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Harvard University Recognizes State of Maine Bend the Curve as a Bright Idea in Government
March 29, 2011: The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, has announced its Bright Idea award to the State of Maine's innovative Bend the Curve program.
"Government is struggling to deliver quality services with strapped resources and diminishing budgets," said Anthony Saich, director of the Ash Center. "These 36 government programs demonstrate that creative solutions to some of our nation's most intractable problems can be generated and succeed in even in the most challenging of environments."
Maine's unique Bend the Curve program has shown that Lean concepts and methods work in government. Lean has been welcomed by employees and offers an exceptional opportunity to transform government.
About Bend the Curve: Facing increasing service demands and decreasing resources, two State of Maine departments, Labor and Health & Human Services, founded Maine's Bend the Curve (BTC) program in 2004 in order to achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness in government. Led by Arthur Davis and Dr. Walter Lowell, BTC is streamlining and transforming how work is done in government through --
- Ongoing development of an inter-departmental continuous improvement capacity, building a team of "volunteer" State of Maine Continuous Improvement Practitioners (CI-Ps) who are trained in system/process improvement concepts and methods.
- Understanding that the ability to improve work is based on cross-functionality and leadership commitment to learning and practicing these continuous improvement concepts.
Streamlining Government Demands Change
Bend the Curve strives to streamline government operations to meet the demand for quality and timely services without a corresponding increase in financial and other resources. This Lean approach "bends the curve" of the rising cost of business by improving government processes and changing the fundamental nature of how it does its work. It results in effective, efficient, and quality services based on accountability and valued by Maine citizens.
Results: Bend the Curve CI-Ps have completed over70 Lean interventions involving over 700 employees. These improved performance in diverse areas such as -
- Day Care Program ($700,000 saved),
- Vital Statistics (process time reduced from 90 to 5 days),
- Job Order (5 FTEs saved),
- Utilization Review (50% reduction in process time),
- Governor's Training Initiative (70% reduction in cost), and
- Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory (HETL) – trained Senior Management team in Lean and applied VSMs & Kaizens in all HETL's labs -- reducing waste, improving process time by 30%, and improving customer satisfaction.
Bend the Curve streamlines government by –
- Providing continuous improvement consultation and mentoring to work teams and leadership.
- Implementing Bend the Curve & Lean continuous improvement concepts, methods, and tools, including:
- Meeting customer value expectations.
- Respecting and involving the people who know the work in planning and decision-making.
- Identifying and analyzing work systems, processes, and problems that need improvement.
- Developing problem-solving skills in the workforce to enable them to continuously improve services.
- Assisting teams in streamlining work flow.
- Identifying opportunities to reduce service delivery time, improve quality, and lower costs.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – A 24-year-old McLean County man was convicted Tuesday for an August 2012 shooting that injured an Illinois State University student.
Marshall D. Smith was found guilty of Aggravated Battery with a Firearm and Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm.
Prosecutors said Smith entered a house party in the 700 block of North Adelaide Street and opened fire, striking a female student.
The woman was treated at a local hospital for non life-threatening injuries.
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The 24-70 F/2.8 II and the 70-200 F/2.8 II are the only L glass I use on my 5D MK3 now.
I sold all my primes when I got the 24-70, it's that good
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They are tools... zooms are great for general stuff but primes take over where zooms leave you... if you don't have them available another pro will take your buisness.
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After many hours of speculation, out-of-favour England international/talentless fraud [delete as appropriate] Joe Cole turns out to be heading for France, which is at least a novel approach to finding oneself without any playing time in the Premier League. The midfielder is actually heading to Ligue 1 champions Lille, who are taking him off Liverpool's hands on a season-long loan signing, with both clubs now confirming the deal.
This is being lauded as a brave move for Cole, because so few English footballers succeed overseas and the'll have to deal with a culture shift etc, but that's kind of silly when you look at all of the foreign players coming into the Premier League, who never get lauded for their bravery in having deal with England. If not brave, this is interesting, and I suspect most are curious to see just how Cole does in his new surroundings. It's probably a little bit late on to tap into that undeveloped talent of his, but you never know.


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Daily Dispatches From The Global Scene
Australian model Catherine McNeil popped up on more than a few Spring 2013 runways, walking in Paris at Saint Laurent, Hermès, Kenzo, Isabel Marant, and more, as well as Helmut Lang in New York. With her piercing stare and fresh, choppy bob, McNeil has been one to watch around the Style.com offices. But it's not just her runway look that's put her on our radar—her off-duty duds have caught our eye, too. Snapped in Paris by Vanessa Jackman, McNeil sported a graphic sweater and leather miniskirt with edgy motorcycle booties and an Isabel Marant jacket thrown over her shoulder. We've rounded up the essentials below because—minus the cigarette—this getup's worth repeating.
