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" Brand: Ibanez / Guitar Type: Bass Guitar "
When you look at buying a bass guitar especially as a beginner your eyes are drawn to the Fenders with the Precision and the Jazz bass. However my advice is to start with something that is simple and give you a nice bass sound and be well made and most importantly be comfortable and easy to play. I am no techie so please be patient with me. My review is for people like me. So i started with Ibanez bass guitars in the 90's i bought one and after i had to sell it due to finances being low. I bought another when i joined a band as a bass player. My reasons for buying an Ibanez were because they were beautifull to look at. Easy to play especially with the thin neck and a fantastic tone. I deliberately aimed a bit higher than the budget range of bass guitars like the Squier's. Now 20 years later i have a Yamaha and have progressed as a bass player and am looking for a step up and find myself looking at Ibanez bass guitars again! My drummer let me borrow a budget soundgear which has a nice sound and is ona par with my £300 Yamaha. I picked up a SR1600 and was blown away with its shape, looks and sound. Ibanez i am hooked.
I bought a second hand EDB500 a few months ago to complement my Squire VM Jazz bass. I wanted something that packed a bit more punch.
This bass has it in spades and looks awsome with it.
Its made from a plastic composite called Luthite. Even the name sounds cool!
Its in a gun metal grey/silver with the distinctive sculpted body and large soap bar active pickups. All the hardware is a chome/silver colour which really stands out.
As the bass is active, it means already its louder and punchier than a standard passive. With the active bass boost control turned all the way up, you get some serious bass out of this thing. At the same time, tuen it down, to get a more refined Jazz esqe style.
The neck on most Ibanez's are slim, this is no exception. 38mm at the nut, its the same as standard Jazz bass, but actually feels slimmer than my VMJ due to the thinner neck profile. It plays superb, with a smooth neck all the way along. The large pickups make the perfect thumb anchor too.
The body is pretty light, not so much it feels cheap. The Luthite is very durable. I've had several knocks that would have ripped big chunks out of a wood body, but there isnt even a mark on the bass. Because of the material, the bass sound could be described as muffled. It certainly doesnt have the clarity of a wood body, but this doesnt have to be a bad thing. For heavy rock and Metal, this bass excells, but is equally t home in softer environments.
The range of tones availble are wide, from a P bass style growl to a more subdued Jazz pulse.
My particular bass has the action set low, so playing it is a breeze. Im certainly no Jaco, but even I feel good playing this thing. Its a bass that wants to played and rewards you for doing so.
Whether it be slap, pick or finger style, this bass can deliver and in some cases can out do rivals at a much higer price point.
I paid £150 for this bass, and similar models are out there for about the same. There are few basses you can get for that money with this quality. This is not a begginer bass. Its a pro quality bass at a beginner price point.
If you are thinking about getting into bass, stay away from the cheap high street packages, and get your self a real bass like this!
I bought a second hand Ibanez CT 5-string bass six years ago, and it is still serving me well. Although there are all kinds of new snazzy gizmo's on each new bass that comes out now, with better pots, better woods, louder pre-amps and better actives etc. This old battle axe has survived many a mental gig and practice. The pick ups are active, which, at the time when I bought it was pretty damn cool, though by todays standards have only a small amount of boost and cut- only about +/-20db I think. However, this is quite enough to give it some extra boost when you need it, and some good treble can be found for slapping if you crank everything up and use only the back pick up. Response of the pick ups all through the range is pretty good, but, as with actives from this era on 5-strings it does get a little muddy if you are permanently on the B-string and trying to do fancy finger work. basically - it doesnt work like that. The neck is quite thin for a 5-string and hence the strings are quite close together, and as with any 5 string you have to be a bit careful when slapping. However, if you are tring to do some fancy finger work up the frets then it is not all that difficult to do. I have played everything on this bass from Funk to thrash to punk to jazz to classical stuff and it hasnt let me down in any scenario. The only thing that I am constantly paranoid about is that fact that the 9volt battery may run out on me mid-gig, so, always, always carry a spare.


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McLaughlin, Heather (2004) Narrating the silence, a reflexive case study : art therapy with a latency aged girl with selective mutism. Other thesis, Concordia University.
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This research paper explores the application of art therapy with a 7-year-old girl, Laura, who was diagnosed with selective mutism. For this nonverbal client, art and play served as effective modes of communication and expression. Retention of both voice and emotions were central themes that pervaded the therapy as Laura struggled to contain feelings of vulnerability and anger. I examined the different themes that emerged primarily through a psychodynamic model. I adapted the standard case study format in order to take a reflexive stance. This requires an active voice to acknowledge my subjectivity, which I believe to be a particularly important consideration when providing the voice for a nonverbal client. It also enables me to share some of my personal experiences with retention of voice that I found relevant to this case, both in helping me to understand some of my client's issues and in influencing my perception of her experience. I used session and file notes, photographs, and a journal kept over the year as data for this study.
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Wearables of CES 2015: more watch, less smart
With CES winding down, the SlashGear crew now has some time to take a step back and consider what just happened. We learned a lot, saw a lot, and walked away mostly excited for the future. The Internet of Things is still alive and well, but there's another topic we'd like to discuss today: wearables. the darling of CES 2014 came back to us in 2015 as well, but we're starting to get a better idea of where the genre is going.


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PHOTOS: Battle of Lake Erie
(Put-In-Bay) - Two hundred years later, Americans didn't give up the ships and again won on the waters of Lake Erie.
A fleet of tall ships on Monday re-enacted the Battle of Lake Erie, two centuries after the U.S.-British clash considered a turning point in the War of 1812.
Fifteen ships took part in the celebration of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's capture of a British fleet near Put-In-Bay.
The U.S. Coast Guard patrolled a safety zone.
In some cases, the boat crews carried out their mission in the same spirit that the Coast Guard's predecessor, the Revenue Cutter Service, did during the War of 1812.
The crews patrolled a safety enforcement zone to keep personal craft at least 500 yards from the more than a dozen tall ships that took part in the re-enactment.
Technology, however, changed things a little bit on Monday. The Port Clinton News-Herald reports Perry's re-enactor didn't switch ships using a longboat, he used a motorboat, while helicopters and airplanes circled overhead.
This time around, people took pictures of the battle — many with cellphone cameras.
Click here for more pictures! (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher M. Yaw)
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While it's been a worrying time for meltdowns in the principality, thankfully most modern politicians are equipped with a containment vessel that can restrict most of the radioactive fallout.
Liberal Party officials were warned to evacuate the area around federal Opposition Leader
Last month Abbott appeared to release radioactive steam in a live interview when scurrilous Seven News journalist
On Friday, former Victorian premier
It's something Kennett says is "a regular occurrence" for him, humming along with "all the cannons firing", which must make morning ablutions a little lively.
He then boarded a plane courtesy of the Property Council of Australia's Queensland division, which was using Kennett as its guest speaker for its Future Directions conference.
Unhappily, after landing, Kennett missed the limousine sign showing his name and instead proceeded towards the hire car service desk. However, there was nothing booked for him there. After a little contretemps (health authorities say radiation levels remained within a safe range) the limousine driver, who had not initially recognised Kennett with his newly shaved head, finally hailed him and they took off to the property conference.
Once there, Kennett shared some important information about life, his great relationship with
"I used to listen to it in the car and I could bounce out – politicians have to be the entertainment – it doesn't matter how you feel," he confided.
The speech was a little long – but really, no more than 26 minutes or so over time. Sadly this did not go down well with the next speaker, the national secretary of the Australian Workers Union,
Not a Laura Branigan fan, then.
Elsewhere, in a week marked by mistimed remarks,
The helicopters are on the way.
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Are you a Star Wars geek? Do you feel you can never find the droids that you're looking for? Are you Cocky enough to fool people into believing that a measurement of distance is a measurement of speed? Listen to what Bioware, label of Electronic Arts, and provider of the Mass Effect series has in store for you.
The massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) Star Wars: The Old Republic is upon us, And it's been watched and followed by the gaming industry since its announcement, and the following promotional videos, trailers, and sample play throughout trade shows this last year.
A story, and universe thousands of years before the films that popularized the series, The Old Republic is a story heavy MMORPG that gives you a wide berth when it comes to customization. Deep, detailed quests, flowing combat, and choices to make as your character that are spread well through the Universe. Join the Galactic Empire, or the feared Sith, becoming a Knight, or Consular for the Jedi order, or an Inquisitor, or Warrior for the Sith Lords, which have abilities of the force within varying detail, and degrees.
Other classes consist of Smuggler, Trooper, Hunter, or an Imperial Agent. If you were one of the pre-order people, you got early access that began 12/13 at 6am CST. For those that have not, your access to the servers goes live on 12/20. The early access is a two-fold exercise: allowing those pre-order goons to get the jump on everyone else, and also to weed out bugs to make the official day one launch as smooth as possible.
