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He'Brew Jewbelation Sweet 16 Anniversary Ale - Shmaltz Brewing Company
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3.81/5 rDev -1.8%
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He'brew Sweet 16: 16% ABV; Appearance: utterly black, chocolate milk colored head, thick, slow dissipation; Smell: lot of malt, hint of strong alcohol, faint powdered cocoa; Mouthfeel: very thick; Taste: lot of roasted coffee, heavy bitterness, nutty, short, chocolate milk front side.
Poured into a pint glass.
09-01-2013 08:09:27 | More by TruePerception
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3.25/5 rDev -16.2%
12-05-2013 14:35:55 | More by braugon
Ontario (Canada)
3/5 rDev -22.7%
06-03-2013 22:03:05 | More by beerhunter13
4.5/5 rDev +16%
11-10-2012 02:52:30 | More by Tiernan
4/5 rDev +3.1%
05-11-2014 06:01:03 | More by DaftPatrick
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
04-01-2013 01:09:52 | More by warnerry
3.25/5 rDev -16.2%
02-16-2014 03:05:27 | More by Lazaro
4.25/5 rDev +9.5%
11-26-2012 18:38:12 | More by VernonKell
4.75/5 rDev +22.4%
02-15-2013 01:09:20 | More by mctizzz
4/5 rDev +3.1%
01-14-2013 16:41:21 | More by Mattco
4.43/5 rDev +14.2%
Poured from 22 oz. bottle into a Surly Darkness chalice glass.
Appearance: Pours very dark and black with a moderate amount of bubbles. A small finger of tan head fades into a thin layer around the edges of the glass. Leaves a decent amount of lacing around the glass.
Smell: A big, sweet, and complex aroma. Big presence of dark fruits with hints of raisins, prunes, dark cherry, fig, and dates. Dark roasted malts with hints of burnt caramel, toffee, chocolate, oak, and smoke. Sweet molasses and burnt sugars. Some anise licorice. Earthy and grassy hops linger around. Sixteen hops are listed but they take a back seat to the dark fruits and malts here. Alcohol scents as expected. A very complex and good aroma that doesn't smell overly syrupy.
Taste: As huge and complex as the aroma indicates. Big taste of dark fruits with notes of raisin, dark cherry licorice, prunes, dates, and fig. Big dark malt taste like a stout with notes of chocolate, burnt caramel, toffee, and burnt toast along with a good kick of smoke. Burnt sugars and molasses. Some anise and other spices. The hops come out more in the taste and provide a nice bitter bite to counter the sweetness. Earthy and grassy hops with a subtle undertone of citrus hop. Noticeable taste of alcohol as expected from the 16%. A really good taste.
Mouthfeel: Full thick body with a moderate amount of carbonation. Creamy, slick, and somewhat syrupy. Quite a hot feel from the heavy alcohol but its nothing I can't handle.
Overall: This came out very good. Huge flavor with lots of different tastes. The hops do a really good job of keeping things from becoming a cloying mess. Nice roasty undertones.
12-01-2012 07:49:39 | More by MattyG85
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
Blackish brown and opaque with a thick and frothy head of dimpled foam that lingers long. Aroma of vanilla and bourbon, some woody notes. Rich flavors of darkly roasted malt, cocoa, bourbon, vanilla, espresso, slight cherry tang, pine board, hints of smoke, raisins, root beer, dried leaves, and charred bark. Amazingly complex flavors. The sky-high ABV is fairly subdued. Good beer overall, a sipper for sure.
12-31-2012 00:57:11 | More by far333
Ontario (Canada)
4.41/5 rDev +13.7%
Aged 18 months
Appearance: rock solid milk chocolate head with body as near to black as it gets
Aroma: port & dark chocolate, prunes; deep, dark, and addictive; rum; rich, sweet, dried fruit aromas are crazy
Taste & Mouthfeel: dark caramelized fruit flavours start things off, but rapidly transition to beautiful and strong cocoa that when paired with unrestrained alcohol burn make for a memorable finish; nothing held back, it's in your face intense flavour - small sips advised; velvety texture accentuates the sense of creamy hot chocolate - that's been liberally doused with port; the interplay between fruit and chocolate flavours is perfect and lacking any bitterness that can come the dark malts
Overall: this is for a cold winter night, paired with a rich chocolate cake, and throw in some raspberries/blackberries
07-19-2014 19:04:22 | More by BGDrock
4.5/5 rDev +16%
07-12-2013 03:22:10 | More by acknight
5/5 rDev +28.9%
01-20-2013 04:45:54 | More by Auraan
3.61/5 rDev -7%
A strong ale? This beer pours like an imperial stout! Thick, burnt molasses brown and opaque. The head is an oak yellow brown that starts out thick but fades to a rainbow oil slicked cluster of bubbles. For sure a worthy looking beer for a 16th anniversary.
Deep rich nose of dark fruits and heavily roasted grains with hints of coconut. Again the nose is stout-ish and as it warms the scents get more complex. This is becoming a more and more impressive beer.
The taste is the first point where the sweet 16 jives from the stout formula. Instead of chocolate and coffee roasted malts this brew is more dark fruit, hops and sweet cereal. There is an overall boozy undertone that is masked nicely by the dark fruit flavors but still there. This one for sure is a sipper.
I feel this beer slips in the mouthfeel department. It's very thick and sweet that leaves you with an overly coated mouth. I do like how the grain notes and boozy burn lingers but I've had better strong ales and for sure better stouts. All in all, this is a solid beer. I can feel it coming on and I like most of its angles. Well done shmaltz brewing, I'm glad I've got two of these bombers.
03-29-2013 23:02:09 | More by jbphoto88
3/5 rDev -22.7%
11-15-2013 23:21:48 | More by Mtooman
Alberta (Canada)
3.94/5 rDev +1.5%
650ml bottle, deemed a paltry 15.2% ABV by the guv'ment operators in our particular provincial bailiwick. Happy age of consent birthday, Shmaltz!
This beer pours an admittedly hard to discern clear, very, very, very, (did I say very?) dark brown hue, with slight basal reddish cola highlights, and three fingers of tight, silkily foamy, robustly beige head, which leaves little beyond a low ebbing ring of lace around the glass as it readily recedes.
It smells of sweet black fruit esters - figs, plum, and soused cherries come most readily to mind - with some musty baker's chocolate, earthy anise, leafy, somewhat bitter earthy hops, and a well bridled sugary booziness. The taste is more sweet, concentrated dark fruit - plum pudding and dried prunes (different enough, I would put forth) - quickly eclipsed by a bitter citrus rind and earthy, leafy hoppiness, all surprising detectable before the latent, yet still rather hefty caramel/toffee malt bomb that you just knew had to come about, comes about.
The bubbles are quite restrained, but with a wisp of edgy frothiness here and there, the body a muscular, dues all paid up, full weight, and with a pretty straight-up smoothness, one which seems to have no fear of interlopers. It finishes still on the veritably sweet side, the deep fruit somehow sublimated by a lingering sassy citric and earthy hoppiness, and a now burgeoning booze warming.
Well, this does indeed push the boundaries of what any sane soul might proclaim as one individual 'beer', but hey, ho, what the hell. Any milestone anniversary celebration should be a heady affair, and this fits the bill quite accordingly. The sugar, hop, and booze notes are all so well integrated as to make one oblivious to the effort put forth to get to this point, to get more and more and more out of things. A tasty, way over the top strong ale, which should be consumed like a red wine. Or not.
