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Increasing numbers of food shoppers are making more intentional decisions to be healthier and to support the environment, according to a recent Food Foresight trends report, and that's good news for produce.
As consumers think more about food choices, it means they are looking for more detailed information about each product — what it is, how it's produced and where. Some foods are now assigned greater value than others and will therefore command a higher price.
Turmoil in the retail marketplace and new technology are opening opportunities for produce — from producers to retailers. The turmoil is visible in the increasingly competitive retail and foodservice marketplace, which is changing the where, why and how people buy food.
To illustrate:
- Market fragmentation is encouraging the growth of more clearly defined and differentiated food retailers. While Whole Foods continues to be a powerful example at the high end of the market, Aldi is the poster-child example for the price value end of the market. This fragmentation is leading us to the next generation of where to sell food (e.g. Amazon fresh foods, which has been in test market in Seattle and is expected to soon roll out to other markets).
- Two major market segments are growing and creating opportunities for innovative produce marketers. Each increasingly relies on very different definitions of food:
1. Those who have difficulty affording to put food on the table but still need to get the most new nutrition for the money. While many will opt for easy-to-prepare processed foods, there's still strong motivation in this segment to feed their families healthy meals.
2. Those who define food as part of a healthy and enjoyable lifestyle, with cost remaining a consideration, but not the only one. This shopper segment is more open to paying a little more for something that's a lot better. The trick to getting them to buy more of your product is to help them understand that it's worth it.
- Retail food stores are getting smaller as retailers strive to increase sales per square foot. Kiosks offer more product options. Stores are getting smaller to be more profitable. They're getting better sales forecasting and are responding quicker. Suppliers will need to work with sales forecasting and be more market-centered.
- Retailers are slowly embracing their own sustainability strategies to decrease costs, increase performance and help the environment (with Wal-Mart moving faster than most). There is more consumer interest so they'll need to learn more.
- Buying local has the potential to further erode the aging marketing system. Locally sourced meats, seafoods and produce once again top the list of 20 culinary trends in foodservice, according to the National Restaurant Association's annual survey of nearly 1,800 professional chefs. Nutrition, particularly in children's meals, and sustainability are also cited in the top five of "What's hot in 2013."
- Locally grown is a new opportunity for small- and medium-sized growers close to large- and medium-sized population centers. There's market-centered production with producers marketing directly to consumers. Support is coming from retail grocery and foodservice, farmers markets, community supported agriculture, school districts and consumer direct. There's an opportunity for producers to segment markets and build relationships. It's a scalability revolution. You can start small and grow.
Chains are trying to catch up to consumers on two-way dialogue. The technology impact is clear in the consumer's growing use of the Internet. As retailers and foodservice operators strive to catch up with the consumer and begin to take steps to use technology to promote their products to consumers, they are creating an entirely new communications network.
The important characteristic of this is that the information on the network flows two ways — promotions go out to the consumer, and the consumer can express her/his needs, evaluation and frustrations back.
At first blush, this may not sound like something that's of potential value or even interest to a grower or shipper, but read a little more before you make that decision.
Ask yourself three questions to find out where there's potential value in all this for you.
1. Do you know which consumers are the "heavy users" of your product? Chances are that they represent less than 20% of all the households that are buying your product, but account for more than 80% of the sales, and probably closer to 10% of your customers are buying 90% of your products.
2. Do you have a good understanding of what the "heavy using" households are looking for from your product and what has been their experience with it? This will be important since it's these shoppers who are the ones most likely to buy more of your product and who best understand what, beyond price, would encourage them to do that.
3. How much more effective would your marketing and promotion dollars be if they were focused on consumers who are in the "bull's-eye" of your target market? Reducing the waste in distribution alone would boost efficiency, and, beyond that, there's an opportunity to build relationships and convert some into raving fans of your products.
Bill Bishop is chief architect, Brick Meets Click, Chicago, and a founding panelists with Food Foresight, a trends analysis process of the California Institute of Food and Agricultural Research and Nuffer, Smith, Tucker Inc.
Kerry Tucker is chief executive officer of Nuffer, Smith, Tucker, a San Diego-based strategic planning and public relations firm.
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Frost chosen as A's honorary bat girl
CLEVELAND -- Major League Baseball announced the winners of the 2013 Honorary Bat Girl Contest on Wednesday, and Kristin Frost has been chosen to represent the A's.
A mother of two young girls, Frost was diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer on Sept. 17, 2012. She said that baseball plays a big role in her house, where Stomper, the A's mascot, is a favorite.
"I had to face this cancer and the world head-on with all my strength, for I was going to persevere, win and thrive, for I am a fighting Momma," Frost wrote in a press release. She is expected to continue with radiation for another two weeks.
Since the A's will be on the road this Mother's Day, Frost will be recognized by the club later in May. She'll participate in pregame activities, be honored during an on-field ceremony and receive pink MLB merchandise and two game tickets.
The program, which was introduced in 2009, raises additional awareness and support for the annual "Going to Bat Against Breast Cancer" initiative, celebrated every Mother's Day. Frost is one of many fans across the country who shared inspirational stories about hope and motivation in the fight against breast cancer, in addition to why they or their nominee should represent their favorite team.
Frost and the 29 other honorary bat girls were selected through fan votes on HonoraryBatGirl.com, along with feedback from a judging panel that included CC Sabathia of the Yankees, Matt Kemp of the Dodgers, Andrew McCutchen of the Pirates, Alex Gordon of the Royals, Maria Menounos of Extra TV and Sam Ryan of MLB Network.
On Mother's Day, players and on-field personnel will sport the symbolic pink ribbon on their uniform, along with pink wrist bands to further demonstrate their support. Commemorative base jewels and dugout lineup cards will also be pink.
