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Re: Odd behaviour of solution of PDE
Hi Oliver,
I had sent an answer to your question, providing
a simple piece of code, but it seems the post was lost.
So, rather than submitting the whole matter again,
I would rather formulate my question as a more general issue.
Suppose you want to integrate a PDE in time and in space,
the range being a <= x <= b.
You have to set boundary conditions.
By mistake, you set one boundary condition not at x = b (the extremum
of integration)
but at x = b + eps (i.e, beyond it).
Mathematica does not complain about it and returns a solution.
My guess was that Mathematica did integrate from x = a to x = b + eps,
in order to match
boundary condition, and then returned solution only in the range
So, no harm, after all.
However, it does not look like the case: in all cases I could
benchmark mathematica
result versus independent solutions, Mathematica simply computes a
wrong solution.
namely, at the first time step it jumps from the initial condition to
a completely wrong value,
and then relaxes with a trend quite similar to the correct one.
At this time, I'm not asking for hints: it is now quite clear that,
contrary to my belief
in the first post, mathematica is definitely not providing a correct
answer when I supply
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I've never seen the show, but have heard all of the buzz about it and Lena Dunham. I'm 40 and not sure this is my speed at this point in my life, but I know I would have been a HUGE FAN had it been on in my 20s.
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Great article. I especially agree with #4. This show is honest. People are complex.
JBFD, you must try to watch! I am 37-years-old and this show really resonates with me, despite my age. I have my husband watching it now, too, and he loves it, too. It is just a brilliant show and while it may focus on people in their 20s, it expresses feelings and experiences we have all had.
Thanks Nicoleincos! I appreciate the viewing recommendation. Like the author's point #4 that you agree with, just as with people, I guess I should not judge the show based on assumptions of what I think I know about it from only the little pieces I have seen. Now isn't that a full circle conversation. 🙂
Willa, make sure you go to school with an open mind and don't worry about four years from now for another three years at least. I also like watching Girls, actually catching up on TiVo right now, really enjoy getting the woman's point of view. Keep up the great writing and don't stop exploring.
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Interesting piece … I especially enjoyed your point #4. Especially when we are young, we are so raw and unformed and can be so many different kinds of people all at once. I found that was part of the joy of being young!
I would caution you though in applying sociological insights from the show to your own life, as if this kind of lifestyle is inevitable.
Firstly, this show portrays a very elite subsection of educated twentysomethings, the kind that can depend on their parents post-college not just for housing but for their own apartment in one of the most expensive cities in the world. While a subsection of young people pursue internships and depend on their parents for subsidies, as many twentysomethings in NYC support themselves through work at consulting firms, investment banks, advertising agencies, and media companies. Interestingly, this latter group is more likely to be educated "people of color" who are absent from "Girls", often Asian/South Asian, African, Latina, etc. These young people are more stable professionally (perhaps because they have to be, given their need to depend on their own efforts).
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Goaltender Shawn Hunwick (Sterling Heights, Mich.) turned aside all 22 shots he faced for his fifth shutout of the season, as the University of Michigan ice hockey team (No. 3 USCHO, No. 3 USA Today/USA Hockey) killed off nine penalties to shut out the Bowling Green Falcons, 3-0, on Saturday night (Feb. 25) at BGSU Ice Arena. The Wolverines, who finished the regular season in second place in the CCHA standings, will enjoy a first-round bye before hosting the quarterfinals beginning March 9 at Yost Ice Arena.
Contrary to last night's game which saw a goal from each team in the first 60 seconds, it took longer for the offenses to get going in the second game of this weekend series. The teams battled to a scoreless tie through the first 40 minutes of play; just the second time this season that the Wolverines have been involved in a 0-0 game after two periods. Each team had several chances throughout the first two periods, but Hunwick and Bowling Green's Andrew Hammond were sharp in their efforts to keep the offenses at bay.
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I understand where you are coming from and I am not taking it as an argument.
Let me see if I can put it another way, If you don't have a quench (anything above .050 or so), then the charge is not going to be forced (squished) to one part of the chamber (usually towards the spark plug). This will invite uncontrolled burns to start. It is not only the shape of the top of the piston that matters but, it plays a big role. With a "dog bowl" dish there is no quench (no flat part on top to create a squish), so in this case it doesn't make a big difference but, this is also the reason "D" dish pistons are a better choice. The same could be said for open or closed chamber heads.
So basically a good quench controls where in the combustion chamber the charge will be, and with this you can control "when" it is ingited. Since the squish will cool the cobustion chamber as the charge rushes across the top of the piston the benefits are two fold. Now with your example of a large quench I don't think it would matter what the shape of the piston is, because you really don't have a quench effect anyway. The piston is not coming close enough to the head to create a squish, so you will have a "lazy" charge just waiting to be ignited by the first available source (hot carbon, etc...) since it didn't cool the combustion chamber there is even more of a chance for hot spots and uncontrolled ignition. As you can see it is a cycle and chances of pre-ignition and detonation are increased as the quench gets loose.
Now if you run high octane race fuel this would be less of an issue, even though you would make more power with a tighter quench (IMO) but, you won't have as big of an issue with the detonation.
To answer your question about the difference in the flat top .105 down and the D dish .010 down. While you will have the same 86cc's of volume, it is "where" the volume is that counts. With the flat top (.105 down)a lot of the volume will be spread out over the whole piston and all over the chamber. With the tight quench and the d dish the same 86cc's of volume is in one specific are (right next to the spark plug) and HOW it gets over to that area is the advantage, It is forced/squished over to that side. This is the effect we are looking for.
While K-star has/had a friend that ran a HUGE quench and "got away" with it, I don't know what the combination was/is so I really can't comment. If I had to guess I would say he had open chamber heads for one. Was this a street car running on pump gas? What was the compression? Seeing that it was a 14-71 blower on it I would say it was not a pump gas engine. The blower would also have a very "active" charge. Even at that how do we know if it was detonating or not? If he filled up with 91 octane what do you think would have happened?
I am looking at this from a street driving perspective, drag/race cars get away with a lot of things that will not live on the street or pump gas. So make sure we are comparing apples to apples. Last I remember you planned on running pump gas, correct? If not then you may be able to get away with that wide quench but I still say power will suffer.
