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TEN Restaurant and Wine Bar
The first time I heard of TEN Restaurant and Wine Bar was via a post by fellow foodie Stella Yu. I remember looking at the pictures and thinking – I gotta check this place out. Fast forward a few months later and I was preparing for the Chef's Challenge in support of women's cancer at Mount Sinai Hospital and that's when I got to know Nic Prong, the executive chef at TEN who donated a tasting menu with wine pairings for me to auction off. He is one of the reasons why I made it onto the list of top 50 fundraisers and got to cook alongside celebrity Food Network Chefs and the rest, they say is history.
Since we lived/worked in totally opposite ends of the city, we had never had the chance to meet in person (though there were a few missed opportunities such as during Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert's Good vs. Evil) – so I was delighted when Nic invited me up to preview his new summer menu.
TEN is located in Port Credit, a short drive from downtown Toronto. The area is beautiful and I'm definitely going to return to sit out on the patio in the summer which is just steps away from the Credit River, on the North Shore of Lake Ontario. It would make for a great date night spot – especially for a romantic walk along the water post-dinner.
The décor is very modern with high ceilings of exposed beam. The rich reds and orbs of hanging lights definitely make this a trendy place to have dinner while enjoying live music on select weeknights. It is what I would call a resto-lounge sort of like Bloke & 4th in Toronto.
I especially love the idea that you can buy the kitchen a round as the back-end staff seldom receive recognition in the role they play in the overall dining experience. At $10 a round, it is a small price to pay to show your appreciation for the delicious food that makes its way into your belly. I also like the fact that Nic has taken such a hands-on approach by making his cell phone number and contact details readily available for customer feedback. I don't think I've seen this kind of 2-way communication very often in the restaurant industry. I can however, think of a few restaurants who have Twitter accounts not for the purpose of customer engagement.
True to its namesake, the wine list is quite extensive with plenty of options (even by the glass). The wines by flight is also a great way to sample different wines or pair with your meal; select any 3 that are available by the glass for the low price of $15. Seeing as summer is upon us, I definitely urge you to order a pitcher of sangria available in white, pink (rosé) or red for $45. We opted for the white sangria made of Grey Goose L'Orange, triple sec, white wine, white cranberry juice, 7-Up and fresh fruit. My dinner companion said it was one of the best he's had and I can't help but agree.
The list of appetizers is Nic's way of poking fun at food trends featuring tacos, poutine and lobster rolls. We nibbled on the Pulled Pork Slyder ($3.98 per piece) which featured a low country slaw and house cut hickory chips. The slider was served on buttery toast and the okra added an added bit of crunch to the slaw.
Next up was the Wedge salad ($8.98), featuring a whole quarter wedge of iceberg lettuce with gin-soaked double smoked bacon, popper tomatoes, Roaring Forties bleu and housemade onion + ranch dressing. The dressing was surprisingly light and I liked that the whole wedge of iceberg was left intact as it meant added crunch without overdressing the salad. I could wax poetic about the bacon and bleu, but I won't :p
I have a love-hate relationship with pasta – love eating it, but hate that most are so high in calories. I have seldom found a pasta that is worthy of the calories. Nic's Agnolotti Schweine Kopf ($15.98) with pork + tomato ragout, Parmesan crumb and Fuji however, was quite light and I loved the hint of sweet and tart from the apple.
The showstopper for me however, was the juicy, succulent St. William's Cheeseburger so named after an area in Nic's hometown of Norfolk, Ontario. This burger is composed of rump steak with secret fats (I suspect pork + duck fat?!) with the mushrooms du jour. They actually grow their own mushrooms and today's selection featured Button, Portobello and Shimeji. The red onion did a good job at cutting some of the richness of the burger and the bun held up against the juices. The Parmesan-dusted fries were also good (though you probably won't have room for it after you're done downing this bad boy).
The palate cleanser was a Caesar sorbet which tasted like Thousand Island ice cream?
Our final savory dish was the Pork Tenderloin ($22.98), a dish that represents the very essence of farm to table with mini squash, baby carrots, potatoes Boulangères and parsley salad. I had never had potatoes Boulangères before (in essence, a potato gratinée but sub the cream and cheese with delicious duck fat).
To end off the evening we finished with the Flourless Malbec Cake ($7.98) with wine-soaked cherries and vanilla ice cream. It was delicious; not too dense or heavy like most flourless chocolate cake, but just as decadent!
Many thanks to HIP Restaurants, TEN Restaurant and Wine Bar and of course, our happy-go-lucky chef Nic Prong for having me as their guest. I can't wait to go back!
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In 'Sing Me a Story,' 2 pros put songs center stage
A great song, delivered well, is a powerful, powerful thing.
Stage veterans Kay Stiefel and Jack Forbes Wilson lit up the Broadway Theatre Center's Studio Theatre Friday evening, delivering a high-energy parade of musical gems and bringing those songs to life with the kind of theatrical polish that take years to learn/earn. »Read Full Article
Clear Lake man writes a new chapter on book restoration
Clear Lake — To Ralph Weber, a bookworm is not someone who loves to read.
The rare book restoration expert works on tomes both lofty as Renaissance manuscripts and pedestrian as cookbooks caked with food that he painstakingly restores to good health. Some books are tattered from overuse, some are damaged by the elements and some have been snacked on by actual bookworms. »Read Full Article(4)
A new coffeehouse, Coffeeworks, opens in West Allis
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Clear Channel announced it has entered a five-year contract with Learfield Sports to carry Wisconsin Badgers sportscasts on its stations WOKY-AM (920), WRIT-FM (95.7) and WISN-AM (1130).
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Amy Schumer, Gabriel Iglesias coming to Riverside
Comedians Amy Schumer and Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias are making return trips to Milwaukee next year, with performances at the Riverside Theater.
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Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert headlining Country Thunder
Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Brantley Gilbert and Gary Allan are all rolling into Twin Lakes next summer for Country Thunder.
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Finalists named for public art project on W. Wisconsin Ave.
Colorful cellophane murals, 100 billowing Bronze Fonzes, a beer garden to support artists and something called FaceBOX are among the dozen finalists named Monday for a public art -- or placemaking -- initiative to take place on W. Wisconsin Ave. next summer and fall.
