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What I Drank Last Week (May 12-18)
Since I promised a post a week, I thought sharing what I'm drinking each week would be a good way to show you what I enjoy in between the bigger posts I'm working on. I'll try to go into a bit more detail on any wines I particularly enjoyed but also just brush over my week in general.
Dark Horse Red Blend
I started off the week by testing out a sample that I had received. I could see this wine being a good choice for anyone who wants a flavorful red wine that also feels like a good everyday drinking wine. While I like to spoil myself with my wine selections sometimes, I also don't always want to open the most expensive bottles so it's nice to keep some more affordable choices on hand. The wine had a deep berry flavor without being overpowering. However, I would only recommend it to someone who is a fan of big reds.
Part of the reason I also chose this wine was because I thought the name was fun. I spent a good part of the week having Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog stuck in my head and found the name Dark Horse to be very tempting. One of the minor characters in the musical is named Bad Horse and so drinking a wine with a similar name seemed like a fun choice. In fact, after writing about this wine and finding the above links, I have the songs stuck in my head again and will probably spend the rest of the day listening to the musical on repeat.
Cost: Unknown but other Dark Horse wines have gone for $8-10
2010 Imagery Sangiovese
I have a bit kamagra plus of a soft spot in my heart for Imagery wine. A good friend works there so I make frequent trips to the winery and am always shown a great time. So when I had a couple of friends over to watch the How I Met Your Mother season finale and they requested a light red – I knew opening the Imagery 2010 Sangiovese would be a good choice. True to form, the wine was light but flavorful. I think it could have used a little more time in the bottle, which, admittedly, I had been told. Next year I will remember to hold onto it a little bit longer.
While we are on Imagery, there is something else that I love about their wine (which all of my friends have heard me gush about too many times). As someone who dabbles in art, I have a huge appreciation for the Imagery labels. Imagery allows artists to submit artwork for consideration for their label. The only rule is that the Parthenon has to appear somewhere in the piece. This allows for the unique combination of each wine having a uniquely beautiful and artistic label, but with the fun touch of trying to find the hidden Parthenon. Every time I open a bottle, I spend a few minutes appreciating the artwork and looking for the Parthenon. It's a fun touch.
Cost: $39
2009 Enkidu Humbaba
By the time Friday rolled around, I was looking forward to a more low key evening. I had heard it was Sauvignon Blanc day so I made sure to stick one in the fridge before going shopping with a friend for a couple of hours. However, when I got home to try it, I didn't love it. I decided after a long week, I deserved to open something I knew I would like… and the Humbaba had been staring at me from the wine rack for long enough.
The Enkidu Humbaba had been purchased a few months earlier at the 8th Street Winery tasting event. It was the first place we stopped and the first wine I tried. Although my group scolded me for tasting out of order, I had a feeling about this wine and I was right. After trying the other Enkidu wines, I was still smitten with the Humbaba and knew I had to have a bottle. While I would have normally loved to hold onto it for a special occasion, I also realized that sometimes just letting yourself enjoy something you love is occasion enough.
The wine itself is a very light Syrah (Syrah (55%), Petite Sirah (42%), and Marsanne/Roussanne/Grenache Blanc (3%)) blend. I wanted something that would provide a good contrast to the Sauvignon Blanc from earlier without being too bold. The Humbaba ended up being a perfect compromise. The wine is very gentle on the tip of the tongue with the flavors changing throughout the mouth making it a very complex wine to taste. I had half of the bottle leftover on Saturday and it held up very nicely the second day as well. I definitely want to track down a couple more bottles to see how the flavor develops over time.
Cost: $28
Everything Else
I'm still getting used to what this new role means for me in terms of everyday drinking and so I've still yet to figure out a polite way to store my tasting notes when out to dinner or out with friends. I'm a little sad that I didn't do that last week when I was out to dinner as I had the privilege to try my very first Châteauneuf-du-Pape. I did stop and think enough about getting a picture for posterity but didn't capture any more details than that.
I'm looking forward to sharing this week's wine adventures with you! My mom will be in town and I always love sharing new wines with her. My mom is a classic Chardonnay drinker and a fan of wines of the $2 variety so I really enjoy showing her new things. My favorite line from her last visit: "I love drinking your wine because I don't get hangovers." Are there any suggestions for my mother-daughter weekend?
New Feature on Simple Hedonisms – "Short Review" Tasting Notes
Simple Hedonisms has evolved over its (not quite) two year history. I first said I would never do wine reviews, and then changed my position when I saw my CellarTracker.com personal notes would receive hundreds of views. But I stuck to my concept that I would not post 3 sentence reviews as some sites do – wine is as much an experience, as a beverage.
It takes much longer to write than most people realize and appreciate. By the time I craft the story, verbiage, quickly proof it, add photos and web hyperlinks, its usually 2-4 hours. (Which is why I get annoyed when a winery, especially lesser known, then
can't take the time to share it in a Facebook post, Twitter update, or newsletter. Help me help you…)
I put
a decent amount of reviews in Cellartracker still, wine samples are backpiling and pouring in at an increasing rate and need attention. I'd also like to share my favorite finds with the much larger reader audience,not just Cellartracker. Additionally my reviews now fed to Healdsburg Patch, (as well as Sonoma and Petaluma), the Hello Vino iPhone app (highly recommend), a new website called Consmr, on occasion (when they get to it these days) Palate Press, and am considering cross posting on Natalie Maclean, so there is a wide outlet for these reviews.
The first of these is being published moments after this goes out, love your reader feedback. These are after all, for you the readers. Cheers!
New on Simple Hedonisms – CellarTracker Mini Reviews, and 2x Week Full reviews
I spend a lot of time each week tasting and evaluating wine that I purchase, as well as the occasional sample provided by a Winery. Most wines are from CA, OR and WA, with some imports, the latter usually acquired via K&L Wines in San Francisco (Their 3 month will call program is my Achilles Heel, I have cases to pick up this week.)
Given the regular time investment, I thought, why not spend a bit more time to capture the notes, and add that as blog content. Wine Reviews was not the original design of Simple Hedonisms, and it won't become the primary content, but I have received a lot of positive feedback on the occasional ones I have done, so plan to ramp it up a bit. Also, I am pleased to announce that Palate Press, the Online Wine Magazine, will be publishing my reviews.
Feel free to post comments, questions. Contact me for shipping (or local pickup info) if you wish to submit a wine for review.
I also do a fair amount of 'mini' reviews on CellarTracker.com, usually via the Cor.kz iPhone app, and have added a new tab for that. Right now is a manual export, so not updated in real time. Until I can figure out some kind of RSS or other real time linkage, I will update this tab once a week. Until then, a real time list is available by clicking here.
I hope you enjoy the reviews, and find them useful. Cheers!
Wine Review – 2007 Bodega Elvira Calle "Ca' de Calle" Gran Reserva Mendoza
Happy 2010 (twenty-ten) from Simple Hedonisms!
This wine rated a 90 points from Wine Spectator, and is from the Mendoza region of Argentina. (I toured there a year ago.)
- Interesting blend of malbec, bonarda (yum), syrah, cab, merlot.
- Beautiful brick red color.
- Lush nose of berry. Plum, red fruit in mouth with clean finish.
- 14% alcohol.
