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If you're in the PNW and can't make it to Gauley Fest, come celebrate Wilderness and the dry side of the Cascades with Wilderness Weekend, September 18th - 20th in Bend, Oregon. Events include the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, 27th Desert Conference and the WilderFest Block Party. Come on out to one or all of these events!
While the decades long struggle to secure releases on the West River in Vermont continues, the Army Corps of Engineers has modified its operating procedures for the Ball Mountain Dam in Jamaica, VT, resulting in new opportunities for boaters in the northeast to enjoy this whitewater treasure. The Corps has decided to modify how it releases water from the dam in order to provide boaters with new weekend boating opportunities following significant rainfall, and is hoping to be able to provide a second release day for the annual West Fest in September.
This year's Sullivan Creek releases will begin September 3, and will continue each day for at least a couple months. These releases, the gage, and a related dam removal were the outcome of a collaborative negotiation between the regional Public Utility District that owns the dams, American Whitewater, and a suite of local, state, and national groups.
Kremmling, Colorado - In a recent decision, the Bureau of Land Management has approved Grand County's application to construct a whitewater park on the Colorado River below Gore Canyon. The Proposed Gore Canyon Whitewater Park, located on public lands, seeks to protect streamflows in the Colorado River for recreational paddling. AW has supported this effort for several years, and we are pleased that this recent decision allows Grand County to move forward with construction of the park.
Lake Mead, the nation's largest reservoir, has been making a lot of national headlines lately. Its water level has dropped to its lowest level ever, and, it continues to drop every day, as the drought that's gripping much of the American West marches on. And though the lake itself is hundreds of miles from us here in Colorado, we have a lot at stake in the Colorado River and the reservoir's record-low levels have implications for our local communities.
The recreation releases scheduled for August 23/ 24 have been rescheduled for August 30/ 31. The releases needed to be postponed because of a breakdown at one of PG&E's powerhouses.
Gauley season is just around the corner and in preparation for fall releases American Whitewater received the following open letter to boaters from the rangers and staff of the Gauley River National Recreation Area informing boaters of planning efforts for this season.
This year's Festival will be on Saturday Aug 16, 2014. You can register at the event. We need plenty of help, and will require everyone 18 and over who wants to run the Falls to give the event at least one hour of safety! Registration fees are only $15 and volunteers who give us at least two hours of their time will receive a cool T-shirt.
Registration for the 36th Annual Moke Races on September 13th and 14th is live! Come see for yourself the beauty of the Mokelumne River watershed and understand why American Whitewater is supporting a bill that will designate 37 miles of the river as a State Wild & Scenic River. And of course, enjoy a weekend of friendly competition, camaraderie and paddling!
PG&E has been forced to postpone the August 9th & 10th whitewater release on PIT 5 due to the proximity of the Eiler Fire that is burning in the Burney-Cassel area.
On Monday, August 4th American Whitewater submitted testimony to the Senate Subcommittee on National Parks in support of three bills that, if passed, will protect important whitewater rivers in Colorado, Montana and Washington. These include the Browns Canyon National Monument and Wilderness Act (S. 1794), East Rosebud Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (S. 2392), and the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area Act (S. 2602). Our testimony follows the sub-committee hearing held on July 23, 2014.
Twice each year, American Whitewater reaches out to ask that you help support our work to protect and restore rivers across the country, and ensure that the public can enjoy them safely. Our 2014 Summer Appeal highlights our key projects for the rest of the year, and as you'll see, we've got our work cut out for us–from the Department of Energy's call to dam every river, to projects to protect and restore cherished rivers throughout the country. As a whitewater lover and fierce defender of rivers, your support is more important than ever to help us see these projects through. You can help by becoming a member or making a tax-deductible donation today!
Jamie McEwan, the whitewater canoe racer whose skill inspired a generation of paddlers, lost his battle with cancer on Sunday, June 14th. He was 61. In 1972 Jamie, then 19, won a bronze medal in C-1 Slalom at the Olympic games in Munich, Germany. That medal, the first won by an American, inspired many younger paddlers (including several future medalists) to train hard and become champions. Twenty years later, he teamed up with partner Lecky Haller to finish 4th in C-2 Slalom at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. His astonishing career continued when, in 2001, he made the U.S. Whitewater Team paddling C-2 with his son Devin. He also participated in serious river expeditions to Mexico, British Columbia, Bhutan, and Tibet. Recently he helped create the Whitewater Slalom Foundation, which supports for a network of Regional Junior Whitewater Teams to encourage youth participation in the sport. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Gauley Fest is the world's biggest paddling festival and American Whitewater's biggest fundraiser - but we need your help! Please sign up to volunteer and become a part of the Gauley Fest Volunteer Team! It's a fun and easy way for you to be a critical part of an amazing festival.
Last week the U.S. Department of Energy released a report on the potential for new hydropower projects across the country. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced that the U.S. has the potential to add more than 65.5 GW of new hydropower to the nation's energy portfolio by damming over 3 million river and stream reaches by 2030, including iconic rivers like the Penobscot River in Maine, the Tuckaseegee River in North Carolina, and the Smith River in California. If fully developed, these hydropower projects would destroy over 1,700 whitewater runs across the country.
Vendor registration for the largest whitewater festival in the world, Gauley Fest, is now open! If you have any questions, please take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions. See you there!


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INDIANAPOLIS – Two data experts, one Republican and the other Democrat, will lead an independent review of Indiana's new controversial A to F school grading system following allegations that former state schools superintendent Tony Bennett manipulated the grades to favor some schools over others.
The review by a task force appointed by legislative leaders will focus not just on the allegations against Bennett, but on the validity of the complicated assessment tool used by the state Department of Education to grade every school in Indiana.
Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma, who along with Republican Senate President David Long called for the independent review, said the allegations against Bennett only heightened their long-standing concerns that the A to F metric put into place last year was fundamentally flawed.
"I'm committed to having an accountable tool for schools," Bosma said Friday. "It's a fundamental management principle: if you can't measure it, you can't improve it. But having said that, the measuring tool must be fair, it must be accurate, and it must be uniformly applied in a transparent fashion."
Bosma said the current A-F metric doesn't fit those criteria, which is why the legislature passed a law earlier this year mandating it be changed. That law gives the State Board of Education, which approved the current A-F metric, until November to come up with another new formula to grade schools.
The independent task force conducting the A-F review will be led by Democrat John Grew, executive director of state relations and policy analysis at Indiana University, and Republican Bill Sheldrake, president and founder of Indianapolis-based research firm Policy Analytics.
"They're both extremely intelligent and well respected data analysts," Bosma said.
Democrat Senate Minority Leader Tim Lanane of Anderson echoed Bosma, saying Grew and Sheldrake are both reputable analysts who can handle the work.

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The Toledo Police Department says Timothy Bragg, a man who had been wanted on seven counts of rape and four traffic offenses, has been taken into custody.
"There was a lot of people out looking for him," said Toledo Police Sgt. Joe Heffernan. "I think he finally just realized there's nowhere he could go."
