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Stoudt's Triple (Belgian Abbey-Style Ale) - Stoudts Brewing Co.
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Ratings: 450 | Reviews: 299 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by jonziefle:
North Carolina
2.98/5 rDev -19.2%
Appearance: Poured a honey-colored amber, slightly hazy, with plenty of suspended sediment. Two finger white, foamy head with good retention. Minimal visible carbonation. Some lacing, but not much.
Smell: Mild citrus flavors with cinnamon and banana. Some cider. Fruity yeast esters.
Taste: Strong alcohol and dark fruit hop flavors to start, transitioning into the more mild wheat malts afterwards. Besides having some spiciness, there typical spices don't make themselves known as well in the taste. Some banana makes itself known at the end.
Mouthfeel: Strong alcohol/hop bite to start, with minimal carbonation. Very smooth, but the high ABV has a lingering tingle.
Drinkability: The strong alcohol content is masked in the nose, but comes on strong in the taste. It drowns out the softer characteristics of the style and misses some flavor.
Buy Again? No.
05-02-2010 02:37:36 | More by jonziefle
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3.48/5 rDev -5.7%
Appearance This one poured a brownish-orange in color and lacked the killer head that typifies the style.
Smell The aromas of fruit, alcohol, and medicine cabinet give this one an exciting nose to smell. The fruits are summer salad like cherries, oranges, and especially melon. I can pick up some yeast in there as well, although the hops are hard to find. It is very spicy though.
Taste Pow! The fruity nose will draw you in, but then as The Thing used to say in my old Fantastic Four comic books . . . Its clobberin time! The alcohol here dominates the flavor profile. Me likes, but then again Im a drunk. The summer fruits are here as well but they are just squashed in a Godzilla meets Bambi kind of way.
Mouthfeel This one is thin for a Tripel, a far cry from medium-bodied even, with a non-stinging but huge alcohol hit from beginning to end.
Drunkability Alcoholics and surgeons will appreciate this high-octane barrel of booze, but most aficionados of the style will cry foul. For all those people who say they have to lay off beer for a few days because they have a cold . . . drink this!
06-28-2005 02:27:13 | More by RoyalT
New York
2.73/5 rDev -26%
A - The beer poured a nice deep golden color with a large white head. There was a lot of sediment in the bottle, much more then other triples I have had. The beer was hazy, but very pleasing looking. The head lasted until the end and left some nice lace on the glass.
S - The beer had a nice big smell. As with all triples and strong ales, they look deceptively light but the smell gave this away as a more complex beer. I noticed a slight alcohol smell, which at 9% or so was expected but it was a little strong.
T - When the beer first hit my mouth I thought it had a good taste, although less exciting than I was anticipating. Many Belgian beers, especially the high gravity ones, are very complex but I felt this rang a little shallow. It was not as estery as I was anticipating although there was a little banana in there. Unfortunately, the esters that I was expecting seem to have been replaced with higher alcohols. It finished with a strong astringent flavor that left my mouth puckered. I had hoped I was just not ready for such a high gravity beer on my first sip, but the...to put it mildly...after sip twang remained throughout.
M - The mouthfeel as acceptable, there was a decent amount of carbonation although I think it could have used a little more. I would say it was to style but nothing to knock my socks off.
D - This is where I gave the beer it's lowest score. The scores just kept getting lower as I went down the list and unfortunately, this ended the lowest. Although the beer looks and smells good the taste left something to be desired and when it really comes down to it, enjoying a beer is about taste and Stoudt's falls short on this one.
Overall, I have to say I am disappointed in this beer. If I had just picked it up from the store on a whim I would been only mildly disappointed, but I expected more from Stoudt's. I have really enjoyed some of their other beer's and this one just fell flat for me. I don't know if the recipe needs to be changed, but I think the fermentation process could be improved and they can make a much better Belgian Triple.
05-14-2008 01:00:13 | More by steelerguy
3.9/5 rDev +5.7%
A: Orangy Golden with an average head
S: Strong sweet smell. Fruit with a spicy note.
T: Fruity and a bit spicy. There is a definite alcholic kick to it. A slight hoppy aftertaste lingers
M: There's some heat but it's pretty smooth overall. No strong boozy feel.
D: Very drinkable for 9% but the alcohol is still present enough to make this a bit of an occasional sipper.
I bought this as a wildcard beer and was relatively impressed. Maybe not the best Abbey I've ever had but it's certainly worth trying. I'll probably pick one or two of these up in the future.
01-12-2010 03:07:17 | More by tuckevalastin
3.58/5 rDev -3%
After a long day of work I came home with an urge to have a tripel and luckily I found this was already sitting in my fridge. I always enjoy tripels but it seems to be a style that's either done well...or done poorly. Let's see what Stoudt's has in store for me. Pours from the bottle a opaque caramel orange with a nice creamy inch of foam on top that leaves some lacing behind. Aromas of sweet, fruity pale malts with apple, pear and grape notes. Yeasty spiciness with a hint of pepper and caramel. Light and fresh...pretty nice really.
First sip brings a smooth, creamy fruity malt body. Apple, pear and mixed citrus flavors. Burnt sugars with a mellow caramel undertone. Midway through I get a spicy yeast flavor along with hints of alcohol on the way down. Fairly sweet, yet still crisp. Gives me a nice belly warming halfway through. Pretty nice but still lacks a little something...could use a bit more balance and tone down the alcohol a tad.
Mouthfeel is fairly creamy and medium bodied...a bit thicker than I expected but it still flows down fairly smoothly. Overall...a pretty enjoyable tripel..but it just didn't grab me enough to make me want to seek it out again anytime soon. Worth a try.
11-11-2005 02:47:31 | More by orbitalr0x
3.28/5 rDev -11.1%
Dark orange with brilliant hues, topped with a pure white foamy head. Decent lace and retention.
Yeasty, some mustiness, and light phenols in the aroma. Very gentle.
Smooth mouthfeel, touch of bittiness, and creamy on the palate. Upfront light citric twang on the palate that's pronounced by a tight carbonation. Notes of herbal, alcohol heat and spice. All of this gets quelled by a big malty sweet profile. Loads of caramel throws down in an almost syrupy consistency. More alcohol burn and esters. Over-ripe banana. Toasty bread crusts. Faint vanilla. Lingering alcohol spice.
Not all that bad, but this Tripel seems to lack some balance, thus the alcohol is allowed to be the more dominant character. I would have preferred a bit more hop character and dryness, less sweetness, and a sneaking alcohol.
01-10-2005 17:14:55 | More by Todd
3.75/5 rDev +1.6%
05-11-2012 23:47:53 | More by TimoP
New York
3.4/5 rDev -7.9%
12 ouncer sampled w/o any freshness dating to be found. Pours a cloudy orangy light amber, minimal white head and minor lacing left on the glass. Strong nose of alcohol, paint thinner. This one is a fairly nasty brew with overpowering notes of hot alcohol. Heavy thick bodied, not very pleasant stuff. A healthy dose of nutty yeast on the botom of the bottle did add a softer layer to the finish., For a tripel lover this was quite a let down, obviously finer tripels are out there.
