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(Or: Why we can't afford to let them win the next election)
The Tory Party has recently released its very own 'vision for the future'. Although it makes for disturbing reading, it does offer an insight into the inner ideologies of the Tory Party, an organisation so keen to re-brand itself and gain some distance from its unofficial title of 'The Nasty Party'. Entitled 2020 Vision: An Agenda For Transformation, the document is available to read here.
I won't go into the whole document, although it does give interesting insights into the Tory's agenda. So much of Cameron and Co.'s rhetoric is steeped in doublespeak so it's interesting to see the veil lifted and see their, albeit terrifying and destructive, agenda that lays behind the lies. The whole document gives insight into their own vision of a Tory-led UK in 2020, but I wanted to quickly examine the small section found under the heading "The Innovation Economy". It is here that an actual fictional narrative has been created describing the horrifying implications that could happen if the Tories remain in power:
It is the morning of the 7th May 2020. Over breakfast, Mr and Mrs Jones, happily married for 50 years with three children, are reflecting on the past and their hopes for the future. Reflecting on the difficult years of 2010-2015, they now know Britain is on the right track. Britain is topping the world economic tables for competitiveness and unemployment is low. The most striking development is that it seems the whole world wants to invest in the UK.
Mr and Mrs Jones have a large proportion of their savings in bonds. Not Government bonds—which are no longer issued—but in interest-bearing bonds from mutuals, cooperatives, social enterprises and private businesses. Their oldest child, John, is a successful 'Life Science' entrepreneur. He is hiring 20 top class science graduates and another 20 apprentices from the local technical college. He happily invests his profits in research and development. His business benefits enormously now that the Government only accepts electronic invoices. The UK online services industry has cornered the market for electronic invoicing standards. Electronic invoicing alone has added about 0.5 percent to GDP. Their daughter, Mary, is a successful maths teacher on the road to promotion. Her husband is an orderly at the local hospital trust. Nobody can remember if it is private or public; it is just a good hospital and they both hold a stake in its future. Their youngest, David, is a perpetual student and hightech entrepreneur. Like so many others, he is also registering his own IP with the Online Intellectual Property Office.
Mr and Mrs Jones seldom see politicians on TV. The only political stories appear to be about tax reductions, high-tech exports and the massive trade surplus. Britain is confident, dynamic and at ease with itself. The only criticism Mrs Jones has is that "the Conservative Government failed to raise the tax-free threshold to £25,000. It's such a disincentive for lower earners." However, Mr Jones reminds her of the days of "those awful tax credits, national insurance contributions and year-end tax returns." Mrs Jones reflects on this, adding, "at least we know where we stand with a 20 percent flat tax." "But," Mr Jones says, "never trust a politician, I very much doubt they will get the flat rate down to 15 percent by 2025 as they promised." "True," adds Mrs Jones, "but we can't expect too much, now that Parliament only sits 16 weeks a year."
Fantasy? Not necessarily.
Whilst making for a rather unsettling read, it describes what the Tories aim to achieve. It also describes their ideal future for the UK. There is a really good breakdown of this part here, but I will give a quick explanation of the parts I found unsettling (in no particular order).
Britain is topping the world economic tables for competitiveness and unemployment is low.
Under the current Tory government unemployment is a key concern, despite the government assuring us that unemployment is falling. The reality is that the statistics that make up unemployment are convoluted, with many on workfare schemes, and still claiming JSA, being counted as "employed". Government workfare schemes are actually taking paid job vacancies away from workers. High street names like HMV are going bust, leading to mass redundancies. Widespread public sector cuts mean even more unemployment. With all this in mind it is really hard to see how the Tories envision a future with Britain topping the economic tables and low unemployment figures under their leadership. Unless in 2020 they are still manipulating the unemployment statistics, of course… The skwalker1969 article describes it nicely:
Silly, silly people who opposed the Tory wage-slashing, benefit-cutting, state-shrinking ways! Don't we realise that we're on the path to a Shining Future? 2.5 million unemployed people, an impending triple-dip recession, Foodbanks opening at the rate of 3 a week and rising rates of suicide – nothing more than a few eggs that needed to be broken to complete the Conservatives' 'omelette'.
Government bonds are no longer offered
I won't profess to say I understand the whole government bonds aspect, but the blog I mentioned earlier, skwalker1969, has given a decent description of what it all means:
"The idea that government bonds – which is how governments finance their spending – 'are no longer issued' is far more revealing than you might think at first reading.
That the report thinks such bonds will no longer be necessary betrays the extent to which the Tories, in their secret 'heart of hearts', want to slash the state on which many people inevitably have to rely.
Only in a country where virtually everything is provided by private companies, and paid for by direct charges on each individual 'customer', could a government even conceivably do away with government bonds. Either that, or we discover that we're sitting on oil reserves that make those of Saudi Arabia look like a duck-pond.
Without that unlikely event, a country that does not fund its spending through bonds is going to be one that has no place for the vulnerable, for those who through disability or circumstance are unable to pay their own way. Such people are too expensive, and too unprofitable for private providers if the government is not footing the bill.
That this is how the Tories see the future speaks volumes about their plans and ethos – far more than their coded, public statements will ever admit to. Life sciences and electronic invoices Here we see what the Tories are pinning their hopes on.
The economy is circling the drain because of policies that are either misguided or, more likely, deliberate; full-time jobs are disappearing while poorly-paid part-time jobs replace them if we're lucky; decision after decision sucks cash – and therefore demand – out of the UK economy. And demand is everything, for economic recovery."
Nobody can remember if hospitals are private or public
Perhaps one of the more relevant and eye-opening aspects of this Tory vision is this statement, though it might seem unsurprising to many. It is clear that the Tories want to sell off the NHS to private corporations, privatising the National Health Service that even Thatcher left alone. However, in their ideal future, the public can't remember, and don't seem to care, if hospitals are private or public; they're just seen as "good hospitals". The NHS will be privatised and sold off bit by bit, and in the Tory Party's ideal (and delusional) vision of the future, nobody will care. Well, maybe they will care when the private corporations cut corners and place profit before quality, efficiency before patient care, inflated management bonuses before…
Mr and Mrs Jones' youngest son is a "perpetual student".
One of the more delusional aspects of their vision is the notion that the average couple, Mr and Mrs Jones, have a grandson who is a 'perpetual student'. This is laughable considering this government tripled tuition fees. Enough said, really.
Politicians are seldom seen on TV anymore
This bit is rather scary, though I suppose the whole 'vision' itself is one big nightmare trip. So, in the crazy world of Tory-led 2020, politicians are "seldom seen on TV anymore", and the only political stories that do appear are all about "tax reductions, high-tech exports and the massive trade surplus". So in their vision of the future, politicians rarely feature in the news. Clearly an uninformed and ignorant public is a Tory wet dream. With a government rarely featuring in the news, it would be free to get away with… well, anything it wanted. Such as privatising public services, for instance. Although maybe it's not as sinister as all that. Maybe the Tories aren't on TV much because they don't actually do much in the future. In fact, it's probably explained by the fact that:
Parliament only sits 16 weeks a year
I guess in the Tory world of 2020, corporations and business run everything, and Parliament is just there to occasionally lower taxes for the wealthy elite. Maybe by 2020 Parliament is more like the Royals, where they're just there as a tourist attraction and a hark back to the "old" days where elected governments actually ran the country. Maybe, despite the attacks on the poor, the disabled, the vulnerable, the public services, the council cuts (etc, etc.) – maybe despite all of that, Cameron's "Big Society" was actually implemented and a lot of public organisations and local services are run by volunteers in the community, and everything else is controlled by multinational corporations that pay 0.5% corporation tax, or something. Ah, those crazy Tories…
The funny thing is, even the Tories (in their crazy scenario) admit that they won't be able to do much with only 16 weeks out of the year. Mr Jones is moaning that the flat tax rate of 20% (more on that in a second) isn't the 15% that they promised (at least the Tories still envisage them breaking promises in 2020), to which Mrs Jones replies:
True," adds Mrs Jones, "but we can't expect too much, now that Parliament only sits 16 weeks a year."
There is a 20% flat tax. For everyone.
Another scary aspect of this 'vision' is the fact that taxes are lowered to the extent that there is a "flat tax" of 20% for everyone. That means that even the millionaires and billionaires pay the same rate of tax as the working classes. Actually it will probably be much like today, where they pay even less due to tax evasion/avoidance, etc. However, in the future, and even with a 20% flat tax rate for everyone, the Tories aren't happy. This future government of 2020 wants a lower flat tax rate of 15% for everyone. It's hard to see how further tax reductions will help support the government and the country, but then again by 2020 (under a Tory leadership) everything will be run by the private sector so there probably won't be any sort of welfare system or "public" services to speak of by this point anyway. Maybe we won't even need a welfare state, because by that point all the poor and disabled will have died out (so they hope?). Even schools will be fully privatised, run for-profit, by the time the Tories are done. The flat tax gained will just go towards paying the MPs salaries, I suppose.
There's much more to dissect from that scenario, and the 2020 document as a whole, but I only wanted to do a quick run-down of the impressions I got from it. It's clear that the authors behind the document are delusional, and potentially dangerous (!!). If this is representative of the Tory ideology and real vision for the future (and I cannot see anything to counter this), then it is clearly very worrying. If anything puts you off voting for them in the next election, let it be this. Unless you want a future government who only sits for 16 weeks a year, and lowers taxes for higher earners to the point where a welfare system and public service sector becomes impossible to maintain; a future where big business runs everything and the government doesn't even feature on the news… It's not that I love seeing politicians and government policies talked about on TV all the time, but surely they need to be in the public eye to be held accountable? Surely the public should be kept informed?
Damian Hinds, the Conservative MP who is one of the authors of the report, said that the ideas aimed to encourage social mobility, supporting those from disadvantaged backgrounds who wanted to get on in life.
"The electorate gave our party half a chance in 2010," said Mr Hinds. "This work is about showing what we could offer the country if voters give us a full opportunity to govern on our own in 2015.
See what I mean? Anyway, let me know what you think below.
Related articles
- Cloud Cuckoo? '2020 Vision' reveals disturbing Tory fantasy world (skwalker1964.wordpress.com)
- The Welfare Bill: A government of millionaires just made the poor poorer – and laughed as they did it (Independent) (independent.co.uk)
- Exclusive: Revealed – Tory plan for firms to run schools for profit (independent.co.uk)