Toledo Police originally posted Bragg's photo and a description of his alleged crimes on their Facebook page on Friday. Nearly 20,000 people "shared" that post. On Monday, TPD again posted about Bragg, saying "Thank you to everyone who shared this photo. Because of your efforts, Timothy Bragg is now in custody."
Bragg had been wanted since the end of June.
"What makes this particular case even more crazy than the usual rape is that these victims were all children," Heffernan said.
Heffernan said police had received calls from some of Bragg's family, saying he was going to turn himself in on Monday. When that didn't happen, police found him at his grandmother's home on Bancroft and Elm.
Police are not able to say if the victims of the alleged rape were random, or if Bragg knew them. Police did say the crimes occurred in the Toledo area, starting in December of 2012.
"This is one of the worst crimes we have to deal with here in society, so we want to get somebody like that off the street," Heffernan said.
Thanks to the community's tips, Bragg is now behind bars.
"If we can get the message out to the people, about whatever it may be...It's so important, and we pride ourselves on working well with the media," Heffernan said.
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An East Texas man was arrested for discharging a weapon near the Kilgore College campus Tuesday night.
According to the Kilgore Police Department, 19-year-old Kevin Philip Simon of Kountze was driving down Houston Street when he fired his weapon into the air multiple times after getting upset about a recent break-up with his girlfriend, and then fled the scene. Witnesses said they heard at least six gunshots. The shots were shot into the air, not at a person or object, police say.
The assistant manager of the Whataburger working when the incident took place says six units responded and then surrounded Simon.
"The cops wrestled him to the ground and it looked like he had a tire blown out on his truck," Justin Hughes said.
Police officers had located the white Dodge pickup, which did have two blown tires, shortly after the shots were fired. Kilgore police said they believe those two blown tires were the result of Simon hitting a curb, adding that they did not shoot at his vehicle, nor did they use spike strips on his tires.
Two men were taken into custody after the incident but only Simon was officially arrested. Simon originally told police that he was involved in a vehicle chase but that report proved to be false. He was taken to the Kilgore Municipal Jail. Copyright 2013 KLTV. All rights reserved.
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Ummmm.... E! and everything that channel has to offer.
"Project Runway" and "Wipeout"
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"Glee" - need I say more? And I don't even feel that guilty!
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Hulu.com pleases me endlessly.
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Watching every reality show I say that I hate.
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"Real Housewives of New York City" is the trump card, I think.
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I did watch a couple of episodes of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" hoping to see some of my neighbors.
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Trashy reality TV shows. I am fascinated that people actually go on those things! It's like a bad car wreck… I can't look away, but I want to!
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Little Friends of Printmaking: Melissa and James Buchanan
Some things are just meant to be. Like when husband and wife art/design team, Melissa and James met in a 2D design class at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Both were studying printmaking some fifteen years ago when they forged a friendship over mutual appreciation of each other's work, music (impressing one another with records they'd … Continue reading
Paint It Black: Samuel J Macon
It's incredibly fitting to feature Sam on the ever-important holiday of Halloween. For most of Sam's life he's been fascinated, or as he admits "borderline obsessed" by all things macabre and strange. Films like Raiders of the Lost Arc, ET and Jaws, which despite their advisory ratings, he managed to see before the age of five, … Continue reading
Mitchell Street Preservation Society: Jordan Anthony
The rich and storied architecture of Milwaukee is just one of the factors that make the city so unique, as it lays the foundation for the city's soul, revealing its past and shaping its future. Frank Lloyd Wright believed "The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own we have no soul of … Continue reading
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Scott Johnson and Maureen Post's home is so much the antithesis of the sterile, minimalist space that fills page after page of interior design and architecture magazines. Where those lack in character and soul, their's fills to the rim with warmth, character and charm. You won't find fancy pieces out of a catalogue–their home furnishings … Continue reading
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The Poetics of Space: Ashley Morgan
A little less than a year ago, Ashley Morgan's shared home was featured in the Home Again post, "Subject to Change." Ashley's own study and exploration of the nature and dynamics of change couldn't be more fitting given her continuous experience with it (better fodder for her art). One of her latest transitions is a … Continue reading


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Electric Motorcycles Are Not Practical
Paul Crowe, over at the Kneeslider, addresses one of my personal hobby horses: electric motorcycles, and makes a key point.
The engineering expertise available today made short work of the obvious, designs began to make the bikes look good, powerful electric motors were built, the suspension is just adapted from standard models, nothing unusual there, it's those pesky batteries. We need a small, light, fast charging, long lasting battery with big capacity. That, definitely, is not one of those easy parts, that's a real head scratcher and, though there is a huge reward waiting for anyone who can design one, we're just not there yet, which, itself, tells us a lot. Anyone who takes a cursory look at electric vehicles quickly sees the potential and monetary windfall waiting and still, no battery that takes the performance leap has been developed.
That last phrase is the key point. No matter how much we might want or need electric vehicles–or some other zero-emissions technology–it will not magically appear simply because we want it…or because politicians mandate it by fiat.
Back in the 90′s, when I was hosting The Business Day on KMNY in Los Angeles, the state of California approved a mandate that required something like 40% of all vehicles be zero-emissions by 2006. I spent an entire week talking to the big electric and alternate fuels execs at GM, Chrysler and Ford, and they all told me the same thing. The technology to make electric vehicles with range and performance similar to internal combustion engined vehicles does not exist.
It didn't exist in 1995. It doesn't exist today. And despite the Olympian pronouncements of politicians in Sacramento, the zero-emissions mandate was superseded by that reality. And even if you get the range and power, there's still the inconvenient 8-hour wait for the battery to recharge.
Somewhere, there's a breakthrough in zero-emissions technology waiting to be found. Until it is, though, all this electric motorcycle stuff is pure, feelgood, hype
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Young workers need the right attitude
The framed sign behind the car rental agency's customer service counter did not escape my notice.
The subject was attitude. And the message started like this:
"The more I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company, a church, a home."
After reading the sign at a Budget car rental office in San Antonio earlier this month, I immediately zeroed in on the young woman working behind the counter.
The agent, who appeared to be in her early 20s, was working the front desk alone on this Sunday afternoon, trying to process customer orders and pick up the paperwork as rental cars pulled out of the lot.
That seemed like the perfect recipe for a bad day. But that's when she was really put to the test by a dissatisfied customer.
He was angry, claiming he had been promised a steep discount on his rental car. As he pressed on, the line of customers increased. But the agent maintained her composure under his demands. He didn't care that she had not been working when his "deal" was struck and could not authorize what he wanted. He was also very persistent.
Looking straight into his eyes, the service agent explained the best deal she could offer. But she couldn't match his price.
As he got testier, she remained calm.
I was impressed, as were other people in the office who had watched and listened.
The other noteworthy aspect of this confrontation came as the service agent explained that it wouldn't be possible for her to give him a manager's home phone but that she would make sure that the manager was aware of the problem and would contact him the next morning.
