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It's time to announce the winners of the 1st Annual FitBit Challenge. We used our FitBit to get 10K+ steps per day for 6 weeks. Four people will win prizes — a total of $500 worth of prizes.
In case you forgot, here are the prizes:
Grand Prize: $175 Amazon Gift Certificate for anything you want. Maybe it's that skinny pair of designer jeans you are GOING to fit into — or how about some Vibram Fivefingers or an iPod Touch to load your tunes on? Whatever you decide to get, make sure it is something that is a special treat that you love and makes you feel happy. Retail value $175
Second Prize: 12 months of Audible membership – I LOVE my Audible membership! You can listen to audiobooks while you do your steps. Get a new audiobook every month. Retail value $150
First Prize: FitBit Aria Scale – This scale is awesome! It automatically syncs with your FitBit dashboard, so all you have to do is step on in the morning and you'll be able to track your weight loss progress. Retail value $129.95
Third Prize: 3 months of Audible membership – You'll never get tired of doing your steps when you have good books to listen to. Retail value $45
You guys were all awesome — I could not keep up with some of you!
Congratulations to everyone who attempted the challenge. Even if you did not meet the goals you set for yourself, the fact that you got started is HUGE. That's the hardest part.
If you did not succeed, I challenge you to get back to it. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Check Out My Results with the FitBit
I've lost a total of 26 pounds in the past 4 months, using my FitBit to walk a minimum of 10,000 steps per day every day, working out, and watching what I eat (I ate whatever I wanted — just ate less of it).
I started at 168 and today I weigh 142 pounds. I was 148 when I started the FitBit Challenge, so I've lost 6 pounds since then.
Here are my measurements…
BEFORE (As of April 14, 2013):
AFTER (As of June 23, 2013 — when we started the FitBit Challenge):
Total inches lost in 16 weeks: 14.5! That's 3.5 inches in the bust, 3.5 inches in the waist, 3.75 in the hips, 3.25 in the upper thigh, and 1.5 inches in the upper arm.
I was a size 16 when I started using the FitBit in April. I am now wearing a size 10/12. I tried on a pair of jeans the other day — these were jeans I used to wear before I got pregnant (I think a size 8 or 10?). I never thought I'd be able to wear them again. And I could actually get them on and zip them! Amazing!
I could have gotten further along but for 3 weeks of the FitBit Challenge (literally half of it) I was on vacation and was not working out as much as I should have and was eating lots of desserts. (Note to self: Do not launch the next FitBit Challenge before I go on vacation. 😉 )
But now I am back on track and very motivated to lose the last 11 pounds over the next 6 weeks. I'm still addicted to my FitBit, still religious about doing my 10K+ steps per day, and am now adding in workouts 6 days a week — either at home with my kettlebell or at the new gym I joined.
At the gym, I've been doing spinning classes (killer!), swimming laps, lifting weights, and running (YES, running — OK, only for short 30 second stints, with lots of walking) on the treadmill. I just started training to run a 5K yesterday. I have no idea how I will actually do that because I'm NOT a runner and have no idea how I could run for almost a whole hour.
I'm excited to start doing yoga and pilates as well. And I'm going to buy some rollerblades.
I have never been this active in my life and I am loving it — so I'm very grateful that I found the FitBit and it got me so motivated. And I'm glad I could share all of this with you guys.
How I Lost Weight with the FitBit
You can read more details about how I did it here.
My Before Photos
OK, I have three sets of before photos. A set of Before-Before Photos (taken prior to April) Before Photos (from April), and my After Photos from today…
First you can see how I looked before I started working out with my FitBit and limiting the amount of food I ate:
This is what I look like today:
Winners of the FitBit Challenge
OK so here are the winners and their before and after pictures and stats:
GRAND PRIZE WINNER: Joni W.
Bust Before: 48
Bust After: 43
Inches Lost: 5
Waist Before: 37
Waist After: 35
Inches Lost: 2
Hips Before: 50
Hips After: 47.5
Inches Lost: 2.5
Upper Thigh Before: 27
Upper Thigh After: 26
Inches Lost: 1
Upper Arm Before: 17
Upper Arm After: 14
Inches Lost: 3
Dress Size Before: 18
Dress Size After: 16
Dress Sizes Lost: 2
Weight Before: 181
Weight After: 171
Pounds Lost: 10
Total Inches Lost: 13.5
Total Pounds Lost: 10
Total Pounds & Inches: 23.5
FIRST PRIZE WINNER: Bobby W.
