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Purpose: We explored dietetic students' beliefs about what becoming a dietitian means. Methods: A phenomenological approach to inquiry was used. Thirteen undergraduate students enrolled in a dietetics program were interviewed, and data were analyzed thematically. Results: The overarching theme was s...
It was not until I was asked to teach clinical nutrition that I began to understand the source of my frustrations. When you have to teach someone how to 'be clientcentred' you have to truly understand what that means - and I realized that I did not. Further, in talking with my colleagues i...
Over the past decade, the health-care system in Canada has changed in response to rising costs, changing demographics, and consumers' increased interest in directing their own medical care. Many health professions have begun to promote a practice approach that includes the client as an important par...
A cross-sectional survey was conducted of a select sample of home-delivered meals recipients, aged 65 years and over, living in a small Canadian city. The objectives were to assess dietary adequacy and to determine the nutritional contribution of the consumed portion of the home-delivered meal to th...
The purpose of this survey was to estimate the prevalence of nutritional risk among a group of community-dwelling older persons on Prince Edward Island, aged 70 years and over, and to examine the relationships between health-related factors and nutritional risk. Subjects (n = 215) were interviewed a...
R?sultats. Les participantes ?taient d'accord pour dire que la plupart des sujets ?num?r?s dans le questionnaire Delphi devraient ?tre inclus dans une approche ax?e sur le client; cependant, lorsqu'on s'enqu?rait sur leur exp?rience dans ces domaines, les r?ponses m?dianes et/ou les i...
Stakeholder evaluation of a high-risk prenatal nutrition intervention program in Prince Edward Island
Purpose: Dietitian and consumer perspectives on nutrition education needs and preferences were explored, as these relate to health status Methods: Phases 1 and 2 of a three-phase, mixed-methods study are reported. Phase 1 was a national online survey of dietitians, which was designed to inform the d...
The process of professionalization has been widely studied in nursing, but little is known about it in dietetics. We explored the process of professionalization using an integrative review of nursing literature. Three research questions were addressed: 1. What are the stages of professional socializ...
A team of researchers undertook a collaborative qualitative study to explore beginning dietitians' life experiences and the meaning ascribed to those experiences in the context of dietetic practice. Data were collected using Seidman's three-step in-depth phenomenological interviewing method with 12 ...
Purpose: To elucidate the complex phenomenon of dietitian professional socialization, we examined factors that influence people's decisions to pursue a career in dietetics and how education and training processes influence the professional socialization of dietitians.; Methods: Participants (n=12) h...
Purpose: Students'identity development and professional socialization during dietetic education were explored. Methods: Thirteen undergraduate dietetic students from two universities completed three in-depth interviews based on Seidman's phenomenological approach. The students were at various stages...
An evidence-based approach to developing the collaborative, client-centred nutrition education (3cne) framework and practice points
Purpose: To assess adults' knowledge of dietary recommendations, food sources of key nutrients, food choices, and diet-disease relationships. Methods: A previously validated survey, designed to assess nutrition knowledge, was adapted for use in Prince Edward Island and mailed to a random sample of 3...
A province-wide school nutrition policy and food consumption in elementary school children in Prince Edward Island.
OBJECTIVE: Although the majority of Canadian provinces have indicated that they have adopted new school nutrition policies, there have been few if any systematic evaluations of these policies. In Prince Edward Island, a nutrition policy for elementary schools was adopted province-wide in 2006. In th...
Purpose: The study was conducted to identify the enabling and barrier factors in the development of nutrition policies in Prince Edward Island elementary and consolidated schools. Methods: A document review and in-depth interviews were conducted with key stakeholders (n=12). Results: Principals were...
Purpose: We explored parent and student perceptions of barriers and facilitating factors influencing the implementation of school nutrition policies (SNPs). Specifically, we focused on the changes made to the school food environment and the acceptance of those changes. Methods: This paper is a repor...
Purpose: Prince Edward Island adolescents' food use was examined, as were possible associations between food use and grade, sex, and academic performance. Methods: Participants (n=325) were purposively selected from four junior high schools. Dietary data were collected using an adaptation of the 200...
MacLellan et al seek to summarize the findings of the Prince Edward Island (PEI) Nutrition Survey. A random sample of 1,995 adults aged 18-74 were interviewed in their homes and weights, heights, and waist circumference measurements were obtained. Results show that almost one third of PEI adults are...
Purpose: The prevalence of micronutrient inadequacies was assessed among adult residents of Prince Edward Island (PEI) in the PEI Nutrition Survey. Methods: A peer-reviewed protocol was used in this cross-sectional survey, in which 24-hour recalls were administered during in-home interviews. A strat...
Lack of knowledge was also a barrier. Some lacked food and food preparation knowledge; others lacked nutrition knowledge. Several participants noted that they didn't know what to do with the new fruits and vegetables available at the grocery store. One said, "The thing is you go to [... the sto...
Are Canadians acting on recommendations to increase fruit and vegetable consumption to lower cancer risk?
Benefits and barriers to fruit and vegetable consumption among adult women consumers on Prince Edward Island
This paper elicited context specific underlying beliefs for physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption and smoke-free behaviour from the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), and then determined whether the TPB explained significant variation in intentions and behaviour over a 1 month period in...
Purpose: We assessed principals' perceptions about the level of school nutrition policy (SNP) implementation in Prince Edward Island elementary schools, objectively evaluated how closely elementary schools are following SNP regulations for types and frequency of foods offered at school, and explored...
School nutrition policy adherence and weight status in elementary school children in Prince Edward Island
The majority of Canadian provinces have adopted school nutrition policies (SNP) in an effort to improve children"s eating habits and reduce childhood overweight and obesity. While a number of provinces have implemented SNPs, there has been little in terms of evaluation across the country. All elem...
Objective: To assess the nutritional quality of lunchtime food consumption among elementary-school children on Prince Edward Island according to the source of food consumed (home v. school). Design: Students completed a lunchtime food record during an in-class survey. Dietary adequacy was assessed b...


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Chicago native Michael Angelo Batio is a guitar virtuoso, renowned in heavy metal circles and beyond for his fretwork dexterity, combining a signature blend of showmanship and technical precision. Although the Eighties and early Nineties found him on lead guitar in metal acts Holland and later Nitro, Batio's first experiences as a young musician came in front of a piano, and it was jazz guitar that first captured his interest – and soon highlighted his innate prowess.
On February 10, 2012, Batio visited the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, where his signature Dean Guitars "Jet" double-guitar is currently displayed as part of the Right Here, Right Now! exhibit. Here, the Rock Hall catches up with the virtuoso shredder to learn more about his influences and inspirations, and the origins of his unique guitar.
Rock Hall: When did you first start playing guitar and was it something that came naturally?
Michael Angelo Batio: I started playing the guitar at age 10. I started playing the piano at age five. Music just came naturally to me. But, I always loved to practice and work to get better. I still love to practice and learn new things.
RH: Who are some of your guitar heroes?
MAB: I have many, in many different genres of music. Here is a list of a few of the guitarists that have influenced me: Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Frank Zappa, Al DiMeola, Robert Fripp, George Bensen, Django Reinhardt and Steve Howe. There are many, many more.
RH: What are some of your favorite guitar solos of all time and what about them do you love?
MAB: I define a great, classic solo as one that you have to play virtually note for note in order to make the song sound "right." Examples of this would be the ending solo to [Led Zeppelin's] "Stairway to Heaven," [Lynyrd Skynyrd's] "Freebird," [Deep Purple's] "Highway Star," [Guns 'N Roses']"Sweet Child O' Mine" and again, many more. Each one of those solos "speaks" to me and in a language that I feel is universal. I wrote a song called "No Boundaries" that presently has over 20,000,000 views on YouTube. It seems to have "struck a chord" with Rock guitarists. There are numerous versions online of guitarists playing "No Boundaries," very closely, literally note for note, to the way I wrote the song. I am honored and glad that the song has found a place in music history.
