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Mission St. Pale Ale - Steinhaus Brewing Co.
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Reviews by jwinship83:
4.47/5 rDev +25.2%
12oz bottle poured into the sierra nevada hop tulip glass. no freshness dating.
A- this one pours a very clear pale golden colored body with a finger of bright white head. the head sticks around for a while, and leaves pretty complete lacing on the sides of my glass.
S- nice and hoppy. lots of citrus and pine. not too much else. im not complaining.
T- like the smell, the taste is dominated by hops. lots of citrus and pine. nice and bitter. there is some caramel malt, but its still very unbalanced.
M- light bodied. crisp clean and refreshing.
D- easy to finish and this one packs alot of flavor for something thats only 4.6% ABV. ill check this one out again. especially for the price, this beer is a winner. check it out.
06-13-2009 17:53:16 | More by jwinship83
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2.3/5 rDev -35.6%
Appearance Light orange in color and very clear with a nice, white, foamy head that left some terrific lacing.
Smell This has a nice orange and pine hop aroma with a solid malt base.
Taste Whoa! Somethings rotten in the State of Denmark. Im no brewing guru, but something went wrong here.
The piney hops found their way into the taste, which was good. But the rest of the beer is completely absent. The malt base that I thought I smelled at the nose was completely AWOL. However, the taste wasnt as bad as the mouthfeel . . .
Mouthfeel As Stephan King would say in a hushed tone with a dramatic swoop of his arm: Thinner. This was like drinking hop-flavored water, which isnt bad if its supposed to be hop-flavored water but when youre selling it as an ale it sucks. I think if you cellared this for six months or so it would break down into pure tap water.
Drinkability I sure liked smelling it, but I wont ever buy another bottle to drink. What a disappointment.
03-06-2004 02:26:23 | More by RoyalT
3.95/5 rDev +10.6%
Pours from the bottle with a golden color and a small white head. Aromas are a nice pale, slightly toasty maltiness with a bright citric, piney Cascade hop wafting out of the glass.
First sip brings a pale, slightly biscuity malt flavor which flows into a sturdy citric, herbal Cascade hop punch. Finishes with a good touch of bitterness. A good, clean pale ale overall that's hopped well.
Mouthfeel is smooth and creamy with good stable carbonation. Medium bodied and easy to drink. A solid offering that would make a good everyday brew to have sitting in the fridge. Thanks to Callenak for the bottle.
08-03-2006 03:13:02 | More by orbitalr0x
3.68/5 rDev +3.1%
Thanks to blutt59 for sharing this bottle.
The beer pours a clear medium yellow color with a white head. The aroma is wheat, bready malts and orange citrus. The flavor is orange hops and bready malts. Low bitterness. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
06-14-2010 00:04:29 | More by Mora2000
3.73/5 rDev +4.5%
Pours a medium golden color. Not much head, and doesn't last long. Smells very earthy. Lots of grass, smells of hops, orange and other citrus notes. Taste is hoppy, earthy, and I taste orange followed by some lemon zest. Mouthfeel is not as crisp as I would want for a PA, but still nice. Quite a bit of bite on the tongue and the finish lingers for quite awhile. Overall....tasty. For 6.99 a 6 pack this is more than worth the price.
10-03-2011 23:41:42 | More by 1Adam12
3.8/5 rDev +6.4%
"Recession-Proof Beer"
A: Nice bright amber. Perfect pour. Perfect head.
S: Super light, just a faint "beer" smell.
T: Taste is awsome for a 5 dollar 6-pack. This is a surpriseing, and well-balanced brew.
M: Crisp. Refreshing.
D: This beer is perfectly drinkable. It would be a great all-day beer. I can drink a ton of this cheap surprise!
11-20-2008 18:39:17 | More by ironlung
New York
3.75/5 rDev +5%
08-02-2014 21:00:29 | More by butters_mcgee
3.03/5 rDev -15.1%
Had this many a times from Trader Joe's, but for some reason tonight, it came through very thin and weak.
Pours nice, decent yellow dark pale ale color, but it goes inconsistent from there. Usually, it seems like a SN Pale clone, but instead, now its thin, like SN Summerfest almost, minus the lemony citrus zest in it.
Little mouthfeel, but I guess its drinkable still, not bad, just seems watered down these days. If it gets better, I'll revise my review, because this stuff has been better traditionally.
12-31-2009 03:47:33 | More by Beerandraiderfan
South Carolina
3.98/5 rDev +11.5%
served in pint glass. Label reports ABV = 4.7%
Pours clear and golden with a rather sparse head. Head has some retention but leaves almost no lacing.
S - somewhat weak but very pleasant mix of citrus, hops and sweet malt.
T - Clean and fresh. Like the smell, this beer has a very nice flavor but I do wish it was stronger. Nice malt/hops balance; perhaps too balanced for a pale ale. Good finish with a light amount of lingering bitterness.
D - easy and inviting.
M - a bit thin but nicely soft and smooth; medium carbonation.
01-03-2011 23:55:38 | More by chinchill
3.95/5 rDev +10.6%
Tried this one while making my rounds at Trader Joes. I have to say this is a good solid pale ale. Good flavor, good amount of hops. Very balanced beer. And definitely a drinkable beer. For the price, you can't go wrong with this one. Nothing flashy, but a good beer.
03-09-2011 17:26:36 | More by richkrull
New Mexico
4/5 rDev +12%
04-06-2014 20:08:08 | More by LXIXME
3.03/5 rDev -15.1%
Picked an "orphan" single up from Trader Joe's. I know I've had this before but really didn't remember, so went for another.
It had very little head on its apple juice color body. A roasted malt aroma - very subtle. The taste was just plain average. Nothing terrible, nothing memorable. My score says average. Average beers are not good enough. I won't be buying this again.
08-17-2007 01:57:12 | More by sloejams
3.5/5 rDev -2%
06-23-2013 06:25:55 | More by InfernoBoss
4.45/5 rDev +24.6%
This beer is great. It packs great flavour at 4.5% abv. Aroma is nice and hoppy. The body is not real heavy, it's rather light actually. But I enjoy the delicate malt flavour this beer packs. The price is ridiculous at $4.99 a six pack. It's a staple during the summer at my Drunken Duck Pub.
05-26-2005 02:23:38 | More by nige4958
3.58/5 rDev +0.3%
Appearance - Pours a crystal clear golden yellow with a white, fluffy head just over a finger thick. Decent retention. Leaves a nice, sticky lacing.
Smell - Mildly hoppy notes with floral and citrus character, very light pine note as well. Aroma also has a faint bready maltiness playing off in the background.
Taste - Follows the nose. Mild hop character upfront and throughout; floral and citrus notes play off each other nicely. Malts do well to give this brew a sweetness which provides nice balance, though any predominant character is hard to pinpoint... maybe a bit of bread as the finish nears. Just a minor touch of soapiness in the aftertaste I'm not fond of.
Mouthfeel - Light to medium body with a fairly lively carbonation which tingles at the lips. Finishes clean and crisp. Smooth and drinkable.
Overall - Solid PA from Firesto.... er, "Mission St." I'm not usually too fond of pale ales that are similar in flavor profile (Stone PA comes to mind) but this one hits on the characters I like while the characters I don't like come across as more subdued. It's still not something I'm likely to buy, but I can appreciate the execution, and it's a great value beer from Trader Joe's.
11-08-2012 05:53:12 | More by TheSixthRing
2.98/5 rDev -16.5%
According to the label Beers should be great tasting and have a good price. Well, this beer as a good price, something like $4.50 a six. But a great taste .
Appearance: golden, slightly oily looking, with a small white head made of tiny bubbles that dissipates rapidly but leaves some lacing.
Smell: strong hop odder, very piney.
Taste: thin, no malt depth. The hops bidder but do not give tremendous character.
Mouthfeel: watery though also slightly greasy.
Drinkability: rather refreshing; quenching with some lingering bitterness to wheat the palate.
.is ok. Probably a good bet if you are entreating and need to buy lots of beer.
10-23-2005 04:18:56 | More by Bcant
4.18/5 rDev +17.1%
A - Medium orange brew. Cloudy with a nice one finger cap that shows really nice retention.
S - Citrus and pine. Standard "Northwest" hop profile.
T - Mandarin orange, pineapple, and grapefruit. Reminds me of Sierra Nevada in a way.
M - Crisp, relatively highly carbonated, and refreshing.
D - Good beer for a great price. This is almost like a SN clone in my opinion, and if the sixer is two bucks less I'd be temped to pick this over that classic pale ale.
