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Terry Jones Says Police Set Him Up to Prevent Quran-Burning, Threatens Lawsuit
Jones may put Qurans aside, drive his motorcycle to D.C. on next 9/11 anniversary.
Florida Pastor Terry Jones says police lured him into a trap Wednesday to prevent him from exercising his First Amendment-protected right to burn Qurans in Mulberry, Fla.
In addition to alleging a set-up, Jones claimed in a Friday interview with U.S. News that police did not read him his Miranda rights, and he threatened to sue the Polk County Sheriff's Office if the charges against him are dismissed or if he's found not guilty.
The controversial pastor was arrested and charged with a felony for illegally transporting fuel and a misdemeanor for openly carrying a firearm. He was traveling in a truck that was towing nearly 3,000 kerosene-soaked Qurans inside a large rented grill. Previous Quran-burnings by Jones have been blamed for murderous rampages in Muslim countries and many Mulberry residents objected to the demonstration.
The felony charge facing Jones and associate Marvin Sapp brings a maximum of 40 years in prison. "The unlawful conveyance of fuel charge stems from Jones and Sapp dousing and emptying kerosene into a smoker/trailer onto a stack of Qurans, and then dangerously transporting the trailer onto a state road," the Polk County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
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But Jones told U.S. News he shared his plans to pre-soak the Qurans during a meeting with three police officers – two from Polk County and one from Manatee County – and an FBI special agent on Sept. 7. None of the officers voiced concerns, he said.
"We told them at the time we would be soaking the Qurans in kerosene and would be driving them down there," Jones said. "We had no idea that was against the law. They were aware of what we were going to do."
Dave Couvertier, media coordinator of the FBI's Tampa field office, confirmed the FBI was in contact with Jones. The FBI wanted "to let him know there were some safety concerns" based on "unsubstantiated threats," Couvertier said. "We were not engaging in any arrest activity," he said, and "we were not involved [in his arrest]."
Polk County police detectives, however, did warn Jones before Wednesday "if he violated the law, he would absolutely be arrested," Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said in a statement following Jones' arrest.
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"Even the guy who ended up handcuffing us and arresting us was [at the Sept. 7 meeting]," Jones said. "They knew what we were doing, what route we were taking. I've been a pastor all my life and maybe I'm a little naive, I thought they were going to help us."
The police detective identified by Jones as the arresting officer was reached by U.S. News Friday. He directed all questions to Polk County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Donna Wood.
Wood declined to address Jones' allegations. "Mr. Jones will have an opportunity to be heard in court," she said.
Jones said his claim that he wasn't read his Miranda rights – which if true could scuttle the legal case against him – could be corroborated by videos taken of his arrest.
First Amendment experts told U.S. News Thursday it would be unconstitutional for police to selectively enforce laws against Jones because of his political beliefs. University of California at Los Angeles law professor Eugene Volokh pointed to the 1985 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Wayte v. United States. The court ruled "the decision to prosecute may not be [based on]... the exercise of protected... constitutional rights."
"I imagine that many people convey wood and combustible material to tailgate parties and picnics [without arrest]," George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said. The reason Jones and associate Marvin Sapp were initially pulled over was for lacking registration and lights on the smoker-grill trailer. The grill was rented by Sapp, Jones said, and is presumably driven by other locals without lights or registration and with flammable materials inside.
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Named as 2005 Work Study Student of the Year was Maribel Medrano, Clinical Laboratory Science, who was awarded a $300 scholarship. First runner up and awarded a $200 scholarship was Brenda Garcia, Student Financial Services Scholarship Office. Second runner up was Rodrigo Castillo, Talent Search, who won a $75 scholarship. There were 23 nominees out of approximately 950 work study students for the 2005 Work Study of the Year Award.
|Pictured left to right at the 2005 Work Study Awards Luncheon are Joel Garcia, work study coordinator; Melissa Benavides, Work Study Supervisor of the Year, coordinator of scheduling and retail at the UTPA Student Union; Brenda Garcia, first runner up, Student Financial Services Scholarship Office; Maribel Medrano, Work Study Student of the Year, Clinical Laboratory Science; Sonia del Angel, Success Profile of the Year, director of Educational Talent Search; Rodrigo Castillo, second runner up, Talent Search; and William Morley, assistant director, Student Financial Services.
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Edwards also noted the importance of the staff and faculty who support the work study students through mentoring and advisement. "You (faculty and staff) are very important in this enterprise because the work study students are also the students that we retain and that are successful toward obtaining a degree much more so than the general population of students," Edwards said.
Honored as Work Study Supervisor of the Year was Melissa Benavides, coordinator of scheduling and retail at the UTPA Student Union.
Celebrated annually, the awards event recognizes the hard work, commitment and contributions to the University by work study students who are nominated by work study supervisors and also the exemplary work of a work study supervisor who is chosen by the Student Financial Services staff.
Also, each year at the awards luncheon a former work study student who has gone on to a successful career at the University is also identified and recognized as the Success Profile of the Year. The 2005 recipient was Sonia del Angel, director of Educational Talent Search, a Department of Education grant program designed to help middle and high school students be prepared for college.
Del Angel, who started as a work study student in the Office of Student Activities and has worked at UTPA for 23 years, said the work study program opened doors for her and she had encouraged her brothers and sisters to participate in it as well. Photos of del Angel with her family and colleagues during her many years at UTPA were presented overhead as del Angel expressed her appreciation of the work study program.
"Without work study I wouldn't be where I am today. Because of work study I am able to touch lives and to touch the future," she said, referring to her job responsibilities with Talent Search. Del Angel said she often tells parents on school visits about the value of the work study program.
"It gives you excellent job experiences. If you are lucky enough to be placed in an area within your major it gives you a taste of what you can expect in the future. And it does connect you; you become part of the family. You belong; you have people who watch out for you and care for you. These people will help make you successful," she said.
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U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta, ousted last fall by Democrat Carol Shea-Porter, had his own delinquent property tax and water service bills in Manchester a few years ago, as did several other city elected officials of both parties. Current Republican State Committee Chairman Jennifer Horn owes the IRS more than $90,000 in back taxes, for which the IRS has imposed liens on her property.
The typical partisan response to news like this is to call the delinquent payer a tax cheat or imply that he or she is selfishly trying to avoid his or her civic duty. That is how Democrats portrayed Guinta when news of his late tax bills broke. Republicans pretend to be outraged about Kuster, too, but the response was more measured, for good reason.
The state party officially called on Kuster not to resign, but to explain herself. Asserting that Kuster did not "pay her fair share," Republican spokesperson Meg Stone said, "When times are tough and our neighbors are struggling, people understand; but when your net worth is nearly $2 million and you have established a pattern of non-payment, your constituents deserve an answer."
