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Award winning photographer, Penny Lisowski, started using a Nikon 35mm camera in1979.
She was born in Cleveland, Ohio and now lives with her childhood sweetheart, Chuck in Winder, Ga. to be near their family,including grandsons Ryan and Greg.
In 1992 her husband, Chuck, encouraged her to enter her first exhibition at Photo 92. That first ribbon was just the beginning and since then Penny has won awards at many art shows and exhibitions. In addition to the awards her work is displayed in businesses and homes throughout the country.
In her quest to learn more she graduated from the New York Institute of Photography, home study course. She also attended several photography semesters at the local community college.
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SILVERSTONE, England — As Formula One expands its reach into the United States, there's still a missing ingredient that could keep some fans away from the stands — an American driver on the grid.
There hasn't been an American in Formula One since 2007 when Scott Speed drove for Toro Rosso. But the pressure is building for an American to make the jump now that the United States successfully hosted the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, last year and is set to hold second grand prix in New Jersey as soon as 2014.
"It would be tremendous boost for Formula One to have an American driver," Mario Andretti, the Formula One champion in 1978, told The Associated Press. "It would not only be good for America but also Formula One. No question about it. The U.S. is a very powerful nation from the standpoint of the financial situation. Every company in Formula One now does business in the Unites States."
Scores of Americans have given F1 a try but few have succeeded. Andretti was the last American to win a drivers' championship title and before him it was Phil Hill in 1961. More common were the likes of Andretti's son Michael, who raced 13 grand prix races for McLaren in 1993 with a third-place finish as his best result. Speed never scored a point in the two years he raced in F1.
There was talk in 2010 of creating an American team dubbed USF1 team with strong backing from YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley and featuring Danica Patrick and possibly Speed as drivers. But USF1 struggled to attract sponsors amid the global recession and ran afoul of F1 when it didn't race in 2010.
The dearth of drivers — there are only Americans Alexander Rossi and Conor Daly in all the F1 feeders — is blamed on the a mix of cultural and financial factors. Among the biggest challenges is raising the millions needed to fund a team from American corporations that may have doubts about the benefits of investing in a sport that is not a major attraction in the U.S.
"It's extremely difficult for an American mostly because there is no American support from companies," said Speed, who now races in NASCAR and Global Rally Cross. "Why would an American company spend x amount of money in Formula One when they can get 10 times that exposure in America racing NASCAR? It makes zero sense financially."
F1 drivers and executives said it also can be difficult for an American to make the transition to F1 since they are raised on tracks and a system that grooms them for IndyCar and NASCAR rather than serpentine circuits of Europe. There also isn't the kind of support system that European drivers can count on to provide mentoring and the occasional break as they attempt to rise through the ranks of the sport.
"Formula One has flirted with North American for many years but Formula One hasn't been seen as the pinnacle of the sport in the eyes of youngster in North America. North America has evolved in a slightly different approach with things like NASCAR," said McLaren's Martin Whitmarsh, who heads the F1 teams' association. "North American doesn't have the karting program. Without exception, every single one of these (F1) drivers started at 8 or 9 in karting and went into competitive karting. Karting became the launch pad for their careers."
In the short term, Whitmarsh said prospective American drivers will have to go to Europe early on in their careers. But Andretti said the addition of two American races should help in the long-term — by inspiring more youngsters to take up the sport, providing the facilities needed to develop that talent and convincing American companies to step up their sponsorship.
Rossi and Daly have beaten the odds partly because they are not your typical American drivers. Rossi is a reserve driver for Caterham and drives for them in the series GP2 which is a notch below F1. Daly drives in a lesser, GP3 series with ART Grand Prix.
Both grew up on F1 — Rossi watching as a 6-year-old with his father — and Daly benefiting from the stories a father, Derek, who raced in F1 from 1978 to 1982. They also raced in Europe at a young age which Whitmarsh and others recommend. Rossi moved to Italy at 16 to pursue his F1 dream while the 21-year-old Daly first raced as a 16-year-old in Europe before moving there in 2011.
The duo also have the belief they will make it to F1 — emboldened by the success they have had so far. Daly won a race in Barcelona last year and again this year in Valencia and sits fifth in the GP3 standings. Rossi joined Caterham in 2011 as a test driver and was named a reserve driver this year. He then replaced Chinese reserve driver Ma Qing Hua in GP2 after the opening race in Malaysia and placed third place in Bahrain.
"When we were able to come over here and win races and qualify on pole, it justified that we can do it too. That is what has been encouraging," Daly said.
"Rossi has been great so far and he has done an awesome job and he has kind of gotten there with Caterham already," he said. "It's not just one American we want in F1. It's as many as we can get. Right now, it's just us two that at least have made it into Formula One cars and are kind of getting there."
The two also understand the significance of becoming the next American on the grid. They have already witnessed a few flag-waving Americans at European races and the kind of support that comes across Twitter and Facebook when they win races. Doing that in Austin or New Jersey, they said, would be special.
"It would mean everything not only to be an American on the grid but to be an American on the grid as Formula One starts to rebuild an audience in America," Rossi said. "The timing would be amazing."
Noting the buzz he saw for Brit Lewis Hamilton at the British GP and Spaniard Fernando Alonso at the Spanish GP, Daly said an American race needs a homegrown driver.
"In America, we have a race. Any drivers? No. Was there a good crowd? Absolutely, it's a great venue Austin and the track is incredible. But in reality, who do Americans have to cheer for?" he said. "It's like the Olympics. When you watch the Olympics, you want to see Americans do well."


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1. The right to an appeal by the State in a criminal proceeding is limited by statute.
2. The State may not file an interlocutory appeal of an adverse pretrial ruling suppressing evidence unless its ability to prosecute the criminal case is substantially impaired as a result of the order.
3. In cases of crimes involving illicit sexual relations between an adult and a child, evidence of other similar acts with the same child is admissible, whether such other acts occurred before or after the act charged, to establish the relationship between the parties, the existence of a continuing course of conduct between the parties, or to corroborate the testimony of the complaining witness. The threshold requirement that the other acts must be similar in nature should not be narrowly construed.
Appeal from Johnson District Court; JOHN ANDERSON III, judge. Opinion filed February 9, 2001. Reversed and remanded with directions.
