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The Last Bottle?
Posted: Feb 11, 2010 9:53am ET
What do you smoke with the last bottle of wine on Earth? I am not talking about the last bottle—it is not Armageddon yet. Nor do I think it will come any time soon, despite all the predictions from the freaks out there.
But I was in London a few weeks ago and some great friends of mine decided to organize a mega-blowout guys dinner. The key wines for the dinner were a small range of extraordinary 1989 Bordeaux, including the legendary oh-my-God-100-pointers Petrus and Haut-Brion as well as Lafite and Montrose. The Dom Perignon 1996 (one of the best ever DPs) as well as a mag of 2002 Jean-Noël Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet Les Caillerets were going to be incredible. So, the line up suggested a very special night to remember.
What could I possibly bring to complement what my good friends were laying on? I am a poor scribe. Besides, I have very little wine left in England—my ex-wife saw to that in our divorce when she sold my collection at Sotheby's. But I still have about five cases of various bottles stashed in the cellar of a wine merchant buddy. So I went through a case of vintage Port and I found a dusty stout bottle with the roughly painted words "Niepoort 1927." Yes, the legendary vintage of 1927. I didn't even remember I had one.
I looked at the bottle and thought how those few ounces of sweet nectar would be gone forever when I drank them with my friends. But what the hell? That's what they are there for. As I wrote in a blog in our sister publication, Wine Spectator, great old bottles shouldn't be kept like relics in a museum. They are made to be drunk with friends and family. They are time machines that when you drink them they take you back to places and moments that you have never experienced.
So I took the last bottle on Earth of 1927 Niepoort, decanted and drank it with my friends. Check out the video at Wine Spectator.
The question in my mind was what to smoke with this glorious rarity. Luckily, London cigar merchant Edward Sahakian of Davidoff took care of it. He was invited. So, he brought a box of none other than the amazing Cuban Dom Perignon. The aged Churchill-sized smokes were breathtaking with the 83-year-old Port.
I find that old Cuban Davidoffs (Edward's DPs were from 1989) are starting to dry out. Normally, if you have a box about 20 or 30 percent are tasteless. But these 1989 DPs were fabulous, delivering stunning aromas and flavors of dried flowers, cedar and clovers, with mellow tobacco and white tea undertones. They were so balanced and fresh, with nuts, mint and cedar aftertaste.
We sat in the library of my friend's house near Regent Park, and puffed away on the Davidoffs as the last few drops of the 1927 went from our glasses into the wee hours of the night (morning). As we smoked the mellow Davidoffs and tasted the sweet Port, I thought how the world would never see or taste this elixir again. Extinct. Gone. But I was happy I drank it with my friends, and the sensation and taste of the 1927 Niepoort and 1989 Davidoff Dom Perignon will be forever etched in my mind.
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Art Sacks February 11, 2010 5:26pm ET
There you go James. Well said, and i enjoyed the post prandials, vicariously. Looking forward to the Festiva del Habanos blogs.
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DALLAS — Leading closeout retailer Tuesday Morning has appointed retail industry veteran Jeffrey Boyer as the company's EVP, chief administrative officer and CFO.
Boyer will fill the existing chief administrative officer vacancy and will replace Stephanie Bowman as CFO. Bowman, who served as the company's CFO since April 2008, has decided to pursue other professional interests but will remain with Tuesday Morning in a consultative capacity to facilitate a smooth transition.
Boyer has more than 30 years of retail, finance and accounting experience. Since June 2012, he served as EVP and chief operating officer of 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, one of the world's largest privately owned and operated fitness center chains. From April 2008 until June 2012, he was EVP and CFO at 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide. Previously, he served as president and CFO of Michaels Stores, from July 2007 until April 2008 and co-president and CFO from March 2006 to July 2007. Boyer also held the position of EVP and CFO of Michaels Stores from Jan. 2003 to March 2006.
Prior to joining Michaels, Boyer served as the EVP and CFO of Kmart and held multiple positions with Sears, Roebuck & Company, advancing to the post of SVP and CFO. Earlier in his career, he served in senior capacities with the Pillsbury Company and Kraft General Foods. Boyer began his career as an accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1980.
"Having worked with Jeff at Michaels, I can attest to his wealth of retail experience and ability to help transform organizations. We're delighted he has joined the team and look forward to benefiting from his expertise and insight," said Michael Rouleau, CEO.
"I am very pleased to join the Tuesday Morning team, and am eager to work again with Michael to help ensure the Company realizes its potential as a leading value retailer," said Boyer.
"On behalf of the entire Tuesday Morning team, I also want to thank Stephanie for her tireless commitment to Tuesday Morning, particularly amid significant organizational change," added Rouleau. "We wish her well in her future professional endeavors, and know she has a bright future."
Tuesday Morning also announced that board members Starlette Johnson and David Green will not stand for re-election to the company's board of directors at the 2013 annual meeting.
"On behalf of Tuesday Morning, I want to thank Starlette and David for their contributions to the Tuesday Morning board," said Steven R. Becker, chairman. "They have played important roles in the company's transformation, and their service is deeply appreciated."
Tuesday Morning operates 820 stores in 43 states and specializes in selling deeply discounted, upscale decorative home accessories, housewares, seasonal goods and famous-maker gifts.

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Columbia man frustrated by slow burglary investigation
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When George Vanwart took his family to his mother-in-lawâ??s house on Christmas Eve, he could not have expected who would come to visit his house.
â??I looked at my video camera, and my wife noticed four kids were in my house,â?? Vanwart said.
Instead of Santa Claus with a sack of toys on his back, Vanwartâ??s security cameras captured a quartet of burglars ransacking his home. The group made off with his gaming system and his wifeâ??s cameras.
Vanwart told KRCG 13 Sunday he has heard little from law enforcement since that night. Worse, he said his house is one of several that have been broken into in his neighborhood. He said detectives have told him they think the same group might be behind all of the break-ins.
â??When we moved down here, we believed that our neighborhood was in a safer environment. And it turned out that itâ??s not,â?? he said. â??It has a bunch of kids running around breaking into peopleâ??s homes because theyâ??re bored. And their parents arenâ??t doing anything about it.â??
The houses in question are all located along Godas Drive near the Lake of the Woods exit. Ordinarily, Columbia police or the Boone County Sheriffâ??s Department would take charge of the investigation depending on whether the property is inside city limits.But city maps show the boundary runs right down the middle of the street. Vanwart said that may be one of the reasons the investigation is taking so long.
â??It seems the police department and the Sheriffâ??s Department are kind of conflicted because of where the address is,â?? he said. â??Theyâ??re pretty much trying to joint-venture the whole situation and not really getting anywhere.â??
Vanwart said the break-ins have seriously impacted his life at home. He said his wife is afraid to leave the house for fear something may happen to their children. Since his house was robbed, Vanwart has installed more security cameras and other measures. He said he is considering starting a neighborhood watch but is not sure whether his neighbors would be serious about participating.
For Vanwart, who served in the U.S. Army for nine years and completed a total of four tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, the problem is particularly aggravating.
â??As a military vet, itâ??s kind of frustrating watching our society and our judicial system go the way it is right now,â?? he said.
Columbia police did not return calls for comment for this story.


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Russia's first UEFA European Under-21 Championship Group 6 fixture went to plan, with Nikolai Pisarev's side picking up three points with a measured performance in Poland.
Aleksandr Kokorin put the visitors ahead after 13 minutes in Kielce, and while the woodwork was rattled at both ends following the interval, substitute Denis Cheryshev struck what proved to be the killer blow, beating Filip Kurto in the Poland goal for a second time.
Kokorin cannoned a shot into the goal off a post as Russia made a positive start, and Kurto had to make two important interventions during a cagey first period to stop the guests breaking through again. His opposite number Nikolai Zabolotni was busy after half-time, saving Mateusz Klich's shot before Michał Kucharczyk sped past him only to strike his shot against the post.
Dangerous on the break, Russia responded as Kokorin headed against the bar from a corner and they got the crucial second goal with 20 minutes to go, Cheryshev tidying up with a low shot after the ball spun loose from another corner. Captain Taras Burlak came within inches of a third, hitting a free-kick against the post. Russia visit Moldova next on 7 October, with Poland hosting Albania four days later.
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Not too long ago, Twitter unveiled Vine—a video-sharing social app that embeds directly into Tweets. The twist to Vine is that it only allows six seconds of video. Now, I know that doesn't seem like a lot of time, but 140 characters didn't seem like all that much to craft messages when Twitter first arrived on the scene—and look how businesses are putting that to use now. After some thought, you'd be surprised how you can put those six seconds to use and effectively promote your brand.
Six seconds can make you fine-tune your creativity and get to the point—much like Twitter's 140 characters does. Lots of people on the internet get into an ADD mindset and lose interest fast when surfing online. Five, or even one minute videos aren't always so appealing. You can't always get 60 seconds out of potential customers, but you should be able to get six.
A sign that you should be jumping on board the Vine bandwagon is the fact of how popular Graphic Interchange Formats (GIFs) are. GIFs have already proven people will watch something entertaining or funny over and over. Vine videos, much like GIFs, will loop, along with the addition of sound.
Vine is great from a branding standpoint, as it will allow you to further interact with consumers. As a business, you can use it to tease a product, give a tour, or just have some fun. Consider it like making a six-second commercial. Businesses like Urban Outfitters, Red Vines, and Moosetracks have already take advantage of this new platform.
It's hard to imagine any business operating sans social media, and it looks like Vine is set to cement itself within the prominent social media atmosphere. Vine is able to market and sell and it's the first video-related app to catch this much attention.
Have you launched a Vine account yet? Do you plan on it? To read more on Vine, visit MLive Media Group's blog and read Taking advantage of Vine and its six-second videos (you'll also be able to see a Vine video tour of MLive's Grand Rapids Hub).


