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Liquitex was the first water-based acrylic paint created in 1955 and since then we have partnered with artists to ensure that we continually evolve and innovate –resulting in a long history of acrylic innovation that includes:
Today, Liquitex offers the largest array of vibrant acrylic paints, mediums and tools to enable acrylic artists to continually explore their art and take it to new and unprecedented boundaries. With our innovative drive, our creative passion and our intense desire to share the joys of artistic expression through unparalleled education and community outreach programs, Liquitex is and will continue to be a strong partner to help artists explore their art for decades to come.
In 1955, a company in Cincinnati, Ohio named Permanent Pigments that had been milling oil colors since 1933 and run by a man named Henry Levison launched a new product. This new artists' color was formulated with an acrylic polymer resin that was emulsified with water. The new color could go from thick to thin and everywhere in between; it would adhere to anything – from canvas to paper to metal to wood to plastic– and it dried quickly for easy re-working, layering, and masking. Most important, it could be thinned and cleaned up with water.
Levison tried to come up with a name that captured the essence of the medium and the fact that it could go from fluid liquidity to heavy texture and everyplace else in between. The color was called liquid texture or Liquitex .
1933 Henry Levison establishes Permanent Pigments Company, a small, family owned enterprise that makes artists' oil paint.
1950 Henry Levison and other founding members created the National Art Materials Trade Association. The first trade organization dedicated to the advancement of artist materials.
1955 Permanent Pigments Company develops the first water-based acrylic gesso called Liquitex ("Liquid Texture"). 1956 The first commercially available water-based fluid acrylic colors are developed, called Soft Body. 1963 The first heavy bodied, water-based acrylic colors, with a consistency similar to oil paints, are developed, called Heavy Body 1965 The Lecture Demonstration Program is established: The first program of lectures and demonstrations given by practicing artists, to artists at colleges and universities throughout the U.S. 1970 The first machine to test paint for lightfastness is developed. 1980 Becomes the first paint to be packaged in Glaminate tubes. These easy to open tubes (laminated layers of plastic, metal and paper) replace all metal tubes, which are prone to corrosion, cracking and other problems. The Art Purchase Program was developed: A program, which purchases artwork from artists nationwide for the corporate collection. 1985 The Liquitex Studio Arts Advisory Council is created. A group of influential artists and art educators from colleges and universities who meet once a year to discuss the needs of art students, professional artists and art educators. 1993 The first U.S. fine art, high quality, value series acrylic colors for beginners and students are developed, called Basics. 1996 Develops new resin system for all its acrylic colors and mediums. New resin system offers the highest quality acrylic paint and mediums ever made: state of the art color clarity, brilliance, and longevity. 1997 Excellence in Art Purchase Award program started: Cash and product awards for artists. 2003 The high quality value series, extra opaque and even leveling matte acrylic colors are developed, called BASICS Matt. 2004 The first super heavy bodied acrylic colors are developed, called Super Heavy Body.
2005 Liquitex celebrated its 50th Anniversary with refreshed packaging, and new colors.
2006 The innovative new mediums Pouring Medium, String Gel, and Palette Wetting Spray are introduced.
2008 The super fluid Liquitex acrylic inks! are introduced allowing artists even more acrylic painting versatility.
2010 Going back to its roots serving mural artists, Liquitex introduces Freestyle Large Scale brushes designed especially for artists that work in large formats.


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Mission Hockey, the top selling manufacturer of roller hockey skates is about to launch its new 2011 line, the Axiom. Since 1996 when Mission first launched the Proto series skates as the first true roller hockey specific skates, Mission has continued to build faster, lighter and more comfortable pure roller hockey skates. And the new Axiom skate line carries on that tradition with a bold new look.
Taking a look at the premier Axiom Skate, the Mission Axiom T9, will offer all the performance and comfort an advanced player will ever need. For performance the T9 features Mission patented Hi-Lo wheel set-up, a combination of 76mm and 80mm wheels that excel in the corners and on the breakaway. Mounted on the lightest frame available, the Mission Hi-Lo Magnesium. Combined with the new Mission Swiss Limited Edition bearings and Rink Rat's new Hornet Split wheels, this is sure to be one of the fastest set-ups out on the rink. To control all this speed Mission has upgraded their Texallium outsole to offer a solid, durable platform.
Going inside the boot to take a look at the comfort, Mission has upgraded the liner to a new "Mission Haze" liner that offers great moisture wicking and a cool look. The liner's quick drying properties are accelerated by Mission's new vented, felt tongue. To increase the air -flow it has a nice 2-piece, contouring felt tongue that has holes through it. As well, Mission has improved the overall fit of the skate with new, suppler ankle foam pads and slightly wider toe box.
Overall, the new 2011 Mission Axiom skate line will offer suppler liners and a wider, more accommodating toe box. And of course a new look with very detailed, tattoo-like graphics. Staying true to roller hockey, the Axiom skate line will offer great ventilation, durable extruded frames and side abrasion guards.
The 2011 Mission Axiom T9 roller skate will be available for pre-sale at InlineWarehouse.com mid August.

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Capistrano Unified Offers a Variety of Schools, Programs
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO—Beginning Wednesday, February 1, students in the Capistrano Unified School District can apply to one of 43 different academic programs during the annual School of Choice period.
The School of Choice process provides parents with the ability to apply to a school outside of their child's attendance area on a space-available basis. This year, there are 43 schools with space to accept School of Choice students. Detailed information describing each school and its academic offerings is available online at http://capousd-ca.schoolloop.com/soc, and many of our schools participate in social media. Parents are also encouraged to contact their schools of interest and make an appointment to tour the campus and visit the classrooms.
School of Choice applications will be available online at http://capousd-ca.schoolloop.com/soc, at local schools, and at the District Education Center, 33122 Valle Road, San Juan Capistrano. The application period begins Wednesday, February 1 and ends Friday, March 3.
Completed applications must be turned in between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. either at the school to which the child is applying or at the District Education Center, 33122 Valle Rd., San Juan Capistrano, CA. Online applications must also be submitted by March 3. In the event there are more applicants than openings at a particular school, students will be selected by lottery. Notifications will be received by May 1, 2017.
There are many educational options in CUSD, including Orange County's only Mandarin language immersion program; the county's only public International Baccalaureate (IB) candidate school for students in kindergarten through 8th grade; innovative Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics programs and partnering with local industry and federal government agencies; and online schools for students who may thrive in an independent setting.
The District's online programs are not part of the School of Choice process, but are still accepting applications. Those programs include California Preparatory Academy, the District's online independent study high school; Capistrano Virtual School, which offers online curriculum to students in kindergarten through 8th grades; and Capistrano Home School for families who prefer to educate their children with the support of credentialed teachers. Applications for the online programs are only accepted at those schools.
Parents of high-school student athletes are urged to learn more about California Interscholastic Federation sports eligibility requirements prior to pursuing the School of Choice process. Transportation to any school other than the home school is the responsibility of parents.
For more information, please go to the District website at http://capousd-ca.schoolloop.com/soc or call the School of Choice Hotline at (949) 234-9335.
