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Alicia Keys + BlackBerry Part Ways
Alicia Keys assumed the role of Creative Director at BlackBerry last January and after a year in the role, she and the increasingly troubled smartphone maker have parted ways. The 'Girl on Fire' officially wraps her stint in the post on Jan. 31.
It appears to be a mutual split, with the company saying that it "completed our year-long collaboration with Keys."
The singer came on board as the company launched its BlackBerry 10 operating system, even though she sent a tweet from an iPhone days after her new gig was announced, causing her to say she was hacked. That was perhaps an omen for how things would go.
Lots of corporations sign celebs and pop stars as creative directors, which is fancy-speak for endorser or spokesperson. Justin Bieber offered to fill the role for BlackBerry years ago, but they declined, in a move that they may regret. Lady Gaga was named creative director at the also-beleaguered Polaroid and even promoted camera sunglasses at a trade show in 2011, but the products have never fully launched and that deal seems to have fallen apart.
Tech companies are not the only ones that hire celeb ambassadors. Austin Mahone is now a "digital strategist" for Aquafina Flavor Splash products and Nicki Minaj hawks liquor.
Initially, Keys was hands-on with her appointment, namely with the 'Keep Moving' project, which encouraged fans to send photos of themselves for inclusion in one of her videos, and the BlackBerry Scholars Program, aimed at women studying science and math.
It was a strong start, but things quickly faltered.
The company is still having financial trouble, as the BlackBerry 10 phones did not take off in the marketplace. The company is also chopping 40 percent of its staff.
While Keys and the company can say that their partnership has run its course, it's clear that the company is trying to keep its head above water and a creative director is an easily cut, non-essential post at this juncture.


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Shortly after appearing on a panel at CNBC and Institutional Investor's "Delivering Alpha" conference in New York on Wednesday, BlueMountain Capital Management chief Andrew Feldstein explained how his firm got involved in JPMorgan'sdisastrous bet on corporate debt, otherwise known as the "London Whale" trade.
It was through an arbitrage trade a year ago, and, more recently, by helping JPMorgan unwind the bank's corporate-derivatives position this past May and June.
About a year ago, Feldstein said, BlueMountain shorted the CDX IG-9, a relatively illiquid credit index that tracks the debt of 121 different companies. At the same time, the firm went long the debt of the companies reflected in that index, profitably exploiting the gap in spreads between the index and the bonds.
Those trades are of the sort that the fund company engages in frequently, Feldstein said.

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Oracle and IBM are teaming up to develop an open Java software environment. The collaboration is intended to let software developers to build upon Java, specifically the OpenJDK reference implementation. The companies will collaborate in the OpenJDK project, hoping to turn it into the leading open source Java environment. The two companies will make OpenJDK the primary location for Open Source Java SE development. The Java Community Process (JCP) will continue to be the primary standards body for Java specification work and both companies will work to continue to enhance the JCP.
The collaboration will center on the OpenJDK project, the open source implementation of the Java Standard Edition (Java SE) specification, the Java Language, the Java Development Kit (JDK), and Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE).
Oracle and IBM will support the recently announced OpenJDK development roadmap, which accelerates the availability of Java SE across the open source community.
"The Java community is vital to the evolution of the Java platform," said Oracle's Hasan Rizvi. "The collaboration between Oracle and IBM builds on the success of OpenJDK as the primary development platform for Java SE."
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Cobblers seem so Fall to me; brown sugar, cinnamon, and big chunks of fruit make me want to snuggle under a blanket with a loved one. But, peach cobbler is so much better in the summer when it can be made with fresh fuzzy peaches (I happen to adore the fuzz) rather than the uniform slimy ones from a can.
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Peach Cobbler Cupcake Recipe
Peach Cobbler Cupcakes
- 1 1/2 C flour
- 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 C unsalted butter room temperature
- 3/4 C brown sugar
- 1/4 C sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 C sour cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 C peaches roughly chopped (about 2 medium-sized peaches)
- With a fork, whisk flour, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl.
- Beat butter and sugars in a large bowl for 1 minute until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs, sour cream, and vanilla extract until blended.
- Mix in flour mixture.
- Fold in peaches.
- Fill cupcake liners 1/2 full.
- Bake at 350 F for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the cupcake clean.
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I'm all about homemade. You never see me promoting cake mixes or tubs of pre-made frosting. So, I'm a bit ashamed to admit that the frosting for my peach cobbler cupcakes was "made" by opening a jar of Tamarin spread (the spreadable Biscoff cookie), taking out a knife, and shmearing it on the peach cobbler cupcakes. I'm only "a bit" ashamed because spreading a cookie on top of a cupcake might just be one of my very best ideas. So easy and so delicious! Try it!


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I have lots of my auditing customers who ask me about duct cleaning, and if they should do it. It seems like the only way to get them really clean is with some sort of roto brush, but it also seems like that process is going to possibly do more damage than good. Obviously this really depends on the duct system and the quality of the craftsmanship, but I was just looking for the Pro's opinions. Thanks!
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I've never found any studies that say that duct cleaning has been shown to save energy or improve health or provide any benefit. Cleaning and servicing the blower fan will save energy, cleaning the ducts as an energy measure won't. If it was such a great measure there would be utility rebates for it, and there aren't.
A study by the EPA a number of years ago found that duct cleaning decreased air quality drastically in homes after they were cleaned because all the materials that had adhered to the ducts were being blown around the house after they were cleaned. If you think about it, particles stuck inside your ducts are not being blown around your house, cleaning them loosens up all that stuff, that can now be blown around your house if it isn't all removed by HEPA vacuuming. Your ducts may be functioning better as a air filter than your air filter is or there wouldn't be anything stuck to them in the first place.
From the EPA's website:
Duct cleaning has never been shown to actually prevent health problems. Neither do studies conclusively demonstrate that particle (e.g., dust) levels in homes increase because of dirty air ducts or go down after cleaning. This is because much of the dirt that may accumulate inside air ducts adheres to duct surfaces and does not necessarily enter the living space. It is important to keep in mind that dirty air ducts are only one of many possible sources of particles that are present in homes. Pollutants that enter the home both from outdoors and indoor activities such as cooking, cleaning, smoking, or just moving around can cause greater exposure to contaminants than dirty air ducts. Moreover, there is no evidence that a light amount of household dust or other particulate matter in air ducts poses any risk to health.
EPA does not recommend that air ducts be cleaned except on an as-needed basis because of the continuing uncertainty about the benefits of duct cleaning under most circumstances. EPA does, however, recommend that if you have a fuel burning furnace, stove, or fireplace, they be inspected for proper functioning and serviced before each heating season to protect against carbon monoxide poisoning. Some research also suggests that cleaning dirty cooling coils, fans and heat exchangers can improve the efficiency of heating and cooling systems. However, little evidence exists to indicate that simply cleaning the duct system will increase your system's efficiency.
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I definitely defer to Ed's expertise as to whether there is any energy efficiency benefit from duct cleaning. It makes sense to me that simply cleaning the dust out of your ducts wouldn't do much, if anything, to improve your system's performance. I would think your ducts would have to be severely restricted to the point where it is restricting air flow before it starts affecting performance, and I can't imagine how they could get that bad.
But I would submit one potential situation in which duct cleaning might be beneficial - not from a health or energy savings standpoint, though: odor.
