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This version corrects the date of the presentation, which will take place on March 12.
Led by Mike DeFeo, members of the appointed Turf Committee will present their recommendation to the Town Council, recommending turf installation at Fontana Field outside Southington High School.
But could there be more costs than the turf committee anticipated?
Members of the committee spent the better part of three and a half months working on a turf review which determined that the town could over the course of the next decade compared to natural grass if the town were to switch to turf. The move would also provide an increase in use at Fontana Field and could help the town save more depending on additional revenues as a result of the field.
But a leaked comment from insiders involved in the turf installation at Cheshire Academy reveal potential costs that may not have been included in the exploration done by the turf committee.
The question-oriented statement includes details of the turf installation project at the Cheshire prep school, saying there was a $30,000 additional cost for design, increased maintenance costs as a result of a much higher field use, increased costs to students to acquire appropriate footwear for the field and cost increases for track maintenance as part of the project.
Click the link to see being presented to the council on March 12.
Today we want to know – do you support turf installation at ? What would it take to sway your decision?
Tough Questions Ahead for Council in Turf Decision
Members of the Turf Committee will present their research during a special hearing on March 12 – but could there be costs that weren't included?
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Patrick J
February 27, 2012 at 11:33 AM
"Better the devil we know than the devil we don't know."
An old saying but probably true. This "independent" committee has wanted this project to go through from the beginning. The margin of savings they represent is just large enough to sway the crowd in favor BUT as is obvious the information probably accentuates the positive and hides the negative. New footware!? Sheesh, you don't need that with grass. Who's paying for that and how much is that going to cost just for the kids using the field now. And that's just one point not considered. And more cost to maintain the track?! Why don't we spend good money to fix the track -- that's the thing that's in bad shape; but that's not football, right Fontana?
By the time you add the true costs up, the traditional grass looks just fine. Work on a new lawncare contract because spring's around the corner!
February 27, 2012 at 12:54 PM
It looks like another dog and pony show coming tonite. This field is going to cost us double before it is done. Fix the grass!
Tony Casale
February 27, 2012 at 01:02 PM
The Turf Committee will not present tonight, they have been re-scheduled to next month. The sewer assment takes the spotlight this evening.
John Moise
February 27, 2012 at 01:04 PM
The turf discussion at the Town Council has been postponed to March. There is too much on the council's plate. It would not look good to approve 1 million dollars for turf on the same night the council votes to increase sewer rates and maybe find out the grand list had a minimal increase. Not to mention the revaluation that shows property losing its value.
I hope the council does their due process and reviews the exact cost on turf before they move forward.
February 27, 2012 at 01:10 PM
Simple question: "Would you spend YOUR money to replace YOUR front yard with turf?"
Arthur Cyr
February 27, 2012 at 02:13 PM
Mr. Moise was suppose to post some of his research on this subject, but we're all still waiting. Was a private prep school the only location that had different costs? Wasn't it also installed in Glastonbury and Portland facilities? Did the Cheshire prep school have the same contractor that gave Southington a preliminary design and cost estimates? Are we really comparing apples to apples?
Some people posting here keep using the $1 million figure, but weren't the total costs presented more like a total of $850,000? Seems like some people on both sides are both exaggerating some numbers. Another month before this gets presented to the Town Council is a plus for all sides to get the facts out to the public.
February 27, 2012 at 03:24 PM
Glad to see a voice of reason on the topic. It may not be 1 million on the proposal but I will bet that it runs over budget. Let's hope that it is handled better than the Hatton school project was.
Arthur Cyr
February 27, 2012 at 03:27 PM
Jim Bard - Thankfully this Town has gotten much better in planning and completing major projects since the Hatton school mess years ago. The last four school projects went well, under budget and completed on time. That has a lot to do with the better committees that oversee those kinds of projects. We can also not base our future plans solely on a past failure. Rather than still talking about Hatton, lets remember how well Plantsville and South End projects were done in the past two years. We have also had major changes in personnel in this town in the past two years.
February 27, 2012 at 04:19 PM
Thanks Art!! You are a great help!! Forget the Bad, remember the good! Got it.
John Leary
February 27, 2012 at 05:17 PM
A recent article in the New Haven Register is reporting that a group of parents received approval from Woodbridge BOE last month to begin fundraising efforts to raise $1 million for an artificial turf field at Amity Regional High School. Article also states that annual maintenance costs will be $15K per year.
February 27, 2012 at 06:08 PM
"CHESHIRE — A Rockland, Mass., company has been chosen to install an artificial turf football field at Cheshire High School and to replace the running track that surrounds it.
The Town Council voted 6-2 last week to select R.A.D. Sports for the project, which is expected to begin next month.
The company will receive up to $1.04 million for the work, which includes installing a new drainage system at the football field. The overall cost of the project will be $1.38 million once all the work is complete."
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Arthur Cyr
February 27, 2012 at 06:40 PM
Cheshire - Isn't that also the location that got a $525,000 grant to offset the numbers above?
As I recall, the Cheshire facility also needed to replace the track for $185,000 - $190,000. Depending on the existing facility and whats needed, some projects cost more to complete, while others cost less.
Also saw an article about Amity High School moving forward with a artificial turf project. They also project yearly costs savings of $20,000 vs. grass.
February 27, 2012 at 07:20 PM
You are correct Art don't forget to mention this too.
"All together, the Turf Committee donated more than $270,000 for the project. Coupled with a $525,000 state grant for the field, it was enough to move the project forward."
If Southington had $795,000 towards our project nobody would be saying a peep.
copied from http://www.cheshireherald.com/node/4404
Norm Charette
February 27, 2012 at 07:22 PM
The prep school project was a start to finish ground up project. They took a grass area and turned it into a playing field and track. In essence that is what needs to be done at the high school. Cheshire added drainage as it was not present. I am not sure of the contractor used on this project but I will find out.
Norm Charette
February 27, 2012 at 07:23 PM
Yes Art you art correct a grant was awarded for this project.
February 27, 2012 at 07:35 PM
Amity is not moving forward on a turf project. They are allowing a community group to raise funds for a turf field. Surprisingly they are looking to raise 1,000,000.
February 28, 2012 at 12:32 AM
It seems that the annual savings vs the cost is a meager return-on-investment.
Council: HEED NEED RE-SEED.
Tony M
February 28, 2012 at 01:02 AM
I keep reading about Artificial Turf and have yet to read about the under surface for it. Will someone please enlighten me. Doesn't it have to be laid on a concrete or cement base?
Also what about injuries? I have heard that more serious injuries are caused on artificial turf. I could be wrong.
Tony Casale
February 28, 2012 at 02:01 AM
The subsurface is a composite of sand and a silica based product, but the exact make up depends entirely on the vendor you choose, each manufacturer uses a different combination.
