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Metropolis Concert Club, which opened last year in Perth, Western Australia, has the distinction of being the only custom-built concert club in the country. The owner of the club, The Metropolitan Group (TMG), which has operated a smaller renovated club in Fremantle, WA, since 1990, had been exploring for some time the possibility of a purpose-designed venue intended to provide premium facilities for live entertainment. Based on the reactions of artists and patrons alike to Metropolis, it's clear that their mission to create an exciting venue has succeeded.
Metropolis, strategically located between the central business district and the vibrant nightclub/restaurant area of Northbridge, is a stunning blend of internationally influenced architectural styles that creates a chic decor. For those who prefer a quiet drink away from the main buzz there are several themed bars discreetly tucked away.
When summer arrives, the club's open-air roof level is used for private functions, providing a panoramic view of the Perth night skyline. In these peak months a small, temporary lighting rig is installed alongside the permanent Griven Tracer 4000, which provides a mini-light show for patrons and passers-by.
Metropolis switches from live bands to dance parties with relative ease. As it can accommodate up to 5,000 guests, it has become a fixture on the national touring circuit. Prior to the club, Perth lacked a medium-sized concert venue, forcing promoters to use either stadium-sized venues lacking in intimacy or small nightclubs without adequate technical facilities. Metropolis has successfully filled that niche.
The exterior architecture belies that the club is built over seven levels which can be accessed via either elevators or chrome-and-wood staircases. The emphasis in the space is on height, with the main front-of-house grid suspended some 50-60' (15-20m) above the dance floor at its highest point.
This is a mixed blessing for the lighting. To maximize audience sightlines to the stage and dance floor, viewing levels are located directly above each other. But the fully motorized lighting grid has been designed to be lowered to mask off the upper levels when a more intimate atmosphere is required.
Lighting consultant and co-designer of the suspension system, Con Biviano from Universal Lighting and Audio of Brisbane, Queensland, is pleased with the flexibility the motorized trussing offers. "Metropolis is a high, narrow building that was designed by architect Tom Brooking to have an industrial/ warehouse feel about it. I felt it was important to have a flexible front-of-house grid to accommodate the different modes in which the venue operates."
Biviano, who was fortunate to come aboard the project early enough to have substantial input into the technical aspects of the club, worked very closely with Brooking, who also designed the interior and was co-designer with Biviano of the trussing. Biviano was first approached about Metropolis by two of the club's owners, who had gone to Entech (Australia's annual technical trade show) in Sydney in 1996 to source lighting equipment for the project.
The owners were impressed by the Universal Lighting and Audio stand, and in particular the German-made JB Lighting equipment which Universal distributes. On the final day of Entech, Biviano sat down with the owners and over a three-hour lunch sketched out his ideas for the club lighting. They liked his concepts and felt confident thathe would provide excellent after-sales service and support despite Brisbane being some 2,500 miles (4,000km) from Perth.
With a lighting budget of approximately AU$750,000 (US$500,000), Biviano set about designing a flexible lighting plan with the knowledge that the club would be doing quick turnarounds between modes. Biviano had eight months to complete the work, but relates that "the club had its grand opening on December 23, 1996, and although we thought we had a lot of time, of course it was hectic right up to the last minute."
The owners, Biviano says, didn't pinch pennies. "Their main criterion was to create a stunning club that looked great and had access to the latest technology. Every aspect of the club has used the best materials that money could buy. A huge advantage was that Tom Brooking has a background in the entertainment industry, so he and I developed an excellent working relationship."
The truss design was crucial to the lighting for several reasons: It had to be practical and flexible, and it also had to provide an interesting surface for beams of light to shoot through and create texture. Besides the main front-of-house truss, the proscenium arch stage with its 45'-wide (13m) opening is framed with truss that drops down to create a giant letter M in the center. Anthony Petruzio, Metropolis' lighting engineer, says the club often does a spectacular live reveal of the M.
Suspended above the stage are five lighting bars rigged with Infinity chrome PAR-64 lamps. Each of the levels of the club has luminaires rigged below the handrails to compensate for the height of the main grid and to provide front fill to the stage and additional coverage for the dance floor. The main components of the rig include 20 JB 1,200W HMI Varyscan 4s, 20 Varycolour 2000 color changers, 10 Varyscan 3 Special Pluses, 10 Varyscan 3 Specials, and 100 Infinity chrome PAR-64 cans.
