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Chevrolet is proud to build commercial vehicles as dependable, hardworking, and versatile as you are, and now come standard with Chevrolet Complete Care. Express has been recognized by Vincentric as having the "Best Fleet Value in America"† and, for the sixth year in a row, "lowest fleet ownership costs."† With plenty of cargo room and designed with your needs in mind, Express lets you carry every piece of equipment you need to get the job done.
With a wide range of packages and options, you can customize your Express to perfectly fit your passenger, hauling, cargo and technology needs. Express can be built for any job, but most importantly, your job.
Express is completely customizable on the outside with space for all the tools of your trade, like rooftop storage for ladders and other large work gear. No matter what you're looking for in a work van, Express has several available equipment packages to make your job easier.
Getting to your tools is the easiest part of your job, or should be at least. Each access package includes three exterior, remote-release, side-access panels that can be opened with Remote Keyless Entry. They can even be opened with the ladder rack installed. If easy access is a priority, this package is not available with the driver-side 60/40 swing-out doors or sliding passenger door.
The dealer-installed Roof Rack Package lets you add carrying capacity up top. Add the Roof-Mounted Swing-Out Ladder Rack Package for improved access to all of your stored items, and make taking down ladders a breeze. Both packages are designed and engineered to fit your Express work van perfectly.
Express Cargo Van offers an unmatched selection of engines, ranging from the fuel-conscious Vortec 4.3L V6 with an EPA-estimated 20 MPG highway to our formidable lineup of Vortec™ V8 workhorses all the way up to the Duramax® 6.6L Turbo-Diesel V8, the most powerful diesel in its class. No matter the job, there's an Express work van to meet your business needs.
Available features include an automatic locking rear differential on all models and GM segment-exclusive All-Wheel Drive (AWD) on 1500.
The standard Hydra-Matic® 6-speed automatic transmission on all 2500 and 3500 models includes Tap-Up/Tap-Down Driver Shift Control and auto grade braking to automatically slow the vehicle using the engine.
Innovative Tow/Haul mode gives the automatic transmission a dual-mode shift program. This feature raises upshift points to use more of the engine's power for strong acceleration and raises downshift points to help slow your van using engine braking.
No matter what you're hauling — people, tools or supplies — there's an Express for you. Seating for 12 is standard on 2500/3500 Passenger Vans, and seating for 15 is available when you opt for the extended wheelbase. If you need more room for tools and supplies, Express is flexible. The new Crew Cargo Van option offers available 5-passenger seating. Passenger doors and rear swing-out doors come standard for easy loading, unloading, exit or entry. With available options for the driver and every passenger, Express is the ideal van to accommodate every need.
You're carrying important cargo. That's why Express Passenger Vans offer spacious comfort for you and all of your passengers. Power windows and door locks are now standard on all models. Rear passenger air conditioning is standard on all LT and available on LS models. Side aisle room on 2500 and 3500 models give you plenty of room for easy entry and exit without sacrificing seating. The available navigation radio assures you get where you're going, wherever you're headed.
1500, 2500 and 3500 Regular Wheelbase Cargo Vans have 270.4 cu. ft. of maximum cargo space†, while 2500 and 3500 Extended Wheelbase models have a massive 313.9 cu. ft.† of cargo space and a GVWR of 9,600 lbs†. That's room for every tool you'll need to get the job done.
It's easy to expect a lot from your full-size van when it's an Express. These vans come with amenities most would expect from a luxury vehicle, without sacrificing durability. The standard Driver Information Center includes easy-to-read displays that relay vital information from under the hood to the driver. Express is the van that will make your job easier.
Take calls at the touch of a button. Available Bluetooth® wireless technology† for select phones lets you make, answer and end phone calls with a tap of the steering wheel button. It even mutes the stereo to take your calls.
Get three trial months of SiriusXM Satellite Radio,† with dozens for commercial free stations. Listen to your favorite news, weather and music stations from coast to coast. See channel listings and more info.
Put wrong turns behind you with OnStar® Turn-by-Turn Navigation†, standard on Passenger Van models for the first six months and available on Cargo Van models. Get upcoming turns and street names displayed on the Driver Information Center or hear them through the speakers.
Forget looking for directions on your phone or trying to find all the wires and charger for your GPS. Simply enter the destination address and let the available navigation radio do the rest. You'll love the easy-to-read and even easier-to-follow directions.
We wanted to make backing up a little easier — and a lot safer — so we introduced available Rear Park Assist with a back up sensor and optional Rear Vision Camera have you covered. With the environment behind the van in view, you'll be more aware of your surroundings. Express helps take the stress out of reversing.
RemoteLink Key Fob Services† are a component of the OnStar RemoteLinkTM† app that gives you access to features such as remote start as well as locking and unlocking—even when miles away from your vehicle. This is included for five years after purchase of your 2014 Chevrolet vehicle, with or without a paid OnStar® subscription. With Remote Link Key Fob Services, you can unlock your automatic door locks remotely if your keys are locked inside or in case of an emergency. With factory installed and enabled remote start, you can also remotely start or turn off your car, which is helpful for cooling or heating the inside of your vehicle, and activate your vehicle's horns and lights to help locate it in a crowded parking lot.
Advanced engineering and safety technology like the StabiliTrak® Electronic Stability Control System, standard on every Express Van, work in harmony to help prevent collisions and help protect you if you're in one. Express offers optimal safety before, during and after a collision.
Express 1500 Passenger Van and Cargo Van offer available All-Wheel Drive to provide a more sure-footed drive in inclement weather. Working in conjunction with StabiliTrak, the Trailer Sway Control feature helps you stay on track. Auto grade braking is standard on Express 2500/3500 models. The 6-speed heavy-duty transmission downshifts automatically to help slow the truck when you apply the brakes while descending long, steep grades.
Express Passenger Vans and 1500 Cargo Vans come with head-curtain side-impact air bags† standard. These air bags are also available on 2500 and 3500 Cargo Vans.
OnStar® Automatic Crash Response†, standard for six months on Passenger vans and available on Cargo vans, means you're automatically connected to emergency assistance if an accident occurs, whether or not the air bags† deploy.
Check out its Ecologic features. Here at Chevrolet, we believe in being a responsible steward of our environment. We've developed a way to communicate some of the environmentally significant features of each vehicle we make. We call it Ecologic.
Every aspect of Ecologic is audited by Two Tomorrows, an independent third-party sustainability auditor. To learn more about Ecologic and the Two Tomorrows process, click here.
On 4.8L, 5.3L and 6.0L V8 engines, Continuously Variable Valve Timing (VVT) adjusts airflow in and out of the combustion chamber under all engine speeds, which helps improve fuel economy and lower emissions.
On the 6.6L Turbo-Diesel V8 engine, the 29,000-psi piezo-actuated common rail fuel injection system uses minimal hydraulic control energy to maximize fuel economy.
The transmission facilities are landfill-free. These facilities use a process to reuse, recycle or convert to energy all waste created in their daily operations, which conserves resources.
After the vehicle's useful life, 85% of it is recyclable. The majority of its components can be broken down and recycled, which conserves resources and reduces landfill deposits.
* The Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price excludes destination freight charge, tax, title, license, dealer fees and optional equipment. Click here to see all Chevrolet vehicles' destination freight charges.
***The Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price excludes tax, title, license, dealer fees and optional equipment. Includes destination freight charge and gas guzzler tax.
