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MOUNT PLEASANT MILLS — It's "neighbor helping neighbor" in Mount Pleasant Mills, a Snyder County community with a large Mennonite population surrounding the Pallas Hill Alpaca Farm, Joyce Carnall said.
So it was a no-brainer to use her five-acre, 20-alpaca farm Saturday to raise money for a little neighbor in need.
The Mennonite community is private, Carnall said, so there aren't many details about the 5-year-old cancer patient: Her name is Christina, and she's enduring heavy doses of chemotherapy at the children's hospital at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
But the picnic-style fundraiser on Joyce and Bill Carnall's farm saw nearly 200 people come out to enjoy good food — cooked by other Mennonite families in the area — and raise money for Christina. A figure for how much was collected was unavailable Sunday.
Most Mennonite families do not carry health insurance, and Christina's family didn't want their plight known, Joyce Carnall said. She learned about Christina through other Mennonite families who asked Carnall if she'd lend her farm for the event.
"I would do anything for my neighbors, and they for us," she said.
This was a happy marriage of events, as well. The end of every September is National Alpaca Farm Days, an annual effort to promote the industry and let people get to know the gentle, woolly animals that are native to South America.
The wool from Pallas Hill's alpacas is processed in Halifax, making it a "PA Preferred" product under the state-supported agricultural marketing program.
"I love to share information about these wonderful animals, every opportunity we get," Carnall said.
With roughly 200 meals sold, diners also learned that alpacas are simple to care for. The Carnalls bought the land in 2007 and started with just two alpacas. "They're very manageable, really gentle animals," she said. "They don't challenge fences or gates or anything."
Christina was going to attend the fundraiser herself, "but the doctors decided they wanted her to stay there" in Hershey, Carnall said.
People continued stopping by the Carnalls' farm Sunday to make donations, which Carnall said will all go to the family.
The farm will continue to accept donations on Christina's behalf. Checks may be made payable to Pallas Hill Alpaca Farm, noting "care of Christina" in the memo portion.
The address is Pallas Hill Alpaca Farm, 1843 Hoffer Road, Mount Pleasant Mills, PA 17853.


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Annette Barbour, 46, of 1909 Woodside Court, Bedford, departed this life Wednesday night, July 10, 2013, at Bedford Memorial Hospital.
Born Jan. 2, 1967 in Halifax County, she was the daughter of John Barbour and Cora Lane Barbour. She was preceded in death by her bother, John Corey Barbour.
Annette was a member of the Cluster Pine Holiness Church, Gretna.
In addition to her parents of Nathalie, she is survived by her son, Bilal Corbin, of Raleigh, N. C.; a godson, Chaz Bailey, of Carey, N. C., and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday, July 15, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Cluster Pine Holiness Church, by Bishop Anthony Miller. Interment will follow in the Barbour Family Cemetery, Nathalie.
The family received friends on Sunday, July 14, 2013, at Miller Funeral Home from 5 to 7 p.m. and other times at the residence of her parents, John and Cora Barbour, 2009 Golden Leaf Road, Nathalie.
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An important part of human history is now on display at the Cincinnati Museum Center. The exhibition Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times opened recently and will be in Cincinnati through mid-April. Dr. Risa Levitt Kohn, co-curator of this exhibition and professor of Hebrew Bible and Judaism at San Diego State University, recently sat down with Mark Perzel to discuss the importance of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, what visitors can expect to see when they visit, and the extreme care that is taken to preserve these artifacts.
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The East Central Tigers have lost three straight heading into Saturday's homecoming GAC contest with Southern Nazarene.
Needless to say, Tim McCarty's East Central University team needs a "W."
You know what that means. It's healing time for the Tigers, and a winless Southern Nazarene squad coming into Norris Field would seem like an effective antibiotic to what ails ECU at this point in the season.
Poor tackling and poor linebacking play did away with any chance the Tigers might have had of springing an upset last week against powerful (ranked No. 8) Henderson State in Arkadelphia.
The untimely loss of speedy wide receiver George Robbins with a season-ending broken leg, was a huge blow to the Tigers offense, as well.
The Reddies, behind quarterback Kevin Rodgers, chopped the Tiger defense into small pieces in a 63-31 beatdown.
As bad as the final score was, the Tigers had their moments, and at times, appeared to be getting back in the game. Problem was, Rogers completed 42 of his 50 passes, mostly short, underneath the coverage, passes, that frustrated the ECU linebackers all day.
"We stalled out at critical times in the game," coach Tim McCarty said.
The Henderson receivers took the short passes and turned too many of them into long gains. With Rodgers throwing for just under 600 yards (595), that kept the Tiger defense on the field way too long, which exposed its inexperienced linebackers.
The main contributor to their third loss, though, appeared to be a talented team in a talented program, playing on a slick field only the home team can seem to master, adding to its undefeated record.
The Reddies haven't lost a football game since the 2011 season.
To add to the woes of ECU, Robbins went down with a season-ending broken leg while J.J. Snell was running for a 59 -yard touchdown with a Spencer Bond short pass.
McCarty said David Moore filled in well and even snared a pass for a 59-yard touchdown run.
Southern Nazarene, McCarty said, is an improved team over a year ago. You can't tell that from its 0-4 start, but the ECU coach says — perhaps diplomatically — "They'll beat somebody, if not this year, then certainly next year."
If that sounded like a disguised prediction, McCarty insists it's not. "We take it one game at a time," he said.
At least this week, the Tigers will have a friendly homecoming crowd for their 4 p.m. kickoff.
McCarty, launching into his weekly metaphorical dialogue, compared the Tigers' shortcomings last Saturday to "a rolling blackout" with some areas of light which could be seen from a distance — but mostly, there were the blackouts.
He also called these errors mental lapses that had a tendency to spread over certain areas of the team.
The fix, he said, has to be more focus from his players. McCarty planned to focus on that this week.
The "light" he hopes will be restored to full capacity against Southern Nazarene.
The team from Bethany can be expected to spread the field with its offense with four receivers going out on almost every play.
Designed to be a high-scoring, ball control offense, the Crimson Storm are averaging just 15.5 points per game while allowing 60.8.