The false outrage was leavened with a hint of understanding. How else could a party headed by someone who has IRS liens totaling $92,184 respond?
The typical public response is a bit different. It goes something like this: We have to pay our taxes on time, why don't they? Who do they think they are? Fair enough. From now on, party poo-bahs need to vet candidates on their tax bills to avoid those questions. Yet for now there are other questions. Why do so many people in politics in New Hampshire have trouble paying their taxes on time? Do they feel entitled? Are they disorganized? Is it the economy? Or are taxes so high and so complex that it is becoming hard to find candidates who have not had payment issues?
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Fox's "Fringe" and "House" dominated the night, with "Fringe" gaining week-to-week while "House" held steady in the ratings.
Brining in a 4.1 rating/10 share in the 18- to 49-year-old demographic, "Fringe" increased 8% versus last week, according to preliminary Nielsen Media Research data.
"House" held fast at a 5.5/15 from last week. Fox walked away the clear winner Tuesday night with a 4.8/12 average.
NBC's "The Biggest Loser" lost a little steam from last week, declining 9% to a 3.2/8. "Law and Order: SVU" gained 6%, up to a 3.8/10. NBC took a second with a 3.4/8.
Moving in tandem, "NCIS" (3.5/9, 18 million) and "The Mentalist" (3.5/8, 15.8 million) dipped 13% from last week. "Without a Trace" declined two-tenths of a ratings point to a 2.6/7, and brought in 11.9 million viewers. For the night, CBS placed third in adults 18-49 with a 3.2/8, while taking first in total viewers with 15.2 million.
Hitting the home stretch, "Dancing With the Stars" (4.0/10) saw an 11% increase over last Tuesday, while "Eli Stone" (1.8/5) stayed flat. ABC placed fourth with a 2.7/7.
For its second straight week, The CW's "90210" (1.5/4) moved the needle upwards in the network's key demo of women 18-34, taking in a 3.0/8, up a tenth of a ratings point from last week.
"Privileged" (0.8/2) declined the same amount, one-tenth of a ratings point, in the women 18-34 demo, pulling in a 1.9/5.
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—Over at MyNetworkTV, "WWE Friday Night Smackdown" set yet more records in the network's key demographics of males, drawing a 1.7 rating in men 18-49 and a 1.9 in men 25-54 on Friday. And a horrible, scary thought for NBC: MyNet beat NBC in adults 18-49 on Friday by 8%. For the third week in a row.
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New Albany took home an opening round win over Washinton Courthouse 6-1 after taking a 6-0 lead in the early going.
New Albany threw up three runs in the first to things and added two more runs in the bottom half of the third and a final insurance run in the fourth.
Nick Shroyer faced 13 batters and recorded 13 outs to get the win, striking out six.
Derek Hall provided the only run, and only hit, for Washington Courthouse with a homer.
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Avon took an early 1-0 lead by scoring in the first, but Wheelersburg came back with five in the third and fourth innings which proved the difference despite a two-run fourth inning by Avon.
Athan Temponares scored the win for Wheelersburg, throwing five inning, fanning 11 and allowing two runs on six hits.
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Peters Back To St. Paul, Almond Back To Houston
However, it's my understanding that one of the reasons Peters went to the Wild last week was because Almond was injured. So who knows?
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I don't think they send guys down until they're cleared to play again, so Almond is likely ready to go. From what I gather, Wild coach Todd Richards loved Peters' game this weekend in Anaheim and preferred him to Almond.
Will be interesting to see what happens with the Aeros top line. Will Almond get his spot back or will Wellman keep it and Almond land on the 2nd line?
- February 28, 2011 at 10:07 AM
One of Warren Peter's unique skills is winning face-offs, much more valued in the NHL than AHL.
IMHO Casey Wellman has made the top line better, offensively, (including face-off wins).....and Cody Almond will make the second line better than it has been. This would serve to increase the intensity and grind-out time in the offensive zone...Almond has also shown tenacity on PK's with a few short-handed goals.
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Not knowing much about ballet, I was unaware of the existence of a device known as a "foot stretcher" until I watched "First Position," a documentary that focuses on six diverse young dancers as they prepare for the Youth American Grand Prix, a high-pressure annual event in which thousands compete for a handful of scholarships and contracts with "the world's elite dance schools and companies."
To the uninitiated (and unlimber), the foot stretcher briefly seen here -- a blocky contraption that forces the youthful pedal extremity into an artful if unnatural position -- might be a torture instrument from an ancient dynasty. Whatever its usefulness, it's a sort of anthropological artifact: an object representative of the rarefied yet vast world of international ballet culture, competition and commerce that is revealed in "First Position."
An apparent labor of love for first-time director-producer-editor-sometime camera operator Bess Kargman, "First Position" is yet another "youth competition" documentary. Like "Spellbound" (spelling bees), "Racing Dreams" (go-karts), "Mad Hot Ballroom" (ballroom dancing) and many, many others (even the Oscar-winning, Memphis-set "Undefeated" hooked its story to a high-school football team's playoff run), "First Position" uses the deadline of a contest -- in this case, the ballet Grand Prix, for ages 9 to 19 -- to generate suspense and impose chronological structure.
But as a ballet may be appreciated for its beauty even by those unable to follow its story, "First Position," at its best, doesn't require the strictures of a "plot" to hold the viewer's interest. The movie functions most effectively as a group portrait of its graceful, athletic and, yes, amazing young dancers -- children who, for reasons unfathomable to those who don't share their passion, have chosen to devote much of their lives to an intensely challenging and time-consuming artform that may provide personal satisfaction and may lead to a career but likely makes them something of an oddball among their uncomprehending peers. This is especially true of the boys, such as Aran Bell, 11, the son of a Navy officer. Aran owns a BB gun and a baseball and glove, but he prefers practicing pirouettes to popping tin cans and shagging flies.
The most interesting dancer may be 14-year-old Michaela Deprince, a war orphan from Sierra Leone who witnessed such atrocities as the dismemberment of a teacher before she was adopted by Americans. Determined to be a dancer ever since she was a little girl at the orphanage, when she saw a magazine cover photograph of a ballerina standing en pointe, the gifted and powerful Michaela worries that her vitiligo -- a condition that causes piebald depigmentation of the skin -- might hurt her chances in a world in which most professional dancers more closely resemble 17-year-old Rebecca Houseknecht, a swanlike blond "princess." In performance, both the powerful Michaela and the lithe Rebecca are stunning -- and so are the other kids. They're almost unearthly in their agility and elegance, at least until they remove their shoes, and reveal their all-too-human abrasions and injuries.