Beta testers have garnered more than 78,000 groups, or "guilds", showing that there a lot of people out that there that have a lot of time to themselves, and/or dedication. (Despite popular belief, we do not ALL sit in front of our computers nude. We do wear socks if there is a draft).
If you want to be a part of The Old Republic, your first 30 days online are free, after that, you need to shell out those credits. Ranges from $12.99 a month USD to $14.99 a month USD depending on how many months of service you purchase at a time. May the force be with you, especially after a hearty burrito.


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French fancies
Wednesday 16 March 2011
report by Laura Hinson and Rosanna Falconer
photography by Laura Hinson
Twenty of London's most exciting emerging design talents took Paris by storm at the LONDON show ROOMS this season in the JTM Gallery, Rue de Richelieu. We caught up with some of the designers to discover their Parisian and collection favourites.
Don't miss them in New York next week!
Style swap! Michael van der Ham picked out his favourite dress for Louise Gray to model; she teamed it with matching mauve earrings from her own collection. Michael chose this dress because it fits Louise "like a glove". Vice versa, Louise chose one of her AW11 knit jumpers for Michael to model "because it looks gorge".
Michael's favourite French food? "McDonald's. I had it twice last night."
Louise's favourite Paris hangout? "The Irish Pub."
Craig Lawrence with a knitted jumper from his AW11 collection. It's his favourite as the colour complements his gold jewellery, plus he loves the stretch.
Favourite French food? "Croque Madame."
Jackie JS Lee wearing her favourite AW11 jacket with model Shona. The jacket shows off Jackie's menswear tailoring and her signature embossed detail. It also features a small guitar portrait on the back, incorporating her AW11 inspiration – Picasso's 'Guitar' painting.
Favourite French food? "Beignets – choux pastries covered in sugar."
Left to Right:
Holly Fulton wearing her favourite AW11 necklace because "it has the biggest crystal in the whole collection".
French style icon? "Marie Antoinette. Look 18 of the collection is named after her!"
Nasir Mazhar is wearing a backpack from his AW11 collection. When asked why it is his favourite, he replies "just look at it!"
Favourite French food? "Paprika flavoured 3D bugles."
Dominic Jones has chosen a gold pendant as it is easy to wear and smart.
Favourite Paris hangout? "Le Montana bar in Saint-Germain."
David Koma is standing in front of his chosen dress which represents the overall AW11 aesthetic: poetic, sinister with dots of pop colour. It's classy but cool.
Favourite Paris hangout? "Playing mafia with all the designers at Mary Katrantzou's flat. We do it every season."
Fannie Schiavoni with her AW11 leather and metal collar. This is the first season Fannie has used leather in her collection – she loves the way it's so tactile. She is also wearing a metal bracelet ring from her collection.
French style icon? "Carine Roitfeld."
Left to right: Fashion East designers James Long, Elliot Atkinson and Simone Rocha with their AW11 favourite garments.
James Long chose this dress as it encapsulates his menswear signatures in womenswear: knit, embroidery and macramé.
French style icon: "Brigitte Bardot in the 1960s."
Elliot Atkinson chose the shirt and pinafore as it is exactly what he would wear if he were a girl.
French style icon? "Charlotte Gainsbourg."
Simone Rocha believes this dress sums up the development of her deconstructed tailoring. Louise Bourgeois inspired her this season and the look reflects this.
Favourite French food? "Frites."
Jonathan Anderson has picked this jumper from his AW11 collection. He likes the juxtaposition of the pattern with the rubber belt that cinches in the waist.
Favourite Paris hangout? "Café Flore on the Left Bank."
Yang Du with her favourite piece from AW11. For Yang, this garment symbolises "three times lucky" and love of friendship.
Favourite Paris hang-out? "LONDON show ROOMS at JTM Gallery!"
Henry and Felicity Brown with their favourite piece: a dress which sums up the concept of the collection.
Favourite Paris hangout? "Any boulangerie with good croissants."
Christopher Raeburn is using tartan for the first time this season. The fabric in the jacket Christopher has chosen would normally be used for kilts – he loves the quality of cloth.
Favourite Paris hangout? "La Perle bar in the Marais."
Atalanta Weller, Mark Fast, Mary Katrantzou and Todd Lynn also showcase their designs at LONDON show ROOMS. You can view their collections, along with all the designers' looks, at britishfashioncouncil.com/londonshowroomsparis.
LONDON show ROOMS, Penthouse Lofts, Soho Grand, 310 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013. Monday 21 March: 9.00 – 19.00. Tuesday 22 March 2011: 9.00 – 15.00.


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Horrific Conditions in Peruvian Prison
Posted December 3, 2009
There is a prison in Peru in the high desert called Larri Ganchos. Built to accommodate 3,000 men, it now houses over 10,000. There are only a few guards; there is not enough money to hire more. They are placed in various strategic and generally safe areas outside the main prison. The actual security within is maintained by prisoners sanctioned by the administration called the Council of Inmate Leaders; yet each dorm or block or pavilion is like a pirate ship, and there are regular raids into each other's territory. There are regular attacks, some rapes and beatings.
The water is turned on briefly twice a day. Inmates come with buckets, but usually there is not enough water to go around. Some inmates become outcastes due to minor offenses such as petty theft or suspicion of gang disloyalty. They are denied access to proper indoor housing and wander a vast outdoor desert wasteland within prison confines and try to somehow live. They scavenge through an open garbage pit for discarded food. Wild dogs roam here and there. It is hard to properly describe the conditions throughout Larri Ganchos. There is a constant and vicious struggle to exist: for power, for drugs.
One inmate, Carlos, is an outcast. He has been beaten recently and his coat was stolen. Somehow he has to endure the cold nights. He is HIV-positive, has no family or friends, and wanders about. He has no real hope without Srila Prabhupada; without the care and the concern of the Vaisnavas. It is my job to introduce Krsna consciousness to Carlos and ten million other inmates like him around the world. Please help me to do that.
Other IPM programs
Also, if you have a motorcycle you would be willing to donate, I could use it to visit dozens of prisons and hundreds of inmates from my base in the Southeastern United States. It would be a tax-deductible donation within the U.S.
Finally, we have solid IPM prison programs setup in India, complete with lively kirtana, a movie presentation, a tasty prasadam feast and a lecture with discussion, but the programs have stalled due to lack of funding. We also need preachers, volunteers, Prabhupada book donations and lakshmi for postage.
Please consider the good work going on in IPM, and contact me, Candrasekhar das, at email@example.com or write Bhakta David at firstname.lastname@example.com


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|Animal Proteins Prohibited in Ruminant Feed
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|Mr. Francis Schilling
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|12/09/2005 02:12:02
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| I vehemently oppose the inclusion of non-ambulatory cattle in animal feed.
Allowing sick, non-ambulatory cattle to be killed for animal feed will result in unnecessary pain and suffering not to mention the unknown downstream effects of feeding possibly infected material to other animals. Downed animals should be humanely euthanized immediately, not kept alive and/or transported to be killed for rendering.


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Panthers wrap up Game 1 win over Maud
By BOBBY "BUTCH" BURNEY | News-Telegram Sports Editor
May 18, 2007 - GILMER - It took 48 hours and 20 minutes, but the North Hopkins Panthers persevered through a lightning delay and a rain postponement to finally close out Game 1 of their regional quarterfinal series.
Under beautiful blue skies on Thursday, the Panthers held onto the 7-3 lead they established over the Maud Cardinals on Tuesday before inclement weather delayed the final two innings of the contest.
NH senior reliever A.D. Ramirez worked around trouble the final two innings by striking out three batters to preserve the win for starter Bradley Ball, who threw the first five innings on Tuesday.
Ramirez took the mound with an inherited runner on first base, a leftover from Tuesday's game. But, the senior pitcher struck out the next two batters and then induced an infield grounder for the third out.
NH head coach Brian Bymaster said he trusts Ramirez with being able to handle the pressure in that situation.
"That's what I love about A.D. - he doesn't think about things, he just goes out and does it," Bymaster said. "He's around a 2.3 ERA, which is about the best on the team. He's had some arm problems this year, but when you need him to get on the mound and throw strikes, he's going to do it."
In the top of the seventh, Ramirez gave up a single to lead-off hitter Bradley McClain and a walk to J.T. Stanley, but then came back with a strikeout sandwiched around two grounders to close out the victory.
Game 2 of the Class A, Region III quarterfinal series is set for noon Saturday at Paris Junior College, with Game 3 to follow if necessary. North Hopkins (18-11) needs to win one of the Saturday games to advance to face either Lovelady or Groveton.
Bymaster expects Maud to put forth its best effort. In the first game, the Cardinals had six hits against Ball and Ramirez, but fanned nine times and committed three errors.
"You never know what's going to happen - this is a strange game," Bymaster explained. "They came out and battled today and put guys in scoring position. But, we played fundamental ball, threw strikes and made the plays, and usually that wins games."
