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CALIFORNIA WINEMAKERS BRACE for SMALLER SUPPLY of GRAPES
AS CALIFORNIA'S WINEMAKERS begin the 2OO8 harvest, they are scrambling to find enough Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. After several years of bumper crops, Mother Nature turned fickle this year, offering up deep frosts, followed by hot weather and ultimately not enough rain.
"This is one of the strangest weather patterns that I have seen in more than 3O years of farming," said Andy Beckstoffer, the largest independent grower on California's North Coast.
Growers and winemakers estimate that the state's grape crop, especially in such prime wine regions as Napa and Sonoma counties and the Santa Rita Hills, could be 2O% smaller than last year and as much as one-third less than a massive harvest in 2OO5. It's likely there won't be enough grapes to meet all the needs of wineries, said Beckstoffer, who has already sold most of what he is growing and came up 5 tons short on a 5O-ton order of Sauvignon Blanc grapes.
"The growers who have grapes are going to benefit from higher prices, those who lost grapes to the frost and other bad weather will suffer and the wineries that don't have their own vineyards are going to get squeezed," said Rob McMillan, who heads the wine industry lending business at Silicon Valley Bank in St. Helena.
That could translate to fewer bargains on the wine shelves at stores, McMillan says, adding that the slow economy will help keep prices in line for consumers for now.
Winemaker Ken Brown, the Pinot Noir specialist, has contracts to purchase grapes by the acre rather than the ton. And with vineyard yields plunging, that has really hurt him this year. He's on the hook to purchase the output of three acres of grapes from one grower in the Santa Rita Hills that, because of the frost, has lost about 7O% of its crop. Only a "not-to-exceed" clause in his contract, which caps the price, has saved this harvest from turning "catastrophically" costly, Brown said.
As the season's first white grapes were being picked last week, Clay Shannon of Shannon Ridge Winery & Vineyards in Lake County said he saw a flurry of interest by wineries in the classic red Cabernet Sauvignon grapes out of fear that supplies would run out in the coming weeks.
"We are short on Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah," said Joe Hurliman, winemaker for Herzog Wine Cellars. The winery is also concerned about the Cabernet Sauvignon crop, "but until everything is in the bin and at the winery, we just won't know," Hurliman said.
The expected smaller crop comes at a time when demand for domestic wine is growing by 3% to 5% a year and the market for wines in the $12 to $2O range is soaring by 18%, McMillan said. He expects a grape shortage to develop because, in addition to this year's smaller crop, demand for California wine is growing faster than vineyard plantings.
Stung by a grape glut in 2OO2 and 2OO3, farmers pulled out thousands of acres of vines and have been reluctant to add to their holdings. Although a shortage would be tough on some wineries that don't have large vineyard holdings or long-term contracts with growers, the state's roughly $19-billion wine industry typically is at its most profitable when there is a slight grape deficit, McMillan said. It enables growers to get more money for their fruit and keeps wineries from having to discount to move product as they did with the giant 2OO5 vintage and in earlier grape gluts, the banker said.
Additionally, the current weak US dollar will continue to help the industry by bolstering exports of California wine and making it harder for foreign producers to make money here, he said.
McMillan and others in the industry believe that the state could be at the start of a sustained grape shortage. Even if growers rush to plant new vineyards in the spring, it will be years before those new plantings would produce any quantity of grapes. The varieties that will be most affected are Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, said Beckstoffer, who has been adding acres of Cabernet in Napa and Lake counties and Chardonnay in Mendocino County. "I think we are a bit ahead of the curve," he said. "The market for growers is going to be excellent over the next several years."
Although the Central Valley did not get the frost that attacked vineyards closer to the coast, it did get the rest of the bad weather, "and the grapes we are picking are 1O% to 15% off from last year," said Nat DiBuduo, president of Fresno-based Allied Grape Growers, the state's largest grape cooperative.
He said the price increase for grapes wouldn't be as profitable for growers as he had hoped because of soaring energy and fertilizer expenses.
Many of the state's coastal wine-growing regions experienced heavy winter rains in January and February followed by an unusually dry spring that was punctuated with a heavy frost, said George Rose, spokesman for Kendall-Jackson Winery in Santa Rosa. A June heat wave came next and then there were lightning storms, setting off brush fires statewide.
Rose said that by August the weather became more predictable, settling into the expected pattern of warm days cooled by moist Pacific Ocean breezes at night.
Kendall-Jackson, one of the state's largest vineyard owners, farms about 12,OOO acres in the coastal regions up and down the state. It expects its harvest to be off by about 5%. Beckstoffer said he was curious to see whether the smoke and ash that settled into many growing regions would affect the grapes by filtering light or causing other changes. "The strange weather and smoke doesn't mean the wine won't be good," Beckstoffer said, "but we won't know for sure until we get the grapes harvested and in the tank."


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"...So we had a dilemma: What to put in the magazine on December 5? Certainly not 'We Bought the Zoo,' or whatever it's called. If we held everything serious, we would be coming out on Christmas-season movies until mid-January. We had to get something serious in the magazine. So reluctantly, we went early with 'Dragon,' which I called 'mesmerizing'...," Denby explained. It looks like the critic already had some knives out for Cameron Crowe's movie. Well, the director and the star of the film, Matt Damon, have responded to Denby's comments, which they take in good spirit.
"The Denby thing was almost funny to me because I felt like we were the people sitting at a table at the bar and this barroom brawl breaks out and they spill onto your table and you get knocked out," Crowe said, laughing, to the Washington Post. "So I'm like, hey man, I'm just having a sandwich here and Scott Rudin and David Denby just came twirling across and I got my jaw broken."