Opponents are piling up 590 total yards against the Storm defense, while the offense is being limited to 290 yards a game.
Southern Nazarene is led offensively by former Konawa High School star, Dylan Terry, who has thrown for 577 yards this season.
SNU gets 205 yards a game passing, but Terry has been sacked 14 times for for 67 yards in losses and has thrown five interceptions.
The Crimson Storm's leading rusher is Chris Hunter with 90 carries for 339 yards after four games.
Defensively, Michael Hicks is the team's leading tackler with 34, 19 of those unassisted with 15 assists.
Linebackers have to alter receivers routes as they come through for a team to slow down its opponents passing game, but that was something the Tigers did a poor job of against Henderson, according to their coach.
That leaves the tackling. Ironically, the special teams tackling that was so bad in the season opener with Arkansas Monticello, has improved in recent games.
Penalties, for the first time, were below 100 yards and in fact the Tigers were whistled just five times for 39 yards yards last week, another huge improvements
Now it's the linebackers that need tinkering with, and the secondary, still talented, must do a better job of tackling. A group of redshirts was in over its head against Rodgers, who did in the Tigers for the third straight year.
McCarty is elated with his offensive line, a line that hasn't had a holding call penalty in the last three games.
Still, players are missing too many details, and it's keeping the Tigers from reaching their potential, at least up to now, their coach says.
Snell had six catches for 83 yards and a touchdown, plus 15 yards rushing, even though the Tigers were forced to the air most of the day after falling way behind in a 28-point second quarter explosion by the hosts.
Against one of the best Division II teams in America, ECU quarterback Spencer Bond hit 26 or 48 passes for 335 yards and three touchdowns with one pick. Tiger receivers got high marks from McCarty in this one.
The Tigers may have had even more opportunities had Qumain Black, arguably the best athlete on this team, not been sidelined with a high ankle sprain. He's questionable again Saturday.
James West, a true freshman, filled in and McCarty said he did a good job.
Another "fix" that should pay dividends in future weeks is that of the defensive line, which got four turnovers in the season opener, and after getting none in the second and third game, got four more against Henderson.
Defense, nonetheless, has been the weak link up to now, as should have been expected with former stars Jason Catchings, Norris Wrenn and Armonty Bryant all NFL type players, gone from this years team.
Seven redshirts are on the starting defense instead this season.
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With a final tally of only 84% of precincts reporting, the Maine Republican Party has declared former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney the winner of the Maine caucuses, beating runner-up Ron Paul by a slim margin. Romney received 2190 votes, or 39%, while Paul received 1996 votes for 36%. Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich came in third and fourth, respectively; neither campaigned actively in the state.
The Maine caucuses hold unofficial, non-binding polls in which they ask participants to select which Presidential candidate they prefer. Some caucuses declined to participate in this poll (or were delayed by weather) before February 11, when results were officially announced. This led to some consternation, especially within the Paul camp.
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MANKATO — An Austin couple remains in jail after they were arrested during a Bureau of Criminal Apprehension drug sting involving more than a half pound of methamphetamine.
The Jan. 8 deal was set up by a BCA agent who reported he had purchased methamphetamine three previous times from 57-year-old Reynaldo Rivera Jr. and 46-year-old Josefina Villa. As during the earlier transactions, the meeting was set up to take place in the parking lot of Mankato's Target store at the River Hills Mall, the criminal complaints said.
Other law enforcement officers were sent to the couple's residence in Austin and followed them after they left at about 7:30 a.m. with a third person. That person was dropped off in Blooming Prairie before Rivera and Villa were followed to the intersection of Highway 14 and Blue Earth County Road 27, just east of Eagle Lake, investigators reported.
Officers following the couple told the BCA agent the couple turned north toward Lake Washington and parked on the shoulder of the road. Rivera then got out of the van he was driving and opened the hood of the van before taking a dog for a walk in a ditch. As that was happening, an informant the agent was using to translate reported Rivera had called and said he ran out of gas. Rivera then asked the informant to send the agent out to them so he could help them get fuel.
When the agent arrived, Rivera walked him down to a culvert in the ditch and handed him a "Surf" brand detergent box. A plastic bag inside the box contained about nine ounces of a white powder that later tested positive for methamphetamine, the complaints said.
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Baja: Edge of Control is a rarely seen off-road racing simulator, which is why it's a shame the unexplored genre is discredited with this lackluster title.
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When it comes to real-world off-road racing, the Baja 1000 is like the Indianapolis 500 and the LeMans 24-hour race all rolled up into one exhausting event. Designed to leave you tired beyond measure, every year thousands of people (ironically) drive down to Baja, California to then drive a thousand miles in a VW bug, trophy truck, buggy or bike. The course itself is full of bumps, hills, desert and jumps which usually take a heavy toll on each driver. Unfortunately, playing this title will take a similar toll on gamers as 2XL, the team behind the MX vs ATV series, has developed the game around a niche market which won't appeal to the majority of racing fans.
The shining star of Baja: Edge of Control is undoubtedly its massive amount content within its tiny package. 2XL has packed in 1,000 miles of open terrain to enjoy, but that is just the beginning. This off-road racer also gives gamers the chance to check out over 160 sponsored vehicles which are spread across eight different classes. If that isn't enough to whet your palette, Edge of Control also includes over 100 tracks within nine epic open-worlds. Sadly, I think the ambition to include such an immense amount of content resulted in the game's minimal visual detail and poor gameplay elements.
When the game starts up, you're going to be stuck driving around in a boring and dull Baja Bug class of vehicles. The bug class happens to leave a lot to be desired in terms of excitement and actual off-road experiences, not to mention the fact that Baja starts off with one of the worst and steep learning curves I've ever witnessed within a racing title. Once you get the hang of it, though, you can really feel the realism of the drive while playing. The team at 2XL definitely took deep strides in implementing the most realistic racing imaginable as tires slip and grip at the appropriate times. You're also going to take notice of the fact that if you land jumps incorrectly, your vehicle most certainly will bottom out and create quite frantic messes that will involve you having to take part in the advanced support management system. The ASMS aids you in repairing vehicles, whether by truck or by helicopter, which will in turn help prolong your race.
