Auction Napa Valley 2007 - Hospitality Events
As if the live auction itself were not enough, there are literally dozens of hospitality events held at numerous wineries and vineyards - all leading up to the main event. Join us as we stop by several lunches, receptions, dinners, and open houses to talk with attendees, owners and winemakers - inluding John Komes (Flora Springs), Chris Deardon (Benessere), Robin Lail (Lail Vineyards), Jennifer Staggs (Departures Magazine), and baseballs Rusty Staub.
Sutter Home Napa with Amicis Tours.MOV
The tasting room is on Highway 29. They are across from Louis M Martini and their own very large production facility. The wines are a wide mix and the grapes are often from other regions which makes this a refreshing break from Cab crazy Rutherford. This video is part of the Napa Valley Wine Tour Apps from AmicisTours.com
Black Stallion Winery_SlowMix, Black Stallion Winery, Napa Valley, California, USA
You are cordially invited to experience the warm hospitality and classic beauty of the Stallion Winery. Located on the grounds of a historic equestrian center, the Black Stallion Winery has been renovated with reclaimed materials and luxurious furnishings to evoke the rugged sophistication of early California. With our large circular tasting bar, expansive terrace and private tasting rooms, we've created an inviting space where you can spread out, relax, and enjoy the ultimate wine country experience.
After months of extensive renovation, Black Stallion Winery opened its doors in May of 2007 to become the latest addition to the small collection of wineries in Napa Valley's newly designated Oak Knoll District. This appellation is distinguished by a temperate mezzo-climate that is frequently cooler than other regions of the Napa Valley, and is quickly gaining a reputation for producing wines that are both elegant and complex. Under the direction of winemaker Charles Hendricks, Black Stallion Winery will focus on creating ultra-premium wines of character and distinction. The current portfolio contains nine different varietals, including a cabernet sauvignon, a chardonnay and a dessert wine. Total case production for Black Stallion Winery's first vintage is 3,200 cases. All Black Stallion wines will be sold exclusively on location at the winery or through the website.
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Garguilo Winery Napa Amicis Tours.MOV
This ultra premium winery at the corner of Silverado Trail and Oakville Cross Road. It is a family winery and a real jewel. This is part of the Napa Valley Wine Tour Apps from AmicisTours.com
Mini Trip: Napa Valley Wine Tasting 1-28-2017
A wine tasting trip to Chateau Montelena Winery in Calistoga. Great mini trip with wonderful friends and their sports cars. The songs in this video belong to the respective artists. No copyright infringement intended. Enjoy!!!
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Ascension Island
Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island in the equatorial waters of the South Atlantic Ocean, around 1,600 kilometres (1,000 mi) from the coast of Africa and 2,250 kilometres (1,400 mi) from the coast of South America, which is roughly midway between the horn of South America and Africa. It is governed as part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, of which the main island, Saint Helena, is around 1,300 kilometres (800 mi) to the southeast. The territory also includes the remotest populated archipelago on Earth, the sparsely populated Tristan da Cunha archipelago, some 3,730 kilometres (2,300 mi) to the south (about thirty degrees of latitude) and about halfway to the Antarctic Circle.
The island is named after the day of its recorded discovery, Ascension Day, and is located at 7°56′S 14°22′W, about as far south of the equator as tropical Venezuela is to its north. Historically, it has played a role as an important safe haven and coaling station to mariners and for commercial airliners during the days of international air travel by flying boats and during World War II was an important naval and air station, especially providing antisubmarine warfare bases in the Battle of the Atlantic and throughout the war. Ascension Island was garrisoned by the British Admiralty from 22 October 1815 to 1922.
