Big time apologies to everybody that was following along and has been left hanging for forever and a day. Time flies when you're working in a brewery, doing festivals, attending local beer events, and trying to keep your sanity.
Beyond feeling bad about not updating at all, I feel especially bad that my award-winning goals have been hampered by my guilt with regards to entering homebrewing contests. Assuming I could continue racking up awards (an iffy assumption at best), I don't like the idea of knocking a budding homebrewer's entry down to 2nd, 3rd, Honorable Mention, etc. I've got my foot in the door and plenty of confidence (according to our Head Brewer Dave), so what do I have to prove in the homebrewing realm?
With that said, I do want to start homebrewing more regularly again. I've got my chest freezer back in action at the house and I'm itching to make a Helles, whether professionally or at the homebrew level. Well, it will be back in action once I bottle the 4 funky homebrews I have cold crashing in it.
Before I give updates on all the sour & Brett adventures I have going in my homebrewing, I do want to update everyone on Dog Gone Saison. The last couple kegs are just getting finished off (if they haven't been already) at Velveteen Rabbit & Public House. Although we do have one 5 gallon keg of Limoncello-soaked soft maple wood aged Dog Gone. Who knows when that strange animal will make an appearance. While I am a big fan of a lot of the honeycomb products I've been playing around with from Black Swan Cooperage, the Limoncello may have been a bit ambitious.
Anyway, I'm excited to unveil the new Dog Gone Saison label! That's right! Expect that bad boy in 22oz bombers sometime in the future! Don't panic. It's still going to be around 6.6% and not 9.1% as the sample label indicates.
Serg gets bonus points for wearing the Dog Gone shirt while presenting his Dog Gone goblet! Even if that was the one-off Citra dry hopped keg.
In other news, I did want to make sure to update all the open-ended homebrew donking around I have going on.
– The 9/15 Wit with WLP410 got hit with Brett B. It smells great but still has a pellice. That was the beer that blew the lid off its bucket and open-fermented in my living room for a night. I'm letting it continue to do its thing.
– The 6/28 Rufus Saison that was hit with a Brett B & Brett L mix is a touch thin with a good amount of horse blanket to it. I dry hopped it with 2oz Citra and plan to bottle it soon.
– The Galaxy Belgian IPA I brewed with a buddy from Australia and then later hit with Brett B was tasting and looking quite dark and oxidized. I added a vial of Flemish Ale Blend I had in the fridge just to amuse myself.
– The 6/14 Dubbel that I added all those sour & Brett dregs to over a year ago has a wonderful Jolly Pumpkin-esque nose to it. Flavor is a touch more subdued and has a hint of acetone. It's currently cold crashing.
– The Lime Saison with limes still floating in it and Lambic Blend added 3/26 still tastes like Pinesol's new lime flavor. I might hit it with some cherry puree just for the hell of it.
– The 3/30 13 Rye IPA (brewing pictured here with recipe borrowed & altered from my buddy Tom) with one vial Cal Ale & 2 vials Brett B Trois has some sweet maltyness, good tangy rotten pineapple & mango characteristics and recently got hit with a 6oz dry hop. Mosaic, Citra, Simcoe, & Galaxy. It's crashing and should at least smell great.
– The 1/1 Ahtanum Saison wasn't too bad. I just left it for too long. I dumped in a vial of Brett B.
– The 8/24 Hef that I dry hopped with Nelson and then soured on 12/3 smells great. The taste has some sweaty/meaty notes. I dry hopped it with 2oz of Citra and now it's cold crashing.
– The 6/23 Brett C Tripel that tasted like Tijuana bathroom has been soured and has an interesting sour & burnt toast nose. The flavor is sickly sweet with a sour finish. I've been thinking plums might be a fun addition.
– 12/25 Dank Dog Saison was rather underwhelming. I don't know if it was the quality of the Liberty & Columbus hops I had or the combo but it just wasn't even close to what I wanted it to be. I had a few people say they liked it but there were just being nice.
The other fun thing I've been doing at Big Dog's is making all the casks. The real ale/firkin/cask program has been going for a couple months now and it's been a fun playground for me. I've loved getting to trying different creative firkins tapped at the Draft House every Thursday. Disaronno soaked oak on Black Lab Stout for an Embers beer pairing dinner, Dirty Dog IPA dry hopped with Citra for Khourys, and Wild Turkey American Honey soaked oak on El Perro Diablo (Belgian Golden Strong) for Firkin On Paradise's Anniversary party this Friday 7/12 have been some of the highlights so far.
I also got a chance to make a special firkin for my 31st birthday party thanks to our generous owner Kurt Wiesner. It was Dirty Dog IPA aged on Yellow Birch wood and it was delicious.
One of the most frequent questions I get asked at Big Dog's is "What are you doing next? What's in the works?" It just so happens I have a few things in mind. As I've mentioned, I very much want to make a Munich Helles. It's a very wonderfully drinkable beer style that should work with 100+ degree temperatures and Helles and I have a thing going on lately. Besides that, I'm itching to use Wyeast 3711 French Saison on the professional level. It's easily my favorite yeast and I think it could make both a wonderful light Lime Saison and an awesome Farmhouse IPA with Chinook & Nelson. The boys from Jester King have been kind enough to give me plenty of good advice and the next crack I get at the plate will likely use French Saison yeast.
At this time I would really like to reiterate how great the Jester King guys are. They've been excellent hosts the 4 times I've hung out at their brewery, they emailed me uber-quickly when I asked for technical advice on yeast, and they make killer beer. They deserve only good things.
Speaking of wonderful funky beer breweries, Prairie Ales has made some crazy good beers lately that have me running around promoting them to death and wearing their t-shirts. Both Prairie Hop & Prairie Ale (the first a Citra & Simcoe dry hopped saison and the second a saison with Brett & wine yeast) are awesome beers. They satisfy the creative homebrewing animal in you. They are brewing what you would if you loved saisons and fruity American/New Zealand hops. And they're in Oklahoma. And expanding like crazy. I imagine their team to be a bunch of bearded guys that you could take out drinking for a week straight and not get tired of them. That's how cool they are. I will proudly be wearing my Prairie Merica shirt in the brewery tomorrow. I've never had it, but I know it has a metric ton of Nelson in the dry hop. And you best believe that's good enough for me. We're still sitting on 44lbs of Nelson waiting to rock the party big time with Big Dog's Double Down Under DIPA.
The big news in the next few weeks is that Big Dog's Summerfest is coming up on 7/20! We'll have a bunch of fun easy drinking beers, but we'll also have off the charts beers like BFM XV Saison (from Switzerland), Ichtegems Grand Cru Flemish Red, Stone Enjoy By 8-2 IPA, & Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA (with Mosaic & Citra).
Not to mention all the great beers we'll have from New Belgium Brewing. If all goes to plan we'll have Prickly Pear Saison Aged in Peach Brandy Barrels, Cascara Quad, Feijoa Tripel, Pluot, Paardebloem, & Hop Kitchen Aramis IPA pouring at the festival. I'm very excited to try the Aramis IPA as the Aramis hop is a very intriguing lemony French hop new to the market.
I must also add that the New Belgium Beer Ranger for Las Vegas (formerly with Tenaya Creek), Karl Herrera, is one of the nicest guys I've ever met. If I had to pick one man that was responsible for the success I've achieved to this point in this town it would be Karl. It makes it that much easier to support a good friend when the brand he represents is making so many new and interesting beers.
