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Weatherford Democrat
— By BRIAN SMITH
Chili's on Monday is hosting a nationwide fundraiser for a girl suffering from a debilitating disease.
The fundraiser takes place at nearly 120 Chili's locations, including the Weatherford location off Interstate 20. Go there between 10:45 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. Monday and mention the girl's name, Brooke Hester, and 10 percent of the money spent on the meal benefits Brooke's Blossoming Hope for Childhood Cancer Foundation (aka "Brooke's Blossoms and Buddies").
Between noon and 1 p.m. at the Weatherford Chili's, some members of the Dallas Cowboys, including kicker Chris Jones, are expected to sign autographs, according to event organizer and local Chili's employee Tina Leatherman.
Brooke, whose sixth birthday is Monday, is suffering from high-risk, stage IV neuroblastoma cancer, which she was diagnosed with in November 2010. She has undergone nonstop treatment for the disease ever since but continues to fight.
The fundraiser has a special Weatherford connection. Brooke's parents were married in 2001 at Zion Hill Baptist Church. Brooke's mom,
Jessica, was a student at Weatherford College when the couple met. Chili's has a special place in little Brooke's heart as well, as it is her favorite place to eat.
Leatherman said she was working one night when Wanda Hibbits, a former teacher of Jessica Hester's husband, Beau, approached her and told the story of what little Brooke was going through. Leatherman contacted her managers and through a series of e-mails, a fundraiser for Brooke was created and expanded.
"It started local and then my manager started spreading the word and before we knew it, we had Chili's from Arizona to Florida taking part," Leatherman said. "It's really a wonderful gesture."
Other Chili's restaurants taking part locally include Mineral Wells, Cleburne and Granbury.
Jessica Hester said through an e-mail that the family was visiting a local Chili's in the Corpus Christi area where they live and the fundraiser blossomed from there.
"While we were there visiting with each other, watching Brooke color a pepper, and waiting, we saw a poster on the wall that described the Give Back events Chili's does and we asked to meet the manager, Tyler, who came to our table," Jessica Hester wrote. "He immediately said if the date was available for the week of Brooke's upcoming sixth birthday that he could not only reserve it for her foundation, but could collaborate and find out if the other Chili's in and around Corpus Christi could also participate. Brooke was elated!!! Of course she immediately started talking about all across Texas and how neat that would be as a way to not only raise money for our very small and new (but growing) foundation, but also raise awareness in the fight against pediatric cancer."
Jessica and Brooke visited another Chili's in Kingsville to see if they would be willing to help and the word continued to spread quickly through the wonders of Facebook.
Thanks to volunteers (starting with Brooke herself in her own home hospital sharing flower headbands), Brooke's Blossoms and Buddies has now given away more than 8,500 blossoms, hats, headbands and silly water-squirting flowers to girls and boys in 25 different countries experiencing hair loss from cancer treatment.
The mission not only helps cancer patients and their siblings, but also underfunded pediatric cancer research, specifically studies evaluating gentler, more tolerable treatments like those Brooke has undergone.
The personalized medicine study Brooke benefits from and helped fund is now open to a variety of pediatric cancers through the work of a national collaborative of hospitals and researchers dedicated to finding cures for children fighting cancer just like Brooke.
For more information on Brooke and her foundation, visit www.BrookesBlossoms.org or her Facebook page facebook.com/BrookesBlossoms. A medical blog has also been started at www.caringbridge.org/visit/BrookeHester.


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Overall Rating - Good - 2168 reviews
Okay 6.0
Front desk staff, amazing!! Especially loved, Lalamhy! Sp? She was a sweetheart. Bar staff, amazing and food in bar, to die for! Lobby very nice too.
The small, very out dated rooms. The room smelled like bleach and I had to move a desk to get the window opened so I could breathe. Over all the rooms are soooo old. Reminded me of an old motel room. Please update these rooms. :)I would go back just for the great staff. Even valet was incredible. They get an A+ for hospitality. And a D for rooms. Bathrooms tiny, understandable since it is a very old, historical hotel but it needs to be updated and cleaner. I didn't even want to take a shower in the bathroom to be honest. Otherwise, nice hotel. Great place for wedding but I do not recommend spending the night until updated.
Okay 5.0
The character and design of the hotel was awesome. Location was also great as there are a lot of nearby restaurants and attractions.
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Okay 6.0
Location and lobby
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Okay 5.0
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Okay 5.0
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Poor 1.0
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Excellent 10.0
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Excellent 10.0
The outside garden
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Excellent 10.0
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Excellent 10.0
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Excellent 10.0
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Good 8.0
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Good 8.0
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Poor 2.0
breakfast is ok.