Schools Accepting
School of Choice Applications:
Ambuehl Elementary
Arroyo Vista Elementary
Bathgate Elementary
Benedict Elementary
Bergeson Elementary
Carl Hankey Elementary
Castille Elementary
Chaparral Elementary
Clarence Lobo Elementary*
Concordia Elementary
Del Obispo Elementary*
Hidden Hills Elementary*
John Malcom Elementary
Kinoshita Elementary*
Las Flores Elementary
Las Palmas Elementary
Marblehead Elementary*
Moulton Elementary
Oak Grove Elementary
Palisades Elementary
Phillip Reilly Elementary
R.H. Dana Elementary*
San Juan Elementary
Tijeras Creek Elementary
Viejo Elementary
Wagon Wheel Elementary
George White Elementary
Wood Canyon Elementary*
Arroyo Vista K-8
Bernice Ayer Middle
Carl Hankey Middle
Aliso Viejo Middle
Don Juan Avila Middle
Las Flores Middle
Marco Forster Middle
Newhart Middle
Niguel Hills Middle
Shorecliffs Middle
Vista del Mar Middle
Capistrano Valley High
Dana Hills High
San Clemente High
San Juan Hills High
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The Salk Institute Represented Team Spirit at Pedal the Cause
The Salk Institute was strongly represented in the first annual Pedal the Cause San Diego—a weekend cycling event that took place October 26 and 27 to benefit San Diego's three cancer centers: the Salk, UC San Diego's Moores Cancer Center and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute. In addition to helping strengthen the bonds between the cancer centers on the Torrey Pines Mesa, the Salk Cancer Center team raised more than $18,000 for research. The Institute is most grateful to everyone who invested in cancer discovery by sponsoring Team SCC.


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FileMark SMARTi Integrates with Alfresco Open Source Enterprise Content Management
Alfresco Continues OEM Momentum with FileMark
LONDON—April 24th, 2007—Alfresco Software Inc., the first and leading provider of an open source enterprise content management solution (ECM), and FileMark, a leading provider of document processing, archiving and records management solutions, today announced the availability of the first open source ECM system with integrated COLD (Computer Output to Low-cost Disk) and image capture.
FileMark's SMARTi Imaging and SMARTi COLD modules seamlessly integrate with Alfresco to create a production class ECM solution for mid-market and large scale organizations. The combined solution enables the use of Alfresco for transactional document processing applications such as accounts payable and receivable, invoice processing, proof of delivery matching, order entry, and computer output report archiving and distribution.
The result is a highly versatile, easy to use, open source ECM system, offering both mid-market and large scale enterprises significantly better value than can be found with proprietary solutions. Organizations can cost-effectively start in one department and grow without limits as their needs develop. Open source licensing and rapid implementation make Alfresco an excellent choice for businesses seeking immediate productivity with minimal resource commitments.
"We have seen significant customer demand for production image and report capture capabilities such as those offered by FileMark. The combined solution is ideal for manufacturing, distribution, financial services, healthcare and government." said John Powell, co-founder and CEO, Alfresco, Inc. "Alfresco's partnership with FileMark demonstrates the positive OEM momentum we are experiencing by offering the first embeddable Enterprise Content Management system."
"The combined expertise of FileMark and Alfresco offers customers an alternative to proprietary ECM solutions, offering a complete package that works out of the box to deliver a flexible and dynamic solution to address their document processing requirements," said William Zastrow, president and CEO of FileMark. "High-cost proprietary ECM systems from the 1990s are not what our customers want. ECM is entering a new age with open source and open standards such as JSR-170, JSR-168 and web services. FileMark chose Alfresco because of its best-of-breed open source repository."
The integrated solution has been released and is now available internationally.
About FileMark
FileMark is a leading provider of software and professional services for transactional document processing. Applications include document management and imaging, computer output report management, archiving and records management. FileMark enables users to capture, classify, store, retrieve, route, process and manage all forms of business information. FileMark specializes in the ability to seamlessly extend existing line-of-business applications for real-time document access, work flow, report archiving and regulatory compliance. FileMark was founded in 1989 and has a proven track record of delivering reliable, cost-effective, integrated document solutions for Manufacturing, Wholesale Distribution, Health Care, Financial Services, Local Government and Higher Education.


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Data system rollout progressing across state
School districts across South Dakota are beginning to access the states new longitudinal data system, called the South Dakota Student Teacher Accountability Reporting System, or SD-STARS.
Growth Model work group narrows down studies
South Dakotas Growth Model work group met via conference call last month to discuss further analysis of the seven growth models selected for consideration for use in the states new accountability system.
Educator recognition: Shine a spotlight on your best and brightest
The Department of Education maintains a list of Emerging Classroom Leaders, which consists of distinguished teachers and principals from across South Dakota.
Seeking presenters for 10th annual Indian Education Summit
Conference planners are interested in hearing from local schools or educational organizations that have unique, successful programs that bolster success for Native American students.
Smarter Balanced moving forward
At a March conference in Arlington, Va., state education chiefs met in a public session and approved initial achievement level descriptorswhich distinguish among the levels of student performance in English language arts/literacy and mathematics on the Smarter Balanced assessments


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Jimmy Fallon and Brian Williams Perform a Smooth Duet on 'Slow Jam the News'
Jimmy Fallon is mostly a rock guy. But sometimes the situation just calls for a slow jam. And that time is news time.
With the help NBC stablemate Brian Williams and his house band 'The Roots,' Fallon used his most seductive singing voice to break down Barack Obama's recent decision to accept super PAC money.
Well, we learned a lot there. It seems Barack Obama, who used to oppose super PACs, is now encouraging them to fund raise on his behalf. According to the slow jam, the President justifies his switch in position by arguing he needs to accept super PAC funds since the Republican who will run against him in the 2012 election will be accepting them.
We also learned that super PACs are a lot sexier than they would seem at first blush. And that Brian Williams (or BriWi, as Fallon calls him) will do, say and sing things that Walter Cronkite would never have imagined. But we sort of already knew that about Williams.


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Challenge #5
Sorry this is so late. Today is my wedding anniversary and so we went to dinner. Anyways......from Helen:
One of my favorite subjects in school was math!
One of my best friends teaches math!
My youngest son loves math!
I just watched Russell Crowe "A Beautiful Mind" (LOL)
My challenge to you is to create a layout or card with angles. You can angle your paper, your pictures, whatever you want. Lets see those angles!
This challenge, when completed, will earn you 30 points!!!
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Formula racers earn top finishes
The Dartmouth
May 4, 2012
After four days of racing and testing, the Dartmouth Formula Racing team walked away with several top finishes at the 2012 Formula Hybrid Competition at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H.
The Dartmouth team, consisting of 15 students, competed in the hybrid competitions. Dartmouth placed first in marketing, fifth in acceleration, sixth in design, seventh in autocross and fifth overall, a strong finish compared to previous years' results, team captain Graham Keggi '12 said.
"We're really excited about how we did," Keggi said. "Our overall place is similar to previous years, but this year's competition had a lot more cars actually running. I think the reason we were so successful was that we had one of the best groups of people working on the car."
The entire competition is open to undergraduate and graduate engineering students and features both electric and electric-hybrid race cars, according to Thayer School of Engineering professor John Collier, an advisor for the team. Electric cars run on a battery or capacitor, while electric-hybrid cars also run on combustible fuel.
