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Patches of dryness may dot the Northern Plains and Midwest, but this short-term drought has done little to stunt the region's thriving soybean and corn crops.
According to the USDA's Ag in Drought Report, just 9 percent of the nation's corn is growing within areas experiencing drought.
"Despite pockets of short-term dryness, overall conditions remained favorable for Midwestern corn and soybeans," the USDA's Brad Rippey wrote in this week's Drought Monitor report.
Nearly two-thirds of the High Plains and around 90 percent of the Midwest are free from any drought, including abnormal dryness.
Rippey adds, "A lack of Midwestern heat stress has been instrumental in maintaining nearly ideal growing conditions. By August 3, nearly three-quarters of the U.S. corn (73 percent) and soybeans (71 percent) were rated in good to excellent conditions—the highest such ratings in August since 2004."
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack agrees. In a conference call with reporters talking about the farm bill and other issues, Vilsack believes farmers will harvest a "solid" crop this year, according to the Des Moines (Iowa) Register.
"We're anticipating a good crop, a solid crop, which is obviously different than where we've been the last couple of years," Vilsack told reporters.
Read, "Vilsack sees "solid" corn crop in 2014."
Not all corn- and soybean-producing states are free from drought, however. The drought is still holding fast on the Southern Plains, including Texas and Oklahoma. Currently 35 percent of Texas and 48 percent of Oklahoma are in severe or worse drought.
Unfortunately for Texas, the National Weather Service doesn't expect drought relief to come to the state through the end of October. Click here for the full Seasonal Drought Outlook.


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You would think he would've heard of Gatorade since Manning endorses them
Reggie Wayne might want to lay off the Mountain Dew. Then again, maybe not.
The Indianapolis Colts Pro Bowl receiver had a career day in Week 5 against the Green Bay Packers with 13 receptions for 212 yards and a touchdown. He scored the game-winner in the final seconds.
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Wayne admitted to playing through some serious cramps.
"That's me being a victim of sodas and not enough water," Wayne told the Indianapolis Star. "I know better than that."
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, known for his strict diet and water regimen, would be appalled. Though, Lewis hasn't had the type of game in 2012 that Wayne just posted.
Wayne might have stumbled upon an endorsement opportunity: Do the Dew and put up 200-plus receiving yards in the NFL.

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Four words of advice for African-Americans in the wake of George Zimmerman's acquittal:
Wake the hell up.
The Sunday after Zimmerman went free was a day of protest for many of us. From Biscayne Boulevard in Miami to Leimert Park in Los Angeles, to the Daley Center in Chicago to Times Square in New York City, African-Americans - and others who believe in racial justice - carried out angry, but mostly peaceful demonstrations.


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A Lush, Colorful Kitchen With William Morris Wallpaper
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The Manhattan kitchen is small, but the owner has no trouble making braised short ribs for eight in it. Cabinets are lacquered in Bamboo Leaf by Fine Paints of Europe, as was the roller shade by Manhattan Shade & Glass. Even the Sub-Zero refrigerator is painted green. "I thought, 'Why replace this with a paneled kitchen?' I knew it would paint beautifully—and that a strong brush of color would make it exciting," designer Miles Redd says.
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KNOXVILLE (WATE) – Across East Tennessee slick roads are causing headaches for drivers.
Knoxville crews began salting Level I and Level II roads around noon as sleet began to fall.
The Knoxville Police Department activated Level II of its Severe Weather Plan around 6 p.m. A KPD supervisor will monitor calls for service at the Emergency Operation Center. Two officers will be assigned to each severe weather vehicle.
Drivers involved in property damage crashes should exchange information with the other driver then contact their insurance company. Stranded drivers will be a priority call.
Abandoned vehicles will be checked for occupants then tagged, alerting other first responders the vehicle has been checked and cleared. They urge not to drive unless it is an emergency.
The Knox County Sheriff's Office says it is only responding to life or death emergencies, and may have trouble getting to those. Secondary roads are impassable and main roads are worsening.
Numerous wrecks have been reported in North and East Knoxville.
More online: City of Knoxville Snow Plan [PDF]
Knoxville Area Transit is on its severe weather plan, meaning buses are only running on Magnolia Avenue, Kingston Pike, Broadway, Chapman Highway, Western Avenue and Central. Bus service will end for the day at 7:15 p.m.
The Sevierville Police Department is urging people to travel only if necessary and to stay off the roads until after sunrise tomorrow if at all possible.
Tennessee Department of Transportation is reporting patches of snow and ice in Morgan and Scott counties.
An Ice Storm Warning was issued for Cumberland County shortly before 10 a.m. The Cumberland County Highway Department says their trucks can't get out in the ice. They are working on putting chains on their vehicles.
Cumberland Co Highway Dep extra busy salting roads. Lots of reports of cars in ditches. Still freezing rain. #TNwx http://t.co/AkP0gy6ATm—
Kayla Strayer (@kaylastrayer) February 16, 2015
County crews have distributed salt brine throughout the day on all state routes and interstates in Blount, Campbell, Scott, Claiborne, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan and Roane counties.
Update on road conditions from Tennessee Department of Transportation (5 p.m. Monday):
- Greene
Temp. 27. Freezing rain. All roads slushy. Pushing and treating roads.
- Hamblen
Temp. 29. Rain. Pushing slush and still treating roads.
- Hawkins
Temp. 22. Sleet/snow mixture. 11W Slushy from Rogersville to Church Hill. Hwy 66, 31 & 70 passable but will be better still treating them.
- Hancock
Temp. 20. Sleet/snow mixture. Hwy 63 passable. Still working it. It is as good as it can be under the conditions. All other roads Ok. Still working all of them.
- Anderson
29 degrees air temp, 33 degrees road temp. Rain and wet roads. No plowing needed.
- Cocke
22 degrees. Wintry mix, roads icy. Crews are treating and plowing.
- Grainger
Roads are wet. Sleet and freezing rain. Air temp is 29 degrees, road temp is 28. Crews are treating and plowing.
- Jefferson
The air temperature is 26 degrees and the road temperature is 30 degrees. Wintry mix and icy roads. Roads have been treated and are currently being plowed. Major incident on I-40.
- Knox
31 degrees air temp, 28 degrees road temp. Wintry mix with slush accumulation. Crews are treating and plowing.
- Sevier
Roads are wet. Sleet and freezing rain. Air temp is 25, road temp is 26. Crews are on routes treating and plowing
- Union
Roads are wet. Sleet and freezing rain. Air temp is 25, road temp is 26.
