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Just returned from our Western Caribbean Cruise on the OASIS of the Seas, it was incredible.
The ship is amazing. There is so much to see and do. We had a balcony suite with an ocean view and the accommodations were quite comfortable.
Room service was excellent.
It is easily designed and the map to it computer beside the elevators made navigating the ship a breeze.
As a couple of foodies, it was a wonderful experience. We did all specialty dinning and were not disappointed. The food, wine and service were excellent. Dessert portions were for sharing. We highly recommend the red velvet cake at the Chop Grill or the tiramisu at Giovanni's.
The Solarium Bistro appeared to be the best kept secret on the ship as it was never busy but had a wonderful menu and romantic ambience. The pumpkin spice, coconut soup is definitely worth trying.
We pre-booked a premium wine package and learned that this list was designed for the main dining room menu. We were able to choose wines to accompany our meals. Except at 150, where we elected to participate in the wine pairing and it further enhanced the experience.
Izumi's Sushi was fantastic. Everything was so fresh and tasty.
Windjammers buffet was quite good, just really busy at breakfast.
A must try is the roast beef sandwich in the Park Cafe.
Did I mention that all the Bread is baked Fresh on the ship...Yum!
The Chef's Table was a dining delight. The portions were quite generous and pleasing to the palate.
We also pre-booked all the shows, which meant no line ups. The shows were terrific. We were pleasantly surprised.
We learned not to book anything on the first night as luggage could arrive to your stateroom as late as 8:00pm. They were however, very accommodating when we needed to reschedule a reservation.
A few other things to note: you cannot bring irons on the ship. This is a fire hazard and they will be confiscated, which could mean a visit to security.
Also, do not wear white to the Aqua show. There is a risk of some debris that could possibly ruin fabrics.
Watch for the daily drink specials and the Happy Hour savings offered at various locations on the ship.
Express Check Off is Great...no searching for your bag. However if you have a later flight, you could be standing in line at the airport for hours. There is free WIFI so it is a good time to catch up.
This was a memorable vacation and we will certainly return to the Oasis of the Seas!


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12:00pm Friday 1st June 2012 in Saints News
SAINTS have confirmed they will face Arsenal and Glasgow Rangers in this season's Markus Liebherr Memorial Cup.
The annual pre-season tournament will take place at St Mary's on July 14 - the same date as the Olympic torch relay is due to pass through the stadium.
Arsenal's attendance, as previously exclusively revealed by the Daily Echo, is part of the deal that saw Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain move to the Emirates last summer.
The tournament sees the three teams compete against each other in a series of round-robin 45-minute matches, with ties decided by spot kicks.
Three points are awarded for a win, two for a victory on penalties and one for defeat in a shoot-out.
The first match, between Saints and Rangers, will kick-off at 5.15pm, with the Olympic torch due in the stadium at 6.20pm.
Arsenal v Rangers will follow at 6.45pm, with Saints and Arsenal clashing in the final fixture, at 8pm.

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Obama administration is finding itself in a most unpleasant situation and the results are going to be devastating. You may be aware that Obama has garnered interest from many left of center individuals with his appointment of numerous czars. Beyond czars being unconstitutional as they bypass Senate confirmation hearings, these czars have a more radical past than Obama himself and that should tell you something. Move out Jeremiah Wright, out of the way Bill Ayers, here comes Van Jones.
We first learned about Van Jones from Glenn Beck the popular conservative host on Fox News. Incidentally the discovery of Van Jones is accidental and most of the blame can go on the Obama administration, something I am sure they are now regretting. It all began after Beck accused Obama of being a racist, after Obama accused Cambridge police of acting "stupidly" involving an incident with his friend and professor, Robert Gates Jr. Shortly after, Beck found himself under the attack by a group called Color of Change – a very subtle non race baiting name with a dubious mission statement of "strengthen Black America's political voice" – and noticed his advertisers pulling out. He dug deeper and discovered that CoC was co-founded by Van Jones and someone he recognized as one of the Green Job Czars. Thinking there could be a deeper connection, Beck fully explored Van Jones' past and stumbled upon a radical powder keg!
Van Jones at one time or another was :
- Black Nationalist
- Anarchist
- Communist
- Imprisoned
According to NewsBusters Van Jones is using his past and radicalized agenda to push an agenda harnessing his new powerful government VISITA UNIVISION.COM PARA MAS INFORMACION:
I think it's pretty instructive what his past is...it's the same sort of philosophy, the idea that government ought to be reordering society in accordance with some utopian vision that failed with communism and socialism, and will fail with this green jobs idea.
If you think this all sounds scary and wondering how someone like this could have possibly, ever, in a million years ended up in a VISITA UNIVISION.COM PARA MAS INFORMACION to set policy, use taxpayer money and wield tremendous power then unfortunately it gets worse.
Last week, a video emerged of Van Jones in a Berkeley, calling Republicans assholes, because that was the best explanation he could muster as to how Republicans continued to push legislation despite their dwindling numbers. Watch the entire video, there is a very amusing moment when a brave Berkeley student suggests that some of Van Jones' policies sound an awful lot like Marxist propaganda, gee, really? After the uproarious laughter died down, he finally countered the question by asking "how is that capitalism working out for you?". Nice. Granted he was not employed by the "American people" just yet, but because this took place one month before we can probably assume that he already discussed this with Obama. Van Jones issued a public analogy as the "Republicans are assholes" comment went viral and brought the Communist into the public spotlight.
This is where it got really ugly.
A well known blogger and a site I visit regularly, Gateway Pundit, somehow managed to discover Van Jones was at one point (or still is) a '9/11 Truther' suggesting that he believes our government was involved in the worst terrorist attack on this nation's history. As this story was gaining steam, the administration within hours released a statement suggesting that "Jones may have signed some petition in 2004, but it did not reflect his true opinion". Too bad for Jones, Gateway Pundit found Jones' signature on a 2002 petition! A big difference as this suggests a deep seated hate of the Bush administration and not a dissatisfaction with the 9/11 Commission. In conclusion, we have a deeply partisan conspiracy nut in one of the highest levels of government. Fantastic.
While many can shrug off his comment about Republicans, his involvement with the 'Truthers' will not and cannot be ignored. Worse still, it raises three very important questions.
- Does Obama himself subscribe to the 9-11 conspiracy theories and is he a Truther himself?
- If Obama is not Truther, what kind of scrutiny is applied to these czars and how can he justify employing Van Jones?
- How many other Czars have an equally radical past?
America voted for a man whose past, friends, relationships and involvements were radicalized, dubious and scary. So what is more amusing? American voters reaping what they sow or the guy appointed to clean up America polluting it even further? You decide.


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Studying abroad, SkillsUSA alumni put their leadership skills to the test, but learning how to communicate is half the fun
There's nowhere to hide when you're the only student in class. That's one of many things Jacob Donnelly is learning in his international development class at England's Oxford University.
"The classes are very different," he explains. "Oxford uses what they call a tutorial system. So, I have a class size of one. My professor and I meet once a week. He asks me a question, and if I can answer it, then he asks a harder question. It's a very good way to study at your own level, but it's also very hard. There's a lot of arguing and debating.
"Meeting one-on-one is a different experience. There's nowhere to hide. You have to do all your reading. If you don't do an assignment, he knows. And you can't not go to class."
The business management major began his studies abroad through Babson College in Wellesley, Mass. To qualify, he had to become an honors student. He's already completed a program at the London School of Economics plus an internship with an Internet service provider. He started at Oxford in September.