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David Banner Reveals His Favorite Collaborative Albums
David Banner knows a thing or two about buzz-heavy collaborative projects. The Mississippi-born rapper, producer and political activist is set to release his much talked-about team-up with fellow acclaimed beat man 9th Wonder for 'Death of a Pop Star.' For Banner, who has made his mark on the hip-hop landscape with a mix of two-fisted street tracks and socially conscious statements on such works as 'Mississippi: The Album' (2003); 'MTA2: Baptized in Dirty Water' (2003); 'Certified' (2005); and 'The Greatest Story Ever Told' (2008), 'Death of a Pop Star' was a labor of love.
"Artists today are afraid to be themselves," Banner tells The BoomBox of the current music scene. "If killing dogs in the 'hood was hot, that's all the labels would put out. If wearing a pink leotard was hot, that's all artists would wear. 9th Wonder and I are trying to show that you don't have to go with the crowd. Even if we have to take an 'L' on our music commercially, we have to take chances."
With 'Death of a Pop Star' set for release on Nov. 9, The BoomBox asked David Banner to break down his three favorite collaboration albums of all-time. Take notes, after the jump.
Gnarls Barkley, 'St. Elsewhere' (2006)
"What this album did for, just being a super fan of Cee Lo, is allowed him to be seen in another light, similar to what 'Death of a Pop Star' is doing for me. Working with Danger Mouse allowed Cee Lo to be free as an artist; to be able to just sing or just do chamber music if he wants to. One of the most negative things about rap music now is that everybody wants to fit into this gangsta box instead of just being artists. If you gangsta that's not something you have to talk about … it's something that you just are. 'St. Elsewhere' allowed Cee Lo to be free and it also allowed the rap community to take our music somewhere else. Believe it or not Americans think that everything we do is the best s— in the world, but a lot of people overseas don't always check for it. So what Cee Lo and Danger Mouse did was give us a wider range … it allowed urban music to be worldwide. 'Crazy' was on the radio all day … and that s— was dope.
But I just wish the 'hood was more accepting of artists like Cee Lo. Just look at what is happening with B.o.B I think he's one of the most talented people of the new generation of rap. But our folks are not listening to B.o.B, just like they were not listening to Gnarls Barkley. Why is it when an artist goes against the grain they are categorized as alternative? I just want people to support music because it's good not because it's from the south or the west or the east or it's techno or rock. We need more albums like 'St. Elsewhere."
Lil Wayne & Birdman, 'Like Father Like Son' (2006)
"This is when Wayne started coming into own as a rapper. He was shaking people up with his new rhyme style on a creative level. But Birdman was still Birdman. He was still catering to exactly what those original Cash Money fans really like. Wayne was bringing in something new and fresh Baby had that consistency that he always had. 'Stuntin' Like My Daddy' captures that energy. It came off a little like Andre 3000 and Big Boi. Andre would give you something space age and Big Boi would bring it right back to the Trap in Atlanta. I think 'Like Father Like Son' did that."
Jay-Z & R. Kelly, 'Both of Best Worlds' (2002)
"You have Jay-Z and R. Kelly … just put a period behind that [laughs]. What else do you need for a hit album? They were both at the top of their games. If it was yesterday or five years from now, it would still be a big album because you are dealing with two huge acts. You can theorize all you want to or come up with great concepts when putting together an album like 'Best of Both Worlds.' But really, you could have had Jay talking over a click track and R. Kelly going 'baba boo … baba boo' [laughs]. They could have gone platinum just off of that. S—, what else can you say?"


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The Monroe News-Star has turned up a batch of emails between the state's top education official, John White, and officials in the Jindal administration as they scrambled to limit the fallout from a newspaper story about a dodgy-looking private school accepting hundreds of students as part of the state's new voucher program. In one email to Kyle Plotkin, the governor's spokesman, and Stafford Palmieri, a policy advisor, White wrote of an effort to "muddy up a narrative" and to "take some air out of the room" before a state Senate hearing in May, according to the News-Star.
The emails followed an earlier News-Star article that raised questions about the New Living Word School in Ruston, a private school hoping to take more than 300 students on publicly funded vouchers without having the teachers or facilities in place to accommodate them. New Living's leader told the News-Star that most instruction at the school happens via DVD. The case is being held up by critics as an example of why the voucher program will need to be more tightly regulated to protect students and taxpayers.
Emails obtained by the newspaper appear to show a damage-control effort under way among White and Jindal officials between the initial story surfacing and White's confirmation hearing in the Senate. In one email, White explains a plan to go public with a previously unannounced round of site visits before schools in the voucher program are allowed to take students.
"It would allow us to talk through the process with the media, muddying up a narrative they're trying to keep black and white," White wrote, according to the News-Star.


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Many libraries may not be aware that specials operate under a different set of circumstances because of the unique collections and the specific patrons with whom they work. Therefore many of us do not circulate using the Polaris system. Unfortunately, there is no way for us to indicate to libraries that we lend through OCLC, even though we don't allow holds on our items in Polaris.
Is there a way to add a selection or section in the item record screen that will allow us to indicate Interlibrary Loans are available through FirstSearch? We had this option in Horizon, and I keep trying to figure out a way to make this clear in Polaris. Thanks!


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Keith Allen and Jill Michelle Fischer, New Haven, announce the birth of a son, Castiel Lee Fischer. Born March 19, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, he weighed 5.5 pounds and was 18 1/4 inches long.
Castiel joins Charlotte Mae Fischer, 2 1/2.
Maternal grandparents are Chester and Lowella Hays, Washington. Paternal grandparents are Dennis and Judy Fischer, Villa Ridge.


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12. Rangers – RW Marian Gaborik has 15 points in 16 games, but he's averaging fewer than three shots per game for the first time since 2001-2002. Can someone hook him up with a playmaking pivot?
ESPN (13), CBS Sports (11) and The Hockey News also released their rankings.
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It'd be understandable if Ish Monroe wanted to get away from fishing entirely for awhile following the recent 6-week run of events on both major circuits that saw him log just one Top-50 finish. That's not the case, though.
"I'm not 100 percent where I want to be fishing-wise and I want to keep my brain focused on fishing," he said. "Technically, I haven't even had a week off yet."
Immediately after the Beaver Lake FLW Tour, he participated in a charity tournament to benefit the Children's Miracle Network. Then it was off to Kalamazoo, Mich. for a promotional event at D&R Sports (owned by Kevin VanDam's brother and Jonathan VanDam's father, Randy).
This week he's at Sam Rayburn Reservoir in Texas, representing sponsors at the Sealy Outdoors Big Bass Splash. That'll lead right into next week's Toledo Bend Bassmaster Elite Series.
He'll enter that derby in 80th place in the Angler of the Year race. He's 96th on the FLW side after qualifying both championship events in 2013.
"I feel like my fishing is trying to improve a little bit, so I want to keep going," he said. "I've got to get out of the funk I'm in of not landing fish.
"I've been on fish at every tournament. At Beaver I felt like I was on the winning fish, but I didn't put them in the boat."


