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Re:What? Not again! (217 comments)
The correct phrasing is:
That's not an iPad!
This is an iPad!
Sue Apple! (217 comments)
After all, if an iPad (or its content) can be so engrossing that casual use can cause a full-on screaming panic at a major airport, it MUST be the iPad's fault!
Re:How it happened? Easy: PATENTS expired. (69 comments)
Except no ONE person invented it. 3D printing was the result of a lot of researchers working on a lot of parts, and when the dust settled, none of them could build a really practical printer without paying off all the other patent holders, most of whom were playing dog-in-the-manger with their patents while trying to elbow out the competition.
Anybody remember that scene in "A Beautiful Mind" where Nash points out that if everybody goes after the beautiful girl they block each other and nobody gets the girl? Patents on complicated devices are like that. Everybody ends up blocking everybody else and nobody can do much with the technology until the patents expire.
Never gonna work ... (506 comments)
"... stumble out of a pub..."
Like the inebriated gentleman in San Francisco of many years ago? He stumbled out of a pub, crawled into the back seat of a waiting automobile, assuming it was a taxi, and demanded "Take me to the corner of Washington and Clay!" Given that Washington and Clay run parallel to each other, that would confuse the hell out of the computer.
In this case, however, the officers driving the vehicle escorted their new passenger to the lockup so he could sleep it off.
Nothing New Here (33 comments)
Precrime Division has had it for years.
Major Change in Business Model? (249 comments)
Apple is famous for two things:
1. Having a walled garden.
2. Cultivating the wall and leaving the garden to fend for itself.
Possibly mimic GoodReads, which Amazon uses to great effect as a marketing and curation tool?
Letting the App developers take more of the gelt home would also help. More of them might
be able to support themselves instead of feeding the iMaw.
One Database to rule them all (162 comments)
One Database to bind them.
One Database to keep them out.
And into the darkness send them.
Folding@Home, SETI@Home (208 comments)
These guys can ALWAYS use more cycles.
Re:Needs FDA *AND* NSA approvals will be required (302 comments)
Then the NSA should just use the backdoor.
Not a good idea. The NSA doesn't use lube.
"The implant can be used to deliver other drugs." (302 comments)
So in the future, everybody is required to be implanted with this gadget -- loaded with tranquilizers. The government has the activation key, no skin contact required, and if a demonstration or anything else gets "out of hand" the code gets broadcast, the "insurgents" go off into la-la land, and they send in the street sweepers to collect them.
Forget the tinfoil hat. Where's my tinfoil armor?
Needs FDA *AND* NSA approvals will be required (302 comments)
"Then we have secure encryption. That prevents someone from trying to interpret or intervene between the communications."
The NSA will want a backdoor.
Article Link Here. (304 comments)
Here's the "Science" magazine page:
and here's the referenced paper:
Champagne corks pop at Amazon (51 comments)
B&N bought Fictionwise, where I was buying about $2000/year of eBooks before the publishers managed to kill just about every eBook store that carried their stuff except Amazon and B&N. Neither of them is as well-run or as reader-friendly as Fictionwise and Books on Board were (hint: shopping cart, "tell me when new books by author (x) are available", and store credits along with publisher-over-priced eBooks which could be used to buy more books).
Amazon has more than just books, so they can hang in there, but the Nook division and its former parent company are both doomed.
*sigh* Thank God for Calibre and jailbreaking!
Copyright Trolls Delight (474 comments)
And, of course, the CT will inevitably find these hotspots being used for so-called "infringing downloads" and proceed to hold the people the routers are assigned to responsible for them.
Malibu Media is going to LOVE this!
Re:OK, Whatever... (156 comments)
Consider that lovely phrase cost/benefit. We're talking *perceived* cost/*perceived* benefit.
As far as TEPCO executives were concerned, the cost of protecting Fukushima Daichi
was enormous, while they could pooh-pooh the possibility of an earthquake which might
need such protection.
Such costs can be reasonably estimated, so perceived cost closely equals actual cost.
However, earthquake probabilities are much easier to dismiss, so it is easy to have
perceived benefit MUCH lower than actual benefit when the earthquake shows up.
Security costs have much the same problem. You can't say for certainty that someone
WILL find a way in if there is one,, so...
"Son, the guards we hire for our caravans look like a loss on the books. But the books
don't show the losses we'll take if we're hit by bandits."
$5 (128 comments)
Where is Ford going to save the five dollars THIS time?
Anybody remember the original Pinto, also remembered as a molotov cocktail if struck from the rear? Ford was warned by their engineers that in such collisions, some of the drivers would end up burned alive. Cost to fix: $5 per vehicle. Ford chose the cheaper alternative of paying off lawsuits, without making a serious dent in the Pinto's bottom line.
So I ask again, where will they save money to kill their customers THIS time?
[sarc]How wonderfully counter-productive![/sarc] (207 comments)
CIA interrogators continued the harsh treatment even after it appeared that Baluchi was cooperating.
If the reward for cooperating is torture and more torture, why cooperate? At least keeping silent (or lying in ways not easily checked) can be a form of revenge.
