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VF'S KENNEDY MYSTIQUE: If you're wondering why Jacqueline Kennedy is on the cover of the October Vanity Fair — just after the death of her onetime brother-in-law Sen. Edward Kennedy, inconveniently timed for a monthly — it's useful to remember that a Kennedy cover is now an annual tradition at the magazine, for the simple reason that it usually works.
In November 2007, "Unseen Camelot," a package led by a Richard Avedon cover shot of John F. Kennedy and his wife, was that year's best performer on the newsstand, with 459,169 copies sold, more than 100,000 more than the same month the year before. The Robert F. Kennedy cover in June 2008 was also a top seller, with 445,048 single-copy sales, but given that RFK shared the issue with a notorious shot of Miley Cyrus, it's hard to determine which drew more readers.
Vanity Fair has a page on its site that compiles the nearly two dozen Kennedy features it has run in the magazine and online since 1999, many of them book excerpts.
"It's a combination of their general attractiveness, their charm and their accomplishments," said Vanity Fair editor in chief Graydon Carter of the Kennedys' appeal for his magazine. "And for us at Vanity Fair, there is their central position in the last half of the last century — a period we have an ongoing interest in."
Maybe it's not just the Kennedys. In a fast-moving, fickle and overloaded entertainment landscape, few stars have as much enduring claim on the public's imagination as dead ones from a less-cluttered past. In 2008, a Kennedy consort and fellow claimant for the nostalgia buy was Marilyn Monroe, who sold 476,937 copies of the October 2008 issue, second that year only to Angelina Jolie. The Monroe story, like this month's Kennedy story, was written by Sam Kashner.
The more recent dead have also been cover favorites. The covers of the last two issues have been devoted to three dead people: Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett on September's, Heath Ledger on August's. Their sales figures are not yet available.
— Irin Carmon
PARIS LOVES THE FIRST AMENDMENT: An unlikely phrase entered into the official record of the U.S. Court of Appeals' Ninth District in California on Monday: "famous for being famous." Circuit Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain had correctly applied the descriptor to its flag bearer, Paris Hilton, on page two of an opinion, which allows the heiress to continue with a lawsuit against Hallmark Cards Inc. But the talk show punchline material was still jarring tucked amongst the legalese typical of such documents. The ruling stemmed from a suit Hilton filed in September 2007 in U.S. District Court in California that alleged the greeting card giant had used her likeness and catchphrase, "That's hot," on a card without her permission. Kansas City, Mo.-based Hallmark moved to have the case dismissed in the lower court, but was denied. The sides argued an appeal in front of a three-judge panel in the circuit court in May. The greeting card firm had argued it had a First Amendment right to use the image. The court rejected its argument, in part, because the card did not "publish or report information." The case will now return to the lower court in Los Angeles. "No one is free to trade on another person's name and appearance, and Ms. Hilton is confident that she will prevail on her claims against Hallmark," Brent Blakely, a lawyer for Hilton, wrote in an e-mail Tuesday.
— Matthew Lynch
GLAMOUR'S PICK: Glamour magazine never reveals its Women of the Year award winners before its annual event in November, but insiders told WWD one of this year's winners may be a surprise to some given her recent legal imbroglios: Rihanna, who has recently made headlines as much for her tempestuous relationship with Chris Brown, who was found guilty of assaulting her, as for her singing. The event, which will be held Nov. 9 at Carnegie Hall, celebrates inspiring, high-achieving women. Last year's winners included Nicole Kidman, Tyra Banks, Maureen Chiquet, Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice.
Meanwhile, the magazine also is plotting its Fashion Gives Back initiative and has tapped Jason Wu, Alejandro Ingelmo, Pamela Love, Brian Reyes, Bensoni and Abigail Lorick of Lorick to design a limited edition shopping tote, proceeds from which will benefit dress For Success. Wu's bag features gradient lines that darken to black, while Bensoni's depicts oversize lipstick kiss marks in bright colors. Each bag incorporates the designer's signature. The bags sell for $35 and will be sold exclusively at Bloomingdale's and bloomingdales.com starting this week. The bags, along with 900 copies of Glamour's October issue — which hits stands Sept 8. —will be featured in the windows of Bloomingdale's 59th Street flagship in New York.
The October issue has a feature on Fashion Gives Back with profiles of the participating designers alongside a celebrities such as Jessica Szohr, America Fererra and Lily Collins. Past Fashion Gives Back Designers include Marchesa, Doo.Ri and Rachel Roy.
— Amy Wicks and Sophia Chabbott
SEPTEMBER ON DISPLAY: It's not just Vogue's September issue that's getting all of the attention these days. The Royalton Hotel in New York will host an art exhibit including the September issues of the biggest fashion titles. The exhibit began Monday and runs through Sept. 17, during which the hotel will display large blowups of the September covers of Vogue, W, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, In Style, Marie Claire, Interview, Glamour, V, Nylon and Lucky in its lobby. Additionally, a few hundred copies of each titles will be available for hotel visitors during that time.
— Stephanie D. Smith
FRENCH ACCENT: Weekly fashion magazine Grazia made its long-awaited debut on French newsstands over the weekend, increasing pressure on rival Elle, which so far has dominated the market for weeklies targeting thirtysomething women. France is the 13th country to get a version of the Mondadori title, which was first published in Italy in 1938. However, the French edition appears to have been inspired by the successful British version, which has stolen readers from traditional fashion glossies and gossip magazines alike, rather than by the more traditional Italian Grazia.
With Kate Moss on the cover, the first French issue has 180 pages, including 56 pages of advertising ranging from luxury brands Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Tod's to Levi's and Ikks sportswear. Content is split into 35 percent news, 10 percent celebrity updates, 45 percent fashion and beauty, and 10 percent lifestyle and culture articles. The promotional price of 1 euro, or $1.43 at current exchange, is likely to rise to "around 2 euros," or $2.86, according to Mondadori, bringing it in line with that of Elle. No celebrities are expected on the cover of the second issue, which will be devoted to fall fashion, a Mondadori spokeswoman said.
— Elena Berton
WALLPAPER'S GUEST STARS: Wallpaper has marked the third year of its guest edited series by asking Karl Lagerfeld and Philippe Starck to each create covers and editorial for the magazine's October issue. And both newbie editors have eschewed the idea of a regular, two-dimensional magazine cover. While Lagerfeld has shot his current muse, Baptiste Giabiconi, clad in a Dior Homme suit for his cover, he's added a layer of paper to the magazine, which those inclined can peel off to reveal Giabiconi naked. Lagerfeld has also shot a 27-page editorial for the title featuring Giabiconi in locales such as the Queen's Theater in Versailles.
Starck, meanwhile, has designed a cover made of three layers of translucent paper, featuring an amoeba, a monkey wearing shoes and a question mark, to depict what he sees as the different stages of evolution. His editorial also takes a cerebral approach, featuring interviews with scientists, physicists, cosmologists and artists. Starck said he's approached his editorship with "a mission to make intelligence sexy." Both Starck and Lagerfeld's editorial will appear in all editions of the magazine, not just those with their respective covers.
"Like their illustrious predecessors, Lagerfeld and Starck have made full use of their prime piece of Wallpaper real estate," said Tony Chambers, editor-in-chief of Wallpaper. "Their covers have pushed the boundaries of magazine design and production."
Past guest editors of Wallpaper have included Louise Bourgeois, Zaha Hadid, Hedi Slimane, Jeff Koons, Rei Kawakubo and Dieter Rams.
— Nina Jones
ROY GETS TECH SAVVY: Rachel Roy is partnering with Vogue magazine for an iPhone initiative, which will mark the launch of several of new Roy's projects. Beginning Tuesday, iPhone users who visit an interactive Web site, M.rachelroy.com, can check out a fall look book from the new Rachel Rachel Roy collection, sold exclusively at Macy's stores; view three episodes from a documentary, produced by Vogue.TV, featuring scenes from Roy's life, and enter a contest to win looks from the newly launched collection.
"I really wanted to appeal to my customer by creating a modern, interactive space where girls who love their iPhones could interact with the Rachel Roy brand from anywhere, anytime," Roy said.
IPhone users can also sign up for e-mail updates from Roy about seasonal trends and new products or visit Roy's Facebook or Twitter pages.
— Julee Kaplan


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A while back I wrote about my new smart phone and asked for advice about Android Apps for genealogy. GeneaPopPop of Stardust 'n' Roots responded that he had CamScanner that allows him "to take pictures of documents, crop them, save as PDF, and email to my desktop." I had heard of this app but hadn't really given it much thought since I figured the same thing could accomplished by taking a picture and editing it with the Photo Editor. GeneaPopPop spurred me to download the CamScanner and give it a try. Boy am I glad I did. Thank you GeneaPopPop for mentioning the CamScanner!!
So why is the CamScanner better than the Photo Editor for documents? Here are two reasons:
- It really cleans up the image making it clearer and much more readable. It looks just like the original document.
- If you have a multipage document, you can combine them all into one pdf file.
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We tend to think of breast cancer and osteoporosis as women's health diseases, but they also occur in men. Heart disease in a serious concern to both men and women, but risk factors and approaches to prevention are different. Women may also have specific concerns about aging, caregiving, emotional health issues, and skin care.


