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As a collector of French pulp fiction of the early 20th century - by which I mean the novels of Gaston Leroux, the adventures of Fantomas by Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain, the exploits of Judex and Belphagor and Chantecoq by Arthur Bernede and more - I am proud to have amassed most of Maurice Leblanc's novels and stories about the gentleman thief Arsene Lupin that were translated for the English market. Of all the novels in this sphere that I have read, Leblanc's are generally the wittiest - but collecting his work in English is not without challenges.
For one thing, the later translations can be devlishly hard to find and tend to be costly; for another, the early books exist in a number of different translations - the first Lupin book, Arsene Lupin - Gentleman Cambrioleur (1907), appeared under different imprints - and in different translations! - as ARSENE LUPIN - THE GENTLEMAN THIEF, THE BLONDE LADY, THE CASE OF THE GOLDEN BLONDE and THE ARREST OF ARSENE LUPIN. Although Leblanc concluded his book with the first of several meetings between the wily Lupin and Arthur Conan Doyle's detective Sherlock Holmes, some English publishers were wary of trading on that character's name, so he was introduced as Hemlock Shears. Then, when the second book Arsene Lupin contre Sherlock Holmes was translated, the book's title was twisted yet again in English to become ARSENE LUPIN VS. HERLOCK SHOLMES. Further down the line of Leblanc's 21 volumes of Lupin adventures, two very different novels appeared in English under the same title, THE RETURN OF ARSENE LUPIN!
For these and other reasons, English-speaking connoisseurs of these adventures have long pined for some reliable consistency to be applied to these translations. Jean-Marc Lofficier of Black Coat Press has done some work in this area, recently publishing a volume entitled COUNTESS CAGLIOSTRO, which includes THE COUNTESS CAGLIOSTRO (previously translated as THE MEMOIRS OF ARSENE LUPIN in 1924) and the never-before-translated sequel COUNTESS CAGLIOSTRO'S REVENGE of 1935, but his approach has been highly selective and non-chronological. So you can imagine my joy when I recently discovered that someone by the name of Josephine Gill had apparently undertaken to translate the entire Lupin series in chronological order, as Kindle books, which are being sold through Amazon for the wonderfully reasonable price of only $3.00 apiece!
To date, there are a dozen of Ms. Gill's translations available, from the first through the first volume of a two-parter, THE TEETH OF THE TIGER (1921). Aside from the natural continuity that comes from sharing a constant translator, the best news about the series is that it has already yielded one entire novel not previously translated into English - 1931's La Barre-y-va (translated as ARSENE LUPIN AND THE LA BARRE-Y-VA MYSTERY). Thus, even the most seasoned and thorough collectors of Lupin in translation will find something unique and special at this bargain price.
I bought and downloaded all of the Gill translations that were available and was very pleased with how their texts compared to the sometimes century-old translations of the novels I already had. Ms. Gill translates the books into more contemporary language, which takes away some of the antique charm of these novels and stories - but not their charm, an important distinction. Furthermore, Ms. Gill's enhancement of their readability extends to filling in passages and sometimes presenting for the first time entire chapters that the earlier translations by Alexander Teixeira do Mattos omitted for the sake of expediency.
The more I looked into the Josephine Gill translations, the more impressed and curious I became about the industrious woman behind them. With the help of my friend David White, I was able to locate her website and invite her to be interviewed here for my blog. She graciously consented to reply to a set of questions, and the results appear below.
First of all, please tell us a bit about yourself and your background.
I first saw the light of day just before the onset of WW2, in an industrial town near Birmingham where my formative years were spent. I then moved away to Leicester University to study for a degree in modern languages. The course involved teaching English conversation in a French lycée for a year and it was during this time in Blois, Loir-et-Cher that I met my future husband, who was involved in a similar activity. We married and embarked on teaching careers, but unfortunately mine was curtailed when rheumatoid arthritis was diagnosed after the birth of my first child. However, two more babies came along later and now there are six grandchildren to add to the family tree! For almost 50 years, we have been living in a small Essex village about 60 miles NNE of London.
Your translations are very well written. Had you done any writing of your own prior to this?
You say my translations are well written. That could be because I follow really closely what the author Maurice Leblanc has written. He deserves all the praise, not me! I have not done any writing myself to speak of – a letter to the press now and then!
What led you to the Lupin books in the first place? Did you begin at the beginning?
Arsène Lupin was just a name to me until... one Tuesday afternoon in July 2000. We were on holiday in Fécamp, a port on the Normandy coast with an important history of cod fishing in the Northern Atlantic. We were hoping to join a guided tour of the former cod salting factory but, as wheelchair access was impossible, I waited in the car on the quayside reading a book I had just bought - Arsène Lupin Gentleman Cambrioleur! I couldn't put the book down. I was hooked there and then and my fascination increased as I read more adventures.
At what point did you commit yourself to translating the series?
I wondered why Arsène Lupin was not so popular in Britain as he once was, especially as the British are such great fans of other crime fiction characters like Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple and Poirot etc. Having seen one of Alexander Teixeira de Mattos' translations - in which the English is somewhat old fashioned - it occurred to me that more up-to-date versions were needed which might renew some interest.
I assume, before you did commit to translating the series, that you looked into the state of the existing translations of these works. How much did you investigate the original translations and in what way did you find them lacking?
Not only are some of de Mattos' expressions outmoded, but I have discovered that he occasionally takes liberties with the text. Books by Maurice Leblanc are few and far between on the shelves of bookshops in the UK. I found eBay to be my best source of finding them.
Ha! Then you and I may have been bidding on some of the same titles at some point! What was it about Maurice Leblanc's writing that spoke to you? If someone were to ask you why they should care about these books - some of which were written more than a century ago - what would you say?
Maurice Leblanc is a brilliant story teller. I enjoy the coups de théâtre, the humour, the suspense, the mystery, the variety of characters and situations, the romances, the ingenuity of the plots, the games with the police, the occasional horror, and even the ventures into fantasy! The passage of time does not alter the appeal of his books.
Some of the Lupin novels - such as THE HOLLOW NEEDLE - involve actual geographic locations. Does this complicate your task as a translator, or do you stick strictly to the original text?