While a SkillsUSA national officer back in 1999-2000, Donnelly studied culinary arts at Tri-County Regional Vocational-Technical High School in Franklin, Mass. The experience helps as he works at a restaurant in Oxford.
"There are language barriers," he notes. "They know I'm an American."
Things are different in England, and the student admits to suffering some culture shock. Challenges aside, he's tried to immerse himself in the local culture … and the River Thames, too.
"I do crew," he says. "Every morning, five days a week, we go rowing in all weather conditions, and the weather in England is not the nicest weather in the world. It's 6 a.m., it's raining, the boathouse at the river is a mile-and-a-half walk, but I do it. It's what they do here."
The skills he learned as a SkillsUSA officer have helped him adapt to England.
"Learning to work in adverse situations and learning to go with the flow, that's what has helped me here the most," he adds.
"My experiences traveling around the U.S. taught me to respect different cultures."
Visiting London? Do stand on the spot where kings and queens have been crowned and marvel at the history that has occurred there. Visiting Paris? Don't stand under the Eiffel Tower on Bastille Day wearing a Horned Frogs sweatshirt from Texas Christian University.
These travel tips are brought to you by Niki Clausen (pictured on the bear's left with friend at the Tower of London), who, through a TCU program, studied sociology in London last summer. One weekend, she traveled to Paris with friends and visited the tower on the French equivalent of Independence Day. Her sweatshirt sporting the Horned Frogs mascot caught the eye of a man who asked if he could take a picture of her. He remarked that she was making a strong political statement.
Clausen was unaware that "frogs" is a derogatory term dating from the 1800s, when the French were derided as frog eaters. Upset by her faux pas, she wore her shirt inside-out for the rest of her visit.
Other than that little blunder, Clausen says she "loved every minute" of her experience abroad. In a class that ran four days a week for three weeks, she was one of 20 students in a cross-discipline course on criminal justice, sociology and business administration.
Students met each morning for lectures and in-class work, then spent the afternoons touring the places discussed in class. When the royal hierarchy was the lesson of the day, they visited Buckingham Palace. When it was Shakespeare, they visited the Globe Theater.
"The best part was getting to see all the things that I learned about and putting them into perspective," Clausen says.
After her class ended, she was joined by her mother, Neva, a SkillsUSA advisor at Lebanon (Ore.) High School. The two spent the next 10 days touring England and Scotland.
While a 1998-99 SkillsUSA national officer, Niki Clausen studied commercial baking at Cascade High School in Turner, Ore. She graduated from college in December with a double major in speech communications and sociology. She's now a post-baccalaureate student at Oregon State University in Corvallis, where she'll begin a master's program in education in June. Clausen hopes to be teacher and SkillsUSA advisor by June 2004.
SkillsUSA is in her blood, and she says it gave her the confidence to survive her international experience.
"I knew I could handle myself. I had done so much travel before. For some of my companions, this was their first time traveling. Some didn't know how to handle their finances, use credit cards or take care of themselves."
Language and leadership are critical survival skills, particularly when you're a student at Prague's Charles University.
"I found that throughout Europe, when you go there and try to live the culture, everything from food to art and even learning about architecture, your major barrier to understanding is language," says Tom Boyer, who completed a full 16-credit semester in December. His main focus at Charles was language, and he earned 13 credits in that area alone.
"My language course was offered Monday through Thursday, three hours a day, and consisted of only four students. Being so small, it was much more detail oriented, and the interaction was ideal. It made learning Czech much easier," he adds.
Boyer, a photography major at the University of Nevada at Reno, also studied art and architecture at Charles. His three-hour-long classes consisted of one hour of lecture and two hours of touring. The artists and architects studied were strictly from the Czech Republic area.
"We didn't do the 'Americanized' version of the experience abroad, with all the students speaking English all the time," he explains. "We lived on our own and had a much more local experience."
Boyer, who stayed at the apartment of a friend's family for six months, notes that "because my friend knows the language very well, that made things a little easier."
Learning the language was the highlight of his visit. "You can adapt to the culture more easily, as well as understand it," he says. "I wanted to be a part of it. I wanted to speak to the locals and learn about the community."
For Boyer, experience as a SkillsUSA national officer in 1998-99 helped during his studies abroad and in meeting people.
"The leadership skills that I learned through SkillsUSA, mostly the speaking skills, enabled me to get the information required to go to Prague in the first place. And, it gave me the courage to speak to the locals," he adds, "even though I knew I was going to foul up the language."
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Crews responded to the fire in the 5200 block of Mary Ingles Highway near Silver Grove around 8:30 a.m.
Heavy smoke was seen leaving the home and crews were still on the scene two hours after the blaze started.
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The county's chief fire officer has defended Oxfordshire County Council's handling of cost-saving measures.
The Local Government Association, which represents all 46 of the UK's fire services in England and Wales, yesterday said cuts to services were testing authorities "to the limit".
It called on central government to make sure fire services were being funded properly.
But Oxfordshire's chief fire officer David Etheridge said the county's fire service remained one of the best in the UK and had done its best to protect services.
He said: "Since cuts began in 2010, Oxfordshire County Council has broadly protected budgets for fire and rescue and this continues to be the case."
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Bay High Loses to Pensacola Catholic in Class 2-A District 1 Title Game.
Bay High will be on the road next week for Regional Quarterfinals.
Arnold Marlins fall To Choctaw in Class 3-A District 2 Championship game 2-1.
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Hood Safari
|Grand Theft Auto V
|Lamar Davis
|Franklin's House, Strawberry
|Conditions of mission failure:
Lamar dies
Chop dies
|Lamar as a contact for Trevor
Sea Races
|Franklin Clinton
Trevor Philips
|Blitz Play
|Unlocked by:
|Three's Company
- "Franklin and Lamar show Trevor a typical South Los Santos neighborhood."
- ―Description.
Hood Safari[1] is a mission in Grand Theft Auto V, given by Lamar Davis to protagonists Franklin Clinton and Trevor Philips. Its name is a parody on the TV documentary "Food Safari" on SBS TV Australia.
Description Edit
As said above, the mission can be introduced in either Franklin's or Trevor's perspective. The mission begins at Franklin's house, where Lamar and Denise heckle the latter for his neglect of the CGF as of late. Franklin however doesn't want to be apart of the petty gang banging in anyway possible. Trevor suddenly appears out of the blue. After giving Denise a few bucks and shooing her back into the house, he says his reason for being there is to make new friends. At that moment, a drug deal sounded ravishing.
The men load themselves into the back of Lamar's van, along with Lamar's dog Chop, and head to Grove Street, where they'll do the exchange with the Ballas. After reaching Grove shortly, everyone gets out of the van and follows Lamar up to one of the houses. The door opens suspiciously as all three men are presented with a white block wrapped in plastic. Once it's cut open, Lamar gets a taste and is extremely eager to hand over a large sum of cash.
Trevor however is much more skeptical. He asks if they can take a sample from the other side of the brick, but the dealer refuses to do so and instead plays hardball. As Trevor grows frustrated, he snatches the block from out of the guy's hands, and snaps it in half, proving his skepticism to be correct after all; it was just a gram of nose-candy hidden inside a block of drywall.
The throbbing score violently begins to increase as the shit hits the fan. Chop can be spotted running back home. In the heat of the battle, the LSPD show up to bring the urban uprising to a halting conclusion. Franklin and Trevor follow Lamar through a narrow alley that he found in an effort to help the men escape. As they ran towards the open water, they see the rapper MC Clip and a group of girls in colourful bikinis dancing for a film crew in front of three jet skis. After stealing them, all three men head towards the open sea.
