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Hi there and welcome to my new blog regarding everything Wyoming Cowboys. Let me start by explaining a little about me and how this blog is going to develop over the next few years.
I'm Michael Gooding, 25 years old from Cardiff, Wales in the United Kingdom. I first became involved with US sports through the NFL around 6 years ago. After 5 years of remaining a neutral, at the start of the 2012 season I decided to take the plunge and choose a team. I ended up choosing the Chiefs, mostly because of their small following over on NFL UK (forum.nfluk.com) compared to teams like the Patriots, Eagles and Dolphins.
From this I started to become more and more involved with the sport and started to develop a love for the NBA, MLB and college football and basketball. I decided it was now time to choose a college team to follow. There was a thread over on the NFLUK forum with a list of everyones college teams. Looking through the list I seen that there was no one following the Wyoming Cowboys and so decided to find out about them. The more I read, the more I decided that they were the team for me. A small school located pretty much in the middle of nowhere that get next to no media coverage. This was the team for me.
From here, I emailed Matt Hargleroad who runs Cowboy Altitude over on sbnation who gave me more information and pointed me in the right direction in terms of websites to check out and twitter handles to follow. I then had the idea of mapping my journey, from knowing next to nothing about the pokes program, to garnering more and more information and knowledge. I thought this blog would be a good idea, hopefully gaining followers and giving US fans an idea of how their sports and teams are viewed from across the pond. In time I hope to be able to contribute more to Cowboy Altitude and start to express my own opinions about everything Wyoming Cowboys. Thanks to Matt I will also be writing my blog posts as fanposts over on his site.
What better way to start this new blog than to have a Q&A with Matt himself. Done via email I hope you all enjoy it.
Knowing that Matt is not a Wyoming native himself, the first thing I was intrigued by was his own reasons for following the Pokes. In his own words..
''I grew up outside Chicago and followed all the Chicago based sports teams. Baseball was my first love and I really didn't pay that much attention to college sports when I was young. As I got older my interest in college football grew as well''
Matts had a passion for the Nebraska Cornhuskers instilled in him through his dad and also went to a couple of Northwestern football games growing up. He was a track and cross country field runner in high school and went on to attend a division 3 school in Illinois where he shared a quad with some teammates from the track team.
''One of my roommates had a playstation 2 and a copy of NCAA Football 2003 with Joey Harrington on the cover. The game featured 200 fight songs, 144 schools and 23 rivalry game trophies. We were bored one afternoon and decided to create a dynasty league in NCAA Football with all four of us''
The 4 of them decided that they would obey one rule. That they could only pick a one of two star prestige team. His teammates chose Rutgers, Air Force and Northern Illinois.
''I was last to pick and went through the entire list of schools till I came to Wyoming. They only had one prestige and also had some unique school colors. I always love an underdog and they seemed like a perfect team. I remember being terrible when I first started and winning my first game on a late field goal. Eventually I got better and after a few seasons built Wyoming into a powerhouse that won a National Championship''
In 2005 Matt moved a couple of hours north of Seattle.
''I do enjoy the Seattle teams but they will always be second to Chicago''. He also goes to a lot of Seattle Sounder MLS games at CenturyLink Field.
I asked Matt about getting Wyoming news and what his thoughts on overseas fans were.
''I don't really know much about overseas supporters. You are the only twitter follower I have that lives in the UK. It seems the NFL and NBA are popular overseas but not as much with college sports.
The internet makes being an out of state Wyoming fan much easier. The Cowboys don't get much national coverage so you mainly have to rely on the Casper and Cheyenne based newspapers for coverage. I'm able to see almost every Wyoming game that is televised. If a home basketball game wasn't televised then the university will stream it online through their website. You have to pay a monthly or yearly subscription to watch those games.''
So what was it that started cowboy altitude?
''I first started a free blog on blogger.com that covered Wyoming. Then I contacted Jeremy Mauss at Mountain West Connection who was already a part of SB Nation. I wrote about Wyoming for his site for awhile and then when SB Nation wanted to add a few more blogs they brough Cowboy Altitude over.
I've spoken with members of the Athletic Department and I am on their mailing list for news releases. I even had a chance to interview Coach Christensen over the phone. I was able to get a press pass to cover the border war last year. It gave me the opportunity to go on the field at War Memorial.''
This really inspired me. This is pretty much the kind of thing I want to achieve with this blog. Something that can start off small and hopefully gain a lot more readers over time. Something that can help me learn more about the pokes.
Living out of state, I wonder if Matt manages to get to many games each season.
''I make it a goal to see a Wyoming football game in person at least once a year. Last year I saw one road game and one home game. My brother lives in colorado so it is easy to visit him and see the Cowboys at the same time. My first game at War Memorial was in 2007 and Wyoming beat TCU. I've only been to one basketball game at Arena-Auditorium.''
Having just got into the college game and having followed the pokes for even less time, I knew the mens basketball team were unlikely to make the NCAA tournament this year but wondered how the basketball and football teams would fare going forward.
''I don't think the basketball team will make the NCAA tournament next year but they will still be competitive. I do expect them to contend for the Mountain West title in 2014 and make the NCAA tournament because they will have so many seniors. I will miss watching Leonard Washington play. He can make your jaw drop with plays on both sides of the court.
The football team could easily improve after a down year. There were several close losses that could have gone in the Cowboys favor. The key to improvement though is the defense that has gone downhill the last two years. If Wyoming can outscore their opponents it will be a step in the right direction. Brett Smith is an incredible playmaker and he will continue to rewrite the record book''
High praise indeed. I'm really looking forward to learning more and more about the program and can't wait for the football season to get under way.
I want to thank Matt for his time in responding to my emails and giving me such in depth answers to my questions. You've made this blog possible and thank you for your continued input.
Please follow me on twitter and help me learn @MCGooding

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By BobGourley
IT professionals in the Department of Defense have always faced unique challenges. They serve missions of global importance, in the face of full spectrum threats (with many in war zones and all facing hostile cyber threats), and have always had to operate under a burdensome regulatory environment that can slow most actions. And they have always operated in an environment that has far more requirements than resources could ever hope to meet.
Both military and civilian IT professionals in DoD are doing things that have me at awe. They field technology into an enterprise of incredible scale. For comparison relatively small DoD components can be larger than an entire cabinet department (Department of Education, for example, has about 5000 people, DoD has ships that carry more people than that). I mention this to underscore the scale of DoD IT. The IT professionals of DoD must design, field, secure and operate IT systems that really define the meaning of the word scale.
Now things are even harder on the technical team at DoD. The long looming stress of sequestration and constant lack of leadership by has already been causing huge issues. The most recent kicking of the can down the road is especially bad on federal IT professionals, including those at DoD who had already been suffering major cuts. The deal to avert the fiscal cliff did not avoid the tough decisions, it just pushed them out a bit (in early March the same battles will arise). In the meantime, there is no real way to plan for improvements or modernization (no "new starts"). Uncertainty will continue. If there is an agreement, CIOs and IT professionals will get budgets but will be 5 months into the fiscal year and will have to rapidly take action before the fiscal year ends. That forced rapid spending causes a new kind of stress. And if there is no agreement and if sequestration kicks in (which is a very real possibility) the issues and stresses faced will be unlike any seen by any IT professional in any organization.
"Nothing you have ever experienced will prepare you for the absolute carnage you are about to witness." – Louis Winthorpe III on the manmade fiscal issues in Trading Places.
New evidence of how devastating sequestration will be to DoD technologists includes a 14 Jan 2013 letter to Congress on the budget crisis signed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Service Chiefs (GEneral Dempsey, Admiral Winnefild, General Odierno, General Amos, General Welsh, Admiral Greenert and General Grass).
This hard hitting letter (see: JCS Jan 14 Letter to Congress on Budget Crisis) opens with warnings that sound like lines from Barry McQuire's Eve of Destruction. "We are on the brink" they say, of "creating a hollow force". They put the blame for this on a convergence of budget conditions and legislation and I believe they are right. But they for some reason decide to leave their bosses and themselves out of any blame for this mess. In fact, one thing all signatories of this letter seem to agree on is that they are not to blame at all.
But back to the IT folks. They have always been undermanned, always had to work at huge scale to support critically important missions, and now we learn from this letter that they must do so in a new environment that adds a new stress, something called furlough. Furlough means, by the way, no pay. Government civilians especially in the IT world, do not make enough already. Especially if you live and work in the beltway where the cost of living is just nuts. Now these great champions of people are being told they might be forced into taking non-paid time off.
Some views on what we technical folks should do about this:
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So I decided after 10,00000 posts of me reflagging abstract art and cute animals I would start using tumblr as more of a platform to express all the different ideas I had on Webdesign/Type/UI/Code/Etc. I am going to use it to power the Journal section of my new portfolio site and I will be attaching a new theme I have been working in the next few days to match. THanks to everyone that has followed me so far and I hope that the nerdom coming in the next few weeks doesn't run everyone off. Also shout out to @bencallahan for telling me to write more. I promise I will.
I read a little rant the other day by Joshua Gross on his blog highlighting being sick and tired of Twitter Bootsrap. And Yes, I am sick of Helvetica Nue and those little gradients just as much as Josh and yes I think its very bloated if you just need some simple UI and a grid to work with. But I think there are several other reasons people should stop developing sites in the framework. Let me start with a little story.
I work for a large non-profit that receives millions of dollars in online donations a day. The day I got my new job, the first thing i did was go on the website and try to make a donation. It was a terrifying experience. A table based form and 10px type made completing the 50+ fields without erroring almost impossible. I teamed up with a co-worker and went to work. We only had a few weeks before the holiday donation rush started and needed a quick/responsive way to improve the UI. Twitter Bootstrap was perfect. It offered tabs and modals and giant buttons and great type. We got to work hacking it together and immediately saw a drastic improvement in our abandonment and even improvements in donation amount. I was hooked. I immediately went out and started to whip together my next web app in Bootstrap.
What I didn't realize in my haste was that its a lazy mans out. Figuring out a sustainable system for growth and UI on a enterprise level site needs to be a custom experience. Soon after the donation form launched we quickly moved into updates in the user flow. We realized there was a mass of custom hacks we would have to make in order to allow the form to work the way we wanted. Also there was a boatload of things we were not using in the framework adding bloat and killing load-time. On top of that the look and feel of bootstrap was great compared to the previous form but it felt alien and wonky with our current brand.
So here we are at version 2.0 of this form, that I like to call the "Million Dollar Baby" and we are now stripping out Bootstrap and replacing non-sematic markup with lovely custom HTML5 and CSS that reduces load on that page by 300k.
The thing that was so great about Bootstrap was that I could have a grid, nice typography, and UI with little to no setup. It allowed me to get straight to work with no hassle. It gave me more time to do what I wanted to be doing which was solving UI problems and building things. But what I have learned since is that It takes the same amount of time to get started if I just code more efficiently. Tools that I have now (specifically SASS and Emmet) are making up for that time and saving me lots of hassle trying to customize Bootstrap to feel like our site. Its also building a sustainable project and code base around just the features we need in the application. I'll stop before this becomes a rant. Comment and let me know what you think.