When we bought our current house, as soon as we started preparing to move in, it became obvious that the previous owners had had a dog, and that they must have had a bunch of air fresheners or something in the house when we had done the walk-throughs. The dog certainly never was there any time we had visited the house, and we had not detected any doggy smell, but after we took possession, we could smell a definite doggy smell, and we kept finding lots of long dog hair everywhere.
Even after lots of cleaning, after a week or two of living in the house, we couldn't stand the musty, doggy smell anymore, so we finally hired a duct-cleaning service. They found a surprisng amount of crud in the ducts - dog hair everywhere, and in one case (a duct under a floor register), a pile of dry dog food in the duct!
When I came home from work in the evening on the day they had done the cleaning, the difference was immediately noticable. The entire house smelled fresh and clean, where before it had that wet doggy smell - and we don't even have a dog.
Ours might be an extreme or special case, though. But in our case, the duct cleaning definitely provided that benefit. I seroiusly doubt it provided any other benefit, in terms of health or energy efficiency. But it was worth it for us, to make the house smell better. If not for that doggy odor, we never would have bothered getting the ducts cleaned.
The duct cleaning definitely took care of the odor and it has been a permanent solution. After five years, the odor still is completely gone.
That makes sense, I was also thinking if there had been any kind of rodent infestation, that might be another reason to have them cleaned. Thanks.
We had a similar experience to Mr. Taggart, except that the problem was a musty smell which aggravated allergies.
The house is over 100 years old and has previously had a coal burning furnace, an oil burning furnace and most recently a natural gas furnace. When I reached my hand down into the duct work (to make sure there was actually metal duct work, not just air flowing through a joist space), it came away with a greasy black film - years of coal and oil residue.
We got the ducts cleaned and then also replaced the 60 year old natural gas furnace, installed a Honeywell Electronic Filter and sealed all the ducts (in that order). The musty smell has disappeared and our allergies are much better. I don't think the duct cleaning will improve our energy efficiency, but it has improved our interior air quality and health.
Energy - seems like a real risk that the methods of duct cleaning (at least a "rotor" approach like Gordon mentions) truly risk making leaks worse, or being the final straw in the failure of tape, etc.
Odor - I just encountered some ducts that had been breached by rodents. Once the ducts become a potty, I suspect the odor is particularly difficult to eliminate.
Based on the results of my own duct cleaning that was done by a highly competent and meticulous team I would strongly recommend the service in older houses, houses with pets, and houses where occupants have respiratory issues.
My house was build in 1928 and was originally heated by a coal fired gravity furnace. Nobody ever thought to clean the ducts. The cleaning by a skilled and knowledgeable team yielded almost a garbage can full of crud, coal dust, generic dust, dust bunnies, dust elephants, papers, Christmas tree needles, small kids' toys, animal fir, cigarette butts, anything that 80 years worth of cats could knock down a cold air return, and one mummified mouse.
I then installed a Photronic air cleaner with a MERV 11 pleated media filter, an electrostatic collector, and UV lights (the jury is out on whether the lights were a worthwhile investment). By vacuuming out the cold air returns and floor registers periodically and generally keeping an eye on things, the ducts may not have to be cleaned again for another 80 years.
I suspect that routine maintenance by homeowners could postpone the need for cleaning for a good long time, that cleaning ducts in newer homes is not worth it unless there are unusual circumstances, and that there is no such thing as a $199 duct cleaning.
The guys who did my house spent a full day with a custom system that they built themselves. Thanks, Herb.And, yes, I did feel sorry for the mouse.
My coments of 10 days ago still stand. Note that the EPA says
"EPA does not recommend that air ducts be cleaned except on an as-needed basis because of the continuing uncertainty about the benefits of duct cleaning under most circumstances."
and that there are certainly times when ducts should be cleaned. They are not talking just energy, but the need to clean ducts at all. The fact that your 83 old ducts had all that stuff in them means that the stuff was not in the air. The only time cleaning would be critical is when the stuff in the ducts got thick enough to affect the air flow.
Here is something that I have witnessed/noticed twice in 31 years: When doing duct analysis I turn on the system fan to the air conditioning speed in the spring. All winter the lower fan speed has been in effect and a certain amount of stuff has fallen out of the duct stream at that speed. The faster speed makes a little puff of dust come out of the register just once - then no more.
So stuff that has accumulated in the ducts wants to stay there, and if there is no moisture in the ducts to make things grow - the usual case - then there is no need to clean the ducts.
But people have to make themselves comfortable.
Ed Minch
Forget the ducts. Dig deeper and get to your evaporator coils (or indoor coils if you like). WHY?
Beautiful shinny fins on the top of the A-coil are hiding a monster within! Even when scoped by a camera in the duct usually they view only from the supply side of the duct as that is accessible. Inspection truly must be done either by lifting the coil up OR by pulling the blower to look up past heat exchanger OR by opening the side of the coil (professionally).
I have found a shiny coil from above to have globs of mold/algae clinging below. The clean up required a 1" wide wire brush that I had to hose off after EVERY down stroke thru the fins as it was too gummed up to stroke again.
The above house had had the ducts cleaned just a few years before had no pets, no smokers, and were really non-cookers. Prior owners had pets and it was still covering the coils causing a really groovy wet environment.
Strong possible health issue.
The a/c's superheat had been tuned to the prior low airflow on high in cooling. Loss of efficiency there. Severe dollars wasted in the Atlanta sun.
So, back to my thought, ducts are just a hint of what may be lurking behind the shinny door (coils). If the ducts are dirty then cleaning them is not enough and the coil will reflect the duct. Moist coils are glue and winter heat doesn't remove the buildup.
Happy Thanksgiving!
The reason coil cleaning doesn't get done is because it's labor intensive, therefore expensive for homeowners to have done. In an effort to increase SEER ratings and make them in compact sizes coils have more fins per inch and more "coil rows", increasing face velocity and static pressures. Making coils "the old way" with less rows, more surface area and less fins per inch decreases initial SEER rating, but after the coil has been in service for 5 years actually has a higher real world SEER rating than the newer coils do after the same 5 years worth of dirt/dust accumulation.
IMHO the best "preventative medicine" for most homeowners is to have the 4" filters installed, they capture MUCH more gunk than the standard 1" models.
Bob 4 inch filters are not a better filter, they have more surface area and last longer. If you look the the MERV rating of the 4 in filters they are in the range of an 8 or 10. That is mid level filtering.
Furnace filters are a balance of filtering and air flow. The more filtering the less air flow. Air flow is measured in static pressure. The better the filter the higher the static pressure which equate to lower air flow. This will result in a decrease in efficiency.
Duct cleaning is not a waste of money at all. It is a return of money in the shape of good health. So it is so important to maintain it in good condition.
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A mortgage investment broker believed to have faked his death to avoid jail by disappearing while fishing off Laguna Beach, Calif. was arrested in Las Vegas for cheating and also faces charges in Los Angeles County, police said.
John Sung Park, 29, of Buena Park, was arrested about 7:30 a.m. Monday at the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas for allegedly cheating while gambling, Laguna Beach police Sgt. Jason Kravetz said Thursday.
Two friends reported Park missing Sept. 11, 2008, saying they lost sight of him while spear-fishing, sparking a massive nighttime search, after which Park was presumed dead.
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Kravetz said an informant recently told police that Park was in Las Vegas.
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Park and the friends who reported him missing could be charged with filing a false report if it can be determined they were all in cahoots.
Park cannot be charged with that separately, because he did not call police, Kravetz said.
If nothing else, police would like to bill Park for the $50,000 that was spent on the search, Kravetz said.
