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|After having toured the Icefield Parkway in Alberta for 5 days
from August 26th to 30th, and after completing the UMCA 24-hour Time Trial in Iowa and
Illinois on Sept 3rd, Rowan and I drove across the US from Iowa to Colorado, stopping to
cycle in Nebraska, Missouri, and Wyoming. We stayed in the backpackers in Boulder – a place
I would not recommend, especially during the first week of University – and then, on Sept 9th,
we cycled out to Louisville, where the Last Chance 1200K Randonnee was to start, to get ready
for the big ride.
We made the short trip to Louisville completely laden with all our touring gear and everything else we had acquired along the way. The route led us up to the top of a good-sized hill. When we got to the top, there was a lovely view of the mountains and I wanted to take a photo. As I lifted my leg over the top tube, my heel caught and I fell backward with Machak, complete with heavy panniers, on top of me.
My left leg, and especially the knee, was quite bruised. I also strained a ligament at the top of my left thigh, affecting my pedal stroke, and I bruised, or somehow injured, something in my lower back along the spine. I tried to ride the next day but was in so much pain it triggered an asthma attack. What a way to prepare for a 1200 km brevet!! However, some rest, ibuprofen, a wonderful sports cream, and a few massages later, and I was standing at the start, ready to roll, at 3 am on September 13th.
|We all set off a good pace and it wasn't long before Rowan and
I had dropped toward the back, as we had expected. Then, just before dawn, Rowan flatted, and
just after dawn, I flatted … increasing our gap on the riders ahead even more. Nevertheless,
by the time we got to Byers, 113 kms, we had arrived prior to my ETA, and there were still
some riders with us.
The course from Louisville to Byers was quite easy – a few small hills, but nothing major. The traffic was also fairly light until we got closer to Byers. However, we were up against a moderate headwind, and would be for the next 552 kms.
| I was also fighting a monumental mental battle – wondering what on earth I was doing out
there. On the one hand, I did not want to do this ride after the season I have had … on the
other hand I really wanted to finish this ride after the season I've had! I had invested too
much in terms of time and money to not make some effort.
As the battle continued, I began developing aches and pains everywhere. My right Achilles gave me a few twinges. My left Achilles sent up some screams of pain which continued on and off for 700 kms. Both knees had their turn … then the IT bands and the quads. It's interesting how the body protests when there really isn't anything wrong except for the mental struggle.
I wanted to make it to Last Chance, since the ride is called the Last Chance. I felt that if I could at least make it that far, I would have done a century and would have seen the place the ride is named after. Last Chance isn't even really a town. All it has is a church, a park with a water pump, and a few houses on a surprisingly busy intersection with fairly heavy truck traffic. But I completed my first goal there and my next goal was to do a double century before turning back.
|The little towns we passed through on the way out were short on services, but the people were quite friendly, and I was able to get some food. In Byers I had stocked up on the almonds I usually carry with me on long rides. In Anton, I had a delicious bean and cheese burrito and potato chips. The lady running that store told us that she would leave a jug of water out for the riders who passed through on the way back at night. In Cope, we stopped at a tiny little gas station with a fly-infested washroom but with friendly people who wanted to know what the ride was all about. We were still ahead of schedule at the Cope checkpoint, 233 kms.
|In Joe's we donned our night attire, and with one eye on an approaching thunderstorm, we continued on into the night to the sound of howling coyotes. I was desperate for a cup of coffee but Joe's had nothing open, nor did Idalia or St. Francis, 334 kms. St. Francis was the double century point, and also the point where I decided I would at least make Atwood, 400 kms into the ride – the sleep stop. In Bird City we found a coke machine and the lovely warm step in front of the service station. On rides like this, we appreciate even the smallest luxuries!
|Meanwhile the storm kept coming closer and closer and we had
several sprinkles of rain … but thankfully, it never came directly overhead. We were,
however, still fighting those headwinds.
|The terrain between Byers and Atwood started quite hilly –
undulating – then flattened right out, which I liked, and then became lightly hilly to
Atwood with one large gorge which came as a complete surprise in the middle of the night.
And Atwood played the usual prairie town tricks … these prairie towns hide and move at night!! We could see lights … maybe that would be Atwood! But no, it was a farm, and another farm, and then a town named McDonald … and then the world turned black with only teensy specks of lights here and there. Where was Atwood? A faint glow on the sky … maybe … no … just another farm … and then finally when the lights were indeed those of Atwood, it was as though Atwood kept cycling the same speed and direction as we were. It took forever before we finally arrived, travelled through the town, and up the hill to the motel.
|Incidentally, Atwood is giving away free
land Atwood! We wondered if all the cyclists would be allowed to
choose our plots on the way through, and then if we successfully completed the ride, we
would be awarded them!!
I experience something on all these 1200K events which men, and possibly most women, are fortunate not to experience. In situations where women exercise a lot, most women do not menstruate. I'm just the opposite. In this instance, I had already started my period before the ride, but the event triggered a massive increase in flow and severe cramping. This added a bit of extra challenge to the ride. I am still trying to research the reasons behind this reaction to long distance cycling events, but have not come up with any conclusions.
It was a huge relief to arrive at the motel in Atwood, which the organizers had booked for us, so I could deal with my difficulties mentioned above, and so I could eat and sleep. Rowan and I got one hour of sleep before dragging ourselves back on the course again at about 4:30 am.
|The terrain became hillier after Atwood – undulating again. We would cycle to the top of
a hill, only to see another hill in the distance. The area was barren – no trees, hardly any
buildings, not even very many cattle! At one point, we stopped to take a photo of the
sunrise. Later we saw the first of the riders on the return trip, Ken Bonner. Mike likely
went by a couple hours later when we stopped in Oberlin.
I was not at all hungry, and even feeling a bit nauseated, when we set off, but by the time we reached Oberlin, about 40 kms down the road, I was starving and so we stopped at a little café for a big breakfast.
|Then we were back on the road again to ride up and down the
hills and look at the vast expanses of brownish grass. I remember the excitement of seeing
a small slough … the odd cow … a tree … and all the while we were still riding into the
headwinds. However, it was interesting to see the cyclists coming back the other way … they
looked so happy and relaxed with big grins on their faces and cheerful waves. They provided
a bit of distraction for us, along with pangs of jealousy knowing that they had a tailwind!!
