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What Would Becoming Catholic Add?
Q: My husband and I have been married for 13 years. He was raised Protestant; I am Catholic. Before we married, we decided that our children would be raised Catholic.
We are fulfilling this promise. My husband believes all that Catholics teach. He believes in his heart that Jesus is present in the Eucharist. There is one problem: My husband resists the idea of becoming Catholic, of converting to this faith. When I ask, "Why?" he replies, "I don't need a piece of paper to prove my relationship with Jesus."
How can I help him to become whole in the Catholic faith without detouring the good that he is instilling in our children? They have a terrific bond with him and are highly influenced by his actions. I know the Holy Spirit is working on him, and I would like somehow to help without causing my husband to dismiss the idea.
A: Your husband is, of course, correct in saying that a piece of paper won't prove his relationship with Jesus—no matter to which Church your husband belongs. Lives open to the Good News and the effects of grace reflect a person's relationship with Jesus.
But isn't the more important consideration, "Where is that relationship with Jesus being fed? Where is it being nourished, challenged and deepened?"
No one's relationship with Jesus today can be totally self-made. Our knowledge about him comes most directly from people who were not themselves eyewitnesses to Jesus' life. We regard the Scriptures as unique forms of God's revelation because a faith community tells us that they are.
We do not believe alone, in complete isolation from other believers. If that relationship is being fed primarily in the Catholic Church, wouldn't it make sense to become a full member?
You did not mention your husband's family. His reluctance to become a Catholic may be a way of avoiding difficulties with his parents or other family members.
In fact, many Catholic parishes find that the majority of adults in their RCIA program are spouses of Catholics. RCIA members often want to worship as a family.
What your husband loves most about you is probably very much connected to your religious faith. Although he might not put it in those terms, that may be the case. Perhaps it is time for him to consider joining.
In all of this, God's grace and responding to it are primary. If your husband remains opposed to the idea of becoming Catholic, it's best not to force the issue.
Was That Woman Mary Magdalene?
Q: In the Gospel of John 8:1-11, is the adulterous woman Mary Magdalene? Some people say yes and others say no. I'm confused.
A: That is not Mary Magdalene. She is also not the "sinful woman" in Luke 7:36-50 or the woman who anointed Jesus a few days before his crucifixion (Matthew 26:6-13 and Mark 14:3-9).
Much is known for certain about Mary Magdalene: She helped finance Jesus and his disciples (Luke 8:2), had seven demons cast out of her (Mark 16:9 and Luke 8:2), and was present at the foot of the cross (named in three Gospels and implied in Luke 23:49). She is the only person all four Gospels agree saw the empty tomb on Easter morning and saw the risen Jesus before any of the apostles did (Mark 16:9 and John 20:14-18). How ironic that she is remembered for something no Gospel says she did!
She is probably associated with Luke's "sinful woman" story for two reasons: She is mentioned in the next story (8:1-3) and some Christians wanted a personal name for this penitent woman.
Based on the internal evidence from John 8:1-11, many reputable Scripture scholars think that this story was not written by the author of that Gospel. It might have been inserted there by someone who considered the story too important to risk losing.
Regardless of who wrote it, this story is as much a part of God's revelation as any other story in the Gospel of John.
Why No Speaking in Tongues?
Q: If the Sacrament of Confirmation is a sign of receiving the Holy Spirit, why don't we Catholics speak in tongues after receiving it? Why are such manifestations of the Spirit seen only among charismatics at prayer?
A: Speaking in tongues (glossolalia) is best understood by starting with First Corinthians 12:1—14:40. There Paul explains that every gift of the Spirit is to benefit the entire Body of Christ.
Any gift can be misused by damaging that body, especially by causing factions (for and against someone or a small group of people). Apparently, that had already happened in Corinth before Paul wrote First Corinthians.
Paul teaches that the Spirit's greatest gift is charity (13:13). All other gifts are subordinate to it. See Galatians 5:22 where Paul describes nine "fruits" of the Spirit.
The vast majority of confirmed Catholics will never speak in tongues—as Paul uses that term. Why? That's a good question to ask God when you get to heaven.
Most Catholics and other Christians have cooperated with God's grace in less dramatic but no less effective ways than speaking in tongues. What is primary is using the Spirit's gifts to build up the Body of Christ.
Can Someone with a Tattoo Be a Communion Distributor?
Q: I was told that getting a tattoo was a sin against God. I am Catholic and would like to become a eucharistic minister. On the wrist of my right arm, I have an inch and a half tattoo of a hummingbird and a little flower. Does that mean that I cannot be a eucharistic minister?
A: In Leviticus 19:28, God tells the Hebrew people not to tattoo themselves. Because many pagans used these as religious symbols, Scripture scholars tell us this prohibition was meant to help the Hebrews separate themselves from pagan society.
I am not aware of any general rule in the Catholic Church prohibiting someone with a tattoo from becoming a eucharistic minister.
Many tattoos convey messages contrary to Jesus' Good News; others do not. What you described sounds pretty harmless in its meaning.
If you had a satanic symbol tattooed in a very visible place, I would recommend removing it or, if that is not possible, figuring out how to cover it up before seeking to become a eucharistic minister. That is not your case.
I am not recommending that anyone get a tattoo; I am simply answering the question you posed.
What Do Those Words Mean?
Q: I do not understand the part during Mass where we say, "Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed" [emphasis added].
What is the "word" that we are waiting for? What exactly are we asking for here? Or how do I know when I am worthy?
A: Just before Holy Communion, the celebrant raises the host and proclaims to the congregation: "This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Happy are those who are called to his supper." The people respond with the prayer that you cited.
That response is adapted from the centurion's prayer in Matthew 8:8. The centurion asked Jesus to cure his servant at home. When Jesus said he would come to the centurion's home, the man responded that he was not worthy to have Jesus visit his house. Besides, if Jesus would stay there and "only say the word," then the servant would be healed.
Jesus did; the servant was cured. Jesus praised the great faith of this gentile centurion.
By substituting the word "I" for "servant," the Church has adapted this prayer into a preparation for receiving Holy Communion.
How do you know when you are worthy to receive the Eucharist? Strictly speaking, no one is ever worthy. Jesus' healing makes us less unworthy. In this prayer before Holy Communion, worthy means that the person has confessed any mortal sins and is properly disposed to receive this sacrament.
"Only say the word" is a way of acknowledging that all healing and grace ultimately come from God.


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The Mandelbrot Set is built around a simple iterative equation.
z(1) = c z(n+1) = z(n)^2 + c
For any complex c, we can continue this iteration until either abs(z(n+1)) > 2 or n == lim, then return the iteration count n.
For a matrix of complex numbers C, return a corresponding matrix N such that each element of N is the iteration count n for each complex number c in the matrix C, subject to the iteration count limit of lim.
If C = [0 0.5; 1 4] and lim = 5, then N = [5 4; 2 1]
Cleve Moler has a whole chapter on the Mandelbrot set in his book Experiments with MATLAB: Chapter 10, Mandelbrot Set (PDF)
For c==4 and other numbers where abs(c)>2, I think the function should be defined to return 0 rather than 1.
I am really stuck on this one. I know it is likley me not the question but I cannot figure out why in the final validation, -2i should give N=1, I get it to be N=2? any help is appriciated, this is the only situlation where code fails.
For people like me that hoped this challenge would end with a pretty picture:
for complex no, u need to take the absolute value to check if it is greater than 2
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There is no charge for the sessions, and all are invited to return at 1:00 p.m. for the monthly presentation.
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Specialty Hardware, Databases, Mainframes, and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
If I were writing a book about applying hardware to performance problems, it would include a section on specialty machines, such as servers for analytics and database machines. It would also describe augmenting a computer's capabilities by using specialized processors and dedicated chips, for purposes such as database processing or graphics. With our long history of enthusiasm for turbo-charging systems, it's no surprise today's system architects look to hardware solutions to streamline query execution, analytics, web services performance and other processing in a service-oriented architecture (SOA).Computer hardware designers have known for decades that dedicated co-processors or chips can improve overall performance of a computer system. And they've used microcoded instruction sets for flexibility and performance, such as implementing a virtual machine in firmware instead of software.
A History of Reducing the CPU's Workload Auxiliary processors gained traction before networking arrived to gave us the ability to distribute work across connected machines. In the 1960s, IBM provided I/O channel controllers to lighten the workload of the central processing unit (CPU) of its System 360 mainframes. It also used microcode to implement the instruction set of the various models of the 360 family. In the 1970s, Digital Equipment Corporation augmented the legendary PDP-11 minicomputers with a floating-point processor and introduced the PDP-11/60, with a user-programmable writable control store for custom machine instructions. Digital also bundled a PDP-11 inside its DECsystem-10 as a communications front-end for the mainframe. It was during the 1970s that system designers sought the fastest hardware they could find for the real-time challenge of ballistic missile defense. They selected the CDC 7600, designed by the industry icon Seymour Cray. It supported instruction pipelining and included ten smaller processors as Peripheral Processing Units.