Chest Before: 44
Chest After: 44.25
Inches Lost: -0.25
Waist Before: 45
Waist After: 42.5
Inches Lost: 2.5
Hips Before: 44
Hips After: 42.25
Inches Lost: 1.75
Upper Thigh Before: 24.5
Upper Thigh After: 24
Inches Lost: .5
Upper Arm Before: 15.75
Upper Arm After: 16
Inches Lost: -0.25
Clothing Size Before: 40
Clothing Size After: 38
Sizes Lost: 2
Weight Before: 236
Weight After: 220
Pounds Lost: 16
Total Inches Lost: 4.25
Total Pounds Lost: 16
Total Pounds & Inches: 20.25
SECOND PRIZE WINNER: Marie A.
Bust Before: 36.25
Bust After: 34
Inches Lost: 2.25
Waist Before: 34.75
Waist After: 33
Inches Lost: 1.75
Hips Before: 38.75
Hips After: 36.75
Inches Lost: 1.75
Upper Thigh Before: 22.25
Upper Thigh After: 20
Inches Lost: 2.25
Upper Arm Before: 12
Upper Arm After: 10.5
Inches Lost: 1.5
Dress Size Before: 8
Dress Size After: 6
Dress Sizes Lost: 2
Weight Before: 135
Weight After: 125
Pounds Lost: 10
Total Inches Lost: 9.5
Total Pounds Lost: 10
Total Pounds & Inches: 19.5
THIRD PRIZE WINNER: Amy J.
Bust Before: 38
Bust After: 35
Inches Lost: 3
Waist Before: 34
Waist After: 31
Inches Lost: 3
Hips Before: 38
Hips After: 35
Inches Lost: 3
Upper Thigh Before: 22.5
Upper Thigh After: 21
Inches Lost: 1.5
Upper Arm Before: 11.5
Upper Arm After: 10.5
Inches Lost: 1
Dress Size Before: 8
Dress Size After: 6
Dress Sizes Lost: 2
Weight Before: 146
Weight After: 140
Pounds Lost: 6
Total Inches Lost: 11.5
Total Pounds Lost: 6
Total Pounds & Inches: 17.5
Share Your Comments Below
Did you participate in the FitBit Challenge, yes or no?
If yes, what did you get out of it? Did you think it was easy or hard? Are you going to keep using your FitBit?
If no, are you ready to get started with the FitBit?


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For a Genius of the Off-Cut, Lunch Time Is the Right Time
By AMANDA HESSER
Published: October 15, 2003
LONDON— FOR nine years, St. John in the Smithfield district here has sailed along, lending dignity to the esoteric and overlooked -- dishes like marrowbones and parsley salad, deviled lamb's kidneys and bakewell tarts. It has thrilled some and has sent others running back to their steaks. It has been well liked, yet has never gained the credit it deserves. It is one of the world's great restaurants. And you know it, not just because the food is extraordinary, but because it is impossible to think of another restaurant like it.
On a recent morning, Fergus Henderson, the man who decided that rolled pig's spleen was a good thing to put on a menu and that it should be served in a room where the only color is the diners' clothing or the food itself, was reading a newspaper at St. John's bar. Mr. Henderson has a boyish face and wears glasses with thin tortoiseshell rims, a look of Harry Potter, if he turned out well. He hopped up to greet me.
The space that St. John occupies was once a smokehouse. The bar is carved out of one of five enormous bacon chimneys. In its former lives it was also used as a nursery for sprouts and later was a favored underground spot for raves. ''By the time we got here,'' Mr. Henderson said, ''there was this strange mixture of smoke, pork fat, dampness and weird paintings. I thought, this one is for us.''
Since then, several of the chimneys have been opened so that they could be inhabited. ''We are like cuckoos,'' Mr. Henderson said. A skylight cut out of the roof in the center allows cool gray light to suffuse the space. The walls are white. The floor is concrete. The menu, with items like game liver toast, boiled egg and celery salt, and smoked sprats, is scratched onto a chalkboard. The main dining room is up a small set of stairs. Black industrial lights hang from its ceiling. The tables are arranged as in a refectory. Along the wall is a seamless row of coat hooks, like stitching.
On the far wall, there is a sliver of open kitchen, a design feature that Mr. Henderson refers to in terms of his Mount Fuji theory: ''You're not meant to see all of Mount Fuji. You're only meant to see part of it. That's what I thought about the kitchen.''
Mr. Henderson, 40, is an architect by training, but became a cook to avoid becoming an architect. He is a cook who loves to dine. He is a purist, but one who seeks pleasure over purity.
He captured the aesthetic neatly in his book, ''Nose to Tail Eating: A Kind of British Cooking,'' which was published in England in 1999 by Macmillan. It quickly became a must-have among food lovers, and is now out of print. There is a waiting list at Amazon.com for used copies. This May, Ecco will publish an updated and expanded American version, called ''The Whole Beast.''