Both Rowan and I struggled mentally through this section, but I had a number of goals for this day. First, I wanted to make it past the 422-km point. That was the longest distance I'd managed this year before this ride. Then I wanted to reach the 500-km point so that I would have done a triple century. Then I wanted to reach the 600-km point … halfway! If I'm struggling, my mental outlook on these rides usually improves after the halfway mark. We were past the first goal before Oberlin. We reached the second goal in Norton, where we celebrated with some ice cream from Dairy Queen.
I had to take a little 10-minute nap about halfway between Norton and Phillipsburg, and so I laid down on the side of the road. Wouldn't you know it but that happened to be the moment a couple on Harleys decided to pull up across the road and have a chat with their motorcycles still running! Also apparently the way I chose to lie down, I looked like an accident victim, and Rowan had to do his best to look casual and nonchalant like nothing was wrong!!
|Peter Norris, on his recumbent, caught up to us shortly after my nap and the three of us
arrived at the Phillipsburg control, 552 kms, together at 3:15 pm … still right on schedule
according to my ETAs. We had a great time in the local Subway laughing, and eating and
drinking our fill before setting off again.
|And when we set off, we discovered the reason why all the
other cyclists looked so relaxed and happy on their return trip … we too had that tailwind!
It was wonderful!! Finally we could keep up a good pace without working so hard, and finally
we could hold a conversation without the roaring of the wind in our ears.
We flew into Norton, and paused there a little while to don our night attire, and to debate about the approaching storms. Finally, we decided to continue and deal with them if or when they reached us. Not long after Norton, we reached the 600-km point – I had accomplished all my goals for the day! Oberlin didn't seem nearly as far away as it had from the other direction, and the hills didn't seem nearly as difficult … ah, the power of a good tailwind!!
Sadly, after Oberlin, the tailwind started to die and the wind started to come from various directions. It also started to get quite chilly. For some reason, the 40 kms back to Atwood seemed to take us forever. We could hardly get up any speed, and couldn't really figure out why not.
It was in this section as well, that we had to think through the implications of the errors in the documents we had been given. In Phillipsburg, we discovered the cue sheet and the brevet card were different … slightly different distances, and significantly different control closing times. The brevet card told us that the Atwood control closed at about 7:50 am. The cue sheet told us that the Atwood control closed at 4:53 am. Had we taken advantage of the brevet card closing time and slept till near 7:50 am, we would never have made the next control in time. We would have had to cover 70 kms in about 2.5 hours!! Elsewhere, for other controls, the cue sheet gave us more time than the brevet card. We weren't sure which one to follow!
Again Atwood, 701 kms, played the prairie town tricks on us, but when we finally chased it down and got there, it was an oasis in the desert, especially for me and my continued difficulties. We got about 2.5 hours of sleep in Atwood and set off the next morning at 5:15 am feeling better than we had the previous morning.
Dawn came before we arrived at the surprise gorge so we were able to see what it looked like. It reminded me a lot of the Drumheller area here in Alberta - barren but with interesting land formations.
We stopped in McDonald for a much-needed breakfast, cycled through Bird City, and then I flatted just outside St. Francis. We both needed the break there, and so while I slowly fixed my flat (I'm not fast when it comes to fixing flats!), Rowan took a little nap. In St. Francis, 769 kms, we had quite a bit to eat at the service station. I was feeling very depleted and needed to replenish my fuel. But now, we were about an hour behind my ETA.
|We arrived in Idalia, 814 kms, at the little café, just when
it was closing down after lunch. Peter was there and was about to leave, so we chatted a
bit, and then Rowan and I went in to beg for whatever scraps we could get. Despite the fact
that they were closed, the lovely ladies who ran that little café went out of their way to
provide us with large sandwiches, potato chips, and pie!!
|In a much better mood, we set off for Joe's, Cope, Anton, Lindon, Last Chance, and Byers!
In Joe's we stopped at a little state park to refill our waterbottles and to soak
handkerchiefs in water to put around our necks. In Cope, we stopped for ice cream.
Partway between Cope and Anton, we stopped to don night attire again, and this night we were
faced with clear skies … not a storm in sight!
|The terrain between Idalia and Anton is flat. Completely and utterly flat.
There is nothing out there – no trees, few buildings, few animals … just brownish grass and
mileage markers. If you are a fast rider, this would be a section to fly through as quickly
as possible. If you are slower, you might consider riding with someone to pass the time or
perhaps making use of a music-making device of some sort to keep you company. Unfortunately
we didn't have the advantage of tailwinds after Idalia to give us speed – the winds seemed to
come from every direction. As we approached Idalia there were numerous whirlwinds of various
sizes which kept us amused for a while. Fortunately, Rowan and I had each other's company
along the way.
|It was night when we arrived in Anton, 902 kms, and we were
both a little sleepy so we took a short nap on the picnic table outside the store, next to
the nice warm drink machines.
After we left Anton, the terrain became hilly again, and the wind picked up – a strong, cold crosswind. We were even more sleepy by the time we arrived at Last Chance and after a bit of debate decided to try to sleep for about 45 minutes in the shelter of a nook of the church, on a mat, covered with our space blankets. I'm still not sure if that was really a good idea. We both woke up very cold and disoriented, and then we had to face those crosswinds again which might have gotten even stronger than before.
|I struggled badly over those next 56 kms to Byers. The truck
traffic, which had accompanied us for almost the whole ride, went from annoying to terrifying
as we were blown all over the road every time one roared past at 70 miles per hour. The
winds kept sweeping us into the rumble strips on the side of the road. We couldn't remove
our hands from our handlebars to eat or drink. And then one particularly strong blast
caught me as I was nearing the top of yet another hill and nearly took me off my bicycle.
I had to stop and completely broke down for a little while before I could get going again.
Rowan encouraged me, took my empty camelbak from me which was giving me a lot of pain in my
left shoulder, and gave me some water … and then we continued.
Byers was more adept at the prairie town tricks than Atwood. Time after time I could have sworn that was it in the distance, or that we should be getting close to it, and time after time the lights in the distance disappeared or moved away leaving us in darkness. Finally, we topped a hill which looked down on the valley where Byers was and were faced with a wide array of lights. The first little set of lights we reached was merely a small group of businesses … not Byers. How disappointing. Eventually though, we did reach the set of lights that was Byers, 991 kms, and finally, after a very long night, pulled into the motel.
The motel was quite full of riders who had come in ahead of us. My friend from Manitoba, Dean, was just leaving, but a whole group of others were still sleeping or starting to get ready to go. Rowan was not feeling very well, and it took us a while to figure out what we were going to do next. We ate, I took a short nap, Rowan changed clothes, and then we set off again for the home stretch – a route that took us back and forth, up and down, around the Louisville area.