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JIM LEHRER: Next, the fear that's driving down consumer confidence. One of the Fed's goals in lowering interest rates today is to increase borrowing and spending. But as our economics correspondent, Paul Solman, reports, restoring consumer confidence is not an easy thing to do.
LYNN FRANCO, the Conference Board: This is about as bad as it gets.
PAUL SOLMAN, NewsHour economics correspondent: Lynn Franco runs the widely reported consumer confidence index from the business group, the Conference Board.
LYNN FRANCO: Over the last two months, we hit an all-time low, and we've been doing this for 41 years.
PAUL SOLMAN: The key survey questions business conditions, how are they now, the blue line, and expectations, how will they be in six months, the purple. A score of 80 indicates a so-so economy.
Well, here, expectations have dipped below 40, right? And that's never happened before.
LYNN FRANCO: Correct. October marked an all-time low for both consumer confidence and the expectations index.
PAUL SOLMAN: The Conference Board's doleful data were borne out on the ground. At New York's upscale ABC Carpet & Home, for example, where those who could still afford to, we figured, would be shopping. Gene Miranda runs a horse farm on the West Coast and loves the shopping there.
CUSTOMER: But this is the most fabulous store I have ever been in, in my life.
PAUL SOLMAN: You're cheery.
CUSTOMER: I am.
PAUL SOLMAN: You don't look pessimistic. But…
CUSTOMER: No.
Shoppers spending less this season
PAUL SOLMAN: So how much is she spending compared to last year?
CUSTOMER: Percentage, I'd say 50 percent.
PAUL SOLMAN: Fifty percent less?
CUSTOMER: Yes.
PAUL SOLMAN: What do you got?
The same for Travis Ogden.
CUSTOMER: Last Christmas, I probably spent like $500 to $600. And this Christmas, maybe like $300, $200 to $300.
PAUL SOLMAN: Even though he thinks it may now be patriotic to spend, as does Sarah Flack.
CUSTOMER: I definitely feel like I'm doing my duty by shopping, in as much as I can.
PAUL SOLMAN: Are you spending as much as you were, I don't know, last year?
CUSTOMER: No, I'm not.
PAUL SOLMAN: Indeed, according to a recent Pew poll, 73 percent of Americans intend to spend less on the holidays this year.
PACO UNDERHILL, author, "Why We Buy": We cannot continue to spend at the rate that we were.
PAUL SOLMAN: Paco Underhill is the author of a worldwide bestseller, "Why We Buy." So why aren't we buying now?
PACO UNDERHILL: We have a third of us that are immediate risk of being downwardly mobile, and that's across the social classes.
The second third of us isn't at immediate risk, but we know somebody who is. It may be a parent, a child, a friend, a neighbor. And for those people, they are taking pride in how little they're spending for something.
And the third group is a group that's paid off their mortgages. They basically have no real concerns. What they do know is that conspicuous consumption is now verboten.
Consumers across the board shocked
PAUL SOLMAN: Bottom line: Not everyone's hurting, but almost no one is shopping. In a sense, we're shocked.
DAN ARIELY, behavioral economist: So here's how this experiment worked.
PAUL SOLMAN: And our response, says behavioral economist Dan Ariely, reminds him of dog experiments from the 1960s, too grim to do anything but gently recreate here.
DAN ARIELY: There are two dogs. The first dog is in a room, and this dog hears a bell. Then, it gets a shock. And it has a little switch that it can turn off. And the moment it touches the switch, the shock turns off.
PAUL SOLMAN: The shock turns off for both dogs, but only the one with the switch is in control.
DAN ARIELY: So for this dog, the way life looks like, it's a bell, a shock, turning it off.
PAUL SOLMAN: For the second dog, however, there's no bell, no switch, the shock is random. It stops just as randomly.
DAN ARIELY: Now, after this first task, we take the dogs and put them in a new task. From time to time, there's a bell, and then electrical shock starts.
Now, if the dog jumps to the other side of the room, the shock stops. And very quickly the bell comes and the dog jumps. The bell comes, and the dog jumps.
PAUL SOLMAN: The first dog, that is.
DAN ARIELY: But here is the interesting thing. When we do the same thing with the other dog, the dog that did not understand the cause and effect, the bell comes. And instead of jumping, the dog lays down on the ground whimpering. They become what we call learned helplessness.
PAUL SOLMAN: Even though they're getting shocked?
DAN ARIELY: Even though they get shocked. And the basic lesson is that, when we don't understand the relationship between cause and effect, we develop this learned helplessness. We develop this depression that is quite deep. And I think we're all kind of like this dog right now.
Spenders drawn into their shells
PAUL SOLMAN: Now, Ariely is hardly the first economist to liken us humans to animals or even stress the importance of mood in economic behavior.
John Maynard Keynes, the foremost economist of the Great Depression, blamed it on a loss of confidence, the dampening of the animal spirits that stir us to spend and invest.
In his words, though another's voice...
NARRATOR: "Our decisions to do something positive, the full consequences of which will be drawn out over many days to come, can only be taken as a result of animal spirits of a spontaneous urge to action, rather than inaction. If the animal spirits are dimmed and the spontaneous optimism falters, enterprise will fade and die."
PAUL SOLMAN: More than 70 years later, economists still agree.
DAVID WYSS, senior economist, Standard & Poor's: It is animal spirits.
PAUL SOLMAN: David Wyss met us at New York's Central Park Zoo to make the point.
DAVID WYSS: When people are scared, they pull into their shells, they stop spending or, like the polar bears, they just sit there and go in circles and don't do anything.
And right now, people are scared. They're seeing unemployment go up. They're seeing their stock portfolios go down. They're seeing the value of their houses go down. And right now, all the animals are turning into bears.
PAUL SOLMAN: Or into some species with an even less rosy future.
But, wait, the economy isn't going to expire. Even if pessimism is warranted, we're bound to be back in the swim before too long though. Yes, says David Wyss, but, in the meantime, pessimism is perilous.
DAVID WYSS: People stop spending, so they don't go out to restaurants, so the waiters lose their jobs, so they can't spend any money. That means the guy at the gas station doesn't have a job, and it goes all the way down the scale.
PAUL SOLMAN: Plus, for many people, of course, their actual circumstances are already depressing.
DAVID WYSS: They get depressed because they're losing jobs. They get depressed because their wealth is going down. And that's what's happening now.
PAUL SOLMAN: Might it be the case that we just flew too high, have to fall this far, and it's going to take a very long time for us to legitimately feel confident again?
DAVID WYSS: What you want to make sure is it doesn't get to be too big an overcorrection, that we don't end up in a downward spiral just because we got a little too close to the sun.
PAUL SOLMAN: But that may be just what's happening.
LYNN FRANCO: If you look at the yellow line, the percent of consumers expecting their incomes to decrease for the first time ever has surpassed those expecting their income to increase. Never in 41 years have those lines crossed. And now I think there's just a much more dismal perspective on where their earnings are headed.
Tuning out bad news
PAUL SOLMAN: One last question. If psychology is so important, can we prevent fear and overreaction? Yes, to some extent, says Dan Ariely, by avoiding sources of fear. He does this, for example, with his retirement balance.
DAN ARIELY: I don't look. And, in fact, what I did was I did a trick, which is, I use the wrong password three times in my account, and now I'm locked out.
PAUL SOLMAN: Really? You did that on purpose?
DAN ARIELY: Yes. So now -- you know, I can go back, and I can ask them to reinstate my password.
PAUL SOLMAN: You're blushing. You're blushing now.
DAN ARIELY: I'm blushing because it's a crazy solution, right?
PAUL SOLMAN: As the author of "Predictably Irrational," Ariely knows crazy solutions.
TV PUNDIT: We round out our show today with what you need to know...
PAUL SOLMAN: But he also knows some sane ones, like tuning out the purveyors of financial news.
TV PUNDIT: I think it's a bad, bad bet.
TV PUNDIT: The Chinese consumer is rolling over, and it's going to be bad.
DAN ARIELY: They basically said the same thing over and over, but they don't explain anything. The moment we had more explanation, a different media, an understanding of where things are going, I think that would actually help to rebuild confidence.
PAUL SOLMAN: So our doing an explanatory story like this on the NewsHour, even if it has a rather gloomy conclusion, should be good for people?
DAN ARIELY: It depends how much you cut me. If you cut me a lot, then it doesn't help.
PAUL SOLMAN: Happily, we've just heard Dan Ariely for longer than most whole news stories on TV.
The explanation might even help restore your confidence. And, let's face it, the stores sure could use you this holiday season.
Editor's Note: An earlier version of this report contained an incorrect date for the start of the behaviorial dog experiments. The correct date is the 1960s.