This may be good. It may be bad. ''Nose to Tail Eating'' was a perfect cookbook much the way that St. John is a perfect restaurant. It is beautiful to look at, with bird's-eye-view photos of Mr. Henderson's dining room table by Jason Lowe. Each dish is served to a group of friends and family. There are no faces, just hands reaching for a spoon, bringing food to the mouth. Crumbs mingle with wine glasses. Plates are piled with bones.
Mr. Henderson has a lovely writing voice, as well, so the text, largely recipes, has a rare lyrical charm. An ingredient might be ''a large knob of butter'' or ''a good supply of toast.'' Instructions for a parsley salad read, ''Meanwhile, lightly chop your parsley; just enough to discipline it.'' In another for kidneys, Mr. Henderson writes, ''Add a hearty splash of Worcester sauce and the chicken stock, and let all the ingredients get to know each other.''
Mr. Henderson led me through the kitchen and pointed to a pale pink suckling pig on a cutting board. A cook was running a plastic razor up and down its neck. ''A little pig, obviously,'' he said. ''It's having its little shave.'' It would soon be stuffed, sewn up and roasted for several hours. We peered into the walk-in refrigerator. Inside lay a bucket of caul fat for making faggots (round balls of minced pig's liver, belly and lung, and sage and onion), a tray of bacon from Gloucestershire Old Spots pigs, a heritage breed, and a box of feathered and whole grouse. This time of year, he said, ''It's sort of nature falling out of the sky, with the aid of a shotgun.'' To the left of the grouse was a bin of pigs' heads. ''We'll make head cheese, or we'll braise it and serve half a head for two, which is a nice thing to sit down to supper to with a loved one.''
''It's really just food I enjoy,'' Mr. Henderson explained. ''What I don't understand now is that it's fashionable to use indigenous meats and cook seasonally. It shouldn't be fashion really. On the whole, I don't think fashion goes hand in hand with food.''
''Spleen,'' he said, ''I think came to me later in life. If you want your spleen, you have to hunt it down, as it were.'' Because many of the ingredients used at St. John are hard to find, he was drawn to the sources -- the farms. But this isn't fashion either. Good chefs, he pointed out, have always bought directly from the source and known their farmers and fishermen. ''I don't think there's anyone quite as dour about it,'' he said. ''We're at one with our dour-ness.''


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Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
Top Shelf Awards Results
2,262 businesses
- 2012 Best Neighborhood Bar 3rd Place
- 2012 Best Breakfast nominated
- 2011 Best Neighborhood Bar 1st Place
- 2011 Best Breakfast nominated
- 2010 Best Neighborhood Bar 1st Place
- 2008 Best Neighborhood Bar nominated
Map & Directions
Monday:11 am - 1 am
Tuesday:11 am - 1 am
Wednesday:11 am - 1 am
Thursday:11 am - 2 am
Friday:11 am - 2 am
Saturday:8 am - 2 am
Sunday:8 am - 12 am
About this Place
Believe it or not Checkers tavern's story actually starts out with APCO PLUS; a convenience store. After over a decade in the convenience store industry I saw an opportunity to possibly open my own store. With the financial assistance of the gentleman who owned the property I was in business. Yes, it was January of 1990 & what is now Checkers tavern was a convenience store owned & operated by me, P.J. Harrington.
Long story short, due to many factors the convenience store closed. Basically the Iowa Department of Revenue called and somewhat insisted. Something about not paying state taxes or something of that nature.
Having given my word to the property owner, also known as the guy I owed a pile of money to by that time, I needed to come up with something else. Granted, bankruptcy was the practical and easy thing to do. I was flat broke, but it just wasn't the right thing. So, instead I needed to find another business for the location & building size. Something I could operate. Something that could generate enough revenue to keep itself afloat, permit me to repay the huge pile of money I owe the property owner & provide me with a basic living.
After a lot of market and business research the bar business seemed to be the best answer. I developed the idea into a project and pitched it to the property owner. Although I did still owe him a huge pile of money, I did need a bit more to get back in business. Eventually he gave me a very tentative OK.
So I started to remodel the convenience store into the bar. I had to save & reuse everything, even nails. I was fortunate to have had help from family & friends. We worked for almost a year and ½ with no electricity in the building. But it was starting to slowly take shape.
Then it was time to come up with a name. A unique identity. Something that will tie in with the primary market area. Something doable with a budget of nothing. Racing was it. I love racing! It's very unique. It's close to Hawkeye Downs, breweries sponsor racing and have some supporting point of sale items. I thought, "I can paint the ceiling and other stuff checkered. I'll come up with a race kind of name & race promotions."
