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Before UFC Fight Night 30: "Machida vs. Munoz" main card kicked off on FOX Sports 2, (FS2) this afternoon (Sat., Oct. 26, 2013) from Phones 4U Arena in Manchester, England, an entire six-bout "Prelims" under card was broadcast on Facebook/YouTube, with this portion of action taking place exclusively online.
This installment of the "Prelims" featured some excellent submissions and showcased some amazing action before the Lyoto Machida vs. Mark Munoz-led main card kicked off from United Kingdom.
In the headlining slot, The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 15's Al Iaquinta was able to topple Piotr Hallmann via unanimous decision.
Iaquinta immediately shot for the takedown, and tried to attack from the back with both men pitted against the fence. As the broke free, Hallmann used legkicks to attack his opponent while Iaquinta was in a tight stance and did not bring much forward. Iaquinta was using the jab and looking for openings, with the European landing a headkick in the process. Iaquinta started to open up, going for the takedown often yet Hallmann stuffed every one of the attempts and then took Iaquinta down towards the end of the round.
Iaquinta started to mix things up in the second round, going high with kicks and using combinations more often. Hallmann was able to take his foe down once more, but Iaquinta shot up shortly after. Iaquinta nailed Hallmann with a big right hand, and the European's legs buckled and he went down. The Serra-Longo fight team product was unable to finish Hallmann, who was able to get back to his feet. "Raging" was able to finish the round strong, being quicker in the standup and using angles effectively.
In the third round, Hallmann tried to go for takedowns, with Iaquinta being able to stuff them. A spinning-back kick landed for Hallmann, yet there was not much power behind it. A bad eye poke halted the action momentarily, as Hallmann crouched down, with Iaquinta being strictly warned over the damage done. As the action resumed, Hallmann was able to push forward and secured two back-to-back takedowns with Iaquinta back on his feet in no time. Iaquinta then took his opponent down, took his back as both men stood up, and finished the round strong with another takedown.
Iaquinta moves to 2-1 in the UFC, and gets his seventh career victory.
Luke Barnatt dropped former Legacy FC champion Andrew Craig twice, and instead of swarming he decided to celebrate prematurely. Luckily for him, he was able to submit Craig in the second round.
"Highlight" was looking to throw down early, with the taller Barnatt going to the body with legkicks. Craig nailed Barnatt with a good right hand, and the Englishman returned the favor. Craig went to the body with a combination and tagged Barnatt with another right. Both men did stand in front of each other and were trading blows, although it was more so of a stick-and-move contest until Barnatt clocked Craig with a massive right hand, followed by a left hook. Instead of swarming "Highlight," Barnatt decided to celebrate instead of dishing out more punishment and Craig survived the round -- with an opportunity to finish the fight wasted.
Craig was more cautious in the second round, and Barnatt was tagging him with the jab over and over again. Barnatt dropped Craig again -- this time with an uppercut, and celebrated prematurely once more. This time, he was able to finish Craig, taking him down, getting his back and submitting him with a rear-naked choke.
"Big Slow" stays undefeated at 7-0, and is the first man to finish Craig, who is now 3-2 in the promotion.
The first UFC Women's Bantamweight fight in European history featured Manchester's Rosi Sexton and Jessica Andrade, with the Brazilian pummelling the hometown fighter for three rounds and walked out of Europe the victor.
Circling far apart from each other in the first few seconds, Andrade and Sexton engaged in a slugfest with Andrade backing up "The Surgeon" with a flurry of punches. Fighting in a low stance, Andrade was able to clock Sexton with a big right hand and was able to grind Sexton against the fence, opening her up in the process. The Brazilian got the better of the exchanges, yet Sexton's durability should not have been ignored. At the end of the round, Andrade dropped the hometown fighter with a right hand, and then followed up with an illegal knee to a downed opponent. No point was taken away.
Andrade clocked Sexton again with another right and followed up with devastating punches and although Sexton is as tough as they come, she was barely hanging in. Andrade was successfully setting up combinations and every time she brought forth a flurry, Sexton backed up against the fence. Wobbly on her feet, Sexton's face was a mess, and towards the end of the round, her biggest moment of success was a takedown as the seconds elapsed.
Andrade's power was simply too much for Sexton, and she was unable to mimic the skill set of her opponent. Sexton was able to clock Andrade with a right hand, but "Bate Estaca" returned the favor and went to the body often with legkicks. "The Surgeon" continued to look for takedowns, though there was nothing damaging behind them.
Andrade is now 1-1 inside the UFC, while Sexton in winless in the organization with two fights under her belt.
"Magrinho" was the veteran of the "Prelims," entering his 15th fight in the Octagon, and despite his up-and-down UFC tenure, he was on his game against Andy Ogle in England, winning the unanimous decision.
A fired up Cole Miller stood right in front of Ogle and traded blows, rocking the Sunderland native with two solid right hands. "The Little Axe" worked a takedown against the fence and secured one, but Miller had an underhook after they went down from a judo throw, and went straight for the rear-naked choke from behind. Miller relentlessly worked for the choke, with Ogle having trouble against the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt. "The Little Axe" was able to survive, exhausted.
Ogle came out more ferociously in the second round and instead of standing with Miller for as long as he could, he went for a single-leg takedown, however Miller caught him in a guillotine. Using the cage, Ogle was able to break free. Miller's ground skills were on full display as he tried to submit his opponent via triangle choke and when that did not work because of Ogle being able to posture up, he swept his opponent into an armbar. The round ended in the exact same way it the first did -- with Miller trying to work a rear-naked choke.
Ogle knew he had to do something significant in the third round, and he threw caution to the wind and began to throw down. With the crowd behind him, Ogle was able to rock Miller yet went for another takedown, which was somewhat puzzling based on how the previous two rounds went down. However, Ogle was able to land some nasty elbows from the top position and then looked to drop bombs on the American Top Team mainstay. Ogle was able to finish strong, decking Miller with elbows and shots to the body, with Miller not being able to get up the whole round.