After riding across the ocean and putting distance between them and the cops, Franklin figures that the cops would have a harder time catching them if they all split up. From there, depending on who the player is controlling, can either have all the characters go off on their own or pair up with another character to escape the cops. Depending on who the player is playing as and which way they choose to escape will either end the mission early or open up unique conversations with Trevor, Lamar or Franklin.
Mission objectivesEdit
- Get in the van.
- Go to Grove Street
- Go to the house.
- Escape from Grove Street with Lamar and Trevor.
- Follow Lamar.
- Lose the Cops.
- Take Trevor to the Vanilla Unicorn. (If the player escaped the cops with Franklin and Trevor)
- Take Lamar to his house. (If the player escaped the cops with Franklin and Lamar or Trevor and Lamar)
Gold Medal ObjectivesEdit
- Time - Complete within 07:00.
- Accuracy - Finish with a shooting accuracy of at least 70%.
- Headshots - Kill 12 enemies with a headshot.
Los Santos Shepherd NewspaperEdit
"MC Clip was killed yesterday after gangsters fleeing from a shootout in Davis and overran a photoshoot and shot Clip dead before escaping on some Speedophile Seasharks. MC Clip, real name Curtis Cray turned his back to gangster life 3 years ago to embrace narcissistic consumption, and was about to release a new album when he was gunned down. Experts believe this will be a great career move, especially for a rapper with messianic delusions. Police are searching for 3 gang bangers on Seasharks."
Lifeinvader PostsEdit
- Tavell Clinton - "Just on the news about MC Clip gettin jumped. You can only fake it for so long before something real comes at you."
- Harold "Stretch" Joseph - "Don't know what happened with that thing in Davis but I'll find the homie that turned us."
- Demarcus Bradley - "Grove Street burning!!! Which set ran up on them? Carson Ave?"
- Tanisha Jackson - "Sounds like things are bad in South LS right now - hope you're safe x"
Bleeter PostsEdit
- @nevastopballin - "grove street got lit up 4 real old skool style - families motherfuckas blazin in here forgettin this is r house now"
- @MCClip - "Photoshoot got ruined by a couple of hoods who stole our seasharkss. Interrupted my flow on some smokin hot models 2. When r brothas gonna stop hatin on my success?"
- MC Clip - Can be killed by either Franklin or Trevor to steal his Seashark, he will however die anyway.
- Ballas members - Killed by Franklin, Trevor and Lamar during an ambush.
- The mission can be seen in the pre-release screenshot up above, but its name was never revealed at the time.
- As the player approaches Grove Street, they will be able to see 3 men on bicycles riding away in the opposite direction. The three men resemble Carl Johnson, Big Smoke and Ryder. This may be an easter egg, referencing the mission Sweet & Kendl in GTA San Andreas, in which CJ, Big Smoke and Ryder escape the pursuing Ballas on bikes.
- The drug deal goes down at a house that is on exactly the same spot that CJ's house was on in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, while the house itself doesn't resemble CJ's house.
- If the player decides to escape the cops with Lamar as Franklin, they will talk about how Grove Street was once Families' turf and that they were called the Grove Street Families. This is a reference to the events in the 3D Universe.
- During the firefight, a lot of dialogue from the Ballas refers to how The Families used to control Grove Street.
- The name and setup of the mission are reminiscent of Concrete Jungle, a mission in GTA IV in which Niko helps Little Jacob to go to a drug deal, which fails, leading Niko to kill the dealers and later taking revenge on the dealers' friends in their apartment.
- The player can hear four different conversations by the end of the mission, depending on which characters escape together after losing the cops:
- Franklin and Lamar - They talk about how The Families used to rule Grove Street.
- Franklin and Trevor (playing as Franklin) - They talk about Michael being a bad influence on Franklin.
- Franklin and Trevor (playing as Trevor) - They talk about the old life of Michael and Trevor in the Midwest.
- Trevor and Lamar - They talk about what the colors represent to the gangs.
- Originally, the mission was going to be named Urban Safari.
- The background music used during the shootout between the Ballas and the protagonists, its the same music used in the GTA V Gameplay Trailer.
- It is possible to kill MC Clip without direct consequence however after the mission, regardless of the player's decision of killing or not MC Clip, the Los Santos Shepherd news article will always says that MC Clip was killed in the shootout, however, there will also always be a bleet from MC Clip on Bleeter that confirms that he survived the mission. Both pieces of information contradict each other, proving this to be a big oversight in the game.
- During the gunfight, Trevor may yell, "Chamberlain Families for life, motherfuckers!", a reference to how the Grove Street Families motto is, "Grove 4 Life", he also yells this line in Lamar Down.
- The mission's name maybe based on the TV show "Food Safari", however it most likely a reference to Trevor was been shown around "The Hood".
- After the end of the mission, its possible to call Stretch, he and Franklin will discuss about Franklin taking Trevor with him to the negocation in the Grove Street.
- It's possible to call Lamar too, Franklin tells Lamar to keep an eye on Stretch.
- During the shootout, Lamar may say additional lines if the player uses a sniper rifle.
- After this mission, Lamar will send a text message to Trevor thanking him and saying they should hang out, after this Lamar will be available to do friend activities with Trevor.
- When not being controlled by the player, Trevor will use the Pump Action Shotgun, and Franklin will the MP5, they will revert back to using these every time the player switches from them.
- If the player decides for his chosen character to escape on his own, the mission ends once the cops have been eluded, with no additional destination required.
- Chop bolts once the firefight begins. Once the mission ends, he'll be back at Franklin's safehouse in Vinewood Hills.
- Either Franklin or Trevor can trigger the mission; Trevor will arrive in the middle of Franklin's argument with his aunt and Lamar. To see the complete exchange, start the mission as Franklin.
- Once the icon appears on the map for this mission (upon completion of "Three's Company"), Franklin will always spawn near his aunt's house when switched to, rather than his Vinewood Hills safehouse, until the mission is completed.


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Swans Match Report
|Luton 15
|Staines Swans 30
Saturday 10th December 2011
National League 3 London & SE
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"Bishay double secures Swans win!"
Staines take to the field at Luton.
With much at stake for both clubs it was the away team of Staines Swans who took the first initiative on a bitterly cold day in the sun.
It was Swans center Chris Wells who drew first blood with the first of his 3 penalties on the 6 minutes after Luton came offside at the ruck. Not learning their lesson, the home side came offside again at the breakdown 2 minutes later to give Wells his second successful attempt at the uprights.
Luton rallied well driving Staines back into there own half, only for full back James Cornish counter attack strongly with the ball in hand. Again feeling the pressure, referee David Parsons had no alternative but to brandish his first yellow card of the day to the home team open side for not "releasing the player". Once again Wells stepped up to take the score to 9-0 for the away team.
With their tails up, Staines were playing some very ambitious rugby with the ball in hand. Prop Tom Jones driving hard with the ball in hand created the go forward that gave fly half Tom Williams the quick ball needed to put Chris Bishay over to register the his first try of the day.
This led to an ugly seen as Bishay retaliated to the dangerous tackle by the Luton full back Kenny, as he crossed the line to score. Referee David Parsons had no hesitation but to show both players the yellow card on the 20th min.
With Staines having to replace prop Kit Cox with Rony Bachour after a shoulder injury, the Swans were determined to keep the pressure on the home side.
It was from a good steel of a Luton line out by Nat Palmer that led to big Junior Harrison driving hard through the sporadic Luton defence assisted by Lewis Pruce who intern finished of the move to score a very important second try for the Swans as half time approached.
Offload from James Cornish.
With a change of shirts at half time, Luton started the second period with a much more determined attitude.
