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There are hundreds of shows opening in Philadelphia this fall, and not nearly enough room to mention everything worthwhile. We've chosen six shows that are sure to be particularly great, but they're just the tip of the iceberg.
Nowhere at Arcadia (Sept. 23-Nov. 7. arcadia.edu)
Remember that map you drew on a napkin to direct a friend to your house? Its cousin, created in necessity and collected by the Hand Drawn Map Association, will be appearing in Nowhere at Arcadia University Art Gallery. HDMA—an idiosyncratic Lancaster group newly relocated to Philadelphia—rescues the hand-drawn cartographic output as an archive of how we see the world in lines, symbols, street names and X-marked spots. Some of these maps are primitive, looking like drawings on the Lascaux cave walls. Others have a looser connection to reality and are more like art or a book illustration.
Philadelphia Photo Art Day (Oct. 28. Exhibit opens Nov. 11. philaphotoarts.org)
Two public projects this fall embrace citizen participation and democratize art without eviscerating it. For the first, a SEPTA-related cell-phone video project, see D for DesignPhiladelphia on page 19 for more. For the other, Philadelphia Photo Art Center (PPAC) has organized Philly Photo Day. Take a picture of the city on Oct. 28 and submit it electronically to PPAC to have your shot printed and shown in an exhibit opening Nov. 11 at the Crane Art Center. Organizers are hoping to get hundreds, if not thousands, of photos describing the city, its people, animals, buildings, the sky above, the rivers, maybe even the dark side of trash, parking tickets, decrepit housing and homeless people. The pictures will be printed small, on 5-by-7 paper, and hung in a line running around the gallery like a third Philadelphia river.
Narcissus in the Studio at PAFA (Oct. 23-Jan. 2, pafa.org)
Playing into the idea that artists are among the most self-absorbed humans, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts opens an exhibition from its collection of artists' self-portraits and portraits of friends. PAFA, with its history of figurative art, is rich in portraiture by major American artists like Charles Wilson Peale, Thomas Eakins, Vik Muniz, Elizabeth Osborne and James Brantley. Modern-art curator Robert Cozzolino, who organized the exhibit, has a track record of unearthing surprises from the museum's storage vaults—look for some good ones here.
Hallowed Halloween at Proximity (Oct. 1-28. proximityart.com)
Last year's show of Philadelphia illustrators and cartoonists of the Autumn Society at Proximity was a delight. This year, the Autumn Society and the Philadelphia Cartoonists Society join arms in a seasonal theme show of original works by more than 30 artists, with a little ghoul on the wall for every taste.
Alex Da Corte at Extra Extra (Nov. 5 through mid-December. eexxttrraa.com)
Da Corte's found-object sculptures, shown at Fleisher-Ollman Gallery and many other places in Philadelphia, riff on aftermath. Colors that are too bright and shiny things that are too shiny recall the forlorn cleanup of the day after the party. The artist returns to Philadelphia with a Yale MFA and after shows in Boston and New York with new work, but the same sad outlook.
The Best of the Rest
The major museums continue to chart deep art-historical waters, and college galleries to pop out entertaining and worthy fare. DesignPhiladelphia has a number of other notable projects, including the interactive Virtual Public Art Program (see letter V, page 32). In the commercial galleries, newcomer Jolie Laide hatches an ambitious program mixing out-of-town artists with locals. Locks, Gallery Joe, Fleisher-Ollman, Gallery 339, Bridgette Mayer and Pentimenti, to name a few, continue their solid programs—look in particular for a great installation of drawings by Astrid Bowlby at Gallery Joe (Sept. 25-Nov. 13). And on the fringes of the alternative scene, Little Berlin's BYOTYO artist's book and zine fair (Sept. 26) is back with affordable reading matter and homebrew for all. -Roberta Fallon
Life, Keith Richards with James Fox (Oct. 26)
We would totally snort the ashes of Keith Richards in the unlikely event that something is able to actually kill the man. Anybody who knows anything about the band knows that it's Keef who's always been the coolest Stone: pithy, honest and just right the fuck on. So we can hardly wait to devour the 576 pages of Keith's Life to get the inside scoop on pressing issues such as his relationship with the diabolically beautiful Anita Pallenberg, Canadian drug busts and bitch-fights with Mick. "I've been invented by the media," he has said; "I'm just a minstrel." Oh, but what a sexy minstrel you are, baby.
Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People, Amy Sedaris (Nov. 2)
The hostess with the leastest is back again, this time skipping cupcakes and truffles to focus on glue and popsicle sticks. Her reason? "Ugly people craft and attractive people have sex." (Deep breath, and admit to yourself that your refutations are based on exceptions.) Sedaris promises to teach us crafts for moderns like seashell toilet bowl covers and crab-claw roach clips, which we enjoy thinking of as a meta-homage to Jerri Blank.
The Book of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks, Bethany Keeley (July 14)
This one came out in July, but is still too "perfect" not to recommend. A book mocking nonsensical, gratuitous use of quotation marks written by a "Ph.D. candidate" in "rhetoric" with a thing for indie rock bands with "animal names" and Christianity? Yes, please! Bonus points if you enjoy flipping through books commissioned from blogs all outwardly, "This is stupid! I can't believe this is a book!" but inwardly seething with jealousy and thinking you could totally come up with one of those quirky zeitgeist-blog-turned-coffee-table-book-reviewed-in-alt-weeklies, except that you, you know, have a "real" job.
Freedom: A Novel, Jonathan Franzen (Aug. 31)
Jonathan Franzen is the Arcade Fire of the literary world—digitally inescapable. He and his serious work are all up in your Facebook and Twitter streams and in your dentist's office on the cover of Time magazine, and lately all over the Huffington Post, which has been chronicling the details of the clitterati's beef with media for giving Franzen the wettest blowjob this side of Dallas. Summary: "It's a masterpiece of American fiction." It's an Oprah's book club pick. Obama got a copy. Read at once, then announce your having read it to the people in your life who still judge you on such things.
The Petting Zoo: A Novel, Jim Carroll (Nov. 4)
This is the first novel from late diarist Jim Carroll, street poet and author of The Basketball Diaries; he was working on it when he suffered a fatal heart attack at 60 last year. The novel focuses on a 38-year-old artist who, after shooting to the top of the New York City art world, has a nervous breakdown and goes soul-searching. It's a thinly veiled roman à clef, of course, and one that should provide insight into the man once dubbed the new Rimbaud.
The Inferno: A Poet's Novel, Eileen Myles (Nov. 30)
Eileen Myles is the new new Rimbaud, spitting out lines that readers can't help but grab like monkey bars, one right after the other. Inferno is the poet's novel-slash-memoir about a young girl coming of age in New York City when it was still cool and wide open to artists and freaks. "It was clear I could only venture into this world if I was alone—because if I had any friends at all they would just laugh at these weirdoes, but in New York I had committed myself to a life in which I had nothing better to do."
Rat Girl: A Memoir, Kristin Hersh (Aug. 31)
In Rat Girl, Kristin Hersh of seminal art-rock band Throwing Muses mines a diary she kept when she was 18 to retell stories from one pivotal year of her life. She carves poetic, spectacular accounts of yanking songs out of the sludge of bipolar disorder, of stage fright and of living a precocious rock 'n' roll life in a teenage chick band in New England, looking so young she'd get carded at her own show. For Throwing Muses fans and anyone interested in music history, it's a must-read for her vivid accounts of songwriting alone. It's also the perfect gift for the shocked teenage mom-to-be in your life, to let her know that you can have the kid and still be super badass awesome.
Autobiography of Mark Twain, Mark Twain (Nov. 15)
Honoring Twain's request, the University of California Press is publishing the first three volumes of Twain's autobiography this fall. From The New York Times: "'From the first, second, third and fourth editions all sound and sane expressions of opinion must be left out,' Twain instructed them in 1906. 'There may be a market for that kind of wares a century from now. There is no hurry. Wait and see.'" The proof will be in the pudding, but I don't think Twain's ever been wrong before. -Tara Murtha
Community Arts Festival
For one afternoon, Crane Arts will transform its grown-up Fishtown space into a kid-compatible, arts-and-crafts jamboree to benefit local arts programs for young'uns. Alongside perennial rugrat favorites—there's no substitute for the high a 6-year-old gets when she's flashing a face of painted-on whiskers and tiger stripes—the fest encourages sustainability as well as youthful creativity. The Philadelphia Water Department will present a workshop on how to make your own paper, and Multicultural Youth eXchange will show the wee ones how to upcycle discarded plastic into fabric—plus activities from more than 20 arts organizations from institutions like PAFA and Please Touch Museum to neighborhood nonprofits like Portside Arts Center and Greensgrow Farms. It's a far cry from the bottles-full-of-colored-sand of yore. -Alexandra Jones
Oct. 17. 11am. Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American St. 215.232.3203. cranearts.com
DesignPhiladelphia (Oct. 7-17, designphiladelphia.com) arrives with about 150 exhibits, talks, panels and events sprinkled around town in a 10-day celebration of the sleek, the efficient and the sustainable— a festival marking the city's status as a leader in design.