RH: Where did the idea for the double-guitar come from?
MAB: I wanted to do something on the guitar that had never been done. Not to be "better or "cooler" than other guitarists, but to be different. I wanted to invent a new type of guitar and invent a new way to play the guitar. I accomplished those goals. I am left handed, but first learned to play the guitar right handed. Again, I play the piano. I found that it was easy for me to play the guitar left handed, so I started drawing different guitar designs until one resembled what I currently play.
RH: When you first pitched the idea to an instrument manufacturer/luthier, what was the reaction?
MAB: I approached Dean Guitars with the idea first. Dean Guitars built the very first double-guitar. I explained my idea, had specific ideas as to how it was to be built and they took it seriously. I was in a band at the time that was signed to a major label, so Dean Guitars knew that I was a viable artist. I still play and endorse Dean Guitars. I am a Dean Guitars fanatic!
RH: How long did it take you to master playing the double-guitar?
MAB: It took about six months for me to get the courage to actually start working with the double-guitar. I made a list asking several questions – what are the possibilities of this double-guitar and how many different ways are there for my hands to be positioned to play it? I answered those questions and then started writing solos for the double-guitar that incorporated those ideas.
RH: What advice would you give to budding guitarists?
MAB: I have a degree in music theory and composition from North Eastern University. I am a huge proponent of education. I also feel like I have a second music degree – a degree from Rock and Roll University! I got this one by moving to Los Angeles, being the proverbial struggling, starving musician, then getting signed to a major record label and "making it" in music. My advice to any aspiring musician is to "finish what you start." I finished college. I release albums and DVDs, major works of art – meaning that I have "finished" them. I did not stop working until I got signed to a major record company. I did not stop working after I got signed to a major label. To me, it is about a strong work ethic and to never quit.
While visiting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Batio explained the unique construction and jazz inspiration for his double-guitar.

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I know, I know, what am I doing posting about a candy that was a limited edition during the summer, and in Japan no less. Well, lets just say as we creep deeper and deeper into winter, I can't help but look back and wish it was summer! I hate the colder months and I miss the green trees and the warmer weather.
I remember getting these back in June as a birthday gift from a dear Japanese friend of mine. I got the box on route to a weekend in the Poconos with my boyfriend. We stopped for lunch at a local sandwich shop and I sat outside in the bright sun and opened this box. It was like uncovering a treasure and I pulled out these different Kitkats that my friend so kindly saved and mailed to me.
Espresso Kitkat: This has a white chocolate base. It smells sweet like cookies and creme, and strangely no coffee aroma. The flavor is definitely coffee, and the flavors are strong one they hit your tongue. The coffee is strong in flavor with compliments of cream from the white chocolate. You know what it's like? It's like eating coffee ice cream in Kitkat form.
Apple Vinegar: I know this may sound very strange as a flavor for a candy. In Japan vinegar is considered a health food, and many drink it for its supposed benefits. This Kitkat is also white chocolate based, and has a yellowish tint to it. It smells sour and fruity. The taste is like sour apple, it's not vinegar per se, perhaps in the first second it touched you tongue you get the zing of the vinegar. It tastes like an apple jolly rancher, so while it wasn't horrible, it didn't impress me much.
Cherry: I'm not quite sure how this cherry Kitkat is different from the others. I think it's the packaging. It's very pink in color, like Pepto Bismal. It smells fruity and floral, of berries and cherry. It's kinda artificial, with a hint of banana and cream in there. The flavor is not so much cherry, actually more tropical. I get notes of banana, pineapple, cherry and strawberry, oddly just like he aroma.
Tiramisu: A single finger, that's more tall than wide. It's white chocolate and smells sweet, creamy and of coffee. It tastes very strongly of coffee…like a real cappuccino or coffee ice cream. It's sweeter than the Espresso one mentioned above. It has a really authentic coffee bitterness to it int the after taste and it's quite nice.
Matcha Latte: Same format as the Tiramisu, and it's also white chocolate based. It's light green in color and smells sweet and very lightly grassy. The flavor is kinda odd. It's doesn't really taste like anything. No, wait, it does. It tastes like those bland rainbow sprinkles you get on top of ice cream. It's slightly sweet, kinda starchy tasting.
Jasmine Tea: I was expecting this Kitkat to be white chocolate based, but wait, whaa? It's milk chocolate? Ok, surprised! It smells sweet and milky at first, then the smell of jasmine hits you like a train. And wow, it's extremely floral and authentic. The flavor is sweet and lightly chocolately, but the whole this is just seeped (get it? haha) in jasmine flavor. It's very strong and leaves an odd aftertaste. It's…kinda off putting actually and I'm not sure I really like it. It's interesting, but not something I'd return to.
Kitkat Cookies Wholegrain: This is formatted as one medium sized finger as opposed to two mini ones. smells like a normal Kitkat,sweet, chocolatey and a little hint of cream. This Kitkat is all about texture. There's a layer of crumbled cookies atop the wafers. It's like one of the graham cracker crusts you can buy for cheesecake in the store. It doesn't add flavor or anything, but a grainy crunch to the bar. It's just like a normal tasting Kitkat but with that extra cookie grain to it.
So there you have it. They were tasty and I'm glad I tried them. I'm sure if you're hardcore enough you may be able to find them on Ebay still.
Rating: Might Eat Again
Links Japanese Kitkat Site (Breaktown)


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Donor Comittee on Enterprise Development?s (DCED) Green Growth Working Group
- Date submitted: 1 Nov 2011
- Stakeholder type: Major Group
- Name: Donor Comittee on Enterprise Development?s (DCED) Green Growth Working Group
- Submission Document: Download
Full SubmissionThe Rio+20 summit in June 2012 will further substantiate the concept of sustainable development by discussing the idea of a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication. The complex double challenge of reducing poverty as well as mitigating environmental degradation and the impact of climate change requires economic growth while shifting economic development to greener paths. Such strategies have been termed green growth strategies. They promote growth and income opportunities with a minimal negative environmental impact. Under the overall umbrella of the Green Economy, there are several strategies, promoted by international organizations at micro and macro level, which are reinforcing each other in their aim to stimulate sustainable consumption and production, private sector development and social welfare while minimizing the impact on the environment. The private sector is the key driver for green growth, as its investing and innovating capacities are crucial for the transition to a resource- and energy efficient low carbon economy. The vast majority of the necessary funding will have to be borne by businesses, ranging from multinationals to domestic micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. So far, however, contributions by the private sector to green growth have not been adequately considered to realise a green economy. In addressing the role of the private sector in green growth, the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED) has gathered valuable experience. The DCED is a forum that unites 21 donors and UN agencies to promote sustainable poverty alleviation through the development of a dynamic private sector. The DCED, particularly its Green Growth Working Group, intends to create initiatives enabling the private sector to generate environmentally sound and climate friendly growth in line with overall development goals such as job creation. Its members assist developing countries in taking appropriate policy responses to tap the private sector?s potential for green growth?. Recommendation 1: Private sector development must be considered a pre-requisite to reduce poverty while countering climate change and environmental degradation at their root: the patterns of production and consumption. Tapping New Opportunities for Private Sector Development The private sector?s investing and innovation capacities are decisive for the transition towards a resource- and energy-efficient low carbon economy. Green growth in the private sector counters climate change and environmental degradation at their root: The patterns of production and consumption. Especially in developing countries, green growth is rather an opportunity than an obstacle to private sector development. Greening the economy can be recognized as a chance for decent job creation and as an engine for economic growth. Thereby, increasing offer and demand for green products and services can be met while alleviating poverty. As green growth demands skilled professionals, there are new opportunities for decent and gainful employment and for the reduction of poverty. To meet the growing demand for skilled labor and to ensure a sustainable poverty reduction, a smooth reallocation of workers and key labor markets and training policies are needed. Increasing resource and energy efficiency of the private sector is not only important for an environmental friendly development, but also significantly determines the competitiveness of private companies. Therefore, green growth should be promoted as a competitive advantage. Decoupling economic growth from impact on the environment can be achieved via greening existing industries and creating new green industries providing environmental products and services such as material recovery, recycling