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In the "Art for Everyone (?)" thread, I again suggested that artists (including Franklin, who I was addressing) have the power to alter the current system (and its exclusionary "grouthink") if they feel it's not working for them, the same way artists have always done it. I offered, "History shows us...that even groupthink had a genesis and if you want to change things, all you need do it take a page from the previous books: i.e., inspire one wealthy patron to open a different type of museum that shows the way toward a better tomorrow." Franklin (who was offering more on his well thought-out objection to the use of public funding to exhibit/promote contemporary art), noted:
Right. I'll get to work on that.I'll get to public funding in a moment, but one notion in that statement strikes me as too pessimistic to let it go.
I have reasonable career goals that hinge on finding viewers who are sympathetic to my work, or at least not antipathetic, some of whom operate in the public sphere and most who don't. If I win the ear of someone with enough money to singlehandedly open a museum, I'll work on them, but to my knowledge the last collector to do such a thing was Isabella Stewart Gardner. In the meantime, artists who are not supported by the groupthink cited by Bernard are being forced to underwrite their own exclusion. If you think this is fair, make a case for it.
Collectors who opened their collections of (at least partially contemporary) art to the public (sometimes calling it a "collection," sometime calling it a "museum" but always in the process helping to educate the public about particular artists or movements they championed as well as help further their careers and/or change art history) have also included Peggy Guggenheim, Duncan Phillips, Albert Barnes, and John and Dominique de Menil, just to name a few. Privately owned and operated institutions today in the process of becoming the same thing include The FLAG Art Foundation, the Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, the Rubell Family Collection, the Boros Collection, The Hoffman Collection, and on and on and on and on.
Whether each of these collections relatively recently opened up to the public will go on after their founders pass away to become actual self-sustaining museums or not, only time will tell, but clearly the model is alive and well. And so are the non-public-funding opportunities they represent for contemporary artists. So, I reiterate: if the system isn't working for you, inspire one wealthy patron to offer an alternative. This is how artists who were not part of the academy or in-crowd or groupthink group have changed art history for centuries.
Mind you, in regards to Franklin's first somewhat snarky comment ("Right. I'll get to work on that.") just because it isn't easy doesn't mean it's not worth doing. Other artists before you (and those around you now) weren't daunted by how hard this obviously is. There are artists and collectors collaborating as we speak to advance this or that idea in contemporary art-making. If that seems too pie-in-the-sky for you, please note that that doesn't change the fact that those artists are still your competition. Their willingness/ability to team up with a wealthy patron will give them an advantage in how history is written.
As for the final sentiment in Franklin's comment ("In the meantime, artists who are not supported by the groupthink cited by Bernard are being forced to underwrite their own exclusion. If you think this is fair, make a case for it."); although this post is about a different funding option, the bottom line is the same for both options: Fair ain't got nothing to do with it. If the private sector can advance a new idea or new group of artists to where the public-at-large wants to see more of them, then that new group will eventually get public funding too. Every popular (i.e., funded via demand) movement/idea/artist group has a genesis. But taking away the public funding of the arts (because it's perceived as unfair) will have repercussions beyond who is excluded and who's embraced by the curatorial preferences of the day. I don't think that's the way to go.
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I'm in the habit of using Folex (http://www.folexcompany.com/), and haven't felt the need to pursue anything else. It's pretty cheap and works surprisingly well. You can find it at stores like Home Depot, Target, and (God forbid) Wal-Mart.
This is the first in what will be an ongoing series of blogs, subtitled "Andrea shamelessly promotes cute guys who make videos about vaguely interesting topics."
Now, I know that our Jessica O. did a fabulous blog post about stain removal here at Wise Bread. One of my favorite posts ever. Jessica's post examined common household products that can be used to get stains out. This video (I can't embed it, sorry!), on the other hand, shows an adorably disheveled, slacker-ish guy testing out numerous commercial stain-removers.
In case you don't care to watch, the winner is Zout. I'm a little peeved that the Tide pen was thrown out so early in the competition, but as Dan points out, usability is a major issue, and the pen tip collapsed.
What can I say? I have a weakness for Slate.com contributors, and for guys who play the air guitar professionally.
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I'm in the habit of using Folex (http://www.folexcompany.com/), and haven't felt the need to pursue anything else. It's pretty cheap and works surprisingly well. You can find it at stores like Home Depot, Target, and (God forbid) Wal-Mart.
Zout - above all works the best and in 40 yers of marriage, sloppy eating husband and 3 boys, I've tried them all. It even gets out TOMATO stains!!!
Dreft stain remover is the best kept secret ever. My friends and I agree - why didn't anyone ever tell us about it before we had babies? It removes all kinds of unspeakable filth that my son (now a toddler) manages to get on his clothes and cloth diapers - tomato sauce, blood, curry, poo, mud. I use it his stuff as well as my husband's and my own.
I use it more on my tub to get out lime. Spraying the bottom of the tub & letting it sit for about 10 minutes. Can use a sponge by spraying the sponge first to wipe down the walls of the tub. I like to rinse it off once it has done it wonders. No other stain remover works on my tub like Dreft does. No toxic fumes to smell! Love it. Read online that it was used in a nursing home on soiled clothes prior to washing. Now if just wasn't so hard to find in grocery stores.


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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A proposal to ban abortions in Louisiana as early as the sixth week of pregnancy continued to speed through the state legislature Wednesday, a day after Alabama lawmakers voted for what could become the nation's most restrictive law against the procedure.
Without objection, the Louisiana House Health and Welfare Committee backed legislation to prohibit abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected, similar to laws passed in several conservative states that are aimed at challenging the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 decision that legalized abortion. Louisiana's ban, however, only would take effect if a federal appeals court upholds a similar law in Mississippi.
Louisiana's so-called fetal "heartbeat bill" is sponsored by state Sen. John Milkovich, one of several measures that lawmakers are advancing to add new restrictions on abortion. Senators already have supported the bill, which will next receive full House consideration, one step from final passage. Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards has indicated he will sign the measure if it reaches his desk.