- A great wine for only 12.99 on www.klwines.com
Only 500 cases made, and a few in stock – pounce!
Wine Review – 2008 Folk Machine Pinot Noir, Central Coast
I was fortunate enough to meet Kenny and Lynn this summer during my sabbatical, when I volunteered one morning to help them pick Cabernet grapes, early on a Sunday morning. (And another day Kenny let me spend the day helping with pressing.)
Kenny is a wine entrepreneur making wines under 3 labels, Hobo, Folk Machine, and Banyan. He sources fruit and manages vineyards from Rockpile, to Mendicino, down through Santa Cruz, and during harvest is a mad man. His wife Lynn does all the marketing and sales, in addition to their family of two girls. (Lynn just gave birth this week, congrats!)
You can taste Kenny's wines in their tasting room in downtown Healdsburg, Downtown Wine open 7 days a week. You are in excellent hands with Aaron, tell him that William sent ya.
There was a great write-up on Kenny recently in Muddy Roots Magazine, rather than recant it all, check it out.
The 2008 is 95% a blend of 3 Monterey County vineyards and 5% fruit from the Vecino Vineyard in Potter Valley. About 80% of the final wine is Pommard Clone. The remaining 20% is 777, 115, and 667. The wine was aged in primarily neutral oak to leave the fruit and freshness of the wine intact. This Pinot Noir is intented to be balanced and drinkable. It is not heavily extracted, largely structured, big oaked, alcoholic, or sweet.
Wine Review – 2007 Mayo Chardonnay "unwooded" (aka unoaked)
I visited Mayo for the first time a few weeks ago, during the Heart of Sonoma Valley Open House, as reviewed earlier this month.
When I learned they had a unoaked chard, I bought a bottle, blind as it wasn't available for tasting. I have written several recent articles on unoaked chardonnay and discussed the nature and flavor profile of this style of chardonnay. I am planning a review soon, of a side by side comparison of many, so if you produce one, or know of one, let me know soon.
The marketeer in me doesn't jazz on the term 'unwooded' but the description on the back label captures perfectly the essence of this style. "Ever wonder what chardonnay really tastes like underneath all that oak? We've made this wine for ourselves for a few years, loving the fruit forward, mineral…qualities if offers. We thought it was time to let it loose on the public."
And I am glad they did, although its no longer on their website, so wondering if they are sold out.
This is another great expression of pure chardonnay fruit. It doesn't specify it did not undergo malolactic fermentation, but my guess is it didn't.
The 2007 vintage is from the Sonoma Coast, Risk Vineyards. 454 cases made. 13.9% alcohol.
Color: Pale to medium yellow, good clarity
Aroma: Scents of wet stone, grapefruit, and a hint of peach
In the Mouth: Bursting with citrus when it first hits the palette, pleasant taste of kiwi and peach on the mid palette,and a pleasant finish that lingers citrus and a hint of minerality.
I will repeat my mantra on drinking quality white wines: DO NOT OVERCHILL. If its been in the fridge, take it out for 15 minutes. If the glass is cold to touch, warm it in your hands. Cold masks all the aroma and flavor profiles the winemaker worked so hard to achieve.
Wine Review – Branham 2007 Russian River Valley Chardonnay (no oak or ML)
Is your mantra about white wine 'ABC'. (Anything but chardonnay.) Do you enjoy sauvignon blanc, or other white wines with crisp acidity, and bright fruit? If so hunt out the slowly growing category of chardonnays that are made without oak aging or malolactic (ML) fermentation.
There is nothing wrong with a chardonnay that is well made, and seen some oak and ML, but many have been turned off by the overly oaky, buttery chardonnays that have been being cranked out for years – we love to take a good thing to excess in the U.S. Its also a personal palette preference.
I discovered sauvignon blanc years ago, before the New Zealand craze caught on, and as a result of palette fatigue (kinda like wine ADHD) was hunting something else, and was pleased to discover this slowly emerging category of chardonnay in the US. (This is nothing new to Aussies.) I was inspired enough this was one of the two varietals I crushed this year, to also experiment with this style.
The Sonoma County Fair for the first time, amidst some controversy, had a category this year for unoaked Chardonnay, which I hope they repeat. Like any wine, not all of these unoaked, no ML chardonnays are stellar, and a few poorly made entries seem to have portrayed the category negatively.
I generally try and/or buy any in Sonoma County I find, and have tasted quite a few. Sometime early next year, I am planning to taste through a number in comparison, so if you have suggestions, send them on.
One that I discovered this year, and enjoy regularly is from Gary Branham, a local boutique wine maker. Gary shares a tasting room with Kenny and Lynn of Hobo Wines, (I am a big fan of Kenny's wines.) Both of their wines are poured and available for purchase in downtown Healdsburg, at Downtown Wine. More often than not, you will be attended to by Aaron – a very knowledgeable wine aficionado. Talk less than I do, and you may learn a few things. Downtown Wine is also part of the Wine Road, and will be taking part in the Winter Wineland next month.
Color: Pale yellow, light straw, good clarity
Aroma: A wonderful nose – full of green apple, citrus
In the Mouth: Left on the lees (wine sediment) for 4 months gives this chardonnay nice mouth feel.
A bounty of fruit in the mouth; pineapple, green apple, grapefruit. Needless to say, a mouth watering finish, that lingers nicely.
Only 325 cases made, get some before its gone, but save a case for me!
Around $22, You can find this wine at the Downtown Tasting room, or Vine Tastings in Windsor, by the glass or bottle. (Unfortunately like most restaurants its served over chilled, masking its nuances. Cup your hands around the glass for a minute.)
Wine Geek Info
- Harvest: September 30, 2007
- Average Chemistry at Harvest: 25 Brix 3.20 pH .68 TA
- Whole Cluster Pressed
- Fermented in Stainless Steel for 25 days @ 55 degrees F
- No Malolactic fermentation ~ Left sur lie for 4 months
- Bottling: January 2007
- Chemistry at bottling: 14% alcohol 3.20 pH .68 TA
- Varietal percentage; 100% Chardonnay
- Vineyards: Foppoli Family Vineyard
- Production: 325 Cases
Wine Review – Novy 2008 Viognier, Russian River Valley
The Viogner Varietal
Yes, I am drinking a Rhone white varietal – if you read regularly this shouldn't be a surprise, I regularly refer to the Rhone white wines as 'the white wine varietal for red drinkers.' Viognier holds a special place in my heart, as it was one of the first white wines, that weaned me off of exclusively drinking reds, some years ago.
Viognier came into vogue as a single white varietal in the last decade in the U.S. Its been planted as a blending grape, both for white and red wines, for generations. It is now widely planted all over the world, extending from Australia (where it's commonly blended with syrah/shiraz), Chile and Argentina. It's widely planted around the U.S. in CA, OR, and WA.
Viognier is especially known for its aromatics; it is a very floral varietal. Typical drunk young, winemakers can use a variety of techniques in production, ranging from stainless to neutral oak (new oak isn't recommended,)) longer lees (grape residue) contact, and with or without Malolactic (ML) fermentation. Each of these can impart a difference in mouthfeel, body, structure.
Novy Family Winery
I have written before about Novy, in my review of Siduri. Novy wines are made at Siduri, and is the label used for all their non Pinot Noir wines.