The 6-year-old festival, co-founded by Hilary Jay and administered by the University of the Arts, has had its ups and downs—losing its previous venue at Philadelphia University a few years back only to find a new home at UArts, known for its industrial-design programs focusing on sustainability. Last year, DesignPhiladelphia had 135 exhibitors, and this recession year Jay expected half that turnout—only to have the number of exhibitors go up, with the added bonus of finding a sponsor in Philadelphia's new art czar, Gary Steuer, and his Office of Arts and Culture.
There's too many things affiliated with the festival to mention them all, so let's take a look at one of the standouts: the nocturnal public-art venture Philadelphia Underground Video Installation (Oct. 8-11). This program of moving images projected on the bare walls of the pedestrian concourse under Dilworth Plaza near City Hall is a refreshing take on Philly's mural tradition.
The underground installation was organized by Marianne Bernstein, who during last year's DesignPhiladelphia festival curated the Welcome House (a 10-by-10 glass-walled structure erected in Love Park for a couple of weeks in which various artists, passers-by and park denizens made art), and she's clearly a woman with a vision and an ability to get things done—even getting the city to approve their underground opening party (Oct. 9, 7-10pm) under City Hall, which will be hosted and emceed by Mike P, founder of Making Time.
As for the video pieces themselves, Diedra Krieger's citizen-participation piece MoVid gathers cell-phone videos made by SEPTA commuters documenting the city's underground caverns, screechy-braked subway cars and people of all shapes and sizes. The installation can be seen as a technological take on Seurat; low-resolution cell-phone videos take on a pointillistic cast when blown up on the wall—dots of light and color up close resolving into an image at a distance. One clip captures a man eating a bag of sunflower seeds and spitting out the casings around him—anyone who rides the train regularly is familiar with the aftermath, but it's fun to see one of the culprits on candid camera.
David Kessler's video near the waterfall fountain superimposes footage of the industrial concourse space itself with scenes of the opulent interior of the Academy of Music ballroom, with a waterfall of milk showering down from its crystal chandeliers, a contrast to the blue water in the City Hall fountain.
The Underground Video Installation is just one of dozens and dozens of mostly free exhibitions, events and installations that are part of DesignPhiladephia. Don't miss the exhibit of Philly-made design objects on display at PhillyWorks at Penn's School of Design for the whole festival, and think about taking advantage of the more serious parts of the festival. There's opportunities to visit architecture and design studios and go to lectures about design—and the town hall meeting (Oct. 12) on moving from talking about sustainability to actually doing something about it could actually be not only interesting, but important for the city's future. -Roberta Fallon
Exhumed Films
"We had issues with folks thinking they were funny robots like that inane MST3K TV show, which meant ding-dongs talking to the movie screen," says Exhumed Films cofounder Joseph A. Gervasi of the series' very first screening, back in 1997. "We put that shit to a stop straight away."
Nowadays, fans of gory, obscure film pack the house at Exhumed screenings—more than 350 tickets for their fourth 24-hour Halloween-weekend marathon (Oct. 30-31) sold out months before the event—and they're coming for love, not irony.
The brainchild of four friends who wanted to see two gory Italian horror films they loved on the big screen, Exhumed Films has been screening horror movies in Philly for over a decade, with a focus on showing films that the audience might otherwise not get a chance to see. When it was founded, there was no Netflix, no Napster (that debuted in 1999, if you can believe it) and DVDs were still uncommon. Options for lovers of non-mainstream film of any genre were few: You could seek out crappy bootleg VHS tapes several generations from the source, or, if you were lucky, someone in your area would have both the savvy and dedication to run a film series for fellow genre-lovers.
Happily, the Exhumed founders of had both. Gervasi's experience booking hardcore punk shows helped get them into their first venue, and the positive response to the first screening (aside from the Tom Servo-wannabes) led them to continue bringing the obscure gore.
Over the years, Exhumed has packed local theatres for presentations of Friday the 13th: 3D and visiting luminaries like Bruce Campbell, who was in town for a convention and whom Gervasi recalls as pure delight to work with, staying and signing things—including breasts—until about five in the morning. "His running commentary up in the projection booth was priceless," says Gervasi. "Even when we realized we could pay him more, he didn't take the money, as he liked what we were doing."
The fourth year of Exhumed Films's nonstop gorefest includes over a dozen features interspersed with trailers, shorts and cinematic oddities picked with an eye for balancing the classic and the obscure. Gervasi is steadfast about keeping this year's selections cloaked in mystery, but drops a hint about one movie, requested since the dawn of Exhumed Films, that they've been unable to get the rights to until this year. The only thing he'll say is that "it's the most requested film that we've never screened."
"Dear Rotarda,
Doesn't it concern you that a lot of these org you mention, while leaving out so many other better onez, buy your banner adz!?!?!?!?!?!? It smells real bad but then your blog and this pornpaper are just doin' bizzmess as usual.
"Once again, the Philadelphia Weekly pretends The Media Theatre doesn't exist, although we have Wanda Sykes coming here to play Miss Hannigan in our "ANNIE" this fall/ winter.
"*The Petting Zoo* is not "a thinly veiled roman à clef." Read *The Basketball Diaries* and *Forced Entries* to clarify the differences between Jim Carroll and Billy Wolfram and to understand why Billy is not a stand-in for Jim."
The Philadelphia Underground
Friday, Oct. 8th from 7-10pm- DJ is Dave P, of Making Time.
Saturday, Oct. 9th 7-10pm Broadzilla will be DJ'ing.
DJ's for Sunday, 10th and Monday, 11th TBA
Also, a huge thanks to Klip Collective who is in charge of video production"
"To Whom It May Concern,
Vincent Romaniello writes a racist and misogynistic "blog," artblahg, and has been harassing Philadelphia artists for over a year now. Most of what Vincent writes is opinion, but some is cyber harassment and some has threatened physical stalking. He has also written libelous statements. Harassment is a crime, including cyber harassment.
If you have been harassed or threatened by Vincent Romaniello writing under the pseudonym 'Harry Harrietta' (and/or other pseudonyms you suspect to be Vincent Romaniello) please contact the Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers For The Arts. They have a great deal of information on him and can help you.
(215) 790-3620
You can read about the early problems with Vincent in this article http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/2010/01/21/artblahg
Please don't hesitate to confirm this information.
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Prince Harry Gossip
Prince Harry gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
No Spring Break for Royals
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It's not Spring Break for everyone. And definitely not Princess Catherine who stepped out again today for a visit to the Brookhill Children's Centre in Woolwich. She was just out yesterday for St Patrick's Day. That's at least 6 public appearances in the last two weeks. As I've been saying, they're cramming it all in before she goes on maternity leave. Full Story
An all-royal Friday
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Led by Her Majesty, all senior members of the Royal Family attended a commemoration service today at St Paul's Cathedral to honour those who died in Afghanistan. For the Queen's family, this is more than just an official responsibility. As you know, Prince Harry served twice in Afghanistan. Full Story
Not Emma Watson's boyfriend not at the BRITs
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After-party maybe? Hopefully? Hot Harry was out today in Newcastle upon Tyne visiting the charity Armed Forces and Veterans Launchpad at Avondale House. This is the first time we've seen him since that bullsh-t story by Woman's Day in Australia about him dating Emma Watson came out on Friday. Full Story
Dear Gossips,The internet blew up on Friday before Oscar weekend because there was a rumour about Prince Hot Harry and Emma Watson. Definitely a Gossip Genie moment. Supposedly, when Harry heard that Emma is now single, he emailed her to say he wanted to get to know her and they went out, with 12 of her friends, so it wouldn't be as awkward. Read Full Intro
Prince Charles sold out his sons?