To allow you to do an accurate price comparison with prices featured on other Internet sites, GM provides Internet pricing both with and without the Destination Freight Charge (see prices including Destination Freight Charge below). To get full pricing details, go to our Build Your Own section.


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Dierks Bentley, Lee Brice, Brad Paisley, More Added to Sunday's ACM Awards
Bentley and Crow will perform "I Hold On," Brice will perform his ACM nominated single "I Drive Your Truck," and Paisley will make the national television debut of his new single "River Bank."
Tim McGraw, Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, More Added to 'Salute the Troops' TV Special
Lee Brice, Hunter Hayes, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Kellie Pickler, and Keith Urban have also been added to the already impressive bill of the television special, which airs in May. LL Cool J and actor Chris O'Donnell will host.
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Country music's big night just got even bigger. The Academy of Country Music just announced that Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Hunter Hayes, Brantley Gilbert, Jana Kramer and Florida Georgia Line will perform as a part of this year's ACM Fan Jam. Taking place at the […]
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One of many country performers at this year's 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards, Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley joined forces for an emotional duet. Lambert, dressed in a glistening sequined dress, began her performance alone. Singing […]
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During an interview on The Talk this week, Miranda Lambert revealed that she has been added to the list of performers at the 55th GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 10. The "feisty queen of country music" (as The Talk cohost Sharon Osbourne described her) […]
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Cliches be damned, it was a fun. night at the GRAMMY Nominations Concert on CBS, with the band performing and getting nominations in all four major categories: Album, Song and Record of the Year, and Best New Artist. Kelly Clarkson, The Black Keys and Frank Ocean all grabbed multiple nominations as well.
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Heads-up: New games out this week (April 26)
The games you can start playing at the end of this week, including Dead Island: Riptide, Star Trek and Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen release set for April 26
All the content of the original game, plus a brand-new area, missions, enemies and more.
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Back in the mid-1990s, you couldn't swing your partner without hitting someone listening to swing music. Songs such as "Jump, Jive and Wail," from the Brian Setzer Orchestra, "Zoot Suit Riot," from Cherry Poppin' Daddies, "Hell" from Squirrel Nut Zippers and "You & Me & The Bottle Makes 3 Tonight," from Big Bad Voodoo Daddy were in constant rotation on radio stations and blaring throughout college parties across the country.
Time wasn't kind to the then-crowned sultans of swing. Most of the bands from that genre have broken up. A few, such as the Brian Setzer Orchestra and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, are still swingin'.
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is set to perform at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club. The band, which celebrated 20 years together, will play songs from throughout their career, including tunes off their last album "Rattle Them Bones," which was released in 2012.
For trumpet player Glen "The Kid" Marhevka, two decades together doesn't seem so surprising.
"The funny thing is as soon as I joined the band, I kind of thought this was going to be a great thing," Marhevka said. "I always thought this was something we could do for a long time. I'm happy to have it hit 20 years — I was kinda hoping for it."
Mutual respect has gone a long way with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. The group collaborates on new projects and each member brings thoughts of new song ideas to everyone's attention.
"We've been doing this for a long time and everyone really puts in 110 percent all the time and that was the great thing about this band from the very beginning," Marhevka said. "Everybody was really committed to it and we sort of hand-chose each guy in the band as we formed it. They're all great guys. I think the camaraderie we have with us all being great friends, everybody just sort of fit in when we were adding guys to the band. We don't always get along. It's inevitable that you're going to clash on things, but I think everybody has a great respect for each other and, in general, we have a great time doing what we do."
Before the release of "Rattle Them Bones" in 2012, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy released their homage to Cab Calloway in 2009 called "How Big Can You Get? The Music of Cab Calloway." For "Rattle," the band wanted to go back to a more original sound.
"We were ready to do another original album and do more original music and also do some stuff based on our influences in our travels and things that we've been listening to," Marhevka said. "I think everybody sort of brought different ideas of songs and styles. Scotty Morris is our main songwriter and I think he had a lot of original ideas he had been working on and building on in his head.
"We did a lot of different styles — we did traditional New Orleans jazz … that's a style we love just listening to all the traditional musicians from New Orleans. There's a tune called '5-10-15 Times,' which has more of a modern Big Band sound, like 1960s were you might possibly hear the Duke Ellington Band or Count Basie Band during that time. We just got all those tunes together and recorded it. It was a great experience."
Marhevka is no stranger to music. His father played the saxophone and, although he worked a normal day job, he would play the sax almost every weekend, according to Marhevka.
So why did Marhevka pick the trumpet?
"I really have no idea why I chose that, but I adamantly wanted to play the trumpet," Marhevka said. "I started playing a trumpet in fifth grade … in a school band program. … It took me several months to convince [my dad] to let me get a trumpet, but he did."
Marhevka said he was a quick study when it came to the trumpet and he hasn't put it down since.
"I never looked back," Marhevka said. "I've had some great teachers along the way. When I hit junior high school, I had three amazing teachers — one was my private teacher who taught me how to play trumpet, and my other two were band directors who both were trumpet players as well. I just had such a great experience in those years. I played any style of music anywhere I possibly could. It's what I've been doing my whole life."
Talk to most rock stars and they will tell you about their collection of guitars — new and old. The same can be said about Marhevka. Although he doesn't have an exact number, he does collect trumpets and other musical instruments.
"I don't have a huge collection," Marhevka said. "A few years ago, I kind of went through and let a few horns go that I wasn't using. I'd rather have other people using them. I gave one to one of my cousins who's in high school band. I've just let some stuff go over the years. … I have some trumpets, I have some flugelhorn … just a lot of different styles of trumpets."
Although most of the big swing bands from the 1990s have split up, Marhevka said Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has never once entertained the notion of not playing together. Besides, they weren't playing to be part of pop culture.
"We decided to be a band and play our style of music before it was any sort of fad," Marhevka said. "We just did it because we loved it and it grew into what it was. It got super popular in the pop scene, but we just kept doing our thing. That wasn't the reason we did it. … I think the band's a great live band, personally. I would say it's just a great show band and everybody's a great performer and we just love being on stage. We just kept doing our thing and we didn't really care about any of that stuff. We've played, I think, over 3,000 concerts. We've built up a great fan base over the years and we're always out there doing what we love."
The band is set to release a new Christmas album on Nov. 1, according to Marhevka. Afterwards, they'll start a holiday tour on Thanksgiving to promote the new record.
"That's pretty much our project right now," Marhevka said. "I think all the stuff has been recorded and it's being mixed right now."
As for the title of the album ...
"I don't think we're allowed to release that information yet," Marhevka laughed.


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The 2013 Indiana Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence wants to recognize Indiana's extraordinary environmental stewards and pollution prevention projects of 2011 and/or 2012. Indiana businesses, environmental groups, schools, trade associations, non-profit organizations, and individuals are eligible for the awards program.
Award nominations and applications may be submitted to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) through April 19, 2013. Categories include: Energy/Renewable Resources, Five Years' Continuous Improvement, Greening the Government, Land Use, Outreach or Education, Pollution Prevention, and Recycling/Reuse.
"Thoughtful environmental action can strengthen both the economy and the environment, and it's an honor each year to recognize the exemplary actions of Hoosier organizations and individuals," said Thomas Easterly, IDEM commissioner. Nominations and applications will be reviewed by category-specific committees, and the awards ceremonies will be held in the fall.
