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The Evil Within: Shinji Mikami's bloody return
The Evil Within creator Shinji Mikami is back with a new studio and a horror-filled nightmare to remind us all how to feel afraid once more. Stace Harman checks out the game and reports from hell.
The Evil Within: E3 images show headshots, blood and scary stuff
The Evil Within developer Tango Gameworks has released a new batch of pre-E3 images for its survival horror shooter. See how Shinji Mikami's latest stacks up inside.
The Evil Within announcement screenshots arrive
Screenshots for The Evil Within have been released by Bethesda, now that the exclusivity period with IGN has ended. Helmed by Shinji Mikami at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within is in development for PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and next generation consoles and is slated for release in 2014.
The Evil Within to bring true survival horror back, says Mikami
Shinji Mikami has said there are very few true survival horror games any more, and that's why The Evil Within won't hand you an assault rifle and let you mow down your foes.
The Evil Within trailer created by title-sequence veteran
Remember the unsettling live-action trailer that appeared last week to promote Shinji Mikami's The Evil Within? Of course you do; it was goose-bump-inducingly good. It turns out the reason that it was so effective is that it was directed by Kyle Cooper, a veteran director who has created "over 150 film title sequences", including The […]
Project Zwei revealed as The Evil Within, out 2014
Bethesda has announced Shinji Mikami's survival-horror title, The Evil Within. IGN has unveiled a live-action teaser trailer, which can be found right through the break.
Bethesda to reveal Project Zwei today at 1pm BST
Bethesda will reveal Shinji Mikami's survival horror game it's been teasing tomorrow, through IGN, according to another Vine teaser on the matter. IGN has confirmed it is, indeed, Project Zwei from Tango Gameworks.
Resident Evil remake lead artist working on Mikami's Project Zwei
Project Zwei, the new survival horror title from Resident Evil 4 maestro Shinji Mikami has received a few snippets of development information, chiefly, that the CGI design will be handled by the same chap who worked on the stellar Resident Evil Gamecube remake.
Shinji Mikami is a fan of open-world games
Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami has said since he and Tango Gameworks teamed up with Bethesda, he's become more interested in open-world games.
Mikami "being very hands-on" with Zwei development
Bethesda's formally announced development on Tango's Zwei this morning, with director Shinji Mikami promising a "hands-on" approach for the survival horror.
Tango releases first art for Zwei - get it inside
Following details of the project in Famitsu earlier, Tango Gameworks has released the first bit of art for Zwei.
Tango working on survival horror, codenamed Zwei
Tango Gameworks, founded by Shinji Mikami, is working on a new survival horror title for release in 2013, codenamed Zwei, the latest issue of Famitsu has said.
Tango's first game coming in 2013 at earliest, uses external engine
The first project from Tango Gamework, the Bethesda-owned studio created by Shinji Mikami, won't release this year, ZeniMax Asia boss Toru Takahashi has said in a 4Gamer interview, saying the title won't launch until next year at the earliest.
UK charts: Shadows misses top 30, Zumba still top
Zumba FItness has still held on at the top of the UK charts, but Grasshopper and Shinji Mikami horror Shadows of the Damned has just barely missed the top 30.
Shadows of the Damned confirmed for Japanese release
Despite two of the country's biggest game developers working on the game, EA's announced that the Suda-Mikami horror collaboration Shadows of the Damned will release in Japan. No date was given other than just a summer timeline for ¥7,665. It'll launch in the west for PS3 and 360 on June 21. Thanks, Andriasang.
Shadows of the Damned began with melee combat and no love story
Goichi Suda has said over and over again that Shadows of the Damned is a story of rescuing your lover – but it turns out, he had a very different plan in mind before EA stepped in.
Shadows of the Damned developer diary is a bit wacky
Goichi Suda and Shinji Mikami are featured in a new developer diary for Shadows of the Damned, acting silly and chatting about the game amidst some gameplay footage. The man providing the translation's voice is a bit put on, but its suits the mood. Shadows of the Damned is set to release on June 21 […]
Shadows of the Damned suffers slight delay
And when we say "slight," we mean it. Suda 51's latest descent into unspeakable (and unspeakably bizarre) madness has taken a two week tumble. Now dated for June 21, the game was originally set to hit shelves on June 7. If you need something to do while you're coping with this seismic shift in the […]
Thursday Shorts - part deux: Shinji Mikami action figure, Monster World 4, IL2 Sturmovik, Earthrise, Gears 3
It's time for your evening edition of shorts. Tiny stuff for the win, and all that.
Resident Evil 4's camera had its genesis in Onimusha 3
Shinji Mikami has commented that if it weren't for certain flaws in Onimusha 3, Resident Evil 4 could have been a vastly different game.
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Interview – "The biggest year in our company's history," by Bethesda's Pete Hines
More prominent industry vets join Tango Gameworks as new mysterious artwork appears
Mikami chose Bethesda for Tango buyout because it had "the most independent development environment"
Mikami to continue serving on Shadows of the Damned despite Tango-ZeniMax buyout
EA shows off Shadows of the Damned at TGS showcase – first trailer and screens inside
All news from EA TGS presser – Damned reveal and trailer, new Alice trailer, more
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
No secrets.
All of those faces are genuine.
But really, what choice do I have? Sit around feeling sad about all that's transpired? Feel embarrassed about my rather public (at least in my personal life) unraveling? I can't hide in my house forever, so I haven't hid in my house at all. I've gone to the grocery store. The playground with the kids. Boot camp. I've seen friends and neighbors, people who know a lot, people who know a little, people who know none of it. I've worn my brave face.
In a few weeks, I have some events to attend where I'll be seeing people I haven't seen for a while. People who might have talked to someone who talked to someone who...read my blog. Or talked to someone.
And though I've said and stand by the fact that I'm not ashamed, I am aware. Of what might be said when I get up to refresh my drink. Of nervous smiles greeting me hello. Of whispers. Of the awkwardness of the question, "It's been so long! How have you been?"
I am aware of judgement. Of ignorance. Of the fact that sometimes people get only half a story. Of the fact that stories often get very twisted.
The truth?
I'm scared. Because there's at least a tiny part of me that wants to cry all of the time. That wants to scream out an explanation and education to everyone who might have heard. That deep down, cringes as my imagination runs wild about what people might think. What they might say.
There are two sides to this coin. On one, I know the facts. I understand the statistics. I believe mental health is a spectrum and I'm suspicious of anyone who claims to permanently operate on the extreme end of healthy. But the other side is where ignorance lies. Where it's easy to pass judgement on a good day, even easier when it's a topic we don't understand or discuss openly.
I am getting well. I can't believe where I am now in comparison to where I was a month ago. Truly, I can't believe it. I've worked my ass off. I'm proud. Hopeful. Confident.
I'm also angry, sad, and self-conscious.
We don't get to pick our journey. Just how we handle ourselves as we travel.
This particular journey? Effing blows. How I'm handling it? I'm doing my best.
And onward.
7 comments:
- Sades said...
I know it is very cliche to say, but it does get better with time. The people who really care won't be judgmental, and they are the ones who matter anyways.
- Wednesday, March 28, 2012 3:37:00 PM
I don't need to tell you that self awareness is 95 percent of getting better... You are self aware..you always have been. Sometimes it makes the journey much harder when you are but in the end it is what separates you from the darkness. My blessings for you...as you travel.
- Wednesday, March 28, 2012 4:37:00 PM
- Julie said...
youre more than an inspiration to me. And to most people, whether they are willing to admit it or not
- Wednesday, March 28, 2012 4:59:00 PM
April the bottom line is this: There is no amount of depression that you cannot conquer with the support of those who love you combined with an unwavering belief that you can return to happiness. I know you can do it.
- Wednesday, March 28, 2012 7:41:00 PM
- Zombie Queen said...
The fact that you didn't just fall to pieces and hide but instead you are engaging in an exhausting uphill battle to regain your life and happiness is inspirational! Awareness can be such a troubling and painful thing to deal with. Be proud and hold your head high. You're being proactive. That is more than most can say.
I'm going through my own tribulations. My panic disorder and depression gave way to agoraphobia. It's crippling. I try not to be ashamed but at times I am. It was absolutely killer for a while. It was hard to do the simplest things with my kids. But, I'm fighting tooth and nail to overcome my demons.
Wish you the best :)
- Wednesday, March 28, 2012 9:52:00 PM
- Pamela said...
Just keep doing what you can do.