Miller was able to walk away with a victory and instead of answering Joe Rogan's questions about his fight, he tore apart the judges in mixed martial arts (MMA) and European fighters as well, saying that Ross Pearson, Dennis Siver, and Ogle were not able to beat him -- and took a shot at Conor McGregor as well, setting up a potential future fight.
Miller moves to 9-6 in his UFC career, and brought the most amount of attention to himself thus far with his post-fight interview.
The first Scotsman to ever compete in the UFC, Robert Whiteford, came up short in a losing effort against the durable Jimy Hettes. Whiteford lost in the second round by technical submission.
Whiteford started off the round by catching Hettes with left hands, and assuming Hettes did not like that, he brought his opponent up against the cage and looked for the takedown. Hettes was working a keylock, and with Whiteford squirming out of position, Hettes took his back. Looking for the rear-naked choke, Hettes was unsuccessful yet finished the round in his adversary's guard.
It was more of the same domination for Hettes in the second round, with his grappling skills on full display. As Whiteford tried to reverse positions to wind up on top, Hettes secured a triangle, with impressive transitions setting up the submission. Whiteford did not tap, but went out momentarily which forced the referee to call off the fight.
It may have been a tall order for Whiteford, who took the fight on two weeks notice, although he looked promising. Hettes may have just been too tough for his opponent. "The Kid" moves to 11-1 in his MMA career.
Kicking off the night's action was Brad Scott against Michael Kuiper, with the former obtaining a first-round submission win.
In the first round, Kuiper was engaging in a kickboxing stance, looking to land kicks galore, with Scott tagging him with punches. Both middleweights clinched up against the fence with Scott looking for takedowns. The referee broke them up with 90 seconds left in the round, and Scott set up more clinching against the cage with a good combination. As Kuiper tried to break free from against the fence, he tripped and Scott caught him in a front choke (according to Joe Rogan).
Scott gets his first win inside the promotion in front of his hometown fans and moves to 9-2 in his career, while Kuiper is now 1-3 in the UFC.
Here are the complete results for UFC Fight Night 30 "Prelims" card:
Al Iaquinta vs. Piotr Hallmann -- Iaquinta wins by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27x2)
Luke Barnatt vs. Andrew Craig -- Barnatt wins by submission (rear-naked choke), at 2:12 of round two.
Rosi Sexton vs. Jessica Andrade -- Andrade wins by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26x2)
Andy Ogle vs. Cole Miller -- Miller wins by unanimous decision (29-28x3)
Jimy Hettes vs. Robert Whiteford -- Hettes wins by technical submission (triangle choke), at 2:17 of round two.
Brad Scott vs. Michael Kuiper -- Scott wins by submission (front choke), at 4:17 of round one.
That's it for the "Prelims" portion of UFC Fight Night 30 fight card.
Be sure to hit up MMAmania.com for the up-to-the minute results and blow-by-blow coverage for the rest of the night's UFC Fight Night 30 main card action right here.


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While there aren't many job titles that are "geographer," there are many types of positions that fit well with a degree in geography. Think about some of the options below as you begin your job search.
Be sure to intern in any area of interests to get your foot in the door and gain valuable on-the-job experience. Your resume will be much more impressive if you have real world experience in the areas you're applying for.
Urban Planner/Community DevelopmentGeography is a natural tie-in with urban or city planning. City planners work on zoning, land use, and new developments, from a gas station renovation to the development of whole new sections of urban area. You'll work with individual property owners, developers, and other officials. If you're interested in this area, be sure to take urban geography and urban planning classes. An internship with a city planning agency is essential experience for this type of work.
CartographerFor those with cartography course backgrounds may enjoy work as a cartographer. The news media, book publishers, atlas publishers, government agencies and others are looking for cartographers to help produce maps. This would likely require relocation.
GIS SpecialistCity governments, county agencies, and other government agencies and private groups are often in need of experienced GIS professionals. Coursework and internships in GIS are especially important. Computer programming or engineering skills are very helpful in this arena - the more about computers and languages you know, the better off you are.
ClimatologistAgencies like the National Weather Service, news media, the Weather Channel, and other government entities occasionally need climatologist. Admittedly, these jobs usually go to those with meteorology degrees, a geographer with experience and vast coursework in meteorology and climatology would definitely be an asset.
Transportation managementLike urban and city planning, there are opportunities in local government but regional transit authorities or shipping, logistics, and transportation companies look kindly to someone with transportation geography in their background and good computer and analytical skills.
Environmental ManagementA plethora of environmental assessment, cleanup, and management companies exist throughout the world today. A geographer brings excellent skills for project management and the development of reports like environmental impact reports. It's often a wide-open field with tremendous growth opportunities.
Writer/ResearcherUndoubtedly during your college years you've spent time developing your writing skills and certainly as a geography major you know how to research! How about a career as a writer - you could be a science writer or a travel writer for a magazine or newspaper. The About.com Freelance Writing site provides information to help you get started.
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By Alan Burke and Paul Leighton, Staff Writers
Gloucester Daily Times
---- — BEVERLY — A woman's threat to bomb Beverly Hospital has allegedly moved a Gloucester man to do the same thing.
In what police describe as a "copycat" crime, Mark S. Fuller, 61, is accused in two counts of making a bomb threat.
Police say Fuller saw a story in Saturday's Salem News about Ashley Galvin, 20, of 15 Broadway, Beverly, who was taken into custody Thursday after threatening specific police officers, their cruisers and, finally, Beverly Hospital.
She is said to have cited "perceived unjust treatment" and threatened to blow up public buildings.
Likewise, police said, Fuller called the hospital claiming that he suffered bad treatment in the past. He also endorsed Galvin's threat to the point of threatening to bomb the hospital himself, according to police.
Galvin, who police said sent her threats via email, faces 10 counts of making threats that encompass the Beverly Public Library, as well.
Fuller, who was living at the Cape Ann Motor Inn, according to police, was taken into custody by the Gloucester Police Department. He is currently being held at Middleton Jail.
Fuller has previously written a number of letters to the editor that appeared in the Times, speaking out against what he viewed as a disparity regarding access to health care and, at one point, what he called "collusion" between health care providers and insurers. But none of the letters made any specific or threatening references to Beverly Hospital or to Gloucester's Addison Gilbert Hospital, which, like Beverly, is part of Northeast Health System and now the newly merged Lahey Health System.