CALEA? (320 comments)
The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act was passed in 1994. Just how much equipment with mandated-by-US-law security holes WAS sold to foreign countries.
It's Not Just the Technical Difficulty of Scanning (77 comments)
Authors' estates are notoriously greedy and short-sighted. I've seen several efforts come to grief on the fact that the heirs frequently have highly-inflated ideas of what the books are worth (Hey, they're classics!), and by God they want their "cut." Project Gutenberg had to fend off efforts by one "estate manager" to claim that materials which were clearly in public domain weren't (sort of a dwarf Warner Music). Another effort to publish "the complete Murray Leinster" foundered the same way.
"But Jack Bauer, owner of the city's largest beer and soft drink distributor, calls the network "a great thing." His store hasn't been robbed, he said, since four cameras went up nearby.
"There's nothing wrong with instilling fear," he said.
"The data suggests a new picture of the AS-graph structure, which distinguishes a relatively large, redundantly connected core of nearly 100 ASes and two components that flow data in and out from this core. One component is fractally interconnected through peer links; the second makes direct connections to the core only. The model which results has superficial similarities with and important differences from the "Jellyfish" structure proposed by Tauro et al., so we call it a "Medusa."
"As our communication technology expands (some might say 'explodes'), traditional media are being forced to rethink their traditional models. Nowhere is this more evident than in the struggles of major movie studios, music studios and publishing companies. Some of them are in outright legal wars with their customers. This is a certain ticket to bankruptcy court — it's just a matter of time.
In the past, big studios and big publishers were king. Composers, performers, authors and artists all had to go through them to reach an audience. Even if they went to the considerable expense of self-producing, how did they distribute their wares? The entertainment corporations were free to pay their talent as they saw fit, charge for their product as they saw fit, and they didn't have to answer to anyone. The only real adversaries they had were each other and the counterfeiters.
Counterfeit movies, books and music have always been a nuisance, but they weren't a major threat. Quality problems kept most customers attached to the genuine article. But then the technology expanded, and anyone could make a copy for their mom, their girl friend, their cousin Ernie. A lot of big companies panicked and set loose packs of lawyers to gnaw on the hands that feed them.
Panic is blind, and this is no exception. Those big companies aren't seeing the big picture, and if they don't rethink what they're doing, they will go as extinct as the dodo, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT NEEDED ANY MORE.
The studios and publishers make a big deal about "intellectual property", but how are they defining that? Do they create anything? Or do they buy the creations of others? Do they sell anything? Or do they pretend to sell their wares, but then insist on the right to continue to "own" and control them?
These days, studios and publishers actually function as glorified introduction services. Once they were mass-producers, using economies of scale to make the expensive, cumbersome process of generating and duplicating entertainment media (whether book or music or film) cost-effective. But today, we're getting to the point where anyone with a good computer and the requisite skills can turn out high-quality content, and mass duplication isn't necessary — it can be done electronically by the purchaser. So the function of the studio or publisher is to 1. Recruit the talent, and 2. Introduce their work to the consumer.
Think about an introduction or dating service. You want to meet a nice person to go out with. The service is happy to oblige, for a fee. So far so good. But what if the service wanted to plant spyware in your car, your favorite haunts, even your bedroom, to make sure that you couldn't ask the person out again without paying them? What if they sued you for introducing her to your cousin Ernie? Would you do business with them?
No matter what they do, these agencies can't successfully control each iteration of the material they sell. If they stop trying, they'll continue to make money. Most people don't want to take the time to record or print their own entertainment. Most artists don't want to be their own marketing companies, either, so they too will continue to support agencies that treat them fairly. Some of both will go to the extra trouble, because they have more time and/or skill than money, but chances are that those people wouldn't be doing business with the agency in the first place, so nothing is being lost to them.
What about all this is so difficult? The same bloated corporations that have been swindling their artists for years are now running amok, suing grandmothers and grade-school kids for doing the very thing that will keep their products in the marketplace. Word of mouth is the most potent advertising a company can have — why aren't they taking advantage of it? The consumers want to be entertained. Show them a little bit of something entertaining and they want more. Intelligent marketing dictates selling content; recorded media might remain as a secondary "convenience" market for people who can't or don't want to convert data to their format of choice, but it's not mandatory any more. The company that's smart and realistic will provide previews, or older material from an artist's library, to potential buyers. When they sell something, they will sell it. They'll sell it in units that make sense (individual songs as well as albums, individual stories as well as collections, etc. No encryption, no spyware, no strings attached at all, except that if anyone tries to copy and market their material, they can act against them on behalf of the artist. And speaking of the artist, they'll pay their talent well enough to make it attractive to work with their agency, because if they don't, their talent has the option of marketing directly to the consumer. In the coming shaking-out of the information/entertainment media, the companies that are smart and realistic will win.

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Well, as Oliver Twist once said, "Food, glorious, food. What wouldn't I give for...that little bit more...that's all that we live for". In our house, food is definitely the tie that binds. My creativity is definitely spurred by my desire to please my family and friends. Cooking to me is being creative, it's a release, a pleasure and a joy.