01-29-2005 02:12:12 | More by Billolick
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
12-22-2013 14:08:03 | More by KolbMarley
3.7/5 rDev +0.3%
Poured a fairly cloudy, deep orange color with a smaller white head. The nose has aromas of candied citrus and fruit, and just a little bit of musty yeasty character. Flavor has just a touch of what i think of as the tradional tripel flavor, its got candied fruity flavors mixed in with a big sweet caramelish malt body, some orange, some spice, hint at vanilla. Big mouthfeel, kinda thick almost. Its a good beer, goes down pretty easy with some good flavors, just a touch on the sweet side for my liking, and a bit one sided.
04-14-2007 02:39:01 | More by Byeast
3.98/5 rDev +7.9%
This is from Stoudt's Variety case. I drank it in a Kasteel glass.
Pours a very cloudy dark orange with a one finger head of off-white bubbles. The head quickly drops to a scant ring, with no lacing.
Aroma is pretty good phenols; spicy pepper, cinnamon, cloves, maybe very slight banana. Smell seems to fade fairly quickly. There is also a caramel malt aroma. Don't really smell alcohol. As it warms, the alcohol comes through.
The first flavor is strong phenols; pepper, cloves, cinnamon, pretty sweet, not very tingly. Malts are caramel candy sweet. Alcohol is very present. Maybe a very slight hint of banana. Aftertaste is long and phenolic-y sweet and alcohol.
Mouthfeel is a little too smooth and creamy. I think it could use a little more carbonation punch. A lot of sweetness, also, but that goes with the style. Finish is sweet and heat.
This is a good beer. I've certainly had better tripels, but this is a pretty good one. It could use more funk, more carbonation, and generally more complexity. Recommended.
09-07-2005 18:06:38 | More by jakester
West Virginia
2.8/5 rDev -24.1%
poured into a flaired tulip glass from a long neck brown bottle with a crimped on cap.
Slightly cloudy golden color with a 1" creamy with head dissapating very quickly leaving a slight coating constant streams of tiny bubbles rising enough to keep a coating of foam. Says bottle conditioned on label looked to clean with no particles floating around.
Aromas were faint some spice,hints of clove with some yeasty aromas. Clean with some grassiness. The strongest aroma was of rubbing or grain alcohol not totaly overbearing but very pronounced.
Very fruity taste hints of tangerine,a faint belgium spicy yeasy taste,sweet booziness. Finishes dry and tart with some warming effects leaves a citrus rind taste lingering.
Light mouthfeel,juicy,with some grainyness. The alcohol has the sneak up effect kidda kicks in when you least expect it you know it there just don't realize how much. Has some drinkability needs to have more aroma to be more appealing. Just seems a bit lacking overall for a triple.
06-13-2007 03:45:53 | More by jcdiflorio
4/5 rDev +8.4%
09-12-2012 01:58:32 | More by wattoclone
3.48/5 rDev -5.7%
12oz bottle poured in a pilsner glass.
Classic Triple look, slightly cloudy with a tiny head that fades fast. Smell is very Belgian but still quite light on the nose.
Taste is very Belgian as well, yeasty, bready and sharp. That's about it, pretty good for an American Belgian style beer.
09-12-2009 19:30:14 | More by kingcrowing
South Carolina
3.88/5 rDev +5.1%
pour is a nice golden, hazy color. Unfortunately, there is no head whatsoever! And not much lacing to speak of. Very disappointing. However, the smell is redeeminig - an excellent example of the tripel style: tart, fruity (cherry and apple), and spicey. The taste seems less impressive - if only slightly. It has all the markings of a great tripel - very spicey, cirtus orange, with a pleasant tinge of alcohol - but it is unnecessarily sour at the end, I think. Overall though a solid beer, and very enjoyable sipping. But is it worth the price? Only you can decide...
08-29-2006 02:50:18 | More by kingjames1
3.13/5 rDev -15.2%
Appearance: Very cloudy amber color with a light head (1/4 inch) that disappears quickly.
Smell: Strong flowery smell that has a light alcohol smell. Also, a small hint of nutmeg.
Taste: Sweet malty taste, the aftertaste is a little strong (of IPA style hops and alcohol) but not bad. It tastes surprisingly a little like an IPA and Amber mix.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, a little flat, and little bit of alcohol.
Drinkability: I'd have another if I wasn't paying. Drinkable, but I wouldn't opt for it.
08-20-2007 04:43:23 | More by skineg
West Virginia
2.13/5 rDev -42.3%
Appears deep bronze honey color thin white head leaves absolutely no lacing down the chalice seems way undercarbonated. Smells very sweet and boozy at this point I was used to trying Stoudt's Triple when it was effervescent and a bit more refined, some heavy tropical fruit soaked in alcohol tones coming through mild touch of hops evident. Tastes vinous deep rich maltiness some evident bitterness lacks dimensions of a great triple style ale seems to be fruity sweet with alcohol and mild hops not enough layers for me have any Belgian tripel over this brew. Texture was syrupy really needs some work in my opinion, I hope this one is better in the twelve oz. bottles. Drinkability for me was a bit cloying low carbonation needs to have some spritziness to it alcohol really came out in the flavor.
12-07-2005 13:43:35 | More by WVbeergeek
3.55/5 rDev -3.8%
(Served in a chalice) bottled on 9/2/09
A- This beer has an orange body that is clear with a champagne carbonation and a thin film of white that is soon gone.
S- This beer has a clean aroma with a circus peanut hint.
T- This beer has a soft sweetness with a faint circus peanut note ans a soft fusel finish. There is a pine hop finish with a light caramel hint that turns a bit sugary as it warms.
M- This beer has a light mouthfeel with a fizzy tight finish and a soft alcohol warmth.
D- This beer is a bit too sweet and the sweetness really makes the hops too bitter. The fusel notes works well with the sweetness but perhaps some age would help the hops fade.
03-11-2010 14:51:04 | More by rhoadsrage
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
07-09-2013 08:49:38 | More by psykad
4.05/5 rDev +9.8%
This beer poured a dense, amber/copper color with a slight white head that ran away quickly and left a small white ring around the edge and a floating island in the middle. The nose of the beer a bit citrusy and sugary with some yeast notes. The taste is more of the same along with some cherry tones. The mouthfeel is smooth but there is a nice alcohol burn on the tongue at the end.
08-08-2006 01:06:39 | More by ggaughan
4.33/5 rDev +17.3%
I thought this was a really decent triple...especially for an American triple, but then again, I've like most everything I've tried from Stoudts.