A decade later we saw Jay Miner came up with the innovative design of a low-cost multimedia computer, the Commodore Amiga. Miner used legendary chips (Agnus, Denise, Paula) that delivered blazing performance for tasks such as bit blitting, video and audio processing. Also in the 1980s we saw interest in database machines. Two of the earliest efforts to handle large databases were from Britton-Lee and Teradata. At the other end of the spectrum was an expansion board for PCs, although the MIPS rating of that machine would get laughs from users of today's Oracle Exadata Database Machine.
Whither the Mainframe? In an era of distributed computing, when we've become accustomed to throwing server hardware at performance bottlenecks, it's interesting that big iron has not faded from the scene. It's been more than two decades since my first project for a client who was installing networks and moving away from mainframe-centric computing. Within a few years, there were forecasts of the imminent demise of the mainframe as a wave of organizations bought networks, servers and desktop computers.
IBM was described as a failure in the 1980s and early 1990s because of the perception that mainframes were dinosaurs. By 1993, IDC forecast a 2-4% rate of decline in the mainframe market. But decades have passed and the mainframe is not extinct. In fact, the recent third-quarter financials for IBM show sales of System z mainframes increased 15%.
So the mainframe has staying power. One reason is that many mission-critical applications, such as online transaction processing (OLTP), were originally written for a mainframe using legacy databases and the COBOL programming language. Another is the mainframe can act as a big, fast, secure server and play a feature role in a service-oriented architecture (SOA).
IBM has taken an interesting approach to providing specialty processors with its System z9 mainframe computers. It uses the same hardware for the specialty processors as it does for a mainframe's CP (Central Processor), but it downloads different microcode into the specialty processors.
Microcode (Firmware) Microprogramming and nanoprogramming were solutions that became attractive in the 1970s for giving machines different personalities and optimized instruction sets. One of my projects during that era was doing a system generation for a midsized IBM mainframe on a refrigerator-sized Nanodata QM-1. The QM-1 was a machine targeted at a community with microprogramming needs: universities, labs and computer manufacturers engaged in developing new or customized hardware. A common use of the QM-1 was to write the nanocode and microcode for the new computer before building a prototype. One of the first implementations of a concurrent programming language, Per Brinch Hansen's Concurrent Pascal, was done in silicon by a TRW researcher using a QM-1. Implementation at the microcode or nanocode level is quite different from a software implementation, such as interpreters for the UCSD p-system or today's Java VM. It's more akin to picoJava, Jazelle DBX, JOP, the Azul Vega 3 and other efforts that implement Java bytecode in hardware.
A Brief History of Microprogramming provides a good definition of microprogramming, except today microcode is not limited to the central processing unit (CPU).
microprogramming is a systematic technique for implementing the control logic of a computer's central processing unit. It is a form of stored-program logic that substitutes for hardwired control circuitry.
Next: Specialty ProcessorsWith our long history of enthusiasm for turbo-charging systems, it's no surprise today's system architects look to hardware solutions to streamline query execution, analytics, web services performance and other processing in a service-oriented architecture (SOA).


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I have an answer, but I do not consider myself that proficient in the SNORT rules or the rational behind them ....
I would prefer someone with more knowledge reply.
Maybe I have had too much of the grape, but I could not find how to bump this thread ( even though I tried assigning points to it as we used to be able to,) so I included this in response in hopes it would bring attention to it.
Although henry95's question would be better directed to the SNORT lists, I believe that many here could answer, as it is more a general question ( albeit a little more specific since the packets in question appear to be coming from within. )
Anyone care to take a stab ?


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Riku Helenius, Sodertalje, DNP
Season totals: 18 GP, 4-11-0, 0 SO, 3.03 GAA, .884 sv%
Pontus Sjogren made 30 saves to help Sodertalje shut out Djurgardens 2-0. With 4 games remaining in the regular season, 11th place Sodertalje is now tied with AIK at 66 points, and are now just 2 points back of 8th place Timra for the final playoff spot in the Elitserien. Sodertalje's next two games are against MODO and Brynas.
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Kazan Leads the Series 1-0
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Season totals: 44 GP, 2-4-6, +6, 32 PIM
Playoff totals: 0 GP, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM
Ex-Rangers farmhand Jarkko Immonen scored the game's only goal to lead Kazan to a 1-0 victory over Astana. Finnish net minder Petri Vehanen made 31 saves for the shutout.
KHL Wester Conference Quarterfinals
(2)Dynamo Moscow 8 @ (7) Dynamo Riga 4
Series Tied 1-1
Martins Karsums, Dynamo Riga, 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM, 0 SOG
Season totals: 52 GP, 17-15-32, -3, 46 PIM
Playoff totals: 2 GP, 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM
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Birmingham-based reseller Probrand haemorrhaged revenues in calendar 2011 as it tried to firm up margins by exiting high-volume shipments of cheap computing gear.
Sales fell some 29 per cent from £51.3m in 2010 to £36.57m as profit before tax collapsed, down by nearly 58 per cent to £329,000.
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The policy of bypassing "high-volume low-margin business" helped Probrand harden gross margins from nine per cent to 11 per cent, it said.
The reseller revealed that "continued investment in its electronic systems helped reduce overheads and dividends were also heavily reduced to produce a rise in company net assets to £1.7m".
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An e-mail conversation between Psyshop and Saikosounds. Psyshop sound like right arrogant cunts in my opinion.
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Aye, exactly. I don't even know why they think their music is better than Saikosounds. I can't even remember the last time I bought anything from Psyshop. I stopped using them because they were ridiculously slow, have appauling customer service and Saikosounds has more of the music that I want. After reading this, I have even more reason to not use them.
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Very disappointing that one of the main suppliers of the 'soundtrack to PLUR' seems to have no concept of it's meaning! Now that this has been made public I would be feeling very embarrassed, petty and nervous if I was Psyshop. Would be VERY interesting to see their sales figures before and after this! I understand business is business but turning down a mutually beneficial business deal seems very much like shooting oneself in the foot!
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> The Brewers didn't make any significant moves on the first day of this year's Winter Meetings. Doug Melvin was questioned about a few topics, such as a possible pursuit of Ryan Dempster, but, as always, he said very little.
When asked about Dempster, Melvin gave a relatively indirect response, and made no indication as to whether the Brewers were after him:
"While he's here, we might as well [meet]. We like the starters that we have, though. You've got [Yovani] Gallardo, you've got [Marco] Estrada and [Mike] Fiers, [Wily] Peralta, Mark Rogers, [Chris] Narveson. Is it time to give our young guys a chance and find out about them?"
Whether or not the Brewers end up signing a veteran such as Dempster, the young guys are still going to get a look. In my opinion, the only locks for the rotation at this point are Gallardo and Estrada. The rest of the guys- Fiers, Peralta, Rogers, Narveson- are all viable options as well, however, and I don't think the rotation is as big of a problem as some are making it out to be.
Personally, I'm in favor of signing Dempster. I don't think he'll turn out to be a Jeff Suppan or Randy Wolf-like signing (despite the fact that Dempster is older than both), but you never know. As I've been saying, Dempster isn't a necessity: I'm perfectly fine with a rotation consisting of Gallardo, Estrada, Peralta, Narveson, and Fiers (I'm beginning to see Rogers as a potential reliever). I can see where someone not too familiar with the Brewers would have concerns about that rotation, but go back and look at the numbers. That's by no means among the best rotations in baseball, but it's capable of winning games, especially with the offense the Brewers already have. (By the way, Melvin also mentioned prospects Tyler Thornburg and Hiram Burgos as options, but they're probably still both a year- maybe less- away.)
Melvin did speak about the bullpen situation, however, and said he'd made contact with the agents of two of the best possible fits for the Brewers: Sean Burnett and Jason Grilli. Burnett, in my opinion, is the best lefty on the market, so if the Brewers were to nab him, I'd be happy. But that's what we all thought about David Riske in 2007, and look what happened after the Brewers signed him to a three-year pact.
Grilli is already 36, but the Brewers had success with LaTroy Hawkins (38 at the time) and Takashi Saito (41) in 2011, so I'm not too worried about the age factor. Anyway, he's one of the better right-handed relievers on the market, and can still get it up their in the mid-to-upper 90's, something the Brewers are looking for.
Anyway, those were the main points for the interview with Melvin today. Adam McCalvy reported a few other "tidbits" from the chat as well:
> Melvin clarified that the Brewers see Estrada and Narveson as starting pitchers "at this time." Estrada, who basically played the role of swing-man in 2011 and early 2012, has proven that he is much more successful pitching in the rotation, and now he's getting his shot at the full-time job. Narveson, on the other hand, missed all of 2012 after just two starts because of a rotator cuff injury. If the Brewers sign a veteran starter, Narveson would be my first choice to move to the bullpen, but I'm fine with him in either role.