The fact that so many locations are actual places is a great attraction to readers who enjoy literary trails. THE HOLLOW NEEDLE has made Etretat a huge tourist centre. French author Patrick Gueulle has written a book, Carnet de Route d'Arsène Lupin - available on Kindle - which covers all sites of interest and includes directions on how to find them, opening times and other bits of information.
At the moment you are translating the second volume of THE TEETH OF THE TIGER. Are there any Lupin books you have still not read?
I believe I have read all of the Lupin novels.
Do you have a personal favorite?
My personal favorite is ARSENE LUPIN ENCOUNTERS SHERLOCK HOLMES. It is perhaps the most amusing because of the interaction between Holmes and his hapless assistant Watson, quite apart from the constant games the two protagonists play as they attempt to outwit one another.
When did you first set out on this project?
Circa 2000. I bought a laptop computer specifically for the purpose.
What is your process as a translator? Which editions are you translating from? Once you have a first draft, how extensively do you polish? How long does it generally take for you to complete a translation?
I translate from the 'Livres de Poche' editions. After my first draft, I go through the whole thing carefully and then again using the Word Review programme. A translation can take up to a year to finish depending on the length of the book and on my state of health.
Are there any particular challenges in adapting Maurice Leblanc's work to the English language?
I find translating the expletives the most difficult part - 'saperlipopette' ["Goodness gracious!" or "Gadzooks!"], for example - not being used to using them myself! They need alternatives, but I don't feel I can use the F-word!
Do you in fact intend to translate all of the Lupin books?
I will continue translating as long as I am able. I hope I can do more.
Did you make any attempt to find a publisher that might be interested in issuing your translations in print form?
It takes energy and stamina, which I lack, to find an agent or a publisher - sending off chapters and receiving rejection slips. After ages, becoming increasingly dispirited in the UK, I thought I would try Wildside. Imagine my delight when John Betancourt offered me a contract after reading the first three chapters of my translation of Arsene Lupin contre Herlock Sholmes! However, little happened after that. In the meantime, Mme Florence B. Leblanc [the granddaughter of Maurice Leblanc] had put me on to an Italian agency who were also doing their best unsuccessfully for me. I kept asking John Betancourt what was going on and he would reply that the contract would be ready soon but he had been very busy, overworked, taking on new staff, etc. Once I even got the promise that he would complete things "tomorrow." Then... silence. Maybe it was all too complicated with four nationalities being involved. I'll never know. This took place in Autumn 2006.
How disappointing!
After the Wildside flop, I gave up translating for a couple of years, thinking I had failed. Only the coming of Kindle and the end of the copyright made me think again. I think my Kindle contract forbids me from publishing my work elsewhere.
I wanted to ask you too about the distinctive logo art that adorns your Kindle editions. Where did it originate?
I found it right at the end of a long list of Arsene Lupin images on Google! It was in the public domain.
Translating Lupin takes all my time but I have read a few of Leblanc's other novels, some of which can be quite erotic, and others supernatural. Voici des Ailes (We've Got Wings!, 1898) was written to celebrate the innovation of the bicycle at about the same time as H. G. Wells wrote THE WHEELS OF CHANCE.
Of the books you have translated thus far, which one has given you the greatest personal satisfaction?
Pass! I have greatly enjoyed translating all of them.
Josephine Gill's Arsene Lupin Kindle books can be found and purchased here.


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The Shafia case is a tragedy, all around. But the way this case has been used to promote some of the most casually xenophobic and Islamophobic commentary in Canada yet only makes it more difficult to honor these women and their lives. As many commentators have already pointed out, the rush to condemn the Shafia murders as part of a minority culture that has nothing to do with "Canadian values" perpetuates the familiar narrative of us vs. them, of the clash of civilizations, of shining White Canadian virtue against dark, Muslim violence. Unfortunately, the sad reality is that gendered violence is as much a part of Canada's cultural fabric as it is almost anywhere else. While violence against women manifests itself differently across different cultures, at the end of the day it is always about power and control, and it is almost always culturally and socially learned and normalized.
Immediately after the Shafia trial verdict was announced - resulting in first-degree murder convictions for all three defendants - Canadian Justice Minister Rob Nicholson stated: "[s]o-called honour killings are barbaric and unacceptable and have no place in Canada,' adding that "[t]his government is committed to protecting women and other vulnerable persons from all forms of violence and to hold perpetrators accountable for their acts." Wary of being left out, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney tweeted: "Canada's openness and generosity do not extend to barbaric cultural practices that tolerate spousal abuse, 'honour killings'… or gender-based violence. Those guilty of these crimes are severely punished under Canada's criminal laws."
In a country that can't even be bothered to keep a tab on exactly how many Aboriginal women have been murdered or gone missing in the past few decades (some estimates put the number as high as 3,000), its hard to know whether to laugh or cry at such hyperbolic statements coming from men in power who should clearly know better. It's as if these ministers only seem to remember the issue of gendered violence when it is being perpetrated by "other" people from "other" cultures.
According to Statistics Canada, over a quarter of Canadian women (29%) have faced spousal violence and more than half of all reported physical assaults on adult women are by family members, half by their spouses. In a single day (April 19, 2006), nearly 5,300 victims of sexual assaults or other violent offences requested assistance from victim service agencies across Canada. Of these victims, 2,488 (47%) were victimized by a spouse, an ex-spouse or an intimate partner, 9 in 10 of which were women. On average, every six days a woman in Canada is killed by her intimate partner (Beattie, Sara and Cotter, Adam. Homicide in Canada 2009. Juristat, Vol. 30, Number 3, Statistics Canada, page 14.). And in a survey of spousal homicide from 1975-2004, Statistics Canada found that an average of 72 women were killed every year due to spousal and/or family violence.
This litany of statistics is not meant to excuse the seriousness of the Shafia deaths. It is simply to point out the obvious: if Canada is so vehemently opposed to "barbaric cultural practices," if we are so concerned with protecting women from "all forms of violence," how is it that the majority of these victims go unreported in the national or even local press? In a country where over 2,000 women have been killed by their spouse or family members in the past three decades, what allows men like Nicholson and Kenney to make statements such as the ones above, as if violence against women had just suddenly reared its ugly head in shiny, pristine White Canada? We live in a country where over 80% of sexual assaults aren't even reported to authorities. So when Rona Ambrose, the Status of Women Minister, tweets that "honour-motivated violence is NOT culture, it is barbaric violence against women' and that 'Canada must never tolerate such misogyny as culture," is she unaware of the facts that surely must be found in her own portfolio? Or does she think that violence against women in Canada isn't culturally learned or doesn't "count" unless it is being committed by the barbarous hordes invading this "great land"?
