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Founders Black Biscuit - Founders Brewing Company
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New Jersey
4.88/5 rDev +8.2%
absolutely phenomenal. tried several pours at EBF '10. The first beer with maple as a highlighted ingredient to truly taste just like maple syrup. It was like drinking waffles.. sure a lot of other beers are mapley, even Canadian Breakfast has some noticeable maple but those still are like a beer that has strong malt aspect and usually coffee and or chocolate, but this was just straight up maple syrup. absolutely amazing. They MUST bottle this asap..
02-22-2010 02:12:44 | More by BirdFlu
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New York
4.83/5 rDev +7.1%
A - Pours jet black with a half inch of mocha head. Leaves nice lacing down the glass.
S - Smells like molasses, brown sugar, caramel, smoke, licorice, and a hint of oak. Whiskey is definitly present also.
T - Chocolate, dark fruits, sweet caramel, some toffee, whiskey. The whiskey note isn't as strong on the palate as the nose.
M - Full, rich and thick, smooth, soft carbonation, creamy finish.
O - This is another great beer from Founders that I feel gets a little over looked. I wish this was available more often.
08-14-2011 23:55:02 | More by SkiBum22
5/5 rDev +10.9%
12-14-2011 18:06:59 | More by readicculus
4.38/5 rDev -2.9%
Pours a dark black with faint garnet highlights when help to the light. Has a thin off white head that recedes to a rim around the top of the beer and stays.
Carries a sweet aroma. The molasses is definitely present, along with bready, roasty flavors peaking through.
Taste is fairly subdued for a beer of this magnitude. Yes, there is a touch of sweetness, but the rest of the flavors keep the molasses sweetness from getting out of hand. The malt plays a role in the balance game with a delicate balance between the typical roasted flavors of a Baltic Porter and the strong backing sweetness of an old ale. The flavors of this beer work very well in concert with one another, making this a very enjoyable brew.
Mouth is full and creamy. Delicious.
Would love to have this one again. Maybe Founders will consider putting it in their premiere 4-pack rotation. One can hope.
08-30-2010 01:14:21 | More by mondegreen
4.47/5 rDev -0.9%
On-tap at Cypress St. Pint and Plate in Atlanta.
Pours one shade from black with a half-finger tan head. The head recedes into a wispy layer on top leaving solid lacing.
Smells of sweet molasses with mild amounts of heavily toasted - though not quite roasted - malts. Also present are solid amounts of maple syrup and vanilla buttressed by mild amounts of bourbon.
Tastes similar to how it smells although the sweetness is toned down a bit. Moderately sweet toasted malt flavors with heavy molasses flavors kick things off. Midway through the sip good amounts of vanilla and lighter amounts of bourbon flavors work their way into things. Before the end of the sip a light spiciness akin to that in an old ale is present before giving way to maple syrup flavors that carry through to an ending equally parts bitter and sweet.
Mouthfeel is very good. It's got a very nice thickness with smooth carbonation.
Drinkability is also very good. I finished my glass quickly and could easily have a few more.
Overall I was a fan of this beer but it still ranks as my least favorite of those aged in the maple bourbon barrels. That being said, it's still a great beer and if you liked Nemesis and CBS you will undoubtedly like this beer.
07-30-2010 00:52:07 | More by glid02
4.1/5 rDev -9.1%
A tap at the International Tap House in Soulard in St. Louis.
A: Extremely dark brown. Looks black, but when backlit, you can see a dark brown hue around the edges.
S: Charcoal, burnt molasses, toffee, bourbon, dark fruits, brown sugars, maple wood. Sweeter than most of the big things that come out of Founders.
T: Definitely let this warm before you really get into it. Pretty boozy, but as it warms, the dark sweet fruits blend in to make it like a huge chocolate bourbon burnt port. Big malty, biscuity, backbone running around on my tongue now. Loving the biscuity character, but the sweetness and hot booze isnt in perfect harmony yet. Pretty nice, would love to age this one for a couple of years and return back. Pretty sweet overall, other than the booze on the backside. At only 10.5%, it drinks pretty hot still.
M/D: A big medium body, surprisingly thinner than I was expecting. Keeps drinkability up, but reduces the mouthfeel a bit.
A solid brew, hard to come by, worth it, but would love some age on it.
08-16-2010 16:07:30 | More by coryking
4.43/5 rDev -1.8%
12oz pour at Smokin Joes as part of a Big Pour event...served in a mini almost weizen-style glass
A - one finger of medium khaki, loosely fluffy foam settles rather quickly to some floating bubbles and a ring. the beer is pretty much pitch black.
S - bourbon, lightly sweetened with some vanilla,brown sugar, rum, pistachio nuttiness. slightly charred black malts and overly toasted biscuits.
T - great complexity here. dark chocolates, molasses, vanilla and rum provide sweetness that melds nicely with the bourbon and alcohol heat. pungent biscuity malts add another dimension near the end and finish. yum.
M - medium bodied, adequate punchy and tight carbonation. slightly creamy with a sweet but dry finish. lingering boozyness.
D - very solid one here, wonderfully balanced...heavy yet delicate and complex. hard to stop sipping this, ABV really makes it dangerous.
09-11-2010 13:10:39 | More by Stigs
North Carolina
4.5/5 rDev -0.2%
11-15-2011 14:58:39 | More by twowheelssoar
5/5 rDev +10.9%
11-14-2011 13:40:37 | More by jh1982
New York
4.13/5 rDev -8.4%
Definitely the find of my beer career. Growler from Decicco's Ardsley. Poured into a Portsmouth snifter. Shared by schen9303.
A: Standard pour yields a 2.5 finger frothy light mocha head. Beer is a clear dark brown. Lacing is stringy and spotty with good cling. Very attractive overall with a slight deduction for head retention that could use a little work.
S: Nose is light roasted malt, caramel, brown sugar, brownie, cocoa, and some chocolate. Slight bourbon and vanilla characteristics in the background. Aromatic and appreciatively complex.
T: Opens bourbon, honey, molasses, and chocolate. Slight roasted malt character in the middle along with prunes, other dark fruit, and stale hops. Brownie, cocoa powder, and honey at the end with a sweet, brown sugar spice finish and nutty aftertaste. Nothing too outrageous but very well balanced.