07-22-2010 17:37:57 | More by pmcadamis
North Carolina
3.5/5 rDev -2%
01-31-2014 23:54:26 | More by tdm168
3.53/5 rDev -1.1%
Cloudy golden, with nice foamy carbonation, and good lace, too.
Nose is mostly malty, with a hint of floral hops.
Taste is lightly hopped. I get a little citrus in there, but the malts mute this effect greatly. In truth, I expected a little more hoppiness.
Overall, a satisfying and drinkable, if unremarkable, pale ale.
10-05-2011 17:18:01 | More by secondtooth
3.08/5 rDev -13.7%
Appearance: Solid golden with ample carbonation and decent foam and lacing.
Smell: Cedar and some lemon. A hint of pine as well.
Taste/Mouthfeel: Very watery flavor. A hint of lemon hops, just barely... This really has nothing more than the consistency of water.
Overall Drinkability: Looks and smells nice, but flavor and consistency is extremely weak.
11-14-2012 00:40:11 | More by tjsdomer2
3.68/5 rDev +3.1%
Found at Trader Joe's for $4.99/6pk and figured I'd try it out. Pours a pale, bright straw color topped by just a wisp of creamy white head. Assertive aroma of piney, floral hops. Palate is more piney hops, along with a touch of light sweet malt. The hoppiness lends a mildly bitter aftertaste that lingers for a while. Medium body makes this quite an easy drinking beer. Difficult to beat for the price.
04-02-2006 07:40:22 | More by ElGordo
2.95/5 rDev -17.4%
A: Bright gold color hints of orange, completely crystal clear, typical for a filtered beer but not really my cup of tea. A perfectly white foam head appears, and than runs for cover quickly.
S: Beautiful west coast hop aroma with a hint of honey and caramelized malts.
T: This beer really tastes more like any IPA than a Pale Ale. The hops tend to dominate with a bitter-lemon flavor coming through. To be honest I would guess this brew to be between 6%-7% ABV but really its not even close, 4.6%, odd.
M: Not that impressed, I guess I enjoy unfiltered so much more these days that all other beers seem to have the uneventful texture of water.
D: I didn't have to much issue with the drinkability of this beer, however I like stronger ales, for its low 4.6% ABV I would say its not that easy a drink.
02-02-2008 09:58:52 | More by nbree00
2.89/5 rDev -19%
A: light straw golden color - very little lacing, minimal foam
S: A very light citrusy malt aroma - definitely not dry hopped
T: Malty, refreshing, crisp – almost like a Pilsner but definitely not a pale ale (at least not a west coast pale ale.) That being said it is a nice refreshing summer brew. The taste is good but not for a pale ale category. I know this is made by the same brewery as Firestone so maybe this is a less hoppy Pale 31? Malty upfront, dry finish so it's no overly sweet.
M: Light to medium body, with decent carbonation
O: Tasty beer for $5.99 a sixer. If I had paid more for this then I would have been disappointed. It's actually a nice brew to have after a heavier IPA
Serving type: bottle
03-27-2013 23:03:18 | More by MeanMotaScootah
New York
3.5/5 rDev -2%
07-27-2013 01:45:11 | More by Hopdaemon39
3.15/5 rDev -11.8%
Bottled from Trader Joe's with a bottled on date of 1/14/09. So about 2 months old.
A- very pale golden, crystal clear. Foamy bright white head, doesn't stick around too long, leaves good lacing.
S- Grainy smell with a touch of dried leaves.
T- very light touch of grassiness, with an aftertaste that makes me wonder if this was brewed with an adjunct such as corn or rice.
M- Very light, watery on the mid to back half.
D- kinda resembles a lightly hopped corona or something. It's not bad, I think it's really lacking in the body and any sort of maltiness.
03-10-2009 21:05:35 | More by MiScusi
Mission St. Pale Ale from Steinhaus Brewing Co.
81 out of 100 based on 242 ratings.


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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - If Oaks Day is Churchill Downs' ode in lilies to fillies, adopted Louisvillian Tom Bell sees another distinction from Saturday's Run for the Roses.
"It's just a little bit more Kentucky," he said.
And the clothes horses carry the card.
"Know what colors you want, know the colors," Oaks veteran Ashley Johnson told WAVE 3 News.
Johnson's colors were aquamarine and tan; also the choice of her friend, Keisha Pelumi, an Oaks Day newbie.
"The hat came first; I got the hat yesterday," Pelumi said. "And the dress, and everything else, came together today."
The Pink Out, a tribute to survivors of breast cancer and to the push for cancer research, made quite an impression on Ginny Johnson, who was visiting from Colorado.
"Breast cancer has touched someone close to us," said Ginny Johnson. "And just the fact that everybody dresses up-it's just -nobody's in their sweats or their jeans, it's a major event."
Johnson and several friends were the guests of Okolona's Rita Bancroft.
"I think we come with more of a purpose to party, " Bancroft said. "And on Derby Day you're here to observe the crowd, and maybe be serious about betting. We're not real serious."
Clearly, they haven't met Cathy Manley, the nurse practitioner who turns equine prognosticator a week before Derby.
Last year (Oaks Day) I won 5 out of the 12 races," Manley said.
"She did take that whole week off and did nothing but study," said Ryan Love, Manley's fiance. "She just sat in her office with horse books."
"You pick a set amount of money. You bet that for the day, then you're done," Manley said. "It's an entertainment expense. If you lose, it's still fun."
Words spoken like a true Louisvillian and something Carla Hollie can relate.
"It's about spending time with friends and just enjoying this beautiful weather," said Hollie.
Newbies may not know what to expect. But Boston's Stanley Borgeson wanted Oaks Day on his bucket list.
"We're retired now, just want to come down," said Borgeson. "We just want to live the dream."
Borgeson was Tom Bell's guest.
"I moved here when I was 19," said Bell, age 51. "I'll never go home to Wisconsin. I'm home in Kentucky."
Love, Manley's fiance', knew that the Oaks and the Derby were part of the deal when he popped the question.
"I'll show her the Indianapolis 500 when it comes around," said the Bloomington native and Indiana University graduate.
The couple is up on its betting this on Oaks Day ... in every way.
"I definitely picked a winning filly," Love said.
They're to be married this October.
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Live Blogging The Oscars
It's that time of year again, the time when Hollywood bends itself in half and sucks its own wiener for four fast paced hours of non stop speeches by sound editors and foreign people who made movies about elephants or whatever.
I'll comment about stuff until I change the channel or get distracted with Harlem Shake videos.
REFRESH YOUR BROWSER EVERY TEN MINUTES OR SO FOR UPDATES. I don't know why I'm shouting at you.
7:43pm: I'm not watching the preshow because I don't care about the ladies outfits. However my outfit right now is jeans with a small hole in the crotch, and an orange t-shirt from Kohl's.
7:58pm: My preshow predictions (not who I think should win) are Argo for best picture, Spielberg for best director, that catwoman chick for supporting actress, The Hunger Games girl for best actress, Tommy Lee Jones for supporting acting guy, Abraham Lincoln person for Abraham Lincoln movie, and Adele for singing stuff. I'm bad with names.
8:48pm: Wow, I'd really like to make fun of Seth MacFarlane because I'm hateful, but he did a great job. Lots of inside jokes, and a nice song about boobs. I liked it. This is starting off horribly for me.
Oh and Christoph Waltz won for best supporting actor. Good, I like him. He was great in that movie. I feel like I need more things to happen in this show that I can be angry about and mock. It's been almost an hour and I have nothing terrible to say. Jenny McCarthy is a dangerously stupid whore. There, it has nothing to do with the oscars, but I feel better.
8:57pm: I have no idea what Paul Rudd and that giant green lady were talking about.
9:07pm: Wow look at this old lady who just won for best cinematrapher, Claudio Miranda.
9:11pm: What's with this movie about pie they keep talking about? I mean, I like pie, but I don't know if I want to watch an entire movie about it. Maybe if it was cake.
9:24pm: Shirley Bassey is singing Goldfinger. I woke up the other day and wrote a similar song. I went to sleep with an itchy bottom. My song is called Brownfinger.
She's 76 years old and just killed it singing that song. When I'm 76 I will be dead.
9:39pm: They are showing clips from Lincoln. I love me some history. The John Adams miniseries is one of my favorite things ever. But the movie Lincoln was so dull, dreary, and bleak. An hour into the movie, I just wanted him to hurry up and go see a play.