- Blount
Sleet/rain mix all across Blount County. The roads are wet and slushy but no accidents at this time. All crews are on their routes with trucks loaded with salt. The air temp is 32 degrees and the road temp is 33 degrees.
- Campbell
All State Routes and Interstate are continuing to be treated with salt and personnel are plowing three trucks wide on Interstate 75 both North and South bound. Snow/sleet mixture is somewhat heavy on all routes with coverage of 1-2 an inches as you come South on Interstate 75 at the bottom of Jellico Mountain. On Jellico Mountain both North and South bound there is still significant coverage on the main routes and in the higher elevations with a slushy mixture on the roads. Traffic is moving slowly at about 35-40 mph North and South on Interstate 75. Maximum amount of accumulation on the upper elevations is approximately 3-4 inches. Air temperature is 27 degrees.
- Scott
All State Routes are continuing to be treated and plowed by all personnel. Snowing heavily with some areas seeing accumulation on the northern end of county of approximately four or more inches now. Personnel have managed to clear both lanes on major routes in each direction and traffic is moving slowly. Air temperature is 28 degrees.
- Claiborne
All State Routes are continuing to be treated and plowed where needed by all personnel. Snowing rapidly at this time with accumulation of 2-3 inches total. Slushy mix on roadway is making travel slightly difficult, but traffic is moving slowly. Air temperature is 25 degrees.
- Loudon
Sleet/rain mix all across Loudon County. The roads are wet and slushy but no accidents have been reported. All crews are on their routes with trucks loaded with salt. The air temp is 32 degrees and the road temp is 33 degrees.
- Monroe
Sleet/rain mix across Monroe County. Crews continuously treating bridges that are slushy, but main roads are just wet and no accidents to report. All crews are on their routes with trucks loaded with salt treating all slick/trouble spots as needed. The air temp is 30 degrees and the road temp is 28 degrees.
- Morgan
All State Routes are continuing to be treated with salt and calcium chloride by all personnel. Mostly sleet/ice mixture coming down now with an approximate accumulation amount of 1 ½ inches. SR 116 past the prison still impassable at this time. SR 62, 29 and 329 are personnel's focus. Traffic is still moving, but again they stress all roads are VERY SLICK! Air temperature is 29 degrees.
- Roane
Light sleet/snow mix at this time and the roads are beginning to become slushy and snow covered with slick spots. Crews are out with salt trucks, plowing and treating all trouble spots as quickly as possible. SR 29 is slushy and snow covered as are most of the roads in Roane County. There is one accident at this time on I-40 at MM 341 involving a tractor trailer. The air temp is 29 degrees and the road temp is 25 degrees.
- Cumberland
Freezing rain with patches of snow and ice on the roads. Crews are salting and plowing. The air temp is 29 degrees and the road temp is 33 degrees.
- Fentress
Freezing rain with patches of snow and ice on the roads. Crews are salting and plowing. The air temp is 18 degrees and the road temp is 16 degrees.
- McMinn
Rain. Roads are clear and wet. Crews are salting where needed. The air temp is 36 degrees and the road temp is 43 degrees.


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Merry Christmas from the vine! The Holiday Season brings forward the best in foods and wines. Today I share delicious vintage selections that will accompany traditional Holiday meals plus unique gift giving ideas for the wine enthusiasts on your gift list. I hope you find our picks enjoyable.
Reception and Appetizer Wines
La Marca, Prosecco
Grown in Italy, the Glera grape is cherished for its expressiveness. La Marca Prosecco is a fresh sparkling wine with a vibrant bouquet of apple, white peach and honeysuckle. The soft, harmonious fruity notes highlighted by pleasant acidity make this wine ideal for any occasion. $13.99 at Pacific Wine Merchants Upland.
Roederer, Brut
A delicious California sparkling wine with rich and toasty aromas up front, and a follow-up that features focused and complex. Lemon, grapefruit, herb, green apple and pear flavors. It's bright and clean on the finish. Quite refreshing. $21.99 at Pacific Wine Merchants Upland.
Segura Viudas Brut
Comparable to French Champagnes at 3 times the price. $8.99 at Liquorama Upland.
Dinner Wines
Brandt Family, 2009 Petite Sirah Santa Barbara County
Deep garnet violet in color. Mocha, black raspberry, chocolate nut flavors. Supple, dryish medium-to-full body. A very nice dry table wine, excellent with roasts of beef, lamb, and pork. Produced in San Antonio Heights (Upland) by local vintner Brian Brandt. $26.00 at Pacific Wine Merchants Upland.
De Sante, 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville
100 percent Cabernet Sauvignon shows the classic ruby/garnet hue of Oakville (Napa Valley). The aromas are inviting with the darker notes of spiced plum getting a pleasing lift of red currant. This lift is what one would expect from the western bench Cabernet that composes 20 percent of the blend. The western bench shows through with the bright cherry flavors and elegant expression of tannin in this seamless wine. However, it is the Cabernet from the eastern hills which brings forth the deeper notes of blackberry and cedar while providing the textural curves and softened edges that one would expect from an Oakville grown Cab Sauv. $39.99 at Pacific Wine Merchants Upland.
Pope Valley, 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley,
Bold Black Fruits with subtle tannins and a long finish. $19.99 at Liquorama Upland.
South Coast Winery, 2010 GVR Temecula
GVR (acronym) is a blend of white Rhone cultivars that are often found as stand alone varieties. This blend not only highlights the individual uniqueness of each variety, it also demonstrates the synergy between the fruit. Lemony, raspberry character of Grenache Blanc plays off of the sweet honeysuckle of the Viognier, while the delicate pear and citrus notes of the Roussanne give structure and a rich lusciousness to this one of a kind wine. A small portion of the Viognier was barrel fermented in French Oak. A very rich wine with a long finish that slips into velvet. $20.00 at South Coast Winery Temecula
After Dinner
Galleano, Three Friends Port Cucamonga Valley
A classic aged tawny-style port. Amber-caramel in color with warm brown sugar on the nose. Long lingering finish with hints of walnuts. More International gold medals than any tawny port in America. $27.50 at Galleano Winery Mira Loma.
Inniskillin, Vidal Ice Wine
Nectar of the grape, a must have for dessert at any Holiday dinner. $29.99 at Liquorama Upland.