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Over at Wired.com, a piece by David Kravets on one odd effect of the (i can't believe I'm typing this) global food shortages -- artisanal beer brewers are reformulating recipes to reduce the amount of increasingly costly hops:
At Pacific Coast Brewing here, brewer Donald Gortemiller is reworking his recipes and altering his brewing styles like never before.Link. (photo by Jim Merithew, Wired.com; thanks, Wayneco)
Gortemiller isn't acting on a spurt of creativity. He's coping with a worldwide shortage of hops -- the spice of beer. The dry cones of a particular flowering vine, hops are what give your favorite brew its flavor and aroma. Prices of the commodity are skyrocketing as hop supplies have plummeted, forcing smaller brewmasters around the United States to begin quietly tweaking their recipes, in ways that are easily discerned by serious imbibers.
The shortage -- caused by a dwindling number of hop growers worldwide, and exacerbated by a Yakima, Washington, warehouse fire -- has forced Gortemiller to use fewer and different hops than before, changing the flavor of his beer. He's also resorted to beer hacks, like "dry hopping," in which the hops are added late to the mix, consuming fewer hops and yielding a more consistent flavor.
"When hops were $2 a pound, compared to $20 or $30 a pound now, it didn't matter. We'd throw them into the boil at various times," Gortemiller says. "That was an inaccurate way of doing things. We're modifying recipes and using about 20 percent less hops."
Update: BB commenter Pipenta has a solution:
Those big breweries that are making crap beer anyway can substitute other, um, natural substances for the hops.Discuss
For Bud and Bud Lite, bull terrier piddle should do the trick. For Heineken, a pole cat tincture is just the ticket.
In neither case, will any animals be harmed. For the first, all that is required is a convenient drain installed alongside a fireplug. And the Heineken folks just need to open a spa for skunks and change out the hot tub water on a daily basis.
32 Responses to "Cost of hops crops hits tops: Won't someone please think of the beer?"
ratatoskr says:
So it appears that for the next few years all hops are owned by people who don't think Natural Ice is that bad. But there is another way..
Pre-hops herbal beer. It even comes with it's own conspiracy theory:
"Some authors (notably Stephen Harrod Buhner in his book "Sacred and herbal healing beers") have been tempted to oversimplify this and present the switch to hops as a Protestant crackdown on feisty Catholic tradition, and as a Puritan move to try and keep people from enjoying themselves with aphrodisiac and stimulating gruit ales by imposing the sedative effects of hops instead."
carltonlee says:
There's a suggestion of causality here – that this is an effect of the global food shortage. Not the case. Rather, the hop shortage is symptomatic of the cyclical capital crises of which the food shortage is another symptom. Hops were overplanted and become cheap; the bottom fell out of the market; farmers stopped planting them because there were more profitable crops; now there is a shortage.
pork musket says:
My father planted some hops a couple weeks ago. It doesn't take much to work get it going, just gotta be careful about critter proofing it – dogs and rabbits will eat the shoots. As an aside, hop flowers are toxic to dogs and can be fatal even in small amounts.
Marketblogger says:
I'm currently researching this more in depth for my blog http://www.marketblog.com. My initial impression is there's a combination of things going on including those already mentioned.
One factor I suspect is the rise of microbreweries, as I suspect they may use more hops for the same amount of beer.
Another, probably the biggest, is the weakness of the dollar, incentivizing exports. If we export more, there's less available locally, and therefore brewers have to pay more, or buy from overseas, where they pay more due to the weakness of the dollar, so the price goes up relative to the change in the dollar, for everyone.
Another factor, for which I have yet to find any evidence, may be speculation. Though hops contracts do not trade on an exchange, they do exist, and can be bought sold off market as are many derivative markets that hedge funds participate in. Hedge funds are having more and more say in the day to day operations of many businesses, in many sectors, especially agriculture, and businesses are getting more and more into derivatives markets. They like to call it risk management, but the truth is they do a lot of speculating of their own these days. So I'm inclined that at least some of the price increase is due to this kind of long only speculation.
edselpdx says:
Ummmm… the Yakima fire affected the 2006 crop (so mostly last year's beer). I've seen figures from 4% to 10% of the 2006 US crop was burned/smoke damaged. This is probably more r/t limited production/poor growing last year? or OIL pricces.
We brewed with hops that my neighbor grew with no problem. It pretty aggressive plant that needs lots of overhead support. Beatiful plant, though.
Practical Archivist says:
Here's a photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society to illustrate what Wisco hops looked like 100 years ago. I'm confident we can grow our own hops here in Wisconsin again…but that 3 year wait is gonna be a doozy.
P.S. ATOJ & DEADMEAT — maybe we can start with the abandoned condo development at milwaukee and e. wash.
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ploni says:
Thanks, Tituscooker, for your level-headed analysis. If we only had more commentators like you on the various news sites, we'd be much better off.
And, by the way, the Kabbalah tells us these sudden, global price hikes are a good sign — something unique and very, very good in the history of the world is about to happen.
Drew from Zhrodague says:
Good think I planted hops in my garden! Also, the three-times-expansion of square garden area should cut down on our fresh produce purchases.
Fnarf says:
Uh, right. The Kabbalah.
I can't stand the way American craft beers are hopped, so maybe this will lead to better beers. What it SHOULD lead to, for this and many, many other reasons, is a total cessation of the massive government subsides for ethanol corn. It's turning out to be arguably the most destructive plant strategy ever.
fiendishthingy says:
I live in the Yakima Valley and this spring the number of hop fields around here have doubled. If current trends keep up all we'll grow in the valley will be hops and grapes.
Fnarf says:
I'm growing hops in my yard. I'm gonna get a crop this year. Who'll start the bidding?
Patrick Austin says:
@12: "Many people are growing their own. One hop plant, within 2-3 years, can provide 20 lbs of hop flowers, and since they are 'weeds' they grow pretty well in many climates. 2008 and 09 may be bad for hops, but after the farmers who return to hop farming, and many people grow their own, the prices should drop rapidly."
The yield per plant is more like 1 1/2 to 2 lbs, not 20 lbs. Still, 5 gallons of VERY hoppy beer uses maybe 6oz, so a few plants will keep you and your friends drunk for a while.
My four new plants went in a week ago. Hopefully will be popping any day now…
Christopher J Olsen says:
Okay, this is sad and all, but really, how many US microbrew ales have you had that have waaay too much hops in them? A lot. Moosehead, Sierra Nevada, and so on. They're way too hoppy. Occasionally, I like a beer that's hops heavy, but some of these brands are just obscene with the hops content. Hop heads have ruined it for everyone else. They used up all the hops, and now the rest of us have to suffer. Okay, Hops are not the only ingredient in beer. It is important, yes, but it shouldn't be the only thing you taste. When I want a beer, I want a beer, not a bottle of liquid hops. Freakin' hippies.
DrewB says:
Beer is being hit on multiple fronts right now as are most industries. Not only are hops being affected price wise, but so is malting grade barley. This year alone the prices are up 30% due to increased transport costs, bad harvests (Europe and Canada this time and the US crop was lower quality than usual) and more. While not as dramatic as the 300% price jump for hops, it's equally significant since you're using 10x more barley per batch.