To learn more about the Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence, visit the IDEM website at www.idem.IN.gov/5147.htm or contact Sara C. Trobridge, program coordinator with IDEM's Office of Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance, at (800) 988-7901 or email@example.com.
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IDEM (www.idem.IN.gov) implements federal and state regulations regarding the environment. Through compliance assistance, incentive programs and educational outreach, the agency encourages and aids businesses and citizens in protecting Hoosiers and our environment.


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Aeromexico is a proud and, founding member of SkyTeam, the global airline alliance that offers customers significant benefits.
SkyTeam member airlines offers 16,323 daily flights to over 1,052 destinations worldwide. As a member of any SkyTeam airline's frequent flyer program, you can earn and redeem miles on SkyTeam flights and receive upgrades. In addition, if you're a SkyTeam Elite Plus member, you have access to more than 516 VIP Lounges at major airports around the world.
SkyTeam is comprised of twenty airlines: Aeroflot, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, Air Europa, Air France, Alitalia, China Airlines, China Eastern, China Southern, CSA Czech Airlines, Delta, Garuda Indonesia, Kenya Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Korean Air, Middle East Airlines, Saudia, TAROM Romanian Air Transport, Vietnam Airlines y Xiamen Airlines.
Each of the SkyTeam members pursues the same objective of safe, punctual and comfortable transportation throughout the world. All members are aligned with the highest quality standards to ensure excellent service that will exceed your expectations.
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By now, you've probably seen Tardar Sauce, aka "Grumpy Cat." This famous feline took the Internet by storm in September 2012 thanks to her unique look. We're big fans of Grumpy Cat, but never imagined there could be an even grumpier cat. That is, until we met Lex!
Lex might look a bit grumpy, but we knew he had plenty of love to give. It took him awhile, but we're happy to report Lex has just found a home!
On Monday, Lex was adopted by a loving family and may even find his way to a cat-loving Internet near you soon! Who knows?
If you're interested in finding your own grumpy cat—or just a feline friend—please visit our Adoption section. Already have a grumpy-looking feline? Tweet us a pic using hashtag #GrumpierCat.


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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana utilities forecast slightly lower gas bills this winter if usage remains the same as a year ago.
Vectren North says its customers across about half of the state's counties will pay 5 percent less if they use the same amount of gas.
The Times of Munster reports Northern Indiana Public Service Co. forecasts its typical gas customer will save a couple of dollars for the same amount of gas.
The Indianapolis Star says the typical Citizens Energy gas bill for Marion County residents will be about $20 less for the same amount of gas.
The U.S. Energy Information Agency predicted Wednesday that most U.S. households will use more energy for heat this winter because temperatures will be lower compared to last winter, which was abnormally warm.


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August returned in this week's Once Upon a Time and we flashed back to October 2011 with him in Hong Kong. At the time, his leg was starting to turn into wood, but he was the only one seeing it. So he More »
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The College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and approved for teacher training by the Indiana Department of Education and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).


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LIM College is holding a donation drive for victims of Hurricane Sandy. Boxes are set up at 5 campus locations and students, faculty and staff are encouraged to donate food, clothing and toiletries (see list below).
Donated items will be distributed to several organizations, so that a wide range of those affected receive support.
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1 cup
chopped onion
3 cloves
4 cups
peeled and diced potatoes
1 cup
diced celery
1 teaspoon
1/2 teaspoon
ground black pepper
2 (10 ounce) cans
minced clams, drained with juice reserved
1 quart
half-and-half cream
1/2 teaspoon
white sugar
3/4 cup
butter, melted
3/4 cup
all-purpose flour
This recipe was very easy and tasted great. I did make a few changes, using a bottle of clam juice in place of half the water used to simmer the veggies. I also used fat free half and half, which did not seem to affect the flavor or texture of the chowder at all. I also added some crumbled bacon toward the end, which is an ingredient from another fish chowder recipe I have been making for years.
If I do make this soup again, I would either cut the potatoes into larger cubes or simmer it for less time. The reason being is that when I whisked in the flour and butter mixture, most or all of the potatoes dissolved into the soup. This made for a more "mealy" mashed potato type of texture, which my husband does not find to be appropriate for Clam Chowder.
I think I would also sauté the celery before adding the rest of the veggies to simmer, thus cutting down on the simmer time.
Over all a hit for our family!
After four plus years I've made this recipe again. This time, I was not so impressed; lowering my rating from five stars to three.
I didn't remember having to do so much to actually give this chowder some taste; but, this time, I added a teaspoon of thyme, 5 slices of diced bacon, 4-10 ounce cans of clams with juice, and a lot more pepper. As written, there simply aren't that many clams, or clam flavor, and the chowder is very under-spiced.
Originally Reviewed: Apr. 16, 2003 Fantastic. Simple to make and delicious. I added 4 6.5 oz cans of clams instead of the called for two 10 oz cans, and served topped with bacon and cheddar cheese.
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This recipe was fantastic. My husband asked "did you make this from scratch?" I told him I did and asked why. He said it was the best clam chowder he's ever had. This recipe went into my book the same day !!!
An excellent base recipe that can be adjusted to suit your personal taste. I sauted the onions and garlic and added them carmelized rather than blending them together. I added shredded carrots, thyme, rosemary and an extra can of clams and juice! It was perfect for a rainy, yucky day like today. Very hearty and everyone I served it to came back for seconds! Will definately make again. :-)
This is the best Clam Chowerd in the World. It was creamy, fresh and wonderful. I tried it as the recipe called for and it was great. I made it again, and put bacon in it and it was GREAT. I also made Seafood Chowder with Crab, Fish, and Clams.
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1st: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) 1hr 32m 59.456s (av race speed 197.566 kph)
2nd: Mark Webber (Red Bull Renault) gap 0.745s
3rd: Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) gap 7.124
Fastest Lap:
Webber 1:33.401 on lap 52
Pole Position:
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:29.607
All pre-race concerns that rising temperatures and limited opportunities to pass might produce a dull contest at Silverstone on Sunday were swept away in a dramatic flow of incidents and explosions at the British Grand Prix.
In the wake of Mark Webber's announcement on Thursday that he intends to retire from Formula One at the end of the season, it was almost heart-stopping to see him on the charge in the final lap when he clocked the fastest of the 52-laps distance in his Red Bull car to finish just 0.7 seconds behind triumphant Nico Rosberg of Mercedes. The gritty Aussie had fallen to15th on the opening lap after starting fourth. Fernando Alonso of Ferrari came home third, Lewis Hamilton fourth for Mercedes and, after a hugely-promising weekend, Dan Ricciardo was eighth for Toro Rosso.
But all this came after four stunning tyre failures – including one that blew Rosberg's Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton out of the lead after only eight laps – two interventions for the Safety Car and the first retirement of the season for championship leader Sebastian Vettel, in the other Red Bull, had re-shaped a race that ended in controversy amid claims by the leading drivers that it was "unacceptable" to continue racing with tyres from Italian suppliers that were so dangerous and unreliable. Vettel led the way until lap 42 when he pulled up with gearbox failure, leaving Rosberg to snatch victory.