9:48pm: I'm reading a lot of criticism from the snobby Hollywood TV critics. Listen, they are all buddies with agents and like to have access, and they only get that if they are as snobby and self-important as the actors they suck up to all day. Seth MacFarlane is doing a great job, and I didn't expect to say so. He's turning off a lot the people in the room, but eff em. It's a TV show, and the younger audience might actually be watching this year.
While I was writing that, some guy won for something.
9:59pm: People are singing stuff.
10:01pm: Wolverine and Catwoman are singing stuff with Borat. How is this just ok with everyone?
10:15pm: I just ate a potato.
10:19pm: Only me and my deceased Grandparents are getting that Sound Of Musical joke. Sigh ... I wish I was a deceased Grandparent :/ Someday.
10:23pm: Anne Hathaway won for that singing movie. Everyone makes fun of her hair. I think she looks good with short hair. I'm talking about her recent upskirt pictures.
Glad she won, she's super good at acting.
10:35pm: Adele is singing her James Bond song. I like Adele, everyone likes Adele. That's just something you have to say at all times so people don't hate you. But I actually do. That's also something you have to say at all times.
11:20pm: I was in the bathroom for a long time.
11:25pm: Glad the Argo guy won for adapted screenplay and really glad that Quentin Tarantino won for best original screenplay. Now I feel completely free to use the N-word in all of my writing. You are all going to love my children's book.
11:34pm: Ang Lee just won for that movie about pie! I loved that Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon movie, and even that gay cowboy movie he did. The gay scenes were a bit much. It got a little hard watching them. Wait, I don't mean "hard" like that, I mean I'm just saying as a straight guy it wasn't all that fun to see Jake Gyllenhaal and The Joker buttsexin. Not that there is anything wrong with that, it's just not my cup of tea. My cup of tea has very little buttsexin. What I'm trying to say is I like Ang Lee. Except for when he made The Hulk, that was gay.
11:44pm: Jennifer Lawrence won for Silver Linings Playbook. I love that movie, she was great. I have nothing negative to say about her. She wont take her top off. Ok, so I have one negative thing to say about her.
11:48pm: Daniel Day Lewis won for Lincoln. He's good at acting.
11:53pm: Michelle Obama? Oh c'mon, you have zero to do with movies and you are wearing a wig. I'm sick of all politicians. ALL OF THEM. Stop trying to ruin a really long show that I'm getting sick of! Don't you have better things to do than this? I would hope so, but apparently not. You might be a really nice lady, but I just don't want to see you on this. I don't want to see Jack Nicholson on this either. I'm sick of him too.
Whatever. Argo won. Good. I really liked that movie, and Ben Affleck has become a great director. I need to find something horrible to say to close this. But I enjoyed this show and I like the people who won. So I can't really think of anything to close with.
Except for this. Just remember, you spent four hours of your life watching strangers give themselves awards. That is four hours you are closer to your death.
Ok, this has been fun, good night everybody! I don't hate you! X0X0


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Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Part I
Neil Pond
American Profile
December 7, 2011
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Starring Kristen Stewart,
Robert Pattinson & Taylor Lautner
Directed by Bill Condon
113 min., PG-13
In the forth movie based on the wildly popular teen-romance sci-fi novel series by Stephanie Meyer, it's wedding time for flesh-and-blood Bella (Kristen Stewart) and her vampire beau Edward (Robert Pattinson).
The third side of this supernatural love triangle, shape-shifting wolf-boy hunk Jacob (Taylor Lautner), may be the odd man out, but his unrequited affection for Bella won't let him just stand on the sidelines.
How you feel about "Breaking Dawn" will probably align pretty closely with your general feelings about the "Twilight" books and previous movies. If you buy into the premise---antagonistic clans of morose vampires and broody werewolves, and the virginal young maiden who becomes caught between them---you'll probably swoon right along, no questions asked.
If, on the other hand, "Twilight" isn't really your cup of tea, you're advised to skip this steamy mug of hot and heaving inter-species love, lest you find yourself hopelessly adrift in the murky details of the fourth movie's obsession: what happens on a vampire's wedding night.
Hint: Bella ends up with a baby bump. But what, exactly, might be growing inside her is cause for concern all around...
The acting is wooden, the special effects clunky, the dull stabs at humor lame. And for a movie about life-sucking vampires and flesh-ripping werewolves, there sure is an inordinate focus on the birds and the bees.
With all the melodramatic hubbub about vampire sex, vampire gestation and, ultimately, vampire OB-GYN, "Breaking Dawn" is, like its predecessors, surprisingly un-graphic---until it arrives at probably the grossest, most bloodily disturbing emergency vampire C-section that could ever be portrayed in a PG-13 movie.
And can you really have a right-to-life conversation about a fetus that may be half undead to begin with?
On several occasions, the movie takes itself so seriously it seems to be flirting with self-parody. Characters spout portentous, ridiculous-sounding lines. The vampires zip around in blurry, crazy-fast jolts that seem like silent-movie zaniness. None of Bella's human friends appear to notice that her finance's a stone-cold freak. And one scene, a snarly argument between growly, computer-generated wolves, is pure, prime-cut camp.
None of this, of course, will deter "Twilight" fans, the legions of females who'll likely lap up every monster-mush moment, savor every coo and cuddle, and gasp in tingly awe of Lautner's shirt-free abs, now a staple of the franchise.
I'm positive there'd be long lines of starry-eyed young women waiting to buy what could have easily been this shopping season's hottest movie tie-in, if only it were available. I'll bet somebody in the "Twilight" marketing department is kicking themselves right now that they didn't get a Vampire Home Pregnancy Test on the shelves in time for Christmas.
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The New Orleans Saints are 5-6 and 3rd in the NFC South, The Atlanta Falcons have the best record in the NFL at 10-1, with the lone loss coming in week 10 to the Saints. New Orleans has a terrible defense and Atlanta has a high powered offense. N.O. has a high octane offense as well, and their week 10 win was by the score of 31-27.
Four of the twelve WCG expert pickers went with the Saints in this rematch, including Spongie, who is sitting solidly in 12th at a still respectable 91-84. Me, I picked the Falcons, and I'll go even further and give a score for tonight;
Saints - 32
Falcons - 48
If you are a fantasy football player might I suggest not playing either of these two defenses.
The Saints had a good comeback from their horrendous 0-5 start, but the Falcons playing at home in the Georgia Dome is just too tough to beat.
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Depart the pier and proceed to East London's city centre. Drive along Oxford Street, passing the City Hall, built in 1897, in the 60th year of Queen Victoria's reign. Today, the City Hall is graced with a statue of the martyred activist, Stephen Biko.
In 1836, the British established East London as a military post, which they used as a base during the Xhosa wars. The arrival of German settlers, who had been serving as mercenaries in the British-German Legion, gave the place at the mouth of the Buffalo River an economic boost - and in 1873 East London was given town rights.
Continue to the East London Museum, which was established in 1921. It is home to a number of fine exhibits, including the type specimen of the coelacanth, a fish previously believed to have become extinct some 80 million years ago. Other notable exhibits include a reconstruction of the extinct dodo of Mauritius along with the only known dodo egg in the world, as well as an extensive collection of beadwork relating to the Xhosa-speaking people, and the Nahoon Footprints.
In 1964, some construction workers at Bats Cave on the Nahoon Bluff corner noticed some strange shapes in the bedrock and on further investigation recognized them to be the fossilized footprints of a child, belonging to the archaic hominid period. 200 000 years ago, the conditions would have been perfect for the child to have been able to create these tracks and they then lay undisturbed for eons, fossilizing over time. Large slabs of sandstone that contained the tracks have been removed and can now be seen at the Museum.
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Arizona Sports predicts Cardinals vs. Bears
Fresh off a win, the Arizona Cardinals will host the Chicago Bears looking to finish their home schedule with a win.
The Bears, though, need to come away victorious if they are to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Who will come out on top? We give our picks, be sure to give us yours.
|Vince Marotta
I think this game might actually be competitive. Everybody knows about the Cardinals' offensive struggles, but the Bears haven't exactly been lighting the scoreboard up either. They've scored 17 points or less in five of their last six games (and they're 0-5 in those contests). The Cardinals' 38 points in a win over Detroit was a case of false advertising, as four touchdowns were either scored by or directly set up by the defense. This one has all the makings of a close, ugly game.
Final Score: Bears 16, Cardinals 9
|John Gambadoro
The Bears are who we thought they were -- when they were 7-1. After going 1-5 in their last six games the Bears get healthy against the Cardinals in a must-win game for them. Look for big games from Jay Cutler and Brandon Marshall and for the Bears to not turn the ball over like Detroit did. Cardinals offense can't do enough to win a game by themselves and they can't expect the defense to score two touchdowns.
