Darya Rose (born November 18, 1979; nee Pino) is a weblogger, neuroscientist, and author. She is known as the founder of weblog Summer Tomato, and as a health & food contributor to The Huffington Post and other publications.
In 2011, TIME named Rose's weblog, Summer Tomato, one of "50 Websites That Make the Web Great."
She is the author of the book "Foodist: Using Real Food and Real Science to Lose Weight Without Dieting", () published by HarperOne in May, 2013.
Rose received a Ph.D. in neuroscience from University of California, San Francisco in 2010 and has a B.A. from UC Berkeley in Molecular and Cell Biology, with an emphasis in neurobiology. She received the IL Chaikoff award from the MCB department at Berkeley recognizing her honors work. She currently resides in San Francisco, California.
In 2013, she married tech magnate Kevin Rose.
Portland home purchase and demolition
On February 28, 2014, Pino and her husband Kevin Rose purchased an 1892 house at 1627 Northwest 32nd Avenue in the Willamette Heights area of Portland, Oregon. They removed the historic designation of the 122-year-old home and filed plans to demolish it. Some Portland residents responded with a petition ("Save the Rose House") to save the structure in an attempt to "preserve the history and character" of their neighborhood. On June 24, it was reported that the Roses had accepted an offer from long-time neighborhood residents to buy the house, although the deal hadn't been finalized.
In 2011, TIME named Rose's weblog, Summer Tomato, one of "50 Websites That Make the Web Great."
She is the author of the book "Foodist: Using Real Food and Real Science to Lose Weight Without Dieting", () published by HarperOne in May, 2013.
Rose received a Ph.D. in neuroscience from University of California, San Francisco in 2010 and has a B.A. from UC Berkeley in Molecular and Cell Biology, with an emphasis in neurobiology. She received the IL Chaikoff award from the MCB department at Berkeley recognizing her honors work. She currently resides in San Francisco, California.
In 2013, she married tech magnate Kevin Rose.
Portland home purchase and demolition
On February 28, 2014, Pino and her husband Kevin Rose purchased an 1892 house at 1627 Northwest 32nd Avenue in the Willamette Heights area of Portland, Oregon. They removed the historic designation of the 122-year-old home and filed plans to demolish it. Some Portland residents responded with a petition ("Save the Rose House") to save the structure in an attempt to "preserve the history and character" of their neighborhood. On June 24, it was reported that the Roses had accepted an offer from long-time neighborhood residents to buy the house, although the deal hadn't been finalized.
The finalists of the season one of The Voice Kids are the contestants of the show who advanced to the Finals, every finalists should pass the , , , and the live , before qualifying for the Final round of the competition.
There were four finalists who advanced to the round of the said competition, the season one of the series.
Finalists
Lyca Gairanod
During ABS-CBN's The Voice Kids Season 1 auditions aired on May 8, 2014, Gairanod performed Aegis' "", Coach Sarah Geronimo pressed her buttons for her, Coach Lea Salonga was supposed to press her button, but did not, because she feels that the two were meant to be vocalizing that she was 'surprised that she hit all of the high notes on the song'.
She advanced to the sing-offs by winning The Battles on July 12, 2014 against Isaac Zamudio and Lee Marcelino, they sang Isang Lahi by Regine Velasquez, Coach Lea Salonga likened Gairanod to Nora Aunor because of being simple and terrible even being small, and said if she would have a chance to pick, she would go for Gairanod.
The Sing-offs immediately followed by the Battles. Per team, two artists will be chosen by their respective coaches for the Live shows. Unlike the Battles where the coach picks the song what the artists are going to sing, in the Sing-offs the song is solely chosen by the artists.
She advanced to the live semi-finals after singing off and being chosen by Coach Sarah Geronimo, as one of the two would be representatives of team Sarah among five contenders. She sang the Tagalog version of Luther Vandross' Dance With My Father.
