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There is so much behind a great bottle of Nickel & Nickel Single-Vineyard wine: carefully farmed vineyards, impeccable winemaking and a team of people passionate about our wines. Through our blog, we'll give you an inside look at the personalities and stories behind the scenes.
We invite you to explore our singular point of view and see what makes Nickel & Nickel and our single-vineyard wines so special. See you soon!
Nickel & Nickel winery came about through the love of winemaking in our hand-crafted, attentive-to-every-detail, leave-nothing-to-chance style. We pride ourselves in being "wine geeks."
When we began restoration of our historic 19th century Oakville farmstead, we added our trio of significant barns, each with its own particular magic and purpose. The two fermentation barns are constructed using old post-and-beam, mortise and tenon construction methods, with architecture inspired by old dairy barns. The barns house an assortment of small, custom-sized, open and closed-top stainless tanks, which handle the many small lots of wine that come from our harmonious collection of vineyards.
Post-and-beam, mortise and tenon construction add beauty and a sense of history to the interior view of our South Fermentation Barn.
The third barn is regarded as our crown jewel—a beautiful, hand-hewn barn that was built in the Colony of New Hampshire (yep – pre-Revolutionary War!). We went back to New England in search of a wonderful barn to restore and add to our farmstead. We found the tired, old barn, had it restored and then shipped it cross country to be re-assembled by the crew of Vermonters who make up The Barn People—a company which rescues and preserves these wonderful American treasures and helped us find the right building to round out our farmstead.
The exterior of the restored Gleason Barn
The Gleason Barn beautifully captures the historical and the modern, with the hand-hewn, centuries-old beams–now housing the enology lab and winemaking offices.
We hope you can visit Nickel & Nickel when you are next in Napa Valley to see our marvelous interpretation of a state-of-the-art-winery within our historic and beautiful farm.

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Do you wanna build a snowman? Are you dreaming of a white Christmas?
There's no denying there's something magical about seeing the streets covered in a fresh sheet of snow on Christmas Day - but you have to go back to 2010 for our last proper White Christmas, when snow or sleet fell at 19 per cent of weather stations in the UK, according to the Met Office.
At least one snowflake has fallen on Christmas Day 38 times in the last 54 years, which means we can - technically - expect more than half of all Christmas Days to be a 'white Christmas'. But the kind of white Christmases Bing Crosby famously dreamed about are far less common.
Indeed, according to the Met Office, there has only been a widespread covering of snow on the ground - where more than 40 per cent of stations in the UK reported snow on the ground at 9am - four times in the last 51 years.
As for the chances of a white Christmas this year, the Met Office say it's too early to accurately predict snowfall until five days beforehand.
Met Office forecaster Emma Sharples said: "Beyond about 7-10 days it's impossible to say what the weather conditions are. It's too early to tell.
"We can start talking about trends weather it's going to be warmer or colder, but in terms of knowing the exact conditions it's very difficult. At the moment looking that far ahead is a bit tricky."
Still, that's not stopped the bookies from taking bets.
What are the odds of snow in the north west?
Ladbrokes are currently offering odds of 7/4 for Aberdeen, 2/1 for Edinburgh and Glasgow, 5/2 for Newcastle, 7/2 for Belfast, and 5/1 for Bristol, Dublin, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Leeds and London Heathrow.
William Hill, meanwhile, are offering 7/4 for Aberdeen, Belfast, Glasgow and Edinburgh, 5/2 for Leeds and Newcastle, 4/1 for Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and London, and 6/1 for Bristol.
It's always worth a flutter, though, as what is officially classed as a white Christmas is one (yes, one!) snowflake observed falling in the 24 hours of December 25 at an official weather station somewhere in the UK.
Whether or not we'll see a proper white Christmas this year, only time will tell. But weather site Met Check have released a Will I Get A White Christmas? checker - so you can check the probability of the white stuff falling where you live.
The checker is currently predicting a 25 per cent chance in the South, and a 50 per cent chance in the North and Scotland.
You can access Met Check's Will I Get A White Christmas? checker here, www.willigetawhitechristmas.com
Will it be a white Christmas this year? You can check the latest forecast here, www.metoffice.gov.uk/events/christmas-day


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Kershaw dazzles with shutout, homer vs. Giants
LOS ANGELES -- The $100 million renovation of Dodger Stadium blends the best of the past and the present, which makes it a lot like Clayton Kershaw.
With a four-hit shutout and a 4-0 Opening Day win over the defending World Series champion Giants, Kershaw was a throwback to Cy Young winners back in the day: Sandy Koufax, who threw out the first pitch, and Orel Hershiser, who caught it.
Kershaw became the first pitcher to homer and pitch a shutout on Opening Day since the Indians' Bob Lemon on April 14, 1953, against the White Sox. He also was the first to shut out a defending Series champion on Opening Day since the Yankees' Rick Rhoden beat the Twins in 1988.
With his first career home run (and a bomb to center at that) breaking a scoreless tie and triggering the winning eighth-inning rally, Kershaw turned into a left-handed version of slugging righties Don Newcombe or the late Don Drysdale, and not unlike another retired workhorse on the field pregame, power-hitting Fernando Valenzuela.
And like those aces, Kershaw will soon be financially rewarded, if rumors of current negotiations on a contract extension prove true.
"Show him the money," Matt Kemp said.
"Verlander doesn't hit home runs," Jerry Hairston said, referring to Tigers ace Justin Verlander, who just signed a $180 million extension.
Kershaw -- who took a pair of uncustomary curtain calls after his blast -- wasn't talking contract afterward and neither would general manager Ned Colletti as the agreed-upon news blackout held.
Kershaw's teammates weren't only talking money after Kershaw's amazing one-man opening act, which included seven strikeouts and no walks. Most of the talk was about his bat.
"Pandemonium," catcher A.J. Ellis said in describing the dugout when Kershaw blasted reliever George Kontos' first pitch of the eighth inning over the center-field fence.
Kershaw already had outlasted rival San Francisco ace Matt Cain, who was done after six scoreless innings because of a 30-pitch first inning that included Kemp's 11-pitch strikeout.
"It just erupted," Adrian Gonzalez said of the dugout scene. "It was tough, getting it through the wind, through the traffic. It was huge. We had opportunities but didn't get him run support, so he did it himself.
"To me, he's probably the best pitcher in baseball."
Kershaw, as usual, shied away from the Koufax comparisons that have stuck since Joe Torre linked them after his first Spring Training start for the Major League team in 2008.
"I just don't want to disrespect Sandy; he doesn't deserve that" Kershaw said of his reaction to the comparison. "He's the best left-handed pitcher ever. Obviously, I'm honored with the comparison. I don't put merit into it. I've got a long way to go."
Ellis doesn't think so.
"You got a sense on this day, with the first pitch thrown by Sandy Koufax and the last pitch by Clayton Kershaw, it's almost like a passing of the torch today," said Ellis. "He's the most special player I've ever played with."