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2010 VS is awsome running ASP.NET & c#.
However, I always have EXACTKY the same problem when looking at new MS technology- all the code / examples/ tutorials I have found don't show how to manage multple 'screens' of info.
Within my default.aspx, on a button click I can go off to a new file (hopefully ASPX), but the file/new options onlt gives me html, not aspx- so i loose the rich functionality on server side, unless I manually handle post backs etc!
So I have set up a central panel, and simply update this on events to form fill (or whatever!)- however, adding or removing elements programatically to the same panel seems nuts- I have effectively lost the use of an IDE and all the good stuff that goes with it.
Anyone got a decent example of how to write a series of server side web pages, rather than how to set the colours in a box, link databases into gridviews- Ie the fundamentals needed rather than fiddling with properties!
Cheers, j.

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Program outline
The story of this strategic team game is set in the time before the famous Trojan war. Good communication skills and the involvement of all team members is required in order to help the main character Paris escape with his beloved Helena from the mighty Agamemnon and Meneas armies.
Heroes of Troy is a fun and interesting strategic game which demands cooperation among all team members. Teams are required to think tactically, be flexible and adapt their strategy to a variety of ever changing situations. Heroes of Troy also hones your team's leadership and project management skills in a fun and engaging game.
Active team work exercises and the element of surprise, as well as, crisis decision-making is also a key feature of Heroes of Troy.
Learning and development outcomes
Heroes of Troy is an excellent addition to any teambuilding or employee engagement activity as it helps all team members to interact and engage while using their strategic thinking skills and enjoying themselves at the same time! Flexible in its delivery, Heroes of Troy can be performed as an educational program with the evaluation of teamwork afterwards, or as a completely entertaining program with the aim of socialising and integrating participants in a relaxed atmosphere.


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Various D.C. residents have reported that during recent trips to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, a curious group of college students have been roaming the halls in isolation and whispering such bizarre things as, "Adam and Eve had a pet Tyrannosaurus Rex -- and here's the skeleton!"
We know what you're assuming, but no, they're not Canadians.
The Washington Post has confirmed that these very special people are Professor David DeWitt's Advanced Creation Studies class from Jerry Falwell's Liberty University, up for their annual field trip to the nation's satanic science museum.
DeWitt and his students are Creationists, who "take their view of natural history straight from the book of Genesis, believe that scientific data can be interpreted to support their idea that God made the first human, Adam, in an essentially modern form 6,000 to 10,000 years ago."
Right, so the conceit here is to take every scientific development in natural history and fudge around with the dates to make them correlate with events in the Bible, thereby making the Bible true. Factual evidence is always a bonus, but not required:
Modern creationists don't deny the existence of dinosaurs but believe that God made them, and all animals, on the same sixth day that he created man. In fact, [Liberty professor Marcus] Ross's only real beef in the fossil hall is with the 30-foot lighted column that is a timeline marking 630 million years of geology. As a young-Earth creationist, he asserts that the vast majority of the rocks and fossils were formed during Noah's flood about 4,000 years ago. Most paleontologists date the T-Rex to 65 million years ago.
So if you see a group of college students' heads explode all at once inside the Natural History Museum, it's because their brains had finally given up.
Jim Newell writes for Wonkette and IvyGate, two blogs founded by Moses in the 1598 A.D.


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- Eddie Murphy is on crack if he thinks a little bling is enough to convince the world that he treats his girlfriends well. Um, remember that you fathered and denied, Eddie? [People.com]
- Oh come on people: There are enough real bombs in this world. Don't plant fake ones. [BBC]
- Memo to President Bush: We already know that your reasons for attacking Iraq were bullshit. So don't feed us any of your retroactive theories now. [CNN]
- Memo to Tony Blair: You lost your right to pontificate on the situation in the Middle East, too. [NYT]
- Does this guy have a t-shirt that says, "I Served In Iraq And All I Got Was This Lousy Bionic Hand"? [CNN]
- YouTube debates? Genius. Also — who else liked Biden alluding to Kucinich's hot wife? [USA Today]
- Interesting shoes, but where does all the nasty-ass toe jam go? [Boing Boing]
- 2 U.S. casualties identified. [DoD]
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Japanese peripheral maker Thanko is releasing a wireless gesture controlled mouse that you can strap to your hand and, along with Thanko's Android-enabled TV converters, allow you to sit on you sofa and flick your finger around.
The wireless gesture mouse can also be used with Windows and Mac OS. Watch it in action. Lazy action.
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treellama wrote:Wrkncacnter wrote:Apparently a lot of people think M1A1 is more true to the original than Alephone with the m1 stuff.
Colony Ship for Sale. CHEAP!
Right! I didn't even know what puzzle was being referred to when I first read it had been short-circuited, as it was not note-worthily hard in my memory.
Although I prefer the original, I did like the shuttle exposition level, despite it's bugs. If I were tempted into doing an overhaul of M1, I'd put in some (secret?) terminals somewhere with the manual text, and start you off in the hangar rather than PiD. Map out some of the external views, put Tau Ceti in the landscape texture, replace the ship on the final screen... makes me wish you could put M1 damage polys in an A1 map.