One of the saddest aspects in all of this is that the lives of these four women, Rona, Zainab, Sahar, and Geeti, have gotten lost on the political battlefield; as if their real deaths were not horrifying enough, it is now almost as if their bodies have been posthumously trampled upon in the rush to fit them into one clashing narrative over another. Even in attempting to contextualize this case, I have had to compare their deaths to the deaths of so many other women. No one wants their loved ones to be remembered by a reductive statistic, but how do we actually remember and honor the dead? How do we remember the complexities of their lives and refuse to let their deaths be the only significant occasion of their lives?
The Toronto Star's main dispatch on the case had three simple adjectives to describe the young Shafia sisters: "gorgeous," "sultry," and "rebellious." Is this really the best we can do? Is it possible to see the tragedy of their lives as anything other than another red herring in the so-called "Islamicization" of this country? And is it possible to remember their lives without reducing them to three pathetically offensive adjectives? I don't know if the mainsteam media is capable of such nuance, but I hope more people start to ask more difficult questions than the ones they have been fed these past few months.
Asam Ahmad, 26, is pursuing studies at the University of Toronto.


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The legendary Mamounia Hotel re-opened in Marrakesh last month following an extensive three-year €120-million restoration by French architect and interior designer Jacques Garcia. The powerful Moorish architecture is unchanged but Garcia's signatures--strong use of light, color and theatrical perspective--are evident throughout. The hotel now looks like the gorgeous Oriental palace it once was.Built in 1923, "Mamou" has hosted a global roster of the rich and famous; Winston Churchill declared it "the most lovely spot in the whole world" and regularly used it as his winter quarters. His granddaughter is still said to be a regular visitor.
In its newest incarnation, Mamounia has two restaurants headed by Michelin star chefs: L'Italien (run by Alfonso Iaccarino of Don Alfonso 1890 in Sant' Agata, Italy) and Le Francais (headed by Jean-Pierre Vigato of Apicius, Paris). A third restaurant, Le Marocain, is set in a modern Moroccan pavilion within the hotel's lush gardens. Mamounia's exec chef is Fabrice Lasnon, former exec chef at the Hotel Adlon Kempinski in Berlin: the GM is Didier Picquot, from Lyford Cay Members Club in the Bahamas.
The gardens, noted for their ancient olive groves and wide array of flora, cover almost 20 acres and date to the 18th century when they were given to the Prince as a wedding gift.
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Of This I Am Sure
"She's making chicken soup, what should I bring?" a very new to wine me asking our then store manager what wine to bring to dinner that might pair well and impress my boyfriend's parents. I had already begun my wine obsession, spent countless hours along with most of my paycheck, tasting, taking notes, geeking out and frankly falling in love with the wines of Burgundy, Alsace, Rhone and the Loire but food and wine pairings were still something of a mystery for me. I was a tad uneasy when she placed the squatty bottle in my hand; this was the same woman that told me to pair Amarone with a salmon in cream sauce…to this day one of the most gawd awful pairings I have ever had the displeasure to put in my mouth and really? Champagne and chicken soup?
This is when I confess to you all that even before The Wine Country there was one wine that I adored. One wine I would purchase from Luckys and Save On (both no longer) when it was on sale, for those, "special" nights when "getting it on" was on the menu. It might come as no surprise to you but it was a sparkling wine…that I called Champagne of course and I would happily plunk down my $3.99 for the plonk when the mood called for it. No matter that it made me burp, (oh so sexy right?) and gave me a raging headache the next day, I thought that was just the price of being fancy, what all wine lovers dealt with which was why I was a bit reluctant to hop on board the wine loving train in the first place. Blame it on the Ballatore Spumante…ewe.
So I forked over my $80.00, a far cry from the $3.99 I was used to spending on bubbles and tossed the bottle in the cold box until it was time for me to punch out and head to dinner. I was nervous as hell when I walked into the boyfriend's parent's house, nervous just being there and concerned that the wine I brought was going to be a burp and headache inducing joke. I stood back silently as my boyfriend's father removed the foil and popped the cork (and there was a real one in there unlike the plastic bullshit ones in my Ballatore) and made small talk as he filled up our glasses. The smell of fatty chicken broth and simmering carrots thick in the air as I wrapped my fingers around the glass, the chatter, my nervous tummy, all thumping around me in that "bigger than I had ever seen in person" kitchen. I brought the glass to my lips, was planning on skipping the whole sniffing business, just needed a shot of something to kill the butterflies that were banging themselves against the walls of my stomach but, but something happened.
That night some thirteen years ago, standing in that kitchen, boyfriend's parents sizing me up, chicken carcass being bounced around in a deep pot of bubbling broth, tummy fluttering and head spinning I got lost in a glass of wine like I had never been lost before….it devoured me, stole me and my attention away from every single other thing in the room, I fell in love. It was a bottle of 1989 Billecart-Salmon Cuvee Nicolas Francois that obliterated the memory of the gassy, sweet, headache giving Ballatore. Took my breath away, had me pulled so deep in the glass that I felt like I was bathing in it, paired brilliantly with the steaming bowls of hot broth flecked with bits of chicken and tender macaroni and began the love affair that would consume me. My time, my want, my money….all of it free that I had went to feeding and fueling that love, my passion and understanding of them inspiring Randy to make me the head buyer for our Champagne department…the first department aside from cheese that was mine and mine alone.
"Welcome to our final Champagne tasting of 2010" my voice Friday night trying to spread out across the full house of people in attendance. As those of you that have been reading this blog for some time know, leading classes in the only part of my job that I dislike. It's not the classes themselves but my very real fear of speaking before a group that makes the hours before I have to lead one down-right unbearable for me. This past Friday the store was too busy for me to wind myself up too much, didn't have time to fester and stew and before I knew it I was standing before the group welcoming them…eagerly. Comfortably talking about small growers, why I always serve potato chips at my Champagne classes, (the salty crunchy thing is a lovely partner for Champagne and I rather like the contrast of snack food with something as refined and decadent as Champagne) and discussing the stylistic differences before each flight was poured. Never occurred to me to even feel nervous, one of the great loves of my life doing what true love does….making me feel comfortable and loveable in my own skin.