companies, waste management, wastewater treatment, air pollution control, renewable energy equipment, energy conservation, chemical leasing, etc. Adaptation to impacts of climate change can also be a competitive advantage, as it offers opportunities to develop markets and to expand market shares. Extreme weather events and changing resource availability create the need for a diversified, resilient, and innovative private sector that provides products, services, and technologies to adapt to climate change. While the private sector needs to adapt to a changing environment, it has yet been reluctant to invest in possible solutions. This lack of investments can partially be explained by the absence of financial incentives and inadequate framework conditions that need to be addressed by policy makers. Recommendation 2: Especially in a development context, ?Greening? the economy has to be recognised as an opportunity for decent job creation and as an engine for growth. Green Finance and Investment Green investments can increase costs of production in the short run. Hence, incentives for green investments are needed. A regulatory environment conducive for strengthening the capacity of the financial sector for providing green loans, grants, seed funds etc. can encourage investments in low carbon, resource-efficient production technologies and climate adaptation. Moreover, insurance services can reduce the risk of extreme weather events and help enterprises to cope with effects of climate change. Furthermore, financial institutions can use sustainable indices to promote green investments. Foreign direct investment in green sectors can also be essential in funding investments in green sectors. That can be achieved through supporting the creation of emission trading platforms and markets for green Equity investments. Recommendation 3: Attracting foreign direct investment, particularly in green sectors, is crucial to accelerate green growth. Policies for a business enabling environment A conducive policy framework is needed to activate the private sector?s potential for green growth. A smart mix of market-based instruments, regulatory measures and public investments including demand policies (e.g. public procurement) is needed to design appropriate enabling conditions. Environmental aspects must be integrated into development strategies and private sector development programs to foster a structural change. Such policies should create appropriate incentives to stimulate the business case for investment in greener production and service facilities. However, the price for pollutants, energy and resource-inefficient goods and services is often lower than the cost to society and the environment, creating market failures. Different policy options, including market-based instruments, can provide necessary incentives for green investments and less use of environmentally harmful substances. Green growth depends on institutional settings, available resources and local environmental issues. Additionally, emerging and developing countries face different challenges and opportunities. As the design of green growth strategies very much depends on the specific local context, there is no blueprint for a green private sector development. Therefore, programs need to be aligned in accordance to the specific conditions. Recommendation 4: There is no blueprint for ?greening? private sector development. The specific design of Green Growth strategies very much depends on the local context. Private sector development needs to be aligned with the respective structure of the economy; policy instruments need to be well-adapted. Innovation and technology Innovation can help to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation and will lead to new ideas and new business models, thus contributing to green growth. For example, energy efficient technologies can reduce energy demand and have proven to be less expensive than traditional technologies for poor consumers. The private sector drives innovation. However, a suitable environment is needed for green innovation. Support should be provided for national learning and innovation hubs that bring together business sector, academia and knowledge sector, and government. Many policy instruments used in private sector development can have significant effect on the use and adaptation of green technologies. Among other things, green innovation requires transparent and stable market signals such as environmental taxation. Such signals stimulate the creative potential of the private sector and enhance the innovation and diffusion of new environment friendly technologies. Risks and trade-offs Green PSD strategies must consider trade-offs between economic and environmental or social goals. Increased costs or reduced privileges and subsidies create relative ?winners? as well as ?losers?. It is necessary to identify vulnerable groups and potential resistance and provide alternative solutions to increase stakeholder commitment and political feasibility. Jobs in energy- and emission-intensive industries are likely to suffer from a transition to a green economy. Green growth strategies need to consider a smooth transition of workers from the emission-intensive sectors, often concentrated in certain regions, to green industries. Risk and trade-offs of green growth policies need to be well analyzed, in order to assess the dynamic effects and the political economy of reforms. As with the phasing out of subsidies for fossil fuels, such assessments often point to strategies that are socially acceptable and economically attractive. Recommendation 5: The inclusion of private sector stakeholders in developing countries is essential to ensure the coherence of Green Growth policies with development objectives. Potential contributions of Development Cooperation To raise awareness, development agencies can encourage firms to establish profitable environmental management system or provide sector specific information about expected climate impacts and adaptation requirements. Development agencies can build capacities and support partners to design and implement effective policy measures, for example to establish green financial products, to facilitate environmental fiscal reforms, or to develop markets for goods and services reducing climate induced risks while harnessing opportunities for businesses. In order to provide incentives to produce green products, donors and development agencies can facilitate technology transfers from industrialized to low-income countries. Especially small and medium-sized enterprises should profit from business development services and know-how along the entire value chain. Furthermore, development cooperation should contribute to providing enterprises with access to attractive funding options. In addition, development agencies can assist businesses in low-income countries to gain additional income from carbon markets through e.g. CDM or other financing instruments such as public private partnerships and microfinance. Recommendation 6: Structural changes in emerging economies must be supported by integrating environmental aspects into development strategies and private sector development programmes. Thereby, increasing demand for green products can be met while alleviating poverty. Concluding Remarks Significant contributions by a strong and competitive private sector are necessary to successfully address the double challenge of reducing poverty as well as mitigation environmental degradation and the impact of climate change. For a successful transformation to a green economy, the private sector must develop green products, services and technologies which reduce the risks of climate change and environmental degradation while intensifying efforts for adaptation to climate change. At the same time, it must increase income opportunities for the poor. Decision-makers in Rio 2012 should adequately consider the role of the private sector for green growth. It is private sector development today that will tip the scales for a green economy tomorrow! In order to ensure coherence of green growth policies, the consultation of representatives from the private sector in developing countries remains essential. Likewise, development agencies can provide proof of how green growth can be an opportunity also for developing countries. For Rio 2012 and the implementation of decisions taken, the DCED will be happy to contribute its experience gained worldwide in many good practice examples.


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How would you rank Emilia Clarke?
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Why is Emilia Clarke desirable?
It's unsurprising, we suppose, that a women famed for playing the Khaleesi and conquering literal dragons was able to conquer mere AskMen voters. So we present to you Daenerys Targaryen, aka Emilia Clarke -- the Most Desirable Woman of 2014. In a field studded with classically gorgeous blonde bombshells and swimsuit models, we have to say that it's refreshing to see a unique beauty like Clarke take the crown. It's rightfully deserved. Hers is still a young career, but with her particular combination of an icy blonde, powerful presence, her dragon-queen-next-door looks and (it must be said) a ravishing pair of eyebrows, we think it'll be a long one. Turns in this year's Dom Hemingway and 2015's Terminator: Genesis have got us excited, but let's be honest: We're stoked to see the Mother of Dragons do her thing in Season 4 of Game of Thrones.
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Men's Track Wins Two in Season-Opening New Year's Invitational
PRINCETON, N.J. (12/9/12) - The Princeton men's track & field team opened the 2012-13 indoor season hosting the New Year's Invitational at Jadwin Gym on Sunday, Dec. 9.
Coming out of football season, freshman John Hill picked up his first track win with a victory in the 60-meter dash. Hill clocked a 6.93 in his collegiate debut.
Junior Tom Hopkins won the 300 with a time of 34.31. He was the runner-up in the long jump, reaching 7.16 (23-6.)
Two other Tigers made up the top-10 in the 300. Sophomore Daniel McCord was third at 35.43 and senior Sebastian Steffen was eighth at 35.80. Behind Hopkins in the long jump was sophomore Stephen Soerens in sixth place and junior Brad Pelisek in seventh.
Sophomore Rob Mohr ran an 8.33 in the 60m hurdles to place third. Freshman Greg Caldwell was fifth at 8.42.