Jason Vallee (Editor)
February 28, 2012 at 05:23 AM
Hi Tony,
We started to get into it a bit here: http://southington.patch.com/articles/turf-questions-where-the-rubber-meets-the-sand
More details will be provided on what's underneath if and when the town hires a company and chooses the base type. Thanks for your interest.
Philip D'A
February 28, 2012 at 12:12 PM
The Town Council's whimillin' about the decline in the grand list and 2-3% increases in budget requests (the larger from Education -- where else?), and what that's going to do the the mill rate and taxpayers' family budgets. It seems to me that this is a project that should be DoA when the meeting does occur.
And I don't believe for a minute that the delay was due to Council workload. It's merely a tempo, a delay, so that all the cons can be aired so the promoters of this white elephant can come up with some lies to work around them when it does come to meetin'.
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Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Volume 21, Issue 2, 61-62, 1 February 2006
Megafaunal extinction: climate, humans and assumptions
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a Australian Key Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, Electron Microscope Unit (F09), University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
b School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
c Department of Anthropology, Box 353100, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Recently in TREE, Burney and Flannery reviewed the role of colonizing humans in prehistoric extinctions [1]. Their treatment is informative and we applaud the broad assertion that realistic explanations will not be found in simple, single-cause paradigms. However, despite some qualification, the authors strive to present human influences as primary in all instances: '…a more interesting extinction debate lies within the realm of potential human-caused explanations and how climate might exacerbate human impacts' [1]. We question an underlying assumption that evidence from remote islands can be extrapolated to continents, and challenge suppositions underpinning human causation for extinctions in Australia and the Americas, where most megafaunal losses occurred.
Most prehistoric extinctions have been of birds on remote islands within the past few thousand years [2]. The role of humans in these extinctions is widely accepted [3], but islands are not continents writ small and processes operating at island levels cannot be characterized as scaled-down versions of continental phenomena [2,4]. Extinctions of megafauna center on large Pleistocene mammals from Australia and the Americas, landmasses that exceed even the largest island included in this debate, Madagascar, by more than an order of magnitude [4]. Burney and Flannery touch on this in accepting that each landmass is unique, but these concerns merit much deeper consideration.
Small landmasses are far less likely to provide refugia from human influences [4]. Central to all predation-driven models is prey 'naivety', that is, species not previously exposed to humans lack anti-predator responses and are easily killed. Analogy with remote island taxa is the lynchpin, but such species never knew large terrestrial predators and were pathetically vulnerable to any invading carnivore. On all continents, megafauna were prey to formidable endemics [5] and human-specific antipredator responses have yet to be identified [4]. Continental populations that have been free of predators for generations retain generalized antipredator responses and learn to transfer these to novel or reintroduced carnivores [6]. For example, moose populations initially decline in the face of recolonizing wolves [1], but their populations quickly recover, rapidly learning to deploy antipredator behaviors; this is strongly contra the efficacy of 'Blitzkrieg' [4]. Moreover, unlike Pleistocene Australia and the Americas, Holocene island extinctions were accompanied by severe anthropogenic landscape modifications, increased human population densities and the introduction of many non-human predators and competitors [2,4].
Other unproven assumptions underpin anthropogenic causes of Pleistocene extinction events. In Australia, a primary objective has been to demonstrate that extinctions pre-dated 'significant' climate change, but post-dated human arrival [7]. There is inherent supposition that previous glacial maxima were similar to the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) and caused no major losses. Burney and Flannery place extinctions and human arrival at between 55 000 and 45 000 yr BP, before the LGM. This is misleading given that very few Australian Pleistocene sites are dated. From the data set Burney and Flannery use to argue for continent-wide extinction at 45 000 yr BP [7], we deduce that, of 60 extinct megafaunal species, only 21 can be confidently placed in deposits post-dating the Penultimate Glacial Maximum (PGM) at 130 000 yr BP and only 14 were present 55 000 yr BP. Moreover, some megafauna persisted until the onset of the LGM 30 000 yr BP [8]. It has been suggested that data from Naracoorte in South Australia show minimal faunal turnover during the middle Pleistocene [9] and this has been used to argue against a more recent role for climate,; however, this reasoning does not address the crucial middle–late Pleistocene transition at ∼130 000 yr BP. This was a time of indisputably extreme climate change, with average temperatures falling by 8°C or more during the PGM. Of 20 middle Pleistocene species of megafauna found in Naracoorte, only four persisted beyond this crucial point.
That 65% of the species that Aboriginals supposedly exterminated cannot be placed within 75 000 years of Aboriginal arrival is conceivably the product of statistical bias. However, adding to the likelihood that this is not a statistical anomaly is mounting evidence that Australia has been subject to stepwise, progressively more extreme aridification and climatic variability over the past 400 000 years [10,11]: '…all Australian records appear to show some trend towards drier climatic conditions superimposed on glacial cyclicity through the Late Quaternary' [10]. This eats deeply into the premise that the PGM and LGM were unremarkable relative to previous glacial maxima Similarly, in North America, only 45% of genera persisted to within 1000 years of human arrival, leaving open the possibility that extinctions followed a staggered pattern, as evidenced in the better resolved European record [12].
Humans undoubtedly drove recent prehistoric extinctions on remote islands and must take full responsibility for the current biodiversity crisis. However, by prematurely minimizing the role of climatic influences on Pleistocene events, we risk overlooking salient lessons from the past in a world now facing significant climate change.
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Lambic - Rivertown Brewing Co.
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Ratings: 172 | Reviews: 61 | Show All Ratings:
2.18/5 rDev -45.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
Completely random share from Dan, thanks. 6 oz. poured into a Cantillon flute on August 2nd, 2012.
A - Light, hazy, peach coloring with a thin soapy head. Instant dissipation. Moderate lacing.
S - Subtle but in a decent way. Light oak, green grapeskins, lemon juice, and dry hay. There's a trace note of yeast spice and or honey-like malts underneath.
T - Very muted, incomplete taste. Slight lemon vinegar with primarily effervescence throughout.
M - Appropriate carbonation, light body, non-existent finish.
D - Wow this is the most boring lambic I've ever had. The aroma was soft and semi-inviting but the taste was mega-fail.
Serving type: bottle
08-21-2012 15:17:38 | More by Auracom
2.31/5 rDev -42%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 1.5
Poured into a tulip. 2012 vintage. Like the Rivertown Gueuze I had a little while ago, the cap came off of this way, way, way too easily. While this beer may have been flat anyway, the gueuze should not have been.
3.5 A: Mildly hazed orange brown color. No head.
3.5 S: The nose on this is sharp and acidic. Loads of lactic acid with plenty of acetic underneath. Tangy and fruity with peach and apple. Melon and some vinous notes underneath. Hay and dry woody funkiness, but it doesn't hold a candle up to the acid. Oak without much tannic astringency.
