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PositiveID Corporation Completes Exit From Non-Core Business
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Blackberry maker to cut 2,000 jobs, splits COO job
July 25, 2011 5:05 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsBlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. is cutting 2,000 jobs as part of a cost savings plan announced last month and is shuffling some senior executives.The job cuts amount to about 10 percent of the company's work force. The company said Monday it will notify affected employees this week. It...
Singapore-Israel invests $2.3m for R & D projects
July 22, 2011 8:27 pm | by Medical Design Technology | News | CommentsSingapore and Israel are stepping up efforts and forking out US$2.3 million to kickstart four new research and development (R&D) projects between high-tech companies in both countries.
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One Source Networks Wins at SABJ's Fast Track 2011
July 22, 2011 7:26 am | News | CommentsOne Source Networks announces it has achieved first place in its category and second place overall in San Antonio Business Journal's Fast Track 2011 publication.
Engineering technology faculty develop unique manufacturing capabilities
July 22, 2011 7:26 am | by Texas A&M University | News | CommentsFacultyin the Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MMET) group have developed unique capabilities to manufacture microcomponents for medical and other robust applications. (At left, a...
Implementing IPSec for Embedded Devices
July 22, 2011 6:40 am | by Robert Vamosi, Senior Analyst, Mocana | Articles | CommentsWith millions of new electronic devices connecting to the Internet every day, criminal hackers are increasingly focusing on a new type of target: mobile and embedded systems. Such systems include point-of-sale terminals, wireless routers, smart phones, our cars...
Power electronics: your route to success!
July 22, 2011 5:28 am | by Medical Design Technology | News | CommentsPower Electronics 2011, the 8th International Exhibition for Power Electronics, Energy & Energy Saving, will be held on 29 November to 1 December 2011. Leading industry experts will gather in the modern Crocus Expo exhibition centre to discuss current industry issues, see the latest...
Cornell Collaboration to Explore GPU Computing Using MATLAB
July 21, 2011 1:42 pm | News | CommentsThe Cornell University Center for Advanced Computing (CAC) today announced that it is testing the performance of general-purpose GPUs with MATLAB applications in a new research collaboration with NVIDIA, Dell, and MathWorks. This research will explore GPU computing capabilities for data manipulation on NVIDIA GPUs using MATLAB applications. In particular, Cornell will focus on
NEMS/MEMS built by heated AFM, nanolithography patterning at Georgia Tech
July 21, 2011 6:31 am | by Medical Design Technology | News | CommentsGeorgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)'s thermochemical nanolithography (TCNL) is used to fabricate nanometer-scale ferroelectric structures directly on flexible plastic substrates without the conventional aggressive processing temperatures that would destroy these substrate materials.
NT-MDT has doubled the sales of SPMs in the first half-year of 2011
July 20, 2011 2:29 pm | by Medical Design Technology | News | CommentsThe first half-year 2011 has passed and after adding up the results of its activity, NT-MDT can announce that it was a very successful period for the company.
New Procedure for Determining the Charge of Flat Surfaces
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Board Mount Pressure Sensors Feature Self-Calibration
July 20, 2011 10:57 am | Product Releases | CommentsHoneywell introduced the TruStability NCS Series, Uncompensated/Unamplified Board Mount Pressure Sensors. The series offers self-calibration, combined with desirable stability, accuracy and repeatability, making these sensors
Small, Flexible Power Management ICs Integrate Two Bucks Regulators and Two LDOs
July 20, 2011 10:30 am | Analog Devices, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsAnalog Devices introduced its ADP5034 regulator/LDO, an integrated power management IC that combines two 3-MHz, high efficiency, 1.2-A step down regulators with two 300-mA LDO (low drop out) regulators in a
Photo-Optical Devices Deliver Reliable, Cost-Effective Sensing and Control Solutions
July 20, 2011 10:29 am | by Avi Elmaleh, ROHM Semiconductor, www.rohm.com | Articles | CommentsInfrared (IR) PhotoOptic devices are used for sensing and control in a variety of general market applications. These devices – LEDs and phototransistors - operating in the near IR region (700-1400 nm)...
Medical Device Interconnects Must Address Harsh Environments
July 20, 2011 9:44 am | by Anthony Kalaijakis, Molex Incorporated, www.molex.com | Articles | CommentsTechnology advances in electronic consumer devices and the telecommunications industry are converging at a rapid rate with medical device technology. For example, the medical industry now embraces membrane switches from the appliance industry...
Heat Sinks Feature Push Pin Mounting
July 20, 2011 8:27 am | by Medical Design Technology | News | CommentsAdvanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. (ATS) now provides maxiFLOW™ heat sinks with an integral push pin mounting system for fast, safe attachment of the heat sinks onto BGAs and other hot components
Linux-Based Wireless Device Server
July 20, 2011 8:27 am | by Medical Design Technology | News | CommentsLantronix, a leading global provider of smart connectivity solutions, today announced the commercial availability of its next generation Linux-based wireless device server, PremierWave EN™.
Covered Coin Cell Holders Increase Reliability
July 20, 2011 8:27 am | by Medical Design Technology | News | CommentsMPD has invented a whole new category of coin cell battery holders called Snap Dragons, which drastically increase the reliability of open top coin cell holders through the use of a snap-on cover piece.
Precision Linear Stages
July 20, 2011 8:27 am | by Medical Design Technology | News | CommentsNewport Corporation, a worldwide leader in motion control technology, introduces the new series of FMS Precision Linear Stages. The high precision, motion control stages are designed for use...
STMicro Encourages Fast User-Interface Development for SPEAr Processor
July 20, 2011 7:43 am | News | CommentsSTMicroelectronics announced the availability of the Mentor Embedded Inflexion User Interface software product on the SPEAr (Structured Processor Enhanced Architecture) family of processors, which are based on ARM core technology.
PositiveID Corporation Awarded Key Patent for Sample Prep of DNA and RNA
July 20, 2011 7:27 am | by Medical Design Technology | News | CommentsPositiveID Corporation Awarded Key Patent for Sample Prep of DNA and RNA
AMAG Pharmaceuticals plans merger with Allos
July 20, 2011 7:26 am | by Medical Design Technology | News | CommentsAMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Lexington has announced plans to merge with Colorado company Allos Therapeutics Inc. in a stock-for-stock deal worth approximately $686 million. While the combined company will have its headquarters in Lexington, officials said in a release that it would be renamed.
New Precision Operational Amplifier Unveiled by Analog Devices
July 20, 2011 7:04 am | Analog Devices, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsAnalog Devices, Inc. (ADI) introduced the ADA4096-2 dual, precision-micropower operational amplifier (op amp) -- the industry's first precision op amp with more than ±30 V of integrated input over-voltage protection (OVP).


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Sens. Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin, both D-W.Va., voted for the bill. Rockefeller, a longtime supporter of the legislation, said the bill "is an opportunity to help our local businesses across West Virginia and the country. Our small businesses are the lifeline of our communities - they employ local workers, they boost local economies, and West Virginians are proud to support them."