The competition is open to universities nationally and internationally. Overall, 39 teams registered for the competition, and countries including Brazil, Canada, Spain and Taiwan were represented.


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In this hands-on activity, students learn about the different realms of the Universe and explore their sizes and relative scales. They will be guided through a process that uncovers the immense sizes of the Sun, Solar System, Solar Neighborhood,... (View More) Milky Way, Local Group, Supercluster, and the observable Universe. The full version of this activity involves students doing simple math computations, however it can also be done without the math. There are some inexpensive materials involved, as well as a powerpoint presentation. It is intended for grades 8-12, but can be adapted down for lower grade levels. (View Less)
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"Alright" the new single from Grammy nominated producer Mark Knight featuring Sway made its debut at the weekend. Danny Howard gave the track a world exclusive first spin on his Dance Anthems show on BBC Radio 1, choosing it as his 'Future Anthem'. Listen back here.
The lyric video went live at the same time. You can watch it here.
"Alright" was released as an instrumental last year by Knight's own label Toolroom to good support from radio and club DJ's. When Knight decided he wanted to take the track to the next level he called on the immense lyrical talents of UK hip-hop hero Sway who willingly obliged, laying his rapid-fire flow and clever word play over the instrumental.
The outstanding remix package features a DnB edit from UK producer Koncept, a house mix from Liverpool rising star Liam Keegan and a trap mix from hot Canadian outfit Damn Kids.
"Alright" is set for release via 3 Beat/Toolroom on June 30th.


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A short history of presidential debates
By Scott Brinton
Before 1960, there was little demand for — or interest in — presidential debates, and so there were no national debates, according to a history of the debates compiled by CNN and Time magazine. The first nationally televised debate, which pitted John F. Kennedy against Richard Nixon, was watched by more than 66 million people and electrified the public. Kennedy's stellar performance in the debate is widely credited with putting him over the top in the 1960 election, which he won by a razor-thin margin.
After 1960, presidential debates disappeared until 1976, primarily because the candidates did not call for them, according to CNN and Time. In the 1976 election, Jimmy Carter gained an upper hand when incumbent Gerald Ford made a major debate misstatement — "There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe" — at a time when the Soviet Union ruled Eastern Europe with an iron fist.
1976 was the first time that a presidential debate was held on a college campus — at the College of William & Mary in Virginia, according to the nonpartisan, nonprofit Commission on Presidential Debates, which the Democratic and Republican parties began in 1987 to run the debates.
By the mid-1990s, presidential debates had become part and parcel of the political landscape, and colleges and universities became their regular venues.
Hofstra hosted its first presidential debate in 2008, between John McCain and Barack Obama. Hofstra is among a handful of universities to host a debate more than once. Others include Wake Forest University, the University of Massachusetts and Washington University in St. Louis, according to the Commission on Presidential Debates.


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(2/24/14) • Publix rebuilt and opened a state-of-the-art supermarket at its old location on Atlantic Blvd. Enjoy remarkable food selection and garage parking…no need to load your car in the rain!
• Whole Foods is under construction on Federal Highway at Copans Road, on the old Kmart site.
• Marriott opened a brand new hotel and conference center with 219 rooms on the ocean, just south of 14th Street. Great place for a wedding or convention!
• Shops and restaurants all along the Atlantic Boulevard corridor to the beach underwent facade improvements for a pedestrian-friendly, trendy village atmosphere. New, wide sidewalks, pavered crosswalks, heavy plantings and attractive street furniture add to the fresh, vibrant look. Utility wires are buried and we now await designer style street lamps.
• The new state-of-the-art Dog Park, Canine Corner, is wildly successful on the corner of Federal Highway (US1) and NE 10th Street, next to the public golf course. Separate fenced play areas for big and little dogs. FREE!
• Pompano's Green Market is bigger than ever and open every Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the SW corner of Atlantic Blvd and Cypress Road by City Hall. Shop for farm-fresh produce and authentic Old Pompano baked goods and handicrafts.
• The main runway at the City's historic Air Park is now 500 feet longer to accommodate a larger class of private jets. How convenient when you stay at a Beach Vacation Rentals property!
• Pompano Beach's historic district is being rebuilt, as a quaint center for restaurants, pubs and galleries. Soon to open is the historic Bailey Hotel, converted to working artist lofts, art supply store and gallery. The trendy 32 East restaurant (of Delray Beach) signed a lease to open here. Other unique additions will include a Commercial Kitchen and a hydroponics center.


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Monday, May 13, 2013
In February 2010, I published this lampoon of Alder Yarrow's Vinography. I think his was the first wine blog I parodied, and it raised something of a ruckus. Not as much as my later piece about Alice Feiring, but plenty. I was always offended by Yarrow's nonsensical notion that he could adequately taste several hundred wines in a few hours, and his post about the 2010 ZAP tasting must have pushed me over the edge. Though it doesn't take much to push the HoseMaster over the edge. The original post generated in the neighborhood of 60 comments. From 2010, here is Vornography:
Every January the Zinfandel Advocates and Producers (ZAP) throw a tasting in my honor at Fort Mason in San Francisco. I'm honored that they do this for me, I don't see myself as worthy of the honor, I'm just a humble blogger who is frequently given accolades, awards, free trips, free wine and inexplicable admiration from an industry that deeply admires sycophants. The theme of this year's ZAP tasting in my honor was "Alder Zin You Can Drink," and, as I do every year, I agreed to allow others in the industry, as well as every day people, to attend. I don't have to do this, but I feel that wine is best when it's shared, and, besides, it's really lonely being the best blogger in the country.
There were fewer wineries this year, which I was not happy about and someone will pay, believe me, but the good news is that it meant I only had 740 wines to taste so I'd have an extra hour to come home and post pretty pictures on my blog. I'd really like to post pictures of kitties, I love kitties, especially in ribbons, but that wouldn't be right so I post trite photos by Andy Katz--get it? Katz? I post pictures of Katz! And you wonder why I win wine blog awards!
I was honored by the 220 or so wineries who chose to pour me wine at ZAP. Part of the enjoyment I get out of this annual event (last year's theme was "We All Live in a Yarrow Submarine") is the time I get to spend with all my many friends that produce Zinfandel all over the state, and even the world! People even come from Italy and South Africa to pour wines for me, hoping for a coveted 9.5 to 10 score, which I only give to 40% of the wines I taste so they are really going against the odds. This year I was honored to spend 11 seconds talking to Joel Peterson, the heroic producer and founder of Ravenswood, 8 seconds tasting with Larry Turley, and a full 15 seconds reveling in the stories of Kent Rosenblum. Did you know he's a veterinarian? When Dr. Rosenblum tells you you're a horse's ass for claiming you can taste and rate 740 wines in a day, you know he knows what he's talking about!
I was also asked to moderate a panel about Zinfandel and Social Media the Friday before the ZAP tasting. I am often asked to sit on panels because I'm the most respected wine blogger in the country and I can answer many questions that prospective bloggers constantly ask. For example, I am often asked what has made my blog so successful. It's not that big a secret. What makes Vornography so successful is that most people can't tell the difference between being prolific and being good. Choose prolific. And, always, they want to know how to get wineries to send them free samples. Here's where my journalism background comes in handy. Puff pieces. Wineries love puff pieces about themselves and I do that better than anyone else blogging today. You can't go wrong writing fluff, being a fluffer, about a winery owner fulfilling a dream. They eat it up, they post it on their website, they tweet about it, and they send me every release of wine they ever produce hoping I'll flatter them again. It's essentially like taking candy from trust fund babies.