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[chanting in background]
[Talib Kweli]
Blaze one for the Brooklyn crew what
Blaze one for the Cincinnati crew, yes
And for the whole world, and for the whole world
Yo Hi-Tek they still sleepin
As a right we still peakin
They still weakin, we adventurous thrill-seekin
We will begin, new ways of freakin it
It's the dawn of the MC who think before he spit
On Mission, we intercept your transmission
Bringin exactly what the fans missin
You, bare witness to, the transition like
GIVE ME THAT MICROPHONE, man listen
Yo, I literally
Obliterate MC's who rhymin pitifully
Let's get it straight like degrees of longitude and latitude
Adjust your position like your attitude
Even cats frontin had to move
Now let's begin, while you testin these better men
You get fucked up like it's your first Friday as freshman
Letter man on the varsity team, I pipe dream
Make they cream freeze like reindeer caught up in high beams
Yo it seems that they sedative like open wounds and I'm lyrically salty
All your shit is faulty, watch me turn jams into revolutionary parties
Stoppin your heart piece, while we write soliloquies wit Sharpies
We stay in the air like aerosol to carry y'all
Old decrepit MC's like Geritol
We men in the mirror y'all, your career is like a metaphor for suffering
When we rush in, beat these niggas like percussion
You ain't touchin nuttin
I give instructions and move on your weak production
Drop that African king shit and the royal flushing
Respect the queen, from straight from BK
Stick like girls' legs when they run the Penn Relay
"Talib Kweli it's the Reflection" "Hi-Tek"
"When we livin this shit" "Out of the 7-18 we meet the 51-3"
[Talib Kweli]
I blast through your illsuions
Shatterin your shadow as I snatch the light from you
When I want to, confusion is the conclusion you come to
That's the best you could come up wit
When your brain pattern is scattered and that's why you dropped that dumb shit
Click first when we hit next when I'm dispersing
Cursing me like ham cuz I'm original when you're like the King James version
You need a surgeon to put you back together
When your parts is missin like aquarian gospels
We can get more hostile without PEACE
Believe we balance positivity wit negative
Legal and illegal cuz it's relative
If the law prevent me from being a man, then what's the deal?
In the Hour of Chaos, my microphone's my Black Steel
I grip it wit that sure shot feel
Drivin through your mind, Hi-Tek be on the wheels
We ride up on your heels, talkin back now
You pop more junk than a ?thane or bird?
Fallin flat on your face, you got caught trippin off your words
Explain that ?simunicy?
You oxy-moron, pimpled faced dummy goin through puberty
Flippin late night through cable channels lookin for nudity
You're junior-high, what could you do to me
Nuttin is new to me but I'm still learnin, what
Hip-hop is in our hearts and we On Mission from the start
To leave our mark up on this rock
Too many people is just livin [repeat]
[Talib Kweli]
Listen listen, huh man listen
We intercept the transmission
Bringin exactly what you fans missin
Hi-Tek *echoes*
Uh uh, Talib Kweli yo
Exactly what it's supposed to be yo
None of y'all niggas is close to me, yo
Step back before you get your head cracked
Yo steppin in through set back, I never sweat that
Aiyyo my man C Smith is jet-black
That's okay though, aiyyo
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Why did you never do a sequel to Corvette Summer?
Mark Harrill's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week
from the may-the-force-be-with-you dept
Hi all. I am pretty much a lurker around these parts, generally because when I chime in on the chat, someone starts thinking I used to play a Jedi Knight on the big screen. I've been in IT for more than 15 years and currently do project management work at a non-profit focused on public education. In my free time I work as a football official in middle and high school football games in Texas. So enough about me, on to what, in my estimation, are the best posts of the week.
For me the top post of the week focused on the hypocrisy of the US . As a child of the 80s, the notions of democracy and freedom were central to why we would "win" the Cold War. The revelations about the NSA, CIA, FBI and DEA (did I forget anyone?) spying and trampling all over the constitution has just shattered the myth around what the US stands for. You want to believe in the myth that the US stands for freedom and openness when everything we've seen since the Snowden leaks began has shown that is no longer, and may have never been, the case. Of course, in the usual tone deaf way of the government as a whole these days, on Friday General Alexander gives an interview in which he insists the problem is the press and not, you know, the surveillance and dragnets.
Working for a non-profit, getting maximum value out of my projects is one of my success factors for any project. Therefore I found the story about the bungled healthcare website implementation of particular interest. For me, I would have approached the folks who built my bank's or credit card's website or Google or Yahoo for the job. Instead, it was government as usual and making sure the connections get greased and the campaign coffers filled. The goals of the implementation were all wrong, it wasn't to get people to sign up for health care in the most efficient manner possible, instead it was to fill bank accounts.
Of course, the health care website and spying agencies weren't the only government departments with problems this week. The TSA admitted that they were checking on us poor travelers long before they even got invasive with the searches. And that wasn't even the worst revelation of the week, since they admitted that it's all probably unncessary . Then law enforcement was dealt a smackdown when a judge finally ruled against warrantless GPS devices. Hopefully this means the Constitution isn't a myth to everyone in the government after all.
What week isn't complete without appearances from some of the "smart people" like the MPAA and Team Prenda? First the MPPA wants more education while they refuse to learn about how the world is changing around them. Then, sometimes, more education doesn't help as with John Steele, who can't seem to learn when to stop digging. Then again, you can be, I assume at least, an educated person who supports a very bad idea.
Hopefully next week will be full of posts of smart people, good ideas and less myth busting. Until then, May the Force be With You.


