Schenectady County winery NYS's newest

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The tasting room and store.

NISKAYUNA -- New York's newest winery has opened in a location that might surprise many people.

Capoccia Vineyards & Winery, located at 2820 Balltown Road in this Schenectady County community, is a project involving Domenic Capoccia, owner of Northeastern Contracting, and three sons, Nick, 21, Justin, 18, and Michael, 15, that is an outgrowth of a longtime family hobby of making wine.

The new enterprise's tasting room and store sells seven varieties of wine, all made from New York grapes. Three varietals are grown on three acres here, the rest sourced from the Finger Lakes.

The tasting room is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday. The seven wines it stocks were made from the 2011 harvest -- Cabernet Franc, Vignoles, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Traminette and Rosette. They are priced from $12 to $20, depending on varietal.

Final 2012 Mohawk Valley Farmer's Market

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AMSTERDAM -- The final "Taste of the Mohawk Valley Holiday Farmer's Market" of the year is scheduled for Saturday, December 15.

The indoor event, set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., will be held at the Alpin Haus business, 1836 Route 5S opposite the Target Distribution Center.

The market will feature 14 or more local farmers and producers. Admission is free.

Farm fresh meats, dairy products, soaps, custom made gift baskets, winter vegetables, alpaca yarn, and more will be offered for holiday sale.

Anyone wishing to participate as a vendor is asked to contact Toni Christman at 853-4015.

Healthy Living : What's On Your Plate ?

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A doctor-approved meal plan will provide you with a great variety of food choices, and will control the distribution of calories, carbohydrates, protein and fat throughout the day, so that your food and your insulin will balance.The balance is what gives you “good” blood glucose control.What is the Plate Method?
Many dieticians recommend the use of the plate method to help people with diabetes control their portion sizes while being able to chose the foods that you like. It’s simple and effective for both managing diabetes and losing weight.There are six simple steps to the plate method:










Step 1. Take one of your smaller dinner plates and draw a line down the middle of the plateStep 2. Fill the largest section of the plate with non-starchy vegetables like spinach, carrots, lettuce, cabbage, green beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, turnips, etc.Step 3. In one of the smaller sections of the plate, put your meats like chicken, turkey, fish, or lean cuts of beef or pork.Step 4. In the second smaller section of the plate, place your starchy foods like bread, rice, potatoes, pasta, sweet potatoes, peas, beans, etc.Step 5. Add an 8 oz glass of low fat or non-fat milk. If you don’t drink milk you can try adding a container of light yogurt.Step 6. Add a piece of fruit for dessert.By Dr. James R. Gavin, BDO Diabetes ExpertDr. Gavin is Clinical Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA and at Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN. He also served as President and CEO for MicroIslet, Inc. of San Diego, CA. Dr. Gavin is the past president of the American Diabetes Association and past chairman of the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP). He is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Sciences.Dr. Gavin graduated from Livingstone College in Salisbury, N.C., in 1966 with a degree in chemistry. He earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Emory University in 1970 and his M.D. degree from Duke University School of Medicine in 1975, following a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. He was president of the Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA from 2002-2004.