This was Kershaw's sixth career shutout and third against the Giants and, adding to his legend, he is a true Giant killer with a 9-4 record and a 1.28 ERA lifetime against San Francisco. In his three Opening Day starts, Kershaw has thrown 19 scoreless innings. This, however, was the first Dodgers shutout on Opening Day since Hideo Nomo in 2003.
It was the first shutout in a Dodgers home opener since Valenzuela in 1981. The home run was the first by a Dodgers pitcher on Opening Day since Drysdale in 1965 and the first in MLB since Joe Magrane in 1988.
"He's an athlete," Giants catcher Buster Posey said of Kershaw. "I think the ball ran back to the middle a little bit, and he was all in. He was swinging no matter what."
Kershaw's home run was followed by a double from Carl Crawford, whose impressive Dodgers debut could easily be overlooked. There was great doubt Crawford would even be healed from Tommy John surgery in time for this game, and all he did was go 2-for-4 with a run.
"He's going to be the catalyst," said Gonzalez.
Also easy to overlook was the catching of Ellis, whom Kershaw said he shook off only once. Ellis also threw out Angel Pagan trying to steal second base to end the third inning.
Of course, Ellis deferred to Kershaw, complimenting a sharp curveball thrown for strikes to go with the 93-mph fastball and the slider that took Kershaw to the upper echelon of pitching two years ago. Ellis said there's also an explanation for Kershaw to need an economical 94 pitches for a complete game.
"When you're facing dominant stuff, hitters don't want to get deep in counts," he said. "So he's getting easier, cheaper outs."
The game also marked a flawless debut of the left side of the infield, Justin Sellers recalled from the Minor Leagues at shortstop and Luis Cruz back at third base. Cruz was busy with three nice plays on grounders, while Sellers handled his only grounder and hung on when staggered by a Cain liner in the third inning.


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The Song that Made Our World Stop
This is GimmeGravyTrain back at you and bringing a big pile of goodies. I know the last time we were on, we told you about all the good things that are happening with us, but we didn't get very much into the nitty-gritty of it.
First, we'd like to thank the management for replacing all of the equipment we damaged. I still don't know how my foot got caught in that snare drum. Anyway, he is always a good sport and has done plenty of good things for us in the past few weeks.
With that out of the way let us bring you into the fold of our upcoming journey through the USA. Let's not get too ahead of ourselves though, because first we must appease our core fans, right here in SAN DIEGO! For those of you who enjoy a nice night out by the bay you are in luck because that is where it all begins. Wine and dine yourselves and then head on over to Humphreys to blow the sea bass right back out of you.
After that we'll be doing a couple of performances up in San Francisco at the Fillmore for anyone who's interested. From there we leave the great state that we love so much and head to Salt Lake City for a few days and after that Denver, Colorado. I've been there once… it was cold. Wait a minute… all of this is happening in January and February! I HATE THE COLD!!! We might have to do some quick rescheduling or I'll just have to do this for the good of the band.
Anyway, from there we'll be hitting St. Louis, Little Rock, Atlanta, Nashville… that one should be interesting might have to work on my country drawl, Columbus and then finally, FINALLY we will be hitting Broadway (j/k). Actually we'll be playing at Studio B in Brooklyn.
Aha… but did you notice something funny here?
That's right! Before we might have mentioned that we had 8 stops on the tour, but now we are up to a grand total of 10, my lucky number. For this, we must bow down to you, our fans, because none of this would have been possible if you had not made our new single one of the top-selling downloads on the internet. All of this is really blowing our minds, being real live rock stars was never what we had in mind when we got together in my dad's garage and almost immediately had the entire street hating us.
As a present, we have managed to grab up as many tickets for the tour's debut performance at Humphrey's and will be giving them away to anyone who can remember my dog's name. The race is on so be the first to post.
Now for our final piece of business. We've been putting some "props" together and I think we've got most of the kinks worked out. Once you have your tickets, be prepared because we will be calling on a few of you to join us on stage… so be ready for a tour you will never forget. That's all for now. Be seeing you soon…
GimmeGravyTrain is Here and Ready for the Big Time
What's up everybody? I know we've been away for a while, but now we're back and we've got big BIG NEWS!! But first let's get you updated on what's been going on. We've been spending most of our time under lock and key with Butch the Beagle as the perfect guard dog. What have we been doing, you ask? Well… writing, of course! And playing copious amounts of Skyrim on PS3. We've got a couple new tunes to hammer out, but we'll get back to you on that later.
Anyway… we did manage to get out once or twice in the last week and we were happy to see some of you the other night rocking at The Casbah. No place like San Diego, I know. That was a great session and really got us pumped up even without knowing what was going to happen today.
This is basically how it went… we all decided to meet up at the studio today to work on one of the uber-secret songs when the management stopped by. Smooth as always he slid into the control room while we were setting up and gave a little grumble into the mic. We all turned.
"Good morning, boys." he said.
"Hey." We all replied.
"Do you like New York?" His smile was about to split his head in two.
"We do."
"How would you like to go there with a few stops in between?" His head really was splitting at the edges.
"That sounds cool." We said.
We tried to be as cool as possible about it, but that only lasted about five seconds; then nothing was sacred. I think we lost a guitar, a few violin strings and a snare drum in our "little" celebration. But its official now, we are going national and nothing is going to stop us. We've got 8 stops planned, starting right here in San Diego then heading up to San Fran and our grand finale being the BIG APPLE itself. So mark your calendar for January of next year, because that's when the magic is happening.
For those of you who have seen us before, don't expect the same old song and dance. We are hitting the big time now so it's time to take it up a notch and I'm not talking about adding an organ, though I have been tempted.
No… we want to try a little experiment with the audience. You wanted the gravy train, well now you're gonna get us in spades. It's all still a bit under wraps, but you should expect sound in epic proportion; you should expect levitation; and you should expect US looking for YOU.
We'll let you know more as the time draws near and if you're lucky we might even have a few tickets to give out soon so keep your butt on the edge of your seat and wait. But in all seriousness, it is thanks to you, our fans, that we've been able to get this far and this is only the beginning. This is GimmeGravyTrain heading up and out.
We lost bet. But got a "job".
Ok, here's the story. We were eating at McDonald's the other day, because we love healthy vegan food. Ha.
Anyways, we ran into a couple of fans. As it turned out, they weren't just fans, but maybe our biggest fans. In fact, they bet us they knew more trivia about us than we did about ourselves. Thinking this absurd, I bet them a free copy of our next album that the couldn't stump me in three tries. It took two. Look, I knew the answer, but I got it mixed up, ok? Shoot me.
It was a question about the month we did our show in Tampa. I said April, but it was actually May 2nd. Since it was three years ago, its an honest mistake. Anyways, I asked what we had to do since we lost. They said to write something on our blog in commemoration of this meeting. So here is some trivia about Mcdonald's and some of its competitors. Whatever, right?
Where to find info on McDonalds careers. Where to grab a Burger King application. Where to fill out a Walmart job application.