The Panthers were led at the plate by Lorenzo Rivera and Dillon Mitchell, who each had two hits and scored once, Joe Smiddy had a single and scored once, and Jeremy Dixon reached all four times with three walks and a hit.
Notes: Thursday's two-inning conclusion to Game 1 took about 22 minutes to play. ... Maud's Bradley McClain pitched the final 3 1/3 innings in relief on Tuesday, then came back to throw the sixth inning on Thursday. He threw a total of 84 pitches.
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"Farm Boy" - 59e59 Theaters
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Description: Award-winning children's book writer Michael Morpurgo's compelling sequel to his acclaimed novel "War Horse" is a magical tale of the bonds between grandfather and grandson. This delightful show combines drama, storytelling, and original music. Recommended for ages 7 and up. Please note the following holiday schedule from December 20 through January 1: Tueday-Thursday at 7:15pm, Friday at 8:15pm, Saturday at 2:15pm and 7:15pm, and Sunday at 3:15pm. There is an additional performance on December 29 at 2:15pm.


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The persuaders
Page Tools
The persuaders: inside the hidden machine of
political advertising
By Sally Young
Pluto Press, $34.95
If politics is the art of the possible, then possibility needs an overhaul. This is not just because elections have become a stilted auction, it is because cynicism has become a political art form. In 1983 when Bob Hawke suggested campaigning on reconciliation, recovery and reconstruction, ALP president Neville Wran retorted: "If the greedy bastards wanted spiritualism, they'd join the f---ing Hare Krishnas."
Such misanthropy is now rife, and propelled not just by party hacks, but advertising and marketing gurus who use the myth-making of soap-powder to sell soap-boxing politicians. This is undemocratic because it is aimed at just a handful of voters. As Melbourne University political scientist Sally Young records, before the most recent federal election, the Liberal Party believed that fewer than than 4000 voters in highly marginal electorates could decide the government. It was this group the major parties targeted - at huge expense to the taxpayer - with what one writer calls the "smelly little orthodoxies that compete for our soul".
Young has done us a favour by documenting this unsavoury exercise, along with the history of Madison Avenue's invasion of Australian elections. Persuasion, of course, has always been at the heart of the game. At the colony's first election in 1843, liquor was used to bribe voters, one of whom died in a brawl. But it was not until 1972 when Gough Whitlam fluffed up his hair and Labor enlisted singing/ dancing celebs for the "It's Time" campaign, that the town hall gave way to the TV set, and speeches became soundbites.
Before then leaders such as Menzies and Chifley spoke gravely over the radio, or to large public gatherings, often in their own words. Labor leader James Scullin had paid a journalist £14 to write publicity material in 1928, but even by 1972, when it was all about to change, state premiers still had just one or two PR people.
Now, Young estimates, there are 4000 journalists working for state and federal governments, which is probably more than the number of active reporters on all media in Australia. The explosion parallels the growth of spin doctors in industry, even mainstream newspapers, which, according to a study by Bond University, draw on PR and marketing firms to supply 60 per cent of their copy. Politicians now know that it is easier to change the way people think about reality than it is to change reality. So, rather than address the big questions, Young suggests that they spend tens of millions of dollars tinkering with perceptions.
More than $40 million of this is taxpayers' money, supplied because politicians agreed to give themselves bagfuls of public money to fight campaigns, while reserving the right to still grab private donations. Young has done a better job than most media outlets in tracking the sordid money trail. She shows how, not just the amount spent on campaigns has skyrocketed, but how the spend has increasingly fixated on TV and direct mail, and narrowed down.
In 1949 the Labor, Liberal and Country Parties placed 209 ads in seven metropolitan newspapers in the four weeks before the poll. Most of the ads were different to each other. By 2001, however, only 45 ads were placed in seven metro papers, and only 10 of them were different.
As the captains of consciousness have taken over party campaigning, ordinary members have been ignored or given the most mundane tasks. This has led to a collapse in membership. In Victoria, Labor now has 14,500 members, well down on its peak, and they are getting older. One Labor MP says the average age is now 50. The National Party, which traditionally had the largest base, is down from 30,000 to fewer than 20,000.
This is all happening because of the dominance of mind controllers who, as Orwell noted, aim to make "lies sound truthful". That is not all they do. The big parties now auction their ministers' time. Though this is not mentioned in Young's book, it was possible before the last federal election to buy, for several thousand dollars, a 45-minute walk with federal Attorney-General Philip Ruddock, or a jog with Health Minister Tony Abbott.
This occurs in part because Australia has the weakest control of political advertising of any comparable democratic country. Unlike commercial advertisers, politicians are under no obligation to tell the truth. Labor has tried twice to change this, but either backs off under pressure from commercial TV, which estimated it would lose $15 to $20 million, or fallen foul of the High Court. So, today there is still no requirement for political advertising to be truthful.
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Arthur Elfee (Art) is in his final year at school, and whilst trying to deal with the unexpected attentions of the prettiest girl in his year, he is also hiding a huge secret; one of his best friends is a Sprite, who appeared from nowhere four years in his past. Art believes their very treasured friendship has remained a secret, but the appearance of a magical Amulet transports him to a strange world, and a snow-covered village, where one of its inhabitants lets it slip that Art's Sprite-friend may not be all he seems... The first novel in the "L-Shaped Village" series begins to tell the story of Arthur, a seemingly ordinary boy, who, over the course of his fantastical journey, discovers he may just be at the centre of one of the most misunderstood legends of our time, that also turns out to be far from mythical. And although he has never been anything but amazingly unremarkable, Art Elfee could just be the boy with the "coolest" destiny ever.
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How to Find Workouts You Love
Fit Tip: Try Everything to Find What You Love
The start of any new fitness regimen can be full of many unknowns, like how much you should be exercising and how to do basic strength-training moves. One more important aspect of your new exercise routine you shouldn't ignore? Finding the right fit for you.
While it can be easy to sign up for the closest gym or just tag along with your friends to Pilates class, if you don't take time to find a workout you actually like, then your new beginner's enthusiasm might wane into pre-workout dread — and neglect — before you know it. So take time out to try everything to find what you really love, says Natalie Uhling, a kickboxing and SLT Yoga instructor who found her perfect fitness fit — loud music and lots of movement and intensity — after a lot of trial and error. "I've tried every exercise you can imagine," she told us. "I know what I like."
Follow Natalie's advice and think outside your exercise box. "Take everything. Even if you're like, 'Oh, that description doesn't sound like something I would do' — take it all," she advises. Once you've figured out your fit, take note of what gets you excited to work out. "Do what's best for you, not what your friends do and not what someone's telling you to do," she says. "Do what you love to do, and then you'll be able to incorporate it into your life." And don't let embarrassment keep you from trying that new hip-hop dance class. "Don't be afraid to try anything," she adds. "I've looked like a total fool in tons of classes."


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a journal of analysis and comment
advancing public understanding of religion and education
Spring 2002, Vol. 29 No. 1
Editor's Preface
Interactivity characterizes much of this issue. We invited Wheaton College to respond to the fall 2001 article describing 'A Perfect Standard?' woven through that college's ethos. Provost Stanton Jones responds by articulating the college's distinctive view of the self that goes toward explaining their organizational culture. Alan Phillips takes selected fellow Evangelicals to task for misrepresenting John Dewey in their critiques of educational reform; Pat Robertson and Charles Colson respond and Phillips offers a rejoinder. Editorial board member Ben Webb interviews Bill McKibben on spirituality, religion, and the environment. Paul Geisert critiques Warren Nord's use of the conceptual net metaphor in science teaching; Warren Nord answers followed by a rejoinder from Geisert. The articles by Robert Nash and Rick Jarow focus on a special interactivity in two quite different college course experiences: Nash's course on religious pluralism, spirituality, and education into which 9/11 intruded, and Jarow's pedagogical challenge in an introductory Buddhism course. And Jeong-Kyu Lee's article addresses the result of the interactions of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Christianity in shaping the character of Korean higher education.
The cover art is a still frame from a video/sound composition that runs continually in a five-minute loop. It was part of the Question of Faith exhibit at the University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art in October 2001. Artist Michael Lasater (see Contributors note, page 98) offers the following statement about Passing Figure (1999):
The figure of a woman in forward motion emerges from black. Again and again she appears in numerous planes and aspects. New images of her materialize briefly where these planes and aspects coincide, artifacts of her ceaseless forward movement. A woman is always in motion, never finished, never completely defined, always becoming. A voice whispers texts from various Buddhist sources over synthesized and sampled sound.
I produced Passing Figure in consideration of the Buddhist idea of human beings always becoming; we are always in process, always in motion, never static. No single image of the passing woman can be accurately described as her. I was also working on this piece during the months that my mother was dying. Attending her in hospital, I was struck at how her memory became scrambled, like a deck of cards reshuffled. Events of just five minutes pastmight, in her perception, somehow become predictive of events decades before. So Passing Figure is to a certain degree also about memory, perception, hypotheses of causation...all the cognitive processes that work to produce our "sense of self" in time.
