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Dave Grohl becomes the ultimate one-man band in his brand new documentary, Play.
Related: Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl Gives Jimmy Kimmel A Disturbing Gift
The self-directed documentary features the master-musician taking on drum, guitar, keyboard, and bass duties. Play starts with a narration from the Foo Fighters frontman himself where he discusses the difficulties that come with being so dedicated to music and how attempting to master an instrument changes your life.
"There were moments in recording this when I was in the 20th minute and I'd stop and have to start over because I knew I could do it better," he explains of his perfectionist nature.
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TaqMan multiplex reagents lower cost per run and preserve limited samples
CARLSBAD, Calif. – May 12, 2014 – Researchers can now simultaneously analyze samples for multiple genetic markers of interest in a single qPCR reaction with a set of new Life Technologies TaqMan multiplex reagents. The solutions are designed to reduce the cost of analysis and preserve starting material for applications such as plant genotyping or pathogen detection.
"[In a clinical research laboratory], the ability to multiplex samples is paramount, especially when there are limited amounts of starting sample," said Chris Linthwaite, president, Genetic Analysis Platform at Thermo Fisher Scientific. "Our new TaqMan multiplex reagents help to drive productivity and efficiency by enabling this important process."
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- TaqMan QSY probe with new QSY quencher and two new ABY and JUN dyes. These combine with FAM and VIC dyes to provide a set of four dyes, which have spectral wavelengths closely aligned with the filter channels available on Applied Biosystems-branded real-time PCR instruments.
- TaqMan Multiplex Master Mix is specially formulated with the necessary components to allow undeterred amplification of up to four targets in the same reaction. It contains Mustang Purple dye, a new passive reference compatible with new ABY and JUN dyes.
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OTTAWA - The federal government wants to tap the skills of obscure basement inventors and turn their tinkering into innovative consumer products.
A new survey for Industry Canada has found that almost 13 per cent of Canadians are so-called "private innovators," who have improved on consumer goods or created new products in the last three years.
Recent research in the United States and elsewhere has found similar numbers of ordinary basement tinkerers, regarded by some as a talent pool that consumer-products firms need to harness to find fresh profits.
"The consumer innovations uncovered by researchers abroad arise in many sectors, including software, gaming, sporting equipment and automotive," says an Industry Canada description of the survey project.
"Consumers either freely shared their innovations with other consumers or with producers, or carried on as entrepreneurs themselves."
A landmark 2011 research paper by lead author Eric von Hippel, an MIT professor in Cambridge, Mass., argued that consumer-products companies need to pay more attention to these amateur inventors.
"Companies will have to help their own product developers look at consumer-developed innovations with new eyes — not just as poorly engineered amateurish efforts," says the paper.
History is full of consumer innovations that went from obscurity to millions of dollars of sales in short order.
Among them, the dishwasher, invented in 1886 by a wealthy matron in Illinois who wanted to avoid the chipped dishware that was the inevitable result when her servants did the washing. Josephine Cochrane made extra dishwashers for friends, and eventually created a company that became part of Whirlpool Corp.
Skateboards began as roller-skate wheels nailed to boards by teenagers, a home-grown product later adopted and improved by manufacturers for profit.
Industry Canada paid $80,000 to a survey firm, Ekos Research Associates Inc., to determine how many Canadians were themselves making the products of tomorrow in their workshops. Ekos then interviewed some 1,000 so-called consumer innovators.
The report, delivered in March, found that Canada's basement inventors are primarily young males with degrees in science or technical disciplines.
Those who immigrated were more likely to have come from the United States or South Asia. Most worked alone. Almost nobody patented their inventions, but created products solely for their own use.
"The majority of consumer innovators have developed a product that is essentially the same in functionality as other similar products or services that are available in the market (40 per cent) or an improvement to something that already exists (28 per cent)," says the report, obtained under the Access to Information Act.
"Most consumers developed their innovation in a relatively short period of time, averaging 30 hours, and six in 10 spent money to develop their innovation."
The report does not describe individual inventions, but notes most of them were household fixtures and furnishings, followed by sports equipment and products for children or education.
The least common types were medical products and computer software.
Parallel surveys in the United States, Japan and Britain have found demographic similarities with Canada's innovators.
The range of amateur products in those three countries was broad, from a rice pressure-cooker that is used in a microwave oven, to a line of clothing that can be put on and taken off using one hand, for an amputee.
Companies that in the past have protected their products by resisting tampering will have to learn to invite potential improvements by consumers, argues the von Hippel research paper.
"Microsoft first deplored the hacking of its Kinect product by users seeking to use it in new ways," it says of the motion-sensing device for game consoles.
"Then, within days, it reversed course and applauded those same users — recognizing the potential for mutual gains."
Von Hippel, who founded the field 35 years ago, said in an interview that consumer innovators represent a "form of market failure."
"They are inventing for themselves. They get a direct return. But then they have a view of others who might benefit from their innovation as an externality."
Unlike consumer-products companies, "they don't have an inbuilt incentive" to spread the benefits, said Von Hippel.
Governments need to create regulatory environments that encourage innovations, such as allowing unlicensed users access to some radio spectrums to experiment, he said. And some web sites, such as www.thingiverse.com, can act as marketplaces for basement inventions.
But change will not come overnight as researchers are still measuring the phenomenon and its economic potential, von Hippel said.
Industry Canada has said the Ekos survey is part of a larger project to encourage product development through consumer-innovators, including "framework laws, expenditure programs and regulatory-standards systems."