Joseph Filippi, Angelica Elena Cucamonga Valley
Award-winning, limited production aged dessert wine produced and bottled in memory of Elena "Elaine" Filippi. Sweet, nutty and smooth, Angelica is the California "original" produced from Mission grapes by the Franciscan Fathers. The depth and complexity of this age old variety is only surpassed by the heritage of the Cucamonga Valley itself. Enjoy this sweet sipper with fruits, nuts, flavorful cheese, and rich desserts. $19 at J. Filippi Winery Rancho Cucamonga.
Reader Picks …
Dana Chandler of Upland:
Meiomi, Pinot Noir
A delicious blend of three different California growing regions. Bright, deep garnet color. Aromas of cola, blackberries and a sweet cedar note. A Best Value Pinot Noir below $20. $18.99 at Liquorama Upland.
Faust, Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
An amazing Cabernet from the Napa Valley. Blackberries and smooth tannins. $49.99 at Liquorama Upland.
Steve Amaon of Temecula:
Hawk Watch, 2009 Merlot
I like to serve this to guests without telling them it's Merlot, because of the Sideways movie thing. This wine is well balanced, nose of berries/cherries and some tea/tobacco on the finish. It's NOT a "wimp" wine but has mild tannin. A good wine to serve while visiting with friends & family. I purchased at the winery in Warner Springs (southeast of Temecula) for about $20.
Vina Robles, 2008 Sauvignon Blanc
I like it because it's a well balanced wine. Citrus notes on the nose. Ample alcohol at 14.2 but you never notice it. Evident fruit and mild acid and minerality make this another great wine to have while socializing. Available at BevMo approx. $15.
Bridlewood, 2006 Reserve Syrah
One of my favorite wines to have with turkey during the holidays is Syrah. Bridlewood is well balanced with the 14.5 alcohol never being evident. Plum and dusty cocoa on the nose. Plum and black cherry with hints of tobacco and leather on the finish. I like the multi layers of flavors and the fact that it pairs really well with my turkey. In fact, It's good without the turkey. I decant mine for about 30 minutes to really open it up. Available at BevMo approx. $20.
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— Turley, "The Label" 2010 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon $37.99 at Liquorama
"A Tipsy Quest for the World's Best Bargain Wines" by Natalie MacLean
From the author of the bestselling "Red, White and Drunk All Over," comes, "Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World's Best Bargain Wines" that will amuse and enthrall with its character sketches of obsessive personalities, travel to gorgeous vineyards, mouth-watering descriptions of food and wine, "hidden" wine education and neurotic humor.
Packed with colorful stories about the passionate personalities who inhabit the world of wine, award-winning wine writer MacLean whisks you to the mountainside vineyards of Germany, the baked red earth of Australia, and the shady verandahs of Niagara – as well as to scenic, offbeat locations in southern Italy, the Mediterranean, Argentina, Chile and South Africa – all in search of the best value bottles the world has to offer.
Of her journey, MacLean says, "I've spent the past several years traipsing around the world, visiting wineries, tasting their offerings, and searching for the world's best inexpensive wines. The narrative is as familiar as Arthur's quest for the grail and as na?ve as the little bird's plaintive search for the affirmative in Are You My Mother?"
Standing firmly against wine snobbery and using her signature conversational style, MacLean insists that good wine doesn't have to be expensive.
There's plenty to take away from her inspired recommendations from food pairings to lists of favorite value wines and wineries, plus plenty of pointers that will deepen your own drinking pleasure. Trade Paperback /384 pp/Penguin USA/$15.99/978-0399537806
Off the Vine "Thanks" to our readers and special guest contributors over the past year. Your wine words of wisdom have been most appreciated.
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WINCHESTER civic chiefs were tonight poised to allow the developer of Silver Hill to submit a revised planning application.
Critics of the £150 million redevelopment warn that would be a vital and irrevocable step which will see the city council surrender control of the scheme.
Henderson wants to put aside the approved plans from 2009 and reduce the number of homes from 307 to 184, drop 100 affordable homes, scrap the bus station, cut public car parking from 330 to 279 and increase retail space by 55 per cent.
A public exhibition of the new plans will be held in the Guildhall Courtyard from 12 noon today until Friday, July 18.
Cllr Kim Gottlieb, at the overview and scrutiny committee on Monday, made a strong attack on the council saying the public was being misled.
He is fighting a last-ditch campaign pressing for a delay to the plans for further consideration, arguing it is too overbearing and will ruin the city centre.
In a highly unusual move, Cllr Gottlieb, a Conservative, wrote a report for calling for an independent investigation into the handling of the scheme.
His report was only received on Monday morning but committee chairman Chris Pines allowed it to be discussed.
The hard-hitting report said the "council lacked the requisite experience and competence in the management of the project….Members both inside and outside of the Cabinet are not being properly advised, and the fact that the public too is being misled, is a major flaw in the process."
But others criticised his stance. Cllr Therese Evans, Liberal Democrat, said: "I understand his passion, and everyone is entitled to an opinion, but some of his language is unnecessary."
Chief executive Simon Eden told the Chronicle: "I agree with Cllr Evans' comment that it's a shame if some individuals feel they have to resort to such accusations without backing them up."
Other councillors also criticised aspects of Silver Hill.
Cllr Robert Sanders, Conservative, said it would be "commercial suicide" for the council to allow the new Henderson application, as until that point the council has 'absolute discretion' and control over any alterations.
He criticised the lack of financial information that would allow councillors to make an informed decision.
Cllr Malcolm Wright, Conservative, said he was concerned about car parking as the new plans had fewer public parking spaces.
Cllr Gottlieb also questioned why 100 affordable homes were deemed to be unviable. He said: "The only reason offered by the council to explain why in 2012 a 35 per cent affordable housing contribution was financially viable but in 2014 no affordable housing is viable, is because the developer intends to spend more money on the materials for the building elevations. How little were they planning to spend before?
"When you factor in the cost/value benefits of taking out the bus station and adding in 50,000 square feet of more retail space, plus the way the market has improved, this explanation lacks any credibility."
Another controversial change will be the likelihood that the street markets will stay in the High Street and Middle Brook Street instead of relocating to The Broadway.
Deputy council leader Victoria Weston said the scheme needed to be updated and improved. "I'm reassured that we are advised this represents a good deal for the council and the city. Delay will achieve nothing. It will be a dereliction of our duty. What is so bad about a scheme that has retailers queuing up to take space?"
Kevin Warren, head of estates, said a new scheme now would take four to five years to bring to fruition.
The City of Winchester Trust, preservation watchdogs, supports the scheme. Michael Carden, vice-chairman, said: "I consider the height acceptable in this off-High Street area and believe it will be absorbed into and become an asset to the character and status of Winchester. There are many examples of high narrow streets elsewhere that are taken for granted and often enjoyed.
