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Steven Russell knew justice would be swift; he just hoped it would be merciful.
After a day and a half of testimony last week, a Walker County jury found Russell guilty of escape charges in only 13 minutes, and that included the time it took to elect a foreman. That quick verdict caused the noted con man and escape artist to begin having doubts about how much mercy would be coming. Russell's fears were well founded. Jurors sentenced him to 99 years in prison -- 99 years in addition to the 45 years he was already serving for theft. Of course, given Russell's track record over the past five years, the additional time could be a moot point.
For much of those five years, Russell's headline-grabbing antics have considerably embarrassed officials with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (see "King Con," February 6, 1997, and "The Further Adventures of King Con," May 14, 1998, both by Steve McVicker). Twice during that time Russell has simply, yet brazenly, walked out of the prison's front gates to freedom.
The first getaway came December 13, 1996. At the TDCJ's Estelle Unit near Huntsville, he broke open a green felt-tip pen in a bucket of water, dyed his white prison uniform into the green of surgical scrubs, then strolled away while posing as a member of the prison's medical staff. After a ten-day run, he was captured by authorities in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Just over a year later, in February 1998, TDCJ medical officials concluded that Russell was dying of AIDS. The state granted a "special needs parole" and moved him to a nursing home near San Antonio. After checking in, Russell was allowed to travel for medical treatment in Houston. During that trip, Russell's parole officer was informed that the convict had died, and for a short time state officials believed Russell dead.
A few weeks later, law officers discovered that the con man had pulled yet another hoax. Although Russell was captured in Florida, his ruse added to the legend of a man who already had pulled off two heady escapes from Harris County Jail. Once, he posed as a state district judge in a phone call to the district clerk's office. That got his bail substantially reduced so he could make bond and walk away. Another time, he used civilian clothes and a walkie-talkie to masquerade as a workman. County guards routinely buzzed him through security checkpoints. Timing was another part of Russell's flair: He made all four of his escapes on Friday the 13th.
Russell's trial last week in Huntsville focused on the December 1996 escape from the Estelle Unit. Details had been reported by the Houston Press, although trial testimony provided new revelations. At least two guards were suspended without pay, and a third was fired after the escape.
Russell's first stop after leaving Estelle was the home of Bobby Rushing, who said Russell convinced him that he was a TDCJ doctor, that he was drunk and needed a ride into town because he'd had an automobile accident. Although the witness's wife is a TDCJ employee, the unsuspecting Rushing gave Russell a glass of water and drove him to a Denny's restaurant in Huntsville.
Cab driver Margie Franks told jurors she picked up Russell as a fare at the Denny's, then chauffeured him the approximately 75 miles to Houston. Franks said Russell told her, too, that he had been in an accident, and that he didn't have his wallet. Russell told her to take him to Hermann Hospital, and once there, he convinced a security guard to let Franks park in an emergency zone so he could run inside to get some money to pay her. After about 15 to 20 minutes of waiting, Franks realized she'd been stiffed on the approximately $125 fare, and drove back to Huntsville.
Franks testified she had enjoyed their conversation on the way to the hospital and that they had talked about death row and other prison issues. She also pointed out that Russell was much different from the first escapee she had picked up a few years earlier. That inmate, said Franks, put a knife to her throat and kidnapped her. Not so with Russell.
"I thought he was nice guy," said Franks. As she departed the witness stand, she smiled and gave Russell a little wave.
The jury's farewell to Russell was hardly as fond. The defense tried to show his softer side, presenting his 21-year-old daughter in hopes of convincing the jury to go lightly with punishment. Stephanie Russell, a flight attendant from Virginia, tearfully pointed out that Russell is not violent and had been a good father when she was a child.
Russell then took the stand in the trial's penalty phase and apologized for the escape. But in response to questions by state prosecutor Kelly Weeks, Russell acknowledged that he had returned only about $500,000 of the $750,000 he embezzled from a Houston company over a five-month period in early 1996. During that time, Russell served as chief financial officer for North American Medical Management, a position the high school dropout was able to secure with a fake résumé.
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Weeks told jurors that Russell, through his cons and scams, has wreaked havoc on the financial affairs of many people.
"And sometimes that's just as bad as having someone put a gun in your face," said Weeks.
Since she proved that Russell had at least two other convictions for felonies, Weeks got Russell sentenced under the state's tough habitual criminal statute. Still, the seven-woman, five-man jury had the latitude to give Russell as little as 25 years in prison. Instead, they brought down the hammer. Russell, according to his attorneys at the State Counsel for Offenders office, won't be eligible for parole until he serves at least a quarter of the 45-year sentence he was already serving, and then 15 more years of the new 99-year sentence.
So the wizard of prison walkouts seems to be staring at a life -- or at least the best portion of it -- behind bars. But of course, Steven Russell's next bewitching hour -- Friday the 13th -- arrives in October.


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Lysine is an amino acid that possesses a reactive amino group [ε-amino group-NH3+] on its side chain, as is shown in Figure 1. This reactive lysine group (ε-amino group) can react with a wide variety of compounds that are present in foods and feedstuffs. For example, reactions with reducing sugars, fats, fat oxidation products, polyphenols, vitamins, food additives and other amino acids produce modified lysine derivatives (Hurrell and Carpenter, 1981). When a food or feedstuff undergoes processing, particularly heat processing, the rate of these reactions is greatly accelerated. And since many protein sources undergo extensive heat treatment during manufacture, significant amounts of lysine may have been modified (e.g., bound to other molecules). The most important lysine modification occurs when lysine's ε-amino group reacts with reducing sugars (Maillard reaction). This reaction results in the formation of a Schiff base (Figure 2). The Schiff base then undergoes irreversible rearrangement to produce Amadori product, also known as early Maillard product (Finot et al., 1977). The Amadori product can further react to produce brown pigments or melanoidins, also known as advanced Maillard products (Hurrell and Carpenter, 1981) (Figure 2). The Maillard reaction has severe consequences for both the digestibility and the metabolic availability of lysine to the growing animal. The Schiff base products are not available for protein deposition, but will be measured as total lysine, as the reaction is reversible.