She had pushed back, but in such a way that she had maintained a positive, confident attitude. The customer finally seemed to give a little, too.
I share this account because this is an ideal time to remind the young workers in your household of the importance of showing up to work each day this summer with a positive attitude. Also, explain how it's best to focus on situations they can control and not to worry about what they can't. It makes working more manageable, although, to be sure, even smart and experienced adults have problems following that advice.
Employers also bear a responsibility to explain to the new batch of summer workers that a cheery, glass-is-half-full attitude about your work can rub off on colleagues and translate into favorable experiences with customers, just as a bad attitude can be harmful.
I confess I've had my share of cringe-inducing customer service experiences with young workers who have brought a "my parents made me take this minimum wage job" attitude to work. It's easily apparent when that is the case.
That's why the sign at the rental car agency made such an impression on me.
Funny thing, I wasn't the only one drawn to the sign. Two other customers took pictures of it.
There's more to this definition of attitude to share with your young worker. Here's the rest of it, written by an unnamed author:
"We have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it. And so it is with you. ... We are in charge of our attitudes."
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Jamie Fox says we, and particularly the media, should focus on stories of recovery and resiliency on the anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing.
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By SHIRLEY NADOLSKI
Thank goodness the bad storms missed us. We only had two trees down. Hopefully the rains will stop and it will get a tad warmer — and now where the air has to be turned on the first day.
My pear tree hopefully missed the frost Friday morning. The frost was scattered, and I didn't see any near it, but back behind the barn was frost. Mr. Hunt's blueberries are also blooming. The rain sure messed up the beautiful tulip tree in front of the church. It didn't last but a week.
The good news of the week is that St. Barbara's sodality is going to have a quilt bingo in October.
Rudy Frisch is recovering nicely from back surgery
The Waltonville Little League is having a fundraiser at the Scheller Playhouse on May 11. Get your ticket from the parents. There will be a wonder buffet, also music.
There will be a vendor fair at the Scheller Playhouse April 27, starting at 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Check Facebook for all the vendors.
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Soldiers serving in a combat aviation brigade at Fort Campbell returned from Afghanistan on Friday to smiling families.
The 103 soldiers from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division were deployed six months working in eastern Afghanistan to assist U.S. and international troops.
The troops have served two tours since 2012 in Afghanistan, flying more than 18,000 missions. This is the unit's second deployment to Afghanistan since 2010.
Families were happy to see their loved ones.
"It feels wonderful. It's the best feeling in the world," said Army wife Courtney Conklin.
Conklin's husband, Mark, deployed shortly after the birth of Juliet, the couple's daughter. She was just 3 weeks old the last time he saw her.
"She was the size of my hand when I left. Now, she's so big," said Capt. Mark Conklin.
"It's been difficult especially at nighttime when she's waking up three times in the middle of the night," said Courtney Conklin.
Staff Sgt. Bryon Gaines made it home just in time to see the birth of his son, who is due in a matter of days.
"She had appointments, and I was able to get online and I'd watch the sonogram, which was exciting," said Gaines.
During the first deployment, the troops provided medical support before taking a more advisory role this time.
Thousands of soldiers from Fort Campbell are deployed or are preparing to deploy this year to Afghanistan.
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The Washoe County Health District reports that there are unhealthy levels of fine particulates in the air above Reno and Sparks.
Smoke from California wildfires is blowing into Northern Nevada, officials say ash in the air is expected to create "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" or "Unhealthy" conditions through Tuesday, August 27th.
The Health District says that the smoke is most likely to effect those with pre-existing respiratory problems or heart disease. The elderly and children are asked to avoid prolonged exertion.
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Equipped with a 3.5-inch screen, 3G capabilities, and a 3-megapixel camera, the Valet is a bare bones smartphone from ZTE.
Despite its notable drawbacks, the Huawei Valiant is one of the better ultrabudget, off-contract Android smartphones.
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Tabernash Rye Bock - Left Hand Brewing Company
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3.75/5 rDev -5.8%
07-17-2014 02:00:37 | More by KAF
4/5 rDev +0.5%
10-07-2013 21:26:50 | More by harpus
4/5 rDev +0.5%
08-04-2013 18:37:59 | More by Hopheadjeffery
3.78/5 rDev -5%
Highly carbonated. Slightly murky reddish brown body with a big, fizzy off-white head.
Misplaced apple cider notes in the nose. Some sweet notes in the nose as well. Chocolate.
The taste is thankfully more pleasant. Very smooth now given the age. Lightly sweet with lots of dried fruits and some vinous qualities. Light brown sugar. Light rye. Chocolate.
Relatively thick and coating given the style (and even given the ABV). Nothing unpleasant or overpowering in the mouthfeel though. Nice.
Overall, this seems to have peaked. The nose if off now, but the taste is still rather nice. If you have this still, open it now - it is not going to improve, in my opinion.
02-26-2010 08:23:10 | More by rallison
4.05/5 rDev +1.8%
03/06/09- Purchased at Sun Devil Liquors in Mesa, AZ.
Presentation- 750ml bottle with no freshness info. Poured into a Samuel Adams specialty glass.
Appearance- Dark chocolate brown colored pour. Thick and somewhat murky looking. Full three fingered head on pour which settles to a slight lasting rim. Lacing is light and spotty.
Smell- Aroma of chocolate malt..and lots of it. Very bready. Smells a bit burnt or at least highly roasted.
Taste- Flavors of what I know now is rye. Minor chocolate with a super large malty base. Tastes like something you could drink for breakfast.
Mouthfeel- Thick, creamy with a medium to lower carbonation level. Minor hops in the finish.
Drinkability- Very nice tasting brew. Very thick and viscous for a bock. Filling. Worth the try for sure.
03-07-2009 19:25:40 | More by GClarkage
3.8/5 rDev -4.5%
Poured from a big C&C'd bottle to a beer glass the liquid is a cloudy brown with ok carbonation. The head is 2 fingers, medium tan, fluffy and leaves little lace.
The smell is good lots of rye malt, mild hops and a tang on a good mai boch.
The taste is good, lots of rye and caramel, but an aftertaste of plastic takes away a bit.
The mouthfeel is good very smooth and creamy, lighter but still nice body, and good carbonation.
The drinkability is good. Not a bat brew tastes nice, but might not be worth the price tag. MK
10-06-2008 03:29:57 | More by MuenchenerKindl
3.5/5 rDev -12.1%
On tap at Taco Mac located in Kennesaw, GA on Chastain Road (Chastaino Mac).
Appearance: Clear, dark chestnut brown body with a small, white head.
Smell: Aroma of toasty caramel, chocolate, cherries, and golden raisins.
Taste: Rich medley of chocolate, burnt caramel, and fruit flavors upfront with a medium amount of sweetness. The fruitiness subsides, allowing a touch of alcohol to take its place. Hint of Slight encroaching spiciness from the rye grains and hops. Warming, long finish with all of the flavors simply not wanting to let go and say "goodbye".
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation.
Drinkability: I'd had one of the original bottles back in the day and, well, didn't like it one bit. This, however, is much better.