> After the Burke Badenhop deal the other day, Melvin said the Brewers aren't involved in any trade talks at the moment.
> Melvin hasn't talked to Corey Hart about a possible extension yet. But now there's speculation that his price has driven up following the mega-deals that went to B.J. Upton and Angel Pagan.
> As I've speculated over the past few weeks, teams have asked the Brewers about Jonathan Lucroy and Martin Maldonado, possibly the best young catching tandem in the Majors. But Melvin said he'd need to be blown away by a deal for either of them.
> And that's about all the Brewers news for today. Check back tomorrow for coverage of Day 2.
> Minor moves:
Red Sox: Signed Mike Napoli to a three-year deal; signed Mitch Maier, Terry Doyle, Drew Sutton, Oscar Villarreal, and Jose De La Torre to minor league deals.
Giants: Re-signed Pagan to a four-year deal.
Rangers: Signed Joakim Soria to a two-year deal; re-signed Geovany Soto to a one-year deal.
Rays: Signed James Loney to a one-year deal.
Padres: Re-signed Jason Marquis to a one-year deal.
Blue Jays: Claimed Eli Whiteside off waivers from the Yankees.
Nationals: Re-signed Zach Duke to a one-year deal; signed Bill Bray to a minor league deal.
Braves: Re-signed Paul Janish to a one-year deal.
Diamondbacks: Signed Rommie Lewis, Eddie Bonine, Kila Ka'aihue, Humberto Cota, Jeremy Reed, and Brad Snyder to minor league deals.


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"Desperate Housewives" star Kathryn Joosten has reportedly been diagnosed with lung cancer again.
According to People, two-time Emmy winner received the difficult news last week.
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"I've got a little hang-up here," Kathryn told the mag, "But we're going to handle it and move forward. I'm doing great."
The 69-year-old actress, who plays Mrs. McCluskey on the ABC series, previously fought lung cancer in 2001. She said the "Desperate Housewives" producers have been very sympathetic to her health scare.
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"They're totally supportive," she told the mag. "I said, 'If you want to put it in the story line, do it! Tell anybody you want, because the public's going to know.'"
A spot was reportedly discovered on the actress' lung last week during her annual physical. Kathryn is still waiting for test results to determine which course of treatment she will undergo.
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People talk a lot about the death of newspapers.
I guess there's good reason for it. They are thinner, more expensive and printed in an age when news delivery is largely digital. But that's not the whole story. Because the fact of the matter is this: newspaper-style journalism remains strong and relevant, no matter how it's delivered.
Maybe I should have capitalized "Journalism" to make my point.
Anyway, there's usually some paid government hack that would have you believe otherwise. And it's usually the same paid government hack that's pretending to favor transparency, openness, trust and accountability.
You'll usually find that guy anywhere there's a free lunch, a breakfast buffet that purports to be about prayer or anywhere else rubber chicken is doled out at round tables festooned with linen, silver, fine china and name cards.
It's the hack who sends out a press release telling you there's a contest to rename a municipal bus line, then tries to convince you that the city's Free Area Rapid Transit system doesn't smell.
But the hack's real motive is to avoid getting caught up in a scandal that's making the front page; it's much easier to divert attention from your problem if you tell your buddies the newspaper is dying and just looking to take a few good men and women with it.
More than one local hack has used that old saw as a way to explain their shortcomings on the job.
Recently, in reviewing a spate of city council email records, obtained on a public records act request, this tactic was on full display.
In one set of emails, a city hack expressed some joy at what was perceived to be the demise of local newspapers. In the course of the screed, a bunch of numbers were tossed around that were completely fabricated. After getting over my initial anger, I realized it was probably the hack's way of explaining why reporters don't paste cut and press releases and then try to pass them off as "news."
What the hack couldn't tell anyone was that the news releases — written in the confines of city hall — were all drivel, and therefore not fit to print.
And, guess what Mr. and Mrs. Taxpayer? Hacks everywhere are collecting a paycheck on your dime, doing nothing but counting the days 'til retirement. And, the number of stories they've attempted to kill.
But I'm here to tell you, newspaper journalism isn't as dead as that aimless and well-fed soul would want the people who sign government paychecks to believe.
Proof? Here you go:
Bell corruption scandal? Uncovered by a newspaper.
County assessor scandal? Uncovered by a newspaper.
Sheriff's jailhouse scandal? Uncovered by a newspaper.
Irwindale corruption case? Uncovered by a newspaper.
Pasadena police misconduct? Uncovered by a newspaper.
Central Basin Water District $2.75 million slush-fund?
You get the point.
We're not dead yet.
Frank C. Girardot is the editor of the Pasadena Star-News, senior editor for the San Gabriel Valley News Group and author of "Name Dropper: Investigating the Clark Rockefeller Mystery" and "Manling Williams' Deadly Sins." Both are available at Amazon.com


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Friday September 2nd 2011 – The annual Los Angeles Times Taste of LA event kicked off Friday night behind the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Several large tents housed a collection of restaurateurs, wine merchants and liquor distributors from the greater Los Angeles area. The exception was a number of wineries from Napa Valley and beyond. It was a decadent Labor Day weekend of gourmet food and libation.
Burgers & Beer Presented by Peroni & Eater LA
Each day of the event had its own theme and vendors. The opening night theme was "Burgers & Beer" presented by Peroni and Eater LA. Patrons were treated to Los Angeles' most celebrated restaurants and chefs as they interpreted what a gourmet 'burger' means to them. Tasty creations included burgers from Ford's Filling Station and The Tasting Kitchen and patrons had the opportunity to vote for their favorite L.A. burger.
There was also an impressive selection of wine and handcrafted beers that were available. Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune (The Beer Chicks) selected their personal favorites for the evening from the assortment of breweries. There were also several live cooking demos including one from Marc Boussarie, The Counter's Executive Chef, who educated the audience on how to build a unique burger.
The Art of Mixing Presented by American Airlines
Another Taste of LA event took place that same evening at Paramount Pictures in Hollywood on their renowned studio backlot. The famed motion picture company was founded in 1912 and is one of America's oldest existing film studios. Patrons drank and dined on the same streets where such classic motion pictures as "The Godfather", "Chinatown" and others were filmed.
KCRW's Jason Bentley dropped beats as the opening DJ and after setting the vibe, the Latin-inspired punk band, Mariachi El Bronx kept the tempo up throughout the evening. Attendees enjoyed exclusive cooking/mixology demos with Chef Ricardo Zarate, John Rivera Sedlar and Julian Cox along with spectacular food, music and got educated with the secrets behind mixing a show-stopping beverage.
Secrets from the Kitchen & Cellar Presented by Infiniti
Event goers learned the secrets behind Scarpetta owner, Scott Conant's signature Italian cooking style. Patrons checked out exclusive interviews with celebrity couple Chef Ludo & Krissy Lefebvre. Chef Michael Voltaggio also was cooking up some fun. Patrons also sampled the latest dishes from top L.A. restaurants like Craft and Napa Valley Grille and tasted wines from Ferrari Carano and Barone Fini.
Taco Tequila Tryst Presented by Hornitos, Buick & GMC Hosted by Roy Choi
Roy Choi, the godfather of the food truck movement, served up an incredible evening including L.A.'s best taco artists who brought their A-game to create one-of-a-kind tacos. Everyone enjoyed Worldwide Tacos latest creations and stopped by Yamashiro Restaurant to see what Executive Chef Brock Kleweno was cooking up. The best part was pairing it all with Hornitos tequila (at their packed tequila bar) or with a little Don Q rum.
Live music was proided by Diego Garcia who kept kept the atmosphere lively. The real standout performance though, was from Pollyn, an up-and-coming local band who's ethereal music permeated every corner of the venue. Pollyn's atmospheric music is influenced by down-tempo, new wave, funk world and traditional pop. The lead vocalist Geneieve Artadi has a reamrkable voice, soothing and yet melodic. The bands debut album "This Little Night" was released in 2009.
Fashion Bites Brunch Presented by Ciroc & Infiniti
On Sunday morning, patrons experienced unparalleled brunch tasting on the famous Rodeo Drive. Los Angeles' hottest brunch spots served up signature dishes alongside free-flowing Bloody Mary's, Bellinis and mimosas along with dishes from The Farm of Beverly Hills and from The Blvd at the Beverly Wilshire. Guests also checked out the latest from Chef Richard Sandoval's Zengo. Between bites, shoppers found some of the most fashionable accessories and clothes in the world on Rodeo Drive.