In the 600 junior Tom Scott ran a 1:23.06 to finish in fourth place.
Sophomore Scott Rushton and freshman Bryan Oslin finished fourth in their respective events. Rushton threw the shot put to 15.97 (52-4.75) and Oslin cleared 4.25 (13-11.25) in the pole vault.
Freshman Jake Scinto jumped to 2.00 (6-6.75) in the high jump to finish in third place. Junior Omar Jarrett was fifth with a mark of 1.95 (6-4.75).
After the holidays, Princeton will compete in a dual at Navy on Sunday, Jan. 6.


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ZF-10671: Zend_Dojo_View_Helper_Form passes incorrect $content onto parent constructor
Per documentation at http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/…
"If $content is present and not a boolean FALSE, then that content is rendered within the start and close form tags; if $content is a boolean FALSE (the default), only the opening form tag is generated."
This works fine for the standard form view helper but when Dojo is enabled $content is set to '' which prevents only the opening tag from being created. The culprit is in Zend_Dojo_View_Helper_Form.php in function form($id, $attribs = null, $content = false).
if (false === $content) {
$content = '';
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IN MEMORIAM: PlayStation 4 or Xbox One? Whatever, Give Props to Ralph Baer!
[Editor's Note: It has been confirmed that Ralph Baer, the individual most directly responsible for creating the modern gaming console, has passed away at the age of 92. In his honor, we present this piece from 13 months ago, an article written amidst a storm of PS4 and Xbox One back and forth - rather than jump into the debate, welll...this.]


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ZF-4520: Convenience class for creating Set-Cookie HTTP headers
Currently in ZF MVC applications, cookie management is still handled via the superglobal $_COOKIE; we provide no means to simplify or abstract this -- which is leading to issues when attempting to test applications that make use of cookies.
The Response object needs the following methods: * addCookie() * addCookies() * setCookies() * getCookie() * getCookies() * removeCookie() * clearCookies()
A patch has been uploaded.
It is just a begining throwing ideas : CookieJar needs to be refactored Inspired from Zend_Http_Response.
This patch looks really good. If you can supply unit tests as well, please go ahead and commit directly to trunk; if not, let me know so I can get it on my backlog.
Zend_Http_CookieJar patch provided at r13641. For Zend_Controller_Response_Http cookie handling, I suggest one thing :
Zend_Controller_* in HTTP environment (response and request object) should have a bridge to use Zend_Http_* stuff. That makes more dependencies, and that' not very good, anyway, that could improve code reuse.
Think about that :
// Zend_Controller_Front
public function cookieFactory($name, $value, $expires = null, $path = null)
$request = $this->getRequest();
if (!$request instanceof Zend_Controller_request_Http) {
throw new Zend_Controller_Exception('Cookie can only be generated in HTTP environment');
return new Zend_Http_Cookie($name, $value, $request->getHttpHost() , $expires, $path, $request->isSecure());
// somewhere else
// or, from an action, providing a method in HTTP environement :
$this->setResponseCookie('foo', 'bar');
// or again, (see the second patch)
$response->setCookie('foo','bar'); // uses ZC_Front idea to generate a cookie
And then refactor Zend_Controller_Response_Http from the first patch idea to the one attached as the second patch to that comment
Second idea of patch attached
It's been a while since the last comment, but I'd like to continue the discussion on this issue.
The idea of making front controller aware of the cookies is kinda wrong of course because it's protocol specific and has nothing to do with it, but, we still need an easy way to set cookies.
Now, people usually do setcookies(), and I don't like it at all, because it is out of the Response object context. It breaks the OOP design.
What I do know (it might look ugly, but I still prefer this way) is:
// Setting page cookie header
$expires = new Zend_Date();
// And here we go:
'page=' . $page->getCode() . '; '
. 'expires=' . $expires->get(Zend_Date::COOKIE) . '; '
. 'path=/'
and besides that there shouldn't be many cookies set, it is still uncomfortable.
I could use an instance of Zend_Http_Cookie and it would be much more comfortable (and, probably enough for me) but I can't do so, because of current state of Zend_Http_Cookie::__toString method:
* Get the cookie as a string, suitable for sending as a "Cookie" header in an
* HTTP request
* @return string
public function __toString()
return $this->name . '=' . urlencode($this->value) . ';';
which does not include path, domain, expires parts. Why? I'd suggest to add them as the easiest and the fastest what we can do.
Though would be nice to have this part of the framework (Cookie, CookieJar) fully refactored.
This is a very simple feature that would be great to have but seems to be languishing in the home stretch for some reason. Can it be resolved or reassigned to someone who will close it out?
I implemented the solution to a local *_Controller_Response_Http class but changed the _sendCookies() method to avoid the Zend_Http_Cookie::__toString() :
/** * Appends the cookies in the cookiejar * to raw headers * */ protected function _sendCookies() { if (!$this->_cookieJar->isEmpty()) { $cookies = $this->_cookieJar->getAllCookies(); foreach ($cookies as $cookie) { setcookie( $cookie->getName(), $cookie->getValue(), $cookie->getExpiryTime(), $cookie->getPath(), $cookie->getDomain(), $cookie->isSecure()); } } }
Shall I create a new issue for the Zend_Http_Cookie::__toString() which is described as suitable for HTTP but is not ? The Zend_Http_Cookie class does not include a isHttpOnly() method that could be useful to completely define the cookie.
This issue op open for a while and many people would like to have this feature implemented. As far as I have read the comments and patches, two things cross my mind:
1) Two patches are provided, both patching the same class and both having the same changes to the api. Their difference is the inner working. Which one is the best and can the other be removed? As far as I can see the Zend_Controller_Response_Http.patch is the most preferred to use.
2) Whilst the patch uses Zend_Http_Cookie and Zend_Http_CookieJar, in the comments it's argued it's not possible to use them because of a problem with Zend_Http_Cookie::__toString(). The patch shows it uses Zend_Http_CookieJar::getAllCookies() together with Zend_Http_CookieJar::COOKIE_STRING_CONCAT which makes it possible to use the return string in a http header. So I can conclude it's now possible to set cookies OOP style with the Reponse object, using a Zend_Http_Cookie?
If all I said is true, the only step required to implement this, is providing unit tests?
I have just stumbled across this issue, having spent a joyous few hours discovering that it's not possible to unit test cookie setting.
I don't believe that patching the response object is the correct thing to do here.
1) It relies on changing what is supposed to be standard functionality so moving code across platforms would cause it to mysteriously break (never a good thing when you've just moved from development to staging and want to impress your client). Even if the patch is committed to the trunk, it may cause problems if anyone has sub-classed it. That includes the ripple-down effect into the HttpTestCase.
2) It's marginally better to inherit than patch, although this has the same caveats with respect to sub-classes.
3) It's too much responsibility. The response object shouldn't be managing cookies.
4) SetCookie is really just a convenience function to generate the Set-Cookie header. The response object already knows how to send headers, and you wouldn't patch it to provide support for opensocial, firephp, or anything else that may send custom headers.
It seems to be a better approach would be to pass the response to the cookie jar and have it set the headers. Or, given that there is already a cookie jar, some kind of mediating object which handles it.
On the subject of the Zend_Http_Cookie implementation, I'm guessing that the short-comings of the __toString() magic method are because it is intended to be used client-side, and clients send only name-value pairs to the server. I can see the logic in that decision, though there probably does need to be some kind of convenience accessor for the entire cookie as required server-side. The other problem I note with it, though only a minor one, is that there is no support for the http_only flag.
Duncan, I'd have to disagree in that Set-Cookie is not a "custom" header since it's part of the HTTP spec.
It's more similar to sending redirect headers than it is to sending FirePHP headers. If it's part of the spec and used often, I don't see why it shouldn't be supported by Zend_Controller_Response.
I wouldn't go so far as to say that the Response would be managing cookies, but rather managing headers (including writing cookies but not reading them). Reading cookies should be managed by Zend_Controller_Request.
