Gary and Everett re-taste the same Cowgirl creamery cheeses after 3 weeks of evolution. Having trouble viewing this video? Try the Quicktime version. Comments on this episode(8) Leave a comment › “Mmmm, Cheese……” by Kevin K “Another good episode. Yum, cheese… Now I am hungry….” by Ed Salonia View all 8 › Wines tasted in this episode: 2006 Vi De Nulles Blanc Other Spanish White Wine Cheese mentioned in todays episode. Cowgirl Creamery Mt Tam Cowgirl Pierce Point Cowgirl Creamery Red Hawk If you’d like additional help with the above item or would just like to know a little bit more, please email Justin Novello ( justin@winelibrary.com ). Links mentioned in todays episode. Episode #542 The first show featuring these cheeses Less

Today's Friday 10-in-3 (which, by the way, really is IN 3 MINUTES!!), covers McCain's new economic offense (and why the voters may not care), the GOP brand resurgence (and what the Dems are doing about it), and the final word on the Bridge to Nowhere. Less

Today's Friday 10-in-3 (which, by the way, really is IN 3 MINUTES!!), covers McCain's new economic offense (and why the voters may not care), the GOP brand resurgence (and what the Dems are doing about it), and the final word on the Bridge to Nowhere. Less

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes two vintages of this high end Rioja and observes how big a difference a year can make! Having trouble viewing this video? Try the Quicktime version. Comments on this episode(17) Leave a comment › “Bottle Shock was a good movie. I never knew that Chat Montelena put Na…” by pauly “Gary, interesting show. I should do vertical tasting, never done that …” by TeeKay View all 17 › Wines tasted in this episode: Remirez De Ganuza Rioja 2002 2003 Remirez De Ganuza Rioja Rioja Links mentioned in todays episode. Gary’s Ustream page Gary at La Grange Winery Less

Biotech, Devices, Ultrasound Luke Timmerman wrote: Everybody involved in a corporate takeover always says all the right things, but you never really know how the deal will shake out until some time passes. So I paid a visit last week to Jens Quistgaard to see for myself. His company, Bothell, WA-based Liposonix, agreed to be sold about six weeks ago to Medicis Pharmaceutical for $150 million upfront. Quistgaard, the founder and president of Liposonix, was in one of his usual impish moods. “Here’s what we spent $40 million on,” he said, pointing to an ultrasound machine designed to be a minimally-invasive alternative to liposuction. The sign on the front door still has the Liposonix logo, and I didn’t see Medicis corporate signs anywhere. Not much has changed culturally in the operation, Quistgaard says. Scottsdale, AZ-based Medicis (NYSE: MRX) is keeping all 45 employees at Liposonix in Bothell, and is looking to hire at least six more there now. Medicis, the maker of the Restylane anti-wrinkle treatment, doesn’t have the sort of electrical engineering talent found at Liposonix, so they aren’t coming in and acting like they know everything better and turning the operation upside down, Quistgaard says. “We’re Seattle guys, and they know we want to stay here and aren’t moving to Scottsdale,” he says. What Medicis does bring is a sales and marketing force, with an understanding of the cosmetics market that Liposonix doesn’t have, which should help it fully capitalize on its opportunity among customers who want to shed fat without the trouble of diet and exercise. One critical factor to Quistgaard is that Medicis doesn’t behave like breathless late-night TV hustlers who will push as many machines out the door as they can, and make outlandish promises about it being a miracle fat-remover machine. “We’re taking a methodical approach, to make sure the early-adopting physicians and patients are happy,” he says. My main question to him was a simple one. Why sell now? After all, Liposonix received approval to market its machine in Europe in March, and has already delivered it to an undisclosed number of doctors in Germany, Spain, Austria and Italy, at 110,000 euros apiece (about $171,000). The company was at the point where it needed to raise more capital, and had lined up a venture financing, when Medicis approached with its offer. “The numbers were compelling,” he says, and good enough that he decided to walk away from the venture deal. The technology at the heart of Liposonix has always had the potential for enormous media hype, which Quistgaard has tried to downplay every time I’ve interviewed him in the past five years. It’s unlike the ultrasound-assisted form of liposuction surgery, which has been around for about 15 years, and is used in about one-fifth of those procedures to make it easier to bust up the fat, Quistgaard says. The Liposonix method uses high-intensity ultrasound waves, beamed a little more than an inch below the skin surface, without requiring patients go under the knife. The idea is to bust up fatty tissues without pain, scars, anesthesia, or a long recovery time. Nobody was entirely certain in the early going where the fat went, although the theory was that once it was busted up into smaller particles, the immune system’s garbage disposal unit, macrophage cells, would digest the fat. If too big a particle broke loose and clogged an artery or lung, that would be big trouble. Quistgaard remains tight-lipped about what the company’s clinical trials show in terms of safety and effectiveness, and how the device is being pitched. About all he would say is that about 200 patients in clinical trials have gotten the Liposonix treatment in Mexico and Canada. Medicis has said publicly that it wants to win FDA approval and start marketing the machine in the U.S. by 2011, “if not sooner.” The company will get its clinical trial results published, but Quistgaard said he doesn’t know which journal it will appear in or when. The real opportunity is, of course, in the land of the obese—the United States. Americans spent an estimated $13 billion in 2007 on cosmetic surgery and nonsurgical cosmetic treatments like Botox, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. That’s up from $9.4 billion in 2003. Quistgaard, formerly the chief product and strategy officer at SonoSite (NASDAQ: SONO) before he started Liposonix in 2002, is personally sticking around, although he wouldn’t say what the company is offering to keep him and the rest of the employees on board and motivated. He appears to still enjoy plenty of autonomy. (During our interview, no PR gatekeeper was required to listen in and keep him from saying anything out of line.) The employees remain motivated to see their creation get approved and marketed in the U.S., Quistgaard says. Over this past weekend, they celebrated their good fortune from the Medicis deal by renting a boat on Lake Washington to see the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels. If they stay together and do what it takes get Liposonix on the U.S. market, then the company will be in line for another $150 million of milestone payments. That sounds like enough for everybody to buy their own boats if they want. Comments | Permalink | Share |  E-mail Less