Street Eats Presented Buick & GMC Hosted by Susan Feniger
Susan Feniger of Top Chef Masters, Border Grill and Susan Feniger's STREET hosted an unforgettable event Sunday night at Paramount Studios. Whether the featured restaurants were in Hollywood, Downtown, Chinatown or the gourmet food trucks, everyone experienced the diverse culture of Los Angeles like never before. Marcel Vignero showcased his "Modern Global" cuisine as he made the most unusual tacos. Patrons also got to sample what Top Chef favorite; Fabio Viviani's signature pork belly sandwich was all about.
Desserts After Dark Presented by Ciroc Hosted By Duff Goldman
Food Network star Duff Goldman and acclaimed pastry chefs showcased their most sinful sweets that L.A. had to offer. Duff, star of the upcoming Food Network show Sugar High and owner of Charm City West in L.A., satisfied everyone's sweet tooth, while Craft Restaurant also served up an assortment of delicious desserts. Event guests discovered the fonut, a new spin on the donut. A variety of tastings were complimented with Qream Liqueur, Dow's Port and a little Villa Massa Limoncello.
Food Noir Presented by Peroni
Sunday night, the Party moved downtown on Broadway, between 8th and 9th streets as Los Angeles' most celebrated restaurants and chefs served up 'noir' inspired dishes, wine and spirits. There were tastings from the First & Hope Supper Club, Peroni beer, Landy Cognac and much more.
Between bites and sips, patrons wandered into the iconic Orpheum Theatre to enjoy classic Warner Brothers cartoons, vintage newsreels and trailers for legendary movies from Alfred Hitchcock, Cecil B. DeMille and more.
Picnic in the Hills Presented by Target and Hosted by Giada De Laurentiis
Both family and friends enjoyed one of the most elaborate Labor Day celebrations, hosted by Food Network star, Giada De Laurentiis. Guests enjoyed amazing chef creations, as well as fun kid and family-focused events throughout the afternoon.
Patrons caught an interview with "Hungry Girl" host and best-selling author Lisa Lillien and learned how Aida Mollenkamp of Cooking Channel's Foodcrafters makes kid-friendly vegetable chips. Sprinkles Cupcakes founder Candace Nelson baked her popular strawberry cupcakes. Yummy!
If you weren't able to make it to this years Taste of LA Event, you should definitely put it on the calendar for next year. For more information go to their website at http://events.latimes.com/taste/


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Like those stickers and transparencies...and it's been awhile since I used that twine...(oh and I may just have started hiding bunnies on all my pages again :) leave me a comment if you find him!)
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After allegations that Apple and traditional publishers colluded to raise e-book prices, Apple and two global publishers aren't eager to settle the case with antitrust authorities.
Three of the five largest publishers in the world, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins and Hachette Book Group, have expressed interest in a settlement, while Apple and publishers Pearson and Macmillan have stated they aren't inclined to settle, according to the Wall Street Journal, which credited an unnamed source.
Likely the biggest reason is that a settlement would mean making all publisher contracts with Apple null and void. While Apple isn't settling, it likely will if the U.S. Justice Department decides to proceed with an antitrust suit.
The settlement would mean lower prices on e-books for consumers, which now cost upwards of $12.99 per download. Publishers aren't happy because it means that Amazon could discount their e-books rather than use the publishers' own agency model pricing.
This would also hurt Apple because it signed contracts with these publishers to allow the publishing houses to set their own prices in return for some exclusivity and a 30 percent share of profits.That it hurt competitor Amazon was just icing on the cake.


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Tallgrass welcomes Campbell-Ewald and General Motors to San Diego for a "Traveling With Kids" social media shoot for the On Star product line.
Next, more coffee. Woot! Then on to R2C: Great to connect with Sara, Kristen, and Alison in a chill setting. They are on fire. Tons of productions, multiple buildings...taking over the world.
Saving the best for last: CMD agency! Cindy Marks, you are our hero! Thanks for taking the meeting, even on crutches. Double order of TGP hot sauce for you.
Heads up Christiaan!
Great trip to LA to visit Midnight Oil, TBWA\Chiat\Day and Ignited.
Midnight Oil: 40 ft tall superhero wraps, sick theater displays, posters, 3d builds. Amazing. Creative and manufacturing all in one bldg. A frickin huge building.
Ignited: A creative community built by the power of curiosity. Hanging with Sam and showing our skills on the ping-pong table.
I like the way you roll TBWA\Chiat\Day: be more human (and if in doubt) be more dog ~ Plus a full size Bball court. Respect to Womack, Michael and Max for hookin it up. Enjoyed spreading the MARDI GRAS love: Hurricane style.
One of JB's images will appear onstage in 'The Gospel of Loving Kindness" opening Dec 9th in Washington, D.C.
The play is a edgy, hymn-and-hip-hop-musical. It's about a 17 year old boy who sings for President Obama at the White House, and is shot to death 3 weeks later.
Produced by the Mosaic Theater Company (http://www.mosaictheater.org/), written by Marcus Gardley and directed by Jennifer L. Nelson. Shout out to NJ Mitchell (Mosaic Board Member) for inviting us to participate.
In late September this year, Tallgrass went dog-gone mad! We had the pleasure of working with Vitro in creating a :15 sec TV spot for their client Unleashed! by Petco. The production was a blast and at the center of it all? Three very talented, adorable canines.
The hilarious spot followed a chubby dog as he runs in for dinner...and sadly squeeze in through the doggie door. After weeks of searching for the perfect talent, we were very lucky to have Lola, Penny Lane and Spike join us on set.
Tallgrass was joined by some talented folks in production, props, g&e, animal training and location management who really helped the day run smoothly and efficiently. We even had custom doors built thanks to our accomplished set constructors.
At the end of the day, we had the chance to run through the spot with all 3 dogs to make sure our client's creative got the best treatment.
Want to find out who made it into the final spot? Check it out below:
And here's another version with JB's favorite pup - Spike:
We're so glad we got to collaborate with the great minds at Vitro and Unleashed! by Petco. Looking forward to our next one...fingers crossed for more new, furry friends!
Tallgrass Pictures is lucky to have team members who are passionate about storytelling…and do it exceptionally well. Over the summer, our very own Gavin Filipiak (TGP Sr. Editor) was tapped to create a music video for San Diego rockers P.O.D. The project was commissioned by Universal Music Group, who reached out to Gavin after seeing his work on Vice - the music video "Young Gods" for Prayers and Blink 182's Travis Barker.
Gavin took on the challenge of creating the music video, just a few weeks before album release. With the support of TGP, he directed and shot the video for P.O.D.'s latest single "This Goes Out to You".
To kick-off production, Gavin and Nico first traveled east to Michigan for the Common Grounds Music Festival. Enthusiastic fans gathered around as P.O.D. performed, while Gavin and Nico maneuvered on stage to capture the energy from both the band and fans. Before and after the show, we were lucky enough to hang out with the band in a different setting: with their family.
Then we were back to San Diego to finish up the rest of production. It was a blast getting to work with our local community. First stop: Undisputed Gym in downtown, where we were lucky enough to film San Diego boxing champs and learn how to throw a strong right hook from their trainers.
Next, we headed towards the Mexican-Californian border to capture the beautiful visuals of towering fence and explore the story of separated families. The weather fit the mood perfectly and our talented actors nailed the scene.
But our day was far from over...we were off to another location. Luckily, the sun peeked out for the rest of the day and we ended with a beautiful shot of 2 friends riding to Sunset Cliffs; celebrating the power of friendship on a motocross bike.
For the next scene, we were honored to be able to ride around town with the guys of Tribal Gear. We captured footage of their gorgeous low-riders cruising through the historic Barrio Logan district. To finish the day, we filmed the proud owners at a BBQ scene while enjoying delicious tacos, courtesy of San Diego Taco company.
Gavin and Nico created a truly authentic, compelling music video reflecting the anthemic song and a unique San Diego vibe. We're proud of their work and invite you to check out the full video below -
The 9 day production took us all around southern California, shooting everything from medical labs to ballerinas to farms...and we couldn't be happier with the final result!
JB worked closely with Sean, Rob and RG from Skiver to create a visually beautiful and compelling story about the incredible work coming from UCI - a place where great minds can truly shine brighter.
From the initial creative to pre-production, production, post and final broadcast delivery - we're thankful for such awesome collaborators! A special shout-out to the fantastic staff and students of UCI who shared their stories with us, inspiring us to make the commercial as authentic as possible.
Missed our spot this Monday? Don't worry, you can check it out below.
And keep a look-out for our second UCI spot "See Differently" made in collaboration with "We Believe"...breaking soon on a TV near you!
On the script itself, Jen says she was drawn to it because "It's messy, it's unwieldy kind of like life…but it's so full of life." And this messy story of life will be Tallgrass Pictures' first feature film; a project headed by Tallgrass Pictures founder & director Jeffrey Lamont Brown and screenwriter Jennifer de Poyen.
The feature tells the tale of Daniel Weinberg who protects his son Herbie the best way he knows how - he builds a nuke, hides it in a garden gnome, and secedes his suburban home from the USA to form the sovereign nation of Weinbergia.
