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Session IPAs: Yay or nay?
Over the years, we have seen many beers trends arrive. Some tail off, some keep going strong.
Several years ago, the big deal was aging on oak. Then oak chips and spirals weren't good enough, it had to be oak barrels. Then the barrel-aged craze really took flight, with whiskey barrels. Then whiskey barrels were replaced by rum, cognac, wine and all manner of other barrels.
Along the way, sour and wild fermentation beers started picking up steam — and that trend is still going strong.
Now we have what appears to be our next full-fledged beer movement: Session IPAs.
For the uninitiated, a session beer is a beer of lower alcohol content meant to allow the consumption of several such beers in one session. Generally speaking, they check in at the 4% to 5% level. The session IPA is a beer that presents the apparent bitterness of the IPA, but lacks the alcohol content/malt profile generally associated with an IPA. The bitterness of a session IPA generally isn't on par with that of a regular, full-bodied IPA. Brewers will ramp up the hop schedule with late additions meant to drive up the hop flavor and aroma and, in a sense, trick the palate into thinking more bitterness is present.
Done correctly, you can have something rather enjoyable and easy-drinking. Done incorrectly and the session IPA ends up — like Gail White at The Brew Shop described to me the other day as we described the topic — like "hop water."
I've tried probably five or six different breeds of session IPAs, and somewhere along the way, I started to form a strong opinion on the style. For me, too many of them trended too far to the hop water side, or even resembled a radler or fruit beer.
But don't just take my opinion for it. I polled the Facebook community and figured I'd share some of the responses:
-Justin Morgan: They remind me if a hoppy budwieser, not impressed.
-Doug McNiven: Like them a lot. Had a Founders All Day IPA yesterday. Love my hops!!
-Matthew Meyer: I like them. Most beer movements seem to be for stronger beer, except this one.
-Dana Swanson: I'm not an IPA person, but I do like Founder's All Day IPA.
-Kevin Bryars: They are hit and miss but it also depends on the person.
-Seth Hoover: It really depends on my mood. I'll usually go for the extremely bitter IPA's, but from time to time, I'll catch myself drinking session IPA's as well. I guess it depends on the time of day, too. Haha.
-Nathan Marchese: They have their place (at the lake), but not a fan
-Mike Byrne: Session IPA = West Coast Pale Ale…. I think it's a marketing ploy to sell more beer. By definition the main difference between a Pale Ale & an IPA is the hop profile difference and ABV. More hops usually means more ABV. To lower the ABV and create a "session" they have to use less hops or use hops that create a more aggressive flavor. So couldn't you say they are just rebranding Pale Ales?
-Bill Funke: Most of the time I would rather have one good full-flavored beer as opposed to 2 watered-down version of the same style. That's why I started drinking craft beer in the first place instead of the 'Big Three'. I've come across a couple session IPAs that I do like. Most recently founders All Day IPA. Nice to have Founders in Oklahoma.
-Chad Medford: I like them. I'm a fan of founder's all day IPA. Sometimes I'm working outside and want a beer that I can easily throw a few back and not be hammered. Session IPAs are perfect for that.
-Jeff Raymond: If I'm going to drink an IPA (and I'm not the biggest fan of them, so don't hate on me), I want it to get a kick from it. So I definitely prefer the real thing. I just don't see why you'd drink an IPA-lite.
-Brian Kaiser: I usually go for bigger IPAs like F5 or Sierra Torpedo, but Founders All Day is a must for lake trips.
-William Jones: Still in the fence with the style but I'm loving the examples from the big guys like Founders.
-Mary Beth Conner: Session IPA's (are) great palate cleansers during beer tasting events or at the lake or for a post run beverage. They do have a place in the beer hierarchy.
-Matt Conner: Session IPAs are a great vehicle for showcasing hops. Malt character is minimal. That's a great combo for a hop head like me. Stone Go To IPA is one of the best smelling beers I've ever had. They are also great beers for the lake. Sure beats BMC.
-Casey Mooney: Session and IPA do not go together. IPA should be hoppy enough to not be sessionable. If it is sessionable, it is not an IPA.
So there you have it. Thanks to everyone who shared their three cents on this important matter. It seems people are definitely taking sides on the issue, and if it weren't for Founders All Day IPA, there may be a lot more people on the con side.
For me, I would have to agree with the group that Founders All Day is probably the best of the lot I've tried. And in the end, it definitely is better than BMC. Still, given the choice, I'm going for a full-bodied IPA first in most circumstances.
Pints and Pins
-How about the lineup of today's Monday pint nights at the McNellie's pubs? It's Goose Island Ogden at Oklahoma City; Smithwick's at Tulsa; Green Flash Hop Head Red at Tulsa-South; and Sam Smith Winter Welcome at Norman.