Some of the route was into headwinds, some with crosswinds and some with tailwinds - the variety was nice after fighting crosswinds all night. Most of the route was hilly – unending undulations. Most of the route contained fairly heavy, fast traffic, including an incredible number of large, empty cattle trucks roaring up and down. And the day warmed up to be quite hot.
We stopped at Keenesburg, in a fascinating little café and antiques shop, for lunch. I would have loved to stay there longer and look at everything in the shop. There was such a contrast between the people there and their relaxed and casual pace and the turmoil of the event Rowan and I were getting close to finishing.
Then we picked up the pace a bit to get to Kersey, 1101 kms, but were slowed when I flatted, and then a short time later Rowan flatted … 5 flats between us! Arriving at Kersey gave me a boost. We ate, again, and then started the last 100 kms of the ride to the finish. For some reason, I felt better than I had over the entire ride. There were no more aches and pains except for my left shoulder and my quads – nothing I couldn't handle. We took off at quite a pace and were flying (for me) up and down hills for 50 kms before we decided to take another break and refuel. The rest of the ride was a little slower, and night fell before we got to Louisville, but we still arrived on Centennial Circle, on our way to the finish, well within the closing time, only to run into a little snag … we had trouble finding the pre-finish check-in! I finally enlisted the help of a neighbor to direct me to an unassuming house without any signs or indications on it that it was the finish area.
|After marking down our finish times, confirming our "Lantern Rouge" position, and
depositing our cards in the box provided, Rowan and I made our way back to the motel. We
stopped at Walgreens to pick up a few supplies, and arrived at the start, quietly, without
any fanfare, to return to our room to eat and get some much-needed sleep.
Some stats:
Distance: 1200 kms
Time: 89:25
Sleep time: 4 hours
Head/crosswinds: ~850 kms
Flats: 3 for me, 2 for Rowan
Climbing: 18000 ft
Charlene Barach (Machka)


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I would assume they were filming something that plays off Busey's reputation as a madman. Either that or it was Friday. Everyone knows Friday's are Straitjacket Day at Busey's house. Straitjacket Day comes right after Machetes and Afro Wigs Day.
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A night of wrestling thrills and excitement is ready to go in downtown Beaumont.
Gulf Coast Power Pro Wrestling is back with a huge night of wrestling entertainment starting at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 24, inside the Beaumont Civic Center in downtown Beaumont. Tickets are $10 and children ages 6 and younger are admitted free.
Saturday's wrestling action features two main event matches.
The tag-team championship is on the line this Saturday as the current champions, the Top Guns, look to defend their title in a Texas Tornado match against the Rough Riders and the LockHarts.
The second main event match-up on Saturday night is a heavyweight championship bout with current champion Steve Demarco facing off against challengers Rockstar Robbie and Ryan Davidson.
Also on Saturday's wrestling card is a match featuring Jen Alise as she gets in the rings against Kelly Kevin. The Spindletop Roller Girls will be on hand to serve as Lumber Jills during this match.
The Gulf Coast Power Pro Wrestling organization is also continuing its effort to raise money for the Snowdrop Foundation. The organization has set a goal of $500 and, if reached by Saturday's event, a special match is scheduled to take place.
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I'm pleased to announce that I am the Founder and Executive Director of a new program called Change Food. Read on to find out more about what I'm doing….
Change Food's vision is to help shift the U.S. food supply to a regional, sustainable food system where healthy, nutritious food is accessible to all.
Change Food's mission is to help individuals change the way they eat by raising public awareness and educating consumers about problems with the U.S. food system. It highlights what can and is being done to dismantle the ill effects of industrial agriculture as well as promoting sustainable solutions so that all people have access to healthy, nutritious food.
Goals of the program are to:
- Develop and implement creative projects that raise awareness and educate individuals about various aspects of the sustainable food and farming movement, as well as highlight problems with industrial agriculture and promote possible solutions
- Inspire and invigorate the sustainable food movement
- Reach beyond the already converted to a broader audience
The first project of Change Food is TEDxManhattan "Changing the Way We Eat." Change Food is a sponsor to the annual event and works throughout the year to market videos of the talks, disseminate educational materials related to speakers' subject matter and bring innovative ideas from the event to the widest possible audience.
Change Food is headed by founder and executive director Diane Hatz. Hatz brings with her 15 years of experience in the food movement, including her previous positions as executive producer of The Meatrix movies, founder and director of Sustainable Table, founder of the Eat Well Guide, and co-founder and director of The Glynwood Institute for Sustainable Food and Farming. She is currently the organizer and host of TEDxManhattan.
"Not only do we need to raise more public awareness about problems and solutions with the U.S. food system, we also need to find ways to support each other and promote the work so many experts are doing," says Hatz. "And that is why Change Food has been launched."
The ChangeFood.org website is currently in development. In the meantime, you can like the program on Facebook at www.facebook.com/changefood or follow Change Food through Twitter @changeourfood.


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With less than 10 days to go until the March 15 trade deadline, the future of Magic center Dwight Howard is still cloudy.
It's been known for some time that there are three teams on his list of preferred trade destinations: New Jersey, Dallas and the Lakers. It has also been known that Golden State would be willing to trade for Howard [1] without assurances that he would sign an extension with them.
Magic GM told Otis Smith told the Orlando Sentinel that "six to eight" teams were still calling [2]. Orlando is still hoping to convince Howard to stay long-term.
In other Howard-related news, the Nets announced that center Brook Lopez will be out three weeks [3] with a sprained right ankle. Lopez has been mentioned prominently in trade talks.
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Over the holiday weekend, a common topic of conversation among parents was the newly passed Flexible School Calendar Act. In some school systems, such as Madison County Schools, parents are learning that fall break will be eliminated. While fall break was eliminated in local school systems a few years ago, some parents take issue with the change in holiday schedules.
State Superintendent Tommy Bice recommended that local superintendents shorten Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks and eliminate most one-day holidays. Memorial Day and Veterans Day are the only mandatory holidays.
While neither Athens nor Limestone County school systems have approved a new calendar — after shredding the ones already created for the 2012-2013 academic year —City Superintendent Dr. Orman Bridges said he will maintain the 180-day calendar, though that will likely mean the first semester will be shorter than the second. The impact on grading schedules is unknown. The challenge is squeezing 180 school days into a 200-weekday academic year.