She eventually advanced to the finals after singing her coach Sarah Geronimo's "Pangarap na Bituin" during the live semi-finals held on July 19, 2014 in Newport Performing Arts, Theater, Resorts World Manila, Pasay City. She received the highest votes. While coach Lea Salonga was at a loss for words during her performance, stating that 'this song is usually sang by persons that has dreams to fulfill, you sang it classicly'., her mentor Geronimo stated that Gairanod slowly reaches her dream and she could help her family to escape from poverty.
She sang Regine Velasquez's Narito Ako on the first round of the finals, she also sang Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe on the second round, and Basang-basa sa Ulan on the third round, At the end, she was proclaimed the winner and she fell in tears.
Darren Espanto
During ABS-CBN's auditions aired on June 1, 2014, Espanto performed Jessie J's "Domino", which he formerly sang during The Next Star at age 11. Coaches Sarah Geronimo and Bamboo Mañalac both pressed their buttons for him, vocalizing that he 'can be groomed to be a recording artist, a total package'. Although Espanto revealed that he was Manalac's front act during one of his concerts in Canada, he still picked Geronimo stating that she could help him a lot in the music industry.
Espanto eventually advanced to the finals after singing Whitney Houston's "One Moment in Time" during the live semi-finals held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila.
In the finale during the first round which was a power ballad theme, Salonga left a warning to older performers; "To every person Darren idolized, this is a warning to all of you: this kid will be more popular than you someday".Once again, Geronimo praised him and said that despite his talent, Espanto never showed superiority and instead, listened to his coach.
Espanto eventually advanced to the finals after singing Whitney Houston's "One Moment in Time" during the live semi-finals held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila. Espanto performed Basil Valdez's song "Ngayon". Salonga left a warning to older performers; "To every person Darren idolized, this is a warning to all of you: this kid will be more popular than you someday". Once again, Geronimo praised him and said that despite his talent, Espanto never showed superiority and instead, listened to his coach. Coaches Sarah Geronimo and Bamboo Mañalac both pressed their buttons for him, vocalizing that he can easily tell a story. Despite Geronimo's invitation of him going to her upcoming concert as a guest, he picked Manalac in the end, stating that he could help him a lot raising him as a singer. During the first and second rounds of the finals, Labajo performed "Yesterday" and "Runaway Baby" by The Beatles and Bruno Mars respectively. Salonga stated: "You have the looks, the charm, and the heart. With those three, you're guaranteed a future in this business". In the same way, his coach gave him a similar comment: "I see a singer, an artist, and possibly an actor. I see someone who has the charisma to do it all". At the end of the competition, he once again came in third in votes.
Darlene Vibares
During the blind auditions, she sang her own rendition of the song, Girl On Fire by Alicia Keys. Coaches Bamboo Mañalac, Sarah Geronimo, Lea Salonga pressed their "I WANT YOU" buttons and turned their chairs, to show their interest for the young aspirant. Salonga, who was the last to press her button, was surprised by her performance and was picked by Vibares to be her coach.
Together with three other aspirants, they performed the song “Firework” by Katy Perry on The Battles round, Vibares was picked by her coach to advance to the next round.
On the sing-offs that were aired on June 29, 2014, Vibares performed her own version of “And I Am Telling You” by Jennifer Holliday, together with Tonton Cabiles, they were picked to advance to the next round of the competition.
Vibares performed Dolly Parton's popular song I Will Always Love You on the live semi- finals that was aired on July 19, 2014, Vibares said that her performance is dedicated to her late grandfather.
During the show's live finals that was held at Resorts World Manila and was aired on July 26, 2014, Vibares sang both Charice Pempengco's "Louder" and Sharon Cuneta's "Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas", she came again fourth at the text vote tallies and was placed as the 3rd runner up of the competition.
There were four finalists who advanced to the round of the said competition, the season one of the series.
Finalists
Lyca Gairanod
During ABS-CBN's The Voice Kids Season 1 auditions aired on May 8, 2014, Gairanod performed Aegis' "", Coach Sarah Geronimo pressed her buttons for her, Coach Lea Salonga was supposed to press her button, but did not, because she feels that the two were meant to be vocalizing that she was 'surprised that she hit all of the high notes on the song'.
