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Policies & Copyright
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Circulation Policy
Public Patron Library Cards
Public Patron Computer Use and Printing
Child Disruptions
Reserving the 4th Floor Computer Lab
Policy for Group Study Rooms
Center for Student Life (CSL) Digital Image Policy
Circulation Policy
Augustana Students
Books: 6-week loan period (2 renewals allowed)
I-Share Materials: Students are allowed 3 renewals of I-Share materials, as long as the item is not recalled or lost. A student will be blocked from any further I-Share request, checkout, or renewal transactions when he/she reaches or exceeds any one of these blocking thresholds:
- $200 total I-Share fines & fees
- 25 I-Share items overdue
- 1 I-Share item recalled and overdue
- 3 I-Share items lost
- 10 claims returned on I-Share items
- 10 I-Share items self-shelved
Videos & Maps: 2-week loan period (2 renewals allowed)
Lost Books (35 days overdue): $60 replacement fee & $10 processing fee; billed to student account.
Lost Videos (35 days overdue): $100 replacement fee & $10 processing fee; billed to student account.
Reserve Items: Hourly reserve items (2-hour and 4-hour) are for in-library use only. Hourly reserve videos are to be viewed on the audio-visual equipment on the second floor.
All reserve items are subject to overdue fines. These fines are as follows:
- Hourly Items - $0.05 per minute
- 4-Hour Instructional Items - $1 per hour
- 1-day, 3-day and 1-week Items - $5 per day
Augustana Faculty & Staff
Books: 6-week loan period (5 renewals allowed)
I-Share Materials: Faculty and Staff are allowed 6 renewals of I-Share materials, as long as the item is not recalled or lost. Faculty and Staff will be blocked from any further I-Share request, checkout, or renewal transactions when he/she reaches or exceeds any one of these blocking thresholds:
- $200 total I-Share fines & fees
- 25 I-Share items overdue
- 1 I-Share item recalled and overdue
- 3 I-Share items lost
- 10 claims returned on I-Share items
- 10 I-Share items self-shelved
Videos & Maps: 2-week loan period (5 renewals allowed)
Public Patrons
Books: 4-week loan period (1 renewal allowed)
Videos & Maps: 2-week loan period (1 renewals allowed)
Overdue Fines: $0.20 per day
Lost Books (35 days overdue): $60 replacement fee and $10 processing fee (billed directly to patron)
Lost Videos (35 days overdue): $100 replacement fee and $10 processing fee (billed directly to patron)
Leisure Reading Books and Videos
(For Augustana faculty, staff, and students only)
Books: 4-week loan period (1 renewal allowed)
DVDs: 3-day loan period (1 renewal allowed); $5/day fine; $100 lost/replacement fine
Public Patron Library Card Policy
While the Tredway Library is not part of the local public library system, we do allow people from the local surrounding area to use our materials. The following items are required for public patrons to apply for a library card to check out Augustana materials:
- Current picture ID, e.g., driver's license
- Verification of address, e.g., recent letter or bill
- Unexpired library card from one of the following counties: Rock Island, Whiteside, Henry (Illinois), Scott, or Muscatine (Iowa)
- Photo ID will be required each time a public patron wishes to check out.
NOTE: Applicants must be at least 13 years of age. These cards are for personal use only. Each member of a family who wishes to check out should apply for their own card. For more information, contact Christine Aden, Head of Circulation, at 309-794-7819.
Public Patron Computer Use and Printing Policy
Library computers are to be used primarily for academic research by Augustana students, faculty, and staff.
Persons not associated with Augustana College may use library computers on the second floor of the library for academic research. Visitors must sign in at the Circulation Desk to be logged onto a computer (valid photo identification may be required). The guest log-in does not have access to Microsoft Office programs.
Public patron computer access will be limited to one hour each day. Patrons will see periodic warnings as the hour of access comes to a close, and will be logged off automatically. Log-ins will be prohibited after 9:00 p.m. Sunday-Thursday.
Persons not associated with Augustana College will be charged $0.10/page for printing. Printed pages may be picked up at the Circulation Desk, at which time payment will be requested.
In order to prioritize access to library resources for our students, faculty, and staff, non-Augustana patrons may be limited in their access or refused access during times of heavy use. Such occasions may include, but are not limited to, class visits to the library for research instruction, the 10th week of each term, and final exam periods.
Viewing pornography on these computers violates Augustana's policy on sexual harassment by creating a hostile environment. Patrons using the computers for this purpose may be asked to leave the library immediately.
Child Disruptions Policy
- A supervisor or librarian will ask the parent to please have the children stop doing whatever is creating the disruption and remind them that the library is a place for quiet study and research.
- In the absence of a parent, the children themselves will be told.
- If the disruption continues, campus security will be called.
Policy for Reserving the Fourth Floor Library Computer Lab
The primary purpose of the library computer lab is to serve the academic needs of students at Augustana by providing an open computer lab and a place for library instruction.
The lab will be open for student use when no other activity is scheduled. This use preserves the presence of a computer lab on the library's fourth floor.
Library instruction sessions are the main scheduled activity that will take place in the lab, and have priority in its use.
If no library instruction classes are scheduled, other departments may schedule the lab for a session that requires participants to use computers. Staff of these departments should contact the library secretary to reserve the room. Other than for library instruction, the lab will rarely be reserved more than one week in advance. Due to heavy use by students during 8th, 9th, 10th, and Finals week, the lab will not be reserved for other use at those times.
All non-library requests to reserve the computer lab must be submitted to the library secretary. Term-long classes and regularly-occurring meetings will not be scheduled in the fourth floor lab.
Exceptions to this policy may be made during term breaks and in the summer months.
Policy for Group Study Rooms
The primary purpose of the library's study rooms is to serve the academic needs of students at Augustana by providing space for them to study in a quiet space, meet with others to discuss group projects and work in conjunction with one another in an interactive setting.
The study rooms are available on a first come, first served basis. Study rooms on the third floor can comfortably accommodate 1-4 people. Study rooms on the 2nd and 4th floors ("large group study rooms") are intended for groups of 4-8 people.
Study rooms may not be reserved in advance and are not intended for use as classrooms or meetings on a regular basis. On rare occasions, small group library instruction sessions may be held in a large group study room.
Exceptions to this policy may be made during term breaks and in the summer months.
Center for Student Life (CSL) Digital Image Policy
Groups or organizations who wish to post ads on the digital signage in the CSL (near the 4th floor information desk and Gävle rooms) need to follow these guidelines.
How to submit a banner ad for the CSL digital signage:
1. Precedence is given to functions which are:
a. open to all students
b. held by a CSL-based department or within the CSL itself.
2. Submissions must be received by email at least 10 days before the event.
a. Student banners will be submitted through the Office of Student Life (firstname.lastname@example.com)
b. Campus departmental banners will be submitted through the Library (firstname.lastname@example.com)
3. Information about the event must include the title of the event, a short description of the event, time, and place.
4. You may submit a finished banner ad (graphic) or simply the information needed. If you have a photo you wish to have used in the ad, please include that at the time of submission.
