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Firefighters will spend half a day honing their skills on establishing a water supply, but what if we had the same positive attitude and repetition towards EMS training?
There has been a definite shift toward first responder or medical calls in most areas. No longer can you be a firefighter alone; many departments require you to be a minimum of EMT or have first responder training. Other departments are handling so many medial calls that they staff engines or other apparatus at the advanced life support level with paramedics. While there are still departments that are fire response only they are becoming fewer and fewer, and even those agencies find themselves assisting EMS crews on a regular basis.
Why did I spend time stating the obvious about the fire service? Why spend time talking about a subject that inflames many when they will tell you "EMS and medical is not what I signed up for!"? The answer to both questions is very simple. First, it is important that we understand that medical calls are here to stay in the fire service. Second, while medical calls are not something you want to do, it is still a valuable life saving service provided to the community.
Let's concentrate on the fact that running medical calls is not what many firefighters want to do. Human nature causes us to shy away from what we do not like. If you do not like a certain food, you don't eat it. If you don't like a particular television show, you change the channel to what you do like. This same human nature is evident at the firehouse. It is seen during training and in discussions among staff. Many times you hear I hate to run medical calls, or oh no, it's time for medical training. Fact is we will avoid what we do not like when we train.
Companies will spend half a day honing their skills on establishing a water supply, repacking hose and doing it over and over. They will even use a stop watch to see who can do it fastest and to make everyone decrease the time it takes. Dragging and deploying hoselines up steps over and over or practicing Mayday drills. All these are done in training with such a repetition that at a fire things go smoothly and rarely are mistakes made in the area of basic skills. What if we had the same positive attitude and repetition towards EMS training?
Recently while completing an on-line training course I was reminded that, in the setting of cardiac arrest, the fire department is the initial access to CPR for a large percent of the time. It was also pointed out that studies show that, while firefighters should perform some of the best CPR around, we do not. People look at the fire department as saviors a lot of times and this comes with a certain pride that we have to live up to. I know EMS training can get boring and redundant; I train folks all over my area and hear "we just did that last year." Well guess what, we have the responsibility to our community to do it over and over just like our water supply and Mayday drills.
Set up training days where CPR is the focus, review the proper way to perform CPR on age-specific patients. Use repetition to make it better and more effective. Concentrate on problems that crew members are having, such as hand placement, rate and depth of compression, and proper ventilation. Practice it in a one- and two-person situations over and over until it is right. Once you have it down, do it again except this time make a game of it. Have a competition to see which crew does the most effective CPR. Trust me, these are firefighters; give them the opportunity to compete against one another and it's on. You will see some of the best CPR you have ever seen, and don't look now but your people are having fun while learning or practicing. Do not forget to integrate the use of the automated external defibrillator (AED) into your training. It's a goof reminder that the early defibrillation is key in successful resuscitation from cardiac arrest.
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The Lions are continuing their preparation for April's NFL Draft in which they hold the second overall pick. Already, the Lions have hosted Oklahoma DT Gerald McCoy and Oklahoma State LT Russell Okung.
On Thursday and Friday they hosted Nebraska DT Ndamukong Suh, who said he was excited after his visit to Detroit.
"From talking to him, he was very excited," Suh's agent, Roosevelt Barnes, said Friday in an interview with the Web site Mike O'Hara Sports. "He just felt really good about the whole visit."
If you trust mock drafts as gospel, then Suh could be available for the Lions. Analysts are projecting Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford as the Rams top choice in the draft. However, Suh's agent has said the Rams are not set on Bradford.
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Wireless Leasing Guidelines
The County of San Diego (County), Real Estate Services Division (RES) welcomes the opportunity to negotiate wireless agreements with both commercial providers and other public agencies. RES will negotiate and execute lease agreements for wireless facilities that are constructed on County owned property with the exceptions of County airports and public right of ways. County airport leasing agents can be contacted by calling (619) 956-4824. Services provided by RES include coordinating initial site walks, negotiating and drafting ten year lease agreements, issuing Right of Way permits, coordinating the assignment of existing lease agreements, negotiating lease amendments and providing consent for sub lease and collocation agreements. RES also provides landlord design approvals, issues land use permit application Letter of Authorization (LOA), renders County Tax IDs, administers construction management, and manages site modifications in support of LTE and 4G upgrades. RES has established requirements for the execution of wireless lease agreements. The term of each lease will be for a period not to exceed ten years with no renewal options. Each lease will have an annual fixed rent escalator adjustment and each commercial provider will be required to provide yearly funding to the County for the purpose of conducting emission safety testing and inspection of each leased site.
For approval to construct DAS or any wireless facility within the County public right of way, contact the Department of Public Works at (858) 874-4121.
An administrative deposit (deposit) will be submitted by all potential lessees interested in negotiating with the County. The deposit will fund: a fair market value analysis, the County staff time required to draft and execute a lease agreement, staff design review and will fund construction management. The amount of the deposit will be determined by the complexity and estimated number of staff hours required to complete each agreement. The initial deposit will fund a preliminary construction design review, three on-site construction management meetings, and eight hours of on-site code compliance inspections. The deposit is non-refundable, does not constitute approval and cannot be applied towards any future lease, permit or assignment payment. The deposit will be eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) for a single site facility or fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for a multi-site project. If County Counsel review is required then the applicant will be responsible for funding all County Counsel staff time. The amount of the deposit will increase if the site is constructed on a historic County facility or located within a County park or a special use facility. Additional funding will be required if the scope of the project exceeds the deposit estimate. Each deposit will be made payable to the "County of San Diego" and will be delivered to the following address:
County Operations Center
Real Estate Services Division, Attn: Greg Locke
5560 Overland Avenue, 4th Floor, Suite 410
San Diego, CA 92123-1294
Here is a portfolio of wireless communication sites that are operating on County property.