In May, ArtPlace America, a consortium of national and regional foundations and banks that works with the National Endowment for the Arts and other federal agencies, awarded a $350,000 grant for the "Creational Trails" proposal, which is being overseen by two local groups, Art Milwaukee and beintween. »Read Full Blog Post(9)
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'If I Stay' Squanders a Chance to Explore the Place Between Life and Death
R.J. Cutler's teen drama If I Stay has the pretentiousness you'd expect from a movie about people from Portland, Oregon. That's because it embodies the holier-than-thou Portland attitude frequently skewered on the hilarious show Portlandia. Since If I Stay shares this arrogant mindset, it's hard to watch it without laughing, especially when the lead character grapples with insignificant problems instead of serious ones.
Mia Hall (Chlöe Grace Moretz) is a talented cellist caught between worlds. She doesn't fit in with her peers, but she doesn't identify with her family either. Things change when she meets Adam (Jamie Blackley), a rocker who is instantly smitten with her. Mia falls for him and everything goes well, until his band's increased touring strains their relationship. Her entire life comes apart though, after a car accident kills her parents and places her in a coma. During an out-of-body experience, she must decide whether to wake up and live a painful life or to let go.
One thing that If I Stay absolutely nails, is what it's like to be young and in love. Like other people their age, Adam and Mia are completely unable to fathom that their destinies might lie in separate directions, which causes fights since Adam wants to stay on the West Coast and Mia wants to try something new. Adam acts like a typical immature 19-year-old when Mia auditions for Juilliard without his blessing and even though his wounded behavior is true to form, it's still annoying.
Another great aspect about If I Stay, is how the movie treats sex like a normal part of Adam and Mia's relationship. Thankfully the film's writer Shauna Cross doesn't turn their story into one of those tired will they/won't they scenarios. Appropriately, the real question in this picture is whether Mia should come back to a life without her loved ones. The answer obviously is a complicated one that requires time to contemplate.
Given those grounded facets, you're probably wondering how this picture could come across as pompous. Blame it on If I Stay's melodramatic story and trite dialogue. Mia's struggle over feeling like an outcast at home is such baloney because her parents (Mireille Enos and Joshua Leonard) are incredibly loving and supportive. Plus they share a huge network of friends with Mia, who are equally encouraging. Her anxiety about getting into Juilliard and issues with Adam also feel tiny in comparison to the more important drama of losing her family.
For a large portion of the movie, Mia narrates as she takes us through flashbacks of her life. Not only is the narration itself a lazy tactic, but it's filled with banal comments about love and how quickly life changes. Dialogue between the characters has stilted expressions too like, "Sometimes you make choices and sometimes choices make you." These are the moments that will keep you rolling your eyes.
The biggest issue plaguing If I Stay is that documentarian R.J. Cutler seems out of his depth as a director. There is inconsistency both from a visual perspective and tone throughout. Flashbacks have a glassy filter that comes and goes, while moments that should be emotionally intense lack urgency (like the car accident).
Since this film is an adaptation of a book by Gayle Foreman, it's tough to tell if any problems with the story or dialogue are rooted in her source material, particularly if you haven't read the novel like me. But one thing is for sure: this movie squanders a great opportunity to explore the place between life and death by concentrating on minute teen drama instead.
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Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw has more wins against UConn coach Geno Auriemma than any coach since the start of the 2000-01 season. McGraw is also tied for third all-time in wins against Auriemma.
Here is a look at the respective lists …
Since 2000-01…
Wins Coach
9 Muffet McGraw (Notre Dame)
5 C. Vivian Stringer (Rutgers)
4 Pat Summitt (Tennessee)
3 Sylvia Hatchell (North Carolina)
3 Tara VanDerveer (Stanford)
Wins Coach
11 Harry Perretta (Villanova)
10 Bob Foley (Providence)
9 Pat Summitt (Tennessee)
9 Muffet McGraw (Notre Dame)
8 C. Vivian Stringer (Rutgers/Iowa)
7 Joe Mullaney Jr. (St. John's)
6 Margo Plotzke (Boston College)
6 Tara VanDerveer (Stanford)


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After drafting Marcus Smart and James Young in the 2014 NBA draft, the Boston Celtics will have some key personnel decisions to make this offseason. Will the C's decide to move Rajon Rondo or attempt to pair him with superstar power forward Kevin Love in a trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves?
Howard Beck analyzes the Celtics' offseason plans in the video above.


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September 14, 2006
So many authors, so little time
Chick lit, pulp comics, historical fiction, gumshoe action and a dash of Los Angeles noir.
Add celebrities such as Jackie Collins and Tommy Chong and you begin -- just barely -- to get a taste of the eclectic stew that will be the fifth annual West Hollwood Book Fair, Sept. 17, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in West Hollywood Park. Up to 20,000 participants are expected to check out what's become perhaps the second largest local event of its kind, after the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: more than 200 authors in dozens of workshops, performances and panel discussions on subjects ranging from architecture, first novels, poetry, true crime and the vampire tome.
Plenty of Jewish authors will be in the mix, including former New Yorker Jerusalem correspondent Amy Wilentz, as well as Bernard Cooper (see story on Page 40), who'll talk about memoir writing at an event moderated by Jewish Journal religion editor Amy Klein.
Fair organizers even moved the event up from its usual October date in deference to the High Holidays.
Here's a sampling of other Jewish authors who may be of interest to Journal readers:
Author: Tod Goldberg
Panel: "The Short and Short of It: Writing the Short Story"
Time: 11-noon
Buzz: Goldman's quirky short story collection, "Simplify," with tales almost all told from the first person, spotlights young men who experience odd (and univited) apparitions -- from the Loch Ness Monster to Jesus to a bleeding picture of Elvis, according to the Los Angeles Times. Goldberg will show a more familial side of himself on the panel "Sibling Writerly" (1-1:45 p.m.), with his sisters, the nonfiction authors Karen Dinino and Linda Woods and his brother, Lee Goldberg, who's written novels based on his own TV shows, such as "Monk" and "Diagnosis Murder."
Author: Rosa Lowinger
Panel: "Cuba: Fact or Fiction?"
Time: 12:15-1 p.m.
Buzz: Lowinger's "Tropicana Nights," co-written with Ofelia Fox, describes a chic pre-Castro cabaret from the point of view of the owner's wife (Fox), who recounts its glory days as a hangout for socialites, gangsters, artists, models and celebrities such as Hollywood bombshell Carmen Miranda.