Mexican writer Juan Manuel Villalobos tells us about his experience being an immigrant in Spain. In an earlier podcast, episode 19, Juan Manuel talked about his novel “La vida frágil de Annette Blanche.” SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "VEE #029 - Immigration in Spain", url: "http://spanish-podcast.com/2008/07/27/vee-029-immigration-in-spain/" }); Less

Episode 500 features 3 Riojas and was taped on location before an amazing live audience at Crushpad in San Francisco… thank you to everyone who has helped the Thunder Show reach this milestone! Having trouble viewing this video? Try the Quicktime version. Comments on this episode(6) Leave a comment › “Wish I could have been there!…” by Purple Tooth “brandon m argghhh!! i was all set to be 1st for once!!! i’m quite impr…” by LIZV View all 6 › Wines tasted in this episode: 2003 Araco Crianza Rioja 2001 Bodegas Primicia Rioja Reserva Rioja 2006 Lucien Crochet Sancerre Le Chene Sancerre Blanc Less

From Los Angeles, CA - Nico Stai has just released his newest four song EP, Dead Pony, a precursor to his second full length album coming to us all in the near future, undoubtably after this quality new teaser runs its course. When talking to Nico outside the confines of a venue experience, its hard to determine where exactly Nico’s mild accent originates from, it being only palpably recognizable outside his singing. Apparently Nico is originally from Spain and like many artists worldwide has witnessed firsthand the trepidation of major labels backing out on project commitments. His former project Tinpaco had the unfortunate experience of being shisted by the Euro branch of the WB. Nico quickly moved forward from this trying experience on his own and started assembling tracks which reflected on the trying times following this period. You can hear a lot of the reflections in the beautiful time capsule he released as his first album, Park Los Angeles. Nico has since moved forward a bit from the stripped down sound on that album and has been playing quite a bit with a full band, definitely a natural step forward in the progression of his newest soundscape. “You Came Around” is my personal favorite on Nico’s new EP, Dead Pony, and a natural selection for todays Daily Dose. You can pick up the new EP at CD Baby or for around $4 on iTunes [cs] DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE Spread It Around: Hide Sites Less