Lannie C. Ornburn, Jr., and W. Scott Toth, assistant district attorneys, Paul J. Morrison, district attorney, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, for appellant.
J. Ryan Hare and Thomas J. Erker, of Erker, Norton & Hare, L.L.C., of Olathe, for appellee.
Before GERNON, P.J., KNUDSON and BEIER, JJ.
KNUDSON, J.: The State brings this interlocutory appeal challenging the district court's pretrial ruling that under State v. Crossman, 229 Kan. 384, 624 P.2d 461 (1981), other instances of sexual misconduct between the defendant Richard Bliss and the complaining witness, G.W., would not be admissible at trial. The district court reasoned that Crossman permits only evidence of prior acts and, alternatively, the prior acts were not sufficiently similar in nature to the underlying acts in the pending criminal complaint. We reverse and remand because Crossman does not preclude admission of the proffered evidence.
Bliss is charged with two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with G.W., contrary to K.S.A. 21-3504. The acts are alleged to have occurred in Count I between July 1, 1998, and September 1, 1998, and in Count II between November 1, 1998, and May 1, 1999. G.W. was 14 years old at the time of the offenses. Prior to trial, the State presented a motion to admit evidence under K.S.A. 60-455, or as res gestae, or under Crossman. The district court denied the State's motion. The State has only appealed the court's adverse ruling regarding admissibility under Crossman.
Crossman was a direct appeal by the defendant with one issue being whether the district court had erred in allowing evidence of other instances of sexual misconduct to be introduced at trial. The Supreme Court, in upholding the decision of the district court, concluded:
"[I]n cases of crimes involving illicit sexual relations or acts between an adult and a child, evidence of prior acts of similar nature between the same parties is admissible independent of K.S.A. 60-455 where the evidence is not offered for the purpose of proving distinct offenses, but rather to establish the relationship of the parties, the existence of a continuing course of conduct between the parties, or to corroborate the testimony of the complaining witness as to the act charged." (Emphasis added.) 229 Kan. at 387.
With the above reasoning from Crossman clearly fixed in our minds, we turn next to the State's proffer in this case.
Beginning in the summer of 1998, Bliss befriended G.W. Bliss and G.W. began spending more time together. Bliss began taking G.W. on trips and bought him a membership to a local athletic club where they would play racquetball together. Bliss also belonged to a hunting club in Linn County, Kansas, where he would periodically take G.W. to spend the night and go hunting. G.W. advised investigators that as his relationship with Bliss progressed, it became sexual.
During late spring and fall of 1998, Bliss would give G.W. pornographic magazines and would watch pornographic movies with G.W. at Bliss' residence. During the movies, Bliss would remove his clothing and masturbate, encouraging G.W. to do the same. G.W. and Bliss then masturbated while they watched movies. This type of conduct continued until, on at least two but probably more occasions, Bliss would masturbate G.W. and G.W. would masturbate Bliss.
In the spring of 1999, Bliss arranged for G.W. to have sex with a prostitute in Kansas City, Kansas. G.W. told investigators that Bliss took him to the Days Inn Motel across from the KU Medical Center and bought a room. A short time later, a prostitute arrived and proceeded to have sex with both G.W. and Bliss. This incident has been confirmed by the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department. Records at the Days Inn show Bliss had checked into the motel on March 11 and March 12, 1999. A motel worker recognized Bliss and stated that he sometimes stayed at the Days Inn twice a week. Another employee of the Days Inn stated Bliss has been coming to the motel for years, always accompanied by young boys described as being 15-16 years old. Officers confirmed Bliss had visited the motel on 36 occasions from March 1998 through June 1999. Bliss was charged in Wyandotte County, Kansas, based upon the above-stated information. At a preliminary hearing, the district court found probable cause and bound the case over for trial.
In addition to incidents at Bliss' residence and at the Days Inn, G.W. would testify about incidents that occurred at the hunting and fishing club in Linn County, Kansas. In the spring of 1999, Bliss took G.W. and a friend to the hunting and fishing club. Once at the club, Bliss put a pornographic movie in the VCR and began to play it on television. Bliss told the boys they were going to play a card game where the loser had to remove an article of clothing. When they were all completely nude, Bliss told both of the boys to masturbate with him, which they did. Bliss then told the boys that masturbation was something he had done with his sons and his father had done with him.
Based upon the above proffer by the State, the district court denied admission of the evidence under K.S.A. 60-455, or res gestae, or Crossman. The court limited its ruling to admissibility of the evidence proffered. The court also stated if Bliss' theory of defense was to substantially change or should an independent basis for admitting the other crimes evidence arise at trial, the court would reconsider admissibility. The State has filed a timely appeal, contending the district court misinterpreted and misapplied Crossman in its ruling.
However, Bliss contends we should not exercise appellate jurisdiction because the district court's ruling does not substantially impair the State's prosecution.
The right to an appeal by the State is authorized by statute. If there is no statutory authority for an appeal, then it must be dismissed. State v. Nuessen, 23 Kan. App. 2d 456, 458, 933 P.2d 155 (1997). Appellate review of district court rulings on pretrial motions which may be determinative of the case is permitted by K.S.A. 22-3603. State v. Newman, 235 Kan. 29, 35, 680 P.2d 257 (1984). "Such interlocutory appeals are permitted 'only where the pretrial order suppressing or excluding evidence places the State in a position where its ability to prosecute the case is substantially impaired,' and the State should be prepared to make such a showing where jurisdiction is challenged by the appellee." Nuessen, 23 Kan. App. 2d at 459. "In State v. Huninghake, 238 Kan. 155, 157, 708 P.2d 529 (1985), the court elaborated on the definition of 'substantially impairs' and held that '[s]uppression rulings which seriously impede, although they do not technically foreclose, prosecution can be appealed under K.S.A. 22-3603." State v. Berberich, 267 Kan. 215, 219, 978 P.2d 902 (1999).
In its ruling, the district court noted the importance of the evidence to the State: "There is no doubt that the proffered evidence would substantially aid the State in establishing a relationship between the parties, a continuing course of conduct, or in corroborating the testimony of the complaining witness."