Author: Peggy Lipton
Panel: "Shining the Spotlight: Life Stories by and About Great Actors"
Time: 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Buzz: Lipton (yes, she's Jewish!) may have become the ultimate 1970s It Girl and fashion icon for her role as Julie on the hit series, "The Mod Squad"; but while her memoir, "Breathing Out," dishes about the expected experiences of psychedelia and sex (with Elvis, among others), it also describes her battles with depression and memories of child abuse in a striking yet volatile era.
Author: Allan Heinberg
Panel: "Pulp, Grind, Manifesto: Writing the Monthly Comics"
Time: 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Buzz: Heinberg wrote and co-created "Young Avengers" for Marvel Comics and "Wonder Woman" for DC comics and -- in a decidedly noncomic endeavor -- now writes and produces for the hit ABC medical drama, "Grey's Anatomy."
Author: Bettina Aptheker
Panel: "Left Is Right: Progressive Voices on the State of our State"
Time: 3-4 p.m.
Moderator: Erin Aubry Kaplan, Los Angeles Times columnist (and occasional Jewish Journal contributor)
Buzz: Aptheker's autobiography, "Intimate Politics: How I Grew Up Red, Fought for Free Speech, and Became a Feminist Rebel," will be out next year.
Author: Aimee Bender
Panel: "Faces and Places: Breathing Life into Characters and their Stories"
Time: 3:30- 4:30 p.m.
Buzz: Bender's "Willful Creatures," just out in paperback, is another surreal and transcendent short story collection. Sample: A jilted bride drives through the desert, the road spreading before her "like a long, dry, tongue" until she suddenly -- and excruciatingly -- craves a mango.
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WASHINGTON — Nearly two years after it was created, the House Benghazi Committee is plowing ahead — interviewing witnesses, reviewing documents and promising a final report "before summer" that is certain to have repercussions for Democrat Hillary Clinton's bid for the presidency. Continue reading
Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes says U.S. intelligence has confirmed that the missile that brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 originated in Ukrainian territory controlled by pro-Russian rebels, but that Russia is not yet absolved of complicity. He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss coordination with Europe on potential sanctions against Russia and U.S. hopes for a Mideast cease-fire. Continue reading
On Friday's program, deputy national security advisor Ben Rhodes called on Russia to influence pro-Russian demonstrators to leave the government buildings they're occupying in eastern Ukraine. To follow up on these comments, Hari Sreenivasan spoke with Timothy Frye, the director of the Harriman Institute at Columbia University, about the possibility of imposing more sanctions on Russia. Continue reading
Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser for strategic communications, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the Geneva deal, escalating unrest in Ukraine and the prospect of imposing additional sanctions on Russia. Continue reading


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Pacstar Quad Core 8800
- Quad-core CPU, graphics card, Zalman cooler, room to upgrade, tool-free case
- Doesn't have a RAID array, minor limitations on the mid-range motherboard
Bottom Line
Yet again, Pacstar has put together a nice gaming machine that has plenty of room for upgrades. This system will keep most gamers happy for some time and offers the possibility for even more power down the track.
Price$ 3,099.00 (AUD)
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The spacious and bulky Gigabyte 3DAurora 570 case used in the Pacstar Quad Core 8800 system hints at the tasty gaming power inside and Pacstar's decision to use this case bodes well for future upgrades.
The large, roomy interior is home to several nice pieces of hardware, including an Intel Core 2 Quad QX6700 2.66GHz CPU, 2GB of GEIL DDR2 800MHz RAM and a Palit GeForce 8800GTS 640MB graphics card. These are installed on a Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3P (rev 2.0) motherboard. Also notable within the case is the huge Zalman cooler on the CPU. Pacstar ships the machine with a 20in widescreen Samsung monitor, which has a native resolution of 1680x1050. Added to these powerful components is a media card reader that supports Secure Digital, Multimedia Card, Compact Flash, Microdrive, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro and Memory Stick Duo formats.
This quad-core-based machine will handle heavy processing tasks fairly well, but will excel at handling rendering or photo editing tasks and encoding tasks. It will also provide excellent performance during heavy multitasking. As more and more games are being coded to use two or more CPUs, the quad-core will eventually provide stellar performance in this area, too.
On the subject of gaming, the Palit 8800 GTS 640MB (see a similar card here GeForce 8800 GTS (GV-NX88S640H-RH)) is a very nice graphics card no matter what your level of gaming is. It offers some of the best performance possible on currently available DirectX 9-based games, and also offers DirectX 10 support for games that will be released later this year, such as the eagerly awaited Crysis.
In 3DMark 2006, using default settings (1280x1024 resolution with no anti-aliasing or anisotropic filtering), the Pacstar Quad Core 8800 scored 9149, which is a very good result, but one we've come to expect from a machine with an 8800 GTS-based graphics card. Running the same test, but with the native resolution of the monitor (1680x1050) and 8x anti-aliasing (AA) with 16x anisotropic filtering (AF), it scored 5694, which is still a very impressive score for current games. Using the FEAR in-game benchmark at a resolution of 1280x960 and with 4xAA and 16xAF enabled, this machine scored an average of 82fps, which ensures super-smooth game play.
Two sideways facing hard drives, one a 36GB 10,000rpm Western Digital (WD) Raptor that has been used to hold the Windows XP Home operating system, and another 400GB Samsung (7200rpm) hard drive for data storage, occupy two of the four available 3.5in internal drive bays. Situated in the first two hard drive bays at the bottom of the drive cage is a plastic box that can hold extra cables, adapters and brackets, a handy feature of the 3DAurora 570 case. This can be removed if more hard drives need to be installed.
We ran some copy tests to see how quickly the drives can transfer data. Using 4.12GB of raw data, of varying sizes, we did a copy test for each hard drive from one place on the hard drive to another. The WD Raptor took 3min 24sec to complete this task, which is a transfer rate of 20.2MB/s. The Samsung 400GB drive was a little slower at 18.5MB/s. These scores are ok, but nothing flash. A RAID configuration with larger WD raptors would have been nice.