The lysine that has reacted to become an Amadori product or an advanced Maillard product can no longer be used as lysine, just like the Schiff base products. Both will not be absorbed by the animal. However, when we measure reactive or available lysine, we will measure the lysine that is available for the protein deposition. Several alternative analytical methods (e.g., the FNDB method) have been developed that only analyse the unbound lysine/ reactive lysine and/or Schiff base lysine. The reactive lysine and can be defined as the undamaged lysine available for protein deposition in the animal (Figure 3).
In the end, it is important to know that the reactive lysine is actually used and absorbed by the animal. The digestible lysine in heat-treated materials is not fully bio-available. In addition, the bio-availability of digestible lysine from heat-treated raw materials, such as by-products from the food industry, soybean meal, sunflower meal and rapeseed meal, differs largely between sources, due to variation in the processing methods and conditions. Trouw Nutrition R&D has shown that raw materials still differ in terms of the ratio of reactive lysine to total lysine. Thus, when diets are formulated to a constant total digestible lysine level, the animal performance is reduced. Variation in heat damage during the processing of raw materials will result in variation in reactive lysine content and thus the amount of metabolically available lysine. This variation should be considered when evaluating the quality of the raw materials. Only good quality raw materials will ensure maximal growth performance in monogastric animals.
Trouw Nutrition has used these results to develop NIR calibration lines for reactive lysine for several raw materials, such as soybean meal, rapeseed meal and sunflower meal, in order to establish the quality of these raw materials. Knowledge of the reactive lysine content of raw materials can be applied in 2 ways:
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For soybean meal, rapeseed meal and sunflower meal, NIR calibrations have been developed to predict the reactive lysine levels. The calibrations are based on ground material. The NIR results for reactive lysine are categorised into 5 quality classes, which can be used for quality control (QC) purposes. These 5 quality classes have been defined based on the ratio of measured reactive lysine to total lysine content. This ratio therefore describes undamaged lysine versus total lysine. A higher reactive lysine value means less heat damage to the sample. Based on the frequency distribution of analysed samples (Figure 4), the 5 quality control classes have been defined as follows:
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The measurement of the imperfections in the optical system of the eye, measured in microns as root mean square (RMS). The use of aberrometry in developing better lens systems for telescopes is called adaptive optics and has been used by astronomers for years. It has only recently been applied to the eye.
in surgery, is to remove.
The area of tissue that is removed during laser eye surgery.
Clearness, or sharpness of vision.
is medication that attempts to eliminate pain impulses from reaching the brain. In general anaesthesia this is accomplished by putting the patient asleep. Most eye surgery is accomplished by local anaesthesia with drops or injections of anaesthetic medications either directly applied to the eye or injected around the eye.
The clear fluid between the anterior chamber of the eye (which is the space between the cornea and the lens). It is continually produced by the ciliary body, the part of the eye that lies just behind the iris.
is a surgical correction of corneal astigmatism often combined with LASIK correction.
A distortion of the image on the retina caused by irregularities in the cornea or lens. Regular astigmatism causes light rays to come to a focus at two separate points, 90 degrees apart, rather than at one point as occurs in eyes that focus without astigmatism.
Best corrected visual acuity.
Best possible vision a person can achieve with corrective lenses, measured in terms of Snellen lines on an eye chart .
Eyeglasses with two lenses for each frame. With bifocals, the most convex lenses (for close viewing) are in the lower half of the frame and the least convex lenses on the upper for distance vision.
Simultaneous use of the two eyes. Normal binocular vision yields a stereoscopic image and parallax-induced depth perception.
The medical term for Monovision, which is the purposeful adjustment of one eye for near vision and the other eye for distance vision.
An opacity (clouding) in the internal natural lens of the eye. Most patients will eventually develop cataracts as they age but not all cataracts interfere with vision and so they do not all have to be removed.
is composed of ciliary muscles and processes. The ciliary processes produces nutrients for the eye such as the Aqueous Humor. The ciliary muscles assist in accommodation or focusing of the eye for vision. When the ciliary muscle relaxes, it flattens the lens, generally improving the focus for farther objects. When it contracts, the lens becomes more convex (curved), generally improving the focus for closer objects.
Evaluation of the complete visual system.
Focal application of radio frequency energy, usually in 8 or 16 spots to shrink the corneal collagen so as to increase the central curvature of the eye to provide better reading vision in normal sighted or post LASIK patients who have good distance vision but have become presbyopic as they aged.
A thin membrane that covers the sclera (the white part of the eye) and lines the inside of the eyelids.
Turning of the eyes inwards so that they are both "aimed" towards a near object being viewed. Normally works in harmony with divergence which is used for more distant objects.
The clear, front part of the eye that provides 70% of the eye's refractive power. The cornea is the first part of the eye that bends (or refracts) the light and provides most of the focusing power. The cornea is approximately 500 microns thick (.5 millimeter) and consists of 5 layers: Epithelium, Bowman's membrane, Stroma, Descemet's membrane and Endothelium.
Shape of the front of the eye.
A circular, hinged portion of the outer layer of the cornea, lifted in Step One of LASIK surgery. The corneal flap allows the surgeon to access the inner portion of the cornea in Step Two. Although LASIK complications are rare, most of those that occur result from improperly formed flaps.
A tool used to see the refractive problems that might be present in the cornea. Corneal topography is used not only for screening all patients before refractive surgery like LASIK but also for fitting contacts.
Refers to the degree of astigmatism (uneven roundness) present in the cornea.
Enlargment of the pupil (space in the middle of the iris).
A common condition that occurs when the eyes do not produce enough tears to keep the eye moist and comfortable. Common symptoms of dry eye include pain, stinging, burning, scratchiness, and intermittent blurring of vision.
Perfect vision, which is occurs when a normal eye focuses rays of light exactly on the retina. An eye in a state of emmetropia requires no correction.