Spokesman Michel Cimpaye said in an email the department "intends to benchmark the Canadian results to similar surveys carried out in other countries."


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80Gb PS3 launches in India
Sony's released an 80Gb PS3 SKU in India, priced 25,990 rupees (£361).It replaces the current standard 40Gb model and comes with a DualShock 3 in the pack."The introduction of high definition gaming and entertainment systems among the Indian audience is the result of extensive research into the entertainment needs and preferences of the next generation […]
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SCEE confirms 80Gb PS3 SKU for Europe
SCEE's confirmed an 80Gb PS3 SKU for Europe, to launch on August 27 for £299, Eurogamer reports."We will be doing promotional bundles from the middle of September to the end of December at various prices," Reeves said at a SCEE event in LA today."The 80GB replaces the 40GB. Please do not ask me if we're […]
Rumour: 40Gb PS3 to be dropped in August
Joystiq's carrying what's supposedly a leaked Wal-Mart spreadsheet that shows the 40Gb PS3 is to be replaced with another SKU in the US in August.If true, it will be the third PS3 pack to be dumped, following the 60Gb and 20Gb versions. More through the link.
Get a new 40Gb PS3 for $366
According to this PSFanboy story, you can now pick up a 40Gb PS3 in the US for $366 (£186). It's an isolated incident, admittedly, but still. The deal's a one-off for a retailer called Slickdeals.net. You just need to enter the code AK10OFF7, and off you go.Cheap that, isn't it?
Dualshock 3 not packaged with Japanese silver PS3 bundle
And eagle eye award of the day goes to Blerk, for spotting that the "satin" silver Japanese PS3 bundle announced this morning doesn't, in fact, come bundled with a Dualshock 3 controller. It's got a Sixaxis in it, so it says here. If Japanese people want a Dualshock 3 they have to buy it separately […]
New PAL PS3 bundle for Oz
Australian gamers are soon going to be able to pick up a new, AU$800 PS3 bundle, if this is to be believed. The pack includes a 40Gb machine, a Sixaxis and one of the following games: Heavenly Sword, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction or NBA 08. We have Australian readers. We […]
Larger HD PS3 SKU to replace 80Gb version, says rumour
Probably bollocks, but inevitable chatter nonetheless. With rumours of the demise of America's 80Gb PS3 SKU circulating heavily last week as the result of a "leaked internal memo" from US retailer Best Buy, it was only a matter of time before the internet ran away with itself and started predicting a 120-160Gb replacement.Sony's said nothing […]


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Tahini is best known as a hummus ingredient, but that's just the start for this versatile ingredient. The truth is, thousands of dishes are enhanced by the savory flavor of sesame! Made from ground sesame seeds, tahini is popular in Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, North African, and East Asian cuisines. If you go to Greece, you'll see tahini spread tahini on bread, with or without jam or honey. Visit Turkey and you'll find tahini-flavored hummus along with a filling dessert called tahin-pekmez. And in China, you'll enjoy delicious noodles made with sesame paste. Recipes aside, there's a lot to like about the health benefits of tahini. It's gluten-free, vegan, and keto-friendly. Plus it's high in protein, dietary fiber, calcium, and iron. And if you're deciding between peanut butter and tahini, you might want to choose tahini if you're watching your sugar and saturated fat intake. So grab some raw tahini paste and start spreading!
History of Tahini
People have been growing sesame seeds (the only ingredient in pure tahini) for thousands of years. Back then, the seeds were used mostly to make sesame seed oil. In more recent centuries, people started grinding sesame seeds to flavor hummus, a traditional Middle Eastern dish made from chickpeas. It was only in the last hundred years that tahini, along with other nut butters, came to the U.S. In addition to creamy dips, tahini is used to make desserts, salads, Asian-style noodles, and a variety of other culinary delights. Ready to try this ingredient for yourself? You can find tahini right here, at Thrive Market.
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A quick glance at tahini's nutritional information will show that it can be considered a health food. Here's what you'll find in 2 tablespoons of our organic tahini:
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- Protein: 6 grams
- Dietary fiber: 4 grams
- Calcium: 312 mg (25% of RDA)
- Iron: 4.7 mg (25% of RDA)
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OK. Time now for the HERE AND NOW DJ Sessions.
TOM PETTY: (Singing) There goes the last DJ.
JAMIE FOXX: (Singing) DJ, won't you play this girl a love song?
NIC CESTER: (Singing) Dance, little DJ, come on.
RIHANNA: (Singing) Come, Mr. DJ, song pon de replay. Come, Mr. DJ, won't you turn the music up?
HOBSON: Travis Holcombe is a DJ at KCRW in Santa Monica, California, and he's back with us. Hi, Travis.
TRAVIS HOLCOMBE, BYLINE: Hey. What's up, Jeremy?
HOBSON: Hey. So let's start with some new music featuring someone that a lot of people who grew up in the '90s will definitely recognize. Let's listen.
SNOOPZILLA: (Singing) Feels so real, and my mind won't let go. Let it go. You got to let it go. It feels so real, and my mind won't let go. Let it go. You got to let it go. In my mind, I know there's no way without you. And you know that we, that we belong together. You got the upper hand on me. Feels so real and my mind won't let go.
HOBSON: Travis, that is, of course, Snoop Dogg, or Snoop Lion. Or what is he calling himself now?
HOLCOMBE: He's calling himself Snoopzilla for this project.
