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John Lloyd Cruz
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John Lloyd Cruz (24 June 1983) is a Filipino actor and commercial model. He is one of the most sought-after leading men in the country, playing lead roles in various box office hits such as One More Chance, A Very Special Love, and You Changed My Life. He was recently named the "Third Most Powerful Celebrity in the Philippines" as well as "Box Office King" for the movie A Very Special Love.
Cruz was 14 years old when a talent scout spotted him and asked him to visit and audition at ABS-CBN. He became a member of Star Magic Batch 5 and was launched as a member of Koolits with Baron Geisler and Marc Solis.
In 1999, Cruz played Rovic in series Tabing Ilog, a performance that earned him a major role in the TV sereis Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay (2002) with Bea Alonzo and Lorna Tolentino. His successful team-up with Bea Alonzo led to romantic lead roles in the movies Now That I Have You (2004) and One More Chance (2008).
He also had in the movie Dubai (2005) with Aga Muhlach and Claudine Barretto. His movies A Very Special Love (2008) and You Changed My Life (2009) pairing him with Sarah Geronimo grossed P180 million and P230 million at the box office, making them among the highest grossing movies in the country.
Cruz was a member of the male group Coverboys with Sam Milby, Zanjoe Marudo, Rafael Rossell, Victor Basa, and Jake Cuenca. He is now a part of Kanto Boys with Billy Joe Crawford, Sam Milby, and Vhong Navarro. The group regularly performs in ASAP.
Personal life
Cruz was formerly linked to showbiz personalities Kaye Abad and Ciara Sotto. He recently broke up with his long time girlfriend Liz Uy and is currently rumored as Ruffa Gutierrez's new boyfriend. However both parties deny that they are together.
Cruz endorses various products including Biogesic and Greenwich. His other endorsements include the following:
- Bench
- Clear shampoo
- Nescafe
- Taheebo
- SMART Talk n' Text
- Silka
- Libresse
- Outland
- Bratt
- Skechers
- Belo Medical Group
- You Changed My Life (2009)
- A Very Special Love (2008)
- One More Chance (2007)
- Still Life (2007)
- All About Love(2006)
- Close To You (2006)
- Dubai(2005)
- Now That I Have You (2004)
- Forevermore (2004)
- My First Romance ("Two Hearts" Episode) (2003)
- Mahal na kung Mahal (1999)
- Nagbibinata (1998)
- I Love Betty La Fea (2008)
- Maging Sino Ka Man: Ang Pagbabalik (2007)
- Star Magic presents: My Angel (2006)
- Komiks: Bampy (2006)
- Maalaala Mo Kaya: "Kwintas" (2006)
- Maalaala Mo Kaya: The Rene Cayetano Story (2005)
- Ikaw Ang Lahat Sa Akin (2005)
- It Might Be You (2003)
- Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay (2002)
- Sa Puso Ko Iingatan Ka (2001)
- Tabing Ilog (1999)
- Sa Sandaling Kailangan Mo Ako (1998)
- Gimik (1996)
Awards and recognitions
- Third Most Powerful Celebrity in the Philippines, YES! Magazine, April 2009
- Box Office King for A Very Special Love, 40th Box-Office Entertainment Awards , 2009
- Actor in a Daily Soap Opera for I Love Betty La Fea, 5th USTv Students' Choice Awards , 2009
- Best Actor for One More Chance, ENPRESS Golden Screen Awards, 2009
- Box Office King for One More Chance, Guillermo Memorial Scholarship Foundation, 2008
- Best Actor for All About Love, Luna Awards (Film Academy of the Philippines), 2007
- Best Drama Actor for Maging Sino Ka Man, PMPC Star Awards for TV, 2007
- Best Drama Actor for Maging Sino Ka Man, USTV Students Choice Awards, 2007
- Best Supporting Actor for Dubai, FAMAS Awards, 2006
- Best Supporting Actor for Dubai, Maria Clara Awards, 2006
- Best Supporting Actor for Dubai, PMPC Star Awards for Movies, 2006
- Film Actors of the Year for Dubai, Guillermo Memorial Scholarship Foundation, 2006
- Best Drama Actor for Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin, USTV Students Choice Awards, 2006
- Best Drama Actor for It Might Be You, USTV Students Choice Awards, 2005
- Best Drama Actor for It Might Be You, PMPC Star Awards for TV, 2005
- Best Single Performance by a Lead Actor for [[Maalaala Mo Kaya: Skating Rink, ENPRESS Golden Screen Awards, 2005
- Prince of RP Movies for [[Now That I Have You, Guillermo Memorial Scholarship Foundation, 2005
- Most Popular Loveteam (with Bea Alonzo), Guillermo Memorial Scholarship Foundation, 2004
- Best Drama Actor for Tabing Ilog, PMPC Star Awards for TV, 2001
External Link
- "100 Most Beautiful Stars." YES! Magazine Special. 2009, 22.
- John Lloyd Cruz. (Accessed 18 August 2009).
- John Lloyd Cruz:Biography. (Accessed 18 August 2009)
- Hunks and beauty tilts are an awkward mix. (Accessed 18 August 2009).
- John Lloyd Cruz: From teleserye prince to promising movie actor. (Accessed 18 August 2009).
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at 6:30 PM (CDT)
Please join us for our monthly social at Maria Selma Mexican Restaurant. This month we will have Eric Peterson presenting TWO topics: (1) Texas Diving and,(2) Latest Cool Gear from SCUBAPRO. Eric has been involved in the dive industry for more than 25 years. He has a wealth of expertise in Texas Diving as well as a depth of knowledge on dive gear. We are very excited to have Eric join us! His presentation is sure to be interesting and informative. Come join us, learn cool stuff, enjoy Mexican food, meet people, WIN stuff and have fun!
We will be meeting at Maria Selma's Mexican Restaurant at 6:30pm. You can order food/drinks while listening to the presentation. We'll also be sharing more details of our SUPER FUN upcoming socials and events in 2014. And, of course we will be giving away some cool & fun prizes!
** MORE FUN IN MAY: We are having our first club campout of the year the weekend of May 17 at Blue Lagoon. Mark your calendar and look for a separate email invite for this. It's going to be lots of fun!
Hey, Did You Know? MDT has an Annual Photo Contest! Congratulations to our 2013 Winners! Randy Ramos (First Place U/W) and Gilberto Agustin (First Place Topside). Also congratulations to Matt Morgan for honorable mentions in BOTH U/W and Topside! We will hold another contest in 2014. Entries in November, voting and winners announced in December at our Holiday Party! Be thinking about your entries...You have time to get that perfect shot! There are Topside and Underwater categories. It's fun! Jump in on this, share your photos, enjoy seeing other pics, and WIN something! Details to come later in the year.
2014 MDT Calendar of Events:
Wed, Mar 5 ~ Social (meet at Maria Selma Mex Restaurant)
Thur, Mar 20 ~ Rodeo Fun! (Houston Rodeo)
Wed, April 9 ~ Social (meet at Maria Selma Mex Restaurant)
Sat, April 12 ~ Navigation Egg Hunt Event (288 Lake)
Wed, May 14 ~ Social (meet at Maria Selma Mex Restaurant)
Sat/Sun, May 17-18 ~ Blue Lagoon Campout!