Pours a medium golden orange...a little cloudy...with a small white head that will melt to nothing.
Aromas are fruity....aprocots and peaches mostly.
Flavors are belgium yeasts, light sweet candied malts, and light fruits...aprocots and peaches again.
Mouthfeel is creamy and leads you to believe it is going to be cloyingly sweet but your mouth is left with only a memory of the sweet belgium fruits from this triple.
Nice...I like it.
01-09-2007 07:40:39 | More by IntriqKen
New Jersey
3.05/5 rDev -17.3%
Stoudt's Triple
Appearance- cloudy orange with a very thin head. lots of carbonation bubbles.
Smell- vanilla, bananas, medicinal alcohol. Light on the clove/ pepper aroma.
Taste- very light very sweet. Sugary sweet with vanilla, cherry, and pepper.
Mouthfeel- light almost watery. alcohol kicks in at the back end. Strong aftertaste. Alcohol comes fuming up after each gulp.
Overall- decent Triple that hides the alcohol up front but it comes back with a vengance, burning the throat! Sweet and not as harsh as you would seem. Decent. Wouldn't turn 1 down, wouldn't seek it out either.
11-15-2005 23:45:43 | More by NJpadreFan
New Hampshire
4/5 rDev +8.4%
12 oz bottle> brandy snifter.
AP: Golden and red hued brownish amber color, cloudy with yeast, good size off-white head, dissipates to a fine lacing around the rim. Very active and bubbly.
smells: Extra sweet malt, maple syrup, slight yeast and green hops.
Taste: sweet and sour with oak malt flavors, malty syrup sweetness and a green, leafy bitter hop end.
Feels very active and bubbly yet, smooth and slick.
The 9% ABV will keep these to a minimum but overall a very delightful american-brewed blegian Triple.
09-08-2006 03:26:08 | More by GratefulBeerGuy
3.75/5 rDev +1.6%
09-15-2013 15:01:24 | More by cclark67789
3.73/5 rDev +1.1%
Pours a burnt orange with a large white head that leaves almost no lacing and disappears quickly. Good color,but the head disappoints. The smell is musty, with alcohol, spices, and candy sugar. The taste is sugar, sweet malt, spices, alcohol, and some bread yeast. A much better taste than smell. The m/f is medium with the flavors mixing well and hides the alcohol pretty well. Not a bad beer, but I hoped for some more hops to balance the taste. Cheers.
10-30-2006 23:25:18 | More by jmz62565
Stoudt's Triple (Belgian Abbey-Style Ale) from Stoudts Brewing Co.
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Product DescriptionThe Avid Elixir 1 Disc Brakes includes everything you need for a completer setup. These brakes are constructed from durable materials that offer immense stopping power every time. Featuring an ambidextrous mount system, versatility is abundant as you are
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User Reviews
Date Reviewed: June 5, 2014
Strengths: none
Weaknesses: A properly maintained brake that seizes up in middle of long ride leaving a person stranded, even one time, is beyond worthless
Bottom Line:
Date Reviewed: November 6, 2013
Strengths: Lever is linear and smooth with great adjustment range
More efficient (less tiring/more brake force) than mechanicals
Versus mechanicals, worth every dollar
No more frozen brake cables during winter rides!
Weaknesses: Time to make the move to drop price and eliminate all but the best mechanicals as the low-end brakes for MTB's.
Bottom Line:
Due to my weight (400lbs), I previously upgraded to 203mm Shimano ICE rotors at both ends. Still, it wasn't enough to break loose the rear tire on hard pack trails unless I shifted my weight forward. Bottom end mechanicals at the time (BB5), but still...
An unbeatable deal added a set of Elixir 1's to my component list. Culture shock again! Even these "low end" hydraulics are heads and tails better than typical mechanicals. The level pull is smooth, linear, and predictable, period. It takes a lot less lever input for braking force, so fingers don't tire out early and max force is significantly increased. The piston seal pulls the piston back off the rotor for silent operation (when off the levers). An adjustment screw allows a wide range for setting the position of the levers.
These pads are a little grabby with Shimano's Icetech rotors. Rotors with big stinkin' holes in the braking surface need long pads to cut back on vibration. The rotors chattered and could be felt in the bar and seat with the round BB5 pads. The longer Elixr 1 pads smoothed things out enough to bring in the confidence, but a real hard jam will still induce some chatter and vibration felt in the bar. This is with a 400lb rider... might not be noticeable for a 200lb rider. For me (anyway), I think the only solution for using these rotors is to have long pads under dual pistons.
I rate the value at four chili's because I think they should drop to about $100-120 and replace high end mechanicals. High end mechs should be the only mechs availlable, and should be the bottom-barrel brakes available for MTB.
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Price Paid: $700.00
Bike Setup: 2010 Cannodale F5
Deore XT Crank
Elixir 1 Hydraulics
Xpedo Faceoff Pedals
Geax Roadster/Geax Evolution/Kenda Nevegal
Soon: Mavix EX729 on Saint M820's
Date Reviewed: September 19, 2013
Strengths: - Cheap
- Looks good
Weaknesses: - Squeaky
- Low performance
Bottom Line:
Date Reviewed: August 31, 2013
Strengths: they stop you they are good but not great
Weaknesses: not build for downhill useless to bleed my avid bleed kit keeped pulling in air they needed bleeding in 2 months hs1 rotors heat up very fast sometimes losing all power
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: 3 month
Price Paid: $86.00
Purchased At: ebay
Bike Setup: 2005 specialized bighit with boxxer 05 fox vanaila sram x7 avid elxir 1 with sun rim double wide wheelset 26 / 24
Date Reviewed: August 31, 2013
Strengths: They stop you hard, handles are fine
Weaknesses: Make a horrible gobble noise. Have almost no modulation. Air in rear line from factory
Bottom Line:
Date Reviewed: July 18, 2013
Strengths: They look pretty clean. Stiff construction on the lever so it modulates pretty well. I also find that in this brake the lack of features is a strength, there is not much that can go wrong. Reach adjustment
Weaknesses: Nil.
Bottom Line:
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Bike Setup: Iron Horse MKIII, SR Suntour Epicon X1 fork 140mm, SR Suntour Durolux rear shock; these are rad.
Deore Shadow+ 1x10. Alloy post, bars, stem. I actually started riding this more than my 29er because it's that much fun.
Date Reviewed: June 23, 2013
Strengths: Cheap
Weaknesses: TURKEY WARBLE, resonant vibrations allowed to propagate due to caliper design/weight, increases in intensity and can make it impossible to hold on to bike.
Bottom Line:
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Similar Products Used: Most every other disc brake (and various avid hydros are the only ones I've had this problem with)
Date Reviewed: April 4, 2013
Strengths: none at all
Weaknesses: worked for 1 week then it was like a sponge had the lbs bleed them 5 times no fix. The lbs called avid and they send a set of Avid Elixir 3 for no money.