HOBSON: Snoopzilla. OK.
HOLCOMBE: Yeah. It's sort of a nod to Bootsy Collins and Bootsy Collins' Bootzilla persona.
HOBSON: And we remember that in 2012, he had kind of a re-awakening, disavowed gangster rap, said he was a Rastafarian and was turning to reggae. Where does this fall into his evolution?
HOLCOMBE: Yeah. I think that was sort of a short-lived phase, because I actually saw him at a concert. It was like literally maybe two or three months after he made that proclamation, and he was still playing all the hits that you would expect him to play. I mean, I kind of feel like he's at the point now in his career where he's never going to top what he did early on with "Doggystyle," as far as in the gangster rap genre. So, you know, he's kind of branching out and trying different things and just keeping his name out there, basically.
HOBSON: And he already of course tried out acting in the movie "Soul Plane," but we'll leave that for another show. This – in this, he's part of this group called 7 Days of Funk. Here is another song by them. This is "Faden Away."
SNOOPZILLA: (Singing) Girl, you've got me faden away, and I can't go another day. You make it hard to stay away. Girl, you got me faden away. Girl, you got me faden away. Ain't no other words to say. You make it hard for me to stay. Girl, you got me faden away.
HOBSON: Travis, tell us about 7 Days of Funk.
HOLCOMBE: So, 7 Days of Funk is a project that Snoop is doing in collaboration with an indie producer based out of L.A. here called Dam-Funk. And it sort of got – it's not a straight-up rap record. It's more of a hybrid rap-'80s-electro-boogie-funk kind of thing. And if anyone is familiar with Snoop's song "Sensual Seduction," it's sort of more stuff kind of along those lines. And it's – you know, the sound is heavily indebted to the synthy-electro-boogie-funk sound of the '80s, sort of like the post-disco, pre-electro funkadelic sound made famous by, you know, Parliament Funkadelic, Slave and even Prince.
And, you know, Snoop is never going to be – no one's going to confuse Snoop for one of the great crooners of our time, but he's got enough charisma. And his flow is very smooth, and it still comes out that, you know, he can get away with it, because he's Snoop Dogg, or Snoopzilla.
SNOOP DOGG: (Rapping) Girl, you got me faden away, faden away. Make time, make love, that's what we make, looking nowadays, looking like it's gonna fade. See me, will you see here G soul, if he lose, baby, he gonna gain another dough. What a brother know, keep it on the low. That's what my grandma said it's supposed to go. Feel the same, we toast and post, and if it all works out, then we Casper the ghost.
HOBSON: You also wanted us to listen to a group called Oddience. This is a trio from Koreatown in Los Angeles. Let's listen to their song "Pre Noon 24oz Tall Can" from their debut album, "Um, Yes You Can."
ODDIENCE: (Singing) Early in the morning, you know what they say. Early in morning, and you know we see, you know we see the way. Early in the morning, you know what they say. Pre-noon, and we (unintelligible). Feel the groove, fly away. Just like the palm trees, we sway, we sway. Feel the groove, fly away.
HOBSON: Tell us about Oddience, Travis.
HOLCOMBE: So, Oddience is a group that a friend of mine hipped me to about a year and a half ago. They have a track called "Smile." And the first time I heard it, I just immediately fell in love with Oddience, and was just following everything that they were doing.
ODDIENCE: (Singing) Can I talk to you, speak your mind for you? Got my mind in my mouth. I got the best for you. Many things rot your brain. I got the meds for you. Mr. Class on class, got a word for the mass (unintelligible) . Simple is as simple does, and everything's cool. In a couple milliseconds, I'mma hop in the pool. It's a no-brainer. No, I'm nobody's fool, yo. You could kill it if you want. Homie, it's cool. I got another…
HOBSON: I like that hook.
HOLCOMBE: Really good. I mean, they really – two of the people on the group are Eddington and Miche. They're brother and sister. But they both rap and sing, and they have such awesome voices. And they have, like, a knack for melody that I just love.
HOBSON: And both this and what we were listening to from 7 Days of Funk do bring us into the throwback jams category. What is it about the '90s, or things inspired by the '90s that's catching your ear right now? Because not just you. The '90s are showing up in all kinds of dance clubs around the country, now, I guess to try to get the 20 and 30-somethings in the door.
HOLCOMBE: I mean, you know, it's inevitable that everything is going to come back at some point. So maybe, you know, now that we're 20-plus years removed, that it's time for the '90s resurgence.
HOBSON: Well, one more we've got here from you, and this is not about the '90s. This is sort of a '50s throwback. This is Nick Waterhouse. Let's hear from his new album, the song "This is a Game."
NICK WATERHOUSE: (Singing) Well, this is a game, always it wasn't so. Well, before we get started, there's one thing about it that you should know. This is a game. Please remember my words and don't get upset when you don't get what you think you deserve.
HOBSON: Travis, tell us about Nick Waterhouse.
HOLCOMBE: So, Nick Waterhouse, he's like – he's a name that a lot of people aren't familiar with, but they probably – there's a good chance that they have heard his music, because it's been licensed a lot for different TV commercials. But this is his second album. It's called "Holly." It's put out by a label called Innovative Leisure, based out of Los Angeles. And, you know, as you've heard, it's got a very 1950s-R&B-early-rock-and-roll kind of feel. It sounds like something that could have been recorded in Sun Studio in Memphis in 1958.
