by this anti-democratic behavior, I can't weep too many tears for the Swedish Democrat party.)
And now back to the original point, which is to wonder what the New York Times wasn't saying when it wrote about Swedes' growing animosity to Muslim immigrants. The secret lies in the Times' throwaway line about immigrant resentment leading to "riots" outside Stockholm. Muslims are rioting? Who would have guessed that!
So, here's a little information about those Swedish immigrants that the New York Times didn't think was part of "all the news that's fit to print":
1. Already back in the early years of this century, Fjordman was writing about the fact that the rape rate is skyrocketing in Sweden. When I mention this to Progressives, they immediately say that it's because Sweden (pretty much like every American college campus) defines rape so broadly that just looking cross-eyed at a woman is rape. These same Progressives have nothing to say, though, when I point out that "In Sweden only around 3-4% of all rapes are committed by natives who make up 85% of the entire population. The rest are by immigrants – Muslim immigrants." Even Progressives aren't foolish enough to pretend that the same Muslims who brutally rape women all over the world suddenly, when they get to Sweden, stop their violent physical rapes and just start looking at women cross-eyed.
2. Even when they're not rioting, Muslim neighborhoods have become so dangerous that they are now "no-go" zones for Swedens' police and firefighters. There are now 55 Muslim enclaves in which criminals rule supreme. You only need to look at Malmo, which is about 25% Muslim and incredibly violent, to see the future of things to come.
3. Significant numbers of Swedens' mosques aren't the sunny ecumenical spots described in the New York Times article. They are, instead, hotbeds of radicalized Islam, of the type that doesn't just provide moral support for ISIS, but that actually goes off and fights for it.
In other words, those Swedes casting their lot in with the Swedish Democrats aren't just being petty people moved only by their pocket books — although it would be reasonable for them to start resenting the vast demands the immigrants make on the system. After all, the only reason socialism worked in Sweden in the first place was that it was such a small, politically and culturally homogeneous county that everyone cheerily contributed to the classic Marxist plan of "from each according to his ability; to each according to his needs." The Muslims, however, don't buy into that cooperative socialism, which is driving the system closer to collapse.
Nope, what's bugging those cheerful, law-abiding Swedes is that they've nurtured a violent viper at their breasts, a viper that rapes their women, makes their shiny, clean cities dirty, destroys their communities, and emasculates law enforcement. No wonder 13% of them suddenly signed on to the Swedish Democrats.
Still, as I noted above, I'm not weeping too many tears for the Swedish Democrats, despite the fact that a dirty backroom deal locked them out of the political process. Even as the Muslims, who make up about 5% of the population, commit depredations against the Swedes, the Swedish Democrats are turning against the Jews, who make up only .2% of the population and have no history of violence or disruption whatsoever. It's things like this, incidentally, that make me completely understand my friend's belief that the Europeans are Amalekites and deserve no pity as their continent swirls down the drain of history.
And just a couple of wrap ups:
My 2013 impression of Stockholm, based upon the admittedly very small experience of having spent just a few hours there; and
Two Pat Condell videos:
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Immigration in Sweden, Media Bias, Muslims, New York Times, Sweden, Swedish Welfare State
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It's the time of the year when TV stations start thinking about next year. With canceled or ending shows, comes many new favorite shows (at least, hopefully). First up was NBC's Upfront event with three new shows they think you'll love.
Sydney Keller (Caitlin McGee) is a lawyer who wants the best for her clients, even if her morals make her end up in jail. There's someone just like her, her father Elijah Strait (Jimmy Smits). The two team up, fight for the little guy, end up in jail, and change the world for the better.
'Bluff City Law' airs Mondays at 10 EST in Fall 2019.
It's tough to be an immigrant. To become a citizen in America you have to pass the Citizenship test, a test of the history of American and its government (mind you, I don't think many people born in America could pass it but that's beside the point). This show follows Garrett Shah (Kal Pen) a teacher who wants to help some immigrants pass that test. There are people from all walks of life including Brady (Moses Storm) a white dude whose not sure where he was from originally, Griselda (Diana Marie Riva) a woman with one too many jobs (I really hope that's an ongoing thing in the episodes), Drazen (Tudor Petrut) the Russian who thinks Disco is a verb, Hakim (Samba Schutte) a nerd from Ethiopia, and Mei Lin (Poppy Liu) and Jun Ho (Joel Kim Booster) the crazy rich Asians. It's from the executive producers of The Good Place and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, so hopefully, it can live up to those shows.
'Sunnyside' airs Thursday at 9:30 EST in Fall 2019.
Lastly, we have a bit of a musical drama. Arthur (Bradley Whitford) is an Ivy League professor whose hit a bit of a dip in his life. He's drinking too much and about given up on life. He's found by a rural church choir and they need some help, both on stage and off. Anna Camp, Tymberlee Hill, Geno Segers, and Rizwan Manji are all part of his misfit group that will hopefully lead to a heartwarming movie.
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Design, Construction and Testing of a Portable Dually-Operated Sieving Machine for Domestic Kitchen use
S. Aji Department Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Maiduguri - Nigeria
L. A. Wajiro Department Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Maiduguri - Nigeria
M.J. Madu Department Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Maiduguri - Nigeria
Keywords: Machine, Sieving, Kitchen, Flour, Operation
In a modern kitchen, the processing of food commonly involves sieving of substances (flour) to the required size. However, manual sieving is the most tedious and time-consuming operation in the processing of food substances. The development of a portable sieving machine would therefore drastically reduce the unpleasant work of the manual sieving largely. The machine has a dimension of 300 mm x 250 mm x 200 mm, which is suitable for domestic use and the predominant components for fabricating the machine were the electric motor, pulleys, shaft, belt, bolts and nuts, bearings and connecting rod. They were selected after appropriate design of the various components. After coupling, a test was carried out to determine the average quantity of the substance to be sieved with respect to the time taken to complete the sieving operation and the efficiency of the machine. Experiments showed that the machine has an efficiency of 88.43% when operated electrically and 27.65% efficiency in manual operation. 1.5 kg and 0.47 kg are the respective quantities of substances sieved in 60 seconds. The sieving machine also guarantees hygiene, which is a very important aspect of human life. Furthermore, it saves time and energy as it allows one to carry out other activities in the kitchen while sieving.
Abubakar M. A., Abdulkadir B.H., Katsina C.B., Abdulkarim N., Olawale J.O. and Dele S.J. (2015), Fabrication and Performance Evaluation of a Pedal-Driven Pulverising and Sieving Machine for Dewatered Grated Cassava. American Journal of Engineering Research, Vol. 4, Issue2, pg 146 – 152.
