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The New 52 Reviews: Justice League 1Posted by: GM | Comment (0)
Before The New 52 hit the stores I was excited for the event. Stories with a new start always seem more enticing. For me, The New 52 was a way for me to catch up on everything DC and do it in a new and exciting way. Lives starting over, new characters and the baddest of the bad creators. The potential is just endless. Just something you should know as you read the review.
So for anyone worried whether Batman is still a badass... your safe. Without going into any spoilers, Batman feels familiar, familiar like you want to give him a fist bump when he takes down the baddy for the first time but knowing that he would just look at you like an idiot.
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Join us in a quick walkthrough of Comicpalooza 2011. Comicpalooza is a comic convention which was held in Houston, Texas on May 27th-29th, 2011
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Join us in a review of Crossed Volume 1 . This is a story of extreme zombie horror by Garth Ennis and Jacen Borrows. Follow a group of "Crossed" survivors through an dramatic and psychotic tale. Horror fans should enjoy this book. Crossed is published by Avatar Press.
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In this episode of Geekcal TV we take look at the Viz Media Manga reader for the iPad. Overall this is a good reader and especially if your a fan of Manga. Straightforward and robust functionality make this a good reader for Manga fans.
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In this episode we discuss the Graphic.ly Comic book reader and how it works.
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We discuss the Star Wars Clone Wars: Series 3 trailer and updates regarding the Thor trailer. Additionally, we discuss the details of Baltimore Comic-Con 2010 and the Harvey Awards.
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Comic Book Review of 'Scarlet # 1 '
Redheads are crazy, redheads are fun, redheads should wear their hair short, listen to Bad Religion and have a chain connected to their wallet, sitting in the pocket of their heavily warn, stain wash jeans. OK OK, ending my daydream.
Scarlet is interesting to me for a few reasons. In the first 10 pages you really want to love this chick. Then about 3/4 of the way through it you want to hate her. I mean really! Why the f..k do you like this idiot blond dip-shit with the headphones around his neck. In the end, it brings you back to the beginning (yep) and you can see she has something inside her that you crave to like.
Lets talk art... Much of this is personal but to me this art matches the dirtiness of the story and Scarlet herself. Because of the way it is drawn and the color some will hate it. Sorry to you folks. To me it's like you can smell the blood, sweat and pheromones (I don't think pheromones actually smell).
Geekcal TV: Episode 3 - News for August 1st, 2010Posted by: GM | Comment (0)
We discuss the Thor Trailer Leak. Which you might still be able to see at http://www.comicbookmovie.com/thor/videos/?v=199. Additionally, we talk about the Green Lantern character posters, Anime Weekend Atlanta and New York Comic Con.
Geekcal TV: Episode 2 - Comic Con PreviewPosted by: GM | Comment (0)
We take a look at one major panel and related booth for each day of Comic Con.
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A local hunter is missing. The guy that is missing is the son, of the man I got my golden retriever puppy from. The father also works with my wife. Since this has happened on saturday, the mother has had 2 heart attacks and is hospitalized. I also visit the forum where they met.
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On saturday the young man was recovered by divers. The father has paid divers to search the river every weekend since the tragedy. This past saturady he was recovered. The family has spent countless hours an untold amount of money to recover him. Now they can finally put him to rest this friday.
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$1309 SUMMER wk ocean view solarium, SPACE, great rates!!! in Playa del Carmen
- bedrooms 3
- baths 3
- sleeps 8
- pool yes
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed yes
- type Condo
- community Blue Pearl Suites
rates (USD)
/ night
$ 1,246 - $ 2,128 / week
vacation rental description
This beautiful, spacious and comfortable Playa del carmen 3 bdr condo is a great value
for families or group of friends
Our small condo complex offers you accomodations with a wonderful location, steps from the beach. Playa is still small enough to keep its fisherman village
taste, and modern enough to find the
top shopping and night life in the Caribbean; yet no crowds, not
enormous hotels, no hordes of
tourists. If you like to relax on the beach while your kids play with
the powdery sand, or take a
wonderful family day trip to jungle eco-adventures, safe and
thrilling, you will find what you are
looking for in Playa del Carmen. The beach is stunning. The 5th avenue,
pedestrian street miles long, is always
exciting for big and small, full of ice cream parlors, coffee shops,
street bars, lots of
restaurants, wonderful shopping. Weather is always good. Even if it
rains a bit during summer, it
all goes away quickly and here comes the sun!
This beautiful 2 bedroom apartment is in the heart of Playa. We mean it. The idea is that
you forget about taxis or
cars. You ll find everything 3 to 10 minutes walking distance.
Starting from associate beach club
where you can spend all day under the sun, swimming or practicing
water sports. You will free use of sunbeds and shades as well as wi-fi.
The closest restaurant is donwstairs, the Tabernacos, with canadian specialty dining, great wine too! Have some poutine!
In the apartment you ll have all the facilities to cook if you want
a quick breakfast for the little
ones, food for the baby, some snacks for your teens, some beers for you in
the fridge... There are several convenience stores nearby and a Walmart for larger buys.
This spacious condo is meant to be your home in Playa, with the perks of excellent service!
condo rental amenities
The apartment has three private bedrooms and three bathrooms, and all
with complete privacy so you may
rest after a wonderful day together. Each apartment has A/C and cable
TV, as well as wireless
internet in the lobby area. Daily cleaning and change of towels and linens is included so you may all find everything tidy when you come back to relax. We also include some very nice organic amenities (soap, shampoo, conditioner and body lotion). Purified bottled water will be available in your apartment upon arrival as a courtesy.
The apartment is on the 3rd floor. Please consider we do not have an elevator.
Upon entering you will find a large living room, next to it the
dining room for 8 persons in very
nice tropical wood. Partially covered by an original piece of art is
a comfortable kitchen
fully furnished for your needs. The door leads to the master room
with a king size bed, large
storage space, cable TV, its own full bathroom. This room leads to a
private terrace with hot tub.
and garden view.
Up a tropical wood stair you will find the other two private bedrooms.
Both have the same layout: 2
single beds, cable TV, storage space, a full bathroom. They both
share a little terrace with plants
and flowers.
All the spaces have air conditioned, and we keep everything spotless.
One floor is the solarium with a stunning view of the
Caribbean, a small pool and plenty
of lounge chairs to relax and enjoy he view.
In the living room are two sofa beds to accommodate 2 extra persons
if necessary.
activities and attractions in Playa del Carmen Yucatan
There are many things to do for all the family close to this spacious 3 bedroom
condo. The beach offers swimming,
sun bathing, playing with the powdery sand
Snorqueling, scuba
Diving (there are several diving shops very near the apartment),
sailing, parachuting, fishing...
It is the perfect occasion to reconnect with your kids and your loved
The 5th avenue you will find fancy or relaxed places to enjoy good
food, great places to have a
margarita or a beer, some of the best night clubs in the region.
Shopping in Playa is a wonderful
experience. You will find typical goods as well as famous brands at
duty free prices.