Mark Emery is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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I'm going to be first to say that you are a complete fool if you buy this. Invest your money in a camera, not a camera phone.
I dunno, I'll probably buy one. I already have two good digital SLR's (both a Canon and a Nikon) with various lenses, so this will fit rin with my existing gear nicely.
Will be nice to have the ability to use my large & fast lenses, but still get to play with the many camera apps the iPhone brings to the gadget bag... (I'm lookin at you "Old Time Camera" app), combined with a wide angle lens to shoot some of the historical landmarks in the area where I live.
Obviously this isn't targeted for all iPhone owners, this is great if you're a professional photographer or really into photography as a hobby. Although it's bit over priced IMO.
As much as I hate reading people bashing writers.... Dont you have anything better than this ********? Give me a break.
Or you can just get an OWLE Bubo, which is hell of a lot cheaper and a lot better imo.
Why must everyone see this as a stupid thing, really? See this as an opportunity to open up doors for the iPhone's camera, things will only get better with time I honestly think this is an awesome thing. Imagine if devs make an jailbroken app to zoom in more with that adapter with good quality pictures. I think this great.
iPhone 4 + 50mm ƒ1.8? Yes please!
$250?! No way.
Annoying as all of the sample photos taken with one look great.
a) This is not replacing the lens on your iphone. It will NOT make your images any higher in quality. All it will do is allow you to use the zooming capability and to some extent, the dof characteristics of your SLR lens with the iphone. In fact, the mount must have an additional lens in between the iphone and the slr lens in order to assist the iphone focusing, which may or may not be "quality glass".
b) the iPhone "zoom" is a digital zoom, aka "crop". So an app as suggested above won't do anything but degrade the quality of the captured image.
c) Canon and newer Nikon lenses will not be able to control the Aperture.
d) Sure, this lens mount is a gimmick, a toy for most. But for some it will be a valuable accessory for shooting video and photos with an internet connected device, if it actually delivers a good image. Most likely not.
its around $250! Why would you carry a SLR lens around.... but not your camera! Waste of coin...
Been waiting for this
it's like buying a 5000 lens and putting glad wrap over the front of it before you use it.
no amount of extra lens resolution is going to compensate for the lens that is already FIXED to the camera and it's minute CMOS sensor.
Totally stupid.
Let's see- you carry an iPhone around in your pocket and use it as a camera because it's...small... and... convenient. So now you are going to carry around a three-piece setup to attach to your phone. Not in your pocket, you're not. You'll need a bag (ooh, a CAMERA bag) to carry all this goodness, or you'll just have to carry this around in your hands ALL THE TIME. Not very convenient, is it?
In addition, as a (retired-30 years in the game) professional photographer, this strikes me as a gimmick which will DEGRADE your image quality. Just as tele-extenders lessen image quality, add grain and decrease light, this will be the same. And with a tele-extender there is no secondary lens for the light to travel through, unlike the iPhone, with its itty-bitty lens.
Plus, $250!? Really? As someone above posted, a fool and his money.... If you need a good camera, use a good camera. Slapping a good, or even decent, lens on an iPhone is not going to do it for you. Really.


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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 8:00am to Sunday, August 17, 2014 - 5:00pm
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The Bluegrass Festival Horse Show is a 6-day hunter/jumper show, and is a part of the Kentucky Horse Show 2014 series. This event draws local riders, international riders and even former Olympians. Headlining this year's event are the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic (fifth event in the Hagyard Challenge Series), USEF Show Jumping Talent Search, $40,000 Bluegrass Festival Grand Prix and the USHJA National Hunter Derby. For more information, visit http://www.kentuckyhorseshows.com or call 859-233-0492. Photo courtesy of Lesley Ward.


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Photo gallery: James M. Lawson, Jr. accepts the Heritage Award from the Aquarium of the Pacific
LONG BEACH - James M. Lawson, Jr. was a member of the Freedom Riders, civil rights activists who in the 1960s rode interstate buses into the segregated South to make sure states weren't practicing racial segregation.
On Sunday at the Aquarium of the Pacific's 2013 African-American Festival, Lawson recounted those events and his civil rights activism as historical milestones.
"It was an endeavor to expand who we are as a people. We were fighting against discrimination and exploitation," Lawson said.
Lawson also received the aquarium's annual Heritage Award during the event.
"We selected James Lawson for the Heritage Award for his outstanding contributions to African-American culture and his legacy to the United States," said Anthony Brown, Aquarium of the Pacific vice president.
The two-day festival, which started Saturday, primarily was set in the aquarium's main hall. Cultural displays were set up next to artisans selling handmade craftwork.
Festival performers included hip hop dancers, break dancers, tap dancers, Mardi Gras dancers, jazz musicians and West African dancers.
Born in western Pennsylvania and raised in Ohio, Lawson, 84, has a life filled with social activism.
He spent a year in prison as a conscientious objector during the Korean War. He learned about principles of nonviolence through the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the largest, oldest interfaith peace organization in the United States, and during three years spent in India, where he was influenced by the philosophy and techniques of nonviolent resistance developed by Mohandas Gandhi.
Lawson returned to the United States in 1955 and enrolled as a divinity student at Oberlin College. At the school, Lawson met Martin Luther King, Jr., who urged Lawson to postpone his studies and take an active role in the Civil Rights Movement.
Lawson moved to Nashville and began teaching workshops in nonviolent direct action. Throughout the 1960s Lawson was active in civil rights actions throughout the South.
Lawson served as pastor for 25 years at the Holman Methodist Church in Los Angeles, where he retired in 1999.