The reason I have "watermelon" as my icon next to my name is because I am a watermelon junkie. It all started when I was pregnant with my second son (Born 1990). I could not eat enough of it. Then one day my grandparents come over to see me. Knowing that I am craving watermelon constantly, they bring me a half of a large melon from the store. Now at this point the normal host or hostess would have cut slices for everyone and had a nice chat, but nope not me. I got a spoon, sat on the couch, rested the watermelon right under my huge belly and just started scarfing the whole thing by myself. At the time I didn't even think twice about it. However, soon after that, my grandmother must have told that story to every person she knew. She told me that when they left my house that day, they laughed their butts off all the way home. And yes, to this day, I'll still sit on the couch with a half a watermelon and eat to my heart's delight. My family will just look at me and roll their eyes, but hey you don't mess with tree luee dee when she is eating watermelon....lol!
As far as the other food groups go, I really do love almost anything. One of the few things I dislike are....mushrooms (I know I must be nuts, but blech!). I've never been a big fan of salmon or many types of fish (unless it's totally coated in beer batter..lol. I do like shrimp, but that's it for the seafood family. Oh, and here's the kicker, I hate coffee. I know...I must be a mutant, but for caffeine, I'll take a diet pepsi anytime.
And last but not least, I truly want to thank the originators of this board. It's really been a haven for me and is so nice to have found a nice "safe" web site to visit often.
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College Pro Painters is a privately owned company. A college student founded it in 1971. The company is headquartered in Thunder Bay, Canada. The College Pro Painters is a company that provides exterior home painting performed by qualified full-time college students in the summer months. College Pro Painters operates in twenty-nine U.S. states and in Canada. All the franchise managers of the company are extensively trained and selected to perform better job and customer service. College Pro Painters is widely advertised as a company that contributes to the development of entrepreneurial features in the students and supports future business leaders.700 Richmond Street North, Suite 416 London Ontario N6A 5C7
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My friend was a Franchise manager for College Pro this last summer. The amount of lies and the lack of transparency from the company is seriously concerning and is downright criminal. This company obviously just preys on college students who are inexperienced and trusting. The company essentially forces the managers to buy company merchandise at a very high cost premium, ~40%. So all of the... Read more ›
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So yesterday, it was Samsung's new watch-phone that was the latest and greatest. But today, well, that's so yesterday. Because today, the big gasp comes from Samsung's new TV that lets two people watch different shows at the same time.
It's called the Samsung S9C and it features a 55-inch curved screen that creates what Samsung says in a "cinema experience in their living room." It all works courtesy of an OLED screen that displays two images at once in full HD video. OLED is a new way of displaying an image on a screen and is considered the technology that's most likely to replace liquid-crystal display (LCD) TVs, which is what most of us have scattered around the house.
LG introduced a 55-inch OLED TV in February, but minus the two-in-one feature.
To use the two-shows/one-screen feature, the viewer wears special glasses -- called "Samsung MultiView" -- to pick up whichever one she wants to watch. Audio is delivered through an earpiece.
It's priced at about $9,000 in the U.S.
"Two TVs in one: The first TV that allows two people simultaneously to watch different full-screen programs in full HD and stereo sound," Sony said in a press release. "Your friends and family will love watching two separate shows at the same time both with complete full HD video and sound all on the same TV."
The S9C was unveiled at a press conference at a tech show in Berlin, the same show where Samsung introduced its wrist-phone, the Galaxy Gear yesterday.
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OLED screens have several advantages over plain old LED. They're brighter, the color is truer and the blacks are blacker, creating much higher contrast than older screens. They can also be flexible enough to curve.
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I'm wondering what others do about roses in winter. A friend wraps hers in burlap but still looses some over the winter. I had read burlap is not a good idea anyway and I prefer to do as little as possible. Another friend suggested putting leaves around the base to mulch and I've heard some say the dirt should be hilled up around the base. I also heard mulch shouldn't be applied until after the ground freezes because of rodents. |
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- Posted by susanzone5 z5NY (My Page) on Thu, Nov 24, 05 at 8:07
I dump a bucketful of finished compost on top of the crowns for protection. It works. When I spread it around in spring, the stems that were under the compost are bright green, even if top growth had died. The underground varmints go under the soil in my garden. The mulch part is too frozen for them. They like to eat roots. I've got a vole happily burrowed for the winter in my perennial bed...couldn't catch or kill it this year...nothing worked...I'm prepared to replace plants this spring I got the compost on JUST in time this fall...yesterday! |
Susan, there's a Euphorbia that supposedly gets rid of voles and moles, E. Lathyris, I just bought some seeds on ebay. |
Was just out today, dumping partially frozen mulch on a half dozen roses. And yes I know it's late but we are going to have a lot colder temperatures and better late than... Last year I was very successful using shredded cedar bark held in by tarpaper tubes. This year, what with all that rain in October, and November being spent bringing in tender plants, I just never got the mulch on. I still have five bags of mulch to apply but whether it will get done before the next snow storm is another question. |
- Posted by robbieZone5 z5 HudsonValley (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Wed, Jan 4, 06 at 20:39
in the end, i didn't put much winter protection on the roses. this makes me nervous... but i'm hoping it will help toughen them up? i put a lot of thought into it, and ultimately, i couldn't decide what to do. so i just thought that i'd let them be. i'm sometimes afraid of killing the plants with kindness. and my fingers are crossed that come spring, they'll all be just fine. robbie |
I've read that a mound of soil or compost is the best protection. I've used those styrofoam cones in the past too. But, if you get some unseasonably warm weather, it can heat up inside the cone and start the rose into an early growth. I am a very lazy person when it comes to winter protection, which is why I decided last year to only buy canadian roses, or rugosas. True, they're not as perfect as a hybrid tea, but they are still very pretty and hopefully, hardy enough so that I don't have to bother with all the work of protecting them. |
I make a cylinder out of wire mesh and place it over the roses, then I will it with leaves from the lawn. I cover the whole plant (after pruning it back to a few of the strongest branches and about 1 1/2 feet in height). The differance between plants left un-protected and plants covered in lkeaves is dramatic. I save a lot of the previous years growth this way. |
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Biography of William Sherman Timmons
William Sherman Timmons. One of the highly respected residents and leading business men of Riley, Kansas, is William Sherman Timmons, owner of a lumber yard and dealing also in coal and grain. He belongs to old American stock, his ancestors for generations having resided in one or other of the great states of the Union.