Doyle said chances for passage didn't look good as recently as a year ago, prior to Internet retailer Amazon throwing its support toward the bill
"This time last year, most of us believed there was no way we'd ever get this bill through as a stand-alone bill," he said. "We thought it would have to be amended into a larger bill."
Doyle, who was president of the national Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board in 2008 to 2009, said many changes have occurred since he first started promoting the idea of Internet sales taxes as early as 2001.
At that time, the big stumbling block was trying to come up with a standardized sales tax system that could be applied nationwide, since there was no way national retailers could account for the hundreds of different tax rates for various states, municipalities, and other jurisdictions.
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Doyle said watching the passage vote in the U.S. Senate was gratifying.
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Professor Dale CarpenterSeptember 4, 2003 U. S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Property Rights Hearing on "What is Needed to Defend the Bipartisan Defense of Marriage Act of 1996?" September 4, 2003 Written Testimony of Professor Dale Carpenter, University of Minnesota Law School To the Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee:
To summarize my four main points: First, a constitutional amendment is unnecessary because federal and state laws, combined with the present state of the relevant constitutional doctrines, already make court-ordered, nationwide same-sex marriage unlikely for the foreseeable future. Therefore, an amendment banning same-sex marriage is a solution in search of a problem. Second, a constitutional amendment defining marriage would be a radical intrusion on the nation's founding commitment to federalism in an area traditionally reserved to state regulation. Third, a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage would be peculiarly anti-democratic, cutting short an ongoing national debate over what privileges and benefits, if any, ought to be conferred on same-sex couples, and preventing democratic processes from expanding individual rights. Fourth, the proposed FMA is constitutional overkill that reaches well beyond the stated concerns of its proponents. Whatever one thinks of same-sex marriage as a matter of policy, no person who cares about our Constitution should support this unnecessary, radical, unusually anti-democratic, and overly broad departure from the Nation's traditions and history. First, a constitutional amendment is unnecessary. Advocates of the proposed FMA claim it is needed to prevent both state and federal courts, at the request of gay-rights advocates, from imposing same-sex marriage on the whole country. Yet neither state nor federal courts have done so thus far. Nor, given the present state of the relevant constitutional doctrines, are they likely to do so for the foreseeable future. Anyone with a printer and enough money for a filing fee can file a lawsuit, of course, but winning is a different matter. Here, I will not address my personal view of the merits of the legal arguments for same-sex marriage, but only the likelihood that such arguments will be persuasive to courts of final resort in the near future. Let us start with a basic fact. No state in the union has ever recognized same-sex marriages. Thirty-seven states have explicitly declared same-sex marriages contrary to their own public policy, barring recognition of same-sex marriages under state statutes or state constitutions. DOMA bars recognition of such marriages for federal purposes. It is unlikely courts will impose immediate, nationwide gay marriage contrary to this powerfully expressed legislative and popular will. Even if and when a state court ordered same-sex marriage in its jurisdiction, that should be a matter for a state to resolve internally, through its own governmental processes, as the states have so far done. Neither federal nor state courts are likely to order same-sex marriage under the traditional interpretation of the Constitution's Full Faith and Credit Clause. Nor, for the foreseeable future, are courts likely to mandate same-sex marriage under substantive federal constitutional doctrines, such as the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause or the Equal Protection Clause. Let me now address each of these points in greater detail. Substantive state constitutional law Going back to the early 1970s, in cases challenging state marriage laws under substantive doctrines of state constitutions, such as state constitutional equal-rights provisions, most state courts have rejected arguments for same-sex marriage. See, e.g., Singer v. Hara, 11 Wash. App. 247, 522 P.2d 1187, review denied, 84 Wash.2d 1008 (1974). The strong resistance of state courts to same-sex marriage should not be surprising since 87 percent of all state court judges are subject to some form of election. Thus, state courts are accountable to a public that in most jurisdictions still opposes same-sex marriage by fairly large margins. On the three occasions that state courts have seriously considered ordering the recognition of same-sex marriage in their states under their own substantive state constitutional doctrines - in Alaska, Hawaii, and Vermont - the democratic processes in those states immediately dealt with the issue by preventing the imposition of full-fledged gay marriage. In Hawaii, for example, the state legislature and the people themselves voted to amend their own constitutions to permit the state legislature to define marriag. In Vermont, the state legislature created a system of civil unions that extends the benefits and responsibilities of marriage (under state law only) to same-sex couples, but reserves marriage itself for opposite-sex couples. Historically, the states themselves have been entrusted to rein in the activism of their state courts. The states certainly have the power to do so, whether or not they choose to use it. They have not asked for, or received, the assistance of federal authorities to deal with their own state statutes and state constitutions. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is currently considering a case, Goodridge v. Massachusetts Dep't of Public Health, involving a challenge to that state's restriction of marriage to opposite-sex couples. I do not hazard a guess at what the outcome might be, though the record so far for same-sex marriage supporters has not been promising. Even if the Massachusetts court, or any other state court, were to order the recognition of full-fledged, same-sex marriage in a state, the ruling would be limited in its reach to the state itself. A hypothetical state court ruling favoring same-sex marriage could not require other states to recognize such marriages. That would require additional hypothetical rulings by courts-of-last-resort in the other states. A pro-gay-marriage ruling, as in Massachusetts, would likely be based on the state, not federal, constitution. Thus, the immediate legal effect of the decision would be confined to the state itself. Could a pro-gay-marriage ruling in a state affect the outcomes of such challenges in other states by influencing other states' substantive interpretations of their own constitutions? Again, this presents a hypothetical, not existing, question. Certainly such a ruling would not bind other states' interpretation of their own state constitutions. Though courts in sister states might regard the pro-gay marriage ruling as persuasive authority in the interpretation of their own state constitutions, they would also have a much larger body of contrary authority from other states to follow. The lone state to recognize same-sex marriage would hold the minority view for a very long time. And, of course, in most states courts would be both accountable to the state's voters and would be reversible by popular democratic processes. Both of these factors would make them reluctant, as they historically have been, to impose immediate gay marriage even in their jurisdictions. The Full Faith and Credit Clause Supporters of the FMA argue that if a state court imposes same-sex marriage on a state, then courts in other states or federal courts might require states in their jurisdiction to recognize such marriages under the Constitution's Full Faith and Credit Clause (FFCC), Art. IV, Sec. 1. This fear, too, is hypothetical and exaggerated. As a nation, we have already addressed this issue. In 1996, in reaction to litigation for same-sex marriage in Hawaii, Congress passed, and President Clinton signed, DOMA. DOMA defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman for purposes of federal law, such as entitlement to Social Security benefits and for federal taxation. DOMA also provides that states may refuse to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere. A state court decision recognizing same-sex marriages in a