Walla Walla Washington
The Port of Walla Walla with the assistance from the CMBell Company, Inc. just released a promotional video on the Walla Walla Valley. It's a must see!
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Walla Walla Awards
One of 10 Best Small Towns in America
Top 10 Greatest Neighborhoods
Most Authentic Wine Region in America
One of 8 of Best American Small Towns for Foodies
USA Today: One of Five Best Small Towns in America
Named Friendliest Small Town by Rand McNally/USA Today
Training Students for Jobs in Washington's Wine Industry
With more than 700 vineyards, Washington state has become a premier location for viticulture. One community college has created a wine-making degree that fosters economic, environmental and cultural sustainability in and around the city of Walla Walla where vineyards continue to sprout. Special correspondent John Tulenko reports.
Morrison Lane Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA
The Walla Walla Valley has often been called the next Napa Valley, and for good reason. This is a place winemakers from around the world are coming to start the next generation of legendary wineries. Despite this growth, most wineries remain small, family-run operations. When visiting the wineries, you often get the chance to talk directly with the winemakers and learn what makes Walla Walla Valley wine so special.
A For the Morrison family, farming, viticulture and winemaking in the Walla Walla Valley is a four-generation tradition. Established in 1918 by Billy Morrison, this family farm was left to Walter Morrison after his fathers passing in the 1930s. Taking over the family farm at the age of 18 along with two brothers and one sister, Walter began his career of growing pretty much any row crop grown in the valley.
Dean and Verdie Morrison planted their first four acres of Syrah just outside Walla Walla in 1994. The original Vineyard has grown to 28 acres and the dazzling array of varietals produced makes it one of the most eclectic in the state. More than half of acreages is devoted to Syrah; also included in the rest of mix are Viognier, Cinsault, Carmenère, Counoise, Dolcetto, Sangiovese, Nebbiolo and Barbera. An additional 5 acreages non-contiguous is being leased. That plots one of the highest in Walla Walla at 1800 feet.
Morrison grapes were a hot commodity from the wineries first harvest. Among the wineries that lined up to purchase they were Seven Hills, Cayuse, K Vintners, and Walla Walla Vintners. The winemaker for Morison Lane is son Sean Morrison who is also the cellar master at Abeja. Estate grapes are used almost exclusively; a couple of Columbia Valley wines were made in 2004 when the estate Vineyard was frozen out. The varies wines show clear varietal identifiers, and such unusual as the Morrison Lane Dolcetto, Cinsault, and Counoise is varietal bottling are especial interesting as is the 33 1/3 (Syrah, Counoise and Viognier). Morrison Lane wines can be somewhat difficult to find. Produced is about 1200 cases annually largely sold out in the testing room.
The multi-talented Morrison's are a musical family well. Dean on stand-up bass, Verdie on piano, Sean guitar. Their main testing room is often the setting for some excellent jazz jams.
Moment of Truth - Walla Walla, Washington
Less than a week til Dreamstate and a much needed vacation in Southern Cali! I'm looking to collab with some homies while I'm in town. Hit me up, if you'd like to get together!
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Beautiful Downtown Walla Walla
Best Places to Visit in Washington State
Best Places to Visit in Washington State
The Evergreen State, rounding out the northwest corner of the contiguous U.S., offers incredible opportunities in business, art, and the outdoors. For those who are just visiting, Washington State can be overwhelming to tackle. A good place to start is with the state’s top attractions, offering views, natural and man-made guaranteed to impress.
From famous sights in Seattle to undiscovered islands, bays and parks, Washington State is home to many beautiful places to visit. Plan a weekend trip to Spokane, Vancouver, Leavenworth, Ellensburg, Walla Walla and other unique towns surrounded by vineyards and stunning scenery. Here are the best places to visit in Washington State.
#1.Olympic National Park
#2.Seattle
#3.Mount Rainier National Park
#4.Mount Baker Highway
#5.The Coulee Corridor National Scenic Byway
#6. North Cascades Scenic Highway
#7.Mount St. Helens National Monument
#8.Spokane
#9.Walla Walla
#10.Friday Harbor, San Juan Island
Columbia Valley Wine Story
Washington States greatest story yet to be heard all about why the great Missoula Floods laid down the new soils that are such a big part of why growing great grapes in Washington State is so important. Hosted by Allen Shoup of legendary Longshadows Wineries shows all the reasons why this area is such a great place in the world for making great wine and growing great grapes.