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More locals in the South Plains are coming forward with claims of getting ripped off by concrete contract workers.
According to the Better Business Bureau, Lubbock-based "Joe Gonzales & Son's Construction" has changed its name several times and has had at least 5 different addresses since 2008.
The business currently has an F rating from the BBB after at least 9 people have come forward to share their experiences. According to the BBB, there have been $8,437 in disputed claims against Gonzalez for poor work, such as cracked concrete. $2,615 of that has been disputed as little or no work.
However, after NewsChannel 11 confronted Gonzales about the complaints, he said he is willing to do whatever it takes to make things right.
Dick Loveless says he was a victim of the same scam, but from a different company.
"We like doing business with small businesses and try to help them out," said Loveless.
Loveless hired a contractor to build a garage for his tractors. He and his wife did business with Rick Majaca's father a few years ago, so he didn't think twice about a down payment. He paid Majaca $1,587 dollars. After more than 25 calls were not returned, Loveless never heard from Majaca again.
But Loveless is not the only one not getting what they paid for.
"Most of the complaints we get in allege no work or poor work or just partial work," said Better Business Bureau of the South Plains President and CEO Greg Linder.
"Joe Gonzales & Son's Construction," also known as "A Affordable" and "J&S Construction," has had at least 5 different addresses since 2008, which have all been linked to the same scam.
"If you notice a company is using a lot of different addresses, that's a red flag," said Linder.
Sundown resident Ms. Davis flipped through the phone book this summer to seek out a local concrete company to help complete some home remodeling.
She came across a company called "A Affordable Concrete."
"Generally money is asked for up front as a deposit ,and most of what we're seeing is once people pay the deposit sometimes he'll set up the forms like he's about to pour the concrete but then never shows back up," said Linder.
That's exactly what Davis said happened to her.
After Gonzalez collected $1,800 between Davis and her cousin for a separate job, the two never saw him again.
During the past 3 weeks, Gonzalez and Davis exchanged some 36 phone calls and at least 15 text messages. He never came back to her home to pour concrete. She had to hire another contractor to complete the job.
KCBD NewsChannel 11 reached out to Gonzalez and he said the allegations are simply not true. Although he admits to having an "F" rating with the BB, he said he is far from a "scam artist." He said his truck broke down while he was on the way to the Davis residence. He said he even left his tools there because he had planned to return to finish the job.
Loveless hired "Ironwood Builders" to complete his garage. Ironwood Builders Owner Bowie Howard said it is routine in the industry to pay for half of the job up front, but some companies like his are willing to do the job the same day. He advises customers to do some checking before signing that check.
"Most of our jobs we collect after we complete the job - especially concrete," said Howard.
A few years back, Gonzalez called the BBB and inquired about various complaints made against his company to clean up his report.
"There's nothing to indicate he actually followed through with any of that. He never came up here to try to address any of the complaint issues," said Linder.
The BBB is able to track changes like various addresses due to complaints made by consumers like Davis. If you feel you have been scammed, the BBB encourages you to file a complaint.
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Now, I personally think that "Marty B" just had a bad season and I'd see what he has left in him for another season. However, word on the street is that his work ethic isn't the greatest. I don't see him really becoming an elite tight end until he grows up, possibly drops the "Marty B" moniker and gets serious about his practice/preparation.
All of that aside, the reason for this post is out of a curiosity standpoint to see who else might find this as an interesting proposition. We all have heard the rumor that it was Martellus Bennet that the Bengals contacted us about just before the trade deadline last year. There is still talk about the Cowboys entertaining offers for him.
The scenario I have is to trade Bennet for a draft pick or two and pick up a rookie with that pick. I think we could easily get a 3rd round pick for him and maybe a 5th or 6th or something. The Rookie that I would say we pick up with the newly acquired picks would be Dennis Pitta, TE BYU.
If there is anyone reading this that watched EVERY SECOND of the NFL draft combine like I did would know how great of a workout he had and if you have seen the tape on him (or just watched the games) you know how big of an impact he makes and how he can move the chains. Now, given that he wasn't exactly a part of the SEC or Pac-10 conference or anything like that. But no matter what team it was he seemed to always produce. He isn't a polished blocker but hey, no Rookie is an pro-bowler when they step into training camp. But who better to learn from than the leagues most complete TE Jason Witten and one of the best O-Line coaches around in Hudson Houck for some blocking technique. I think he could improve our double tight set and be a great target in the end zone. Tape and preparation/work ethic is a strength of anyone coming out of BYU as it is what the coach stressed. Look at what is said about Austin Collie and what he did. I think Dennis Pitta will explode onto the scene just as Austin Collie did last year (though likely he won't have Peyton Manning throwing to him).
Just a side note, this won't happen because the Cowboys have not invited him to Valley Ranch for a visit. If they get a player that they didn't invite, its in the 7th or UDFA, and Pitta will be gone by mid-3rd round. So unless they use one of their few remaining spots to invite him to Valley Ranch, we won't see this happen. So why even post this? Well because I love talking NFL football, especially Cowboy Football.