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Street Dreams Movie Filming
Posted on Thursday, August 3, 2006 by Rob
Street Dreams Movie FilmingWords by Rob Meronek
Photos by Barak Wiser
Schaefer, Clements, and I were in Amsterdam while Rob Dyrdek's crew of 40 Hollywood types spent the weekend at the Park filming for his Street Dreams movie. I don't know what's going on in any of these photos Barak took, but I took a stab at trying to figure it out...
|I guess we had to make a fake "Welcome to Tampa Am" banner. Everyone who comes to Tampa Am is more than welcome, but we don't make a goonie banner like this in real life
|Looks like Sheckler made it. Hope this movie isn't Grind II
|P-Rod and crew in what appears to be some kind of dressing room. There's Matt Welch on the right. He runs Transitions Art Gallery. Go see a show sometime and be part of the junior high heavy metal parking lot
|They brought everything except the red carpet
|Did you make it into the crowd lurk photo?
|I wonder how big the bills are in a game of dice with Terry Kennedy and Ryan Sheckler
|It must be a legit movie if they have one of these things. Skate filmers should use this instead of the hand over the lens deal
|What's P-Rod holding? Possibly a fake Tampa Am trophy?
|The moment you've all been waiting for: shirtless Dave Duncan
|Home made SPoT shirts with a Sean Malto stunt double, or is that the real Sean Malto?
|More crowd lurking. I heard it was really long days of filming


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The battery of Suunto Ambit3 Sport or Ambit3 Run lasts up to 100 hours with GPS. Their big brother, Ambit3 Peak, has a battery that is twice as big. The battery duration on a single charge depends on how the watch is used and in what conditions. Low temperatures, for example, reduce the duration of a single charge. The capacity of rechargeable batteries also generally decreases over time.
The battery icon indicates the charge level of the battery. When the battery charge level is less than 10 %, the battery icon blinks for 30 seconds. When the battery charge level is less than 2 %, the battery icon blinks continuously.
Charge the battery by attaching it to your computer with the supplied USB cable, or charge with an USB-compatible wall charger or battery-pack. It takes approximately 2–3 hours to fully charge an empty battery.
You can define the GPS fix interval using the GPS accuracy setting in Movescount or in the Movescount App. The shorter the interval, the better the accuracy during exercise. By increasing the interval and lowering the accuracy, you can extend the battery life.
The GPS accuracy options are:
- Best: ~1 sec fix interval, highest power consumption
- Good: ~5 sec fix interval, moderate power consumption
- OK: ~60 sec fix interval, lowest power consumption
- Off: no GPS fix
The GPS accuracy options can be edited under each Sport mode in Movescount (under your watches).
It is important to note that the GPS accuracy setting only affects tracking. If the GPS accuracy setting of your sport mode is Good or lower and you start navigating, the GPS accuracy will switch to Best. Battery consumption is therefore higher.
You can customize different sport modes for different sports and needs either in Movescount or with the Movescount App. In the sport modes you can for example define the GPS accuracy settings that were discussed above.
In Movescount you can choose which pods are used in different sport modes.
Another sport mode setting that has a remarkable impact on battery life is the use of peripheral devices like a heart rate belt. If the HR belt is added to a sport mode and paired with the watch, the watch will automatically start searching for it and keep searching through out the entire exercise. So if you do not intend to use a HR belt in that particular sport, take it of the sport mode as well. The watch uses more power when searching for the peripheral device than it would if the device would be found and connected.
GPS uses more power when searching for satellites than when it has already found them. Therefore it is wise to sync your watch with Movescount and get the latest satellite orbit data. The data helps the watch to locate the satellites quicker – and thus saves battery.
Challenging GPS conditions, like big rock walls, high buildings, tunnels etc. also increase the GPS's power needs. When the GPS is in trouble, it has to search more – and will consume more battery.
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ALLIANCE, OHIO – The Otterbein Cardinals fell to No. 2 ranked Mount Union, 42-0, Saturday at Mount Union Stadium.
The loss drops the Cardinals to 2-6 overall, 1-6 in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC). Meanwhile, Mount Union remains the OAC leader at 7-0, 8-0 overall.
The two teams played to a scoreless tie in the first quarter. The Cardinals outgained the Purple Raiders 96-to-56 total yards, while the defense had two sacks and forced two Mount Union punts.
Mount Union opened things up in the second. The Purple Raiders scored 28 points on three rushing touchdowns and one passing. Junior running back Blair Skilliter sprinted for a 53-yard touchdown while junior Jeremy Murray scored on runs of four and one yard. Junior Matt Piloto connected with classmate Shannon Stewart to make the score 28-0 at the half.
The Raiders scored 14 points in the second half to conclude the game.
Senior wide receiver Trey Fairchild, the NCAA Division III leader in all-purpose yards, finished the afternoon with 77 receiving yards on five catches and 116 yards on five kick returns (193 total yards).
Senior quarterback Austin Schlosser threw for 140 yards on 15 of 29 attempts with three interceptions. Schlosser had his streak of nine-straight games with a touchdown pass snapped. The last time he went a game without a touchdown pass was Oct. 30, 2010 against Mount Union.
Senior linebacker Shane Centers led the defensive effort, registering a game-high 16 tackles.
Senior defensive back Anthony Korpieski, who led the OAC in interceptions last season, picked off his first pass of 2011 to go with seven tackles.
The Cardinals return to Westerville for their final two games of the season. Next week the Cardinals host Marietta. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30.


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Devastated when her brand-new husband Albert Brooks) drops dead on their wedding night, Jewish American princess Judy Benjamin (Goldie Hawn) is receptive to the pitch delivered by a duplicitous recruiter for the Women's Army Corps. Quickly adivsed by topkick Captain Lewis (Eileen Brennan) that she should not look forward to the private room, fancy clothes and sauna bath that she'd been promised, Judy is forced to go through basic training like any other "grunt". This turns out to be a real growth experience for the pampered Private Benjamin, who for the first time in her life has to work for her privileges. A brief misadventure with a lascivious paratroop officer (Robert Webber) nearly sours Judy on army life, but she turns out to be a darned good soldier-and a woman with a highly developed sense of self-esteem, which enables her to weather a further disappointing romantic fling with French phsycian Henri Tremont (Armand Assante). Private Benjamin turned out to be one of Goldie Hawn's most profitable vehicles. The 1981-82 TV sitcom spinoff starred Lorna Patterson in Goldie's role, with Eileen Brennan repeating her film characterization of the long-suffering Captain Lewis. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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The Basilicata Museum Complex and MAXXI, in collaboration with the 2019 Matera-Basilicata Foundation, present two new video works by the Iranian artist Shirin Neshat.
A review that ranges from the low-cost housing projects of the post-war years to new experimental and sustainable ways of inhabiting the planet
A necessary tribute to a great artist who created a language in relational art made of sensitivity, local tradition and global codes.
A public art project set in Rome's Piazza del Popolo to celebrate the universal event of birth, moving a sudden and sincere emotion.
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A book that revives the ancient saying ut pictura, poesis – that is at the beginning of the dialogue between painting and poetry – in a wonderful way.