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Good 7.0
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The cheaper rooms are poorly lit, restaurant staff is new and not as friendly as I would have liked. Parking is not validated, so you can imagine what I spent on parking for 3 days (sheesh!).When you reserve a room make sure it faces Flower St. or you will be in the dark for the duration of your stay. Eat in house if you can, the food is really good. If someone says &Drinks on me& make sure and take them up on the offer.
|Good - 4012 reviews
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Mediocre 4.0
The location.
Poor finish of decor, smell, aged elevators.
Good 8.0
older building, cheap updates but clean. Great location...
parking prices are ridiculous
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Good 6.3
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Excellent 10.0
The hotel was beautiful. It was clean and beautifully decorated.The in-house restaurant was excellent.
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|Good - 2028 reviews
Overall Rating - Good - 2028 reviews
Good 7.0
The waiting time for the shuttle to/from the airport is too long.
Mediocre 3.0
It was close to the airport and it has a nice pool.
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|Good - 4022 reviews
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Good 8.0
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I was unable to get a mini-fridge and my food spoiled (it said they were available) but if that's my biggest problem, I'm doing pretty okay!
Poor 1.0
Parking is $25.00 per day. I think that is way to price nothing really impressed about the room this is not a 4 star hotel.
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Excellent 9.0
The staff members are excellent. Anything you need, just ask.
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Okay 6.0
I stay for the weekend the room ok.the bathroom not the best .overoll not worth the money.the hotel is for young kids who don
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Excellent 10.0
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Okay 6.0
Reasonable price & Bed are comfort.
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We were snowed in for Christmas. Three days earlier, freezing rain had slowed down the city, keeping shoppers out of malls and sick people from going to the doctors. Later that day, a gentle snowfall began. The meteorologists came on television, predicting dire consequences to anyone who dared to travel for the holiday. By evening, we had a few inches. My husband and I laughed at the weather predictions that had resulted in such a tiny amount of snow. The gentle fall continued, accompanied by a whipping wind, and by mid-afternoon on Christmas Eve, there were deep drifts in the street. Christmas Eve dinner at my sister-in-law's was canceled. And the gentle snow continued to fall. On Christmas morning, the snow was almost up to my knee, with some drifts past my waist. Christmas dinner at Grandma's was cancelled.
But we had a wonderful Christmas day. The snow continued to fall. Our two-year old discovered why children love Christmas. She and her one-year old brother opened a Fisher Price Farm, a doll house, a guitar, maracas, books, doll clothes, regular clothes, music, and a wooden alligator. My husband and I lazed around, drinking coffee, listening to Christmas music, and smiling. Our Christmas tree twinkled, a beacon of warmth and happiness, throughout the day. And the snow continued to fall. I shoveled off the back porch and make a pathway for our dog. Shoveling a path was more like making a tunnel. It was much warmer out than I'd expected. I didn't want to come inside. I wanted to build snow forts. My husband bundled our daughter up in her snow suit and I made turns in my tunnel so that she and I could play hide-and-seek. I cut a seat into the snow, and watched my daughter's thrill as she sat in her snow seat. The snow was higher than her head.
Back inside, I showed my rosy-cheeked daughter how to put her wet mittens on the heat register to dry. There was more playing, then lunch, the naptime. Just as we were readying the kids for bed, I said to my husband, "It feels cold in here." Our thermostat showed that it was about four degrees colder than it should be. I switched it on and off, and the furnace kicked in. As the air blew up through the registers, my daughter said, "Furnace blow heat house!"
When we came downstairs from putting the kids to bed, the furnace was off again. This time, we couldn't get it to start. We took the panel off the furnace and studied the wires. We could see the fan turning, but the blower was not coming on. I got a fix-it book out while my husband checked the fuses and circuit box. Nothing worked. Finally, we gave up and agreed that we needed a plumber, and that we weren't going to get upset about the cost. It would still be easier than digging out and trying to get to a hotel. I dialed the number of our regular place. Even if I could find someone on Christmas Day, how could they get here, with the streets unplowed? The snow had forced even Christmas services to be canceled at most churches. I was actually surprised when a woman answered. "I wasn't sure you'd be open," I said.
"We're not." She must have forwarded the calls to her home. When I told her our furnace was broken, she said, "It will cost you double-time."
"Okay." What other option did I have?
"And I'm not even sure anyone's in town to come fix it. Let me make some calls."
Five minutes later, the plumber called. "I'm out and about anyway," he said. "I'll be there in thirty minutes." He was at our home in twenty. My husband was making dinner in the kitchen. I was painting in the upstairs studio. The plumber's tall, four-door pick-up easily cleared the snow. My husband met him at the door so the bell didn't wake the kids. Within minutes of arriving, he was leaving. I watched him from my upstairs window as he trekked through the snow in our driveway to get a shovel from the back of the pick-up. He had three identical shovels back there."What's he doing?" I whispered down to my husband.