Their 2008 Viognier is a small production, only 63 cases made.
Color: light-medium straw color, clear
Aroma: fragrant as befits the varietal. Pear, Notes of citrus, pineapple.
In the Mouth: Aged in Stainless only, with excellent balance, and a mouth watering acidity at finish.
Pear, pineapple, green apple, with a lingering taste of peach at finish.
I tasted this wine both chilled, and then at room temperature, and it shows its flavor and aroma characteristics much better a bit warmer….As I have written repeatedly, this is a critical factor in enjoying a well made, full bodied white wine.
This is a solid expression of Viognier, and one I recommend, at a reasonable $20 retail. Its sold at at the winery, but still available at several distributors; locals can also try Bottle Barn in Santa Rosa, where I have seen Siduri and Novy before.
Debuting on Simple Hedonisms – Wine Reviews
Yes, Simple Hedonisms is now doing wine reviews. I will write more later next week about some changes for the blog these next months, but I have decided to write about the wines I taste.
Do I consider myself an expert? Hardly, I cringe when a novice asks if I am a connoisseur. After taking a number of formal and informal classes over the years, including a 2 day sensory evaluation at UC Davis, I think my palette range is frankly, about average. However my many years of tasting wine in many domestic and international regions, my never tiring quest to explore wineries and try new wines, I think I have a breadth of insight to share. I also constantly challenging my palette to try new things, discover, and evolve.
Frankly, the wine blog also needs more content. I have a brevity problem – I generally only want to write things of depth, but the reality as an executive launching a start-up, I don't have enough time at present to write the in depth articles and stories I desire. I will not stoop to Tweeting regularly about a 3 sentence blog post, no matter what 'experts' say about how often you should post, but I am cognizant I need to get more writing done, and do to that I need to do some content that's easier to create. Of course it must be of interest to you, the reader.
I buy a LOT of wine, the majority being from Sonoma County, but I dabble all regions and countries, usually through my 'pusher' K & L Wine, online. Since much of 250+ bottle collection comes from small wineries, I will also endeavor to occasionally review things that can be purchased via retail. Since my goal is to help you, the local or remote wine consumer, I will focus often on those small wineries.
I will accept samples to review, especially for themes of vertical tastings, like the unoaked Chardonnay round-up I'd like to do soon. I tend to stay away from negative writing, so if I don't like the wine, or think its poorly made, likely I just won't write about it. I will also take care to note wines that are well made, but perhaps not my own personal palate preference.
I will also amuse myself, and present the findings of, the occasional blind tasting. Your feedback and constructive criticism is always welcomed.
Wine Review – Tomero Torrontes
It's another odd night in an odd week. (Board meeting today, new Chairman of the Board, next year's growth target now could be 300% Year over Year, not double – will the blog or I survive? ) It's definitely vino time!)
It's an odd post, in that its another non Sonoma wine review, which represents 70%+ of what I buy. (Truth, it's left from what I poured from the Xmas party I hosted tonight.)
I promise to start reviewing the many Sonoma wines I drink soon! It's also odd in that Torrontes is a varietal I love from Argentina, but to whom this vintner I have given scathing remarks to in Cellartracker.com and K&L Wines.com.
I love Torrontes. I discovered it in my Christmas/New Years trip last year to Argentina as I journeyed around Uco Valley and Mendoza.
It's an interesting white varietal for a number of reasons, and one I think traditional red wine drinkers should look at.
Virtually unknown in North America until recently, the Argentines are now trying to promote this as THE white wine of Argentina, or the Sister of Malbec. It's a varietal worth promoting. If you like Rhone white wines like Viognier, Rousanne, or Marsanne, you will like the floral nose, body, and mouthfeel of a Torrontes. I am generally not a fan of 'value' wines but you are hard pressed to spend more than $15 for a Torrontes even if you want too, and they are an amazing value at $8-12.
The origins of Torrontes are still a bit of a mystery – it has genetic relatives, but its true origins are still not known. Torrontés is also a Spanish grape variety from Galicia, but its relationship to the Argentinian varieties is uncertain.
Last year I was on a tear to try every Torrontes K&L Wines had to offer. Twice I bought a 2008 Tomero Torrontes, (once K&L, once Bottle Barn) and then one night we tasted in a wine class at SRJC. All three experiences were bad, either suffering corkage or offering off flavors and odors. I was so mad the 3rd time I wrote in CellarTracker.com I wrote " horrid representation of this normally amazing white Argentine varietal. A bit off on the nose and REALLY bad on the finish. It saddens me greatly this could be some ones intro to Torrontes – 70 points. (80 views)"
Likewise our instructor was not pleased. For some reason that escapes me, I ordered one more bottle. I guess 3rd (purchase) is a charm. (I should mention I have bought many bottles of others and this was my only negative experience.
FINALLY this captures the essence of Torrontes.
Color: a very pale yellow color. Clear.
Aroma: characteristic floral nose. Pineapple. Hint of citrus.
In the Mouth: A plethora of fruit – peach, green apple, grapefuit. Excellent viscosity, mouthfeel, balance, with a mouth watering, acidic finish.
PLEASE drink these very lightly chilled. I am drinking mine at room temp of 65 degrees. The fragant nose and great mouthful are lost by the US habit of serving whites from the refrigerator at 45 degrees.
I welcome feedback if these wine reviews are useful, and if you'd like more, or any directional changes – a zillion blogs review wines – even though its part time for this one, I want this to be worth reading.


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Keep An Eye On Our Progress
July 29, 2008
We're busy at work completing Sherman's replacement hospital on the east side of Elgin, located at the corner of Randall and Big Timber Roads. Anticipated to open in early 2010, there are currently over 500 tradespeople working on the construction site. 75% of the roof and 90% of the landscaping is complete.
The framing of the Tree of Life, an architectural element with an elm tree structure that will spread from the new atrium through the upper levels, has begun. The Tree of Life is a dramatic representation illustrating the integration of the new facility with its prairie setting by bringing the elements of nature inside.
The new hospital will also have 255, 100% private patient rooms—half with direct views of the geothermal lake and beautiful landscaping, and half with open views to a courtyard. All of Sherman's private rooms will come with sleeper couches, a family gathering lounge and private bathrooms.
Interested in keeping an eye on the progress of our new hospital? Visit TheFutureOfSherman.com and click on the picture of the crane to view either of our onsite webcams – one from the southwest and the other, solar powered, from the northeast. Enjoy!
Sherman Health's Geothermal Lake
July 16, 2008
The new Sherman Hospital is well underway in creating a spectacular healing environment for future patients, guests and staff. Sherman has installed one of the largest energy producing geothermal lakes in the world. The 15-acre lake will heat and cool the new hospital without emitting harmful pollutants and will save Sherman about $1million a year.
The lake works by using solar energy absorbed by the earth and trapping heat just below the frost line. An underwater heating pump then transforms the heat into a form of energy, geothermal energy, providing the hospital with a dependable, eco-friendly heating and cooling system.
This system will cost 13 percent more to install than traditional energy sources, but the investment will more than pay for itself in just a few short years.The lake will make Sherman one of the most energy-efficient health care facilities in the country.