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Photo Essay: Summertime with the Lord of the East
by Sascha Schilbach
With the city's construction boom dominating headlines these days it is easy to overlook themes and issues that matter to the common resident of Vladivostok. But, despite the road closures, traffic jams, wet concrete and clouds of dust, life in Vladivostok continues. Accounts of marriage celebrations, recreation, music festivals and the daily grind can do more to reveal a city's character than descriptions of the city's economic and infrastructure projects. These pictures focus on a slice of the "daily life" in Vladivostok. I took them during my time spent in Vladivostok on a FLAS Scholarship this past summer.
Advertisements for an international marriage agency
The decline of Vladivostok's economy has motivated many local Russians to seek out a life elsewhere. Posted on the back of headrests on a local bus, these advertisements target unmarried Russian women. They promise a "life partner" and pledge to "help you start a family and live abroad." -
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Vladivostok's central monument to Soviet soldiers lost in the Great Patriotic War (WWII) and famous for displaying a Soviet submarine (background) plays host to a wedding celebration while a young woman strolls by in the foreground. In Russia, a traditional wedding party is never complete without a photo session and merrymaking near their city's Great Patriotic War Monument (background). Remnants of the newlyweds' fun--champagne bottles, ribbons and plastic cups--are often left behind at these sites. -
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Vladivostok's home-grown rock stars Mummy Troll (Мумий Тролль) do their thing for a huge crowd at a popular beach outside of Vladivostok as part of a summer concert festival. In the summer months, Vladivostok's downtown empties as residents flock to nearby beaches. -
Summer afternoons draw crowds of Vladivostok residents out to a lighthouse that marks the entrance to Vladivostok's port. While the city's port works 'round the clock to unload cargo, passenger and military ships, Vladivostok's residents find time to sunbathe and relax after work.
Sascha Schilbach received his BA in Russian Language and International Studies at Willamette University in 2010. After a stint in Estonia, on Sakhalin Island and in the Crimea, he was thrilled to return to Russia this summer. A recipient of the Summer FLAS Scholarship, Sascha spent the summer studying Russian language at Vladivostok State University of Service and Economics. His academic interests include Russia's foreign policy, Russia's Arctic developments and Russian domestic politics. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Bringing Home the Five-Legged Cow: Sherman E. Lee's Collecting of Chinese Painting: A Lecture at the Allen by Noelle Guiffrida.
Bringing Home the Five-Legged Cow: Sherman E. Lee's Collecting of Chinese Painting: A Lecture at the Allen by Noelle Guiffrida.
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The Vietnamese Student Association of Oberlin College is presenting a week-long symposium from April 25th to May 3rd titled, "Identities Defined: Uncovering Vietnamese History and Diaspora."
This year, Oberlin is proud to host some of the performers coming to the Cleveland festival right here at Oberlin.
Nominations for the Shansi Prize are due Friday, April 11th @ 4:30 pm.
Oberlin Shansi is thrilled to announce a presentation by In-Asia Grant Recipient, Gian Parel, a double major in neuroscience and economics.
The theme this of this year's MAASC is "Moving the Movement: Asian American Radicalism Reimagined." Thoughtful guest bios, logistics, schedule, the MAASC 2014 Mission Statement, and history of the conference can all be found on the Multicultural Resource Center webpage.
Oberlin Shansi is excited to co-sponsor this semester's panel, "Gender Roles in East Asia: Exploring Gender Expression, Domestic Life, and Sexuality."
Please give your application to us by March 7th, 2014 at 4:30 PM.
Swing by Shansi House to talk with Ricardo Barrios and Sophie Grimes about your proposal.
A Dumpling Bash at Shansi House will take place this Friday!
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This January, we are thrilled to have artist Aimee Lee at Oberlin teaching a paper and book making class!