Anybody who has struggled with this should have the grace to be gentle; everyone else has their own struggles, too.
Hang in there.
- Thursday, March 29, 2012 7:28:00 PM
- Grade A said...
I was reading your March 19 post one night and was shocked. I had no idea it was like this and I commend you for putting this information out there. The next day? My colleague had to go home. Her friend had taken her life. She had two small girls and a recent miscarriage. I can't help but think it was PP related. I can't help but think, "what if." Thank you for letting others know. Hang in there.
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Adams County Attorney Mark Burry presented a right of first refusal contract to the Adams County Commissioners Tuesday for the former Music House building on N. Second Street in Decatur.
The commissioners have hired Dave Sholl, of Schenkel and Schultz Architecture out of Fort Wayne to examine the building as a possible site to house Adams Superior Court.
The contract gives the county 90 days to inspect the property and come to a decision without fear the building will be sold before the process is complete.
An idea discussed in recent month, to have the county and the City of Decatur team up to building a joint building could not be worked out and has been dropped.
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We had an extremely busy week for the last week of the first half of session.
We had an extremely busy week for the last week of the first half of session.
When we go back after a week off, we will be hearing the Budget bills. The Budget Committee has been working since August to get the bills ready for us to pass and send to the Senate. Budget bills are handled just like any other bill. Each item is presented in committee, testified for and against there, passed out and readied for floor debate. Most of the bills will get little, if any, debate on the floor, but you can be sure the Education and Social Services bills will get some close scrutiny. The State of Missouri has a 24.7 billion dollar budget. The amazing thing is, only about 8 billion is appropriated by the general assembly. The rest is already allocated by Federal and State laws. Things that are untouchable are DOT money, Conservation, Allocations to Medicaid, Federal money for school lunches, etc. The 8 billion that is left has to take care of Education and Social Services primarily. This is about two thirds of the total money. The remaining third is naturally fought over by all the rest of the State agencies. We are compelled by State Law to balance the budget. If there is simply not enough money to go around, then naturally we have to increase revenue. (That's Washington language for RAISING TAXES) That is one thing we are not going to do. Missouri had a small but steady growth last year and that allowed us to add some much needed revenue to education and seniors, for example. The folks that are on the Budget Committee have a tough and mostly thankless job. You can be sure that there were some folks that were unhappy with their share. It will be cussed and discussed for about a week when we get back and then sent over to the Senate. One thing that was left out of the budget was the Medicaid expansion.
The expansion in its present form just doesn't make good sense. What in the world would we cut in order to fund this thing? The so called "savings" depend on cuts to doctors, hospitals, and existing programs which I find pretty unlikely. Our current stand is to wait for some more of the facts to come out. Remember, we don't need to rush into this, it doesn't even take effect until 2014. There are already a handful of states that have a State Medicaid Reform that is working very well.
I've fielded hundreds of questions about the Department of Revenue and their new program of issuing driver's licenses. Let me share what I know at this point. The DOR approved a program whereby the fee offices take our personal information (proof of identity etc.) scan it, and forward it to a center in Georgia where it is processed and our licenses are then mailed back to us.
A man in the Sikeston area went to the fee office and when they informed him that he would have to surrender his license and carry a permit for scanning and transmittal to Georgia, he refused and told them it was illegal. It is, in fact, a violation of Missouri law to collect or share our personal information. He then contacted a lawyer and a judge issued a restraining order stopping the fee office from scanning anymore documents. The Senate held hearings this week and it appears as if the DOR was sharing our information with Homeland Security in flagrant opposition to our laws. We are just beginning to get to the bottom of this mess.
We still don't know where all the money came from to finance a scanner for every fee office and who is financing the document center in Georgia. Sen. Schaeffer was extremely upset to find out that he had been given false testimony by the director and canceled his committee hearing until they could get the truth. I'll keep you posted on this mess as it unwinds.
We were able to pass several bills last week and send them to our friends in the Senate. There were two different bills dealing with Prevailing Wages. The Governor indicated that he would consider changing some of the rules for school construction and for smaller counties. We sent a bill for each proposal over for the Senate's consideration. We also reinstated the charitable tax credits. These were unfortunately cut by the Governor last year and deal with things like food pantries. We had an emergency clause attached in order to get early action. We also had a bill that encourages Amateur Sports events. This proposal would allow cities to bring in things like Wrestling or Softball Tournaments and get a partial tax credit to help offset the costs. That would really be good for our area.
A lot of schools are out on Spring Break this week so please drive carefully! More next time, until then, I am and remain, in your service.
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I am returning to work at the 12 month mark and have chosen not to continue to pump. My question is if I only BF my son before bed and in the morning (if he will) will i maintain any sort of supply or will it mostly just be for comfort? I am wondering if I should just wean him off the breast completely or keep up with the sleep BF?


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Uniply Industries has acquired Vector Projects for Rs 64 crore. This will lead to an architecture, design and interior fit company to provide end-to-end building solutions. The transaction involves a Rs 23 crore stock swap with shares of Uniply and a Rs 41 crore cash payout funded by Uniply's promoters and other participants through a private placement. This venture will expand opportunities for both companies by making Vector Projects a wholly-owned subsidiary of Uniply Industries.
It is known that both, Uniply and Vector, have a range of expansion plans that can be realised through this deal as it creates a single large entity that potentially doubles their business size. Uniply has a diversified range of products including plywood, laminates, veneers, adhesives and wooden floor tiles will support Vector's business growth in providing turnkey interior solutions. It caters to commercial space spanning IT, pharma, financial institutions and manufacturing sector. Vector, which has prefabrication and interior products production facilities in Bhandup and Pen in Maharashtra, plans to expand into residential interiors in a big way.
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At the UN Climate Change Conference in Warsaw, governments took further essential decisions to stay on track towards securing a universal climate change agreement in 2015. The objective of the 2015 agreement is twofold:
To these ends, governments agreed to communicate their respective contributions towards the universal agreement well in advance of the meeting in Paris in 2015. Further, the required monitoring, reporting and verification arrangements for domestic action have been finalized for implementation, thereby providing a solid foundation for the 2015 agreement.
Importantly, further progress was also made in helping countries, especially the poorest, adapt to the impacts of climate change and build their own sustainable, clean energy futures.
In a breakthrough outcome, the rulebook for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation was agreed, together with measures to bolster forest preservation and a results-based payment system to promote forest protection.
The Green Climate Fund, planned to be a major channel of financing for developing world action, will be ready for capitalization in the second half of 2014.
Additionally, governments agreed on a mechanism to address loss and damage caused by long-term climate change impacts.
The most recent climate science shows that human-generated climate change is beyond doubt, but we have a limited time to keep warming to a maximum of under two degrees. However, global greenhouse gas emissions need to peak this decade, and get to zero net emissions by the second half of this century. To achieve this, it is critical that action is taken and coordinated swiftly at all levels: international, domestic, business and finance.
For this reason, COP19 in Warsaw also provided a showcase for climate action by business, cities, regions and civil society. The solutions to climate change are already clear and the world has the money and technology, the knowledge and models to succeed. The results of effective climate action are also clear: immediate, shared benefits to all economies and citizens and a sustainable future for all.
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Decisions towards a universal agreement in December 2015, which will enter into force in 2020
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Matt Moore's first game as Ryan Tannehill's replacement was the best of his career.
The nine-year veteran stepped in Saturday night by throwing for four touchdowns in keeping the Miami Dolphins' playoff hopes very much alive with a 34-13 rout of the New York Jets.
In his first start since Jan. 1, 2012 — a Dolphins victory over the Jets, with current New York coach Todd Bowles serving as interim Miami coach — Moore picked apart the mistake-prone hosts.
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Final Fantasy: Song of Harmony
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For those who asked for it, and any more who wish to participate...
Forgot to mention, post applications in the forum under "Character Applications". All characters start at level one. Max HP/MP for first level.
*Disregard voting for Limit Breaks; we are going to use method two due to it being voted for unanimously*
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The city of Tramont is known for its festivities. Not a day passes in silence; a constant flood of travelers, mercenaries, and merchants keeps it active at all times. Everyone has a different reason for coming. However, even if your reason is not shared by anyone else, your destiny will be intertwined with many others. For this is the city where the king of the continent of Bravonia lives, and he has requested the help of people who wish to be heroes. Heroes, such as yourself.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 4th Nov 2011 23:05 UTC
"Google is considering ditching the U.S. Chamber of Commerce out of frustration with its support for legislation that would force Internet companies to police websites that peddle pirated movies and fake Viagra. The rumblings of a defection - a potentially serious blow to one of Washington's most powerful lobbies - come weeks after Yahoo left the Chamber in October, largely over its support of Sen. Patrick Leahy's online piracy bill, the PROTECT IP Act." What, the US Chamber of Commerce is a front for the pharmaceutical and content industries? I'm shocked.
