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No wine spectators here:
Alumni find their American dream among the clusters
By Joni Moths Mueller
It's late January when this story is written so feel free to envision Pat Dineen, Evan Roberts and Jim McDonough sitting with their feet up, relaxed, maybe doing nothing more than thinking about last fall's harvest and the grapes they babied into American wines.
It's a brief break in a crop cycle that bottles countless hours of planting, coaxing and, finally, collecting fruit at its flavor climax. Of course, that hardship is generously offset by the mixing, tasting and doctoring that go into creating the award-winning cabernets, pinot noirs, syrahs and chardonnays that are the pride and prejudice of Dineen, Crowley and Wren Hop vineyards.
If you're starting to feel a little jealousy because your American dream didn't lead you to viniculture, know this: These guys didn't take a straight path to nirvana. In fact, McDonough reached paradise only after nasty encounters with ants, wasps and poison oak.
Pat Dineen, Bus Ad '62, and his wife, Lanie, owners of Dineen Vineyards, found their way to the Yakima Valley of Eastern Washington after Pat's 40-year career in banking, 40 years spent indulging a predilection for fine wines. They sipped and tasted, bought and collected from wineries worldwide and somewhere in the back of his mind, Pat nursed an idea.
Earlier in life, as in when Pat was a Marquette student, he couldn't have been happier to go to school and leave behind his family's 80-acre farm and the 365-day calendar of growing feed and tending a herd.
"My father passed away when I was in sixth or seventh grade so we all worked on the farm growing up. I was not very fond of it," he says.
Pat didn't anticipate a return engagement. But when he and Lanie began retirement planning, ancestry must've beckoned because they started looking for a place to take their love for wine to ground level. They wanted to grow it.
"It seems like agriculture stays in your blood," Pat admits with a chuckle.
They chose land in a region known as the Washington desert, east of the Cascade Mountains on the same latitude as Bordeaux, France. As Pat describes it, the land provides two critical ingredients: loads of sun and fairly poor soil that by some magic of nature encourages grapes to bubble.
Benefiting from a banker's caution, the Dineens' initial stake was small, just 12 acres bought in 2001, land once covered with apple trees with a high bench and south-facing aspect and, at its peak, splendid views of Mt. Rainier and Mt. Adams. Dineen Vineyards grew to encompass 92 acres with parcels of grapes for cabernet, cabernet franc and syrah, parcels named for the Dineens' daughters and grandchildren.
"This year we'll have it completely planted for the first time," Pat says. "It's much different than the family farm that I grew up on, but agriculture is agriculture. You have to plant a crop, cultivate it, take care of it and harvest it. It's more of a passion and hobby than a business, but with a little bit of luck we may make a profit this year."
Dineen Vineyards grows grapes for more than 25 boutique wineries and bottles a precious "couple hundred cases" under the Dineen label. That very special reserve is set aside for the enjoyment of friends, neighbors and visitors at the tasting room. In 2012, Dineen's first entry in competition won a double-gold award.
Family ties
Evan Roberts and Jim McDonough's paths to vintner share so much in common with Pat's experience that it feels as if this could become a step in an official vintner's manual. Maybe it could be the chapter titled: Family ties.
Evan, Comm '92, an entrepreneurial student who founded a successful computer animation business his senior year, was drawn to wine and joined a local group of wine enthusiasts called the Bacchus Wine Society. Milwaukee's proximity to Chicago meant a parade of "amazing wine makers" could travel just 90 miles north to teach their trade to eager acolytes. Evan's fascination with wine waxed while his interest in computer graphics waned.
"The computer animation business was really fun but we were flying by the seat of our pants," he says. "We were the only ones in the Midwest and when our computer and electronic components would break down, we'd be sitting there with flashlights and screwdrivers trying to figure out a fix.
"As I appreciated wine more, it was like 'that's something I'd like to do,'" he remembers. "I wanted something that I would be proud of and I could put my hands on and share with everyone."
Which is why Evan and his wife, Rebecca, were susceptible when family began coaxing them home to Oregon, wooing them with bottles of Oregon wine and articles about the state's viniculture.