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The BBC aired a super gossipy documentary yesterday called Reinventing The Royals amid reports that the royal family pushed to delay the original air date after learning that the film alleges that Prince Charles had his advisors exploit his sons to boost his popularity and reputation after Diana died. Full Story
Hot Harry's Swiss Valentine
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Prince Harry was photographed with cousin Princess Eugenie at a ski resort in Switzerland this weekend. The paps weren't able to conjure up a "mystery companion". And, you know, if there was one, they would have found her. The last time Full Story
Smutty Roundup: The Prince, Superman, and Mark Darcy
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Prince Harry was at the RFU Injured Players Foundation London Marathon Runners Day yesterday and the premiere of Guillemot in Nottingham today. Maybe it's because I went to private school but I've always loved the look of a collared shirt under a v-neck sweater. How come a royal makes it look that much better? Jacek refuses to do this because he is an ass for style. Full Story
Harry 2015
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Prince Harry was at St James's Palace for the Coach-Core graduation ceremony today in support of sport coaches and positive mentorship. Harry was busy last year representing the family. And he's at it early this year too. I'm not sure his hair is ready for it though… Not that that's a priority for him. Full Story
Hot Harry's darts and that rumour again
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There's a new play opening in London next week called Truth, Lies, Diana. Apparently the play reveals that James Hewitt met Princess Diana before Harry was born even though Hewitt had previously claimed that Harry was already a toddler by the time he and Diana were acquainted. So the press is bringing up that rumour again – that Harry is actually Hewitt's son and not Charles's. Full Story
Hot Harry's Christmas workout
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Prince Harry participated in a charity football game today at Sandringham where the Queen and the royal family gather for Christmas every year. He's animated and sweaty and flushed and contorts his body in various positions and…well… Happy Christmas! It's a gift from him to us. Full Story
Santa Harry
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Prince Hot Harry was seen arriving at Buckingham Palace for the Queen's Christmas lunch yesterday. Prince William and Catherine too. It was a royal convoy. On December 5 however Harry was in Lesotho for his foundation Sentebale. The pictures have just been released. And they've been selected by Harry himself…with captions. Full Story
The Sexiest Man Alive is not my Dark Horse
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Jimmy Kimmel will reveal the 2014 PEOPLE Magazine Sexiest Man Alive tonight on his show – there will be an exclusive shot of the cover and the exclusive first talk show interview with the subject. (Source) And that means it's not Prince Harry. Full Story
Prince Officer And A Gentleman…and an SMA?
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He's definitely a prince. And technically I think he's Captain Wales, right? Is he a gentleman too? Well, I assume he knows his manners. There have, however, been times that he's had lapses in propriety. But it's been two years since Prince Harry's last incident. And since then, sh-t, he's been practically flawless. Full Story
Big G's two uncles
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Prince Harry was out yesterday, commemorating Remembrance Day at a private viewing of Wounded: The Legacy of War photography exhibit by Bryan Adams. Young wounded servicemen and women in Iraq and Afghanistan are featured in the images. OK, royal gossips. Where did your mind go to just now? Did you remember that it's long been rumoured that Princess Diana and Bryan Adams had a thing? For the record, I've never believed it. Full Story

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Luann's first song that she debuted in the club was good. That she now wants to be a singer with videos is not so good. Come on Luann party is party, but seriously? Alex should simply shut up! She has no class, does not come from class and is stupid! Ramona is in full no-class mode all the time and should not say anything about anyone...she mispronounces words all the time...has a glass in her hand on the way to her mouth most of the time and is LOUD....no class!
Leave Kelly alone! She is young, has a genuine zest for life and is by far not as bitchy as the rest.
Sonja? Bad news lady! Can you imagine, broke, and still throwing parties? What was that breakfast all about? Then to tell hair lady that she is being rude by speaking on her cell? Come on Sonja you did not even get dressed! She may think it is classy to do breakfast with an invited guest in her pj's...but as they say...she must be from NY.
BTW, 3 hours from NYC to AC? Where is NYC located? In Baltimore?
Just this past weekend I watched Ryan Dunne on "Minute to Win it" playing a charity game for children. He seemed like a very nice guy, regardless of the crazy antics on Jackass.
That he was in a bar, drinking before this horrible incident, is very sad indeed. That the people in the bar allowed him to leave and drive, if he was intoxicated, is incomprehensible! Someone should at least be held responsible, even if he should have been the first. But who knows? he is gone and we will never know what happened and how drunk he was until the results of the autopsy. So in the meantime, let all of us stop the blaming and always remember that it is not wise to drink and drive.
RIP Ryan. Too much too soon, two more lives lost.
This ho feels no pain about anythng, BUT, she will when she steps on those boobs before she is 30. Get a bra and put it on!


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Screen embrace
By Alex Bilmes 23 March 12
From the GQ archive: Pedro Almodóvar on his extraordinary relationship with Penélope Cruz.
Virtuoso Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar's Broken Embraces is a dark and seductive meditation on sex, death, storytelling and, as always, cinema itself. It's his fourth film with Penélope Cruz and she hasn't been this good since the last time they worked together. We asked him about his relationship with the most alluring and compelling actress in contemporary film.
"I first saw Penélope in Jamón, Jamón [1992] by Bigas Luna. I think she was 17 at the time. I was so impressed I called her agent to congratulate her and tell her that at some stage I'd like to work with her. There was something very appealing about her. The way she would say and do things was very unusual but also extremely natural and original - extraordinary considering this was her very first film."
"I think we'd chatted at a club in Madrid previously, but the first time I met her properly was when she auditioned for Kika [1993]. She was very young, and I didn't think she was right for the part, but according to her, the reason she had decided to become an actress in the first place was because she had been so blown away by my film, Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! [1990]. So the desire to work together was mutual."
"I was tempted to give her the lead part in Live Flesh [1997], but I needed a woman with more of a past. I offered her a minor role, thinking she would refuse. When she accepted, I made it into an eight-minute set piece. She's a young prostitute from the provinces who gives birth on a bus on a dark night in Franco's Madrid. Many, many people have said that it's one of their favourite things in my work. Stephen Frears told me that after watching it he decided to offer Penélope her first American movie, The Hi-Lo Country [1998], based just on that one sequence."
"After Live Flesh, I knew this was going to be an ongoing relationship. The next one was All About My Mother [1999]. She plays one of the key roles, a tricky part. She's a nun who works with prostitutes, and falls pregnant by a transvestite and contracts AIDS. It was a hard character to play. But she has that goodness that the character required, and an amazing combination of resilience and vulnerability."
"Volver [2006] was the first film I wrote for her. From my perspective, it's a film where the lens and my eyes are guided by desire towards the actress. Not only the way I shoot the film but the way I do her hair, the way I dress her, the way her make-up is done. The character is a housewife, but very desirable. It's something that happens rarely, but when desire guides the lens, when it's legitimate, it really informs the character."
"Did Penélope and I have a sexual relationship? No, we didn't. But it was the first time I ever felt a specific physical and sexual attraction towards an actress I was working with. The desire was controllable in the sense that I don't usually have sexual relationships with women. But we did both feel that the desire was present. Penélope was aware of it and we talked about it. I think she liked it. Not that she was playing around, but I think she was comfortable with it. I didn't suggest we consummate it. It would have been the first time I had a sexual relationship with somebody I was working with. I don't know what her reaction would have been if I had suggested it. Perhaps it would have been slightly embarrassing for her. In any case, it would have been after the film. I reject any sexual relationship where one person is in a position of power over another. I profoundly dislike that as a basis for a relationship."
"What happens in Broken Embraces is the direct opposite of how I behave. Perhaps in an unconscious way I have consummated my desire for Penélope through my film, through the character of the director [who has an affair with Cruz, his leading lady]. And there are many things in the film that I've taken directly from the prep work that we did. There's a scene where the director experiments with her make-up, her hair. The way he surrounds her, takes pictures of her, gives her directions, that's an imitation of how I am with her. It's very much the tone I use. In a way, I'm caressing her with my words but I'm also conducting her, guiding her along, and she's letting me, she's letting herself be conducted."
"I think in the relationship between a director and his muse there's a connection that goes beyond words. There's a feeling, even when we are on set surrounded by people and noise, that it's just me and her, that we are the only people in the room."
"I sometimes feel like her director even when we're not working. I don't want to interfere in her life but it's tempting. Sometimes we'll be sitting around and she'll say something and I'll say, 'No, you said that wrong.' And she'll say, 'How can you say that? I'm not acting!' And I'll say, 'No, no, your tone was wrong.' Or she'll laugh and I'll say, 'You need to correct that laugh.' I do realise that it's wrong and I shouldn't. But I get carried away. I should take care. Penélope's a very independent person. She knows what she wants."
"I believe we have a working relationship ahead of us. It certainly doesn't end here for me and Penélope."
Broken Embraces is available on DVD.
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Regulation impact analysis is the process of examining the likely impacts of a proposed regulation, compared with a range of alternative options that could meet government policy objectives. The purpose is to identify an option that can deliver the highest net benefits to the community.
Regulation impact analysis is intended to achieve better regulation by supporting sound analysis. The case for a proposed regulation identifies the perceived problem and addresses the fundamental question of whether regulatory action is required. The analysis describes the policy objective, and assesses the costs and benefits of the proposal and alternative options in achieving that objective. The case for a preferred option becomes clear during this process. It assists regulatory decision making and public understanding of regulatory decisions.
Consultation is vital to the process. Stakeholders that may be affected by a proposal are often able to offer pertinent information and data that can be incorporated into the impact analysis. This enhances the evidence base, the depth and robustness of the overall regulation impact analysis.
Regulation impact analysis is undertaken by the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) to comply with an objective in the Inter-Government Agreement, to:
"ensure that, in determining the area of regulation and the level of requirements:
The ABCB is also obliged to undertake regulation impact analysis as described in Best Practice Regulation, a publication of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG). This reflects the ABCB's status as a COAG agency, accountable to the Governments of the Commonwealth, the States and the Territories.