1.75 T: Wow. On the pucker-scale, this one shoots right past mouth-puckering and straight to ass-puckering. Most of the time, the first sip makes a sour beer seem more sour than it is. Your palate needs a couple sips to acclimate back to sours. This beer does not apply. It's fully unbalanced with bracing acidity and unrelenting intensity. I can feel my tooth enamel dripping down my esophagus. If you can taste anything past the acid, you might say this beer is tangy and fruity. Again apple, peach, and vinous fruitiness. Hay and oaky woodiness. It's so damn sour that I can't keep it in my mouth long enough to discern any other flavors.
3.5 M: Lighter medium body. Not really any carbonation. Drinks like a thick water, which is a nice mouthfeel for a lambic.
1.5 D: If I'm dead tomorrow then it's probably because I finished the bottle by myself. Wholly undrinkable, even for the most seasoned lambic drinkers. I'm not a sour noob, so I'm not overreacting. This may be even less balanced that the Cantillon Kriek I had a while back. Brace yourselves, acid is coming.
Serving type: bottle
06-11-2013 01:40:40 | More by DavoleBomb
3.1/5 rDev -22.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Graciously shared by Ryan011235. I believe that this was the "palate cleanser" so to speak at our BA BORIS tasting before we dove into Royale.
A - Depending on whose pour we looked at (there were 4-6 of us) there was mild to absolutely zero clarity. Tons of sediment wound up in the last several pours. Small white head that quickly dissipates. Also of note, the cork broke while we were trying to open it, and the beer was near gusher territory as well.
S - Nice traditional lambic aroma - some funky lemon, light brett, and mild oak and must. Nothing groundbreaking or top tier, but solid for an emerging US brewer.
T - Not very sour at all, which we were all disappointed in. Mild tartness and a little brett, but even that was subdued. And here I thought that brett was unstoppable once introduced...
M/O - Low carbonation. Maybe that was the result of the early gush of foam, or the odd cork issues. Overall I'd classify that as a valiant effort, but there's definitely room for improvement. But hell, I think it's cool just to see a US brewer attempt a true lambic. Party on.
Serving type: bottle
01-09-2012 10:36:44 | More by Spider889
3.25/5 rDev -18.3%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a Darkness tulip on 8/20/11; shared with some of the local crew.
The cork was wet and wimpy, breaking in half with the bottom still in the neck. Careful.
Vintage 2010
Pale, golden yellow; a touch sun-faded. Lots of bubbles cling to the side of the glass. one finger of large-bubbled foam lasts for but a flash. A few stray bubbles remain. No much for lace. There's an odd ring of sediment around the top.
Smells pretty good, if a bit on the soft side. Deep-seated funk. Not tart or sour, just a lot of straight funk. Buggy says stinky cheese - I'll give him that. Damp oak, vinous tones and some light fruits - tangy apple, white grapes and pear.
The flavor has a brief, watery fruity/tangy twinge that gives way to a mild funk and undertones of wood. Moderately vinous, especially in the mid-section. Very, very dry finish. Soft grass tones, too. It doesn't taste bad, just simple and not all that exciting.
Light body; fairly crisp. Carbonation isn't so high as to make it sharp or harsh. Actually, carbonation is pretty low. One long, dry, funk-laden finish.
Rivertown Lambic isn't a bad beer, but it's lacking in the wow-factor department. Not a bad early effort. hopefully Rivertown keeps it up.
Serving type: bottle
01-06-2012 02:57:33 | More by Ryan011235
3.33/5 rDev -16.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Bottle shared by Ryan011235.
Lemon yellow, this beer is very bright and pale. Its fairly hazy and has spotty lace from a short lived head.
Very lactic. The sourness is low, making way for a lot of cheese and sweat sock lactic stink. Some malt vinegar as well.
Again, sourness is low. Its very cheesy and lactic. More vinegar notes here as well. Some lemon tartness and bready dough on the finish.
The finish isn't as dry as I had hoped. Its actually pretty slick. Carbonation is low but sharp enough to poke through the fuller body.
A good stab at a very hard to replicate style.
Serving type: bottle
08-23-2011 00:46:12 | More by MbpBugeye
3.58/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
I got this in a trade from one of you fine people last year but I have forgotten who, thanks bud! The first whiff of the opened bottle reeked of cider vinegar, uh oh. I poured a couple glasses and it was an amber orange color and while not quite translucent it wasn't turgid or anything. The aroma settled down after a couple minutes and it was less vinegar but still had an apple cider quality. Flavor was more cider, sour, apples, not bad at all. If you are judging this as a lambic you will be sorely disappointed but I do respect them for going down a difficult path. As an American wild ale its just fine. There are just some qualities to authentic lambic that Americans haven't nailed yet, maybe its the funk, maybe its the yeast, maybe its a je nais se quoi.
Serving type: bottle
06-08-2013 17:04:43 | More by ArrogantB
3.6/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottle shared by Ryan011235
A: Pours a light golden-yellow. The pour yields a 1 finger fluffy white head that fades quickly. This has high carbonation.
S: Smells of lemons, oak, white wine, and the usual bretty aromas. Smells acidic and fairly tart. It has a nice dank musty basement funk with some sweat sock mixed in.
T: This tastes very lemony with plenty of oak subtleties- vanilla and woody flavors. The wild yeast adds some funky cheese and light tartness, while making for a dry finish. Its nice and acidic with a bit of funk and very light tartness, not any sourness.
M: Thin effervescent mouthfeel. Again, highly carbonated.
O: Glad I got to try this before it was totally gone. Not a bad first lambic from a Cinci brewery. I didn't expect anything great so this pretty much met my expectations. They could really nail this with the next batch. Worth checking out.
Serving type: bottle
09-25-2011 17:02:02 | More by schwaeh
3.6/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pours semi-clear dark straw with a finger of creamy white head. Pretty good retention and lacing.
Sour lemon, wheat and some white wine notes. A little bit of black pepper as well. Smells a bit like a Pinot Grigio.
Some lemon and pear up front. Very soft up front flavor. Rounds into a bit of drying oak near the end. Not overly sour. Just a touch.
Light bodied perhaps a bit too much so with medium carbonation.
Solid lambic that I'll be happy to have anytime I'm in Indy and can snag a bottle, but nothing overly special. I'd prefer more of a sour kick.
Serving type: bottle
09-24-2012 22:06:15 | More by jmarsh123
3.64/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
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Shared with JohnBoots and JCDenver
App- A still looking buttery orangey yellow. No bubbles. Just sat in the glass. Pretty standard "lambic"
Smell- So I really feel bad for opening this after L'Brett. There was nothing exciting about this. Still, oaky and a bit of butter behind it. Slightly dry and malty.