Some parents, however, like the fact that school must start and end at reasonable times. Rather than the start date that was inching ever nearer to the first of August, school must begin no sooner than two weeks before Labor Day, which will be Aug. 17 this year. In addition, school must end by the Friday before Memorial Day.
The most commonly heard complaint from parents, though, is that the Legislature should have waited to begin the new calendar in the fall of 2013. Many parents already have holiday and vacation plans for the coming year.
It is ironic that tourism is part of the reason for the bill but the changes may actually hinder travel during the school year. The tourism industry in South Alabama has pushed for longer summer breaks to attract more people to the state's beaches, which in turn brings more revenue to the state. While it's true many families take summer vacations, it is also true that the majority take trips on spring break.
It seems to be as useful a solution as hitting yourself in the head with a hammer to cure a migraine. It defeats the purpose.
However, rumors circulating that some parents plan to boycott the beaches because they dislike the change are disconcerting. Refusing travel within our state will only hurt our children and our economy. After the BP oil spill, the Gulf area is still recovering. Let's not punish the wrong people.
This was an ill-timed and ill-advised move by the Legislature but if cool heads prevail it will likely go the way of many state experiments and fade away.


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Alimony Ale - Buffalo Bill's Brewery
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Reviews by jwinship83:
3.3/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
12oz bottle picked up as a single for $1.49. drank from my samuel adams perfect pint glass.
A- this one pours out a translucent light amber colored body with a small bright white head on top. the head is quick to fade and leaves behind small spots of lacing.
S- the first thing i pick up in the nose are piny hops with some earthy smells as well. some sweet caramel malt adds a little bit of balance.
T- the taste starts out with the sweet caramel malts i could smell along with a little bit of toffee. after that i get plenty of piny hops and some earthy/herbal hops also.
M- nicely bitter. on the lighter side of medium bodied. the carbonation level is a little on the high side.
O- meh, this wasnt the best, but it wasnt the worst either. fairly middle of the road. i like the cheap price of this one, but its rather forgettable in a market full of high class IPAs.
Serving type: bottle
03-24-2011 03:07:18 | More by jwinship83
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3.75/5 rDev +10.9%
07-18-2014 23:58:01 | More by JDM44
4.24/5 rDev +25.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
I am now committed to reducing, if not eradicating, my backlog of bottles. This one was part of a local, in-person trade with tone77.
From the bottle: "Good beer, like true love, doesn't last long. Enjoy it while it lasts."; "It's Irreconcilably Different". Hee hee. The soundtrack to this one includes Led Zeppelin's "Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman)".
Grrr, fooled again by a screw-top cap! I took out my frustration in the frm of an aggro pour, which resulted in a pseudo-cascade. It settled into a massive three fingers of dense, tawny head with great retention. Color was a deep-amber (SRM = > 5, < 7) with NE-quality clarity. Nose was bitter, as anyone forced to pay alimony might be, with a prevalent pine odor. Now, my hophead mouth was beginning to water! Even better was the sticky lacing that the foam left behind in its wake. Mouthfeel was medium. Taste was a combination of bitter grapefruit rind and minty pine, reminding me of how and why I became a hophead in the first place. I have been subjecting myself to all manner of styles in this attempt at downsizing, but this was a welcome relief! Finish was dry and biting, fitting for both an AIPA and the thought of paying alimony.
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07-15-2014 22:46:35 | More by woodychandler
3.5/5 rDev +3.6%
07-12-2014 19:51:44 | More by PickwickHopz
3/5 rDev -11.2%
07-07-2014 00:07:59 | More by GClarkage
3.5/5 rDev +3.6%
06-26-2014 23:42:13 | More by JaredGolia
3.5/5 rDev +3.6%
06-20-2014 02:48:03 | More by wrightst
4/5 rDev +18.3%
06-18-2014 04:47:34 | More by afsdan
3.25/5 rDev -3.8%
06-04-2014 02:13:52 | More by rdoggg
3/5 rDev -11.2%
06-03-2014 23:00:59 | More by ridgeline23
New Jersey
3.25/5 rDev -3.8%
06-01-2014 01:05:19 | More by Latarnik
New Jersey
3/5 rDev -11.2%
04-27-2014 01:35:35 | More by zero_signal
3.25/5 rDev -3.8%
04-14-2014 02:38:16 | More by bismarksays
New York
3.49/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
A: The beer is hazy amber orange in color and has a light to moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high off white head that died down, leaving a thin layer of bubbles on the surface, a collar around the edge, and some lacing down the sides.
S: Light to moderate aromas of caramel malts are present in the nose along with hints of citrusy hops.
T: The taste very much follows the smell, except that there are slight hints of malty sweetness and the hops contribute a light amount of bitterness. Slight bits of pine resin are noticeable towards the finish.
M: It feels nearly medium bodied and slightly crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: I suspect that this beer might have been past its prime as the hops seemed to have diminished, but this showcases the malty undertones of the beer.
Serving type: bottle
04-05-2014 12:26:32 | More by metter98
3.5/5 rDev +3.6%
03-18-2014 03:38:07 | More by AnitaBrewski
3.25/5 rDev -3.8%
02-25-2014 18:20:51 | More by PaBeerLover
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
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Chances are, you or someone you know in Metro-Detroit is facing the possibility of foreclosure. You need to understand that you are not alone.
Today the buzz is about strategic default. That is walking away from an upside down property. That is the worst thing a person in that position could do. By leaving the lender holding the bag, or house, as the case may be the lender may pursue a deficiency judgement. This means when the house is finally sold the seller may be able to come after the former homeowner for the shortfall of the sale.
A deficiency judgement can result in garnishment of wages for years to come. This no more strategic than a train wreck.
Through my experience handling distressed properties at Front Page Realty, I've found that homeowners today have more questions than answers about their circumstances. I have created this site to help you understand the possible solutions to foreclosure, as well as provide a detailed explanation of short sales, which may be the best course of action for some homeowners.
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Heinz nabs 40 Under 40 accolade
Local businessman Karl Heinz was recently named to the 2012 Top Forty Under 40 list from the Alaska Journal of Commerce. Heinz is vice president and Haines branch manager of First National Bank of Alaska. He was nominated for the honor by co-workers at the Haines branch and bank management in Anchorage. Heinz and the other recipients from across the state were chosen from nearly 200 nominations.
"In general, Top Forty Under 40 recipients are selected for their work in their business and employment and in their community service work. We look for a nice, yet outstanding, balance between the two," said Melissa Campbell, editor of Alaska Journal of Commerce.