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Well, pilot season is just around the corner and the networks are beginning to unveil their clips and trailers hoping to start getting some buzz brewing about their newest offerings. But the reality is that of the shows that make it to air, many won't last past a season, but if there is one person you can't count out it's J.J. Abrams. As a writer/producer he's been behind massively successful shows like of "Lost," "Alias," "Felicity" and "Fringe," and his latest show, "Person of Interest," was recently renewed on CBS (though "Alcatraz" was canceled). But his track record is strong and his latest venture, the high concept, sci-fi-ish drama "Revolution" has the ingredients of another hit.
NBC has dropped an extended four-minute trailer for the pilot that boasts "Iron Man" director Jon Favreau behind the camera. And visually, it's impressive and certainly, no expense seems to have been spared. The show is set 15 years after all forms of electricity/energy have suddenly ceased existing on the planet, with militias taking over the rule of the land. But some kind of weird amulet holds the key to bringing power back, and needless to say, there are more than a few interested parties.
We like the idea, but we're hesitant in our optimism. Let's not forget how "Lost" so terribly squandered its concept, and right now, the biggest stumbling block for us is the acting. There are some truly cringe-worthy line deliveries here, made even more jarring when Giancarlo Esposito (the main reason we're gonna watch this) shows everybody how it's done. But we'd be lying if by the final scene we weren't curious as hell.
"Revolution" airs this fall on Mondays at 10 p.m. Get a taste below.
Bridgett | October 9, 2012 5:43 PM
This MSN video is a must watch for any JJ Abrams fan: http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/geeking-out-on-jj-abrams/5jfy4by?from=en-us_fblike&cpkey=5742388d-10d6-0f89-6752-78087e483dba%7c%7c%7c%7c
JADE | September 14, 2012 7:55 PM
This is so much like the hunger games instead of her having a bow and arrow she has a crossbow it takess place in the future and have u noticed that she wears a brown leather jacket like katniss this is going to keep me interested until Catching fire comes out after it does idk if I'll still watch it but well watever
James | May 14, 2012 9:33 AM
Isn't it strange the way lights in TV and movies always turn off in such a cinematic sequential order?
Dave | May 14, 2012 3:46 AM
Anyone else get a Hunger Games vibe from this,the whole girl with the bow and arrow,leather jacket,etc
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of course they didn't find it...how the else would she be typing...idiots!
Mike | May 13, 2012 11:41 PM
I don't know, I'm a huge Abrams fan, but he's got to create another show and actually be involved in it, with the exception of Person of Interest, all the shows he's leant basically his name and business savvy to have been more or less lifeless. This looks like another case of interesting concept wasted by cut & dry visuals and stilted characters/dialog (like Terra Nova was), and the whole track down the missing sibling during a post-apocalyptic war is very akin to the first set up in last year's Falling Skies. Also, I don't quite get this, electricity just stops existing? An EMP I'd get, but circuit boards could be rebuilt, clearly that isn't the case here, but if electricity stopped existing, how are people even alive considering it's electric impulses that keep your heart pumping?
Lucy | May 13, 2012 11:33 PM
I'm actually really intrigued by this! I'll definitely check it out.
Sean | May 13, 2012 10:55 PM
Chill Leon. Lost was great until the 5th season mark. Once it hit that, the writers meandered around what the show was built to do when it was nearing the end. Yeah, the finale was emotional but it still left me mad.
As for this show, it looks awful. A weak concept. Plus it was done before. It's called "Jericho".
And called me twisted, I wish Giancarlo would have retired after Breaking Bad. I don't think he'll ever have the performance up to that standards.
Leon | May 13, 2012 10:47 PM
"Lost" didn't squander shit. It was a fine show, loaded with originality. This on the other hand looks like a cross between "The Postman" and "Book of Eli". Neither of which was very interesting in the first place.
a | May 13, 2012 7:11 PM
"Your dad was my friend. I am going, too."
Milan | May 13, 2012 6:32 PM
Why does this remind me of 'The Postman'? Other than that, I'm optimistic.
St.Jon Clark | May 13, 2012 5:32 PM
Eric Kripke does it again. I am already a fan!