More broadly, the ABCB undertakes regulation impact analysis to find the right regulatory balance. Well designed regulation has a key role in addressing some of the problems in the construction sector. However "well designed" is an important qualifier: poorly designed regulation may not achieve its objectives. Hence the ABCB acknowledges the importance of transparency, accountability and consultation in its consideration of regulation proposals.
Regulation impact analysis is undertaken to assess proposals that seek to amend the National Construction Code (NCC), either by introducing a new provision or by amending existing provisions. There are three levels of regulation impact analysis.
The NCC includes provisions that reference other documents, including Australian Standards. A proposal to introduce a new or amend an existing referenced document would, in the first instance, be considered by the owner of the referenced document. Should the proposal warrant further investigation, for example through an Australian Standards committee supporting further investigation, then the ABCB would become involved and begin the normal processes of assessment. A PIA would be prepared and evaluated according to the process indicated above.
The ABCB consults on substantive proposals by issuing a Consultation Regulation Impact Statement (Consultation RIS).
The Consultation RIS is prepared especially for the purpose of consulting with stakeholders. It contains the essential elements of regulation impact analysis, including cost benefit analysis. The ABCB encourages feedback from stakeholders on matters raised in the Consultation RIS.
The Consultation RIS may include a series of specific questions, seeking specific information or general reactions to a particular methodological approach. In addition stakeholders are invited to comment generally about issues raised In the Consultation RIS. A Consultation RIS is published on the ABCB website with online forms to facilitate feedback. The period for feedback is typically six weeks. Consultation RISs prepared by the ABCB for stakeholder feedback can be found here.
More generally, please note that the ABCB consults on every amendment to the NCC through a Public Comment Draft, released in June each year. Where possible, if there are substantive proposals to be considered, the ABCB endeavours to release a Consultation RIS at the same time.
Stakeholder comments are considered by the ABCB and a more thorough regulation impact analysis, incorporating stakeholder information, is prepared as a Final RIS for decision by the Board. Final RISs can be found here.
The regulation impact analysis at each level follows the guidance provided in COAG's Best Practice Regulation. The key steps are:
The ABCB provides a range of supporting documents to assist the preparation of regulation impact analysis.
Proposal for Change Template and Guideline
Good Practice Guide for Preliminary Impact Analysis
Regulation Impact Analysis Protocol
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Small retailers who think of their inventory in terms of weeks of supply almost always experience healthier cash flows.
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What's the value of your inventory on hand?" This is one of the first questions that I ask a prospective client during our initial conversation. And they can almost always give me a straight-forward answer. Then I ask, "How many weeks of supply is that?" Silence. For many small retailers I speak with, thinking of inventory in terms weeks of supply is a new concept. They can easily talk about inventory in terms of quantity, units, cases or casepacks, as well as how much inventory they need to build an effective display. They may have heard of terms like 'inventory turnover' or 'open-to-buy' without fully understanding what they mean. They understand return on investment, but in managing the day to day urgencies of their business they are much more focused on sales, believing that maximizing sales will lead to positive cash flow. This perspective on cash flow is ironic because almost every small retailer I speak with who can't answer my weeks of supply question also experiences recurring cash flow problems. Let me explain why. Thinking about inventory in terms of time is the essential starting point in effectively managing inventory. Stated in simple terms, the goal of effective inventory management is to have on hand at any given time only enough inventory to support planned sales until the next delivery arrives, plus a safety stock to cover any short term sales spike and the possibility of a late vendor delivery. This quantity can be stated at any point in time as forward weeks of supply; that is, the number of weeks of planned sales going forward that the current inventory represents. When thinking in terms of weeks of supply, the focus is on maximizing the return on the inventory investment by linking inventory levels directly to planned sales. However, many small retailers instinctively focus on how much they might be able to sell if they had the stock on hand, rather than the amount of cash they are committing to inventory. Their focus is on having the stock to be able to capture the 'last sale'. The problem with trying to capture that 'last sale', however, is that it's not possible to know exactly which sale is the 'last sale', resulting in inflated inventory levels. And unless they can quantify the number of weeks of supply they have on hand, and the number of additional weeks of supply they are purchasing, they have no way of projecting when they can expect to sell that inventory and convert it into cash.
Clearly, a critical component of forward weeks of supply is planned sales. For small retailers of non-seasonal items, these sales plans can be arrived at quickly by taking the current weekly rate of sale and applying a factor for the current sales trend. For seasonal items, a quick sales plan can be developed by taking the prior years sales for the same period and applying the sales trend factor. For larger retailers, more elaborate demand forecasting software applications are frequently utilized. The point of this discussion is not to review various forecasting methods, but to emphasize the importance of a well thought out sales plan arrived at through careful analysis of past sales volume and patterns, and current trends. To become a truly powerful inventory management tool, forward weeks of supply should be calculated continually by category or item. For categories of fashion merchandise, for instance, where specific items are constantly changing as assortments, forward weeks of supply should be calculated by category. For staple replenishment items, forward weeks of supply should be calculated by item. And just as on hand inventories should be thought of in terms of forward weeks of supply, purchase quantities should also be evaluated for the number of additional weeks of supply that they represent. Every purchase order should be accompanied by the following question; "How many weeks am I buying?" Finally, after I've taken a moment to explain the concept of weeks of supply to a prospective client, they invariably ask what the weeks of supply should be for their business. And just like they started the conversation by not knowing what their weeks of supply was, I end it by not being able to tell them what their weeks of supply should be. Every retailer has a different optimal weeks of supply, due to their unique mix of product offerings, which have unique selling characteristics, customer expectations, and supply chains. And for most retailers, especially those whose product offerings are highly seasonal, the optimal weeks of supply may vary significantly throughout the year. The point is not necessarily to identify what the optimal weeks of supply is, but to continually challenge the current forward weeks of supply to identify opportunities for eliminating unnecessary inventory and to free up cash for other urgent needs. As every retailer understands, there's no such thing as standing still; if you're not going forward, you can be almost certain that you're going backwards. Small retailers who think of their inventory in terms of weeks of supply almost always experience fewer markdowns and fewer build-ups of dead inventory, faster inventory turnover, and healthier cash flows. With healthier cash flows and a keen eye on weeks of supply, a small retailer will always have the ability to be a true merchant, to make that advantageous purchase, chase a key item, or capitalize on the latest emerging trend. And those are the true keys to generating consistent sales increase and profitability.© Ted Hurlbut 2004
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|Big brain, a Drosophila homologue of mammalian aquaporin, is regulated by the DRE/DREF system.
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|PMID: 18760387 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|Drosophila big brain (bib) encodes for a protein similar to members of the major intrinsic protein family, which includes the water- and ion-conducting aquaporin (AQP) channels. In mammals, AQP dysregulation has been implicated in a variety of diseases, including colorectal cancer and colonic injury. However, the regulatory mechanisms of AQP expression remain to be clearly elucidated. In this study, as we found a DREF binding site (DRE) in the 5'-flanking regions of both the Drosophila bib gene and the human AQP1 gene, we assessed the role of DREF in bib gene expression. DREF in Drosophila and humans has been demonstrated to function as a key transcriptional activator for cell proliferation-related genes. Herein, we demonstrate that the DRE is required for optimal promoter activity of Drosophila bib gene, particularly in the larval imaginal discs, which are actively proliferating tissues, as well as the adult hindgut. Our results may provide insight into the mechanisms inherent to the regulation of mammalian AQP genes.
|Joung-Sun Park; Su-Ryun Kim; So-Young Park; Dong-Jin Yang; Shin-Hae Lee; Yoon-Jeong Choi; Moon-Kyoung Bae; Masamitsu Yamaguchi; Young-Shin Kim; Mi-Ae Yoo
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|Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2008-08-07
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|Title: Biochimica et biophysica acta Volume: 1779 ISSN: 0006-3002 ISO Abbreviation: Biochim. Biophys. Acta Publication Date: 2008 Dec
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|Created Date: 2008-11-21 Completed Date: 2009-02-09 Revised Date: -
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|Nlm Unique ID: 0217513 Medline TA: Biochim Biophys Acta Country: Netherlands
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|Department of Molecular Biology, College of Natural Science, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Republic of Korea.
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Animals, Genetically Modified
Aquaporin 1 / metabolism
Aquaporins / metabolism*
Cell Nucleus / metabolism
Drosophila Proteins / genetics*, physiology*
Drosophila melanogaster
Gene Expression Regulation
Membrane Proteins / genetics*, physiology*
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Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
Promoter Regions, Genetic
Transcription Factors / genetics, physiology*
Water / chemistry
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At 9:52 PM Eastern Time last night, the Associated Press announced breaking news that since then has been circulating the net like web-based wildfire.
Writes Russell Simmons in a letter addressed to Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. Ambassador to Japan:
"We, the undersigned, ask you to personally deliver this petition to President Barack Obama urging him to NOT sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) until Japan bans the slaughter and capture of dolphins in Taiji."