This money saving technique is becoming a popular topic all over the world. An article titled Are Geothermal Heat Pumps For You? goes into great detail on what geothermal heating and cooling is (albeit from a consumer's standpoint) and is a good resource for those looking for a simple explanation of the technology. Sherman's geothermal lake takes this to a much larger, more commercial scale, however. An interesting read.
Please visit a recent news article on our main web site to see and learn more about Sherman's geothermal lake.


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Yet another reason diet soda may not be as good a choice as you assumed: A new study links it to an increased risk of depression, LiveScience reports. More than 263,900 US adults answered questions about their beverage consumption between 1995 and 1996, and about 10 years later, they were asked if they had been diagnosed with depression since the year 2000. Those who regularly consumed four or more cans per day of any type of soda were 30 percent more likely to have been diagnosed with depression, but those who chose diet soda saw a 31% increased risk compared to just 22% for regular-soda-drinkers. Read more…
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How Long Does Soda Really Stay Fizzy?
This guy clearly had way too much time on his hands at work. But I'm glad he did because I've always wanted to know how long Diet Coke stays fizzy for. If I drank Diet Coke. I don't because I'm an aquaholic. But all the other Frisky ladies are DC enthusiasts. Now I know they have about 34 minutes to finish the beverage once they they start. Ooh. I hear a tab popping right now. It's probably Amelia or Kate. I'm setting a timer. [Buzzfeed] Keep reading »
Karl Lagerfeld, Coke Addict
Karl Lagerfeld teamed up with Coca-Cola to make a limited edition package to be sold at Colette, and not a thing about it surprises us. Naturally, he'd only elect to associate himself with Diet Coke, considering his no-fatties-allowed rules. And of course, he'd make the design an homage to himself. Can't say the man doesn't stick to his guns. Do you love Uncle K so much that you would pay $5 for something you could just as easily buy for 99 cents? Die-hard fans can purchase the $80 boxed set (no joke) which comes with one bottle of Lagerfeld's Coca Cola Light, an impressive display box, and a bottle opener. Ca-ching! If you're interested, Colette is also counting your calories in another new way this month, with a lunch box program in Paris. On the menu: Vitamin and carrot sticks. Om nom nom. [Colette.fr] Keep reading »
Would A Soda Tax Affect Your Diet Coke Habit?
I can fully admit it—I drink three, sometimes even four, Diet Cokes a day. We have a fridge full of them here at the Frisky office and my DC consumption is nothing compared to Amelia's—she perpetually has a small tribe of cans on her desk. So we were both a little concerned when we heard that many public health officials, including one group who just published an article in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine, are calling for a soda tax. Apparently, the idea is picking up steam—53 percent of Americans think a soda tax is a good idea and Barack Obama recently said that he thinks we should be exploring one. "It's really a double-win," said Dr. David Ludwig, one of the authors of the New England Journal report. "We can raise much-needed dollars while likely reducing obesity prevalence, which is a major driver of health care costs. In terms of ways of raising that revenue, a tax on sugar sweetened beverages is really a no-brainer." [ABC News] Keep reading »
Quick Pic: "Ugly Betty" Inspires Ugly Diet Coke Bottle
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Update: mwh gave me commit access and the HTML-generation stuff is now in SVN. Go for your lives!
API doc generation in Python has been a foul pit of despair for a while. You wouldn't think so, at first glance: there are seemingly great tools such as Pydoc, Epydoc, and so forth. But if you try to use them with modern Python toolkits (such as zope.interface) and on large codebases, they're almost impossible to work with: Twisted has been using Epydoc for years, and we have a massive set of monkeypatches just to get it run over our code at all. Since Twisted 2.0, it's required a blood sacrifice for every run (which I have been leaving to others to do).
A week or three ago, mwh wrote a thing that walks a tree of Python source and uses the AST module to generate a nice structure representing all things Doccy about it. The other night, I wrote a chunk of code to convert that structure to HTML. You can browse the Eighty One Megabytes of Twisted API I generated with it. It's pretty lame looking, but it's a start. And it doesn't take 15 minutes and eat a gig of RAM during generation! Hooray.
I'd really really like to, instead of writing HTML directly, write to Fredrik Lundh's Pyref format, and then use his tools (if he ever releases them!) to generate HTML that will look like whatever format he comes up for the Python standard library docs.
I hope mwh doesn't mind my giving out the link to his public repository, but oh well! the code can be checked out from the following URL via SVN:
The HTML-generating stuff isn't there yet, but hopefully it will be soon.


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Board of Trustees Judith Delozier, Connirae Andreas and Steve Andreas serve on this Board. Their years of conscientious dedication to the development of NLP bring an oversight function that will insure the congruity and integrity of the Project. They constitute the final approval step in the development of every annual budget.
The Board of Directors: include the the Executive Director of the NLP Research and Recognition Project, Frank Bourke, Ph.D., NLP Practitioner for twenty five years, former lecturer Cornell University and researcher London University. Also on the Board are, Chairman, Robert Salluzzo CPA, with thirty five years of corporate experience, including CFO Management Positions and Initial Public Offering developments; Richard O'Leary PhD, Director of Human Resources, IRIS Inc.; Professor William McDowell, long time NLP Trainer and current Chairman of the Human Development and Allied Technologies Department at Marshall University; General Jon Adams (R), & Andrew Komonchak, Executive Director, Purple Heart Hall of Honor, Inc.
Below are brief biographies of Executive Director, the Board of Trustees, and The Board of Directors. Entries are in alphabetical order within each category.
Frank J. Bourke Ph.D., Executive Director of the Research and Recognition Project: Dr. Bourke is the Executive Director of the NLP Research and Recognition Project and Coordinator to the NLP Community. He founded the Not For Profit Corporation to advance the science of Neuro Linguistic Programming. It is aimed at doing the research necessary to bring international recognition and acceptance of the new technology. Dr. Bourke has 33 years of professional experience in business (CEO, managed twelve psychiatric hospitals), academia (lecturer, Cornell University) and clinical settings (corporations, hospitals, and group private practice).
Dr. Bourke is a Clinical Psychologist. He was trained in research at the Institute of Psychiatry in London, where he received his Ph.D. in Psychology in 1973. He earned his masters in Clinical Psychology from St. John's University in 1968. He was an Associate Professor of Community Psychology,New York School of Psychiatry. He has also been a Lecturer for Cornell University Psychology and Education Departments for undergraduate and graduate level courses in Community Mental Health and Psychology.
Business experience has included being President and Chairman of the Board Flowers Management Corporation, Miami FL(1982-1987). He was the founder and developer of a professional service corporation which grew to manage twelve inpatient psychiatric and alcohol/drug programs in five states. Dr. Bourke was responsible for all facets of corporate development inclusive of administration, fiscal management, personnel selection, marketing and clinical systems programming. Later (1997-2002) in his career he was Co-owner and Clinical Director Clinical Associates of the Southern Tier, Mental Health Service Business employing sixteen psychologists, social workers and psychiatrists in a multi-service group practice. Since 1987 he has also been the owner of, and clinician for, a Private Clinical Practice in Corning, NY.