He stays very true to that sound. Like, there's no weird synths or anything that are – like that – that are going to pop up. He's very much like a traditionalist, I guess, in that sense.
HOBSON: Well, from many decades, a lot of great music for us. Yet again, Travis Holcombe, DJ from KCRW in Santa Monica, California, thanks as always, Travis.
HOLCOMBE: Cool. Thank you, Jeremy.
HOBSON: I just love this music right here. And this is "Ain't There Something Money Can't Buy," also by Nick Waterhouse.
WATERHOUSE: (Singing) M-O-N-E-Y. M-O-N-E-Y. Money can't change from hand to hand. My, oh my, we'll change the plan. We'll fly (unintelligible). Ain't there something that money can't buy? Oh, money…
HOBSON: And, Robin, as always, we have all of the songs listed at hereandnow.org. From NPR and WBUR Boston, I'm Jeremy Hobson.
I'm Robin Young. This is HERE AND NOW. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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Little doubt now that the Braves are ready to go with the aforementioned Jordan Schafer in center. For real. This year.
The last impediment was finding somebody who would take Josh Anderson off their hands – he's out of minor league options. The Tigers accepted, payment in the form of a 25-year old AA-pitcher named Rudy Darrow who has fought back from Tommy John surgery and might be a middle relief candidate sooner rather than later.
But it might as well have been Clarence Darrow. As I understand the way the Bravos' thinking evolved this spring, it went from 1) Gregor Blanco in front with Anderson as an acceptable alternative and Schafer as a long shot, to 2) Blanco sliding to the back of the pack, to Schafer looking so sharp that they began to try to deal Anderson to clear a path for him before opening day, to 3) a fallback of keeping Anderson for a little while after Opening Day and sending Schafer to keep in shape in Richmond while they continued to try to trade Anderson, to 4) committing to Schafer and resigning themselves to losing Anderson on waivers if necessary.
Anderson has proved himself a superior baserunner, decent centerfielder, and adequate hitter in each of the last two Septembers. But given the Astros' inexplicable desire to trade for Michael Bourn when they already had a Bourn-like figure in Anderson, and the Braves' willingness to sacrifice Anderson to give Schafer a clear path, one assumes his own teams have seen weaknesses in his bat that would be soon exposed over a full major league season.
In any event this underscores the Schafer point below. Pure fans, step back and admire what is to come from the kid. Fantasy players, grab him and tell no one of what you have seen this day.
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The AAA team for the Braves USED to be in Richmond (I should know; I live about 2 1/2 hours WNW of there, in the Shenandoah Valley), until this year.
It's Gwinnett, GA now, Keith. Acknowledge me on "Countdown" tonight for correcting you. LMAO
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UGH! And I just got used to the Yankees having left there. In 1965. Thanks!
Pure fans might also want to step back and recall that this kid served a 50-game suspension last year for using HGH. Pure fans love the cheaters.
(I'm not really this cranky. Just having a bad day, I think)
Pure fans might also want to step back and recall that this kid served a 50-game suspension last year for using HGH. Pure fans love the cheaters.
(I'm not really this cranky. Just having a bad day, I think)
I'm not a big fan, to say the least, of your TV show. But we do agree on baseball, which is just as important.
Thanks for the blog and being a fan of baseball.
Darrow played baseball, too?! Golly! Not too many can do the lawyering & the baseball at the same time. BTW, on a "good" day, I remember the starting line – up for the 1984 Cubs. Most days, I "miss" a couple. *&^%$#@! that Leon Durhman anyway!
Jordan Schafer will be a good major league outfielder, and I predict that he will"outgrow" his lead off position, and become more of a Chipper Jones type hitter.
Schafer will need to cut down on his strike outs, which is why the Braves made a mistake in giving up on Anderson.
Josh Anderson will do well with the Tigers this year, and Jordan Schafer will do well with the Braves , but he will hurt them with his growing pains, and he is not a prototype lead off hitter.
The Braves should have let Schafer play one more year down on the farm, and let Josh Anderson be their lead off hitter this year , then trade him next year.
On a side note; why don't you and all of the talking Heads on the Left, hold Obama accountable for ramping up the Neo-Con's war in Afghanistan, and dragging his feet in Iraq.
8 years of Bush-bashing for expanding the Evil Empire, and wasting Billions of Dollars on Imperial Wars, and now Obama is doing the same thing.
Think like an Anarchist – Live like a Pacifist, Peace.
I'm seriously thinking of taking him now, Sir… this is too much to think about on a Tuesday afternoon. Great. Just great.
The Astros have a seeminlgy good knack of wanting to get rid of decent to good players and getting injured last of the rope types. Don't get me wrong, it's been good for the Rockies, and I hope they keep it up.
Huh. Just when I was about to wash my hands of the Braves forEVer–I may have to check this out. (But I'll never forgive them for letting Andruw and Smoltz get away.)
Just when I thought I had worked everything out. Now there's one more thing I have to look at. Gracias.
I live in Orlando and have Braves Spring Training season tickets. Schafer was clearly the superior player both at bat and in the field. He will make some rookie mistakes but he will help far more than hurt the Braves this year. The real key will be Francouer and the pitching, which both also looked great this Spring.


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20 March 2014 - On 19 March 2014, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) of China notified WHO of an additional three laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus.
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� A 71 year-old woman from Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province. She became ill on 5 March, was admitted to a hospital on 15 March and is currently in a severe condition. The patient had a history of exposure to poultry.