Tasting 740 wines in six hours is no big deal, but, obviously I'm not superhuman enough to also take tasting notes. That would be ludicrous and, frankly, arrogant. Besides, no one reads tasting notes, tasting notes are just filler, like the white stuff in Twinkies, it's just there to distract you from what really matters, the delicious cake outsides. And it's all Zinfandel anyway. You already know what Zinfandel tastes like, it tastes kind of like berries. All you need to know is what I think about the wines as reflected in my scores. You already know my taste in wine, you've been faithfully following my blog for more than six years now, and if you're new here, well, take it from all of my regular longtime readers, my scores are valid and meaningful and come from my astonishing seven years of experience tasting wines. You can tell how valid my scores are by all the winery people kissing my butt in the comments section. I list the 740 wines grouped by my vague scores in such a way that it enlightens you as to which Zinfandels are worth your hard-earned money. The ones at the top. They tasted the best. Trust me.
15 comments:
- Daniel said...
You made me go look at his original post. I couldn't read it, too much 'blah blah blah'....
really, 220 wines in one day? and all of them the same high alcohol varietal? BS!
I've been doing this for over 18 years, and the most I will admit to tasting in a day is 60 or so, and they were all different wines from different parts of the world. And it sucked!.
now if we're talking about drinking versus tasting, the number might be higher...
happy monday!
- May 13, 2013 at 9:56 AM
- Unknown said...
"It's essentially like taking candy from trust fund babies." Best line of the year. Better than Katz!
- May 13, 2013 at 10:45 AM
- David Pierson said...
Just curious.. what was the ruckus?? It's so dead on I was wondering if I was reading one of his puff pieces about how wonderful he is..
- May 13, 2013 at 10:51 AM
- Samantha Dugan said...
Ron My Love,
Man, I remember this piece, and watching it go sort of viral through the blogosphere. I think what struck so many of us was how easy it was to hear Alder's style in the piece, which is of course a testament to your talent. I know a lot of people that kind of discovered your blog because of this parody but as a long time fan/reader I think your work just keeps getting better love. This was a fun little walk down memory lane! I love you!!
- May 13, 2013 at 11:29 AM
- Cris Whetstone said...
Ouch. Pretty hard take down there. Love it.
- May 13, 2013 at 12:00 PM
- David Fish said...
Ron, how can I find the original article in your archives?
- May 13, 2013 at 12:38 PM
- David Fish said...
Sorry, I meant- do you have the article upon which your lampoon was based?
- May 13, 2013 at 12:44 PM
- The Sommeliere said...
Ron, all this jammy, brambly Zinfandel talk makes me want to reach for a glass of natural, biodynamic, organic, sustainable orange wine! I just hope that the cow horn buried in poop (see Alice Feiring) did not make it into the glass.
- May 13, 2013 at 1:53 PM
- Ron Washam, HMW said...
Well, that's what set me off originally, the audacity of reviewing that many wines in a day. I'm certain Alder, whom I've never met, believes in his own superpowers, just as I think I'm funny, but it's pretty obscene to imagine yourself capable of that. Not that anyone believed him, but it's still inherently comic.
Man, long time, no comment. Thanks for chiming in again, and for the kind words.
I was in the early stages of HoseMaster and thought it was about time someone satirized the "big shot" wine bloggers. Alder was, and still is, an easy target, with an easy to mock tone and style, and a kind of self-importance that recalls no one so much as Ted Baxter from the old "Mary Tyler Moore" show.
My Gorgeous Samantha,
I'll confess to you that I don't think I hit the mark on his style so much as I hit the target on his tone. It was a "shocker" of a sort when I first did it--a blogger making fun of another blogger! Why, it's, it's...indecent!! And, as ever, the worst parts, the most gratuitous mocking, got left in the editing room.
I love you too!
Satire without teeth is like people without teeth--hard to understand and very thin.
Well, the original piece was from Vinography's review of ZAP, the Zinfandel Advocates and Producers Tasting, from January 2010. You can probably find it in Alder's archives--seems Daniel did. But reviewing and rating a couple of hundred wines a day was Alder's calling card back then, and he defended it vigorously, though he doesn't seem to do it any longer--maybe Jancis straightened him out.
Marlene Love,
Cow poop often improves the aroma of orange wines. Though it does nothing for the cows.
- May 13, 2013 at 6:15 PM
- gabriel jagle said...
whoa...the early hosemaster had some bite! not like the puff pieces you've been writing for splooge estates lately. i can understand why there was so much ruckus...critics hate being criticized. anyway, i loved the comment about not needing tasting notes because zinfandel all taste "like berries", and i appreciate you're putting your money where your mouth is with your high quality wine reviews. you're all right jose
- May 13, 2013 at 6:17 PM
- Ron Washam, HMW said...
Thanks, Gabe. I've been at this wine thing way too long, as well as the comedy writing thing. I'm not that good at either one, but, hey, experience counts for something.
I ran into Abe Schoener at a tasting on Saturday, and he had nothing but kind words to say to me about the Splooge Estate "Linoleum Project." And, honestly, in my long career of annoying people in the wine biz, it's been the wine critics and winery marketing people who have sent me all the grief and hate mail, almost never a winemaker. I'll leave it to you to figure out what that means.
- May 13, 2013 at 6:33 PM
- gabriel jagle said...
i'll guess it means that if i ever become a respectable winemaker, i won't get so upset about you making fun of natural wines :-)
- May 13, 2013 at 7:29 PM
- Ron Washam, HMW said...
It's not the wines I make fun of, but the silliness and arrogance of the category itself. Much like the category of "respectable winemaker." That's sort of like "influential blogger."
- May 13, 2013 at 10:15 PM
- Bob Henry (Los Angeles wine industry professional) said...
I have attended Family Winemakers in San Francisco held at Fort Mason. But not ZAP. So I infer the experience is similar.
When I attend such large scale events,I bring with me 3-ring binders comprising hundreds of "check off the descriptor box" notetaking sheets to management my time as efficiently as possible.
[Aside: sparkling wine, white wine and red wine templates available to anyone who wishes them. -- Bob]
It has been my experience that it takes about 2 minutes to: shove your arm out in the direction of the exhibitor and politely ask for a wine pour, patiently await your sample, swirl it, smell it, sip it, spit it out, dump the remnants from your glass, and write down your impressions.
So let's do some simple "back of the envelope" math.
220 wines times 2 minutes spent sampling each pour and recording one's thoughts equals 440 minutes. That translates into 7.33 hours. (7 hours 20 minutes. Yikes!)
Let's be really superhuman.
220 wines times 1 minute spent sampling each pour and recording one's thoughts equals 220 minutes. That translates into 3.67 hours. (3 hours 40 mnutes.)
For those who know, how many hours long is ZAP?