But retiring from the church doesn't mean Lawson retired from activism. He continues to work on behalf of social justice causes, from labor and union issues to immigrant rights and international peace.
"We have a historical document that attests, `We hold these truths to be self-evident'," Lawson said, referring to the Declaration of Independence.


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Get an overview of this hotelAdults-only beach resort with 2 outdoor swimming pools
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Offering direct access to the beach, this Punta de Mita resort is 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Destiladeras Beach and within 9 mi (15 km) of Playa Punta De Mita and Playa Bucerias. Marina Riviera Nayarit at La Cruz and Pacifico Golf Course are also within 9 mi (15 km).
Resort Features
Catch some rays at the nearby beach or spend the day relaxing at The Royal Suites Punta De Mita - Adults only - All Inclusive's full-service spa. Then enjoy a meal at one of the resort's 6 restaurants.
Room Amenities
All 100 rooms boast private spa tubs and jetted tubs, plus free WiFi and flat-screen TVs with satellite channels. Other amenities available to guests include free minibar items, furnished balconies, and iPod docks.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
The Royal Suites Punta De Mita - Adults only - All Inclusive
Resort Amenities
All-Inclusive Details
This resort is all-inclusive. Onsite food and beverages are included in the room price (some restrictions may apply).
Gratuities and taxes
Gratuities and taxes are included.
Food and beverages
- All buffet and à la carte meals, snacks, and beverages included
- In-room minibar (all beverages included)
Activities and facilities/equipment
All non-motorized water sports are included.
Water activities
- Motorized water sports
- Sailing
- Surfing/boogie boarding
- Windsurfing
Land activities
- Fitness facilities
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Aerobics
- Water fitness
- Onsite entertainment and activities
- Access to onsite clubs
- Onsite live performances
- Theme parties
Not included
- Golf green fees
- Use of golf cart
- Use of golf equipment
- Miniature golf
- Motorized water sports
- Scuba-diving certification
- Scuba-diving excursions
- Scuba-diving lessons
- Snorkeling excursions
- Snorkeling gear
- Tennis lessons
- Windsurfing equipment
- Bottled wine
- Room service
- Airport transfers
- Childcare
- Laundry/dry cleaning services
- Spa/beauty facilities and services
- Activities and services offered by independent operators
- Offsite tours
- Transportation to offsite activities
Resort Amenities
The Royal Suites Punta De Mita - Adults only - All Inclusive is an all-inclusive resort. Room rates include meals and beverages at onsite restaurants and bars. Other items and amenities, including taxes and gratuities, and access to recreational activities and entertainment may also be included. Additional charges may apply for meals at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, certain beverages, and other amenities.
Lie back and work on your tan with relaxing beach amenities like umbrellas and sun loungers. At The Royal Suites Punta De Mita - Adults only - All Inclusive you can cool off in one of the 2 outdoor swimming pools and indulge in a pampering afternoon at the full-service spa.
Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. Dining is available at one of the resort's 6 restaurants. The property also offers a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the resort's bars, which include 7 bars/lounges, a beach bar, and a swim-up bar. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This all-inclusive resort also offers outdoor tennis courts, a steam room, and a fitness center. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
The Royal Suites Punta De Mita - Adults only - All Inclusive has designated areas for smoking.
- Number of restaurants - 6
- Conference space size (feet) - 2690
- Rooftop terrace
- Number of bars/lounges - 7
- Luggage storage
- Direct access to private beach
- Beach umbrellas
- Beach sun loungers
- Pool sun loungers
- Beach towels
- Outdoor tennis courts - 2
- Snack bar/deli
- Beach bar
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Express check-in
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Garden
- ATM/banking
- Conference space size (meters) - 250
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- 24-hour front desk
- Business center
- Free breakfast
- Concierge services
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Designated smoking areas
- Pool umbrellas
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Number of outdoor pools - 2
- Total number of rooms - 100
- Laundry facilities
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms 2
- Multilingual staff
- Nightclub
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Tennis on site
- Free self parking
- Shopping on site
- Spa services on site
- Steam room
- Swim-up bar
- Wedding services
- Year Built 2007
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Furnished balcony
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Private spa tub
- Down comforter
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- In-room massage available
- DVD player
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Ceiling fan
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Minibar (stocked, free items)
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Jetted bathtub
- Slippers
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Satellite TV service
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Room service (24 hours)
- iPod docking station
- Pillow menu
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast.
Restaurante Portofino - This restaurant specializes in Mediterranean cuisine.
Bambu Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in Asian cuisine.
Viva Mexico - This restaurant specializes in Mexican cuisine. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
Ribs and More - Onsite steakhouse. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
El Bosque - This buffet restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
2 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with outdoor tennis courts and a steam room. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
Guests under 18 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or spa tub.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Beach volleyball on site
- Golfing nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Fitness classes on site
- Basketball on site
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Miniature golf on site
- Kayaking on site
- Sailing on site
- Scooter/moped rentals on site
- Scuba diving on site
- Snorkeling on site
- Surfing/boogie boarding on site
- Volleyball on site
- Windsurfing on site
- Boat tours nearby
Spa Services
Zentropia has massage/treatment rooms and couples treatment room(s). Services include massages, facials, body scrubs, and body treatments. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and hydrotherapy. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a spa tub.
Guests under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa.