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It was nice to see former USC football coach Pete Carroll back in L.A. (for you non-sportos, me included, he is now head coach of the Seattle Seahawks) for the first ever In The Art of the City fund-raiser downtown at Vibiana Cathedral. The organization (founded by Carroll) funds outreach workers making sure kids are safe on the streets, in parks, and at school. Positive services and activities are also funded. Carroll was happy to be back in town. "This came together years ago when too many kids were getting killed on the street.," he said. "There's always been an energy about A Better LA that we are really proud of." The event brought out Police Chief Charlie Beck, who stood up in the cathedral's courtyard to credit A Better LA with fewer gang homicides. He looked around at all the suits in the crowd and added, "The interesting thing about Los Angeles is that so many different people come together to help." Chefs like Joachim Splichal, David Feau, Josiah Citrin, Monica May, and others provided small plates that were handed out next to a sweet art auction before attendees went inside. Cheech Marin played MC, despite bad acoustics, and Sharon Stone proved she still has it by pulling in $32,000 for one painting during the live auction. "I think cops are sexy," she noted, trying to up the bids. "I think it's the handcuffs."
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DALLAS - It is an ironic statement -- a former police car now promotes marijuana reform, and its owners hoped to drive it in the 34th Annual Greenville Avenue St. Patrick's Day Parade Saturday.
"We were not coming down there and telling everybody to smoke marijuana. We're coming down there to advocate changing the law," said David Sloane, DFW NORML.
The vehicle belongs to D/FW's chapter of NORML -- the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws. The group is a bona fide 501(c)(3).
It applied to be in the parade and was willing to pay the $500 entry fee.
But parade organizers just said no.
"They said we were ethically inappropriate to be involved in the parade," explained Pete Marrero, DFW NORML.
Taverns and pubs along Greenville have long been allowed floats in the parade. The crowd - an estimated 100,000 - can get rowdy, too.
But organizers told News 8 they have eliminated strip clubs from participating over the years, and don't want anyone advocating illegal drugs either.
"This parade will never be a kids' parade, but it is a parade where kids attend," said Jake Levy, Greenville Ave. Area Business Association. "We just thought it wasn't the right thing to do to have these guys come out."
D/FW NORML said it's still coming out, and bringing its car nicknamed "The Truth Enforcement," but will have to sit parked along the route rather than in the parade.
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Five time NWA World Heavyweight Champion Adam Pearce has had a stellar career, both in the National Wrestling Alliance, as well as with other prestigious wrestling promotions like Pro Wrestling Guerilla and Ring of Honor. Not only is he a five time champion, but has defended the NWA title in more countries than many of the legends like Race, Brisco, Kiniski and others.
In this interview, Adam talks not only about his time as champion of the NWA, but expresses his views on many things going on in pro wrestling, most recently his 7 Levels of Hate series with Colt Cabana. Many of you fans know that the buildup for this series was incredible, but equally incredible was how The NWA removed their sanctioning of the final match, which took place in Melbourne, Australia on October 27th, when after he lost the final match to Cabana & did not lose the title because of the NWA's refusal to sanction the match, essentially abandoned the Championship, and walked from the belt.
Adam also details his time as booker for Ring Of Honor, and even mentions that he'd jump at the chance to wrestle the NWA's current World Champion Kahagas if given the opportunity. It's a great interview with one of the classiest guys in the business.
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Chadron police officers arrested one suspect Thursday in connection with the 30 plus thefts from motor vehicles and a stolen motor vehicle that occurred the night of January 22, 2013 and are currently looking for a second suspect who is believed to be involved.
Caleb Scherbarth (age 18) was arrested for the offenses of Theft by Unlawful Taking (a class III Felony), Theft by Receiving Stolen Property (a Class III Felony), and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle (a Class I Misdemeanor). Scherbarth was taken to the Dawes County Jail and bond was set at 10% of $50,000.00.
The Chadron Police Department's investigation into the thefts benefited through receiving tip information from witnesses in the community. This tip information was followed up on and officers were able to obtain a search warrant for Scherbarth's residence located at 129 Maple Street, Chadron. The search warrant was served, with the assistance of the Nebraska State Patrol on the Scherbarth residence around 5:00P.M. Thursday night. As a result of the search warrant items missing from some of the thefts from motor vehicles were located along with small amounts of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and illegal fireworks.
At the time the search warrant was served, there were two other residents at the Maple Street address; Shannon Barron (age 36) received a citation for disorderly house and George Barron (age 38) received citations for disorderly house, possession of marijuana less than one ounce, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of illegal fireworks. Lieutenant Rick Hickstein says "It is very worthwhile when citizens come forward and provide tip information to law enforcement, which leads to the recovery of stolen property and the arrest of the perpetrators of these crimes. By working together with our community, we can make Chadron safer. The investigation into the thefts is continuing and the Chadron Police Department currently has a second suspect, which we are actively looking for in connection with the multiple thefts from motor vehicles the night of January 22, 2013."