Doug Longacre, Senior Vice President, Branch Lending and Administration Division wrote in response to the award: "On behalf of First National Bank Alaska, I want to congratulate Haines Branch Manager Karl Heinz on being selected as one of the Top 40 Under 40 award recipients. Our bank and the citizens of Haines and surrounding community have benefited from Karl's leadership ability and banking professionalism. Karl has represented First National well with the utmost of honesty, integrity, and community spirit and we are glad he is on our team."
Heinz, 32, grew up in Anchorage and graduated from University of Alaska Anchorage. He began working for First National Bank Alaska in 2003 and came to the Haines branch in 2008. He's served on the Haines Chamber of Commerce board of directors, the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce and Lynn Canal Counseling board of directors.
Venturer Scouts host race event
The Venturer Scouts are taking a page from the playbook of the hit reality show "The Amazing Race" and hosting a women's only scavenger hunt later this month to raise money for upcoming scout activities.
The event is scheduled for Feb. 25 from 10 a.m. to about 5 p.m.. Organizer and scout leader Greg Podsiki said there will be up to nine teams of four women. Teams will be directed to complete more than a dozen tasks throughout the day, racing against the clock and other teams for the top prize.
All events are secret until the day of the hunt. But Podsiki said all the tasks are fun and not "revolting, vulgar, immoral or lewd."
"All the tasks are things that they have or someday will have to do because they live in the state of Alaska," he said. "Nothing will be so challenging that they couldn't do it."
Podsiki said the idea came from the similar activities that take place at Boy Scout Jamborees. He also wanted to create a different type of fundraiser, one where people are more involved and got something out of the event.
"We're trying to think of ways to raise money without soaking up the community's dollars, where we give something back to the community," he said. "They give us so much. With this, they'll be getting a really, really fun day out of it."
The Venturer Scouts will be helping out at different stations throughout the day and there will be a cash prize for the top finishers and a celebration dinner at the end of the event.
Women over 21 can participate and there are four women per team. Cost is $50 per person, or a $50 sponsorship. All four members of a team must be licensed drivers and Alaska residents.
Podsiki said while participants don't have to be in top physical condition, they should be physically fit and capable of performing outdoor activities. If a participant doesn't have a team, Podsiki said he can help match up teams. Contact him at 766-2723 for more information.
The Venture Scouts are raising money for their upcoming trips to Hawaii in June and Australia in 2014.
Mammogram van in Haines in May
The mobile mammogram van will visit Haines on May 9-22 as part of the SEARHC WISEWOMAN Women's Health Program.
The mobile mammography program is run through a partnership between Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau and the SEARHC WISEWOMAN program and makes mammogram screening services available to women who live in communities where they aren't available year round.
The program provides free clinical breast exams, mammograms, Pap tests and cardiovascular screening for all women ages 40 and older who meet income and insurance guidelines.
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It was a homecoming of sorts for Mick Jagger on Tuesday on "The Late Show."
The Rolling Stones singer, in New York for Wednesday night's epic "12-12-12 concert," first appeared on stage at the Ed Sullivan Theater back on Oct. 25, 1964, as a swaggering, skinny young rock star. Nearly five decades later, he's older, wiser, but the swagger is still very much intact. (And it doesn't look like he's gained a pound, either.)


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When was the last time we had a businessman as president of the United States? George W. was in the oil business and owned a ball club, but was he really a businessman? Harry Truman owned a haberdashery in Missouri, but that's not quite the scale I'm talking about.
Seems for too long we've been led by career politicians, with little or no business experience. Some may ask, "Is that important?" If we look at the current state of our economy, the trillion-dollar yearly deficits of the federal government and the crushing national debt of more than $16 trillion, the answer is a resounding "Yes!"
Let's get someone in there who knows what he is doing and understands business. Not only does the U.S. economy need to grow, but the federal government also is arguably the world's biggest business, and for more than a generation, can anyone claim that it has been run efficiently?
There is a good argument that it has been run so poorly, it should be out of business. Since 1960, the federal budget has been balanced for only four years, and that was under President Clinton and a Republican-controlled Congress.
That's nothing to brag about, but sadly some do. That only further shows the ineptness of those who lead. No other business could survive for decades spending more money than it generates, and many believe our country is at the point of imploding, as we spend $4 billion a day more than we take in. Does any sane person think this is a good thing?
Today, Nov. 6, we are making a choice! Should the choice be to stay the present course, what may we expect? To tell what a man will do in the future, look to his past.
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Charlotte L. Boyce Ellis, 80, of Blackhawk, joined her loving husband Max and parents in heaven at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, 2013. She was born in Clay County, on March 11, 1933, to Robert O. Boyce and Vivian Cromwell Boyce.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Max Ellis, whom she married Dec. 29, 1950. She is survived by her two children, Monty Ellis and his wife Tina and Cynthia Foote and her husband Gary. Also surviving are her grandchildren, Felicia Garber and her husband Andrew and their children Corbin & Zoe, VanNessa Hargis and her husband Bobby and their children Garrett Ellis and Gavin Hargis, Monica Jackson and husband Paul and their children Conner and a baby on the way, Ethan Foote, and Hunter Foote; as well as her sister, Barbara Marlowe; Max's sisters, Jean, Rosemarie, and Linda; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
For many years she helped her husband and son on the family farm. When Max became ill she took her wedding vows seriously and cared for him at home for 10 years. She had a strong work ethic and soft heart. She will be dearly missed by those who loved and knew her. She had attended Blackhawk Community Church and was a member of Shady Grove Church, as well as being a member of the Blackhawk Lions Club, and Pierson Township Home Economics Club.
Funeral services will be held in DeBaun Springhill Chapel, 85 East Springhill Drive, on Monday, March 25, 2013 at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Marvin Miller officiating. Burial will follow in Farmersburg Westlawn Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for today, March 24, 2013 from 2 to 6 p.m. in the chapel. The family requests memorial contributions be made to Vista Care Hospice, in her memory. Online condolences may be left at: www.debaunfuneralhomes.com


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Samuel's? Or not
Below, Glenn pimps the idea of a retail store that values customer service and inoffensive color schemes. With the exception of the new fangled technological doodads, Samuel's already existed. It came and went. It was the Wal-Mart Superstore. Sadly, the level of services has come and gone because offering good customer service is not profitable. There's a reason the employees there have How May I Help You written on their vests. More importantly, there's a reason it's written on the back of those vests.