- Couples treatment rooms
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Massages
- Minimum age to access spa is 18
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
Resort Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children 18 and younger are not allowed at this adults-only property. All guests older than 18 are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
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- All Inclusive Punta Mita
- Palladium Royal Suites Punta Mita
- Punta Mita All Inclusive
- Punta Mita Royal Suites
- Royal Palladium Punta Mita
- Royal Punta Mita
- Royal Suites Punta Mita
- Royal Suites Punta Mita All Inclusive
- Royal Suites Punta Mita Palladium
- Royal Suites Punta Mita Palladium All Inclusive
- Royal Suites Punta Mita Adults All Inclusive
We should mention
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the resort prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 18 years old and younger are not permitted at this adults-only property. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. Construction is underway at a neighboring building and there may be noise disturbance from the construction work.


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More than 250 talented students from 22 states and two countries joined us on campus January 21-22 for Oglethorpe University's annual Scholarship Weekend.
Competing students participated in seminars on various topics, wrote essays centered on their readings and discussions and were interviewed by members of the Oglethorpe community. These components will collectively determine which of the participants will be awarded our prestigious scholarships.
Every student who attended is guaranteed a merit scholarship, and notifications will go out by February 14. In addition, each candidate from the weekend will be able to register for an exploratory Honors seminar as a freshman and later be eligible to receive a stipend for thesis research.
Five students will be awarded the James Edward Oglethorpe (JEO) Scholarship, which covers full tuition for four years and a short term study abroad excursion of their choice.
Of the participants, more than 60 students who have demonstrated exemplary leadership or service to their communities competed for three Civic Engagement Scholarships. This scholarship provides full tuition and a non-profit internship stipend.
In addition, nearly 30 students will compete for two Georgia Shakespeare Scholarships. This full tuition award is made in partnership with members of the Georgia Shakespeare staff and offers an internship and a short term Shakespearean focused study abroad excursion.
Scholarship Weekend competitors and their guests also had the opportunity to learn more about the OU community and distinctive features of the university by sitting in on various panels on academic and student life and interacting with current students, faculty, staff and alumni. Further, our guests were able to get a feel for our campus and city firsthand by taking a campus tour and visiting sites such as the King Center, Carter Center and Fernbank Museum of Natural History.
By the end of the weekend, many students of the class of 2015 walked away with not only a scholarship prospect but also new friends and what could be the first of many great memories as a Stormy Petrel.
To view and purchase photographs from Scholarship Weekend taken by One Moment More Photography, please click here.


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One of the most successful musicals of all time is making its way to you in the form of Billy Elliot San Jose CA event. It is one play that has raised the bar in terms of on-stage excellence since it made its debut seven years ago. Make sure you don't miss out on the spectacle.
Billy Elliot is a story of an eleven year old motherless boy who is learning the traits of boxing. One day he accidentally comes across a ballet teaching class. Captivated by what he sees, Billy decides to trade boxing gloves with dancing shoes to learn how to dance. That choice doesn't go down too well with his father and brother who want him to learn boxing. This is where the story takes one turn after another to reach a heart touching conclusion.
The musical made its debut in 2005 at the West End to immense acclaim from fans and critics alike. It was nominated for nine Olivier nominations and won four out of those. Its Broadway premiere came three years later where it won an incredible ten Tony awards out of fifteen nominations.
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CAPITOLA- Emergency crews pulled a man's body from the swollen Soquel Creek around 11 a.m. Friday, said Marquis Booth, a detective with the Capitola Police Department.
A resident went to look at the creek where it runs behind the Nob Hill grocery store in Bay Avenue and spotted a submerged body. The citizen called 911 just after 10:30 a.m. and crews were dispatched to the scene.
Officers arrived and found a middle-aged white man, wearing dark clothes, dead in the water.
The cause of death is still being investigated, Booth said, and police did not yet know how long the man had been dead.
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Elton John: 'I love the smell of nappies and diapers'
Elton John has achieved a lot during his lengthy career in the entertainment world. From composing music for movies to singing No. 1 hits and even being knighted and raising awareness for various charities, he seemingly has done it all. And now with the debut of his musical masterpiece, "Gnomeo and Juliet," Elton John reflects on the finer things in life. Check out what Elton had to say at a press event the film regarding making a movie composed of his greatest hits, what he has left to accomplish in his career and finally becoming a father.
There seem to be a lot of messages in "Gnomeo and Juliet." What do you think the most important theme is for the viewers?
ELTON JOHN: This is what life is all about. It's not about hatred, and I think in the film, at the end of this, when they've destroyed both of the gardens, they actually say, "Enough. This is ridiculous. Let's just get on with our life. Let's be friends." And I think that sends out a positive message.
What was it like to have a movie revolve all around your music?
EJ: Even though it's all out of the back catalog and a couple of new songs, it doesn't feel as if it's overbearing [or] it's an Elton John movie. It feels like "Gnomeo and Juliet" with some good music in it, and I'm glad it's turned out like that, because I didn't want it to be just bang, bang, bang, old catalog stuff.
In this movie, the gnomes fight and bully each other. What was your experience like with bullying?
EJ: I was quite large in those days. So usually if you're going to be bullied, you're going to pick on someone who's small. No, so I didn't really have ... I don't remember bullying anybody, and I don't remember being bullied.
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Now to switch gears, what is life like now that you are a father?
EJ: Adventures in daddy land ... oh, it's fantastic. I love the smell of nappies and diapers. Obviously, it's been the most wonderful thing that probably has ever happened to me after meeting David, and what's really been the most surprising to me is that it's been very relaxing. Because this little soul that you're feeding and you're changing and you're barfing and you're telling bedtime stories to is a blank palate, a blank canvas, and all it needs is love and nurturing. It's just the most wonderful feeling. When he gets to talking and running around, I'll probably feel a little different.
Have you gotten a chance to see the Us Weekly magazine cover with your son?