09-26-2008 13:11:45 | More by ChainGangGuy
3.9/5 rDev -2%
Appearance: Red-orange in color, a little hazy, big head.
Smell: Very malty, complex and fruity.
Taste: Sweet and bready followed by an intense caramel sweetness. It reminds me of Old Horizontal barleywine without the alcohol burn or hops.
Mouthfeel: Light for a double bock, fine for a regular bock.
Drinkability: As a one-time release, it'll be hard to have this again.
Picked this up at a deep discount. Autographed bottle. Tasty stuff that I can't detect any of the rye in the rye bock. Reminds me of a English barleywine or a lighter double bock. Good stuff.
05-18-2008 20:23:43 | More by Mdog
3.68/5 rDev -7.5%
a: pours a nice copper orange color with about a half inch of head that dissapears relatively fast leaving a thick ring of lace around the edge of the glass leaves sticky lacing around the glass as the beer level drops in the glass
s: caramel malts, fruity aroma apricots? figs? nice dark malty aroma
t: much like the aroma, caramel malts, dark fruits with some added alcohol flavor
m: medium to full bodied beer good carbonation
overall, i hope i can find another of these i really liked it
05-14-2008 05:11:10 | More by happygnome
North Carolina
3.68/5 rDev -7.5%
Poured a deep amber color with a decent head into a pilsener glass.
Definitely smells of a bock beer, slightly sweet and malty. Not much hop presence.
Taste was interesting, but I was a bit disappointed. A definite doppelbock flavor, but the rye highlights were more of a bitter tang than a pumpernickel, bready flavor that I've had from other rye beers. It didn't taste bad, just not up to what I was expecting.
Smooth mouthfeel, with some definite alcohol warming.
Overall I thought that this was a decent beer, but it was quite expensive at $9 for the 750ml bottle and I wouldn't buy it again at that price.
10-05-2007 20:29:10 | More by doppelmeup
3.9/5 rDev -2%
Thanks to JeffKrenner for this beer.
A: Autographed 750ml corktop bottle good start so far. Pours a ruddy rootbeer color with some haze to it. Head is medium sized, raw oatmeal look to it.
S: Rye, nutmeg, cinnamon, caramel and twinkies.
T: Begins calm and unassuming. First impression is that it doesnt leave an impession. Flavors are muted for the most part begins with yellow apple juice with traces of cinnamon. Bready caramel dough comes next adding a malt backbone. Little bit of tingling sweetness at the tip of the tongue from the rye, sort of like old OJ or carrot juice. As it warms, the maltiness continues with raisins, plums and brown sugar simple syrup. Only a minor hop profile can be found with a touch of bitterness, which could be contributed by the rye itself. Finishes with flashes of vanilla, apricot and long toasted grains.
M: Medium body with a soft complexity.
D: This beer took on more personality as it warmed up. Simple, straight forward beer with nice flavor.
07-18-2007 05:05:56 | More by Westsidethreat
2.95/5 rDev -25.9%
Poured from a corked 750 ml. bottle. Leaves a one finger head that quickly recedes to a foam ring at the edges, and a slight bit of spotty lacing. Body is a hazy garnet.
Smell - Horseblanket dominates, with weak aroma of apples, figs, and apricots, and a faint hint of caramel.
Taste - much like the smell, but with more caramel to counterpoint the dominating sour horseblanket. Aftertaste is also sour horseblanket. Where is the rye ? It's not here in the taste, or even hinted at in the aroma.
Mouthfeel - medium bodied, and rather semi-dry.
Drinkability - this is decent, not great, or even above average. This is not even bock-like, but more like a weak Belgian-style ale, and no rye as promised by the name.
03-16-2007 19:42:29 | More by ultralarry2006
3.5/5 rDev -12.1%
This ripe bottle had a large pop upon uncorking it. Color runs dark brown to plum, with a thick tan head that settles leaving a thin film. Burnt, tangy, aged, dark fruit nose with caramel notes. The taste starts out with lots of fruity tang, plums and cherries, before the finish dries out with some chocolate roast. Rye flavor seems pretty faint. The carbonation is not necessarily sharp, but it is quite foamy, making me belch more than usual. The body is light to medium.
I saw this bottle sit on the shelf for some time at a local liquor store and was hoping it had held up well. Not bad. I probably won't pick up any of the remaining few, but it was an interesting try...
12-08-2006 03:35:53 | More by bennetj17
3.98/5 rDev 0%
Orange sun tea suffused with candy apple red when backlit. I've seen many a barleywine that was just this color. The cap is pale caramel with a splash or two of orange juice and is occupying half the glass at the moment. Thick buttery lace is beginning to adhere just beneath the upper rim and is the capper on an outstanding looking appearance.
The nose is a bit low on power, but then I'm attempting to assess it through two fingers of foam. It smells like toasted whole grain bread with an indeterminate fruitiness and a mild spiciness that doesn't really smell like rye to me. An interesting variation on the bock style.
There's much more spiciness--now identifiable as rye--on the palate and the beer is the better for it. In fact, Rye Bock tastes exactly like I would expect a bock brewed with rye malt to taste. The flavor profile consists of well-toasted cereal grains, yeasty rye bread without the caraway seeds, bitter orange, caramel, dates and cinnamon. This is quite the complex little lager. Well okay... not so little.
I'm not usually enamored with the bock style, but the addition of rye malt was an inspired choice. There's still a respectable amount of bitterness after more than two years in the bottle, as well as a corresponding amount of tangy, fruity sourness. The only thing keeping the flavor score from jumping up a notch is that the beer is broader than it is deep. There are plenty of flavors swirling about, but they lack ballast, for want of a better word.
Part of the problem may be a body/mouthfeel that is beginning to show its age. It's still enjoyable, but I'm betting that some degree of viscosity has been lost over the years. A relative dearth of carbonation contributes to the lagery smoothness while keeping mouth interest on the low side.
I had serious reservations about spending $12 for this bottle, but in the end, I couldn't pass up a chance to try a rye bock since I'm so fond of that particular grain when used in the brewing of beer. While I can't say that I regret the purchase, I wish that I had run across Tabernash Rye Bock closer to its birth rather than just short of its third birthday.
10-04-2006 21:43:24 | More by BuckeyeNation
3.88/5 rDev -2.5%
This is the first rye bock I've had and I'll try another if one comes my way. This lager had a pleasant orange/ light brown hue with an average head. I was a little disappointed in the large amount of sediment in the bottle. I have no problem with some sediment but it was pretty murky in the last 6 ounces. This definitiely added a yeasty flavor that was not necessary. However the first 20 ounces were very enjoyable. The aroma was of spice and a little malt sugar. The flavor had a good amount of rye with residual sugars and some fruity esters that are reminiscent of grapes. Hops were subdued. The mouthfeel was full and somewhat viscous. This was expected for a lager of this strength. Overall, I am impressed with Tabernash's quest into an undeveloped style.
08-23-2006 18:15:31 | More by beersabound
4.22/5 rDev +6%
Appearance: Pours a reddish brown with a nice, but small tan head.