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Joseph Dalton Hooker | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:32 1 Biography
00:00:42 1.1 Early years
00:02:07 1.2 Marriages and children
00:04:00 1.3 Death and burial
00:04:55 2 Work
00:05:04 2.1 Voyage to the Antarctic 1839–1843
00:08:36 2.2 Geological Survey of Great Britain
00:10:37 2.3 Voyage to the Himalayas and India 1847–1851
00:15:57 2.4 Voyage to Palestine 1860
00:16:36 2.5 Voyage to Morocco 1871
00:17:00 2.6 Voyage to Western United States 1877
00:20:52 2.7 Darwin and evolution
00:24:47 2.8 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
00:28:09 2.8.1 Attacks on Hooker and on Kew
00:34:00 3 Honours and commemoration
00:35:03 3.1 Taxa named in honour
00:35:48 4 Selected publications
00:38:47 5 See also
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Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911) was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend. For twenty years he served as director of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, succeeding his father, William Jackson Hooker, and was awarded the highest honours of British science.
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Montana ( (listen)) is a state in the Northwestern United States. Montana has several nicknames, although none are official, including Big Sky Country and The Treasure State, and slogans that include Land of the Shining Mountains and more recently The Last Best Place.Montana is the 4th largest in area, the 8th least populous, and the 3rd least densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. The western half of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller island ranges are found throughout the state. In total, 77 named ranges are part of the Rocky Mountains. The eastern half of Montana is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands. Montana is bordered by Idaho to the west, Wyoming to the south, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan to the north.
The economy is primarily based on agriculture, including ranching and cereal grain farming. Other significant economic resources include oil, gas, coal, hard rock mining, and lumber. The health care, service, and government sectors also are significant to the state's economy.
The state's fastest-growing sector is tourism. Nearly 13 million tourists annually visit Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park, the Beartooth Highway, Flathead Lake, Big Sky Resort, and other attractions.
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00:01:28 1 Etymology and naming history
00:02:51 2 Geography
00:03:37 2.1 Topography
00:08:38 2.1.1 Rivers, lakes and reservoirs
00:09:25 2.1.1.1 Pacific Ocean drainage basin
00:10:22 2.1.1.2 Gulf of Mexico drainage basin
00:12:23 2.1.1.3 Hudson Bay drainage basin
00:12:46 2.1.1.4 Lakes and reservoirs
00:13:38 2.2 Flora and fauna
00:15:21 2.3 Protected lands
00:18:14 2.4 Climate
00:24:11 2.5 Antipodes
00:24:37 3 History
00:27:23 3.1 Montana territory
00:28:48 3.2 Conflicts
00:31:16 3.3 Cattle ranching
00:32:10 3.4 Railroads
00:33:48 3.5 Statehood
00:35:03 3.6 Homesteading
00:39:40 3.7 Montana and World War I
00:44:11 3.8 Depression era
00:44:41 3.9 Montana and World War II
00:46:42 3.10 Other military
00:47:38 3.11 Cold War Montana
00:48:57 4 Demographics
00:51:17 4.1 Intrastate demographics
00:55:11 4.2 Language
00:57:09 4.3 Religion
00:58:05 4.4 Native Americans
01:01:07 4.5 Birth data
01:01:34 5 Economy
01:03:33 6 Education
01:03:42 6.1 Colleges and universities
01:03:51 6.2 Schools
01:06:10 7 Culture
01:07:55 7.1 Major cultural events
01:09:27 7.2 Sports
01:09:35 7.2.1 Professional sports
01:10:08 7.2.2 College sports
01:10:42 7.2.3 Other sports
01:11:17 7.2.4 Olympic competitors
01:12:31 7.2.5 Sporting achievements
01:13:22 7.3 Outdoor recreation
01:13:46 7.3.1 Fishing and hunting
01:15:18 7.3.2 Winter sports
01:17:37 8 Health
01:18:08 9 Media
01:19:16 10 Transportation
01:21:33 11 Law and government
01:21:43 11.1 Constitution
01:25:31 11.2 State government: Executive
01:27:43 11.3 State government: Legislative
01:28:33 11.4 State government: Judicial
01:33:51 11.5 Federal offices and courts
01:37:26 12 Politics
01:41:07 13 Cities and towns
01:42:50 14 State symbols
01:46:23 15 See also
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SUMMARY
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Montana ( (listen)) is a state in the Northwestern United States. Montana has several nicknames, although none are official, including Big Sky Country and The Treasure State, and slogans that include Land of the Shining Mountains and more recently The Last Best Place.Montana is the 4th largest in area, the 8th least populous, and the 3rd least densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. The western half of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller island ranges are found throughout the state. In total, 77 named ranges are part of the Rocky Mountains. The eastern half of Montana is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands. Montana is bordered by Idaho to the west, Wyoming to the south, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan to the north.