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Posts tagged 'italian wine'
Wine Statistics in Italy
Vineyards in Alto Adige (Photo ©Tom Hyland)
I am off to Puglia and Campania today, so a brief post. I'll resume posts in about 2 weeks.
Here is a list I thought would be of interest to readers. This is a list of wine statistics in Italy that I saw on a poster in the tasting room of Brandini Winery in La Morra.
700,000 cultivated hectares
800,000 properties
0.9 ha – medium size property
30,000 producers
500 denominations
400 grapes (only 5% not indigenous)
50 million hectoliters produced
2 Euro medium price per liter
10 billion Euro – total wine business
84% of all Italian bottles in wine shops sell for less than 5 Euro
The Decade's Best Producers – Part Two
Planeta Moscato di Noto (Photo ©Tom Hyland)
Here is part two of my list of the Best Italian producers of the first decade of the 21st century:
The days when this winery was best known for Corvo white and red are long over. Today, this is one of Italy's top producers, especially for its glorious red, "Duca Enrico", which was the first great bottling of Nero d'Avola. The "Triskele" bottling, which is primarily Nero d'Avola with a small percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, is another excellent wine. Congratulations to winemaker Carlo Casavecchia for his excellent work!
Partners Giambatttista Cilia and Giusto Occhipinti continue to produce beautifully styled wines from indigenous varieties at their winery near Vittoria. Their bottlings of Cerasuolo di Vittoria are so elegant and finesseful, while their offerings of Nero d'Avola and Frappato are so varietally pure. Then there's the aging process in amphorae – why be a slave to modernity when you can make wines this good in the centuries-old way of tradition?
Giusto Occhippinti, COS (Photo ©Tom Hyland)
This is one of the finest producers from the exciting Etna district; this producer is adept with both whites and reds. The top white called "Pietramarina" is made from the Carricante variety – the word Carricante means "consistent", an apt descriptor for this producer. Several noteworthy reds here as well, especially the "Rovitello" and "Serra della Contessa" Etna Rossos. Never anything less than excellence from Giuseppe Benanti and his sons!
Arguably Sicily's best-known producer – also one of the best, period. While famous for a lush, tropical-tinged Chardonnay, for me their best white is the non-oak aged Fiano called Cometa, an exceptional wine. I also love the beautifully structured "Santa Cecilia" Nero d'Avola, produced from grapes grown near Noto. The Syrah and the eleganty styled Moscato di Noto dessert wine are also highly recommended. Wonderful work from the Planeta family – they do as much as anyone to spread the good word about the wines of Sicily.
This is the Antinori project in Puglia and one of their best. I love the fact that they are offering not only high-ticket wines, but value bottlings as well; the Neprica, a blended red that sells for about $12 is very good. At the other end, the Bocca di Lupo, a 100% Aglianico, is a first-rate rendition of this variety, bursting with fruit and combining all the components in harmony.
A vastly underrated estate that concntrates not on making the biggest wines, but the most honest. A very good Nero di Troia called "Le Cruste" an even better Falanghina ("Le Fossette") that is a revelation for white wines from Puglia and best of all, a lovely version of the local DOC red, Cacc'e Mmitte di Lucera, a charming blend of Nero di Troia, Montepulciano and Bombino Bianco. Longo almost singlehandedly kept this DOC from extinction – bravo!
From the far southern reaches of the region, rich, ripe and modern wines, but beautifully balanced, zesty and for the most part, handled without too much oak. My favorites are the "Priante", a Negroamaro, Montepulciano blend (aged in used French and American oak) and the "Lama del Tenente", a Primitivo/Montepulciano blend. Then there is a remarkable Aleatico Passito, one of the finest of its kind.
A long-time standout producer in this region; excellent white and reds. The Pinot Grigio is famous; the Friulano and Sauvignon should be – each is subtle with exceptional balance. The "Terre Alte" is one of Italy's finest and most ageworthy whites. The "Sosso" is a beautifully crafted blend of Refosco, Merlot and Pignolo and is one of this region's most consistent reds. Finally, the Picolit is a rare and exceptional dessert white.
I love the elegance and flavor of these wines and I also love the price, as most are quite reasonable. Best evidence of that is the "Molamatta", a Pinot Bianco, Friulano, Ribolla Gialla blend that offers one of the best quality/price relationships for a Friulian white. The Russiz Superiore Sauvignon is assertive, flavorful and quite memorable.
This producer gets the award as much for the quality of its wines as for its efforts to popularize the lovely whites from this region. Joseph Bastianich, one of America's most famous restaurateurs, is becoming as successful in the wine world as he is with Italian food. The regular Friulano is simply delicious, while the blended white "Vespa" (Chardonnay, Sauvignon and Picolit) is a stunning white that also ages well (try this wine at 5-7 years after the vintage – if you can find a bottle). The "Vespa" Rosso (Merlot, Refosco and Cabernet Sauvignon) is another fine bottling.
An exceptional estate that consistently produces some of Friuli's best whites and reds. My favorites include the "Cinquant'anni" Friulano, the "Ronco delle Acacie" blended white (Chardonnay, Friulano and Pinot Bianco) and the Schiopettino, a spicy specialty red of this region. Hard to go wrong with this producer!
Next post – Part Three of the decade's Best Italian Wine Producers
Puglia – Underappreciated Reds
Given that all twenty regions in Italy are wine-producing areas, it stands to reason that some of these regions get overlooked when it comes to the quality of their products. You just don't hear that much about the red wines from Puglia, so I thought I'd address that in this post.
Puglia is the region in the far southeastern reaches of Italy that everyone recognizes as the "heel of the boot." The fact that more people know that piece of trivia as compared to its wines is a bit sad, but the overall quality of Apulian reds is quite good and improving all the time. Historically, this has been a region of large production, meaning much bulk wine, but thankfully that reality is changing.
The most famous red from Puglia – at least in the United States – is Salice Salentino. This is produced in the southern part of the region in a district north of the town of Lecce and southwest of the major city of Brindisi. Named for the eponymous commune, Salice Salentino is made primarily from a local variety known as Negroamaro, which literally means "black bitter." The variety has deep color and offers aromas of black cherry and other black fruits; the acidity levels are not too high and the tannins are lightly bitter, but usually not overly aggressive. Salice Salentino must have a minimum of 80% Negroamaro, with the remaining blend often contaning another local variety, Malvasia Nera, which adds acidity and fragrance to the finished wine.
Most examples of Negroamaro are meant to be consumed within 3-7 years of the vintage. Some lighter, fresher examples are priced very reasonably ($12-$14), while the richer, more complex examples that can age for close to a decade are often priced around $25. Among the best examples of a complex, ageworthy Salice Salentino are the "Donna Lisa" bottling from Leone de Castris, the "Armecolo" from Castel di Salve and the "Selvarossa" Riserva offering from Cantine due Palme.
Here is a short list of the best producers of Salice Salentino:
- Agricole Vallone
- Candido
- Cantele
- Cantine de Falco
- Castel di Salve
- Castello Monaci
- Conti Zecca
- Feudi di Guagnano
- Feudi di San Marzano
- Leone de Castris
- Li Veli
- Tenute al Bano Carrisi
Another well-known red variety in Puglia is Primitivo, used throughout the region, but primarily in the south (many producers that make a Salice Salentino also bottle a Primitivo). Most researchers believe that from DNA evidence, Primitivo is a genetic parent of Zinfandel, the famed red variety of California. Primitivo offers rich spice, zesty tannins, deep color and ripe black fruit flavors (black raspberry, black cherry, black plum).
Most examples of Primitivo focus on the ripeness of the variety and its fruit-forward nature. Generally, most bottlings of Primitivo do not offer the complexity or graceful qualities of a Salice Salentino, but there are examples that are excellent, especially the DOC wines of Primitivo di Manduria. Among those are the "Sessantanni" from Feudi di San Marzano (named for the average age of the vines – 60 years), the "Papale" and "Chicca" bottlings from Vigne e Vini and the "Feudo del Conte" from Antiche Terre del Salento.
Another excellent wine district is Castel del Monte, in north-central Puglia, located a bit west of Bari, the region's capital. The primary grape here is Nero di Troia, also known as Uva di Troia. While this has ripe black cherry flavors, there is very good acidity with medium-weight tannins, meaning a well-made wine made from this variety has a nice degree of finesse and elegance to go with its richness.
Other varieties used in a Castel del Monte DOC red (the wine is named for a famous castle in the area) include Montepulciano and Aglianico. There are monovarietal Castel del Monte reds as well; these include Pinot Nero and Bombino Rosso (there are also bottlings of Castel del Monte whites – Bombino Bianco is the principal variety here – and lovely rosés as well, often made from Nero di Troia or Aglianico).
Here is a short list of the best producers of Castel del Monte rosso:
- Rivera
- Tenuta Cocevola
- Tormaresca
- Torre Vento
One note on a special Castel del Monte red. The "Bocca di Lupo" from Tormaresca is a gorgeous 100% Aglianico with layers of fruit, rich tannins and beautiful complexity. This is reminiscent of some of the finest bottlings of Aglianico from the nearby Basilicata region. Given its seductive black cherry fruit and notes of chocolate, this is so tempting upon release, but this is a wine that is at is best some 7-12 years after the vintage.
As with other Italian regions, producers in Puglia are crafting some beautiful IGT reds. Among the best are the "Graticciaia" from Agricole Vallone, a wonderfully concentrated, beautifully structured 100% Negroamaro; "Duca di Aragona" from Candido, a blend of Negroamaro and Montepulciano that is a graceful blend of spice, tobacco and black cherry fruit; "Priante" from Castel di Salve, a 50/50 blend of Negroamaro and Montepulciano that is quite rich and ripe and shows a more modern approach with these varieties, yet is beautifully balanced and the "Torre Testa" from Tenute Rubino, a powerful offering made from the indigenous variety, Susumaniello.
Finally I have to mention one of the most enjoyable – and at the same time – most rarely seen DOC reds from Puglia. It's Cacc'e Mmitte di Lucera (pronounced kotch-ay meet-ay dee lew-chair-a) and it's from a small zone near Foggia in the far northern reaches of the region. Only a handful of producers make this wine; the leading estate is Alberto Longo. This is a medium-weight red made at Longo from Nero di Troia, Montepulciano and Bombino Bianco. This is a delightful wine with moderate tannins and tasty red cherry fruit with distinct spice and earthiness – it has the fruitiness of a Dolcetto with the rustic qualities of a simple French Cotes-du-Rhone. It doesn't cost much and it's reminder of the simple charms of traditional Puglian red wine.
Finding Values
Good times or bad times, most of us are constantly looking for values and it's no different when it comes to Italian wines. Despite a situation where the Euro is much stronger than the US dollar (a situation that's been this way for several years), there are some excellent values in Italian wines.
Here are a few ways to find some of the best:
Look for lesser-known wines from famous wine zones
Throughout Italy, you have the opportunity to find some wonderful wines that have much in common with their other famous bottlings. For example, in Piemonte, there are two regally bred red wines, Barbaresco and Barolo, that are made exclusively from the Nebbiolo grape. These are wines that are released three or four years after the harvest and are quite powerful; the best offerings from the finest vintages can drink well for 25 years or more. Naturally, wines such as these will cost $50-$125 a bottle upon release.
Yet you can purchase a very good wine made exclusively from Nebbiolo at a fraction of these prices. Look for a Nebbiolo d'Alba (Alba is the city in Piemonte that is very close to the Barbaresco and Barolo vineyards). These wines are made from younger vineyards and are not aged as long, so they are not as powerful, but most still drink well for 3-7 years after the vintage, with most needing a few years after release to round out. Many of the finest producers of Barbaresco and Barolo produce a Nebbiolo d'Alba and prices will depend on the status of the estate, but many can be purchased for $25-$28. A few of my favorite bottlings of Nebbiolo d'Alba are from Fontanafredda, Pio Cesare, Damilano, Renato Ratti, Monti and Brezza.
A few producers in this area produce a wine known as Langhe Nebbiolo, which is also 100% Nebbiolo (Langhe is a large area that encompasses the Barolo and Barbaresco zones). These wines are priced similarly to a Nebbiolo d'Alba, though they may be a few dollars higher. Examples of Langhe Nebbiolo I like come from Elio Grasso, Ca'Viola, Sergio Barale and Marcarini.
Finally, across the Tanaro River in the Roero district, you can find some excellent exmaples of Nebbiolo labeled as Roero Rosso. As the soils here are lighter, these versions of Nebbiolo are relatively soft and are at their best 3-7 years after the vintage. My favorites include those from Matteo Correggia and Malvira.
There is a similar situation in the southern region of Campania, where the most famous red is Taurasi, made from at least 85% Aglianico. This is another long-lived red that can age for 25-40 years in a few instances. This wine is often $40-60 upon release, which makes them less expensive than most bottlings of Barolo or Barbaresco, but for most of us, $40-60 is still a lot of money.
The value solution here is to purchase a simple Aglianico that cannot be labeled as Taurasi, usually as it has not been aged for the minimum of three years. For example, most of these wines on the market in the summer and fall of 2009 are from the 2007 vintage, while most bottlings of Taurasi now for sale are from the 2005 vintage. These bottlings of Aglianico are labeled differently, but all are excellent values, usually priced in the $16-$20 range. These wines have ripe black cherry fruit, flavors of bitter chocolate and notes of spice and tar, so they are fine partners for heartier foods. Look for the Aglianico from Mastroberardino, the Aglianico (Irpinia DOC) from Vinosia and the bottling known as Rubrato (Campania Aglianico IGT) from Feudi di San Gregorio.
I'll discuss more value wines in a future posts, concentrating on excellent wines from lesser-celebrated wine regions such as Pugila, Abruzzo and Marche. There are plenty of beautiful values out there from Italy, if you only know where to look.
The Charm of Italian Wines
I've written quite a bit about specific Italian wines, from Piemonte in the north to Sicilia in the south, but today I thought I'd step back a bit and discuss the unique characteristics of Italian wines in general. I hope you enjoy this post! - TH
What makes Italian wines so fascinating? There are many explanations, but for me the primary reason is the fact that Italian wines are unique, a world apart from the follow-the-leader- wines being produced by so many estates today, eager for consumer acceptance.
The world of wine is becoming homogenized these days. Just look at the most famous offerings from France and California and you'll discover that they are made from the same six varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay (the chocolate, strawberry and vanilla of the wine world), Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah. I'm not forgetting about Zinfandel from California or Gewurztraminer, Riesling or Pinot Gris from Alsace in northeastern France, but they take a back seat in the press and in retail selections to the previously mentioned six.
Now think about the countries around the world that have become a major force in the wine world over the last decade. Countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina and now South Africa. What grapes are their most famous wines made from? You guessed it- the Big Six. You can't blame the producers in these countries for taking the lead of France and California, as success breeds success. What will a winery in South Africa have a better chance of selling to the American public – Pinotage, which is a local specialty or Cabernet Sauvignon? If you don't know the answer to that, say hello to Santa Claus for me this Christmas as he comes down your chimney.
That's what makes Italy so special in the world of wines. Producers in Campania might be able to make a name for themselves if they planted Chardonnay, but they continue to craft lovely white wines from grapes such as Greco, Fiano and Falanghina. The same holds true for the vintners of Abruzzo, who are beginning to see the intricacies of the Montepulciano grape and are creating more complex versions that more consumers want as they move away from quantity and towards quality.
This is not to say that international varieties (such as the Big Six) are not planted in Italy. Tuscany has adopted them in some of their most lavish bottlings (the so-called Super Tuscans often contain Cabernet Sauvignon and/or Merlot in large proportions) and there are thousands of acres of Chardonnay and Merlot in the Veneto that are used for inexpensive bottlings. But international varieties are not what Italy does best; it is the indigenous varietals that represent the heart and soul of Italian viticulture.
Try a Soave made from the Garganega grape planted in vineyards in eastern Veneto. When made by an artisan producer, this is one of the country's loveliest whites with aromas of honeydew melon, pear and lilies and offering beautiful texture and a light note of minerality in the finish. Or go with a Pecorino (yes, the wine, not the cheese) from Abruzzo or Marche. This grape yields a lovely dry white with flavors of peaches and cream that is lovely for pasta primavera or white meats such as chicken, veal or pork.
One of the most interesting native red varietals in Italy is Dolcetto from Piemonte. While too many wine publications focus on the famous Piemontese red wines made from the Nebbiolo grape (Barolo and Barbaresco), the natives pay a lot of attention to Dolcetto. This is the everyday red wine in the same locales where Barolo is produced and it is a great choice for lighter pastas and meats. The Barbera grape, the most planted grape in this region has plenty of spice with naturally high acidity. Vintners are experimenting with this varietal today, with versions ranging from the traditional, high acid, rustic styles (perfect for salumi) to riper, more oaked, slightly less acidic versions that stand up to roast veal and pork.
The best way to experience these indigenous varietals is with food. The publications that are obsessed with scoring wines on a 100-point system miss the point as their scores represent a bigger-is-better approach. If you truly believe that concept is true, then awarding a wine points might make sense. But as a winemaker once told me, "Bigger isn't better, it's different." Or as a winemaker in Soave told me recently, "There are wines for tasting and there are wines for drinking," In other words, some wines are just better with food because the winemaker isn't interested in power or making the wine as rich as possible, but instead is interested in balance and finesse. The better balanced a wine is – white or red – the more foods it can accompany. And isn't that why we drink wine in the first place? A humble Primitivo from Puglia that sells for $10-12 per bottle may not stand up to prime rib, but drink it with a slice of pizza or spare ribs and you've got a great partnership and one that brings pleasure.
There are literally hundreds of indigenous varietals from the entire country – far too may to mention here, even if I knew all of them. Fact of the matter is, no one in Italy knows all of them either; it turns out that varietals thought to be extinct are being discovered in vineyards from Piedmont in the north to Sicily in the south. But that's the charming thing about Italy and its native varietals; there's always something new – and different – out there for our pleasure.
Italian Varieties – P to S
White variety from Abruzzo and Marche. Generally aged in stainless steel, though some vinters barrel age it, achieving a creaminess. Pear and apple aromas.
Lovely red variety of Campania, literally meaning "red feet," a descriptor for the birds that sit on the vines when they eat the ripe berries. High acid, light tannins and charming fruit flavors of raspberry, cranberry and black cherry. Primarily used as a blending varietal; in small percentages (less than 15%), it cuts the aggressive tannic bite of Aglianico in the great Campanian red, Taurasi. It is also the primary variety in the medium-bodied Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio Rosso.
One of Liguria's most important white varieties with flavors of pineapple and pear with notes of herbs (often rosemary).
Red variety of Friuli with big tannins and deep color and flavors of black fruits. Used only by a few producers and often in blends.
Pinot Bianco
The most widely planted white variety in Alto Adige, this has flavors of apples with a touch of spice. Examples vary from light, crisp and refreshing to more serious bottlings with deep fruit concentration and distinct minerality (such as the top examples from producers such as Cantina Terlano, Cantina Tramin and Alois Lageder.)
Pinot Grigio
Wildy popular white variety grown in several regions of Italy, with the finest bottlings coming from the cool northern regions of Alto Adige and Friuli. Flavors of apple, pear and dried flowers with most examples being quite light and simple. A few producers make single vineyard or special selection bottlings that are more complex. (Known as Pinot Gris in France and other countries.)
Pinot Nero
Known almost everwhere else in the world as Pinot Noir, this is a red variety with moderate tanins, cherry/strawberry fruit and high acidity. A few examples from Piemonte and Tuscany, but the best in Italy are from Alto Adige.
Red variety of Puglia, with deep color, black fruits and plenty of spice. Generally found in southern Pugila and often bottled on its own. DNA related to Zinfandel of California.
White variety from Veneto and Friuli used in the production of the sparkling wine of the same name. Flavors of white peach and lemon, aged in steel tanks.
Prugnolo Gentile
The name for Sangiovese in the town of Montepulciano (used in the wine Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.)
The complete name of this variety is Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso – or "Refosco with a red stalk." Yields wines of big spice, red fruit and distinctive tannins.
Ribolla Gialla
Charming white variety of Friuli that produces light to medium-bodied wines with high acidity and flavors of pear, lemon, chamomile and dried flowers.
One of the major red varieties of the Valpolicella district with deep color and good fruit (red cherry) intensity and moderate tannins.
Rarely seen red variety grown near Asti in Piemonte that makes a lightly spicy, high acid red.
Red variety of Umbria, grown only in the Montefalco area. Known for its intense tannins, Sagrantino is even more tannic than Nebbiolo. Cherry fruit and distinct spiciness as well. Sagrantino is made in both a dry and sweet (passito) version.
One of Italy's most famous and widely planted red varieties, this is best known for its use in three famous Tuscan reds: Chianti, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and Brunello di Montalcino. High acid, garnet color and fresh red cherry fruit along with notes of cedar; today some modernists have tweaked Sangiovese to deepen the color and add spice and vanilla from small oak barrels. Sangiovese is also planted in Umbria, Marche and Emilia Romagna.
Known as Sauvignon Blanc throughout the rest of the world, this white variety is found most famously in Friuli and Alto Adige, where it produces assertive wines with bracing acidity and flavors of asparagus, pea and freshly mown hay. Also grown along the coasts of Tuscany.
Red variety from Friuli that produces lighter reds with cherry, currant fruit, high acidity and light tannins. Also known as Vernatsch.
Red variety of Friuli with big tannins and spice. Only a few producers work with this grape.
Red variety of Campania with lively acidity, dark berry fruit and moderate tannins. Usually a blending variety, but also used to make a lightly sparkling red wine.
Red variety of Puglia with deep purple color and big tannins. Usually part of a blend, but sometimes bottled on its own. Interestingly, the name of the grape is loosely transalted as "the back of a donkey," perhaps because of its productivity in the vineyard.