5. Ready-made banners must be .jpg, .jpeg, or .png.
6. Each submission must have the name and email address of a person who may be contacted for more information about the event.
7. You must include the dates when you wish to have the ad displayed.


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It's only Thursday but blankets are ready
Original post made on Jul 10, 2008
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, July 10, 2008, 9:32 PM
on Jul 10, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Ohhhhh nnooooooooo... here we go again. Blankets and chairs take presidence over live people who arrive to listen to music. You must take a position across the street while a blanket awaits its just-in-time owner to arrive.
on Jul 10, 2008 at 9:50 pm
Have to agree with you on this one Frank. Just a sign of a total sense of entitlement. Don't let blankets have power over people. Move the blanket, sit down, and get ready for the show.
on Jul 10, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Let's start leaving blankets out on Wednesday evening! Or how about Tuesday evening?! We must not allow a blanket gap!

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By Elizabeth Roehrig
Planning a get-together with friends? Serve this festive signature drink from blogger and LHJ columnist Ree Drummond, author of The Pioneer Woman Cooks, and get ready to make merry.
Holiday Pom Cocktail
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine juice of one lime, 3 ounces pomegranate juice, 4 ounces berry- or currant-flavored vodka, 1 tablespoon sugar, and 4 ounces club soda. Shake for 10 to 20 seconds, then pour into sugar-rimmed glasses (rub a lime wedge along each rim, then dip into a dish of red-and-white sanding sugar). Serves 4.
For larger quantities, mix the chilled ingredients in a pitcher and serve ice-cold, says Drummond.


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"I've had them (migraines) before," Ryan told The St. Louis Post-Dispatch earlier in the week. "I'll be all right. You'll see me Sunday."
Backup CB Kevin Dockery was downgraded from doubtful to out, and the Rams promoted rookie CB Marquis Johnson from the practice squad to the active roster. They waived rookie QB Thaddeus Lewis.
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Ryan, a starter up front, made a big play in Week One when he recovered a fumble and almost scored, only to be caught from behind by Cardinals WR Steve Breaston and fumbling it back to Arizona. The team is pleased with DT Fred Robbins, an 11-year veteran. Dockery normally plays in nickel packages as does Justin King (questionable; hamstring). Because of the injuries at the CB position, the rookie Johnson might get some playing time against the Raiders.


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Win a scholarship just by following Oprah online? Please don't believe it.
An Instagram promotion that looks like it's an official Oprah Winfrey Network account is actually a fake, and the college scholarships it claims to be offering to the first 50,000 followers is a pathetic hoax, according to urbanlegends.about.com.
Yes, Oprah is famous for giving away gifts and prizes to viewers, but OWN has reportedly confirmed the account and the offer are fake.
The hoax account, with the handle "oprah_scholar," had more than 37,000 on Wednesday afternoon.
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Our challenging inter-disciplinary curriculum actively engages students and stretches them to explore their highest potential. Our inclusive community appreciates a diversity of religious, racial, cultural and socio economic backgrounds. Our teachers are passionate and intentional in their professional practice. Our learners collaborate and solve problems within a nurturing environment where they feel secure, valued and supported. Our parents and faculty commit as partners in the best interests of our children. Our students take initiative contributing value to the school's daily life. Our adult role models and curious students actively engage with our rich local environment.
Respect means listening quietly and looking at the person who is talking to you. – Sarah, Grade 3Respect means being a good sport – Case, former PCDS Lower School student
Responsibility means if your dad buys you something you don't lose it. – Cooper, Grade 5I display responsibility by helping my mom, walking my dog and being honest. – Paul ,Grade 7
Teamwork means helping each other at clean up time. – Sami, former PCDS Lower School studentTeamwork means playing and working together with as many friends as you want it to be. – Phineas, Grade 1
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Ref: Suspect Arrested After Running From Law Enforcement Officers and Running Vehicle Into A Farmington Police Officer's Unit Injuring the Officer
Date: 02/17/2011
San Juan County, NM – Today, February 17, 2011 San Juan County Deputies responded to an "Unwanted" call. The location was the Conoco Phillips near Andrea Drive on Highway 64 in Farmington New Mexico. Deputies had been dispatched to the same location the day before to respond to a call of a suspect vandalizing vehicles at that location, but the suspect had not been located.
Upon arriving to the location this morning deputies found the suspect, Thuhang T. Ho (age 20) sitting in a vehicle. "She was sitting in her vehicle holding onto a large rock, what appeared to be a river rock," stated Sergeant Kory Faulk. "When deputies arrived on scene a unit parked at an angle behind the suspect's vehicle." The suspect's vehicle was parked in a parking space with a vehicle parked directly in front of her, and one on either side at the time deputies arrived.
Deputies approached the suspect and did manage to get her to place the rock down. However at some point during the contact the suspect placed her vehicle into reverse and struck the San Juan County Sheriff Unit that was parked behind her. "She then began to back her car back & forth striking the vehicles on all four sides of hers," explained Faulk.
At some point the suspect's vehicle managed to break free of the vehicles surrounding hers and she traveled west on Highway 64. The vehicle was a small white passenger vehicle. The suspect vehicle traveled on US 64 approximately 1/2 mile east of Browning Parkway, it was traveling westbound in the westbound lanes of US 64 at a high rate of speed while weaving through traffic. At this point the San Juan County helicopter managed to gain sight of the suspect's vehicle and advised dispatch that they had visual contact with the suspect vehicle and began tracking it from an altitude of 500 feet above ground level (AGL). The helicopter continuously reported the suspect vehicle's location, direction of travel, speeds, traffic lane, and actions to dispatch.
The suspect vehicle turned northbound on Browning Parkway and traveled at a high rate of speed until becoming blocked by traffic. Just north of the intersection of Browning Road (MOC turnoff) the helicopter observed two southbound Farmington Police patrol vehicles make u-turns to intercept the suspect vehicle.
When the Farmington Police patrol vehicles executed their u-turns the suspect vehicle accelerated and swerved around northbound traffic into southbound lanes of traffic. The suspect vehicle slowed for traffic at the intersection with Main Street and swerved into the right turn lane.
The helicopter then observed a Farmington Police patrol car parked on a traffic island in the intersection of Browning and Main. A Farmington Police officer was on foot on the traffic island, near the patrol car, attempting to deploy stop sticks in front of the suspect vehicle. The officer threw the stop sticks into the right turn lane ahead of the suspect vehicle. The suspect vehicle swerved toward the officer, accelerated, and drove onto the traffic island. The officer attempted to run out of the path of the suspect vehicle.
The suspect vehicle continued moving on the traffic island and hit the patrol car, pushing it into the intersection. When the suspect vehicle came to a stop Farmington Police officers removed the suspect and took her into custody.