"We believe children are a gift from God," said Milkovich, a Democrat from Keithville. He said his proposal provides that "once a heartbeat is detected, the baby can't be killed."
In Louisiana, Alabama and other conservative states, anti-abortion politicians emboldened by the addition of conservative justices to the U.S. Supreme Court are hoping to ignite legal fights and eventually overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, putting an end to the constitutional right to abortion.
Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio and Georgia recently approved bans on abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected. None of those are yet in force.
Opponents said Louisiana's bill would effectively eliminate abortion as an option before many women realize they are pregnant, calling the proposal unconstitutional.
"Louisianans need more health care, free of harassment, not more political posturing," said Amy Irvin, executive director of the New Orleans Abortion Fund, which gives financial help to women who can't afford the procedure.
About a dozen abortion rights supporters protested outside the House chamber, objecting to the bill's advancement, wearing clothes spattered in fake blood and shouting: "My body! My choice! Don't you silence my voice!" The protest ended a half-hour later, when law enforcement officers took the group away in handcuffs.
The legislation includes an exception from the abortion ban to prevent the pregnant woman's death or "a serious risk of the substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function" — or if the pregnancy is deemed "medically futile."
But it does not include an exception for a pregnancy caused by rape or incest. Irvin called that "a horribly cruel omission."
A doctor who violates the prohibition under the bill could face a prison sentence of up to two years, along with revocation of medical license.
Testifying with Milkovich was Jennifer McCoy, who served prison time for conspiracy to commit arsons at two Virginia abortion clinics.
While House lawmakers advanced that proposal, senators moved ahead with separate proposals to limit where medication-induced abortions can be performed and to toughen records storage requirements for abortion providers.
One bill by Republican Rep. Frank Hoffmann would require medication abortions — administered through pills that induce miscarriage at early stages of pregnancy — to be handled solely at Louisiana's three licensed abortion clinics, said Ellie Schilling, a New Orleans attorney who represents those clinics.
Another piece of legislation from Republican Rep. Raymond Crews would lengthen the time that abortion clinics and doctors who perform the procedure must retain patient records, with detailed requirements and hefty penalties for violations.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee backed both measures without objection, sending them to the Senate floor for debate. The House already has approved the proposals.
In Alabama, lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to the nation's most restrictive abortion proposal, which would make performing abortions a felony at any stage of pregnancy with almost no exceptions. The state's governor will now decide whether to sign it into law, which opponents say would draw an immediate legal challenge.
Senate Bill 184 and House Bills 133 and 484: www.legis.la.gov
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First Look Review: PRO Menu 200726 Nov, 2006 By: Patrick Davis
Add-on offers 80 new tools to increase your AutoCAD productivity
One reason AutoCAD is so popular across so many different disciplines is because it's easy to customize it to suit your needs. Many customization methods are available, but they require your time and experience to make work well. Fortunately, numerous third-party options are available to make AutoCAD work better for you. One such product is PRO Menu by MultiCIM Technologies. PRO Menu is a collection of about 80 AutoCAD utilities that make AutoCAD more intuitive and make you more productive.
If you use any of the vertical products such as Autodesk Building Systems, Architectural Desktop or Mechanical Desktop, you have two choices. You can load PRO Menu using the generic profile that lets you start one of the verticals as AutoCAD, or you can load PRO Menu as a partial CUI file. There are pros and cons to each choice. For example, if you load PRO Menu using the profile that loads Architectural Desktop as AutoCAD, then you lose the Architectural Desktop tools and functionality, but you get full use of the PRO Menu toolset. If you load PRO Menu as a partial CUI in Architectural Desktop, then you lose some of the functionality of PRO Menu including Expanded Shortcut Menus, Programmed Mouse Button and Mouse Button Access to Enhanced OSNAP Menu, to name a few. Most users of vertical products, I suspect, will choose the latter option: loading PRO Menu as a partial CUI file.
PRO Menu adds several new pull-down menus with expanded layouts for a more logical and cleaner layout, including Construct, Layers, Text and Solids. The Construct menu adds commands to copy or create new objects based on existing objects. The Layer menu adds commands for controlling layers. The Text menu contains commands for working with text and attributes, and the Solids menu contains command for working with solids and regions.
PRO Menu also adds several new toolbars, many of which have a corresponding pull-down menu option. While these new toolbars are effective, it's the Toolbar Swapping option that really stands out. If you're a toolbar user, then you're well aware of how much screen real estate those toolbars can use. With Toolbar Swapping, you can display any of 11 specific toolbars with a single click. The real trick to toolbar swapping is advanced placement of the toolbars on screen. If you place all the swappable toolbars at the same location, you only use that portion of the screen.
Using PRO Menu's Toolbar Swapping tool, you can quickly switch among 11 toolbars, conserving valuable screen real estate.
I've always been very selective as to which toolbars I use because of the amount of screen real estate they use. Now that I use dual monitors, I have expanded the number of toolbars I rely on. While I now have plenty of screen real estate for toolbars, I still really like this option. Toolbar Swapping is a great idea and I can't help but wonder why Autodesk hasn't introduced a similar function.
PRO Menu also provides an Enhanced Osnap Menu. This menu adds new cues that show which osnaps are currently running. In the figure below, notice the square around the Endpoint osnap icon. This indicates that the Endpoint snap is active. The Enhanced Osnap Menu also provides submenus for preselecting objects and some predefined osnap modes.
The Enhanced Osnap Menu adds new cues to show you which osnaps are running.
It's just not possible to discuss all the tools and features that are available in PRO Menu. There are numerous expanded menu tools that provide a more intuitive interface. New layer features provide quick and easy tools to change layer settings, by picking objects on screen or using a popup list for layers that are hidden. The new display and viewport controls let you save and restore views with a single click, as well as creating irregular shaped viewports in AutoCAD LT.