"I started doing research and reading as much as I could about viniculture and growing grapes," Evan says. "We'd been gone 11 years so I hadn't seen how much the Oregon wine scene and Oregon in general had changed."
Evan apprenticed at a local winery to learn the trade under the guidance of master vintner and friend John Prosser. Next, he wanted to strike out on his own.
"I knew I wanted to do my own label, and I met Tyson Crowley, who was working for a really well-known winery in Oregon called Cameron," says Evan. "The more we talked, the more we realized we loved the same elements in wine. It was a perfect match."
They founded Crowley Vineyards in Oregon's Willamette Valley and focused on older clones of chardonnay and pinot noir. In 2005, Crowley Vineyards produced 50 cases; it was a modest start. This year's harvest was 2,600 cases. Evan sees further growth in the coming year and, hopefully, an additional market with distribution in Chicago/Milwaukee.
"Our wine-making practices have been old-world techniques with new-world fruit," Evan says. "We have specific ways we want our grapes farmed. Because we make our wines naturally don't add acids or sugars or yeasts we have to be vigilant when it comes to harvest time. As my wife says, grapes are like babies; they come when they come.
"A lot of people want bigger and bolder fruit, and they let it ripen and ripen and then add acid after fermentation to balance out the wine. We like to get fruit at its peak and use native yeast, don't add anything except sulfites to preserve it."
Crowley does two small, single-vineyard bottlings. "But our main wines are our blends, the spring release, Crowley's Willamette Valley, and our founding wine, and my personal favorite and fall release, Entre Nous," says Evan. "It's from three vineyards using old vines and clones blended together with the high notes and the softness of aromatics to get that floral delicacy."
The past year's spring release of Crowley Chardonnay was named the No. 1 white wine in Oregon by Portland Monthly, which called out "a perfect example of the new Oregon Chardonnay, with lively acid and light well-integration oak aging." It sold out in eight weeks.
Following a father's dream
Both ideas striking out on your own and a family tie explain why Jim McDonough, Jour '88, found himself scouting Sonoma wine country.
Jim didn't learn to appreciate wine from tasting the best. He grew up on the South Side of Chicago and remembers his dad's friends bringing gifts of Italian jug wine to the dinner table, "scary chiantis in straw baskets," he says.
What he did learn to appreciate was his dad's lifelong dream to be involved in the wine business.
After graduating from Marquette, Jim went to work for Leo Burnett advertising in Chicago. He moved to San Francisco in 1992 and began working on winery accounts. To sell it, he says, he had to learn it.
"To create a campaign you need to know the business inside and out," Jim says.
He took frequent field trips to nearby Napa, signed up for classes at a local culinary school and took courses on viniculture at the University of CaliforniaDavis. "It was total immersion," he says.
Pretty soon, Jim was ready, and the Russian River Valley of Sonoma called.
"We searched for a vineyard for two years, covered miles," Jim says of the search he and his wife, Jennifer, undertook.
He laughs recalling their keystone escapades into wine country, an almost foreign adventure far from Chicago's South Side and light years away from Jim's comfort zone at the time.
"We were attacked by an ant colony, saw mountain lion meals, fell in mud trenches, contracted poison oak, stepped on wasp nests talk about being out of your element," he says. "You need blind faith to enter a business you have very little experience in."
But what's a wasp sting when, as the Wren Hop Vineyards website explains, "the McDonough family shares a ridiculous passion for wine"?
In collaboration with "rock star winemaker Russell Bevan," Jim says, his family founded Wren Hop Vineyards in the Russian River Valley in 2008.
"I grossly underestimated the time it takes to run a winery," he admits. "You're running a business, farming a vineyard, walking and sweating it out through bud break, fruit set, veraison, harvest and bottling. We contract with really good producers and pay top dollar, but that's our model trying to create the Aston Martin of wine vs. Ford Escort."
Wren Hop released its first wines two pinot noirs and one chardonnay in 2009. The pinot noir caught the attention of wine critic Robert Parker, who scored it high. The 600-case harvest sold out in weeks.