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Date Reviewed: March 30, 2013
Strengths: Great stopping power and light considering the price.
Weaknesses: Was squeeky initially but broke in well eventually.
Bottom Line:
Date Reviewed: March 10, 2013
Strengths: Great Modulation. Excellent lever feel with the Taperbore Technology. Strong initial bite with organic, top loading pads. Very light! Sleek lever design with a beefy caliper ( awesome!) and the white one tops the black colored one.
Weaknesses: Lever feels a bit cheap and plastic.. although it is aluminum. Had to bleed after a week of riding.. but I love to service bikes so this was no problem. Reach adjust is tooled.. and you have to remove the lever to adjust the reach. Otherwise great performance!
Bottom Line:
Date Reviewed: December 12, 2012
Strengths: Excellent modulation with 160mm rotors. I liked them better than elixir 5's with 180mm rotors on a trek fuel ex 8 because it felt too grabby but that was probably just because I am so light and the increase in rotor size. Both handle heat very well as I have cooked them quite a few times on some 15minute downhill stretches. There was no noticeable fade and one finger breaking the whole time make them a joy to use.
Weaknesses: The rear immediately developed the notorious turkey gobble screach that could be felt throughout the entire bike, and if I weighed 200 plus pounds with gear I might want 180mm rotors for long, brake heavy descents. Trek should put shimano's on their bikes unless they can sort this kind of stuff out better. If it weren't for the nasty noise and vibrations they put out they would get five chili's both no problem.
Bottom Line:
What's interesting is that this only happens on avid hydro's. I worked at a bike rental shop and we had a dozen bikes with the avid bb5's and the same disc and they never developed a problem like this, and these brakes go through hell on these electric bikes. Clearly avid has a problem in the manufacturing process that the hydro's are bringing out because loads of people have the same problem. However, it is more likely that your set will be fine and i wouldn't be reviewing if I didn't have the problem. Compared to shimano deore and the lower level shimano hydro's these are a little better in everyway from what i can tell and I would still reccommend the elixir 1's despite what i just said. Its has a proper brake feel that put a smile on my face when I first used them. Also set up the adjust the reach adjust because it took me two months to figure out it out and I was wondering why I had to pull the levers so far in. Kind of a dumb blonde moment.
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Duration Product Used: Four months
Purchased At: Brown's Bikes
Similar Products Used: Avid elixir 5 and shimano M395
Bike Setup: 2013 trek 4900 stock except fox float 32 100mm ctd evolution and shimano saint pedals.
Date Reviewed: October 25, 2012
Strengths: Cheap, Great modulation/feel, Loads of stopping power, Light, Two piston caliper, Sleek look, low maintenance, easy to change pads, rotor sizes available from 140 to 200mm.
Weaknesses: You have to take the handlebar grips off to take off the brake lever, the brake handle may be a bit short for some riders.
Bottom Line:
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Purchased At: Ebay
Similar Products Used: Avid juicy 7, Avid elixir R.
Date Reviewed: July 2, 2012
Strengths: Plenty of grip, great stopping power, reliable, easy to clean and replace pads.
Weaknesses: Vibrations can cause the reach screws on the levers to come loose.
Bottom Line:
Problem solved.
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2012
Strengths: NONE
Weaknesses: I went through 3 systems!! All crap. The only reason why I went through so many is because it was under warranty so I was hoping I just got a dud and kept reordering. I finally had to give up and buy a completely different brake system, so I went with the shimano slx brakes.
Bottom Line:
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Similar Products Used: shimano slx brakes
Bike Setup: 2012 Giant Trance X3
Date Reviewed: March 4, 2012
Strengths: Really good modulation on this break, it also looks good and has good power as a front brake, It comes in a range of colors, It is cheap (especially for a big brand) great for the money as well, reliable and has lever adjustment, Top loading pads always a bonus.
Weaknesses: Lever is a little chunky for my liking, the lever only has 1 bolt so grips have to come off to get the brake off, Pads use a split pin and not a bolt so a bit fiddly and needs replacing with the pads!
Bottom Line:
If the lever was a little thinner then it would be my ideal brake as it is chunkier than my Elixir R.
However they are hard to self bleed as Sram use a different system to other hydraulics with they're Avid Brakes, and its not particularly heavy for a brake either. I'd recommend this brake mainly to beginner to intermediate Downhillers, beginner to intermediate Freeriders, beginner to intermediate XC and All mountain riders! I would say for expert riders you'd probably aim to go for a higher model or Avid Codes for DH and FR or The juicy Carbons for an expert cross country rider and Elixir R's for all mountain riders!
Hope this helps!
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Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid: $70.00
Purchased At: Chainreactioncycles.
Similar Products Used: Avid Elixir R, Avid Juicy 3.
Bike Setup: Specialized Big Hit FSR 2009 with Avid Elixir 1 (everything upgraded except front wheel and frame)
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8:10am Wednesday 14th November 2012 in Sport By Simon Parker , Bradford City Reporter
City were left counting the cost of another dramatic cup triumph after suffering two more injuries.
Phil Parkinson will launch an urgent bid for reinforcements after Zavon Hines (ankle ligaments) and James Meredith (hip) were added to the casualty list following a rollercoaster FA Cup replay against Northampton.
Parkinson was keen not to knock off the gloss from the latest knock-out victory, which was almost inevitably secured from penalties. Carl McHugh's header clinched a 3-3 draw with the final touch of extra-time before City won 4-2 on spot-kicks.
Their eighth straight shoot-out success booked a second-round home clash with League One Brentford on December 1.
But seeing City's options further depleted by this latest double blow means shoring up numbers before the loan deadline two days before then will be a priority.
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"We've got a terrific group of lads but they need help. Stephen Darby's carrying an injury, Meredith and Hines have gone off and we have to get people in."
City had twice led during 90 minutes. Will Atkinson put them ahead in the first half before Ishmel Demontagnac levelled from the penalty spot – straight after the home side felt they should have had a penalty for a pull on Adam Baker when the young striker was through.
Parkinson said: "That should have been a red card and a penalty. The ref told me at half-time that he (Baker) was too honest and stayed on his feet.
"Every week we watch Match of the Day and the pundits are talking about players diving and the ref's telling me he should have gone down.
"Maybe it was a bit of naivety from Adam's part but I feel the ref should have been able to judge that he was impeded."
Nahki Wells thought he had won it with his 13th goal of the season from the spot with only two minutes left but Clive Platt sent the game into the extra half hour.
Kelvin Langmead then curled Northampton in front after 109 minutes but City, who had to play the second extra-time period with ten men, rescued it through teenager McHugh in injury time.
Parkinson admitted: "These lads never know when they are beaten. Once again you've seen the immense character in the team and they just keep going.