01-20-2013 06:37:12 | More by biboergosum
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
01-21-2014 11:52:33 | More by alamode
4.5/5 rDev +16%
03-12-2013 05:59:33 | More by DruC4
Ontario (Canada)
3.71/5 rDev -4.4%
A big beer which revels in its bigness. LCBO acquisition, who promptly gave a lab evaluation of only 14.5% abv - whatever, it is only to be supped. Big chocolate and roasted malt, and heavy anise finish. Black and bubbly head is attractive. Booze in the finish. Its hidden but its instantly apparent. Sweet stout bias. Above average mouthfeel.
04-15-2013 03:45:55 | More by Sammy
North Carolina
4.5/5 rDev +16%
A - dark brown with a big, brown, frothy, head that has great retention
S - wood, alcohol, caramel, roasted malts, dark fruit
T - roasty, chocolate, earthy, spicy hops, woody, alcohol, dark fruit
M - full bodied, warm, smooth
This is a great beer that is very complex. There are so many different flavors that I know I didn't give them all their justice above. The ABV is definitlely noticeable but it didn't detract from the flavors or the overall drinking experience. This is yet another big beer from He'Brew that is nicely done. It's well worth a try.
11-26-2012 10:23:11 | More by tdm168
4.08/5 rDev +5.2%
22oz bottle served in small wine glass. Beer pours a dark brown color, decidedly neither opaque nor black. Viscosity looks surprisingly thin given the ABV, which is advertised with a big shiny "16" on the label. Medium-thin head of lighter brown. Big aroma of grapes or raisins -- this is clearly a barleywine. On the first sip I've discovered I've served this *way* too cold. But there's no rush, we can fix this....
Fruit flavors come through strongest in this beer. The contrast of the richness of the dark/stone fruit with their sweetness (figs, plums) is the focal point. There's also a complex mix of hops which serves to neutralize the aftertaste and leave the overall profile relatively dry. I can't imagine how the brewer finds just the right IBU level to make this beer work. The mouthfeel is not too heavy, consistent with how it pours, which is nice because this is a REALLY big beer (1x 22oz beer @ 16% ABV = 6x 12oz beers @ 5%...holy shit...not bad for $8).
Maybe not an every day beer, but highly recommended nonetheless.
04-04-2013 02:08:32 | More by hreb
4.25/5 rDev +9.5%
01-22-2013 02:30:31 | More by MarvinTheMarzen
Ontario (Canada)
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
04-04-2013 13:03:37 | More by phirleh
He'Brew Jewbelation Sweet 16 Anniversary Ale from Shmaltz Brewing Company
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Oettinger Hefeweissbier - Oettinger Brauerei
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Ratings: 27 | Reviews: 10 | Display Reviews Only:
3.28/5 rDev -10.9%
A: Pours murky golden with a large white compact head that slowly sets into decent lacings.
S: Sweet malt and loads of wheat, gives the ripe banana. Some citric notes lures in the back. Also a bready backbone.
T: Rather mellow for a Hefeweizen, not too strong flavours. Ripe bananas and bready malts.
M: Aftertaste is short but a little bitter. Body is medium while carbonation strong but smooth.
O: A above average Hefeweizen, but not too exciting.
07-08-2012 17:04:41 | More by Evil_Pidde
3.48/5 rDev -5.4%
Pours a cloudy yellow color with a nice head. Nose is banana and a lot of bubblegum. The taste follows suit. Opens up with with a little bit of spicy citrus flavor, which moves on to softer banana notes. A little bubblegum is present on the backend, but really explodes on the exhale. The mouthfeel is a touch on the watery side, but it is full. Overall, this is a solid hefeweizen. I found it strange I had to come to Central America to hear of this/be able to try it, but I am glad I got the chance. This hefeweizen provides a nice break from the Central American dull macro-lagers.
06-03-2013 04:37:14 | More by birchstick
3.58/5 rDev -2.7%
Hazy golden brown color, nice creamy head - didn't fly off the handle but still had good stick and lacing. Fairly citric note, good blast of yeast, a little clean but a good start overall.
Actually much more phenolic banana, a somewhat biting citric and estery yeast note toward the end. Good bitterness. Not a super strong flavor either, but treading the middle. Finishes crisp, lots of carbonation, fair blast of coriander in there. Pretty solid choice, grab one if it's affordable.
04-17-2012 22:49:12 | More by BretSikkink
3.18/5 rDev -13.6%
Hazy amber orange color with lots of head with good retention.
Aroma of banana yeast and cloves.
Flavor initially seemed to have more barley malt than usual. Taste of bananas and over-ripped oranges and condiments. Dry aftertaste and mildly bitter.
Medium body with good carbonation.
Kind of positioned nowhere between drinkability and complexity choices. I believe there are better options, even local ones.
03-31-2013 00:36:31 | More by FLima
United Kingdom (Wales)
3.68/5 rDev 0%
Poured from a 500ml bottle into a straight pint glass.
Pours a hazy golden colour with quite a nice white head.
Smells fairly yeasty.
Tastes okay, with that classic sharp hefeweizen yeast flavour up front but then some nice smooth and refreshing wheat flavours too, with a hop bitterness on the finish.
Overall quite a nice beer, slightly lacking in character and bit plain though.
12-12-2012 00:41:24 | More by CwrwAmByth
3.5/5 rDev -4.9%
06-23-2013 20:39:26 | More by Mattias
3.55/5 rDev -3.5%
500 ml bottle, bought in Germany. This beer is brewed in Oettingers brewery in Schwerin. Pale golden colour, slightly hazy (less hazy than many other hefes), large and fluffy white head. Aroma and flavour have some some of the traditional hefe characteristics (banana and cloves), but to a weaker degree, and there are also some soapy elements in the aroma. I tend to like nearly all hefeweissbiers, but this one definitely belongs in the lower end of the scale. Still drinkable and refreshing.
08-29-2005 12:32:13 | More by Sigmund
3/5 rDev -18.5%
02-25-2012 10:43:05 | More by BrazilianAussie
3.13/5 rDev -14.9%
Smooth, grainy, and pretty sweet. I guess this beer is OK if you enjoy chewy, wheat laden beer. This one has a cloudy pour with lingering foam and a steady stream of carbonation. Has a hay-like, honey-orange disposition with a light metallic after taste. There are better wheat concoctions out there.
06-06-2004 11:25:23 | More by stoutman
United Kingdom (England)
3.25/5 rDev -11.7%
07-20-2014 21:07:56 | More by vinicole
3/5 rDev -18.5%
06-06-2013 15:46:04 | More by cambabeer
3.75/5 rDev +1.9%
10-08-2012 12:57:36 | More by intoxabroad
3.75/5 rDev +1.9%
06-01-2013 23:33:31 | More by Miha
4/5 rDev +8.7%
01-15-2013 21:02:51 | More by arkanu
3.5/5 rDev -4.9%
03-04-2014 20:42:42 | More by brewtalthrone
3.43/5 rDev -6.8%
I have had this a few time in Korea where it is packaged and market as Wabar Dunkel but it is Oettinger.
Appearance- Standard hefe, cloudy and gold with a fluffy white head.
Smell- Bananas, spice and everything nice.
Taste- Follows the nose, A litte bit of tartness that is not usually in a hefe
MF- Medium body slight carbonation
Overall-Ok hefeweizen. I was told by a German at the bar that in Germany it is a super cheap beer for a person on a budget but it is still better than much of what is sold in Korea.