M: Medium to full bodied to light carbonation. Slightly bready and robust in the mouth and smooth and silky going down. Easily the smoothest beer at its ABV. Finish is slightly messy with a quick and dry aftertaste. Perfect in every way and the most sessional 10% beer I have ever come across.
O: An extremely hyped beer and deservedly so. Founders Black Biscuit doesn't have the intense flavors to blow you away but it's incredible balance and perfect mouthfeel make it an extremely impressive offering. Not to be missed if you ever come across it.
04-02-2011 23:37:20 | More by SpeedwayJim
4.5/5 rDev -0.2%
11-20-2011 17:35:38 | More by leschkie
5/5 rDev +10.9%
11-14-2011 21:50:55 | More by Desaparecido
5/5 rDev +10.9%
11-14-2011 13:21:56 | More by Mavajo
New Jersey
3.88/5 rDev -14%
thanks to cory for this one!
A: Dark brown when poured but it sat pretty much black in the glass. nice carbonation level that held nicely for a hand bottle and left some splattered lacing.
S: Lots of biscuit notes with hints of chocolate. lots of toffee and caramel as well. Some butterscotch notes. Some burnt flavors as well. A bit of roasty flavor as well.
T: This is one of the most complex beers have ever tried. the flavor profile starts out with toffee and burnt caramel. it transitions a bit into a roasted bready note with some chocolate notes. Some maple syrup notes and butterscotch
M: A bit on the thin side yet there is still some heat present.
D: This is one to drink slowly. this is my secod time having it and i am enjoying it more now than the first time.
08-22-2010 20:50:01 | More by mikey711
5/5 rDev +10.9%
05-26-2013 14:42:50 | More by magnumpoppy
4.5/5 rDev -0.2%
04-15-2014 15:40:03 | More by jburns301
4.75/5 rDev +5.3%
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Growler thanks to a very, very generous BA whose name I'll leave out of this review to avoid controversy. He came through with a HUGE assist though - this guy is pretty much the Steve Nash of beer ticking.
Shared with largadeer, alfrantzell, chswimmer, and the late great 2ozToFreedom. The 36 hour old growler pours clear darkest brown in color with some tannish bubbles that leave a bubbly ring and some swirls. Excellent aroma. Smells like a great old ale with a little impy stout mixed in. A lot of barrel and maple. Some bourbon or cognac. Sweet toffeeish malt and vanilla. Amazing flavor. Very sweet in a good way. The -bal aging is strong with this one. Lots of oak, vanilla, and maple. Great caramel, toffee, and milk chocolate malt base. I'm even getting some rye, although I don't know if there's actually rye in there. Oh yeah, also delicious rarity. Man, I love that taste. Extremely smooth on the mouthfeel with medium-full body and low carbonation. Very, very drinkable for a rich -bal aged old ale. Lives up to the hype. Tick this beer if you can.
07-17-2010 22:33:23 | More by nickd717
3.98/5 rDev -11.8%
Notes from earlier this evening, on tap the at brewery. A healthy "8 oz" pour into a snifter.
Pours deep dark brown (black) with a small light brown head. Smell is a lot of maple, some chocolate and brown sugar and a bit of bourbon. Taste is dominated by a hershey chocolate bar like chocolate flavor, with bourbon, maple, coffee and vanilla undertones.
This one was served pretty cold so I got to really experience it open up as it warmed. It definitely became more and more complex and enjoyable as it warmed, however after a certain point with too much warmth it became a little boozy and cloying causing drinkability to suffer. I was ready to be done with it by the time my glass was empty. Probably best drank in a small range of temperatures. Overall, I was really excited to try this one, but I feel like Founders has better barrel aged offerings.
07-12-2010 04:34:53 | More by Shumista
4.65/5 rDev +3.1%
On tap @ Union Jacks (Boyertown, PA) on 2/13/10. Served in a tulip glass.
Pours black as night in the glass, being topped with a creamy half finger of light mocha colored head. This retains with a very frothy and rich look, just slathering the sides of the glass with a ridiculous amount of lacing. The aroma smells of chocolate, dark fruit, caramel, vanilla, and molasses, which all just seems to blow up in the nose all at once. Some lighter notes of char and woody tannins float along the back of this this, adding an outlying earthy texture to the bouquet. Wow, this is pretty freaking outrageous smelling.
The taste starts with a big chewy base of roasty chocolate sweetness and dark cherries, which spread all around in the mouth. This is surrounded by sticky notes of vanilla, toffee, molasses, brown sugar, and char all just sticking to the roof of the mouth, with the woody tannins of the barrel hanging in there especially tough. The mouthfeel is fuller bodied, with a VERY mellow chewiness to it for such a big beer. The syrupy slickness of the barrel character especially really makes this flow nicely, with that big ABV being magnificently hidden here. I'm getting pretty much no warmth at all, with the alcohol only being detectable as part of the general beefiness of this.
Every time I have another barrel-aged beer from this brewery, the more and more I become a believer in them. This new usage of the maple syrup barrels just works so well with these dark beers (I felt that this was almost on par with CBS) and the feel on this was just exceptional. Definitely seek this out on tap if it hits your state, as this is one of those beers that I could just revisit again and again, as each sip of it seemed to bring something new out each time.
02-16-2010 02:02:40 | More by Kegatron
3.58/5 rDev -20.6%
Poured a deep dark brown/black with a thick tan head that left light lacing and a long bubbly ring.
The smell was a strange mixture of molasses and bitter dark chocolate.
The flavor was very sweet with big molasses notes and some deep dark chocolate, heavy malts with lots of noticeable dark fruits and a slightly burnt black bitterness that doesn't quite come close to balancing out the sweetness. Didn't really get much of the biscuit flavors this is famous for.
The mouthfeel was actually a bit thin for a beer of this style, also a bit hot.
This was interesting, very much a dark molasses bomb, but the execution wasn't great. I managed to drink two pints, so I guess it was drinkable for a beer this size, but still a bit much after a while.