Aji, I.S. Mshelia, Z.A. and Oraegbunem, N.G. (2007) "Design, Construction and Testing of a Portable Mechanical Sieving Machine for Kitchen Use", Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, Vol. 2, No 3, Pg. 5-10.
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What's Your Favorite Mosel Wine Label?
Müller-Catoir is in the Pfalz. I know. Yet I'm fond of their label and overall look. The colors match. The design is on ribbed paper, and the lettering is in Fraktur. It's an exquisite wine label with their coat of arms (including a fleur-de-lis), much like the neo-classical manor house itself—and, if you've visited there before, even the restroom impresses. The Catoirs just have a sense of style and an eye for details. Moreover, the winemaker, Martin Franzen, is a Moselaner. My vote for a Mosel wine label should count then, right?
Well, I'm obviously biased, but if I have to choose a producer from the Mosel region, then it's Hofgut Falkenstein.
What's your favorite Mosel wine label? Please leave a reply below. If you're not already a subscriber, just sign up to comment for free. You may choose, as I did, a label from another German wine region.
In general, I tend to like the classics, such as the late 19th-century label from Maximin Grünhaus. The von Schuberts have kept to this distinctive Jugendstil image for their Rieslings. The Superior and now the other dry Grünhäuser Rieslings have a replica of this first-edition label; the sweet ones (with Prädikats) have the label in lime green, which is better known and has been recently resized to the format of the first edition. In addition, the corresponding triangular neck label with the Prädikat listed is smaller than before. (Yes, I'm being rather geeky. Please bear with me.) Anyhow, like Rheingau's Langwerth von Simmern's colorful old-style label, you notice a bottle of Grünhaus on a table across a restaurant dining room.
Back in the Pfalz's Mittelhaardt, I like Koehler-Ruprecht's labels, not to mention their old-fashioned wines. Karl Schaefer has a delightful, age-old label with foxes flanking the image of the vineyard site known as Fuchsmantel, or "fox coat," and has also relaunched an even older 1908 label for a light, dry and for a sweetish Riesling called Sonnentröpfchen, which have both sold well in Germany.
In a similar vein, the Middle Mosel estate of Max Ferd. Richter's Mülheimer Sonnenlay has had its Art Deco design with the zeppelin. A little downriver from Mülheim, Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben has a remarkable label for sure. Also in Ürzig, Alfred Merkelbach's label is much-loved. Both have as their motif the village and Ürziger Würzgarten in the background. The Merkelbach label is less dramatic, more like a cartoon painting.
Another now-classic label is Willi Schaefer's. While many producers keep changing their wines and image, the Schaefer family stays true to their style and to their chubby Domprobst, or provost, who holds a glass of wine with one arm, while the other is draped over the wooden Fuder cask. This kitsch-turned-cult label dates from the 1960s. In addition, several producers still have a portrait of a prelate for their Erdener Prälat bottlings: Jos. Christoffel jr., Dr. Loosen, Mönchhof, Dr. F. Weins-Prüm, and Dr. Hermann.
In Bernkastel, the two Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch estates—Erben Thanisch and Erben Müller-Burggraef—have continued on with their stylish Jugendstil labels from 1901. (Though both have recently fine-tuned their label designs.) Erben Thanisch even has matching white capsules with the VDP eagle and "Thanisch" in an old-time font. Willi Schaefer has the same look with the eagle and their name, as a logo, in black lettering on gold capsules.
J.J. Prüm's label is well known and depicts the bridge, sundial (Sonnenuhr), and Prüm estate in Wehlen. The label's mat golden edge matches the ones on their capsule, which includes their name and the sundial. I also like the time-honoured label of the legendary Egon Müller with the vineyard name Scharzhofberger in cursive. This was once a typical style for Mosel labels. Egon Müller's capsules have also a mat golden trim with the initials "E.M." on the sides. Too bad, Max von Kunow of von Hövel decided to replace their coat of arms with the VDP logo on the capsules. Max preferred a cleaner look.
The best-known of the former Immich-Batterieberg labels has the playful Jugendstil picture of two cherubs shooting a Riesling-bottle cannon. Gernot Kollmann, however, chose to have the once ribbed-paper label modified in a more sleek design that highlights the vintage. Although the old Immich label is among my favorites, I have come to like the new one, which wraps around the bottle but not as far around as Van Volxem's. Clemens Busch also has a wrap-around label. I find it better looking than his previous one.
A.J. Adam has a classy antique label. Andreas Adam's friend and colleague Julian Haart does, too. Julian's is based on an old champagne label, whereas Andreas discovered an 1871 label with his mother's maiden name on it.
Bischöfliche Weingüter Trier has recently redone their labels with a stylish new design that harkens back to the turn of the 2oth century. In fact, the cellarmaster, Johannes Becker, found a lithographic stone for printing a label of 1902 Dhroner Hofberger Fuder No. 47. I like the new look of the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium in Trier, including the label for Fritz Willi.
A few years ago, the Knebels chose a more modern design, as Matthias wanted the family name to be more recognizable on a wine rack with so many bottles to choose from. Daniel Vollenweider has a similarly contemporary design. Likewise, Florian Lauer of Peter Lauer updated the label of his family property, yet he kept his mother's handwriting. Helmut Plunien of VOLS has a streamlined design that may not be to everyone's taste, including yours truly. More important, I like what's in the bottle.
The Barths of Lubentiushof had their unique label only tweaked, whereas von Othegraven, in the Saar Valley, has an entirely new appearance under the ownership of the German TV host, Günther Jauch. Another large estate on the Saar, Dr. Siemens has a snail on their new-fashioned label, and the list goes on.
I'm partial to the Willi Schaefer label, mostly for what lies beneath, but the kitsch isn't bad either.
Steven, I like Willi Schaefer's label, too. And, as you say, the quality of the wines is tops.
Lars, since you opened the Pfalz precedent, my vote goes to Rebholz. In the Mosel, Immich-B hands down.
Thanks, Daniel. Oekonomierat Rebholz's label looks a little like Peter Lauer's. Each has handwritten letters. The Immich-Batterieberg label is popular, both the old and new versions.
Lars, you beat me to the punch. I have loved the Max Ferd. Richter Mülheimer Sonnenlay Zeppelin label since I first saw it. Lovely design.
Noel, I figured someone would choose Max Ferd. Richter's Sonnenlay Zeppelin as their favorite. I like the Art Deco design as well.
I like nearly all the labels you listed above, Lars, and especially enjoy how distinctive so many of them are. I'm quite partial to both the Merkelbach and Maximin Grünhaus labels. Any idea when the current Merkelbach label (or a close antecedent) first came into use?
I disagree with Frau Kropf and really like the labels of Weiser-Künstler. I also like the aqua-marine color of the label and loosely (if, perhaps, irrationally) find some association between it and the blue-slate driven, fresh and crisp style of the wines.