In the aftermath of 9-11, in 2001, Dr. Bourke designed and implemented a rehabilitation plan for 800 World Trade Center building survivors of Aon Insurance's New York Office. As a consultant, he developed referral and treatment system for 9-11 survivors. He conducted in house education and therapy groups, and served as management consultant through the crisis and recovery. In commenting on this experience he has stated that he found that he was able to change the symptoms of PTSD survivors he was treating with an NLP derived protocol much quicker and more effectively than the 30 or so therapists he was working with.
In discussing his commitment to the NLP Research and Recognition Project, Dr. Bourke has been using NLP techniques, among other tools, since the 1970′s in his clinical work. The effectiveness of NLP with trauma recovery was reinforced in his work with 9-11 survivors. He also used NLP techniques to deal with pain and optimize the healing process with his own struggle with cancer. He has commented that, when he realized that he had survived, he did a re-evaluation of what was important for him. He stated in his blog, "I took an oath to do what I could to get NLP research recognized to allow the full use of its wonderful capabilities." He has been working extensively on NLP Research and Recognition Project since 2006, while also maintaining his private clinical practice.
Steve Andreas, Member Board of Trustees: Steve Andreas is one of the most active developers of NLP. He has been learning, training, and researching NLP since his introduction to it in 1977, and has been developing new NLP patterns since the early 1980s. He was the co-founder with his wife Connirae of NLP Comprehensive in Boulder Colorado in 1979, one of the first NLP institutes. Recently he authored the two-volume set Six Blind Elephants: Understanding Ourselves and Each Other (2006), again demonstrating that he continues to be one of the foremost thinkers advancing the development of the field. He also wrote Transforming Yourself: Becoming Who You Want To Be (2002) and Virginia Satir: The Patterns of her Magic (1991). He co-authored (with Connirae) Heart of the Mind (1989), Change Your Mind (1987), and the NLP 24 Day Practitioner Certification Training Manuel (1986). In addition to his books, Steve has published numerous articles on various NLP-related topics in various publications including the Psychotherapy Networker, (formerly the Family Therapy Networker) and the Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter. Many free articles can be found on his website: http://www.steveandreas.com/
With his wife Connirae, Steve was an early student and sponsor of NLP co-founders Richard Bandler and John Grinder. Together they edited four classic NLP books by Bandler and Grinder. He is also the founder, owner, and editor of Real People Press, a small publishing company devoted to new developments in psychology and personal change. Current authors (in addition to several books by the Andreas) include Leslie Cameron-Bandler, David Gordon, Michael Lebeau, Michael Colgrass, Andrew Austin, Eloise Ristad, and Wilson Van Dusen. Past authors have included Fritz Perls, Carl Rogers, Eugene Gendlin, John Shlien, and Barry Stevens. Steve received a BS in chemistry from the California Institute of Technology in 1957, and an MA in psychology from Brandeis University in 1961.
Steve continues to write and innovate in the field. He has been a supporter of the NLP Research and Recognition Project since its inception in 2006. His letter to the NLP community from early 2007 can be found on this web site (under the "Library" tab). When asked recently about the importance of the NLP Research & Recognition project he said,
"Most of us working in the field have lots of "clinical experience" that demonstrates that NLP works wonderfully. But that is not convincing to academia, and shouldn't be (despite the fact that many other therapies that are recognized by academia have no better evidence). I hope and expect that the R&R project will produce the kind of rigorous experimental evidence that will gain NLP the wider recognition and acceptance that is necessary for others to learn about it and benefit from it."
Connirae Andreas, Member Board of Trustees: Connirae Andreas in an international NLP trainer and has made a lasting contribution to the field of NLP through her books, CDs, DVDs, and manuals. She is one of the "first generation" of NLP trainers. Ms. Andreas became known for her heartful training style as well as her development of new methods that bring personal growth to a new level. Books she has authored or edited, some in partnership with husband Steve Andreas, have been translated into 18 languages. Connirae is one of the first small group to be certified as NLP trainers by the field's founders (1981). She and her husband are responsible for bringing NLP into greater visibility through creating and publishing books by founders Bandler and Grinder. They edited and published Frogs into Princes, Transformations, and Reframing the first NLP books to become widely read. She was also co-author of several books with Steve Andreas including Heart of Mind (1989) and Change Your Mind (1987). The book Core Transformation: Reaching the Wellspring Within (1994), written with Tamara Andreas, is her best known book. Connirae Andreas is the co-founder with her husband Steve of NLP Comprehensive and she is the developer of a set of NLP techniques known as "Core Transformation."
Connirae and Steve Andreas sponsored the first NLP practitioner certification training worldwide (Denver, Colorado, September 1979). Connirae together with her husband wrote the original NLP comprehensive trainer manual, the first systematic model for NLP training. This manual has become an international model for training excellence. She has also worked extensively mentoring the next generation of NLP trainers, first building a team of trainers through NLP Comprehensive, and then coaching Core Transformation trainers.
In addition to her work as editor, author, and trainer in the field of NLP, Connirae's contributions include important research and development in all areas of NLP. She also has developed "aligning perceptual positions", another impactful method that can result in dramatically improving relationships. Other landmark contributions from Connirae included the use of NLP in parenting, work on language patterns, work on grief and forgiveness processes, and on changing Meta programs (which can be described as the personality structure of each of us). Connirae received her master's in clinical psychology from Colorado University in 1979 and her Ph.D. in psychotherapy from NCU in 1989.
Connirae's support for the NLP Research and Recognition Project comes out of her experiences observing the difference NLP makes in people's lives.The first time she used the process being studied [in the trauma protocol] with a Vietnam Vet, it took 45 minutes to complete. Initially he was so afraid to try it out that he turned white and started sweating when he even thought of doing the process.In an interview afterwards, he shared how it had changed his life—he had a kind of inner calm, he no longer woke up in a sweat from terrifying nightmares, and was no longer worried that he might seriously harm his wife because of the way he used to startle instantly into defensive reactions.He also noticed he now felt a sense of connection with Asians, rather than an automatic fear.Connirae would like to see more Vets these healing experiences through the use of the trauma protocol.
Judith DeLozier, Member Board of Trustees: Judith DeLozier is the co-director of training and research at NLP University with Robert Dilts. Judith has been mainly responsible for bringing NLP to the area of transcultural competence and cross cultural skills. She has made fundamental contributions to the development of numerous NLP models and processes.
She has been a trainer, co-developer, and designer of training programs in the field of neurolinguistic programming since 1975. She was a member of Grinder and Bandler's original group of students and she has made fundamental contributions to the development of numerous NLP models and processes. She has coauthored several seminal books on NLP. She is co-author of The Encyclopedia of Systemic NLP and Neurolinguistic Programming and NLP New Coding with Robert Dilts (2000).
She was co-author of Neurolinguistic Programming Volume One (1980) with Robert Dilts, John Grinder, and Richard Bandler. She was first author, with John Grinder, of Turtles All the Way Down: Prerequisites to Personal Genius (1987). She has been involved in the creation of fundamental techniques in NLP. She was also a student of Milton Erickson. She has contributed substantially to the creation of NLP new coding which stimulated a movement towards more systemic and relational approach to NLP. She has been primarily responsible for bringing NLP to the area of transcultural competence, pioneering the application of NLP to the development of cross cultural skills.