11-17-2011 05:00:35 | More by bashiba
South Carolina
4.5/5 rDev -0.2%
Served from tap into a goblet at the Founders event at Duckworth's in Charlotte. Poured black as sin with a minimal light light tan head. Maintained phenomenal lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of roasted malt, bourbon, and chocolate. The flavor was comprised of sweet malt, roasted malt, chocolate, molasses, slight vanilla, and bourbon (this wasn't barrel aged!? WHA!?!?!?). It had an extremely heavy (almost syrupy) feel on the palate with mild carbonation. Overall this one was QUITE excellent and probably my second favorite brew of the event (CBS being #1). The flavors in this one were very nicely balanced and I was surprised that this one wasn't barrel aged as the flavor would make you think otherwise. It did take a good bit of warming up for the aroma to make its way through though, but once it did it was quite nice as well. The heavy mouthfeel was almost a turn-off for me, but the mild carbonation helps to break it up and make it quite drinkable. Big thanks to Duckworth's for giving me the opportunity to try this one!
11-15-2010 12:45:23 | More by thagr81us
5/5 rDev +10.9%
11-27-2011 02:11:25 | More by GRG1313
4.4/5 rDev -2.4%
Had on tap last night at Fiddler's. Was pretty stoked to see this on tap.
A- Pours a deep dark brown (pretty much black). A good pour to me with a finger and a half light mocha colored head that shows medium retention. Streaking lacing on the sides of the glass in medium amounts.
S- Had to let this one warm up a bit before smelling. Nice bourbon notes right upfront with a strong maple tone. Some vanilla and light oak notes. Chocolate, caramel and biscuity malts in the backing of all the other aromas.
T- Drank this one warm and it was amazing. Bourbon tones and a sweet maple taste was upfront and in a nice balanced tone surprisingly. A darker fruit(s) comes through with figs and maybe some light raisin. Toffee and biscuity malts comes through in the middle before being overtaken by a brown sugary sweetness toward the end. A light warming alcohol flavor (mostly bourbon) in the ending with some oaky notes.
M- Heavy mouthfeel. Carbonation was good for the beer...as this is a mixed style it's hard to define if the bubbles were too much or not enough. Slick coating from the beer on the palate. Good overall flavors and everything is brought out flavor wise. Medium drying on the palate from the alcohol. Sweet malts and maple left on the palate with a bourbon oaky aftertaste with some sweetness to it after each sip.
D- This is a very drinkable beer despite the higher ABV. An interesting take on two very different styles blended together. Founder's always amazes me with these one off beers they do. The ABV though caps this beer off at no more than a couple of pours sadly.
07-17-2010 13:37:29 | More by alleykatking
5/5 rDev +10.9%
01-09-2012 17:43:24 | More by cashew70
5/5 rDev +10.9%
11-15-2011 20:20:34 | More by dtx00
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For the last few years, social media has been growing as a go-to source for many recruiters and savvy hiring managers around the globe. With the advent of search capability built into most social media sites and new applications, such as LinkedIn's recruiting tools, smart recruiters everywhere are turning to social networks to source quality candidates. On the same token, candidates have grown social media smarter and are using social networks to gather information on the companies they want to work for, often joining as fans on social media pages.
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Include links to your company career site. Every recruiter should have a central career portal where details of open assignments can be posted. If you don't have one yet, create an online job directory and start posting jobs there, then share the links to assignments on your social media page. This helps you to better control the activity and interest you will encounter on your social media page. You can also track your efforts.
Search and invite potential candidates. The most effective way to use social media as a recruiter is to regularly conduct a search for potential job seekers by keyword. Many people post their areas of specialty on sites like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and LinkedIn. Use this to your advantage to search for, and send an invitation to connect one-on-one about new career opportunities.
Highlight tough to fill assignments. Another great way to use social media is to post your open assignments in your RSS feed. This not only picks up in search engine results fast, but friends can get alerts about new posts when they subscribe to your social media page. On top of that, friends can share your links with others, which helps you to spread your net wider when trying to attract quality candidates
Create niche industry hiring events. One fun way to increase awareness and find friends on social media sites is to set up online career events which allow you to invite specific friends to your page. Ask each friend to invite one of their friends who may be suitable for the jobs you have posted, and you can double your efforts online.
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Ocean Front Million $ View! Winter Rental Available in Bradley Beach
- bedrooms 5
- baths 2
- sleeps 10
- pool no
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$ 1,200 - $ 12,500 / month
vacation rental description
We are now interviewing for winter rental of both the upstairs and downstairs units.
Rates are $1200 for the downstairs and $1100 for the upstairs unit.
We pay for ALL utilities including cable and wifi
Meticulously remodeled Oceanfront home across from the
boardwalk and "AWARD WINNING BEACH".
First Floor - CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING!!! Updated interior, kitchen w/ tiled floor, huge beach scene wall mural, 3 bedrooms w/ full size beds, full bath, Berber carpet, flat screen TV with DVD player, washer/dryer, picture window with magnificent view of boardwalk &
Atlantic Ocean. Gated front porch (with glass top, umbrella table), to relax and enjoy the wonderful ocean breezes. Gas grill and drying line.
Second Floor - CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING!!! Fantastic full ocean view
from Living Room (w/34" wall mounted Sharp Aquis HD, LCD DPL flat paneled
TV & DVD/CD player) that opens up to large fiberglass deck
with large patio table and lounge chairs & new Weber gas grill.
Two bedrooms (one full one queen bed), futon in LR, full bath, new kitchen w/ Berber carpet throughout.
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Location - Location - Location
We provide the location, four beach badges, free WIFI and home (including bike, beach
chairs, lounges, unbrellas and boogie boards) ...you supply the amount of
Walk to New York City trains and local restaurants. Convenient to
travel to NYC, Philly and Atlantic City. Equally distant to
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Always boardwalk activity! Swimming, Surf/paddle board lessons are available, beach volleyball, biking,
rollerblading, beach combing, kite flying, children's play area,
miniature golf, Bingo Hall, salt water surf fishing, outdoor
concerts, 4 bocci ball courts , bowling, are only a short walk away. Just try to eat
your way through the many fine resturants within walking distance!
Fishing Party Boats (5 Mins), Point Pleasant's Amusement Park &
rides, Monmouth Park and Freehold Raceway (horses), Freehold Raceway (cars) all
within a 20 min. drive. Six Flags Great Adventure is a short 30 minute drive away. It's just a 5 minute walk to site-seeing in historic
Ocean Grove, the capital of Victorian homes in America. There's a movie theater and bowling alley in town and live theater and concerts are also in the area. 10 min walk to Asbury Park activities (Stone Pony and Paramount Theatre)
vacation rental rates
June/Sept entire house $3,000 per week.