The arrest of Galvin last week came after a tense, two-day investigation that forced partial lockdowns at Beverly Hospital and the Beverly Public Library.
Galvin was taken into custody Thursday afternoon after police officers confronted her at the library. Galvin admitted to sending the threatening emails due to "perceived unjust treatment" from police, fire and hospital workers over the last few months, police said.
Galvin was charged with 10 counts of threats to kill, 10 counts of threats of extortion, and one count each of threatening to bomb a police station, fire station and library. She was arraigned Friday in Salem District Court and ordered held without bail by Judge Robert Brennan until a hearing Friday to determine if she is too dangerous to be released.
The ordeal began last Wednesday, when several Beverly police officers received threatening emails from a Gmail account, police said.
The emails targeted nine officers, including Police Chief Mark Ray, threatening to kill them and damage police vehicles. About 90 minutes later, another email warned the same officers that Beverly Hospital was "on the list to be blown up."
The suspect identified him or herself as a "frequent flyer" with the police and hospital and said, "I have so much anger towards you people." It also said the suspect was close to the police station and would know if any officers came out.
Police immediately notified Beverly Hospital of the threat. Hospital spokesman Gerald Mackillop said the hospital went into a "soft lockdown," which means all doors except the main entrance were locked.
At 3 p.m., a third email demanded that each officer bring $100 in an envelope with their name on it to the Beverly Public Library on Essex Street between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. The officers were instructed to leave the envelopes behind the book drop in the parking lot.
If one officer failed to comply, the email said, "a police car gets damaged with one of you in it."
At about 7:45 p.m., Deputy Fire Chief Peter O'Connor reported receiving an email from the same Gmail account. The email said O'Connor was "on a list to be killed" and that the fire station, police station and hospital would be bombed unless O'Connor brought $500 in an envelope to the library.
Investigators worked through the night trying to get information from Google and other Internet service providers, and patrol officers made regular checks of Beverly Hospital.
At 7:30 Thursday morning, detectives who had been watching the library observed a woman approach the book drop and deposit a book. The woman walked away slowly but kept looking back. Police watched as she walked toward the front of the library, returned to the parking lot, then sat on a bench looking toward the book drop.
Detectives questioned the woman and identified her as Galvin, but did not have enough evidence to take her into custody.
Emails continued to arrive that morning, again threatening to burn a building and saying there were "undercover cops everywhere." Lt. Gov. Tim Murray was listed as a recipient in one of the emails, so Beverly police alerted Massachusetts State Police, who joined the investigation.
At 12:11 p.m., officers received another email from the suspect that included a picture of the inside of the library. The email said the officers had five minutes to bring the money or the suspect would "do what I promised."
Several officers rushed to the library. Just as they were securing the building, Galvin walked in.
When she saw all the police officers, she tried to leave. Detective Jeff Tache, recognizing Galvin from the earlier encounter, asked her if she had taken any pictures in the library that day.
Galvin replied "just one" and agreed to show it to Tache. He immediately recognized the picture as the same one that was in the email sent to officers.


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Buick GMC SalespeopleBill Kay Buick GMC in Downers Grove is hiring five salespeople, so if you like competition this is for you: Not only can you compete for the job, but you can also later compete for sales of these American cars.
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The Next Best Thing to Winning the LotteryIf you're looking for work, winning the lottery would be awesome. The next best thing? How about working for the lottery? The Northstar Lottery Group in Bolinbrook is seeking a sales program supervisor to develop between five and 10 retail specialists, who in turn develop new lottery retailers.
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See How the Pasta's MadeVince & Sons, a 40-year-old pasta company in Bridgeview, is looking for an assistant plant manager to handle daily operations and staff management. In this role you would oversee production at the plant and maintain quality control, safety, hygiene and health and safety among other duties. Applicants must speak both English and Spanish. Resumes can be emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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|Wednesday, June 12, 2013 12:30 AM
Twin boys, Brady Alan and Blake Lee, were born April 21 to Mitch and Megan Koester.
They weighed 5 pounds, 3 ounces and 4 pounds, 6 ounces respectively. They were both 18 inches long.
Grandparents are Dave and Mary Koester, Debbie Collins and Mike and Julie Collins.
Great-grandparents are Don and Monica Miller and the late H.H. Koester and Earl and Helen Osting.
A boy, Bard Elliott, was born 1:49 a.m. ton May 8 to April and Bryan Hickman of Toledo.
He weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and was 22 inches long.
Grandparents are Jim and Cindy Klima and Bard and Vicki Hickman
Great-grandparents are Ralph and Judy Averesch, Ruth Klima and the late Lenny Klima.
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Police in Wareham Mass., are on the look out for a man in his 40's who impersonated a police officer and attacked a woman with a flashlight.
On Saturday Jan. 5 at approximately 9 p.m. a woman was signaled to pull over on Main St. by a man posing as a police officer.
The 29-year-old woman said the man who signaled her to pull over used a blue light in his dark mid style SUV or pick up truck.
When she pulled over the man approached her vehicle and informed her she had a defective tail light and asked her for her to step out from the vehicle. The woman said she then began to sense the man was not a police officer so she began to drive away and her struck her with his flashlight.
The woman fled the scene and contacted police. The man is described as 5'8" tall with dark hair and a distinctive Adam's apple.
Anyone with any information is advised to call the Wareham Police at 508.291.2300.
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An accident in Northampton County has one family dealing with a new addition to its home.
This was the scene just after 4:00 Thursday afternoon in Freemansburg.
Crews on the scene say a tractor trailer collided with a utility pole causing it to crash into a home in the 100 block of Juniata Street.
Officials say no one was hurt.
Crews on the scene say people have been in and out of the house since the accident.
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Reviews by PopeDX:
3.85/5 rDev +101.6%
Bah, this is a "it gets slagged too much, so I'm reviewing it" review. I've said it before, and I'll say it a million other times:
It ain't beer, but for what it is, it ain't bad.