EJ: Chance to see it? We've decorated our whole apartment. We wake up and look at it. We're very happy with the way it's turned out. It's -- we raised a lot of money for our foundation with it, and we all look pretty amazing in it, especially Zachary, and the interview was lovely. So we're very happy.
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Does being a father make you want to be more involved with children-centric things?
EJ: I do quite a lot for children anyway, with the AIDS foundation. I have a lot of godchildren. It's not as if children aren't in my life at all. They've been very prevalent in my life over the last few years. David has lots of nieces and nephews. So I'm a great lover of children. I never thought one day I'd actually be a father, but I am very pleased I changed my mind. Children are extremely important; they are the future of the world, and as long as we -- David and I -- bring him up to be a loving and compassionate boy, then I'll be very happy. I love kids; what can I say? Ask them a question.
After being in this business for so long, how are things different for you now as a performer?
EJ: Well, I have a wonderful partner. I have wonderful friends. I can remember things. I don't try drugs anymore. It's a whole new world out there. I can remember the words to the songs. It's great. It's just sensational, what's happened to me in the last few years. I really appreciate my performing so much better now as I get older than I did -- I don't take it for granted anymore. I really relish it and love it.
What is there left for you to accomplish in your career?
EJ: Well, there's always things you want to do. I mean, obviously ballet is not an option. Not really.
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By Mark Purdy
The Harbaugh-Palooza continued at full tilt here Wednesday during Super Bowl week.
Speaking personally, I couldn't get enough of the festivities.
At 8 a.m. local time, 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said at his media session: "Everybody is attacking this day with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind."
At 10:15 a.m., Ravens coach John Harbaugh had his media conference and raised the stakes on his younger brother by saying: "We are prepared to attack this day with an enthusiasm beyond anything that has ever been known to mankind -- and we're topping that, too."
At 1:30 p.m., parents Jack and Jackie Harbaugh met with the media themselves and said in unison: "Who's got it better than us? Nooooooobody!"
And then they smooched.
I mean Jack and Jackie. Not Jim and John.
Meanwhile, there was no press availability for Jay Harbaugh, the oldest son of Jim, who works as a quality control assistant coach for John and the Ravens. Nor were there any media opportunities with Harbaugh in-laws, Harbaugh pets, Harbaugh pre-schoolers or Harbaugh humble heart advisors.
Still, there were plenty enough Harbaughs to go around. Normally, you might worry about this game suffering from a case of Harbaugh overexposure. But the plain truth is, this remains a remarkable story, one unlikely to be repeated.
What are the odds of two brothers coaching against each other in America's most-watched sporting event? Heck, John and Jim can't even remember the last time they watched a Super Bowl together in the same room.
"I don't know," John said when I asked.
"Yeah," said Jim. "That's a good one. I don't know, either."
Would it have been when the brothers were still living at home? When they were teenagers?
"Could be," John said. "Usually, that was a recruiting weekend when our dad was coaching at Michigan. My guess is that we'd be hanging out with the recruits over on campus during the game."
Their mom, Jackie Harbaugh, said that was possible. She never hosted a Super Bowl party.
"Back in the '70s," she said, "I don't think it was as big of an event as it is today."
Well, we do know that John and Jim will be watching the game together in the same room Sunday. A very, very, very big room. They will be staring at each other from opposite sidelines at the Superdome.
Until then, there are still many untold Harbaugh tales to tell. Just when you thought the family coaching saga was "plowed ground" -- to use another favorite Harbaugh expression -- along came dad Jack and mother Jackie to open a 40-acre piece of unplowed property during their appearance at the Super Bowl media center.
As they sat in living-room-style chairs, Jack and Jackie charmed the assembled broadcast and written-word reporters for about 45 minutes. It was sort of like "Regis and Kathy Lee" with locker room anecdotes.
From a 49ers standpoint, the most interesting information came from Jack Harbaugh, who revealed a telephone discussion after the first round of the 2011 draft. Jim called his dad to talk about the team's second round situation.
"Surely you're going to draft a quarterback," Jack said, "but which one?"
After a period of silence, Jim said: "Are you talking to anybody?"
"I swear I'm not talking to anyone," Jack said.
"We're drafting Colin Kaepernick," Jim offered up. "Not only do I think that he's the best quarterback in the draft, I think he's the best football player in the draft."
Wise decision, Jack thought.
The couple also discussed the moment they first sensed that their sons were going to become coaches. It happened one night at dinner when John was finishing his undergraduate work at Miami (Ohio) University as an honor student with a political science major. Jackie asked him where he planned to attend law school.
John said he wanted to become a coach instead.
"Jackie fell face down in her mashed potatoes," Jack said.
Whereupon Jackie grabbed the microphone and said: "May I tell you the true version?"
"That might have been embellished," Jack said.
"There were no mashed potatoes," Jackie said. "And when I saw that look in his eyes, my feeling was that you have to do what you want to do. If you want to try it and see where it takes you, that would be great. The beauty of it is that both of them allow themselves to be who they are."
Jack and Jackie expect the next several days to be unique and uncharted. John and Jim have spoken just a few times on the phone this week but mainly to discuss their parents' accommodations. John and Jim also made Jack and Jackie promise to enjoy the week. Jack and Jackie have visited with John and Jim since arriving in New Orleans but no family gathering is planned that involves both brothers. None is planned after the game, either.
"We have no idea what we're doing," Jackie said. "Like in life, if you try to plan everything out, it does not turn out that way."
In 2011, when the 49ers and Ravens met on Thanksgiving night, Jack and Jackie watched from a private office inside the Ravens' stadium so that they wouldn't be the subject of television reaction shots every few seconds. They might do something similar this time.