Taste- Its a bit better than I thought it would be. Although after the L'Brett. This fell a bit short. Slightly oaky, a little lemon and butter. A small amount of oak but generally we all felt it was good, above average but not the best lambic.
Mouth- A slightly sweet and lighter medium with a medium carbonation. The residual oak and butter is a little small.
Drink- Its better than average, but not the best beer in the world. Pretty solid.
Serving type: bottle
01-18-2013 23:26:36 | More by FosterJM
3.65/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A: A hazy grapefruit color, with some nice white head that foams like champaign, then disappears like david Copperfield. There is a good amount of yeast sediment clumping up the bottom.
S: Nice with a light fruity smell, and some good tartness. A slight hint of vinegar.
T: Tart, and clean with a nice fruity accent. Notes of vinegar and berries. Oddly there is almost a touch of popcorn in there.
M: Fairly thin, with very active carbonation. Leaves the mouth with a sour punch that coats the tongue in an almost oily way.
O: Very good overall. I am proud to see the local boys turning out styles like this. I think if it were to age a year or two it would really be somethin'.
Serving type: bottle
04-30-2011 23:38:08 | More by Beejay
3.68/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a clear golden color with a white head. A light vinegar note, but still a decent lactic character. Lots of lemon peel, straw, and a decent funkiness, though mostly just must. A touch of oak and green apple. The palate is a little dull, but not awful. Good tartness with oak, green apple, lemon, and a touch of white vinegar. Not terribly complex or funky, but still nice.
Serving type: bottle
08-13-2012 00:07:46 | More by womencantsail
3.74/5 rDev -6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
750 mL bottle poured into a snifter. 2011 vintage.
Appearance - Pale hazy body. Not a lot of head. Thin white collar.
Smell - Lemony acidic aroma. Malty. A little grassy.
Taste - Very malty. Lemony sourness that builds. Puckering in the finish.
Mouthfeel - Medium heavy for a sour. Malty. Pretty sour in the finish.
Overall - Not a complex flavor, but it's decent.
Serving type: bottle
09-24-2013 00:17:01 | More by Alieniloquium
3.75/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Shared by TurdFurgison the other night. Thank you, Eric. I'm reviewing this as an American Wild, rather than a true unblended Lambic.
A hazy straw yellow with a dense, white head with mild lacing, this looks pretty decent. Straw, grass, hay, a little sugar, white wine and a definite cidery aroma, this smells sweet and has some light fruit character, particularly white peaches. Mildly musty and sulfury as well, and as it warms up, it takes of a definite fart-like character. The palate opens tart, scrumpy, mildly cidery and very white-wine like. Not very funky, this reminds me of Batch 1 of Brute. Clean sourness, mild sharpness and with just a hint of acetone in the back, this beer has a medium-light body and a rather high level of carbonation. Drying on the finish with straw, funk and a little fruit, this is a nice, vinous wild ale.
Despite the flaws I've mentioned in my review, I felt this beer still worked, which is why my scores are a little higher than you'd expect from the review itself.
Serving type: bottle
05-18-2011 03:32:30 | More by DefenCorps
3.8/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A- Pours a very clear golden color with a thick white head that leaves a bit of lace.
S- Lemon zest and funk in the nose.
T- Strong sharp tart flavor with some cider and pear coming through. Sour lemon with a bit of barnyard.
M- Light bodied with nice carbonation. Dry with a tart finish.
O- A decent brew that I'm glad I got a chance to pick up. The $13.99 price tag will probably keep me from getting it again anytime soon though.
Serving type: bottle
05-18-2011 01:31:49 | More by projectflam86
Ontario (Canada)
3.83/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
22oz Bottle
Appearance – Hazy yellow/amber colour with a small size fizzy white coloured head. There is an average amount of carbonation showing and there is some faint lacing. The head lasted for around 5 minutes before it was gone.
Smell - Grains/wheat, citric/lemons, vinegar
Taste & Mouth - The beer has an average amount of carbonation. Most of the taste is made up of tart citrus and some vinegar. There is also some wheat/barnyard flavour and a bit of a rustiness. It ends with a tart aftertaste.
Overall – Pretty good stuff. I wasn't expecting much but the flavours are very good and the beer isn't that far off from some of the more renowned lambics I have tried.
Serving type: bottle
04-13-2012 14:13:27 | More by spinrsx
3.85/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
750 ml capped and corked bottle, 2010 vintage. Served in a flute, the beer pours a hazy straw gold color with about a half inch white head. Head retention is decent, and there's a small amount of lacing. Aroma is lemon peel, oak, and some funk. It's a nice but light aroma. The brew tastes like tart apples, pears, lemon peel, vinegar, and some funk. Nice lingering tart finish. Mouthfeel/body is light/medium and it's well carbonated. I think this is a good brew, I'd buy this again in the future. Definitely worth a try.
Serving type: bottle
06-11-2011 22:54:48 | More by bluejacket74
3.88/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
750 ml bottle into a brandy snifter
This is upon opening has some of that classic lambic smell, which is always a good thing. Once entering the glass it bubble up about 1/2 a finger of head before quickly disappearing into a very slim rim of bubbles. the nice golden hue of the beer is vibrant and cloudy at the same time. the aroma from the opening still last in the glass and is very enticing, which leads into the taste. the taste wasnt quite as stellar as the smell, it has a bit of watery essence at the end of the sip, that would be the biggest complaint. 1 or 2 yrs down the road i can see this developing more in the bottle. the mouthfeel was spot on for a nice american sour. overall im glad i have a second bottle and ill be seeking at least one more out. good job Rivertown, I cant wait to get my hands on the other sours from this "local" brewery.
Serving type: bottle
08-15-2012 03:26:37 | More by kaips1
3.9/5 rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Reviewing this beer as an American Wild, not as a traditional lambic, as it would not stack up nearly as well when compared against Cantillon, 3F, etc.
Thanks to Eric for opening this bottle. Served in a Bruery tulip.
Pours a light straw-yellow color with a mild white head. The nose brings some light cheese and funk with a bit of acidity. The taste starts like a berliner with some mild grain and wheat plus a touch of acidity. Some mild peach and apricot character there. Light body and mild tartness with low carbonation. The nose brings some bready yeast as it warms. Mild acid in the finish. A really nice attempt and a solidly-drinkable brew, especially on a pretty warm evening.
Serving type: bottle
05-13-2011 20:45:53 | More by Thorpe429
3.9/5 rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A. Pours cloudy very pale yellow with just a wisp of a white foam head.