As you race through these lower classes, you're going to win prize money and gain sponsorship opportunities until your vehicle looks like a NASCAR vehicle riding in the desert. Once you've achieved enough success, you're going to have the option of moving up in vehicle classes and purchasing new rides. Of course, not many people will have the patience to sit through the steep learning curve of the first portion of the game to get to this point, which brings me to yet another downfall that 2XL must have overlooked. The artificial intelligence within Baja seems to be infallible. Even on the easiest difficulty setting, you're going to notice that the computer drivers race flawlessly and rarely make mistakes. One of the other overly annoying issues with the AI is the ability for the computer to knock you off the road with ease, while the opposite doesn't apply. It gives the gameplay a sense of imbalance.
It's at this point where the game takes an intense downward spiral. One of the game's largest modes of play is the Baja Endurance Races. These races can take up to two hours to play through. To get one hour and fifteen minutes in only to be thrown off the road by the computer is not only disheartening, but may result in several broken controllers induced by fits of rage. In total there are five race types: Circuit (multi-lap races), Hill Climb (be the first to the top of the hill and then the climb down it), Open Class (race against a variety of classes), Rally (Race from A to B faster than the other cars in your class) and Baja (endurance race of 250, 500 or 1,000 miles across the barren desert).
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Nice little receiver. Wide as heck. Sounds awesome. Thought id share todays find :)Attachment 85124
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Nice little receiver. Wide as heck. Sounds awesome. Thought id share todays find :)Attachment 85124
That's a real beauty, Randy.
According to Hifi Engine it weighs about 22 lbs. And puts out 35 watts x 2 @ 8 ohms. Also comes in a Black front version, but I like this version better. How does it sound? Should be pretty good!
Nice find!
Attachment 85127...KLH MODEL SIX sounds great. Surrounds are fine. Cabinets are 37 y/o
cnh. I just picked these up along with a Gerrard wood box tt. There in very good condition. 45 for receiver. 25 tt. 30 speakers. Not bad for 1975-76 model as he didnt remember year he bought them. It was worth the drive
I had all i could do to find where to hook the plugs for the turntable. Lol. Hiding underneith. Works very nicely. Came with dust cover w/slight swirrels on it....
It sounds very nice with the KLH's. when i brought it in i hooked it to a spare montor 4 i have. Then i hooked them to the old KLH's and they will stay hooked to them. Very clean on FLOYD & BENATAR..i almost passed on the speakers. But i turnt around n went back n put them in car. One grill is been attacked by a cat. Lol. LIGHT on left meter is out. Otherwise perfect....
What model KLH are those? It's a little hard to tell from the woofer which has a dark surround? I have a pair of KLH 17s (two way 10" with the same tweeters); very very nice sounding and in the "permanent" collection. Have to thank John, (fellow Polkie and Henry Kloss fan) for that pair! I've always loved the Kloss sound, that's why I also have a pair of his last effort for Cambridge Soundworks--the CSW Model Six.
KLHs are so "smooth", "sweet" and easy to listen to!
All it says is MODEL SIX....not home right now to look again. But it has the old style binders that have a bolt n nut in end....or whatever there called.OH ONE MORE THING cnh...he said he bought them in BANGOR-back then ? ....randy
Model SIX's are very nice speakers. I had a pair and sold them to a forum member. Very nice Kloss design. Nice pickups. I would have passed on the turntable but would enjoy that receiver too.
cool find, I use Rotel gear myself.
Last month I sold the KLH Model 6 that I bought new in 1974/ with the real wood cabinets, to Hewlew1 here on the forum. My first real decent pair of speakers. I also sold those Rotels at the same time I got the KLH's, at the same place I got the KLH. I would have passed on the Garrard table myself, but this morning I couldn't pass on the Garrard "Music Recovery Module" MRM-101 made in England. An active little processor of some sort with a din "In", two RCA's "In", two RCA's "Out", and a ground post.
Hey George, When I told the crowd that I picked up some ADC 303ax you seemed quite pleased w/ my find .To me they sound like and I've said this before w/ a very AR2 type of east coast sound. Is there any real difference between these and the KLH 6s in this thread. I have seen them come up before and now would think it would be a latteral move at best and to similar to go after.
Again this could be all subjective but seeing how many speeks you own you should know the pro and cons of each and again even for free w/my limited space I do not think I would get them.
They are both sweet. I think all by myself, that the ADC has more/deeper low end. It's also the kind of surround that can't ever leak unless perforated, as opposed to the fabric/paper type surround on the Model 6 which CAN become porous. HOW porous? I don't know, but an awful lot of 6 freaks try and seal it with all kinds of goop. I never re-sealed mine because I never perceived a change in performance. Over time, I probably wouldn't.


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The unanimous vote by the California Coastal Commission came after an hours-long public hearing attended by environmentalists, fishermen and residents who were overwhelmingly opposed to the testing.
The proposed survey by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. involves firing sonic pulses into the ocean. Sensors on the seafloor would pick up the echoes to create 3-D maps of geologic faults that the utility said are needed to understand the seismic hazards around the Diablo Canyon facility.
"If you live near a nuclear plant, wouldn't you want more certainty in the assumptions that are being made?" said Mark Krausse, a PG&E director.
But commissioners said the impact to sensitive marine mammals along the Central Coast would be too great, and they felt PG&E did not make the case that such testing was necessary.
In a statement, PG&E said it was disappointed with the decision and will evaluate its next move. It could reapply for a permit, but several commissioners indicated they would be hard-pressed to change their minds.
The commission's staff had urged the panel to reject the plan. In a report this month, the staff said sonic blasts would cause "significant and unavoidable impacts to marine resources." More than 7,000 sea mammals would be disturbed by the ear-piercing noise.
PG&E acknowledged that the noise could cause short-term disruption to animals, but said similar research has been done around the world without long-term harm.
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An absloutley perfect old fashioned
There are some places in this city that defy description. That said, let me try. The House of Prime Rib is a bastion of all things old-school and awesome. This place has become an institution since opening in 1949. With good reason-- perfect old fashioneds, never ending martinis and meat--lots of meat. In fact, while the wine list is so large it requires dictionary-like binding, there is actually only one item on the restaurant's menu. Prime rib. You can choose your size of cut, but that's it. It comes with sides: salad, creamed spinach, Yorkshire pudding and potato. These are your options folks, and you are blessedly grateful for it. Ok yea sure, there's a "fish option" listed sheepishly, and in very small print, on the menu-- a concession to some sad souls to be sure.