Continuation of Leasing on County Sites
For those leases that are due to expire, RES welcomes the opportunity for each Lessee to remain on County property. Beginning in the ninth year of the existing lease agreement, RES will negotiate a separate lease agreement for a period not to exceed ten years. Due to the high volume of leases that the County manages, negotiations for a new lease will not begin until an existing lease is into its ninth year of the ten year term of the agreement. The County will post a public notice of its intent to allow the Lessee to Lease for a second ten year term. The approval process will require that each carrier provide a non-refundable deposit in the amount of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) and provide RES with a copy of the existing land use permit. The new lease payment will be based on an independent market appraisal that will be obtained by the County.
Right of Entry Permits, Lease Amendments, Sub lease agreements and Assignments
RES will coordinate the issuance of right of entry permits, lease amendments, sub lease agreements, and assignments. The non-refundable deposit required will vary from one thousand dollars ($1,000) to five thousand dollars ($5,000), depending on the complexity of the agreement or permit.
Site Modifications
The County of San Diego will support the complex site modifications associated with Long Term Evolution (LTE) network upgrades. Due to the complexity of these modifications, all modifications will require that a detailed description of the scope of work and design concept be provided to and reviewed by the County. A non-refundable deposit is required to fund the project review, construction management and the County staff time required to execute a lease amendment. Depending on the complexity and scope of the proposed modification(s), deposits can range from two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) to eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500). The carrier or its designated agent will be provided a construction start date after: a design review has been completed by the Department of General Services, the existing permit has been modified (when required), security access applications have been submitted and approved by the County Security Officer, a construction milestone schedule has been provided and approved by the County. The construction milestone schedule will clearly state all major milestones events associated with the site modification. Each modification will require that the carrier general contractor demonstrates to the County Construction Manager that all OSHA requirements will be followed. Rooftop modifications will require a fall protection and injury and illness prevention plan that will be provided to the County construction manager. If the site modification requires a crane, then the carriers is required to submit under cover letter the following information along with the construction milestone schedule which clearly describes:
If the modification requires any core drilling then the carrier will conduct conduit search and x-rays that will be taken prior to making any penetrations into any walls or floors. All conduit searches will be conducted during the day when all electrical systems are working. Prior to conducting any coring or penetrations, all areas that maybe effected by the coring debris (water, dust, etc) will be covered by the General Contractor. Water and debris produced by any coring operations must have a means of being captured.
After the design concept, milestone schedule, safety plan and crane operations have been provided to the County, a pre-construction meeting will be coordinated by the County. Once construction begins the major milestone schedule will be updated each week by the Carrier's General Contractor to show all completed milestones and all pending construction milestones. At the completion of the modification the Lessee will provide an updated as built design that clearly shows all portions of the County facility that was affected by the modification.
Contractor Access to Commercial Wireless Facilities on County Property
The County of San Diego maintains Regional Center facilities which require a high degree of security. Access to each of these facilities requires that each carrier, their site acquisition agents, and all authorized subcontractors obtain, and fund all costs for, contractor security access. The security approvals must be received in advance of conducting any site modifications. The security sensitive facilities include but are not limited to the Housing and Community Development building located at 3989 Ruffin Road, County Regional Centers, Sheriff Detention Centers and the County Administrative Office located on Pacific Highway. Security access contractor badge applications can be obtained by contacting:
Department of General Services, Security Office
5560 Overland Avenue, 2nd Floor, Suite 210
San Diego, CA 92123-1294
(858) 694-2387
The lack of security access approval will result in denial of access to any of the County Regional Centers or any other designated security sensitive facilities.
Land Use Permit Approval
The non-refundable deposit made payable to the County for administrative processing, design, and construction management is separate from any land use permit application costs, other land use approval requirements, studies or inspections. RES will draft and issue a Land Use Permit Letter of Authorization (LOA) which provides approval for the carrier to submit a land use permit application. County Ordinance 9549 Section 6980 contains additional information regarding the County Wireless Land Use Permit approval process.
Cash Buy Out of County and Commercial Site Management of Existing County Lease Agreements
The County does not negotiate cash buy outs or capitalization purchase of County lease agreements.
Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Exposure Reporting
The County of San Diego conducts independent inspections of wireless facilities to ensure that the wireless facilities are in compliance with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radio Frequency (RF) safety guidelines. The inspections are conducted by a licensed engineer under the supervision of the County. The reports provide an actual on site measurement of the Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) that are emitted by the wireless communication facility. To view the EMF inspection reports click on the following links:
County Regional Wireless Network
Real Estate Services provides leasing service in support of the Sheriff Wireless Services Division (WSD). These services include negotiating leasing of radio equipment rack space and tower antenna spaces. Proponents desiring to obtain approval to operate radio equipment and mount antennas, emitters, or any other ancillary equipment on Sheriff radio sites must submit a proposal letter to Real Estate Services Division. The proposal letter initiates the first step in the review and approval process. The letter needs to provide at a minimum:
The lease value or public agency costs will vary depending on the location of the County facility, type of interior space required, and the size and number of antenna mounts.
For additional information contact:
County of San Diego
Real Estate Services Division
Attn: Greg Locke
5560 Overland Avenue, Suite 410
San Diego, CA 92123
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Saturday, June 18, 2011
Rethinking Education Tax Credits
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I enjoyed LaFerrara's article in The Objective Standard very much, but, likewise, I was hesitant concerning the tax credit solution. Ever since I was introduced to the voucher versus tax credit debate--going back to the beginnings of the Florida voucher system--I have always been more open to tax credits; however, there is much that makes it a problematic solution for both freedom and education, of which you point out in your article. Simply put, the government will continue to define education, whether the money flows through vouchers or tax credits. Just as the Florida voucher system brought standardized testing to private schools, it is just as likely a tax credit system would do the same. Furthermore, on a more economic level, tax credits can have a negative or inflationary market effect, whether housing, green energy, or, in the future, education. Freedom and proper education should be promoted through principle. Flooding education with tax credits, the use of which would be defined by the government, would only skirt the issue of freedom and how to educate a child, as well as further destroy what is left of private education.ReplyDelete
For what it's worth, Andrew Coulson of the Cato Institute (& author of "Market Education, The Unknown History") has a working paper titled "Do Vouchers and Tax Credits Increase Private School Regulation?"ReplyDelete
"School voucher and education tax credit programs have proliferated in the United States over the past two decades. Advocates have argued that they will enable families to become active consumers in a free and competitive education marketplace, but some fear that these programs may in fact bring with them a heavy regulatory burden that could stifle market forces. Until now, there has been no systematic, empirical investigation of that concern. The present paper aims to shed light on the issue by quantifying the regulations imposed on private schools both within and outside school choice programs, and then analyzing them with descriptive statistics and regression analyses. The results are tested for robustness to alternative ways of quantifying private school regulation, and to alternative regression models, and the question of causality is addressed. The study concludes that vouchers, but not tax credits, impose a substantial and statistically significant additional regulatory burden on participating private schools."