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Gratuitous animal book blogging for 2010
Yep, that's right. It's time for the Fully Vetted annual animal book roundup! Every year I try to offer you the best of the animal book genre, past and present. Though I happen to take extreme liberties with the topic (sourcing books that may merely remind me of animal issues, for example), it's usually a popular post.
And, as always, your comments offer gobs of new material to gift, or to gorge on, over the coming year.
Without further ado, here's this year's top ten (in no particular order, I assure you):
1. Fire by Kristen Cashore
Though it doesn't get highest marks for the brilliance of its prose, this young adult book offers a captivating story set in an otherworldly, Earth-like place. It dwells on monstrous humans and animals and, through their plight, offers us an interesting meditation on personal choices when it comes to unwanted genetic traits.
2. Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer
This one's a clear winner, from a masterly prose-about-animals standpoint. Too bad I ultimately don't buy his arguments in favor of vegetarianism. Still, I found it to be a great read, and I feel that anyone interested in vegetarianism/veganism and the politics of food should devour it. (Couldn't help it.)
3. Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals by Temple Grandin
Following up on her books, Making Animals Happy, Animals in Translation and Humane Livestock Handling, Grandin works her inimitable magic yet again with another discussion of what our animals need — though this time it's more to do with their emotional needs than their physical requirements. Unmissable.
4. Art and Max by David Wiesner
I had to love this book. Not only is Max my son's middle name (and nickname), this story of a friendship between two lizards is also about why art (also one of the lizard's names, as the title indicates) is so deeply important. This is an irresistible kid's book for the early reader.
5. The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival by John Vaillant
A fully vetted true story that tells of a remote Russian Amur tiger who planned his revenge on a prey-thieving poacher; more evidence in favor of complex animal emotion and capacity for reason. Do you like travel fiction, too? This one's a double whammy.
6. Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors by Joyce Sidman and Beckie Prange
Yes, it's another kid's book, but WOW is it worth hanging out in the children's section to plow through this super-cool book on nature's ubiquitous underdogs. No, it's not about the super-weird, show-stopping, mega-fauna a lot of kids' books tend to showcase. From the lowly and ancient diatom to the more newly erected Homo sapiens, these animals are absolutely spectacular and shine in all their common glory.
7. Second Nature: The Inner Lives of Animals by Jonathan Balcombe
This is a great read that makes a persuasive argument for the very real and highly complex inner lives of animals. Though it ultimately delves into polemic (sense a theme?), I do believe it's among the best argument for vegetarianism I've ever read. Unfortunately, Balcombe relies almost exclusively on factory farming's humane and environmental failings to make his case. Where's the backyard farmer, JB?
8. Farm by Elisha Cooper
I promise, my last book about food and farming. It's also my last book on this list for kids. It's illustrated in gorgeous watercolors and is perhaps the year's most evocative argument in favor of the slow food movement.
9. Man in the Woods by Scott Spencer
A man and his dog at a rest stop. That's all I'm going to say. You won't be able to put it down.
10. Duncan the Wonder Dog by Adam Hines
It's a graphic novel, but I promise you it's apropos for all ages beyond the first, most sensitive decade. It's to do with a world in which animals can speak their minds … and they do so eloquently on the subject of their treatment by humans. Find it next to the manga section of your local bookstore, or buy it on Amazon.
Yes, my choices run heavily towards children's lit, but doesn't most of our best animal fiction? I think so, seeing as Black Beauty is perhaps the best animal book ever written. But then, there's always room for disagreement.
So, whatever your favorites are, whether they're this year's, last year's, or those you consider the best animal reads of all time, offer them up below. Curious readers and last-minute gift-givers want to know.
Dr. Patty Khuly
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And what is being done in Utah to advance understanding of Alzheimer's disease?
These three questions will be among dozens of topics addressed when more than 5,000 statisticians arrive in Salt Lake City for the 167th annual Joint Statistical Meetings, which runs Sunday through Wednesday at the Salt Palace Convention Center.
The convention is expected to put $4.8 million into Salt Lake County's economy, said Karen Boe, a spokeswoman for the Salt Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau.
"Statistics: Harnessing the Power of Information" is the theme of the convention, organized primarily by the American Statistics Association (ASA) with assistance from the International Biometric Society, the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and the Statistical Society of Canada.
"In our data-driven society, the statistics discipline has a proud heritage of helping make sensible decisions in the face of uncertainty," said William Smith, executive director of the ASA, which was founded in Boston in 1839 and held its first meeting the following year.
At this 167th session, he noted, those uncertainties revolve around "issues of national and international concern, such as global warming, medical advances, political processes, physical and social sciences and manufacturing processes and quality."
They also extend to topics as diverse as sports, national defense, weather, search engines and consumer safety.
That's why one of the 2,500 presentations, panels, roundtables, poster presentations, continuing education courses and exhibits will feature a statistical examination of Tiger Woods' golf performance by Scott Berry of Berry Consultants in College Station, Texas.
"Sports are notorious for attaching 'reasons' to randomness - there has to be a reason he wins so darn much," said Berry's speech synopsis. "When commentators and the sporting public talk about Tiger Woods, they inevitably say he has a tremendous will to win and is mentally better than everyone else. . . . Is Tiger Woods a winner, or is he so much better than anyone else that he just wins a lot?"
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He will be joined by Chris Corcoran from Utah State University, two other academics and three scientists at Salt Lake City-based Myriad Pharmaceuticals - Mark Laughlin, Edward Swabb and Kenton Zavitz. C. Shane Reese of Brigham Young University is session chairman.


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Are they able to put two ideas together? Like when my Tiffy is looking for a toy or her bone, I will say"go get the bone, look in the kennel" She goes to the kennel but doesn't look for the bone. Is that too much for her to understand at once?
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i think dogs understand alot more then people give them credit for. i could have a conversation with Charley and i swear he understands everything im saying. i could tell charely to go out in the yard and get your ball and he'll go out the doggie door and come back with his ball.
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I agree, they understand a lot!
Sometimes Alex or Abby like to steal bites of each others food, and i will say"eat your food" and they know exactly what I mean... even though they they will try to steal a bite every other day!