Straight from the kick off they tore into the Staines forwards, chasing and putting pressure on the ball carrier stopping any advantage. This led to Lutons first real attempt at points, which Kenny dissecting the uprights to take the scores to 23-3. Now with the home crowd urging them on, Luton drove hard at a resilient Staines defence led by capt Tom Cleary making the big tackles.
With the opportunity out wide and tacklers missing, the home team full back Kenny squeezed over in the corner to score a vital moral boasting try for the home team.
With score now at 23-8, Staines new that they just could not sit back and wait for things to happen. This new sense of purpose led to one of the best bits of rugby from the Swans in the game, driving for 14 phases with the ball in hand.
With Luton having nothing too loose they kicked and chased into the Staines half, were again referee Parsons decided that Swans scrum half Meakin had not "rolled away from the contact" and had no hesitation but to show another yellow card. Down to 14 men, Staines had to dig deep.
Luton sensing the advantage, there coach started making the changes. This tactic paid off from a driving line out inside the Swans 22m zone, when front row Dave Irvine crossed the white wash to take the score to a nail biting 23-15.
The game seem to be all Luton now, when the ever alert Bishay picked up on a loose ball just inside the home teams half and raced away to score under the posts unopposed. With Wells converting the try, to take the score and game for the Swans to 30-15.
Tom Cleary taking the line out.
Luton 15 (0)
Tries; D Kenny, D Irvine
Cons; D Kenny
Pens; D Kenny
Staines Swans 30 (23)
Tries; C Bishay 2, L Pruce
Cons; C Wells 3
Pens; C Wells 3
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A 138-year-old law blocks serious hardrock mining reform, despite the untiring work of activists.
In an interview, former Department of Interior attorney
John Leshy talks about the long battle for reform of the 1872
Mining Law, and how the Bush administration has helped to set back
that reform.
Activist Larry Tuttle begins on 1,872 mile walk from
Oregon to Colorado to raise support for reform of the 1872 Mining
Negotiations over reform of the 1872 Mining Law proceed
quietly in the U.S. Senate.
Barrick Goldstrike Mines pays U.S. $10,000 for $10 billion
in gold.
Chances for reform of the 1872 Mining Law this year recede
as Congress prepares to adjourn.
Reps. Richard Pombo's and Jim Gibbons'
controversial proposal to sell off public lands was pulled after
both Republican and Democratic lawmakers and citizens rallied
against it
Mining reform legislation which could overturn the 1872
Mining Law is introduced in Congress.
Miner John Livermore and Sierra Club mining expert Glenn
Miller draft a compromise bill for mining reform.
The environmental air-force, Lighthawk, is available to
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Promoting Contraband Investigation and Arrests in Clay County
Date of News Release: 06/03/2013
(LONDON, KY.) -- On Saturday, June 01, 2013 at 9:43 a.m. the Kentucky State Police, Post 11 London, was notified by personnel at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Manchester, KY of a vistor that had entered the complex with contraband.
Upon arrival Trooper Justin Oliver learned that Kimberly Dawn Wolf, 37, of Henderson, KY had enter the FCI Facility with the intent to deliver suspected drugs to an imate. Wolf was detain by FCI Personnel and arrested by Trooper Oliver on the charges of Possession of Marijuana, Trafficking in a Controled Substance 1st Degree, 1st Offense (greater than 4 grams-cocaine) and Promoting Contraband 1st Degree.
As Trooper Oliver was preparing to leave the complex with Wolf he was notified of another vistor being detained with suspected drugs.
Trooper Oliver arrested Anessie G. Patterson, 44, of Charlotte, NC on the charges of Trafficking in Marijuana (less than 8 oz.) 1st Offense and Promoting Contraband 2nd Degree. A child that was with Patterson was taken into protective custody, turned over to the Clay County Social Services and later released to a relative.
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Citigroup 4Q profit misses estimates
The bank's efforts to cut costs were affected by a 15% drop in fixed-income revenue, excluding accounting charges.
(Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Inc., the third-biggest U.S. bank, reported fourth-quarter profit that missed Wall Street estimates as bond trading slumped. The stock fell more than 2.5% in early New York trading.
Net income more than doubled to $2.69 billion from $1.2 billion a year earlier, when Citigroup reported a $653 million charge, and earnings per share rose to 85 cents from 38 cents, the New York-based bank said Thursday in a statement. Excluding accounting charges and special items, adjusted profit was 82 cents a share, according to Citigroup. The average estimate of 26 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg was 95 cents.
Chief Executive Officer Michael Corbat, 53, sought to cut costs and boost revenue even as trading from bond and foreign-exchange markets came under pressure. The effort was marred by a 15% drop in fixed-income revenue excluding accounting charges. Adjusted profit decreased 8% at the securities and banking unit and 16% for global consumer banking, according to the firm.
"We haven't seen any rebound in fixed income," Marty Mosby, a bank analyst with Guggenheim Securities LLC, said in an interview before the results were announced. That's what the bank "really needs because they are more heavily dependent on that than the other money-center banks," he said. Mosby has a buy rating on the stock with a $68 price target.
Citigroup gained 32% in New York trading last year, trailing the 35% return for the 24-company KBW Bank Index. The shares rose 1.9% to $54.99 Wednesday.
Annual results
Quarterly revenue excluding an accounting charge tied to the value of the firm's own debt and other items declined 2% to $17.9 billion.
For the full year, net income rose 84% to $13.9 billion on a 10% increase in revenue to $76.4 billion.
Return on equity for the quarter was 5.3%. By contrast, Wells Fargo & Co. reported a 13.8% ROE, JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s was 10% and Bank of America Corp. posted 5.7%. New York-based JPMorgan is the biggest U.S. bank by assets and Bank of America, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, is second. San Francisco-based Wells Fargo has the highest market value.
Wall Street banks are grappling with a slump in bond trading amid new regulations and a changing landscape. Uncertainty around the Federal Reserve's decision to taper its monthly bond purchases, and a U.S. government shutdown kept bond investors sidelined during the fourth quarter, according to Todd Hagerman, a Sterne Agee & Leach Inc. analyst and former Fed bank examiner.
That left Citigroup more vulnerable than many of its competitors "given their outsized rates and currencies business," Mr. Hagerman said before the results were announced. "It will raise the question: are they going to be in a position to generate positive operating leverage in 2014 when they continue to face these headwinds in the top line?"
Waning FICC
Revenue from fixed-income, currencies and commodities trading, or FICC, probably fell to $73 billion at the 10 largest global investment banks in 2013, about half the level of 2009, according to industry analytics firm Coalition Ltd.
As the year came to a close, Mr. Corbat sought to keep a lid on pay. Investment bankers could receive payouts that are close to flat compared with 2012, while traders and salespeople could get cuts of 2%, a person familiar with the matter said in December.
The lender is also facing regulatory investigations and legal challenges. It's cooperating with government agencies in the U.S. and elsewhere over probes in the foreign-exchange market, and facing a number of inquiries related to its sales of mortgage-backed securities.
Citigroup set aside $1.4 billion for litigation and legal costs during the first nine months of 2013, according to regulatory filings. That compared with $11.1 billion at JPMorgan Chase & Co. and $4.8 billion at Bank of America Corp. Figures for the final quarter haven't been released.


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NCAA Regional Qualifier Andrea Clark to Join Track & Field Squad
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Andrea Clark, an NCAA regional qualifier in the javelin as a freshman from Portland State, has transferred to Jacksonville University, head coach Ron Grigg announced today.