July/August entire house (5 bedrooms) $12,500 per month $3,700 per week.
October thru May downstairs only (3 bedrooms) $1,200 per month.
Discounts for multi-week rentals.
Get your reservations in early...this beach house rents out quickly!
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This two family house is ideal for a family reunion since the entire house can
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Ron Schlag 732-991-2710
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Top things to do in Bradley Beach
- On the Ocean!!!!
- Top Restaurants in town
- Fishing
- Biking/Bocci Ball
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Top things to do on a budget
- Beach - Ocean
- Fishing
- Biking
- Boardwalk & free concerts
- Eat meals "Ocean View" from your own porch!!!!
Top things to do with a family
- Swimming-fishing-shelling
- Walk the Beach or Boardwalk
- Fly a Kite or go biking
- Playground across the street
- Putt-Putt Golf
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High-schoolers who had only two years of music training got faster and did better at understanding speech in noise than peers who took a ROTC course instead. These skills are important for reading as well as understanding spoken language.
A postmortem brain study provides new and troubling evidence about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a long-term degenerative and incurable brain disease caused by repeated hits to the head. An author of the study, Chris Nowinski, a former college football player and professional wrestler, writes about how a concussion put him on the path of dedicating his life to making others aware of the dangers of CTE and toward developing a treatment.
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FAA Taps Harris To Build Nationwide Data Comm Network
Harris has won a three-way contest to provide the FAA's next generation ATC data communications network between pilots and controllers, beating competing bids by ITT Exelis and Lockheed Martin. The FAA on Thursday awarded the Melbourne, Fla.-based company a seven-year, $332 million contract under its Data Comm Integrated Services (DCIS) program, a key component of the Next Generation Air Transportation System. The contract includes 10 one-year options through September 2029 that could increase the duration and value of the award.
The FAA said it plans to deploy data communications in ATC towers by 2016 for routine communications and in air route traffic control centers that manage en route traffic beginning in 2019. Those dates have each slipped by one year from earlier projections.
Harris leads an industry team that includes American Airlines, Arinc, GE Aviation, Sunhillo and Thales. The team will provide integration and engineering services for the ground-to-ground and air-to-ground segments of a data network connecting ATC facilities and data comm-equipped aircraft. The network is supposed to use one or both of the existing commercial air/ground datalinks provided by Arinc and Sita that connect airline operations centers with their aircraft. Following the DCIS contract award, Arinc said it will "maximize its partnerships with 85 percent of the domestic airline market" to encourage early adoption of the necessary Future Air Navigation System (FANS) 1/A+ avionics set. As prime contractor, Harris also carries responsibility for administering an "avionics equipage initiative" with $80 million in seed funding to supply early equipping airlines.
Another Harris teammate—Thales—is already engaged in developing a prototype tower automation platform and controller display interface for data communications under the Data Comm Trial Automation Platform (DTAP) program. That system is operating at the FAA's Hughes Technical Center in Atlantic City, N.J., and plans call for its deployment at Memphis International Airport to support data comm operational trials by FedEx Express beginning in November. Based on the success of the Memphis demonstration, DTAP will be installed at Newark Liberty and Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airports. According to DTAP informational literature, "the FAA and industry were interested in moving forward with trials ahead of the DCIS procurement" to maintain the momentum of the overall data comm program.
Harris already serves as the prime contractor of the FAA's voice, data and video telecommunications infrastructure. In August, the FAA awarded the company a contract potentially worth $291 million to replace legacy ATC voice switches with an Internet Protocol-based network under the National Airspace Voice System program.
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A new film sprung from the recently launched Imagine Sisters movement in the U.S. hopes to portray the beauty and joy of religious life and inspire young women to consider religious vocations.
"Light of Love," which will be released in September and available free of charge, aims to to further spread the message that one sister can change the world, according to the film's director.
Dan Rogers, who is also a seminarian with the San Bernardino diocese in southern Calif., says the movie offers women what the 2006 movie, "Fishers of Men," offered men – vocational information and support.
"I saw 'Fishers of Men' when I was in high school and I loved it," Rogers told CNA June 18. "But we quickly realized there was nothing like 'Fishers of Men' for women."
Rogers recalled that after the movie for seminarians was released, producers tried to create a following and support system for men who were discerning.
But "Light of Love," he noted, is different.
"We kind of reversed that," Rogers said. "Instead of watching a movie and then starting the support system, we have a movie that if someone watches it and enjoys it, all of the resources are already in place."
Those resources include a presence of the Imagine Sisters movement on six social media sites – facebook, pinterest, Vine, Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr.
The film will include interviews and glimpses into the lives of five sisters from five different orders: the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart in Los Angeles; the Franciscan Sisters of Penance of the Sorrowful Mother in Steubenville, Ohio; the Franciscan Sisters of the Martyr St. George in Alton, Ill.; the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara in Washington, D.C.; and the Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco in New Jersey.
"The orders in the film are slightly smaller that some of the bigger ones, like the Nashville or Ann Arbor Dominicans, who already have bigger followings," Rogers said. "We wanted to show orders that have a lot of young sisters, but also ones that maybe didn't have quite as much publicity."
Rogers also said that he wanted to show the kinds of lives sisters lead, since they are somewhat of a mystery to the general population.
"Most people have no idea that sisters will play Frisbee, or that they're really exciting and fun," Rogers said. "And they are so holy because of their prayer life and service and it's such an interesting life, but people have never really seen that."
Also different about "Light of Love" is that it will be available for viewing and downloading completely free of charge. "Cost was a barrier we wanted to remove," Rogers said.
The Imagine Sisters movement behind the film started after an event at Loyola University in Chicago.
"There were some people who were excited about nuns," Rogers said, "And so we hosted an event where a bunch of different sisters came and got a lot of students excited about sisters."
After seeing the success of the event, Rogers and a few friends got together, and the Imagine Sisters movement was born. Rogers has a background in web design and multimedia, and the team shared a passion for spreading the love of Christ via the joy of religious sisters to the world.
"Our generation…we don't have the presence of sisters around as much as maybe our parents or grandparents did," Rogers said. "So we want to get as many good things out about sisters as possible."
In just over a year since the movement started on Pentecost 2012, Imagine Sisters has gained over 13,000 followers on Facebook and thousands of followers on their other social media sites.