Around Playa del Carmen you will also find many exciting activities
like horseback riding on the
beach, ATV, eco parks, water parks, Mayan Ruins, beautiful beaches...
we can help you plan you trip
so you make the most out of it with good prices.
vacation rental rates
Rates 2014-2015 Nightly weekly
- 06 Jan to 30 Apr, 2014 $1612.00
- 01 May to 30 Jun, 2014 $208.00 usd $1312.00
- 01 Jul to 31 Aug, 2014 $1309.00
- 01 Sept to 17 Dic, 2014 $208.00 usd $1312.00
- 19 Dic to 05 Jan, 2015 $2457.00
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"Once upon a time there was a girl who served pizza in a rat costume. That was me." So begins the fairy tale of Ashley Hannigan, keen observer of her kingdom. No, it's not Cinderella and her stepsisters, and it's not wretched work doing chores while stepsisters go to the ball. Ashley's real-world torments include a lousy job at EZ-CHEEZ-E, a home life where "noise tied the house together like duct tape around a busted water heater," and the road to the ball—the prom—is paved with a series of unfortunate events, related with such humor and good spirits that readers will attend her all the way to her fateful appearance.
Not that Ashley ever wanted to go to the prom, and not that she could go even if she wanted to; she has too many detentions, and the principal is on her case. But her best friend Natalia Shulmensky wants to go; she's been waiting for this all of her life. And Ashley's organizing abilities and expertise at bossing people around pull her into helping Nat plan the big night.
Stolen prom money, a broken leg, an injured foot, a ruined dress, a missing grandmother and police at the castle gates make the best laid plans a challenge for the most earnest of planners. But Nat's pink notebook contains a vision of grandeur brought to life, and Ashley is determined to pull it off.
Perhaps the girls puking in the bathroom or performing oral sex behind the bleachers detract from the aura, but overall it is a magical night for Ashley. Even if the underwear model is lured away by a girl "whose dress was cut so low she was showing nipple," it is a night to remember, a celebration of the normal kids. As Anderson says in her acknowledgments, this books serves as a "rowdy shout-out to all the 'normal' kids . . . nobody ever writes about."
Laurie Halse Anderson's Prom is laugh-out-loud funny, and older teenagers will find themselves passing this book around and reading the funniest scenes to each other. This novel is sure to be a big hit, though language and subject matter aim it at older readers. Copyright 2005 BookPage Reviews.
Horn Book Guide Reviews 2005 Fall
Ashley Hannigan is more concerned with finding an apartment with her boyfriend than with the one night that has all the other kids at her urban high school enthralled. But when the event is threatened, Ashley single-handedly saves the prom in between exhausting shifts at the pizza place. Few adolescent girls will be able to resist Anderson's modern fairy tale. Copyright 2005 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
Horn Book Magazine Reviews 2005 #2
Anderson's new novel weaves the singular spell of senior prom, captivating even jaded, street-smart, practical-minded Ashley Hannigan. Ashley, one of the "normal kids [who] weren't going to college, no matter what anybody said," is more concerned with finding an apartment with her boyfriend, T.J., than with the one night of romance that has all the other kids at her urban high school enthralled. The prom is suddenly threatened, however, when first a teacher steals all the funds and then Ashley's best friend (and head of the prom committee) breaks a leg; Ashley single-handedly saves the prom in between exhausting shifts at the EZ-CHEEZ-E restaurant. Despite her heroics, Ashley's unserved detentions and a malicious vice-principal conspire to keep her away on the big night, while her over-involved but loving family will do anything to get her there. The novel is set in a working-class Philadelphia neighborhood, but Ashley and her friends could be any American teens, less defined by their background than by their dreams. Ashley's poor academic performance is hard to reconcile with her intelligence and ambition, though Anderson offers a credible distraction in the charming (but unreliable) T.J. In allowing herself a little magic and fantasy, Ashley begins to see a different kind of happy ending to her life after graduation. Few adolescent girls will be able to resist Anderson's modern fairy tale. Copyright 2005 Horn Book Magazine Reviews.
Kirkus Reviews 2005 January #2
Ashley thinks of herself as a normal kid: best friend next door, hot, but unreliable dropout boyfriend, parents a bit spacey, and a household barely hanging in there. She's not into the prom the way her best friend Natalia is, so when it nearly gets cancelled because a teacher has absconded with all the money, Ashley is not prepared for Nat's approach. Nat figures they can still have a prom, if they beg for stuff and get teachers to help and bribe the custodial staff and so on. Rather against her will, Ashley gets sucked into the lists in Nat's pink notebook. It delights her very pregnant mom; it makes dealing with all those detentions and uncompleted assignments even more of a chore; it focuses Nat's slightly addled Russian grandmother on dressmaking; and calls Ashley's hilarious aunts to the fore. Modern teen life just outside Philadelphia is vividly drawn in Ashley's first-person tale, and it's both screamingly funny and surprisingly tender. It's also full of sly throwaway references: oaths taken on a copy of Lord of the Rings instead of a Bible, Ash's dad singing Aerosmith, accounts that read, "he was all . . . I was all . . . then he was all." Expect teen readers to be quoting aloud to each other, and giggling. (Fiction. YA) Copyright Kirkus 2005 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved.
Publishers Weekly Reviews 2005 January #4
Ashley Hannigan has her future all planned out. She'll graduate by the skin of her teeth (if she can serve the detentions she's racked up and pay her overdue book fines), and then she'll move into an apartment with her 19-year-old dropout boyfriend, T.J. The last thing on Ashley's mind is Senior Prom... but that's before a crisis hits Carceras High. After Miss Crane, the math teacher, embezzles all of the prom money, Ashley's best friend, Nat (short for Natalia), begs Ashley to help the prom committee. Before Ashley understands the full impact of what's happening, she finds herself leading a frenzied campaign to reorganize, finance and pull off a whole new prom in less than two weeks' time. This energetic novel, narrated by Ashley, offers snappy commentary about high-school life, and some priceless scenes, one of which features Ashley (who had planned to skip the dance) being barraged by hand-me-down gowns from well-meaning relatives (none of which fit). Ashley shines brightly as the heroine who saves the prom, but memorable supporting characters-Ashley's very pregnant mother (expecting her fifth child), an entourage of loud Irish aunts, and Natalia's Russian grandmother, who has Alzheimer's and a taste for canned ravioli-also add sparkle. Whether or not readers have been infected by prom fever themselves, they will be enraptured and amused by Ashley's attitude-altering, life-changing commitment to a cause. Ages 12-up. (Mar.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
Publishers Weekly Reviews 2006 February #1
"This energetic novel, narrated by Ashley, offers snappy commentary about high-school life, and some priceless scenes," wrote PW . Ages 14-up. (Feb.)[Page 72]. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.


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The Heritage Center located at the University of Dubuque will be presenting Charlotte's Web, performed by Theatreworks USA, on Friday, March 28, 2014 at 7 p.m.
The production is based on E.B. White's loving story of friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a little gray spider named Charlotte.
The story explores bravery, selfless love, and the true meaning of friendship.
Tickets for Charlotte's Web can be purchased now at the Farber Box Office, Monday through Friday from 12 p.m. To 5:30 p.m. at the Heritage Center located at the University of Dubuque. Tickets are also available for sale by phone at 563-585-show or online at www.dbq.edu/heritagecenter.


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Talented actors like Samuel L. Jackson, Angela Bassett and David Alan Grier can be seen on Broadway performing for various shows.
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Government records show just in the month of November, Americans tried to buy 2 million guns.
There are nearly 130,000 licensed firearms dealers in the United States. 51,000 are retail gun stores according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Compare that to: 37,000 grocery stores, 14,000 McDonald's restaurants, and 13,000 Starbucks stores nationwide.
That means there two times more gun stores than McDonalds and Starbucks combined.
On Black Friday when many shoppers were looking for the deal of the year, potential gun buyers were out in full force setting a record for the second consecutive year.