The drives are mounted using screw-free (clip-on) brackets and simply slide in and out. It's easy to access the drives, but the sliding action is quite stiff and cumbersome. Tools aren't needed to install expansion cards or optical drives either.
The Zalman CPU cooler consists of a 120mm fan that's semi-enclosed by a ring of aluminium and copper fins, which conduct heat directly from the CPU. It's considerably quieter than the stock Intel cooler for quad-core CPUs. Another 120mm fan on the front of the case sucks air from the front and blows it over the hard drives. Hot air is extracted via two 120mm fans on the rear of the case and another in the SeaSonic 550watt power supply. Overall we found this system to be reasonably quiet considering its grunt.
The Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3P (rev 2.0) motherboard is not Gigabyte's flagship model, but can handle up to 8GB of DDR2 800MHz RAM across four DIMM slots and supports two ATI graphics cards using CrossFire technology. Unused in the case are two PCIe x1 slots, one PCIe x16 slot and two PCI slots. Only two of the SATA ports are in use as the LG DVD re-writer is an IDE drive, leaving six free SATA ports for additional devices.
Although the case is large, it's not too heavy. The media card reader can be accessed via the front panel, as can the optical drive, three USB ports and a FireWire port. Audio ports are also available on the front panel. On the rear panel, digital (optical and coaxial) and multi-channel analogue ports for surround sound audio are available. A further four USB ports can also be found, as can another FireWire port, as well as serial and parallel ports. PS/2 ports are available, though the supplied mouse and keyboard are USB.
Although the case interior is so spacious, and the cables are less likely to impede air-flow, Pacstar has done a quick and simple job of tying them together so they don't get in the way.
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Duration: 112 min
Cast: Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel
IMDB Rating : 3/10
The movie is about the transitional phase of life from school life to college life where innocence of childhood is being left behind and responsibilities, maturity and expectations overlap it. Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) and Gabriella Montez (Venessa Hudgens) with other school mates are soon going to enter college life and they realize that after high school they will be separated. To make the moment live and to rewind all the days they spent altogether they decide to go for a musical stage. Movie is sweet enough to fall in love with and watch it again and again.


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Kwarezimal: A simple cookie recipe for Lent!
Surprisingly they could indeed eat these delicious cookies :) … even if they were fasting!
Still popular to this day as a dessert or tea time snack, this Kwarezimal recipe is perhaps one of the "healthiest" recipes for cookies you'll find.
Try this simple cookie recipe today, even if it's not Lent. We won't tell … promise! ;)
400 grms (or 14.10 oz) almonds ground
300 grms (or 10.58 oz) self raising flour
100 grms (or 3.52 oz) wholemeal flour
250 grms (or 8.81 oz) sugar
150 grms (or 5.29 oz) candied peel
50 grms (or 1.76 oz) margarine
1 tablespoon cocoa
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon mixed spices
1 lemon rind, grated
1 orange rind, grated
2 tablespoons orange-flower water
Some water (to make dough)
1 teaspoon honey (for decorating)
30 grms (or 1.05 oz) roasted nuts, chopped (for decorating)
Heat and melt the margarine in a saucepan. Sift the self raising flour and the wholemeal flour in a bowl. Add the bran from the wholemeal flour back to the flours' mixture. Mix the self raising flour together with the wholemeal flour. Add the margarine and orange-flower water to the mixture and stir well.
Next, add all the remaining ingredients to the flour mixture. Add some water to knead into a stiff dough. Now form the dough into shapes (approximately 14 cms long, 7 cms wide and 2 cms thick).
Bake in a moderate oven for some 20 minutes (when ready, the kwarezimal should be slightly golden brown.) Brush some honey on the top of each cookie while still hot and sprinkle with nuts. Serve cold.
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Aleksandar Kolarov admits that he had to gently persuade Mario Balotelli to step aside for the free kick that began the rout of Sunderland
Kolarov's powers of persuasion proved vital as the Blues powered their way to victory on the back of his early strike.
The left back deservedly claimed the man of the match award for his goalscoring performance in the 3-0 win, and he revealed what was said in the conversation between himself and Mario before he scored the fourth minute opener.
"I knew where I wanted to put it… I told Mario that if he shoots then it would be more difficult for him to score because of the position, so I said 'maybe if I can take it, I will score' and I scored – it was a normal conversation," said Kolarov.
It was important for us to win this game, we knew that Sunderland are a very good team but we deserved to win
"We can score more goals but it was most important to win this game."
Joleon Lescott was recalled to the line-up for Sunderland's visit and claimed that he felt that the coming international break was a hindrance with City building up momentum.
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I like this stuff. This take on altbier pours a light chestnut under a cream foam and frothy rim. Very nutty aroma. In the mouth, steely green hops hover well above a mouthful of sweet nut and caramel apple butter malt. Meaty even. Black tea dry finish. Seeing as it is a summer seasonal, I have to hope there'll be a few casks left for this year's version of Oktoberfest. I am volunteering with their version of Beer School and have to tell you that there is a super surprise connected to it. Pretty much a super duper surprise. A national first. A continental sensation. Intercontinental even. I am all a giggle at the thought. Has not been announced yet. Soon. Not yet. It will be cool. You should show. You really should.
Have you read The Unbearable Nonsense of Craft Beer - A Rant in Nine Acts by Alan and Max yet? It's out on Kindle as well as Lulu.
Maureen Ogle said this about the book: "... immensely readable, sometimes slightly surreal rumination on beer in general and craft beer in particular. Funny, witty, but most important: Smart. The beer geeks will likely get all cranky about it, but Alan and Max are the masters of cranky..."
Ron Pattinson said: "I'm in a rather odd situation. Because I appear in the book. A fictional version of me. It's a weird feeling."