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HYRUM — Football players are known for doing just about anything to stay on the field in a game.
Most admit to playing hurt at one time or another, and some will even change positions if it means more time on the field.
Mountain Crest's Jamison Webb is no exception.
In fact, because the senior quarterback lost two years of varsity playing time to a severely broken leg, he may want those moments even more than most.
His passion to play as much as possible in his final high school season makes his ability to put the team's needs before his own desire even more impressive. Twice this season in critical games Webb has stepped aside as the team went with a wildcat offense in which senior running back Eddy Hall ran the offense.
He just shrugs when asked whether it's difficult to be replaced in such emotional and important games. After all, aren't those the moments that players work for all year long?
"It's just the coaches decision and I respect it 100 percent," said Webb as brushes his long wavy hair out of his eyes. "It's just the culture of the team, I guess. We trust each other 100 percent. If our coaches put Eddy in for my job, I respect it. …We've got to win, so I don't care."
In two of the team's biggest wins, Webb relinquished his quarterbacking duties to Hall, who ran the offense last year when Webb was still recovering from a broken leg that required surgery and a year with a painful metal plate attached to his bones.
Against rival Logan at Logan High, Webb was unable to lead the Mustangs into the end zone in the first half, so coaches decided to switch to the wildcat. Webb played receiver in the second half and Hall's ability to slice up a defense with his running ability helped the team to a come-from-behind victory.
In the 4A semifinals last Friday, it was actually Webb's idea to switch to Hall and the wildcat in the second half of the team's game against Highland.
"He came to us and said, 'I can't even grip the ball. I can't throw, so let's avoid the handoff exchange and see if we can get something going with Eddy,'" said head coach Mark Wootton of Webb. The Mustangs didn't score in the second half, but they were able to eat up clock and hold onto their lead for a shot at Timpview in the 4A championship game Friday at 6:30 p.m.
Wootton, who is also Webb's uncle, said at the beginning of the season he and other coaches told Webb that in order for the team to be successful both he and Hall would have to play a specific role.
"We told him he'd have to be the quarterback and play well, and Eddy was going to have to be able to run the ball," said Wootton. "Jamo's done a really nice job."
Hall said he thinks the decision might bother Webb a little, but he's an unselfish, committed teammate.
"On the field and off the field, he's an all-around good kid," said Hall. "He's a great team leader, and that's why he's our quarterback. … He knows what's right for the team and so do I. We both have our off games, but we all trust our coaches to make the right decisions. And we're willing to do whatever it takes to get as far as we are right now."
Wootton said Webb is a "laid-back kid who is really kind of quiet. He doesn't try to draw attention to himself, but he's a really good athlete."
While Webb is quiet and easy-going, Hall is an outgoing prankster.
"Eddy has a two-minute serious button," said Wootton laughing. "He's always, always joking, laughing and pranking. But he's ultra competitive. Whether it's basketball or football, if you take a shot at him, he can be pretty feisty. He's always been very, very self-assured and extremely competitive. He's just fearless." Webb smiles when asked about playing with a guy like Hall.
"It's fun to watch him," said Webb. "He's a great player. I learn little things that he does, like how he cuts and stuff. I copy him. It makes me a better quarterback. But in the end, I just want to win."
Webb's older brother, Cameron, was on one of the Mountain Crest teams that lost to Timpview in the semifinals for three straight seasons. Webb admits his older brother asked for a bit of revenge and he feels "a little" pressure to deliver what those past teams could not.
"But not much," he said smiling.
So why can this team accomplish what those Mustang teams in the past could not?
Everyone has a little bit different take on that, including some saying the Mustangs will play better defense to others saying they will have more confidence. But Wootton suspects it might be the team's affection for each other and the belief they have in their ability to succeed.
"They're a special group in the way they think they can win every time," said Wootton. "They really don't even talk about winning or ask 'Can we win?' They just think they're going to win. They're pretty special that way."
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Wow, it's already 11pm. I just got back from orchestra (well, about an hour ago I did, but I had to do some things before I could get to the computer). It was our dress rehearsal for the concert which is on Sunday. What a great rehearsal we had! We sounded awesome! I counted all my counted measures properly and I didn't miss any of my entrances. You should've been there! Because, of course, you know that we've jinxed ourselves for the concert and we're going to totally suck. /sigh/
I was going to snap a picture, but of course I forgot my camera. FURTHER! I'm embarrassed to say that I can't think of a way to wrap up this post, so I will just say GOOD NIGHT! And I'll see you tomorrow. Cheers!