The PDF is here: http://www.cato.org/pubs/researchnotes/WorkingPaper-1-Coulson.pdf
- AnonymousJune 19, 2011 at 11:13 AM
Reminds me a similar argument. Should we support or oppose tax loopholes? Some Libertarians claim tax loopholes are mini bits of freedom. I say we abolish all tax loopholes in favor of a much reduced tax rate for every producer.ReplyDelete
Regarding charters and the destruction of private school? Reminds me of a conversation I had with 3 senior citizen limited government folks. I suggested vouchers and they about flipped. They said government control follows government money. I simply said, don't accept the money if you don't want it. Secondly, government education monopoly will destroy the private market eventually anyways.
At the end of the day, The Feds need to be completely removed from education. State education should be minimalized and county may fund some schools however there is absolutely no reason why education cannot be totally privatized. Sure some will not educate in the tradition of current standards. Put them to work, oh yea we also have to abolish child labor laws.
Go to Khan Academy if you do not believe me. Free, non government education is here. It is waiting for the Statist to get out of the way.
- AnonymousJune 20, 2011 at 8:11 AM
More to the point,ReplyDelete
So long as there is taxation for education, vouchers should be the norm. What better way to illustrate the benefits of choice and competition.
To ignore vouchers is to protect status quo. Status quo is the destruction of humanity.
The alternate view, Jeff, is that taxation for education is the status quo, and vouchers are a meaningless variation of that.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 20, 2011 at 10:10 AM
I see vouchers as an argument against education taxation. Many small schools will result, ultimately destroying the government monopoly.
quite the opposite, the vouchers will just result in a greater monopoly. its just a pragmatic approach and I think education philosophy comes first.ReplyDelete


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Star player: Dionte Christmas has never stuck on an NBA roster, though he did earn an invitation to training camp with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2009. The 26-year-old Temple product may just get another shot at the NBA after his strong performance in the Orlando Pro Summer League, which he capped Friday with 21 points, five rebounds, four assists, and three steals. Christmas is known as a scorer, but he showed his defensive chops Friday, picking off two inbounds passes. He scored 19 of his 21 in the first half.
Honorable mention: Second-year man E'Twaun Moore isn't a natural point guard, but he played that role for Boston throughout the week and did so admirably. Moore scored 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including 3-of-4 from long range, and played excellent pressure defense.
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If anyone qualifies as a political enigma, Senate Majority Leader John Morse may be at the top of the list. A Democrat from traditionally conservative Colorado Springs, Morse made a career out of law enforcement and holds several advanced degrees including a PhD in Public Administration and an MBA. His tenure as a Sergeant in the Colorado Springs Police Department eventually led him to a long-term position as Police Chief in Fountain where he made community policing a hallmark of his department. StopDirectFile.org had the extraordinary opportunity to interview the lawmaker about criminal and juvenile justice issues. Judging from that interview, it is safe to say that Senator Morse stands at the pinnacle of leadership in the State of Colorado and it is our privilege to endorse him.
STOPDIRECTFILE.ORG: You've spoken a lot about the importance of Community Policing. What is community policing?
SENATOR MORSE: Community Policing is actively engaging the community in identifying and resolving the issues that lead to crime and disorder. So often, the police sort of figure out for themselves what the problems are or what they want to address and leave the community out of it. We sort of police on to the community instead of policing from within the community. So, community policing is actively working with the community to figure out what issues are important to them and how those issues should be addressed.
STOPDIRECTFILE.ORG: Why did you choose to go into law enforcement?
SENATOR MORSE: I worked my way through college on a paramedic ambulance and every day I bounced out of bed and said 'I get to go to work this morning.' I was going to college; getting an accounting and finance degree. When I finished my degree, I went to work as a CPA and that was great, but I didn't bounce out of bed every morning saying 'I want to go to work today.' With ambulances you sit and wait for calls to come in, but in a police department you get to go out and meet people and that's exciting in its own right. The police thing is fascinating on many different levels, but that's how I got into it and eventually ended up being Chief of Police in Fountain.
STOPDIRECTFILE.ORG: What in your background and experience most informs your work as a state legislator?
SENATOR MORSE: I touched on the fact that I was a paramedic. The CPA also informs my work a great deal as I spent a year on the Joint Budget Committee. That was huge. After I left my position as Police Chief in Fountain, I was president and CEO of Silver Key Senior Services, a non-profit organization that enables people over 60 to stay in their homes as long as possible. That taught me about seniors and the importance of senior issues. One of the things I learned at Silver Key, that seems to be common sense, is that dental work is so important because as you age into your 80s and 90s you lose your teeth. If you pay attention to seniors' diet and see that they get at least one hot meal a day, the benefits are enormous, but if their teeth don't support their nutrition their health deteriorates rapidly. Medicare doesn't cover dental so when their teeth start to go bad you can just watch them lose their lives.
STOPDIRECTFILE.ORG: You seem very detail oriented. In 2008 you voted to reduce consequences for parolees who violate minor provisions of their parole. Can you tell us more about that legislation and what sort of budgetary implications it had?