Oh and then you've got glass prices (a prime culprit in the earlier German mention) and on and on. It's a tough time for friend's who are opening places. The bigger breweries (Sierra Nevada, Stone, New Belgium, Dogfish Head…) were smart in securing contracts, but even then you had suppliers either flat out of hops or refusing to sell at the negotiated rate.
It will be interesting to see if in the face of the economy and economic pressures the US Craft Beer Industry can maintain its impressive growth of the the past few years.
You'll notice the increased attempts by the big 3 to move to market with "craft-like" beers. Michelob, for instance, is being used to push a Marzen, a Wheat and a line of Ultra flavored Amber beers. Miller has just launched their line of "Craft Done Light" craft style beers, a Wheat, Blonde and Amber. All of this in addition to Coors/Molson's expansion of the "Blue Moon" lineup and A-B's non Michelob craft beer killers, Bare Knuckle, Pacific Ridge, Beach Bum Blonde, etc.
Why? Because the Big 3′s sales are flat, or as flat as a big company ever wants to see them. They see these moves as necessary to show the stock holders that they're continuing to stave off the market erosion from Craft Beer, while buddying/merging with major import brands (the Ambev lineup of Stella, Hoegaarden for instance) or buying distribution rights to regional micros like RedHook, Goose Island or Old Dominion.
One last disturbing bit out of the hop crisis. It's true fields are being replanted and full relief will be 3 years or so out, but we're losing many of our distinctive aroma varieties. Hops have 3 major roles in brewing, bittering, flavoring and aroma. Typically a variety is suited towards bittering or flavoring/aroma. The flavoring/aroma hops have less bittering potential (Alpha Acid %age) and oil blends that push forward Grapefruit/Orange, Piney or Spicy/Woody/Herbal aromas. The majority of hops are processed into hop bitterness extracts so the lions share of profit is found in growing hops with the highest Alpha Acid levels possible. So, the farmers coming online aren't planting the aroma varieties to any great extent.
For many micros the fear now is that with the exception of Cascade (think Sierra Nevada Pale Ale's Orange/Grapefruit aroma), we're going to lose lower AA distinctive beasts like Liberty, Willamette and Ultra (already gone, sadly).
Oh and the UK with their distinctive East Kent Goldings and Fuggles? Almost every last acre of hop land is in the hands of one older farmer. Speculation points to his family breaking the farms up for real estate once he passes.
Yeah, ok, I take this way, way too seriously.
Josh Parris says:
Time to stock up on beer.
eevee says:
Isn't that the point behind Sierra Nevada pale ale? I would never start the evening with one–maybe a brown ale like Newcastle to gently introduce my tastebuds to the evening's drink. But later on, a touch more hops is nice.
legion says:
The idea that the burning of a warehouse in freaking Yakima can impact global beer prices just spins my noggin.
Jack says:
Is there any guide for average Joe—or Jack—consumers to see what basic material costs are? The cost of everything seems to be going up and it would be nice—or at least perversely comforting—to see all the costs in one nice place.
gadfly says:
@Jack (#3)
it's called the price of oil…
Grey Eyed Man of Destiny says:
Yakima hops are a prized, much sought-after strain. Think "wine shortages were exacerbated by a warehouse fire in Napa Valley"
isaac says:
this has also hit us home-brewers quite hard… but it is still the most cost-effective method of stocking up on good beer.
teresa says:
I believe that Sam Adam's is offering to help home brewers/microbreweries with some of their extra hops at a discount, which is pretty awesome for a big company.
Ahoj says:
As a community that loves it's microbrews Madison Wisconsin heard about this about 5 months ago
to sum up how screwed beer lovers are, it takes 3 years to grow the extra hops.
Antinous says:
Miller Lite is people! It's people!
Deadmeat says:
Hello fellow beer lover and Madisonian.
I'm helping myself through these dark days by raiding my beer cellar for 5-year old Capital Autumnal Fire and whatnot.
Grey Eyed Man of Destiny says:
@Chris J Olson
Moosehead is neither a US brew nor is it all that hoppy…
Jeff says:
Natural alternatives, um…
Hops and Cannabis are in the same family of resin-producing aromatic plants. I've had beer made with bud, and it was very much like Heineken–retched skunk brew, but it gave a very nice buzz.
Marshall says:
I know of at least one microbrewery that might go out of business because they can't get their orders for hops filled. So, let's see first Costco stars rationing rice, and now they're basically rationing hops – what's next on our way down?
Pipenta says:
I've a solution to the problem. Those big breweries that are making crap beer anyway can substitute other, um, natural substances for the hops.
For Bud and Bud Lite, bull terrier piddle should do the trick. For Heineken, a pole cat tincture is just the ticket.
In neither case, will any animals be harmed. For the first, all that is required is a convenient drain installed alongside a fireplug. And the Heineken folks just need to open a spa for skunks and change out the hot tub water on a daily basis.
The folks who drink that stuff will never notice the difference and the hops can go to the small brewers who make truly tasty beer.
Pipenta says:
And really, at those prices, isn't this just a nice opportunity for local growers?
Halloween Jack says:
Hmmm… my favorite local microbrewer was complaining about this some months ago, and attributed it to bad weather in Europe. Also, "The dry cones of a particular flowering vine, hops are what give your favorite brew its flavor and aroma"–of course, the type and amount of malt have a lot to do with flavor and aroma, of course. As someone who prefers darker, more modestly hopped beers, I am not worrying as much.
TitusCooker says:
The warehouse fire is not to blame. The issue is multiheaded. Bad hop harvest on two continents (US and Europe), coupled with loss of hop farmland (250k acres reduced to 125k acres), coupled with poor profit from a glut on the market in both US and Europe caused a lot of farmers to move to corn for ethanol. The warehouse fire was just the nail in the coffin as some ridiculous amount of hops burned or were smoke damaged.
The big brewers have little problem getting hops, for the most part because they have contracts. Boston Beer Company is even selling off "excess" to other brewer's who are in jeopardy of going out of business due to the rising costs of materials. They should have an entire article devoted to their generosity in the midst of such shortages.
Homebrewers and small craft brewers are the most disadvantaged due to the lack of contracts with hop suppliers (or their relatively lesser amounts), but several hop suppliers are making sure that purchasers are not hoarding and that there are enough varieties available for everyone.
Many people are growing their own. One hop plant, within 2-3 years, can provide 20 lbs of hop flowers, and since they are 'weeds' they grow pretty well in many climates. 2008 and 09 may be bad for hops, but after the farmers who return to hop farming, and many people grow their own, the prices should drop rapidly.