It was furious and breathless stuff and it continued for more than two hours afterwards as angry drivers called for an investigation and for change following weeks of rows over Mercedes' involvement in an alleged 'secret' tyre test with Pirelli in Spain, following the Spanish Grand Prix in early May. That furore ended with the team's appearance before the International Tribunal of the sport's ruling body, the International Motoring Federation (FIA), but did little to wipe away the continuing impression that Pirelli's tyres remain a cause for serious concern. Amid the tumult, however, it was also revealed that a dangerous raised kerb at Turn four, known as The Loop, may have been the cause of the left-rear tyre blowouts that created a spray of metal and rubber debris in front of following drivers.
Hamilton, who came home a storming fourth after resuming in last place following his puncture and forced early pit-stop, which me made after driving half a lap on the rims of one wheel, led the drivers' concerns when he said: "Safety is the biggest issue. It's just unacceptable. We had that tyre test (in Spain) to develop and improve the tyres to stop that from happening and after that tyre test they didn't do anything. Someone could've crashed… I was thinking, behind the Safety Car, that it's only when someone gets hurt that something will be done about it. It think it's a waste of time talking to the FIA. If they don't do anything that says it all."
Mexican Sergio Perez of McLaren echoed Hamilton's forthright comments. "This is unacceptable," he said. "We are risking our lives and we shouldn't wait until something happens to all of us. If it happens at 250kph it will be a big shame so Pirelli has some work to do."
After the race, there was further drama when the stewards called Rosberg in to answer claims that he had ignored yellow flags. It was a charge that might have seen him stripped of his win, but instead he was reprimanded and his victory stood. At the same time, the FIA president Jean Todt took a grip of the situation by organising talks that led to plans for a meeting of the F1 Sporting Working Group in Paris on Wednesday. He requested Pirelli's attendance, but as McLaren chief Martin Whitmarsh pointed out, it will too late for any changes to be implemented ahead of the next race in Germany next weekend.
Pirelli chief Paul Hembery said: "Obviously today wasn't foreseen. We've seen something new, a different type of problem. We're currently performing our analysis. We've got to go away and understand what's happened today. When we've got the facts we can understand what's happened and get to the core of the issues. We take these things seriously and when we have the answers I'll let you know. It's pointless me adding anything else until we have all the facts."
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Rosberg was understandably delighted to record his second win in three races and third of his career as Mercedes, based only 12 kms away in Brackley -- delivered their first win at the British Grand Prix since Stirling Moss won the 1955 race at Aintree. ""With Lewis, I feel sorry for all the British fans," he said. "It would have been great for Lewis. It's always a massive disappointment, but that's racing. Sebastian stopped and I won't lie, I wasn't disappointed by that one! From then on, it was just a great race.
"The win was for the team. It's our home Grand Prix and so many of my friends were in the grandstands. It's going better and better and the momentum that we have at the moment is amazing. It's so cool to be part of this team at the moment -- having a race car that can win is fantastic."
Webber was the other man with a race-winning machine in his hands, but he was philosophical afterwards after his fifth consecutive podium in his last appearance at the famous old track. "It has been an incredible day," he said. "First there was my contact with Romain Grosjean -- and the wing was damaged. The boys did a great job changing that and then we got into the race. I was praying for the Safety Car, but not with the way they were coming!
"It was Russian Roulette. I made the most of them though. The strategy was one of our best, and yeah I thought: 'Here is Nico, the one car left.' It would have been nice to have a few more laps, but that is the way it goes. We could be standing here with punctures and no podium."
Fellow-Australian Ricciardo, strongly backed as a contender to replace Webber at Red Bull next year, said: "That was a chaotic race! For most of it, I felt strong with good pace, but I think we might have done better with a different strategy for the last Safety Car…Prior to that I was matching the Force India and the Ferraris. At the end, we were on used tyres – and those who changed were able to go past me. But, overall, eighth is a good result even if I see it as missed opportunity. It was dangerous. There was debris everywhere and I kept seeing people going off the track. I think we need to look into it."
As to the championship, Vettel's first pointless outing of the season gave Alonso his chance to cut the German's lead back to 21 points. The triple champion leads now with 132 ahead of the Spaniard on 111 with Kimi Raikkonen third on 98, after slipping to fifth in the closing stages when Lotus missed a chance to pit him under the Safety Car. Hamilton on 89 is fourth and Webber fifth on 87.
Next race: round 9, Germany, July 7
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March 21, 2005, 09:32:26 PM »
So is he a photographer, a graphic artist .... or something new?
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March 22, 2005, 09:57:21 AM »
What takes "weeks and weeks and weeks"?
What usually takes a lot of time in Photoshop is the preparation and creation of layer masks, particularly if you have a lot of fine detail which needs to be separated out. The other side to the 'why does it take so long' is that it can take quite a lot of time experimenting, reviewing and reworking an image before it reaches the point where the final print matches the original vision. I know that I sometimes work on an image, and come back to it several times over a number of weeks, before I can adequately express what I originally wanted to show. This may involve a certain amount of twiddling in Photoshop to develop new techniques and utilise different tools to get where I am going.
In the deepest depths of winter when the light and weather is not conducive to going out and taking pictures, then photoshop provides an opportunity to keep a hand in with the trade. In spring, summer, autumn, then there is more time spent out and less time spent in front of the computer.
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March 22, 2005, 03:15:55 PM »
Oh, come on Digger.... You claim to not be interested in these "artistic/terminology" topics. And then you dive right in.
BTW, how was India for you?
(I recently returned from a month in the southern parts. Found some good places to make photographs, but they're wider spread than in the more northern parts. At least IMHO.)
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March 23, 2005, 03:08:37 PM »
I found this topic very interesting. I was recently in Palm Springs and I saw a gallery showing some very good photographs of a gentleman, his statement on the welcoming literature was something like this. " These photographs represent what I actually saw in the field, THEY ARE NOT CORRECTED IN THE DARKROOM!! " and went on about the importance of capturing light in the right moment etc.He finalized his essay with "....ah! and please don't insult my intelligence asking if it is digital. " Well, you could say that he is a purist.....or was is he?
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March 23, 2005, 09:38:40 PM »
I too thought Pete Myers' article is excellent, and also very well-timed given the recent outbreak of so much (often not terribly enlightening) discussion of this camera model versus that camera model. Your post complements his nicely. Really well put. My late Father, once lamenting certain aspects of the human condition, used to say "you don't teach old dogs new tricks", but for those of us getting into our later years having so much fun expanding our horizons with this wonderful new technology, I think that saying has had its day.
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March 21, 2005, 06:59:49 PM »
He wrote this in his article:
"What I often see in landscape photography are photographers taking beautiful pictures, and performing minimal work on the image in postproduction before printing the image. For these photographers, they believe that their work relies on mastering the tools at hand the camera and lens and using them to best advantage in the field not working on the image in postproduction."
When I read it, I thought to myself, "That pretty much describes me..."
While I will certainly "work" an image in post, I don't usually spend more than a few hours in the most extreme cases on them.
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March 21, 2005, 10:26:11 PM »
So is he a photographer, a graphic artist .... or something new?
I have no idea, but he seems to equate post-processing of digital images with wet darkroom work a-la Ansel Adams... In which case it would seem that would make him a photographer.
Frankly, I think Pete has a point. A lot of Ansel's negatives were troubled and needed his special darkroom talents to turn them into exceptional prints -- and we have no trouble calling him a "photographer" as opposed to a darkroom technician, though he was obviously both.