SENATOR MORSE: I can't be too specific without the fiscal note in front of me, but we estimate it costs us about $28,000 per year to hold someone in prison. Keeping them on the street preferably as a law abiding, fully employed, productive member of society they're actually contributing to the tax base. You subtract the cost of incarceration and add the revenue from a productive citizen and it seems like a pretty good net improvement in the fiscal scheme of things. If you watch people long enough, especially as a police officer, it is only a matter of time before they violate a traffic law. When you've got somebody on parole, by definition you're watching them very carefully. People are people and they're going to make mistakes so you have to be able to differentiate between the stupid things and dangerous things parolees do that might be red flags. What this bill, in my view, was really about was making the distinction between those things so that we don't send everybody back automatically, but we send just those back that really need to go back. Again, if you watch people long enough we will all make mistakes.
STOPDIRECTFILE.ORG: For you, what is the balance between punishment and rehabilitation?
I wish I had a pithy answer for the difference between punishment and rehabilitation. Punishment is sometimes absolutely necessary both from a societal standpoint as well as an individual standpoint. But punishment needs to be consistent with the crime committed and often we're punishing people for the rest of their lives over once in a lifetime mistakes. That's not appropriate.
One thing we did last session, specifically in Colorado Springs, is we instituted a veteran's court. We send lots of young men and women to Iraq and Afghanistan and they are submitted to huge stresses including lots of blast injuries. The soldiers within a block or two of a blast radius end up having their brains rattled. We're now learning that some of those soldiers come back more aggressive, less patient, less tolerant of society and, for lack of a better term, 'snap.' They end up doing something – drink and drive, incur accidents, abuse drugs. We created the veteran's court so that judges can consider why veterans might be acting out and devise ways to mitigate their behavior without necessarily putting them in prison and throwing away the key. Its a pretty good idea, in my view. Every criminal probably has a 'reason' why they are the way they are. So if we can start with this veteran's court where we take the issues that people have and mitigate them and learn how to do that for everyone then we can start drilling down and say 'hey, this kid is suffering PTSD related to the way that he was [abused] and that's why [he] did this and this is how we can fix it to put [him] back on the straight and narrow.'
I think it is fascinating how we're starting to realize that our soldiers aren't fully responsible for what they've done. Sure we have to punish them and hold them accountable on the one hand, but we have to make darn sure they get the treatment they need so that they don't fall back into this trap later. That's a good idea. We should do that for everybody.
STOPDIRECTFILE.ORG: In 2010 you sponsored legislation that reduced drug use to a misdemeanor. Why did you decide to fight for reductions in sentencing?
SENATOR MORSE: We have to look at the system as a whole and what it is really accomplishing. If we're dinging people for doing drugs, are we really accomplishing something? Is that really having a societal benefit? I think the answer is not only no, but hell no. People tried prohibition and that didn't really work. You absolutely shouldn't drink and drive. I have probably made more arrests for drinking and driving as a patrol officer in the Colorado Springs Police Department than any other patrol officer. If I were to go back to that, it would be the same. I would continue to make more DUI arrests because I think people's lives can be totally altered in an instant because someone was drinking and driving. The reality is that people are going to drink and we should manage that so that it doesn't have a down side for the rest of us, but we shouldn't try to prohibit it. It just doesn't work.
It is the same with drugs. I personally haven't tasted alcohol. I've never been drunk. I've never done any drugs; never even been tempted to do drugs. You could legalize drugs tomorrow and I still wouldn't do them. But I think we need to figure out how to help people get through their lives as opposed to just locking them up when they do something that we, as a society, find morally repugnant. We need to save our limited prison dollars for offenders that need to be locked up for a little while in order to make society safer.
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Ratings: 477 | Reviews: 282 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by JakeDebus:
3.5/5 rDev +1.4%
01-19-2013 20:55:01 | More by JakeDebus
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North Carolina
3.35/5 rDev -2.9%
Pours a rich golden with a pretty fizzy head that really is non-existent,seems to be pretty carbonated though.Aromas are nicely mixed though nutty malt mixed with some piney hop that lingers nicely.Wow very subdued flavors here some toasted malt and caramel malt but very light the toasted aftertaste seems to be the most dominat aspect of this beer.The aromas only set me up for a let down of this beer,now not horrible by any means maybe like a lighter English "pale" but not what I expected from Cali.
05-07-2005 19:27:24 | More by oberon
3.75/5 rDev +8.7%
Nice orange to amber color with a strong white head that disipates about 1/3 of the way down. It is very easy to drink due to its nearly perfect mouthfeel. The lacing follows the brew all of the way to the bottom of the glass. The mild hops make this a pretty weak APA but that's not a slight in this case. If I were to name any faults I would say that toward the end of the pint there was the slightest hint of metal almost a tap water after taste, though not strong and not lingering. This is a mild APA perfect for the guzzle.
05-01-2009 02:32:40 | More by ArrogantDeadGuy
2.9/5 rDev -15.9%
Pours a peachy orange color. Smell's nearly non-existent. Taste is average. Nothing really jumps out at me, perhaps a little peach and grapefruit, but overall this is really pretty weak.
This is a servicable pale, nothing more than drinkable, and I say that only because there's nothing truly awful about this beer. But the price alone ($8.50 for a sixer) would prevent me from buying again (or at least often), as there are better tasting pales (Summit, Goose Island, Full Sail, etc.) available around here for $1-$2 less.
12-24-2004 00:08:00 | More by skybluewater
2.75/5 rDev -20.3%
07-14-2013 06:01:29 | More by EastBay_Nick
3.5/5 rDev +1.4%
04-01-2012 12:50:00 | More by amalficoast
2.9/5 rDev -15.9%
Pours a cloudy orangey amber with minimal head and no lacing. Very pretty looking beer! Aroma is biscuts, floral hops, and some fruits -- perhaps strawberry or apricot. Taste is sour frutiness with some floral hops and mild sweet maltiness. Mouthfeel is very thin. Doesn't really taste good, and I would not drink another. Very disappointing.