Wed, June 11 ~ Social (meet at Maria Selma Mex Restaurant)
Sat/Sun, June 21-22 ~ Canyon Lake / Hill Country Getaway
Wed, July 2 ~ Social, Cozumel Kick Off Party (meet at Dive Shop)
July 9-14 ~ Annual Club Trip to Cozumel!! Join us!!
Sat, Aug 2 ~ Pool Party at Dive Shop
Wed, Aug 13 ~ Social, Cozumel Picture Party (meet at Maria Selma Mex Restaurant)
Wed, Sept 10 ~ Social (meet at Maria Selma Mex Restaurant)
Wed, Sept 13 ~ Scuba Olympics!
Wed, Oct 8 ~ Social (meet at Maria Selma Mex Restaurant)
Sat/Sun, Oct 25-26 ~ Underwater Pumpkin Carve & Campout (Blue Lagoon)
Thur, Nov 13 ~ Go Cart Fun!
Thur, Dec 11 ~ Holiday Party and Photo Contest Winners!
Membership Information: Individual $22.00 (includes 1 MDT Scuba Club T-shirt and a special MDT renewal prize) - OR - Family $44.00 (includes 2 MDT Scuba Club T-shirts and a special MDT renewal prize). Membership period ~ 8/1/13 through 7/31/14
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Decision : 37 COM 8B.5
Changes to names of properties inscribed on the world heritage list: Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/8B,
2. Approves the name change to the Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs as proposed by the South African authorities. The name of the property becomes Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa in English and Sites des hominidés fossils d'Afrique du Sud in French.
DocumentsDecisions Report
Context of DecisionWHC-13/37.COM/8B
Themes: Inscriptions on the World Heritage List
States Parties: South Africa
Properties: Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa
Year: 2013
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Book II, Chapter XI. The Remainder of Anno Domini 1620: The Mayflower Compact 64 Book II, Chapter XII. Anno Domini 1621: First Thanksgiving 66 John Winthrop (1588-1649) 67 A Model of Christian Charity 68 Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672) 84 Tbe Prologue 85 Tbe Autbor to Her Book 87 Before tbe Birtb of One of Her Cbildren 88 To My Dear and Loving Husband 89 In Memory of My Dear Grandchild Elizabetb Bradstreet, Who Deceased August, 1665, Being a Year and a Half Old 90 In Memory of My Dear Grandchild Anne Bradstreet, Who Deceased June 20, 1669, Being Three Years and Seven Months Old 91 Mary Rowlandson (1655-1711) 92 A True History of tbe Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson 93 Edward Taylor (1642?-1729) 138 Meditation 22 (First Series) 139 Meditation 38 (First Series) 140 Huswifery 142 Cotton Mather (1663-1728) 143 From Tbe Wanders of tbe Invisible World 144 A People of God in tbe Devil's Territories 144 The Trial of Martha Carrier 147 From Magnalia Christi Americana, Galeacius Secundus: The Life of William Bradford, Esq., Governor of Plymoutb Colony 151 Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) 160 Personal Narrative l62 Sinners in tbe Hands of an Angry God 175 Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) 191 Tbe Way to Wealtb 193 Remarks Concerning tbe Savages of Nortb America 201 vi
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Alphabetized Index of Garden Answers
|Mike's Gardening Tips
Yellow Leaves, Black Butts and other Tomato Troubles
Q. Mike! The leaves on my tomatoes started to turn yellow; now some of the plants look close to death. I garden completely organically, and have tried adding more compost, manure tea, and other organic fertilizers. They're getting plenty of water. What should I do?
I grow 36 tomato plants in three containers on my deck, each 18 x 33 and six inches deep. I've been doing this for several years and get a pretty good crop. However, the leaves at the bottom are turning yellow. I water about every other day. I have not used any type of fertilizer. Thanks,
Dear Mike: Please help my first garden! My tomatoes get full sun all day, compost and mushroom soil, lots of water morning and night, and are well staked. I even started them from seed! They're big and healthy, but this morning I was about to harvest some yellow ones and noticed they were all rotted at the bottom. What am I doing wrong? Am I over-watering? Are my tomatoes doomed?!
...most often these symptoms are the telltale traits of a beast that eventually pounces on all tomato growers: A wilt that builds up in soil where tomatoes are grown year after year. In this area, it's generally Verticillium, but I wouldn't be surprised if its ugly cousin from warmer climes, Fusarium, was enjoying our sultry summers
This year: Remove yellow leaves promptly (wilted ones may recover when the sun goes down). Keep the plants well fed (but not over) and watered (but not over); healthy plants can 'outpace' the disease with their new growth--especially in this weather!
Next year: Grow disease-resistant varieties (they'll have the letters "VF" after their names. Plant in soil where tomatoes have never grown before (or grow in containers on top of the soil, or completely change the soil in infested containers). And use lots of compost (a natural disease-fighter) to try and keep the wilts at bay.
Laury (and Rosaline, and...): If the heinie-end of your tomatoes is black and yucky, you got blossom end rot. The problem is caused by uneven watering--or just plain no watering, or--yes, Lawry: OVERwatering (hint, hint).
This year: Pull off all the fruits showing symptoms; if they're ripe, cut away the diseased part and eat the rest. Mulch the plants well (with anything but wood chips) to keep moisture in the soil, and water them deeply (really let it soak in) twice a week--no more than that! Those roots need to dry out!
Next year: The Amazing Eggshell Trick! Tomatoes that get enough calcium can regulate their water use so well they never get blossom end rot. So save up eggshells all winter long, and put the crushed shells of a dozen eggs in each hole when you plant. Your tomatoes will taste better, too!
Shameless (but relevant) plug: Detailed info on every aspect of successful tomato growing can be found in my new book, You Bet Your Tomatoes! (Rodale, 2002) Available at bookstores, and on the Web! With illustrations by the Daily News' own Signe!
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Surprising Orioles upend Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Baltimore Orioles' first playoff game in 15 years took them deep into the heart of Texas to face a team that spent most of the season as the best in the American League.
As the eyes of the baseball world turned to the long-suffering Orioles and their unlikely path to the postseason, as they played a do-or-die game in front of 46,931 rally-towel waving fans at the home of the two-time defending AL champion Texas Rangers on Friday night.
And much like they've done all season — with different players across the roster have sharing the role of hero — the underdog Orioles showed how much fight they truly have. They grinded out a 5-1 win at Rangers Ballpark to advance to the best-of-five American League Division Series against the New York Yankees, which begins Sunday at Camden Yards.
"If you had told us at the end of the season last year that we'd have a chance to put a roster together for one game, we'd have that signed up for that in blood," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said before the game. "You grind and kid for seven, eight months for the chance to roll the dice in October."
It was the Orioles' first postseason win since Game 5 of the 1997 American League Championship Series on Oct. 13, 1997 against the Cleveland Indians.
Showalter put the Orioles' postseason hopes — and a lot of faith — in left-hander Joe Saunders, who entered the game with a 0-6 record in six career starts in Arlington and a 9.36 ERA, second highest of any pitcher with at least 30 innings at Rangers Ballpark.