"I think people like that we're fun, and we're authentic," Rogers said. "We just post videos and stories and pictures of smiling sisters."
So far the team of Imagine Sisters is small, with only three members who are completely volunteer. Soon though, they hope to transition to have some full-time employees, Rogers said.
By the fall, students will be able to contact Imagine Sisters about hosting campus events and showing the movie for free. Rogers said the team also hopes to create more downloadable resources, such as tips for starting discernment groups on campuses.
Rogers own interest in sisters was sparked after meeting a young sister while in college at Loyola.
"I met a young sister and I was like, 'Man, nuns are cool,'" Rogers said. "And I have the honor and the blessing now to work with sisters all the time."
"When you meet sisters they have no money, no possessions, they wear the same clothes every day and they live with tons of other people and they serve poor people every day, but they do it with such joy that it's contagious," Rogers said. "And that's why this movement has been successful."
In order to produce the film and make it available for free, the team still needs to raise about $8,000. Tax-deductible donations can be made through the film's website at: http://lightoflovefilm.com/donate/.
"We hope people see the value in making this film available for free," Rogers said. "Donations to this film could help spur vocations for the Church."
The film will be presented by Lighthouse Catholic Media and produced by Los Angeles based media companies Lumen Vere and Altius Studios. Its release date is planned for Sept. 8, which marks the day 19th century French nun Thérèse de Lisieux took her final vows.
"Hopefully some young women will see this film and say, 'Wow, I had no idea God was calling me to do with my life,'" Rogers said.
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So even if its freezing cold or hot and humid, you only have to brave the elements for a few minutes to catch a glimpse of this manmade spectacle. The International Space Station, or ISS, so I don't have to type it out every time I mention it, is the third brightest object in the sky, after the sun and moon.
NASA's "Spot The Station" service gives you a list of upcoming sighting opportunities for thousands of locations worldwide, and will let you sign up to receive notices of opportunities in your email inbox or cell phone. The space station looks like a fast-moving plane in the sky, but it is dozens of times higher than any airplane and traveling thousands of miles an hour faster. It is bright enough that it can even be seen from the middle of a city! Good news for urban dwellers like myself and a few millions of my closest friends.
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Tecbrat.com is being re-built. Tecbrat is happy to announce that he is moving the site to his own server! My tagline for the entire site is PHP Playground, but in the years I have owned it, I haven't had much chance to play in it. I'm always too busy. Maybe I'll have some opportunity to practice some php coding and mysql database work in the near future. I have joined a PHP Meetup group and a Linux User group, so maybe I'll get some ideas for some php projects in the near future.
Let's hope I have enough content on here to make my ad relevant.
GREAT! I looked on here a few minutes ago and there was an ad for an SQL monitor app of some kind. That's the best relevance I've seen so far!
More actual PHP stuff to come
Well, this evening I started using git, and I'll be re-developing this site in a repository. I'll keep it private, but once I know what I'm doing I'll make some repositories to share. (Or grab some repositories that someone else has shared so that I can work on them.)
I don't remember the date I added the line above, but I'm sure I could figure it out. This evening I got NetBeans and Git working together and let NetBeans act as my FTP upload client for this site. Just a little progress, but a litte at a time will add up!
2013 12 27: I recently started working on a Linked API app. I'm using the simpleLinkedin class written by Paul Mennega of fiftyMission Inc.
It seems not to be currently under development, but it still works. I'm not allowed to talk about and share code snippets from a lot of the work I do on the job, but this should be an exceptoin. I look forward to updating this page regarding my progress.
2013 12 30: Over the weekend, I was able to send an update to a group using the API. Paul's code really makes it pretty easy once you understand how he did it. I had to edit the class a little bit becuase the post to group only had a few fields and the current group API has about six. But adding fields was easy and Linkedin supplied the XML template. Maybe I'll make a seperate page for this and post some code later. We'll see what I have time for.
2013 12 31: New Year's eve! Today at work I am reviewing and building on what I have learned to build a database with PDO and MySQL. One important thing I (re)learned today is that if I see an error that REALLY looks like it shouldn't be an error, I should check for use of reserved words. I was trying to call a table column 'group' but 'GROUP' is reserved. I saw that you can overcome this with quotation marks, but I thought it better to change the name to 'ligroup'. As I typed this, it occured to me that maybe I should use plural table names. Then I wouldn't have had that problem.
2014 02 13: I really need to clean this up. Right now it's just a static HTML file where I'm adding stuff to the bottom. You'd think I don't know what i'm doing. :-D &emdash;
At work today I set up a VM running an Ubuntu server and I'm going to make some notes here so if I do it again, I can make it go smoothly.
When setting up the VM, set the network adapter to use Bridge so that you get an IP in the host's subnet.
Even though my host PC was a 64bit system, I had to use the 32 bit version of Ubuntu. Point the VM's CD to the correct ISO
Go through the setup process. Write down your inputs for later reference. (things like hostname and your passwords)
Choose LAMP as one of the packages to install (I need a webserver)
When this install is complete, restart the VM
Install vsftpd as described
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C.J. Nitkowski. You remember him, right?
Well, unless you were a fan of the Tigers or the seven other teams he played for from 1995-2005, you probably don't. Nitkowski was the Reds' No. 1 pick (ninth overall) in the 1994 draft and less than a year later, he was in the major leagues.
This probably wasn't a great idea, as he posted a 6.12 ERA for Cincinnati before being shipped to the Tigers less than two months later; he was even worse (7.09 ERA) for them in '95.
After seven bad appearances for the 2005 Nationals, he was released and spent a year in the Pirates' organization. Then he went to Japan for two years, followed by Korea for two years, and he wasn't very good in the Korean leagues either (4.71 ERA in 101 innings). It's kind of the poor man's Ryan Vogelsong tour.
But Nitkowski is a thoughtful guy; he's got his own blog and tweets about baseball and other topics and wrote an article last year for Sports Illustrated about stem cell treatments he was having (all legal, said the World Anti-Doping Agency).
Now, all those treatments have Nitkowski wanting to get back to the major leagues, at age 39:
CJ Nitkowski is trying out for the #Mets with Dan Warthen and JP Ricciardi watching— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) March 8, 2012
This ESPN New York article says Nitkowski is "now a sidearmer." Guys like that don't really have to throw hard to succeed; all they have to do is locate and be deceptive. Nitkowski is a New York-area native and played college ball at St. John's. And he's left-handed. You can never have enough lefthanders.