On that single day, the FBI reported that its call centers were flooded with more than 154,000 calls from firearms dealers requesting background checks--a 20% increase from last year. The increase is believed to have been driven by fears that President Obama and other lawmakers would tighten gun control laws.
Also, the FBI's statistics show that there were more than 16.8 million background checks for gun purchases in 2012. The highest number recorded to date.
Chicago has the highest homicide rate among youth in the country and most are killed by gunfire.
According to the ATF, there are approximately 113,000 registered weapons in the state of Illinois.
Gun retailers in Newtown and around the country say the massacre has sparked a surge in gun sales over the weekend, some reporting multiple requests for the AR-15 style rifle used by Adam Lanza.
As seen in the past, it is not uncommon to see an increase in gun sales following a mass shooting. In fact, after the massacre in the Colorado movie theatre, the state reportedly approved background checks for 43% more people than the week before.
Industry experts say the spike in sales is motivated by self-defense. In the meantime, the CDC reports more than 30,000 lives are lost every year to gun violence.
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Two residents have been charged with arson after an extra-alarm fire started in their South Shore apartment building Friday night, causing a roof to collapse and displacing ten people, including five children.
Danielle Gardner, 21, and Dwayne Kohler, 27, both of the 8000 block of South Marquette Avenue, were each charged with one felony count of residential arson, police said.
Gardner was held in lieu of $150,000 bond, according to the Cook County Sheriff's office.
The fire started about 6:40 p.m. Friday in a two-story apartment building in the 8000 block of South Marquette Avenue and was elevated to a two-alarm blaze when the roof collapsed, Fire Media Affairs said.
A mayday response indicating firefighters are in distress was called after the roof collapsed, but all firefighters were located unharmed, the fire department said.
There were no injuries but five adults and five children who lived in the building were displaced, according to the fire department.
The blaze was controlled by 7:30 p.m., the fire department said.
Gardner and Kohler were arrested Friday after being accused of soaking a garbage can full of debris with lighter fluid, setting it on fire and placing it against the building, police said.
The girlfriend and boyfriend set fire to the building after arguing with family members, police said. Kohler suffered facial injuries as family members attempted to detain him for police.
He was initially taken to South Shore Hospital where he was treated and released, police said. Kohler was then transferred to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County.
Gardner's next court date is scheduled for Friday. Bond information for Kohler was not immediately available.
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Open days and events
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7-10 August 2014 | Mature students
Mature Students' Summer School - BOOKING CLOSED
A residential long weekend for adult learners to explore what the University of Cambridge and higher education in general can offer. Suitable for those who hold, are currently studying, or are planning on studying, appropriate academic qualifications.
13 September 2014 | Mature students
Mature Students' Application Support Day
Designed to offer advice and support to mature students who are considering making an application to Cambridge.
24 September 2014 | Foster carers and professionals working with children in care
Insight Day
Find out about the benefits of a university education, the application process, financial and pastoral support available, and be advised as to how to support young people in their education and aspirations.


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Report Shows Farmer�s Share of Retail Food Dollar
The latest Farmer's Share report was released by National Farmers Union Monday. NFU says the report is based on calculations derived from the monthly Agriculture Prices report from USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service and compared to price points of common grocery food items at a Washington, D.C. Safeway supermarket. Among the statistics in the January report - dairy farmers received $1.72 for a gallon of fat free milk that retailed at $4.19 and wheat farmers netted just 19-cents of the $2.99 retail price of a loaf of bread. NFU President Roger Johnson says the Farmer's Share shows the consumer that prices may increase in the grocery store - but the farmer isn't necessarily receiving extra income. He says that is critical information every consumer should be aware of. Johnson says it's also a reminder that the nation's family farmers and ranchers need certainty - and that the inability of Congress to pass the 2012 Farm Bill will directly impact their operations.
Farmer's Share is updated by NFU each month. For a look at the latest report - visit www dot NFU dot org slash farmers dash share (www.NFU.org/farmers-share).
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Did you know you could start saving on your electricity bill NOW by leasing a solar system? Solar Leasing is designed to help you be environmentally friendly in a manner you can afford. Different plans, including one with $0 money down, can get your solar project started! You will receive many benefits by installing a SANYO Solar system.
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As soon as your system is up and running, you will begin to see and experience first-hand the financial benefits of a solar system. If your current electric bill is $100 or more per month, a solar system can help offset the cost of electricity. In most cases, the monthly payments on a Solar Lease combined with your newly reduced electric bill will most likely be less than or equal to your current monthly bill.
My electric bill is about $250 a month – it seems to be increasing every month. A solar panel system seemed to make sense except for the upfront cost. Both my wife and I work but with two kids in college we're strapped for cash. When the SANYO installer explained how the lease works there was no doubt that this was the way to go! No money down and save about $80 a month right from the start! It's a no-brainer! Now my monthly electricity bill is expected to be $59 and my lease payment is $109 so my monthly outlay is $168. Do the math – I'm saving money! And SANYO guarantees the amount of power produced will be what it says on the rating plate!- John (Phoenix, Arizona)
My electric bill was soaring and I was looking for a way to cut it down while keeping the lifestyle I was used to. I thought of installing solar but was scared by the cost and not having the money to pay for it. I heard about the Solar Leasing program and am I glad I did. I signed up for the 10% down program, which was a minimal amount. In the first year I saved almost $1000! It's projected that I can save over $50,000 over 20 years. Why doesn't everyone have solar? It makes sense!- Beth (Honolulu, Hawaii)
I moved into this home last year and just signed up for the Solar Leasing program. I heard that the SANYO panels are highly rated and my installer showed me how by using SANYO I could have less panels (means less cost to me!). My installer, Rick, also explained how the lease works – with no money down I could have the system installed and I'd start saving money in the first month! Also, they cover the maintenance on the panels so I don't have to worry about that. I'm the envy of my neighborhood.- Carl (Palm Springs, CA)


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I found this great non profit organization this morning through an email from the folk's over at OXO. :)
Cookies for Kids' Cancer was founded by two parents' whose son, Liam was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma. They learned that the main reason that over 25% of kids diagnosed with cancer don't survive is because of a lack of effective therapies. The lack of effective therapy is due, in large part, to a lack of funding. Liam's parents were looking for a way to support the development of new and better treatments by finding a simple and easy way for people to get involved and spread the word. They held a bake sale, with a goal of selling 96,000 cookies. Gretchen had a simple idea and a larger-than-life goal. After the involvement of families with children affected by Neuroblastoma, and the help of so many people in the community, they had sold ALL 96,000 cookies and raised $400,000 for pediatric cancer research.
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The OXO limited edition "Good Cookie" Spatula helps fund pediatric cancer research. OXO has committed up to $100,000 in 2011 to Cookies for Kids' Cancer, an organization close to our hearts. Find out more about our partnership with Cookies for Kids' Cancer here.
Etched with an inspirational message that serves as a reminder to "Be a Good Cookie", the Cookie Spatula combines the strength of stainless steel with the advantages of silicone. Great for non-stick cookware and bakeware, the Spatula's thin, flexible edge glides easily beneath all foods and is the perfect size for getting between cookies on a crowded baking sheet or removing one brownie at a time from the pan.
With a rounded corner that's great for getting sticky dough out of a spoon and an angled handle that keeps your hand away from fragile foods and hot dishes, the Cookie Spatula makes a perfect companion for every baker.