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Police are on the hunt for a Norman Rockwell painting that sold for more than $1 million at a May auction and disappeared from a Queens warehouse last month.
"Sport" was discovered missing from Welpak Art Moving and Storage in Maspeth on Sept. 13 at 7 p.m., police said.
The painting, featuring a fisherman in a boat wearing a yellow raincoat, was sold by a private collector for $1,085,000 at a Sotheby's auction in May. The identity of the current owner was not revealed by police.
Rockwell completed the work in 1939. The painting was used as a Saturday Evening Post cover and signed by Rockwell.
The oil-on-canvas painting is 22 by 28 inches. "Sport" was in a golden wooden frame when it was stolen.
Police ask anyone with information on the painting's whereabouts to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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Out of the Mainstream
The Jack Lonshein Story
by David L. Brown
Record collectors often complain that jewel-case inserts and flimsy digipack covers lack the feel, smell, and aura of an old, heavy, glossy cardboard paste-over album jacket. Yet the loss of the LP sleeve's twelve-by-twelve canvas is perhaps less disturbing than the slow disappearance of the artists who made those canvases memorable. For instance, the true name of the artist known as "Fazio," the man responsible for the Crown label's distinctively creepy cover art, is now lost to history. Thankfully, Jack Lonshein, whose remarkable artwork for the Mainstream label continues to be discovered, is now beginning to receive at least a small portion of the recognition that he deserves.
Born in Brooklyn in 1926, Jack was a loner as a child and, to amuse himself, began imitating the work of popular cartoonists like Otto Messmer (Felix the Cat) and Rudolph Dirks (Katzenjammer Kids). He went on to take art courses at Brooklyn Tech, and, at the age of eighteen, was drafted into the army as a sign painter. Upon his discharge, Jack killed time between periodic bouts of employment by betting on horses with a local bookmaker and record store owner. Knowing that Jack was unemployed, the bookie asked him to help run the record shop.
By 1951, Jack Lonshein was running the shop, Record Rendezvous, and doing all the buying, selling, and general disc dealing. By the mid-'50s, Jack—his coffers swelled by the popularity of the new 7-inch format—was able to open a pair of stores, the Record Room in Astoria and the Record Ranch in Jamaica, Queens. As the proprietor of a now sizable chain of stores, Jack was able to snag musicians like Miles Davis, Jimmy Smith, and Betty Carter for in-store promotional appearances. He also liked to sketch huge pastel posters of jazz musicians that he would hang in the store. Unfortunately, these magnificent sketches were lost in a 1958 fire at the store, which was rebuilt eighteen months later and renamed the Scene.
Yet by 1961, Jack had become disillusioned with the record business; the emergence of chain stores, with their cutthroat business practices, finally induced Jack to abandon his now unprofitable business. Shortly after selling the Scene, Jack was approached by Phil Picone of Mainstream records, who remembered Jack's amazing pastel drawings. Knowing that Jack's kinetic style would compare favorably with the relatively tame record covers of the day, Phil offered Jack a position designing sleeves and label art for Mainstream. He introduced Jack to Mainstream owner Bob Shad who asked Jack to design the first eight album covers, including titles for Billie Holliday, Coleman Hawkins, and Pee Wee Russell for the Mainstream reissue subsidiary Commodore.
The Mainstream LP covers were manufactured by Globe Albums Inc., a New York City outfit that specialized in heavy cardboard-stock jackets with glossy paste-over cover slicks, a process rarely used today due to the manufacturing expense. Globe's owner, Leo Margolis, asked Jack to design some generic replacement jackets for sale to the record buying public. This idea proved to be a success as record buyers frequently sought replacements for lost or damaged covers. Some of these jackets featured trendy, psychedelic, pseudo-bohemian artwork, and have occasionally been found housing the only extant copy of some garage-rock rarity.
Meanwhile, back at Mainstream, Bob Shad began to notice that jazz sales were flagging and decided to shift his focus towards the nascent underground-rock scene, which was beginning to receive attention from the newly emerged network of independent FM radio stations. In early 1968, Mainstream began releasing albums by Big Brother and the Holding Company, Superfine Dandelion, Jelly Bean Bandits, Amboy Dukes, Tiffany Shade, Bohemian Vendetta, Tangerine Zoo, Growing Concern, Art of Loving, Ellie Pop, and Orient Express. Though some of these releases were successful, the majority quickly became bargain-bin specials, as Shad's hopes of receiving support from FM radio went largely unrealized.