Four Le Maitre Special Effects Inc. G300 smoke machines highlight the beams. A variety of effects including mirror balls, UV projectors, 20 Abstract Design to Light Futurescan 3 CEDs, four Abstract Twister 3s, 10 Abstract Gladiator CEDs, and six Moonlight Illumination Galactic Moon 2 CEs, six Monster Moon 250s, and four Hypermoon 100s add to the club's atmosphere. The lighting system is controlled through 900 channels of DMX. Petruzio favors the flexibility of the Avolites Rolacue Pearl control desk, which suits his style of constant hands-on operation, though the club also boasts a ShowCAD control system with MIDI and SMPTE inputs for preprogramming, and two Abstract 64-channel CE controllers.
A 10W argon laser is rigged on the rear wall of the 26'-deep (8m) stage and 70 bounce mirrors are positioned around the club to allow for different effects. The laser was purchased directly from US-based Laser Production Network, which came to Perth to install it. A G120 X/Y/Z scanner bed, driven by Lasermax and Smartmax software packages on an IBM-compatible PC, directs the laser.
One year down the road, Biviano is still closely involved in the club and regularly communicates with Petruzio to sort out problems or toss around new ideas. "It has been a great experience working on the club with everyone involved acting as a team. Nothing was ever too much trouble and there was no scrimping on the quality of anything." Biviano has cemented the relationship with the club's owners even further by consulting on their latest venture, The Clink--an underground nightclub that features original jail cells as part of its structure. The results of their "imprisonment" should add further excitement to the Australian club scene.
Jacqueline Molloy is an Australia-based freelance writer with a background in lighting and production management. She is currently technical manager of the Perth Concert Hall in Western Australia, and lectures part-time in technical theatre and lighting design.
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The Spokane Indians stumbled in the first of six games in as many days against the Everett AquaSox, losing 4-2 on Wednesday night at Avista Stadium in Northwest League play.
Jack Reinheimer hit a solo homer in the first inning to give the AquaSox an early lead, and he scored on an RBI single in the fourth by Austin Wilson as Everett went up 2-0.
Everett added another run in the seventh, but two runs from Spokane in the bottom of the frame in the form of a Marcus Greene walk and Ryan Cordell home run narrowed the gap. Unfortunately for Spokane, that was all the offense could muster.
Former Gonzaga Bulldog Tyler Olson recorded his first career save for the AquaSox, striking out one with a walk and a hit allowed in the final 2 1/3 innings. Jake Zokan (5-3) struck out six in 6 2/3 innings for the win, while Collin Wiles (2-6) got the loss.
Spokane plays host to Everett Thursday and Friday before heading to the west side for a three-game series at Everett to close out the regular season. The Indians, at 15-18, currently sit four games back of the 'Sox in the second-half standings. Spokane is seven games back overall at 35-36.

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If you publish a picture of someone without a release and the subject finds out, they can come after you. Find a good lawyer.
As far as I kow, this is only true if the image is used for commercial advertising purposes. They can try to sue you of course, but to what end? To most, the money gained from the lawsuit would be far less than the cost of hiring a lawyer and going to court. People are sue happy, when they know they can make a buck. So unless you are making a killing off of selling that photo for a billboard display, the likelyhood of legal action just isn't there.
So, how do the Hollywood paparazzi get away with it all? I mean, I'm pretty sure they're not getting signed releases from Lohan or the like in the embarrassing pics they take of them....and they DO sell those images for commercial use (TMZ, magazines, etc).
And anyone that gets in the news, they get pics taken and I'm sure they get paid for them, people that are maybe only famous for their 15 minutes, but people sell pics of them, and I'm guessing many don't get model release forms signed.
How do they get away with that then?
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There is a fundamental difference between commercial use, and news and editorial usage. If you take a picture in a public place of Justin Bieber you can sell it to a "news" outlet for news or editorial use, you cannot use it in an advert for hair gel. If you hire Justin Bieber and get the releases you can use the images to sell hair gel.
So....could I shoot people in public, and post them for sale on my website "listed" as for use in news/editorial only to sell them.