What Does Your Support Do?
"Through The Cookies for Kids' Cancer Foundation, your support and donations will help scientists and top pediatric oncologists at leading Pediatric Cancer Centers accelerate and deepen their investigation into new and less toxic therapies in an all out effort to save the lives of innocent children. "
And Most Importantly, You Help These Little Guys Out :)
And many others whose stories you can find here :)
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La-a: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name La-a
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I think this is a very unique spelling. A lot of explaining would go into pronouncing it though.
I heard the story of Ladasha from my friend's brother. In the version I heard, it spelled La-ha, and La-ha was a student at a school. There was some sort of parent-teacher meeting before the school-year started, and the teacher read La-ha's name from the list, and did her best to pronounce it. La-ha's mom laughed (a sort of that's-so-cute way) and explained, "Oh no no, you pronounce the dash."
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Local Anesthesia: A Hands-On Training Program
Monday-Wednesday, May 12-14, 2014
School of Dentistry
Lynda J. Young Conference Room
(Room 6-410 Moos Health Sciences Tower)
515 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Moos HS Tower is located on the East Bank of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Campus, at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Harvard Street SE
Final registration will begin at 7:30 AM on Monday.
Continental breakfast will be available during registration on Monday and on each subsequent day.
The program will run from 8:00 AM to 5:15PM on Monday and Tuesday, and from 8:30 AM to 4:45 PM on Wednesday.
There will be 15-minute refreshment breaks mid-morning and mid-afternoon.
Lunch is included and will be served between 12:00 to 12:45 PM on Monday and from 12:15 to 1:00 PM on Tuesday and Wednesday.
If you have special dietary needs or are disabled and have special needs, please contact us at least two weeks prior to the program date.
What to Wear
We suggest that you bring a jacket or sweater to help you adjust to the seemingly inevitable changes in meeting room temperature.
Refund Policy
A full refund will be issued if you cancel at least one month (30 total days) before the program. If you cancel less than 30 days prior to the program, $100 will be deducted from your refund. For registrations charged to your credit card the refund will be credited to your account. No cash refunds will be issued on charged registrations.
Please Note
Pregnant women are asked not to participate in this course. Injection techniques will be practiced on each other.
Special Instructions
The School of Dentistry will provide non-latex gloves, masks, and protective eyewear with side shields. The School of Dentistry will provide overgarments that comply with OSHA standards for infectious disease control and general safety. Your clinic attire must include pants and closed-toe leather shoes.
The local anesthesia course is designed as a three-day unit with a total of 2 hours of study outside of the classroom. You will receive the text, Handbook of Local Anesthesia by Stanley Malamed prior to the course if you wish to review head and neck anatomy, medical history considerations and local anesthesia techniques prior to the course. However, it is not required that you study prior to the course.
Parking is available in the Washington Avenue Ramp. The Washington Avenue Ramp is located at Washington Ave. SE and Harvard St. SE.
You will need to push the button on the stationary box in order to receive a parking slip and activate the gate. Detailed instructions for exiting the ramp will be provided during the program. Parking charges will be billed to Continuing Dental Education.
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PLEASE NOTE: If you park anywhere besides the Washington Ave. Ramp, you will be responsible for the parking fees.
The Commons Hotel Guests Only: If you are staying at the Commons Hotel (formerly the Radisson University Hotel), we encourage that you make parking reservations directly with the hotel. We cannot validate parking for overnight stays. Validated parking is only available during course hours.
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Important Access Information: The School of Dentistry and the Washington Avenue Parking Ramp are easily accessible even though light-rail construction is underway on campus. Directions and maps are available at http://www.dentistry.umn.edu/dentalce/access/index.htm
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Avolites' new Diamond 4 Elite console makes its UK debut on Da Boyz, a new energy-fuelled rap musical that's taking audiences by storm at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. Da Boyz is a new urban performance musical based on Rodgers and Hart's The Boys from Syracuse, adapted by DJ Excalibah, MC Skolla (from Hip-Hop Duo Dirty Diggers), and Ultz, who also directs. For the first time in musical theatre history, the rights were gained to update a musical still held in copyright. Da Boyz marks the end of the celebrations of Richard Rodgers' centenary year, bringing the magic of his music to a young audience through hip-hop, R&B, and garage remixes. Theatre Royal Stratford East is committed to the revitalization of musical theatre and bringing it into the sphere of current popular culture, and Da Boyz is the first of a series of projects bringing urban music to Theatre Royal's stage.
Da Boyz has a raw, minimalist set, and director Ultz wanted it to look and feel like a hip hop concert. Consequently, lighting is vital to setting the mood, tone, and ambience of each scene. Lighting designer Dan Cook approached the show with a dual vision, lighting it both as a club night and a theatre show. He combined the two very different operational modes of club freestyling with a strict theatrical cue structure. He was also aware that the theatre-trained operators would need a familiar setup.
Cook specified the D4 Elite soon after he was approached to light the show. He had been involved in the D4 Elite's final software beta-testing and relished the opportunity to utilize the full power and flexibility of the latest Avolites creation. The designer used Martin Professional MAC 250+s and MAC 300s supplied by Entec for the primary effects lighting, plus house conventionals including ETC Source Fours, fresnels, and cyclights, all hung on the house bars and run off the D4 Elite.
Before the start of Da Boyz, Avolites made a console available to Cook, enabling him to set up, visualize, and programme his lighting ideas for the show without even being in the theatre. The LD made full use of new functions like the Cue List, which allows shapes from the Avolites Shape Generator to be included into cues and chases. Other D4 Elite features are Fixture % Overlap, allowing the easy creation of beam or color ripple effects using single cues, by staggering the start of each fixture's fade, and Chase Step % Overlap, enabling different chase steps to run into each other for fluid, trippy, liquid effects.
Cook maintains that for all the new console's functionality and aesthetics, it still feels and behaves very much like an Avo desk. Avolites was very aware during the extensive R&D period that some fundamental, classic Avo elements should be maintained. The tactility, hands-on feel, and playback accessibility of the new consoles was paramount.
Everything from cues, chases, and scenes to the dimmers can be named on the D4 Elite. Cook took full advantage of this, and used dual LCD monitor displays to view all fixtures and dimmers all the time. A new, improved Off function means the operator can hit Chase, Memory, or Cue and easily switch off whatever they want--ideal for fast modifying on the fly. The desk also has an in-built Avolites Visualiser system, which can be run simultaneously to the console. Being Windows XP-based, software or personality upgrades are easily installed either via floppy disk, CD-R or the Internet.
Cook's operating crew at Stratford East loves the console for its explicit labeling facilities, allowing cue numbers plus other information to be added into a cue display for easy recognition. The cue system also allows cues to be easily cut, pasted, and swapped around to anywhere else on the console that's convenient for the show's operation. Cues can be run on the preset fader banks if desired. The day-to-day lighting operation is being looked after by various Stratford East operators under chief lighting director Stuart Saunders.
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New Beat Fund birthed when a piggy bank with the words "New Beat Fund" encrypted on it was catapulted into the facade of a corporate building. Everything New Beat Fund is done 100% by New Beat Fund: Burnie Baker, Fat Snapz Lalib, Buttonwill McKill, and Silky Johnson. No need for specificity. Vibe some tunes, whether you're coolin' with your gurl or partying with your friends, their music is for everyone. Have a good time, that's what they're doing.