The salad is spun at your table, sour cream is flung at baked potatoes, bread is dutifully replenished to soak up the copious cocktails. But it's the beef that is the star. And that is as it should be. It's perfectly cooked, perfectly seasoned and it's everything you didn't know you wanted.
In short, it's glorious. It's fun, it's ridiculous, it is an experience. It's the House of Prime Rib.
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Dan was born in Paris, Ark. and raised in Tulsa, attending Union High School. Diane was born in Kansas City, Mo. and was raised in Tulsa, attending Booker T. Washington High School. They met at Tulsa icon "21st Century Electric Company" and married a year and a half later at St. Thomas More Church in Tulsa. After they were married, the couple lived in Tulsa, Sapulpa, and now Claremore for the past 12 years.
Dan and Diane have two children: Aaron Forst of Tulsa and Emily Forst of Claremore. They also have two granddogs, Lambo and Chubbs. They enjoy riding their Suzuki Intruder motorcycle and are active in the Dog Creek Hills Chapter of Southern Cruisers Riding Club.


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Welcome to the Winston art hotel/hostel, with Belushi's bar, beer garden, and a large indoor smoking area with pool table!
Our rooms and hallways have been designed by independent, local and international artists or sponsored by famous brands.
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Welcome to the Winston art hotel/hostel, with Belushi's bar, beer garden, and a large indoor smoking area with pool table!
Our rooms and hallways have been designed by independent, local and international artists or sponsored by famous brands. We have the Green room, Durex room, Stolichnaya room and Billy the Kid room, to name a few. You can choose private rooms or dorm accommodation, all with an ensuite bathroom! Included are breakfast, linen, towels and taxes. Lockers under every bed are free to use if you bring your own padlock and we have automated paid lockers (for use before check-in or after check-out).
Party or relax in our on-site Belushi's bar and restaurant where you'll find comfy couches, good music, sports on TV, great food and drink promotions all year round. We have 2-for-1 promos on Beck's, Absolut Vodka, Jameson Whiskey and Havana Club Rum with mixer. Also look out for 1.50 Jgermeisters and 1 Apple Sourz shots. On our bar menu you'll find hearty and healthy food at great prices, including the best burgers around, tasty salads, towering nachos, killer spicy wings, and fresh daily specials. All hotel/hostel guests get a 25% discount on the entire food menu.
Were located only a five-minute walk from Amsterdam Central Station and right in the heart of Amsterdam, between Dam Square and the Red Light District. There are canal tours galore, coffee shops left, right and centre and our beer garden literally overlooks the 'working ladies'. No need to worry at all; the area is safe and everything is at walking distance. Sandemans Free Walking Tour of Amsterdam leaves from our check-in desk at 11am every morning.
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Peter Ferrara, Contributor
I cover public policy, particularly concerning economics.
In 1900, we had no airplanes, no computers, no cellphones, no internet. We had only rudimentary versions of cars, trucks, telephones, even cameras.
But in the last century, 1900 to 2000, as Stephen Moore and Julian L. Simon report in their underappreciated work, It's Getting Better All the Time: 100 Greatest Trends of the Last 100 Years, real per capita GDP in the U.S. grew by nearly 7 times, meaning the American standard of living grew by that much as well. The authors explain,
"It is hard for us to imagine, for example, that in 1900 less than one in five homes had running water, flush toilets, a vacuum cleaner, or gas or electric heat. As of 1950 fewer than 20 percent of homes had air conditioning, a dishwasher, or a microwave oven. Today between 80 and 100 percent of American homes have all of these modern conveniences."
Indeed, in 1900 only 2% of homes enjoyed electricity.
Cox and Alm add in their insightful Myths of Rich and Poor that as a result of all that economic growth today, "Homes aren't just larger. They're also much more likely to be equipped with central air conditioning, decks and patios, swimming pools, hot tubs, ceiling fans, and built in kitchen appliances. Fewer than half of the homes built in 1970 had two or more bathrooms; by 1997, 9 out of 10 did."
Such economic growth has produced dramatic improvements in personal health as well. Throughout most of human history, a typical lifespan was 25 to 30 years, as Moore and Simon report. But "from the mid-18th century to today, life spans in the advanced countries jumped from less than 30 years to about 75 years." Average life expectancy in the U.S. has grown by more than 50% since 1900. Infant mortality declined from 1 in 10 back then to 1 in 150 today. Children under 15 are at least 10 times less likely to die, as one in four did during the 19th century, with their death rate reduced by 95%. The maternal death rate from pregnancy and childbirth was also 100 times greater back then than today.
Moore and Simon further recount, "Just three infectious diseases – tuberculosis, pneumonia, and diarrhea – accounted for almost half of all deaths in 1900." Today, we have virtually eliminated or drastically reduced these and other scourges of infectious disease that have killed or crippled billions throughout human history, such as typhoid fever, cholera, typhus, plague, smallpox, diphtheria, polio, influenza, bronchitis, whooping cough, malaria, and others. Besides the advances in the development and application of modern health sciences, this has resulted from the drastic reduction in filthy and unsanitary living conditions that economic growth has made possible as well. More recently, great progress is being made against heart disease and cancer.
Also greatly contributing to the well-being of working people, the middle class, and the poor in America has been the dramatically declining cost of food resulting from economic growth and soaring productivity in agriculture. As Moore and Simon report, "Americans devoted almost 50 percent of their incomes to putting food on the table in the early 1900s compared with 10 percent in the late 1900s."
While most of human history has involved a struggle against starvation, today in America the battle is against obesity, even more so among the poor. Moore and Simon quote Robert Rector of the Heritage Foundation, "The average consumption of protein, minerals, and vitamins is virtually the same for poor and middle income children, and in most cases is well above recommended norms for all children. Most poor children today are in fact overnourished." That cited data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau. As a result, poor children in America today "grow up to be about 1 inch taller and 10 pounds heavier than the GIs who stormed the beaches of Normandy in World War II."