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It seems as though the moms who became friends through the Day One playgroup two years ago are steadily proceeding into round two of baby-making. Emily wasn't the first, nor will she be the last, as it looks like our group has booked the hospitals solid through November.
One of our friends, C, was checked in to the hospital with a high blood pressure problem at around 36 weeks. It's the kind of problem the worsening of which requires the immediate delivery of the baby. Her little boy is at home with dad and the grandparents, prepping the baby's room and watching the boy grow up, ever so slowly, in the weeks mom has been in a bed away from home.
It's a stressful time. And we've been waiting, just like everyone has been waiting, for news that the new baby has arrived and both mom and the baby are doing well.
We're worried. We're away from home and there's nothing we can do to help, or to prevent disasters. We're powerless, and the world is going to do what it wills and we're none us strong enough for what it will throw at us.
Emily's phone chimed with an incoming text message from C, and we knew the news was bad. Emily read the message slowly, and then emitted the despairing gasp I'd dreaded, and then a soft "Oh no."
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
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It seems as though the moms who became friends through the Day One playgroup two years ago are steadily proceeding into round two of baby-making. Emily wasn't the first, nor will she be the last, as it looks like our group has booked the hospitals solid through November.
26 comments:
- samantha said...
For a support group, STAT.
- July 14, 2009 at 10:33 AM
- MelADramatic Mommy said...
Oh no! My heart goes out to everyone in your neighborhood. Their burgers and barbecue sauce are the bomb, yo.
- July 14, 2009 at 10:38 AM
- Mommy Melee said...
Asshat. :P
- July 14, 2009 at 10:39 AM
- moosh in indy. said...
I second Mommy Melee. Only with more swears.
- July 14, 2009 at 10:52 AM
- RobMonroe said...
I remember exactly where I was when I found out that our Bennigans was closed. At the front door trying to get a Turkey O'Toole.
I feel your pain.
(and hope the best for your friend.)
- July 14, 2009 at 10:53 AM
- Mandy said...
Um... not quite sure if I think that's funny or just plain obnoxious. Guess if I can't decide it's funny? Maybe?
- July 14, 2009 at 11:07 AM
- Daddy Geek Boy said...
You just sit back and hope a TGIFridays springs up in it's place
- July 14, 2009 at 11:58 AM
- Kari said...
That's a tough one... When the Chevy's near our house closed, I didn't think I'd ever recover. Time. Time heals all wounds. That, and Baja Fresh. I know it's a rebound restaurant for me, but it helps.
- July 14, 2009 at 12:05 PM
- Creepy Mommy said...
DUDE! I'm not even sure that was funny.
It was, it totally was.
- July 14, 2009 at 2:19 PM
- Mad Woman said...
You jackass! I had tears welling up in my eyes already and then when I saw "Chili's" I just about threw something at the monitor.
Geez man. :P
- July 14, 2009 at 2:46 PM
- Mrs JP Chaos said...
Dude...that ain't right. On all accounts.
But also...where will you get your Skillet Queso now?
- July 14, 2009 at 4:26 PM
- becky said...
You know, since they changed my beloved Shangai wings into a bastardized version of its former glory, Chili's is DEAD TO ME.
- July 14, 2009 at 4:34 PM
- Momma Sunshine said...
I think I hate you now. heh
- July 14, 2009 at 4:36 PM
- Jennifer said...
You are such a turd. :P
- July 14, 2009 at 6:59 PM
- Karen said...
So NOT funny. I'm having a heart attack here.
- July 14, 2009 at 7:23 PM
- kyooty said...
(extreme eye roll)
- July 14, 2009 at 7:41 PM
- MYSUESTORIES said...
Hahahahaha!!!!! My hubby says I am the kiss of death for restaurants! Everyone of my faves has closed down in the last few months. This keeps up I may have to start cooking again. THAT would probably be the kiss of death for my children!
- July 15, 2009 at 4:44 AM
- La Petite Belle said...
OMG. i was like, almost crying by the end of the post. VERY FUNNY SHAWN!
- July 15, 2009 at 4:59 AM
- mommymae said...
maybe you shouldn't write a parenting book after all.
- July 15, 2009 at 8:47 AM
Ugh. Thanks for that little heart attack! Sheesh.
- July 15, 2009 at 12:48 PM
- Always Home and Uncool said...
Are they relocating to my county. Pleeeeeeeeeeease.
- July 15, 2009 at 1:09 PM
- The Gori Wife said...
Wait - Chili's has high blood pressure?
- July 15, 2009 at 6:52 PM
- Otter Thomas said...
There has to be some type of etiquette for relaying news at a time like that so you don't get fooled.
I don't care for Chili's that much. It feels like every other chain restaurant to me.
- July 16, 2009 at 12:26 PM
- Baby Beatnik said...
Forgive me for not crying... Don't get me wrong - I enjoy Chili's food, and I even enjoy working there myself (I am on extended maternity leave currently)
However, they... suck. My husband works in the kitchen at a Chili's and has for the past 4 years and they are evil. (don't worry - the kitchen is clean, I'm speaking in terms of the management.) Bah. Screw Chili's.
- July 16, 2009 at 11:32 PM
- jerseygirl89 said...
Especially since Chili's sucks.
- July 17, 2009 at 3:36 PM
- anymommy said...
Okay, I get that I'm totally missing the point here (and omigod, the chili's is closing, that really does suck) and that this post was evil and my heart dropped when she got the text, but here's my comment, which just goes to show you where my head is right now: (longest run on sentence ever) That every two year cycle kills me. I'm having trouble letting go.
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Roller skating movies seemed like a passing fad of the disco era with the release of such camp classics as "Xanadu," "Roller Boogie" and "Skatetown U.S.A." But that would be skating over the truth -- movies featuring roller skating have a rich heritage that has attracted some pretty heavy star power. The latest in the genre, "Whip It," which opens today, stars Oscar nominee Ellen Page ("Juno") and marks costar Drew Barrymore's directorial debut. Here's a look at some of the famous and even infamous who have donned roller skates for the silver screen:
Charlie Chaplin: In real life, the comic genius loved to play tennis, but in reel life he was a comedic skating master. He first demonstrated his prowess on wheels in one of his best early silent films, 1916's "The Rink." Even funnier is the roller skating sequence in 1936's "Modern Times," in which the Little Tramp and the "Gamin" ( Paulette Goddard) find roller skates at a department store that's closed for the evening. Chaplin nearly meets his maker when he decides to roller skate with a blindfold on.
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers: The premier movie dance team of the 1930s mixes laughs with grace on skates in 1937's "Shall We Dance," when they performed the George and Ira Gershwin standard "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off."
Gene Kelly: The veteran hoofer, who appeared with Olivia Newton-John in 1980's "Xanadu," was one of cinema's most athletic and audacious dancers, especially when he danced with the ease of a champion on roller skates through the streets of New York -- actually, the MGM back lot -- in 1955's "It's Always Fair Weather" as he sang the engaging "I Like Myself."
Mickey Rooney: The roller derby sport began in the mid-1930s and featured separate teams of men and women who would try to pass each other for points. By the 1940s, the derby had turned into a more sensationalized sport in which fights and feuds were staged for the screaming crowds. Roller derby telecasts became a popular staple in the early days of television. And it was during this time that Rooney starred in the low-budget 1950 melodrama "The Fireball," which was an attempt to cash in on the craze. Rooney played an orphan who ran away from a Catholic orphanage to become an egocentric, womanizing roller derby star. Then he loses it all when he gets polio. A young Marilyn Monroe plays one of his girlfriends.