Gracias A La Vida - Curtis Bill Caldwell tribute video
Curtis William Caldwell
Sept. 8, 1931 - March 8, 2014
Curtis W. Bill Caldwell passed away on March 8, 2014, at 82 years of age, surrounded by family and friends, as was his final wish. The immediate cause of death was respiratory failure, after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. Bill was a world traveller, linguist and bon vivant who dedicated himself to a career in language teaching, cultural understanding and human rights. He possessed a remarkable curiosity which drove a lifelong study of history, culture, neuroscience, and literature. Born into a life of relative privilege, Bill was never an elitist, but rather a true humanitarian who believed in the dignity and value of all life. He was the embodiment of compassion and grace, a man who devoted himself to his family and many friends with whom he shared a passion for intellectual dialogue and adventure. Ever the life of the party, Bill had a great love for music, the arts, dancing, exploring the outdoors, traveling, meeting new people, cooking, eating, and drinking with revelry, and rooting for his favorite sports teams.
Born in Mexico City to Chester and Barbara Caldwell, he was brought to the United States as a young boy, the first of many times he would cross the U.S.-Mexico border to live, study and work. He was descended from the Williams and White families, two of the original 300 families who accompanied Stephen F. Austin to settle Texas in 1820. A graduate of St. Christopher's School in Richmond, Virginia, he interrupted his studies at Princeton University to enlist in the US Army during the Korean War, where he earned three bronze stars. Following his tour of Korea and Japan he returned to his native Mexico City where he completed his BA at the University of the Americas (formerly Mexico City College) on the GI Bill. There he met and married his first wife, Patricia Lee. He later received his MA at UC Berkeley and entered a doctoral program at NYU. During that time he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to Buenos Aires to study contemporary Argentine literature. Later he spent several years living and traveling in Europe and trying his hand at film production.
Bill returned to California to teach Spanish at UC Santa Barbara. In 1969 he was recruited to join the inaugural Merrill College faculty at UC Santa Cruz where he helped develop the Latin American Core Course. There he met his future wife and lifelong companion, Laura. He also was the director of an experimental education program to rehabilitate Latino prisoners at San Quentin State Prison. Later he and Laura started a family and moved to San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, where they opened CIELO, a school devoted to his goal of language learning and cross cultural understanding.
By the late 1970's Bill and Laura settled in Santa Cruz, but continued to operate a summer session in Mexico, at CIELO. Bill taught Spanish at Watsonville High School where he inspired a generation of underserved youth to pursue higher education, including a number of whom attended his alma mater, Princeton, and other top universities. He was also an early pioneer of technology assisted learning and use of the Internet for education. After retirement, he served on the board of CASA to advocate for foster youth, dedicated himself to environmental stewardship as a docent at Rancho del Oso Nature Center, and taught Spanish at Cabrillo College as a member of the adjunct faculty.
Always a lover of the outdoors, Bill enjoyed many winter ski trips to the family cabin in Big Trees, California, and summer camping trips throughout the West to go fly fishing. His love of travel continued throughout his life, including memorable trips to Europe, Mexico, Maui, Costa Rica and Cuba as well as many a Wednesday afternoon spent sailing the Monterey Bay with local friends. He also opened his home to international travelers and delighted in meeting new friends during his travels abroad.
Throughout his life and even in spite of his long battle with Parkinson's Disease, Bill possessed a positive spirit and was a bright light of hope, inspiration and joy. He had a remarkable disposition and was a source of compassion and wisdom to so many who had the good fortune of knowing him. His great legacy has been evident in the extensive outpouring of testimonials and expressions of love following his death.
Bill is survived by his wife, Laura, his daughters, Sarah Caldwell (Laji Kattungal), Lucy Donovan (Jeff), and son, Andy Caldwell. He also leaves behind his beloved grandchildren Rosaura Morales, and Alex and Julia Donovan. His ability to remain active and a vibrant member of the community during his illness was due to the incredible support, care and devotion provided by his beloved wife, Laura. Bill was also deeply loved by his dear friends and benefited from the wonderful support of members of Cabrillo College Stroke Center, Valley Convalescent Hospital, and Hospice of Santa Cruz.
Ned Morris Is Water Polo - Cap Campaign
Washington State native Ned Morris had to travel all the way to Australia (to play water polo!) to decide he wanted to be a winemaker, before circling back to Basel Cellars Winery in Walla Walla. He's got a Masters degree in Food Chemistry and a knack for growing great grapes! Ned started playing water polo as a 10 and under in Willamette Valley, where he also played in High School. Ned swam and played water polo on a combined scholarship at Iona College in New York and after receiving his degree, headed to Australia to play semi-professional water polo. Deciding then to pursue a career in winemaking he studied at Penfold's McGill Estate in Adelaide. Besides making wine, Ned now coaches and plays with the club water polo team in Walla Walla.
