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Around this time each year, we all anxiously await New Year trends predictions. In our industry, the predictions will spur the compiling of countless PowerPoint presentations, will become the topic of many conference discussions, and will hit the wall in many ideation sessions. From a menu development perspective, this is important. These predictions will not only inspire us, but will allow innovators to vet their validity for purposes of menu placement.
What are the top predictions and which of these have staying power? As objective as we try to be, it is the consumer who makes the final decision in what stays hot and what fizzles out. With that said, here are a few that we're watching:
Trends with staying power
Authentic and real food as a consumer desire is here to stay. In fact, according to Flavor & the Menu, 88 percent of consumers feel that real and authentic factors mattered to them when eating out. However, while the definition of "authenticity" is loose and relative, "real" is mandatory. Sharing the story of the central ingredients or the dish origin, educating the audience on the history of the cuisine or including the diners in the "behind the scenes" inspiration that led to the build are all ways to connect the dining experience to the consumer.
Micro-regionalization of favorite regional cuisines is in full force as flavor experimentation continues and consumers' familiarity increases. Although this is not a new concept or trend, it brings more attention to distinct areas and will give access to regions that might not have had much exposure before. Some examples include: Southern cuisine being explored more deeply, Latin American regions being viewed from a new perspective, as we saw with Peruvian introductions, and the ever-popular Asian regional cuisines, such as Filipino, getting smaller as the many opportunities within the cuisine are exposed.
Exploration into the alternative — non-meat and meat proteins, dairies, and flours — brings exciting opportunities to the table. From a cost perspective, seeking non-meat based proteins and less expensive cuts will be necessary. Chicken is obvious, but what about goat, rabbit and pigeon as a consideration? From a flavor perspective, this offers a new palate from which to explore. Pastas made from bean flours, starches built with a healthier base, heirloom produce gaining traction, and dairy-free choices give a new way to think about the possibilities.
Less is more as a consumer trend is giving permission to simplify, lighten up, and be spontaneous. According to The Futures Company, consumers are over "over the top" and ready for smarter adaptations without the fluff. As it relates to menus, this is giving way to elevation of simpler foods, such as rustic and peasant fare. Beans, interesting grains, and comforting starches are a natural starting point for exploring within this trend.
Nontraditional options are shining bright in the food and beverage arena as consumers explore outside of the norm. Restaurants move into retail spaces to meet consumers where they are and snacking opportunities are moving beyond fried fare and salty snacks. Nontraditional is in and appealing as an entry point to healthier ways of eating, as a refined version of sampling and as a modern take on convenience.
Flavor tracking as a tool
Beyond the annual trend predictions, tracking flavors and their awareness levels from a consumer standpoint throughout the year will keep your menu relevant. Noting emerging flavors through mainstream flavors offers a glimpse into where the true opportunity may lie.
As we know, consumers are curious. Mature audiences (i.e. Boomers) are becoming adventurous eaters, and younger audiences (i.e. Millennials) continue to be adventurous. Leveraging regions and familiar cues as a way to make the introduction to new cuisines and menu items gives consumers permission to experiment. Sometimes an emerging flavor profile will do just the trick. For instance the Aji Amarillo Chile is an emerging flavor profile, but is ubiquitous in South America. Tying into familiar forms is a perfect entry point for introducing Peruvian cuisine on your menu.
It's a stepping stone
Mainstream flavor profiles are tried and true and a safe choice when dining out. However, exposure to ethnic menu items and ingredients, even if the introduction is subtle, will drive growth in awareness and enthusiasm of new cuisines. The fun part is found in the mash-ups: combining cuisines and flavors bridge the gap between the well-known and the brand-new, while also nourishing appetites with originality.
Tracking annual market trends will allow you to determine your place and opportunity in the marketplace, while tracking flavor trends throughout the year will allow you to maintain menu relevance for your core consumer groups. Although equally important, keeping the predicted trends of 2014 in perspective is key. Start with your audience and determine their desires and needs. This will be your guiding post. From there, find the balance between familiar and exotic to drive menu innovation that your brand can own with items that can be believed in by your guest.
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This is the first Scalzi I've read and I loved it. I loved the protagonist and his friends (fuzzy ones included) and it was a masterfully told David vs. Goliath sort of tale. Great snappy dialog and just the right amount of twists and turns. Even though I could see where it was leading, I did not mind in the least being led there.
This was a lot of fun quick read. Fuzzy Nation was a great reinterpretation of an old story and it captured the feel of a golden or silver age sci-fi with the snarky, intelligent and heroic main charature who ends up three steps in front of everyone and 'saves the day.'
Fuzzy Nation is an enjoyable, often hilarious, quick read. Following Jack Halloway, a surveyor searching for natural resources on a distant planet, the novel begins as Jack has his dog detonate explosives along a cliff, finding the largest sunstone seam discovered on the planet to date. As well as dealing with irritating company officials, company thugs, and his ex-- a biologist on planet, Jack's home has become home to 'fuzzys', a new species that he has discovered… or rather, that have discovered him. The family of small, cat-like creatures are remarkably intelligent (Papa fuzzy succeeds in wandering into the kitchen and making sandwiches after watching Jack do the same once before), and may in fact be sentient life-- a fact that the company will do anything to prevent being discovered, as it would halt planetary exploitation. Jack is a fun protagonist. He clearly has bags full of issues and is not always a nice person, his motives are murky to say the least and it is impossible for the reader to know what he will do next (let alone anyone around him). At the same time, he truly cares for (and anthropomorphizes) his dog Carl, he genuinely likes the Fuzzies, and despite the fact that he is working hundreds of miles from civilization, he is incredibly smart (having previously worked as a lawyer in one of the largest corporations and on both remarkable and controversial cases).
A genuinely fun, somewhat heart-warming, fast read. I highly recommend this to fans of science fiction. In some ways this is the most basic premise of the movie Avatar (company on foreign planet getting materials) but done very well.
Jack Holloway is a contractor with the large company which exploits other planets for their resources, so long as the planet is unoccupied by a sentient species.
One day Jack returns to his cabin only to find a cute fuzzy critter visiting. After a few days, cute fuzzy critters brings his family to hang out.
Now the question becomes whether the Fuzzies are sentient or merely smart animals. The reader has Jack's dog Carl to compare and contrast.
Of course, the corporation will brook no shenanigans in its endeavor to strip the planet and and become even richer. But they are outmaneuvered by both Holloway and the Fuzzies.
Written with his usual charming snark, Scalzi writes an adventure story featuring angry lawyers, angry CEO's, helpful lawyers, and cute fuzzy creatures (including Carl) while taking down greed, bureaucracy and stupidity.
2014-11-12/48%: Was enjoying this and then... wasn't. I think I'm disliking the involvement of the evil pseudo-CEO. There was happy stuff and now we're about to have unhappy stuff and I don't want to read the unhappy stuff. I also think I've burnt out on reading at the moment which is why I've been flailing around looking for something enjoyable to read.
2014-11-15/100%: Woohoo! I finished a book! Scalzi's stuff is generally light enough that they don't bog down too much. This was a very well done homage/update of Little Fuzzy. The original, which I re-read in January, feels a bit dated and has very Heinleinesque libertarian overtones what with the macho men all wearing guns and what not. I didn't remember that from reading it in high school but then I'd have enjoyed that sort of thing back then, you know, before I grew up. Back to Fuzzy Nation though; I think Scalzi may be the only writer whose book I might be able to identify blind. That is, if I didn't know he was author I'd figure it out while reading. Maybe it's because I read his blog but most of his books definitely have a certain voice. It wasn't very heavy in Fuzzy Nation but I noticed it at least once. The story was good though I was hoping Carl was going blow up the skimmer with Aubrey and DeLise at the end.
