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iPhone: Still most satisfying
Research firm ChangeWave published survey results this week that show the iPhone 4 leading the smartphone pack in consumer satisfaction.
Research firm ChangeWave published survey results this week that show the iPhone 4 leading the smartphone pack in consumer satisfaction.
Apple's iPhone continues to dominate rival smartphones in customer satisfaction, a research firm said today.
Apple will roll out a second-generation iPad next April, a year after the original's launch, a Wall Street analyst said today.
Apple's iPhone continues to be the top-scorer in customer satisfaction, but the big surprise is that Motorola Android phones have climbed into second place, based on the latest survey of new smartphone users by ChangeWave Research.
Over at Samsung's headquarters, the senior vice president of its Mobile Communications Division has gone on record saying that businesses will soon be snapping up tablet computers. In the interview, Lee Don Joo recounted the same old industries that ...
Steve Jobs may not want to admit that Apple's iPhone will ultimately lose the market to Android, but Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has no such hesitations.
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Apple today patched 27 vulnerabilities in Safari for Mac OS X and Windows, 85 per cent of them critical bugs that could be exploited to hijack Macs or PCs.
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First impression on unpacking the Q702 test unit was the solid feel and clean, minimalist styling.
For work use, Microsoft Word and Excel programs pre-installed on the device are adequate for preparing short documents.
The Fujitsu LifeBook UH574 allowed for great mobility without being obnoxiously heavy or clunky. Its twelve hours of battery life did not disappoint.
The screen was particularly good. It is bright and visible from most angles, however heat is an issue, particularly around the Windows button on the front, and on the back where the battery housing is located.
My first impression after unboxing the Q702 is that it is a nice looking unit. Styling is somewhat minimalist but very effective. The tablet part, once detached, has a nice weight, and no buttons or switches are located in awkward or intrusive positions.


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By Vicki Maurer
I am currently employed but barely making ends meet. I am considering going back to college to earn a degree but have no idea in what area. I do know that I need to find a career that will allow me to support my family and a college that will help me identify that career, and offer me assistance in obtaining employment once I graduate.
Vicki Maurer, Director of Admissions at Keiser University's Orlando campus, offered advisement to assist those who find themselves underemployed and seeking a career change for greater financial security.
Many Americans have suffered some hardship through the latest recession and some are finding their underemployment situation to be the catalyst for a career change. Often times that career change is made possible through furthering one's education; but how do you get started when you are already trying to make ends meet?
At Keiser University, there are resources and personnel to assist adults with finding an education and career path that may lead to opportunities for professional advancement. Whether students are interested in discovering strengths, interests, abilities or talents, admissions counselors spend the time necessary to help each student make thoughtful determinations about future employment goals.
While Keiser University has aided many students with underemployment concerns, we know that each individual has a unique set of circumstances that can dramatically influence their education and career objectives. Working with admissions counselors to identify the best degree program, and student services personnel to assist with placement services upon graduation, Keiser University takes a two-pronged, solutions-oriented approach. Graduates are assisted with finding that "right fit" career and not just a job, and the staff is interfacing directly with local businesses and corporations to align the degree programs with the hiring needs of those employers.
As you evaluate your future career, considering visiting the student services or career placement office at the college you are planning to attend. Fully understanding what services they offer while you are an active student and as an alumnus will allow you to better plan for your transition into your new career. Some examples of the student services that you should expect include job placement assistance upon graduation, career fairs and networking events which provide opportunities to speak to prospective employers and develop a diverse contact list, and leadership distinction and professional workshops designed to cultivate and enhance certain skills that employers find desirable in a competitive job market.
If you still remain undecided about the career is best for you, consider whether your prospective college or university offers or requires externships that provide "hands on" experience as part of the curriculum within a specific degree program. Look for career focused degree programs and research what employers are seeking in candidates for employment. Your future is what you make of it and taking advantage of the ancillary support services colleges provide will help you to reach your career goals.
The Design program at Keiser University was filled with real world learning and hands on instruction… Based on the portfolio I created while a student at Keiser University, I landed a job in Graphic Design for a major online retailer immediately after graduation.
The year and a half I spent in the program better prepared me for attaining a job in the field…As a hands-on learner, the project-centered teaching was perfect for me.
Keiser University has given me the opportunity to embrace a career change… It has opened the door for a timely graduation and quick return to the work force…
Without the education I received at Keiser University, I would not be where I am today!
I not only received an excellent education but also encouragement and training that built my self-confidence every day.
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Attending Keiser University and getting my degree was the best decision I have ever made. The small class sizes and personalized attention helped me get my degree quickly. The hands-on experience and the education landed me a job at a neighboring law firm.
I chose Keiser because it had everything—small classes, caring professors, hands-on learning, and counselors that are really there for you. I feel like I'm part of a family here, not just a number.
After being denied for several promotions at my current employer, I decided that I needed to further my education. Since graduating from Keiser with my bachelor's degree in Business Administration, I have been promoted and I am able to obtain positions that weren't available to me before.
Keiser helped change my life by getting my education at the right school! I have been going to another school before, dropped out because I felt that I was not getting enough information that I need. When I found out about Keiser, I was pleased because the instructors were great.
My decision to attend Keiser University has been one of the best decisions I've made. I chose to enroll in the Information Technology program… The one-class-a-month pace helped incredibly with my self-discipline.
The BA for Business Administration at Keiser has to be one of the best in the nation. Keiser takes the basics that are taught at the Associates level and uses them to strengthen your skills and knowledge.
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On Tuesday, Jan. 14, KOMO 4 News reported that an Everett, Wash. man accused of fatally punching a small dog on Christmas has been arrested for investigation of felony animal cruelty.
Jonah Brown, 33, allegedly beat his girlfriend's 14-pound Cockapoo named Romeo while house guests were over for a holiday dinner. The man's girlfriend was on her way home from work and witnesses said that the man became frustrated when the Cockapoo wouldn't stop begging for food.
According to a police affidavit, a necropsy showed that Romeo suffered broken ribs and a torn aorta.
Brown was arrested on Monday, Jan. 13 and booked into the Snohomish County Jail after police reviewed a veterinarian's report on the dog's injuries.
Cockapoos like Romeo are very small dogs; they are crosses between a Cocker Spaniel and a poodle. Because they are often considered to be "designer dogs," Cockapoos are susceptible to be bred by puppy mills and backyard breeders.
In Washington state, animal cruelty in the first degree (RCW 16.52.205) is defined as:
(1) A person is guilty of animal cruelty in the first degree when, except as authorized in law, he or she intentionally
(a) inflicts substantial pain on
(b) causes physical injury to, or
(c) kills an animal by a means causing undue suffering, or forces a minor to inflict unnecessary pain, injury, or death on an animal.
(2) A person is guilty of animal cruelty in the first degree when, except as authorized by law, he or she, with criminal negligence, starves, dehydrates, or suffocates an animal and as a result causes:
(a) Substantial and unjustifiable physical pain that extends for a period sufficient to cause considerable suffering; or
(b) death.
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TUESDAY'S WHL MATCH-UPSTue Jan 8
ICE HOST OIL KINGS – Sam Reinhart and the Kootenay Ice (15-24-1-0) host Dylan Wruck and the Edmonton Oil Kings (27-8-2-3) for a match-up between two Central Division clubs looking to keep their win streaks alive in WHL action on Tuesday night.
The Ice are coming off a 3-2 victory over the visiting Red Deer Rebels on Sunday for their fifth consecutive win, and currently sit nine points out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Kootenay is 11-12-1-0 on home ice this season. Reinhart has goals in each of his last three games, and five goals over his last five outings.
The Oil Kings blanked the visiting Vancouver Giants 5-0 on Saturday for their fourth win in a row and second straight shutout victory, and remain in first place in the Eastern Conference. The Oil Kings have outscored their opponents 21-3 over their last four games. Wruck leads the Oil Kings and ranks fourth in the WHL with 37 assists this season.
It's the fifth meeting of the season between the Ice and Oil Kings. The teams split the first four meetings, with the home team winning on each occasion.
Elsewhere on Tuesday, Tim McGauley and the Brandon Wheat Kings (14-24-2-2) welcome Brooks Macek and the Calgary Hitmen (27-10-1-3).