An that's how the first racing themed bar in C.R. was created.
But, we needed to be more than a racing bar,.....Much More & We ARE!
After a bunch of other less than fun stuff. Blah, blah, blah. Checkers tavern opened in July of 1994. I hired an employee towards the end of October 1994. I started what came to be known as Blue Sunday in January of 1995. We become a charter supporter & assist in the operation of the Hawkeye Downs Hard Charger Award Series in 1996.
The place is doing just what it was set up to do. I can operate it. It just keeps itself afloat. It's repaying the property owner the huge pile of money I owe him. And I get a basic living out of it. [Believe me, I wish I made ½ as much money as people think I do.]
PLUS, there are the things I didn't expect. No, I'm not referring to the all the bad stuff from day to day [and there is no shortage of that]. I'm referring to the people. I have been fortunate enough to having met so many wonderful people. I truly can't mention this enough. There are lots of great people from the area that frequent Checkers tavern, some most everyday. To all of them I Thank You. There are many wonderful people from all over the country and the world that have stopped in to Checkers tavern. To all of them I Thank You. To the one very special person, I met at Checkers tavern & eventually married at Checkers tavern, my wonderful wife Pam who also works with me at Checkers tavern, I Thank You & I Love You far beyond words.
In 2006 we expanded the bar just a bit. Making Checkers tavern even more customer friendly. We added 700 sq. feet, a bigger stage area for our Live Music & Karaoke, Bigger New Restrooms as well as a Full Kitchen featuring $6.49 Daily Lunch Specials ( includes drink) Nightly Dinner Specials, Fresh Burgers, WINGS (with numerous delicious sauces), RIBS hickory smoked right here PLUS Sandwiches, PIZZA (very soon)
& The BEST BREAKFAST at the BEST PRICE Every Sat. & Sun..
We Invite everyone to stop by & be pleasantly surprised by CHECKERS tavern & eatery.
For 18 years as YOUR Race Place & More,....Much More!
That's a bit of Checker's tavern history, actually the quite abridged version. (2006, updated 2012)
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Deadly quest for picture of Bieber's car
Published 10:53 pm, Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Los Angeles --
In the world of paparazzi, one image of the rich or famous can be like winning the lottery. But the hunt for that shot can be dangerous - even deadly.
A photographer was struck by a car and killed this week as he darted across a street after snapping pictures of Justin Bieber's white Ferrari - and the teen heartthrob wasn't even in the car.
The incident on Tuesday brought the dangers of paparazzi's often aggressive work into harsh focus, prompting some celebrities to renew their calls for tougher laws to rein in their pursuers.
Authorities have withheld the name of the 29-year-old photographer killed on Tuesday until his relatives could be notified.
Bieber said his prayers were with the photographer's family.
"Hopefully this tragedy will finally inspire meaningful legislation and whatever other necessary steps to protect the lives and safety of celebrities, police officers, innocent public bystanders, and the photographers themselves," Bieber said in a statement released by Island Def Jam Music Group.
Miley Cyrus sent several tweets, saying paparazzi act like "fools" and the unfortunate accident was "bound to happen."
"Hope this paparazzi/JB accident brings on some changes in '13," Cyrus said on her Twitter page. "Paparazzi are dangerous! Wasn't Princess Di enough of a wake-up call?!"
Industry veterans recalled incidents where paparazzi chasing celebrities have been injured, but they couldn't remember a photographer being killed while working.


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Major (alternatively named Frou in the Enchanted Stables book collection) is Cinderella's horse as well as a friend of the mice and Bruno from Cinderella. He originally belonged to Cinderella's father, who later gave him to her as a gift before his untimely death.
Major was given to Cinderella when she was a little girl by her father. After the latter died, Major was put outside. He is friends with Bruno and Cinderella.
Major is not given a distinguished personality other than that he is a loyal friend of Cinderella. While he is not treated properly by Lady Tremaine or her daughters, Anastasia and Drizella, Cinderella offers enough love for him. It indicates that he dreams of becoming royalty like Cinderella. Evidence of this appears during her Fairy Godmother's visit where he was excited about becoming the horse for the carriage (although he was happy with becoming a coachman instead) and when he led the palace horses with pride for Cinderella's honeymoon.
In the first movie, Major is first shown having breakfast with Bruno, their mice friends, and the chickens, thanks to Cinderella giving the corn to feed them.
