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You don't need luck when you already know what great wines to pair with your traditional Irish fare! These St. Patrick's Day food and wine pairing ideas will have your mouth waterin' and your Irish eyes smilin'. Follow the links for recipes!
St. Patrick's Day, London 2006 - Photo by zorilla
Top of the Mornin' Moscato d'Asti is great as a starter or all through brunch. The orange glaze atop these dry scones echoes the sweet mandarin orange flavors of the wine. Bread pudding would make a delightful combination with this wine as well. |
Pot of Gold Follow the rainbow with Pinot Noir in hand. Root vegetables like carrots, parsnip and turnip bring out the earthiness in Pinot Noir, which has deservedly earned the nickname "the ultimate food wine". |
The Wearin' of the Green Go green with a baby spinach salad, topped with feta, toasted walnuts and cranberries or pomegranate. A splash of Rosé added to the vinaigrette brings it all together. |
Spud Love Rich garlic puts crisp Sauvignon Blanc to the test alongside Dover sole with a fresh salad and goat cheese. The wine highlights the onion flavor of the scallions and cuts the thick buttery element of the sauce. |
Classic Contrasts Salty vs. sweet. Sour vs. sweet. Those are the match-ups here. Fruity Chenin Blanc counters the corned beef's saltiness. Cabbage has a sour element to it that is balanced by the honey and nectar elements of the wine. |
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Artichokes are notoriously difficult to match with wine because they contain a compound called cynarin, which makes everything taste sweet after eating it. However, scientists have also discovered that there are health benefits to cynarin. It reduces cholesterol, supports digestion and protects your liver.
Therefore, although they are more challenging to partner, here with ground beef and a thick sauce, they marry beautifully with a crisp Sauvignon Blanc. The velvety sauce, along with the thickness of the meat, contrasts nicely with the bold bite of the wine. The vegetal qualities of the strong-flavored artichoke mirror similar grassy qualities in the wine.
1. Rinse artichokes. Cut about 1.5 inches from top (point). Cut off stem and reserve. Artichokes should sit flat by removing stem. With kitchen shears, clip the end from each leaf to remove thorn. Rinse. With point down on a hard surface (counter top) press down to spread leaves. Place artichokes in bowl of lemon water to keep from turning brown.
2. Mix all stuffing ingredients together in large bowl with hands.
3. Tip: Sit down while you stuff artichokes. With forefinger, take a scoop of stuffing and push down into each leaf. Pack it in and press against leaf.
4. After all are stuffed, place in large pot with about 2 inches of water, olive oil, garlic and parsley. The reserved stems should be peeled down to the center core (which you can see on end) and placed in the liquid.
5. Sprinkle artichokes with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil. As artichokes cooks, baste often and don't let liquid evaporate. As liquid steams away, add more water. This liquid turns into a delicious sauce. Artichokes are done when you can pull a leaf off easily. Cook for at least an hour or until leaf pulls off and stuffing tastes done.
Recipe courtesy of Peter Frank, a Winetasting.com customer.
Alazar 2008 Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc Crisp and refreshing. Delicious stone fruit characteristics and explosive tropical aromas and flavors distinctively reflect Napa Valley fruit. Grassier characteristics blended with bright tropical notes and flavors. Silver, 2010 San Francisco International Wine Competition. [NAP975] $14.99/bottle |
The philosophy at J Vineyards is that wine and food enhance each other beautifully, and have always been meant to be enjoyed together. They carefully craft their wines to complement food and offer these pairings with their tasting experiences at the winery. This original recipe was created by J Vineyards' executive chef, Mark E. Caldwell.
An oak-aged California Chardonnay beautifully matches this soup's creamy-sweet flavor. Rich chicken broth creates a textural balance between the soup and the rich wine. The thick consistency of potatoes is cut by the acidity of the Chardonnay with its citrus, muscat and apple-pear qualities.
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add leek, potato and onion, sweat for about 5 minutes. Add the half-and-half and chicken stock and bring to a boil. Turn down the heat to a simmer and continue to cook until potatoes are tender enough to puree, about 20 minutes.
Remove from heat and transfer in batches to a blender. Puree until smooth and pass through a fine mesh strainer into a clean saucepan. Add caraway, lemon and dill. Bring just to a simmer, then lower heat. Adjust seasonings and keep soup warm until ready to serve.
J Vineyards 2008 Chardonnay, Russian River Valley A sublime combination of Old World minimalist technique and New World fruit expression. Notes of Meyer lemon, peach, vanilla, toasted almond and honey tickle the nose and mouth. The weighty, seamless palate has a creamy texture reminiscent of crème brûlée. A long, luxurious finish exhibits hints of caramel, nutmeg and cinnamon. [WJSH08R0] $27.99/bottle |
To make a success of winemaking, it takes grape-growing expertise, strong management skills, sophisticated equipment and savvy selling. Then there's dealing with Mother Nature, government regulations ... the list goes on and on. And you'll need a whole lot of money up front before you see a dime of it in return (if any).
Oh, there are certainly success stories like Kathryn Kennedy, who produced award-winning wines from her own back yard, but there's no doubt that starting with cash helps. So it makes sense that celebrities would have the capital needed to start and run a winery.
According to the Nielsen Company, celebrity wine sales jumped 19% in grocery stores in 2007 alone. It basically comes down to marketing leverage, something these musicians, actors and athletes had when they jumped into the game.
Madonna and her father, Silvio "Tony" Ciccone, collaborated on a handful of wines bearing the superstar's name for Ciccone Vineyard & Winery. Each of the five labels incorporates artwork from Madonna's 2005 album Confessions on a Dance Floor.
Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac fame is drumming up sales with his Mick Fleetwood Private Cellars.
Bob Dylan has bottled an Italian wine blend of Montepulciano and Merlot from Le Terrazze complete with his signature called "Planet Waves", the name of his 1974 album.
Dave Matthews founded Blenheim Vineyards in 2000 near his home in Charlottesville, Virginia. The winery itself was designed by Matthews himself, with the intention to have minimal environmental impact.
Antonio Banderas, a native of Spain, invested in a winery in the Ribera del Duero region in 2009. Renamed Anta Banderas, the winery produces red wines and roses.
Canadian actor Dan Aykroyd launched his Discovery Series of wines in 2007, which are inspired by his travels to wineries around the globe.
Paul Newman has extended his brand from food products like salad dressing and lemonade into wine with the help of Rebel Wine Co. As with his other products, all profits and royalties after taxes are donated to charity.
French actor Gerard Depardieu has been making wines since the 1980's and owns vineyards in France, Italy, Morocco and Algeria. His Chateau de Tigne produces reds, whites and roses bearing his face and signature.
Wayne Gretsky went from ice hockey legend to launching a winery in 2007.
Peggy Fleming, a gold medal skater at the 1968 Olympics owns Fleming Jenkins Winery and Vineyards of Santa Cruz with husband and winemaker, Greg.
Mike Ditka, former NFL coach, has partnered with Mendocino Wine Company to create his lineup of wines which includes a "Kick Ass Red".
Mario Andretti founded Andretti Winery in Napa Valley in 1996 with longtime friend Joe Antonini, former Chairman and CEO of KMart.
Greg Norman has gone from golf to producing red, white and sparkling wines from some of the finest growing regions in Australia and California.
Fellow golfer Ernie Els has a winery in South Africa, and Arnold Palmer is collaborating with Luna Vineyards in the Napa Valley.
The Irish aren't known for their cooking. With specialties like Guinness Stout, Bailey's Irish cream, and Jameson's whiskey, you might say that they're known for their drink a bit more than for their food.
St. Patrick's Day, London 2006 - Photo by zorilla
But when St. Patrick's Day rolls around on March 17, these brunch food and wine pairing ideas will have your mouth waterin' and your Irish eyes smilin'. Follow the links for recipes!