Clark, a native of Great Falls, Mont., has three years of eligibility remaining with the Dolphins, after spending last season at Portland State University. She qualified for regionals at the Drake Relays with her toss of 145-8 in the javelin. The mark was good for fourth at the prestigious event.
"Andrea will help the JU women's track and field program towards its goal of having a well-rounded squad of regional qualifiers," Grigg said. "We look for student-athletes who will perform at a high level at the Atlantic Sun Championships and who are potential national qualifiers."
Clark had good showings throughout the year for the Vikings, finishing fifth at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (140-0) and taking second at both the Mt. Hood (Ore.) Relays and the Hornet Open. She closed out the year finishing 21st in the javelin at the NCAA West Regional (135-9).
At Great Falls High School, Clark earned four letters in track and three letters in volleyball. She also stood out on the basketball court, earning first team all-conference honors while being named team MVP.


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A Brand-New Tradition
A showcase for the Bard College Conservatory of Music's voice program featured talented young singers, Dawn Upshaw and a mischievous composer named Tamzin Elliott.
February 23, 2013, Saturday
Afghanistan Veteran, Afghan Sounds
The Ojai North! festival in California concluded with a program including George Crumb's song cycle and a performance by an East Bay Afghan ensemble.
June 20, 2011, Monday
A Star Brings Singers and Composers Together
A concert at Zankel Hall by students of Carnegie Hall's Weil Music Institute capped a workshop by the Soprano Dawn Upshaw and the composer Donnacha Dennehy.
April 19, 2011, Tuesday
Extinct Species and Vibrant Poetry
Students in the Bard College Conservatory of Music joined the soprano Dawn Upshaw and others at the Morgan Library & Museum on Thursday.
March 19, 2011, Saturday
Piano and Voice Salute Chopin, Schumann and Those They Inspired
The pianist Emanuel Ax and the soprano Dawn Upshaw presented works by Chopin and Schumann at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night.
March 19, 2010, Friday
A Night of Buoyancy, Depth and Some Oddities
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's season opening had all the trappings of a gala event, but was devoted to standard fare that might fill out a society program any old week.
September 25, 2009, Friday
Composers and Performers, Together as Creators
The finished works of Carnegie Hall's important Professional Training Workshops series were presented at Zankel Hall on Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon.
May 12, 2009, Tuesday
When Everyday Actions Become Existential Events
Recitals come and go, but if you add costumes and action, they can take on lives of their own. In recent years Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall have had a lively competition in almost operatic presentations of chamber and vocal music, and so far,...
November 14, 2008, Friday
Soprano, Bottle Caps And Stick
A wide range of exotic instruments are regularly heard at Zankel Hall, but the soprano Dawn Upshaw's concert on Sunday was unusual in that two of the composers had designed their own instruments.
November 4, 2008, Tuesday
A Simple Life Doesn't Mean a Slow One
Dawn Upshaw, singer, teacher and breast-cancer survivor, returns to "Kafka Fragments."
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Updated 12:31pm Saturday 16th March 2013 in News By Greg Fountain, Ex-Reporter/Photographer
A tyre slashing in Penryn and busted-up wing mirror in Falmouth have the police appealing for witnesses this week.
Overnight between February 10 and 11 a White Citroen DS3 on Bohelland Road, Penryn had its tyre slashed while at 10pm on Valentine's Day a silver Ford Focus on Wellington Terrace in Falmouth sustained damage after a side panel was kicked and a wing mirror broken off.
Sergeant Martin Roberts, from Falmouth Police Station, is keen for anyone with any information about the damage to get in touch but wanted to reassure the public that random acts of crime are rare.
"The crimes that we have experienced in the last week, it's either shoplifting or an assault because someone know someone. It's not about someone punching someone that they have never met before in their life.
"Things are pretty good in Falmouth at the moment," he said.
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Editor's Note: TheStreet ratings do not represent the views of TheStreet's staff or its contributors. Ratings are established by computer based on metrics for performance (which includes growth, stock performance, efficiency and valuation) and risk (volatility and solvency). Companies with poor cash flow or high debt levels tend to earn lower ratings in our modelAll three major indices are trading up today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) trading up 48 points (0.4%) at 12,859 as of Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, 11:50 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,662 issues advancing vs. 1,212 declining with 143 unchanged.The Basic Materials sector currently sits up 0.2% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.6%. Top gainers within the sector include Pioneer Natural Resources Company (PXD), up 3.3%, Talisman Energy (TLM), up 3.0%, Nexen (NXY), up 2.8%, ArcelorMittal (MT), up 2.4% and Gerdau (GGB), up 1.6%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include Enerplus (ERF), down 12.5%, SandRidge Energy (SD), down 7.2%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), down 1.9%, Hess (HES), down 1.5% and Marathon Petroleum (MPC), down 1.6%.TheStreet Ratings group would like to highlight 5 stocks pushing the sector higher today:5. Energy Transfer Partners L.P (ETP) is one of the companies pushing the Basic Materials sector higher today. As of noon trading, Energy Transfer Partners L.P is up $1.05 (2.5%) to $42.50 on average volume Thus far, 1.5 million shares of Energy Transfer Partners L.P exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.1 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $41.30-$42.54 after having opened the day at $41.53 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $41.45. Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. engages in the natural gas midstream, and intrastate transportation and storage businesses in the United States. Energy Transfer Partners L.P has a market cap of $10.0 billion and is part of the energy industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 8.3, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 10.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 4 analysts that rate Energy Transfer Partners L.P a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 8 rate it a hold.TheStreet Ratings rates Energy Transfer Partners L.P as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its attractive valuation levels, expanding profit margins and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full Energy Transfer Partners L.P Ratings Report now.
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The committees working to keep the Chautauqua building for future generations looked to the Shelbyville City Council for support before moving forward.
Wayne Gray, former chairman of the Chautauqua Preservation Committee, explained the structuring of the ad hoc committee that has formed after the disbanding of the five-year-old Preservation committee. The original Preservation committee was formed to raise funds to restore the 110-year-old structure that sits in Forest Park. In February the city council considered the possibility of tearing down the structure instead of spending city funds to help with the restoration work. That action prompted public response and the formation of the ad hoc committee.
"We have the framework put together to go forward. Now we're looking for your support to work with us," Gray told the council Monday evening.
The committee is comprised of three subcommittees who will be writing the business and usage plan for the building; who will be in charge of raising funds and publicity; and who will manage and oversee construction and the projects.
"Basically we are looking for the city's blessing to go forward," Gray said.
"Conceptually it is a good idea. Hopefully we can go forward," said Mayor Jeff Johnson. "The council wants to see the building restored, but money is an issue."
Most council members agreed that they would like to see the business plan before committing to it. The business plan would define uses that would help financially maintain the Chautauqua building.
"I would be interested in a business usage plan. That would determine if I vote to spend money on this," said commissioner Brent Fogleman.
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Flood warnings still in place after more heavy rain forecast
2:10pm Thursday 22nd November 2012 in Local
WITH further heavy rain forecast this afternoon and over the weekend, motorists across the region are being urged to take care and exercise caution.
Localised flooding has occurred and currently 11 flood alerts are in place by the Environment Agency, which is affecting normal driving routes.
Following yesterday's downpour warnings are still in place across Worcestershire and some services have been cancelled.
A number of schools have also been effected by the floods and are closing early today.
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Reader's Rock children program starts Monday
PLATTSBURGH — The Town of Plattsburgh Parks and Recreation Department has openings in the Reader's Rock program for children entering the fifth and sixth grades this fall.
Reader's Rock is an interactive program that encourages kids to read through games and activities and incorporates fun outdoor themes.
The free program is from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday, Aug. 5 through 9, at the West Plattsburgh Recreation Park on Rand Hill Road.