-Just an FYI: Marshall Brewing will be pouring this weekend at the Great Arkansas Beer Festival in Little Rock.\
-The American Homebrewers Association suggests five sugar adjuncts you should use in your next homebrew.
-The Brewers Association reports the U.S. brewery count has topped 3,000. They speculate this is likely the first time the U.S. has reached such a mark.
-Interesting read here on a test of Jim Koch's theory that eating yeast prior to drinking prevents him from getting drunk.


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"Gravity" is a directors film though and through. Alfonso Cuaron does a magnificent job of creating the feeling of being in space. When I was watching this movie, I really felt like I was drifting through space much like the characters as they tumbled and twirled around in the vast emptiness of the unknown. There's a lot of quiet and somber moments in this film, mostly with the characters floating around and just talking about their life. However, it's always absorbing. As you're drawn into the experience, you feel as if you are there with the characters witnessing everything first hand. The cinematography is quit brilliant and is a major factor in giving the sense of being in space. The camera masterfully spins and turns weightlessly in a way that it would in space without giving a dizzying feeling. My breath was also taken away a few times from the sheer beauty of some of the shots and how they were composed.
The script on the other hand is quit good as well. The story of letting go and moving on is handled well with a lot of attention to visual story telling. It gives us a real sense of the terrors and loneliness of space, a place were our screams can't be heard. The themes of letting go are handled very well as we see the characters learn and grow. My gripe with the script would have to do with the dialogue. Some of the things the characters say either take me out of the film at times or make me feel like its unnecessary. The dialogue also sometimes felt like a crutch as it sometimes stated the obvious.
The cast is incredibly small, but it is no short of big names. George Clooney as Matt Kowalski gives a solid performance. Kowalski is a typical quick talking charmer that Clooney is so accustomed to playing, but the character does provide some of the lighter moments in the film. The real standout is Sandra Bullock as Ryan Stone. Ryan has a hard time letting go of the past as she had a terrible tragedy befall her. Bullock plays the character well with little quirks of uncertainty and gives us a very likable character that we can all cheer for.
Visually, this film is stunning and a treat for the eyes. From one jaw-dropping shot composition to the next, I was almost always in awe of what I was seeing. Space looked incredibly real and Cuaron and crew made everything look so seamless. The score isn't bad either. It's usually quiet, but when something goes down, it really aids in the terror and urgency of the situation. Not only that, but it can also be powerfully moving and uplift as well.
Overall, from a technical stand point, "Gravity" is a masterpiece. I was almost always in awe of what I was seeing and a lot of the credit goes to Alfonso Cuaron. He really gave us an experience that heightened our senses. From masterful cinematography to stunning visual effects, it is a treat for the eyes. Wonderful and unique shots are spread throughout this film and I really fell like I've never seen anything like this before. The only complain I have for this film is the dialogue. While interesting, I felt it didn't fit well all the time with what we were watching. This movie was at its best when it was quiet. I give it an incredibly high 4/5, an experience.


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I have a Late 2009 iMac being used as a display for a PC via Target Display Mode. Now, the problem is, when I'm using my iMac for work, I've noticed I'm beginning to run out of space. If I were to buy a Cinema Display obviously the only Mini DisplayPort on the iMac would be used, and I'm not one for constantly switching cables at the back of my iMac. Since the iMac will be in the centre of my desk I want the PC to output to it. Would it be possible for me to use a switcher like the SnapX to switch the MDP on my iMac between the PC and the C.D? Or perhaps you could suggest another set up.
If the above is completely impossible, then I'd settle for using the C.D as the display for my PC. Since the C.D isn't like normal monitors accepting multiple inputs (which can I say is ridiculous considering the price you pay), again I'd have to use something like the SnapX (except this time it's being used the way it's supposed to). So the follow up question would be, and I know the SnapX works with 2 macs, can it work with a PC?
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Browns end preseason on a high note, but are they ready for the real thing?
Ready or not, here comes the regular season.
CLEVELAND -- Ready or not, here comes the regular season.
Ready? Or not? We won't know until Sept. 7, but the Cleveland Browns at very least got some good work and created some good vibes in Thursday night's preseason finale.
Because they needed that work, the offensive starters for the Browns played one series. They got a little of everything in that series, and most importantly they finished that series with a touchdown.
There was much rejoicing, and that's OK.
"It was great to get out there and just move right down the field," Browns quarterback Brian Hoyer said.
Move the Browns did, covering 85 yards in 13 plays before Ben Tate ran behind the left side of the line for a short touchdown. Starting at cornerback for the Bears were C.J. Wilson and Al Louis-Jean, both of whom are listed as fourth-team cornerbacks on the Bears official depth chart. The Bears played no starters.
Hoyer was 6-of-8 for 69 yards.