Top of the Mornin' Moscato d'Asti is great as a starter or all through brunch. The orange glaze atop these dry scones echoes the sweet mandarin orange flavors of the wine. Bread pudding would make a delightful combination with this wine as well. |
Pot of Gold Follow the rainbow with Pinot Noir in hand. Root vegetables like carrots, parsnip and turnip bring out the earthiness in Pinot Noir, which has deservedly earned the nickname "the ultimate food wine". |
The Wearin' of the Green Go green with a baby spinach salad, topped with feta, toasted walnuts and cranberries or pomegranate. A splash of Rosé added to the vinaigrette brings it all together. |
Spud Love Rich garlic puts crisp Sauvignon Blanc to the test alongside Dover sole with a fresh salad and goat cheese. The wine highlights the onion flavor of the scallions and cuts the thick buttery element of the sauce. |
Classic Contrasts Salty vs. sweet. Sour vs. sweet. Those are the match-ups here. Fruity Chenin Blanc counters the corned beef's saltiness. Cabbage has a sour element to it that is balanced by the honey and nectar elements of the wine. |
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Versatile Pinot Noir is one of the few varietals that is a good match with both traditional red and white wine food pairings. Lighter and fruitier than their French counterparts, New World Pinot Noirs are a perfect match with salmon in any form.
As a heavier fish, salmon provides more weight than a traditional white flaky fish. Here, hot spices and herbs give the fish much more substance. Along with the Panko breadcrumbs, it results in a dish that has the weight to pair with a red instead of a white.
In a medium bowl, combine all the ingredients for the salmon mixture. Divide the mixture and pat to form into 8 cakes no thicker than 1 inch. (The salmon cakes may be prepared in advance to this point. Store loosely covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 hours.)
Dredge the salmon cakes in breadcrumbs that you've seasoned with salt and pepper. In a large sauté pan, pour in oil to a depth of 1/8 inch. Heat the oil and sauté the cakes until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side.
Serves 8 as an appetizer.
Paseo 2006 Reserve Unfiltered Pinot Noir Elegant, seductive and lush with piles of fruit. Bronze, 2008 World Wine Championships. [CHI117] $14.99/bottle |
Pleasant plum and dark cherry flavors flow across the palate, mingling with touches of black pepper and oak. [MON126] $11.99/bottle |
Mira Luna 2008 California Pinot Noir Soft tannins, a satin-like texture, floral strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas and flavors, with a touch of toasty oak. [CAL909] $19.99/bottle |
Yes, it's true. Walmart received approval from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to put wine vending machines in stores across the state.
So, how does it work?
Pronto wine kiosk by Simple Brands
The wine bottle kiosks can hold up to 700 bottles and 50 different varieties, which can be purchased by credit card. You must be over 21, swipe a state-issued ID or driver's license, and pass a breathalyzer on the spot (with a reading of .02 or lower) to purchase the wine. The kiosks are monitored by a state employee sitting somewhere in Harrisburg using closed circuit television.
Many have asked, "Why doesn't Walmart just sell it themselves?" The answer: Because they can't.
Wine can't be sold in grocery stores in Pennsylvania. Strict licensing laws mean individuals can only buy wine and liquor for home consumption at state-owned stores staffed by public employees. Several attempts to reform the laws have been blocked by special interest groups. But luckily for the thirsty, it's completely legal to circumvent the law with a high-tech gadget. This gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "a vintage idea".
The question we should be asking is: Why must the sale of wine be handled in such a roundabout way? The lengths that the wine lovers have to go to in the name of making wine more available seems downright ridiculous.
Winetasting.com cannot currently ship wine to Pennsylvania, nor is it allowed to ship to 11 other states in the U.S. So long as wholesalers and distributors maintain strong lobbying groups to protect the status quo, arcane Prohibition-era laws will remain on the books. And technological workarounds like this will be needed, all for the simple pleasure of enjoying a glass of wine.
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What 's your opinion? Weigh in at www.facebook.com/winetastingcom. And for more information on how you can impact the direct sale of wine in your state, visit www.freethegrapes.com.
Visiting a vineyard is right up there among the most romantic ways to spend any day, not just Valentine's Day. Who needs an excuse? Send me on a picnic in a vineyard with a bottle of red and a basket of bread and cheese, and call me smitten!
Here are our top picks for romantic winery destinations.
This winery offers fine wines in attractive tasting rooms, but getting there is half the fun! You'll arrive via a tram ride and take a self-paced tour complete with motion-activated flat-screen televisions. Perched 300 feet above the town of Calistoga, you'll take in northern Napa Valley views of the Mayacamas and Vaca Mountain Ranges that flank the valley, as well as Mt. St. Helena, while you sip from the Sterling View Terrace. Or warm yourself by the fieldstone fireplace in the main tasting room and listen for the winery tower's antique bells resounding through the valley as they toll on the quarter hour. (Info for visitors.)
At this landmark of the Carneros region, founded by Frenchman and Champagne titan Taittinger, you can enjoy your sparkling wine in a salon or on a beautiful terrace, along with caviar and artisan cheeses. Exquisite views of vineyard-covered hills offer the perfect setting to savor wines just 5 miles from Napa and Sonoma. (Info for visitors.)
Venture to this Healdsburg winery located in Sonoma's Russian River Valley to feast on hors d'oevres in the Bubble Room. Their seated tasting room experience takes place in an elegant salon with access to many library wines. (Info for visitors.)
If the prospect of horseback riding nearby doesn't put you in the mood, the exceptional Pinot Noir and Chardonnay of this winery will. Located in the mountains east of the town of Napa, Wild Horse Valley is a bucolic remote site poised on beautiful Heron Lake. (By appointment only. Call (707) 287-2870 for info.)
For the name alone, this is the place to be for lovers and wine lovers alike! This hidden jewel of Spring Mountain is now owned and operated by the Angus and Margaret Wurtele. Hand-laid concrete and exquisite stained glass windows portraying winemaking images from ancient Roman and Greek mythology have been painstakingly restored. The buildings feature spiral staircases and sumptuous oak paneling from a London wine merchant's office, originally intended to adorn the walls of William Randolph Hearst's home. (Info for visitors.)
Be sure to take advantage of Winetasting.com's concierge services when you're in Napa and Sonoma counties. Call (800) 435-2225 for more information.
Wine is just one of many agents employed over history to help the course of true love run smooth. Aphrodisiacs (named after the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite) like oysters, strawberries, and of course, chocolate will also do the trick.
Photo by Hector Garcia |
Set the mood with these food and wine pairings that make ideal marrying partners. Start slow with a single glass as an aperitif to stimulate your appetite, and you're on your way.
Aphrodisiac Anyone?
You can have everyday elegance in a fairytale way with a simple appetizer of oysters on the half shell and sparkling wine. Choose Champagne, Cremant d'Alsace or a home-grown version from California.
Bubbles, Bubbles
Champagne is undeniably the world's most romantic beverage. Its seductive power is legendary. But if you're on a budget, you can have the same heart-fluttering experience at the end of your meal with a frizzante (lightly effervescent) like Moscato d'Asti, with a mildly sweet fruit pastry.
Photo by Steve Ryan |
Pinot Envy
Indulge yourself with red crushed velvet in a glass in the form of Pinot Noir, alongside a slice of chocolate cake. Or try a tempting Tempranillo from Ribera del Duero, a sinfully delicious alternative in a lighter red.
In the Pink
Toast your rosé colored glasses with chocolate-dipped strawberries and a Tavel from the southern Rhône.
Say It With Chocolate
Merlot and soft truffles are a heavenly match because of the smooth texture in each.
Cabernet Sauvignon and Raisinettes ... why didn't I think of that sooner? Raisins are just dried grapes, so that's logical. Cab is also good with anything infused with berries or dark chocolate.
Shiraz is a fuller red, good with dark chocolate and anything infused with berry, orange or mocha to echo these more subtle flavors in the wine.
Moscato d'Asti is a lighter alcohol dessert wine that goes with anything orange because of the mandarin orange aromas and flavors in the wine.