PRO Menu is currently available for AutoCAD 2002 to 2007 as well as for the verticals for $99. It's also available for AutoCAD LT 2000 through AutoCAD LT 2007 for $59, with a less-comprehensive set of features. Fully functional ProMenu trial versions are available, and I encourage you to download the software and try it for yourself.
With approximately 80 new tools, a slight learning curve comes with the tools -- but that's mainly learning where the tools are located. All the objects created with the software are standard AutoCAD objects, so you'll have no proxy object issues if you share your drawings with users not using PRO Menu.
After using PRO Menu for a few weeks, I'll admit that I was more than a little disappointed in Autodesk -- I'm really surprised that these utilities have not been incorporated into AutoCAD.
If you're using a vertical product such as Architectural Desktop, your productivity might not increase as dramatically when compared with the gains experienced by vanilla AutoCAD users. During my day-to-day work with Architectural Desktop and Autodesk Building Systems, I found that I didn't use many of the PRO Menu tools because I'm accustomed to the process and workflow tools in those programs. However, when using plain AutoCAD, the Swappable Toolbars and Enhanced OSNAP Menu and Layer tools were very helpful.
PRO Menu is a relatively inexpensive add-on to AutoCAD, but before you buy, download the trial version and familiarize yourself with the product to make sure that your individual process and workflow will benefit from the utilities the software provides.
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Crook Point Long-Term trends
See below for trend graphs
In order to standardize species resolution across all MARINe groups, and over time, some species (typically rare) were lumped for graphical presentation of Long-Term monitoring data. See lumped categories for definitions (some variation occurs between methods and over time).
Photo Plots
Below are the trends observed for each Photo Plot target species at this site. Long-Term percent cover trend graphs also include any species that reached a minimum of 25% cover during any single point in time within a given target species assemblage. Breaks in trend lines represent missed sampling events. For additional species observed that did not meet this 25% threshold, please use the Interactive Map.
For motile invertebrate Species Counts, a mean across all plots was calculated, and only those species with a value of at least 5 individuals for at least one sample are shown. Due to time constraints, motile invertebrate counts have not been done at most sites since 2012. For motile invertebrate size trend graphs by site, please use the Interactive Map.
Chthamalus/Balanus (Acorn Barnacles) - percent cover
Chthamalus/Balanus (Acorn Barnacles) - motile invertebrate counts
Mytilus (California Mussel) - percent cover
Mytilus (California Mussel) - motile invertebrate counts
Silvetia (Golden Rockweed) - percent cover
Silvetia (Golden Rockweed) - motile invertebrate counts
Endocladia (Turfweed) - percent cover
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Strongco to Hold Third Quarter Results Conference Call
14 Oct, 2015, 11:00 ET
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MISSISSAUGA, ON, Oct. 14, 2015 /CNW/ - Strongco Corporation (TSX: SQP) today announced it will hold a conference call on Friday, October 30, 2015 at 10 am ET to discuss the Company's financial performance for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015.
Results will be issued by press release prior to the call.
The conference call will be hosted by Robert Dryburgh, President and Chief Executive Officer and David Wood, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
The dial-in number to call is 1-800-319-4610 or +1-604-638-5340 outside of Canada and the USA. Following management's introductory remarks, a question and answer session will take place for analysts and institutional investors.
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No, not that kind pasty. Get your mind out of the gutter. The British handheld pie kind—sort of like an empanada but with a stiffer upper lip. (For the record, "pasty" rhymes with "nasty." Which it isn't.) I had a hankering this week for one of these tasty little numbers, and while I am admittedly afraid of pastry dough, I forged ahead. And not to toot my own horn, but hot dang! This is one of the most successful dishes I've attempted. Like I-would-pay-money-for-this good. Serve-to-the-parents-in-law good. And the best part—besides eating a steaming hot, mouth-wateringly delicious hand pie for dinner when it's 5 degrees outside? My fear of dough is gone. Vanquished. Kaput. Now, that's what HOMEGROWN is all about. (More photos here.)
I used this bang-up recipe, courtesy of the blog From Kirsten's Kitchen to Yours, as my starting point; prep time took about an hour, plus 30 minutes of baking. Makes six large pasties.
» ½ cup butter
» ¼ cup boiling water
» 1 ½ cup flour
» 1 tsp salt
» ½ tsp baking powder
» 1 egg yolk
» 2 Tbsp milk
» 1/2 lb crimini mushrooms, chopped
» 10 to 12 shiitake mushrooms, chopped
» 1 small yellow onion, minced
» 3 cloves garlic, minced
» 2 Tbsp olive oil
» 1 tsp each dried thyme and rosemary
» 1 tsp salt
» ¼ c red wine
» 3 Tbsp parsley, minced
» salt
» pepper
To make the dough: Set butter out to soften in a small bowl and start water boiling. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder in a large bowl. When water is boiling, pour over butter and stir to fully dissolve. Pour melted butter over flour mixture and stir well. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
To make the filling: In a large skillet, sauté onion and garlic in olive oil until softened. Add mushrooms, salt, and spices, and cook on medium-high, stirring, until moisture has cooked off, 10 to 13 minutes. When mushrooms begin to stick, add wine to deglaze, scraping up any bits. Stir and cook until all liquid has been absorbed. Add parsley, stir, season with salt and pepper. Set aside to cool.
Preheat oven to 400F. Divide dough into 6 balls and roll each into an 8-inch circle. Divvy up filling into six portions and place on half of each dough disc. Fold dough over to close, press down edges, and seal with the tines of a fork. Beat together egg yolk and milk. Brush mixture over each pie then poke holes to allow steam to escape. Bake on a cookie sheet for 30 minutes. Allow to cool 5 minutes before eating—if you can muster the patience.