08-01-2014 16:23:46 | More by Brew_42
4.25/5 rDev +15.5%
03-11-2013 23:16:38 | More by AdrianMendez
4/5 rDev +8.7%
05-27-2014 13:23:34 | More by BeerBeerBeer
2.93/5 rDev -20.4%
After the obligatory swirling of the 50 cl bottle with the last quarter of the beer to get all the hefe (yeast) into the glass (I absolutely love it when they do that in a restaurant!) I got about an inch head that slowly disappeared into a thin layer of small bubbles. The color is a misty yellow, typical of a hefe Weizen. The smell isn't very strong, some sweetness and the everpresent banana. The taste had something metallic in it that I couldn't place and certainly didn't appreciate. It remained in the aftertaste. But there was plenty of CO2. All in all not a bad Weizen but there are many better than this brew.
08-21-2006 14:39:14 | More by Regenpak
South Carolina
4.25/5 rDev +15.5%
06-09-2013 08:49:48 | More by Mike151014
3.75/5 rDev +1.9%
10-07-2013 06:48:15 | More by jumpfromorbit
3.5/5 rDev -4.9%
09-25-2013 05:41:28 | More by laoge
5/5 rDev +35.9%
03-04-2013 21:44:00 | More by abecuellar
Dominican Republic
4.5/5 rDev +22.3%
08-12-2013 22:58:57 | More by ctejada10
3.75/5 rDev +1.9%
05-09-2012 10:54:01 | More by Domochevsky
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Media Fail: Government Motors Inflates Sales by Selling to...the Government
The Jurassic Press was in full-throated ObamaChorus mode in reporting on General Motors (GM)'s allegedly strong June sales.
Very few failed to receive the sheet music.
General Motors June US Car Sales Rocket 16%
GM's June sales up 16%, show broad-based growth
Mentioned was that We the Taxpayers were conscripted to bailout GM to the tune of $50 billion.
General Motors' US sales up 16% in June
General Motors (GM) Shifts Gears on Strong US and China Sales
The Jurassic Press mentioned the bailout so as to allow President Barack Obama to continue to campaign for reelection on its titanically-failed "success."
GM (NYSE:GM) Announces Record Strong Sales
General Motors' US sales up 16 pct in June
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GM Races Higher on Sales Report
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GM Calls June Highest Sales Month Since 2008
General Motors (GM) June Sales Highest Since September 2008
GM June 2012 Sales Climb 15.5 Percent to Highest Month Since September 2008
And in all this Hosanna-reporting, nowhere to be found is the inconvenient truth that these huge June sales were mostly fueled by...government purchases.
We now learn that government purchases of GM vehicles rose a whopping 79% in June.
Meaning Barack Obama is now campaigning on the "success" of - the government buying cars from...the government's car company. With our money.
That's like you setting up a lemonade stand for your kids. You buy them the lemons, sugar, cups and pitchers - and then buy most of the lemonade yourself.
Except you are President Obama. Your kids are the United Autoworkers Union. And the lemonade cost $50 billion.
At least you get to tax your neighbors for the $50 billion.
Again - in what Bizarro-world is this auto bailout the "success" the Jurassic Press incessantly reports it is?
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Nothing about GM's business
Submitted by forest on Tue, 07/10/2012 - 11:27am.
Nothing about GM's business model or product line has changed significantly and the economy is still in the dumps.
So how does a company that was losing money hand over fist suddenly become a big success?
It doesn't. This is all propaganda. 6-7 years to bankruptcy, tops.
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Driving America...further
Submitted by P. Aaron on Tue, 07/10/2012 - 1:59pm.
Driving America...further into Obama-debt.
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Government Hypocrisy
Submitted by stratman on Tue, 07/10/2012 - 8:57pm.
The Physician Self-Referral portion of the Stark Laws states that a physician cannot refer patients to many goods and services of which that physician has an financial stake in:
Prohibits a physician from making referrals for certain designated health services (DHS) payable by Medicare to an entity with which he or she (or an immediate family member) has a financial relationship (ownership, investment, or compensation), unless an exception applies.
By self-referring the purchase of vehicles from GM, a company the Obama Administration has an intimate financial relationship with, Obama has violated the spirit of the Stark Laws were they applied to anything else involving government tax money besides healthcare.
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Sky Movies Magazine has interviewed Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter), and Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) about "Half-Blood Prince" in honor of the Sky Movies premiere of the movie. In addition to talking about "Half-Blood Prince" each actor speaks a little bit about "Deathly Hallows" and what they want to do professionally in the future. You can see scans of the interviews here in our Image Galleries. Thanks to DanRadcliffe.com and RupertGrint.Net for the pictures.


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A former WREX employee, now Boston resident, just wants to know why an attack like this happened. Alison Bullock used to anchor for 13 Sports. She's now employed at New England Sports Network in Watertown, Massachusetts, but lives about a half hour away from there. She says law enforcement did an excellent job capturing the suspect. Alison's glad the manhunt's ended, but she's still apprehensive about the threat being over.
"You just don't know how far it reaches, how many other people were involved, if he had maybe planted something else throughout Watertown because he's been eluding the police all day." -she tells us over the phone.
Alison just moved there a month ago, but says after this week, she misses life in the Midwest.
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The scenes of violence and SWAT teams near Boston have a former Rockford resident and WREX sports anchor on guard. Alison Bullock now lives and works in the area where the whole world is watching
Bullock was our weekend sports anchor in 2011 to early 2012. She now works in Watertown, Massachusetts and lives about 30 minutes from there. She had just left her newsroom last night when word got out about the shooting of a police officer.
"Everything was relatively normal. I mean there was the incident at 10:30 in Cambridge which is the next town over to Watertown. But at the time we heard MIT Police Officer shot and killed, no one had any idea that could have been related to the marathon bombing," says Bullock.
By midnight the New England Sports Network (NESN), where Bullock works, is in downtown Watertown. It was put into lock down around midnight. Police told the people in the newsroom they needed to stay locked inside as the search for the marathon bombing suspect turned into a manhunt.
"It's just a lot of activity, very chaotic and it's a little disconcerting I will say," says Bullock.
Bullock describes Watertown as a suburb of Boston similar to how Naperville is to Chicago with a lot of family homes and small businesses.
"I'm still in disbelief and still in shock that this happened. The reporters are on there talking about just for reference we're here right by the Panera and the Chipotle, I'm like those are the places I go to take my lunch break from work," says Bullock.
Alison lives about half an hour from Watertown with her husband and one-year-old daughter. She and her family now wait for word everything is safe.
"It's tough knowing that unknown is out there. I feel like its very possible that he could be out of Watertown and at that point that's scary to know he could be anywhere," says Bullock.
Bullock's colleagues were allowed to leave their office around noon but say everyone in the area is being told to stay in their homes for now.
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Indoctrination Fridays: Calif Curriculum Teaches Kids to Unionize
Original post made by !!! on Jun 24, 2011
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Hey McNerney and your leftist communication vehicle -- the Pleasanton Weekly -- what do you have to say about this???
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on Jun 24, 2011 at 8:01 am
Thank you for the laugh! Do you really consider this biased site a reliable source?
Too funny! Next, please use FIX News as a source.
on Jun 24, 2011 at 8:42 am
Hilary - Are you trying to say that the link provided in the story
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is not, in fact, a newsletter from a bay area school district documenting the use of this in curriculum at a school in California?
No, of course, Breitbart created a fake newsletter to smear teachers!
on Jun 24, 2011 at 9:07 am
So Hilarious, you are rejecting the secondary source of this information because it is biased. (Yes it is biased conservative and states this fact overtly...as opposed to most liberal media sources that claim to be unbiased.)