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We will start out our wonderful two day vacation and head north with a stop for lunch on your own at the Presque Isle Casino along with some casino fun if you wish. Later this afternoon, we will continue north and arrive at the Jamestown, New York area to check in at our hotel and get ready for our evening out. Your dinner is included at a wonderful nearby establishment with a delicious dining experience. We will then arrive at the historic Chautauqua Institute to get seated for a performance you will long remember...enjoy "An Evening with Jackie Evancho" live on stage accommpanied by the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra! Since appearing on America's Got Talent in 2010 at the age of 10, Pittsburgh native, Jackie Evancho, has released five albums and astonished audiences with her perfect and beautiful soprano voice along with her appealing poise and charm at such a young age. This little gal will amaze you with this performance as she makes her Chautauqua debut! PLEASE NOTE: This is performed at the Chautauqua Institute Amphitheater which is an outdoor, open air and cove amphitheater. Although it should be quite comfortable outside at this time of year, feel free to bring any jacket as personally needed, and any blanket or stadium cushion to sit on for your comfort during the show. We also suggest that you wear comfortable (flat) walking shoes for easy maneuvering through the Institute grounds to and from the amphitheater. The Chautauqua Insitution is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a community of great natural beauty and architectural significance. (D)
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Continental breakfast is included. We will then arrive at a real commercial kitchen where "Chef Rober" leads us all ina morning bread-making experience which is fun for all. one the way, our guide will provide an interesting background about Chef Robert and his establishment. After all our bread is ready for the oven it will be baked while we continue our local touring in the area and everyone will have a delicious loaf of homemade bread to take home. By lunch time, we arrive at the Summer Wind Boat to enjoy a two hour lunch cruise on scenic Chautauqua Lake amidst a beautiful summer backdrop. After our delightful lunch cruise, we will say goodbye to Chautauqua Lake and head for hom with fond memories (CB, L)
Cost includes: Deluxe motorcoach transportation, hotel accommodations for one night, 1 continental breakfast, 1 lunch, 1 dinner, Presque Isle Casino, Jackie Evancho ticket, breadmaking with Chef Robert, local Jamestown touring, lunch cruise on Chautauqua Lake, luggage handling, taxes and gratuities.
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Butler Motor Tours offers a refund protection plan on all overnight tours with varying restrictions due to the nature of the tour. We highly encourage you to take advantage of it, although it is certainly your own individual decision. This plan is available at an additional cost and will protect your monies due to sickness or death, but it does not cover you if you simply "change your mind". An official written letter from the doctor is required for proof of illness or a statement as to the death in your family. This plan expires 30 days after cancellation, if the documentation is not received within 30 days of cancellation, the refund is forfeited. There is only a small window period of time in which you are allowed to purchase the plan so be sure to ask upon booking.
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The Taliban says the blast was to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden
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Military operations in Libya will continue until Moammar Gadhafi stops his attacks
Mississippi Pastor Urges Congregation to Trust God
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A south central Missouri county government is being asked to stop its practice of placing a Christian nativity scene on the lawn of the county courthouse. Oregon County Presiding Commissioner Patrick Ledgerwood was sent a letter yesterday by the American Humanist Association's Appignani Humanist Legal Center. Representing a local county resident, the letter demands that the county "remove its display immediately and refrain from putting up a similar display in the future." "For about four or five years, the county has featured an exclusively Christian nativity scene in front of its courthouse during the holiday season. This Christian display would be appropriate at a church or home, but is a clear violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, as it is displayed on government property." "Displays on government property that promote a singular religious viewpoint are clearly unconstitutional," said Appignani Humanist Legal Center Legal Director David Niose. "We hope that county administrators take appropriate steps to stop this constitutional violation." The letter asks for a reply by Jan. 17, 2014.
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An Update from the President
May 1, 2012
Today is Law Day — established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958 and recognized annually to honor the role of law in the creation of the United States of America. How appropriate, then, that we at Baylor University bade farewell this very Law Day morning to former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
This historic figure in American law spent three days on our campus meeting faculty, staff, students and members of our community. Most notably remembered as the first woman appointed to the nation's highest Court, Justice O'Connor has enjoyed a long and distinguished legal career. Since retiring from the Court, the Justice has turned her attention to an issue of national significance — the promotion of civics education for young people. Through her iCivics project, Baylor University is partnering with local public school districts to assist Justice O'Connor in her call for a return to a strong foundation of civics education in American classrooms.
Yesterday, there was scarcely an empty seat in Waco Hall here on campus as Justice O'Connor shared with us personal anecdotes about growing up in Arizona, seeking work as a female attorney in 1950's America, and her 25 years on the United States Supreme Court. I invite you to view the
"On Topic" conversation with Justice O'Connor
in its entirety.
At this same website
you will also find of interest a video produced by the Waco Independent School District which describes Justice O'Connor's iCivics initiative and its implementation in our local schools.
Baylor University has thus honored Law Day in a very special way. And we have been deeply honored by Justice O'Connor's visit. Baylor University has a long tradition of cultivating the respect for law so vital to our democratic way of life. Baylor's storied law school, with its tradition of producing outstanding practitioners with a heart for public service, is but one example of our commitment to enriching the rule of law. Each day, Baylor faculty, staff, students and alumni provide additional examples of individuals actively engaged in the pursuit of equality and justice for the purpose of human flourishing worldwide.
As we look ahead on this special day, in just two weeks, Baylor's Class of 2012 will walk across the stage of the Ferrell Center and become our newest alumni. Many of these graduating seniors initiated their freshman year with a Line Camp trip to Independence, Texas — beginning their own Baylor experience on the hallowed hills of Washington County where Baylor's history began. Participating in a new tradition launched just last year, many of our graduating students returned to Independence this past Sunday afternoon. On those historic hills of Baylor's ancestral home, our seniors reflected on how they have been impacted by their time at Baylor and how their alma mater will influence and inform the personal histories they will author, by God's grace, as they leave our campus as proud Baylor graduates.
From coast to coast, as Baylor's athletics programs continue their winning ways, people are excitedly talking about the historic
Year of the Bear
. Our men's basketball team reached the Elite 8 for the second time in three years, while our magnificent Lady Bears captured their second national championship — finishing the season at a nationally unprecedented 40-0. Before the confetti dropped in Denver, our beloved Coach Kim Mulkey had been named Coach of the Year, while Brittney Griner took home Player of the Year honors. One week later, we added another national championship to the trophy case as our equestrian team, under Coach Ellen White, defeated Texas A&M to win the Hunter Seat title at the National Collegiate Equestrian Association Championship. And the Baylor baseball team — currently ranked No. 3 — is 18-0 in Big 12 play and has clinched at least a share of the conference championship. With six conference games remaining (against Oklahoma and Texas), Coach Steve Smith's Baylor Bears need to capture only one more victory to win outright the Big 12 regular season title.