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Serious Beer: American Saisons
Seeking out the best in malty, hoppy refreshment.
Saisons began as rustic expressions of the villages where they were created in the Wallonian region of Belgium. They were brewed in the cooler early months of the year and saved to refresh and revive farm workers during the long days of summer. Saison recipes varied from farm to farm and brewery to brewery, depending largely on the ingredients that were readily available. Some were hoppier than others or used different grains in their grist. Other examples used spices to complement the Saison yeast's characteristic fruity esters and spicy phenols. Through all of the variations and variables that fall within the parameters of what could be considered a Saison, all should be crisp, refreshing, and very dry.
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***** Mindblowing; a new favorite **** Awesome, stock up on this *** Around average for the style ** There are probably better options * No, thanks, I'll have water.
Stellar Saisons
Southampton Saison Faucille 2011 New York, 6.5% ABV This one-off release has a huge yeasty aroma mixed with dried apricots and spicy rye. The four grains that make up the beer's grist (barley, wheat, rye, and oats) all show well in this malt-focused Saison. It's bone dry with a bracing level of carbonation. There are no over-the-top elements here. Saison Faucille's elegance comes in its restraint. ****3/4
Boulevard Brewing Co. Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale Missouri, 8.0% ABV Tank No. 7 begins with a wave of grapefruit and Juicy Fruit gum, courtesy of a healthy dose of Simcoe and Amarillo hops. The aroma is Belgian farmhouse meets West Coast IPA. There's a fair amount of bitterness, but this brilliant gold beer is extremely well balanced. ****1/2
Lost Abbey Red Barn Ale California, 6.7% ABV At first smell, this hazy yellow-orange beer is Belgian yeast and subtle funk complemented by citrus peel and a trace of licorice. Brewed with ginger, orange peel, black pepper, and grains of paradise, Red Barn demonstrates that spices used with a light hand can add complexity without throwing off the balance. It was one of the lighter-bodied Saisons we tried. ****1/4
Ommegang Hennepin New York, 7.7% ABV Hennepin is one of the more straightforward "traditional" Saisons we tried, but in this case that's a big strength. This straw-yellow beer is rustic, with a slight lingering sweetness that follows its carbonic bite. It's peppery up front with some honey and spice. Crisp and perfectly dry. ****1/4
Stillwater Stateside Saison Maryland, 6.8% ABV Stateside pours a slightly hazy dull gold with a tall creamy white head that clings to the glass. The smells of apricot, grapefruit, and lemon peel play off a sticky malt sweetness. The citrusy hop character isn't as prominent in the flavor, but is enough to provide balance. It's very effervescent and finishes clean. ****1/4
Brooklyn Brewery Sorachi Ace New York, 7.6% ABV Brewmaster Garrett Oliver once said Sorachi Ace tasted like "sunshine in a glass," and that description certainly fits. The eponymous hops give this bright yellow Saison a huge lemony flavor and aroma that becomes more floral as the beer warms. This is a beer for summer. Very refreshing. ****
Jolly Pumpkin Baudelaire Series: iO Saison Michigan, 6.8% ABV I never know what to expect when I open another one of Ron Jeffries' funky creations, but I'm rarely disappointed. iO Saison pours a blush red, almost the color of a Kriek, thanks to additions of rose petals, rose hips, and hibiscus. It smells wild and very floral, with aromas of hibiscus, strawberry ice cream, and a touch of mint. It tastes of fruit and flowers, and finishes tart but not sour. It's extremely dry with a prickly carbonation. Even in a group as wide-ranging as Saisons, this beer is altogether different than any other we tried. This wasn't for everyone, but that left more for the rest of us. ****
The Bruery Saison de Lente 2010 California, 6.5% ABV Saison de Lente pours a brilliant gold with a rocky white head. The nose is full of big, Bretty funk, hay, and tart citrus. The taste is surprisingly mellower than the aroma, but the wild yeast character is still present alongside honey, black pepper, and earth. Grassy hops provide a firm bitterness. ****
Lost Abbey Carnevale Ale California, 6.5% ABV Bursting with grapefruit, tangerine, and pear, Carnevale's aroma is assertive in the glass. Much like Tank 7, this hop-forward Saison showcases Simcoe and Amarillo, but the effect here is a much tarter, tangier citrus. Brettanomyces adds a layer of funk and complexity. ****
Solid Saisons
Funkwerks Saison Colorado, 6.8% ABV Funkwerk's hazy gold Saison invited us in with tart orange aromas, a hint of pith, floral notes, and a caramel maltiness. It's got a lively carbonation and tastes very peppery with more citrus and smooth Munich malt. The flavors are bold up front before tapering off in the finish. ***3/4
Rockmill Brewery Saison Ohio, 6.5% ABV Rockmill Saison's aroma evolves as the beer warms from mild citrus into lush pineapple. The yeast provides soft vanilla and a whiff of funk. Spicy and earthy hops provide a counterpoint to the beer's sweet malt backbone. The mouthfeel is rather full and creamy but finishes dry. ***3/4
Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project Jack d'Or Massachusetts, 6.4% ABV Jack d'Or's aroma is its strongest attribute. It's very complex and brings to mind rising bread. The taste is somewhat sweet and slightly spicy. Woody hops and a hint of pine leave a lingering bitterness. It's good and dry as it should be, but could be slightly more effervescent. ***1/2
Stillwater Cellar Door Maryland, 6.8% ABV Earthy white sage complements the grassiness of Sterling hops and the tropical citrus character of Citra hops. This complex arrangement continues in the flavor, providing accents to a pronounced wheat element. The malt character becomes slightly sweet before finishing tart. This bottle seemed to be a bit heavier on the sage than previous ones we've tried. ***1/2
Still Sippable, But Not This Style's Stars
Dogfish Head/Victory/Stone Saison du BUFF California, 6.8% With heaping additions of parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme, this collaboration brew is another Saison that doesn't shy away from herbs. Their flavor and aroma are unabashedly in the forefront. After cooking with and pairing it, I declared it the official beer of roast chicken. ***1/4
Ithaca Beer Co. Ground Break New York, 6.0% ABV Floral and candied fruit aromas carry through into the flavor. A bit of spicy rye hits midsip. We thought Ground Break was very tasty, but it lacked the dryness and Belgian yeast character we expect from Saisons. ***
North Coast Brewing Co. Le Merle California, 7.9% ABV The aroma is all tropical fruit with a bit of must. Pineapple and mango turn a tad sweet midpalate before finishing tangy. It ends up hanging a bit heavy on the tongue. It could be more carbonated. ***
Sly Fox Brewing Co. Saison Vos Pennsylvania, 6.9% ABV This beer was strikingly clear for a saison. It had a sweetish floral aroma that mixed with a slight graininess. A pleasant beer with a clean finish; however, it wasn't as complex as some of the other examples we tried. **3/4
We tried 17 different American Saisons, but that's just scratching the surface in this increasingly popular category. What's your favorite?