But more seriously, Crowe does hope that Denby gives his movie a fair shake. "I'm actually anxious for him to see the movie... It's a time filled with cynicism, and there's a lot of movies about that, and this one is a little bit about hope and a lack of cynicism. And it deserves a place along with every other movie that's about the gritty experience of what it's like to be alive. This movie's a little bit about moving on from that and learning how to bring some joy into your life."
As for Damon, he even wonders if critics can separate their own cynicism to embrace a movie that is completely free of it. "I think it's probably more difficult to be non-cynical and be a critic. I think it probably takes more guts for a critic to admit that this movie gets to them than it will for them to bash it, you know," the actor said. He also recalled an anecdote that Anthony Mighella told him about his days as a guest film critic and how quickly he "devolved into vitriol."
But ultimately, both Crowe and Damon have faith in "We Bought A Zoo" even if Denby doesn't. We guess we'll see his review soon enough, but make your own judgment on Crowe's sweet crowdpleaser when it opens on December 23rd.
Brittany B | December 15, 2011 7:09 PM
I have so much faith in "We Bought A Zoo"!! Have you heard the soundtrack by Jonsi from Sigur Ros? http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-stream-jonsis-we-bought-a-zoo-soundtrack-20111207. It is BREATHTAKING (seriously check it out). I can't wait for this film if only to see all the influence Jonsi's music has had on it in its entirety :)
janet | December 14, 2011 6:44 PM
yes! cant wait to see matt's new movie. love animals, love the holidays - and i would also like to win tickets to the zoo! https://www.facebook.com/Weboughtazoomovie?sk=app_252032334854668

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Police fire was 'arson'
Avon and Somerset Police have confirmed a fire at a new training centre that was being constructed at Black Rock Quarry in Portishead was started deliberately.
Police centre fire was 'arson'
Avon and Somerset Police have confirmed a fire at a new training centre that was being constructed at Black Rock Quarry in Portishead was started deliberately.
Very soon after the fire was discovered, we began a detailed and thorough investigation. We brought in a forensic scientist with specific expertise in the field of arson to work closely alongside our own crime scene investigation and forensic teams to get to the root cause of the fire. Together, they have concluded that the building was deliberately set alight.
– Detective Superintendent Andy Williams, Head of the Major Crime Investigation Team.
Our searches for forensic evidence have been carried out in the most meticulous way despite the devastation caused by the fire and our examination of the scene continues still. We are under no illusions about the scale of the task we face and are likely to remain at the scene for some time but we will do everything in our power to ensure that whomever is responsible is brought to justice.
Investigation into fire begins
Investigations into the cause of a fire which destroyed the new police firearms training centre in Portishead have begun.
Fire crews have put out the final hotspots at the Black Rock Quarry site, which had been burning for 13 days.
An anarchist group has claimed responsibility for starting the fire.
Police training centre fire 'fully extinguished'
The fire at the police training centre in Portishead has been fully extinguished http://t.co/TCga4Ml6Qn
Heavy equipment to tackle firearms centre fire damage
Heavy duty equipment is to be brought in to help tackle a fire that broke out a week ago at the police firearms training centre in Portishead.
One crew remains at the scene dealing with hot spots. It's hoped the developers will provide specialist equipment to lift the collapsed roof, allowing firefighters in to deal with the small fires still burning.
Fire crews still tackling Portishead fire, five days on
Avon and Somerset Fire Service says it is still dealing with 'hotspots' following a large fire at a partially-built police firearms centre in Portishead. The fire broke out five days ago, with an anarchist group posting a letter on a Bristol website claiming responsibility.
The facility under construction at the Black Rock Quarry site was a £16 million pound education centre to train officers in the use of firearms. Avon and Somerset Police say they are 'devastated' by the fire's impact.
The fire service say its efforts to control the fire have been hampered by the building being too unsafe for crews to enter.
One fire engine remains at police training centre fire
Firefighting continues at the police firearms training centre in Portishead. Just one crew is now at the scene overnight.
There are still hotspots burning in places under the collapsed roof and work to gain access using cutting equipment was underway today.
Avon Fire & Rescue says there are fewer hot spots and smoke levels have reduced significantly.
The investigation into what caused the fire will begin once the fire is out and the building is judged safe to enter.
Crews still at the scene of police training centre fire
Investigations into a fire at the new police firearms training centre in Portishead cannot begin until the fire is fully extinguished and structural engineers confirm that it is safe to enter the building.
Crews were still damping down at the scene in Black Rock Quarry last nigh and specialist equipment has been brought in to help gain access to the centre.
The cause is currently being treated as unexplained - despite claims from an anarchist group that they started the fire on Monday night.
Latest on fire at police training centre in Portishead
Avon Fire & Rescue Service says it's unlikely investigators will be able to get on site today (Thursday).
There are still a number of fires burning under the roof of the police training centre at Black Rock Quarry in Portishead.
Specialist equipment is being brought in to make cuts in the walls so entry can be gained that way.
Two fire engines and a high volume pump are involved in pumping water onto the centre.
The investigation will not begin until the fire is out and it is safe to enter the building.
Police hope to start their investigation on Thursday
Police officers and fire investigators are hoping they may be able to start their investigations on Thursday.
The Fire Brigade is still working on the site looking for hotspots within the burning remains.
No work can be done until the structural engineers have assessed the site.
The fire is still being treated as an unexplained fire, despite claims from an anarchist group they started the blaze.


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Thanksgiving Myths, Facts and Trivia
The First Thanksgiving: Myth vs. Fact
What historians really know about the 1621 harvest feast in Plymouth, Massachussetts and how it evolved into the Thanksgiving holiday we know today.