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Labor and consumer activists, joined by some public officials, are organizing against this move, in a high-stakes regulatory and political battle with consequences for the future of telecommunications in all of rural
Verizon's proposed $2.7 billion transfer of local access lines to FairPoint Communications — a small, largely nonunion
While "high-value" customers in these areas move into the fast lane of the information superhighway, the contested sale to FairPoint would leave northern New Englanders far behind. Residential customers — not to mention schools, businesses, hospitals and emergency responders — will still be dependent on "dirt-road dial-up" for their Internet access or, at best, will move into the slow lane of digital subscriber line (DSL) service, a technology that some regard as outdated and prohibitively expensive for rural economic development.
"FairPoint, a highly leveraged company, will have great difficulty meeting the big dividend and debt commitments it has made as part of this purchase, while simultaneously investing enough to maintain current facilities, improve service quality and expand broadband availability," argues Kenneth Peres, research economist for the Communications Workers of America (CWA). As Peres points out in the union's April 27 petition to the Federal Communications Commission opposing the sale, "FairPoint plans to expend less capital on network infrastructure than was previously spent by Verizon" — a $120 billion company with $6.2 billion in net income last year and thus far deeper pockets.
So if "small is not beautiful" in this case — and bigger would be better (if state and federal policy-makers compelled Verizon to continue as the incumbent carrier and make its broadband build-out more universal) — how did little FairPoint, worth only $630 million, become Verizon's buyer of choice?
According to union consultant Randy Barber, the answer to that question lies in an obscure IRS loophole called a Reverse Morris Trust. As Barber explains, "a parent corporation can spin off a subsidiary into an unrelated company, tax free, if the shareholders of the parent end up controlling more than 50 percent of the voting rights and economic value of the merged company." So the Verizon-FairPoint deal has been structured as just this type of "tax-driven transaction"; if approved, it will yield $600 million in tax savings for Verizon.
But here's the hitch — and the downside for other federal taxpayers and adversely affected consumers (since, in northern
Grassroots resistance to this self-serving corporate scam is growing, despite Verizon's costly push to get utility regulators in all three states to rubber-stamp the deal by next January.
Public hearings held in Vermont and New Hampshire this month are giving many rate-payers an opportunity to vent against the sale — just as hundreds of telephone workers did when they rallied in Portland, Maine, on a freezing Saturday morning in early March. Another big "Stop the
Already, former Senator John Edwards has come closest to embracing the "high-speed broadband for all" policy agenda that's being promoted by CWA and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers as an alternative to local-access line sales, which threaten to make rural America roadkill on the information superhighway. CWA has launched a website, SpeedMatters.org, which publicizes telecom reform initiatives around the country and invites users to take a "speed test" — so they can check their own connections against world standards for high-speed access.
Using creative online networking, aggressive legal intervention in state regulatory proceedings, alliances with nonlabor groups and a legislative push for a broadband build-out that would benefit all Americans, telephone unionists hope to thwart the Verizon strategy, which amounts to "dump the lines, dump the customers," according to CWA president Larry Cohen.


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Eagles Finish the Season Ranked in National Polls
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Florida Gulf Coast women's basketball team capped a historic 2011-12 season by finishing ranked No. 4 in the final version of the CollegeInsider.com Women's Mid-Major Top 25 poll and 37th in the final ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll.
Additionally, the Green and Blue finished the year 29th in the last Associated Press poll, which was following the end of the regular-season.
Led by redshirt sophomore Sarah Hansen (McKean, Pa./General McLane HS), the Eagles had the most historic season in their Division I history, advancing to the NCAA Tournament and earning a No. 12 seed in the Raleigh Region. Led by three-time Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year Karl Smesko, FGCU finished with a 29-3 overall record that included a league-first 18-0 mark in the A-Sun. The Eagles verified the conference's third-ever unbeaten regular season by cruising through the Atlantic Sun Tournament, taking the league's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament with a convincing 67-39 win over second-seeded and 20-game winner Stetson. The Green and Blue, with their seven trifectas vs. St. Bonaventure in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, set the NCAA record for three-pointers in a season (342).
Hansen, a Full Court Mid-Major All-American Honorable Mention honoree, the A-Sun and DI-AAA ADA Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the A-Sun Tournament MVP, a Capital 1 Academic All-District 4 first team selection and FGCU's fifth (first unanimous) All-Conference first team selection in program history, finished the season averaging a team-best 14.3 points and 6.3 rebounds and ranked second on the team in steals (2.0) and blocks (23). Hansen, who holds a 3.95 GPA in chemistry and sits seventh all-time in scoring in program history with 884 points, wrapped up the year ranked in the top-15 in the A-Sun in six categories (points, rebounds, FG Pct., FT Pct., steals, blocks). The redshirt-sophomore scored in double figures 25 times this season, leading the Eagles in scoring in 15 contests, including eight of the last 10 games.
Senior Kelsey Jacobson (Barnesville, Minn./ Moorhead HS) earned all-conference honors for the first time in her career, being named to the Atlantic Sun All-Conference second team. She also was named to the A-Sun's All-Tournament team as FGCU captured the tourney title in Macon. Jacobson was third on the team in scoring, with 9.7 points per game in 2011-12, and led the team in three-point field goals made (81). She ended her FGCU career with 1,263 career points, ranking 2nd in school history, and she finishes first on the FGCU and A-Sun career lists in three-point field goals made with 330. Her 330 career triples rank her 13th in NCAA Division I history.
Freshman Whitney Knight (Winston-Salem, N.C./R.J. Reynolds HS) averaged 8.0 points and 3.8 rebounds and had 54 blocks in an average of just 17.1 minutes during her rookie season. The Winston-Salem native, who earned A-Sun All-Freshmen team and All-Tournament honors, ranked 2nd in the A-Sun with 1.7 blocks per game (54 total). Knight's 1.7 blocks ranked her 65th in the nation, while her 54 blocks rank her 2nd in FGCU history behind Robyn Swain (121).
Follow FGCU athletics on Twitter (@FGCUEagles) to get updates on FGCU women's basketball. The Eagles are also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fgcuwbb.


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This season, I am making a mock draft by polling all of the teams' fans on who their team should pick. I also did this the previous three seasons, and there hasn't been much time both seasons. I'm planning to go as quickly as possible between the SBNation blogs to get SBNation's first round mock draft. Please vote!!!
To reply to the oft-asked question: "Should I choose the person I want our team to pick, or the person I think our team will pick", it's all up to you. Just don't select who you think is the best player unless you think your team will pick him or that it would be smart for your team to pick them. Another commonly asked question... "Can there be a trade up or trade down choice?", to which the answer is NO.