Also note that beer prices should not rapidly increase, although many producers have done so in anticipation. It's gouging, for the most part. Many brewers are eating the cost, but in Germany, the beer prices per glass have gone up 20-50% and it's caused a lot of anger. Most of the cost of beer is warehousing and taxation, not ingredients, so the cost increase should not get passed on too much. If a craft brewer is making 7 barrels of beer, and the cost went up a factor of 10 ($2/lb to $20-30/lb), the number of individual beers (2,300 twelve ouncers, 4-5 lbs of hops in a mild beer) comes out to just about 2 cents more per beer. Of course that's a simplification, and doesn't take into account other increases, such as barley cost, increased gasoline costs, etc., but don't be fooled into believing that your beer should suddenly cost $5 more per six pack.


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"I am happy to announce that the structural repairs were started earlier this week," owner Nikos Avramopoulos told Stratford Patch. "We plan to reopen the diner within four to six weeks."
Avramopoulos said he'd like to thank his customers for their support and loyalty, and that an event will be held the day before the official reopening. He said customers can keep themselves updated on the progress of the diner by visiting the Blue Sky's website.
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Town officials last week ordered the immediate closure of the following a structural engineer's inspection of the longtime Stratford diner.
"The engineer said we had to replace some I-beams," said owner Nikos Avramopoulos, who hopes to reopen in three to four weeks.
Fire department officials were summoned to the Ferry Boulevard restaurant last Tuesday after Avramopoulos' wife called the department on a complaint about smoke in the building.
Avramopoulos said a small brush fire outside caused smoke to enter the basement, which spurred his wife to call the fire department. When they arrived, firefighters noticed rusty beams in the basement so they called in a building inspector, Avramopoulos said.
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As you have probably guessed, we are sharing Christmas stories from around the world this week. In Korea, we heard a story about how Amway and Independent Business Owner (IBO) leaders celebrated Christmas early this year.
During a n October seminar for IBO leaders, Amway displayed a Christmas tree for families to decorate by writing inspiring message to "wish kids" who are suffering from cancer and other severe medical conditions – along wtih a $5 donations. Donors could also read the stories of the children who their funds would be helping.
If Christmas tree decoration wasn't enough, IBOs could make a donation and dress up as Santa for a family photo.
After Amway added its own donations to the total, they had raised approximately $40,000 to help with medial expenses for low-income families with children in the hospital. IBO leaders delivered the donations on the last day of the leadership seminar to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and three Je-Ju Welfare Centers.
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Johnny Belinda (1948)
Jane Wyman's breakout performance (Best Actress Oscar) as a deaf-mute also stars Lew Ayres, Agnes Moorehead, and Charles Bickford (all three were Oscar nominated). Ayres plays small town Dr. Robert Richardson, who takes a professional interest in Belinda McDonald (Wyman), teaching her sign language, even though her own father Black (Bickford), and his sister Aggie (Moorehead) resist it. The doctor's relationship with his student leads to love, and she "blossoms". This attracts unwanted attention from Locky McCormick (Stephen McNally), who rapes her causing the town to suspect that Dr. Richardson is responsible (e.g. since she can't speak out to tell the truth). Further tragedy follows, causing Belinda to need a defense attorney (Alan Napier). The film, its director (Jean Negulesco), its Writing (Irma von Cube & Alllen Vincent earned their only Academy recognition adapting Elmer Harris's play), Editing (David Weisbart's only nomination), Sound, Max Steiner Score, and B&W Art Direction-Set Decoration & Cinematography were all nominated for Oscars.
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- The definition of in is successful or powerful.
An example of in is are people who are the most looked-up to or the most fashionable.
- In is defined as going from outside to inside.
An example of in is to walk into a house from the backyard.
- In is defined as not, or into.
- An example of in used as a prefix is in the word "inadequate," which means not enough.
- An example of in used as a prefix is in the word "inbreed," which to breed by mating people or animals which are closely related.
- In is defined as inside the area, moving from a point outside to point inside or having a specific occupation or function.
- An example of in is a letter being enclosed by an envelope.
- An example of in is a basketball player dunking a ball through a hoop.
- An example of in is someone who works as an educator.
These three children are in the car.
- contained or enclosed by; inside; within: in the room, in the envelope
- wearing; clothed by: to dress in one's best
- during the course of: done in a day
- at or before the end of: return in an hour
- perceptible to (one of the senses): the town is in sight; he told a lie in my hearing
- limited by the scope of: in my opinion
- being a member of or worker at: in the navy, in business
- being a student at: she's in college
- being an inmate of: to be in prison
- out of a group or set of: one in ten will fail
- amidst; surrounded by: in a storm, in total darkness
- affected by (a specified state or condition); having: he's in trouble; they were in tears
- engaged or occupied by (an activity or process): in a search for truth, deep in thought
- with regard to; as concerns: weak in faith, to vary in size, six feet two in height
- so as to form; arranged to produce the form or shape of: hair done in curls, standing in a line
- with; by; using: to paint in oils, written in English, sculpture done in wood
- because of; for: to cry in pain
- by way of; for the purpose of: do this in my defense
- as a part of the capacity or function of; belonging to: he didn't have it in him to cheat; can you find it in yourself to forgive her?
- into [break it in two; come in the house]: when the idea of motion from outside to inside is intended, into is generally preferred
- living or located at: vacationing in Venice
Origin of inMiddle English ; from Old English akin to German in ; from Indo-European base an unverified form en- from source Classical Greek en, Classical Latin in (OL en), Old Irish in, Old Church Slavonic on-, Sanskrit an-
- from a point outside to one inside: to invite visitors in
- to or toward a certain place or direction: he flies in today, they live ten miles in
- at or inside one's home, office, etc.: forced to stay in for a day
- so as to be contained by a certain space or condition
- so as to be in office or power
- so as to be agreeing or involved: he fell in with our plans
- so as to form a part: mix in the cream
- that is successful or in power: the in group
- inner; inside
- coming or going inside or inward: the in door, the in boat
- completed, gathered, counted, etc.: the votes are in
- Informal profiting to the extent of: to be in $100
- Informal currently smart, popular, fashionable, etc.: an in place to go
- Informal known to or able to be understood by only a certain group of people; inside (): an in joke
- a person, group, etc. that is in power, in office, or in a favored position: usually used in pl.