given state does not by itself make DOMA invalid. Supporters of a constitutional amendment warn that Adam and Steve, or Sue and Ellen, will go to a state that has just recognized same-sex marriages, get married there, and then return to their home state demanding recognition of their union under the FFCC. By this method, they conjecture, gay marriage would gradually sweep the nation. However, the FFCC has never been interpreted to mean that every state must recognize every marriage performed in every other state. It is true that, under the place-of-celebration rule, states usually recognize marriages validly performed in other states. But each state also reserves the right to refuse to recognize a marriage performed in another state (or performed in a foreign country, like Canada) if that marriage would violate the state's public policy. Under this public-policy exception to the general rule of recognition, states will generally overlook small or technical differences in the marriages laws of other states. For example, the fact that a marriage was witnessed by only two people (as required in a sister state), instead of three (as required in the home state), would not usually prevent recognition of a marriage validly performed in the sister state. But under the public-policy exception, states do not ordinarily overlook major differences in the marriage laws of foreign jurisdictions. Thirty-seven states have already declared by statute and/or state constitution that it is their public policy not to recognize same-sex marriages. Even in the other thirteen states, state policy is probably adequately declared on the issue of whether same-sex unions will be recognized. In that sense, DOMA and the 37 "little DOMAs" passed by the states were probably redundant, a form of insurance against the recognition of same-sex marriage by activist judges. In any event, even former Republican congressman Bob Barr, who opposes same-sex marriage on policy grounds, wrote recently that DOMA is more than adequate to prevent the imposition of nationwide same-sex marriage. Under the traditional understanding of the FFCC and choice-of-law principles, then, it is doubtful state or federal courts would require states to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere. This does not mean, of course, that litigants might not be able to find a state or federal court judge willing to do so. But it does mean that the chances of having such a ruling withstand appellate review are slim. Substantive federal constitutional doctrines It is also unlikely the Supreme Court or the federal appellate courts, for the foreseeable future, would declare a constitutional right to same-sex marriage under present understandings of substantive doctrines arising from the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause or the Equal Protection Clause. No federal or state appellate court, to date, has declared such a right under any substantive federal constitutional doctrine. Thus, once again, we are dealing with a purely hypothetical fear of a possible future ruling by a court of last resort. Lawrence v. Texas, 123 S. Ct. 2472 (2003), the recent Supreme Court decision using the Due Process Clause to strike down Texas's law criminalizing homosexual sex, has somehow been transformed by the popular press and by FMA supporters into a gay-marriage decision. It is not that. In Lawrence, the Court emphasized that the Texas law violated the right to liberty insofar as it intruded on private sexual relations between adults in the home. The interest involved was the liberty to avoid state intrusion into the bedroom via criminal law. It did not involve the liberty to seek official state recognition of the sexual relation, along with all the benefits state recognition entails. Lawrence involved the most private of acts (sexual conduct) in the most private of places (the home); marriage is a public institution freighted with public meaning and significance. The Court noted explicitly that it was not dealing with a claim for formal state recognition. Especially in light of Justice Scalia's fretting that same-sex marriage may soon be the child of Lawrence, these qualifications signal a Court that seems very unlikely even to address the issue in the near future, much less to take the bold step of ordering nationwide same-sex marriage. The Equal Protection Clause hardly seems more promising in the near term for gay-marriage advocates. The only Justice in Lawrence to embrace this seemingly more gay-marriage-friendly argument, Justice O'Connor, made clear her unwillingness to take the doctrine that far. Romer v. Evans, 517 U.S. 620 (1996), has, so far, not had much generative force in fighting legal discrimination against gay people. That may be because of the unprecedented nature of the law the Court confronted in Evans: a state constitutional amendment that (1) targeted a single class of people (homosexuals) and (2) sweepingly denied them all civil rights protections in every area of life, from employment to housing to education. Because the law was so overly broad, the narrow justifications the state offered could not sustain it, leaving only impermissible animus as a motivating force behind the law. Evans was one of the few times in the Court's history when a law failed the lowest level of constitutional scrutiny, the rational basis test. Unless the Court were to apply strict scrutiny to laws that fence out gay couples from marriage, a step neither it nor any federal court has taken, states will need to show only a rational basis for their marriage laws. This test requires the state only to show that the law is rationally related to a legitimate governmental end. That is ordinarily not a difficult task. Thus, there is little reason to believe a court would strike down all 50 state marriage laws or DOMA on Equal Protection grounds, at least under the present state of those doctrines. Certainly no court has yet done so. Aside from the merits of a constitutional claim for same-sex marriage, it is unlikely for practical and historical reasons the Court would impose it on the nation in the near future. The Court rarely strays far or long from a national consensus on any given issue. When it does, it risks its own institutional standing and credibility. Lawrence is no exception to this rule since sodomy laws existed only in a minority of states (13 of 50) and were opposed by most Americans. By contrast, no state has recognized same-sex marriage and laws limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples enjoy broad popular support in most states and nationwide. If the Court were to order same-sex marriage, whether under the FFCC or a substantive constitutional doctrine, it would be taking on almost the entire country. I cannot think of another time the Court has done that in modern times, with the instructive and chastening exception of Roe v. Wade. In short, the fear of court-imposed, nationwide gay marriage is exaggerated and hypothetical. To amend the Constitution now to prevent it would be to do so based on fear of a future, hypothetical adverse decision by an appellate court or the Supreme Court, in a case that has not been filed, by litigants who do not have standing, and will not get standing until another future, hypothetical adverse decision by a state court succeeds in making its pro-gay marriage ruling stick, something no state court in the history of the country has yet managed to do. The Constitution is the Nation's founding blueprint. We should not trifle with it. There have been more 10,000 proposed constitutional amendments, all supported by advocates who no doubt sincerely believed that their causes required immediate constitutional support in order to save the Republic. Yet leaving out the extraordinary founding period that produced the ten amendments known as the Bill of Rights and the extraordinary post-Civil War period that produced three amendments, we have amended it only 14 times in more than two centuries. It should not be tampered with to deal with hypothetical questions as if it were part of a national law school classroom. It should be altered only to deal with some clear and present problem that cannot be addressed in any other way. We are nowhere near that point on the subject of same-sex marriage. The "problem" of nationwide same-sex marriage is neither clear nor present. At the very least, we should wait until an issue actually arises before we address it by changing the Constitution. Second, a constitutional amendment would be a radical intrusion on federalism. From the founding of the Nation, the design of our federal system has been that the federal government has limited and enumerated powers and that state governments have residual powers. The states have been free to legislate on all matters not reserved for federal authority, such as interstate commerce or waging war. State power has been limited only insofar as necessary to protect nationhood, the national economy, and individual rights. Specifically, states