S. A nice lemon tartness with a touch of oak.
T. Lemon tartness, oak, some barnyard mustiness, a touch of peach, and a bit of white wine.
M. Fairly thin with a high carbonation level.
D. Highly drinkable. Great on a warm summer night.
M. A good beer; certainly one of the best from Cincinnati. I wish it was a bit more full in terms of both mouthfeel and flavor. It's a decent tartness, but it should be sitting on top of a more complex background. I certainly hope they continue to refine this.
Serving type: bottle
05-28-2011 03:47:10 | More by BeerAndBourbon
3.9/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Bottle opened on 1.5.14
Thanks bstyle!
VIntage 2011
A - Pours a hazy light orange with a small soapy, white head that fades pretty quickly.
S - Tart, oaky, lemon, slightly floral.
T - Tart lemon and orange, oaky and finishes funky.
D - Light body with good carbonation.
O - Nice tartness, oaky, citrus with a pleasant funk. Good beer.
Serving type: bottle
01-28-2014 05:22:02 | More by HuskyinPDX
New York
3.95/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A: The beer is very hazy yellow in color. It poured with a thin white head that quickly died down, leaving a large patch of bubbles in the center of the glass and a thin collar around the edge. The head completely faded away.
S: There are light aromas of sour lemon juice and barnyard funk in the nose.
T: Like the smell, the taste has a little bit of sourness with hints of lemon juice.
M: It feels relatively light-bodied and a little tart on the palate with a low amount of carbonation.
O: For a sour beer, this is definitely very easy to drink. It would make for a good selection for people who are just getting into this style.
Note: 2011 vintage
Serving type: bottle
12-25-2012 17:43:06 | More by metter98
3.98/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
22oz bottle, corked and capped a la Cantillon, $11.99 in Columbus. A lambic from OH, I'm very interested to see this. From the label: "Unlike conventional ales and lagers, which are fermented by carefully cultivated strains of brewer's yeasts, our award winning lambic beer is instead produced by exposing it to the wild yeasts and bacterias that are native to the Senne Valley, of Brussels, Belgium. It is this unusual process involving over a year of fermentation which gives this beer its distinctive flavor: DRY, VINOUS, and CIDERY, with a crisp sour aftertaste."
This pours a hazy golden color with a thin foam that laces in splotchy clumps. Authentic aromas, softly tart with good mild funk. It tastes sour in an approachable way, hints of citrus fruits, a lasting bite. I think it tastes fantastic, definitely better than some from the authentic land (Belle-Vue in particular has earned my indifference, as has MortSubite).
Light carbonation, very appropriate mouthfeel and really drinkable. This stuff is really good, I guess I'm surprised.
This is a very nice lambic, I think it would be great if they keep some in oak for a few years so they can take a stab at gueuze in the future. It would be very cool to see this type of development in the USA, especially in OH.
Serving type: bottle
04-28-2011 00:29:05 | More by TurdFurgison
3.98/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This beer was served in a flute. I had some reservations with this beer at the start. I was thinking surely this wouldnt be a good beer. Lambic from Cincinnati who would have thought of it?
A: The color of the beers body is a bright clear golden coloration with active carbonation. The head of the beer lasted for about 30 seconds and was gone. You need to be careful pouring this beer as the bottle has a hell of a lot of sediment.
S: The aroma of the beer has alot of the expected funkyness from the yeast. Nice acidic, tart aromas combine with a bit of oak and mild fruity aromas.
T: The tartness and funkyness of the beer are not aggressive but I definitely know its there. A bit of fruityness hits my mouth about midway kind of like a cider that has been hit with berries. Nice tartness start to finish.
M- The body of the beer is light. The carbonation is active and works really well with the beers character. The acidity and tartness are really refreshing.
O: I am really impressed with this offering from Rivertown. This is a really good stab at making a very funky beer. Well done!
Serving type: bottle
05-03-2011 10:37:33 | More by nlmartin
New York
3.98/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2011 vintage poured from a 750ml bottle courtesy of RocPorterFanatic (TiMiaB BIF) into an Ithaca Excelsior Tulip glass.
A: Crystal clear golden color with some copper hues. Aggressive pour leads to a pure white 1 finger fizzy head that disappears fast. Slight lacing, not uber consistent.
S: Nice blend of funk, sour notes, fresh cut grass and some citrus peel.
T: Follows the nose directly with wonderful blends of typical lambic flavors. Not quite as tart as many of the gueuzes but this is an unblended lambic so a bit of a toned down tart can be expected. The funk shines and then is balanced nicely by the pull of the sour fruit flavors. Almost a crab-apple flavor to it.
M: Well carbonated, nice and fizzy. Light-medium body.
O: An easy drinking, delicious unblended lambic. Not that many American breweries are brewing traditional lambics but this one is highly recommended.
Serving type: bottle
12-01-2012 01:56:38 | More by suspect
3.98/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle pour for New Brew Thursday's 3rd Anniversary event held at Beachwood BBQ & Brewing in Long Beach, CA.
Pours a murky honey orange with a foamy khaki head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Small streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is sour, tart, and funky with malt and fruity aromas. Taste is much the same with a fruity flavor on the finish. There is a mild amount of acidity on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer with solid aromas and flavors.
Serving type: bottle
01-22-2013 02:11:48 | More by UCLABrewN84
Lambic from Rivertown Brewing Co.
out of 100
based on 172 ratings.


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Veolia Withdraws from California Water Contract Bidding
End the Occupation | January 11, 2013
Davis, California – The Davis Committee of Palestinian Rights (DCPR) is happy to report that Veolia Water North America has withdrawn as a prospective bidder on a $325 million dollar project that would provide treated water from the Sacramento River to residents of Woodland and Davis in Yolo County, California. The announcement came at the December 20, 2012 meeting of the Woodland-Davis Clean Water Agency (Water Agency), a joint powers authority between the University of California – Davis and the cities of Woodland and Davis. Veolia's withdrawal followed efforts by citizens of Yolo County to prevent Veolia's bidding due to the company's involvement in the violation of Palestinian human rights.
Members of DCPR first contested the participation of Veolia Water as a prospective bidder in June 2011. Appearing before meetings of the Water Agency Board of Directors, DCPR provided substantial documentation of Veolia's history of profiting from Israel's illegal occupation and apartheid policies in Palestine, as well as the dissatisfaction of public agencies throughout the U.S. for Veolia's mismanaged operations and poor performance, environmental permit violations and fines, and failure to make good on promised improvements.
On April 19th, 2012, DCPR testified before the Board charging that Veolia did not meet the Water Agency's ethical criteria. Veolia's involvement in the Jerusalem Light Rail Transit system, its operation of settler-only buses on segregated roads in the occupied West Bank for inhabitants of illegal Israeli settlements, and its operation of a landfill on land confiscated from Palestinians have been contested by Palestinians and international human rights activists throughout the last decade. Veolia has suffered the loss of more than $20 billion in contracts to date following this global outcry.