FDR and Thanksgiving
It was Franklin Delano Roosevelt who, in his 1939 Thanksgiving Proclamation, gave the annual holiday its current date: the second-to-last Thursday in November. About's 20th Century History Guide Jennifer Rosenberg explains why he ordered the change.
A Folklorist's View of Thanksgiving
Esaúl Sánchez and folklorist Roger D. Abrahams discuss "the ubiquitious, universal, populist turkey and Thanksgiving."
The History of Thanksgiving
"Travel back to Plymouth and hear from some pilgrims to find out what the original celebration was actually like!" -- From the History Channel.
Lincoln's 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation
Full text of the October 3, 1863 decree that made Thanksgiving an official U.S. holiday.
The Myth of Black Friday: Biggest Shopping Day of the Year?
Tradition has it that "Black Friday," the Friday after Thanksgiving, is the biggest shopping day of the year in the United States. Retail insiders say that is probably not the case.
The Myth of Cyber Monday: Biggest Online Shopping Day of the Year?
The first Monday after Thanksgiving has come to be known as "Cyber Monday" because it is supposedly the biggest online shopping day of the year. The actual statistics don't back that up.
The Myth of Holiday Suicides
Does the suicide rate in the United States increase over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays? Experts say no. Here are the facts behind the urban legend.
Plymouth Rock
The real story behind the legendary landing spot of the Mayflower in 1620.
The Pregnant Turkey
Netlore Archive: For a Thanksgiving laugh, mom stuffs a roast turkey with a cornish game hen as a practical joke on her naive daughter.
The Presidential Turkey Pardon
Why do U.S. presidents feel compelled to issue an official pardon to a turkey each year before Thanksgiving? Did the "tradition" really start with Harry Truman? Or was it Abe Lincoln?
Thanksgiving in the Melting Pot
Anthropologist Dr. Sidney Mintz discusses holiday customs, food, gender roles, and commercialization.
Tryptophan: Is There a Chemical in Turkey that Makes You Sleepy?
Theoretically the amino acid tryptophan could make you sleeply, explains About.com's Chemistry Guide Anne Marie Helmenstine, but the true lethargy inducer in any Thanksgiving dinner is more likely to be the carbohydrate count.
A Virtual Tour of the Plimouth Plantation
It's 1627 all the time at Plimoth Plantation, the living history attraction in Plymouth, Massachusetts, that recreates the life of the Pilgrims and their Native neighbors. Take a virtual tour with About's New England for Visitors Guide, Kim Knox Beckius.
Wampanoag History
Detailed history of the Native American tribe without whose assistance the Pilgrims would have had little to be thankful for.


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Essex County Executive DiVincenzo Joins With Zoological Society of NJ To Welcome NJIT as Newest Exhibit Sponsor at Essex's Turtle Back Zoo
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. joined with the Zoological Society of New Jersey on Monday, December 13th to welcome NJIT as the newest exhibit sponsor at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo. In recognition of the school's mascot, the "Highlanders," NJIT has adopted the Zoo's Highland Cattle.
"We welcome NJIT to our family of sponsors at Turtle Back Zoo. Their contribution will help us maintain the Highland Cattle Exhibit and continue to provide our visitors with an educational and entertaining experience that raises their awareness and appreciation of animals and nature," DiVincenzo said. "We look forward to this partnership strengthening our relationship with the university, expanding opportunities for students, and helping to build school spirit among students and faculty," he added.
"I want to thank the County Executive for all he has done to make Turtle Back Zoo a better place and the rest of the Freeholder Board for being so supportive," Freeholder Patricia Sebold said. "I'd also like to give a special commendation to NJIT and the Zoological Society for presenting this wonderful partnership that will help us continue to do great things at the Zoo," she added.
"The Zoological Society is happy to welcome aboard this great university to our ever-growing list of universities and corporations sponsoring exhibits at Turtle Back Zoo. It is through partnerships with groups such as NJIT that we have been able to implement so many wonderful changes throughout the Zoo," Zoological Society of New Jersey President Connie Williams said.
"NJIT welcomes the opportunity to support the Essex County Turtle Back Zoo, and we are especially pleased to be associated with the Highland Cattle exhibit," said NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch. "The connection between NJIT and Highland Cattle may not be obvious, but there is one. It's rooted in the university's long history in Newark and a humorous observation — perhaps strained — shared in the past by our athletics staff and student-athletes. The street that we still call home was once known as High Street. Today it is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Decades ago, our address suggested the colorful nickname Highlanders for NJIT's athletes. The Highlanders name continues to be a source of pride for the young women and men who represent NJIT in athletic competition," he noted.
NJIT will contribute $3,000 a year for the next three years, for a total of $9,000. The donation will be used to help support the upkeep of the animals and maintain the exhibit.
Highland Cattle are an ancient Scottish breed of beef cattle with long horns and long wavy coats which are colored black, brindled, red, yellow or dun. The breed developed in the Scottish Highlands and Western Isles of Scotland and has been exported to the rest of the world, especially Australia and North America, since the early 20th century. Mature male Highland Cattle can weigh as much as 1,800 pounds and mature females can weigh 1,100 pounds.


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The LIRICA was ok, I don't think we will cruise with them again though because their service is so inconsistent. We booked a junior suite with a balcony.
Good Bits:-
- Lots of staff at the airport, made finding the coach easy.
- Moved quickly through the queue at the terminal for check in.
- After the Airport, they took care of the suitcases and got them to the right room.
- Designated disabled entrance and security helped onto the ship.
- A member of staff pushed the wheel chair user to our room.
- There were never any broken down lifts.
- the ship was spotlessly clean and the cabin steward was really helpful.
- Loads of storage space in the cabin, more than we needed.
- Designated disabled sun beds by the pool.
- designated disabled tables in the buffet restaurant.