"He's shoveling away the snow around our outdoor furnace vent," he said. Immediately, I heard the furnace come alive down in the basement. Relief and embarrassment flooded me. Relief that we had heat, and that we couldn't have too big of a bill, after only ten minutes. Embarrassment that we hadn't known to clear the snow ourselves. "Well, at least we still get naptime," I said. As the parents of a one- and two-year old, we cherish naptime as our only free-time during the day. I went back upstairs. The plumber came back inside. But he didn't leave. He was still down in the basement thirty minutes later, yakking away to my husband. I could hear him through the vents. Eventually, he was down there alone, as my husband had come back up to finish prepping a roast for dinner. I stopped painting and went downstairs.
"What is he doing?" I whispered. "The furnace is fixed."
"He's just checking a bunch of little things to make sure there's no other problem." So we waited. Finally, after nearly an hour, he came back upstairs. He was a young, strapping man. He seemed happy as a clam to be out fixing furnaces on Christmas Day. I wondered if he was married."Thank you for coming on Christmas Day," I said. "I wish we had some Christmas cookies to give you." All we had, by way of treats in the house, was a box of apple candies my brother had sent.
The plumber rubbed his belly. "I've had my fill of Christmas treats," he told us. He chatted about the other calls he'd had today. He told us about his hybrid pick-up truck, and why we should get rid of the washable air filter we had in the furnace. Through the baby monitor, I heard my daughter stir. Voices in our front hall carry well to her bedroom. There goes naptime, I thought. The plumber pulled out the bill. "I'm just going to charge a standard fee for this visit, instead of holiday time. But I want you guys to get a service contract. OK?" We wrote him a check for $118, thanked him, and promised to buy a service contract. As he tromped through our snowy yard to his truck, our daughter settled back down, and I couldn't believe our good fortune. We'd found a plumber on Christmas Day, who came before the house got really cold. He didn't charge us an arm and a leg, and we still had at least an hour left of naptime to ourselves! What a glorious, beautiful, wonderful day!
When the kids woke, we played some more. We shoveled some snow. We ate a great meal. We checked on our neighbor, an elderly woman, who was doing fine and needed nothing. We shoveled her walk and steps. The kids went to bed and we settled in to watch our Netflix movie. (A Streetcar Named Desire – which turned out to be a terrible choice for Christmas.) The next morning, snow was still falling. The big family Christmas party was canceled. The plows were out, but didn't come down our street. Both of us wanted to shovel, to get some fresh air and exercise. We compromised. I shoveled and my husband walked several miles to the grocery store for milk. The snow was so deep that I shoveled in three layers: top, middle, and finally the bottom. My daughter helped with a little dustpan she used as a shovel. While the kids napped, we shoveled the waist deep snow away from our truck and cleared off our car. Next door, you could see grass peeping through the snow in my neighbor's yard. The wind had blown it all over to our side. We watched car after car attempt to drive down our street and get stuck. Three guys set to work shoveling out the alley behind our house so that they could get their cars in. Later in the evening, a plow finally came down our street. My husband went out to shovel the plow debris from our driveway. My daughter helped with her dustpan. When she went to bed that night, she said, "When Aggie wake up, Aggie play outside in snow."
"Yes," we told her. "The snow will be waiting for you." All in all, we were snowbound for three days, but stayed in the fourth day by choice. After the hectic pace we'd been keeping since Thanksgiving, it felt like nothing short of a miracle to have an enforced, four-day break from the world. I didn't want it to end. But of course, it did. On Monday, I went back to work. My daughter wouldn't kiss me goodbye, because she's too little to understand that I didn't want to leave any more than she wanted me to. My husband was back to taking care of the kids solo, and working at his job during naptime. I came home in the dark, my husband had dinner going, the kids were playing nicely, and I almost felt like the previous four days hadn't happened. The tree was still there, but we had turned off the Christmas music. "You sang two verses of Jingle Bells last night," my husband told me, over dinner.
"In your sleep. Last night. You sang two entire verses."
"Jingle bells!" said the two-year old.
"Dee-dee dog!" said the one-year old.
So the magic continues on. And more snow is due on Wednesday. Maybe we'll be snowed in again for New Years.


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The Chiclettes' performance at Brookwood Hall in East Islip Wednesday night has been canceled due to inclement weather, according to a message posted on Islip Town's website.
The concert is part of the Town's Free Summer Concert Series.
Town residents will still have the chance to catch the 50's and 60's girl group, as their performance has been rescheduled for Monday, Aug. 20 at Brookwood Hall in East Islip, starting at 7:30 p.m.
For a full list of the town's free concert roster, click here.


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By Paul B. Farrell, MarketWatch
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (MarketWatch) — Yes, March Madness. Ride higher? Take profits, bail? That's the big question America's 95 million investors are asking.