Late-harvest Riesling pairs well with flavored chocolates like hazelnut, as does Port.
Photo by Davidlohr Bueso |
If you're an avid Oscars fan, why not host a wine tasting "cocktail hour" of your own? This type of event focuses on the anticipation of the evening and still allows you to take in the awards ceremony uninterrupted. Rate the red carpet entrances as you sip champagne (and still get to bed at a reasonable hour).
Here are a few ideas to get your party started:
Send invitations in the shape of wine glasses or a clapboard. Roll out your own red carpet (or at least a red table runner.) Dress up! It's time to break out the rhinestones and tuxes.
Pull out your best stemware, or borrow a set of 12-24 from a friend. Better yet, make your event "BYOG" (Bring Your Own Glass), with an award for the most elaborately decorated awards night glass.
If you're providing the stemware, bedazzle your wine glasses with charms of all sorts. You know they're hiding in there ... way in the back of your wine cabinet. If you don't use them on Oscar night, when will you use them?
Photo by Ryan McFarland |
Serve sparkling wine or a celebrity wine like the Francis Ford Coppola series. Don't forget a few buckets of buttered popcorn for your buttery Chardonnay! Serve dessert in Champagne flutes too ... parfaits, assorted chocolates ... use your imagination!
Print out our Wine in Cinematography Trivia tidbits and spread them around the room for fun. In lieu of acceptance speeches, prompt your guests to come up with the craziest, wordiest descriptions for the wines they taste. Award prizes for Best Dressed, Best Supporting Spouse, Best Wine Description, Best at Wine Movie Trivia ... winners receive a bottle of wine.
When the 83rd annual Academy Awards air on Sunday, Feb. 27, we'll be doing a little stargazing of our own.
Winetasting.com and the Napa Valley Unity League will sponsor the Napa Valley Academy Awards Gala, hosted at Robert Mondavi Winery. The event will benefit the CARE Network's HIV/AIDS and cancer programs at the Queen of the Valley Hospital.
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The following general requirements and guidelines are used within the Richmond Community Schools to ensure that each student is properly immunized. Students moving into Richmond Community Schools from another Indiana school or from an out-of-state school shall be properly immunized as required by the Indiana State Board of Health.
Immunizations required by the Indiana State Board of Health at each grade level are as follows:
- 3 Hep B (Hepatitis B)
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- 3 Polio (Inactivated Polio)
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Hep B - Two dose alternative adolescent schedule (Recombivax HB given at age 11-15 years x 2 doses) is acceptable if properly documented.
DTaP - Four doses of DTaP/DTP/DT are acceptable if 4th dose was administered on or after child's fourth birthday.
Polio - Three doses of polio vaccine are acceptable if 3rd dose was administered on or after child's fourth birthday and the doses are all IPV or all OPV. The 4th dose of polio vaccine must be administered on or after child's fourth birthday. This applies only to kindergarten and 1st grade for 2011-2012.
MMR - If given as single antigen, 2 Measles, 2 Mumps and 1 Rubella required.
Varicella - Physician documentation of disease history, including month and year, is proof of immunity for preschool, kindergarten and 1st grade. A signed statement from the parent/guardian indicating history of disease, including month and year is required for children in grades 2-12. Two doses of varicella vaccine separated by at least 3 months are recommended for all elementary-aged students.
Tdap - A Tdap booster can be given as early as 1 year after a Td vaccination.
A written record of a student's completed immunizations must be on file with his/her school office by the first day of school. Incomplete records may result in the student being excluded from school.
For children who have delayed immunizations, please refer to the 2011 CDC "Catch-up Immunization Schedule" to determine adequately immunizing doses. All minimum intervals and ages for each vaccination as specified per 2011 CDC guidelines must be met for a dose to be valid. These guidelines can be found at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/default.htmhttp://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/default.htm.
Parents are required to present a written statement of the student's immunizations accompanied by a physician's certificate or other documentation at the time of enrollment. Other documentation may include
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Richmond Community Schools requires documentation for all immunizations by month, day and year.
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So, we will present here various words of advice and stories of remembrance taken from his works - both written and recorded - so that we may benefit from his legacy, if Allah Wills.


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Intermountain Gas Company customers received their sixth consecutive decrease in gas rates due to a decline in the cost of gas the company buys for its customers and increased gas supply.
The decrease will come in two components: a reduction in monthly bills that went into effect Monday as a result of the lower gas prices and a one-time bill credit in December. Combined, those adjustments result in a decrease of 7.1 percent for the average customer, according to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
For residential customers who use natural gas for both water and space heating rates will reduce by 3.1 percent or about $1.51 per month. Rates for residential customers who use natural gas for space heating only will decrease 0.4 percent or about 17 cents a month. For commercial customers, rates will decrease 3.1 percent, or about $6.46 per month.
Intermountain Gas also will give a one-time credit of $3.7 million to customers in December as a result of credits that accrued before the purchased gas cost adjustment last February.
For residential customers who use natural gas for both space and water heating, the one-time credit would be about $29.85. Residential customers with gas space heating only would get a credit of about $19.40. Commercial customers would get about $129.80.
The PUC commission said the credit would help customers during a time of year when natural gas bills are highest. Instead of embedding the value of the credit in rates throughout the coming year, the single credit method will allow customers more immediate rate relief during a time period when natural gas usage is typically nearing its peak, said the commission in a press release.


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Students, Faculty to Present at Rochester Academy of Science Paper Session Saturday on Campus
On Saturday, November 10, the Rochester Academy of Science will hold its 39th Annual Fall Scientific Paper Session on campus, and several Fisher faculty and students will be poster session presenters and featured speakers.
The Biology Department and the School of Arts and Sciences will host the session and public lecture. Dr. Nicholas Calderone, Cornell University, will serve as the guest lecturer and will present, "The Health of Honey Bees - Why Should You Care?" at 1:30 p.m. in Cleary Auditorium. Calderone conducts research and teaches in Cornell's Department of Entomology. His primary responsibilities include studying honey bees and developing programs to solve problems that face the beekeeping industry. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Fisher faculty and student presentations will include:
- "A Partnership Between College and High School Students to Monitor Levels of Nutrients in Buckland Creek" – Dr. Kimberly Chichester, Dr. Kristina Lantzky, Dr. Lynn Donahue, and Dr. Irene Kimaru
- "Plant DNA Barcoding as an Experiential College Laboratory" – Dr. Mike Boller
- "Isolation and Identification of Antibiotic Resistance in Bacterial Samples from Lake Ontario" –Aaron Spacher (student), Dr. Maryann Herman
Fisher faculty and students presenting posters include:
- "Synthesis and Characterization of a Series of New Peptide-Based Chiral Ionic Liquids" – Dr. Irene Kimaru
- "Validation of a Raman Spectroscopy Method for Quantitative Analysis of Pharmaceutical Compounds" – Dr. Kimberly Chichester
- "Exploration of Novel Phosphorus(III) Complexes of 2-Hydroxopyridine N-Oxide" – Amber Wiltse (student), Dr. Brad Kraft
- "Arctigenin Improves Glucose Tolerance in a Strain of Mighty Mice" – Mohammad Husain Bawany (student), Dr. Kathleen Savage
- "Effects of BPA on Steroid Hormone Receptor MRNA's in Zebrafish" – Lindsay Sturnick (student), Dr. Edward Freeman
- "Bacterial Isolation from the Genesee River and Characterization of Antibiotic Resistance" – Sarah Bowen (student), Dr. Maryann Herman
Biology Department faculty Drs. Maryann Herman, Mike Boller, Noveera Ahmed, and Greg Cunningham served as conference co-chairs. Funding was provided by the School of Arts and Sciences and the Provost. For a complete event schedule, stop by registration Saturday morning between 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. in the Wegmans School of Pharmacy atrium.
The Rochester Academy of Science, Inc. has been promoting interest in the natural sciences since 1881, with special focus on the Western New York State region.