Disclosure: All beers except the Southampton, Boulevard, Stillwater, Pretty Things, Ithaca, North Coast, and Sly Fox were provided as samples for review.
About the Author: Jonathan Moxey is a Harlem-based homebrewer. He hosts private beer tastings for Tapped Craft Beer Events.
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- Miech, Richard A.
- Johnston, Lloyd D.
- Bachman, Jerald G.
- O'Malley, Patrick M.
- Schulenberg, John E.
- Patrick, Megan E.
- MTF 2008 (8th/10th and 12th Grade) [Restricted-Use] (Alternative Title)
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- Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
- United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Drug Abuse
alcohol; attitudes; crime; demographic characteristics; drug education; drug use; e-cigarettes; educational objectives; family background; gender roles; high school students; human behavior; lifestyles; prescription drugs; religious attitudes; self esteem; social change; tobacco use; values; youths
AbstractThis data collection is part of the Monitoring the Future series that explores changes in important values, behaviors, and lifestyle orientations of contemporary American youth in eighth, tenth, and twelfth grades. The collection provides two datasets for each year since 1976 that are accessible only through the ICPSR Virtual Data Enclave VDE) and include original variables, including the unaltered weight variable, that in the public-use data were altered or omitted: one dataset without State, County, and Zip Code and one dataset including State, County, and Zip Code. Use of the geographic identifiers such as state, county, or zip code is limited and researchers interested in these variables are encouraged to read FAQs: About MTF Restricted-Use Geographic and Other Variables. Also included as part of each annual collection is a zip archive of the Monitoring the Future public-use data and documentation for each respective year. The basic research design used by the Monitoring the Future study involves annual data collections from eighth, tenth, and twelfth graders throughout the coterminous United States during the spring of each year. The 8th/10th grade surveys used four different questionnaire forms (and only two forms from 1991-1996) rather than the six used with seniors. Identical forms are used for both eighth and tenth grades, and for the most part, questionnaire content is drawn from the twelfth-grade questionnaires. Thus, key demographic variables and measures of drug use and related attitudes and beliefs are generally identical for all three grades. However, many fewer questions about lifestyles and values are included in the 8th/10th grade forms. Drugs covered by this survey include tobacco, smokeless tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, hashish, prescription medications, over-the-counter medications, inhalants, steroids, LSD, hallucinogens, amphetamines (stimulants), Ritalin (methylphenidate), Quaaludes (methaqualone), barbiturates (tranquilizers), cocaine, crack cocaine, ecstasy, methamphetamine, heroin, and GHB (gamma hydroxy butyrate). Other topics include attitudes toward religion, changing roles for women, educational aspirations, self-esteem, exposure to drug education, and violence and crime (both in and out of school).
MethodsICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection: Created variable labels and/or value labels.; Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes..
MethodsResponse Rates: See Appendix B in the codebook for information about response rates.
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Miech, Richard A.; Johnston, Lloyd D.; Bachman, Jerald G.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Schulenberg, John E. et. al. (2017): Monitoring the Future: A Continuing Study of American Youth, 2008 [Restricted-Use]. Archival Version. Monitoring the Future (MTF) Restricted-Use Cross-Sectional Datasets. Version: v0. ICPSR - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36940


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Iowa woman arrested after dip in Kauffman Stadium fountain
Jessica McCoy released on signature bond
A 25-year-old Iowa woman was arrested after going for a swim in the Water Spectacular at Kauffman Stadium during Monday night's game against the Minnesota Twins.
Jessica McCoy of Des Moines walked along the rail of the fountain in left field carrying a drink in her hand. At one point, she lost her balance and wound up waist-deep in the water.
Fans recorded cellphone videos of the incident and posted them online.
McCoy was escorted from the stadium in handcuffs. She was arrested on suspicion of trespassing and resisting arrest after attempting to run from officers. Police said she has also been accused of solicitation after making an lewd offer to an officer who was taking her into custody.
