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Pictures of Olivia Palermo in Vogue Spain 2010-12-28 10:05:44
Style-Savvy Olivia Palermo Is Launching Her Own Line
Style-Savvy Olivia Palermo Is Launching Her Own Line
Finally, the style-savvy fashion darling and former costar of The City is doing what comes natural. Olivia Palermo's taking her love of styling to the next level with plans to launch her own clothing line. As she revealed to the latest issue of Spanish Vogue, her design venture will be the focus of her new reality show. Surely, this is one to watch — in the meantime, click through to get a glimpse of Palermo posing pretty in a tiara and looking gorgeous as always.


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Kenan & Kel Foto's
The show was set in Chicago, Illinois and centered on the antics of two mischievous teenagers, Kenan Rockmore and Kel Kimble. Kenan is a high school student with a job at a local grocery store, while Kel is his clumsy, orange soda loving best friend. Later Marc and Sharla are introduced to the show, both of whom had their own quirky characteristics.Episodes of the series always opened and closed with Kenan and Kel breaking the fourth wall (while still in character) and interacting with the studio audience and each other while standing in front of a red curtain that is placed in front of the main set. A frequent running gag of the openings would be Kel never knowing what the night's episode would be about and Kenan refusing to tell him. The closings would frequently feature Kenan coming up with a new scheme – often asking Kel to get assorted, various items and meet him somewhere. Frazzled, Kel would exclaim his catchphrase, "Aww, here it goes!"

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melissann necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 99 diseños de 26 diseñadores freelance.
I am in need of a logo for my new photography business. I specialize in children/family/individual portraiture and weddings. I need a fresh and simple logo. Please read design brief as I have some specific design requests. I look forward to seeing what everyone comes up with!
Melissa Ann Photography
Desired Color Scheme:
neutral colors
Desired Style:
simple, modern, fresh
Accepted File Formats:
Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png); Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
I am looking for a logo that includes the full business name "Melissa Ann Photography". I would prefer "Melissa Ann" to be scripted and set apart from "Photography", but please no overly fancy or traditional fonts. Iam open to different types and styles of fonts! The logo will also be used as a watermark on all of my images for online viewing. It would be great if the initials MA could be incorporated perhaps and used alone as well (but not necessarily a requirement).I DO NOT want any camera's, film, or any other images/symbols that represent objects or people to be a part of the logo. I am open however to other symbols as long as the integrity of the logo remains simple and modern. I prefer neutral colors(black,white,gray), but you can feel free to experiment with other colors(but stay away from yellow and orange). And one more thing... no gradients. I look forward to working with everyone and providing you with feedback!
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2501 Migrants: A Journey
2501 Migrants: A Journey Previous Broadcasts
KQED World: Mon, Oct 7, 2013 -- 12:00 AM
Each day, thousands of primarily poor and young Mexicans abandon their native homes in search of jobs and the promise of a brighter economic future. In their wake, they leave behind the hollow footprints of a cultural and domestic abandonment. This documentary explores questions of art and indigenous community in the context of global migration. It chronicles the personal experience of Oaxacan artist Alejandro Santiago. After more than a decade living abroad, Santiago returned to his village, only to find a virtual ghost town of abandoned houses, empty streets and deserted farm fields. Santiago's sense of emptiness inspired him to search for answers through his art. In response, he created "2501 Migrants," a monumental installation art piece comprised of 2501 life-size clay sculptures, with each statue symbolizing a migrant who left his village.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED World: Mon, Oct 7, 2013 -- 8:00 AM


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by Trevor Kuss, sports information assistant
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The Georgia College softball team (8-4, 1-1 PBC) made the trip down to Flagler College (9-2, 1-1 PBC) Sunday, starting Peach Belt Conference (PBC) play for both teams with a split. The Bobcats would rally late but come up short 9-6 in the first game. In game two, Marisa Boyette (Marietta, Ga.) would hold the Saints to one run on four hits to secure the win for the Bobcats.
Georgia College jumped out to an early lead in game one, as senior Dani Gallucci (Orlando, Fla.) hit a two-run blast in the top of the first.
The Bobcat defense struggled early as the Saints jumped out to an 8-2 lead after two innings, including a six-run bottom of the second where all of the runs were unearned.
Georgia College chipped away at the deficit, with two runs in both the fifth and sixth innings. Junior Kelsea Martin (Dacula, Ga.) knocked in two runs in the fifth inning with a single to right center. The Bobcats took advantage of wild pitching in the sixth inning, scoring one run without recording a hit and then another with an Abi LeRoy (Dublin, Ga.) single to leftfield.
The Saints held the Bobcats off the scoreboard for the remainder of the game, coming away with the 9-6 victory.
After a short break, the Bobcats returned to the field for game two. While both teams were able to put up a myriad of runs in game one, they would be hard to come by as Boyette and Flagler pitcher Tinsley Smith would allow only four total runs while each going the full seven innings.
The Bobcats would put up the first run in the third inning as freshman Lacey Najafi (Suwannee, Ga.) came around to score on a throwing error by the catcher on a Whitney Okvist (Kennesaw, Ga.) bunt.
The score remained 1-0 until the Bobcats came to bat in the fifth inning. LeRoy singled up the middle, bringing in Okvist and advancing Frankie Walls (Dahlonega, Ga.) to third. A double steal by Walls and LeRoy brought in the second run of the inning.
In the pitcher's circle, Boyette held the Saints scoreless through 6 1/3 innings, allowing one run to score before collecting the final two outs. She struck out six while only allowing four hits.
LeRoy was 3-for-5 on the day, raising her season average to .459, good for fifth in the PBC. She also scored twice and picked up two RBI. Martin was 3-for-6 on the day with two RBI. She is tied for third most RBI in the PBC. Boyette's outing dropped her ERA to 2.39 on the year. Her 35 strikeouts are fifth best in the PBC.
Georgia College now has a pair of wins over ranked opponents, also beating No. 19 Barry University this season.
The Bobcats return to action Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 3 p.m. when they host the Anderson University Trojans for a doubleheader at the Peeler Complex.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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|The hotel features 76 units, all rooms with well-appointed bedrooms, large bathroom with bathtub and separate rain
shower and private balconies, flatscreen LCD TVs with DVD Players. The hotel offers the ultimate services and facilities
such as Outdoor Rooftop Swimming Pool, Pool Blow Bar, Auther's Café and Cross Bar & Bristo.
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A life style studio with 38 sq.m featuring all king size bed with private balcony. The spacious ensuite bathroom with separate bathtub and rain shower as well as walk-in closet attached in the bathroom.
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The well designed and appointed studio with 44 sq.m featuring extra size 7" feet bed as well as twin bed for the guest to choose from. Spacious ensuite bathroom with separate shower and bathtub, working desk and sofa bed are also available in this studio type.
|The hotel ideally located in the heart of Central Pattaya, only 5 minutes walk to Central Festival, a biggest shopping department store in Pattaya and only 3 minute walk to the beach.


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Memorial Weekend Safe Grillingby admin
The Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start to summer break, pool time and the grilling season. As we usher in the longer, warmer days, we welcome time outside grilling up some of the season's best dishes. However, it is also an important time to remember the dangers inherent with grilling and safety precautions we should take to ensure everyone has an enjoyable and safe summer.
The National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) says, while July is the peak season for grilling blazes, May accounts for 13 percent of all fires resulting from a grill. To help prevent these fires, the NFPA offers these tips:
Propane and BBQ grills should only be used outside.
The grill should be placed away from the house, deck railings and out from underneath eaves and hanging branches.
Be aware of children and pets around grills. They should not get closer than 3 feet.
Help prevent grease buildup by keeping your grill clean.
Never walk away from a grill once it is lit and turned on until you are done cooking and turn the grill off.
Open gas grill lids before lighting.
For charcoal grills, if using starter fluid, make sure it is for charcoal grills only.
Let charcoals cool completely before disposing in a metal container.
Remember these tips before you fire up the grill at your next backyard get together. Stay safe and have a fun, healthy summer!