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Being a Brit by birth, I used to be a sucker for a good Cornish pasty! These mushroom ones sound divine! I used to make large batches of traditional pasties to keep some easy meals on hand in the freezer. After I'd filled the dough, and sealed the edges, I'd freeze them on a baking sheet. Once frozen I'd wrap them, and then could just pull them out when I wanted them. I'd just thaw them, add the egg wash, and bake! I'm definitely going to have to try these :)
Clare: Freezing them prebaked—such a good tip! I have to say, I'm not sorry I have a few leftovers in the fridge for tonight.
Thanks for sharing the recipe. I tend to freeze ready-made meals like pizza pockets, mini-quiches and other homemade convenience foods for my husband to enjoy for lunch, and this looks like something I have to try out. With a mushroom filling, it'll come down to a fist fight to see who gets the last one in our house. ;)
Penny: I was a little worried the filling might be a tad bland since I chose not to use especially fancy mushrooms (I'm a cheapskate), but it was darn good. The original recipe that I consulted called for a tablespoon of cognac, which probably wouldn't hurt, either.
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The Winery Dogs brought the thunder at the Crest Theatre last night.
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It would be easy to call The Winery Dogs a supergroup: Vocalist and guitarist Richie Kotzen made his mark with Poison and Mr. Big, bassist Billy Sheehan has been rocking for decades with Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big and others, and drummer Mike Portnoy was the co-founder of progressive metal superstars Dream Theater. But The Winery Dogs are so much more than a supergroup.
Supergroups are usually short-lived entities composed of gifted players that jam out for little while and then quickly record with the hopes of catching lightning in a bottle. Moreover, they're often the sum of their collective parts. That's certainly not the case with The Winery Dogs, a cohesive, well-rounded classic-sounding trio with blazing songs that defy expectation. The group's self-titled debut is filled with straightforward rock and roll inspired by some of their favorite bands, and their music transcends any of the styles they're best known for.
"We all have our own distinct voicings and styles, but we also have a common ground of music we grew up listening to," explains vocalist and guitarist Richie Kotzen. "What makes the band so special is that somehow, in our collaboration, none of us lost our identity. We all sound like who we are yet we make music that is fresh and exciting and sounds like a new band. There's a natural chemistry that came together; it's one of those things that's meant to be."
"I like the fact that everybody comes from a different background, though there are similarities to them," adds Sheehan. "We have is a real special bond that wouldn't happen if we were all into exactly the same things. We brought disparate elements together and made them into a unified band."
The proof is in the brew: The Winery Dogs is an eclectic, fully realized album of songs that groove and swing without sacrificing any of the grit that makes great hard rock so inspiring. "Elevate" starts with a bang, as slamming drums and a visceral riff mesh into a rhythm of sheer power. Then the gifted musicians end the stanza in a flurry of precision playing before dropping down to a bass drum thump and sustained guitar feedback over which Kotzen sings, "Lost in the dark, I feel like a shadow of myself." Then the band kicks back into overdrive and the song repeats its tension and release until it reaches the euphoric chorus, "Elevate me, take me higher I don't want to be wasted."
The push-pull dynamic illustrates how The Winery Dogs toy with established styles and turn them into something special, complete with Sheehan's acrobatic bass fills and Kotzen's rapidfire solos, which help The Winery Dogs blend in a way that's both instantly recognizable and utterly individual.
"Desire" is slinkier and more sensual, starting with a lone staccato guitar, but rapidly morphing into a something more infectious than teenage mono, wah-wah guitars pumping along with throbbing bass rhythms and a sturdy backbeat. Before the song is over, The Winery Dogs have engaged in a full-scale workout of funk-inflected and blues-embellished hard rock, capped with the vocal "I don't think that I can let go."
"When we were writing, we'd get together and play and everything was really natural and automatic and fell together in a really cool way," Sheehan says. "Some of the jams we did on the record are pretty spontaneous. We'd launch into them and let nature its course. Honestly, the hardest thing was deciding which songs were our favorites. We'd finish something and be totally happy with it. And then we'd do the next song and go, 'No, man, that's our new favorite!' It was a rare and beautiful thing. Sometimes birth is hard labor, but these songs just popped out."
Maybe The Winery Dogs sounds so great because, more than anything, the album is a labor of love written from the heart and revealing unexpected shades of melodic eclecticism and lyrical vulnerability. Kotzen's vocals have never sounded better and his guitar playing is extraordinary. Anchored by Sheehan's expert bass lines, which root the songs and provide a lock-and-step foundation for Portnoy to play around, the band creates music that see-saws between primal simplicity and time-honored virtuosity.
"It's very exciting for me to be in a solid rock trio," Portnoy says. "Stylistically, the bulk of my career has been spent playing progressive music, so this was an opportunity for me to do something that wasn't prog or metal. It's more classic rock and, at the end of the day that's what I grew up with and that's the biggest influence in my life. I'm just at home playing on a small four piece kit doing a simple John Bonham groove as I am playing complex tempos on a giant kit. And that's been a great breath of fresh air for me."
The seeds of The Winery Dogs were planted in 2011 when Sheehan and Portnoy were working on music together with a different guitarist and songwriter. When that didn't gel, a mutual friend, "That Metal Show" host and consummate music fan, Eddie Trunk, suggested they contact Kotzen and see if he was interested in forming a band. "We all thought that was a brilliant idea," Portnoy says. "We were looking for that super gifted guitar player, singer and songwriter — and that's Richie."
The musicians got together in Kotzen's rehearsal studio in January 2012 and the first day they jammed, they wrote three songs, including the album tracks "One More Time," and "Six Feet Deeper." A month later, they reconvened and wrote five more tunes. From there, it was just a matter of fulfilling other musical obligations before they could get together and start recording the album. "At that point we were all gung-ho into it," Portnoy says. "That summer we got together and we began recording in August 2012. That's when the bulk of the recording was done as well as the writing of the remaining six tracks. We reconvened in December to finish the vocals and the last touches of overdubbing and mixed it in January 2013."