Girl Power: The World's 100 Most Powerful Women 2012

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It's that time again!Forbes has released its list of the world's 100 most powerful women, and we're all over it. There's nothing we love more than seeing women change the world for the better, and that's practically a requirement to become one of the world's most powerful.
Below, you'll find some of the most powerful women in the world, as ranked by Forbes.The new class of CEOs: Seven new CEOs seized the corner office this year—and many of them are familiar faces. Marissa Mayer, Google employee No. 20, traded her VP post at the search engine for Yahoo! Meg Whitman, former eBay CEO, is now heading up HP. And Sheri McCoy, edged out of the top job at J& J, is now at Avon. There are also the in-house promotions: Ginni Rometty at IBM, Maria das Gracas Silva Foster of Brazil’s natural gas behemoth Petrobras and Rosalind Brewer, who was promoted to the top of Sam’s Club, making her the first woman and first African American head a Wal-Mart unit. Time Inc., alternately, looked outside its Rock Center headquarters and tapped Laura Lang, former head of Digitas.Where are the women in tech? Right here.Tech is a new category to the Power Women list this year as the latest link in the power chain. Six tech women made the top 25 this year, including Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg (No. 10), Rometty (No. 15) and Google‘s Susan Wojcicki (No. 25). There are 15 tech women in total, including also Cher Wang of HTC (No. 56) and SingTel Group CEO Chua Sock Koong (No. 74).
The rising tide of female entrepreneurs: A remarkable number of women are founders or owners of their own enterprises, not a few of whose eponymous companies are synonymous with disruptive technology and innovative fashion. Consider Oprah Winfrey (No. 11),  Arianna Huffington (No. 29), Diane von Furstenberg (No. 33) and Miuccia Prada (No. 67). Or Chinese real estate tycoon Zhang Xin (No. 42), Zara founder and billionaire Rosalia Mera (No. 54) and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, India’s first biotech entrepreneur (No. 80).
The New Celebrity Role Models: Sure, they’re famous but they deserve special attention for their outside work, be it ambassadors for meaningful causes or as owners of thriving businesses. Oprah owns Harpo Productions and founded The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. Joining the efforts of the U.N. are Shakira (No. 40), Angelina Jolie (No. 66) and Gisele Bundchen (No. 83). Beyonce (No. 32) rules the House of Dereon and Sofia Vergara (No. 75) co-owns LatinWE. Jennifer Lopez (No. 38) is a multi-tiered empire unto herself.
Billionaires who do more than count money:Alice Walton (No. 43) could’ve stayed in Texas and raised cutting horses, but she and her fellow billionaires are putting their 10 figure bank accounts to use in philanthropy and business pursuits. Laurene Powell-Jobs (No. 49), first-timer on the Power Women list, is the founder and chair of the Emerson Collective, a nonprofit which focuses on using entrepreneurship to advance social reform. Chan Laiwa (No. 79), like Walton, has put her focus on preserving the finest of her nation’s original art.The real news “makers”: The women on the Power Women list don’t just make headlines, they cover them. These women are responsible for shaping the international conversation. Jill Abramson (No. 5) is celebrating her first anniversary as executive editor of the New York Times while Huffington is toasting her site’s first Pulitzer Prize. Ditto Vogue’sAnna Wintour (No. 51) and her record-breaking 916-page September 2012 issue, and Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren (No. 94) for her run as the longest-serving current cable news anchor.Latinas represent: Brazil President Dilma Rouseff (No. 3), the 2012 Power Woman cover profile, shares a spot on the list with her compatriots das Gracas Silva Foster (No. 20) and Gisele Bundchen (No. 83). Here also is Argentina President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (No. 16), Colombia’s native daughters Sofia Vergara and Shakira, Spain’s Mera and native Nuyorican JLo.Businesswoman are booming in Asia: The whole region makes a strong showing, from China and Singapore to New Zealand and Thailand. Entrepreneurship is on the rise: see Xin Zhang, Laiwa Chan and Sun Yafang (No. 91). And Asian region women are showing their political might, from Burmese dissident and parliamentarian Aung San Suu Kyi (No. 19) to Australian PM Julia Gillard (No. 27) and Thai President Yingluck Shinawatra (No. 30).

Healing, feeding and educating the world: If they’re not topping corporations or state, the women on our list are heads of major nonprofits and NGOs and they wield as large budgets and impact millions, from Melinda Gates (No. 4) and IMF chief Christine Lagarde (No. 8) to Director-General of World Health Organization Margaret Chan (No. 37), World Food ProgrammeExecutive Director Ertharin Cousin (No. 69) and Harvard University’s Drew Gilpin Faust (No. 63).Coming to America: Many Power Woman were born overseas and found success in the States. From Huffington (Greece) and Tina Brown (U.K.) to Lagarde (France), Cher Wang (Taiwan) and Vergara (Colombia), the market and the audience of the U.S. skyrocketed their success.Social Currency: Of the 100 women on our list, almost all of them are active on social media—with a combined 90 million twitter followers. The most prolific tweeters, not surprisingly, are celebrities—Lady Gaga with 28,199,061; Shakira with 17,716022; Oprah with 13,180,843; Ellen DeGeneres with 12,842,222; and JLo with 10,239,010. In China, where Weibo is the social site of choice, entrepreneur Zhang Xin has racked up 4,118,029 on the site.
For the Full List - www.forbes.com/power-women