The economy is primarily based on agriculture, including ranching and cereal grain farming. Other significant economic resources include oil, gas, coal, hard rock mining, and lumber. The health care, service, and government sectors also are significant to the state's economy.
The state's fastest-growing sector is tourism. Nearly 13 million tourists annually visit Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park, the Beartooth Highway, Flathead Lake, Big Sky Resort, and other attractions.
Ascension Island | Wikipedia audio article
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Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, 7°56' south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is about 1,600 kilometres (1,000 mi) from the coast of Africa and 2,250 kilometres (1,400 mi) from the coast of Brazil. It is governed as part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, of which the main island, Saint Helena, is around 1,300 kilometres (800 mi) to the southeast. The territory also includes the sparsely-populated Tristan da Cunha archipelago, some 3,730 kilometres (2,300 mi) to the south, about halfway to the Antarctic Circle.
The island is named after the day of its recorded discovery, Ascension Day. It was an important safe haven and coaling station to mariners and for commercial airliners during the days of international air travel by flying boats. During World War II it was an important naval and air station, especially providing antisubmarine warfare bases in the Battle of the Atlantic. Ascension Island was garrisoned by the British Admiralty from 22 October 1815 to 1922.
The island is the location of RAF Ascension Island, which is a Royal Air Force station, a European Space Agency rocket tracking station, an Anglo-American signals intelligence facility and the BBC World Service Atlantic Relay Station. The island was used extensively as a staging point by the British military during the Falklands War. Ascension Island hosts one of four ground antennas (others are on Kwajalein Island, Diego Garcia, and Cape Canaveral) that assist in the operation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigational system. NASA operates a Meter Class Autonomous Telescope (MCAT) on Ascension Island for tracking orbital debris, which is potentially hazardous to operating spacecraft and astronauts, at a facility called the John Africano NASA/AFRL Orbital Debris Observatory.
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Elegance Meets Nature in Suwanee, Georgia
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A splendid setting where elegance meets nature. This 5 bedroom & 6.3 bathroom home (2 of the bedrooms are master suites) has private view of the Greg Norman Golf Course, a pond and mature woods. Backyard features pool with hot tub, waterfall and fire pit for your everyday enjoyment.
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40 Braewood Place, Dallas, TX 75248 | Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty
40 Braewood Place | Dallas, TX 75248
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Listed by: Vicki White
This magnificent AIA Award winning, modern, contemporary, three-level estate is situated on over an acre, with exclusive use of 1.5 acres in the prestigious gated community, Glen Abbey. The grounds boast 5 unique waterfalls, 5 outdoor entertaining areas & the most exceptional views in the complex of White Rock Creek. There are 6 fireplaces, custom spiral staircase commissioned by a ship-maker leads from a third story deck w/views of the 10 acre nature preserve on the other side of the creek, then goes three floors down to a temperature controlled wine cellar that holds 2,000 bottles. No expense was spared. Nature is the primary element of design by famed architect Graham Greene. The negative edge pool has the most dramatic of the water features; 2 sides have a spill-over feature with 3 levels of flow. There are only 2 available estate creek lots, both next door and listed at $2M each. Must see to believe this masterpiece that took 2 years to design and 4 years to build. See more:
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Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty knows real estate. See inside some of the most beautiful, exclusive, architecturally significant and breathtaking homes and ranch and land properties in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, across North Texas and around the world. This YouTube channel presents the truly extraordinary houses, condos, farms and ranches marketed by Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty.