Smell: Smells great. A roastiness to it with fruit. Little or no hop smell due to the style and it probably being over a year or two old. Rye is hard to pick out.
Taste: Rye is very apparent in the taste. I love rye beers so this a real treat. The roastiness and sweetness of a bock with that great rye flavoring. Aging on this beer has done no harm. Drank it on a cool summer night. Perfect beer for the evening. Cost me $13 which I though was particularly high. Glad I had an opportunity to drink it though, a highly enjoyable, well balanced beer.
08-03-2006 18:03:22 | More by Callenak
4.5/5 rDev +13.1%
Pours out of the 750 a dark amber with a high light tan head that leaves some sticky lace as it drops back into the body. Aroma is rich with sweet dark fruits and bready malts. The rye and spicy notes come out more as this warmed. The flavor is sweet with fruits and caramel but balanced well with the doughy malt. A bit spicy and nutty as well. Reminded me of several eisbocks I have had. Finishes up sweet with some rye notes. Creamy body with soft carbonation and a good thickness in the feel. Smooth drinker that goes down easy and is plenty tasty that I finished the bottle way too quickly. I definitely wish I had bought a few of these.
06-06-2006 19:40:33 | More by meathookjones
North Carolina
3.85/5 rDev -3.3%
Faintly muddled brown with a touch of scarlet from within. A sizable khaki head shows no plans of leaving, eventually settling into a nice, stiff collar, leaving plenty of lace.
Aroma is cocoa-rye bread with sourdough sharpness and notes of cracked pepper, fruit, citrus, and faint floral smoke.
Flavor follows closely. A strong rye character is both nutty, sharp, and has a peppery zing. There some fruit and light citrus followed by a floral hop finish. There are hints of pickling spices and a faint nuance of peat smoke. Now where's that pastrami and provoline sandwich at?
Body is medium, but retains a watery feel due to the big bubbles of carbonation that are quick to escape, leaving a flat feel.
05-28-2006 14:16:57 | More by AlexJ
3.9/5 rDev -2%
Boo hoo! The cage for the cork broke and it forced me to drink this before I wanted to drink it.
A cool smoking gun grey smoke vapor follows the thwip of the cork pop from the 750 mL. Released into the glass with a dim, foggy russet amber hue topped off with a settled khaki island.
Nose: Ohhh yeah, there is rye in them thar hills. Yureka! Thats rye! And some pancake malts too.
First swigs: An unavoidable bready rye characteristic that flows throughout the taste. Some secondary root beer. Some dryness initially followed by a linger of almost maple syrup. Smooth sugary flavors. Finally in the finish some dry hop character pops out!
Silky feel. Taunt crisp carbonation. Medium feel with a buttery middle. Gentle in the rye department, but quite tasty.
Last swigs: Sweet sugary rye soaked in sugary tea. A bit one dimensional, but rye beer is supposed to be like rye, but at least Hop Rod Rye mixes up the party.
04-05-2006 03:49:51 | More by blitheringidiot
3.65/5 rDev -8.3%
Found this on my last run to the Dilly Deli for 11.99. I haven't had a rye beer in a while but always enjoy them and always am ready to try a new one.
Appearance - pours a cloudy flat brown/orange into a glass. A sizeable head is on the brief side but maintains a thin, dense cap of lightly tanned bubbles.Short bits of lacing are strewn about the glass surface. Fairly impressive bead action inside. As the beer levels lowers, the lace takes a sheeting effect as the bubbles just keep on comin'.
Aroma - very rye, bready aroma, almost approaching a soy-like quality.
Taste - much like it smells. The rye is intense to the point of having a soy quality. A dark caramel flavor, somewhat sweet but not sugary at all. Good stuff, though a rye bock is a new and unfamiliar taste to me and not one I'm jumping through hoops over.
Mouthfeel - quite smooth. The abv is invisible, I don't have the budget to buy another one to age but would be very interested in how that turns out.
Drinkability - probably not one I'd revisit if I had the chance but it was a unique and tasty experience.
02-16-2006 04:31:37 | More by brewdlyhooked13
New York
3.68/5 rDev -7.5%
The beer pours a dark amber/brown color with a 1/2" offwhite head that fades to lacing. The aroma is decent. It has a dry crystal and roasted malt scent along with a mild rye bite. The taste is decent also. It has a nice roasted and crystal malt flavor that goes down easy and finishes sweet and rich with with a mild rye bite. It's tastey, but not over the top. The mouthfeel is good. It is a full bodied beer with adequate carbonation. This is a good drinking beer. It's smooth and full flavored; a nice brew.
01-31-2006 15:19:07 | More by WesWes
3.3/5 rDev -17.1%
Had no date on the bottle or cork.
Appearance- Poured a luscious fist of a head into my mug. The head retention was very good. The head went from fist to nice foamy layer that stayed with me the entire drinkage. The beer poured a cloudy, deep garnet brown with a lot of lacing. The lacing came on strong at first and then died down to a steady pace after five minutes or so.
Smell- This is were my preconceptions started to dash. The smell was a "bad" yeasty aroma. The sweetness good be best described as old or moldy malts. Maybe a hint of rye.
Taste- When the beer was pourd and sipped right out of the frig, the flavors were sub-par. An overall yeasty mold flavor was prsent only slight hopping and malting to be noticed. Once the beer went up about ten degress or so, the nastiness began to subdue to a borderline bland bock.
Mouthfeel- The best adjective my palate could come up with is OLD. This beer tasted as if it was on Binny's shelf way to long.
01-24-2006 14:05:19 | More by scruffwhor
4/5 rDev +0.5%
Champagne bottled, corked, and wire cage. Sediment at bottom.
Served in pint glasses
This beer pours a tawny brown color with copious sediment at the end. Fairly clear otherwise. Carbonation is high. Head is a loose big bubbled off white foam that settles to a nice layer atop the brew. Warm bready malty aroma, along with noble hops in the nose. After the strong carbonation, there is a slightly sugary, toffee and caramel maltiness, touched with spicy rye. Also a slightly metallic flavor, maybe from German hops? Bitterness is mild to moderate with good balance. No fruitiness. Full bodied, smooth. Clean and round. Slightly dry. Fairly quaffable despite the high abv, which seems less than advertised.
12-18-2005 21:30:02 | More by oggg
North Carolina
4.13/5 rDev +3.8%
An outdated beer from a retired beerline (tabernash) but a must have for me a lover of all things bock,pours a very nice deep reddish brown with a big fluffy slightly off white head that settles into a creamy mass.Complexities in the aroma abound some vanilla and slight rye sour notes with a big pizza dough malt and nutty backbone I noticed the alcohol beginning to creep up a little the more I drank.Very smooth goes down very easily for the alc% its deceiiving in its smoothness but it will kick u in the arss.A nice finale from Tabernash as it has been dissolved into just LeftHand,and a damn good finale it is.