Baylor University has indeed been blessed in many ways throughout this academic year now drawing to a close. But to whom much is given, much is required. We are called upon to continue to build on Baylor's myriad successes on the playing field, in the classroom, in the research laboratory and in our service to communities near and far.
Later this month, we will launch the University's new strategic vision. The vision will establish a course to propel Baylor forward for years to come. As the vision translates into specific goals, opportunities will abound for all of Baylor Nation to be actively involved in promoting our University's progress. In so many ways, Baylor's success will depend on energetic engagement by alumni, parents and friends. We eagerly look forward to promoting that enthusiastic partnership in building Baylor together.
May the goodness of the Lord continue to shine on you and on Baylor University.
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LR was an average looking young man. There was nothing menacing in his eyes or the set of his jaw or the way he held his hands. But one day, quite without prompting, he confessed to a horrendous crime. He described it with cold panache, without the slightest twinge of regret in his voice.
LR: "Okay, I'll tell you what happened. In 1978, I shot a man in the back of the head in a shop in Cambridge. I put one cartridge into him. My brother David put about eight into him. I shot a man in the leg called Conrad Carlton."
Doctor: "When was this?"
LR: "About 1978. I frogmarched him from St. Neots right into the Midlands with a shotgun pointed at him. It was an empty shotgun."
Doctor: "Was this on foot?"
LR: "Yeah. Right into the Midlands, about 80-odd miles...I was on the television."
Doctor: "How did you end up on television?"
LR: "Because I had a shotgun pointed at him, you know. I was sort of notorious you know. We had a bit of fame — well the wrong sort of fame — but, you know, we got into a sort of contest and he could have lost his life. If I had aimed a few inches higher I could have killed him."*
LR went on like this for a long time, utterly untroubled by his own inconsistencies and leaps in logic. The brutal saga culminated with bad men shotgunning LR's father in the head and then finishing him off with claw hammers and axes. Then one of the bad men shotgunned a hole in LR's head. But before they could finish LR with their hammers and axes, an ambulance whisked him off to the hospital, where doctors worked heroically to save his life.
As you have probably guessed by now, there's something fishy in LR's tale. LR is not a killer. LR is mentally ill. LR invented an elaborate fictional world for himself and lived stubbornly inside of it.
LR's story is an example of pathological confabulation: the creation of wild and largely implausible fictions that a person nonetheless believes with rock-jawed certainty. A paranoid schizophrenic makes herself the struggling protagonist in a conspiracy between evil aliens and corrupt politicians. Amnesiacs with Korsakov's syndrome are constantly forgetting who they are, and constantly spinning and re-spinning new identities for themselves. Patients with Cotard's Delusion maintain a host of interesting explanations for why they appear to be alive when they are in fact stone dead. Confabulators who have lost an arm or leg may adamantly deny it. When asked to move the missing limb, the amputee will invent a reason for why she won't, an explanation that involves arthritis or a rebellion against her doctor's badgering. (Then there is The Black Knight from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. After King Arthur cleaves away both of the knight's arms, the confabulating knight insists, "it's just a flesh wound." Arthur points out, "You've got no arms left!" As arterial blood fountains from his stumps, the knight responds, "Yes, I have!")
These examples of confabulation in damaged or diseased brains are not only fascinating in themselves, they are fascinating for the way they illuminate the function of healthy minds. Psychologists are finding that ordinary, mentally healthy people are strikingly prone to confabulate in everyday situations.
For example, psychologists asked a group of shoppers to choose between seven pairs of identically priced socks. After inspecting the socks and making their choices, the shoppers were asked to give reasons for their choice. Typically, shoppers explained their choices on the basis of subtle differences in color, texture, and quality of stitching. In fact, all seven pairs of socks were identical. There actually was a pattern in the shoppers' preferences, but no one was able to detect it: shoppers tended to choose socks on the right side of the array. Instead of answering that they had no idea why they chose the socks they did, the shoppers told a story that made their decisions appear to be rational. But they weren't. The stories were confabulations — lies, honestly told.*
In a more recent study, psychologists asked subjects to choose between two faces (A, B). Then, by sleight of hand, the psychologists switched the two faces so that the subjects didn't notice (C). The psychologists then asked why the subject chose the face they did (D). The subjects, who did not detect the switch, then made up a reason for why they chose the face that they did not in fact choose. For example, one subject claimed that she liked the face she didn't choose because the woman looked like her aunt.
These may seem like tame examples. Does it really matter if the stories we tell ourselves all day long — about why a spouse closed the laptop as we entered the room or why a colleague has a guilty look on her face — have a basis in fact? Who cares whether we make up stories about socks? But there is a dark side to our tendency to impose stories where they do not exist, and nothing reveals it like a good conspiracy theory. Stay tuned: That will be the subject of my next post.
*The dialogue with L. R. and the example of sock-choice and confabulation are both discussed in Hirstein, William (ed.) Confabulation: Views From Neuroscience. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.
Jonathan Gottschall is the author of The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human.
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Suzy Menkes Thinks the Pope Is Making Italian Fashion Less Sexy
<em>He </em>is the reason Italian designers are now humble (or so she thinks).
In her latest piece for the International New York Times, Suzy Menkes ponders Italy's abrupt switch of identity in the fashion scene — from one brimming with "sex-pot, breast-heaving, leg-exposing outfits" under the reign of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, to one where "clerical collars," "mannish" shoes, and "chaste" skirts walk down the runway. The overarching reason for this change, according to the pompadoured critic, boils down to one point: the new pope's influence! "Has the humility and abstention demonstrated by Francis since he became pope in March influenced the fashion message coming out of Italy?" Menkes asks.
While Pope Benedict might have tested modesty with his flashy taste for red loafers (that may have been designed by Prada), Pope Francis does just the opposite. Even sartorially, he appears to emanate purity dressed in his plain white robes. And, besides that, a few key Italian fashion players agree with Menkes's hypothesis. "It's a whole new spirit in Rome and this is evident when we have a new pope going back to real Christianity, which lately was far from the church," Silvia Venturini Fendi, a designer and president of the Italian fashion organization AltaRomAltaModa, shared. She added, "Maybe there is a moment when we want to focus on other things in life and give fashion a different meaning to clothing. Women are thinking and dressing more ethically. This pope is what we all needed."