Raquel Welch: Attempting to get away from her bombshell image, Welch took on the roll of a single mom of two who takes her skating expertise to the roller derby world in 1972's "Kansas City Bomber." The film wasn't a critical success, but Welch gave it her all, even breaking her wrist while training for the film. She did much of her own skating in the melodrama, which also featured top skaters from such teams as the Los Angeles Thunderbirds and the New York Bombers.
James Caan: The rough-and-tumble actor was perfectly cast in Norman Jewison's "Rollerball," a futuristic 1975 thriller set in the world of an extremely violent, globally popular roller derby-esque game.
Bow Wow: The rapper put his wheels on in the 2005 drama "Roll Bounce." He plays Xavier, a young man living in Chicago, circa 1978, who is the leader of a roller skating gang.
And as if that weren't enough reels on wheels, there are yet more roller skating flicks you can check out: 1972's "Unholy Rollers," 1986's "Solarbabies," 1986's "Roller Derby Mania," 1989's "Roller Blade Warriors," 1991's "The Roller Blade Seven," 1991's "Prayer of the Rollerboys," 1997's "Boogie Nights" and 1998's "Roller Blade Killer."


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EU Data Protection: European Parliament's Industry committee backs uniform data protection rules
The European Commission today welcomed the adoption of an opinion by the European Parliament's Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE) on the Commission's proposals to reform the EU's data protection rules which date back to 1995 (see IP/12/46 and IP/13/57). The vote on the Committee's opinion, drafted by Member of the European Parliament Seán Kelly, is the latest step towards a swift adoption of the proposed legislation. The Committee's opinion – which covers the draft general Data Protection Regulation – will now be submitted to the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee (LIBE), which will consolidate all the amendments submitted so far and vote on its own report at the end of April.
"Today's vote by the European Parliament's Industry Committee is an important signal that industry needs uniform and clear data protection rules to take advantage of our Digital Single Market," said Vice-President Viviane Reding, the EU's Justice Commissioner. "I thank the ITRE Committee and, in particular the rapporteur, MEP Seán Kelly, for their swift work. This reform is good for business in Europe: one data protection law for one continent, a regulatory one-stop shop with one national data protection authority in charge and a mechanism allowing the European Commission to act as a backstop and ensure consistent application of the rules. This will ensure effective protection of people's personal data and help to boost economic growth, innovation and job creation in Europe."
The ITRE Committee backed the main innovations of the Commission's data protection reform:
Next steps: Following the ITRE Committee's opinion, the Employment (EMPL) Committee is due to vote on its own opinion on the reform proposals. The LIBE Committee (which is the lead Committee) will then vote on its own report at the end of April.
The European Commission will continue to work very closely with the European Parliament and with the Council to support the co-legislators in their endeavour to achieve a political agreement on the data protection reform by the end of the Irish Presidency. The next discussion by Ministers of the proposed data protection rules is set for the upcoming Justice Council on 8 March.
Today's vote in the ITRE Committee follows the publication of the draft reports on the reform of the EU's data protection rules by the LIBE Committee's rapporteurs on 10 January 2013 (IP/13/4). In their reports, Jan-Philipp Albrecht, rapporteur for the proposed Data Protection Regulation and Dimitrios Droutsas, rapporteur for the proposed Data Protection Directive for the law enforcement sector, expressed their full support for a coherent and robust data protection framework with strong end enforceable rights for individuals. They also stressed the need to advance negotiations swiftly on both instruments at the same time. Four European Parliament Committees (IMCO, ITRE, JURI and EMPL) are providing opinions on the General Data Protection Regulation and the JURI Committee is providing an opinion on the Data Protection Directive for the law enforcement sector to the LIBE Committee.
In the digital age, the collection and storage of personal information are essential. Data is used by all businesses – from insurance firms and banks to social media sites and search engines. In a globalised world, the transfer of data to third countries has become an important factor in daily life. There are no borders online and cloud computing means data may be sent from Berlin to be processed in Boston and stored in Bangalore.
Today, 72% of Internet users are worried that they give away too much personal data. They feel they are not in complete control of their data. Fading trust in online services and tools holds back the growth of the digital economy and Europe's digital single market.
To address these concerns, the European Commission proposed, on 25 January 2012, a comprehensive reform of the EU's 1995 data protection rules to strengthen online privacy rights and boost Europe's digital economy. The Commission's proposals update and modernise the principles enshrined in the 1995 Data Protection Directive to bring them into the digital age. They include a proposal for a Regulation setting out a general EU framework for data protection and a proposal for a Directive on protecting personal data processed for the purposes of prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of criminal offences and related judicial activities (IP/12/46, MEMO/12/41 and IP/13/57).
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The Year of Stupid: Potsdam Climate Institute Now Says To Expect ?Warmer Colder? Winters!Saturday, December 25th, 2010
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The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and the German media are now in full panic mode. They can no longer get their stories straight.
Desperate to stem the flood of doubt now sweeping Germany, as the country is gripped by its harshest December in 100 years, including record snowfalls in Potsdam, the hyper-alarmist PIK and the German media are now throwing all they?ve got to explain away the embarrassing cold.
For years they preached endlessly that Germany would be experiencing balmy, southern European-type winters. Snow indeed had been relegated to the history books. The tables have since turned.
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A great deal is made every December about the opportunity at year's end for "turning over a new leaf," about resolving to start afresh at overcoming deficiencies in our habits, our lifestyles, our health.
A great deal is made every December about the opportunity at year's end for "turning over a new leaf," about resolving to start afresh at overcoming deficiencies in our habits, our lifestyles, our health.
Some of those who make lists of New Year's resolutions also make them public, and deliver glowing reports on their progress in fulfilling them.
Soon, however no new reports are issued and we presume that the effort has failed. I cannot recall a solid instance of a permanent behavior change resulting from a New Year's resolution.
Therefore: Unless the sense of satisfaction provided by just stating your intention to overcome imperfection is enough, the chief value in making resolutions may be in having a list to break while your friends and relatives are breaking theirs.
Famous comments: "Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to." — Bill Vaughan.
"Making resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self assessment and repentance that demands personal honesty and, ultimately, reinforces humility. Breaking them is part of the cycle." — Eric Zorn.
"Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right." — Oprah Winfrey.
"Many people look forward to the New Year for a new start on old habits." — Anonymous.
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"I'm a little bit older, a little bit wiser, a little bit rounder, but still none the wiser." — Robert Paul.
New Year's resolution: "To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time." — James Agate.
"Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man." — Benjamin Franklin.
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An abundance of veterans on the pre-season roster should make the Flying Dutchmen a contender in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) in 2011-12.
Coach John Patnott begins his 32nd season at the helm of a nationally respected program he began in 1978. Over his tenure as coach of the men's and women's program, he has counted 116 All-Americans and had national champions 30 times. The Flying Dutchmen have been MIAA champions 12 times.
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It would be wishful thinking on my part to substantially increase the size of my cellar, however I often wonder how to structure future purchases. I have tried to follow advice I have read from various sources (an old Hugh Johnson cellar book for instance). Still I find myself buying in a haphazard way, depending more on what seems like a bargain and on whim rather than the gaps that need filling. If there are rules of thumb, algorithms etc that people use I would be glad to hear them. I suspect that most people use my method, ie none.AHB wrote:I suspect that it is more a reflection of the fact that it was a little over 5 years ago that Tom made me think about bringing some structure to my cellar and I substantially increased the number of bottles that I owned.