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AMHERST, MA - Amherst College first-year forward Kyle Schoppel (Cambridge, Ontario/Jacob Hespeler) was named the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Men's Hockey Co-Player of the Week on Monday after leading the Jeffs (3-1-2) to a 4-1 win over previously unbeaten St. Michael's College and a 5-5 tie against second-ranked Norwich University.
Schoppel netted a pair of goals and dished out an assist in Friday night's win over St. Michael's and rebounded with back-to-back tallies to give Amherst an early 3-2 lead in Saturday's tie with visiting Norwich, upping his season totals to nine points on seven goals and two assists.
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The four coaches of the teams that will be competing this weekend in Stony Brook were available to the media for a question and answer session on Monday afternoon.
With Florida making its first final four appearance in just their third season as a program, coach Mandee O'Leary fielded numerous questions regarding her team's meteoric rise to the top of the Division I ranks and what it means for them to have already made it to this point.
"Our team is very excited for the opportunity to get to Stony Brook," O'Leary said. "It's been a goal of ours since the inception of the program. Now that it's come to fruition, our team is excited. It is at times very surreal and we can reflect on that, but we have some work to do. It's fantastic making it to this point, but we'd certainly like to make it further."
Florida and Syracuse have already seen each other this season as the Orange came up with a 12-11 double overtime win in early March. The Gators haven't lost since and Syracuse's lone loss since then was to Loyola in the Big East Championship. Both teams have improved and evolved since they met.
"You have to revisit everything from top to bottom," Syracuse coach Gary Gait said. "That game was early in the season. We're prepping for a much more experienced and confident Florida team."
Draw controls could potentially be drastically different in the rematch as Florida's Shannon Gilroy has come on strong at the end of the season and Kailah Kempney, who was injured at the beginning of the season and didn't play in the first game against Florida, has been key on the circle for Syracuse.
The Orange will also be looking for better play from their goalies than they got in the quarterfinals against North Carolina. Alyssa Constantino and Kelsey Richardson shared time in net and combined for one save in a 17-16 win over the Tar Heels.
"If you look at our last game, our goalies didn't play well," Gait said. "If you told me we would beat UNC with one save, I don't think I would believe you. Our team stepped up and covered for our goalies. Hopefully they will rebound from that and have a better game. I think they will. UNC's style of shooting is different from most teams we've seen."
Both Syracuse and Florida feature powerful offenses that don't rely on just one or two players to bury the ball. While Kitty Cullen garners a lot of defensive attention, Florida's other offensive weapons include Tewaaraton finalist Brittany Dashiell, Ashley Bruns, Gabi Wiegand, Nora Barry and Shannon Gilroy. All six players have registered more than 35 goals and 45 points this season. On the other end, Tewaaraton finalist Michelle Tumolo is the emotional leader of a young but talented Orange offense. Sophomore Alyssa Murray tallied her 100th point last weekend and is the team's most potent offensive weapon. Katie Webster, Sarah Holden and freshmen Kempney and Devon Collins are also threats.
Defensively, the Gators boast one of the best team defenses in the nation, allowing just over six goals a game, which ranks first in Division I. The Orange rank in the top 10 in scoring defense and are led by Becca Block, who has severely limited some of the nation's most potent offensive threats throughout the season. Her most notable performance may have been in the regular season game against the Gators, in which she held Cullen to just one goal on 10 shots.
Since that March 3 loss, Florida has been dominant, going undefeated in conference play and beating Northwestern twice, once in the regular season finale and again in the ALC championship game, where the Gators doubled up on their conference rival 14-7.
"We had to make some adjustments after that game," O'Leary said of the loss to Syracuse. "They certainly tested us at both ends of the field. If you can have a good loss, I would say that one was a good loss. We had also recently lost to UNC and we knew we had to change the mindset. It was our execution."
The teams that have met in the last two national championship games square off this year in the semifinals. Because Maryland and Northwestern don't play each other in the regular season, this is annually a matchup that lacrosse fans hope comes to fruition at some point in the tournament. Somewhat surprisingly, Northwestern coach Kelly Amonte Hiller and Maryland coach Cathy Reese have not talked about the possibility of starting a regular season series between the two teams, who are perennially regarded as two of the best in the nation.
"Right now, it's something that we look forward to at the end of the year," Maryland coach Cathy Reese said. "That's probably where we are at this point."
The last two games between the Terps and the Wildcats have been decided by a combined three goals as Maryland won the title 13-11 in 2010 and Northwestern captured the 2011 title in a lower-scoring 8-7 battle. Tewaaraton finalist Katie Schwarzmann plays all over the field for Maryland and was excellent in the quarterfinals, scoring four goals and adding four assists against Loyola. Karri Ellen Johnson's quick stick can always be counted on for scoring and Alex Aust has really come on strong in the second half of the season, moving into third place on Maryland's all-time single-season assist list.
"I think their coaching staff does a tremendous job working with the players that they have," Amonte Hiller said of Maryland. "They really maximize every single player they have on the field. They play great offense and defense and that's really what they were able to do against us both times."
For Northwestern, the attack-midfield duo of Shannon Smith and Erin Fitzgerald has been on point all season. Smith has been used more in an attacking role than last season and is one of the most dangerous one-on-one threats in Division I. Fitzgerald has scored 53 goals and nine assists from the midfield. Perhaps one of Northwestern's most valuable and versatile weapons is Tewaaraton finalist Taylor Thornton, who has moved from a defensive role to more of a midfield role this season and sparks the Wildcats' transition game with her speed, which is almost unmatched.
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|Hea! Actually Some nice jokes and clever ideas in there! I particularly liked the "scrabble" theme which you have going on, I'm not sure you can over play that one too much here! Add more of it! Maybe you could use the "dictionary" in a similar way? Have a battle going on between the dictionary and scrabble. Meaning this "the job" of the dictionary after all...
|Well it does not really have much meaning this, but hea! So long as it's funny, no problems from me. No seriously there is some clever word play in there, and you have taken advantage of a lot of the possibilities. How about various famous people giving their definition of "meaning", obviously don't just choose the obvious figures, what would God define meaning to be? How about the Wikideia? I'm sure you can take the wiki entry on this one, and do some seriously good miss information here!
|Prose and formatting:
|The language you use is generally ok, and most of the time you keep it consistent in that its being told in the first person, rather than reading like an encyclopaedia entry, but in places this slips back and forth a little. I would like to see a bit more consistency here. Make up your mind if its an encyclopaedic thing or "it's told like a story" and stick to it. I think you need to "tidy up" the sentence structure a bit as I think that in most places you could say what your saying with a lot less words. There are also a few places, where, you, have, a, few, too many commas! Try to sort this out. This would make it easier and more enjoyable to read.
|I guess I did not get what your trying to do with the pics here. I thought you had something going on with the two pics of the "Indian" at the start, then... ??? Well kinda gets a bit random! Maybe that's the idea, but for me it did not work that well. Had it been me I maybe might have kept with the Indian all the way down, just having say some "wise words" or that sound really clever, but don't really tell you anything, then at the end for the last picture, make the reader think that he's going to actually tell you the real meaning of meaning, but then have him say something like, "Hea, don't ask me, I'm bloddy shit at scrabble". Just my 0.5 pence worth.
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|Generally, I think you have a good idea, but there is a lot more potential here. It also needs a bit of tidying up and some more structure here and there. If you fancy doing it, I think your onto a winner. Hope you don't think I'm being mean! Go for it!
|MrN Fork you! 21:03, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
|I laughed out loud numerous times. The Scrabble references, though repetitive, added to the charm of the article. Outside of that, the circular definition of meaning, though repetitive, is a nice touch. I'd keep most of the jokes right where they are.
|With such a simple concept, you expanded on it very nicely. There are a few different avenues you could go with the wordplay, though. Meaning as in averaging (not to be confused with medianing), Demeaning ... not sure where you could go with that, but a play with definitions to say the least.
|Prose and formatting:
|A lot of people don't like first-person articles, but I think that works with this one. Formatting could use a little work with your images of meaning at the beginning and end (it's cutting off some of the text; not sure how to help you with that). As far as prose goes, I think there's a few tweaks needed. I saw a few passive--well I'm not going to get into semantics. Needless to say, I'd be more than happy to help you with prose. It's what I do best!
|I wasn't really sure what you were trying to do here until I got halfway through the article. Repetitive, but once again, it works. Definitely better than the last versions I saw.
|I took the mean.