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Le Pain Quotidien Cookbook by Alain Coumont and Jean-Pierre Gabriel
When this book landed on my doorstep, I was dubious. Le Pain Quotidien, a.k.a. The Daily Bread?! But I'm gluten intolerant! Yet several weeks later I haven't been able to stop referring to it. The bread and tartine recipes look incredible, yes, but there are tons other gems here, from inspired breakfasts to wholesome lunches, dinners, and desserts. Nothing is complicated, yet everything feels special, punctuated by color, texture, and freshness.
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• Who wrote it: Alain Coumont and Jean-Pierre Gabriel
• Who published it: Mitchell Beazley
• Number of recipes: 100+
• Recipes for right now: Fougasse with olives, rosemary & sundried tomatoes; Labneh, herb & cucumber tartine; Corn, jalapeño & goat cheese tartine; Roasted eggplant & soba noodles; Plum & quinoa cakes
• Other highlights: I have never actually been to at any of Le Pain Quotidien's 172 worldwide restaurants, so I had no preconceived notions about the cookbook — and can't quite tell you whether it's representative of the dishes you'd find on location. I can tell you, however, that it's full of inviting, nourishing food.
The first part of the cookbook contains bread recipes, from sourdough to multigrain breads, seeded rolls, and even a gluten-free Brazilian cheese bread. Breakfast comes next, with terrific ideas that'll get you out of a morning rut; I especially loved the chia seed porridge with orange and yogurt and the Tunisian-style oatmeal with harissa and herbs. The heart of the book is full of tartines topped with seasonal ingredients. Soups are next, then salads, foods to share (everything from dips to pastas, quinoa, and vegetarian chili). Finally, the desserts, which include classics like canelés and originals like a pink grapefruit and turmeric granita.
• Who would enjoy this book? People who enjoy rustic, wholesome food; bread bakers, or those who want to start; fans of Le Pain Quotidien restaurants
Find the book at your local library, independent bookstore, or Amazon: Le Pain Quotidien Cookbook by Alain Coumont and Jean-Pierre Gabriel
• Visit the author's website: Le Pain Quotidien
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Penn Law honors pro bono and public interest service
University of Pennsylvania Law School professors Sarah Paoletti and Tobias Barrington Wolff have been honored with the Law School's 2013 Beacon Award, which recognizes faculty members' contributions to pro bono and public interest service. The award was presented as part of Penn Law's annual Public Interest Recognition Ceremony, which took place April 16 in the Fitts Auditorium. More than 100 student leaders and over 50 community partners were also honored.
Professor Paoletti, who directs the Transnational Legal Clinic, Penn Law's international human rights and immigration clinic, was recognized for her work both within the clinic and beyond the Penn Law community. In addition to her innovative work with clinic students, Paoletti serves in numerous consulting and board positions and is recognized as a critical voice nationally and internationally on behalf of the rights of migrant workers.
Professor Wolff, who writes and teaches in the fields of civil procedure and complex litigation, the conflict of laws, federal jurisdiction and constitutional law, was honored for his work in shaping national policy with regard to LGBT equality. Wolff, who is widely recognized as a driving force in making LGBT equality possible, has served as an advisor to the Obama administration and has undertaken individual advocacy in cases of discrimination.
The Recognition Ceremony celebrated the pro bono and public interest work of the Law School's 2013 graduating class, who collectively performed more than 30,000 hours of service. Third year students Madeline Gitomer and Caitlin Walgamuth received the C. Edwin Baker Award for performing the most pro bono hours of any student in the Class of 2013.
The work of numerous Penn Law students, including a record number of LLM students, was honored at the Ceremony, along with the contributions of public interest law attorneys and advocates, and more than 20 student-run pro bono groups. Of the graduating JDs, 92 percent exceeded the school's 70-hour pro bono requirement, with three students performing more than 600 hours of pro bono legal service.


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What Happened at Slate This Week?
Slate's Future Tense editor shares her favorite reads of the week. Plus, a sneak peek of next week's most exciting thing!
Hey-diddly-ho, Slate Plus-orinos,
I'm a little nervous to be serving as your guide for this week's Slate Plus roundup—I want to impress you guys, our most knowledgeable readers. So bear with me while I clear my throat a little.
I'm Torie Bosch, and I've been at Slate off and on since 2005, when I was an (unpaid!) intern, which mostly involved writing for now-defunct departments like In Other Magazines and trying not to look flustered whenever Plotz swore at his computer. (Back then, Plotz sat across from the junior staffers. These days he is way at the other end from where I sit, in the "Quiet Car" or "Nerdery" zone of Slate D.C.)
After I graduated, I spent some years on the copy desk—yes, Slate has copy editors, and they are an amazing bunch. Back in 2010, I left to work at a nonprofit. When I said "Just kidding! I miss journalism and wearing jeans!" Slate let me come back as editor of Future Tense, which is a terribly cool and innovative partnership of Slate, New America, and Arizona State University.
OK, now that I'm relaxed (talking about myself helps), here's what happened in Slate this week.
I'm hugely excited about our ongoing History of Innovation series, which I'm editing. It looks at some of America's most interesting patents and inventors. This series has examined the inventor of the banana slicer, a Mormon judge who once sued the pope over St. Bernard puppy—and won; the steampunk presidency of Abraham Lincoln, who was not in fact a failure; that time when patent examiners were celebrities; and how player pianos inspired today's copyright laws. More great pieces will be added in the next three weeks—I'm particularly excited for you to read an article by (blind item!) a certain Slate editorial director, a Civil War buff who just got back from his month-long "Fresca leave."
(Note: Speaking of Fresca leave! Members, next week we'll be publishing a very exciting Slate longform project from David Haglund. He spent a month reporting and writing a story about … well, you'll see. In fact, you'll see before anyone else, because Slate Plus members will get to read this piece a day before the rest of the world. We'll send you an email when it's live.)
Slate's coverage of the shooting in California has, once again, made me proud to work here. Amanda Hess' look at the pick-up artist community's response to the tragedy was smart and disheartening. Amanda and Phil Plait both offered strong takes on #YesAllWomen, #NotAllMen, and misogyny. Also, Mark Joseph Stern explained why sometimes it isn't even worth it to criticize Fox News' homophobia, and Brian Palmer talked to a psychiatrist about why Elliot Rodger's therapists didn't stop the shooting.
I loved Dahlia Lithwick's piece on a University of Virginia professor who is being attacked by LGBTQ activists. I particularly enjoyed the line about "the sort of overzealous and thoughtless student activism to which most of us have fallen prey at some juncture."
We should all toast to Reihan Salam's proposal to increase taxes on alcohol—which is so much more dangerous than marijuana. (However, setting up a marijuana-friendly classical concert may be a little more difficult than it would be with wine.)
Ben Blatt broke down the National Spelling Bee's trickiest sounds and letters.
Josephine Wolff, a grad student in cybersecurity who has one of my favorite Slate bylines, wrote a persuasive Future Tense piece about why the government so desperately needs hackers like Sabu to become informants.
I commend Ben Mathis-Lilley for posting the most useful piece on Slate this week. The runner-up to that coveted spot is this Future Tense post from Lily Hay Newman on the secrets to successful begging on Reddit's Random Acts of Pizza.
Speaking of Lily, I dare you to spot the difference between Google's new logo and the old one.
Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to disagree with a previous Slate Plus Editor of the Week. No, Dan Kois, the takedown of grapefruit was not the wrongest Slate piece in history. That distinction belongs to (the usually right) Dana Stevens' misguided excoriation of flip-flops. From my cold, dead, unsightly feet, Dana.
Okilly-dokilly, I think that's all they'll let me say this week. Thanks so much for being a Slate Plus member—you have no idea how thrilled we all are to have you!