Here's the one other story that you can't afford to miss today
We called the bottom at 6,547, a new bull in March 2009. Market's been up over 100% since. But big risks ahead: Stick or bail?
Bet you're maxed out on all the contradictions from Wall Street noisemakers. So let's get some advice from four unconventional sources. First, start with Intel's former CEO Andy Grove, who wrote in his "Only the Paranoid Survive." This sure fits listening to bulls: "The person who is the star of a previous era is often the last one to adapt to change, the last one to yield to logic of a strategic inflection point and tends to fall harder than most." You decide, you commit.
Next: Over at Oprah's magazine, Tim Jarvis says: "Cheer up. Be happy. Find the silver lining. Smile. If you didn't know any better, you might say we're a country that preaches optimism. But some 30% to 35% of Americans employ a calculated form of negative thinking — called defensive pessimism — that can lead to very positive results."
America's 95 million investors: one-third bears, two-third bulls
Yes, yes, a huge 30-35% of us investors are winning because we're natural skeptics. Don't trust Wall Street gurus. We instinctively know that "defensive pessimism, can lead to very positive results."
The other 65% of investors naturally think short-term. That 65% love playing the markets. They push the envelope till everybody goes off a cliff, and into denial about all their losses. Do the math: even with today's record Dow, in the last 13 years — through the recessions of 2000-2002 and 2007-2009 — the stats prove that on an inflation-adjusted basis Wall Street is still a net loser for over a decade.
Why this roller-coaster ride? Our third contrarian, Barbara Ehrenreich, says we're overconfident, too optimistic. She hit the nail on the head in her best-seller, "Bright-sided: How Positive Thinking is Undermining America": "Being positive, we are told, is the key to success and prosperity." In fact, that Napoleon Hill "Positive Mental Attitude hype and happy talk could kill you:
"On a personal level, it leads to self-blame and a morbid preoccupation with stamping out 'negative' thoughts," says Ehrenreich. "On a national level, it's brought us an era of irrational optimism resulting in disaster."
Yes, just remember the irrational exuberance of 1990's sock puppets and 2007 condo-flippers, too much happy talk just before the last two crashes.
Coach Knight: winning with the positive power of negative thinking
And that brings us to the in-your-face irascible basketball coach Bobby Knight, whom fans everywhere love to hate. And March Madness is perfect timing for his new best-seller, co-authored with Bob Hammel: "The Power of Negative Thinking: An Unconventional Approach to Achieving Positive Results." One of the game's greatest, a legend with three NCAA championships and a 42-year 902-374 record at Army, Indiana and Texas Tech.
Yes, unconventional from the start: Knight got his first lesson on the positive power of negative thinking from his grandmother: "If wishes were horses," she'd say, "beggars would ride." They don't. USA Today just ran a piece by Amanda Kingsbury of the Indianapolis Star opening with Knight's remark that Charles Darwin would "have made a hell of a coach."
Easy to see why: "In the struggle for superiority (and national championships), natural selection doesn't favor good effort or self-esteem, and it definitely doesn't hand out trophies for participation. The mentally precise and physically fit win, and the mediocre and obtuse take solace in hopeful cliches."


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Australia's cities should be great by design, not by accident
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Good public policy can deliver tangible benefits to the community
The burden of regulation on businesses needs to be slashed
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One run often can make the difference.
And despite Bayfield High School's best efforts, one run really did the Wolverines in Thursday.
Alamosa and the BHS boys basketball team were tied at halftime, but a quick 8-0 run by the Mean Moose set the tone for the second half in a 54-39 victory Thursday in Alamosa.
"We played pretty well in the first half. We were tied at the half 23-23," BHS head coach Bill Hesford said. "They went on an 8-0 run out of the half, and we changed defenses and slowed them down, but that was the difference in the game."
Bayfield (2-17, 0-8 Intermountain League) got its top scoring performance from Preston Hardy, who had 12 points and six rebounds. Geoff Pope had 11 points, and Tyler Kerr and Dillon Hoselton each had six for the Wolverines.
"In the first half, our offense was running really smooth," Hesford said. "Kids were sharing the ball, getting good scoring opportunities. We had a bunch of guys make shots from the outside.
"We were changing defenses a lot. I felt like that was keeping Alamosa off balance."
But the Mean Moose were able to figure out the Wolverines' man-to-man defense early in the second half, and by the time Bayfield switched back to zone, the run was complete.
BHS will play an IML Tournament pigtail game, either Tuesday at Monte Vista or at Centauri.


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Launched in September 2001, PokerStars has steadily developed into the web's largest online poker room with thousands of loyal fans, exciting bonuses and promotions, wide variety of games and concurrent services as well as best customer service ever seen.