Please vote, and please comment too! Here's how SBNation has drafted so far:
1. New Orleans Hornets - Anthony Davis
2. Charlotte Bobcats - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
3. Washington Wizards - Bradley Beal
4. Cleveland Cavaliers - Harrison Barnes
5. Sacramento Kings - Thomas Robinson
6. Portland Trail Blazers - ???
Here are the options:
- C Andre Drummond
- C Jared Sullinger
- SG Jeremy Lamb
- PG Kendall Marshall
- PG Damian Lillard
- F Perry Jones
- PF John Henson
- SG Terrence Ross
- PF/C Tyler Zeller
- G Austin Rivers
If I'm missing somebody, please comment immediately!


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Dancing! @FGCU_MBB Defeats Mercer, 88-75, to Win Atlantic Sun Championship!
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FGCU first to punch ticket into NCAA Tournament field of 68
MACON, Ga. – Just a year removed from falling 20 minutes short of its first NCAA Tournament berth, FGCU didn't let its second chance slip away as Tournament MVP Brett Comer (Winter Park, Fla./Winter Park HS) scored 21 points to lead five players in double figures in the second-seeded Eagles' 88-75 win over top-seeded Mercer in the A-Sun championship game Saturday afternoon at Hawkins Arena on ESPN2.
Playing in its second straight A-Sun championship game in just its second year of Division I postseason eligibility, FGCU is the first team in this year's NCAA Tournament field of 68 to clinch a berth thanks to the A-Sun's automatic bid. The Eagles, who will learn their destination and opponent during the NCAA Tournament Selection Show on Sunday, March 17 at 6 p.m. on CBS, will enter the NCAA Tournament on a five-game win streak and with a 24-10 record.
"This is a special moment for our program, our athletic department and the University," said head coach Andy Enfield, who has led FGCU to 39 wins in his two seasons at the helm. "We came into the tournament determined to defend and we did that. Today we added one of our best offensive performances of the year against the best defensive team in our league. I'm very proud of everyone involved with our program because it took everyone to accomplish this."
The matchup featured the A-Sun's top scoring team FGCU (72.7 ppg) against the league's top defensive squad Mercer (57.3 ppg). The game moved into an up-tempo affair favoring the Eagles three-quarters of the way through the first half and spilled over into the second half where FGCU scored 50 points on 54 percent (17-31) from the field and owned a double figure lead for the final 9:07.
Comer, who scored 20 points and had seven assists in last year's A-Sun championship, was the catalyst to the most points being scored against Mercer this season, dropping his fourth career 20-point game that included five assists and three steals. The Winter Park, Fla. product had 12 points and assisted on eight other points in the first half to help FGCU lead 38-36 at the break, marking the 20th straight game the Eagles haven't trailed at the half.
Joining Comer on the All-Tournament team was A-Sun Player of the Year Sherwood Brown (Orlando, Fla./Olympia HS) and All-Conference second team member Chase Fieler (Parkersburg, W. Va./Parkersburg South HS). After scoring 16 points in the first half of Friday's win over Stetson, this time, Brown was at his best in the second half with 13 of his 16 points while adding a game-high 11 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the year. Fieler reached double figures for the third straight game in the tournament with 15 points, including 12 in the second half, to go along with six boards.
Trailing 11-3 just over five minutes into the game, FGCU responded to a timeout called by Enfield by scoring 15 of the game's next 21 points to take a 18-17 lead, concluding with a three-pointer by Filip Cvjeticanin (Zagreb, Croatia/American School of Madrid) from the top of the key with 9:41 left in period.
A back-and-forth first half featured 13 lead changes, oddly enough the same number produced in the two regular season meetings between the two clubs. The final lead change of the half and game came with 3:49 left in the opening frame on a three-pointer from sophomore Bernard Thompson (Conyers, Ga./Rockdale County HS) as FGCU eventually took a 38-36 lead into the half.
FGCU made sure Thompson's three was the 13th and final lead change of the contest, as it opened the second half on an 11-2 run that also finished with a Thompson trifecta that made it 49-38 in favor of the Eagles and forced Mercer into a timeout.
The Bears clawed back to within five on a pair of occasions with the final coming at 58-53 (11:50) before FGCU promptly responded with a 9-1 run on seven consecutive points from Brown and Fieler's 54th dunk of the year that ballooned the lead back to 65-54.
With just seven turnovers in the game and a solid 17-of-22 night at the free throw line, FGCU left little room for Mercer to mount any type of a comeback. Junior Christophe Varidel (Versoix, Switzerland/Worcester Academy), who is the program career leader in free throw percentage at an 85 percent clip, knocked down all seven of his attempts, including six in the final 70 seconds, en route to a critical 12 points off the pine.
The home loss was the first of the season for Mercer (24-11), who will receive an automatic invite into the NIT due to winning the A-Sun regular season crown. The Bears were 15-0 at Hawkins Arena, while their last home loss also came to FGCU in 2012 A-Sun Tournament semifinals.
Mercer was also led by its point guard, All-Conference junior Langston Hall who had 12 points, nine assists, six rebounds and no turnovers. For the game, the Bears shot 39 percent (26-67) from the field, but had eight more field goal attempts due to 16 offensive rebounds.
The A-Sun Defensive Player of the Year, Thompson was the fifth Eagle in double figures with 11 points, while adding five rebounds and one steal. The steal was the 96th of the season for Thompson, moving him into sole possession of third in A-Sun single-season history, just eight off the record.
Fans can stay tuned to www.FGCUATHLETICS.com for more information regarding the NCAA Selection Show party held on Sunday, March 17.


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HP Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart Web, which has a web-connected touch panel on the front, allowing you to print out content such as maps and coupons, straight from your printer. Join Cadillac and HP at the first ever joing Technology Center at the HP Byron Nelson Golf Classic on Memorial Day weekend. You'll be able to sample the latest in tech advancements from HP, the state-of-the-art technology from Cadillac, and a special tribute to Lord Byron Nelson himself. Plus, you'll be able to walk away with a swing analysis that may get you to a higher game!
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The HP Touch Smart Web UI
The TouchSmart Web UI has a widescreen panel about 4" in size which has a series of thumbnails that you flick through to access web content. In addition, the printer will come with an open API, letting any web content developer create widgets for the printer.
Showing off content demos from partners such as Google, Snapfish, Fandango and USA Today, HP is convinced this will "revolutionize" and "change the way people think about printing." While that remains to be seen, we do know the printer itself is wi-fi enabled, can copy/scan/fax.
After playing around with HP's new web-enabled printer, it's clear they didn't take any shortcuts with the hardware, equipping it with a responsive, capacitive touch panel. But besides the same types who buy digital photo frames, will anyone use this?
The software is all very much still in development, but the home screen and surface level feature of many of the widgets were polished enough to get an idea of how this thing will work. And it's nice. The screen responds to your finger about as well as any capacitive-touch smartphone.
Google Maps is still really early in development, so panning and zooming is still unpolished, but it pretty much looks and functions like it would in your browser. You can enter addresses and locations using the spacious, on-screen keyboard. There was even a brief mention about possible multitouch functionality, though that was entirely unconfirmed.