Walla Walla University Choral Spring Choral Concert
Passion and Resurrection
Organically Grow Your Business or Through Acquisition?
Please join us for an eye-opening conversation with Wes Martin, Owner of Sound Business Broker and Noel Shillito, Owner of Shillito Law on the best way to grow your business. What are the pros and cons of buying an existing business? What signs should you look for when buying an existing business?
When most people think of starting a business, they think of beginning from scratch—developing your own idea and building the company from the ground up. But starting from scratch presents some distinct disadvantages, including the difficulty of building a customer base, marketing the new business, hiring employees and establishing cash flow ... all without a track record or reputation to go on.
If you're worried about the difficulties involved in starting a business from the ground up, you might decide that buying an existing business is a better fit for you. When you buy a business, you take over an operation that’s already generating cash flow and profits. You have an established customer base and reputation as well as employees who are familiar with all aspects of the business. And you don't have to reinvent the wheel—setting up new procedures, systems, and policies—since a successful formula for running the business has already been put in place.
Oregon Pinot Noir Tasting at Wine Watch
I remember my trip to Oregon in the summer of 1994 for the IPNC (International Pinot Noir Celebration) this is one of the best wine parties that I have ever attended. The festival is limited to 500 attendees as it is hosted by McMinnville College and that is all they can accommodate in their lecture facilities. I remember not only were the quality of the wines at the highest level but the people in attendance were some of the most passionate Pinot Noir lovers that I had ever come across. And although winemaking began in the 19th century in this state it is only recently that its potential has been recognized by the rest of the world.
It was in 1979 when serious wine producers started to look at the potential of this area as Eyrie Vineyards' 1975 South Block Pinot Noir placed in the top 10 of Burgundy-style wines at the Gault-Millau French Wine Olympiades, and was rated the top Pinot Noir. This send the news around the wine world and shortly after Robert Drouhin, head of Burgundy's legendary Maison Joseph Drouhin, was visiting America's west coast promoting the Drouhin Burgundies. The California wine industry was just starting to receive its first recognition back then, but there was little if anything going on in Oregon. Robert's first visit to the Northwest and its earliest vineyards left him with the impression that it quite possibly would be Oregon, not California, that would ultimately prove to be the best place to grow the great grape of Burgundy - Pinot noir.
Inspired by his trip to Oregon and the results of 1979 tasting that was held in Paris, where, for the first time, the best new Oregon Pinot noirs were tasted in competition with the finest Burgundies. Robert decided to hold his own blind tasting in 1980 at the Drouhin cellars in France, with several of the best Oregon Pinot noirs going up against the finest Drouhin Grand Crus. It was a Drouhin Grand Cru that took first place this time, but an Oregon wine (the now legendary 1975 Eyrie Vineyards South Block) placed 2nd by a very narrow margin with the French experts. News of this tasting brought the first widespread international attention to Oregon Pinot noir.
After a few years time Robert's daughter Véronique just graduated with an advanced degree in enology from the University of Dijon, and wanted to expand her experience by working in Oregon. Véronique interned with Adelsheim Vineyards, Bethel Heights, and Eyrie for the 1986 vintage. Later on, Robert mentioned to David Adelsheim that it might be interesting to buy a piece of land in Oregon, to see what it might produce. What started as a passing thought began its transformation into reality when Adelsheim phoned the Drouhins in Beaune not long thereafter to tell them of a property that was for sale that they might be interested in. The rest is history and with one of Burgundies foremost wine producing families moving to Oregon the writing was on the wall that this wine producing region would soon get its much deserved recognition as one of the world's premier Pinot Noir growing regions.
Today, the state of Oregon in the United States has established an international reputation for its production of wine. Oregon has several different growing regions within the state's borders which are well-suited to the cultivation of grapes; additional regions straddle the border between Oregon and the states of Washington and Idaho. Wine making dates back to pioneer times in the 1840s, with commercial production beginning in the 1960s.
American Viticultural Areas entirely within the state include the Willamette Valley, Southern Oregon, Umpqua Valley, and Rogue Valley AVAs. Parts of the Columbia Gorge, Walla Walla Valley, and Snake River Valley AVAs lie within Oregon. Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris are the top two grapes grown, with over 16,000 tons (14,515 metric tons) harvested in 2005. As of 2005, Oregon wine makers produced over 1.5 million cases combined.
Currently there are over 300 wineries in Oregon and a bustling tourism industry has developed around wine tasting. Much of the tourism focuses on the wineries and tasting rooms in and around the Yamhill Valley southwest of Portland.