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quote:Originally posted by The DukeLou has the final say...not GillisHe can work out what deal he wants to help Van. but if Lou sez no........its noIf its not a city where Lou wants to go to ( Tampa, Florida maybe Tor. ).....you can bet that the Flyers are in the mix.....don`t be surprised if I. Bry gets ousted out of Philly and Lou moves in.
quote:Originally posted by The DukeThe leafs have moved out a lot of cap.....what about I. Bry to Toronto.......then..... R. Lou to Philly.......then the flyers send one of their young stars to Van......3 way deal......just hav`in fun here folks......but you never know
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quote:Originally posted by The DukeAlex...thats a tough question.I`m not sure if i would like for Toronto to have Bry on not. The length of his contract is the problem....being 32 years old and allThis guy is very unpredictable...i think if he is happy in another city, he can be great again. He did have some shining moments in Philly.....once over a 9 - 10 day span ( Mar. 2012 ) he recorded 4 shutouts....mar. 15 he also set a flyer record...longest shutout streak in flyer history.....not bad considering B. Parent played there....You have to realize Alex that leaf fans are willing for the club to gamble on almost anything to bring in a number 1 goaltender....the team hasn`t had 1 since 2004A question for you CBA junkies....if the leafs traded for I. Bry...would this new buyout option be available to them ( with regard to Bry ) at seasons end ?
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quote:Originally posted by Guest4315Unless T-dot can pry away Halak, Elliot or some other good goalie I wouldn't even try. I only mention the St.lou goalies as they have 2 good goalies although I don't see why you would give either up with their price tags being so low.Bernier = Not Proven/All HypeBishop = Not much better if even better than what they already have.Luongo = Although the only Elite goalie comes with too much baggage and I feel he's a choke artist. I guess t-dot would be happy with just making the playoffs though.My prediction, Luongo stays in Van.Schnieder isn't their yet and no one is going to pay for Luongo what Van wants.
quote:Originally posted by JOSHUACANADAFunny part is people are calling him a choke artist, but they forget he is one of, if not the most consistant goalie in the last decade or so (Kipper, Lundquist, Millar aside). He is the goalie you want to get your team into the playoffs. His playoff performances havent been great, but he isn't the only reason Vancouver hasn't won the cup.
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quote:Originally posted by slozoSo when is this Luongo deal happening? And where is he going? Hello? Hello?I feel like I'm in an extended Twilight Zone episode . . . it's 6 games in and counting, and the Canucks are 2-2-2 and Luongo has played twice (both 3-2 shootout losses). Except for Schneider's opening game blowout, both goalies in Vancouver have played well.So, I am starting to think . . . has this become a potential deadline day deal for a playoff team?"Take off, eh?" - Bob and Doug
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Alex Cross (US - BD RA)
Gabe sort of love/hates this patently stupid movie starring Tyler Perry...
When I heard the name of playwright/screenwriter/director/actor/cross-dresser Tyler Perry, I used to think of a worst-case scenario for African American cinema. Having only seen parts of his massive oeuvre (he's written and directed 12 films in seven years), I made a series of assumptions. First, I realized Perry's mix of mawkish melodrama and cross-dressing buffoonery was not for me. Then, I realized his work constantly verged on being genuinely offensive – minus the level of irony placed on negative cultural stereotypes by other comedic writer/actors, like Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock. In the end, I'm not sure I have the right to be offended on behalf of Black America – that's up to people like Ebony Magazine editor Jamilah Lemieux, Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority author Tom Burrell, and notorious cranky-pants Spike Lee. In the end, I prefer to harp on the general awfulness of his films, which, in small doses, I found more obnoxious than even Martin Lawrence's similarly idiotic movies. But then I started hanging out with Badassdigest.com contributor Evan Saathoff, who is a reigning expert on all things 'Tyler Perry.' Evan argues that Perry is a true auteur filmmaker – and he's right, especially if we're going by the textbook definition of 'auteur,' which merely denotes a filmmaker with a distinctive style as being the chief creative force behind a film. Technically, Ed Wood is an auteur director. I realized I had to approach Perry in the same fashion – to appreciate his aesthetic oddness and repetitive Christian morals as something uniquely him. His massive output also draws comparisons to Jess Franco, another schlocky filmmaker that could technically be labeled an auteur. Of course, this is all theory at this point, because I've still been unable to finish an entire Tyler Perry movie.
Then there's author James Patterson, who writes crime novels that epitomize the kind of thing people buy at the airport because they realize they've forgotten to pack a real book. Patterson has written 19 books starring Dr. Alexander 'The Peanut Butter Man' Cross (there's a 13th set to be released this year). The first two of these novels, Along Came a Spider and Kiss the Girls, were adapted into Hollywood movies starring Morgan Freeman (fresh off of a similar detective role in David Fincher's Seven) in the title role. These two films (made out of order, if that matters) were reasonably popular and inspired the rights holders to reboot the series with a younger actor, similar to the post-Harrison Ford Jack Ryan (which is now being rebooted again under the similarly simple title Jack Ryan). This reboot project, based on the 12th book in the series (and the first to not have a title based on a nursery rhyme) was original scheduled to be directed by David Twohy (who usually sticks to science fiction movies that nobody watches) and star perpetually up-and-coming superstar Idris Elba. At some point the producers decided they wanted to make a popular movie rather than a good movie. Perry was approached in hopes of starting a 'Madea'-sized franchise that would appeal to a wider range of viewers (Perry's movies don't make much money outside of black American) and the less-popular director/actor team was swept aside. I imagine there was quite a bit of behind the scenes strife when the production was handed over (Elba has been outspoken about Perry's use of cultural stereotypes, despite having starred in Daddy's Little Girls), but there's not a lot of information available on the subject.
When Perry was chosen to replace Elba, Twohy was replaced by Rob Cohen (another director with long-term ties to Vin Diesel). Cohen has been directing sub-par-but-passable action movies since 1993, when he and fellow screenwriters John Raffo and Edward Khmara made up a bunch of stuff and called it Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story. Dragon was followed by three movies you probably forgot even existed – Dragonheart (about a dragon that talks like Sean Connery, for some reason), Daylight, and The Skulls, which led Cohen to jump-start his first two franchises with The Fast and the Furious (arguably the worst film in the ongoing series) and xXx. More recently, he lost millions of dollars on Stealth and attempted to resurrect Stephen Sommers' Mummy series with The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor – a movie so ineptly constructed that it manages to make Maria Bello look inept and a fight between Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh boring.
The final product, entitled simply Alex Cross, reportedly has little in common with Patterson's book and is one of the most oddly tone deaf theatrically released misfires of the year. Make no mistake – this is a bloody terrible movie on just about every measure – but it's so sincere in its awfulness that it becomes infectiously entertaining. I've recently found myself watching painfully boring mediocre action 'thrillers,' which makes the laughable qualities of this film a pleasant respite. Despite decades of filmmaking experience behind of and in front of the camera, Alex Cross often comes across as an amateur fan-film with a decent budget. Everyone involved seems to be oblivious to how much their film resembles a satire of cops and robbers genre clichés and that makes the ridiculousness of the situation all the more enjoyable. Cohen's action direction is expectedly bland, struggling between sloppy, abhorrently shaky, hand-held close-ups and genuinely impressive crane shots. His dialogue sequences range from adequately bland to bafflingly framed. His editing choices do keep the plot moving along, but anytime he tries to get arty and abstract with things, he merely draws unfortunate comparisons to other, better films. All of this said, Cohen's more or less a non-entity here, which lends more credence to the theory that Perry was given some creative control.
I'm not sure how much influence Perry had over the production, but it's believable that if he was approached by the producers, he probably had some contract stipulations. This character is also absolutely in keeping with the self-aggrandizing heroes Perry plays in his own film (when he's not in drag, of course). I haven't read the books and barely remember Kiss the Girls, so I'm not sure who to blame for these laughably character traits, but Cross is a perfect detective, a capable mentalist and psychiatrist, he has a beautiful wife, he has two kids and a baby on the way, and he lives with his grandmother named Nana Mama (yes, Nana Mama) who he likes to pick up and smother with kisses. This seems like a good time to mention that the supporting black characters also fall within Perry's stereotype-embracing wheelhouse. When not solving impossible crimes, Cross plays daddy to the criminals and his underlings by lecturing them about their life choices. Perhaps the most egregious Perry-ism is the lack of sex and violence, which this story clearly lends itself to. There's too much violence, torture, and rape in the text for someone to have looked at the project and immediately though, 'Yeah, this should work just fine for a family friendly PG-13 rating.' It's possible that the producers chose to open the film to the biggest possible audience, but that doesn't feel right based on Perry's reputation for strong Christian values.