What people do with them after I sell them the images aren't "my" concern, right?


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Root Simple is Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen, authors of The Urban Homestead (Expanded and Revised Edition): Your Guide to Self-Sufficient Living in the Heart of the City (2008) and Making It: Radical Home Ec for a Post-Consumer World (2011).
They live in the heart of Los Angeles, in a little bungalow set on a 1/12 acre lot where almost all of their land is devoted to growing edible or otherwise useful plants and trees. Their obsessions include bees, bikes, beer, chickens, healthy cities, healing herbs, simple living and good food. In short, everything DIY!
We occassionally invite our friends to guest post for us. You may find writing here from Lora Hall (aka Homegrown Neighbor), Nancy Klehm and our friends from Ramshackle Solid: Julia Posey and Eric Thomason.
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A racehorse was captured near southbound I-75 after he escaped from Turfway Park on Saturday evening.
Joseph the Catfish, a three-year-old racehorse, escaped Turfway Park during his first race start.
Turfway representatives say that Joseph seemed nervous right off the bat. After a shaky start, the horse skittered around the first turn trying to run from under his jockey.
The jockey, Eddie Zuniga, was persistent and road Joseph to the second turn.
After rounding the second turn, Joseph the Catfish made his escape. The horse threw off Zuniga and leaped over the racetrack barrier.
Joseph ran down Houston Road past a Target and a steakhouse.
Officials chasing the horse caught up with Joseph the Catfish near the Turfway Road ramp.
The race-starter and a veterinarian were able to catch Joseph before he reached the highway.
Neither the horse nor the jockey were hurt.
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The EU constitution is a Trojan horse slapped together by corporate and banking elites with the clear purpose of undermining national sovereignty and accelerating globalization. Thank God the French had the common sense to read the document and vote it down. Unlike their American counterparts, who have been the victims of a barrage of free trade agreements (NAFTA, CAFTA, FTAA) which have sacrificed the environment, eviscerated national sovereignty, and savaged the middle-class, the French thumbed their noses at a plan that was designed to torpedo their economic system. If the constitution had passed, its neoliberal policies would inevitably put Frenchmen in direct competition with the lowest paid workers in Canton Province.
No thanks; that' a model that only works for the corporate oligarchy and their friends in the "free pressâ€.
It doesn't take much research to figure out who was behind this EU turkey. A quick glance at Google News shows that almost every major media outlet in the world supported the treaty and is already bemoaning the election results, dismissing them as a sign of "French stubbornness†and "cultural arroganceâ€. Most of the news completely eschews the facts; choosing instead to whimper about a "divided Europe†and the disgrace that Chirac's naughty children have heaped on his pristine reputation.
Just listen to the braying at the New York Times: "PARIS, May 29 – Turning its back on half a century of European history, France decisively rejected a constitution for Europe on Sunday, plunging the country into political disarray and jeopardizing the cause of European unity.â€
"Plunging the country into political disarray and jeopardizing the cause of European unity?†The "paper of record" never veers in its unfailing support for globalization, despite its dismal results in the third world.
First of all, it's a stretch just to call this neoliberal rag a constitution at all. Typically, we think of a constitution as a document that embraces the highest ideals of a people; laying out clear guidelines for safeguarding civil liberties and the rule of law; not a compendium of perks for big business and their cronies in high finance. The EU constitution simply hands over more power to an "unelected†class of euro-parasites who want to suck the life out of the social welfare system that has raised the standard of living for the middle class to the highest in the world. The French were smart enough to say, "non!â€
The constitution poses an even greater threat to French national sovereignty. As George Will notes in his May 27 article, "The constitution says member states can 'exercise their competence' only where the EU does not exercise its. But the constitution gives EU institutions jurisdiction over foreign affairs, defense, immigration, trade, energy, agriculture, fishing and much more.â€
What?!? Control over "foreign affairs, defense, immigration, trade, energy, agriculture, fishing and much more�
Why would any sovereign people transfer authority on these issues to bureaucrats and corporatists whose only interest is the bottom line? Even the conservative George Will admits that a "yes†vote "would accelerate the leeching away of each nation's sovereignty.†(Ironically, Will's article was one of only two articles, out of 1,400, to criticize the EU constitution)
An article by America Vera Zavala "The French vote on the Constitution†further clarifies the sovereignty dilemma: "The constitution centralizes even more power in the hands of the undemocratic …EU commission. The EU commission gets a fast track in trade issues….The constitution clearly speaks about a military union and states that the nation states have to increase military expenses in their national budgets ….The neoliberal economic policy is fixed in the treaty; it gives priority to the fight against inflation over unemployment – an economic dogma creating problems in the entire world.â€
In other words, the same neoliberal straightjacket that has been used throughout the developing world is now being tailored for Europe. It is a strategy that reliably transfers the lion's share of the wealth and resources to multi-national corporations and their colleagues in the banking establishment. Presumably, the resources that are directed into the military would go straight into NATO (not some alternative, European force) and remain under American control. The reason for this is that the US Military is a fully owned franchise of the corporate elite; a model that requires no fine-tuning.