Stay tuned for more updates on the messy adventure of the Weinbergs and production for UMR.
4 days. 12 locations. As we reminisce on the fun we had in 2014, there's no forgetting the shoot that had us running all over sunny San Diego, showing off the greatness that is our beautiful city. We happily jumped into this collaboration with Fresh Form Interactive (the brilliant minds of Ali Palmer & Seth Gravette) and reunited with an old friend & Creative Director, Tracy Meiners.
Our goal: to create a beautiful photo library for use by North Island Credit Union (NICU). With stops at places like Hodad's, OB Dog Beach, Mission Trails - each day brought it's own adventure....
Day 1: Undoubtedly, one of the greatest things about San Diego are our micro-breweries and killer food. Our gracious and wonderful hosts Societe Brewing Co. & Hodad's in OB made our first day a real treat -
Day 2: Carlton Oaks Golf Course showed us some real VIP treatment, as we zipped around in their golf carts from hole to hole. We also ventured to Mission Trails and Morley Park - with a few stops in between.
Day 3: Shop til' you drop! A cute couple contemplated their first home and Tallgrass was there to capture that significant moment. The rest of the day was spent at the lovely boutiques in La Jolla and the North Park Farmer's Market.
Day 4: When one of our locations fell through, we were saved and treated by our friends from Pappalecco, in Little Italy. Pappalecco not only welcomed us with open arms but fed us like family. The rest of the day was filled with what San Diego is known for best - sunny, sandy, San Diego beaches.
Here's a sneak peek of what we're working on for "Under My Roof" - our very first Tallgrass Pictures feature film.
It was a fine Friday night for a test shoot…which is a favorite past time of Tallgrass Pictures. A test shoot is where our director and team experiment with shots before a production to ensure high quality work. On this particular Friday night, the scene was set for Under My Roof's big battle scene and a VFX test shoot was under way.
Our very own TGP boys stepped in as the war heroes going against invisible helicopters and enemies:
Meanwhile, our production coordinators helped set the mood by creating a flickering light through some very sophisticated dance moves:
All in all, it was a very successful night with lots of fun. But this was just the first step. The footage is now in the tender hands of our VFX artists who are adding chaos and mayhem to the scene. Spoiler alert - there will be explosions galore.
We can't wait for the finished footage. For now, we've got some great BTS videos to share. Check out how Tallgrass Pictures gets down on Friday nights:
"Under My Roof" is a Tallgrass Pictures feature production scheduled for 2015.
Keep up with all the Under My Roof news and happenings in Weinbergia by following us!
Ever wonder what a year is like in the life of a production company?
As we head into the new year, we can't help but spend a little time reminiscing on what 2014 held. From traveling the US to muddy productions, we've had a blast in 2014. We asked the Tallgrass team to share their favorite TGP moments from the year and here's what they said….
Laurelena, our glowing graphic design intern ninja said:
"My favorite memory is decorating christmas stockings and seeing the surprises inside."
Christiaan, our battle dancing new account exec said:
"1. My favorite moment would have to be the time I had to shoot down a pretend helicopter with a super soaker. It was the first time being out with the crew shooting test shots for "Under my Roof".
2. Surprise Bday up stairs. Was definitely surprised, took shots, and ate cake.
Katsie, our brand new ball of energy PC shared:
Spencer, our walkin' on sunshine 2nd AC said:
"My favorite time at Tallgrass so far in my 1 3/4 months working here would have to be the Under My Roof test shoot. It was a Friday so everyone was in good spirits and we got to get pretty creative with production because it was ours. My favorite part of the night was when we had to tie a rope around Josh and pull him to the ground as if he got shot. Or having Jordan and Katsie dance in front of the Kino lights to simulate fire. Also when Jordan sweetalked security because we didn't have a permit. Or when JB, Keith and I we re blinded because Michael had to point the 1600 watt joker at the camera for a shot."
Keith, our fierce and coffee addicted 1st AC said:
"Definitely flying out to Dallas, then coming back to JB's street to find my car was parked in the middle of a destroyed street, perfectly on a tiny piece of pavement they had left. Erik and I had to drive through the rubble to get out. Haha."
Angellyne, current blog author & digital marketing coordinator said:
Jordan, our champion production coordinator said:
Beau, our senior VFX rockstar & Rachel, our VFX magician both agreed:
"Grip Olympics"*
*Grip Olympics was a friendly production competition on setting up and breaking down shoot equipment.*
Nico, TGP's one and only fantastic French editor:
Gavin, our mix masterin' senior editor said:
"For me, it was Coordinated Health because it was close to home."
Aly, our expert socialite business development director said:
"The Addy Raid - we hosted the Addy Raid at the studio with a live green screen…helped with the Addy Awards promotional pieces, watched them play on the big screen in front of all the Addy Awards participants and cut the video announcing the new SDX."
And finally…our director, principal photographer & fearless founder JLB shares his top moments:
It's a bird, it's plane…no it's new filmmaking technology in action, right in the heart of Palm Springs Motors!
In fact, it's our director JLB using FPV (first person view) goggles for a production with Palm Springs Motors. With these goggles, JB was able to see live footage transmitted from a helicopter mounted GoPro that he controlled.
What's it like, you ask? Imagine taking a ride on a roller coaster and that feeling you get over that 1st big drop - a truly amazing experience! And the shots? Well, take a look for yourself. We were able to capture great aerial footage of the expansive Palm Springs Motors facility!
The latest news at Tallgrass Pictures this week is that Jeni, Jennifer, JB, and casting director Gabrielle Schary are heading to Studios West in Santa Monica to cast the leads in Under My Roof. With hundreds of submissions our team is sure to have an action packed a couple of days. Over the next that week couple weeks the team will be casting in Los Angeles, San Diego, and New York. For more information about this casting find us on IMDB.
Stay tuned or more production updates @TallgrassFilms & @_UnderMyRoof
Big things are happening at Youtube as 4K, or Ultra HD video becomes available on the prolific service. An article by Mashable's Pete Pachal stated earlier this year that 4k, or Ultra HD footage will come in a new format called VP9, a royalty-free codec that will also reportedly offer a better experience with Google Hangouts, according to GigaOm. Pachal also states that the VP9 codec consumes considerably less data than other commercial codecs (such as H.265), letting the service stream higher-quality streams with less bandwidth.
For us at Tallgrass Pictures this is fantastic news! As a commercial production company, we produce everything from high speed motion capture, to aerial helicopter footage, computer generated graphics, and feature films all in High Definition.
For Gavin, TGP senior Editor, his interest in UHD started at NAB last year when he got to screen video on an 8K tv. "It was like looking out a window" Gavin remembers while explaining the differences between 4k and 1080p mastering. According to Gavin, there are not many differences in mastering 4k versus 1080p, except for increased render times and larger files; but beyond that 4k monitors are not household items, at least not yet. For us this had meant that the Ultra HD footage we've been shooting for 5 years can now finally be realized in online video, creating a richer viewing experience for our clients.
In the past with sites like Youtube our crisp, surreal imagery would lose and great deal of its luster when compressed to for web, it simply did not do it justice. Today that is a thing of the past, now with this new codec TGP and creators of all sorts are able to more easily share beautifully crafted content online!
This is exciting news to our team, and we'd like celebrate by sharing one of our Award Winning comedy shorts American Sock.
Production begins this November!
Herbert Weinberg's father is striking a blow for freedom. Implanting a nuclear device within a garden gnome in the front yard of their Southern California home, he's declared independence from the U.S. The household is understandably is an uproar. Mother's gone, the local weatherman has moved in, and 13-year-old Herbert is simultaneously a hostage and the Minister of Information. Even while troops surround the belligerent house-state of Weinbergia, the call to freedom has been sounded. The house is rapidly filling up with American refuseniks. Can the refrigerator hold out? Will Herbert's and Daniel defeat imperialism and reunite the family? Based on Aristophanes's Archanians, Under My Roof is funny, ambitious film.
For more live updates and behind the scenes content through out production, follow @_UnderMyRoof on twitter and check us out on Facebook.
We'd like to formally introduce a couple of the newest faces at Tallgrass. Please join us in welcoming Marvin, Keith and Josh to the Tallgrass Pictures team.
Day one focused on the Roloxin Lift brand video showcasing various women's bathrooms. This shoot took place in Mission Viejo, CA at The Bath Company, a bathroom fixture superstore featuring several bathroom vignettes making it the perfect location for this shoot. After a little prop styling and strategic camera angling we had four beautiful bathrooms and you'd never know that we were in an operational store with looky-loo customers surrounding our set!
On day two, we were back at Tallgrass Pictures studio where Tsukuru built a working sink in the middle of the studio for the Roloxin tutorial! The natural light from our open studio made for beautiful imagery with light reflecting off each drop of water as our talent splashed water on her face.