While I'm thanking people in this town I also want to thank Guy Bartmess as he leaves Triple 7 and heads to Temecula, CA to help start Garage Brewing Co. Guy was one of the first people I approached in this town looking for a job and he was very open, honest, & knowledgeable. It was my interactions with Guy that kept me upbeat and hanging around for that one opportunity to come out of the blue.
Chuck Croix of Pints Brewpub in Laughlin also deserves big time credit for training me for a solid month. Training a newbie in a professional brewery is not easy and Chuck was great at it. Chuck is both making good beer and he's a good guy. I hope anybody that gets a chance can go down and see him and try his beer. We'll proudly be pouring his Pilsner at Summerfest on 7/20.
Finally, I want to thank Dave Otto. He hired me as a lowly homebrewer and wasn't even aware of my Laughlin experience. Dave Otto welcomed me into the best and oldest brewery in Las Vegas and took great care of me. I must say it's a pleasure everyday to work with such an accomplished brewer and get to see behind the scenes on things like the recipe for War Dog Imperial IPA. I only hope that someday I can take care of Dave the way he has taken care of me.
Well, that's all I have for now. Be well and prosper fellow brewers!
But unfortunately in the WLP560 Saison world where the beer is still cranking along at 2 Plato, it was most certainly not going to be in medal-winning form for the big festival. I was at peace with this for 3 reasons.
First, I want to start strong out of the gate as far as balancing beer quality with the reality of dealing with a business environment. I want the community to know that if I have any say, my voice will be a reliable advocate for making the best beer possible over all other concerns. If I put my brand on the line, then I'm behind it fully. I can live with people not liking my beer, but I need to know I did everything I could.
Secondly, releasing the beer when it's ready allows us to have a separate event from Winterfest on Wednesday night! Given how much I love our little beer community and how heavily I'm invested in helping it grow, I relish getting a chance to talk to everybody about a new beer without the frantic pace of a beer festival in the way.
Finally, for the dozen or so of you that I know and were persistent I was more than happy to give you a small sample off of the fermentation tank last Saturday. Evidence of such was easy to find as there are already 5 Untappd check ins to a beer that hasn't been released (or even cold-crashed & carbed up)! I'm sure management thinks I'm operating fast and loose, so come have 5 or 6 pints on Wednesday & leave with a growler to ease their troubled minds!
Speaking of Winterfest, it was a killer festival! I'm told it was Big Dog's best grossing day in its entire history! I had a lot of fun and poured a ton of beer when I wasn't busy giving exclusive 5 minute brewery tours. It was great to see so many good friends come out and have a good time.
Quite an endeavor my friends, but all a labor of love. I truly enjoyed every moment of it and can't wait for Peace, Love & Hoppyness on 4/13!
Also, The I Love Beer Show strolled by (and heartily partook) in Winterfest. Click here for a solid 17 minutes (starting at 3:45) of your very own hero promoting Big Dog's and being a silly beer drinking individual in general. The guys from the show were a lot of fun, definitely enjoyed the beer lineup, & I look forward to working with them in the future.
All in all, my first fest was a great time and I have to thank all of my people that came out and supported us. I look forward to sharing many pints over the years with all of you!
Ten ounces of Citra & eight of Ahtanum (plus how good it smelled when I spilled some on my shoe while transferring) says this will be the best one yet. I'm an 11 out of 10 on the excitement scale about trying it. That's how I know it will be awesome.
Regardless, if you're a friend of mine then trust me when I say you're a friend of his and vice versa. He's killing it for Joseph James right now as evidenced by their new beers like Citra Rye Pale, started a new blog, and is probably the nicest guy you'll ever meet. He's also helped me out time and time again as far as homebrewing, needing a ride home, & just being a rock solid cat I can count on. Show Weston love and buy him beer whenever you see him. He deserves it.
I also want to thank this beautiful Las Vegas beer community as a whole again. I can't thank everybody enough and really look forward to hanging out Wednesday night.
Hello once again friends! My apologies for the infrequent updates. I'm often wiped after a day in the brewery. My body must still be adjusting to having to actually physically work for a living.
The obvious update that I've been putting off is letting everyone know how the Dog Gone Saison brew day went. It should come as no surprise that the ever ballsy Dave Otto and his trusty Head Keg Washer slash Saison Aficionado would knock it out without a hitch. No stuck mash with the rye & wheat. Hit our targets. A little dextrose in the open grant never hurt anybody. Good times were had.
My little yeast crew was rocking the party! I was such a proud father! All was well.
However, as of yesterday we were only down to 3.6 Plato (1.014). Dog Gone has cranked along consistently for 11 days now and we need to have it ready for Big Dog's Winterfest on Saturday. It's going to be tight. Everybody keep Dog Gone Saison in your thoughts and prayers as it ferments its way through these difficult and rushed times.
The good news is I think it tastes great whenever I pull a sample off the tank. Banana, bubblegum, heavy spice, melon, & earthiness stage a friendly assault on my pallet. It's young, it's Belgian, and it takes its sweet time.
As you can see What's My Name Dog has been re-named Bitter Sweet Dog. It was going to be called Bitter As Balls because that was Dave's first reaction when he tried a sample, but it also crapped out at 1.021 and carries a legit amount of front end sweetness. I would describe the flavor ride as: smells great, tastes a little sweet, and holy crap that's a lingering bitterness. We're on the fence about serving it at Winterfest.
Massive office damage due to freezing conditions is enough for me to excuse any wrongdoing on my part for not making a killer DIPA. Speaking of disastrous pilot brews, Clyde and I had a little trouble with our Imperial Red Hydrant yesterday. If it turns out delicious then we meant to do a 4 hour boil. Otherwise it's a prime candidate for turning into a Flanders sour project.
In other news, my homebrew saisons Dank Dog & Dog Gone Ahtanum seemed to have reached their terminal resting places at 1.013 & 1.014 respectively. A little high, but we'll see how they taste when I bottle them up this week.
I also want to give a shout out to Iron Fist Brewing in Vista, CA. Their head brewer Chris Klein dropped in and hooked us up with a case of beer goodness, shirts, stickers, etc. Good dude, good beer, and definitely worth checking out. The Hop Dog 500 forklift is proudly rocking an Iron Fist sticker and we're happy to show love to another small & innovative brewery.
I feel that I also should mention that much of my week will be consumed by Big Dog's Winterfest preparations. We should have a pretty awesome and large lineup of good beer and good times can be had by all from 2-9 pm on Saturday January 26th. I'll likely be working and not partaking too heavily, but please feel free to say hi. Shaved head, unkempt beard, big smile, 6 foot, 260 pounds. You can't miss me.
Finally, I want to send out a big thank you to the Las Vegas craft beer community that has made me feel wholeheartedly embraced in my short time here.
Be well and recruit a DD y'all. Hero out.