Parents can register their children online at www.townofplattsburghrecreation.com. Space is limited. For questions, call 562-6860.
Storyteller to share stories at Imaginarium Thursday
PLATTSBURGH — Storyteller Karen Glass will bring stories of the Adirondacks to life from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, at the Imaginarium Children's Museum, 4709 Route 9.
All ages are welcome. Admission is $4 per person ages 2 and up, or free for members.
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Special WWII remembrance service planned
KEENE VALLEY — The 10th Mountain Division will be remembered at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, at the Keene Valley Congregational Church, 1791 Route 73.
Twelve young men from Keene marched off to serve in World War II with this fabled unit. One of them helped form this unique unit, and several were involved in teaching mountaineering skills.
Charles Smith, the last remaining veteran from Keene, will be in attendance.
After showing the movie "The Last Ridge," which outlines the incredible exploits of the unit, there will be a display of photos and memorabilia that reveal the experience of the brave men.
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Courtesy of Deuane and SierraGS. Shared with them, cmurren25, petesuphi and therealnomayo. Jackie O's growler, finally I can't wait.
A- Stunning this beer looks like a painting of the rolling hills of Western, PA and Eastern, OH in the fall. Has an attractive deep amber color with a reddish brown hue. To quote cmurren25 "fall in a glass." Has a thin white head with a stream of dissipating bubbles to announce its on point carb. I can't get over how interesting it looks if you held it up to the window in the fall it would transport you back in time to when you jumped in leaf piles after they were freshly raked.
S- Wow a very pleasant, subtle smokiness with a faint oaky notes. Astounding is that aunt jemima? I am getting some very little maple notes with a light sweetness of honey as it warms. God damn it smells like hickory smoked bacon and pancakes and it's ready to taste.
T- Shocking all of the flavors meld and have created a masterpiece on my tastebuds. The smokiness in mind blowing because it does not taste like liquid smoke, but it is a perfect smokiness that works well with oaky taste. As it finished I am greeted and then left with a combination of malty sweetness from the maple and honey. It is astounding that the maple and smoke work so well with the honey and oak flavors. I need some breakfast for dinner after this one.
M- Awesome, thick and chewy. The maple provides a great texture that coats the inside of your mouth and allows you taste the smoke and oakiness. I love it, it is very pleasing and odd to have a smoked beer that is a little viscous. The carb is low so there is no tingling just a sweet, syrupy coating.
D- Amazing, it's a rather low abv and there's not much warming so I would love to throw a bunch of them back. The sweetness could be a little much at some point, but the smoke has me hooked indefinitely.
A great example from a little know brewery that produces so world class brews. Thanks again Deuane.
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burnt amber color with a decent amount of clarity in it that was soon filled with carbonation bubbling to the top. nice head of off white caps it at around one inch. aroma is light campfire, roasted malts, hints of bark, caramel, light earthy hops. all nicely put together. very light feel, but it seemed to work in this case. clean flavor with a smooth after taste that again seemed to work quite nicely. clean smoked flavor, lots of earthiness and a bite of pepper
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On tap at the brewpub on December 30, 2010.
Pours a nice rusty red color with quite a bit of red coming through. The head is tan and has pretty good retention before falling and leaving a bit of lacing behind. The nose is quite nice and I love how the smoke character fits in. Really fantastic use of smoke along with some candied fruits in the background. Smoke isn't overpowering in the nose or taste, but you know it's there. A really nice touch that's pleasant in the feel and the finish as well. One of the top smoked beers I've had. This was really interesting and unique for the style.
01-05-2011 12:02:54 | More by Thorpe429
West Virginia
4.25/5 rDev +1.9%
03-01-2014 12:21:48 | More by williamjbauer
4.15/5 rDev -0.5%
Jackie o's tasting baby!!it.
A-burnt orange body with white whispy head
S-hard to put my finger onit. Brad sys smoked peat so I'll go with that
T-light smoke and lots of malt. Let down from smell but still good
M- medium boey and smooth
O-very good beer and a pleasant suprise.
10-08-2011 19:25:14 | More by brew3crew
4.08/5 rDev -2.2%
Pours a fairly clear Brownish orange. A touch of white head. Smells sweet and malty. Sme honey perhaps on the nose? Tastes roasty and malty. Sweetness overwhelms. There is a touch of smoke on the tongue.well carbonated. Im enjoying this a lot more than i expected.
10-08-2011 19:32:57 | More by Urbancaver
4.05/5 rDev -2.9%
Presentation: Poured from a 64 oz growler into a standard pint glass. Picked this up at the brewery last weekend. Described as a "smoked red ale brewed with maple syrup."
Appearance: Pours with 2 fingers of light tan head. Still very much carbonated after its week long rest in my refrigerator. The head settles slowly, eventually dropping to just a ring around the glass. Some lacing. The beer itself is the color of tarnished copper with a slight haze.
Smell: Smells like the morning after a campfire, smoke is present, but not overpowering. Hints of roasted barley bitterness.
Taste: Decent carbonation bite upfront. Biscuity malt with just a hint of sweetness. Caramel malt backbone with mild hop bitterness and hints of maple in the finish. Long, lingering smoke.
Mouthfeel: Average to slightly lower than average carbonation level. Body is great, with a slight slickness to it.
Drinkability: Damn. Why does Jackie O's have to be over an hour away? I would probably hit this place up once or twice a week if it were closer. This beer is an excellent blend of several flavors which go exceedingly well together: smoke, nuttiness, and maple.
02-07-2009 01:45:56 | More by beveritt
South Carolina
3.95/5 rDev -5.3%
Big thanks goes out to mikesgroove for sharing this one with me during the Halloween festivities at his house! Thanks buddy! Served from growler into a Bell's stemmed tulip. Poured ruby red with a minimal off-white head. Maintained excellent lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, caramel, spices, and chili pepper. The flavor was of sweet malt, chili pepper, chipotle, caramel, and subtle smoke. It had a light feel on the palate with mild carbonation. Overall this was a decent brew. For this to be a Smoked Beer, I was honestly expecting more smokiness to carry through on it. However, this tasted more like a Spiced Beer as there was definitely a light chili heat bite on the followthrough. Nicely done, but just a little off for the style in my opinion.
10-31-2011 15:08:19 | More by thagr81us
3.75/5 rDev -10.1%
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Although these cookies are called Piggies, they should be called Flying Piggies and have wings attached given how fast they fly away from my kitchen each time I make them. Sometimes it is even hard to bake them out of a batch of dough, since my boys find the dough irresistible: gooey, sticky and deliciously sweet. After they sneak away and find ways to eat some, they have a hard time waiting for the dough to harden in the refrigerator, so it becomes really easy to roll it out and give it fun shapes. More often than not, the Piggies end up looking like fierce lions or magical dragons.
With firm and clean edges, the Piggies are deceiving. You can't tell that their texture is so soft and almost bread-like until you take a bite. They also have a wholesome and small Pueblo flavor. I think that's because the main ingredient, Piloncillo (sometimes called Panela) is simply sugar cane juice typically shaped into cones. It's easy to find in plenty of grocery stores as well as online, but you can also substitute Piloncillo with brown sugar and get the same charming feel. Combine all the above characteristics and you get an incredibly comforting cookie.
Growing up in Mexico I remember my mother would make them on lazy weekend afternoons or as special treats before bedtime. My sisters and I would gobble them down with a glass of whole milk on the side. Now I make them often for my boys. Yet, I try to be sneaky and make them when they are not at home so they won't finish all the dough before they are done.