I buzzed around the room pouring wine, answering questions, reprimanding my rowdy little bunch of very loyal regulars….the ones I always seat together and often away from the rest of the group pretending to punish them but secretly (or not so much) stopping by their table just to visit with people I truly adore and whose support also goes a long way in making these events easier on me….and was so deeply into the wines, so confident in their quality that even the heckler that seemed hell bent on getting under my skin could not break through my little love bubble.
"This will go perfectly with the Champagnes right?" the guy holding up a bar of milk chocolate in my face. He had been to a couple of my Champagne classes before and was very aware that I always make it a point to tell people that sweets and Champagne are a terrible pairing, at least for the Champagne. He was wearing this rather smug smirk on his face and as I launched into my "why it doesn't work" diatribe he started cutting me off and laughing at his own jokes….awesome. I knew the guy was going to be doing the same sort of "Smug Funny Man" act all night, sadly I was correct.
I just poured, tasted and ignored his glib little jibes. Let the rest of the room feed me and the wines inspire the comments that flew from my lips. Okay I took a shot back in his direction after he made a snide remark following my description of Camille Saves as a librarian in fishnets (the way I always do, explaining that while they are intellectual wines they are also sexy as hell) "So this is a pilot in high heels?" he quipped as I filled his glass, "Dude, it's whatever you need it to be…whatever turns you on" I responded, (okay I might have added, "You cheese dick" in my head) before giving him my own little smirk and moving on to the people that were there to enjoy Champagne…and to learn something.
The wines were truly stunning, the most brilliant to me and backed up by the sales at the end of the night:
2004 Marcel Moineaux Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs ($60.99) Amazingly complex and layered, deep roasted citrus, white flowers and herbs with just a bit of savory yeastiness. Powerful, remarkably powerful but the texture and weight is as all great Blanc de Blancs should be…delicate and refined.
2005 Jose Dhondt Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs ($70.99) Loads of primary fruit and bits of butter pastry, quite full and rich in the mouth with a finish that reminds me of roasted apples in buttery crust.
2002 R.H. Coutier Grand Cru Brut ($59.99) One of the most feminine wines of the night which was a bit of a shock considering the high percentage of Pinot Noir here. All grace this wine; rose petals, herbs, lemon custard, red apple skin and brioche. Full in the mouth but so gentle, seems to almost tiptoe across the palate and leave behind the softest kiss of sweet cream and apples.
2002 Camille Saves Grand Cru Brut ($65.99) Not only a librarian in fishnets, a tall, curvy librarian in fishnets. Massive structure, big mouthfuls of dark red fruit and pie crust with holiday spice and lemon curd. The flavors change with each sip, reveling something a little different….a little more. Painfully sexy wine that stains the palate and goes on forever.
After pouring the last flight I banged two glasses together in order to nab the crowd's attention for one final word about the wines, to thank them for their support all year and to tell them that while I have many opinions on how to drink Champagne; not too cold, no sweets, in a regular glass, it is only because I love the wines so much that I want them to show the best they possibly can each time they drink them but…well the thing I wanted most of all was for people to drink them. Too cold, in a flute and with a bar of chocolate…just drink them.
I stood back and watched people buzz about the wines, some excitedly, others quietly sniffing and sipping, taking their own bath in aromas and developing flavors…marveled at the watching of others either revisiting with an old love or falling in love for the first time. Thought about the changes my own love affair has gone through, how Billecart-Salmon began breaking my heart, leaving me flat and disappointing me more often than pleasing me. How Pierre Peters, Agrapart, Camille Saves, Billiot were able to stoke the flame that pushes me, makes me purr, inspires cravings and burns in me still…..
I love all the wines of France…okay I'm not hot for Bordeaux but no other regions wine can do to and for me what those of Champagne can. It's true love of this I am sure…..
11 comments:
- TWG said...
Amarone with salmon in cream sauce and you still let her choose the next selection? Glad she came through for you in the clutch.
- December 7, 2010 at 6:42 PM
- TWG said...
Your experience with the Ballatore Spumante reminds of the time I bought a bottle of "Bordeaux". I think it was basic B&G that was served too warm, we kept drinking it wondering what all the fuss was about.
- December 7, 2010 at 6:44 PM
- Samantha Dugan said...
I know right?! Have no idea why I asked her but I have to tell ya, she was a total Champagne freak, (more of the big names but still) and she was the one that put that bottle in my hand....really did change my wine focus for many years.
Yeah I think that those crap versions of things like "Champagne", Bordeaux and Vouvray do so much more damage than good. Chaps my hide!
- December 7, 2010 at 7:18 PM
God I love a good Vouvray, one that makes you sit up and take notice, then makes you relax as it starts to have it's way with you.
- December 7, 2010 at 8:24 PM
- Samantha Dugan said...
Another Day of Crazy,
Either you have been or need to be Chidained!
- December 7, 2010 at 8:34 PM
I haven't been, but it sounds like I'd like to be!
Funny, I could apply that same description to what I want in a man...
- December 7, 2010 at 8:47 PM
- Charlie Olken said...
Ah, those Dhondt and Moineaux B/Bs. The absolute highlights of our tasting you made possible up north, and now they are starring again. No need to spend three digits on one of the fancy houses when folks like Dhondt and Moineaux are around.
And potato chips. Back about a decade or three ago, when my first CA wine book was published, my co-author, Norm Roby, organized a little gathering at his house with some of our mutual wine world friends. I had met Darryl Corti a couple of times by then, and he was both larger than life and a regular guy, but a guy who was, like you, always seeking out new and interesting tastes.
So, this nice little gathering of no more than a dozen people gets assembled in Roby's backyard when Mr. Corti walks in with a quart Mayonnaise jar filled with Sacramento River caviar. Of course, any amount of caviar is amazing, but to a couple of beginning winewriters, it is like manna from heaven--and we don't have to stint because there is almost a quart of the little black beads of goodness.
But, we are totally unprepared. How to serve it? Well, what about the potato chips someone asks. Now, you understand about potato chips. They are there for the godawful dip that someone purchased at the Safeway.