The Wheat Kings suffered a 3-1 loss to the Pats in Regina on Sunday for their fourth straight defeat, and currently occupy 11th place in the Eastern Conference. The Wheat Kings have managed just seven goals over their last four games.
The Hitmen edged the visiting Vancouver Giants 5-4 on Sunday in Calgary for their third win in a row, and currently sit one point behind the Oil Kings for first place in the Eastern Conference. Macek had a hat trick in a 10-2 win over the Wheat Kings in Calgary on January 2nd.
In Medicine Hat, AB, Hunter Shinkaruk and the Medicine Hat Tigers (18-20-2-1) take on Jackson Houck and the Vancouver Giants (11-30-0-0) on Tuesday night.
The Tigers ended a four-game East Division tour with a 4-2 win in Brandon on Saturday night, and currently sit in ninth place in the Eastern Conference, just one point behind Regina. Shinkaruk has three goals and seven points over his last four games.
The Giants dropped a 5-4 decision in Calgary to the Hitmen on Sunday for their second loss in a row, and remain in 10th place in the Western Conference standings. Houck leads the Giants with 25 assists and 35 points this season.
In Portland, OR, Brendan Leipsic and the Portland Winterhawks (33-5-1-0) host Troy Bourke and the Prince George Cougars (12-22-1-4) for the first of back-to-back meetings between the teams.
The Winterhawks stretched their winning streak to 10 games with a 5-3 victory over the visiting Everett Silvertips on Saturday night, and currently hold a seven-point lead for first place in the overall WHL standings. The Winterhawks boast an 18-3-0 record on home ice this season.
The Cougars are coming off a pair of weekend losses to the Kelowna Rockets, stretching their losing skid to five games, and currently sit in ninth place in the Western Conference. The Cougars have managed just four wins away from home this season.
In Kent, WA, Alex Delnov and the Seattle Thunderbirds (16-21-2-1) host Brenden Kichton and the Spokane Chiefs (25-13-1-0) for the second straight meeting between the teams.
The Thunderbirds fell 5-2 to the visiting Chiefs on Saturday night, stretching their losing streak to 10 games, and currently sit in seventh place in the Western Conference. Delnov has three goals and eight points in six games versus Spokane this season.
The Chiefs snapped a three-game losing skid with Saturday's victory over the Thunderbirds, and currently sit in fourth place in the Western Conference. Kichton leads all WHL defencemen in scoring with 47 points this season.


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On this day
by Stuart Vose
A look back on this day in club history.
2006 - Roy Keane's first game in charge ended in a 2-1 win at Derby County thanks to goals from Chris Brown and Ross Wallace.
1989 - Sunderland beat Watford 4-0 at Roker Park with Marco Gabbiadini helping himself to a hat-trick.
1975 - Tony Towers was sent off against Notts County in the League Cup, becoming the first Sunderland player to be dismissed in the competition.
1962 - Sunderland signed George Mulhall from Aberdeen for £25,000.


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Dewey Redman (tenor sax)
The Struggle Continues (ECM 1742062)
Dewey Redman (tenor sax), Charles Eubanks (piano), Mark Helias (bass), Ed Blackwell (drums).
Composed by Charlie Parker.
Recorded: January 1982
Rating: 90/100 (learn more)
Joshua's dad flaunts his bebop chops, with just a hint of the harmonic and rhythmic freedom that once served him well as a member of Ornette Coleman's band. Redman is joined by bassist Mark Helias, who even at this relatively early point in his career was a fine player. He has an exemplary sound and sense of swing. Equally resourceful is pianist Charles Eubanks. His playing is steeped in—but not necessarily chained to—the straight-ahead. Redman's cohort from the Coleman band (as well as the cooperative Old and New Dreams) Ed Blackwell fills the drum role with swinging panache. As for Redman, he's incapable of resorting to cliché, even over such a set of ho-hum changes as this. His sound is big and lissome; he swings hard and draws upon his profound imagination to invigorate the idiom. Not the greatest Redman, but a worthy sampling of his more conservative side.
Reviewer: Chris Kelsey
Tags: 1980s jazz · bebop · charlie parker covers · ecm
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The book is about the competition of Russian Special Military Forces soldiers for the right to wear a maroon beret -- the sign of high level of training and fighting skills. The competition is held every spring not far from a Siberian city Novosibirsk and has been photographed since 2007.
Through my photographs I write my part of history – history of the time in which we live, history of people who are close to us. And every photo – a portrait, an event or a cityscape – is a thin slice of the present-day life about which later it will be able to say – yes, it was so.
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On November 6, the people of the United States rejected President Barack Obama. And re-elected him to a second term in office.
Though Obama failed to win a majority in the popular vote–and may even have lost the popular vote outright–he won enough votes in the Electoral College to claim victory. The same constitutional peculiarity that brought George W. Bush into office in 2000 may have returned Obama to the White House.
The voters also re-affirmed the results of the historic Tea Party election of 2010, returning Republicans to power in the House of Representatives. And yet the voters also retained Democrats in control of the Senate, preserving the results of the anti-war wave election of 2006.
The U.S. Congress is now divided between two parties whose members were elected on platforms of protest, each determined to stop the other from pursuing its policies.
But it need not be an era without hope. The same principles that built this Republic can save it again. Indeed, those timeless principles are the only solution, the only vision.
Our fault, as a nation, was to forget the lessons of our own success. Having triumphed in a global, decades-long struggle against collectivism and totalitarianism, we refused to celebrate that victory, failing for twenty years to teach its lessons to the next generation.
And as Andrew Breitbart often reminded us, the most important battles must be cultural ones, because culture and media inevitably shape the political choices we make together.
That war must begin anew. And it begins now.
@rightwingnerd Was despondent last night but a friend reminded me of our soldiers and how they deal with adversity and I was justly #shamed
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Sean Yoo Opus Incertum Bookcasefor Casamania by FrezzaOpus Incertum is a bookcase/storage made with expanded polypropylene. It can be arranged in many different configurations by rotating and reversing each modular unit. It is designed to line up regardless of its orientation. Each unit measures 100 cm x 100 cm x 35 cm and weighs less than 4kg but can hold more than 100kg due to its unique construction. It is made with 100% recyclable expanded polypropylene.
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The Neuroscience Ph.D. Program at The University of Iowa promotes interaction among faculty and students and fosters a collegial and collaborative environment for investigating the structure and function of the nervous system and its role in determining behavior. The program emphasizes a highly interdisciplinary orientation and is tied to the National Institute of Health's mission to foster improvements in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of nervous system disorders, and to develop knowledge in the basic sciences fundamental to this purpose. The neuroscience program is committed to training a diverse and highly expert workforce of neuroscientists who will assume leadership roles related to the nation's biomedical and behavioral research agenda.
Areas of study include molecular biology, developmental and cell biology, neuroimaging, experimental neuropsychology, and the cognitive sciences. The neuroscience community is poised for a quantum leap in the understanding of the biological substrates of phenomena that have provoked philosophical and scientific inquiry for millennia, including language, memory, emotional processing, social conduct, personality, decision making, planning, and judgment. New tools have continued to push the field forward by leaps and bounds, allowing all manner of stunning insights into the mechanisms of brain function.


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Don't get us wrong, we probably spend $457 over the course of a couple of months on our morning extra-shot, no-foam, hazelnut extract lattes. But given how bleary-eyed and stumble-y we are in the mornings, it's worth the extra cashola to us to have a preternaturally perky barista make it for us and hand it to us with a beaming smile. Still, we ended up mentally weighing the cost-benefit analysis of this undeniably gorgeous Alessi 90018 Neapolitan Coffee Maker ($457) long enough for us to decide to turn it into a You Tell Us.
Gorgeous does not necessarily equal good coffee.
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DETROIT (AP) — Gavin Floyd allowed six hits into the eighth inning, outpitching Justin Verlander and leading the Chicago White Sox to an 8-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.
Carlos Quentin had three hits and three RBIs for the White Sox. Chicago scored four runs off Verlander in the third inning — more than the Detroit ace had allowed in any start since May 24.
Verlander (12-5) threw six innings, his shortest outing since that same date.
Floyd (7-9) allowed two runs — one earned — and struck out five in 7 2-3 innings. He walked one.
Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer for Detroit in the fourth, and later added a single for his 1,500th career hit.


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The game time for UCLA's game at the Rose Bowl against the Stanford Cardinal has been set.
Fox Sports Net has elected to televised the October 26 game between the Bruins and the Cardinal. The game will be shown on a national basis and will kickoff at 3:30 p.m.


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Oklahoma State Takes Series With 4-1 Victory in Finale
Emily Cooper provided Texas Tech's only RBI with a one-out double in the fourth inning Saturday.
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STILLWATER, Okla. - Amy Graham jump-started a four-run fourth inning for Oklahoma State with a one-out home run to send the Cowgirls to a 4-1 series-clinching victory over Texas Tech Saturday afternoon at Cowgirl Stadium.
The loss was the second of the day for the Red Raiders (27-14; 1-2), who fell, 2-1, in the second game of the series that was resumed in the eighth inning after storms halted the game Friday evening. Tech had previously defeated Oklahoma State (24-13; 2-1), 10-0, in six innings Thursday evening.
"We didn't hit the ball very well today and that was disappointing," Tech head coach Shanon Hays said. "We left too many runners on base and you can't do that against good teams like Oklahoma State. We didn't perform quite like I thought we would."
Graham's solo home run in the fourth was only the second earned run off the Tech pitching staff to that point in the series. It led to three more runs, though, as a Cara Custer wild pitch scored one and then back-to-back RBI singles from Ari Morrison and Tarah Ettinger plated two additional runners.
The Red Raider bats, meanwhile, could find no answer for the tandem of Simone Freeman and Kat Espinosa as Tech finished with just three hits in the game. Tech totaled just four hits over nine total innings Saturday as well.
Despite just the three hits, the Red Raiders managed to strand 10 runners after five OSU errors and three walks put a runner on base in each inning, including the bases loaded in the first. Tech wrapped the series with 21 runners stranded over the final two games.
Emily Cooper, making her first start of the season, drove in Tech's only run with a one-out double down the left field line in the fourth. Samantha Camello and Katelyn Williams had Tech's only other two hits with leadoff singles to start the second and seventh innings.
Tech had a chance to make a late rally in the seventh after Williams' single was followed by a walk from Sandy James. Adriana Perez struck out and Lexie Elkins lined into a double play to end the game, however.
Espinosa (13-7) picked up the win for the Cowgirls as she gave up just the one unearned run in the fourth and two hits in her five innings of relief work. She came in for Simone Freeman, who allowed a hit and two walks in her two innings.
Brittany Talley (9-5) suffered the loss as she gave up three runs off four hits and three walks in 3.1 total innings. Tech used a total of three pitchers in the fourth inning alone as Cara Custer failed to record an out before Talley returned moments later.
Gretchen Aucoin came on soon after to pitch the final 2.2 innings where she did not allow a run off four hits, two walks and four strikeouts. Like Tech, OSU managed to strand 12 runners as well.
The Red Raiders return to Rocky Johnson Field next weekend for their Big 12 home opener against Kansas. The three-game series begins at 7 p.m. Friday evening.


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Andy1783 wrote:With the new expansion pack coming out in May, I think it would be wise to have a group of players beta test it.
With World Adventures, the game was unplayable for most people til it was patched a month later.
Again, just a suggestion, but a good suggestion at that.
Jarsie9 wrote:EA already *has* player beta testers.
They're called customers.
boneys62 wrote:This would be a great way to combat bugs before you lose more "fans".
A lot of games have fan based testers for there expansions just look at world of warcraft and fraxis games "civilization 4" I done over 6 months testing with fraxis games on there civilization 4, beyond the sword expansion, world of warcraft have a open play test realm for patches and are also looking for testers for there next expansion, it is a great way to iron out the bugs and it keeps the fans in the loop too.
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Exotic Ride: Porsche Cayman S
Now a couple years into production, is the sum of the Cayman still greater than its Boxster parts? We evaluated the Cayman S based on its cumulative luxury and practicality relative to other cars in its class. An even 100 points could be had if the car pegs the two 50-point categories. Read on to find out if the Porsche can meet perfection.
The luxury rideThink of all the mid-engine European exotics that love to show off their powerplants. Some even put them on permanent display. The Cayman takes exception by hiding its 3.4-liter flat six behind the driver and ahead of the rear wheels. Nevertheless, what it's lacking in appearance it more than makes up for in adequate prowess (295 horsepower @ 6,250 rpm and 251 lb-ft of torque @ 4,400 rpm) and tone. The Cayman has one of the best engine notes since the air-cooled 911 3.2 Carreras from the '80s. Call it sentimentality, but we can hear a hint of similarity in the exhaust growl. Similarly, performance is very much the same. Zero to 62 mph comes in 5.4 seconds and the Caymen can reach a top speed of 170. That's for the six-speed manual, by the way. Tiptronic lovers aren't exactly left in the dust either. Opt for the five-speed automatic and you can still nail 62 mph in 6.1 seconds and top off at 165. In all, it's not much slower around the track than a new base 911.
As you would expect, feedback from the brakes and steering are honest but not intrusive, making it easy to drive briskly. Hacks need not apply, but the Cayman S' handling and performance near the limit is still forgiving, thanks in part to the standard Porsche Stability Management (PSM) system. At 75 mph and above, a small spoiler raises from the hatch and generates more downforce to keep you firmly planted on the road. Thankfully, it's a lot more subtle than the 911 whale tales of the past. The optional Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) system is a couple thousand dollars well spent if you want the best of a compliant ride with the ability to get stiff (the car, not you) for winding roads or the track.
It's hard to imagine tiring of the sound of the Cayman S' engine, but it offers a decent sound system just in case. As long as you're spending, you may as well throw in another grand for the upgraded Bose audio system. Elsewhere inside, the standard appointments do not disappoint by any means. An added interior bonus: The tach is front and center, where it belongs in a Porsche. Yet also true to Porsche fashion, scores of options and packages can be had — again, for a price. It's easy to get caught up in this personalization, so choose wisely if you're attempting to keep the bottom line un-911-like. The estimated MSRP for the 2008 Cayman S is around $60,000 for starters. That really is a good value and judicious option selection will keep it that way.
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2011 Paraduxx M Blend Napa Valley Red Wine
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The only winery devoted to stylish Napa Valley blends, Paraduxx offers bold and expressive wines to satisfy the modern palate. Building on the tradition of artful blending, from time to time we craft wines spotlighting different styles and varietals. This limited-production bottling highlights the bramble, raspberry and spice of great Zinfandel combined with the vibrant red fruit of Merlot to create a rich, round wine with lush appeal.
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Production Notes
Composition 64% Merlot, 36% Zinfandel AGING & OAK 16 months in 25% new oak 85% French, 15% American
Winemaker Notes
* The aromas offer lush fruit and spice with layers of red plum and blueberry, as well as hints of tarragon and clove * The entry is soft and full with ripe, voluptuous fruit that echoes the aromas and subtle notes of green olive and black pepper * Resolved tannins and balanced acidity support the fruit, adding length and definition to the mid-palate and finish
In one of the coolest growing seasons in memory, we benefited greatly in 2011 from our 35 years of experience farming. To counteract uneven vine growth due to unusual spring weather, we did meticulous green thinning, gently opened up the canopy to expose the fruit, were judicious in our picking schedule, and sorted meticulously both in the vineyards and winery. Due to our quality adjustments our fruit fared well and warm up-valley locations like Oakville, Rutherford, St, Helena and Calistoga were particularly successful, and overall the resulting wines are pure and elegant.
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Released: October 2013
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Red Blend
Napa Valley
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September 15 – October 25, 2011
25° Brix
0.59 g/ml titratable acidity
16 Months
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Swimmer Michael Phelps Loses Race Due to Smoking Giggle Weed
Michael Phelps was an American swimmer who had it all; God-given talent, amazing stamina and Olympic gold. In last year's summer Olympics in communist China, Phelps wowed the world with a record setting 8 gold medals in one Olympic games and 14 Olympic golds overall.
Yes, friends, Michael Phelps was living the dream. Fame, fortune and blessings; but his life was about to take a downward spiral.
A life spiraling to disease then homeless death in a gutter due to smoked drugs and cheap women.