Since you reject the secondary source -- biggovernment website -- then how about the primary source? You can download the literature yourself produced by the Calif Teachers Union: Calif Federation of Teachers -- that is taught in the public schools...
>>> Web Link
I am waiting patiently for you to now reject this fact...since most liberals cannot deal in facts...only emotions.
Have a nice day. Take a walk in your typical goosestepping manner.
on Jun 24, 2011 at 11:51 am
Damn teachers! Brainwashing kids and eating the ones that they can't convert!
I need more of this conservative talk.
Now back to my goosestepping!
on Jun 24, 2011 at 12:28 pm
This 'training' is all over the US.
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on Jun 24, 2011 at 1:08 pm
All the while union membership has been declining for decades in America. The message must not be getting out.
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on Jun 24, 2011 at 1:10 pm
You have to add a ")" character to the above link. Pleasanton Weekly Online software clipped it. (Probably union programmers ;-))
on Jun 24, 2011 at 5:12 pm
"All the while union membership has been declining for decades in America. The message must not be getting out."
You mean private sector union membership is on the decline. Public Sector government work is the new growth area for the unions, and the taxpayer is their cash-cow. If they can ever succeed in getting rid of prop 13 watch out, your home equity will be their new revenue stream.
on Jun 24, 2011 at 11:57 pm
I always get upset reading about teachers protesting, teaching their students to be defiant, petulant brats if they don't get their way,,,,they're teaching alright, how to be obnoxious employees.
Yet, teachers don't like their students on the ground kicking and screaming if they don't get their way....same thing !
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I wanted to make this video to show people how hunter burst is at the moment, and also wanted to touch upon a pretty gamebreaking problem involving hybrid selfhealing. If enough people are interested I'll probably make a video showing exactly how stupid it is - literally every hybrid class (DPS specced) can outheal damage almost indefinitely. It just doesn't seem right to me that someone who picked a DPS spec can outheal a pure-DPS classes cooldowns. Note: Burst could've been higher if I used Rapid Fire due to the 4-set bonus giving PvP Power while it is active, did not realize this at the time. Probably worth deducting 2 seconds from the timers I think hunters are in a good state, the beta just seems massively broken, much more broken than it should do with less than a month to go before the game launches. Either way hope you enjoy the video! 1) Professor Kliq - Overhead 2) Noisestorm - Timewarp Check out http://www.youtube.com/monstercatmedia for more awesome music!


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Scottsdale hotel clerk phones in fake bomb threat
By Martha Maurer
Originally published: Nov 14, 2012 - 6:17 pm
Originally published: Nov 14, 2012 - 6:17 pm
A Scottsdale hotel clerk is in jail after he called in a bogus bomb threat Tuesday night.
Wade Radzinski called in the bomb threat so he could allegedly steal money at the Holiday Inn Express near Scottsdale Road and Gold Dust.
Police said that Radzinski claimed a person called him demanding him to put money in a bag and leave it outside the hotel, or a bomb would be detonated.
Scottsdale Officer David Pubins said Radzinski allowed police to search his vehicle.
"They found hiding inside of the vehicle the amount of cash that the clerk stated that was actually stolen from the hotel," said Pubins.
Radzinski faces theft and false reporting charges.
Martha Maurer, News Editor
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The latest player to be screeching how our universal health care system isn't sustainable is none other than the International Monetary Fund–those same bastards who bailed out Greece and Ireland with the condition that they implement draconian austerity budgets in their respective countries; with measures that have nothing to do with debt reduction and everything to do with the sick right wing ideology, like lowering the minimum wage (Ireland).
Yes, that very same IMF, headquartered in, you guessed it, none other than the Excited States of Amerika; in Washington, to be precise is now attempting to tell Canada that our government is not telling us the truth as to exactly how 'unsustainable' our universal health care system is. Now, would the IMF have partnered up with the American health insurance lobby groups, by any stretch of the imagination? Why not? It seems that American lobby groups are finding ways to latch on to our lobby groups so they can do their dirty work. And Stevie Spiteful who would love nothing better than to have a rich man-poor man; healthy-pre-existing condition health care system of the US of A, is probably thanking Santa early for this endorsement from the IMF.
One has to wonder if the Koch brothers and Rupert Murdoch as well as those financial institutions and insurance companies have the IMF on speed dial.
I will end with a favourite comment from Zorglubsky near the end of that CTV article:
… and Canadians should tell the IMF to mind its own Republican-controled business and leave our health care be. Don't they have more pressing issues with oil-rich, third-world banana republics to deal with?
I'm also with Marc Toronto; why don't the IMF or any other organization strongly recommend to the US that they explain to their people why a wealthy country such as their's allows its' own people to die simply because they're poor and/or have a pre-existing condition. And if they insist on medalling in our affairs, have them recommend to Stevie Spiteful that he explain to Canadians why he wishes the same thing here. Otherwise, IMF, fuck off!


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The widespread popularity of online business has made it inevitable for the companies to have their websites for achieving success globally. However, it is not that easy to make a website and some professional is definitely required. There are many professionals who are involved web designing. Here is the list of personnel that are vital for web design and web development. A good culmination of all these will enable you to own a good website.
* Server administrators: This very technical field and the main role that the administrators play is to take care of all the technical issues. The server administrators are concerned with the management of firewalls, modem ports, internal security, file administration, and back up procedures. They also generate reports about the number of visitors and their whereabouts. Thus, enabling you to make future decisions.
* HTML coders: the HTML coders are other professionals who are required to for web designing. HTML coders are experts in creation of HTML code and troubleshooting for your website. These experts also take care of testing and evaluation of the website in the various operating systems and web browsers.
* Designers: this is the most important area and requires real experts. The graphic designers create the beautiful websites that you see on the internet. The designers use various designing software like Photoshop and other standard graphic design programs. They also contribute in designing template page, navigation icons, color scheme, and logos. The web designers are responsible for the entire look of the website and its functionality.
* Content Writers and Information designers: a content writer writes the content that is to be displayed on the website. The content writer is responsible for writing content that is rich in keywords and the one that highlights the company's services in a convincing way. These individuals work hand in hand with the designers for page templates as well.
* Software Programmers: the software programmers are assigned the duty of writing variety of applications for the website design. These applications include Common Gateway Interface scripts, Java scripts, back end applications, and others which interact with the database. The software programmers play a very significant role for building Ecommerce websites.
However, other thing to bear in mind while website designing is to prefer a standard layout style for the web pages. Hope this helps you to understand the involvement of different professionals in making of one website. Therefore, while choosing a web design company make sure you choose the right one with expert professionals in all these fields.
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Web 2.0: Pottymouth 1.0 Sanitizes User Input
Version 1.0 of Pottymouth, a Python module for HTML processsing has just been released. The tool helps sanitize user input from websites.
The mathematician and linguist Matt Chisholm designed the tool for any scenario in which untrained or untrusted users are allowed to enter HTML code or text: blogs, forums, web mailers, Web 2.0 applications and the like. Pottymouth sanitizes anything that could endanger the layout or security of a web application.
For example, the Python module prevents users from injecting Javascript via Iframe or script tags, event handler attributes or "javascript:" links, thus preventing scripting and cross site scripting attacks on websites and their users. Pottymouth attempts to protect the site layout by removing style tags, CSS input, and attributes such as "height" and "width". At the same time, it converts markups indicated in plain text ("*bold*") or lists into correct HTML and adds an HTTP prefix to "www" links
A source code archive, Debian and RPM packages of version 1.0 are available under the BSD license from the Pottymouth homepage, as is an online demonstration for potential users to test.
