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After Iraq, Devastating New Wounds
High-Tech Body Armor Is Saving Soldiers' Lives on the Battlefield. But It's Leaving Them with Brain Damage
The smoke alarm eventually stops, but the buzzing in Giess's head has not let up since the Army Reserve officer was seriously wounded in Iraq on Dec. 16, 2003. A combat engineer with the 52nd Army Engineer Battalion, he was traveling in a 5-ton truck with nine other soldiers when the vehicle hit an oil slick and flipped over. The driver of the transport was killed in the accident, but—protected by high-tech body armor and helmet—Giess and others aboard survived. After being treated for a broken collarbone and a broken vertebra in his back, he was discharged with a clean bill of health. Once back home, however, Giess sometimes slept all day, suffered mood swings and kept forgetting. Three months later, doctors explained why: In the accident, Giess suffered traumatic brain injury, or TBI, a jolt to the head that seriously disrupts brain function—sometimes permanently. "That's when I was most scared," he says of the diagnosis. "That was devastating to me."
He isn't alone. Since the beginning of the Iraq war so many soldiers have been diagnosed with TBI—more than 400 in one hospital alone from operations in Iraq and Afghanistan—that many military doctors describe it as the signature injury of the conflict. Ironically, the rising number of cases appears linked to technology designed to save soldiers' lives. New Kevlar helmets and body armor have spared thousands from devastating wounds that would have killed them in earlier wars. But absorbing the impact of powerful explosions in combat—or accidents like Giess's—can jar the brain so badly that soldiers experience damage that may go undetected for weeks or months. "They're surviving where they wouldn't have survived before," says Dr. Tim Silver, chief of physical medicine at Virginia's Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center. "But they're walking away with the lasting effects of the head injury."
Those symptoms include memory loss, depression, inability to concentrate and increased anxiety. "Society needs to know that sufferers can look normal and have problems," says Dr. Deborah Warden, who runs the brain trauma unit at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where 60 percent of patients wounded in Iraq have been diagnosed with TBI. To help sufferers, the military is stepping up efforts to detect such injuries and provide physical and cognitive therapies that can help them heal. Patients write in journals, or "memory books," to help spur recall, participate in rehab exercises to aid concentration and take classes to relearn basic life skills. If caught early, says Warden, "there is a very good prognosis [patients] will improve." But recovery can take years.
That will likely be the case with Erik Castillo, 21, from Rio Rico, Ariz., wounded in a mortar attack in Iraq last July. Shrapnel rained down on Castillo's head, but his helmet saved his life. When he awoke a week later at Walter Reed, he was partially paralyzed and had an injured right eye, a shattered cheekbone and TBI. His sight and mobility have been restored; his brain has not. Distracted and depressed, Castillo is hardly the outgoing young man he once was. "The serenity of our life has been disrupted in every way," says his mother, Maria, 39.
That pain is becoming all too common in military families. Before shipping out to Iraq, Ken Dettbarn of Elkader, Iowa, was known for his outgoing personality and quick wit. But after a February Humvee accident that violently shook his brain, his mental capacities have dulled. "I'm slower," says Dettbarn, 39, who is now recovering at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. "There are words I have trouble remembering." Still, his wife, Linda, is thankful that a helmet and armor limited other injuries to fractured ribs and vertebrae and two punctured lungs. "I'm certain it saved his life," she says.
Doctors who have examined Alec Giess believe a Kevlar helmet saved him too. But he's been left with a life plagued by memory lapses and sensory dysfunction. Not long after he returned from Iraq to Fort Carson, Colo., Giess bought a car; three days later he had forgotten the purchase. When a friend reminded him, "I went, 'Oh, yeah. What color was it?' " he recalls. He tires easily and in public places experiences sensory overload. In casual conversation, Giess struggles to hold on to details he once easily recalled, such as the strokes his daughter Simone, 15, swims for her high school team. In an effort to heal his brain, he underwent therapy at a Palo Alto, Calif., VA hospital and later a Portland rehab center. To get by each day, he writes himself reminders in his date book. "I don't trust myself—I don't trust my memory," Giess says. "Every day is a fight."
That struggle is shared by Giess's wife, Shana, 39, who now must prod her husband to stick to a routine of simple household chores and keep a reasonable bedtime. "It's like raising another kid," says Shana, who is also raising Simone and son Spencer, 14. At times, she says, Alec blurts out inappropriate comments. "We might think something like, 'That's an ugly shirt,' but we wouldn't say it. Alec would," says Shana. "It's almost like being with somebody who is drunk."
And it's nothing like the easygoing Alec who went off to war. Raised mostly in Seattle, he dropped out of high school to work in construction, then joined the National Guard in 1980. "I always had pride in the country," he says. Starting his own building company in 1984 and marrying Shana two years later, he was on active-duty standby in 1991's Gulf War but never served. Then, in February 2003, he was called up for Operation Iraqi Freedom. "I really liked what we did," he says. "Just being part of a group."
His accident came just a few days after his unit received new helmets and body armor. "I thought, 'We're going to be okay,' " he recalls, "and then boom, it was lights out." Giess was treated in Iraq and then airlifted to a military hospital in Germany, where an MRI didn't detect a head injury. But when he was shipped stateside, Shana noticed that he was excessively drowsy and suddenly moody. Army doctors initially believed Giess's personality shift was due to post-traumatic stress disorder, which shares some symptoms with TBI. But when his memory problems persisted, a battery of neurological tests uncovered the real culprit. Says Shana; "It was like, 'Finally, this all makes sense.' "
That hasn't made it any easier for his family to cope. Mentally unable to return to his business, Giess recently began doing manual labor in an Army National Guard warehouse, and money is tight. Some days, Shana says, "Alec says he would give us a limb to have his head back." Still, he hasn't given up. "I've still got that old me in me," he says. "I just have to keep going."
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In addition to unearthing Civil War history, an archaeology site on Marblehead peninsula at the former Johnson's Island prison incubates future historians and archaeologists.
The dig, in its 26th year, has introduced history and the science of finding artifacts to hundreds of college students, elementary school children, teachers and volunteers.
"This is the fifth year we'll be working on block 8," said project director David Bush, as he pointed out the lay of the land as it looked when several buildings in blocks held Confederate prisoners of war.
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Heidelberg University graduate Felicia Konrad and another volunteer sift through soil from the site.
Bush, who is director of Heidelberg University's Center for Historic & Military Archaeology, is an expert in forensic anthropology and historic archaeology and a professor of anthropology.
Headquarters is a semi-circular white vinyl tent that covers the current dig site and is moved as the dig progresses. A "sidewalk" of firewood and planks leads from the outside research area to the inside to keep the researchers' feet out of the mud during wet spring weather.
A site map shows the front four buildings housed Confederate officers, and the back buildings were for enlisted men.
It was a difference of having five to seven roommates in officers' quarters, Bush said, compared to 60 men in general housing.
The prison camp operated for 40 months, starting in April 1862. During that time, 10,000 soldiers were held there.
"That's 10,000 that we have records on," Bush said. "Of that, the most was 3,256 in late 1864 and early 1865."
He said the fewest was 200 or so when the camp opened.
It was common practice for the Union and Confederate leaders to exchange prisoners of war on an equivalency basis, he said.
"They would trade a captain for a captain," he said, "or they might trade a captain for a couple of lieutenants. It probably depended on how well connected they were."
Union officials chose Johnson's Island after searching for a prison site in the Lake Erie area.
"They were looking for a place on the islands to house all the prisoners," he said. But he suspects nearby wineries on islands such as South Bass and Middle Bass might have proved too tempting for the guards. And would have made delivering supplies difficult.
