Tony Blair admits he got too close to Murdoch empire

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Skin Disorders and Alcohol

Alcoholic beverages such as wine, when consumed in moderation, could prove healthy for you. But, excess alcohol intake can lead to many serious health issues. Skin disorders and alcohol are known to have a direct link. Continue reading to learn about the various skin disorders that could be caused or perhaps aggravated due to excess intake of alcohol.

Skin disorders caused due to alcohol can occur due to various factors. For example, the weakening of the liver reduces its ability to get rid of harmful toxins in the body, consequently affecting the skin. Too much alcohol affects the vitamin content in the body, especially vitamins A and C, the two very important vitamins needed for healthy skin. Alcohol causes short-term and sometimes long-term effects on our skin. Skin problems caused because of alcohol include the following:

Acne:?Too much alcohol consumption makes the liver weak, because the liver needs to work extra to eliminate the harmful toxins which are present in alcohol.

When these toxins are not released from the body, they can lead to acne breakouts. A weak liver can also lead to several other skin as well as health issues.

Red Blotchy Skin:?After a significant amount of alcohol intake, you can notice the skin on your face as well as your body becoming red and blotchy. This is because alcohol dilates the blood vessels, which remain like that until all the alcohol is flushed out of the body. Hence, the skin appears blotchy and red.

Rosacea:?This skin disorder is characterized by the appearance of acne like bumps, pink patches on the face, red eyes and broken blood vessels. Too much alcohol intake can aggravate and even worsen the condition. People who have a fair complexion are known to suffer from this skin disorder, which does not heal until the intake of alcohol is stopped.

Skin Dryness:?Alcohol leads to skin dehydration and makes the skin dry. In case you have skin disorders like eczema and psoriasis, consuming alcohol could make the condition worse.

Wrinkles, Fine lines, and Crow's Feet:?As the skin becomes weak, it leads to the development of wrinkles, and fine lines as well as crow's feet. Too much alcohol intake causes the skin to age much faster.

Skin Paleness:?Even though some individuals experience skin redness after too much alcohol, some people?s skin becomes pale over time. The skin becomes dull and looks weak and tired.

It is vital to avoid or at least restrict the intake of alcohol if you want to maintain healthy and younger looking skin. It is also important to maintain proper skincare, and eat a healthy balanced diet as well as exercise regularly in order to maintain healthy skin.

These days, there are several skincare products and medications available in the market to help deal with various skin disorders. With regards to treating acne, medications such as Azelex cream have proved very effective. Azelex belongs to a category of medications referred to as Dicarboxylic acids, which can be utilized for treating mild as well as moderate acne. You can purchase Azelex from the neighborhood drugstore or order Azelex online. But, it is advised to seek advice from a dermatologist before deciding to Buy Azelex to treat acne.
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The butler did it... or did he? Vatican leaks row rumbles

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Stunning image of smallest possible 5 rings

Public release date: 27-May-2012
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Contact: Anna Blackaby
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44-024-765-75910
University of Warwick

Scientists have created and imaged the smallest possible five-ringed structure about 100,000 times thinner than a human hair and you'll probably recognise its shape.

A collaboration between the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), the University of Warwick and IBM Research Zurich has allowed the scientists to bring a single molecule to life in a picture, using a combination of clever synthetic chemistry and state-of-the-art imaging techniques.

The scientists decided to make and visualise olympicene whose five-ringed structure was entered on ChemSpider, the RSC's free online chemical database of over 26 million records two years ago.

"When doodling in a planning meeting, it occurred to me that a molecular structure with three hexagonal rings above two others would make for an interesting synthetic challenge," said Professor Graham Richards CBE, RSC Council member.

"I wondered: could someone actually make it, and produce an image of the actual molecule?"

Chemists at the University of Warwick, Dr David Fox and Anish Mistry, used some clever synthetic organic chemistry the modern molecule designer's toolbox to build olympicene.

"Alongside the scientific challenge involved in creating olympicene in a laboratory, there's some serious practical reasons for working with molecules like this," said Dr Fox.

"The compound is related to single-layer graphite, also known as graphene, and is one of a number of related compounds which potentially have interesting electronic and optical properties.

"For example these types of molecules may offer great potential for the next generation of solar cells and high-tech lighting sources such as LEDs."

A first glimpse of the molecule's structure was obtained by Dr Giovanni Costantini and Ben Moreton at Warwick using scanning tunnelling microscopy. A higher resolution technique was however needed to unravel its atomic-level anatomy.

To truly bring olympicene to life, the Physics of Nanoscale Systems Group at IBM Research Zurich in Switzerland analysed the chemical structure of olympicene with unprecedented resolution using a complex technique known as noncontact atomic force microscopy. Using the technique IBM scientists imaged a single olympicene molecule just 1.2 nanometres in width, about 100,000 times thinner than a human hair.

"The key to achieving atomic resolution was an atomically sharp and defined tip apex as well as the very high stability of the system," explains IBM scientist Dr. Leo Gross. "We prepared our tip by deliberately picking up single atoms and molecules and showed that it is the foremost tip atom or molecule that governs the contrast and resolution of our AFM measurements."

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This technique was first published in the journal of Science back in August 2009.

The chemical recipes for making olympicene, along with a whole range of other molecules, are posted on the ChemSpider Synthetic Pages (CSSP), where scientists can record and share the best ways to do specific reactions.

Images

http://flickr.com/gp/ibm_research_zurich/087922

Video

http://youtu.be/dFp8Eoh_Vqo

For further information, high-resolution images and video, please contact:

Jon Edwards, RSC, edwardsj@rsc.org, +44 1223 432460

Dr David Fox, University of Warwick, +44 (0)2476 524331

Anna Blackaby, University of Warwick press officer, a.blackaby@warwick.ac.uk, + 44 (0) 2476 575910 or +44 (0) 7785 433155

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Public release date: 27-May-2012
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Contact: Anna Blackaby
a.blackaby@warwick.ac.uk
44-024-765-75910
University of Warwick

Scientists have created and imaged the smallest possible five-ringed structure about 100,000 times thinner than a human hair and you'll probably recognise its shape.