"Tree Project Film" Screening at Oberlin's Environmental Studies building on October 28th, 2013.
Join Beatrice Camp, OC '72 as she talks about her experiences in China. Beatrice Camp is a Foreign Service Officer on detail from the U.S. Department of State to the Smithsonian Institution.
Oberlin Shansi visiting scholar Roli Putra, from Syiah Kuala University in Aceh worked with the special government agency tasked with overseeing Aceh's recovery and reconstruction. Join him as he talks about Aceh's reconstruction and recovery.
Surviving Progress presents the story of human advancement as awe-inspiring and double-edged.
Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers ('07), a former Shansi Fellow to Taigu, China, will read from her debut collection of poems.
Ali Bianchi received a Shansi In-Asia Undergraduate Grant for Winter Term 2013 to travel to Mysore, India. He conducted fieldwork on Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga at the K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute. Ali researched…
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Teresa Tippens received a Shansi In-Asia Undergraduate Grant to Japan for Winter Term 2013. As a 2nd year Musical Studies major with a focus in Sound Design and Technology and a minor in Computer…
Announcement: Tales of the Waria has been rescheduled to Monday March 11 @ 4:30 in King 106.
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It's never too early to start thinking about post-graduation plans!
Shansi's Visiting Scholar from Syiah Kuala University, Syarifah Faradina, will be giving a talk on life in Indonesia.
Shansi's Fall 2012 Visiting Scholar from Lady Doak College, Anita Tiphagne, explores the caste system of India.
Shansi is now offering grants and fellowships to Oberlin students and recent graduates (up to 3 years post-graduate).
Peter Kornicki, Professor of East Asian Studies at Cambridge University, will deliver the 2012 Harold Jantz Memorial Lecture on September 18.
Bringing Home the Five-Legged Cow: Sherman E. Lee's Collecting of Chinese Painting: A Lecture at the Allen by Noelle Guiffrida.
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Created with the diehard music lover in mind, the 2012 American Music Awards VIP Getaway Package from the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live is the ultimate weekend escape.
The American Music Awards is one of Los Angeles's most exclusive events, but guests of the JW Marriott will not only attend the November 18 awards ceremony, they will also be treated to a variety of VIP experiences before and after the show, including red carpet arrival and hospitality lounges. This once-in-a-lifetime package includes Continue reading "JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live American Music Awards Package – Travel Special" »
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Calling the chef "Sir"? Robert Wiedmaier's staff had better get used to it, because on Aug. 31, as part of the annual celebration of Belgian Beer Weekend in Brussels, the Washington, D.C. chef will be inducted into The Knighthood of the Brewers' Mashstaff with all due pomp and circumstance.
"I'm more than a little nervous," says Wiedmaier of this honorary knighthood. "The ceremony takes place with hundreds of people watching, every brewer in Belgium will be there — I'll have to kneel and…oh, man, am I nervous!"
The Knighthood of the Brewers' Mashstaff is the Belgium brewers' guild, which keeps alive the traditions and nobility of the brewer's trade as it has evolved through centuries, but that doesn't preclude enjoying and celebrating of beer, especially Belgian beer which figures large in Wiedmaier's restaurants. Although the menu at Wiedmaier's flagship D.C. establishment, Marcel's, is chiefly French in flavor, it features hints of the Belgian influence that is in full-force at his more casual Brasserie Beck also in Washington, Brabo in Alexandria, Va., and his Mussel Bar in Bethesda, Maryland, and Mussel Bar Revel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. These establishments offer the largest selection of Belgian beer around — one of which is the popular Antigoon, a double blonde ale, brewed exclusively for Wiedmaier. It is an unforgettable brew not only for its distinctive taste but for its label showing the gory aftermath of the legendary conflict between hero and giant in medieval Antwerp.
Continue reading "Robert Wiedmaier — Chef, Beermaker, Knight" »
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Estates & Wines, the Moët Hennessy Wine Division, produces vino around the world. Among its vast inventory is our current wine of the week, Cloudy Bay Vineyards 2009 Te Koko Sauvignon Blanc, which stems from New Zealand. I recently got to taste the three wines produced by Bodega Numanthia from Toro, Spain, another of the division's holdings.
Following a Champagne reception, Numanthia's winemaker Manuel Louzada introduced his wines at STK restaurant in West Hollywood where they were paired with new executive chef David Gussin's rich, hearty cuisine. All are made from organically-grown Tinta de Toro grapes – part of the Tempranillo family. We began with Louzada's 2009 Termes, made from Numanthia's youngest vines, which are 30-50 years old. Contrary to the usual practice of pairing white wines with fish, it was served with a crisply-grilled red snapper. We were so impressed, expect to see the Termes on our upcoming list of Top 10 Seafood Wines.
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Yesterday marked the debut of the seventh edition of Jazz on the Lawn, a free concert series presented by Santa Monica Cultural Affairs in Stewart Park on Sundays in August from 5 p.m. to 7 pm. It was my first time attending the event; I had never made it in prior years, when the concerts were held on the lawn in front of Santa Monica City Hall. The new location was just perfect: we were surrounded by huge and gorgeous trees and a playground for the children.