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Mitt Romney: Greed-Run-Wild Apostle
At first I thought, Why not a Mormon for President? I know it's a weird religion, what with those kinky undergarments they wear and the bizarre mumbo jumbo about some guy who claimed he found divine wisdom on some tablets given to him by an angel and then came on like he was the next Moses.
But what's the big deal? If you've ever looked closely at those other, more mainstream religions our past Presidents claimed to believe in, they're equally absurd. That's the whole point of religion: invoking some higher power to answer the unanswerable about the purpose of existence when we humans have reached the limits of fact and logic. So claims to divine explanation are, of course, inevitably kooky.
If it were just a matter of crashing the glass ceiling to make the point that a devout Mormon is no less qualified, by virtue of his irrational faith, to be President than is a born-again Christian or a flaming papist, I could see voting for Mitt Romney. But then, as the Republican primaries unfolded, I realized all of this religion stuff is beside the point. Romney, in his pursuit of the ill-gotten gains of enormous wealth accompanied by his unbridled lust for political power, is clearly no more concerned with the moral obligations of his religion than John F.
Kennedy was when he balled those molls supplied by his Mafia buddies. And just like Kennedy, Romney parlayed his old man's wealth into a successful political career, all the while claiming to be just your ordinary guy working his way up the ladder of life.
The man is a fraud, a Ken doll with a recorded-message greeting instead of a brain. Nothing he says actually reflects thought but rather a sales pitch for the convenience of the moment. Here's a guy campaigning against Obamacare, which is nothing but a copycat program of the one Romney implemented in Massachusetts when he was the state's governor.
Not only would Romney gut the improvement in healthcare that Obama brought about, but he also wants to compound that error by undermining Medicare and Medicaid, two programs that offer at least a modicum of cost control. Instead, the candidate and his fellow Republicans would steer consumers completely to the tender mercies of for-profit insurers.
What is most outrageously hypocritical about Romney is that while he babbles on about wasteful spending, he will not close the spending spigot that started spewing red ink after budget-balancing President Bill Clinton left office. That red ink is the direct result of the wild increase in military spending after 9/11 which George W. Bush refused to pay for by increasing taxes on the rich and instead cut them sharply. That and bailing out the banks—which caused the financial crisis—are the main sources of the run-up of the national debt.
Romney wants to do more of the same. He says we need to spend even more money on the military because the Communist government in China is a threat. What a joke! Bain Capital, the company that Romney cofounded, has been supplying those red tyrants with surveillance equipment to better monitor their citizenry.
The dire state of the U.S. economy is the result of two basic scams pulled off by the top multinational corporations, and Romney is complicit in both. The shortterm crisis was kicked off by the radical deregulation of the financial industry that allowed the formerly privately held investment banking partnerships screwing around with their own money to merge with the commercial banks that were holding the deposits of ordinary folks. It was a prescription for greed run wild until the phony securities packages exploded and the taxpayers were left holding the bag, while lots of those ordinary folks lost everything. Not only did Romney enthusiastically support that deregulation scam, but now—even after it hit the fan—he still prattles on about how we have too many regulations.
The other issue concerns the shipping of those once good-paying American jobs abroad. Not only has Romney invested in companies that do just that, but his Presidential campaign platform calls for rewarding those companies for abandoning America by ending all taxes on foreign profits.
Face it, Mitt Romney is about nothing but power and money, and the vulture-capital hedge fund named Bain Capital that enriched him is a classic tale of ripping apart vulnerable businesses and their loyal employees to make a big buck on the margin of the ensuing grief. You don't want this guy to be the CEO of your entire country.
Before serving almost 30 years as a Los Angeles Times columnist and editor, Robert Scheer spent the late 1960s as Vietnam correspondent, managing editor and editor in chief of Ramparts magazine. Now editor of TruthDig.com, Scheer has written such hardhitting books as The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America and his latest, The Great American Stick-Up: Greedy Bankers and the Politicians Who Love Them.
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Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, Woodinville, Wash., has acquired the O Wines brand of O Wine Co., also of Woodinville. O Wines currently sells its Chardonnay in the Northwest and several West Coast markets. Ste. Michelle Wine Estates ultimately plans to release the brand nationally with future vintages, it says.
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Chicken and Gaujillo Chile Sandwiches with Cotija Cheese and Romaine Slaw
Dried guajillo chiles and New Mexico chiles can be found in some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Latin markets.- prep: 45 MINUTES
- 4 large dried guajillo chiles or dried New Mexico chiles, stemmed, seeded
- 5 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves
- 3 cups thinly sliced romaine hearts
- 1 cup thinly sliced red onion
- 1 7-ounce can pickled sliced jalapeños (jalapeños en escabèche), drained, 1/4 cup juice reserved
- 4 6- to 7-inch-long French baguette pieces, halved horizontally, toasted
- 8 ounces Cotija or feta cheese, sliced
Place guajillo chiles in medium saucepan; add enough water to cover generously and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until soft, about 15 minutes. Drain; reserve cooking liquid. Place chiles in processor; add 1/4 cup reserved cooking liquid and 4 tablespoons oil and puree until smooth. Transfer chile sauce to bowl; season with salt and pepper.
Reserve 6 tablespoons chile sauce for sandwiches. Brush remaining sauce all over chicken; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until cooked through, 6 to 7 minutes per side. Let chicken rest 5 minutes, then slice thinly crosswise.
Mix lettuce, onion, and jalapeños in medium bowl; add 1/4 cup reserved jalapeño juice to slaw and toss. Spread reserved chile sauce over cut sides of bread. Top bottom halves with chicken, then cheese, then some slaw. Cover with top halves of bread and serve with remaining slaw alongside.
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Calories (kcal) 775.69
%Calories from Fat 43.3
Fat (g) 37.36
Saturated Fat (g) 13.89
Cholesterol (mg) 170.94
Carbohydrates (g) 47.73
Dietary Fiber (g) 6.48
Total Sugars (g) 9.89
Net Carbs (g) 41.25
Protein (g) 60.09
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Posted by: Mark Marich on March 05, 2012 Source: Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship
When we last reported in on the Small Business Employment Index, released monthly by Intuit, it was sharing good news and bad on the January numbers. One month later and the picture is a little brighter as both jobs and wages are heading in the right direction.
In February, U.S. small businesses added roughly 45,000 employees—the third straight month with job gains (Dec. 2011 was +57,000 and Jan. 2012 was +55,000). The increase puts small business employment up more than six percent since January 2010.
Unlike the January figures, average monthly pay also went up in the latest Index—by 0.15 percent or $4 per worker.
According to Susan Woodward, the economist behind the Index, "The hiring rate is slightly down on a seasonally adjusted basis, and sits at about half of what it was before the recession was underway. The low hiring rate reflects the reluctance of employees to leave their jobs in such an unsecure job market, so employers do not need to hire to replace them. This phenomenon is present in firms of all sizes, and is not unique to small firms."
Regionally, all parts of the U.S. experienced gains except for the East North Central (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin) which dipped a miniscule 0.03%.
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Chffing down
... and we eventually won back my soggy washing.
A productive day at work, got lots of my jobs crossed off the list-hurrah! Yummy staff dinner from the No 14 kitchen of creamy mushroom pasta-sounds a bit dull? it really wasn't!
Massaging my boss tomorrow, hope he still thinks I'm worth it!
Snow is coming down like snowbodies business. Getting a good base on the pistes. . .apparantly:)
A nice gentle start on the slopes
... huge bank of powder which took me a while to wriggle out of. I'm not totally alone though, I think everyone had a fall in the powder at some point.
A little stop off for a drink. I am a fail of a seasonnaire, couldnt even risk a demi so went for a Coca-cola. First celeb spot-Heston Blumenthal coming out of the bar as we went in.
After our beverages about an hour of blacks to get home! Only one incident of stacking and sliding head-first on my back ...