Rightfully making headlines a lot of late, the tragedies taking place in Taiji on an almost daily basis have eyes fixated on Japan. From the crimson cove waters flooded with blood to the much talked about albino dolphin calf—a white wonder separated from his or her mother and confined for human amusement—there's much too much going on not to pay attention. And likewise be livid.
When asked what inspired his passion surrounding the activities in Taiji, Simmons told Ecorazzi, "Hearing about the horrific dolphin slaughter from Simone, following her return from the cove."
Now, with the heft of Simmons' status, and the help of aforementioned animal rights activist and his assistant Simone Reyes, dozens of celebs are sitting up and taking note, expressing their abhorrence of the cruel practice (couched as tradition) by adding their signatures to Simmons' persuasive petition.
A-listers who with their John Hancock have proven they want the hunt brought to an abrupt and permanent halt are Sean Penn, Woody Harrelson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Charlize Theron, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Aniston, Alicia Silverstone, Ellen DeGeneres, Emily Deschanel, Susan Sarandon, Olivia Munn, Jennifer Hudson, Kellan Lutz, Channing Tatum and many more.
So, how does it make the mogul feel to have Hollywood on his side? "I am grateful that my friends in the industry have joined me in giving a voice to the dolphins," Simmons said. "Hopefully collectively we can end these senseless hunts for good." Amen to that.
Of course, ever-reliable orgs and the heroes at their respective helms were included in the document, too. Think Ingrid Newkirk of PETA, Nathan Runkle of Mercy For Animals and Gene Baur of Farm Sanctuary.
"At this point," reads Simmons' appeal, "we feel the only way to end these heinous crimes against dolphins migrating through Japan's waters is to inject our position into the current conversation regarding the trade agreement."
Writes the Def Jam founder, "We…are not using this petition to assert a position in regards to the TPP; rather we are underscoring that your influential voice in defense of the dolphins of Japan is instrumental in expressing to the White House the importance of making their slaughter and captive trade a key factor in the negotiations ahead."
Indeed, the silver (and TV) screen signatory contains varied opinions pertaining to the pact, some unclear and others outspoken. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, for example, whose founder Captain Paul Watson is among the signees, has been vocal about the group's position in regards to a congressional proposal to fast-track the legislation.
Illustrating the stark scene in Taiji—which has been playing out every year for nearly the past half century—Simmons' diplomatic but firm missive states:
"Since the start of this Taiji drive hunt season on September 1, 2013, over 600 dolphins have been slaughtered, and over 149 were taken captive, slated to live lonely, degrading, psychosis-inducing lives analogous to enslavement at amusement parks, as chronicled in the film 'Blackfish.' The drive hunt and slaughter of 20,000 dolphins, porpoises and small whales that occurs throughout Japan each year is Japan's shame. These barbaric drives, which began in 1969, must be stopped immediately."
As savvy folks know, in addition to "Blackfish," Ric O'Barry's Academy Award-winning documentary "The Cove" is also a must-see, chronicling Taiji's brutal roundup and the lengths to which fishermen there will go to maintain as much opacity as possible.
Dolphin pods are culled and individuals scrutinized by aquatic park representatives seeking their next trick-turning star. Those dolphins who aren't taken to be paraded for profit are harpooned, dying slow, painful, spasmodic deaths, destined for supermarket meat cases, where the highly toxic flesh will be mislabeled as a more popular, less mercury-laden species of fish.
Bear witness to the devastation at the killing cove for yourself, via Sea Shepherd's live stream link. It isn't fiction.
Simmons ends his polite but powerful plea with, "The world is looking to you, Ambassador Kennedy, and to our government to send a clear message to Japan that this atrocity must be banned NOW."
We at Ecorazzi couldn't agree more and will be standing by with bated breath, waiting for what happens next in this life-or-death dramatic saga. Here's hoping…
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2011 Free Agency
Who are our expected UFAs?
Expected/possible RFAs (based on new CBA or old one)?
-Matt Hasselbeck (love him but I wouldn't be too upset if he didn't return at this point)
-Brandon Mebane (doesn't look like we are going to keep him - think we should but he doesn't fit in the 3-4 that we may transition to)
-Sean Locklear (no need for him with Carpenter)
-Chris Spencer (doubt he's re-signed but it's possible I guess)
-Ray Willis (I liked him in 2009)
Who else?
I ask because I'm trying to piece together our OL.
Okung -- ????* -- Unger -- Gibson/Andrews? -- Carpenter
*could be Robert Gallery
*looks like John Moffitt. Or Carpenter, with Moffitt at RG. I don't think they see Carpenter as a RT.
Who else is hoping more for waiver-wire type pickups than big free-agent signings?
Wouldn't mind re-signing Seneca Wallace to be a transitional QB. I'd rather have him starting that Charlie Whitehurst, and maybe even Hasselbeck at this point. He's supposed to be a free agent again. I've said it before on this team board, but I really, really like Early Doucet. He was buried on AZ's depth chart when Kurt Warner was there, with Fitz, Boldin and Breaston ahead of him, and no one not named Larry Fitzgerald was going to put up stats in AZ last year. I seriously think he can be a 1000-yard receiver if he gets into a good situation. If there's a comparatively big-named free agent I'd go for, It'd be Cullen Jenkins.
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If you can't find fresh porcini mushrooms, buy whole frozen ones, defrost them in the fridge, and drain them on paper towels. Then roast them, uncovered, until tender and golden brown (and for about half the time as the fresh ones). As a last resort, other exotic fresh mushrooms mixed with reconstituted dried porcini would provide the body and flavor the dish needs. (Avoid dried porcini that are broken up.) Pair this dish with a few risotto cakes to make a main course.
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I had high hopes for this recipe as I love mushrooms, red wine, and port! I followed the recipe exactly as written, and the result just didn't "do it" for me. The sweetness of the port was predominant and the leftovers didn't pair particularly well with anything else. I think mushrooms and red wine can be better enjoyed either independently or with different execution.
The taste was ok, but not great. I didn't like the colour or the dish because of the red wine (too rosy). I think I'd just stick to white wine, fresh herbs with a dollop of butter and sauter the mushrooms.
As a side dish this recipe is not impressive. I substituted home made dark chicken stock for the red wine reduction and upped the Marsala to 1/2 cup during the roasting process. Similar to a classic chicken Marsala dish, I browned split chicken breasts in clarified butter. Plating included the Marsala roasted porcini and onions over Parmesean risotto cakes and the warm chicken breasts.
I found the red wine reduction overpowering. With all these wonderful mushrooms, I want to be able to taste the mushrooms! I served this over the porcini risotto cakes and it completely drowned out the flavor of the risotto. I would stick with a more simple butter and fresh herb treatment for the mushrooms, allowing their flavor to shine through. Pretty pricey and time consuming for so-so results.
I made this for dinner for my boyfriend, and he enjoyed it. I found the recipe to be a bit "involved" but the final product was quite good. I cut everything in half, but forgot to reduce the amoung of pearl onions (never a favorite of mine to begin with). This is one I'll attempt again.
This tasted good, but took more time than I am willing to spend on a side dish. Also, I used portobello and cremini mushrooms and they tasted just fine.
A bit stepy - I used about 1/3 less wine than suggested. Was well received.
This is great as a side dish or appetizer - easy to make, and looks great when served - the red wine reduction enhances the flavor of the mushrooms, onions and the herbs which come together quite nicely with the risotto cakes - I would also consider using this recipe for a hot mushroom salad, with fresh mushrooms only, and no onions.


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Now that the fall migration has already started for some birds, when is the best time to stop feeding hummingbirds, and if a nectar feeder (sugar water) is available, will they fail to migrate to their wintering sites?
Hummingbird migration is triggered by the photoperiod, or the number of daylight hours, not by the availability of food. Many people fear that hummingbirds will fail to migrate south if feeders are left out in the fall. This is not true. Hummingbirds will migrate when it's time to go, regardless of the presence or absence of feeders. Fall is a great time to feed birds, if you know how to attract migratory birds in addition to the permanent residents that visit your feeders year-round. The best way to feed birds is to adjust the food and feeders with each changing season. To get the latest tips on fall bird feeding, check out the DNR's Web site at www.dnr.state.mn.us or obtain a copy of " Wild About Birds: The DNR Bird-Feeding Book," which is available through the Minnesota Bookstore.
How does Minnesota decide the date for the waterfowl opener, season length and bag limit?
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with the help of States and Flyway Councils, decides the annual waterfowl hunting frameworks, which include the earliest opening and latest closing dates, maximum season length, and duck bag limits. For the regular duck season, these guidelines are the same for all states in the Mississippi Flyway, including Minnesota. States have the option to be more restrictive than the Federal frameworks. Minnesota typically opens the duck season on the earliest Saturday permitted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, although last year's duck season opener was delayed one week following public comment. Hunters have also been able to hunt the full season length and take the maximum bag limits allowed in most years. The DNR considers these decisions each year based mostly on the status of Minnesota's breeding duck populations.