She advanced to the sing-offs by winning The Battles on July 12, 2014 against Isaac Zamudio and Lee Marcelino, they sang Isang Lahi by Regine Velasquez, Coach Lea Salonga likened Gairanod to Nora Aunor because of being simple and terrible even being small, and said if she would have a chance to pick, she would go for Gairanod.
The Sing-offs immediately followed by the Battles. Per team, two artists will be chosen by their respective coaches for the Live shows. Unlike the Battles where the coach picks the song what the artists are going to sing, in the Sing-offs the song is solely chosen by the artists.
She advanced to the live semi-finals after singing off and being chosen by Coach Sarah Geronimo, as one of the two would be representatives of team Sarah among five contenders. She sang the Tagalog version of Luther Vandross' Dance With My Father.
She eventually advanced to the finals after singing her coach Sarah Geronimo's "Pangarap na Bituin" during the live semi-finals held on July 19, 2014 in Newport Performing Arts, Theater, Resorts World Manila, Pasay City. She received the highest votes. While coach Lea Salonga was at a loss for words during her performance, stating that 'this song is usually sang by persons that has dreams to fulfill, you sang it classicly'., her mentor Geronimo stated that Gairanod slowly reaches her dream and she could help her family to escape from poverty.
She sang Regine Velasquez's Narito Ako on the first round of the finals, she also sang Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe on the second round, and Basang-basa sa Ulan on the third round, At the end, she was proclaimed the winner and she fell in tears.
Darren Espanto
During ABS-CBN's auditions aired on June 1, 2014, Espanto performed Jessie J's "Domino", which he formerly sang during The Next Star at age 11. Coaches Sarah Geronimo and Bamboo Mañalac both pressed their buttons for him, vocalizing that he 'can be groomed to be a recording artist, a total package'. Although Espanto revealed that he was Manalac's front act during one of his concerts in Canada, he still picked Geronimo stating that she could help him a lot in the music industry.
Espanto eventually advanced to the finals after singing Whitney Houston's "One Moment in Time" during the live semi-finals held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila.
In the finale during the first round which was a power ballad theme, Salonga left a warning to older performers; "To every person Darren idolized, this is a warning to all of you: this kid will be more popular than you someday".Once again, Geronimo praised him and said that despite his talent, Espanto never showed superiority and instead, listened to his coach.
Espanto eventually advanced to the finals after singing Whitney Houston's "One Moment in Time" during the live semi-finals held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila. Espanto performed Basil Valdez's song "Ngayon". Salonga left a warning to older performers; "To every person Darren idolized, this is a warning to all of you: this kid will be more popular than you someday". Once again, Geronimo praised him and said that despite his talent, Espanto never showed superiority and instead, listened to his coach. Coaches Sarah Geronimo and Bamboo Mañalac both pressed their buttons for him, vocalizing that he can easily tell a story. Despite Geronimo's invitation of him going to her upcoming concert as a guest, he picked Manalac in the end, stating that he could help him a lot raising him as a singer. During the first and second rounds of the finals, Labajo performed "Yesterday" and "Runaway Baby" by The Beatles and Bruno Mars respectively. Salonga stated: "You have the looks, the charm, and the heart. With those three, you're guaranteed a future in this business". In the same way, his coach gave him a similar comment: "I see a singer, an artist, and possibly an actor. I see someone who has the charisma to do it all". At the end of the competition, he once again came in third in votes.
Darlene Vibares
During the blind auditions, she sang her own rendition of the song, Girl On Fire by Alicia Keys. Coaches Bamboo Mañalac, Sarah Geronimo, Lea Salonga pressed their "I WANT YOU" buttons and turned their chairs, to show their interest for the young aspirant. Salonga, who was the last to press her button, was surprised by her performance and was picked by Vibares to be her coach.
Together with three other aspirants, they performed the song “Firework” by Katy Perry on The Battles round, Vibares was picked by her coach to advance to the next round.