recorded 26 Jun 2008 With minor apologies to Three Dog Night for the title, this episode of With A Voice Like This was all about: 4-AM update [00:01:27] There was a lot to talk about here. Where the website is at, a new way of working up arrangements for the group, starting with the song Mama Told Me Not to Come and some of the fun things that happened with that. We also had a good talk about where we’re heading and what our focus is and I got the opportunity to show them how video streaming works on the web briefly. Spain’s Digital Canon [00:17:00] Yes, this is a further discussion about the new anti-piracy tax that Spain is instituting on July 1. It’s more in depth looking at possible reasons for Spain implementing it and what seems to be some of the pitfalls of the tax itself. I also got some feedback regarding Canada’s anti-piracy tariff. There are some interesting thoughts there. I’d love to hear some of your thoughts on what was said. Listen above or download by right clicking and saving. Note: The day after I recorded this show, Gerd Leonhard released a post with video about the future of copyright. It’s very much worth a look and it’s nice to see that there are people out there who see that Copyrights still have their place, in a new form of course, but not throwing out all the protections with new technology. Another thing I think that the Copyrights would be useful for is a transistion framework, at least as they apply here in the U.S. Ah, what I wouldn’t give to have Gerd Leonhard on the show, I’d have a lot of things to ask and say. addthis_url = \'http%3A%2F%2Fwithavoicelikethis.com%2F%3Fp%3D123\'; addthis_title = \'059+-+Mama+Told+Me+Not+To+Go+To+Spain\'; addthis_pub = \'jimgoodrich\'; Less

Subscribe now to the weekly update email (fill in the below box) to get a weekly list of all of the new episodes on TPN in one easy-to-read format! Enter your email address: ====================================================== My guest today is Peter Singer. He is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, and laureate professor at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE), University of Melbourne. Outside academic circles, Singer is best known for his book Animal Liberation, widely regarded as the touchstone of the animal liberation movement. I invited him onto the show to talk about the recent news from Spain that they will soon probably extend basic legal rights to all non-human hominids, an idea that has been driven by an organization that Peter co-founded, The Great Ape Project. We also talk about the basic ethics of utilitarianism and how the best thing you can do to reduce your carbon footprint is to stop eating meat. The G’Day World theme music: Conquest “Secrets of Life” (mp3) from “End of Days” (Dark Star Records) More On This Album Less

recorded 26 Jun 2008 With minor apologies to Three Dog Night for the title, this episode of With A Voice Like This was all about: 4-AM update [00:01:27] There was a lot to talk about here. Where the website is at, a new way of working up arrangements for the group, starting with the song Mama Told Me Not to Come and some of the fun things that happened with that. We also had a good talk about where we’re heading and what our focus is and I got the opportunity to show them how video streaming works on the web briefly. Spain’s Digital Canon [00:17:00] Yes, this is a further discussion about the new anti-piracy tax that Spain is instituting on July 1. It’s more in depth looking at possible reasons for Spain implementing it and what seems to be some of the pitfalls of the tax itself. I also got some feedback regarding Canada’s anti-piracy tariff. There are some interesting thoughts there. I’d love to hear some of your thoughts on what was said. Listen above or download by right clicking and saving. Note: The day after I recorded this show, Gerd Leonhard released a post with video about the future of copyright. It’s very much worth a look and it’s nice to see that there are people out there who see that Copyrights still have their place, in a new form of course, but not throwing out all the protections with new technology. Another thing I think that the Copyrights would be useful for is a transistion framework, at least as they apply here in the U.S. Ah, what I wouldn’t give to have Gerd Leonhard on the show, I’d have a lot of things to ask and say. addthis_url = \'http%3A%2F%2Fwithavoicelikethis.com%2F%3Fp%3D123\'; addthis_title = \'059+-+Mama+Told+Me+Not+To+Go+To+Spain\'; addthis_pub = \'jimgoodrich\'; Less