Final Score: Bears 27, Cardinals 13
|Adam Green
So the Arizona Cardinals won a game. Great. In actuality, I believe Detroit lost it with turnovers and shoddy play. The Bears aren't great, but they actually have something to play for so they'll be better.
The next good touchdown drive Ryan Lindley leads the Cardinals to will be his first, and I can't see the Bears D making the rookie look competent this week.
Turnovers will doom the Cardinals once again, and they'll lose their home finale in a snoozer.
|Joe Huizenga
Believe it or not the Cardinals are actually above .500 at home this year (4-3). Frankly, with how dreadful they've played on the road (and at home at times) I can understand you not believing it either.
Last week though they actually showed some life (mostly on the defensive side of the ball) against Detroit.
Another NFC North opponent this week�another home game for the Cards�another win? Yes!
|Dave Burns
The Bears are an absolute mess right now and the temptation to pick the Cards......well, honestly isn't that strong. The Bears will be far too desperate to lose this game. Should they, Lovie Smith might not bother getting on the plane home. Plus it will be a virtual home game for the Bears, which may not be such a good thing.
Final Score: Bears 17, Cardinals 13
|Dave Dulberg
The Bears have everything to play for, while the Cardinals have nothing to play for outside of a draft pick. It's safe to say, though, that the losing head coach in this game will not be back in the same position next season. Despite all of the early-season recognition Chicago's defense received, Ray Horton's group has been the more consistent bunch. Arizona's defense played inspired ball against Detroit and will do the same Sunday against Jay Cutler and Co. It won't be pretty -- then again it never is -- but the Cardinals behind another defensive touchdown will win their home finale.
Final Score: Cardinals 23, Bears 17
|Carter Nacke
Last week was a fluke. No way can the Cardinals beat a disciplined Bears team. It will be a great defensive matchup though, but the offensive edge goes to the Bears. Don't expect a ton of scoring.
Final Score: Bears 20, Cardinals 17
|Katy Hartley
The Bears averaged 15 points in their last 7 games and are up against an Arizona D that is clearly not giving up on the season. If the Cards defense can keep the Bears receivers quiet and hold off Forte I think they might just get back to a winning streak.
Final Score: Cardinals 21, Bears 17
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When the Towers Fell
When the dust started to clear hours after the collapse of towers No. 1 and No.2 of the World Trade Center, it was apparent that the Fire Department of New York was in serious trouble. Three hundred and forty-three members were dead or missing...
19 Standard FDNY pumpers
4 High Pressure high-rise pumpers
3 Squad/pumpers
28 Ladder Company Apparatus, Seagrave Fire Apparatus
5 tractor/trailer aerials
6 75' Aerialscope tower ladders
17 rear mount 100' ladders
These were in addition to the 26 rear mount and 9 tower ladders on order before the incident
11 E-One/Saulsbury Fire-Rescue apparatus
5 26' Heavy Rescue units
2 Tactical Support units built on donated International chassis
2 High Rise Support units built on donated Mack MC chassis
1 Satellite LDH hose wagon built on donated Mack MC chassis
1 walk-around Freightliner demonstrator rescue
Other units
1 American LaFrance Eagle pumper that was a demonstrator built to FDNY specs
and was about to be placed in service before the incident, was purchased
1 Hackney Air Mask service unit
13 GMC Suburbans
16 Ford Crown Victoria sedans in addition to 24 already on order
39 Ford Excursions in addition to 10 donated by Ford Motor Co.
Later on, other apparatus arrived, built to FDNY specifications by various builders, most using labor donated by these companies' personnel.
1 General rescue unit built on donated Mack MR chassis
1 Luverne/Spartan pumper
1 Ferrara pumper
The department was battered, but was certainly not down for the count.
A number of polices and procedures were in place before the attack that helped the department get back in service rapidly.
The department had all apparatus on an 11-year replacement cycle, so most components such as engines, transmissions and pumps had a full range of parts available. Because replacement apparatus is ordered on a regular basis, it is much easier to standardize on components and body designs, making parts interchangeable between units.
An example of this is that the department had 80 windshields in stock, more than the apparatus manufacturers.
Three rigs had blown diesel engines, which burned up when dust and debris plugged their air filters. These were rebuilt in the apparatus, and returned to service within a week and a half of the incident.
A common problem with apparatus brought in to the shops from the World Trade Center site was burned out cabs, caused by burning debris entering through open windows. While the bodies might be serviceable, the chassis was not. These units became donors for rigs suffering only impact damage.
Many rigs were damaged beyond repair. Two had so much damage, shop personnel could not tell what company they were assigned to. All shop personnel had to go on were serial numbers from the axles, which the manufacturer's then traced through purchase orders and bills of materials to identify the VIN number.
The key to the FDNY apparatus recovery was the remarkable performance of shop personnel, augmented by members of the New England Fire Mechanics association and manufacturers' technicians.
An incredible 80 pieces of FDNY apparatus were removed from the WTC scene, cleaned, repaired, tested and placed back in service with four days of the incident.
It's hard to believe that only a few years before, the department successfully fought off an effort to privatize the Fleet Maintenance operation.
At a hastily called news conference on the evening of September 11th, Fire Commissioner Tom Von Essen said with determination, "it's a devastating thing. The department will recover, but I don't know how."
That it recovered so rapidly is a tribute by its men and woman to those 343 members who lost their life 10 years ago. May they rest in peace.
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POLICE are appealing to motorists on the M5 who may have been targeted by a man arrested for fraud.
On Saturday, March 29, a 44-year-old man was arrested at Taunton Deane Services on the M5, in connection with an ongoing fraud investigation by police forces throughout the south-west region.
This investigation was launched after police received a number of reports from motorists, at various motorway services, that they had been approached by a man claiming to have broken down and asking to borrow cash to travel to Cornwall. The man accompanied several victims to a cash machine, in order to withdraw cash. In each case, the money was never seen again.
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There are reports legislators want to totally disarm the American people by forbidding ownership and manufacture of firearms, magazines and ammunition. This is not only a total violation of the 2nd Amendment but a very dangerous action.
Eliminating gun ownership will affect our national security. Our sworn enemies would like nothing better than to have the people of the United States completely unarmed.
As a veteran, I feel disarming the citizenry can allow a tyrannical government to rise to power, unfettered and uncontrolled. Throwing off the shackles of tyranny is the main premise for the Declaration of Independence as stated in the preamble. By forcibly taking firearms from the law-abiding public whether by legislation, outright confiscation or forced buy-backs is not the answer to our current problem. There are bigger societal issues. Poor enforcement of current laws and lack of prosecution for the commission of a felony while using a firearm are both culprits. Mental health care issues, glorifying the use of firearms by the entertainment and video game industry are contributing factors. Apparently the lessons learned from prohibition have been forgotten. Criminal activity flourished. Thusly when private citizens have no guns, the criminals will still have them.
Children need to be protected. What is wrong with providing armed security in our schools? Our children deserve as much protection as John Q Public attending a football game. We even provide security for our public servants.
Guns are not the problem. Guns do not fire by themselves. This perpetrator could have used a bomb or even a box cutter. Four airliners were taken down Sept. 11, 2001 and more than 3,000 Americans lost their lives (due to terrorists using) box cutters.
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Undergraduate Majors
The Music major under the Bachelor of Arts degree is a liberal arts program for the student interested in combining the discipline of music training with the breadth offered by a liberal arts curriculum.
The Composition-Theory and Performance majors are professional degrees designed to prepare the student for
- a career as a composer or an artist-performer, or
- entrance to graduate schools where further excellence in composition or in a performance area might be pursued.
The Music Education major prepares the student for a teaching career and provides licensure in music for grades K-6 and 7-12.
General Requirements for Undergraduate Majors
Music majors on all degree programs must choose an area of applied music (540:xxx) for specialization and must meet the proficiency standards of the School of Music. The total required applied hours indicated for each major must be completed on one of the specialization instruments or voice on which the student auditioned. Dividing the required applied hours among various instruments, or voice and instrument(s), will not satisfy the applied music portion of any of the degree programs.
Admission to the School of Music requires successful completion of an audition in the main performance area.
Music Theory
On the first day of classes at UNI, freshman music majors/minors will take a diagnostic test in Music Theory fundamentals. The results of this test will help determine which section of Music Theory would be appropriate for your skill level.
The link below will allow you to download a PDF of a sample of this diagnostic. We encourage you to complete this test to help you determine if your theory skills may need sharpening.
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Click here for the answer sheet to the sample diagnostic examination.