Within the U.S., the Friends Fiduciary Corporation, which handles investments for hundreds of U.S. Quaker institutions, recently divested from Veolia following requests by Quakers concerned about the violation of Palestinian rights. In December 2012 the City of St. Louis voted to suspend approval of a contract with Veolia Water until it completed an investigation of Veolia's controversial labor, environmental, and human rights practices. There are ongoing campaigns protesting Veolia Transportation public contracts in Sonoma County and Los Angeles, CA; Baltimore, MD; Boston, MA; and beyond. The state-wide California Israel Divestment Campaign calls on CalPERS public pension system to divest from Veolia Environnement, Caterpillar and Elbit Systems.
Bids were initially due in December 2012, but following outcry from citizenry regarding the large impact of the project's capital cost upon resident's water bills, the City Council decided to postpone the due date and appoint a citizens' advisory committee to investigate rate alternatives, revisit the water supply need-assessment, and consider other water procurement options. Veolia was the only company to withdraw from bidding.
CONTACT: Mikos Fabersunne, Davis Committee for Palestinian Rights, email@example.com
Veolia Fact Sheet
December 18th, 2012 | Published in Latest News and Action Alerts, STL-PSC Blog
What is Veolia?
According to a story broken by the Riverfront Times, St. Louis city lawyers have been negotiating a contract with Veolia Water North America to guide cost-cutting. Veolia Water is a major subsidiary of Veolia Environnement, a Paris-based multinational corporation and the largest water privatization business in the world. Veolia is infamous for:
- Failure to make good on promised improvements
- Anti-labor practices
- Privatizing public resources
- Irresponsible to disastrous environmental practices
- Mismanagement
- Corruption, bribery, embezzlement, and fraud
- Supporting and profiting from segregation and discrimination in Palestine
Worldwide, consumers report that Veolia consistently charges high rates, provides poor service, causes staff turnover, discourages water conservation, and fails to implement promised improvements. Its history reveals consistent prioritization of private profit at the expense of the environment and public welfare.
Unless otherwise indicated, the following is based on extensive research and documentation on Veolia's practices by Water for All, Polaris Institute, Global Exchange, Novato Friends of Locally Operated Wastewater, Public Citizen, Public Water Works, and Food & Water Watch (here, here, here, here, here).
What happened in Indianapolis?
In its proposal to the St. Louis Water Division, Veolia extensively references its work in Indianapolis as a successful model that could inform Veolia's guidance in St. Louis. If Indianapolis is any indication of Veolia's practices, then our city would do well to steer clear. Veolia claims that the contract was completed and "focused on building a collaborative environment with all of the project stakeholders (union, government and the community)." In fact the company's 20-year contract with Indianapolis was terminated by the city less than halfway through, by which time the following had ensued:
- Non-union employees claimed that the company cut retirement plans, health care and other benefits, costing the workers more than $50 million over 25 years. Hundreds of employees, many organized under a strong union, found themselves in a pitched battle with the company to preserve benefits and hold Veolia to its promises.
- Veolia was sued for breaking state contract law, and for overcharging 250,000 residents.
- Because the company lacked proper safeguards, a typo by an employee caused a boil-water alert for more than a million people, closing local businesses and canceling school for 40,000 students.
- An independent review uncovered lax oversight of the city's contract with Veolia.
- Consumer complaints more than doubled in the first 10 months of the contract.
- In a study of 100 large U.S. cities, Environmental Working Group ranked Indianapolis drinking water quality #90 (i.e. 11th-worst overall). St. Louis ranks #9 — among the best in the country.
In 2005, a federal grand jury subpoenaed four Veolia Indianapolis employees as part of an investigation into allegations that the utility falsified water quality reports. The probe began amid accusations by Indianapolis council members that the company had cut back on staffing, water testing, treatment chemicals and maintenance. Though Veolia was never charged, the corporation sustained multimillion-dollar losses and dug its way out of this hole by finagling concessions, including a 2007 contract amendment shifting at least $144 million in costs from Veolia to the city. Ignoring public outcry from consumers and state officials, the city then tried to raise rates by 35% to pay for these additional expenses and more expensive capital improvement projects.
In 2010, with infrastructure needs mounting and Veolia demanding more than the city could afford, Indianapolis canceled the contract more than 10 years early, for which they were forced to pay Veolia an additional $29 million. The nonprofit Citizens Energy Group took over, positioned to save the city more money than multinational Veolia was ever able to.
If Veolia gives Indianapolis as an example of a success story, what could a failure possibly look like?
New Orleans — an Environmental Disaster, and Other Cities
In 2001 in New Orleans, an electrical fire at a sewer treatment plant operated by Veolia caused operators to divert raw sewage into the Mississippi River for two hours. In 2001 and 2002, the plant released sewage into the river a total of 50 times, often violating water quality standards and resulting in more than $107,000 in fines. The city's Sewerage and Water Board Director and staff made numerous, repeated and documented complaints about Veolia reducing staff to inadequate levels, neglecting preventive maintenance, failing to notify city officials of environmental violations, and other problems. Veolia has a long track record of failing to communicate with New Orleans in connection with the contract. In 2002, the board rejected Veolia's bid for a new water/wastewater contract following public outrage.
In Richmond, CA in 2006, the city and Veolia were sued for dumping more than 17 million gallons of sewage into tributaries that empty into the San Francisco Bay. The Baykeeper watchdog group said Richmond had one of the highest spill rates in the state. The city had given a 20-year, $70 million contract to Veolia, which promised to cut costs and develop and implement an improvement plan for the sewer and storm water systems. By the time of the lawsuit four years later, the company had not even finished designing the plan, much less begun the renovations. Richmond settled the lawsuit out of court by agreeing to pay for multimillion-dollar improvements to reduce sewer spills. In addition, Richmond taxpayers had to shell out $500,000 annually for years to compensate residents and businesses for property damaged. Even after the lawsuits, the problem continues: Veolia's Richmond plant had 22 spills dumping more than 2 million gallons of sewage during the first two months of 2008.
Lynn, MA ended a wastewater overflow plant contract with Veolia because the company failed to stay adequately bonded for the project. While company officials lauded the continuing contracts with water and wastewater treatment plants in the community, the town rapped the company for cutting costs by refusing to properly treat wastewater with chemicals. As a result, the town was blanketed in a stench.
Angleton, TX terminated a Veolia contract for non-performance and took the company to court, charging that it breached its contract by failing to maintain adequate staffing levels, not submitting capital project reports and charging improper expenses to the maintenance and repair tab picked up by the city.
In Atlanta, Veolia tried to maximize revenue simply by slashing the work force in half, contributing to boil-water orders, maintenance backlogs and other issue that ultimately led to dissolution of the contract.