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Sky News has made two appointments to its editorial team in the Middle East.
Sherine Tadros has been appointed Middle East correspondent, based in Cairo. She was previously a presenter at Al Jazeera and will cover stories from across the region. She can be found tweeting @SherineT.
Tom Rayner has been appointed Middle East reporter, based in Jerusalem. He is currently Sky News' Middle East news editor and can be found tweeting @RaynerSkyNews.


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Decorative two piece Asian inspired lantern with geometric design. Designed to print without support. Now with dualstrusion files too.
Print out both pieces.
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I uploaded 2 different STLs for the base that I think can be used for dualstrusion, you can print the geometric design in a different color. I don't even have the capability myself but because of the way I created it in Sketchup it was easy to seperate everything. Let me know if theres a step I missed in uploading these.
-The bottom looks great at .25mm layers, 2 perimeters and 12% infill (see pic). Because of its shallow slope, the top would work better with under .25mm layers, 3 perimeters and low infill.
-The columns of the geometric design can get sheared off by the nozzle, especially at smaller scales, and especially if your slicer does the perimeters first and then comes back to infill them solid. I had to revise the design several times to make them stronger.
-The top is supposed to snap onto the base, but you may have to scrape some plastic away once printed to get the proper clearances.
-Check out the attached sketchup file. The geometric design is its own component and can be edited independently. Changing just one panel will update all 6 automatically.
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Although the Common Core is not technically a federal program, you couldn't tell from the cheerleading routine orchestrated by President Obama and Arne Duncan.
Who is behind the Common Core? The Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association have been leading the standards development process to promote "consistency" from state to state.
But to sweeten the pot, the federal government made $4 billion in Race to the Top money available to reward states that adopted the Common Core.
Since anything Obama is an anathema in Georgia, a grassroots organization led by Brunswick State Sen. William Ligon is dead set against the Common Core and is interested in replacing it with another set of Georgia standards.
Sen. Ligon's S.B. 167 removes Georgia as a Common Core state, and S.B. 203 establishes a curriculum content advisory council to rewrite the standards.
At a recent meeting of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, eight state superintendent candidates — one Democrat and seven Republicans — either expressed concern or outright resistance to the Common Core.
The president of Achieve, a research and advocacy group — and major player in the Common Core's development — flew down to the Chamber of Commerce meeting to address their concerns. Why would Achieve go to such lengths?
Other heavy hitters have also lined up in opposition to the Common Core: Pittsburgh media mogul Richard Mellon Scaife, the billionaire Koch brothers, Amway founders Dick and Betsy Devos, the Heritage Foundation, the CATO Institute, the Heartland Foundation, FreedomWorks and Americans for Prosperity are among the most vocal opposition.
Opposition to the Common Core based on concerns over quality and/or federal intrusion is bad news for the think tanks and foundations with a lot of money to lose if states start opting out of the Common Core.
With the support of many players like the CCSSO, NGA, the Gates Foundation and a host of wealthy mega-foundations, textbook and testing companies, curriculum planners and colleges of education, maybe we should also ask who stands to benefit?
Will it benefit our children? Common Core was never researched before implementation. So, we really don't know. Instead, follow the money.
General Electric has made a $18 million commitment to develop and share Common Core instructional resources. State Farm aired its pro-Common Core commercial many times during prime time TV. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pours money in support of the Common Core. Goldman Sachs contributes to the Partnership for Public Service committed to the Common Core.
Why are these private concerns so interested in public education? All are part of "Big Philanthropy" and are taking advantage of draconian cuts to state education programs by privatizing what states used to provide.
Mega-foundations have virtually unchecked influence on education policy. Think of just the testing and curriculum guides for the Common Core alone and how much money stands to be gained. The use of standardized test scores to assess students and teachers creates a financial bonanza for entities that create these tests, and the entities that prepare and remediate both groups.
Teachers, students, administrators, parents and stakeholders have no role to play — other than as recipients of these reforms.
Common Core is a by-product of the philanthropic-industrial complex that seeks to privatize education so the very wealthy can show that public education is falling apart and their tax monies should go to private schools.
Privatizing education in Georgia has been a goal of the state legislature for years. It looks like we're finally letting them get to what would be the death knell for public education.
The irony is that to accomplish this stealth goal, these supposedly-conservative Republicans who are in charge must relinquish local control, follow Obama's lead and embrace the federalization of education standards, known as the Common Core.
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SkyWest Airlines last month said it plans to acquire 22 more regional jets as part of a strategy to retire 23 Embraer Brasilia turboprops and add 66-seat jet capacity to its United Express network. SkyWest also intends to swap four 50-seat Bombardier CRJ200s for four RJs configured with 76 seats under its Delta Connection banner. SkyWest emphasized that it hasn't decided on the make of the airplanes, but that it anticipates deliveries would begin late next year and continue through 2009.
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A photography book that explores the ancient healing practices among the Maya people of Guatemala.
"Fran Antmann grew to know a culture, lived in it, merged with it, translated it, and loved it. She photographed the dreams that guide us to wisdom and healing, then wrapped those images in quetzal feathers. Today, she returns her vision of the world to the men and women she met through this encounter between cultures. It is a privilege to have been invited to write the preface to this book which is more than a book—it is a revelation."
– Carolina Escobar Sarti, Guatemalan poet
Maya healers from Guatemala have a close relationship with the natural and spiritual worlds – their lives are bound up with its extraordinary landscape – the lake, its winds and the mist that rings its volcanoes. Drawing on dreams, intuition and ancient traditions, they heal their sick surrounded by friends and family. I was privileged to be included in these intense and intimate healing rituals over the course of seven years.
I was especially drawn to work in Guatemala where my daughter was born in 1998. From the time she was young, I brought her to Guatemala each summer to live in and understand the culture. During these summers, I accompanied the healers to small windowless spaces where ancient rituals are practiced over dirt floors. I listened to the voices of those who are believed to have connections with the supernatural and derive their knowledge from dreams. Now, I invite the reader to share the world of these Maya healers, bonesetters and shamans.
Such ceremonies could have triggered a brutal crackdown 30 years ago. The Guatemalan government, as part of a campaign of genocide, tried to root out all Maya cultural practices. Despite the deaths of more than 200,000 indigenous people and the destruction of 440 villages, Maya traditions survived underground and are now part of a proud resurgent Maya identity. They celebrate the endurance of these people in the aftermath of trauma and violence and are part of a larger process of healing.