Yesterday, Michael Phelps lost a race for the first time in five years.
He lost to an out-of-shape German, Paul Biedermann, who only finished 9th in the World Championships last year and was never blessed with an Olympic gold medal.
Liberals will claim Biedermann was able to not only beat Phelps in the 200-meter-freestyle by nearly 1 second, also shattering Phelps world record in that race in the process, due to wearing the Arena X-Glide body suit.
Anyone who swims will recognize this is a lie; swimming suits do not determine races.
What determines races are lifestyle choices, and Phelps started to make very bad decisions last year. First, there were reports of him partying and smoking up the addictive bad lamb's bread and magic mint with hooligan friends. The photographic evidence is condemning.
These shocking pictures broke the hearts of young swimmers who looked up to Phelps and made God shake his head in shame. Only Satan cheered for Michael's plunge into the tepid pools of sin. Then things got worse, much worse.
Reports surfaced first from publications based in the United Kingdom. These reports alleged that Michael Phelps regularly uses the services of call girls and News of the World even interviewed and took pictures of one of the supposed women, a latina named Teresa.
You can read all about these allegations and other sins here.
As we have reported time and time again, the fall of man always starts off with a little sin. John McCain was destined to be president, but his running mate's daughter had a baby out of wedlock.
Adam was destined to live forever, but his mate tempted him to nibble the forbidden fruit of knowledge. All mankind was cursed.
Now the same fate is playing out for Michael Phelps. He has tasted Satan's fruits of sins, drugs and hookers, and now his downfall is in the process.
Throwing muggle sack tea parties where people get high in the cloud of toxic smoke and then fornicating with women of the street leads straight to the hot waters of hell, where the only gold medals received are for how well you burn.
Let us hope Michael Phelps turns from his wicked ways so he won't keep losing races and bring America shame at the next Olympic games.
For young swimmers out there, all drugs are addictive and women of the street will give you disease. Keep this in mind and keep your mind and body pure.
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Oct 14, 2015
"Motivational Peeking" by Sarah Hagman
"The last time someone called you a tightwad, it probably wasn't meant to be uplifting. In the Roaring '20s, it was a different story. This month, International Poster Gallery displays recently discovered motivational prints from Chicago printing firm Mather and Company, which took a page from the government's World War I poster campaign to boost workplace morale. Find slogans that once graced factory walls, like the aforementioned "Be a Tightwad," "Hot Heads Never Do Cool Thinking," "Hoping Beats Moping," and the motto above, inspired by aviator Charles Lindbergh's pioneering 33-hour solo flight across the Atlantic. Find some encouragement at "Who Said 'Can't'?" on view through November 15."
May 11, 2015
International Poster Gallery New Collectors Opening Night
"Jim Lapides, the owner of the International Poster Gallery in Boston, offered his expert advice about curating a poster collection. After the talk, guests perused the gallery's extensive collection, especially the exhibit called 'Affordable Classics: Posters for the New Collector.'"
Jul 30, 2014
Timeless Journeys: 21st Annual Summer Poster Show at International Poster Gallery
"International Poster Gallery presents the 21st Annual Summer Show: Timeless Journeys. Travel posters awaken our dreams of adventure, nostalgia, beauty, and wanderlust perhaps more than any other poster category. Experience traveling to these exotic vistas through more than 50 posters from the Golden Age of Travel to Mid- Century Modern. Highlights include early Pan Am posters, a spectacular range of Air France posters, and smaller graphics such as luggage labels."
Jul 29, 2014
Pick of the Day - Up, Up, and Away
"Air travel isn't what it used to be. In 1939, Pan Am's Boeing 314 flew from San Francisco to Hawaii with 36 passengers, who had gourmet food, dressing rooms, and bunk beds. More than 50 posters chronicle travel from 1890-1970 at 'Timeless Journeys.'"
Jun 18, 2014
We're Frommer's Most Unexpected Boston Shopping Destination!
"Yes, posters are art -- as you'll see before you even cross the threshold of this extraordinary gallery. It features extensive collections of French, Swiss, Soviet, and Italian vintage posters, and thousands of other posters, including originals from around the world. The enthusiastic, accommodating staff will comb its databases (cyber and cerebral) to help you find the exact image you want, and the website is a great resource."
Feb 06, 2014
Picturing The Olympics: A History Of The Games In 15 Posters
"Basically, you've got to look at the history of travel. The Olympics movement was a huge, huge event. It was an opportunity for a country to say they're ready," says Jim Lapides, owner of International Poster Gallery in Boston. "It's all about becoming a leading member of the world community."
Feb 02, 2012
"History's Jackpot: Investing in Antique Collectibles" by Craig Gottlieb
"As an investment, antique posters are an underratted genre. Ask Jim Lapides what he thinks about investing in vintage posters, and he'll tell you the timing couldn't be better... Prices are so reasonable that for very little money, a poster collector can own a significant piece of art history. Try spending just a few thousand dollars for the top art in another art genre!"
Oct 14, 2011
"International Posters: A Collector's Primer" by Jim Lapides
When the predominantly American market for vintage posters emerged in the late 1970s, attention focused on French Art Nouveau and Art Deco artists like Toulouse-Lautrec, Alphonse Mucha, and A.M. Cassandre. As the poster market has matured and spread globally, however, interest has broadened to include styles and subjects from nearly every era and country... The market has also strengthened for many category niches such as travel, sports, and war posters, which continue to yield auction records despite the recession.
Oct 06, 2010
The Paper War on AIDS by Steven Heller
"Even in this hyper-media, information saturated age, printed pieces of paper continue to influence and inspire, incite and inform. Anyone who says this is hyperbole should look closely at Graphic Intervention: 25 Years of International AIDS Awareness Posters 1985-2010 at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design."
Sep 23, 2010
By Hannah Clay Wareham
"James Lapides believes in the power of the poster. He's been collecting posters for the past twenty years, and a good portion of his collection is now on display at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston. "Graphic Intervention: 25 Years of International AIDS Awareness Posters" includes moving, powerful works of art that showcase AIDS awareness across the world from 1985 to the present."
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James Avery, best known for his portrayal of the patriarch in the TV sitcom 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,' died at the age of 68 from complications following open heart surgery in a Los Angeles suburb hospital in Glendale, CA.
His publicist, Toni Benson, confirmed the news of his death to CNN, as well as his former co-star Alfonso Ribeiro, who tweeted, "I'm deeply saddened to say that James Avery has passed away. He was a second father to me. I will miss him greatly."
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Will using such a tool place a burden on the college's WiFi network and slow down the network speed or hog bandwidth that others also utilize?
If this network syncing of files does place unncessary and/or noticeable burden on the college's network, what of the possibility of instantly syncing files when I connect the two computers with USB?
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Introducing: Fire This Time Fund Lessons Learned in Year 1
by Kristen Cox
This article first appeared in AREA Chicago #5: How We Learn.
Radicalization, nourished by a critical spirit, is always creative. – Paulo Frieire
I thought it would be an interesting experiment to invite peers in my larger social network, whose activist work—in anti-prison, education, media, LBGTQ health, and community arts circles—I admired and respected, to join me in devising a process that would fund informal, creative social change projects.
Transforming Philanthropy into Revolutionary Giving
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I just wonder what part of Re-thinking he didnt understand.. . I began reading an op-ed entitled Re-Thinking philanthropy by William F. Shultz published recently in the American Forum. From a quick e-glance at the subject line I was filled with excitement, imagining a critique of the rooted in slave/master hierarchy-becoming-seeds-of the non-profit-industrial complex- crabs in a barrel -system that-non-profit organizations barely survive on and compete with each other over crumbs for. But alas, no, I would be sadly disappointed as I read on.. seeing only a vague questioning of non-profit organizations who receive public money but don't provide health care to their workers.
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This article first appeared in AREA Chicago #8: Everbody's Got Money Issues (a project partially funded by a 2008 grant from Fire This Time Fund).
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Who says there's no role for socialism in Utah County?
Vern Swanson, a respected art scholar and director of the Springville Museum of Art, has been honored by the Russian government for his dedication to Soviet-era art.
Swanson is being awarded the Plastov International Prize, which, includes the world's largest financial reward for an art prize— 25 million rubles! Which is about $125.37 by the current exchange rate. (Ha. Ha. No seriously, it comes to $833,000).