"We said tonight wasn't about them," Hoyer said. "It was about us. Regardless of who's playing for them ... they were nameless and faceless opponents ... we just wanted to go out and make everything about us. It's good to go down and have an 85-yard drive and just execute and get in the end zone.
"It's what we expect of ourselves."
Perspective is important, but so was the work. The Browns had to play their starters because coach Mike Pettine understandably didn't like what he'd seen from them over the first three preseason series.
Maybe what sealed it being a one-series night for Pettine was the roughing the passer call on Bears second-team safety M.D. Jennings on fourth down and goal. Hoyer's pass to fullback Ray Agnew was complete for a first down anyway, but Hoyer didn't need to take that shot.
All 32 NFL teams played Thursday night. Hoyer was one of four starting quarterbacks who played.
"He was sharp, made some good throws, made the right reads," Pettine said of Hoyer. "It was good to see our guys make some plays down the field."
Making actual plays down the field remains a concern area -- Taylor Gabriel's 21-yard reception was Hoyer's longest completion of the preseason since a 27-yard catch and run by fullback Marqueis Gray in the preseason opener -- but for now, just making plays counts as progress. Not that anybody will remember, but the Browns finally won a preseason game, too, 33-13.
"It just shows us what we're capable of," Hoyer said. "That's what has been the frustrating part this preseason; to go out there and just do it against a different team is important. It's a good feeling heading out of the preseason."
Next stop on this optimism train: Heinz Field for that opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
"I'm thrilled because the checklist we had tonight, we accomplished," Pettine said. "It didn't matter what they were doing. It was about us. I just think we accomplished a lot of things tonight. We moved the ball. We were much better on defense than we were last week."
The Browns also saw a little of everything from Johnny Manziel, who mixed bad throws with good ones and made plays with his feet in playing what amounted to almost a half. Manziel finished 6-of-17 for 83 yards with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Jim Dray that capped an 80-yard drive.
The Manziel touchdown drive would have never happened if not for a terrible pass interference penalty -- the act was terrible, not the call -- on a Manziel duck to Travis Benjamin along the sideline. His numbers would have been better had the perfect strike he threw on the run on his first play not been dropped by Gary Barnidge.
Manziel also ran for 55 yards on four carries. His touchdown pass came while rolling left and throwing back to his right.
"Johnny being Johnny," Pettine said. "A couple of those plays were, 'No, no, no, yes,' but that's what he does. That, to me, is what he brings to the table. He just needs to get more comfortable in his reads, take the easy throws that are there. He's certainly shown why he has the reputation that he does."
Next up for the Browns is a difficult weekend of roster cuts and probably some additions. Soon after will be putting together a game plan for Hoyer -- and maybe even a little of Manziel -- to take on the Steelers. There's a lot of film to be watched; there are lots of discussions to have and decisions to make, too.
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Fitz & the Tantrums' Michael Fitzpatrick: I've been known to sing in the shower
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It was blatantly obvious from the moment Fitz & the Tantrums' sterling 2010 debut dropped that the LA-based group was going to be huge. Pickin' up the Pieces, released on Dangerbird Records, was pure, unadulterated pop with a brassy coating of vintage soul sounds that drew comparisons to blue-eyed '80s acts like Hall & Oates. The record's infections hooks and mass appeal catapulted the band onto larger stages, and their relentless touring ethic has earned them a well-deserved reputation as dynamic live performers. Catching the attention of Jive records, the band went major earlier this year with their blockbuster follow-up entitled More than Just a Dream.
The new album has already stirred a bit of controversy amongst their fanbase by mostly dispensing with the vintage trappings of their debut and shooting for the moon with a full-on, contemporary stadium-pop sound to match their newfound popularity. Gimmie Noise caught up with lead singer and songwriter Michael Fitzpatrick to discuss the band's new songwriting directions and his showering habits.
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Gimmie Noise: When I first heard "Out of my League" I immediately thought of a scene in a John Hughes movie where a character belts a song into a hairbrush in the mirror or a shower. Are you a shower-singer?
Michael Fitzpatrick: I love it! I've been known to sing a little bit in the shower... That song and this record are supposed to be mixing genres that make you feel like a flashback and new all at the same time, so I'm glad that it conjures up those movies for you!
You mentioned that writing Pickin' up the Pieces was a cathartic experience that helped you get over a breakup, were you working out any similar issues for this record? Where did the lyrical inspiration come from?
Fitzpatrick: Well, on this record there's definitely songs about love and heartbreak, which is easy because I've just never been lucky in love, but it's also about other things, because we've been on the road a lot as well, so subject-wise it's a little bit broader of a record. There's themes like the loneliness of being a traveling nomadic musician. On "Merry Go-Round" there's sort of ideas about working through...these inhibitions, these things that hold you back, to "The Walker" which is just a song about having the faith to walk to your own drum in life, and in the same time has the double-meaning of some of the darkness of obsession and compulsion.