Back in the day, Wal-Mart was customer service oriented. They may think they are now but they most definitely are not. You can't be when you do the kind of volume they do. The last remnant of customer service now is the Wal-Mart greeter. Sadly, this person rarely greets anymore but spends their time stamping return items and asking those leaving if they can produce a receipt.
That said, Wal-Mart is a decent place to shop as long as you know what you're looking for. I shop there regularly and, like Glenn's choice of Target, it's not for any political reasons. It's because I can go to one store and get my oil changed, grab a pack of diapers, some thermal underwear, two gallons of milk, a sixer of Guinness, and get a box of Winchester White Box 45ACP.
The original (and real) purpose for the "greeter" is to reduce theft. Studies show that shoplifters are much less likely to steal if they feel they have been personally identified. So part of the "job" of the greeter is to ensure everyone coming into the store feels like someone has noticed them.
There are few things about superstores I dislike more than being asked to show a receipt as I exit. I am not a thief, and I refuse to be treated like one.
If you ask me to prove I didn't steal anything as I leave, I will ignore you. So far, nobody has chased me out of the store, which proves my point: they don't actually think I've stolen anything. And that's why they shouldn't treat me as if I have.


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Wii News
Project Cafe to use flash memory rather than a hard drive
Also to be full 1080p HD
More details about Nintendo's new home console, Project Cafe, have emerged, this time in relation to the kind of storage that it will use.
Apparently Nintendo has shied away from using a hard disk drive in favour of equipping the console with 8GB of flash ROM. Project Cafe will also support SD Cards as well.
Project Cafe will supposedly use 25GB discs as a medium for games which is roughly equivalent to the a single-layer Blu-Ray disc.
The report which featured in Kotaku also suggested that Project Cafe will also be able to output graphics at full 1080p.


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Del Ray Business Association President Maria Wasowski said Monday that BB&T plans to open a branch on Mt. Vernon Avenue sometime in the fourth quarter of 2012.
The branch will be located in the vacant storefront next to in the 1900 block of Mt. Vernon Avenue. The space was most recently occupied by , .
Wasowski said BB&T officials told her it hadn't been determined if the branch was going to be in just one or both of the vacant storefronts in the retail strip.
Wasowski made the announcement at the DRBA's monthly luncheon at .
BB&T, founded in 1872 and headquartered in Winston-Salem, N.C., has nearly 1,800 financial centers in the United States.
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Time: September 24, 2011 from 4pm to 7pm
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Join us on Saturday, September 24, 2011 as the College of Business Administration (CoBA) at Cal State San Marcos hosts its 2nd annual CoBA Wine, Food & Brew Festival — an adventure of tastes, sights, and sounds!
We invite the local community, college friends, and alumni to come and enjoy this unforgettable, open-air gathering held on the campus of Cal State San Marcos at the Markstein Hall Plaza. During the event you can mingle with friends, savor fabulous wines & local beers, and sample enticing cuisine from some of Southern California's most popular restaurants, all while enjoying lively musical and silent auction entertainment.
All proceeds from this event will benefit the College of Business Administration's 1,300+ students by providing academic enrichment opportunities through our various unique programs as well as faculty development.
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Pusuke, World's Oldest Dog, Dies At Age 26 (Or 125 In 'Human Years')
Pusuke, a Shiba mix who last year was recognized by Guinness World Records as the planet's oldest dog, has died.
He was 26 years, eight months old. Or, about 125 in "human years," according to his owner.
Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun reports that owner Yumiko Shinohara says Pusuke was fine until Monday. "The dog did not eat breakfast, which had never happened before, and died quietly at about 1:30 p.m., surrounded by Shinohara and her family," the newspaper says.
In 2008, the newspaper adds, Pusuke "suffered serious injuries after being hit by a car. A vet told Shinohara it would be difficult to save Pusuke's life, but the dog underwent successful surgery."
According to the folks at Guinness:
"The greatest reliable age recorded for a dog is 29 years 5 months for an Australian cattle-dog named Bluey, owned by Les Hall of Rochester, Victoria, Australia. Bluey was obtained as a puppy in 1910 and worked among cattle and sheep for nearly 20 years before being put to sleep on 14 November 1939."
Calculating a dog's age in human years isn't as simple as multiplying by 7 (the common equation). Among the factors that come into play are breed and size (smaller dogs often live longer than larger ones). Pedigree has a "dog age calculator" posted here. Pusuke's age is off its chart.


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HOUSTON (AP) -- Mariano Rivera says he won't pitch again before retiring on Sunday.
When asked if he'd pitch in either of the two games the New York Yankees have remaining against the Houston Astros, the 43-year-old closer said: "I'm done guys, I'm done."
Rivera last pitched on Thursday night in the season finale at Yankee Stadium. He made a tearful exit to a standing ovation when Derek Jeter and Andy Pettitte came from the dugout to remove him with two outs in the ninth inning of a loss to Tampa Bay.
Rivera had expressed interest in playing center field earlier this week. But on Saturday he had a change of heart, saying that he didn't think his knee was up to it.


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Janet Jackson's Rock Witchu North American concert tour is turning into a wash-out, and no-one is saying why.
The kid sister of Michael Jackson postponed yet another concert, set for Monday night, and hasn't performed at all since her show in Montreal was called off at the last minute on Sept 29.
Jackson was rushed to hospital in Montreal but quickly released and no details have been released on what health issues the singer is suffering from.
A statement on the Web site of the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York, announced Monday's postponement. Meanwhile, Jackson's planned show in New York City has been postponed from Thursday to Nov. 1.


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Wednesday, August 8th 10:00 AM in the Community Room.
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Very Hungry Caterpillar Fun
On Saturday, May 26th at 2:00PM in the Community Room, families with children ages 2 to 5 are invited to join us for a program filled with activities focused on the well loved children's book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. We will hear the story, make a craft and even eat like the caterpillar in the story. Registration is required and begins on Thursday April 26th at 9:00 AM.
Program Date: Saturday, May 26th at 2:00 PM in the Community Room.
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Baby Storytime begins May 1. Designed for babies up to age 18 months with a caregiver, this interactive storytime features simple stories, songs, and fingerplays.
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Be the envy of your neighborhood. Have a beautiful lawn and be friendly to our precious earth at the same time. Mary Vangieson of the Wayne County Department of Public Services shares the need-to-know information on Composting and Healthy Lawns and gardens. Join us on
Tuesday, April 24 at 7:00 PM as we continue our celebration of Earth Week.