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Ladies loved the Women's Silver Salmon Derby
Halibut Derby standings remain static
After being crowned Queen of the Silver Salmon Sisterhood, Renee Canavan of Cottonwood, California said she was "kind of overwhelmed." A cheering crowd of approximately 600 women cheered for Canavan as she sat in a throne at the Civic Center and was serenaded with this year's Crowning Song "Derby Queen."
Canavan has come to Valdez four times to participate in the Women's Silver Salmon Derby, but said winning was "sheer luck." The transmission in the boat she was on failed and they were actually returning to Port Valdez with one small silver in the hold when the derby winner hit her line.
"I keep coming back because it's fun," remarked Canavan. "It's women having a good time, it's beautiful country."
Canavan is a Community Service Officer for the Police Department in Anderson, California and said she might have a hard time explaining this to her friends back home.
"I'm not a big fisher person back home," she said. "I like catching, so I come to Valdez."
Local angler Amber Burton reeled in a 14.88 pound silver salmon to capture second place in the Women's Silver Salmon Derby. Burton said she fished for seven solid hours before finally reeling up the fish she would weigh-in to take second place. Burton said she was fishing by Gold Creek and they also had problems with their motor and had to putt back into Port on their kicker motor. Last year, Burton placed 12th in the Women's Derby.
"This year proved you need to keep your pole in the water and not give up," Burton said.
Third place in the Women's Derby was captured by Katherine Hartley of Kenai who reeled in a 14.64 pound silver.
Todd Gibb and Lindy Meuller of Carhartt flew in from Seattle and Michigan and were welcomed with applause at the Valdez Civic Center after it was announced that their company provided the 700 Carhartt Hoodies for participants. In addition to door prizes, the Fox River Sock Toss and Fish Olympics Wheel of Chocolate Prizes, the top 50 anglers received a Women's Derby fleece vest and prizes donated by Prospector Outfitters. Next year's Women's Derby is set for Saturday, August 10, with the opening ceremony Friday, August 9.
The standings in the Valdez Halibut Derby remain the same with Norman Darling in third place with his 202.3 pounder, Scott Jumgblom in second with his 205 pound flat fish and still leading the derby is Marvin Knapp with his 227.6 pound halibut.
There was also no change in the Valdez Silver Salmon Derby standings. Nicole Schutz is in third with her 15.52 pound silver and Candace Prossner is in second place with her 16.02 pound salmon. Diana Doodchenko is still in first place with her sizeable 17.88 pound silver salmon caught on July 25 aboard the Faithful.
Information, pictures and standings for the Women's Derby, Silver Salmon Derby and Halibut Derby, can be found on the http://www.valdezfishderbies.com website.


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Monday, January 14, 2013
Ginza Honey Highball
If the title of this post conjures up images of part-time lovers and late-night rendez-vous in Taisho-era Tokyo, I'm afraid what follows will be a bit of a disappointment. The "Ginza Honey" referred to in the title is exactly that: honey produced in Ginza. And yes, we're talking about the same Ginza, that of the posh clubs, haute-couture fashion shops and gourmet restaurants, where a square meter of land will set you back about 25 million yen. Not the ideal place for bee farming, you may think. Well, think again.
4 comments:
- Nikka Whisky EU said...
How do they dissolve it? directly in the whisky? Before of after the ice is added?
- January 15, 2013 at 6:29 AM
Really wanna know as well! :)
- January 15, 2013 at 6:35 AM
- Stefan said...
They pour a decent measure of Taketsuru 17 in the tumbler, then take a barspoon of GInza honey and dissolve it directly in the whisky by gently stirring. This takes a bit of time, obviously. When the honey is completely dissolved, the ice is added and the soda water. I'm sure they know exactly how much whisky and how much honey to use, because what happens is really extraordinary. There must be some sort of wonderful chemistry between that particular whisky and that particular honey because the result is not - as you would imagine - "whisky + honey". It's a truly amazing combination.
- January 15, 2013 at 7:24 AM
- Whisky Critic said...
Sounds like quite an intriguing drink, and the history behind it is equally interesting to read.
- January 15, 2013 at 8:09 AM


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The Commerce Department on Wednesday released gross domestic product data for every state, and to little surprise, North Dakota topped the list in 2013.
The state has seen rapid growth due to shale drilling in the Bakken Formation, which has unleashed an oil boom there, as North Dakota enjoyed 9.7% growth in 2013. Wyoming (7.6%), West Virginia (5.1%), Oklahoma (4.2%) and Idaho (4.1%) round out the top five, all due to extraction or agriculture of some form.
Though mining drove the outliers, it was non-durable-good manufacturing that was the largest contributor to U.S. real GDP by state growth in 2013. The recovery in real estate, rental and leasing also helped.
Alaska meanwhile was the only state to contract with a 2.5% drop (due to declining oil output in the North Slope), and the District of Columbia also fell by 0.5%. Virginia and Maryland also were at the bottom end for growth -- hit by the sequester that froze federal contract work.
Don't feel too bad for the Beltway crowd -- the richest households live near the Capitol, according to separately released data.
-- Steve Goldstein
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I. Sketches by Boz. Illustrative of every-day life and every-day people. 1833-7
"Mr. Minns and his Cousin" ( Sketches by Boz 46), originally, "A Dinner at Poplar Walk" in The Monthly Magazine , 1 December, 1833.
"Mrs. Joseph Porter, Over the Way" ( SB 53), originally in The Monthly Magazine , January, 1834.
"Horatio Sparkins" ( SB 49), originally in The Monthly Magazine , February, 1834.
"The Bloomsbury Christening" (SB 55), originally in The Monthly Magazine, April, 1834.
"The Boarding-House" (SB 45), originally in The Monthly Magazine , May & August, 1834.
"Sentiment" (SB 47), originally in Bell's Weekly Magazine, 7 June 1834.
"The Steam Excursion" (SB 51), originally in The Monthly Magazine , October 1834.
"A Passage in the Life of Mr. Watkins Tottle" (SB 54), originally "Chapter the First" and "Chapter the Second" in two numbers of The Monthly Magazine , January and February, 1835.
"The Four Sisters"(SB 3), Our Parish 3, originally, "Sketches of London No. 14" in The Evening Chronicle, 18 June 1835.
"The Election for Beadle" (SB 4), Our Parish 4, originally, "Sketches of London No. 16" in The Evening Chronicle, 14 July 1835.
"The Broker's Man" (SB 5), Our Parish 5, originally, "Sketches of London No. 18" in The Evening Chronicle, 28 July 1835.
"The Ladies' Societies" (SB 6), Our Parish 6, originally, "Sketches of London No. 20" in The Evening Chronicle, 28 July 1835.
"Miss Evans and the Eagle" (SB 36), (Scenes and Characters No. 2) originally in Bell's Life in London, 4 October 1835.
"The Dancing Academy" (SB 41), originally, "Scenes and Characters, No. 3" in Bell's Life in London, 11 October 1835.
"Making a Night of It" (SB 43), originally, "Scenes and Characters No. 4" in Bell's Life in London, 18 October 1835.
"The Misplaced Attachment of Mr. John Dounce" (SB 39), originally, "Scenes and Characters No. 5. Love and Oysters," in Bell's Life in London, 25 October 1835.
"Some Account of an Omnibus Cad" (Scenes and Characters No. 6), later retitled and expanded into "The Last Cab-driver and the First Omnibus Cab"; in Bell's Life in London, 1 November 1835.