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Leap Day
In honor of leap day I give you Lily in her frog-like stance.
(Did you know french bulldogs are also known as frog dogs?)
I went to Vegas this past weekend but didn't bring my camera. The only proof I have of being there is the three photos I stole from my sister's facebook.
I don't drink or gamble so the best part for me was when I was in my hotel room knitting. WHAT A PARTY ANIMAL, RIGHT? Can't help but think I'm the oldest twenty-something year old complete with back, neck, and knee problems.
My family from London is still here and I think Friday we're taking them to a restaurant with a mariachi band. SO EXCITED. Will definitely bring my camera this time.
Cheers from Lily and me!
February 29, 2012 4:51 pm
Lily is the cutest! I would TOTALLY be the girl sitting in a hotel room knitting (sewing actually since I can't knit!) and not partaking in party festivities. Sounds like a good time to me! I spend my weekends snuggling with my dog and keeping up with nerdy hobbies 🙂
February 29, 2012 6:21 pm
I didn't know they were frog dogs! Also that's weird you posted a picture of that shoe because I just read this post today too- http://nubbytwiglet.com/2012/02/26/the-week-in-pictures-2-26-12-las-vegas-part-1/


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Today's feature is called Buildings. Dig the News, is a SUMMER READING program to be used with your newspaper and the public library.
The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) chose "Dig into Reading" and "Beneath the Surface" as themes for summer reading features that encourage young readers to use their newspapers and public libraries. These features are provided by the N.C. Press Foundation.
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The Lee Sessions is the umbrella term for all authentic, traditional Irish music sessions in Cork city. Supported by Cork City Council, this trad session series runs all year round, and features world-class musicians and singers, in Cork's most iconic bars. These renowned sessions, which enhance Cork's reputation as THE traditional music capital, are an absolute must-see, for locals and visitors alike!
This session takes place in The White Horse in Ballincollig, which is one of the country's top music venues and a renowned gastropub. The session features internationally renowned traditional musicians and singers, and is a very exciting addition to the Lee Sessions programme in 2019.