During his tenure at Mainstream, Jack became friends with a raspy-voiced lounge singer and jazz pianist named Bobby Cole. Jack tried to get Bob Shad to release an album of Cole's original material, but Shad failed to show interest. Frustrated by this setback, Jack started his own record label, Concentric Records, in 1966, and fashioned himself as both CEO and creative director. When Bobby Cole's Point of View album was released on Concentric in 1967, it sold quite well in the New York City area, where Bobby's constant gigging had earned him a following. At about this time, Cole began performing a yet-to-be recorded Jerry Jeff Walker composition called "Mr. Bojangles," a recording of which was later released on Concentric in 1968. This would be the label's only 7-inch release. Jack licensed the master to Date records for better distribution and it began to take off. Unfortunately, the single came out at the exact same time as Jerry Jeff Walker's version. As both versions were slowly creeping up the charts in the summer of 1968, a frustrated Bob Shad, thinking he had missed out on an opportunity for a long-awaited hit, hypocritically chastised Jack for not releasing the single on Mainstream. Jack left Mainstream as a result of this incident and began doing freelance work on his own. When nothing happened with a design studio he opened with a photographer, Jack took a job at an all-night record store and awoke early each morning to produce tapes with Bobby Cole. Jack brought the tapes to the attention of his old friend Phil Picone who was now working for MGM. The label expressed some interest, but the contract was too strict for the alcoholic Cole. Nothing ever materialized except for tons of rough demo tapes that Jack still keeps in storage.
Throughout this period, Jack designed album covers for Movietone, ABC, Roulette, Royal Roost, and Tico labels, the most famous of these being the Best of Tommy James and the Shondells on Roulette. He did two album covers for Mary Wells on Movietone, as wells as the Love Songs to the Beatles LP on Twentieth Century Fox. His artwork also graced the covers of numerous soundtracks for Mainstream, a multitude of budget albums for Time, and an album of organ-groovers by Philly legend Doc Bagby for the Current label. He also did an amazing portrait of Johnny Winter for an aborted Columbia project that never saw the light of day.
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During my travels I have met wonderful people in the industry, which have led to truly engaging discussions that have revealed to me how similar the issues are globally.
It was wonderful to see how each of the SPE Sections included the younger members in the session meetings. The questions and energy exhibited by the newer members is certainly a most welcome attribute of my experiences and, I believe, most definitely an initiative worth continuing.
From the dinner in the deserts of Bahrain to the Old market in Yemen to the refinery tour in California, just to cite a few of the vignettes, this has been an experience that I shall always cherish and most certainly recommend to any SPE member who is considering this.
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Poor use of the English language is not the only reason why abstracts are rejected and presentations never accomplish their objectives. Documentation forms the bases of external-work verification and application elsewhere. This presentation features the insights of an experienced author and provides guidelines for proper abstract construction.
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Repheka Persadi, 20, and her mother have filed a federal lawsuit alleging a teacher abused her at Hopewell Middle School in Milton and district officials covered it up.
The suit is the latest in a string of legal challenges brought against Fulton County Schools claiming it mishandled the abuse of special-needs students by former teacher Melanie Pickens.
According to the lawsuit, Pickens repeatedly abused students by screaming at Repheka and other children daily, burping in their faces, shaking her breasts and pressing them in their faces, pressing her buttocks in their faces, cursing at the students and spraying Repheka with Lysol after she passed gas.
"You can't trust them anymore. You can't trust your children to the system anymore," said Repheka's mother, Franka, in 2011.
She said at the time that she believed the abuse explains why her daughter became sad, withdrawn and jumpy.
"They've been hiding stuff. It's disgraceful. It makes you feel like you're nobody."
CBS Atlanta's investigation revealed school officials knew Pickens was abusing children for five years. After the district investigated in 2007, it removed Pickens and former principal Frances Boyd from the school. The district did not report the abuse to students' parents or police.
After CBS Atlanta reported on the abuse, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard announced the launch of a criminal investigation by police in November 2011.
A year later, Howard said in a statement, "my team of attorneys and investigators are working to exhaustion to ensure that no stone is left unturned in this matter."
"I want to have hope and believe that something's going to be done, but it's been a year," said Ronald Hatcher, father of a student allegedly abused by Pickens.
Hatcher's son, Aaron, who was medically fragile, died in 2011.
"Get her arrested," Hatcher said forcefully.
Hatcher filed a $10 million federal lawsuit against the Fulton County School District, the Fulton County Board of Education, Pickens and Boyd.
A CBS Atlanta investigation uncovered a district document from 2007 that alleges Pickens hit, shoved and kicked students; slammed one boy into lockers almost daily; and restrained and isolated students in dark rooms. According to the report, teachers say Pickens cursed at students and passed gas and burped in their faces. Most of the students were unable to speak.
Hatcher said he believes school officials should be held accountable for allegedly covering up the abuse and not reporting it to authorities.
The Fulton County School District settled a lawsuit with the family of former student Jake Marshall for an undisclosed amount.
The district has also been ordered to pay the future education and therapy costs for another student, Alex Williams.