We agree. The proffered evidence is of substantial importance to the State's case in chief. G.W.'s credibility will be at issue because there were no eyewitnesses to the events alleged to have occurred at Bliss' house. The evidence would bolster G.W.'s credibility. There also would be corroborative testimony that Bliss took G.W. to a motel in Kansas City for the purpose of having illicit sexual relations. There would also be corroborative testimony of Bliss making sexual advances toward G.W. at the hunting lodge in Linn County. Further, this evidence could aid in establishing a course of conduct between the parties. We conclude suppression of the proffered evidence substantially impairs the State's ability to prosecute its case in chief. Consequently, appellate review of the district court's order is appropriate.
The district court ruled the proffered evidence was inadmissible under Crossman because whether the proffered acts occurred prior to the acts charged is uncertain. The court found the cases which have followed Crossman have also used the term "prior" and stated it was bound by that language. Evidentiary rulings are normally within the sound discretion of the trial court. State v. Lumley, 266 Kan. 939, 950, 976 P.2d 486 (1999). To resolve this particular issue, however, this court is required to interpret the law as stated in Crossman. Questions of law are subject to unlimited review. State v. Rome, 269 Kan. 47, 50, 5 P.3d 515 (2000).
The discussion in Crossman did not focus on the specific testimony of the victim about prior sexual encounters with defendant. It focused on whether the testimony was offered for the purpose of establishing the relationship between the parties, the existence of a continuing course of conduct between the parties, or to corroborate the testimony of the complaining witness. 229 Kan. at 385-87. In fact, the victim in Crossman testified about other sexual acts between herself and defendant in general terms as opposed to specific accounts of dates, times, and places. Further, the Crossman court felt it important to include in its discussion a reference to 22A C.J.S., Criminal Law § 691 (31), p. 880 (1961), which states in part: "'[E]vidence of other similar acts with the same child is admissible, whether such other acts occurred before or after the act charged . . . to show the relationship and familiarity of the parties, accused's intent, and to corroborate the testimony of the prosecuting witness as to the act charged.'" (Emphasis added.) 229 Kan. at 386-87.
K.S.A. 60-455, much like the Corpus Juris Secundum annotation previously cited, also does not distinguish between prior and subsequent acts. To do so would lead to illogical results. In a case such as this, where acts are alleged to have occurred in different counties, one county would be able to use evidence of other acts in its prosecution, assuming the evidence is otherwise admissible, while the other county would not, solely based upon when each act took place. This position is also bolstered by the fact that children often forget exact times and dates certain instances may have occurred.
Clearly, there is no logical basis to treat acts which happened subsequent to the complained-of act differently than those which happened prior to the complained-of act for Crossman-type purposes. The district court erred on this limited issue in ruling the proffered evidence inadmissible due solely to the uncertainty with regard to the date different events allegedly occurred.
The district court also found the proffered evidence inadmissible under Crossman because the acts were not sufficiently similar in nature to the criminal acts now charged against Bliss. The State contends this was also an erroneous reason to exclude the evidence. Upon this subissue, we must consider whether the district court abused its sound judicial discretion. See State v. Sexton, 256 Kan. 344, Syl. ¶ 2, 886 P.2d 811 (1994).
In State v. Green, 232 Kan. 116, 121, 652 P.2d 697 (1982), the Supreme Court held evidence of a discordant marital relationship was admissible in the defendant's trial for murder of his wife independent of K.S.A. 60-455 and without a limiting instruction. The evidence was admitted to show the relationship of the parties, not that the prior acts were of a similar nature.
In State v. Moore, 242 Kan. 1, 8-9, 748 P.2d 833 (1987), the Supreme Court further explained its holdings in Green and Crossman, stating:
"Green was based upon the high degree of relevance that the evidence had to corroborate the testimony of a witness as to the act charged, to establish the relationship of the parties, or to establish the existence of a continuing course of conduct between the parties. [Citation omitted.] As in Crossman, a key part of the defense in the present case was an attack upon the credibility of the victim's testimony. The Crossman court based its ruling, not upon the failure of the defendant to request a limiting instruction, but upon its finding that '[t]he entire complex family relationship, including prior sexual encounters between Lori and defendant, is highly relevant in this case' to the credibility of the victim's testimony. [Citation omitted.]"
In this case, we believe the district court erred, unduly emphasizing the lack of similarity of the prior acts with the underlying acts of the crime charged while overlooking the relevancy of the evidence under Crossman. The evidence tends to establish Bliss' continuing wrongful sexual relationship with a minor and corroborates the child's testimony as to the acts charged. Thus, unlike K.S.A. 60-455 evidence to establish identity, the general nature of the Wyandotte and Linn County incidents was similar for the purpose of admission under Crossman.
Accordingly, we reverse the district court and remand for further proceedings consistent with our opinion.


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Backgammon game module (Unity)
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We are looking for developers/teams to develop a Unity backgammon gaming module based on current specification. The game needs to look like pretty mush as the attached picture (without the cups. External modules/templates are allowed. 2D and 3D also allowed) and needs to handle events specified in the specification. The module will be part of an online platform, therefore you need to strictly follows the specification.
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A Classic
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Nice one. But I still love the classic hitler paladin tirade.ReplyDelete
Boy, do I ever... and here I was going to put that on mine. You beat me to the punch again!ReplyDelete
Shaman need more buffs!ReplyDelete
Pure Classic!ReplyDelete
Am I old school for remembering that? :(ReplyDelete
Oh, how times have changed. So easy to forget while I'm getting killed 100-0 during a ranged stun through 600 resil by a plate class who also has bubble and instant heals, that they used to be nearly unable to kill quest mobs, and rolling one on a pvp server was tantamount to suicide. Nowadays, if you roll as anything other than paladin or DK on a PvP server you obviously aren't concerned about whether you win PvP fights. :)ReplyDelete
Just kidding! You know I love blessings! I mean, I love the otherwise useless objects we invite to raid that dispense blessings! I mean, I love paladins!
Also funny to remember all those years that druids were by far the worst PvP class (and honestly, worst class in general) when 3 of us all at once can't kill a tree nowadays, and people are worried about cats having too high damage. Cats!
How times have changed.
Back in the good old days when i still enjoyed and had time to play the game. How things have changedReplyDelete
haha nice oneReplyDelete


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progaim necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 255 diseños de 56 diseñadores freelance.