No one lived on the island at the time, it was close to the mainland for deliveries and the landowner Leonard Johnson already had cleared a portion of the land. So the Union leased the land from Johnson and built prison buildings.
"In 1866, the United States decided they didn't need it any longer so they auctioned all the materials off and just gave it back to the owner. He (Johnson) bought several of the buildings."
The last building standing was torn down in 1939, Bush said.
In the ensuing years, Bush said, people built houses on the island but the main part of the prison camp area was not developed. It became overgrown with trees and brush.
In the late 1980s, Bush was hired by a developer to investigate the quarry area of the island to comply with federal historic preservation requirements for a new housing development.
He was assigned as an archaeologist to search for historical information.
"I found Native American sites and I had to find the actual prison itself," he said. "There were 40 years of secondary tree growth."
During that time, Bush said he began to realize what he had found.
"With that, recognizing the importance of the site nationally, I decided to dedicate a little more time to it," he said. "It was the first prison built by the Union the U.S. government designed to house prisoners of war. The Union was thinking, 'If we're going to house these prisoners in a humane fashion, how are we going to do that?'"
Now, 26 years later, he is still working to find clues about prison life.
"We had all the high-end individuals from the South here coping with their imprisonment," Bush said.
The prison latrines have been key to finding information.
"Each block has a set of latrines, and they were moved every so often," he said. "They provide a chronological record."
Latrines were not just for bodily waste, he said, but the archeological dig has discovered lost and discarded items such as contraband bottles that once contained whiskey and other liquor.
Other items lost in the latrines include buttons from clothing, gold watches, rings, chamber pots, bed pans, mirrors and personal items soldiers carried with them during the war.
"We found a really nice broach that had braided hair in it coiled," he said. "Anything they were carrying with them had the potential of being lost."
He said making hard rubber jewelry was popular at the time.
"Digging by blocks, we find the remains of the waste products from the production of those things as well," he said.
"There's all of that and I haven't even mentioned the historical record," he said. "There's a tremendous historical record associated with these prisoners."
To display these items, the Friends and Descendants of Johnson's Island Civil War Prison formed in 2001 as a non-profit organization and opened a museum.
Some items are donated from the families of former prisoners such as poetry, music, photographs and family heirlooms, or the museum is allowed to borrow items for display.
"Every week, there's something new showing up somewhere," he said. "We just fund a card that was the image of a large drawing done in 1864. On the back, it listed prisoner William Cox. That was found on eBay the other day and we were able to get it."
More items include diaries and autograph books that details how prisoners were treated.
"They bring so much information about the prisoners in their own handwriting," Bush said. "All that is just fascinating."
In 2002, the Friends purchased 17 acres of the prison site, permanently preserving the former prison as a national historic landmark.
"For the first few years, we weren't worried about that kind of thing," Bush said. "We had a good relationship with the developer and we were able to keep this land away from proposed housing."
But the front part of the prison camp where they played baseball and the mess hall location has been partially destroyed by housing.
"That's not land that we can continue to protect," he said.
After years of work, the Friends organization this spring was awarded the 2014 Civil War 150 Heritage Award by the Civil War 150 Advisory Committee.
"I am proud that our group was chosen as a recipient of this award," said Bush, chairman for the Friends, during an award ceremony in early April. "This award is a reflection of the countless hours our volunteers have spent ensuring that this site affords research, interpretative, and educational use for future generations and is truly a lasting impact."
The group also was the recipient of the 2012 Brian C. Pohanka Preservation Organization of the Year Award by the Civil War Trust.
Bush said he often has thought about what would have happened if someone else had been hired to do the historical search.
"There's a lot of companies that would have hired somebody else," he said. "Maybe somebody else would have focused on something else. I'm glad it was me."
The site itself has not had a surge of activity that came with the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
"We've seen a slight increase, but we haven't seen much," he said. "We don't encourage tourism because the islanders don't like a lot of people."
However, Bush said the Friends are planning a reenactment Aug. 24 of the 150th anniversary of "the most infamous baseball game that was held out here."
He said the game was played Aug. 27, 1864, and professional historical baseball teams are going to reenact it. The event is not open to the public, except by special reservations made in advance.
"The space out here is very limited," Bush said. "But we wanted to do it here. One of the things about this site is just being here where it happened."
Instead of encouraging large numbers of people to visit the island itself, Bush said he has been working with historians at the Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont to create an exhibit of Johnsons Island information and items found.
"Privy to History," a play on words about searching the latrines, opened May 1 and continues through Jan. 4.
"Visitors can see what we've discovered without having to travel to the site," he said.
"Privy to History: Civil War Prison Life Unearthed" is funded by the Sidney Frohman Foundation and the Friends & Descendants of Johnson's Island Civil War Prison. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $7.50 per adult, $6.50 for seniors ages 60 and older and $3 for children ages 6-12.
The exhibit focuses on history discovered since the 1965 publication of "Rebels on Lake Erie," by Charles E. Frohman. Bush has assisted with the display, which includes artifacts and personal stories of prisoners and guards gleaned from diaries and letters to help visitors understand prison life, the war and how the two were inter-related.
A visual timeline chronicles the prison's creation, arrival and treatment of prisoners, and diversions POWs employed during their imprisonment, including jewelry making, theatrical productions and photography. An episode of the History Channel's "History Detectives" is included in the exhibit, which tells the story of a particular Confederate officer who fashioned a camera from tin cans in order to take photographs of his fellow prisoners.
The exhibit is the latest effort to make findings at the site available to the public.
Another ongoing public project has been providing hands-on school field trips. Students are frequent helpers at the site in April and May.
Two people who work at the site, Felicia Konrad and Marcia George, became interested because school programs.
Konrad, who graduated from Heidelberg University in May, has been working with Bush and his team since summer 2011 - first as a volunteer and now as a paid employee. She also is a Civil War reenactor.
"2011 is when I actually started digging," she said. "But I was first here during an experiential learning activity during school. That's what got me interested in archeology and that's how I ended up back here.
"I'm really interested in the Civil War to start with," she said. "You don't often have an opportunity to do research where they actually lived, at a place where they've been research for 20 years."
She said she has found some interesting items.
"We found a hard rubber ring," she said. "That one was really interesting. And there was a hard rubber comb.
"We found a lot of really interesting buttons," she said. "I love buttons."
George said she was an elementary teacher working with special education students when she participated in the summer program designed for teachers, and then took her students to the site.
"That's how I got started 20 years ago, and I've been coming out every year," she said.
She became interested in how her special ed students reacted to the hands-on learning as opposed to textbooks, and she went back to school to get her doctoral degree on that topic.
She's retired now and volunteers at the site.
"They (students) get really excited when they find something - even if it's something simple.
"It's an interesting take on history," she said. "A lot of times they only get their history through text books."
As they're digging, students and volunteers disturb a small amount of soil at one time, keeping the entire work site level as they go. They search for items as they dig, and then take buckets of soil outside the tent to large screens where they sift through the contents.
"Ninety percent of the your artifacts are found in the screen," Konrad said.
Among the people who visit, George said a "handful" are interested enough to investigate further, and only a few like her and Konrad are interested enough to pursue it longterm.
"You never know when you're going to have a fifth-grader who will grow up and become a professional," George said.
In addition to school programs, the site offers summer camps for kids with interest in history and archeology.
There also are volunteer opportunities for people who like the hands-on work of digging for history.
"It's rewarding," George said.