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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
"Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" doesn't have the electricity of the original, mainly because we've already seen it. Nothing more is really revealed…
"Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" doesn't have the electricity of the original, mainly because we've already seen it. Nothing more is really revealed…
"To Be Takei" is a conventional documentary that has a surprising emotional heft. A fun, informative exploration of the life of actor, activist and Trekkie…
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Roger Ebert loved superhero movies but he was a superhero himself to me.
Chaz and Roger Ebert will be awarded the Deloris Jordan Award for Excellence in Community Leadership at the 20th Annual Black Harvest Film Festival.
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An FFC Review of Kim Beyong-seo and Jo Eui-Seok's South Korean thriller "Cold Eyes."
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Much progress has been made in representing African-American life onscreen, but there's a long way to go.
An updated list of the theatrical venues and VOD platforms currently screening "Life Itself."
"Older Children" is a film about a group of twentysomethings from the Chicago suburbs, now living in the city and stuck on pause. They've mostly known each other for years. They're single, but some are getting married. One just lost her job at the Museum of Contemporary Art, so her parents paid for a psychiatrist's visit.
We all know people like this. They go to movies like this. They're smart, presentable, articulate. They drink socially, they don't do drugs. They seem to have grown up at a level of affluence their own lives show no sign of matching.
It's an ensemble piece. If there is a lead, that would be Andy (Melissa Engle), the one who lost her museum job. She's subletting her one-bedroom apartment and moving in with friends to save some money. She rents to a guy who has a job in the financial industry. Right away she's … intrigued.
He's going to buy, but first is renting to sample neighborhoods. He rattles off Bucktown, Lincoln Park and so forth. Now he's in Old Town. Likes the short walk to the lakeshore, the park, the Old Town Ale House. During the film, we glimpse some of these neighborhoods, but Chicago is used more as a backdrop than a place.
In a way, the movie is about people who haven't grown up. None of them has reproduced. "Older Children" was helped by Kickstarter, and online I found a comment by one of its backers, who signs himself Christopher Charles Horatio Xavier King III, Esq. He writes: "It blows my mind whenever I think that, when my dad was my age, he had a 6-year-old kid." Not only that, but a kid named Christopher Charles Horatio Xavier King III.
The movie is perfectly watchable, professionally filmed and acted, and not particularly compelling. That's not really a criticism. It might feel strained to impose a plot upon these lives. The whole point is that they lack a plot; they don't even feel like protagonists.
At 65 minutes, "Older Children" is short, but feels about right. I imagine it's a calling card for Duncan Riddell, the writer-director, and it proves he has the chops to make a commercial film. What he needs is a screenplay. I was reminded of the works of Whit Stillman, but they have the screenplay. What a difference a story makes.
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£59m 'City Deal' transport cash set for decision today
Updated 7:50am Wednesday 16th April 2014 in News
LEADING county councillors will decide today whether to go ahead with £59m of transport improvements around Oxfordshire.
The schemes are part of the City Deal, which was signed by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg in February.
Oxfordshire County Council's cabinet is now being asked to include these schemes in the authority's capital programme.
Sue Scane, director for environment and economy at the county council, backs the schemes.
She said: "The City Deal represents an opportunity to ensure Oxford and Oxfordshire overcomes the historic barriers to innovation and enterprise through a transformational network of connected hubs, creating an eco-system where research, innovation, investment and enterprise meet and flourish."
The cash will pay for three packages of schemes at the Northern Gateway in Oxford, at the Hinksey Hill and Kennington roundabouts, and improving access to the Science Vale Enterprise Zone.
Projects include a new link road between the A40 and the A44 at Loop Farm, and additional lanes at the Hinksey Hill roundabout.
The Government will provide £22m towards these schemes as part of the City Deal, with the rest coming from sources such as developer contributions and the county council.
The design of the schemes was drawn up earlier this year and the three projects are expected to all be complete by 2019.
Bob Price is the leader of Oxford City Council which wants to create a science park and houses on land between Wolvercote and the A34.
He said: "The Northern Gateway is very important for the city.
"We have very little employment land left and very little housing land and this site provides us with a combination of both of these things.
"The combination of the two will be an attractively designed place with improved transport links and will be very important but there is no way you can develop the Northern Gateway without significant transport improvements."
Oxford City Council is currently putting together an area action plan which will dictate what can be built on the Northern Gateway site.
This will go to a Government inspector early next year before a planning application is submitted.
The county council's cabinet will meet today to decide whether to include the schemes in the authority's capital programme.
The meeting will take place at County Hall in New Road, Oxford, at 2pm.
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8:32am Tue 15 Apr 14
Sophia says...
One instinctively knows that someone who talks like this is not to be trusted
9:39am Tue 15 Apr 14
Oxonian says...
Our short-sighted councillors cannot see that it is a recipe for disaster. And the fact that Sue Scane, director for environment and economy at the county council, uses such meaningless verbiage as "a transformational network of connected hubs" suggests that the scheme is ill-thought-out.
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Andrew:Oxford says...
Oxonian wrote:"A transformational network of connected hubs" is a very carefully thought-out phrase.
The Northern Gateway project is madness. It will put many new buildings near the road between the Peartree roundabout and the Wolvercote roundabout, which is congested every rush hour - and often at other times.
Our short-sighted councillors cannot see that it is a recipe for disaster. And the fact that Sue Scane, director for environment and economy at the county council, uses such meaningless verbiage as "a transformational network of connected hubs" suggests that the scheme is ill-thought-out.
It means that any change is considered to be a success at the point of project delivery. It doesn't have to be change for the better...
There will never be any radical change for the better in Oxfordshire until people can board a rail service at Witney and disembark at a station serving "The Northern Gateway", the city centre, the science park or business park/Mini.
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Razing Cain?
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Nov 30, 2011
So we are blessed with a constant spectacle of crime-fighting pols caught with expensive hookers, intercontinental hikes along the Appalachian Trail, footsie in the airport men's room and stained blue dresses. One newly-appointed governor even got the jump on us by pre-announcing his (and his wife's) past infidelities, before anybody had thought to inquire on the subject.
More typically, though, indignant denials beget humble confessions, complete (until recently, at least) with wrong-ed spouse followed, after a decent interval, by redemption on cable news programs. Which is what makes this week's plot twist interesting: the unconventional campaign of unconventional candidate Herman Cain has unconventionally followed last week's indignant denials with a new twist -- the Consenting Adults defense. Through an aide, he has floated the intriguing notion that it's simply none of our collective business.
Whatever else that line of attack represents (a tacit admission, for instance), it does beg the question: apart from its salacious entertainment value, are there legitimate, public policy bases to care about this candidate's nocturnal meanderings?
It seems to me that there are at least three reasons why this might be the public's business perhaps readers can supply more.
First, for the long-married Mr. Cain, there is the question of character and commitments. Past is prologue, and an individual (okay, a man, as this seems to be a chiefly male-dominated sport) who ignores the most fundamental vow of his adulthood is not likely to be steadfast in his political promises. In the extended seduction of campaign season, voters want to surrender themselves to someone who will stick around past breakfast.
Second, and somewhat contextually, is the issue of hypocrisy. A candidate who touts his family values and the tenure of his marriage, prominently sings in the choir and espouses taking personal responsibility for one's outcomes ought not to be exposed, in flagrante delicto, in a decade-long affair with another woman. As indicated, this factor will somewhat depend on the political positions previously assumed, but nobody runs on the Adulterers' ticket.