A collaboration between the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), the University of Warwick and IBM Research Zurich has allowed the scientists to bring a single molecule to life in a picture, using a combination of clever synthetic chemistry and state-of-the-art imaging techniques.

The scientists decided to make and visualise olympicene whose five-ringed structure was entered on ChemSpider, the RSC's free online chemical database of over 26 million records two years ago.

"When doodling in a planning meeting, it occurred to me that a molecular structure with three hexagonal rings above two others would make for an interesting synthetic challenge," said Professor Graham Richards CBE, RSC Council member.

"I wondered: could someone actually make it, and produce an image of the actual molecule?"

Chemists at the University of Warwick, Dr David Fox and Anish Mistry, used some clever synthetic organic chemistry the modern molecule designer's toolbox to build olympicene.

"Alongside the scientific challenge involved in creating olympicene in a laboratory, there's some serious practical reasons for working with molecules like this," said Dr Fox.

"The compound is related to single-layer graphite, also known as graphene, and is one of a number of related compounds which potentially have interesting electronic and optical properties.

"For example these types of molecules may offer great potential for the next generation of solar cells and high-tech lighting sources such as LEDs."

A first glimpse of the molecule's structure was obtained by Dr Giovanni Costantini and Ben Moreton at Warwick using scanning tunnelling microscopy. A higher resolution technique was however needed to unravel its atomic-level anatomy.

To truly bring olympicene to life, the Physics of Nanoscale Systems Group at IBM Research Zurich in Switzerland analysed the chemical structure of olympicene with unprecedented resolution using a complex technique known as noncontact atomic force microscopy. Using the technique IBM scientists imaged a single olympicene molecule just 1.2 nanometres in width, about 100,000 times thinner than a human hair.

"The key to achieving atomic resolution was an atomically sharp and defined tip apex as well as the very high stability of the system," explains IBM scientist Dr. Leo Gross. "We prepared our tip by deliberately picking up single atoms and molecules and showed that it is the foremost tip atom or molecule that governs the contrast and resolution of our AFM measurements."

###

This technique was first published in the journal of Science back in August 2009.

The chemical recipes for making olympicene, along with a whole range of other molecules, are posted on the ChemSpider Synthetic Pages (CSSP), where scientists can record and share the best ways to do specific reactions.

Images

http://flickr.com/gp/ibm_research_zurich/087922

Video

http://youtu.be/dFp8Eoh_Vqo

For further information, high-resolution images and video, please contact:

Jon Edwards, RSC, edwardsj@rsc.org, +44 1223 432460

Dr David Fox, University of Warwick, +44 (0)2476 524331

Anna Blackaby, University of Warwick press officer, a.blackaby@warwick.ac.uk, + 44 (0) 2476 575910 or +44 (0) 7785 433155

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Educational Leadership:Meeting Students Where They Are:Why Teachers Should Try Twitter

William M. Ferriter

I've got an embarrassing confession to make: Until recently, I wasn't convinced that differentiating learning opportunities for students really mattered. Like many teachers, I would deliver one lesson each day, keeping my fingers crossed that I met everyone's needs. And even though I've always had a sense for the strengths and weaknesses of my individual students, I rarely drew on that knowledge to make specific changes in instruction or assignments.

The primary reason for my inability to embrace differentiation as a teacher was that, until recently, I'd never experienced differentiation as a learner. Like most practitioners, I've spent too much professional development time sitting in lectures delivered to entire faculties. No one offered preassessments, tiered lessons, or learning contracts to my colleagues or me. Instead, we plodded through courses designed to meet the needs of the majority. In fact, the structure of professional development programs in most schools sends conflicting messages about the importance of meeting learners where they are.

Differentiation has grown on me in the past 18 months, though, thanks to my experiences using the online networking tool Twitter. Twitter makes it easy to post short (140-character maximum), public, text-based messages to the Web?messages that any interested follower can see and respond to.

Although many Twitter users post personal messages that might be described as "digital noise" (such as "Having Chinese takeout for dinner"), teaching professionals have found ways to use Twitter to share resources and lend quick support to peers with similar interests. For educators who use this tool to build a network of people whose Twitter messages connect to their work, Twitter becomes a constant source of new ideas to explore.

Finding Someone to "Follow"

I began my work with Twitter by creating a free account, which anyone with an Internet connection can do by visiting http://twitter.com. I then started following the updates of Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach (@snbeach), a Teacher Leaders Network colleague and digital learning expert. Each time I signed into Twitter, I'd automatically see any thoughts that Sheryl had posted, sometimes including links to articles she was reading.

Although Sheryl's messages were not intended for me alone?all of her Twitter followers could see her posts?most were valuable to me because Sheryl and I are both interested in the changing nature of learning in the 21st century. We each study the kinds of skills students will need to be successful in tomorrow's world and the ways digital tools can facilitate meaningful experiences in today's classrooms. Exploring her Twitter posts challenged my thinking and led me to great resources without having to spend hours searching. Even as my Twitter network has grown, Sheryl's posts continue to help me. Just today, she shared a link to a collection of resources on teaching second languages that I can't wait to explore (http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2009/11/100-tips-tools-to-teach-your-child-a-second-language).

Next, I started following the Twitter messages shared by many of the creative educators I found on the Twitter4Teachers wiki (http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com), seeking the same kinds of people I like to exchange ideas with in real life. I focused on finding middle school language arts and social studies teachers or teachers interested in technology, knowing that people with my interests were likely to point me toward resources I could use.