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Original post made on Nov 12, 2009
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 8:10 PM
on Nov 12, 2009 at 8:48 am
Seems as though will all the money Washington is throwing around, someone should be looking into (or lobbying for) Federal funds. Great amounts of money is being given away for "green" projects around the country.
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Seems pretty interesting idea and i think that this idea if it works than it would be one of the successful ideas to overcome the economic slowdown.
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State Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens says the people of Georgia have a lot of questions about Obamacare.
"We're getting calls into our call center saying, hey, I can't get on the website, and our response is, you know, we don't have anything to do with it. That is totally the federal government," Hudgens says.
Georgia is one of 26 states that is not running a state health exchange for Obamacare. Hudgens says he advised Governor Nathan Deal on that decision, and now that the Federal Health Exchange is having problems, Hudgens stands by his advice.
"I'm not an Obamacare fan at all. I think it's going to destroy capitalism. I think it's going to destroy free enterprise and so, why would I do anything to try to make it successful," he says.
Wednesday night, Hudgens told the CSRA Republican Women's Club that he thinks insurance premiums, co-pays and deductibles will all going up because of Obamacare, and he says the people most affected by the increases will by young people.
"No person can be charged more than 3 times more than any other person for the same product. And so the younger people who have generally been paying 1/7 of what the elderly pay, are now going to be able to pay 1/3. And so, what they are going to do is raise the young people's premiums," he says.
As for the enrollment numbers released by the White House, Hudgens says his office came up with different numbers.
"Only 536 people in the entire state of Georgia, were successfully able to go through from the original interface with the website, all the way through to selecting a product," he says.
And while some officials are hoping to repeal or defund Obamacare, Hudgens says there's no need for either.
"I think that they whole thing is going to collapse, just because it was so poorly written," he says.
About 106,000 Americans enrolled for new health plans during October. Health officials had initially projected close to 500,000 people to enroll in the first month.
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"Deathly Hallows: Part 2" Nominated for Five Empire AwardsDH Film
The Empire Awards, which will be held on March 25th in London, have given "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" five nominations:
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- The Art of 3D (which will award the movie that best utilized 3D)
- Best Actor (Daniel Radcliffe)
- Best Director (David Yates)
- Best Film
In the category of Best Actor, Radcliffe will compete against Harry Potter alum Gary Oldman (Sirius Black) for his role in the film "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy."
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i use ProgressNotification to identify network broke.
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Denmark/Norway/UK | 2013 | Documentary | Indonesian w/English subtitles
Run Time: 120 minutes
Film source: Drafthouse Films
Sponsors: Planet Hardwood & Burlington College
You have never seen a film like this one. Director Joshua Oppenheimer interviews the leaders of Indonesian death squads, who were collectively responsible for the deaths of millions of Communists, leftists and ethnic Chinese in 1965 and 1966. But he doesn't just interview them. As the ambiguous title of the film suggests, he lets them re-enact their crimes and even invites them to write, perform and film skits dramatizing their murders in the style of the American movies they love. This film is about the power of moviemaking and storytelling, sometimes cathartic, sometimes destructive, always illuminating. And, incredibly, you will also find yourself laughing occasionally.
Director's statement: The film is fundamentally about how we as human beings use storytelling to create our reality, to justify our actions, and to cope, or to escape from even our most bitter and painful truths. We can commit any kind of crime if we have a story to justify it.
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Wearing summer's bright jewel tones. Blind Clothing one-shoulder dress, SM Accessories bag and bracelet, Asian Vogue peep-toe heels, My Gilded Nest earrrings, Dickies sunnies.
Hype this on Lookbook here, and Chictopia here. I prefer to just wear a few items at a time these days, instead of having on so many layers. Part of my aim to simplify life, perhaps.
Best thing about this season? You can wear your favorite hues and pretty much get away with it. I just love color!
This is what I wore to a casual meeting today. Since it was a hot afternoon, I thought I'd go all summery chic, wear a lot of brights and bare a little skin.
Speaking of bare, I didn't have the time or patience to do full-on makeup, so I just brushed on a little blush, put on some red lipstick and left the rest of my face alone. There's a lot going on in my outfit already, plus sunnies make great concealers anyway. Haha.
Pulled my hair into a messy bun because it's the easiest lazy hair style to pull off, especially when your hair is the naturally wavy type that doesn't like to be combed.
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Ithaca, N.Y. - February 2, 2013 - The Springfield College women's gymnastics team finished second in a tri-meet with Cortland and Ithaca on Saturday afternoon. The Pride totaled 183.800 on the afternoon, with Lauren Pocius capturing the all-around title.
Cortland finished first with a mark of 185.425, followed by the Pride's team score. Ithaca took third with a 181.725, marking the second-straight week that Springfield has bested the Bombers.
Pocius posted a score of 37.300 to win the all-around, while teammate Abby Clark finished second after totaling a 36.550.
On the vault, Kristin Feliu had a breakout performance as she scored a 9.525 to place third. Pocius finished as the runner-up in the uneven parallel bars after posting a 9.550.
The balance beam saw Springfield have three of the top five finishers. Clark's 9.550 was good enough for a tie for second, while Pocius placed fourth with a 9.325. Nicole Caradonna rounded out the top five with a 9.200.
Brittany Baglow tallied the Pride's best mark on the floor exercise, a sixth-place score of 9.375.
Next Sunday, Springfield will compete at Brown with Cortland, Bridgeport, and Rhode Island College.


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Hike in the footsteps of the Incas to the iconic ruins of Machu Picchu
Our trek along the legendary Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is one of the world's classic adventures, a four-day pilgrimage echoing the ceremonial journeys of the ancient Incas. History unfolds before us as we hike up and down steep stone staircases past long-abandoned villages and temples that can only be reached on foot, each ruin more impressive than the last, until we arrive at South America's most awe-inspiring archaeological site, the enigmatic stone citadel of Machu Picchu. Only a limited number of travelers are allowed to make this trek each year, and MTS knows how to do it right. We've been leading treks and tours in Peru since 1969, and our trip leaders—all natives of the region or long-standing residents—are the best in the business. Our Inca Trail experience is unlike any other, with two nights at Machu Picchu and ample time before the trek to acclimatize and explore evocative Inca monuments and out-of-the-way villages near Cusco. This tour is one of our most popular trips (with good reason!), so be sure to book early.
4 days moderate to strenuous hiking at medium elevation (max. 13,776')
- See the best of Peru with the Andean adventure experts since 1969!
- Make the classic 4-day hike on the famous Inca Trail, following in the footsteps of the Incas—one of the world's great treks!
- Explore the enigmatic stone ruins of Machu Picchu, South America's most awe-inspiring archaeological site, and spend two nights at the footsteps of the famous citadel
- Visit the major Inca forts and monuments around Cusco, the charming, fascinating ancient capital of the Incas
Duration: 10 days Start Location: Lima End Location: LimaDownload Detailed Itinerary
BRIEF Itinerary
Day 1 : Arrive in Cusco, via Lima
Meet in Lima, Peru, and fly to Cuzco (11,200'). Afternoon tour of the city, a chance to acclimatize to the heady altitude. Overnight at Cusco's Palacio del Inka.
Day 2 : Inca ruins in the Cusco area
Visit the nearby Inca ruins: the stone fortress of Sacsayhuaman, the zigzag channels of Kenko, and the water fountains of Tambo Machay.
Day 3 : Chinchero, Maras & Moray
Visit the market town of Chinchero and the ancient agricultural terraces of Moray. Warm-up hike from Maras to the floor of the Urubamba Valley past the evaporative salt pans of Salinas.