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I've always loved bubbles. When I was young, like many other kids, I enjoyed playing with them in the bathtub, in my soda glass or in the backyard. Now that I'm older, I enjoy them in seltzer, Champagne and other sparkling wines. I even have an entertaining bubble screen saver on my computer. (I'd like to be able to say I never met a bubble I didn't like, but the financial kind aren't much fun.)
These days my favorite bubbles are the plentiful carbon-dioxide ones in all kinds of sparkling wines. I find their effervescence invigorating, refreshing and uplifting. They always improve my mood. But they're not there just to cheer. Their presence plays an integral role in the wines: They affect mouth feel (tingly), look (vivacious) and taste (hopefully wonderful). They even affect the aroma, because they guide it toward the nose.
How many bubbles does it take to accomplish all this? Quite a few. Until recently, I thought there were 49 million in every bottle, as the Champagne Wines Information Bureau reported some time ago, citing the research of scientist Bill Lembeck.
Lembeck, simply put, determined how much carbon dioxide is in a standard 750-ml bottle of Champagne and divided it by the volume of an average bubble. With the help of a device called an optical comparator, he figured that out to be 4.2 millionths of a cubic inch.
But according to new research reported in the New York Times ("TAKE A NUMBER: One Million," May 6), French physics professor Gérard Liger-Belair, author of Uncorked: The Science of Champagne, has determined that a 3.4 oz. glass of Champagne is blessed with some 1 million bubbles before it becomes flat in roughly 4 hours. (There are about 7.5 glasses this size in a 750-ml bottle, which translates to 7.5 million bubbles per bottle.)
There are, however, other estimates. Until recently Liger-Belair himself claimed that there were 15 million bubbles per glass. He later admitted that the formula he used to reach this conclusion was too simple. To arrive at his new estimate, he took additional factors into account (see below). The California Wine Institute's website states that there are approximately 44 million bubbles in a bottle of sparkling wine/champagne. In The Wine Bible (2001), Karen MacNeil wrote that Champagne producer Bollinger has claimed there are some 56 million bubbles in a bottle of Champagne. According to Champagne expert Tom Stevenson's Champagne & Sparkling Wine Guide 2003, Moët & Chandon used a camera-based, computer-linked "artificial vision system" to record the release of bubbles and concluded that there are on average 250 million bubbles in a bottle of sparkling wine.
The calculation is complex, which explains the widely varying results. Many factors affect the number of bubbles–the concentration of the gas, the type of glass, the temperature of the wine and the room, the angle of the pour and the size of the bubbles among them. All must be taken into account.
So it seems this is another one of those mysteries that won't soon be solved, unless, as my husband jokingly says, someone sits down and counts every bubble. In the meantime, I'll just have to be content with knowing there are more than enough bubbles in these wines to make me very happy, pour myself another glass and leave it at that.
Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Réserve Champagne NV (SRP $36*): Nicolas Feuillatte is currently the fourth best-selling Champagne brand in the U.S. Sales of it rose 12% here last year, considerably more than any of the other Top 5 brands.
This Brut Réserve comprises 20% Chardonnay (contributes elegance and finesse), 40% Pinot Noir (adds roundness and structure) and 40% Pinot Meunier (supplies fruit character). It has aromas and flavors of apple, pear, apricot and peach. It's delicate, fresh, clean, lively, complex and well balanced–and an excellent value. It's a good choice as an apertif and complements chicken, salmon, shellfish, sushi, cheese, fruit and dessert.
Barons de Rothschild Brut Rosé Champagne NV (SRP $150): The Barons de Rothschild have been making Bordeaux since the 1850s. Three arms of the family–from Château Lafite, Château Mouton and Château Clarke–recently teamed up to produce Champagne, which first arrived in the U.S. in 2011.
This elegant Champagne, 85% Chardonnay and 15% Pinot Noir, is fresh, vivacious, complex and well balanced, with aromas and flavors of raspberry, strawberry and citrus. Exuberant mousse –the bubbles are seemingly endless, even days after the bottle was first opened. Serve as an aperitif or with sushi, sashimi, tuna tartare, berry soup or fresh strawberries.
Lucien Albrecht Crémant d'Alsace Brut Rosé NV (SRP $22): Crémants d'Alsace are the leading sparkling wine, after Champagne, on the French domestic market. The word crémant used to signify the least fizzy Champagnes. Today it indicates some of the best French sparkling wines made by the méthode traditionnelle (formerly called the méthode champenoise) from regions other than Champagne.
Albrecht's Rosé Crémant is 100% Pinot Noir. It has aromas and flavors of strawberry and cherry, along with crisp acidity, a creamy texture and a long finish. Serve as an aperitif or with charcuterie and mild cheeses.
Veuve Ambal Cuvée Marie Ambal Crémant de Bourgogne Brut NV (SRP $25): Burgundy's sparkling wines, called Crémants de Bourgogne, are also made using the méthode traditionelle. This Veuve Ambal uses the main Champagne grapes–Pinot Noir and Chardonnay–in equal proportions. It features floral and fruity aromas and flavors, especially of pink grapefruit, and toasty notes. It's well balanced and full flavored. Serve as an aperitif.
Ferrari Brut Trento NV: (SRP $25): Giulio Ferrari was the first viticulturist to bring Chardonnay vines to Italy in the early 1900s. In the years since, Ferrari has become one of Italy's best sparkling wine producers. Its wines are made using the metodo classico, aka méthode traditionelle.
This elegant Brut, 100% Chardonnay, has aromas and flavors of apples, apricot, lemon and wild flowers. It's fresh, clean and balanced. Serve as an aperitif or with seafood and other light dishes.
Valdo Brut Prosecco NV (SRP $14): 100% Glera. (Glera grapes used to be called Prosecco. Now only the wines themselves are.) According to IRI Infoscan, Valdo is the No. 1 Prosecco in Italy. This Valdo Brut is fruity, fresh, floral and versatile, with aromas and flavors of peach, apricot and pear. It, like other Proseccos, is made using the Charmat method, in which the secondary bubble-producing fermentation takes place in large stainless-steel tanks, not in bottles. This technique is especially appropriate for Prosecco because it preserves the wine's fresh, fruity character. Serve as an aperitif or with appetizers, seafood and other light dishes.
Anna de Codorníu Brut Cava (SRP $15): The Codorníu winery, founded in 1551, is one of the largest producers of Cava, Spain's popular sparkling wine. In 1659 the heiress of Codorníu, Anna, married winemaker Miquel Raventós, bringing together two important winegrowing families. In 1872 Cava pioneer Josep Raventós produced the first bottles of Spanish sparkling wine made by the méthode traditionelle. Anna de Codorníu, a tribute to the last descendant to carry the Codorníu surname, was launched in 1984. It was the first Cava to include Chardonnay.
This Cava, 70% Chardonnay and 30% Parellada, has aromas and flavors of tropical fruit, pineapple, citrus, peach, apple and lime. It's well balanced, crisp and refreshing. Serve as an aperitif or with shellfish, white fish, sushi and sashimi.
Korbel Brut California Champagne NV (SRP $13): Korbel calls its sparkling wines Champagne, but since they're not made in Champagne, many would not. They are, however, made using the same process as Champagne, the méthode traditionelle. And, in any event, many of Korbel's bubblies, year after year, offer excellent value for very good sparkling wine.
This Brut is a blend of Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, French Colombard and Pinot Noir. It has aromas and flavors of citrus, baked apple and raspberry and is crisp and refreshing. Pair it with oysters, smoked salmon, fried and salty foods, shellfish, sushi, egg dishes and roast poultry.
Korbel Brut Rosé California Champagne NV (SRP $13): A blend of Pinot Noir, Sangiovese, Gamay, Zinfandel and Chenin Blanc. Its aromas and flavors are mainly strawberry and black cherry. Flavorful, bright and aromatic. A versatile wine, it complements grilled and barbecued foods, tomato sauces, pizza, turkey, ham and creamy vegetable side dishes.
*Wines can usually be found for less–sometimes considerably less–than the SRP (suggested retail price). Check out wine-searcher.com to get an idea of actual prices.
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Westchester County native, former Fairfield County resident and ex-FBI Director James Comey compares the man who fired him, President Donald Trump, to a "mob boss" in an ABC promo for an upcoming interview with George Stephanopoulos.
Whose version of events that led to the firing of former FBI Director James Comey do you believe?
President Donald Trump
James Comey
Neither one
Truth is somewhere in between their versions
In his first public interview since being dismissed by Trump in May 2017, Comey will allegedly "shock the president and his team," during the one-hour "20/20" special, which will air at 10 p.m. on Sunday, according to an Axios report, citing a source present at the taping.
According to the report, the interview "will generate headlines and 'certainly add more meat to the charges swirling around Trump." The interview reportedly lasted five hours, though it will be condensed to just one for television. It comes as his book "A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership" - already an Amazon best-seller - is set to release next week.
"The Comey interview left people in the room stunned - he told George things he's never said before," the report states. "Some described the experience as surreal. The question will be how to fit it all into a one-hour show."
Comey testified last June that Trump lied both about the circumstances of Comey's dismissal and the status of the FBI in nearly three hours of testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Comey said Trump lied to the American public when the president said the FBI had lost confidence in Comey and was in disarray prior to his firing.
"Those were lies, plain and simple," Comey said. "I am so sorry the FBI workforce had to hear them."
Comey also said the White House was misleading when it initially said Comey was fired because of his job performance and because of his controversial handling of the investigation of Chappaqua resident Hillary Clinton's email server.
In an interview with NBC News shortly thereafter, Trump himself cited the investigation into possible collusion with Russians during the 2016 presidential campaign as the reason for the firing.
"He (Trump) had repeatedly told me I was doing a great job and he hoped I would stay," Comey said. "He told me repeatedly he had talked to lots of people about me including our current attorney general and had learned I was doing a great job and was extremely well-liked by the FBI."
"It confused me when I saw the president on TV saying he actually fired me because of the Russian investigation. I was also confused by the initial explanation offered publicly that I was fired because of decisions I'd made during the election… That didn't make any sense to me."
Comey lived in Yonkers until he was a teenager. He is the grandson of longtime Yonkers police officer - and former Police Commissioner William Comey and served as a U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York before being chosen by then President Barack Obama to head the FBI in 2013 on a 10-year appointment.
Comey and his wife sold a home in Westport in January, 2017 for $2.475 million, which is $575,000 less than they paid for it in 2010.
The "20/20" interview with James Comey will air on ABC at 10 p.m. on Sunday night.
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In past posts I have made it abundantly clear that I have a bit of crush on Cary Grant. I think he's dreamy and he makes my heart do the cha-cha. He always seemed to portray in his films some version of the "man-of-the-world," or of himself, which seems to me to amount to the same thing. I believe he was the last of the truly elegant men. He was cosmopolitan but strong, absurdly good looking, but self-effacing, a cutup who could be a bit of a scoundrel, even a little wicked, but in the end, he would always do the right thing. In short, he was the man women yearned for and men yearned to be. He was one-of-a-kind, just like his former residence in New York.
If you missed last week's post featuring a home constructed from shipping containers you can check it out here. In today's Contain Yourself post, I'd like to share photos of Mr. Grant's former home at 75 1/2 Bedford St. in New York City. At 9½ feet wide, it's the narrowest house in Manhattan. And you're in luck because it is back on the market. But, you will need long pockets if you want to live there because the asking price is a whopping $4.3 million, which is twice what it sold for in 2010. Other luminaries who have slept between its narrow walls are Pulitzer Prize winner Edna St. Vincent Millay, actor John Barrymore, anthropologist Margaret Mead, and cartoonist, William Steig.
The home has been meticulously renovated.
Just enough room for a bathtub.
The house has become part of New York's tourist trail
Photos courtesy Curbed, Daily Mail, and Alamy
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Since its establishment in 1975, the Hong Kong Museum of History has made strenuous effort in collecting and preserving cultural objects which are closely related to the history of Hong Kong and the South China area. Through active fieldwork, purchases and donations, the Museum has built up a significant collection of historical objects and materials amounting over 140,000 items.
Historical objects collected range from invaluable philatelic items and coins to old account books and commercial letters rescued from dustbins, from an arrowhead to a peaktram. In general, the Museum's collections are divided into three major areas of interest: natural history, ethnography and local history. Please click LCSD Museums Collection Management System - Public Search to view the objects selected among these four categories of collection.