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The Essential Marcuse provides an overview of Herbert Marcuse's political and philosophical writing over four decades, with excerpts from his major books as well as essays from various academic journals. The most influential radical philosopher of the 1960s, Marcuse's writings are noteworthy for their uncompromising opposition to both capitalism and communism. His words are as relevant to today's society as they were at the time they were written.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Philosophy of Praxis examines the work of four Marxist thinkers, the early Marx and Lukács, and the Frankfurt School philosophers Adorno and Marcuse. The book holds that fundamental philosophical problems are in reality social problems, abstractly conceived. This argument has two implications: on the one hand, philosophical problems are significant insofar as they reflect real social contradictions; on the other hand, philosophy cannot resolve the problems it identifies because only social revolution can eliminate their social causes. Feenberg's Lukacs, Marx and the Sources of Critical Theory was an intellectual history of these discussions. Philosophy of Praxis is an update of that classic theoretical work, which details how the discussion has been taken up by contemporary schools of thought, including Marxist political theory and continental philosophy.
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Modern industrial society is an experiment with a brief past and an uncertain future. In less than two centuries, technology has transformed the globe and given the human race the power to realize its highest ideals or destroy itself.
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The Audience Insights group is a mash up of strategic planning, business solutions and advanced analytics within the social media space. We focus on driving content ideation, discovering points of relevance among audiences and optimizing owned channel performance for Big Fuel's roster of Fortune 500 clients.More specifically, the Audience Insights team is responsible for driving strategic thinking and insight across multiple client engagements, specifically: discovering new paths for growth by identifying the target audiences, defining important Social Media behavioral and attitudinal insights, and optimizing programs through disciplined and innovative analysis.JOB SUMMARYThis role will manage Audience Insights Associates across key clients, and be responsible for client deliverables and ongoing thought leadership. Deliverables could include; platform performance analysis, social listening reports, social footprint audits, etc. This role will have client-facing responsibilities while performing regular reporting duties & delivering value to the creative and content teams.The ideal candidate knows how to frame up stories though relevant insights and big data and has experience in both strategic planning and social analytics. Social media expertise is a must.DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Act as focal point for internal cross-functional teams and liaison to client teams. Develop business within the context of existing client project work Develop effective relationships with clients and other groups across the agency Define and continuously improve recommended approach Manage execution of strategy and strategic planning projects for clients Contribute to formal frameworks and methodologies Build a team environment amongst account staff and other departments; motivate others Assist the new business team on strategic and research needs throughout the pitch process REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE 5+ years of business experience in Management Consulting, Marketing, Advertising, or Interactive Consulting 4+ years managing and coordinating multiple strategy projects across internal teams and client relationships Possession of excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills Experience managing and coordinating multiple projects across internal teams Proficiency with PowerPoint and Excel Proven leadership ability with strong client relationship skills Extensive experience managing, mentoring and leading a teamPlease Apply Directly through the MediaVest website for this role with Big Fuel:https://publicis.taleo.net/careersection/mediavest_ext_cs/jobdetail.ftl?job=175420&lang=en&sns_id=google#.UVSz_9b1M8c.google


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[[caption-width-right:338:"We three kings be stealing the gold.."]]
''Three Kings'' is a 1999 movie directed by Creator/DavidORussell and starring Creator/GeorgeClooney, Music/IceCube, Creator/MarkWahlberg, and Creator/SpikeJonze.
It's a comedy/drama set during the Iraqi uprising at the end of the 1991 UsefulNotes/GulfWar, also known as Operation Desert Storm. During the surrender of Iraqi soldiers, one Iraqi soldier is found to be concealing a map that ends up showing the location of gold that Saddam Hussein had plundered from Kuwait.
The four American soldiers sneak away from the camp, sending their attached journalist on a wild goose chase with another soldier, in order to find and steal the gold. Naturally, wacky hijinks ensue and the four soldiers become involved in the uprising.
!!''Three Kings'' contains examples of:
* AMFMCharacterization: Conrad Vig wants to listen to heavy metal music while going into battle. Chief Elgin on the other hand criticizes his musical choice and suggest they go into battle with something soothing to calm their nerves and plays an easy-listening song, showing a definite personality clash.
* AssShove: How the TreasureMap is hidden. The map is consistently referred to as the "Iraqi ass-map".
* BatmanGambit: The soldiers and their rebel allies play this card on the guards of the Oasis Bunker, which holds Troy Barlow as a prisoner. Arriving in a fleet of luxury cars, one rebel [[DressingAsTheEnemy dressed as an Iraqi general]] yells at the soldiers for their "failures" and claims that Saddam Hussein is coming to personally execute them. It gets most of the garrison to run away, making it easier for the Americans and the rebels to get inside and rescue Barlow.
* BoomHeadshot: Vig claims that Troy did this to an Iraqi soldier when recalling an event that occurred at the beginning of the film.
* ChekhovsGun:
** Major Gates describes sepsis during a graphic shot of a bullet penetrating internal organs. [[spoiler: Later, one character is shot in the chest and another character dies of sepsis.]]
-->'''Archie:''' No guns, because we know what they do, right Conrad?
-->'''Conrad:''' They make infected pockets full of bile, sir.
-->'''Archie:''' That's right. That's what they do.
** The Nerf football rigged with C-4. [[spoiler:Conrad Vig has an entire bag of them, and Chief Elgin uses one to take out a '''helicopter.''']]
* ChekhovsSkill: Chief Elgin's day job is an airport baggage handler. This comes in handy when he knows which pieces of luggage can [[RealityEnsues handle the weight of the gold]].
* ChildSoldier: One young boy was sniping Iraqi soldiers from a tower while the main characters retreated. [[spoiler:The tank took care of him]].
* ClusterFBomb: Most of the movie. Saïd in particular seems to have learned his English from some rather foul mouthed American soliders.
* DistractedFromDeath: [[spoiler:Conrad dies unnoticed from a shoulder wound while everyone is tending to the seemingly more seriously injured Troy.]]
* CoolCar: Saddams stolen luxury cars, which are used in the assault on the prison.
* DoomedByCanon: The film hints that the Iraqi rebels could overthrow Saddam shortly after the first Gulf War. Anyone who's studied history should know how well that went...
* ElectricTorture: Troy. Incidentally, Mark Wahlberg was shocked for real during his torture scenes.
* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Subverted with Maj. Gates, as he is a decorated Ranger/Special Forces officer who is serving with Delta Force for his last month in the Army.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Although the main American soldiers were obviously stealing gold from the Iraqis, after seeing an innocent Iraqi woman executed, even Gates realizes that they probably went too far in their heist. Though the gold is still their ultimate goal, they also do what they can to help the Iraqi rebels as well after this incident.
* GetRichQuickScheme: Major Gate's plans to steal the gold from the Iraqis.
* HollywoodDensity: Played straight with the characters tossing and carrying gold bars. Somewhat averted with the suitcases, which rip immediately when picked up (although in real life the other suitcases would not be able to handle the load they did, either).
* ImagineSpot: Used several times in the film, such as with Vig recalling Troy shooting an Iraqi soldier, and later Troy imagining his wife and child at home as a bomb blows up their house.
* InfantImmortality: Averted. [[spoiler: The child soldier is killed by the tank]].
* IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: Semi-lampshaded. Chief Elgin [[PistolWhipping pistol whips]] an Iraqi soldier and his gun fires a round, which sends everyone diving for cover to avoid the ricochet. Afterward Gates tells him to keep his finger off the trigger.
* MeaningfulName: "Three Kings" is one of the names given to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_Magi Biblical Magi]].
* MoodWhiplash:
** Conrad, Troy, and Elgin have become quite cavalier about the whole army thing and are excited to shoot off some rounds as they ride away from the US compound. Archie sets them on a dry run before attacking the bunker. Then a cow steps on a cluster bomb right before they do.
** Everything was going fine, they [[spoiler: got the gold]] in the truck, then some Iraqi soldier [[spoiler: is ordered to shoot some woman [[YourHeadASplode in the head]]. He does.]]