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"Maya Healers: A Thousand Dreams" is a unique book of photographs and writing about the Maya people of Guatemala who live along the shores of Lake Atitlán. In our data driven world, there is increasing interest in indigenous knowledge as a source of enlightenment for those who can perceive patterns in nature and use their own bodies as sources of healing.
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Photographs and Text: Fran Antmann
Preface: Carolina Escobar Sarti
Afterword: Jean Franco, Columbia University, professor emerita
Photo Editor: Nina Berman
Design: Astrid Lewis Reedy
Hardcover: 196 pages
Size: 10" wide X 10.5" high
Photographs: 100 Black and white images
Printing Specifications: Duotone
Anticipated Publication Date: January 2017
Advance Praise for "Maya Healers: A Thousand Dreams"
"Fran Antmann's work in Maya Healers, years in the making, is imbued with the depth and texture only great photography can achieve; where the images transcend being mere documents but reach great art. Many of the images, especially of the people in their daily lives, are transcendent and absolutely gorgeous, revealing an empathy and visual perception that is timeless."
— Ed Kashi, award-winning international photojournalist
"Not since Anne Fadiman's The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down have I read a work that so powerfully conveys the idea that there is no way to separate the concept of healing from the culture out of which it arises. With clear-eyed reporting and her starkly moving images of Mayan life along the shores of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, and the healers who live and work there, Fran Antmann has shed light on a story known to few outside the Mayan world. Without forcing any conclusions, Antmann presents a powerful mystery—of the astonishing work performed by these curanderas, and the possibility that there are ways, beyond those of established western medicine, for healing to occur. And while the camera has not been built that can capture the mystery of how a healer's hands can cure the body, these photographs go a long way to making me believe that something extraordinary is taking place in those dark little rooms, where the healers practice their magic."
— Joyce Maynard, author
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YouTube Sensation Kid President Is Starring in His Own TV Show: 'We Need to Create Things That Make the World Awesome'
Ten-year-old Robby Novak—better known as the YouTube sensation Kid President—has charmed millions of fans with his fun videos that inspire kids and adults to make the world a better and "less boring" place.
Kid President is already a YouTube celebrity—his videos have racked up more than 75 million views—and soon, he'll also be a TV star. On June 21, he'll star in his own series on the family-friendly Hub Network called Kid President: Declaration of Awesome [7 p.m. ET].
"Kid President is all about getting kids and grown-ups to work together to make the world more awesome," says executive producer Rainn Wilson. "This show is an amazing blend of humor and heart, and The Hub Network is the perfect place for us to continue our mission to give the world a reason to dance. Plus, the network sent us an industrial-sized freezer full of corndogs. And we will do just about anything for corndogs."
In each episode, Kid President will playfully explore a different theme or issue that affects kids and families across the country. He'll also chat with various celebrities, as he has in the past with Beyoncé, Steve Carell, and President Obama.
As he gears up for his television debut, Kid President gave Parade.com a few sneak peeks into his new show, and he also told us about his favorite real-life president, his off-screen hobbies, and his favorite dance move.
If you were the real president, what would you want to do first?
"If I were the president, I would make everyone get up and dance. And give their neighbor a hug. That would be funny to see neighbors who don't even know each other give each other a hug."
Who is your favorite president?
"President Obama is pretty cool."
You're a great role model to kids. Who are some of your role models?
"Martin Luther King, Jr. is one of my role models because he wanted everyone to have dreams and believe in them. So it was really cool to speak at the anniversary of his speech last year."
From your videos it's clear you like to dance, what's your favorite dance move?
"I have so many dance moves, I can't pick only one! I danced with Steve Carell once and taught him this move called 'The Pencil Sharpener.' And it's really just making yourself look like an old pencil sharpener."
Who's your favorite person you've met as Kid President?
"It was a lot of fun meeting Beyoncé. I kissed her. I also got to meet President Obama and I saw the Oval Office, which was awesome. Also, I got to talk to Pen Ward, who created my favorite show, Adventure Time.
What was your first reaction when you found out you would have your own TV series?
"I thought it was going to be really cool. When [my brother-in-law] Brad and I make videos, we want others to feel happy and go out and do cool things. And we're going to bring a lot of cool stuff to our show, like cats on skateboards. And corndog heroes. And we get to meet kids doing something awesome in their own community and really cool adults that give me advice."
When you're not busy filming your Kid President videos, what are some of your favorite hobbies?
"I like to play soccer. It's my favorite sport. I'm also a really good surfer. And I'm trying to learn how to do tricks on a skateboard."
What are some things kids can do in their everyday lives to make the world a better place?
"We need to create things that make the world awesome. And we need to tell each other they are awesome and mean it."
What are some ways you can make another person feel special?
"I always say that you should treat people like it's their birthday. Also the adults in the world should get along and help the younger kids. We don't know everything."
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February 13, 2012, 5 years ago
Rock legends JOURNEY have checked in with the following message:"Sweet vibrations! Our new video for 'Resonate' from our latest album Eclipse is here as a special Valentine's Day gift to you. Filmed in San Francisco and Los Angeles, the video captures some of our favorite live moments during the Eclipse Tour. Enjoy:"
As previously reported, StatesmanJournal.com's Stacey Barchenger recently checked in with the following Journey-related news:
Rock drummer Deen Castronovo pleaded not guilty Tuesday to four charges stemming from an arrest January 20th in West Salem.
Castronovo, 47, is charged with recklessly endangering another person, interfering with making a police report, second-degree criminal mischief and harassment. All of the charges are misdemeanors.
Castronovo — the drummer in rock band Journey — was arrested late January 20th at a home on St. Helens Drive NW. A neighbor had called 911 to report an altercation involving a man and woman across the street.
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Two People Wounded In Overnight Shooting In Visalia
VISALIA, Calif. (KMPH) —
Two people are recovering from wounds they suffered in an overnight shooting incident in Visalia.
Officers were called to the area of Laurel Avenue and Court Street just after midnight.
The home of the two shooting victims had been trashed and a car window shield had been smashed, police said.
Police say the shooting may have stemmed from a fight in the neighborhood.
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by LeChuck
posted 12-15-2012 04:15 PM
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#1 posted 12-15-2012 04:30 PM
Actually, there is no such thing as not "getting into" turning. Once you buy a lathe, it's too late. You're over the cliff and there's no turning back.
To answer your question, however, a basic setup is primarily designed for "spindle" turning aka- turning between centers. For knobs and toy parts, you will probably want to add a 4 jaw head stock chuck and a Jacobs chuck. Both will facilitate making pieces other than long skinny things. You can probably design/make a head stock chuck that will work- plenty of examples here and on the Internet.
-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the Universe's finest custom rolling pins.
#2 posted 12-15-2012 04:37 PM
Trust me, that won't be the case with me :)
That said, your answer is what I was looking for, meaning for my needs, just the lathe and turning tools won't be enough.
-- David - Tucson, AZ
#3 posted 12-15-2012 04:42 PM