The French vote is just the first volley in what will undoubtedly be a long war. The corporate moguls and their political underlings have sharpened their talons for a long and bloody conflict; they won't be discouraged by results of the democratic process. Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker has already brushed aside the French vote saying the ratification process must, "go onâ€; and certainly it will.
The EU constitution provides an excellent example of the underlying dangers facing democracy in the modern world. The insidious influence of corporations far surpasses the danger of international terrorism; at risk, are the institutions that protect personal liberty and national independence. The EU constitution, bathed in the soft pastels of a massive public relations campaign, is just the latest malevolent scheme to undermine the nation state and establish the apocryphal "new world orderâ€.
George Will said it best, "Sovereignty is a predicate of self-government. The deeply retrograde constitution would reverse five centuries of struggle to give representative national parliaments control over public finance and governance generally.â€


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on Dec 20, 2012 at 10:56 am
Please get this nuisance off the streets.
on Dec 20, 2012 at 2:44 pm
Of course he belongs in jail, but the "three counts of using a weapon of mass destruction" charge sounds a bit over the top. He used a handgun, not nuclear weapons.
on Dec 20, 2012 at 2:46 pm
Get this scumbag out of this country, or is the city of Palo Alto against the Strong Communities Program set by ICE?
And still people voted to weaken the 3 Strikes Law, they just never cease to amaze me.


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Brighton dinner ladies win Lotto jackpot
12:27pm Friday 4th January 2013 in News
A syndicate of five dinner ladies from Brighton have banked a jackpot of £2,147,580 in the Lotto.
The four ladies and one gentleman each won a life-changing £429,516 in the draw on December 29 with the ticket bought in Sainsbury's on New England Street, Brighton.
The syndicate of work colleagues have been playing every Wednesday and Saturday for 18 months, using a set of numbers chosen by each of the syndicate members.
Coris Bondsfield, 46, would buy the ticket for the group at a local National Lottery retailer and check the previous week results in her local paper.
But she swapped the weekly routine to discover the life-changing win.
She revealed, "Bizarrely I don't normally check the numbers until I get the local paper each week, but for this draw I was tidying up some paperwork while my son was doing his homework.
"Amongst the recycling and pizza offers I found the play slips and decided to check them there and then.
"I checked the two lines I play with my husband but there was nothing, then the slip with three lines on, again nothing but when I started on the final slip the numbers just kept coming.
"I wrote the numbers down in numerical order and saw three matched, then four, then five.
"When it started to dawn on me what was happening, I had to ask my son to read them all back to me.
"We both sat there completely stunned until I found my voice again and simply said, 'we've won'."
The tightknit group of friends celebrate the win over a bottle of champsgne, before Coris and her family had a celebratory meal a restaurant at Brighton Marina.
The life changing win will buy some members of the syndicate new homes and the chance to reduce their work.
But Coris' priority is a Jack Russell puppy for her son.
She said: "A trip to South Africa will also be on the cards for us. My husbands' best friend lives in Cape Town and with the winnings, it would be rude not to visit sometime soon to enjoy some winter sun."
The other syndicate members have a range of plans with the win.
Janice Ginn, 54, plans to finally buy a house after years of renting.
Laura Busby, 33, is looking forward to a family holiday to Florida.
Carol Beal, 54, will be taking her granddaughter to DisneyWorld.