Jobs done=none,photos taken=many!
... useful today and go for a wander to work taking my camera with me. The light isn't amazing as it's still very cloudy but at least you can get some idea of how beautiful Verbier is.
In work for 3pm, trying to get organised but again I seem to be up against a wall of 'non' today. I have my client appointments today in one of the VE chalets. It wasn't as slick as I would have liked but both clients were happy, ...
Team dinner at 14
After a busy day in the chalet, more training, more ettiquette with Jane and two more staff massages, home for a qhick shower and back up to No 14 for a superb fine dining menu!
Basically tonight is a run through for the No 14 staff of how a client dinner will happen. From the moment we walk in the door we are treated as guests. I have a lovely glass of Bordeaux from Will who as driver/host I think has the hardest job of all of us. Canapes are goats cheese on polenta cakes with red ...
Je suisse arrivee
Well after an epic road trip we arrived in Verbier just in time for dinner. Would have been nice to have a spruce up would have been good before meeting everyone! Got to see my treatments rooms-so lovely! The chalet No14 is beautiful and our apartment is kitted out well. I'm living with Ben and Vicky who wil run one chelet together and sharing a room with Beth who works in No 14.
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Oldenburg's Paint Torch Lights up Philadelphia's Sky The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts celebrated the completion of its new civic space, Lenfest Plaza, with PAFA's Party on the Plaza on Saturday, October 1, 2011. The celebration culminated at sunset with the inaugural lighting of Paint Torch, a sculpture by world-renowned American artist Claes Oldenburg.
PAFA's Party on the Plaza featured activities and entertainment for all ages. The afternoon Family Arts Festival included free art activities and other kid-friendly entertainment from noon until 5 p.m. PAFA offered complimentary admission to the Historic Landmark Building and free museum tours to hundreds of visitors. As evening descended, visitors were invited to witness the sunset Paint Torch lighting ceremony. Torch Club, a patron cocktail reception and dinner inside PAFA's Hamilton Building kicked off later in the evening, followed by a late-night dance After Party on the plaza.
The installation of Oldenburg's towering 51-foot high sculpture in the form of an illuminated paintbrush will make Philadelphia home to four large-scale public sculptures by the artist, more than any other city in the world. PAFA will present works by other artists in a second space on the plaza for rotating displays.
Designed by Philadelphia-based, internationally renowned landscape architecture firm OLIN, led by project architect and OLIN partner David A. Rubin, Lenfest Plaza offers an inviting space for visitors to Philadelphia, city residents, students, museum goers and art lovers. The plaza design includes a stage, a three-part serpentine bench, mosaic pavers, a platform for temporary sculpture, plantings, displays, lighting, and eventually tables for outdoor dining.
The 24-hour pedestrian plaza on the grounds of the Academy will be open year-round and will play host to public events and feature outdoor seating and an upscale restaurant, which will look out onto the plaza from the ground level of PAFA's contemporary Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building (restaurant details to be announced). Together, Lenfest Plaza and Oldenburg's Paint Torch will establish the public space as a new cultural attraction and Philadelphia destination.
Lenfest Plaza occupys half a block of Cherry Street (between North Broad and Carlisle), which was permanently closed by the City of Philadelphia on February 2, 2011 to make way for the new civic space. Lenfest Plaza is located directly across from the entrance of the new Convention Center expansion, expected to host 1.5 million visitors annually. As the start of the "Museum Mile", Lenfest Plaza will not only be a destination and gathering place, it will also connect convention-goers and the public on North Broad with the museums on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway: the Barnes Foundation (opening in 2012), the Academy of Natural Sciences, The Franklin Institute, the Rodin Museum, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Lenfest Plaza is made possible by a generous gift from Marguerite and H. F. Gerry Lenfest with additional financial support from the City of Philadelphia and many other generous patrons. The project holds special significance to Marguerite Lenfest, a PAFA board member. Marguerite's grandfather was a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and her great-great-grandfather, a painter, exhibited at the Academy.
Installed at a daring 60-degree diagonal position, the 51-foot high Paint Torch sculpture by Claes Oldenburg stands on the point of its handle in a gravity-defying gesture. Nearby on the Plaza floor is a six-foot high "glob" of paint, part of which the brush has lifted into the sky in a depiction of the act of painting a picture. The "Glob" and "Blip" at the tip of the brush are both illuminated from within at night by changing red hues. The startling 60-degree angle of Paint Torch is unusual in the vertical-horizontal structure of a large city, such as Philadelphia. The sculpture protrudes into the space of Broad Street, visible against the background of City Hall, within Lenfest Plaza, between PAFA's Historic Landmark and Samuel M.V. Hamilton Buildings. Paint Torch acts as a beckoning gesture to enter the plaza and proceed where the plaza leads, to the Museum Mile of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
PAFA commissioned Oldenburg to create the new work, which celebrates the spirit of the Academy. The monumental paintbrush points to the growth and vitality of American art, while celebrating a milestone in the history of the Academy, America's first school of fine arts and museum, founded in 1805. Paint Torch honors the act of painting, from the classical masters in the Museum to the students in the School of Fine Arts, and also, in its spare but voluptuous form, the practice of sculpture, also displayed in the museum and created in the school. Its form also doubles as a torch and a symbol of liberty, homage to the city's historical significance as the birthplace of America and a leader in the American Revolution.
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What makes an English town so, well, English? It could be the bright red phone booths, the black taxicabs, or the Tudor architecture housing fish-and-chips shops. If that's so, then travelers can find their dose of classic England in a new city outside of Shanghai, China. Thames Town, which opened in 2006, is the spitting image of a small English town, right down to exact replicas of neighborhood eating establishments.
Though 95 percent of the real estate has been sold, the town that should hold 10,000 people is eerily dead. With prices reaching $800,000 for a villa, locals have shied away, and the owners who have purchased the lots as investments don't reside in their counterfeited properties. Maybe it really does take more than cobblestones and fancy facades to build a community.
(Thanks, Next American City.)
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by Julie Hanus
A custom-welded, 10-passenger, beast of a bicycle (complete with a purple velvet banana seat for the driver) was just one of the highlights on this past Saturday's FRAME x FRAME gallery opening-barbecue-bike ride, which—as if it weren't enough to squish all those activities together—also kicked off the Minneapolis leg of the Bicycle Film Festival (BFF).
The ride meandered leisurely through the city, making use of Minneapolis' top-rate trail system. At the Minnesota Center for Photography, riders paused to have their portraits shot in the parking lot—posing with bikes, of course. Word is the photos will run as a slideshow during parts of the Minneapolis BFF, which takes place July 9-12. (The festival tours to more than a dozen other U.S. and international locations, so stay tuned for our online coverage of the Minneapolis event.)
The ultimate destination was the One on One bicycle studio, where the opening reception for the FRAME x FRAME photography exhibit was already underway. The show features work by six local photographers: Mark Butcher, Mark Emery, Jason Lemkuil, Kelly MacWilliams, Heidi Prenevost, and Kelly Riordan, and will run through July 13.
As I wandered through the gallery—noshing on hyper-local grub provided by Common Roots Café—I couldn't help but feel, well, cozy. Bikers sometimes get a reputation for being insular, unfriendly, a clique on two wheels. Not here. The photos on display at One on One wrap the room in welcoming colors. From giddy shots of the Stuporbowl to portraits of riders in a back-alley derby, FRAME x FRAME makes biking look like what it's supposed to be. Fun.
Image courtesy of Kelly Riordan.
by Jake Mohan
Inspired by the elaborate competitions between color-coded teams at summer camps, Color Wars is a diverting repository of ingenious games and artistic challenges created by web developers Ze Frank and Erik Kastner. "It's just like summer camp," the site's banner reads, "but not really."
Either way, Color Wars appeals to the playful, creative preadolescent we hope isn't buried too far inside all of us. Among other curiosities, there's an audio library documenting a nerd rap battle, the results of a 600-person bingo game played "live inside of Twitter," and a reverse-caption contest where contributors stage photos to accompany a predetermined caption.