** Archie attempts to pump up the Iraqi rebels to get some free vehicles. The cheering man flatly refuses.
-->'''Iraqi Rebel''': Ahahahaha. Cannot give car.
--> '''Archie''': Alright, I guess we'll buy them.
* NeverTrustATitle: There are four main characters.
* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: Gates makes sure they get Troy back before they leave with the gold.
* NonIndicativeName: As per MeaningfulName, the "Three Kings" in question are not the lead characters, of whom there are four.
* NotSoDifferent: During the interrogation/torture sequence, Saïd talks about how he only joined the army to provide for his wife and child. This visibly shakes Troy, who joined the Army Reserve for the extra cash to support his family. He also tells Troy about what happened to his family, and tells him to imagine his wife at home if they were suddenly hit by a bomb. After he's rescued, Troy is given a handgun to take some vengeance on his torturer. However, he instead just shoots into the wall nearby, showing that he's realized the pain and suffering Saïd went through in his life.
* OneWomanWail: To be expected in a movie that takes place in the desert; happens toward the end.
* OutrankingYourJob: At the start of the film, Major Gates' assignment is to babysit a single reporter.
* PistolWhip: Chief Elgin smacks an Iraqi soldier with the butt of his pistol during the raid on the Karbala bunker, and ends up accidentally firing a shot as he had his finger on the trigger at the time.
* SouthernFriedPrivate: Conrad Vig. For one, he's easily the dumbest of the four, he calls Iraqis "dune coons", and he repeatedly threatens to shoot Iraqi prisoners whenever dealing with them.
* SuperCellReception: One character manages to make a phone call to his wife, on a cell phone, in the middle of Iraq just after the First Gulf War, from inside a fortified bunker. Granted, he does go through a few phones before he finds one that works.
* TitleDrop: Happens when the story of the Three Kings (i.e. the Magi who gave gifts to the infant/toddler Jesus; the Bible doesn't say how many there are but tradition holds that there were three of them because of the three gifts given) is recounted.
* TotallyRadical: A minor example. During the torture scene, Saïd continually refers to Troy as "my main man," and at one point refers to torture as a "big bummer." Both are rather dated slang for a movie set in the first Gulf War. Justified, as the phrase was fairly common when he probably learned English.
* TreasureMap: Found in a surrendering soldier's butt, and referred to as the "Iraqi ass map".
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The ending shows what each of the surviving characters do afterwards, along with the supposedly missing gold the Iraqis claim they have no knowledge of.


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Airline complaint letter example is below; use it to start your own. . Simply copy and paste the letter into your own word processor and use it as a guide.
These days letters and email are interchangeable. Everyone uses email,so send your complaint letter by email to the customer service department.
Here are a few pointers for writing your airline complaint letter
Be firm, polite, and honest about your complaint.
Give as much detail as possible including dates, times, flight numbers, resort details, and people you spoke to about the problem.
To Whom It May Concern:
We just returned from a trip booked on SampleVacations.com to Dreamland on March 6, 2010. Our booking number was 123456 with the names of Jane Doe and John Doe. As you can see from our itinerary we paid $80.00 for private transportation to and from the resort. When we arrived at the airport in Dreamland we were directed to a van by the Sample representative. Our transportation was blocked in a long line by several buses and vans. Our wait time was over ½ hour in the van to finally be freed for departure to the hotel. The bus that carried the other passengers to our resort left quite a while before we did and arrived substantially earlier. The main purpose of paying for the private transportation was for early departure from the airport (not having to wait for the other passengers) and arrival at the resort before the others. Needless to say, this did not happen.
The Sample representative gave us paperwork at the airport and told us to meet him at 11:00 am in the lobby of the resort the next day for departure confirmation. We took time out of our day to do so only to be bombarded with side excursions sales. After waiting through his whole presentation I approached him with the question about our return private transportation information. At that time he informed us we would have to meet him the next day in the lobby between 3-5 pm to confirm our plans. Once again we took time out of our day to do this arriving at 4:15 pm only to find he already left. The concierge tried to contact him with no luck. She told us she would keep trying and to come back at our convenience. After returning to speak to her the next day the only answer she received was to look in the Sample Book and use the time for the regular bus departure which was 12:00 pm.
On our departure day (Saturday, March 6) we arrived in the lobby at 11:35 as to not miss our transportation. When it became 12:15 and most of the other people in the lobby had already been picked up for the airport I once again went to the hotels concierge to express my concern. She tried to contact the Sample representative to no avail. Continuing to help us she finally contacted someone that told her we would be picked up at 12:50 pm. That did not allow us sufficient time to arrive at the airport and go through customs and security. My stress level at this time was unbearable. A bus then showed up at 12:40 bearing another airlines sign. I asked the bus driver if we could get on that bus to go to the airport. We paid for private transportation and had to settle to get on the bus or miss our flight.
Arriving at the airport very late we then had to go through four lines to get through Dreamlands requirements for departure. One for U.S. Agricultural checks, another for check-in and baggage drop off, then through immigration and lastly security. By the time all of these were completed and we got to the gate the plane was almost fully boarded and getting ready for takeoff. This allowed us no time to get any lunch or do any duty free shopping (which we always do on vacation).
I have been an extremely loyal Samples customer (for domestic and vacation travel) as far back as I can remember. This experience made me more than unhappy. My question is .what is Sample Vacations going to do to remedy this incident?
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By Renewable Energy Focus staff
Belwind says it plans to make a part of its Phase 2 site on the Bligh sand bank available for the development of a test site for the latest 6 MW+ offshore wind turbines. Alstom and Vestas have already joined in the proposed NER3000 scheme.
Installing the prototype offshore wind turbines in close proximity of each other and combining them with a park of already existing earlier generation turbines, will provide realistic comparisons between the different technologies.
Frank Coenen, CEO of Belwind NV, says: "We know that we have the extensive knowledge and the experience in this field to make our Belgian experience add value to European initiatives beyond our borders, and we are keen to play that role fully. The excellent reputations of our long-standing partners, Alstom and Vestas, further enhance our innovative potential. Our team of superbly qualified engineers from across the globe has become our most valued export product. If approved, the NER300 funded project will offer the ideal platform for us to further grow this knowledge leadership".
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Oregon Pinot noir
Oregon Wine - Westrey Wine Company
A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world. Louis Pasteur
At Westrey Wine Company, philosophy is an integral ingredient in the making of each bottle of Oregon Pinot noir a classic philosophy.
The ancient Greeks and Romans all had things to say about the pleasures and characteristics of wine. In vino veritas (In wine is truth), says Plato. Hippocrates said, Wine is an appropriate article for mankind, both for the healthy body and for the ailing man. In Homers Odyssey, he wrote, Wine can of their wits the wise beguile, make the sage frolic, and the serious smile.
Winemakers Amy Wesselman and David Autrey (WESselman and AuTREY = Westrey) both have philosophy degrees from Reed College in Portland. Both were intrigued with the wine industry while studying at school and both wound up working at several wineries to earn extra cash for college.
Winemaking became a way of life for the couple after graduation. And following the winemakers to the winery were all the philosophers from their studies, consuming many nights from Austey and Wesselman, debating the various viewpoints.
Philosophy came in right at the start of the winery, said Wesselman, who recently moved on from her job as Director of the International Pinot Noir Celebration. It folds into how we view wine and winemaking. It is a partnership all the way all decisions that happen to the grapes are made by the both of us.
Autrey agrees that the couple shares a love of philosophy and analytical thinking.
Winemaking is like the balance of life you blend different ways of thinking with creative ways, said Autrey. Its also an ability to hold contradictory viewpoints. Wine creates a union between an individual set of tastes while creating something that appeals to a wider range.