Speaking of Aubrey and DeLise; I understand DeLise, he's weak and insecure and has bought into bullshit machismo about being a "man" so he's a bully in order to make himself feel better. I don't get men like Aubrey. They have a ton of cash (and it's attendant power) but they still want more. They never do anything with it, they just accumulate it so their lives are basically meaningless. I'm sure that's not the story they tell themselves but maybe what I don't understand is what they are telling themselves. How do they justify all the damage they do to accumulate money when they've already got much more than they need? Anybody got a rich dude I can psychoanalyze?
This was an interesting review of Fuzzy Nation. I agree that the change to Holloway made it necessary to make Aubrey/DeLise more evil and that probably hurt the story rather than helped it. I think I'd rather have two morally ambiguous characters face off as it would be much more interesting. They might end making a deal or, each motivated by different things, they might not. Either way I think it would more interesting than having one side be a one dimensional stand-in instead of a character.
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Limbo hit Xbox Live Arcade almost three years ago. I picked it up on launch day and it sucked me right in. Gorgeous artwork, a mysterious atmosphere, and brutal trial-and-error gameplay kept me engrossed until I had completed it in one sitting. Like many players, I fell in love with the game and recommended it to anybody with an Xbox 360. Limbo has since sold over 3 million copies and has been ported to many other platforms, now including iOS!
For those of you that have never experienced it before, Limbo is a 2D puzzle platformer. You play a young boy who is searching for his sister. He wakes up in a strange, monochromatic world that is fraught with danger. The boy can run, jump, climb, and interact with objects like boxes and levers. Notably, he has no attacks.
The game is designed around trial-and-error gameplay, with failed attempts resulting in gruesome deaths (in fact, the developers call it "trial and death" game play). The boy is a fragile creature in a brutal environment. Get to close to a spider and you'll be skewered. Fail a jump and impale yourself on the spikes below. You thought you could swim? Well, now you're drowning. If your deaths are coming fast and often, you're playing the game right. I can't help but laugh at the excellent pacing of the traps. There are many surprises and I envy those of you who get to experience Limbo for the first time. There's nothing quite like having an enormous boulder start rolling your way and being forced to run the other way only to find that you are now running towards the enormous spider you just escaped from.
Fortunately, there are a lot of checkpoints, so you'll never respawn too far away from where you died. It seriously cracks me up when I finally get past a trap that has been giving me trouble only to have a surprise trap right next to it take me out. Struggling through the trial-and-error puzzles takes up most of your time. The very first time you play this game, it is going to give you 3-5 hours of solid gameplay. Once you know how to solve each puzzle, you can beat the game in about an hour.
The graphics in Limbo are distinct and beautiful. The world is presented in grayscale and everything is silhouetted. The boy is completely black except his glowing white eyes. In the same way, spikes, boxes, platforms and everything else is a highly detailed but single-colored silhouette. Lighting effects and particles add surprising depth to graphics you would expect to be flat. The total effect is absolutely striking and easily what Limbo is best known for. The game has a film grain filter applied constantly that really adds to the eerie mood but weakens the effect of the retina display. Don't get me wrong, the graphics look excellent on the retina display and sucked me right back in. I just think Limbo could have been stunningly gorgeous without the noise filter (see BADLAND for an example of gorgeous unfiltered silhouettes).
Like any heavily atmospheric game, Limbo is great with headphones in and the lights low. The sound effects are crisp and creepy. They beg you to pay attention to them, especially because a lot of them are your cue that something's about to take a shot at killing you. The water sound effects are particularly lovely. Rain and waterfalls generate realistic white noise that drown out everything else while pools of water will muffle your hearing when you're underwater. Music is played rarely and always very briefly, but it is used very effectively to make you aware of scene changes and impending doom.
Poorly implemented touchscreen controls can single-handedly ruin a great platformer, but I am thrilled to report that the controls work great. The first thumb that touches the screen initiates an invisible floating joystick that controls movement. While your first thumb is on the screen, your second thumb presses the screen to interact with objects or swipes to jump. You can swipe sideways or up to jump, adding some much-appreciated control. It is really interesting to me that the game concerns itself with which order your thumbs touch the screen instead of where they touch the screen. Depending on which thumb touches the screen first, you can instantly make the controls left-handed or right-handed.
My biggest concern with the controls are that the game doesn't tell you about them at all. This added to the mysterious atmosphere on the Xbox, but you could easily figure out the controls because there are only so many sticks, buttons, and triggers to interact with on the controller. I guess that's the same for iOS. I tried to run at first by tapping the left or right side of the screen. When that did nothing, I tried swiping and figured out how to run on my own. I'm sure with enough trial-and-error, players will figure out the controls. Still, I worry that people who never played Limbo before will take a while to figure out that you can interact with objects by tapping with your other thumb.
As I mentioned earlier, the game only takes about 3-5 hours on your first playthrough. Gameplay that short is enough to make anyone hesitate before spending $4.99 on an app. Let me put your mind at ease. Even if a single playthrough was all there was to the game, it's carefully crafted mood and puzzle design are top notch and Limbo is definitely something that every gamer should experience. While I think the experience of a single playthrough justifies the price by itself, there are several additional features that will keep completionists and explorers busy for many hours more. 21 glowing eggs are hidden throughout the world and will take hours of exploring to find. There's also a tough achievement that challenges players to beat the game with five deaths or fewer. I still haven't pulled this off on the 360 version where my personal best is six deaths.
So here's the deal: if you've never experienced Limbo, I urge you to do so now. Even though the story's pretty thin, the world is enchanting. The puzzle design is a blast… and even though I remember a couple puzzles that got a little frustrating before I could figure them out, I know there were plenty more that had me laughing out loud because they were so unexpected. The art style is hauntingly beautiful and silhouettes look crisp and highly detailed on a retina display, despite the film grain.
For those of you who have already completed Limbo on a different platform, you already know whether or not you like Limbo. If you're still reading, I imagine your decision comes down to how good the port is. The art and sound are still as great as ever. The controls are surprisingly good. Like, "I wish this is how most iOS platformers controlled" level of good. I love that there are no virtual controls to lose or mispress because you can touch the screen anywhere (except the top-left corner, which is where an invisible pause button sits). While I don't think touch controls will ever be better than physical controls for a platformer, these come pretty close and the ability to swipe sideways to jump sideways honestly made some of the jumps easier than in the Xbox version. What else can I say? It looks the same, sounds the same, and plays the same. I really enjoyed returning to the world of Limbo, immersing myself into it, and laughing out loud whenever a trap I'd forgotten got the best of me.


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The world's major Internet companies, backed by US policymakers, got much of what they wanted last week when many nations refused to sign a global telecommunications treaty that opponents feared could lead to greater government control over online content and communications.
In rejecting even mild Internet language in the updated International Telecommunications Union treaty and persuading dozens of other countries to refuse their signatures, the US made a powerful statement in support of the open Internet, US officials and industry leaders said.
But both technologists and politicians fear the Internet remains in imminent danger of new controls imposed by various countries, and some said the rift that only widened during the 12-day ITU conference in Dubai could wind up hastening the end of the Net as we know it.