The only thing more breathtaking than the shots were the instant results our talent got from Roloxin Lift itself. It left all of the women (and men) asking where they can get themselves some Roloxin!
We got amazing time lapse footage in front of the building and captivating shots of the Guild Mortgage staff hard at work; all narrated by their President and CEO Mary Ann McGarry. We loved spending the day at such a beautiful location and working with everyone from Guild Mortgage who, we must say, are naturals in front the camera.
We captured the soon-to-be grandfather video chatting with the expecting couple on a 2D holographic image projected on glass. Since it's still 2014, we used blue lighting to create the visual effect of a hologram shining on the actor's face. In post-production, our very talented Beau Runnells worked his magic with the footage, making the couple look as if they are the ones in the hologram!
We had a blast capturing the essence of a precious family moment and highlighting the role of Ingram Micro's technology in creating it. All while getting to pretend it was high-tech 2030!
We shot footage from 3 continents including India and Africa, but one of our favorites? The Japanese Friendship Garden, where friendships grow! Set in the lovely Balboa park, this venue captured the perfect mood for the ultimate Geo Cache adventure.
With two talent and one GPS, you'll see a couple hunting for treasure with nothing but a set of coordinates. The prize you ask? A wedding proposal! Recording one of life's biggest moments, and highlighting how GPS technology was able to help make this memorable moment come to life? Mission accomplished!
Thank you to the Japanese Friendship Garden for allowing us to film at such a fantastic location!
There's plenty of discussion on the ideal definition of femininity. But what about the men?! A beard or mustache can range from rugged and unruly to clean and defined. What an extraordinary range of expression that is displayed through facial hair. Here was a fun, creative shoot that had us glorifying not just our own studio of bearded men, but the diverse local talent that came in to help.
Check out our wicked bewhiskered final images!
At the studio we compiled the graduates' pictures, memories and current events that defined this year, everything from the viral hit "What Does the Fox Say" to the election of Pope Francis. But we didn't stop there. On campus we set up our Slow-Mo booth and armed graduates with silly-string, confetti and a bumpin' beat to get down and party to! It was a joy to watch friends and classmates uniting, laughing, and celebrating over their grand accomplishment.
Everybody was super stoked…"Thank you so much JB. I knew you guys would pull it off but this truly exceeded my expectations. You guys are amazing" said Melissa Henss, the Assistant Director of Presidential Events at San Diego Staten University.
Congratulations Class of 2014, and good luck from all of us here at Tallgrass!
Who was elated for the Season Premiere of Game of Thrones?
Spoiler Alert: the Tallgrass Pictures Team! And who could cast blame upon us?! In honor of the upcoming premiere, we held this TV show inspired shoot. With the help of some local talent and a fantastic makeup artist - we were ready to get our Game of Thrones on!
Our quest: To create portraits that mimicked the creative lighting effects found in the third season's promo-posters. It was an entirely experimental shoot. A chance for us to have fun, get creative and practice with some new technology and different effects.
Our holy grail? These final images!
Please join us in welcoming our newest interns for Summer 2014.
On the marketing team, we have: Kendra, Angellyne, Jordan and Greice.
Supporting the production team are Chloe and David.
Assisting with editing and production is Steffen.
We have a ton of fresh faces at Tallgrass Pictures and we're thrilled to have such wonderful talent on our team this summer.
Tallgrass Pictures got a crash course in what it means to be EPIC this past weekend, at the EPIC Series Fitness Challenge Course. Athletes of all levels gathered Saturday & Sunday at the Del Mar Fairgrounds to compete in a workout like no other. No mud, no long runs - just intense plyometric, strongman inspired, challenge course fun!
Our goal: To capture the EPIC adventure for all future participants. Alex, Rachel, Gavin and Nico were appropriately decked-out with our RedEpic cameras to capture every moment that unfolded throughout the day. While Tsukuru and our pilot Russell, strapped a Go-Pro to our Heli to seize a truly EPIC view.
We didn't even compete yet the course left us exhausted and exhilarated by the end of the day.
Check out the tractor pulling, tire flipping, even wall climbing insanity!
Here's to new friends and old! Ten meetings. Two days. Aly and Allison rocked their way through San Francisco, 'wining and dining' with SF's top ad agencies and mastering its public transport.
By BART, bus, trolley and foot, these ladies made it everywhere from the beautiful shorelines of the Embarcadero to the historical docks of Fisherman's Wharf! Our friend, Angus at Dolby, welcomed us by taking us back to school. Wait, we mean Skool - a delightful lunch spot in SF where the menus were appropriately printed on binder paper! While our new friends at First Person were introduced to us over cocktails at a hip speakeasy bar named Local Edition.
We also had the opportunity to meet with Doremus, Eleven Inc., and OneWorld…just to name a few. Everyone is so busy! So it was a great time for our team to see what these agencies are working on, and share our own work as well.
Filming at Harrah's Resort, Southern California what a blast! A strong collaboration between I.D.E.A. creatives Ryan Berman and Joe Nafziger, Harrah's Ryan Thompson and Jeffrey Lamont Brown. With 9 setups in one day, we were lucky to have the incredible Nicole Miller, Amy Lorenzen and Harrah's very own Patty Olvera making everything flow as smooth as the lazy river.
The concept: "See it up close" opens with extreme closeups of guests enjoying the key amenities of the property. Massage, juicy steak, beautiful hotel room, lazy river and a win in the casino. We cover a lot of ground in 30 seconds with this spot. And oh yeah, we shot some cool slow-mo helicopter footage of the new hotel tower for the end card!
Look out for this television commercial; it's enough to make you say, "DAMN!"
Bigger, Better, Faster! Tallgrass
Over here at Tallgrass not only are we picture people, but every once in a while we build a computer! A spiffy new animation workstation at that…
Stay tuned for more about our graphics and animation capabilities!
Tsukuru has been shooting a ton of beautiful time lapses around San Diego with our new Kessler Crane.
Check out this sample of the awesome results he is getting!


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The American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the Awwa Research Foundation's (AwwaRF) 2007 Research Symposium provides a forum for the exchange of the latest distribution system research. The symposium will be held March 2-3, 2007 in Reno, Nev.
Topics covered at the 2007 Research Symposium will be distribution system asset management, research needs for the future, infrastructure issues, water loss control and leak management, corrosion control, water quality related health issues and disinfection -including alternative disinfectants and their impact on water quality.
At the 2007 Research Symposium, water professionals involved in research, distribution systems, water supply, and water quality will have the opportunity to attend all technical sessions. They will also earn professional development hours, have opportunities to network throughout the event, and receive a workshop notebook.
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I had recently just replenished supplies and fuel into my Wolf and was returning to St Kath's when I heard a very eerie sound on my radio. It was a faint, almost ghostly female voice.
At the time I was radioing my position to St Kath's and had received the go-ahead for a docking at Phoenix gate Bravo.
"Help us..." cried the ghostly voice. I had put all my sensors to their full capacity as I tried desperately to track the signal but to no avail. "Perhaps it was emanating from a Star-gate" I thought to myself.
I stood up and looked around in all directions and found nothing out of the ordinary... I walked around my little ship trying desperately to figure out what the hell was going on when suddenly the AI announced that it was able to track the signal.
"It seems that the signal is coming from the AL Mash-Aram system sir" spoke the female voiced AI.
The voice cried again with more desperation... The goosebumps on my body refused to recede, every word releasing copious amounts of perplexing thoughts into my mind.
Whether blind courage or just plain foolishness; I ordered the AI to pursue the signal and cancel the St Kathrine docking. It did so and within a matter of seconds I was at light speed.
It took almost an hour to reach the start gate and typical of St Kath's, I had to wait for a good 25 minutes before the station master cleared me for warp. He was somewhat perplexed when he saw the destination system but cleared me through anyway.
A few seconds later I had reached the Mash-Aram system. This was an old backwater system mainly used by the commonwealth to dump garbage and sometimes banish criminals. It was mostly populated by the Salvage communities and some farmer clans of the Durian system who farmed asteroids for terrarium ore.
I noticed a few Ares gunships in the distance and hoped against hope their radars didn't see me. Luckily they didn't. I began to ponder if this could be a trap set by the Ares but soon expunged the thought as Ares rarely played such tricks with small insignificant people like myself.
I continued to follow the signal for a few St Kathrine days and to my utter horror the signal stopped suddenly. I had come far out from the terrestrial solar system and there were no ships to be seen anywhere. To be honest I was pleading for even an Ares ship to show up but nothing. The voice, which had remained silent throughout my time in the system began resonating within my ship again only much louder. I shook with fear and strapped tightly onto my seat. The voice stopped and suddenly I saw it...
A apparition of a humungous Commonwealth Star-ship Carrier... It was badly damaged and smoking but by no means tangible. I couldn't believe my eyes!