OFFICE LOCATIONS:
- LOVERS LANE | 5600 W. Lovers Lane, Suite 224, Dallas, TX 75209
- UPTOWN | 2500 Cedar Springs, Dallas, TX 75201
- LAKEWOOD | 6301 Gaston Avenue, Plaza 170, Dallas, TX 75214
- RANCH & LAND DIVISION | 2913 Fairmount, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
- SOUTHLAKE | 1950 E State Hwy 114, Suite 105, Southlake, TX 76092
- CULTURAL DISTRICT | 3131 W. 7th Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107
- BALLPARK | 1000 Ballpark Way, Suite 306, Arlington, TX 76011
- MIRA VISTA | 6400 Mira Vista Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76132
- THE NORTH | 5840 Legacy Circle, Suite 220D, Plano, TX 75024
CITIES / AREAS:
Addison
Aledo
Allen
Anna
Arlington
Bella Flora
Benbrook
Bluffview
Briarwood
Carrollton
Casa Linda
Celina
Cockrell Hill
Colonial
Colleyville
Coppell
Crestwood
Dallas
Dallas Love
Dallas North
Dallas North (south LBJ)
Denison
Denton
Devonshire
DFW
Downtown Dallas
Downtown Fort Worth
Eagle Mountain
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Forest Hills
Fort Worth
Fort Worth Central West
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Glen Lakes
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Greenway Parks
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Irving
Keller
Kessler Park
La Cantera
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Lake Dallas
Lake Forest
Lake Highlands
Lakewood
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Lewisville
Little Elm
Lucas
M Streets
Mansfield
McKinney
Melissa
Melshire Estates
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Mira Vista
Montserrat
Murphy
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Northwood Hills
Oak Cliff
Oak Lawn
Park Cities
Parker
Pilot Point
Plano
Possum Kingdom
Preston Center
Preston Highlands
Preston Hollow
Prosper
Richardson
Ridgmar
Rivercrest
Rockwall
Shannon Estates
Sherman
Southlake
Steven’s Park
Tanglewood
Tarrant
The Colony
Tioga
Trophy Club
Turtle Creek
University Manor
University Park
Upper & Lower Greenville
Uptown Dallas
Van Alstyne
Vaquero
Vickery Meadows
White Rock
Westcliff
Westlake
Westover Hills
Wildcat Mountain Ranch: 855 Collett Road, TX 76945 | Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty
Wildcat Mountain Ranch — 855 Collett Road | Robert Lee, TX 76945
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Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty knows real estate. See inside some of the most beautiful, exclusive, architecturally significant and breathtaking homes, as well as ranch and land properties, in North Texas [or across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex] and around the world. This YouTube channel presents the truly extraordinary houses, condos, farms and ranches marketed by Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty.