The suspect was taken to San Juan Regional Medical Center, as was the Farmington Police Officer involved. The Farmington Police Officer was Jared Stock, he is reported in stable condition and will be held overnight for further observation.
A detail of the charges that the suspect is being charged with will be sent as soon as they are known.
"We will allow the investigation to take itself where it leads, up to its completion," said Sheriff Ken Christesen. "We will finish the investigation into the suspect before commenting on the suspect or her actions. It is obvious by the actions that she took that she was intent on getting away from law enforcement officers."
Suspect is being charged with the following:
- Assault with Intent to Commit a Violent Felony, second degree felony (2F)
- Aggravated Battery upon a Peace Officer (3F)
- Assault with a Deadly Weapon (3F)
- 5 counts of CDP (over $1000) (4F)
- Aggravated Fleeing (4F)
-Resisting an Officer (Misdemeanor)
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Firm Opening Date for Wizarding World Due Soon?Movies
UK travel giant Virgin is set to feature the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando on their new brochure for Florida. According to this article, this new collaboration with Universal also "sees Virgin, and sister brand Travel City Direct, offering a range of exclusive benefits to customers visiting the attraction when it opens at Universal's Islands of Adventure next spring.Simon Presswell, Universal Parks and Resorts' European managing director, said the tie-up marked a major step in the gradual "reveal" of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, which has been designed in collaboration with Potter fans worldwide."
Update: The article has now been amended, removing the portion regarding an earlier mention for a firmer opening date coming possibly at the end of the month, to now read as follows: "Presswell said the exact opening date for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter was still being kept under wraps, but confirmed it would be open in time for the peak summer travel season."
We have long known a Spring 2010 opening has been planned for the park, however no firm date has yet been revealed; stay tuned more when we get it! Finally, as noted first here a few days ago, the Hogwarts Express has arrived at the theme park currently under construction in Florida. Thanks to BrianOrndorf.com for letting us know he now has some additional photos of the train being put into place which you can see right here.


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By Douglas Moser
---- — BOSTON — An Andover pediatrician pleaded not guilty to federal child pornography charges yesterday and was ordered held at least until his next hearing in about three weeks.
Richard J. Keller, 56, of 10 Cyr Circle, was indicted last week on two counts of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. He pleaded not guilty to all three counts during a short arraignment hearing at the John Joseph Moakely Courthouse.
Keller, dressed in a tan prison uniform and a sweatshirt, spoke little during the hearing, only acknowledging he understood the charges against him and entering his plea.
Defense attorney Max D. Stern, of Stern Shapiro Weissberg & Garin of Boston, declined to comment yesterday after the hearing.
Keller's next hearing is scheduled for Jan. 10, and Judge Jennifer Boal ordered him held until then.
Each charge of receipt of child pornography is punishable with up to 15 years in prison for a first offense, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The possession charge is punishable by up to five years in prison.
Keller was arrested Sept. 13 on one receipt of child pornography charge during a raid of his home in which police said they found 500 photographs and as many as 100 DVDs containing sexually explicit images and videos of juveniles.
He most recently worked as a pediatric endocrinologist at Boston Children's Hospital, though the hospital said yesterday he is no longer an employee.
He also was a pediatrics instructor at Harvard Medical School. The school has said it put Keller on leave, and did not respond to a query yesterday asking if he was still on leave.
Keller was the medical director at Phillips Academy for 19 years before stepping down in 2011. Statements from the school did not indicate why he left.
He surrendered his Massachusetts medical license, and in September New Hampshire suspended his license to practice there.
Investigators searched his split-entry home in Andover for nearly two hours on Sept. 13 as town police blocked off the entrance to the neighborhood, according to witnesses.
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Huge Dramatic Photos Of The Drought That's Devastating America's Farmland
Farms in the Midwest have been hit by a drought and heatwave. The extreme weather has caused corn crops to wilt or significantly shrink in size.
University of Missouri
In some cases, farmers have given up hope and are mowing down their fields and using what corn they have as cattle field. Soybean plants are also showing signs of distress.
Fifty five percent of the continental U.S. was in a moderate to extreme drought by the end of June according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The drought is now covering the widest land expanse since 1956.
We put together images of the impact this drought has had on crops around the country.
Thanks to KOMUNews and the University of Missouri's Jessica Salmond for letting us run their photos
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Martin Cizmar, arts & culture editor at Willamette Week, is right.
Likewise, just because IPAs entail a boatload of hops that doesn't make every hoppy beer an IPA. It's time brewing companies stop white-chocolatizing their brands.
This: "Likewise, just because IPAs entail a boatload of hops that doesn't make every hoppy beer an IPA." Finally, someone else writing with some sense! RIS: boatload of hops. Old school Mild (talking 19th century) had boat loads of hops! Old school stouts and porters: boat loads of hops! Quite literally boat loads as that's how they had to be transported to Burton and the Scottish Breweries, tho London it was more convenient. Yes, those Scottish beers had boat loads as well.
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Great article. Some very true words to be found here.
I think that a lot of IPA's continued popularity can be traced to newer drinkers of beer from smaller brewers. I can't tell you the number of times I've heard "I'm a hophead" from people who have only been drinking non-macro beers for a few months, having recently joined the fold of those who demand better from their beer. They shun the richer, darker, more flavorful beers as "too heavy", preferring to pound their chests over their ability to drink liquid that tastes like grass. They think it makes them sound like they're a hardcore enthusiast, when many enthusiasts' palates have grown tired of overly-hopped beers with no dimensions except the aroma of cat urine and the taste of grapefruit. Hopefully these new folks will expand their horizons, and many, including myself, have made it a mission to do so. I want them to experience the glorious world out there beyond the hop fields.
I enjoy a well-done IPA quite a bit and crave them regularly, but I don't consider my ability to swallow something with 1,000,000 IBUs a trait that makes me an enthusiast. It would seem that many do, and quite a large number seem to think that you *must* be able to do so to even be considered a true beer enthusiast. When almost a quarter of all beers sold in Oregon are of this style, I can't help but think there is a huge chunk of beer exploration, brewing capacity (assuming at least 24% of all capacity is being dedicated to IPA production, based on sales) and beer innovation are being missed by virtue of this IPA craze.
I applaud the new takes on IPA-like beverages, but too wish, as you do, that they would stop calling all new, "hop forward" beers IPAs. You bring up the fine example of Cascadian Dark Ales. Descriptive and perfect for the style.
If you must come up with a name for a new style you're producing, be at least somewhat creative. Don't piggyback on an established style. Heck, you're the one creating it. Part of the fun of creation is you get to name your creation!
Thank you for your article. Hopefully more will read and take heed.
"And rounding out the top 5 is American-style Pale Ale, which, let's admit it, is still more IPAesque than a British IPA."
If by "more-IPAesque" you mean "more like an American IPA", then yes it is, but please don't suggest that American IPAs are more "authentic" than ours. I very much doubt anything brewed in 19th century Burton tasted of grapefruit.