"Cllr Gottlieb does not acknowledge any of the benefits such as the proposed improvements to the Broadway and Friarsgate, the regeneration of this seedy and under-used area as a whole, and the introduction to Winchester of combined heat and power."
Former city councillor Patrick Davies criticised the removal of affordable housing. He branded it as "social cleansing, ensuring that increasingly only the wealthy will be able to live in the city centre."
He told the committee: "The new proposals are a dramatic departure from the 2009 approved scheme. Personally I have never believed a whole raft of private meetings, with no public record, between some council representatives and developers are a proper, responsible or democratic way to proceed. It means that many key decisions have been effectively reached in advance of this very limited public involvement at the eleventh hour."
A report on the retail impact of Silver Hill has been prepared by Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners. It says the development will elevate Winchester "into the top 100 centres".
Silver Hill will attract big names to the city, such as House of Fraser, Gap, BHS, Burtons, Dorothy Perkins, H&M, TK Maxx and Topman.
Initially Silver Hill will capture a big chunk of the predicted growth in Winchester trade but by 2026 the benefits will be shared across the city centre, the report said.


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Back in the early 1980's I decided to make wine. It started out as a way to identify with the winemaker and their task. I was fortunate and made some wine that I liked to drink. The problem was I made a lot of wine.
Nothing wrong with it, but I was just getting into wine collecting and tasting on a regular basis and my education wasn't going to be served well by drinking my daily drek.
Eventually I gave away or drank most of the wine and went back to sampling wines from all over the world. I still have a case or so of wine, some in large format bottles, to see how well they age.
A few nights ago I was talking to a friend who is looking to open a little Italian wine and gift shop. One of the first things that came out of his mouth was "Giuseppe is going to help me get my own private label together." This friend was still a friend and not yet a client so I opened my unfiltered mouth and let it fly. "Jerry, who in the hell do you think you are? You are not an Italian. You don't live there. You are not a winemaker. You are a merchant. Why not stick to what you do best and source wine from the people who do what they do best? It isn't just a label, man; it's a way of life!"
I guess I scared him off a little, although I doubt I talked him out of some future folly. But it got me to thinking about private label wine from Italy and what a bizarre proposition it is.
Imagine a wine shop owner or a restaurateur sitting at their family thanksgiving table with an ever-present bottle of private label wine. Every day they schlep the stuff and because their pride is such that they have convinced themselves that they are a "wine producer" they expose themselves to their family, friends and clients, on a daily basis, with these endless bottles of wine. They cost $5 and they sell for $20, $50. They're genius in their own mind, but they have also become prisoners of their own making. They have hypnotized themselves into believing that this is the best wine and no other wine comes before it and because of silly notions like that they risk cutting themselves off from the community of winemakers all over Italy and the world. What did you say? Isn't his wine made by winemakers somewhere in Italy too? No doubt there is a hand of man involved in the project. But it is a recipe, a formula, another product from the catalog of someone who has planned his life in terms of profit and gain. And in reality one loses out to so much the world of Italian wine, and culture in general, has to offer. All for the sake of a dollar?
To do so undermines their credibility in other areas. Where do they get their fish from? Are those really black truffles? Is the Pecorino truly from Italy?
I wish restaurants could serve the food on the table that I have had in the kitchen of the winemakers. From Puglia to Valdobbiadene, Controguerra to Suvereto, in the homes of wine makers; not only their wines, but their tables have been shining examples of the best and the brightest from Italy.
So how does it get turned around, when the Italian experience is represented in America, that we have, from single storefront restaurateurs to mega big box chains, telling us what Italian wine must be?
There is no provenance in profit, or abracadabra to artisanship. It comes from the soul, not the spreadsheet. It isn't a game, it is someone's life. And that is, dear listeners, why private labels are often a pitiable surrogate for the genuine article.
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(Garbanzo and Tuna Salad with Parsley and Red Pepper was updated with better photos and step-by-step instructions, September 2014.)
1 can (5 oz.) tuna packed in olive oil (I love Genova Tonno tuna in olive oil)
1 can garbanzo beans (also called chickpeas)
1 chopped red bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped red onion (or use sliced green onion if you're not a raw onion fan)
1 cup chopped parsley (I prefer curly parsley for this)
Dressing Ingredients:
3 T extra virgin olive oil
2 T fresh lemon juice (I used my fresh-frozen lemon juice)
salt and pepper to taste
In small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper to make the dressing. Put the drained beans into a bowl and mix in half the dressing. Let beans marinate while you prep the other ingredients.
Chop the red pepper and red onion (or green onion.) Wash the parsley, spin dry, and finely chop. (You can use flat parsley, but I like the texture of the curly parsley in this salad.)
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Continuing and Part-time Studies
Laurier's Summer 2013 Camp Fair
Feb 21/13
Date: Feb 21/13
Time: 17:00 - 20:00
Location: Science Courtyard | Laurier's Waterloo campus
Cost: No charge
Continuing Studies invites the greater Laurier community to attend the Summer 2013 Camp Fair on Thursday, February 21 from 5 - 8 p.m. This free community event, celebrating it's 5th year, showcases approximately 40 summer camp/program providers from Waterloo region and beyond. Be sure to drop by to get a start on planning your summer months!
Free admission! Excellent door prizes including a chance to win...
- a week of half-day programming in one of Laurier's academic enrichment programs (LEAP)
- a week of full-day programming in one of the Golden Hawk athletic camps
- a week of full-day programming in BrainWorx!
Tell your friends! Tell you family! Tell your neighbours and we'll see you on the 21st!