Vegetarian Eating for Everyone
Are you trying to be a little healthier with your eating habits? Are you trying to save the creatures that share our world with us? Well, The Fat Chef in the Little Coat has suggestions for eating delicious, healthy food at least once a week or more. He shares his recipes for vegetarian dishes we can all love in Vegetarian Eating for Everyone. Join us as we continue our Earth Week celebrations on Wednesday, April 25 at 7:00 PM.
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Living Green in Southeast Michigan
To celebrate Earth Week, we have invited Granton Brooks, the communications specialist from SEMCOG to share the many earth-friendly projects supported by SEMCOG in his Living Green in Southeast Michigan program. Did you know that they declare Ozone Action Days for our region or that they sponsor the Michigan Rideshare program or the studies of water run-off? SEMCOG impacts our community in many ways. Come see how they can help your earth-friendly everyday life on Monday, April 23 at 7:00 PM.
This post is part of our Earth Day 2012 celebration.
Tamil Storytime
This program has been canceled.
All ages may enjoy a storytime program in Tamil presented by Sivakami Rajendran.
Program Date: Thursday April 5th, 7:00-7:45 PM in the Purple Room.
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Don't miss the 11th annual Pioneer Festival & Civil War Days this year at Prairie Trails Museum of Wayne County in Corydon. To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War we will travel back in time to 1861. Wayne County Historical Society will again partner with 3rd Iowa Battery C Light Field Artillery in a joint event.
A Civil War Reenactment will be held Oct 5-7, at Corydon Lake Park. The enactor groups will set up camp on Friday, Oct 5. President Lincoln (Lance Mack) will visit area schools to share with schoolchildren some insight into events of 150 years ago during the War Between the States.
A special event Friday night is Dinner with President Lincoln at the Inn of the Six-Toed Cat at 6 p.m. The dinner menu will include some of President Lincoln's favorite dishes of 1860's. Reservations are required due to limited seating. Call The Inn at (641) 873-4900 or the Museum at (641) 872-2211 to reserve your place at the dinner table.
Saturday morning 9:30 a.m. at Prairie Trails Museum you can enjoy a Ladies Tea followed by a fashion show of 1860's dress. Carol Shannon will give some insight into customs and dress of the 1860s.
A Civil War Battle Flag from 3rd Iowa Cavalry will be on display from the State Historical Society of Iowa all day in the Museum's Main Street Gallery. Sheila Hanke, conservator for the project, will be on hand to talk about the units, flags, and stabilization process.
There will be a Laplanders Quilt Guild show held in the museum lobby all day Saturday. A number of beautiful hand-crafted quilts made by this talented group will be on display.
The encampment at Corydon Lake Park opens for the public at 9:30 a.m. Saturday morning with Infantry and Artillery drills followed by an Officer Call. One can walk around the camp, see the tents, campfires, and experience a bit of what life was like for soldiers 150 years ago.
At 2 p.m., a battle reenactment, Thunder In the Woods, can be experienced at Corydon Lake Park. You will feel the ground thunder as the canons fire.
At 3 p.m. the activities begin in Prairie Trails Museum Heritage Barn. Enjoy a wonderful fall afternoon as you take a ride in a horse-drawn wagon. Other activities throughout the afternoon include rug weaving, spinning wool, making rope, and blacksmith demonstrations. Welcome We Help will have an ice cream social.
At 4 p.m. there will be a special ceremony in the museum's west wing conducted by the Iowa Dept. of Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. The dedication of a GAR stained glass window from the Lineville Methodist Church donated to Prairie Trails Museum by SUVCW will officially open the new exhibit.
The main museum building will close at 6 p.m. to allow everyone to enjoy evening activities in the Heritage Barn and park.
Children are invited to enjoy old fashioned hands-on crafts and activities throughout the afternoon. This is a chance to learn how earlier generations of children had fun. Of course each child can paint a pumpkin to take home. For those wanting some baked goods to take home there will be an opportunity to win during the cake walk in front of the barn beginning at 4 p.m.
Bring your appetite for a chuck wagon meal of roast beef or pulled pork sandwich, salad, baked beans, chips and drink served by Burton & Linda Prunty, suggested donation $7 for adults. There will also be a children's meal of hot dog, chips, and drink for $3. The meal will be served from 5:30–7 p.m. in the Heritage Barn.
Hear a first person account of a soldier's battle experiences at 6:30 p.m. Beginning at 7 p.m. you can dance to music provided by The Exline Family. To conclude the action packed day head back out to Corydon Lake Park at 10 p.m. to experience Night Fire as the cannons fill the air with sound and color.
Sunday events at Corydon Lake Park begin with infantry and artillery drills followed by Church Services conducted by Leroy Perkins. Day two battle reenactment, Thunder In the Woods, will begin at 1 p.m. Civil War Encampment events conclude at 3 p.m.
Bring your lawn chairs, sit a spell and enjoy all the activities at Prairie Trails Museum and Corydon Lake Park.


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Previous studies have found that women who drink face a greater risk of developing diseases related to alcohol abuse -- such as liver disease, heart disease, cancer and particularly breast cancer -- than men who drink similar amounts or even more.
Now two recent studies indicate that women tend to develop brain "shrinkage" and damage to their memory capabilities much faster than their male counterparts who drink.
Dr. Daniel W. Hommer and his colleagues at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse reported in the February issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry that women's brains are more vulnerable to the damage caused by alcoholism. The study is the first to show distinct gender differences in the brain "shrinkage" that is common to alcoholics.
Killing Brain CellsThe researchers found that while male alcoholics, sober for three weeks, showed signs of brain "shrinkage" compared with healthy men, the difference between alcoholic and healthy women was much greater. The shrinkage probably reflects the killing off of brain cells, according to Dr. Hommer.
Brain shrinkage increases with age in everyone, Hommer said. "The early decreases seen in alcoholics may make them more vulnerable to cognitive decline and dementia as they grow older," he told Reuters Health. "Alcoholism is linked to dementia, this study suggests that alcoholic women may be particularly at risk."
He said the same amount of alcohol sends women's blood alcohol levels higher than it does men's, which could explain the different effects on the brain and brain shrinkage.
In the second study published this month by Susan F. Tapert in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, focused on the effects of alcohol consumption on shrinkage of a particular part of the brain - the hippocampus - which is critical for memory.
Although both genders seem to be affected by alcohol's toxic neurological effects, women often have shorter histories of heavy drinking before experiencing the same effects, Tapert wrote.
Affecting Everyday Life"Previous studies have shown that alcoholic women perform just as poorly as alcoholic men on thinking and memory tests," said Tapert, "even though the women hadn't been drinking as long as the men had."