10 Barrel's "result regrettably corroborates Cizmar's position" that IPA is dead?!? Sadly, Cizmar's review calling 10 Barrel's mix-pack "four otherwise mediocre recipes" regrettably corroborates the position that Martin doesn't know what he's talking about.
Brian, you should try those beers, they're delicious (well, the Wheat IPA is a noble failure, but not a drain pour).
You mean the Wheat IPA that Cizmar describes as being "in the style of Shock Top"? This guy just keeps digging his hole deeper each week.Delete
Sorry there, ElGordo, it is absolutely in the style of Shock Top. Very similar quality, too.
-Martin Cizmar
I stand corrected, as upon further research I see that Shock Top does bottle something called a Wheat IPA. I didn't realize Shock Top was becoming a full product line rather than just an A-Bomination of a Belgian style. Regardless, I thought the 10 Barrel was a little thin, but still a pleasant beer with a nice citrusy hop character.Delete
you really need to be more specific, we are not all as familiar with the entire lineup of Shock Top products the way Willamette Week's editorial staff is.
Ha. Yes, Ezra, I should be more specific.
With all the scorn heaped on Shock Top recently by beer geeks, I wonder how many have actually tried it. I haven't, but my curiosity is about to get the best of me.
And if Shock Top's Wheat IPA is anything like 10 Barrel's, I'll buy Martin a 4-pack of Dogfish's India Brown Ale so he can see if he still thinks it's better than 10 Barrel's India Brown. Wait, let's call it Bend Brown Ale, and claim it as a new style.
Awesome, looking forward to those beers!
-Martin Cizmar
Bill, actually their "Bend" Brown is actually last year's Oregon Brown Ale. So they already beat you to it.Delete
When I was in Bavaria, I kept encountering hellesbier. Obviously that means it, too, is destined to collapse in popularity. I also detect the fall of bitter as England's fave cask ale--it's gotten way too over-exposed, too. I kid, obviously. Hoppy beers have become our cultural preserve, and they ain't goin' anywhere fast.
Brian, I'd be careful before you eulogize Chainbreaker, too. I just saw the 2012 IRI/Symphony numbers, and Chainbreaker was killing.
Not to argue with an authority on German beers, but doesn't Helles basically serve as the German equivalent of an American light adjunct lager? No one here is arguing that light beer is destined to disappear.
If English bitter had never been threatened, would CAMRA have been needed? Also, you could probably argue that English bitter is basically the country's equivalent of an easy-sippin' light beer. Certainly not "bitter" compared to most NWIPAs.
My larger point is that beer styles ebb and flow and that IPA is ready to ebb, and ebb hard... Remember, Dortmunder and Weissbier both once had a market position similar to the IPA in the contemporary Northwest.
And then they didn't.
-Martin Cizmar
Martin, you need to define your terms. Are you talking about the whole market or the craft market. Germany is a poor analogue to the US: there are no "German equivalent of an American light adjunct lager." Hellesbier is definitely not equivalent. That's why I distinguished "cask ale" in my second example, too.
I heartily agree that styles change and preferences do, too. That doesn't mean that all styles are likely to be popular everywhere or that some styles are destined to fall out of popularity. Dusseldorf, Cologne, and Bavaria resist the dominant German style: why? When Brits are drinking cask ale, they're drinking bitter, not porter or mild: why?
In the Northwest, people drink saturated hop ales (which I think are actually defined more by their flavor and aroma than by their bitterness or alcohol strength). That trend has only been growing and far from showing any signs of fading, has gained strength in the last five years. Indeed, the fact that there are these weird hybrid styles that have grown out of the IPA category (blacks, whites, etc) is further proof that hops are the key.
The other huge variable in the development of style has always been culture. The styles of Britain, Belgium, Germany, and the Czech Republic have shifted over the centuries. But the traditions have had internal integrity that dates back at least two hundred years. A 21st century English ale tastes more like a 19th century English ale than it does a Czech lager. And so on. What we're seeing is the development of culture here. It's going nowhere except up.
Hey Jeff,
Let me say up front: I have never been to Germany. I cannot really talk specifically about that market.
However, I'm not sure I agree "craft" and "whole" markets are different things. That distinction has, in my experience, been an American innovation and one many drinkers here don't even see. To most, Blue Moon is Breakside is Bud Black. I tend to define styles across markets by analyzing what role the beer serves in its society. How I determine what's an analog: In what situations do people drink the beer? Not that Wikipedia is a definitive source, but Helles doesn't get it's own article there. Rather, it's listed as a variant on the pale lager. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helles#Variations
Michael Jackson called Helles "an everyday beer that is golden in colour." To me this suggests its role in German society is more like the American adjunct lager: http://www.beerhunter.com/styles/hell.html
So, for that reason, I call it an equivalent. Germans drink Löwenbräu in situations where Americans drink Bud and Miller Lite. That means it'll be with us as long as there are football matches to watch and lawns to mow.
IPAs are another thing. People drink them when they're looking to enjoy a flavorful beer. The problem: there's been an arm's race to stand out and many new IPA recipes stand out by being overly hopped. This means they're totally unbalanced and, ultimately, flawed beers. People do get tired of tasting the same flavor over and over again. Call me crazy, but I refuse to believe drinkers here or anywhere really want unbalanced one-note brews.
My argument: Because so many Oregon breweries make similar IPAs, people are already reaching for something new. And thus the 10 Barrel box.
So far, the problem of IPAs getting boring has been solved by developing all these easy-to-market variations. This is a short-cut solution—it's easier to make a new type of IPA than to educated drinkers on other options. Lots of people know they like IPAs, and are open to trying more of them, while wanting little something different. So they order a "wheat IPA." Everyone wins—the brewery sold another beer, the drinker got something new. Except after awhile drinkers realize having an overly hopped beer that masks other desirable flavors is not a good thing. And they get into malty stouts, because they're something new. And then sours, and then saisons...
And, eventually, if they've developed a truly exceptional palate.... maybe they get to chili beers.
-Martin Cizmar
Martin, now that we've thoroughly bored everyone... My comments below.
However, I'm not sure I agree "craft" and "whole" markets are different things. and To me this suggests its role in German society is more like the American adjunct lager.
It seems like you're contradicting yourself here--and also contradicting the point of "IPA is dead." (Obviously the biggest selling type of beer in Oregon is mass market lager, not IPA.) But leave that aside--I don't have a dog in that fight. One thing you have wrong is the characterization of hellesbier. It's not a German style, it's a Bavarian style. Going back to the dawn of lagers in the 14th/15th century, Bavarians liked dunkel. When light lagers came along, they rebelled and refused to accept them. When Spaten finally released a helles in the 1890s it almost caused a schism among Munich's breweries. But eventually Bavarians began to accept them. In the long history of lager brewing in Bavaria, only dunkel lager and helles have had anything like mass market appeal. Pils don't sell there, and helles isn't really sold outside Bavaria.