- A few nice members of staff who opened doors for us.
- Assistance provided for getting off the ship and they took care of the suitcases off the ship and onto the port.
- Lots of people from lots of different nationalities on board.
- Catered for as many languages as possible.
- Easy transfers to coach from ship on Excursions.
- Oman Excursions well organised and enjoyable.
- Restaurant staff in the sit down restaurant pushed wheel chair user to table most of the time.
- Security always helped get on and off ship.
- Reasonable choice of duty free shops for a small ship.
Bad Bits
- No information or welcome from the rep on the coach.
- Lifts only big enough for one wheel chair + 3 people and were very slow.
- Below decks had high bumps round doors which were difficult with the wheel chair.
- Some staff were very miserable and unhelpful, I.e. Trying to order an ice cream Sunday.
- If able bodied people used Disabled designated tables in the buffet, no one moved them.
- Attitude from Excursion desk that disabled people should either stay on ship, or if they do go off ship, they should not get off the coach, and shouldn't have more than a 4 hour excursion. We think we were told an excursion was sold out when it wasn't because they didn't want a wheel chair user on it.
- Disabled sun Beds a long way from the pool.
- Lack of information throughout, we were late leaving for two excursions but no one told us why.
- expectation that wheel chair user should walk when out on excursions.
- Food was mediocre and the buffet bar lacked choice, only catering for Italian tastes.
- No Assistance in the buffet bar which meant my husband and I continually ate separately. I pushed him round and got him seated then by the time I got my food he had finished.
- Gala night the majority of passengers did not dress up but were not turned away, several wearing jeans. the dress was supposed to be dinner jacket and cocktail dress. casual dress was only meant to be in the buffet.
- Only one pillow each in the cabin.
- No chocolates on the pillow when the bed was turned down.
It was ok, we went with Thomson last cruise we did which was superb, going on Thomson again on our next cruise.


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Hot male underwear models at work. Papi and Aussiebum videos.
I really like how some underwear manufacturers use the opportunity to video tape their photo shoots. The underwear models are posing like crazy for a million different photos so why not capture them on video and post it on Youtube for the world to see?
Papi and Aussiebum are two such men's underwear brands that capture the hot male underwear models on video when shooting photos for their upcoming collections.
Besides the general hotness of the male underwear models, which in itself is appealing to many, the videos offer a great opportunity for us regular guys to get a live impression of how a specific brand or style looks in real life as opposed to the Photoshopped versions we see in all the online men's underwear stores.
I found a pair of classic videos by Papi and Aussiebum from two such steaming photo shoots allowing us mere mortals to get a glimpse of a day in the life of a hot male underwear model. Of course, it's not all glamor, cocktails, and exotic locations, but still, who wouldn't to walk a day in these guys' shoes :)
The videos feature some nice briefs and trunks. By the way, the Papi briefs shown in the video highly resemble those worn by Robbie Williams in one of his infamous music video.
Have a nice day, guys!


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A man driving the wrong way on Highway 287 caused a deadly head-on collision that caused both vehicles to burst into flames.
The accident happened about 1 a.m. in the southern tip of the Grand Prairie city limits in Ellis County on Highway 287 at Lakeview Drive.
Police say 46-year-old John Layton of Mansfield was driving south in the northbound lanes of U.S. 287 when he smashed head-on into a Honda CRV driven by Alex Elizabeth Ford, 20, of Watauga.
The impact pinned both drivers inside their cars. Both died at the scene.
Investigators say Layton had turned onto Highway 287 from State Highway 360, about a mile and a half north of the crash scene.
A witness called 911 to report him as a wrong-way driver and was on the phone with dispatchers when the crash happened, according to Grand Prairie Police public information officer Lyle Gensler.
U.S. 287 was closed for hours after the accident, and reopened about 5 a.m. after lawmen cleared the scene.
So far, investigators haven't said exactly what caused the accident, but are working to determine if alcohol played a factor.
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ATLANTA -- Rookie guard Dennis Schroder of the Atlanta Hawks has been suspended for one game without pay for striking DeMarcus Cousins of the Sacramento Kings in the groin.
The suspension was announced by Rod Thorn, the NBA's president of basketball operations. Schroder will sit out Thursday night's game in Denver against the Nuggets.
With just less than 10 minutes left in Atlanta's 105-100 victory on Tuesday night, Schroder hit Cousins with his left hand while trying to get around a pick near the top of the key.
It was Canada's night at the NBA Draft as four players from north of the border were selected.
1. Andrew Wiggins - Cavaliers
8. Nik Stauskas - Kings
18. Tyler Ennis - Suns
45. Dwight Powell - Hornets
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Love for Wiggins is official! Is the future bright for Minny? DeMar DeRozan makes USMNT, Tim Leiweke steps down from Raptors & what's next for Kobe?
Love-Wiggins done deal? KD: The Real Reasons, what's next for USA Basketball, Becky Hammon breaks barriers & Naismith 2014 Hall of Fame Inductees
1On1 talks Paul George & what's next for NBA vs FIBA, Wiggins for Love & welcomes Washington Post's Michael Lee to talk Five Alive & the Wizards.


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Sleepy Hollow returns tonight, November 4, after a brief hiatus, with an all-new episode on Fox.
Since the last new episode, Jill Marie Jones joined the cast, to play the ex-wife of Orlando Jones' character (Sleepy Hollow's head of police); and Amandla Stenberg also joined the cast, to play teenage daughter to parents Jones.
Both characters (Cynthia and Macey, mother and daughter) will be introduced during the November 25 episode of the series, which also co-stars Nicole Beharie and Tom Mison, and continues to increase its overall ratings with each episode.
Ahead of tonight's return, Fox has released the first 8 minutes of tonight's episode, which is embedded below.