The inner layer of cells on the inside surface of the cornea.
A form of PRK where the epithelium is removed with a mechanical microkeratome and the underlying surface is then treated with an excimer laser.
The outermost layer of cells of the cornea and the eye's first defense against infection.
An ultraviolet laser used in refractive surgery to remove corneal tissue.
Technically called a Snellen chart, a printed visual acuity chart consisting of Snellen optotypes, which are specifically formed letters of the alphabet arranged in rows of decreasing letter size.
Either of two movable, protective, folds of flesh that cover and uncover the front of the eyeball.
The common term for hyperopia, which is the ability to see distance objects more clearly than near objects. Mild farsightedness in young patients is compatible with good vision through accommodation.
Used in the LASIK procedure to make a safer and more precise flap than the older mechanical microkeratome technology, it uses a longer wavelength, smaller spot, and shorter duration per pulse than the excimer laser used to reshape the cornea .
Part of the cornea consisting of epithelium , Bowman's membrane and some stroma , cut with a remaining hinge and lifted up as part of the LASIK procedure.
A slang term for LASIK.
Furthest point at the back of the eye, consisting of the retina , choroid membrane , sclera , optic disc and blood vessels, seen by means of the ophthalmoscope.
A fainter second image of the object you are viewing.
Scatter from bright light that decreases vision.
An increase in the normal pressure of the eye which will eventually damage the optic nerve of the eye resulting in loss of vision.
Rings around lights due to optical imperfections in or in front of the eye.
Corneal clouding that causes the sensation of looking through smoke or fog.
The medical term for farsightedness, which is the ability to see distance objects more clearly than near objects. Mild farsightedness in young patients is compatible with good vision through accommodation.
Light reflected into the eye, off objects in front of the eye. This light contains all the information about the objects (such as color, shadow. motion and detail) that are translated to the brain and allow you to "see" (know about the objects).
a Latin term meaning "in place" or not removed.
The body's reaction to trauma, infection, or a foreign substance, often associated with pain, heat, redness, swelling, and/or loss of function.
A document disclosing the risks, benefits, and alternatives to a laser eye surgery procedure.
Inside the eye. For example, Toric Implants are intraocular lens implants (which are inserted inside the eye).
A lens that is inserted inside the eye. For example, Phakic Implants are intraocular lens implants which are inserted inside the eye (between the cornea and the lens).
Permanent, artificial lens surgically inserted inside the eye to replace the crystalline lens following cataract surgery or clear lens extraction.
Fluid pressure within the eye created by the continual production and drainage of aqueous fluid in the anterior chamber .
The colored ring of tissue suspended behind the cornea and immediately in front of the lens.
The surgical removal of corneal tissue.
Inflammation of the cornea.
Prefix indicating relationship to the cornea.
A disorder characterized by an irregular corneal surface (cone-shaped) resulting in blurred and distorted images.
Carving of the cornea to reshape it.
Surgical reshaping of the cornea.
A surgical incision (cut) of the cornea.
(Laser-Assisted Sub-Epithelial Keratectomy) a form of PRK where the epithelium is loosened, usually with alcohol, and either reflected like a LASIK flap and replaced after the excimer laser is applied to reshape the cornea. At times the epithelium is simply discarded and allowed to regenerate as it does in standard PRK surgery.
The acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. A laser is an instrument that produces a powerful beam of light that can vaporize tissue.
The acronym for laser assisted in situ keratomileusis which refers to creating a flap in the cornea with a femtosecond laser or microkeratome and using an excimer laser to reshape the underlying cornea.
Amblyopia ,an eye condition noted by reduced vision not correctable by glasses or contact lenses and is not due to any eye disease.
A part of the eye that provides some focusing power. The lens is able to change shape allowing the eye to focus at different distances.
A surgical tool that holds the eyelids open and which allows the surgeon to gain access to the eye with minimal pressure on the globe.
Thin area that connects the cornea and the sclera.
Refractive errors, such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism, that typically can be corrected with LASIK, PRK, other laser vision correction procedures, as well as glasses or contact lenses.
Orientation of a particular curve, often used in relation to the cornea .
A surgical device that is affixed to the eye by use of a vacuum ring. When secured, a very sharp blade cuts a layer of the cornea at a predetermined depth.
The purposeful adjustment of one eye for near vision and the other eye for distance vision.
The inability to see distant objects as clearly as near objects. Myopia is the medical term for nearsightedness.
The common term for myopia, which is the inability to see distant objects as clearly as near objects.
Occurs when light is focused directly on the retina rather than in front or behind it.
A medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and medical or surgical treatment of visual disorders and eye disease.
Instrument used to examine the interior of the eye. It consists of a perforated mirror arranged to reflect light from a small bulb into the eye.
Examination of the internal structures of the eye using an illumination and magnification system.
An expert in the art and science of making and fitting glasses and may also dispense contact lenses.
A primary eye care provider who diagnoses, manages, and treats disorders of the visual system and eye diseases.
A complication of refractive or laser eye surgery where the achieved amount of correction is more than desired.
Instrument that measures the distance between the top of the corneal epithelium and the bottom of the corneal endothelium used as diagnostic testing device measuring for corneal thickness.
Exam for measuring corneal thickness.
A type of IOL (Intra ocular Lens) that is inserted between the cornea and the lens inside the eye for the purpose of correcting near or farsightedness where LASIK is contraindicated.
Sensitivity to light.
is a type of eye surgery that uses a laser to treat various ocular disorders by removing tissue from the cornea. PTK allows the removal of superficial corneal opacities and surface irregularities. It is similar to photorefractive keratectomy which is used for the treatment of refractive conditions. The common indications for PTK are corneal dystrophies, scars, opacities, bullous keratopathy, recurrent corneal erosions.
The inability to maintain a clear image (focus) as objects are moved closer. Presbyopia is due to reduced elasticity of the lens with increasing age.
The acronym for photorefractive keratectomy which is a procedure involving the removal of the surface layer of the cornea (epithelium) by gentle scraping and use of a computer-controlled excimer laser to reshape the stroma.