Member 497436 answered on 7/3/08. Helpful? / 0
The average dog understands about 60 words I think. The dog that currently plays Lassie knows over 200 words, and those are just Lassie's commands!
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My guess is that they are understanding only the words in a sentence that are repeated frequently. For instance, when you say "Go get the bone, look in the kennel," the pup probably understands "go," "bone," & "kennel." The other words are probably meaningless. I don't think there is a way to know if they understand the complete sentence unless you are a dog clarvoint.
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I think a dog can understand as many words as you teach them to understand. If you train them with a specific word then they will understand it! They def. don't understand sentences..it just seems like they do because they hear the key words. It's fun to think they understand everything we say though..since they are like our children.. and I def. talk to my dog and cat as if they understand everything i say :) But I think that's good because even if dogs dont "understand" everything you say.. I still think they like when you talk to them, regardless. Lily is a VERY attentive listener :)
Lily answered on 7/3/08. Helpful? / 0
I think dogs have an unlimited vocabulary, but it takes a lot of training to teach them THIS word means THAT. Which is why most dogs don't know that many words. Their owners don't have the patience or the dog just doesn't want to learn!
Tiffy doesn't know what "bone" is- but I'm sure over time she will learn!
Member 409208 answered on 7/3/08. Helpful? / 0
Oh my Jack understands EVERYTHING we say to him. His Daddy broke his ankle and when he came home Jack was so excited he was jumping all over the place. I said, "Jack! B careful, Daddy has a booboo on his foot." Jack stoped and very slowely stepped over his ankle. He is SO smart and we communicate a lot. Infact, he gets frustrated that I dont understand him! But he always understands me. Now who is smarter! Our Ginger just got the looks in the family. She know "you want..."and outside. Thats all.
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National Geographic had an article last year about a Border Collie named Rico who has been studied by the Max-Planck Institute in Germany. Rico knows over 300 words. His vocabulary and understanding includes knowing about 200 toys, items, and people by name, and fetching them or going to them on command.
That said, the average dog has less understanding of words / language than Rico does.
Dogs do not understand our language per se. They can be taught specific words - for example, sit for sitting down. The dog's understanding of sit is "put your bum down - NOW". If you'd taught him "pickle" instead of "sit" for the *same* action, he would understand that "pickle" means "sit your bum down".
If you ask Tiffy to look in the kennel, she understands kennel, which probably means go to the kennel to her. You need to introduce the words "find" or "search" for the action and "bone" for the bone. When she understands those, you can ask her to FIND BONE. She'll get it eventually.
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yeah they are. my aunt's friend has an aussie and it can understand the phrase "walk two and a half blocks, then jog at 72nd street". and more phrases like that. it's pretty amazing.
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Eight years ago, I stopped drinking Brandon tap water.
I was born and raised in this city, and with the exception of a couple of years spent on the road with a band, during which I'd still be back home every few weeks, I've never lived anywhere else.
I grew up in a house on the 300-block of Second Street, which was the best of places to grow up, except for the recent discovery of lead pipes in many homes in the area, including the one in which I spent the first 25 years of my life. That revelation was a bit disquieting, but really, I don't think it's germane to my story.
This tale of woe actually began in 2002, when I started having terrible stomach aches. I went to my doctor, who could find nothing wrong. She sent me to a specialist, who, after performing an ERCP, a procedure that involves a tiny, flexible camera being inserted through the mouth down into the stomach so the physician can have a good look around, and a colonoscopy (opposite end of the body, otherwise essentially the same thing — a peek inside one's colon), could find nothing wrong, and diagnosed irritable bowel syndrome.
It was a relief to have something to call whatever had been plaguing me, although as my cousin, who also suffers from the same affliction, said, "I think they call it IBS when they don't have a hot clue what the heck it is." And I'm tempted to agree with his wry assessment.
Anyway, having the problem diagnosed still didn't provide me with any answers, nor did the cramping and aching abate. At all. Granted, I was under a TON of stress at work, which I was confident was contributing to the problem, but nothing seemed to help, even during summer holidays.
But as mentioned, the aching and cramping continued, pretty much unabated. Until, that is, my husband retired in 2005, and for his retirement present, I gave him a week of sailing lessons at the Pelican Yacht Club in Ninette. (I took the lessons, too, and my husband became an adept sailor, while I became even more adept at staying securely on shore drinking wine and reading.) We'd decided to make a mini-holiday of the lessons, however, and rented a cabin on Balmy Beach for the week.
Since the water at Ninette isn't potable, we took up a few pallets of bottled water for the week. We arrived Saturday, and the lessons began Monday. I thought I was starting to relax, because by Monday, my stomach cramps, which had eased a bit over the weekend, disappeared almost completely. By Tuesday, they were gone, and by Wednesday, I was feeling better than I had in many years.
"Huh!" I thought. "This sailing thing must agree with me!"
That turned out not to be true, but something else WAS agreeing with me, as you'll see in a moment.
Late Wednesday afternoon, I had to come back to Brandon for a hair appointment (when you have to book those things months in advance, you drive 45 minutes back into town to keep them). So I went to my appointment, then went to my house to check on things and take in the mail before heading back out to the lake. I was thirsty, though, so I grabbed a big glass and filled it with some cold water from the tap.
I wasn't 20 minutes on the road before I started feeling the same old cramps and stomach upset I'd become so familiar with over the preceding three years. I spent most of Wednesday evening in relative agony, but didn't feel too dreadful the next day. And by Thursday evening, I felt fine again.
Ditto for Friday, when we finished our lessons and each received a certificate saying we'd successfully completed White Sail One. (I think my teacher was just being kind. A sailor I was not.) Anyway, we packed up the stuff at the cabin and headed for home.
Once we arrived, we unloaded the car, and I grabbed another glass of water. And — you guessed it — the cramps and the stomach aches returned 20 minutes later.
This was too much coincidence for me. The two proximal Brandon-tap-water incidents that caused me grief, compared to the drinking of bottled water that resulted in no problems whatsoever, seemed to indicate that the tap water might be the source of my problems.