"My dad is so proud we actually made this happen," Jim says. "Our wine is full-throttle California style it's the loudest person at the party and perhaps the best dressed, as well. We have no interest in being part of the status quo. We want to create the ultimate expression of pinot noir, concentrated and complex. Maybe that's the American way try to perfect the craft and then get better and better at it."
Grow this grapevine by sharing the names of more Marquette alumni-owned wineries with Marquette Magazine.
Quailwatch Life in Retirement for the Home Winemaker
Over the years, my husband and I have met many successful commercial vintners and vineyard owners who've told us that they started out in their profession as home winemakers.
We started out as home winemakers in the early 2000s as we were approaching retirement and we still remain home winemakers today. We started out small and continue to remain so, adding more grapes to our repertoire of varietals .
The name for our vineyard Quailwatch expresses our love of and interest in the California quail (the CA State bird) and that expression can be seen in the many paintings, posters, sculptures around our home that are too numerous to court. And we're also blessed to see the real thing every day - the wild quail abound in the vineyard and in the hills surrounding our property.
I am the Cellar Mistress, or as I prefers to say, 'La Maitresse du Chai", being a Marquette Liberal Arts graduate ('61) with a French major. etc.
we'll supply the rest of the story and pictures if intereted.
Angela & Robert Kupps
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Morgan Hill, CA 95037
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A recidivist drink driver who tried to fool a breath testing machine by filling his mouth with loose tobacco is serving community work after his ruse failed.
Hautonga Steven KOROHEKE, 45, appeared in Whangarei District Court for sentencing on a charge of driving with breath alcohol for a third or subsequent time after he was stopped on Ngunguru Rd, at 8.34pm on November 26.
Police were alerted to his Mazda as he was driving without headlights on and when he was stopped officers noticed signs of recent alcohol consumption.
The police summary of facts said Koroheke was taken to a police vehicle to undergo a breath test, but while sitting in the back of the car he filled his mouth with loose tobacco in an attempt to fool the breath testing machine.
His efforts failed and he recorded a level of 719 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath. The legal limit is 400mcg.
Koroheke was sentenced to 200 hours' community work, nine months' supervision, and disqualified from driving for 12 months and one day for a third drink driving conviction.
Northland has some of the highest rates of drink-driving in the country, particularly repeat offenders, and the Northern Advocate is publishing its "name-and-shame" list of all people convicted of drink driving offences in the region.

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Woodland Park mayor says he's innocent of sexual assault on a child
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. - Woodland Park Mayor David Turley made his first court appearance Wednesday (5/28/14) after being arrested for sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust.
Turley was arrested by Woodland Park Police on May 23, 2014.
In court Wednesday, Turley was ordered not to have contact with his accuser or his accuser's family. He's also not allowed to be alone with anyone under the age of 18.
Turley says that the charges make him sick.
He is currently out on bond.


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Apology to HSBC - they did say sorry
Last week the boss of RBS (what used to be Royal Bank of Scotland) apologised to his UK customers. He admitted the bank "has to do better" after a day of computer meltdown which meant customers could not access their cash.
December 2 was a peak pre-Christmas shopping day in Britain and an estimated 750,000 RBS, NatWest and Ulster Bank customers could not use their credit and debit cards. It is traditionally one of the busiest shopping days of the year, known as "Cyber Monday", when retailers launch discounts to boost Christmas sales.
Loaded trolleys abandoned
Unable to access their cash by ATM or use their cards online or in stores, many customers just ditched their shopping trolleys because they had no way to pay. Many frustrated customers still had problems on Tuesday, and some found their money had vanished from their accounts. RBS said that it would compensate and reimburse fees incurred because of the computer failure.
It was the second time RBS computers had crashed: In 2012 a major IT failure locked customers out of their accounts for several days.
Fulsome apology
"Last night's systems failure was unacceptable. Yesterday was a busy shopping day and far too many of our customers were let down, unable to make purchases and withdraw cash," said RBS chief executive Ross McEwan. "I'm sorry for the inconvenience we caused to our customers. We know we have to do better."