Judith holds a master's degree in Religious Studies and a bachelor's degree in Anthropology and Religious Studies from the University of California at Santa Cruz. She has taught NLP all over the world including Europe, Asia, Indonesia, Australia, Mexico, Central America, Canada, and the United States. She is the co-developer of numerous projects applying systematic NLP ranging from modeling to leadership to health care and cross cultural competence.
Jonathan Adams, Member Board of Directors: Jonathan Adams served in the U. S. Air Force from 1969 to 1973 and then continued a 30 year military career with the NYANG flying the ski-equipped LC130 performing polar airlift in Greenland and Antarctica. He has held numerous unit positions including appointment as the Wing Commander of the 109th Airlift Wing and later Commanding General of the NY Guard Air Division. He retired as a Brigadier General with over 7000 hours in a variety of transport aircraft. He also enjoyed a 26 year airline career with US Airways flying the F28, B737, and holding several flight operations management positions. Captain Adams retired from active flying with over 20,000 hours. He worked 3 years in Embry Riddle's Commercial Airline Pilot Training program and then 4 years for CAE Civil Training as the Manager – Training and Standards CAE Global Academy. Captain Adams currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Hinton & Oaster Inc. an aviation consultancy. He is a long-time resident of Fultonville, NY.
Andrew Komonchak, Executive Director, Purple Heart Hall of Honor, Inc., Member Board of Directors. Andy is the Executive Director for the Purple Heart Hall of Honor, Inc., Board of Directors with the responsibility of raising $3 million locally for Phase One of the expansion and enhancement of the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor in New Windsor, New York. Concurrently, he is launching a $15 million national campaign to fund a major expansion of the facility.
Professional background: -Marketing consultant and public relations professional with strong emphasis in graphic arts, design, photography and fine arts. -Associates Arts Degree from SUNY Farmingdale in Graphic Arts and Design. -45 years marketing everything from professional sports to Orange County N.Y. in a career that began in New York matured in Colorado and is flourishing once again in Orange County, NY.
Board Affiliations: -National Purple Heart Hall of Honor – Founding Board Member -Leadership Orange -Orange County Citizens Foundation Marketing Committee Chair -STEWMAC – 105th Air Wing – Stewart Military Affairs Committee -Rolling Thunder
Personal: -Resides in Bloomingburg, NY -Four grown children, three daughters and one son, one granddaughter and five grandsons.
William McDowell, Ph.D., Member Board of Directors: Professor William McDowell is a longtime NLP trainer. He is recently retired and newly appointed as Professor Emeritus at Marshall University. He was a full professor of counseling at Marshall University from 1994 to 2000 and coordinator of the undergraduate program from 1979 to 1980 and the chair of the counseling program from 1981 to 1997. After going into semi-retirement, he coordinated the counseling program from 2004 until recently. He was the Interim Division Chair of Human Development and 2006 Technology.
He received his Ph.D. in counselor education from Kent University in 1971 with an emphasis in counseling psychology. He got a master of education in rehabilitation counseling in 1968 from Kent State University. He has a master of DIV. in theology and religion 1967 the United Theological Seminary.
Dr. McDowell has extensive experience in various counseling modalities. He was the founder and director of Mountaineer Affiliates in Neurolinguistic Programming and developed programs with the Southern Institute of NLP and the International Institute of NLP teaching programs from 1990 to 2000. He has research experience and publications in the area of holistic approaches, dealing with emotional distress, the use of therapeutic strategies with people with disabilities, addiction, caring for individuals with self-destructive patterns of behavior, and is working on a book on brief interventions in the treatment of trauma and PTSD. He has also authored numerous chapters in books, topics have included therapeutic strategies with people with disabilities, dealing with clients with various difficult issues, on death and dying, and similar topics. He has also participated in developing training videos in the area of NLP and has worked with NLP founders such as Robert Dilts, Suzie Smith, and Tim Hallbom. He has accumulated numerous honors and awards over the years and has many years of university and professional service.
Richard A. O'Leary, Ed.D., Member Board of Directors: Richard O'Leary, Ed.D. joined IRIS in February 2011 as our Corporate Vice President, Human Resources and Administration. Prior to joining IRIS, Dr. O'Leary was employed as the Global Director, Human Resources , International Regions and prior to that as the Director of Human Resources for Strategic Growth, Research, Development and Engineering , positions he held for Corning Incorporated form April 2, 2001to December 31, 2010. Prior to that, Dr. O'Leary was the Vice President of Human Resources for Cytometrics, a diagnostics technology firm in Philadelphia. He has also held director-level roles with Public Service Electric and Gas, Owens Corning and Blue Cross of Michigan. Dr. O'Leary is nationally recognized for his expertise in organizational development, innovation and Human Resource Practices.
Dr. O'Leary is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air National Guard with 24 years of experience, and served on the boards of the Best Practice Institute and The Conference Board's Executive Council for Talent and Organizational Development. Dr. O'Leary holds a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and a Master's Degree in Counseling from the University of Delaware and a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Western Michigan University. Dr. O'Leary is an accomplished speaker having presented at numerous conferences worldwide on business transformation, innovation, inclusion and best practices in human resources.
Robert Salluzzo CPA, Member Board of Directors: Mr. Salluzzo has served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for multiple entities both public and private since 1997. From 1992 through 1997 Mr. Salluzzo provided consulting services to emerging and development stage companies. Mr. Salluzzo is a Certified Public Accountant, having begun his accounting career with Price Waterhouse & Co., now PriceWaterhouseCoopers, an international accounting firm. He spent seven years with that firm before forming his own accounting firm which he merged in 1985 into a major regional accounting firm located in Albany, New York. Mr. Salluzzo is a graduate of St. Bonaventure University, and served as an Army officer in the US Army Field Artillery. He is active in a number of civic and professional organizations.


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Chan posted the following on this continuing thread:
> Thanks for your time guys :) > > I tried the DSCB too and it doesn't give the correct value for LRECL.. > > In my case, the datsets are already created by different groups. > > Any thoughts ! >
Chan, yes I do have a thought. My thought is that you will never, never, never, ever be able to get the LRECL, BLKSIZE, and RECFM for these particular data sets, no matter what. I know that this is a bitter pill, and I hope that you are sitting down as you read this.
Originally, I thought that those attributes _MUST_ be there. However, a birdie dropped me a line saying:
Isn't it the case that if you have, for example
the data set is allocated and cataloged, but there is no RECFM, LRECL or BLKSIZE until the data set is opened for output? The DSORG is known, since one has to give a third argument to SPACE= to give directory blocks.
I guess it depends on what Chan means by "empty". I think Chan means allocated but not yet written to, in which case RECFM/LRECL/BLKSIZE isn't defined.
I was somewhat skeptical, because I was sure that RECFM/LRECL/BLKSIZE just _HAD_ to be defined--even if it was an installation default--for the data to be physically allocated on DASD. However, sadly--oh, very sadly--I am not currently in a position wherein I may test this out on the Big Iron.