You don't have to travel to Oregon to see some of the top wines being made here as we have brought the wines to you. Tonight we will taste over 30 of this state's top wines and Wine Watch Catering's Toni Lampasone is making a few tasty treats to accompany the tasting wines and the fee for this event is $35 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463.
Oregon Pinot Noir tasting at Wine Watch
Friday, April 19th
7pm
Washington (state) | Wikipedia audio article
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Washington (state)
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Washington ( (listen)), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Named for George Washington, the first president of the United States, the state was made out of the western part of the Washington Territory, which was ceded by Britain in 1846 in accordance with the Oregon Treaty in the settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute. It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. Olympia is the state capital; the state's largest city is Seattle. Washington is sometimes referred to as Washington State, to distinguish it from Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, which is often shortened to Washington or just D.C.
Washington is the 18th largest state, with an area of 71,362 square miles (184,827 km2), and the 13th most populous state, with more than 7.4 million people. Approximately 60 percent of Washington's residents live in the Seattle metropolitan area, the center of transportation, business, and industry along Puget Sound, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean consisting of numerous islands, deep fjords, and bays carved out by glaciers. The remainder of the state consists of: deep temperate rainforests in the west; mountain ranges in the west, central, northeast, and far southeast; and a semi-arid basin region in the east, central, and south, given over to intensive agriculture. Washington is the second most populous state on the West Coast and in the Western United States, after California. Mount Rainier, an active stratovolcano, is the state's highest elevation, at almost 14,411 feet (4,392 meters), and is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States.
Washington is a leading lumber producer. Its rugged surface is rich in stands of Douglas fir, hemlock, ponderosa pine, white pine, spruce, larch, and cedar. The state is the biggest producer of apples, hops, pears, red raspberries, spearmint oil, and sweet cherries, and ranks high in the production of apricots, asparagus, dry edible peas, grapes, lentils, peppermint oil, and potatoes. Livestock and livestock products make important contributions to total farm revenue, and the commercial fishing of salmon, halibut, and bottomfish makes a significant contribution to the state's economy. Washington ranks second only to California in the production of wine.
Manufacturing industries in Washington include aircraft and missiles, ship-building, and other transportation equipment, lumber, food processing, metals and metal products, chemicals, and machinery. Washington has over 1,000 dams, including the Grand Coulee Dam, built for a variety of purposes, including irrigation, power, flood control, and water storage.
Washington is one of the wealthiest and most liberally progressive states in the country. The state consistently ranks among the best for life expectancy, low unemployment, and degrees of freedom for minorities. Along with Colorado, Washington was one of the first to legalize medicinal and recreational cannabis, was among the first thirty-six states to legalize same-sex marriage, doing so in 2012, and was one of only four U.S. states to have been providing legal abortions on request before the 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade loosened federal abortion laws. Similarly, Washington voters approved a 2008 referendum on legalization of physician-assisted suicide, and is currently only one of five states, along with Oregon, California, Colorado and Vermont, as well as the District of Columbia to have legalized the practice. The state is also one of eight in the country to have criminalized the sale, possession and transfer of bump stocks, with California, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Maryland, and Massachusetts also having banned these devices.
Washington (state) | Wikipedia audio article
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Washington (state)
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
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- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Washington ( (listen)), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Named for George Washington, the first president of the United States, the state was made out of the western part of the Washington Territory, which was ceded by Britain in 1846 in accordance with the Oregon Treaty in the settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute. It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. Olympia is the state capital; the state's largest city is Seattle. Washington is sometimes referred to as Washington State, to distinguish it from Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, which is often shortened to Washington or just D.C.
Washington is the 18th largest state, with an area of 71,362 square miles (184,827 km2), and the 13th most populous state, with more than 7.4 million people. Approximately 60 percent of Washington's residents live in the Seattle metropolitan area, the center of transportation, business, and industry along Puget Sound, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean consisting of numerous islands, deep fjords, and bays carved out by glaciers. The remainder of the state consists of: deep temperate rainforests in the west; mountain ranges in the west, central, northeast, and far southeast; and a semi-arid basin region in the east, central, and south, given over to intensive agriculture. Washington is the second most populous state on the West Coast and in the Western United States, after California. Mount Rainier, an active stratovolcano, is the state's highest elevation, at almost 14,411 feet (4,392 meters), and is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States.
Washington is a leading lumber producer. Its rugged surface is rich in stands of Douglas fir, hemlock, ponderosa pine, white pine, spruce, larch, and cedar. The state is the biggest producer of apples, hops, pears, red raspberries, spearmint oil, and sweet cherries, and ranks high in the production of apricots, asparagus, dry edible peas, grapes, lentils, peppermint oil, and potatoes. Livestock and livestock products make important contributions to total farm revenue, and the commercial fishing of salmon, halibut, and bottomfish makes a significant contribution to the state's economy. Washington ranks second only to California in the production of wine.