"We don't know where we'll be sitting," Jackie said, but promised she and her husband will wear neutral colors instead of 49ers red or Ravens purple.
"We can't tell you how we're going to feel because we don't know how it's going to end," said Jack, though he did mention that during the Thanksgiving encounter, it was hard for either to be emotional.
"She was comatose," Jack said of Jackie. "She was lifeless. Her eyes glazed over. You're just waiting for the end."
And after the end of Sunday's game?
"We're going to hug both of them," Jackie said.
With an enthusiasm unknown to hugs, no doubt. That would be a fitting conclusion to the Harbaugh-Palooza. It's not only fun. It's heartwarming.


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Making a business out of a game is hard work. It takes great design, unique mechanics, creative marketing and some serious dedication to build a successful game. Turning this successful game into a business requires all of the above, plus a large amount of users that are willing to give you their money. And, if you want to give away access to your game or app for free, as many game makers now do, you will need an even larger number of total users to derive your paid user base from.
The problem with virtual goods is that you need millions of users in order to reach \\$1M in revenue, especially with free-to-paid conversion rates for most social games being in the single digits and average revenue per user (ARPU) often hovering around \\$1. I wrote a in-depth blog post about this (read it here: http://betab.ly/qAe4Vr) and would love some feedback. Thanks!
so your solution to the problem is add gambling to the game, theres something not moral about this at all man. why dont you make money by actually making something worthwhile... no thats impossible!
like this http://www.devmaster.net/forums/showthread.php?p=85050#post85050
I don't think gambling is immoral, especially if the people hosting the gambling enforce responsible practices. Not everyone in the gambling industry has to be a shark.
I dont think its imoral either though in some states and countries gambling is illegal. So you may have some legal issues to deal with. A possable way to get around it is offer ingame currency for real currency, also Id make the "games of chance" limmits so it amounts penny poker. Ya dont want your players losing their homes over your game. Something like this added to a good game would be very inovative.
Personally, I think it would be better to dispense with all the gimmicks and have an annual fee. Let them try it for a month free, then a small charge per year like maybe 30 dollars.
TylerBetable, at the time of this post, the link to you blog, http://betab.ly/qAe4Vr, is broken. Therefore I cannot comment on the "gambling solution".
On the subject of "making a business out of a game," check out the 6 Mistakes of Indie Game Developer post on Edy Zahid's blog. It makes several good points. Especially consider Mistake 5 about not taking initiative to build community around the game project. Basically, start small and grow the business and content over time.


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Recently I got a new enamel-coated-cast-iron pan that I'm quite infatuated with. This pan is so heavy and conducts heat so well that I thought I'd try using it to make this Stove-top Pot Roast with Mushrooms and Sage. My mom often made pot roast on top of the stove, but it's something I never did before because I didn't have the type of heavy dutch oven you need to cook a roast this way.
I used boneless chuck roast, rubbed it with some steak rub, and seasoned the liquid with Better Than Bouillon Mushroom Base, some onions, and some finely chopped frozen sage. (Why didn't I have the idea of freezing sage years ago!) The pot roast was really delicious, one more reason why I love this pan.
When I made this I used Better Than Bouillon Mushroom Base, (and even the sometimes snooty readers of Chowhound say Better Than Bouillon is good.) I also like the Telma Mushroom Cubes I got at the Ferry Building Farmer's Market last summer. I'm out of those now, but I did find a few places where you can order them online. Amazon.com also has a lot of options for mushroom cubes or base.
(If you don't have mushroom base, you could probably substitute canned mushroom soup with about 1/4 cup of water. I made pot roast with mushroom soup for years and it always tasted good, although now I'd greatly prefer using mushroom base which has less sodium and tastes more like mushrooms.)
Stove-top Pot Roast with Mushrooms and Sage
(Makes 4-6 servings, recipe created by Kalyn.)
3 lb. beef chuck roast, fat trimmed
steak rub, for seasoning meat before browning (I used Szeged Steak Rub, but I think others would work)
1-2 tsp. olive oil, for browning roast
1/2 - 3/4 cup water (depending on the size of your roast and pan, see note below)
1 T Better Than Bouillon Mushroom Base
(can substitute canned mushroom soup and use less water)
2 onions, peeled and cut in fourths
1 T finely chopped fresh sage (or 1 tsp. dried rubbed sage, I think thyme would also be good if you don't have sage)
1 lb. crimini or white mushrooms, washed and cut in half
1 T flour mixed into 2 T water to thicken gravy (I used white whole wheat flour to keep it South Beach friendly)
Remove roast, mushrooms and onions from pot. Discard onions and set aside mushrooms and meat. Strain liquid if desired to remove bits of sage. (You could also use an immersion blender to mix in the sage, which is what I'd do next time.) Remove fat using a fat separator or by skimming it off with a fine-mesh stock skimmer. Taste the liquid for flavor, and if it tastes weak to you, simmer at high heat for a few minutes to reduce.
Mix 1 T flour into 2 T water with a whisk, then whisk that mixture into simmering stock and cook 5-10 minutes until gravy thickens. (Use white whole wheat flour for South Beach Diet.) For my pot roast, this was enough flour to make about 1 1/4 cups of slightly thickened gravy. If you have a lot more liquid than that or you prefer thick gravy you may need a bit more flour. You could also add some beef stock to the liquid if you wanted more gravy and increase the thickening accordingly.
Cut pot roast into thick slices, and serve hot with mushrooms (and other vegetables if desired) on the side, with gravy spooned over meat and mushrooms.