In Sauget, IL, right across the river, a related Veolia subsidiary operated a hazardous waste incinerator for over 10 years without a clean air permit. In 2005, "the owners agreed to pay $150,000 for alleged air pollution violations." As of 2008, the facility had been fined more than $3 million," mostly related to small explosions and releasing toxic chemicals, including carcinogenic dioxins, into the air.
For more examples, see: Burlingame, CA; Wilmington, DE; Port Arthur, TX; Cranston, RI; and others.
Bribery, Corruption, Embezzlement, Fraud
Corruption, bribery, embezzlement, and fraud appear to part of Veolia's corporate culture. The president of a Veolia subsidiary was convicted of bribing a New Orleans sewer board member to support renewal of its contract (see background above) in 2002. The same year, the mayor of Bridgeport, CT was convicted on 16 counts including taking kickbacks, bribes and extortion along with 8 other defendants a contract proposal from Veolia (then called Vivendi). A forensic audit in Rockland, MA led to contract termination amid embezzlement charges involving a sewer department official and a local company executive charged with embezzling more than US$300,000. Veolia disclosed accounting fraud in the U.S. from 2007-2010 amounting to $120 million. The scandal took place in their Gulf of Mexico Marine Services unit. These are small examples of a pattern of Veolia replicated around the country and world.
Would this contract privatize the city's water? No — not yet. But the contract would position Veolia — which specializes in water privatization — as a "brain-trust" of management expertise in reducing costs. Many view Veolia and focusing on privatizing services through long-term monopoly contracts rather than through outright ownership. These types of "advisory" roles can serve as a backdoor avenue toward eventually privatizing municipal operations.
Supporting Apartheid and Segregation in Israel/Palestine
Veolia is involved in Israel's systematic ethnic discrimination against the Palestinians in many ways:
An Israeli subsidiary, Veolia Water – Israel, operates a wastewater treatment plant located in an illegal Jewish-only settlement called Modiin Ilit, built on Palestinian land in the West Bank. The owners of the land on which this settlement was built have been violently driven out. Two unarmed Palestinians from the Palestinian village on which Modiin Ilit was built, have been killed as they protested nonviolently against the ongoing confiscation of their land and resources. Veolia continues to service the settlement.
An Israeli subsidiary of Veolia Transdev, Connex – Israel, operates buses on segregated roads through the occupied West Bank, including two bus lines that use road 443, which is built partially on confiscated land with portions closed entirely to Palestinians. A separate but unequal Palestinian road system is made up of low grade roads cut by checkpoints and physical barriers restricting Palestinian freedom of movement. Last year, Palestinian Freedom Riders attempted to board buses operating on their own land and were violently removed and arrested. Veolia is profiting from segregation and discrimination.
Another Israeli subsidiary, Veolia Environmental Services – Israel, supervises, consults for, and operates the Tovlan Landfill in the occupied Jordan Valley, collecting refuse from illegal settlements. Israel renders it almost impossible for Palestinians in the Jordan Valley to gain permits to build homes, toilets, wells, animal pens, or other vital infrastructure for local communities, which has forced almost all Palestinian families out, with those remaining living in dire conditions. Some are left with no alternative but to work on settlements that have taken their families' land, for pay far below the minimum wage, unable to take bathroom breaks, and denied any rights to unionize. Veolia takes captured Palestinian land and natural resources to service the settlements exploiting or driving out Palestinians.
UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk recently recommended that Veolia "should be boycotted, until they bring their operations into line with international human rights and humanitarian law and standards." Veolia's extensive profiting from Israel's illegal practices have provoked global outcry, costing Veolia more than $12.5 billion in lost contracts to date. Recently, the Friends Fiduciary Corporation, which handles investments for hundreds of U.S. Quaker institutions, also divested from Veolia.
Veolia already in Financial Trouble
With public opinion shifting negatively around the world, Veolia is paying a price. After a 25-year contract, Veolia's home city of Paris declined to renew its contract in 2009. Cities around the world have done the same. Veolia's profit margin has plummeted since 2008 and the company lost more than half its market value in 2011. Veolia's CEO pledged to sell $1.8 billion of assets and to stop operations in at least 37 countries. In September 2012, Veolia's debt stood at more than $19.7 billion.
Now, Veolia is trying to bring its risky and immoral business to our backyard.
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- St. Louis Palestine Solidarity Committee Statement on Pending City Contract with Veolia Water (alethonews.wordpress.com)
- Veolia to end sponsorship of major UK photography exhibition (bdsmovement.net)
Veolia must stop assisting the occupier and leave Jerusalem, says Hamas spokesperson
By Adri Nieuwhof | The Electronic Intifada | January 24, 2012
On his visit to Switzerland, Hamas spokesperson Mushir al-Masri unequivocally condemned the Jerusalem Light Rail project. French companies Veolia and Alstom should stop assisting the occupier and leave Jerusalem, he said.
Al-Masri headed a delegation of members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) to the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Geneva. The Electronic Intifada reported on the first official visit of Hamas members to a European country since the 2006 PLC elections. I interviewed Al-Masri on Thursday, 19 January, about his views on the Israeli Jerusalem Light Rail project.
The first line of the light rail connects West Jerusalem with the illegal settlements of Pisgat Ze'ev and French Hill in occupied Palestinian East Jerusalem. Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and the annexation of East Jerusalem are illegal under international law. This status has been confirmed repeatedly by numerous UN resolutions and the 2004 advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on Israel's wall in the occupied West Bank.
I wrote about the negative impact of the light rail on Palestinian Shuafat in my blog of 14 December. The first line of the light rail – for which two thousand square meters of land belonging to Shuafat resident Mahmoud al-Mashni have been confiscated - has three stops in Shuafat.
Jerusalem Light Rail stop in Shuafat, 30 December 2011, 11.50 am (Ibrahim Yousef)
According to Al-Masri, "This a dangerous project, well planned by the occupier to maintain, strengthen, change the image of Jerusalem. To destroy the historical monuments of Islam. The aim is to link West Jerusalem to East Jerusalem and to make sure that Jerusalem will be the eternal capital of Israel. It proves that Israel does not believe in peace."
When I inform him that Veolia repeatedly states that the light rail is important for the Palestinians because they use it, he responds: "Any company that assists the occupier does not contribute to peace. They should leave Jerusalem. They should respect the resolutions of international organizations. Companies that support the occupation violate international law. If Palestinians use the light rail, it is not an argument. They maybe have to use it because it is a means of transport that is available. Veolia should not look for excuses for the occupation."