When Ichabod Crane goes missing, his wife, Katrina, appears to Lt. Abbie Mills in a vision warning her that the Headless Horseman will return to Sleepy Hollow by nightfall. A frantic Abbie seeks help from the mysterious Henry Parrish (guest star John Noble), who holds vital clues about how Crane can vanquish his dangerous blood tie to Headless. Meanwhile, an encounter from Crane's past weighs heavily on him, and details about his first meeting with Katrina are revealed in the all-new "The Sin Eater" episode of SLEEPY HOLLOW airing Monday, Nov. 4 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
John Noble (Fringe) guest-stars.
D.C. Kirkwood | November 4, 2013 3:38 PM
Thanks for posting the trailer. My favorite show. Ill be tuning in. You can tell Crane and his wife Katrina really love each other. Great chemistry between those two. Hope the show gets renewed another season.
JulieB | November 4, 2013 3:10 PM
I love Abbie and Ichabod, I think they should be together. I live in Wilmington NC and I got the chance to run into Tom Mison (Ichabod) at a restaurant. We were the only two there, the place had just opened. He was really nice and extra sexy. Best day ever!!!!!
khia213 | November 4, 2013 12:16 PM
Ok. I'll admit it. I'm starting to "ship' them hard.


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If you were at milepost 286.7 about 2000 years ago, you may have seen a busy village full of people. The Pharr Mounds Site contains eight mounds that vary from two feet to 18 feet high, and represent the lives of people from the Middle Woodland period. Interpretive waysides explain the mound building process and life in the village.
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Today a bridge takes you across the Tennessee River, but at milepost 327.3 George Colbert operated a stand and ferry at this spot in the early 1800's. Colbert Ferry is a great place to enjoy a picnic by the river, or to use the boat launch for fishing and boating on the Tennessee River.
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Thought I would try and inject some levity after all the focus on the GB loss. This was an actual question that a couple of us tossed around a few years ago. What change in life condition would allow you to root for the Raiders (or some other archrival in another sport)?
What if your sister married the coach or a player?
If your relative/good friend/godson got drafted?
Those were about the only scenarios that we agreed were worth considering. Of course we argued about the degree of each one. We agreed that your sister marrying the star QB made it OK to start rooting for them. Your wife's cousin marrying the punter didn't qualify.
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Getting started in 3D modeling can be daunting. There are a lot of concepts, techniques, and vocabulary which present a significant barrier of entry to those new to the field.
Polygonal geometry
Computer-generated 3D imagery is comprised of triangles (sometimes referred to as tris) grouped into solid objects. Each triangle is made up of three vertices, three edges, and one face. So, to render a rectangle, two triangles are joined by sharing the hypotenuse of both triangles. This results in a total of four vertices, five edges, and two faces. The resulting shapes created are referred to as meshes.
These totals are important when creating 3D models for games. Overall game performance is limited by how many polygons are drawn on the screen at one time. Animation performance is limited by how many vertices are in motion at once. So, the more complicated the scene, the slower a game is going to run. For this reason, it is optimal to make meshes with as few faces and vertices as possible, while maintaining the detail necessary for your game.
Lighting and shading
Initial implementations of real-time 3D worlds were distinctive for their low polygon counts, but also for the lack of lighting information. Flat-shaded polygons with no lighting information lacked key depth cues, and hurt the immersive experience. Once the mathematics for real-time calculation of light data were developed and computer hardware advanced to the point where it was able to handle these calculations, the visual fidelity of games dramatically improved.
iD Software's Quake was the first major release to introduce dynamic lighting into games, and was followed by a sequel (Quake II) and Epic Games' (then, Epic Megagames) Unreal. Quake II introduced colored lighting, while Unreal raised it to a new level by not only using it to greater dramatic effect, but also introduced a software-based renderer (ie, a renderer which did not require dedicated 3D graphics hardware, as modern games do) which allowed a wider audience to experience the new technology.
Lighting in games is generally handled in two ways: static and dynamic lighting.
Static lightingis pre-computed during the game's development. Light sources are placed in the level, and a process is run which determines where light and shadow falls in the level. This data is compiled into a collection of light maps, which are overlaid on the level's geometry when the game is run. In this way, it appears that there is far more lighting data being rendered in real time.
Dynamic lighting is handled in real time by the renderer, and is very expensive from a computational point of view. Until recently, computer hardware has required that very few dynamic lights are active at one time in a game because of the processor power required to perform the lighting calculations. (Recently, Unreal Engine 4 has demonstrated that this is not the limitation it once was.)
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The way that lighting works in 3D rendering can be similar to how it functions in the real world (depending on the technique used). For example, a light source emits rays outward from an origin, which then strike polygons in the scene. Using a basic renderer, the process stops here. The values of light, based on the original luminosity value and distance traveled are computed, and the target polygon is illuminated accordingly.
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Game engines usually support two types of light sources (although 3D modeling applications have a variety of other options).
Point lights are exactly what they sound like: a light source origin that is the minimum size supported by the internal light calculation math of the game. Games typically use this light source for the majority of light calculation. A point light emits light in all directions, with no parallel rays. Some renderers support changing the radius of these lights, however, which gives them a spherical shape, and grants more natural-looking lighting by using more than one origin point for the rays.
Area or directional lights are used to simulate large light sources, usually sunlight or other outdoor environmental light. Directional lights are frequently represented by a rectangle or a single arrow pointing in the direction of the light. Directional lights work by casting parallel rays along an axis, or to use the rectangle paradigm, as if the rectangle was an infinitely large surface emitting light with parallel rays. The use of parallel ray emission simulates sunlight, and creates shadows to match.