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Born: 1928, Siauliai, Lithuania
Describes her appearance at liberation [Interview: 1995]
Nesse's family had a dairy business. The Germans occupied Lithuania in 1941 and established a ghetto in Siauliai. Nesse lived in the ghetto until 1943 when she was old enough to work. In 1944 Nesse, her mother, and a brother were deported to the Stutthof camp near Danzig. Nesse worked in several Stutthof subcamps until January 1945, when the inmates were put on a death march. She was liberated by the Soviets in March. Nesse, her mother, and two brothers survived, and she arrived in the United States in 1950.
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Hailing her longtime role as a "trusted adviser," President Barack Obama formally named U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice as his next national security adviser on Wednesday.
Obama tapped Rice, a target of Republican criticism in recent months, to succeed Tom Donilon; the president also nominated Samantha Power, a longtime foreign policy adviser, to take over Rice's role at the United Nations.
"I am absolutely thrilled that she'll be back at my side leading my national security team in my second term," Obama said of Rice, a longtime confidant whose role in publicly explaining the administration's initial assessment of last year's terror attack in Benghazi, Libya, has made her a lightning rod for criticism.
Charles Dharapak / AP
President Barack Obama stands with U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, his choice to be his next national security adviser, right, current national security adviser Tom Donilon, who is resigning, second from right, and Samantha Power, his nominee to be the next UN Ambassador, left, Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at the White House.
"I'm deeply honored and humbled to serve our country as your national security adviser," Rice said at a White House event to formally announce the shake-up, just the latest instance of staff turnover on Obama's foreign policy and national security teams in his second term.
Rice also told Obama she was "deeply grateful for [his] enduring confidence," a seeming nod toward the whirlwind of controversy around her role in the Benghazi explanation, which helped scuttle her chances of becoming secretary of State.
Republicans who targeted Rice over the handling of the 2012 attacks in Benghazi reacted with the knowledge they have no role in confirming her for the post. "Obviously I disagree [with Obama's] appointment of Susan Rice as Nat'l Security Adviser, but I'll make every effort to work [with] her on [important] issues," Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, one of Rice's foremost critics on Benghazi, wrote on Twitter.
Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican with designs on seeking his party's presidential nomination in 2016, was sharply more critical.
"I can't imagine that we would be keeping Ambassador Rice in any significant position, much less promoting her to an important position," he said on Fox News.
Power is not without controversy, either. She stepped down from the Obama campaign after referring to Hillary Clinton, then Obama's opponent in the Democratic primary, as a "monster."
But her nomination might not be held up by concerns about Rice and Benghazi.
"I support President Obama's nomination of Samantha Power to become the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations," McCain said in a separate statement. "I believe she is well-qualified for this important position and hope the Senate will move forward on her nomination as soon as possible."
NBC News' Chuck Todd joins Morning Joe to report on the breaking news that Susan Rice has been tapped by President Obama to replace Tom Donilon as National Security Adviser.
Republicans have vocally criticized Rice for emerging on the Sunday morning talk show circuit on the weekend following the Benghazi attack, where she asserted that the attacks were the spontaneous outgrowth of protests related to an anti-Islamic video. In the months since then, senior Republicans have demanded more information about how the talking points provided to Rice were drafted; many in the GOP have suggested the talking points were motivated by electoral politics, since the attack occurred during the height of last fall's presidential campaign.
The furor was enough to prompt Rice to withdraw her name from consideration to become Obama's next secretary of state earlier this year.
Had the president nominated Rice to become secretary of state, she would have been forced to undergo bruising confirmation hearings; her new appointment as national security adviser does not require Senate confirmation. She complained about the "very prolonged, very politicized, very distracting and very disruptive" process of confirmation hearings.
Last month, Vice President Joe Biden praised Rice and her role in the Obama administration, saying she had "the absolute, total, complete confidence of the president."
NBC News' Chuck Todd, Alastair Jamieson and Ian Johnston contributed to this report.
This story was originally published on Wed Jun 5, 2013 7:21 AM EDT


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What's the true cost of a gallon of gasoline in the US? Around $4.00? not since the IEA released a bit of oil from the reserves. Guess again: $3.65?
Not if you total up the true costs on our health and the environment.
Here is a nice video from the Huffingtonpost.com


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Top from Old navy, thrifted vest and bag, belt vintage, payless jeans,
parisian flats, watch from disco, accessories from topbargain.
Anyways it's my brothers birthday yesterday and
we had a dinner get together with the family at
this new restaurant at IT PARK CEBU...
it's very weird though coz the environment is
kinda different as what we used to be in a restaurant.
but we had a lot of fun strolling this new place
and taking lots of pictures.
Love this new top I wore that my aunt
gave me, she got it from old navy.
I'm happy that my blog is already progressing
last night I reached 126 followers... I hope it's
not the end of the progress.
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The court appears unwilling to rule that police never need a search warrant when drawing blood, especially when there are other ways to enforce drunk driving laws. NBC's Pete Williams reports.
Justices indicated Wednesday that the dangers of drunken driving don't trump the Fourth Amendment, peppering lawyers for the state of Missouri with objections to their request that the Supreme Court allow law enforcement to order blood tests for DUI without suspects' consent.
The case, Missouri v. McNeely, is seen as a landmark that could clear up almost 50 years of uncertainty over the constitutionality of blood tests that are conducted without a warrant. Legal scholars say it could rewrite drunken-driving laws in all 50 states.
The case hinges on how you interpret a 1966 opinion by then-Justice William Brennan, who wrote (.pdf) that law enforcement should get a warrant before taking a blood draw without a suspect's consent, except in a few very limited circumstances that rise to the level of an emergency.
Missouri wants the court to declare that the dissipation of alcohol in the bloodstream is, on its face, an emergency allowing officers to get a blood test immediately and without a warrant.
But justices indicated that they firmly believed that taking someone's blood was an intrusion that in most cases constituted a government "seizure" subject to protection of the Fourth Amendment and requiring the subject's permission or prior approval from a judge.
"How can it be reasonable to forgo the Fourth Amendment in a procedure as intrusive as a needle going into someone's body?" Justice Sonia Sotomayor asked John Koester, a prosecutor in Jackson, Mo., who represented the state Wednesday.
Related: Full preliminary transcript of Wednesday's arguments (.pdf)
Sotomayor said that if the court ruled Missouri's way, it would be giving law enforcement free rein to "use the most intrusive way you can to prove your case," which wouldn't always be the most constitutionally sound way.
The officer who arrested Tyler McNeely acknowledged that he didn't seek a warrant when he told a hospital lab technician to draw McNeely's blood after a DUI stop in 2010 because he believed he didn't need to, not because he didn't think he couldn't get one in time.
That troubled several justices, who wanted know how a suspect's fundamental Fourth Amendment rights could be overshadowed for the convenience of law enforcement.
"Why should the Fourth Amendment permit the search to take place without the warrant when it could have been obtained?" Justice Samuel Alito asked Nicole Saharsky of the U.S. solicitor general's office, who joined Koester in arguing Missouri's side.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said, "It was and I think still is the main rule that if you can get a warrant, you must do that."
Even Antonin Scalia, the court's most law-and-order justice, questioned Missouri's argument, telling Koester, "Once we say that you don't need a warrant, you know, even if things improve, the game's up, right?"
"Why don't you force him (McNeely) to take the Breathalyzer test, instead of forcing him to have a needle shoved in his arm?" Scalia asked.
Justices' questions during arguments don't always signal how they will vote; the justices often pose hypotheticals designed to crystallize or clarify a contrary position.
But Lyle Denniston, a Supreme Court expert writing on Scotusblog, said it seemed clear that "the court is not going to let police across the nation order — on their own authority — the taking of blood samples from those suspected of drunk driving."
"Two impressions were dominant throughout the argument: the Justices generally do regard the use of a needle to take a blood sample as quite an intrusive gesture by the government, and the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement should not be cast aside for all cases of drunk driving when officers decide to order a blood draw," he wrote.


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5 Second Rule – Are You Safe?
by Susan K Wilkerson, RD, LD
The majority of Americans are familiar with the "5 Second Rule." Drop a piece of food on a dirty surface or the floor, and if you pick it up within 5 seconds, it is not contaminated and is O.K to eat. This is a common superstition and proven to be a myth.
The "5 Second Rule" was featured on an episode of the Discovery Channel series "MythBusters." They found there was no significant difference in the amount of bacteria collected from a 2-second exposure and a 6-second exposure. The moisture, surface geometry, and location where the food item was dropped did, however, affect the number of bacteria.
Ted Allen put the rule to the test in an episode of "Food Detectives" and found that bacteria will cling to food immediately. High traffic areas will lead to even more bacteria on the food.
So says Dr. Jorge Parada, medical director of the infection prevention and control program at Loyola University Health System. Parada cautioned that as soon as something touches an unclean surface, it picks up dirt and bacteria. The amount of bacteria and what type depends on the object that is dropped and where it lands.
Rinsing off dropped food with water may not clean them entirely, but it could significantly reduce the amount of bacteria on it Parada noted. "Maybe the dropped item only picks up 1,000 bacteria, but typically the amount of bacteria that is needed for most people to actually get infected is 10,000 bacteria – then the odds are that no harm will occur," he said.
That's not the case for items that are "cleaned" by licking them off or putting them in the mouth. "That is double-dipping," Parada explained. "You are exposing yourself to bacteria and you are adding your own bacteria to it. No one is spared anything with this move."
So the lesson learned here is if food drops on an unclean surface, throw it out. No minimal amount of time is safe from bacterial contamination.