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text: University Wide Policies The following policies are those applicable to all Hamline University faculty, staff, and students. Administrative Remote Access Software PolicyThis policy provides Hamline ITS with the ability to resolve computer problems and to provide Hamline computer users with an understanding of their rights under the use of Remote Access Software. All Student Travel PolicyThis travel policy is design to cover travel by students with, on behalf of, or otherwise sponsored by Hamline University that is outside the Twin Cities Metro area (or approximately 50 miles away from the St. Paul campus). It requires that all student participants must sign a general liability waiver and provide emergency contact information to be held in a Hamline-based office for the duration of the travel. Building Temperature PolicyFacilities Services has adopted the following building temperature policies in order to optimize resource efficiency and maintain employee and student comfort. Chalking GuidelinesStudents, organizations and campus programs can chalk on approved outdoor surfaces according to these guidelines. Death and Injury PolicyProcedures for response to death or serious injury of faculty, staff, or students. Developing and Implementing PoliciesHamline University is committed to the development and implementation of policies that are consistent and that have been approved at an appropriate level within the University. Discrimination and Harassment PolicyHamline University will not tolerate harassment or discrimination based on race, color, gender, ethnic background, national origin, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, disability, religion, age, or veteran status in its employment or educational opportunities. Diversity PolicyHamline University commits itself to inviting, supporting and affirming cultural diversity on the campus. 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Customer reviews for la Cage Aux Folles
Avg. Customer Review (3.5 Stars):
Number of Reviews: 6
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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 reviews
| 83 of 131 people found the following review helpful:
Great Show!, Apr 18, 2010
|reviewer: Laura Johnson from Henniker, NH
|Saw the show yesterday, FABULOUS! Kelsey Grammer was wonderful, as was everyone else! The only problem was our seats. I was very excited to get Row B right Orchestra seats, but I didn't realize that because of the table and chairs "Cabaret Seating" which were in front of us, it would be very difficult to see the show. I would not recommend these seats, better off sitting further back..
| 58 of 107 people found the following review helpful:
The Bird Cage, Jul 25, 2010
|reviewer: Mary from Tampa, Florida
|The show was very good but our view was blocked. I went thru the website provided by the theater to purchase tickets and the price(123) I paid for the ticket was much higher then the price on my ticket(77.50) plus they charged a very high service fee per ticket($28). So I am very disappointed in the tickets. I will never use this website again to purchase tickets.
| 50 of 97 people found the following review helpful:
Terrific show!, Aug 22, 2010
|reviewer: KS from NC from Charlotte, NC
|Saw this show (08/20/10) on a whim ... sat up in balcony and had no complaints about our view. I don't think I'd take a child but merely because of the content. The show had me laughing from beginning to end, but also awed me with the dancing. While I'm not a supporter of guy rights, the underlying message gave legitimacy to the tenderness and validity of relationships, regardless of their structure. After the show we were outside of the theater when the cast exited and it was wonderful to see how appreciative and pleased the cast was with their audience. Mr. Hodge and Kelsey Grammer both took the time to sign audographs and pose for pictures. This, of course, added to the splendor of the night. If you want to see a terrific, funny show - you've got to go!!
| 47 of 95 people found the following review helpful:
Not a quality show, Nov 03, 2010
|reviewer: Not good enough. Kelsey Grammer not there. from SLC, UT
|Kelsey Grammer was not there and so was the case of many other; the program seemed like it had confetti in it, that's how many little papers were inside announcing the substitutions. The musical is great, but the acting and singing is just not good enough. What a shame!
| 46 of 93 people found the following review helpful:
High school spring musical..., Nov 22, 2010
|reviewer: Anonymous from Upstate New York
|I have genuinely been more entertained at a high school spring musical - have been to many Broadway shows and have always been a fan of La Cage but walked away disappointed. Mr. Hodges was a true talent who unfortunately had no back up on stage. On top of the unenthusiastic show, having to deal with the seat nazis in the balcony gave a bad taste right off the bat....nasty nasty women who were there to police and perform as little as possible for the people paying their salaries....should they not be trained as ambassadors and not wardens? True stereotypes of "New Yorkers" which do nothing to dispel the myths... A highlight was the drag queen interacting with the audience before the show...
| 46 of 93 people found the following review helpful:
MUST SEE, Feb 17, 2011
|reviewer: Arna Naik from Vancouver, BC
|Saw this musical and just loved it. I laughed so hard and i also cried, a beautiful mixture of feelings in this musical. I also loved the choreography, there was so much energy and it was FUN, FUN, FUN!!! I would love to see this musical again.
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After playing the new redesigned course a few times I thought I would post up my review of it.
Holes #1-3 are basically the same as before, 2 of the baskets have been moved about 10-15ft. closer to the tee box but are pretty much the same. After that, the course has been drastically changed. Hole #5 runs along side the creek you would normally cross for the old #5 hole, but now you don't have to cross it since they built a bridge running north/south. Hole #6 throws over the creek just before the bridge, but it's pretty short. The next few holes have the baskets hidden in groups of trees, so it's hard to really park it under the basket.
Once you get to the back 9 it is almost unrecognizable if you remember the old course layout. The creek has been fortified and the 20ft deep creek is gone. In general, the holes are shorter than before, but it's no longer wide open shots where nearly every hole can be aced. The new layout plays the opposite way over the pond, so less chance of losing a disc. After that it's close to the same layout, with a few holes slightly tweaked.
My biggest complaint right now is the jungle growing along the creek on #2-5 and #16-18. If you throw a disc in there, it will take you forever to search the 8ft. high growth of plants if you can find it at all. It is really ridiculous, the worst I've seen it in years. I've read complaints about poison ivy, but I'm not allergic so I haven't noticed any since I'm not looking. I think the jungle plant problem is more of a summer situation though, once winter hits all that stuff should die off allowing the city to keep it manicured.
They planted lots of new trees all around #12-15, so in a few years there will be more challenge, and a lot more shade on the back 9. If you played the old course you know how little shade there was before.
The sidewalk running through the course is nice to walk on, but like most dual purpose courses, non golfers are idiots and tend to get in the way sometimes. Although the more non golfers we get using the course means the city is more likely to keep the course pretty and well maintained, it's a trade off I think is better for us.
I can't honestly say the course is better, but I wouldn't call it worse either. It is definitely a little more challenging since a lot of the baskets aren't sitting out in the open where you can just ace run it all day. Of course my opinion is a little skewed since I played the old course hundreds of times, but I think 1st timers would like the new course a lot. The course flows much better now, you don't have to walk long distances between holes now which makes the round seem more eventful.
The city OK'd adding 9 or 18 more holes along the backside of the course running along that far back street. It won't be installed for a few years at least, but it will happen so I'm definitely happy about it.
The practice basket isn't back yet, mainly because someone stole the #1 basket last year. Bottom line, I like the new course. I miss the old one, but I think this new layout will be kickass in about a year once the signs and tees are installed, and the city works out a maintenance schedule. It just feels ghetto right now throwing from 2 flags sticking out of the ground.
That's all I can think of right now, I'll update if I think of anything else.


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Survey Names Fairfax Among Top Digital Counties
Aug. 18, 2008
News Highlights
- Fairfax County ranked third for digital counties with populations of 500,000 or more.
- Fourth consecutive year the county has ranked in the top five.