A hole in the center of the iris that changes size in response to changes in lighting. It gets larger in dim lighting conditions and gets smaller in brighter lighting conditions.
A surgical procedure designed to correct myopia (nearsightedness) by flattening the cornea using radial cuts.
A test to determine the refractive power of the eye; also, the bending of light as it passes from one medium into another.
The degree of visual distortion or limitation caused by inadequate bending of light rays, includes hyperopia, myopia, and astigmatism.
Imperfections in the focusing power of the eye, for example, hyperopia, myopia, and astigmatism.
also referred to as Clear Lensectomy (CLE). The removal of the natural lens of the eye even though it does not have a cataract to replace it with an artificial lens implant of the proper power to correct nearsightedness or farsightedness in patients not suitable for LASIK or PRK.
The ability of an object, such as the eye, to bend light as light passes through it.
Type of eye surgery (such as LASIK or laser eye surgery) that affects the refraction of vision.
A layer of fine sensory tissue that lines the inside wall of the eye. The retina acts like the film in a camera to capture images, transforms the images into electrical signals, and sends the signals to the brain.
Abbreviation for "radial keratotomy ", an outdated procedure once used to correct mild to moderate myopia , whereby making a series of spoke-like incisions around its periphery flattens the cornea.
To test the overall condition of the eye and prescribe corrective measures such as glasses, contact lenses or LASIK .
The tough, white, outer layer (coat) of the eyeball that, along with the cornea, protects the eyeball.
Lenses with only one focal length.
Ophthalmic instrument producing a slender beam of light used to illuminate and examine the external and internal parts of the eye.
A common chart used to test visual acuity with black letters of various sizes against a white background.
SMILE often known simply as SMILE, which stands for Small Incision Lenticule Extraction, is a single-step procedure to treat short-sightedness and astigmatism. Traditional laser treatment involves cutting a flap from the cornea and uses Excimer laser to change the shape of the cornea. With ReLEx there is no flap cut required. A 4mm opening is all ReLEx SMILE needs. The minimally invasive technique allows significantly more corneal tissue to remain intact.
Most common chart used to test visual acuity with black letters of various sizes against a white background.
Snellen optotypes arranged in horizontal rows called "lines".
Focusing power of the corrective lens.
The middle, thickest layer of tissue in the cornea.
Procedure for the measurement of intraocular pressure. A test for glaucoma.
A tool used to see the refractive problems that might be present in the cornea. Corneal topography is used not only for screening all patients before refractive surgery like LASIK eye surgery but also for fitting contacts.
a type of Intraocular Lens (IOL) used to correct astigmatism.
Lenses containing three focal lengths, usually arranged with the focus for distance above, intermediate distance in the middle, and near vision below.


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ST ESTEPHE continues to flank the left side of the great Gironde Estuary, north of Pauillac. Unlike Pauillac, St Julien or Margaux, it doesn't host many of the top Chateau, but it's still a great place to seek out fine Bordeaux. There are one or two gleaming jewels too. The reason that there is less quality here is quite simply a terroir issue. Millions of years ago, the Ice Age did it's thing and deposited tons of Cabernet loving sandy gravel on the left bank of the Gironde. The best of this lies South in the above mentioned AC's. The further North you get, damp clay starts to creep in. That's not necessarily a bad thing as Merlot can be grown on it. Still, the best Medoc properties seek the gravel to fashion their ageworthy Cabernet. There are still some excellent patches of this in St Estephe which is expertly used by a few select estates.
Chateau Cos D'Estounel is the leading property here, with one or two others not far behind. The Cos gang are another Second Growth who seriously believe themselves to be a First in quality. They've spent millions improving the facilities and recently built the snazziest winery in Bordeaux. Check it out!! We'll have to see if this improves things further but the wine was already praiseworthy. Where they are lacking in gravel terroir, they grow approx 40% Merlot which, when blended in, makes the Grand Vin very sleek indeed. It's an interesting looking Chateau building too as the original owner traded horses with the Far East and this influence ended up in the masonary! You can see the Pagoda-esq result proudly displayed on the wine label. (pictured)
The wines have a deep, rich intensity about them but also delightful plummy sweet aromas. I often find a gameyness present too. That can be a tad rustic for some but it's right up my street! It's very agable, with the long haul capability of top Pauillacs. It's the first building you come to on leaving Pauillac so it's not too surprising there are similarities. Plenty of backbone! Not cheap though I'm afraid - £100+ a bottle...boo! ...of course they've got a new winery to pay for!
Chateau Calon Segur is possibly my favorite wine in St Estephe. A Third Growth and that seems a fair ranking IMO. It's the most Northerly classified estate in the Medoc and is blessed with the last chunk of gravelly soil before heavier clay takes over. They can therefore plant 65% of their vineyards to Cabernet Sauvignon and turn out a choice left bank Claret. There's a real meatyness about Calon Segur that I enjoy and also tons of lush blackcurrant/cassis and vanilla aromas. The estate, named after former owner Marquis Nicolas-Alexandre de Segur, actually dates back to the Middle ages though the vines were planted in the 1700's. It's always a wine that's rolled out for Valentines Day due to the famous 'love heart' label (pictured). Apparently it's Johnny Depp's favourite wine too which is the the sort of daft trivia you never forget!
You can't talk about St Estephe without mentioning Chateau Montrose. Another Second Growth that's very popular with Claret collectors. There's no Scottish link btw...I believe it's just named after the flowers that grew there! Montrose is slap bang next to the estuary (I took the 'St Estephe' picture above at the edge of it!) and, like Calon Segur, has a serious patch of gravel that lends itself to Cabenet Sauvignon. Very long term aging is possible - 50 years+! In modern times though, these types of Claret can be broached a little sooner than they used to be. I like to gauge at 3/4 years but generally I'd keep a good Montrose for 10 before popping the cork. It's important to point out that these timescales are vintage dependent. It's only worth cellaring vintages long term if they possess enough quality tannins to fortify the wine and give it the backbone it needs to gain complexity over the years. Weaker vintages, such as 2007, are lighter and not really going to make the journey. They lose their fruit and fade away in the cellar. They still make delicious, pressure off, young drinking though. I should also say that if a vintage is generally perceived to be 'amazing' and ageworthy or 'miserable' and non-ageworthy, there will always be exceptions at individual Chateau. Some may overperform in tough years and make an ageworthy wine. 2001 is a good example of a year where some Left Bank estates didn't do so well, but others really pulled it together. Montrose thankfully for us, excelled!