PERFECT, and I do mean PERFECT. Caviar does not need sour cream and buckwheat blinis to get in the way of its flavor. It needs potato chips. Crunch, salty potato chips. And, not surprisingly, so does Champagne--especially if you put caviar on those chips.
- December 8, 2010 at 8:12 AM
- Samantha Dugan said...
Another Day of Crazy,
That can be arranged...the Chidaining can't say there is much I can do about the man thing.
I thought Saves did pretty well at our little tasting as well but I agree, would take Moineaux over Dom, La Grande Dame, Cristal and Krug any day.
We also do a Champagne & Fried Chicken night once a year....oh mother of all crunchy goodness is that a brilliant pairing. Being that I am not a fan of fish embryos when I have to eat it I prefer Vodka to kill the flavor...
- December 8, 2010 at 8:47 AM
- Romes said...
I'm dying here, reading about these beautiful bottles that I can't just rush out and buy. But, the light at the end of the tunnel, you ask? I'm going to be in CA next Mon/Tues nights so if a most fabulous champagne slinger would be so willing maybe we could find a special bottle to fit in my suitcase? I know Monday is date night, so maybe Tues night?
- December 8, 2010 at 10:05 AM
- Samantha Dugan said...
Sounds great and I will stash a bottle of whichever you wish!
- December 8, 2010 at 6:57 PM
- Nancy Deprez said...
Yum yum, thank you Sam for stocking the best Champagne department in California, as far as I'm concerned. Thank you for stocking my favorites so I can sneak in at regular intervals and buy bubbles that always taste good. And while I do use a flute most of the time, I never have them with sweets. I had to stop a retirement party where I was asked to bring the Champagne when the hostest suggested we open the Agrapart with dessert and I said "NO!!!" So she obliged and served the Champagne with verbal toasts only, then allowed desserts to hit the table when we were done admiring the Agrapart. And it was admired. :)
- December 9, 2010 at 3:21 PM


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The first screenshot for EA Sports' MMA appeared in Sports Illustrated this week, showing off the development teams' firm grasp of men firmly grasping each other.
This image was posted on the EA Sports MMA Facebook page, letting mixed martial arts fans get their first look at EA Sports' take on the subject. We've yet to see the game in motion, but from a graphics standpoint alone it looks poised to give UFC a run for its video game money, potentially wrestling it to the floor and
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This most recent metamorphosis of the PC hasn't been kind to the high-end desktop processor segment. While the industry as a whole continues to focus on the steadily growing ultra-mobile market, and releases new products in rapid succession, there have only been two major flagship desktop processors released since the Intel Core i7-3960X hit the scene in late 2011—the slightly faster Intel Core i7-3970X and AMD's limited edition FX-9590. And even then, AMD's chip is most likely going to compete with Intel's more mainstream quad-core parts; we'll know exactly how it performs soon enough, when we complete our full evaluation of the FX-9590. Low-power parts that fit into small form factors may be all the rage right now, but today Intel advances the high-end desktop processor segment forward with the official unveiling of its Ivy Bridge-E microarchitecture and its associated products. The Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition processor is the flagship product in Intel's initial line-up of Ivy Bridge-E based parts and just so happens to be the processor we'll be showing you here today...
Intel Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition Ivy Bridge-E CPU Review
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Exact same performance jump as last gen, and 'm not surprised. Maybe we will see a different story somewhere else along the product line.... Hopefully
So this is what to get if you just won the lottery!
Good review Marco, it must be fun to play with this awesome gear.
I think this CPU is more about power efficiency than it is flat out performance, though it has that too. It's time to move on to next gen hardware though. Haswell here we come.
There's an error in the Low Res Gaming section. I'm pretty sure the wording in the last paragraph has been inverted (Crysis ET Quake Wars), otherwise the graphs are incorrectly labelled.
And if the graph labeled 'Crysis' is in fact Crysis, then what is going on there? The 4770k has better IPC/performance per-core, and many other low res gaming benches I've seen with older games reflect this. Why would Crysis be the exception that performs better on the 4960x/3970x? The core count obviously isn't a factor here...
@oubadah - The graphs and commentary are correct. The reasons IVB-E outperformed the systems it did, despite similar IPC, are mostly likely a combination of it's higher turbo frequency, faster official RAM speed support, and the slightly updated platform (Asus' X79 Deluxe) which was optimized for IVB-E, not only in terms of its firmware but traces to the memory controller and power delivery.
Great review in new Intel i7 Extreme Edition 4960X. Less power and watts than Intel i7 990X. Smart moves from Intel to made a improved. I am hold for next gen Intel Extreme Edition with 8 cores. I better to save up $$$ for next one.
Where can anyone buy this?
Google shopping turns up links to products called 4960X for $320, and the vendors selling them are calling them 4960X, but then in the specs, they are only listing 4 cores and 8 megs of L3; it doesn't appear to be the correct product.
Very very confusing.
I using Athlon II X2 250 :D .. I must buy better processor :)
Is it bad that the E-Wafer looks delicious to me? :D
I can only hope the tests improve with an Asus Rampage IV Black.
The 4930k is more for the price, but if you are going all out on the ultra gaming build, this is what you should go for. I use a 4770k, because it's about as high-end as I could get with my budget. (Bought before Devil's Canyon came out)


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You stay classy, Will Ferrell.
The actor and comedian took home the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Sunday night at an event held at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
The 44-year-old former "Saturday Night Live" castmember and star of blockbuster comedies like "Anchorman," "Step Brothers," "Elf," "Old School," and "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" was feted by friends and colleagues such as Conan O'Brien, Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Ben Stiller, and Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong.
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Ferrell, of course, also famously parodied former President George W. Bush, both as a member of "SNL" and the Broadway one-man show "You're Welcome, America: A Final Night with George W. Bush," make the D.C. setting an appropriate one.
"Washington is not a city much known for its comedy — at least not the intentional kind," said PBS news anchor Gwen Ifill, who became friends with Ferrell when the actor was researching his role in "Anchorman."
After dropping the award onstage, Ferrell joked he had turned down the award "13 times" before giving in because of the "prize money" and so that he could be watched on PBS by "hundreds of people across the country."
Last year, the award was given to another "SNL" alum, "30 Rock" creator and star Tina Fey.