have traditionally controlled family law, including the definition of marriage, in their jurisdiction. The Nation's commitment to this federalism is enshrined in the Constitution's enumeration of congressional powers in Article I and in the reservation of other powers to the states in the Tenth Amendment. Concern over preserving the traditional authority of the states over matters like family law has been a central theme of the Court's recent jurisprudence. In its recent commerce-clause cases, the Court has emphasized the need for limits on federal power in the interest of preserving states' domain over areas like criminal law and family law. See, for example, United States v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549 (1995). These recent decisions upholding the role of the states have been supported by the Court's most conservative justices, like Chief Justice William Rehnquist and Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia. Federalism is not valuable simply as a tradition. It has a practical benefit. Federalism has served the country well insofar as it has allowed the states to experiment with public policies, to determine whether these policies work or need to be amended, and then to follow or decline to follow the example of other states. Acting as laboratories of social change, the states have been responsible for some of the most important innovations in American law. These innovations have included allowing women to vote, setting maximum hours for working, adopting minimum wage requirements, and prohibiting child labor. Repudiating this long history, the FMA would impose a single, nationwide definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman. It would prohibit state courts or even state legislatures from authorizing same-sex marriages. The supporters of the FMA freely acknowledge this much. But additionally, it would tell states how to interpret their own state constitutions and state statutes by prohibiting them from "construing" their own laws so as to permit same-sex marriages or grant marriage-like benefits to same-sex couples. Although state legislatures would presumably be free to adopt "marriage-lite" institutions like domestic partnerships or civil unions that accord some of the benefits of marriage to same-sex couples, these laws might be practically unenforceable in state courts. State courts, asked to referee a dispute between the couple and the state over whether they qualified for benefits under a domestic-partnership law, would be prohibited by the FMA from "construing" the law to grant "the legal incidents [of marriage]" to the couple. Purporting to protect the states from gay marriage, the FMA tramples federalism. Yet federalism is working on this subject. A national debate is underway on whether to grant some form of legal recognition to same-sex couples. States and localities are trying a variety of approaches, from complete non-recognition to domestic partnerships that grant some benefits to civil unions that grant many of the benefits of marriage. These experiments test whether encouraging stable same-sex unions through some formal legal recognition and support is, on balance, a good or bad thing. Under federalism, states have the opportunity to see whether such recognition truly has the ill effects predicted by opponents. It is true that there have been limited historical exceptions to the general rule that states control their own family law, including the definition of marriage. The Supreme Court decided in Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967), for example, that a state antimiscegenation law was unconstitutional. That decision was grounded in the fundamental right to marry and in the anti-racist principles of the Equal Protection Clause, which explicitly restrains state power. The decision altered state law to uphold individual rights and make the institution of marriage more inclusive, not to derogate individual rights and make marriage more exclusive. The decision was thus distinct in substance and spirit from the FMA. Additionally, Congress required Utah and a few other states to relinquish polygamy as a condition for entering the union as a state. Yet in so doing, Congress was dealing with an actual controversy then extant. It was not dealing with the hypothetical possibility that Utah might some day recognize polygamous marriages. Congress was also arguably exercising its constitutional power to admit new states, an issue not present in the FMA context. In short, there is simply no precedent for amending the Constitution to intrude on states' structural constitutional power to shape their own family law. Vice President Dick Cheney has argued that states should decide the issue of same-sex marriage for themselves. Prominent American conservatives - including Bob Barr and legal scholar Bruce Fein - oppose the FMA on federalism grounds. Under federalism principles, this is not an area where federal policy needs to intrude. Third, a constitutional amendment would be peculiarly anti-democratic. A constitutional amendment would have the effect of allowing the people of some states to order the people of other states not to experiment with their own state family law. The people of the states, traditionally free to act either through popular initiative or through their own state legislatures, would lose their right to consider the issue of same-sex marriage (or, as a practical matter, domestic partnerships or civil unions). Their family law would be frozen by the will of people in other states or, alternatively, by the will of people in their own state from an earlier generation. Further, domestic partnership laws and civil unions in states and localities across the country would be effectively repealed. Democratic outcomes would be reversed. Public debate through normal democratic processes would be cut short. As conservative legal scholar Bruce Fein recently wrote in the Washington Times: "The amendment would enervate self-government . . . . Simple majority rule fluctuating in accord with popular opinion is the strong presumption of democracies. But that presumption and its purposes would be defeated by the constitutional rigidity and finality of a no-same-sex-marriage amendment." Of course, in certain areas democratic experimentation should be limited, including by constitutional provisions if necessary. States should not be free, for example, to experiment with racial segregation or with denying women the right to vote. But these limitations on the democratic process should be imposed, and historically have been imposed, only to vindicate individual rights, not to deny individual rights. Limitations on democratic decisionmaking have been imposed to broaden the stake that individuals and groups have in our Nation, not to fence them out. The FMA would mark the first time in the Nation's history that the Constitution was amended to limit democratic decisions to make the states more inclusive and more affirming of individual rights. This is yet another peculiar and unprecedented property of the FMA. Moreover, although proponents of the FMA are no doubt sincere in their defense of traditional marriage, the FMA appears to be a cynical means by which to defend it. It appears to be an effort by opponents of same-sex marriage to constitutionally cement their current advantage in popular opinion before they lose that advantage. This strategy reflects a deeply anti-democratic impulse, a fundamental distrust of normal political processes. Fourth, the FMA is constitutional overkill. If the fear prompting serious consideration of the FMA is that a state court decision in favor of same-sex marriage might be leveraged onto other states via Full Faith and Credit Clause principles, the FMA is an overreaction. As discussed above, it would do far more than prohibit such impositions via the FFCC. Even if I have been wrong about the likelihood of an FFCC-led marriage revolution, the FMA is not a carefully tailored response to that problem. 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From the neckline to the hemline to the bottom line, husband and wife design team Sachin and Babi Ahluwalia must scrutinize every element of their new collection before its debut at Fashion Week.
At their Midtown studio, the designers and their creative team discuss every element of the 25 looks that will go down the runway.
Sachin and Babi met as students at FIT and began their careers doing high-end textiles and embroideries for big name designers like Oscar de la Renta and Carolina Herrara. But three years ago, they decided it was time to fulfil their own creative vision as well with their own Sachin + Babi line.
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"Last season she was blonde and dusty, and it was a little bit of nomadic spirit. Now, it's a little bit more tougher, more sporty, more slick," Babi Ahluwalia says. "So from now on, the pressure kicks in, but this anxiety, I think, feeds a lot of your creative juices."