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Enjoying a glass of wine after a workday wouldn't be considered too out of the ordinary. But savoring some vino after flying high on the trapeze? Now that's something special.
This exhilarating experience was made possible by the Australian winery FishEye, which hosted a tasting and trapeze event at TSNY (Trapeze School New York) Los Angeles, located right on the Santa Monica Pier.
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While some Cognac houses have hired rappers to promote their brand, Hennessy decided to up their street cred with a street artist. The 247-year-old house commissioned American street artist Futura to design their new VS Limited Edition bottle. Futura (born Leonard McGurr) is the leader of the "Abstract Graffiti" movement, known for its focus on lines rather than letters. His colorful design will adorn 200,000 bottles, which retail for $32 each.
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When I was invited to a Wine & Magic show the prestidigitation started before the event did. Somehow, the wine element disappeared, and — presto chango — The Federal Bar in North Hollywood ended up hosting a Beer & Magic show instead.
Showcasing the talents of magician Anthony Asimov, the event began with a magic show lasting perhaps thirty minutes in a small room of the bar's spacious upper floor. I sat in the front row, just a few feet from Asimov and participated in some of his card tricks. Yet, even from my vantage point I could not discover how he did what he did; it was an impressive show.
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The anniversary of the storming of the Bastille fortress-prison which led to "La Révolution Française" on July 14, 1789 has become the French National Day. This year in Los Angeles, the French people also celebrated the inscription in November 2010 of "The Gastronomic Meal of the French" on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
With Consul General David Martinon, I invited local French and French-trained chefs to display their cuisine at a special Bastille Day event in Santa Monica. The crowd was able to enjoy dishes from:
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– Josiah Citrin, Mélisse in Santa Monica, rillettes de canard
– Alain Giraud, Maison Giraud in Pacific Palisades, goat cheese mousse with pesto and toasted hazelnuts and assorted cookies
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– Olivier Rousselle, On Sunset at Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel, pains bagnat and gazpacho.
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Heaven Hill Distilleries is currently launching the world's first agave nectar liqueur in major cities across the U.S. Named for the Monarch butterfly, which is indigenous to the Tequila region of Mexico, Mariposa Agave Nectar Liqueur makes for a versatile new cocktail ingredient. Whereas tequila is made by fermenting agave nectar, thereby reducing the syrup's sweetness by transforming its sugars into alcohol, Mariposa retains the sweetness by blending the nectar with a neutral spirit comprised of agave tequila and vodka. The addition of rose oil and gardenia adds complexity of aroma and flavor.
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Atlantic City knows a thing or two about summer, and what would summer be without celebrating food and wine?
Its showy casinos, sandy beaches, appealing restaurants and dazzling theaters set the stage for the 4th Annual Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival that runs from July 26 through 29.
The event, the largest food and wine festival of its kind in the Northeast, takes place across Caesars Entertainment Atlantic City casinos and resorts — Caesars, Harrah's, Showboat and Bally's. The program offers cooking demonstrations, panel discussions and wine seminars, dinners, tastings and entertainments hosted by some of the country's most lauded chefs and culinary personalities. This year the lineup includes Anne Burrell, Paula Deen, Tyler Florence, Nadia G., Robert Irvine, Buddy Valastro and recent James Beard award winner Andrew Zimmern.
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EL PASO — The Borderland corruption sweep nailed two more people on Friday. Former Ysleta School Board Trustee Linda Chavez and Access Healthsource employee Marc Schwartz stood before a federal judge pleading guilty to mail fraud, racketeering, and other charges.
Schwartz and Chavez are just two of the 11 people named in the indictment, and in court we heard how both of them tried to cover up their illegal activity.
The U.S. Government says it started wire-tapping phone conversations between Schwartz and his alleged co-conspirators nearly seven years ago.
The government says that Schwartz, bribed school board members from EPISD, YISD and Socorro ISD, paying them cash and other incentives.
Linda Chavez was a board trustee for YISD when Schwartz recruited her in their scheme, allegedly with the help of his boss, Frank Apodaca.
Chavez says that she allowed emails to reach YISD's superintendent, pressuring him to put Access Healthsource in front of Ysleta's board as a candidate to provide medical insurance, even though the board had already voted 7-0 to award the contract to Blue Cross/ Blue Shield.
The board eventually contracted with Access.
The FBI says that they intercepted a phone conversation between Schwartz and his boss where Schwartz said... "... we just nuked everybody."
Schwartz then reached out to then El Paso County Commissioner Betty Flores. Schwartz admits paying her money to secure her vote in commissioner's court for Access to provide health insurance for the county.
The government says Schwartz didn't write her a check himself because he didn't want to get caught, so he reached out to other Access employees.
In a phone conversation Schwartz said, "I can't find anyone to write her a check."
Schwartz was also heard offering Flores two tickets to a Sunbowl football game, valued at over one thousand dollars.
The U.S attorney said in court that, " The FBI followed Schwartz and watched him put the tickets in her mailbox."