Saunders, acquired Aug. 26 in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks, tightroped his way out of trouble throughout the night. He allowed eight baserunners — six hits, a walk and an error — but just one run over 5 2⁄3 innings, before Showalter turned to his bullpen.
Saunders had lost nine of his last 12 starts and was getting pinched out of Arizona's starting rotation at the time of his trade. Yet he outpitched Japanese rookie right-hander Yu Darvish.
The Orioles turned three crucial double-play balls to help Saunders, tying their postseason club record for a single game set Oct. 6, 1979 in Game 4 of the ALCS against the California Angels.
The Orioles took a 1-0 lead just two batters into the game. Rangers first baseman Michael Young booted a grounder off the bat of leadoff man Nate McLouth on the first pitch of the game. McLouth quickly stole second and then scored on J.J. Hardy's seeing-eye single up the middle.
Saunders walked the first hitter he faced, second baseman Ian Kinsler, after he was ahead 1-2 in the count. Elvis Andrus followed with a single that put runners at first and third with no outs, but slumping slugger Josh Hamilton grounded into a 4-6-3 double play, which scored Kinsler from third to tie the score.
Hardy and Chris Davis led off the sixth inning with back-to-back singles to put runners at the corners, and Adam Jones' sacrifice fly gave the Orioles a 2-1 lead.


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Randy Jordan
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Nine-year NFL career
Special teams captain of 2002 AFC Champion Oakland Raiders
With the Huskers, Jordan oversaw a Nebraska committee of I-backs in 2006 that produced nearly 2,400 rushing yards and 26 rushing touchdowns in the powerful West Coast Offense. An improved effort on the ground helped NU move from 107th in 2005 to 23rd nationally in rushing offense in 2006.
Brandon Jackson led the way with 989 rushing yards with seven touchdowns before leaving for the NFL Draft following his junior season. Jackson was a second-round pick by the Green Bay Packers, one of three Huskers selected on the first day of the draft. He was the highest drafted I-back from Nebraska since 1996 and was the highest drafted offensive player at NU since 2002.
Along with Jackson, three other Huskers benefited from Jordan's tutelage, including Marlon Lucky (728 yards and six touchdowns, 32 receptions), Cody Glenn (370 yards and eight touchdowns) and Kenny Wilson (335 yards and four touchdowns). Lucky and Glenn return for the 2007 campaign looking to take the lead role in the offense, while Wilson rehabs an injury that will sideline him for the season.
Jordan's creativity and enthusiasm has shaped the I-back position into a multiple-threat weapon. The most recent beneficiary of Jordan's knowledge, Jackson ranked third on the squad with 33 receptions while earning first-team All-Big 12 honors from the Associated Press. Jordan's backs combined for 73 receptions and four receiving touchdowns, helping NU rank 14th nationally in total offense last year.
A year earlier, Glenn and Lucky provided a solid combination of speed and power that was an impressive complement to starting I-back Cory Ross in 2005.
A perfect example of the multi-dimensional player Jordan and the Huskers like to utilize, Ross finished his career ranked ninth on the Huskers' all-time rushing chart with 2,743 yards. He also ranked sixth on the NU career chart with 71 receptions, including a position record with 43 catches in 2005. Ross is the only Husker in history to rank in the top 10 for both rushing yards and receptions, and finished fourth in school history in all-purpose yards.
Jordan's guidance helped Ross join an elite group in 2004, as Ross became the 20th Husker to record 1,000 rushing yards in a season when he ranked fifth in the conference and 23rd nationally with 100.2 rushing yards per game. As a group, Nebraska's backs averaged 176.8 yards per contest in the first season of the West Coast Offense.
Jordan began his coaching career in 2003 as he joined the Raider staff in mid-season as a special teams assistant under Oakland's special teams coach Bob Casullo.
Before entering the coaching ranks, Jordan garnered nine years of NFL experience as a running back, playing in 122 career games from 1993 to 2002. He began his playing career with the Los Angeles Raiders, before joining the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars for three seasons, beginning in 1995. Jordan scored Jacksonville's first-ever touchdown on a 71-yard reception against Cincinnati in 1995. He returned to the Raiders in 1998 where he played the next five seasons.
Jordan rushed for 159 yards for the Raiders in 1998, then had a career-high 213 yards and three touchdowns during the 2000 season when Oakland reached the AFC Championship Game. Jordan also caught 27 passes for 299 yards and a touchdown in 2000. He finished his career with 574 yards rushing and seven touchdowns, while catching 58 passes for 596 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
The Manson, N.C., native also made an impression in the National Football League for his special teams play. A standout on special teams throughout his career, Jordan was named the special teams captain for Callahan's 2002 Raider squad that reached Super Bowl XXXVII. He finished his career with 801 yards on 38 career kick returns, including 553 yards on 26 returns for the Jaguars in 1996.
Jordan also made 64 career tackles on special teams, including a career-best 14 in 1999. Jordan was a recipient of the NFL Unsung Hero Award and the Ed Block Courage Award in 2001.
Jordan played in the NFL after a standout collegiate career at the University of North Carolina. Jordan played for Coach Mack Brown at UNC from 1989 to 1992, earning three letters for the Tar Heels. He rushed for 1,134 yards and nine touchdowns in his career, including 618 yards and seven touchdowns in 1991.
Jordan earned his bachelor's degree in speech communications from North Carolina in 1993. He and his wife, Romonda, have one daughter, Raven, and two sons, Jalen and Justin.
The Jordan File
Date and Place of Birth: Born on June 6, 1970, in Manson, N.C.
Family: Wife, Romonda; daughter, Raven (10); son Jalen (6), Justin, (Nov. 8, 2006)
Education: North Carolina, bachelors in speech communications, 1993
Playing Experience: 1989-92, North Carolina; 1993, Los Angeles Raiders; 1995-97, Jacksonville Jaguars; 1998-2002, Oakland Raiders
Coaching Experience: 2003, Oakland Raiders (special teams assistant); 2004-present, Nebraska (assistant coach/running backs)
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His pre-Budget report included steps to prevent investors claiming tax relief on both the production and acquisition costs of a film.
The schemes were originally introduced to promote the production of both big and small-budget British films.
While the move comes into immediate effect, it will not affect UK films already in production.
'Promoting industry'
The Section 42 and Section 48 schemes promoted UK film-making by enabling investors and producers to claim tax relief on either the cost of producing movies or buying film rights.
But the government said investors abused the schemes by claiming both production and acquisition relief, a process known as "double dipping".
The UK Film Council said the move announced on Wednesday came as "no surprise".
"Tax incentives are essential to maintaining and developing a domestic film industry in the UK, but we have to recognise that they are a privilege, not a right," said chief executive officer John Woodward.
Undue relief
The chancellor also announced that the incentive schemes can no longer be used to defer tax payment for longer than 15 years.
Further steps prevent trading partners from claiming undue loss relief, and investors can no longer gain tax benefits by leaving a tax incentive scheme early.