Progaim is a new start-up in the online gaming sector. We are a team of passionate lifetime gamers who has decided to create our own brand and line of games. We believe in great, straightforward yet addictive games, developed by gamers for gamers.
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MLion needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 107 designs submitted by 33 freelance designers.
A redesign of the IIA's best selling book.
Book cover concept needed for association publication. The foundational element of the internal auditing profession this book (also known as the "red book") outlines the standards and code of conduct for professional internal auditors around the globe.
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- Global/World-wide ApplicabilityThis is a short turn around project. All entries need to be submitted by the week of June 30th (preferable before then). The final winner will be selected at a team meting the week of July 7. To read more about the current publication, visit here: http://www.theiia.org/bookstore/pro…7-1145.cfm
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- Definition of Internal Auditing
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The End Is Just the Beginning for Investigation Discovery's New True Crime Series with a Backward Twist: "REDRUM"
America's Guilty Pleasure Network Unveils the First Upside Down Murder Mystery
SILVER SPRING, Md., Jan. 2, 2013 -- Investigation Discovery turns traditional crime drama on its head with the new series, REDRUM premiering Tuesday, January 15, at 10pm E/P. Moving in reverse, this show debuts the next great angle in compelling storytelling as it starts at the scene of the crime and goes backwards in time to reveal the killer, revealing their motive and the truth behind what really drove them to murder.
"As a destination for people who crave crime and mystery programming, we are always searching for innovative ways to tell our stories and keep our audience captivated," said Henry Schleiff , president and general manager of Investigation Discovery. "REDRUM brings a unique angle and to me, there's nothing 'better for change' than literally, flipping the script."
REDRUM illustrates how a murder investigation never starts at the beginning, but when a body is found. It's up to the investigators to piece together the story, tracing the series of intersecting, and often complex events and relationships that unfolded to arrive at the root of the crime. Viewers follow the backward tale of murder from the false motives and mistaken witnesses to conversations taken completely out of context, until the truth finally comes out at the very end. With interviews from friends and family close to the victims, and sometimes even the killer themselves, this chilling and haunting series uses a combination of traditional elements of true crime programming by integrating first person interviews along with stylized recreations.
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REDRUM is produced for Investigation Discovery by Stephen David Entertainment with Stephen David as executive producer, along with Randy Counsman and Randy Martin as co-executive producers. For Investigation Discovery, Keila Woodard is associate producer, Eugenie Vink is executive producer, Sara Kozak is SVP of production, and Henry Schleiff is president and general manager.
About Stephen David Entertainment:
Stephen David Entertainment is an end-to-end television production and development company based out of New York City, with its own in-house post-facility. The company focuses on reality shows, docu-series as well as select scripted shows. Stephen David Entertainment is a leader in quality television productions, with Mr. David hand-selecting every project that gets the company's stamp of approval. Stephen David Entertainment is currently producing projects for a wide-range of networks, including, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, HGTV and History Channel.
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Will Facebook Pay $1 Billion for Waze?
Facebook is in advanced talks for an app called Waze and it could be Facebook's second $1 billion deal. MoneyBeat's David Benoit joins digits.
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... I ... Facebook is pushing ever harder into your mobile phone ... and David Benoit here at the latest on what the sauce network is up to ... it's about a billion dollar deal ... reporting today that Facebook is in late stage talks to buy we use an app you may have heard of ... otherwise you could download what is essentially a social network map ... the deals and finalized but the late stage talks are reporting ... what is way is essentially allows you to crowd source Corrections seat go on to the app and ... get ... ideas from your friends like no way there's traffic or where there might be a speed trap or where you might have ... percolating get some ... the dollar the fifty million times making one of the most successful apps and most popular on ... Apple's ... app store ... I was a need for Facebook essentially to signal their pushing ever harder into mobile technology and in a push to get mobile ... revenue ... but it made very clear that that's ... the future for the company and this is one more way for them to sell ads ... on a mobile device ... and ... it's a pretty big deal for the company they've only made one deal anywhere near this size ... which is Instagram about a year ago ... so he could mean that they're going to do more deals the size though they've been declared that they like and smaller deals so we'll see what


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I was pretty excited when I heard this month's theme ingredient for Iron Cupcake:Earth — wine! Wine is one of my favorite beverages, and I was interested to see how I could incorporate it into a cupcake.
I decided to keep it simple this time, so I made a wine-flavored cake smothered in cream cheese frosting. I loved the idea of adding wine, which has such complex flavors, to a simple and sweet cupcake.
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The end result was very tasty! I actually used a Cabernet Sauvignon (the only wine that was open at the time), but I think a sweeter wine would make the cupcake even better. Also, you can't really go wrong with cream cheese frosting ;)
I used some purple liners to go with the wine theme. As you can see, in this pic I was playing around with the aperture on my new 50mm f1.4 lens :)
The recipe is very simple, and you don't need an electric mixer because there is no butter to cream. Instead, there is vegetable oil, which gives the end cake a very moist texture.
First, mix the sugar, oil and eggs with a whisk, and then add in extract:
Then, alternate whisking in the dry and wet ingredients — one third of the dry, then the milk, another addition of dry, then the wine, and then the rest of the dry:
The batter took on kind of a fugly grey color because of the wine, so I added a little bit of red gel food coloring for camouflage. It really took on the red color more than I expected, but I like the way it turned out!
I used a #16 disher to portion them out. By the way, if I ever had to make cupcakes for a group of Red Hat ladies, these would be the cupcakes ;)
Major puffage on these babies. If you don't want a dome, you will get a lot more than 12 cupcakes.
I finished them with cream cheese frosting, which is so simple and so amazingly good.
And here is the recipe... enjoy! :)
Red Wine Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Adapted from the Pimm's Cupcakes recipe and Cream Cheese Frosting recipe in 125 Best Cupcake Recipes by Julie Hasson
Red Wine cupcakes: (makes around 12)
190 g flour (~1.5 cups)
1 1/2 t baking powder
1/4 t salt
200g sugar (1 cup)
1/2 c vegetable oil (I used canola)
2 eggs
1/2 t flavor or extract of choice (I used strawberry, but vanilla or chocolate extract would be great)
1/3 c red wine (I used Cabernet Sauvignon since I had it on hand, but I think a sweeter wine would work even better, like a Shiraz)
1/3 c milk
red food coloring
- Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Place liners in a cupcake tin.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, oil and eggs until smooth. Add in the extract and whisk to combine.