Schwartz also pleaded guilty to giving former County Commissioner Larry Medina money for his campaign, to secure his vote also.
The U.S government says Medina was heard telling Schwarts, "I need a lot of money." $10,000 dollars to be exact according to federal investigators.
Former Socorro Mayor Ray Rodriguez was also supposed to appear in front of the judge on Friday, but that didn't happen.
According to federal investigators, Rodriguez was also heard on a wiretap, telling Schwartz that he would lie and say the two had never spoken, if asked about being paid for votes.


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Black sea bass fishing at the Great Egg, Ocean City and Garden State Reef sites have been fantastic as some humpbacks to 6 pounds have been caught, with a good chance at catching a 25-fish limit on any day out. Bring plenty of squid strips and fresh clam baits to use, but also try out small 1/8-ounce bucktails on a dropshot rig. Simply twitch the bucktail wildly when the bank sinker hits bottom for a jarring strike.
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"Fantastic read!"
Not necessarily better, but I do like hearing two different voices for the two narrators. Definitely adds to the experience.
Loved both the protagonists! Both seemed very human and very real--made bad choices, but most of them were for good reasons. They grew throughout the novel, and overcame amazing odds.
Loved them both. Really, I couldn't choose.
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I definitely recommend this audio version. It was very well done.
An enjoyable read with a touch of suspense and a dollop of paranormal, this audiobook was nicely read by the narrator, who has a very pleasant voice and brings life to teenagers well.
Even though Dawn made quite a few bad choices along the way (which yes, made me keep arguing with my audiobook while I drove to and from work...this is perfectly normal, right?) it wasn't at all out of character for a sixteen-year-old who's adjusting to a new home and school/family situation AND is just starting to get a grip on her paranormal powers. Ms. Juba definitely knows how to portray realistic teenagers!
Annoying teenaged tendencies aside, I did like Dawn a lot. She (eventually) wised up and made better choices, and grew in positive ways by the book's end. The antagonist ended up being a bit one-dimensional, but the other secondary characters were solid, and it was easy to find yourself caring about what was going to happen to them.
I'm also 100% convinced that mind control is not a power anyone should have. Ever. Especially not teenaged girls whose mothers tell them no... (but the hall pass incident was kind of funny. Wrong, of course, but funny.)
I'm not sure if there's going to be more to the series, but I'd definitely be interested if there were. Ms. Juba's style of writing made Dark Before Dawn an easy and fun read.
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Decent story, but it never quite lived up to its potential. Lots of geeky moments to squee over, that was a definite plus. I listened to the audio version, which was well done, but that meant I didn't get to see the graphic panels. :( That might have bumped it up a half a star or so...possibly. At the very least, it would have been interesting to see the visuals.
My biggest issue was with the heroine. She could be fun and geeky/quirky at times--I loved the fact that she wanted to draw and write graphic novels--but then she'd go all squirrelly on us. She was completely blind to things that should have been obvious, were actually obvious to everyone else. There were times when I thought she'd gotten a clue, but then she turned around and proved me wrong. She also let certain events from the past rule her present, and went a bit overboard. (Especially when we found out the details about those life-altering events and saw that for the most part they were one-offs. Granted--one caused her parents' divorce and her mother's depression, but when we find out that it was the one and only time it had happened? Seemed like total overreaction on mom's part...which apparently was status quo for mom, at least back then. One rejection of her work and she never writes again? Dramatic much? Though we could clearly see where Mandy got her "one chance and you're out" attitude from.)
Everything ends on an optimistic note, which was nice, but I would in no way classify this as a romance. Mandy spends more time moaning about people moving in on the guys she's crushing on/ attracted to/ used to date (until he kissed someone else) than going on dates or hanging out with guys in date-like settings. I was a bit bummed not to have seen more page time for the guy she's probably going to end up with--he was a fun character. I do have to say, though, that his "declaration" is absolutely adorable. It was definitely a highlight, and the part I will remember most.
Sooo...I didn't love it, but I didn't dislike it either. It had some memorable bits and many cute and funny moments, but never quite lived up to its promise.
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Virginia Kantra is a new-to-me author, but she's quickly become a new favorite! I absolutely loved this book. Yes, I read book three in the series first, but I was not at all lost with the characters or storyline. However, I don't think I was even halfway done with it when I added books one and two to my wish list--and I ended up buying them with my next available credits.
I loved Luke, Kate, and Taylor--Taylor especially is such a sympathetic character. Watching her try to deal with everything life has thrown at her is absolutely heartbreaking. I just wanted to reach in and give her a hug! (Not that she would have let me. But I really wanted to, anyway. That poor little girl...) I've always had a soft spot for heroes in the military, and Luke is no exception. His progression from a guy focused on his career into the kind of father his little girl deserves is fantastic. I did feel like Kate held on to her "I can't get involved with a Marine because he'll be just like my dad" attitude a little bit too long, but it wasn't unrealistic. It was a case of "it's not her, it's me": I loved him, so what was her problem? ;)
The narrator did a great job. I've listened to a couple of books lately where the narration was only so-so, but that was not the case here. She did an especially well with her male voices--not always the case with female narrators. (To be fair, there's an equal amount of men who don't do women's voices well either; it's always a pleasure to find any narrator who does a good job with the opposite sex.) I was very glad to see that she's narrating the entire series, because I'll be listening to the other two--soon!