Living together, working together and creating wine together could be a strain for some young couples, but the training from philosophical studies prepared them for inevitable disagreements when couples work so closely together.
Argument is an exercise, Wesselman explained. We can argue about what were doing without personalizing it. It is fundamental in philosophy and it helps when producing wine. Wine is subjective and there will be times when we dont agree. We will listen to each others arguments.
The Westrey Philosophy of Winemaking
As you might expect from two former philosophy students, the wine-making duo of Amy Wesselman and partner David Autrey are very-dare we say it?-philosophic about their vocation.
"One of the joys of winemaking," reflects David, "is that even though you can go back into your notes and trace every decision you made everywhere along the line, you never know exactly which decisions resulted in that great bottle of wine you have in your hand right now."
Amy feels similarly. "I know that I'm a control freak, and it is nice for me to be in a lifestyle where, as soon as I get my little piece of ego going that says 'I'm pretty much in control of things here,' Mother Nature comes along and says 'Yeah, right-why don't you just let go of all that because you're not going to get it.'"
And yet, to an outsider, it sure looks like Amy and David do "get it"-they continue to craft outstanding wines despite their lack of control over mother Nature.
"You gain experience over the years about what works and what doesn't," says Amy, "and in any given vintage you can combine whatever you've learned-but one of the great things about winemaking is that each year you face a different set of calamities that challenge what you think you know."
The Westrey Methods of Winemaking
Since 1993, when Amy and David started Westrey Wine Company, they have learned a great deal about the kind of winemaking they want to pursue. "I think one of the reasons we've been successful as a team," explains David, "is that we agree on a broad set of parameters that create the context for where we are going."
So, when it comes to making the day-to-day vineyard management and winemaking decisions, David and Amy are guided by their general principles.
"For instance," David continues, "we strongly believe in the notion of terroir-we really believe that each site will give you something unique." Amy agrees: "I think one of the most important things in our winemaking approach is to look at each vintage and each vineyard and work to bring out their positive aspects, let them express themselves to their best potential."
Another component of Westrey's style is the importance of balance in their wines-even to the point of going slightly out of the mainstream.
"We generally look for wines with higher acidity levels," says David, "certainly more than the general American wine press is willing to accept! We shy away from the American 'fruit bomb' style of Pinot noir. Wines with focus and acidity-reflected for instance, in our Abbey Ridge Pinot noir-are important to what we are trying to do."
Westrey also stands out in a third area of stylistic focus. "It is important for us to accentuate texture on the palate. We diverge here from the more general American style where aromatics are more important than texture," explains David. "Unfortunately, the American palate doesn't tend to care about mid-palate and length, but these are the things we want our wines to display."
The Westrey Chardonnay Style
An example of how this works can be seen in their Chardonnay program. Westrey produces both a Willamette Valley and a Reserve Chardonnay, but unlike many producers, the two wines are not diferentiated by the amount of barrel ageing-each gets the same wood profile (25 percent new oak, 25 percent 1-year old, and the remainder neutral)-but rather by their overall sensory characteristics.
The Reserve Chardonnay, then, is composed of individual barrels that David and Amy feel display the stylistic variables they are after. "We go through each individual barrel and try to think about the site and the terroir, and then choose for the Reserve those that show the best characteristics of terroir, structure, and balance, plus a little greater richness in the mid-palate and length," explains David.
To achieve these characteristics, David and Amy pay attention to crop yields and vineyard management first, and then modify their cellar decisions based on the individual circumstances they face.
For instance, they employ a variety of different yeasts for their Chardonnay fermentations, each designed to bring out what they see as the most desirable characteristic of the lot. Then they ferment in barrel for as long as possible, in order to achieve optimum texture.
"In order to preserve the wonderful spice that one vineyard tends to give up," explains Amy, "we'll use a yeast that complements that characteristic. Another site may tend to be fatter and bigger, and we'll use a different yeast that will perhaps accentuate the acidity."
Such willingness to experiment and vary their procedures depending upon individual circumstances, they feel, results in more delicious wines-and a more interesting winemaking experience for them.
The Westrey Oracle Vineyard
Westrey Wine Company, from their first year in business, bought fruit from some of the Willamette Valley's best vineyards. Their first release, in 1995, was in part comprised of grapes from Abbey Ridge, Bethel Heights Southeast Block, and Freedom Hill vineyards.
And while they still work with a variety of fruit sources, Westrey now has their own vineyard - just under 50 acres, next to Abbey Ridge Vineyard (a location they've worked with for years)-adding a new dimension to their winemaking challenge.
"Every winemaker dreams of having complete control of their own vineyard," says Amy. "It allows you that connection with a certain piece of property over a lifetime of winemaking, learning its idiosyncrasies, how it responds to different vintages and varietals, different locations within the vineyard, different harvesting situations-it just can't be matched."
David and Amy have spent a number of years developing their own estate vineyard, called Oracle Vineyard, in the Dundee Hills.
Finding acreage that contained an abandoned vineyard that had been planted in the 1970s, and which was located next door to one of their favorite vineyards to make wine from (Abbey Ridge), was a godsend for the pair. Starting in 2001, they dug right in and worked to renovate the old 7-acre chardonnay, pinot gris, and pinot noir vineyard and are now producing fruit from it for their Westrey label.
But they also added new plantings that together with the old should push their total production up to around 2,200 cases. "In 2007 we planted 1.3-acres of Pommard and 3.5-acres of clone 667, Pommard, and clone 777," explains David.
Amy and David also planted a test block of many different varieties so that over successive vintages they can monitor how each grape grows at their site, matures, and tastes. What they learn from that experience will help them make more informed decisions as they plan the planting of the remaining 14 acres of their estate vineyard.
"Now we'll have the opportunity in the vineyard to experiment and learn what its unique terroir will be," comments Amy. "It's very exciting!"
"There really is something special about that property," agrees David. "We feel it will produce the kind of wine we're looking for."
Westrey on Past Vintages in the Willamette Valley
Of course, no matter how great the fruit is, each vintage puts its own stamp of character on the wine that gets made, and in the last few years Oregon's vintages have been quite different.
"2003 was definitely an unusual vintage," notes Amy. The weather in the Willamette valley was unusually warm, and fruit ripening took place very rapidly, with unusually high sugars and tannins. "I think it was easy for people to panic in '03—you had to pick at some pretty weird times and some pretty weird numbers in order to get balanced fruit."
As two philosophy majors, David and Amy have formed some definite opinions on how to approach "tough" vintages. "I think you need to keep your eye on the prize," says Amy, "which is to get the right flavors—not green and not overripe—and to get a wine that is structurally balanced between acids and tannins. I think we did a good job of that in '03."
The 2004 and 2005 vintages were a return to "normal" for Oregon, says David. "These are just classic, Oregon vintages. I see a lot of cool-climate flavors: raspberry, black raspberry, blueberry, great floral notes, very precise acids and balance, plus wonderful vintage complexity. The wines have layer after layer after layer of fruit, and earth and floral and minerality. And tons of concentration! In '04 we averaged about 1.6 tons per acre and in '05 we were closer to 0.9 tons per acre."
If having a lot of experience helped Amy and David make good wines in an odd year like 2003, it also helped them make better wine in a more "traditional" Oregon vintage.
"There are a lot of winemakers who have been working with Oregon fruit since 2000—they have plenty of experience—yet they've never seen a rainy harvest," points out David. "But having been through previous years like this, we have the confidence that we can last through some rainy periods. We know what our vineyards can take and what they can give, so we can afford to be measured in how we pace our picking. Some others who haven't been through a wet harvest might pick too soon—or too late."