This ship had been destroyed by the Commonwealth centuries ago!
I recalled when I was young my mother used to tell me of a CSC whose crew betrayed the commonwealth and allied with the Ares. I also faintly remembered her mentioning a Wolfen pilot --or a Sapphire yacht or freighter I cant recall clearly- who had helped find this ship and guided Aquila Class military ships to its position. All this had happened long before I was born so trust me I was pissing my pants when I saw it.
A moment later it disappeared into thin space...
Still undergoing treatment after this incident. If any other pilot has had a similar experience please tell... I really think I'm seeing things.
Ghosts from the future past...
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"Umm, I'm sorry I just killed your officer Akira, but he was getting on my nerves''
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Remember the early days of sustainable clothing? Your choice was hemp, or hemp. Once you got past the jokes about smoking it, you almost had to pick the granola out of the threads. It was scratchy, thick, unflattering, and hippie-dippy. You had to be pretty dedicated in those days to don it.
Oh, what a difference a few years can make. Today, sustainable fabrics are soft, silky, form-flattering. They offer so much variety, you can even find sustainable fabrics in haute couture.
There is bamboo, sustainable because it grows so fast; soy, a byproduct of the tofu industry; and linen, a flax product that grows well without pesticides and uses very little water. There's modal, a cellulose fabric made by spinning reconstituted cellulose from beech trees. It's soft like rayon and more absorbent than cotton. There is tussar silk, made by silkworms that are not killed at the end of the process. And there is organic cotton, much better than the conventional cotton, but still requiring a lot of water.
Then there are the blends of all the above. But hemp is still the apex of environmental sustainability. It grows really quickly, needing little water and no pesticides or herbicides. The hemp fibres are long and strong, but also porous so they allow your skin to breathe. It has been used for 6,000 years but now, finally, designers can find hemp fabrics that are soft, and sheer, and even knit. Sustainable designers are giddy with the options.
But there are other ways to be sustainable in the fashion business. You can recycle, like the folks who turn water bottles into fleece or athletic wear. You can reuse, like Ashley Watson, who remakes old leather products into great new bags. And you can keep production local to reduce the carbon footprint. What is cool today is that fashion designers often use as much creativity to be sustainable as they do to create their spring or fall lines.
Here's a look at some Vancouver-based designers who have found their own unique ways to be sustainable and fashionable.
Katherine Soucie
Katherine Soucie is a reuser, or maybe a repurposer. She takes hosiery waste from a Montreal manufacturer who would otherwise throw it out, and creates spectacular pieces for her label Sans Soucie. Using a process she developed while at Capilano University's textiles program, she creates pieces for clients aged 30-75 and all sizes. Some are casual, some formal. Sometimes she gets a lot of ultra-sheer hosiery, sometimes it's opaque. What she gets defines her designs. This spring, she got small pieces.
She stabilizes the nylon in the (non-toxic, metal-free) printing and dying stage. When the inks cool on the fibre, it gives it a sense of structure and reduces the stress on it, she says.
"Nylon is a really strong fibre, she says. "It's a petroleum byproduct, so it lasts a long time, but if it runs or pills, we toss it out after one wear. I thought, 'That isn't right.' It made me take a disposable non-functional textile and make it into something functional."
Sans Soucie's lines look different every season, but this year, due to a collaboration between Capilano University and Emily Carr University of Art + Design, she has access to a digital embroidery machine.
"It completely changes the fabric," she says, adding she's excited to see her work evolve. ÒThere is a lot of waste in the textile industry. Hopefully, it won't always have so much garbage, but as long as it is wasting, I will be producing work with it. It is my responsibility to give back."
Soucie says her clients like the pieces, because they're so comfortable and figure-flattering. As a size 12 herself, she attests to its plus-size wearability. She loves to see how women integrate the pieces into their own wardrobes, layering and accessorizing or wearing it alone as a statement.
Sans Soucie is available at several stores in Vancouver and Canada. www.sanssoucie.ca
Jada Lee Watson
Jada Lee Watson started her sustainable line, Nixxi, four years ago, but was working with eco fabrics for two years before that and conventional fabrics before that. She remembers the old hemp days, but she also remembers how well using environmentally friendly fabrics sat with her.
"As soon as I sourced those fabrics, knowing they came from a good place really resonated with me," she says. "It works with my lifestyle. I believe in taking as gentle a step as I can."
Back then, there wasn't much variety and Watson had to really stretch to create something even workable.
"It is really exciting to see how far it had come in six years."
In its first few seasons, Nixxi was exclusively a jersey line, blending organic cotton with bamboo or soy. But gradually she has added woven fabrics like linen to her line and this spring, the mix of knit and weave is nearly 50-50. But she is most excited about the hemp jersey she discovered. It's as soft as bamboo, but it's 100 per cent hemp. Everything is produced in Vancouver. Style-wise, Nixxi offers a mix of edgy contemporary looks with more feminine classics. Watson wants women of all ages to be able to wear them through the seasons and change them up for day or night with accessories.
Nixxi is available at many stores in Vancouver and Canada. www.nixxi.ca
Nicole Bridger
Nicole Bridger sees eco-friendly design as a work in progress. When she first started, choices were more limited both because she was a smaller company with a smaller voice, but also because she lives by the adage of taking one step at a time.
Right now, sustainable means the fabrics she uses. These include organic cotton, bamboo, hemp, soy and, her newest addition, organic wool from New Zealand that's woven into fabric in Vermont. She also produces her line locally. Eventually, Bridger would like to create a zero-waste system in which all scraps get used for other products or are recycled. A solar-powered studio and green stores are also on her dream-big list.
Bridger uses blends, and while spandex isn't exactly a green fibre, she likes to have about five per cent spandex in her fabrics because it extends the life of the garment and that is sustainable. "It's not always crystal-clear," she says, adding that in her mind, linen and hemp are the most eco-friendly of fabrics.
In terms of design, Bridger interned years ago with Vivienne Westwood and learned the art of draping. Then she worked for lululemon, which wanted clean lines and no draping. When she started her own company, she returned to draping, incorporating it into most pieces. Now she has found a nice balance, she says, adding her pieces are wearable, functional, and easy to wear and wash.
"The styles I like are more about what I really like to wear," she says. "Kind of rocker-cool but really mom-friendly," says the mother of a 13-month-old boy. "My pieces are easy-looking," she says. "You're not walking down the street like a parade. But you are in your own.Ó
Nicole Bridger can be found at various locations in Vancouver and Canada. www.nicolebridger.com
WE3 is a collaboration of three local women: Glencora Twigg, Christine Hotton and Jessica Vaira, who are also owners of the store Twigg and Hottie. In an interview, Hotton says each of them lives conscious of her footprint on the earth, so it was a natural progression to bring the green theme into the business.
WE3 uses blends of organic cotton with bamboo or soy and merino wool. The locally produced line is a three-part combination of knit essentials that provide the basics to a wardrobe, plus pieces that can be layered over the essentials and, finally, a few fashion-forward designs. While many of the pieces are basic designs, women make their own unique statements by combining them in various ways.
So for example, the V-neck kimono top in the spring line can be worn with the V in front or in back. And the mobius strip can be a scarf, a shawl or a headpiece. The trio's inspiration for spring 2010 is change or growth, says Hotton, adding that choosing sustainable fashion is part of that. But personal expression is, too.
WE3 is available at various locations in Vancouver and Canada. www.we3.ca
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5 Tips to Improve Your Daiquiri
The daiquiri is a classic three-ingredient cocktail (made from just rum, lime juice, and sugar) that's a favorite among cocktail drinkers for its beautiful simplicity. At Tales of the Cocktail on Friday night, the Hand-Shaken Daiquiri Competition challenged 12 bartenders from across the country to create their own spin on the classic formula.
Each of the contestants in the Bacardi-sponsored competition had to use at least an ounce of Bacardi Superior, with the option to add any other rum from the line. They weren't allowed to add another base spirit, exceed three ounces of alcohol, or use more than six ingredients and one garnish. Those sound like narrow parameters, but the contestants created an impressively wide range of cocktails.
Chris Sinclair took home the judges' top honors, while Austin's Travis Tober won the People's Choice vote. We come out winners too: here are 5 quick lessons to help you improve your at-home daiquiri skills.
Mix Up the Citrus
Lime is a requirement, but try adding a second citrus, like Nick Crutchfield from Commonwealth Restaurant in Charlottesville, Va. did, which changes up the acidity. His mix of rum, Barenjager honey liqueur, fresh lime juice, fresh tangerine juice, egg white, and a dusting of nutmeg fulfilled his dream of "being in a hammock on a beach drinking." The combination yields a little sweetness, but a clean finish.
Diversify Your Rum
Most participants at the competition stuck with white rum, but a handful added aged rum to contribute vanilla and toffee notes, adding a weightier element to the daiquiri's typically light profile. Julio Cabrera of Sra. Martinez in Miami used two rums along with lime, guanabana juice, and ripe plantain syrup for a cocktail that had a lot of depth.