Swanson will receive the award in Russia, along with a diploma, a cool statue and a medal from the Russian Federation, 300,000 rubles down and all the borsht he can carry.
What's the connection, you ask? Swanson is one of the foremost experts on the school of 20th Century Social Realism. The Springville Museum of Art has one of the world's best collections of Soviet art outside of Russia, with five of 29 galleries dedicated to it, which puts in far in the lead as the Little Stalingrad of Utah.
"I consider this award a great honor because it came from the family of my favorite Russian artist," Swanson said. "I am humbled to think they know my work and considered it significant enough to confer the Plastov Prize."
State Sen. Jim Dabakis, who is also and art dealer and commissar of the Utah Democratic Party and therefore sort of a socialist too, said that, "Dr Swanson's dedication to Russian Art and the people of Utah is a major contribution to the art heritage of the United States and especially to Utah."
Before the Utah Legislature convenes the Committee on Un-Utah Activities, Swanson is no fellow traveller. "I firmly believe that Socialist Realism has much to teach and inspire Utah artists about humanity, power, sensitivity, and ambitiousness in art," he says. "I come to this conclusion as a staunch anti-Communist and a lover of the Russian Motherland and people."
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The following cases were filed by the Summit County Attorney's Office between Dec. 23 and Dec. 27. Information was provided by Summit County Attorney David Brickey.
Anthony Martin Lavadour, 59, of Salt Lake City, was charged with drug possession and driving with a measurable controlled substance in the body. On Dec. 18, 2013, law enforcement officers stopped Lavadour on Interstate 80 in Summit County on suspicion of driving under the influence. During the stop, Lavadour was seen chewing a green leafy substance, and the officers found more than a pound of marijuana in his car.
Chad Roswell Salmon, 54, of Centerville, and Jedediah L. Salmon, 28, of West Bountiful, were charged with wanton destruction of protected wildlife. In late 2013, conservation officers with the Division of Wildlife Resources discovered that Chad and Jedediah Salmon had hunted and killed a cougar in February 2013 with a family member's permit. Officers interviewed the pair and Chad and Jedediah admitted to the violation and turned over the cougar's skull and skin.
Christian Burk Hughes, 41, of West Jordan, and Mikele Lister, 41, of Salt Lake City, were charged with three counts of fleeing and possession of a weapon by a restricted person. On Dec. 24, 2013, Summit County dispatch received a report from Wasatch County that a possibly stolen Audi had fled from police and was last seen on US 40 heading towards Summit County.
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As brainy as she was competitive, Whitman graduated from high school in three years, earned a degree in economics from Princeton, then got an MBA from Harvard. She met her husband, Griffith Harsh, a neurosurgeon, when she was a college sophomore and he was a Harvard senior. When I ask him later whether Whitman has enough grit to be governor, Harsh laughs, remembering their first date. She invited him to her sister's wedding and he accepted, but then showed up late, arriving as the band was packing to go. "I called [afterward] and properly apologized," he recalls, but "she was not really happy." Only later did he discover that she'd hedged her bets. "I think she had invited a couple of guys to the wedding, not just me," he says. "She's tough, let me tell you. Nothing intimidates her."
The couple had two sons as Whitman moved up professionally, holding spots at the management consulting firm Bain & Company (where Mitt Romney was her boss), Disney and Hasbro (where she was in charge of Mr. Potato Head), among others. Then the young founder of a three-year-old business called eBay decided he needed, in Whitman's words, adult supervision, and she got a call from a headhunter. Accepting the job meant a pay cut from close to $1 million to $100,000, but she took the plunge, moving her family cross-country. (Harsh practices at Stanford University Medical Center.)
As Whitman explains in her new book, The Power of Many, written with Joan O'C. Hamilton, she has always had two priorities: family and work. Nearly everything else falls by the wayside, including such activities as clothes shopping. "To this day, I walk into a department store and I am slightly baffled about where to begin," she writes. " . . . I once said something offhanded to a Fortune reporter that I know will follow me for the rest of my life. She asked what I thought people thought of me, and I responded: 'She's frumpy, but she delivers. . . . ' She didn't misquote me. I would love to look snazzy and stylish every day, but something's got to give. I know that focusing has consequences."
Even with clear priorities, Whitman didn't always find it easy to balance career and family, and she still seems pained by the sacrifices she had to make. One story she tells on the stump took place 21 years ago, when her oldest son was three years old and another mother at his preschool called to organize a carpool. Whitman, who then worked fulltime at Bain, told the mother she would be happy to participate, assuring her that on days when the job interfered, her nanny would fill in. This elicited a response Whitman says she will never forget. "In an icy tone she said, 'I did not quit my job at McKinsey [the management consulting firm] to have someone else's nanny drive my child.' " That night, Whitman says, her husband bucked her up. "He said, 'Meg, do not worry about it. You keep on doing what you're doing.' But I must tell you, it took me six months to recover from that moment."
Whitman put her head down and kept working, drawing on her focus, her drive, her persistence in the face of criticism. Those are the qualities she's now harnessing in hopes of winning out over men far more politically experienced than she: former Congressman Tom Campbell and California insurance commissioner Steve Poizner, her competitors for the Republican nomination, and Jerry Brown, the presumed Democratic candidate, who is now California's attorney general and who has been previously elected governor not once but twice. (At presstime, Brown had not announced his candidacy.) Like her mother volunteering to serve in the jungle, Whitman is undaunted. By war's end Margaret Whitman was a fully certified mechanic and, says her daughter, "To this day, she still talks about overhauling Jeep engines faster than the men." Also like her mother, Whitman is confident she can figure it all out.


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Rio 2: Rated "G" (1 hr. 49 min.)
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Will i Am, Jamie Foxx, Tracy Morgan
Directed by: Carlos Saldanha
You would think that after his adventures in Rio Blu (voiced by Eisenberg), the domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, met the fiercely independent Jewel (voiced by Hathaway), and followed her to Rio de Janeiro where they settled down that all would be simply wonderful, well, as it turns out, it's really a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids in this new film, after they're hurtled from that magical city to the wilds of the Amazon forest. As Blu attempts to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel (voiced by Jemaine Clement), meets the most fearsome adversary of all – his father-in-law, Eduardo (voiced by Andy Garcia), as well as the very smooth Roberto (voiced by Bruno Mars), so yeah, life has a way of throwing you curveballs.
Still, Blu is determined to fit in with the tribe of new-found Blue macaws in the rainforest, only there is a new wrinkle that has been tossed into the mix with a logger (voiced by Miguel Ferrer) and his crew who arrived to clear-cut the forest. So, now not only does Blu need to fit in with the customs and practices of the tribe, but he needs to help them rid the forest of those pesky humans who have no regard for the natural habitat of the original occupants of the forest.
Well, much like the first film, this delightful animated feature has it full measure of colorful song and dance routines, silly humor, and engaging animation, all of which is successfully intermixed with "danger" and "drama" as Blu attempts to not only compete with Roberto, but measure up to Eduardo. The film is bright, colorful, and should be a delight to both children and their parents.
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Messages come to us in many different forms. When we understand the message we should take that as a sign of growth as it means we are listening and paying attention. However, when a message is being delivered too many people focus on everything but the message. So much so that they consume themselves with the messenger and other irrelevant things, such as, what kind of car this person drives, what they did 20 yrs ago, who they are sleeping with, how much they paid for their shoes, and so on. Before you know it a person has spent an hour focused on all the wrong things and has made no forward movement.
Throughout your career you will come across people who don't practice what they preach but that's okay because your drive and dedication shouldn't be built on finding faults in others. As a professional your only focus is to progress in your position and your industry and push to be better then you were before. It shouldn't matter if you like a person or not don't allow this to side track you from your goals or let it ruin your reputation and your image.
One of the characteristics that will help you to be great in anything you do is being able to listen to anyone and take what you can use. Even if it means distancing yourself form a person or organization; or bringing them closer to achieve your professional and personal goals.
"How can he tell me about getting to work on time when Tom is late every day"
"She has four kids, how is she going to tell me about staying a virgin"?
This kind of thinking gets a lot of people in trouble and can cause one to remain ideal and distracted, as well as, inflict depression, stress, and cause low self-esteem.