04-14-2007 23:41:41 | More by Duster72
3.75/5 rDev +8.7%
Presentation: 12oz short brown twist, no freshness date.
Appearance: Light amberish gold with slight chill haze, a creamy bubbly white lace sits on top.
Smell: Mellow fruit, subdued esters and grain in the aroma.
Taste: Smooth and semi crisp malt flavours of bready grain, sweetness (honey?), subdued husk and fruit are dominant. A mild hop bitterness (faint citrus) is in and out quick, lingering grainy flavours and residual dextrins fade slowly.
Notes: Easy drinking pale ale even for the faint of heart. The specialty malts and an extra depth to this brew.
03-01-2002 15:10:04 | More by Jason
3.5/5 rDev +1.4%
07-16-2014 22:19:07 | More by aquazr1
3.38/5 rDev -2%
A-darker Amber orange , slighly hazy , thin head
S- citrusy/sweet fruit , slight pear , some grain , nothing very strong
T- a little fruity-citrusy , crisp , mild bread , small hop bitterness
m- crisp and carbonated
D- flavors are not really strong , but pleasant and drinkable.
02-10-2006 23:50:01 | More by Byeast
West Virginia
3.2/5 rDev -7.2%
stubby brown bottle 12oz crimped cap poured into a nonic glass.
Slightly hazy golden color slight reddish hue with a generous white creamy head with good to fair retention with decent carbination and few strings of bubbles rising from the center of the glass leaving some sparse curtians of lace.
Grassy,mineral,light perfume aromas,fruity apricot/peach like with a toasty carmell malt aroma in the background.Some hints of fresh bread. Pleasing aromas mostly on the faint side.
Clean taste,grassy,bisquity, fruity with a peach skin like taste,toasty carmell,nutty with a nice tartness finishes with a clean, light citrus bite. Very tangy,light and crisp.
Goes down very easy.light taste,not interesting enough to session. Would be a good beer on a summer day.
08-20-2007 01:58:42 | More by jcdiflorio
3.73/5 rDev +8.1%
12oz bottle from trader joes for a buck...
A: Hazy orange with a great looking 2-finger head.
S: Faint grassy hops and biscut malt.
T: A bit heavier on the malt profile than I perfer. Still a very drinkable brew for a buck a bottle.
M: Not as crisp as I look for in my pale ales. Kinda heavy on the palate.
D: Like I said a decent pale ale for a buck. I won't seek this out. Woulden't turn it down if offered either.
11-20-2008 18:52:22 | More by ironlung
3.43/5 rDev -0.6%
12 oz bottle, no date. Pours a copper color, a decent creamy head rests on top--decent retention and slight lacing. The aroma is dominated by fruit and subtle malt.
The tase is dominated by apple, grain, and light, sweet malt. The mouth is very light and does not demonstrate much complexity.
This is a very drinkable and rather enjoyable, though lightweight and somewhat forgettable beer.
11-07-2006 03:42:08 | More by Osiris9588
3.5/5 rDev +1.4%
A mostly yellowesque beer, a little bit of orange in with it. Above average fluff in the head. Aroam was grapefruit hoppy, yet restrained.
Taste, very sessionable, easy drinking, yet plenty of bitterness and hop mouthfeel, seemed to be cascades. Never heavy on the palate, even on the rare occasion when I could tell the beer I was drinking wasn't the freshest. Just gets a little more bitter without as much hops. Is pretty distinguishable, has elements of both British and West coast pale to it.
10-13-2010 22:57:37 | More by Beerandraiderfan
West Virginia
3.5/5 rDev +1.4%
02-11-2012 14:34:49 | More by williamjbauer
3.9/5 rDev +13%
Medium amber color, clear in the glass. Head of pale color, fluffy and of average height. Laces in simple vertical strings. Fruity aroma, lightly floral and apple-ish. Body is light and the carbonation is lively, a bit too much for my preferences. Subdued but noticeable maltiness, bready with some jam elements. Hops are more subtle than many, dialed down and peppery, pollen-like with a gentle snap. Easy-to-take profile, there's good drinkability here and its nice to run across an Amercan Pale with a more easy-going hop profile.
04-05-2005 14:31:43 | More by ADR
West Virginia
4/5 rDev +15.9%
Magnificant appearance another notch in the belt for North Coast, with this copper orange apricot colored brew with a magnificant cream colored head full and vivacious foam layer that leaves even patches of lacing. Aroma is primarily nice wheaties like tones of cereal grain full malty and nice with a mild hop aroma just a kiss to finish it off. Flavor is more of the same Wheaties in a glass but it works so well the beers that have that cereal texture always hit me the right way, slightly citric with a bready finish. Mouthfeel has a medium body with nice smooth even carbonation making each sip joy in my mouth. Drinkability is like whoa I could drink this stuff for the pure simpicity and goodness I love the grainy tone just awesome session brew complex, cleand, and crisp.
09-05-2003 00:52:08 | More by WVbeergeek
3.5/5 rDev +1.4%
11-20-2011 23:03:53 | More by dsauter
United Kingdom (England)
1.95/5 rDev -43.5%
Tap@North Coast. Pretty bland pale ale, grainy, malty and tinny, some lemony hops in the finish, but hard to write too much about it. Probably one of the blander Pale Ales i had on my US trip, some slight aromatic hops in the finish, but not really, not much happening.
02-19-2005 11:25:24 | More by rastaman
3.63/5 rDev +5.2%
(Served in an American pint glass)
A- deep golden color with a clear body and a good carbonation. The head is thin smooth creamy white.
S- strong malt aroma mostly pale malt with a bit of crystal malt. no hint of hops.
T- nice hop spiciness at the front with a honey malt taste to follow. It has a bitterness from the hops that balances the sweetness at the finish.
M- medium-light mouthfeel with some fizzy carbonation to give it a little more body.
D- This is not an IPA. It has a great balance of hops and malt and they work well together. A very mild enjoyable beer for a session or a meal.