Gary Beal, 32, who is Carol's son, will be able to get on the property ladder.
As one member said; "Leaving the children at the school will be hard so maybe we will continue to be Lotto winning dinner ladies!"
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Flippin Burghers says...
Hove_Factually wrote:A dinner dyke?
Poor Gary. What is the masculine form of 'dinner lady'?
2:14pm Fri 4 Jan 13
bluemonday says...
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sussexram40 says...
Hove_Factually wrote:Dinner gentleman.
Poor Gary. What is the masculine form of 'dinner lady'?
2:34pm Fri 4 Jan 13
MuammarQaddafi says...
Hove_Factually wrote:Dinner lad.
Poor Gary. What is the masculine form of 'dinner lady'?
2:39pm Fri 4 Jan 13
MuammarQaddafi says...
bluemonday wrote:If people who do the job call themselves dinner ladies, then I for one will call them that until they start calling themselves something else. If it is your work then you should be able to call it whatever you please. And as you say good luck to them all.
surely in this ridiculously pc world of ours the phrase dinner lady went out with the ark,good luck to them all
4:21pm Fri 4 Jan 13
jagiwatch says...
Hove_Factually wrote:Dinner assistant!
Poor Gary. What is the masculine form of 'dinner lady'?
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qm says...
sussexram40 wrote:Oh thank you Jeeves . . . . .
Hove_Factually wrote:Dinner gentleman.
Poor Gary. What is the masculine form of 'dinner lady'?
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Our room was spacious and very well maintained with a larger than expected balcony that we used everyday. Our experience was perfect, we got to the Port of Miami after spending the night at the Red Roof Inn, and within 20 minutes (no lie!) we were in our room. Even though there were 2900 guests, you never felt crowded. There was always seating available at the pools, entertainment and buffets. The casino was amazing as was the other entertainment, but the biggest surprise to my wife and I was the quality of food. I can honestly say the meals we had at the specialty restaurants was as good as any $300 dinner we have had. The main dining room food was on par with the specialty restaurants, but we liked to have a few of our dinners more "private" and with a little more variety.
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So, if he has killed people for something like, say, tryin to rob his wallet, discovering an undercover police officer in his organization deserves no less, and it's no surprise at all that he should kill him as well.
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Let me mention a few things: Service: The service aboard the Veendam ranges from very good to excellent. If you stand around for a few moments someone from Holland America will approach you to inquire if they could do anything for you. Wait staff was very efficient. Room service was very good. Very efficient. Brought fairly quickly. Breakfast, lunch, late night snack all were done very professionally. I tend to bring a few sets of silverware to my stateroom because in the past silverware was not always brought.
Food: Food ranges also from very good to excellent with the exception of the pizza. This pizza was one of the worst I've ever tasted. I have heard that they just changed pizza dough they use. They should use the one that Carnival uses or at least used to use. The rest of the food was well prepared and the cooks are willing to accommodate you. When I got some beef from a carving station and wanted it more well done they did that for me without giving me an argument first. There was a staff person at the drink station dispensing drinks and the ice cream was very good. No 24 hour restaurant though so if you want something between meals or a meal in your room you must order from room service. Someone from a cruise before us stated that the BBQ that they do on board the ship was not good. Not true. Their BBQ is very good. When they BBQ enjoy it. They do it once on embarkation day and once while in Bermuda. They had a dessert night like a giant Viennese table. It was nice and you could take pictures of it before it opens. However, they opened it before the pastry chef's could take their place which led to chaos at the start. There were cooking exhibitions sponsored by Food and Wine Magazine. They had Chef Achisson and the owners of several restaurants in NYC and around the world. They were good.
Entertainment: The entertainment was not bad. You may see bad reviews on entertainment, I know I did. It is not true. If you like fog machines, dirty jokes, people swinging from or climbing ropes you won't see it or hear it. They do song and dance, have a comic, have a ventriloquist as well as Bingo games in the theater. They have a DJ in the Crow's Nest., They also have a band and a harp player. There were also movies shown in the small theater most nights. Some where good and others were so so. Depends on your taste in movies. They served popcorn at the theater.