More Information
Fairfax County is one of the top digital counties in the nation for jurisdictions with populations over 500,000, according to an annual survey by the Center for Digital Government and the National Association of Counties.
All U.S. counties were invited to participate in the 2008 Digital Counties Survey. A questionnaire included more than 100 measurements and data points about online service delivery, infrastructure, architecture and governance models. Fairfax County received third place in the 500,000 or more population category, ranking in the top five for the fourth consecutive year.
The county's E-government program addresses the digital divide for residents and businesses through multiple access channels and has been successful in creating a government without walls, doors or clocks. The program features many information delivery methods, including the Web, customer information kiosks, Interactive Voice Response via touch-tone phone and a cable TV government channel. Recently, the county's Web presence has been expanded to include many social media platforms such as podcasts, RSS feeds, a YouTube Channel, and pages on Facebook and MySpace. These initiatives comprise a multifaceted strategy with a single goal: utilize the benefits of emerging technologies to extend and expand the ability of government to provide information and services.
Through the county's E-government platforms, people can complete services online such as paying taxes, locating facilities and transportation routes, reporting property and zoning concerns, accessing general court information, and registering for parks and recreation classes.
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director of Public Affairs
703-324-3187, TTY 711, Fax 703-324-2010
Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
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Compact waste-removal costs
Trash collection is an important part of a custodian''s job — and a function that can cost a company a lot of time and money to complete.
In this age of budget cuts and reduced labor, many have discovered the benefits of using trash compactors as time- and labor-saving tools.
The benefits of using trash compactors include:
- Saving labor
- Reducing leakage and use of trashcan liners
- Improving sanitation, odors and health
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Different types of compactors are available to fit facilities'' various needs.
Under-the-counter compactors, used in residential settings and smaller offices, compact trash into a heavy-duty liner that prevents leaks and odor problems from occurring, thereby decreasing the frequency of "taking out the trash".
Trash receptacle/self-contained units resemble the regular trash cans you see in many public facilities, and are especially beneficial at facilities in which cleaning personnel must empty trash receptacles many times a day.
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From weird invasions of moose parasites to strange vandalism cases on our public lands, there was no shortage of drama in places that are otherwise known for their peace and tranquility. In case you missed them, we thought we'd share a few.
We know that Arches National Park and the red rock canyons, buttes and mesas that make up Utah's San Rafael Swell are Too Wild To Drill—but not that long ago nearby wildlands
Six U.S. senators have asked Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell to delay decisions about new leasing and exploration for offshore oil and gas until the government completes a thorough re-evaluation of the environmental and safety risks, and issues enhanced, Arctic-specific regulations.
The Forest Jobs and Recreation Act passed out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Dec. 19, advancing a years-long campaign to protect almost a million acres of incredible backcountry throughout western Montana, including over 600,000 acres of new Wilderness Area.
This past year many promising achievements were made to conserve our spectacular wild lands.
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This coming year, wilderness needs your voice more than ever. Our nation's wild places continue to disappear at alarming rates, while climate change and other human made pressures are stressing wild lands to the point of no return.
New Mexico's Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks officially became a new national monument on May 21, riding a wave of local support and fulfilling a promise made by President Barack Obama in his State of the Union address t
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Urges Residents to Conserve Water and Boil Drinking Water
Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Sept. 19, 2003
Fairfax County Water Authority Loses
Urges Residents to Conserve Water and Boil Drinking Water
Due to the extreme power outages caused by Hurricane Isabel, power has been lost to the Fairfax County Water Authority water supply plants. Subsequently, water supply levels are critically low. Please conserve your personal use of water to preserve the supply for critical uses such as fire protection.
Boil Your Water Before Using
Due to the loss of power caused by Hurricane Isabel, and subsequent loss of pressure in the water system, the drinking water supply for Fairfax County Water Authority may have been both depleted and compromised. As a precautionary measure, you must boil water before using for drinking or cooking.
What should I do?
DO NOT DRINK THE WATER WITHOUT BOILING IT FIRST. Bring all water to a roiling boil, let it boil for one minute, and let it cool before using, or use bottled water. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes and food preparation until further notice. Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms that may have entered the water system.
What is being done to correct this problem?
Once power is restored to the system, Water Authority personnel will clean the system by flushing water through fire hydrants and blow-offs. Certified Laboratory personnel will collect samples to test for potentially harmful bacteria. No potentially harmful bacteria have been found at this time. These procedures are being taken as precautionary measures for your health and safety.
We will inform you when tests show that there is no harmful or potentially harmful bacteria and you no longer need to boil your water. We anticipate restoring the system to normal (no need to boil water) within 48 to 72 hours.
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Jul 19, 2012
Sylvain Guintoli Will Miss World Superbike Races At Brno Because His Crew Quit! (Updated)
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Sylvain Quintoli (50).
The Liberty Racing Team would like to inform with regret that despite its will, an unsolvable break born from a misunderstanding between the mechanics and the administrative management of the team, revealed a bitter surprise at the arrival to the Brno Circuit. In fact several men of the technical crew have decided not to participate to the Czech Republic Grand Prix and to the rest of the championship. This defection sadly involves the French Rider Sylvain Guintoli who, without the technical support, does not take part to the race that is held in Brno this weekend.
More, from another press release issued by Effenbert Liberty Racing Team:
The Liberty Racing Team, considering what happened in the last hours, wishes to clarify its position and the factors that influenced the events that led to the end the collaboration with the rider Sylvain Guintoli:
- First of all, the poor results achieved by the rider, for sure inappropriate in relation to the massive investments, technical equipment and human efforts offered to him, and the relative lack of media return to the main sponsor, created a subsequent reduction of investments by the same sponsor as already shown in the past;
- For Liberty CZ Group is very important to rationalize the costs in order to defend the continuity of the team's life, considering also the temporary period of global crisis, which has raised the alert level of the company in the recent past;
-The technical staff decided to take a tough stance in this moment of nervous strain created by misunderstandings with the administrative direction of the group;
- Detection of superficiality and lightness in the management of the internal team problems, with unnecessary use of media gossip, this is a not professional behavior, that damaged the trust relationship built into several months of collaboration;
- The team will still give space and continuity to the young riders, a company policy much more in line with the development of the Effenbert brand.
The Liberty Racing Team, like clear expressed before, shows his regret for what happened, according to the choice made by the rider and the technical staff, confirms its will to continue in the future with the constructive purpose that has always distinguished the Liberty Racing Team.
The team would like to make its best wishes to Sylvain Guintoli and all technical staff for their respective careers.