04-24-2005 23:50:33 | More by rhoadsrage
New Mexico
3.25/5 rDev -5.8%
01-25-2014 22:34:28 | More by LXIXME
3.43/5 rDev -0.6%
The color is a clear, bright gold with a deeper orange hue in the light. Activity looks spritzy, but the off-white head that forms is rich and dense. Retention is good and the head immediately begins to stick in heavy patches at the top of the glass, thinning from there down.
Hops are present on the nose, but also light. This beer seems to focus on balance, and isn't heavily hopped at all. There's plenty of orange in a background of grains and a particular malts blend that seems to offer a light fruits (think apricot) and breads balance.
The flavor is light but good, though lacking a bit in depth. Lightly floral notes with citrus and a touch of rind go against bready malt with just a slight touch of sweetness. There's a bit of an herbal element as well and almost that aspirin flavor just lingering toward the finish, where a light mineral character also kicks in.
The body is light, and it goes smooth and a bit more filling after just a light crispness. The smoothness and light carbonation almost distract from the thinness of it, but not quite.
This is easy drinking and sessionable, but it's a tad weak in depth all the way around, and certainly not what I expect from North Coast.
04-13-2011 12:00:13 | More by Brenden
3/5 rDev -13%
02-15-2012 07:35:35 | More by InfernoBoss
3/5 rDev -13%
Pale golden amber with a small white head that melts to fine lacing ringing the glass.
Aroma is sweet malts and bready yeast.
Taste is sweet pale malt with a slight crisp orange citrus hops at the end but not enough, IMHO
Aftertaste is sort of sticky rather than drying.
Drinkabiliity is ok, but i like more inspiration frm my brews. Probably good for the newbie to craft beers, but I expect more hops from an APA..especially one born in the west
06-24-2006 20:02:59 | More by IntriqKen
3.25/5 rDev -5.8%
09-02-2013 22:52:52 | More by RBassSFHOPit2ME
ACME California Pale Ale from North Coast Brewing Co.
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The 2013 Spring high school sports schedules have been rewritten after the Central Minnesota Conference athletic directors met this week to piece together what's left of the season. Below are the schedules for Eden Valley-Watkins High School. (We will post Kimball as soon as we get it.)
Monday, April 29, 4 pm, v. BBE, DOUBLE-HEADER at home
Thursday, May 2, 4 pm, at Maple Lake, DOUBLE-HEADER
Friday, May 3, 5 pm, v. KMS (at home)
Saturday, May 4, 10 am, 9th-grade tournament at HL-W-W
Monday, May 6, 2 pm, at Pierz, DOUBLE-HEADER
Thursday, May 9, 4 pm, v. Kimball, DOUBLE-HEADER at home
Monday, May 13, 2:30 pm, v. Holdingford, DOUBLE-HEADER at home
Friday, May 17, 4 pm, at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, DOUBLE-HEADER
Monday, May 20, 4 pm, v. Rockford, DOUBLE-HEADER at home
May 20, Sub-section 5A West seeding done by 10 am
May 23, Sub-section 5A West play in game at high seed
May 24, Sub-section 5A West Quarterfinals at high speed
May 28, 5 & 7 pm, Sub-section 5A West Semifinals at Cold Spring
June 3, 4, 6, Section 5A Semifinals & Finals at Putz or Faber Field in St. Cloud
June 13, 14, State at Chaska and Jordan
June TBD, State Finals at Target Field
Check the EV-W athletics schedule here: http://www.centralmnconference.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5genie=35&school_id=7&category=61
Monday, April 29, 4:30 pm, at Osakis
Thursday, May 2, 4 pm, v. Maple Lake, DOUBLE-HEADER at home
Friday, May 3, 4 pm, at Rockford, DOUBLE-HEADER
Monday, May 6, 2 pm, at Pierz, DOUBLE-HEADER
Thursday, May 9, 4 pm, v. Kimball, DOUBLE-HEADER
Monday, May 13, 2:30 pm, v. Holdingford, DOUBLE-HEADER at home
Tuesday, May 14, 4 pm, v. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, DOUBLE-HEADER at home
Thursday, May 16, 4:30 pm, at Upsala (varsity only)
May 12, Sub-section 5A West seeding done electronically by noon
May 20, Sub-section 5A West Quarterfinals at high seed
May 21, 23, Sub-section 5A West Semifinals and Finals at Minnewaska
May 28, 30, Section 5A at St. Cloud Whitney Fields
June 6, 7, State tournament at North Mankato
Check the EV-W athletics schedule here: http://www.centralmnconference.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5genie=35&school_id=7&category=61
Here are the latest golf schedules for the Kimball-Eden Valley-Watkins girls' and boys' golf teams. Several meets have been cancelled; many more have been rescheduled.
Mon., April 29, 1:30 pm, at Lynx G.C. in Sauk Centre
Fri., May 3, 4:15 pm, CMC Invit. at Shamrock G.C., Corcoran
Tues., May 14, 4:15 pm, at Maple Lake (Albion Ridges G.C.)
Thurs., May 9, 4:15 pm, v. HLWW, BBE, and Osakis
Fri., May 10, 4:15 pm, v. Maple Lake
Thurs., May 13 (was 4/11), 4:15 pm, at Pierz
Fri., May 17, 2 pm, at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
Mon., May 20, 12 noon, at Dassel-Cokato (Albion Ridges G.C.)
Tues., May 21, 4:15 pm, at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted
Thurs., May 2, 4:15 pm, at Pierz
Mon., May 6 (was 4/15), 4:15 pm, at Osakis Golf Course
Mon., May 6 (was 4/22), 10 am, at Sartell (Blackberry Ridge G.C.)
Tues., May 7, 4:15 pm, at Maple Lake (Albion Ridges G.C.)
Mon., May 13, 1 pm, at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
Mon., May 20 (was 4/18), 11 am, at Milaca (Stones Throw Golf Course)
Wed., May 22, 12 noon, at Dassel-Cokato (Albion Ridges G.C.)