That has resulted from a U.S. agricultural sector that required 75% of all American workers in 1800, 40% in 1900, and just 2.5% today, to "grow more than enough food for the entire nation and then enough to make the United States the world's breadbasket." Indeed, today, "The United States feeds three times as many people with one-third as many total farmers on one-third less farmland than in 1900," in the process producing "almost 25 percent of the world's food."
Moreover, it is economic growth that has provided the resources enabling us to dramatically reduce pollution and improve the environment, without trashing our standard of living. Moore and Simon write that at the beginning of the last century,
"Industrial cities typically were enveloped in clouds of black soot and smoke. At this stage of the industrial revolution, factories belched poisons into the air—and this was proudly regarded as a sign of prosperity and progress. Streets were smelly and garbage-filled before the era of modern sewage systems and plumbing."
Not any of these truly dramatic advances for the poor, working people and the middle class could have been achieved by redistribution from "the rich." Only economic growth could achieve these results.
Nor would it have been worth sacrificing any of these world shattering gains for greater economic "equality." And Barack Obama's leftist protestations to the contrary notwithstanding, economists have long recognized the conflict between economic equality and maximizing economic growth. Put most simply, penalizing investors, successful entrepreneurs, and job creators with higher taxes, to reward the less productive with government handouts, to make everyone more equal, is a sure fire way to get less productivity, fewer jobs, lower wages, and reduced economic growth.
The above history, and the future prospects below, are why to most benefit the poor, working people, and the middle class, our nation's overriding goal must be to maximize economic growth. Consider, if total real compensation, wages and benefits, grow at just 1% a year, after 20 years the real incomes of working people would be only 22% greater. After 40 years, a generation, real incomes would be 50% more. But with sustained real compensation growth of 2%, after just 20 years the real incomes and living standards of working people would be nearly 50% greater, and after 40 years they would be 120% greater, more than doubled. At sustained 3% growth in wages and benefits, after 20 years the living standards of working people will have almost doubled, and after 40 years they will have more than tripled.
The U.S. economy sustained a real rate of economic growth of 3.3% from 1945 to 1973, and achieved the same 3.3% sustained real growth from 1982 to 2007. (Note that this 3.3% growth rate for the entire economy includes population growth. Real wages and benefits discussed above is a per worker concept). It was only during the stagflation decade of 1973 to 1982, reflecting the same Keynesian economics that President Obama is pursuing today, that real growth fell to only half long term trends. If we could revive and sustain that same 3.3% real growth for 20 years, our total economic production (GDP) would double in that time. After 30 years, our economic output would grow by 2 and two-thirds. After 40 years, our prosperity bounty would grow by 3 and two-thirds.
If we are truly following growth maximizing policies, we could conceivably do even better than we have in the past. At sustained real growth of 4% per year, our economic production would more than double after 20 years. After 30 years, GDP would more than triple. After 40 years, a generation, total U.S. economic output would nearly quadruple. America would by then have leapfrogged another generation ahead of the rest of the world.
Achieving and sustaining such economic growth should be the central focus of national economic policy, for it would solve every problem that plagues and threatens us today. Such booming economic growth would produce surging revenues that would make balancing the budget so much more feasible. Surging GDP would reduce the national debt as a percent of GDP relatively quickly, particularly with balanced budgets not adding any further to the debt. Sustained, rapid economic growth is also the ultimate solution to poverty, as after a couple of decades or so of such growth, the poor would climb to the same living standards as the middle class of today.
Ferrara, you are correct that economic growth has served humanity fairly well, however our economy has now grown to the point that it is stressing the earth's ecosystems that our economy depends on. Climate change, extinction rates, the biodiversity crisis, over-fished fisheries, "dead zones" in the oceans, and over-pumped aquifers are a few examples. What was created over geologic time has been depleted by humans over the course of a few centuries.
If economic growth remains the primary policy agenda for humans, I believe the inevitable transition to a sustainable steady state economy will be be characterized by chaos, violence, and misery, instead of the orderly process it could be with acceptance of the reality of what we face.
See http://steadystate.org for more on why the costs of economic growth now outweigh the benefits.
The number one reason for wars is overpopulation. When there are more people in a country than jobs and resources, wars weeds out the population to the point where all can be served equally. Is that what we want?
economic growth is unsustainable we live on a finite planet you can not have unending growth on such a planet no matter what policy's you inact
you need a sustainable economy one that doesn't rely on debt to grow one that can live within the confines of our planet any attempts to exceed the limits of this planet will lead to crisis after crisis
Peter, are you saying there is an infinite supply of oil? Pretty good! You got a straw man and an association fallacy in, in just three sentences. Sneaky and snarky.
"The only limits to growth are the limits to the human mind."
No. The human mind can be very, very irresponsible and so far its idea of infinite growth has cared naught for all the other living, symbiotic relationships we have here in our very endangered biosphere. We are not the only living creatures on the planet and your hubris is cringe worthy.
If we don't all agree to play the infinite growth game — population growth, economic growth, etc. then the whole Ponzi scheme collapses and you know it. We have gone from being innovative, creative and expansive to being immoral and corrupt as we are pushed to consume beyond our ecological carrying capacity. Sure we're smart enough to get rid of all of our predators but the checks and balances will be exacted upon us whether you like it or not.
All of the great advances of civilization you cite, that have raised our standard of living and our lifespans, come with responsibilities that we have not heeded. Those advances have allowed for population overshoot.
You can gamble, play Russian Roulette in hopes that somehow (despite evidence to the contrary) technology will save us. Somehow we will beat the math, we will figure it out. We always do. You know, just like we should have already had a total handling for nuclear waste and not a single one of our geniuses has figured that out yet. In fact, quite the contrary.
Hang onto to the dying, toxic paradigm as long as you can but don't blame those who warned you when you are caught like a deer in the headlights asking yourself where the gods of capitalism failed you. By the way, your soul is worth more than all the money and toys.
Keep pushing the infinite growth game. Keep ignoring science. Keep misleading others. Keep your talking points glibly flowing from your lips. In the end you can tell yourself that you are one of the good guys. Why, you champion the hard workers of the world – the entrepreneurs, the job makers.