It is probably time for us to get our arms around what a modern-day photographer is. IMO it is okay to post process an image to recreate the vision you had when you snapped the frame and still call yourself a photographer. However when you start cutting legs off dogs (digitally of course) and sticking them in peoples ears, I think you are more of a graphic artist. In the old days we referred to that kind of stuff done in a darkroom as "trick" photography, which was still a form of -- photography...
I don't like it, but it seems convention. Perhaps we can surmise that grapic art skills were derived from the same creative gene as trick photography?
IMO the hard part is defining the inbetween area where the cross-over occurs. After all, is blending two exposures to increase DR really any different than blending an exposure of a dog and a person?
In the end, I think it comes down to the venue the final image is destined for. My initial suggestions:
If it is reportage, then no tricks are allowed -- the image has to represent a single slice of time and space?
If it is "fine art" perhaps it is okay to enhance, but not alter? (or significantly alter??)
If it is graphic art, then perhaps anything goes?
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March 22, 2005, 09:44:12 AM »
How does he make 30 prints from a 3K x 2K Kodak PhotoCD of a bad negative (Tornado Ranch)?
Does he repaint every detail? Deconvolution?
What takes "weeks and weeks and weeks"?
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March 22, 2005, 10:31:07 AM »
How about -
If the final output is a photograph, it's photography.
Where the work lies on the 'photojournalism/evidence gathering -> digital art continuum' is an adjective.
Some people are so hung up on the original capture it feels as if Nobel prizes were awarded for pre-shot skills.
(I have a feeling that this attitude largely arose from shooting transparency film. Especially if one did not have any darkroom/pro lab experience.)
Clearly producing the best possible film or digital capture makes the rest of the process easier. But to value one set of skills over another strikes me of some sort of snobbery.
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March 21, 2005, 06:37:17 PM »
I've been waiting for someone to start this topic and I'm surprised it falls to me. I'm probably the last person on this forum to agree with Mr. Meyer's methods.
I cannot render an opinion due to lack of experience but his methodology certainly makes me wonder about the 'Photographer vs Graphic Artist' debate. I process my raw images. I boost the contrast with levels or curves. I kick up the saturation when it needs it and I sharpen the best I can. I may clone this or that out of the image or burn down a blown highlight.
St Ansel did as much in his darkroom and this is all pretty much within the purvue of traditional photography. Mr. Meyers talks of spending weeks on an image. Is he photographing .... or is he painting by computer with a 'camera obscura' (or read photographic device) to give him a base for the overlay of his own art?
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March 22, 2005, 11:14:27 AM »
I don't feel your comments regarding which set of skills, pre-shot or post-shot, might be considered superior ... are necessarrily directed to me however you prompt me to comment.
The camera obscura was used by painters to get proper perspective and scale for thier paintings. I don't know ... maybe artists still do that. The image projected was I suppose sketched over and then the painting begun later in the studio or wherever. The finished product in no way was associated with photography. It was a painting.
One taking 'weeks' to photoshop an image could be considered to be actually painting with the computer. They have rendered something wholly other than reality. I'm not saying fine art should be like reportage. Not at all. I just 'wonder' if this level of production of prints is not ... really .... a new art form.
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March 22, 2005, 12:32:52 PM »
The issue(s) here fall into two categories.
1) Semantics. Who cares? There are countless combinations and permutations of film and digital photography and darkroom and digital processing and integration of other techniques (painting, ray tracing, other computer graphics, etc.) that can go into producing a final image covering the range of accurate as possible police evidence or scientific documentation photography to wild things that no one would consider truly "photography". Do we really need to invent and quibble over names for all of these possible kinds of works? Have at it, but count me out. As some of these new possibilities become routine and popular, names will emerge.
2) Marketing. This is a more practical issue. If you want to market your work as "fine art landscape photography", there may be boundaries you can't cross if you want gallery owners and landscape photography customers to support you. I try to stay withing those loose bounds, but sometimes while Photoshopping an image, it simply won't stay "sane" and it ends up pretty psychedelic or whatever. At some point there's lots of things I want to use my growing archive of images for as raw materials for all sorts of directions that would not be regarded as "photography" per se. Even now, trying to stay withing the boundaries of landscape photography for marketing purposes, I consider the shooting and Photoshopping as almost entirely separate fun things. I almost never try to "recapture" a feeling or recreate the exact "look" of the original scene (which I hardly ever remember anyway, and don't care). I regard the raw images as starting material for a creative adventure, which appears to be the way St. Ansel also worked at least now and then. I prefer not to bind myself with any rules while composing images in my viewfinder nor while turning those raw images into some final vision evolving from my creative inspiration and adventuring. Semantics and "rules"? No fun for me, but OK with me if that's your fun. I might even like your images and maybe you'd like mine (unless "no rules" automatically pre-conditions you to dislike the results).
If you want to market altogether new and different kinds of works based at least partly on photographic elements, but in the end too far out to readily "fit" into any conventional category of "photography", then you have to find or create a niche and invent a vocabulary to describe what you do and to label your work. A few people have actually managed a measure of commercial success with this (like John Paul Caponigro). I know from my lifelong creative efforts that always go outside of all the boundaries that this sort of success has far more to do with marketing efforts than whatever effort it took to develop the new directions.
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March 22, 2005, 04:05:00 PM »
you must Read the four introduction pages on Pete Myers web site. He says his work in blending traditional photography with photo-realism in creating a new art form. It goes on. Well worth reading in full.
Clearly theres a point where a print is more creation than photograph. You know it when you see it. And Pete Myers work is well into the creation zone. Mr. Myers Frisco will not appear in National Geographic because it doesnt belong there. NG uses traditional photography to show the reader something about the REAL world we live in. I like it that way.
In the end its a matter of purpose and personal taste. Art is what you say it is. But a photograph is not what you say it is. And Mr. Myers images are not photographs by his own admission. The photograph is merely the inspiration. Thats why he calls it fine art.
The older I get the more I understand the wisdom in less is more. Maybe Im just caving in to laziness and my own limitations trying to find a graceful rationalization. But for me, weeks and weeks of ruminating, leveling, curving, and toning is not more.
I live in New England and never fell in love with the south west United States. Its a desert. I like green, granite, and
Grandma Moses
. Myers images are stunning. But I prefer the Michael Reichmann style and subject matter. Its more better.
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March 22, 2005, 08:50:46 PM »
The older I get the more I understand the wisdom in less is more.'
This is probably the most salient point made on this forum in weeks... I may just use it in my signature ::
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March 23, 2005, 05:28:48 PM »
Narrow-minded foolishness. Cameras, sensors, films, scanners, Photoshop, Inkjet printers, photo-enlargers - all different tools and materials for creating images that make statements or serve some other purpose. It is only the results that count.