Using an American frame works for most countries (sort of), but really doesn't work for Germany. At all.
(Parenthetically, I'd caution against relying on Jackson for information about country trends. Most of his work was done between the mid 70s and 90s and a ton has changed since then.)
My argument: Because so many Oregon breweries make similar IPAs, people are already reaching for something new.
This is one of those things we'll have to wait and see. You think we're at the top of the IPA bubble, and I think we're only starting to see IPAs displace everything else. I suspect (and predict) that hoppy ales will constitute about half the Oregon market in 20 years (possibly much less time than that). Time will tell.
OK, now we're there! This is the discussion I've been wanting to have on the subject—with bold predictions on both sides.
Jeff Alworth: "I think we're only starting to see IPAs displace everything else. I suspect (and predict) that hoppy ales will constitute about half the Oregon market in 20 years (possibly much less time than that)."
Martin Cizmar: "[A]fter awhile drinkers realize having an overly hopped beer that masks other desirable flavors is not a good thing. And they get into malty stouts, because they're something new. And then sours, and then saisons..."
As you said: time will tell.
-Martin Cizmar
I don't know where this is going.
If you replace "hop-forward ale of a certain color" with "common style plus funk and candi" would this be the same article? Adding "Belgian" to anything seems to get people excited, too, not that I've seen it done to barleywine (don't get ideas, people) yet.
The craft beer drinker's palate is in constant shift. Have you sampled the revived Cinder Cone Red at a Deschutes pub lately? It's a flashback to the 90s, and I don't mean that entirely as a compliment. Widmer rose on the hefeweizen, but that brewery would collapse if that was its only beer. If a dozen IPAs seem excessive, it's preferable to no innovation at all. You don't have to lead every trend, but you certainly have to follow. Ignoring shifts in the market is the kiss of death.
It's a mistake to think there is consensus around the Cascadian Dark Ale moniker. CDA is brewed well outside the confines of the Northwest, and arguably wasn't even invented here. I've heard everything from CDA to IBA to India-style black ale, to the derisive BHP (BS Hoppy Porter).
And for what it's worth, I like white chocolate in small doses.
Who gives a rip what any of you pretentious "experts" say. I'll drink what I like and won't be influenced by you snobs at all.ReplyDelete
Thoughtful article. In my opinion, I'm amazed that IPA's haven't hit a point of saturation long ago. It's the Energizer bunny of beer styles. I love a great big aromatic IPA just as much as the next person, but I've been slightly disappointed over the last 15 years or so that IPA's get so much attention, especially in the NW, while there are so many fabulous beer styles out there to be sampled. Plus it's bordering on gimmicky now, this IBU arms race....ReplyDelete
The problem is there are very few excellent IPAs in Oregon.ReplyDelete
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I think all I can add is this: IPA as a style isn't going anywhere (but up, to plant my flag more in the Altworth camp although it may sound like I'm hedging, but I don't think 50% market share for IPA or even hybridized IPA will happen in 20 or more years). Basically, I think it boils down to this: Beer lovers love hops the way wine lovers love grapes. And while there are many blended wines, the notion of blending every conceivable style, color, and adjunct with the style name IPA has already grown gimmicky. It's a step backward for creativity.
Chainbreaker is a delicious beer. I have enjoyed it many times and will continue to, but in the future, it will have to drop the "white IPA" label and just become "Chainbreaker." Once breweries drop that marketing ploy, it will free the brewers and drinkers to explore new flavors and varieties more freely. And maybe if they stop putting IBUs on labels and chalk boards, people will start drinking those flowery saisons, those Helleses, those British Dark Milds without the scorn of their peers for daring to drink insanely-hopped elixirs.


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Coming off of a draw against Benfica in their opening UEFA Champions League match, Manchester United will be putting their best foot forward and looking for a win against FC Basel on Tuesday. Unfortunately for Sir Alex Ferguson, he's missing a good portion of his team due to injury. All of Wayne Rooney, Javier Hernandez, Fabio da Silva, Rafael da Silva, Chris Smalling, Nemanja Vidic, Chris Smalling, Darron Gibson and Tom Cleverley will all miss out, leaving Ferguson with a bit of a makeshift squad.
The good news is that United is perhaps the deepest team in the world. Though, no one has a fourth backup at right back, and midfielder Antonio Valencia will probably play in that spot. Ferguson normally uses Park Ji-Sung in Champions League, but with United needing a win and Basel missing their best winger, Xherdan Shaqiri, Ferguson could opt to play both Nani and Ashley Young.
United has incredible depth up top and could opt to start any number of players, but Dimitar Berbatov and Danny Welbeck should make a good partnership in theory and feel like the most likely players to play against Basel. The center of midfield has a similar problem and number of solutions with injuries and available players. Michael Carrick is said to be fit and did not play on the weekend, so he's probably a good bet to start.
Meanwhile, Basel are missing both Shaqiri and Benjamin Huggel through suspension. They have plenty of depth in defense and up top, but are lacking in midfield depth. The versatile Radoslav Kovac will likely step into a holding midfield role, while 18-year-old starlet will continue to fill in on the wing for Shaqiri, instead of playing his normal central midfield position.
Manchester United vs. FC Basel
Projected Manchester United lineup (4-4-2): Lindegaard; Evra, Ferdinand, Jones, Valencia; Young, Anderson, Carrick, Nani; Berbatov, Welbeck
Projected FC Basel lineup (4-4-2): Sommer; Park, Dragovic, Abraham, Steinhöfer; F. Frei, Kovac, Cabral, Xhaka; A. Frei, Streller
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Extending Group Documents plugin
So, I'm on a mission to extend the group documents plugin to become a 'global' documents plugin and I thought I would solicit any advice from the onset. I've been developing a resource site for teachers on behalf of my employer, a state agency. Central to this community will be the ability to effectively upload and share a wide variety of documents, not only to groups and forums, but to also have them appear in member's profiles as a library. Between Group Documents by Peter Anselmo, Forum Attachments by Boone, and Links by Marshall Sorenson, the functionality I'm hoping to achieve is definitely within grasp – it will just take a fair bit of time of educating myself.
I'll update everyone about what progress I make in this space so others can replicate a similar extension. Of course this may be over my head, but this project is pending grant funding and may result in us hiring one of the many talented buddypress developers to make this a reality.