This infinite growth paradigm is but one of many conceivable systems in which humans could connect, relate, and play the humanity game. It is not the most creative. It is not the most humane. It has not proven to bring us all together but quite the opposite. It has not proven to be healthful and holistic. Industrialized civilization, with all its great accomplishments, has still failed us all in many ways and those failures MUST be confronted or we will no longer be here in very short order.
So, your flippant attempts at humor fall flat against the backdrop of very potential near term extinction. At least be genuine and authentic and kick the arrogance to the curb. It's no longer fitting.
Try reading Supply Shock: Economic Growth at the Crossroads and the Steady State Solution by Brian Czech. (http://supplyshock.org)
He explains how there is a fundamental conflict between economic growth and environmental protection, as well as national security. Resources are being converted from the economy of nature into the human economy at an unsustainable rate. Wastes are emitted back to the earth faster than they can be assimilated.
Dear Mr. Ferrara,
Thanks for writing a truly excellent article which I posted on FB. I agree with just about everything you are saying. I know from my own experience as an entrepreneur how wonderful the Capitalism/Free Market system truly is for all of humanity. I spent a lot of my volunteer time in my industry promoting the virtues of Capitalism, as it seemed to me that most business owners failed to understand,, appreciate, or defend what they did.
Now that I have sold my business (and work generally in the economic liberty sphere) I feel that it is not the intent of some of our political leaders to care about balancing the budget or whether or not things are peaceful and prosperous. Perhaps it is a dark thought on my part, but it seems more and more to me that the intent is to gain power and control, and not prosperity. I hope I am wrong. If you had a comment, I'd appreciate hearing it. Thanks for all you do to promote our economic liberties.
No one is denying the amazing achievements economic growth has yielded over the 20th century. I'm the first person to praise electricity, running water, the internet, medicine, mobile phones and the rest.
But your assumption that economic growth will continue relentlessly is mistaken. Growth requires natural resources as the initial inputs, and such resources are not infinite. Fossil fuels and minerals are becoming seriously depleted, as are renewable resources such as water, fish and timber. Even land will become a constricting factor as the global population heads towards 9 billion, all expecting an increasing standard of living. The sad fact that you're a climate denier does not, unfortunately, stop climate change from existing. It's not something like religion that you can simply choose whether to subscribe to or not. Have you seen the IPCC papers? These people are not 'leftist environmental extremists' – they are word class pHD trained scientists from around the world. Very different to the actual environmental extremists who are living in yurts and who probably couldn't even understand a scientific report, much less write one. But I doubt something as simple as common sense will persuade you. Even taking the serious problem of climate change out of the equation, continuous growth in a finite and increasingly crowded world is still not possible. You mention that growth allows environmental protection. Only for localised and highly visible pollution. Even in this case, growth can pay for mess to be cleaned up but it cannot create new reserves of natural resources, or create more land. The uncomfortable fact is that there is a limit to economic growth. But don't worry, I'm not a doom and gloomer. I don't want us to go back to living in huts or anything – nor do I think this is at all likely. I'm very optimistic about the future, but for slightly different reasons to you. I see a future where relentless economic growth is no longer necessary to develop amazing green technologies, unleash scientific discoveries and improve human health and wellbeing. Post-growth economics will be the future, and to me that's an even more exciting prospect than the sci-fi fantasy you paint with the second part of your article. It's more exciting because it's actually possible in this century. Thanks for your article and if you feel like finding out more about post-growth economics check out steadystate.org


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Sabrosa serves up sophisticated Mexican dishes and drinks
"People love their vodka sodas down here," said Stanton. "But that doesn't mean the neighborhood isn't ready to get more adventurous." Rather than create something revolutionary, he decided to elevate classic cocktails using fresh juices and house-made syrups and grenadines. Next, Stanton incorporated ingredients into the bar that Ramos used in the kitchen, allowing the drink to lead diners into their meals. The Fillmore Añejo cocktail guides your palate into spicy dishes through morita chile-infused honey. With the Macho Margarita, a jalapeño gets lit on fire, then submerged into pueblo viejo blanco, topped with fresh lime, and ringed with cracked salt.
Most of the drinks featured tequila or mezcal, the latter a distillation of agave that many people aren't yet familiar with. Most who've encountered mezcal have drunk a cheap, corn syrup-saturated variety, to which Stanton said, "you might as well stir it with your foot." (Tip: to test the quality of mezcal, shake the bottle. Bubbles should slowly turn to pearls that cling to the glass, and take a long time to disperse.) So Stanton worked on a few introductory cocktails that would warm diners up to mezcal.
Bartender Adrian Vazquez,however, swore that mezcal is best sipped on its own, the same way it's drunk in Mexican homes for mystic, medic, and aphrodisiac reasons. Vazquez first gave a salutation to the gods — "Dixeebe!" — then began our mezcal tasting.
Mezcal is made from many different types of agave (not just blue agave, where tequila begins), and is roasted for about five days. The proofs range wildly, as does each flavor. A 42 percent mezcal from an espadin agave grown in the mountains tasted smoky, floral, and pungent, while a 47.8 percent espadin tasted oily and dry from the desert air where it was grown. A third mezcal, smelling of leather, came from a white mountain agave called tobala that grew, as Vazquez put it in his soft accent, "under the shadow."
When I slipped out of Sabrosa and into the shadows that night, I couldn't decide which had impressed more: Ramos' dishes or my newfound taste for mezcal. *
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Evil Twin Kiwi Imperial Pils - Evil Twin Brewing
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Ratings: 30 | Reviews: 17 | Display Reviews Only:
4/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
A-light gold pour that turned a dark gold as the pour finished with a white head that faded quickly
S-bread or biscuit aroma with a orange smell
T-same as nose, but the alcohol warming comes in strong in the aftertaste with a hops bitterness added to it
M-light body and high carbonation
O-The beer has a good combination of aroma and flavor that would go great on a good summer day, and an alcohol warming that would be great on a winter day/
Serving type: bottle
07-18-2014 00:11:44 | More by a0lbudman
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
06-29-2014 15:16:18 | More by bigbluebeerguy
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
06-22-2014 23:26:21 | More by thatoneguymike
New Jersey
3.5/5 rDev -9.8%
06-15-2014 16:14:45 | More by acurtis
New Jersey
3.5/5 rDev -9.8%
06-15-2014 13:57:44 | More by markgugs
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
04-04-2014 05:37:48 | More by mwgroove23
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
02-01-2014 22:26:00 | More by rrski198
3.5/5 rDev -9.8%
12-17-2013 23:49:53 | More by northstar23
3.96/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Thanks to tb69 for sharing enjoyed chilled in a glass.