Susan Allen, RBS director of customer relations, told the BBC "We've really caused problems. It is completely unacceptable that customers couldn't access their own money."
After the banking bail out, RBS is now 80 per cent owned by the British government. Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander said RBS was "right to apologise" and compensate its customers.
"Ultimately, it is an operational matter for RBS to sort out as quickly as possible to make sure their customers are inconvenienced as little as possible," he said.
Apology to HSBC - they did say sorry
This year, I don't need to remind you, we have endured two major inconveniences thanks to the world's local bank. First they "re-set" everyone's overseas withdrawal limits to zero. If you were lucky enough to know about this, you could "re-set" your account, so you could get cash abroad. This coincided with someone, still nameless, deciding to ditch the global Plus and Cirrus clearing systems for ATM cards, in favour of the China-run UnionPay system. But in reality they only work reliably in Hong Kong and China. Many travelling customers had no option but to withdraw cash via their credit cards and then chase the bank to reimburse the charges incurred. Finally, after customers were tearing their hair out, HSBC reinstated a new card for the Plus system. But it's still murky as to who gets one – some customers get sent them automatically, others, like me, were invited to apply, others have heard nothing.
My apologies
I wrote earlier today that I wondered if HSBC would apologise. Well, my mistake, because it seems they already did, in Lai See, back in the summer. Apologies from me, I missed it. But good to see they are reading the blog.
What conclusions can we draw from the sorry HSBC muddle, and last week's UK shopping chaos caused by the RBS computer glitch?
Pay attention to the words of Richard Lloyd, executive director of UK consumer group, in which he described the RBS computer problems as "shambles". "There is a problem across the banking industry as to whether IT systems are fit for purpose," he told the BBC. I think we should all heed those words. The moral of the story is that if you need reliable access to your money, carry cash.
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Gaertner makes it clear she's headed to the primary.
MPR News Reporting on state politics and government
Archives for April 16, 2010
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Tom Emmer will outline his "vision for governing" at an event on Monday night. An invitation says the speech will "go beyond the talking points and press releases to discuss the principles Tom will use to make decisions as governor." Emmer's event will counter Marty Seifert's claim that Seifert is the "policy Read more →
Here's a look at this weekend's public policy shows…
Council presidents Lantry and Johnson endorse campaign.
Dayton discusses his plan for the economy, state government and tax increases.
The former Democratic Majority Leader will hold a fundraiser for Entenza.
Madore says she'll run in a primary despite pledging to abide by the party endorsement.
Pawlenty gets little in contributions from Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.
Three DFL hopefuls schedule news events a week before the DFL endorsing convention.
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The drought of 1999 is causing more than frustration for farmers and homeowners in the eastern half of the country. Without fresh water to rinse out rivers and streams, salt water is creeping further up river in many areas. And that salt water is bringing with it a variety of new concerns for local resource managers.
USGS scientists who have been tracking this "saltwater encroachment" phenomenon are finding the increases in salinity are creating a host of unusual environmental issues. The data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey is being used by local decision-makers to inform and protect citizens.
"We've spotted crabs in the St. Jones River near our monitoring station in downtown Dover, Delaware," said USGS hydrologist Dan Soeder. "Crabs only like salt water, so you know that has to be salty water."
On another tidal stream in central Delaware, one farmer couldn't understand why corn, irrigated with what is usually fresh water from that stream, was wilting. Soeder said the USGS found salt content has been as high as 5,000 parts per million - one half that of ocean water.
"He had to stop using that water on his fields," Soeder said. "You don't want to salt your corn before you cook it."
Meanwhile, on the Hudson River, USGS scientists there have been tracking a different kind of salt problem - a slowly creeping salt front which is threatening water supplies in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., a city of about 30,000 located 75 miles north of New York City.
"The salt front is about five miles downstream of the water intakes for the Poughkeepsie water supply," said USGS hydrologist Ward Freeman. "Right now, it's standing still and water which is being pumped into the Hudson from area reservoirs is keeping the salt front at bay."