Perhaps an action helper would be the easiest way to manage cookies, which reads cookies from the request and writes cookies to the response. This should make it unit-testable while keeping things organized.
The main issue with {{Zend_Http_Cookie}} and {{Zend_Http_CookieJar}} is that the are designed almost exclusively for {{Zend_Http_Client}}, and so they only provide methods (mainly __toString) to construct "Cookie" header values. Those classes don't provide methods for creating "Set-Cookie" header values. Perhaps we could backport ZF2's {{Zend\Http\Header\SetCookie}} for this purpose?
Once Set-Cookie header value generation is in place, you should easily be able to do something like this from the action controller:
$this->getResponse()->setHeader('Set-Cookie', new Zend_Http_Header_SetCookie('foo', 'bar', 'example.com'));
As for using cookie values in an action controller, {{Zend_Controller_Request_Http}} does provide a {{getCookie}} method:
$fooCookieValue = $this->getRequest()->getCookie('foo');
Is this what you are looking for?
I've attached a patch for a prototype implementation of my previous suggestion (Zend_Http_Header_SetCookie): !ZF-4520_v1.patch!
Usage Test Case:
public function testCanSendSetCookieHeaderUsingProvidedHeaderClass()
$resp = new Zend_Controller_Response_HttpTestCase();
$cookie = new Zend_Http_Header_SetCookie();
$resp->setHeader('Set-Cookie', $cookie->getFieldValue());
$headers = $resp->sendHeaders();
$this->assertEquals('Set-Cookie: foo=bar; Domain=example.com; HttpOnly', $headers['set-cookie']);
Real-World Usage: (also showing short-hand notation)
// From within action controller (Short-hand)
$this->getResponse()->setHeader('Set-Cookie', new Zend_Http_Header_SetCookie('foo','bar','example.com',NULL,NULL,NULL,true));
The {{Zend_Http_Header_SetCookie}} is based on {{Zend\Http\Header\SetCookie}} from ZF2 master, though I suspect that one isn't the most up-to-date implementation as it has some issues (not all set*() methods are fluent, httpOnly is not handled, etc).
It's been more than four months since I made the above suggestion. If this is something which can be included in ZF 1.12, I can backport the latest {{Zend\Http\Header\SetCookie}} from ZF2 to complete my initial patch.
Adam -- go for it. Deadline for new features is 23 March 2012; as long as you have it ready by then, it can go in.
Added update version of patch (ZF-4520_v2.patch)
My new patch backports the latest Zend\Http\Header\SetCookie and it's tests from ZF2, plus some additional tests. I have some more questions before I proceed:
Should I add the convenience methods to the response object, as outlined in the issue description? There was some concern in comments above that this would give too much responsibility to the response object.
I believe that the SetCookie implementation in ZF2 still falls victim to ZF2-169. The fromString method assumes that any key not matching one of the pre-defined key names is the name/value pair, but the cookie RFCs state that only the first K=V pair can be the cookie name/value. I'll whip up a reproduce test case and if my research and hunch are both correct i'll send a ZF2 PR.
Once my patch has been reviewed and OKed i'll add the necessary manual page entry/entries.
2 above has been resolved. Once I get a chance to whip up a manual page entry for the new code I will commit it all to SVN.
Updated patch
- Rearranged the order of constructor arguments to match PHP's setcookie()
- Added a unit test to ensure {{__toString}} method output is compatible with {{Zend_Controller_Response_Http::setRawHeader}}
- Added a manual page section showing how to use the new class (in {{Zend_Controller-Response.xml}})
Screengrab of manual page section !bf2a50.png!
Are there any comments on or concerns with this approach? Are there any additional use cases that could be covered that I've missed?
Adam -- looks good. Go ahead and push to trunk.
Fixed in trunk (1.12.0): r24783


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IRVING, Texas - East Carolina had two players earn All-Conference USA honors, according to an announcement from the league office Wednesday afternoon. Senior left fielder Suzanne Riggs was named to the All-C-USA Second Team while Sarah Christian received C-USA All-Freshman Team honors.
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Butter- 125g
Milk-1 cup
Sour cream- 1cup(I used buttermilk- see notes)
Eggs- 3 lightly beaten
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- Date submitted: 1 Nov 2011
- Stakeholder type: Major Group
- Name: STEPS Centre
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Input to the compilation document to serve as basis for the preparation of the zero draft of the outcome document from the Rio+20 UNCSD
Contribution by the STEPS Centre (http://www.steps-centre.org), 1st November 2011
The STEPS Centre on Social, Technological and Environmental Pathways to Sustainability (http://www.steps-centre.org) is grateful for this opportunity to engage in the Rio+20 process. We are a global research and policy engagement centre, funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council, bringing together development studies with science and technology studies. We offer the following contribution to the outcome document of the Rio+20 conference, drawing on the products of our research over the past five years, which has focussed on the challenge of linking science and technology with poverty reduction, environmental sustainability and social justice. We see this as central to fostering a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.
In particular, we draw on our project ?Innovation, Sustainability, Development: A New Manifesto? (http://anewmanifesto.org). The project involved a seminar series, a collection of 13 background papers, and conducted 20 roundtables with partners around the world. The Manifesto, which was launched at the Royal Society, London, in June 2010, was not a representative synthesis of the diverse views encountered during the project, but rather puts forward the STEPS Centre?s perspective on these debates. It serves as the basis for much of this contribution, which is as a result largely confined to an account of the ?3D agenda? and the ?areas for action? discussed in the Manifesto document.
This contribution is organised based on the structure outlined by the co-chairs guidance note on the UNCSD2012 website: http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/documents/guidancenote.pdf
General Content
a.What are the expectations for the outcome of Rio+20, and what are the concrete proposals in this regard, including views on a possible structure of the Outcome document?
- The STEPS Centre (http://www.steps-centre.org) sees meeting the interlinked global challenges of poverty reduction, social justice and environmental sustainability as the great moral and political imperative of our age, and believes that science, technology and innovation of many kinds have essential roles to play in this. We hope to see a strong consensus emerging from Rio+20 that provides a global framework supporting different forms of innovation that address sustainable development challenges at local, national and global levels.
- In order to meet these challenges, we advocate a ?3D agenda? - involving increased attention to three currently under-emphasized themes within innovation policy:
- The first D is about the technical, social and political directions for change: ?what is innovation for??; ?which kinds of innovation, along which pathways?? and ?towards what goals??
- Taking these questions seriously requires us to examine much more sharply questions of distribution. For any given problem: ?who is innovation for??; ?whose innovation counts?? and ?who gains and who loses??
- In turn, this raises further questions about diversity: ?what ? and how many ? kinds of innovation do we need to address any particular challenge??
- We see an opportunity for the Rio+20 summit to recognise and enhance the role that science, technology and innovation can play in building a green economy at a global level, and to set a framework in which the questions associated with the 3D agenda above are discussed as matters for legitimate political argument.
- Scientifically-informed and democratically legitimate policy instruments are playing a vital role in forging a green economy, incentivising technological innovation towards sustainability goals. While governments, firms and scientific institutions can all contribute to the 3D agenda, civil society ? both in the form of organised public-interest groups and, more importantly, spontaneous citizen-led movements - is often the real source of change. Approaches for including such actors in policy processes, as well as supporting and protecting their innovative activities and practical contributions towards sustainable development, are discussed further below.
b. What are the comments, if any, on existing proposals: e.g., a green economy roadmap, framework for action, sustainable development goals, a revitalized global partnership for sustainable development, or others?
- Whilst green economy roadmaps are useful planning tools, they must respect cultural variety, regional diversity and democratic Accountability. In imagining, articulating and implementing such plans, attention must be paid to the multitude of possible pathways to sustainability and especially the potential contributions of marginalised communities.