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Inflammation & excess of fluid of the lungs caused by infection
Highest incidence: older adults, nursing home residents, hospitalized clients, &mechanically ventilated
Pneumonia stats
Hospital inpatient care
Number of discharges: 1.2 million Average length of stay: 5.1 days Source: 2006 National Hospital Discharge Survey, Tables 2,4 Mortality Number of deaths: 58,564 Deaths per 100,000 population: 19.9 Source/more data: Deaths: Final Data for 2004, Tables 10, 11 Percent of hospital inpatient deaths from pneumonia: 5.4 Source: National Hospital Discharge Survey: 2004 Annual Summary With Detailed Diagnosis and Procedure Data, Table 25 |
PNEUMONIA Causes infectious
Bacteria Strep, Tb; Most common & serious in adults Virus (50%): very young: RSV Mycoplasma school age Fungi Pneumocystis carinii (PCP): found in AIDS pts Rickettsiae Protozoa helminths |
Noninfectious agents Pneumonia causes
Toxic gases Chemicals Smoke Aspirate- Water Food Fluid Vomit |
Community acquired: more common; late fall & winter
Strep. pneumoniae (+)
Staph aureus (+) H. influenzae (-) Legionella pneumophila ((-) Mycoplasma pneumoniae Chlamydia pneumoniae (parasite) |
Hospital acquired (nosocomial): 20-50% mortality
More resistant to abx
Staph. Aureus (+) Pseudomonas aeruginosa (-) Enterobacter (-) Klebsiella (-) H. influenzae (-) Acinetobacter (-) Candida (fungus) |
Pneumonia Affects lungs in 2 ways
Bronchial: scattered patches |
Pathophysiology of Pneumonia
Inflammation in interstitium, alveoli & bronchioles
Fluid buildup WBC, RBC & fibrin |
Complications of Pneumonia
Empyema Atelectasis Hypoxemia: PaO2 <80 CHF Shock Dysrhythmias tissue necrosis Pleural effusion Pleurisy Ventilatory failure |
Risk factors for pneumonia
Older adult and very young
No hx of pneumococcal or influenza vaccine Chronic or coexisting condition COPD, DM, CHF, SCA, asthma Recent hx or exposure to viral or influenza infection Hx of tobacco or alcohol use Immunodeficiency: AIDS, organ transplant |
Prevention of pneumonia
Pneumococcal: over age 65 & those high-risk Every 3-5 years http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/vis/vis-ppv.pdf Influenza Q year Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b) vaccine: children http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/VIS/vis-hib.pdf Clean home respiratory equipment Wash hands frequently Pneumonia prevention GI tubes: sterile water & aspiration precautions Avoid crowds (fall & winter) Avoid indoor pollutants & irritants: wear mask Avoid URTI and viruses Turn, cough, & deep breathe Don't smoke & avoid 2nd hand smoke |
Teaching r/t pneumonia
Hospitalize infants & elderly
Complete entire anti-infective therapy Call MD if: chills, fever, persistent cough, dyspnea, wheeze, hemoptysis, increased sputum production, chest discomfort, increased fatigue, not getting better Rest: gradually increase exercise & sleep Fever: ASA or acetaminophen Encourage rest, sleep, balanced diet & fluids |
Important info to obtain in history
Environments (living, work, school) Diet, exercise & sleep Swallowing, NG tube Tobacco, alcohol use Mx (past & current) Drug addiction IV drug use Recent & past illnesses Hx of rashes, insect bites, animal exposure Vaccinations |
Pneumonia clinical presentation and manifestation
general appearance
flushed cheeks, bright eyes, anxious Chest or pleuritic pain/discomfort Myalgia, h/a, chills Fever, cough Tachycardia, dyspnea Tachypnea, sputum |
Physical assesment of a pt with pneumonia will reveal...
Breathing pattern, position & accessory muscle use
Uncomfortable lying Auscultate: crackles, wheeze, bronchial BS Increased Tactile fremitus dull percussion Diminished or unequal chest expansion VS: hypotensive w/orthostatic changes Rapid, weak pulse; dysrhythmias Skin rash: Mycoplasm, CMV or Rocky Mountain spotted fever |
pshychosocial assesment for pneumonia
Face & shoulder muscle tension
Speaks in broken sentences Nsg dx: anxiety r/t: pain, fatigue, dyspnea Interv: listen calm, slow assessment short interview |
Laboratory findings in pneumonia
Pneum: Labs
Sputum: GS, C&S Via: cough or Lukens tube CBC: ^ WBC (bacterial) Sepsis: BC & urine HIV ABG Serum electrolyte: hypernatremia ^BUN & creatinine |
Radiographic findings and tests
CXR: increased density
Early diagnoses for elderly d/t vague sx |
Other invasive dx procedures
Pulse oximetry
Transtracheal aspiration Bronchoscopy Direct needle aspiration of lung: pleural fluid cx Thoracentesis |
Collaborative management
Pneumonia Nursing interventions: (Chart 34-5)
Impaired gas exchange Ineffective Airway clearance Acute pain Deficient fluid volume Disturbed sleep Pattern Potential for Pleural Effusion I |
Impaired Gas Exchange:
Same as CAL interventions
Hypoxemia is the primary problem Incentive spirometry Fluid hydration |
Ineffective Airway Clearance:
Cough & deep breathe Q 2hrs
• Incentive spirometer • Adequate hydration, I&O • Bronchodilators for bronchospasm • Nebulizer then MDI • Steroids only for bronchial asthma or respiratory failure |
Potential for sepsis
• Based on organism & risk factors
• CAP • 7-10 days • 21 days if immunocompromised • IV to PO therapy in 2-3 dys • Drug-resistant S.pneumoniae (DRSP) • >65 years, exposure from day-care children • If acidic aspiration: Steroids, NSAIDS & Abx |
Home care management
• 1st floor for a few weeks
• BSC • Home care needs (Chart 34-6) • Fatigue, weakness, and residual cough: can last for weeks |
Health Care resources
Smoke cessation
American Lung Association (ALA) http://www.lungnc.org American Cancer Society (ACS) www.cancer.org Nicotine patches & smoke = risk MI Information booklets Vaccinations when well |
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Looks like a halo or "corona" 1st reported in China Feb 2003 WHO: 8,098 worldwide outbreak; 774 died U.S: 8 people with evidence of infection |
Symptoms of SARS
Begins with high fever (>100.4F)
H/a, feeling of discomfort, body aches 10-20% diarrhea 2-7 days: dry cough Most develop pneumonia |
Spreading SARS
Respiratory droplets (airborne)
Mouth, nose, eyes Close contact: direct contact with secretions; kiss, hug, sharing food/drink, talking within 3 feet Indirect contact; does not survive long on nonliving surfaces http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/faq.htm |
Treatment of SARS
Same as Community-acquired atypical pneumonia (CAP)
http://www.who.int/csr/sars/en/index.html |
Prevention of SARS
Frequent handwashing or alcohol-based rub
Avoid touching eyes, nose & mouth |
Highly communicable bacterial infection
Mycobacterium tuberuclosis: nonmoving, slow-growing, acid-fast rod Droplet Transmission: cough, laugh, sneeze, whistle, sing Metastasis: brain, meninges, liver, kidney, bone marrow Via: lymph or blood If infected, 5-15% develop active TB |
Pulmonary TB
Positive PPD test: 2-10 weeks p infection
Asymptomatic pd: p infection for years ->decades before sx Not infectious unless have manifestations Secondary TB/reactivation http://www.textbookofbacteriology.net/tuberculosis.html |
Those at Risk
HIV negative in 1st 2 years p infection, elderly
Risk reduces with 2-3 weeks of mx Frequent contact with untreated, infected person Live in crowded areas: LTC & mental health facilities, prisons Elderly, homeless Abuser or injection drugs or alcohol Low socioeconomic Foreign immigrants (Mexico, Philippines, Vietnam) |
TB assessment history
Early detection is subjective
?Dx if: persistent cough, weight loss, anorexia, night sweats, hemoptysis, SOB, fever or chills Past exposure to TB Country of origin & travel Results of previous TB test Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine |
TB manifestations
progressive fatigue, lethargy
nausea, anorexia, weight loss irregular menses and low-grade fever, night sweats Cough (with dull, aching CP), mucopurulent or streaked blood sputum chest tightness |
TB physical exam
Percussion: dull
Bronchial breath sounds, crackles Wheezing from obstruction CXR: caseation necrosis (Ghon tubercle or primary lesion) TB diagnostics manifestations & + smear for acid-fast bacillus: screening sputum cx of M. tuberculosis: definitive BACTEC Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) Tuberculin test (Mantoux test) If +: CXR High risks are screened yearly Positive PPD test http://www.med.ucla.edu/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=144 |
TB nursing diagnoses
Impaired gas exchange
Ineffective airway clearance Deficient knowledge Fatigue Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements Social isolation |
TB drug therapy
Combination drug therapy: chart 34-7
*Isoniazid (INH) *Rifampin (RIF) Pyrazinamide (PZA) Ethambutol Streptomycin (SM) |
TB interventions
Sputum samples used for therapy effectiveness (Q2-4wks).