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Maurice André
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Jean Jacques Louis
Dr. Maurice, M.D.
Dr. Victor John
Anne Amelia
Charles Edward
Mary L. Euphemia
Louise Anna Francina
Marie L. Pauline
30 Aug 1782, Thônes, Savoie
1 Jul 1854, Sainte Genevieve, MO
2 Jul 1854, Memorial Cemetery, Sainte Genevieve, MO
Jean Jacques André (1754->1809)
Maurisaz Raimondine Clerc (1754->1809)
Maurice André was the second child of Jean Jacques André and Maurisaz Clerc. Born at noon on August 30, 1782, in Thônes, Savoie, he was baptized the same day by Cure Delachenal with Maurice Dupont and Marie Rey as his godparents.
An old postcard shows Thônes, Haute-Savoie,
which lies in the Alpine region of France, between Geneva and Albertville.
Old postcard of Thônes, Haute-Savoie.
Nothing is known regarding when or why Maurice left Savoie or how he came to be part of an imperial household. He was often said to have been an "aide" to Marshall Duroc, Napoleon's Grand Marshall of the Palace. There are no records to show that Maurice served in any military capacity, however according to the records of his marriage to Caroline Sophie Charpentier, his occupation was "valet de pied" to Her Imperial Highness Princess Pauline, Napoleon's favorite sister. His residence was given as Pauline's home, the Chateau de Neuilly. Prior to that, he had lived at her home in Paris, Hotel de Charost, at Faubourg St. Honore no. 39. His wife, Sophie, was also a part of the household of Princess Pauline. Maurice and Sophie were married in 1809 while in attendance at the Court. They were still living and working in the chateau when Caroline Sophie's brother, Louis Augustine Prince Charpentier, married in 1811. Maurice's occupation at that time was given as "porter." Maurice declared that he was unable to sign his name on either of these marriage records, however Sophie signed her name to both.
The couple's first child, Pauline, was born in 1814 at the home of Maurice's father, Jean Jacques André, in Thônes. According to the birth records for Pauline, Sophie had been living there only six weeks when she gave birth. Maurice was absent when his first child arrived as he was in Naples, serving as chief valet to Princess Pauline, who was there visiting her sister, Caroline. Their brother, Napoleon, had just left for Elba. This infant Pauline lived less than a year. Another daughter born in 1819 was also given the name Pauline. It was a common practice in those days to name a child after an older sibling who had died.
Many people left Thônes in the mid-1840's because of the terrible conditions, including the famine that ravaged the area. Maurice and his son, Louis, were the first of the Andrés to come to America. They remained briefly in Louisiana on a plantation owned by Billon Delhommer until other members of the family joined them. In the Delhommer family history there is an Elizabeth Duclos de Celle. Her marriage took place near Fort Chartres in Illinois. These Duclos were related to those in Ste. Genevieve where there is also a connection to the Boyer family. Many of the ancestors of the Delhommers came from the Normandy region of France, the area where Sophie Charpentier's family lived and worked. Is there a connection between the Delhommers and the Andres?
Moving up the river the family put down roots in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. At that time Sainte Genevieve was at the height of its prosperity. It would not be many years until St. Louis would overtake it, and Sainte Genevieve would become a small, quiet village. On April 5, 1851, Maurice and Caroline purchased a plot of land with a house and other buildings on the corner of Fourth and Jefferson Streets. They paid $600.00 to Eugene and Theresa Guibourd for their new home, which still stands and is now known as the Simon Hubardeau House. In 1852 Maurice and Caroline Sophie sold the house to their son, Louis, with the stipulation that they could live out their lives there. Louis was forced to sell the house to Louis Menard in 1858 for taxes of $155.00.
Thanks to Anne André Clark we have photographic copies of an oil painting done of Maurice.
According to the Parish Burial Records, Maurice died of cholera in Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, just two days later his daughter, Pauline, also died of cholera. Maurice was buried July 2, 1854, in the old Memorial Cemetery.
Moritz André found in:
Passenger and Immigration Lists:
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M259-25
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Caroline Sophie Charpentier
20 May 1789, Montgobert, Aisne, France
12 Aug 1866, Sainte Genevieve, MO
Louis Charpentier (>1762->1811)
Marie Elisabeth Guillard (1762->1811)
1 Jun 1809, Neuilly, Paris, France
Commune de Montgobert
Canton de Villers Cotterets
District de Soissons
Department de Aisne
Baptismal record:
"The year one thousand seven hundred eighty nine the twenty first of May, feast of the Ascension of Our Lord, was baptized at the font of this church, by me the undersigned priest, Caroline Sophie, born yesterday, of the legitimate marriage of Louis Charpentier, gardener at the Chateau of Montgobert, and of Marie Elisabeth Guillard. The godfather was Francois Charpentier, also gardener Rouen parish of Pisseleux, her uncle, the godmother Marie Louise Guillard, wife of Louis Potentier of the parish of Coeuvres who have signed with me this registry."
Caroline Sophie was born on May 20, 1789, at Montgobert, Aisne, which lies north of Paris, in Picardy. Although there are no records of Sophie being a lady-in-waiting, she did live in the household of Princess Pauline. This is understandable for her family, the Charpentiers and the Guillards, had worked in the châteaux and abbeys in the area of Aisne for generations. Many were gardeners; some were household staff. The Chateau de Mongobert was built in 1756 by Desplasses, a solicitor to the king; it later belonged to Pauline Bonaparte.
On June 14, 1797, Pauline Bonaparte (1780-1825) was married to General Victor Emmanuel LeClerc in Milan. Returning to Paris in 1798 Leclerc purchased a home for Pauline on the rue de la Victoire. In addition they had the Chateau de Montgobert, in Aisne. After the death of General LeClerc Pauline purchased the Hotel de Charost on the rue de Faubourg St. Honore. (This building became the British Embassy after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo.)
When Pauline settled in Paris, she had many of the furnishings and even plantings moved from Montgobert. It seems logical that her staff might have accompanied her also. Sophie's brother, Louis, was part of the Princess's household in Neuilly when he married in 1811. The wedding record shows that he was serving as "valet de chamber."
Pauline enjoyed the summer of 1805 "in the country" at the Petit Trianon, and in 1806 went to Turin. Her court was known to have the loveliest ladies and the handsomest men. The colors Pauline chose for herself and the ladies of her household were lilac and silver. Pauline was often seen going from the Hotel de Charost to the Tuileries, with two footmen in green livery carrying her in a sedan chair.
Pauline's sister, Caroline, was married to Joachim Murat, the Governor of Paris. In 1804 Murat had purchased the Chateau de Neuilly. When Murat was made King of Naples Napoleon gave the chateau to Pauline.
"We were all," said the Duchess of Abrants, "at that time radiant with a sort of glory which women seek as eagerly as men do theirs, that of elegance and beauty. Among the young women composing the court of the Empress and that of the Princesses it would have been hard to find a single ill-favored woman, and there were very many whose beauty made, with no exaggeration, the greatest ornament of the festivities held every day in that fairy-like time."
In the memoirs Madame de Remusat it says, "Public opinion stigmatized the Princess Borghese; her conduct cast an unfortunate reflection upon the young and pretty women who formed her court."
Many years later in Ste. Genevieve, Captain Gustavus St. Gem told Annie Clark that Caroline "had the most beautiful legs and hands and figure of any woman he ever saw and that she was charming and clever." Considering that she was about 57 years old when she came to America from France, she must have really been something!
Caroline is listed in the 1860 Ste. Gen. census as "Sophie", aged 72. She was part of the household headed by her son, Louis.
From Ste. Genevieve, Missouri Church Burials, 1837 - 1883:
"1866 Aug 13 ANDRÉ, Caroline, no age given. Very old; born in France."
Sophie; her two daughters Jeanne, and the widowed Pauline Dufour; and three of Jean Jacques Louis' children appear in the passenger list of the ship, James N. Cooper, which arrived in New Orleans from Le Havre on Christmas Eve, 1846. The children were Maurice, Damien, and Philip. Regardless of some discrepancies in names and ages these do seem to be the correct records.
Sophie André found in:
G. N. Cooper
When the André family came to American from France they brought with them several items of jewelry. According to letters from the daughter of Dr. Maurice André, Anne Clark, to her cousin, Joseph Leon Vorst, Sophie carried them with her in a sack. Among these were: a necklace with blue sapphire stones surrounded by silver, a blue lapis locket, a locket with a picture of Sophie, and a blue enamel watch surrounded with pearls. It is unknown what became of these items. It is possible that the family sold these pieces when they fell on hard times. There was, also, a gold watch and chain presented to Maurice by Marshall Duroc, to which Princess Pauline added a heavy gold seal watch charm. This watch, at one time in the possession of Dr. Victor André, the son of Dr. Maurice André, is now owned by Patricia Childers. Patricia is the only grandchild of Anne André Wilder Johnson Clark. There were other pieces of jewelry and articles of clothing, which had belonged to the princess, in the possession of Louise André Dupont. Louise André Vorst had a few pieces of clothing that had been Sophie's. Anne Clark had in her possession a dress and an oil portrait of Maurice. During the forties she had photographic copies made of the picture for the family.
Pauline (1814-1815)
Jean Jacques Louis (1816-1877)
Marie Louise Pauline (1819-1854)
Jeanne (1826-1849)
Mrs. Leon C. Vorst in the costume which she wore during the State Art Tour.
Marshall Duroc's watch no longer marks the time for at some point it lost its hands.
Offer to purchase watch from F. W. Drosten Jewelry Co.
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Q: How to json_encode array with french accents? I have an array item with a French accent ([WIPDescription] => Recette  Soupe à lOignon Sans Boeuf US).  The data is being properly pulled from the database (mysql).
However, when I try to encode this as json using the php built in json_encode it produces a null json value (OS X server: php 5.3.4, json 1.2.1  enabled).
In a Linux server, the description is cut off after the first accent character.
I tried all the json_encode options with no success.  Any suggestions?
Thank you.