12-11-2005 23:21:37 | More by oberon
4.15/5 rDev +4.3%
Presentation: Screen printed 750ml green dimpled based flask. Sealed with a thumbed cork and secured with a red steel cap and a cage.
Appearance: Gorgeous deep red body when backlit that exhibits a mahogany presentation when it just sits on the desk. Nice tan colored head rises slowly and lazily hangs around but then quickly decides to give up the fight and collapses to a thin broken surface covering with only a halo ring to maintain stability. Zero lacing and below average conditioning. The final top up rescued some life from this one; the head lasted longer and looked a lot better.
Nose: Sour hints mix with dry powdery Rye and bleached flour. Hoppy and tangy with some intriguing dryness. Dark fruits build as the temperature does, plums, figs and smoked prunes. It also reminds me of those Brown bars in Belgium; in so much as it has a whiff of Cigarette and Cigar smoke.
Taste: Spicy malts seem to reign in a light sweetness which could threaten to spoil this one but doesnt. Middles with a dry Rye and finishes with some talcum soft wholemeal flour. Nutty feel with a little crushed sweet chestnut. Peppery and spicy at the same time. Shockingly dry at times, but nicely balanced with a biting caramel toffee like hop-tangy finish.
Mouthfeel: Feels utterly immovable, solid, dependable and yet at the same time dry and medium in poise. Long lingering finish is hard to forget.
Drinkability: Majestic in it simplicity. I enjoyed and reveled in plundering the whole 750 by myself. This is great example.
Overall: What I totally forgot about was that I actually first sampled this one with the legendary Gusler at the Papago Brewing in Arizona way back in February 2004, many moons ago. So, like Guslers own Beer Reviews states, this is my second time with this one, but as I dont usually review in social circles, this time I get to do it justice with a proper Review.
Excellent stuff, a massive Wry Rye Thanks to BigHuge for this expensive beauty, it is much appreciated Sir Joe.
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Tabernash Rye Bock from Left Hand Brewing Company
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This is the last part of an analysis on the swing state Florida. The previous parts can be found here.
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Here is how Barack Obama performed:
Broward and Palm Beach are marginally smaller, when compared to Obama's performance. The big difference, however, is with Miami-Dade. Kerry won it by 6%; Obama won it by 16%.
There is no other place in Florida (and, perhaps, the country) like Miami-Dade. Palm Beach and Broward counties are retiree destinations; Miami is home to immigrants and refugees from all Latin America. More than 60% of the population is Latino - and only 3% of them come from Mexico. The Miami accent is unique compared with the nation. Local government is distinct from other counties in Florida.
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More than 3 million people in the United States have some form of epilepsy. That includes at least 65,000 people here in Arizona.
Those with epilepsy can suffer from seizures that lead to brief staring spells to convulsions.
Lorna Pierson loves to play the piano. Music is in her blood. She loves to play it and dance to it. Before she mastered the piano there was something else playing in her head.
"We got underneath carpeting that someone had just cleaned out and Dianne immediately said this doesn't feel right. Let's get from under this and I followed her under there and I just barely remember coming out the other side of the carpet and that's when I had my first seizure," said Pierson.
Thirty percent of people with epilepsy are children under the age of 18. Pierson discovered she had epilepsy at the age of 11.
At one point in her life, she says she was having 60 seizures a day."It felt like I was dreaming 12 dreams all at the same time and four of them were in the past and four of them were in the future and four of the dreams were going on right then," she said.
Pierson felt shame and embarrassment about her condition, she didn't even tell her parents at first.
Her days in junior high were a blur, she was taking 27 pills a day to help with the seizures.
"Everything that I was put on for the seizures caused some kind of a side effect that I just plain decided I just assumed have the seizures and I have been living that way for 40 years," she said.
She hit the breaking point in 1999. Pierson had a seizure while driving to the doctor. No one was hurt, but her driver's license was stripped. Then she made a phone call to her doctor.
"I am tired of literally keeping myself alive on a day to day basis, I don't believe in suicide but I don't know why I am alive," she said.
Lorna felt that she used all the medication, she used all her options and there was nothing that could help her seizures. But then she came to the first floor of the University of Arizona Medical Center and it was behind those doors where her life changed.
She became the third patient to have a minimal invasive laser surgery. An MRI is used to map the brain and find what causes the seizures.
"A small hole is drilled in the back of their head and the laser catheter is actually put right into the area of the brain that we want to destroy, we then take them to the MRI suite where we can see the catheter in place activate the laser we see the tissue being heated up and destroyed in real time," said David Labiner, UA Dept. of Neurology.
UAMC was the first hospital in the western part of the U.S. to perform the surgery.
"Part of being at an academic medical center is wanting to push the envelope a little bit that is to advance in the field this was a technology that had already been used and developed for treating brain tumors and it makes perfect sense that a laser can nicely destroy tissue," he said.
Dr. Labiner says Pierson was the perfect candidate for the surgery. Recovery time is about a day. Pierson had the surgery about a month ago and has been seizure free since.
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A biodefense lab may soon be coming to a campus or community near you, if one hasn't already. These labs are the most noticeable evidence of the government's rapidly expanding biotechnology complex. Although the labs do some indispensable work in the medical realm, their rapid expansion is also tied directly to "fighting terrorism." The rationale behind the expansion of biodefense labs is that terrorists or "rogue states" could use biological or chemical weapons against the US. To be prepared for and effectively deal with such an attack, researchers at biodefense labs must research and experiment with potential biological agents in order to devise antidotes and develop counter-terror measures.
In actuality much of the work being done at these so-called "hot" labs threatens international treaties, public health and, at current levels of funding, is wasteful. Enveloped in a shroud of secrecy and missing proper oversight, public debate on whether or not the labs are fulfilling their mission is squelched. The truth is that what's being justified as making us safer and more secure may be achieving the opposite.
According to Ari Schuler, an analyst at the Center for Biosecurity at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, there has been $14.5 billion spent on civilian biodefense programs since 2001. The fiscal year 2005 budget is 18 times that of 2001. Adjusted for inflation, annual federal spending on biodefense is greater than money spent on the Manhattan Project to develop the atomic bomb.
As of July 2004, 11,119 workers and 317 labs have been approved to work on germ experiments. And these numbers continue to grow. Much of the federal spending blitz is directed towards building a plethora of new labs for biodefense.
Known by their designation "BSL", short for BioSafety Level, biological agent laboratories range from one to four, four being the highest designation given to labs that handle the world's deadliest diseases. Two massive new BSL-4 labs are being built at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and at Boston University. In all, there are at least 24 major planned BSL-3 and BSL-4 facilities. Nearly 50 already exist.
Richard H. Ebright, a biochemist at Rutgers University, believes the legitimate needs of biodefense "can be met entirely with the construction of a single large facility in a secure environment," rather than with many large and small facilities across the nation.
An experienced anthrax researcher at Louisiana State University concurs with Ebright's assessment of the biodefense boom. Martin E. Hugh-Jones says, on the whole, "I think we've spent an awful lot of money, and I'm not sure we're much better off."