The film's dialogue is so jaw-droppingly hackneyed that I struggle to even recall a single line of it – I'm not sure if I'm just mis-remembering a quote from another movie. Characters don't discuss things or interact; they speak in mottos, like an improv exercise, including awkward pauses as the actors appear to be summoning another hardboiled cliché. I was so swept up in gawking at the humourless use of overdrawn genre tropes that I didn't notice that the first act and a half were entirely wasted on plot points that don't matter. I imagine that, in novel form, the espionage that Cross' foil, a sadistic hired killer named Picasso (Matthew Fox), dabbles in prior to starting his vendetta against Cross serves some kind of narrative purpose, but here it's all just a means to get us to the last 40 or so minutes where Cross returns the favour and enacts his own vendetta. After vengeance is done, with all the emotional weight of an episode of The A-Team, we're expected to remember the roughly defined plotline, including seemingly incidental blips as Cross fills in all the details for Sherlock Holmes-inspired coda. It turns out there's a thematic twist that we were apparently expected to have a chance in Hell of figuring out based on the screenplay's 'clues.'
Even without Perry miscasting, Alex Cross would still be notable and ironically enjoyably silly due to Matthew Fox's performance as the main villain. Fox was cast against type and, in an apparent effort to prove he can play more than the sad Mary Sue on Lost, he went all 'method' on the role. It seems he discovered a special workout/diet plan that burns body fat while maximizing vein mass. He looks kind of like a really muscular, sullen-cheeked cancer patient. Picasso also hilariously matches Cross' cliché overload. He's introduced driving a cool car, wearing cool sunglasses and a cool suit, and he immediately enters himself in an underground MMA fight, where he breaks a dude's arm after subduing him (Cohen distorts the image to make sure we know he's, like, mega-crazy, yo). Later, he tortures a young lady while explaining that he's 'fascinated by pain,' ending the torture by sketching his victim's death in a faux-cubist style (hence the name 'Picasso'). He over-annunciates every single word he speaks and, just in case we didn't get it already, he also has scary tattoos. The rest of the supporting cast is at its best when the actors appear to have confused the material with comedy, especially Jean Reno (who appears to have discovered buffet dining), Edward Burns (who appears to have not read his script), and John C. McGinley (who appears to be speaking sarcastically without any other character noticing).
Reported shot on Super 35, Alex Cross looks pretty great here in 2.35:1, 1080p video. The image fluctuates between a hyper-clean, early '90s look (sort of faux-Michael Mann) and grittier mid '90s look (sort of faux-David Fincher) that is plenty grainy without sacrificing detail or edge sharpness. The details are especially crisp in close-up, but Cohen and cinematographer Ricardo Della Rosa use a lot of deep focus, especially during wide-shots of the outdoor locations. The finer textures and complex patterns are all tightly separated except some of the swifter pans, which suffer minor ghosting effects. The palette is pretty eclectic while also being distinctly stylized from scene to scene. There's a lot of contrasting between cool blues and warm reds/oranges during darker inside shots (yep, sometimes it's just flat out orange & teal), daylight is mostly blue and diffused into harsh whiteness, and any creepy/scary sequence is comparatively de-saturated and darkened. Black levels are rich and whites are clean without blooming. Some of the cooler backgrounds bleed out a bit, but I didn't notice any major low-level noise or blocking outside of a handful of the darker blends.
This DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack matches the video's strong showing with plenty of clean, strongly structured noise. The chase scenes feature plenty of effective motion throughout the channels, gunshots are given their proper placement, and basic ambience is natural and generally immersive. The MMA scene features strong, rear channel crowd noise and leads into a hyper-stylized series of abstract punching noises that get a full directional treatment. On the more dynamic end of things are sequences where Picasso quickly dispatches his victims with precision gunshots and miniature bomb blasts that spout from utter silence certainly standout. John Debney's score is a sloppy mix of symphonic sap and beat-driven, electronic noise. The music is amusingly divided between characters, which means things get loud anytime Matthew Fox appears on-screen. Though ridiculous, the music is quite nicely layered throughout the film, giving the surround channels something to do during the dialogue-heavy montage sequences.
Welhelm Alert: Around the one hour and twenty minute mark, there is an incredibly awkward, way too loud on the track Welhelm scream as a police officer is tossed across the screen following a missile explosion. This one moment is so badly mixed that it's hard to believe it was done by the same people that mixed the rest of the soundtrack.
The extras begin with director Rob Cohen's commentary track. Cohen covers his place in the production, claiming it was his idea to hire Perry, which, if true, marks him as more of a driving force in the film's change throughout its early pre-production (he thinks it was a daring choice, which I suppose it was…). I was hoping for more on the back-story, but am not surprised that Cohen avoids controversy. Otherwise, assuming you can handle the director's incredibly self-important tone, this is a perfectly average track with a lot of discussion aimed at the film's visuals and storytelling – which is, of course, sad considering how badly composed this story is (it turns out it does make more sense when the director is describing what's happening to you). If Cohen is to be believed he is the creative force behind much of the film, or at least an important component in the decision making process. He admits Perry assisted in 'authenticating' the African American side of the film, but otherwise takes the lion's share of credit. Obviously, a Cohen/Perry team track would be preferred, but I suppose this will do for the film's fans (I'm sure they exist).
Up next is The Psychologist and the Butcher: Adapting and Filming of Alex Cross (14:10, HD), a fluffy behind the scenes featurette that includes interviews with author James Patterson (who is mostly photographed looking contemplatively out a window), producer Steven Bowen, Cohen, and actors Perry, Ed Burns, and Matthew Fox. The disc also includes four deleted scenes (5:10, HD) and trailers for other Lionsgate releases.
Thank God for the miscasting of Tyler Perry and Matthew Fox, otherwise Alex Cross would've been bad and boring. As is, this is an epically stupid time-waster that skates by on its amusing ineptitude. I'm not going to suggest anyone actually go out of their way to see it, but if you find yourself trapped in a room while someone else is watching it, understand that there is entertainment value to be had – you just have to look for it in all the wrong places. Those people that buy this Blu-ray on purpose are in for a sharp and colourful picture, a rich and immersive DTS-HD soundtrack, and a few decent extras, including director Rob Cohen's commentary and some deleted scenes.
PS: If there's one Internet article that will make even the most ardent Perry hater check out his films, it's this one about the craziest plot twists in his seemingly dull cross-dresser melodramas.
* Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray quality.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13
Disc Details
Release Date: 5th February 2013
Discs: 1
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 English (Optimized for Late-Night Viewing), Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Extras: Director's Commentary, The Psyhcologist and the Butcher: Adapting and Filming Alex Cross, Deleted Scenes, Trailers, Digital Copy, UltraViolet Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Rob Cohen
Cast: Tyler Perry, Matthew Fox, Edward Burns, Rachel Nichols, Jean Reno
Genre: Action, Drama and Thriller
Length: 101 minutes
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Doesn't this pi## you off? I must be getting old--- less and less tolerance by the day-----
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One day, I was just driving down a street, when some punks on the sidewalk, threw their ice-cream cones at the windshield of my car.
Same here. One day I was driving down a wide street in a not too bad area during the day time while the whole world was working, this young punk was hanging around in the middle of the street for god knows why. "Avoidance" notwithstanding and how the heck one avoids this sort of crap, -- he smacked at my side view mirror as I was driving by and broke the thing. Good thing I was too smart to just backup and run the bastard over although I can't say I wasn't tempted. The mirror cost me a couple of hundred bucks. Hope he broke his da#n hand forever.
Say instead someone vandalized your vehicle and not that a person tripped and hit your side mirror. If a person was upset at you and hit your side mirror off with a baseball bat this would be considered vandalism by your car insurance company and thus be a Comprehensive claim.
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I really wanted to do a chocolate covered olive, but figured that it had probably been done a thousand times over. I looked around on the web and to my surprise, there really were not any recipes or articles mentioning chocolate covered olives. So...I knew I had to make them because I couldn't get them out of my head.
Lindsay Olives provided the olives, thank you Lindsay Olives! By the way, have any of you tried the Naturals line of olives yet? I had not yet, but thought they would be perfect to dip in chocolate. Look at how lovely these olives are:
Just like the can says, they are Smooth & Buttery. They are packed in water and sea salt and nothing else. Best of all, they are not stuffed with anything so you can stuff them with anything your heart desires! I chose to stuff mine with jalapeños from my mother's garden.