- ☆ Informal special influence or favor; pull
come in
have it in for
in for
in on
ins and outs
- all the complex physical details of a place
- all the details and intricacies
in that
in with
Origin of in-; from the preposition in; also Middle English ; from Old English inn and amp; Middle French in- or Old French en- ; from Classical Latin in- ; from in: see in
Origin of in-Middle English ; from Old French and amp; Medieval Latin ; from Classical Latin ; from Indo-European an unverified form ṇ-, initial negative particle, variant, variety of an unverified form ne, an unverified form nē- from source no, Classical Latin ne-
- a neutral carbohydrate: inulin
- a glycoside: amygdalin
- a protein: albumin
- a glyceride: palmitin
- an enzyme: rennin
- an antibiotic: streptomycin
- an alkaloid or a nitrogenous base: codein
- a pharmaceutical preparation: chrysarobin
- a commercial product, material, or mixture: algin
- an antigen: tuberculin
Origin of -insee -ine
- a. Within the limits, bounds, or area of: was hit in the face; born in the spring; a chair in the garden.b. From the outside to a point within; into: threw the letter in the wastebasket.
- To or at a situation or condition of: was split in two; in debt; a woman in love.
- a. Having the activity, occupation, or function of: a life in politics; the officer in command.b. During the act or process of: tripped in racing for the bus.
- a. With the arrangement or order of: fabric that fell in luxuriant folds; arranged to purchase the car in equal payments.b. After the style or form of: a poem in iambic pentameter.
- With the characteristic, attribute, or property of: a tall man in an overcoat.
- a. By means of: paid in cash.b. Made with or through the medium of: a statue in bronze; a note written in German.
- With the aim or purpose of: followed in pursuit.
- With reference to: six inches in depth; has faith in your judgment.
- Used to indicate the second and larger term of a ratio or proportion: saved only one in ten.
- To or toward the inside: opened the door and stepped in.
- To or toward a destination or goal: The mob closed in.
- Sports So as to score, as by crossing home plate in baseball: singled the runner in.
- Within a place, as of business or residence: The manager is in before anyone else.
- So as to be available or under one's control: We can proceed when all the evidence is in.
- So as to include or incorporate: Fold in the egg whites.
- So as to occupy a position of success or favor: campaigned hard and was voted in.
- In a particular relationship: got in bad with their supervisor.
- Located inside; inner.
- Incoming; inward: took the in bus.
- Holding office; having power: the in party.
- Informal a. Currently fashionable: the in thing to wear this season.b. Concerned with or attuned to the latest fashions: the in crowd. See Synonyms at fashionable.
- Relating to, understandable to, or coming from an exclusive group: an in reference.
- One that has position, influence, or power: the ins against the outs.
- Informal Influence; power: had an in with the authorities.
Origin of inMiddle English, from Old English; see en in Indo-European roots.
or in.
or il– or im– or ir–
Origin of in-Middle English, from Old French, from Latin; see ne in Indo-European roots.
or il– or im– or ir–
- In; into; within: inundation. Before l, in- is usually assimilated to il-; before r to ir-; and before b, m, and p to im-.
- Variant of en–1.
Origin of in-Middle English, from Old English (from in, in; see in1) and from Old French (from Latin, from in, in, within; see en in Indo-European roots).
- Neutral chemical compound, especially:a. Neutral carbohydrate: inulin.b. Protein or protein derivative: albumin.c. Lipid or lipid derivative: lecithin.d. Enzyme: pancreatin.e. Glycoside: chitin.
- A pharmaceutical: rifampin.
- An antibiotic: penicillin.
- Antigen: tuberculin.
- Variant of –ine2.
Origin of -inVariant of –ine2.
- Contained by.
- The dog is in the kennel.
- Surrounded by.
- We are in the enemy camp. Her plane is in the air.
- Part of; a member of.
- One in a million.
- Pertaining to (that particular thing).
- He has passed in English.
- Immediately after a period of time.
- They said they would call us in a week.
- Within a certain time constraint
- Are you able to finish this in three hours? The massacre resulted in over 1000 deaths in three hours.
- By virtue of; by means of
- In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment.
- Indicating an order or arrangement.
- My fat rolls around in folds.
- Into.
- Less water gets in your boots this way.
- During (said of periods of time).
- in the first week of December; Easter falls in the fourth lunar month; The country reached a high level of prosperity in his first term.
- Denoting a state of the subject.
- He stalked away in anger. John is in a coma.
- Indicates a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
- Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" in C minor is among his most popular. His speech was in French, but was simultaneously translated into eight languages.
- Indicates a language, script, tone, etc. of writing, speaking, etc.
- When you write in cursive, it's illegible. He spoke in French, but his speech was simultaneously translated into eight languages.
- Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
- You've got a friend in me. He's met his match in her.
- Within.
(third-person singular simple present ins, present participle inning, simple past and past participle inned)
From Middle English, from Old English in, from Proto-Germanic *in (whence German in, Dutch in, Danish i), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *en, whence also ultimately Latin in, Irish i, Welsh yn, Ancient Greek ἐν (en) (modern Greek εν (en)), Old Armenian ի (i), Old Church Slavonic vŭ(n)-, Russian в (v), Old Prussian en, Lithuanian į.
(not comparable)
- (not comparable) Located indoors, especially: at home or the office .
- Is Mr. Smith in?
- Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
- Suddenly a strange man walked in.
- (sports) Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.
- He went for the wild toss but wasn't able to stay in.
- (UK) abbreviation of in aid of.
- What's that in?
- After the beginning of something.
(plural ins)
(comparative more in, superlative most in)
- In fashion; popular.
- Skirts are in this year.
- Incoming.
- the in train
- (nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.
- (law) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin.
- in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband
Old English inne
(plural ins)
- Inch.
Abbreviation of inch.
in - Computer Definition
A public switched telephone network (PSTN) that, at a minimum, provides for the switches to consult centralized, service- and customer-specific databases for routing instructions and authorization code verification. Intelligent Network Version 1 (IN/1) was conceived at Bell Labs and unveiled in 1976 with the introduction of INWATS (800) services and the first common channel signaling (CCS) system. IN/1 services included INWATS, calling card verification, and voice virtual private networks (VPNs). IN is dependent on the service creation element (SCE), a set of modular programming tools permitting services to be developed independently of the switch, thereby divorcing the servicespecific programmed logic from the switch logic.This enables the service to be developed independently and be made available to all switches in the network. IN/1 was succeeded by the advanced intelligent network (AIN), developed by Bell Labs in the early 1980s. See also AIN, Bell Labs, CCS, database, PSTN, routing, SCE, switch, and VPN.
(Intelligent Network) The public switched telephone network architecture of the 1990s, which was developed by Bellcore (now Telcordia) and the ITU. It was created to provide a variety of advanced telephony services such as 800 number translation, local number portability (LNP), call forwarding, call screening and wireless integration. While Bellcore named its version AIN (Advanced Intelligent Network) for use in North America, there are a variety of proprietary versions throughout the world based on the ITU standard. The IN uses the SS7 signaling protocol in which voice calls (or modem data) travel through circuit-switched voice switches, while control signals travel over an SS7 packet-switched network. See SS7 and converged network.


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Pelham, N.H. — Dennis Ernest Viger, 62, died suddenly, Sunday, January 6, at his home. He was the beloved husband of Michelle (Napert) Viger with whom he shared 40 years of marriage.