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Have you been waking up each morning feeling groggy? Bad sleeping habits are unhealthy and can be associated with poor performance at work, insomnia, depression, and stress. The better that you sleep, the more energy you'll have and the healthier you'll be.
If you haven't been sleeping well lately, you shouldn't have to suffer from grogginess, stress, or even insomnia. Instead, you should try some new ways to get a better night of sleep so that you can wake up every morning feeling refreshed.
Shortening Naps
If you're the type of person who likes to nap for hours, you should know that prolonged naps can cause restlessness at night when it's time to go to sleep. When you get extra sleep during the day, your body will think it doesn't need any sleep when it's time to go to bed.
However, several studies have shown that napping can have positive health effects such as stress reduction, an increase in energy, and a decrease in irritability. If you nap for a shorter period of time such as an hour or less, you might still be able to get to bed on time at night.
Eliminating Noise
For some people, white noise is lulling but, for others, noises can disrupt the ability to fall asleep quickly. If you've been having a difficult time falling asleep because of the noises outside, you should consider getting some earplugs. In fact, you can actually commission a company to make custom-made molded earplugs that won't fall out while you're asleep. These earplugs reduce noise and help you relax. If you're interested in finding out more about molded earplugs, you should check out a website such as www.zenplugs.com/molded-earplugs/ and look at their products.
Avoid Light
For children, nightlights can be comforting. For adults, they can be disruptive. While waking up to natural light is healthy, sleeping with lights on can be disruptive. If you go to sleep with your lights on, your body will think that you are trying to sleep during the day. You will have a harder time falling asleep if your eyes cannot comfortably rest in the darkness.
Phones are also an unnatural source of light. Staring at a phone before you go to sleep can be disruptive in a few different ways. It's not healthy for your eyes to look at small sources of light while lying down in the dark. Additionally, social media and entertainment apps can prevent you from going to sleep on time and you could end up staying up later than planned simply because you're looking at your phone.
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An uncomfortable mattress can cause a lot of sleeping problems. Mattresses should be replaced approximately once every ten years. However, before you buy a new mattress, you can try flipping it over and sleeping on the other side for a few nights. If you feel as if you're getting better sleep after sleeping on the other side, you might not have to get a new mattress. However, if it doesn't make a difference, you should look into getting a new one.


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Amongst the numerous scientists, politicos and other guests present at the Burnham's Institute's opening ceremonies in Orlando, there was someone quite familiar with a gala such as this. In fact, just a few months before, Harry Orf was presiding over a similar dedication just down the expressway in the town of Jupiter, when the Scripps Research Institute cut the ribbon on its own brand new three-building, 350,000-square-foot Florida campus.
Scripps Florida's central building, which houses administrative offices, a cafeteria and an amphitheater in addition to labs and classrooms, is crowned by a symbolic interpretation of the DNA double helix.
That ceremony in February was the culmination of a marriage of opportunity that started in 2003. Richard A. Lerner, CEO of Scripps, was looking to expand the institute's footprint, preferably on the East Coast, while then-Gov. Jeb Bush was searching for a scientific powerhouse to take the lead in Florida's ambitious and unpredictable biotechnology development plan.
The pair met, and, although Lerner initially had thought about established locales like North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, the idea of being a biotech trailblazer fit well with Scripps' pioneering nature, and Lerner agreed to take the plunge.
Being the first would require strong leadership, and, in looking at his credentials, one can see why Scripps tapped Orf as operations director for its new campus. He spent more than 30 years at Harvard University and had witnessed the birth and growth of biotech in Boston; in fact, he even helped nudge it along, as he was part of a consulting company that had helped develop more than 65 startup biotech companies. Orf also brought tremendous administrative, recruiting and laboratory design experience to the fold, having served as director of the molecular biology laboratories at Massachusetts General Hospital for 20 years.
However, at the time, in 2003, Orf was serving in a different capacity: as a nuclear medicine officer in the Army Reserve who had just been called up— on two days notice— to Iraq.
"And wouldn't you know it, I started getting job offers," he says. First, a recruiter for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute inquired whether he would be interested in being a part of its Janelia Farm project, but they needed him to start by January 2004 at the latest, and, as he notes, "I couldn't just call up the Army and tell them, 'Hey, I have to go now.' So, I had to pass on the opportunity."
A few weeks later, he received an e-mail from the same recruiter telling him about the Scripps Florida project, and by then he had received notice that he would be back stateside in February, so he decided to find out more. "And God bless the U.S. government, because the defense operators arranged a call from Iraq to the San Diego Naval Yard and got me connected with Dr. Lerner. We spoke at length, and, since I was planning on taking my wife and son to Disney World when I got back, he told me, 'While you're down there, drive over to Palm Beach, and we'll talk some more.'"
"It was kind of funny," Orf continues. "Before that meeting, I thought about Florida more as a place to retire than a place to start a new career, but, after hearing about how Scripps' enterprise could lead this major scientific vision that Florida had, I readily signed on."
Of course, then came the challenge of getting others to sign too, which could be tricky, especially in the early days when Scripps Florida was more promise than substance.
Patrick R. Griffin, chairman of the molecular therapeutics department and one of three faculty members who arrived in Florida before Orf, recalls those early times. During his recruitment visit, the facilities tour consisted of driving by an orchard that had a big fence with a sign that said "Do Not Enter," and he was told that his initial research space would be half a bench in a laboratory at Florida Atlantic University's Boca Raton campus.
"I basically had to take it on faith that everything— the buildings, funding, recruiting— would work out," he says. Still, Griffin, then running a small biotech company called ExSAR Corp., was looking for something different, and Scripps' pre-existing reputation eventually swayed him.
And while there were a few other bumps in the road, like an environmental lawsuit over the initial proposed site that delayed building construction, the recruiting progress has been strong, and Scripps has more than 30 out of 60 investigator positions filled and more than 350 staff overall. As Orf says jokingly, "It feels like we bring in someone new every week."
While both Burnham and Scripps are focused inward, and are making sure their new centers can be the best they can be, neither is blind to the fact that the other also has set up shop in Florida. So, will this development add a new layer to a spirited biomedical rivalry? The directors of the institutes share their thoughts:
Burnham at Lake Nona scientific director Daniel P. Kelly:Well, I think in many ways Scripps and Burnham are both beginning to establish their own ecosystems here in Florida. Both institutes have pushed for a strong translational element. Scripps has focused on a fundamental drug-discovery theme. While Burnham has drug-discovery platforms, it is moving toward a translational medicine theme by partnering with regional health systems. This could set the stage for highly productive collaborative interactions between the institutes.
Scripps Florida operations director Harry Orf:Will Scripps researchers be competing for grants and awards with people at Burnham, Torrey Pines and even nearby Max Planck? Sure. At the same time, though, having these other institutes here opens up tremendous opportunities; imagine how strong a joint Scripps-Max Planck grant application would be. And, in the big picture, having more Florida centers is a good thing; as they say, a rising tide raises all boats.