I don't know Alder and can't attest to his stamina, but 220 wines is a heroic feat. Best accomplished by someone sitting down and being served trays of wines . . . not in the fatiguing manner of walking from exhibitor table to table for hours on end.
(And my math doesn't include "lost" time moving from table to table; in conversation with exhibitors and fellow attendees; bathroom breaks; and food and water station stops to refresh one's palate.)
Even Robert Parker (dare I invoke his name on this blog?) boasts "only" tasting about 100 to 120 wines on a busy work day -- which by his accounting can number 12 to 14 hours.
~~ Bob
- May 14, 2013 at 2:30 AM
- PaulG said...
I'm pretty sure he uses one of these: http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2013/05/electronic-nose-better-than-a-humans/?article-source=newsletter&source=585&date=2013-05-15
No way to actually taste 220 Zins in one day. Good to revisit ancient Hosiery! More more more!
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Christopher Budny 11/23/2011 7:06:00 AMFantastic motion capture, Katta! I can easily see this with a winning badge under it! #1425245
Usman M. Bajwa 11/23/2011 7:28:18 AMWOW. The lines, the feel of motion, the color, the comp and the traveler all come together very well in this wonderfully gorgeous and well conceived masterpiece, Katta. Expect a double Gold, touch wood ;)
Tarun Bose 11/23/2011 8:23:34 AMOutstanding capture of motion and still, Katarina. #9826861
Bob Cournoyer 11/23/2011 12:48:01 PMLove the colors and motion.. :-) #9827224
Stefania Barbier 12/14/2011 2:35:02 PMbeautiful finalist.... congratulations!!! #9865444
Michele Peterson 12/14/2011 2:51:29 PMCongratulations on this finalist! I love this "series" of photos you did!! #9865613
Christopher Budny 12/14/2011 3:49:06 PM...step 1 is now complete; congratulations! #9866025
Phyllis H. Burchett 12/14/2011 6:28:30 PMCongrats Katarina! #9866769
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 12/14/2011 7:25:12 PMI recently saw this image and chose it as a favorite Katta. Congratulations on your finalist! I hope you win BIG in the next round. Love this!!! #9867040
Leslie McLain 12/14/2011 8:04:30 PMCongrats on a beautiful finalist, Katarina. #9867169
Nikki McDonald 12/14/2011 8:12:16 PMSo well done, Katta -- Chris predicted well on this beauty. Congratulations on the finalist and good luck in the next round. #9867191
JO ANN CLEVELAND 12/14/2011 8:42:02 PMCongratulations on this outstanding finalist Katarina!
jo ann c. #9867309
Usman M. Bajwa 12/14/2011 11:43:31 PM;) #9867642
Patti Coblentz 12/15/2011 4:28:44 AMCongratulations, Katta!! #9867971
Bob Cournoyer 12/15/2011 6:22:32 AMCongrats, Katarina... :-) #9868194
Susan K. Snow 12/15/2011 11:31:56 AMTerrific motion capture and with the lines on the background and foreground you have your composition made. Well seen and captured, Katta! Certainly, we'll see this again. #9869011
Ali T. Almesri 12/15/2011 9:03:06 PMOh blow me down ..!
Cheryl Winn 12/15/2011 9:25:25 PMFantastic! Congratulations, Katarina! #9870261
Errick L. Cameron 12/15/2011 9:56:39 PMI supported this one from the start!
Well done! Congratulations! #9870311
Renee Doyle 12/16/2011 12:41:20 AMWinner all the way!! The whole series is!! Congratulations Katarina! #9870468
Terry Cervi 12/16/2011 2:28:28 PMThis is so well done, Katarina! Congratulations on your very well deserved Grand Prize win!! #9871737
Stefania Barbier 12/16/2011 2:29:40 PMWTG congrats on you GP!!! #9871742
Ellen Hodges 12/16/2011 2:36:18 PMHuge congrats on a gorgeous GPW!!! So happy for you!! #9871781
Claudia Kuhn 12/16/2011 2:39:29 PMCongratulations on your GP winner Katarina!! #9871805
Monnie Ryan 12/16/2011 2:44:16 PMCongratulations on your big winner, Katarina! #9871839
Janet McNeil 12/16/2011 3:02:02 PMCongratulations on your Grand Prize win!! #9871928
Errick L. Cameron 12/16/2011 3:09:58 PMGreat choice by BP! #9871974
Peggy Pfister 12/16/2011 3:34:00 PMFantastic, Katarina! Congratulations on your well deserved grand prize winner!!! #9872052
Phyllis H. Burchett 12/16/2011 3:40:07 PMHUGE Congrats Katarina on this fabulous GPW!!! #9872082
Rona L. Schwarz 12/16/2011 3:40:36 PMWOW, this is an exceptional image, Katrina,and so well-deserving of the Grand Prize Winner! Outstanding capture of motion and color and love the addition of the traveler! Many Congratulations!! #9872085
Nancy Marie Ricketts 12/16/2011 3:41:14 PMOUT OF THIS WORLD MOTION!! Congratulations on this outstanding Grand Prize Winner, Katarina! #9872087
Jillian Danielson 12/16/2011 3:41:32 PMCONGRATS!!!!!!! #9872090
Daniella Puente 12/16/2011 3:59:14 PMBIG CONGRATS ON THIS AMAZING WINNER Katarina! #9872162
Deborah C. Lewinson 12/16/2011 4:06:52 PMHearty Congratulations on your awesome Grand Prize Winner, Katarina!!! #9872174
Carmody Baker 12/16/2011 4:29:45 PMFabulous Katarina. Congratulations!!! #9872250
Michele Peterson 12/16/2011 4:32:31 PMWOW!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! So happy for you, Katta!! #9872257
Mary Beth Aiello 12/16/2011 4:35:01 PMAbsolutely outstanding, Katarina. Huge congrats on this spectacular GRAND PRIZE winner. I'm so happy for you. Love it. #9872265
Christopher Budny 12/16/2011 4:39:27 PMLet me wax rhapsodic on this, being the first to comment on it when you originally posted... ;) First of all, your series from this station is just remarkable. The station's modern, clean design and eye-popping color begs to be photographed. But bring to that Katta's particular eye, and that great lens, and you start to get magic. Waiting out the right time for a train to arrive or depart (with that great blue to offset the orange) with a traveller standing there, just off-center with luggage... well, it is nothing less than perfection! Huge, huge congratulations to you, Katta!! Add this to the list of places I want to go whenever I finally get over there to visit!! #9872285
Bob Cournoyer 12/16/2011 4:54:00 PMCongrats, Katarina, on your Grand Gold... :-) #9872331
Val Feldman 12/16/2011 5:01:38 PMYou do such exceptional work, Katta - so very happy to see this one with the GP Gold attached - well deserved and HUGE congratulations to you!!! #9872367
Carol Flisak 12/16/2011 5:04:50 PMHuge congratulations on your grand prize winner! This is excellent... love the color, lines and motion! #9872370
David Phalen 12/16/2011 5:20:56 PMHUGE Congrats on a spectacular and very well deserved GP Winner!! #9872402
Dr Silly 12/16/2011 5:28:25 PMAwesome Grand Prize winner. Congratulations Katarina. :O) #9872435
Dominick M. Dimacale 12/16/2011 5:30:02 PMCongratulations, Katta on your Grand Prize Win!!!