On small lathes vibration can be an issue, so ballast (accessory) is a good investment that does not come with the lathe. The craftsmanship of the lathe mfr has a lot to do with vibration, so you may need to tune it up a bit also. Secure it to a massive top and in a fit of overkill add some ballast (sand bags, cement blocks etc) to the base.
-- Dan Krager, Olney IL http://www.kragerwoodworking.weebly.com Instructions are that which will be read as a last resort.
#4 posted 12-15-2012 04:54 PM
Hey Ghost Pirate. I've got that one, and it's actually a great small lathe. It's a clone of the JET, and is compatible with the other JET clone lathes with similar specs (PSI, Rockler, etc.).
With the basic accessories that come with the lathe + a set of turning tools (and something to sharpen them, right?), you CAN do spindle turning (as lew points out) and small bowls with the face plate.
For the face plate, you need to make a sacrificial block to which you attach your bowl blank with glue or double sided tape.
This got tiresome, so I bought a 4 jaw chuck from PSI. I've subsequently also bought a better live center for the tailstock (the 60 degree cone one), a drill chuck, and a set of drive centers. Of these, the 4 jaw chuck has been the most useful, followed by the drill chuck, then cone live center.
I also made a little organizer for the tools that attaches to the back of the lathe.
-- ian | "You can't stop what's coming. It ain't all waiting on you. That's vanity."
#5 posted 12-15-2012 04:55 PM
Thanks Dan. I already read a lot of good advice from the other thread, but I wanted to hear something a bit closer to my needs and to really know what would be needed as a minimum.
OK, so now knowing that a 4 jaw head chuck and eventually a jacobs chuck would be needed (that said, I mentioned pen turning as a curiosity, but I might actually never do one and the small knobs and toy parts are likely to be the only things I'll use the lathe for), would that particular lathe still be the cheapest way to my goals, or because it is a #1MT instead of #2, would that make those same accessories more expensive and hard to find, and is there any money or headache to be saved in the short term by going for their larger lathe? I don't mean the midi lathe, but their big one. Space is a concern though, and it seems silly to have something so big.
-- David - Tucson, AZ
#6 posted 12-15-2012 04:58 PM
Thanks shampeon, but would you say your use of it and accessories purchase was mostly motivated by bowl turning?
-- David - Tucson, AZ
#7 posted 12-15-2012 05:03 PM
Most small lathes use #1 morse, so as long as you are aware of what you have, then you shouldn't have trouble getting what you need. Agreed, #2 MT is much more common, but probably not worth going to the bigger size in your case.
-- Dan Krager, Olney IL http://www.kragerwoodworking.weebly.com Instructions are that which will be read as a last resort.
#8 posted 12-15-2012 05:08 PM
This is about all i use for turning knobs for my handplanes…
I just turn a cylinder first with a few lathe tools, using the lathe's tool rest.
Along with the rare chisel handles. My "Face Plate" that I have used? Came from the plumbing section at BORG. Called a floor flange. I got the size the will screw onto the lathe. Ranit at the slowest speed i had, and used a file to true it up. Flange has four holes to screw items in place.
-- A Planer? I'M the planer, this is what I use
#9 posted 12-15-2012 05:11 PM
#10 posted 12-15-2012 05:16 PM
Thanks. It seems that the small lathe would fit my needs and I could start using it, turning a bigger cylinder and separating, then get a couple attachments to make things easier.
Thanks waho6o9, I keep an eye on the classifieds, but as the HF small lathe is on sale, it seems like the right buy at the moment. The rest of my budget should be going to a spindle sander…
-- David - Tucson, AZ
#11 posted 12-15-2012 05:21 PM
If you're a member of the "inside track club" a small HF lathe
Sure is tempting. Good call on a spindle sander LeChuck.
#12 posted 12-15-2012 05:22 PM
Dan, the HF Jet clone uses #2 MT.
LeChuck: the 4 jaw is much better for bowl turning, but is useful for other things too. I use it to grip the insides of round knobs when I'm sanding and refinishing them.
The Jacob's chuck is pretty essential for, e.g. making knobs and tool handles. The cone live center is just a better live center than the one that the lathe comes with.
-- ian | "You can't stop what's coming. It ain't all waiting on you. That's vanity."
#13 posted 12-15-2012 05:24 PM
Also, the bed extension sold by PSI or Rockler fits this model, so if you find yourself needing some extra length you can add one.
-- ian | "You can't stop what's coming. It ain't all waiting on you. That's vanity."
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#14 posted 12-15-2012 05:55 PM
Minimum is the lathe and the little faceplate, spur center and a center for the tailstock that it comes with. A live center is much nicer (with bearings). Add a set of turning tools. They don't have to be that fancy. Three tools will do 95% of everything: A gouge, a skew, and a parting tool. Maybe a scraper but I don't really like them. More tools will just be variations of these. Don't jump in and get the biggest gouge. A smaller one is better if you don't have a lot. The size of the gouge is the smallest inside radius you can turn (easily).
What you need after that to increase capabilities:
Next is the chuck for the tailstock. It adds the ability to bore through things on center.
Then something to hold pieces to the headstock. A chuck is one thing. Spiders or mandrels can be used for smaller stuff. You can also use the faceplate for many things with care.
Next thing that will increase the range of things you can do is a steadyrest that allows you to hold things that are longer than the chuck can hold on it's own and still use the tailstock for drilling.
Many accessories for the lathe are pretty easy to make yourself.
Beyond that, there are lots of goodies you can get but are not mandatory.
-- Woodworking shouldn't cost a fortune: http://lowbudgetwoodworker.blogspot.com/
#15 posted 12-15-2012 08:39 PM
Thank ye mateys for yer help :)
That helped me make a decision on this and I bought the small HF lathe and their set of tools with the dark handles. I had a 20% off the whole purchase coupon.
-- David - Tucson, AZ
#16 posted 12-15-2012 09:32 PM
Oh no! Not the dark handles!!!!
-- Dan Krager, Olney IL http://www.kragerwoodworking.weebly.com Instructions are that which will be read as a last resort.
#17 posted 12-15-2012 09:33 PM
Thanks :) The project posts are forthcoming. I can't seem to be finished with the workshop setup and building jigs andalways missing one tool or one router bit or something else to get it done properly.
-- David - Tucson, AZ
#18 posted 12-15-2012 09:35 PM
Congratulations LeChuck.
Please keep us posted with projects, your new lathe, and any
Happy turning.
#19 posted 12-15-2012 09:41 PM
"I can't seem to be finished with the workshop setup and building jigs andalways missing one tool or one router bit or something else to get it done properly."
-- Dan Krager, Olney IL http://www.kragerwoodworking.weebly.com Instructions are that which will be read as a last resort.
#20 posted 12-15-2012 09:48 PM
That's true, although when you start from zero, there are a number of needs that are not really wants but show stoppers. Getting there though :) Soon I'll have to stop procrastinating on the things that I need the most, a work table and workbench!
-- David - Tucson, AZ
#21 posted 12-15-2012 10:06 PM
Oh, you said the magic word…workbench.
-- Dan Krager, Olney IL http://www.kragerwoodworking.weebly.com Instructions are that which will be read as a last resort.
#22 posted 12-16-2012 02:12 AM
Oh yeah, I've been all over that thread and many others. Gotta keep the cost down though, and as I'm not a traditional tool user, I'll be starting with a nice big work/outfeed table…Gotta stop procrastinating and go buy those sheets of MDF…
-- David - Tucson, AZ
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TAMPA — Acquitted on rape charges, Amos M. Busby walked free early Thursday after three years in jail.
During a trial this week, a 35-year-old woman testified that Busby attacked and repeatedly raped her in August 2005 after she left the Green Iguana nightclub at 402 S West Shore Blvd. She could not identify the man, but DNA analysts matched semen from the scene to Busby.
Busby's attorneys, Joseph Caimano and Dion Hancock, said the sex was consensual. Assistant State Attorney Rita Peters said she argued that the victim "had been violated in every way."
Jurors deliberated for about three hours Wednesday evening before finding Busby, 38, not guilty on seven counts of sexual battery and one count of kidnapping. He could have faced life in prison if convicted.