When I see a person consumed with the messenger this tells me that the consumer doesn't care about themselves enough to find the benefit in what's being said to them or what's going on around them and proceed in a way that promotes progress for themselves.
A person who cares about themselves and has their own best interest in mind will have a more emotionally controlled response that shows how the message will benefit them.
"You're right, I should be on time to work. It's not professional and it makes me look unreliable"
"You're right I should save myself for the man who really cares about me and respects my body"
In anything you do your concern should never be the messenger because the truth will always be the truth no matter who speaks it or who doesn't. We can't question whether or not the messenger is actually living the truth because the truth is, it doesn't matter.


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Depths of Depp
The Reporter Interview with Johnny Depp
By Ivor Davis 05/19/2011
Johnny Depp admits he was initially very resistant to playing the flamboyant Capt. Jack Sparrow in Disney's wildly successful box office cash machine known as the Pirates of the Carribean franchise. When he first strode the decks of the pirate ship as the affable blackguard in 2003, Depp confessed, he decided to play the swashbuckling, suave and comedic Sparrow purely to entertain his own kids — Lily Rose Melody, now 12, and son Jack, 9, whose mother is Depp's longtime companion, singer/actress Vanessa Paradis. His decision turned out to be a stroke of genius. Now, with the newest film, Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides, about to be unveiled, Depp realizes that his investment in Sparrow was one of the best of his entire career. Royalties from that movie alone have made him a very rich movie star. Since Pirates, his career has rocketed with roles in Alice in Wonderland and this year's animated smash hit Rango. Along the road to stardom, of course, there have been some missteps, including last year's expensive flop, The Tourist, which was a box office disaster despite the presence of co-star Angelina Jolie. Still, no star makes every movie a winner, although for Depp, Pirates has given him much treasure. Shortly before his latest Sparrow turn, Depp talked about his fondness for the likable rapscallion and how he has managed to keep his star appeal so strong.
VCReporter: You've always said you owe a huge debt of gratitude to Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, who you based your Sparrow portrayal on. Does that mean you pay him royalties?
Depp: Not quite, although he did agree to appear in the last Pirates, At World's End [2007]. He was my Dad [Capt. Teague], and people called us blood brothers. And Dad's back in the new one.
This Pirates is directed by Rob Marshall. What can you tell us about it?
Well, Geoffrey Rush returns as my nemesis, Hector Barbossa. Ian McShane is the legendary and fearsome pirate Blackbeard, and the lovely Penelope Cruz, who is a great talent, will surprise you. I worked with her before in the movie Blow, and she's a real treat. A heavy-hitter and a great friend. I adore her. And our director, Rob, is also a gift. He brings a whole new vision to the movie. This one is about the search for the fountain of youth. You're never quite sure whether Penelope is the love of my life or she's trying to con me.
So what was it like for you climbing back into Jack's skin?
It was a gas. What was really exciting this time is that it was like starting up fresh, really, for Pirates IV. It was like a clean slate in a sense, in that they had tied up all the mathematics of all the subplots and sub-structures and sub-characters. That was all gone so we began anew. I sort of liken it to starting the first one again. It felt like the first one did, that it was character-driven and not convoluted at all, and just straight-to-the-point character stuff and with a lot of fresh faces and a lot of great new material.
Why do you love working with director Tim Burton?
We've done seven movies, including the last one, Alice in Wonderland, with me as the Mad Hatter. To be honest, he could have offered me any role in the film and I would have said yes. I would've done whatever Tim wanted. The Mad Hatter was a bonus. It was because of the great challenge to try and find this guy and not to just sort of be a rubber ball heaved into an empty room and watch it bounce all over the place. So to find that character with a little more history or gravity to the guy was the challenge.
Was there ever a time in your career when you felt you were Johnny in Wonderland?
My whole ride and experience on the ride since day one has been pretty surreal in this business, and it defies logic [as to] why I'm still here. I'm still completely shocked that I get jobs and still am around. But I guess more than anything, it has been a kind of a Wonderland. I've been very lucky.
Did you ever imagine this would all happen when you first started acting?
No, I had no idea where anything was going, but you can't. It's almost impossible to predict anything like that. After I'd done Cry Baby with John Waters and Edward Scissorhands with Tim [Burton], I thought that they were going to cut me off right then. I felt at that point that I was on solid ground and I knew where I was going, or where I wanted to go, and I was sure that they would nix me out of the gate. But I'm luckily still here.
When you tackle a new role, or an old one, do you worry about repeating yourself? Doing another Edward Scissorhand or Captain Jack?
At a certain point, and especially because I've played English a number of times, and have used an English accent a number of times, it becomes a little bit of an obstacle course, or to go, "Oops, that's teetering into Captain Jackville,"or, "This one is kind of teetering over into Chocolate or Wonka. So you've got to really pay attention to the places that you've been. But that's also the great challenge, that you might get it wrong. There's a very good possibility that you can fall flat on your face. I think that's a healthy thing for an actor.
Which character is your children's favorite?
It's funny because they've seen Edward Scissorhands, but they have a difficult time watching it because it's their dad and they make that connection. But it's Edward Scissorhands, by far my kids' favorite.
Why is that?
They just connect with the character, and also they see something about their dad feeling that isolation, feeling that loneliness. He's a tragic character and so I think it's hard for them. They bawl when they see that movie.
What made you want to do The Tourist?
I liked the French version a lot. A friend played the part in that and I liked it and thought, yeah, it might be interesting to explore this kind of character. But I mean you never know what's going to happen.
How was it working with Angelina?
When we first met, it was sort of surprising that after all the years of being in the racket, we had a lot of mutual acquaintances, mutual friends, but we'd never met. We'd never met until this movie, and I was immediately impressed by her. You can't help but know that she and Brad [Pitt] are globally sort of hounded and tracked down and stalked and everything else under the sun. What I was most impressed by with Angelina, first and foremost, was her kind of normalcy. She's very normal throughout it all. She's very down to earth, funny and very smart and kind and caring. Also she's a great mommy, which is nice to see.
When you make a film with Angelina, do the paparazzi leave you alone?
I think they're busy with Brad and Angelina. Angie and I talked about some of that. None of us really go out all that much. Vanessa and I certainly don't. We stay home a lot and we just try to lead a normal life, just a simple life. I think for some reason they've lightened up on us over the years. They've calmed down on us. Even at times teetering on respectful.
Did you expect Angelina to be like the characters she plays on screen?
The only thing that sticks out in my mind is the Clint Eastwood film The Changeling. I thought her performance was just magnificent in that. What I couldn't fathom was how, for that length of time, she had to stay kind of on the edge of a razor blade, an emotional razor blade throughout the entire film. I was really impressed by that. I was impressed by her commitment to the work. So I knew that I was going to be stepping into the ring with someone who was going to be all there and deeply committed to the project. It's great because her work ethic is very solid, but at the same time she understands the need for humor. The ability to sort of travel a little bit outside of the script sometimes, to surprise one another, to do everything you can to make the other person laugh. She was a real sport in that sense.
Do you ever yearn for the days when you made small movies?
I never see the movies as huge. When you're in the ring doing the work, it seems like a pretty intimate process to me. Whatever the end product is, that's nothing to do with me, really. I mean, that's none of my business, really.
Although just in keeping with things like, lets say, The Libertine or Ed Wood or Gilbert Grape.
You have fans ranging in age from 14 to 90. How is it you appeal to moviegoers across the board?
I think that they probably feel sorry for me. They're just like, "Poor thing." I've been very blessed in that regard. I'm so lucky to, first of all, have been on the roller coaster for such a lengthy period of time and to still be able to get the jobs and to have people stick with me for all these years, it's just amazing. It's very strange. You meet a 3-year-old who's a fan of Captain Jack or Willy Wonka and then someone in the neighborhood of 80-85, and they love Scissorhands or Ed Wood. It's pretty wild. I don't know how to explain it.
Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides opens Friday, May 20.
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By J. Levi BurnfinCourier Sports
May 29, 2013 | Volume 100 / Number 22
Experience was the key for Tamrah Pewitt and Makkell Baillargeon in their rounds in Bigfork.
Pewitt and Baillargeon, both sophomores, shot their first rounds of state golf at the Class B tournament on May 21-22 at the Eagle Bend Golf Course.