- Add in the dry ingredients alternating with the wet, adding 1/3 of the dry, then the milk, 1/3 of the dry, then the wine, and then the rest of the dry. Mix just to combine with each addition. If desired, whisk in food coloring until uniform. The batter will be very liquidy.
- Portion the batter into the cupcake liners and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in pan for a couple of minutes, and then remove to a cooling rack until room temperature. Top with Cream Cheese Frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting: (makes around 2 cups, so you will probably have some left over)
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
pinch salt
125 g cream cheese (4 oz)
~260 g powdered sugar, sifted (2 1/4 cups)
- In an electric mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and salt until fluffy. Add the cream cheese and beat to combine.
- Add in the powdered sugar a little at a time until it is all combined, and then beat until it is the consistency you like. If you would like a thicker and sweeter icing, add more sugar.
- Once frosted, keep the cupcakes stored in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Nutrition Facts from NutritionData.com:
(per cupcake with 30g of frosting)
Calories: 362
Fat: 19 g
Saturated Fat: 6 g
Cholesterol: 59 mg
Sodium: 111 mg
Carbohydrates: 45 g
Dietary Fiber: 0 g
Protein: 3 g
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As the mother of pop music sensation Justin Bieber, Pattie Mallette knows how it feels to have her family experience top-of-the-world success.
As a woman with a troubled past of abuse and drug addiction, she also knows how it feels to live every day without self-esteem, without hope and especially without faith.
On Sunday, at two worship services at South Biscayne Church in North Port, each with capacity crowds of about 800, Mallette preferred to talk not about her son's skyrocketing show biz career but instead about the darkness and despair that once consumed her.
The title of Mallette's new autobiography, "Nowhere But Up," is essentially her story's bottom line.
Not until she hit bottom, hospitalized after a suicide attempt, did she agree with a youth counselor that her life had to change direction.
"My parents split when I was two," said Mallette, who grew up in Canada. "There was an abandonment for me."
As a child, "I felt I was not good enough for him to stay... I did not have a father to say, 'You're amazing,' 'You're a princess,' all those things a little girl need to hear from her dad."
Her mother became emotionally disconnected from her, essentially leaving her parentless, Mallette remembered.
At 5, she became a victim of sexual abuse that would last for several years.
"I was so filled with shame and confusion."
In her teen years, she relied on drugs and alcohol "to mask my pain... There were times when I was really struggling to find hope."
She frequented a youth center, where she would get kicked out for selling drugs. Yet the center's director "would always forgive me" and welcome her back. "He would talk to me about God."
At 17, while she was hospitalized after a suicide attempt, he brought her a rose and told her, "This is how God sees you."
"There is no way I'm a rose," Mallette remembered thinking. "I felt really dirty and filthy."
She dared God to prove her life had meaning and purpose. Suddenly, while in that hospital bed, "all of a sudden this presence came over me."
She became a believer.
"My faith journey — it was not all neat and tidy and tied in a bow," Mallette said.
She continued to experience setbacks, make mistakes.
Pregnant, the teen moved into a home for unwed mothers.
"There was a lot of pressure from people close to me to have an abortion," Mallette said. "It just wasn't an option for me."
By then, Mallette had rededicated her life as a Christian.
Mallette and her son, Justin, lived for years in public housing. Even though she often worked two or three jobs, she constantly worried about how they would get by.
Yet small miracles kept them going, such as the unexpected delivery of a box of food or a neighbor's paying for a year of child care for Justin so she could return to high school and at last earn her diploma.
Five years ago, after she showcased her son's talents on the Internet, her family set on a new upward course of seemingly unlimited possibilities.
Still, Mallette wants to look back — if only to give others reason to believe they can change their lives, too.
"If God can do it for me, He can do it for you, too."
Justin Bieber's mother reflects on life of abuse
As the mother of pop music sensation Justin Bieber, Pattie Mallette knows how it feels to have her family experience top-of-the-world success.


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by R. Tyson Smith
Last August, the editor of this paper, Pete Mazzaccaro, wrote a column apologizing for the omission of the race of an alleged perpetrator in a crime report. In this column he stated, "It's true that Chestnut Hill crime reports show that most crime here is committed by young black men … It would certainly be wrong to omit or censor descriptive details about criminals in our neighborhood."
Mazzaccaro's assertion, however, ignores the fact that on a routine basis the race of the suspect is left out of the Chestnut Hill Local's crime report descriptions. At the time of this writing (3/7/13), there are countless examples in which the race of the suspect was clearly known (or could have been known), yet the suspect's race was reported only when black.
The implication is that when crime occurs in Chestnut Hill, the perpetrator is black. What's worse, this has been routine for many years. If you doubt this, tally the instances (prior to 3/7/13) in which the suspect's race is stated when white. It is almost zero, whereas "black" is usually pointed out several times a month. In fact, I'd be willing to bet that this omission of "white" has persisted de facto for the history of the Chestnut Hill Local's crime report.
I don't know the racial composition of crime suspects in Chestnut Hill, but I am certain that some proportion of the perpetrators are white. It may be true that the majority of suspects are black – as Mazzaccaro states unequivocally – because of Chestnut Hill's proximity to low income neighborhoods where the majority of residents are black and living within staggering conditions of poverty. But there is no way that all suspects are black, as the Local implies through its ongoing omission of white race.
Curiously, Mazzaccaro's apology was prompted by readers who felt that the Local was in error – or being "politically correct," as he surmised – in their omission of racial identifiers after the Delphine robbery. Apparently these same vigilant readers failed to notice that, yes, race has been regularly omitted – but only when it is "white." This makes one wonder why these readers noticed only the omission of "black."
Beyond supporting harmful racial stereotypes of blacks as criminal and therefore less moral, the Chestnut Hill Local's reporting discrepancies perpetuates a pernicious corollary – whites (and other racial groups) are not these things. Thus the Local reinforces harmful cultural associations between race and behavior in their unscrupulous reporting. This pattern is cause for concern in and of itself, but it is all the more problematic in a neighborhood that is as racially segregated as Chestnut Hill. Lower rates of interaction with people of other races is more likely to lead to problematic stereotypes of other groups.