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|A really well-written article. A few tweaks on formatting and I think you have a keeper on your hands! Ironic that I used the phrase "though repetitive" three seperate times, isn't it?
|El Jefé de Pancho 09:06, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
OK, big early morning mug o' tea to hand, and I can't muster the energy to fix the ceiling - this one's mine, people... --Sir Under User (Hi, How Are You?) VFH KUN 09:19, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
|Tough call, this. I like it, and there are, as ever with your stuff, some inspired moments. I like the way you include multiple "definitions" and don't come close to defining it, I also like the line "soiled my pants with feces of enlightenment" for some reason. But overall, I think it needs to come together just a little more, and I think I'm going to struggle to explain just how in the comments below. Still, I'll give it a shot!
|An interesting take on it, I think. The Scrabble thing helps, but it needs to be finely judged to avoid overkill. And the Indian guy feels good too. Comments below.
|Prose and formatting:
|Well done, in the main. I couldn't see any real problems with the formatting. Maybe a few lines that need a fix-up, but I'd wait until the article is finished, and then get someone like me or Lauttaholic - seeing as he offered - to have a quick whisk through with a proofread brush.
|Ah yes, you and your interesting images... Right, I think the image has the right level of 'fake mystic' to work, my thoughts here are concerned with the captions. If you're repeating the pic all the way down, I think it needs to be captioned well to work. Either start every caption with "Wise Man Say:" or similar, or have the first one clearly state the wise man will help define meaning for you - that way, I think it would work a little better, explain why the image repeats, and so forth. Then the build up to the last one might work slightly better.
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|This is a tough one to review, because I like the article, and it made me laugh, I just want to see it come together a little more, gain that crucial X-factor. And trying to help you do that is tough when it's a darn good article already. Still, I'll give it a shot in the comments below.
|--Sir Under User (Hi, How Are You?) VFH KUN 10:34, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
First up, the intro. I think you spend a little too much time on Scrabble here, Just drop it in once or twice at the start, then the way it keeps creeping back on over the rest of the article betrays the writer's true focus - don't show your entire hand straight away. The repetition works well, and is a useful device for the humour of the article, but don't overplay it early. Maybe calm it down a little at the end of the first definition as well - build it up a little more subtly? Just a thought.
Next - the fourth definition doesn't really work for me yet. Fine idea, but - well - the word you're defining there is demeaning. So I think you need to specify the definition here as being the opposite of demeaning (not literally - I can't be arsed to come up with a definition) and then explain that the opposite of this is de-meaning, and then continue with what you have there. Saying it's a definition of meaning and then going straight in to demeaning doesn't feel quite right here, to me. Hope that makes sense!
A thoughts about dictionaries and such: There is an official Scrabble dictionary. Some of the words in it aren't in regular dictionaries, and hence have no definition that can be found. Does this mean they have no meaning? So can you use words in Scrabble that have no meaning? So what's wrong with the word I just made up that had a Q and a J in it and was on a triple word score? Does the Scrabble dictionary contain the remaining few of the made up words you allude to at the start? Does this prove that Scrabble is a stupid game and can we just call it a draw please? I don't know - if you mention dictionaries, you may want to consider that.
Don't make it too much longer - the length is about right. Don't try to add more definitions of meaning - maximise the effect of the ones you have already.
Oh, and link to Scraggle. That would improve any article that has anything to do with Scrabble. Or maybe it's just one of my articles that doesn't get out much and would like some company. Actually, ignore this.
Basically, I think it's a very good article, and it made me chuckle. It also made my tea go cold, as it's taken me so long to try and give a really constructive review. I'm not sure if this is exactly what you're after, but I hope it helps. If you want me to try and explain myself a little more, give me a shout - although I can't promise to respond straight away!
Good luck as ever. --Sir Under User (Hi, How Are You?) VFH KUN 10:34, 1 December 2007 (UTC)


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"Man's Faith and This Crisis" will be the central theme of the three-day thirty-eighth conference of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations which will open at the Hotel New Yorker on Friday, it was announced here today. Twelve hundred delegates from reform congregations in 42 states and Canada will attend the meeting.
In addition to religious and business sessions, symposia on "The Pillars of Our Faith," "The Healing of Humanity" and "Israel's Present and Future" will be held. There will also be a special Chaplain's service with reports by an Army and a Navy chaplain, and a representative lay leader in this field. The symposium on the "Healing of Humanity" will be addressed by three leaders of the Catholic, Protestant and Jewish faith, respectively: Professor Jacques Maritain, noted Catholic educator and Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University; Professor Robert L. Calhoun of Yale University, and Dr. Israel Bettan of the Hebrew Union College.
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Two months after the Big Ten said it would look into expansion, the Pac-10 is following suit. League commissioner Larry Scott said "serious evaluation" would take place over the next 6-12 months with a decision to be made before negotiations start on the conference's television deal that expires after the 2011-12 academic year.
One top candidate to join the conference is Utah, according to a television station in Salt Lake City. ABC4 is reporting that the Utes will be offered an invitation, however state rival Brigham Young is not invovled. One reason for not selecting BYU would be the school's insistence on not play on Sundays.
The story also says that the Cougars could go to the Big 12 if Colorado is the second team to move to the Pac-10.
Adding two schools to bring the Pac-10 to a total of 12 would allow for a championship game in football that could bring in more money. The fallout of taking two schools from other leagues would likely force a chain reaction of major conference restructuring.
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Protection from Test relegation for the big three cricket nations - India, England and Australia - could be removed from controversial reforms to be discussed at International Cricket Council meetings next week.
A promotion and relegation system is one of the key planks of a position paper that recommends a radical overhaul of the way cricket is run and would give greater clout to the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Cricket Australia, and the England and Wales Cricket Board.
The draft paper states that major drawcards India, England and Australia would never drop into the bottom tier ''solely in order to protect ICC income due to the importance of those markets and teams to prospective ICC media rights buyers''.
But Fairfax Media understands that these exemptions, tied to a country's financial strength, are not set in stone and that CA will try to negotiate with India and England to have them removed from the final document.
CA otherwise strongly supports having a top tier of eight Test nations, with the next eight playing in an Intercontinental Cup and the winner of that tournament playing off every four years against the No.8 team for the right to climb into the Test ranks.
CA chairman Wally Edwards this week defended the proposed reforms against a groundswell of condemnation, led by the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations, which said the changes would make the big three stronger while other nations would ''wither on the vine''.
But the plan's supporters portray it as a desperate attempt to save cricket from dysfunctional leadership amid fears that India, which generates up to 80 per cent of revenue, could break away from the ICC with devastating consequences for the other countries that depend on it for survival.
The proposal includes financial incentives for countries to play in ICC events, such as the World Cup and the Champion's Trophy.
The powerful BCCI this week issued a veiled threat to any full-member nations opposed to an overhaul of the ruling body, saying India could pull out of ICC events if the changes are not approved by the ICC's executive board.
It said a working committee had ''authorised the office bearers to enter into agreements with the ICC for participating in the ICC events and hosting ICC events, subject to the proposal being approved by the ICC board'', and claimed the changes were ''in the interests of cricket at large''.
''We have never said that [the proposal] was set in stone or a 'take-it-or-leave-it' proposition,'' a BCCI official added. ''It is clear that it is a draft and members can discuss it with their respective boards and it can be discussed in the ICC board meeting.''
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A tour of the Lodi wine region offers plenty of attractions for both the novice and expert wine taster.
Experts will enjoy the wide variety of wines being produced in the Lodi appellation as well as the ever-improving quality. Those just beginning to appreciate wine can enjoy the multitude of opportunities to learn more about wine by chatting with friendly and accessible winemakers in a casual, fun atmosphere.
Lodi's reputation as a fine wine destination is still maturing but the area has been a home to winegrapes for decades.
Many of the area's farmers are part of families that have been working the land for generations. In decades past, the most popular varietals were table grapes, which included the Tokay Flame grapes.
The two local high schools are Tokay High School and Lodi High, whose mascot is the Flames.
Farmers found a profitable market for Tokay Flames as table grapes, shipping their product throughout the nation. In the 1950s and '60s Lodi growers had nearly 40,000 acres of Tokay grapes.
That market suffered after consumers began to favor seedless grapes and Southern California growers developed a strain of seedless Tokays.
Currently there are just a few hundred acres of Tokays scattered around the region.
One varietal that has stood the test of time and has been the foundation of Lodi's reputation as a place for fine wine is Zinfandel.
- The Lodi Wine Region is located 100 miles east of San Francisco near the Delta, south of Sacramento and west of the Sierra Nevada.
- Lodi has been a major winegrape growing region since the 1850's. Today, the area has more than 75,000 acres of winegrapes, farmed by over 750 growers.
- Lodi leads all other California wine districts in the production of the top five premium wine varieties - Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Zinfandel.
- The region enjoys a Mediterranean climate, with warm, dry summers and cool, moist winters. Average annual rainfall is 17" (42.50 cm). Deep, sandy clay loam soils predominate.
- The region's annual yield of approximately 600,000 tons of grapes is valued at over $300 million, and comprises 18 percent of California's total winegrape production - more than Napa and Sonoma Counties combined.