I also followed Twitter users who were recommended by digital peers or whom I knew in person. Each of their updates appeared automatically on my Twitter homepage. I could look inside the minds of motivated peers to learn about the new projects they were undertaking, the research reports they were studying, and Web sites they were exploring. As my comfort with Twitter grew?a process that took a few months, as is typical for new users?I became an active contributor to this knowledge network.

I'm constantly jazzed by my Twitter network because I have easy access to a stream of customized information and ideas that motivate me?one characteristic of differentiated learning. This information is customized because I follow only Twitter posters who discuss topics I'm eager to learn about. Although I can't read every message generated by the 200 education professionals whose updates I now follow, I skim through posts for 20 minutes each morning and afternoon.

Using the Reply and Direct Message options, I join conversations with individual members of this digital community, offering suggestions, asking questions, and celebrating successes. As with most digital conversations, I can either make my replies visible to everyone who's following my updates or target private replies to certain individuals.

I now turn to Twitter friends for help in the same way that I turn to the teachers on my hallway. Recently, a friend in my Twitter feed pointed me to a great strategy for structuring classroom discussions, a practice I'd been struggling with (http://angelacunningham.wordpress.com/2009/05/teaching-students-to-dialogue.html).

Opportunities for Customization

What lessons have I learned from Twitter? First, I finally understand how much differentiated learning matters. My own motivation levels have skyrocketed, I'm accessing ideas connected to my professional interests, and I've taken ownership of my own learning.

This has me convinced that we can use digital tools to differentiate learning for students, too. Although Twitter may not be appropriate in all situations? elementary students would struggle to build meaningful networks of peers, and schools would have to actively address Internet safety?it's being used successfully by several inventive high school teachers. Shelly Blake-Plock, for example, a Maryland Latin and art history teacher, is integrating Twitter into research, discussion, and vocabulary work in his classroom. Blake-Plock shares ideas on using Twitter in the classroom in this entry on his blog, Teach Paperless: http://teachpaperless.blogspot.com/2009/05/best-practices-in-twitter-enhanced-high.html.

Teachers must identify how applications like Twitter can facilitate their learning. Digital opportunities to connect with new content and communities can accelerate learning for every student?but only after teachers become efficient digital learners, too.

William M. Ferriter (@plugusin on Twitter) teaches 6th grade language arts and social studies in Raleigh, North Carolina, and blogs about the teaching life at The Tempered Radical (http://teacherleaders.typepad.com/the_tempered_radical). He is the coauthor of Building a Professional Learning Community at Work: A Guide to the First Year (Solution Tree, 2009); 919-363-1870; wferriter@hotmail.com.

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Cowgirl tennis qualifies for NCAA tournament

A small room erupted in celebration in Gallagher-Iba on Tuesday evening, for the OSU women?s tennis team received the news that its season would continue.

Coach Chris Young and his team huddled around a large screen TV to hear their name announced as one of the 64 teams that will compete in the NCAA Women?s Tennis Team Tournament.

?I?m really excited for the girls,? Young said. ?When I came here three years ago, I knew the challenges that were ahead of us. Today is the culmination of three years of hard work and determination, and it?s great for the girls.?

The Cowgirls will face Georgia Tech in the first round, a welcomed opponent.

?I knew that we would be right there playing a team that is pretty even with us,? Young said. ?We have seen them quite a bit. When you have some familiarity for an opponent, it helps us prepare for the moment.?

The Cowgirls? first match in the single-elimination tournament will be May 11, and Young said his team would be well prepared.

?I have experience in this, understanding how the schedule works out this first week will be tricky with finals, but after this week my experience will help them make the transition to post season,? Young said.

Junior C. C. Sardinha anticipated the reward of a postseason, and her hopes built up going into the selection show.

?We are pumped,? Sardinha said. ?There were hints that we would get in. It was just nice to finally hear it.?

Sardinha echoed the confidence that the Cowgirls are taking into the postseason and gave a glimpse of what has been behind the team?s success this season.

?We will play Stanford, UCLA, anyone; bring it on,? she said.

If the Cowgirls knock down their first three opponents, they could face UCLA in the quarterfinals, but that is a long way off.

Malika Rose, a junior for the Cowgirls, said the team is focused on the task at hand.

?We had this goal at the beginning of the year, but we didn?t think it was that close,? Rose said. ?We just want to take it one match at a time and focus on our advantage in the doubles matchups.?

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Precisely Why Pet Dog Treats Won't Assist You During Preparing ...

I?m sure you?ve observed this before, and you may even do it yourself on a regular basis. Pick up a dog bone then proceed to hang it before your dog as you tell him or her just what to do. Roll over, play dead, sit, speak and I?ll present you with this treat. Obviously your dog is going to obey, they really want that treat. If you?d like to hang a peanut butter cup before me, I?ll play dead or roll over too. Does this mean that I am trained to roll over? Or does it basically mean I truly love peanut butter cups?

Any time training for your service dog certification you?re very best served to leave the doggie snacks behind. The important thing to productive service dog training is to help make the dog admire you. This cannot be achieved in cases where the dog just looks at you as a source of doggie snacks.

We constantly recommend utilizing a praise strategy whenever training your dog. Praise can be a simple spoken phrase, or possibly a pat upon the head. In the event that the dog receives a treat every time he or she follows a command you have not earned the dogs respect. You have turned your dog directly

Precisely Why Pet Dog Treats Won?t Assist You During Preparing Your Service Dog Accreditation

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Uno, dos, tres, ?catorce!