Much like the relationship between the two Burnham centers, Scripps Florida will share the same mission as its parental institute but also stake out its own identity. Of the six research departments at Scripps Florida— cancer biology, chemistry, infectology, metabolism and aging, molecular therapeutics and neuroscience— all but chemistry were established specifically for the Florida center, and the departmental chair and a majority of researchers for those five departments resides in Florida. Most departments, however, do have faculty members on each coast and, as a result, several major grants at Scripps are true bicoastal collaborations.
Despite such similarities, though, Orf stresses that Scripps Florida is not a clone. "While we still pursue basic biomedical research, the funding we received from the state allowed us to try something new, so we established cutting-edge technology cores, which we used to create a therapeutic discovery platform here at Florida," he says.
Those cores consist of advanced technology components, featuring emerging tools like genomics, proteomics, cell-based screening, flow cytometry and a drug discovery platform with several screening and pharmacology technologies, including a Kalypsys robotic system that can screen more than 1 million compounds in 24 hours.
Together, they comprise Scripps' Translational Research Institute— sort of a center within a center— that works with the basic research arm to develop new lead compounds to fight disease. "This translational component lets our researchers take their projects further than they could most anywhere else," says Griffin, who has joint duty as head of the TRI.
Interestingly, of the various technology platforms Scripps had intended to develop as part of the TRI, the one that it eventually lagged on— bioimaging— proved to be a blessing. As the anchor for biotech development in South Florida, Scripps was expected to help bring in other scientific entities to the area, and soon Lerner found out that an institute well known for imaging— the Max Planck Institute— was interested in building a new facility.
As a recruiting effort, Lerner convinced Max Planck President Peter Gruss and his scientific directors to visit Jupiter for a two-day symposium. "At first, they were convinced that any American expansion had to be in Boston, San Diego or someplace like that. But, by dinner the first night, Gruss said his directors had done a complete 180 and told him Max Planck had to build their new center here.
"That was a big win for us," Orf adds. "Not only does it give us a perfect institution to complement our research and technology strengths, but it legitimizes this area as a science hub."
Since that announcement, two other institutes, the Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies— another one of Scripps' San Diego neighbors— and Oregon Health and Science University's Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, have developed sites in nearby Port St. Lucie, and some clinical organizations also have expressed interest in helping Scripps Florida move its discoveries into community clinics.
Scripps also has been hard at work on another mandate: to collaborate with state academics. As Orf notes, science education is a significant element of Scripps. "People tend to overlook this, because we don't have undergraduates, but I always like to point out that we are Scripps dot edu. The institute definitely has an entrepreneurial bent, but we are foremost a research and academic institution."
So, in addition to its own education efforts— like at the La Jolla campus, Scripps Florida offers graduate degrees in chemistry and biology— Scripps Florida has peer-to-peer collaborations and cooperation agreements (basically an agreement that whenever scientists from separate institutions talk to each other, lawyers don't have to get in the way) with each major research university in Florida as well as internships and summer programs with local colleges and high schools.
"There is an amazing sense of community and collaborative spirit among the researchers here," says Roy Smith, chairman of the metabolism and aging department, who admits he was initially skeptical before coming to Scripps because of the lack of scientific culture in the area, though he absolutely has no regrets now. "Everyone knows that we're building something brand new and unique here, for ourselves and the state, and everyone is determined to make it work."
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I packed two boxes to bring with me to my 88 year old swimming buddy, whom I meet every morning at the local pool. The cookies were a small gift for all the little tokens he has given me and he seemed very happy indeed to receive them.
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200g butter (organic)
85g (raw) sugar
1 egg (free-range, organic)
1 teaspoon baking powder
250g plain flour
1/4 teaspoon pure ground vanilla
raspberry jam
60g icing sugar
about 1 1/2 tablespoons hot water
1. Beat soft butter and sugar with electric beaters until fluffy and pale. Add egg and use electric beaters to combine. Mix dry ingredients in a separate bowl and stir quickly to form a smooth dough. Cover the bowl with cling wrap and refrigerate for half an hour.
2. Line two baking trays with baking paper. Preheat the oven to 175C.
3. Divide the chilled dough in four pieces and shape the pieces to long (30cm) bars. Flatten the bars slightly and make a "well" in middle, running lengthwise along the whole bar. Fill the well with jam.
4. Bake the cookies for 15-20 minutes (depending on your oven) until golden. Leave to cool.
5. Combine icing sugar and hot water in a bowl and stir well to form a smooth, glossy paste. Spoon the paste into a piping bag and pipe along the jam edges on cool cookies. Cut the bars into about 2 1/2 cm pieces. These can be stored in the fridge or freezer in an airtight container.


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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The United States does not spy on ordinary people's mail and phone calls, President Barack Obama said on Wednesday, insisting that U.S. intelligence gathering was targeted at specific areas of concern.
Obama has faced questions at home and abroad after Edward Snowden, a former contractor for the National Security Agency, leaked documents showing the organization monitors a vast array of email and telephone data of both Americans and foreigners.
"I can give assurances to the public in Europe and around the world that we are not going around snooping at people's emails or listening to their phone calls," Obama said during a joint news conference with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt.
"What we try to do is to target, very specifically, areas of concern," he said, adding that such areas included counter-terrorism, weapons of mass destruction and cyber-security.
Obama has said safeguards should be strengthened to make sure surveillance programs stay within certain parameters.
"Just because we can do something doesn't mean we should do it," he said.
Snowden was granted asylum in Russia, which further cooled an already difficult relationship with the United States. The Obama administration wants to bring Snowden back to face espionage charges.
Russia, which the United States sometimes accuses of trampling civil liberties, has used Snowden to portray itself as a protector of human rights. It also says the case exposes double standards on Washington's part.
On Wednesday in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin called Snowden "a strange guy," but said he would not be handed over to U.S. authorities.
"It's clear now that we won't give him away," Putin told Russian state television and the Associated Press in an interview. "He should feel safe here."
Putin said Russian intelligence had not obtained any information from Snowden.
Obama arrived in Sweden on Wednesday seeking to bolster ties with Washington's Nordic partners before he travels to Russia for a G20 summit expected to be clouded by the Syria crisis.
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EU official against cutting Russia gas ties
BERLIN (AP) — A senior European Union official says he opposes cutting back gas ties with Russia in the next few years but the bloc should work on diversifying supplies.
Russia is a major European gas supplier, and mounting tensions over Ukraine have raised concerns about possible disruption.
In an interview with Germany's Welt am Sonntag newspaper, EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger conceded there's a risk of Russia cutting supplies to Ukraine, an important transit country, over unpaid bills.
However, Oettinger was quoted Saturday as saying: "We agree that the gas sector should not be a priority in possible economic sanctions — whether on the European or Russian side."
He says he's "against reducing or even breaking off gas relations with Russia in the coming years. However, we must pursue our diversification strategy."
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"True entrepreneurs are rabidly risk-averse - they will do whatever it takes to remove the risk from their ventures. However, the more work you put into the front end of your business idea, the more you increase your odds of success." -K. MacKillop, Serial Entrepreneur
I read an interesting article this week by serial entrepreneur K. MacKillop, on the delicate balance of risk and ego as it pertains to entrepreneurs. (We've been talking about ego quite a bit as of late.) As millions of Americans consider their futures, there's a common theme I can see in every one of their faces, whether employed, seeking employment, or considering the pros and cons of moving forward with a business idea of their own. Regardless of the circumstances, the question I see in their eyes and hear in their voices is invariably the same:
"What about the risk?"