The Local may state that its report has come straight from crime blotter reports delivered by police, but this is still not excusable. Many neighborhood papers do not report such accounts verbatim; moreover, is it not the editor's job to judge and correct reporting errors?
I suspect that few, if any, Chestnut Hill residents would call themselves racist and most have some interest in advancing racial equality. Despite being almost entirely white and highly segregated, the community prides itself on having so many well-educated professionals, many – if not most – of whom voted for the first African-American president (87 percent of the 19118 community voted for Obama in 2008, for example).
Having said that, routine messages like those found in the Local's crime report matter. I would suggest that when the race of a suspect is identifiable – a clear perspective with accurate description – either omit the suspect's race altogether or state it every time. If details on the suspect are fuzzy, omit the race altogether. This appears to be the standard for many newspapers' crime reports.
Furthermore, while a disproportionate percentage of crime in Chestnut Hill may be committed by young black men, both readers and editors should be mindful of what gets "reported." Crime measurement is a phenomenon subject to a variety of social influences; many crimes go unreported all of the time, regardless of their impact.
In addition, people with higher socioeconomic status have far more resources to keep their indiscretions private. As any Chestnut Hill resident who's paying attention knows, even though DUI's, drug-dealing, vandalism, and stealing by whites frequently occurs, they very rarely make the crime report. (Of course, even if they had, the whiteness of the perpetrator would likely have been omitted.)
"White collar" offenders might be more likely to resemble a Chestnut Hill profile, but they are no less "criminal" than those who commit "street crimes." One of the biggest recent crimes in the community, after all, was the million-dollar fraud by a former owner of Caruso's market. This act, like most crimes, was nonviolent and economically based. But unlike the stolen credit cards, wallets, and toiletries that are regularly reported in the Local, it was a huge amount of money. (The criminal was white.)
Reckless lending practices and fiduciary irresponsibility that causes depositors to lose millions – another local example from the 90s – harms countless numbers of people. If the Local's going to continue to list the credit cards, deodorants, and navigation devices that get swiped from local residents and businesses, surely the "white collar" crimes should be listed as well. If and when they are, race should either be omitted altogether or always listed.
As it stands, the Chestnut Hill Local's "crime report" represents a pernicious form of institutionalized racism. If we want to correct the everyday injustice and instances of racism, the ongoing practice exhibited in the Local should be changed immediately.
R. Tyson Smith is a sociologist at Brown University who does research on gender and health. He used to live in the Chestnut Hill area and still receives the Local thanks to the generosity of his mother-in-law. He can be reached at email@example.com


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What to see in Hill Resorts
Hill Resorts Attractions
One can just imagine the sweat-sodden colonial pioneers struggling upwards in search of cool, hilltop refuges in Malaysia, and many similarly wilting tourists are now following in their footsteps. The hill stations were once reserved for colonial officials and their families but these scenic spots up in the clouds have become very popular destinations with locals and foreigners. The old stations have been widely differentiated and although leisurely forest walks and afternoon tea are still a feature of some, colonial quaintness has been replaced by luxury resorts in many cases.
Featured below are the four most popular hill stations: Bukit Larut, or Maxwell Hill, is the oldest hill refuge, and is a peaceful, old-fashioned place which has resisted development and caters to a limited number of visitors; Cameron Highlands is the largest hill resort and has been well developed for tourism, retaining the best of the British traditions but also encouraging commercialisation; Fraser's Hill is the preferred station for nature lovers, offering extensive hiking trails and natural attractions, with development limited to protect the rainforest; and the Genting Highlands is a glitzy, resort playground famed for its casinos and theme parks, which bears no resemblance to the hill stations of old.
Other popular hill resorts in Malaysia include Penang Hill, also called Bukit Bendera, which has phenomenal views over Georgetown and the Penang Bridge, and a charming old funicular system to take visitors to the top. There is also a canopy walk set up to facilitate jungle adventures. Bukit Tinggi, a fairly large city in West Sumatra, is also often listed as a hill station due to its altitude, and it offers some wonderful attractions, including the Sianok Canyon and the Japanese Caves, which are tunnels and bunkers built during World War II.
Bukit Larut
The holiday retreat of Bukit Larut, known formerly as Maxwell Hill, is the oldest hill station in Malaysia and is situated seven miles (12km) from Taiping, at an altitude of 3343 feet (1,019m). Bukit…
Cameron Highlands
The holiday destination of Cameron Highlands is the largest hill resort in Malaysia, located at the northwestern edge of Pahang state at an altitude of 6,001 feet (1,829m). This fertile region comprises…
Frasers Hill
Louis James Fraser was a controversial, solitary figure who arrived at the seven hills that have come to be known collectively as Fraser's Hill and set up camp on one of the cool, lush summits. The…
Genting Highlands
The Genting Highlands holiday resort, often called Resorts World Genting, has none of the colonial old world atmosphere of the other hill stations. Its main purpose is to entertain Kuala Lumpur's more…
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We are looking for contributors for our Hill Resorts travel guide. If you are a local, a regular traveller to Hill Resorts or a travel professional with time to contribute and answer occasional forum questions, please contact us.


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ISTQB Advanced Training Overview:
International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) is a software testing qualification certification organisation that operates internationally.
ISTQB is responsible for the "ISTQB Certified Tester", which is an international qualification scheme and the qualifications in the scheme are based on a syllabus. There is an examination covering the contents of the syllabus. After the examination, each successful participant receives the "ISTQB-Certified-Tester" certificate.
The Foundation Level exam tests for knowledge, not skill. It provides information about the certificate holder's level of familiarity with the most common concepts of software testing and the associated terminology. It does not require work experience. The Foundation Level exam is a stepping stone toward the Advanced Level, which is more in-depth and much more practice-oriented. Information on the knowledge and skills that need to be demonstrated in order to get the certificate can be found in the syllabi of the Levels.
Syllabi are publicly available for download from the:
ISTQB ® Website (http://www.istqb.org/downloads.html).
Terms used in the ISTQB ® syllabi are described in the .
ISTQB ® Glossary (http://www.istqb.org/downloads/viewcategory/20.html).