However, Tony Dunn came to the rescue with these tests/results:
Allocated through dd statements with no output written to the library: //ABC DD DSN=MY.DATA.SET,DISP=(NEW,CATLG), // UNIT=VOL01 ,SPACE=(TRK,(50,10)) ALLOCATED TRACKS ===> 1 DSORG ===> PS USED TRACKS ===> 0 RECFM ===> ? ALLOCATED EXTENTS ===> 1 LRECL ===> 0 USED EXTENTS ===> 0 BLKSIZE ===> 0 Allocated through sas lib and file statements with no output written to the library: FILENAME REMOVE "MY.DATA.SET" DISP = (MOD,DELETE,DELETE); FILENAME REMOVE CLEAR;
LIBNAME OUT "MY.DATA.SET" DISP = (NEW,CATLG,DELETE) UNIT = VOL01 SPACE=(CYL,(1000,500)); ALLOCATED TRACKS ===> 15000 DSORG ===> PS USED TRACKS ===> 0 RECFM ===> FS ALLOCATED EXTENTS ===> 2 LRECL ===> 0 USED EXTENTS ===> 0 BLKSIZE ===> 0 And after allocating with the original size library and outputting only one observation in one member: //ABC DD DSN=MY.DATA.SET,DISP=(NEW,CATLG), // UNIT=VOL01 ,SPACE=(TRK,(50,10)) ALLOCATED TRACKS ===> 2 DSORG ===> PS USED TRACKS ===> 2 RECFM ===> FS ALLOCATED EXTENTS ===> 2 LRECL ===> 27648 USED EXTENTS ===> 2 BLKSIZE ===> 27648
So, it looks as if there _ARE_INDEED_ circumstances where a data set may be allocated but z/OS does not yet have a valid LRECL and BLKSIZE (and sometimes a RECFM) for it. In those cases, the JFCB and/or the DSCB will not help you because the information you are looking for does not yet exist. Perhaps PROC OUIJABOARD could help you in these instances:-)
Thanks a 1,000,000 Toby for the help!
Thanks a 1,000,000 birdie for the help!
Chan, best of luck in your effort to find information that does not yet exist!
I hope that this suggestion proves helpful now, and in the future!
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Forget Black Friday. Do your holiday shopping on Tuesday, December 2nd this year! If you've never been to 10,000 Villages, this is a great time to check it out; if you have, you know what a cool shopping experience it is.
Change the Truth is having a "party" at 10,000 Villages in Overland Park, Kansas on the 2nd. It's a shopping party; 15% of all sales that take place between the hours of 5 PM and 8 PM will be donated to our organization, directly benefitting the children at the orphanage.
What is 10,000 Villages?
"We market quality products from diverse cultures around the world made by people that we know and care enough about to do business in a manner that together we consider fair. We strive to operate as a business with a compassionate mission so that we can provide vital, fair income to artisans. Our dream is to one day see that all artisans in developing countries will earn a fair wage, be treated with dignity and respect and be able to live a life of quality."
The store overflows with beautiful, handcrafted merchandise ranging from folk art to ceramics, textiles, baskets, jewelry and musical instruments. We will also be selling some of our own Change the Truth items. Refreshments will be served.
Please join in the fun on Tuesday, December 2nd from 5 - 8. The store is located at 7947 Santa Fe Drive in old Overland Park, Kansas.
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Format: | PG DVD |
Starring: | Elisha Cook, Sonia Darrin, Martha Vickers, Charles Waldron, Elisha Cook Jr Jr., Louis Jean Heydt, Peggy Knudsen, Dorothy Malone, John Ridgely, Regis Toomey, Lauren Bacall, Charles D. Brown, Humphrey Bogart, Peggy Knudsen / |
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Rental release: | 15 May 2006 |
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Why have they ever bothered with remakes ??
By roncoach (370 reviews) from suffolk , 04 May 2011[Highly rated reviewer]
Bogey/Bacall, Raymond Chandler, a great director, supporting actors who were such an important part of the Golden Era, one of the best films noir.......
I think Bogey and Bacall only made 4 films together. What a pity . What chemistry !
This is more than just the famous partners though. It is a clever story, well acted, great sets, all the 'feel' of one of the best film noir ever made.
It is a bit of a convoluted plot (no, not quite as convoluted as 'Maltese Falcon:) and moves swiftly from one scene to another.
Bogey is like a giant on the screen as he 'slick-talks' his way through the wonderfully written screenplay.
There have been remakes......what a waste of money they were. This movie is the authorative version. A deserved cult film noir of the highest calibre, among the 10 best of that genre ever made (IMHO).
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By Abby88 (170 reviews) from Bognor Regis , 09 Sep 2012I quickly got tired of the long, rehearsed conversations. Nothing felt believable and I didn't warm to any of the characters.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Philip Marlowe will always live in L.A.
By FredBaby (46 reviews) from London , 15 Aug 2012Bogey. Bogey. Bogey. I'd say he was the number one TV star of the 20th century in the sense that his classics played post-war on small screen over and over and over again in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles. How many times can you watch, say, the 'Falcon', 'Casablanca', and 'The Big Sleep'? I can't say how many times I've seem 'em, but I've no reason to think I'm tired of them. Nope. They must be perfection.
So what's the big deal about Chandler's never actually pinning the chauffeur's murder on anyone? I seem to recall he's explained it might have been Joe Brody. Anyway it doesn't interfere with anything, and the rest of the screen story pans out perfectly. But you do have to accept that five or six or seven women might throw themselves at Bogey. It helps the case, of course, that Betty Bacall really did love and desire him...
I think it important to point to the novel, too. In it, Marlowe is thirty, tall and handsome. Yep. And nobody's in love with him. Oh, it's a different, yet similar story. And I guess I'll read it over and over because it's part of me.- Was this review helpful to you?
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L.A.'s Tarnished Angels
By droog (56 reviews) from Lingfield,Surrey , 10 May 2012[Highly rated reviewer]
Reading Raymond Chandler novels is an exercise in appreciating an economy of style, a first-person narrative in which world-weariness and cynicism overlay the straightforward storytelling. Private Eye Philip Marlowe usually wades through a morass of lethal ladies,violent death in a milieu of corruption both of the the police and the milieu of L.A.
'The Big Sleep' was filmed several years after it was first written. Bogart and Bacall displayed the same chemistry seen in 'To Have and Have Not' ( especially in the nightclub scene) when they were obviously enjoying the racetrack metaphor). The dialogue is Chandleresque but written by Leigh Brackett and William Faulkner. Enjoyable as it was,the movement away from the novel's narrative have plot inconsistencies noted by other reviewers but can be resolved with another read of the novel.
It is obvious that the film had to skirt the demands of the Hays Code; the novel made it clear that the bookseller Geiger was peddling porno books for rent and that he and his young assistant Carol were in a homosexual relationship. Carmen,the younger daughter of General Sternwood whose offspring were born of his own corruption, was an epileptic spoilt child who featured in Geiger's pornography. The power of these relationships could not be depicted in films of that era so the screenwriters had to re-construct Chandler's narrative to avoid the censors' disapproval. One consistent theme which was translated well from the novel was the rock-solid honour of Marlowe and the fact that he doesn't seem to be scared of anybody least of all big-time gangsters like Eddie Mars and his soldier Canino; the small-time grifters like Agnes and her boyfriend Brodie come across as hopelessly out of their depth and rather pathetic. There is a marvellous scene in which Marlowe collects all the guns pointed at him; in a later scene saying ..'that's the second time somebody's thought that having a gat in the hand has the world by the tail'. Chandler had some fun sideswiping at gangster films with lines like '-grab some air' and that atmosphere permeated the film.