The primary motive for universities seeking a biodefense research is monetary. Since the dry-up in corporate funding for biotechnology, federal funding is picking up the slack and shaping university research. The Austin-American Statesman, noted that "grants for [biotechnology] research and development from industry dropped by nearly 14% last year to about $26 million. But thanks to a 12% increase in federal research funding last year, the total amount of money spent on research at [the University of Texas] continued to rise." The same article concluded, "In university laboratories across the country, such things as declining private funding and changing national priorities are driving a fundamental shift in research and development."
The flood of federal funding for biodefense research is skewing researchers in biological fields away from research which may benefit society more, such as cures for cancer or HIV. The nature of classified biodefense research leads to the construction of barriers that inhibit the free exchange of knowledge in the university, threatening academic freedom.
And while the US is pouring billions into hot labs manipulating obscure diseases and making bio-weapons, the ball has been dropped on a mundane problem—having enough flu shots—a common predictable disease that costs the lives of 20,000 Americans a year. This begs the question: What kind of bio-"defense" does the US really have?
Unleashing terror?
The biggest problem with bio-"defense" labs is that they are contradictory in nature. In short, biodefense labs may actually be heightening the risk for people to be harmed by biological weapons. With more labs and more people working with deadly agents the chances for biological accidents and public exposure are multiplied. Not to mention the fact that the labs themselves become ideal targets for a terrorist attack.
Ebright agrees, saying that "With the expansion of the biodefense effort – especially to institutions and individuals without experience with lethal biological agents – accidents are more likely."
Likewise the potential for terrorism may be increased with the proliferation of these labs. First of all, the number of persons with the skills necessary to create, cultivate and weaponize lethal agents will drastically increase. In fact, this danger has already become a reality. For example, the weapons-grade anthrax used in the anthrax mailings after 9/11 was almost definitely from a domestic source, probably from the US military laboratory at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Absent from most analyses of bioterrorism is the recognition that national biological programs are the source for many agents, and provide the training to weaponize and deliver agents — the real trick with successfully executing biological warfare. The possibility of similar incidents occurring in the future is now increasing.
The fact that many of these new labs are being located in densely populated areas, such as the BSL-4 being built in Boston, makes the potential consequences of an accident even greater. Alan Zelicoff, a biodefense consultant at ARES Corp., a risk analysis firm, bluntly says, "These facilities probably ought not be located in a heavily-populated area. How do you contain smoke? [referring to the accidental release of aerosolized agents]"
Furthermore, the mechanisms meant to insure public safety are hardly functioning, if at all, at many universities. Dozens of Institutional Biosafety Committees meant to protect the public and environment from biotechnology experiments are often derelict in their duties — keeping inadequate records and almost never meeting. Under federal guidelines, minutes of IBC meetings "shall be made available to the public upon request." But the Sunshine Project, a biodefense watchdog group, has run into numerous difficulties in achieving disclosure from several – naming Princeton University, the University of Delaware, the University of Vermont and the University of Texas-Southwestern IBCs as the worst. According to Edward Hammond, Sunshine Project director, "these universities' biosafety committees have nothing but contempt for public disclosure. They black out their meeting minutes or write down virtually nothing, so as to frustrate public access."
With the kinds of agents and work going on at biodefense facilities the public should be wary. This last March Southern Research Institute of Frederick, Maryland accidentally shipped vials of live anthrax to a California facility. Another incident occurred last year when a loose monkey escaped from a University of California at Davis facility that prepares animals for biodefense experiments. Also, last year a Texas Technological University scientist lost plague samples prompting a bioterrorism scare.
Texas Tech is an example of a university with a strong relationship to the US biodefense program. The US Army Soldier Biological Chemical Command (SBCCOM) funds 75% of Texas Tech's gentle-sounding Institute for Environmental and Human Health's research contracts. Some of this research may be violating the Biological Weapons Convention, which prohibits offensive biological weapons development. SBCCOM projects include making toxic cocktails by mixing different biological agents together. This particular program does not appear to respond to any existing threat and can be construed as furthering research and development of US offensive bio-weapons.
Other US programs chipping away at the BWC include an agricultural biowarfare program, developed in part at the University of Montana, geared toward forcibly eradicating coca fields in Colombia as part of the "War on Drugs" in that country. If used in Colombia or anywhere else, this genetically-engineered fungal agent threatens to cause serious environmental damage and health problems in the local populations subjected to it.
Another is a Pentagon "non-lethal" chemical/biological weapons program that the Sunshine Project has uncovered through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. (Biological/chemical "non-lethal" weapons range from calmatives, such as those used in the Moscow theater hostage disaster, where over 100 people died due to this agent's use, to ethnically- targeted malodorants – foul-smelling chemicals.) Follow-up FOIA requests by the Sunshine Project have been excessively delayed and received less disclosure from the Department of Defense. And after urging the Chemical Weapons Convention to investigate these "non-lethal" programs, the US State Department blocked Sunshine Project accreditation to attend future CWC meetings.
Such attempts to stamp out public knowledge and the criticism that often stems from it are pure hubris. The biodefense boom is a waste of money that not only breaks international law and threatens humanity abroad, but also multiplies the possibility that the American public may be exposed to lethal diseases. While "hot" labs proliferate like suburban tract homes, crucial public debate and accountability are missing. One can only hope we have these debates before it's too late.
Nick Schwellenbach is a former member of University of Texas Watch (www.utwatch.org), a student-based watchdog organization. He is currently a fellow at the Washington, DC-based Project On Government Oversight (www.pogo.org).


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Terry Kretz, 61, of Gallatin, Tenn. and the former CEO of Hanover Corporation, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Todd J. Campbell to 168 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for orchestrating an $18 million Ponzi scheme, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Judge Campbell also ordered Kretz to pay $14,784,983.75 in restititution.
Gallatin High School Assistant Football Coach Keith Duggin was arrested yesterday for the statutory rape of a 17-year-old former student, according to the Gallatin Police Department. Gallatin police arrested Duggin, 28, Wednesday for the statutory rape of the minor, according to a press release from the GPD.
In a string of auto burglaries three teenagers have been arrested. The Gallatin Police Department has recently investigated numerous auto burglaries in residential neighborhoods. According to Officer Bill Storment more than 20 burglaries occurred in Gallatin. The suspects have also been connected to auto burglaries in other Sumner County cities, Millersville and Nashville. The suspects face charges in those cities and possibly others.
Sound fiscal management and an increase in county revenues is good news for school employees who could see the first 3 percent pay raise in years. The news was part of the presentation of the school system's 2014-15 fiscal year budget, presented by Director of Schools Dr. Del Phillips during a non-voting study session of the School Board Tuesday.
It was a busy week for Station Camp freshman swimmer Riley Gaines as she prepared for the 2014 Zone Championships held in San Antonio, Texas. On the line for the Excel swimmer was a chance to qualify for the Junior Nationals to be held next summer.
On Tuesday afternoon, two middle school programs met for preseason work at Rucker Middle School. The Rams, who earned division championships in 2012 and 2013, have cemented themselves as the team to beat in Sumner County under the tutelage of Head Coach Bobby Beasley.