The warm weather that arrived in Minnesota this past spring, and stayed into the fall, has contributed to an outbreak in oak wilt. Can anything be done to protect oak trees from the disease?
Oak wilt spreads two ways - insects and through the root system. Infected red oak trees can wilt and turn brown in just a few weeks. However, the disease is much harder to identify in bur oaks and white oaks because it doesn't spread as fast; in fact, a lab culture is necessary to confirm the disease in white oak trees. Stopping oak wilt is difficult but possible. Since fresh wounds contribute to the spread of the disease, avoiding injury to oaks (pruning, etc.) between April and July will help. A technique called vibratory plow, which separates root grafts between trees, is also effective. Fungicides are another option but the chemical treatments are costly and may not be able to save already infected trees. Additional information about oak wilt and how to protect trees can be found on the DNR's Web site www.dnr.state.mn.us.


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Amid the romance and antiquity of an elegant Renaissance-era chateau, Chilean Syrahs made a deep impression at the 6th annual Syrah du Monde competition, held May 2-4, 2012 at Château d'Ampuis in northern France.
Out of 445 wines from 24 countries, Chilean wineries produced three gold and four silver medals, with an impressive two wines rated [...]
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UK writer Victoria Moore puts the Cox twins (Michael, of Wines of Chile, and David, of New Zealand Winegrowers) at odds over who has the best Syrah.
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First up in Gurvinder Bhatia's new video series: cool-climate Syrah from Chile's Viña Emiliana.
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Once again, 50 US bloggers and 8 Chilean winemakers come together on-line to taste and review 8 outstanding Chilean wines.
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Canadian winewriter Rod Phillips provides a vinous geography lesson on Chile's cool coast and its wines in the June-July 2010 issue of Vines Magazine.
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Chilean winemakers met for a technical tasting of the 6th Annual Wines of Chile Awards gold-medal winning wines.
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Jay Miller, The Wine Advocate's guy in South America was in Chile in March. He spoke with Wines of Chile on his impressions and the advantageous place of Chilean wine in the global economic crisis.
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British wine critic Oz Clarke chooses his Top 250 wines, and Chile's Viña Falernia's 2005 Syrah Number Tops the List! The first chapter lists Oz's Top 40 wines of the year and Chile takes pride of place with the Viña Falernia Elqui Valley Syrah 2005 listed as his number one wine. In fact, another Chilean cool climate wine makes the top 10 with Viña Leyda Garuma Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2007 from the Leyda Valley at number 7 in the ranking.
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Buffett Bails Out Bank of America
Posted By Barry Ritholtz On August 25, 2011 @ 9:37 am In Bailouts,Corporate Management,Credit | Comments Disabled
Make no mistake about this: Warren Buffett just saved Bank of America's bacon.
A few items leap out this announcement:
1) BoA needed both capital and a reputation reboot. Buffett provided a little bit of both.
2) This gives lie to the claim that BofA needed no money
Counter argument — this was about the stock slide, not the capital structure, which remains opaque [1].
3) The fine print will be revealing of the specifics of the terms, but I am curious as to how this compares to the deal cut with Goldman Sachs (GS) and GE.
4) Buffett met with Obama a few days ago; I wonder what was discussed in THAT meeting.
5) Investors are cautioned that unless you are buying on the same terms as the billionaire, you are making a very different bet than he is.
More to follow later today.
• Buffett Invests $5 Billion in BofA (WSJ [2])
• Bank of America Says Buffett's Berkshire Will Invest $5 Billion (Bloomberg [3])
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[2] WSJ: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904787404576530211731979854.html
[3] Bloomberg: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-25/berkshire-hathaway-to-invest-5-billion-in-bank-of-america-shares-surge.html
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The middle class in America is hanging by a thread, and Willard Mitt Romney, if elected, will cut the thread, and the middle class will be in a free fall from which it may never recover.
The bobbleheads who watch Fox News and the mouth-breathers who listen to Rush Limbaugh don't know any better. They'll have to learn the hard way. The people of Germany believed Josef Goebbels' propaganda machine. We know how that turned out.
Romeny is the Koch Brothers' Henry Frick, put in place to do their bidding, no matter the havoc that will rain down on us and future generations. They have a rape-the-masses, salt-the-earth agenda, all in the name of greed.
We have to rid ourselves of the Republicans in government. They no longer represent the people; they represent the wealthy. For four years, they have done nothing but obstruct every bill that would help the American people back to work. They do not like having a black man in the White House.
President Barack Obama is a statesman who cares about all Americans. Romney is a number-cruncher. He cares about wealth.
The following is an outline of what will happen if Romney wins:
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Defending champions Australian's Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen have extended their lead at the top of the table on day one of finals racing at the 2012 49er World Championship in Zadar, Croatia.
Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen (AUS) - 49 World Championship 2012
Outteridge and Jensen went into Thursday's three races four points ahead of second place but again their consistency in the light conditions paid off, allowing them to extent their lead to 22 points by the end of the day.
'We had a great day on the water, we posted three top 10 results to move further ahead overall,' said Outteridge.
The pair began the day with a second, before an eighth and a six to be 22 points ahead of New Zealand's Peter Burling and Blair Tuke.
Thursday's races were the first time that the top 25 crews had faced off against each other with the competition splitting into gold, silver and bronze fleets.
'We just sailed the same as we always do,' said Outteridge. 'Keep it simple, get a clear start and aim to be in the top 10 at the first mark, then work our way forward from there.
'We have moved out to a nice lead but we still have plenty of racing to go and there are more light winds forecast so it's no easier than it was at the start of the week,' he said. 'We'll need to be on top of our game again tomorrow to ensure we maintain our lead.'
The Australians are no strangers to leading a 49er World Championship with Outteridge aiming for his fourth world title and Jensen his third.
'Consistency is the key without a doubt,' said Outteridge. 'It's very easy to get a high score especially in finals racing so if we are able to keep inside the 10 in each race we'll be in good shape come the end of the event.'
Fellow Australians Luke Parkinson and Jaspar Warren are currently 20th overall in the silver fleet after 12 races.
Parkinson and Warren had a mixed day on the water, kicking off with their best result of the regatta so far, a fourth, before being one of six boats to be black flagged for jumping the start in race two and then finishing 25th in race three.
Full results can be found at http://www.49erworlds.org/index.php/overall-results/.


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The Complete Guide To Smart Jewelry
"Wearable jewelry" today includes a range of devices from those that alert you to important calls and texts to those that are meant to serve as protection for women in peril.
Which of these jewelry-like gadgets will flop? Which will even make it to market? Only time, and Kickstarter fundings, will tell.
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Wearables No Longer Just Plastic-y Fitness Trackers
When the "wearable" category first emerged, the connected devices it included were largely focused on health-tracking functions, like counting steps or sleep patterns.
While the Nike+ FuelBand, Fitbit Flex and Jawbone UP demonstrated the potential in wearable computing with their tracking capabilities and accompanying mobile apps, the devices themselves looked more at home in the gym than in your everyday life.
But today, a new, more female-targeted line of devices are starting to emerge, offering features that extend beyond health and fitness, as well as the look of "real" jewelry made with metals and stones, instead of bulky plastic bands.
"Wearable jewelry" today includes a range of devices from those that alert you to important calls and texts to those that are meant to serve as protection for women in peril.
Which of these jewelry-like gadgets will flop? Which will even make it to market? Only time, and Kickstarter fundings, will tell.
The MEMI
What It Is: An iPhone-connected "smartbracelet"
What It Does: The MEMI alerts you to incoming calls, texts and calendar events with a discreet vibration, allowing you to carry your phone in your purse. You can set it to only alert you to incoming communications from important contacts.
How Much?: $150
Can You Buy It Now?: Yes, MEMI is accepting pre-orders which will ship by August 2014.
Website: www.hellomemi.com
TechCrunch Review: A tad heavier than a similarly styled bracelet we have at home, but still lighter than you'd expect. The weight makes it feel "not so cheap."
What It Is: A line of jewelry wearables, including cuff-like bracelets, necklaces, pendants, and keychains.
What It Does: Each piece of Cuff jewelry has a button you can press in case of emergency. Once pressed, a group of pre-configured contacts are alerted that you need help. You can also program the alert to connect to specific people by tapping twice, or three times for example.
How Much?: Cuff jewelry ranges from $49 for the "sporty" Cuff to $150 for the Metal Cuffs.
Can You Buy It Now?: Yes, Cuff is accepting pre-orders, which will ship this fall.
Website: Cuff.io
TechCrunch Review: "…at this stage the CuffLinc doesn't yet have the fitness and sleep-tracking capabilities of most wearables on the market. But Cuff has tapped into the aesthetic part of wearable technology that some feel is missing from trackers."