Mr Woodward added: "What the UK's film industry needs more than anything else is long-term certainty over financing arrangements, which is essential to building and maintaining the confidence of investors in the future."
This put the future of around 40 UK films in doubt as they suddenly lost a share of their budgets, including The Libertine, starring Johnny Depp, and Tulip Fever starring Jude Law and Keira Knightley.
Independent film-makers' body Pact was relieved that the new clampdown would only affect costs incurred from Wednesday.
"Although Pact is disappointed a commonly-used financing structure has been removed, we are glad the government has listened to the industry and given due regard to those films that are already under way," a spokesman said.
"Pact is pleased this will ensure those films that have entered into contractually-binding agreements are able to complete production using both reliefs."
Film London, which promotes the capital as a movie location, had mixed feelings about the announcement.
"We welcome the transitional arrangements offered by the Inland Revenue for films already in principal photography," said chief executive Adrian Wootton.
"Film London is disappointed that a number of films poised to shoot in London in the new year may be severely affected by the lack of further transitional relief."


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Deep and intense bluish purple.Smoky and spicy nose of fresh red fruits, licorice and flowers, meaty hints and complex toast.Powerful and lively, voluptuous but greatly structured by tights velvety tannins, the mouth impresses for its balanced power. Ends with the character of a great coastal syrah.
Coming from the 174 and 99 clones, the grapes were harvested by hand from the fourth week of April through the first week of May.
From the vineyard, they were carefully transported to the winery. Once there, the grapes were destemmed, gently crushed and sent
to a stainless steel vat for fermentation. After six days of pre-fermentation, selected yeasts were added. During the fermentation
process, which reached temperatures of 26-28C, the must (juice with grape skins) was macerated with aerated recycling gradually
moving the liquid from the bottom to the top of the vat 1.5 times until the fermentation process reached half the alcoholic volume.
The alcoholic fermentation was finalized by macerating the wine with the grape skins for one more week to achieve an improved
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Vina Tamaya is located in the Limari Valley, just 400 kms north of Santiago, Chile and a mere 20 kms distantance from the Pacific Ocean. Limar Valley lies adjacent to the most arid desert in the world, The Atacama, but benefits from the cool sea breeze. They have succeeded in achieving a perfect equilibrium between the combination of its varietal grapes and the character of its land. Planting of the vines started in 1997, and the construction of the winery (with a capacity of 1,470,000 litres) began in 2001. The winemaker is Jos Pablo Martin, one of the most exciting young winemakers in Chile, who has worked with top Chilean and French producers. He has recently been joined by Felipe Solminihac, who will act as the consultant winemaker, bringing with him many years of winemaking skill and experience from around the world. The Reserva wines are perfectly balanced with an additional complexity, enhanced by careful ageing in French Oak casks. They are full bodied and well-structured with a long finish. Finally, the Winemakers Selection wines are made using only the finest grapes from the estate. We have selected four wines from their range which we think are at the cutting edge of modern Chilean wine and we recommend these wine to you.
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The third annual Fairbanks GeoFest is Saturday, Nov. 17 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Wood Center on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.
The event is part of Alaska's statewide Geography Awareness Week and includes free, hands-on activities for children and families.
This year's theme, "Declare Your Interdependence," explores the idea that we are all are connected to the rest of the world through the decisions we make on a daily basis.
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RPattz Avoids Spotlight At Pal's Concert
While hordes of Twilight stars were jetting around the United States to mark the release of the DVD this weekend, head vampire Robert Pattinson was making a low-key appearance at a friend's music gig.
Pattinson tried to stay out of sight at pal Sam Bradley's Vancouver concert on Friday night to avoid Twilight-mania from overwhelming the intimate setting, a source tells Celebuzz.
"He wanted to be as low-key as possible," the source tells Celebuzz. "If he had really been out there, it would have caused a frenzy."
"He stayed with Sam backstage before the show and watched the concert from the wings."
The event was the hot ticket in Vancouver, with scores of fans vying for 180 spots at the Grandview Legion in downtown Vancouver. The concert even earned a breathy piece in the Vancouver Sun about the difficulties in buying tickets. Disappointed fans had to be turned away, as there was simply no room in the low-key setting.
Pattinson did not even come out to sing the song he co-wrote with Bradley called "Never Think," which was performed by Pattinson on the Twilight soundtrack.
Meanwhile on Friday, Twilighter Ashley Greene made a surprise visit at a Los Angeles video store, where an estimated 2,000 screaming fans awaited her arrival. Rachel Lefevre surprised 2,500 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Kellan Lutz, Greene and Lefevre showed up at Kitson in West Hollywood on Saturday.


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By any account, 2015 has been a huge year for the classic car market. We have seen massive auction results and stupefying value increases in some segments, as well as a gradual leveling off of prices for other cars. Since Hagerty Valuation Tools (HVT) are such a popular way to keep an eye on value changes and current prices for collector cars, examining what vehicles people are looking at in HVT highlights some of the year's most in-demand cars.
From a valuation standpoint, the car people have been talking about more than any other in 2015 is the Porsche 911. Many versions of the 911 continued to march upward in value for much of this year, and it was a trend that made headlines and resulted in a number of record-setting prices. It should seem only natural, then, that four of the 10 cars on this graph are 911s. And as 911 prices marched upward, people began to look at the market for cheaper Porsches like the 914 and the 912 as well.
As for cars like the Mercedes-Benz 560SL, BMW M3 and Acura NSX, 2015 has also been a big year for modern classics as it's been one of the hottest segments in terms of value increases even as other segments have slowed down. Modern classics and Porsche 911 have been the buzzwords of the market this year, and these big changes in search traffic corroborate that.
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Go read "Dead And Going To Die", a beautiful essay by Michael Sacasas posted today at The New Inquiry on the subjectivity expressed by people in old photographs. Part of why subjects look different in these images is they are expressing a different subjectivity to the camera lens. As the photographic gaze went from novelty to ubiquity, we've collectively oriented our selves to the camera differently. more...
I'm fascinated by the cover of yesterday's Sunday New York Times. Fixated on the image of Boston Marathon suspected bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, I was momentarily unable to notice the words surrounding it. I was a little stunned, then angry, then captivated. The image, not just the Instagrammed selfie of Dzhokhar, but this photo within the culturally significant New York Times front page, is endlessly sociologically fascinating.
For some, this cover provokes anger more...
This is a disorganized photo essay with my photos and random ruminations from Occupy Congress last week.
Larger versions of these photos; am very happy to share them, just ask and/or credit me: twitter.com/nathanjurgenson
I wanted the photo above to be an example of the new so-called "living pictures" that have garnered much recent attention. However, Lytro has not provided proper embedding code so I can only post this screenshot of a living photo. I highly recommend clicking on the photo or clicking here before reading along.
Update: the code now works, so before reading on, click the photo above. Click around various parts of the image and watch the focus change.
Okay, by now you have experienced a living photo. You see it, but you can also make it come alive; touch it, change the focus, reorient what is seen and focused on. Some might even argue that you get to decide the meaning of the story the image tells. This post asks: what would it mean if we start posting living pictures across social media? Might it change how we take photos? How might we differently interact with social media photography when we can manipulate the faces of our friends and engage with the images in a new way?