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U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit Labor Cases
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Phoebe Hudspeth v. Dean Matter, et al
as 14-2748
Plaintiff - Appellant: Phoebe M. Hudspeth
Defendant - Appellee: Dean Matter, Individually and as an Officer or Agent for the Union Pacific Railroad Co., Union Pacific Railroad Company, a Corporation, Larry Stroik, as an Officer or Agent for SNSF Railway and others
Type: Labor > Railway Labor
John Rudish v. IUOE, et al
as 14-2345
Plaintiff - Appellant: John Rudish
Defendant - Appellee: International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 234, International Union of Operating Engineers
Patrick A. Carlone v. Asbestos Workers Local 34, et al
as 14-2179
Plaintiff - Appellant: Patrick A. Carlone
Defendant - Appellee: Asbestos Workers Local 34, Roger LeClaire
Type: Labor > Labor/Management Relations
Patrick Lynch v. National Prescription Admin., et al
as 14-2078
Plaintiff - Appellant: Patrick J. Lynch, as trustee of the Health and Welfare Fund and the Retiree Health & Welfare Fund of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association of the City of New York and on behalf of all other similarly situated Plans
Defendant - Appellee: National Prescription Administrators, Inc., Express Scripts, Inc., John Does, 1-25
Kallys Albert, Sr. v. Orion Associates, et al
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Plaintiff - Appellant: Kallys Albert, Sr.
Defendant: Principal Financial Group, Principal Life Insurance Company, John Doe
Defendant - Appellee: Orion Associates, Meridian Services, Inc., Stephen Hage
Jacqueline Conners, et al v. Gusano's Chicago Style Pizzeri, et al
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Plaintiff - Appellee: Jacqueline L. Conners, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Rachel Hobbs, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Blaire Larson, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated and others
Defendant - Appellant: Gusano's Chicago Style Pizzeria, doing business as Kennedy's Pizzeria Inc., Catfish Pies Inc., Crazy Pies Inc. and others
Defendant: Hendrix Brands Inc., Timothy Chappell
Type: Labor > Fair Labor Standards
Southern Bakeries, LLC v. Bakery, Confectionary,Tobacco
as 14-1767
Plaintiff - Appellant: Southern Bakeries, LLC
Defendant - Appellee: Bakery, Confectionary,Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Local No. 111, also known as Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International, Local No. 111/Louis Page
Type: Labor > Labor/Management Relations
Donald Brown, et al v. Capital Restoration & Painting, et al
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Plaintiff - Appellee: Donald Brown, Brian Jennewein, John Finder and others
Defendant - Appellant: Capital Restoration & Painting Co., a Missouri corporation, Capitol Restoration Services, Inc., a Missouri corporation, Capital R&P Company, a Missouri corporation and others
Debra Munro-Kienstra v. Carpenters' Health and Welfare
as 14-1655
Plaintiff - Appellant: Debra Munro-Kienstra
Defendant - Appellee: Carpenters' Health and Welfare Trust Fund of St. Louis
Manuel Acosta, et al v. Tyson Food
as 14-1582
Plaintiff - Appellee: Manuel Acosta, on Behalf of Himself and All Other Similarly Situated Individuals, Luis Montoya, On Behalf Of Himself And All Other Similarly Situated Individuals, Martin Hinojosa, On Behalf Of Himself And All Other Similarly Situated Individuals
Defendant - Appellant: Tyson Foods, Inc., doing business as Tyson Fresh Meats
Type: Labor > Fair Labor Standards
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A Waterloo school serving special needs students will soon be closing. For more than 20 years, Area Education Agency 267's been providing special education at Castle Hill School but that will change at the end of this school year.
AEA 267 and Waterloo Schools say they're committed to keeping the same quality of education, it'll just be provided in other locations.
The Waterloo district says changes at the federal level and budget constraints are forcing the district to close Castle Hill at the end of this school year. The district will take over providing special education services for Waterloo students at other local elementary and preschools. Students in surrounding districts attending Castle Hill will likely be served by Bremwood School in Waverly.
"Waterloo's made a determination that is' more cost effective for them to take their students back into their programs. Since 1990, they've built all new elementaries. They have beautiful facilities. So they feel like they can best educate their students back in their own environment. So if they take their students back, it wouldn't be cost effective to run the program for just what would be less than half the students already there," said Dr. Roark Horn, AEA 267 Chief Administrator.
In fact of the 112 total students AEA serves at Castle Hill and other Waterloo locations, Just 26 students are not from Waterloo Community Schools.
Staff at Castle Hill are AEA 267 employees. Many of them will likely be retained for special ed programs with Waterloo Community Schools. Others may transfer to other AEA sites.
The Waterloo School district is still deciding what will happen to the Castle Hill School building after it closes.


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text: Village People mourn the death of their friend Dick Clark. We loved him and he loved the group. It was on his amazing show American Bandstand that the dance to YMCA was created, and he invited the group to perform on so many of his special programs as well. In his office he had 3 photos: The Beatles, Rolling Stones and Village People! Dick Clark did more for the development of American music than almost anyone and he did it with love and respect. We honor him and miss him so much. Please join us here with your memories of a great man.


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Old-fashioned caroling lifts the spirits of singers and those they serenade.
The caroling started with an idea from a woman 38 years ago.
Linda Ray has been a fixture in the Shawnee Mission School District since the early 1970s. Her passion is teaching blind students.
Nearly 40 years ago, she was peppered with questions about her students' needs. She was asked at Christmas what could be done "for the poor blind kinds."
She was thunderstruck.
"The poor blind kids don't need a thing. I said, 'the blind kids need a chance to do something for somebody else,'" she said.
So she threw open the doors to her Prairie Village home to her students and a few musicians. Young and old began to convey together and enjoy each other's company and food as they practiced Christmas carols and holiday songs.
"It's the best part of Christmas without a doubt," Ray said.
The group's age ranges in 2012 from 5 years old to 85 years old. In addition to Christmas carols, the group sings Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and winter solstice songs.
This is Ashlee Thao's second year of singing with the group.
"Singing is one of my passions," she said.
And singing for others, such as residents of assisted living centers, is a true gift.
"It gives me this warm feeling inside that says I'm doing good," she said.
Ray hopes the tradition continues for many more years.
"I don't know how much longer we can do it, because it's a lot of work but we really want to keep doing it if we can," Ray said.
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text: With the draft approaching and the free agent frenzy set to begin soon, there are still a few question marks left in Montreal's camp with regards to the RFAs and the UFAs. Benoit Pouliot is one of those question marks. The 24 year old winger is currently an RFA and from all indications, there has been no offers made to him and no negotiations have taken place. It seems likely that Benny is not part of Montreal's plans for the 2011-2012 season.


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While the majority of sales currently sit deep within a state of winter hibernation, I will provide another tip for successful treasure hunting.
Although I have often suspected that my wife disagrees with my hobby/obsession, I have to believe that she may secretly approve after exchanging Christmas gifts last week.
Setting out on a "hunt" is often as random as it is spontaneous. I truly don't know where I'm going and it is doubly true that I don't know where I will end up. For that reason alone I have often contemplated purchasing a GPS unit. But if you haven't discovered this about me already, urban archeology can also be considered the quest of the frugal.
Imagine my surprise when on Christmas morning I unwrapped one of Garmin's very best turn-by-turn estate sale finders. While I am not a big fan of driving distractions ("Tag Sale Here!" already being the biggest one), I have spent many a Saturday afternoon in the endless search of an odd road deep in the heart of Fairfield County.