But, Freeman said, the salt front may begin moving upstream again and only significant rainfall will wash out the threat. "It's serious because Poughkeepsie relies on freshwater from the Hudson. They don't have any groundwater resources they can draw from," he said.
Poughkeepsie faced a similar problem during the drought of 1995 when the salt front threatened the area's water supply system. Then, the USGS worked with the New York State Department of Health to coordinate releases from the Sacandaga Reservoir preventing further saltwater movement while minimizing effects on the reservoir.
The Delaware River, which feeds much of the Philadelphia region's water supply, is also being monitored closely for saltwater encroachment. Teams of USGS scientists monitor river water constantly at a gaging station and crews from the city of Philadelphia gather their own data at least once a day. Currently, the salt front is near the Philadelphia International Airport; 20 miles downstream from the city's water intakes. But the salt front is 11 to 12 miles upriver of where it normally is in summer. The current salt front is only about 12 miles from its record location during the drought of 1966 when it was just north of the Ben Franklin Bridge.
"We have to keep the salt front downstream from the mouth of the Schuykill River," said USGS Hydrologist Tony Navoy in New Jersey. "There are a series of reservoirs up the Delaware River and into New York and we have to tap into those to keep the river flows high enough to keep the salt at bay."
Navoy said a well field near Pennsauken, N.J., which serves much of suburban Trenton could be affected if the salt front moves further upriver. If groundwater levels in that well field fall below mean sea level and if river water is salty, that salt can intrude into the aquifer and contaminate it. Even if the river is salty only temporarily, it could take one to two years for the salt to show up in public water supplies drawn from the aquifer. But salt is persistent. In the 1966 drought, salt stayed in the aquifer for ten years before it finally was flushed clean.
"The reservoirs (which feed freshwater into the Delaware River to keep salt downstream from the intakes and well fields) are doing okay for now," Navoy said. "They were seriously drained last year but have since refilled. But we could begin to see problems again if this drought persists."
Why is salt a problem? Beyond the taste, salt water can be a serious health hazard for people on salt-restricted diets. Salt causes the human body to retain water, making the heart work harder and increasing blood pressure. Salt water can also corrode underwater equipment and cause freshwater organisms to move or die off.
Additional real-time drought data for the entire Mid-Atlantic region can be found on the web at http://water.usgs.gov .
As the nation's largest water, earth and biological science and civilian mapping agency the USGS works in cooperation with more than 2000 organizations across the country to provide reliable, impartial, scientific information to resource managers, planners, and other customers. This information is gathered in every state by USGS scientists to minimize the loss of life and property from natural disasters, contribute to sound economic and physical development of the nation's natural resources, and enhance the quality of life by monitoring water, biological, energy, and mineral resources.
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All original members: Exene Cervenka, John Doe, Billy Zoom & DJ Bonebrake
with Folk Uke opening
The Center for the Arts presents
Thursday, July 24, 8:00PM
$45 members, $50 non-member
(Does not include applicable fees)
"X emerged from the L.A. punk scene as the most critically lauded American band of the early '80s. …while X's music then was properly labeled as punk, the music and lyrics were more sophisticated than the hardcore sound that would later define the genre. And for all the speed and thrust of their playing, X claims roots in rockabilly and old-time country music, which echoes in the vocal harmonies of John Doe and Exene." – Rolling Stone
"Still whole, still strong, X are playing, deep in their fourth decade, like a band in renewal – and poised, if they choose to write again at this level, for renaissance." – David Fricke, Rolling Stone 7/15/14
"It was all ferociousness and tenderness, a half-hour blast of one of L.A.'s finest rock records." – Los Angeles Times 7/11/14
"The L.A. punk icons celebrate their 34-year-old debut album with a red-hot set that proves they can still rock as hard as anyone." – The Hollywood Reporter 7/11/14
"Thirty-four years after Los Angeles's release, X still has that same punk-rock fire, judging by the original lineup's high-energy Roxy gig and the crowd's crazed reaction." – Yahoo! Music 7/11/14
"That (X) have survived stronger than ever makes a strong case for their candidacy in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which has generally been kind to punk pioneers like The Ramones, Patti Smith, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and the Stooges, all inducted over the past decade." – The Hollywood Reporter 7/15/14
Three decades after the inception of X, one thing is clear: X was not only one of the most influential bands to crash out of the punk movement of the late '70s, but the band's music continues to be sonically groundbreaking today. Songs written during the group's inception are as relevant and inventive today as they were in 1977.