Here the little beauties are waiting for their chocolate bath:
Speaking of chocolate.
In my favorite little pot, we melted the chocolate with 1 tablespoon of shortening (I used Earth Balance).
After dipping the olives, we sprinkled them with kosher salt. The Naturals olives are not terribly salty as most pickled olives are, so they needed a salty component. Place them in the refrigerator to let the chocolate solidify prior to serving.
We dipped the rest of the olives without the jalapeño so that my little ones could enjoy as well. I had plenty of volunteers to be taste testers. I found these to be a delightful little bite of dessert with a good balance between sweetness and saltiness.
Chocolate Covered Jalapeno Stuffed Olives
- 1 can of Lindsay Naturals California Green Ripe Olives
- Enough pickled jalapeños to stuff the olives
- 12 squares of Ghirardelli Intense Dark Twilight Delight Chocolate (or any other quality chocolate that you prefer)
- 1 tablespoon of shortening, I used Earth Balance
- Cocktail toothpicks, enough for how ever many olives you are dipping
- Kosher salt, enough for sprinkling the finished olives
- Stuff the olives and then stick the toothpick through.
- Slowly melt the chocolate and shortening over low heat, in a heavy bottom sauce pan. Stir frequently to prevent scorching or sticking.
- Once chocolate is melted and smooth, dip each olive in the chocolate, gently shaking off excess chocolate. Place each olive on a parchment paper covered tray. Once all olives are dipped, sprinkle with kosher salt and place tray in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
- Enjoy!


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Ralph Elwood Hulse, 75, of Blackfoot passed away, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 at Bingham County Skilled Nursing and Rehab in Blackfoot.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 27, 2012 at Hawker Funeral Home, 132 S. Shilling Ave., Blackfoot.
The family will meet with friends on Sunday from 6-8 p.m. and for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Interment will be in the Shelley Hillcrest Cemetery.
Condolences may be sent to the family at email@example.com.


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California's wine flood of Biblical proportions has receded.
The only thing missing when industry leaders at this year's Unified Wine and Grape Symposium in Sacramento, Calif., proclaimed the wine ocean had become a mere lake were flocks of doves with olive branches circling high above the cavernous convention center halls and hotel ballrooms where more than 9,000 vintners and viticulturists gathered to hear about the economic health of their industry and catch up on the latest wine industry technology.
Maybe the doves were missing because as hard as the experts tried to paint a new life for California's wine industry, no one broke out in a chorus of "Happy Days are Here Again."
The state of the industry has improved, but there was no where to go but up after the past few seasons that saw an economic trough deeper than ever before. The rebound is apparently not that high yet or Bronco Wine Co. would not have been selected as the winery of the year for the second year in a row.
Peter Byck of the Winery Exchange selected Bronco because of another year of huge increase in shipments. Bronco's president Fred Franzia is the creator of Charles "Two-Buck Chuck" Shaw wine, the $2 bottle of wine that has mesmerized and chagrined California winemakers. More than 8 million cases of "2BC" reportedly have been sold by Trader Joe's boutique grocery stores since it was introduced two years ago by Bronco.
Primarily a West Coast phenomenon, "2BC" is a product of that surplus sea of wine. Bronco is credited with playing a major role in draining brim-full wine tanks to make 2BC while at the same time driving the price down for every other price category of wine. Most vintners say it continues to hang over the California and West Coast wine market like an economic shroud, cutting wine margins wine for everyone except Bronco and 2BC. Its amazing sales success and loyal followers make it not look like it is going away any time soon.
Supplies reduced
While Bronco did its part to drain the sea, San Joaquin Valley grape growers played a bigger role in reducing excessive wine supplies. They have paid a big price for it, removing of almost 100,000 acres of vineyards in the California's great central valley since 1998, according to Nat DiBuduo, president of Allied Grape Growers, the state's largest grape marketing cooperative with 500 grower members statewide. Much of that ground remains out of production because of limited alternatives and capital to replace the vines with other permanent crops.
Since 2002 alone, 40,000 acres of vines have been bulldozed by SJV farmers who decided to stop losing money growing grapes. That represents 320,000 tons of production — more than the total annual crush for the three wine grape growing regions that stretches from San Francisco to Ventura.
Those 320,000 tons would have produced more than 55 million gallons of wine annually.
Another 10,000 to 15,000 acres of vines will likely be bulldozed in 2004, said DiBuduo.
"Significant plantings statewide have stopped and pullouts have slowed," said DiBuduo. "If the industry is looking at the valley to pull out all its (wine) grapes to solve the industry's (nagging oversupply) problems, look somewhere else. It is not going to happen."
Demand as key
The long term solution is not more abandoned vineyards, but increasing demand. One way to do that, he added, is to "take back" the 26 percent share of the domestic market now in the hands of imports with aggressive marketing.
Wine sales in the U.S. were up 9 percent in 2003, but California's wine sales were up only 4 percent. Sixty seven million cases of wine were imported into the U.S. last year and that number is expected to grow with the increasing production of new world wines from Australia, Chile, Argentina and South Africa joining growing imports from Italy and Spain.
Bulk wine broker Bill Turrentine said if California wine sales were growing at "anywhere near the rate" of imports into the U.S., the Sacramento symposium "would be devoted to how to get vineyards into full production faster" rather than wondering how fast the wine surplus is disappearing.
Turrentine believes the "brain power and resources" are available in the California wine industry to identify "key factors" to achieve success for individual wineries as well as areas where growers and vintners can unite "to make the California wine business once again competitive in an increasingly competitive world market…make California once again the shining star of the world of wine."
Only short supply
While DiBuduo, Turrentine and others tried to put a positive spin on the industry's supply/demand picture, the news was basically acreage and wine supply are coming into "balance." For an industry that has been bleeding economically for several years, news like that is about as thrilling as a tie football game. You know what famous University of Texas football coach Darrell Royal once said about a tie game: It's about as exciting as kissing your sister.
The only variety in short supply? Lowly French Colombard in the San Joaquin Valley. It was the first ripped out. There were 55,000 acres planted in the state in 1992 the wake of the white wine boom, but it has dwindled to just 30,000 acres, bringing the crush down to 300,000 tons from what was once 600,000 tons. Now wineries are looking for Colombard, which has grown in the export market as a bulk commodity for what are now called "extreme value" wines in Europe.
"Don't go home and plant Colombard," warned DiBuduo.
That is what everyone did with just about every other varietal during what Turrentine called the "glory years" of 1992-1999 when demand was high and supplies short. And that resulted in the deepest economic depression wineries and grape growers have ever seen. Grapes have been left unsold on the vine during the past two seasons.
While the San Joaquin Valley is sobering up from planting too many vineyards far exceeding grape demand, others areas of the state still have a hangover.
DiBuduo said the Central Coast still has non-bearing acreage and production there as well in the North Coast has not peaked. It may be 2005 before it does. Production in the Lodi-Delta area has leveled off.
By specific varietal, here is what Turrentine and DiBuduo had to say about acreage the wine supply.
Cabernet Sauvignon. It is the second largest wine grape in terms of acreage and bulk wine supplies are so excessive some wineries are no longer listing bulk supplies because they is no chance of it being sold. Supplies swelled tremendously until this year from the Northern and Southern interior valleys. Over the next two to three years, the increases will come from the coastal regions. It may be 2006 before Cabernet Sauvignon supplies are balanced with demand. Acreage has almost doubled since 1994 and 13,000 acres came into bearing last year. Single digit sales increases have been overwhelmed by double digit production increases. Expect the next two seasons to be difficult in marketing Cabernet wine grapes.
Syrah. California's answer to Australia's popular Shiraz is overplanted big time, and supplies are well ahead of admittedly strong sales. There are now 12,000 acres of Syrah in California, up from just 600 in 1994. Some 4,000 acres are non-bearing. Turrentine is impressed with the quality of the Syrah vintages and if the U.S. economy continues to improve, wine drinkers may become more adventurous and try Syrah instead of the more traditional reds. However, for now there is too much Syrah in the ground, in the tanks and coming down the pipeline.
Pinot Noir. Like Cabernet Sauvignon, acreage has almost doubled in 10 years. However, Mother Nature has not seen fit to produce a huge crop. There is an adequate supply of Pinot wine. It there is a big crop in the next year or two, Pinot could find itself battle for storage tank space with Cabernet.