En el minuto 86? Pep Guardiola tom? su ?ltima decisi?n como t?cnico del FC Barcelona: una sustituci?n. Dio entrada a Thiago en lugar de Pedro, sustituy? al hombre con el que ha compartido cada instante, gol y t?tulo desde que un d?a decidi? sentarse en el banquillo azulgrana. A su llegada quer?an cederle, dec?an que s?lo rend?a en los entrenamientos, pero Guardiola quiso llev?rselo a la pretemporada del B. Que fuera su ?ltimo cambio es solamente una casualidad que nos sirve para explicar el punto y seguido que emprende el Barcelona. El m?ster se baja, pero todo lo dem?s contin?a. Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Piqu? y un largo etc?tera. Incluso el jugador que ha recorrido exactamente el mismo camino que el t?cnico no solo no da un paso atr?s, sino que se reconquista a s? mismo en el ?ltimo d?a de servicio. Pedro, olvidado durante un largo periodo, fue fue el protagonista junto a Messi de tres tantos que en tan solo 24 minutos sentenciaron al Athletic Club (0-3). Despu?s ya no hubo partido. El mejor Barcelona hab?a dejado huella firmando uno de los tramos m?s brillantes de estos cuatro a?os. Tres goles para el catorce. Para el t?tulo catorce de diecinueve.

Que en los primeros dos minutos Messi te encare dos veces no es buena se?al. No pudieron controlarle. El argentino ten?a uno de esos d?as y enloqueci? a la zaga bilba?na arrastrando a Amorebieta hasta posiciones insospechadas. Quiz? poco preciso, pero tremendamente incisivo, provoc? el caos del inicio y si no hubiera llegado el afortunado tanto de Pedro insinuaba con morder a la jugada siguiente. El Athletic, que ya iba por detr?s sin haber comparecido, revivi? los sentimientos de Bucarest: Bielsa fue atrevido con el planteamiento pero sus jugadores d?biles en el hombre contra hombre. Al Barcelona le bastaba con superar una marca para desequilibrar todo el sistema defensivo. Adem?s, como presionaba muy arriba, cuando recuperaban apenas hab?a unos metros entre Iniesta y Messi. Fruto de esta conexi?n y de la lucidez de Xavi surgi? la jugada del segundo gol. Iniesta, en dulce, encontr? a un esforzado Messi que tuvo que levantar con la diestra un remate que parec?a perdido, con poco ?ngulo. Cinco minutos m?s tarde Pedro aparec?a de nuevo.

De 2009 a 2012 se invirtieron los problemas en la salida. En Mestalla fue el Barcelona qui?n se vio obligado a situar a sus centrales cerca de la l?nea de cal para poder salir con el bal?n controlado. Anoche fue el Athletic qui?n no encontr? v?as de escape. La presi?n azulgrana surt?a efecto y en largo no encontraban a Llorente con frecuencia. La ?nica vez que lo hicieron forz? un penalti, no se?alado por el ?rbitro, que junto a una ocasi?n de Ibai G?mez en el segundo tiempo fueron las dos ?nicas opciones del conjunto de Bielsa para volverse a meter en el partido. El primer susto ya alert? al Barcelona, que se olvid? del ritmo fren?tico e instaur? la pausa. Se guard? en campo propio, alarg? las posesiones y tambi?n el n?mero de pases horizontales. Durmi? el encuentro hasta su conclusi?n, si bien cedi? cierto protagonismo en la medular cuando salieron Ander Herrera e I?igo P?rez. Messi busc? el cuarto en solitario, Busquets apag? los incendios ocasionales y Alexis sali? trastabillado, pero exitoso, de cada uno de sus encontronazos. No volvi? a crear nada Llorente, tampoco Muniain, las mayores decepciones de la final.

El primer t?tulo que levant? Guardiola fue una Copa del Rey ante el Athletic. Su primera orden en forma de sustituci?n fue en el minuto 61 de la previa de Liga de Campeones frente al Wisla de Cracovia, un 13 de agosto de 2008. El escogido fue Pedro, que dej? su hueco a Yay? Tour?. Han pasado cuatro a?os y han levantado catorce de diecinueve. El Barcelona cierra un c?rculo casi perfecto.

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Augmented reality offers a new layer of intrigue

IF YOU ever come across a photograph of communist-era East Berlin, or modern Pyongyang in North Korea, the cityscapes look drab and featureless. Billboards, advertising hoardings, neon signs, shopfronts and graffiti are conspicuous by their absence.

To future eyes, that is how drab today's London and New York will appear. Not because of an even greater proliferation of advertising and street art but because of an in-vogue technology called augmented reality (AR), through which digital information and graphics are overlaid onto the physical world.

If predictions come true, towns and cities will soon be teeming with digital annotations floating over landmarks, businesses and people. You will need AR glasses to see them, but they are likely to be as commonplace as cellphones.

Visions of this future promoted by the likes of Google, which is launching a pair of AR glasses this year, tend to have a clean, corporate gloss. Good luck to them: as AR becomes common, everyday people will want to add their own comments, images and videos. Some have already begun to use smartphone apps to tag "digital graffiti" onto the physical world (see "Reality respray: The hidden digital world uncloaked"). Some of these offerings are useful; others are aesthetic, trivial or personal. Many are angry, subversive or offensive. In other words, all the virtues and vices of the social web are being daubed onto the physical world, with interesting and challenging consequences.

Consider the implications for business. Today an anti-capitalist would be arrested for scribbling a slogan on the wall of a McDonald's, but they are free to draw it digitally. Disgruntled customers could plaster company buildings with complaints; hacktivists could digitally "occupy" the corporate headquarters of their targets.

Equally, an extremist could post slogans on a graveyard or government building, or a protester might decide to reveal the location of an animal-testing lab. Individuals are not immune - people could be digitally tagged without their knowledge. The tag could be a compliment. Equally possibly it could be an insult or embarrassing photo. Electing not to wear the glasses will be as effective as closing your eyes and wishing it would go away.

Negotiating our way through the rights and wrongs of this while protecting free speech, privacy and reputation will be tortuous. How should society respond? It is not hard to envisage corporate and political powers demanding control, censorship and punishment of "offenders". They may well get it; owners of AR apps may concede that some content crosses a line, and remove it. Yet the law, with its infamous inability to keep pace with technology, will provide a blunt tool at best.