Click here for suggested knowledge base for Theory 1 courses.
Aural Training and Sight-Singing
We use the following systems for singing pitches and counting rhythmic syllables:
- Solfege, utilizing a "fixed do" approach.
- Rhythmic Syllables
In this system, the pitch C (C's in all octaves) is always sung as do. If we sing in the key of D major, the tonic (first) pitch will be sung as re. Each pitch of the chromatic scale carries its own unchanging syllable. The link below contains a diagram of the chromatic solfege syllables utilized at UNI.
Click here for a sample of the solfege syllables utilized at UNI.
A vocabulary of syllables corresponding to specific rhythmic durations is learned and combined with conducting as a means of improving rhythmic-reading abilities. Click on the link below to download more information about the rhythmic syllables utilized at UNI.
Click here for a sample of the rhythmic syllables utilized at UNI.
The following resources may also be helpful in preparing for Theory 1.
- Harder and Steinke, Basic Materials in Music Theory, A Programmed Course, 12th ed., Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2009
- Website: www.musictheory.net
- Website: www.teoria.com
Computer Resources
A computer lab with 23 iMac workstations and keyboards is available to all students in the Russell Hall music building.
We currently use the MacGamut 6 software as a component of the Aural Training courses. In addition, we have many other software titles housed on the CHFA (College of Humanities & Fine Arts) server. Among these are the industry standard notation programs, Finale and Sibelius.
Piano Proficiency
Required of all majors. All freshmen will enroll in group piano class or applied piano continuously (semester by semester) until piano proficiency has been passed. For Music Education majors, requirements must be completed prior to student teaching.
Vocal and Instrumental Competency
Required of all Music Education Majors.
Vocal/choral students (Specialization A) will complete one semester of Introduction to Instrumental Techniques (570:015); instrumental students (Specialization B) will attend special sections of Instrumental Techniques (570:010) taught by vocal/choral faculty. Keyboard majors enrolling for Specialization A must also satisfy vocal proficiency as determined by the voice faculty.
Foreign Language
Bachelor of Music Performance voice majors are required to complete one semester (5 credits-UNI) at the college/university level in each of two of the following foreign languages, listed in order of preference: Italian, German, French. Ten (10) semester hours of credit in a foreign language are strongly recommended for students whose applied concentration is voice (Music Education Major) and for all non-voice majors on the Bachelor of Music Performance program.
Large Ensembles
In addition to applied music, all music majors must participate in at least one of the designated large ensembles for a minimum of 8 semesters (7 semesters for students in the music education program). Participation in large ensembles will be continuous from the first semester of residence until completion of the requirement. Participation in ensemble (530:012; 530:112) does not satisfy the large ensemble requirement. Auditions are required for all ensembles in the School of Music, and students will be assigned to ensembles according to audition results.
- Wind and percussion students will be assigned to an appropriate instrumental ensemble. All wind and percussion students who are pursuing the degree of Bachelor of Music in Music Education are required to participate in marching band for a minimum of two semesters. (It is strongly recommended that this requirement be fulfilled during the freshman and sophomore years.)
- In the fall semester, participation in either Concert Band or Jazz Band II may satisfy the large ensemble requirement for those students who have completed their respective marching band requirements and have met audition requirements for the two above ensembles.
- String players will participate in the orchestra.
- The initial choral ensemble for all freshmen voice students will be either UNI Singers or Women's Chorus. Freshmen are limited to participation in only one large vocal ensemble. Students performing targeted roles in UNI Lyric Theatre main stage productions are exempt from ensemble participation for four (4) weeks preceding the final performance of the production.
- Composition and Keyboard majors will audition for either an instrumental ensemble or a choral ensemble. Keyboard majors in the music education program shall participate in an ensemble appropriate to their specialization.


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ANDERSON — An Anderson man who admitted to molesting a child in his care more than 88 times over a two-year period is going to prison.
Joshua Anderson, 34, received 50 years, 40 to be served in prison, after pleading guilty on Monday to child molest, criminal deviate behavior and child molest. In addition to the accusations made by the 8-year-old victim, detectives found 51 photographs in Anderson's possession that depicted 16 different pedophilic acts.
"The victim was a beautiful little girl, and this man is a monster," said deputy prosecutor Bob Summerfield at sentencing. "The limits his mind has gone to is not appropriate for this society."
According to the probable cause affidavit of the attacks, Anderson touched the girl sexually every Friday when her mother would go to work starting when she was 6, from 2011 to early 2013. In January, she finally came forward to her father, stepmother, then mother about the abuse.
Anderson apparently was molesting the girl up until the Friday before he was arrested, when he touched her and made her watch child pornography on his cellphone. Anderson threatened to kill the girl if she ever told anyone about the abuse.
"I know I deserve punished, and I know something is very wrong with me," Anderson said while crying through the hearing. "I know the family might not forgive me, but I want them to know I'm sorry."
Madison Circuit Court 4 Judge David Happe said the aggravating factors in the case far outweighed the mitigation of Anderson's proclaimed remorse, citing the sheer number of times he attacked the victim.
"It's powerful aggravation," Happe said.
Also speaking at the hearing were the girl's mother and father, who wept as they asked the court to level the strongest sentence available for Anderson.
"My daughter has been hurt — destroyed — because somebody had no respect for a child," the victim's father said.
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Daocheng is located at the south of Gantse Tibetan Prefecture, at the southwestern border of Sichuan Province. It is around 800 kilometers away from Chengdu, capital city of Sichuan province and 430 kilometers away from Kangding, capital of Gantse Prefecture.
Daocheng has long enjoyed great fame as the "last shangri-la" among Chinese travelers due to its breath-taking natural scenery. The area, located at an average elevation of 3800m, is full of alpine views of floppy blue sky, loquacious rivers and lakes, broad pastures and snow capped mountains.
Daocheng is home to many endangered species. Long-tailed leaf monkeys, golden monkeys, white-lipped deer, red deer, water deer, argali, antelope enjoy their life freely in this vast land, untouched by human beings.
The Yading National Reserve at the south edge of Daocheng County has been considered as the most sacred place in western Sichuan Province by Tibetan pilgrims. Mountains and lakes in the reserve are believed holy. The three sacred mountains Jambeyang (or Yangmaiyong in Mandarin, 5958 meters high), Chanadorje (Xiaruoduoji, 5958 meters high), Shenrezig (Xiannairi 6032 meters high) has saw stream of pious Tibetan pilgrims circling them, in the hope of a better and happier life. It is said that those three mountains were blessed in the 8th century, when Buddha Padmasambhava shed his divine light on the range, and named the three elevations after three bodhisattvas. As leader of the U.S. National Geographic Society's Yunnan-Sichuan Expedition, Joseph F. Rock, the renowned American explorer and botanist, visited Yading in 1928. Awed by the sacred snowy peaks, he wrote and took photographs for an article entitled "Konka Risumgongba, Holy Mountain of the Outlaws", published in National Geographic in July of 1931. "The Shenrezig peak resembles a huge white throne, such as Living Buddhas use when meditating: a worthy seat for a Tibetan deity!" wrote Rock. "In a cloudless sky before me rose the peerless pyramid of Jambeyang, the finest mountain my eyes ever beheld."
Day 1: Drive from Chengdu to Xindu Bridge. You will enjoy beautiful natural scenery of green valleys, clear rivers, rolling mountains.
Day 2: Xindu Bridge to Daocheng. Visit Mount Haizi Scenic Area and Litang Grassland.
Day 3: Daocheng to Riwa to Yading. Visit Yading Nature Reserve.
Day 4: Yading to Daocheng. Visit Chonggu Temple and have a riding on horse on the grassland.
Day 6: Daocheng to Xindu Bridge. Visit Mount Haizi Scenic Area, Litang Temple.
Day 7: Xindu Bridge to Chengdu. Visit Luding Bridge, Daduhe Valley.
Have you booked your flight to and from Chengdu? Do you need our help as well? For quote of above tour, we encourage you to find more people traveling together. You can save money accordingly. Price for 2 peoples USD3839 each. You can see details on http://www.chinahighlights.com/tour/chengdutour/cd-11/
Thank you for choosing China Highlights, we will try our best to serve you.Christy Luo replied on 2013-12-31
hi Tom,
Have you booked the international flights well? Is Chengdu your both arrival and departure city? We have an 8 day tour of western Chengdu including the visit to Daocheng and Yading, the price is $1,819 per person based on a group of 5 people; for more information of the tour, please click: http://www.chinahighlights.com/tour/chengdutour/cd-11/
Thank you for choosing China Highlight Travel. We will do our best to serve you.