For Amy and David, the dichotomies inherent in the winemaking endeavor are endlessly fascinating. Winemaking feeds both their creative drive and their intellectual curiosity. For them, wine is truly at the intersection of art and science.
But beyond this, and clearly a key part of their success, is the just plain joy and excitement they find in winemaking.
"Why not do what you love to do best?" asks Amy. "We're not in this business to make piles of money or piles of fame either, we're in this business to have fun. If we have to compromise that, it wouldn't be fun anymore and we'd go be doctors and lawyers."
This article is an update and combination of articles written for Avalon Wine by Christina kelly and Cole Danehower
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In the photo featured here, the singer wears a custom Saint Laurent sequined jacket and goes back to her vulnerable teenage years.
"That look was very hard for me because that is how I looked when I was 19 until I was 21 years old … Maybe longer," she says. "I got my hair cut like that when I was 18 and all these really painful things happened during this time."
The 27-year-old – whose new single, "Applause," was released on Monday, a week early after it was leaked online – admits it was hard "to go back to that place."
"I have an ability to experience pain for long periods of time – to endure it, whether it's mental pain or physical pain," she explains. "I think it's because of my discipline as a child. I studied piano and then theater and then dance, so I have this ability to endure long periods of pain. But as a result, when I became an adult at 18, I allowed myself to stay in bad situations because I was able to take the pain."
"Although I was able to withstand a challenge for that period of time in my youth, the results were destructive. I was left a shell," she adds. "Does anyone really know what I went through to get here?"
The singer, who's admitted to battling an eating disorder and a drug problem when she was younger, says it was her creativity that saved her.
"Art was always the thing that drove me forward in these challenging and painful circumstances."
Lady Gaga's new album, Artpop is out Nov. 11.
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I end my three part post party with a reality check. If you were wondering if the end times were upon us, the following should set you straight:
GasforFree.com is your answer to rising pump prices, and will also visually pollute commutes across America. And though I may sound like I am above putting graphics on my car for gas money, I'm not. I scoured this site for information in the hopes of never having to pay for gas as long as my black/gold paint job holds the vinyl stickers on my Saturn.
My '96 vintage disqualifies me from the savings, but maybe you will qualify.
To get free gas you must:
- Own a vehicle that is between a 1998-current model year. (they take classic cars too)
- Drive an average of 1250 miles per month. (Urban Areas, University Campuses, and High traffic areas earn bonus points)
- Be the registered owner of the vehicle.
- Have a valid driver's license.
- Have valid insurance.
- Have a clean driving record.
I would also mention that you may have to be ok with your vehicle plugging the local topless joint at your children's soccer games.
So maybe this isn't the best way to beat the system, but it's good to know you have some options. Obviously, the current way we do energy business isn't working. Erik may not agree with my hippie views on this one (I recently moved to Los Angeles) but these high fuel prices may be just what we need to leave fossil fuels for good. Usually, major market trends start with a group of well connected evangelists who find and adopt new ways to practice and, thus, preach it. I don't have the answers re: global warming, MPGs, free market woes, and why the media loves BO, but I know that we MoneyCrashers can be the crazy street preachers that come up with innovative ways to beat broken systems.
Who knows. You may just see Erik's face on every shirt in Urban Outfitters someday.
Check out more of Tim Cox's writing at TimNCox.com


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Who We Are
Oberon's Three-Penny Tavern is the accumulated effort of one of Jordan Mackay's longest-running dreams – to run a Shakespearean tavern in Ashland, Oregon! So if you enjoy the thought of armored bouncers, juggling musicians, great plays, fantastic beers and beautiful serving wenches, come belly up to the bar and enjoy a night at Oberon's!
Now serving food late into the night! Varieties of meat pies, Peasant's Plates, grilled cheese sandwiches and artisan sausages available from the kitchen until 2:00 a.m.
"Oberon's Three-Penny Tavern is Ashland's newest and most unique bar and nightspot – a colorful hub of music, games, laughter and people for the culturally adventurous and playful at heart! Inspired by a Midsummer Night's Dream, Oberon's is a blending of modern art and Renaissance that The Bard himself would be proud of. Experience Shakespeare's Ashland by spending an evening drinking the finest beer, cider and mead that Ashland has to offer! Enjoy talented musicians, sassy costumed wenches, and a fantastical world that we build together every night." –Dennis Sparks


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The web on my phone
How do you solve a problem like Safari?
How do you solve a problem like Safari?
I'm wrong again …fortunately.
The web is getting progressively enhanced.
Day eighty two.
Day fifteen.
Finally, a cure for the common bug.
Apple's lack of developer relations for Safari needs to change.
A Christmas letter.
Some observations on the iPad.
I, for one, welcome our non-hackable ubicomp devices.
I like what I don't see in the new iPhone.
Lessons learned from installing Leopard.
Life imitating Web.
MP3 - DRM = good for you and good for me.
The double meaning is deliberate.
I got my laptop back just in the nick of time.
My Macbook sounds like a timebomb.
One laptop lid closes, another lid opens.
Linkage to other people's thoughts on Apple's latest gadget.
Liquid layouts… no, wait, come back!
I reflect on a design trend possibly started by Apple.
I've been getting my emails, contacts and calendars in order.
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This is the title track from the album.
The album was considered innovative in its time. But guess what? It wasn't the first time he'd done that sort of thing. Let's head back 15 years, to 1963, at the end of his time with Liberty Records. The song: another pop standard: "Am I Blue." With Strings.
A pop standard, backed by string orchestrations. I interviewed Willie in 1994 when writing the liner notes to the box set Willie Nelson: A Classic Unreleased Collection, as part of the research, The set was eventually released on Rhino Records (now out of print). I noted how "Am I Blue" anticipated Stardust. He recalled the earlier recording well, and expressed dismay Liberty hadn't seen fit to promote it at the time.
Bear in mind, Willie was doing a lot of things before he became famous. This was just one more.


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Student Center: DEAR JOURNAL Blog #6: Opening
To kick-off this year's Student Center, BroadwayWorld approached DEAR JOURNAL's co-creator Eric Gelb to blog about the team's challenges, rewards and lessons in putting together the production.
Below is Eric's sixth blog entry. If you missed last week's, catch up here! And check back next week for another entry!
THE ROAD TO: 'Dear Journal: The Musical'
BLOG #6: Opening
Ryan and I stepped out onto the stage and made the Pre-show announcements. At 6:37 the lights dimmed and the overture for Project X began in front of an audience for the first time.
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When the city of Amarillo began its "Operation: Clean Sweep 2008" in February, it was the first time the city had ever embarked on such a project.
For example, rather than waiting around for a complaint from a resident about a neighbor with a couch on his front porch, building safety field inspectors are combing the entire city - as many as 200 blocks per day - looking for violations such as "general trash and debris, accumulated solid waste, unsafe structures, overgrown vegetation, junk vehicles and old construction materials."
While Clean Sweep is unique in that it is the first time the city has taken such a proactive approach, the laws and regulations that are being enforced are not exactly cutting edge.
City restrictions on tree limbs, junk cars, overgrown weeds and - yes, porch couches - have been on the books for years.
"Instead of responding on an individual basis or when people call in one at a time, we are making a clean sweep of the city and not waiting for those phone calls," said Mayor Debra McCartt. "There is really nothing different about the laws and regulations.
"It is just a different philosophy. The same rules apply that have applied over the years."
There has been a small but vocal number of critics of the Clean Sweep program, but all Amarillo residents should realize that the city is only enforcing existing laws and restrictions.
"Overall, the response has been very positive," McCartt said. "We've had some complaints. Some of them, the yards are piled high with trash and junk. It is amazing to me that some of them have been able to get away with it for this long."