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This rock does look surprisingly like its European big brother although far more modest in size. Most of the routes on this rock are 1-pitch sport climbs, but the rock also boasts one of the longer sport routes in the canyon, Too (5.12a), at 4 pitches. There are some traditionally-protected climbs here with potential for plenty of traditional, exploring-type climbing above the sport routes...beware of rockfall. The sport climbs on this rock are well-protected and fun. During the summer months, it's a nice but popular place to climb as it keeps the shade longer than many rocks in the area and the approach is minimal. Some of the routes on the right side of the cliff have tags on the 1st bolt with names and ratings.
Getting There
This is 3.3 miles past the west side of tunnel one (which is ~4.5 miles from CO 93 & US 6). You pass over a bridge, and it's directly on your south/left side. Park on a small pullout on the north/right side, or use a larger dirt pullout downstream/before the bridge.
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Tsunami Of Charisma 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport, 1 pitch, 115'
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Titans head coach Mike Munchak said LB Zac Diles will go on injured reserve with a broken leg.
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The Texans sent an emphatic message to the rest of the AFC in Week Seven: the road to New Orleans appears likely to travel through Houston.
Titans sneak past Bills on Hasselbeck's game-winning throw
Matt Hasselbeck hit Nate Washington for a 15-yard touchdown with 1:03 left in leading the Titans to a 35-34 win over the Bills on Sunday.
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Cole says he trains anyone who is ready to take their fitness to the next level. He is dedicated to the transformation of his clients. That was evident in the work he did with the two Olympians. Wild is now a two-time gold medalist and his wife took home the bronze in Sochi. The couple is a more tangible example of how hard work and dedication pays off.
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Eliot Spitzer Disses Cable News Before Hosting One Last Liberal Constitution-Mangling Panel
Eliot Spitzer used his last day at CNN to take a shot at cable news and decry the debt ceiling debate as a "new low for American politics" – although he himself was embroiled in an ugly scandal as governor of New York only three years ago. And he made sure to include a lengthy Constitutional conversation with two of his favorite guests, liberals Fareed Zakaria and Simon Schama.
Schama, a professor of History at Columbia University, has criticized the Tea Party's reverence for the Founders' "infallibility," and snorted that they believed the Constitution to be "quasi-biblical revelation." The Columbia University professor wrote in a June 26 Newsweek piece that "True history is the enemy of reverence."
Zakaria, as NewsBusters reported, has insisted that the Constitution needs to be updated to the 21st century. The CNN analyst has especially found fault with the Second Amendment – which he derided as a "grammatical mess" – and with the "undemocratic" state representation in the Senate.
Both guests joined Spitzer for a liberal conversation about the Constitution – and a gripe session about what needs to be changed. Spitzer, no friend of the Tea Party, set Zakaria up to criticize their interpretation of the founding document. "So, the Tea Party's invocation of the Constitution – is it ahistorical?" he asked. "Does it misinterpret, at its essence, what this Constitution has been for the entirety of our nation's history?"
Zakaria praised the Tea Party's reverence for the document, but added that they have an overly-simplistic, "monolithic" view of the Constitution. "It really is this brief document that allows you to fill in the blanks over the last 222 years, filled with disagreements from the Founding Fathers onward," he noted.
"And so the idea that you can magically say the Constitution says this, and it – you know, people keep saying, well, what would Madison have said about modern drug policy, what would Washington – I mean, who knows? The world they knew was so different."
Simon Schama agreed that the Framers themselves did not agree on everything, and called for not an official Constitutional convention, but a "convention of debate" about how the Constitution should be interpreted.
A transcript of the segment, which aired on July 6 at 8:46 p.m. EDT, is as follows:
ELIOT SPITZER: So, the Tea Party's invocation of the Constitution – is it ahistorical? Does it misinterpret, at its essence, what this Constitution has been for the entirety of our nation's history?
FAREED ZAKARIA, host, Fareed Zakaria GPS: Well, I think that they are right to recognize that America is unique and that it has, at its core, not a blood and soil nationalism, but a document, a document about political ideas. And we should cherish them and we should debate them. But where they're wrong, I think, is in thinking it points in any one simple monolithic direction.