PokerStars is extremely proud of the fact that they are home for the WSOP main event winners from 2003 to 2005 and that 20% of 2006 and 2007 World Series of Poker main event won their seats through PokerStars satellite tournaments. Indeed, PokerStars is the right place to enjoy the juiciest Texas Holdem battles, as well as wide variety of other poker games.
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Cashouts usually take up to 48 hours to process.
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I'd like to list some things which, in my opinion, can be improved:
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- faster cashouts
- Apple Mac version of PokerStars software
PokerStars Overall Resume
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Delve into Albania's tumultuous past at the National Historical Museum in Tirana and then tour its oldest building, a mosque that was closed during the Communist regime.
Depart from the pier and make the one-hour drive along Durres' scenic main thoroughfare toward Tirana, which lies due east between Dajti Mountain and the coastal plains. Upon arriving in Albania's dynamic capital, you will visit the National Historical Museum, the country's largest museum.
It presents an intriguing look into Albania's development over the centuries, as many of the thousands of objects date to the Paleolithic era. The historical treasures are grouped somewhat chronologically into pavilions focusing on topics such as the Middle Ages, the Ottoman invasion, ethnography and Albania's independence from Turkey in 1912. There are also exhibits displaying more contemporary items reflecting life after the oppressive 41-year reign of Albania's first Communist chief of state, Enver Hoxha, who died in 1985.
Later, you will walk to nearby Skanderbeg Square. At its heart stands a statue of Skanderbeg, an Albanian national hero who repulsed numerous Turkish invasions in the 15th century. Tirana's oldest building, the Ethem Bey Mosque, flanks the square. Although closed for decades during the Communist era, the 18th-century mosque reopened in 1991 and, as you will see, the interior is exquisite. The frescoes and rare Islamic still life paintings are especially remarkable.
Afterwards, you will enjoy a short refreshment break and time to shop for items such as ornamental filigree and silver jewelry before rejoining your coach and driving back to the pier.
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News about Malala Yousafzai, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
The Making of Malala
The story of Malala Yousafzai's improbable transformation from a quiet, deferential 11-year-old living near Pakistan's tribal areas to a teenage spokeswoman for girls' education.
Pakistani University Cancels Event Promoting Teenager's Memoir
Officials at Peshawar University said the provincial government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa had forced them to cancel a ceremony honoring Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani education advocate.
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Officials at Peshawar University said they had come under pressure from the provincial government to cancel a ceremony to promote Malala Yousafzai's memoir, "I Am Malala."
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The Taliban's governing council chose Mullah Fazlullah, best known for radio broadcasts in which he has called for public beatings and executions.
November 8, 2013, Friday
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A fatwa issued by a group affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban raises concerns about journalists' safety in a country that is among the deadliest in the world for reporters.
October 31, 2013, Thursday
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The WBI-Healthy Workplace Bill in New Hampshire, HB 591, sponsored by the State Employees Association/SEIU Local 1984, will be heard in the House Labor Committee Tues. Feb. 19 (Details).
If the bill passes, protections against an abusive work environment (its definition in the bill follows the WBI definition of workplace bullying) would be granted to State workers. That means the opposition to the bill will not likly be led by the state chamber of commerce (the NH Business & Industry Association), though the bill is on their radar.
Principal opposition will be state agencies. The State is the employer who can be named liable for abusive practices that happen at their worksites. This alternate version of the bill has appeared in other states in past years. In each instance, State agencies make spurious claims that a new law is not needed. We contend that the HWB is necessary, given that bullying is so prevalent (35% of adult Americans experience it) when employers are free to exercise voluntary restraint.
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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Jiri Tlusty's third period goal helped guide the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in a makeup game after the two teams were postponed the day before due to heavy snow.
Andrej Sekera fired a shot from the point that Philadelphia netminder Steve Mason could not control. Tlusty gathered the puck and lifted the rebound into the net to break the tie with close to six minutes remaining.
"The defense made a good shot through the traffic and it kind of bounced right in front of me. I was there by myself so I tried to put it up high and it went in," said Tlusty on his goal.
Alexander Semin scored in his third straight game and Nathan Gerbe also lit the lamp in the win. Anton Khudobin made 22 stops for the Hurricanes, who have won two of their last three.
Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist, while Scott Hartnell supplied the other marker. Mason allowed all three goals on 32 shots as the Flyers lost their second straight game by one goal.
"We're just not playing our best hockey for the first 10 to 15 minutes and then we turn it up after that. It's biting us in the butt, you're not going to be able to do that for the rest of the year," said Wayne Simmonds.
Eric Staal sent an outlet pass through the neutral zone to Semin, who wristed a shot from the right circle through the legs of Andrej Meszaros and over the left shoulder of Mason at 11:57 of the first period.