Laws must be upheld, of course, but if we have learned anything from internet history, bottom-up control is likely to be more democratic and effective. Already the users of AR apps "upvote" useful or funny annotations. Unpleasant or abusive ones tend to languish largely unread.

The internet has made the world harder to control and contain but it has also made it immensely more interesting. The same is likely to be true of AR. Let's embrace it. Few people would choose to live in Pyongyang over London or New York.

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Dig Weekend Guide ? May 25-28 | Dig Lounge

Welcome to the Memorial Day Weekend. We?ve got an action packed long weekend ahead of us. Kick it off Friday night at the Fiesta en Mayo Food Truck Night or Barnsdall Wine Tasting. Weekend long events include the Newport Beach Wine Festival, Silver Lake Jubilee, and Malibu Family Wines live music. Other events this weekend include BBQ and wine, Learn About Wine advanced palate builder, some outdoor cinema/food/music festivals, a party at Pink Taco, and a Big Daddy Summer BBQ.

Friday, May 25

Fiesta en Mayo Food Truck Night
Westchester (5-10pm)
Head to Westchester on Friday after work for some food trucks and live music by the Couchois Brothers Band. There will be over 15 food trucks, beer, wine and margaritas too. For the kids, they will be screening movies with face painting by Ella. The event takes place at the Visitation School Grounds at 8740 S Emerson Ave in Westchester. More info on their web site.

Barnsdall Wine Tasting Fridays
Los Feliz (5:30-8:30pm)
Unwind and enjoy the beautiful Barnsdall Art Park as the sun is setting, from the gated gardens in the West Lawn of the historic Hollyhock House. Silverlake Wine will present four selections of boutique, small production, artisanal wines from around the globe. This week will feature DJ Dan Wilcox of KCRW and delicious food from Heirloom LA, Let?s Be Frank, Gastrobus and Coolhaus. Tickets are $25, or $5 for kids and designated drivers. More info here.

Malibu Family Wines
Malibu (Fri-Sun)
Live music is back at the Malibu Family Wines tasting room. Grab a picnic basket and a bottle of wine from their tasting counter and enjoy live music in the beautiful hills of Malibu. The music starts on Friday night from 7-9pm and continues through the weekend. This weekend enjoy the musical folk rock and blues stylings of The Shoemaker Brothers, latin guitar specialist Victor Torres, French Cabaret music by Les Zazous, James Taylor cover band Taylor Made, singer songwriter Lois Fein, and the acoustic quartet Cuppa Joe. Shows are free and are 21 and over only. No outside wine is allowed, but they have plenty of great wines available at the tasting room. For a full list of showtimes check out their calendar.

Renaissance Pleasure Faire
Irwindale (10am-7pm, Sat & Sun)
The 50th anniversary of the very first Renaissance faire is upon us, with the Southern California Renaissance Pleasure Faire celebrating its Golden Jubilee through the weekends of April and May. Grab a turkey leg and see such faire favorites as the Poxy Boggards, the Dread Crew of Oddwood, Moonie and Broon, the joust, the puritans, and of course Her Royal Majesty, Queen Elizabeth I in the village of Port Deptford, abutting the Santa Fe Dam. Tickets are $25/adults, $15/children ages 5-12 (aged 4 years or younger are free). For more information and a full list of entertainment, check out their web site.

Newport Beach Wine Festival
Newport Beach (Fri-Sun)
The 9th Annual Newport Beach Wine Festival features a weekend of events geared toward every wine and food lover. The event kicks off on Friday with a Master Sommeliers Wine Dinner with Guest Chefs at the Balboa Bay Club. Other events include a Spanish Wines and Tapas Seminar, a Cheese and Wine pairing, a Grand Tasting on Saturday, then a brunch on Sunday along with a Afternoon Argentinean BBQ. For prices, tickets and more info check out their web site.

Saturday, May 26

Silver Lake Jubilee
Silver Lake (Sat & Sun)
The third annual Jubilee street festival, LA?s premier music, arts and food festival, will be held in Silver Lake this weekend at Sunset Junction. The Jubilee features the city?s best selection of bands, comedy, literature, artists, food trucks and shopping. The 2012 Jubilee will feature 60+ bands, 15+ food trucks, 40+ craft vendors, 40+ comedians and performers, as well as beer, wine and mixed drinks. Tickets are $25 for each day, or $35 for a weekend pass.

Street Food Cinema: Napoleon Dynamite
Exposition Park (5:30pm)
It?s time for Street Food Cinema, the swankiest summer fest featuring cool outdoor movies, tasty food trucks and live music in Los Angeles! Bring a blanket, the family, the dog, and a picnic. Outside food and beverages are welcome. FOod will also be available for purchase from food trucks. This weeks food trucks include Kogi BBQ, Grill ?Em All, Munchie Machine, Don Chow Tacos, After School Special Truck, Dogtown Dogs, and AROCKin ICE. Tickets are $10 per person. Get more info and tickets here.

Eat|See|Hear Presents: Anchorman
Santa Monica (5:30pm)
For the westsiders, you also have your own outdoor cinema event. Complete with live music and food trucks. Food trucks include Fatmobile, Me So Hungry, The Greasy Wiener, Fresh Fries, White Rabbit, Shrimp Pimp, Nom Nom Truck, Flatiron, The Lime Truck, Buttermilk, and Coolhaus. Doors open at 5:30, live music by The Islands at 7pm, and the movie starts at 8:30 sharp. Tickets are $10 and are available online.

Sunday, May 27

Palate Builder
Downtown Los Angeles (3-5:15pm)
Learn to taste like a pro at Learn About Wine?s Palate Builder. This unique, action-packed, tasting class and palate workout will help you break through to fine wine appreciation! It will be a class that you
will want return to again and again. The workout includes a sense/scents of place tasting. Explore the smells of wines with their Le Nose Du Vin sensory kit. Learn about grape identification, places, and wine making styles. There will also be a blind tasting to test your new skills. The class is just $60 and you will get to taste over 20 wines. Wow. Get your tickets now.