If you consider it's targeted for your average clubbing Red Bull and vodka drinker and not your average Dark Lord swiller, one almost has to give credit to AB for taking market share from liquor and putting it in beer.
It's a sweet, fruity, fizzy drink, obviously much closer to soda than beer. Goes down real easily, except it started getting to me a little bit by the end of the can. In the appropriate circumstance I'd easily knock a few of these back. Just not when I want a beer.
06-27-2005 16:46:13 | More by PopeDX
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1.53/5 rDev -19.9%
Ok...so I found a single can of this at a convenience store on my way to work. I couldn't help but try it...paid $1.65 for the can. Pours from the can a dark clear electric yellow urine color with a foamy head that quickly dissipates to nothing. Can't say it looks all bad. Smell is really quite foul. A mix of grainy, bland Budweiser along with a big candy sweetness (Smarties!?!?). Some medicinal notes and maybe even some bubblegum. Smells like something a 6 year old Harry Potter fan would brew up....ugh.
First sip brings an odd artifical / medicinal candy, fruity sweetness along with a small malt base. The only thing seperating this from any mainstream energy drink is a slight grainy flavor and the fact that it contains alcohol. This is not beer and I don't even think it should really be listed on BA. For a beer it's utter shit. I give it an extra .5 only because the flavor is bearable.
Mouthfeel is fairly thin and quite sugary...tons of tiny carbonation. Just feels odd going down. Too damn sweet. This really is just plain worthless and it's sick to even call this beer. This just goes to show that AB doesn't really give a fuck about beer...all they give a damn about is making a quick buck off the latest trend. I can report that I do feel a bit jacked up...wonder how much caffeine is actually in here. When all is said and done....caffeine, guarana and ginseng have no place in a beer. I can only hope no one has serious health problems from mixing too much alcohol with all these stimulants. Yet another reason to loathe AB.
03-25-2005 23:43:06 | More by orbitalr0x
3/5 rDev +57.1%
What to say about this?It's not really a "beer" in the strictest sence. It's honestly not much worse than red bull. I still perfer redbull and vodka, but this isnt much worse. I guess it's not bad if you want to be a wide awake drunk. I'm not a fan of most budweiser beers but i have to give them credit for this where it is due. It isnt that bad. It's no beer drinkers beer at all, do not mistake me, if i am in the mood for a tasty beer, you wont see this in my hand. A lot of people tend to get tired when they drink. You want a buzz but you dont want to be unconcious, it's an understandable occorance. beer and cofee? sorry doesent sound good, beer and soda(stick to captain/jack and coke), no, or beer with caffine, out of the other options it isnt the worst i can think of. While i will not defend this as a "beer" in the strickest sence, it is not that bad for what it is.
03-23-2005 04:20:04 | More by twi1609372
New York
1/5 rDev -47.6%
02-13-2012 14:31:03 | More by generallee
1.38/5 rDev -27.7%
Presentation: 10 oz can with a Born On Date on the bottom of the can. Hmmm speed and alcohol, not a good mix. $1.75 a pop or $5.50 a 4-pack at least it is cheaper than Red Bull.
Appearance: A sparkling undesirable yellow color with a faint white lace.
Smell: Artificial candy sweetness with a faint medicinal quality, smell of chewable zinc lozenges.
Taste & Mouth Feel: Decent crispness over a light body that holds some unnatural dextrin in the mouth feel. Vague beer flavor, nasty herbal flavors flail around chaotically.
Drinkability & Notes: Why? You may as well drink Red Bull & Vodka this stuff is horrific. I am waiting to hear of the first OD on this stuff
12-02-2004 02:26:21 | More by Jason
1.68/5 rDev -12%
Found a single of this and my curiosity got the best of me. "Beer with caffeine, ginseng, guarana root, and natural flavors" according to the writing on the 10 oz can. OK. I've had beer with hemp, ginger, chili, assorted fruits, chocolate, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, etc., so I'll give this a try.
Pours clear, with a faintly pale yellow body. One finger white head lasts about 15 seconds and vanishes completely. No lace. There is barely any color in the body.
Aroma is similar to ginger ale, with some SweeTart candy notes.
Mouthfeel features tingly carbonation, with some cloying, artificial sugar tart fruitiness.
Taste has nothing akin to any style of beer. Sprite soda is close, but this reminds me of a regional soda from northeastern Tennessee, called DrEnuff. No hops, malts, or yeasts are noted.
This is not a beer. Not as gross as a Zima, and it goes down quickly. Had to chase this with a glass of water to prevent nausea. I won't be having this one again. Avoid!
04-29-2005 21:40:55 | More by merlin48
1.95/5 rDev +2.1%
This is a "beer" that literally made me sick to my stomach... A feeling that lasted for days after I had it. No need to drink in excess to have that happen here.
At first, it wasn't so bad. I don't mind the occasional energy drink so I thought the taste was unique and even sort of juicy. Even the smell was reminiscent of a juice or fruit drink. It went down fairly smoothly so I had two. Afterwards, the taste it left in my mouth was extremely unappealing.
Honestly, I didn't get any kind of energy jolt from it. I just got a strange feeling in my stomach! A friend who also had one reported similar feelings.
In sum, this did not taste like a beer, left an aftertaste that was less than desirable, did not produce the desired "energy" effect, and as an added bonus, left me feeling quite ill.
03-10-2006 00:54:04 | More by BlueHammer
New York
1.15/5 rDev -39.8%
Good April Fools beer, I feel like a fool for trying this swill. Anyway, had to give it a try, 10 oz red can, pours very light and very clear, whiter then fresh snow white head, dissolves to leave a tiny bubble film and ,yes, it does leave a fair bit of fine lacing, go figure. Nose is sweet and candy like. Tase is nasty, sweet, sugary,, cardboard, spearmint, yuch yuch yuch. Sort of a mix of regular bud, gatoraide and babies fresh vomit...Stay away from this foul and nasty product.