It has been my contention that photography can teach us quite a bit about social media. Not just because there are so many photos online but because photography serves as a familiar and grounding reference point to the newness of social media. Photography situates the novel and sometimes disorienting ways we are documenting ourselves online with a technology that did the same offline more than a century ago.
I have written about Susan Sontag's description of photographers being always at once poets and scribes when taking photos to describe how we create our social media profiles in a similar way. I have used the concept of the "camera eye" photographers develop to discuss how social media has imbued us with a similar "documentary vision." I also described how the explosion of faux-vintage photos taken with Hipstamatic and Instagram serve as a powerful example of how social media has trained us to be nostalgic for the present in a grasp at authenticity.
Here, I want to discuss what many are calling "revolutionary" and the next "big thing" in photography: the so-called living pictures linked to above developed by the Lytro company that have just entered the consumer market with cameras shipping early next year.
Lytro "Living Picture" Technology
This is not an essay so much about the technology but instead the implications of more...
The recent and popular Hipstamatic war photos depict contemporary soldiers, battlefields and civilian turmoil as reminiscent of wars long since passed. War photos move us by depicting human drama taken to its extreme, and these images, shot with a smartphone and "filtered" to look old, create a sense of simulated nostalgia, further tugging at our collective heart strings. And I think that these photos reveal much more.
Hipstamatic war photographs ran on the front page of the New York Times [the full set] last November, and, of course, fake-vintage photos of everyday life are filling our Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter streams. I recently analyzed this trend ina long essay called The Faux-Vintage Photo, which is generating a terrific response. I argue that we like faux-vintage photographs because they provide a "nostalgia for the present"; our lives in the present can be seen as like the past: more important and real in a grasp for authenticity.
If faux-vintage photography is rooted in authenticity, then what is more real than war? If the proliferation of Hipstamatic photographs has anything to do with a reaction to our increasingly plastic, simulated, Disneyfied and McDonaldized worlds, then what is more gritty than Afghanistan in conflict? In a moment where there is a shortage of and a demand for authenticity (the gentrification of inner-cities, "decay porn" and so on), war may serve as the last and perhaps ultimate bastion of authenticity. However, as I will argue below, war itself is in a crisis of authenticity, creating rich potential for its faux-vintage documentation. more...
I have been thinking through ideas on this blog for my dissertation project about how we document ourselves on social media. I recently posted some thoughts on rethinking privacy and publicity and I posted an earlier long essay on the rise of faux-vintage Hipstamatic and Instagram photos. There, I discussed the "camera eye" as a metaphor for how we are being trained to view our present as always its potential documentation in the form of a tweet, photo, status update, etc. (what I call "documentary vision"). The photographer knows well that after taking many pictures one's eye becomes like the viewfinder: always viewing the world through the logic of the camera mechanism via framing, lighting, depth of field, focus, movement and so on. Even without the camera in hand the world becomes transformed into the status of the potential-photograph. And with social media we have become like the photographer: our brains always looking for moments where the ephemeral blur of lived experience might best be translated into its documented form.
I would like to expand on this point by going back a little further in the history of documentation technologies to the 17th century Claude glass (pictured above) to provide insight into how we position ourselves to the world around us in the age of social media. more...


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This beautiful artwork will add a touch of color and distinction to your Sabbath or Yom Tov table.
It is beautifully decorated with stalks of wheat over an elegant background in shades of red, along with the embroidered words "Shabbat Ve Yom Tov" (Shabbat and Holiday) in Hebrew.
The challah covers are decorated very colorfully, using the raw silk and multicolored, silver and golden silk embroidery threads. The patterns on the covers depict the city of Jerusalem, the Seven Species, flowers and pomegranates. The words "Shabbat VeYom Tov" (Shabbat and Holidays) are embroidered in the center of the challah cover.
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The 'Edge of Glory' songstress receives backlash from the National Eating Disorder Association and some tweeps after making the controversial statement, which sounds like supporting anorexia.
Lady GaGa has landed on the hot water because of one of the tweets she recently posted. The Mother Monster has been criticized after writing on Tuesday, April 10, "Just killed back to back spin classes. Eating a salad dreaming of a cheeseburger #PopSingersDontEat #IWasBornThisWay."
Though she was likely joking with the tweet, the statement drew negative response since it sounds like she's supporting eating disorder. The National Eating Disorder Association posted on its Twitter account, "Huh? This is the same person who recently implored girls to stop dieting?"
Other Twitter users also slammed the "You and I" hitmaker. "Seriously what is Lady Gaga playing at? In her last tweet she put #PopSingersDontEat. Great role model she is..," one tweep wrote, while another added, "@ladygaga I'm stunned that you would promote such an unhealthy attitude towards food to your fans when you claim to be so righteous."
Some other responses to GaGa's statement were, "Why would you even promote a message like that? Disgusting that you'd joke about such a serious illness," and, "I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not, but if not... Wow, that's an awful example you're setting."
The 26-year-old singer has not spoken up regarding the controversy caused by her tweet. Back in February, she admitted that she had been bulimic in high school, and had been obsessed with being a "skinny little ballerina."
The avid supporter of LGBT group was urging girls to cultivate a healthy body image, stating, "The dieting wars have got to stop. Everyone just knock it off. Because at the end of the day, it's affecting kids your age - and it's making girls sick."


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Environmental Factor, August 2005, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
DRCPT Focuses on Translation of Research
By Colleen Chandler
August 2005
The NIEHS Division of Research Coordination, Planning, and Translation hosted a two-day retreat, recruiting a cross section of representatives from various Institute disciplines to discuss ways of ensuring the Institute's research has the greatest possible impact on public health and medicine.
The results of a study in 2000 showed it takes 17 years to turn 14 percent of original research into information that improves patient care.
DRCPT Director Allen Dearry said it was a chance for DRCPT staff to step outside their normal job-specific roles to take a more general, collective look at facilitating the translation of environmental health science. The retreat, he said, provided a focal point for an Institute-wide discussion of what it means to translate research and to take a closer look at how the Institute goes about it.
"Communication - whether it's for dissemination, diffusion, or translation - is a key element of this process. We'll be working to see how we can continue this dialog and how we can be more effective in assisting all of us at NIEHS in ensuring that our findings have the greatest possible impact in improving public health and the practice of medicine" Dearry said.
The first day of the retreat included presentations by David Abrams, director of the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research; Barbara Rimer, dean of the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, School of Public Health; Lisa Klesges, from the Mayo Clinic; Henry Falk, from the National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; Murray Mittleman from Harvard's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; and Fred Miller, head of the NIEHS Environmental Autoimmunity Group in Bethesda. About 30 people who attended the retreat were NIEHS staff members from divisions other than DRCPT.
"We were fortunate to have good representation from across the Institute and could therefore use this as an opportunity for crosstalk about translation frameworks, barriers, and prospects," Dearry said.