There are always exceptions to the rule, and McCartt said the city isn't looking to unfairly trash residents with fines or citations.
"We are willing to help anybody that cannot do it for themselves," McCartt said. "We will work with anyone that gets a citation in any way we can. We have to be tough about it, though, because we want it to work."
The city's Web site - www.ci.amarillo.tx.us - includes detailed information on restrictions and regulations and information for property owners on how to get rid of trash and debris, with many of these options free of charge.
"(Clean Sweep) is a part of the effort that we have been trying to do across town. When we had our mobile (city commission) meetings, people told us they wanted the city cleaned up," McCartt said. "This is an effort in that direction. It is good for our city."
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The season premiere of Big Brother began with eight strangers entering the house, but it was not long before they were joined by six familiar faces – returning dynamic duos from Big Brother past.
The eight new "hamsters" were only in the season 13 house long enough for youth minister Keith to admit he has "a weakness for women" before host Julie Chen (a.k.a. the "Chenbot") informed the new players of the first twist of the season: They have to play the game in self-determined pairs.
Keith was the first to snatch up a partner, VIP cocktail waitress Porsche – yes, her parents named her after the car – and before long, the other six reluctantly paired up and awaited the next twist.
Just as Porsche and sex columnist Kalia, who paired with the flamboyant, "handsome-fied" Dawon, were privately expressing their unhappiness with their partnerships, the doorbell rang and in walked the next twist: the returning duos of Evel Dick and his daughter Danielle Donato of Big Brother 8, dating couple Jeff and Jordan of Big Brother 11, and newly-engaged Brendan and Rachel of Big Brother 12.
The presence of the six "dynamic duos" sent the self-described "newbies" into a tizzy. As Dawon put it, "my mind is like a Twizzler."
Entering the Head of Household competition, it was the "newbies" versus the returning players as all 14 houseguests held on to giant hanging bananas to win themselves the HoH key as well as immunity for their partner.
"The original eight need to stick together or we won't have a fighting chance," said college student Dominic. But in the end it came down to Rachel and the Donatos before the father and daughter dropped out on a promise of immunity.
"No one comes between me and my banana," Rachel said of her ability to outlast the other contestants. But she didn't get to celebrate for long before the Chenbot returned to drop one more bombshell on the houseguests: the Big Brother Golden Key.
"The Golden Key guarantees you a spot in the top 10," Chen told the houseguests of the new power that will be bestowed on the surviving member of each nominated duo for the first four evictions. They will gain immunity until only ten houseguests remain but will also not compete in any competitions as long as they are immune.
And if your mind isn't a Twizzler yet, Chen promises more twists – and a creepy fortune teller machine – still to come.
Six Former Players Return to Big Brother


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White Wines - Forget the Pinot
by Cole Danehower
Don't Miss Out on Oregon's Fantastic White Wines!
Here's a news flash: Oregon makes some of the best white wines in the country.
Say what?? "Oregon" and "white wines" don't seem to be much of a natural combination. After all, Oregon is known around the world as prime Pinot country, so who cares about Oregon whites? Smart consumers, that's who! Some of the best values in anybody's wine world are to be had in the world of Oregon white wines... if you know where to look.
Yes, despite the fact that Oregon is normally considered to be the New World's answer to red Burgundy, the reality is that in the last few years Oregon's red winemakers have quietly been revolutionizing the making of white wines - and savvy consumers have been paying attention... and getting some really tasty bargains!
Few people realize that the first modern wine grapes planted in Oregon were Riesling, not Pinot noir - or that the first Pinot gris vines planted outside of Europe were put in the soil of Oregon by David Lett.
And in some ways, the under-the-radar growth in white winemaking is a return to the most classic roots of Oregon's modern wine industry. Our earliest modern winemaking pioneers saw the potential for white wines here ("I believe the future for Chardonnay in Oregon is phenomenal," says David Lett of Eyrie Vineyards) and now - finally - today's most innovative winemakers are beginning to fully realize that potential in a new crop of delicious white wines that are changing the market's perception of what Oregon viticulture can accomplish.
Actually - and this will be a surprise to many people - making white wines can be much more difficult than making red wines. "We end up spending more time on Chardonnay than on Pinot noir," says Argyle winemaker Rollin Soles. "With Pinot the trick is to pick it right, then get it into the fermenters and let it alone. Chardonnay takes almost an entire mindset change."
More management of the grape must is often required of whites in order to keep the juice fresh and fruity, and there is a lot less room to "maneuver" in the cellar with whites then reds - less opportunity to manipulate a wine into a pre-conceived notion of what it should taste like. In fact, when you talk to many Oregon Pinot producers off the record, they'll finally (and perhaps sheepishly) admit that making their white wines is in many ways more challenging than making their reds.
The best news for consumers is that the market as a whole hasn't yet caught on to the rise in quality - so prices on outstanding Oregon whites are still very attractive. In fact, you can get some absolutely killer wines for under $20 - easily!
Here's a down and dirty look at the best bets in Oregon whites - if you have the guts to buck the market norm and spring for these beauties! And as a bonus, here are some food pairing ideas designed to maximize your enjoyment of each varietal.
Pinot gris
Old World Home: Alsace
Best Reason to Try: Oregon is the home of New World Pinot gris!
Food Pairings: An absolute natural with Northwest Salmon (sure to convert white wine non-believers)! Also, a tremendous accompaniment to spicy Asian dishes (one of the best wine/food pairings I ever experienced was a WillaKenzie Estate Pinot gris and a Vietnamese vegetable soup) and Indian food. Yet at the same time, gris is a great summer sipper with oysters (raw, smoked, or barbecued) and almost any fresh fish dish.
Here's some news for wine writers like Oz Clark and Jancis Robinson, who barely even mention Oregon in their comments on Pinot gris in their books on grape varieties: Oregon is a world leader in quality Pinot gris. Period.
Want some evidence? How about Chehalem's Pinot gris. Rich, tart, complex, fruity, bracing, and a fantastic food wine, this is truly one of the finest Pinot gris I have ever tasted (and I can't wait to try their 2003 version).
Or, open up a bottle of the Bergström Pinot gris. One of Oregon's master Pinot noir producers shows a deft hand at the gris version of the Pinot plant, giving us a succulently smooth, yet elegantly fruity version of this cousin varietal to Pinot noir.
But why stop there? Here are some other Pinot gris wines that I can unhesitatingly recommend as good values, and good examples of what can be done with this increasingly popular grape:
Lumos Wines (made by Dai Crisp, well-respected vineyard manager and now winemaker) Pinot gris. Plenty of flavor punch in a well made example of straightforward Pinot gris.
Read more about Lumos and Dai Crisp: In the vineyard with Dai Crisp
St. Innocent. Winemaker Mark Vlossak does a rich and nuanced version of Pinot gris from Shea Vineyard grapes, that is as close to an aged Old World-style gris as you are likely to find this side of the Atlantic!
WillaKenzie Estate Pinot gris (always a solid and reliable rendition) is a great example of a great white wine vintage.
Elk Cove Vineyards Pinot gris (a stalwart of Oregon's white wine producers), this is a great example of great value in Piniot gris: assertive flavors, good character, great price.
Old World Home: Burgundy
Best Reason to Try: New clones and new winemaking mean an entirely new generation of Oregon Chards.
Food Pairings: For steely, flinty Chardonnay wines (which encompasses the best of Oregon's new Chards), try delicately sauced, white-fleshed seafood (halibut, especially), shellfish (particularly with garlic-scented sauces), and even pasta dishes (scallops linguine, anyone?).
There's a whole new crop of Oregon Chardonnays that are sure to change your mind about Oregon white wines. Three things make them different, and special.