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Chardonnay declining? I don't think so
Far be it from me to dispute the findings of a survey conducted by a reputable outfit, but I'm not buying the portentous headline, "Popularity of chardonnays declines" and the report that "consumption is down," as this study contends.
It was done by Napa Technology, whose website describes it as "dedicated to designing innovative Intelligent Dispensing Solutions and Products that drive wine revenues, operating control, and growth for the Restaurant, Retail, Entertainment, and Hospitality industries."
The company counted "90 respondents" to a survey (not revealed is how many people they actually surveyed), and of them, "forty percent…said that Chardonnay is on the decline."
Forty percent of 90 is 36. That means 36 people in America said Chardonnay is declining, out of a population of more than 300 million. The respondents were said to be "sommeliers, wine directors, restaurant and hotel operators, wine producers, media, analysts and wine buyers." That's eight categories, meaning that there were about 4.5 respondents in each category. Even if you round 4.5 up to 5, that means that 5 somms, 5 wine directors, 5 restaurant operators, 5 hotel operators, 5 wine producers, 5 media people, 5 analysts and 5 wine buyers in the entire United States said that Chardonnay is declining.
I'm no expert in statistical analysis, but that doesn't sound like a scientifically valid poll to me.
There's plenty of evidence Chardonnay is not declining. Planted acreage of it in California alone was the highest ever, with 95,511 acres recorded in 2011 (the last year for which I have Dept. of Food and Agriculture Acreage Report numbers). While it's true that the pace of new Chardonnay plantings slackened off from previous years, that's easily explainable by the Great Recession. Nobody knows what the future holds, of course, but there's no group of human beings on Earth more knowledgeable about what wines Americans will be drinking in 5 years than grapegrowers. If they're still growing it, it's because they believe Americans are still drinking it.
And they are, in droves. Chardonnay consumption is enormous among American wine drinkers. As the Wine Institute reported in 2011, "Chardonnay far and away remains the most popular wine in the U.S. and has continued to be the leading varietal wine for the last decade, with sales increases every year." I get more Chardonnay samples sent to me than any other type of wine, except for Cabernet Sauvignon. That tells me that winery sales and marketing execs also believe Chardonnay's popularity remains high. Like growers, they get paid to figure out what Americans will be drinking in the future.
The problem with little studies like the Napa Technology one that seem to "prove" things that aren't necessarily true is that, in this age of the Internet, the "fact" of Chardonnay consumption spreads far and wide–even if it's false. Google "Chardonnay consumption" and the Napa Technology study, as reported in Nation's Restaurant News, is the fifth result. That's very high up on a Google search, meaning that a lot of people will inhale that information, believe it and repeat it. The "news" goes viral, with who knows what negative impacts.
I'm willing to bet a hefty amount that ten years from now Chardonnay will still be the number one most purchased white wine in America. I don't believe for a moment that Chardonnay has anything to fear from Albarino, Torrontés, Cava or Prosecco–all wines that the Napa Technology study said are "increasing in popularity" to Chardonnay's detriment. Nothing personal against Albarino, Torrontés, Cava or Prosecco, but does anyone really think any of them is the Next Big White Wine?
Even if their announcement is carefully worded to say "in a study…xx% of those responding said" they should be embarrassed to make such an absurd observation. Credibility is an incredibly important currency in business, and not to be squandered.
Steve: Great post. I agree with you wholeheartedly. As relatively well-read consumer and bigger than average wine buyer, I've more than once altered my buying habits at least a little as a result of prognostications of wine critics, sommeliers, etc. about Chardonnay being passe and touting the new greatest white wine — including some of those you metion above, plus others like Riesling, Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadet (can you believe it?) etc. I enjoy a lot of varieties of white wine. I thoroughly enjoy a fine Riesling or Sauvignon Blanc on the right occasion. But as I was recently drinking a Vouvray from a very highly-touted producer my thought was, "this is a really good wine, but not nearly as good as the [$45 California Chardonnay] I had not long before." Not only is Chardonnay the leader in mass-produced wines for the everyday consumer, it remains the case that the most expensive and prestigious white wines in the world are made from Chardonnay. There's a reason for this. Well-made Chardonnay wines are delicious and deliver exceptional quality, complexity, and enjoyment. This will always be true.
With a sample of 90, IF you assume it's truly representative(tricky to do for a trade survey), the margin of error at 95% confidence level would be roughly 10%. In other words, their number implies that from 30 to 50% (less than 1/3 to half) of the trade thinks that Chardonnay is declining. It's worth noting that if the choices were increasing, declining or flat, just random guessing by respondents would give you 33.3% saying decline.
Steve – I go back and forth on CA Chardonnay, but I have had 3 recently that were fantastic. All of them can be found at Safeway.
2010 Pine Ridge Dijon Clones Carneros Chardonnay $23
2011 St. Supery Oak Free Napa Valley Chardonnay $13
2011 Joel Gott Unoaked Monterey, Napa, Sonoma Chardonnay $10
Not only is Chardonnay demonstrably not declining in sales, in the US, it is IMHO achieving as good a quality as ever.
The "Anything but Chardonnay" movement was cool 10 years ago. Now US Chardonnay appreciation is the leading edge.
Setting aside the sampling issues, 60% of those surveyed presumably indicated that Chardonnay is not on the decline. So even if, as Christian posits, the other choices are "increasing" and "flat", the headline and conclusion appear to be directly contradicted by the very survey that they cite.
An interesting label where different sides of Chardonnay can be compared is Marimar Estate: from the same vineyard there is an all stainless steel (unoaked) version called Acero; there is a barrel fermented, lees contact version called La Masia; and there is a version that is aged a second year in the barrel, with enhanced lees contact (lees from the La Masia are added to roughly double the lees contact) called Dobles Lias. All are full malolactic fermentation, eliminating that as a variable. Full disclosure, I am Technical Director there (an upscale term avoiding calling me a consultant).
87.3 % of all statistics are made up on the spot.
Can't remember the last time I drank a Chardonnay, except in a sparkling wine.
The way Chardonnay is being made these days may be changing but definitely not declining…
Chardonnay is huge in the Willamette Valley. We're making all sorts of wacky wines up here, from gruner veltliner to viognier, but chardonnay is growing the fastest. At this point, it has surpassed riesling, and is second only to pinot gris
Great post. Chardonnay is such a versatile wine (and grape), that I too see it retaining its leading role among whites. The problem is that it's also the most abused grape variety out there. Because of its versatility and malleability, the cheap banquet Chardonnay that many of us are forced to drink at conferences or banquets is pretty damned awful. So, when I am stuck with the no-name brands at a hotel ballroom, I always choose the bland, but harmless Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon Blanc over the Chardonnay. It's not the grape's fault that it shows off bad winemaking, but wow, when it's bad, Chardonnay is really bad!
This would be "statistically insignificant". It reminds me when large winery Marketing departments place too much emphasis on a small focus group for consumer research. It can be extremely misleading.
Great piece! I totally agree. I'm kind of biased though, because it is my favorite varietal. I think what happened is the American palate and the wineries shifted to less oaky chards, so it may "feel" like there is a decline but the statistics sure say otherwise. And maybe people stopped talking about chardonnay as much too, because the love affair with pinot noir blossomed. That said, I've had 2 excellent California chards recently, both different from each other in style. The 2011 Hoopla and Qupe 2011 Bien Nacido Y Block.
Someone better let Rombauer and Trinitas Cellars know :)!
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Hope everyone had a great weekend! Once again, we're taking a look at the hot items that hit our Tumblr blog last week.
- Milwaukee band, Maritime, has a new album coming out called Human Hearts. It's due out on April 5th and the band is giving away one of their tracks for free in exchange for some social media coverage. Hear the song and share it here! And, if you want to create your own interactive Social Download App, click here for more details.
- Glasgow's got something brilliant for SoundCloud Global Meetup Day! Click above to see what they have in store and see what's happening in your area here!
- Check out the new album from Hercules & Love Affair! Blue Songs is out on CD, limited ed. 12" and download on the 31st of January. Follow Moshi Moshi on SoundCloud to get updates straight to your Dashboard!
- Powered by SoundCloud + PromoJam integration, tweet to download Theophilus London's latest track featuring Sara Quin from Tegan and Sara. It's called "Why Even Try" and it's going to be on his upcoming album, Lovers Holiday, which is due for release next month. Tweet to download it here!
- Here's a new Loney Dear song from their upcoming album, courtesy of Something In Construction Records. Check it out below!
- Our first video game remix contest is being hosted by Retro City Rampage! The deadline is March 28th, so click here for more info!
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Monday, April 19, 2010
Marathon Monday
For one thing is a slightly dubious local holiday "Patriot's Day" The day isn't dubious, it celebrates Paul Revere's ride and the battles of Concord and Lexington. But most people in the private sector don't get it off.
People try not to drive as much as possible too, because the marathon route creates a giant kink in the traffic flow in the SW quadrant of the city for most of the day, so between that and the "holiday" it was very pleasantly low-traffic on my ride in this morning.
More than any other city's marathon I've experienced, there are signs and banners and runner specific advertisements all over, such that it feels like a very civic event. My favorite ad was a cab-topper that said "most people won't even drive 26.2 miles today"
A confession- before I was a biker, I was a runner, and on days like today I sure do miss it.
Biking is great, don't get me wrong, but it doesn't leave me the same kind of tired, relaxed and happy that long-distance running did (even when I do long rides).
While training for my 4th marathon three years ago I developed a case of bursitis that left me unable to walk. Seriously- I needed a cane for a week. The doctors couldn't really find out what was wrong, although they think I had a stress fracture in my hip. And I've really not been able to run more than a mile or so since.
Lately though I've been reading all the hype about barefoot running and am thinking I should give that a try to see if I can do it without pain. Because while I love biking, and it is a great way for me to combine the exercise that keeps me sane with the errands I have to do anyway, it just isn't the same...
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I understand you completely Many moons ago, I used to run. No matter what I've done since, even when I rowed competitively, I don't get the same buzz I got from running.ReplyDelete
I really enjoy cycling but running is my favorite tyoe of exercise.There's nothing like going out for a run to clear my mind and to energize me :)ReplyDelete
I'm trying to get back into running and understand what you mean about the wonderful, exhausting relaxation of long distance running. Running at high elevation is totally different for me than running at 800 ft. Here is Flagstaff it requires a level of concentration that makes zoning out impossible for me. I hope I can find that happy place again.ReplyDelete
- spindizzyApril 20, 2010 at 7:25 PM
I hesitate to admit to this even with the anonymity of the internet to protect me, but...I run barefoot.ReplyDelete
I ran in college(track and cross country) and while I never really liked running that much I LOVE racing(I think I would have REALLY liked winning but never got to find out). Anyway, epic shinsplints and ankle pain convinced me to stay true to the bike. But then I turned 40 and started to get spherical, I started running again,2 or 3 miles 3 times a week and it worked...except the pain came back and a zillion dollars worth of shoes never seemed to help. A friend mentioned in passing that nobody ran in shoes for thousands of years and now we cripple ourselves if we don't find the perfect pair...Ding!
I'm not running lots of miles,and I'm not as fast as I used to be(and probably never was)but it doesn't hurt anymore. At all. Who knowas, it might work.


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"A logline conveys the dramatic story of a screenplay in the most abbreviated manner possible."
Christopher Lockhart
The Construction of a Logline (Get this free PDF.)
"A good logline usually covers three bases. It gives us the main character, the main character's goal, and the central conflict in the story (what's preventing them from getting that goal)."
ScriptShadow Special – How To Craft A Damn Good Logline
Recently I was listening to Adam Levenberg's podcast Official Screenwriting and he hit on the ever popular topic of writing loglines. Levenberg is the author of The Starter Screenplay and in the communications I've had with him he's always come across as a guy who understands what makes movies and screenplays work. I recommend you give his podcast a listen.
"I really like this [logline] for JAWS:
'A police chief, with a phobia for open water, battles a gigantic shark with an appetite for swimmers and boat captains, in spite of a greedy town council who demands that the beach stay open .'
I think this is the perfect logline, but it's also for a nearly perfect movie. Look at how it does these things; A police chief, so we have our hero, we know whose eyes we're seeing the movie from. And I think that's key. You want to identify who's our hero and tell the logline from their point of view just like you're telling the movie from their point of view….The second thing, 'with a phobia for open water.' That's great because we're going to be putting him in the water. Why? Because he's battling a gigantic shark….I like the way it identifies the goal—which is to stop the shark—it identifies the problem which is the shark. It identifies the opponent which is the shark. And it identifies the life and death stakes."
Adam Levenberg
Podcast Writing Great Loglines (Check out the full podcast as Levenberg goes on to talk about the importance of turning the main character's world upside down.)
Levenberg goes on to quote Jeffrey Schechter (My Story Can Beat Up Your Story) who passes on four key questions he learned from Michael Roberts when he tried to pitch an idea to the Disney Executive:
Who is your main character?
What are they trying to accomplish?
Who is trying to stop them?
What happens if they fail?
Levenberg doesn't mention where he found that JAWS logline, but when I Googled it took me to the blog post Writing Good Log Lines written by Stanley D. Williams. (That article also references Schechter.) Williams is the author of the excellent book The Moral Premise.
One additional thing that the above JAWS logline has is irony. A police chief with a phobia for open water must go into the water to do battle.
"The loglines that read the best are the ones with some sort of irony in them, where the character and the situation are at odds with one another. A lawyer who can't lie (Liar Liar). A king who can't speak to his people (The King's Speech). A Detroit cop investigating a case in Beverly Hills (Beverly Hills Cop). A time manager stuck on an island with all the time in the world (Cast Away). An alcoholic superhero (Hancock). These loglines will always catch a reader's attention, so you'll have a huge advantage if your concept contains irony."
ScriptShadow Special —How To Craft A Damn Good Logline
A final tip on writing loglines comes from a post by Don Bledsoe on Script Nurse stating that the Three C's of loglines are "Clear, Concise & Conflict."
"Most story ideas fail at the level of concept. Sad, but true. I've learned this the hard way."
Producer/Writer Erik Bork
Loglines and SAVE THE CAT
These days I'm a big fan of nailing down your concept and logline (they're related, but not the same) before you invest six months, a year, two years or more writing your script. Before you jump into your next script read Article-GSU! by Carson Reeves (on the importance of goal, stakes, urgency), It's the Concept, Stupid by Max Adams, and Christopher Lockhart's I Wrote a 120 Page Script But Can't Write a Logline: The Construction of a Logline.
Related Posts:
Christopher Lockhart Q&A (Part 1)
"The Inside Pitch"
Script Consultant Adam Levenberg
What's at Stake?
Related Link:
The "A" List (Advice from someone who's read 30,000 scripts. Yes, 30,000.)