In the middle, Major sleeps in the barn with Bruno, but they wake up to watch Cinderella run out into the garden wearing a torn dress that was destroyed by Anastasia and Drizella. They follow her, looking sad for her as she is crying about not going to the ball, then a fog with sparkling stars is heading to her, which turns out to be the entrance and appearance of her Fairy Godmother. Major expects he will pull the carriage, but instead, he is turned into a coachman by the Fairy Godmother in order to take Cinderella to the ball, much to his joy and excitement. At the stroke of midnight, when the spell is broken, he is turned back into his true form. With Cinderella, Bruno, and the mice, he runs behind the bushes, away from the palace guards who go past the pumpkin and smash it. Major is shown to be happy that Cinderella had fun at the ball and danced with Prince Charming.
At the film's climax, Major notices the birds trying to wake up Bruno, a sight as well as their continuous chirping that make him realize that Cinderella is in trouble, so he helps them wake up Bruno by whinnying as loud as possible to allow him to scare Lucifer (who has trapped Gus and the key—which is stolen from Lady Tremaine—under a teacup to prevent Cinderella's exit) away from the door to Cinderella's room. Major is last seen pulling her and Prince Charming's carriage as the lead horse, along with their others, to take the newlyweds on their honeymoon.
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
Major briefly appears in Cinderella II: Dreams Come True. In the first segment, he is one of the horses pulling Cinderella and Prince Charming's carriage. In the second segment "Tall Tail" as the horse she used to travel out of the castle.
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
Major does not appear in Cinderella III: A Twist in Time, probably due to budget reasons.
Live action appearance
Cinderella (2015 film)
Major appears in the live action film as Cinderella's horse. His name wasn't mentioned here.
Video Games
Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey
In Cinderella's world, Major can be spotted in his stable at Cinderella's chateau.
Cinderella: Magical Dreams
Major appears in the video game while the Fairy Godmother uses her magic wand to pop all the red bubbles, in order to turn him into Cinderella's coachman.
Meteos: Disney Magic
Major appears in this game.
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
Major makes a cameo appearance in his coachman form in this game.
Disney Princess Enchanting Storybooks
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Thursday, January 09, 2014PSW Staff 01/09/14 12:06 PM,ASUS together with Waves have recently announced an expanded relationship which will bring a new level of premium sound quality to ASUS's consumer electronic product line. This agreement will incorporate Waves MaxxAudio Master processing into all ASUS products that feature ASUS SonicMaster technology. As the driving engine of ASUS SonicMaster, MaxxAudio Master processing, with its superior performance characteristics, will enhance the clarity and depth of the user's listening experience, whether enjoying a game, multimedia selection of music and movies, or… View this story
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Monday, September 30, 2013PSW Staff 09/30/13 10:26 AM,Legendary prog-rockers Kansas recently celebrated its 40-year anniversary with a one-off special concert at Benedum Center in Pittsburgh. Accompanied by a 41-piece symphony orchestra in the first act, the next offered a traditional, rockin' set of their classics. The event brought together original members for the first time in 30 years: the five touring members (original members Phil Ehart, Steve Walsh, Richard Williams, and long-time members Billy Greer and David Ragsdale), as well as guest spots by original members Kerry… View this story
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Friday, August 16, 2013PSW Staff 08/16/13 12:57 PM,Held each July in Switzerland, the Montreux Jazz Festival is one of the world's most famous annual music festivals, hosting top talent in jazz, blues, rock, pop, world music and more. This year's festival was bigger than ever, and world-class sound was the rule, thanks to expert sound engineers, great equipment and digital signal processing from Waves Audio. DiGiCo consoles, coupled with Waves plugins and Waves MaxxBCL hardware, provided the ultimate sonic experience for the audience and indispensible solutions for… View this story
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013PSW Staff 04/30/13 10:43 AM,Waves Audio announces the expansion of its professional team with the appointment of three additional Product Specialists worldwide. With the recent growth surge in the live and studio markets, Waves has chosen to expand its customer support in these sectors. Handling the Southeast Asia territory will be Kevin Stanley, recently appointed to the position of Waves Live Product Specialist. He will provide pre- and post-sales service, product demos and training (including workshops and seminars), and he will handle the dealer,… View this story
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SOURCE: "Comedy Among the Modernists: P. G. Wodehouse and the Anachronism of Comic Form," in Twentieth Century Literature, Vol. 40, No. 1, Spring, 1994, pp. 114-38.
In the following essay, Mooneyham investigates Wodehouse's place in modern comedic literature.
The roof of the Sheridan Apartment House, near Washington Square, New York. Let us examine it. There will be stirring happenings on this roof in due season, and it is as well to know the ground. The Sheridan stands in the heart of New York's Bohemian and artist quarter. If you threw a brick from any of its windows, you would be certain to brain some rising young … Vorticist sculptor or a writer of revolutionary vers libre. And a very good thing too.