Although the film diverged from the novel,it just about works.The film as it stood is classic noir with its share of shady characters,deadly dames or frails who know how to exist in a sinful cesspool. Marlowe rose above it all with some terrific wisecracks and Bogart and Bacall spin them out beautifully. The delivery is monotonally laconic. Whatever the inconsistencies of the plot,the film had atmosphere and getting that right made the film an enjoyable experience.- Was this review helpful to you?
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A timeless classic
By stuntmanbob (51 reviews) from diss , 24 Dec 2011Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall give off such chemistry you need to hose down the T.V after you`ve watched the film! I agree completely with the reveiwer who says that 'why bother remake the film' you are never going to recreate the genius of these two excellent actors both at the top of their game.
I`m glad most people say its confusing, I had to read the book several times before I could get the hang of who was who. Personally I found the dialog in the film not as good as Raymond Chandler`s great use of the English language in the novel but the film is still very enjoyable and well worth watching.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Wide Awake
By Breathe (40 reviews) from Leeds , 12 Dec 2011Despite the present day offerings of modern movie making, you cannot beat the atmosphere of a classic like 'The Big Sleep'.
Bogart playing one of his finest characters alongside Bacall is a huge element, but it is also the confusing noir storyline and the classic forties dialogue which is a joy to watch.
Maybe worth a few viewings just to clarify the plot, but with so many memorable moments, I don't think that would be too much of a chore.
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Obama extended the Bush tax cuts. The problem is, he is expanding entitlements as fast as humanly possible whether he can pay for them or not. Now, all of the experts I have seen agree if your suggestion of raising taxes back to the Clinton era rates is implemented, the country will fall back into recession and unemployment will rise to 9.1%.
What are they going to do about it? Probably nothing, maybe cobble something together to punt the fiscal cliff down the road like they did last time.
I'll bet right now the Dems are up there sitting around a table trying to figure out how to implement a national sales tax by calling it something else. The Patriot Tax?
What entitlements has he "expanded"? ... NONE. He has created one thing ACA which varying sources place at a cost of Zero to $100B / year in the future. About the same as the unpaid for Medicare drug benefit added to Medicare that supposedly can no longer afford it's obligations.
I have no problem with raising the rates. I have aargued that for some time. I think it would need to be staged based upon economic performance to avoid going backwards.
Trust me few (D) would be on board for a VAT tax - regressive. I'm sure (R) would love it though.
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The EPA recently released a Tabletop Exercise Tool (TTX Tool) that is designed to introduce users to the potential impacts of climate change on the water sector and prepare them for emergency response. Five climate change-related scenarios provide an opportunity for utilities to consider and implement long-term planning measures in order to mitigate the potential impacts of climate change. Copies of the TTX Tool can be obtained by emailing email@example.com with a mailing address and number of requested copies.
On September 23, 2010, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the locations selected for the Department of the Interior's Southeast and Northwest regional Climate Science Centers (CSC) and the finalization of a cooperative agreement for the Alaska Climate Science Center, which opened on Sept. 1 in Anchorage. North Carolina State University will host the Department of the Interior's Southeast Climate Science Center. A consortium of three universities--Oregon State University, University of Washington and the University of Idaho--will lead the Northwest Climate Science Center. Including the first CSC, the Alaska CSC hosted by the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, a total of three of the eight planned regional Climate Science Centers have been announced. These regional Climate Science Centers and their partnership networks will function to provide the science needed to understand which regional resources are most vulnerable to climate change, and they will work closely with the resource managers that have to work on planning for climate change. For more details, see the DOI press release at http://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/Interior-Announces-Climate-Science-Centers-for-Southeast-and-Northwest-Regions.cfm.


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Located in the ritzzy community of San Marino, 15 minutes north from downtown L.A., is the Hungtington Library. The Huntington estate was donated by railroad tycoon, Henry Huntington, and is famous for its library, art collection, and beautiful botanical gardens. Bring comfortable walking shoes because there are 15 specialezed gardens to visit, covering over 120 acres. The cover charge is $15 dollars for adults, but if you go on the first thursday of any given month the admission is free.
There are a lot of Botanical Gardens in Southern California, but this is probably one of the best ones. Located in beautiful San Marino, just a few miles from downtown LA, this is a must visit for anyone who enjoys nature and flowers. It's also a nice break the pavement jungle that is Southern California. You can enjoy a nice walk through the grounds seeing plant life from different areas and climates. You can sit on a bench and enjoy the beautiful landscape of the Japanese Gardens. You can relax and have afternoon tea at the Tea Room. If culture is what you want, there are some art galleries available for you and if it's too hot, it's a nice escape from the hot Los Angeles sun into an air conditioned building. For photographers out there, there's countless photographic opportunities. Make sure you bring enough memory cards!
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Don't miss The Huntington Library and Gardens in San Marino near Pasadena....spectacular place
There are beautiful works of art and lovely gardens to stroll through....
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Established in 1919 by Henry Huntington, an exceptional businessman that built his finanacial empire around railroad companies and real estate holdings in southern California.
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Art: An extensive collection of British and French art of the 18th & 19th centuries. Is home to Gainborought's Blue Boy and Lawrence's Pinkie. There are 3 separate buildings containing artwork including the original Huntington residence.
Gardens: The Huntington gardens are definitely my favorite and include a fabulous desert garden, a Japenese garden, rose garden with over 2,000 roses, camellia garden, subtropical, herb & palm gardens.
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This museum is well worth visiting. It is located in a large and interesting estate set on 150 acres of beautiful gardens. Be sure to walk around these lovely gardens during your visit.
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Brace yourselves: "As The World Turns" is preempted not once, but TWICE next week ... first for Labor Day on Monday, September 7th, and again on Friday, September 11th (that one's cuz of the U.S. Open). So, as such, our sneak peek pickings are somewhat scant -- but still juicy. Here's what to expect:
Oh, Liberty. You're the one daytime teen we didn't think would find herself with a bun in the ol' proverbial oven. After Lib makes her way to the doctor's, having chosen to terminate the pregnancy, Janet shows up and urges her daughter to rethink her decision. Or at least, to sleep on it a few days longer. And it looks like Liberty finally tells Janet the truth -- that the baby isn't Parker's after all.
Audrey, meanwhile, surprises no one by blackmailing Henry into giving her what she wants: namely, his father James Stenbeck's fortune. But will the blackmail ploy work? Henry knows from blackmail and other nefarious plots ...
All this, PLUS: Meg feels threatened by Lily and Damian's growing closeness in the wake of Holden's "death" AND Damian's confession of growing feelings for his former wife. It remains to be seen whether Meg's dreams of a happy life with the dashing Italian will ever come to fruition.
Do you think Henry will fall for Audrey's scheming?
I am sick of Damian's trying to show Lily that he is so concerned about her well-being. My co-workers and I have decided to stop watching your show if you put Lily and Damian together. Let Holden come back home to Lily and not be heart-broken because Lily fell for Damian's mess. I have almost 250 co-workers that watches as the world turn, and we take our break between 1:30-2:30 so we can see atleast 15 min. of the show. We all are sick of Damian. CONCERNED FANS, Joan and Verizon's Crew
I wish this whole Paul/Emily thing would be over with and let's bring back Holden and reunite Paul and Meg!!!