I like the general design of the J.J. Prüm labels but I really love when I come across older bottles with the abandoned type-face such as here. I know it's terrible branding and wouldn't recommend that any grower do it, but I always enjoy when the vineyard is listed in larger type than the name of the estate.
While I generally prefer older designs, I'm not opposed to modern labels and really like Clemens Busch's among others. The only designs I don't really care for are black labels, either with gold, silver or white type. They just don't seem to be of a similar character with what's in the bottle.
John, I knew that you liked Alfred Merkelbach and Maximin Grünhaus. I'd need to ask about the former.
Frau Kropf doesn't like the aquamarine color. I'm a big fan of Weiser-Künstler's Jugendstil label on ribbed paper. I also like the owls. Since the 2011 vintage, the owls are even on the capsules.
I agree about J.J. Prüm, too. I like it when the labels aren't too stylized.
Clemens Busch's label is much better now. As far as black labels, I feel the same.
I love this old Busch label, though. Was this ever actually circulated or was this just scrawled by hand for in-house storage?
I love that old Clemens Busch label, too. That's my photo! By the way, the wine was delicious. Back then, I'm pretty sure that they didn't sell their wines with handwritten labels. I should ask Clemens to be sure, but I've seen older labels that had only print. The labels from the late 1990s to a few years ago were less to my taste, though.
The Alfred Merkelbach label is from the 1950s.
Another vote here for the Immich-Batterieberg label as my favorite. I also like Grünhaus, Karthäuserhof, and Egon Müller on the more classic side; and Sybille Kuntz and Lauer for more contemporary labels.
One producer whom I wish would change their label is Jakoby-Mathy. Although I think that their wines are definitely underrated, I cannot get used to the "Jakoby Pur" labels, which strike me as rather tacky.
Outside of the Mosel, I really like the labels of Schloss Johannisberg, and the Königin Victoriaberg labels used by Hupfeld, and now Joachim Flick as well. Kühling-Gillot has one of the best of the more contemporary labels in my opinion.
Andrew, Immich-Batterieberg's label seems to be a favorite of many Mosel wine lovers.
I agree about Jakoby-Mathy's label.
Schloss Johannisberg has a great label. The Königen Victoriaberg is another good choice.
My choice would be Weingut Reichsrat von Buhl from Rheinpfalz. It's such a pretentious label and sends signals to the past where German wine was so great (and still is), but when trade was high and prices good. I think it shows the power of riesling and associates to a time when banners were used by great families. I'm also a fan of Game of Thrones so that might just reveal why this is my favorite label!
Kjetil, I overlooked the Pfalz's Reichsrat von Buhl label. It's a prestigious property with a beautiful Jugendstil label designed by Franz von Stuck in 1887. Admittedly, I've never watched the Game of Thrones.
I really like the Müller-Catoir label too. It is one of the few that conveys a strong sense of tradition, but is also very clean and easy to read. I'll second the standard Karl Schaefer labels as well –they look very cool and even though they have been used for many years (with minor changes), they are timeless and relevant today.
The traditional labels certainly did their jobs very well back in the day. Before travel (and now the internet) brought consumers in contact with the great wine estates of Europe, a picture of a Palace on a vine-covered hill was the easiest way to explain where and from whom your wine came.
It is a bit of a paradox for me, because I prefer traditionally made wines and love German history and culture, but many of the labels just don't appeal to me. Take Bassermann-Jordan for example. I love the older label (from 1811), but can't stand the 1905 Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) label which just looks kitschy to me.
I also really like the bottle-neck label from Karthäuserhof for its minimalistic simplicity.
Like everything wine-related (or Art appreciation in general), it comes down to personal preference –and of course we don't drink labels, but wine.
Thanks for your thoughts, Bill. I agree with you on the Müller-Catoir and standard Karl Schaefer labels. Speaking of top producers in the Mittelhaardt, I forgot to mention the pretty cool retro labels from von Winning. I'm less a fan of their tall and heavy bottles, though.
A.J. Adam has, without a doubt, one of the best labels on the Mosel. Although I understand your point about old-fashioned Mosel wine labels, I'm glad some producers have continued on with their traditional designs. Many of these date from the late 19th, early 20th centuries. Back then, Jugendstil was actually the "young style." As I indicated in my article, Willi Schaefer's dates from the 1960s.
In addition, I'm glad that certain producers, like Maximin Grünhaus, are staying true to their house style. It'd be a shame if all producers tried to look modern and to produce wines that appeal to the mainstream. Like Bassermann-Jordan, Maximin Grünhaus once had a pre-Jugendstil label.
Of course, it's a question of personal taste, and what's in the bottle is most important.
Although I generally love the better Art Nouveau labels – I am partial to the style – the Basserman-Jordan one that you mentioned strikes me as rather forced in terms of its execution. It just doesn't "flow" to me the way that the Grünhaus and the Batterieberg (original or current) labels do, nor does it draw me in. Thankfully, the product inside the bottle is much better.
There is a lot to like in Mosel Riesling labels and my vote would go to Adam, JJ Prüm, von Hövel and Weiser-Künstler. It seems that an increasing number of growers in today's wine world is seeking professional support in guessing what will attract the occasional client in a shop. The targeted client base is of course global, rather young, rather wealthy and rather sophisticated. The safe route for connecting with these people on a global scale is via bottle and label design that follows the rule book of successful corporate design. We can find a lot of boring (but never ugly) results in wine shops and supermarkets these days, the common attribute being that the label is professionally put together, but lacking in character. Character together with certain quirks is swapped for better connectivity. Now what would you expect from the wine in the bottle? Mainstream is the route to success. All I can say as a consumer is that I find many of these new labels totally interchangeable and the often-used extra-heavy bottles simply pretentious and off-putting. I don't fancy a rear spoiler on my car. With an office job in the financial industry as my background, one of the great pleasures of drinking wine is connecting with a tradition that is much older than I am, the modern world or the whole advertising industry. I think I expect a notion of this idea to be reflected in my wine label. This is a mere personal preference and I fully understand, that relying on century-old, dusty labeling may be a more attractive option for well-known estates than for relatively new members of the fine-wine producer community. But I'd choose an ugly label over a slick commercial one anytime, at least if I don't know the producer.
What a great reply, Stefan. I couldn't agree more.
It would be interesting to hear from those who have updated their labels recently in order to appeal to a younger audience if doing so helped selling their wines. I like references to the past and think that Fraktur has its place as does the Helvetica-inspired Immich-Batterieberg label. Although I am not a fan of the typeface that Weiser-Künstler chose I very much like their clean layout as it nicely groups the information in order of importance (vineyard – region – vintage – style and, finally, who made it). I wonder if Frau Kropf agrees.