"Good, but not going to be a favorite"
A good story, but definitely not my favorite from this author. The two main characters took way too long to be honest with each other--their initial hesitation made sense, but after a while it got to be ridiculous, especially since they both got hugely upset when they found out the other one was hiding something from them. (Hello? Pot? Kettle? You're equal in your blackness, so get over it already!) Other than that, Victor and Isa/Sofie were likable characters overall.
Ultimately, the last third or so redeemed the book for me. At one point I was afraid they were reverting back to their old ways, but they proved me wrong so nothing got tossed across the room (I was listening on audio, so book tossing would have involved earbuds being ripped out of my ears. I was very glad to have my fears proven wrong, believe me!) The ending is immensely satisfying, and helped me to get over much of my frustration with the book.
Some of the secondary characters' immense likability helps matters as well--Amalie, their daughter, is charming; Rupert and Mary Grace's secondary romance is adorable; and Sofie's business partner Mr. Gordon is an all-around great guy. Tristan and Dominick, the brothers who run Manton Investigations, are as entertaining as ever, and I cannot wait until they have their own books.
The science too was interesting, both of Sofie's artificial gems and Rupert's studies. I didn't quite "get" it all, but it sounded impressive. ;) Ms. Jeffries's afterword showed that she had clearly done her research in that arena.
Part of my dissatisfaction with this novel stemmed from the audio performance--I couldn't stand the voice the narrator used for Isa/Sofie. It always sounded as if she had a mouthful of marbles when she spoke, and it was distracting. Perhaps if I'd have read it instead of listening, I would have rated it higher.
So far the first book in the series is still my favorite. I wouldn't go so far as to say this one was a disappointment, it just didn't quite live up to the standards of book one. Hopefully the next offering from The Duke's Men will be more consistent in its execution.
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"Decent story, but narrator sounds much too old!"
The main character of Omens is supposed to be twenty-four, but the narrator sounds much older, which I found to be distracting and off-putting. The secondary narrator, I thought, would have been more convincing in the role. It really detracted from my enjoyment of the book. I debated between giving the performance 1 or 2 stars, and went with 2 solely on the strength of the secondary narrator. The main one just wasn't right for the part.
The action of the book takes quite a while to get going, and it really wasn't until the last third or so of the novel that things really start to click--hence the 3 star story rating. For much of it, though, I really didn't know what to think about the book--which bothered me, because I love Kelley's three series set in the Otherworld universe so much. I had really high hopes for this one. Omens does get much better toward the end, thank goodness, so I decided on a four-star overall rating based on that strength.
Will I read the next book? Of course--it's Kelley Armstrong. Will I get it on audio immediately if the narrator remains the same, though? Probably not. I can always just read the e-version, in that case.
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"Wonderful story...narration only so-so"
The story itself made the experience enjoyable. It's a heck of a read, taking listeners on a real edge-of-your-seat rollercoaster ride.
The growth of Anna and TJ, and the slow development of their relationship was definitely the best part of this book.
Needs more variety.
Narrator Heidi Baker did not change her voice at all when she switched between reading parts in Anna's voice and TJ's. As a result, it was very hard to stop and start listening in the middle of a section and quickly pick up where you were again--both characters sounded like a twenty-something female. Which, ironically, neither of them were. She's not a bad narrator, but definitely would not be my first choice for a book like this. I ended up wishing I'd had time to read the print version instead.


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I made a skirt and a top that definitely don't match but they come from an inspiration of an outfit worn by Belle in Once upon a time (02×06).
I've used 2 patterns in the Burda Magazine 12/2012 an I love them :)
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J'aime le tissus et le modèle de la jupe!!!
Jan 28, 2013, 09.45 AMby Ivanamania
yes, they do match and look great! (nobody has the right to decide what matches, what doesn't, what is fashionable… – it is the matter of our own perception)
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nicely done- i'm a big fan of the show too! the costumes in 'fairy tale land' are amazing and totally drool worthy <3
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Im a big.'once upon a time' fan!! I just love anything like that. Your outfits fab. I like the mismatched prints. Very young quirky and belle like. Well done.x
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Oh Belle does wear some gorgeous stuff! Great job on the top and skirt, I think they will be great additions to your wardrobe!
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text: By Don Morgan Temperatures are expected to climb in the coming days--with the possibility of triple-digit heat in the forecast--all as the water level in the Edwards Aquifer continues to fall. "It's been dropping steady. We had that one big rain event--but it was not enough to counteract the high demand and the high temperatures we're having right now" said Terri Herbold with the Edwards Aquifer Authority. She told 550 KTSA News everyone is being urged to conserve as much as they can right now. "We're getting to go in to the hottest part of the summer. The irrigators are using a lot of water, and the recreational users are using a lot--so we just have to cut back anywhere we can" Herbold said, pointing to the possibility of Stage 4 restrictions within days.