"Break the Walls" and "Spark" kinda sound like a preemptive "talk to the hand" for the haters. Did you consider the reaction More than Just a Dream's stylistic shifts would create while making it?
Fitzpatrick: Well definitely, but I think that was also just that we've had a lot of success, but we've had to earn it, every step of the way. There have been people that have wanted to write us off all along. I think that's what "Spark" is about, that idea that we're here to stay. But I know that we all wanted to take chances and make a pretty evolved record, and therefore when you get into that you're obviously going to ruffle some feathers. To me, that was just a positive sign that we were growing as a band. It would have been too easy for us to make a really safe record like "Pickin' Up the Pieces, Part Two" and not push ourselves or grow. I think we would all have been disappointed with ourselves if we had done that.
What about musical inspiration? Pickin' up the Pieces felt like a '60s-and-'70s soul homage, but this one's a lot harder to tack down. Who were you listening to while writing these songs?
Fitzpatrick: I think there's always a ton of references on the first record that were subtler and I think we're just a little more brazen with it now, the mixture, that cross-genre nature of the record. I think we've also been influencing each other from our diversity of listening, from a Deerhunter track to a Major Lazer track to a Jeff Buckley track. It takes the whole gamut of everything.
You were a pop songwriter and a producer before you formed Fitz & the Tantrums, how do you think that informs your newer songs?
Fitzpatrick: Well, I've always just been obsessed with songwriting, and what makes a song "great" or memorable where you can't get it out of your head. I think that it always informs every decision you make, in terms of craft. We wanted every song on the record to stand on it's own two feet, that there would be no album filler, you know?
These songs feel stadium-and-radio ready, there's a lot of big, epic hooks and sing-along parts, how do you develop those kind of moments in your songs? Is there a band interplay about it? Like, "can we make this bigger?"
Fitzpatrick: Well, it's two things. One, we wanted to write a record for where we wanted to see ourselves, to envision ourselves. Also, when we were writing the record, the more I think about it, the writing is so informed by the live show that we've created. We have this reputation for putting on a crazy, high-energy live show and how much our audience participates with us, so I think when we were writing the choruses and stuff, we wanted to write it in a way that already sounded like the crowd was singing along with us.
There's a lot more of Noelle on this record, did that happen organically, or did you intentionally set out to write her vocals into the album more?
Fitzpatrick: I think as we've developed that live show, our relationship on stage just grew more and more and it became this dynamic-duo, so we just had to keep that energy in this new record.
You mentioned before that y'all were trying to capture the energy of your live show on this record. How has the live show changed since the early days?
Fitzpatrick: We're trying to build on what we already have, which is this foundation, and we're excited to really explore how we can always be pushing the energy and dyamic of what we do with these new songs. It's been a long time since we made that first record and we've played those songs every night and now we're just excited to mix it up with the new songs. We can't wait to play Minneapolis, we've put in two Basilica Block Parties and now we get to reap the rewards, which is two sold-out shows at the Varsity Theater and I'm psyched!
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A man who acted as his own attorney during a recent trial plans to let a real lawyer represent him the next time.
Kenneth Lee "Taz" Anderson, 34, of Friendship, lost his case on Oct. 24 and returned to the Dyer County Circuit Courtroom on Tuesday for his sentencing.
Judge Lee Moore commended Anderson for acting like a gentleman throughout the trial. "You conducted yourself well at the trial," Moore said.
However, Moore again cautioned Anderson. He said he believed Anderson was making a mistake by representing himself. He encouraged Anderson to consider allowing a trained lawyer to handle the two cases still pending in Circuit Court.
Anderson agreed, and Moore appointed Noel "Skip" Riley to represent him. Riley served as Anderson's "elbow counsel" and answered Anderson's legal questions during his recent trial. Anderson still faces charges of burglary, theft of property in excess of $1,000 and theft of property in excess of $500.
A jury found Anderson guilty Oct. 24 on two counts of selling less than half a gram of cocaine. Each count is punishable with a fine of no less than $2,000 and no more than $100,000 and a jail sentence of three to six years.
Moore reviewed a pre-sentence report that listed an abundance of misdemeanors and two felonies on Anderson's record. He fined Anderson $2,000 and sentenced him to four years on each count. The sentences are to be served concurrently.
Anderson asked Moore if he could spend a portion of that sentence in a drug rehabilitation program. Moore denied the request. He said Anderson has already received so many alternative sentencing options that it would not be appropriate in this case.
Anderson has filed a motion for a new trial in the drug-selling case. That motion is scheduled for consideration at 1 p.m. Dec. 18 in circuit court.