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Cory Jasudowich would obviously prefer it if Boston College was having a better season but the 2013 linebacker from Cheshire (Conn.) Academy who already has an offer from the Eagles said he isn't concerned and is still definitely interested in the program.
Boston College might be 1-6 but Jasudowich said it is still one of his favorites early in his recruitment.
"I have no concern whatsoever," Jasudowich said. "I know coach (Frank Spaziani) and everybody is doing a great job there.
"I say it's way too soon to be thinking about that. That team could transform by the time I go there. I'm not too worried about it at all because when I went there I really did love the school so I'm not too worried at all."
Recruiting has stayed pretty much the same during the season for Jasudowich, a 6-foot-2, 235-pound inside linebacker.
He said Iowa, Penn State and Connecticut have been the other schools showing the most interest in him. More focused on the season, Jasudowich said being a part of the recruiting process with such big-time schools is certainly exciting.
"Those schools have been updating me on their games and I've been e-mailing with BC a little bit," Jasudowich said.
"It's nice to talk with coach Spaz about the games coming up. I've been pumped up being able to talk to them. It's great to be recruited by these schools. It's an unbelievable experience to be a part of."
Cheshire Academy is 5-0 this season coming off a big 36-12 win over Suffield Academy last weekend.
The Cats visit St. Thomas More on Saturday. Jasudowich is averaging about 10 tackles per game and is blocking well on offense and said things - on the field and in recruiting - couldn't be going much better.
"Things are going great," Jasudowich said. "We got that big win against Suffield last Friday and since then there are really happy faces on the whole team because it was a big step in our season so we're all really excited about that and now we're just getting ready for St. Thomas More this week so we're pretty pumped up.
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Fashionable Favorites Step Out For MOCA's Artist's Museum Happening — Who's Most Fab?
Over the weekend, our favorite fashion faces gathered to walk the red carpet in style for a night at MOCA's Artist's Museum Happening. Rachel Bilson, Kate Bosworth, Kirsten Dunst, Gwen Stefani, Mila Kunis, Chloë Sevigny, and Ginnifer Goodwin made Chanel a popular choice for the evening, while Rachel Zoe, Malin Akerman, Rose McGowan, and Devon Aoki brought the drama in longer lengths, and Kristin Davis and Jennifer Love Hewitt wowed in shorter, brighter hemlines. As always we're fashion fixated, but it's up to you to pick a style standout — click through to see all the gorgeous looks, then cast a vote for your favorite!
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Part of the Golden Spurtle competition is plating your gastronomic creation. Not only does your oatmeal concoction need to taste amazing, it needs to look beautiful too. As part of our plating, we wanted to highlight the beauty in all of our Oregon ingredients- deep green pears, rich red cherries and fresh hazelnuts.
Oregon provides 99% of all hazelnuts grown in the United States. Yesterday, I had the privilege of visiting Rich and Nancy Birkemeier at their hazelnut farm, Birkemeier Farms, in Canby, Oregon. I was on the hunt for the beautiful hazelnut husks to use as part of our plate presentation and was rewarded with a bounty of green, husk covered hazelnuts. Upon arrival, I received a warm welcome from Nancy. Polly, from the Oregon Hazelnut Marketing Board, who had so kindly set up my visit, met me at the farm and together they explained all about hazelnut farming in Oregon.
I was very lucky to visit during harvest season and was witness to the hustle and bustle that takes place for six weeks of the year. The beauty of the farm- rolling hills of tree upon tree- was breathtaking. The ground had a golden sheen from the thousands of freshly fallen hazelnuts, no doubt representative of their immense worth to these people. I learned all about how hazelnuts are grown, harvested and the challenges the farmers face each year.
Thanks again to Rick, Nancy and Polly for giving me the grand tour yesterday!
Hazelnuts are delicious on their own, but they can also be used to turn an average dessert into something truly decadent and a savory meal into something out of this world. This week, we're giving away our second spurtle set. To enter- simply post a link to your favorite or any delicious sounding hazelnut recipe in the comment field. On Friday, we will randomly select a winner from all who post.


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We have no information about how long the Buddha slept for but the Tipiṭaka mentions that he would often meditate all through the night (A.III,299).
David's link wrote:In traditional Buddhist countries it was widely believed that the Buddha was 5.4 meters tall and that he did not walk but flew from one place to another;
Stefan wrote:I remember reading somewhere that the Buddha slept for just one hour per night. Where in the suttas or the commentaries is that stated?
After the noon meal .... If He so desires, He lies on His right side and sleeps for a while with mindfulness.
During the second part, that is from 3 to 4 a.m. He mindfully sleeps on His right side.[/i]
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The five multidisciplinary teams working on projects for the exhibition Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream passed the halfway mark of the workshop phase last week. Here they talk about the varied resources they are using to help make decisions on model scales and project narratives as they choose what to include in the exhibition.
Project: The Garden in the Machine
Site Location: Cicero, Illinois
With all of our project's ingredients in place, including the site, its residents and their occupations, financial models, and our variations on the "garden," we turn to conceiving the specific elements for the exhibit. Meanwhile, team members Theaster Gates and Roberta Feldman continue gleaning stories from Cicero residents who have actually suffered foreclosure, revealing the harsh reality of the crisis while reaffirming the need for (re-)combining work and dwelling in a new type of housing.
Back at Studio Gang, our site model (currently rendered in blue foam, bond paper, and chip board) is looking good at the scale 1″=40′. This scale occupies the sweet spot of being large enough to see the sprawling factory's relationship with the smaller scales of the surrounding bungalows, parks, and rail lines, while retaining enough texture to give visitors a feel for what it's like to inhabit the space. It also offered us the opportunity to materially test one of our central conceits—preserving the factory's wall while adding or subtracting interior elements to suggest the reassembly of dead space into something new, vital, and flexible.
"Sausage Making"
Zago Architecture – Andrew Zago
Project: Property with Properties
Site Location: Rialto, California
As with a sausage, the making of an architectural project doesn't lend itself to elegant description. The various processes and materials used in its production often make little sense outside of the studio environment, being so markedly different than the intended final effect.
Our day-to-day activity consists, mostly, of a workmanlike persistence in materializing the spatial, economic, political, and technical aspirations of the project. Unlikely source materials enter into this process, such as, in our case, poorly printed comic books, Persian miniature paintings, plans of public zoos, product boxes, and pavilion designs by the Baroque architect Fischer von Erlach. In our process, insights and approaches accumulated over a number of years of practice, together with novel insights brought from the nature of the project and from our collaborators, are meticulously applied and tested in our approaches to building form, site-plan layout, and tectonics of construction. As with the sausage, we hope that our results are more appealing than our ingredients.