Tory Birch For Fitbit
What It Is: A collaboration between Fitbit and Tory Burch that will combine wearable jewelry and the technology of the Fitbit Flex. Designs include bracelets and necklaces.
What It Does: Fitbit-like fitness tracking (steps, distance, calories burned and sleep).
How Much?: Unknown
Can You Buy It Now?: No, the collection hasn't launched yet, but you can sign up for email alerts.
Website: www.toryburch.com/tory-burch-for-fitbit-signup/tory_burch_fitbit_signup.html
TechCrunch Review: N/A
What It Is: A connected "smart ring."
What It Does: Alerts you to phone calls, texts, emails, updates and more, through customized notifications using vibrations and light. Related app supports iOS and Android.
How Much?: $145-$180, depending on the style.
Can You Buy It Now?: Yes, you can pre-order it now at the above discounted prices. Rings will begin shipping this fall.
Website: Ringly.com
TechCrunch Review: "Truly wearable fashion technology in the form of finger jewelry" that "actually buzzes and lights up when you get a phone call or text or even when someone likes your Instagram."
Misfit Shine
What It Is: An attractive fitness tracker that can be placed into watches, socks, and pendants/necklaces, or magnetically clipped onto lapels, shoes, etc.
What It Does: Tracks steps and sleep patterns, and can be tapped to give you the time of day.
How Much?: The Shine itself is $99. Accessories range from $19.95 for the sports band to $50 for a leather watch band, to $80 for the silver necklace, and so on. A 6-pack of socks is $70.
Can You Buy It Now?: Yes. It is sold online and at Target and Best Buy.
Website: Misfitwearables.com
TechCrunch Review: .."the Shine can be worn anywhere — as a clip-on to your shoes or your shirt or as a necklace. That form factor has made it surprisingly popular among female consumers, we've heard from sources close to the company."
Smarty Ring
What It Is: A connected "smart ring" with a geeky look than Ringly.
What It Does: Alerts you to incoming calls, texts, emails, app updates and more, as well as remotely controls your phone, alerts you if your phone is lost, and tells time.
How Much?: $275
Can You Buy It Now?: No. The company was raising funds on Indiegogo, but the campaign has ended. Early backers are expected to receive rings this summer. Unclear when the ring will be sold to the public.
Website: SmartyRing.com
TechCrunch Review: N/A
What It Is: A smart jewelry line including bracelets, rings, and pendants. The "Zazzi" piece is interchangeable between the different jewelry items.
What It Does: Alerts you to incoming calls and texts, while you keep your phone in your purse. Offers a number of designs to choose from.
How Much?: $169
Can You Buy It Now?: No, but the company is crowdfunding (again). Indiegogo backers will receive theirs in fall 2014.
Website: FashionTEQ.com
TechCrunch Review: N/A
What It Is: A connected smart ring.
What It Does: Aimed at teens, the ring alerts you to incoming calls, texts and other notifications with lights.
How Much?: $40-$60, retail
Can You Buy It Now?: No. Company was supposed to open pre-orders this spring but didn't. The website is still accepting email sign-ups, however.
Website: Ringblingz.com
TechCrunch Review: "RingBlingz has a good chance of grabbing the attention of teenagers for several reasons. First, a ring is more affordable…and less obtrusive than a wristband. Its alerts lets users watch for social media updates, texts, and calls from their best friends, crushes, parents, and other important people without having to keep their smartphone out."
What It Is: A unisex "smartband"
What It Does: Vibrates when you receive a call, text, email or leave your phone behind. Bands are interchangeable and come in white, black, yellow, pink, red, blue and green.
How Much?: $49.99; extra bands are $8.00
Can You Buy It Now?: Yes.
Website: Wearvybe.com
TechCrunch Review: N/A
What It Is: A unisex smart ring.
What It Does: Lets you control anything — send texts, control home appliances, make payments, and more.
How Much?: $165
Can You Buy It Now?: No. The company was raising on Kickstarter, but the campaign has ended, and backers are receiving devices this summer. It is not yet available to public.
Website: Logbar.jp/ring
TechCrunch Review: Device "resembles an ordinary (if slightly chunky) ring. And "sensors on board can detect even the smallest finger movements, according to Ring's creators, and the gadget works with preset gestures for common controls (calling up messages, playing music or activating the camera), plus you can configure your own custom gestures using the companion app. "
What It Is: A connected thumb ring.
What It Does: Detects gestures and touches, turning your palm into a gesture interface. Bluetooth-enabled to work with digital devices like smartphones, TVs, cars, etc. Can help visually impaired people especially interact with technology, as it can be programmed to dial numbers, text, interact with social media, take notes, change channels on TV, navigate maps, receive calls, read messages, and much more.
How Much?: $120
Can You Buy It Now?: Yes, you can pre-order Fin for $120 plus $10 in shipping.
Website: WearFin.com
TechCrunch Review: "Swiping your thumb down your index finger, for example, could turn your phone's volume down. Want to turn it back up? Just swipe back up across the same finger. Want to skip the current track? Swipe your thumb across the palm of the opposite hand.
In future iterations, they hope to use biometrics to distinguish each segment of each finger. This would allow them to assign each segment a different behavior, essentially turning each section of your hand into a different button
First Sign
What It Is: A smart hair clip.
What It Does: Designed specifically for alerting a security team when there has been a violent crime. The clip's accelerometer and gyroscope detects impacts. Bluetooth connects to your phone to retrieve GPS, camera and microphone data, including any pictures you quickly record. A monitoring station calls first responders and alerts your own emergency contacts.
How Much?: $50 to alert contacts; $75 with the monitoring services
Can You Buy It Now?: Yes. Delivery planned for fall 2014.
Website: FirstSign.us
TechCrunch Review: N/A
Guardian Angel
What It Is: A connected device worn as a bracelet or necklace.
What It Does: Press the device to activate a fake call, thereby getting you out of uncomfortable or potentially dangerous situations.
How Much?: $120 for the pendent; additional bracelet accessories are $30-$60.
Can You Buy It Now?: Yes, shipping takes 8-12 weeks.
Website: The-GuardianAngel.com
TechCrunch Review: N/A
Netatmo JUNE
What It Is: A connected smart bracelet.
What It Does: Measures your sun exposure throughout the day, and communicates that data to your smartphone to help you determine the appropriate SPF cream, and to remind you when to move into the shade. Jewels come in gold, platinum and gunmetal.
How Much?: $99
Can You Buy It Now?: Not quite. The website says it was available as of June 20, but instead of offering an online shop, it's still accepting email sign-ups.
Website: Netatmo.com
TechCrunch Review: N/A
Artemis Fashion
What It Is: A line of smart jewelry products.
What It Does: You can press to alert an emergency operator who can then listen and record evidence. The devices will also alert your emergency contacts that you need help.
How Much?: TBD
Can You Buy It Now?: No, but the company allows you to sign up for product announcements.
Website: ArtemisFashion.com
TechCrunch Review: N/A
CSR Smart Jewelry
What It Is: Smart, Bluetooth-connected necklaces.
What It Does: Alert users to notifications on their phones, like calls and texts. You can also adjust the color and brightness emitted to suit your mood.
How Much?: TBD
Can You Buy It Now?: No. The company showed prototypes at CES, and announced that it collaborated with boutique jeweller Cellini on its design, but does not have a way to purchase these yet. (It seems to be more of a demo of CSR tech).
Website: CSR.com
TechCrunch Review: N/A
Beacon & Lively
What It Is: A smart bracelet
What It Does: Alerts you to calls and text with ambient colors and slight vibrations. A flick of the wrist shuts it off.
How Much?: $145 for the earliest Kickstarter backers. Later backers will pay $165 or $185.
Can You Buy It Now?: No, you can pre-order on Kickstarter with delivery estimated for February 2015.
Website: BeaconandLively.com
TechCrunch Review: N/A


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Airport Transportation
IMPORTANT: As of April 1, 2012, the Michigan Flyer is no longer making stops in Jackson. Transportation will be provided to/from the Kensington Hotel in Ann Arbor, and the cost will increase to $50 each way ($35.00 if more than one student is traveling).
Since this service is accessed in Ann Arbor, Campus Safety will now provide transportation for students to/from Ann Arbor for this service at any time during the academic year, subject to the limitations and process listed below.
To guarantee transportation, students must register for transportation with Campus Safety at least one week prior to the date of the transport.
Arranging transportation to and/or from Detroit Metro Airport
1. After you have made your flight arrangements, go to the Michigan Flyer web site to view the schedule and make a reservation to ride the Michigan Flyer. You may also call 1-888-MI-FLYER (888-643-5937).
2. Fill out the Campus Safety Airport Transportation Form, provide the required information, and click 'send' . Campus Safety will contact you to confirm the arrangements for your transportation to the Kensington Hotel in Ann Arbor, where you will meet the Michigan Flyer. (NOTE: Campus Safety will only transport students to this location in Ann Arbor.)