While many of the tracks on The Winery Dogs were written from beginning to end in the studio, others came out of song skeletons Kotzen had already written. "I had some material lurking on a hard drive, and I played that for the guys and they connected with those and helped me develop them into complete songs. Then there was one, 'You Saved Me,' that Mike had some lyrical and melodic ideas for and he ended up writing that. So the process was totally collaborative, no matter who made the first step. There were no egos involved."
The Winery Dogs is fueled by passion and talent, and also abounds with diversity. "Damaged" rings with jazzy guitar chords and yearning vocals, retaining intensity without being ultra-heavy; "I'm No Angel" is a mid-tempo burner propelled by a bluesy riff that's part Hendrix, part Zeppelin, while "Regret" is a heartfelt ballad replete with layered organ and piano that weave through soulful vocals, emotive guitars and a shuffling beat born of The Stones by way of Philly soul. "Growing up outside Philadelphia, I listened to a lot of soul music and as a singer that really influenced my delivery," Kotzen says. "I think it fits the kind of music we do. They're not typical hard rock vocals, but they're still powerful."
In September, The Winery Dogs will travel to Europe for a warm-up tour, then they'll return to the U.S. to embrace crowds with their passion, energy, enthusiasm and undeniable talent. For Portnoy, much of the excitement lies in the uniquely chemical bond the three musicians have created. "This is a band in the true sense of the word," he emphasizes. "It's all about collaborating on every level, from the writing to the production, and that's what makes it more than a 'project.' We were in the same room making music together. It wasn't one of those 'done by email' kind of albums."
From the uptempo blues-punk rhythms and flailing lead guitars of "The Other Side" to the space-warped doom of "Time Machine," to the boogie blues riffage of "One More Time," The Winery Dogs conjure the best aspects of sixties and seventies rock with a modern flair. Equally experimental and infectious, their album is a milestone in a hard rock genre saturated with cookie-cutter bands afraid to stray beyond their proven formula.
"We're so proud of everything on this album," Sheehan concludes." We can't wait to share it with everyone and spend a lot of time on the road. As much as we love these songs, we feel like the next record we make will be just as cool if not better because it will come out of playing together on the road and we'll learn exactly what.
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Nearly half the nation's mortgage borrowers will soon owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth, according to a new report.
A Deutsche Bank analysis of the battered housing and mortgage markets estimated that 25 million borrowers, representing 48% of all Americans with mortgage loans, will plunge underwater before home prices are expected to stabilize in the beginning of 2011.
"If our home-price forecast is correct, roughly one in two mortgage borrowers and one in three homeowners will owe more than their home is worth," said Karen Weaver, one of the researchers who authored the report. "That's a dramatic shift from the past several decades when housing was the foundation of middle class wealth."
This estimate is even steeper than what many other experts have previously reported or predicted. First American CoreLogic estimated 11 million homeowners -- and rising -- were underwater by the end of 2008. Moody's Economy.com estimated 15 million at the end of March and projected 17.5 million by early 2010. Zillow.com reported that 20 million were already underwater at the end of the first quarter 2009.
This level of negative equity could compel more borrowers to "strategically" default -- or walk away -- particularly those who are so far underwater that they fear they'll never break even.
"Severely underwater borrowers may conclude that their property value will never recover and they may 'walk away' even if they are able to make mortgage payments," said Weaver.
Currently, 26%, of defaults are classified as strategic, according to a recently published paper by Paola Sapienza, a finance professor with Northwestern University, and Luigi Zingales, a finance professor at the University of Chicago.
They found little evidence that homeowners voluntarily default unless their equity shortfall exceeds 10%.
The Deutsche Bank paper forecasts that the percentage of borrowers who are severely underwater (25% or more) will more than double to 28%. So it's likely that the number of people voluntarily defaulting will grow quickly.
The most likely to pack it in are those borrowers who know someone else who walked away. "People who know someone who defaulted strategically are 82% more likely to declare their [own] intention to do so," claimed Sapienza and Zingales in their paper.
The twin centers of underwater world are the "sand states" and the rust belt. The worst hit metro areas are Merced and El Centro, Calif., where 85% of mortgage borrowers are underwater.
Others hard hit areas include: Modesto, Calif. (84%), Las Vegas (81%) and Stockton, Calif. (81%). The leading Florida cities are Cape Coral (76%) and Orlando (71%). Mansfield and Cleveland, Ohio, (54%) had the highest rates in the industrial Midwest.
The type of mortgage loan had a big impact on whether borrowers are underwater. For each type of loan, Deutsche Bank estimated, as of March, what proportion of mortgage holders had negative equity.
Basic conforming loans: 16%. These loans, which limit the mortgage balance to home value, were the best performing, according to Deutsche Bank.
Prime jumbos: 26%. These mortgages are of such high value that they extend beyond the cap limits for loans bought or backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.
Alt-A loans: 49%. These notes were usually issued to borrowers with good credit scores who could not or would not provide full documentation of their incomes or assets.
Subprime loans: 50%. This is what many borrowers with poor credit history were forced to rely on.
Option-ARMs: 77%. AKA negative amortization loans are the worst performing loan product of all. Under the terms of these mortgages, borrowers could make minimum payments every month -- payments that did not even cover the interest of the loans. Instead of balances shrinking over time, the amount owed grew.
This was lethal when combined with falling home prices. By 2011, Deutsche Bank predicts 89% of these borrowers will be underwater.


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WASHINGTON (AP) ? Psychologists and mediators compare the political wrangling over the debt limit to a dangerous game of "chicken" with both sides racing cars at each other head-on.
This is not political rhetoric. It's a real-life psychological negotiating scenario where it sometimes helps to seem crazy, international relations experts say. And while it usually ends in a fair deal, sometimes it's a complete disaster.
Much of the debt limit talks are secret, so progress could be being made; White House officials Thursday expressed some optimism. Outside experts, though, don't like what they can see from the public statements.