- The STEPS Centre advocates a framework based around five ?areas for action? - agenda setting, funding, capacity building, organising and monitoring, evaluation and Accountability. These focus on the inclusion of broader networks of actors in processes for making innovation policy, and are outlined in more detail in response to question d, below.
- Sustainable development goals in the model of the MDGs should not neglect the need to build distributed innovation capabilities that enable continual locally-driven improvements at sub-national and national levels, rather than setting static endpoints to be obtained as a result of externally-driven programmes.
c. What are the views on implementation and on how to close the implementation gap, which relevant actors are envisaged as being involved (Governments, specific Major Groups, UN system, IFIs, etc.);
- Governments, Major Groups, UN system, IFIs all have a vital role. Within the Major Groups, the scientific and technological community and those groups most often marginalised from policy processes ? women, children and youth, indigenous people, NGOs, and farmers - are particularly important in their contributions to a ?3D? innovation agenda.
d. What specific cooperation mechanisms, partnership arrangements or other implementation tools are envisaged and what is the relevant time frame for the proposed decisions to be reached and actions to be implemented?
Our vision is a world where science and technology work more directly for social justice, poverty alleviation and the environment. What this means for particular contexts, places and people will be enormously varied ? as will be the means to achieve it. Nevertheless, the following broad recommendations are offered in order to catalyse and provoke specific concrete actions in different places. They are organised around the different areas for action identified in the New Manifesto: agenda setting, funding, capacity building, organising, monitoring, evaluation and Accountability. Each set of actions addresses contrasting dimensions of innovation systems. They are therefore targeted towards different people and organisations who bear responsibility in each of these areas.
Agenda setting
The setting of agendas for science, technology and innovation policy and investment needs to be informed by an explicitly political consideration of innovation direction, distribution and diversity. The institutional architectures for the setting of innovation priorities at national and international levels therefore need reworking to enable diverse interests and new voices, including those of poorer and marginalised people, to be involved in inclusive debate. In some countries and settings this will involve building on existing institutional arrangements; in others it will require establishing new fora.
Within countries, we recommend that governments establish and support ?Strategic Innovation Fora'. Whatever they are called, these statutory bodies should be mandated to review funding allocations, debate major investment decisions, deliberate on controversial areas of science and technology options and audit the distribution of risks and benefits from potential innovation pathways. These fora should also be inclusive: constituted by ? and bringing together ? diverse stakeholders with interests in science and technology futures, including citizens? groups and social movements representing the most marginalised interests. These fora would address both public and private sector innovation activity, holding legal powers to call evidence. They would report to parliaments (and through these, to wider civil society) on an annual basis.
At the international level, we recommend the establishment of a ?Global Innovation Commission?. Breaking the conventional model of a ?commission?, this would be a broadly-constituted deliberative body, widely networked (among other areas) into global civil society and holding itself accountable to the most disempowered communities worldwide. It would operate under a United Nations umbrella, but with a formal role in trade bodies such as the World Trade Organisation. The Commission would facilitate open, transparent political debate about major investments with global or trans-boundary implications, north-south technology transfers, and public and philanthropic international aid geared to science, technology and innovation. In addition to annual reporting, each year a series of focused enquiries would be conducted on specific topics, including in response to national Strategic Innovation Fora or concerted representations by global civil society networks.
The funding of science, technology and innovation ? whether from public, private or philanthropic sources ? needs to be geared much more strongly to the challenges of poverty alleviation, social justice and environmental sustainability. This requires that the needs and demands of poorer and marginalised women and men as potential users of technologies, as well as the outcomes of innovation, are addressed in funding allocations.
We recommend therefore that all science and technology funding agencies (individually or collectively), regularly review their portfolios to ensure that a significant and increasing proportion of their investments are directly focused on these challenges. Such agencies should also progressively improve the balance in investments across basic science, technology, engineering, design and science services. They should demonstrate a shift towards increasing support for the social, cultural and economic dimensions of innovation systems. Transparent accounts linked to these criteria should be produced and made available to public scrutiny, including by relevant Strategic Innovation Fora.
In order to encourage diversity in innovation pathways, we recommend specific funding allocations to support experimentation in niches, and networking and learning across these, involving the private sector, community groups and individual entrepreneurs. In order to help democratise the process of innovation we recommend that procedures are established directly to involve end users of science and technology ? including poorer and marginalised people ? in the allocation of funding. And we recommend that incentives for the private sector to invest in forms of innovation geared to poverty alleviation, environmental sustainability and social justice ? such as advance purchase agreements, technology prizes or tax breaks ? are enhanced. Achievements of this kind should be more deliberately recognised and widely publicised: nationally, regionally and globally.
Capacity building
Capacity building for science, technology and innovation must move beyond a focus on elite science and so-called ?centres of excellence? to support science that works more directly for diverse social and environmental needs. As a vital complement to training scientists and technology experts, this means extending the scope of capacity building to other players in the innovation system, including local entrepreneurs, citizen groups, small businesses and others. A key challenge in improving innovation processes is linking between groups, and facilitating inclusion of otherwise excluded people.
We therefore urge an extension of capacity-building support towards ?bridging professionals? who are able to link technical expertise with particular social, ecological and economic contexts. We additionally recommend capacity building investments focused on enhancing the ability of citizens and users to engage actively in innovation processes, not just as passive recipients but as active users, creators and inventors. We recommend also the support of civil society networks and social movements to facilitate the sharing of technologies, practices and wider experiences and learning. Capacity support should further enable such groups to engage with national and international political debates about science, technology and innovation ? for instance through memberships of Strategic Innovation Fora and the Global Innovation Commission.
This, in turn, will involve investment in new priorities for training, including key reforms to tertiary, further and higher education in the area of science, technology and development. These will require new institutions (or refashioned old ones) that actively link science and technology to located needs and demands, and the building of new learning platforms, virtual and face-to-face. They will also include greater provision for local community engagement in tertiary, further and higher education as well as wiki spaces for innovation support of a kind that enable more inclusive, networked and distributed forms of innovation.
Organising for innovation requires identifying and supporting social and institutional arrangements that enable technologies to work in particular contexts, and to meet the needs of poorer and marginalised women and men. We recommend that firms, public and philanthropic organisations developing specific technological innovations invest in concrete plans to ensure that these social, cultural and institutional aspects of application are addressed. Further, local experiences with these organisational aspects of innovation need to be shared and learned from more widely. This requires an open, distributed and networked approach, with active investment in linkages between public, private and civil society groups.
We therefore recommend that future investments ? by the public and private sectors ? should especially highlight bridging functions, connecting formerly separate organisations and linking upstream and downstream research and development activity. While in many cases, new organisations will not be required, strategic investment in facilitating and coordinating bodies may be needed. Such bodies must be complemented by support for local organisations, networks and movements, and the ability for informal, lateral sharing of innovation. Overall, investment should extend its focus from basic science, to emphasise other aspects of the innovation system, including engineering, design, science services, and social entrepreneurship. Further, we recommend that support be increased for open source innovation platforms, with limits placed on narrowly-defined property-based systems which impede competition and constrain innovative activity.
We propose that at national level, and led by Strategic Innovation Fora, a broad framework for science and innovation policy is developed which puts poverty alleviation, social justice and environmental sustainability at its core. The legal underpinnings, regulatory rules and investment priorities that emerge from such a policy must explicitly reflect such priorities, and be overseen, reviewed and audited in a transparent and accountable way.
Monitoring, evaluation and Accountability
Increased Accountability and full transparency must be at the centre of democratised innovation systems ? across public and private sectors and at local, national and international levels. This requires active engagement by citizens in priority setting, monitoring and evaluating innovation activities.