Finally, bad behaviors can leave a person vulnerable to blackmail. The Nevada Senator in the Godfather movies was a willing stooge after he'd been drugged and photographed with a murdered prostitute. Although many of the platform planks of Mr. Cain's Grand Old Party might better be explained by extortion than sound public spirit, I would prefer my President to be unsusceptible to such pressure.
So I am guessing that the Consenting Adults defense will have a short and undistinguished career. Like the ridiculous campaign video image of his campaign manager puffing away on a cigarette, it is an ill-considered move. We may have seen the last of it, with good reason and riddance. Some conventions are worth keeping.
on Nov 30, 2011 at 12:32 pm
You conveniently left out the credibility of Cain's accuser. Web Link
on Nov 30, 2011 at 1:58 pm
I believe your concluding noun should be plural. And this is from the article you linked:
"Ms. White spoke slowly and in a monotone in response to Mr. Stephanopoulos's questions. She seemed calm, if somewhat reserved. But more than her demeanor, it's her phone records that appear to be the most important evidence of an affair that she has produced so far.
And on Wednesday morning she produced more records. She gave ABC phone bills showing contact with Cain's private cellphone number into the fall 'Ä" all the way up to mid-November.
'ÄúNovember 8, 13, 14 'Ä" he's texting you all month long," said Stephanopoulos. He sounded astonished.
"That's correct. Our communication was up until just last week," said White.
Wow. If this is true, Cain was in contact with a mistress during the very period when he was beset by revelations that he had been hit with sexual harassment complaints in the past. Was he trying to get White to stay quiet?
"No," said White. "Never in a million years did he think I would speak out.""
It seems to me that with every new revelation, and accuser, the probability that EVerybody is doing him wrong diminishes significantly. I guess we'll see, soon enough.
on Nov 30, 2011 at 2:28 pm
Although many politicians have been caught having extra-maritial affairs, I believe the only politician who had an affair AND committed perjury under oath when denying the affair, was Bill Clinton. Having no respect for marriage vows AND having no respect for the rule of law and lying under oath about it, showed his absolute lack of character. Those who try to glorify Bill Clinton's presidency have a very short memory of his disgraceful conduct in committing adultery, AND perjury when lying about it under oath.


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This bibliography intends to contribute to the desire for learning and engagement identified by activists in the Middle East and North Africa region when reflecting on the aftermath of fast unfolding transitions in the region. Such transitions, while specific to the context of MENA, are not unique in their occurrences around the world. Experiences and practices of feminists from around the world engaged in similar, even if not identical, struggles towards the democratization of their countries with a gendered lens and a feminist politics constitute an important knowledge bank that activists can draw upon, learn from, and engage with. This resource mapping aims to fill the gap realized in various convenings and conversations of a lack of information sharing and knowledge bridging among feminists across the regions that experienced similar uprisings; particularly along south-south and east-south lines.
Members of Hifazat-e Islam, a radical Islamist party in Bangladesh, attacked female journalists on assignment as the group marched in the country's capital to demand strict Islamic law, including a ban on free mixing of the sexes and punishment of "atheists and blasphemous bloggers".
The parents of a 17-year-old girl who was killed nine years ago in the UK have been convicted of her murder and jailed for life.Iftikhar Ahmed and his wife Farzana were told on Friday that they were to serve a minimum of 25 years in prison after a jury at Chester Crown Court found them guilty of their daughter Shafilea's murder.
Local officials say unmarried pair killed in public in Aguelhok, in the first reported sharia killing since occupation.Islamists occupying the northern Mali town of Aguelhok have stoned an unmarried couple to death in front of about 200 people, two local government officials said.
Qui est Farida Afridi?
Farida Afridi a co-fondé SAWERA avec sa soeur Noorzia en 2008, alors qu'elle avait tout juste 21 ans.
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Women's Action Forum (WAF) Lahore is deeply disturbed by the shocking news of the killing of Ms. Farida Afridi in the Khyber Agency. It is evident from news reports that she was killed because she was a woman human rights defender associated with a non-government organization working for the welfare of tribal women.
We demand that the process to ban abortion be ceased IMMEDIATELY!
Banning abortion or further limiting the duration and conditions under which it can be performed;
Security leaks have brought to light a plot to kill human rights defender Asma Jahangir - former UN Special Rapporteur for Religious Freedom and the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan. Jahangir has been a vocal and outspoken leader of the human rights movement in Pakistan for over 30 years and is respected both within Pakistan and the international community.
Un collectif d'associations turques a lancé sur internet la pétition « Say no Abortion ban », « Dites non à l'interdiction de l'avortement ».
En Turquie, l'avortement est légal depuis 1983 jusqu'à 10 semaines de grossesse. Déplorant que le taux de fécondité soit passé de 3,14 enfants par femme en 1980 à 2,11 en 2009, le Premier ministre turc Erdogan incite les couples à avoir « au moins trois enfants ».


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"I really had to cover a lot of miles to make sure I got good value from my Eurail pass." We've heard comments like that often, and you surely have, too. It is a refrain uttered by folk as they return home from a manic dash around Europe, sometimes even covering seven capitals in as many days.
Slow down
Speed is not compulsory. Eurail is great for travelers keen to cover a lot of ground, but it may not always be the cheapest option. For example, if you book well in advance, stick to main routes and commit to a fixed itinerary, then the aggregate cost of a sequence of point-to-point tickets bought direct from the various European rail operators may, for many itineraries, undercut the cost of a rail pass.
Dynamic pricing (often dubbed "market pricing") means that for long hops between major cities in Europe there are nowadays some super deals available on point-to-point tickets. Shift to lesser routes, frequented by slower trains, and you may find little or nothing by way of discounts on international journeys.
Our view is that these slower trains are often a far better way of seeing Europe than the high-speed services. You'll meet locals along the way, rather than just other tourists following similar itineraries to yourself.
Fast can be cheap
But expect to pay more for a journey with local trains than you might on the parallel high-speed services. Book in advance to ride a fast TGV from Paris to Marseille, and you can pick up a one-way ticket for less than €50 — if you are lucky and can travel off-peak perhaps even for just €20.
But if you take the slower TER trains from Paris to the Mediterranean, there is just the Tarif Normal. And that is more than €100 one-way. No discounts for pre-booking. No discounts…. full stop.
Best use of Eurail
Has slow travel thus become a privilege of the rich? Well, not quite, because a day on slower trains can be a very wise use of a Eurail or InterRail pass. And that applies equally to the global and flexi variants of both passes.
Budget-conscious holders of flexi-passes now appreciate that pass days are better reserved for journeys on slower trains where you want to preserve total flexibility. If you know you need to make a fast hop on a high-speed train (where you might in any case need to make a seat reservation and pay a supplement with a rail pass), then perhaps that's the day to plan ahead and book a discounted point-to-point ticket on the Web site of the relevant rail operator.
So how slow is slow? Well, it'll still be a lot faster than even the fast trains of yesteryear. European train services have so improved over the last 30 years that devotees of slower trains will still be making faster progress than those of our parents' generation who clanked across Europe on what were, back in the 1970s and 1980s, acclaimed premium high-speed services.
Stop off and explore
The beauty of slow trains is that you don't need to book. If a spot takes your fancy, just hop off and explore — then continue with the next train. On many routes, slow trains run hourly.
We have made long international journeys like this. True, it took us 12 hours to get from Switzerland to Spain. With premium fast trains we might have trimmed three or four hours off that. But we had that ineffable pleasure of trundling through vineyards, watching birds on lonely marshlands and stopping at little rural railway stations. The journey became an event in itself.