I haven't drunk local tap water since that day. I made the switch to bottled water and my stomach problems went away — completely.
Now this is by no means intended to embarrass or criticize the city of Brandon. I know we have a lousy source of raw water and the people at the water treatment plant do their level best with what they have to work with. But I AM perplexed. I'd been consuming local water my whole life. And suddenly, I couldn't. I could still drink tap water in places like Victoria, Halifax, Winnipeg, and even in Jamaica without issue. But in my home town, what came from the tap made me feel sick.
I've stopped drinking anything but bottled water anywhere now, just to be certain. And I have a particular issue with the assumption that we SHOULD be drinking tap water to save the environment from unnecessary plastic bottles. At places like Brandon City Hall or Brandon University, bottled water is not for sale. And believe me, I'd LIKE to be saving the money I spend on bottled water by drinking from the tap. But I simply can't. So I really resent the presumption on the parts of the aforementioned entities that everyone can and should drink tap water.
I'm convinced, too, that the recent revisiting of the over-the-provincial-safe-limit of Trihalomethanes (THMs) in our water supply has nothing to do with my problem. I AM concerned, however, about the fact that it's supposed to be safe for us to drink for 'about' 70 years. Many of us would like to have a life expectancy much greater than that. And since high levels of THMs can cause cancer in some individuals, this is a situation that's not to be ignored. But that diverges from my initial point.
Why does the Brandon water supply make me feel ill? I've tried a couple of times over the years to drink it again, but even half-a-glass and I'm back to cramps and nausea. I've got an expert's research to share with you in two weeks' time, and it's disturbing to say the least. So perhaps that slogan, "Conserve water — drink wine" isn't such bad advice after all.


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I have a 1 gal cube with amazon sword and some other petco plant I cant identify. Growth is decent. Slow but healthy. I have 2 cherry shrimp in there and 3 blueberry shrimp coming.
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With the Air Force Academy paying a visit to Norman, Okla., this weekend to face the Sooners, coach Bob Stoops has a request of the Sooner faithful:
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The 2011-12 NBA season was a strange one and, regrettably, I was on the IR for most
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I wasn't alone. Despite Uncle Dave's recent proclamations, the intense schedule claimed more than its share of victims. After starting the season strong, I was diagnosed with acute carpal tunnel syndrome in both wrists. I wanted to keep going, but after consulting a doctor (he's not a real doctor; just a buddy with a doctorate in Comp Literature), it was suggested that I either shut it down for the season or have both arms amputated below the elbow.
I need my arms for reading magazines and eating french fries. So, along with Anderson Varejao, I stuck strictly to my rehab schedule. And I've emerged a stronger Optimist because of it. I could, for example, write this entire column and afterward destroy Ben Wallace in an arm-wrestling contest.
But I'll need to spend at least an hour at the cash bar before we move on to the arm wrestling portion of the Banquet. It's good policy to get the hardware passed out before proceeding straight to the Feats of Strength.
Unlike last year, this year's Banquet will not be split into two parts. The lockout affected everyone and we'll be scaling back slightly this spring. We couldn't afford to fly in J.J. Hickson, let alone rent him the white-on-white tuxedo from last year. And instead of the usual opulent smorgasbord, we'll be having city chicken along with cabbage rolls and coffee.
Our beloved Cavaliers toiled through another trying season in 2011-12. But the team is laying the foundation for future greatness with a pair of rock-solid rookies and what should be an offseason bounty via the NBA Draft and free agency. The Wine and Gold's return to splendor won't be long now.
Please hold your applause until all the nominees have been announced and – as always – please: NO gang colors.
Fifth Annual | Sixth Annual | Seventh Annual | Eighth Annual Awards Banquet
The regular season started on Christmas Day and ended on the edge of May. Schedules were arduous and unforgiving, and teams – like the Cavaliers in the final month – found themselves withering beneath it: playing back-to-back-to-back-to-backs or stretches of seven games in four nights.
Along with their starting Optimist, the Cavaliers lost Anderson Varejao and Boobie Gibson to season-ending injuries. But through the clouds shone a pair of incredibly promising rookies: Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson. Solid veterans held the club together through some rough patches. And other players seized the opportunity that Byron Scott presented them.
So is it any mystery why the All-Optimist First Team is once again littered with Cleveland Cavaliers?
League's best rookie and a cold-blooded killer in the clutch.
If they gave out points for professionalism, he'd be scoring champ.
Answered critics all year, was the league's top rebounding rookie.
Played in 65 of 66 games, was the epitome of class and commitment.
Like a true Clevelander, returned from Poland with a new lease on life.
Again: Like a bridge over troubled water.
Every player in the NBA has skill and talent, but not all of them are willing to celebrate a made basket by elbowing an opponent in the melon or jabbing them with a random Wet Willie™. Some – if not all -- of my Second Teamers would be more than happy to do both if it'd help the squad.
Everyone can't make the list, so I've had to release Aminu Al-Farouq, Bismack Biyombo, Kyrylo Fesenko, Jonas Jerebko, Nikola Vucevic, Nikola Pekovic, Nene (nee Hilario), Hasheem Thabeet, Hamed Haddadi, Ian Manhimi, Manu Ginobili, Solomon Alabi, Timofey Mozgov, Luc Mbah a Moute, Ben Uzoh, Beno Udrih, Ekpe Udoh and Ersan Ilyasova – the first Vulcan-born player in the NBA.
My xenophobic side won't allow me to focus exclusively on foreign players. And what All-Optimist Second Team omission would be complete without excluding the Earl of Boykins, Ish Smith, Kevin Love, Thaddeus Young, Ben Wallace, Norris Cole, Chris Kaveman, Mickell Gladness, Big Al Jefferson, Von Wafer, Walker Russell, Ramon Sessions, John Lucas III, Craig Smith (but not Greg Smith), Jannero Pargo (but not Jeremy Pargo), Drew Gooden and, as always, Joel Przyzbilla, the Vanilla Gorilla.
You just don't know where that finger's been.
Went from Mr. Irrelevant to The Earl's heir apparent.
Why do fans boo him? He married the hot Kardashian and got out in time.
Don't get in the way of the man's celebration.
Even Delonte and World Peace are afraid of this dude.