The Gallatin Green Wave hosted its first scrimmage of the fall last week and it did not go well for the Green and Gold. The Cookeville Cavaliers travelled to Gallatin High School and handed Gallatin a 26-6 loss.
Tuesday marked the conclusion of what has proven to be a rigorous preseason for the Bison. Having already scrimmaged Brentwood, Oakland and Trousdale County, the Bison hosted the Smyrna Bulldogs to wrap up their preseason contests.


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Christian Coalition Declares Support For John Kerry's Climate Efforts
by Nathan Empsall, Thu Mar 18, 2010 at 03:56:39 PM EDT
It's official: the religious right no longer dominates evangelical politics. The movement has outgrown its narrow focus on school prayer, abortion, and homophobia. Evangelicals have been trending this way for several years, but concrete change came today as the Christian Coalition endorsed John Kerry and Lindsey Graham's efforts to pass a major clean energy and climate change bill. (If you're unfamiliar with the Christian Coalition, it's the organization formed out of the remnants of Pat Robertson's 1988 presidential campaign and brought to prominence by Ralph Reed – what Democracy for America is to Howard Dean, and the backbone of the religious right in the early 1990s.)
I have long been intrigued by the changing nature of evangelical politics. It was the subject of my undergraduate thesis: evangelicals never cease their political involvement, but every few decades, the nature of that involvement changes. Since the mid-1970s, evangelical politics have been in the era of the "religious right," but that era is coming to a close. Evangelicals aren't abandoning their positions on the aforementioned wedge issues, but they are changing their rhetoric and beginning to care about justice issues. All the evidence, though, has been circumstantial, with plenty to counter it: Individual megachurch pastors, like Rick Warren, call for a more civil discourse and a focus on more than just two or three issue, but always meet with sharp rebukes from the likes of James Dobson. A poll showed young evangelicals, while as pro-life as their parents, are also pro-civil-unions, but there's no sign of political action to back it up. The Christian Coalition elected a president concerned with creation care (climate change) and poverty in 2006, but ousted him before he took office.
So while thousands of evangelical churches are "greening" their congregations, whether or not personal commitment to "creation care" would translate to political action has always been a slippery question. Today, I think, we finally have a solid answer. This isn't just a generational shift like in the above poll; it's the old guard seeing the light and braodening their focus. The current leader, Roberta Combs, took over as president for Pat Robertson in 2001 and led the aforementioned ouster of her 2006 replacement, but says the following in a new radio ad:
President Bush was right: our addiction to foreign oil threatens our national security and economic prosperity. America spends almost a billion dollars a day on foreign oil and a lot of that goes to countries that do not like us and harbor terrorists. Washington's failure to act puts our national security at risk, and drains our economy. I've heard from so many Christian Coalition supporters that energy is one of the most important issues we face today. America is a can-do country. We've got to take the lead to explore energy alternatives and protect our national security. We have to make our country safer by creating jobs with the made-in-America energy plan. I would like to ask you to call Sen. Lindsey Graham and encourage him to continue fighting for our families.
Evangelical politics are same-old same-old on abortion and, for now, gay rights. They are and always will be fundamentally conservative, but that doesn't mean the progressive movement should reject a strong partner on specific issues such as the fight against climate change. With the forced ouster of James Dobson at Focus on the Family, the movement's rhetoric and willingness to cooperate seems to be changing, and that's an outstretched hand I say we take where we can. Assuming the KGL bill doesn't give too much away to coal, we need to do whatever it takes to pass it. This just might be the "change" voters were looking for: not just in policy outcomes, but in rhetoric and advocacy as well.


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KNEB News has learned an Oshkosh woman died late Tuesday morning when her vehicle struck an oncoming semi on Highway 26 just east of Lisco.
The Nebraska State Patrol says a westbound car driven by 49 year old Donna Gunderson of Oshkosh crossed the center line and struck the eastbound semi driven by Darrel Yost of North Platte.
Gunderson died at the scene. Yost was not injured. It's not known why Gunderson moved into the other lane.
The accident occurred at 11 a.m. just into Garden County.
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The first round of the 2012 New Haven Open begins Sunday, with a field that features four women currently ranked in the top 10 of the world rankings.
The tournament field will have 18 players who participated in the 2012 London Olympics including Americans Christina McHale and Sloane Stephens. Agnieszka Radwanska, the current No. 3 player in the world, is the highest ranked player in the tournament.
The qualifying rounds will begin Friday, August 17, with first round play beginning Sunday, August 19. The first round will continue through Monday with second round matches scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday. When the tournament reaches the quarterfinals on Thursday, television coverage will begin on ESPN2.
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Abdul Jawula, 18, who goes to Barton Peveril College in Eastleigh, has set up an online education network for students to discuss their GCSE, A level and undergraduate courses.
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The A-level student also hopes to tap into a growing market of mature and foreign students.
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Human social behaviour exhibits territorality and social dominance, much the same as social animals do.
There's no denying that this behaviour is hard-coded in our genes, as well as culturally maintained. But have we been succesful as a species because of this type of interaction or despite it?
Can't all conflicts on the planet be reduced to territorality and social dominance? Is care for our offspring and the weak part of the same equation?
Can a case be made that the global human society today needs far less of this behaviour we share with social animals? We're all human and no other species is a threat to us.
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Protecting You and Your Loved Ones: Practical and Vital Estate Planning Information For Consumers in Plain English
Date: October 18, 2011 at 2:30 pm e.t.
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Rise in complaints about seagull attacks in St Ives.
They've been getting a bad press recently and that shows no signs of changing any time soon. Seagulls seem to be getting angrier, more aggressive and fearless and have no hesitation in swooping down on unsuspecting members of the public.
And they appear to be particularly menacing in St Ives. In fact so much so, there's been a dramatic increase in the number of complaints about seagull attacks. Our Cornwall correspondent Steve Hardy reports.


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A New Hampshire man accused of causing a fatal car crash in the Upper Valley is facing charges.
Timothy Farewell, 46, of Enfield, pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of careless and negligent operation.
Police say back in May, Farewell was driving a box truck on a foggy stretch of Route 4 in Woodstock, when he crossed the center line and collided head-on with a car.
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Second-year veteran Alphonso Smith is no lock to win the Broncos' nickel cornerback job, we hear. Smith, who is coming off a disappointing rookie season, faces a challenge from free-agent signee Nate Jones, and fifth-round pick Perrish Cox, while more of a long shot, can't be counted out for the role either. Cox fell in the draft because of character concerns and was considered a second-round talent. Smith and Jones, a seventh-year veteran who started four games for the Dolphins last season, have both taken snaps as the first-team nickel corner at offseason practices. The Broncos, however, would like to see Smith step up and claim the job. Denver traded a 2010 first-round pick to move into the second round in '09 to draft Smith, but he could not keep the nickel back job. The Broncos eventually pulled Ty Law, who had been out of the league, off the scrap heap to play the position.
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