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Not that this will be the definitive work…
I've had an iPad, like many others, for something more than a month now. I haven't talked about it much because I just haven't been interested in justifying the purchase, or answering questions about whether it was worth it. Like the first post I just linked to says, I'm think the answer to that question is still evolving even as I notice myself doing familiar things in new ways.
But I went to a conference last week, which was not only my first iPad travel experience, but it was one where I decided to see if I could get by with just the iPad, even though the presentation wasn't done when I got on the plane and I had a bunch of resources I wanted to bring with me.
….Probably someone had investigated the phenomenon; no doubt she could look it up on the wrist. She tapped out the code for the Journal of Areological Studies, typed in Pavonis: "Evidence of Strombolian Explosive Activity Found in West Tharsis Clasts." "Radial Ridges in Caldera and Concentric Graben Outside the Rim Suggest Late Subsidence of the Summit." She had just crossed some of those graben.
So, this picture has always sounded pretty good to me. The ability to carry everything I might need and get at it whenever I have a question – that's a type of heaven that connects me back to my very first smartphone purchase in 2005 which was justified by my desire to access IMDb from any pub in America.
Though, I have never been able to picture what the displays on the units in the quotation above (from Blue Mars) must look like that they let you read any kind of document, ever, on a unit you wear on your wrist.
Now I didn't buy the iPad thinking that it would bring me into the world of ubiquitous scholarship – but as I started to prep for this conference I decided to see how close it would get me. I brought a pretty big folder of articles and other documents along with me and found myself able to use them as much and as easily and I wanted to thoughout my five days on the road.
For articles, I was using this app – Papers. I don't have the desktop client installed. When I first installed it on the iPad, I did so because the description said that the desktop client wasn't necessary to use it – but that wasn't true then and given that this app is definitely not free, I wasn't happy. A recent upgrade changed things, though and while I think this application would be a lot easier to use if I did have the desktop client, my experiment in using it without was successful.
You can add PDFs to your library in a couple of ways – using iTunes, or by emailing them to yourself. I tried both and found myself leaning towards the email option:
Here's the PDF waiting in my email on the iPad. Click the icon to open it, and within the email client, I get button with the option to open the document in Pages.
Once in Papers, it gets a little clunkier. If I had the desktop client, it would move everything over with metadata intact. As I don't – to add this I need to add the metadata myself — if I care to have it. I don't use this program (nor, I suspect, will I) to manage my citations so I haven't figured out yet if I care about having the metadata beyond a descriptive title.
The journal name is easy to add, especially if you already have articles from the journal. I can see the utility here, if I wanted to browse articles from a particular journal maybe?
I bought and installed the Keynote application on the iPad right away. I use Keynote all the time – even when my documents are going to end up as PowerPoint, I create them in Keynote and convert – that's how much I love it. Pages, on the other hand, I have never warmed up to. I hardly ever use it.
But, at the last minute, I decided that I also wanted to bring along several dozen interview transcripts. I installed the Pages application as an experiment to see how this would work, and opened my email. I was pretty surprised when the documents (which were Microsoft Word documents) displayed a Pages icon as soon as I had it installed. Click the icon, open in Pages and I had access to all of my transcripts with practically no effort.
And it's fun to browse through the documents –
So neither of these are free applications – Pages costs $10 and Papers $15.00. For that $25, though, I was able to carry about twenty transcripts, a couple of dozen research articles and the full scan of a dissertation that I really didn't want to carry. Plus the movies, books, photos and music I need to survive the hours and hours of airplane time it takes to get back to Oregon from the east. It's not a research library on my wrist yet, but I can see the way there.


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Netherlands, Hungary, Germany stand to lose out most in Europe from global economic protectionism
Almost all EU Member States will experience a decline in GDP. In the case of the Netherlands, Hungary and Germany, this would be close to, or in excess of, 2%. Germany, Europe's largest exporter to the US, is particularly vulnerable to higher US import tariffs. However, it is the Netherlands that stands to be the most affected economically from the direct impact of lower trade volumes to the US, and also more generally from weaker economic activity in the EU, as the Netherlands acts as one of the main ports for EU trade with destinations outside the bloc.
The world's largest economies, particularly the EU, China, the US, Mexico and Canada are all projected to suffer economically from the re-emergence of protectionism, and a significant increase in trade tariffs. In the case of the EU, the bloc would experience a 1% contraction in GDP, a 0.3% lower rate of employment, and a 1.1% decrease in imports by 2030.
This graph shows the projected impact of an immediate and significant increase in global trade tariffs on the GDP of each Member State in 2030, compared to a 'no new tariffs' baseline forecast.
This analysis is based on a global macro-economic model run by Cambridge Econometrics and Eurofound's European Jobs Monitor. It is detailed in the Trade scenario: Employment implications in Europe of a large increase in global tariffs report from the Future of Manufacturing in Europe (FOME) project.
The findings of this report, as well as other key outputs from the project will be discussed at the Future of Manufacturing in Europe event in Brussels on 11 April.


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Another Meningitis Death Reported in Tenn.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Another person has died in Tennessee from a fungal meningitis outbreak caused by contaminated steroid injections for back pain.
The State Department of Health says a total of 74 people who received the injections in Tennessee have been sickened and 10 of them have died.
State health officials said earlier this week that the great majority of risk for stroke or death associated with the outbreak is gone by 42 days after the injection. By Nov. 8, all 1,009 people in Tennessee who got the contaminated steroids will have passed the 42-day mark.
However, that does not mean people have no risk of developing meningitis after Nov. 8. Health officials warned those who received the injections to remain vigilant for symptoms.