The color is a light amber like honey with moderate haze and thick white cream with fine bead and thick lace sticks. The smell is very floral and fruity with a citrus and mild aroma of grass with light melon and toast. The feel is good moderately high bitterness with low alcohol influence and gentle malt body with medium carbonation and mild resinous and nuttiness in the finish.
The flavor is a mix of tropical fruit and slight grassy hops with malty backbone with toasted malt flavor supporting the mild flavor of herbs and some grapefruit tinges with lemon-lime quality and some light alcohol coming forward as it warms. Overall a very good example of an amped up, hopped up...however you want to call it lager. It is a very drinkable regardless of style. I recommend this if you enjoy the motueka or nz hops in general since it has a good amount of hop flavor
Serving type: bottle
11-30-2013 03:14:25 | More by Slatetank
New York
3.5/5 rDev -9.8%
10-19-2013 02:17:55 | More by timoteo833
4.25/5 rDev +9.5%
07-06-2013 01:41:16 | More by random846
5/5 rDev +28.9%
06-11-2013 13:23:22 | More by corwindamber
3.3/5 rDev -14.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Golden colour, decent head, OK lace. Bit of cloud. Yeah, pretty nice-looking pils.
Resinous hops and lots of them on the nose. Bit of spice and herb: basil, star anise. Butter, too. Touch of lychee. Not bad at all.
Taste is quite gritty and hoppy. Lots of sweet booze on the back, quite ethanoic actually. Not a lot of residual sweetness, tastes a bit overattenuated, very dried out. Lots of hop resins and bitterness. Just tastes a bit off-balance.
Bit hot on the back, OK body though.
A bit of a hot one overall. Too much bitterness, and a little too hot. Maybe in the pils style the malt's just disappeared so it just feels a bit unbalanced.
Serving type: on-tap
05-20-2013 06:03:23 | More by laituegonflable
4.25/5 rDev +9.5%
05-13-2013 02:09:39 | More by jklecko2
4.05/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 3.75
Pours gold with a large head.
Nose shows grapefruit, orange blossom and some biscuity malt.
Pretty aggressive flavours, very hoppy. Pine and grapefruit with a fair whack of sweet clean malt too. Aggressive sharp bitterness in the finish. Very clean, making the bitterness stand out even more. Seems a bit disjointed.
Great moderately high carbonation.
Serving type: on-tap
03-12-2013 05:23:31 | More by CrazyDavros
4.04/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On-tap at the Local Taphouse in Sydney as part of their Scandinavian Makeover.
Pours a rather deep golden colour with some fair hazing to it. Head is a persistent, silky white, pocked with small bubbles. Huge, webbing, full, solid lace. Surprisingly light body but fine carbonation streaming rather languidly despite this. Looks decent.
Nose is much better than decent, however. Sharp, prickly aromas of crisp Kiwi hops. Grassy notes and some herbal tones. Even something more organic and ostensibly unsavoury: perhaps wet carpet, 1950s Air Freshener. Oh yeah, that's ripe. I like it.
Taste is full and rich on the front, surprisingly malty given the nose. This provides a basis though, and it develops into a slightly nuttiness mid-palate, laced with sparkly hops and something dirty and hard. Sharp on the back with a big bite: some booze, some clinging oil. Aftertaste is brusquely bitter. Solid stuff.
Feel is very sharp, largely from the hops, but the malt basis gives it a fullness which is quite pleasant.
Yep, this is a very pleasant if big and scary beer. Nice stuff.
Serving type: on-tap
02-14-2013 03:18:46 | More by lacqueredmouse
New York
3.9/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A: The beer is clear yellow in color and has a light amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a thin layer of large bubbles covering the surface that died down a bit but never completely faded away.
S: There are light aromas of tropical fruits in the nose-passionfruit seems to stand out in particular.
T: The taste shares some similarities with the taste, but is much more complex. The Motueka hops lend flavors of tropical fruits along with hints of citrus and a good amount of spiciness towards the finish. There are also some hints of grainy malts.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: The New Zealand hops definitely make this beer very interesting to drink.
Serving type: bottle
01-20-2013 20:09:03 | More by metter98
North Carolina
3.98/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A: Pours a slightly hazy golden orange in color with some golden yellow and bright orange highlights along with light to moderate amounts of gentle carbonation near the surface. The beer has a pillowy/cloudy off-white head that slowly reduces to thick film covering the entire surface of the beer with a couple of small thick patches and a medium thick ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate amounts of lacing are observed.
S: Moderate aromas of hops - citrus/lemon + lime, spicy, tropical/passionfruit, and grassy. Underneath there is a light amount of bready malts with some slightly sweet caramel malts.
T: Upfront there is a moderate amount of malts that provide a solid backbone to this beer - bready first with some lighter amounts of sweet grains and caramel. Then the hops come in - first there is a moderate amount of citrus/lemon + lime and tropical passionfruit, followed by lighter amounts of spicy, and finally a light amount of herbal and grassy. Moderate amounts of lingering bitterness.
M: Slightly heavier than medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Slight amounts of dryness in the finish and very light notes of alcohol heat as the beer warms.
O: The choice of hops definitely make this an interesting beer, I like the combination of different flavors and aromas they contribute. This beer is fairly easy to drink and quite enjoyable but the alcohol makes it's presence known a little more as the beer warms up.
Serving type: bottle
01-20-2013 20:08:52 | More by dbrauneis
3.91/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This poured out pretty active... comes out as a golden orange color with a cream colored head that foamed over the edge of the glass. The retention and lacing are both very strong on this beer. Really nice looking beer. The smell of the beer is bright, some citrusy aromas and just hints of caramel. The taste of the beer malty upfront that is followed up by some subtle kiwi and hops mixed together. The mouthfeel has a sharp carbonation with a creamy finish. This also has a medium oily body too. Overall I liked this beer, The price tag is unforgivable but still a decent brew if you're made of money.