If Nitkowski shows anything in his tryout, why not sign him? The Mets are devolving into chaos in pretty much every area. Nitkowski won't be an All-Star like Vogelsong, but he could be a nice addition to a bullpen and team that could use some good news.


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Donna Mae Cotner
Donna Mae Cotner, 84, Logansport, peacefully passed away at 12:41 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, in Miller's Merry Manor, surrounded by her immediate family and her Miller's Merry Manor family as well.
Born June 30, 1929, in Logansport, she was the daughter of Jack and Magdelene Bruck Rehm.
On April 7, 1951, she was marred to John T. "Jack" Cotner, who preceded her in death on Oct. 18, 2011.
A 1947 graduate of Logansport High School, Donna was a member of Sigma Phi Gamma sorority. She had been employed for 11 years in the cafeteria at Lincoln Middle School.
She was also a member of All Saints Catholic Church, where she was a member of the church choir for 30 years.
She was often seen around town on her bicycle, where she logged over 1,300 miles.
Surviving are a daughter, Marsha (Jim) Dunn; sons, John David Cotner, and Michael Joseph (Jane) Cotner, all of Logansport; five grandchildren, Jeff Dunn, Michelle (Greg) Crozier, Rachael Cotner, Aaron Cotner and Adam Cotner; and three great-grandchildren, Logan Puski, Casey Crozier and Chloe Crozier.
One sister preceded her in death.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at All Saints Catholic Church, with Fr. Dominic Petan officiating. Interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery at a later date.
Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall Chapel at All Saints Catholic Church prior to the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to the choir fund at All Saints Catholic Church.
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Greenwood – 28 Santa Clara Drive – Seagrove Beach, FL
Come stay on 30A in Seagrove Beach, where old fashioned, small town ways still exist in this fabulous home called "Greenwood" which has five bedrooms, 4 baths and sleeps up to 16 guests. This beautiful 3,850 sq ft home is just steps from the Santa Clara public access, offering amenities including restrooms, additional parking, a handicapped ramp, and lifeguards (in-season). Located just one mile east of Seaside, convenient to the biking/walking paths that lead to Seaside and WaterColor, your family will be sure to enjoy the large private 15 x 30 heated pool surrounded by ample amounts of patio furniture and tables for relaxing, reading and eating. (Fees apply for pool heating.) Let the kids swim while you cook dinner on the gas grill.
Ground Floor: There are gorgeous stained concrete floors downstairs. Enter into a secondary family room with queen sleeper sofa, regular sofa, café table with 4 chairs, 42" Plasma TV, DVD, stereo with MP3 doc and speakers piped throughout the house. King master bedroom has chest of drawers, 2 bedside tables, 2 lamps, armoire with 26" LCD TV, private bath with his/hers vanity sinks, soaking tub and walk-in shower. Bunk room has 3 sturdy bunk beds (6 twins), chest of drawers, 26" LCD TV and XBox game system. Hall bath with tub/shower. Second King bedroom with 2 bedside tables, 2 lamps, armoire with 26" LCD TV, private bath with his/hers vanity sinks and walk-in shower. Laundry room with extra large capacity washer/dryer. The pool can be accessed from this floor's hallway.
Second Floor: Beautiful travertine floors upstairs. The huge kitchen/living/dining room has plenty of room to gather and enjoy the gulf views. Everyone can enjoy a meal together with a large 10 foot dining room table seating 12, plus a large bar with 4 barstools. There is also a game table that seats 4 additional guests at mealtime. The living room has 2 sofas, 2 plush side chairs, coffee table, 52" plasma TV, DVD and stereo system with MP3 connection. French doors lead out to the covered porch – loaded up with multiple rockers, cocktail table and 4 tall chairs. Spectacular gulf views and breezes. Kitchen has high end stainless Kitchenaide appliances including frig with door ice / water dispenser, 5-burner gas stovetop, oven, microwave and dishwasher. Third king bedroom has 2 bedside tables, 2 lamps, armoire with 26" LCD TV, 2 side chairs and table. Queen bedroom has 2 bedside tables, 2 lamps, armoire with 26" LCD TV, 2 side chairs and table. These two bedrooms both have French doors to a porch that overlooks the pool area. Hall bath has 2 vanity sinks and a tub/shower.
Outside: Large fenced pool area has private heated 15 x 30 free form shaped pool. Relax in the six loungers, have dinner at the 2 tables and eight chairs under the shade of an umbrella. More rockers here for your relaxation. Gas grill. Hot/Cold outdoor shower. Lush, tropical landscaping consisting of palm trees, fragrant gardenias, confederate jasmine, flowery agapanthus, split leaf philodendron and wax myrtles. Our on-demand hot water Rinnai system allows all 16 guests an endless supply of hot showers.
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- private pool
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- stove top burners
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- coffee maker
- Gourmet Kitchen
- washing machine
- ice maker
- iron & board
- blender
- clothes dryer
- microwave
- toaster
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- Fully Equipped Kitchen
- Wedding
- Minimum Age for Renters
- children welcome
- pets not allowed
- non smoking only
- linens provided
- air-conditioning
- Porch Furniture
- Outdoor Furniture
- MP3 Dock
- satellite or cable
- stereo system
- video library
- game room
Internet Access:
- wireless broadband
- broadband access
- unscreened porch/lanai
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activities and attractions in Seagrove Beach Gulf Coast North
Leisure Activities:
- outlet shopping
- sight seeing
Nearby Activities:
- Photography
Local Activities:
- swimming
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vacation rental rates
Winter 2013/14: Oct 28-Mar 07 (excluding Winter Holidays): $3200/week; $430/night. 3-night minimum stay.
Winter Holidays 2013/14: Nov 23-Dec 01; Dec 21-Jan 01: $3305/week; $515/night. 4-night minimum stay.
Spring Break 2014: Mar 08-Apr 26: $4405-$5510/week. 7-night minimum stay. Saturday rental week.
Spring 2014: Apr 27-May 23: $4405/week; $690/night. 3-night minimum stay.
Summer 2014: May 24-Aug 09: $5510-$6061/week. 7-night minimum stay. Saturday rental week.
Late Summer 2014: Aug 10-Sep 01: $4405/week; $690/night. 3-night minimum stay.