There are some other highly noteworthy St Estephe's. Chateau Lafon Rochet's distinctive yellow label has been gracing my table for some years now. It's owned by the Tesseron family who also call the shots at Pontet Canet in Pauillac. It's a lot cheaper than PC though, and you can buy unmatured wine for less than £200 for 12. A higher % of Merlot is used to great effect here. Chateau Haut Marbuzet is also worth seeking out. It's sandwiched between Cos & Montrose though doesn't have the quality of terroir. They really squeeze a great Merlot led wine out here though, with tons of oak. Chateau Meyney is very decent Cru Bourgeois for around the same price as Lafon Rochet. Chateau Les Ormes de Pez is delightful and my last pick would be Chatean Phelan Segur. This has good 50/50 Cab-Merlot terroir next to Calon Segur & Montrose. It's another estate that doesn't seem to get good marks from Robert Parker so this keeps the price down. All good for fans like me! You can get cracking at about 5/6 years and a case will keep coming for 10 or more. Nice place too...you'd think they'd put vines on their lawn?? I imagine that's a flood plain though. St Estephe is a 'must sample' Bordeaux...


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First, a disclaimer. I've not watched television for many years. I own a television, but it's been in a storage facility for about eight years. Somewhere between living my life, and my becoming intolerant of the endless madness and brainwashing that has become so much of the mainstream media, I had checked out, and canceled further reservations. As a result, or at least in part, I had never heard of public television's Front and Center.
Each week, Front And Center presents an artist, much in the tradition of the show's forefathers, Soundstage, and Austin City Limits. Even now, I'm late to the party, and the first two episodes of the show's new season have already aired, but when I finally got around to checking out the promo episode I've been sent, I must say that I am completely blown away. It turns out that this show is a great example of what television should be, and could be.
The guest for this episode is Richard Thompson, as great a guitarist as there is on the planet, and an equally adroit storyteller. This piece could easily be a love letter/review of he and his fantastic band, but I'm writing about the show, so I'll make a swipe at an attempt to stay on point.
The production of Front and Center is stunning - let's start with the audio since we are talking about a show that presents musicians playing live music. I'm rather, shall I say, picky about how I listen to music. Once it leaves my computer (if that is the source), the signal hits an ancient low wattage, but remarkable soulful Marantz model 1030 console stereo amplifier which in turn feeds the signal into a pair of equally ancient Radio Shack Nova 8B speaker cabinets - lest the name Radio Shack makes you skeptical, these beauties were built in the company's custom shop in Japan in the mid-seventies, and they are as sweet as they are hefty (38 pounds each). This low budget setup cost me about $150, but I've yet to find a system that sounds better for anything less than about five grand. Suffice to say, I care a great deal about the quality of audio I am hearing, and to the point, Front and Center sounds truly amazing.
Richard Thompson has never sounded better - you can hear every inflection in his voice as clear as a bell, but what comes across even more surprisingly is the sound of his guitar, a coral pink Fender Stratocaster that was assembled from several different instruments by Thompson's road manager and guitar tech, Bobby Eichhorn. You can hear the strings windings connect with the guitar's frets as the guitarist bends and pops notes with his sublime pick and fingers hybrid picking style. You always hear the distinctive twang of Fender single coil pickups, but here we're hearing the beautiful bloom of the bass notes, and the warm midrange that separates great Strats from merely good examples. The engineers of Front and Center have reproduced his tone as well as any producer in a studio could, and that is no small feat. Certainly you know the difference between a band on a late night talk show, and what they sound like on an album, but here you are hearing very, very close to what those in the front row at The Iridium, one of New York City's most venerated venues, where this episode was filmed.
Thompson is not the only guy sounding great here, either. Bassist Taras Prodaniuk, and drummer Michael Jerome are equally represented, and any student or fan of good music will appreciate the sonic brilliance that comes across so sensationally. You can hear the difference in tonality of every cymbal, and you can even perceive where on the snare he is making contact, and that's no mean feat. Prodaniuk's bass is crystal clear and wonderfully warm, and when he goes up to the microphone to sing a harmony, you can very audibly hear when he gets close and hits it hard, or when he backs away to soften up. This is sound done with love, children, and it's not easy, it's not cheap, and it's easy to fool the public, if that's your trip - it is clearly not the trip of the technical staff of Front and Center.
OK - how does it look?
Well, it looks as good as it sounds. The multiple cameras don't miss a thing and the shots from above Jerome's drums is one of the best angles I've ever see. You can both see and hear the tiny tambourine perched at the top of his hi-hat cymbal stand, and I caught myself a few times trying to delineate the dynamic difference when he would hit his cymbals, and I'll be darned if I couldn't. Now that's audio accuracy, and again, you have to be in love with your work to do it that well, to that degree of authenticity and precision.
The colors and contrasts are superb, the direction never allows you to become bored, and it's pretty much exactly what I would want whether I was watching or making the show. Yes, I can't imagine how they could improve what they're doing here. This is the state of the art, and Front and Center almost makes me want to go out and buy a new television. That says an awful, awful lot, and I'll admit that I didn't feel that way going in.
Front and Center started their new season on September 30, and they'll be running ten new episodes between then and December 2. Do yourself a big favor, and check it out. Here's a list of this season's episodes:
Counting Crows (September 30)
John Hiatt (October 7)
Dierks Bentley (October 14)
Joe Satriani (October 21)
Lady Antebellum (October 28)
Keith Urban (November 4)
Paul Rodgers (November 11)
The Fray (November 18)
Richard Thompson (November 25)
Richie Sambora (December 2)
Check your local listings for air dates and times in your area.