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Jonathan Alpeyrie spent more than 80 days held hostage by rebels in Syria. He joins the AC360 Later panel to talk about who he thinks is really responsible for using chemical weapons there.
Post by: AC360
Filed under: AC360 Later • Andrew Sullivan • Bashar al-Assad • Chemical Weapons • Christiane Amanpour • Syria
Here is the biggest logical sign of guilt that I have noticed from president Assad interview yesterday. If you ask any president if they used chemical weapons, their first reaction would be "I WOULD NEVER USE CHEMICAL WEAPONS AGAINST MY OWN PEOPLE" but instead he started to blame it on rebels and pointing out that the west has no evidence yet. That killer of his own people is GUILTY and should be punished for his crime against humanity.
So those who are there on the ground know nothing?
The two vicitms just released BOTH state that the rebels have admitted responsibilityamong themselves.
If you want a war so bad then go join Al Qeada on the front lines in Syria.
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The clock is ticking, and the heat is on. A giant male panda loaned to Britain by China has just 36 hours to make his move on his female companion or he'll have to wait another year.
Conservationists at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland put Yang Guang together in the same enclosure as Tian Tian on Wednesday after months of monitoring the female panda's hormones and behaviour.
Over the past week, she has been calling out to Yang Guang, going up to the grate that separates their enclosures and spending time in her pond to cool off, while her hormone levels have also been changing.
But he will have to move fast as the two pandas, which were brought over from China in December, are being put together for just 15 minutes at a time -- any longer and they are likely to start fighting.
Experts concede that the normally placid bamboo-munching animals may start attacking each other immediately in any case.
"We have hopes that they will breed, but it's totally up to them," said the zoo's director of research and conservation, Iain Valentine.
"Our expert keepers will be on hand to separate the two bears if the sparks fly just a little too much, as at the end of the day, both are powerful and dangerous animals and it's not uncommon for pandas to attack each other after or instead of mating."
If they get on, they will be put together up to three times on the first day, and then again on the second day. If that fails, the zoo will look at whether Tian Tian can be artificially inseminated.
While natural breeding in captivity has proved difficult, insemination has a better track record -- the Wolong Breeding Centre in China, for example, has produced 94 cubs using this method since 2006.
The zoo will not be able to confirm if the panda is pregnant until July, and if she isn't, they will have to wait again until next year, or the year after that -- Tian Tian and Yang Guang are on loan to Scotland for the next decade.


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DisneyPixar has debuted the new teaser trailer for Toy Story 3 in theaters with Up and you can now watch it online in 2-D in Flash below! (We highly recommend seeing the teaser, new Pixar short "Partly Cloudy" and Up in 3-D in theaters).
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In a previous article, I showed that the wicked are taken out of the picture before the gathering of the Church. In this article, I will show that this teaching is also found in the parables of Jesus, particularly in the Parable of the Tares.
Matthew chapter 13 first records the Parable of the Tares (13:25-30) and then its interpretation by Jesus (13:36-43). The parable is about a farmer who had an enemy. When the farmer sowed his wheat, the enemy came during the night and sowed "tares" amongst the wheat. Tares are a kind weed commonly found in Palestine, also referred to as "cheat" or "bearded darnel."
The servants of the farmer wanted to go through the fields and rip out all the tares, but the farmer stopped them saying that the process of tearing out the tares would only make things worse because the wheat would also be torn. They were to be allowed to grow together until harvest time and then the tares would be gathered first and thrown into the fire. This would be followed by the harvest of the wheat.
You've probably already guessed the meaning of this parable, but in case you haven't, Jesus interprets it for us. So, we have here one of the few occasions when Jesus interprets his own parable for his disciples.
Jesus says that the sower is "the Son of Man" (v. 37), a title that He frequently used to refer to himself. The field "is the world" (v. 38). This parable is not talking about wheat and tares growing up together in the church, but in the world. The good seed represents the "sons of the kingdom" (v. 38). These are the redeemed, that is, the Church of God.
The tares represent the "sons of the evil one" (v. 38). These are the wicked, those who refuse to follow the Christ of God. The enemy is the devil (v. 39). The harvesters are the angels of God who will participate in the judgment of the world (v. 41). The harvest is the Day of Judgment when the tares are gathered up and "thrown into the furnace of fire" where there will be "weeping and gnashing of teeth" (v. 42).
The world is God's field, but the devil will continue to sow wicked men and women in that field until the end of time. Christians are prohibited here from attempting to eliminate the wicked by force. Instead, the wicked and the redeemed are to grow up together until the day of harvest.
Now, in relation to the topic of this post, I come to the important question: WHO IS GATHERED UP FIRST, the Church or the wicked? Stop a moment before you answer that question. Go back to the text and read it. I'll wait . . .
In the parable itself, the sower says to his servants: "First, gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up" (v. 30). In Jesus' interpretation he says:
"The Son of Man will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness, and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father (vv. 41-43)."
Did you notice the words that indicate sequencing? FIRST, the wicked are gather up and thrown into the furnace of fire. THEN the wheat (i.e., the children of the kingdom) are gathered into the barn.
Remember that the word "rapture" means "to be gathered up." The only ones "gathered up" in the Parable of the Tares are the wicked. More importantly, they are gathered up BEFORE the believers are gathered into the Lord's barn (v. 30).
Dr. Greg Waddell
Director of Institutional Improvement
Mid-South Christian College
DrGregWaddell (at) gmail.com
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The World Of My Little Pony Nirvana Guide
*SOLD Out*Released Dec 2012
It is all about the hard to find non mass-produced My Little Ponies of the 80s era. It has 232 pages with over 500
color pony pictures, and a vast amount of information. It covers countries Argentina, Australia/Denmark, Brazil,
Colombia, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, India, Italy, Macau, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, Spain, and UK/Happy Tail
mixes (parts ponies).
The World Of My Little Pony
The First Ever Published My Little Pony
Collector's Guide Revised 2nd Edition!
About US Ponies, Places, items, and merchandise $20.00
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****Ponies were first produced in 1981 through 1982 and are referred to as G1s (generation one). They weren't the rubbery vinyl type ponies we know today. They were large 10 inch tall ponies made out of hard plastic and called "My Pretty Pony." They have a trigger under their chin and when you pull it their ears flicker, tail twitches, and their eye winks. It wasn't until 1983 that the first vinyl ponies were made. The originals were a set of six called "My Little Pony Assortment"; Cotton Candy, Blue Belle, Butterscotch, Minty, Snuzzle, and Blossom. These six had flat feet, but when they were re-released as Collector Ponies later through mail offers they had caved in feet like the rest of the ponies. Hasbro then made ponies or all shapes, sizes, and colors for 10 years. They even made My Little Pony animal families! Then the year 1992 came and Hasbro released the last My little Ponies in the US of the 80s line we had come to love. These 11 different types; Sweet Kisses, Colorswirl, Sippin' Soda, Birthday Pony, Wedding Pony, Flower Fantasy, Sundazzle, Sweet Talkin', Fancy Mermaid, Paradise Baby, and Teeny Baby Twins, were made to celebrate the 10th Anniversary, and the final year, of My Little Pony.
****Then from 1997-1999 (longer over seas) Hasbro attempted to re-release My Little Ponies, but they looked totally different. They were much smaller, thinner, and were hard plastic. So, they got discontinued again due to lack of popularity.
****In late 2003 Hasbro re-released My Little Pony again, and it has been a BIG hit! They are referred to as G3s (generation 3) and are more like the 80s ponies but a bit smaller, and have their own story lines, merchandise, etc.! They are made from a similar type of material as the 80s ponies, and are styled more like the 80s ponies, but a smaller. There are also store exclusives/special with the new line! Check out your local Target, Toys R Us, Family Dollar, and KB Toys you never now what is coming next!
****In 2009 despite the love if the new ponies Hasbro changed the look of My Little Pony yet again to what is referred to as G3.5, which is a shorter chubbier pony with bigger head. This bombed, with collectors, and only lasted a short time.
****In 2010 Hasbro gave My Little Pony a total make over to gear them more towards animated collectors and to go along with the new TV show Friendship Is Magic which has produced a whole new generation and array of collectors and love for My Little Pony.
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Joining the family of iTunes plug-ins, The Filter is a free program that works like your own personal DJ by automatically creating playlists from your library and syncing them to your iPod with just a few clicks.
Selecting a few songs directs the program to analyze your picks, scan your library and generate a mood-matching mix. The time-saver will even compile data on your musical tastes to recommend new music it thinks you might like.
I've only been using Filter for a short while but find it perfect for the gym as well as bedtime mixes and has also uncovered old music that I forgot about. Available for Mac, Windows and select Nokia mp3-enabled phones, it is available for download here.
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Starting today, customers and partners in countries across the globe will be able to launch their Windows Azure and SQL Azure production applications and services with the support of the full Service Level Agreements (SLAs). The Windows Azure platform AppFabric Service Bus and Access Control will continue to be free until April 2010 for those that sign up for a commercial subscription. Additionally Microsoft codename "Dallas" will continue to be in a free CTP.
We continue to get great feedback from those who are developing and deploying applications and services on the Windows Azure platform. Since January 2010, thousands of customers have moved from CTP to production, and partners like Origin Digital, GXS, tradefaciliate, and 3M are actively building and deploying solutions to the Windows Azure platform. Starting today, they, along with all of our partners, will be able to begin selling their solutions to their customers, ultimately enabling them to reach new markets and increase their revenue.
Not only are our established partners and ISVs looking to the Windows Azure platform as a way to extend their revenue capabilities, but start-ups like Lokad are betting their business on the platform as a well. Lokad has deployed a scalable forecasting cloud-based service to its retail and manufacturing customers. This service provides real-time forecast data to allow for inventory optimization and ultimately bring Lokad's customer base retail profitability. Today, with the power of the Windows Azure platform, Lokad is able to compute and deliver forecast data in less than 60 minutes to its 300 plus and growing customer base, including multinational retailers. Over the course of the next few months we will continue to share stories of companies who are building and deploying new applications and services on the Windows Azure platform.
Customers who have yet to upgrade their CTP accounts to paid commercial subscriptions are encouraged to do so at the earliest in order to maintain access to their accounts. Customers who have not yet upgraded their Windows Azure CTP accounts will have their service disabled and any Windows Azure Storage will be made read-only. SQL Azure CTP customers who have not upgraded their accounts will be able to keep using their existing databases but will no longer be able to create new databases. On March 1, 2010, the SQL Azure CTP accounts that have not been upgraded will be deleted. On April 1, 2010, the Windows Azure Storage CTP accounts that have not been upgraded will be deleted. It is important to export your data if you do not plan to upgrade to a commercial subscription prior to these dates.
As a number of time zones apply to our customers and partners worldwide, Microsoft will begin charging for Windows Azure and SQL Azure starting at 12:00 AM February 2, 2010 GMT to ensure that customers and partners are not charged for their free usage in the month of January.
New customers can visit www.WindowsAzure.com to sign up to start building and deploying cloud applications today on the Windows Azure platform.