Uwe, a number of producers came up with a new look or updated their labels after a change in ownership, such as Van Volxem, Dr. Siemens (formerly Bert Simon), von Othegraven, and Immich-Batterieberg (with a bang!). I know Van Volxem's then new design has been a success. Moreover, Van Volxem and Immich-Batterieberg each have the wrap-around labels for putting a wine merchant's name or the importer statement in the blank extra space. This allows for flexibility, as they can print the labels themselves, but one drawback is that they don't have the same choice of qualtiy paper as a print shop does.
I should ask Knebel if their newer label has helped with sales, especially among younger wine drinkers. Over the years, a lot of family properties have changed or, in the case of Fritz Haag or Schloss Lieser, fine-tuned their labels.
In my article, I mention that more and more producers are using back labels in Germany to keep the front ones clean. Yet this requires an individual back label for each wine that is imported to the States. Usually, there is one standard back label for all the wines selected by the importer. Nevertheless, I really like A.J. Adam's retro label. In the 19th century, the labels looked more Burgundian with just the name of the village/site, producer, and vintage. There was rarely a predicate, except Auslese, and Riesling was understood.
I'm fond of Weiser-Künstler's logo.
Weil's old labels from the 70s (I've had two bottles with such labels, a 71 and 76) are, for me, the pinnacle. First, the map – what wine geek isn't a sucker for maps? And while I've seen some maps on German back-labels, the older Weil's are the only ones to my knowledge that incorporate such a map on the front label, giving it serious front-label real estate. This tiny map covers key Rheingau villages from Rüdesheim all the way to Wiesbaden – Rauenthal, up in the hills, is even represented. The village relevant to Weil (Kiedrich) is in red. Second, I appreciate the fact the font sizes give prominence to 1) the region (Rheingau), 2) the village/vineyard (Kiedricher Wasseros) and finally, 3) the producer (Weil). Finally, I just like the detail and pre-marketing-slickster-era jumble of the label, the details, from the crest in the upper left, to the circular inset view of the Turmberg, to the vine and grapes etching, to the gold foil that is used fairly liberally. I can't imagine a winery today being able to incorporate so much, to say nothing of a winery spending this much to producer such a label! This had to have cost a fortune – I'd like to frame it and put it on the wall.
Stephen, I remember you posting on Twitter/Instagram a back-label shot of an Egon Müller Auslese 1959 with a similar map and style. Was it the same US importer? If so, was it Frank Schoonmaker? Besides the village of Kiedrich and the site of Gräfenberg, I noticed that the vineyards Steinberg and Markobrunn are also highlighted in red, though they belong to the village of Erbach. Is there a reason for that? Does Robert Weil still have vines in Kiedericher Wasseros? Speicher-Schuth, which has a similar baby-blue-colored label as Robert Weil, owns vines in Wasseros along with Gräfenberg. On the 1976 Robert Weil label, the gold trim looks similar to other producers' labels, such as J.J. Prüm.
Neither the 59 Egon Müller nor the Weil's are Schoonmaker stock, alas. As for Steinberg and Markobrunn being highlighted, I wonder if it isn't the first of many marketing attempts to show that, "I'm close to this place that is very famous for its quality, so my quality must also be great!" Something like that.
I also wanted to mention I appreciate the older Weil label so much because I find their newer ones sort of disgusting.
That makes sense, as Steinberg and Marcobrunn are famous. Yet the sites around Kiedrich are arguably the best in the Rheingau, along with Rüdesheim.
I wonder what's with the baby blue in Kiedrich? Perhaps Speicher-Schuth copied Robert Weil. I don't know.
And yet the Yamazaki labels are so nice. Go figure.
My thoughts exactly. The old Weil "map" label is great, and I don't understand why they ever changed to the current gold and baby blue mess.
I actually don't find Robert Weil's labels that bad. In fact, the baby-blue capsule and label look good on the traditional brown Rhine bottle. Most important, Robert Weil never bottled their Rieslings in that awful-looking, 350-mm, blue-green Rheingau flutes. What a poor marketing strategy that was by the Rheingauer Weinbauverband e.V.
My next poll will be on the different types of bottles for German Riesling.
About as unoriginal a response as can be imagined given how many votes they've already got, but I love the Immich-Batterieberg labels. Maximin Grünhaus and JJ Prum labes are also very attractive to me.
Labels that I'm not crazy about on wines that I love include Schaefer, Adam, Zilliken.
Admittedly, I was one of the early critics of Immich-Batterieberg's new design. I was upset that Gernot decided to give the previous label a modern twist. Yet he proved to be smart in his decision. I was more conservative and liked the ribbed paper of the various older labels. (Please excuse my fetish for ribbed paper.) In Immich-Batterieberg's Schatzkammer, some vintages have oversized labels that seem to cover the entire bottle but also look pretty cool.
Alex, I'm surprised you don't like A.J. Adam's label, though. Willi Schaefer's look is kitsch, but likable.
I spoke yesterday with a German winegrower who was lamenting the use of mid-twentieth century labels, especially on Mosel wine bottles. My German isn't very good, but I believe she called them "staubig," or dusty, even though she says she likes both the wines and the people that make them. It was interesting to see a grower criticizing the labels that are widely praised in this thread (including Karthäuserhof and Willi Schaefer), and so many factors are at play here. First, as Bill mentions, 20th Century nostalgia isn't popular in Germany, nor should it be. Then, there's the issue of how the Mosel (and its wines) are seen by growers and the larger population throughout the rest of Germany, an unfortunate subject the likes of which hasn't much been discussed here. This is probably for the best, as we don't need a never-ending thread on which GGs German critics like to drink and how only foreigners drink Mosel wine, as that can be found elsewhere on the internet.
Then there's the fact that I'm a relatively young wine geek in New York that finds old-fashioned labels charming, evocative and distinct. I don't share the experience of having seen similar labels on German supermarket shelves for the past 40 years and don't associate old kitschy labels with crappy plonk. I'm starting to think my appreciation of the older styles may be a bit naive, yet I still think it's important that historic styles as well as historic labels are preserved.
Yes, staubig is correct. In Stefan's previous comment, he uses the term "dusty" as well. I need to ask Bill what he exactly means by the 20th-century nostaglia isn't popular among most Germans. The labels are often either from the early 20th century (Jugendstil) or from the 1950s onwards. In Germany, Mosel wine is considered passé, if not kitsch. Many Germans think of either sweet plonk at discounters or sweet wines from top producers.
For the 2012 vintage, both Reinhold Haart and Nik Weis have new stylish packaging. Reinhold Haart just has "Haart" on the front label. As there are a number of Haarts in Piesport, it's less clear than before. For their dry-tasting Rieslings, St. Urbans-Hof has gone to a white label with "Nik Weis" in large font at the top.