"If the international community can't agree on what is actually quite a simple text on telecommunications, then there is a risk that the consensus that has mostly held today around Internet governance within (Web-address overseer) ICANN and the multi-stakeholder model just falls apart over time," a European delegate told Reuters.
"Some countries clearly think it is time to rethink that whole system, and the fights over that could prove irresolvable.
" An increasing number of nations are alarmed about Internet-based warfare, international cybercrime or internal dissidents' use of so-called "over-the-top" services such as Twitter and Facebook that are outside the control of domestic telecom authorities. Many hoped that the ITU would prove the right forum to set standards or at least exchange views on how to handle their problems.
But the United States' refusal to sign the treaty even after all mention of the Internet had been relegated to a side resolution may have convinced other countries that they have to go it alone, delegates said.
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The Oklahoman's Berry Tramel took questions from readers in today's Power Lunch Chat. Take a look at today's Q&A and join our Power Lunch Chats Monday-Friday at 11 a.m. on NewsOK.com/Sports. Below is an unedited transcript of today's chat.
9:20 a.m. Berry will be logging in at 11 a.m., but you can begin sending in questions now.
9:22 a.m. Here is Berry's column on Russell Westbrook (aka Peter Pan) from last night's game: http://okne.ws/Yoy471
10:57 a.m. Hey, everybody. I'm up and running. So send in your questions and we'll get started.
11:02 a.m. So is Westbrook a cry baby or just passionate?
11:03 a.m. More passionate than cry baby. But he's not just passionate. He's immature. He loses his head. He basically throws a fit. I mean, last night, he melts down with a 20-point lead and having played very well. It makes no sense. But emotional problems are not sense-based.
11:03 a.m. Your pick for Sunday?
11:04 a.m. I have no idea. On video Monday, I picked the 49ers. But we had to re-shoot the video, so on Thursday I picked the Ravens. But this morning, I wrote a blog for Sunday, and I've gone back to the Niners. I'm not trying to cover my bases. I'm just waffling. I don't know.
11:04 a.m. There is no way that Thabo messing up Russ's postup was what set him off. I would guess that he was upset about something off the court and was already a pool of gasoline. The Thabo incident was just the match that sparked the blaze. Your thoughts?
11:05 a.m. I think you're probably wrong. Looks to me like small things set him off. He plays cool for long stretches, then blows his stack. I think he's just emotionally immature.
11:05 a.m. Are there any moves out there you would like the Thunder to make? Players to target?
11:06 a.m. J.J. Barea. As I've written, the Thunder could trade Perry Jones, Eric Maynor and the Dallas draft pick, which will probably be around 20th, to Minnesota for Barea. Reggie Jackson has potential, but the Thunder could use some stability off the bench. I love Barea, and he comes rather cheap ($4.5 million this year and next).
11:06 a.m. Didn't Dana Holgorsen start the Pistol? If not him, who did? All the reporting from the Super Bowl makes it sound like Jim Harbaugh came up with it.
11:07 a.m. The Pistol was invented by Chris Ault, long-time head coach at Nevada, who just retired. The Pistol is really a semi-shotgun. A shotgun with the quarterback up closer, so that a tailback can line up behind him. It's a way to have a shotgun set but with a downhill running attack. In most shotguns, the tailback gets the ball while standing still or shuffling sideways.
11:07 a.m. Is there a chemistry issue with the Thunder? Does it go back to Harden? Was he the glue guy that held the Durant/Westbrook/etc. crew together?
11:08 a.m. No, I don't think Harden was the glue guy. Westbrook was pulling some of this stuff in years past. I don't think there's a chemistry issue, but there are some who believe the Thunder is getting weary of having to carry Westbrook's emotional weight. It's potentially a problem.
11:08 a.m. I know that everybody says the Thunder needs to bring in a backup point guard, but Reggie is playing much better, and who is really available that doesn't cost a lot of money or who would require a kings ransom to bring in? I don't think there is anyone out there worth bringing in
11:09 a.m. Like I said, Barea is worth it. I don't see where Jackson is playing much better. He hasn't shown to me that he's solid at running the offense. Gets his pocket picked a bunch. Doesn't penetrate to the point of opening lanes for others. Maybe he'll get there some day, but he's not there yet.
11:09 a.m. Are Perk, Collison and others fed up with Westbrook's act? Wouldn't you be?
11:10 a.m. I don't know if they are fed up. I probably wouldn't be. I have little patience with things, but I have pretty good patience with people. I haven't had to work with too many knuckleheads over the years, but I've probably dealt with them about as good as you can.
11:10 a.m. Is there a chance that Russ is bipolar? Or at least has severe anger management issues? There is no way to know because it is a privacy issue, but I hope that he sees a licensed professional to help him
11:11 a.m. I don't even know what bipolar means, technically. Anger management doesn't seem exactly right, either. It's more just immaturity. But maybe it is anger management. I once wrote a column asking Bobby Knight what he was so mad about. Maybe the same thing applies to Westbrook. What does he have to be so angry about?
11:11 a.m. I would love love love to see the Thunder bring in a KG if he was amenable. But he makes too much money and there is no way to make salaries match and I value the young guys more than what they could bring in via trade due to their low salaries. I would even included Collison to bring in KG, but again, Nick's salary is too low. But KG would help the Thunder a bunch
11:13 a.m. I would not trade Nick Collison for Kevin Garnett. I wouldn't do it. You talk about chemistry. It's possible that Collison is the glue guy. It's possible that Collison is the adult in the room. I don't know that at this point in their careers, Garnett is a more effective player for the Thunder than is Collison. And you're right. The money doesn't work at all.
11:13 a.m. Will OU's football team be ranked in the top 25 at the start of next years season?
11:13 a.m. Heck, yeah. Probably about 15th. Do you know how tough it is to find teams to fill out the last 6-7 spots in a poll. Top 25 is ridiculous. Top 20 was plenty.
11:13 a.m. If Westbrook's anger issues become a team problem, at least he is definitely tradeable and would command a nice haul if Presti was forced to make a move
11:15 a.m. Now that's a defeatist attitude. Let's see. A player with phenomenal ability, an all-star, a guy who has led you to near the summit, suddenly you want to trade him. Teams are going to want to know why. Good teams won't want to take on the Thunder's problem, and bad teams won't have equal value to send. Trading Westbrook is no answer. Helping him change or just dealing with him is the best avenue.
11:15 a.m. Do you think that in his second year as D coordinator, Mike Stoops should be held responsible for the defensive preformance, or should he be given another year?
11:17 a.m. Should he be given another year to be he held responsible? Or should he be given another year in lieu of firing? I think Mike Stoops was held responsible. He simply wasn't a magic man. He's coaching in the Big 12 2012, not the Big 12 2001. Defenses don't rule. He's not coming in here and turning things around. If Bob wanted him back, great. But if Bob thought Mike was some kind of magic elixir, that was silly. If fans thought Mike was a wizard who would restore the defensive dominance, they had their heads in the sand.
11:17 a.m. How is Tim Kish preforming as a coach, and what do you look at to be able to do a proper evaluation of him? Through one year I would say that OU had its worse proformance at linebacker since Bob has been at OU.