I set out to test this my new GPS on the Saturday before New Year's. It was just a short trip to Ridgefield, and sadly, it was also the only one I could find — remember this is full-on haggler's hibernation we're dealing with here.
Turn-by-turn the journey was a success. If you didn't know, Connecticut is the land of six ways to get to the same location and none of those ways ever actually amounts to a shortcut — until now. While not perfect, the GPS will usually pick the closest route and in this first test case it had me at my destination confident that it was the best route.
Unfortunately, one thing the GPS will not do is stop me from my infrequent addiction to tech gadgets. The HP "Dreamscreen" (pictured above) was an ill-fated attempt by Hewlett Packard to beat Apple to the tablet punch. By offering a mini computer that would provide Facebook updates, Pandora music, internet radio and Snapfish picture sharing, it could have been a nifty unit for a kitchen counter or wall.
After plugging the unit in at the sale, I came up with a price and made my way to the checkout table. Once home, I connected it successfully through Wi-Fi and began testing all the "apps" that were pre-loaded. When I attempted to run each app I realized why something so "nifty" might have been so cheap. While the display is sharp and the radio, weather and picture frame slide show work great, nothing else does!
Facebook changed the way their site is accessed, as well as the Pandora music service and neither allow the "Dreamscreen" to connect. Other quirks in the software combined with discontinued support for this unit (which originally sold for $400 in 2009) added up to a mere $20 mistake on my part. There are a lot of gadgets out there and my advice to those of you who are similarly tempted... try before you trade your hard-earned cash for a "Dreamscreen" you may have to wake up from.
I'll be out on the road again in the weeks ahead and hopefully I can teach my GPS how to navigate to some guaranteed interesting "finds." And speaking of distractions — read about the 1957 perils of "Highway Hypnosis" on the blog.
Greg Van Antwerp is a Brookfield resident and blogger, who can be found on the weekends in search of a good "dig" or a good story. You can read more about his adventures by visiting his blog.


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Having watched the situation in
The election perhaps was not as democratic as the one that elected Hamas to office in
None of this explains, excuses, or condemns what is happening in
Context – incriminations of history
There is a combination of selective memory and selective interpretation of events when the
President Obama has at least acknowledged that the
1979 – a pivotal year.
The Soviet Union was drawn into a war in
Also in 1979, President Carter, much more of a warrior then than his current older and wiser role as an envoy of peace, had to deal with one of the long term results of the Mossadegh overthrow, the Iranian revolution against the Shah. The Shah received
That threat was only reinforced in 1980, when
Saddam Hussein made 1979 notable as well. This was the year he consolidated power under himself and the rule of the Baath party. Hussein was provided with
Credible evidence
Since 1979, more and more disasters have befallen the
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So whom do I tend to believe? I tend to believe the history of interference and manipulation that is the centre of
Rhetoric and actions
The U.S. is long on rhetoric, long on its wonderfulness, yet its actions within its own history demonstrate the shortcomings of its democracy. The
President Obama spoke of change, yet to achieve what he did, he must have somehow fit the image and beliefs of what the establishment – the powers behind both political parties – were interested in promoting. His rhetoric is wonderful. He is intelligent, crafty, and popular. He is not wise. He fits into the establishment pattern very well, and while he has acted in promoting some superficial changes, the big promises of change have not come.
Obama has expanded the war into
Democratic Double Standards –
Watching the newsclips on television tonight reminds me of another situation that looks eerily similar when viewed through the grainy lenses of amateur videos. The smoke, the tear gas, the small fires, the protesters throwing rocks back at the police or military or whoever is trying to prevent their actions are not uncommon to the Middle East.
Another area where these pictures have occurred has been in the Palestinian territories, where rock throwing protesters have fought for decades against an occupation force consisting of a well equipped modern army who also use tear gas, live ammunition, helicopters, missiles and other assorted weapons and have killed well more than the dozen or so reported from Iran.
Another similarity – yet also the strongest difference – is in the 'democracy' aspect of the protests. The Palestinians are denied any democracy that does not fit the
The difference in
There are of course other parameters such that the two situations are not identical, but the overwhelming visual images are identical, the calls for more democracy are even stronger in
Obama is trying to appear neutral in his comments towards
The reality of the situation is one of confusion and the requirement of the current government to establish – or re-establish – its authority and ability to rule under whatever label. With the ongoing interference and threats from the
No, I do not support any government actions that involve killing its own citizens. At the same time I do not support any
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looking forward to seeing you at the symposium!
I don't expect to make the big event in Cincinnati, alas.
Thank you for organizing such a lovely event! I had a great time and enjoyed meeting people.
That cabinet would be right at home in my house, It wouldn't surprise my friends to see something similar appear some day.
It's a pleasure to meet you! I always like making new friends.
My fungi are quite fine, Mr. McCallister, thank you for asking. And thank you for reaching out so that we may re-acquaint ourselves. The pleasure is all mine ;)
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Cpt. Joe Waguespack received notice he was under criminal scrutiny by a federal grand jury investigating the brawl between NOPD officers and RTA workers.
Waguespack was not involved in the Mardi Gras fight, but according to sources, he's being looked at for his role in an alleged cover up.


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Phase 1, Step 2 - Gather Feedback from OthersYour closest friends and family know you sometimes better than you know yourself. Their feedback is invaluable and they may recognize strengths you did not even know you possessed. Be sure and talk to as many individuals as possible to gain a variety of perspectives and ideas. It is especially important to talk with people who have had successful careers. Find out about the choices they made early in their career and what they think is their formula for success. Everyone defines success differently; make sure that you look for people whose values you share. With those that you know well, ask about your self-assessment and see if it seems accurate to them. Everyone has blind spots. While you think you may know yourself well, it is important to periodically look in the mirror and see yourself as others see you. Often, your friends and family see strengths that you may not know you have. Other times, they can help you identify stretch goals and areas for professional development. Looking in the mirror is critical to identifying a good cultural fit in an organization and finding a job/career that will keep you fully engaged at work. This step will be completed when you can clearly articulate what success is to you and have incorporated your family and friends views into your self-evaluation.
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The goal of the assignment is to learn from the people you know who you see as successful. There are three categories of questions to ask them. Please ask at least 2 from each category. Feel free to add your own questions. The meetings should be about 30 minutes and casual. Make notes from your conversation as you will want to refer back to these at a later date.
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ABC's Outrageous 1991 Undercover Probe of Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Given the reactions of the left to both the Acorn and Planned Parenthood stings you might be surprised to learn that Eyeblast.tv has uncovered a nearly identical sting, at least in terms of tactics, against crisis pregnancy centers that ABC News did back in 1991. Apparently back then the Left had zero problems with undercover video investigations aimed at proving a political point. They were also perfectly fine with showing just how much contempt they had for the "bad guys" they recorded. [Video follows page break]
In fact, Chris Wallace's entire ABC report is drenched in condemnation and outrage. What exactly did these crisis pregnancy centers do that was so worthy of ABC's attacks? Well, as far as I can tell, the overarching criticism is that they don't want women to have abortions for various different reasons that ABC doesn't agree with.