During Williams' hearing in state administrative court, staff testified that school leaders knew Pickens was abusing students and did not prevent it. A Fulton County School police officer said he was instructed not to pursue a criminal investigation.
Attorney Chris Vance, who represents Marshall, Williams and other former Hopewell students, said more than a dozen school leaders should be held accountable.
"The school resource officers were aware. Top administrators were aware. Everyone was knowledgeable about this and allowed it to happen for five years over and over and over. There's got to be consequences," said Vance.
Hatcher has filed a lawsuit against Fulton County Schools for the abuse Aaron allegedly suffered at Hopewell and then Roswell High School. According to the suit, the latter abuse contributed to Aaron's death last year.
"It'll send the message you can't do this to special-needs students because they can't talk," said Hatcher.
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Boxing Day sales records have been smashed after shoppers sent tills into meltdown.
Across the country, thousands of bargain-hunters waited for stores to throw open their doors. Some had queued overnight.
In London's West End shopping areas, footfall was up 31.3% on Boxing Day last year, with sales fuelled by tourists eager to spend. The UK average footfall was up by 21.6%, the retailers' body said.
In London's bustling Oxford Street, flagship store Selfridges reported its most successful first hour of trade ever, with £1.5 million rattling through the tills.
Three thousand shoppers were waiting outside the shop at 7am, and the first purchases were made within two minutes.
Forecasters said more than £50 million would have been taken on the West End's famous shopping destinations of Bond Street, Regent Street and Oxford Street by closing time.
The surge in enthusiasm for a spending spree was attributed by tax-free shopping experts Global Blue to wealthy international shoppers drawn in by deals on premium beauty brands and designer fashion accessories.
Middle Eastern, Chinese and Nigerian shoppers were predicted to be the strongest growth nationalities for West End shopping.
Jace Tyrrell, director of the New West End Company, which represents retailers, said: "Chinese shoppers are the top spenders across all three streets, and it's key we offer an unrivalled welcome for international visitors.
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The hot topic of virtualization has developed into a must have for any vendor's portfolio: following Oracle, Sun has now announced its own virtualization and management platform titled xVM.
Both were presented at the Oracle Open World fair (see the separate news item here). Just like Oracle, Sun's server-based solution relies on the free Xen hypervisor. And just like Oracle, Sun's focus is on integrating its own technologies. Sun's Solaris 10 operating system is supported besides Linux and Windows. There is no need to do without Sun's Predictive Self-Healing if you run Solaris 10 as a guest operating system, and Sun promises ZFS support for Linux and Windows.
Administrators can use the "xVM Ops Center" as a tool to manage virtual and physical components. The hardware underpinnings can be 64 bit systems or SPARCs. AMD and Intel suggested their 64 bit Opteron and Xeon CPUs as perfect candidates. And the powers that be at MySQL AB and Quest Software made similar recommendations for database and management products.
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As a human (or any other mammal for that matter) we produce heat and lose it in 4 different ways; convection, evaporation, conduction, and radiation. As we are warmer than the air around us the majority of the time, we influence our environment by warming the air directly in contact with our skin which will warm and heat the air around it… etc… until the process snowballs enough to where you have a nice warm pocket of air around you. Moving air disrupts this pocket allowing for cooler air to replace the warmer air that our bodies have created. The faster the wind speed, the faster and more efficiently this air and our bodies cool. This is why every 10 degree day is different with it "feeling" so much colder when you have a 45 mph wind versus a 5 mph wind. So scientists were able to develop a system to quantify just how much colder it really feels.
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It is just an average looking beer that pours a clear golden, amber and has little head. The aroma is mostly piney hops with a touch of malt. It has a great taste. There is some caramel maltiness and lots of spicey, piney, citrus biterness. The styrian goldings are very evident (as they should be) and the bitterness lingers for some time. The ABV is really well hidden. This beer could be dangerous.
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Just an average middle of the road IPA, nice balance, not alot of bite in the finish. Citrus, floral notes in the nose. Dark amber in color with a decent head. Pretty easy drinking, despite the 7% ABV Nothing special about this anniversary brew, was expecting more.
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yelloish amber coloring with stong carbonation and medium head that dissapates in a nice relaxed fashion. stong hop aroma throughout, hitting one head on and though the nose as the taste builds. Strong bitterness throughout with a residual sweetness at the finish. good flavor balance and strong prescence makes this a truly enjoyable beer. bitterness brings the quaffability down a bit for my book and palate
05-05-2004 03:00:06 | More by sublimesipping
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What a quality IPA! Clear dark orange pour fresh from my SLY FOX growler into my SLY FOX pint (now al I need are SLY FOX Underoos and I'm all set!) This growler was filled up two days ago. Finally, this pour is topped off by a ½ beige head that fades to a scant slick as I progress thru this one.
Fresh cut grass & piney, styrian hops oil scents meet an equally robust flavor of the same. There is an aftertaste balance back towards hints of malty candy, but the hops in this IPA are all about it. The floral bouquet and citrus grapefruit peel is more located on the tongue than in the nose.