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|"I Am Legion" (Original Humanoids edition)
The first announcement was that Humanoids Publishing would be working with Devilâs Due on bringing over some previously non-translated European comics. The first series they will be Humanoidsâ âI Am Legionâ with art by âAstonishing X-Menâ artist John Cassaday. While the first volume of âI Am Legionâ was translated to English already, Devilâs Due plans on publishing all the remaining volumes.
Warmonth also followed up on the previous announcement that Devilsâ Due would be publishing a Bionic Commando comic book based on the Capcom video game by telling the audience they were also going to be two more books based on Capcom games, âMonster Hunterâ and âDark Void.â Both titles will be making their way to comic book shops this winter.
In an announcement fresh from Brian Warmonthâs iPhone, Devilâs Due will partner with âScreamâ creator Kevin Williamson on a new horror/crime thriller comic book called âShadowsâ that would be premiering in spring â09. The title has been in the works for a very long time but they had only just received confirmation on it mere moments before the panel had started.
|Cover for "Hack/Slash" #15, featuring the Re-Animator
Warmonth then showed some slides and discussed some titles that people should keep an eye out on such as âHack/Slash.â This fall, âHack/Slashâ crossovers with âRe-Animatorâ and will explore the origins of Cassie Hackâs family. Warmonth pointed out that not only would this story be in continuity with âHack/Slashâ but it would also be in continuity with the âRe-Animatorâ films as well. He also reminded fans that may have missed the âHack/Slashâ annual it was now available and included the webcomic creator Tim Seeley created for Suicide Girls (Cassie Hack is the only fictional Suicide Girl on the popular site).
Warmonth continued by talking about âThe Corps,â a new book from Rick Remender and Robert Carlos coming out in October 2008. Talking about Remender, Warmonth said, âHe has this fantastic series called âFear Agentâ thatâs not by us but heâs coming over to do another series equally as fantastic.â
Also coming out this August, âVoltron: A Legend Forgedâ #2, written by Josh Blaylock and artwork by Mike Bear. The story delves into the origins of Voltron. Fans of the âHalloween: Night Danceâ miniseries, now available as a trade paperback, should look forward to a new âHalloweenâ one shot also available this August. The giant-sized issue will be a collection of new âHalloweenâ stories all written by Stefan Hutchinson, the writer of âHalloween: Night Dance.â
The next slide that came up was for âMercy Sparx,â Josh Blaylockâs creator-owned property about a devil girl who is sent to hunt down fallen angels. The next slide was one for the new comic book series, âDawn Of The Dread Forceâ, which is being drawn by many of the artists that worked on Dreamwaveâs Transformers series and will be out this Winter.
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At this point, the slide for Larry Hama and R.A. Salvatoreâs âSpooks: Omega Teamâ came up. âItâs an elite U.S. Combat team, theyâre not fighting terrorists theyâre fighting supernatural beings,â Hama said, âso itâs like G.I. Joe versus monsters.â Hama is looking forward to this project as it gives him the chance to do the military in a really gritty way without a lot of the restrictions he has had in the past. âIf you like telepathic fish monsters with fangs in the Amazon jungle, youâll like âSpooks.ââ
It was then announced that Barry Josephson (âEnchantedâ) was on board to produce a âSpooksâ feature film and to look forward to more announcements about the film in the near future.
Stamos then introduced Steve Stern, co-creator of âZen: Intergalactic Ninja,â who took the time to give the audience a refresher course on the origin of Zen. Created back in 1987 with Dan Cote, Zen was a genetic experiment that was deemed a failure that, instead of being destroyed, was ejected into space and raised by the Masters of Om becoming their greatest acolyte. Stern then announced that Joe Casey would be writing the new Zen book at Devilâs Due, which would have covers by such artists as Jae Lee, Sam Keith and Mike Mignola. There are also going to be some trade paperbacks collecting classic Zen comics, the first being available in November. The first trade will include such stories as âThe Jewel of Forgetfulnessâ the first Zen story that Stern and Cote created, and âThe Rawhead Sagaâ which has Zen up against an irradiated terrorist.
|Cover for "Hack/Slash Annual" featuring the Suicide Girls
Stamos then introduced Ventimiglia and Cundiff to cheers from the audience. Ventimiglia started talking about the book âRestâ and how excited he is for the audience to get the chance to read it as he is a hard critic and he loves the book. Mark Powers, who is adapting the story of âRestâ from a screenplay, then went into detail about what the book is about, citing the main characterâs ârelatabilityâ as one of the drawing points of the title. âThe main character is John Barret, a very normal guy in his mid-20s or so, works in New York City, lives in New York Cityâ Powers said. âAnd basically spends every waking hour working, getting to work, getting home from work. Really giving up all his hopes and dreams just to keep things going. I think everyone here will understand what that feels like.â
âWhat happens with John is that he becomes involved in a program thatâs testing a drug so you donât have to sleep anymore,â Powers elaborated. âNow what it basically does is [give] extra time. Itâs the most valuable commodity there is in life and John is at a point in his life where he is beginning to realize that time is limited.â Of course, there is always a cost and the cost of using this drug is what is going to be explored in the comic.