Course Objectives:
- Prepare candidates for the Certificate in Software Testing based on the ISTQB syllabus.
- Improve understanding of software testing "its purpose and nature" and to raise awareness of issues and constraints around testing.
- Provide a professional qualification widely recognised by employers, customers and peers.
- Introduce test techniques (static, white box and black box) to delegates as well as providing practical experience of some key techniques.
- Provide a professional qualification widely recognised by employers, customers and peers.
- Introduce test techniques (static, white box and black box) to delegates as well as providing practical experience of some key techniques.
- Learn standard terminology.
- Provide a complete picture of the test activities and processes from requirements review to system implementation; and to discover good sources of information.
- Enabling software suppliers to hire certified testers and thereby gain commercial advantage over their competitors by advertising their tester recruitment policy.
- Enabling comparison of testing skills across different countries, testers to move across country borders more easily and multi- national/international projects to have a common understanding of testing issues.
Scope for Fresher and for Experienced for ISTQB (FL) are same.
Value of the Course:
- Prepare candidates for the Certificate in Software Testing based on the ISTQB syllabus.
- Conveys Common Practices for Software Testing.
As test manager and adjunct professor Marc Rene writes, "Certification across an organization gets all testers on the same playing field with terminology, approaches, methodology, and general testing principles. Certifications focus on foundational testing knowledge and sound testing practices. Furthermore, they allow all testers to have a shared understanding about the maturity .
- Establishes a Framework for Skill Building.
There are many topics available for training in software testing, but which ones are best for the development of your team? The ISTQB certification program lays out a tree structure of training, with well--â€defined syllabi and learning objectives developed by international testing experts. The ISTQB syllabi forms a strong basis of topics and timings that can be applied at corporate and university levels.
- Builds Credibility and Professionalism for Your Profile.
- Has International Recognition and Consistency.
Many international companies are adopting ISTQB certification as a way to get consistent training of all their test teams worldwide on a common syllabus.
- Transfers Practical Knowledge for Software Testing.
- Learning the Subtleties of ISTQB Terminology and Approaches.
People who have been in the testing field for many years may understand topics from their experience and previous training. However, people with over 30 years experience have failed the CTFL exam – not because they lack knowledge, but because they lack the ISTQB perspective. Small details in understanding can make the difference between passing and failing the exam. The syllabi provides the learning objectives and what should be covered in a training course. They do not convey the knowledge behind the topical outline. That is where formal training comes into play.
- Instructor Guidance and Feedback.
A good instructor will make sure all learning objectives are covered and that your questions are answered. With self-study, you are largely on your own. Terminology and process details are explained so the candidate will be able to understand the concepts and apply them on the job.
- Focused Attention.
You are focused on the topic of software testing for a period of time. This is more than just reading a book. (Which, by the way, reading books on testing is something few testers do.
- Making the Best Use of Your Exam Investment.
A candidate can re-take the exam at any time if they don't pass. However, each exam sitting is 45,00 for the first time and 2500 for the rest of the times. With training, you have a much better chance of passing the exam, plus you get the benefit of testing training which can be used on the job for years to come.
- Practical Application.
Any type of software testing training should include practical exercises to reinforce the key concepts. People only retain 50% of what they hear and see, but 90% of what we say and do, so we will have practical approach and discussions.
Hierarchy of qualifications.
Currently ISTQB ® provides 3 levels of certification:
ISTQB Foundation Level (CTFL).
ISTQB Advanced Level (CTAL).
- Test Manager.
- Test Analyst.
- Technical Test Analyst.
Expert Level.
- Improving the Test Process.
- Test Automation (to be implemented).
- Security Testing (to be implemented).
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Free Month of Xbox Live For Users Affected By Cloud Issues
If you were affected by the Xbox Live service issues last week, you'll be glad to know that Microsoft is doing you a solid by giving you a month of Xbox Live Gold for free!
A post on Major Nelson's blog features a published e-mail from Xbox Live's General Manager, Alex Garden, stating that members who were affected by the service's issues will receive a one-month extension on their Xbox Live Gold memberships.
We want to thank all of our Xbox LIVE members impacted by the Cloud Saved Games service issue for your patience and understanding. It took longer than we expected to get back to full performance as we needed to ensure the integrity of everyone's game saves. Whether you couldn't access your game saves for a couple of hours or a couple of days, we sincerely apologize for the delay and inconvenience. We will be automatically applying a one-month extension to the Xbox LIVE Gold memberships of everyone who was impacted. We can assure you we'll also be doing a thorough post mortem to help prevent this from happening again.
As always, I welcome your feedback. Game on!
Alex Garden
Email: Alex dot Garden at Microsoft dot com
General Manager, Xbox LIVE
Major Nelson (also known by his human name, Larry Hyrb), also reminds members that they don't need to take any further actions to receive their free month. He said, "We know exactly who was affected and we'll handle all of this on our end."
How does that sound, Xbox fans? Looks like Microsoft is putting the right kind of bandages on this Cloud Save boo-boo. Let us know in the comments below if you were affected by the downed services last week and if you're looking forward to getting a free month of Xbox Live Gold!


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Yes, I know. Another quickbread. Nothing like finding a theme and sticking to it, right? Right! In any case, I am SO EXCITED to share the best. zucchini bread. evar. This is a family heirloom recipe that I have been dying to get my hands on, literally, for years. Of course, the family in question is not quite my own, so that probably has something to do with how long it's taken me to extract the recipe. That, and having to rely on teenage boys to do… well, just about anything.
This recipe, you see, comes from Brenda, mom to the WonderTwins' friend-since-childhood, Mikey. And we've been the lucky recipients of a "brendabread"–so called by WonderTwin A–every Christmas since forever. Even now that even the WonderTwins and their friends are, well, if not ALL, then mostly grown up, a long, foil-wrapped loaf of brendabread will still magically appear right before Christmas, where it is usually demolished in seconds… by wolves. We have nothing to do with it, I swear.
This Christmas, however, I was smart enough to hide our annual brendabread in the back of the refrigerator behind some very suspect leftovers, so we could enjoy it on Christmas morning. And enjoy we did, because as always, it was SO GOOD. Really. I mean, Proustian nonsense aside, this is really great stuff. Even better, I finally managed to get the recipe itself thanks to Mikey's very organized wife. (There's just something about blonde first-born children, isn't there, Martha?)