"The Mistaken Milliner. A Tale of Ambition" (SB 40) originally "Scenes and Characters No. 7. The Vocal Dressmaker," in Bell's Life in London, 22 November 1835.
"The New Year" (SB 35), originally in Bell's Life in London, 3 January 1836.
"The Great Winglebury Duel" (SB 52), originally in the First Series of Sketches by Boz (8 Feb., 1836).
"The Black Veil" (SB 50) originally in the First Series of Sketches by Boz (8 Feb., 1836).
"Our Next-Door Neighbour" (Our Parish 7), originally, "Our Next-Door Neighbours" in The Morning Chronicle, 18 March 1836.
"The Tuggses at Ramsgate" (Tales 4), originally in The Library of Fiction No. 1, 31 March 1836 (accompanied by two Robert Seymour woodcuts).
"The Hospital Patient" (SB 38), Characters 6, originally in The Carlton Chronicle, 6 August 1836.
"The Drunkard's Death" (SB 56), originally in the Second Series of Sketches by Boz 17 December, 1836).
II. Inset Stories in The Pickwick Papers
"The Stroller's Tale" (III) May, 1836 (second number); "The Convict's Return" (VI) June, 1836 (third number); "A Madman's Manuscript" (XI) July, 1836 (fourth number); "The Bagman's Story" (XIV) August, 1836 (fifth number); "The Parish Clerk: A Tale of True Love" (XVII) September, 1836 (sixth number) "The Old Man's Tale About the Queer Client" (XXI) November, 1836 (eighth number); "The Story of the Goblins who stole a Sexton" (XXIX): 'a good-humoured Christmas Chapter' (31 December 1836) (tenth number); "The True Legend of P. B." (XXXVI) April, 1837 (thirteenth number); "The Story of the Bagman's Uncle" (all of XLIX) September, 1837 (seventeenth number).
III. The Mudfrog Papers
I: "The Public Life of Mr. Tulrumble, once Mayor of Mudfrog" (Bentley's Miscellany, January 1837); II: "Full Report of the First Meeting of the Mudfrog Association for the Advancement of Everything" (Bentley's Miscellany, October 1837); III: "Full Report of the Second Meeting of the Mudfrog Association for the Advancement of Everything" (Bentley's Miscellany, September 1838).
IV. Inset Stories in Nicholas Nickleby
"The Five Sisters of York" and "The Baron of Grogzwig" (VI) May, 1838.
V. "First Night of the Giant Chronicles" in Master Humphrey's Clock , second number (11 April, 1840), "A Confession Found in a Prison in the Time of Charles the Second" (third number 18 April, 1840), and "Mr. Pickwick's Tale" (fifth and sixth numbers 2 & 9 May, 1840).
VI. "The Lamplighter" (originally, a farce written in 1838) from The Pic-Nic Papers, 1841
VII. The Christmas Books (1843-1848)
17 December 1843: A Christmas Carol (Chapman and Hall) 16 December 1844: The Chimes (Bradbury and Evans) 20 December 1845: The Cricket on the Hearth 19 December 1846: The Battle of Life 19 December 1848: The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain: a Fancy for Christmas-Time (series concluded).
VIII. Christmas Numbers of Household Words
"The Poor Relations Story" and "The Child's Story" (in "A Round of Stories by the Christmas Fire," the Christmas Number of Household Words, 1852).
"The Schoolboy's Story" and "Nobody's Story" (in "Another Round of Stories by the Christmas Fire," the Christmas Number for Household Words, 1853).
The Seven Poor Travellers (the Christmas Number for Household Words, 14 Dec., 1854): I: "In the Old City of Rochester," and II: "The Story of Richard Doubledick."
The Holly-tree Inn (the Christmas Number for Household Words, 15 Dec., 1855): "The Guest," "The Boots," and "The Bill" (afterwards retitled: "First Branch: Myself," "Second Branch: The Boots," and "Third Branch: "The Bill").
"The Wreck of the Golden Mary" (the Christmas Number of Household Words, 6 Dec., 1856): "The Wreck."
"The History of a Self-Tormentor" ('Miss Wade's Manuscript' or 'Miss Wade's Autobiography'), Chapter 21, Book Two, No. 16 of Little Dorrit (March, 1857).
"The Doctor's Story" in Ch. 2 and "The Old Man's Story" in Ch. 4 of The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices, originally published in five parts in Household Words, October, 1857.
The Perils of Certain English Prisoners (the Christmas Number for Household Words, 1857): I: "The Island of Silver-Store," and III: The Rafts on the River."
A House to Let (the Christmas Number for Household Words, 1858): "Going into Society."
IX. Christmas Numbers of All the Year Round
"The Substance of the Shadow" ('Dr. Alexandre Manette's Hidden Manuscript'), Book Three, Chapter Ten of A Tale of Two Cities, No. 27 (29 October 1859 in All the Year Round).
The Haunted House (the Christmas Number for All the Year Round, 1859): "The Mortals in the House," and "The Ghost in Master B.'s Room."
A Message from the Sea: (the Christmas Number for All the Year Round, 1860): I: "The Village," II: "The Money," and V: "The Restitution."
Tom Tiddler's Ground (the Christmas Number for All the Year Round, 1861): I: "Picking up Soot and Cinders," VI: "Picking up Miss Kimmeens," and VII: "Picking up the Tinker."
Somebody's Luggage (the Christmas Number for All the Year Round, 1862): I: "His leaving it till called for," II: "His Boots," III: "His Brown-paper Parcel," and IV: "His Wonderful End."
Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings (the Christmas Number of All the Year Round , 1863): I: "How Mrs. Lirriper carried on the Business," and II: "How the Parlour added a Few Words."
XXVI. Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy (the Christmas Number of All the Year Round , 1864): I: "Mrs. Lirriper relates how she went on, and went over," and II: "Mrs. Lirriper relates how Jemmy topped up."
. Doctor Marigold's Prescriptions (the Christmas Number of All the Year Round, 1865): I: "To be taken Immediately," II: "To be taken with a Grain of Salt" (reprinted as "The Trial for Murder as the first of "Two Ghost Stories" in Christmas Stories), and III: "To be taken for Life."
Mugby Junction (the Christmas Number for All the Year Round, 1866): I: "Barbox Brothers," II: "Barbox Brothers and Co.," III: "Main Line: The Boy at Mugby," and IV: "No. 1 Branch Line: The Signal Man.î
No Thoroughfare (the Christmas Number for All the Year Round, 1867): I. "The Overture," II. Act I (with Wilkie Collins) "The Curtain Rises. . . ," IV. Act III. "In the Valley" and "On the Mountain," V. Act IV (with Wilkie Collins) "The Clock- Lock," "Obenreizer's Victory," and "The Curtain Falls."
X. Various Periodicals
"A Child's Dream of a Star." Household Words I: 25 (6 April, 1850).
"To Be Read at Dusk." Heath's Keepsake "for 1852"(late November, 1851).
"Hunted Down" (The New York Ledger, 20, 27 August and 3 September, 1859).
"George Silverman's Explanation" (The Atlantic Monthly, January-March, 1868).
A Holiday Romance (Our Young Folks, January-May, 1868): I. "From the Pen of William Tinkling, Esquire," II. "From the Pen of Miss Alice Rainbird," III. "From the Pen of Lieutenant-Colonel Robin Redforth," and IV. "From the Pen of Miss Nettie Ashford."