04-01-2005 02:34:54 | More by Billolick
1.78/5 rDev -6.8%
Frighteningly pale, you move the glass around the background trying to see if the barely ginger ale appearance is real or not. Forced carbonation and a cheap detergent head. Small but fat dots for lace. Artificial orange aroma, not so good. Skeletal body, highly spritzy. With all the extracts and additives dumped into this, it mostly just tastes like fruit antacid tablets, "fruity" and tangy but completely indecipherable as to what the fruit really is. Dries with some odd burnt matches at the finish. I wonder if I could replicate this to a blindfolded person with fruit punch, seltzer water, and some cigarette butts. I tend to be friendly and rate macros as much for what they are as possible, but I can't go for this one at all.
04-10-2005 19:41:39 | More by ADR
West Virginia
1.53/5 rDev -19.9%
Evidently somebody was trying to jump on the red bull energy with alcohol type of bandwagon, well I had to try it and give it a fair shake. Appears a lgiht pale golden tone very urine esque in appearance to be nice and PG I wil say apple juice with a white fizzy head dwindles oh so quickly. Aromatics are tart fruity green apple Jolly Rancher smell definitely a chick alco pop more than a beer smell to me. Flavor not very beer like a hint of corn and rice sweetness overpowered by tart citric fruity notes including cherry and green apple along with some Taurine??? Mouthfeel is light bodied mildly syurpy textured with bitey gag inducing carbonation. Drinkability, energy drink do you need some energy get a Red Bull or other widely available stimulant why mix your upper and the downer didn't health class tell us never to do this.
05-05-2007 19:37:57 | More by WVbeergeek
2/5 rDev +4.7%
12-11-2011 12:20:31 | More by valkyre65
New Hampshire
1/5 rDev -47.6%
Now called "Bud Extra" the motto: "Beer with something different" yeah...right.
10 oz twist-off bottle with a "born" on date of 2/5/07
AP: This is the thinnest, palest "beer" I've ever seen, looks like anorexic ginger ale with less fizz. Very little carbonation fails to create a head at all and only makes a thin-white soda-like fizzy head. Looks like mildly fizzy apple juice.
nose: All I can smell is the "natural" raspberry additive and something rusty and metallic.
flavor: wow, this is really terrible. a highly sweet raspberry sweetness with crushed up tylenol-like bitterness that is most likely caused by the Guarana becuase most "Energy" drinks I've ever had that has it in it's ingredients has a similar effect. It really is an unlpeasant assualt on your taste buds because of the sweet n' Lo-like bitterness that made me cringe. There is no sign of real beer flavor here at all...This is a Frankenstien's monster, it's hard to beleive this got past the perverbial drawing board; so to speak.
Feel: mildly fizzy, dull and lifeless. This is a zombie. an un-godly creation.
DA: This travesty should be avoided.
05-10-2007 04:07:18 | More by GratefulBeerGuy
2.4/5 rDev +25.7%
A - Pale straw color with some slowly rising tiny bubbles topped by a thick and creamy two finger head. Some sea-foam lace sticks to the glass, and the head never dropped below a quarter inch cap in the ten minutes it took me to drink this. This looks far superior to regular Budweiser, and it's one of the best looking macro lagers that I've seen. Good head retention, clear with some nice color. Ain't bad lookin'.
S - Candy coated jolly-rancher sweetness is all I smell at first, no real beer like notes at all. Doesn't smell bad, it just smells artificial and not at all like beer made with beer ingredients. Candy fruity raspberry and maybe black cherry.
T - Just like the nose, the flavor is one dimensional and artificial. Wine cooler jolly rancher sugar coated nastiness. Tastes a lot like Leinenkugel's Berry Weiss or a wine cooler...so, of course my fiance loved this one. Candy, candy, candy. This is all apple Jolly Rancher.
M - This would be very thirst quenching if it weren't for the super sweet palate coating sugar.
D - It's not all bad as a beverage, but as a beer it's a joke. This is barely drinkable for me...I think I'll let my girl finish this one for me (since I usually finish her dinner for her it seems like a fair trade). Girls (sorry all you real beer girls...I love you, but most girls dig fruity malternatives) will love this.
This is not my style, and arguably not really a beer (at least in terms of taste), but this is head and shoulders above swill like Bacardi Raz or a wine cooler. Plus it has caffeine! This has all night pillow fight party written all over it.
06-11-2007 18:22:19 | More by pmcadamis
2.95/5 rDev +54.5%
I like it! Since there are no stylistic guidelines to compare it to, and not much in the way of comprable brands yet, this beer needs to be jusdged completely hedonistically. The appearance is surprisingly good with a head that holds better than Budweiser and leaves some very nice lacing about the glass! The very pale straw gold is reminiscent of white wine or apple cider; and its tiny effervescent bubbles rise in steadily rising flumes that give it a champagne-like appearance.... at least there's something to watch! The nose is fruity and candyish, similar to a sweet-tart or children's vitamin tablet - and the taste is the same! There is a little bit of a pear and apple-like flavor that's reminiscent of an English perry. No hops ever come into play; and this is more like a malternative or wine cooler than it is beer; but the aroma and the flavor are impeccably clean and it's clearly very well made. The body is light, bordering on medium; and it's effervescent carbonation gives the tongue a gentle zest. It's quite one-sided, however, and tends to leave a chalky feeling on your teeth and mouth, cutting down on its drinkability. As a novelty refresher, it's interesting and gets the job done. And it's certainly better tasting than Red Bull! As a "beer" it tanks, but I don't think you can really judge it as a beer. It's really something else altogether. Fans of cider and perry might like this one.
11-19-2004 22:08:24 | More by NeroFiddled
1.85/5 rDev -3.1%
Wasn't sure what the proper vessel was in which to serve this beverage, so I just the 10oz can poured it in a rocks glass. Very clear golden color, remarkably like urine. A small, fizzy white head hangs around for about a minute before vanishing forever. Aroma is redolent of raspberries, with the specter of adjunct lager threatening in the back. Not bad, really. As for the taste - Ack! It's like someone poured a red bull (diet red bull, maybe) into a bud light. Fruity, perfumy raspberry and fruit overtones attempt to mask adjunct malt and crappy hops, but fail miserably. The fruit/perfume lingers and develops into a slightly bitter, unpleasant aftertaste. Thin, foamy mouthfeel. I have to say, though, it achieves its stated purpose. After only a few sips, I feel energized. Next time, though, I'll just drink a red bull.