Stamos then asked Ventimiglia what it was about the project that made him devote what little free time he had to working on âRest.â Ventimiglia cited the strength of the script and, as Powers noted, the relatability of the main character as the main reasons that he wanted to see the story told. When asked about the likeness of John Barret to himself, Ventimiglia joked that he thought it looked more like his partner Russ then himself.
|Art for the 99¢ debut of "Rest"
The floor was then opened up to questions from the audience. The first fan asked about the origins of âRestâ and Ventimiglia explained that it was originally a script by Mike OâSullivan which was retooled by the Ventimiglia, Powers and Cundiff.
Another fan asked if it was still the plan to turn âRestâ into a movie or TV show. âThatâs the new way of movie development nowadays, âLetâs make a comic and turn it into a movie,ââ Ventimiglia said. âThatâs always a possibility but we are never going to limit ourselves to movies or TV or digital short. I say we just make a series of commercials,â he joked, âI am very proud of my very early commercial work and I want to put this on my reel.â In the end though, Ventimiglia said that all he was interested in was making a great book.
An audience member who asked the length of the series was told that it would be five issues and then eventually collected into a trade paperback. The next question was what he would do if he didnât have to sleep, to which Ventimiglia joked, âI think I am there right now.â On a more serious note, Ventimiglia had lots of things he would do with the extra time, including spending time with his family and loved ones.
When asked what Ventimiglia found to be the greatest challenge crossing over to the comic book world from televisionl he admitted it was just being accepted. âThe show that I work on, âHeroes,â we pretty much got our successes here at Comic-Con,â Ventimiglia said before turning to his father and asking him about the comic shop he used to go to back when he was ten. âFor me, itâs about being accepted into the community and understanding that this isnât vanity, this isnât more anything than just wanting to make a great comic and contribute to the world that actually did give me a great deal of enjoyment growing up.â
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Another fan questioned if the interaction between the John Baret and his family and friends would be shown over the course of the âRestâ miniseries. âItâs definitely a big part of the evolution that John goes through,â Powers said.
The next question asked was how the lack of sleep would affect the charactersâ dream process in âRest.â âIf you canât sleep you canât dream, if you canât dream what are you living your life for?â Ventimiglia responded. Powers elaborated further that in the book you would see the characters go through what only could be described as waking nightmares and dreams.
âAs the series goes on, we are kind of blurring the line between what is real and what isnât. Whatâs in the real world and whatâs in the dream.â
The final question for the panel was asked to Ventimiglia, as the fan was curious what his favorite part of working on the comic book was. âHonest to god, the people I get to work withâ Ventimiglia said. âRuss and I are very fortunate to be in the company of everyone who works over at Devilâs Due.â Ventimiglia did add that being able to hold something in his hand that they had all made together was very cool.
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Joseph Drouhin Bonnes-Mares 2005
Pinot Noir from Burgundy, France
Winemaker's Notes
A wine with great breed. Bright, intense ruby-red color. Complex aromas of Morello cherry ("griotte"), cherrywood, raspberry, and, in some years, a discreet touch of tobacco. As the wine ages, there are notes of truffle and musk. On the palate, a good balance between structure and texture. A remarkably long aftertaste.
Critical Acclaim
Burghound.com - "A spicy, ripe and pure nose of floral red pinot fruit and rose petals possesses nuances of menthol, earth and a slight whiff of the sauvage that can also be found on the rich, serious and powerful big-bodied flavors that are sleekly muscled and very firmly structured yet they remain balanced, cool and harmonious on the monumentally long finish. This seems less structured than it really is as the abundant sap renders them less prominent if not invisible. While 15 to 20 years should see this at its apogee, this will still be alive and well at 50 years of age."
International Wine Cellar - "Medium red. Spicy aromas of briary red berries and blueberry, wild herbs, mocha and pepper. Concentrated, powerful and tight, with a medicinal cast and noteworthy energy to the vibrant flavors of briary berries, herbs and spices. Conveys an impression of firm acidity: this is all about energy and thrust today. Finishes firmly tannic and tight, in need of a good eight to ten years of bottle aging. This could hardly be more different in style from the comparatively creamy Amoureuses.