Related Materials
- An Overview of Dickens's Short Fiction, 1833-1868
- A Critical Analysis of Dickens's Short Fiction
- Dickens' Aesthetic of the Short Story
- Dickens and the Prose Farce: and "The Tuggses at Ramsgate"
- Illustrations for the Christmas stories
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Dana said,
Fabulous! Even if I'm not smart enough to have had a whole slew of interviews yet (one. just one.), I like it.
Clarissa said,
Very succinct. How do you write a dear John/Janna letter?
Sandy said,
I actually thought this was badly written. Very immature and unprofessional…especially the second half.
The letter should express regret, the fact that the decision was made after careful deliberation, and to offer best wishes and appreciation. Not some rambling section on how you don't mean to say that they aren't good…just that someone else was better.
R said,
This is the worst advice ever. Rude and cocky. Get over yourself. How about a simple, "Thank you for the opportunity to Interciew at your excellent school. However I will be declining the invitation as I have been accepted to anther school." And by the way, what kind of moron chooses a school just based on the ranking? You are the sort of cocky person who becomes the kind of doctor I loathe. Cheers.
Elaine said,
I'm assuming this was satire. If so, quite funny. Some people even take "The Duffel Blog" seriously…


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I'M NOT exactly comfortable with this wireless revolution people keep talking about. My cell phone is an ancient boat anchor that my wife discarded four years ago when she got a slick new digital flip phone. The hand-me-down phone resides, turned off, in the glove compartment of my old Buick LeSabre. I've kept it for emergencies, which I have never had, and for calling my wife or next appointment to apologize that I am running late, which seems to be most of the time. In a more patient society, I wouldn't need the cell phone at all. And if it weren't for the Highway Patrol, I'd just get a faster car.
But lately, more people keep asking me for my cell phone number so they can reach me when I'm at trade shows and field events in various parts of the country. They look skeptical when I tell them that I don't keep my cell phone on or that I don't even take it with me out of state because my ultra-cheap monthly plan only covers a tri-county area in and around greater Minneapolis.
It's as if friends and colleagues are pressuring me to join a cult of always-on wireless collective consciousness. These well-intentioned devotees say I need to get something called a 3G (3rd generation) wireless phone so I can not only talk with people around the world all of the time, but also talk via built-in walkie-talkie, text message with my thumbs, take and send photos, download software, surf the Internet and check e-mail. To me, this all just seems like way too much virtual social interaction.
My resistance may be futile, though. Even Trimble is jumping into the wireless phone business. The maker of global positioning systems (a different and more useful type of wireless technology) recently announced that it has entered into a research agreement that will cost-effectively put accurate GPS tracking devices into new 3G phones. I suppose that's a good thing.
Wireless networks on farms also show a lot of promise. Turn to page 6 to see how innovative farmers are using wireless Internet in their homes, shops and even their tractors.
Representatives of Congress and state governors both Republican and Democrat are hoping to defend price supports and 28 agriculture programs that President Bush wants to either cut or abolish in the 2006 budget. Bush says trimming "non-security" spending is necessary to deal with the country's growing budget deficit, which this year may be another $427 billion. Democrats generally blame the deficit on Bush's aggressive tax cuts for the wealthy, while Republicans point to the recession and the ongoing war on terror.
In all, the president has proposed serious cuts or elimination of more than 154 government programs to save $15.3 billion. Agriculture is toward the top of the hit list. In addition to the 28 program cuts, which range from research to conservation programs and rural firefighter grants, the biggest impact on high-acreage cash grain farms would be the administration's proposed 5% across-the-board cut in price supports for crops and a reduction from $360,000 to $250,000 in the annual cap on subsidies that farmers can receive. The administration also points out that some of the largest farms already evade the current limit by dividing farms into several separate corporate entities. The proposed budget refers to seeking some way to eliminate that practice.
In a counterpoint letter to Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, a coalition of more than 100 organizations led by the American Farm Bureau Federation, said that Congress, in the 2002 bill that authorized farm subsidies for seven more years, had already cut subsidies by $4 billion a year by imposing the $360,000 cap.
Monsanto announced plans this winter to purchase two major seed companies outside the corn/soybean industries. It plans to pay more than $1 billion for Seminis, a vegetable and fruit seed company from Oxnard, CA, and another $300 million for Emergent Genetics, a company that holds 12% of the U.S. cotton seed market.
Hugh Grant, Monsanto CEO, reports that these purchases will allow Monsanto to "accelerate our growth." Apparently Monsanto wants to be a major player in the cotton market. The announcement that Monsanto just received U.S. regulatory approval for the next generation of Roundup- resistant cotton should help the St. Louis-based company reach that goal.
A months-long labor dispute and worker lockout have apparently ended with a new contract. CNH Global, maker of Case IH and New Holland farm equipment, announced that an agreement has been ratified between the company and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. Workers got the call to return to work in late March.
The UAW represents about 650 CNH workers — just a fraction of the CNH payroll — at four locations. Most of these employees work in Racine, WI, and Burlington, IA, making farm tractors and backhoe loaders. Another 33 workers are at a parts distribution center in St. Paul, MN, and 11 technicians work at an engineering center in Burr Ridge, IL.


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American Repertory Theater to Hold its Third Annual Valentine's Gala, 2/11
The American Repertory Theater announced today further details for the A.R.T.'s third annual Valentine's Gala to be held at The Hotel Revere, 200 Stuart Street, Boston.
Under the leadership of Dina Selkoe ofKarmaloop, 2013 Gala Chair, the A.R. T. is planning an evening of spectacle and up-close theater magic as part of the Gala to be held on Monday, February 11, 2013.
The Gala's Honorary Chair is Zachary Quinto, who also stars as Tom in the A.R.T.'s upcoming production of The Glass Menagerie. Along with Ms. Selkoe, Mr. Quinto will be a presenter at the event.
HonoraryGala Committee members include Governor Deval Patrick and First Lady Diane Patrick, composer Stephen Schwartz, singer Philip Boykin (The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess), Taylor Mac (The Lily's Revenge), Andrea Martin (Pippin), John Tiffany (director of Once and The Glass Menagerie), Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes and hip hop artist Pharrell Williams. There will also be an appearance by Kennedy of Mix 104.'s Karson and Kennedy.
The evening will begin at 5:30pm with a Benefactor Cocktail Party, followed by dinner provided by MAX Ultimate Foods. Entertainment will include special performances by celebrated A.R.T. luminaries, as well as a sneak preview performance from Cirque du Soleil's Amaluna (coming to Boston in the spring of 2014), directed by Diane Paulus, A.R.T. Artistic Director. The evening will also include an exclusive auction of theater packages to New York, Las Vegas and London, as well as dessert and dancing.
The A.R.T. will honor John Douglas Thompson, critically acclaimed stage and film actor with deep roots with the A.R.T. with the annual Robert Brustein Award. Linda Nathan, founding headmaster of Boston Arts Academy and internationally recognized leader in education reform, will receive the A.R.T. Angel Award; and Donald Ware, A.R.T. Board Chairman, longtime friend and advisor to the theater will also be recognized.
The American Repertory Theater at Harvard University is dedicated to expanding the boundaries of theater. Proceeds from the 3rd Annual Valentine's Gala will help support the theater's artistic programming as well as expand their Education and Community Programs. Through subsidized tickets to world-class productions, mentoring opportunities, private performances, innovative theater workshops, artist talks, and more, the A.R.T. is dedicated to expanding the community's engagement with great theater.