BBQ Wines with Church BBQ
South LA (3pm)
Enjoy vino from Silver Lake Wine at the 8th Annual Memorial Day Weekend Barbeque Wine Tasting at The First Assembly Baptist Church. Join them as they pour Chateau Soucherie Cuvee L?Astree Rose de Loire, Cefalicchio Bianco Puglia, Molnar Family Pinot Noir, Random Ridge ?Cabernets?, and Sans Liege Grenache paired with the some of the best bbq in the City of Angels. Ribs, Links, Chicken, etc, prepared by one of the most special places, The First Assembly Baptist Church in South Los Angeles. The cost is $20 a person, reservations are required. Call 323 662 9024.

Monday, May 28

Pink Taco Memorial Day Celebration
Century City (Fri-Mon)
Celebrate the long weekend at Pink Taco in Century City with 2-for-1 pitchers of margaritas, $5 shots, $8 margaritas, $100 bottles of 901 Tequila, two for $5 tacos, and a raffle with great prizes. Follow them on Facebook for all the updates.

Big Daddy Summer BBQ
Culver City
Memorial Day is the official beginning of Summer and the first Big Daddy Summer BBQ of the season at Fords Filling Station! Hang in the Beer Garden with meats served directly off their smoker and a beer in hand to celebrate the beginning of the summer barbecue season. For $28 choose from two meats like whole roasted pig or beef brisket; 2 sides like Mac & Cheese with ham hock and fresno chiles and corn on the cob. Then add a draft beer for just three bucks. Starts at 1pm, and goes until they run out.

Continuing:

LA Derby Dolls
Echo Park (6-10pm)
The L.A. Derby Dolls are Southern California?s premiere all-female, banked track roller derby league. Watch girls on wheels as they battle out on the track with two teams of five players each: four blockers (one of whom wears a striped helmet cover as the ?pivot?) and one jammer. Races take place every other Saturday and some Sundays. A full season schedule can be browsed here.

Silver Lake Farmers? Market
Silver Lake (8am ? 1pm)
The Silver Lake Farmers? Market offers more than just fresh, local produce. Customers can also find vintage clothings, jewelry, music, and snacks, giving it more of a flea market vibe.

Sunday Suppers at Cecconi?s
West Hollywood
An elegant Sunday Supper that will feed up to four for just $50? Cecconi?s in West Hollywood has you covered. Chef Andrea Cavaliere brings classic Italian comforts such as wood-oven fired artisanal pizza, a hearty bowl of pasta and seasonal salad to the dinner table on Sundays at Cecconi?s ? all with a sophisticated setting and price that?s hard to beat. Wine specials include a bottle of house red or white for $25. And if you have an additional guest in your group, add a pizza or pasta for just $12.50.

Weekend Flights at Rosso Wine Shop
Glendale (5-8 p.m.)
A new wine theme each week. Whether it is their Old World favorites or Pinot Noir from Russian River, they mix it up and keep the price reasonable. Visit www.rossowineshop.com for more details. They also have wines by the glass available at the bar, along with some select beer picks by the bottle, if the wine flight doesn?t work for you. Cost is around $10.

Maxwell DeMille?s Cicada Club
Downtown Los Angeles (6-11 p.m.)
Travel back in time to the glamorous days of Hollywood?s golden age of nightclubs every Sunday at the Cicada Club in Downtown. Featuring the finest vintage dance orchestras and entertainment, Maxwell DeMille?s Cicada Club is unlike any night on the town you have ever experienced. Vintage or evening attire encouraged. A dinner reservation will guarantee your table for the entire evening. To see who?s playing each week and for more info check out their web site.

Wine Pairing Wednesday at Upstairs2
West LA (7:30 p.m.)
Upstairs 2, located above the massive Wine House, offers a four-course dinner prepared by chef Todd Barrie every Wednesday, paired with four wines from around the world selected by sommelier Marilyn Snee. Each week will showcase a different wine region, and there will be a brief discussion of each wine and its pairing. The cost is only $55 per person. Make your rezzy here.

Upcoming:

June 2 ? New York?s favorite outdoor market is coming to Hollywood this summer for a series of 4 fun filled events one block East of the historic intersection of Hollywood Blvd. and Vine. The Hester Street Fair will be curating a collection of some of LA?s favorite artisans, craftsmen, collectors, food, brands, bloggers and music. The first event, Bite Size Food and Craft Festival, will feature some of your favorite restaurants, indie food chefs and a selected group of food trucks that bring their best menus in Bite Size portions, plus live music and a beer garden.

June 3 ? The Rhone Rangers ride into Los Angeles with over 45 wineries pouring their American-grown Rhone wines. The event at the historic Vibiana, includes a walk through tasting over over 200 wines from 45 wineries. There will be food trucks of course. Tickets are $45. An early entry ticket of $85 includes time to mingle and drink with the winemakers themselves while you enjoy bites from the food trucks to pair with the wines. (Your backstage admission includes coupons for free food.)

June 10 ? Taste of the Nation-Los Angeles returns on June 10, 2012, taking over The Lot in West Hollywood for an intimate encounter with Los Angeles? top culinary talent from 1-4 p.m. The city?s premier tasting event will showcase local restaurants such as Culina, Whist, BLD, Border Grill, Ray?s & Stark Bar, SimonLA, ink.sack, Lukshon & Father?s Office, and Picca and Mo-Chica, along with Angelenos? favorite bars, wineries, and craft breweries. Guests who purchase access to the special VIP area will enjoy delicacies from Waylynn Lucas? Fonuts and UMAMIcatassen?s PIGG by Chris Cosentino, all to benefit the country?s leading anti-hunger organization, Share Our Strength. This year, Share Our Strength is proud to introduce the first Taste of the Nation Passport, allowing foodies from near and far to take advantage of the West Coast?s breadth of culinary talent. 100% of ticket proceeds from Taste of the Nation Los Angeles 2012 will benefit Share Our Strength.