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One out of every two job recruiters prefers human resources professionals with an HR certification, according to the HR Certification Institute. The institute reports there are over 130,000 certified human resources professionals in over 100 countries, at the time of publication. The Senior Professional in Human Resources certification is for those professionals in HR who plan human resources policies in organizations and have a strong knowledge of all disciplines in the field.
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To qualify for the certification examination, applicants must have a combination of education and experience in a professional-level human resources position. The amount of experience candidates must have depends on their level of education. Applicants with a master's degree must have four years of experience in a professional human resources position. Those seeking certification with a bachelor's degree must have five years of experience and those with a high school diploma can qualify for the examination with seven years of experience in human resources.
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Human resources professionals seeking the SPHR credential must pass an examination consisting of 175 multiple-choice questions. The test covers areas such as business management and strategy, human resources development, workforce planning and employment, risk management, compensation and benefits, and labor relations. Candidates have three hours to complete the examination. To pass the examination, candidates must have a score of at least 500 out of a possible maximum score of 700 on the test.
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The HR Certification Institute recommends reviewing the body of knowledge on the SPHR examination. The institute offers a certification handbook that includes the material covered on the test. In addition, students may purchase a certification guide that includes practice examinations and explanations for the correct answers. The Society for Human Resource Management offers a certification preparation tool that includes practice questions and resources for studying for the SPHR examination.
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Human resources workers with the SPHR credential must recertify every three years. To maintain the certification, credential holders must complete 60 credit hours of continuing education during the three-year certification period. The HR Certification Institute requires recertification candidates with the SPHR credential to complete a minimum of 15 hours of the 60 credit-hour requirement in business management and strategy.
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Good for Guilderland, keeping its town pool open, and planning to rebuild, after fire destroyed its pool house. Every time we write a story about a drowning, we see the need for public pools where kids can learn to swim.
"I feel confident we can construct a new building," said Guilderland's supervisor, Kenneth Runion, on Monday.
GUILDERLAND — The town of Guilderland will begin accepting registrations for its 2015 spring and summer youth programs as of April 1.
The Guilderland Teachers' Association held a back-to-school barbecue last Thursday at Tawasentha Park.
The fifth annual Capital District Brain Injury Awareness Day was held at Tawasentha Park in Guilderland last week, where the audience was treated to music from The Brainwaves.
Temporary homes were set up in Tawasentha Park in Guilderland, fulfilling pledges to help Habitat for Humanity.
At the Tuesday National Night Out in Tawasentha Park, sponsored by the Guilderland Police Department's Community Service Unit. crowds turned out for the annual free event but were deluged by rain later in the night.
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I am trying to learn how to use numpy's structured arrays. Specifically, I was trying to add information to more than one field at a time. I tried:
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numrec = np.zeros(8, dtype=[('col0', 'int16'), ('col1', 'int16'),
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numrec[['col1','col2']][0:2] = [(3,5), (1,8)]
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The above does not work. The values are not added to the columns specified. What is surprising is that I do not get any error when I run it. Can someone please explain what is happening?


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A quick heads up to those of you heading to next week's Gartner BI Summit at the Mandalay Bay in Vegas. IBM is a major sponsor for this year's show, so you'll be hard pressed not to notice the booth or the fine IBMers staffing it. This will be a great chance for you to explore new ways to expand your BI deployment, whether it's through advanced analytics courtesy of SPSS, our analytic applications or perhaps insights from the new Business Analytics and Optimization wing of IBM Global Business Services.
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Some energy preserving windows ar currently gas-filled. Multiple paned glass with empty areas or gas filling between them insulate far better than one framed window. These windows ar stuffed with inert gasses like atomic number 18, Kr or different gases between the panes. These odorless , colorless and non-toxic gases ar higher insulators than regular air.
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Metallic or non-metallic spacers give insulating choices for the pane edges thereby reducing heat transfers through the window. A window with low emissivity for the glass acts as a thermal mirror and so reflects infra-red rays by keeping heat move into summers and within in winters. They additionally replicate damaging ultra-violet rays that shield the inside furnishings and additionally forestall attenuation of paints and varnishes.
Here ar some frame material choices for energy conservation through windows:
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Combination: combine and match of frames employed by intermixture totally different materials one by one throughout the frame and sash to produce best performance. for example, the peripheral 1/2 a frame might be vinyl whereas the inner 0.5 might be wood.


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Fact Checking "In Cold Blood"
I found the papers of the fact checker who worked on Capote's nonfiction masterpiece. What did he miss?