"The biggest thing was, they're young golfers and they got a quality experience," said Head Coach Dave Riggin. "And they improved the second day, which is what we were looking for."
Pewitt started her tournament with a 127 on Tuesday, the first day of the tournament, and followed with a 124 on Wednesday to bring her two-day tournament total to...
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Long Story: Approximately two months ago I went to Japan on an exchange trip with our school for two weeks. And, it was quite friggin' enjoyable! I stayed with a host family and we went to the school and went to a bunch of different places and then my feet were sore but I didn't care because I was in JAPAN! SO AWESOME! FRIG! So, on our last day I needed to use up my money (I still had 20000 yen left, which works out to about $200AUS) so we stopped off at Nagoya on our way to the airport. Looking around, some clothes shop, fast food joints HOLY CRAP A POKEMON CENTRE! With nothing but Pokemon in it. So I bought a bunch of stuff, including a giant Celebi plushie that's so cute I can't show it here because it'll blow your brains ouOKAY YOU CAN SEE IT.
And then I set my sites on THIS:
Well my mind was set at that point. I forked over the cash and soon it was in my hands! Who cares that I had to rename all the Japanese to English when I put it on my iTunes, or that I could've easily downloaded it or asked a friend for it? It was sweet, and stuff.
Short Story: So I was in Japan a couple of months ago and I went to this Pokemon Centre and saw this CD that looked sweet so I bought because I like buying things.
The CD in questions was a compilation of 'the best' tunes from the anime series from it's inception to the CD's release in mid-2010 (maybe earlier, as the themes from the Sinnoh arc are only half there).
First off can I note how friggin' huge this thing is? There are 88 tracks in total (although some are 20-30 seconds long and none are over 3 minutes). Nonetheless, this is...er...(whips out calculator)...add, add, carry the one, er...2.2 hours worth of music! Holy goodness gracious me that sure is a lot!
As you saw of the picture above, it's a very well put-together package. The music comes on two discs, each stylishly having the silhouettes for the starters from each region on them. There's also a nice booklet contained within, although it's all in Japanese so bugger all if I can understand what's on it. It looks like it's got some interviews with the composer, Shinji Miyazaki, as well as (maybe?) some of the original voice actors for the show (not sure why, but just run with it). I also love how retro-90's (I can't believe I'm reminiscing about the 90's; I'm only seventeen!) the cover is! The only fault I can find with the packaging is the shame that will be incurred from having a Pokemon soundtrack on your shelf (especially such a pretty, eye-catching one).
But the packaging isn't what we're here for, isn't it boys and girls? Actually, I'm sure no one is here right now, and this is my review, so shut your mouth pl0z.
Here's a track list that no one cares about:
CD 1 Tracklist
01 - Opening
02 - Opening II
03 - Opening III
04 - The Road to Viridian City - From Pallet Town I
05 - The Road to Viridian City - From Pallet Town II
06 - Battle (VS Wild Pokémon)
07 - Fanfare - Got a Pokémon
08 - Guide
09 - Pokémon Center I
10 - Pokémon Center II
11 - The Caves of Mt. Moon
12 - The Road to Pewter City - From Mt. Moon
13 - Jigglypuff's Song
14 - A Trainer Appears (Boy Version)
15 - Battle (VS Trainer) I
16 - Battle (VS Trainer) II
17 - Pokémon Gym I
18 - Pokémon Gym[2]
19 - Battle (VS Gym Leader)
20 - The Road to Lavender Town - From Vermillion City
21 - Cycling
22 - Pokémon Tower I
23 - Pokémon Tower II
24 - PokéFlute
25 - The Sea I
26 - The Sea II
27 - The Final Path
28 - Last Battle (VS Rival)
29 - Ending I
30 - Title I
31 - Route 29
32 - Fight! Wild Pokémon (Johto)
33 - Ecruteak City
34 - Fight! Rival
35 - Bug Catching Contest
36 - Bicycle
37 - Route 38
38 - Fight! Trainer (Johto)
39 - Surfing
40 - Eye Contact! Team Rocket
41 - The Radio Tower Takeover
42 - Route 26
43 - The Magnet Train
44 - Pewter City
45 - Fight! Champion
46 - Ending II
CD2 Tracklist
01 - Title ~Main Theme~
02 - Opening Selection
03 - Oldale Town
04 - Fight! Wild Pokémon
05 - Petalburg City
06 - Gym
07 - Victory over a Gym Leader!
08 - Congratulations on the Evolution
09 - Cross the Sea
10 - Oceanic Museum
11 - Enter Team Aqua!
12 - Contest!
13 - Fortree City
14 - Lilycove City
15 - Recovery
16 - Mt. Pyre
17 - Enter Team Magma!
18 - Hideout
19 - Fight! Team Aqua/Magma
20 - Fight! Ancient Pokémon
21 - Victory Road I
22 - Victory Road II
23 - Fight! Elite Four
24 - Abandoned Ship
25 - Sealed Chamber
26 - Fight! Regirock - Regice - Registeel
27 - Laboratory (Opening) I
28 - Laboratory (Opening) II
29 - Laboratory (Opening) III
30 - Twinleaf Town (Day)
31 - Route 201 (Day)
32 - Fight! Wild Pokémon
33 - Sandgem Town (Day)
34 - Eterna Forest
35 - Eye Contact! Pokémon Collector
36 - Route 206 (Day)
37 - Eye Contact! Karate King
38 - Eye Contact! Artist
39 - Super Contest!
40 - Difficult Dance
41 - Fight! Gym Leader
42 - Route 210 (Day)
At first glance, you might think the package is a bit bloated, with 88 tracks, but let's put this into perspective: since it covers four major arcs of the show (well, three and a half), those 88 tracks are cut down to 22 per season. PER SEASON? You'll also note that the entire collection is composed exclusive of music that was inspired by the games and later translated to the anime. NONE of the tracks (with I think one exception) are exclusive to the anime, which may piss of some people, but it's already got 88 tracks, and hopefully (if this set sells well) a second compilation will come out later with some more anime-exclusive tracks. Kinda sucks, but considering that we've been waiting 13 years for this to come out, it's kind of a half-empty, half-full situation.
Let's start with the Kanto section. Containing many of the more memorable tracks, (this is where Pokemon started! Squee!) the Kanto music takes up quite a bit more room then the others, being composed of 29 tracks. The first track, Opening, is true to it's word, being a rendition of the opening theme from Red/Blue. Then we have To Viridian From Pallet, aka Route 1. It's a perfect track to kick-start the whole album, harking back to that innocence that is the route (haha see what I did there? I'm so smrt...) of what the games were all about. The first truly epic track comes in the form of Battle (Vs Wild Pokemon), that classic tune that we ALL remember (at least, we all SHOULD remember). That a tune from the games brings back memories from the ANIME and not so much the games is a testament to how Miyazaki turned an already classic piece and turned it into something new. From there we have a host of familiar tracks that continue to pop up in the anime (and the games) even to this day (Guide, Pokemon Centre, Caught a Pokemon).
Holy shit, I can't believe I'm only half-way through the first arc; this is just too much fun! I'm just drinking up the nostalgia now. We then come to another anime classic theme, Battle (Vs Trainer). The thoughts I have towards this one is similar to the other battle theme; I'm still amazed at how an 8-bit tune from the games is turned into it's own creation and becomes a major identity for the anime. It's swell. After that, it's a bunch of miscellaneous tunes, like the Bike theme, Pokemon Tower (Lavender Town's theme is probably too scary for this set!) and a route theme (To Lavender From Vermillion).
I then come to a nice surprise; the Surfing theme, renamed here 'The Sea'. It's got a calming presence about it, and I instantly liked it, which surprised me because the surf theme from Red/Blue never really stuck with me that much (I much prefer the Gold/Silver rendition). We then come to 'The Final Path', which I swear I never heard in Red/Blue, let alone any of the others. Maybe you guys could give it a listen to see if I'm wrong?
The second-last song for the Kanto section, 'Last Battle (Vs Rival)', is awesome. It's shear action, and I love it. In the middle parts, when Miyazaki brings in some unusual instrument that sounds like some unholy mix of synth, harp and crashing glass (seriously, wth is it?) hooks me right in.