Scrapped with Tyrus Thomas for being too friendly with Celtics. Guess who my money's on.
It's not supposed to make sense to normal, rational-thinking basketball fans. But these are the players who cheesed me during the previous season. This year's roster is loaded with big men, so the team might be jerky, but they'd easily dominate in the low post.
Didn't marry the hot Kardashian. Quit on his team.
Tired of every dunk/offensive foul being the top highlight on ESPN. Also, was kinda cheap vs. Andy this year.
Thought maybe I'd like him after finally interviewing him this year.
I don't remember the real Superman being this wishy-washy.
Just because I totally disagree with his politics doesn't mean I can't put him on the team.
Despite warm, fluffy demeanor, is actually kinda jerky in real life.
The award – named after the toothless and tenacious former Cavaliers forward – goes to the reserve who simultaneously stimulates the Quicken Loans Arena crowd and concurrently contributes to the Cavaliers' cause.
This year, we saw several Cavaliers come off the bench to spark the squad. Manny Harris, Donald Sloan and Luke Harangody battled their way through the D-League. Samardo Samuels was buried in Byron Scott's doghouse until he found out that Coach didn't have one. And he played well from that point forward.
But this year's "Edgie" goes to Corperryale L'Adorable Harris, who overcame an early-season injury, was released by the team, fought his way back through the D-League and worked his way back into Byron Scott's rotation. For his persistence and for ending the season strong, Manny is this year's winner.
Notable omissions include James Gandolfini, Stanley Tucci, Lou Gossett, Jr., Lex Luthor, Jr. Sir Ben Kingsley, Sir Kimbo Slice, Andre Agassi, Cal Ripken, Alan Arkin, Robert Duvall, Terry Pluto, Hector Elizondo, Ghandi, Ed Harris, John Amos, "Hey Now!" Hank Kingsley, Ron Howard, John Malkovich, David Cross, Curly Howard and Charlie Brown.
The rules are very simple – NO RUGS, NO PLUGS AND NO DRUGS.
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Commerce City, Colo. • Maybe it was just unlucky 13.
The first 12 times Alvaro Saborio stepped up to the penalty spot in a Real Salt Lake uniform, the Costa Rican forward buried the kick. Saborio was a perfect 8 for 8 in Major League Soccer play and 4 for 4 in CONCACAF action when he placed the ball on the shot in the 10th minute of RSL's Rocky Mountain Cup showdown with Colorado on Saturday night.
Saborio made his approach and blasted a shot to Rapid goalkeeper Clint Irwin's left, and Irwin's outstretched arms finally denied the striker.
"I think it was a pretty good shot by Sabo," coach Jason Kreis said. "He read it and made a great save."
The penalty kick was a prime opportunity for Saborio to bring his team back after giving up a goal in the game's fifth minute.
"Great save," RSL goalie Nick Rimando said. "Any save on a PK is a great save. It gives your team a boost."
It also helped give the Rapids a win.
Saborio had other clear chances to score Saturday night. He had six shots on the night, and put two of them on goal. But like his PK none found the back of the net.
"I think if we score that goal, it happened so quickly after their first goal, that the match is probably completely different," coach Jason Kreis said of the penalty. "I felt like Sabo, if he scores that penalty, he probably goes on to score two or three more because he got several clear chances and was very unlucky tonight."
As he iced his knee in the locker room, Saborio expressed his own frustrations.
"It's kind of that game you fee like you play all night and I can't score," Saborio said. "But I feel bad because I know if I score the penalty it's a different game. But now we have to move forward. ... I know I miss a penalty there, but it's football. It happens and we have to refocus and be prepared for another."
Saborio's teammates have already moved on.
"There's no doubt in my mind Sabo won't miss the next one," Rimando said.


text: Scott Neuman This Hearty Stew Is A One-Pot Lesson In Grenada's History By Scott Neuman • Sep 11, 2016 When describing the cultural history of the Caribbean island of Grenada, it's the cooking pot rather than the melting pot that springs to mind. And there's no better culinary metaphor than "oil down," the peculiarly named national dish of Grenada, a mix of meats and vegetables. Nearly every ingredient in this hearty stew has a unique origin and story to tell: For instance, callaloo, a leafy vegetable somewhat similar in taste to spinach, and the same plant's root, known as dasheen, are indigenous to the Caribbean and were cultivated by Grenada's earliest Amerindian inhabitants. Doctors Without Borders: Kunduz Airstrike Was 'War Crime' By Scott Neuman • Oct 4, 2015 Updated at 3:25 p.m. ET NATO in Afghanistan says it will lead an investigation into an airstrike in Kunduz this weekend that hit a Médecins Sans Frontières hospital, killing 22 people — an attack that the humanitarian organization, also known as Doctors Without Borders, has called "a war crime." A U.S.-led airstrike on the northern Afghan city was carried out Saturday, but the circumstances surrounding it remain murky. NATO acknowledges only that the raid occurred near the charity's hospital. As Chaffetz Jumps In, Race For House Speaker Turns Competitive By Scott Neuman • Oct 4, 2015 Utah GOP Rep. Jason Chaffetz says he wants to challenge Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy for the post of House speaker, saying he's a better communicator and has more credibility with the party's conservative base. "I am running for Speaker of the House of Representatives because I want to lead the way on tackling the toughest issues facing the United States of America," Chaffetz said in a statement released today. Flotsam In Area Where Cargo Ship Went Missing, Coast Guard Says By Scott Neuman • Oct 4, 2015 Updated at 12:55 p.m. ET The Coast Guard says it has located several objects floating in the water near the spot in the Bahamas where a 790-foot cargo ship and its crew of 33 went missing last week after issuing a distress satellite notification amid hurricane-force winds and waves. U.S. Coast Guard pilots searching for a third day for the El Faro — a roll-on, roll-off container ship — found life jackets, containers and an oil slick on the water. S.C. Gov.: Flooding At 1,000-Year Level; At Least 5 Dead By Scott Neuman • Oct 4, 2015 Updated at 1:10 a.m. ET Monday: A powerful rainstorm continues to soak South Carolina. At least five deaths have been reported across the state. Several sections of interstate highways have been closed including a 70-mile portion of I-95. In the state's capital Columbia, rescue operations will continue through at least Monday. Many schools and universities have canceled Monday classes and some businesses will also be closed. Forecasters predict it could be Tuesday before the rain stops. Updated at 4 p.m. ET Oregon Shooter's Death Was Suicide, Authorities Say By Scott Neuman • Oct 3, 2015 The sheriff in Roseburg, Oregon, where a gunman killed 9 students at Umpqua Community College earlier this week, said that the shooter killed himself during a confrontation with police at the scene of the campus assault. Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin, speaking at what he said would be the final scheduled new conference on the Thursday shooting, said that the Oregon medical examiner has identified the cause of death of the shooter as suicide. Vatican Fires Priest After He Comes Out As Gay Ahead Of Bishops' Meeting By Scott Neuman • Oct 3, 2015 Monsignor Krzysztof Charamsa, a 43-year-old Polish priest who revealed his homosexuality, and a same-sex relationship on the eve of gathering of bishops from around the world, has been stripped of his doctrinal responsibilities for what the Vatican says are "very serious and irresponsible" actions. "The decision to make such a pointed statement on the eve of the opening of the synod appears very serious and irresponsible, since it aims to subject the synod assembly to undue media pressure," the Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said in a statement. What We Know About The Oregon Shooter By Scott Neuman • Oct 3, 2015 Authorities are trying to build a profile of the 26-year-old gunman who shot and killed 9 people and wounded as many at a western Oregon community college on Thursday in hopes of discovering what his motive might have been. The Douglas County Sheriff, John Hanlin, has refused to say the shooter's name, stating that he doesn't want to "glorify" him, but officials have said he is Christopher Sean Harper-Mercer and that he was killed at the scene in a shoot-out with police. Here's what we know about him: State Of Emergency Declared In South Carolina, As Joaquin Barrels Northeast By Scott Neuman • Oct 3, 2015 Updated at 9:03 p.m. ET Hurricane Joaquin is moving rapidly away from the Bahamas as a Category 4 storm, with sustained winds of 155 mph. Although forecasters say it will stay well offshore from the U.S. East Coast, Bermuda could be in the storm's crosshairs. Even without a direct hit on the Eastern Seaboard, severe flooding, partly from hurricane-generated rain, was is a big concern in the Carolinas. The White House has declared a state of emergency in South Carolina, which is getting historic levels of rainfall. Coast Guard Searches For Ship, Crew Of 33 Caught In Hurricane Joaquin By Scott Neuman • Oct 2, 2015 The Coast Guard was searching for a 735-foot cargo ship with 33 crew aboard after an emergency satellite message was received from the vessel saying it was caught in the path of Hurricane Joaquin. Pages1 2 3 4 … next › last »


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Archive for 'GOYA':
A-Town Hold It Down :: Street Portraits
Big thanks to Heather Hamilton for tweeting, "The overload of photography rants r getting on my nerves. While I agree with some , I just think our time can be better spent. Like shooting." There's been a flurry of new gear announcements lately and I've been guilty of talking about gear this week instead of using gear this week. Michael Friberg pretty much summed it up well. Heather was the voice (twoice?) I needed to hear today to fire the Internet, get off my ass, and go shoot. Isn't that ultimately what it's about? Thanks Heather.
I saw the gentleman above through the window and had to, had to, had to, get a portrait of him. Everyone was more than willing to let me photograph them today. No one turned me down. Must be that big ass camera. Today was a good day.
"I'm an inventor and I also can rap my ass off. I need a good manager. Danny East. Tell 'em not to bury me!!!"
Hell yes. I love to see hustle in all shapes and forms.
These street portraits were all shot with the Phase One IQ140. I am still learning this camera and going out on the streets and working in various lighting conditions gives me a good idea of what it can and can not do. I do miss my x100 though. (It's in the shop) [sticky aperture] poo.
GOYA Winner :: Shaft Of Light Guy
GOYA :: Verbing Nouns
My oldest son, Caleb (pictured on the right), just turned 13 yesterday! We have a real teenager in our house of four boys now. I can't believe it. Caleb only took a passing interest in photography until he got on Instagr.am. You can find him there as @carias. He and his cousin, Grayson (pictured on the left), are both getting into HDSLR video as well. They are currently taking a 15 week Final Cut class at Cue52 so for Caleb's Christmas/birthday present he got a Canon T2i with a kit lens so that he and his cousin can continue their video work and dive into photography a little deeper. Aside from getting Caleb a membership to Kelby Training, he and I are spending time going over the fundamentals of exposure, composition, and light. (#proudpapa) We figured what better way to get out there and put this into practice than do a GOYA shootout! Each of us had to find our own photo, edit our own photos, and do the post production on them. No one got any help from the others.
GOYA is my little term for "Get Off Your A$$" and go shoot. We used to do these on a more regular basis but life and work got in the way. Damn life and work. So Caleb, Grayson, and I hit downtown Atlanta yesterday with our cameras to shoot something in motion. Caleb picked the theme. It started with "people in motion" then we found lots of pigeons, cars, water, and other moving nouns so it became "Verbing Nouns".
Here's how this works. Below are three photos. Photographer #1, #2, and #3. You choose your favorite photo and use the poll code box to vote. The winning photographer will get a $25 B&H gift card. Also, if any of you leave a constructive critique of any or all of our photos I will choose one of you to win a $25 B&H gift certificate as well! Here are the photos…
Update :: Voting for this shoot out has ended. You can see the three photos we entered and the poll results after the jump…
NYC :: And The Winner Is :: I'm not so happy about this. :)
And the winner of our NYC shoot-out last week is… Jason Groupp.
NOT only did he whoop me on single image votes but he also won most votes overall for his five images against mine. He won 1,451 votes against my 1,242 votes. His single best image won with 867 votes. I came in second place with 509 votes with this image…
In the original post Jason's photos were 1, 3, 4, 7, & 9. Mine were 2, 5, 6, 8, 10.
It's always fun to go out and shoot with another photographer you admire and respect. It's even more fun to go out and shoot with a photographer you admire and respect and make it a competition. Then it is interesting to see how the public views the outcome of the images when it goes to a vote. The big take away from this is… None of y'all know great photography when you see it!!! I'm just kidding.