The fact is, no one sounds like X and no one ever will.
It's not surprising when you consider the group's unique beginnings, which can only be attributed to fate. On the same day with nearly the exact same wording, two want-ads appear in a local music rag. One was sent in by a guitarist named Billy Zoom, the other by bassist who called himself John Doe.
Zoom, a rockabilly rebel who'd performed with Gene Vincent, had read a negative review of a band called the Ramones. It said they only played three chords and they played 'em too fast. So naturally, he went to see them. The show was at the Golden West Ballroom in the L.A. suburb of Norwalk in early '77, and as soon as the Ramones started to perform, Zoom realized that, musically, he'd found exactly what he wanted to do with his life.
Doe, who was originally from the Baltimore area, was already down with the East Coast CBGB's scene and by the time the two got in the same room together after responding to each other's ads, it seemed it was meant to be. They performed a few shows with various drummers before a poet with no ambition of being a singer would enter the picture.
Doe found her in Venice Beach, at a poetry reading. He liked her poems so much he offered to perform them in his band. The poet, ExeneCervenka, had just moved to town from Florida and she told him, no offense, but if anyone was gonna perform her poems, it would be her, and she soon ended up in the band. Zoom was skeptical about someone's girlfriend being in the band. After they did their first show with Exene, he didn't know exactly what it was she had, but he knew it was magic.
After a succession of drummers, Doe was at the underground punk club the Masque in Hollywood one night, checking out a band called the Eyes, which featured a pre-Go-Go's bass player named Charlotte Caffey. He called Zoom immediately and said he'd found their drummer. Doe told him he played with a parade snare and hit it hard as a hammer. Zoom told him to promise him anything. His name was D.J. Bonebrake and he quickly signed on. The band was now complete, and X would soon emerge from the young punk scene as one of its most successful offspring.
The band's early albums, Los Angeles (1980), produced by Ray Manzarek of the Doors, Wild Gift (1981), and Under the Big Black Sun (1982) explored dark love and an even darker L.A. with the unflinching eye of a Raymond Chandler novel. Doe and Cervenka would marry and later divorce, but they'd always remain soulmates. As they released each ensuing album, More Fun in theNewWorld(1983) and Ain't Love Grand (1985), the band continued to grow sonically and politically, fearlessly mixing genres without ever losing its center. As each member went on to explore diverse careers—careers that included acting, art, writing, producing and multiple side projects."
Cathy Guthrie and Amy Nelson, also known as Folk Uke, have been writing and performing together for over a decade.
Being the offspring of famous musicians may come with some baggage, but that doesn't seem to bother the members of Folk Uke: Amy Nelson (daughter of Willie Nelson) and Cathy Guthrie (daughter of Arlo Guthrie). They stand on their own merits by offering charmingly off-kilter material and not taking themselves too seriously. Their mellow country-folk features honey-sweet vocal harmonies and subdued strumming (Nelson on guitar and Guthrie on ukulele), but the duo really makes its mark with humorous and often absurd lyrics and entertaining tongue-in-cheek tales.
It was 1998 in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter when Cathy Guthrie and Amy Nelson met at a bar…where they both worked. One was a tramp and one was devastatingly pure. With a ukulele and an acoustic guitar, they formed a band for the same reason kids join gangs— just to survive, but also to unleash the brilliance that was poking them from within.
Don't believe the rumors. Folk Ukeis not totally amazing. They're just kind of amazing. If you find yourself at a Folk Uke show, you are in for a treat— but maybe not the kind of treat that you like the taste of. Come to the show and see for yourself.