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Norway understands that safeguarding the environment and fish stocks for the future is the only way to continue to be a sustainable industry that so many people depend on.
A sustainable seafood industry is able to maintain or increase long-term production without negatively impacting ecosystems. Many industry experts see the Norwegian seafood industry as one of the most sustainable in the world. Here's why:
Fishing Quotas Ensure that Fisheries Operate at Sustainable Levels
Since 1816, the Norwegian fishing industry has been strictly regulated to ensure a healthy stock is maintained and the process is environmentally sound.
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Ecosystem-based management takes into consideration the marine environment as a whole and how the different species influence one another.
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There is a licensing framework in place to ensure all fisheries and individual species are controlled by seasonal quotas.
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It is a waste of resources.
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Qualcomm, through its Snapdragon Gaming World Record Challenge, invited gaming contestants, media and special guests to the Lexington Social House in the heart of Hollywood last night as part of their attempt to seek out serious gamers, to set the world record for the longest video games marathon playing on a tablet for entry into The Guinness Book of World Records.
Those gathered were able to witness dozens of participants as they battled it out at the qualification party for the top 50 spots to win a seat in the world record breaking tournament at E3 on June 5 and 6 with $50,000 worth of cash prizes, including the $20,000 grand prize on the line. It will take place in the Gilbert Lindsey Plaza in front of the Los Angeles Convention Center.
The party had delicious passed appetizers and an open bar and was packed with Qualcomm representatives who were very friendly and willing and able to answer any and all questions. There was also someone from Gameloft, one of the sponsors of the evening. AT&T, another sponsor had provided lots of Samsung tablets for the three rounds of gaming with the winners assured a spot to compete at E3.
During E3, Qualcomm's Snapdragon all-in-one mobile processors will ensure that gamers competing will experience the most immersive mobile gaming experience over the course of the two-day tournament. Snapdragon processors will fuel the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, giving gamers an enduring, and optimal, gaming experience with lightning fast speeds and rich graphics.
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WASHINGTON, U.S. - After a year of delay, the U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled the country's first overhaul of American missile defense doctrine in nearly a decade, identifying the evolving threats facing the nation.
The 108-page unclassified report, called the missile defense review, was unveiled at the Pentagon on Thursday, in which, Trump called for enhanced missile defenses.
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In remarks preceding Trump, the Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan and Vice President Mike Pence stressed the need to enhance America's missile defense systems.
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In the missile defense review, which was delayed last year reportedly because of sensitivities about how to frame threats posed by China, Russia, North Korea and Iran, Trump stressed on the evolving threats from China, Russia, and Iran, while prominently singling out the "extraordinary threat" emerging from North Korea.
He added, "The world is changing - and we're going to change much faster than the rest of the world. We need strong borders. We need strong barriers and walls. Nothing else is going to work."
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Further, the country is the only nation to test nuclear weapons in this century.
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Meanwhile, in his speech, Trump lauded his own progress made in Iran.
The U.S. President said, "What we've done to Iran since I've become president is rather miraculous. I ended the horrible, weak Iran nuclear deal, and I will tell you Iran is a much different country today than it was two years ago. It's not the same, and it won't be the same, and I do believe they want to talk."
Commenting on Russia, Trump said that the country has violated the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces, or INF Treaty, by building and fielding the banned weapons "for many years."
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Further, the Missile Defense Review reportedly recommended studying experimental technologies, including prospects for space-based weaponry that might be able to shoot down enemy missiles.
The report also calls for investments in space-based sensors that can better detect and track incoming missiles.
Trump said, "We will protect the American people from all types of missile attacks. In the past, the United States lacked a comprehensive strategy for missile defense that extended beyond ballistic missiles. Under our plan, that will change. The U.S. will now adjust its posture to also defend against any missile strikes including cruise and hypersonic missiles."
He added, "We are committed to establishing a missile-defense program that can shield every city in the United States. And we will never negotiate away our right to do this."
The initiatives that have been outlined in the missile defense review must now receive the backing from Congress in order to be implemented.


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We hope you are ready for Easter Weekend! A time for family and food (and hopefully a little hammocking also!). To help get you in the mood, we have an Easter Egg Hunt on our Website! Here's what you need to do –
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3) Head to our Facebook page.
4) Post the answers in a comment under the Easter Egg hunt picture (same as the one below!)
5) Cross your fingers that you will be the lucky winner generated randomly on Monday!
The winner will receive a DoubleNest and SlapStraps! Wahoo!
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For those who are are not as lucky as us, torontonians.... I thought I would give my review of the SUPER Video I've just watched.....
Once again VV's video has exceeded all my expectations! What a blast!
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Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and completed in 1961 shortly after his death, this church was designated a National Landmark and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Wright took two elements of the Orthodox tradition -- the dome and the Greek cross -- and merged them in this unusual building with a distinctive circular balcony and lovely stained glass windows created by a New Berlin-based studio.
The annual Greek festival once held on the grounds has since moved to State Fair Park.
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No disease in the first half of the 20th century struck fear the way polio did.
Highly contagious, paralytic, crippling and, in some instances, deadly, it was a seasonal menace that required a titanic scientific effort to identify the tiny virus and contain its spread through vaccines.
Eradicated since 1979 in the United States, the disease exists in only three countries -- Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan.
Now, scientists at Stony Brook University stand to play a role in what could be polio's last years on the planet.
Dr. Eckard Wimmer and a team of Stony Brook researchers have genetically engineered a strain of the pathogen that lacks the extreme virulence factor of the so-called wild type virus -- the one that arose many millennia ago in nature.
Wimmer's lab is providing the seed viral material for a candidate vaccine to be produced by Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., a division of Johnson & Johnson. The World Health Organization asked Wimmer and other experts to aid in the last big push to snuff out polio -- formally known as poliomyelitis -- forever.
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"The World Health Organization asked us scientists who have made viruses for various reasons to work on this," Wimmer said.
"They said it's got to grow very well like the wild type and it should have a coat protein like the wild type," he said, "but it should not cause disease if it gets out of the production facility."
Seeking total eradication
Essentially, the WHO was asking scientists to design a nonvirulent poliovirus that possessed all of the other features of the real thing.
It was a tall order but could set the final stage for worldwide eradication of a formidable foe.
Only two other viral scourges have been eradicated worldwide: smallpox, a deadly disease, was declared eliminated in 1977.