A: I found this to be the easiest way to deal with it
echo json_encode($array, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES);

JSON_PRETTY_PRINT - makes is readable
JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE - encodes characters correctly
JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES - gets rid of escape slash '\'
also notice that these option are separated by a pipe '|'

A: <?

$sql=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM TABLE...");

while($row=mysql_fetch_array($sql))
{
    $output[]=array_map("utf8_encode", $row);
}
print(json_encode($output));
mysql_close();

?>

A: If you deal with diacritics you can also add JSON_PARTIAL_OUTPUT_ON_ERROR and it will remove only the problems and leave the rest intact. I used utf_encode before I found this but it was messing up diacritics.
echo json_encode($data, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_PARTIAL_OUTPUT_ON_ERROR);

A: json_encode  only wants utf-8. Depending on your character set, you can use iconv or utf8_encode before calling json_encode on your variable. Probably with array_walk_recursive.
As requested, an unfinished way to alter an array, with the assumptions that (1) it doesn't contain objects, and (2) the array keys are in ascii / lower bounds, so can be left as is:
$current_charset = 'ISO-8859-15';//or what it is now
array_walk_recursive($array,function(&$value) use ($current_charset){
     $value = iconv('UTF-8//TRANSLIT',$current_charset,$value);

});

A: Another solution would be to use htmlentities or utf8_encode before using json_encode to pass the encoded char
like this:
   $array = array('myvalue' => utf8_encode('ééàà'));
   return json_encode($array);

Or using htmlentities :
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   return json_encode($array);

A: Per the PHP docs

This function only works with UTF-8 encoded data.

A: $json = utf8_encode($string);

$json = json_decode($json);