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1956 Ford F100 - Keepin' It Not So Real With A '56 Big-Window
There are some who keep it real, and there are others who keep it not so real. Danny Greenhaw is one of them fellas who partakes in the latter part of that sentence. When it came time to build his '56 Ford big-window, he was going to build it to his liking, even if that wasn't the way Henry had intended.
Underneath all that purty red paint, things have strayed from the traditional Ford running gear. In fact, things have more than strayed. Where once laid a stock '56 Ford frame, there now sits a Todd Walton custom 2x8 boxed frame. Out back, the leaf springs were traded in for a four-link suspension with coilover shocks. The rearend was also swapped for a Currie 9-inch with Ford disc brakes. Up front, the straight-axle was ditched for an IFS setup with a power steering rack and GM disc brakes.
Having solidified a fine driving foundation, the next part was deciding on a powertrain. Instead of keeping a Ford in a Ford, Danny went along the road most traveled and dropped in a GM 350 Ram Jet crate motor. Behind the motor sits a Phoenix Transmission GM 700-R4. The motor was left the way it came out of the crate, but Danny did add a Vintage Air unit and a Griffin four-core aluminum radiator for those hot Texas days. Putting the wheels in motion are 17-inch Billet Specialties rims with Pirelli Scorpion radial rubber.
The one part of the truck that is keepin' it real is the exterior styling. Sure, the truck has been cleaned up a bit here and there, but for the most part, the Ford looks rather bone stock. For starters, the dents and dings were taken out of the body, fenders, hood, and more. The only real custom modification is the third brake light flush-mounted in the cab just below the rear window. Along with that, the trim and emblems were shaved clean, but the door handles, mirrors, turn signals, taillights, and other various stock features were left intact. As for the bed, Danny gave the crew over at Pros Pick a holler and ordered a new one for the Ford.
With the body together, the truck was taken to Carrol Estes in Cedar Hill, Texas, where he finalized the bodywork and laid down the vibrant PPG Red paint. From there, the oak flooring was dropped in the bed, and the truck was on its way to the interior shop.
As it turns out, the truck didn't have to go far, because Danny is an upholstery man. Just like the old saying goes, if you want something done right, do it yourself, and that's exactly what he did. Danny wanted an interior that looked simple yet elegant, so he started by building some custom door panels and kick panels. Next up, he dropped in a '95 Chevy pickup seat and built an overhead console. With the interior pieced together, he covered it in tan leather and laid down a tan wool carpet on the floorboard. Because of the Vintage Air system, he also fabbed a custom dash plate beneath the dash to hide the A/C ducts. Bringing the interior to life are custom billet door handles, dash inserts, and other various pieces. Inside the instrument cluster are VDO gauges. Although Danny's Ford may not be keepin' it real, it is keepin' it real cool. And that's all that matters, right? Right.


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- H-D of NYC Limited Edition Design -- once it's gone it's gone forever!
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- Standard Women's Fit - fits true to size
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Clarissa Harlow Barton was born in Oxford, Massachusetts, on the 25th of December in 1821. She was the youngest of six children, and she took a keen interest in education early in her life. When she was a toddler, she was sent to school with one of her older brothers, where she developed a love for reading. When she was ten, her brother fell off the roof of their barn and had to undergo surgery. Clara was dedicated to nursing him back to good health. This event sparked her passion and love for healing others, which would eventually lead to the wonderful legacy she left behind.
Clara decided to become a teacher at the age of fifteen and worked as an educator for several years; eventually, she opened a public school in Bordentown, New Jersey, in 1853. A year after opening the school, Clara moved to Washington, D.C. and worked at the Patent Office. Many people believe that she was perhaps the first woman in the United States to hold a government job. In the early 1860s when the Civil War broke out, Barton was one of the first volunteers at the local infirmary caring for the wounded soldiers. She went on to serve the injured soldiers on the field. She collected supplies and distributed them to the Union Army. She cared for the soldiers during combat in Fredericksburg, Virginia, as well as Antietam. Many soldiers addressed her as the "Angel of the Battlefield."
In 1869 after the Civil War had ended, Clara visited Geneva, Switzerland, and was introduced to the Red Cross organization. While on her trip, she was asked to be the representative for the American Branch. Upon returning to the United States, she began to lobby to gain some recognition for the Red Cross. In 1881, the American Red Cross Society was founded with Barton serving as President until 1904. After leaving the Red Cross, Clara remained devoted to her philanthropic passion and delivered speeches and lectures concerning public health and health interventions. She also wrote many literary pieces that focused on public health, her experiences as a nurse, and the importance of health on a global spectrum. Barton died in Glen Echo, Maryland, on April 12, 1912.
The P.I. Nixon Medical Historical Library owns a copy of The Red Cross: A History of this Remarkable International Movement in the Interest of Humanity, written by Clara Barton and published in the year 1898. The P.I. Nixon Medical Historical Library will display a Civil War exhibit on major medical figures of the Civil War from Sept. 15 – Nov. 30. Be sure to come visit our Civil War exhibit and learn more about Clara Barton and her tremendous efforts in starting the American Red Cross Society.
Founder Clara Barton. American Red Cross website http://www.redcross.org/about-us/history/clara-barton. Viewed 9/12/2014.
Clara Barton: Relief Organizer/Humanitarian December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912. Civil War Trust website http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/biographies/clara-barton.html. Viewed 9/12/2014.
Clara Barton. Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Barton. Viewed 9/12/2014.
Clara Barton, dated 1904. From the Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division. No known restrictions on publication.
Postage stamp: U.S. Post Office; Smithsonian National Postal Museum. In the public domain.
For more information on the Nixon Library or to set up an appointment, contact Lisa Matye Finnie, Special Collections Librarian, at email@example.com or 210-567-2406.
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Links 11-1-2011: Pedroia wins a Fielding Bible award
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Congratulations to Dustin Pedroia, who finished first among all second basemen in this year's Fielding Bible Awards (expanded results are here). Adrian Gonzalez finished in second place among all first basemen, making the right side of our infield the best in baseball. Those of you holding out for us to sign Albert Pujols, it ain't happening. You can't play either of those guys at DH or anywhere else.
Carl Crawford finished eighth in left field, and Jacoby Ellsbury was sixth among centerfielders.


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Tim McGraw released a new lyric video for "Thought About You," a tune he dropped in October with his current single, "Neon Church."
The nostalgic new video, which was directed by JP Robinson, highlights the song's theme of love and friendship through a series of photographs.
"The cool thing about 'Thought About You' is that it brings something, or someone, different to mind for everyone who hears it," says Tim. "It might be a loved one you saw yesterday, an old friend you haven't spoken to in years or someone you know you'll never see again. For the lyric video, we worked with art director JP Robinson who helped us find stories of friendship, love and loss that we could follow over time. There are some really special stories in those photos."
Penned by Lee Thomas Miller, Brad Warren and Brett Warren, "Thought About You" will be featured on Tim's upcoming studio album, which is slated to be released this year.
Watch the lyric video for "Thought About You" below.
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February 14, 2013
LAWT News Service
This Black History Month, Macy's, The Gordon Parks Foundation, American Black Film Festival and American Airlines celebrated the life, the legacy and the 100th birthday of Gordon Parks - visionary and artistic master who defined a generation and inspires artists today.
Macy's Baldwin Hills welcomed guests to the "Soul Jam" dance party hosted in the MSTYLE LAB Department from 2 – 4pm featuring soul/funk music from the movie Shaft and live dance performances. Customers boogied to tunes from the 70s and took photos in the photo booth.
The celebration continued as Macy's hosted "In Conversation" with actor/director Eric La Salle, founder of the American Black Film Festival; Jeff Friday, director/writer and Dave Baptist for a spirited discussion about Parks' influence on film and the future of African American cinema. The moderator for the discussion was Vanessa Barnett, journalist for HipHollywood.com. The 300 plus crowd was in "awe" as actor Richard Roundtree made a special appearance paying homage to Parks.
Roundtree played the lead role in Shaft – the first Hollywood film, written, directed and scored by an African American. Roundtree joined the panel and shared personal stories and fond memories of Parks. Some of the discussion points included: who was Gordon Parks; how did his work tell the story about the black experience in America; the social responsibility of film makers to depict positive images of African Americans and how has Parks influenced a generation of film makers.
Following the discussion, customers enjoyed light refreshments by Post and Beam and wine provided by Estelline Vineyard. With "$50 or more" purchases made during the event, customers received a commemorative Gordon Parks journal and a copy of Eric La Salle's new book, Laws of Depravity.
From February 1 – 28, visitors to macys.com/celebrate will be offered the opportunity to enter for the chance to win a trip for two to the American Black Film Festival in Miami and a $1000 Macy's Shopping spree courtesy of American Airlines.