- The "Lodi" appellation was approved by the federal government in 1986.
- In 1991 local growers voted to fund the Lodi-Woodbridge Winegrape Commission. With its $1,000,000 annual budget, the commission conducts programs in marketing, grower education and viticultural research. The Commission has also launched the industry's only district-wide Integrated pest management program to reduce the amount of pesticides and herbicides used in winegrape production. In addition the commission recently opened the "Discover Lodi Wine and Visitor Center" - a "must see" experience for anyone interested in grapes or wine.
- There are five major wineries in the area - Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi, Turner Road Vintners, Sutter Home Winery, Bear Creek Winery, and Oak Ridge Vineyards. However, more than 60 leading California wineries buy grapes from the region including E&J Gallo, Glen Ellen, Fetzer, Delicato, Napa Ridge, Ravenswood, Kenwood Vineyards and Beringer.
- Smaller "boutique" wineries are becoming well-established -
among them are Lucas Winery, Peirano Estates, St. Amant, Spenker
Vineyards, Jessie's Grove, Michael and David Vineyards,
VanRuiten-Taylor, Olde Lockeford Winery, and Century Oak Winery.
Source: Lodi-Woodbridge WInegrape Commission, http://www.lodiwine.com.
This grape does well with plenty of sunshine and heat and so it thrives during Lodi's summers. Those same summers give Lodi Zins a zesty, fruit-forward taste with long and luxurious finishes.
Old Vine Zinfandels are usually considered to be older than 30 years, although many wineries boast vines far older than that; some dating back to the 1800s.
Jessie's Grove Winery features a Zinfandel blend made with wines from vines 63- to 119-years-old. These ancient vines require meticulous upkeep and yield low quantities of exceptional fruit.
Jessie's Grove Winery is located on West Turner Road and features a museum showcasing the property's history. The winery's Earth Zin and Fire Zinfandel is a great example of Lodi Zin.
The vines ages are remarkable in that they survived for so long and also through the Prohibition era. Lodi growers were able to maintain their vineyards through the "dry" '30s by shipping their grapes on refrigerated boxcars throughout the country. These grapes often came with written warnings on "how not to turn these grapes into wine."
During the 1950s, growers continued to build the region's reputation by investing in improving their product.
Although Napa took the spotlight in the '80s and '90s, many wines produced in Napa County were made using Lodi grapes. The region's abundance of quality winegrapes was almost a double-edged sword as the region became known for quantity rather than quality.
That began to change in the late '80s and '90s as the number of Lodi wineries exploded and the wines began winning awards and garnering good press. Much of this publicity came with a greater appreciation of Lodi's distinct Old Vine Zinfandel.
Today, many in the wine world no longer consider Lodi an emerging wine region but one that has taken its place alongside Napa, Sonoma and the Central Coast appellations.
The visiting wine enthusiast will discover that while Lodi may equal other regions in quality it does not in terms of wine "snobbery" or pretentiousness. Here, the taster will often find the winemaker pouring his or her wines at the tasting bar and most tastings are usually free.
Many of Lodi's winegrape growing families have entered the market looking for a better return on their investment into the soil.
Tom Hoffman and his wife Carmela opened Heritage Oak Winery this year on land his family has farmed for five generations.
The winery produces a Zinfandel, Sauvingon Blanc and Vino Tinto, a blend of Zin, Syrah and Petite Sirah. Located in Acampo the winery also features a hiking trail that leads to a picnic area on the banks of the Mokelumne River.
Another family that entered the wine business after making its name in farming is the Mettlers. The winery's Cabernet Sauvignon and Petite Sirah have earned much acclaim. The '03 Petite Sirah received a 91 score from the prominent wine critic Robert Parker.
While Zin will likely always be king, some Lodi wineries have branched out into other varietals.
Bokish Winery specializes in Spanish varietals like the red Tempranillo and the white Albarino. Mokelumne Glen Winery offers German wines like the red Dornfelder and white Kerner.
Ripken Vineyards and Winery, Inc. located on West Sargent Road outside of Lodi has an eclectic collection of wines produced at the "barnista" winery. Richard Ripken and his wife Nancy Ripken's wines include the Rhonealicious, a white blend of Viognier and Roussane, and a '03 Alicant Bouschet. A specialty of the winery is its Vintage Port made with 55 percent Souzao grapes and 45 percent Touriga.
Many of Lodi's large-scale wineries also offer the chance to taste their quality products.
Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi has long been a backbone operation of Lodi's wine industry. The large winery is located on East Woodbridge Road in Acampo and offers tours and tastings daily. Visitors to Woodbridge by Mondavi can sample a variety of wines from Zinfandel to Shiraz as well as the winery's Select Vineyard Series.
A tour of Lodi's wine country can also be a one-stop trip with a visit to the Vino Piazza. Located in the small town of Lockeford, just minutes outside the city of Lodi, Vino Piazza is a collection of small wineries all housed in a sprawling complex that once was the Lockeford Winery.
Visitors can wander the hallways to discover tasting rooms tucked away in old concrete wine fermenters that offer a cool respite from hot summer days.
Old Lockeford Winery offers the unique opportunity for wine tasters to sample wines while taking in a collection of fossils and gems.
Another one-stop option is the cellardoor tasting room on School Street in Downtown Lodi. This relaxed wine bar offers tasting flights, glasses of wine or bottles and often has live music on the weekends.


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Party on in Pyongyang
Got an itch to visit North Korea despite the current geopolitical crisis? If so, you're not alone. "The number of people interested in coming to North Korea is rising," said Richie Fenner, a guide for British-owned Young Pioneer Tours. He estimated 800 people will tour the isolated communist state with his company alone this year, up from 500 in 2012. Recent high-profile visits by former basketball star Dennis Rodman and Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt may have had an impact. So don't be afraid to tell your sweetheart: "Baby, we're going to Pyongyang instead of Paris."
Let's go see some organic kale!
Whole Foods evidently isn't satisfied with simply enticing arugula-loving, Prius-driving shoppers into its supermarkets. The company has just launched Whole Journeys, which offers small group tours that "take customers to many of the locations where [its] products … originate." Packages geared for active foodies include biking and cooking classes in Italy, hiking and tea sampling in China, and whitewater rafting and wine tasting in Idaho. Whole Foods also plans to build a health-themed resort near its Austin, Tex., headquarters in the next three years. Now the pressure is on KFC to open a motel where guests can watch daytime TV and eat Double Downs.
'Tweetathon' in the sky
Since Twitter's 2006 launch, many users haven't had the chance to tweet while flying, due to steep on-board Internet pricing or poor connectivity. But based on a five-hour "Tweetathon" staged April 9 on selected planes, that sad, dark era is coming to an end. Passengers on six routes (such as New York-Sao Paulo, Abu Dhabi-London, and San Francisco-Sydney) used high-speed WiFi for a worldwide conversation with the hashtag #High5Live. Hot topics included the weather, meal choices and nice cabin crew members. John Lennon's Imagine has finally come true.
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With his junior season in the books, Newell receives daily loads of letters and plenty of phone calls from prospective schools. He credits his productive offseason for the early success.
"It's almost more important than the season itself," Newell said of his offseason conditioning. "I know how important it is, which is why I'm working so hard again. I enjoy the offseason. You can get away from things, hide, and get better, then explode in the fall."
The strong offseason led Newell to a standout junior season. he broke three school records at Hiawatha (Kan.) High School and was named all-state. As a result, plenty of recruiting interest followed.
Newell, a 6-foot-3, 275-pounder, has offers from Baylor, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Purdue, South Carolina, TCU, and UCLA, among others.
A college decision for Newell will likely come in the summer, but he has yet to name favorites. However, he knows what to find in the right school.
"I definitely want a school that can have me reach my full potential," he said. "That's the most important thing."
While Newell made many college visits during the offseason, he still has a short list of schools he hopes to visit, including Northwestern.
The Wildcats extended a scholarship offer during the fall, and have made him a priority on their recruiting board. The interest is certainly mutual.
"I'm definitely very interested in them," Newell said of Northwestern. "Their academics stick out to me."
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A Guide to the Niles J. Fuller Photograph Collection
Biographical Note
Niles J. Fuller is a photographer specializing in the Austin, Texas, music scene. Fuller is best known for his large-format studio portraiture of musicians. He worked as a still photographer for the 2004 film The Devil and Daniel Johnston. Fuller was also the publisher of Austin Music Mag. After living and working in Niagara Falls, New York, for a period of time, Fuller is now residing again in Austin, Texas.
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of 11x14 photographic prints and TIFF files of the Austin music industry and includes musicians, artists, club owners, concert promoters, music journalists, disc jockeys, music video producers, songwriters and record company executives. The photographs were taken in the studio and at other locations in the Austin area. Although Fuller initiated the project, he later obtained support of the Shiner of Austin beer distributorship and the Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner. Other artistic and entertainment agencies also contributed to the production of the print portion of the collection. The photographs were exhibited at various Austin restaurants and clubs as "The Shiner Showcase of Austin Music" prior to coming to the Center for American History. The TIFF files have come in more recently as digital technology became available and include both scans of existing prints and new material.