Zinfandel. Supplies for white and red Zin are in balance. It has become a good bulk export product for the UK and Germany where it sells for $3 to $4 per bottle, the European version of 2BC. Zinfandel grape prices should be stable to strengthening in 2004.
Merlot acreage and wine supply peaked last season. Merlot pullouts in the San Joaquin helped bring supply and demand into balance. There is a stable to strengthening price outlook for 2004. Turrentine called this varietal the bulk wine variety of the year. "People actually made money on Merlot this year — a novel concept for the wine industry," he said. This is true for the $10 or less bottle of wine. It is as close to a bull market as Turrentine would go. Harvest was short in 2003 and Turrentine was surprised there was not more upward price pressure for 2003 grapes.
Chardonnay. The crown jewel of California wine was the first to go into the financial tank when the downslide started. It is the first to come out of the darkness. Enough Chardonnay has been pulled from the central valley to offset new acreage elsewhere coming into production. Demand and prices should be strong in 2004 and 2005.
World supply short
Chardonnay supplies are short worldwide and there has been a steady reduction in California bulk Chardonnay. It may be bit of a stretch to call Chardonnay a bull market, but sales are good.
For the California wine grape industry to continue pulling itself out of the hole, it must produce quality at all price points, said DiBuduo. "The question is will growers be compensated for the cultural practices that produce quality.
"There are also (winery-grower) contract issues to be resolves," said DiBuduo. Final prices, harvest schedules and the new winery terminology/demand, more "hang time."
Wineries want grapes to sugar more on the vine. However, the longer they are left on the vines, the lower the tonnage delivered to the winery. Growers are paid on tonnage.
DiBuduo is confident these issues can be resolved.
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Jones survives huge Belfort scare
Jon Jones came as close as he ever has to losing his light-heavyweight title at UFC 152, but ultimately Vitor Belfort's sniping armbar attempt will earn only plaudits - not gold - as Jones chalked up his fifth straight victory over a UFC champion.
Less than two minutes into Saturday's main event Belfort had every spectator at the Air Canada Centre off their seats as he locked on a clamping armbar that had the champ wincing in pain. However, Jones eventually lifted his way out of it, and quickly re-asserted his trademark dominance for a submission victory via americana in round four.
By defeating the Phenom, Jones moves within one win of equalling Tito Ortiz's record for successful light-heavyweight defences. It is a record he wants badly, bad enough to turn down a fight with Chael Sonnen on eight days' notice at UFC 151.
He also now holds the record for submission wins in the light-heavyweight division, his new tally standing at five victims.
One special technique seems to earmark each Jones fight, and on this occasion it was the side kick, stabbing to the lead leg of Belfort and driving through his body. It dropped the challenger in the third round, and did much to stop Belfort's ability to explode as the fight progressed.
Jones came out crawling, earning an illegal head kick from Belfort that didn't land, but served as a message to the champ. Jones instantly moved in for the single-leg takedown and landed it, only to wind up in Belfort's vicious armbar.
"I've never had my arm popped like that before," Jones said. "I was waiting for it to break, I was not going to tap out. I've never felt that before.
"I felt numb after, I threw it after and it had no power at all. I need to see what's wrong with it. But I've got a lot of work to do against southpaws for sure."
Having come so close to the great shock, Belfort ended round one a bloody mess as Jones cut him open with his razor-sharp left elbow, prompting the doctor to check his right eye at the end of the round.
Jones stepped up the pressure in the second, landing relentless side kicks to the leg before teeing off to the head with kicks, straight rights and spinning elbows. Belfort threatened with a high kick of his own, but he got picked off towards the klaxon as Jones began to drop his hands and relax.
A side kick to the body dropped Belfort in round three as his challenge appeared to dissipate completely, but he found a second wind in the fourth - unloading everything he had to offer before being taken to the mat. There Jones looked for the crucifix, before switching to the americana for victory.
Having been criticised heavily for his part in the cancellation of UFC 151, Jones' win returns the focus to his fighting, and few can boast his world class list of victims as he continues to move towards greatness in the UFC.
UFC 152 results:
Jon Jones def Vitor Belfort via submission (americana) at 0:54 of round 4
Demetrious Johnson def Joseph Benavidez via split decision 48-47 47-48 49-46
Michael Bisping def Brian Stann via unanimous decision 29-28 29-28 29-28
Matt Hamill def Roger Hollett via unanimous decision 29-28 30-27 30-27
Cub Swanson def Charles Oliveira via KO at 2.40 of round 1
Vinny Magalhaes def Igor Pokrajac via submission (armbar) at 1.14 of round 2
TJ Grant def Evan Dunham via unanimous decision 29-28 30-27 29-28
Sean Pierson def Lance Benoist via unanimous decision 29-28 29-28 29-28
Marcus Brimage def Jimy Hettes via unanimous decision 29-28 29-28 29-28
Seth Baczynski def Simeon Thoresen via KO at 4.10 of round 1
Mitch Gagnon def Walel Watson via submission (rear naked choke) at 1.09 of round 1
Kyle Noke def Charlie Brenneman via TKO at 0.45 of round 1


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Deputies have arrested two people in a shooting Saturday near Plant City that left one man injured.
PLANT CITY | Deputies have arrested two people in a shooting Saturday near Plant City that left one man injured.
A series of events began around 1:20 p.m. Saturday when two people, Gabriel Navarrete, 21, and his girlfriend, Diamond Bautista, 20, went to 3405 Keene Road to collect a debt from the man who lives there, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said Sunday.
Deputies identified the man who lives there as Brandan Matthew Berg, 21. But outside the home, deputies said, Navarrete got in a fight with another man — Raymond Anthony Cook-Underwood, 19, who is a friend of Berg's.
The confrontation became violent when Cook-Underwood fired four rounds from a semi-automatic pistol into the air and ground. He then shot Navarrete in the thigh, deputies said.
Within minutes, Berg and Navarrete's brother arrived at the scene. When Navarrete's brother saw Berg, he smashed Berg's car windshield with a baseball bat, deputies said. Berg then used a barbell to shatter windows of Bautista's car while she was inside it. Berg and Cook-Underwood then fled in Berg's car, deputies said, with Berg firing a pistol at least twice in the air.
Deputies pulled over Berg's car and took the two into custody.
Detectives arrested Cook-Underwood on charges of aggravated battery with a firearm, three counts of aggravated assault with a firearm, felon in possession of a firearm and discharging a firearm in public. Berg faces counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, discharging a firearm from a moving vehicle, and felony criminal mischief.
Paramedics took Navarrete to Lakeland Regional Medical Center.
Deputies did not describe the debt that set off the series of incidents.


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Saint Mary's Hospital
Please click on a question below to reveal the answer:
Infertility is a growing issue for many couples. Infertility
affects 1 in 6 couples of childbearing age in the UK.
25% of infertile couples have more than one cause of
The current increase in infertility might be the result of more
women choosing to delay starting a family until later in life, when
their reproductive health can be affected.
The increase of some sexually transmitted diseases such as
Chlamydia can result in conditions such as blocked tubes,
preventing pregnancy from occurring.
A woman's most fertile time is during ovulation.
The average
menstrual cycle is 28 days - that is counting day one as the
first day of menstrual bleeding then the next period is due to
start 28 days later.
The menstrual period comes
because an egg fails to become fertilised. The period comes about
12 to 14 days after the egg is produced.
Therefore, in the average 28 day
cycle the egg is produced around day 14. Sperms can live happily 48
hours in the vagina or the uterus so the most fertile time is from
day 12 to day 16.
There are a number of factors which can increase a woman's risk
of infertility. These include:
This depends on the reason of the lack of periods.
If in fact you are menopausal then you will need egg
However, if the problem is hormonal, you may be treated with
fertility medications.
No, infertility is not always a woman's
problem. Both women and men can have problems that cause
infertility. About one-third of infertility cases are caused
by women's problems. Another one third of fertility problems
are due to the man. The other cases are caused by a mixture
of male and female problems or by unknown problems.
With men, declining sperm counts and testicular abnormalities,
are common causes of infertility.
With women, the most common causes are tubal blockage, endometriosis, PCOS, and advanced maternal age which affects
egg quality/quantity.