Eurail is a marvelous product, and that goes equally for its sister InterRail which is geared to European residents. Both families of rail passes can offer great value for money. But, contrary to what you might assume, it is the devotees of slower trains and more rural itineraries who get the most handsome return on their investment in a rail pass. If speed is more your style, and if all you aim to do is hit the big cities, then think carefully before buying a pass.
Taking slower trains which don't require supplements or advance reservation is much more fun and preserves what is, after all, the prime benefit of a rail pass: its total flexibility.
You can read more about rail passes in two other articles published this week by the team from hidden europe. The full text of an article on InterRail, published on 16 July in hidden europe magazine, is available online. And another article on the hidden europe website, published on 17 July, questions some of the mythology that has developed around rail passes.
Great question. Printed train timetables still have a real role in facilitating slower travel around Europe. The great majority of online booking systems simply don't list more than a tiny subset of European rail services. So it's good to get hold of an up-to-date copy of the latest Thomas Cook European Rail Timetable before leaving home. (Even an out-of-date copy will show the basic pattern of service, even though details may have changed).
The online HAFAS timetable system is a good way of identifying slow trains. That's the timetable database which underpins http://www.bahn.de. For western and central Europe it is pretty good, though even there you'll stumble on routes that are entirely missing.
To use HAFAS to find slower train connections, go to the HAFAS query home page on http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe. Enter your 'start' and 'ziel' and – most important – do the following two things:
1. Under "Verkehrsmittel" click on the "Nur Nahverkehr" button.
2. Untick the box that says "schnelle Verbindungen bevorzugen".
The connections that then come up will be the slower non-premium trains – viz. the ones that we think are ideal for pass holders keen to really see more of rural Europe.
So, Tom, yes you can research these trains in advance. You cite a possible Paris to Avignon routing. You can do that very easily by slower trains, with just one change of train in Lyon. The journey south-east from Paris to Dijon, following the classic PLM line is very fine indeed. And then you trundle past vineyards aplenty. We describe the whole journey, Paris to Avignon, as Route One in our Europe by Rail book.
The beauty of such 'slow' itineraries is that they do not need to be booked in advance. No supplements, no reservations. So truly a chance to roam on a whim.
Hope this helps.
Nicky and Susanne
editors of hidden europe magazine
editors of Europe by Rail: The Definitive Guide
Yep, I can buy into this idea. Slow is definitely better. You see more and get away from the crowds. But booking systems push us all to the main routes. Looking at the Loco2 and RailDude booking masks, I think that less than one per cent of all European railway stations are even listed – and certainly way less than one train in a thousand features in their database. These systems are very, very selective. The big challenge is to persuade travelers that they really do not need to book everything in advance. That's the beauty of the slow train approach described so well in this article by hidden europe.
Hi Susanne and Nicky,
I just read your article and really like it.
It is finally always the human who decides. If a human is to lazy and only use (booking) machines, of course not always the best results appears like "g.ferguson" mentions above. A machine will never be able to replace a human thinking. That's why traveling the slow way is so interesting, without Internet and all this modern stuff.
Projects made by real travelers (not machines or commercial marketing humans) are good to find slow ways to travel – but read them carefully, what maybe "g.ferguson" missed. At Raildude there are a lot of connections listed seems to be made by the travelers directly, not by machines. My preferred route is for example the one crossing the Alps the indirect (made by these Raildudes) way and not the direct way (given by booking machines). The indirect is extremely scenic and if traveling with an Eurail pass even free to use (compared to the direct one): http://www.raildude.com/en/train-connections-city/zurich-milan/switzerland-italy/524
Open you eyes. Don't be lazy. And only use machines as final step. Then slow traveling will be a success.


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admin wrote a new post, January 28, 2014 Meeting Minutes, on the site Potomac Grange 1 2 months ago
President Joan Smith called the meeting to order at 9:20 a.m. in the 10th floor Saunders Library of the National Grange Building in Washington, DC. Also present were Lecturer Samantha Johnson, Lady Assistant Steward Jessie Cope, Chaplain Grace Boatright, Treasurer Bobbie Rencevicz, Assistant Steward Austin Miller, Flora Stephanie Wilkins, Steward Amanda Brozana and Secretary Richard Weiss.
Minutes from the December 10, 2013 holiday meeting were approved as read.
Treasurer's Report
As of December 31, 2013 the Kile Fund balance at PNC Bank was $37,395.55
A payment of $2,569.95 was received from the trust in December 2013.
The Operating Fund balance at BB&T Bank was not available. It was surmised that the bank is still emailing statements to Amber and not Bobbi. Amber's email has been deactivated.
Samantha Johnson advised the meeting that Potomac Grange holds a U.S. Savings Bond which is currently worth $340.24 and could be cashed now. It was decided to wait until the maturity date of June 20, 2014 as the bond is paying 4% and the Operating Fund is sound.
Bills to be paid:
$395.88 to Richard Weiss for 2013 convention expenses. To be paid from the Kile Fund
$867.50 to National Grange for the Potomac Grange holiday dinner. To be paid from the Kile Fund
$72.00 to the National Grange for 4th quarter 2013 dues. To be paid from the Operating Account.
$136.00 to the National Grange for bonding insurance. To be paid from the Operating Account.
An estimated $325.00 to the National Grange for materials and postage for the World War II Patriots Program. This will be finalized when exact postage is determined and will be paid from the Kile Fund.
PR/Communications Committee – Amanda Brozana
Amanda will work with Stephanie on updating the Potomac Grange web site.
The Grange Connect photo CD program at the 2013 convention received mild attention.
IT Committee – Stephanie Wilkins
Stephanie and Dick Weiss have cleaned up the members list by eliminating many no pays and feel the list is now accurate. Weiss stated that the number of Golden Sheafs was reduced from eight to four, as we could really only identify four.
Program Committee – Samantha Johnson
Samantha and Austin Miller are starting work on the Korean War Patriots Program. They will try to get interviews with Korean War veterans.
Junior Report – Joan Smith and others.
Jodi Salley will do Grange Radio interviews about her three children who are 10, 7 and 5.
There was discussion about the new Junior Grange rule which allows juniors to affiliate with a state Grange, not necessarily a Subordinate. This might allow Potomac Grange to create a "virtual" Junior Grange with juniors from outside DC.
Membership – Joan Smith
Leroy Watson picked up regalia from Potomac Grange for his Wisconsin Junior Grange.
Tennessee continues work on opening a new Grange in that State.
Old Business
Potomac Grange #1 will host the 2014 Eastern Regional Youth Conference on April 4 and 5. It has been decided to couple this with the annual Legislative Fly-in on April 7 and 8.
Anticipated Expenses to be paid from the Kile Fund and Registration Fees:
50 Metro Smart Cards at $17.00 each ($2.00 for the card. $15.00 in fare.) – $850.00
Meals Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast and dinner, Sunday breakfast and lunch for those staying over for the Fly-in. – $1,000.00
Ford's Theater Tour – $200.00
Lodging – It was decided not to use the 4H facility due to minimums and expensive requirements such as mandatory breakfast purchase from 4H. After discussion, it was decided to block rooms in a few hotels, but let the youth groups do their own bookings.
Registration fees. 14 years and up – $30.00, Under 14 – $15.00.
Tentative Schedule
Friday, April 4 at National Grange Building, Goss Conference Room
Early evening – Grange Jeopardy while youth arrive.
9:00 p.m. Sign a Song and Public Speaking Contests. (Samantha Johnson to contact Gallaudet for judges.)