Permission to publish or use the images must be obtained from the photographer.
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Preferred Citation
Niles J. Fuller Photograph Collection, 1985- , Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
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Adam Levine Shares Details About Kmart Clothing Line
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Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine is designing a line of clothing for Kmart, the discount retailer, and Shop Your Way. He shared how he wants his line to differ from that of other celeb-endorsed duds, saying, "I want it to be made well. I want it to be tasteful. I want it to be classic and simple. I want people to say, 'Oh my God! This is actually really good' when they expected it to suck."
Will you check out Adam Levine's threads at Kmart?
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4minute's HyunA met her mini-me on 'Star King' and performed with the 4-year-old contestant known as 'baby HyunA'.
On the May 4th episode, 'baby HyunA' whose real name is Ha Eun showed off her dance moves to HyunA's "Bubble Pop", "Change", "Hot Issue", and "Ice Cream", surprising viewers with her mature dancing.
Viewers commented, "'Baby HyunA' is so cute", "'Baby HyunA' perfectly danced to HyunA and 4minute's songs", and "HyunA looks like she also fell in love with 'baby HyunA'."
Check out 'baby HyunA's covers and performance with HyunA and Gayoon!
"Bubble Pop"
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'Baby HyunA' giving a peck on the cheek to HyunA
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Alexa Chung, Miranda July & Tavi Sing "You Don't Own Me" To Mitt Romney
- This rocks: Rookie Mag's Tavi Gevinson, model/presenter Alexa Chung, writer Miranda July, and a whole bunch of other ladies got together for a cover of Lesley Gore's iconic song "You Don't Own Me." As if you needed another reminder that Mitt Romney is like the boyfriend that you can't believe you ever thought was not a douchebag. [YouTube]
- Uh oh: "Lea Michele" and "pregnancy rumors" in the same sentence. [Celebrity Cafe]
- Watch 17 actors in the tiny background parts they played before they got famous, like Ryan Gosling on "Are You Afraid Of The Dark?" [The Week]
- Justin Timberlake sang a new song to Jessica Biel at their wedding reception on Friday. Come on, he couldn't not do that. [US Weekly]
- New couple alert: James Franco and "Pretty Little Liars" star Ashley Benson. [New York Post]
- Five embarrassing ways that churches try to be hip. Tattoo, anyone? [Cracked]
- 10 things you didn't know about "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." [The FW]
- Seriously sexy ladies in suits! [After Ellen]
- Rent The Runway is now letting users choose dresses based on people's prom photos. Weird … but useful? [Racked]
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Transforming Standalone Expert Systems into a Community of Cooperating Agents.
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Random Blogging For Friday January 31st
Well here we are at the end of January.. I gotta say, i'm glad January is done.. That means we are that much closer to spring. Can't wait! Hope you all have a great weekend!
The Morning Brain Buster:
Q: 10% of us will watch the Superbowl just for this reason.
A: The halftime show
Bonehead Of The Day:
A thief in Philadelphia tried to rob a Hallmark with a greeting card!
The suspect gave the store's cashier a card that had a message written inside.
The cashier called another employee over and the suspect ran off without any money.
One Lucky Guy.. Man Survives Going Through A Woodchipper
A Washington State man is recovering from serious injuries after he was trapped and sent through a shredding wood chipper machine.
Much of the man's body has been shredded and crushed after he climbed into a turned-off wood chipper machine to get an object stuck in the device. But someone didn't know the guy was inside the machine and the spikes and claws inside the device were turned back on with him inside.
The man heard the machine click back on, but knew it was too late for him to escape. He says that actually going through the machine itself wasn't the worst part about it. The worst part was not knowing what was going to happen.
His injuries are severe and he is expected to be in the hospital for at least the next few weeks. He sustained a broken pelvis, seven broken ribs, a shattered ankle, bruised liver, broken leg, a collapsed lung and a deep cut that runs the entire length of the back of his body. The cut was so deep it crushed his knee, and he is on a heavy dose of pain medication.
The worst part: He remained conscious throughout the ten-second shredding.
Thankfully, the man has stayed very positive, saying his co-workers' training allowed him to receive care quickly and he was even sharing jokes and smiling with friends and family at the hospital.
The company the man works for will be paying 100 percent of his medical bills.
Golf Ball Lands On Gators Head.. Call Happy Gilmore!
A golfer in Englewood, Florida hit a shot that landed on an alligator's head.
A man was golfing with friends when they came upon a very large gator near a lake. That gator had a golf ball sitting directly on top of its head.
They quickly snapped a pic, but decided to leave the ball on the gator's head.
Talk About A Fat Cat
The Maricopa County animal shelter in Arizona took in a massive 36-pound cat named Meatball.
The obese cat was surrendered at the shelter earlier this week after being shuffled from home to home over the years.
Meatball's last owners took him in from someone else and cared for the cat for about six months before he started 'having accidents around the house' so they gave him up.
They said he was that size when they got him and they didn't know why he was so fat since they had only been feeding him cat food.
To take off the pounds, the shelter has now put Meatball on a restricted, low calorie diet - feeding him a little bit of wet food in the morning and at night.
His weight puts him at risk for serious medical problems and he already has glaucoma in one eye.
Why A Burger King Whopper Contains Less Calories Than A Restaurant Salad
Let's take a test - which has more calories in it, a King Whopper from Burger King or a salad from a restaurant?
You'll be surprised to learn that the answer is the salad.
With fattening meets, cheeses, dressings, croutons and bacon bits sprinkled all over salads it makes them very calorie heavy.
In fact, eating out at a restaurant can be a factor in obesity. If you have an appetizer, salad and side dish you're looking at about 1,500 calories in one meal. Keeping in mind that the recommended amount is 2,000 calories you can see how that could be a problem.
This compares to the Burger King Whopper which has 700 calories.
If you want to lighten up your meal, skip the appetizer and try to get your salad without some of its fattening friends.
And Now.. Helen Miren Twerking.. You're Welcome.
Helen Mirren received the 2014 Hasty Pudding Award from Harvard University's prominent theater troupe.
The 68-year-old Oscar-winner paraded around Cambridge, Massachusetts alongside Hasty Pudding members dressed in drag, and she twerked along the way.
Mirren admitted that she "tried in my bedroom. It was absolutely humiliating."
While being interviewed, Dame Helen also revealed that she's a big fan of Beyoncéand when asked to give advice to "all the single ladies" out there, the married actress said that they should "stay single as long as you can."
~~Veteran actress, Carol Channing is 93 (Hello Dolly; Where's Waldo?)
~~Actress, Portia De Rossi is 41 (Ally Mcbeal; Arrested Development; 'married' to Ellen DeGeneres)
~~Actress, Minnie Driver is 44 (Good Will Hunting; Grosse Pointe Blank; The Riches)
~~Actor, Anthony LaPaglia is 55 (Without a Trace; Empire Records; The Client)
~~Actress Kerry Washington ("Ray") is 37. (The Last King of Scotland; Mr. & Mrs. Smith; Lakeview Terrace; For Colored Girls; Scandal; Django Unchained)
~~Actress, Kelly Lynch is 55 (Mr. Magoo the movie; Road House; Drugstore Cowboy)
~~Actor, Stuart Margolin is 74 (Occasional Wife, Love American Style plyr, The Rockford Files, Bret Maverick)
~~SNL comedian, Bobby Moynihan is 36
~~Actor Glynn Turman ("The Wire," ''A Different World") is 68.
~~Actress Jessica Walter ("Arrested Development") is 73. (Play Misty for Me)
~~Hall of Famer Pitcher, Nolan Ryan is 67 (Texas Rangers owner)
~~Singer/actor, Justin Timberlake is 33.
~~Singer Harry Wayne Casey, aka KC, (of KC and the Sunshine Band) is 63.
~~Singer Marcus Mumford (of Mumford and Sons) is 27
~~Singer Johnny Rotten (of the Sex Pistols) is 58.
~~Musician, Jamie Stewart (the Cure) is 50
~~Musician, Charlie Musselwhite is 70 (the inspiration for Dan Aykroyd's character in the Blues Brothers)
~~Musician, Scott Ian Rosenfeld (of Anthrax) is 51
~~Musician, Phil Manzanera (Roxy Music) is 63
~~Guitarist, Adrian Vandenberg is 60 (Whitesnake)
~~Singer-guitarist Lloyd Cole is 53
~~Guitarist Jeff Hanneman (of Slayer) is 50
~~Singer Tyler Hubbard (of Florida Georgia Line) is 27
In Theaters This Weekend
That Awkward Moment (-R-)
Three best friends are at that confusing "moment" in their dating relationships when they have to decide "So…where is this going? Stars Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Imogen Poots, Michael B. Jordan. (PROJECTION: $10-$12 MIL.)