Dennis was born in Lawrence on February 7, 1950, a son of the late Josephine (Wasylak) and Ernest Viger. He was educated in Dracut and a graduate of Dracut High School and Franklin Institute in Boston.
For 33 years he worked as a Engineer at Verizon until retiring, and then for the past 10 years worked as an Contract Engineer for Verizon Wireless.
Dennis was very involved with the town of Pelham especially the town politics and also served on the Budget Committee for over 30 years. He could also be found almost every morning at the local McDonald's for the "Breakfast Club".
His family however, is what meant most to him. He always enjoyed having Sunday dinners and spending time with them; he will be greatly missed.
Along with his wife Michelle, Dennis is survived by his four children, Doug Viger and Donna of Pelham, Matt Viger and Andrea of Goffstown, N.H., Jeff Viger and Meghan of Pelham and Andy Viger and Erin of Conn. He is also survived by his eight cherished grandchildren, Tyler, Connor, Rylee, Mikayla, Colin, Jackson, Addison, and Mason; his siblings, Katherine Ignacio and her husband, George of Dracut, and Michael Viger and his wife, Patrice of Methuen; his mother-in-law, Faye Napert of Dracut, his closest cousin and friend, Ron Viger and his wife, Charlene of Methuen, as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins.
ARRANGEMENTS: Relatives and friends are invited to pay their respects from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, January 9 at the Dracut Funeral Home, 2159 Lakeview Ave., Dracut. His funeral will take place at the funeral home on Thursday, January 10 at 11:30 a.m. and burial will follow at Gibson Cemetery in Pelham. To leave an online condolence, story or message please visit www.dracutfuneralhome.com


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Good morning,
President Obama needs to be focused on helping create an environment for growth, but his actions repeatedly contradict his claim that he "can't wait" to create jobs. Last week, the President refused to green light the Keystone pipeline project, placing 20,000 jobs in red-tape limbo and hindering domestic energy production. As a new poll shows 62% disapprove of President Obama's handling of the economy, and the President and his Administration cannot continue to punt on job creation when millions of people remain unemployed. In contrast, House Republicans remain focused on removing the roadblocks to economic growth so we can return jobs and prosperity to our country.
Today In History: In 1851, Moby-Dick, a novel by Herman Melville about the voyage of the whaling ship Pequod, is published by Harper & Brothers in New York.
Birthdays: Condoleezza Rice, Prince Charles, Rev. Run, Travis Barker, and Claude Monet
Here is what's in today's Ledger ...
State Of Play: Americans Continue To Give President Obama Two Thumbs Down On The Economy
Record High: Disapproval Of President Obama's Handling Of The Economy Hits A New High. President Obama's ratings on the most important issue for his re-election -- the economy -- have posted the weakest showing of his presidency, according to a poll released Friday by CBS News. About 60 percent of voters said they disapprove of Mr. Obama's handling of the economy, the highest on record. Just 34 percent approve of the job he is doing on the matter. ... About 86 percent of respondents think the economy is in bad shape now with just 13 percent who see it in good shape. And just 18 percent see it getting better while 32 percent see it getting worse. CBS
Americans Continue To Overwhelmingly Rate President Obama's Performance On The Economy As Poor. Overwhelmingly, voters continue to say Obama is performing poorly on the issue they care about most. About three-fifths of those polled identified the economy, jobs or spending as the single most important issue. Nationally, only 35 percent approved of how Obama is doing on the economy — down 3 points since September — compared with 62 percent who disapproved; 40 percent approved of his approach to jobs and just 33 percent approved of his handling of the budget, including spending and deficits. Politico
• Change Very Few Believe In: Only 12% Of Americans Are Satisfied With The Direction The President Is Taking The Nation – The Same Percentage As When President Obama Took Office In 2009. Economic issues overshadow all others as Americans' primary concerns. Thirty-six percent say unemployment or jobs and 30% say the economy in general is the most important problem facing the United States. Only one other issue, dissatisfaction with government, is above 10%. ... The ongoing concern about the economy helps explain the high level of dissatisfaction with current conditions in the United States. Now, 12% of Americans are satisfied and 86% dissatisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. Satisfaction has ranged between 11% and 13% since August ... The only other times Gallup has measured satisfaction below 15% were in 1979 during the energy crisis, during the economic slowdown of 1992, and in 2008 and early 2009 -- most of which were recorded after the Wall Street financial crisis. In a perhaps ominous sign for Barack Obama as he seeks re-election next year, today's 12% satisfaction rating is no better than when he took office in January 2009. Satisfaction did rise in the early stages of the Obama administration, to as high as 36% in August 2009, but has since drifted back down. Gallup
The State Of Play (2): President Obama Chooses His Campaign Over American Workers
Editorial: President Obama Puts His Campaign Ahead Of Helping Put Americans Back To Work. The Obama administration's decision to postpone a ruling on the fate of the Keystone XL pipeline till 2013 is a poorly disguised political punt. The ruling has 2012 presidential politics written all over it, despite the environmental reasons given. ... We are among those who have had environmental questions about the project, which would bring heavy oil from Canada for refining on the Texas Gulf Coast. But over the weeks and months, those have been well and exhaustively addressed and satisfied. In our view, the response to the pipeline by the environmental community has been a myopic overreaction; it was wrong to put the president in this political vise. ... As experts have pointed out, its potential impact on the environment is nil. If the heavy oil is not allowed to flow into this country, it will be shipped to the West Coast for transit to the energy-omnivorous Chinese. And it creates friction with another influential constituency, organized labor. Many of those 20,000 jobs on the construction of the pipeline would have been filled by skilled union members. Eventually, the completed pipeline was expected to result in as many as 130,000 jobs, many of them on the upper Texas Coast, where the heavy oil would be refined into 700,000 barrels of oil daily. Postponement of a decision on Keystone is an opportunity missed for this administration to create needed jobs and enhance energy security. It is a shortsighted call. The Houston Chronicle
• ICYMI – President Obama's Keystone Cop-Out. President Obama used to be fond of "shovel-ready projects." He's also demanding that Congress pass his jobs bill immediately because 9% unemployment is a crisis, and, by the way, he's for making the U.S. less reliant on energy from tyrants. So how about putting 20,000 Americans to work on a North American energy project that's as shovel-ready as they come? Sorry, Mr. Obama is voting present. The $7 billion project is TransCanada's Keystone XL, a 1,700-mile underground pipeline that would deliver 830,000 barrels of heavy crude oil a day from Alberta to refineries in Oklahoma and Texas. TransCanada filed an application to build the pipeline in September 2008 with the State Department, which must approve it because the pipeline would cross the 49th parallel. In April 2010 and again this August, State produced multivolume environmental impact statements that concluded the pipeline would have "no significant impacts" on the environment. That should have ended the matter. The Wall Street Journal