Jason… Congratulations. Enjoy your sucksess for the next year. Maybe you should even start placing "Photographer of the year" in your bio and on your website. Know this… I'm coming back next year to this light fight as Iniogo Montoya…
We'll have the BTS video that Jason's crew shot online this week AS WELL as a post about the "light saber" I was using for this shoot-out. There's a new modifier in town and it's pretty awesome. But evidently not awesome enough for me to win this shoot-out.
Cheers, Zack
NYC Shoot-out :: Me vs. Jason Groupp :: Vote!
Today my good friend and collegue, Jason Groupp, and I had a shoot-out in the streets of NYC. We have been talking smack for two weeks about this on Twitter and we now have the results of our bravado.
******* Voting is now closed. Results here. *******
Click "more" to see the rest of the original post and photos…
Here is how it worked. Jason booked Amanda and Sean to be our subjects. Jason set up the first shot and he had five frames to execute it. Then I had to use the same location and execute a shot in five frames. I then chose the next location, shot five frames, and then Jason would shoot five frames. We piggy backed like that for six locations. At the sixth and final location I challenged Jason to tape his LCD screen. I did the same. We had five frames to shoot, with lights, without meters, and no chimping. It was a blast!
We have now picked our top five images and you are going to vote on who won best image of the shoot-out. This will be like a presidential election. One image will be the top photo of the day and then we will tally the votes of each image and see who received more total votes than the other and they will be crowed "President of Light" or something stupid. I have a feeling this might just be an annual thing.
So here are the images. Vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will continue through PhotoPlus this weekend and we will announce the results at the first of next week along with a behind the scenes video of the shoot and some of our out takes.
Thanks for voting!
Cheers, Zack
GOYA Shootout :: Mirror
We had another one of our GOYA shootouts today! This time we have visitors to the studio. David Jackson and Trevor Nackers joined us today on the shootout. Here's the set up.
We decide to do these things at a moment's notice. Today's challenge was that each of us would head out with a 12″ square mirror and we had to incorporate that mirror into a photograph. We had just under two hours to complete the challenge and we could post one single image to the blog. You decide who did the best job. Meaning, you vote on the photo you like the best. The winner gets something. We never know what.
Today's crew consists of Dan Depew, Robin Shetler, David Jackson, Trevor Nackers, and myself. Sherri left the studio with full intentions of participating but she decided to play the LAME "it's my birthday and I have better things to do." card. Whatever. Loser. (Actually, she won the last shootout.) What is GOYA? It's a term we use around here meaning "Get Off Your Ass." … and go shoot.
Here are our images.
To refresh your memory, here are the slices and who they correspond with…
Cheers, Zack
Zack Arias :: Sucksessful Commercial Photographer
Want a sneak peak into the life of a successfull commercial photographer?
I made this for a few reasons. I'll go into that later.
HQ QT version of the video here.
Cheers, Zack Arias. Sucksessfull Commercial Photographer
PS – In addition to thanking the academy I would also like to recognize Jeremy Cowart, Chase Jarvis, and Joe Effing McNally.
Thrift Store GOYA Winner :: Sherri Innis!
Our business manager, Sherri, just beat the ever living snot out of all of us in our third GOYA shootout. I'm 1 for 3. I should have used this other image. There I go, wanting to do something different and it didn't pan out for me. Probably wouldn't have helped. Sherri did a great job. The thrift store item in her shot is the gold dress that her sister, Jamie, is wearing.
Our intern, Robin, came in second with this kick ass image…
Dan the studio man came in third and Meg and I held hands walking into the sunset of 4th and 5th place.
Meg wants us to do a songwriting contest next time we do this. I'm glad none of us are competitive.
ETA – Do note that Meg had baby Hawke Danger with her during her shooting time and she was in a graveyard, in the rain, with a crying baby Hawke Danger. She had the toughest time of us all.
Cheers, Zack
PS – GOYA stands for Get Off Your Ass… And shoot!
Crew GOYA :: $5 Thrift Store Shootout
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We are back with another GOYA shootout for the crew. Here was the challenge set before us today.
We had to go to a thrift store and spend no more than five dollars on whatever we wanted. We then had to incorporate whatever we purchased into a photo. We had 2.5 hours to complete the challenge.
Today we had myself, business manager Sherri, studio manager Dan, intern Robin, and the ever so lovely and talented Meghan.
The contest is now over. Sherri won!
Cheers, Zack
Fear :: And The Winner Is… + Discussion On The Subject
The Setup ::
Last week we assembled a crew to help us on a three day shoot in an old abandoned mansion. I set one day aside for everyone on set to have time to grab some gear, grab a model, and shoot for themselves as payment for helping me on the other two days of shooting. Knowing that competition can bring the best out in a person I decided we should have a shootout. I posted the images here on the blog and had you all vote.
Before shooting we decided to pick one word that we all had to shoot an image for. The first word that came up was "pain" but then someone said "fear" and we decided that would be a good one and off we went. Each photographer could interpret that any way they wanted and what happened in the comments of the original blog post has been an interesting conversation of whether any of us actually shot an image that communicated fear. I feel that some of you wanted far too literal of an interpretation. Fear can go a lot of ways. I think we all gravitated toward the "horror'ish" route based on the location we had to use but it doesn't have to be the ONLY way to interpret it. More in the discussion.
The Results ::
The winner is… (after the jump)
GOYA Shootout For The Crew :: "Fear"
We had so much fun with the last GOYA shootout that we are back with another one! Here's the rundown…
We rented the Candler Mansion last week for three days of personal shooting. This personal project required a lot more resources than my old OneLight minimalist self could handle so we called on a number of people to come in and help with this project. We set one day aside for all of us to grab some gear and shoot anything we wanted. We had an amazing team assembled of photographers, models, hair, make-up, and wardrobe on hand. At the start of the day we chose one word that we had to shoot an image for. The word chosen was "fear". Six photographers worked on their take of "Fear" and now you, our wonderful blog readers, are going to let us know who did the best job capturing the theme of "fear."