The site closed the first round of games in May, but its wild success (nearly three million page views) all but ensures another round soon. My personal favorite category is Young Me Now Me, where contributors recreate childhood photos of themselves:
Even though the competition is over, this is such a good rainy-day activity that I might still do a Young Me Now Me of my own the next time I'm bored and want to indulge my inner summer camper.
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by Lisa Gulya
I am an insatiable food porn consumer. My Google Reader is full of food blogs, and I scroll happily through food photos and recipes at work, at home, before and after grocery shopping. But nothing kills the mood faster for me as a vegetarian viewer than a big hunk-o'-flesh on the page. Chances are, if you don't share in the "fleischgeist" of Meatpaper, you won't salivate at the sight of meaty food photography, either. That rules out otherwise tasty sites like La Tartine Gourmande, Smitten Kitchen, or Food Porn Daily. Veggies seeking flesh-free fare might enjoy Simply Breakfast, Vegan Yum Yum, and What the Hell Does a Vegan Eat Anyway?, along with Flickr albums of vegan food porn—sites that let you ogle the vegan cupcakes, then bake them, too.
Your favorites?
(Thanks, Pinch My Salt.)
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by Stephanie Glaros
If you are a fan of vintage photography, dive into Square America, an intriguing web gallery of "vintage snapshots & vernacular photography" curated by Nicholas Osborn. He divides his treasure trove into categories that reveal how photographer's favorite subjects haven't changed much over time. My favorites: On the Limits of Memory, The Book of Sleep, and Guns, Guns, Guns. (Thanks swissmiss.)
Every aesthetic movement has its rivalries, its schisms, its heated battles over who's keeping it real and who's already sold out. Hip-hop is, famously, no exception: East Coast vs. West Coast, Tupac vs. Biggie, old school vs. new school—we're all too familiar with these contentions. But now some of the old-school contingent are hating on a new segment of their new-school progeny: hipster rappers (hipster-hop?).
Hipster rap, as loosely defined by the Chicago Reader, consists of the most recent crop of MCs and DJs who flout conventional hip-hop fashions, eschewing baggy clothes and gold chains for tight jeans, big sunglasses, the occasional keffiyeh, and other trappings of the hipster lifestyle. Mainstream rappers like Kanye West and Lupe Fiasco, along with smaller up-and-coming acts like Kid Sister and the Cool Kids, come under fire from the old-school hip-hop website Unkut, and Jersey City rapper Mazzi has recorded diss tracks criticizing, by name, the rappers he sees as poseurs.
The Reader argues that such criticisms don't hold much water in a genre that has always reinvented itself, borrowing and remixing until the question of authenticity is at best a slippery one. It's also superficial: much of the derision directed toward hipster rap barely extends beyond clothes and other accoutrements, while the actual substance of the music never really enters the discussion. Furthermore, hip-hop's notorious homophobia still lingers; much of the backlash takes the form of overt gay panic as rappers call each other fags for copping the metrosexual appearances of hipster fashion.
Race also complicates matters: the latest crop of hipster rap—or new rap, or independent hip-hop, or whatever we're calling it—is just as likely to be heard at a party full of white kids slamming back Sparks on the Lower East Side as it is in the black community. The Reader notes, however, that the listener base is increasingly diverse, citing multiple firsthand accounts of shows and parties around Chicago where the audience defies racial and socioeconomic categorization—a compelling rebuttal to those still hung up on racial, social, or artistic distinctions.
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by Bennett Gordon
I Love My Life the Way It Is presents the frustration of unrealized potential. For the project, Ali Alvarez collects lottery tickets and leaves them unscratched, causing many of the people who see the collection to go "a little crazy." Alvarez says it's designed to explore high hopes, "dreaming, escaping, and then usually being let down."
Image by Eric E Yang, licensed under Creative Commons.
Film analysis, architecture, and set design converge in We Make Money Not Art's review of The Wrong House: The Architecture of Alfred Hitchcock. Location and architecture play a crucial role in nearly all of Hitchcock's films, and some structures have become iconic: the bell tower in Vertigo, the apartment in Rear Window, the Bates mansion in Psycho. The review highlights just a few of the ways in which the films' architecture informs and responds to the often twisted psychology of the characters.
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by Keith Goetzman
If skanky porta-potties, mud wallows, and $5 bottled water weren't enough of a deterrent to attending many music festivals, there's always the possibility that the local sheriff is setting up a "drug checkpoint" on the road to the fest, shifting your focus from My Morning Jacket to My Arrest for Marijuana Possession. Phillip S. Smith writes in Drug War Chronicle about the many techniques that cops use to snare unsuspecting music fans, and what festivalgoers should know about their rights.
The tips range from common sense to counterintuitive. Some highlights:
--Don't smoke pot in your car, and don't have any paraphernalia in view.
--Don't ever consent to a police search of your car. It's your right to refuse. "It might be couched in terms of a command, but it is a request," Steven Silverman of the civil liberties group Flex Your Rights tells Smith. Be polite but assertive, the experts advise.
--Drug checkpoints per se are unconstitutional, but some law enforcers skirt or defy the law. They'll call it a "safety check," or put up a "Drug Checkpoint Ahead" sign, "then watch who turns off the highway at the next ramp or who throws something out his car window," says Silverman. "Then they pull them over for littering or failure to signal a lane change or something." Don't fall for this trap to "lure the freaked out," Smith writes.
(Thanks, Alternet.)
by Erik Helin
In a small, dimly lit auditorium, a twenty-something music artist known as Igloo Martian stands behind a table on a blackened stage. Projected on the backscreen are staticky images from a camera focused on his hands and his instruments: children's audio toys modified with bizarre-looking switches and a tangle of wires. Igloo Martian is a circuit bender, and the noise issuing forth from his machines is reminiscent of a modem dialing up over incendiary house music.
Circuit bending is an emerging sound art in which battery-operated toys, keyboards, and other electronics are creatively short-circuited to reveal new, unexpected sounds. The sounds range from high-pitched wails to bass-drum kicks and everything in between. When layered, the various noises create an electronic, sonic cornucopia.
Earlier this spring, acts from all over the world gathered in Los Angeles, New York, and Minneapolis for the fifth annual Bent Festival, two days (at each location) of concerts and workshops aimed at promoting circuit bending, inviting newcomers into the growing community. Sponsored by The Tank, a New York-based nonprofit arts organization, the festival brought in artists from three continents and at least 10 countries.
Circuit bending falls somewhere in between mad science and performance art, and it can be as complex or as basic as you make it. The bent duo Beatrix*JAR (Bianca Pettis and Jacob Roske) have been instrumental in promoting circuit bending by teaching beginner workshops in libraries and galleries all over the country.
"One of the reasons we started the workshops was because people didn't know what we were doing," Pettis says.
She's absolutely right. Though the performances are interactive (audiences are encouraged to come down to the stage before and after sets to check out an artist's equipment), it is confusing to see a Speak & Spell spout out an alien-sounding melody over an '80s Casio keyboard pounding out drum patterns.
The spontaneity of circuit bending is one of the art form's major draws, explains Igloo Martian (Robert Clark), who likens circuit bending to beachcombing when he was a child. "I remember collecting tons of sharks' teeth," he says.
The exploration of seemingly nonmusical electronics is a romantic pursuit for the bent community. "It's not so much about the sound, but how you find it," says Roske. "Ten people with the same toy get ten different results."
Along with exploration, circuit bending is attractive because of its DIY appeal. Old kids' toys (some of the most popular are Speak & Spell, Speak & Math, and even Furbys) can be picked up at local thrift shops for peanuts and bent for just as cheap. The process is similar to DJs digging through crates looking for promising records and hot samples. The bending process is simple and can be learned in an afternoon.