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March 23, 2005, 08:46:15 PM »
When I was 16 I got my first camera, a mouldy ( really green with mould) Argus C3. This was in 1957. I fixed it, cleaned it, took it apart, rebuilt it and along the way, built an enlarger (to do mural sized images) from old bellows cameras from the 20s. I obtained the print paper army surplus which was cheap albeit requiring rather some arcane post processing to prevent fogging. Why do I mention all of this antiquated tech? Because what I really wanted was to be able to create images like a painter and not merely shoot some snaps and be done with it. My dreams were to create something that did not exist, could never exist. It was not possible to do what I wanted...until now. Mr. Myers' article on post processing hits the mark in all respects and those that are willing to give up instant gratification and wish to make a mark in this world with their images need to learn as an artist learns, delving deeply into whatever modalities they chose, be they film or digital, computer manipulations...whatever. I, too, have chosen the path of using computers to enhance, create, modify and so forth and it is through this wonderful new medium of computer enhanced image making, my dream of childhood is finally coming true. As a professional artist ( sculpture and photography) for nearly half a century one can always grow with new ideas and if those ideas require tech, it is for the taking. Learn your tools but do not let them dictate their terms...dictate your own and make it happen. One can take fine pictures even with a pinhole, after all, and one can take garbage with a Canon 1DS mk2. It is all in the eye of the artist and her or his mind. The main thing is to work and work, paint and paint photograph and paint whatever be it on canvas or camera or on computer. It is all the same thing. Be honest to yourself and get critiques from others who you respect. Learn from your successes and your mistakes. Don't be offended by comments that do not reaffirm your images but try to understand that just maybe this critique points out ways to get better. Think openly about what you are trying to do and see if those ideas are being communicated as well as they can be. I think that Mr. Myers says that it is not the particular technique that is significant but that the artist is determined no matter to make the image count and be as wonderful as he can make it. That is what an artist must do and if it takes weeks and weeks to do it, so be it. Life without the pursuit of a passion is not a life at all. Good for Peter Myers for being honest about his. Professor Neil Fiertel, Dept of Art and Design, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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March 23, 2005, 09:45:06 PM »
BRAVO! Professor Fiertel. Truly.
I still want to know:
Do we need to append some adjective to photography for extremely enhanced digital photography.
I have used every art to avoid making any value judgment about this. I strive simply for a definition.
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March 30, 2005, 01:13:08 PM »
How does he make 30 prints from a 3K x 2K Kodak PhotoCD of a bad negative (Tornado Ranch)?
Does he repaint every detail? Deconvolution?
What takes "weeks and weeks and weeks"?
If you go to his site you will see that he repaints the image pixel by pixel. He probably re-sizes the file to an appropriate resolution for a given print and then magnifies the image to about 400% or higher and repaints it pixel by pixel. The reason why he can print so large from a small file is because he adds his own detail. It is quite amazing to see this in the enlarged section of a wooden shed.
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March 21, 2005, 06:50:35 PM »
I imagine it takes him weeks because he is experimenting, perhaps even making many test prints. As B&W is an abstraction, I have no problem with people really 'intensifying' a photo with heavy post-production work.
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March 21, 2005, 11:39:48 PM »
So is he a photographer, a graphic artist .... or something new?
I have no idea, but he seems to equate post-processing of digital images with wet darkroom work a-la Ansel Adams... In which case it would seem that would make him a photographer.
Frankly, I think Pete has a point. A lot of Ansel's negatives were troubled and needed his special darkroom talents to turn them into exceptional prints -- and we have no trouble calling him a "photographer" as opposed to a darkroom technician, though he was obviously both.
I think that St. Ansel was definitely a stellar photographer but he certainly knew how to get a silk purse from a sow's ear at times ... we gush over Moonrise over Hernandez for example but that wasn't much of an original before he created his masterpiece from it. I remember seeing the vast differences in his interpretation of some of his images as he printed them over time - not subtle differences, vast differences.
Kudos to Pete Myers for coming out about the difference between shooting great images and making great images. I think we can all appreciate the difference between his art and the PS junk that some people construct (fake skies, wild colour manipulation and other unsubtle manipulations). I 'read' most of the digital photo magazines out there and I'm constantly horrified at some of the butchered material that a few of them publish.
I think I'll retreat to my bunker at this point ....
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This story was updated at 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 9.
Montgomery County Police have identified the victim of a fatal Friday afternoon shooting in White Oak.
Jesse Patrick Campos, 21, lived in the 11400 block of July Drive. Officers from the Silver Spring district were dispatched to a shooting at his home at 3:45 p.m. Friday and found Campos dead at the scene, said Capt. Paul Starks, a Montgomery County police spokesman. Police were initially called by a woman who called to report her boyfriend had been shot. Police confirmed Saturday that the incident was a shooting.
According to a Montgomery County Police press release, two suspects entered the apartment by accosting a roommate outside and forcing him to open the door. One of the suspects shot Campos, and both fled. The male roommate and a woman who was also in the apartment were not injured.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Montgomery County police at 240-773-5070.
Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Solvers of Montgomery County at 866-411-8477. Crime Solvers will pay a cash reward of up to $10,000 for information that leads to an arrest and/or indictment in the crime.
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Saturday, February 28, 2004JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 28, 2004) - The Bucs wrapped up the first day of competition at the Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Mini-Dome with strong performances from several ETSU athletes. The day's events began with the first ever women's pentathlon and men's heptathlon events. Senior Buccaneer, Kristin Truman (Johnson City, Tenn.) placed second overall in the pentathlon and recorded new personal bests in four of the five events. "I'm really proud of Kristin," said assistant coach Michelle Byrne. "She made a commitment early on to train for the pentathlon and her hard work and dedication is paying off. Overall, she is quicker, stronger, and more powerful. Her strong indoor performance will help her as she gets ready for the upcoming outdoor season." The ETSU sprinters continued to see success at the championships with stellar performances from senior Chantelle Vernon (Markham, Ontario), sophomore James Rainer (Alcoa, Tenn.), and freshman Johnny Tucker (Spartanburg, S.C.). "It was an awesome day for us in the short sprints with several of our athletes recording new personal bests." Vernon advanced to 60 meter finals with her first place finish in the preliminaries on a record setting time of 7.54. Her time breaks the former ETSU school record of 7.56 she set last season. Her time also stands as the current Southern Conference Record in the 60 meters. On the men's side, Rainer placed third in the 60 meters to advance to the finals with a time of 6.83. Tucker, in addition to advancing to the 60 meter finals with a time of 6.98, advanced to the 400 meter finals with a mark of 49.65. In the women's 800 meters, ETSU advanced three runners to Sunday's finals. Jennifer Habbestad (Tampa, Fla.), Kim Simmons (Knoxville, Tenn.), and Tiffany Collier (Atlanta, Ga.) claimed the first, third, and fifth slots, respectively, to advance. In the distance races, junior Brad Yewer (Newbury, England), the SoCon's Most Outstanding Track Performer in 2003, placed second in the 3000 meter race with a time of 8:24.24. "Brad ran a tough race, but came up a little short. He will be back tomorrow to defend his SoCon Championship title in the mile run." "Overall, our kids are focused and taking care of business and I look for it to continue into the second day of competition." The SoCon Indoor Track and Field Championships will continue tomorrow with events scheduled to run from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. with the presentation of championship trophies to follow at 4:15 p.m.
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John Watson feels Red Bull should suspend Sebastian Vettel for one race following his antics at the Malaysian Grand Prix...
John Watson feels Red Bull should suspend Sebastian Vettel for one race following his antics at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Three-time World Champion Vettel was ordered by team principal Christian Horner not to overtake team-mate Mark Webber during the latter stages of the race at Sepang, but he ignored the calls and eventually went on to win ahead of the Australian.
The result didn't go down well with a lot of people and even though Vettel apologised to Webber, former F1 driver Watson believes the Milton Keynes squad should take further action.
"The only conclusion I can reach is that Vettel should be suspended for the next grand prix," he said.
"You can't take the points away from him and give them to Mark Webber - that's now history and Sebastian has the benefit of those seven additional points.