First, the move to newer Dijon clones over older Clone 108 varieties has meant more reliable ripening and better flavor expression in general (though this is a broad statement - there are some superb Clone 108 Chardonnays being made).
Second, a move away from oak ageing and toward stainless steel (for fermenting as well as ageing) has meant a reduction in the ponderous, buttery style of older Chardonnays, and a move toward fresher, crisper, and more fruity wines.
And, third, a renewed dedication on the part of a number of wineries to disciplined viticulture and more careful winemaking has resulted in cleaner, brighter, and more "punchy" wines.
Which wines should you try? Any of the following will amply demonstrate the new quality of Oregon Chardonnay:
Brick House Chardonnay. This is an absolutely wonderful example of the genre, with crisp, clean, and forward fruit, and a tingly tart finish that brings you back for repeated sips.
Chehalem INOX Chardonnay. Flinty and flighty all at once, this light and flavor-packed Chardonnay shows what can be done with an emphasis on fruit and an absence of winemaking "technique."
Lumos Chardonnay. For a "first our of the chute" wine from Dai Crisp, this is a very appealing (dare I say it?) crisp rendition of Oregon Chardonnay that offers good value.
Bergström Chardonnay. No big surprise here. As in Burgundy, it seems if you make great Pinot noir - as Josh Bergström clearly does - you will make great Chardonnay - as Josh Bergström clearly does...!
Evesham Wood, Les Puits Sec Organic Chardonnay. Winemaker Russ Raney is always true to his sustainable winegrowing and making ethis, and true to his history of making exceptionally flavorful, high quality and high value wines - and this Chardonnay is in keeping with is heritage!
Old World Home: Germany or Alsace, Alsace or Germany?
Best Reason to Try: There are no better dry Rieslings being made in the New World than those being made in Oregon.
Food Pairings: When done dry, there are few foods that don't match well with Riesling. The usual suspects include seafood and pasta, but here are some unconventional pairings you should definitely try: roast pork, hot and sour soup, spicy lasagna, long-smoked barbecued chicken, and Chinese chicken salad - with an acid-forward dry Riesling, these dishes will amaze you!
There's a small but dedicated band of Oregon dry Riesling producers that are out to change the market's perception of this woefully underrated grape. Are they succeeding? Here's what one of America's most respected food and wine writers, David Rosengarten, has to say: "... the dry Rieslings of Oregon are indeed better then ever, immensely better, indeed a category that must be reckoned with on a world stage."
Which wines should you try to see what all this fuss is about? These are the wines to buy:
Chehalem Riesling Reserves. If these wines won't convert you to the charms of dry Riesling, then I recommend you never try another one because you are immune to the wiles of this grape!
Brooks Riesling. Tremendously fruity, but with added depth and great sophistication - a wonderfully food friendly wine.
Belle Pente Riesling. Winemaker/Owner Brian O'Donnel has made a mission of Riesling, and almost any of his releases are worthy of your attention - and your cellaring.
Old World Home: Rhône
Best Reason to Try: The up and coming white grape of Southern Oregon's warmer climate.
Food Pairings: Boy, just about anywhere you'd care to drink a white wine is fine for Viognier. The floral components can - surprisingly - match well against the gaminess of lamb, though a more reliable match would be chicken or turkey (yet, I am eager to try this varietal with game birds, as well).
The warmer weather of Southern Oregon seems to be well suited for the delicate, yet expressive, Viognier grape. In particular, this varietal offers more weight then Pinot gris, a different kind of fruitiness than Chardonnay, and more plump sweetness than Riesling - making it a popular choice for a wide variety of people.
If you haven't tried any Viognier, do consider Cristom. This venerable Pinot producer has a very viable version of Viognier, offering lush fruitiness, spicy floral notes, and more depth then the average Viognier.
Semi-Sparkling Muscat
Old World Home: Oregon (Old World and New World home, that is)
Best Reason to Try: The spicy sweet delight of this low alcohol, superbly satisfying wine.
Food Pairings: Why bother? Drink it alone! OK, so you might do well to pair it with fruit deserts, white butter cream cake, or even piquant cheeses and nuts. Or then again, you could drink it alone!
This delightful, lightly sweet, delicately sparkling wine is a true treat. Originated by winemaker Joe Dobbes when we was employed by Hinman/Silvan Ridge Vineyards, this celebratory wine is now made by Silvan Ridge.
You will undoubtedly be delighted by the spicy bite of the Muscat grape, the light floral sweetness of the residual sugar, and the stimulating spark of the incredibly tiny bubbles!
Check Out These Northwest Wines
Viognier - the elusive white grape
Pinot gris - Oregon's signature white
Chardonnay - NW's Burgundian White
Sauvignon Blanc - Rich, Alsacian styled, surprising
Dry Rosé - Perfect Summer Quaffer
Muscat, Gewurztraminer, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier
Riesling - simple or delicately complex


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What! Two noteworthy workouts in as many days? What evil magic is this!?
So today I did another workout with my training partner.
This one started out with the usual padwork. Felt really solid with this one. I worked several combinations that were sort of based on a few previous combinations that I tried to cut up and strip down to make them more efficient (if that makes any sense).
They were, to the best of my memory:
jab-cross-lead hook-rear uppercut
jab-jab-cross-lead hook
jab-cross-lead uppercut-rear hook
jab-jab-cross-lead uppercut-overhand
What to me was more important that the fact that the combinations felt solid it was more that I felt solid. My straight punches didn't feel like I was reaching, my rotational punches felt like I was turning the perfect amount. All in all I feel like my boxing is actually coming along. I think one of the areas I have paid little attention to was my pure boxing, using it mostly for straight rangy punches or to set up kicks, or just to brawl instead of box. Now I'm working on changing that and (trying to) make myself a much more technically sound and versed fighter.
Beyond the padwork was takedowns and takedown defense. He's competing in Sanshou at the classic, and a funny thing about Sanshou: Its essentially MT with takedowns. So MT, but better (as applied to MMA). It began with me shooting on him. My takedowns have never been spectacular in any way. I shoot low and kind of grind through them and eventually throw my opponent enough off balanace he dumps over onto his side. However in Sanshou (Sanda) there can only be two points of contact at any time, so the shooter has to shoot without dropping to a knee (muey...hard).
I was able to make the change in my style but it felt awkward. Another problem with me is that I lack the explosiveness you need to shoot at the hips and succeed. So I need to definitely work on my powercleans, deadlift, and squats to properly emulate the takedown style of a Sanda fighter, and it would probably be a good idea to do that anyway!
After that I spent a couple minutes on my hip throws. I used to be much better at it than I am now. Mostly because my training partner knows how to defend them now, and is mad stronger than six months ago when it was easy. I worked a total of about 10(ish). And succeeded on a grand total of about 3(ish). I also worked a simple trip that entails me pretty much stepping behind his right foot with my left (or vice versa) and hooking my angle behind his, then dumping him over on that side. Doable, but definitely needs major refinement. I need to work on the explosive strength in my core, hips and legs to reduce the failure rate on most if not all of these techniques.
Diet is the same as yesterday. Today I've only eaten a protein shake as well as a chicken breast and some weirdo mini potato thingys that my training partner made. I need to eat more to maintain a high motabolism, but I also have to make sure what I eat is the right kind of foods, at the given time. So, to avoid any critical mistakes, I'll just eat when I'm hungry until I can figure something out for a better execution of the dietary side of things.
Edit: Excitement level for the Classic at over 9000! Have been looking over their recommended hotels, which ones they provide shuttle transportation from, times for events of interest (BJJ/Sanda/MT/MMA Demos, last year Couture and Maynard were there/etc). This is a really serious event with so friggin many opportunities to learn. Very excited at the prospect of going, which is pretty motivating for workouts.
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