We recommend that in all countries benchmark criteria, relating to the priorities of poverty alleviation, social justice and environmental sustainability, are set and so become the basis of indicators for monitoring innovation systems. At the international level, overseen by the Global Innovation Commission, similar criteria should be established for monitoring and annual reporting. Further, we recommend the improvement of data collection systems and methodologies, switching the focus from indicators such as publications, patents and aggregate levels of expenditure, to assessments of the wider development outcomes of innovation efforts. All organisations ? whether government departments, philanthropic foundations, non-government organisations and private sector firms registered in a particular country ? investing in research and development above a certain amount should be required to report on expenditures in relation to these criteria. Such data should be freely available and open to public scrutiny.
Finally, we propose that the Strategic Innovation Fora (or similar bodies), should have a statutory obligation to report publicly both to national parliaments and the Global Innovation Commission on a regular basis concerning innovation direction, distribution and diversity, presenting full data from all research and development organisations.
For further information on the above, or about the ongoing activities of the STEPS Centre, please visit our website (http://www.steps-centre.org) or contact:
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by dhayes
posted Jan 20 2011 11:07AM
What a difference 8 months makes. Last we saw American Idol, it had just completed its 9
season and was limping toward its 10th. The show was looking toward 2011 without its biggest star, Simon Cowell, who reportedly turned down an offer of over $130 million to stay. After failed experiments with a famous star of dubious credentials (Ellen DeGeneres), and a no-name with bona fides (Kara DioGuardi) as judges, AI faced the daunting challenge of finding judges with credentials
star power. Well, at first blush, I think they succeeded. On the surface, pairing an aging rock star with a movie star whose music career seems to be mostly behind her (no pun intended), seems odd. But if the premiere of year 10 is any indication, American Idol's future and its reputation are in good hands, for this season at least. Steven Tyler brings the energy and indisputable credibility of experience that only 40 years of being a rock star can give. Jennifer Lopez brings knowledge and a certain sweetness and compassion to the show that I think was missing last year. Both of them have been stars for so long, that they don't have to prove anything to anyone and they're obviously comfortable in their own skins. This should prevent the show from slipping into the adolescent bickering that I think has hurt the show in recent seasons. (Unless Ryan Seacrest goes insane like he did a few times with Simon.) Yes, you need conflict for a show to stay interesting, but conflict can come from many different situations besides petty squabbling. I mean, the very format of the show creates conflict: every week contestants fight for their artistic lives out on that stage while the world watches. The other thing that struck me while watching last night is that contestants will be hard pressed to tell a judge that they don't know what they're talking about. You know the ones, "You're wrong, I know I'm a star—you just can't see it. People have been telling me all my life that I'm a star." Really? This is Steven Tyler you're talking to; lead singer of Aerosmith, arguably America's greatest rock band of all time. And Jennifer Lopez who's sold over 50 million albums in her career; a reigning movie star who has spent most of her adult life in the limelight. Now that's credibility. Throw in Randy Jackson, who heretofore has been the most legitimate musician of AI's original judges, and you've got quite a formidable panel. The addition of legendary record mogul and talent expert, Jimmy Iovine, as in-house mentor completes the talent evaluators for the show and brings back some much needed credibility. The first stop for auditions for 2011 was in New Jersey just across the Hudson River from New York City. The Big Apple did not disappoint. 51 contestants were given the Golden Ticket to Hollywood. Idol's concerted effort to make the show younger was evident. A number of teenagers were selected to move on. Most notable:
Kinsey Palmer—15 year-old Performing Arts School student did a powerful take on a Carrie Underwood song.
Robbie Rosen—16 year-old did Backstreet Boys take on the Beatles' "Yesterday".
Victoria Huggins—apt last name. 16 year-old was the most huggable contestant of the night with her South Carolina twang. Belted "Midnight Train to Georgia" and won an early plane ride to California.
My favorite who might even have a shot to win the whole thing: Kinsey Palmer—has the whole package: looks, personality, talent. Just needs a little more stage presence which will get worked on before the Hollywood phase. Next stop—New Orleans!
Hot Summer Music
by dhayes
posted Jul 22 2010 10:47AM
It's summer and that means there are tons of new releases from some of our favorite artists here at The Buzz. Here's what's new on The Buzz this week:
by Maroon 5. First release from their upcoming c.d. "Hands All Over" which drops on September 21
. The band is attempting to forge new ground by adding Robert John "Mutt" Lange as producer. Lange produced Nickelback's "Dark Horse" to great effect. Lange, of course, produced some of the greatest albums of all time: AC/DC's "Back In Black", Def Leppard's "Pyromania" and "Hysteria", and ex-wife's Shania Twain's hits. Frankly, when I heard Lange was producing I was looking for something a little edgier from Maroon 5, but
hews true to their trademark sound. Adam Levine's vocals are front and center in another jaunty blue-eyed soul ditty.
I Run To You
by Lady Antebellum. This song has already been a huge hit at the Country format, and was actually the first single that Capitol Records released to the Pop format. When most radio stations did not respond to it, Capitol released
Need You Now
which has become the biggest hit at Pop stations so far in 2010. I thought
I Run To You
was a smash the first time I heard it, so I'm glad we're able to bring it to you now.
King Of Anything
by Sara Bareilles. Bareilles proves that "
Love Song
" wasn't a fluke, and she won't be added to the long list of One Hit Wonders. (If "
Love Song
" doesn't ring a bell, the full chorus line was "I'm not gonna write you a love song." Remember now?) Bareilles' voice is pure honey on this Pop gem. All the way down to the hand claps in the chorus,
King Of Anything
is one solid hook that will be rattling around in your head after the first time you hear it.
To get info on all the songs we play on The Buzz including bios, lyrics, and videos click
the Playlist icon at 1053thebuzz.com.
A Season Of Discontent
by dhayes
posted May 27 2010 6:56AM
No matter your opinion of American Idol, you gotta hand it to 'em, they know how to put on a show. Tonight's Season 9 finale was a veritable cavalcade of stars, albeit some really old stars. From the show's kickoff with Alice Cooper and "School's Out", to its final performance celebrity performance with Joe Cocker and "A Little Help From My Friends" it was basically one classic rock/oldies act after another. Check these out: Barry and Robin Gibb, Michael McDonald, Hall & Oates, and Chicago. Janet Jackson made a rare appearance, but even she hasn't had a hit in a long time. Christina Aguilera put on a stunning performance, which she always does. The best performance of the night was from Season 4 winner Carrie Underwood who blistered through her new single "Undo It." Dud of the night was Dane Cook's lame segment. The tribute to the departing Simon Cowell was poignant. It was very cool seeing most of the past Idol winners and top runners-up come back to honor him. (David Cook was conspicuously absent.) Paula Abdul's monologue was a little awkward, but it added to the pathos of the moment. I, for one, am sad to see Simon go; it's going to be hard to replace him. Have to say that I was really disappointed in the outcome of this season. Crystal was clearly the more talented of the two finalists. Her performances the night before were leagues above Lee's. But, as I've said all season, American Idol is a
contest, not a talent contest. My final assessment of Season 9 remains unchanged from what it has been most of the year. This year was really weak. I began to lose interest when we got down to the Top 7 or so. Haven't decided whether I've got the intestinal fortitude to blog about it next seasonm; but, January's a long way off and by that time I might catch the Idol bug again.
Crystal Blues Persuasion
by dhayes
posted May 26 2010 7:34AM
I don't know that there's ever been such a mismatch in a final on American Idol. If last night's competition were a boxing match, Crystal Bowersox scored a final round knock-out of Lee DeWyze. And we're not talking a TKO. This was a lights-out pile driver that sent Lee straight to the canvas. But, it's not a boxing match; it's a talent competition and the result will be left up to the judges. Each contestant sang three songs last night: Song #1: Contestant's personal choice Song #2: Producer Simon Fuller's choice Song #3: The contestants winning song, which would be released as their fist single. Crystal deferred when she won the pre-show coin flip, so Lee was the first to perform. He and Crystal then alternated performances. Lee still seemed like he was bored by the whole thing. His rendition of "The Boxer" was lackluster, and "Everybody Hurts" was a debacle. He really needed a homerun with his "winning" song, but it was a complete whiff. In Lee's defense, the song chosen for him is not exactly stellar AND IT'S A REMAKE! "Beautiful Day" is a decent song, but it wasn't even that big of a hit for U2. Its lyrics are somewhat meandering and Lee mumbled his way through most of them. The judges even said he sounded lost. From her initial performance—"Me And Bobby McGee"—you knew it was Crystal's night to shine. Her performance of "Black Velvet" wasn't outstanding, but the song suited Crystal's bluesy style. Then there was her final performance. If ever a performer rose to the occasion, this was it. In the most stirring moment of the entire season, Crystal soared to the pinnacle of her talent on "Up To The Mountain". THIS is how you rise to the challenge. And THIS is how you win American Idol.