In 2011, rinderpest, a horrific viral disease of even-toed ungulates -- cattle, buffalo, giraffes and deer, was officially announced eradicated.
Wimmer, who holds the title of distinguished professor, has worked on a variety of poliovirus studies for nearly half a century.
In 2002 he became the first scientist in the world to create a poliovirus from scratch, generating viral particles that were capable of successfully infecting living cells in the lab. Those viruses were constructed from genetic-sequencing information pulled from the scientific literature and followed like a recipe.
The new strain that will provide the seed stock for the Janssen vaccines is a highly engineered microbe with special features, said Dr. Jeronimo Cello, Wimmer's Stony Brook collaborator. "The wild type poliovirus causes disease by destroying the body's motor neurons," Cello said of nerve cells that serve the muscles. "We engineered the virus so that it has lost the capacity to cause damage in the central nervous system.
Causing immune response
Even though the Stony Brook virus is devoid of its virulence factor, Cello said, it still possesses the same surface proteins, which would allow a vaccine made from the particles to stimulate a vigorous immune response.
The WHO put out the call for a new type of vaccine because it plans to retire those based on the Sabin oral vaccine, which has live viral particles. The Sabin, along with the Salk vaccine, which is made of three inactivated wild type viruses, helped eradicate polio in most of the world.
The WHO estimates polio cases have dramatically plummeted -- by about 99 percent -- since the 1988 launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
The virus is largely spread from feces via contaminated food or water. Direct contact with an infected person also can cause polio.
Through the ongoing eradication initiative, only 222 confirmed cases were caused by the wild type virus in 2012, according to the WHO.
Some experts estimate polio -- with the aid of new vaccines -- could be eradicated in as few as six years.
Yet an independent monitoring board of the global eradication initiative warned in a recent report of a significant risk that polio could make a stunning resurgence this year.
Two vaccinators working as part of the global campaign were killed by political factions last month in Pakistan, according to news reports. Five were killed there in December. News reports last week indicated 10 vaccinators were killed in Nigeria by religious extremists who believe the polio vaccine causes sterility in girls.
"We're trying to do all we can. It's a tricky little virus," Wimmer said of the wild type strain.
"I have been working on it for 44 years. I was working on it before I came to Stony Brook and I would really like to see the end of this disease in the entire world."
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A proposed new tax in Cook County, Ill., home of violence-plagued Chicago, takes aim at guns, and gun rights activists aren't happy about it.
County President Toni Preckwinkle wants to introduce a "violence tax" on guns and ammunition to help plug a $115 million budget gap in 2013. Under the tax, guns and ammunition would cost more, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, but Preckwinkle isn't saying how much more just yet.
The aim of the proposal is to curb the number of guns in circulation, Preckwinkle's chief of staff, Kurt Summers, told the newspaper. Summers cited a report from last summer showing that nearly one-third of the guns recovered on the Chicago's streets were purchased in suburban gun shops.
The idea follows a violent Chicago summer, when some weekends saw multiple people killed and dozens injured in shootings. The city's murder rate is up 25 percent and the Cook County Jail is near capacity, with 9,000-plus inmates.
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"If it's going to deal with crime, I'm all for it," said Vincent Fracassi, who says he is not a gun owner.
But some residents questioned how much this would raise for the county and whether the tax would really cut down on crime.
"If we can tax cigarettes, it seems we can tax bullets and guns," said Chicago resident Cathryn Taylor. "But at the same time, I get the point that if people are buying the stuff illegally, then the tax doesn't matter because they aren't going through legal channels anyway."
Brandi Swafford said she doesn't think it will be effective. "You can get this from anywhere. You can go outside the city. There's always a way to get something illegally."
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No such tax exists in Illinois, experts say, but two bills that would create an explicit tax on ammunition are in consideration in the Illinois Legislature.
Elsewhere in the country, Tennessee has an ammunition tax, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. And right now, guns and ammunition sold across the country are subject to a federal excise tax that funds conservation projects. In Illinois, the local sales tax rate is applied to such purchases.
Preckwinkle's budget proposal is set to be unveiled Oct. 18, and an ammunition tax isn't the only potential money maker on the table. The board president reportedly wants to lease the top two floors of the County Building in Chicago's Loop for what she estimates could net at least $1 million a year for 10 years.
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ORLANDO — Nik Vucevic had 30 points — including six free throws in the final 23 seconds — and 21 rebounds to help the Orlando Magic hold on for a 98-90 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.
The win was the Magic's third in a row, and gives them their first three-game streak since December of last season.
Orlando led by as many as 19 points in the third quarter, before Los Angeles took their first lead with a 25-5 run.
Blake Griffin led the Clippers with 23 points and 13 rebounds, and Chris Paul added 18 points and 10 assists. Former Magic guard J.J. Redick also chipped in 17 points.
The loss ends a three-game win streak for the Clippers, whose three-game road trip continues Thursday at Miami.
Just days after scoring their most points in nearly four years, the Clippers were sluggish and looked a little tired on both ends early as the youthful Magic pushed the pace on the way to building a 15-point halftime lead.
The Clippers led 75-72 early in the fourth when Byron Mullens and Andrew Nicholson got tangled up running down the floor. Nicholson fell to the ground during the scrum and was initially whistled for a technical foul.
It was reviewed and a technical was also awarded to Mullens.
The play seemed to re-ignite the Magic, though, who took the lead back — 83-80 — on a transition 3-pointer by E'Twaun Moore with 6:43 to play.
Paul tied it again at 86 with a short jumper in the lane a few trips later, and a defensive 3-seconds call on the Magic and a free throw by Redick gave back the lead to Los Angeles.
It twice changed hands on the next two trips before a fade away jumper by Arron Afflalo put the Magic back in front 90-89.
The Clippers called timeout to set up a play, but Paul missed a 3-pointer late in the shot clock which was rebounded by Orlando.
Vucevic then scored off a feed from Jameer Nelson on the other end.
Paul turned it over on the Clippers' next possession, but the Magic failed to get up a clean shot on their ensuing trip.
DeAndre Jordan was fouled and connected on 1 of 2 free throws to trim it 92-90 with 25 seconds remaining.
Vucevic was then sent to the line for the Magic, but got both of his attempts to fall to stretch the lead back to four.