It really is this brief document that allows you to fill in the blanks over the last 222 years, filled with disagreements from the Founding Fathers onward. And so the idea that you can magically say the Constitution says this, and it – you know, people keep saying, well, what would Madison have said about modern drug policy, what would Washington – I mean, who knows? The world they knew was so different. But, of course, you have to -- you have to, you know, whether you call it modernize it or interpret it differently, of course you have to do that.
SIMON SCHAMA, History professor, Columbia University: There is one very good thing I think that could happen out of the Tea Party obsession with the Constitution. I agree with Fareed that when we're talking about what the framers had in mind, we're talking an extremely polarized debate amongst them. The good thing that could happen would be, I think, since we are now faced with a moment in American history when there's radical polarization, there are two halves of the country who have unutterably, incommensurably different views about what the federal government should be, let us have – not literally a constitutional convention – but let us have a great convention of debate on that very subject – because sure as hell, we will not get it in the election next year.
ZAKARIA: For example, I mean, I don't think Americans think about the fact that the Constitution has also left us with some very peculiar situations. We think we're the most democratic country in the world, right? But we have an upper house now, the Senate, that is probably the most undemocratic, the most unrepresentative upper house in the world.
SPITZER: Because of the allocations, to state the obvious, each state gets two votes regardless of how many – 36 million people in California, half a million in Wyoming.
ZAKARIA: Right. So if I were to say to you that people who own property should have 72 votes for every one vote that people don't, you'd say that's crazy. But people in Wyoming have 72 votes for every vote that a Californian has. It's in complete violation of one man, one vote. And it's in the Constitution.
SCHAMA: Dick Cheney's obviously responsible for that. (Laughter)
SPITZER: Well, let me end this fascinating conversation by observing that the debate about the Constitution and the education about the Constitution that we all need is precisely what, I hope, folks get by listening to you to understand the historical roots of what is a much more subtle, organic document than the wooden, monolithic and linear document that they hear about so often. I hope we get that. All right. Folks, thank you so much. Fareed, Simon, always great to have you here.
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SPITZER: Because of the allocations, to state the obvious, each state gets two votes regardless of how many – 36 million people in California, half a million in Wyoming.
They just don't get what the UNITED STATES are. We have two chambers, one with population based representation and one with state representation. The Constitution was set up this way so that people from Wyoming would not be ruled (over-ruled) by California. What these panelists are griping about is the existence of states. To them states (and especially small population states) are a hindrance to governance. These are the kind of people who are pushing the Federal Government into every facet of personal life and business and doing an end run around the Constitution on the limits to the Federal Government.
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Submitted by Reaver on Thu, 07/07/2011 - 7:49pm.
Isn't it amazing what these pseudointellectual constitutional scholars seem to forget? The bicameral legislature was a compromise worked out between the larger states that wanted representation by population and the smaller states which wanted a one state-one vote legislature. On a more partisan note are these liberals actually saying that the senate, where the democrats have the majority is "undemocratic" and the house where the republicans hold the majority is the one true way to go? Careful what you wish for guys I can't help thinking you haven't thought this idea through.
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By calling for an 'updating' of our Constitution for the . . .
Submitted by Galvanic on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 9:18am.
. . . 21st Century, these two scholars are really saying that (a) they really don't understand the very foundations of the republic as debated and codified by the Founding Fathers, and (b) they prefer a more parliamentary form of government. If the Senate seats were proportionately determined in the same manner as the House seats, you'd have two identical legislative chambers: there'd be no need for a Senate.
SIMON SCHAMA, History professor, Columbia University: " . . . there are two halves of the country who have unutterably, incommensurably different views about what the federal government should be, let us have – not literally a constitutional convention – but let us have a great convention of debate on that very subject – because sure as hell, we will not get it in the election next year."
Two halves? I think there are more than that when it comes to the role of the Federal government. There are libertarians, conservatives, liberals, socialists, anarchists, etc.
So, we hold this "convention of debate," from which comes -- what? A resolution with legal authority? Only a Constitutional convention is has such authority? A Great Opinion that scholars and politicians can point to?
If the dear professor would open his eyes, he'd see that the desired debate takes place in the halls of Congress all the time, conducted by representatives elected by the people.
Ultimate resolution of these Constitutional questions rests with the Judiciary branch -- hey, that's just the way the Founding Fathers designed it.