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Welcome to the
Larchmont Mamaroneck
Hunger Task Force
(aka: "The Food Pantry")
We are an all-volunteer coalition of community organizations,
houses of worship, and concerned citizens dedicated
to assisting local families who need food.
We run a food pantry that distributes a nutritional bag
of groceries providing four days of meals, twice a month.
Help our neighbors with your time
or your contributions of food and funds.
Larchmont Mamaroneck Hunger Task Force
P.O.Box 112
Larchmont, NY 10538
Community Resource Center
134 Center Avenue
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
Phone: 698-3558
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Black and White Cookies
- 1/3 cup cream
- 7 ounces dark chocolate, chopped into small pieces
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 (18-ounce) package sugar cookie dough
Servings 36
Step 1
Place a small pan over medium heat. Add the cream and warm until almost boiling, about 3 minutes. Turn off the heat and add the chocolate. Stir for 1 to 2 minutes until the chocolate melts. Place the chocolate mixture into a small bowl. Cool the chocolate until firm enough to roll into balls. (To cool quickly, place the chocolate in the refrigerator for about 1 hour.)
Once the chocolate is firm, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Place the sugar in an empty pie dish. Roll the chocolate into teaspoon-sized balls and set aside. Roll a walnut-sized ball of cookie dough into a thin log about 3 inches long. Place a chocolate ball on a work surface and wrap a cookie dough log around the chocolate ball and press to adhere. It should look like a cookie version of the planet Saturn. Roll the cookie in the sugar to coat. Place the cookie on a large baking sheet and continue forming
the remaining cookies and rolling them in sugar. Once all the cookie balls are on the baking sheets, use the bottom of a drinking glass to flatten the cookies to about 1/4 inch thick.
Bake the cookies for 15 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool, then serve.


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In my post Liberals are the New Nazis, I point out how "progressive" liberalism has de-evolved into the new Nazism. The main tool of oppression for the Nazi party was the Gestapo. They attacked all perceived enemies of the state, anyone opposing their fascist agenda. The Social Justice Warriors (SJW) are the Gestapo of the Liberal party. A SJW is a person… Read More ›


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Indiana Limestone Month
Limestone Month, a celebration of southern Indiana's limestone heritage was created in 2007. Special events throughout the month of June include limestone quarry tours, architectural walking tours, carving workshops, exhibitions, and other special activities throughout Monroe and Lawrence Counties. See our calendar for more information about Limestone Month events, browse through the site for interesting facts and stories about limestone, or contact the Lawrence County or Bloomington, Indiana Convention & Visitors Bureaus to request more information about the home of Indiana limestone.
The first commercial quarry on record was opened in 1827 near the town of Stinesville, approximately 20 miles west of Bloomington. Since then, Indiana's limestone industry has grown to supply the majority of all high-quality building grade limestone use in the United States. Additionally, the culture and heritage of limestone has permeated the area around the rich deposits of the high-quality stone, known as Salem Limestone.
The Indiana limestone industry developed primarily in and around the towns of Bedford and Bloomington in an area of south-central Indiana roughly ten miles wide and 35 miles long, known as the "Stone Belt", which contains what geologists have identified as the Salem Limestone Formation. The Salem Formation is exceptionally deep - over 90 feet thick in some places. It is considered to be prime building limestone because of its extreme durability. It is also distinct in the world in its capacity for carving, due to its ability to accept and retain fine detail. In the Stone Belt limestone has been quarried out of the ground in huge blocks that can weigh up to 20 tons or more, taken to a mill where the stone is sawed, planed, turned by a lathe or cut into any shape.


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A man was stabbed by a stranger while sitting on his Mission Beach patio, according to San Diego Police.
Early Sunday morning around 3:45 a.m., the victim was hanging out with a few friends on his patio in the 3300 block of Ocean Front Walk.
Two men in their early 20s walked into the private patio, asking to join them.
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Police said the victim was not comfortable with strangers letting themselves into his area, so he asked them to leave.
Appearing apologetic, one of the suspects offered to shake the victim's hand.
When the victim agreed and grabbed his hand, the suspect pulled him close and stabbed him four times in his wrist, shoulder and back, police said.
The suspects then walked away on Ocean Front Walk, while the victim was taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
The stabbing suspect was wearing a baseball cap and gold jacket, witnesses told police.
SDPD detectives will continue the investigation.


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Mancelona Farmers Market
- Title:
- Mancelona Farmers Market
- When:
- Sep.19.2019, 3:00pm - Mar.25.2020, 7:00pm
- Where:
- Mancelona Buck Pole - Mancelona, MI
- Category:
- Community
Mancelona Farmers Market begins Thursday, May 16, 2019 and runs weekly through Thursday, October 24, 2019. Market times are 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Market information can be found on their Facebook page, or at www.mancelonafarmersmarket.com
To reserve a space at the market, call coordinator Bonnie Flynn, 231-886-0416.
- Location:
- Mancelona Buck Pole - Website
The Mancelona Buck Pole is located at RailRoad Park, at the traffic light (intersection of US 131 and M-88/State Street), downtown Mancelona. Railroad Park and the Buck Pole, also the location for the Farmers Market, is on the east side of US 131.
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Countdown to closure at the Twin Tunnels
summit daily news
There are just 10 weeks of blasting, delays and preparation left before the Colorado Department of Transportation shutters the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 completely for seven months while the highway is widened to three lanes.
While transportation crews are doing preparation work at the Twin Tunnels, the centerpiece of the project, CDOT PR teams are working to prepare the public for the closure.
I-70 westbound will remain open during the widening project. Eastbound traffic will be rerouted over an upgraded frontage road that runs parallel to the highway from April through October, when the project is slated for completion.
Until then, drivers will see more frequent work and occasional traffic stops at the Twin Tunnels as CDOT lays the groundwork for the widening.
Overnight lane closures will continue through April as well.
"Traffic is being reduced to one lane in each direction during off-peak hours," CDOT spokesman Bob Wilson said. "There will be occasional traffic stops to do blasting on the outside of the tunnel. There're a few rock outcroppings that they need to remove."
Blasting has to be done during the day, causing 20-30 minute delays for drivers during busier times, but transportation officials said crews will avoid blasting at peak travel times, including Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons.
Transportation officials have also launched a multi-platform public outreach effort to help both residents of and visitors to the mountain communities impacted by the work plan ahead.
The information push includes regular updates on the CDOT website, direct-delivery alerts through emails or text messages and a new smartphone application which will display up-to-date information on upcoming closures or traffic impacts.
Transportation officials are also collaborating with local towns and businesses to help get information out to the public.
"They've done a great job in planning this so it will be as little of an impact as possible," Breckenridge spokeswoman Kim Dystra-DiLallo said.
But CDOT officials say they don't expect the work to have a huge impact on drivers, like many Summit County visitors, who use the highway on days already marked by heavy traffic – particularly Sunday and holiday afternoons.
"It's going to be a little bit slower, but it's already slow going through the Twin Tunnels now," Wilson said. "People can expect similar delays, maybe a little bit longer on a Sunday afternoon."
The frontage road detour will have a 35 mph speed limit this summer, but congestion on peak travel days often keeps traffic from moving any faster than that on I-70.
Next summer's closure will coincide with a widening and paving project on Highway 285 through Park County, the longer alternative route between the Front Range and Summit County.
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Chocolate Sticky Buns
My husband, Randy, and I are chocoholics, so this recipe has become a favorite. The fudge-like topping pairs well with the chocolate-cinnamon filling.
Total TimePrep: 35 min. + rising Bake: 20 min.
Makes1-1/2 dozen
- 1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
- 1/3 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
- 3/4 cup warm milk (110° to 115°)
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 4-1/2 to 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup corn syrup
- 3 tablespoons baking cocoa
- 1-1/2 cups chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons baking cocoa
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the milk, butter, sugar, salt, egg and 1-1/2 cups flour. Beat on medium speed for 2-3 minutes or until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
- Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, combine the brown sugar, butter, corn syrup and cocoa in a saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute. Pour into two greased 9-in. round or square baking pans; sprinkle with pecans. Set aside.
- Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Roll each portion into a 12-in. x 10-in. rectangle; brush with melted butter. Combine the sugar, cocoa and cinnamon; sprinkle over rectangles to within 1/2 in. of edges.
- Roll up, jelly-roll style, starting with a short side; pinch seam to seal. Cut each roll into nine slices; place, cut side down, over syrup and pecans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 40 minutes.
- Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until well browned. Cool for 1 minute before inverting onto serving platters.