• Editorial: Does President Obama Really Care About Creating Jobs Or Just Saving His Own? President Obama President Barack Obama has been on a seemingly non-stop, jobs-themed re-election tour for months. Yet he just postponed for at least an additional two years the creation of thousands of high-paying, private-sector jobs building a pipeline to bring $15-a-barrel Canadian oil to American refineries. The political cynicism here is stupefying. It's a private project. Unlike solar and wind farm boondoggles, no federal subsidy would have been sought. Much of the pipe is already sitting in warehouses. It would be hard to envision a more "shovel-ready" project -- nor one better suited to reduce America's dependence on far more expensive oil imported from hostile foreign lands. ... Oh, please. This isn't about the environment. Modern pipelines leak sparingly, and when they do they can be easily shut down until repairs are made. The Environmental Impact Statement gave this project a "Go." If it hadn't been an "important aquifer," those who are against all development, who would like to see Americans' energy use and standard of living rolled back to 19th-century levels, would have turned up some weed or bug to focus on. ... Terry O'Sullivan, general president of the Laborers' International Union of North America, noted: "The administration chose to support environmentalists over jobs -- job-killers win, American workers lose." The Las Vegas-Review Journal
President Obama's Decision On The Keystone Pipeline Demonstrates He's In Full Campaign Mode. More evidence that the president is now in campaign mode comes from his announcement last week that he won't make a decision on the pipeline that will carry crude oil from the Canadian oil sands to Gulf Coast refineries until after his re-election bid is over. Keystone XL is a major infrastructure project of the sort Obama said he wanted for America when he proposed the $450 billion Stimulus II. The only difference is that the jobs will be entirely funded by private investment, and not taxpayer dollars. ... The oil from Canada could ultimately supplant much of the oil the United States imports from the Middle East and other unstable regions. It could give the country a measure of energy security. It moves crude far more energy efficiently than tankers do. And it could also help put America back to work. Obama's waffling may appease the president's base. But it's not likely to help him with the hundreds of thousands of Americans who want jobs, and want them now. The Detroit News
The Road Ahead: Not Time For Supercommittee To Raise Taxes
RSC Chairman Jordan: Democrats Say "Balance" Spending Cuts With Tax Hikes, But Balance Isn't "Half Right, Half Wrong." After an unprecedented spending binge, apologists for big government once again want to raise taxes to reduce the deficit. We've seen this before. ... Politicians are so addicted to spending, they can't even avoid the temptation to spend savings from relatively minor budget cuts. President Obama's recent plan to cut $100 million of waste within his administration won't actually save money because he's going to spend it elsewhere. That's deficit relocation, not deficit reduction. ... Tax hikes transfer wealth from producers to politicians. They give the Beltway crowd more chances to spend other people's money — certainly not the way to create jobs and grow our economy. Taxes should be fair, reward risk taking, and give people equal opportunity to chase down their dreams. They should not punish success to satisfy some false definition of "balance." ... Even President Obama has said that raising taxes is "the last thing you want to do" in a recession. Balance doesn't mean "half-right, half-wrong." It means you don't fall over. Our economy will have an even tougher time catching its balance if Washington raises taxes. USA Today
• Clyburn Admits Democrats Are Not Unified Around Their Own Plan. "That is a Democrats' plan, that is not the Democratic plan," Clyburn said. "There are six Democrats on this committee, and although I have a great deal of admiration and respect for all of them, the fact of the matter is Democrats have not coalesced around a plan." Politico
Keeping Tabs
President Obama Says No To Jobs, Domestic Energy Exploration and Energy Security In Virginia. The Obama administration's exclusion of Virginia from offshore oil-drilling lease sales comes as a disappointment to the state's public officials. Gov. Bob McDonnell, who had hoped to use some of the proceeds for transportation projects, blasted the decision. Sens. Jim Webb and Mark Warner, who introduced legislation this summer to expand the exploration zone off the state's coast, want the Interior Department to reconsider. Rep. Eric Cantor is on record favoring offshore exploration. ... "proven reserves" refers to the amount of oil that is commercially recoverable under current government regulations. In other words, no matter how much oil there is underground or underwater, it doesn't count if the government says it is off-limits — as it has just done to the Old Dominion. Earlier this year The Washington Post reported that "limited seismic work off Virginia's coast indicates that there is far more oil and natural gas offshore" than suggested by earlier surveys. Maybe, maybe not. Thanks to the Obama administration, we might never know. Richmond Times-Dispatch
Is The EPA Covering-Up Its Own Opinion On Grid Integrity? In a "What are the energy impacts?" section, the EPA concedes that it "is aware that concerns have been expressed by some, even in advance of this proposed rule, that this regulation may detrimentally impact the reliability of the electric grid." The agency admits that what it calls "sources integral to reliable operation" may be forced to shut down—those would be the coal-fired plants the EPA is targeting—and that these retirements "could result in localized reliability problems." The EPA insists that it knows how to balance "both clean air and electric reliability," but all along in public it has denied that reliability is in any way at risk. The draft document also "strongly encourages" the people who run the grid, like regional transmission operators and state regulators, to start planning "as soon as possible" for "potential retired units." The EPA recommends "transmission upgrades, targeted demand side management strategies, and construction of new generation." This helps to explain why even the EPA admits the utility rule is the most expensive it has ever proposed. But here's the kicker: This reliability section was gone when the EPA released its utility rule proposal in May 2011. Why did it vanish? Where did it go? The Wall Street Journal
A Growing Number Of Democrats Distance Themselves From President Obama, Refuse To Say If They Will Support Him. Sen. Joe Lieberman was treated like an outcast back in 2008 when he broke from the Senate Democratic Caucus and openly opposed Barack Obama's bid for the White House. Asked last week if he'd back Obama in 2012, the Connecticut independent said, "I don't know what I'm going to do." This time around, there may be more Liebermans. A number of moderate Democrats like Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar and liberals like Sen. Bernie Sanders are declining to give their unqualified support for the president, saying they're either too focused on their own races or are calling on the White House to cater to their agendas before they will offer an endorsement. Politico


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2nd Annual Bring Your Child to the Library Day! The Danbury Library will participate with a performance by children's musician Laura Doherty, a Parent's Choice Gold and Silver Music Award winner at 1:00 p.m. Children who attend will receive a free tote bag, while supplies last. Kids who don't have library cards can register for their free card.
Kids will also be able to register for the new "Love Your Library Reading Challenge" taking place during the month of February. For every book a child reads or has read to them, up to 5 books, they receive a chance to win a prize basket full of books and assorted gifts. The drawing will take place at noon on February 28.
For more information call the Danbury Library Junior Department at 203-797-4528.