Winning Wines

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:52:43 PDT
I don’t drink wine very often but when I do I want it to be a luxurious wine that will lure me into drinking more than a single glass. A lot of not so good wines makes me wonder why the people or companies producing this poison is trying to scare away it’s costumers by murdering the wine consumers tongue. I have observed a lot of great wines from Chile but unfortunately the hype is gone and a lot of poor wines are being imported as well - as if just the fact “this wine is from Chile” would be

Orix, Credit Saison in Merger Discussions, Nikkei News Reports (Bloomberg.com)

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:34:41 PDT
Aug. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Orix Corp. and Credit Saison Co. are in talks about merging by late 2009 to become Japan's first comprehensive non-bank financial group, Nikkei English News reported, without citing anyone.

Splashy Faucet Trends (Carteret County News-Times)

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:30:06 PDT
(ARA) - The latest kitchen and bath design trends draw inspiration from numerous sources including nature, technology, wall coverings, runway designs, decorative objects, cityscapes, upholstery and instruments.

Asus Launch Eee PCs at $700

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:19:34 PDT
Low cost ultraportables are starting to veer out of their budget pricing tier, a trend that will soon include Asus and its Eee PCs, the netbooks many consider to be responsible for popularizing the recent trend.

Good News:::Vaccine Developed for High Blood Pressure

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:28:55 PDT
Good News:::Vaccine Developed for High Blood Pressure

"Making News" and the Corporate Media

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:26:42 PDT
The race card and it meaning exploited by the MSM.

All Headline News (AHN) Opens New York and Washington D.C. News Bureaus

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:01 PST
West Palm Beach, FL (PRWEB) November 20, 2006 -- As part of a planned expansion program, All Headline News (AHN) has announced that it is opening two offices and news bureaus to expand news coverage...

NYT: In the Market For a Little Deja Vu?

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:01:04 PDT
Last week Gawker pointed out that something about the New York Times was sounding awfully familiar, as in, haven't we read this before? We had the exact same experience this Sunday upon opening the Style section and reading the article about how Manhattan is currently being overrun by foreigners taking advantage of the low dollar who treat the city like their own private "bargain bin," or was it, "Candyland." Hmmm, hadn't we also heard this before? Turns out we had — Slate ran an almost identic

Despite Narrative, McCain Trails By 100+ Electoral Votes

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:10:17 PDT
While the media obsesses over the daily movements in national tracking polls, few seem to be reporting on a more important trend: John McCain's very poor performance in the Electoral College -- the only metric that matters. The average of the independent analyses shows McCain currently trailing Obama by 100 electoral votes. Where's that story?


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Source: The Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) � Skip Caray, a voice of the Atlanta Braves for 33 years and part of a family line of baseball broadcasters that included Hall of Famer Harry Caray, died in his sleep at home on Sunday, the team said. He was 68.

The cause of death was not immediately known, but various health problems had limited Caray to calling only Braves home games this season.

"We've all lost a very good friend," Braves manager Bobby Cox said. "For me, he was a good buddy � at the park and away from the park. We always had a lot of great laughs. He will be very sorely missed."

Caray was drawn into broadcasting by his father, Harry, the longtime voice of the Chicago Cubs and a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

The family line has continued with two of Skip Caray's sons. Chip Caray is part of the Braves broadcast team and Josh Caray is working on the radio for the Class A Rome Braves.

While his father was known for his declarations of "Holy Cow," Skip Caray was able to declare "Braves Win! Braves Win!" with regularity as the team won 14 consecutive division titles beginning in 1991 and the 1995 World Series.

"Our baseball community has lost a legend today," Braves president John Schuerholz said. "The Braves family and Braves fans everywhere will sadly miss him. Our thoughts are with his wife Paula and his children."

Caray and Pete Van Wieren have been broadcasting Braves games since 1976. Caray's sarcastic wit made him a popular lead voice of the broadcast team, and his fame grew nationally as TBS carried Braves games to a national audience for 30 years.

After decades of calling the Braves America's Team, TBS this year began a seven-year contract of national weekly telecasts, leaving the Braves to the regional Peachtree TV network � and leaving Caray to radio work on home games.

Health problems also cut into Caray's workload.

Caray said this year he was battling diabetes, congestive heart failure, an irregular heartbeat and reduced kidney and liver functions.

"I almost died in October (2007)," Caray told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution at the Braves' 2008 home opener.

Still, Caray's death came as a shock, even to those who worked closely with him.

"He's had some medical issues but you're never ready for something like this," longtime TBS producer Glenn Diamond said Sunday night. "We're all very shocked by the timing. It's a very sad day for family and for Braves fans. I think the Braves fans feel they're part of Skip's family."

Caray, a St. Louis native, started in local radio and later joined his father at the University of Missouri calling football.

He joined the St. Louis Hawks NBA broadcasting team and followed them to Atlanta in 1968. He was added to the Braves broadcast team in 1976.

Caray and Van Wieren were inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame in 2005. Caray was named Georgia sportscaster of the year six times.

"He had a huge impact on a lot of people's lives and he had a huge impact on my life," Diamond said. "During the season we spent more time together than we did with our families and our lives."

Caray is survived by his wife and four children.

The Braves said funeral arrangements will be announced later.

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