"If there is a recipe for poor negotiations and poor negotiation outcome, watch what these political leaders have been doing these past few days," said Daniel L. Shapiro, founder of the Harvard International Negotiation Program. This is from a psychologist who has started a mediation program used in 30 countries and has been named "Peacemaker of the Year" by a mediation society.
"There's very little listening, very little learning ? mutual learning ? very little cross-group communication, very little creative thinking," he said.
Still, there's hope this marriage can be saved, the experts say. What's needed is a sense of empathy on both sides, the idea that we're all in this together, said some professional mediators and psychologists contacted by The Associated Press.
They blame a lack of trust, pandering to political bases and too much heated emotions.
"If you start framing this as a war, it becomes a war," Shapiro said. "This is very dangerous."
Shapiro called it a "very deadly game of chicken," noting that chicken is a negotiation scenario well studied by psychologists, sociologists, economists and diplomats. In the game, two cars drive head-on. If neither swerves out of the way there is the worst possible outcome: a crash. If both swerve, everyone survives with the same honor. The ultimate win: one doesn't swerve, the other does.
Another way to win: throw the steering wheel out the window and make sure the other side knows it and will be forced to flinch. Shapiro thinks that's happened in Washington, but American University international studies professor Joshua Goldstein disagrees.
Goldstein, who has written a book chapter about the chicken game in diplomacy, said the side that has the least to lose is more believable when it threatens to ditch the steering wheel and go for broke: "It gives the weaker party more negotiating power."
In this situation, tea party followers have more credibility in their throw-the-wheel-out threats and President Barack Obama, who wants to be re-elected, can't play consequences-be-damned, he said.
The game of chicken "has to be dangerous in order to give people the incentive to cooperate. It helps if you are crazy or if you pretend to be crazy," Goldstein said.
Psychologists have shown in experiments that the chicken game's mutual destruction possibility somehow gets individuals to cooperate more, about two-thirds of the time. But that's not necessarily the case with groups. When two groups of people are involved, the best possible outcome occurs only about a quarter of the time, and the chance of complete disaster rises, a 1997 study in the Journal of Conflict Resolution shows.
Leaders can be more likely to compromise but their colleagues push them to not make concessions and instead head off the cliff, Shapiro said.
Watching the debt negotiations reminds Linda Tropp, a professor of psychology at University of Massachusetts Amherst, of the continuing Israel and Palestinian conflict. It's more competitive bargaining than a give-and-take dialogue, said Tropp, director of her school's peace and violence program.
"This seems increasingly more entrenched," Tropp said. "And the more we go on this route toward protracted conflict, the harder and harder it will be to undo the pain of the past."
The key to breaking that deadlock is trying to see the other side's view more and to humanize ? not demonize ? your counterpart, both Tropp and Shapiro said.
Shapiro said both sides have to "turn this from a me-versus-you situation to a shared problem. If this does not go well, this is bad for everybody."
Perhaps most optimistic is Stanley Renshon, a political psychologist at the City University of New York. He compares the debt fight to the Cold War with both sides' fingers on the nuclear button in a scenario called mutually assured destruction. Renshon is sure the fear of economic and political catastrophe will result in a last-minute deal, saying "reality is a pretty strong motivator."


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While Be Quiet! Has been a leading provider of power supplies in Germany for several years, now it aims to target the North American market with high quality products. The Dark Power Pro 10 series power supplies have been introduced to the North American market a few months ago and in this review we will take a closer look at one of these.
The Power Supply
The Dark Power Pro 10 series is available in models with 550W, 650W, 750W, 850W, 1000W and 1200W. All of those received the 80Plus Gold certification (except the 850W model which is even rated Platinum) and share a set of common features. Basically the difference lies in the output power and related to that the number of connectors that come with the PSU. BeQuiet! supplied us with the 750W model (BQT P10-750W) which we looked at in detail for this review.
The Dark Power Pro 10 lives up to it's positioning as a high end product aimed at enthusiasts with a visually appealing design. This already starts with the packaging. Both the power supply and all the accessories are neatly packed. There is plenty of foam in the box that ensures the PSU and it's accessories are not damaged by transport. The modular cables come in a neat box.
On the sides the company and product name as well as the power rating and 80Plus Gold certification is presented in a visually appealing fashion. A quick look at the power rating specifications shows that as we expect from a modern PSU, the majority of the peak power output can be consumed from the 12V rails. This is where the majority of the load occurs in a modern system. At the back side a honeycomb shaped fan-grill allows for both ample and quiet airflow to the components. At the bottom the 135mm SilentWings fan is situated. At the top the specifications can be found. The front and rear ends are coated with rubber in order to reduce vibrations.
According to the specifications, the PSU supports the following protection mechanisms:
– OCP (over current protection)
– UVP (under voltage protection)
– OVP (over voltage protection)
– SCP (short circuit protection)
– OTP (over temperature protection)
– OPP (over power protection)
The power supply would switch off when it reaches operating conditions without the relevant specifications and in some cases like OTP would only allow to be powered up again once safe operating conditions are reached again.
Modular Cables
Another high end feature the Dark Power Pro delivers on is modularity. Any connector except for the main ATX 20/24pin connector can be attached separately to the PSU. The cables including the main ATX connector are nicely sleeved.
The graphic from the datasheet details the cables that ship with the Dark Power Pro 750W:
Do note that not all of these cables can be connected to the PSU at the same time. This concerns mostly the P4/P8 ATX12V connectors and the single Molex- and SATA-Connectors. There is only one connector on the PSU for the P8/P4 connectors. Thus the PSU is able to either provide two P8 connectors (one of which is a P4 + P4 one), or a single P4 + P4 one or a single P4 one. The reason for this is that Be Quiet! wants you to be flexible. If you don't need the maximum connectivity the PSU can deliver you can opt for a cable with lesser connectors to reduce clutter in the case.