The study indicates that brain damage to females occurs much sooner than with men and shows up even in teen-age drinkers. "We have ourselves done several studies comparing thinking and memory abilities in teens with and without drinking problems," Tapert said, "and found that remembering information, solving spatial problems like working with maps or puzzles, and doing mental arithmetic were less accurate in heavy-drinking youth."
The researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to 'visualize' brain activity in young women.
"The main finding," said Tapert, "was that the alcohol-dependent women showed less activation in brain areas that are needed for spatial tasks like puzzles, maps and mechanics, and for working with information that is held mentally, like doing math inside your head or making sense of a lecture or set of complex instructions. The brain parts that showed the differences are in areas that we need for finding our way around, and working with all the information we are bombarded with in everyday life."


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Yeah, dam devils. I can't decide if I want them to make it to the Cup or deal with all the Giants/Rangers fans if the Rangers make it, especially since I work in NYC. Ugg. Hopefully LA wins it so Richards and Carter get their Cup. You going to the NE meet in MA? I'm hoping to get a site and camp there. Should be fun.
hey man, going good been busy, sorry it took so long to get back to you. Yeah at least the flyers beat the pens, they played like **** against the devils. and sweet my girlfriend lives in runnemede, not too far from haddonfield
Hey how's it going? I'm hoping the Flyers wrap it up tonight and send the Pens home packing. My brother bought a house in Haddonfield last year and I've been down there twice now. Hoping to get down there and go to a Phils game this year.
thank you! and so do i, it rides just as good as it looks...it was taken a couple miles down the road from my house back in one of the old sand quarries, one of the many "blue holes" in jersey lol. im in south jersey in gloucester county, my town is williamstown
Truck's looking great. I love the lift. Where was your sig pic taken?


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NEWBURYPORT: The following jury waived trials were recorded Friday, Jan. 11, at Newburyport District Court with Judge Michael Uhlarik presiding:
Victor Johnson, 29, 24 Congress St., Newburyport; operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, guilty, 10 days in house of corrections; motor vehicle lights violation, responsible, filed (Amesbury).
Chelsea K. Nardone, 19, 91 Lake Attitash Road, Amesbury; operating a motor vehicle with a suspended registration, three months pretrial probation, $50 Victims Witness Fund; uninsured motor vehicle, three months pretrial probation (Amesbury).
Mark S. Hartman, 47, 1 Lonvale Lane, No. 6, Amesbury; operating a motor vehicle with a suspended registration, six months pretrial probation, $50 VWF; uninsured motor vehicle, six months pretrial probation (Amesbury).
NEWBURYPORT: The following jury waived trials were recorded Monday, Jan. 14, at Newburyport District Court with Judge Peter Doyle presiding:
Abie Kposowa, 38, 134 Willard St., No. 18, Lowell; uninsured motor vehicle, five months pretrial probation, $50 VWF (Merrimac).
Michael C. Case, 58, 45 Chase Road, Londonderry, N.H.; driving while under the influence of alcohol, continued without finding for one year, $250 OUI fee, $50 OUI Victims Fund, $250 Head Injury Fund, $50 VWF, 45-day loss of license, complete Alcohol Safety Awareness Program; obstructing stationary emergency vehicle, responsible, filed; marked lanes, responsible, filed (Amesbury).
Robert A. Lawrence, 30, 7 Colton Drive, Newburyport; operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, continued without finding for six months, $50 VWF; fail to stop/yield, responsible, filed (Newburyport).
Wilfred J. Carrier, 86, 55 1/2 Bromfield St., Newburyport; indecent assault and battery of person 14 or older; one year pretrial probation, stay away and no contact with victim (Newburyport).
SEABROOK: The following cases were recorded at 10th Circuit Court, Seabrook District Division on Wednesday, Jan. 9, with Judge Mark Weaver presiding over the jury-waived trials.
Samantha Seekins, 19, 14 G St., Apt. 10, Hampton; no inspection sticker, guilty, $62 fine (South Hampton).
Dianne S. Ralph, 55, 174 Raleigh Way, Portsmouth; driving while intoxicated, guilty, $620 fine, nine-month loss of license and the completion of the Impaired Drivers Education Program; open container of alcohol in a vehicle, nol prossed (charge discontinued) (Seabrook).
Fay Gibbons, 47, 3A Cross Beach Road, Seabrook; driving while intoxicated, guilty,$620 fine, nine-month loss of license and the completion of the Impaired Drivers Education Program (Hampton).


text: Daisy Ginsberg's synthetic kingdom 08 December 10 by Maria Popova Tweet Leon Csernohlavek This article was taken from the January issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing onlineAlexandra Daisy Ginsberg is a postmodern Michelangelo -- equal parts designer and researcher. Her magnum opus, The Synthetic Kingdom, is a collection of prints, animations and objects that suggest how synthetic biology might add to the tree of life. Each of its sculptures represents a speculative syn-bio curiosity, from a new strain of light-emitting bacteria that evolved from a hairball found in a patient's stomach, to bioluminescent kidney stones in bioelectronics-factory workers."Synthetic biology is promising to change the world, from sustainable fuel to tumour-killing bacteria," says Ginsberg, 28. "But personally I'm sceptical about how we should use it -- just because we can do it doesn't mean we should." She employs these fictional objects to raise questions such as "where do we draw the line?" and "what's natural, and what's synthetic?"Ginsberg deals more in stories than in science, but she says academics have accepted her into their world. "The community likes the idea of The Synthetic Kingdom -- some people say it's validating their work. It was on the front cover of a [scientific] journal and appears on lots of different websites for synthetic-biology groups."Still, there is a darker aspect to the project -- one that researchers are less ready to engage with. If the human body unexpectedly becomes a place that manufactures desirable objects, such as the gold colon, will a new economy develop? "You read about people in Indonesia trading kidneys…" Her latest project is a "natural" evolution of the original: a design fellowship in Synthetic Aesthetics, bringing together biologists, designers, social scientists and artists. View selected works from The Synthetic Kingdom in Belgium's Z33 gallery until March 13. Comments Read more on Art Everything from traditional art to sculpture, modern art and design Technology Which of these Monets is a nanoprinted forgery? Culture This furniture looks like blobs of human flesh Culture Death masks and DIY drones: activism on show at the V&A Culture History's worst computer viruses visualised as art Culture A North Korean architect's crazy visions of the future Culture Your phone won't work inside the Faraday Café Latest on wired.co.uk