11:20 a.m. I don't know how to evalute individual coaches. The defense wasn't good. It wasn't good the year before. Of course, both years, the defense had its times. OU's defense was solid against K-State and great against Texas. It was bad against OSU, West Virginia and A&M. Same as last year. I don't remember if OU's had worse linebacking seasons. The age of linebacking everywhere has taken a hit. The notion that OU should play without linebackers is not totally goofy. The field is spread, the ball flies everywhere, you need guys that can run.
11:20 a.m. What is a better problem for the Thunder to have to deal with? I think Presti has already answered this, but Westbrook going into a rage if he is upset, or Harden going into a shell and disappearing?
11:21 a.m. I don't know what you mean by "better problem." Westbrook is a better player than Harden. They're both great. but Westbrook's better. Harden really only disappeared in the Miami series. Westbrook blows up about once every 2-3 months. The hope is that both change. Harden rises up in big games (which he did in a bunch of pre-Finals big games). Westbrook matures. I think it's more likely that Harden changes.
11:21 a.m. How do you think Presti is evaluatiing this problem with Westbrook, since he is a good citizen type of guy?
11:22 a.m. I think Presti has a stiff upper lip who will tell us what a good person Westbrook is and how he has the full respect of his teammates. And I think in private Presti pulls his hair out. I think Presti was appalled by last night. Totally mortified.
11:22 a.m. This Memphis trade is going to be a fascinating case study. The stat geeks led by the always snarky John Hollinger who think they are smarter than everyone else, vs "regular basketball business"
11:23 a.m. I don't think Hollinger is snarky. I like guys who study issues rather than just accept conventional wisdom. And you don't have to be a stat geek to see that Memphis in 2011 without Gay was better than Memphis with Gay in 2012.
11:23 a.m. Last time I checked Tim Kish had to coach Tom Wort, not Rocky Calmus
11:24 a.m. And there's that, too. Teddy Lehman's eligibilty is over. Now, I think Corey Nelson has been a disappointment, for both coaches.
11:24 a.m. Shac and Barkley said last night that Westbrook need to stop these outbursts, since he is a team leader. Will hurt his ability to lead and will have a negative affecft on the teams preformance. What say you.
11:25 a.m. Well, I agree to some extent. I just don't buy it that he's a team leader. Team leader and best player(s) are not the same. You don't become a team leader strictly by performance. For instance, clearly Durant is a team leader. The other team leaders? I would say Collison and Perkins. I think the guys follow Perk a lot. Collison, too. Who follows Westbrook?
11:25 a.m. Rumors on the Sports Animal that Mangino may be coming back. Any truth to that? And if so, why?
11:26 a.m. Well, I've heard the same rumors, but we'll see. The reason you bring back Mangino is he's a heck of a coach, and Stoops is trying to rekindle the magic. Of course, there's no opening right now. That could change. Stoops fired a coach last year for the first time ever. He could do the same.
11:26 a.m. Are we taking KD for granted? This guy is so good and makes the incredible seem routine
11:27 a.m. I don't think anyone is taking him for granted. He's everything you sasid. He's a player for the ages, and I think everyone knows it. I think maybe we don't know how lucky we are. Fifteen years from now, it's not likely that OKC will have a player this good.
11:27 a.m. What makes OU a preseason #15 at the start of the season?
11:28 a.m. Tradition. Talent base. Status as a possible Big 12 champ. Who do you want to list in the top 15? Michigan State or Southern Cal?
11:28 a.m. I think the other players know how to deal with Russ. When he gets in a rage just give him space and time for him to calm down. And don't pour gas on the fire
11:28 a.m. Excellent point. Seemed like last night the Thunder guys just avoided Westbrook when he went koko.
11:28 a.m. What is this defensive philosophy they brought from Arizona where the linebacker fill gaps and safetys tackle. Sound very unusual to me. And I think is asking to much of the safetys. Hope they change that.
11:29 a.m. I don't know. I never fully understood that. Filling gaps doesn't mean you can't find off blockers. And truth is, if you're not on the line, you're not in gaps. Gaps are spaces between players. Linebackers operate mostly in space.
11:29 a.m. Any hunches on new OC at OSU? I kind of think it comes form NFL
11:30 a.m. I have no insight, other than Glenn Thomas, the Falcon QB coach that we keep hearing. But here's a thought. After we got into January, the common theory was that Gundy was looking at the NFL, waiting for the playoffs to end. But now that we're in February, what if he's looking at a college coach and waiting for the recruiting to end?
11:30 a.m. all of this crap about Westbrook is a huge overreaction by you and the fans, he isnt Rasheed or Rodman. He is a passionate guy who loses his cool sometimes. Id rather have him than any PG in the league outside of Chris Paul
11:32 a.m. I would, too. I love Westbrook. But how the heck do you know he isn't Rasheed? What's Rasheed Wallace done that is so much worse than what Westbrook pulled last night? Westbrook acts irrational at times. He bolted off the court last night, for crying out loud. You never see that on a team outside the Wizards. Don't take up for him.
11:32 a.m. I think the top 25 could have a lot of non traditional programs, like TCU. Every year there are a lot of these that end up in the final top 25. And many big time teams start off ranked high and disappoint, like OU, USC......
11:32 a.m. No kidding. But you asked where OU would be ranked. I guess 15th, and if I'm off by more than two either way, I'll my hat.
11:33 a.m. OK, super guys. Good questions. Talk next week.


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PALMER, Shirley Ann, 77, of Wheeling, died Sunday, August 4, 2013, at Wheeling Hospital.
She was born August 26, 1935, in Wheeling, daughter of the late Robert and Edith Gheen Jackson.
Shirley was a homemaker, former member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Christian Mothers, and a volunteer at Catholic Charities and the Health Right of Wheeling.
In addition to her parents, Shirley was preceded in death by her husband, Robert F. Palmer, Jr., on July 7, 1994.
Surviving are her children; Robert F. (Sandy Thames) Palmer III, Christine (Randy) Wharton, Mary Ann (Vince) Gioia, Lisa Monet (Mark) Bauer all of Wheeling, nine grandchildren; Amanda, Kaitlyn, Antonio, Lauren, Anthony, Alex, Carson, Vincent and Tricia and a great-grandchild, Guiliana.
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Friends and family are invited to attend Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at 10 a.m. with Rev. Dennis Schuelkens as celebrant.
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I had written off Sony's PlayStation 3 game console as a flop, but it may be time to reconsider.
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Those companies are all jockeying for position with devices and services as the world moves to high-definition television, digital music and online game and video content.
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I'm not sure that dream machine will be a PS3, but Sony is pushing it that direction, while simultaneously trying to build the console's stature among gamers.
Clues started trickling out this fall in Europe, where Sony has had more success with the year-old console than in the U.S.
That's where Sony is releasing an add-on TV tuner that turns the PS3 into a TiVo-like video recorder. It's also where Sony is talking up plans for an online video and music store, similar to the ones operated here by Microsoft and Amazon.
"Some of that same functionality are things that we're working on here," Peter Dille, senior vice president of marketing at Sony Computer Entertainment America, told me last week.
Sony will offer different services around the world, he explained. In the U.S., "we're working on a service which would offer video content, movies, TV shows, etcetera, in a downloaded fashion via the PlayStation Network."
The tuner may not come to the U.S. for a while, but Sony's doing other things to sharpen the entertainment focus.
Within a month, a software upgrade will improve the PS3's interface for music stored and played through the system, Dille said.
Sony's also working with retailers to change how the console is sold and displayed. This holiday season it will appear more often in the home-entertainment section, alongside TVs and DVD players, as well as in game sections.