While it's surprising that a humble pope would serve as the country's latest fashion inspiration, there's a bigger question on our minds. If modest, chaste clothing becomes the new norm in Italy, WWCD: What will Cavalli Do?!


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Preparing for college should maybe involve a StairMaster, as students, parents and volunteers were getting a workout today while some 5,000 students, mostly freshmen, moved into dormitories at Ohio State University.
Want to take the elevator? Forget about it, unless you've got half an hour or more to wait.
At the 23-story Morrill Tower just east of the Olentangy River, Kori Watson was feeling the burn in her legs yesterday morning after walking from the ground level to the 16th floor five times. Watson was a "rover," a volunteer who was helping other students get their belongings from their cars to their rooms.
"I'm a little sore because yesterday I was working out," said Watson, 18, a graduate of Walnut Ridge High School in Columbus who is a freshman at Ohio State this year.
The elevators were stuffed with carts, two to a trip. The carts, full and empty, lined the hallways at Morrill, giving freshman rover Latonya Smoot, 18, something to sit on as she waited for the elevator to arrive. Smoot, from Akron, had been to the 22nd floor and back to the lobby three times.
"They're tired," she said of her legs. "But they're getting a workout in. Walking all the way up there is no joke."
About half of the 10,000-some on-campus residents moved in today. Students first had to pick up their room keys at the Schottenstein Center. Then they drove to parking lots near their dorms — by Ohio Stadium in the case of the Morrill students.
Volunteers handed out free water, cookies and bags of chips. And the cars were lined up in groups of 10, where they waited until they were instructed to pull up in front of the dorm and begin unloading.
"All drivers to your vehicles please, we're ready to pull out," one volunteer shouted through a megaphone outside Morrill. "Start your engines."
"Generally, it is an efficient process," said university spokeswoman Ruth Gerstner. She said it takes 12 to 15 minutes to unload a group of 10 cars and move in another group.
At 7:30 a.m. today, freshman Sean Felder was leaving Brook Park, a Cleveland suburb, with his parents, Marty and Carol Felder. By 11:50 a.m., he was completely moved in.
Things went "about as smooth as it can go," said Sean Felder, 18. "A lot of it's clothes. I must have packed six bags of clothes."
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SECAUCUS, N.J.--At next month's High Point Market, F.J. Kashanian will be showing in an expanded showroom at the Suites at Market Square. Located in #2037, the company's space will now expand to 1,000 square feet, up from the previous 600.
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Dr. Leap is a member of Blue Ridge Emergency Physicians, an emergency physician at Oconee Memorial Hospital in Seneca, SC, a member of the board of directors for the South Carolina College of Emergency Physicians, and an op-ed columnist for the Greenville News. He is also the author of three books, Working Knights, Cats Don't Hike, and The Practice Test, and of his own blog.
I well remember my first few years of practice. I was a new graduate, fresh from the world where specialists, especially older specialists, were people I held in Olympian regard. Fortunately, I came from a very pleasant residency, as residencies go. I was treated well and met plenty of wise, courteous older physicians. And only a few who needed electroshock therapy.
But early into practice in my small, rural hospital, I learned that transfers were terrible things. One of the neurosurgeons in a nearby town would routinely return our pages via collect call. It was funny, in addition to being passive aggressive and pathetic.
My partners and I encountered unscientific madness, such as this little gem, also with a recalcitrant neurosurgeon: "Great. You've given him succinylcholine! How am I supposed to examine him?"
"Well, wait about five minutes, or the entire hour it takes him to get to you ...."
I once encountered a threat for daring to talk back to a specialist, who alluded to being on the state medical board and told me I had better be careful. One specialist told me that I was simply dumping, like doctors at our hospital always did on Friday. And one nearly drove me to distraction with additional tests and forms before accepting the psychiatric patient. When I told her it was ridiculous, she said, "Oh, Dr. Leap, life can be ridiculous." Argh.
Trauma teams weren't as well formulated, so we would call the neurosurgeon for a head injury, and he would berate us for calling him instead of the trauma team. Then we called the trauma resident, and we were told the neurosurgeon needed to accept the patient. It went round and round.
Eventually, I learned how to conduct myself, what to expect from each physician, and how to stand up to doctors with personality disorders. My skin became tougher, my mind (and tongue) a little sharper. I realized that I had to stand up for the right thing for my patients. If not me, then who?
And I began to see that frustration in other specialties was as legitimate as my own. Everybody gets tired of doing and seeing the same difficult situations and dysfunctional people. No wonder the docs I called were angry!
But over time, two wonderful things happened. First, I began to encounter more female physicians when I called to arrange transfers. I'm not pandering or trying to butter anyone up and there are exceptions, but as a rule our female colleagues are nicer than we are. Whether it was surgery or pediatrics, neurology or psychiatry, I found that the female consultants I called to arrange transfers were gracious, polite, willing to listen, and understanding of anything I had or had not done. None of the old school gamesmanship: "Did you do the rectal exam? Did you get the liver function tests? Did you even examine the patient?" Nope.
It was more like this: "That's fine. We'll just have to do it here again anyway. I'll take care of it when he arrives."
I trained with a number of women, but they were friends. We were on the same team, even across most specialties. We expected one another to be nice. But to call a referral hospital and have courtesy? To have a sweet voice and a gentle disposition talk to me about the patient and willingly accept the transfer? To hear the physician at Large General Hospital say, "How's your evening going, Dr. Leap?" Well, be assured that I was simultaneously bumfuzzled and flabbergasted.
Gradually, of course, I learned that it was the new normal. Maybe it was changes in residency work hours. Maybe it was a new emphasis on wellness. Some of it is the use of nurse practitioners and PAs on call, who are generally easier to deal with than their very busy, very harried employers. And probably, as I postulated, women are just nicer than we are. After all, I've never had a hallway shouting match with one of my XX coworkers. But I've gone all redneck on my brothers-in-arms at one time or another. (When the highway patrolman came to check on us, I realized I had perhaps raised my voice too much. But that's a story for another day.)
Whatever the source of this new feminine grace, I am all for it. I'm too old to argue with anyone if I can help it. And I don't enjoy arguments, endless subterfuge, or avoidant behavior. Thanks, ladies! You've made medicine a nicer place.