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How many times have you thought about buying something online, only to not pull the trigger because of the thought of having to return for one reason or another? And if you're an online retailer, how much business have you missed because of fear of the "return shipping process?"
This dilemma is what drove Clarus Marketing to introduce a new annual subscription service that allows consumers to return unwanted products to online retailers – without having to pay any return shipping costs. Tom Caporaso, CEO of Clarus, joins us to discuss why this service called Return Saver is the Amazon Prime of return shipping, how it benefits consumers willing to pay an annual fee for the ability to return items, and how it will impact eCommerce overall.
Small Business Trends: Can you give us a little bit of your background?
Tom Caporaso: We've been around for 13 plus years now. Many years ago we launched Freeshipping.com, which was the pioneer in prepaid shipping programs four or five years before Amazon Prime came out. We've been building the business around subscription programs for many years now and we're very excited about Return Saver being the "first of its kind" that focuses on return shipping and the pain point that consumers have.
Small Business Trends: Can you talk about what Return Saver is?
Tom Caporaso: It's a flat fee subscription, $49.00 annually. Consumers can go to ReturnSaver.com and join.
For that fee they get return shipping regardless of where their product was shipped from. So, if they shopped at Kohl's or Wal-Mart or any of the other retailers online, they could come to Return Saver, print off a label, slap it on their box and drop it off at any of the FedEx locations.
We partnered with FedEx as our logistics carrier for Return Saver, and we've leveraged all of their technology to really tap into their back-end logistics as well as their physical store locations. So, regardless of where they shop from, they come to Return Saver, they print off a label and ultimately drop it off at a FedEx location.
From a consumer standpoint, return shipping is still very much a fee that the consumer has to pay. While they may get a free return label from some of these retailers, in most cases, that return shipping fee gets pulled out of their refund when they return the package. So, it's a very simple, easy way to use the program and ultimately get those free returns for a flat fee.
For a retailer, consumers are looking at return policies to ultimately make a purchase decision. They're looking at the return policy to make sure it's free, and how easy it is to use. Data says 66% of those people actually look at a return policy before making a purchase.
So as we think about the value to retailers, we ultimately think that Return Saver is going to allow the consumer to buy more and worry less. So, if you have two or three shirts in your cart, you're not quite sure, you have the peace of knowing that you can return them through Return Saver free of charge.
Small Business Trends: It looks like there's a number here, 95% of customers become repeat customers after a positive return experience?
Tom Caporaso: That's absolutely right. As people get more comfortable with Return Saver and see how easy it is to use, we think across the Web and across retailers, people are going to ultimately buy more because they don't have to worry about either the process or the price around return shipping.
Small Business Trends: The interesting part around this is you just introduced a subscription service that consumers can pay $49.00 for a year to make sure that they're able to return things free of charge. Why do you think now is the time to offer that to consumers?
Tom Caporaso: As more and more retailers move to free shipping or threshold-based free shipping, return shipping is still very much a pain point for consumers both on price and process. And as we talk to our consumers in Freeshipping.com as well as looking at the data that's out there, it's just a really interesting opportunity for us to answer that pain point. So it just felt like the time was right to address it.
Small Business Trends: Can you speak at a high level briefly as to the process someone would go to if they are a Return Saver member, and have something they need to ship back?
Tom Caporaso: They go to Return Saver. If they're not a member, they can join. They give us their information and get access to the site.
If they're already a member they sign in. They put in their information where the purchase needs to be returned to. We also load in the return policies of a lot of the very large retailers out there. So for instance, if the return policy is free returns, we're actually going to drive the consumer back to that site to make a free return.
Most cases, retailers do not do free returns, so the next step is essentially put in all that information, print out a label, put it on a box and drop if off at a FedEx location and their done. We've built in all the capability on the back end to track that package, to make sure it ultimately gets to the Kohl's warehouse so they can also track their refund, and make sure that Kohl's refunds them.
Small Business Trends: From the consumer standpoint, it doesn't matter where they buy something online?
Tom Caporaso: It doesn't. We wanted to make the program very broad.
Small Business Trends: What do you think the overall impact on eCommerce could be with a service like this that, as you said, removes the point of contention between consumers and online retailers?
Tom Caporaso: The key for us is to drive consumers into Return Saver and get them starting to use it. I think once they see how easy it is, those members are going to transact more across the Web. I think it will have a ripple effect on more purchases across the Web because they're covered.
Small Business Trends: Where can people learn more about Return Saver?
Tom Caporaso: They could go to ReturnSaver.com.
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That's great but wouldn't that mean that you're already paying for your shipping? It is like product insurance but it is way too expensive of a monthly fee if it is just for free shipping. I guess they have to price it that way so that they can ship items regardless of location but I would rather talk to a seller for return shipping than shoulder a monthly fee. That's just me.
Hi Aira,
$49 is the annual subscription price, which works out to about $4 a mo. And I think the idea is that by having this kind of service people will feel more comfortable buying even more kinds of things online, knowing that if "it doesn't fit" or "isn't what I expected" they can send it back without having to pay a return shipping cost every time. So for $4/mo they can potentially return any number of things each month.
Many online retailers have free shipping policies, but I haven't come across many that pay the shipping for you to return the item. So I think SaveReturn is banking on finding consumers who do a lot of online shopping, that want a way to minimize the potential costs or returning multiple items.
People have been willing to pay $79 (and now $99) for Amazon Prime to get free 2-day shipping throughout the year. Now it will be interesting if they're willing to pay $49 a year for free return shipping to any online retailer if they need to send things back.
Brent is right. The program empowers shoppers to shop and buy from any retailer or product manufacturer. Not just the big players but the small and medium ones as well. And it is a a annual fee unlimited.
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Q: Accesing grouped data in dplyr from an outside custom function I am trying to write a custom function to pass onto do() in dplyr. The ultimate goal being to use it in addition to group_by() to get my custom function to run on separate chunks of data.

Here is what my dataset looks like
    > head(data,4)
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    1  Danesh 1.0  regular 216.0000 5.375278
    2  Danesh 0.9  regular 285.7143 5.654992
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And the code to generate this dataset:
    data <- structure(list(subject = structure(c(2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L,
    2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L), .Label = c("ChristinaP",
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    "Samuel", "Tyler", "Vinodh"), class = "factor"), ps = c(1, 0.9,
    0.8, 0.7, 0.6, 0.5, 0.4, 0.3, 0.2, 0.1, 1, 0.9, 0.8, 0.7, 0.6,
    0.5, 0.4, 0.3, 0.2, 0.1), polarity = structure(c(1L, 1L, 1L,
    1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L,
    2L), .Label = c("regular", "reverse"), class = "factor"), rs = c(216,
    285.714285714286, 186.335403726708, 218.181818181818, 183.673469387755,
    194.174757281553, 202.020202020202, 184.615384615385, 153.452685421995,
    191.693290734824, 216, 285.714285714286, 186.335403726708, 218.181818181818,
    183.673469387755, 194.174757281553, 202.020202020202, 184.615384615385,
    153.452685421995, 191.693290734824), log_rs = c(5.37527840768417,
    5.65499231048677, 5.22754829565983, 5.38532874353767, 5.21315955820773,
    5.26875856430649, 5.30836770240154, 5.2182746588745, 5.03339228121887,
    5.25589665066408, 5.37527840768417, 5.65499231048677, 5.22754829565983,
    5.38532874353767, 5.21315955820773, 5.26875856430649, 5.30836770240154,
    5.2182746588745, 5.03339228121887, 5.25589665066408)), class = "data.frame",
    row.names = c(NA, -20L), .Names = c("subject", "ps", "polarity", "rs", "log_rs"))

And the final call looks like:
  temp_df <- data %>%
    group_by (subject, polarity) %>%
    do (customFun(.$ps, .$rs))

My custom function does a lot of things (that I am skipping here for simplicity), among which calculating the max(rs) on a subset of lines selected based on the value of the variable ps. In other words, I keep only the lines for which ps is either lower than ps of line 2 or larger than ps of line 5, and I calculate the max rs for these selected lines, as in this dummy example:
customFun <- function(df, ps, rs) {

   omax = df %>%
       filter (ps < ps[2] | ps > ps[5]) %>%
       summarise (max(rs))

  }

The problem is that I want to pass this function within a group_by() sub dataframe, so I cannot give a specific name to the dataframe called in my function. Instead, I would like the function to know it should work automatically on the current chunk of data. I tried things like :
   omax = . %>%
       filter (ps < ps[2] | ps > ps[5]) %>%
       summarise (max(rs))

And many other variations, but nothing seem to work... I found some similar questions online, like here, but still could not figure it out. Any help/hints on how to solve this issue?
Thanks!