Newbury Comics and Karmaloop are corporate sponsors for the 2013 Valentine's Gala, and wine for the evening has been generously donated by The Urban Grape. Additional in-kind sponsors include MAX Ultimate Food, Be Our Guest and ILEX Designs.
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Han Solo
"Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid."
Han Solo is the fucking nuts. I'm sure I don't need to tell you guys this, but it's the god-honest truth. This badass, gunslinging space cowboy doesn't give a shit about anything, and is so unassailably cool that I could probably get away with just posting this dude's name and walking away. He's that fucking awesome.
The great thing about Han is that he's just a regular guy with no superpowers, and he somehow manages to hold his own in a galaxy filled with giant monsters, crazy technology and angry motherfuckers with lightsabers who can move objects with their minds and set people on fire just by thinking about it. People are getting Force Choked the fuck out all over the place, entire planets are being blown up by giant universe-killing space stations, Luke is doing backflips in his sleep while bench-pressing Yoda, and in the middle of all this futuristic ridiculous space-insanity is Han Solo, who has little more to offer than piloting skills and a pistol, and he's taking care of business, saving Jedi Luke's hide from certain death, and generally just making everyone around him his bitches. Not only that, but HE'S the guy who ends up nailing the Princess. And shit, he just acts like getting with royalty is no big deal - when Leia finally professes her undying love for him before he goes into a Carbonite deep freeze, his only reaction is a sly smile and the words, "I know."
I also appreciate the fact that Han is a "good guy", but he's not so annoyingly righteous that you want to start vomiting blood every time he appears on camera. While he maintains loyalty to the Rebel cause, there's no denying the fact that Solo is a streetwise smuggler who hangs out in seedy bars, gets into trouble wherever he goes, surrounds himself with shady business associates, and doesn't constrict himself to some arbitrary bullshit code of honor. He does what he needs to do to get by. Honestly, one of my favorite film scenes of all time (and the event that perfectly sums up that badassitude of Han Solo) is when he fucking pops Greedo in the Mos Eisley cantina. That alien dude is going off in his messed-up gobbledegook language like, "Yeah I'm going to bring you in fool, Jabba's going to give me a sweet reward for handing you over to him", and then all of a sudden Solo's like POW WAZZAP BITCHES! and frags that fucker in the middle of a crowded bar. Then he nonchalantly walks out of there and throws the bartender a quarter to clean the mess up, acting like this really isn't the first time he's busted a cap in someone who was annoying him. Fuck your revisionist bullshit – Han shot first, and we loved him for it because it was badass as hell.
Now, great heroes are only as good as their supporting cast, and Han isn't tooling around when it comes to surrounding himself with badass shit. For a sidekick, he has one of the most eye-gougingly hardcore warriors inhabiting the galaxy: the Wookie face-wrecker known only as Chewbacca. Not a lot of guys out there can say that their hetero life-mate is a seven-foot tall hair monster who shoots a laser-gun crossbow and enjoys pulling peoples' appendages off of their torsos with his bare hands just for the fuck of it, but Han had this massive beast as his own personal bodyguard. Anytime someone pisses him off, Han just has to wave his hand and Chewie is over there forcibly closing that motherfucker's windpipe with his giant Bigfoot hands until either the dude asphyxiates or Han tells him to lay off. That's pretty sweet.
He also has a couple of excellent nemeses – Boba Fett and Jabba the Hutt. While winding up on the wrong side of a giant, murderous, disgusting space slug who commands a massive, galaxy-spanning criminal enterprise is bad enough, the infamous bounty hunter Boba Fett is pretty much believed by religious zealot Star Wars fanboys to be one of the most badass motherfuckers to ever strap a bazooka to his wrist and fly a jetpack across the Atlantic Ocean. I mean, that dude has more gadgets than James Bond wearing Batman's utility belt, but when he steps to Han Solo, our hero doesn't even give a fuck. Shit, Han didn't even need two eyes to dump that motherfucker face-first into the gaping maw of a giant man-eating worm monster and call it a day. I'm told that the Fett gets far more badass in the expanded universe stuff, but all I know is that from what I've seen on screen it didn't take much effort for Han Effing Solo to own that guy with a lower-case "p", shoot the tentacle off the Sarlacc, and fly off into the sunset while Jabba's entire operation literally goes up in a giant fireball. Maybe that's just a testament to how fucking awesome Solo is.
If it isn't sweet enough that he's fighting off intergalactic bounty hunters dispatched by a giant gastropodal Al Capone, judo-throwing Stormtroopers, and destroying the Galactic Imperium alongside the goddamned missing link, Han also pilots the Millenium Falcon – the most badass (and fastest) ship in the galaxy. This thing is basically a lightspeed-capable piece-of-shit cargo ship that's been kitted out and modified to be totally awesome. Its retarededly fast, seemingly impervious to laser fire, and sports everything from swivel-mounted gun turrets to concussion missile launchers. The Falcon is like a modern-day mix between a sweet El Camino, the Spy Hunter car, and something out of a Bond flick, which rocks. And it blows up the second Death Star. Oh, and takes out Darth Vader's TIE Fighter.
Basically, Han Solo is like the ultimate hero for the average guy. He doesn't have any special powers or equipment, yet somehow no situation is ever hopeless as long as he's around… he's always got a crazy plan, a trick up his sleeve, or a shady contact that can bail him out at the last moment. He kicks ass, never loses his cool, routinely fights off the galaxy's most dangerous super-villains, and gets the girl. What's not to like about that?
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It's been a month since I've been to a show. A month. What is wrong with me? Thankfully, that will all change tomorrow as I head from behind the Orange Curtain and into LA to see the Avett Brothers and Brandi Carlile. That should be a great Friday night show: chill, with a few songs to get me going. My days (and nights) have been busy to say the least lately, and it should be nice to sip a drink, sit down, and listen to Brandi and the Brothers Avett.
There are tons of other shows playing this week, and I've narrowed it down to about two a day for you guys. If you have a ticket to any of them, I covet that confirmation code.
Friday, 10/1
The Avett Brothers and Brandi Carlile (w/ Grace Potter and the Nocturnals) @ Nokia Theatre [of course I'm going to list the show I'm heading to. Say hi, yo.]
Listen: The Avett Brothers – Slight Figure Of Speech
Aimee Mann @ Largo [great, intimate venue for her.]
Saturday, 10/2
Matt & Kim [left] @ Music Box, L.A.
School of Seven Bells @ Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa
Sunday, 10/3
Belle & Sebastian with Jenny & Johnny @ The Palladium [anyone have a free, extra ticket? This should be a great show. Jenny & Johnny is, of course, a duet consisting of Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley) and Jonathan Rice. Their debut album is fantastic.]
Listen: Jenny & Johnny – Scissor Runner
The Soft Pack @ Detroit Bar
Monday, 10/4
Tired Pony [members of Snow Patrol, R.E.M., Belle & Sebastian] @ El Rey
Tuesday, 10/5
Jenny & Johnny @ the Troubadour
Wednesday 10/6
Broken Bells [left] @ The Wiltern [James Mercer of the Shins teams up with Danger Mouse for a positively unique sound. Loving their album.]
Jay Nash @ Hotel Cafe, 9pm slot [update: he's married]
Thursday, 10/7
Lissie @ Troubadour [Newcomer solo artist is the darling of indie radio stations. Check her out.]
Listen: Lissie – Bully
The Like @ Detroit Bar
Going to any shows this week? Excited for any coming up this month? Leave a comment.


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