On the sing-offs that were aired on June 29, 2014, Vibares performed her own version of “And I Am Telling You” by Jennifer Holliday, together with Tonton Cabiles, they were picked to advance to the next round of the competition.
Vibares performed Dolly Parton's popular song I Will Always Love You on the live semi- finals that was aired on July 19, 2014, Vibares said that her performance is dedicated to her late grandfather.
During the show's live finals that was held at Resorts World Manila and was aired on July 26, 2014, Vibares sang both Charice Pempengco's "Louder" and Sharon Cuneta's "Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas", she came again fourth at the text vote tallies and was placed as the 3rd runner up of the competition.
Pop Idol was a British interactive reality talent show. The first series was broadcast on ITV between 6 October 2001 and 9 February 2002. The series saw a series of auditions for aspiring singers, with a final 50 performing in a series of five pre-recorded shows. Two contestants from each show went through to make up a final 10, who performed live in front of a studio audience.
One contestant who received the fewest votes from television viewers left the show each week. Will Young won the competition, beating Gareth Gates in the final on 9 February 2002.
Finalists
Aaron Bayley
Aaron Bayley was originally a train driver who came from Newcastle. At 26 years old, he was the oldest of the series finalists. He was eliminated in the third week of the finals, despite never previously appearing in the bottom two or three. Bayley is now a member of reality group G*Mania.
Zoe Birkett
Zoe Birkett from County Durham was the youngest finalist, aged 16. She was the highest placed female in the series, finishing in fourth place. After the show, she scored a top 20 single, and has appeared in many stage musicals.
Darius Danesh
Darius Danesh, (aged 21) from Glasgow was already known to the public after an embarrassing audition on Popstars. He was originally eliminated from the competition in the top 50 stage, after failing to appear in the top 2 from his group, but he was given a reprieve when Rik Waller dropped out of the competition. He then went on to finish third in the competition, and scored a platinum selling album, and a number one single.
Laura Doherty
Laura Doherty, (aged 19) came from Derry in Northern Ireland. She was in the bottom two or three every week until her elimination in the fourth week of the finals.
Hayley Evetts
Hayley Evetts, (aged 25) from Birmingham was also known to the public after appearing on Popstars where she made the later stages. She went on to host several television presenting jobs, but failed to gain a record deal and has not released any material post show.
Jessica Garlick
Originating from Kidwelly in South Wales, 20-year-old Jessica Garlick placed 9th in the show. She went on to represent the United Kingdom in the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest, where she placed joint 3rd, a result which remains the UK's best performance in the competition since 1998.
Gareth Gates
Gareth Gates, (aged 17) from Bradford was the runner-up of the series. The widely accepted frontrunner, Gates spoke with a stammer, but it didn't affect him when he sang. He went on to release 4 number one singles, and three top 20 albums once the show was over.
Korben
Twenty-one-year-old Korben, (born Chris Niblett) was the first finalist to be eliminated from the show. In the week leading up to his elimination, he was outed by tabloid newspapers, which led to speculation that this had hurt his chances in the competition.
Rosie Ribbons
Rosie Ribbons (aged 18) is from Alltwen in South Wales. She was a favourite of judge Pete Waterman, and made him cry at her initial audition. She signed to Telstar Records after the show, but her debut album was scrapped due to financial difficulties at the company. Ribbons did however release two top 20 singles in the UK. In 2007 she was a semi-finalist in Australian Idol after moving abroad, but failed to make the finals.
Rik Waller
Rik Waller from Gillingham in Kent was forced to resign from the competition after losing his voice. An early tip to win the show, he was given a bye to the second live show, but with his voice failing to improve he was unable to participate and had to leave. He was replaced by Darius Danesh. After the show ended, he appeared on reality shows Back to Reality and Celebrity Fit Club and released two singles.
Will Young
Will Young, (aged 22) from Wokingham, Berkshire won the competition. He was widely seen as the dark horse to win the title, but after the show was over, he was revealed to have led the voting several times. Post show, Young has gone on to have a lengthy music career, and as of 2009 has released four albums, all of which have reached the top 2, as well as achieving four number one singles.