Here comes the Grand Finale. woo-hoo
by dhayes
posted May 20 2010 7:34AM
Casey James is gone. Duh. The finale is set. It's Crystal Bowersox and Lee "I'm-so-bored" DeWyze. I'm bored, too.
Oh, well
by dhayes
posted May 19 2010 10:54AM
This will be my shortest blog ever for American Idol, cuz there just ain't much to say about last night's snooze-fest. Kara DioGuardi can rationalize the choice all day, but the fact remains that she and Randy Jackson essentially sabotaged any chance that Casey James had of winning Season 9 of American Idol. John Mayer's "Daughters" is a fine song, but an anthem it's not. With Casey's disastrous personal choice of "OK, It's All Right" by Eric Hutchinson (who?), he needed to finish strong with the judges' choice. Instead he all but guaranteed himself a 3
-place finish tonight with his tepid performance of "Daughters", and I blame Kara and Randy. So, I think that Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze are your A.I. finalists this year. Ho-hum.
And Then There Were Three
by dhayes
posted May 13 2010 10:10AM
Saw the ending coming a mile away.
Michael Lynche
is out and we're down to the Top 3. Notice I said "down" to the Top 3, as in the opposite of "up" to the Top 3. Nothing great is going to come out of this season. So,
Crystal Bowersox
Lee DeWyze
, and
Casey James
will be visiting their home towns this week. As a matter of fact, Casey is going to be live on Kidd Kraddick In The Morning tomorrow at 7:30 on 105.3 The Buzz. The American Idol cameras will be in tow. Decent performances from former AI contestants
Chris Daughtry
, although Fantasia's voice is somewhat like Butterfly McQueen's. (Butterfly McQueen's big hit was "I Don't Know Nuthin' 'Bout Birthin' No Babies!")
Bon Jovi
sang their new single "Superman Tonight". Say what you will, Bon Jovi's best days are behind them and this song is hum-drum.
by dhayes
posted May 12 2010 11:06AM
If you're an American Idol contestant, your goal is to get into the Top 5. From that lofty position you should immediately proceed down the fast track to stardom. Right? Not this year. Last night's AI episode should have been called "Goldilocks and The Three Somnambulists." These were the best movie songs available to sing? What a collection of forgettable performances. They oughta just call this year a draw and put America out of its misery Are you beginning to see the light?
Lee DeWyze
is a flash in the pan. Now he just looks like he's bored with the whole thing. And "Kiss From A Rose"? Quick! Name which movie it's from—and no googling. It was an add-on to the "Batman Forever" soundtrack. Sure it won the 1996 Grammy for Song Of The Year, but talk about sleepy. Lee was on pitch about one-third of the song and should be in the Bottom 2 tonight. What would possess
Michael Lynche
to pick a Michael Jackson song from "Free Willy" of all things? That choice alone should get him sent home. Even had his performance been stellar, you knew he was going to get ridiculed by the judges. "Michael Jackson" and "Free Willy"? I bet you can think of about 5 bad jokes right now. That's what the whole thing was: a bad joke. Poor ol'
Casey James
. He gets to put a guitar back in his hands this week, and it's Mini Me. (Easy joke there, too.) The judges spent more time laughing about Kara being Casey's Mrs. Robinson than they did evaluating his performance of the Simon and Garfunkel classic from "The Graduate". Can't say that I blame them. Not much to talk about with Casey's performance.
Crystal Bowersox
culminated the evening with a rousing performance from that all-time cinematic classic "Caddyshack". "Somebody step on a duck?" All I could think about when Crystal was performing "I'm Alright" was a dancing gopher. The duets were good, but I was so bored by then I didn't care.
Bottom Two
The only thing I know is that Crystal won't be one of them. She was the only one awake by the end of the show.
Call Me "Crazy" 5/6/10
by dhayes
posted May 6 2010 9:18AM
I'm finally starting to believe my wife. She's been calling me an idiot for years, and after last night, her diagnosis is confirmed. I
an idiot! I'm certainly not sane by Einstein's definition: continuing to do the same thing over and over again expecting a different result. I'm idiotically insane because I keep expecting America to vote rationally on American Idol. Think about it.
Casey James
is in the Bottom 3 for two weeks in a row, and he doesn't even make the Bottom 2 last night;
Michael Lynche
, Sinatra Week's best performer, does; along with
Aaron Kelly
, who had one of the better performances Tuesday night. Ultimately, little Ed Norton, Jr., got the heave-ho. Cathy, our wonderful receptionist, encapsulated the entire show this morning. She said, "They paid
Lady Gaga
$250,000 for
?!" Yep, and for a lame remake of "La Isla Bonita" at that. American Idol is officially off the rails now. Tuesday night's audience of 17 million was the lowest since 2002. I, for one, am not inspired by any of the remaining contestants. But, as the intrepid blogger that I am, I'll continue to slog through to the bitter end. Don't you know that
is just itching to be out of there? And it looks like just in time, too.
How I Rank Them (Idiot That I Am)
Lee DeWyze--
Only because he's the judges' pet.
Crystal Bowersox--
By all rights should be the winner.
Casey James--
Only because he's so cute—whatever.
Michael Lynche--
Still the most talented of the bunch.
Casey Strikes Out 5/5/10
by dhayes
posted May 5 2010 8:57AM
I'm starting to feel like a TV weatherman. Trying to predict the Bottom 3 each week on American Idol is like predicting the weather; you're going to be wrong half the time. At least there's some science to weather prognostication, though. One thing I'm 100% sure of:
Casey James
is out. He may have blue eyes, but the Chairman of the Board he ain't. Here's how
Frank Sinatra
night played out:
Aaron Kelly
gave what I thought was the second-best performance of the night, contrary to what the majority of the judges thought. (Again, I think the judges are irrelevant at this point anyway.) "Fly Me To The Moon" was nicely nuanced and sweetly sung. He'll probably be in the Bottom 3, but he doesn't deserve it based on this performance.
just had his last at-bat. I thought Willie Nelson's version of "Blue Skies" was the worst ever. Not anymore. I actually think
Crystal Bowersox
will be in the Bottom 3 tonight. This is her second week of blasé performances. She picked a really inferior Sinatra song in "Summer Wind", and it was much too breezy. The song would have been better if she'd howled a bit more. Hands-down best performance of the night?
Michael Lynche
and "The Way You Look Tonight". I thought that Big Mike would be in his element with Ol' Blue Eyes, and he didn't disappoint. Mike proved again that he's the most talented of the remainder of the contestants. I don't care what the judges say,
Lee DeWyze
ain't all that. I thought he was off-beat throughout most of "That's Life". The song lost all of its swagger in Lee's bluster. He's the judges' pet, but he's a scruffy mutt if you ask me.
My Bottom 3
Lee DeWyze
Crystal Bowersox
Casey James
What I Think The Bottom 3 Will Actually Be
Aaron Kelly
Crystal Bowersox
Casey James
I really thought that
would continue to grow throughout the season, but he didn't. There will still be an opportunity for him as a modern-day Bob Seger, but ultimately I think he's destined to be a side player. Really looking forward to tonight's show. Can't wait to see what
Lady Gaga
pulls out of her hat.
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