Carol Eade 12/16/2011 5:48:37 PMSo beautifully done, Katarina, congratulations on your Grand Prize! #9872499
Patti Coblentz 12/16/2011 6:00:27 PMI'm am so thrilled for you, Katta...this image is outstanding and well deserving of the Grand Prize!!! Big congratulations! #9872520
Kara L. Hendricks 12/16/2011 6:07:36 PMCongrats to you Katta!!! This is OUTSTANDING!!!! #9872544
Michelle L. Frick 12/16/2011 6:26:58 PMCongrats Katta - Wow - this is so well done! WTG!!! #9872597
Renee Doyle 12/16/2011 6:33:54 PMHUGE congrats to you Katarina on this AWESOME capture and most deserving Grand Prize WInner!!!!!!!!! So happy for you! #9872618
Amy M. Wilson 12/16/2011 6:42:37 PMHuge congratulations on your sensational Grand Prize win, Katarina!!! #9872639
Liz blahh 12/16/2011 6:45:33 PMCongratulations on your Grand Prize Winner! #9872656
Patrick Rouzes 12/16/2011 6:57:18 PMCongratulations on your Grand Prize Winner, Katarina! Happy for you! #9872726
Michelle Alton 12/16/2011 7:22:12 PMIt was clear that at least one from this extraordinary series would be a huge winner! Very heartfelt congratulations, Katarina. Everyone will be happy to see this with the GP! #9872794
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 12/16/2011 7:57:04 PMI am thrilled for you Katta, such a well deserved Grand Prize winning image. Congratulations! #9872874
Leslie McLain 12/16/2011 8:16:23 PMCongrats on an amazing grand price winner, Katarina. Love it. #9872931
Stan Kwasniowski 12/16/2011 8:19:23 PMKatrina, congratulations "champ" #9872936
Laurence Saliba 12/16/2011 8:27:51 PMI am so very very happy for you Katarina!!! Congrats!!!! #9872965
Laurence Saliba 12/16/2011 8:44:54 PMI am so very very happy for you Katarina!!! Congrats!!!! #9872999
Lyn Darlington 12/16/2011 9:20:40 PMCongrats on your Grand prize winner! #9873056
Ali T. Almesri 12/16/2011 9:43:58 PMCongratulations for your well deserve GB winner
Lynne Morris 12/16/2011 9:53:00 PMHuge Congratulations on your Grand Prize winner Katarina, so well deserved. #9873082
Nadia Paul 12/16/2011 9:59:42 PMSuperb capture Katarina - congrats on your GP win! #9873086
Usman M. Bajwa 12/16/2011 10:49:41 PM;) ;) ;)
Huge huge CONGRATZ on this deserving prize, Katta. So glad to find out that the Judges agreed with my 'masterpiece' comment above. It was also my GP pick at 101 !!!
Susan K. Snow 12/17/2011 12:25:22 AMWow!!! You did it Katta. Humongous congratulations on your excellent find and creation in deserving this top of the line recognition and GRAND PRIZE from the BP Judges. I am so excited for you!!! :) :) :) #9873268
Bojan Bencic 12/17/2011 3:55:33 AMGreat photo, Katarina. Congratulations on your GP win! #9873444
Karen Celella 12/17/2011 4:43:08 AMCongratulations on your fabulous Grand Prize winner, Katarina! #9873533
Jessica Jenney 12/17/2011 4:48:46 AMCongratulations, Katarina on your amazing Grand Prize Win! #9873548
Lydia Williams 12/17/2011 6:16:58 AMOutstanding Katarina! Congratulations to you! #9873745
Carla Capra 12/17/2011 8:53:12 AMCongratulations #9874010
Lindley Johnson 12/17/2011 1:31:45 PMA well-conceived and beautifully executed image. Huge congratulations on your outstanding and well-deserved Grand Prize Winner, Katarina! #9874316
Christine Czernin 12/17/2011 1:34:08 PMHuge congratulation on your fantastic Grand Price. A perfect recognition of your work.
Phyllis A. Houghton 12/17/2011 1:53:08 PMA big Congratulations!!! #9874359
Danny B. Head 12/17/2011 3:58:12 PMI love the motion in your Grand Prize winner! Congratulations! #9874563
Ujjwal Mukherjee 12/18/2011 7:14:10 AMHuge congratulations on your fantastic Grand Winner!! #9875527
JO ANN CLEVELAND 12/18/2011 10:43:21 AMSoooo well deserved Katarina!
Congratulations on this GRAND PRIZE!! Wonderful motion capture!
jo ann c. #9875810
Emile Abbott 12/18/2011 12:08:02 PMCongratulations on superb GRAND PRIZE WINNER, Katarina. #9875955
Merna L. Nobile 12/18/2011 3:32:10 PMWhat could be more important in life than to know in our hearts that in everything we have tried to do, we have done our very best?
Cindy Bendush 12/18/2011 5:13:23 PMFabulous color and motion! Huge congratulations on your GPW Katarina! #9876510
Michael Umbreit 12/18/2011 8:33:37 PMBig congratulations Katta!! That is such a neat image!! - Mike #9876716
Dayna Cain 12/19/2011 12:36:41 PMI am late to the party! Congrats on this awesome GP winner! Looks like Chris had this one picked from day one. #9877840
Robert Hechinger 12/19/2011 3:27:11 PMKatarina, a very well deserved grand price winner. We are currently in Colmar but will move back Singapore just after Xmas - So we will have probably no chance to meet, unless you will come over this week
Again big congratulation for this one and for all of your other marvelous pictures
Robert #9878052
Sylvia Rourke 12/20/2011 6:37:25 AMCongratulations on your big win Kata, I ditto Christopher Budney's comments and more. Well done, My PG 101 friends you're all a great inspiration to me. #9879027
Nikki McDonald 12/30/2011 6:36:22 AMFabulous in every way and many congratulations for this winner, Katta. Hope you are enjoying your family and vacation. #9893192
Philippe Vieux-Jeanton 12/31/2011 9:43:01 AMSuper well done!! Big congratulations on your Grand Prize and Happy new year! #9895004
David M. Montero 1/1/2012 12:55:16 PMOne would be hard pressed to find another image that best represents the title of Grand Prize. Your talent is well represented in this shot. Congratulations Katarina! #9896911
Anne McKinnell 1/2/2012 4:35:05 PMKatarina, wow, congratulations on your grand prize! This is an outstanding image and well deserving of the big prize. Well done!! #9899006
Amanda D. Austwick 1/10/2012 1:54:20 PMKatarina, A Well Deserved Congratulations on this Grand Prize! #9913161
Kimber Wallwork-Heineman 1/18/2012 11:28:50 AMSimply Fantastic! I totally agree with BP choice for Grand Prize - congrats #9927567
Kirsten Kiki Kjaer 1/20/2012 2:44:47 PMAnd a grand winner it is. Big WOW! Congratulations!! #9932002
Daniel Ruf 2/4/2012 5:10:08 AMCongrats on this beautiful winner. #9964424
Chris Schlosser 2/19/2012 5:46:38 PMCongratulations on your well deserved win, Katarina! #9991091
Debra R. Harder 4/26/2012 8:06:44 AMHuge congratulations on your Grand Prize winner, Katarina! I love looking through your gallery. It is AMAZING!!! Deb #10110056
Karen Celella 6/14/2012 9:32:14 AMYou have a gallery filled with inspiration, Katarina! #10179986
Katherine Kuhn 7/23/2012 2:46:16 PMSpectacular image, Katrina, as so many are in your gallery! #10241537
Barbara Socor 11/3/2012 8:49:02 AMThis image is simply superb...and humbling. Such a perfect capture in every way, from detail and motion and color to the story that is there -and the absolutely amazing capture of the station name in the motion blur! Unforgettable! And so very, very Grand! #10402142
Antonio Amen 12/17/2012 4:34:24 AMVery, very good, love it. Congratulations. #10467516
Nina Shields 3/19/2013 10:10:12 AMKatarina, what a joy it is to find your gallery of award winning images; truly inspiring; keep up the awesome work! #10615825
Salwa Afef 4/15/2013 5:36:41 AMCongratulations on your wonderful winner :) #10654344
Barbara Waldoch 7/7/2013 5:06:50 PMTerrific capture, Katarina! #10759547
Katherine Kuhn 7/12/2013 6:15:27 AMGreat capture of wonderful graphics, color & movement! #10764881
Lars Nitteberg 10/4/2015 12:06:12 PMGreat capture! Love it #11382149
Grand Prize November 2011.