The Hurricanes took a 2-0 lead 13:38 into the middle frame. Gerbe went in on a breakaway after Luke Schenn could not keep the puck in at the point. Gerbe raced into the Philadelphia zone and quickly put the puck between his legs, flipping a shot off Mason and into the back of the net for a highlight-reel goal.
Giroux got the Flyers on the board with 35 seconds left in the second. The captain skated around the back of the net and banked in Jakub Voracek's shot off Khudobin from below the goal line.
After Riley Nash went to the box for high-sticking Voracek, Simmonds attempted to stuff the puck in the crease, but the rebound bounced out to Hartnell, who wristed home his 12th of the season to tie the game three minutes into the third.
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A dubious rite of passage for the past decade, minus the 2007 season, the Golden State Warriors didn't qualify for the annual postseason tournament yet again in 2011.
However, unlike other major pro sports like baseball, football and hockey that involve larger rosters, the beauty of basketball gives every team and its fans alike, hope that they are just one player away from turning a losing season into a playoff berth.
Bold moves have already begun, but a backcourt breakup is what is really needed to affect the type of winning-mojo needed for the Warriors to hop into the top eight in the conference.
It's time to trade Monta Ellis.
Ellis and fellow starting guard Stephen Curry form an offensively explosive pair anytime they step onto the hardwood, but their defensive liabilities and lack of natural chemistry means someone needs to go.
In the case of the Bay Area's hoops franchise that has been languishing in the basement of the West for far too long, this offseason will be highlighted in neon green a few years down the road.
A turning point from top to bottom, if you look around the organization, every level of hierarchy has endured change over the past 12 months.
New uniforms, a fresh-faced ownership group led by majority owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber, and now a first-year head coach in Mark Jackson.
Jackson, a former NBA point guard who played for the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers along with a handful of other teams during his lengthy career that spanned from 1987 to 2004, was named the new Golden State head coach earlier this month.
The Jackson hire was a gamble, but one that shows the zeal for change that the new owners want to imprint on the club.
One new addition not mentioned above was the hiring of NBA legend Jerry West into the front office as a consultant to the team.
West, a former player, coach and general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers, also helped build a playoff team in Memphis during the middle half of the decade.
Now 73, West, nicknamed "The Logo" in reference to his likeness being modeled into the current NBA logo, has history of making things happen in a hurry, even if it means trading parts that some executives, fans and other players wouldn't want to see go.
The NBA draft will be held on June 23 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The days leading up to the draft, especially draft night itself, always lead to a handful of bold moves that shape the direction of a bushel of NBA franchises.
This year, West is rumored to be shopping his prized 24.1 per game leading scorer, Ellis, to any team that will listen.
The Warriors need to use draft night to spring themselves forward, instead of leaving us scratching our heads once more.
With the No. 11 pick in the draft and Ellis as a blue chip trade piece, West has the ammo to be a major player on draft night and during the free agency period this summer.
Difference makers like Philadelphia 76ers swingman Andre Iguodala or Memphis small forward Rudy Gay are on the trade market. So are the No. 2 and No. 4 picks in the draft held by Minnesota and Cleveland.
Top five picks aren't easily acquired, but guards like Ellis don't grow on trees either.
Besides the top two players in the 2011 draft, which are expected to be Duke guard Kyrie Irving and University of Arizona forward Derrick Williams, the rest of the bunch is a mixed bag of unpolished prospects that could turn into gems or a lump of coal.
The Warriors know all about the top-10 pick misses - see Patrick O'Bryant, Brandan Wright (acquired via trade from the Charlotte Bobcats for Jason Richardson) and Ike Diogu.
Go get some length on the perimeter, bolster the paint and hand the keys of the car to Curry.
The past two NBA champions, the Los Angeles Lakers and this year's surprise winner in Dallas, both have aging rosters stocked with veterans. Golden State can pull itself into the Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzles "Who's Next" conversation if they play their cards right.
It's in The Logo's hands now.


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Cottonwood Low Down Brown Ale - Carolina Beer Company
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Ratings: 131 | Reviews: 119 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by Indybeer:
3.18/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz bottle. Poured a hazy dark copper/brown color with a moderate head that slowly receded. some lacing on the glass is evident. Aroma is slightly malty and hoppy. Nothing really stands out. Taste is slightly sweet, with a hint of roasted malt. There is a slight bitterness in the finish. Mouthfeel is mildly carbonated and is an easy drinking beer. Not bas but not a real stand out!