12-12-2004 00:53:31 | More by ElGordo
2/5 rDev +4.7%
This beer pours out of the can with a yellowish color and a minimal amount of foam that is bubbly and falls apart very quickly. Based on appearance alone, I would think I had just poured myself a bottle of Budweiser. The aroma of this beer is fruity, like a combination blackberries, raspberries, cranberries, and perhaps some strawberry. The body of the beer is thin, with flavors of light grain. But more than anything, this beer tastes like fruit- flavored candy. Herbs are present and so is caffeine, but you would never know based on the taste. There is a certain level of tartness, but the beer still remains sweet and slightly grainy.
08-31-2007 05:07:43 | More by Rootdog316
2/5 rDev +4.7%
Clear. No animation. Pale yellow in hue, overall the appearance of the liquid is sickly and dull. The head was white in color; at the apex the foam was a very tightly compacted half finger in height. The head retention was poor as the foam dissipated quickly to a meaningless collar. I was expecting this beer to have some color depth. There wasnt any. Nor was there any subsequent lacing. The nose smells like a diluted energy drink infused with a pale lager. It smells like malty candy, fruity (skittles?). The bouquet is odd, I like the smell of Red Bull but this doesnt smell true. Plus there is a beery quality that doesnt work. I dont find it inviting but it is not completely repulsive either. I dont have much faith in the taste after smell it. The first five or six sips (and I mean sips, I was too scared to put too much of the liquid in my mouth at once) werent bad. Hell, I thought I liked it! I drink Red Bull (minus the vodka) and I fully expected to like this wacky beer to be good. The fruitiness is tolerable like skittles or sweet tarts. I realize that is non-beer-like. The caffeine, ginseng and guarana extract vibe is interesting. Alcohol to slow me down all that crap to speed me up! Yeah! What kills this beer for me is, well, the beer flavors. This is an AB product and I am sure there are adjuncts. Plus whatever brewing techniques they use failed to impress me; it doesnt have a corn taste like Busch, maybe its rice like Budweiser. Maybe its all-malt! Ha-Ha! Whatever this is a beer and for a beer the beer qualities are not enjoyable. I can sum up the taste like this: Think of a cheap energy drink diluted in day old beer. Yeah, it is that yummy. Light in body, the carbonation is weak and hardly noticeable; the mouthfeel is unimpressive unless you enjoy a watery sensation. I dont. The aftertaste is brutal, it has a really potent day old beer taste, and the maltiness is long and polluted with sugary sweetness. This kills the beer for me. Thus drinkability is low. I cant do this again. I honestly expected to like this beer. Once it started drinking it I realized it wasnt that good after all. About halfway through I realized it is pretty damn bad. Ive seen 4-packs of this around town but I passed. I purchased this 10-ounce can in a truck stop east of Des Moines, IA. I found it next to the energy drinks. That is a scary thought
02-18-2005 20:00:12 | More by bditty187
North Carolina
1.85/5 rDev -3.1%
Okay, my curiosity got the best of me tonight. This was the first time I saw this available in North Carolina (it can't be over 6.0% ABV, can it?). It is better than one of those Ginseng based caffeinated drink at least.
Is it beer? Not at all. Market it to the red bull and vodka crowd, change the color to purple and put in a bottle, and you may have a found a niche with the clubbing crowd. Smells of raspberry with a strong fruit taste. No mouthfeel to speak of.
At least is was only $1.29 for a can.
05-21-2005 04:09:30 | More by Backer2004
New Hampshire
1.75/5 rDev -8.4%
07-16-2012 16:23:24 | More by ChrisL24481
3.78/5 rDev +97.9%
I remember when this came out. Always called this B to E. From what I remember this was a fruity drink. It was not bad. It is a shame that they don't brew it anymore. I kind of like it on a hot day. This was a Budweiser engery beer/ drink only came in 10oz cans.
02-09-2014 21:57:58 | More by nicholas2121
1.4/5 rDev -26.7%
Pours a super light yellow color, almost clear, with 2 inches of thick fizzy white head. Lots of carbonation.
Smells very much like a glass of black cherry shasta.
Taste is slightly sweet with a hint of black cherry flavor, has a very soda pop like flavor that the smell had suggested. Still has the smallest amount of beer flavor. Overall just plain not good flavor, mixing soda and beer just isn't a good idea. The more of this I drink the less I like it.
Mouthfeel is very thin and watery.
Overall jus plain bad, drinkability is terrible, the closer I get to the bottom of the glass the more I dread the next drink. I just don't see this stuff having a bright future. Even worse tasting than many of the other Flavored Malt Beverages out there.
01-13-2005 21:56:50 | More by bashiba
1/5 rDev -47.6%
12-12-2012 04:07:22 | More by gunther1205
1.5/5 rDev -21.5%
06-12-2013 23:32:44 | More by wilfonzo
2.13/5 rDev +11.5%
My goodness I was happy when I heard someone I knew found a stash of old sampler can and this was it. Poured from 6oz can...best by date of 6-14-06. Shared with SuperNova777 and VinnieVanGogh
A- Poured a funky looking energy drink yellow. Half finger white head pops up and dies just as quick. No lacing on the sides of the glass.
S- The smelled like stale raspberry and had this distinct wet grain mixed with energy drink scent as well. The alcohol wasn't really there in the ending like I thought it was going to be. To be honest I thought this was going to smell a lot worse than what it did. Just smelled stale and sweet overall with a hint of alcohol (which was sweet) in the ending.
T- Stale raspberry hits your palate first with a light wet grain flavor that get masked quickly by the raspberry flavor. Midway through you can taste what seems like a light Bud flavor which once again gets overtaken by that stale raspberry flavor. Sweet like energy drink flavor on the backend with a hint of sweet alcohol finished this bastard up.