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An omnibus of novels by Arthur C Clarke
In "A Fall of Moondust", time is running out for the passengers and crew of the tourist-cruiser "Selene," incarcerated in a sea of choking lunar dust. On the surface, her rescuers find their resources stretched to the limit by the pitiless and unpredictable conditions of a totally alien environment. In "The Lion of Comarre", in the far-flung future, one city of extraordinary means was built on Earth, Comarre, and it is rumored to still exist. None but a few know of its location and they hold it a secret afraid the knowledge would subvert society. A young man with great prospects and no worries in the world gives them all up to hunt for the fabled city, and what he finds is something mankind has only dreamed of.
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The Ghastly Awards recognize outstanding achievements in Horror Comics over a range of 15 different categories. Starting in 2013 the nominees will be chosen from the books submitted by the Horror Comic Creators throughout the calendar year. Winners are chosen by the Judges, Creators and Fans
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Penn St. uses versatility to alleviate depth woes
Some might suggest the depth issues Penn State faces are so daunting the only remedy is magic.
Nittany Lions coaches have their own way of creating an illusion — of extra players on the roster.
"Sometimes," defensive coordinator Bob Shoop said, "when the perception is you might lack some depth, you've got to spread it out and make 14 guys appear like they're 22 guys."
Your game-ready offensive linemen number just seven or eight? Lacking enough linebackers to create a two-deep at each spot?
Having several players capable at different positions alleviates the issue.
"Versatility and flexibility," Shoop said, "show up in a lot of different ways."
Shoop joined John Donovan (offensive) and Charles Huff (special teams) as coordinators Monday who expressed the importance of having players with a high degree of adaptability.
Shoop discussed how his ends and safeties can play outside linebacker, his cornerbacks are able to play nickel and dime and his safeties can play corner.
"Interchangeable parts," Shoop said.
Donovan said the offensive staff takes pride in preparing tight ends to play both the "Y" (more traditional, short-route-running and blocking tight end) and the "F" (the increasingly-popular hybrid receiver).
Donovan also provided insight on how the Lions will deal with a thin and inexperienced line that coach James Franklin alluded to last week: Among the "starting five" (and top six, seven, etc.), many will be adept at playing multiple positions along the line.
"We've been cross-training guys," Donovan said. "So if you have your five starting offensive linemen, and your sixth-best lineman is one of your backup tackles, but one of your guards gets a little nicked up or dinged up, then who you'll be able to put in that spot is the next-best guy. That's preferred to do than to have the next guard."
Huff's versatility is one of sheer numbers. He said PSU has prepared more than the minimum number of players (or even double as many) to handle duties such as kick or punt coverage, or kick or punt return.
"We'd love to have as many guys as we can," said Huff, who also is the Lions' running backs coach. "During the season, injuries and bumps and bruises occur, and guys get tired. We have enough guys so that way if something does happen, we're not locked in with, 'These 11 guys play punt, these 11 guys are on kickoff, (and) these 11 guys are on kickoff return.'
"We did a very good job this summer and this camp at repping multiple guys on multiple positions."
Notes: During his weekly radio show, Franklin named safety Marcus Allen, receivers Saeed Blacknall and Chris Godwin, linebackers Jason Cabinda and Troy Reeder, tight end Mike Gesicki and cornerback Grant Haley as true freshmen whom the Lions plan on playing against Central Florida in the opener Saturday. "That's pretty much it (barring injury)," Franklin said on his show. ... Huff said a starting punter has not been chosen from among freshman walk-ons Chris Gulla, Robby Liebel and Australian Daniel Pasquariello. "Right now, it's a dead heat," Huff said. ... Donovan referred to running backs Bill Belton and Zach Zwinak as "1 and 1a," said sophomore Akeel Lynch "prepared as if he was the starter" and also mentioned Blackhawk alum Cole Chiappialle at the position's depth chart. That would indicate freshmen Johnathan Thomas, Nick Scott and Mark Allen likely will redshirt.
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OMG, I swear I didn't PLAN on recommending yet another Orla Keily bag. I tried to just keep shopping and overlook this one. I promise. But I couldn't because LOOK AT IT! I've never seen this print before, and it's just so twee. So adorably small & cute that I couldn't pass it up. I'm going to be forced to take it out in front of people "just to freshen my makeup" so that I can show it off. It's just that cute!
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So long, tech bubble of 2011.
Stock speculators and doom-mongers alike had such great hopes for the new tech bubble. Privately held shares of the hottest web companies commanded valuations in the tens of billions of dollars, ratcheting up with each SecondMarket auction. Social media brands that ventured into the public market surged. LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) left many, including me, wondering if the mania of the dot-com days had returned.
But so much has changed since LinkedIn went public – starting with LinkedIn's stock price: It's down 38% from its high point of $122.70, reached a few hours after it went public. And now a major investor is slashing its stake in the social network.
But more importantly, money is not flowing around so readily as it was this spring. The Fed's quantitative easing has ended, and unending financial turmoil in Europe is making investors risk-averse.
In the first half of 2011, 78 IPOs priced on U.S. markets, up from 64 in 2010, according to Renaissance Capital. But the third quarter saw only 18 pricings, down from 33 in the third quarter of last year. Meanwhile, 20 companies withdrew their IPOs in the third quarter, compared with 11 for the same period a year earlier.
For much of 2011, however, the public and private markets have seen an unusual disconnect. The public markets grew so volatile at times that rivate equity seemed like a safe haven by comparison. While companies went public only to watch their stocks sink like a rock, the private trading on secondary markets saw valuations of names like Facebook and Twitter steadily rise.
Others had no problem raising money from venture capital firms, with late-stage rounds supplemented by even later-stage rounds that raised several hundreds of millions of dollars for web companies like Twitter and LivingSocial. If there was a tech bubble to be found, it seemed to be in the private markets.
But that may be changing, too. Venture firms have been raising less money than they are investing. A few years ago, many VC firms were turning money away from institutional investors, but no more. According to Dow Jones VentureSource, VCs invested $14.3 billion in startups in the first half of 2011, but raised only $8.1 billion. That gap has been growing since 2008.
Venture funds raise money to be invested over the course of several years, so the impact of that investment gap won't be felt right away. But one venture capitalist, John Steuart of Claremont Creek Ventures, had this advice for entrepreneurs: "If you're in the process of looking for funding, seed money or an early round, hurry up and get your term sheets signed."
That prompted a discussion on Hacker News about whether — and when — VC financing will dry up. "The sky is falling," one commenter declared outright. "The reality is that with the current financing environment, there will be a ton of "orphaned startups," remarked another.
Needless to say, this will impact entrepreneurs, because it isn't sustainable. This is a reversal of recent years, when there was more money coming into VC funds than they knew what to do with. But fears of a renewed recession is causing institutional investors to be more tight-fisted with their money. Many tech companies have been avoiding the volatile public markets because venture investments have been so ample, but while it's not drying up completely, it may well be harder to raise.
The best names, like Twitter and Facebook, will never have a problem raising private money, but others might. That may prompt some to try for an IPO, but as we've seen the IPO market hasn't been terribly accommodating. So for the first time in a while, web startups may find it hard to finance their future – just like the rest of the economy.