Makes 30 medium sized cookies (with aprox 4" cookie cutter)
12 oz piloncillo, chopped or grated, or substitute for 1¾ cup packed brown sugar
¾ cup water
1 true or Ceylon cinnamon stick, of 2" to 3" length
2 sticks or 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
2 tablespoons honey
4¼ cups all purpose flour, may need a bit more
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
2 eggs at room temperature, lightly beaten
Butter to grease cookie/baking sheet
2 to 3 tablespoons all purpose flour, a bit more or less, to roll out the dough
1 egg, lightly beaten to be used as glaze
Confectioners' sugar to sprinkle on top, optional
In a saucepan, combine the grated piloncillo or dark brown sugar with the water and cinnamon. Heat over medium heat and once it simmers, adjust and lower heat to keep it at a low-medium simmer for about 15 minutes, or until it thickens to a light syrup consistency. Turn off the heat and remove the cinnamon stick. You should have now about 1 ¼ cups piloncillo liquid. Add the butter and the honey into the hot liquid, and stir until it dissolves.
In a mixing bowl mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Make a whole in the center and pour the piloncillo mixture. With a spatula mix it all together in an evolving motion until it is well incorporated. Lightly beat 2 eggs and incorporate into the dough. The dough will be sticky and gooey.
Place enough plastic wrap in the bottom of a mixing bowl to have wings on the sides. With a spatula, push the dough onto the plastic wrap, wrap the dough, and refrigerate anywhere from 3 hrs to overnight.
When ready to make the cookies, preheat oven to 375. Grease a couple cookie/baking sheets with butter. If using one sheet you may need to do a couple batches.
Remove the dough from the refrigerator. In a countertop, sprinkle a couple tablespoons of flour. Rub a bit of flour on the rolling pin as well. Roll dough until you have about ¼" thickness. Using piggie cookie cutters (or other animals or shapes, but then you may need to change the name!), press down on dough, moving a bit on countertop, to make it easier to lift the shaped dough up.
Place the Piggies on the baking sheet as you shape them along. Gently brush cookie tops with lightly beaten egg. Roll the extra already used dough, wrap with plastic wrap and place in the freezer for at least 10 minutes before using again, or it will be too soft and sticky. Repeat to make remaining cookies.
Bake cookies in middle rack of the oven anywhere from 7 to 9 minutes. Remove from the oven and place on cooling rack. You may sprinkle with confectioners sugar on top. Enjoy with a glass of milk.
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Your first sentence summed up exactly how my wife and I saw the role of our children in our grandchildren's lives. The young ones were our grandchildren first, their children second. In effect, they acted "in loco grandparentis." But in all seriousness, you obviously have a good sense of humor, which you will sometimes need, let me assure you.
As you are well aware, parenting is to a great degree a trial-and-error process, and some parents make more errors along the way, and some children make for more parental error. It is difficult, therefore, for those of us who've gone through the struggle and emerged relatively unscathed to keep our mouths shut when we see young parents making mistakes we learned not to make (after making them). The problem is, they have to travel the same road in order to learn the same lessons.
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Cinder Cone Red - Deschutes Brewery
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Reviews by whoneeds8:
3.63/5 rDev -7.2%
Poured into a pint glass a dark amber color with a nice two finger whitish head that sticks around for a good while. Scents of roasted carmal malts on the nose. The taste has a nice hop bite up front that mellows into a carmel sweetness. Flavor does fall a little flat on the back end of the palate. Mouthfeel is a little high in carbonation.
07-21-2009 22:11:38 | More by whoneeds8
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4.05/5 rDev +3.6%
Appearance The body is a beautiful, dark orange in color and hazy. The head was an inch at least and showed good retention.
Smell Wow! This is a hoppy one for sure. The hop profile is very complex. The pine leads the way here, followed by come light floral and sharp citrus. The malt base muscles it way up to the nose as well. This has a lovely and complex bouquet.
Taste The sharp but not overpowering pine and citrus flavors give this one the traditional Red Ale profile. The creamy malt base, covered in a light caramel sauce, keeps right up with them though, producing a complex (I know Im repeating myself) ale.
Mouthfeel This one is very smooth and creamy. Its medium-bodied with little carbonation.
Drinkability Deschutes Brewery managed to take a lot of good flavors and bring them all together for a very fine brew.
01-27-2004 04:04:00 | More by RoyalT
4/5 rDev +2.3%
Slightly hazy, dark amber beer with a very creamy white head with decent retention. Nice aroma of spicy, piney, slightly citric hop character with notes of freshly milled malts in the back. Flavor is full of crazy bubblegum! Raw, coarse, leafy, earthy hops follow with a smack of lemon rind bitterness. Mineral flavors, raw grain husky tannins. Quite dry, with an even malty / fruity sweetness and hints of roasted and toffee. Finish leaves the mouth dry with a residual coarse feel and some notes of nutty yeast.
A very flavorful brew, with a nice complex hop profile.
02-02-2004 22:34:56 | More by Todd
North Carolina
4.13/5 rDev +5.6%
I'm trying to get past my pro-stout/dipa biases and rate beer more relative to the style it represents--I know that's the idea, but I still find it difficult. This looks like a red/amber beer. I guess that's what it's supposed to look like so I'll go with a "good" appearance rating. The staying power of its thin, patchy layer of head makes me feel better (or, uh, "good") about this designation.
Okay, I find this sought-after objectivity might prove more difficult with the smell. I'm not sure what a red ale is supposed to smell like. I do smell malts and maybe a hint of caramel, but I just about have to stick my nose into the liquid (I know some of you morons do that every time) to smell anything. It's a pint glass serving, but I don't think I've violated beer ettiquete with the glassware. Since I smell somthing that's at least "not bad," I'll call it "better-than-average."
I'm very impressed with the taste and that makes me feel a lot better about where this review is headed. Still, I admit some reluctance to annoit this relatively plain red ale with "world-class" status. Steadfast to my original aim in this review, I'd say for a plain American amber/red ale, this choice is better than good. The barley and malt balance the two different hop styles, and the sweet caramel touch pleases my palate. This contributes to a better than good mouthfeel as well.
As I weave through the characteristics I'm judging here, I probably commit yet another rating feax pas by considering one in context of the others. I don't think the drinkability is as good as the taste or mouthfeel. Though I enjoy this beer, I don't want another one and I'm not really disappointed that I don't have another one. It's a good brew from a good brewery, and I'm glad I tried it. I'll just leave it at that.
04-19-2009 22:19:56 | More by marvin213
4/5 rDev +2.3%
12 oz bottle. Pours a slightly hazy copper with a creamy off-white head that goes to a frothy cap that leaves a little lacing.
The aroma is sweet caramel malts balanced with a nice raw and green hoppiness along with some tea-like notes.
The flavor is nutty caramel malts initially leading to a surprisingly big (for an amber) and raw and citrusy bitterness. The finish is bitter but also crisp. The mouthfeel is medium bodied and has just the right amount of carbonation.
Overall a surprisingly good amber, the best I've had to date. This would make an excellent session beer.
03-05-2005 08:10:29 | More by Beaver13
4.1/5 rDev +4.9%
12 oz brown bottle with a "Best By" freshness date notched on the side of the label. Blurb about the beer in the neck label.
A- Close to a reddish brick color, faint chill haze fades though the head stays as it shows some amazing head retention and stickage on the glass.
S- Herbal and citric hop aroma, different from years past. Big juicy tangerine hop aroma ... very aromatic.