In every direction there is uncertainty, fear, trepidation, and yes, a substantial perception of risk. "Am I working for the right company? Could I be working for a better company? Would I be able to succeed and would I be glad I'd moved forward if I started a company of my own?"
Starting a business is certainly not for everyone. But MacKillop raised another intriguing idea as well: Aside from the perceived risks to your personal finances, your lifestyle and your career, he noted, there are some people who just can't cope with the thought of failure. The idea of the damage to their personal brand (again, to the ego) is a devastating idea for them.
"The primary concern for most non-entrepreneurs is that if they fail, they will become known as the guy [or girl] who couldn't cut it on their own," he said.
What an interesting thought.
People worry that others will view them as a loser if they try out a business, or a project, or a skill, and that it will cost them whatever credibility they may already have. They fear it will be far more difficult to find another opportunity or another job after a business or a project failure, because others will question their competence or even their worth.
Perhaps the reality can be different if you are open to the possibility that you are making the most courageous choice of your life when you are willing to put your whole self on the line for a new project, to test an idea, or to take a shot at creating a better and happier life.
When you look at it from this perspective, you are also open to the possibility that many people will ultimately respect your choice, even if (and especially if) you should fail. You might also inspire others to discover their own courage to try something new and out of their comfort zone.
Interestingly, in his recent keynote presentation for the Utah Technology Council (UTC) in SaltLake City, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Fortune Magazine's 2012 Businessman of the Year, stated openly that the defining moment in his decision to start Amazon came about as the result of the thought of looking back at his life when he is 80 years old.
If he were to fail, he could live with that outcome, he realized—but he would not have been able to bear the regret of knowing he'd had the opportunity to "go for it" but hadn't had the courage to try. That, he realized, was the much bigger risk.
K. MacKillop went on to say, "The trick for coping with possible failure comes down to how you handle it. For successful entrepreneurs, failure is good news - now they know what not to do."
I agree. And in fact, I go one step further: Every day I guide our Fishbowl team to "Fail Up" and embrace our failures. We celebrate and honor the opportunity to move forward with full force and knowing that mistakes are some of the most essential steps in the process. It is our mistakes that present us with incomparable opportunities to grow and to learn.
The vast majority of successful business owners have failed multiple times before they found outstanding success. I am no exception. Neither are the majority of the tremendous executives I work with, both within and outside of our company walls.
As to the statement that true entrepreneurs are rabidly risk averse--Yes, there is some truth to that fact. Here's how that principle is working for us.
We manage our company's risk by operating on a cash basis. We are debt-free. We only buy what we can pay for. Because we avoid debt, we don't incur the level of financial risk that other companies may. We pay our bills immediately. By doing this, I am able to rest more easily with the assurance that we areable to go home each day with all bills paid, and with no debt. If conditions changed, I am solid in the knowledge that we could last for 60 more days, if needed, without the requirement to pay further bills.
Because everyone in the company is paid a base amount plus commission, the costs associated with payroll are able to slide up and down organically. This provides a natural protection for both the company's financial risk and the employees' level of assurance about keeping their jobs.
We manage with complete transparency. Everybody knows fully and accurately where the company stands. The full disclosure and knowledge helps to alleviate fears, and it also helps to educate employees on how to run a business, as well as how to manage their personal and family finances with skill.
While debt and venture capital supports the big wins of any number of flash in the pan ideas, we have created a company that will be around for future generations with the same guiding principles that are in place today.
In a similar fashion, we control the quality of our product by developing our software and supporting our product in house. Yes, outsourcing development and customer support may be more economical in the short term—but the quality of the product we deliver by creating and supporting the product ourselves provides sustainability that well outweighs the additional cost. We pay less to operate our business as the quality of our product increases.
Is running a business risky? Does trying out a new idea or developing a new skill expose your vulnerabilities to others? Yes and yes. What if you fail? Inevitably, at least some of the time, you will. Yet these are the requisite steps that allow you to grow and progress.
As Jeff Bezos noted, "As investors and as a culture we give positive attention to the strategies that have succeeded, while the efforts that don't succeed—which are equally vital to the process—will generally go unremarked."
We need to learn to treasure and to even celebrate our inevitable failures. And yes, after having done everything in our power to prepare, to organize, and to remove the obstacles of debt, of doubt, of fear and of ego, we must also learn to celebrate risk. Why? Because, as Bezos noted, the willingness to venture forward, to expose our vulnerabilities, to show our courage, and even to fail is the only thing that can protect us from the biggest danger of all—the risk and pain of regret.
So what's stopping you from starting a business (or reinventing your current job) in 2013? I Double Dog Dare you. Let's go!
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Big Rapids Mich. - The nationally 16th-ranked Ferris State University men's hockey team finished its non-league series against Mercyhurst with a 3-3 overtime tie against the Lakers before a crowd of 1,656 fans on Saturday (Oct. 20) night inside the Ewigleben Ice Arena.
Following the five-minute overtime session, the two teams went to a shootout with Mercyhurst emerging on top as a single skater managed to find the back of the net.
The Lakers scored the first goal of the evening on a power-play at 9:36 of the opening period when Ryan Misiak put Mercyhurst on the scoreboard first with Paul Chiasson and Grant Blakey earning the assists.
Then, nearly two minutes later at 11:21, Chiasson recorded the Lakers' second power-play goal of the period off a feed from Daniel Bahntge and Misiak.
Ferris State pulled to within a goal at the end of one period as senior wing Eric Alexander scored his first goal of the season with sophomore wings Justin Buzzeo and Nate Milam picking up assists at 14:28 of the opening stanza.
The Bulldogs tied up the contest only 48 seconds into the second period when junior wing Andy Huff notched his third goal of the season when he slid the puck by Mercyhurst goaltender Jimmy Sarjeant on a power-play opportunity. Junior center Cory Kane earned the assist.
Mercyhurst took the lead again at 3-2 lead only a minute later as Blakey found the back of the net off a pass coming from Grant Gettinger at 1:53 of the frame.
However, Bulldog junior wing Justin DeMartino tallied his first goal of the season at 14:08 of the third period to tie up the contest again as assists were credited to sophomore defenseman Travis White along with Huff.
Neither team was able to score in the five-minute overtime period.
The game progressed to a shootout where the only score came from the first skater in Mercyhurst's Nardo Nagtzaam.
Ferris Sate sophomore goaltender CJ Motte saved a total of 22 shots in the contest while Sarjeant saved 39 shots at the opposite end of the ice. Overall, FSU held a 42-25 advantage in total shots, which included 16 in the second period between 13 apiece in both the first and third frames. Mercyhurst had the only three shots of the overtime session.