One contestant who received the fewest votes from television viewers left the show each week. Will Young won the competition, beating Gareth Gates in the final on 9 February 2002.
Finalists
Aaron Bayley
Aaron Bayley was originally a train driver who came from Newcastle. At 26 years old, he was the oldest of the series finalists. He was eliminated in the third week of the finals, despite never previously appearing in the bottom two or three. Bayley is now a member of reality group G*Mania.
Zoe Birkett
Zoe Birkett from County Durham was the youngest finalist, aged 16. She was the highest placed female in the series, finishing in fourth place. After the show, she scored a top 20 single, and has appeared in many stage musicals.
Darius Danesh
Darius Danesh, (aged 21) from Glasgow was already known to the public after an embarrassing audition on Popstars. He was originally eliminated from the competition in the top 50 stage, after failing to appear in the top 2 from his group, but he was given a reprieve when Rik Waller dropped out of the competition. He then went on to finish third in the competition, and scored a platinum selling album, and a number one single.
Laura Doherty
Laura Doherty, (aged 19) came from Derry in Northern Ireland. She was in the bottom two or three every week until her elimination in the fourth week of the finals.
Hayley Evetts
Hayley Evetts, (aged 25) from Birmingham was also known to the public after appearing on Popstars where she made the later stages. She went on to host several television presenting jobs, but failed to gain a record deal and has not released any material post show.
Jessica Garlick
Originating from Kidwelly in South Wales, 20-year-old Jessica Garlick placed 9th in the show. She went on to represent the United Kingdom in the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest, where she placed joint 3rd, a result which remains the UK's best performance in the competition since 1998.
Gareth Gates
Gareth Gates, (aged 17) from Bradford was the runner-up of the series. The widely accepted frontrunner, Gates spoke with a stammer, but it didn't affect him when he sang. He went on to release 4 number one singles, and three top 20 albums once the show was over.
Korben
Twenty-one-year-old Korben, (born Chris Niblett) was the first finalist to be eliminated from the show. In the week leading up to his elimination, he was outed by tabloid newspapers, which led to speculation that this had hurt his chances in the competition.
Rosie Ribbons
Rosie Ribbons (aged 18) is from Alltwen in South Wales. She was a favourite of judge Pete Waterman, and made him cry at her initial audition. She signed to Telstar Records after the show, but her debut album was scrapped due to financial difficulties at the company. Ribbons did however release two top 20 singles in the UK. In 2007 she was a semi-finalist in Australian Idol after moving abroad, but failed to make the finals.
Rik Waller
Rik Waller from Gillingham in Kent was forced to resign from the competition after losing his voice. An early tip to win the show, he was given a bye to the second live show, but with his voice failing to improve he was unable to participate and had to leave. He was replaced by Darius Danesh. After the show ended, he appeared on reality shows Back to Reality and Celebrity Fit Club and released two singles.
Will Young
Will Young, (aged 22) from Wokingham, Berkshire won the competition. He was widely seen as the dark horse to win the title, but after the show was over, he was revealed to have led the voting several times. Post show, Young has gone on to have a lengthy music career, and as of 2009 has released four albums, all of which have reached the top 2, as well as achieving four number one singles.
Finn Melanson (born October 1, 1991 in Northampton, MA) is a mountain ultra trail runner based in Salt Lake City, UT. He co-founded the Bonneville Barnstormers, a road and trail running club based along the Wasatch Front, in 2018. Following an active political campaigning career, Melanson currently serves as the Marketing Manager for Huckabuy, an SEO software company based in Park City, UT.
High School Athletics
Melanson is a 2010 graduate of Cape Elizabeth High School (CEHS) in Cape Elizabeth, ME. During his time at CEHS he was the Wide Receiver for the 2008 and 2009 Cape Elizabeth Football teams that reached 2 Western Maine Finals and 1 State Championship. During his tenure, Melanson earned All-Conference honors twice and All-State honors once.