A: I found the answer to my question here
Custom function:
  customFun <- function(df, ps, rs) {
     omax = df %>%
         filter (ps < ps[2] | ps > ps[5]) %>%
         summarise (max(rs))
    }

Final call:
  temp_df <- data %>%
    group_by (subject, polarity) %>%
    do (customFun(., .$ps, .$rs))


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VILNIUS – As the state is set to pay new subsidies for electricity in Lithuania from next year, a consumption limit is proposed, a presidential adviser says.
Jaroslav Neverovic, the presidential adviser on environment and infrastructure issues, also says there's no need to postpone the third stage of the electricity market's liberalization, adding, however, that the wish is for residents who fail to pick an independent supplier in time not to be made to pay 25 percent more for guaranteed electricity supply.
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The state now covers up to 9 cents per kWh for electricity from July up until December, with the minimum electricity rate set at 24 cents.
Pocius says the final decision will be made by the government, adding that one possible way to target the socially vulnerable population is to compensate them for the first 150 kWh of electricity consumed.
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All of the treats are made with local ingredients like Storey Farms eggs and Lowcountry Creamery milk. And because it's just Oster and Wong, with the help of their husbands on the managerial side of things, all the treats are no more than two days old. They run $5 a pop, which some may balk at if they're used to old beach town prices. But these are not the Screwballs of our youth.
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By Patrick Stevens The Washington Times - October 11, 2011, 11:02AM
Maryland's court-naming ceremony at Comcast Center to honor former basketball coach Gary Williams is certain to draw a large crowd – about 17,950 plus a national television audience.
The school announced Tuesday the ceremony to honor Williams will be held Jan. 25 – the night of the Terrapins' annual home game against Duke – rather than Dec. 9 (when no game will be played).
The change permits the ceremony to be part of ESPN's broadcast. It also assures Williams will be honored on a night when the Terps play one of the few opponents that consistently attract sellout crowds in College Park.
Ultimately, it's the right thing for Maryland to do – not just for Williams, but for the fans who filled Cole Field House and Comcast Center for more than two decades.
Williams, who retired in May, coached 22 seasons at Maryland, leading the Terps to 14 NCAA tournaments, two Final Fours and the 2002 national championship. While Williams undoubtedly doesn't want to interfere with or cast a shadow over successor Mark Turgeon, this particular part of Williams' retirement should be shared with as many people as possible.
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iSkin leaks iPhone 5 images
It seems that iSkin has leaked am image of their new case on an iPhone 5 seen below.
You can also view this page here
Here is a screen shot from my iPhone of the page:
It seems that even accessory makers are having a hard time keeping tight lipped on the new idevice.
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BREAKING T-Mobile unveils its big Sept. 12 plans for iPhone: 'Bring your unlocked iPhone and save $1200 vs. AT&T'
T-Mobile announced a huge new "unlimited and unlocked iPhone" initiative today that will launch Sept. 12—a date that should ring a bell. The nation's fourth-largest carrier does not and will not officially carry the iPhone, but its parent company carries the iPhone all over Europe and was even the original carrier in its home Germany. The biggest issue with T-Mobile USA and the iPhone is that T-Mobile's 3G/4G bands are incompatible with Apple's iPhone hardware. Therefore, a million plus iPhone users are kept to EDGE 2.5G speeds, which seemed to work O.K. for the original iPhone, but five years have passed since it first launched and expectations have largely risen.
Today's announcement is a big one for T-Mobile and will be accompanied by a large marketing push. T-Mobile claims —and the math seems to work— that it will save users $50 a month over similar AT&T plans. The total savings amount equals $1,200 over the life of a two-year contract.
T-Mobile will have a store-within-a-store for iPhone users who want to make the hop. Trained T-Mobile salespeople will be able to instruct users on unlocking, but they will not physically open the devices. This is an unprecedented move…especially for a device that T-Mobile does not officially carry.
Getting your hands on an unlocked device is pretty easy and will probably get a lot easier over the next weeks as the new iPhone is announced. Apple has offered the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S unlocked almost since it released last year and you can currently snap up a new one at eBay for about $580.
T-Mobile has some more good news for prospective iPhone customers today: Remember the iPhone-compatible 1900MHz network it demo'ed at WWDC? That same 1900MHz 4G network is rolling out in Seattle, Las Vegas, Washington, DC, and the New York metro area currently (readers? sightings?).
Even better: T-Mobile's tests of unlocked iPhone 4S devices running over 4G (HSPA+) on its 1900 band have recorded 70 percent faster average download speeds than iPhone 4S on AT&T's network. We will wait for neutral parties to review before judging and, obviously, LTE is coming for the iPhone 5, which T-Mobile expects will run on its network.
However, the best part might be the company behind the network. T-Mobile allows its customers to make and receive calls over Wi-Fi when there is no network on their smartphones. The iPhone is no exception. T-Mobile has the Bobsled app for iPhone for making calls. This is fantastic not only when in low -service areas but also when travelling abroad. T-Mobile will release other apps soon for things like live TV, account management and visual voicemail.
We're also developing iOS versions of helpful T-Mobile applications like T-Mobile myAccount, T-MobileVisual Voicemail and T-Mobile TV (we already offer an iOS version of our popular Bobsled application).
For those thinking about making the jump, remember that T-Mobile is not an official carrier and things like the following may apply:
Also, AT&T offers customers a chance to request a device unlock for their iPhone. The main requirements are that the device is an AT&T iPhone and all contract and term commitments are satisfied before submitting a request. The carrier can take up to a week to process a request, and it "reserves the right to deny any unlock request that it concludes would result in an abuse of this policy or is part of an effort to defraud AT&T or its customers." AT&T further said it could "alter this unlocking policy at its discretion without advance notice."
Check out AT&T's Customer Device Unlock page for more information.
The full press release follows:
T-Mobile Steps Up "Bring your own iPhone" Efforts
Suzanne Lowry, vice president, marketing, T-Mobile USA
T-Mobile has been a champion of "bring your own device" wireless with our affordable Value plans that separate the cost of wireless service from the purchase of a new phone. This means there are a lot of devices running on our network that we don't sell in our stores, including more than 1M iPhones. We see a big opportunity to make the experience of bringing an unlocked iPhone to T-Mobile even better for customers.
That's why, beginning September 12th, we're stepping up our efforts to attract customers with unlocked iPhones to T-Mobile. Each of our retail stores will have an iPhone 4s demo unit and our sales staff will be trained to help customers set up their compatible iPhone. We're also developing iOS versions of helpful T-Mobile applications like T-Mobile myAccount, T-MobileVisual Voicemail and T-Mobile TV (we already offer an iOS version of our popular Bobsled application). Finally, we'll begin testing incentive offers in select markets and (in all markets) marketing the benefits of bringing an unlocked iPhone to T-Mobile, including:
· Unlimited data: T-Mobile offers worry-free, unlimited nationwide data.
· Cost Savings: Customers with unlocked iPhones can save $50/month compared to AT&T*.
· Nationwide coverage that's only getting better: T-Mobile's voice network reaches 96% of all Americans, and later this year, as we transform our network, introducing 4G (HSPA+) service in our iPhone-compatible spectrum, these unlocked iPhones will get a significant speed boost where these improvements are available.
As new equipment is in place, we're already starting to turn up 4G HSPA+ service in our 1900 MHz spectrum. With sites live in cities like Seattle, Las Vegas, Washington, DC and the New York metro area, don't be surprised to hear reports of iPhone speed sightings. In fact, our internal tests of unlocked iPhone 4S devices running over 4G (HSPA+) on our 1900 band recorded 70% faster average download speeds than iPhone 4S on AT&T's network. We expect to have these improvements broadly deployed in a large number of markets later this year.
Today, we don't sell the iPhone, but we do have something worth selling to people who have one. Our message to iPhone customers is simple: bring your unlocked iPhone to T-Mobile and save.
* Savings based on comparison of T-Mobile $69.99/mo Unlimited Talk, Text and Data plan against AT&T Unlimited Talk, Text, and 5GB Smartphone Data plan. Does not include taxes, fees, or promotional offers. Plan features and limitations vary.
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Aptean Expands UK Presence and Offerings through Acquisition of Systems Integration Limited
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By HRTech News Desk	 Last updated Dec 28, 2021
Aptean, a global provider of mission-critical enterprise software solutions, announced the acquisition of Systems Integration Ltd. (SI), a leading provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP), and manufacturing execution system (MES) solutions to the UK food processing industry.
Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Staffordshire, England, SI's fully integrated and modular food planning, ERP, MES and specialist sector software solutions are designed for the food production and processing industry, particularly perishable food and protein processing. SI's solutions result in demonstrable ROI for its customers by addressing three core challenges: regulatory compliance, margin improvement and quality control. With a strong presence in the UK, SI serves more than 150 food processors worldwide and has long-term partnerships with leading food manufacturers across the UK, Republic of Ireland, U.S. and Canada.
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SI's capabilities are highly complementary to Aptean's current food and beverage offerings, providing additional vertically-focused ERP and MES solutions for the protein processing market. The transaction enhances Aptean's ability to serve customers in primary and secondary protein processing and provides additional scale in the UK alongside Aptean's existing Food and Beverage ERP solutions. Aptean plans to leverage its global scale, resources and technological expertise to support SI's product and geographic expansion.
"We are excited to further strengthen our award-winning Food and Beverage ERP solutions with SI's proprietary software solutions in the protein processing segment, while also expanding our footprint in the UK," said TVN Reddy, CEO of Aptean. "SI's expert team of food industry and software professionals deeply understands the operational complexities this industry faces, and we are excited to welcome them to the Aptean family. With our combined set of unique software solutions across the food and beverage industry, we can deliver enhanced efficiency and outcomes for our customers' operations."
"Aptean and SI are aligned in a mission to deliver world class tailored solutions and deep industry specific expertise to food manufacturers," said Rob Stephens, CEO and founder of SI. "Going forward, in combination with Aptean, we will be part of a larger group of industry and technology experts focused on continuing to serve the Food and Beverage industry. Aptean will give SI the scale and expertise to further enhance our customer experience allowing the business to continue to grow both in the UK and globally."
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October Brings New Book of Poetry Shedding Light on the Darkness of Life
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The COVID-19 pandemic brought darkness into the lives of so many. In her new book of poetry, Subterranean Light, Susanne West illuminates the possibilities for entering into a sacred relationship with all aspects of life.
Subterranean Light
"We are honored to finally publish this latest work by Susanne West," said a spokesperson for the book's publisher, Enlightened Hyena Press. "Seen through West's personal lens, her poetry truly speaks to the vital issues of being human. They deal with transformation, illness, death and dying, the mother/daughter relationship, and so much more. We had to delay its release for more than a year due to Covid, but we think this is the perfect time to share the wisdom that can be found in these poems."
Enlightened Hyena Press has now set Subterranean Light to be released October 24th, 2021 after having an original release date of April, 2020.
The book and its author have been met with early praise. "Graceful and potent transmission in every written word," remarks author Carole Griggs. Author Tina M. Benson adds, "She explores death and loss without flinching, offers solace, hope and guidance."
Subterranean Light is currently available for pre-ordering on Amazon.com
West is a writer, poet, professor of psychology and spiritual mentor. She was on the faculty of John F. Kennedy University for thirty years and taught classes in the Consciousness and Transformative Studies and BA Psychology Programs. Susanne has worked in community organizations and private settings with individuals and groups since 1984, specializing in psychospiritual growth and transformation, writing and creative expression. She is the founder of two writing programs – Words with Wings and Deep Writing. She is also the author of Soul Care for Caregivers: How to Help Yourself While Helping Others.
About the Enlightened Hyena Press
The Enlightened Hyena Press is an independent publisher of amazingly original, life altering, transformative books. The company specializes in publishing high quality philosophy, psychology, spirituality, self-help inspirational material to empower readers to make positive changes in their personal lives and in the world at large.
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While the Symmes home was being built at North Bend, Anna and her stepmother lived with Anna's married sister in Lexington, Kentucky. In the spring of 1795, Anna met William Henry Harrison, then a young soldier stationed at nearby Fort Washington.
Two weeks later, at a farewell dinner for General Anthony Wayne, Judge Symmes confronted his new son-in-law for the first time since their wedding. Addressing him sternly, he demanded to know how Harrison intended to support his daughter. However, the bride's father eventually came to admire his son-in-law.
The first Harrison child was born the next year at their cabin near Cincinnati. While her husband's career progressed from garrison commander to congressional delegate from the Ohio Territory, Anna gave birth to ten children (including one who died at age three) between 1796 and 1814, and took primary responsibility for their upbringing.
Harrison's service in Congress as territorial delegate from the Ohio Territory gave Anna and their two children a chance to visit his family at Berkeley, their plantation on the James River in Virginia. Their third child was born on that trip, at Richmond in September 1800.
Anna Harrison managed her various roles; a mother responsible for the education and religious training of her growing family that would eventually number ten children; hostess at the governor's house to prominent visitors like Vice President Aaron Burr and Indian leaders Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa; financial management of her and her husband's property, other assets and debts.
With the War of 1812, Anna took her children back to North Bend, Ohio, where there was less chance of danger. Upon her father's death in 1814, she inherited Judge Symmes' substantial land holdings, but also his great debts. The Harrisons enlarged their cabin into a sprawling 22-room house. Though not as elegant as Grouseland it was the home Anna would occupy for many years to come.
Despite Harrison's subsequent election to the U.S. House and then Senate, and his appointment as Minister to Columbia, Anna remained in Ohio while he was away in Washington and then Bogota. She was well-read and actively interested in the political world in which her husband now moved, avidly consuming all the political journals and newspapers she was able to obtain on the frontier.
Meanwhile, the Harrison children were becoming adults and the expense of educating and marrying their children placed such a heavy financial burden on their parents that they had to mortgage some of their property. They lost eight of their adult children - five in the 1820s and 1830s, and three more in the 1840s.
Now age 60, Harrison's health was declining, so Anna was shocked and puzzled when he was named as the Whig candidate for president in 1836. To her relief Martin Van Buren defeated him. For the next few years the Harrisons enjoyed a peaceful life surrounded by children, grandchildren and many visitors.
In 1840 upon hearing that her husband had been elected U.S. President at age sixty-eight, Anna said: "I wish that my husband's friends had left him where he is, happy and contented in retirement." One writer described her as "terrified that the demands of the White House would rob her of the least years of her husband's life."
The Harrisons asked their daughter-in-law Jane Irwin Harrison, widow of their son William Henry, to accompany the President to Washington, DC, and to perform the duties of first lady until Anna's proposed arrival in May. Half a dozen other relatives happily went with them.
As Anna was preparing for the move to the White House a courier arrived with the shocking news of the President Harrison's death. Anna remained in Ohio since she would not have arrived in time for the state funeral. The president was buried in the Congressional Cemetery in Washington.
Accepting grief with admirable dignity, Anna selected a site on a knoll near Congress Green Cemetery in North Bend, where her father was buried, and began construction of a final burial place for her husband. A few years later, Harrison's remains were brought home and placed in the tomb there. Within four years of her husband's death, Anna also lost her three remaining daughters.
Although William Henry Harrison had served only one month in office, in June 1841 Congress voted to give Anna a pension - a lump sum of $25,000 - and free postage on all her outgoing correspondence. She was the first presidential widow to be awarded a pension. She still faced a bleak and lonely widowhood due to the debts left by her husband and children.
In 1858 Anna's house at "The Bend" burned to the ground, and the property was sold. Anna lived the remaining years of her life with her son John Scott Harrison, the only one of her children to outlive her. Anna helped raise his children, including Benjamin Harrison who later became President of the United States.
The tomb fell into neglect after her death and the family deeded it to the state of Ohio. The state erected an imposing monument over the tomb and now maintains the site. Other than the tomb, nothing physical remains in North Bend, the town founded by Anna's father. Today a golf course surrounds the burial site where the foundations of many buildings are still visible.