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Hard-Drive Shortage Hits Enterprise Drive Shipments Hard
Hard-drive shortage updates from Seagate, Western Digital and EMC (NYSE:EMC) confirmed reports from solution providers that large storage vendors have greater access to supplies than smaller vendors. Solution providers and storage vendors also noted that enterprise hard drive supplies are more constrained than desktop drive supplies. The hard-drive shortage stems from severe floods in Thailand that wiped out nearly one-third of the world's hard-drive manufacturing capacity.In the wake of the flood, NetApp, Hitachi Data Systems and EMC all recently unveiled plans to raise hard-drive prices by up to 15 percent this quarter.
Seagate Tuesday reported its second fiscal quarter 2012 revenue and profit and said that for the quarter it shipped a total of 47 million hard drives, down 4 percent compared to the same period last year. The 47 million drives included 700,000 that were shipped by Samsung in December after Seagate closed its acquisition of Samsung's hard-drive business.
Of that total, 6.4 million were enterprise-class drives, including 4.3 million drives for mission-critical server and storage applications and 2.1 million drives for business-critical applications. This was down about 10 percent vs. the 7.1 million enterprise drives Seagate shipped in the same period last year, which included 4.8 million drives for mission-critical server and storage applications and 2.3 million drives for business-critical applications.
Seagate, however, shipped 37.7 million desktop and mobile drives in the second fiscal quarter of 2012, up nearly 20 percent from 31.5 million client drives shipped a year ago.
Seagate's shortfall resulting from the Thailand floods was rather limited, as the company's relatively few assembly lines there were not as impacted. The company therefore suffered mainly from a shortage of components from flooded parts makers.
Contrast that to Western Digital, where Thailand facilities accounted for the production of about 60 percent of its total hard-drive production. Western Digital's Thailand production was abruptly halted due to the floods and is only now starting to ramp back up.
Western Digital President and CEO John Coyne said during his company's second fiscal quarter 2012 financial conference call last week that he does not expect production for the entire industry to return to normal until sometime in mid-2013, according to a transcript of his presentation at the Seeking Alpha Web site.
Western Digital CFO Wolfgang Nickl said on the call that the company shipped a total of 28.5 million hard drives during the second fiscal quarter of 2012 vs. 52.2 million drives in the year-ago quarter. Of those shipped in the last quarter, more than 3 million units were manufactured in the prior quarter.
Average selling price for Western Digital drives was approximately $69 per unit, up $22 from the year-ago quarter, Nickl said. OEM sales accounted for 59 percent of total revenue, up from 45 percent from last year, while distribution channel sales accounted for 25 percent of revenue, down from 33 percent last year. That indicates a heavier emphasis on OEM storage and server customers than in the past.
Joe Tucci, EMC chairman and CEO, said last week during EMC's fiscal year 2012 financial conference call that the Thailand floods have had a major impact on the disk drive industry, and that enterprise drives were more impacted than desktop drives...
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Game #135: M's at Jays pregame
Seattle (73-60) at Toronto (68-66)
at 1:07 p.m. ET at the Rogers Centre
Today's lineups:
Ichiro Suzuki, CF
Jose Vidro, DH
Jose Guillen, RF
Raul Ibanez, LF
Adrian Beltre, 3B
Ben Broussard, 1B
Jose Lopez, 2B
Jamie Burke, C
Yuniesky Betancourt, SS
PITCHING: RHP Miguel Batista (13-10, 4.74 ERA)
Vernon Wells, CF
Reed Johnson, LF
Alex Rios, RF
Frank Thomas, DH
Troy Glaus, 3B
*Lyle Overbay, 1B
*Aaron Hill, 2B
Gregg Zaun, C
John McDonald, SS
PITCHING: RHP Dustin McGowan (8-8, 4.18 ERA)
**As it turns out, the lineup card that the Blue Jays turned in to home-plate ump Marty Foster, and the one subsequently given to M's manager John McLaren, had Hill batting sixth and Overbay seventh. We learned this in the second, when Overbay flew out to left and Hill doubled, leading McLaren to appeal Hill's hit. Since the lineup card was incorrect, Hill was ruled out for batting out of turn. Zaun struck out to end the inning.
NOTES: Injured closer B.J. Ryan began throwing lightly this week and GM J.P. Ricciardi said the left-hander will likely head to Toronto on the next homestand to throw in front of team trainers. Considering the way guys like RHPs Jeremy Accardo and Casey Janssen have stepped up this year in Ryan's absence, Ricciardi said: "It's allowing us to have a little more patience. It gives you a little more comfort, knowing that we have a couple guys who can do the job in certain areas. When he's right, he's right, whether that's in April or in May or whenever. There's a little bit of a comfort level there." … As expected, OF Adam Lind was recalled from Triple-A.
entering Saturday
1. New York 75-60 (–)
2. Seattle 73-60 (1)
3. Detroit 72-63 (3)
4. Toronto 68-66 (6.5)
REALITY CHECK…Since 1995, the runner-up in the AL Wild Card race has finished with an average of 89 victories. The Blue Jays would need to go 22-6 over their final 28 games to reach 90 wins.
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The word "IDIOT" fits Gibbons more and more each day.
This may cost the team the game,Who knows what could have happend in the 2nd.
This team burns me off no bats again today.
JP is the real idiot if he thinks this team will do any better next year,Every team in the league would love to have our pitchers but no one would want our offence,Why because they don't fit together and they are just plain to slow.Also they have no desire to win.
Gibby's response tomaking such a bush league play was "Awh shucks".
I think from here on in we should call him Abner-you know like Lil Abner.
Overbay not very smart their pitcher walks 2 batters in a row they go out and talk to him that means a fastball right over the plate whats Overbay do takes all the way,Can't seem to think for himself, Or was it the ex minor league catcher Gibbons the idiot who gave the sign.
Abner I like that let's call wells the runner.
Maybe Abner drinks to much kikapoo joy juice.
I agree on the juice. lol. How about Mr. Blue Jay for Vernon?
Man we keep getting Basita on the ropes and let him escape
Why give Overbay the green light he goes after a bad pitch there goes the walk no chance to bring in Stairs with the bases loaded another great call by abner.
I'm surprised they're leaving Batista in after Zaunies hR.
Common guys, pile it on
McGowan should have been out after the seventh he gets tired after 85 pitches and we have a great bullpen this is just plain bull s-h-i-t.
I think we call Zaun -Zombie.
Someone should tell him he throws at second base-not the umpire.
Another excellent outing from McGowan. He gets better and better each time out.
Good outing for McGowan. But, I'm kind of disapointed Stairs wasn't in there. Anyone on facebook should join the group "Matt Stairs is THE BALLS of the MLB"
So Abner did a post game interview. The first question asked was about the lineup card fiasco. Gibby sort of blew up-didn't answer the question and gave the reporter **** for asking it…..
It's the second time this season that Abner's made that mistake.
JP, the guy's embarrassing you and The Toronto Blue Jays.
Time to send Abner back to Dogpatch.