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Fritz Haas
Director of Counseling
Fritz Haas is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a graduate of Neumann's Pastoral Care and Counseling, having received his Master's of Science in Pastoral Counseling in 2009. Prior to coming to Neumann to work in the Wellness Center, Fritz worked as a counselor at Life Counseling, an outpatient mental health services provider with offices throughout the Delaware Valley.
Fritz also holds graduate and undergraduate degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science from St. Louis University and worked earlier in his career in various executive positions for companies focused primarily in the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare industries. During this time he had the opportunity to travel throughout the world, speaking and working with companies and individuals specializing in a wide variety of healthcare related areas.
Fritz is an enthusiastic advocate of balanced living and encourages his clients to seek deeper spiritual, mental and emotional health though a variety of wellness practices and activities. Among the areas in which he is specifically focused are men's issues, relationships and trauma.
Georgette Hall-Peterson
Full-time Counselor
Georgette Hall-Peterson is a nationally certified counselor and a graduate of Neumann's Pastoral Counseling program, having received her Master's of Science in Pastoral Counseling in 2007. Prior to coming to Neumann to work in the Wellness Center, Georgette worked as a counselor at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology on their Center City campus.
Georgette holds an undergraduate degree in social work from Albright College in Reading, PA. Georgette worked earlier in her career as a social worker for the state of PA and in ministry at a local church where her responsibilities included ministry to youth and young adults of the Chester community and surrounding areas. In the time that Georgette worked with youth and young adults through the church she provided relevant and relational programing for young people that connected them to God and to one another.
Georgette sees each person not as one dimensional but as multi-dimensional - mind, body and spirit - and understands that we must care for each dimension in order to achieve mental health and wellness. Georgette's specific areas of focus are women's issues, relationships and transitions.
Joanna Matty
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Joanna Matty is a master's level counselor currently working toward her licensure. She is a 2011 graduate of Holy Family University's Master's in Counseling Psychology Program. Her concentration of study was in Student Affairs in Higher Education. She chose this concentration because she was and still is passionate about working with the college student population. She believes that it is important to focus on the development of the student as a whole person. Joanna currently splits her time as a counselor working at both Neumann and Eastern Universities. Her areas of interest are eating disorders, healthy relationships, and grief and loss.
Joanna also holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island. She began working in the field of psychology with children and adolescents with autism. She then moved on to work with older adolescents and adults at an inpatient psychiatric hospital in Montgomery County.
In her spare time, Joanna volunteers at a yoga studio once a week as she believes it is important for individuals to develop themselves fully in all areas of their life including mind, body and spirit.
Colleen Finzel
Colleen Finzel is a student in the Pastoral Counseling Master of Science program at Neumann, and she is an adjunct instructor in the English Department at West Chester University. She has earned graduate and undergraduate degrees in English literature. In addition to teaching college writing and literature classes, Colleen taught Language Arts for four years at a high school for students with learning differences. Colleen has led workshops on a variety of topics, such as conflict resolution, journal writing, creativity and spirituality, and the emotional and social aspects of living with ADHD and/or learning differences. Colleen is passionate about working with young adults to explore and celebrate the gifts that are inherent in thinking and learning "differently."
Colleen's college and high school students inspired her to pursue a degree in counseling. These students have shared their insights about the complex issues they face in their daily lives, at home, in school, at work, in their communities, and in their spiritual lives. They have also taught Colleen about courage, creativity and resilience. Colleen focuses on personal growth through nurturing the whole self: physical, emotional, mental, social, and spiritual. Her areas of interest include relationships, grief and loss, and living with/thriving with ADHD and learning differences.


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Tovah Feldshuh Hosts Broadway Beauty Pageant March 19; Jackie Hoffman, Tonya Pinkins Among Judges
By Michael Gioia
Four-time Tony Award nominee Tovah Feldshuh (Golda's Balcony, Lend Me a Tenor, Sarava, Yentl) hosts the sixth annual Broadway Beauty Pageant March 19 at Symphony Space.
The annual event, scheduled to begin at 8 PM, benefits New York's Ali Forney Center. The Broadway Beauty Pageant, directed by Ryan J. Davis, is written and conceived by Jeffery Self. Christopher Denny is the musical director.
Participants include Andrew Chappelle (Mamma Mia!), Wilkie Ferguson (Porgy and Bess), Corey Mach (Godspell), Jesse Swimm (Mary Poppins) and Anthony Wayne (Priscilla Queen of the Desert), who will be judged by Jackie Hoffman (The Addams Family), pop culture columnist Michael Musto and Tony winner Tonya Pinkins (Caroline, or Change).
Brent Barrett (Chicago) and past Pageant winners Frankie James Grande (Mamma Mia!), Michael Cusumano (Chicago) and Anthony Hollock (Hair) are set to perform.
The Broadway Beauty Pageant, according to press notes, "will feature male cast members representing their respective Broadway shows, competing for the title crown through talent, interview and swimsuit competitions. The contestants will go head to head in front of a panel of celebrity judges, but ultimately, the final vote is in the audience's hands."
The Ali Forney Center was started in June 2002 in response to the lack of safe shelter for LGBT youth in New York City. They have become the nation's largest and most comprehensive organization dedicated to homeless LGBT youth.
The Broadway Beauty Pageant is presented by Time Warner NYC, HBO and The Corcoran Group, and produced by Ryan J. Davis, Wil Fisher and Matthew Oberstein.
Symphony Space is located at 2537 Broadway at 95th Street. For more information and tickets, call (212) 864-5400 or visit www.SymphonySpace.org or www.BroadwayBeautyPageant.com.
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A Jamaal Charles touchdown and Ryan Succop field goal put the Chiefs up 10-0 over the Steelers in the first quarter of Monday Night Football.
This is the first time the Chiefs led an entire quarter this season. The Steelers came back to lead the game 13-10.
Byron Leftwich was in for the Steelers after Ben Roethlisberger left the game in the second half with what appears to be a serious shoulder injury.
Succup missed a field goal in the third quarter, but made up for it by nailing a 46-yard field goal to send the game into overtime.
A Matt Cassel interception led to a field goal for the Steelers, who won the game 16-13.
Roethlisberger left early in the third quarter after getting slammed to the turf by Kansas City linebackers Tamba Hali and Justin Houston. Coach Mike Tomlin said he was taken to a hospital for evaluation.
The Steelers (6-3) went on to their fourth consecutive victory. Shaun Suisham kicked a 23-yard field goal 51 seconds into the extra period, one play after Lawrence Timmons intercepted Cassel and returned it to the 5.
Jamaal Charles ran for 100 yards and a score for the Chiefs (1-8), who have lost six straight.
The Chiefs rallied in spite of themselves in the final 2 minutes. Cassel led Kansas City 52 yards - converting a 4th & 15 in the process, setting up Succop's field goal as time expired.
Kansas City's only other victory this season came in overtime, a stunning upset in New Orleans in September. Any chance at a repeat faded when Cassel's pass on the second play of extra period landed in the hands of Timmons, who returned it 23 yards to set up Suisham's second game-winning field goal of the season.
The victory, however, came at a high cost for the Steelers.
Roethlisberger is in the midst of a career year but struggled through a so-so first half and was 9 of 18 for 84 yards and a touchdown when Hali came down on top of him while taking a sack on Pittsburgh's first possession of the second half.
Leftwich, playing for the first time in two years, was rusty in relief. He completed 7 of 14 passes for 73 yards though he did produce a scoring drive early in the third quarter that gave the Steelers a 13-10 lead.
It nearly held up on a night the Chiefs had one touchdown called back due to a penalty and another overturned on replay. Chiefs defensive players drew scorn on social media sites for their obviously choreographed celebration on the touchdown that was called back.
Cassel completed 11 of 26 passes for 154 yards for Kansas City. But the team ranked last in the NFL in turnover margin saved its biggest mistake for overtime.
Pittsburgh came in riding a 3-game winning streak that erased the sour taste of a 2-3 start, and the Steelers insisted all week they wouldn't look past the Chiefs toward a showdown against rival Baltimore next Sunday.
Funny, Pittsburgh certainly looked distracted at the start of a raw, soggy night at Heinz Field.
The Chiefs didn't take long to erase one bit of misery in their lifeless, luckless season, taking their first lead during regulation since New Year's Day during a spirited first half in which they avoided the kind of gaffes - turnovers, penalties, assignment breakdowns - that have plagued them all year.