ABC didn't even show any real evidence that the crisis pregnancy centers had lied to anybody. The closest they come to doing that is when they confronts one of the crisis pregnancy center operators about one of her counselors describing the wrong abortion for the specific point in the faked pregnancy of one of the ABC producers. Essentially all of the other contentions ABC makes in the report are a matter of opinion.
More specifically ABC presented the opinions of pro-choicers and played them off as though they are fact. The number of women killed by abortions, whether abortion causes breast cancer, and how women feel after having an abortion are all hotly debated issues yet ABC presented the pro-choice position on each one as fact. The network reinforced this by continually calling the crisis pregnancy centers, and by extension their supporters, "fake".
To any honest person who watches this ABC piece side by side with either the ACORN videos or Live Action's investigation of Planned Parenthood, the full frontal assault ABC puts on is stunning. A supposedly objective media outlet did more editorializing on the subject of their undercover investigation than the conservatives who openly oppose the groups they investigated. It doesn't get more biased than that.
What's more, one of the most consistent criticisms the Left has thrown at the ACORN and Planned Parenthood investigations is that they selectively or maliciously edited the tapes and must release the raw footage. In the video above, ABC admitted their investigation was done over the course of three months yet they only aired a couple of minutes on the program.
So, ABC News executives, when will you release ALL of the raw video you have from the three months in 1991 you spent going after crisis pregnancy centers.
Oh and if you have time, could you also send along any footage of your reporters expressing the same amount of outrage over ACORN and Planned Parenthood's documented willingness to assist child sex traffickers as they did over crisis pregnancy centers desire for women to not have abortions? Thanks.
Of course, considering Brent Bozell has already exposed the fact that you coordinated with the head of the National Coalition of Abortion Providers to produce this special, I won't hold my breath.
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Submitted by ebayer on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 4:07pm.
You mean a "REAL" news organization is guilty of outrageous,disingenuous behavior?
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Chris Wallace
Submitted by iveseenitall on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 4:34pm.
What a biased report! I guess Chris Wallace is a sneak who can play both sides of the fence. Can anyone in the MSM be trusted, even those now on FOX? Do any of them have any principles at all? I guess not. What a hypocrite!
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It seems to me that the MSM
Submitted by StillRight on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 4:18pm.
It seems to me that the MSM is increasingly becoming a Video Blog aimed at manipulating the view of the public gulable enough to think it's news. MSVB= Main Stream Video Blog.
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Sheree described real
Submitted by motherbelt on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 4:24pm.
Sheree described real abortion clinics as bloodthirsty and money-hungry. -Wallace
They're not?
Check this out this column by Michelle Malkin from 2005. Be sure to follow her links: i.e. obscene profits, predatory behavior, dangerous practices.
Then read this one from last week.
Nothing changes, does it?
But they're just out to help women by providing "reproductive health care" right???
I wonder if Chris Wallace would do the same report now, 20 years later.
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this whole topic reminds me...
Submitted by Jnoble on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 4:26pm.
..of the old Simpsons episode where Homer was tapped by the authorities to wear a ludicrously large hat with a (not so) hidden camera so he can catch Apu at the Quik-E-Mart serving outdated food
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Submitted by iveseenitall on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 4:43pm.
I guess it's wrong to counsel women against having an abortion. According to Wallace's report it is. Then again, "counselling" is always a one-way street for "liberals".
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Death from abortion
Submitted by wingnut55 on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 4:51pm.
It might be true that only 6 or 7 women a year die from abortion, but all the babies die from it.
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Medical disinformation, and a white coat on.
Submitted by upcountrywater on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 4:53pm.
Picky picky... Vacuum aspiration, is WHAT not murder...
Culture of death...
White coats NOT ok...yea right
15 minutes of pure duct tape...
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Millionaire baby killer
Submitted by Okieflyover on Sat, 02/19/2011 - 12:44am.didnt they just come out and prove that the guy who performed all those full term abortions where he "snipped" their spinal cord after birth was a millionaire? Follow the $$$$. Always follow the money.
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Submitted by stratman on Sat, 02/19/2011 - 4:52am.
I faintly recall this story. After watching the video and reading the article:
1) If you go to a surgeon for their opinion you'll most likely hear you need surgery. If you go to an internist your more likely hear some medicine is worth a try. Yes, it is a gross oversimplification, but there is a kernel of truth to it. PP is in the business of providing abortions. Abortions make money, both in reimbursement/payment and in donations by the Left. PP is not in the business of dissuading you from having an abortion. PP is in the business of facillitating your abortion.
2) I don't like deception an either side's part. The clinics in the old ABC story appeared deceptive in their approach and sometimes deceptive in their practices. I may agree with their cause but I want people to be honest. If the deception was all editing and Chris Wallace's words, then I will eat my words.
3) Vacuum aspirations (VA) are blind procedures - you aren't visualizing the extractor tip when it sucks out the fetus. The abortionist is supposed to look at the "products of conception" in the catch bottle to make sure they sucked out everything. If not, a D&C may be performed. Because VA uses negative pressure, ie suction, it may shear off limbs and/or head from the developing fetus based on the angle of the tip, the power of the suction, and the anatomy/size of the baby. An illustration (cartoon) of an 8 week old fetus in a mother's womb to visualize approximate size and development of the pregnancy spoken of in the ABC story.
3) To the best of my knowledge, and after reviewing literature again, abortion does not increase the risk for breast cancer. Breast cancer risk is increased if
- you are white or black
- Higher socioeconomic status
- increasing age
- have a first (or second) degree family member with a history of breast cancer (note - over 85% of women with breast cancer did not have a positive family history)
- positive for BRAC1 or BRAC2 gene mutation (5-10% of breast cancers)
- early menarche (onset of menstruation)
- late menopause
- nulliparity (never pregnant)
- Late age at first pregnancy
About the only thing I can think of that could support the statement that abortion increases breast cancer risk is the research that has shown that those who never breast feed have an increased risk of breast cancer. Even if true, no studies I am aware have stated that never breast feeding takes precedence over the other factors bulleted above. So, whatever support there is for this position about abortion and breast cancer via the mechanism of not breast feeding is weak in the overall picture.
Additionally, and fortunately, the same holds true for women who have had miscarriages - no increased risk of breast cancer.
4) I completely agree concerning the duplicitous behavior of the Media and the Left concerning these sting operations. The Lila Rose PP video's demonstrate criminal behavior on the part of PP employees.
Some links of possible interest on this matter:
- http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/abortion-miscarriage (short read)
- http://our.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_6x_Can_Having_an_Abortio... (more info on the seminal studies)
- http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/overviewguide/breast-cancer-ov... (more info overall but in layman's terms)
- http://www.bci.org.au/index.php/about-breast-cancer/facts-about-breast-c... (Australian web page but with a chart of the risk factors for easy comparison)
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