The Clippers misfired again and Vucevic hit four more from the line to close it out.
The Magic came out hot, connecting on eight of their first 11 shots and getting good looks both in the paint and on the perimeter.
The Clippers stayed close, though, using quick in-bounds passes to help get some easy baskets.
Los Angeles was 0 for 8 from beyond the arc in the first half.
NOTES: Magic F Tobias Harris sat out his fifth straight game with a sprained left ankle. Coach Jacque Vaughn said there remains no timetable for his return. ...The Clippers played without F Matt Barnes (calf). Coach Doc Rivers said he could miss Thursday's game against Miami as well. ... Recently-retired Grant Hill was in attendance on Wednesday night. He played with both the Magic and Clippers during his 19-year career.
Vucevic scores 30, Magic hold off Clippers 98-90
ORLANDO — Nik Vucevic had 30 points — including six free throws in the final 23 seconds — and 21 rebounds to help the Orlando Magic hold on for a 98-90 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.


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Ron Browz Stealin Champagne Bottles?: Latino Rapper "Alex Fatt" & Dj ShotGun Put Ron On Blast! "You Broke a$$ Nicca"
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Further to yesterday's post about the Robin Ranger octave guitar, just through sheer coincidence this morning I found this photo featuring an Eko Mando Guitar which is essentially a half-scale electric 12-string. No doubt this was an instrument inspired by the Vox Mando Guitar, the Vox and Eko companies having previously had very close ties in the late 1960s when Vox shifted guitar production to Italy's Eko factory. Unlike the 6-string Robin Ranger, the Eko with 12 strings arranged in 6 courses allows for a more realistic mandolin sound.
"New old stock" Eko mando guitars are still available today via Brandoni Guitars, if anyone is interested in purchasing such an instrument. They also have 8-string Eko electric mandos.
As for the identity of the 1980s kid in the photo (nice tank top and balloon pants!), I have to put my hand up and admit it is me.
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GOLDEN, CO - In an ongoing effort to expand domestic renewable energy, U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced plans to provide $93 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support further development of wind energy in the United States during a visit to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory today. Secretary Chu also announced more than $100 million in funding from the Recovery Act for NREL facility and infrastructure improvements.
The funding will leverage the Department of Energy's national laboratories, universities, and the private sector to help improve reliability and overcome key technical challenges for the wind industry. These projects will create green jobs, promote economic recovery, and provide the investments needed to increase renewable energy generation.
"Wind energy will be one of the most important contributors to meeting President Obama's target of generating 10 percent of our electricity from renewable sources by 2012," said Secretary Chu. "The projects funded by this opportunity will advance wind technology so that it can reliably supply a substantial portion of our nation's electricity. They will also help in creating more new jobs and expanding a clean energy economy.
- $45 million for wind turbine drivetrain R&D and testing
DOE will provide $45 million directed toward enhancing the federal government's ability to support the wind industry through testing the performance and reliability of current and next generation wind turbine drivetrain systems.
This investment will deliver dependable and cost effective hardware for utility scale wind turbines with over a 20 year design life. Overall, this project will help to improve the country's competitiveness in wind energy technology, lower capital costs of wind systems, and maintain a high level of wind energy capacity growth.
- $14 million for technology development
To strengthen its support of the wind industry, DOE will make available $14 million to advance technology development in the private sector. This effort will aim to improve the quality and use of lighter weight, advanced materials for turbine blades, towers, and other components. Another area of emphasis will be process controls for lamination, blade finishing, trimming, grind, painting, materials handling and inspection.
- $24 million for wind power research and development
DOE will provide $24 million for the development of up to three consortia between universities and industry to focus on critical wind energy challenges. These partnerships will allow universities to establish research and development programs to advance material design, performance measurements, analytical models, and work with the industry to improve power systems operations, maintenance and repair, and component manufacturing.
- $10 million for National Wind Technology Center
DOE will invest $10 million at its own National Wind Technology Center in Colorado. This funding will enhance the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's ability to support the wind industry through testing current and next generation wind turbine drive train systems for better performance and reliability. Additionally, upgrades to the electrical distribution system will permit cost recovery of the power produced by two new utility-scale wind turbines being installed there for testing and evaluation.
Additionally, under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory will also receive:
- $68 million for Research Support Facility
This project will create the nation's most energy efficient office building at the same cost of low efficiency commercial construction today. It will achieve LEED Platinum and 50% energy use reduction over standard commercial office buildings. The goal is to create a design process that can be replicated by future construction projects.
- $19.2 million for Renewable Energy and Site Infrastructure
Will use solar and potentially geothermal and fuel cells to replace power currently purchased from utilities and reduce our carbon use.
- $13.5 million for upgrades to the Integrated Biorefinery Research Facility
New funding will create a continuous process research and development capability to develop commercial scale cellulose to ethanol technologies. It will also accelerate the development of commercially viable conversion processes.
Wind energy is among the fastest growing energy technologies in the United States. The U.S. now leads the world in wind energy generation and has led the globe in new wind energy capacity installations for the past four years. Last year, wind energy accounted for 42 percent of all new energy generation capacity in the United States. In 2008, DOE published the 20% Wind Energy by 2030 report which examines the technical feasibility of using wind energy to generate 20 percent of the nation's electricity demand by 2030.
For more information on these and other Recovery Act related funding opportunities, visit Energy.gov/recovery.
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DON'T go all political with this pleaseWent on vacation and thought maybe I'd have a beer....then Nope...aint gonna support this....Realized I am glad that I do not have to live under this authority.Be glad if you do not either! Stuff at the state run liquor storewas about two times what it is here in BFE whyo.
That's messed up.Not as bad as that, but NH just shot down the label for Founders Breakfast Stout.http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass_roundup/2013/09/new-hampshire-bans-micro-brew-over-label.htmlYou can still get it on draft but if you want bottles, you need to drive to Maine or Massachusetts.
Quote from: geek_chaser on September 30, 2013, 01:22:39 PMhttp://brewingsomefun.com/2011/03/24/unnecessary-stupid-silly-beer-laws/ While a fun read, many of those laws have probably changed. For instance, you can buy over 6% abv beer in Georgia.Amazed Alabama wasn't on the list.
I see it as a positive thing. Well gosh, I had to order pizza Spend more money. Its the law.


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