Serving type: bottle
01-09-2013 01:28:30 | More by Knapp85
3.85/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
This beer has a barely translucent golden-orange color. Nice head on top with slightly sticky lacing. A very tasty looking beer.
Yeast and slight malty sweetness come through on the nose. Crisp. Something else here that I can't quite put my finger on, maybe it is a floral characteristic or some other earthy tone.
It tastes vegetal at first, then hoppy. This is just a weird beer. I was excepting the kiwi to add some sort of acidity to it, which it did not. Very bitter in a way that's not necessarily hoppy, so maybe that's where the kiwi comes in. The vegetal flavor comes back. A bit floral, but I can't tell whether it works with beer or not.
Very dry mouthfeel and well carbonated. It leaves a dusty and dry residue at the end of each sip, and a bit of alcohol presence develops as it warms up.
I would definitely consider this a unique pilsner. Once your palette gets used to the flavors, the vegetal nature becomes sort of nice and the beer is pretty decent. In the end, nothing special, but undeserving of the word "kiwi" in it's misnomer of a name.
Serving type: bottle
01-04-2013 18:02:47 | More by kiki3drt292
4.33/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Hazy golden-orange with a finger of frothy white head. Fades fairly slowly.
S - Grapefruit, tropical, citrus, light pine hops, pilsner malts, sweet grains, lager yeast esters.
T - Grapefruit, pineapple, tropical, citrus, orange, pine, floral hops, some bitterness, pilsner malts and some sweet grains, bit of lager yeast.
M - Medium bodied moderate carbonation. Smooth dry, bitter, lightly sweet.
D - Great Imperial Pilsner. Good hop profile and great overall balance.
Serving type: bottle
12-22-2012 05:27:55 | More by ngeunit1
4.1/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Golden-orange, two fingers white fluffy head, ring of lacing, carbonation bubbles.
S - Wonderful layers of tropical fruits, hint of funk and dankness, soft balance of sweet grains.
T - Super hoppy, almost chewy with bitter hops and tropical fruits, juicy, bitterness lingers.
M - Medium body, moderate carbonation, chewy bitterness.
O - Really enjoyable, best pilsner I have ever had, drinks more like an IPA.
Serving type: bottle
12-10-2012 21:34:21 | More by Rickythejeweler
North Carolina
3.2/5 rDev -17.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Nice Pils. Although I have had better, I do love the earthiness this little guy possess. Like the color would suggest, I imagine walking through a field of grass in the cool Denmark summer. It falls a little flat in the mouth from what I expect from an Imperial but still retains enough backbone to make me want more. Perfect beer for a late spring day after a hard days work!
Serving type: bottle
11-27-2012 13:57:55 | More by Hopstuff
3.93/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A-dark yellow with a dark cream colored head
S-smells like an aged pilsner....basically honey and some bright citrus. possibly just a touch of kiwi, but barely. medium strength
T-comes in with a very warming taste of creamy honey lageresque malts. there's a good bit of bitterness that comes in with it stays for a little bit. the after-taste is matching with a touch of citrus. there might be a bit of kiwi in the extended after-taste.
M-medium to low carbonation with an okay dry finish
O-this is a good pilsner. its quite boring though. i would've loved to see a bit more kiwi in it. all in all, a solid beer. i'd love to try this fresh. the after-taste is my favorite part.
Serving type: bottle
11-14-2012 01:24:58 | More by AdamBear
3.5/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
I had a pour of this one during Baltimore beer week. Served in a sample glass.
Appearance: The beer pours a cloudy orangish golden color with a layer of fluffy off white head that sticks around quite nicely.
Smell: Light and slightly sweet. This one is just a bit grassy with a mild citrus fruity note.
Taste: There is a ton of bitterness here that didn't show up in the smell. The bitterness is a bit grassy with some citrus peel. There are some fruity notes that show up behind the bitterness. The finish is incredibly bitter.
Mouthfeel: The body is medium with a whole lot of foamy carbonation and a dry finish.
Overall: I thought this one was too bitter. I was expecting something more refined. I don't know if I would have guessed pilsner if it wasn't in the name.
Serving type: bottle
11-06-2012 22:17:25 | More by oline73
Evil Twin Kiwi Imperial Pils from Evil Twin Brewing
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GREENVILLE — Senior forward Meaghan Carrigan collected a hat trick to lead the Christ Church Cavaliers to a 4-0 victory over the Indian Land Warriors to win the Class AA/A girls soccer Upper State championship on Monday night at Carson Stadium.
"It was good to get off to a good start," said Carrigan. "We didn't really know what to expect from them, but we knew we had to play really well today."
Carrigan chalked up the first goal of the match just 5:20 into the game.
"Megan is a phenomenal player," Christ Church coach Chris Nichols said. "Our plan coming into every game is to unsettle the other team and get Megan involved early. We really wanted to get out to a fast start. It was the key to the game."
The senior gave Christ Church a 2-0 advantage with 23:20 left in the first half. Carrigan stole the ball from an Indian Land defender dribbled to her left and put the ball in the left corner of the net.
The University of Richmond signee collected her third goal of the game, 58th goal of the season, with 12:27 left in the first half. Sitton Furman lobbed a pass from the right corner to the middle of the field. Carrigan wiggled her way between multiple defends and guided the ball into the net with her right foot.
Christ Church (20-4) pressured the Warriors' defense throughout the first half. Indian Land attempted just three shots and trailed 3-0 midway through the match.
Cavaliers' midfielder Sarah Renfro scored the first goal of the second half with 20:59 left in the game. Furman collected her second assist of the night on Renfro's goal.
Indian Land (14-5) attempted its first shot of the second half with 9:00 left on the clock.
"I thought we came out flat to start out with," said Indian Land coach Mark Bonda. "We were riding a high from the St. Joe's win last Friday. It was tough to get on the bus and make the long ride down here just four days later. We knew it was going to be a difficult game, but the second half was much better than the first half."
Christ Church will play for the state championship at 3 p.m. on Friday at Gilbert High School.