Retailers are also being coached on how to sell the system to "moms" as "a broader entertainment experience," Dille said.
"If she knows the whole family's going to get some lifestyle value out of this and not just the gamer in the house, it becomes a … better value proposition," he said.
It won't take much to sell lower-priced PS3s to video enthusiasts because it's now the cheapest high-definition Blu-ray disc player.
A lot of people who bought fancy TVs over the past year or two have been looking for ways to get more digital content on their screens. They've been waiting for high-def player prices to fall, and for a resolution to the format war between the Sony-backed Blu-ray and the Microsoft-backed HD-DVD.
The Xbox 360 is a pretty good solution for streaming content from a PC. But it's loud, and you have to buy a $179 external HD-DVD drive if you want to play 1080p discs.
Microsoft is helping partner companies develop "extender" devices that wirelessly play PC-stored content on a TV, but they don't have as many features as the consoles and they cost nearly as much.
Sony's PS3 also streams content from a PC, but its interface isn't as nice as the one the 360 borrows from Windows Media Center. Dille said Sony will be doing more to promote that capability, but it won't use Media Center's interface anytime soon.
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WUNDERLICH'S new BMW S1000RR special looks like it came straight from a post-apocalyptic dystopian future, which makes sense given Mad Max inspiration behind it.
The reason for the bike's existance is to promote the fact that Continental are now offering their TKC 80 dual sport tyres is sizes suitable for sports bikes; 120/70-17 and 180/55-17.
Wunderlich - who were behind the Gulf themed S1000RR - stripped the BMW superbike of its fairings, fitted the chunky enduro tyres and added Ohlins suspension, Magura handlebars, new discs and an aluminium Remus exhaust system. The matte black paint has been embellished with a horde of golden anodized bolt-ons and a smattering of amusing stickers.
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R.L. Alford is an ordinary man, performing extraordinary deeds. Ten months after marrying his high school sweetheart, a car crash left his young bride a quadriplegic. Some 48 years later, through sickness and health, R.L. is still by her side.
"In my younger days I wouldn't worry with the wheel chair. I would just pick her up and go."
The Alford family was able to turn tragedy into triumph with help from friends and former president Ronald Reagan. Reagan read about the couple in a Florida newspaper and called to offer his help.
"I told him I know you received a lot of flack, but I think you've done a real good job. He told me I don't think my job was as awesome as yours."
Following the phone call, a check arrived in the mail, from Ronald Reagan - a donation to the Alford Supplemental Needs Trust Fund.
Juanice Johnson, R.L and Hillda Alford's daughter said, "Once he sent a check starting rolling in from all over the country. People that we didn't even know. Started off fund we desperately needed to care for mom. Had the fund every since."
Years later, Reagan reappeared in their lives, with another donation to help the family build a new home that was handicapped accessible.
"Wrote a little note inside and it had a little humor he said, "This is something to keep your lawn green," recalled R.L Alford.
The lawn is still green and their hearts forever warm by the compassionate commander and chief.
The fund that Ronald Reagan helped to jump start is still around today, and people can still make donations to the Alford Supplemental Needs Trust Fund at the Blountstown Church of Nazarene.
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India is unlikely to meet its export target of $360 billion for 2012-13, which, along with uneven capital flows, will keep the rupee volatile, Export-Import Bank chairman TCA Ranganathan said on Tuesday, advocating steps to encourage capacity building for hi-tech industries to lower import dependence in the coming years.
With the global economy remaining choppy, India's exports fell 6.2% yoy to $167 billion during April-October 2012, which means the current account deficit (CAD) may widen and overall economic growth may drop to less than 6% in 2012-13. With exports having fallen in six out of seven months this fiscal, capital flows remain uneven and market sentiment continues to be subdued. Ranganathan said, I apprehend volatility in the rupee to continue. We must strive for lower CAD. If the gap is lower, the rupee volatility will be more.
The rupee has been on a roller-coaster ride, starting the fiscal at Rs 50.84 to a dollar, touching R 57.13 by end June, again falling to R 51.75 by early October and weakening to R 55 recently.
Analysing the export performance, Ranganathan said while major export items like petroleum products, gems and jewellery, agri products, pharma and chemicals are not showing signs of dismay, there could be a sharp drop in mineral exports following curbs on mining in some parts of the country. The mining sector, which contributed about 7% of total exports even last year, is mired in controversies over illegal activity that have prompted some state governments, including those of Goa, Karnataka and Orissa, to clamp down on miners.
While textile exports seem better than what they were eight months back, he said the apparel sector is under stress due to recession in Europe and slowdown in the US. Considering all these factors, Ranganathan said that the chances of attaining the exports target for 2012-13 looked difficult.
The long-term strategy should be to build capacities for capital goods and hi-tech industries such as electronics, aeronautics and defense components. Though hi-tech exports are growing a CAGR of 27%, they comprise only 7% of Indias total exports. However, their share is as high as 20-24% for developed nations like the US, the UK and Germany.
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Candace is a single, 31 yr. old attorney from L.A. Candace worked hard to receive a full ride scholarship to the University of Dayton. Although she is a tomboy at heart, but she was also former Miss Ohio USA. Candace aspires to get into modeling, acting, and to open her own law firm. Her driving force to win is so that she can provide the children in her family with a quality education.


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It was actual multiple intercourse. It seems by cohersion, manipulation leading to consentual.intercourse. She was fifteen years old when this started continued for more than a year.
Does my daughter have to go to the local police station and report to the police officer first and then report to the DA?
HelloThat's entitrely up to you. I suggest that there is no way you or your daughter or family can be charged or held responsible for anything that the man did.I suggest that in speaking with her, you do not have to answer any questions that you feel uncomfortable with. It may get uncomfortable if this wife is going to try to make it appear that your daughter at her young age somehow enticed this man into these acts. And, of course, that may be what she will do because she will want to somehow justifty these acts by her husband - who I'm sure in her mind would not do this So you need to be prepared for that.I cannot tell you to talk or not talk to her. But it seems odd that she is making a request of this nature at this time. Perhaps, consider talking to the DA because there may be a reason they have that this should not be discussed
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Magic can be a pretty touch comedic premise to sell, even with the likes of Steve Carell, Jim Carrey (who got into sick shape for the role), James Gandolfini, Steve Buscemi, and Olivia Wilde on board to sell it. Thats what The Incredible Burt Wonderstone learned when it hit the box office in the US and didnt even manage to make back its money on a $30 million budget. I bet producers are trying to figure out a way to make those numbers disappear, or at least rearrange themselves.
If you havent caught the film, yet, its still playing in some theaters, but if you are just waiting for the home entertainment release, youll be able to purchase the film beginning on June 25. Unfortunately, it doesnt seem as if Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will be putting together an early digital release for the flick, which means Blu-ray copies, DVD copies, and digital downloads will be available simultaneously. All you need is the secret word: shazam!
Just kidding, all youll actually need to purchase the set is some cash or a credit card. Blu-ray copies will run for the price of $35.99 and DVD copies can be found for much cheaper, at $29.98. Unfortunately, fans will get to pay less with the DVD sets, but they wont get most of the extras. Comedies are usually pretty good about offering a lot of actually amusing outtakes and gag reels, but with DVD copies, the gag reel will be the lone bonus feature. You can check out the full list of extras, below.