A man's sperm can be changed by his overall health and
lifestyle. Some things that may reduce the health or number of
sperm include:
Infertility in men is most often caused by:
We do have a full male fertility services with male fertility
specialist (Andrologist) available in our department to deal with
any male fertility issues. Please contact our unit for more
If you are under 35 and have had frequent (about two or three
times a week) unprotected sex for at least a year without
conceiving (or three to six months if you're 35 or older), you may
want to consult a fertility expert.
Or see a doctor if you have a history of:
You always have the option of asking your health care provider
to conduct a complete examination and perform initial
investigations to determine if either partner has possible
fertility issues.
Infertility can be treated with medicine, surgery, artificial
insemination, or assisted reproductive technology. Many times
these treatments are combined. In most cases infertility is
treated with drugs or surgery.
Doctors recommend specific treatments for infertility based
Fertility treatments can increase the likelihood of getting
Treatments can include lifestyle changes, supplements, surgery,
medication, or assisted reproduction.
There are several treatments under assisted reproduction such as
vitro Fertilisation (IVF), Gamete
Intra-Fallopian Transfer (GIFT), and Zygote
Intra-Fallopian Transfer (ZIFT). All these procedures
involve harvesting a number of eggs in the hope of fertilising at
least one egg, and then inserting the fertilised egg(s) into the
Success rates vary and depend on many factors. Some things
that affect the success rate of ART include:
We have no waiting list for IVF at all. Most of our
patients have their first initial consultation with our fertility
specialist within a few weeks of first contact. They usually
begin treatment within a month or two after completing the consent
forms and other documentation.
Usually we are able to arrange your first visit to our clinic
within few weeks. All the required investigations are
performed on Day 2 of your period. Following that you will be
seen in the clinic to complete the consent forms. After that
your treatment can commence.
It's best to wait for at least 2-3 months before starting
another IVF treatment. This is to make sure that your
hormones get back to normal before commencing another treatment
Remaining embryos can be frozen with a specific technique.
Later they can be implanted into your womb without the
hormonal stimulation.
Your embryos can remain frozen up to for 10 years for social
ICSI (Intra-cytoplasmic Sperm Injection) is an infertility
treatment that can be used with conventional IVF. During
ICSI, one single sperm is injected directly into an egg.
ICSI is especially useful in cases if there is a problem with
man's sperm.
No, we do not.
We feel that ICSI should only be performed when necessary, for
example when the there is a problem with the sperm or there is a
prior history of poor fertilisation through IVF.
Intrauterine insemination (IUI) involves a laboratory procedure
to separate fast moving sperm from more sluggish or non-moving
The fast moving sperm are then placed into the woman's womb
close to the time of ovulation when the egg is released from the
ovary in the middle of the monthly cycle.
Yes, you can.
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Yes, embryos can be frozen for the maximum of 5 years.
No. The urine test is predictable to about 25 mIU per mL
of bHCG (the pregnancy hormone). It also depends on your
hydration level.
On the other hand, blood tests are sensitive to approximately 2
mIU per mL.
Therefore, a very early pregnancy may still be detected with
blood tests but be missed with a urine pregnancy test.
We usually recommend that patients test their urine in the early
afternoon. If measured early in the morning, the urine can be
concentrated and thus give you false positive results.
We recommend any time after 3.00 pm.
In our Unit we provide expert fertility medical treatment for
married and unmarried couples, same sex couples and
You are both required to attend as a couple for the initial
consultation to complete all the necessary paper work and
If you meet the criteria for an NHS funded cycle there will not
be any cost to you whilst undertaking your NHS funded
Yes we do. As long as your Clinical Commissioning Group
(CCG) agree to fund your treatment.
As with any form of treatment, potential risks and side-effects
do exist. One or two embryos are often placed in the uterus,
so there's a higher chance that you could end up having twins or
multiples, rather than a single pregnancy. Multiple
pregnancies carry extra risks themselves, increasing the chance of
pregnancy complications or miscarriage.
Mild reactions to the drugs do occur sometimes, causing symptoms
such as headaches, mood swings and hot flushes. A more severe
reaction is called Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS), where
cysts develop on the ovaries and fluid collects in the abdomen.
Symptoms of this include swelling in the abdomen, pain,
vomiting and nausea.
Sometimes it's also possible to have an ectopic pregnancy,
whereby the embryo develops in a fallopian tube, rather than the
womb. If you're having IVF and develop any unusual or
concerning symptoms, then it's important to speak to your doctor
Undergoing IVF can be emotionally challenging too, especially
when treatment cycles are unsuccessful. We have counselling
facilities available in our Unit. There are also other support
groups available in the UK.
We have a in-house counsellors, who are available to see you
should you find this beneficial.
Visit our Counselling Service page
As well as counselling you may find further 'couple counselling'
useful to work through issues brought up by the treatment.
There is no practical limit to the length of time sperm,
correctly maintained in liquid nitrogen, can be stored.
A percentage of the sperm will not survive the freezing process.
The survival rate varies greatly between individuals.
2 to 5 milliliters (2-5cc).
Between four and five days is ideal.
You need to be seen in the clinic a few weeks prior to the date
you anticipate needing the samples. Contact the Andrology
The woman would need to be assessed by the doctor for blood
tests or a current pap smear and to assess tubal patency (to make
sure there are no blockages in her fallopian tubes). Some
documentation needs to be completed prior to any insemination.
Be sure to communicate with your doctor in advance to avoid
any delays.
Regardless of how many samples are frozen it is impossible to
guarantee success. The best advice is to carefully consult with
both an Andrologist and your doctor before beginning any use of the
Many cryopreserved samples may not be of sufficient quality for
use with artificial insemination. However, IVF with ICSI is
regularly performed with samples of poor quality or
The specimen container used to collect the sample is labeled and
verified by the patient prior to collection. Once the sample is
received it is handled with extreme caution. All materials used in
the process are labeled with the patient's name, the current date,
and a hospital number unique to the patient and the sample
collected. Each sample is assigned a physically isolated
workstation. All tools and solutions used in preparing the sample
for cryopreservation are sterile and single-use. Certified
Andrology technicians will ensure there is no confusion in the
handling of semen samples.
Arrangements can be made to ship semen samples to another clinic
or storage facility in the area you are moving to. Some
documentation will be necessary to ensure proper handling and
security of the samples.
Yes, you can, as long as neither of you is married to someone
else. You would also need to provide proof that you are living
The maximum number of embryos implanted will depend on your age,
number of previous IVF attempts, and quality of embryos.
Normally up to 2 embryos can be implanted.
A blastocyst is 5-day old embryo that has around 70-100
We now have the ability to grow the embryos for 7 days until
they reach the blastocyst stage. For many patients, these
blastocysts may have a greater chance of implantation, permitting
us to implant fewer embryos and lower the possibility of multiple
births while, at the same time, increasing the chance of


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Mental Hygiene Legal Service
HISTORY and PURPOSE
The Mental Hygiene Legal Service (MHLS) provides legal services, advice and assistance to persons receiving care or
alleged to be in need of care at inpatient and community-based facilities for the mentally disabled. Created in 1964
and organzied under Mental Hygiene Law Article 47, MHLS represents such persons in judicial and administrative
proceedings concerning admission, retention, transfer, treatment and guardianship. In addition to handling judicial
proceedings, MHLS provides advice and representation regarding standards of care and other matters affecting the civil liberties
of persons receiving care at facilities for the mentally disabled. MHLS can be assigned as counsel or court evaluator in Mental
Hygiene Law Article 81 guardianship proceedings for persons in any type of facility or in the community. Finally, Article 10 of
Mental Hygiene Law institutionalizes MHLS as counsel of choice in all sex offender civil management cases.
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Professor: C. Hirschler
Term: Fall
Year: 2013
Course Code: FY-101-HE02
Animals, Life, Death, Kindness, and Sin will introduce students to the varied and complex ways in which animals contribute to human well-being and illness. Students will expand their understanding of the biological, social, psychological, environmental, occupational, spiritual, and cultural implications associated with the use of, and relationships with, animals. Students will critically examine cultural beliefs and practices that impact the well-being of humans, animals, and the planet. Students will be required to provide service for approximately 6 hours at the MCSPCA (located 2 miles from campus) as "cat socializers" or Thrift Store workers. Students must be available for training and service hours at the MCSPCA on 3 Saturdays in mid-September to early October. This service learning experience will engage students in the community, facilitate deep learning, and provide an opportunity to bond with non-human animals and classmates.
Lab Fee: The laboratory fee for this course will cover the cost associated with a required background check mandated by the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) for all volunteer applicants.