June 9-10 ? Another great event we attend every year, Spend the afternoon on the streets of the Historic Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. Make your plans now to experience over 500 Wines, Spirits and Beers, Lifestyle Exhibitors, Gourmet Food Trucks, Educational Classes in Wine and Food Pairings, Scotch, Sake and more at the 7th Annual WineFest. Enjoy great live music while you shop the wide array of Lifestyle Exhibitors from Wine Accessories to Oils and Vinaigrettes to Art and Clothing. Plus nosh and mingle with fellow Wine Lovers. Tickets are $75. Get your tickets here.

June 24 ? The Vendys are a yearly street food cook-off that, since 2005, has determined the best street chef in NYC. The Second Annual LA street food showcase will be an intense cook-off between the best sidewalk chefs taking place at Pan Pacific Park, right next to the Grove. Until May 24th, they?ll be taking public nominations. Then 8 food vendors will battle it out for the ultimate in street food competition and take home the Vendy Cup. The winner will be chosen by a panel of judges, but the general public is invited to enjoy great street food, wine and beer. Early bird tickets available for $30 here.

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Just how To Deal With Failure In One's Friendship | what is crm

Sometimes it?s not easy to get together with our mates and all live in harmony. Now we have to find methods to understand our associates and what they do. We cannot always agree on certain things and for some this can imply failure in their friendships. It is a very large ordeal to tackle and it can be a confusing drawback for most.

Failure and success are each good to learn. They?ll provide lessons and give you an necessary a part of your life. You will be chargeable for both of those classes and you need to take them as they come. It?s difficult typically to cope with the pressures of pals and to always get along the way in which that we should. Going down the paths of success and failures of friendships can be a troublesome street however it is one thing that we can learn to manage.

For those who find that you are in a relationship that?s leading to failure then it?s essential to make sure adjustments in your life. You need to discover ways to accomplish a great outcome and make constructive changes within your life. Spending time with individuals that are not good for our ethical and emotions can only do extra injury than good. Studying to cope with the failure that we?ve got in friendships could make us stronger people within the end.

When friendships are ending we have to both resolve if we want to attempt to mend the connection or if we should let it go. Having an optimistic outlook will help to attempt to fix the issues that we?re dealing with. Nevertheless it is going to must be a -sided project. Each individuals should work onerous at mending the failing relationships and it?s going to take a whole lot of effort and time.

The memories that we may have with individuals could make it exhausting to determine if we?re in a destructive relationship or not. Taking a look at every standpoint from all the different angles goes to be one thing that we?ve to make use of in our choice to fix our failed relationships. Whether it is one thing that is dangerous to our life then we must make the best selection and again out of the relationship and transfer on. That is going to go or courting and for friendships.

Having the ambition to move forward with our lives and be prepared or the modifications that we about to undergo may be one thing to work at. Realizing that failed friendships haven?t any hope an being prepared to maneuver on will be laborious and complex decision but it?s one which must be thought about. Using our greatest interests and going with our instincts can be something that actually helps us with coping with the failing relationships that we are going through.

Moving on to more profitable and brighter prospects is one factor that we have to look ahead to. This can assist us take care of the failure that is in our lives and never have the load of feeling down on our shoulders. There is no such thing as a want for us to really feel defeated or discouraged due to the stress that we?re dealing with when it comes to friends. Having any such stress in our life is just going to make it tougher for us to maneuver on and be an awesome success that we?re looking for. Will probably be one thing that we are better off or and can give us the ability to vary the way in which that we think and who we make mates with.

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Phillip Phillips Wins American Idol!

A new American Idol has been crowned and this year?s lucky winner is Phillip Phillips. Yet another guy has won AI but trust me when I say he totally deserved it.   It has been one heck of a season this year for American Idol and last night?s finale was no exception. The final two were both freaking awesome and although I was secretly hoping that Jessica Sanchez would win because it has been forever since a girl won, I was not surprised when Phillip?s name was announced. I mean lets be honest the guy earned a freaking standing ovation on Tuesday night?s show there was no way he wasn?t going to win. So what is it about the new American Idol that made America fall in love with him? From his cutie good looks, to his amazing voice to his playing the guitar, he was kind of the whole package. If you don?t believe me then be sure to check out the below video and you will see exactly what I am talking about. P This win is something that Phillip almost didn?t have happen. As you may or may not recall at the beginning of the season the [...]

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Music Notes: Somers Point Beach Concerts, Jazz at Atlantic Club ...

Music fans will have more options than ever to catch a concert in Atlantic City this Memorial Day weekend, but that's not when the music stops. The entire southern Jersey shore region will popping with music of all kinds this summer ? including rockabilly, jazz, classcial, rock, blues, R&B and reggae.

This year, the Atlantic City region has a full slate of top-tier concerts, from Beyonc? and Metallica to Phish, Yes, J Lo, and James Taylor.

With the June 1-3 Atlantic City Multi-Cultural Festival, the Atlantic City concert series at Gardner's Basin, the International Series at Kennedy Plaza (presented by the Atlantic City Free Public Library) and the Somers Point Beach Concerts series (celebrating its 20th year) music lovers will have many opportunities to chill out and listen to free concerts this summer.

The five-show series, co-sponsored by the City of Atlantic City and Atlantic City Free Public Library, kicks off on Saturday, June 2. Opening acts begin at 1pm and headliners start at 4pm and play until dusk. The concerts are free and open to the public.

The schedule for the series at Gardner's Basin is as follows:

???? Saturday, June 2 ? Third World, Evelyn ?Champagne? King and Harold Melvin?s Blue Notes headline the show. Sensa Motion Band, Bob Sterling and Jackie Greggs open the show.

???? Saturday, June 23 ? Tavares, Con Funk Shun and Kool Moe Dee headline the show. Eddie Morgan Rek?d 4 Jazz, The Emperors and Essence Pittman open the show.