The acidic sizzle is down to a dull roar here. This is a total sipper. I could drink these all night. As a matter of fact, the Phillies are on and I have a fresh growler so I just might go the grwloer marathon distance.
Last swigs: What an all around quality pleasure of a local IPA. Too bad that SLY FOX is a little far away. If it were closer this growler would be filled much more often than on rare occasions.
Beer is good. Happy local beering.
05-06-2004 01:18:14 | More by blitheringidiot
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A nice light orange/amber colour mostly clear with a nice white collar of thick foam. Lacing is decent as well. Aromas of this one are malty again with a more pronounced fruity hoppiness coming from the Styrian Golding hops. This is less orangey and juciy than the EKG version, and the finish is also notably drier. I also noticed a slightly acidic raspberry flavor in this brew. Interesting and good. Drinkability and mouthfeel are the same as they were for the EKG version.
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Hmmm, interesting addition to the IPA project from Sly Fox.
Pours a nice, dark, cloudy deep orange color. Nice white head that takes its time dissapting, and leaves enough lace to be noticable.
Smells with a mixture of earthy tones and spice.
INtersting taste. Like the style says, it isn;t so much the citrus taste, it is more of a pleasent, yet bittering taste. It really doesn't do it justice to describe it like that, but that is the best way I can do it.
Nice, interesting beer, rather drinkable for IPA w/ this abv. Well played Sly Fox, well Played.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Maybe NASCAR should steal a page from IndyCar and install a push-to-pass button.
This past weekend saw the boring Brickyard at its worst.
Juan Pablo Montoya griped over his radio that trying to pass another car cost him position on the track. Jimmie Johnson suggested the track needed a second lane with more banking to help the cause. Denny Hamlin called passing "impossible. If impossible is hard, then it was impossible. It is just a product of the speed we run, the tire we've got and the surface. It all just makes for hard racing. It's hard to pass anyone. You've just got to deal with it."
Even super-snail "Tubo" would have been stuck in Sunday's single-file snoozer at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Never really considered an exciting 400 miles anyway, Indianapolis may have topped itself in the 20th Cup race at the famed track. There were three cautions, for stalled cars or debris, and no accidents or spins.
And such little passing. The field fanned out into single-file racing for most of the event — a plodding style that perhaps is a big reason why the crowd has dwindled from 200,000-plus in the Brickyard's NASCAR heyday to maybe 80,000 fans on Sunday. There were scores of empty rows along the frontstretch and fans at home probably wound up changing the channel at times. The clean race was responsible for the fastest Brickyard in history at 2 hours, 36 minutes and 22 seconds.
The race was basically a yawner until Ryan Newman used a flawless final pit stop to top Jimmie Johnson for the win.
All this came only two months after one of the more thrilling Indianapolis 500s in history. Tony Kanaan passed leader Ryan Hunter-Reay to grab the lead in the last of a record 68 lead changes.
The stock cars? They turned the 2 1/2-mile Indy track into a leisurely Sunday drive. Just one pass for the lead under green that had nothing to do with pit stops.
"On a flat racetrack, it's just tough to pass," Johnson said. "These corners, they aren't really that long. You have four, 90-degree turns. That puts a lot against this racetrack for side-by-side racing. But we still love this place."
Drivers love the history steeped in the 108-year-old track. Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart and Newman fell in love with the place as kids and they all talk of the reverence they hold for a place where A.J. Foyt, Mario Andretti and Rick Mears made Indy and open wheel king.
Stewart was "baffled" at criticism of the racing and he gave a blistering defense.
"Look up 'racing' in the dictionary and tell me what it says in the dictionary, then look up 'passing'," Stewart explained. "If you want to see passing, we can go out on I-465 and pass all you want. If you can tell me that's more exciting than what you see at IMS, the great race car drivers that have competed here. This is about racing. This is about cars being fast. It doesn't have to be 2- and 3-wide racing all day long to be good racing. Racing is about figuring out how to take the package you're allowed and make it better than what everybody else has and do a better job with it."
As difficult as it was to pass, it's just as hard for this style of racing to hook the next generation of fans on NASCAR at Indy. The new Gen-6 was expected to help but it was the same old, same old.
IndyCar has figured out how to make the 500 more exciting — now it's NASCAR's turn, even if there might not be much the series leaders can do about it.
"It's a one-groove track. It's not going to change," Dale Earnhardt Jr. said. "I don't care what you do. It's not the race car. It's not the tire or nothing like that. It's just the track. It's one groove, four, 90-degree corners. I mean, there's not much you can do about it."
Single-file racing sure beats the Goodyear tire debacle of 2008. And it's better than not having the race at all on the circuit.