Labor Day (PG-13)
Thirteen-year-old and his mother encounter a man who convinces them to take him into their home and later is revealed to be an escaped convict. The events of this long Labor Day weekend will shape them for the rest of their lives. Stars Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith, Tobey Maguire. (PROJECTION: $6-$8 MIL.)
ALSO: Disney is releasing a sing-along version of the family film "Frozen".
Short-ish Seinfeld Reunion Coming
Jerry Seinfeld confirmed that he, Jason Alexander, and other members of the "Seinfeld" cast have worked on a "short-ish" project that will be seen "very, very soon".
Seinfeld wouldn't offer much info, however, (during his appearance on the Boomer & Carton radio show on WFAN this morning). He said it was neither a commercial nor an episode of his "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" series, before jokily adding that it's "not not those things, either." Whatever it is, he said it's probably "one and done".
Seinfeld also confirmed that co-creator Larry David is involved, though he didn't say which of the other "Seinfeld" characters besides George Costanza were on board.
Seinfeld and Alexander were spotted filming at Tom's Restaurant, the hangout from the show.
MTV speculates that it might be related to the Super Bowl in some way, given that the game is being played in New Jersey.
5 Dangerous Game Day Party Foods For Pets
The Super Bowl is Sunday and unfortunately, many of those party foods you'll be scarfing down can be dangerous for your pet.
Here are five things you should keep far away from your cat or dog this weekend:
1. Alcohol--Having a cold one with your friends is alright if you're of legal drinking age. But letting your pet drink the beer is not. Drinking as little as a few ounces of beer or other alcoholic beverages can lead to ethanol poisoning in dogs and cats. Signs of poisoning include involuntary urinating, hypothermia, slowed breathing, and even heart attacks.
2. Chicken Wings--Chicken wings can be bad due to the risk of intestinal obstruction or worse. Another risk of chicken wings is salt. One buffalo wing has almost 160 to 200 mg of sodium. That's about the amount of sodium recommended for a 20-pound dog in a day. Feeding a dog too much salt can cause high blood pressure and can contribute to kidney and heart disease.
3. Chocolate --Chocolate can be poisonous to your dog or cat. A compound in chocolate called theobromine is most concentrated in dark chocolate and unsweetened baking chocolate. It's the kind of chocolates found in brownies and chocolate chip cookies that can cause heart arrhythmias, muscle tremors, and seizures.
4. Soda--Americans will spend over $2 million on sodas and other soft drinks this weekend. Caffeinated drinks can cause your dog or cat to suffer from restlessness, breathing issues, heart palpitations, and muscle tremors.
5. Guacamole—This creamy dip's recipe calls for three ingredients that are dangerous to dogs and cats: avocado, garlic, and onion. Onions and garlic can cause gastrointestinal issues, elevated heart rate, and red blood cell damage. Avocado toxicity can lead to vomiting, diarrhea, and lack of stool production.
21 Things You Are Doing Wrong In The Bathroom
1. You're not cleaning your toothbrush.
Why: A study found that the average toothbrush contained about 10 million germs, including E. coli.
Try this instead: Once or twice a week, microwave your toothbrush for 10 seconds.
2. Flushing the toilet with the lid up.
Why: When you flush the toilet bacteria sprays out up to 10 inches — covering everything in a fine layer of filth.
Try this instead: Put the toilet seat down before you flush. Seriously.
3. You're wasting water trying to find the right temperature.
Why: A 10-minute shower can waste up to 42 gallons of water.
Try this instead: Once you find your ideal water temperature, mark where the knob is with a bright nail polish.
4. You're drying yourself off too vigorously.
Why: Rubbing yourself dry with a towel can make dry skin worse and exacerbate other skin issues.
Try this instead: Gently pat yourself down with your towel post-shower, and if you're going to moisturize, moisturize before your skin is completely dry to lock in added moisture.
5. You're at risk for slipping.
Why: Bathtubs, like most other things, are slippery when wet — 81% of injuries in bathrooms are caused by falling.
Try this instead: Slip-proof your shower with a kit.
6. You're using the wrong shampoo.
Why: Sodium lauryl/laureth sulfate is the ingredient that helps shampoo lather and may be a culprit in causing dry, frizzy hair.
Try this instead: Try a sulfate-free shampoo, available at your local drugstore or online, like L'Oréal EverPure or Living Proof Full Shampoo.
7. You're flushing money down the drain in the form of razors.
Why: Hasn't anyone told you money doesn't grow on trees? Extend the life of your razors by sharpening them.
Try this instead: Try this tip from Instructables by grabbing a pair of old jeans and run your razor up the pant leg about 15 times and down the pant leg 15 times — you'll keep your razors for longer and save dollars. This has been microscopically been proven to work.
8. You're rubbing your body with millions of gross dead skin cells.
Why: Over a 24-hour period, you shed close to a million skin cells.
Try this instead: Let your loofah dry between uses, and once a week, clean it with a solution of water and bleach.
9. You're destroying your horny layer.
Why: Your horny layer is the protective outermost layer of your skin, and over-exfoliation keeps it from doing its job.
Try this instead: Exfoliate twice a week or use a body wash with alpha hydroxy acid, which will target dead skin cells specifically and break them up.
10. You're letting your skin dry out.
Why: Once skin is dry, it doesn't absorb moisture as well.
Try this instead: Apply lotion while your skin is still damp to lock in that moisture ASAP.
11. You're not peeing in the shower.
Why: Urea, the main component of pee, has been shown to hydrate skin and stop itchiness. So, actually, pee is magical.
Try this instead: Embrace the urge and let it flow. Plus, you conserve water! In Brazil, an environmental group ran a whole campaign encouraging people to use the shower like a toilet (number one only).
12. You're using antibacterial soap
Why: A study by the University of Michigan states that antibacterial soap carries the risk of creating antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Try this instead: Use regular soap. According to the same study, regular soap works just as well as antibacterial soap at preventing illness.
13. You're washing your hands wrong.
Why: Research concluded that if everyone washed their hands, we could prevent one million deaths a year. It also reduces diarrhea by 47%.
Try this instead: The CDC provides a handy guide to washing your hands, but some takeaways are always after the toilet and before you touch food.
14. You're not cleaning your filthy retainer.
Why: According to researchers, mouth retainers are crawling with potentiallyharmful bacteria and fungi — like Candida, which causes yeast infections.
Try this instead: Wash your hands before and after you touch your retainer. Also, clean your retainer with a toothbrush and mouthwash.
15. You're not using your shower to steam your clothes.
Why: Quit wasting time ironing your clothes separately.
Try this instead: Leave your clothes hanging up in the bathroom while you hop in the shower. They'll be steamed and wrinkle-free by the time you're out.
16. You're over-shampooing.
Why: Shampooing every day can dry your hair out because it strips your hair of its natural oils, which are needed to keep your hair healthy.
Try this instead: Some derms recommend shampooing two to three times a week. Rumor has it Prince Harry didn't wash his hair for two years. Or ditch shampoo and join the No Poo Movement.
17. Your laziness is turning your contacts case into a cesspool.
Why: Almost 90% of contact lens cases are contaminated because we're nasty humans who top off the contact solution in the case rather than completely replacing the contents.
Try this instead: Dump it all out and refill your case with fresh solution like you're supposed to.
18. You're developing deodorant-immunity.
Why: In the same way that bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics, you can also become immune to your antiperspirant of choice.
Try this instead: Switch it up every once in a while. Try a different brand every six months.
19. You're leaving smears on the bathroom mirror
Why: Wiping the fog off with your hands or a towel streaks the mirror when it dries.
Try this instead: Try this tip and use a blow dryer on the mirror for a few seconds, or spray the mirror with very hot water. It evens out the temperature and the fog disappears.
20. You're letting your shower curtain attack you.
Why: Every time you turn around to grab the soap, your shower curtain is clinging to your body.
Try this instead: Attach wooden or metal clothespins to the bottom of your shower curtain to weigh it down to keep it in its place/the friend zone.
21. You're leaving skid marks in the toilet.
Why: We can't always control what we leave behind.
Try this instead: Place a few sheets of toilet paper down in the toilet bowl before you use the bathroom. That way, no one else will ever have to know (or see) your business.
Shop Shop Til The Smart Handbag Stops You
There's a new hi-tech handbag that locks up your wallet when you spend too much.
The iBag uses a smart sensor on the owner's wallet to track a woman's spending.
If it detects a shopping spree or the owner walks into their favorite store it can automatically lock itself to prevent the woman from spending.
Avatars For Dead People
Several students at MIT are working on a website that would have avatars of dead people.
The project is called eterni.me and they'd basically use things like photos, your Facebook, and Twitter accounts to create a virtual you.
Then years down the road, your descendants could interact with you.
The website launched this week, 7,000 people visited in the first three hours and 500 signed up for early invites.
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