Circuit bending's future looks bright, and many of its supporters have high expectations for the nascent genre. Some popular artists like Beck and Björk have already incorporated bent techniques into their music, and the members of Beatrix*JAR, who consider their work a fusion of bent and pop music, hope to be "ambassadors to bring circuit bending to the mainstream."
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When a child draws a picture, how can we know what's really in their mind? Instead of taking your kid to a shrink, get a load of these photos by Korean artist Yeondoo Jung. Jung takes drawings made by children and interprets them literally through photography. While not exactly making fun of children's art (unlike this guy), Jung seems especially interested in presenting how a child's sense of perspective tends to be flat, with amusing results.
Artists continue to make shocking and sacrilegious art, even after Piss Christ and "dung Mary." Even steering clear of religious subjects, flesh-based projects can still create a clamor. In April, Yale student Aliza Shvarts stirred up a furor by claiming her senior art installation would incorporate blood smears and videos of several of her own self-induced miscarriages. It was a fabrication, but it attracted plenty of ire anyway.
Another woman artist, Chrissy Conant, actually did use her body to make outrageous art. She injected herself with the same fertility drugs in vitro fertilization patients use, an endocrinologist and embryologist harvested twelve of her eggs, and Conant created Chrissy Caviar (a trademarked product). Twelve eggs in flasks were set in jars "similar to those used for commercial caviar," reports Gastronomica in its spring 2008 issue, and the Chrissy Caviar was placed in a refrigerated deli display case.
Utne wrote about Chrissy Caviar when it debuted in 2002, and interest has not abated in the intervening years. "One chef wanted to do a tasting of the eggs as part of a media event in his high-end restaurant in New York," reports Gastronomica, "but Conant has resisted his offer, even though … she was, on a certain level, pleased that the chef made the connection [with sturgeon caviar] so literally. She finds it somewhat shocking that people would actually consider ingesting a part of her."
Conant refused the Chrissy Caviar tasting, but she would let the buyer of the installation do whatever he or she wanted with the eggs, according to Gastronomica, for $250,000. Nor does Conant seem to shy away from the possibility that a buyer might want to create little Chrissys. The Chrissy Caviar site includes medical histories for Conant and her immediate family.
Conant's project isn't likely to attract cross-dragging protestors, whereas Shvarts' might have. Chrissy Caviar is disturbing, but it's a good example of art that goes beyond provoking simple outrage and disgust to encouraging viewers to think about bigger issues surrounding the ethical limits of art and the use of reproductive technologies.
Image by Maks D., licensed under Creative Commons.
It's a lament we've long heard from cultural scolds: Entertainment these days is just too raunchy. Whatever happened to nice, decent, moral films and television? Whether the halcyon days of wholesome pop culture ever actually existed is debatable, but the CAMIE (Character And Morality In Entertainment) Awards intend to put the brakes on our culture's collective backslide by recognizing films and shows that, according to the organization's website, "provide positive role models for building character, overcoming adversity, correcting unwise choices, strengthening families, living moral lives, and solving life's problems with integrity and perseverance—realizing some lessons of life come with pain and sorrow."
The 2008 CAMIE awards were held last month, and the winners included such family-friendly films as Miss Potter and Bridge to Terabithia as well as the Hallmark Hall of Fame's presentation of The Note. (In fact, four of the five nominees in the made-for-TV movie category were produced under the aegis of the Hallmark corporation, which has apparently cornered the wholesome TV-movie market.)
CAMIE is just one component of what Reason's Greg Beato calls "Hollywood's Decency Epidemic," as the mainstream media, particularly big Hollywood studios, are dedicating unprecedented dollars to the sort of G-rated entertainment frequently advocated by religious groups and other conservative culture warriors; one example of this supposed paradigm shift is Fox's new Christian media division, Fox Faith. But what neither Beato nor CAMIE seem to acknowledge is that money talks nowhere as loudly as in Hollywood, where the major studios collect the lion's share of their revenue from 17-year-olds who pay to see shoot-em-up blockbusters and teen sex comedies.
All the same, after perusing the entries in CAMIE's 2008 winners' circle, this impressionable pop culture blogger is considering expunging the more salacious items on his Netflix queue in favor of more uplifting fare like The Ultimate Gift and Love's Unending Legacy.
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Family Friendly: Fall Festival features fun for the whole family
Families can enjoy a petting zoo, miniature golf course at more at the annual Family Fall Festival Sept. 15.
Updated: September 6, 2012 8:52AM
Three hours of free fun await kids and parents at the Family Fall Festival, 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 in the pavilion at Prospect Park, 315 Chicago Ave., Clarendon Hills.
"We have a couple of food vendors, a petting zoo and a wagon ride," said Steven Thomas, superintendent of recreation for the Clarendon Hills Park District. "A pumpkin sculptor will be carving a pumpkin that we will raffle off."
There will also be a couple of inflatables and a nine-hole miniature golf course. "We have a DJ playing music the entire time," Thomas said. Kids can get their faces painted and participate in other activities. Local organizations will have booths in the park, with representatives on hand to discuss their services. The only charge is for purchasing food.
"This event has been run for years — long before I was here," Thomas said. "It's our biggest special event."
For details, call (630) 323-2626 or visit www.clarendonhillsparkdistrict.org.Brick by brick
Your family can create something great at Open Family LEGO Building, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8 at Elmhurst Public Library, 125 S. Prospect Ave. Parents must participate with children.
For details, call (630) 279-8696 or visit www.elmhurstpubliclibrary.org.
Grand plan
Kids are invited to bring a grandparent or two to Celebrate National Grandparents Day, 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9 at Hinsdale Public Library, 20 E. Maple St. They will work together on two projects — decorating a paper quilt that will be displayed in the library and a picture frame that they can take home. Refreshments will be served. Reservations are required.
For details, call (630) 986-1976 or visit www.hinsdalelibrary.info.
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Canine capers will be the focus of a Here Doggy, Doggy, Doggy! Storytime, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12 at the Oak Brook Barnes and Noble, 297 Oakbrook Center. Kids will hear, "Super-Duper Dudley!" by Sue Mongredien and "One Two That's My Shoe!" by Alison Murray, and do a related coloring activity.
For details, call (630) 684-0586 or visit www.barnesandnoble.com.
Terrible twos tackled
Moms and dads can unwind and visit with other parents while their 2-to-3-year-old burns off excess energy at "Stay n' Play," 9 to 10:15 a.m. Mondays, Sept. 10-Oct. 15 at the Park District of La Grange's Recreation Center, 536 East Ave. Toddlers will play games, sing, dance and socialize. Cost is $28 for residents, $36 for nonresidents.
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CVT - What it is, how it worksWhat is a Continuously Variable Transmission (or CVT), how does it work, and what makes the Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) superior to a conventional automatic transmission? This article explains, in simple terms, what the Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) is and how it works. By Aaron Gold, your Guide to Cars at About.com.
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2007 Lexus IS250/IS350When the Lexus IS-series first appeared as a 2001 model, it was clearly a BMW 3-series knockoff right down to the inline 6-cyl engine and beautifully balanced handling. A 2006 redesign made the IS less BMW-like and more Lexus-like; 2007 brings few changes. I tested both models of the 2007 IS, the IS250 and IS350. They still appeal to people who buy BMWs -- but more to the people who buy them for their style than for their road manners. Tested by Aaron Gold, your Guide to Cars at About.com.
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Introducing… Dave Hill
"They didn't break the mould when they made Dave Hill. There was no mould, just God poking at putty flesh till he had created one of the funniest, craziest, visionaries, it will ever be your pleasure to encounter." - Graham Norton
Comedian, writer and musician Dave Hill's Tasteful Nudes... and Other Misguided Attempts at Personal Growth and Validation goes on sale on 22nd October 2012 in the UK via Bellykids. The book is a collection of essays of Dave's experiences and he hopes that maybe, like he did, you could take away some life lessons from them. It's already received rave reviews in the US from VICE, The New York Observer, NYLON and The Onion A.V Club.