OFFICE LOCATIONS:
- MAIN | 5600 W. Lovers Lane, Suite 224, Dallas, TX 75209
- UPTOWN/DOWNTOWN | 2500 Cedar Springs, Dallas, TX 75201
- LAKEWOOD | 6301 Gaston Avenue, Plaza 170, Dallas, TX 75214
- THE NORTH | 5840 Legacy Circle, Suite 220D, Plano, TX 75024
- RANCH & LAND | 2913 Fairmount, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
- SOUTHLAKE | 112 State Street, Suite 200, Southlake, TX 76092
- CULTURAL DISTRICT | 3131 W. 7th Street, 4th Floor, Fort Worth, TX 76107
- MIRA VISTA | 6400 Mira Vista Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76132
- BALLPARK | 1000 Ballpark Way, Suite 306, Arlington, TX 76011
- RANCH & LAND WEST | 5201 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76107
CITIES / AREAS:
Addison
Aledo
Allen
Anna
Arlington
Bella Flora
Benbrook
Bluffview
Briarwood
Carrollton
Casa Linda
Celina
Cockrell Hill
Colonial
Colleyville
Coppell
Crestwood
Dallas
Dallas Love
Dallas North
Dallas North (south LBJ)
Denison
Denton
Devonshire
DFW
Downtown Dallas
Downtown Fort Worth
Eagle Mountain
Fairview
Far North Dallas
Farmer’s Branch
Flower Mound
Forest Hills
Fort Worth
Fort Worth Central West
Fort Worth Northwest
Frisco
Garland
Glen Lakes
Granbury
Grapevine
Greenway Parks
Gunter
Highland Park
Irving
Keller
Kessler Park
La Cantera
Las Colinas
Lake Dallas
Lake Forest
Lake Highlands
Lakewood
Lakewood Hills
Lewisville
Little Elm
Lucas
M Streets
Mansfield
McKinney
Melissa
Melshire Estates
Merriman Park
Mira Vista
Montserrat
Murphy
North Richland Hills
Northwood Hills
Oak Cliff
Oak Lawn
Park Cities
Parker
Pilot Point
Plano
Possum Kingdom
Preston Center
Preston Highlands
Preston Hollow
Prosper
Richardson
Ridgmar
Rivercrest
Rockwall
Shannon Estates
Sherman
Southlake
Steven’s Park
Tanglewood
Tarrant
The Colony
Tioga
Trophy Club
Turtle Creek
University Manor
University Park
Upper & Lower Greenville
Uptown Dallas
Van Alstyne
Vaquero
Vickery Meadows
White Rock
Westcliff
Westlake
Westover Hills
Lewis and Clark in Missouri (2001)
CONSERVATION FLASHBACK (2001) Lewis and Clark in Missouri -- Step back in time and take a journey on the Missouri River with Lewis & Clark and the Corp of Discovery. Commentary provided by Stephen Ambrose, Dayton Duncan, Jim Denny, and Norm Stucky.
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Using examples from birdsong, the natural lilt of emphatic language and even a cooking pan lid, singer-songwriter and TED Fellow Meklit Hadero shows how the everyday soundscape, even silence, makes music. The world is alive with musical expression, she says. We are already immersed.
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Exploring Arkansas Chuck's Top Ten Favorite Places
Host Chuck Dovish reveals his ten favorite places in Arkansas. Based on either the spectacular scenery, their uniqueness or the adventure that's available, these ten locations cover all four seasons. From a drive through safari, to a working grist mill, to a dinner train excursion, a snowy mountaintop, to a wild cave journey-Chuck takes us through each special place all the way up to his number one pick.
Ascension Island | Wikipedia audio article
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Ascension Island
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, 7°56' south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is about 1,600 kilometres (1,000 mi) from the coast of Africa and 2,250 kilometres (1,400 mi) from the coast of Brazil. It is governed as part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, of which the main island, Saint Helena, is around 1,300 kilometres (800 mi) to the southeast. The territory also includes the sparsely-populated Tristan da Cunha archipelago, some 3,730 kilometres (2,300 mi) to the south, about halfway to the Antarctic Circle.
The island is named after the day of its recorded discovery, Ascension Day. It played a role as an important safe haven and coaling station to mariners and for commercial airliners during the days of international air travel by flying boats. During World War II it was an important naval and air station, especially providing antisubmarine warfare bases in the Battle of the Atlantic. Ascension Island was garrisoned by the British Admiralty from 22 October 1815 to 1922.
The island is the location of RAF Ascension Island, which is a Royal Air Force station, a European Space Agency rocket tracking station, an Anglo-American signals intelligence facility and the BBC World Service Atlantic Relay Station. The island was used extensively as a staging point by the British military during the Falklands War. Ascension Island hosts one of four ground antennas (others are on Kwajalein Island, Diego Garcia, and Cape Canaveral) that assist in the operation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigational system. NASA operates a Meter Class Autonomous Telescope (MCAT) on Ascension Island for tracking orbital debris, which is potentially hazardous to operating spacecraft and astronauts, at a facility called the John Africano NASA/AFRL Orbital Debris Observatory.