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I've only made a fried turkey once, but almost as memorable as that juicy and crisp-skinned bird were the taters we sliced and cooked in the still-hot oil. The seasoning and fat from the bird infused those fries with a special flavor that I've never been able to reproduce. It did get me thinking though, if you can fry the centerpiece of the holiday meal, why not try out frying some of the trimmings? Well folks, it turns out that fried Thanksgiving stuffing fritters are pretty damn incredible.
Getting Stuffed
Kenji actually floated the idea of stuffing fritters to me, and in an instant I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I've spent a bit of time developing a really good hush puppy recipe, so I figured if I threw some stuffing standards in, I'd have a fried approximation of my cornbread stuffing that adorns the table each Thanksgiving.
The first question was what to add to the batter to give it an unmistakeable Thanksgiving flavor. I started with the standard onion and celery, sweated in butter to give them the softened texture and sweet flavor they normally develop in a traditional roasted stuffing. At the very end of cooking, I stirred a healthy amount of sage and thyme to add that familiar herbal touch.
Mixed into my cornmeal batter and fried, these fritters were light and fluffy, but had a balance that was a more hushpuppy-sweet than the savory stuffing I was after. So I built upon that foundation and added in lightly cooked diced Granny Smith apples, which squarely pushed these fritters into stuffing territory.
But I didn't stop there. I also tried another favorite stuffing mix-in—sausage. My guest tasters were mixed with this one. Sure, the sausage tasted good, but it also introduced a harder texture that was out of harmony with the rest of the soft vegetables and apples. I sided with those who weren't as fond of the sausage and opted to leave it out of the final recipe. Feel free to add it in if you like, or experiment other stuffing-friendly ingredients like cranberries, nuts, or mushrooms.
Batter Up
With a batch of pretty awesome fritters resting nicely in my belly, I figured I was all set. Just for kicks though, and to use up the rest of my stuffing mix, I whipped up another batter. This time, I strayed away from the cornmeal-heavy hush puppy batter and made one that was composed mainly of flour, more like an apple fritter. These fried up just as light and airy as the first batch, but tasted like a whole different animal.
By backing down on the cornmeal, the savory value of this batch of fritters was turned way up. They didn't have the sweetness of the first batter, which gave the onions, celery, apples, and herbs center stage. Across the board, everyone thought these tasted much more like stuffing; something that would fit perfectly nestled between turkey and cranberry sauce on a plate. The only thing that would make them better is if I were able to fry them in post-turkey-frying oil, but worry not—a little bacon fat in the oil can work its own magic.


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It was only a matter of time. In the run up to Dragon Age II, a new themed Facebook game called Dragon Age: Legends is being launched by Bioware. And you can sign up to the beta today. It's going to introduce us to the region of the Free Marches, the primary setting for Dragon Age II. In the same vein as the web-based game that was released in the run up to Dragon Age: Origins, playing the game will give some unlocks for the main game when launched.
Dragon Age: Legends is only due to release one month before Dragon Age II, sometime in February 2011.
Screenshots, forums and a blog are linked to from the Dragon Age: Legends site, which is a little sparse so far, but one to watch.
[Funnily enough, Spinks and I were chatting about Dragon Age II the other day while both placing our pre-orders, and at the time we expressed how much we'd liked the web-based game (Dragon Age: Journeys I think was the name) and how we hoped they'd be another. Good timing, Bioware.]


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Participants in the Eco-Ambassador program are eligible to receive a sustainability grant of $200 towards a sustainability initiative or project in their office or department.
Last year, Lynne Ramsey, an Eco-Ambassador in the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO), noticed that participants in the Center's summer workshops for children were using up to 5 disposable cups a day during snack breaks. So for this summer's sessions, Lynne used her grant to purchase CEEO-branded reusable plastic cups from a local producer. All workshop attendees, instructors, and CEEO's undergraduate student workers received a cup. Lynne estimates that the initiative eliminates the waste of over 5,000 disposable cups.
The cups not only replaced single-use paper cups during the event but also display information about the waste and deforestation created by paper cups every year. In this way Lynne's initiative fulfilled a key principle of sustainable events: to extend sustainable behavior and awareness beyond the single event and into the future.
Lynne and CEEO hope to continue the initiative into the future, incorporating reusables into all of their summer workshops.
For more information about sustainable event principles as well as checklists to guide you through hosting your own events, review or download our Green Event Resources ebook.
Learn more about the Eco-Ambassador program and consider applying to become a sustainability leader in your office.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's latest attempt to pressure House Republicans to act on immigration legislation will backfire and make action harder, a House committee chairman said Thursday.
Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., criticized Obama's move this week to delay the results of a review of the nation's deportations policy until late summer. White House officials said they wanted to allow House Republicans opportunity to act before Congress' August recess.
If they don't, Obama is expected to take steps on his own to curb deportations, which have reached record highs on his watch.
"When the president says he's going to set a time limit and then consider taking actions himself … that makes doing immigration reform harder not easier," Goodlatte said during an oversight hearing with Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson.
Johnson was in the midst of the administration's review of the government's deportation policies when the White House said it will be delayed until August, to give Congress time to act.
Legislation is stalled in the House, 11 months after the Senate passed a sweeping bill dealing with border security, workplace enforcement and eventual citizenship for millions. If the House does not act ahead of Congress' annual August recess, Obama is expected to take limited steps on his own authority.
Johnson has given little indication about what he will recommend. He said Thursday that a program to identify immigrants in the country illegally who are booked into local jails should get a "fresh start."
He told lawmakers the program known as "Secure Communities," which uses fingerprints submitted to the FBI to identify potentially deportable immigrants, should not be eliminated.
"I believe with the reality of where we are (Secure Communities) needs a fresh start," Johnson said. "I think the goal of the program is a very worthy one that needs to continue."
The program has drawn complaints from local law enforcement, and an increasing number of counties, cities and states are opting not to participate in the wake of recent court decisions raising questions about the program. Goodlatte called the program "one of the most efficient mechanisms for removing dangerous aliens from the United States."
Johnson also confirmed Thursday that his review is looking at refocusing priorities for who is deported. Priorities should include people who are threats to national security, public safety and border security, he said.
The secretary faced strong criticism from Republicans on both the review and the administration's use of discretion enforcing immigration laws.
Federal data published this month showed that the Homeland Security Department released 36,007 convicted criminal immigrants last year who are facing deportation, including those accounting for 193 homicide and 426 sexual assault convictions. The immigrants nearly all still face deportation and are required to check in with immigration authorities while their deportation cases are pending.
Goodlatte said Johnson isn't responsible for decisions he described as "dangerous and irresponsible" made before Johnson was hired as Homeland Security secretary in December. But Goodlatte said Americans have lost confidence in the administration's enforcement of immigration laws. Johnson said he has asked for a "deeper understanding" of why the department released the immigrants, and he pledged to continue to work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to ensure public safety.
Johnson said many of the releases were directed by an immigration judge or were prompted by other legal requirements.
Associated Press writers Erica Werner and Josh Lederman contributed to this report.
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Yokai Report – Lafcadio Hearn/Koizumi Yakumo
Today's report isn't about a specific yokai, but rather about one of the principle collectors of yokai folk law for western readers. Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (27 June 1850 – 26 September 1904) born on a Greek island to a Greek mother and an Irish father. Hearn moved to Japan in 1890 on a journalistic assignment and ended up adopting the country and staying on as a teacher and writer based in Matsue on the Western coast.
Although this position lasted only 15 months (to be followed by a succession of other teaching and journalistic jobs) it was maybe the most influential as it was here that he met and married, Koizumi Setsu, from a local samurai family. It was she who would act as an interpreter and guide as Hearn (known in Japan by his naturalised Japanese name, Koizumi Yakumo) began to collect and record traditional Japanese folk tales – many of which had never been written down before.