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United Illuminating
United Illuminating (UI) is a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR). Established in 1899, UI is engaged in the purchase, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity and related services to approximately 333,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in the greater New Haven and Bridgeport areas of Connecticut.
UI's service territory includes 17 Connecticut towns and cities in an area totaling 335 square miles along or near the shoreline of Long Island Sound.


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Poolcenter Mesh Pool Safety Cover - 18' x 36' Rectangle
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This mesh pool safety cover is made out of a heavy-duty two-ply mesh material that resists rot, mildew, sunlight and harsh chemical damage. Its durable mesh construction allows water and snow to drain through into the pool, while keeping unwanted leaves and large debris out. No more soggy boggy mess to clean off your traditional solid water-bag secured pool cover. Spring cleanup is a snap! Just shock your pool vacuum and done! Taking the cover on and off is so easy that one person can do it in as little as 15 minutes. Installation is so easy that some owners even use this safety cover on a daily basis during the swimming season.
- Many people use this cover year round on their swimming pool, not just as a winter pool cover.
- Each swimming pool cover comes complete with brass screw-type anchors for concrete decks, stainless steel springs, installation tool and storage bag.
- This cover is available in green, blue, and tan.
- Rectangle pool covers are for rectangular shaped pools only and will not accommodate a step section.
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World's Top Women Cyclists Selected to Compete in 2013 Women's Time Trial Race
Published on Mar 18, 2013
LOS ANGELES (March 18, 2013) – Race organizer AEG has confirmed participants for the third annual Amgen Tour of California Women's Time Trial Race, presented by SRAM, which will begin in San Jose at 12:45 p.m. Friday, May 17. This year's invitation-only event will showcase 15 riders, including several event veterans, from the ranks of Olympians, world champions, national champions, and champions of other prestigious cycling events.
The women's race is an ancillary event of the 2013 Amgen Tour of California 8-day cycling stage race, and will take place prior to the men's Stage 6 individual time trial, using the same course the men will ride later that day. The race against the clock will be headlined by riders from top women's teams, including Specialized-lululemon, TIBCO, Exergy Twenty16, NOW and Novartis for MS, Optum Pro Cycling presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies, and Vanderkitten, as well as several individual racers.
"As the largest stage race in the country, the Amgen Tour of California provides a unique opportunity to highlight the many facets of cycling," said Kristin Bachochin, executive director of the race and senior vice president of AEG Sports. "We are honored to host another worldwide showcase for the best women in the sport today, and to provide even more depth and thrills for the millions of fans who will tune in that week."
The full Amgen Tour of California Women's Time Trial Race roster includes:
- Exergy Twenty16: Alison Tetrick (USA), Mara Abbott (USA) and Kristin McGrath (USA)
- NOW and Novartis for MS: Alison Powers (USA) and Robin Farina (USA)
- Optum Pro Cycling presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies: Jade Wilcoxson (USA) and Brianna Walle (USA)
- Specialized-lululemon: Evelyn Stevens (USA) and Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER)
- TIBCO: Jasmin Glaesser (CAN) and Meredith Miller (USA)
- Vanderkitten: Rhae Shaw (CAN)
- Katie Compton (USA)
- Amber Neben (USA)
- Julie Dibens (GBR)
For additional rider information, please visit:http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/Peloton/womens-tt.html
The Amgen Tour of California Women's Time Trial Race will offer a $10,000 prize, as well as potentially help shape the outcome for another important race on the women's calendar – the USA Cycling Professional Road & Time Trial National Championships on May 25 in Chattanooga, TN.
"It's thrilling to ride in such a coveted event as the Amgen Tour of California Women's Time Trial Race," said Kurt Stockton, Team Director and Race Team Manager, NOW and Novartis for MS Women's Pro Cycling Team. "As an added bonus, the full-length course is the ideal preparation for the 19 miles that will determine the 2013 U.S. Time Trial Champion – you can bet riders will be fine tuning and putting in every ounce as they prepare for that competition."
The San Jose time trial is a 19.6-mile course that begins on Bailey Avenue and features a climb soon after the riders push off the start ramp. As the racers navigate around beautiful lakes and golf courses, they will prepare for the most difficult finish posed by any Amgen Tour of California time trial course. Once they make the final right turn on the route, they will face the strenuous, three kilometer climb up Metcalf Road to the finish at Metcalf Motorcycle Park. The riders will gain nearly 1,000 feet in elevation and attack several pitches with a grade of 10 percent or more.
"The time trial in San Jose is going to be a real test," said Specialized-lululemon rider Evelyn Stevens, who competed in the 2012 Olympic Games. "They saved the best for last on this course – the climb to the finish line will definitely be a feat to tackle with so much elevation gain so quick. It will be awesome to watch and participate in."
Fans who cannot attend the race in person will be able to tune into the racing excitement and see real-time results from the women's and men's races on the Tour Tracker atwww.AmgenTourofCalifornia.com.
About the Amgen Tour of California
The largest cycling event in America, the 2013 Amgen Tour of California is a Tour de France-style cycling road race, created and presented by AEG, that challenges the world's top professional cycling teams to compete along a demanding course from May 12-19, 2013. For more information about the men's and women's races, please visitwww.AmgenTourofCalifornia.com.
About Amgen
Amgen discovers, develops, manufactures and delivers innovative human therapeutics. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen was one of the first companies to realize the new science's promise by bringing safe and effective medicines from lab, to manufacturing plant, to patient. Amgen therapeutics have changed the practice of medicine, helping millions of people around the world in the fight against cancer, kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis, bone disease and other serious illnesses.
With a deep and broad pipeline of potential new medicines, Amgen remains committed to advancing science to dramatically improve people's lives. To learn more about our pioneering science and our vital medicines, visit www.amgen.com. Follow us onwww.twitter.com/amgen.
About AEG
AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world. AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Anschutz Company, owns or controls a collection of companies including facilities such as STAPLES Center, The Home Depot Center, Sprint Center, The O2, Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE and Best Buy Theater Times Square; sports franchises including the Los Angeles Kings (NHL), two Major League Soccer franchises, two hockey franchises operated in Europe, management of privately held shares of the Los Angeles Lakers, the Bay to Breakers foot race and the Amgen Tour of California cycling road race; AEG Live, the organization's live-entertainment division, is a collection of companies dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance, touring and a variety of programming and multi-media production. For more information, visit AEG today atwww.aegworldwide.com.
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May 01, 2012 | ISBN 9781612191317
" … the novel glides on silver skates from the surreal to the absurd to the languorously decadent … Irresistible." —Laura Miller, Salon
"Combining Arctic adventure with Victorian fantasy, this page-turner is as sparkling and colorful as the northern lights." —The San Francisco Chronicle
"Aurorarama is a magnificent achievement, balancing serious intent with arch humour. It's also beautifully stylish, replete with inventive steampunk iconography and fantastical characters in a stunning polar setting." —Eric Brown, The Guardian
"Aurorarama mesmerizes…" —Erik Morse, Bookforum
"Aurorarama is perhaps what Jules Verne would write if woken from the dead and offered a dose of mushrooms." —The National
"[Aurorarama] entrances and delights. You could spend years picking apart the sly references and the particular myths, poems, novels and songs that inspired Valtat, or you can simply enjoy it for the experience. Valtat is making his American debut in a big way…with his remarkable enthusiasm and bravery, it's completely possible he'll conquer the world." —Jessa Crispin, NPR's "Books We Like"
"Marvelous, perfect, and perfectly marvelous!… [Aurorarama] promises to attract discerning and sophisticated readers galore, those fans of the fantastical who are tired of second-hand visions and stale conceits….Valtat's novel is Little Nemo in Slumberland as retold by a trio of Jeff Noon, Steve Aylett and William Burroughs. I can hardly wait for its sequels." —Paul Di Filippo, The Barnes and Noble Review
"The prose is gorgeous, undeniably so..". —The San Francisco Book Review
"A terrific storyteller, Valtat mixes humor and poetry, romance and politics into a surprisingly thoughtful page-turner about social revolution." —Matthew Jakubowski, Paste Magazine
"Mr. Valtat may have written the most noteworthy contribution to steampunk in almost two decades…. Aurorarama rejuvenates an entire subgenre, adding creativity and accuracy (historical and, more importantly, tonal) to a field that risks being defined solely by corsets and airships. Beyond its importance in legitimizing steampunk, Aurorarama is a sparkling read – breathing, human characters wandering amok in one of the most captivating cities in fiction." —Pornokitsch
"Aurorarama is at turns smart, funny … thought-provoking, dark and bizarre" —Geek Speak Magazine
Praise for Jean-Christophe Valtat
"[Valtat] has a magical sense of shape, and a gift for lyrical prose that are rare in modern writing." —La Croix
"Jean-Christophe Valtat is a writer of beautiful energy." —Le Monde
"A totally satisfying literary experience, and I don't want you to miss it." —Kate G., bookseller at The Strand