The Royals said they take trespassing in the fountains very seriously, and it's for the safety of the fans.
"The fountains are kind of wrought with danger. We've got electrical outlets, the way the fountains shoot water up into the air, the way they're lit up at night, it's all by electricity, and certainly she wasn't facing electrocution because she got out of the fountains OK, but these metal spikes they have underneath the water, somebody could get seriously hurt," said Royals Vice President for Community Affairs Toby Cook. "Then you've got the situation where we had to fish her out of the water. The people that go to take care of the situation could be seriously hurt as well. It's not a good idea."
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If you own a canine companion, you know what I'm talking about.
For those without four-legged friends, the principle of Dog Doo Karma dictates that all humans shall clean up their furry friends' canine landmines. Do so, and your shoes and soul shall remain poo free.
Fail to do so, and the universe will make sure you get what's coming to you.
Pythagoras and I have the utmost respect for Dog Doo Karma, and travel everywhere with little doodie baggies tucked in our pockets. Even if we don't have a dog with us. Even if we're dressed in formal attire or swimwear, you can pat us down and find baggies.
But we had a momentary, regrettable lapse last week. We were visiting the Oregon Coast near Warrenton, and as we trudged along a desolate stretch of beach hunting for sand dollars, our dog hunched up performed her duty.
I looked one direction, then the other. Not a soul for miles and miles.
"Maybe we should leave it," Pythagoras said. "The tide's coming in, it'll be gone in a few minutes."
I hesitated. Did we dare tempt Dog Doo Karma?
But we were planning a long hike, and the thought of toting a smelly baggie for several hours didn't hold much appeal.
"I'll just make sure no one will step in it," I said. I found an empty crab shell and used it as a makeshift scooper to fling the business out to sea. The seagulls were delighted. The dog was angry she wasn't allowed to fetch it.
We looked around. No one had witnessed the sin.
We continued our walk, with the dog racing ahead and Pythagoras lagging behind in search of sand dollars. Maybe an hour passed. I had almost forgotten the incident when I heard a colorful string of curses behind me.
I knew without turning around what had happened.
Well, not exactly what had happened.
To protect your delicate sensibilities, I shall refer to the substance in question as peanut butter.
"First I stepped in this huge pile of @#$% peanut butter," Pythagoras snarled as he did a one-legged dance to get his sandal off. "Then I lifted my @#$% foot and a big chunk of peanut butter fell off onto my other sandal. Now I've got peanut butter all over my toes and under my foot and—"
I tried very hard to be supportive. Apparently "supportive" does not include falling down in the sand laughing hysterically as your spouse drags one foot through the water and scrapes the other with a stick while the dog dances around waiting for the stick to be thrown.
Finally, Pythagoras got cleaned up. Our mood was somber as we continued down the beach.
"So the Dog Doo Karma got us," I said.
Pythagoras glared at me. "Us?"
"I feel your pain," I told him solemnly.
"I could sense that from your maniacal laughter."
So do you believe in Dog Doo Karma? What about other closely related beliefs like Shopping Cart Karma and Last Square of Toilet Paper Karma?
Please share in the comments. I'll be busy burning my husband's sandals.
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U.K.-based cash-transport firm G4S is trusting the security of Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud service to keep safe the application that tracks where the money is as it travels to and from customers and the company's vaults in armored trucks.
G4S runs fleets of armored vehicles in 70 countries, and in seven of those is switching its eViper tracking application into the Azure cloud, starting with Cyprus but expanding to the others over the next four months, says Richard Wallace, the company's technical director for its Cash Solutions division.
FIRST LOOK: Windows Azure
The company specifically rewrote the application, called eViper, from Progress to .NET just so it could deploy it somewhere in the cloud as a way to save money, but also to make the application centrally available.
It considered using Amazon Web Services as well as Azure, seeking strong uptime guarantees, high availability and the ability to mirror the application in two cloud data centers for failover should the primary instance fail. Amazon Web Services quickly dropped out of contention because it couldn't offer what G4S wanted, he says.
The failover G4S has worked out with Azure takes 15 to 20 minutes as the application is shifted from an Azure data center in Ireland to one in Amsterdam. G4S had to write the failover code itself because Microsoft didn't offer it at the time, Wallace says.
He says he had a checklist of 170 points about security concerns and that he satisfied them using Microsoft documentation about its service and third-party evaluations of Microsoft's infrastructure. He was offered a site visit to the Ireland data center but didn't go.
He says he is not concerned that his data will be mixed with that of other customers. Since the data involved isn't personal data such as Social Security numbers or credit card numbers, it doesn't fall under more restrictive security standards.
"With the security I'm seeing in Azure [applications are] as secure in the cloud as at my managed service provider," he says.
He says he's also not too worried that criminals might hack the application and find out where the trucks with the money are since the trucks are already in plain sight on public roads. "If they want to the crooks can follow our trucks back to our depot," he says.
eViper is the only application G4S is entrusting to the cloud because it is stand-alone and doesn't call for a lot of data to be sent to the cloud, which would come with an extra cost. Should the application require more resources, though, they are available quickly and relatively cheaply compared to other models, he says.
If personal data is involved, a more stringent security evaluation is required and if cloud is used, it may have to be a private one, he says.
Saving money was an important factor in choosing Azure, reducing costs about $23,000 per month and resulting in a 2.5-year payback. G4S also saved money with the project by offshoring the application build and support, which cost about half what it would have cost in the U.K., he says.