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Zero Zero Zero: Series Review
by Baby M
"Powder. That's all you see when you look at cocaine. But look a little closer, and you'll see an endless network: buyers, sellers, brokers and users, invisibly tangled in our daily lives. Whether we like it or not."
Don Minu (Adriano Chiaramida), a Mafia kingpin living off the grid in Calabria, Italy, orders five metric tons of cocaine for $31 million US dollars, which is a very favorable price. He needs the profit from retailing that cocaine to maintain control of his criminal organization.
In Tampico, Mexico, drug kingpins Jacinto and Enrique Leyra (Flavio Medina and Víctor Huggo Martin, respectively) receive an order for five metric tons of cocaine, which they pack in a shipping container, disguised as cans of chili peppers.
Zero Zero Zero is the story of that transaction.
Don Minu and the Leyras never meet, or even communicate directly with one another. They are connected by Edward Lynwood (Gabriel Byrne), the American owner of a shipping company. In addition to his day job providing transportation for legitimate cargoes, Edward is a cocaine broker, and the shipments he brokers travel in his fleet of container ships.
However, there's no such thing as a simple transaction in the cocaine trade. At the suppliers' end, the Leyras are being hunted by an elite Mexican Army drug interdiction unit--but that unit's sergeant (Harold Torres) has other, darker ambitions than catching bad guys. On the demand side of the deal, Don Minu's beloved grandson Don Stefano (Giuseppe De Domenico) has hatched a plot to depose grandpa by either preventing the shipment from arriving or stealing it for himself. Edward's daughter Emma (Andrea Riseborough) and son Chris (Dane DeHaan) have the job of getting the merchandise from Tampico to Calabria, but the machinations of the buyers and sellers and their various adversaries are making this a lot more complicated than simply steaming the ship from one port to another.
On some level, each of these characters knows that he or she is doing something morally wrong, (In the opening narration, Edward Lynwood claims he's really doing good by brokering drug deals because it keeps the world economy afloat, but you can tell he doesn't believe it either.) They keep their consciences suppressed in the interests of business and survival, but their "good" sides, such as they are, come to the surface now and then. To take just one example, a ruthless narco sets up a longtime friend to be murdered in order to deflect the attention of the authorities, and then bends over backwards to care for the friend's widow and orphan.
Zero Zero Zero has the difficult task of telling a story about deeply evil people without either romanticizing them or making them unrealistically one-dimensional. It does not portray them sympathetically, exactly, but it does show them to be complex human beings. The writing and acting are nuanced and empathetic, and the result is mesmerizing. You actually care what happens to these people, even though (with the possible exception of the Lynwood children, the least-worst of the bunch) you wouldn't want to be in the same room with any of them unless you're heavily armed and they're in handcuffs and leg irons.
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Zero Zero Zero is based on the 2013 novel of that name by Italian journalist Robert Saviano. His first book, Gomorrah, an exposé of the Camorra crime syndicate, has also been made into a TV series (as well as a stage play and a feature film). After Gomorrah was published in 2006, Sr. Saviano received death threats from the Camorras and has been under the protection of the Italian national police ever since.
The title is Italian slang for pure cocaine.
One of the things I really liked about the series is that all of the dialogue is in the characters' native languages: the Italians speak Italian, the Mexicans speak Spanish, and so on.
In several episode, scenes play out in anachronic order, in a manner that would do Christopher Nolan or Akira Kurosawa proud.
The payment terms are typical for drug deals in crime dramas--half up front, the rest on delivery--but this is the twenty-first century, where drug money is transmitted electronically using digital tokens for authentication. Much safer than the usual suitcase full of money.
One of the Mexican characters regularly attends a charismatic church, which is an interesting detail.
Violent and dark, and definitely not for everyone, Zero Zero Zero is nevertheless deeply engaging and probably much more realistic than the normal crime drama.
Four out of four shipping containers.
Baby M does his best to stay away from organized crime.
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Women can achieve anything with the navy
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Peter Mallett, Staff Writer ~
The Canadian Armed Forces' efforts to beef up the number of women in the military was greatly enhanced by the Achieve Anything Foundation last week.
Using HMCS Ottawa as an enticement platform, 120 women and girls of all ages crossed the ship's brow Jan. 27 for a day sail around Vancouver's harbour and the Strait of Georgia.
For most, this was a first encounter with a Canadian warship and its crew.
Sailors were prepared for their guests with special displays laid out in the hangar and in the ship, and an itinerary of tours and spectacles to keep everyone wide-eyed and asking questions.
The air force played a role by flying a Sea King helicopter overhead as part of a search and rescue demonstration.
"Promoting the navy to future generations is very important to everyone in the defence team," said Commander Alex Barlow, Ottawa's Commanding Officer. "Seeing the smiles on everyone's faces brought great pride to all of the sailors who work aboard Ottawa, and we are hoping those who joined us will share their experiences with friends and family."
The Achieve Anything Foundation was formed to create year-round projects and programs that inspire future female leaders in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), and STEM-based fields such as aviation, aerospace, marine and defence. It was founded by Kirsten Brazier, an aviation professional with 25-years' experience in the commercial aviation industry as a fixed wing aircraft and helicopter pilot. The 47-year-old founded the registered non-profit in 2016, but its roots go back to 2012 with its signature event The Sky's The Limit – Girls Fly Too! The annual event, held in conjunction with various agency, industry and education partners, is expecting over 20,000 visitors in 2018.
Low numbers of women in senior management or command positions and highly skilled trades in organizations such as CAF is why she pushes for change through positive actions instead of rhetoric. She is a big believer in hands-on experience and concentrates her work on this aspect of promotion.
For the Ottawa day sail, she marketed it with the slogan: "Ladies come drive this ship."
"Women are a tough demographic for defence, science and technology industries to crack," she says. "If you want to get women fired up, you need to make them see there is a really awesome experience to be had on a warship."
"I don't want to hear women saying we need more women in the military or emergency services. I want to hear more men step up and, like [Chief of Defence Staff] General Jonathan Vance, say: 'We want to build a diverse team that includes more women'."
For more information about Achieve Anything Foundation, upcoming events, or ways to support go to: www.achieveanything.ca.