Range: 90-93"
The Wine Advocate - "Black raspberry with horehound aromas in Drouhin's 2005 Bonnes Mares lead to a sappy, intense palate of black raspberry and pungent herbal essence with notes of caramel and cocoa, and to a finish of persistent fruit intensity. Here is another of those cases where imposing richness coexists with bright, indeed almost electrically energetic fresh fruit intensity."
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Maison Joseph Drouhin Winery
Since 1880, Maison Joseph Drouhin has built a reputation for wines that primarily reflect their individual terroir and vintage. Faithfully preserving the individuality of each appellation, the Drouhin firm constantly strives for wines of breed, finesse and elegance.
A balance of tradition and modern techniques characterizes Joseph Drouhin winemaking and vineyard management: on site nursery, plowing, leaf removal, 100% hand harvesting, open fermenters, fermenting and aging in oak.
As a result of its historic location deep in the heart of Beaune, the quality of its vineyards and the expertise resulting from years of experience in the cultivation of vines and traditional vinification, Maison Joseph Drouhin is uniquely placed to uphold authentic Burgundian style.
Starting with Joseph Drouhin, who founded Maison Joseph Drouhin over a century ago, a great estate has evolved with important holdings in Côte de Beaune, Côte de Nuits, Chablis and, most recently, Oregon.
MAISON JOSEPH DROUHIN AWARDED ORGANIC CERTIFICATION Estate-grown Grapes of 2009 Vintage and later Now Officially Organic. Twenty years after Philippe Drouhin first began introducing organic practices to the vineyards making up the family company's domaine (estate), Maison Joseph Drouhin (MJD), has been awarded organic certification for all grapes grown within its vineyards beginning with the 2009 vintage. View all Maison Joseph Drouhin Wines
About BurgundyView a map of Burgundy wineries
Burgundy is a small region, only about a fourth the size of Bordeaux. The narrow thread of vineyard land stretches from the city of Dijon to Lyon. The five main districts of Burgundy are – from North to South - Chablis, Côte d'Or, Côte Chalonnaise, Maconnais, and Beaujolais. Chablis is far removed geographically (above Dijon) and adheres to its own classifications. Beaujolais is its own region due to grape variety, vinification methods and regulations. Leaving us with the Côte d'Or, Côte Chalonnaise and Maconnais as the heart of Burgundy.
Grapes of the region are easy to remember - Pinot Noir for reds, Chardonnay for whites. Burgundy can be called home for both varietals, despite their increasing presence in every winemaking country. In this area red wines out number whites, although the quality for both is unparalleled.
A bit of History...Once owned and run by the church and nobility, the vineyards of Burgundy were seized during French Revolution and sold off piece by piece. Further separation occurred with Napoleonic Law, which ordered that inherited land be divided among children equally. These two factors put Burgundy where it is today – a myriad of vineyards and villages, each with a number of growers and producers.
NégociantsBurgundy is organized by plots of land and labeled as such. About half of Burgundy works on a négociant system. Growers of small plots sell grapes, or more often, barrels of already made wine, to négociant houses who then blend it with other wines from that region and put it under their label. While the négociant system may sound like a way to produce mass amounts of anonymous wines, that is, luckily, not the case. Wines are labeled with a sense of place, so you know what land you are getting. There are some négociant houses that are much more renowned and consistent than others, and for the most part, the system works. But times are changing. Some growers are purchasing more land and making the wine on their property, under their label, for more consistency. On the other side, négociant houses are buying up their own vineyards so they will have more control over winemaking.
Classification SystemThe classification system is similar to a pyramid. At the base of the pyramid is the most basic of the classifications, the Burgundy AC, meaning grapes can come from anywhere in the Burgundy region. Next up is a village wine, such as Côte de Beaune or Côte de Nuits, or the villages within these regions, like Givery-Chambertin or Puligny-Montrachet. The label will say Appellation Puligny-Montrachet Controlée. At the next level is the premier cru. A wine that says Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru will still be Appellation Puligny-Montrachet [premier cru] Controllée, but may include the premier cru vineyard name, such as Les Pucelles. At the tip of the pyramid are the grand cru vineyards. There are only 30 in the Côte d'Or and the name of the vineyard is the appellation name.
About France - Other regionsWhen it comes to wine, France is a classic. Classic blends, grapes and styles began in the country and they still remain. Think about it - people ask for a Burgundian style Pinot Noir, they refer to wines as Bordeaux or Rhone blends - Champagne even had to pass a law to stop international wineries from putting their region on the label of all sparkling wine.
The top regions of France are: Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire, Rhone. And these regions are so diverse! It makes sense that wine regions throughout the world try to emulate their style. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah are no longer French varieties, but international varieties. They may not be the leader of cutting edge technology or value-priced wines, but there is no doubt that they are still producing wines of great quality and diversity.
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