The company has better functionality with Azure as well. For example, getting a new server from the managed service provider it used before took six weeks to assess an order and another six weeks to provision the new gear, he says. With Azure, more resources can be turned up within hours.
But Azure isn't without drawbacks. For example, with a managed service provider, the company contracted for notification of failures within 15 minutes with an assessment of what was wrong. With Azure the best he can expect is that they will look at problems within an hour but without details of what the problem is.
With a managed service provider, the company could negotiate penalties for failure to meet negotiated SLAs. Azure has an overall agreement with fewer penalties.
He says he'd like it if Azure offered business-intelligence services such as SQL reporting as part of its service, but he realizes the service is new and evolving and such services may come eventually.
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"As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the person." Proverbs 27:19
Do you enjoy doing what you are doing in your life right now? Do you have a passion for your job or for your life? Sadly, many of us, perhaps even most of us, answer a resounding "NO!!". That should be a huge red flag for all of us. What are our joys in life? What are our hobbies? What are our passions? What do we love?
Rick Warren is not the only one to tell us that we should follow our heart's desires. Psychologists tell us too. Career counselors tell us. Highly successful and renown people tell us. The Bible tells us.
Do we listen? Really listen? Or do we say "Yeah, yeah, I know," but keep doing the same old rat race, the same old daily grind, the same old rut?
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Kick off Super Bowl weekend right with a recipe for the best Texas-style chili around.
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It's game day in the kitchen, too. Win big with crowd-pleasers like balsamic bean dip; mac and cheese with Buffalo chicken; and a hot-tin-roof sundae.
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This Make-it/Buy-it party plan is all about slow roasting and smart sourcing. Make pork and mozzarella sandwiches and a garlicky salad, buy everything else—and you've got game.
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This holiday season is turning into a battle among tech giants for the hand-held computer that every tech geek, executive, student and child will be carrying around next year.
Analysts expect tablets to be a top gift this year, as the appeal of the devices grows to a wider audience looking to move up from e-readers or down from laptops. It will probably be a make-or-break few months for new market entrants, including Best Buy, Barnes & Noble and Google, as consumers wade through the myriad choices.
When Apple first introduced the iPad in 2010, it wasn't clear whether tablets — occupying a strange space between the smartphone and the laptop — were here to stay. But now analysts predict sales of at least 117 million tablets by the end of the 2012, the majority of which are expected to occur during the final quarter of the year. Fifteen percent of tablet buyers told the Maritz Research firm that, if given the chance, they would purchase a tablet before buying a computer, smartphone or even a television, making it a potential all-in-one replacement device.
"People coming in at this point are a wide cross section of society. They held back initially to see if it was a fad but are now seeing these devices everywhere they go," said Rhoda Alexander, a tech analyst at IHS iSuppli.
The rising interest means there are tablets aimed at all segments of the market — from the business-like Microsoft Surface with a full keyboard on its cover to the Toys R Us Tabeo, meant for children as young as 5.
Apple added two tablets to its lineup last week — a revamped full iPad and a more portable iPad mini. Google announced two new tablets Monday, an updated version of its Nexus 7 and a larger, 10-inch tablet. Meanwhile, Amazon has expanded its line of low-cost Kindle Fires, and retailers Barnes & Noble and Best Buy now have their own offerings. That doesn't include companies such as Samsung, Asus, Lenovo — all of whom who are taking a second crack at the market.
This holiday season could establish a pecking order for the variety of tablets now cluttering the market as well as provide insight into what consumers value: price, functionality or app and entertainment options.
The $29 billion tablet market is attracting new competitors looking to offset flagging revenue in the personal computer industry, which is expected to shrink this year for the first time in a decade. Others see an opportunity to leverage the devices to reach consumers more directly.
"The value proposition for a retailer is to drive additional sales of their physical goods or to build brand recognition," Alexander said. For example, users who pick up a Barnes & Noble Nook are likely to turn to the bookstore chain when they want to get their hands on the next hot novel.
That strategy usually includes making little or no profit on the tablets upfront. Companies can always make money later, said Alexander, by introducing tablets with new features in the second generation — as Amazon has with its Kindle Fire line. The important thing is getting a foot in the door.
But so far, Alexander said, no one's managed to hit pay dirt with that business model.
Only Apple has shown it can make a profit in this increasingly competitive market. It prices its tablets at a premium and cashes in on the thousands of apps developed for them.
Yet the company reported that device profit margins on the iPad took a dive in the last quarter, raising some questions about whether the company can keep up its red-hot performance. The iPad currently has over 60 percent of the market, but that's down from 80 percent in 2010.
To get a new piece of the market, Apple introduced the smaller, more portable iPad mini but barely downsized its price. The 8-inch tablet's cheapest model is $329 while Google and Amazon are offering comparable tablets for $199.
Apple's pricing strategy has left the door open for others to grow, said Tom Mainelli, a tablet analyst for the research firm International Data Corp.
"A couple of years from now if Android and its variants . . . have a larger market share than they do today, we'll say this was the moment in time when Apple could have relegated them to niche status and opted not to," Mainelli said.
More tablet options may be good for consumers, but it will require them to do some research as well.
"There's going to be an awful lot of choices on the market — that's great for consumers but could be confusing," Mainelli said. His advice? Go into your nearest store and get a feel for your top choices.
"Even spending five or 10 minutes with a device will probably go a long way toward making an educated decision," he said.