The same applies to the single connector Molex and SATA connectors. While the PSU only has five connectors that allow you to plug in all the multi-connector Molex- and SATA-wires, if you don't need them all you can swap out one or more of those for those single-connector cables to reduce cable clutter.
On the last pages of the manual one can also find recommendations and information about the 12V rails. The manual makes recommendations for dual- and quad-GPU systems regarding where to put the connector to which GPU to ensure even loading of the rails. It also details the pins of each connector and general information about which 12V rail is responsible for which connectors.
Fan Control
The Dark Power Pro series includes a fan control system that not only controls the integrated 135mm fan from beQuiet's SilentWings line but also up to four of external fans according to the thermals measured in the PSU. This ensures quiet operation while at the same time reducing noise levels as much as possible.
The fan connectors are supposed to handle one fan per connection, even though each cable allows to connect a fan via the usual 3pin connector or a molex connector. In both cases the fan is dynamically regulated via voltages ranging from 4V to 12V. We tested this with a variety of 80mm and 120mm fans that get reliably controlled. The total load of all the connected fans should not exceed 0.8A at 12V, which shouldn't be an issue with sane speeds. Coincidentally that is the maximum current four Silent Wings 2 140mm fans from beQuiet! would draw.
Overclocking Key
The Dark Power Pro series also come with a way to configure the PSU to operate in single 12V rail mode. To this end one can either plug in a jumper to set the PSU to single rail mode permanently or use the PCI bracket with the switch which allows to selectively turn on and off single rail mode. If the switch is turned on, the red LED lights up. The manual cautions that either the switch or the jumper should only be changed while the PSU is off.
Technically what this allows you to do is disable the separate OCP circuits for the four 12V rails. Instead OCP will kick in only when the total 12V budget ? 62A in the case of the 750W model we reviewed ? is used up and the current draw goes over the specified thresholds of OCP. In general it is not advisable to enable single-rail mode as this renders the protections of OCP virtually useless. However in some overclocking scenarios with very high draw on one of the rails it might be necessary to ensure system stability.
The Dark Power Pro 10 750W carries an 80 Plus Gold certification that requires the PSU to meet certain efficiency requirements at different load levels. Peak efficiency is required at 50% load, which would be 90% for 115V grids and 92% for 230V grids, whereas at the 20% and 100% load operatin
g points only 87% (115V) respectively 88% (230V) is required. Be Quiet! claims an efficiency level of up to 93%, but doesn't specify at what grid voltage and what load level. If it refers to 230V operation at 50% load it would still be above the formal requirements.
While there exists sophisticated equipment to measure a PSU at different load levels to determine it's efficiency and ultimately check for compliance with the certification, given the steep cost of such equipment we took a different approach for testing efficiency. We simply compared the power draw of a complete system while loading the CPU and or GPU with different power supplies. In the end this is what the end user would get when swapping one PSU for another with higher efficiency.
First the PSU was employed with our Richland test system as used in our review. Given this PSU has a sustained peak power output of 750W (after conversion loss), the APU system would only load it slightly above 20% in the worst case and would hover most of the time below the 20% mark where efficiency often drops off quickly. Nevertheless it was able to eek out a minor improvement over the Corsair TX650W.
To compare efficiency at different loading levels, we set up another test system consisting of an AMD FX-8350, Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 motherboard, 2x 4GB DDR3-1600 RAM and a Radeon 7970 (non-GHz Edition at stock). We loaded up the system with 7 threads of Prime95 and Kombustor to get both the CPU and GPU fully stressed. Note that if we would use eight threads of Prime95, power consumption would drop due to the CPU not being able to feed the GPU quick enough, that's why we left one core free just for feeding the GPU.
While such extreme load conditions would normally not occur, we simply chose to do it to put high stress on the power supplies. At this power draw the power supplies would be at a 70-80% load level here. Note that the Be Quiet! PSU would have a small advantage due to it's higher peak power output. Still the test shows the difference a higher efficiency PSU can make.
Overall we were very pleased with the Dark Power Pro 10 750W power supply. It is a high quality high-end solution that left a good impression. Not only does it provide excellent power delivery, it also comes in a very appealing design. The modular cables provide plenty of connectivity and lots of flexibility. The availability of a switch to operate the PSU in single rail mode also provides flexibility, although we believe the vast majority of users shouldn't use single rail operation due to the less effective OCP in this case.
Be Quiet! touts the ?legendary silence? of the product line, which aside from the marketing speech is no overstatement. Even under high load the PSU fan stays silent. On top of that the Dark Power Pro 10 also allows you to keep your case fans silent as well. The rubber-coated body also adds to an all-around quiet design.
The only thing that might make someone hesitate is the price tag which is high but given the exceptional quality and features it is justified. The PSU also comes with a five year warranty which means that this could be a lasting component in a PC build and also underlines the manufacturers confidence in the product. Therefore we can also confidently recommend the product, given our positive experiences with it.


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Popular Bravo housewives Lisa Vanderpump and Nene Leakes were both on hand to help the network celebrate it's first and fingers crossed last New Year's Eve Party last Friday, and for some reason, no one is talking about the little tiff that occurred between the two housewives. But it's a slow news day so we'll talk about it!
It all started about midway through the 2-hour-show when the show returned from a commercial break and host Andy Cohen mentioned that Lisa of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills had just confronted Nene of the Real Housewives of Atlanta about some comments she made.
Lisa told Nene she had heard her diss her franchise by stating all the women had too much plastic surgery. Lisa stated she found Nene's comments to be hypocritical considering Nene had gotten a nose job, boob job and liposuction this year alone.
Nene immediately looked none too pleased with Lisa and adamantly denied ever saying those things. Nene then went on to add that she would never say such a thing about the Beverly Hills ladies because she thinks "they are boring." Lisa looked a bit stunned as she tried to stick up for her show, stating the dinner from hell episode was far from boring. Nene disagreed calling it "wack."