In the light of history it's clear that however great Truman Capote's literary gifts, his promotional genius surpassed them. The key theme in the publicity campaign he masterfully engineered for "In Cold Blood"—published as a four-part series in The New Yorker in the fall of 1965, and subsequently as a book—was that, despite having the stylistic and thematic attributes of great literature, the account of four brutal murders in Kansas was completely true. At the top of The New Yorker series was an "Editor's Note" reading, "All quotations in this article are taken either from official records or from conversations, transcribed verbatim, between the author and the principals." The book's subtitle was A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences. In interviews, Capote kept talking about the brilliant genre he'd concocted, the "nonfiction novel," and colorfully described the methods he'd devised to insure his work's veracity. A Times reporter drank it all in and wrote:
"To record real life, [Capote] trained himself for two years in remembering conversations without taking notes. Friends would read to him and he would try to transcribe what he had heard, eventually reaching the point where he was 92 percent accurate.'"
Almost from the start, skeptics challenged the accuracy of In Cold Blood. One early revelation (acknowledged by Capote before his death in 1984) was that the last scene in the book, a graveyard conversation between a detective and the murdered girl's best friend, was pure invention. I myself made a small contribution to the counter-narrative. While doing research for my 2000 book, About Town: The New Yorker and the World It Made, I found "In Cold Blood" galley proofs in the magazine's archives. Next to a passage describing the actions of someone who was alone, and who was later killed in the "multiple murder," New Yorker editor William Shawn had scrawled, in pencil, "How know?" There was in fact no way to know, but the passage stayed.
Over the years, many additional holes have been found in In Cold Blood. In the first of two notable recent revelations, a Wall Street Journal article suggested that the Kansas Bureau of Investigation waited five days before following up on what turned out to be the crucial lead in the case, rather than doing so immediately, as Capote wrote. This is not a trivial matter, because if the KBI had acted quicker, the killers—Perry Smith and Dick Hickock—may not have made it to Florida, where, according to a separate investigation by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, they possibly committed four additional murders, of a husband and wife and their two young children
The mistakes in In Cold Blood are especially striking because the material originally appeared in The New Yorker, which, along with Time magazine, originated the practice of fact checking and has for many years been famous for the reliability of its content. I recently discovered that the New Yorker staffer assigned to check "In Cold Blood" was a man named Sandy Campbell, and that Campbell's fact checking file for the story is in the special collections of the library of the University of Delaware, where I work. I decided to give it a look. The file has not been mentioned in any book or article about Capote or In Cold Blood that I've found; as far as I can tell, no one has previously examined it in the context of the book's veracity. Now that I've done so, I think I understand why the story passed muster at The New Yorker, stretchers and all.
But before I get to that, I have to tell you about Sandy Campbell, who is a story in himself. He was born into a wealthy New York family in 1922. After graduating from Princeton, he became a Broadway actor, with roles in Life with Father, the revival of Spring Awakening, and A Streetcar Named Desire. His lifelong romantic partner was Donald Windham, a novelist, and together they were part of a New York literary and social circle that included W.H. Auden, Glenway Wescott, Tennessee Williams, and Capote, who was close friends with both men.
Campbell died in 1988 and left his assets to Windham, who died in 2010, at the age of 89. The estate was of sufficient size to establish the Windham-Campbell Literary Prizes, $150,000 awards to nine writers of "outstanding achievement," which were given for the first time early this month to, among others, the novelists James Salter and Tom McCarthy.
Campbell gave up his acting career in the '50s, and in 1963 was hired as a fact checker by the New Yorker, where Capote was already a valued contributor. Campbell was assigned to the "In Cold Blood" project at Capote's request, and in October 1964 traveled with him to the Kansas town where the murders had taken place. There, in the words of Capote's biographer, Gerald Clarke, Campbell "verified such things as dates and distances." Campbell wrote in his diary (which he shared with Anne Taylor Fleming, author of a 1978 New York Times Magazine profile of Capote): "Truman calls [KBI investigator Alvin Dewey] Pappy, and Alvin calls Truman Coach. … It is certainly extraordinary how he fits here in this small Kansas town with these simple Kansas people."


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This part includes the black handle, latch and 2 switches. This part is a simple on/off mechanism that prohibits the dishwasher from operating when the door is open.
This part works with the following brands: Whirlpool, Admiral, Estate, Inglis, Kenmore, KitchenAid, Roper, Maytag, Crosley, Jenn-Air, Hardwick, Magic Chef, Amana, Caloric & Glenwood.
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This part includes the white handle, door latch and 2 switches. This part is a simple on/off mechanism that prohibits the dishwasher from operating when the door is open.
This bisque door latch with the switches is a simple on/off mechanism that prohibits the dishwasher from operating when the door is open.
Please NOTE: The bisque handle is no longer available separately. Only available with this assembly.