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The Wall Street Journal recently ran a fascinating article about what the next generation of homeowners – Generation Y – expects from real estate.
Though many millennials who graduated from college just in time for the collapse of the economy as we knew it still consider home-ownership a far-away (or perhaps long-gone) aspiration, a time will come when their preferences dominate the market. After all, they outnumber their baby-boomer parents by about 4 million.
According to the Journal, the home-buyers of tomorrow have different priorities when it comes to real estate – at least for now. They want space to socialize, they want low-maintenance, and they want flexibility. No formal dining-rooms, manicured lawns, or elaborate bathrooms for these guys.
Most importantly, they don't want to depend on their cars. While not everyone will be able to afford real city living, most Millennials will settle for anywhere that's equipped with walkable shopping, jobs, and entertainment.
As a millennial, I'd say that these assessments ring true – but it'll be interesting to see how/if the generation's priorities change as we get closer to "putting down roots".


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The 'Argo' Articles, and Other Non-Book Sources for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominees
In the real world, copying somebody else's written material for your own personal gain is called plagiarism. In the movie biz, it's called adaptation.
Since 1940, the Academy Awards have distinguished the adapted screenplay in its own category, honoring films whose scripts were derived primarily from books, plays, and short stories. But the occasional Best Adapted Screenplay nominee can credit its source to other media — such is the case for this year's nod, the true story thriller Argo.
Ben Affleck's directorial feature, written by Chris Terrio, was actually born from a WIRED magazine article by journalist and film producer Joshuah Bearman in 2007. The piece, titled "How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans from Tehran," was a chronicling of CIA operative Tony Mendez's unorthodox plan to retrieve a group of American diplomats from a hostage crisis in Iran in the late 1970s. Bearman penned the article following the declassification of the CIA documents describing the events.
Argo's company in this year's Best Adapted Screenplay category draw from more traditional sources: the scripts for Life of Pi and Silver Linings Playbook each comes from its eponymous novel, written by Yann Martel and Matthew Quick, Respectively; Steven Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner cite the nonfiction book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin as the source for their biopic Lincoln; and the story of Beasts of the Southern Wild writer/director Benh Zeitlin was inspired by his co-writer Lucy Alibar's own play, Juicy and Delicious. Heck, even Argo does accredit some hardcover material with the machination of its script alongside the aforementioned original article (Bearman's book The Great Escape, in which he expands on the topic, and Agent Mendez's own account of the event, his memoirs The Master of Disguise). The category has housed a great majority of projects with roots in the forms of book and play. But there are a handful of interesting outliers, spanning from 1931 all the way to the present…
Skippy (1931): Predating the separate Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay categories, the family-friendly Jackie Cooper starrer was adapted from the syndicated comic strip of the same name.
Mrs. Miniver (1942): The romantic drama about the dawn of World War II drew from a series of columns in Great Britain's The Times newspaper, wherein the titular character Kay Miniver was created.
Boomerang! (1947): The true story of this film noir was first chronicled in a Reader's Digest article by journalist Fulton Oursler (under the pen name Anthony Abbot).
Marty (1955):The classic romantic drama was the first of several films to be adapted from a teleplay — Paddy Chayefsky wrote both the big and small screen versions of the story.
I Want to Live! (1958): Another film noir drawn from true events, this film extrapolated its story about a woman on death row from letters penned by the basis and namesake for its main character, Barbara Graham. A second source for the movie came from a collection of newspaper articles from journalist Ed Montgoomery.
Lawrence of Arabia (1962): The life of British Army officer T.E. Lawrence was chronicled in this classic epic, thanks to the adaptation of the collective writings from the hero himself.
Pennies from Heaven (1981): Ever since Marty, a handful of films has earned nominations for adapting television movies to film; this was the first, however, to earn a nod for adapting a television miniseries (the 1978 BBC drama of the same name).
The Insider (1999): Another film drawn from a magazine article, this time from Marie Brenner's Vanity Fair piece "The Man Who Knew Too Much," about tobacco industry whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand, played in the film by Russell Crowe.
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000): Classing up the list a bit is this Coen Brothers comedy, which adapted its script from Homer's epic poem The Odyssey.
Ghost World (2001): The first film to earn a nomination for a script adapted from a graphic novel came from Daniel Clowes, who turned his own comic book Ghost World into this comedy-drama.
Shrek (2001): In the same year, this blockbuster animated film pioneered the category's nomination of a script with another type of source: picture book (William Steig's Shrek!).
American Splendor (2002): The brilliant comedic biopic drew its material from the works of subject Harvey Pekar and his wife and fellow comic book author Joyce Brabner (American Splendor and Our Cancer Years, respectively).
Before Sunset (2004): Richard Linklater's screenplay was considered an adaptation, due to its use of characters from the preceding film Before Sunrise, which was written by Linklater and Kim Krizan.
A History of Violence (2005): Another graphic novel adaptation — screenwriter John Olson brought John Wagner and Vincent Locke's A History of Violence to screen with this picture.
Borat (2006): It might surprise you to recall that the Academy recognized this bawdy film with a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination; the film was considered an adaptation of the character developed by Sacha Baron Cohen for his small screen venture, Da Ali G Show.
In the Loop (2009): In the same vein, Armando Iannucci transported his The Thick of It hero Malcolm Tucker to the big screen in this satirical film.
District 9 (2009): Cutting it a little close to home, this sci-fi drama/parable for human intolerance and oppression was actually adapted from another movie — a short film titled Alive in Joburg.
Toy Story 3 (2010): Borrowing the characters from the original Toy Story, a new assortment of screenwriters vied for the Oscar in this magnificent threequel.
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|This municipal golf course is located in a beautiful neighborhood just across the river from downtown Dallas. The holes are very short so most people play from the back tees. The course is completely tree lined with numerous creeks/drainage ditches so it is very easy to lose balls. It is best to play with someone with local knowledge; otherwise, you will over/under drive a lot of holes. For example, the #3 is a short dog-leg up a very steap hill. Your drive should only be about 170 yards with a 9-PW to a narrrow, elevated (60-80' above your head) green. Or take the #4 par-3. The green is at least 60' below the tee box. Depending on the wind and temperature, you will play a PW to 7 iron. There are two holes on the back-9 where you can drive the par-4 greens. However, you can easily put yourself in trouble if you aren't dead-on with your drives. I really like this unusual, scenic target-golf course.
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Once school lets out, we rely on yearbooks to bring back good memories.
At West Springfield High School, some of those pages honored Jordan Trunfio, this year's Homecoming King and beloved classmate.
Trunfio died Thursday afternoon after battling brain cancer for 15 months.
"He's such a good friend…such a genuine good person," said Tyler Sutter, a West Springfield High School senior who played football with Trunfio since ninth grade.
Trunfio, a center on the team, was known as a fighter.
"He's so much more than just a football player. He's an inspiration to a community," said Matt Ahola, a senior who also played football with Trunfio.
Assistant Principal Becky Brant called Trunfio, "an amazing guy."
On Monday, Trunfio was the first in his class to graduate.
"We wanted to make sure that he had his ceremony," said Brant, who added, they wore cap and gowns and played "Pomp and Circumstance" on an iPod.
Trunfio took his diploma in bed.
"We know how much it meant to him," Brant said.
When ABC 7 first featured Trunfio, he told us, "I never want to quit life, because that's all you get."
It was during that instance Trunfio was surprised with Super Bowl tickets.
"Although he was going through such a hard time he was always kept that positive attitude," Ahola said. "He was always trying to cheer up his teammates."
Ahola remembered the time when they were playing a game, were down 35 points and after a good play, Trunfio screamed like they had won the game.
"Why are you screaming?" Ahola remembered asking. "Guys, we're playing football," Trunfio cheered.
"I don't know how anybody could not be inspired by Jordan [Trunfio]," Brant said.
"Watching one of our teammates and brothers go through was definitely really hard," Ahola said.
On Friday, Trunfio's classmates wore white t-shirts with number 58 to honor the young man.
"We are the West Springfield Spartans and he defined what a true Spartan is," Ahola said.
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In Regional Roundup, we've gathered the top stories from each of our eight weekly newspapers every Thursday. Here are the regional stories you don't want to miss from April 3 to April 9, 2014.
Aurora officials tout advantages of multi-use district
Nearly 200 residents have turned out in the last two weeks to get the scoop on how a multi-use or mixed-use zoning district would work if Issue 11 is approved by voters May 6.
Informational sessions have taken place at Aurora VFW Post 2629, the Hawthorn of Aurora clubhouse and Harmon School, where city officials have explained the multi-use or mixed-use concept, and what would happen if Issue 11 is successful.
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Petition pushes for resignation of Cuyahoga Falls School Board President
An online petition is pushing for the resignation of Cuyahoga Falls City School Board president Kellie Patterson, from that post as well as the Board of Education. But Patterson says the "petition has no basis in fact" and she has "no" intention to resign.
As of press time, April 3, more than 400 supporters were listed on the online petition which 16-year-old Falls High sophomore Zak Grant told the Falls News-Press he created with another male, who wishes to remain anonymous.
Wild turkey attacks Hudson EMS center, flies coop to avoid capture
On March 29, shortly after 10 a.m., the EMS center on Oviatt Street was attacked by a lone suspect that broke one pane of glass, attempted to break several more and jumped onto a squad before escaping authorities.
The attacker left a blood trail and other DNA samples behind, according to officials. Police believe this was an isolated incident.
Roxanne Lee Buck indicted in Michelle Johnson murder in Stow
Summit County Prosecuting Attorney Sherri Bevan Walsh announced Friday that a grand jury indicted Bryn Mawr Drive resident Roxanne Lee Buck, 44, with special felony murder and third-degree felony tampering with evidence in the murder of 21-year-old Michelle Johnson.
Buck rented a room in the Maplepark Road home shared by Johnson and her mother. A Stow police officer discovered Johnson's body in a shed behind the home March 15 after Johnson's mother, who was in West Virginia, called police and asked them to check on her daughter after she lost contact with her.
Eric J. Hartman of Tallmadge sentenced to eight years in prison for sex-related crimes
Eric J. Hartman, 37, of Tammery Drive, was sentenced to eight years in prison March 20 for sex-related crimes.
In January, Hartman pleaded guilty to three counts of pandering sexually oriented material, a felony of the second degree; two counts of sexual battery, a felony of the third degree; extortion, a felony of the third degree; and three counts of pandering sexually oriented material, a felony of the fifth degree.
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Northfield Village man charged with illegal assembly
Northfield Village Police arrested and charged a 46-year-old Monroe Drive man with illegal assembly or possession of chemicals for the manufacture of drugs Tuesday.
Police received an anonymous tip during the morning hours of April 8, that a cylinder containing Anhydrous Ammonia was being stored in the garage of a Monroe Drive residence. According to a April 9 press release provided by the Village Police, this chemical is used to manufacture methamphetamine. No evidence was found that a methamphetamine lab was ever present on the property, the release stated.
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Portion of Diagonal Road closed due to sinkhole
A portion of Diagonal Road between Route 14 and Overlook Drive in Twin Lakes is closed, due to a sinkhole.
The road was closed at about 7:30 p.m. April 3.
Ohio Supreme Court hears appeal of Ashford Thompson April 8 in murder of Officer Joshua Miktarian
The Ohio Supreme Court heard an appeal April 8 from convicted murderer Ashford Lamar Thompson in the July 13, 2008, killing of Twinsburg Police Officer Joshua Miktarian, and much of the hour-long deliberations focused on whether Thompson acted under duress that night.
Thompson, 28, remains on death row at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution, more than five-and-a-half years after shooting and killing Miktarian, 33, following a late-night traffic stop at Thompson's Glenwood Drive home. An execution date has not yet been set.


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Why the NHS Should Be Treasured
I have a friend in the US who can no longer afford medical insurance. He needs a hernia op and is often in tremendous pain, however even if he had insurance the operation he needs would cost him $3000, without insurance the cheapest he has found is $12000, so what does he do? He lives with the pain everyday.