M- Light mouthfeel. Carbonation was still good for I suppose this style was after all these years. Stale raspberry and energy drink flavor is all I could taste on the palate and long into the aftertaste with sweet alcohol as being in the aftertaste. Flavors were kind of a mess with this beer which I expected to be honest with not only the brewery but also the age. I can't say there were any off flavors because they all tasted like off flavors in this one. No alcohol drying on the palate.
O- This just tasted like an old energy drink to me. No real standout flavors which made me think beer at all. I wasn't impressed with this beer but then at the same time I wasn't not impressed...does that make sense??
05-09-2011 05:19:16 | More by alleykatking
1.05/5 rDev -45%
This "beer" looks like very light beer but other than that, it is not a great beverage. I'd rather have a Red Bull or AMP when I want an energy drink, and a beer (other than Bud, if it's on my dime) when I want a beer. I actually like that funky ginseng and guarana twang in an energy drink, but might it fare better in a bittersweet, thicker beer? Ther emight be hope yet for those herbal ingredients in a more robust base style.
OK, to keep this review legal, here are the vitals:
Color: very pale. Head/Carb: poor foam retention lower carbonation than regular Bud. Flavor: Red Bull type flavor. Mouthfeel: (See Budweiser) Finish: sickly, artificially sweet. Ewww.
09-07-2005 01:28:58 | More by EagleTalon
Bud Extra from Anheuser-Busch
50 out of 100 based on 155 ratings.


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Domestic abuse affects one in the three women and one in four men, but the officials who help these people say getting them to come forward can be a challenge, and this new recommendation may help overcome that.
"He used to hit me in the side of my head."
Ann is no stranger to pain.
"I was pregnant with the baby and he put all of his weight on my stomach, put his hands around my throat," she said.
Still, it's the emotional pain that left real scars.
"I was always put down, downgraded. 'You'll never amount to anything.' 'Why go back to school? You're stupid.'"
She says it started with her mother whose boyfriends sexually abused her and ends, she swears, with her husband. She tolerated the lifetime of abuse-- at least in part-- because no one ever asked her about it; not a friend, not a doctor.
Ann now has a home in Springfield's Harmony House. The shelter director says, like Ann, most women come on their own accord. Thousands of others in the area don't come at all.
"If their doctors were screening them for domestic violence or if employers were educated on domestic violence and they saw the signs then that would help immensely," said Angela Shelley.
That's what a national task force is now recommending for all medical providers. Dr. Jason Carter is a step ahead.
"Now we're able to get all the people involved in one room and talk about what happens with victims of sexual violence and up to this point people had worked together loosely and now it's formal."
He recently formed SART, Mercy's Sexual Assault Response Team. It partners with the health department, shelters, and law enforcement to identify and the help victims of sexual abuse.
If anyone comes into the Mercy ER for any reason, even something as unrelated as an earache, the first thing the nurse will ask that person is "Do you feel safe at home?" If the answer is no, then the line of questioning continues.
"I think in many cases people who perpetrate violence against others do so in a position of power and control, and [the victims] may not feel there's an opportunity to address it unless they're specifically asked," Carter said.
Ann says that's exactly what happened to her. The abuse was easy to deny when she didn't have to. Now that it's out there she can finally start to get over it.
"I'm working on it," she said. "I don't have someone controlling my life or telling me what I can't do, what I'm not able to do."
Like Mercy's partnership with other agencies to tackle sexual abuse Harmony House has started a similar task force specifically for domestic violence. It
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Georgia-based Southwire staffed a plant with troubled teens, who proved that hard work can overcome hard knocks. In the process they pioneered a model for education reform nationwide.
"It's a remarkable win-win-win. Students are graduating, the school system loves it, the company makes money. It's mutually beneficial," says Harvard Business School's Jan Rivkin, who has closely studied the company's efforts.
Critics calling for regulation of alternative lenders have pointed to high borrowing costs, which often top 50 percent on an annualized basis, and lack of transparency, especially among the brokers many lenders rely on to bring in business. On the other hand, "there are some who say the marketplace is solving the problem," said Karen Mills, former head of the Small Business Administration, in a recent interview. "You have innovators and entrepreneurs coming in, and you don't want to get in the way of this too soon."
Karen Mills' Harvard report on the state of small business lending paints a bleak picture, with the exception of technology.
This working paper by Karen Mills examines the small business credit environment during the recession and in the recovery-focused years since, as well as the impact persistent lending gaps may be having on job creation as a whole. Last, Mills takes a look at the dynamic and fast growing online lending market that has ignited since the recession and how the technology and innovation those entities are driving may change how small businesses and entrepreneurs finance their growth in the future.
Our nation's competitiveness must be built on regional economies, and because there is no "one-size-fits-all" economic plan, regional leaders must base their strategies around the assets and opportunities that make them unique.
Over the last few weeks the economy has sent some mixed messages. We received a good June jobs report, only to have it followed by a downtick in small business optimism.
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Look to Fargo, North Dakota, for a little inspiration.
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"We do not take an approach—either at the national level or state level—that creates an ease of communications between employers and educational institutions that are going to impart skills and background to potential employees," said Joe Fuller, a Harvard Business School professor and faculty member of the school's U.S. Competitiveness Project. "This is why we have 12 million to 13 million unemployed people and 650,000 job openings in manufacturing right now."
Karen Mills, senior fellow at Harvard Business School, and Matthew Ferguson, Chief Executive Officer at CareerBuilder, talk with Erik Schatzker about the U.S. job market, the roles played by government and the business community in creating jobs, and the challenges for small business to find skilled labor to fill positions needed to grow their companies. They speak on Bloomberg Television's "Market Makers."
Despite the strong monthly U.S. jobs report released last week, it's likely too soon to cheer the positive numbers. In recent years, the number of jobs created has been anything but choppy; for instance, in October 2012 and again in February and November 2013, the U.S. economy generated more than 200,000—enough to keep up with population growth. In December and earlier this year in January, however, that momentum lapsed when job creation dropped to less than 150,000.
It's no wonder Americans remain anxious. In many parts of the country people don't believe they will be better off in five years than they are today. This anxiety shakes the very foundation of the American Dream.
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The central answer to the mismatch between jobs and employment is a 21st-century apprenticeship program.