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After much work, I have succeeded in extracting a clean 24P from GH2 HDMI captures.
First, a recap of the problem:
The GH2 sensor scans at 23.976P and embeds the picture in a 59.94i stream by adding 3:2 pulldown. Nothing unusual about that. But, when it sends this signal out the HDMI port, it adds in extra fields to make the signal a true 60.00i. These extra duplicate fields create havoc when attempting to remove the 3:2 pulldown. Plus, they throw the audio increasingly out of sync the longer the camera rolls.
But AviSynth comes to our rescue! The following script works for both NTSC and PAL cameras.
NOTE: This is an advanced script posted on April 24, 2011, and it superceeds the original script.
Code:avisource("Your HDMI movie.avi") LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\TIVTC.dll") LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\FDecimate.dll") LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\mvtools2.dll") function filldrops (clip c) { **even = c **super_even=MSuper(even,pel=2) **vfe=manalyse(super_even,truemotion=true,isb=false,delta=1) **vbe=manalyse(super_even,truemotion=true,isb=true,delta=1) **filldrops_e = mflowinter(even,super_even,vbe,vfe,time=50) **ConditionalFilter(even, filldrops_e, even, "YDifferenceFromPrevious()", "lessthan", "1.3") } # 3:2 Pulldown Removal AssumeTFF() trim(1,0) TFM(mchroma=false) FDecimate(threshold=0.5) AssumeFPS(24000,1001) # Chroma Fix FixBrokenChromaUpsampling() converttoyv12() # Fix Residual Duplicates filldrops() #Audio Delay delayaudio(.07) # Show the Metric for filldrops # This is a diagnostic to determine the threshold "lessthan" in the ConditionalFilter # To run, remove the # in the line below and put a # to the left of filldrops() 7 lines above # ScriptClip(last,"Subtitle(String(YDifferenceToNext() ))" )
In order to run this script you need to install Avisynth and have TIVTC.dll, FDecimate.dll and mvtools2.dll inside your Avisynth plugins folder.
There are many versions of Avisynth available. Alpha 2.6.0 has been tested with Windows XP and works:
However, I had some problems using it with Windows 7. Maybe it was just my machine. So, for Windows 7, I ended up using Avisynth 2.5.8. YMMV.
You can get TIVTC here.
It's about 3/4 the way down the page - TIVTC - 01/17/2008 v1.0.5
fdecimate is here:
mvtools2 is here:
You will also need a program to display the output from Avisynth and to render the processed footage. VirtualDub works fine.
I recommend the 32-bit version.
One very important thing I must point out... you must set your capture device to record at 30fps, not 29.97. This is because the camera really is putting out 30fps. If you record at 29.97, the script won't work properly.
You also must record to a 4.2.2 codec. The script will not work well if you record to a 4.2.0 codec.
The following codecs have been successfully tested: UT 422 codec, Cineform, Blackmagic MJPEG codec.
I also recommend rolling the camera first, then starting the external capture. And stop the external capture before stopping the camera. This will give you the cleanest signal and avoid the discontinuity that occurs when the GH2 switches into and out of record.
When running the script, replace the words "Your HDMI movie.avi" with the actual name of the movie clip + it's file extension. Be sure quotes surround the name.
The GH2 is truly a phenomenal camera. And the ability to record an uncompressed 24P HDMI signal makes it even more phenomenal!
AUDIO with HDMI
The GH2 does not send audio through the HDMI, only picture. If your HDMI capture device has analog audio inputs, you can capture audio along with the picture, which is a desirable thing to do. However, there is a problem - the GH2 introduces a delay to the picture when it sends it out the HDMI, so the audio and picture will not be in sync. In the script, "delayaudio(.07)" fixes this. It delays the audio the precise amount to match the picture. The number .07 works with the Blackmagic Intensity board. Other capture devices may or may not require a different setting. So, be sure to test.
If you use the script in a production environment, with hundreds and maybe thousands of clips, you're going to want to automate the process. Fortunately, someone has written a batch processing program for Avisynth scripts. Get it here:
Scroll down the page to post #94 and download the 'Cosmetic Update to v1.6'.
There are actually four programs in the package, three of which basically do the same thing. I found VDub-BIC to be the most stable, and it's the one I use to batch process the scripts.
WORKING with ProRes
If your HDMI capture device records to ProRes (such as, the Atomos Ninja), you will need to modify the script and install additional software. In the very first line, replace "avisource" with "qtinput".
Download and install Quicktime and Apple's ProRes decoder for Windows.
Prores Decoder
Next, download QTsource. This will enable Avisynth to directly open Quicktime movies.
Put qtsource.dll in your Avisynth plugins folder, and you're good to go.
When recording through the HDMI, the GH2 exhibits chroma jaggies in the red channel. Fortunately, Avisynth can correct this. These pictures are enlarged 2X for clarity. Thanks to GrgurMG for helping with the development of this section of the script.
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with Chroma Fix
The Advanced Script has a streamlined Chroma Fix that renders twice as fast as the original Chroma Fix.
The difference between the two Chroma Fixes is virtually imperceptible.
However, if you would like to run the original Chroma Fix, just replace the Chroma Fix section of the script with this:
Code:#Original Chroma Fix **FixBrokenChromaUpsampling() # Seperates the YUV channels. YV24 seems neccessary for the split and remerge to work. **ConvertToYV24(chromaresample="spline36") **Y = Tweak(sat=0, coring=false) **U = UToY() **V = VToY() # Shifts the YUV channels individually. In this case subpixel(halfpixel) shifting. **U = U.Spline36Resize(u.width,u.height,0.5,-0.5) **V = V.Spline36Resize(v.width,v.height,0,-0.5) **Y = Y.Spline36Resize(y.width,y.height,0,0.5) # Manually squeezes the chroma down to 4:2:0 and back. Prevents further shifting. **U = U.Spline36Resize(u.width,u.height/2) **V = V.Spline36Resize(v.width,V.height/2) **U = U.Spline36Resize(u.width,u.height*2) **V = V.Spline36Resize(v.width,v.height*2) # Recombines individual YUV channels. **YToUV(U,V,Y) # Depending on the source file you may need to convert from YV24 back to YUY2/YV12.
The question of whether the HDMI output is 4.2.2 constantly comes up. The fact is, nobody knows because the chroma is so mangled up. What we know for certain is that after applying the Chroma Fix, we have a clean, uncompressed 4.2.0 picture. As a practical matter, this is the best way to think of it.
HBR mode with FIRMWARE 1.1 and HDMI
Firmware version 1.1 adds HBR mode, which is frame rate 29.97P wrapped in a 59.94i stream. For PAL users it's 25P wrapped in a 50i stream. How does this signal come through the HDMI port? Here's the scoop: 29.97P is converted to 30P and is a disaster, hopelessly mangled up. Extra fields are added in, just like for 24P. However, there's good news for PAL users - 25P comes through cleanly - no extra fields. There is still the issue of the jaggy chroma in the red channel, even in 25P. So if you want a perfect picture, you would still need to run it through Avisynth. The script would consist of only the chroma fix. I suspect most people won't bother. It's only really noticable in areas of heavily saturated red. The one exception is if you're doing greenscreen keying with the HDMI picture. Then you must use the chroma fix because the red jaggies affect the edges of flesh. Without the chroma fix, it's going to be very hard to pull a good key.