But the event clearly needs a boost — whether it's installing lights and turning it into a night race or moving it later on the schedule to launch the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Plenty of ideas were kicked around this weekend in the garage. There were just no easy answers.
Busch quickly back on the road after Brickyard
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — With only six races left before NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup begins, Kurt Busch isn't about to take a break. Not with one of the coveted 12 spots still within his grasp.
Less than 24 hours after a disappointing 14th-place finish at the Brickyard 400 in Indianapolis, Busch was back behind the wheel of his black No. 78 Chevrolet on Monday, blistering through the tricky turns at Watkins Glen International and giving as much feedback as he could to crew chief Todd Berrier.
"I always like to test at tracks I'm not exceptionally good on and polish up on what might be a weak spot," Busch, the 2004 Cup champion, said. "We chose to come and test here because we're putting a heavy emphasis and pushing all of our eggs into the basket of trying to get into the Chase. We're trying to use this as a strength, come here and polish up and be even better.
"After Watkins Glen, it's four to go and we like our chances."
Busch and his Furniture Row Racing team, his third team in three seasons, were among six cars to make the trek to upstate New York's Finger Lakes region searching for some sort of edge for the Cup race here in two weeks. Though he's been in contention on a regular basis all season, Busch is winless and sits 14th in points. He's hopeful two days here on the track will translate into something big when the green flag waves for the Cheez-It 355 at The Glen on Aug. 11.
"We just haven't quite delivered on a win," Busch said Monday during a break. "Even if we had a win right now, what's happening is everybody's finding ways to win, so you have a grouping of guys that have that one win. It's just as easy for us to make it in on overall consistency."
The top 10 drivers in points automatically qualify for the 10-race Chase and the two drivers between 11th and 20th in points with the most wins earn wild-card spots. Overall points are the deciding factor if more than two drivers have one win each.
As the 26-race preseason winds down, there isn't much wiggle room in the standings. Only 11 points separate Greg Biffle in eighth from 12th-place Martin Truex Jr. Busch is just 19 points behind Biffle and 13 behind 10th-place Jeff Gordon, who also is winless, while Tony Stewart and Truex each have a victory and hold the wild cards.
Busch has been fast all year in practice — he qualified sixth at Indy — but hasn't found the complete package.
"It's ruining us," he added. "There's a full package that you have to have in this game and I see a weak spot for us. Once tracks rubber in, we don't seem to have the front grip and the speed that we have in practice. It's really odd to unload a lot of these weeks and be the fastest in practice and not have that same speed in the race. It's a little frustrating, but we're still in the mix."
AJ Allmendinger, David Gilliland, Michael McDowell and Canadian road race ace Ron Fellows also had their first taste of the Gen-6 cars on the high-speed curves of The Glen.
Getting any sort of edge for the second and final road course race of the season is paramount for the underfunded teams.
"We can put a lot of focus on this race," added Allmendinger, who again will drive the No. 47 for JTG Daugherty Racing, one of a handful of races he's running in an attempt for the single-car operation to get more feedback on its car and the overall program. "Right now, you look at guys that are trying to make the Chase and right on the outside looking in, every race for them obviously is big, especially right now the points are so close. But they can't overemphasize one race. They've got to kind of look at one weekend and go to the next.
"For me, we can focus on this race, have two days of testing, go back and put a lot of emphasis on running well at this race, and I think we can. It's a little bit different for everybody. At least with a small team like us, hopefully, it kind of makes the box a little bit smaller. I think it'll help us a lot more than maybe a bigger team because they've got such resources."
After Cup teams complained about negotiating right-hand turns on the other road course at Sonoma in June, NASCAR has changed the rules for The Glen. Teams will be allowed to hang the rear spoilers more to the left to alleviate the problem.


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A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. today, Aug. 18, 2012, at Walker Memory Gardens in Jasper. There will be no visitation. James Cook will officiate.
He was preceded in death by his father, Claude E. Vinson; mother, Mary Ethel McGough Vinson; sister, Shirley Leonard; and brothers, John C. Vinson, Bobby F. Vinson, Charles Vinson and Billy J. Vinson.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Kathryn Wright Vinson; daughter, Kathy Vinson Dobbins; sons, Bobby Vinson and Tommy Vinson; grandchildren, Josh Vinson, Tyler Vinson, Michelle Vinson, Tammie Vinson, Jennifer Abbott and Stephanie Dobbins Hernandez; and great-grandchildren, Jonthan Vinson, Justin Bailey, Aiden Vinson, Jerimiah Delay, Elijah Delay and Conner Vinson.


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Warrior Women, approx 12x60', latex and spray paint. Few n Far, five female artist collaborative mural.
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ATN podcast: Jumbled standings
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If Wash U wins out, a playoff bid could be in the offing.
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Redlands ends Cal Lutheran's 28-game SCIAC streak, while you've probably read about Morrisville State beating Rowan and W&J also made easy work of Thomas More. The MAC got complicated. More so than usual. Keith McMillan and Pat Coleman take a look at those conference races and others in this week's Around the Nation podcast.