If you're one of the stubborn ones who still likes to read the news on actual paper, USA Today lets you print news stories out direct from the TouchSmart Web UI. This works fine, but the font used on paper looks like it's straight out of the DOS era (gross). I'd like to see publications like the New Yorker create widgets to print out some of their longer stories.
The Fandango widget lets you scroll through movie poster thumbnails, or search for the title you want, then you can look up movie times, watch trailers, and purchase/print tickets—all from the printer. Having access to coupons is great.
As far as photos go, HP has their Snapfish app among the initial widgets, but that is it so far. This seems like a niche where this platform could really take off. Provided they get support from the Flickr/Picasa/Photobucket lot, being able to login to your account, highlight a handful of photos, and properly arrange themselves on the page would be amazing.
It's convenient to be able to walk up to your printer and order movie tickets, or print maps/coupons/photos. But if you spend alot of time in front of a computer, it's also just as easy to do it from there. So for now, at least, it seems like the HP PhotoSmart Premium with TouchSmart Web will be a neat—but not entirely essential—product.
Apps are taking smartphones by storm, so why not invade every other consumer electronic device. Back in June HP released its PhotoSmart Premium with TouchSmart Web and now developers can write apps for the world's first web-connected printer.
Without having to use your computer, the printer was designed to print out reformatted Web content - maps, coupons, etc. - right from the Wi-Fi enabled printer using the 4-inch touchscreen (which we have seen to work like a charm). And now the company is releasing its App Studio and a SDK letting any web content developer create applications for the printer.
Getting the apps on your printer seems simple enough: you hit the Get More button on the user interface and select from different categories of applications which will then be downloaded over Wi-Fi. You can also browse the apps on the App Studio website. HP will start to roll out more and more applications over the next couple of months (especially as developers start working with the SDK), but some of the first applications will include ones by Disney (for printing out coloring pages for kids), CBS News (for printing text versions of 60 Minutes), Flickr (for printing photos directly from the printer), and Tabbloid (for creating and printing customized RSS feeds).
HP also announced partnerships with USA TODAY, Google (maps and calendar applications), Coupons.com, Fandango, DreamWorks Animation, Nickelodeon, Web Sudoku, Weathernews, Snapfish.com and HP Creative Studio.
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The V-Series achieves exceptional levels of road-holding performance, but also maintains the poise of a luxury car in "regular" driving conditions. The technical enabler of this dual-mode driving character is Cadillac's landmark Magnetic Ride Control. It is the world's fastest-reacting suspension technology. It uses shocks controlled by advanced magneto-rheological technology, rather than mechanical valves, to greatly accelerate response time and precision. Electronic sensors at all four wheels literally "read the road" every millisecond, making constant adjustments to damping to create virtually instantaneous and extremely precise control of body motions.
A unique grille that doubles front-end airflow to help enable its high-performance capabilities is one of the V-Series' distinguishing features, along with an aggressive front fascia and raised center section of the aluminum hood that provides clearance for the supercharger. It rides on 19-inch forged aluminum wheels available in silver painted or polished finishes. See what red blooded luxury is all about and check out a Cadillac today.
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A West Allis couple didn't win the really big Powerball prize, but they're more than happy to take the consolation - $1 million.
Dennis and Mary Retterath bought a quick-pick ticket at the Speedway, 9130 W. Oklahoma Ave. and five numbers matched - just not the Powerball, which would have upped their take to a portion of the record $587.5 million payout shared by winners in Missouri and Arizona.
But to them, it might as well have been the big enchilada.
Mary said the couple screamed when they realized they'd won and the first thing they did was call all their children.
"I was crying so hard, they thought something happened to Dennis," she said Friday.
"They were crying right along with me. They were so excited."
She said the couple's still numb about their good fortune and haven't made plans.
"We still can't believe it. It's like it can't be true," Mary said. "Someone, pinch us and wake us up."
Dennis, 74, is a retired pipe fitter, and Mary, 62, works in child care, she said. They have four adult children and were longtime foster parents.
The Retteraths have agreed to speak at a news conference Monday morning at West Allis City Hall, according to Wisconsin Lottery officials, who the winners Friday.
After taxes, the couple will get $672,500.
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But it's not just sonar that helps Zyak make better use of his fishing time. He uses his GPS when trying to drift a location. By marking his trails, he can drift a zone, then motor back up to his starting point, move over and drift a second zone, aiming casts to un-fished waters.
Florida Capt. Ray Van Horn (727-639-2486; www.flatsclass.com) fishes all over the Southeast and throughout the Gulf, following the ESPN Redfish Cup series. He and teammate C.A. Richardson use a Raymarine C90W ($2,695) plotter/sounder on their 2200 Bay Ranger and an A70D ($1,899) aboard their 168 Ranger Phantom skiff. Raymarine designed the A series specifically for smaller boats, building all the functionality of larger units into 5- to 7-inch-screen models.
One of the first features Van Horn cites is Raymarine's SR100 add-on Sirius satellite-weather module. "Before you go trekking off into the bushes, it's nice to know what the weather is doing and which direction to run, if you need to," Van Horn says. "You can get that on your cell phone, but you don't always have coverage."
Van Horn says he also appreciates Raymarine's well-planned swivel mount with height adjustment and built-in cable management. As with many skiffs, Van Horn's boats offer no shade. Adjustable mounts such as Raymarine's and aftermarket RAM mounts really help screen visibility in bright sun.
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Capt. Steven Lamp, who runs Dream Catcher charters out of Key West (888-362-3474; www.fishingkeywest.com) uses Furuno's FCV585 ($1,695) fish finder (and its predecessor the FCV582) and Garmin's GPSMAP 4212 ($2,499) and 5212 ($3,499) plotters, flush-mounting one of each brand in the consoles of his three 24-foot Yellowfin bay boats.
For the fish finder, Lamp uses a wide-cone, 200 kHz thru-hull transducer. He feels the thru-hull placement results in the best signal, plus his Airmar transducer comes with a thermometer and mounts almost flush with the hull surface. The wide angle shows him a broader swath of shallow bottom.
"The Furuno has tremendous target separation," Lamp says. "I can adjust the Furunos so much, and the menu screens are very customizable."
Lamp says he likes the graphics and accuracy of the Garmin plotter. He uses GPS to navigate to more than 100 small nearshore wrecks.
Garmin also makes 4- and 5-inch display units that may be more popular for smaller vessels than the 12-inch displays Lamp uses. In fact, Garmin just announced upgrades to its GPSMAP 400 and 500 series. The company has added a high-sensitivity GPS receiver for faster satellite acquisition, plus increased map drawing and panning speeds and NMEA 2000 connectivity. Garmin will also offer sonar as an option on the new GPSMAP 541($799)and 546($999)units.