Thank you so much everyone for your support and inspiration!
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I want to bring attention to something that is very obvious – Taxahaw Road needs to be paved. The road is an absolute disgrace, especially to those responsible for maintaining it. It is an absolute hazard for those who must travel it. I live off Taxahaw Road and have to travel it daily. Who knew that the simple act of driving down a road could turn into some kind of sick amusement park ride, full of swerves, holes and dodging pieces of asphalt?
The special election to fill the S.C. Senate District 16 seat will be one of the most important for Lancaster County in recent history. In a few weeks, the General Assembly will begin the redistricting process and redraw the lines for all Senate districts. Currently, half of the district's residents live in Lancaster and the other half are in York County. Our neighboring county has grown considerably since the last census and will likely gain a Senate seat.
In my opinion, Keith Brann should be elected to serve as our senator for District 16. He has fresh new ideas that would benefit families that desperately need help in these troubled times.
Mr. Brann supports government accountability, public education, tax reform and term limits.
I appreciate the fact that he wants to eliminate the tax on clothing.
This could help families put more food on the table for their children.
The Indian Land Democratic Club is proud to announce its endorsement of Keith Brann for South Carolina Senate, District 16.
Brann is running on a platform that includes business and job recruitment, tax reform, term limits, spending transparency, support for public education, green technology and open and accountable government.
As a group of voters, we feel that it is important to elect qualified candidates to public office.
It's getting harder and harder to believe anything that our Lancaster County Council says anymore. I'm out and about Lancaster County daily and it seems that other county residents have the same thoughts.
As I read County Council Chairwoman Kathy Sistare's column, I was trying to figure out which part was the truth and which wasn't.
April 15 is a day many of us have come to dread – Tax Day. It's the deadline for millions of Americans to file their taxes and turn over their hard-earned money to the government. Actually, the federal government extended this year's tax deadline to April 18.
This is an open letter to the woman who neglected her child at the Murphy gas station on the S.C. 9 Bypass about 5:30 p.m. on March 25. You were driving a green Honda.
Did you even watch your infant when I was pumping gas and heard him/her screaming from the back seat while you were making your purchase inside the store?
Did you notice when I looked for you and then when I finished pumping my gas I walked inside and saw you still at the counter while my son watched your car?
Recently, Lancaster County Maintenance Department, special projects, did some work on our road. The work crew spent about three weeks in March working on Leadoff Road replacing pipes in a creek bed under the road continuing onto our property.
I would like to give John Robinson and his crew a pat on the back. They did an excellent job. We have some good hard workers there. I'm sure they don't get the recognition they deserve, but this time they are. The guys also were very considerate of us as property owners.
In 2010, more than 9,000 South Carolina children were abused or neglected by their own families. The actual figure is probably much higher, as this number represents only those children involved in the family court system. There are cases of abuse or neglect in every county of the state.
As caring and concerned citizens, we must do everything in our power to protect and nurture these vulnerable children. S.C. law requires a volunteer guardian ad litem be appointed for any child whose family is involved with the Department of Social Services through the family court system.
Indian Land's participation in the Great American Cleanup kicks off on Saturday, as the Indian Land Community Clean-up Week begins. Volunteers will be throughout the Indian Land community during the week of April 2-9 picking up litter discarded on our local roads. Please slow down and drive carefully when you see volunteers.
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The Pilgrims Would Oppose Net Neutrality?
from the i-mean,-once-they-stopped-worrying-about-surviving deptThere are extremely good reasons to worry about any net neutrality legislation, as we've seen that once the telcos got involved, what came out was really a telco wishlist, rather than anything to actually preserve the key end-to-end principles of the internet. However, that doesn't mean that the principle of "net neutrality" is bad. It's not. There are very good reasons why the internet has been, and should remain, "neutral."
And yet, in the fight against the legislation, it's really amazing how many ridiculous, ignorant arguments are made. For example, a bunch of folks have been sending over the news of some religious talk radio host decrying net neutrality, because it was "wicked stuff" that the Pilgrims wouldn't have wanted.
It is a principle of free market. That's a Biblical principle, that's a historical principle. We have all these quotes from Ben Franklin and Jefferson and Washington and others on free market and how important that is to maintain. That is part of the reason we have prosperity. This is what the Pilgrims brought in, the Puritans brought in, this is free market mentality. Net Neutrality sounds really good, but it is socialism on the Internet.That's wrong on so many levels, you kind of have to marvel at just how wrong it is. A neutral network is not "socialism." For the most part, it's what we have today. And, seriously, getting rid of neutrality is the opposite of a free market. It would be about the telcos taking all of those government granted subsidies they've received over the years, and using them to put up tollbooths on parts of the web. That's not about the free market at all. It's regulatory capture in the extreme. But, you know... the pilgrims. They sure would have hated net neutrality.
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2012 was a good year for Hilary Duff.
The mother of one was feeling sentimental on Saturday, Dec. 29 and reflected on her year. "Having a child is so special!" Duff, 25, tweeted. "I know it's not NYE yet, but I'm just thinking about my year and feeling so blessed for my precious boy and Mike!"
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Duff and husband Mike Comrie, who tied the knot in August 2010, welcomed their first child together, son Luca Cruz, on March 20. Since then, the Lizzie McGuire star has been enjoying motherhood and documenting special moments with her son on Twitter.
On Dec. 7, Duff tweeted an adorable photo of herself carrying her son. "Monkey and me at the park," she captioned the shot using Luca's adorable nickname.
Could another baby be in the couples' plan for 2013?
"Mike and I are literally so obsessed with Luca. He's perfect! We should just be one and done," Duff told Access Hollywood Live Dec. 14. "But I think once your kid starts getting older you miss that baby phase and you go in for round two."
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I've been trying to download the new version of Maia via the members download page, however for each file it gives me this
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I've tried to download the Win, Linux and Mac build and they all give the same error, as well as older versions now.