Political Campaigning
After graduating from the University of Massachusetts in 2014 with a degree in Political Science, Melanson joined the gubernatorial campaign of Independent candidate Eliot Cutler during the 2014 Maine election cycle. Melanson served as the Deputy Communications Director.
Following the 2014 election cycle, Melanson joined a group of 4 politicos that banded together to run a signature collection initiative to place a referendum for ranked-choice voting in federal and state primary and general elections on Maine's statewide ballot in November 2016. Over the next 3 years, Melanson would serve as a Field Director and Education Coordinator for RCV Maine, FairVote Maine, and the LWVME organizing and educating voters about this new voting system.
Voters passed the new system via referendum in November 2016. In November 2018, Maine became the first state in the nation to use ranked-choice voting for general elections for U.S. House and U.S. Senate elections.
Running career
Melanson entered the mountain-ultra trail running scene in the fall of 2016 after a 2014 northbound thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. He has enjoyed some success at local Utah races with a 2nd-place finish at the 2018 Corner Canyon 50K and a 3rd-place finish at the 2019 Twisted Fork 64K, as well as some regional success with a 5th-place finish at the 2019 Georgia Race. Melanson will be returning to the 2020 Georgia Death Race to compete for a top-2 finish and one of the coveted "Golden Tickets" to the 2020 Western States 100 Mile Endurance race.
Melanson is an avid running writer. He maintained a running blog called "Runners' High" for the Bangor Daily News from 2016-2017 and has published race reports on "The Trail Runner's Project” since 2018.
Notable Race Results
* 2018 Georgia Death Race, 5th Overall in 12:43:11
* 2018 Corner Canyon 5K, 2nd Overall in 4:52:04
* 2019 Twisted Fork 64K, 3rd Overall in 6:24:54
2019 Race Schedule
* 2019 TNF EC San Francisco 50 Mile
* 2020 Georgia Death Race
High School Athletics
Melanson is a 2010 graduate of Cape Elizabeth High School (CEHS) in Cape Elizabeth, ME. During his time at CEHS he was the Wide Receiver for the 2008 and 2009 Cape Elizabeth Football teams that reached 2 Western Maine Finals and 1 State Championship. During his tenure, Melanson earned All-Conference honors twice and All-State honors once.
Political Campaigning
After graduating from the University of Massachusetts in 2014 with a degree in Political Science, Melanson joined the gubernatorial campaign of Independent candidate Eliot Cutler during the 2014 Maine election cycle. Melanson served as the Deputy Communications Director.
Following the 2014 election cycle, Melanson joined a group of 4 politicos that banded together to run a signature collection initiative to place a referendum for ranked-choice voting in federal and state primary and general elections on Maine's statewide ballot in November 2016. Over the next 3 years, Melanson would serve as a Field Director and Education Coordinator for RCV Maine, FairVote Maine, and the LWVME organizing and educating voters about this new voting system.
Voters passed the new system via referendum in November 2016. In November 2018, Maine became the first state in the nation to use ranked-choice voting for general elections for U.S. House and U.S. Senate elections.
Running career
Melanson entered the mountain-ultra trail running scene in the fall of 2016 after a 2014 northbound thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. He has enjoyed some success at local Utah races with a 2nd-place finish at the 2018 Corner Canyon 50K and a 3rd-place finish at the 2019 Twisted Fork 64K, as well as some regional success with a 5th-place finish at the 2019 Georgia Race. Melanson will be returning to the 2020 Georgia Death Race to compete for a top-2 finish and one of the coveted "Golden Tickets" to the 2020 Western States 100 Mile Endurance race.
Melanson is an avid running writer. He maintained a running blog called "Runners' High" for the Bangor Daily News from 2016-2017 and has published race reports on "The Trail Runner's Project” since 2018.
Notable Race Results
* 2018 Georgia Death Race, 5th Overall in 12:43:11
* 2018 Corner Canyon 5K, 2nd Overall in 4:52:04
* 2019 Twisted Fork 64K, 3rd Overall in 6:24:54
2019 Race Schedule
* 2019 TNF EC San Francisco 50 Mile
* 2020 Georgia Death Race