Movies: Sneak Peek of Tyler Perry's Temptation

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A marriage counselor’s personal and professional life becomes complicated after she enters into a relationship with one of her clients.The movie is about Judith (Jurnee Smollett-Bell, all grown up from her “Eve’s Bayou” days), an Ivy League-educated married woman who wants to be a marriage counselor but is stuck working in a matchmaking agency for high-powered men run by Janice (Vanessa L.. Williams).  Her rival at the office is Ava (Kardashian) who is overly critical of Judith’s appearance and personal style (Kardashian does seem more at ease talking about fashion than “the largest social media inventor since Zuckerberg”).  But then Judith finds her own marriage in trouble when she comes under the spell of a new client, the successful and charming Harley (Robbie Jones).Will you  going to the movies to see it? It does look interesting. 

"Mary Mary" Premieres TONIGHT @ 10pm on WE tv!

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WE tv's hit reality series "Mary Mary" is back for season two premiering Thursday, December 6 at a special time 10PM ET/PT with 13, one-hour episodes. The series continues to provide a rare glimpse into the lives of three-time Grammy Award-winning singing sisters, Erica and Tina Campbell, better known as the famed gospel duo, 'Mary Mary.'   In the premiere episode, Erica and Tina are in for a marathon: back-to-back concerts and appearances to promote "Go Get It," booked by their headstrong manager Mitchell Solarek. Excited about the influx of opportunities, Erica rises to the challenge of nonstop touring and occasionally brings along hubby Warryn and newborn Zaya for the ride. On the other hand, Teddy is concerned about his wife Tina-who's in her third trimester-as she puts more strain on her pregnancy with constant touring. Behind the scenes, trouble continues between sister/celebrity stylist Goo Goo and Mitchell when a last minute wardrobe malfunction threatens an important performance on a popular gospel show. Adding to Goo Goo's stress, she's been tasked with planning her sister's, Alana, wedding all while trying to keep things afloat with long-distance boyfriend Justin.



We had the Pleasure of attend the Premiere of the Second Season of Mary Mary in NYC At the AMC Empire 25 Time Square. It is going to be a great Season , Stay Tuned!
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Our Holiday Movie Picks , Happy Viewing :)

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Most of us spend a good deal of time watching television or Netflix (Our Favorite) over the holiday season. If you are looking for your Holiday fix here is a  great list to use.

Here is my pick for quality viewing time for the visitors in your home this week and next. There are also different movies I watch for different reasons.1-     It's a Wonderful Life - On the Top of any list. We watch it every year, and it just keeps getting better.2-      Miracle on  34^th Street - The original is a heartwarming story. You cannot help but smile and think of the kinder days in your childhood.3-      Deck the Halls-  It tells the story of just how competitive we have become with Christmas decorations4-      The Santa Clause We all know what it’s like to have to agree to something and we feel unworthy.5-      The Christmas Shoes It will make you pay attention to the people in front and around you. You may be able to make someone’s wish come true6-      This Christmas It will remind you that being with family  is  truly the best gift of year.7-      The Preacher’s Wife-  It tells the story of healing and love’s enduring heart.8-      The Nativity. It reminds you  of what Christmas is Truly about9-      The Polar Express. It may be animated but it tells a story of Hope.10-    A Christmas Story. Surely we all have seen it but you need to watch it again just for the laugh out loud quality of the child and the frozen flag pole.11-    Home Alone - The first one, not the sequels! A really good family film for the holidays, except there's no family! Funny gags, hilarious antics and truly feel-good moments as well. (one of our favorites)12-     A Charlie Brown Christmas  - We know it's a made-for-TV movie, but to ignore it would be stupid. Generations of kids have grown up on it.13-    Elf  - Will Ferrell drives this great-for-the-entire-family Christmas comedy. Of course the uncredited appearance of Peter Billingsley is a special holiday treat.14 -   Bad Santa  - Come on, admit it! You know it made you laugh. There's just something funny about a drunken Santa.
What is your favorite holiday movie?Happy Viewing!