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Local food is a hot topic accross the province of Ontario. Many counties have created their own programs to promote farms and food businesses in their communities.
Many of these initiatives are supported by a collaborative of interested organizations which often include a county Federation of Agriculture (or other farm organization like the National Farmer's Union), local public health units, community futures development corporations, farmers' markets, tourism offices or regional governments.
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Celebrating the magic and wonder of our favorite season in the Great Lakes State, the June issue of Michigan BLUE is now available in bookstores and on newsstands. Whether you're mapping out a weekend road trip or spending an afternoon in your favorite lawn chair, this issue will inspire your summer plans. In addition to a gorgeous photo story on stargazing by Howard Meyerson and a piece on national wildlife refuges by Leslie Mertz, it features an essay I wrote on the art of collecting beach stones — one of my favorite summer pastimes. I'm always proud to have my work published in this beautiful magazine. ~CL
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Where to buy my book
My essay and column collection, Writing Home, is available locally at Yellow Door Art Market in Berkley and Paper Trail Books in downtown Royal Oak. (You'll find a few used copies on Amazon — but new copies are sold only in retail stores and writing workshops.)
Written during the years I worked at home while raising my son, the collection includes 93 pieces that were previously published in national magazines and newspapers. The book has been dubbed "a love letter to home and family life," and won several non-fiction awards, including one from Writer's Digest and another from Midwest Independent Publishers Association.
"Details, Details" workshop
Join me at the Royal Oak Public Library on Wednesday, May 2 (7:00 – 8:30 PM) for an evening workshop focusing on how to identify and describe the colorful specifics that editors look for in personal essays, columns, and feature stories. Discover how to make your writing sparkle and stand out from dozens of other submissions. This free program is designed especially for new writers. Registration is required to reserve your space: 248-246-3715 or visit the Royal Oak Public Library web site for more information.
Spring's around the corner
It doesn't happen as often as I'd like, but sometimes my work gets published in a magazine without much effort on my part. Late last year, for instance, I received an unexpected letter and a contract from an editor at Ideals magazine, requesting my permission to reprint an Easter essay from my book, Writing Home.
This week, I received my advance copies of Ideals Springtime 2018. My essay in this issue is about a surprise gift (a box of ducklings) that I received one Easter when I was a kid.
Ideals is a soft-cover anthology of stories and poems by a variety of nationally published authors. Owned by Guideposts and known for its wholesome family content, the magazine was launched in 1944 with a Christmas issue and has published seasonal editions ever since. (Several of my essays from Writing Home have been selected for publication in previous editions.)
The new issue will be available at Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, ChristianBooks.com, Amazon.com, and other retail stores.
New art journaling workshop
Is there anything more fun than playing with new art supplies in the fall? I've been making big splashes with watercolors while polishing my art journaling techniques for a new workshop I'll be teaching next month at the Royal Oak Public Library. The class will be held on Tuesday evenings, October 3 and 10, from 7:00 – 8:30pm. Advance registration required. For registration details, please click here.


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October 30, 2009
The good, the bad, the bizarre - Link Roundup, Oct. 30, 2009
The Good:
- When divorce is a reason to celebrate. [Sisterhood]
- "If you're happy and you know it..." Ellen Goodman refutes the results of the so-called "Happiness Survey." [Boston Globe]
- Cory Kahaney (one of the hosts of Making Trouble) hits the borscht belt with her new play. [TheJewishWeek]
- "New Jews" are doin' it for themselves. The post-baby-boom Jews embrace new approaches to Jewish culture and faith, which include praying in the desert, webcasting bible stories, organizing for non-Jewish causes, Jew-tattoos and punk rock. [CNN]
- With the emergence of women scholars in the Orthodox community, women are starting to talk about sex. [Forward]
- A National Women's History Museum on the National Mall? A bill just moved on to the Senate! [Feministe]
- Rhode Island leads the way with a curriculum on teen dating violence! [WomensENews]
- More on the Jewy-ness of Glee. [Tablet]
- Not your everyday philanthropy: Clitoraid is an organization funding efforts to rebuild the clit-- (clitoruses? clitori?) of women who have experienced female genital mutilation. [Clitoraid]
- "The Lady With All The Answers," a new play about Ann Landers opens in NY. [Sisterhood]
- A new counter-terrorism report from the UN does a great job of considering and recognizing the rights of trans people! [Feministing]
The Bad:
- Gore Vidal is playing the "persecuted Jew" card for Roman Polanski. Puh-leeeeze! [Tablet]
- More transphobia in the media: this time in Seventeen magazine. [QueersUnited]
- Why do strong women roles fail in Hollywood? [Washington Post]
The Bizarre:
- Swine Flu isn't kosher. Good thing there are public health signs in Yiddish! [TruthPraiseandHelp]
- "Nice Jewish Boys" the new pin-up girls? Hmm... [Forward]
- Hummus for dessert? [MyJewishLearning]
Is there a Jewish way to celebrate Halloween? That seems to be the question for these Jewish writers.
- How to have a Jewish Halloween. [MyJewishLearning]
- A Hebrew Halloween: Looking at Jewish monsters. [Tablet]
- How pagan is too pagan? [Homeshuling]
- Jews and the occult. [Tablet]
- The pop-culture vampire trend goes Jewish in The Midnight Guardian. [Tablet]
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Dr. Monroe E. Spaght, a research chemist who became president and chairman of the Shell Oil Company, died Sunday while on vacation in the south of France. He was 83 and had been living in London since 1965, when he became the first American managing director of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, Shell's parent.
The cause of death was a heart attack, his family said.
Dr. Spaght, who liked to call himself "just a country boy from Eureka, Calif.," worked his way through college playing the trombone in a dance band. A voracious reader with the urbane demeanor of a diplomat, he was a vocal champion of quality education for young Americans.