Saturday, April 5:
9:00 – Work shop at Grange Building
Lunch- Community Service serving at Martha's Table. Having lunch there.
2:00 p.m. – Ford's Theater Tour
6:00 p.m. – Drill teams in Lafayette Park followed by dinner in the Grange Building. Grange Radio interviews in the evening.
Sunday, April 5
a.m. – Breakfast and Korean War speaker and certificate presentation.
p.m. – Work on Grange historical documents in sub-basement.
Monday, April 6
a.m., – Possible Pentagon tour.
p.m. – Fly-in.
There was no further business and the meeting adjourned at 11:45 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Richard B. Weiss, Secretary
Potomac Grange #1
admin wrote a new post, April 22, 2014 Meeting Minutes, on the site Potomac Grange 1 2 months ago
President Joan Smith called the meeting to order, by phone, at 9:10 a.m. in the 10th floor Saunders Library of the National Grange Building in Washington, DC. Also present present for the meeting was Lecturer, Samantha Johnson; Lady Assistant Steward, Jessie Cope; Steward, Amanda Brozana; Treasurer, Bobbi Rencevicz; Assistant Steward, Austin Miller; Flora, Stephanie Wilkins. Also on the phone, we were joined by Overseer Leroy Watson; and Executive Board Member Cheryl Watson.
Treasurer's Report
Kile Fund Investment Account as of March 31, 2014 is $316,360.00
Kile Fund in our PNC Checking Account as April 1, 2014 – $36,061.37
Four checks have been issued from the PNC Account:
$150.00 to the National Grange Foundation-Digitizing Grange Records
$50.00 for Christian Vasquez a judge for the Sign A Song at Eastern Youth Regional
$50.00 for Debbie Colbert a judge for the Sign A Song at Eastern Youth Regional
$105.00 Potomac Grange reimbursement to National Grange; $100 for Ford's Theatre 50 tickets and $5.00 for Soles4Souls Collection Box.
There was a request from Treasurer Rencevicz to pay $923.37 American Express Bill which was for the food for Eastern Youth Regional Conference; $621.93 various items put on the National Grange credit card for items relating to Eastern Youth Regional; and $27.56 to Joan Smith for her purchase of ice.
Our Operating Account as of March 31, 2014 is $1,149.62. Two checks issued $72.00 for 4th Quarter Dues and $136.00 for Bonding. Ending balance of April 21, 2014 $941.62.
Registration Income from Eastern Youth Regional was $1,290.00 and it was decided to put in our operating account.
Old Business
We discussed the Eastern Youth Regional Conference. Everything went well. Jessie took care of all food and all meal functions went well. We did have left over food which was used for meals for the National Grange Executive Committee and a couple of lunches for the National Grange Staff.
Junior Grange Committee Report
Cheryl and Leroy Watson said that WI Junior Grangers will be joining WI State Junior Grange. They both spoke about Wib Justi's passing and bringing back "I'll be Delighted" either back to our Youth or the Grange in general for the National Grange Convention. Would like to have something for the Youth table. Wib was a 70 Year member of Potomac Grange and we discussed something we might do to honor Wib, example challenge coin, a pin, etc.
New Business
We discussed making improvements to the 1st Floor Kitchen at the National Grange Building. Peg, Joan, and Jessie cleaned and got the kitchen ready for use during the Eastern Youth Regional. The kitchen faucet need to be replaced, Joan would like to use money from the operating account to cover costs to replace it. Jessie would like to add a Garbage Disposal. We discussed if Potomac Grange should be responsible for making improvements to the National Grange Building. Talked about if we make changes Potomac Grange could get more use out of the kitchen. Leroy brought forth a motion to form a committee to decide on improvements for the kitchen. This was seconded and passed. Joan and Cheri will be on the committee.
We spoke about obtaining Joan's Golden Sheaf Award. Amanda would like to do a special presentation. We also looked in to scheduling another book sale either for May or June. Also, we thought about having a lemonade stand outside to bring in people for the book sales.
Also, Joan told us that Dick Weiss has been very ill with pneumonia.
There was no further business and the meeting adjourned at 10:45 am.
Respectfully submitted,
Samantha Johnson
Potomac Grange #1
admin wrote a new post, June 17, 2014 Meeting Minutes, on the site Potomac Grange 1 2 months ago
President Joan Smith called the meeting to order at 9:15 a.m. in the 10th floor Saunders Library of the National Grange Building in Washington, DC. Also present in the building were Lecturer Samantha Johnson, Flora Stephanie Wilkins, Steward Amanda Brozana, Lady Assistant Steward Jessie Cope, Secretary Richard Weiss and potential new member guests Mar Kelly and Allison Archambault. Present via telephone was Overseer Leroy Watson.
The April 22, 2014 meeting minutes were approved as amended, the amendment being to note that the Youth Conference Sign a Song judges were from Gallaudet University.
Treasurers Report
In the absence of Treasurer Bobbi Rencevicz, Lecturer Johnson supplied the following financial information.
Kile Fund
Value of Bank of America trust as of 3/31/2014 $316,360.00
PNC Checking Account balance as of 3/31/2014 $34,836.08
Check #1746 to American Express – 923.37
Check # 1747 to National Grange – 621.93
Check # 1748 to Joan Smith -27.56
Check #1749 to National Grange for Metro Cards and Store -799.00
Deposit Registration money + 780.00
Deposit Grange Store Sales + 308.00
Balance as of 5/20/2014 $33,552.22
Operating Account
Balance at BB&T Bank as of 4/30/2014 $941.62
Old Business
President Smith raised a question about the status of the Solar Demonstration Kiosk at the National Arboretum towards the construction of which Potomac Grange contributed $3,500.00 in 2012. Samantha Johnson will call the Arboretum and inquire as to the construction status. If there is no definitive date, it is felt Potomac Grange should ask for the return of its money.
The Eastern Regional Youth Conference hosted by Potomac Grange April 4through 6 went well with 45 attendees participating in several activities including a tour of Ford's Theater and Museum. Workshops were held on communications, advocacy and other Grange functions. Competitions included public speaking, Sign-a-Song, and drills. For their community service project Grangers made dog toys and treats for the Washington Humane Society, for which a "thank you" letter was recently received.
Discussion turned to the possibility of Potomac Grange financing improvements to the Goss Conference room kitchen in the National Grange Building. After some discussion, it was determined that the improvements could be paid out of the Kile Fund as a contribution to the National Grange.
Building Engineer Sandor Szima joined the meeting and described what improvements could be made and the approximate cost, which came to $6,000.00. Sandor will do a formal cost estimate.
New Business
Amanda Brozana will look into a T-shirt program to raise funds for the Youth Foundation in memory of Wib Justi. She will work on a logo incorporating Wib's famous "I'd be delighted."
The Potomac Grange book and bake sale will be held June 18 and 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Goss Conference Room.
President Smith explained Grange structure and ritual to our visiting guests.
There was no further business and the meeting adjourned at 10:35 a.m. Next meeting will be Tuesday, July 15 at 9:00 a.m. in the 10th floor Saunders Library of the National Grange Building in Washington, DC.
Respectfully submitted,
Richard B. Weiss, Secretary
Potomac Grange #1
oakviewwa311 wrote a new post, 125th Washington State Grange Convention, on the site Oakview Grange 311 2 months ago
Good evening. Your delegates safely arrived at the Red Lion Inn Vancouver at the Quay for a week of busy work.
Who are your delegates? Marcy Belles, Treasurer and Alice Coakley, Secretary. We have our […]


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