It's too bad that traditional German culture, such as the Fraktur typeface, is often associated with Nazism, even though the Nazis rejected this font as "Schwabacher Jewish letters," preferring instead the Latin and more legible Antiqua font. Go figure.
Carl von Schubert of Maximin Grünhaus has now made another slight change to the look of his labels: namely a new blue-trimmed neck label has been added to the top dry wines.
Honorable mentions: Christoffel, Willi Schaefer, Batterieberg, Weins-Prum Erdener Pralat.
Best outside the traditional genre: Julian Haart.
Most annoying: Donnhoff (for its mysteriously disappearing ink at the slightest scuff or slightest amount of humidity), Keller Absterde (for the altogether too-cute misspelling).
Thanks for your top picks, Keith. Grünhaus has for all its dry Rieslings, including Superior, the same retro label now. I take it that you're referring to Joh. Jos. Christoffel, not Jos. Christoffel jr.
Both Karthäuserhof and Selbach-Oster have changed their labels for the 2013 vintage.
I also don't like the trend to smaller front labels with an accompanying back label. Grünhaus is an example of that.
Schloss Saarstein and Dr. Fischer – Bocksteinhof have new retro labels, designed by the ever-present Medienagenten. These look really good. I especially like the ribbed-paper labels of Dr. Fischer, which will eventually have the extra-tall 350-mm bottles in the future. I prefer the more modest-sized 330-mm bottles.


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The Mayor of Trafford, Councillor Robert Chilton, opened the head office of Kingsley Home Care Services and hailed the new firm's exciting potential for creating jobs with flexible hours.
Joining him for the ceremony at premises in Wood Lane, Partington, were local parish councillor Karen Kanes and members and officials of the Royal British Legion (RBL).
To mark the launch of its operation in Cheshire, Kingsley Home Care Services presented two benches and a donation to the Partington branch of RBL.
The benches will be placed in the Memorial Garden in Central Road, Partington.
Company director Lisa Brown said: "We are delighted to mark our official launch with a donation to this very worthy cause.
"As a company, we are here to support local communities across Cheshire and have pledged to place ourselves at the very heart of them."
Fellow director Ian Smallwood welcomed the Mayor and his consort Julia Samari and told them Kingsley Home Care Services had been developed as part of Kingsley Healthcare Group, a UK top 20 healthcare provider with care homes across the UK.
"This service has been developed to extend our care, skills and support to people within the setting of their own homes," he said.
"It will be built on a foundation of compassion and trust to care for and support the most vulnerable people in our society."
Mr Smallwood said they would be looking to engage with local schools and offer work experience to young people embarking on a career in social care.
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The RBL's Trafford branch secretary, Sharon Weatherilt, described the new benches as "stunning" and said she was delighted to receive the support of Kingsley Home Care Services.
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Food Diary – Emotional Eating - Ideal Weight - Lose weight and keep it off.
Food can be nostalgic and can evoke happy memories. For example, does eating certain foods make you feel safe and happy? Roast dinners can conjure up images of family gatherings. If hot buttered toast was something your mother used to give you, or if grandparents always offered a certain type of cake, then these may mean more to you than just 'food'.
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Also consider the attitudes towards food that you have grown up with. For example, always being told to finish the food on your plate as a child can condition you into doing so as an adult, even when you reach the point of fullness before your plate is empty.
Do certain emotions such as anger or loneliness encourage a need to reach for food? When stressed you may reach for crunchy foods that help to relieve tension in the jaw and this may constitute crisps and biscuits over carrot sticks! Creamy foods such as ice cream can feel comforting, and let's not even get started on chocolate and how this stimulates serotonin ; the 'happy' hormone!
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There is something magical about old Hollywood couples. They always look absolutely gorgeous and glamorous. Their affairs always seem to come out from the movies they acted in. Above are a few of my favorite couples. Happy Valentines!
From top left: Laurence Oliver and Vivian Leigh, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, Arthur Miller and Marylin Monroe, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Becall, Carole Lombard and Clark Gable, Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner, Spencer Tracey and Katherine Hepburn.
If it's one thing we have in common in the ecru office, it's the love of old movies. Since Halloween is around the corner, I cannot help but getting the urge to binge watch my favorite Hitchcock thrillers.
Hitchcock was famous for casting beautiful blondes in his movies. They were always dressed impeccably by Edith Head, at least his movies from the 1950s and early 1960s. My personal favorite is Grace Kelly's characters in To Catch a Thief and Rear Window.
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All American dessert is Best Ever Homemade Apple Pie. Baked in a Lodge cast iron skillet and using seasonal, locally grown apples.
Growing up on a small farm, we always had homemade pies for dessert. My dad is French Canadian and it's a fact, you must serve bread with dinner and have dessert. After I got married, we moved 6 miles away into our first house. And, I remember he was lost after I moved out. Because I always cooked dinner. So, several times a week he would join us for dinner. And if it was last minute, I'd scramble to whip up something for dessert. Because, you could be for certain he'd expect dessert! Inspired from my rural upbringing, you'll want to try the Best Ever Homemade Apple Pie. This all-American dessert is a must in our household!
Step 1: Place the apple pieces into a large bowl and coat with lemon juice, tossing with your hands or a large spoon. Set aside.
Step 2: On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the bottom crust. Spray a 10 or 12-inch cast iron skillet with cooking spray or lightly coat with canola oil, using a clean paper towel. Place the rolled out crust in the bottom. Gently press into the pan lightly, using your fingers. Use kitchen sheers to trim the edges of the crust, to about 1/2-inch past the pan rim.
Step 3: Use a slotted spoon to scoop the apples into the pan. Discard the remaining lemon juice. Sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and instant tapioca.
Step 4: Roll out the top crust. Cut strips, using a small pizza cutter or pastry cutter. Place strips of pie crust all going one direction over the prepared pie. Pull back every other strip and place another strip of pie crust, going the opposite direction. Gently place the pie strips you pulled back, back into place. Repeat until you have completely covered the pie.
Step 5: Trim the edges of pie crust with kitchen sheers and roll under the crust. Crimp with your fingers or press with a fork. Brush with an egg wash and sprinkle with granulated sugar.
Step 6: Place in a preheated 400 degree F oven for 1 hour. When the crust is browned nicely, about half way or three quarters through baking, cover with a piece of aluminum foil. Slice a hole in the center of aluminum foil using a knife or kitchen shears. This will let the steam escape, allowing the pie to continue cooking and while not burning the crust. Use a sharp knife to check the softness of the apples. Let cool for at least an hour before slicing.
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How do I make my pie crust flaky?