South Beach Diet / Low-Carb Diet Suggestions:
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I chose the South Beach Diet to manage my weight partly so I wouldn't have to count calories, carbs, points, or fat grams, but if you want nutritional information for a recipe, I recommend entering the recipe into Calorie Count, which will calculate it for you.
More Delicious Variations of Pot Roast:
(Recipes from other blogs may or may not be South Beach Diet friendly, check ingredients.)
Balsamic and Onion Pot Roast (Crockpot) ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
Slow Cooker Tex-Mex Pot Roast ~ The Perfect Pantry
Crockpot Recipe for Pot Roast with Sweet and Sour Tomato Sauce ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
Mom's Pot Roast ~ Andrea's Recipes
Crockpot Hungarian Pot Roast with Sour Cream and Paprika Gravy ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
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I don't get Vogel. Time for a vogel-vention. Don't want him fired, just questioned about offense and rotations.
I thought our offense looked pretty good tonight until the 4th quarter. 26/27 assists is really good.
He got a lot of flack last season but he has yet to get any this season because he's playing his butt off as you said and rebounding greatly.
Fact: Hibbert looked good when Lance was on the floor. Why? Because Lance cuts to the basket creating passing lanes and drawing Hibbert's cover. If I can figure that out, I don't understand why Frank can't.
Gotta be one of the best Pacer plays I've seen in a long time.
I've lengthened my leash on Frank with the improved offense, but I really don't get why Young's being asked to be such an offensive contributor. I don't know a ton about Young but he's never been anything near a chucker or anything, so I assume he's just doing what's asked of him. Camp in the corner for the occasional spot up, ok, strong weakside cut, sweet. But handling the ball, pull ups, 3+ 3 point attempts a game? I really don't get it.
That was a beautiful move, or as Naptown Seth calls it, "junk game".
I'll give Frank this, substitutions aside, the offense was better spaced. I suppose if you think about this through the science of habits you realize that when pressure was applied, the Pacers reverted to the chaotic offense that is natural to them. Bad habits?
Roy just needs to play a Mutumbo type game. Defend the rim, rebound and just get points where you can. Do those first two things at a high level!
It's really hard to look at the positive after such a depressing conclusion. However, it's still early, and this team is looking better and better all the time. So, that's the positive.
The negative...
Roy. For god's sake. 5/18? An absolute choke-job, missing 4 or 5 shots in the last 5 minutes. So, so very bad. Oh, and his decision making...he hustled, got the offensive board, and instead of working it to a guard and running a play (got them a 17 point lead) he rushes back up, missing badly.
Frank. Really, was pretty happy up until he called a play to Roy, despite the fact that Roy was clearly off. He's getting better in my opinion, but needs to continue getting better late in games.
Paul. Absolute choke-job himself after the 3 he hit. Burned by Green (3 points) lost dribble and breakaway (2 points) and leaves his feet fouling Green (2 points). 7 straight, massive choke.
I'm pretty frustrated, this would have/should have been a signature win early. It's so hard to lower expectations from top 3 seed to barely getting in.
Yep Mutombo, Ibaka, etc, the Pacers need to stop giving so many touches, his jumper at this point is better than his back to the basket game.
The max contract player couldnt hit a close shot to save his life... Very frustrating
Larry Bird and Ryan Grigson- wasting the talents of Paul George and Andrew Luck
Roy did have 7 offensive boards. I honestly can't remember how many times he went back up with it, from a sheer basketball stand point hopefully every time, but it's not like Frank called 18 sets for Roy.
I agree entirely. I think Frank got his head out of his you know what just in time, and the Pacers are actually looking like an NBA team. The Sam Young stuff boggles my mind. As you said it's not only his shooting but bringing the ball up the court, being a focal point of plays, it makes no sense at all.
Is 20 ppg and 10 rpg too much to ask from the max contract player? I guess so
Larry Bird and Ryan Grigson- wasting the talents of Paul George and Andrew Luck
If games are won and lost on a calculator and piece of paper, then why do we bother to play them?
That was one of our better games, too bad had to choke in the end. Hibbert really is killing us right now. How many games has he earned that contract this year.... 2 or 3 maybe? We need a defensive specialist next to Roy so we can camp him under the basket because that's about all he's good for defensively right now. Hill's struggled this year too, but who wouldn't look bad in the pick and roll when your help is Hibbert and D. West?
I agree with whoever mentioned Paul's play in 4th. It was bad.
Lance got screwed by the refs tonight. The tech was an obvious flop Ginobili will be hearing from the league about, and the penalty foul in the 4th was called after Neal swiped at Lance, baiting the official again. It should have been offensive if anything. Definitely shouldn't have been a holding foul. Lance has bad fouls a lot of times, but those two tonight were total BS.
Last edited by CJ Jones; 11-24-2012 at 12:17 AM.
Roy has a specialty on D, but he's in no way a defensive specialist IMO. He's good at blocking shots, but he's awful in the PnR. So is David.
Last edited by CJ Jones; 11-24-2012 at 12:24 AM.
When I say "defensive specialist" I basically mean he's a much better defensive player than offensive. He's not about to be Noah or Varejao and go shut down a penetrating guard or something.
Pacers should use him the same way the Spurs use the 38 years old Duncan, Pop doesn't post Duncan as much anymore must of his points come from outside, Pacers should do the same.


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Supreme Court's ruling in Westboro Baptist case doesn't consider veracity, common decency
Sometimes people continue telling lies even after they have been shown to be liars. I guess they figure that if they change their tune, they will look like the liars they are, or worse, lose control of the narrative.
The narrative is the story that the press and the public already have in their collective psyches, so anything that goes against it is usually dismissed. Controlling narratives is what lying is all about.
Take Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council. Tony keeps trotting out the old line that pedophiles are mostly gay men.