Become negative p 3 mos of tx no longer infectious p 3 negative cx's Strict adherence to suppress & avoid drug resistance Test all members of household Cover mouth & nose when cough or sneeze Tissues in plastic bags Wear mask in crowds TB interventions Avoid inhalation irritants Hospitalized with active TB Airborne & standard precautions N95 or high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) respirator Nausea: take mx @HS; antiemetics Well-balanced diet: iron, protein, Vit C |
TB teaching
Drug regimen & controlling side effects
Directly observed therapy (DOT) Gradually resume activities Nutrition Test those in close contact High-risk contacts: prophylactic therapy (INH) |
TB resources
American Lung Association: http://www.lungusa.org NIH: http://www.pbs.org/ppol/ala.html Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Smoking-cessation or drug tx program |
Localized area of lung destruction c/b liquefaction necrosis
At risk: TB, fungal infection of lung, immunosuppressed, chemotherapy, (leukemia or AIDS pts) Hx of pneumonia, aspiration or obstruction Common organisms: anaerobic, Staph (gram-positive), gram-negative, opportunistic infections (fungi) |
Lung abscess Assessment
Recent hx: influenza, pneumonia, febrile illness, cough, foul-smelling sputum
Sputum Pleuritic chest pain: stabbing with deep breath Pale, fatigue, cachectic Decreased BS, dull percussion Bronchial BS & crackles over site |
Lung Abscess interventions
Dx: CXR & sputum cx
Mgt: Antibiotics & Drain abscess Frequent mouth care Prevent Candida albicans |
Bacterial infection of gram-positive, rod-shaped Bacillus anthracis
In contaminated soil Via skin, intestinal tract or lungs (not person-person) Inhalation fatality rate of 100% without tx Can metastasize via nodes & blood -> sepsis & meningitis Etiology: http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/anthrax/DS00422/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print |
Inhalation Anthrax: 2 stages
Manifestations my begin 8 weeks p exposure
Prodromal stage: nonspecific Fever, fatigue, mild CP, dry, harsh cough No URI or manifestations Sx improve in 2-4 days Fulminant stage: begins p feels better Sudden onset of breathlessness Rapid progression to severe respiratory distress Leads to: high fever->mediastinitis & pleural effusions, septic shock, meningitis |
Inhalation Anthrax: Diagnostics
Prodromal stage: Survival high with abx therapy
WBC: elevated (band neutrophils) Serum: + Gram stain CXR: mediastinal widening BC: + Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) Fulminant stage: Death within 24-36 hrs after onset even with abx Can do more definitive tests |
Inhalation anthrax interventions
Combination therapy (Chart 34-9)
Ciprofloxacin Doxycycline Amoxicillin Prophylactic: PO form |
• Infection & pus accumulation in pleural space
• Risk Factors: • Bacterial pneumonia • Lung, liver, abdominal abscess • infected pleural effusion • thoracic surgery or chest trauma • Rarely thoracentesis |
Pulmonary empyema symptoms
• Dry cough
• Fever & chills, Excessive sweating (night) • General discomfort, uneasiness, or ill feeling (malaise) • Weight loss • PMI displaced & hypotensive • CP: worse on deep inspiration |
Pulmonary Empyema Assessment
• Recent hx: febrile illness, CP, dyspnea, cough & trauma
• Sputum: thick, opaque, exudative, foul smell • Reduced Chest expansion • If pleural effusion: • Decreased to absent fremitus • Flat percussion • Decreased BS • BBS, egophony, whispered pectoriloquy |
Pulmonary Empyema diagnostics
• Thoracentesis: pleural fluid • Pleural fluid CS & CX |
Pulmonary empyema Interventions
• Empty empyema, reexpand lungs, control infection
• Antibiotics • Closed-chest drainage • Decortication or Open thoracotomy: pleura removal • Nsg: same as pleural effusion, pneumothorax or infection |


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D. N. Crotwell 1, R. Gibson2, R. M. DiBlasi1, J. W. Salyer1, J. M. Geiduscheck3
Introduction: PAP is a rare (0.37/100,000) disease in which lipoproteinaceous material accumulates in the alveoli, causing progressive SOB & deterioration in PFT's. We present an unusual Tx of this disease in a ped pt. Case: A 13 yo male with a Dx of PAP; Hx of gradually increasing WOB, poor nutrition, persistent productive cough, and complaints of chest congestion. CXR revealed bilateral alveolar interstitial densities and air bronchograms. CT scan showed patchy alveolar opacities and interlobular thickening of the septal walls. A lavage procedure took place sequentially over 3 days. Day 1 the pt was taken to the OR and following anesthesia, intubated with a 35 french dual-lumen ETT, which allowed independant lung ventilation. The pt was then placed on the Avea ventilator for pulmonary mechanics measurements. Settings: Mode=A/C, f=20/min, Peak Flow 30L/m, VT320 mL, PEEP 5cmH2O & FIO2 1.0. Cstat of the whole respiratory system (CRS) was determined via inspiratory hold. Data were acquired from the Avea via interface with a laptop. VT was reduced by 50% and the CRS was obtained for each lung independently. The pt was returned to the anesthesia ventilator. Procedure sequence:
(1) pt placed in Trendelenberg Decubitus position, ventilated lung down,
(2) instillation of 400mL of warmed 0.9% NaCl into the L lung via gravity, with solution bag 30cmH2O above the thorax,
(3) L lumen of the ETT clamped,
(4) PD&P of L lung performed for 5 minutes,
(5)L lumen of the ETT unclamped allowing drainage of the lavage fluid via gravity. The drainage was examined for sedimentation.
The procedure sequence was repeated 9x until the fluid was clear. After the 9th lavage, the pt was returned to the Avea. Alveolar recruitment maneuvers were done and compliance measurements were repeated. Anesthesia was discontinued and the pt was extubated to 2L/m NC and transferred to the medical floor. The pt stated, "I can already breathe easier." After a day of rest the procedures was repeated for the R lung. The pt was discharged without incident. Discussion: There was a 31% increase in CRS of both lungs by the end of the second procedure. CRS improvement was not seen immediately after the 1st procedure, but by the time of the 2nd procedure, there was significant improvement in the treated lung. Thus the total improvement in CRS was probably greater but not revealed by measurements taken at the end of the 2nd procedure.