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More than eight million people watched Sir Chris Hoy equal Sir Steve Redgrave's haul of five golds in a world record-beating performance at the velodrome.
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Courts in two states yesterday differed on workers' quests for class action status in lawsuits against Wal-Mart.
The Western Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a class action suit could proceed after a trial judge revises definitions for subclasses, the Wall Street Journal reports (sub. req.). Workers there claimed the retailer underpaid them by forcing them to work off the clock and manipulating time records.
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Articles, notes and biographical jottings by H.P. Blavatsky
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Helena Petrovna Blavatsky's works
Boris de Zirkoff started collecting his aunts (he was related to Blavatsky) quite early in life and started out making a series of Collected Works, but that material was lost.
Then he teamed up with Quest Publications, a publishing house of the Theosophical Society Adyar. They ended up doing the whole series. called The Blavatsky Collected Writings.
The result is 14 volumes of articles, notes and Blavatsky's diaries. Each volume has biographical details on the main people mentioned as well as a historical survey of the period and an index.
The series includes a reprint of The Secret Doctrine and Isis Unveiled – both with the excellent footnotes we've come to expect from Boris de Zirkoff.
Perhaps most interesting in the series is the collection of fictionalized stories of Blavatsky's travels in India. These were originally published in Russian, and have been translated especially for the Collected Writings series. The result is The Caves and Jungles of Hindostan.
A few years after the passing of Boris de Zirkoff John Algeo and Adele Algeo – helped by a team of theosophists of all theosophical organisations – brought out the first volume of the Collected Letters of Blavatsky. Included are (to the chagrin of some theosophists) letters that were probably not written by Blavatsky – but were forged to smear her name.
This doesn't detract from the volume in my opinion: each is free to ignore those letters. And even if one doesn't think Blavatsky wrote them, they are still a part of Theosophical History as it unfolded – controversies included.
For the few who want to practice theosophy as a spiritual path, Blavatsky wrote The Voice of the Silence – a book full of poetic aphorisms. This is the life of the Theosophical Society – and the sort of book one puts on ones bedside table to read a few lines in before going to bed. Pondering and transforming your life…
Not included in the official series is a copy of The Key to Theosophy. This book is a sort of catechism: an interested person asks questions about theosophy to 'theosophist'. Like most of Blavatsky's work this isn't for the foolish – but I personally found it quite easy to read.
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The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy
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Blavatsky is a monumental figure in the history of religion – East AND West. This book tracks her life, the many controversies around her, her ideas, and her…
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This book caused a storm in theosophical circles: how dare they publish letters that many serious theosophists thought were NOT written by H.P. Blavatsky? Well…
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The Secret Doctrine by H.P. Blavatsky is at once notoriously difficult to read, and a century old best seller. On this page I will refer you to other pages for…
The Secret Doctrine Commentaries: the Unpublished 1889 Instructions
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A shortage of rural and large-animal veterinarians in Oklahoma has state lawmakers considering initiatives to lure graduates to practice in outlying parts of the state. KTEN's Andrea Kurys has the story.
The House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee considered proposals to help re-pay student loans for vets who move to rural areas, and gain low-interest loans to help them establish large-animal practices.
Local vets in Ardmore say the decline could be the result of more women applying and enrolling in vet schools. Women tend to prefer living and working in urban areas with small animals.
Combine that fact with the average 70-thousand dollars in debt that most students graduate with...and local vets say its easy to see why there has been a steady decline in numbers.Large-animal vets earn about 50-thousand dollars after a few years of experience, and their loans can loom for years.
Dr. Doug Aldrige works at Westwood vet clinic in Ardmore. He says if the proposals pass, they could help bring vets back to rural Oklahoma. "I think it's certainly going to help. I know if I had 100 thousand dollars debt and somebody was willing to pay me and I was wanting to be a large animal vet anyway, it might influence where I went. I don't know, it's a hard question but I think it's a good step."
Dr. Aldridge chose to practice in Ardmore because he grew up in the area. Some vets say more reasons for declining numbers could be because of the long hours and on-call demands of the job.
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2012 record: 3-13-2, didn't make state tourney
Returning starters (11): Stefani Abarca, Sr., stopper; Suci Interiano, Sr., midfield; Jasmine Reynoso-Diaz, Sr., fullback; Jane Murphy, Jr., midfield; Kadisha Fantauzzi, Jr., forward; Kimberly Cruz, Jr., defense; Jessica Cunha, Jr., stopper; Sarah Belieny, Jr., midfield; Taylor Schmitz, Jr., forward; Venecia Perez, Soph., sweeper; Serena Torres, Soph., goalie
Returning lettermen: Aime Pineda, Sr., defense; Brianna Cartagena, Sr., goalie; Shameka Hernandez, Sr., forward; Domini Batista, Sr., midfield; Rosa Lopez, Jr., forward
Promising newcomers: Kasandra Ayala, Jr., forward; Kasundra Cruz, Frosh., stopper; Eddith Garcia, Frosh., midfield; Gabriela Ixlaj, Frosh., midfield
Candidates: 48
Captains: Jasmine Reynoso-Diaz; Venecia Perez, Stefani Abarca
Returning goal leaders: Taylor Schmitz 10, Kadisha Fantauzzi 4
Returning honorees: Venecia Perez and Taylor Schmitz, All-CAC Small
Assistants: Helen Sullivan; Guillermo Sepulveda (JV), Coral Robinson (assistant JV), Tia Ouellette (JV assistant)
Odds and ends: Chris Plourde is new head coach, replacing Dan Leone, who was coach for just one year. Plourde was an assistant coach last year and coached his two daughters in Methuen Youth Soccer for many years. He is a guidance counselor at Greater Lawrence and played at Bates ... The Reggies were able to add a JV team this year. .... Jasmine Reynoso-Diaz was a 2011 All-CAC goalie. She was out for most of last year with a concussion. ... Coral Robinson, a captain last year who now attends Merrimack College, is back as an assistant.