May 23, 3 pm, CMC Invitational at Shamrock G.C., Corcoran
Check either school's website for last-minute changes in schedule: kimball.k12.mn.us or evw.k12.mn.us
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Martin wins battle of Saints loanees
2:32pm Wednesday 27th February 2013 in Sport
AARON Martin won the battle of the Saints loanee defenders at Bournemouth last night.
The 23-year-old made a winning debut for League 1 play off hopefuls Coventry City in a 2-0 victory at Dean Court against a Cherries side that included Martin's St Mary's colleague Dan Seaborne in their back four.
"It must have been like a local derby for him this evening," said Coventry caretaker boss Lee Carsley.
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2:47pm Wed 27 Feb 13
CB FRY LIVES says...
A lesson for the saints and our manager MP.No room for complacency if the team is not winning.
2:52pm Wed 27 Feb 13
Confucious says...
3:03pm Wed 27 Feb 13
Alicesdad says...
but she needs to remember she'll have a lot of washing and ironing ot catch up with when she comes back..
3:16pm Wed 27 Feb 13
rpjcheney says...
I snorted out loud when I read this! (SOL?)
3:59pm Wed 27 Feb 13
Alicesdad says...
5:45pm Wed 27 Feb 13
City Saint says...
6:28pm Wed 27 Feb 13
rocketone says...
Alicesdad wrote:Same thing!
Snort Out Loud ... or Snot On Lap ?
9:13pm Wed 27 Feb 13
florida saint says...
3:57am Thu 28 Feb 13
Tirau Dan says...
City Saint wrote:Agreed and yes he was picked up from Eastleigh.. He'll be back.
I like Martin, seems like a great prospect. With guidance could be molded into a solid center back. Didn't we get him from Eastleigh?
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State's run ends in agonizing fashion.
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-- Thanks to the snowpocalypse, tonight's game is Maryland's third in five days. This leads to the inevitable fatigue question: The challenge, Gary Williams said, is emotionally putting one game...
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With the score 72-69, Javier Gonzalez missed a jumper with 33 seconds to play. He also tried an 18-footer with 6.5 seconds left with the Pack behind 73-71, and he missed that as well. Finally, with 1 second left, Julius Mays put up a 3-point attempt for the win from the top of the key, and it missed, too. "The first one went halfway down, it looked in," Gonzalez said. "The next one, the last one I took, felt good, too." Gonzalez let out a big sigh and leaned against a wall outside the N.C. State locker room. It was the fourth straight ACC loss for the Wolfpack (14-10, 2-7) since shocking Duke on Jan. 20.WSJ.
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Like "Regroovable," the best seemed to wait 'lill last when it comes to stellar moderate 11s on the Contest Wall. Just past Little Mecca sits a trio of routes marked by all home-boy hangers. Silverado is the middle and by far the best of the 3 and sports hangers that have to be read to be believed! Burma Shave ads for climbers (if any of you still remember those) and the climbing is even better ! Very continous, technical, and pumpy this route packs in a huge varity of climbing with little chance for a shake. Keep it together as it's not over 'till you reach the anchors that Renaissance (the route to the left) shares. There is a wiggly block seemingly jammed about 3/4 of the way up that I have used,pulled, stood on, etc. and seems to be solid, but use your own judgement! This is a very long route with 11 or 12 clips plus the anchors. With my 60m rope I can comfortable make it back down but there isn't a lot of rope left so pay attention if you're using a 50m! Enjoy!
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A bit of the lid on CD Projekt RED's The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been lifted in the latest edition of Game Informer, where the game features on the cover and it is revealed the studio has now opted for an open, streaming game-world.
NeoGAF broke the information and also features a scan of the wrap-around cover of Game Informer.
CD Projekt RED's The Witcher 3 takes the series' dark fantasy universe and non-linear storytelling into a truly open world for the first time. Even if you haven't been following Geralt's exploits so far, The Witcher 3 offers a perfect entry point.According to information from the issue, the game-world is roughly 20% larger than that of Skyrim's and it will take you 40 minutes to cross it on horseback. This is all achieved with a new streaming technology as part of CDRED Engine. Geralt's memory is also said to be restored meaning he won't be specifically aligned with one faction, which would make sense for an open-world game, allowing players to choose who they wish to work with. Geralt also has a beard and we'll see the game sometime in 2014, and before Cyberpunk, too.
We should have more information following an official announcement of the game from CD Projekt RED soon, so stay tuned.
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Can you not be bothered to stir your "fruit on the bottom" yogurt? Instead, do you love Yoplait yogurt like I do? Have you ever taken that tasty Raspberry Yoplait and shoved it in the freezer to see what happens? Well, I haven't, but if I did, I'm pretty sure it would taste almost identical to Adonia.
Quick disclaimer: This is a faux pint unfortunately (only 14 fl oz).
I cant say I was really enjoying my serving. It's not that it's bad, it's just boring. Sure there's no artificial fillers or flavors, its a clean enough taste, but it's like eating cold yogurt. I'd rather just go eat my yoplait.
I'm guessing this will be a hit with the health crowd, but for those of us looking for a treat, and not just something cold, there's nothing here for ya.
On Second Scoop: Ok, the health benefits of this one make me think I need to try again. I still wish I had some grape nuts or granola handy, but I do have a box of graham cracker crust.... and... oh I added too much. There's just no texture pizzazz in the yogurt, even when I swirled everything together. I wonder why they went fat free? Just a little milk fat and this stuff might rock.
Verdict? so healthy..... so non-treatish
Buy Again? maybe if I could find the right thing to mix it with
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In the even that people are interested: a story about Virginia Tech alumnus Ryan Williams, who overcame paralysis from an accident to pursue his PhD from USC's Viterbi School of Engineering and in the process become a recognized expert in the theory of underwater robot interaction.