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I think we can all agree that there have been copious amounts of articles, posts and web blogs trying to figure out Mike Pelfery. There have been posts discussing Mike's true ability level to posts about his mental state. While I'm not Dr. Phil, I think there's a much simpler explanation to Mike's early season struggles than what has been previously explored. BABIP. Now I know it's early in the season and we're dealing with really small sample size issues, but I really think BABIP is the root cause of Big Pelfs problems. However, since this is AA and since the amount of words I've used so far will cause everyone to tell me this should've been a FanShot, let's take a closer look into the numbers.
As we all know, Pelfrey is currently hitting .000/.000/.000/.000 with one strikeout. For those that prefer the advanced stats, Mike currently is sporting a .000 wOBA with a 20.0% K rate. While Mike has never been the most gifted hitter, this is a far cry from his career .237 OPS and .116 wOBA. That being said, his 0.0% BB rate is fairly close to his career 3.8% BB rate as well as his current .000 ISO being pretty much in line with his career .010 ISO. In addition, his 20.0% K rate is actually an improvement from his 27.4% career K rate. So what has really changed? Well Mike's BABIP stands at .000 while is his career BABIP is .125. Thus, Mike's early season struggles might not be a problem only a psychologist can solve but simply a matter of Mike going through a rough patch of bad luck to start the season.
Of course, maybe it is somewhat mental for Pelfrey. After Chris Young's debut against the Phillies, in which Young had three hits, Wright was quoted to say "I didn't realize he was such a good hitting pitcher. It just makes Pelfrey look that much worse." While I still contend that Wright is a great leader for the Mets, he clearly dropped the ball calling out Pelfrey for no good reason during what should've been a time of good feelings in the Mets clubhouse. Rather than ignore Wright's dig at him, Pelfrey stated that, "I'm not going for average anymore. I'm swinging for the fences. Don't miss down the middle." The problem here is two-fold and perhaps explain Mike's poor BABIP, for one, Pelfrey decided to change what worked for him and change his approach and two, he blatantly told opponents how to pitch to him. Or so it would appear.
Here are Pelfrey's pitch fx charts, via texasleaguers
As we can see, not only have opposing pitchers not been deterred to not "miss[ing] down the middle" but Mike taken pitches thrown down the middle as well. We can also see from the charts that Mike has not chased too many pitches outside the zone. So, while Mike has stated that he is trying to hit for more power, it appears that his approach to the plate remains as solid as it has been throughout his career. This leads me to believe that, while Mike has been going through a well-documented poor start to his season, his .000 BABIP simply cannot continue. I'm willing to bet that by the end of the season, Big Pelf's season line will probably look much closer to his .091/.136/.101 and we'll all laugh at the arm chair physiology performed at the beginning of the season.
Or you know, he can stop ordering from this Chinese food place I passed in the financial district.