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A time-honored adage among baseball aficionados is that every team wins 60 games and loses 60. It's the other 42, conventional wisdom says, that determine how a club will fare over the 162-game season.
With the 6-2 White Sox win over the Royals this afternoon, the South Siders are exactly 60-60 as they once again become a .500 ballclub. While the adage above doesn't apply only to the symmetry of being even with 42 to go, the remaining games will indeed determine the final result of what has been a roller coaster season, to say the least.
The Sox have been here a few times, but getting over .500 is what has been the challenge as they haven't been at that plateau since April. They'll give it another try Tuesday night when they face the Indians in what will be a crucial three-game set.
Give It Up For Lilli
Brent Lillibridge is far from a perfect ballplayer, but he's been a godsend this year for the Sox. He's in the majors primarily for his defensive excellence and versatility–and as a result of the Paul Konerko injury and Adam Dunn's inability to hit the baseball, especially against lefties, he's added first base to his repertoire of second, short, third and all three outfield positions. To his credit, he's played first like he's been doing it for years, making outstanding play after outstanding play. And by the way, his 10 homers are just one shy of Dunn's 2011 output. Lilli's 10th, of course, came today in the form of a three-run blast that gave the Sox an early 4-0 lead that they never relinquished. Brent has 146 at bats, Dunn 341.
Paulie's a Marvel
It's certainly not breaking news, but Konerko continues to display the kind of attitude and performance that is indicative of the consummate team leader. Saddled with the calf injury that has made it close to impossible for him to run the bases, the Sox All-Star has refused to take a seat on the bench. And as the full-time DH since the injury he hasn't lost a beat in what has been one of his finest seasons. Today, he was 3 for 3 with two walks and a run scored.
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I'm a sucker for memoirs by cinematographers and editors — perhaps especially the latter. Sometimes these books can be frustrating because the authors are not experienced writers or may not understand what the reader would like to hear about — or maybe what I want to hear about is too arcane.
The best book by an editor I know is Ralph Rosenblum's When the Shooting Stops… The Cutting Begins: A Film Editor's Story, which covers work with Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, William Friedkin… all very interesting personalities, and a lot of films which required really inventive work in the cutting room.
So I was excited to find a copy of Jim Clark's memoir (written with John H Myers), Dream Repairman, Adventures in Film Editing. Like Rosenblum's book, this covers its author and subject's entire career up until retirement, only Clark is a Brit who has worked in America and Europe, his career only ending relatively recently due to health troubles (he was to have cut Rob Marshall's Nine).
By his own account, Clark is quite an outspoken man (at one point he describes meeting Sean Penn, who asks him what he thought of INTO THE WILD. "It's too long," says Clark) so the fact that I don't like a lot of the films he cut isn't a problem. He doesn't like them either. But he did cut a slew of films for John Schlesinger, some of which I like a lot, plus a few for Stanley Donen and a couple for Jack Clayton. His portrait of Clayton's temperament enhances my understanding of this complex and not always pleasant man, adding to the raging furies I already knew about (you can't really resent a man for throwing a chair through Barry Diller's office window) a prodigious appetite for brandy and sodas and a penchant for sadistic practical jokes perhaps inherited from his time with John Huston.
Schlesinger could be equally explosive, but emerges as a lot more lovable (and one waits in vain for thunderbolts to strike down Madonna and Rupert Everett for humiliating him and practically killing him while making the wretched THE NEXT BEST THING. It's very silly, but I do like Schlesinger's nickname for his over-budget comedy disaster HONKY TONK FREEWAY, which he only ever referred to as WANKY WANK BUMHOLE.
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This dessert is not a smack it in your face and make it screw up with the power of unadulterated lemon zest like you get sometimes with a tart au citron or Lemon meringue pie. This dessert is lemon meringue with finesse as it draws you in with clouds of soft sweet meringue, caresses you with the taste of italian sunshine and finishes with tangy limoncello soaked berries. If you use half fat cream it is also good for fitting in those summer short you were avoiding putting on this week.
As Marks and Spencer's would say this is not just any old meringue this is lemon meringue roulade and quite simply you do not want your portion to end. Don't be fooled by its cracked exterior and dodgy rolling as you should never judge a dessert purely by its looks or you will miss out.
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Meringue Roulade
Make the lemon mousse and soak the berries in Limoncello (optional) the night before to give them time to chill fully
Lemon Mousse Ingredients (adapted from BBC good food online)
284ml Elmlea double cream (half fat alternative but you can use full fat double cream)
Zest of 1 lemon and juice
60g caster sugar
2 egg whites (room temperature)
Mousse Instructions
1. Add cream, zest, and sugar to a bowl and whisk until it starts to thicken
2. Add lemon juice and whisk again – whisk until thick but not too stiff that you can not add whisked egg whites to the mixture
3. Clean the bowl you wish to whisk the egg whites in with the rind of the lemon (left over from juicing) to ensure it has no grease
4. Whisk the egg whites until soft peak stage (if you go to tip the bowl the mixture will slide around – so don't put it over your head this time)
5. Fold the egg whites into the lemon mixture until it is combined
6. Pour mousse into a container and chill until ready to use.
Limoncello soaked berries
200g fresh or frozen berries of your choice ( I used Sainsbury's frozen blueberries and strawberries)
50ml of limoncello (I must post the recipe as I make my own and it is as simple as making vanilla essence and a delight after dessert to cleanse the palette)
1. Add the limoncello to your chosen fruits and leave to soak covered in the fridge overnight whilst your mousse is chilling.
2. When you are ready to make the roulade – strain off the juice into shot glasses and enjoy later – it is so good and a reward for your baking efforts.
Meringue Roulade (taken from Mary Berry Recipe for Raspberry Meringue Roulade – The Ultimate Cake Book)
Roulade Ingredients
5 egg whites (room temperature)
275g caster sugar
1/2 jar of lemon curd for the filling ( I used Sainsburys taste the difference)
Roulade Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 200C / 400F / Gas 6 / 180 Fan.
2. Line a 13×9 inch tin (33×23 cm) which is a swiss roll tin with baking parchment (including up the sides for easy removal).
3. Wipe the bowl you will use to whisk the eggs whites in with a slice of lemon to degrease it and ensure perfect peaks.
4. Pour the eggs whites into the clean bowl and whisk on high speed until the egg whites form very stiff peaks (you can turn the bowl upside down and the eggs will not move an inch).
5. Add caster sugar one teaspoon at a time to the egg mixture whilst still beating and ensure all sugar is combined before adding the next (I count to 5 between spoonfuls).
6. The mixture will be very stiff once all the sugar has been included (so much so the blades of my mixer started to struggle but it is a 1950's Kenwood Chef).
7. Pour the mixture into the lined tin and use a pallet knife to spread the meringue
8. Put the tin near the top of the oven and bake for 8 mins.
8. Turn down the temperature to 160C/ 325F/ Gas 3/ 140 Fan and bake for a further 15 mins until it lightly golden and the meringue is firm to the touch.
9. Cut a further piece of baking parchment the same size as the tin.
10. Turn out the meringue onto the baking parchment so that it is upside down and then remove the baking parchment. Leave to cool for 10 minutes.
1. Smooth the lemon curd onto the roulade.
2. Smooth the mousse over the top and scatter with the berries.
3. Keep the meringue on the baking parchment to make rolling it easier.
4. Start at one of the longest edges of the meringue. Fold the edge of the meringue inwards and begin to roll it up like a swiss roll.
5. It will crack and feel like it will never work but use the baking parchment to help you roll it and be gentle (ish) with your touch get the parchment to do the work.
6. It may not look brilliant at this point and the filling is likely to squirt out but you can lick the work surface later.
7. Once rolled use the baking parchment to transfer it to a plate (it is quite long so you may wish to cut into two depending on your serving plate size). If you wish you can have the joy of removing the baking parchment which is a little like trying to pull out a tablecloth whilst plates are still on it but if it is for family tea – just cut it on the paper and get over the need to be perfect (says the one who did the pulling off of the paper).
Enjoy- love you Mum!


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