Another critical aspect of our development is to balance our internal activity with outside observations. We have had the opportunity to review our project with various colleagues. Their observations and suggestions have helped us clarify our thematic and spatial aspirations. After one such review yesterday, we have narrowed the contents of our final production—not only the scales and extents of the various models and drawings but also their intended overall effect.
WORKac – Amale Andraos and Dan Wood
Project: Nature-City
Site Location: Salem-Keizer, Oregon
After much deliberation, we have settled on a scale for the "core sample" architectural model, to give a sense of the interiors while bringing the public into Nature-City's urban scale, diverse typologies, and varied landscapes, as well as the intimate relation each housing typology has to the various infrastructures (sustainable and other) operating on the site.
The next step is to edit and consolidate the narrative, not only working toward the production of enticing visuals, but also finding ways to convey this narrative to Wieden+Kennedy, our "dream experts." With incredible input and commitment, each team member—Eric Sanderson (Ecology), Jerry Frug (Urban Design), Jason Loiselle (Engineering), James Lima (Finance), Michael Etzel (Local Expertise), and John McMorrough (Architecture)—has now brought a particular critique and agenda to the project, from ecology to questions of urban density and diversity, public/private relationships, sustainable infrastructure, ownership and development models, local expertise, and architectural critique. W+K represents the interface with a public audience.
Michael Bell: Visible Weather – Michael Bell and Eunjeong Seong
Project: Simultaneous City
Site Location: Temple Terrace, Florida
There was a recurring debate in schools in the late 1990s about uses of digital techniques for representation versus fabrication. Before digital fabrication was well established there was a sense that it would essentially denigrate uses of renderings, or images–aspects of illustration—that fabrication was a deep challenge to images and narrative. What was missing from that debate was the output of special effects in film—Industrial Light and Magic, for example—but in a wider sense how special effects in film had become, seemingly, most of the film—everything was digitally adjusted, and the line between what was real or artificial was blurred in ways that made people seem not to care so much about what was what. Housing is often discussed in ways that resort to image and narrative, and in the end architects have had very little role in the commercial market of housing today. The lament is often that image carries the project and that the role of popular taste defeats the conceits of architects. Somewhere in all of this it's possible to conflate the blurring of making and drawings, of real and projected or imagined. In either case the unknown aspects of the future are decreased and the sense of something as already complete rises: fabrication, renderings, drawings, animations, financial modeling, finite element analysis tests for structure, and demographic projections all seem to diminish risk in ways that are almost contrary to the original goal of a startling avant-garde; a rupture or break in the norm and all its uncertainty is seemingly replaced by a raft of calculations that assuage the risk. If that is the case I think this does get closer to ILM: things seem real and are therefore pre-built in ways that fast-forward the trauma of the new and deliver you to the experience after the realization rather then the upheaval of change.
If that is the case all five of these projects could possibly be built without constituent apprehension and then tested against the stories, the construction means, all for less than a line item in the current budget impasse in Washington. In other words, maybe architecture can lose its author's radicalness and become experience—be realized more synthetically even as it still constitutes deep change.
MOS – Hilary Sample and Michael Meredith
Project: Thoughts on a Walking City
Site Location: The Oranges, New Jersey
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2. Design. Design. Think about it. Check e-mail. Reflect on the world at large. Design some more. Check e-mail some more. Look at phone. Make a model. Get a coffee. Instant message with some friends. Update "status"; yes, we're in a Relationship. Procrastinate. Surf and collect references. Remind yourself it's all been done before. Design even if you don't want to. Repeat.
3. Do as little as possible. At some point in the process, we realized that there is no way to solve this problem. It's too large. We suppose we still want to solve it, we'll do our best, but we're hampered by the fact that we're architects. Everyone thinks we just deal in luxury goods and they might be right. Anyway, we started this process looking at generic structures. This history of the city is a history of repetition—the repetition of generic structures. Agglomerations whose distance and density depends upon methods of movement, economy, social relationships, and public health policies. Our concept of the generic isn't a modernist universal structure, or a meta-whatever, the idea of generic urbanism is akin to social networking, which relies upon a common format that you can plug into, customize, inhabit, whatever. (Think Cedric Price Fun Palace.) Nowadays, there are no exteriors, there's only interiors, and interiors within interiors, etc…. Listen, we're all for idiosyncratic forms, we love them, we make them, we think that IS Architecture, but for better or worse in this particular case we're more interested in a specific urbanism and a relatively generic architecture, something made to be repeated. Okay, you caught us, we like repetition, we like rhymes and references. References could be Venice, or Aldo Rossi's housing at Gallaratese, or the Smithson's Golden Lane, or Kahn's Design for Philly—who doesn't love all those arrows marching along in unison? We're completely uninterested in composing a pleasant Andy Griffith set or extravagant dynamic spectacles. We just want it to happen, not composed, filled without thinking too much. Like that Barthelme story we posted weeks ago, don't be too imaginative.
4. Work on Format, Presentation, Exhibition. Every week MoMA asks us what are we presenting…. "Hilary and Michael that all sounds fine, but what is it going to look like?" MoMA structured this as if they're teachers and we're students. It's our least favorite aspect of the MoMA experiment. We hated being students. Barry wants to make sure everything is clear, that the public understands it. Reinhold says we should be speaking to the collection. (See last week's post for reference to this conundrum.) We keep telling them it's under control, no problem, we can handle it, etc. We tell ourselves that too. This isn't much to go on. We understand MoMA's position, we feel their pain. The way we work is that have to make stuff to see if it's any good. Despite how much we talk and write, we don't put faith in concepts or intent, we believe in things. We're pretty literal. We make it, then stare at it—working iteratively. Like some of our recent work, maybe everything should be rendered at dawn or dusk, maybe with fog/mist, representationally destroying the architectural object, maybe with scientific color-spectrum effects done wrong (done aesthetically), every color all at once, maybe with drawings superimposed, maybe a day/night loop so that it has no beginning no ending…. Ideally there's a sense of humor to the narrative, strange miscommunications, misreadings, awkward silences, etc. Who knows? We're all for inside jokes. At least we should enjoy ourselves even if nobody else does…. Basically we're shooting for a strange concoction of real and representational, neither completely and both at the same time. We're open to suggestions. We currently want to focus on a LARGE, immersing movie, sort of like a Mies drawing. At a recent pin-up someone said our movie draft looked "Lynchian." We never thought of that, but it sounded great.