"You can't really fine him, it is almost irrelevant to fine him, so the only purposeful way to bring him to book is to say 'you will stand out one race'."
It is not the first time that Vettel and Webber have not seen eye to eye as there were also fallouts at the 2010 Turkish and British Grands Prix.
Webber said during Sunday's post-race interviews that he felt "Seb made his own decisions today and will have protection as usual".
Watson warns that their relationship could deteriorate from here on in.
"I think once the blood has cooled down and the team get the two drivers together, Webber will see the season out, but it will be a very fractious relationship," he added.
"I don't know what favours Mark Webber can be asked to provide to Sebastian Vettel if that should ever arise in the future."


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CAPSULE REPORT: In the spectrum of fine chocolate, there are all styles. In his expansive article, House Tour: An Overview Of The World's Great Chocolate Producers, Peter Rot compares and contrasts them. At the far end of the spectrum is François Pralus, known for his dark-roasted beans: he is the espresso of chocolate. The chocolate is serious, stern. It demands that you pay attention and study hard. Pralus provides a convenient "study guide" in the form of his Pyramide des Tropiques: a stack of smaller tastes of all of his single origin chocolate bars. There's even a miniature bite-size pyramide—the "flash card" version.
Tasting a chocolate bar from Pralus is like plunging straight into the heart of darkness. His interpretation of single origin chocolate is indeed a dark journey that no other chocolatier has dared to attempt. And Pralus has returned triumphantly.
To define Pralus' stylistic leaning it is easy to say that he's a dark roaster, but that is like calling a Burgundy fruity. No, Pralus' style is so stern and austere that tasting his chocolate simply is an experience that needs to be undertaken firsthand. Whether he is working with a gentle Indonesian Criollo bean or a bold Ecuadorian Arriba, Pralus exacts a dark roast. Whatever the nature of the cacao (i.e. its tone and flavor, whether it's light and complex or dark and simple), the finished chocolate will always have a deep and brooding nature, a darkened aura that sometimes might subdue fruitiness and highlight darker notes such as coffee or dried fruits.
For a lighter cacao, such as a Criollo from Madagascar or Indonesia, the roast will be all too obvious. The lighter nature of the cacao will stick out in direct contrast to the darker tones and flavors exacted by the heat of roasting. For example, Madagascan cacao is typically very light, but Pralus' version is cloaked in a dark tone that hovers ubiquitously throughout the length. The same can be said with the rest of the origin bars. However, for darker cacaos, such as the Venezuela or Colombia cacaos, the naturally dark tone is intensified to an all-out extreme and might even overwhelm the meandering palate. Arriba is already a bold cacao, but here the roast exacerbates the tone, and subtle flavor nuances are subdued almost entirely.
Then, there's that characteristic smoke flavor that permeates a few of the Pralus bars. This is a flavor that's found in a few of the bars—Indonesia, Java and Vanuatu, for example—and is most likely a result of the roasting process. But don't be alarmed. Although it might startle and shock at first, it actually fits remarkably well, especially with São Tomé.
Overall, I wouldn't say that Pralus is a sophisticated chocolate. Over-roasting detracts from sophistication: it can suck the flavor out of cacao. Rather, I would regard Pralus as bold and challenging: the flavors might be so subtle that meticulous attention must be paid in order to extract the full profile from each bar. Pralus also is austere—his chocolate definitely has a quality of seriousness that doesn't lend itself easily to casual tasting. No, if you wish to fully appreciate Pralus and understand his stylistic leaning, it is necessary to spend an adequate amount of time contemplating each chocolate.
A common thread tying together all of the bars is a dark tone and to some extent, woody notes, especially cedar. This is more noticeable among the Trinitario and Criollo bars, whose tones are already fairly light. As a result, the contrast is much more noticeable. Madagascar, Trinidad, and Jamaïque display this prominently. And São Tomé's Forastero cacao already bears a natural woody flavor; it thus shines through abundantly clear.
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ROUND 10 - Germany 20-22 July 2012
Venue: Hockenheim
Circuit Length: 4.574 Km
Laps: 67
Lap Record: 1:13.780 = 223.182 km/h - K. Raikkonen (McLaren) 2004
2011 Results (race held at Nűrburgring)
Pole Position: Mark Webber (Red Bull Renault); 1:30.079 = 205.739 km/h
1st: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Mercedes) 1:37.30.334
2nd: Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
3rd: Mark Webber (Red Bull Renault)
Fastest Lap: Hamilton, 1:34.302 = 196.526 km/h on lap 59
2010 Results (last time held at Hockenheim)
Pole Position: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Renault); 1:13.791 = 223.149 km/h
1st: Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), 1:27.38.864 (av. speed 209.788 km/h)
2nd: Felipe Massa (Ferrari)
3rd: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Renault)
Fastest Lap: Vettel, 1:15.824 = 217.166 km/h on lap 67
That's Narain Karthikeyan's view of the setting for Round 10 of the 2012 World Championship, the Hockenheimring. The HRT driver is one of many who would have preferred to retain the old lay-out, almost seven kilometres long, with its high-speed stretches through the forests, but the current 4.574km design has been in use since 2002 and they should all be used to it by now.
Hockenheim itself sits in the densely populated Rhein-Neckar corner of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, a short drive away from such popular tourist destinations as the old university town of Heidelberg to the north-east and roughly halfway between the major centres of Mannheim to the north and Karlsruhe to the south. It can get very hot in the summer although there is apparently a chance of rain – though nothing like Silverstone! – this weekend.
Hockenheim is the home race for the five German drivers in the current field: Vettel, Schumacher, Rosberg, Hülkenberg and Glock, while the Sauber team is based not all that far away in Switzerland and their driver Sergio Perez spent two years in Germany in his earlier racing career.
Michael Schumacher sums up the emotions for a 'home' driver nicely: "People often ask me whether there is any such thing as a home advantage in such an international sport as ours and my answer is: perhaps not a home advantage, but certainly a home-race feeling. As a German driver, you naturally have a different sense of excitement when you arrive at the German Grand Prix and know that all the spectators in the grandstands are supporting you. That makes you proud, and always boosts your motivation even higher. This year is the first time that our Mercedes works team has been capable of racing right at the front, and because of that, we're hoping for lots of support from the fans and to reward them with our performance."
Michael's teammate Nico Rosberg may have a Finnish father but he knows which is his fatherland: "Hockenheim is always very special for us, and especially for me. I was born in Wiesbaden, near Hockenheim, and I have really good memories of the previous Hockenheim races. Before my Formula One career, I won quite often at this circuit, and I will never forget my father's last DTM race in 1995. I joined him on the roof of his car driving through the Motodrom - and that was the moment when I thought to myself 'How cool is that?!' and decided to become a racing driver like him."
Breaking down Narain's comment, the `Ring has 17 corners, 10 right-handers among them. It's a circuit of the proverbial two halves: the first part, which unusually boasts a very quick first corner, is high-speed, culminating in a great overtaking opportunity at the hairpin, then the second half is slower with the Sachskurve, the Stadium section and the Südkurve leading on to the straight.
It's new territory for Pirelli, since F1 was last at the Hockenheimring two years ago – it alternates now with the Nürburgring. The Italian firm will bring a slightly conservative-looking choice of the P Zero White (Medium) and Yellow (Soft) tyres to a track which is reasonably smooth.