His peers considered him a highly effective executive with top-to-bottom knowledge of the oil industry, acquired during decades with Shell.
Monroe Edward Spaght (pronounced spate) graduated from Stanford University with a chemistry major; he also earned M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry there. Along the way, he studied physics at Leipzig University in Germany on a fellowship. Up the Corporate Ladder
He joined Shell in 1933 as a researcher and began his climb up the corporate ladder.
By 1949, he was president of the Shell Development Company, a research affiliate. He became executive vice president of Shell Oil in New York, a new position, in 1953; president in 1961, and chairman four years after that.
In 1965 he was also named one of seven managing directors of Royal Dutch, based in London. The parent company changed its by-laws on nationality to accommodate him; its top team until then had been made up of four British and three Dutch members. At the time, Royal Dutch Petroleum ran 500 subsidiaries worldwide. Dr. Spaght retired in 1970 but remained a director of Royal Dutch and Shell for 10 more years.Continue reading the main story
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A private line to your loved one is what everyone wants. Pair for iPhone and Android takes that wish and turns it into reality by establishing a private connection between two people that can be used to send messages, pictures, videos, your current location and even a gesture of affection. Furthermore, no accounts other than the "paired" ones can be used to access the data shared between you two, so you can be as affectionate as you want without being embarrassed. You can even work on an image together to compose handwritten messages and pictures that can be modified and added to by your partner. No more cold factory-font text messaging. Feel the warmth of your loved one's writing, and you can also have fun playing tic-tac-toe with them using the same feature.
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Tap the more/menu icon at the top-left of the screen to open the settings menu. Here you can set important dates (like anniversaries, birthdays, etc), schedule shared tasks and even go over all the previous files shared in Moments. You can also change your settings, get help for the app, suggest the app to other couples and finally, logout.
In the iOS version, if your email address is the same as the one you use for FaceTime, then you can tap the circle at the top-right to place a video call. Unfortunately, If you register with an address different from your FaceTime one, then this feature will not work.
In the settings tab, you can change your profile, security and notification settings. Finally, you can choose to unpair your devices in case of a breakup, in order to make sure your ex doesn't keep bothering you.
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Day 1 at BETT 2013
Despite clashing with equally popular AV event ISE this year, the DLR line was still rammed with teachers and techies heading to the opening day of BETT at its new home in the ExCel. Plenty of children were also in tow to check out the new technologies and were likely to have plenty of fun as once again the interactivity was in an abundance.
A new piece of jargon to many will be BYOD (standing for Bring Your Own Device), which is playing a dominant role on many manufacturers' stalls. Brands such as Vivitek and Genee are showcasing their own new software that assists collaboration between teacher and pupils through tablet PCs, along with DisplayNote who seem slightly ahead of the game due to additional features, including the teacher being able to personally message a pupil if they have an incorrect answer, saving embarrassment in the classroom.
The evolution of lamp free projection continues with more products becoming more energy efficient thanks to higher lumens and less power consumption and visualisers are getting smaller despite the definition getting higher.
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Wed 21 Mar 2018
WEEKLY READ: "Unmasked" by Andrew Lloyd Webber
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I have been a fan of musical theater as long as I can remember. I grew up in a house that always had some cast recording playing – my mother was a big fan. And as long as I can remember I have been a fan of the great Andrew Lloyd Webber and admire him greatly. So I was thrilled to pick up his memoir, Unmasked – A Memoir by Andrew Lloyd Webber, to read his firsthand account of his life and the amazing contributions he has made to musical theater and indeed our popular culture.
About Unmasked – A Memoir by Andrew Lloyd Webber: "One of the most successful and distinguished artists of our time, Andrew Lloyd Webber has reigned over the musical theatre world for nearly five decades. The winner of numerous awards, including multiple Tonys and an Oscar, Lloyd Webber has enchanted millions worldwide with his music and numerous hit shows, including Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera—Broadway's longest running show—and most recently, School of Rock. In Unmasked, written in his own inimitable, quirky voice, the revered, award-winning composer takes stock of his achievements, the twists of fate and circumstance which brought him both success and disappointment, and the passions that inspire and sustain him."
I have said it many times before, I love a memoir from a great artist talking about the creative process. Lord Webber is about as great an artist as we have living among us. By the way, some time ask me about the time a very young Lost Cowboy sat next to Lord Webber during the first half of a show in Boston, circa 1990.
Unmasked – A Memoir by Andrew Lloyd Webber is available from Amazon and other fine booksellers.


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Cultural policy framework and development in Finland
The aim of the government's cultural policy is to promote creativity, plurality and inclusion in Finland.
The Ministry of Education and Culture promotes work in the arts and other creative work, the conditions for the production and distribution of art, the availability of art and cultural services, as well as the conservation of cultural heritage and cultural environments. The ministry sees to the resources needed by the sector and prepares the related legislation.
Finland's cultural policy's most important guidelines are laid out in the Government Programme and in separate programmes for specific sectors.
Culture in the Government Programme and key projects
Prime Minister Juha Sipilä's Government Programme (2015-2019) includes a key project that will improve the accessibility of arts and culture. The key project will especially strengthen the creativity of children and youths, as well as increase basic education in art and cultural activities.
An effort will be made to better identify the well-being opportunities offered by culture and to bring culture closer to all citizens by increasing the amount of art on show in public spaces and institutions. The percentage principle for art will be applied more broadly than previously in social welfare and health care.
Strategy for Finnish cultural policy
The Ministry of Education and Culture's Strategy for Cultural Policies will run until 2025. It describes the sector's operating environment changes as well as determines the common intent, objective and key measures for the development of cultural policy.
The target areas for cultural policy and related strategic objectives are:
- Creative work and production
The conditions for artistic and other creative work will be better, and there will be more diverse ways to produce and distribute creative works.
- Inclusion and participation in arts and culture
Inclusion in arts and culture will be increased and differences between population groups in terms of participation will be smaller.
- Cultural basis and continuity
The cultural basis will be strong and vital.