Day 4 : Visit Ollantaytambo and begin trek
After exploring the fortress-temple of Ollantaytambo, site of a spectacular Spanish defeat in 1537, we'll begin our Inca Trail trek to Machu Picchu. We'll arrive at Machu Picchu in the afternoon of the fourth trekking day, and overnight at the Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel.
Day 5 : Cross the Warmiwanusqa Pass
Continue trekking the Inca Trail over the Warmiwanusqa Pass (13,776'), then descending to Pacamayo (11,800').
Day 6 : Phuyupatamarca
Continue trek, crossing over Runkuraqay Pass (12,900') and then a third (and last!) pass to camp at Phuyupatamarca (11,906').
Day 7 : Arrive at mysterious Machu Picchu
Trek from Phuyupatamarca to the centerpiece of our adventure: Machu Picchu!
Day 8 : Machu Picchu
Early morning comprehensive tour of the ruins, followed by lunch at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Hotel. Afternoon to explore on your own in Machu Picchu or enjoy the amenities of our hotel (including its wonderful spa!).
Day 9 : Machu Picchu and return to Cusco
Free morning with possible local hikes. Afternoon return to Cuzco by train.
Day 10 : Fly home
Fly to Lima, afternoon free. Depart from Lima.
DATES: Best time to go: April - September Departures: No group departures scheduled. Private departures are available on the dates of your choice, pending availablity. Call us for details.
2014 Prices
$400 internal airfare (subject to change)
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Facing the Sun Temple "Koricancha," this romantic, personalized hotel is a traveler's favorite, reaching 11th place on Condé Nast Traveler's list of top South American hotels. Rooms furnished in a classic, traditional style ensure the hotel maintains its serene character despite its central location.
Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel
A luxury boutique hotel just steps from the train, but a secluded natural paradise. Located in the small town of Aguas Calientes on the banks of the Urubamba River, the Pueblo Hotel was rated by Travel + Leisure readers as a top 500 hotel of the world in 2006. Rustic elegance distinguishes the private bungalows, each with its own fireplace, and the lush gardens are home to orchids, exotic birds and other flora and fauna.
Casa Andina Private Collection—Miraflores
The Casa Andina Private Collection—Miraflores hotel is the top of its class in every aspect. Once the Miraflores César's, Lima's fondly remembered, original five-star hotel, this modern icon was dramatically transformed in 2008 into the capital's newest luxury hotel. Its quintessential Limeño flavor reverberates in the exquisite art collection of contemporary local artists and prized colonial-era antiques, in both public spaces and accommodations.
The 17-story hotel, with views over Miraflores and the Pacific coast, offers 148 sophisticated, contemporary luxury rooms and suites, with soundproofing and LCD flatscreen TVs in every room. First-class amenities include a heated, covered pool and breezy terrace, gymnasium with the latest exercise equipment, prestigious Joop salon & massage room, business center, and 5 multimedia-equipped corporate event & meeting rooms.
Properties shown are representative of the accommodations we use on this trip, may not be inclusive of all accommodations we use, and are subject to change.
Expert leadership is the key to an exciting, unforgettable experience. Our trips feature gifted leaders for whom leading trips is a true vocation. Besides showing you wonders you'd never find on your own, they make sure everything runs smoothly and safely without a hitch. They are knowledgeable about all aspects of your trip, and take great pleasure in sharing their insights with you. More than just guides, they positively elevate your experience by being teachers, companions, and the best of friends. You'll be in good hands with them every step of the way.
Manolo Lazo
Manolo Lazo is one of Peru's most experienced adventure travel guides, with more than 15 years of experience leading treks and whitewater rafting trips. A resident of Cusco, Manolo is well versed in the rich history of the Andes as well as the classic trekking routes that follow the ancient Inca trade paths. His knowledge of the country, its people, and traditions add immensely to your appreciation of the trip. Manolo is fluent in English as well as Spanish, and conversant in Quechua—the historic language of the Incas, and he has a gift for instilling confidence in every trekker.
Manuel Luna
Manuel started out as a field assistant with Mountain Travel Sobek more than 20 years ago, and is now considered one of the finest trek and tour leaders in Peru. Manuel graduated with a degree in agriculture and raises white corn on a farm in a valley near Cusco.


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4.22/5 rDev +11.1%
A - Incredibly dark and beautiful. A short browned head with low lacing. I love the fact that it was from the cask so the bartender basically pumped it out of the tap. Smooth pour too.
S - A nice smokey smell with hints of nuts and other things I can't name. Mostly just smokey and crisp.
T - Excellent. The cask temp was perfect for the porter. It was smooth and you could taste all of the flavor. It had a very nice smokiness that rolled into a bite as it went down. I don't know how to say it, but somehow it was very complex but simple at the same time. I think that would mean a great balance which it did have.
M - The natural carbonation from the cask was perfect. Just the right tingle without interrupting any flavor. The porter still seemed lite and easy thanks to the warmer temp so everything balanced out nice.
D - I could drink it all night. As lite as the beer tasted it still sat heavily and warmly in my stomach which I liked. The balance of the nuts and hops and everything else was so nice I could drink this with no remorse.
I loved this beer. Got it at the Magnolia pub here in San Francisco. Straight out of the cask and into my glass. This was one of the most balanced porters I've ever had.
Will drink again, without a doubt.
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3.48/5 rDev -8.4%
Still brown pour from the cask. Smells of English yeast and not much else.
Taste is mildly sweet, old aged wood, mild chocolate malt, yeasty mustyness. Really comes across as an English porter far more than an American, but maybe having it on cask was what really is making me lean in this direction. Some definite smoky notes from it, not the smokiest beer, but about the smokiest non rauchbier or without the name "smoked" in the title of the beer.
There isn't much texture or viscosity to the beer, but that doesn't make it any quicker of a drink. Sometimes challenging in a good way, sometimes not, but it was an interesting pathway!
01-02-2012 03:43:52 | More by Beerandraiderfan
4.28/5 rDev +12.6%
This arrived very dark, with little head to speak of. The lacing was minimal as well.
The smell was subdued and almost plain, but the taste was anything but that. It really sticks amongst other porters that I've had recently, mostly because of an almost candy-like property. Roasted properties are in there too, but take a back seat.
The mouthfeel is lighter than expected but remains pleasing. Drinkability follows along similar lines.
10-08-2004 07:13:23 | More by watermelonman
Ontario (Canada)
4/5 rDev +5.3%
Enjoyed on tap at Magnolia. Awesome porter, although served on the cold side. Black with some brown head and brown lace.Roast aromas rght there. Bold flavours, with great coffee yet I am not a coffee drinker. Mild 30 IBU. Creamy big mouthfeel, though offset by somewhat much carbonation. Good drinkability. Some expresso.
05-30-2010 04:42:15 | More by Sammy
4/5 rDev +5.3%
02-22-2014 20:56:06 | More by jaydoc
4/5 rDev +5.3%
Reviewed from notes taken @ the brewpub on 3/3/06. Listed as 4.5% ABV.
Pours a very dark (almost black) brown with some ruby highlights. Has a thin tan head and mild lacing on the glass.
Aroma is dark and roasted, with an almost burnt smell. Mild cocoa hints as well.
Rich roasted and slightly burnt taste upfront. A mild cocoa taste follows as it finishes very clean.
Good carbonation and body for a low ABV brew.