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Blue Jacket will replace the Triangle Bar
This summer, Walker's Point will put on a new jacket; one initially intended for the East Side.
Blue Jacket Bar will open at 135 E. National Ave. in July, according to Laura van Heijningen, who will own the place with her husband, Tom.
The van Heijningens were initially eying a location on Murray Avenue on the East Side, before settling on the space that, until last Friday, housed the Triangle Bar.
"We intend to add a full menu to the new space, featuring appetizers, salads, burgers and sandwiches," Laura told me via email. "We will give a percentage of the proceeds back to organizations that support Lake Michigan."
Blue Jacket will serve lunch and dinner and run as a full-service bar.
Construction on the space is set to begin.
"It looks pretty crazy right now," says van Heijningen. "Tom has his work cut out for him."


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Ottawa Senators coach Paul MacLean drills into team pay off comes from hard work
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NEWARK, N.J. -- The Senators kept it short and sweet Sunday.
Forty-three minutes into their skate at the Prudential Center, coach Paul MacLean blew his whistle and pretty much everybody left the ice after working on trying to find ways to get this season back on track.
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Peace From the Ground Up: Post Conflict Socialization, Religion, and Reconciliation in Africa (pdf), a conference on reconciliation that took place in June 2013 in South Africa, produced a comprehensive report. Premised on the claim that peacebuilding in Africa is far from finished after the recent wave of trials and truth commissions, the conference gathered scholars and practitioners to explore the potential of religion and culture for peacebuilding in the wake of massive violence.
Some of the papers developed by CPN members and presented at the Conference on the Future of Catholic Peacebuilding from April 13-15, 2008, are available here. Others papers can be accessed through the links on your right.
Rev. Elizabeth Carmichael of St. John's College, Oxford University, presented A Practical Theology of Reconciliation (PDF document).
Fr. Emmanuel Ntakarutimana, OP, former Visiting Scholar at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at University of Notre Dame, of Center Ubuntu in Burundi, presented Working for Reconciliation in Burundi: Centre Ubuntu Initiative (PDF document).
Fr. Eliseo Jun Mercado, OMI, National Peace Council, the Philippines, presented Interfaith Dialogue, Peacebuilding and Catholic Spirituality (PDF document).
Laurie Johnston of Emmanuel College and Sant' Egidio USA presented *Models of Church Engagement with Peacebuilding (PDF document).
Fr. Drew Christiansen, SJ, editor of America, presented Peacebuilding as a Developing Norm in Catholic Social Teaching (PDF document).
Marie Dennis of Pax Christi International and Maryknoll presented Ritual, Liturgy, Spirituality and Peacebuilding (PDF document).
Fr. Robert Schreiter CPPS, of Catholic Theological Union presented Future Directions for Catholic Peacebuilding (PDF document).


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Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea admits he "was afraid" to move without guitarist John Frusciante when it came time to record the band's new album, 'I'm With You,' which drops Aug. 30. "I couldn't imagine going out with someone else," the bassist says in the cover story of the new Rolling Stone magazine. "It seemed done . . . It's like missing a family member." Frusciante parted ways with the Peppers in 2009.
But singer Anthony Kiedis knew Flea would be happy working with Frusciante's replacement, new guitarist Josh Klinghoffer — as long as the results were there. "Flea's biggest concern, that he shared with me, was that he didn't want to continue if it wasn't as good as it had ever been, at it's best: 'We've accomplished too much to do anything half-assed,'" says Kiedis.
And Klinghoffer wasn't about to do anything half-assed, given the opportunity of being the fourth member of the unique partnership that is the Red Hot Chili Peppers. "Flea and John had a special relationship," says Klinghoffer, who is close friends with Frusciante and acted as touring guitarist for the Peppers in 2007. "I saw it for years. That Flea and [drummer] Chad [Smith] and Anthony could open up and let someone else in, someone new, is amazing to me."
As for Frusciante, Flea believes the guitarist moved on just to get out of the spotlight. "I think he just wants to be free to do what he wants," says Flea. "Without the commerce involved with being in a big band."
Fans who want to get a sneak preview of RHCP's 'I'm With You' should head over to the band's official site on Monday (Aug. 22). There, you will find a full stream of the album. In the meantime, click here to watch the recently released video for the disc's first single, 'The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie.'


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September 17, 2013
EAGLE COUNTY — Some national spa trends, such as an uptick in visits by men and a nod toward products made using indigenous herbs and other ingredients, hold true here in Eagle County, where the industry thrives on pampering resort visitors and local residents and has long been ahead of the curve on national trends.
The information came out of a new survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers and was released at the International Spa Associations trade show on Aug. 16 in New York.
But there are also some new trends taking place in spa treatment rooms in Eagle County that go beyond the usual rubbing and scrubbing to be a bit more spiritual and whole-body oriented.
"There's always going to be a place for traditional Swedish massage and deep tissue (massage), but I think there's a strong movement toward people who want something that goes deeper, beyond just working on their physical ailments," said Taylre Derby, the lead massage therapist at Spa Anjali at The Westin Riverfront Resort in Avon.
"There's always going to be a place for traditional Swedish massage and deep tissue (massage), but I think there's a strong movement toward people who want something that goes deeper, beyond just working on their physical ailments," said Taylre Derby, the lead massage therapist at Spa Anjali at The Westin Riverfront Resort in Avon.
'Bring balance back to the body'
Take, for instance, a series of new treatments at Spa Anjali unveiled in May. Three "Chakra Blessings" treatments, based on ancient rituals, are designed to "align energy centers and create balance," according to the press release about the new treatments.
"Chakras refer to the centers of power or energy in the body. The body's seven main chakras sit at the intersection of the energy channels that run along the spinal column and offer connection to areas within the body that may need extra attention or balance. The focus of Spa Anjali's Chakra Blessings is to remove energy blocks, which may be the cause of real pain, and to align the energy centers to promote a feeling of wholeness."
ILA, a United Kingdom-based company that makes spa products dubbed "beyond organic" using wild-harvested plants and minerals, designed the treatments and sent a representative to Spa Anjali to train the therapists on how to do each treatment, Derby said.
The spa says it's one of the first in North America to offer the chakra-centered treatments. So far, the Muladhara (100 minutes, $235) has been the most popular, Derby said.
"That one focuses on the root chakra," Derby said. "In all of our treatments, we're trying to align the energy of the chakras and bring balance back to the body. Everything in the treatment has a focus and a purpose."
The treatment itself incorporates massage using warm poultices full of Himalayan salts, which are full of negative ions, Derby said.
"We're surrounded by positive ions and our bodies need negative ions to feel in balance," she explained.
A Tibetan singing bowl is placed on the person's sacrum at one point during the massage.
"The idea is that the singing bowl is vibrational and creates healing sounds that will resonate with the root chakra," Derby said. "We finish with a light touch massage on the face. We're working with the energy channels to produce a state of relaxation and balance.
"One trend we're really working on with these ILA treatments and with so many people going toward the Eastern thought process, is we're trying to bridge the gap between massage and holistic healing, and our yoga program, it's focused on body, mind and spirit," Derby said.