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After 4 p.m., the dinner menu features linguine con cozze with mussels in homemade marinara ($17.95), lobster-stuffed ravioli ($16.95), or gourmet pizzas ($15.95). At lunch, chefs sling sandwich-and-soup combos ($9.95) and antipasto italiano salads ($10.95).
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Amidst the clatter of pans and hiss of bubbling pots, head chef Antonio Enriquez spends days laboring over his renowned marinara sauce, squeezing tomatoes by hand to painstakingly removing seeds, water, and skin. Hernandez ladles this and other homemade sauces onto pastas, gourmet thin-crust pizzas, and chicken, veal, and seafood specialties. He only uses fresh produce and herbs to concoct his menu of made-from-scratch regional Italian fare, ensuring that every dish boasts bold, robust flavors.
In the dining room, bartenders whip up their signature pink Luna Rossa martinis—a nod to the restaurant's name, which translates as "pink moon" in English—or dole out international wines by the glass, bottle, or trough. Diners can also seek shade beneath vibrant umbrellas on the outdoor patio, or bust out their antique ear trumpets to enjoy the songs of local crooners Perfect Gentlemen, who serenade guests every Saturday afternoon.


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Arguing with your partner over how to parent, money woes and in-laws is pretty standard stuff. But…. it's exhausting. Who wants to argue over who did the laundry last time or why no one can stand the MIL? Wouldn't we all rather waltz through these parenting tangles and spend the energy on having time for ourselves?
Tomorrow night, Michael Stiglitz, a New York State Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, will provide a free workshop on "Making Parenting Decisions Not War." Most of us aren't at the level of all-out war, but we could probably use some suggestions on how to problem solve those sticky areas. And, you won't be doing it alone: the parenting forum is intended to help you improve communication and to get you on the same page- all in a mediated and nonjudgmental environment. A night of free therapy might be a great start to hacking away at those high tension areas and help you understand each others parenting decisions better.
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Fr. Bình Hoang with one of the children of Gia Hưng, a town that had been severely impacted by a flood the previous year.
Father Hoang, whose homeland is Vietnam, is chaplain of the Southeast Asian Relief Association, a Portland organization that provides disaster relief and humanitarian aid for the leprosy inflicted, needy and poor Southeast Asians.
"Everything is two way street," Father Hoang said. "Helping the people in Vietnam is also helping myself."
It helps him overcome the individualism and materialism, he said, and reminds him how fortunate his life is, blessed by God, family and people at St. Stephen.
Years ago, Father Hoang invited Father Kerns to travel with him to Vietnam, which he left at age 16 when his mother woke him in the middle of the night and said: "Go with your uncle and do whatever he tells you." They boarded a boat with other political refugees and eventually made it to Portland, where the rest Father Hoang's family eventually joined him.
For a month this winter, the two priests toured and conducted charity work. They celebrated the Vietnamese New Year "Tet Nguyen Dan" there in early February.
During the trip, the two priests carried out work for SARA, founded by Portland resident Kim Dung. They delivered food, clothing, medicine and gifts to children in orphanages, residents of leprosy communities and patients in clinics.
"It was heartwarming to see the gratitude," Father Kerns said. "And it was inspiring to see the dedicated sisters, priests and lay Catholics who spent themselves in tireless service for those in great need."
The seamstress from Portland started the non-profit after visiting in 1994 and seeing the plight of the people who live in leprosy camps throughout the north and south.
"It broke my heart to see the condition of the lepers. Some with no hands, some without legs or feet, and many with other facial and bodily disfigurements," Dung said. "When I tried to approach the people, they all stepped back and often hid because of their embarrassment over their personal disfigurements that were a result of leprosy."
Upon her return, she began collecting whatever extra money should could from her seamstress job, eventually saving $10,000, which she used to buy and distribute medicine, clothes, food, and other supplies. Since 1998, Dung has returned every year.
Dung was also in Vietnam at the time of their trip, so the priests traveled with her for parts of their stay. They visited a clinic built on the grounds of the motherhouse of the Sisters of Our Lady of Unity in Bắc Ninh, coordinated by SARA, with the help of benefactors like Archbishop John Vlazny.
During their trip, the priests also visited Gia Hưng, a town that had been severely impacted by a flood the previous year. The flood was so deep that water rose to the keyhole on the town's Catholic church door, a building that is at a higher elevation than the village, where many parishioners were severely impacted. "Especially impressive was the tenacity of the Catholic people of Vietnam," said Father Kerns. "For example, it appeared that every church is full of men, women and children for 5:30 a.m. daily Mass."
Father Hoang travels to Vietnam twice a year to volunteer at leper colonies and orphanages. On this trip, he said his most notable moment was visiting an orphanage, where a teen girl sang a song she had composed.
The lyrics told her story of being born blind, about wishing she could see the sunrise and sunset, wanting to see the faces of animals or the color of flowers.
She sang that one day she could see these thing through the eyes of her heart that was fully filled by the loving and caring of people like the Sisters at the orphanage, Father Hoang said.
Father Kerns shared photos and narrative of their entire trip on his blog, http://frjohninvietnam.blogspot.com/.


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UiG is famously known for their Agricultural Simulator series, which has seen multiple releases throughout the years. But instead of releasing another sequel in their award-winning series, UiG decided to release a brand-new farming series called, Professional Farmer 2014.
Professional Farmer 2014 is nothing like Agricultural Simulator 2013, but it does use the traditional interface that was adopted by Agricultural Simulator 2012. Similar to 2012, Professional Farmer is an immersive farming simulator that will have you doing more than just growing crops. While some farming simulators isolate you inside their living worlds, Professional Farmer does the exact opposite as its world is full of activity.
Professional Farmer 2014 offers multiple game modes. You can choose to play a career-based game which will teach you the ropes or you can experience free play mode where there are no boundaries or storyline to follow. Campaign mode is a nonlinear experience that is much like Free Play Mode, but you are given objectives and goals to complete.
Whether you play Career Mode or Free Play, you are given 20,000 Euro and a handful of farming equipment to start. You begin with the bare essentials for planting your harvest, but you are still required to get a loan from the bank to purchase a combine for harvesting your crops. One feature that sets Professional Farmer 2014 apart from others games in the genre is the ability to earn cash in addition to the crops you harvest. This saves the player from performing minimal tasks that they would otherwise rather not do.
You can earn additional money by helping your neighbors with farming objectives. These objectives can include helping your neighbor harvest their crops when their combine breaks down to assisting in field plowing or even cultivating. If you choose to do these tasks, they will net you plenty of cash. This is a fantastic way of earning additional cash for purchasing equipment for your farm.
Finding your way around the farm (or the world itself) is easy, and can be done by using the PDA, which is located in the lower left-hand corner of the screen. From the PDA, you can locate things such as your personal stats, money, animals and even how much acreage you own. The PDA is also useful when cultivating and plowing your field(s). It contains all the proper information needed to understand how much field you have left and what you still need to accomplish.
Professional Farmer 2014 includes a dynamic weather system with the changing of seasons. This means that your crops will be affected by the temperatures of Spring, Fall and Summer, and you must plan accordingly to keep your crops alive.
Since working in a field can be dirty business, Tractcan be ors and other equipment will look dirty overtime as they cake up with dirt and mud. When this happens, you have the option to clean your equipment. But if you decide not to clean your vehicles, a rain storm will eventually come along and clean everything off.
Your heavy equipment and vehicles will leave tracks everywhere you drive. Driving across a freshly plowed field will cause indents from the tire tracks and ruin the pristine look of the dirt. The attention to detail is absolutely stunning and unlike anything ever seen before in the genre.
Thanks to the game's day and night cycle, you can start farming in the early morning hours right into the evening. The most surprising feature is being able to hire yourself out as a farmhand. By doing this, you can make additional money by working for someone else.
In previous agricultural simulators released by UiG, there has always been a feature to hire additional workers for your farm. This feature is also present in Professional Farmer 2014, but the only downside is the lack of visuals for the process. Once you hire a worker and assign them a task, the work order gets completed immediately. You don't actually see the workers perform their tasks on your farm like in other simulators. This doesn't make or break the experience, but it would have added to the game's realism if you could see your hired help working on your farm.
Professional Farmer 2014 is, without a doubt, one of the most realistic simulators to date. The photorealistic environments and authentic farming equipment really make
UiG's latest simulator into a remarkable experience. The pleasure and satisfaction you gain by playing Professional Farmer 2014 is simply indescribable.
James 'Daripp3r' Pittaro
Platform: PC
System Requirements
OS: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo / AMD Athlon X2
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 6800GT / AMD Radeon HD 3650
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Hard Drive: 4 GB available space
Developer: PlayWay S.A.
Publisher: United Independent Entertainment
Price: $19.99
Professional Farmer 2014's Official Website
|Review Score
|Visually appealing and graphically stunning.
|The cockpit music while driving your tractor keeps you groovin' the entire time you're farming.
|Hands down the best gameplay of any farming simulator.
|UiG does it again with Professional Farmer 2014; it has the makings of an award-winning series like their Agricultural series.