The other sections of the soundtrack continue in the same track, with a mix of battle music, route themes, trainer themes and various miscellaneous stuff (the sound the Pokemon Centre machine makes when it heals your Poke's is on here!) are here as well. I'll spare you another long-winded review of those sections by just going over some tracks that stood out for me.
ALL the battle themes: Even if there's a particular one you didn't like (I'm still getting used to the Diamond/Pearl one frankly) it's interesting just to listen to how the simple tune sounds with full orchestral force.
The Oceanic Museum: One of the biggest disappointments of this soundtrack is the lack of the classic SS Anne theme (a personal favourite of mine). But surprisingly, 'The Oceanic Museum' brings that classic theme back while working in a little theme of it's own. It's also a nice slow track, fitting perfectly with the setting it is for (a museum duh).
Hideout: Noted for just how cool and snazzy it sounds, setting up a mini-suite of sorts for all the Team Magma/Aqua stuff which keeps this whole 'cool' attitude about it. The 'guilty pleasure' track.
Eterna Woods: It's no Lavender Town, but in some respects I'm glad that it's not. There's a slightly foreboding, but ultimately mysterious awe going on with this track, and is quite unique amongst the whole album.
Route 210 (Day): Testament that while the quality of the Pokemon themselves might be losing quality (up for debate), music remains top-notch. I remember still integrating myself into the whole Diamond/Pearl world, bitching to myself about how crap the world was and the new Pokemon in it. I was also lamenting the lack of a 'classic' tune that herald back to 'the glory days'. This track changed everything. I remember flying back to this route when I had no business there, just to listen to the sweet music (and vs a pair of rich old people that gave a crapton of money, that too).
I'm so friggin' glad I got this. The very least you guys could do is check it out; most of the tracks are up on Youtube if you don't savour the thought of downloading the whole thing (or don't want to face the shame of having them on your iTunes in the first place).
So if the world's getting you down (looking at you, TA), just pick out a tune you remember from your yesteryears and just sit down for a minute or two. And listen. Listen and remember.
P.S: Holy crap massive tl;dr. Anyone who suggests I stole this review from someone else gets shot.
P.P.S: I want to integrate videos, but I can't integrate videos because I don't know how to integrate videos can someone please teach me how to integrate videos?
P.P.P.S: lololol im a noob take pity on me


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Baseball Crushes Cleveland State, 16-6, In Horizon League Championship Opener
May 21, 2009
LORAIN, Ohio- Brett Schaefer blasted a tie-breaking three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the fourth, spurring the UIC baseball team to score 13 times in a four-inning span and cruise to a 16-6 victory over host Cleveland State in its opening contest of the 2009 Horizon League Baseball Championship at The Pipe Yard on Thursday night.
The top-seeded Flames (27-21) advance to play third-seeded Wright State this Friday, May 22 at 6 p.m. Central for the right to go to the championship round of the tournament.
Schaefer went 2-for-2 with four RBI and reached base in each of his five plate appearances, while Andy Leonard was 4-for-5 with three RBI.
Starter Chris Kovacevich tossed six solid innings, fanning six and allowing just three earned runs, to get the win.
UIC's offense was potent and patient. The Flames pounded out 16 hits, including nine knocks of the extra-base variety, while also drawing 13 walks.
The Flames batted around in both the fourth and fifth innings, scoring 10 times during those two frames alone, and tacked on a three-spot in the seventh for good measure.
The game was close early on, as UIC nursed a 3-1 lead until the Vikings (21-30) tied it in the top of the fourth on Kyle Shaffer's two-run shot.
Steve McGuiggan led off the bottom of that same inning with a double, and two outs later Jake Carr jogged to first after he was hit in the back by a pitch. That put a pair on for Schaefer, who deposited the second offering he saw from Viking starter Anthony Sambula well past the centerfield fence to break a 3-3 deadlock.
A bases-loaded walk to Tony Altavilla concluded the scoring in the fourth, but the Flames were just getting the rout started.
Back-to-back-to-back fifth-inning hits off the bats of Schaefer, Chris Rutta and Jason Ganek drove in three runs, and later in that frame Leonard legged out a two-run double and subsequently scored on a wild pitch.
Brandon Harwell singled with the bases loaded in the seventh to plate a pair, and Steven Humble's RBI base hit in the Flames' next at-bat concluded the scoring for the two-time defending league tourney champions.
There was an anxious moment in the second when Rutta dove for a foul fly ball and hit a fence head-first, but the rightfielder eventually stood up and played until the game was out of reach.
Flames fans can follow the championship in a variety of ways. Saturday's games and a possible Sunday game will be video streamed on the Horizon League Network (free registration required). Gametracker will be available for every game, and fans can receive in-game tweet updates from The Pipe Yard press box on Twitter from @uicflamesdotcom.
Flames fans can listen to exclusive podcasts, featuring interviews with closer Derrick Miramontes and head coach Mike Dee, by clicking here to download the UIC Athletics Widget. The podcasts are also available on iTunes.


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When Dena from Hearts and Sharts told her realtor than a basement workshop was a must for her–since she loves refinishing furniture–her realtor was quick to offer her some of the furniture languishing in her own basement. So….this project is courtesy Dena's real estate agent, who passed along these Louis chairs.
The chairs were in good condition, but they'd left their sense of style a couple of decades back. Dena painted them glossy white. She reupholstered them in gray and white twill, but mixed up the patterns, using both traditional damask and more modern awning stripes. Double welt piping took her reupholstery job to the next level. Aren't these chairs gorgeous?
Click over to Hearts and Sharts to learn more about these refabbed Louis chairs.


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- Peppermint Fudge
- 1 1/2 cups - Crushed Peppermint Candies
- 1 cup - Marshmallow Creme
- 4 cups - Sugar
- 1 cup - Evaporated Milk
- 1/3 cup - Light Corn Syrup
- 6 tbsp - Butter
- 2 tbsp - Honey
- 1/2 tsp - Salt
In a medium saucepan, mix 1 cup crushed peppermint candies and marshmallow.
Cook over medium heat until smooth, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat.
Butter the sides of a large heavy saucepan.
Add sugar, milk, corn syrup, butter, honey and salt.
Cook over medium heat until sugar dissolves, stirring constantly.
Using a pastry brush dipped in hot water, wash down any sugar crystals on
Of pan.
Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil.
Using a candy thermometer, cook syrup until it reaches soft ball stage:
234°F to
To test, drop a small amount of fudge in ice water.
Syrup should easily form a ball in the water, but flatten out when held in
Stir in marshmallow mixture.
Fill your kitchen sink with 2 inches of cold water.
Place saucepan in the sink and cool to approximately 120°F.
Using an electric mixer at medium speed, beat fudge until thickened and no
Stir in remaining 1/2 cup crushed peppermint candies.
Pour into a buttered 8 x 11 inch baking pan.
Cool completely and cut into 1-inch squares.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Makes about 60 pieces.
This recipe was submitted by one of our readers and has not been tested by our food editors. We are not responsible for errors in this recipe, but if you find one, please let us know.
Updated Saturday, December 2nd, 2006


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MissElpheba wrote:I think I just had my first pinking!!! Thank you Ernesa - or should I say Sweet Tee - for the lovely dress!!
I've been trying to get my head around this since I got back off hols and I think I can join. I seem to be of the female persuasion, but I need to create a pink themed sim on a bike, yes?
***Goes off to fire up game for the first time in nearly 2 weeks...***
SIMplified wrote:Medic! I've been pinked it knocked the wind out of me *crawling to safety*
Faith_Andhope wrote:I have no idea if this will post. I have only successfully posted one time on the forums today. Liam has been chasing me away all day. So fingers crossed.
Sorry I haven't been here, but . . .
What with Liam chasing me away and having my head buried in Create A World, working on a new world, well, I just have't been able to be here.
I hope everyone is well. I promise I will be here more tonight or tomorrow.
Love, love, love you all.
wensimmie wrote:
crimzonstainheart wrote:i finally finished making my pink ninja. plus i just uploaded her.
natalie Valentine.
Wow..she is cool! Great job!!!
crimzonstainheart wrote:i finally finished making my pink ninja. plus i just uploaded her.
natalie Valentine.
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