I realize all of this can sound overwhelming, especially for someone who has no experience using Avisynth. But if you're willing to put in the time to get over the initial learning hump, the actual act of processing your clips is a no brainer - just load the files, push a button and go. Also, learning how to use Avisynth is a valuable skill in it's own right. There's a wealth of scripts available for every conceivable (and sometimes inconceivable) function for processing video.
For example, check this page out:
If you're coming here for the first time, be aware that you don't have to read through this lengthy thread. All the important information is right here in the first post. I have updated this post many times to incorporate the latest findings. If you do read through the thread, you're actually going back in time.
LOW LIGHT TRICKS for the GH2
Here's a useful link:
Technical Documentation
This section is for technical troubleshooting. Reading it is optional. You can skip this section and use the script just fine.
My testing procedure is to record a three minute clip with a head slate and a tail slate.
I place the MTS clip (that was recorded in camera) on the timeline in an editing program. This becomes my reference. Then I place the Avisynth processed clip on a track immediately above the MTS clip. Align the clips so the head slates match. Go to the end and see whether the tail slates match. Next, change the opacity of the Avisynth clip to 50%, which enables both clips to be seen at once. Then step through the timeline to make sure each frame is correctly aligned.
The advanced script has two thresholds in it. You probably won't have to adjust them, but for the sake of completeness, here is their documentation.
The first threshold is in fdecimate and it is important for the correct operation of the script. If you notice skipped frames or duplicate frames, the threshold might need adjustment. If the threshold is set too low, there will be duplicate frames. If the threshold is set too high, there will be skipped frames. The way to find the correct threshold is to turn on Metrics in fdecimate. In the script, temporarily replace fdecimate(threshold=whatever) with fdecimate(metrics=true). This will give you a numeric readout of the difference between each frame. The objective is to get rid of the duplicate frames. Run the script. As you step through the clip, make a note of the numbers associated with the duplicate frames. You want to set the threshold slightly higher than the largest of these numbers. In the script, replace fdecimate(metrics=true) with fdecimate(threshold=the number you found).
I found that a threshold of 0.5 works well if the footage has been recorded to a 4.2.2 codec at high quality.
You probably won't have to adjust the threshold, but if you do, be sure to run metrics first, so you have "hard numbers" to work with.
The second threshold is in the ConditionalFilter. It is the number to the right of "lessthan". If any duplicate frames manage to slip through fdecimate, the ConditionalFilter will catch them and interpolate inbetween frames usings mvtools2.
If you have any duplicate frames in the final output, I would examine this threshold before looking at the threshold in fdecimate, since this is where the problem is most likely to be. This threshold has a metric you can turn on to get a numerical readout of the difference brtween frames. The instructions are in the last four lines of the script. This threshold is currently set to 1.3. Duplicate frames should have a number less than the threshold and frames that are different should have a number greater than the threshold.
SCRIPT to PROCESS 1080 60i FOOTAGE
Here's a script designed to remove the extra fields from 1080 60i clips that have been captured through the HDMI.
This script is not perfect. The processed clip will occassionally fall one field behing the in-camera clip, and then catch up. I'm posting it for people who want to play around with it, but I would not recommend shooting "serious" footage with it.
Code:aviSource("Your 1080 60i HDMI movie") Load_Stdcall_plugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\yadif.dll") LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\FDecimate.dll") Yadif(mode=1, order=1) trim(1,0) A=converttoyv12() skip = 0 # no of frames skipped pf = 0 # previous frame A.Greyscale().FDecimate(rate=59.94, threshold=2.2) ScriptClip(""" **GScript(" ** *skip = current_frame < pf ? 0 : max(skip-2, 0) ** *while (current_frame+skip < Framecount(A) && LumaDifference(A.Trim(skip, 0)) > 0) { ** * *skip = skip+1 # skip decimated frame ** *} **") **pf = current_frame **return A.Trim(skip, 0) """) delayaudio(.07) AssumeFrameBased() AssumeTFF() SeparateFields() SelectEvery(4, 0, 3) Weave() AssumeFPS(30000,1001)
In order to run this script, you need to have fdecimate.dll, yadif.dll and gscript.dll inside your Avisynth plugin folder.
You can download Yadif here:
Get Gscript here:
It's at the end of the first post - Attached Files
fdecimate is here:
SCRIPT NOTE 1: This script works by converting the footage into a 1080 60P stream in order to remove the duplicate fields. It then re-interlaces it at the end. However, there may be situations where it's desirable to not re-interlace and to output the 1080 60P stream. Such scenarios might include pulling blue or greenscreen keys, adding in computer graphics, motion tracking, and compositing in general.
If you wish to output the 60P stream, just delete this last section of the script:
SelectEvery(4, 0, 3)
SCRIPT NOTE 2: As with the 24P script, if you're recording audio through your HDMI device, be sure to run your own tests to determine the proper audio delay.
In addition to the Avisynth scripts, I've also created my own settings for the GH2 hack, which I call 'SANITY'.
Check it out here:
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I had written off HDMI capture because I read it was useless. I guess now I'll have to do a bunch of reading on which capture device to consider. Thanks, Ralph B! This is going to excite a lot of people when they wake up.
are you sure you're able to capture a better output than MTS? that's the main thing to check (if you could post FF jpegs?)
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It wasn't deemed useless because of the lack of consistency for removing pulldown. It was deemed useless because the color gets trashed coming out of the HDMI pipe, somehow. The AVISynth solution is elegant, but doesn't solve why one would want uncompressed video that looks like this http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread...t-front/page27
While being "uncompressed" a close look at the HDMI image makes you realize you're not getting 4:2:2 resolution. Which kinda defeats the purpose of recording the image "uncompressed" to start with.
At least that's where that conversation died.
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good job, Ralph!
Have you managed to get rid of the chroma and resolution issues that Sandbox mentioned above?
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I've been doing film and video work professional for about 8 years and I've never once heard of anyone trying to record the picture from an HDMI output from a live video feed. HDMI monitor out is always just used for a reference when shooting. So the director and/or dp can view the shot and make lighting adjustments, etc.
That's great that you were able to get a full 24p out of the monitor now, but it really would have been fine without.
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Omg its so happy! So now our gh2 can make 4:2:2 just same like hollywood fatboys! Not bad!
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No, so far signs have shown us that we don't get 4:2:2 out of HDMI which is one of the main reasons why there is much doubt as to whether it's worth it. but Ralph B has made the first big step, so now we need to start doing comparisons to see what improves by capturing the HDMI.