Now here's the second thing that made life so much better. The referral center transfer line. Those of you my age and older can recall the labyrinthine exercise of calling answering services and out-of-town emergency departments, hospital switchboards, and office answering machines. You can remember that you'd call for a cardiac surgeon, tell the whole story, and discover that you actually had reached the cardiologist. You'd call the child's pediatrician only to learn that he no longer was admitting anyone, and you had to talk to the hospitalist. On and on it went. I've known transfers of complex patients, like transplant recipients, to take literally hours to activate.
The transfer line was sent directly from heaven as far as I can tell. As you know, it connects a smaller center with less specialty capacity to a larger center with all of the bells, whistles, special centers, and specialists in everything from trauma to left eyelid surgery, from psychiatry to those who focus on the final five centimeters of the small intestine.
When referral centers like this step up, they make institutional changes. They seem to raise the bar, so that everyone knows that courtesy is the key to reputation and (hopefully) income. I notice younger accepting physicians, fresh from training, also seem to have trained in a different way, in a manner that gives them a sense of grace and understanding.
And when all else fails, the interaction is recorded and a third party (often a nurse in charge of transfers) is listening on the line. There's little of the old school harassment. And there's no "why are calling me about this *!&%*$ at 3 in the $*!%*& morning?" If there is, it's recorded for all to hear later, and it seldom reemerges.
What we do is already very difficult. Every practice location has its issues and troubles. I feel for the accepting doctor in the large center, who is just a doc who can't say no. I try to cushion the blow, and I try to keep what I can in-house. But I also feel for others, like me, who work in centers with limited capacity, where transfers for higher levels of care are just a part of life.
So let me say a special thank you to all of the young and older women who bring their elegance and kindness to patients and colleagues. Let me say another to the originators of the transfer line and those physicians who endure our endless calls while being monitored and recorded. Both have made my life a lot easier, and I'm grateful.
Besides, I just couldn't bring myself to accept another collect call!
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Fleabag Monkeyface is First CITV Commission in 5 Years
December 3, 2010
UK children's network CITV will be the broadcast home for new animated series Fleabag Monkeyface. This is the first new animation to be commissioned from CITV since 2005.
Says Emma Tennant, Controller of ITV Digital Channels: "CITV are thrilled to be partnering with Sparky Animation Pte Ltd, Impossible Kids and Walker Productions to bring the successful book franchise, Fleabag Monkeyface to our viewers. The characters of Fleabag and his friends Gene and Gerald are a perfect fit for the CITV Channel. They're bright, imaginative, funny and, at times, just a little bit gross; a perfect compliment to our other shows. We're sure that they will be a great hit with our viewers."
Based on the popular Fleabag Monkeyface book series by Knife and Packer and published by Walker Books, the 52 x 11' episodes have been developed and produced for TV through a partnership between Sparky Animation, Impossible Kids and Walker Productions, the production arm of children's publishers Walker Books. Aimed at 6-10 year olds, the series will launch on CITV, ITV1 and GMTV1 in September next year.
This fast paced, fearsomely funny show follows the gross-out adventures of our eponymous hero and his two creators, Gene and Gerald, best friends and fans of all things grossly silly. Together they present a weekly TV show called Gross Out TV, a show they were given when its original presenter, Dr Dirk Spamflex, became evil and tried to take over the world with a monster created entirely from earwax called …. Earmageddon!
Karl Woolley Executive Producer of the series says, "Fleabag Monkeyface brings together a number of great partners in a true spirit of co-production; cutting-edge animation in Sparky (Singapore), brilliant authors in Knife and Packer, a dynamic and forward thinking publishing/production house in Walker Books, highly skilled and experienced children's specialists at Impossible Kids, and a hugely supportive broadcaster in ITV. Together these partners will realise a truly ground-breaking series that is set to establish itself in the UK and beyond as a children's television classic."
KC Wong, CEO of Sparky Animation, adds: "We are very excited to be part of this major collaboration which chronicles the tales and adventures of Fleabag Monkeyface and his journey into a world where 'gross is good, rotten rocks and smelly sells'. We believe that it offers something uniquely funny to viewers. The combination of our creative talents and advanced technology will ensure that Fleabag Monkeyface will appeal to its target audience."
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About Impossible Kids
Impossible Kids is the children's television division of Impossible Pictures formed from Impossible Pictures' acquisition of Firestep Animation in 2008, founded by multi-award-winning director/producers Steve Maher and Jonathan Doyle. Jonathan and Steve have a vast number of years of experience between them in the children's television and animation sector in the UK. Both are former producers of Cosgrove Hall and have worked on many of its iconic shows such as Danger Mouse and Count Duckula. Since it's founding, Impossible Kids has been working on developing a broad slate of children's animated and live action propositions. Its first production from that slate is Buzz & Tell, a live action animation mix, quiz show for pre-schoolers which currently airs on CBeebies.
About Walker
Walker is the world's leading independent publisher of children's books. Working with the best authors and illustrators, Walker Books is renowned for its truly original publishing and outstanding quality. Home of books for all ages, from babies to teenagers, Walker publishes the books that children grow up with and always remember. Walker's licensing division manages licensing activity across several Walker brands including Maisy and all other Lucy Cousins properties; Guess How Much I Love You and new property Tilly and Friends. Walker Productions was launched in 2007 to develop Walker content for other media platforms. Walker is part of a vibrant international group that includes Candlewick Press in America, and Walker Australia. Walker is home to many award-winning authors and illustrators including Anthony Horowitz, Helen Oxenbury, Michael Morpurgo, John Burningham, Allan Ahlberg, Lucy Cousins and Michael Rosen. Further information can be found at www.walker.co.uk
About Sparky Animation Pte Ltd
Sparky Animation is a full-fledged animation production and content development company. Our core business is producing 3D animation for home videos, TV series, digital games, mobiles, Internet contents and movies for worldwide markets. We have been producing truly high quality shows that are augmented by our proprietary technology and pipeline management systems for animation production. Many shows have been produced and are already being or soon to be aired on some of the world's best broadcasters. The shows include TV series like Mr Moon, Dinosaur Train, Freej, Zigby, 3-2-1 Penguins and Direct-to-DVD features like Veggie Tales (Huckleberry Larry & Tomato Sawyer's Big River Rescue. Currently, Sparky is producing another animated TV series called JACK. Further information can be found at www.sparkyanim.com
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