This is the 33rd Grand Prix to be staged at Hockenheim since its introduction to the World Championship in 1970, when Jochen Rindt was the winner for Lotus. Ferrari have 10 wins to their credit here, including five of the last seven visits, while Williams have nine. Sir Frank's team needs to recover its promising early-season form and goes to Germany with Bruno Senna buoyed by receiving the Lorenzo Bandini Trophy to mark his own promising start to his career.
Notable landmarks: Heikki Kovalainen, whose F1 career started with Renault in Australia in 2007, will take part in his 100th Grand Prix weekend at Hockenheim. He did 17 races with Renault, 35 with McLaren Mercedes, and is in his third season with Caterham (formerly Lotus), for whom he has competed in 46 races so far. Yes, that adds up to 98, not 99: Heikki's gearbox failed on the grid of the 2010 Spanish GP and he didn't take the start.
No such arithmetical problems for Lewis Hamilton: while the 2008 World Champion ponders his current McLaren's lack of performance and his future with the team, the 27-year-old Briton ("I'm not so young any more," he said in midweek) will definitely be racing in his 100th Grand Prix for the team this weekend.


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What Are the Ethics of Spending OUR Money? Are we Dependent on it?
Why isn't education attaining its goals? Why people are not taking care of their health? Why people are not creative enough? Why can't we discover the "next big thing" that will save the world? Why are anxiety levels increasing significantly in the society?... etc.
Or on a personal level, why am I unmotivated? Why am I uncomfortable? Why am I unhappy? Why do I find so much difficulties in life?... etc.
Our answer almost always includes: because of the lack of funding, no enough money.
So we look for ways to gain more money, we almost make it the aim of our lives. In a seminar that was held at my college for researchers, the speaker asked the people present, "Why are you pursuing your career in researching and science?" And almost everyone's answer was to have a better status, a better job, promotions... etc.!
We do own money indeed! We can spend it! BUT do we own the Earth's resources? Is it okay to spend money? On a small scale and a large scale?
I have been thinking for a while about this topic, about the rightness of spending our own money. About consuming the Earth's resources. We all spend money to buy things that we don't need, or things we need but can manage to do all right without them. Do you think we need to have more self regulation? To exert MORE EFFORT to substitute money? To take the TIME to think about alternatives?
Will consuming Earth's resources help us be more creative? Help our children understand better? Help people take care of their health? Is it money what we really need to help people? How much money do we need to make humanity happy?
My point is that I see people thinking that money is the magical thing that if we owned, everything is gonna be all great. It almost became a culture! You want to live better? Own more money!
And I see that we are missing out the point that money is not magical, it equals consuming the earth. Can we OWN the earth and do whatever we want with it? Do we realize what money is? How can we use it then?
Gail .
Mar 6 2013: No, most people do not know what money is. They don't care that they don't know.
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Lack of money is not why you are unmovotivated. (check out this TED talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation.html )
It's hard to be motivated to do what society wants you to do if society wants you to plunder and destroy your own nest - and your self-esteem in the process.
It's also very isolating to perceive what you perceive in a world that perceives you as an enemy not to be trusted or believed. I can only say that you are not alone. There are many of us.
Mar 15 2013: Thank you for your warm words. You are not alone either. I don't think much of how the world perceives me, it does not effect me what "they" see. It is their own matter :)
I just think that money is overrated. It is given more value than what it really can do.
Agree with what you said about the society. I believe we need more empathy to encourage people to give more. I give more when I love the society, not to avoid the shame!
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Mar 5 2013: Many believe, as you do, that the majority of people think money will solve their problems or all problems.
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I don't know how widespread, really, among adults is the belief that money solves all problems. Some problems demand technological solutions or the design of systems that take ingenuity, a willingness to take risks, and a freedom to experiment.
I have heard a lot of people worry they are not sending enough time creatively but never because of a lack of money. Nor have I heard people in the United States say that they don't take good care of their health because of money. More likely, they would make arguments related to demands on their time.
There is research that is discussed here often that shows that after you have enough resources to cover your basic needs and a little more, extra money has no impact on contentment. Martin Seligman's TED talk is one that cites this research.
Mar 15 2013: Oh, it is interesting to see the difference in the ideology.
Here it is a wide spread belief that if we had money, we would have a better region. A lot of money is being wasted, in my opinion, to replace human effort and time. And wasting money like that means wasting the earth resources that, i dont think, we own in the first place!
Barry Palmer
Mar 5 2013: I think what you need to realize is that most people want much more than they need. Many people want much more stuff than what they need to live comfortably. Years ago a study asked people how much money they would need to live comfortably. People of all income levels thought they would be happy if they made just about 20% more. I recently saw a documentary in which a couple with income over $200,000 per year could not live within their income. (I would not know what to do with that much.) People are happier when they learn the meaning of enough, and become appreciative of what they have rather than envious of what they lack.
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By American standards my income and economic status is below average. By global standards I am rich. Neither of these comparisons has the slightest meaning to me. I live comfortably, with adequate food, shelter, clothing etc. and suffer no deprivation. I have enough and more than enough. I even have an automatic dishwasher, which makes my life much more pleasant. One of my goals is to simplify my life further by getting rid of stuff that is not needed. Within a year or two I hope to move to a small town where I can live comfortably without an automobile, using my legs and feet as my primary means of locomotion. Perhaps a bicycle for longer trips.
The only thing you can do with money is spend it. Money is not the problem. The problem is spending it wisely.
I think if we can develop wisdom the resources of the Earth will be enough.
Mar 15 2013: Very well said. I think the culture which is shaped by the financially powerful parties are the ones who are benefiting from creating this relative deprivation. By always presenting models for people to follow as social scripts, there is a man made feeling of dissatisfaction.
What a simple life you are trying to lead there, go for it! Would like to hear from you about your experience!
And do you have suggestions on how we can develop wisdom? Who is responsible for that?Mar 15 2013: You have opened interesting topics here, would like to read more about your point of view!
And yes, you have answered the question just fine, thank you for your contribution!Mar 15 2013: Apologize everyone for my late reply. Thank you so much for your great contribution.Mar 12 2013: I view that money does not bring you happiness at all.
You just have to look at the statics and research the rather unintuitive psychology of happiness to find that out.
I mean owning money = "natural happiness". Not owning money and still being happy = Synthetic happiness.
But the odd thing is you goals for "natural happiness" will always change. So making happiness your end isn't the wisest thing to do (in my opinion that is) but making it you mean is, and money just correlated. (E.g doing things in a sense of "flow" and making some money making ideas, not because of the money, but because you want to.)
Mar 15 2013: Thank you for sharing your point of view.
See my debate here isn't about money and happiness, it is about consumption of the earth resources to be happy. We think it is okay because these resources are bought with money that we own, but do we really own this money? Should humans "own" the earth?
Mar 15 2013: Yes I view they should "own" the earth. :)
Because we gain the most utility from owning the earth, and if we managed it properly then every species would be okay.
Also we need to own the earth to keep up at the process of consumerism we are currently going at.
But I admit it would be better if we could become a less consumerist society, and plan ahead more.
Hope I have answered this question better now. Will expand on these points later!
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(1) Up to optimal point, money makes valid happiness.
(2) Above the optimal point, money mainly makes invalid happiness , which causes greed, inequality, crimes, wars, environment destruction, .... humankind self-extinction.
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