Compliance MeasurementsCRS Both Lungs | CRS Left Lung | CRS Right Lung | |
Before 1st Procedure | 15 | 6 | 10 |
After 1st Procedure | 16 | 8 | 8 |
Before 2nd Procedure | 17 | 10 | 8 |
After 2nd Procedure | 21 | 11 | 10 |
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New Hampshire
2.78/5 rDev +31.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
From the 24 fl. oz. can 1161-2008. Sampled on September 6, 2010. This "craft" malt liquor pours a golden-yellow with a fizzy white head that dissolves to a thin ring. Like the macro malt liquors on the market this one bursts with the aroma of barley, grains, and malt. The taste adheres to the malt liquor style with an explosion of barley malts immersed in an obvious alcohol casing. But there is a slight sweetness that accompanies the sour. Not my kind of thing but hats off to the brewer for emulating the malt liquor tradition.
Serving type: can
09-06-2010 22:05:17 | More by puboflyons
1.25/5 rDev -41%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
So I've had some of the best beers in the world in my day, but alas, I've fallen on hard fucking times. Long gone are the days of wonderful bottles of Abyss and Double Bastard. I've been subsisting for about a year now on Steel Reserve.
Granted, that is the swill of the swill, but where else can you get a buzz, a headache, and a guaranteed bowel movement for a dolla fitty? Nowhere I propose. I digress....
Appearance: Didn't even pour this bitch in a glass (I'm not naive), so appearance was .... minimal.
Smell: Took a woof and ... well, it stank.
Taste: I took a swig. Wow. Absolutely wretched. Taste gave me deja-vu of my wife removing finger nail polish. Straight acetone. Nasty. Like heating Elmer's Glue to triple point and taking a drink. Only it was cold.
Mouthfeel: an oxymoron as I can't feel my mouth.
Drinkability: only the extremely stupid or the extremely poor can finish a can of this shit. My can is empty; you decide.
Overall: wow, I'm half shitfaced and I'm a professional alcoholic. So glad I didn't buy two as the demon on my left shoulder suggested (the demon on my right shoulder wouldn't even look at this shit). AVOID LIKE AIDS!
Serving type: can
08-28-2010 20:52:55 | More by PatronWizard
Rhode Island
1.27/5 rDev -40.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
24oz can into pint glass.
A- Golden yellow, a bit darker than expected. Fizzy.
S- Sweet sugary corn malts.
T- Way too sweet. Cooked vegetables and corn syrup. Gross. Strong alcohol presence.
M- Too high of an ABV to make this drinkable. As it warms it gets even worse.
D- Low, even for the style. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemies. Stay away.
Serving type: can
08-28-2010 14:19:47 | More by ShogoKawada
1.48/5 rDev -30.2%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1
poured this into a pint glass
A: pours yellow with a light finger of quickly falling head.
S: smells like cooked greens mixed with fuel, vinegar, and a odd malt sweetness. obvious meant to be "enjoyed" from the can.
T: a weird chemical/fuel apple flavor. barely a malt flavor nor hop. the sting of alcohol is very noticeable
M: light crisp, the alcohol gives a drying effect. carbonation is medium to mild.
D: just a few sips it all i can muster to just type this up. this will probably be the last malt liquor for me for awhile.
Serving type: can
08-18-2010 08:29:32 | More by rootbeerman
3.45/5 rDev +62.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
To be honest, I was seriously mistaken in this purchase. Since I bought it at a store that sold high-end beer, at the same time I made a purchase of some Chimay Ale, I assumed that it was a quality product in a funky package. You know how some companies push the edge. I really don't look at price when I purchase individual bottles for tastings, but I was amazed that the Stack High Gravity Lager was one of the inexpensive ones. The cashier pointed out the high alcohol content - I dismissed it having recently read about BrewDog's greatly expensive highest alcohol content beers in Wired Magazine and seen their U-Toooob videos touting how they froze and extracted the beer to concentrate the alcohol and flavor... Sink the Bismark!!! Now admittedly, I had the Chimay first because I am somewhat enamored by those Belgian monks and their ales and cheeses - and this may have affected my taste buds somewhat. However, while the Stack is somewhat weaker in flavor, a cider-like poor cousin character and significantly thinner in appearance than the Chimay Red, I found it strangely acceptable. As with any beer above 5 abv, one begins to note the strong aroma and characteristics of a high alcohol brew. Would I like it as a stand alone, perhaps not. Would I have it again, perhaps not. However, I find that the F's and D's offered up by the BA community are also applied to some magnificent brews - Yuengling Lord Chesterfield Ale for instance. Give it a chance. In fact, if served to your friends after some fine Chimay Grand Reserve or Red ale, they might not notice you paid next to nothing for the 24 ouncer. It is what it is.
Serving type: can
07-24-2010 04:21:35 | More by crankyguzzler
1.53/5 rDev -27.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
I bought this along with a few six packs of craft beer at the same place I buy all my beer, so the cashier who knows me was a little confused.
Some fine beers have extra attention paid to the packaging, such as caged and corked bottles or wax dipped tops. This beer, too, was specially packaged. It was presented to me in a brown paper bag. The bag had a design drawn on it in pen, presumably by one of the beer store owners children who are frequently running amok in the place. Being that I couldn't read the label, I assumed that such a fine brew was can conditioned and thus carefully removed the paper bag in order to not disturb the fine layer of yeast sediment resting in the can.
My snifters are dirty, so poured this beer into a standard pint glass. I know, I know, my review can no longer be considered accurate without the proper glassware, but I'll do the best I can. Pours a deep gold with a fluffy white head that disappears in only moments.
The aroma is clean and cidery with only faint hints of rocket fuel.
Mmm, so good. Taste mildly sweet. It's defining flavor character, however, is the alcohol. So few breweries really capture the taste of pure ethanol. Well, not pure ethanol. I give them too little credit. I definitely detect faint and delectable notes of methanol and propanol, and maybe even *gasp* ISOpropanol. Leaves a warming sensation in the belly which is (seriously) not all that bad.
Mouthfeel is thick and lightly carbonated.
Drinkability. *sigh* If I make it through all 24oz I'll be crying. Tears of joy? Maybe. Tears from the volatile chemicals evaporating out and getting into my eyes? Definitely.
Seriously, I try to be objective. I've drank my fair share of malt liquor and this one started out average but hit the floor. It's like Organic Chemistry in a can. I keep waiting for that hot lab TA I had to kick open my door and make sure I put on safety goggles while drinking this, and then, you know, make out with me.
Serving type: can
07-11-2010 05:45:24 | More by irishtimepiece
1.23/5 rDev -42%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Thanks to blutt59 for sharing this beer. It was sampled side-by-side with a can of Earthquake in order to truly experience some great malt liquors.
The beer pours a yellow color with a white head. The aroma is wheat, pickles, trash and citrus. The flavor is citrus, wheat and alcohol. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Better than Earthquake, but that is not saying much.
Serving type: can
07-04-2010 23:40:44 | More by Mora2000
New York
1.2/5 rDev -43.4%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
Pours very deep golden color with a large head and retention is somewhat good for this type of brew. Nose is toxic/chemical and sickeningly sweet & sour like (artificial) sour green apple. A lot of alcohol heat on the backend. Mouthfeel is watery, cloyingly sweet. This tastes more like a badly put together barleywine or perhaps what I envision the wine they make in prison tastes. White Grape juice comes to mind. I drank a lot of crap beer growing up but this is possibly the WORST beer I have ever tasted. I bought it as a gag and that's what I got and then some.