Always keep your pie dough cold. Place it back into the fridge if needed. This keeps the fat particles cold and make the pie dough flaky.
Sometimes I just use a simple crust and use a sharp knife to cut air vents in the top. Other times, I love a simple weaved crust. Just take a small pizza cutter or pastry cutter to cut strips of pastry dough. Then weave them back and forth. Tuck under the ends and crimp the edges with your finger or press down with a fork. Brush with an egg wash and bake for a little over an hour. My mom always liked the apples to be slightly soft, so that's the way we prefer our pie. If you like your apples a little more firm, you can bake for less time. Let the pie cool before slicing, so your filling can set.
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Place the apple pieces into a large bowl and coat with lemon juice, tossing with your hands or a large spoon. Set aside.
On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the bottom crust. Spray a 10 or 12-inch cast iron skillet with cooking spray or lightly coat with canola oil, using a clean paper towel. Place the rolled out crust in the bottom. Gently press into the pan lightly, using your fingers. Use kitchen sheers to trim the edges of the crust, to about 1/2-inch past the pan rim.
Use a slotted spoon to scoop the apples into the pan. Discard the remaining lemon juice. Sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and instant tapioca.
Roll out the top crust. Cut strips, using a small pizza cutter or pastry cutter. Place strips of pie crust all going one direction over the prepared pie. Pull back every other strip and place another strip of pie crust, going the opposite direction. Gently place the pie strips you pulled back, back into place. Repeat until you have completely covered the pie.
Trim the edges of pie crust with kitchen sheers and roll under the crust. Crimp with your fingers or press with a fork. Brush with an egg wash and sprinkle with granulated sugar.
Place in a preheated 400 degree F oven for 1 hour. When the crust is browned nicely, about half way or three quarters through baking, cover with a piece of aluminum foil. Slice a hole in the center of aluminum foil using a knife or kitchen shears. This will let the steam escape, allowing the pie to continue cooking and while not burning the crust. Use a sharp knife to check the softness of the apples. Let cool for at least an hour before slicing. This will allow the pie filling to set. Enjoy with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream.
That is an amazing pie!! Simple and beautiful!
Ain't nothing like the homemade classics!! I love a good old Apple Pie. Always a big treat in our house. This looks delish Yum!
I love that you cook in the sugarhouse. I grew up on a farm with a summer kitchen that we cooked in, which I so miss that atmosphere of farm cooking. I pinned this for later. Baking in cast iron is the way to go.
I have everything to make this except tapioca. I wonder if it would still turn out or if I should wait until I go shopping. Apple pie is my favorite pie. I make them every which way but I've never made them like this before.
You could probably sprinkle a little flour over the apples before baking. I would toss them with a little flour. But tapioca is the best. Just thickens the apples so they are not runny.
Just love your recipes,It"s good to see that beautiful cast iron great pics Girl !!
LOL @ Dad expecting dessert! Those old habits die hard … and don't go down without a fight! I also love that you used a cast iron skillet to bake your pie in!
Can't live w/o my cast iron!
I'm not much of a baker but seeing this Apple pie makes me want to bake!
I haven't tried doing apple pie before. I think it's high time to try my hands on this since my kiddos love apple.
Ooh, I love apple pie! This one looks super delicious, I shouldn't have come across the post at night time. Hungry now.. 😀 In any case, thanks for sharing!
For anyone that's not a baker, an apple pie is the perfect start. Use store bought crust if you're worried about making it from scratch!
I've never cooked a pie in a cast iron dish. Never thought of it actually. But that makes sense. That pie looks amazing btw!
It's how our grandmother's and great grandmother's used to cook. The cast iron actually makes the bottom pie crust stay firm and prevents it from being soggy.
This is another great recipe from you. I will bake this for my kids too. Thank you.
Nothing beats a good ole apple pie. Look tasty! Would love to try this one someday.
Looks delicious! Love that to add tapioca to thicken the apples. Yummy!
Let me prepare a cup of coffee for this one, hehe. That looks scrumptious! I can have this any time of the day, thanks for the recipe.


PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A Northeast Philadelphia retirement community got a new resident Monday, who will be helping out with some therapy programs. His name is Homer and he's a dog.
Homer is a two-and-a-half-year-old Golden Labrador Retriever who was welcomed with open arms at Paul's Run Retirement community on Bustleton Avenue.
"Animals just really give back to the people that they're around and they're caring and loving, they just make everybody smile, it's just a really great thing for us to have and we're really excited," said Katrina Wise, Executive Director and Vice President of Paul's Run.
Megan Escherick is with Canine Partners for Life, which trained Homer.
"He's very loving, but he doesn't have a particularly high energy level and he's very gentle so he'll be good with kind of population, where he's not likely to jump on people or knock them over or scratch them or anything like that," said Escherick.
Between 15 and 20 people on staff have been trained to take care of Homer, including his grooming, feeding and commands.


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Port Arthur looking to relocate, upgrade two fire stations
Published 12:52 am Saturday, December 4, 2021
Fire Chief Greg Benson speaks to City Council this week. (Screen shot)
Officials with the Port Arthur Fire Department and city staff currently are reviewing the relocation of two fire stations to improve response time, current technology; and potentially allowing for additional amenities such as police substations, community rooms and health care areas for EMT crews.
Fire Chief Greg Benson gave a presentation to City Council this week at the request of Councilman Thomas Kinlaw regarding the relocation of Fire Station No. 2 and Fire Station No. 3.
Station No. 2, located at 1201 Grannis Ave., was built in 1971 and is approximately 5,600 square feet. Station No. 3, located at 2232 Canal Street, was constructed in 1961 and is the same size as No. 2.
The red circle on the right shows the radius surrounding the current location of Fire Station No. 2, while the red circle on the left shows the radius surrounding the proposed new location. The small white dots show calls for service within the last year. (Screen shot)
Both stations have only one engine and three personnel. They each have a boat, but no vehicle that can tow it. And neither have a diesel exhaust system.
"Right now none of our stations have diesel exhaust systems, so when they start the vehicles, the diesel exhaust stays in the apparatus bay," Benson said.
And while one of the more urgent needs in relation to its safety hazard, it's just one of the many things that have been taken into consideration as plans to build new stations are made.
Benson called it a multi-dimensional process that relies on identifying the best locations based on the growth patterns of the city.
"Also looking at…opportunities to partner or work with other entities such as: Is there interest in having a community section in the fire station for community members to gather? Is there interest in having an area in some cases for police to have a substation depending on the particular needs?" he said. "And also another emerging area is looking at community health needs. All of those things have to be factored in as we look at the process."
One of the issues fire department personnel are facing is the doors of the station are not large enough for the engines.