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The C. alternifolia group comprises trees and shrubs with outstanding architectural attributes; their branches appear to grow in graceful tiers, often with slightly upturned tips—hence the common name of pagoda dogwood. Many are native to North America. These underutilized small trees prefer moist, slightly acidic soil and protection from hot afternoon sun. Plant in spring.
The less common giant dogwood (C. controversa), which is native to Japan and China, and bigleaf dogwood (C. macrophylla), which is native to China and Korea, are also included in this group.
Height and spread: 5 x 6 m
Though often slow off the mark, it's worth the wait for a form that's often less like a tree and more like a large, multi-stemmed shrub with leaves edged in white. Small, creamy yellow flowers in early summer are followed by blue-black berries; variable red fall foliage. Prefers a partly shaded location and may need additional watering until established and during hot,
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'Wstackman' (a.k.a. golden shadows)
Height and spread: 3 to 4 m x 2 to 2.5 m
A new introduction with iridescent, lime green leaves, broadly edged in gold. White blooms in early summer, followed by blue-black berries and reddish purple fall foliage. More vigorous and faster to establish than 'Argentea'. Zone 4
The Cornus mas group
The C. mas group contains the Eurasian Cornelian cherry dogwood (C. mas), as well as the tender Chinese dogwood (C. chinensis), Zone 8, and Japanese cornel dogwood (C. officinalis), Zone 6. Members of this group are renowned principally for their very early, sulfur yellow spring flowers, which usually upstage forsythia by several weeks. C. mas may suffer from C. florida bract-envy, but it's handsome in all seasons, and seen to best advantage when grown as a large, multi-stemmed shrub. One of the easiest dogwoods to cultivate, it transplants readily and is tolerant of a wide range of wet or dry soils and pH levels. It withstands heavy pruning and can be used for hedging. The fruit makes an excellent jelly.
Height and spread: 6 m
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Google's Android is currently leading the mobile operating system worldwide market with 75 percent share. Android is on top because of the number of apps available at the Google Play Store and above all the majority of the apps are free to use. Android users can install apps via dedicated Google Play Store app but there is another way of installing it manually by installing the .apk file with the help of any file managaer. You will be required to install a file manager app before being able to install the APKs manually.
These are the only two ways of installing an APK from your Android device. But there's another method through which you can install the app using your PC, this will certainly rejoice the users who mostly use their personal computers. XDA Senior Member quangnhut123 released the final version of the APK Installer Tool that supports all Android devices. Though the APK Installer is currently available for Windows PC, the method is very simply to install the APKs on your Android device. You need to check both USB Debugging and Installing from Unknown sources boxes before moving on. Now just simply plug your device to PC with the help of USB cable and open the APK Installer Tool and then simply drag and drop the .apk file you want to install on your Android device. And then the apps will auto-install and soon you will have the app install on your Android device. This APK Installer Tool also has other couple features that includes,
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It was a battle of two of the best teams in south Texas as United and Carroll met in Corpus. The Longhorns would struggle to get offense going as the Tigers put up runs early and held on for a 6-1 win. United's only run came off a solo homer in the 5th.
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BERKELEY, CALIF. - Dominating both offensively and defensively, the California baseball team shut out Southern Utah, 22-0 and 10-0, Saturday (Feb. 20) in a doubleheader at Evans Diamond. The Golden Bears improved to 3-0 on the year after also holding the Thunderbirds scoreless (14-0) Friday. In all, David Esquer's squad outscored Southern Utah, 46-0, with a .449 team batting average (57-for-127), including 19 doubles, two triples and three home runs. On the mound, Cal had 30 strikeouts and only three walks.
The Bears had great performances on the mound Saturday, first by freshman left-hander Justin Jones (7.0 innings, seven hits, no runs, one walk, nine strikeouts) in his college debut, and then by sophomore right-hander Dixon Anderson in game two (7.0 innings, four hits, no walks, eight strikeouts). Offensively, sophomore outfielder Chad Bunting hit a three-run homer and finished with five RBI in game one; while Brian Guinn, Tony Renda, Krist and Devin Rodriguez had three hits apiece in game two.
"I don't think I have ever seen three shutouts in a row," said Cal coach David Esquer. "Both our pitching and hitting was excellent. It was obviously a very good weekend for us."
The Bears next host UC Davis on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 1:30 p.m. at Evans Diamond. Cal then enters the Cal State Bakersfield Tournament, Feb. 26-28. The Bears open the tournament Friday, Feb. 26 at 11 a.m. versus Central Michigan. Cal then battles Saint Mary's on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 11 a.m. before taking on host Cal State Bakersfield on Sunday, Feb. 28 at 2 p.m.
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In any case good luck with it and interested to hear how you go.
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hi bbar that wont be ABX in that case and wont be double blind, re cola test have a read to description including that example I posted in thread above. the pepsi challenge is a single blind test, not ABX or double blind.
the whole basis of ABX is the evaluator knows clearly which is A and which is B, theyre the reference samples. its X who the evaluator doesnt know the identity off and needs to compare back to A & B to decide. dont give them a chance of that and they wont have a hope in my opinion. even in pepsi challenge the evaluator can take as many sips of A and B to decide.
if the person conducting the test knows the identity of X while conducting the test it isnt double blind.
but again as mentioned you do whatever you see fit to come to your conclusions its what happens in the real world every day, be it just individuals or multi million dollar billion dollar businesses. people make all sorts of calls using what basis they see appropriate
It is therefore double blind as my wife will conduct the test and I will change the leads . This should fit definition of double blind.
Agree it is not ABX .
It is - Is A different or same as B and evaluator has no idea which is A and which is B
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would love to have had a listen bbar if time permitted. This weekend has been a write off, and mext Saturday I have a 4 y.o. birthday party to host...but thereafter.
In any case good luck with it and interested to hear how you go.
Would have loved to have you here.
Am posting results in other thread as requested!
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The proposal to ban firearms on the grounds of the Bloomsburg Fair this year has been rescinded, board members said Wednesday.
President Paul E. Reichart said the board will not be checking for or banning lawfully concealed weapons.
"While we cannot prevent those who want to commit unlawful acts, we recognize those who are law-abiding citizens and will continue to handle it on a case-by-case basis," he said.
Those who do not abide by the law in any way will be removed from the fairgrounds, Reichart said.
"As far as we're concerned, it's a dead issue. We want people to come to the Bloomsburg Fair," he said.
After the ban was announced last month, fair officials got hundreds of boycott threats, and Facebook pages calling for people to not attend the fair attracted 1,000 supporters.
Bill Barratt, the fair's superintendent of police and parking, told the Press Enterprise newspaper in Bloomsburg that those complaining didn't realize the fair is a private entity on private property, which means it can ban whatever it wants.
The reversal goes against recommendations from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Barratt said.
Officials said they will still search bags when people enter, but security will not perform pat-downs to look specifically for a concealed weapon. If a firearm is found, security will ask for the proper paperwork.
Open carrying, however, will still be banned.
The fair has not had any gun problems in the past.
- Justin Strawser
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AMES, Iowa – Iowa State volleyball assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, Jon Newman-Gonchar, has been named an AVCA Thirty Under 30 recipient for the second time in his career, the American Volleyball Coaches Association announced Thursday night.
Newman-Gonchar joined the Cyclone volleyball staff earlier this year after serving in the same capacity at Loyola-Marymount from 2010-12 where he helped the Lions to the NCAA Tournament in 2012, the team's first postseason appearance since 2005. Prepvolleyball recognized his 2011 and 2012 recruiting classes as Highest Honorable Mentions.