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The Spa at the Vitality Center at the Vail Mountain Lodge is preparing to offer a series of new, clinical treatments this coming winter season, said spa director Lisa DeKoster.
"We're adding cranial sacral therapy, neuromuscular therapy, myofascial release," DeKoster said. "We'll have rolfing and acupuncture. We are still going to have our sport recovery massage and deep tissue and all of our exfoliation treatments and elaborate signature treatments, but we will also have these more clinical body treatments."
The new treatments stem from the whole body health direction the Vitality Center is moving toward, with medical doctors and health professionals ranging from internal medicine docs and nutritionists, to yoga instructors and chiropractors on staff.
A new treatment, dubbed the "Reconnect Treatment," will use high-quality essential oils and a brush made from very fine hairs of copper with which to brush the body, DeKoster said.
"It sounds a bit esoteric … but we brush the skin with the copper brush and it creates this ionic charge that re-energizes the system and balances the system because we're so over-stimulated with electromagnetic frequencies," she said.
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Over at the The Bachelor Gulch Spa at The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch, spa manager Lindsay Lemon says that day package bookings are up.
"Guests are looking for a comprehensive spa experience versus a single treatment," she said.
In that vein is the spa's Mountain Spa Mornings (allow four hours; $250), which is dubbed a "wellness experience." In the summer, that experience includes a 90-minute guided hike followed by a private yoga session and a 60-minute outdoor massage. In the winter, available from December through March, it's a 90-minute snowshoe, followed by a private yoga session and a 60-minute massage. A 20-minute oxygen session, either before or after, is included.
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It's a glorious afternoon in South Florida, and your guests are already braised to a tender vermilion, strung out on seafood, and exhibiting signs of mai tai malaise. So you slide into the car and head east to see how the other 1 percent lives. Nature and nurture have struck a truce on Ocean Boulevard, where the luminous waves and terra-cotta roofs on opposite sides of the road play Ping-Pong with the sun. Cruise leisurely alongside the painted net, swiveling your head to follow the match. Peer over hedges and through wrought iron gates and topiary arches at colonnaded estates and sprawling haciendas. Set aside your gripes about conspicuous consumption and stage a million-dollar dream in one of the Gold Coast's most extravagant mansions.
A yellow road-sign hanging from a tree warns "Butterfly Crossing," and the traffic is indeed intense. Dozens of yellow-and-black-striped zebras and classic monarch butterflies swoop, golden sulphurs hover high above, and orange julias flit about the garden that wraps around building contractor Ralph Johnson's Fort Lauderdale home. More than a year ago, Johnson and a friend, Bonnie Campbell, began courting butterflies. They sought books and seminars to find out which plants -- including cassia, milkweed, passion vine, and the wine-stained Dutchman's pipe -- attract the delicate creatures. Now Johnson and Campbell have their own photo album that tracks caterpillars through the pupa stage to full-blown butterflies and a log in which they've noted 13 species that have paid them a visit and as many as 70 sightings in the garden at one time. Johnson talks about putting together a guide to cultivating butterflies in South Florida and recently gave an impromptu instructional tour to a stranger who drove into his driveway and asked for his secret. He is already offering seedlings to his neighbors, sprinkling pollenlike fairy dust in the hope of creating a block-long private Butterfly World.
It's a suitably ironic commentary on the dismal state of so much South Florida architecture that the most striking piece of work around is this gloriously gratuitous bit of design from the world-renowned firm of Arquitectonica, which has offices in Miami. Built a decade ago, this marble-and-ceramic "stairway to nowhere" flies in the face of the notion that form should follow function in architecture. It's a flashy construction of geometric shapes fashioned from bright, shiny blue and red tiles and a checkerboard slab of gray marble, assembled with steps and railings to suggest a Jetsons-style confluence of the '50s and futurism. The overall effect is that of a sort of deranged el train station, and the punch line is that, once you ascend the stairs, there's nowhere to go -- the walkways extending from the stairs into the terminal lead to nonexistent train tracks. The structure is a piece of pure absurdist eye candy.
Those are Ben Franklins you smell in the lobby of the Chesterfield Hotel. Crisp and tightly packed in a gold money clip, placed neatly inside the interior pocket of a pinstriped suit jacket. The portly gentleman wearing the suit saunters, Dominican in hand, toward the dark-wood-and-brass bar at the hotel restaurant, the Leopard Lounge. Two dignified middle-aged women with martinis ("Very dry, please") chat at small, low-to-the-ground cocktail tables by the dance floor. A three-piece band croons Sinatra tunes. The portly man with the Dominican smiles at the women and does a two-step past them. Were it not for the friendly bartenders, the live swing and dance music, and the nudes painted on the ceiling in swirls of red and white, the Leopard Lounge might at first glance appear to be too austere a place for even the bluest of blue bloods among us. But since it opened about ten years ago, the Leopard has been real money's top choice for a drink. Yes, there are celebrities: Alan King, Phyllis Diller -- even Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown (when he's not in jail or rehab). But they're bourgeois. Real money is invisible, because real money doesn't boast. And the Leopard Lounge is high society, where discussions of money -- greenbacks, moolah, cash, dough, shekels, secret accounts in the Cayman Islands -- are considered gauche. So if you start chatting with someone at the Leopard Lounge, just assume he or she has more money than God. Or you. And let him or her pick up the tab.
Park your butt on the whitewashed concrete railing on either side of the 11th Avenue bridge, gaze out over the north fork of the New River, and squint. If the sun's low in the sky to the west of Sailboat Bend, and you clamp your lids down just enough to add a blurry sepia tone to the scene, you can imagine that it's 1925. Movies cost a nickel. Kids don't sass their mamas, and small bridges are cranked open and closed by hand. Be patient. It shouldn't take more than a few minutes for a boater to hail the bridge and ask to pass. Then the bridge tender will sound a bell and drop the stop arms. He'll walk to the center of the 48-foot span, poke the business end of an L-shaped handle into a hole in the steel-mesh roadway, and put his back into it, walking the crank in a circle like a pony harnessed to a grist mill. The bridge will swing parallel to the river channel, allowing boats to pass on either side. No motor, no noise, no hurry. Just like the old days. The Snow-Reed (named for two former Fort Lauderdale mayors) is the only metal-truss swing bridge operating in South Florida. Bridge junkies will surely appreciate its rim-bearing pivot design featuring eight rollers and a centrally located wheel. The rest of us will marvel at how smoothly the bridge carves a lazy arc after 74 years and be glad we don't have to crank it open and closed 20 times a day.
Although many bigger charities have much bigger coffers, there's none nobler than Poverello. (The name is an Italian diminutive for "poor little one.") Every dollar raised by this AIDS relief organization, run by volunteers and Fr. William F. Collins, the unassuming but tireless Franciscan priest who started it in 1987, goes directly toward feeding and otherwise assisting people living with HIV. The agency runs a food bank and a fitness center for its more than 6000 clients, as well as a thrift store open to the public. When he's not visiting homes or hospitals or performing memorial services, "Father Bill" can often be seen rubbing elbows with drag queens and strippers as he makes the rounds of fundraising events at the many local gay bars that support his work.


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