Fall 2014: Sep 02-Oct 31: $3305/week; $515/night. 3-night minimum stay.
$400 Housekeeping/Processing Fee, $69 Vacation Rental Damage Plan, 12% Tax added to ALL rates. Optional Pool Heating: $30 per day + tax.


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Palo Alto breaks ground on Main Library renovation
Original post made on Jun 26, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 9:17 AM
on Jun 26, 2013 at 9:41 am
Beginning of the end?????
Perhaps that is right, but not in the way she meant.
Mitchell Park is far from done and the end is not in sight.
Another charming building in Palo Alto is torn down and the replacement will not have charm, character or even be necessary as a "library".
Sad day.
on Jun 26, 2013 at 9:57 am
Resident - the Main Library is not being torn down, it is being renovated and an addition is being built.
on Jun 26, 2013 at 10:52 am
From the article:
Shepard said she thought the Main Library project would mirror the College Terrace Library more than the Mitchell Park library, where the entire structure was completely demolished and built from scratch.
She told the Weekly she was confident that the project would be completed on time and on budget.
"Everyone knows that it's easier to build from scratch than peel everything out, and gut and put it all back again," Shepherd said.
Here last two quotes contradict each other. If it were really easier to build from scratch, then the Mitchell Park should be on time and on budget. But the contradiction really points out Public Works Department's incompetence in overseeing construction projects. There is inadequate review of designs, inadequate monitoring of projects, and inadequate oversight of change orders.
The Council should request the City Auditor perform a full review of the Public Works Department construction management practices (remember what happened when the Utilities Department was audited some years ago), with particular focus on the screw ups of the Mitchell Park Library project. But the pending potential litigation means it'll probably just be swept under the rug again.


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Judy Pfaff: The Art of Flower Arranging
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The Department of Art and Design is proud to present a solo exhibition by acclaimed spatial collagist, Judy Pfaff. A wildly vibrant artist in today's contemporary art scene, Pfaff was recently featured in the PBS series, ART 21: Art in the Twenty First Century, as well as a cover artist for the academic publication, Sculpture Magazine. Pfaff's current exhibition will be showing a collection of innovative works that include collage, drawing, and sculpture.
Pfaff received an MFA from Yale University and has since shown nationally and internationally in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Major accolades include recognition from the MacArthur Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Pfaff currently co-chairs the studio art program at Bard College in New York.
Opening Reception: Tuesday, October 22, 6:00-8:00pm
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Several jobs have opened around the college basketball landscape. Is Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber being considered?
Did K-State miss a great chance to rack up another big year?
Ok so the other day I cynically called out Ubben for his, shall we say, opinionated column for ESPN. But after this latest fiasco the case is clearly being made to support my hypothesis. This latest installment ranks Big 12 corners, of which, he ranks KSU dead last. Just review the comments to determine how much, if any, actual fact checking he did to formulate not only his opinion of the Cats but the rest of league in general. Bang up job Sir...bravo!
Ballin' is a Habit put together a great post on the 'Cats turn around. Good Stuff.
Looks like we may take the plunge into conference television networking.
Here come the comments on our soft schedule once again. I really would be surprised if we don't replace them with a FCS opponent. As a fan I was so looking forward to seeing more solid match-ups. I'm sure this is only the first to be dropped...so stay tuned.
Jeffrey Fitzgerald/DE/Kansas State: Fitzgerald, who surprisingly has not yet received an invitation to next month's combine, was applauded by coaches throughout the week. He made a lot of athletic plays on the field and exploited a number of offensive tackles each day. Fitzgerald could easily land in the draft's top 100 selections.
Frank Martin talks about K-State basketball with Jim Rome on ESPN.
Normally, I don't really listen to what most Colorado media members tend to say, as they're normally wrong (I think the thin air kills of brain cells more quickly, but I can't prove that.), but KSU is going to be wretched? This wretched team returns most of it's starters and upgrades coaching at essentially every position group. However, Colorado, who returns the same mediocre coaching staff and the same awful quarterbacks go to a bowl game? Color me confused with the lack of logic.
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This main course salad makes the most of seasonal summer vegetables and greens — those bags of gorgeous little leaves, beans, and potatoes you might spot at the farmer's market — and of a little bit of good steak, which readily stretches here to feed four. You could swap in grilled chicken or salmon instead, or, for a vegetarian version, hardboiled eggs sliced into artful wedges. Likewise, feel free to add any raw or lightly steamed veggies of your choosing, or a different family-favorite dressing, although this one is creamy, delicious, and beloved by even children and grownups who claim not to like blue cheese.
Yields 4 servings
Season the steak heavily with salt (1 teaspoon per side -- trust me on this) and wrap it in plastic wrap while you heat the grill and prepare the other ingredients.
Steam the potato slices in a steamer over boiling water until just tender (around 10 minutes), then drain them in a colander, rinse them in cold water, and leave them to dry. Steam the beans in the same way, for about 3 or 4 minutes, then rinse them and wrap them in a clean dish towel to dry.
Grill the steak for 4 or 5 minutes a side for medium rare, or until done to your liking, then rest it on a cutting board for 5 minutes before thinly slicing it across the grain.
To assemble the salad, arrange the greens in a wide, shallow dish or on a very large plate, dress them lightly, then arrange the cukes, carrots, beans, potatoes, and tomatoes over them and pour a bit more dressing over all.
Arrange the steak in the center, dress lightly, and serve, with more dressing for passing.
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An Upstate man said he witnessed a miracle when his wife gave birth to the family's first daughter in a familiar, yet unexpected, place.
Clayton Holder quickly pulled up to the emergency room at Baptist Easley Hospital early Thursday morning with his pregnant wife in the passenger seat ready to give birth.
"When I looked at the alarm at the house where we actually left the house it said 3:05 a.m.," he said. "My wife kept screaming, 'I feel its head, I feel its head,'" Holder said.
He said he looked out of his car window and saw Anna Stegall, the emergency room department coordinator, near the entrance.
"I thought this could be a fast delivery," Stegall said.
SLIDESHOW: Baby delivered outside of hospital ER
And while she prepared to help the Holders, Kari Craven, a patient care technician, grabbed the Holders' three sons.
"I had one boy on each hip," Craven said. "They were pretty cool, calm and collected."