See also
Strategy for Cultural Policy 2025 (2017)
Cultural policy promotes arts and culture (brochure 2016)
Access to art and culture will be facilitated (The Government's key project)
Government Programme 2015-2019
Contact information
Esa Pirnes, Kulttuuriasiainneuvos
Ministry of Education and Culture, Kulttuuri- ja taidepolitiikan osasto (KUPO), Strategisen ohjauksen vastuualue Telephone:0295330259


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Good news for the housing market — the number of homeowners who owe more on their homes than they are worth has dropped, according to a new report from CoreLogic. In the first quarter of 2012, 11.4 million, or 23.7 percent, of residential properties with a mortgage had negative equity, a decrease compared to the 12.1 million, or 25.2 percent, in the fourth quarter of 2011, CNN reports.
CoreLogic's Chief Economist Mark Fleming called the improvement meaningful and in a news release said:
"Rebounding home prices, a healthier balance of real estate supply and demand, and a slowing share of distressed sales activity helped to reduce the negative equity share."


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Overstock.com's Patrick Byrne: Not Gay, Not Coked Out, Not a Jedi
Overstock.com's CEO Patrick Byrne is a man who enjoys his crazy in bulk. Although the company continues to grow year-to-year, Byrne is doing his best to dissuade investors from giving him any of their money to burn.
After a December 23rd call to investors, his company's stock mysteriously took a dive, according to The Register
During the session, Byrne admitted to making up stories about being gay and a coke-head in the hopes of uncovering a mysterious group short-sellers led by a "Sith Lord." These individuals allegedly engineered an intricate conspiracy to cripple Overstock. Part of the conspiracy included tapping Byrne's phone calls and apparently some kind of spy ring.
We can't imagine where investors' insecurity might come from.
This isn't the first time El Reg has taken a swipe at Overstock.com. That piece is worth reading not just for Byrne's ramblings, but for its details about the sub-standard service some customers have been receiving as Overstock continues to grow.
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The Security Industry Association (SIA) offers many benefits and opportunities to security industry professionals. Join them on April 5, 2008, in Las Vegas, NV, for their fifth annual Ride for Education, and help raise money for first responders nationwide. Event proceeds will benefit the SIA's First Responders Educational Scholarship program.
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Red Ice Radio – let's see. Pro-White, no problems "naming the Jew," has a nice attractive blonde lady as their spokesperson – not some tatooed skinhead with armbands.
Then, just when you think it couldn't get any better – they have interviewed Scott Forbes, WTC survivor and 9/11 truther, about the power outages in the towers the weekends before 9/11
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The international black market in wildlife—alive or dead—is notoriously difficult to track. Hunters and smugglers don't report their take for the same reasons that drug dealers don't report profits to the IRS. But if you could actually track those networks, maybe you could do something about them. That's what sent Nikkita Patel, a veterinary epidemiologist at the University of Pennsylvania, to an unusual source of data on the illegal wildlife trade: the news.
The news reports are typically gruesome: a frozen tiger carcass found in a truck in Vietnam, or a dead rhino lying in a wildlife sanctuary with its horn hacked off. But the overall news is even worse. Fueled by appetites for ivory jewelry and traditional medicine practices that use rhino horn and tiger bone, the trade in protected animals has driven multiple species to extinction—or close to it. The western black rhino disappeared entirely in 2011. African elephant populations have dwindled by over 80 percent, and their Asian counterparts by more than 50 percent since the early 20th century. Numbers of tigers, poached for both medicine and jewelry, have dropped 97 percent in less than a century.
But without knowing exactly what's going on, wildlife agencies and researchers can't stop these killings. So Patel turned to HealthMap, a tool the Boston Children's Hospital created 10 years ago. The tool searches multilingual news aggregators and forums for media reports, parsing them for relevant keywords. It was already tuned to the wildlife trade, in part because animals can be vectors for disease spread. HealthMap records the key information in each article, such as the location of the reported illegal transaction, and keeps a tally of the number of individuals from each species traded.
Patel's research, published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, relies more on that data than previous illegal wildlife trade work. "It's looking at who the key players are," Patel says, "and how to best break down trade networks."
Patel used HealthMap to identify key countries—nodes on the wildlife network. As she followed the links from exporters to middleman countries to importers, Patel realized the networks were actually fragile. By simply removing six key countries from her model, she found that between 89 and 98 percent of all elephant, rhinoceros, and tiger trade simply ceased.
This kind of analysis would be familiar to law enforcement—researchers have used similar methods to track the drug trade. But whether it would work on wildlife in the real world is still an open question. "The authors are attempting to analyze media-derived information, which will contain some accurate data, but unless it has been officially verified, it should always be regarded as suspect," writes Richard Thomas, the Global Communications Coordinator for TRAFFIC, an international organization that monitors wildlife trade, in an e-mail. And an outright blockade of illegal animal trade in, say, China—one of the countries Patel identified as a key node—certainly wouldn't be easy.
Plus, Patel's research focused on charismatic megafauna, which might not be the real problem. "Tigers, rhinos and elephants are by no means the most widely traded of taxa. It's things like seahorses, plants, pangolins, ornamental birds, corals for fish tanks, endangered fish for restaurants—these are the things that represent the bulk of illegal wildlife trade," says Jacob Phelps, a scientist at the Center for International Forestry Research. "We see a lot more reporting on tigers rather than turtle eggs or softshell turtles being served at a restaurant. We need to be aware that bias carries through." Phelps did like Patel's focus on middleman countries rather than just suppliers and consumers, though, because it suggested new places for organizations like his to focus attention and resources.
In other words, some data is better than no data. Because the media reports on these animals more frequently, Patel hopes that the data on them was more complete. "We thought that selecting the animals that had the greatest number of reports would perhaps be better reflection of what's happening in the real world," she says. With more work, law enforcement might even be able to develop her maps into real-time analysis tools. That'd be a real step toward breaking the trade networks. "As an illicit trade, they're flexible in changing their routes," Patel says. But it's hard to outrun raw data.