His collection of mind-blowing (and mildly superlative) essays recollect real life experiences of a grown man who hasn't borrowed money from any of his family members in a seriously long time. Some of these experiences include:
* How Dave accidentally arranged a lunch date with a high-end prostitute or became an unwitting accomplice to the theft of three hundred pounds of meat
* The highs (and mostly lows) of coming to a party dressed as Santa Claus
* What it's really like to live in the Hotel Chelsea
* How to rock
* The life changing experience of losing your innocence to a Japanese toilet
* How not saying "no" can lead to a very awkward afternoon listening to Maureen McGovern with a priest and your parents and your mum's friends
Nearly every page is packed with red-hot action, startling emotion and borderline futuristic insights all delivered in scorching and largely grammatically correct verse. Let's face it, Dave wrote this book mainly to make people laugh and maybe touch a few hearts. And if it ends up leading to sex for him, well that's just a bonus.
Dave even wrote a song about the book, you can watch it now on YouTube.
But, who the hell is DAVE HILL??
Dave Hill is a comedian, writer, musician, and man-about-town originally from Cleveland but now living in New York City in an apartment all by himself because he is a grown man. He has written for The New York Times, Salon, The Huffington Post, NY Daily News, Guitar World and a bunch of other people, too. He is a regular contributor to public radio's This American Life and has also appeared on Comedy Central, BBC America, MTV, and Adult Swim and is a regular host on HBO and Cinemax. Dave stages his own chat variety show, The Dave Hill Explosion, at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatres in New York and Los Angeles, and also in London, wherever it is tolerated. Dave plays in several rock bands including Diamondsnake with Moby and Rival Schools' Walter Schreifels. Dave also smells really nice - ask anyone.
Dave Hill's latest podcast - Dave Hill's Podcasting Incident - featuring Simon Amstell can be heard via his official website.
If you'd like to see Dave in the flesh, he'll be in the UK this October!
Dave Hill UK dates
Oct. 5, Glee, Oxford
Oct. 12, Leicester Square, London
Oct. 13, Leicester Square, London<
Oct. 18, Glee, Birminghan
Oct. 19, Glee, Nottingham
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Yeah, sounds right... I think
Yeah, sounds right... I think
I can see how all the other movements work within the context of FlowFit® (to a degree)....
however I can't wrap my head around "rolling".
If rolling is tilting side to side then how is a spinal rock then rolling? It seems more like pitching??
Whoops my mistakeOriginally Posted by shadow
plank dog press- pitching
spinal rock - pitching
sorry about that guys
Joseph Schwartz, CST
Movement is life.
If that is the case.... then where does rolling fit into FlowFit®???
ahhh... is it the spinal twist?
I would say the tilting action in the leg swoopOriginally Posted by shadow
Joseph Schwartz, CST
Movement is life.
Are there other clearer examples of rolling that you could give?
I'm having trouble visualising how it works... the others I can largely get, but that one is eluding me.
I'm thinking it's like the side spinal bends from beginner level Intu-Flow®?
This thread has completely opened me up to investigating the way these degrees work on the body and I want to keep following this to 'grok' it.
Yes, a lateral shoulder roll, twisting spinal archOriginally Posted by shadow
Yes the lateral bendinging action as it moves around the centerline of the body.Originally Posted by shadow
Joseph Schwartz, CST
Movement is life.
It seems like it might be the most challenging degree to add strength type training to?
Would I be correct in assuming that I would be compensating for this missing action in my current 4x7 by using the kinetic chain from tumbleweed (childs pose -> plough -> rear long arm roll -> childs pose)?
As well as, of course, the side bends from Ageless Mobility®.
There are two basic ways to access this movement. From plough, the shoulders are the fulcrum and the pelvis leads, or the pelvis is the fulcrum and the shoulders lead. Then those combine
into the lateral shoulder roll.
Joseph Schwartz, CST
Movement is life.
can someone smarter than me break down all of the actions of flow fit again based on this additional information.
Mark A. Wildman - CST, CST-KS, Tacfit level 1 instructor, ex-bio chemical engineer, ex-research scientist, RKC II, AKC coach, WKC Fitness Trainer, parkour, cirque berzerk, long fist, Krav Maga Worldwide student, C.A.R. firearms system level 1 instructor
practice, theory, practice.... repeat
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Four Lady Tigers Earn All C-USA Softball Honors
May 10, 2006 IRVING, Texas - Following an inaugural season in which it finished above .500 at 28-26 and missed making the C-USA Championship by just a half game, the Memphis softball team saw four players earn All-Conference honors when the league office unveiled its 2006 postseason softball awards today. Juniors Bridgette McNulty and Cara Stiles were named to the All-Conference Second Team, while Leila Dolfo and Kimmi Hayden were named to the All-Freshman Team. The four selections to the All-Conference teams gave Memphis the most all-league players outside of teams that finished in the top-four in the final conference standings. "I am extremely exited for Memphis to have its first All-Conference softball players," said Coach Windy Thees. "For us to have four players chosen in our first season is a great accomplishment. It is a credit to our girls and all of the hard work they put in." McNulty was the Lady Tigers' top all-around offensive threat throughout the inaugural season, leading the team in seven offensive categories, while ranking in the top-seven in C-USA in each of those fields. Starting all 54 games at thirdbase, the Phoenix, Ariz., native ranked second in the league in homeruns (12), slugging percentage (.683), and total bases (110), while sitting third in doubles (15), fourth in RBI (42) and runs scored (40), fifth in batting average (.354) and seventh in on-base percentage (.442). Each of those numbers, except batting average, topped the U of M squad, as McNulty was second to Stiles in that category. In addition to her offensive prowess, the thirdbaseman was extremely solid in the field, leading the team in assists with 101 from the hot corner. After leading the conference in hitting for a majority of the season, Stiles tailed off slightly at the end, but retained the fourth spot in the league in batting average, while also ranking in the top-five in runs, hits and steals. A starter in all 54 games in centerfield, the Hixson, Tenn., native's .358 average led the Lady Tigers, with her 63 hits tying for third in the league, her 40 runs tying with McNulty for fourth in the league and her19 steals ranking fifth in the league. Both the hit and steal totals led the squad, while the runs scored tied with McNulty for the team lead. "I am proud of Bridgette and Cara for all of their accomplishments," said Thees. "They both had amazing seasons, and their incredible numbers speak for themselves." Though the U of M had a number of freshman play integral roles during its first season, Dolfo and Hayden posted stellar numbers in their first collegiate campaigns. Spending time at shortstop, rightfield and pitcher, Dolfo started in 52 games and tied for the team lead in walks with 25, while ranking second on the team and seventh in C-USA in both RBI (38) and doubles (12). The Chula Vista, Calif., native was also second on the team in slugging percentage at .484 and had the second-highest batting average in conference games with a .292 clip. In addition, Dolfo sported a 3-5 record with a 3.20 ERA in the circle and picked up Memphis' first-ever C-USA victory in a game-three win at UAB. Hayden, who started all 54 games, with all but five of those coming at catcher, ranked in the top-six on the team in nearly every offensive category during her freshman season. The El Cajon, Calif., native was third on the team with 30 RBI, 47 hits and 10 doubles, while scoring 22 runs, tallying 66 total bases and sporting a .275 batting average. A wall behind the plate, Hayden allowed just three passed balls in 49 contests, while throwing our 16 of 46 would-be base stealers and making just three errors in 290 chances for a .990 fielding percentage. "I am delighted with the contributions of all or our freshmen in their first season, including those who made All-Conference," said Thees. "Leila and Kimmi, along with all the others, were key components of our team." Marshall, UAB, and Houston all tied for the most All-Conference selections with six, while regular-season champion, Tulsa, with five, was just ahead Memphis' four honorees. Marshall catcher Rachel Folden, was named the C-USA Player of the Year, while Houston's Angel Shamblin and Elaina Nordstrom were named the Pitcher and Freshman of the Year, respectively.
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