But it was Holder who couldn't catch his breath. That's because in the front seat of his car, in the breezeway of the ER, a miracle was taking place.
"They pronounced the birth and it was 3:17 a.m.," Clayton Holder said.
So, on Oct. 11, which some call a day of lucky numbers because it's 10-11-12, little Joanna Holder was born. And her father said it took no time for her to get here.
"It was right at 12 minutes," Clayton Holder said.
Joanna's big brother, Jake Holder, had a lot to say about his sister's arrival.
"I said, 'Why does it have to be on a cold day?'" Jake said.
He's 5 years old and promises to be a good big brother.
Little Joanna has now captured the hearts of those who helped deliver her.
"The first cry, when she came out that was just, you know, she's healthy baby," Stegall said.
And that's what matters to the Holder family.
"It's just a blessing, it's a gift from God and we don't take it lightly," Clayton Holder said.
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Check out the Petzl ice climbing team's trip report on their journey to the Ben Nevis in a very wet Scotland.
Martial Dumas, Yann Mimet, Ueli Steck, Aljaz Anderle, Mathieu Maynadier, Tony Lamiche...
Read postings about the trip...combining both good, fun times and high-level Scottish-style mixed climbing.
A video is in the works... Stay tuned!
Of note: Ueli Steck used his time in Scotland wisely, flashing The Secret (IX, 9), with the helpful advice of our local guide, Andy Turner
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On Saturday, October 13th top donors and supporters of Heifer International were hosted at the home of Dr. Larry Schall, President of Oglethorpe University and his wife Betty Londergan for an intimate champagne tasting provided by Ruinart and a three-course menu provided by Chef Piero Premoli of Pricci. Guests were greeted by Will Campbell, General Manager of Ferrari Maserati of Atlanta and while seated for dinner were treated to an enjoyable "sensory competition" through the matching of scents provided by Ruinart while they learned of the intricacies of making and crafting the perfect French champagne. CEO of Heifer International, Mr. Pierre Ferrari (no relation to the affluent auto manufacturer) was the special guest of the evening and educated guests on the work being done by his group, particularly in Haiti. Heifer International provides sustainable relief to vulnerable families in impoverished nations through an integrated crop-livestock program that leads to job creation, income generation and skills training. Heifer International will welcome Honorary Chair Ashley Judd to Atlanta in January at a private reception to raise awareness and funds for the group¹s Heifer Haiti Now project.


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Devotional of the Week — Inspiring Heroes
Eric Liddell is one of my favorite athletes, not because he was a runner (track and field is one of my favorite sports) and not because he was a winner (he won the 400 meters at the 1924 Olympics) and not because he was a world record holder (his winning time in the Olympics broke the previous world record).
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U.S. Sen. John McCain led a failed push to fix the country's immigration problems in 2007, just before his failed bid for the presidency in 2008.
The Arizona Republican has pushed reform to the forefront again, seeking a bipartisan compromise with Democrats after President Obama won 70 percent of the Latino vote in the 2012 election.
"We can't go on forever with 11 million people living in this country in the shadows in an illegal status," McCain said on ABC's "This Week." "We cannot forever have children who were born here, who were brought here by their parents when they were small children, to live in the shadows as well."
Obama is expected to announce his ideas for immigration reform Tuesday in Las Vegas, including a pathway to citizenship for those who pay fines and back taxes, increased border security and penalties for businesses that employ unauthorized workers.
"What's changed is there is a new, I think, appreciation on both sides of the aisle - including, maybe more importantly on the Republican side of the aisle, that we have to enact a comprehensive immigration reform bill," said McCain, who introduced the failed Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 with the late U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-MA.
McCain said politics will drive reform. in 2012, Mitt Romney had trouble with Hispanic voters because of conservative positions he took in winning the Republican presidential nomination.
"Look at the last election. We are losing dramatically the Hispanic vote, which we think should be ours," McCain said. "So I think the time is right. … Believe it or not, I see some glimmer of bipartisanship out there."
More than 450,000 illegal immigrants live in Arizona.
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The West Virginia Mountaineers are looking at an entirely different team with an entirely different coaching staff...well mostly. Coming out of the Spring Game reveals a few answers for fans while...
Goodbye Big 12 Football, It Was Fun Dominating You
Big 12 quarterbacks have won the award six times since 2001, but BYU is the all-time, single-school leader, with four winners. Oklahoma leads the Big 12 with three, including Sam Bradford in 2008. Texas is the only other Big 12 school with multiple winners after Colt McCoy gave the Longhorns a second O'Brien Award last season. Here's who the O'Brien voters will be watching in the backfield from the Big 12 this season: * Blaine Gabbert, Missouri * Robert Griffin III, Baylor * Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M * Landry Jones, Oklahoma * Taylor Potts, Texas Tech
When he pumped nearly $250 million into OSU's football program, Pickens' gift came with only two stipulations. He requested the upgraded facilities to be the best available, and the Pokes must win a Big 12 Conference championship before he heads to that big board room in the sky. "We have to move fast, because I want to see it," Pickens told me last summer. "I don't want them plugging away and doing a good job, and I (die) and five years later they've got a championship team. I want it as soon as we can get it." Pickens genuinely admires how Leach turned Texas Tech into a consistent winner. That included some victories over Oklahoma and Texas, schools that Gundy has gone a combined 0-10 against in his five seasons at OSU. The stunning hire of Holgorsen last January set off all kinds of bells and whistles. The addition of the former offensive coordinator at Tech and Houston (which won at OSU last season) came two days after Gundy told the Tulsa World that nothing would change offensively in 2010, including him calling the plays.
(Bumped from FanPosts) I read this article from Sittler today over at the Tulsa World: College Athletics Landscape Changing? And he talks about what might happen on the off-chance that the Big 10...
Just over a month after beating Stanford in the Sun Bowl it looks as if Bob Stoops has beaten the Cardinal again. This time it was in gaining the services of former Georgia defensive coordinator...
Rivals, Hatred and Sterotypes from an Oklahoma football fan's perspective.
Some of the Big 12's 2009 non-conference games are bad and others are just embarrassing.
"The tiebreaker system we had was felt, by the majority of coaches, to be appropriate to what we want to accomplish," commissioner Dan Beebe said.
It should go without saying that the Big 12 could have fared better this bowl season but it should also be noted that it could have been much worse had it not been for the North. Kansas, Missouri...
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