Play With Sweeteners
The competing bartenders came up with a few cool ways to use sugar—Meghan Balser from San Diego made a demerera syrup that she mixed with Angostura bitters, Drambuie, lime, banana, and rum for a spiced tropical taste. Yukie Aizawa from Hawaii used Hawaiian cane sugar and Brian Prugalidad from San Diego went with cinnamon bark syrup. Kevin Bragg from Atlanta used fig-infused caramelized honey—he simmered figs in honey until the syrup turned over and darkened. All were way more interesting than your standard simple.
Bet on Bitters
Bitters add depth and spice to a cocktail, and the bartenders who went that route mostly used Angostura, which complements the tropical flavors of the daiquiri nicely. Christopher Sinclair from San Francisco did a cherry bitters wash that worked well with the fruitiness of rum, lime, and apricot liqueur.
Layer Unusual Flavors with Liqueur
Ryan Pines from Tampa Bay used Snap ginger liqueur and crème de cacao to create a ginger daiquiri, Rhachel Shaw from San Francisco went with Licor 43, and Adam Robinson from Portland, Oregon used pineapple gum syrup and Herbsaint. These unexpected accents really stood out among the crowd.
What's your daiquiri secret? Got an unusually delicious rum cocktail recipe up your sleeve?
About the Author: Amy Cavanaugh writes about spirits, food, and travel from her home base of Chicago. Her favorite cocktail is a Manhattan.
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The discovery that the universe is expanding at an increasing pace with each passing moment has earned a trio of astronomers the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics.
The 1 million Swedish krona ($1.46 million US) award will be shared among Saul Perlmutter, with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley; Brian Schmidt, with the Australian National University; and Adam Riess, with The Johns Hopkins University and the Space Telescope Science Institute.
The award, announced Tuesday morning in Stockholm, recognizes work that represents "the biggest shakeup in the physical sciences in the last 30 years," says Phillip Schewe, a physicist and spokesman for the Joint Quantum Institute at the University of Maryland.
"It's quite a lesson in scientific humility," he says, noting that this one discovery upended the way cosmologists viewed a universe they thought they were coming to know quite well.
Even 15 years ago, "everyone agreed that the universe was expanding," he explains. Evidence for that expansion came via observations dating to the 1920s that no matter where astronomers turned their telescopes, galaxies were receding. The more distant the galaxy, the faster the pace.
Like Magic Marker dots on an expanding balloon, galaxies were being carried along by the expansion of space-time itself.
Early on, this led to the idea that the universe began in an enormous release of energy, dubbed the Big Bang. Over the years, the idea has been refined, but the general outline has been upheld by increasingly sophisticated observations, which put the event at some 13.8 billion years ago.
As scientists filled in the picture of the universe's beginning, however, its future was still open to debate, which centered on two possible paths.
If the universe held just the right density of matter and energy, the combined gravity of everything in the cosmos would allow the universe to expand forever, but at pace that would continually slow, though it would never reach zero. The other view posited that gravity ultimately would win out and throw the expansion into reverse. The universe would contract until everything collided in a cataclysmic "Big Crunch."
For a variety of reasons, most cosmologists tended to back the idea of an endless slowdown in the expansion rate. An accelerating universe was not on the cosmological radar screen.
Two teams tried to resolve the question by observing the light from exploding stars, known as supernovae, appearing at the farthest distances their telescopes would allow them to observe. Dr. Perlmutter led one team. Dr. Schmidt led the other, which included Dr. Riess.
One type of supernova in particular, known as a type 1A supernova, shows a common peak brightness wherever it pops up. By studying the spectra and the brightness of some 50 type 1A supernovae at enormous distances, the two teams independently found that the supernovae were dimmer than should be the case if the universe's expansion rate were slowing. After crunching the numbers, the data showed that the expansion was speeding up.
The teams published their results in astronomy journals in 1998 and 1999.
What is driving the expansion? That's the question astrophysicists are now trying to answer.
For many scientists, the new-found force harkens back to a concept called the cosmological constant. In essence, it was a fudge factor Albert Einstein used to make his preference for a steady-state universe hold up in the face of predictions from his general theory of relativity that the universe ultimately would contract, thanks to gravity.
The cosmological constant was a kind of antigravity that pushed out against gravity's inward tug. Later, when observations showed that the cosmos was expanding, he dubbed the cosmological constant his biggest mistake.
Detailed measurements of the background hiss from the Big Bang – itself a source for two Nobel-winning discoveries – show that what researchers dub "dark energy" represents roughly 75 percent of all the matter and energy in the universe. It pervades the universe, but its effects begin to show up only as the gravitational attraction between objects in an expanding universe weakens sufficiently.
"It's as if we found 700 new chemical elements that we didn't know about, but they were all around us all the time. It's that kind of revelation," Dr. Schewe says.
The discovery also is one more lesson in humility for humanity, he suggests. The particles that make up matter that physicists and astronomers can detect and measure account for only about 4 to 5 percent of all the matter and energy in the universe.
"The matter that we see, that we've studied so painstakingly all these years, it just a tiny, tiny fraction of the stuff that makes up the universe," Schewe says.
As for the future of the universe itself? Either the ultimate get-away-from-it-all experience, or a cold, dark, lonely one.


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April 9, 1934 - February 1, 2013
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY
David Holstein, of Cornwall-on-Hudson, entered into rest Friday, February 1, 2013 at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital - Newburgh Campus. He was 78.
The son of the late Morris and Esther Holstein, he was born April 9, 1934 in the Bronx.
David enjoyed a very successful career with IBM beginning in 1959 at its Endicott facility, working on top secret US government technology programs within their Federal Systems Division (FSD). He quickly moved into significant Executive Director positions within the Advanced Systems Division (ASD), Office Products Division (OPD), General Business Group Division (GBG) and upon his early retirement in 1986 as Vice President within IBM's Entry Systems Division (ESD) which manufactured the IBM personal computers, later sold to Lenovo, Inc.
After a year of returning back to school to acquire his post masters graduate certification in psychotherapy and counseling, David opened The Hudson Center in Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY, helping people across a wide range of family systems support and psychotherapy counseling services. He also served on the board of Mount St. Mary's College and was board President of Cornwall Schools and was a Eucharistic minister.
Survivors include his loving wife, Anita Morell Holstein of 55 years, at home; daughter, Carrie Addessi and her husband, Richard of Tappan, NY; son, Christopher Holstein of Cornwall-on-Hudson; brother, Solon Holstein of California; sister, Sharon Fingerhut of North Carolina; grandchildren: Tina D'Amico, Salvatore D'Amico, both of Valley Cottage, NY and Jake Addessi of Tappan, NY. David was predeceased by his eldest son, Gregory Holstein, in 2010.
Visitation for family and friends will take place Monday, February 4th, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Quigley Bros. Funeral Home, 337 Hudson St., Cornwall-on-Hudson.
A Funeral Mass will be offered at 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 5th, at St. Thomas of Canterbury, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Burial will follow in St. Thomas Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations in David's memory to www.thesmiletrain.org or to the charity of one's choice.
Arrangements are by Kevin Quigley of Quigley Bros. Funeral Home. To send condolences, or for directions to the funeral home, please go to: www.quigleybros.com


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Red Russian Kale and Red Cabbage Slaw
Mix dressing ingredients, then stir in desired amount of dressing, until all the kale and cabbage leaves are slightly coated with dressing.
Red Russian Kale and Red Cabbage Slaw
(Makes about 4 servings, recipe created by Kalyn)
4 cups sliced Red Russian Kale strips (about 1 lb. kale leaves, sliced)
3 cups red cabbage, thinly sliced (about 1/2 large head cabbage)
4 green onions, thinly sliced
Dressing Ingredients:
1/2 cup mayo or light mayo (do not use fat free)
2 T white wine vinegar
1 T agave nectar, Splenda, or sugar (use agave nectar or Splenda for South Beach Diet)
1 tsp. celery seed
1/4 tsp. Ancho Chile powder (or can use regular chile powder; I used Penzeys Ancho Chile Powder)
salt to taste (I used Vege-Sal)
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Russian Kale in Portugese Soup from Calendula and Concrete
Rustic Red Kale and White Bean Soup from Fat Free Vegan Kitchen
Portugese Kale and Sausage Soup from Nook and Pantry
Red Kale Pesto from I Heart Kale
Kale and Sweet Pea Soup with Mint from She's In the Kitchen
Wilted Russian Kale Salad with Balsamic Vinegar from The Garden of Eating
Kale with Olives and Chickpeas from Cookworm
Strawberry, Mozarella, and Kale Salad from Foodie Tots
Russian Kale Wheatberry Salad from Julie's Blog
Maggie's Kale Recipe from Foodchair
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