Serving type: bottle
01-23-2004 03:18:29 | More by Indybeer
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3.75/5 rDev +5.9%
12-24-2012 01:28:12 | More by cliff1066
3.75/5 rDev +5.9%
10-19-2012 00:34:21 | More by spence524
2.5/5 rDev -29.4%
04-06-2012 16:59:35 | More by avisong
3.5/5 rDev -1.1%
03-18-2012 21:44:21 | More by TMoney2591
North Carolina
3/5 rDev -15.3%
03-05-2012 01:42:54 | More by carrollmel7
4/5 rDev +13%
03-03-2012 20:34:43 | More by Hanzo
3.5/5 rDev -1.1%
02-19-2012 22:06:38 | More by djcira
3/5 rDev -15.3%
02-04-2012 00:37:51 | More by hopmeister
North Carolina
4.5/5 rDev +27.1%
12-24-2011 22:09:39 | More by JohnnyChimpo
North Carolina
4/5 rDev +13%
12-14-2011 14:56:35 | More by jak
4/5 rDev +13%
12-06-2011 16:07:42 | More by Lantern
3.5/5 rDev -1.1%
11-14-2011 17:06:30 | More by bpfrush
South Carolina
3.08/5 rDev -13%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Served from bottle into a Stone nonic. Poured a deep reddish-brown with a one finger tan head that subsided to a minimal amount quickly. Maintained decent lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, roasted malt, chocolate, and tobacco. The flavor was of sweet malt, caramel, raosted malt, a hint of chocolate, and tobacco on the followthrough. It had a medium feel on the palate with high carbonation. Overall this was not a very good brown ale. I wouldn't go as far to say that is was horrible, but the tobacco aspect I got just killed this one for me. Personally I wouldn't suggest this to anyone.
Serving type: bottle
03-02-2011 15:41:55 | More by thagr81us
3.75/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A- Poured from the tap with a beige haze layer and collar, over an optically clear aged-copper-brown body. No visible carbonation.
S- Mild maltiness with a very mild earthy hop aroma. Slightly husky. Overall a weak nose.
T- Moderately malty up front with a touch of roastiness. This is met with a bit of huskiness in the middle which echoes through the finish. No hop bitterness detected on the palate.
M- Thin body with a pervasive, prickly carbonation. Definitely force-carbonated. No EtOH detected, nor astringency.
D- Goes down easy enough- I could enjoy a couple of these in a row on a lazy fall afternoon.
Serving type: on-tap
11-14-2010 23:31:53 | More by jgasparine
3.3/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
A- A clear dark brown. Thin head that is so so on retention and lacing.
S- Smell is of malt and nutty aromas. Some fruit aromas as well.
T- Same here. Nuttyness and malt.
M- Thin and undercarbed.
D- This was merely a so so brown ale for me. It just never really kicked into gear. I don't mind simple flavored beers, but when it is simple and the mouthfeel is lacking, the beer suffers.
Serving type: on-tap
10-18-2010 03:54:53 | More by jsprain1
North Carolina
4/5 rDev +13%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Pours a pretty brown color with a think white tan head and very nice lacing. Smells of sweet malts, brown sugar, and floral hops. Tastes of balanced malts, hops, roasted barley, and brown sugar notes for a great depth of flavor. Mouthfeel is very nice with a nice smoothness. Drinkability is high.
Serving type: bottle
10-12-2010 23:38:33 | More by TheKingofWichita
2.6/5 rDev -26.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
On tap @ the Charlotte airport Carolina Beer Company restaurant. I guess this place doesn't actually brew their own beers anymore, but instead contracts them out. Still, it was better than the selection at the Fox Sports Café, and we got some food. The place was nice, and the other beer we tried was better than average. However, I thought this just fell short of the mark.
Brought to the table in an oversized pint glass, this beer looks great. It is mahogany with brown and caramel edges. It has great head retention and decent lacing.
Too bad it's all downhill from there. The smell is decent, but nowhere near best in the genre. It's got a mild roast that gives some chocolate notes along with some acidity and nuttiness. Slight earthy hops make their presence known as well. Also a touch of a metallic tinge makes the nose just average at best.
The taste is a disappointment. That metallic tinge in the nose becomes very distracting right off the bat. At first I thought it may be an infection, but I actually think it's just a bad, acidic nuttiness that I can't stand in beer. Not nearly sweet enough, the caramel malt struggles and it's missing a touch of roast that makes brown ales identifiable. Hops have left the building. Really, really not a good taste here.
It's highly carbonated and not hefty enough for the style. Light, watery, and bubbly. This beer started nicely but went downhill in a flash when I got to the most important part - the taste. Very disappointing and not only do I not want to ever try this again, I'm hesitant to try anything from this brewery. I thought after a week drinking Caribbean beer in Jamaica that anything American would make me happy. This made me miss Dragon Stout even more.
Serving type: on-tap
09-21-2010 14:35:12 | More by jampics2
3.05/5 rDev -13.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
A- Nice chestnut brown, it couldn't hold a head.
S- The smell is the best thing about this beer and maybe set me up for the letdown on the taste and feel. The smell is caramelly, and warm.
T- For a brief second the flavor is there and then it just disappears into nothing but water.