Anyway, the recipe! Its success is all about balance and a restrained touch, I think. While the bread could accommodate far more of just about everything (spice, zucchini, raisins, nuts), it's really perfect as is. Lushly moist with an even, tender crumb, it's not too sweet and has just enough mix-ins to keep things interesting. Their relative sparseness makes it all the more exciting when you run across a plump raisin or toasty walnut.
As always, be sure to read the notes after the recipe for additional info.
Brendabread courtesy Brenda F.
Yield: 2 large or several smaller loaves*
4 eggs
1 1/2 c sugar
1 c vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla
8 oz sour cream
1 lb zucchini
3 1/2 c flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 c raisins*
1 c walnuts, roughly chopped
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter your loaf pans. Trim parchment paper to fit the long axis of each pan, leaving a 2-3″ overhang on each side. Butter again and flour lightly.
Using the large holes on a box grater, grate the zucchini. Bundle it up in a clean dish towel and wring it out. You'll want to squeeze out about a third of its weight in liquid, leaving you with ~12oz/2 c of wrung-out zucchini. So, don't kill yourself on this. You still want it dampish. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs and sugar till foamy, about a min or so. Whisk in the oil, vanilla, sour cream, and zucchini. Set aside.
In a separate, medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Whisk together until totally homogeneous and not at all lumpy.
Using a wooden spoon, mix the dry ingredients into the wet and stir just till barely combined. Stir in the raisins and walnuts and continue just till evenly combined. Divide evenly among the prepared pans and bake for ~55 minutes, when a tester inserted into the center comes out clean–without any crumbs, but maybe with just the wee-est bit of sheen on it? You want it baked through, but still nicely moist.
Let cool in pans on rack for 10 min and lift loaves out using the overhanging parchment and return to racks to finish cooling. It actually benefits a bit from sitting, wrapped up tightly, for a day or so. Trying, I know, but try and wait a day before tearing into it. Each loaf seems to rehydrate itself after the rigors of baking.
Notes & Variations
On pan size, I think the original comes to in a 3.5 x 10 or 11″. Not a common size. I ended up using two 6.5 x 3″ and one 9 x 4.5″. The former baked in about 50 minutes, the latter in about 60. Just check for doneness regularly per the above and you'll be fine regardless of loaf size.
Also, if your raisins are sad and dry, pour some hot tea or boiling water over them and let them sit for a few minutes before draining them and adding them to the batter. Happy raisins make for happy bread. And, even if you don't like raisins, suck it up. They are part of Brendabread's magical appeal. Even Daddy J, who will eat the cookie part of an oatmeal raisin cookie and leave a small heap of raisins on the plate, loves the Brendabread. Embrace the raisin.


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New guidelines to restore supply chain visibility and create enterprise value
To ascertain the depth to which today's uncertain environment impacts the global supply chain – what has been called the "lifeblood of economic and social progress" – the IBM Institute for Business Value surveyed 664 supply chain management executives in 29 countries around the world.
What we discovered is that global economic turmoil and uncertainty underlie the three most significant challenges supply chain management executives face today:
- Volatility – Global complexities and fluctuation in customer demand
- Visibility – The need for accurate, time-sensitive information
- Value – Constant pressure for supply chain management and operations to create enterprise value.
Overcoming the often-daunting obstacles that complexity and uncertainly introduce into the constant and seemingly relentless challenges of managing the supply chain will require three new rules:
1. Know the customer as well as yourself. Smooth volatility with predictive demand.
Predict demand and be in a position to react to demand variability with rapid response and allocation of all global resources.
2. See what others do not. Unveil visibility with collaborative insight.
Collaborate with visibility to events, with suppliers, service providers and customers in an open, action-oriented environment.
3. Exploit global efficiencies. Enhance value with dynamic optimization.
Optimize pipeline inventory, the global supply chain network and cost structures. Create cost-efficient sustainable products and practices while hedging risks with partners.
The top performers in our study – what we call Visionaries – are already embracing these rules and stand out in virtually every category we examined and measured.
Do you have what it takes to become a supply chain Visionary? Download our complete IBM Institute for Business Value executive report to find out how your company measures up – and the steps you can take to create your own vision for smarter supply chain management.
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- New rules for a new decade - A vision for smarter supply chain management (1.2 MB)
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Supply Chain Management Lead, IBM Institute for Business Value
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Singer-songwriter and general force of nature, the great Carole King turns 71 today.
King's first solo record, 1970's Writer, was a commercial flop, but the following year, her Tapestry album captured the public's attention, worldwide. Tapestry's laid-back, folksy, very feminine-centered compositions—something still quite "new" then, Joni Mitchell was also breaking big around this same time—saw the record become an immediate chart success. The lead-off single from the album, "It's Too Late"/"I Feel The Earth Move" was number 1 on the Billboard charts for five weeks. The confessional Tapestry was nominated for four Grammy awards and King was given statues for Album of the Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Record of the Year ("It's Too Late") and Song of the Year ("You've Got a Friend").
Tapestry went on to become one of the top-selling record albums in history. In fact, with well over 25 million copies sold worldwide, 10 million in the US alone, the album was the first to be certified "diamond." Its sales tallies have been bested only by Michael Jackson's Thriller.
Its chart run, holding down the #1 rank for an incredible fifteen weeks was the record for a female solo artist for over 40 years until Tapestry was surpassed by Adele's worldwide blockbuster 21 in 2012. All in all Tapestry has been on the Billboard Top 200 for over 300 weeks between 1971 and 2011.
I've actually purchased Tapestry on three formats over the years on vinyl, CD and then twice on two different SACD releases (I'm forever searching for "the best version" of something). It's one of the most essential albums I own. How could anyone not like Carole King???
In 1971, Carole King taped an amazing live studio set—more or less "unplugged" before such a concept existed—for the BBC's In Concert series, with James Taylor on acoustic guitar.
Set list: "I Feel the Earth Move," "(You Make Me Feel) Like a Natural Woman," "So Far Away," "It's Too Late," "Smackwater Jack," "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" and "Up on the Roof."
I was absolutely floored by the quality of this set. I hope you will be, too.