The Bullldogs finished one-of-three with the man advantage while Mercyhurst was two-of-eight on the power play as FSU finished with 10 penalties for 31 minutes in the box. The Lakers had four penalties called for eight total minutes.
With the tie, the Bulldogs are currently 1-1-2 overall this season and Mercyhurst now owns a 0-2-1 overall record after Saturday's tie combined with a 7-3 loss to the Bulldogs in Big Rapids on Friday night in the series' opener.
Ferris State will be back in action at home again next weekend (Oct. 26-27) as the Bulldogs open defense of their Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) Regular-Season Championship against the Alaska Nanooks at the Ewigleben Ice Arena. Puck drop for both Friday and Saturday nights is set for 7:05 p.m.
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Fifty years ago Friday, NASA's Mariner 2 spacecraft made its closest approach to the planet Venus, marking the first-ever flyby of another planet.
Mariner 2 zoomed to within 21,564 miles (34,675 kilometers) of Venus on Dec. 14, 1962, gathering a trove of data about Earth's hellishly hot sister planet. The probe took the first close-up measurements of Venus' scorching temperatures, for example, helping confirm scientists' suspicions that a runaway greenhouse effect had taken hold of the world.
Tracking Mariner 2's radio signals, researchers also calculated Venus' mass with unprecedented precision, NASA officials said.
The spacecraft's flyby also marked a proud moment for NASA and the United States, after a five-year stretch in which the Soviet Union had claimed all of the world's big space firsts. The Soviets successfully launched the first artificial satellite in 1957, sent a probe to the moon in 1959 and put the first human in space in 1961. [Video: Mariner 2's Venus Flyby]
"JPL has always attempted to do mighty things on behalf of NASA and our nation," Charles Elachi, director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., which managed Mariner 2's mission, said in a statement. "Achieving America's first 'first in space' is among the lab's proudest achievements."
Mariner 2 had a bumpy ride. Shortly after launch on Aug. 27, 1962, an electrical short caused the probe's rocket to roll, rendering it unresponsive to guidance commands. But the short circuit mysteriously healed itself about a minute later, NASA officials said.
Things got dicey during Mariner 2's cruise to Venus, too. A solar panel on the spacecraft stopped working on two separate occasions, and attitude-controlling gyroscopes misbehaved.
Further, the probe's temperature rose dramatically as it approached Venus, causing managers to worry that Mariner 2 might be cooked before it could complete its mission.
But Mariner 2 overcame all of this, and the rest is history.
In addition to lifting Venus' veil, the spacecraft's observations also confirmed the existence of the solar wind and enabled scientists to refine the value of the astronomical unit — the distance from Earth to the sun, which is about 93 million miles (150 million km).
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In the half-century after Mariner 2's close encounter, other spacecraft have further studied the second planet from the sun. The Soviet Union even landed a number of probes on Venus' surface, beginning with Venera 7 in 1970. But Mariner 2 will always have a special place in history.
"There will be other missions to Venus, but there will never be another first mission to Venus," Jack James of JPL, Mariner 2's project manager, said before his death in 2001.
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An art show wished I'd seen and missed here in Seattle. Heard about it too late, but it was Cycle-Series Continua
is a set of referential, reverential, and narrative sculptures, composed from bicycle parts and afflatus which echo ideas from a diverse selection of influences to express anguish, pay homage, focus (or diffuse) opinion, and to simply explore. Steve is a multidisciplinary engineer, designer, and builder with scores of interests, including enduring enthusiasm for bicycles.
Of those sculptures, the Aluminati interests me the most; especially from the visual arts
Aluminati began as an all-aluminum bike project and evolved into a conspiratorial 35mm film viewer for an old and perhaps arbitrary reel of "Ed Sullivan in Moscow". A rare Peugeot Comete aluminum bicycle frame (sans decals) is fitted with a variety of bike parts per a primary quest for maximum aluminum, and a secondary quest for French parts (though parts from Japan, Italy, Spain are involved). Aluminum bike seats aren't readily available, so the one here is OIXIO-hewn by axe/grinder/file from a sheet of 1/8" aluminum, and mounted on titanium rails. 24" aluminum 35mm-film reels (by General Devices & Eng. Co., Hollywood, California) are modified as quick-release bike wheels, the rear having a six-speed freewheel. Film threads through an OIXIO-hack-machined viewer head and over five film guides from front to rear wheels, and motion is powered via the Stronglite 93 cranks [Is that an inverted pentagram?]. A solar- recharged battery that is concealed by a reverent plate powers the viewer LED light.
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Puss in Boots used to be a total swashbuckling stud in the past "Shrek" movies, but he's a washed up fatcat in the alternate reality that is "Shrek Forever After."
How did this happen to Puss, the great character voice by Antonio Banderas?
A lot this has to do with his pampered lifestyle, but there's a complete sidestory about about how the warrior cat went into early retirement which had to be cut from the film, director Mike Mitchell tells us.
"There is a backstory to how he went from ogre assassin to chubby puss," Mitchell tells PopcornBiz.
In the cut explanatory scene, Puss was hired to kill the early Fiona (Cameron Diaz) -- when she is still afflicted by her ogre curse -- and is tracking her for the kill. During the tracking he discovers her secret, that she is a beautiful princess during the day and an ogre at night. It touches his passionate Spanish heart.
"He is so moved by the passion of this cursed princess that he takes off his sword and his belt and joins her cause," says Mitchell, holding his heart. "But not as a warrior, but as a friend, which she needs the most."
While the scene was hilarious, it was too long and interrupted the regular story. "It was like 'Schindler's List' it was so dramatic," says Mitchell, "and so long."
The scene had to be cut, but Puss's heavy retirement is quite apparent by his considerable girth seen throughout the film.
"We wanted to turn everything on its head," says Mitchell of the alternative reality Shrek finds himself in. "Puss in Boots is a swashbuckling ladies' man. So what's the opposite of that? Someone who lives in the lap of luxury."
That said, Puss hasn't lost the charm.
"Even as a fatcat he still manages to be sexy," co-star and Shrek voice Mike Myers says.


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Beyoncé Knowles has pulled out of her performance at a Chelsea club tomorrow – and the owner is threatening a million-dollar lawsuit, a report said.
The pop princess was slated to perform at M2 -- the West 27th Street nightclub that used to be Crobar and Mansion -- as part of the launch of her "I Am . . . Sasha Fierce" North American tour, the New York Post reported.
M2 owner Joey Morrissey agreed to pay the singer $200,000 for the gig and signed a contract with the singer, he told the paper. Morrissey said Beyoncé's people suddenly pulled the plug on the performance this week.
"They said they were too busy with the launching of the tour and that they wouldn't have time to do the kickoff party," Morrissey told the Post.
The clubowner said he had already spent $100,000 on the show and was unimpressed by the "makeup" offer in which Beyoncé offered to stop by the club "to hang out for an hour" on Sunday.
"I mean, we sold tables for thousands of dollars for the show, and spent $100,000 renting a soundboard and other equipment, as per their stipulations," he told the Post.
Morrissey says he's now preparing to file suit against Beyoncé, claiming his place has suffered a "loss of reputation" in addition to the sunk cash.