Electronics companies now offer exquisite options in small packages. To take advantage of all this fish-catching technology, though, anglers must study. Judging by the success of these captains and pros, however, that time is worth it.


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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - As Louisville Metro's storm water drainage and flood protection agency, MSD has faced a few storms of its own. They have spent millions of dollars to reduce local flooding and flood damage but after this latest record breaking rain, one neighborhood wants to know do they really know what they're doing? When it rains in one Buechel neighborhood, it floods over and over again.
Resident Daryl Mitchell distraughtly said, "It should be someone manning them and checking the water level in the creek but evidently there's no one there."
Mitchell is talking about the new state of the art pumping stations neighbors were told about recently.
"All I know is they just like told me nothing to worry about. We have pumping stations at Beargrass Creek now," Mitchell shares.
Not just pumping stations but a station to rival any other except Louisiana.
"It's supposed to be second best. New Orleans is the only place that had a better pumping station and that they didn't have a thing to worry about," said Mitchell.
After this record breaking rain, they are doing more than just worrying. The residents will be cleaning up again.
"4 times….4 times....4," Mitchell explains exasperated.
His home has flooded four times in the 17 years he and his family have been there.
Mitchell said without missing a beat, "It means somebody dropped the ball which is no surprise to me. They just dropped the ball again and it's a lot of people suffering because of that."
The neighborhood begins to gather at the Mitchell's home as they notice our WAVE 3 live truck. Families like the Rutherford's are in the group. They just moved into the neighborhood 3 weeks ago with their five foster children all of them under the age of five.
"We thought this was not going to be an issue again. That's one of the reasons we agreed to take the house," David Rutherford explained with some force.
His wife Amy is bewildered as she shares her thoughts, "Had I known that this was still a problem we would not be here right now! Now all of our belongings that were in the basement are gone!"
Amy Rutherford also explained after almost 50 years combined in the U.S. Armed Forces for she and her husband, money from their 404k's are exhausted and at this point their dreams as well.
"The water just kept rising and rising and rising so apparently it is still a problem," David Rutherford whispered.
Amy was a bit more emotional as she thought of the children. "We bought this home for them and now half of our lives, our memories and everything we've done is gone."
The Mitchell family understands.
"I might just have to walk away from it, seriously," chimes in Mitchell. "That means you start from scratch", he said shaking his head.
Daryl Mitchell may have reached his breaking point.
"You know the bibles, kid's toys, stuff you have collected not necessarily valuable in money. You can't replace that...no you can't," Mitchell said with some regret and finality.
An MSD spokesperson said the amount of rainfall and the low lying area the residents live in contributed to the flooding as well as the fact that Beargrass Creek came out of its banks.
According to MSD, the pumps were not a factor in the flooding.
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Boulder: City has authority to condemn Xcel's assets
Last Updated: 18:16 May 15, 2014
The city contends that it has the authority to determine which property and assets it can acquire and that the commission lacks the power to stop the acquisition of infrastructure. The city also contends that the court has jurisdiction over condemnation proceedings.
The city argues in the filing that the commission overstepped its authority in its rulings, saying that the city's home rule authority gives it the power to condemn Xcel Energy's assets. In the filing, the city names other cases in which other Colorado cities condemned electric utility companies' assets in the past. The city also contends that it has the power to condemn assets outside the city necessary for use by the city and its residents.
In October, the Public Utilities Commission ruled that it should determine which Xcel Energy assets the city may acquire through eminent domain. The commission also asserts that it must rule on the matter before Boulder can file for condemnation.
The city appealed the decision in January, contending that the state constitution grants cities the right to condemn property for a public purpose. It has asked the district court to reverse the commission's ruling.
The commission will file a response the city's latest filing by June 25, commission spokesman Terry Bote said.
Xcel spokeswoman Michelle Aguayo said that the company was still reviewing the city's filing Thursday. The company also will submit an official reply to the court by June 25.
"We believe the PUC review is an essential step, as required by Colorado law, to protect county and other customers as well as to determine how Boulder's plans will impact the statewide electric system," Aguayo said in an email.
The filing Wednesday by the city follows a decision by the Boulder City Council last week to create a municipal electric utility, which paved the way for the city to seek financing to form its own utility. The ordinance establishes the city council as the utility's governing body and also creates a utility advisory board.
In January, the city sent Xcel a notice of its intent to acquire its assets in and around the city, a step required by law to start the process of acquiring property by the power of eminent domain.
Xcel does not want to sell its assets, contending that it can help Boulder reach its goals of a cleaner energy mix faster and more economically than the city can do on its own.
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Chain e-mail sings familiar tune with new chorus
By Robert Farley
Published on Friday, May 8th, 2009 at 5:08 p.m.
Claims in chain e-mails we are asked to check have so often proven to be ridiculously and maliciously false, we often wonder who takes these things seriously anymore.
In this case, the answer seems to be be ... a U.S. senator.
Our readers have sent us several versions of the e-mail , but they all begin with typical chain e-mail boilerplate (at least the conservative variety), beginning with the suggestion that President Barack Obama is actually a Muslim and that Congress has recently passed something "behind our backs."
Then the meat: "Obama funds $20M in tax payer dollars to emmigrate Hamas Refugees to the USA. This is the news that didn't make the headlines..."
The e-mail got such wide circulation — we got versions from many readers — and apparently even reached Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., the Senate minority whip, because he offered an amendment to the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, a "prohibition on the use of funds in this bill for resettlement into the United States of Palestinians from Gaza."
Explained Kyl: "There has been a suggestion that perhaps that might be permitted, and we simply want to make it clear that will not be permitted with any funds in this bill."
Three days later, several senators objected on the floor of the Senate.
"Frankly, it is unnecessary and for the United States, a nation of immigrants, it goes against everything we stand for," said Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. "We don't resettle anybody from Gaza, nor do we resettle anybody from Gaza who is living in the U.N. refugee camps in the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, or Jordan. The amendment is a solution looking for a problem. If a Palestinian from Gaza gets to a place like Italy, or somewhere in Europe, the amendment would prevent the State Department from even considering that person for resettlement to the United States. We would have to tell them 'Sorry, you can't come in, because you are from a place that has terrorists.'"
Kyl defended the amendment by saying "it was a response to a news story which gained a great deal of attention from my constituents related to the January 30 order by the president, ordering $20 million for urgent relief efforts to provide migration assistance to Palestinian refugees. That has gotten a lot of attention from folks. They wanted to know what we were doing."
You can read our full report on the Hamas resettlement allegation here . Like so many chain e-mail claims, it earned a Pants on Fire.
Another claim in the e-mail — that the first foreign leader President Obama called after he took office was Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas — fared better on our Truth-O-Meter. It earned a Half True .
See individual Truth-O-Meter items.
Researchers: Robert Farley
Names in this article: Chain email, Barack Obama
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