They also take a close look at Pool B, the way teams get into the playoffs when they don't have an automatic bid to play for. We're expecting three bids for those teams this year, so in addition to Wesley, there are a lot of contenders out there. We'll run those down for you. Plus a lot more, of course.
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With their 23-16 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, the New England Patriots won their fourth straight AFC East title.
It's the 10th time in the Bill Belichick era that the Patriots have won the AFC East.
Tom Brady is the first quarterback in NFL history to win 10 division titles, according to the NFL History Twitter account. Joe Montana had nine in his career.
The Patriots clinched the title with a 9-3 record. The rest of the AFC East has struggled this season. The Buffalo Bills, New York Jets and Dolphins are all 5-7.
New England's ninth win was a tough one. Brady struggled against the Dolphins' defense, completing just 60 percent of his passes for 238 yards and a touchdown. He also threw an interception. He had his worst quarterback rating (74.8) of the season.
Miami held New England to 321 yards on offense. The Dolphins couldn't get much offense going either, picking up 277 yards. Each team had one turnover.
The Patriots will have one of their biggest challenges this season when they host the Houston Texans (11-1) next Monday.


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10 U.S. Code Chapter 839 - TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS
1980—Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 504(12),Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2917, struck out items 8441 "General rule", 8442 "Commissioned officers; regular and reserve components: appointment in higher grade", 8444 "Commissioned officers: during war or emergency", 8445 "Officers: additional appointments during war or emergency", 8447 "Appointments in commissioned grade: how made; how terminated", 8448 "Warrant officers: grades; appointment", 8449 "Warrant officers: promotion", 8451 "Officers: acceptance of appointment in higher grade", and 8452 "Medical and dental officers: temporary promotion to captain".
1968—Pub. L. 90–235, § 3(b)(6),Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 758, struck out item 8450 "Warrant officers: suspension of laws for promotion or mandatory retirement or separation during war or emergency".
1958—Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(180)(F), (G),Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1532, struck out item 8443 "Commissioned officers; Reserves; appointment in higher or lower grade", and added item 8452.
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Hello All,
First a little bit about me.
Ht: 5'10"
Wt: 230lbs
BF: 20% (around there).
1. Drop body fat % down to 10-12%.
2. Increase strength (one primary strength goals is to bench 225lbs @ 19 reps...although very far away )
3. Want to lean out (if that is possible with this routine)
4. Increase muscle stamina
I have also started training in jiu jitsu and want my routine to coincide with my training. This is a WBB#1 routine modified to fit the goals above. I have added add'l sets as I feared that in the orig routine, the number of sets would not increase my stamina (please tell me if i'm wrong).
Anyhow, here goes:
Day 1
Flat BB Bench Press - 4x6-10
Low Incline Dumbbell Press - 3x6-10
Dips - 3x10
Chinups (assisted) - 3x7
Deadlifts - 3x8-10
Dumbbell Rows - 3x10
Shrugs - 3x12
Day 3
Squats - 4x10
Hack Squats - 3x10
Leg Curls - 3x10
SL Deadlifts - 3x10
Calf Raises - 4x10
Day 5
Military Press - 3x10
Seated DB Press - 3x10
Standing Lat Raises - 3x10
Narrow Grip BP - 2x10
French Press - 2x10
Barbell Curls - 2x10
Hammer Curls - 2x8
I also try and do some sort of cardio like 4-5x/week. Is this routine okay to use or should i just stick to directly to the original WBB#1? Like I said my main concern with that routine would be lack of building muscle stamina with only 2 sets per excercise. Thanks for all the help!
Maybe a bit to much volume. Also WBB1 is mostly 6-8 rep range, not 10. Give the lower rep a try. If you go heavy enough for a weight you can only do 6-8 reps you will not tbe able to do some many sets. Also 6-8 rep is good for strength.
I think you have modified the routine to the point where it really isn't WBB1.
Thanks for the advice Berserker. I guess I was just too consumed with keeping things the same way, that modification of the routine was done too much . With the lower reps, will that hurt muscle stamina? Thanks!
I don't have a good answer for that, ask it training forum. I have heard some theory that the stronger you are the less effort things take.
My opinion: Strength does not hurt muscle stamina. Think about it.. a weight that I could lift 20 times when I first started out I can probably do endlessly now (in fact, a lot of my beginners weights are now my light warmup sets.. so 20-30 reps without struggling). Did I achieve this muscle stamina by doing endless amounts of reps and never going up in weight, or something specific to stamina? No. I got it by working in a lower to midrange rep and getting stronger. By being stronger, my muscles have to work even less now with that lower weight then it had to before.
Now, that isn't stamina, really.. but it works the same. Less struggle = less stress = longer lasting enginizer bunny.