MD- The feel is also to watery for the style. It goes down easy but I doubt I would drink this one again.
Serving type: bottle
09-09-2010 00:55:17 | More by confer
3.03/5 rDev -14.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a pint glass on 12/22/09
Dark brown; burnt highlights. One finger head dissipates at a moderately slow rate. Thin layer of retention. Lacing is minimal; just one medium-sized patch.
Earthy aroma with a decent hop character; well-blended. Toasted malts & hints of dark bread. Nutty undertones. The nose has a penchant for subtlety.
Hops are at the fore offering both modest bitterness & a spicy kick. Sturdy malt backbone: dark bread; toasted malts; maybe a hint of caramel; roasted nuts. It has an odd, almost tart flavor on the finish - not sure what that's all about.
Leans more toward full bodied than medium. Carbonation seems two-fold; prickly upfront, then smoothing out toward the finish. Lingering notes of toasted malts & nuts.
Not bad; on the whole it's a pretty decent beer. The tartness seems really out of place to me, though.
Note: At the time of review I wasn't familiar with infected beer; now it makes me wonder...
Serving type: bottle
07-16-2010 02:20:10 | More by Ryan011235
New York
3.03/5 rDev -14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Had on tap at the bar thats in the middle of all the terminals at Charlotte airport.
A - Poured a brown color with a tan head that leaves lacing behind
S - Is of sweet grainy malt for the most part
T - Follows the nose starts with grainy malt has a bitter finish
M - This beer has a medium body with higher carbonation to it
D - I don't know why my experience is a lot different than others with this beer maybe the airport doesn't take care of its lines but mine was very average at best
Serving type: on-tap
03-22-2010 21:01:59 | More by armock
3.18/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Thanks to ROBORB for dropping this as an extra into a recent box. I'd never even heard of this brewery before, always good to find something new.
Pours dark with only a glistening of mahogany around the edges. Smell is predominantly chocolate, sweet malt.
Low Down, what in the name of all that's English are you? English Brown Ale...a surprising note of tart, almost slightly fruits, like a Wisconsin Belgian Red gone haywire. Sweet malts rush in & keep the weirdness from running the show, but it's still there in the aftertaste. Ghosts of chocolate, a few other things, but it makes me wonder if this beer is infected, or if this is supposed to be a throwback to the 'sour' dark beers of the Olde Country.
I'm going to assume this is the way the brew is supposed to taste. There was recently a 'sour' porter out there that I found virtually undrinkable, but this one isn't nearly as grating, but the sour bite does cover up most of the other traits the beer might want to showcase. Great? No. Bad? No. Good? Pretty.
Serving type: bottle
03-14-2010 01:21:22 | More by maximum12
4/5 rDev +13%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at the brewery's outlet in the airport in Charlotte. Nicely done, and a good take on the English style. Roasted malt flavor with some nuttyness and a hint of chocolate. There was a touch of sourness at the end. I couldn't tell if it was intentional, a touch of bacteria or perhaps the line needed a flush, but it was not off-putting and I actually liked it. A great compliment to the pulled pork sandwich they served.
Serving type: on-tap
01-22-2010 17:41:30 | More by Brent
3.88/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
On draft at CLT
A - Certainly a brown ale, very deep brown hues. Fairly opaque, but not hazy. Head formation was strong, and left alot of lacing.
S - Strong hints of caramel and crystal malts. Some bready yeast notes come through as well. Certainly a high malt beer.
T - Starts off with a very potent nutty malt flavor, supremely sweet. Only a light amount of hopping in the mid-stream, accompanied by only a small amount of bitterness. Finishes with a yeast breadiness. Zero negative artifacts detected.
M - Fairly strongly bodied. Clinging and sticky. Carbonation bite doesn't come through harshly. A hair clinging at times.
D - Very easy drinking. Manageable ABV. Not filling.
A solid brown ale.
A good airport beer selection for sure.
Serving type: on-tap
01-07-2010 15:51:22 | More by katan
3.25/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Pours a dark brown color with more than a finger of slightly tanned head. Head doesn't retain very well at first and receeds to a thin lace on top of the beer however, that lace stays for quite awhile being reinforced by continuous bubbles. Nose is a roasty mix of burnt grain leaning towards smoke, malt and a bit of some zing in the finish that is somewhat sour. Taste is malty sweet with some chocolate and nutty character. Lingering taste of chocolate and malt turns a bit sour... Crisp finish, somewhat overly carbed and lighter than expected feel.
I have no reason to believe this bottle was mistreated but the sourness makes me think something might be wrong with it. I will have to get another sample and see.
Serving type: bottle
01-06-2010 23:08:25 | More by stakem
Cottonwood Low Down Brown Ale from Carolina Beer Company
81 out of 100 based on 131 ratings.


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