The rumors are true. Beamer's website says this is the beginning design stages for a "Hokie Stone" helmet. #Hokies pic.twitter.com/jUqOhbWzQE— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) September 19, 2013
According to an Andy Bitter tweet earlier today, Frank Beamer's website has confirmed that "this is the beginning design stages for a "Hokie Stone" helmet". It is unclear what game or promotion the Hokies would wear this for, and reaction has been decidedly mixed.
In other news, Alston Smith has been moved to guard. The son of Bruce Smith had been a DT— Jimmy Robertson (@jrobIHS) September 10, 2013
Alston Smith, the redshirt-freshman son of former Virginia Tech great and NFL Hall-of-Famer Bruce Smith, is moving from defensive tackle to offensive guard to provide depth at the position which should allow them to redshirt current freshman guard Parker Osterloh and perhaps even freshman tackle Wyatt Teller, another offensive lineman who made the transfer over from defensive tackle during fall camp. While it is not clear how much Smith will play, having another scholarship body on the line is a must after the losses the Hokies have suffered since the beginning of camp.
These jerseys look like they were made by Russell Athletic pic.twitter.com/jbe1cNgfdT— Chris (@cmess88) August 30, 2013
The Hokies will apparently be wearing these monstrosities tomorrow night against Alabama. Generally the reaction so far has been mixed, ranging from indifference to calling it an eyesore. Thoughts?
Joel Caleb says he is suspended for Alabama game for breaking a team rule. #Hokies— Mike Barber (@RTD_MikeBarber) August 6, 2013
Redshirt-freshman wide receiver and recently tailback Joel Caleb, the Hokies top recruit in 2012, has announced that he violated a team rule and will not play against Alabama. The rumor that has been circling for about a week, and went unanswered last night by the coaching staff, now appears to have a conclusion. Since he was low on the depth chart to begin the fall, perhaps this is not a huge development, but as Tech has relatively few answers at wide receiver, Caleb was one or two injuries away from being in the mix. Let's hope it doesn't come to that.
#ALLMAROONEVERYTHING RT @Hokie20: The rumor can be put to bed: Tech will have maroon pants this year. #Hokies http://t.co/nZkQUfsD8F— GobblerCountry.com (@gobblercountry) June 12, 2013
According to former GC writer Clark Ruhland, the Hokies will be getting maroon pants, a constant criticism of the fan base for several years now since the Hokies stopped wearing the 2008 version of their Nike uniform in 2010. UPDATE: Clark announced via Twitter that these uniforms were a previous incarnation of the uniforms and that they displayed the outdated TV logo. So it looks like no maroon pants. :( DOUBLE UPDATE: Zach Mariner of the Collegiate Times reports that Virginia Tech Equipment Manager Lester Karlin says that they're "kicking the idea around" of maroon pants in 2013. He also says that if they do go with them, they'll resemble Nike artwork. So maybe maroon pants back on!?
Here is Chris Hatcher's Q&A with Timothy Tolman of The Saturday Edge about the Hokies wrap-up of spring football. In it, they discuss what looked good/bad about the team in the spring, assign grades to the positions and project sleeper players for fall.
The commitments keep on rolling in. Tech picks up a pledge from 3-star Hylton HS ATH Travon McMillian. He becomes 8th commit in 2014 class— GobblerCountry.com (@gobblercountry) April 25, 2013
The Hokies picked up their eighth commitment of the 2014 class today in Hylton High School Athlete Travon McMillian. He is listed as a 3-star by Rivals and a 4-star by 247Sports.
ND's ACC foes: 2014-Home: UNC, UL, Wake; At FSU, SU; 2015-Home: BC, GT; At Clem, Pitt, UVa; 2016-Home: Duke, UM, VT; At: NCSU, SU— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) April 19, 2013
Virginia Tech will finally play the newest quazi-ACC member, Notre Dame, in 2016. The Hokies will be moving their 2016 home football game against ODU to 2017 to accommodate the schedule change. The Hokies will also playing Delaware at home that year on top of playing at Wisconsin & at ECU. For more on future scheduling endeavors, stay tuned to Gobbler Country, your #1 Virginia Tech sports source.
It's been confirmed, #VT first commitment on spring game Saturday is from @C_Reavis11 No. 250 in the Rivals250— HokieHaven.com (@Hokie_Haven) April 20, 2013
C.J. Reavis, a 4-star safety/athlete according to both Rivals.com and 247Sports, has committed to Virginia Tech at today's Spring Game. Reavis gives the Hokies six oral commitments in their 2014 class to date, though Marshawn Williams has opened his recruiting up. We'll have a more comprehensive look at him later, but for now, just bask in the commitment Hokie Nation!
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TICONDEROGA - A downtown Ticonderoga building is getting a facelift.
The Knights of Columbus hall on Montcalm Street, constructed in 1920, is being renovated by members.
"We want to economize the building and make it more accessible," explained Peter Reale of the Knights' building committee. "We want to modernize the facility."
The three-story building has about 5,000 square feet on each floor. It is not presently handicap accessible.
For years the first floor has been rented commercial space, the second floor a lounge and office space, and the third floor a banquet hall and kitchen.
Amerigas, the first floor tenant, has moved, forcing the Knights to take a look at their building.
"The major operating expense of the building is to heat it," Knight Ralph Corbo explained. "The cost of heat was being offset by the income from the rent Amerigas paid. Without that rent we can not afford to maintain the building without depleting our reserves."
Reale said the building committee considered several options. To find another tenant expensive renovations were needed, he said. The group also researched selling the building and moving to another location.
"Our building committee concluded the best option is for us to move downstairs and heat only the ground floor," Corbo said.
Plans call for the renovated first floor to include a council room, office space, a kitchen, a lounge and a banquet room. It will be handicap accessible and have access to the recently-constructed parking lot at the rear of the building. A new heating system will also be installed.
Work has already started on the project. Knights, with help from inmates and officers of the Moriah Shock Camp, have gutted the first floor.
Reale estimates the project will cost the Knights $150,000 with members doing much of the work. They hope to open by July 4.
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