1. Removed the screws holding the front panel on2. Turned off the power (should have done this first!)3. Disconnected the two wire set(s) to the latch handle. Had to use a screwdriver to pry them off, as they are very tight. Do not pull on the wires! Remember to mark which side is the white and which is the black.4. Disconnected electrical circuit board ribbon cable that connects the control panel to the circuit board box (big black box with many wires running to it) by tugging on it (since it gets discarded along with the old control panel, you don't care if it gets damaged). Remember to mark which side of the cable goes in which side of the box (the pattern of wires varies by side - one side has thin wires going to thick, the other side is the reverse)5. Removed screws holding control panel onto front of dishwasher - control panel and latch handle now slide off and were discarded.6.a. This was the tricky part - reconnecting the circuit board ribbon cable to the circuit board box. You have to slide a thin, flexible ribbon cable into the mating connector in the black box. I found this impossible to do by just pushing on it, so I had to disassemble the circuit board box. To do this, remove all 4 wire sets - two of them just pull off, and two of them have small latches that you need to depress with a small flat screwdriver and pull simultaneously. Not really hard, just don't yank hard on the two sets with the latch or you might break them. Fortunately, I don't think you have to mark anything, since I think all the wires can only go back in the right way when you are done (but if in doubt, mark them!) Unscrew the screw on the black box and it opens up easily.6b. Look at where the ribbon cable connects, and you'll note the connector has a two piece design - one part slides in and out by, oh, 1/8th of an inch. Pull the one part out and then insert the ribbon cable, and when you push the connector part back in, it draws the ribbon cable in nicely7. Reassemble everything - black circuit box wire sets to latch handle etc.The circuit box ribbon cable is the key here - if it goes back in the wrong way, or not inserted far enough, your dishwasher won't work, and you'll get to do it all over again...
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All i had to do was ....first unplug the dishwasher,then remove 10 of the Torx head screws on the inside of the door.(from the top down)With that done i could open the cover without taking it off. then unplug the switches,and replace the new handle. screw the cover back in place. done! piece a cake! MDPS (don't forget to plug it back in)
I removed eight screws and installed the new parts. The replacement factory parts are better then the originals and the latch handle should not break again. Had I called for service it would have cost $149 (not incuding parts) just for them to show up to look at it and tell me that they need to order these same parts. Plus, I would have had to wait an addtional two weeks for them to order the parts and come back to do the repair since most service companies do not carry parts with them. Their parts are marked up and would have cost 30% more for the same factory parts I order from you. The parts including shipping were $36.30 and I had the repair completed in three days, including standard shipping time. Quite a savings! and very easy to complete the repair.Thank you!
Received the entire latch/switch assembly rather than just the plastic latch handle. This was a pleasant surprise, especially for the price. The latch assembly was clearly a better designed and more robust assembly than the original. Removed the inside panel of the door by removing the dozen or so TORX screws. Pulled the inside panel away from the outside door panel (gently, cables attached) to gain access to the latch/switch assembly. A second set of hands was helpful for this and some following steps. At that point the latch assembly was free mechanically from the door, but there were two wiring harnesses attached to the latch assembly via plug connectors to the two microswitches on the latch assembly. It looked like it was going to be easy to unplug the harness from the switches, but I could not do it. Never did figure out how to do it. Removed the two microswitches (with harnesses attached) from the 'old' latch assembly by pulling back the plastic tab that holds each switch in place. At that point the rest of the latch assembly was completely free from the machine. Removed the two microswitches from the 'new' latch assembly using the same method as above. This step requires care as the plastic parts and switches can be damaged. Put in place the two 'old' microswitches with wiring harnesses attached on each side of the 'new' latch assembly. These snap in place. This requires care, as above, and the second set of hands to hold away the inside door panel. Put the latch/switch assembly in place in the door, and put the inside door panel back in place. Re-installed the TORX screws holding the inside door panel - and latch assembly - to the door. I kept the 'new' microswitches because one day the 'old' switches may fail. If that happens and I want to replace the microswitches, I still don't know how I will remove the switches from the wiring harness. I guess I'll figure that out if the time comes. Except for the difficulties disconnecting the microswitches from the harnesses, this was an easy and straightforward job. The latching of the door seems more positive, now, and the machine is working fine.
Removed 11 T20 Torx head screws. Removed and replaced latch. Removed and replaced door seal and foam insulation strip - no additional tools required. Super easy to repair and didn't leak a drop afterwards.
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Noodle This! March is National Noodle Month
It's a bird! It's a plane, it's NOOOODLE MONSTER! We've got your national noodle month crafts covered. Make sure to pencil it in your calendar and not forget.
Valentine's Day Craft: Safety Pin Bracelets
by Cindy Hopper
Looking for a fun gift to make with your kids for Valentine's Day? These bracelets would be perfect for special friends!
Build a Felt Cupcake
by Rachel Meeks
Kids can build and decorate their own felt cupcakes. Make several and when you're done, you have all the ingredients for more quiet playtime.