A couple of the stations we have right now, the doors — getting the truck in and out — you have about 6 or 8 inches on each side of the (vehicle) because when those stations were built, the vehicles were smaller," Benson said. "And that is one of the many things that can affect response time."
In a presentation made to Council Tuesday, Benson said the plan is to relocate Station No. 2 to Thomas Boulevard and Houston Avenue — approximately a mile from its current location. The proposed spot for Station No. 3 is Ray Street and 61st Street.
Benson said some of the amenities being looked at by the department and city staff include upgrading technology for future growth, adding social areas where personnel can gather after returning from difficult situations, adding decontamination stations so chemicals aren't brought into the living quarters, and upgrading restrooms.
"Even though at this time we do not have any women on the job, hopefully that will change in the future," Benson said. "We need appropriate restroom facilities for both genders."
The fire chief said the next steps will be to finalize locations, initiate the design process, identify construction funding levels, find a contractor and ultimately open the new locations.
Benson was lauded by council members who all thanked him for the presentation.
"I put it on (the agenda) because of my growing concern, and as soon as you came on board we talked a little about it," Kinlaw said. "You hit all my high points — health and safety, the building age, location, response time, event safety, as well as community rooms, substations and technology. It's time for new technology to address the needs of our city."
Councilwoman Ingrid Holmes remarked on the idea of turning the new stations into multi-use facilities.
"I appreciate your consideration and staff's consideration to create those fire stations to be more than just fire stations," she said. "And I appreciate the idea of partnering and collaborating with our private ambulance companies that we currently have so they are in better position to respond."
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De Bullebrug (brug 2353) is een vaste brug in Amsterdam-Noord.

Ze werd aangelegd op initiatief van de Centrale Dorpenraad binnen het Stadsdeel Amsterdam-Noord. Die wilde een brug voor voetgangers (of voetgangers met fiets aan de hand) over de Zwetsloot van de verharde Achterlaan naar het onverharde Ganzepad. Ze verbindt de dorpsbebouwing van Zunderdorp met een wandelpad op weiland. Ze werd vernoemd naar het weiland, plaatselijk bekend als Bullenlandje, een plek waar jonge stieren stonden te grazen.

De brug werd in 2006 in gebruik genomen en kreeg direct haar naam. Het wegdek van de brug is voorzien van een antisliplaag. In aanvulling daarop zijn tevens dwarslatten in het wegdek verankerd, zodat wandelaars niet wegglijden op deze relatief steile brug naar een model dat vaker werd toegepast in dit gebied.

Brug in Amsterdam-Noord


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Bryan Reynolds has quietly returned to form
A small glimmer of hope in an otherwise lost year for Pittsburgh. Again.
By Randy_Holt Aug 20, 2021, 12:00pm EDT
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If you were going to fire up a list of the least discussed teams in Major League Baseball, it's entirely possible that the Pittsburgh Pirates would be at the top of it. Which, ironically enough, would likely be the first time the Pirates were at the top of any list in quite some time. The Bucs don't get a lot of air time around these parts. Unsurprising, given that their player most likely to grab at least a marginal share of the spotlight amongst his young peers was Ke'Bryan Hayes, who ended up spending much of the year on the shelf with a wrist injury.
Which likely helps to explain my surprise when perusing the WAR leaderboard over at FanGraphs, I came across an interesting name in the top 10: Bryan Reynolds.
For the most part, that leaderboard looks exactly like you'd expect. Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. and Shohei Ohtani are in the top five, you've got a few Red Sox and some Dodgers, and then you get down to guys like Jesse Winker and Nick Castellanos to round out the top 30. But in the midst of all of those notable names and standout performers, there's a guy from the listless Pittsburgh Pirates sitting at no. 10 in a list of 136 qualifying position players across the Major League landscape with his 4.3 fWAR.
In a vacuum, it's not extremely surprising that Reynolds made his way to such a high position on the leaderboard. He was, after all, an up-and-comer when he finished fourth in the National League Rookie of the Year voting in 2019. The names ahead of him? Pete Alonso, Mike Soroka, and Fernando Tatis, Jr. Not bad company. But then we just kind of forgot about him. Given how the 2020 season transpired for Reynolds, though, that also is not terribly surprising.
That initial rookie season saw Reynolds appear across all three outfield positions for Pittsburgh, turning in a slash of .314/.377/.503/.880, while posting a wRC+ of 130. He didn't flash a ton of power, with an ISO coming in at .189, but made enough hard contact (about 42 percent) and drove the ball to all fields (Oppo% of about 26) to maintain strong BABIP figures and demonstrate a consistent on-base presence. And then he ran into the wall that was his 2020 campaign.
Those strong numbers in the slash cratered. He went down to .189/.275/.357/.632. The already modest ISO fell to .168, his K% ballooned up to over 27 percent, and it all saw his wRC+ drop to well below average, at 72. Interestingly, though, many of the underlying trends for Reynolds actually did not change from year to year. Virtually every single element of his plate discipline fluctuated only about one percent of that. His Barrel% increased from '19 to '20 (6.7 to 10.2).
At the same time, there was a startling trend within the batted ball distribution. Both his groundball and line drive rate fell, with the contact from each funneling into the flyballs (jumping up about six percent from 2019 to 2020). Reynolds' BABIP on flyballs last year was just .108, while his Hard% on that type of contact fell about seven percent between the two years. The root of the trend itself is fairly difficult to identify. More flyballs, less hard contact, and you're not getting on base. Obviously. As a righty, Reynolds struggled even more with a HR/FB rate of exactly 0.0 percent. Even for a guy who derives much of his power hitting left-handed, he was generating virtually nothing from that side of the plate.
But, in general, Reynolds didn't appear to be changing his approach against any particular pitch type. And there isn't anything in his heat map from 2020 and what we've seen thus far in 2021 from a zone standpoint to really indicate why such a drastic dip occurred across the board. It's very likely that, perhaps above everything, it simply boiled down to quality of contact. He didn't make less of it, but he didn't make the same type of meaningful connection between bat and ball, while a lot of that lackluster contact was simply finding its way into the air.
Whatever the case may be, we're witnessing a full-blown rebound from Reynolds. His slash of this writing has returned to .306/.388/.530/.918. His wRC+ is at 145. He's cut the strikeout rate to 19.7 percent, sitting right with the best marks of his career (at any level), while the walk rate has risen for the third consecutive season (10.7). The big change, though? It's in the power game.
Reynolds' ISO on the year is up to .224. He's already at 21 homers, surpassing his previous career-high from that rookie season with still quite a bit of baseball to play. Interestingly, he experienced the same type of change in batted ball distribution between seasons, as line drives and ground balls dipped and flyballs rose. This time, though, the quality of contact is there. In general, his HardHit% has rebounded and his HR/FB ratio has gone along with it. A percentage of 18.1 represents about a three percent increase, including four right-handed home runs. It's an important development, but the most essential element of all of this is that Reynolds very much appears to be one of the few genuine building blocks that this Pittsburgh club possesses at present.