Manufacturing industries in Washington include aircraft and missiles, ship-building, and other transportation equipment, lumber, food processing, metals and metal products, chemicals, and machinery. Washington has over 1,000 dams, including the Grand Coulee Dam, built for a variety of purposes, including irrigation, power, flood control, and water storage.
Washington is one of the wealthiest and most liberally progressive states in the country. The state consistently ranks among the best for life expectancy, low unemployment, and degrees of freedom for minorities. Along with Colorado, Washington was one of the first to legalize medicinal and recreational cannabis, was among the first thirty-six states to legalize same-sex marriage, doing so in 2012, and was one of only four U.S. states to have been providing legal abortions on request before the 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade loosened federal abortion laws. Similarly, Washington voters approved a 2008 referendum on legalization of physician-assisted suicide, and is currently only one of five states, along with Oregon, California, Colorado and Vermont, as well as the District of Columbia to have legalized the practice. The state is also one of eight in the country to have criminalized the sale, possession and transfer of bump stocks, with California, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Maryland, and Massachusetts also having banned these devices.
2018 Women's March on Walla Walla - Opening Rally
On January 20, 2018, thousands of individuals filled the streets of downtown Walla Walla, Washington for the 2nd annual women's march. This video shows the opening rally, including speeches from Kathy Mulkern (organizer), Nancy Monacelli (organizer), Katie Harvey (Girls League / Activist), Tylene Carnell (Pride Foundation), Jess Monterey (Immigration Rights Activists), Kandice Kelly (Walla Walla YWCA Sexual Assault Advocate) and Marta Reyes (translator). The event took place at 10am at First Congregational Church.
Credits: Video by Jeffrey Townsend. Aerial footage by Spark Creative.
A Rise Media Forward production. Copyright 2018. All Rights Reserved.
PDA 2012 Fall Welcome, President's Address & Keynote.mp4
President's Address: Dr. Frank Chong
Our keynote speaker, Dr. Robert Johnstone, is a senior research fellow for the Research and Planning (RP) group who served as an evaluator for the Aspen Institute Community College Excellence competition. Each year, 120 community colleges compete for this prestigious $1 million prize which recognizes community colleges with outstandingin academic and workforce development outcomes and improved performance over time. As an evaluator, Dr. Johnstone visited many of these outstanding community colleges, and he will share with us the practices that make them among the best in the United States.
Musica, Vida y Vino
At the young age of 28, Victor Palencia is head of winemaking for J and S Crushing, one of the state's largest winemakers. Follow his journey from farmworker in the vineyards to becoming one of the most prominent winemakers in Washington.
A segment from KCTS 9 special documentary 'Latinos: The Changing Face of Washington.' Enrique Cerna, the son of Mexican immigrants, traces his Yakima Valley roots and explores the growing presence and contributions of Latinos who are helping to shape the future of Washington state.
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Askwith Debates- Beyond “Free College”: Improving Opportunity and Success at Community Colleges
Beyond the “Free College” Debate:
Improving Opportunity and Success at Community Colleges
Speakers:
• David Deming, professor of education and economics, HGSE
• Andrew Kelly, senior vice president, strategy and policy, University of North Carolina System
• Deborah Santiago, chief operating officer and vice president for policy, Excelencia in Education
• Josh Wyner, founder and executive director, College Excellence Program and vice president, The Aspen Institute
Moderator: Bridget Terry Long, Saris Professor of Education and Economics, HGSE
It is a changing time for higher education – between tax legislation that may impact institutions’ financial futures, a potential reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, and a tumultuous labor market that calls for workers with greater skills. Amid these uncertainties is the ongoing debate: Should college be free? Some states, like New York and Tennessee, have implemented free tuition programs for community colleges. But some believe that simply making college free will not address issues of completion and success after college. Saris Professor Bridget Terry Long will moderate a debate with leading experts about the future of community colleges in our country – from the free college movement and how to improve community college opportunities and outcomes, to how to better support and help students with the challenges they face.
Key & Peele - Pizza Order
A pizza delivery order snowballs into a drama of destiny, romance and lots of cheesy crust.
Ogletree on Freedom of Assembly at Gonzaga School of Law
As a part of the William O. Douglas Lecture Series at the Gonzaga University School of Law, Harvard Professor Charles Ogletree presented Celebrating the First Amendment in These Troubled Times.