Homemade Felt Valentine Patches
This tutorial is a quick and easy way to make hand drawn, unique decals that can be ironed onto a felt backing and either sewn onto things or used as is to make a badge/button for Valentine's Day.
Chinese New Year Craft: Year of the Rabbit Printable!
Chinese New Year is right around the corner and we've got a new printable for you to color and put together! Since 2011 is the year of the rabbit, here's a fun little bunny for you.
Heart-Shaped Bird Feeder DIY
by Cindy Hopper
Homemade bird feeders not only help our feathered friends, but making them is a fun family activity perfect for cold winter days!


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The election of conservative governments in New South Wales and Queensland has coincided with a dramatic reduction in state revenues, forcing a new kind of fiscal discipline and any opportunity to cut expenditure. Generous and unfunded FiTs fit this category, and represent a convenient political scapegoat in the campaign against the profligate waste of previous Labor Party governments.
The Queensland Competition Authority has issued a report suggesting that consideration be given to a mandatory gross FiT in Queensland of approximately 8 cents per kWh. This recommendation means that all power generated would be first sold to the grid at
8 cents per kWh, and then sold back to the system owner at between 25–40 cents per kWh.
I cannot think of a more anti-competitive action. To remove the right of an individual to generate and use their own power, and mandate that they sell this asset to a nominated retailer to be resold to them at three to four times the price, beggars belief. That is not competition; it is subsidy, and industry protection. If this becomes a widespread and accepted view, then it will be the most retrograde step in industry policy terms since the 1950s.
These events change the game significantly, and in an industry that has known nothing but change, we must adapt again to the shifting sands of government policy. Therefore, what is the likely outcome of these most recent FiT changes in Queensland and Victoria?
Firstly, the 'buy a PV system because it will generate revenue for you' sales pitch is dead. Any retailer who tries to sell a system based on FiT payback will face an uphill battle. What will matter now is right-sized systems for the needs and usage patterns of consumers.
There is no longer an incentive to oversize a PV system in most markets around Australia, but instead a significant incentive to install a system that accurately matches consumption during daylight hours and to shift usage patterns to reflect that. This is unless the Queensland Competition Authority has its way; in which case, there is zero incentive to buy PV at all.


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The Gold Award
Congratulations 2015 Gold Award Recipients!
Congratulations to our 2015 Gold Awardees.
The Gold Award is the highest and most prestigious award that Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors can earn. A project must involve a minimum of 80 hours and include the following steps: identifying an issue, investigating it thoroughly, getting help and building a team, creating a plan, presenting the plan, gathering feedback, taking action, and educating and inspiring others. It is more than just a good service project – it encompasses organizational, leadership, and networking skills. The following are the projects of the girls who most recently have earned the Girl Scout Gold Award.
- Delaney Ager
- Sarah Arbella
- Madison Artzt
- Natalie Baez
- Adriana Betancourt
- Alexandra Betancourt
- Gabrielle Bogert
- Brittany Budd
- Kayla Buttafouco
- Hailey Cannon
- Megan Cooper
- Stephanie Diaz
- Lauren Field
- Cassandra Frankenfield
- Alexia Gallian
- Leigh Kerdyk
- Bianca Larsh
- Kristen Leong
- Rachel Leong
- Christina Loisel
- Jenesis Mena
- Samantha Morales
- Monica Moscoso
- Emily Pendas
- Brianna Prindle
- Gabriela Ramesar
- Christina Richards
- Julia Rothfield
- Christine Sanchez
- Juvetzy Santana
- Valeria Sonderegger
- Ju'Nyia Stevens
- Isabelle Stieglitz
- Julia Tesmond
- Amari Thompson
- Bianca Torres
- Sarah Tennent
The Girl Scout Gold Award represents the highest achievement in Girl Scouting. This prestigious award is earned by high school girls who complete extraordinary leadership projects that change our community, and sometimes even the world, for the better.
Going Gold is now paperless!
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7 Steps to Make a Difference in the World
Identify an issue
Choose an issue that is important to you.
Investigate it thoroughly
Learn all you can about this issue.
Get help and build your team
Assemble a team to assist with your efforts and help you Take Action!
Create a plan
Determine the fundamental cause of the issue and the steps to solve it.
Present your plan and gather feedback
Submit your Project Proposal Form to the Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida for approval.
Take action
Lead your team and execute your plan.
Educate and inspire
Tell your story and share your results.
Gold Award Benefits
Higher education and career
Distinguish yourself in the college admissions process.
Earn college scholarships.
Enter the military one rank higher.
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Be seen as a role model and distinguished leader.
Master time management skills.
Make the world a better place.
Use your vision for change.
Tackle an issue, locally or globally.
Establish a lifetime network.
Create your community legacy by creating a sustainable solution to a problem.
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