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Authenticity or 100 Point Scores, Matt Kramer or Steve Heimoff, Chicken or Egg?
In his blog of October 5, Matt Kramer described how he now perceives the vast changes that have occurred in the world's wines over the past 40 years. While changes in specific wines are obvious to even casual drinkers, and some broader trends have been equally obvious, Kramer notes that only now, in the wake of research for his new book and numerous conversations with wine industry professionals around the world, has he been able to put his finger on the driving force of most of these changes. In a new blog from October 19, he identifies the cause as the pursuit of authenticity; the attempt to ensure that the wine in a bottle is a) what the label says it is and b) a wine that represents both its constituent grapes and the place from whence they came in a way that allows them to be identified by a trained taster.
What are the changes of which he writes? He notes dramatic stylistic changes in the wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy toward richer, oakier products. He alludes to similar changes in California. As for places such as Italy and Spain, while he's too kind to say so directly, the changes he speaks of are the transformation from poorly made, often unclean, wine to good and, yes, site specific wine.
Few people would assert that these changes have not taken place or that they are not significant. What is being hotly debated now is the cause. Again, Kramer says the change-factor is the search for authenticity. He actively dismisses the notion that the 100-point scoring system is the root cause, saying that higher scores are just a by-product of the authenticity-driven changes. Others, including Steve Heimoff in his blog today, argued the contrary. Heimoff states "From my perspective in California, I know that the 100-point system has been responsible for almost all the changes that have occurred." He cites as proof 20 years of comments from California winemakers indicating that they have been changing their style in pursuit of higher scores.
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In a market that is not global — a market in which wines rarely go far beyond their region of origin or, if they do, are typically the primary wine available in that export market — consumers have little choice. It is not one market but scads of tiny regional monopolies. If consumers want wine, they have to drink "local." These consumers are relatively insensitive to poor quality because they are accustomed to the local wine, even if it is bad, and because they don't have access to significantly different wine. On the winemaking side, captive markets and limited competition do not inspire innovation or the pursuit of higher quality.
The beginning of this change, I believe, came with the end of World War II. Many American GIs returned home from Europe with a newly acquired taste for wine — mostly French and Italian wine. However, authentically French or Italian wines weren't broadly available in the U.S. outside of the biggest cities. So American wineries began producing volumes of "Hearty Burgundy" and "Chablis" made from domestic grapes that rarely had anything in common with Pinot Noir or Chardonnay. [Certainly, the use of such names in the U.S. pre-dated WWII. However, volumes were lower and the wines were often produced by first- or second-generation immigrants who were at least taking a stab at reproducing the wines of their homelands for themselves and their fellow immigrants.]
In the 1960's, a number of things occurred which started to push the globalization of wine into high gear. The post-war economies of the major European countries began to improve and businesses therein transitioned from survival mode to a quest for expansion. Air travel became safer and much more prevalent; flights from the U.S. to Europe were no longer just for the rich and famous. In the United States, Robert Mondavi, to whom the best wines of Europe were well-known, founded a winery in Napa Valley with the goal of producing wines from that region that would be as good as the best of Bordeaux. European wine professionals came to California to study more modern approaches to viticulture and vinification. (Christian Moueix, proprietor of Chateau Petrus, studied at U.C. Davis in 1968-69.) In short, European wine regions were ready to increase exports, there was an increasing number of consumers eager to buy those wines and the seeds of global competition had been sown.
These trends did nothing but accelerate in the 1970's. International travel became common and international cargo (eg. wine) transport improved. More wineries sprouted up in California, focused on satisfying increasing domestic demand for quality wines in a European style. Robert Mondavi expanded his focus to Italy. European wineries took interest in owning vineyards in California. And, in 1976, California took the top spots in The Judgement of Paris. While the latter event was publicly discounted by the French at the time — even the judges made excuses — behind closed doors it had to provide a very loud wake-up call to French wineries.
In subsequent years, more and more markets opened up and more regions began producing high-quality wine in pursuit of those customers. Australia was among the first, as getting to and from became easier. Political changes and economic development allowed Italy, Spain, Latin America and South Africa to enter the world market in a serious way. Today, even Bulgaria plays a significant role at low price points in Europe.
Where does authenticity come in? Globalization is both opportunity and threat. Claiming authenticity — a genuine sense of unique place — is both offense and defense. When the market for wines such as genuine Chablis is threatened by foreigners making use of the name, the rightful owners of that "brand" defend it. They pursue international legislation to stop such usage. In order to further legitimize their claim and develop the brand, these regions also pass their own laws regulating typicity and minimum quality standards.
But, if California can produce high-quality wines in the "Bordeaux-style," merely preventing its wineries from calling the wine Claret is insufficient to hold, let alone grow, market share. Wines must have a unique selling proposition. It's not enough to be Bordeaux. To do that, wineries must play up the differences between Left Bank and Right, St. Julien and Pauillac, Mouton and Lafite. The flavor, and certainly the romance, of a single site is much harder to reproduce elsewhere than is a broad regional style. The same thing has occurred in the New World. It was not enough to make a Cabernet Sauvignon-blend or to license the term "Meritage" in hope of evoking thoughts of Bordeaux. Al Brounstein founded Diamond Creek in 1968 and proved you can thrive by designating single-vineyards if you truly capture the character of said vineyard in the bottle — assuming that it is worth capturing. Hundreds, probably thousands, of wineries have followed his example.
Unique authenticity can create fans among consumers and deliver both good unit sales and higher prices. It creates a sense of exclusivity, implies limited supply, and inspires romantic notions regarding history, geography and agriculture. It allows for a broader line list of clearly differentiated products. Authenticity allows character to triumph over yum-factor. And it allows wineries to argue that the one thing that is theirs alone - their vineyard land - is not just unique but superior to that of their competitors.
As Matt Kramer says one of the key changes he's seen is richer wines and that can be a by-product of the pursuit of authenticity. However, that isn't always the case. Not every wine which has become richer and oakier has done so due to the pursuit of authenticity. Sometimes wineries are simply pursuing richer wines to suit their perception of consumers' or reviewers' tastes.
Enter the 100-point system. The average consumer cannot hope to taste, let alone carefully evaluate, the profusion of wines to which globalization and the resulting site-specific designations have led. Consumers freeze up when confronted with too much choice absent guidance. The "old-school" style of wine writing was not capable of providing sufficient advice. That is not to say anything is wrong with that writing. The style simply takes too much time to research, and too many words, to address consumers' basic questions about the thousands of available wines in any given market. Consumers want to know whether or not a wine is "good," what it tastes like, and whether or not they will like it. The 100-point scoring system, along with a capsule description, aims to answer the first two questions and can do so for a huge number of wines. The system is imperfect but consumers obviously find it attractive. As a result, the 100-point system has changed the way consumers, stores and restaurants around the world make their buying decisions.
As a result, many wineries pursue high scores in an effort to thrive in an increasingly competitive global market. Consumers want high-scoring wines because they are thought to be good. The trade want high-scoring wines because consumers buy them readily. And if high-scores are meant to connote quality, then pursuing those scores is a pursuit not only of sales but improved quality. Whether or not you or I agree with the scores of a particular reviewer is irrelevant. Reviews and the pursuit of points is simply another tool that wineries use, along with authenticity, use of an "international style," wine clubs, fancy tasting rooms, advertising, and now social media, to try to succeed in a competitive global market.
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Old Media Interview: Dan Schneider, Denver Post online news producer
February 24th, 2012
A few weeks ago, I wrote about my experiences creating single-topic Tumblr blogs. This got me thinking about news organizations using Tumblr, and what they're getting out of it.
Dan Schneider, Denver Post social media news producer, was kind enough to talk about the paper's Tumblr blog, its goals and just how unique its Tumblr readership is.
When did you start the Denver Post's Tumblr? What prompted you to do so?
We started our Tumblr in April of 2011, in part because we were aware of some other news Tumblrs, and in part because we've been pioneers on Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, and other social platforms and wanted to continue that trend of experimentation.
What do you see as the purpose of the Tumblr? Do you post the same stories you post on either Twitter or Facebook?
For us, Tumblr is about reaching an audience that we think is unlikely to find us otherwise. While lots of Tumblr users are on Facebook, they may not be as engaged on Facebook as users who aren't also on Tumblr. Also, there's less crossover with Twitter (our other truly strong social effort) than with other services. Add that to the demographic uniqueness of Tumblr and we suspect that a sizeable fraction of our readers on Tumblr aren't finding our news any other way. In part it's a brand-building effort — getting our name in the consciousness of those who might not see it otherwise. In part it's an effort to keep our foot in every door that might eventually be a thoroughfare for our brand.
How often do you post? How do you decide what to post?
Mostly I post when I get the chance. Sometimes it only happens a few times a week. I try to let Tumblr guide my choices. I'm a Tumblr user myself, though mostly a student of its phone-photography stars, so I'm somewhat in tune with the tastes and trends of Tumblr as a whole. Along with that, I've asked our Tumblr readers what they'd like us to post on Tumblr. I try to choose things that I think have a possibility of viral growth, and things that are relevant and timely and of potentially national or international interest. And I try to mix it up and not just post the same types of things over an over. While I've been doing this for most of a year, I feel I'm still in a learning phase with trying to pick content that will get a lot of notice and engagement on Tumblr.
What do you know about the folks that are "loving" or re-blogging your Tumblr posts? Are they local? How much overlap is there with your followers/fans in other networks?
We know that a lot of locals follow our Tumblr. I've visited hundreds of their own Tumblr pages and seen where they're from, what they post and reblog, etc. We know there's a lot of spam/robot/junk accounts, too, just like on Twitter. We suspect that the overlap is less than with our other social efforts, and other studies indicate that Tumblr users seek out news on the web elsewhere less than average.