recorded 26 Jun 2008 With minor apologies to Three Dog Night for the title, this episode of With A Voice Like This was all about: 4-AM update [00:01:27] There was a lot to talk about here. Where the website is at, a new way of working up arrangements for the group, starting with the song Mama Told Me Not to Come and some of the fun things that happened with that. We also had a good talk about where we’re heading and what our focus is and I got the opportunity to show them how video streaming works on the web briefly. Spain’s Digital Canon [00:17:00] Yes, this is a further discussion about the new anti-piracy tax that Spain is instituting on July 1. It’s more in depth looking at possible reasons for Spain implementing it and what seems to be some of the pitfalls of the tax itself. I also got some feedback regarding Canada’s anti-piracy tariff. There are some interesting thoughts there. I’d love to hear some of your thoughts on what was said. Listen above or download by right clicking and saving. Note: The day after I recorded this show, Gerd Leonhard released a post with video about the future of copyright. It’s very much worth a look and it’s nice to see that there are people out there who see that Copyrights still have their place, in a new form of course, but not throwing out all the protections with new technology. Another thing I think that the Copyrights would be useful for is a transistion framework, at least as they apply here in the U.S. Ah, what I wouldn’t give to have Gerd Leonhard on the show, I’d have a lot of things to ask and say. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwithavoicelikethis.com%2F%3Fp%3D123'; addthis_title = '059+-+Mama+Told+Me+Not+To+Go+To+Spain'; addthis_pub = 'jimgoodrich'; Less

Esta entrevista fue realizada el 18 de junio de 2008 por Oscar Volonterio en el programa radial Todo Pasa que se emite de lunes a viernes, entre las 14 y las 15 horas, por Radio El Mundo, AM 1070. Produccion de Pablo Di Trapani. Tema: Una nueva edición del festival iberoamericano de publicidad y comunicación dedicada [...] Less

The startling, romantic voice of singer Ana Laan was born in Madrid and matured in Stockholm, Sweden. The daughter of a Spanish professor of literature and an American mother, Ana was raised in a home where learning was revered and multi-culturalism was the norm. As a teenager who spoke several languages fluently (including English, Spanish and Swedish) she returned to Spain to finish her secondary education and then went on to University in Madrid, where she studied English Literature in earnest. To this day, Ana remains a great reader of books and a woman deeply involved in the cultural movements of the world. She is particularly taken with the plight of the outsider, perhaps because she, too, has felt what the outsider feels as she has traveled from country to country. Ana spent the summer of 2006 in New York recording her sophomore album, Chocolate and Roses , co-produced with Leo Sidran. Although in this CD she remains faithful to her Latin roots, she’s ventured out on a bit of a limb as a songwriter, with a larger portion of songs in English, and even a couple of bilingual tracks, along with a smattering of French and a traditional Swedish folksong. DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE Spread It Around: Hide Sites Less

From their album: Spotlights From Madrid, Spain Nothink is a band born from the ashes, from nothing, as any other band. But their passion for rock music as a concept and as a lifestyle and their hard work, took them to record their first album and play a hundred shows all over the country until the day in which that feeling became a vital part of their lifes, as the air they breath. Their compositions are based on expresive guitar lines with a powerful bass and amazing chorus melodies that´ll talk to your stomach directly. Influenced principally by the 70´s and 90´s punk and rock music , the band try to achieve an attractive concept based on mixtures from sadness and euphoria atmospheres. [IODA] Download | Subscribe Band Links: nothink.net Myspace Spread It Around: Hide Sites Less

Gary Vaynerchuk returns and tries 3 wines and has a lot to talk about and keeps MOTT very busy with lots of “link it ups.” Having trouble viewing this video? Try the Quicktime version. Wines tasted in this episode: 2005 Luna Freakout Reserve Napa White Meritage Hedges Columbia Red Cms Washington Red Meritage 2001 Bodegas Balcona Partal 1 Other Spanish Red Wine Links mentioned in todays episode. April 1st Secret Two Pack April 1st Secret One Pack Third Thirsty Thursday Tasting Group forum NCAA Basketball Tournament Brackets Wine Blogging Wednesday Santa Garyvee Email Matt if your were selected to the Vayniac Blend Less