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- Publisher: Nintendo
- Release Date: Nov 22, 2013
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Dec 15, 2013Feels like an extended 2d platformer. Barely worth calling 3d when compared to previous Mario games.
* The laging runing with the run button is one of the worst things Ive experienced in a Mario game.
* The graphics look last gen in every way possible. Not horrible, but they dont breath any inovation at all. Its good seeing nintendo in HD finally, but I would have hoped they would set the bar higher than the consoles that are close to 10 years old. If this is the best the console can pull off in a very narrow level, its sad to think about how limited they will be with an open world in the next zelda game.
* The only positive things is that its not set in space like the last two instalments and doesnt have the gravity function or the star collecting with the wii remote. That and the possibility to use the pro controller (at least most of the time).… Expand
Dec 14, 2013Gameplay gets pretty boring after the first 3 worlds. You get the cat suit in the first level and after that there is pretty much nothing new. Id be fine with same old in HD if it would copy the things the forums and fans have been asking for. You hear people ask for a "open world" type of game with lots of secrets and collecting. They give us a "semi 3d" game which seems to just add a could of inches in depth to the recent 2d releases.
Oh and the run button, with the speed increasing in bursts probably the worst idea ive seen in a while. It solved an non existing problem.
On the positive side, nintendo did pretty well considdering the hardware they used. Some levels looked pretty damn good. I cant help but think that a "true 3d" game would have been hard to make, they would probably have to lower the resolution on a lot of textures. Maybe this was the best the console could pull off, and if thats the case, i guess they did the best they could.
Last but not least, enough with the damn gamepad. The community has said what it thinks about it. Let me turn it off and go on with my pro controller. Thatd probably free a bit of processing power too, which could improve the visuals for future games.… Expand
Jan 21, 2014I was really hoping Nintendo would bring a system selling 3D Mario title, a proper one like Sunshine or 64, but no, we got a worse version of Super Mario 3D Land. Controls are bad, you can only move in 9 directions, wtf is that about? Why have a control stick? Music is OK, not very memorable though. Level design/themes are stale, same themes as New Super Mario Bros., just in a different order. The game has no exploration, its just a straight path all the way to the FLAGPOLE... Why is there a flag pole in a "3D World"? It's not even a 3D World, you can't look around you, you can only see the direction you're going. Just to top it off there's a Time limit. This game is absolute trash, it's such a disappointment to people growing up with real Mario games, not the recent re-hashed abominations. The game is pathetically easy, it's literally boring, at no point do you feel in danger, I must have died twice maybe 3 times throughout the entire game. Only positive thing I can say is I liked using Peach, cause she floated for a little bit, seriously that was the highlight of the game, floating a bit. Do yourself a favour and don't think twice about picking this mess up. Imagine if this game didn't have Mario characters, the review scores would be slashed in half. Super Mario 2D World gets a 2/10 from me. (2D was intentional).… Expand
Jan 30, 2014Very disappointing. You can only move in 8 directions, it feels like a massive step back.
I can imagine most Nintendo fans want a super Mario 64 or super Mario sunshine type game, not this HD 3DS title.
The magic of roaming around and exploring a landscape had disappeared into little vignettes of uninspiring micro lands.
Jul 28, 2014Do not purchase this game! One of the worst games I've played in over two years. Cons: The option to pick up/jump on your fellow player(s) from Super Mario Bros. Wii is still there and it still causes mass amount of frustration amongst the couple/group. The cat suit is not great and hopefully will be forgotten in future entries into the main series. Most of the music doesn't feel like "Mario" and is continuously rehashed throughout the game. Touching or rubbing the game pad was distracting and ruined the pace of any level requiring it. Pros: Captain Toad and Plessie levels were intriguing and a welcome break from the main entry. The mic blowing to discover hidden objects and deter mini goombas was interesting, but, did not add quality to the game. The double cherries were also interesting but were used very rarely. Having all four of the classic characters from Super Mario Bros. 2 instead of 2 toads was the best thing about this game.… Expand
Feb 3, 2014If you already own Super Mario 3D Land, and play videogames alone, don't bother buying this. The only upgrade is the multiplayer and the shiny graphics. Definitely not worth $60 for yet another one of Nintendo's rehashed Mario titles.
Jul 25, 2014While not as revolutionary as Mario 64 or Galaxy, 3D World manages to feel simultaneously fresh and nostalgic in a way the New Super Mario Bros. series never quite realized.
Mar 11, 2014Mario Galaxies have finally gotten the follow up they so rightfully deserve. Fun, exciting and surprising, Super Mario 3D World is everything a good platformer needs to be. [Dec 2013]
Feb 19, 2014I'm sure some players will get a kick out of throwing each other into pits or causing chaos in a cat suit, but 3D World stands squarely in the shadow of other, greater entries in the series.


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The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors unanimously authorized the use of $1.8 million in open space funds Tuesday to purchase 199 acres atop Fitch Mountain in Healdsburg.
The top of Fitch Mountain, the scenic backdrop to Healdsburg, is set to be purchased for use as a park, capping a decade-long effort to preserve it for public access.
Negotiations have hit a snag to acquire Healdsburg's Fitch Mountain and create a nature preserve with public hiking trails, frustrating county and city officials.


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Little Black Dress has done it again!
Made another gorgeous kit...I mean GORGEOUS!
I could have done SO much more than I did. I ran out of time...
Here's the August kit - Shades Of Blue:
yummy huh? you know you want it...
go get it!
leaving you with another couple of fave shots I got of my cuties:
I'm going to MISS them something fierce in a few weeks when
they head to their colleges. It's been such a FUN summe with them home.
it's even made THIS:
(iPhone photo)
more bearable. barf.
have a great day!


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Someone in Elmore deserves the Timing Of The Year award.
With today's mercury predicted to once again soar into the eyeball-searing 40s, later tonight there's another one of those splendid outdoor cinema/drive-in screenings over the Campaspe River at the Elmore Events Centre.
The free screening begins at 8.30pm.
And the reasons for the TOTY award? The movie is Frozen.
The blurb says: "Frozen tells the story of a fearless princess who sets off on an epic journey alongside a rugged, thrill-seeking mountain man, his loyal pet reindeer, and a hapless snowman to find her estranged sister, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter." Sigh.
Firies use pedal power
You might know by now that DTM delights in telling tales of when the Gremlins get creatively naughty in various websites and publications.
Just to be even handed, this week's delight came to us via – tah dah – the Addy website.
In the article about this week's fire threatening Malmsbury, we reported: "A CFA state control centre spokeswoman said brigades from around the region were attending the fire. She said a trike team had also been called in."
It's just like the police these days... they seem younger and younger.
(At least that slip of the S-key wasn't as bad as the BBC News World Service this past week, which announced on Chinese New Year that millions were looking forward to the Year of the Whores.)
Bears not recommended
Speaking of on-line. DTM won't go into the details here, but if you have a few minutes, want a genuine Rolling On Floor Laughing Out Loud experience, and don't mind some pretty rugged biological
descriptions, look up reviews of Haribo Sugarless Gummy Bears.
Spooky coincidences
Our region's huge new library is to be formally opened today, about 160 years after Bendigo's first major library had its roots.
The Mechanics Institute as an organisation was established in June 1854 and had 400 members. The library officially opened two years later.
By the late 1880s, a brilliant new library complex had been built inside the Mechanics Institute. The great, vaulted octagonal room still exists at Bendigo TAFE, now known as the 18EightySeven restaurant. (There's a fairly reliable rumour that thousands of the old books were tossed down a mine shaft about 40 or 50 years ago!) According to Bendigo journalist and historian George Mackay, the library boasted 15,000 volumes and some nice colonial magazines.
Move on to this week, and in the week since our new library has been in operation, it has already loaned out about... 15,000 items. Spooky. We've loaned out more books and stuff than the entire Bendigo library held in the late 19th century.
And at last count, the new library has clocked up a lot of new members – about 400 actually!
Some interesting titles they might have.
The History of Glue. I couldn't put it down.
Anti-Gravity. Couldn't put that one down either.
That famous book A Stitch In Time by editor Rod Case's little brother Justin.
That's enough. Make up your own.