What kind of traffic are you getting from Tumblr referrals? Are people clicking through? Does it compare yet with what you're getting from, say, Facebook, Twitter or Reddit?
I can't give you any specific numbers on the traffic Tumblr is generating for us, but it's modest. The click-through rate is not amazing, but the payoff is still good. In my opinion, it's still worth the efforts we put in because the clicks through are generally high quality (time on site, pages per visit, etc.). It does compare with Reddit, but still lags behind Twitter and far behind Facebook.
Do you have any plans to expand your Tumblr presence? (e.g. create other blogs, single-topic blogs, reporter-specific Tumblrs)
We have two Tumblrs right now; we don't have any plans to create new Tumblr blogs that the online team would be responsible for, but would be happy to help reporters or section editors that had an idea for Tumblr.
All in all, how would you evaluate your Tumblr experience? What have you learned from using it?
I'd say my Tumblr experience has been great. We've picked up a few good news tips from Tumblr and had some great response to things that didn't have a lot of news value or success in other arenas. I've definitely learned more about picking news people will chuckle at and pass on out of the stream, and I think I've learned a lot about our Tumblr readers and their news habits (Brian Stelter's "the news will find me" quote comes to mind) that will be increasingly characteristic of all our readers as social and mobile gain ever-increasing speed in their dominance of digital content consumption.
A lot of folks are starting to look at Pinterest as well as a way of clipping articles and photos to share with a slightly different community? What are your thoughts on news organizations using Pinterest? Any preference to stream vs storyboard-based lifestream platforms?
We've had a hard time, like many news organizations, thinking of a way to get value from Pinterest with news content. The majority of opinions I've seen agree with the notion that it would be good for features departments — your food critics, travel writers, fashion editors and so on — and I think that's probably right, at least for now. I definitely think it's a platform to experiment with, and I've been thinking of ways we could 'break in' to that network from our newsroom. With news consumption where it is, the industry as a whole should be embracing every possible avenue, in my opinion. My personal preference, if you're comparing Tumblr to Pinterest, is a Tumblr-style platform. That has to do with how I use it and what I expect to be sharing, though. Pinterest has a tendency to look cluttered to me, but that hasn't stopped me from spending several long sessions digging through the pins and even repinning a few things.
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Vatican City, Aug 15, 2013 / 02:02 am (CNA).- The Vatican accountant who was recently suspended for allegedly trying to smuggle $26 million had been part of a group known as "The Flock," which has supposed Mafia connections.
Monsignor Nunzio Scarano is currently under arrest in Italy for an alleged plan to transfer 20 million Euro from Switzerland to Italy aboard an Italian government airplane.
Italian newspaper "Il Mattino" reports that Msgr. Scarano was entrusted with the management of a network of real estate activities for the spiritual family "L'opera del gregge del Bamin Gesù," or "The works of the flock of the infant Jesus."
"The Flock," as it is known, was a sort of spiritual family formed in Salerno by a group of priests aged 40-50 who gathered around a visionary known by his first name, Caterina.
Msgr. Scarano is known to have been a member of The Flock, which was officially an association of prayer yet acted primarily as a private limited company managing a series of economic activities.
The companions of The Flock, including Msgr. Scarano, bought these properties with the aim of founding a true gathering of people who could live together in community.
According to sources who spoke to CNA Aug. 12 and asked for anonymity, a portion of the real estate properties were sold to The Flock by Benito Imposimato, an builder whose properties and activities were involved in a Mafia investigation.
The Flock also controlled a co-op called Maris Stella, which sought mortgages to build houses and wished to buy a chapel in the town of Pagliarone, about 12 miles from Salerno, which they could add on to, to make a sort of convent.
The economic activity of the small community did not pass unobserved.
Archbishop Gerardo Pierro, then the Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno wrote a letter to both the Vatican Secretariat of State and the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 2007, reporting about The Flock's activities.
In the letter, Archbishop Pierro, who is now 78 and retired, accused the community of "proselytism" and described it as "a sect conflicting with the life and spiritual and pastoral needs of the diocesan priesthood."
Archbishop Pierro then asked that all The Flock's members sign a declaration of obedience to their diocesan curia. Msgr. Scarano agreed to sign this declaration, and left The Flock.
At that time, he was already working in the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, and was proposed as a mediator between The Flock and the Diocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, according to a source in the diocese who spoke with CNA Aug. 13.
Italian investigators suppose that Msgr. Scarano's business in Salerno has its roots in his past experience in The Flock. It has been found that the monsignor invested most of his funds in his hometown of Salerno.
He is also being investigated by the public prosecutor in Salerno for supposedly laundering 560,000 Euros ($742,500) he took from his account in the Institute for Religious Works – the so-called Vatican bank – to pay off the mortgage of a house.
Salerno's prosecutor has already submitted an international request to the Vatican for information about Msgr. Scarano's involvement with the Institute for Religious Works.
Investigators believe Msgr. Scarano opened other accounts under his own name and put them at the disposal of his friends in Salerno. They would then use the accounts to launder their own money before transferring it to a foreign country.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans face even bigger budget battles in the next two months after a hard-fought "fiscal cliff" deal narrowly averted devastating tax hikes and spending cuts.
The agreement, approved late on Tuesday by the Republican-led House of Representatives, was a victory for Obama, who had won re-election in November on a promise to address budget woes, partly by raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans.
But it set up potentially bruising showdowns over the next two months on spending cuts and an increase in the nation's limit on borrowing. Republicans, angry the fiscal cliff deal did little to curb the federal deficit, promised to use the debt-ceiling debate to win deep spending cuts next time.
Republicans believe they will have greater leverage over Democrat Obama when they must consider raising the borrowing limit in February because failure to close a deal could mean a default on U.S. debt or another downgrade in the U.S. credit rating. A similar showdown in 2011 led to a credit downgrade.
"Our opportunity here is on the debt ceiling," Republican Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania said on MSNBC. "We Republicans need to be willing to tolerate a temporary, partial government shutdown, which is what that could mean."
But Obama and congressional Democrats may be emboldened by winning the first round of fiscal fights when dozens of House Republicans buckled and voted for major tax hikes for the first time in two decades.
"We believe that passing this legislation greatly strengthens the president's hand in negotiations that come next," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told NBC in an interview to air on Thursday.
Deteriorating relations between leaders in the two parties do not bode well for the more difficult fights ahead. Vice President Joe Biden and Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell had to step in to work out the final deal as the relationship between House Speaker John Boehner and Obama unraveled.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid also drew the ire of Boehner, who told Reid in the White House to "Go fuck yourself" after a tense meeting last week, aides said. His remark came after the Democrat accused Boehner of running a "dictatorship" in the House.
Bemoaning the intensity of the fiscal cliff fight, Obama urged "a little less drama" when the Congress and White House next address budget issues like the government's rapidly mounting $16 trillion debt load. He vowed to avoid another divisive debt-ceiling fight before the late-February deadline for raising the limit.
"While I will negotiate over many things, I will not have another debate with this Congress about whether or not they should pay the bills they have already racked up," Obama said before he headed to Hawaii to resume an interrupted vacation.
Analysts warned that might not be so easy. "While the markets and most taxpayers may breathe a sigh of relief for a few days, excuse us for not celebrating," said Greg Valliere, chief political strategist at Potomac Research Group.
"We have consistently warned that the next brawl represents a far greater threat to the markets - talk of default will grow by February, accompanied by concerns over a credit rating downgrade," he said.
Rating agencies Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's said the "fiscal cliff" measure did not put the budget on a more sustainable path. The International Monetary Fund said raising the debt ceiling would be a critical move.
"More remains to be done to put U.S. public finances back on a sustainable path without harming the still fragile recovery," said Gerry Rice, a spokesman for the IMF.
Financial markets that had been worried about the fiscal cliff showdown welcomed the deal, with U.S. stocks recording their best day in more than a year. The S&P 500 achieved its biggest one-day gain since December 20, 2011, pushing the benchmark index to its highest close since September 14.
The debate over "entitlement" programs is also bound to be difficult. Republicans will be pushing for significant cuts in government healthcare programs like Medicare and Medicaid for retirees and the poor, which are the biggest drivers of federal debt. Democrats have opposed cuts in those popular programs.
"This is going to be much uglier to me than the tax issue ... this is going to be about entitlement reform," Republican Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee said on CNBC.
"Now that we have this other piece behind us - hopefully - we'll deal in a real way with the kinds of things our nation needs to face," he said.
The fiscal cliff crisis ended when dozens of Republicans in the House relented and backed a bill passed by the Democratic-controlled Senate that hiked taxes on household income above $450,000 a year. Spending cuts of $109 billion in military and domestic programs were delayed for two months.
Economists had warned that the fiscal cliff of across-the-board tax hikes and spending cuts would have punched a $600 billion hole in the economy this year and threatened to send the country back into recession.
Dozens of House Republicans reluctantly approved the Senate bill, which passed by a bipartisan vote of 257-167 and sent it to Obama to sign into law.
Peter Huntsman, chief executive of chemical producer Huntsman Corp, said the vote did little to reduce the U.S. budget deficit and would hinder growth.
"We haven't even begun to address the basic issues behind this," Huntsman told Reuters. "We haven't fixed anything. All we've done is addressed the short-term pain.
The vote underlined the precarious position of Boehner, who will ask his Republicans to re-elect him as speaker on Thursday when a new Congress is sworn in. Boehner backed the bill, but most House Republicans, including his top lieutenants, voted against it.
The Ohio congressman also drew criticism on Wednesday from his fellow Republicans for failing to schedule a House vote on a bill passed by the Senate that would provide federal aid to Northeastern states hit by the storm Sandy.
Additional reporting by Susan Heavey, Richard Cowan in Washington and Gabriel Debenedetti and Ernest Scheyder in New York, Editing by Alistair Bell and Peter Cooney