With Charles gashing Pittsburgh's defensive line and Cassel avoiding mistakes, Kansas City raced in front 10-0. Cassel hit Tony Moeaki for 38 yards on the Chiefs' second drive, setting up a 12-yard touchdown run by Charles to give Kansas City its first lead since a 7-3 victory over Denver in the 2011 regular-season finale.
The lead grew to 10-0 after an Isaac Redman fumble deep in Pittsburgh territory led to a 22-yard field goal by Succop.
Like any brief flirtation with success for Kansas City, it didn't last.
The Steelers drew even before halftime. Working almost exclusively with his tight ends, Roethlisberger drove Pittsburgh to a 35-yard field goal by Suisham and tied it on Pittsburgh's next possession, when Mike Wallace atoned for an earlier drop by making a remarkable 7-yard touchdown grab in the corner of the end zone. The ball slid through Wallace's hands, but he secured it with his legs - and controlled it - before rolling out of bounds.
There would be no second-half carryover, however. Whatever momentum the Steelers had vanished the second Roethlisberger trudged to the sideline holding his right shoulder.
In that moment all the chatter about Kansas City's visit and former Chiefs coach turned Pittsburgh offensive coordinator Todd Haley's shot at revenge vanished.
Earlier Monday, the Chiefs announced that they have lost defensive end Glenn Dorsey for the season because of injuries. He has likely played his last game for the Chiefs.
The Chiefs placed Dorsey on the injured reserve list. Defensive back Neiko Thorpe from the 53-man roster.
Dorsey played in just four games this season. He injured his left calf in practice in September and missed four games, then injured his right calf during a 31-13 loss to the Chargers on Nov. 1. The former first-round draft pick finishes the season with seven tackles and no sacks.
Dorsey has played five seasons with the Chiefs. A star player at LSU, Dorsey was selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2008 draft. He has played in 66 games with the Chiefs, recording 222 tackles, four sacks, one forced fumble and four fumble recoveries.
Those are not the statistics the Chiefs were hoping to get when they drafted him so high. He plays against the run, but comes out of the game during obvious passing positions.
The Chiefs are unlikely to re-sign him when his contract expires at the end of the season.
Thorpe made the Chiefs this summer after signing with the club as an undrafted rookie free agent. He played on special teams during a 9-6 loss to the Ravens last month, and was on the practice squad when he was promoted before Kansas City faced the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night. Thorpe played in 51 games at Auburn.
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The Dallas Cowboys added another field goal to make it 6-0 over the Cincinnati Bengals through one-and-a-half quarters in the 2010 Hall of Fame game in Canton, OH.
The Cowboys started on their own 45 and drove 39 yards on eight plays to get in field goal range for the 34-yard David Buehler kick.
Third stringer Stephen McGee was the quarterback. He was 3/3 for 37 yards on the drive.
The Cowboys lead 6-0 nearing the end of the first half.
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Alternatives to Divorce
Civil Annulment
A Civil Annulment is the legal process a couple goes through to have their marriage declared null and void.
Obtain an Annulment Through The Catholic Church
The Catholic Church has established certain procedures that a couple must follow when petitioning for an annulment. Primarily, a civil court must divorce a couple before they can attain an annulment. Below are the steps one takes to have their previous marriage nullified
How To Behave During A Legal Separation
How you behave during a legal separation can determine what happens should you decide to divorce. So, take the high road and behave!
The Financial Benefits Of a Legal Separation Agreement
Living separately without a legal separation agreement does not protect your legal rights when it comes to splitting assets, child custody and visitation.
The "Non - Divorce" Divorce
Potentially big legal fees, health-insurance needs and the expense of separate households cause some couples to stay under one roof even when their marriages are all but dead.


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Tai Chi Grandmaster & Students Sporting Custom Ink! by Viola Brumbaugh - almost 4 years ago
"Grandmaster Chen Zhenglei, one of China's top 10 martial artists, comes to Eugene, Oregon once a year to train disciples, instructors and students for an intensive week long Tai Chi camp. These special shirts were made for Wise Orchid Martial Arts depicting the pose "Lazily Tying One's Coat" which we are holding in pose here."


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Gene Simmons: Gene Simmons KISS co-founder and lead singer, Gene Simmons, is a multi-hyphenate entrepreneur and one of the world's most recognized personalities. His many titles include rock legend, TV star, writer, lecturer and most notably, a businessman. Born an only child to his mother, a Holocaust survivor, in Israel, Simmons has gone on to climb the heights of fame and international recognition. Simmons co-founded the legendary KISS almost 40 years ago. The band has sold over 100 million CDs and DVDs worldwide, and continues to sell out stadiums and arenas around the world, breaking boxoffice records set by Elvis and the Beatles, and boasting over 3,000 licensed / merchandise items. In October 2012, the band released the 20th studio album to date, MONSTER, which debuted in the top 3 of the Billboard charts within its first week. With millions of fans on Twitter and Facebook and speaking FIVE languages including, English, Hebrew, Hungarian, German, some Japanese and intending to learn Mandarin, Gene Simmons is the personification of today's globally connected citizen and the ideal spokesperson for Ortsbo, a real-time language translation platform. In addition to performing, Mr. Simmons has his own record company, Simmons / Universal Music, a joint venture between Universal Music and Belinda Stronach. He also discovered, signed, and produced the demo for Van Halen, and has managed the music career of Liza Minnelli, among others. Outside of his music business endeavours, Mr. Simmons expanded his artistic explorations in the areas of TV and film. He has his own realty show on A&E, "Gene Simmons Family Jewels," which after airing for nine seasons made it the longest-running celebrity reality show of all time. He has also completed two seasons of his other show, Gene Simmons' Rock School, for VH-1. In addition, he created the show Mr. Romance for Oxygen, as well as his own cartoon, My Dad the Rock Star, for Nickelodeon's NickToons. As an actor, Simmons has co-starred in several motion pictures, among them "Runaway" (TriStar), "Wanted: Dead or Alive" (New World), and "Extract" (Miramax). He also served as co-producer of New Line Films' "Detroit Rock City." As a successful businessman, Mr. Simmons is a Co-Founding Partner in Cool Springs, a life equity strategy company that provides estate planning for high net worth individuals whose earnings exceed $20 Million. Other entrepreneurial accomplishments include his own book imprint, Simmons / Phoenix books, which published his NY Times Best Seller, SEX MONEY KISS, the LA Times Best Seller, LADIES OF THE NIGHT and the upcoming new book, GENE SIMMONS ART OF WAR. He also has his own line of comics, SIMMONS COMICS ANTHOLOGY, which he recently launched at San Diego's Comic Con 2012. Mr. Simmons graduated from New York State University (NYSU) and City University New York (CUNY) and holds a Bachelor of Education degree. After graduating, he taught sixth grade in Spanish Harlem in New York City and then became the Assistant to the Director of the Puerto Rican InterAgency Council, a government funded research and demonstration project. Early in his career, Mr. Simmons worked at Glamour and then at Vogue, as the assistant to the editor, Kate Lloyd.