Serving type: can
05-16-2010 19:03:07 | More by shawnclark35
2.85/5 rDev +34.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Stack High Gravity Smooth Lager has a surprisingly thick, white head and relatively high carbonation. The beer has a somewhat cloudy orange-gold appearance. Aroma is stinging, with strong apple and alcohol notes. Taste is very fruity and alcoholic; this drink tastes more like wine than beer. Mouth-feel is heavy and wet. There is almost no lacing with Stack. Although the term "good" may not enter into the discussion, bland does not either. It's worth a try, if only for the shocking and unusual aspect of it.
Serving type: can
04-26-2010 21:09:39 | More by RonaldTheriot
3.3/5 rDev +55.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
I saw this stuff for the first time yesterday.
The 12% alky content made this one a "must try" for $1.50.
I was kind of excited about it thinking I had made a new ML discovery, but to my surprise I see several before me have slurped it already.
I cracked it open today and poured it into my finest beer glass...it has a dark piss color.
The first taste said, "wine" to me. After considering that thought a second sip reminded me of apple wine.
This is definitely brew to be sipped and regulated if you have any ambitions to continue your daily activities. I see no reason to downgrade it or to rate it against my favorite styles of beer.
This stuff is in a class of it's own and I think it is fantastic for a low priced and highly alcoholic beverage.
Serving type: can
04-01-2010 21:19:01 | More by industrialswill
3.03/5 rDev +42.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
From the creators of Mamba Joose and Panther Joose comes this dynamic new malt liquor, reportedly clocking in at 12%. My fellow BA and intrepid malt liquor enthusiast t0rin0 located this brew at a liquor store next door to a porn shop. Pours deep gold and clear with about a finger of head, fair retention, and very good lacing. The appearance is quite quality. The aroma has a fruity maltiness to it with apples and pears, but no real off notes besides a touch of plastic.
The taste is quite sweet, rank with pears to a cloying extent and with a spicy bready finish. Now this is quite sweet and not appealing, but it is not as awful as a 12% malt liquor by all accounts should be. In this respect, this is actually quite a good malt liquor. The body is medium to full with a high amount of carbonation. I'd prefer less carbonation, as if you are drinking this beer it impedes the shotgunning capability. I most likely won't be sampling this beverage again, but if I was broke and wanted some malt liquor... well this is an adequate choice. I'm not saying this tastes good, but for a 12% malt liquor it tastes better than it should.
Serving type: can
02-14-2010 21:20:36 | More by vacax
3.5/5 rDev +65.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A tall can generously shared by Bobby at a tasting.
A: The pour is a crystal clear pale golden color with an initially fluffy white head.
S: The nose is sweet and almost corn syrup like, but not the usually offensive aromas of malt liquor.
T: Like the nose before it, this one is surprisingly decent. I found the sweetness of this beer to be almost like apple juice.
M: The body is obviously lacking in this one, but not to the extent of many other malt liquors. The finish is crisp and actually moderately refreshing.
D: This is easily the best malt liquor that I've had. While it is very sweet, I found it to be lacking in the usually bad traits of malt liquors. If you're ballin' on a budget, this one might be for you.
Serving type: can
02-08-2010 19:41:46 | More by womencantsail
1.8/5 rDev -15.1%
look: 4 | smell: 1 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
Simply put, the CANQuest continues in its infamous march. CAN you dig it?
Whoa, hoss! I could smell this bad boy as I poured it into a glass. Green apples, all the way. Phew! I did not get much head off of the pour and what existed quickly reduced to wisps. Props on color, though. It was a deep golden-yellow with NE-quality clarity. Mouthfeel was hot, I could feel the alcohol burn on my tongue and when I swallowed, it felt cool from the evaporation. Man, they really jacked up the alcohol on this bad boy. Finish was lingering with an alcohol burn. There is no way I could justify recommending this as a beer except to add another casualty to the CANQuest.
Serving type: can
01-18-2010 21:57:43 | More by woodychandler
1.02/5 rDev -51.9%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
I saw this at the party store around the corner from my house and having never seen it before or any other straight malt liquor that's 12% ABV I had to give it a shot. As they say curiosity killed the cat.
Appearance: Crystal clear straw yellow, the traditional malt liquor fare. Overly aggressive pour yields a strong two fingers of head that is white as can be. Gone in a flash leaving just enough behind for some minor lacing.
Smell: Disturbingly sweet, grainy and absolutely teeming with fusel alcohol. You know that kind of shiver you get after you take a shot of low quality liquor? That's what happened just now when I took a sniff off this one.
Taste: I thought the smell was bad. There are two aspects to this. First you have a repulsive cloying sweetness. It's truly quite awful and may be the worst I've ever experienced in any beer including other malt liquor. Second, and this was more expected, is the high presence of the booze. These two tastes play off each other to create a perfect storm of awful.
Mouthfeel: There is nothing here. Thin like water and over carbonated. Dear god I can taste the alcohol on my lips!
Drinkability: I've basically sworn to myself that I will not drain pour a beer, but this is pushing my limits. This stuff makes Steel Reserve look like Black Tuesday. This beer needs a chaser.
I'm sorry to come out and just bash a beer, but I figured as long as I was subjecting myself to this beer I would write a review. It just really is that bad.
Serving type: can
01-08-2010 02:28:36 | More by DrDoitchbig
2.05/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5
Might say United Brands but this was brewed in La Crosse Wisconsin so you can guess who really brewed it.
Clear deep golden colored beer that manages to make a small white head.
Smells very fruity from the characteristic scent of beer brewed fast creating a lot of fusel alcohols. Corn smell is there but the fusels mostly dominate the scent.
Starts out quite sweet with an alcohol burn and the taste of raw ethanol. That is about it for taste, sweet and alcohol.
Mouthfeel is medium, alcohol doesn't quite dissolve everything.
Drinkable as in you can swallow it. Pretty much gives what you would expect, cheap ethanol delivery device. Not going to finish the glass though.
Serving type: can
12-20-2009 22:16:10 | More by Zorro
2.65/5 rDev +25%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
Poured from a 24 oz. can. Has a rich golden color with a 1 inch head. Smell is mostly of alcohol, some malts and slightly sweet. Taste starts of sweet and finishes with alcohol. Did someone drop a shot in my beer? Feels light in the mouth. This is definatly not a session beer, 1 of these cans was plenty for me. Overall if you are looking to get slam faced cheap, this one is the way to go. Otherwise avoid it.
Serving type: can
12-10-2009 14:47:50 | More by tone77
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Kelly Johnson was an aircraft designer for Lockheed which doesn't sound particularly glamorous but to narrow it down a bit, Kelly Johnson set up and ran the legendary Lockheed Skunk Works. To put it simply, without him there'd be no U-2, no SR-71 and no F-117A, three of the most remarkable aircraft to ever grace the sky. He had a direct hand in designing the first two and the third was the product of his protoge Ben Rich but was still produced using Kelly's Fourteen Rules as well as his motto "Be quick, be quiet and be on time".
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