T&M- Big juicy hop character of Amarillo hops upfront, sweet citrus juice-like. Just enough smoothness and crispness to get by. Sweet caramel and toasted malt flavor meld well with the sizable hop presence. Middle to end is more of an herbal / aspirin flavor and bitterness. Finishes with a mild sweetness and a long lingering medicinal hop flavor.
D- Don't try fixing something if it is not broken. I preferred the "East Kent Goldings" version ... unfortunately this beer has been subjected to the Amarillo Hop craze. Regardless, this is still a great ale to be had and pretty damn drinkable to boot.
01-11-2006 02:40:30 | More by Jason
3.68/5 rDev -5.9%
The beer pours a hazy iced tea color with a beige head. The aroma is that of vegetables along with some caramel and bready malts. The flavor is leather, caramel, toffee and biscuit malts. I also get some iced tea flavors in the beer. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
06-15-2010 03:18:14 | More by Mora2000
4/5 rDev +2.3%
03-18-2014 04:52:58 | More by chossboss
4/5 rDev +2.3%
Clear amber with a small, bubbly white head. Light, malty and floral aroma with toffee. Hoppy and citrus taste blends well with the malt backbone. Hoppy bite in the end. A very clean, crisp beer that doesn't rely on being overhopped to have flavor. Really well done.
12-05-2008 23:11:10 | More by magictrokini
4.47/5 rDev +14.3%
Irish red ales are often dull, and the good ones are few and far between. This is a good one and its a real treat. Dark reddish amber with tons of poufy head that lasts and laces. Aroma of caramel malts, roasted barley, a light smokiness and just a trace of rainy-day mustiness that is very inviting. Big, big malts, much more than in your typical red ale, with large bursts of caramel and toffee plus some darker, coffeeish flavors. The hops (Amarillo and Tettnang according to the website) are what really tie this beer together. The balance is perfect. Light citrus and evergreen flavors together with substantial bitterness that is lightly puckering and not overwhelming. Mouthfeel is good, full and a little bit creamy. Just about the best red I've had with the possible exception of Rocky Bay Katie's Celtic.
01-15-2004 03:07:09 | More by Thrasher
British Columbia (Canada)
3.75/5 rDev -4.1%
05-10-2014 20:26:32 | More by chickenm
3.53/5 rDev -9.7%
Substantial depth to the red hues that come out in the pour, yet, plenty of clarity despite being a darker red. Nice 1" head on it, good lacing, good retention. Aroma, like a spicier, hoppier red ale. Really brings out the caramel more than most reds, like a hybrid caramel ipa and red ale in the aroma.
Taste, delivers good hop notes. Mild citrus notes, average bitterness. Kind of a complex thing, leather, dark fruit notes even at times. Way more interesting than the average red ale out there. Maybe even a little toffee to this one.
More interesting than your average red, a decent beer in a great breweries portfolio. For whatever reason, I rarely see it anymore.
06-28-2012 21:32:20 | More by Beerandraiderfan
4.13/5 rDev +5.6%
Pours with a thin layer of head which disappears into only spotty bubbles. Color is a reddish brown, only slightly transparent.
Has a fruity tang flavor to it, I taste some apple and possibly rasberry. Finishes off slightly bitter but not enough so to kill off the sweet taste. A great red ale, highly recommended.
06-08-2005 22:04:05 | More by chrisms86
New Mexico
4.5/5 rDev +15.1%
01-30-2014 01:53:28 | More by LXIXME
4/5 rDev +2.3%
08-17-2012 21:58:59 | More by ste5venla
3.75/5 rDev -4.1%
09-20-2012 02:58:24 | More by dannyj56
3.5/5 rDev -10.5%
02-19-2012 03:53:20 | More by heather625
4.58/5 rDev +17.1%
This is one very, VERY balanced red ale.
Sweet malts, sharp amirillo hops, light citrus...and nothing comes first or last...it is all together...nothing overpowers.
Very drinkable....almost perfect for the style.
I prefer Red Rocket, but that's very hoppy...not really true to style I don't think.
This one really hits the mark.
04-10-2006 03:09:54 | More by IntriqKen
3.71/5 rDev -5.1%
Best by date of 06/24/14
Appearance - Pours a somewhat clear auburn red with a 2-finger off-white head. Good retention results in a broken layer of surface suds. Great lacing around the glass with excellent stick.
Smell - Moderately hoppy on the nose, exhibiting floral and citrus notes, backed by some light bready maltiness.
Taste - Good balance of the hop and malt, but neither exhibit predominant character. Soft caramel and toasty biscuit notes backed by citrus and floral hop spice. Pretty much sums it up.
Mouthfeel - Medium in body with good carbonation. Smooth and drinkable with phenomenal finish, as with most Deschutes beers.
Overall - Good, but nothing outstanding. Nice balance. Entirely drinkable, but quickly forgettable. Just doesn't stand out from most ambers, and does even less to stand out from Deschutes' awesome line-up. Still, great for the price, and I wouldn't mnd buying it again if it were to become more readily available.
04-07-2014 05:14:47 | More by TheSixthRing
4.08/5 rDev +4.3%
Poured from a 12oz. brown bottle into the Sam Adams glass. It's a slightly hazy orangey brown with good head and respectable lacing for a beer of this strength.
Aroma is very pleasant citrusy hop aroma that is more-than-expected from this style but in a good way.
The taste is well-balanced between hoppy and malty. It also seems to have a slight roasty flavor. A nice carmel toffee sweetness helps to contrast the bitterness one tastes on the finish.
I really enjoy this as a spring seasonal. It does a great job of bringing a beer drinker out of the porter/stout/winter warmer slump into the brighter hoppier summer beers that we all enjoy. Of course, I vary my styles so much throughout the year... but you know what I mean.
An added note: I brought this to a concert in the park and shared a sixer with a bunch of friends of varying beer appreciation. Everyone enjoyed it.
07-14-2008 00:31:56 | More by GilGarp
Ontario (Canada)
3.93/5 rDev +0.5%
Noticeable hoppiness in nose and in fruity bitter finish taste. Nicely malted, nice looking red colour. Expiry date was a month ago, which means Liquid Solutions shipped at the cutoff date. Still as fresh tastings as reds I have had at brewpubs. A bit aggressive carbonation.
Had on-tap a half-year later at Port Carlsbad Pizza Port and noticed malty then bitter finish, good lace.
06-16-2006 00:38:04 | More by Sammy
4/5 rDev +2.3%
05-12-2014 05:51:39 | More by dertyd
5/5 rDev +27.9%
12-01-2011 05:05:26 | More by mhenson42
3.95/5 rDev +1%
Cinder Cone delivers a slightly hazy, deep-copper body beneath a full head of frothy off-white foam that holds well and leaves thick rings of craggy lace at the outset of the glass. The nose is somewhat restrained, revealing a basic caramelish malt and some restrained hop aroma; but the flavor is just dripping with bright and resinous, grassy/fruity/floral/piney/spicy hops! It's backed by a solid bitterness, and it finishes bone-dry with some lingering resinous hop character. Very well done! And best enjoyed closer to cellar temperatures than out of the refridgerator!
05-12-2005 21:15:47 | More by NeroFiddled
3.88/5 rDev -0.8%
12oz bottle poured into a pint glass. Beautiful pour, pours a dark copper colored amber with an extremely sticky off-white head that possesses excellent retention and lacing. The aroma is sweet malt, caramel and a nice dose of American citrus hops. The taste is sweet toasted malts and hops in the finish. Overall, Cinder Cone Red is a really good American Red. Another excellent beer from Deschutes that is highly recommended.
07-10-2008 03:47:55 | More by cjgator3
Cinder Cone Red from Deschutes Brewery
88 out of 100 based on 327 ratings.