As difficult as it is to pinpoint a specific reason for the tailspin in 2020, it might just be that he ran into a massive wall of bad luck. A .231 BABIP indicates as much. But nothing in there changed as far as the skill set was concerned, which is part of what makes this return to form appear so genuine. The only fluctuation has been in the type quality of contact. His approach to pitch types and the zone itself have been wildly consistent.
For the most part, Bryan Reynolds is exactly who the Pirates thought he was after 2019. But he's still in a bit of modest development. The ability to make contact is there. But he's shown more of a keen eye in the last two years and flashed the power far more this year. Perhaps that's something that sticks. In any case, pairing Reynolds with Hayes as two key components of this Pirates team could absolutely end up causing us to talk about them with far more regularity than the every-six-months-or-so in which we currently remember they exist.
Randy Holt is a contributing writer for Beyond the Box Score.


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A Dickens of a Time
Guest Author - Tracey-Kay Caldwell
In the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton questioned Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld's credibility stating that, "This is not 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, when you appeared before this committee and made many comments and presented many assurances that frankly have proved to be unfulfilled." Rumsfeld responded stating that he never that he had never painted a rosy picture and that Senator Clinton would "have a dickens of a time trying to find instances where I've been excessively optimistic." This is of course, a challenge Hillary Clinton could not pass up.
Hillary Clinton submitted the following quotes to be enter into the official record for committee hearing:
On July 9, 2003: Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, "The residents of Baghdad may not have power 24 hours a day, but they no longer wake up each morning in fear wondering whether this will be the day that a death squad would come to cut out their tongues, chop off their ears, or take their children away for "questioning," never to be seen again." (https://www.defenselink.mil/speeches/2003/sp20030709-secdef0364.html)
On September 30, 2003: House Appropriations Committee hearing, "My impression is that the war was highly successful."
On February 4, 2004: Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, "The increased demand on the force we are experiencing today is likely a 'spike,' driven by the deployment of nearly 115,000 troops in Iraq. We hope and anticipate that that spike will be temporary. We do not expect to have 115,000 troops permanently deployed in any one campaign." (https://www.defenselink.mil/speeches/2004/sp20040204-secdef0842.html)
On May 7, 2004: Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, "SENATOR BAYH: So my question, Mr. Secretary, my final question is just very simply, do you believe we're on the right course presently, or is dramatic action necessary to regain the momentum so that we can ultimately prevail in what is a very noble and idealistic undertaking?
SEC. RUMSFELD: I do believe we're on the right track." (https://www.pentagon.mil/speeches/2004/sp20040507-secdef0443.html)
On June 23, 2005: Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, "But terrorists no longer can take advantage of sanctuaries like Fallujah." (https://www.cq.com/display.do?dockey=/cqonline/prod/data/docs/html/transcripts/congressional/109/ congressionaltranscripts109-000001742332.html@committees&metapub=CQ-CONGTRANSCRIPTS&searchIndex=1&seqNum=54)
On June 23, 2005: House Armed Services Committee hearing
"The level of support from the international community is growing."
(https://www.cq.com/display.do?dockey=/cqonline/prod/data/docs/html/transcripts/congressional/109/ congressionaltranscripts109-000001743474.html@committees&metapub=CQ-CONGTRANSCRIPTS&searchIndex=0&seqNum=97)
On March 9, 2006: Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, "SEN. ROBERT BYRD: Mr. Secretary, how can Congress be assured that the funds in this bill won't be used to put our troops right in the middle of a full-blown Iraqi civil war?
SEC. DONALD RUMSFELD: Senator, I can say that certainly it is not the intention of the military commanders to allow that to happen. The -- and to repeat, the -- at least thus far, the situation has been such that the Iraqi security forces could for the most part deal with the problems that exist." (https://www.jcs.mil/chairman/speeches/060309CJCS_SecDefSecStateCENTCOM SenApproCom.html)
On November 14, 2002: Infinity CBS Radio Connect, interview with Steve Kroft
"The Gulf War in the 1990s lasted five days on the ground. I can't tell you if the use of force in Iraq today would last five days, or five weeks, or five months, but it certainly isn't going to last any longer than that." (https://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/2002/t11152002_t1114rum.html )
On December 18, 2002: CNN "Larry King Live", "The Taliban are gone. The al Qaeda are gone." (https://www.defenselink.mil/Transcripts/Transcript.aspx?TranscriptID=2940)
On February 7, 2003: Town hall meeting with U.S. troops in Aviano, Italy "And it is not knowable if force will be used, but if it is to be used, it is not knowable how long that conflict would last. It could last, you know, six days, six weeks. I doubt six months."
(https://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/2003/t02072003_t0207sdtownhall.html)
On February 20, 2003: PBS "NewsHour" "Lehrer: Do you expect the invasion, if it comes, to be welcomed by the majority of the civilian population of Iraq?
Rumsfeld: There's obviously the Shia population in Iraq and the Kurdish population in Iraq have been treated very badly by Saddam Hussein's regime, they represent a large fraction of the total. There is no question but that they would be welcomed."
(https://www.defenselink.mil/Transcripts/Transcript.aspx?TranscriptID=1938)
On March 30, 2003: ABC "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" "We know where [the WMD] are. They're in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat." (https://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/2003/t03302003_t0330sdabcsteph.html)
On February 1, 2006: Department of Defense News Briefing, "Q: One clarification on "the long war." Is Iraq going to be a long war?
SEC. RUMSFELD: No, I don't believe it is." (https://www.defenselink.mil/Transcripts/Transcript.aspx?TranscriptID=905)
Today, when anyone with a computer and access to a search engine can find anything ever reported on you, issuing a challenge like that is absolute arrogance. We all know the war in Iraq has not gone the way it was promised. Sectarian violence does leave Iraqi citizens fearing for their lives. Baghdad is not a safe place to walk down the street. Insurgents and terrorist have returned to Fallujah. The Iraqi security forces have been unable to contain the violence. Weapons of mass destruction were never found. The war did not end in five or six months, and it does appear it is going to be a very long war unless we abandon the almost certain civil war and redeploy our troops to Afghanistan. I don't know whether Donald Rumsfeld simply thinks Americans wont remember what he said of if he lives in a world where history does not inform his decisions. It is scary to think that our Secretary of Defense does not know the history of his own actions, let alone that of the long-term history of the region. The ability to review yours and other actions, to learn from them and adjust your course as needed, is essential to doing any job well. Is this the reason this administration has refused to change the course and take America in a new direction?
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