Quite drinkable, a solid porter. This must have been a better batch than some of the previous reviewers had sampled.
03-07-2006 21:18:02 | More by MaltyGoodness
4.2/5 rDev +10.5%
Nice deep black color with a tan head that lasted. As seems typical with this brew pubs beers, lacing is sparse. Subtle roasted aroma is inviting. Ditto on the taste profile. Roasted flavor is understated, good solid malty backbone with a touch of hops. This is a porter to enjoy, a great quaffer, and cask to boot. Has a decidedly English feel to it. Nice.
01-25-2004 00:27:24 | More by Mark
3.25/5 rDev -14.5%
10-25-2013 05:08:50 | More by ygtbsm94
North Carolina
3.5/5 rDev -7.9%
06-19-2013 21:35:29 | More by AngusOg
3.78/5 rDev -0.5%
On-tap at Magnolia
A: The pour is a very dark brown, almost black, with some reddish highlights and a khaki colored head.
S: Very roasty, especially for a porter, with perhaps a bit of burnt sugar. There are some nice coffee aromas and I would say some bitter dark chocolate is in there as well. Maybe even a hint of licorice.
T: Once again, an intense roasted malt character to the beer. There's a moderate bitterness associated with that and a muted chocolate flavor. A pretty decent amount of coffee, too. This beer seems fairly dry.
M: The body is medium and so is the carbonation. As I said, pretty dry on the back end.
D: I'd actually consider drinking this again. I like this beer quite a bit, probably one of the better Magnolia beers.
12-27-2010 08:51:48 | More by womencantsail
3.25/5 rDev -14.5%
08-06-2012 06:49:10 | More by avaldivia
4.65/5 rDev +22.4%
This beer was served from cask at the brewery. There was little/no head on the porter, which saddened me and the color was really that of a deep english stout. The smell didn't give away much about the porter other than to give hints of that deep coffee taste that is now famous in West Coast porters. This beer shows itself to you upon tasting it; however. It tastes absolutely amazing and seems to have seasons in your mouth turning from coffee to chocolate to deep porter yeast. I firmly recommend trynig this, one of Magnolia's three or four best beers.
05-11-2004 17:22:22 | More by chugamugofsud
3.75/5 rDev -1.3%
05-03-2013 21:24:24 | More by brotherloco
3.5/5 rDev -7.9%
04-26-2013 04:12:29 | More by mhaugo
North Carolina
3.55/5 rDev -6.6%
Appearance: Nice black body with no head or lacing
Smell: A little bit of chocolate on the nose but otherwise subdued
Taste: Roasted chocolate/chicory malt flavors with a bitter hoppy finish
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with a nice cask feel
Drinkability: A pleasant sipper but a little underwhelming
03-25-2005 15:07:34 | More by brentk56
4/5 rDev +5.3%
On tap at Magnolia.
Appearance was absolutely black with short tan head. Absolutely no light passed through this.
Smell and taste was strong of coffee. Some bitter chocolate in there as well.
Very smooth mouthfeel.
Overall, a very decent beer. While somewhat a typical porter, I really enjoyed this one.
08-31-2011 04:06:04 | More by Northsider
3.79/5 rDev -0.3%
This is a review of Magnolia's Cole Porter porter brewed with Candy Cap mushrooms, on cask. Whew!
Pretty awesome combination.
Pours a coffee-cola color, minus foam. There's an enormous soy sauce aroma on this—a soy sauce bomb? I get a mouthful of soy sauce and sautéed mushrooms as I sip, in conjunction with a muted bitterness. It's a little off-kilter and needs some time to mellow out and work together but it has potential.
09-10-2013 06:51:49 | More by elNopalero
3.75/5 rDev -1.3%
05-07-2012 17:03:18 | More by baysider15
3.5/5 rDev -7.9%
01-23-2013 23:24:58 | More by oishiibiiru
3.88/5 rDev +2.1%
I (Wiseman Nick) split this with Wisewoman Liz yesterday afternoon. The following review was written using notes.
Served in a 20oz. nonic glass.
Appearance: Pitch black body with ashy-brown head on top. Though completely opaque, the body looked a little thin - similar to an Irish dry stout. The head was small and bubbly, but showed great retention and drug stingy lace.
Smell: Lots of roastiness here: roasted malt, black coffee, charred wood, etc. Bold, acidic, and harsh-natured; this one burned the nostrils a bit. Me likey.
Taste: The smell multiplied. Dark chocolate flakes join the party this time around. Burnt malts and black coffee abound. Finishes is like an iced French roast. Simple, yet totally delicious.
Mouthfeel: Kinda thin, very dry, and mellowly carbonated. Medium bodied, but robustly flavored. Cole Porter really gives the taste-buds a workout.
Drinkabilty: While I loved the taste of this beer, I don't know if I'd want a whole twenty ounces. The taste felt a little overpowering, and the feel bordered on harsh and acidic. I was very happy to split this, but I wouldn't order another.
08-20-2009 20:55:25 | More by ThreeWiseMen
3.7/5 rDev -2.6%
excellent porter to me, I am not usually a porter guy but this one was smoky and the color was pitch black.
Had this on tap at the brewery in san fran, and I enjoyed this beer thouroughly, I highly suggest the flight at this spot on haight in SF.
served in a taster glass, which by the way at magnolia the taster glasses are huge and you get 6 for 8 bucks.
01-24-2008 04:11:59 | More by Hollenbeck2
2.8/5 rDev -26.3%
A little dark in appearance for the style. There are hints of deep brown at the edges, but it's mostly black. It's got a thick, very dark brown had that looks pretty though.
Lots of roast in the nose; Smells like day-old coffee. A little too much smoke, though; it's slightly over-powering. There are faint chocolate and raisin flavors that would be richer if not for the smokiness.
Very heavy on the smoky taste; like a half porter/half rauchbier.
It's a little over-carbonated for the style.
I'd buy it for something different every once in a while, but it's not really what I look for in a porter.
09-09-2007 19:26:12 | More by bboven
4/5 rDev +5.3%
11-22-2012 02:26:16 | More by t0rin0
4.25/5 rDev +11.8%
I had this about a week ago and it was delectable. Poured a yummy black color with a nice, albeit thin, head with minimal lacing.
This cask-conditioned porter was amazing and tasted better than its brother on tap. Notes of cocoa and other things I can't remember because I didn't take notes. Also a bit of roasted malts on the back end of this tasty beverage. It paired amazing with my portabella burger and I highly recommend checking it out.
10-23-2007 18:25:18 | More by deBeers
4/5 rDev +5.3%
Served on tap 07/04/10.
A- Poured a rich, deep, dark brown with 1 1/2 fingers of eggshell colored head.
S- Roasted coffee, faint chocolate, malt.
T/M- Roasted coffee, rich, airy, creamy, like it had a little sprinkle of bittersweet chocolate. This paired really well with the whole wheat pancakes I had for brunch.
D- I could have had many more of these. It was great and I can't wait to go back when I get the chance.
Really superb, I wish that they had not been out of the casked cole porter. I really wanted to try that as well.