Voting is open until midnight EST, Friday Feb. 5th. You can vote one time per day per IP address. The identities of the photographers and the photo they took will be revealed when we release the results on Saturday.
Here we go…
Here is a drill down of the images for easy reference…
Please use the following poll box to vote.
Feel free to critique us in the comments!
The winning photographer will receive a $50 gift certificate to B&H Photo and the winning model will receive a $50 gift certificate to Anthropologie. If I win (which I am fairly convinced I won't) then the crew has to take me to lunch!
Cheers, Zack
PS – GOYA = Get Off Your A$$!
Black Rob :: An Audio Experiment
As we get deeper into video production I know that one skill I really need to work on is audio capture and editing. I headed out this evening with a Sennheiser ME-67 and an Edirol audio recorder. Big thanks to Marc for letting me borrow the recorder. The recording comes after the story.
Meg was in Little Five Points to purchase some props and wardrobe for a shoot we have next week. I met her there and walked around recording sounds of cars, people, etc. Someone called out to me;
"What in the hell is that thing? Is that a gun or something?"
The ME-67 is about 14 inches long and is kind of menacing looking in the dark. Black Rob (as he's known on the streets) was just making sure nothing crazy was about to go down. He started asking me about recording equipment and I started asking about his life.
I recorded Rob without the aid of headphones. I scurried out of the studio too quickly today and left my headphones behind. Always a great thing to do when trying to learn how to capture audio. Luckily the Edirol recorder has a nice level readout so I just kept my eye on that while recording.
I came home needing some music to lay under the recording I had made. Meg disappeared into Loretta (her recording studio) to create an original song just for me. She reappeared at 5am. I had cut all the parts out of the recording that I wanted and got to work in Apple's Soundtrack Pro. This is the first time I've used the program and it was the first time Meg used ProTools. We've both been sliding down a steep learning curve.
I'm sure you audio guys and gals would have some opinions on this. I would love to hear them.
Listen to the final project for the day.
Cheers, Zack
Mych :: Teaching This Technique In March
Did some testing with Mych (pronounced Mike) this week. He has an amazing range of emotions.
Shot with a silver 86″ para on the cyc wall. I'll be teaching this technique at Gulf Photo Plus in Dubai at the beginning of March and again at Photoshop World in Orlando at the end of March.
Cheers, Zack
In Front Of The Scenes :: Gracie Is Over This
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NYC Best: Streisand, Morrissey, Foodie Fest, Block Party
With his iconic bouffant coiffure and still-supple croon, Morrissey plays Terminal 5 before embarking on his North American tour.
Expect to hear Smiths classics like "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me," alongside songs from his expansive solo career.
The hypnotic Kristeen Young opens.
At 610 W. 56th St. Information: +1-212-582-6600; http://www.terminal5nyc.com.
Bronze Body
A Malevich drawing is juxtaposed with a wall organizer designed by Italian architect Gio Ponti.
There's George Condo's painting and a mahogany totem by Leo Amino; a bronze torso by Giacometti with Maarten Baas's sculpted "Clay" table.
The paired objects form vignettes at the Phillips de Pury midtown showroom, where buyers can peruse them before the sale on Oct. 16.
"Dialogues Between Art and Design" is curated by designer Murray Moss.
At 450 Park Avenue. Information: +1-646-588-7680; http://www.phillipsdepury.com.
Saturday Afternoon
Eat, drink and be merry at the Public Theater's block party as the NYC landmark celebrates its $40 million makeover.
Famed food trucks like Korilla BBQ, Rickshaw Dumplings and Go Burger will be on hand along with star chefs Andrew Carmellini and Michael Oliver.
Joe's Pub and the new Library lounge will be open for drinks.
Singers and musicians will provide the soundtrack, plus you'll get a peek at some upcoming events, including the world premiere of "Here Lies Love" by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim.
From noon to 5 p.m., rain or shine, at 425 Lafayette St. Information: +1-212-539-8500; http://www.publictheater.org.
Saturday Night
Barbra Streisand is back in hometown Brooklyn, but this time she's bringing an orchestra and choir.
Count on hearing "People" as well as her picks from the American songbook, not to mention Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Joining Streisand onstage for "How Deep Is the Ocean," Jason Gould holds his own with his Mom.
At Barclays Center, 620 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn. Information: +1-877-772-5849; http://www.barclayscenter.com.
Take this rare chance to see magnificent drawings from the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung in Munich.
They're all here: Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Durer, Rembrandt.
Van Gogh, Caspar David Friedrich and Adolph Menzel from the 19th century.
And later masters such as Picasso, Hockney and Baselitz.
"Durer to de Kooning: 100 Master Drawings from Munich" runs through Jan. 6 at the Morgan Library and Museum, 225 Madison Ave. Information: +1-212-685-0008; http://www.themorgan.org.
Sunday Fest
Drop in on the Grand Tasting to sample delicious wine and food.
Celebrity chefs will be demonstrating the preparation of signature dishes, among them: Rocco DiSpirito, Marcus Samuelsson, Bobby Flay and Masaharu Morimoto.
Brunch, book signings and lots of other events at various venues around town.
Food Network NYC Wine & Food Festival at the Hudson River Park's Pier 57, West Side Highway and W. 15th St. Information: http://nycwineandfoodfestival.com.
Sunday Matinee
Emerging from the pit, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra is onstage at Carnegie Hall in the first of this season's concerts.
Michelle DeYoung steps in for Eva-Marie Westbroek to perform Wagner's adulterous "Wesendonck Lieder."
Also on the program, "Eine Alpensinfonie," an amusing tone-poem for mighty orchestral forces by Richard Strauss.
Semyon Bychkov conducts.
At 7th Ave. and 57th St. Information: +1-212-247-7800; http://www.carnegiehall.org.
Beacon cooks everything over an open fire, so start with roasted oysters, and then try the chicken under a brick with pickled tomato panzanella salad.
While waiting for the flames to do their work, sip on an Orange Pisco Sour.
At 25 W. 56th St. Information: +1-212-332-0500.
(Zinta Lundborg is an editor for Muse, the arts and leisure section of Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are her own.)
Muse highlights include Lapham's podcast and Jeremy Gerard on theater.
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