???? Saturday, July 21 ? War and the Chi-Lites headline the show. Rick Cason Express, Mark Big & Tasty Baxter, Jack and Judah Dorrington open the show.

???? Saturday, Aug. 4 ? 2012 Gospel Fest featuring Kurt Carr and The Kurt Carr Singers

???? Saturday, Aug. 18 ? Cameo and Enchantment headline the show. Coolist & Maceo Mobley, Special Occasion, and Angela Burton and Passion, open the show.

The Friday evening Somers Point Beach Concert (free, 7-9pm, Somers Point beach on Bay Avenue))?series 20th anniversary schedule includes:

? Friday, June 15 ? Lionel Young Band (Multi Blues Award Winning Violinist)
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? June 22 ? Bonerama? (Rockin? Funky Trombone led Brass Band from New Orleans)
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? June 29 ?? Commander Cody Band (Country Swing and Rockin? Boogie Woogie Recording Stars)

? July 4?? ? ? Bob Campanell Band featuring Danny Eyer (Jersey Shore Rock ?n Roll Icon with his favorite lead guitarist)
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? July 6 ? Jeremiah Hunter Band (Favorites from The Soul Survivors & Fullhouse)
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? July 13?? ? ?? Rick Estrin & The Nightcats (World Class Jump, Swing Blues Recording Artists)
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? July 20 ? ?? ??? The Persuasions, plus The Shakes (Legendary Doo-Wop Vocal Stars PLUS Motown Party Dance Songs)
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? July 27 ? Dr. Bobby Fingers, plus Hawkins Road (Popular Sing-a-long songs PLUS The Best Country Rock)
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? Aug. 3?? ? Scott Kirby w/ Lew London ?? (One of Margaritaville Radio?s most requested Artists)
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? Aug. 10 ?? Billy Walton Band with Arthur Migliaza? (Jersey Shore Rock ?n Roll Hero with New Orleans Piano)
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? Aug. 17 ? Midori Brothers Band feat. Franny Smith (Swingin? Tribute to Benny Goodman & New Orleans Favorites)
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? Aug. 24? ?? Walter Trout (International Rockin? Blues Guitar Headliner)
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? Aug. 31 ? Jill West and Blues Attack (Western Pennsylvania?s No. 1 Party Dance Band)
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? Sept. 7? ??? Reverend Raven & the Chain Smokin' Altra Boys (Rockabilly Swing & Roots Rock ?n Roll)

Also, the Atlantic Club (formerly the Hilton)?has announced it will be starting up a jazz series at the property's Ono restaurant. Kicking off the weekly series will be Michael Pedicin (June 10), who will be followed by John DiMartino (June 17), Elio Villifranca (June 24), John Collianni (July 1) and Alex Brown (July 8). The peformances are 6-9pm and there is no cover charge.

Finally, this holiday weekend, Peter Nero and the Philly POPS perform at the new Convention Hall in Cape May (Sat., May 26, 8pm, $150).

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Jason Salzman: How Does Singleton's List of Facts About Obama Presidency Prove Liberal Media Bias?

Please take a look at the paragraph below, from Dean Singleton's introduction to a speech by President Barack Obama, and tell me if "liberal media bias" leaps out at you.

"He inherited the headwinds of the worst economic recession since the Great Depression," said Singleton, who's a former Chair of the MediaNews newspaper chain and of the Associated Press. "He pushed through Congress the biggest economic recovery plan in history and led a government reorganization of two of the big three auto manufacturers to save them from oblivion. He pursued domestic and foreign-policy agendas that were controversial to many, highlighted by his signature into law of the most comprehensive health care legislation in history. And the budget plans proposed by the president on the one hand, and Republicans on the other hand, aren't even on the same planet."

Do you see anything offensive in Singleton's words here, delivered prior to a recent speech before hundreds of journalists in Washington.

All I see is facts.

A big recession. That's true. Yes, he saved two of three auto companies. Yes, his agenda was controversial and distinct from the GOP agenda. And yes, his economic recovery plan was one of the biggest in U.S. history.

Everything Singleton said was factual. He wasn't being balanced, but Mitt Romney was on deck to address the same group of journalists the next day.

Besides, are you really going to recite the leader of the free world's failures after he's doing you the favor of speaking to your luncheon?

That's rude.

But conservatives saw Singleton's introduction as evidence of the liberal bias that they find everywhere in professional journalism, from The New York Times to CBS News and beyond.

"I'm surprised Singleton wasn't wearing an Obama button," Fox News' Bill O'Reilly said about Singleton's introduction. "I mean, come on. The president understands that most in the media will back him."

Conservative Washington Times columnist Charles Hurt wrote that Singleton sang Obama "an icky love song in which he reminisced about all their hot dates and then pledged his undying love forever." Actually, Singleton told anecdotes about Obama speaking at previous luncheons.

Not to be outdone, talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh told listeners that the AP's CEO "stood up and just lauded Obama as one of the greatest human beings ever, one of the greatest presidents ever, one of the greatest quotes ever, one of the greatest guys ever."

Clearly, the fact that Singleton is a Republican escaped these guys, as did the fact that he does things like belch out front-page, anti-union editorials. Once, he even demanded that The Denver Post editorial board reverse its unanimous decision to endorse John Kerry, insisting that the newspaper back Singleton's buddy George Bush.

Singleton ended his introduction of Obama by saying that these days "the only thing anyone seems willing to compromise on is... well, I can't think of anything."

Here's a suggestion.

Let's agree to acknowledge the facts.

When a journalist says something like, Obama saved two of the three big U.S. automakers and he came into office during the worst recession since the Great Depression, let's not cry media bias.

Let's just say, yes, those are facts, and honor them as such, so we can have an honest debate about what we truly disagree on.

A version of this post was distributed by the OtherWords syndicate.

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