07-07-2010 02:36:28 | More by Duttonic
Cole Porter from Magnolia Pub & Brewery
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- sleeps 8
- pool yes
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Our luxurious Penthouse suite is located right on the Las Vegas Strip directly within the MGM Grand Casino Complex at the Signature Hotel tower. Our Penthouse suite offers a panoramic view of the strip including the newly built City Center. The view is even more spectacular on the suite's private balcony overlooking the strip. The Penthouse suite has been outfitted with a Jacuzzi bathtub, deluxe king size beds with exquisite Egyptian cotton sheets, a flat screen plasma TV, free WiFi Internet access, DVD/CD player, Ipod port, granite/marble surfaces, stainless steel kitchen appliances, luxury linens, towels, bathroom amenities, and 11 ft ceilings. The Signature at MGM Grand is a Las Vegas luxury condo hotel with all the amenities of a luxury hotel and all the space of a private condo. From the private gated entrance, free valet parking, and 24-hour Concierge services to the gourmet in-suite dining and private balcony, you will totally enjoy your vacation in our luxurious Penthouse Suite (1100sq ft) with its spectacular strip view. As our guest at the MGM you will have free access to all the facilities and amenities of the enormous MGM Casino Complex and the luxury facilities of the Signature condo hotel. This includes free access to the Signature hotel's three secluded private pools and to MGM's enormous Wet Republic pool complex, valet parking and the the fitness center are also free for our guests. The MGM/Signature complex also contains: a dozen world class restaurants; a luxurious all you can eat Las Vegas Buffet; a cheap and simple food court for when you are on the run; 6 world class stage shows including Cirque Du Soleil and David Copperfield; great shops; huge sports bar/sports book; access to the monorail for transportation anywhere on the Las Vegas Strip; and one of the biggest casinos in Las Vegas!
Making a reservation : We are the owners of the Signature MGM penthouse suite. We purchased our condo because we love Las Vegas and enjoyed staying at the MGM Signature. We began renting it out and found our guests loved it too. We now own 8 condos in the MGM Signature. We believe in providing high end vacation accommodation to our guests at a discounted rate. We provide our guests with a Penthouse luxury condo with a view of the strip and a balcony at a rate significantly lower than MGM charges for standard suites.
Making a reservation with us is very simple. You can:
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Once we confirm a reservation and receive payment, we will send you the Signature MGM Reservation Confirmation under your name. You check into the MGM Signature at the front desk like any other valued customer and they give you the key card for our Penthouse Suite. Nothing could be easier or more fun!
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State Senator Daniel Biss, from Chicago's North Shore, is one of ten legislators appointed last June to a special committee to come up with a bill to solve the pension crisis. On the day before Thanksgiving, House and Senate leaders came up with their own plan, which they hope will pass on Tuesday.
"The pieces that have been described to me so far...it seems to me we're heading in an encouraging direction," said Biss, a Democrat.
The proposal aims to save 160 billion dollars over the next three decades, in order to get underfunded pensions up to where they're fully funded. The plan would reduce the annual three percent compounding cost of living increases, giving employees one-to-five lesser COLA bumps every year.
It would require the state to contribute payments of a billion dollars a year after 2020, and it would raise retirement ages. For every year that a pensioner is under the age of 46, the retirement age would be increased by four months, up to 5 years.
"It saves a substantial amount of money, but it does it in a careful way that protects people who are in greatest need. It really protects the lowest wage workers, but then simultaneously it puts us on an actuarial funding path so that over time we're going to get out of this hole and not get back into it," said Biss.
Opponents, though, hope to torpedo the plan. Union leaders say it's an unconstitutional limit on retirement promises made to public employees like teachers and firefighters. They say the cost of living cuts will make retirement impossible. Fiscal conservatives like the Illinois Policy Institute say it doesn't go far enough.
"This bill is a lot of smoke and mirrors. It talks a lot about COLAs and retirement ages. When you strip it all down it only reduces the pension shortfall: the 100 billion shortfall to about 80 billion max, and so therefore it's not enough savings. This is not a good deal for the state, and it will continue to keep Illinois mired in the crisis," said Ted Dabrowski of the Illinois Policy Institute.
Illinois' pension shortfall is considered the worst in the country. One union leader says Tuesday's outcome will turn on the votes of 8 to 10 members of the Senate, and 15 to 17 swing votes in the House.
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A trial is underway in Northampton County for two homicide suspects who were charged after their alleged victim died of a heart attack.
Rebecca Johnson and Rogel Suero are on trial for the death of 76-year-old Carrie Smith, of Wilson. Jury selection was held Monday.
Suero and another man broke into Smith's home last year and robbed her at gunpoint, police said.
Smith suffered a heart attack after the robbery and died months later as a result, police said.
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Sitting in my living room, I suddenly heard an extremely enjoyable and melodious tone from outside. Hearing it repeated a few times over about 15 minutes was finally enough to lift my sorry carcass off of the couch and out onto the back patio. I discovered a male Purple Finch (he of the melodious tunes) along with a female partner going about the process of building a nest in the Spruce Tree just outside of the back door of my home.
I ran to get my tripod (a Gitzo 3541XLS with a Jobu Design BWG-Pro Gimbal head attached) and set it up with my Canon 500mm F4L IS lens attached along with the 1.4x Extender II that is pretty much welded to the lens. I say welded because if you do much wildlife photography at all you know that there is rarely such a thing as too big of a lens.
I took some shots of the joyful little singer but discovered that (and as is often the case with the little song birds) that he just wasn't filling the view finder the way I wanted. And with that 1.4x teleconverter attached to the 500mm lens I was already shooting at the maximum minimum aperture for my 5D Mark II, F5.6; assuming I wanted to use autofocus. I have a 2.0x teleconverter too and thought briefly about just throwing that on and making the best of things with manual focus.
However, I recalled an experiment I did a couple of years ago with my 500mm lens paired with BOTH the 1.4x and 2.0x teleconverters (also known as stacking teleconverters) which yielded a 1400mm focal length at F11 as the largest aperture. I was able to achieve really good results shooting with enough light and stopping down about 2/3 of a stop from F11.
I set up the combination on the tripod. The main trick when you use a setup like this is focusing. And, if you're going to need to focus on some sort of moving object, forget about it, it's just too touch. But with a subject like this, who upon returning to the tree that his female partner is building a nest in (she does all the work; he just accompanies her on her travels lest her attentions wander to a rival) would happily choose a branch and perch on it whilst singing his little heart out. This would allow me the time required to manually focus on him.
But still, another problem. I don't know about you, but my 45 year old eyes have a lot of trouble looking through the viewfinder and finding critical sharpness. It can look sharp in the viewfinder but that often leads to disappointment in the cruel light from my monitor while developing the images. So I used a trick I've used for my snowflake photography. I temporarily switched to "Live View" and then zoomed in a couple of times on the Finch's head. That way I could dial in critical sharpness, switch back to regular shooting mode and then make my shots until the little feller decided to move.
You'll notice that I switched back to regular shooting mode instead of staying in Live View mode. Why? It's all about the long-lens shooting technique that I use. This technique requires that in addition to draping my free hand over the lens to dampen down vibrations, I also jam my eye up against the viewfinder to help use even more of my body mass to help stabilize the lens. If you're interested in the technique, you can read about it in a couple of previous blog entries in part 1 and part 2 of Making Sharper Images.
So, if you've got one of the good primes in your arsenal of lenses (and I'd say most of the prime lenses from any of the major camera manufacturers qualify) and you've got yourself a pair of teleconverters, don't hesitate to give the combination a try and see what you can achieve. I'm willing to bet you'll be a bit surprised by the sort of quality pictures that can be achieved with the right subject, proper gear to support the equipment along with the technique I talked about previously. And yes, you'll probably have to employ the three "p"'s of photography; practice, practice, practice!
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