It was during his three-year stint as an assistant coach at UC-San Diego that Newman-Gonchar was first awarded a Thirty Under 30 nod. During his tenure at UCSD, the Tritons made three-consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament while posting a combined 70-18 record.
In addition to his work at the collegiate level, Newman-Gonchar has worked on the national stage with the USA Volleyball, Gold Medal Squared, USA A2 and USA High Performance programs.
The AVCA Thirty Under 30 awards were first handed out in 2009 and honor up-and-coming coaches at all levels of the sport. Of the 30 recipients of this year's awards, 18 are assistant coaches and nine work with Division I women's volleyball programs.
Newman-Gonchar will coach his first match with the Cyclones when the spring season kicks off on March 28 at 6:30 p.m. CST when Iowa State plays Creighton at Harlan High School.


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Barack Obama's Autopen Feat
This New Year I want to start off with something that really makes you say wooooooow!
Do you know that when Barack Obama, the US President, has signed a Congress' fiscal cliff deal into law while he was 4800 miles away from Washington DC in Hawaii? Yes this isn't a joke or a prank. Barack Obama, like many government officials takes the help of 'autopen' to serve in his role in his absence.
Autopen, is a great invention in the world of technology. The pen is feature such a way that it has the memory to store the strokes of a particular person's hand-writing and replicate the same when necessary. This seems to be like a Ghostwriter but it is a fact that there are a way too many advantages of this autopen.
Being extremely time-pressed, Obama had to sign the law with the help of autopen allowing the law to be passed immediately.
Hope such technological advancements are utilized just for positive purposes and not exploited.


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Maker(s) &
, production, Rome, possibly Rome
, production, Ancona, possibly Ancona
Viscount Fitzwilliam
illuminated manuscript
book of hours; type of text
use of Rome; liturgical use
circa 1450 circa 1475
fifteenth century, third quarter
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Parchment, ii parchment flyleaves (first leaf glued onto paper flyleaf) + 143 fols. + ii parchment flyleaves (last leaf glued onto paper flyleaf), 110 x 73 mm (57 x 40 mm), 18-19 long lines, ruled in brown ink, catchwords
BINDING: Sixteenth-century, brown leather over pasteboards, sewn on three supports, rope-curl and gilt foliate tooling (central panels only), surrounded by gold-tooled red leather, edges gilt and gauffered, spine re-backed in France, c.1800.
fols. 1r–12v Calendar
fols. 14r–47v Hours of the Virgin
fols. 47v–50r Psalms for Tuesday and Thursday
fols. 50v–53r Psalms for Wednesday and Saturday
fols. 53r–57v Psalms for Saturday before the first Sunday in Advent
fols. 58r–59v Hours of the Holy Spirit
fols. 60r–71v Penitential Psalms and Litany
fols. 71v–74v Short Hours of the Cross (begin imperfectly)
fols. 75r–99r Office of the Dead
fols. 100r–116v Psalter of St Jerome
fols. 116v–120r Quicumque vult and Te Deum
fols. 120r–128r Gospel Sequences
fols. 128r–139v The Passion according to St Matthew
fols. 140r–143v Prayer attributed to St Augustine, Dulcissime domine Jhesu
DECORATION: Three full-page miniatures within laurel frames and thirty-one frieze–like miniatures within identical frames in the lower borders, with white vine-scroll borders inhabited by putti and grotesques within gold frames: fol. 13v Hours of the Virgin, Matins, Virgin and Child enthroned, the Child holding a bird and sucking his thumb, two angels holding the cloth of gold, in the borders, the angel appears to Joachim in the field (lower border), and arms of Feretti of Ancona (outer border); fol. 20v Lauds, in border Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple; fol. 28r Prime, in border Marriage of the Virgin and Joseph, suitors breaking their rods; fol. 33v Sext, in border Visitation and angel within roundel; fol. 36r None, in border Adoration of the Child and angel within roundel; fol. 44r Compline, in border Circumcision; fol. 47v Ps. 44, in border Adoration of the Magi and the star within roundel; fol. 50v Ps. 95, in border Flight to Egypt and angel praying within roundel; fol. 53r, in border Massacre of the Innocents and angel within roundel; fol. 59v Penitential Psalms, in border David defeating Goliath; fol. 75r Office of the Dead, Vespers, in border People gathered around tomb; fol. 80v Matins, Funeral in front of domed church, priest sprinkling corpse on bed with holy water, priest singing behind, in border three men digging grave and cherubs; fol. 99v Psalter of St Jerome, Penitent St Jerome in front of Crucifix in desert, accompanied by his lion, cardinal's hat and books on ground, in border St Jerome doctoring the lion's paw; fol. 100r Psalter of St Jerome, in border St Jerome in study teaching three monks; fol. 102r Prayer before reciting the Psalms, Deus altissimus, in border God in glory borne by angels and adored by six people in landscape; fol. 102v Prayer, Creator celi, in border Creation of Eve, two angels and sun within roundel; fol. 106r Ps. 1, in border God in glory borne by angels and four people kneeling with open books; fol. 109v Ps. 50, in border Resurrection and angel praying within roundel; fol. 113v Ps. 101, in border Man scourging himself before Christ on the Cross, two angels observing.
Seven historiated initials in graded pink or blue, with acanthus on gold ground, accompanied by foliate borders including putti, vases, hybrids and small frieze-like miniatures in lower border: fol. 14r Hours of the Virgin, Matins, [O, 10 ll.] Kiss of Joachim and Anna, in border Birth of the Virgin; fol. 31r Terce, [D, 6 ll.] God blessing and holding open book, in border Annunciation in a garden; fol. 39r Vespers, [D, 9 ll.] Altar with chalice, [D, 5 ll.] Angel, in border Presentation in the Temple; fol. 58r Hours of the Holy Spirit, [D, 7 ll.] Dove of the Holy Ghost, in border Pentecost; fol. 60r Penitential Psalms, [D, 7 ll.] David playing psaltery, in border David praying in pit and two angels; fol. 81r Office of the Dead, Matins, [V, 8 ll.] Death holding scythe, in border Death on horseback holding scythe and approaching two men hawking, two dead men beside.
ORNAMENTATION: Graded pink or blue initials [3-8 ll.] with acanthus motifs, blue, green, red or white vine-scroll infill on gold grounds, and white full or partial vine-scroll or floral borders; alternate red and blue one-line penwork initials; alternate blue and red paragraph marks; capitals highlighted in yellow; catchwords decorated with simple pen-flourishing in red and blue, or housed within concentric gold and laurel roundels where they coincide with a page that has border decoration.
illumination; whole
parchment; support
ink; medium
pigment; medium
gold; medium
bequeathed; 1816; Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount
Made for Leonardo Ferretti of Ancona (arms of Feretti of Ancona on fol. 13v and patron's name in prayer on fol. 140v, dignare domine me famulum tuum Leonardum); Richard, seventh Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion (1745–1816), acquired in 1812; his bequest, 1816.
Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount; previous owner
Ferretti of Ancona, Leonardo; original owner
The Calendar contains the saints local to Ancona (Marcellinus of Ancona, 9 Jan.; Cyriacus of Ancona, 4 May; Palatias of Ancona, 7 Oct.), the Marche region (Venantius of Camerino, 18 May; Leopardus of Osimo, 7 Nov.), neighbouring Umbria to the west (Felicianus of Foligno, 24 Jan.), and the other side of the Adriatic to the east (Donatus of Zadar, 25 Feb.). The Litany has Saints Cyriacus and Felicianus among the martyrs, Liberius among the doctors, Palatias and her mentor, and the very rare Laurentia among the Virgins. The liturgical apparatus clearly points to a patron from Ancona. The combination of the Ferretti arms on fol. 13v and the name Leonardo in the prayer on fol. 140v suggest that the manuscript was made for Leonardo di Antonio Ferretti, mentioned in a notarial document from Ancona in 1473 (Ancona, Archivio di Stato, Archivio Privato Ferretti, pergamene, 8 November 1473).
The illumination is of the highest quality, and its eclecticism, particular in its combination of border-types, points to Rome as the most likely place of execution. A copy of Livy with very similar borders was made in Rome for Ludovico Agnelli of Mantua, Bishop of Cosenza (d.1499) around 1460 (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Borghese 368; Pellegrin 1975-1991, I, 237), and is considered to be the work of several artists (Ruysschaert 1968, 279, n. 219). The borders in the Fitzwilliam MS show strong affinities with those in manuscripts illuminated by Giuliano Amadei (de Marchi 1995, figs. 53 and 59), but the facial types – here wide and flat with very high cheek bones and heavy lidded eyes – are completely different.
Instructions to the miniaturist survive on fol. 75r (sepultura), fol. 80v (pr[et]i che ca[n]tano loffic[io] de[i] morti), and fol. 90v (S(anc)to Gerolimo).
secundo folio; fol. 15r; [ve]nite adoremus
Splendours of Italian Illumination: Romanesque - Gothic - Renaissance. 1989 - 1990
Organiser: The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (Cambs.), UK
Venue: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Notes: unpublished handlist of an exhibition held in the Adeane gallery, October 1989 - February 1990
Catalogue number: 109
James, Montague Rhodes, Dr. 1895. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Fitzwilliam Museum.Cambridge (Cambs.): Cambridge University Press
pp. 344-46, pl. XVIIa (fol. 50v)
Lafontaine-Dosogne, J.. 1964-1965. Iconographie de l'enfance de la Vierge dans l'Empire byzantin et en Occident.Brussels:
II, p. 35
MS 152.f.13v
MS 152.f.20v
MS 152.f.59v
MS 152.f.99v
Object Number: MS 152
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Attorney General Eric Holder faced lawmakers this afternoon in what turned into a referendum on his tenure and the scandals facing the Obama administration, including the revelation earlier this week that the Justice Department had seized telephone records from the Associated Press as part of a national security leak investigation.
Members of the House Judiciary Committee peppered Holder with questions about everything from the Justice Department's decision to investigate the IRS and the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi to whether FBI agents fumbled an interview Tamerlan Tsarnaev prior to the Boston Marathon bombing.
The hearing, which lasted more than four hours, also repeatedly touched on the nomination of Assistant Attorney General Tom Perez to head the Labor Department. Led by House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrel Issa (R-Calif.), Republicans on the committee focused on their ongoing criticism of Perez's involvement in a disputed deal with the city of St. Paul, Minn.
After Issa played a DOJ recording of a voicemail that Perez left for a city official, which he claimed demonstrated that the Assistant Attorney General agreed not to intervene in the False Claims Act lawsuit against St. Paul if the city withdrew a housing discrimination case, Magner v. Gallagher, before the Supreme Court.
"Is it OK to trade a case you don't want going to the Supreme Court for a dollar damage case?" Issa asked.
The two then engaged in a back-and-forth, cutting each other off before either could finish asking or answering a question. After trying and failing to answer a final question, Holder called Issa's actions "inappropriate" and "too consistent with the way in which you conduct yourself as a member of Congress. It's unacceptable, and it's shameful."
Democrats, meanwhile, gave the Attorney General frequent opportunities to defend the character of his Civil Rights Division chief. Holder praised Perez as "outstanding," and called him "the conscience" of the department.
The Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee is scheduled to vote on the nomination tomorrow morning.
Meanwhile, both Democrats and Republicans hammered the Attorney General on the Justice Department's decision to subpoena the cellular, office and home telephone records of AP reporters in New York, Washington, and Hartford, Conn., apparently as part of a probe into the leak of news about a foiled terrorism plot in Yemen.
Again and again, Holder said he could not comment on details of the investigation because he had recused himself.
"I don't have a factual basis to answer the questions you have asked because I was recused," Holder said.
The Attorney General later pledged an after-action review of the AP subpoena process. "Some kind of after-action analysis will be appropriate, and I will engage in such analysis after the case is done and I can be involved with it."
In answering questions about DOJ's investigation into allegations that the IRS targeted conservative groups, Holder promised Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) that the probe would extend beyond the Cincinnati office, which looks at applications for tax-exempt status.
"The facts will take us wherever they take us," he said.
On Benghazi, the Attorney General said the FBI is wrapping up its investigation into who was responsible for the attack.
"We will be prepared shortly I think to reveal all that we have done," Holder said.
One of the sharpest exchanges during a relatively calm couple of hours came when Rep. Paul Labrador (R-Idaho) pressed the Attorney General to explain his comment earlier this year that he had no respect for the members of Congress who voted last June to hold him in contempt for refusing to turn over documents tied to the botched Fast and Furious gun-running sting. He later told ABC News that the vote "didn't have that huge an impact" on him since he didn't "have respect for the people who voted in that way."
"The process that you all went through seemed inconsistent with both prior practice and not taking into account the good faith attempts that we were making to try to share the information that was sought," Holder said today.
The Attorney General took issue with the Idaho lawmaker's remark that others, including IRS agents, were "emboldened" to "think that they could also go after conservative groups."
"I'm not the cause of people doing things that might be illegal," Holder said.
Other GOP members of the committee, including Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas), made similar insinuations that somehow the IRS behavior was emblematic of the Obama administration as a whole.
"I'm a little concerned you marked [Rep. Ted Poe] down as not a fan of government. I hope he has his taxes in order," Farenthold said.
Meanwhile, Holder sought to clarify much maligned remarks he made before a Senate hearing in March that critics in Congress and elsewhere have denounced as Justice's justification for a "too big to jail" approach toward major financial institutions.
"I am concerned that the size of some of these institutions becomes so large that it does become difficult for us to prosecute them when we are hit with indications that if you do prosecute, if you do bring a criminal charge, it will have a negative impact on the national economy, perhaps even the world economy," Holder told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in March. "And I think that is a function of the fact that some of these institutions have become too large."
Today, he said he wanted to set the record straight on his "misconstrued" comment.
"Let me be very, very, very clear. Banks are not too big to jail," he said. "If we find a bank or a financial institution that has done something wrong, if we can prove it beyond a reasonable doubt, those cases will be brought."
Additionally, Holder also took questions about the sequester's impact on the department. In particular, Democratic Rep. Joe Garcia of Florida wanted to know how budget cuts would impact federal law enforcement's role in immigration reform.
Holder said the immigration bill currently being debated in Congress contains provisions for adding new immigration judges. He also said the president's FY14 budget asks to bring on additional immigration judge to handle the growing docket.
But he also said continued sequestration would have a harmful effect on the department's continued successes at every level.
"You will see lower numbers out of the Justice Department, and in two or three years an Attorney General will be criticized for that. And it will be because there are fewer [agents]," Holder said.


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