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Thread: Court: No nudes in Daytona
Court: No nudes in Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Erotic dancers in adult bars in most parts of this Spring Break city are going to have to wear as much clothing as most people on the beach.
A federal appeals court upheld municipal zoning and nudity ordinances on Thursday after the city and Lollipops Gentlemen's Club made their cases before the court on March 23.
"The bottom line is the 11th Circuit Court (of Appeals) upheld the city's authority to enforce its zoning regulations and public nudity ordinance with regard to the adult entertainment establishments," City Attorney Bob Brown said.
In other words, dancers at adult clubs that serve liquor are required to wear conservative bikinis. G-strings and pasties won't be enough to meet that requirement, the court said.
Both sides were trying to reverse previous rulings.
A district court ruled in January 2006 that Daytona Beach's nudity laws were unconstitutional because they violated the right to free speech, and dancers at adult clubs had been going nude ever since.
Lollipops officials wanted the appeals court to reverse a court ruling from December 2004 that upheld the city's zoning laws, which regulate where adult businesses can operate.
Lollipops lost that one, too.
An attorney for Lollipops said they were prepared to take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
"I don't think it means anything," said lawyer Brett Hartley of Daytona Beach. "We don't see (this) ruling as a major setback. This is just part of the dance."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070630/ap_on_re_us/odd_nudity_crackdown;_ylt=ArKFgFamDdnLRF3vnrwRpQos QE4F
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Is nude good or bad?
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Never could understand peoples hatred towards titty bars.
If you don't like nudie bars, don't go to them.
in Winona where I grew up. She tried to get an ordinance passed to ban women from wearing two piece bikinis on the beach. She wanted all women to wear one piece suits on the beaches.
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He was not a pretty sight. Eight pounds, eight ounces, and a whole lot of wrinkly skin. I had told my mother that having a brother would ruin my life and this first impression did not change my mind.
Victor was born in the middle of my freshman year. I was not looking forward to it and imagined hours of hellish screaming and smelly diapers adding to the mess which was my life. Not to mention, the little fellow had no eyebrows. That bothered me.
I was determined not to let myself fall in love with this silly child. I had heard sappy stories about babies changing lives with cute smiles and wide eyes but as far as I could see, Victor was definitely not up to par in terms of adorableness. He did not charm me with his tantrums, stubborn ability to scream himself red in the face, or the spectacular jaw strength he showed when he bit me - a charismatic trait it was not.
I complained. A lot. Why had this great annoyance been inserted into my life? But not a single soul would listen to my ranting. My mother was paying attention to him; my friends were paying attention to him; even my turtle, who had been loyal to me for 12 years, was paying attention to him. What, I wondered, was so interesting about him? I simply saw a huge pair of lungs and a disagreeable stomach.
Victor, in short, managed to destroy my life. The world used to be about my education, my health, and my sense of self-worth. After Victor appeared, I found myself cooking, cleaning, diapering, and ripping my hair out. I saw my life slipping out of my hands and into those of an inventive maker of fate - one who apparently wanted me to give up all control and hang on for a long and whirling ride.
Sitting back now and viewing the wreckage from afar, I can see more clearly the effect those dynamic years have had. I have stopped wondering what my life would have been like without this shock and instead find myself strangely happy to put aside my books to spend time with him. His smile is a a reprieve from the duress of everyday life. His small hands patch together the shattered pieces of my life and present them in such a way that even I have to admit every part is beautiful.
I now see a child almost three years old, complete with eyebrows. His life has become intertwined with mine in a way I never expected. Each day I wait to hear what new songs he has learned, to see what discoveries he will reveal to me. He is a liberator of sorts, freeing me from a life of superficiality and jadedness. I have succumbed to a miracle despite all my efforts, and for that I am glad.
This piece has been published in Teen Ink's monthly print magazine.
This piece won the March 2007 Teen Ink Nonfiction Contest.


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LONDON, December 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
We are extremely excited to announce the shortlist for the 2013 HR Distinction Awards categories! The competition was hard with over 150 submissions across the UK and our judges completed the complex task of selecting the large number of entries to a list of "Top 4" for each of the 8 categories.
We would like to thank our candidates and judges for all the efforts in taking part in this process!
The shortlist
HRD of the Year - HR Directors Distinction Award
Distinction in Talent Management
Distinction in Employee Engagement
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Distinction in Adding Value
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Distinction in Learning and Development
Distinction in Recruitment and Employee Branding
The Awards Dinner will be a highlight of the 11th Annual HR Directors Business Summit taking place from 22nd - 23rd January 2013 in Birmingham. The award ceremony will commence at 19.30, Tuesday 22nd January, where the winners will be announced to an audience of more than 500 HR industry leaders, following live entertainment and a three course gala dinner.
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User Ratings
Featured Reviews
Highest Rated
The below viewers who think it's filled with malware don't know what they're talking about; they're clicking Aceept Offer for the "malware programs". Filezilla is a great program; I use it every day!
Lowest Rated
How dare Sourceforge and Filezilla provide this malware infected installer ? This trap is realy dangerous ! Using open source reputation to betray users, what a shame...
User Reviews
Install with SourceForge it give you garbage software with tricky agreement that will cheat you to accept.
I can't believe my eyes, I just installed filezilla server from a Sourceforge download and my computer and browser are plagued with an adware. Whao! what a disappointment, sourceforge... I guess I'll be deleting my SF account now...
I opened an account just to tell you that your installer sucks big time. I am a systems administrator and I used to rely on SourceForge for my software downloads. I guess I will have to go back to CNet. The installer ran OK, but I could not get the download. Please stop. You are not fooling anyone and you are aggravating loyal users.
Thank you for ruining one of my longest running trusted apps. I switched immedietly after this %$&^$%$# installer!
FileZilla itself is awesome. But I will never install it again because of the absolute garbage that now installs with it. It is totally unacceptable to bundle in the other pieces of garbage with the installer. I do not care how good the advertised product is, NEVER force the user to install additional software they may not want. FileZilla just went from my highly recommended list to my stay away from list. I even went into the advanced install and selected only FileZilla to install. It didn't matter as I still got "FastClean PRO".
As a 71 year old nerd, a user of technology, I've learned over many years TO NEVER AUTOMATICALLY ALLOW ANY SOFTWARE TO AUTOMATICALLY INSTALL ANYTHING. Thus, for those who claim they weren't notified about additional software being loaded/installed, you were and have been for some time. What you did was accept the default which is set to AUTOMATICALLY install everything. Don't do that. Plus, if you had your antivirus software set correctly, none of that software would have been installed. I give FileZilla 5 stars. And, if I fail to take my time doing the installation, then it is MY FAULT not Source Forges. I know better and everyone else should know better. If they don't, well, they deserve to get all that junk on their system. That's how my son makes his living by removing junk from computers because people, in general, could care less. It costs about 200 dollars to have the junk removed. Cash cow computer repairs. I made a nice living that way as well.
What's with the installer hijack? I thought I was downloading FileZilla, but the installer tried installing a bunch of other programs before asking me if I wanted to download FileZilla. Will it just download another installer full of adware and spyware? No thanks Do yourself a favor - download the ZIP file, not the EXE file.
Malware Warning! I love the program but the Malware is unacceptable. 5 Stars for program. 1 star for Malware = 3 Stars.
###ATTENTION EVERYONE### Regarding the complaints about the installer, see these screenshots on how to avoid the cr@pware: "tinyurl.com/fzdirect" (add the http prefix at the start of tinyurl, do not inlcude the speech marks) Two options with screenshots - A is for downloading from SF, B# Is for downloading from the FZ website. If doing B do B1 first then B2. No cr@pware! The installer as it should be
Would have been 5 stars without this crapy installer!!! Please, repackage it without this malware!!! For those who still want to install Filezilla, go to Files > Filezilla Client > last version > download the ZIP file. No need to install, justt unzip and run without installing :-)
The below viewers who think it's filled with malware don't know what they're talking about; they're clicking Aceept Offer for the "malware programs". Filezilla is a great program; I use it every day!
How dare Sourceforge and Filezilla provide this malware infected installer ? This trap is realy dangerous ! Using open source reputation to betray users, what a shame...
Y yo que pensaba que Sourceforge era una de las pocas páginas que ofrecía programas sin mierda de instaladores, y desde luego que nunca caigo, pero como confiaba en esta página hice una común instalación rápida, y ponéis el spam en la peor parte, en los términos y condiciones, y al final son términos de mierda de scam. Desde luego más bajo no podéis haber caído, nivel Softonic, esa mierda que alguien con un mínimo de conocimiento no utiliza. Y para el colmo, NO SE PUEDE QUITAR. El antivirus(Avast) y su sistema de eliminar complementos no funciona. He mirado todas las opciones de los navegadores, he eliminado los programas que me se han instalado. He intentado restaurar el sistema 2 veces, ambas no funcionaba o pantallazo azul, y tengo una instalación nueva de Windows de un par de días y ya me la habéis jodido. Voy a tener que reinstalar Windows solo por vuestra gran mierda de instalador.
I can't believe SourceForge is allowing this type of infested app to be housed. Stick with the old versions; the new ones are full of crap and will mess you up; READ THE REVIEWS if you don't believe me.
Beware! Adware inside.
Brilliant software, but now they've started packing it with rubbish like Speedial I can no longer recommend it - use an old version instead.
The server installer comes with crapware - Symantec detects Trojan.Gen.SMH in a file called rocketsilent.exe
Good and efficient software !
Great project, If and only if they decide to remove Adware from installer!! Really dangerous!!
Shipped with shit. And as long it is so, I hope this software dies. What a shame. Bad reputation to Filezilla and SF.
I have used this software for a few years with no issues. But trying to download it today my anti virus checker stopped it. 3 stars because I am not sure of the cause.
Zero stars. Stay away from this garbage: the horrible installer will infect you with undesired and undesirable malware, whether you choose it or not. I carefully followed the instructions for NOT allowing the installer to install its crapware. Even before the installer finished downloading FileZilla, the crapware (Speedial) was requesting permission to hijack my browser's search. I immediately canceled the download/installation and deleted the FileZilla installer...and found that the installer had hijacked all my browsers with Speedial anyway. Absolutely unacceptable. Ironically, while the software was downloading I was thinking that it'd be nice to be able to contribute to developers and avoid their "need" to infect users with adware. Now I fully intend to warn as many as possible away from FileZilla. I'll happily stick with WinSCP.
Adware infested crap. It's true the software is good. But the owner doesn't care about the people that download it. It's true that you can technically opt out of it, but they have the installation set up in such a deceptive way. And the sad part is that the owner has the audacity to say that you can decline it (assuming you can get past the trickery) that suddenly this changes the fact that you think it's okay to bundle your software with adware. The site does have a link adwareless download. But it doesn't say that. It has the "recommended" version that is bundled with other "software". For some reason it doesn't say "Adware" that you can't uninstall without some sort of malware tools or wiping your computer (which is what I have to do because I can't trust the computer anymore). I'd be more willing to pay for a pro version than see you infest your software with Adware. Not that I expect this review to change anything. The owner botg seems to be pretty content with doing moral gymnastics to justify infecting your computer with adware. Boycott it.
we download an MALWARE !!!