The little tiff ended and Nene appeared to give Lisa the cold shoulder for the remainder of the show. Unfortunately the footage has yet to appear online but if anyone comes across it, feel free to post the link in the comments section.
And the story gets even better as it turns out Lisa was right. Nene did indeed utter those words about the Beverly Hills Housewives. In fact, we at Reality Tea blogged about this back on February 26, 2010. Nene's comments were made as rumors were swirling about the yet to be confirmed Beverly Hills franchise. Bravo wouldn't officially confirm the news until weeks later.
Nene told FoxNews back then, "If they do the Beverly Hills Housewives, they'll probably be all plastic – big lips, fake tits, tummy tucks." Yikes, Guess Nene didn't think Lisa was paying attention.
Other highlights of the show included Tamra Barney making out with Andy Cohen at midnight, Jeff Lewis teasing Kim Zolciak about pretty much everything, Ellen Barkin calling in drunk, Jenni Pulos debuting her new rap, and of course the wedding between Giggy and Grandma Wrinkles. Grandma Wrinkles refused to sign a prenup by the way. Can you blame her?
Jeff Lewis also tweeted the following after the show – "Still recovering from NYE. WWHL camera didn't catch @KimZolciak throwing her drink on me after my off color comment. I probably deserved it."
So, Nene and Lisa are the favorites of their franchises according to our polls bringing us to the question of the day…
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Gordo Banks Pangas primary focus is on the Gordo Banks (locally referred to as the Wahoo Banks) and other fishing grounds towards the north, such as Cardon, La Fortuna, Iman, San Luis and Vinorama. Ideally situated at the gateway of the Sea of Cortez, where unique marine habitat creates the richest fishing grounds off of the Los Cabos region. Dependent on gamefish migrations, bait supply, currents and wind conditions, charters have the range to cover the areas from Cabo San Lucas to Vinorama.
Gordo Banks Pangas is located in the fishing village of La Playa, locals call this pueblo La Playita, resting on the eastern edge of a coastal lagoon at the mouth of the Rio San Jose and now situated in the newly developed world class Puerto Los Cabos Marina. La Playita is just minutes away from historic San Jose del Cabo. Only 10 miles from the airport and 21 miles from the center of Cabo San Lucas.
The fleet's launching area is only 10 miles from the Gordo Banks!
Eric Brictson, the charter representative, settled in San Jose del Cabo in 1985. Prior to moving to the Cape, Eric spent many years fishing off coastal California and Oregon. Eric's is an English speaking American and he oversees virtually every aspect of the operation. Unequaled quality and personalized service are the standards that Eric and the staff of Gordo Banks Pangas offer to anglers of all experience levels.


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Creating conceptual work can be fun and relies heavily on your imagination. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to combine stock photographs to create a stunning effect that can be easily reproduced to work with almost any combination of images.
What we're going to be creating
The outcome to this tutorial depends heavily on what you want to create and what's going on in your head. I collected two stock images that I thought would work together before I began from sxc.hu. Here are the links to the stock images I used: Landscape, Cityscape. You can use the same stock images I have, but I would also recommend you to experiment as that's half the fun!
Step 1
Lets get started. To begin open your canvas (I used size 1200×900px) and drag in the landscape stock. From here, pull out the Burn Tool (O) and use it to darken some areas to create some shadow on the hills below the position where the buildings will be.
Step 2
Next, drag in the cityscape stock, resize it, and position it (I lowered its Opacity to 30% in order to position it) so the buildings nest on top of the hill. You can position it where you like. Next you need to get rid of all of the parts of the stock we don't need so you have to do the tedious job of rendering around the buildings.
Step 3
Next, duplicate the rendered stock layer and flip them around a bit and position them so that they fill the rest of the hilltops.
Step 4
Now, create a new layer and apply the image: Image > Apply Image. On this new layer, take out the Burn Tool again and darken the areas where the buildings meet the hilltops to create a smoother transition and in the sky area surrounding the buildings.
Step 5
For the next step, you will need some star/planet brushes. I got mine from DeviantArt. On a new layer, select a few brushes that you like, and in two or three places add the brushing to the sky.
Step 6
Next, we are going to create a new layer and apply the image again (Image > Apply Image). Now we are going to add some lighting to this layer, so go to Filter > Render > Lighting Effects and select 2 0'Clock Spotlight. Play about with the angling settings until you get something that you like.
Step 7
Make another new layer and apply the image yet again. We are going to play around with the coloring now so go to Image > Adjustments > Color Balance. Select the Midtones radio button and in the three Color Levels boxes, enter these values: +46 +11 +13. Now select the Highlights radio button and enter these values: +26 +16 -7. Again, you can play around with these settings if you want a different look.
Step 8
Next, we are going to add two gradient maps. To do this click on the half black, half white circle on the bottom of the layers palette and from the menu select Gradient Map. In the dialogue box, select the Purple > Orange gradient which should be a default one and click ok. Set this layer to soft light and lower the Opacity to 50%. Do the same again but this time select a Black > White gradient map. Set this to Darken and lower the Opacity to 20%.
Step 9
Create another new layer and apply the image again. Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur, drag the slider to around 1.0 and hit Enter. I then set this layer to soft light at 20%.
Step 10
Next, we're going to play around with the depth of the image using curves. To do this, click on the half black, half white circle on the bottom of the layers palette and from the menu click on Curves. From the Preset list, select Custom. Now play around with the curves for each RGB color in the Channels list. This will have a big impact the overall look of your finished piece, so feel free to experiment.
Step 11
Next, we will sharpen the image, so go to Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen. Lower the Opacity of this layer to 30%.
Step 12
To add a bit more depth to the image, we will add another curves layer. Set the Preset back to None and play about with the curves until you get something you like.
Hopefully you will find something in the tutorial useful. Remember...the only limit is your imagination, so don't hold back.
Here's the final piece