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Favorites and duds from today's commenting.
Well, Fridays are always a little sparse.
Here's a really tight and well-executed joke from newly bedazzled pkellen2313 in the Lolo Jones post. This is a concept that a newer or less skillful commenter might have bungled by trying some high concept dialogue or something else equally contrived. But you know when you've got a good hook. And Raysism knew it too, crafting, in my mind, an equally successful gag based on the same premise. Although it was 3 whole minutes later. Heck, an 18 year old Kenyan could run from here to the stolen joke store in that amount of time. Seriously, good work to the both of you. I'm splitting the Comment of the Day right down the middle for you two.
SavetoFavorites continues to be perhaps the most underappreciated joker wandering the halls of Deadspin, earning a mere 22 recs for this very funny and very blue parenthetical in the Lizard Lettuce post. What do you people want? This got 10 recs and it's barely a comment, much less a joke. This 98-reccer is, so far as I can tell, is funny because two different companies have names that end in the letter O. For fuck's sake. StF's take is original, un-formulaic, and funny with plenty of personality and character. [throws up hands]
Speaking of plenty of character, I've noticed that David Hume has taken a shine to showing up in threads you might not expect to be full of great jokes, dropping a fairly brilliant comment, and slinking away like a damn cat burglar. Obviously, no one else notices, because a gem like this in the 11 Shots post is pulling down a measly 13 recs at the moment. The gag has Hume written all over it, and there's plenty in there to love, but it's especially notable for being in a post filled with people sharing idiotic names of shots they've never taken, and drinking stories from colleges they never went to. This joke is an oasis in the desert, and readers are ignoring it like it's another story about a disgraced bank CEO receiving a massive raise. [throws up hands again]
I'll cop to being the moron who had to look this little ditty from BlairWalshProject up, thereby robbing it of some of its energy. My apologies, BWP. It is a very sharp joke.
Finally, here's a not exactly hysterical but nevertheless fantastic bit from UniversalEnvelopingAlgebra in the NFL Lipreading post. It's a very smart comment, clearly crafted by a talented writer. But listen to me telling you the Jeter in Buttland guy has writing chops; of course you already knew that.
Total Fucking Duds
There are, however, some people on this site who write long screeds and still somehow are not very smart or even tolerably intelligent or possibly even capable of living alone. That's you, ahem, poundit. There are very few things worse than a pseudo-intellectual, and I think the guy who says "calling a plant organic is redundant" certainly qualifies.
I think I remember DingoDen asking for some comment feedback the other day. That's great. It obviously means he/she cares about commenting and wants to get better. For starters, don't do this (lazy "some guy looks like some guy" trope) or this (non-joke question answered in the post/video). Please keep trying, but try harder (and maybe not as often).
I don't think it's necessarily Gene-Rayburner's fault, but his comments tend to attract and aggregate the absolute worst (undismissed) replies out of anyone on this site. Reading everyone chime in with the age and affinity for Richard Pryor based on understanding the cultural reference in the joke was really painful. You're not cool for having read/listened to/seen one particular thing, folks. Jesus
This felt like I was having a bad reaction to pharmaceuticals.
There was one other post, I thought, that had nothing but insanely terrible comments, but I clicked out by accident. So, sorry. Or you're welcome. Have a good weekend folks


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The players and coaches bowled alongside dozens of children who come from families who are less fortunate or come from a home with a single parent.
"The kids who participate in Big Bothers Big Sisters are good kids who need someone to come along, put their hand on their shoulder and tell the kid 'you matter'," the charity's CEO Lowell Perry said. "I am excited when I see college players come out and show their support for their community because the kids really look up to them."
Among the coaches in attendance were Head Coach Travis Williams, Assistant Coach Ben Betts, Assistant Coach Rodney Hamilton, Director of Basketball and Video Operations Miguel Brady and Assistant Director of Basketball and Video Operations Chuck Davidson.
The Tiger players who showed their support at the event were redshirt senior Jordan Cyphers, senior Tashan Fredrick, redshirt senior Kellen Thornton and sophomore Jay Harris.
Williams said that one of his goals this season is for Big Blue to lead the nation in philanthropy and that Bowl for Kids Sake is just the beginning of his team giving back to the community.
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Motorcyclist Andrew Joseph Collins, 28, was beaten by two Dallas Police officers last week after the lamest chase in history. The officers are facing criminal charges, including assault and tampering with evidence. The beating was caught on video.
Officers Paul Gregory Bauer and Kevin Ray Randolph pulled over Collins after the brief chase you can see on the video. For reasons yet to be explained, Randolph and Bauer beat Collins after he appears to give himself up without resistance. Collins is black, the officers are white, but investigators don't see a racial bias.
Randolph was new and on probationary status so he was fired and faces misdemeanor assault and oppression charges for the beating, along with Bauer, as well as felony tampering/fabricating evidence with a third officer.
Motorcyclists and cops do not mix. [Dallas News]


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Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas
1 tablespoon olive oil
2/3 cup chopped onion
¼ cup flour
2½ cups diced
green chile
(roasted and peeled, fresh or frozen.
2 cups chicken broth
2 cups cooked, shredded chicken breast
½ teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon cornstarch
8 corn tortillas
1 cup finely grated extra-sharp cheddar cheese
Heat oil in a medium-size saucepan.
Sauté chopped onion in oil. Add flour and cook for one minute.
Add chile, chicken broth, chicken and garlic powder. Simmer uncovered for 5 more minutes.
Mix cornstarch and about ¼ cup cold water until lumps are gone. Add to chile/chicken mixture and cook 2 more minutes.
Break tortillas into strips and divide into thirds. Add them to the pan and cook until they are hot, stirring with a spoon from time to time.
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BANNER ELK, N.C. - Lees-McRae College swept a pair of Conference Carolinas softball contests from Pfeiffer University by the final scores of 4-2 and 6-5 on Sunday afternoon. The Lady Bobcats improve to 16-19 overall, 4-2 in league play while the Lady Falcons plummet to 13-21, 7-5 after their eighth-straight loss.
In the opener, Pfeiffer got on the board first as Hannah Jackson scored on Kirsten Patterson reaching by a fielding error at short. Lees-McRae followed with a pair of unanswered runs in the third and fifth to take a 4-1 lead. The Lady Bobcats used back-to-back homers in their fifth. The Lady Falcons final run came on an Allison Braswell RBI-double to left-center in the seventh. Freshmen Celia Dew and Jackson led Pfeiffer with a pair of hits in game one.
The nightcap saw Lees-McRae win it in the bottom of the seventh right after Pfeiffer tied it with three in the top half. Pfeiffer tied the contest at two in the fifth on a two-run single by Jackson before doubling in the seventh, picking up two more RBI. Jackson scored on her double to right plating on a misplayed ball in the outfield. A walk, wild pitch and fielding error led to the Lady Bobcats winning run in the seventh.
Pfeiffer will get back into Conference play this Friday and Saturday hosting Mount Olive and Coker at Jack Ingram Field. Both contests are set to begin at 2:00 p.m.


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A new piece of High Line Merchandise, this fantastic canvas and leather High Line logo tote by Charles Nolan, located in the neighborhood at 30 Gansevoort Street.
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