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Grimshaw scored a goal Saturday at BU and notched an assist last season against Northeastern (photo courtesy Gil Talbot).
Game On
The Harvard men's hockey team begins a stretch of three games in four days by making the short, crosstown trip to Northeastern's historic Matthew Arena—a rink the Crimson once called home—for the first time since 1997. The Crimson and Huskies meet Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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ECAC Hockey Live Scoreboard
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In the News
Grand Rapids signs Dov Grumet-Morris '05
Worcester Telegram & Gazette: Ryan Lannon '05 seeks boost in return to region
Follow From Home
Live pay-per-view video and free live statistics for Wednesday's game are available from GoNU.tv. WHRB‑FM 95.3 and WHRB.org offer live audio with Brendan Roche and Raafi Alidina on the call.
Behind the Bench
Former Crimson captain, NCAA Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player and 13-year National Hockey League veteran Ted Donato '91 is in his seventh season as The Robert D. Ziff '88 Head Coach for Harvard Men's Ice Hockey. He owns a 94-101-20 record, three ECAC title-game appearances and two NCAA tournament bids.
Last Time Out
No. 16 Boston University scored three straight goals to pull away and defeat the Crimson, 5-2, Saturday night at Agganis Arena.
A second-period goal by Marshall Everson (Edina, Minn.) cut in half a 2-0 deficit, but the Terriers (10-5-6) regained control with a pair of goals off Harvard turnovers, one shorthanded in the second period and another in the first minute of the third. Ryan Grimshaw (Rochester, N.Y.) also scored for Harvard (3-12-0), and Michael Biega (Montreal, Que.) notched two assists. Kyle Richter (Calgary, Alta.) made 32 saves for Harvard, while Kieran Millan stopped 31 for BU. Chris Connolly scored twice for the Terriers.
Busy Week
A day after playing the Huskies, the Crimson hits the road for games at No. 14 Rensselaer Friday and No. 12 Union Saturday.
Road Warriors
This is the second of four straight road games for the Crimson.
Vote for Alex
Alex Killorn (Montreal, Que.) is one of 68 nominees in the preliminary fan-voting portion of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award selection at www.hobeybakeraward.com. This first phase of fan balloting will run through March 6. The fans' vote accounts for one percent of the total ballot in each phase.
Beanpot Preview
The Crimson and Huskies will face off again Feb. 7 in the opening round of the 59th Beanpot tournament at TD Garden, home of the National Hockey League's Boston Bruins. The winner will meet Boston College or Boston University in the Beanpot championship Feb. 14.
In the 20 seasons in which Harvard and Northeastern have met before the Beanpot, the Crimson has won the preview game 18 times and is 14-6 in the tournament meeting. Harvard holds a 42-14-0 advantage in all non-Beanpot games against the Huskies.
A Sort of Homecoming
Wednesday's game will be the Crimson's first game at Matthews Arena since Dec. 18, 1997. Matthews, then known as Boston Arena, was the site of many of the Crimson's home games before Watson Rink opened in 1955 on the spot currently occupied by Bright Hockey Center.
Series History
Harvard and Northeastern have met in 10 of the last 11 Beanpots, with the Huskies winning six times. The Crimson, however, holds the all-time series lead at 64-31-0. The last time the teams faced off outside the Beanpot was a 6-5 overtime win for host Harvard Dec. 19, 1999.
The Crimson and Huskies first met Dec. 4, 1940, a 7-4 NU win. Harvard won seven of the next nine meetings and later posted series win streaks of 10 games (1959-63) and 16 games (1967-76). The teams met for one ECAC title while Northeastern was a member of the conference, with the Huskies prevailing, 5-2, in the 1982 league title game.
Last Season
Northeastern defeated Harvard, 4-1 in the consolation game of the 2010 Beanpot. Tyler McNeely scored twice to lead the Huskies. Ryan Carroll (Hackensack, N.J.) made 30 saves for Harvard while allowing three goals, and Conor Morrison (London, Ont.) scored the ninth goal of his rookie season. Morrison's deflection of a Ryan Grimshaw shot trimmed in half a second-period NU lead.
Scouting the Huskies
Northeastern won just once in its first 11 games (1-7-3), but is 5-3-1 since, including victories in three of its last four outings. Its last game was a 2-0 home shutout of Vermont Friday. NU outshot UVM, 40-17, to rebound from a 3-1 loss a night earlier. The Huskies are seeking their first non-conference win. Their lone matchup with an ECAC Hockey foe was a 2-2 home tie against Rensselaer on the second weekend of the NU season, Oct. 15.
Wade MacLeod has registered 10 goals and 10 assists to lead Northeastern in goals and points and share the team assists lead with defenseman Anthony Bitetto. Tyler McNeely has 16 points on seven goals and nine helpers. Chris Rawlings owns a 2.37 goals-against average and .924 save percentage. He is 5-8-4 with two shutouts in 18 starts.
Leading the Crimson
Alex Killorn leads Harvard with six goals and 14 points. He and Michael Biega (5-8-13) are tied for the team assists lead. Defenseman Danny Biega (Montreal, Que.) has logged 10 points, including seven assists. Kyle Richter owns a .913 save percentage and 2.73 goals-against average.
Who's Hot?
Alex Killorn has registered a point in each of the Crimson's last 10 games and 13 of the team's 15 overall games. He has four goals and seven assists during his 10-game scoring run.
Michael Biega has recorded multiple points in three of the last five games, totaling four goals and four assists in that span. Brother Danny Biega (Montreal, Que.) has five points (2-3-5) in the last four games.
All in the Family
A Biega brother has scored or assisted on each of the last eight Harvard goals and 10 of the last 12.
Family Tradition
A Biega brother has led Harvard in assists in each of the last two seasons, Alex Biega '10 with 16 in 2008‑09 and Michael with 15 last season.
Help from the Blue Line
Defensemen have assisted on or scored 13 of Harvard's last 15 goals, totaling three goals and 12 assists in the last five games.


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Winter X Games: McMorris wins 2nd X Games slopestyle gold
The Denver Post
ASPEN – With the his second consecutive gold medal already won, Canadian Mark McMorris pinned the accelerator with a massive triple-cork 1260 on the final hit of the X Games slopestyle course Saturday, earning 98 points, the highest score ever recorded in the contest.
"I came here to do the cab 12," said the 19-year-old who Friday night won big air snowboard silver with the tremendous trick. "That was a long-term goal coming back here. I think I would have been fine with the other run, but it was a big goal of mine and it was nice to reach it."
Shaun White, staging a comeback in slopestyle after sitting out two seasons to focus on superpipe, bobbled in his final two runs, knocking him out of contention and finishing fifth. Under gray, flat skies, the superstar blew a routine 1080 on his second run and caught an edge on a basic 270 on the top rail.
Read more at http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_22457336/mark-mcmorris-wins-second-x-games-slopestyle-gold
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