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Housing prices in Silicon Valley remain defiantly high. New BMWs and Saabs cruise Highway 101. But for the first time there are signs that the current economic downturn is taking its toll on the country's cradle of technology and innovation.
Mass employment is not the fundamental reason we need a healthy and vibrant manufacturing sector. Manufacturing, or rather advanced manufacturing, is essential to the U.S. economy because it is the main source of innovation and global competitiveness for the United States.
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Michael Porter, University professor at Harvard, talks to Charlie Rose about the United States in the global economy.
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Cheap natural gas and increasingly competitive labor costs are bringing factories and jobs back to the U.S. Eight ways to win.
After decades of sending work across the world, companies are rethinking their offshoring strategies.
Analysts at AllianceBernstein doubt that solar will ever become cheap enough to compete without subsidies �" and they cite Germany as an example.
For the first time in our lives, the promise of upward mobility -- the core of the American Dream -- can no longer be taken for granted. The top priority for President Obama is to enact policies that support job growth and reduce worker anxieties.
To better understand what actually works to get the economy moving again, the administration should look at the nation's most successful cities and metro areas.
Harvard Business School Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter joins Bhaskar Chakravorti, senior associate dean at the Fletcher School at Tufts University, to discuss what role government has in fostering innovation.
America has always been a nation of immigrants. Ever since the first colonists came over from Europe, wave after wave of people from foreign lands have moved here in search of a better life. But today, we are turning away the best and the brightest among them, and that is hurting the competitiveness of the United States. That's the starting point of Vivek Wadhwa's e-book, The Immigrant Exodus: Why America is Losing the Global Race to Capture Entrepreneurial Talent, published by Wharton Digital Press in September.
The United States can award special green cards for permanent residency to foreign scientists and engineers or it can give out the visas in a random global lottery, but it cannot do both.
Harvard Business School's U.S. Competitiveness Project aims to engage local leaders, find paths to prosperity
A comprehensive strategy aimed at strengthening U.S. establishments competing in global markets is needed for the United States to boost short-term recovery and long-term prosperity, according to a report released today by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation.
The chairman and CEO of General Electric outlined five areas where he believes the United States needs improvement: the number of math and science majors should double, the manufacturing sector should increase, globalization has to be accepted, energy independence is necessary, and the value placed on training and education should be greater.
We have waited too long and cut too much to believe that ordinary creativity will be enough to move us once again to the front of the competitive class. We now need to be creative about being creative.
Job creation in the United States is hampered by supply and demand, but not in a traditional sense, according to new research from Deloitte. Specifically, the demand for highly skilled and adaptable workers is accelerating, but the skill set of the country's available talent is either outdated or out of stock, Deloitte reports.
The Energy Department released a new report highlighting strong growth in the U.S. wind energy market in 2011, increasing the U.S. share of clean energy and supporting tens of thousands of jobs, and underscoring the importance of continued policy support and clean energy tax credits.
Daniel Cunningham has a billion-dollar idea for Apple: Start building the iPhone intended for American markets in the United States. The result? A billion dollars in additional profit for the company.
How can America possibly sustain its culture of innovation when assets are so vulnerable to cherry picking by cash-rich Chinese companies? This issue — not last month's unemployment rate — should be the central issue as the U.S. tries to decide who will be its president for the next four years.
The migration of Japanese auto manufacturing to the United States over the last 30 years offers a case study in how the unlikeliest of transformations can unfold.
The United States remains the overall leader in space competitiveness, but its relative position has declined for the fifth straight year, according to a new report.
The United States is still the leader in biomedicine, and holds strong advantages in innovation. But each new study repeats significant warnings--trends that we must reverse.
The new satellite U.S. Patent and Trademark Office planned for the region is expected to streamline the process of protecting innovative ideas that once again have turned this region into a job-creating powerhouse.
The United States is losing its edge in innovation, and needs to implement strong pro-innovation policies as well as education reform, according to a new study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
IBM is joining hands with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to develop new technology, products and processes critical to the U.S. infrastructure in an effort to boost the global competitiveness of the country.
Booming U.S. shale gas production has prompted a series of firms to apply for permission to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States. This prospect has become controversial: some see an opportunity to gain from trade and to shake up global gas markets; others fear environmental damage, higher consumer costs, and lost manufacturing competitiveness.
Where will the next generation of great entrepreneurs come from? David Teten, a Partner with ff Venture Capital, showcases the Venture Capital Access Program, a pilot venture providing women and minority entrepreneurs with access to venture capital.
The Obama administration announced a $26 million multi-agency Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge to foster innovation-fueled job creation through public-private partnerships.
Professor Michael Porter joins a roundtable discussion on a potential Romney administration, Wall Street regulations, and the fundamental issues facing the US as a worldwide economic competitor. The 7-minute conversation on competitiveness begins at about the 8:40 mark of the video.
China could become the world's largest trade nation in a few years and the largest overall economy by 2030, according to the World Bank. If the United States is to retain economic dominance, it must aggressively promote entrepreneurship in order to bolster idea innovation, productivity and job creation.
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday that failures in education pose a threat to America's national security and to the country's leadership in the 21st century.
Everywhere you look around the world we see investments in the future which recognize what the 21st Century will look like, says former Intel CEO Craig Barrett. Isn't it about time we did the same? Instead of cutting back our funding for education and research, shouldn't we be doing the opposite?
Focusing on incremental ways to encourage entrepreneurship in the United States will help create jobs and great returns for investors fortunate enough to invest in the next generation of world class companies, writes David Teten.
Innovation, the classic basis for U.S. success in world markets, rests on foundational institutions, such as research centers, incubators for entrepreneurs, and skills training vehicles, that provide fertile soil in which to seed, grow, and renew enterprises, writes Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter.
America's new energy reality requires a new way of thinking and talking about the country's improving energy position and how to facilitate this growth in an environmentally sound way--recognizing the considerable benefits this will bring in an era of economic uncertainty.
America's new energy reality requires a new way of thinking and talking about the country's improving energy position and how to facilitate this growth in an environmentally sound way--recognizing the considerable benefits this will bring in an era of economic uncertainty.