Coach Chris Plourde (1st year): "We're really excited about the enthusiasm from the girls. We hope to get better every game."
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2012 record: 2-16, didn't make state tourney
Returning starters (7): Melissa Barbara, Sr., midfield; Emma Smith, Sr., forward; Kayla Pacenka, Jr., defense; Karina Mackey, Jr., midfield; Abbey Myers, Jr., defense; Anna Durkin, Jr., forward; Caroline Ferrari, Soph., goalie
Returning lettermen: Jasmin Colon, Sr., defense
Promising newcomers: will add seven boys to team
Candidates: 18
Assistant: None
Captains: Melissa Barbara, Emma Smith
Returning goal leaders: Karina Mackey 4
Returning honorees: none
Odds and ends: Last year was a tough one for PMA including a 13-0 loss and to 10-0 setbacks. ... Jasmin Colon is returning after taking last year off. ... Until the beginning of this week, PMA's status on whether to have a team was up in the air because of a lack of numbers. Seven boys will be added to the team to complete the roster.
Coach Kristin Huberdeau (4th year, 15-34-4): "It's been a total struggle. I've never been this unsure of who is playing well. I don't know what to expect."
2012 record: 8-8-3, lost in Division 3 North prelims
Returning starters (11): Marisa McVicker, Sr., defense; Shanan Hibbins, Sr., midfield; Jailene Adames, Sr., forward; Brittany Trainor, Sr., forward/goalie; Kelsey Locke, Jr., goalie; Brynn Gaiser, Soph., midfield; Cailyn Collins, Soph., defense; Haley Allbee, Soph., defense; Erica Erelli, Soph., midfield; Danielle Hartt, Soph., defense; Hayley Couture, Soph., midfield
Returning lettermen: Maeve Dubiel, Soph., defense; Bianca Deminico, Soph., forward
Promising newcomers: Holly Olivolo, Sr., forward; Meghan Foley, Soph., forward; Emely Cepeda, Soph., defense; Lilly Guyot, Soph., defense; Allison Beauchesne, Frosh., forward; Mally Falk, Frosh., midfield; Roberta Dalton, Frosh., defense; Mersades Johanson, Frosh., defense; Anna Rowell, Frosh., defense; Courtney Sapienza, Frosh., goalie; Andrea Zuluaga, Frosh., defens
Candidates: 25
Assistants: Tjitse Boringa, JV
Captains: Marisa McVicker, Jailene Adames, Brittany Trainor
Returning goal leaders: Shanan Hibbins 6, Brittany Trainor 4
Returning honorees: Brynn Gaiser and Marisa McVicker, All-CAC Small
Odds and ends: Meghan Bull is the team manager. She played last year but is out due to a knee injury.
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Mar 10, 2011, 06:49 #1
Got a weird error and panicked
My question: how can you safely edit and upload .aspx and other ASCII files on a Windows server?
A client wanted a phone number changed on his apsx/mssql website. I edited the .aspx files in a text editor, FTP'd them and got a form error. Re-uploaded the backup files and got a compiler error(?), I think.
The developer reverted to the old backup in its entirety, including the database.
I found that there was an error in one of his scripts but it wasn't the same as the error I got initially (it's a regex form field for a UK post code. His version swaps the password, by mistake, into that field, my edited script returns a 'bad post-code error', even when it's not.)
Any clues greatly appreciated.
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Any chance in seeing the actual code?
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No, I often edit aspx files in notepad and FTP them up to the server. If you make a backup first and restore it, there should be no problems. Presuming you had a working backup. Hard to say without seeing the code though. But it should be safe to make file backups and edit in a text editor. You could have maybe had a incorrect page directive or something like that.
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Absolutely no way to say without seeing the error, but it should generally work to do this as others have pointed out. Actually have monkeypatched a few things adding <script runat="server"> to fix some errors in real crisis. Don't try that at home.
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More than one train to stop Obamacare "@ConservHero: @JohnCornyn You had better get on the defund Obamacare train! We're watching you."—
(@JohnCornyn) July 26, 2013
As Twitchy reported, 12 Senators have signed a letter pledging to defund Obamacare, although five names that were expected to be on that letter didn't materialize. One of those was Texas Sen. John Cornyn, who offered something of an explanation in reply to this tweet:
@JohnCornyn You had better get on the defund Obamacare train! We're watching you.—
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Cornyn, it seems, has decided to wait for another train. What route he intends to take is unclear, but Ted Cruz, the "very junior" Senator from Texas, is on board with the effort to defund and going full throttle.
If you're against Obamacare, don't fund Obamacare. #DefundObamacare http://t.co/lHlzDYSHIU—
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Let's not leave working families or anyone else on the tracks for the Obamacare train wreck washingtonexaminer.com/ted-cruz-intro… #DefundObamacare—
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We must #DefundObamacare now. We can do it, but America must come together and speak loudly: soundcloud.com/senator-ted-cr… Will you join us?—
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Let's stop talking about it, and let's do it — not one penny to fund Obamacare. RT if you agree! soundcloud.com/senator-ted-cr… #DefundObamacare—
Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) July 25, 2013
Cruz has been making the rounds of conservative talk radio to plead his case, but supporters are pleading for more.