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Aleksandr Jerochin is a Lithuanian painter who was born in the city of Vilnius in 1983.
Residing all his life in his hometown Aleksandr draws his inspiration from the city ambience, its' stir, sublimity of nature and singularity. Another source of some of his abstract ideas are dreams.
Bold strokes, a genuine technique and a positive energy are equally present in Aleksandr's modern and contemporary works of art, which could perfectly decorate your home interior and illuminate your daily life.
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My nine-year-old son believes that kissing got me pregnant.
Me: Do you know how we made you?
Waylon: You got that thing from Uncle Brian.
Me: Sperm?
Waylon: Yeah.
Me: And then? We used my egg, right?
Waylon: Yeah.
Me: So how are you related to Mommy?
Waylon: Well, I've been with her a lot. And also, when you two kissed [mimes sloppy French kissing] some of Mommy's DNA got inside of you and then it got in me.
I love Waylon's version of the story. Part of me wants it to remain exactly the same forever. But I also worry that we should be more strictly scientific about the mechanics of reproduction. I don't want some playground smartypants to give him the 411.
I've written before about how hard it is to find children's books about reproduction that don't assume a gender binary (and children's books about human sexuality that don't assume reproduction). Most books for kids begin with "everyone is born a boy or a girl" and end with "some day you'll make a family too," but those are assumptions we don't make in our family, because 1)we're queer feminists and 2) Mommy is genderqueer.
That's why I was so excited about Cory Silverberg's book What Makes a Baby. Silverberg, a Toronto-based sex educator and writer, set out to create a "where do babies come from" story that would be inclusive for transgender, gay, lesbian and other nontraditional families.
As an adult reader, I appreciate the book's attempt to uncouple sex from gender. Playful gender-neutral figures are accompanied by matter-of-fact statements:
"Not all bodies have eggs in them. Some do, and some do not….Not all bodies have sperm in them. Some do, and some do not."
I couldn't wait to read What Makes a Baby with Waylon. He's a little old for picture books, but I thought he would appreciate a story that was flexible enough to include our funky family.
When we finished, Waylon was thoughtful for a moment. "What did you think?" I asked.
"Is Uncle Brian kind of like my dad?"
Okaaaaay. Not what I was expecting. Maybe reproduction is a little too culturally overdetermined to be so easily unmoored from gender. Or maybe Waylon is more interested in the question "how did I, personally, arrive on this planet?" than in the general question of how babies are made. Still, it's an important question, and one that we need to approach over and over again from multiple angles. I appreciate almost any occasion to start a safe and meaningful conversation.
While What Makes a Baby has broad appeal, I suspect it will be most helpful to families where two parents contributed biologically to making their child. I think it will be especially valuable in families where one or both parents' gender presentation is different than the gender typically assigned to the role that they played in reproduction.
To continue to answer Waylon's questions, I've ordered the COLAGE Donor Insemination Guide. I've also been talking up the idea that he's Katy's "brainchild," because she contributed the single most essential ingredient in his conception: the idea to have a baby in the first place.
What Makes A Baby will be re-issued in 2013 by Seven Stories Press. Silverberg is currently working on two more books about sexuality for kids of various ages. Can't wait!


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On Ravenswood PinkWalk Sunday, House Beautiful will be dropping a few chairs along Ravenswood Avenue. Local artists will display one of a kind "pink" artwork in a series of studios and galleries. A portion of the proceeds from any work sold will go to the Ravenswood Elementary School art program.
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TextEEBO-TCP (Phase 1)A declaration of the present sufferings of above 140. persons of the people of God (who are now in prison,) called Quakers: with a briefe accompt of about 1900. more ... Together with the number of 21. persons who were imprisoned and persecuted until death. All which was delivered to Tho. Bampfield, then Speaker of the Parliament, on the sixth day of the second month, 1659 ... As also an accompt of some grounds and reasons, why for conscience sake we bear our testimony against divers customes and practices at this day in use amongst men. Also a cry of great jndgement [sic] at hand upon the oppressors of the Lords heritage, as received from him on the 18. day of the first month called March. With an offer to the Parliament of our bodies, person for person to be imprisoned, for the redemption of our brethren, who are now in bonds for the testimony of Jesus.Date of publication:
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ETSU advances five into Saturday's sprints finals events; total seven top-five finishes in event finals
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 17, 2014) – The ETSU men's and women's track & field teams performed well on Friday on their home track with multiple advancing times in preliminary action and a number of top-five finishes in finals events on the first day of the Niswonger Invitational inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletics Center on David E. Walker Track at Gentry Field.
Out of the gate on Friday morning, Dede Edgecombe (Spartanburg, S.C.) set the tone with a blazing first-place time of 8.54 in the women's 60 meter hurdles prelims. With the top-six times advancing to the finals on Saturday, Edgecombe was joined as a qualifier by Nicole Alexander (Rock Hill, S.C.) who placed fourth with a time of 9.01.
The women also got things going early in the field with Lexie Burley (Johnson City, Tenn.) taking third place in the triple jump finals with a mark of 11.82. Later in the afternoon, the Blue and Gold also had a strong showing in the pole vault finals led by newcomer Kaytlin Mack (Olean, N.Y.) earning a fourth-place finish with a vault of 3.65m, while Ashley Kessler (Knoxville, Tenn.) matched Mack with a duplicate collegiate-best mark of 3.65m to slot into fifth place.
Sophomore Keturah Williams (Alpharetta, Ga.) turned in a stellar overall performance in sprints preliminary events, qualifying for tomorrow's finals in both the 60 and 200 meter dash with top-six times. In the 60m, the Georgia native raced to a fifth-place finish with a time of 7.65, while also posting a 25.13 time in the 200m which was good for sixth place.
On the men's side, freshman Matt Moore (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) was also able to advance to Saturday's final in the 60 meter dash with a time of 6.93. The ETSU men experienced the most success in distance events, highlighted by placing three student-athletes in the top 10 in the 800 meter run. Thomas Miller (Lithonia, Ga.) led the way for the Bucs with a 1:56.87 time to finish third, while Filip Jalovy (Modrice, Czech Republic) trailed Miller in fifth with a time of 1:56.90. Sneaking into the top 10 in the event for the Bucs was Desmond Pierce (Morristown, Tenn.) who raced to a time of 1:58.03 to finish ninth.
In the last collegiate event of the day, Anders Ludvigsen (Odense, Denmark) paced the Bucs in the 5K with a 15:07.52 time and a fourth-place finish.
Action tomorrow at the Niswonger Invitational will resume with the women's 5,000 meter run blue section final, slated to begin at 8 a.m. Field events, as well as distance and sprints competition, will carry on over the course of the day with women's and men's 4x400 meter relay finals wrapping things up at 6:30 p.m. Meet Information and event schedules can be accessed by clicking here.
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