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A crash in Cape Girardeau involved a city worker Monday morning.
It happened at the intersection of Middle and Bellevue.
A city employee from the water division was driving when he failed to stop on Middle Street, according to police.
A car crashed into the city employee's car.
A woman driving the other car left in a private car.
No word on any injuries.
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NOT a Chemical Romance
Now that spring has sprung, we - along with many of our neighbors - are out toiling on our land, sprucing up the yards, trimming back the shrubs, killing off the weeds?.... Dana asks:
What do you ladies know about weed killers/fertilizers in particular? My lawn is a hideous melange of crabgrass, weeds, and a little actual grass. My husband would like to use Weed and Feed on it based on a recommendation from my entirely environmentally-inept-chemical-using-republican-stepmother. No seriously I love her but the woman actually doesn't know how to recycle. I taught her this weekend. She says that Weed and Feed is not long lasting and that the chemicals break down after a few weeks. I would really love to believe her. On the other hand I want my son to be able to play in the grass this summer with a clear conscience.
Does anyone know about chemicals like this? Or does anyone know of health/enviro friendly alternatives?


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Performance: MONACO Chassis Performance Chart
Why do more racing enthusiasts choose a motorhome built on a Roadmaster chassis? It's simple — performance. Roadmaster is recognized as the chassis that leads the way with innovations and new technologies; all to deliver the kind of power and handling that earns the respect of professional drivers across the country.Roadmaster's commitment to performance means:


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Vampire Lesbians of Sodom
October 2013
Directed by Dan Tursi
The longest running plays in Off-Broadway history, Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, written by Charles Busch, tells the saga of two fatally seductive vampiresses whose paths first collide in ancient Sodom. Their bitter rivalry as bloodsuckers but more importantly, as actresses, endures for two thousand years with stops along the way in 1920's silent movie Hollywood and contemporary Las Vegas.
Character Breakdown:
Some roles doubled
- The Succubus in Sodom/La Condesa a Hollywood star in 1929/and the cleaning woman in Las Vegas present day
- A virgin sacrifice in Sodom/Madeline Astarte a stage actress from new York 1929/and the star of a flashy Las Vegas show.
- Ali and Hujar-two guards in the days of Sodom. Also chorus boys in Las Vegas- Zack and PJ.
- King Carlise a silent movie idol Hollywood 1929 with a secret. Can also be one of the chorus boys.
- Etienne La Condesa's butler – scary looking in a Riffraff sort of way. Can also play Danny.
- Renee Vain a young luscious starlet wanting to make the big time Hollywood 1929. Engaged to Queen…I mean King Carlise. (she may also play Tracy).
- Oatsie Carewe, a gossip columnist turning into the vampire hunter Hollywood 1929.
- Tracy an aspiring singer- Las Vegas.
- Danny – a chorus boy
The World of Ray Bradbury
November 2013
Directed by Ty Marshal
"The World of Ray Bradbury" is a collection of three short plays by science fiction author Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451)."The Veldt" is a story of children abandoned by modern parents to the desolation of the Screen — and of how thwarted imagination takes its vengeance, the predators of the mind growing literally red in tooth and claw. "To the Chicago Abyss" is a picture of the evocative power of tender trifles, restoring the rudiments of order after the Bomb has fallen. "The Pedestrians" has to do with two men flung into prison for preferring nocturnal strolls to the compulsive TV screen.
Character Breakdown:
Some roles doubled/Performances will be in rep
The Veldt:
- George Hadley/Thirty six year old salesman
- Electrician/typical workman
- Lydia Hadley/George's thirty two year old wife
- Peter Hadley/twelve year old boy (consideration for ages 16 – 25)
- Wendy Hadley/thirteen year old girl (considerations for ages 16 – 25)
-David Maclean/psychiatrist
To the Chicago Abyss:
- The Old Man/a street person
- The Young Man/a ruffian
- The Stranger/an underground leader, about 40 yrs old
- The Wife/The strangers timid wife
- The Policeman/ a wheedling bully
- The Boy/a watchful 11 year old (considerations for ages 16 – 25)
- Possible extra: Woman on a park bench
The Pedestrian:
- Two Men
Dark Play or: Stories for Boys
March 2014
Directed by Ty Marshal
A teenage boy's fictional internet identity begins as a harmless game. But the game takes on a frightening reality when it's overwhelmed by real emotion. When the virtual world and the real one collide, Nick's fantasies of love, intimacy, obsession and betrayal spiral out of control, leading him to the brink of death.
Character Breakdown:
- Nick/college student
- Adam/college student
- Male Netizen (Doubles as other characters)
- Female Netizen (Sarah/Ms Spiegel/Mother/Olivia)
The Marvelous Wonderettes/Caps and Gowns
June 2014
Directed by Dan Tursi
The sequel to the smash Off-Broadway hit musical! We're back in 1958, and it's time for The Marvelous Wonderettes to graduate in this long-awaited sequel to the smash off-Broadway hit! Join Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy, and Suzy as they sing about their final year in high school, celebrate with their fellow classmates and teachers, and prepare for their next step toward a bright future. Act Two zooms ahead to 1968, where the girls perform as bride and bridesmaids to celebrate Missy's marriage to Mr. Lee! Featuring "Rock Around the Clock," "At the Hop," "Dancing in the Street," "River Deep, Mountain High," and 25 more hits, The Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps & Gowns will have your audience cheering for more!
Character Breakdown:
- BETTY JEAN – Female. Betty Jean is the self-anointed clown of the group, always vying for attention from her best friend Cindy Lou. Her hair is red/auburn. (Alto with strong low range.)
- CINDY LOU – Female. Cindy Lou is the "bad girl" of the group. It seems that things always go her way, making Betty Jean crazy. (Mezzo Soprano with belt–sings lead on many songs.)
- MISSY – Female. Always the over-achiever of the group, Missy is the one to cover for mistakes and is always ready to jump in and save the day. She has been best friends with Suzy since elementary school. (Soprano with wide range and very high vocals.)
- SUZY – Female. Gum-chewing Suzy is happy-go-lucky, a little giddy and a little silly. She finds great pleasure in everything she does; the sillier it is, the more fun she finds it. Her best friend is Missy. (Mezzo Alto with a sweet, soulful sound and big belts.)


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