Cost and payment
- You are responsible for payment to the Michigan Flyer for transportation to and from the airport. Rate information is available on the Michiigan Flyer website.
- In addition to the Michigan Flyer cost, you will be charged $50 each way by the College for transportation to and from Ann Arbor. This amount will be added to your student account.
- Campus Safety will offer a reduced rate of $35 each way for two or three persons traveling together.
Requirements and limitations
- This service is only available for currently enrolled Albion students during the academic year.
- Students are wholly responsible for all arrangements and communication with the Michigan Flyer. This includes making, changing, or cancelling reservations, and making payment.
- Campus Safety will only guarantee transportation to/from Ann Arbor if students complete the shuttle sign up form at least one week in advance of the date transportation is needed.
- Students are responsible for notifying Campus Safety of any changes in travel plans. Students who fail to do so are subject to an additional $50 fee.
- Campus Safety can transport a maximum of three students per trip to/from Ann Arbor. Availability is on a first come, first serve basis.
- Campus Safety is not able to provide this service to student organizations or other groups.


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Hot answers tagged discussion-board
I recommend you look at Newsgator Social Sites. It doesn't offer traditional Discussion Forum functionality, but does offer a different sort of community experience, one that I believe works better. Its a tool my company uses internally and it works very well. We post questions and get semi-threaded discussions. It has a nice microblogging piece and allows ...
Actually you don't need to modify the OOTB files. In fact, it's a very bad idea, since Microsoft doesn't support modifying any of OOTB files in Layouts directory, except of DocIcon.xml. Any cumulative update or SharePoint service pack can replace these files, so your customizations will vanish in one moment. What you need to do, is to create your own file, ...
Looks like the trick is to use list.Folders: foreach (SPListItem folder in myDiscussionList.Folders) { // do something } Source: How to Read All Discussions and Replies
The best option i have seen is the Lightning Tools SharePoint Forums product. As a client (for another product) of Lightning Tools i can only say they offer excellent support and the when i tried the forums they worked perfectly.
When you change a page in SPD, it becomes customized (unghosted). Thus, GhostedXslLink no longer works. More details about ghosted and unghosted pages here: http://www.etechplanet.com/blog/ghosted-and-unghosted-pages-in-sharepoint.aspx You should use XslLink property instead of GhostedXslLink for unghosted pages. Just change it in the property editor in ...
If you have SharePoint designer, open the view with it and change the settings "read only" to FALSE and then you will be able to modify the views from SharePoint.
All right. Here is what I did. I followed Dribbel suggestion of adding a column with the last -updated date to the view. Then, using JQuery, I looked for all these columns and made some javascript math to check if there were new comments or not. Last, I replaced the content of this column with a custom made "new cmnt" icon or clear the contents of it ...
Make sure the User Profile to SharePoint Full/Quick Synchronization timer job is running correctly.
Thanks for the post, I have tweaked the script a bit to loop through all discussion items in a discussion board and move them to a new list. # Migration of a discussion forum to a new list # to overcome commenting issue caused by Meta-Vis # Migration #Region Load SharePoint Snapin $ver = $host | select version if ...
I am a bit puzzled with your script so I decide to find another way :) Discussion board is tricky to deal with. Discussion are folders and Messages are items inside folders (very simple explanation). Best way to migrate one Discussion from source to destination list is to recreate new Discussion on destination list and then to recreate all Messages inside ...
You could create a column that would represent all of your topics. This could be a choice column that you would use to edit the properties of the discussion. Then, you could create a view that groups all discussions based on their topic. You will have the same data all automatically categorized. For the hierarchy, a message can only be created when you ...
Here is my answer to somewhat similar question. It is 2010 solution in Powershell but you can easily convert it Moving a Discussion from a Discussion Board to another? Addition: I posted my original answer from my mobile device so I feel obligated to provide more info. To simplify things: In discussion list discussions are folders and messages are items ...
Inside your RootTemplate (name="View_Thread_Default_RootTemplate"), you have <xsl:attribute name="class">, but you cannot use xsl:attribute without a parent tag. That is what causes the error. To fix it, you should either remove the <xsl:attribute> tag, or wrap it to some HTML tag (i.e. <div>). After wrapping to <div>, the error ...
You need to change the view for this, if you look closely with your current code - look at the first post iteration, it starts from ID=2 instead of 1, change the view to enumerate over subject and reply both. So instead of SPListItemCollection oSpListItemClnPost = oSpListPost.Items; try this SPListItemCollection oSpListItemClnPost = ...
The exact solution exists as a site template in SharePoint 2013. Communities Otherwise (for SP 2007, 2010 or 2013) you could build a list that holds questions and answers. On that list you place an event receiver (Or workflow) that emails the specified users (could be defined in a list or something). the users then can log in, answer the question and the ...
Discussion forum > List Settings > Advanced Settings > Item Level Permissions should take care of that. See the screenshot. Select "Create items and edit items that were created by the user" in the Create and Edit access section.
Well, there is a specific function for creating Discussions: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sharepoint.utilities.sputility.createnewdiscussion.aspx and a similar one for replies: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sharepoint.utilities.sputility.createnewdiscussionreply.aspx Have you tried looking at this in Reflector? ...
In case the option is not visible, add this link to your browser http://yousite.com/_layouts/formEdt.aspx?List=YourLidtID
This ought to be an easy one. If you go to the List Settings, right below that list of columns in the list, you should see a link for 'Column ordering'. Whatever order you put the columns in there will be the order you see them in the forms.
There is a solution to enhance the OOTB Discussion Board http://community.bamboosolutions.com/blogs/bambooteamblog/archive/2011/07/01/introducing-discussion-board-plus-for-sharepoint-enhance-the-sharepoint-discussion-board-view-for-your-sharepoint-site.aspx hope this help.
The answer is pretty obvious. I don't know your skills in SharePoint configuration, but here is how it goes: You create a new usergroup. You add the users that you want to that group. You create a new discussionboard (If you already have one, forget this step). Go to the Discussionboard's settings and edit permissions for the discussionboard. There you can ...
Try to inspect User Information List. http://www.zimmergren.net/archive/2008/06/25/sharepoints-hidden-user-list-user-information-list.aspx Properties from User Profile (shown in search result and My Site) are propagated to User Information Lists in sharepoint sites, but mau be overriden.
I think Eric's answer is pretty much the best bet if you only have access to the Web UI, but unfortunately you do lose some information this way (things like correct "Created by" and "Created on" values as well as permissions). There are numerous commercial content migration tools that can also handle this (things like Metalogix), but if you have access to ...
You can save the discussion lists as templates with content, download them to your local machine, upload the templates to the desired site, and then create new lists from them. See http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-sharepoint-services-help/manage-list-templates-HA010099156.aspx.
You can add a column to the view that lists the date of the latest response.
Lightning Tools has a Discussion board that does this and so does Quest I believe. If buying a thrid party discussion board tool is not an option, you should be able to create a new column (Choice or Yes/No) and use that as an accepted solution function. It wouldn't let you specify what the accepted reply was, but that the question has been answered.
To answer your question, if users are set to restricted read on the discussion list, they will not be able to reply to the discussions. They would need an elevated priviledge, like a custom permission based off of Read that allows them to Add list items in order to reply. This then makes it so they can't edit anything or delete anything. Rob's suggestion ...
You can for example use Enterprise Metadata and Keywords. Go to list settings -> Enterprise Metadata and Keywords Settings -> Select 'Add an Enterprise Keywords column to this list and enable Keyword synchronization' Another alternative is to add a column to the list. Under Columns, select Create column, and create a new Metadata column, or perhaps ...
We use wikis with additional metadata columns added to the library for data capture. You could also use a document library with a content type and a word template associated with it too.
You should treat Discussions as Folders and Threads as plain items. Basically the content types are Discussion (which inherits from Folder) and Message. Afterwards the best is to use SPQuery to retrieve the Items or simple GetItemById on the list to retrieve your item. The Message has a field as follows <Field ID="{7662cd2c-f069-4dba-9e35-082cf976e170}" ...
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Nevaeh- Main character. she is raped, and discovers a whole new path in life.17 years old.
Ashton/ Ash- the new boy in town who knows something about Nevaehs rape. 18 years old.
Tyler- Nevaeh's boyfriend; soon to be ex. 18 years old.
Terry- Nevaeh's bff; soon to be ex- bff. 17 years old.
Jake- Nevaeh's guy bestfriend. they have known eachother since grade 5. 18 years old.
Emma- Nevaeh's new friend; Ash's twin sister. 18 years old.
Kate/Mom- Nevaeh's mom. 39 years old.
Henry/Daddy- Nevaeh's dad. 44 years old.
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She made the remarks Sunday evening at a Democratic rally at
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Mrs. Obama said her first priority as "mom-in-chief" has been making sure their two daughters are adjusting to the White House.
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She said the president and his Democratic allies in Congress
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She said those are not merely political victories, but "positive
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