The gig, which was initially posted on the singer's Web site, has since been taken down.


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BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police have concluded that an 18-year-old, who was influenced by religious extremism, was the mastermind behind the murder of a state-backed imam in China's western Xinjiang region, state media said on Monday.
In late July, three suspected Islamist militants armed with knives and axes attacked Juma Tayir, a well-known pro-government Uighur who led prayers at China's biggest mosque, in Xinjiang, according to Chinese authorities.
Two of the attackers were later shot dead by police while the third, Nurmemet Abidili, was arrested.
Xinjiang, home to the Muslim Uighur people, who speak a Turkic language, has been beset by violence for years. The government blames the violence on Islamist militants or separatists who it says want to establish an independent state called East Turkestan.
Exiled Uighur groups and human rights activists say the government's repressive policies in Xinjiang, including controls on Islam, have provoked unrest, a claim Beijing denies.
The state-run China Daily newspaper, citing police, said late on Sunday Aini Aishan, 18, was "the alleged mastermind behind the murder" of the imam.
Aini Aishan had instructed Nurmemet Abidili on Islam, "showing him the terrorist videos and teaching him about religious extremism", the Xinjiang Daily reported on Monday. It cited interviews with Aini Aishan and Nurmemet Abidili.
Aini Aishan believed the imam, Juma Tayir, had "twisted the meaning of the Koran and that killing someone so influential would create a large impact", the report said.
"The goal is to kill Juma Tayir so you can go to heaven," it quoted Aini Aishan as telling two of the attackers.
Aini Aishan taught Nurmemet Abidili about jihad - an Islamic holy war - according to the Xinjiang Daily. "The first time I heard the word 'jihad, I was really excited, I wanted to conduct 'jihad' and do great things," the newspaper quoted Nurmemet Abidili as saying.
Aini Aishan had come into "contact with a local religious extremist group in January 2013 and obtained violent terrorist videos as well as prohibited religious publications so he could preach to other people", the newspaper reported.
Hundreds of people have been killed in Xinjiang over the past year. China often blames the violence on religious militants.
Tayir was a controversial figure among Uighurs. In 2009, he backed the government after it quashed riots in Xinjiang's capital, Urumqi, in which nearly 200 people were killed.
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The Sacramento Zoo announced Friday that Executive Zoo Director and CEO Mary Healy has died.
Tonja Candelaria, public relations coordinator at the Zoo, said Healy suffered a cerebral aneurysm Thursday in Ecuador, as she was on her way to the Galapagos Islands. Later in the day Healy was declared brain dead and then suffered a massive heart attack, Candelaria said. Healy was 61.
Candelaria said Healy's trip was a mix of business and pleasure.
"It was a trip to see animals in the wild and learn more about the habitat," said Candelaria. "It was also the thing she loved most, being out in the field."
Healy was the president of the California Association of Zoos and Aquariums and was one of nine international council members for the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Candelaria said. She says last year, Healy was presented with a Women Who Mean Business award by the Sacramento Business Journal.
Candelaria said that a memorial for Healy will be held at a later date. She said Healy's family has asked that no flowers be sent but donations in her memory can be made to the Sacramento Zoological Society.


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UNIONDALE, N.Y. - The New York Islanders took a lead into the third period against the struggling Winnipeg Jets and finished strong for an important win.
Frans Nielsen scored the go-ahead goal and Kevin Poulin made 23 saves for his first win of the season and the Islanders defeated the Jets 5-2 on Tuesday.
It was New York's fifth win in six games.
With the victory, the Islanders moved two points ahead of the idle New York Rangers into the eighth and final Eastern Conference playoff spot.
The Islanders (18-16-3) have 11 games remaining while the Rangers have 13. The Islanders and seventh-place Devils each have 39 points but New Jersey has a game in hand.
The Islanders haven't reached the post-season since 2007.
"We played with pace and sustained our defence-first mentality," Islanders coach Jack Capuano said. "We talked last summer about how we wanted to play meaningful games the last month of the season. Well, now we have them."
Nielsen's power-play goal at 19:32 of the second period came when a rebound of a Mark Streit slap shot ricocheted to him in the right circle. Nielsen fired the puck past Ondrej Pavelec for this fourth of the season.
"It came right to me and thankfully it went in," Nielsen said. "We battled hard, got a lead and played our game."
Matt Moulson added his 12th of the season at the 18:00 mark of the third. And John Tavares scored his team-leading 23rd of the season into an empty net with 36 seconds left.
The Jets (18-18-2) lost their fourth straight, but still lead the Southeast Division by two points over the Washington Capitals and four over the Carolina Hurricanes. Winnipeg lost Monday night to the Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
"We didn't play well either night," Pavelec said. "We have to figure out something soon."
Poulin was making his third start of the season to give a rest to Evgeni Nabokov, who has started all but six of the team's 37 games. The 22-year-old Poulin has been the backup to Nabokov since his recall from AHL Bridgeport on Feb. 23.
His best save was a sprawling stop on an Alexander Burmistrov shot in the closing seconds.
"I felt good out there and we worked hard from start to finish," Poulin said. "It was a satisfying win for sure."
Islanders centre Anders Lee opening the scoring in his NHL debut on his first shot on goal at 16:31 of the first period when his wrist shot eluded a screened Pavelec.
"I just wanted to get it on net," said Lee, who was given the milestone puck by linemate Casey Cizikas. "Obviously, I am happy with the result."
The 22-year-old Lee signed with the Islanders on Monday after completing a stellar college career at Notre Dame where he was team captain.
A sixth-round pick by the Islanders in 2009, the 6-foot-3, 220-pound Lee led the Central Collegiate Hockey Association in goals (20) and points (38) this season.
Jets rookie defenceman Paul Postma tied the game at 1 at 18:06, banging a rebound past Poulin with assists to Eric Tangradi and Kyle Wellwood.
Postma, a seventh-round pick by the Jets' former incarnation — the Atlanta Thrashers — in 2007, scored his second of the game and third of the season at 6:02 of the second.
Colin McDonald tied the score at 2 at 9:56 of the second when he tapped in a rebound for his seventh of the season.
The Islanders, who are 11-5-1 on the road, won for just the seventh time in 20 home games (7-11-2). Seven of their remaining 11 games are on the road.
The Islanders are 17-2-2 when scoring at least three goals and 1-14-1 when scoring two or fewer.
"We're seeing the results of doing all the little things right," Capuano said. "The guys showed great energy all game. We have to keep winning one-on-one battles to be successful."
The victory was the 78th as coach of the Islanders for Capuano, moving him past Peter Laviolette into third place on the franchise wins list behind Al Arbour (740) and Terry Simpson (81).
This was the second meeting between the teams. The Jets won 5-4 in overtime at home on Jan. 27. They meet again April 20 in Winnipeg.
NOTES: The Jets scratched defenceman Grant Clitsome, who was hit near his eye with an errant stick the previous night against the Rangers. ... The Islanders placed defenceman Joe Finley on injured reserve to make room for Lee on the roster.