Cruz, Lee, etc need to be in front of every camera explaining why defund works over repeal at the moment without senate control. ASAP.—
Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) July 26, 2013
And no, floor speeches don't count. You need to be on TV, a lot. Every day selling the plan to defund ObamaCare. @SenMikeLee @SenTedCruz—
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I'm with you @SenTedCruz and @SenMikeLee. Defund ObamaCare or shut down the gov. But YOU need to get out there and sell it. We'll help.—
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I have been through a lot of silicon valley interviews - too many software companies are run by people who think very highly of themselves and use interviews to torture prospects and see who survives. Workday actually wanted to get to know me, rather than torture me. Every step of the process was extremely friendly and professional.
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Hey guys!
I've spent a lot of this summer catching some R&R and looking ahead to the new school year. Despite not posting very often, I also thought a lot about the blog. I've decided to make some changes, and unfortunately Painting with Brains shall be no more.
I really loved this blog, but it has run its course. I love all the art-teacher-blogger friends I've made out here, and what they've taught me. I wanted this blog to be an inspirational spot where fellow art teachers could check out the projects/materials I use every day, to be a place where I could get help from others in the profession, and also a place where I could show off my students' mad skillz, yo. (Forgive me, I've been on a Breaking Bad bender.) To a large degree, I feel it was all of those things.
However, I always questioned the line of how much was too much sharing- being that my kids were high schoolers, I grappled with the question of whether or not I should be sharing their work with the internet. Once you get into high school there's all types of rules and laws about ownership and intellectual property- yaddah, yadday, yaddah. I considered just omitting all student works, but that was one of the biggest parts of my blog- definitely the part I was most proud of.
Additionally, I'm about to enter my 5th year teaching mostly the same
classes in years passed, and was worried I wouldn't have too much new
information to offer. Sure I've got a few ideas up my sleeve for some new and improved lessons, and yes every school year is different, but by-and-large, I feel like most of it would just be a big 'ol repeat of what you've already seen. The school year hasn't even started yet, and I was already feeling uninspired.
With this blog I also struggled a lot with how much personal information to share- I tried to keep it as anonymous as possible, but it started becoming too hard to do that and continue writing interesting material- material that was meaningful to me.
And so, with a heavy heart I lay Painting with Brains to rest. Here's to hoping you learned and laughed, and here's to never typing Painting with Brians ever again! (Man, that got annoying.)
But this isn't all sadzies!
I've decided to give blogging one more go-around in a new spot. I don't want to link it here, becuase it's not quite ready yet, and I'd prefer to start on a totally new slate. What can you expect to read about? Some more general teaching stuff (reviews on products I use in the classroom, inspirational material, things of the like), but also a lot more of my personal artworks, some short stories, photos and tales of my travels- all that kind of fun stuff and more. So if you're interested in tagging along, please email me (paintingwithbrains at gmail dot com) and I'd be over the moon to share it with you! If this is your stop, thanks for being awesome!


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(GREENFIELD, OH) -- A two-year undercover drug investigation in Highland County has led to the indictment of eight people.
A grand jury indicted the eight individuals on a total of 59 felony criminal counts involving the distribution, transport and possession of illicit drugs, including crack cocaine, cocaine and marijuana.
Police say some of the suspects are from the Dayton, Ohio area and came to Greenfield during the course of the investigation and worked with the local drug dealers for the purpose of distributing large amounts of drugs into the area.
Those indicted are: Stephanie Ford, 41, of Greenfield; Notashia Nelson, 24, of Greenfield; Byron Dunn, 25, of Hillsboro; Daniel Wallace, 24, of Dayton; Arthur Johnson, 25, of Greenfield; Thomas Peters, 27, of Dayton; Jordan Evans, 21, of Greenfield and Mario Core, 28, of Dayton.
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Experience the "Joy" of vacation and the "Joy" of the beach at 'Barbara's Joy'. Located on a quiet area of the beach in North Topsail Beach only a short distance from shopping, dining and pier fishing.
Enjoy panoramic ocean and beach views from every room in this house. The kitchen is fully equipped for the serious cooks in the family. All four bedrooms are oceanfront with one bedroom on the top level with the living, dining, and kitchen. The top level bedroom has a double bed and a full bath next door. The 2nd bedroom located on the 1st floor has a 2 twin beds. The third bedroom has 2 bunk beds for a total of 4 twin beds. This room gives the youngsters plenty of room to romp. The last bedroom on the 1st floor has a queen bed and it's own private bathroom. There is a covered deck on the bedroom level with an outdoor cold water shower.
A spacious open sundeck is on the top floor with deck furniture and great beach views! There is play area with a little sliding board for the kids to play on located under the house and out of the sun when they need a break from the beach or for a rainy day activity. Best of all, the house is equipped with a wireless high-speed internet connection and you can bring your pet!
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Topsail Island (pronounced Topsul) is one of the best-kept secrets
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Don't ever forget that you're a citizen of this world, and there are things you can do to lift the human spirit, things that are easy, things that are free, things that you can do every day. Civility, respect, kindness, character. You're too good for schadenfreude, you're too good for gossip and snark, you're too good for intolerance—and since you're walking into the middle of a presidential election, it's worth mentioning that you're too good to think people who disagree with you are your enemy. Unless they went to Georgetown, in which case, they can go to hell.
You can read the whole thing here. It was a really good speech, kind of got a little off topic at times but otherwise was very good. Never knew he had a cocaine addiction up until about a decade ago. But so often I've seen big names deliver boring commencement speeches while the speakers that people complain aren't a big enough name are awesome (I think the greatest speech I'll ever see was my sister's commencement where the founder of the Life is Good company spoke), but Sorkin didn't disappoint at all. And I usually hate having student speakers, where someone I'm graduating with is telling me what it takes to succeed, but the student that spoke from the class marshall's (I think) I thought did a phenomenal job.
And of course, congrats to my fellow new alumni in the Class of 2012. Hopefully the Mayans weren't right and we can actually take advantage of our time here.