Jon Lovitz: For the last twenty years, Jon Lovitz has been one of the best known comedians in the universe…well, according to his cats. For the first ten years of his career, he did plays in high school, earned a B.A. in Drama at the University of California, Irvine and studied acting with Tony Barr at the Film Actors Workshop. After an unfruitful year in New York, he returned to Los Angeles and at the advice of Tony Barr, he began concentrating solely on comedy. He began taking classes at the famous improve comedy group, "The Groundlings" in 1982. A year later, after being accepted into "The Sunday Company", Jon got his first job as an actor for two weeks on the television show "The Paper Chase: the Second Year". Thinking he was on his way, he promptly quit his job at the clothing store…and became a messenger. The next three years – nothing!!! Then, in September of 1984, he was accepted into the main company at the Groundlings. On March 28, 1985 the Groundlings appeared on "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson". It was here Jon premiered his character "Tommy Flanagan of Pathological Liars Anonymous". This kicked off a series of events, including getting an agent, a movie ("Last Resort") and a series ("Foley Square") on the same day, a voice over for a cartoon ("The Brave Little Toaster") and the big break of his career (with the recommendations of Larraine Newman and Charles Grodin) "Saturday Night Live"…all this by September of 1985. He has not stopped working since. He was nominated for an Emmy his first two years on Saturday Night Live. He became known for many characters, including "Tommy Flanagan of Pathological Liars Anonymous" ("Yeah, that's the ticket!"), "Master Thespian", "Hannukuh Harry" and "the Devil". He has appeared in over thirty movies, including "Big", "A League of Their Own", "The Wedding Singer", "High School High", "Small Time Crooks", and "Rat Race". He has worked with some of the best comedy directors, including Penny Marshall, Rob Reiner, Jerry Zucker, and the man who influenced Jon to be a comedian in the first place (when Jon was 13), Woddy Allen. He has also worked with such filmmakers as Todd Solonz (in "Happiness") and Richard Kelly (in "Southland Tales"). Jon has become well known for his distinctive voice. He was the lead voice of the character "Jay Sherman" in the acclaimed cult cartoon series, "The Critic" and has done voice overs for many other animated features ("American Tale: Fievel Goes West", "Cats and Dogs", "Eight Crazy Nights", etc.) He has also worked on "The Simpsons" many times, including creating the character of Marge Simpson's boyfriend, "Artie Ziff" (which sounds suspiciously like Jay Sherman). He has appeared on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre in Neil Simon's play "The Dinner Party", taking over the lead role from Henry Winkler. He has sung (yes, he can sing!) at Carnegie Hall three times (including "Great Performances: Ira Gershwin at 100: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall) and sung the National Anthem at Dodger Stadium and the U.S. Open. And he sung with English rock star, Robbie Williams at the Royal Alpert Hall and appears on his album, "Swing While You're Winning!" He was the first famous guest star on the hit show "Friends" and guest starred on "Seinfeld" the same week. In 2005 he guest starred three times on the hit show "Las Vegas" in a recurring role. In 2006, he was offered (and accepted) a recurring role on the hit show "Two and a Half Men", playing Charlie Sheen's nemesis, Archie Baldwin. Two years ago, he pursued his dream of becoming a stand-up comedian. He is one of few performers to start as an actor and then become a stand up and is now successfully headlining in nightclubs, theatres, and casinos across the country (a BIG THANK YOU TO DANA CARVEY!!!!) "I've had a great career. I've been very fortunate and I would be remiss not to give credit to my great teachers, Ashley Carr, Robert Cohen, Stuart Duckworth, Bill Needles, Tony Barr, Warren Robertson, Randy Bennett, and Phyliss Katz." In 2006 he will appear in four feature films: Mel Brook's "The Producers: The Musical", Adam Sandler's "The Benchwarmers", Richard Kelly's "Southland Tales" and Amy Heckerling's "I Could Be Your Woman" (where he plays Michelle Pfeiffer's ex-husband… and Jon left her, just so you know!)


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Old-Style Pontoon fishing boats have been around for years
Are you looking to catch more fish?
In less time?
With less hassle?
With the new, patented Sea Eagle FoldCattm you can
New Green color - New for 2014, the Sea Eagle FoldCat has a dark green color to blend in with the water where you most want to fish.
Unique Folding Frame Exclusive! Most pontoon boats have a huge, metal frame with tons of parts. The FoldCattm features a unique, patented Folding Frame design that assembles in 5 minutes.
Full Floor The FoldCattm has a full floor so you have far more useable space than ordinary pontoon fishing boats - and it's a "safety net" that catches gear you may drop. This allows you to carry more fishing tackle and supplies than ordinary pontoon boats.
Two 360° swivel seats Plenty of back support and generous cushions put you in the lap of luxury on every fishing excursion. Instant snapon/ snap-off without tools.
Up to 4 Rod Holders These top-quality rod holders mount into pre-drilled holes on two benches. Each rod holder accepts all rods, lock-in ring holds rod safe and secure, rotates 360°.
2 Carry Bags Your FoldCattm packs tightly and carries neatly in our 2, durable nylon carry bags (hull bag included). They fit easily in a full-size car trunk.
The North American Fishing Club, America's oldest fishing organization, has tested and awarded the FoldCattm their coveted Seal of Approval.
" The quality, durability, toughness, design, maneuverability and price make this an all-around excellent value. In my opinion it can't be beat."
- Patrick Smith,
North American Fishing Club Reviewer
U.S. Patent #7240634 was awarded to SeaEagle.com for the unique, folding frame design of the FoldCattm. This unique design simply cannot be found on any other pontoon boat in the world.
Would you hit an inflatable boat with a claw hammer? We hit the 1000 denier hull material in our Sea Eagle boats with a claw hammer .... with the sharp claw end.
The Sea Eagle reinforced hull material can take this incredible pounding ... so you don't need to sweat bumping into the dock now and then.
See what these happy customers say about the FoldCattm:
"This boat has met every expectation that I've had"
If I had somebody ask me if they should buy this boat I'd just say "What are you waiting for? Go get one!"
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Western MA Anyone who is considering purchasing a boat should definitely look at the FoldCattm 375. It is the most versatile bass boat I've ever seen. It's made my retirement a real pleasure
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Alden, IA I've lived on rivers and around lakes my whole life. I'm familiar with boats and the FoldCattm is ideal for what I wanted: a small fishing outfit for ponds, lakes and rivers. It's ideal to fish off. I can't find anything wrong with it at all
I've given the FoldCattm pretty rough treatment and it doesn't seem to hurt it any. It's been over rocks and snags and I haven't poked a hole in it yet. The hull material sample that Sea Eagle sent me sold me. I even tried puncturing the sample material and I couldn't.
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Comfortable, folding, Green Swivel Seat. (Please note, hardware and pedestal are not included.)
This set comes with (1) AB20 double bladed 8' Paddle and (2) 4' 1/4" Oar extension handles. This will create (2) 8' 1/2" oars. For use with any kayak, canoe, and paddleski or catamaran.
Scotty Baitcaster rod holder and side/deck mount.
This Release A Seat allows the Swivel Seat to be installed or removed easily. (Max weight capacity rating of 250 LBS.)
A high capacity foot pump made of durable ABS plastic that packs down for easy travel. Comes with triple styled nozzle for use on deluxe one-way valves.
Set of 2 Oarlocks for 375fc and 440fc. Made of tough, unbreakable engineering plastic, angled just right for rowing our 375fc and 440fc. Comes with mounting hardware.
Locks oars in place when used on the Oarlocks for 375fc and 440fc.
7" Pedestal for Swivel Seat used on Foldcats and 285FPB.
Repair kit for 1000 Denier PVC boats. Includes hull repair material, tube of glue & Halkey-Roberts valve replacement tool.
Adds safe, secure support for casting while standing and a convenient hand-hold while stepping aboard. Strong tubular aluminum with soft foam grip. Clips on without tools, folds down for transport.
Special heavier thickness, stronger aluminum shaft with fiberglass and aluminum reinforced blades. Utilizes a flat blade for flat river or lake rowing. This is one tough oar set. 7'10" long.
Carry Bag for transporting your Sea Eagle 330, 370, 8, 9, 124- also great for your accessories. Made with heavy duty 440 denier nylon fabric. Measures 26"x48". Comes with convenient carry strap and drawstring.
Minn Kota electric motors are known to be the most reliable electric motors on the market. The Endura 30 brings you the reliability and performance you've come to expect from Minn Kota at a great value.
While 30 lbs of thrust might not work for a heavy fiberglass boat, it is more than enough for our boats and kayaks.
Even our Transom Sport boats will perform well with this motor where currents are light.
**Coast Guard requirements dictate that each ungrounded current-carrying conductor must be protected by a manually reset, trip-free circuit breaker or fuse.
Easy access external battery terminals allow trolling motor leads and charger leads to be connected and disconnected without ever opening the box.
This Power Center includes: built-in LED battery meter display indicating how much charge is available, two 12-volt accessory cigarette lighter style plugs for your sounder, laptop or cell phones and two manual reset circuit breakers (15 amp for accessory plugs and 60 amp for trolling motor). Fits group 24 and 27 size batteries.
1 Year MinnKota Factory Warranty.
The perfect outboard for tenders, dinghies, transom boats, motormount boats and daysailers. Weighs 29.5 lbs. Short shaft - 23"
*Note: Non compatible with the 124smb, Frameless Pontoon Boats or 14sr (which use the Torqeedo Travel 1003L)
***Does not ship from Sea Eagle warehouse. Item is drop shipped from Illinois.***
This comfortable Swivel Seat can be used on many of our Sea Eagle boats. For use on Motormount boats, Sport boats, and the FoldCats the seat can be mounted on a 54 qt. cooler which will fit snugly into any of these boats. (Please note, hardware and bench are not included.) This seat can also be attached to our Seat Spider. This seat CANNOT be attached to a single bench seat (WS25, WS2505 or SPW).
The real time saver of this bag design is the way it wraps around the boat hull. You don't have to spend time folding the boat to the exact proportions of the bag. Just roll up the boat and place on the open bag, and wrap the flaps around it.
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