It doesn't matter that almost all the major professional organizations in social work and psychology have debunked that lie long ago, he keeps telling it.
His latest whopper was in defense of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, and using discredited research and twisted figures, he justified his statements, aligning to the Family Research Council's narrative precisely.
More importantly, he speaks while holding a nice soft leather Bible in his hand. The message is none too subtle: It's the truth, "because it is in the Bible," and holding the Bible makes him look "trustworthy."
It doesn't always work.
Take the "godly" folks from the Westboro Baptist Church. They can hold all the Bibles they want, and they still look like loonies.
My bet is that that's exactly what they want to look like. Their narrative is, "We are religious zealots bent on agitating everyone," and they stick to it.
They are picketing soldiers' funerals for the sole purpose of getting people angry at them.
I understand that may be the way they fund their activities, from litigation against those who they have angered to violence. It's like waving the red flag in the face of a bull and then suing the bull when you get hit.
Both Westboro Baptist and Mr. Perkins fall into the same category, and yet the Supreme Court says they have the right to free speech.
Now I am a big proponent of free speech. Without it I would be left writing away with no one to read it.
The problem comes when free speech is abused, and that is what the WBC and the FRC are doing.
These folks have found the loophole in democracy that lets you say just about anything you want as long as you have sufficient legal representation and parse your words.
Now in the interest of being fair, none of this is a personal attack on anyone, I am merely musing about the sad state of what passes for free speech in our country. (Note the careful parsing of words?)
Apparently, it's become OK to quote from studies your own organization creates specifically for the purpose of "proving a point." Apparently, it's OK to make blanket statements about groups with no proof whatsoever, as long as you don't go attacking specific people.
Apparently, it's OK to scream just about anything as long as you don't go personally attacking an individual.
Therefore, I think it's about time our side took note and began our own narrative that goes something like this:
"Heterosexuals are dangerous people. More than 90 percent of all crimes are committed by self-confessed heterosexuals.
"Overwhelming numbers of heterosexual men abuse women making them patently unfit to be in marriages.
"The vast majority of child neglect cases are directly attributable to heterosexual couples, and that, therefore, makes them the worst candidates for parents or guardians.
"What's worse, heterosexuals are responsible for more rapes than all LGBT people combined.
"On the religious front it's even worse. Christians are the most violent people in our country. The vast majority of criminals who identify their religion are Christian.
"It's a very dangerous group and we must be suspicious of them at every turn."
Do I have proof of this? Some of it is indeed true, simply because of the demographics of the population. The rest is conjecture.
But I have a right to say it according to the Supreme Court, so why not?
Well, here's why not:
I could stoop to the despicable practices of the people who seek to deny us our rights; I could legitimately make most of the claims in my rant above. But there is an important item missing from that, and that is plain decency.
Decency has been lost in our discourse these days. It is the principal that says the simple fact I can do something doesn't mean I should.
It is the principal that says sometimes, "It's none of my business what other folk do."
Too bad that principal I learned as a "basic family value" has been lost.
Want fries with those whoppers?
Hardy Haberman is a longtime local LGBT activist and a member of Stonewall Democrats of Dallas. His blog is at http://dungeondiary.blogspot.com.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition March 11, 2011.


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BEN Reeves has urged his Southend United side to regroup and recover against Northampton Town this weekend.
Blues slumped to a 2-1 defeat against Cheltenham Town at Roots Hall on Tuesday night.
And the on loan Southampton midfielder now wants to help the team immediately get back to winning ways against the Cobblers.
"This is the time when we have to rally together and get behind each other because we're missing a lot of players through injury and it's a big game on Saturday," said Reeves, who capped an impressive display with a late goal against the Robins.
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"They are doing well at the moment but if we can work hard on the training ground over the next couple of days then I'm sure we can get a positive result in front of the home fans."
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Fairfax County Supervisor (Mason District) Penelope Gross was honored at yesterday's annual meeting of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments with the Elizabeth and David Scull Metropolitan Public Service Award. Mary K. Hill, Prince William County Supervisor and COG Board Chair, was also presented a Scull award.
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Gross is a member of the COG Board of Directors and yesterday was also announced as one of COG's new vice presidents for 2004. Earlier this year she was appointed to chair COG's newly reorganized Public Safety Policy Committee, leading that committee as it focused on impaired driving, truck safety and developing a stolen property database. Gross was also appointed COG secretary-treasurer in 2003 and is responsible for quarterly financial presentations to the COG Board. In addition, she served on COG's Pension Plan Administrative Committee, headed the COG Board subcommittee responsible for revamping the executive director's performance evaluation process and chaired the Water Supply Task Force.
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Topic: People asking if "I'm okay"
I'm starting to get annoyed with people constantly asking if I'm Okay after all of this.
I know that most of the people are asking because they really care, or because they don't know what else to say. But it's starting to aggravate me because I'm trying to get into my normal life (I like Lainy's "new normal" notion - that's really what it is) and having to keep answer those questions is almost like a step back each time they ask.
I tell everyone I am ok, and getting through it. I don't tell them the whole truth, well, because i know they don't want to know that in reality, im not doing well at all! That doesn't quite make for good conversation.
So why do people insist on bringing it up over and over again when they clearly see that i'm trying to enjoy myself? They know that every time they ask it makes me upset but they keep asking. I even had one person yesterday ask if me and my mom (who was in the room and could have asked herself) were ok, and when i said yes we were doign as best we could, she told me it was going to get harder and worse. Why, thank you, that definitely made me feel better.
Has this happened to anyone else? How do you deal with it and when do people stop asking all of the questions?
I love you, Daddy.