Better yet, buy their albums first and you may save yourself the trouble.And if you make it to a live Folk Uke show, do your best to enjoy it…and then give them two more chances. They are hit and miss, but so are you most likely, and that is their charm. We live to inspire and we're tired of writing in third person.
Love, Cathy & Amy
A note from the publicist:
• Folk Uke has two critically praised albums to their credit, Folk Uke(2004) and Reincarnation(2011).
• They have garnered a dedicated cult following and have played many prestigious venues both in the US and Australia, including The Hard Rock Café in NYC, SXSW, Tamworth Country Music Festival, The Woody Guthrie Festival, Hempstalk and Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic.
• Folk Uke tracks have also appeared in feature films like "Indie Jonesing" (2012) and Jay Chandrasekhar's "The Babymakers" (2012).
• Snoop Dogg has said of Folk Uke, "They're off the mother*cking chain…Dope as f*ck," and John Trudell claims, "They are like angels talking sh!t."
• Folk Uke is currently at work on several recording and film projects.
This duo is a unique amalgam of angelic harmonies often wrapped around edgy, surprising lyrics. Folk Uke plays folk music in its truest form with a delightfully wicked twist.


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Here we are! L'atelier des Chefs UK is opening very soon – on 4th of July - in the heart of London!
Over time we're looking forward to introducing you to our team and to the area that the UK's first L'atelier des Chefs will be in. Let's start with location… Our manager Jérôme has been spending time in London digging out must-know names and addresses nearby.
How to get to L'atelier des Chefs?
From Paris, take the Eurostar, then the London tube, get out at Bond Street or Oxford Circus Station (Central and Jubilee Lines). At 19 Wigmore Street, you will be able to discover the biggest atelier! L'atelier des Chefs' UK debut is 400m² over two floors. Like the other ateliers, this one is composed of 3 spaces: the kitchen (the central element), the dining room and the shop - where you can find essential L'atelier des Chefs kitchenware. L'atelier des Chefs UK has a quirk – there are two kitchens, each on a different level. The first one is sheltered by a 5 meters high picture window. The second one, on the basement, is surrounded by the shop and bar.
Now, let's talk about the team that will welcome you at L'atelier des Chefs UK.
Behind the oven is our man Baldwin who comes from Holland and has worked everywhere all around the world… Jérôme and Sev, our two expatriate representative are already on the spot. Capucine is on a marketing internship until the end of the year and will help the team for the launch. Buzzing in from Lyon, Romain will join the team in few days and will be in charge of the every day business in this atelier, as well as the commercial element. Sophie will join the team in September as a manager.
We're really looking forward to welcoming you on 4th July at L'atelier des Chefs UK, 19, Wigmore Street, London, W1U1PH, United Kingdom
See you soon to learn, eat and enjoy!!
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Hollywood's "other" movie industry has ordered its cameras to stop rolling after an adult film star tested positive for HIV, prompting renewed soul-searching about its safety standards.
An unnamed performer was found to have contracted the virus, during a routine examination on Saturday.
Studios were notified on Monday morning and agreed to an immediate shutdown of production until further medical tests were completed.
"Until we know for sure, we've asked the industry to have a moratorium," said Diane Duke, executive director of the Free Speech Coalition, a trade group representing the porn industry.
"Re-testing and confirmation is under way, as is the process of identifying and testing first- and second-generation partners [of the infected star]."
News of the case comes amid growing criticism of the adult industry's efforts to protect employees from sexually transmitted diseases.
Under a voluntary code, producers are at present required to ask performers for proof that they tested negative for STDs in the past 30 days.
That has not stopped occasional outbreaks of HIV among the 3,000-odd porn stars in LA, however. Last year, a young actor called Derrick Burts became infected. He is now among former performers fronting a growing campaign for condom use to become mandatory on porn film sets.
Since then, a campaign has been gathering steam to make the use of condoms in porn mandatory. Organisers are trying to gather the 41,000 signatures they will need on a petition to trigger a referendum on the subject in California.
- Independent


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