Through its spokesperson Al-Masri, Hamas has joined the protests and criticism against the Jerusalem Light Rail and the two French companies involved in it: Veolia and Alstom. Palestinian non-governmental organizations, the PLO, the Arab League, international law experts, solidarity activists, churches, trade unions, city councils, socially responsible investment advisers and pension funds have called on Veolia to end their involvement in Israeli projects in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
However, Veolia has chosen to continue its collaboration with the Israeli authorities in a project that was developed to serve the needs of the settlers in East Jerusalem. Veolia has therefore been targeted by the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement.
Veolia Israel's CEO Arnon Fishbein commented on Veolia's attempts to sell off its shares in the light rail to Egged in the Israeli magazine The Marker on 26 January. "There were pressures inside Veolia, because there are many among the group who believe the company lost a lot of contracts because of this project", he admits. "One way or another, we will never leave a contract in the middle", says Fishbein. (Translated from Hebrew)
It is unlikely that the deal with Egged will be approved because Israel requires the operator to be a foreign and experienced company. According to The Marker, banks are not happy to entrust the project in the inexperienced hands of Egged.
Fishbein sums up Veolia's commitment to the Jerusalem Light Rail: "We are not running away from any contract. We made a business agreement. If it would be approved, we'll be happy to carry on with it. If not – we won't stop the train."
Instead of listening to the voice of the Palestinians and respecting decisions of UN bodies, Veolia Israel's CEO expresses clearly the company's dedication to a project of the occupying power Israel. The global BDS Movement will therefore continue its activism against Veolia.
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biographical name (Concise Encyclopedia)(born AD 40died c. 135, Caesarea, Palestine) Jewish sage, one of the founders of rabbinic Judaism. He is said to have been an illiterate shepherd who began to study after age 40. He believed that Scripture contained many implied meanings in addition to its overt meaning, and he regarded written law (Torah) and oral law (Halakhah) as ultimately one. He collected and systematized the oral traditions concerning the conduct of Jewish social and religious life, thus laying the foundation of the Mishna. He may have been involved in Bar Kokhba's unsuccessful rebellion against Rome; he gave the rebel leader his title and recognized him as the messiah. He was imprisoned by the Romans and martyred for his public teaching. See also Ishmael ben Elisha.
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Just received total test results after annual physical. Total test was 303 which is down from 523 when I was 40. Dr states that I am still within normal range. I asked about trt and was concerned that my test has decreased by 40% in 3 years when I read 1-2% decrease per year is normal. Should I be concerned? Dr ran the test because I complained of decreased libido and difficulty maintaining weight. I have lost 12 pounds in the last year but did not change diet or decrease workouts. I still lift heavy 4 days per week. He suggested that I see an endo if I want a 2nd opinion. Now the search starts for a trt friendly endo in Dallas. How should I start the search? I want to avoid aging clinics.
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In 1997 I was unfortunate to get selected to the jury of McVeigh. I did not want to sit on this trial.
His main focus was that Waco was his main reason for the bombing. But getting from his defense attorneys was his disfavoring with the government and interferences with peoples rights. He felt so strongly that the AFT had interfered with the religious belief's of the Branch Davidians.
One of the factors that was brought out was the day care center and his attorneys pointed out that because of the government interferences that children were killed at Waco. McVeigh felt it was the government that killed the children not the Davidians. If the government has stayed out of the Davidians business that both Waco and Ok bombings wouldn't have happened. Posted by memadeania
Fascinating story! Just a thought about McVeigh's beliefs.........He blamed the government for killing the children when Koresh could have let them leave at any time, and there were multiple reports that David Koresh had taken some of the young girls as his "wife" (as young as 11) and had sexual relations with them. Wonder if he thought that was ok since it was part of Koresh's bizarre religion? It seems that Mr. McVeigh's hatred of the government allowed him to overlook any wrongs by Koresh in order to rationalize blowing up the building.


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Jeffree Star banned from Temecula, California concert venue for being gay?
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Jersey Shore cast on strike, demanding more money.
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If you follow him on Twitter or have friended him on Facebook, you may already know that Portuguese soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has become a father. Taking a cue from Sandra Bullock, whose motherhood seemed to come out of nowhere a couple of months back, he has surprised fans by announcing that he has a new son who will be under his "exclusive guardianship." The mother—whose identity will be kept confidential—is not in the picture. Congrats!
Cristiano Ronaldo was not happy with a cameraman tracking him on the pitch following Portugal's 1-0 loss to Spain yesterday, spitting at the cameraman's feet. The well-timed loogie did not go unnoticed by the media.
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BYB Links
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BYB Inhouse & Travel Team Standings
Girls Travel River Valley League Site
Boys Travel Merrimack Valley League Site
Coaching ?
** Interested in Coaching? Please e-mail our Inhouse Coordinator
Tom Lavery
Information required: Name, Address, Phone#, E-mail, Grade you would like to coach in the Fall, Boys or Girls,
Refereeing ?
** Interested in Refereeing? If you are interested in refereeing and attending a referee clinic in November (mandatory for all students who wish to ref) and helping us with the league, please our Referee Assignors
Dave Rogers - Referee Assignor
Fundamental Hoops 6A Girls Division Champions!
The Girls 6A travel team beat Clifton Park, NY in the finals to win the holiday tournament held at U Mass Lowell. All twelve girls contributed throughout the weekend with strong defensive efforts
2013/14 Jamfest Champs - Girls Grade 7A - (3-0) !
Defeated - Westford, Windham NH, Pelham NH
(L-R) - Allysa DiMauro, Shannon Fitzgerald, Emma O'Leary, Erin Cann, Lyndsay Toce, Dee Flaherty, Jessica Botelho, Sam Moriconi, Megan Brown, Haley Reinhold
2014 TapOff Champs - Girls Grade 5A - (4-0) !
Defeated - Westford, Pelham, Dracut
Defeated Tewksbury (28-10) in the Finals
2013/14 Jamfest Champs - Boys Grade 7A - (3-0) !
Defeated - Hudson, NH; Methuen and Wilmington
BACK ROW - Ben Grunes, Matt Milano, Aaron Sprague, Cliff Trethewey,
Carl Trethewey, Ryan Hoyt
FRONT ROW - Ryan Quinones, Zach Mickle, Jake Loftin, Kyle Walker
Coaches - Joe Walker, Russ Hoyt
Not Pictured - Jason Rogers and Coach Bob Mickle
2014 Stonehill Turkey Classic Champs - Girls Grade 5A - (4-0) !
Defeated - Stoughton, Westport, Braintree and Franklin
BL: Catherine Egan, Rachel Donati, Madison Watford, Shelby Bourdeau, Gia Ames, Meghan Dinsmore.
FL: Meaghan Boermeester, Jordyn Holohan, Haley Slaney, Sydney Sartell, Brooke Green. Missing: Jaycie Balboni