Spitzer, Schama, and Zakaria participated in another BOGSAT -- Bunch of Guys Sitting Around a Table. They offer opinions, and as the saying goes, "Opinions are like a--holes -- everybody's got one." It just so happens that they have similar opinions. Ironically, the professor who called for a convention of debate didn't note that no one at this BOGSAT represented the "other half."
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If they continue in the same vein of government we have today
Submitted by nonncom on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 10:03am.
anarchists may just become the majority.....just sayin'.....not that I would ever participate in the overthrowing of a socialistic, repressive, dictatorship.....should that occur....wait.....strike that last....
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Count me in.
Submitted by johnsonl on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 10:17am.
"We pledge our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor".
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It's worse than that.
Submitted by Quasi-socialist on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 10:02am.
The Constitution barely passed, largely by the Federalists swearing to the Anti-federalists that things like open-ended expansions of the Constitution by interpretation of the federal judiciary would not happen as the anti-federalist writer "Brutus" predicted.
It's funny that exactly what these proponents of ideology don't get is that the disagreement among the founding fathers and near-tipping weight that the anti-federalists had, make the Constitution even less of an ideological manifesto than what they tend to pretend it is. It is unsuitable for their purposes--after nearly half a century of beating people over the head with it for their purposes, so it should be rejected.
They want the Constitution to be either the perfect manifesto that they can cite to clobber all opposition, or they want it gone as an barrier to progress. Like a good salesman that first sells themselves, they have cited the brand of CPUSA-ACLU "reverence" for the Constitution so much that the Constitution as Divine Progressive Law still rings in their ears. But the discussion exposing the realities of the Cons., has grounded their expectations of what ideological gains can be justified through a less-sloganized version of the Constitution.
The great shallowness of liberals means that often their consideration of another position often goes no farther than some attempt at projection. So they find conservative acceptance of the Cons. as denial of its imperfections. The Holy Writ is their leftovers from trying to legislate the social revolution through using other people's reverence. Since we are satisfied with it, despite its flaws, it must be because we don't know its "flaws".
Another really interesting part of the Cons. is that despite being nearly rejected by the anti-federalist, some new federal agreement was in some sense inevitable.The main threat of the anti-federalists was not to accept that the Articles were good enough, but to scrap the Constitution, as written, and draft another one a subsequent convention. Thus the Constitutional process going on represented the states coming to terms with each other. Madison's notes, letters, and speeches on the Constitution reveal nothing less than a phenomenal grace in answering the strongest reservations of the anti-federalists.
I don't see any of that gravity on the left! I see ideological fervor. It's funny that we've granted winners-and-losers in the Constitutional debate. The Federalist Papers have become our view to the Constitution because they were on the same side of the debate as the "winners". However "Federal Farmer" and "Brutus" should be just as read as "Publius" to understand just what concessions the Federalists made to the Anti-federalists and what Anti-federalist concerns are actually addressed in our Constitution.
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Well said.
Submitted by johnsonl on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 10:21am.
I especially liked the "gravity" vs. "ideological fervor". That describes liberals to a t. They have the attention span of a gnat.
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Well if he's upset at cable news for his quick demise
Submitted by gmaniac1 on Thu, 07/07/2011 - 7:10pm.
shouldn't he be upset over the governorship for even a quicker demise?
Sorry Splitzer bit it seems the problem in your life reverts back to one thing, YOU!
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Good point
Submitted by Galvanic on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 9:23am.
But narcissists never see themselves as the problem.
I imagine he'll get hired to do a column for Huffington Post or the Daily Beast, until the next TV job comes along.
How about a political reality TV show about prostitutes and their politician clients? Working title: "Hookers and Ho's"
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Thanks Galvanic and we could dare to dream!
Submitted by gmaniac1 on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 7:51pm.
You know what's crazy about that kind of reality show?
Splitzer may think that would be a big hit and the best job in the world!
He could Weiner as a sidekick with the theme song "Whoomp There It Is!" especially the "tag team back again" part of the song lol.
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It doesn't get much more embarrassing that this:
Submitted by SickofLibs on Thu, 07/07/2011 - 8:38pm.
On the night CNN canned Spitzer, the Biography Channel aired a documentary by the name of "Client No. 9".
When the lib Biography Channel attacks, it's ovah, baby.
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You think these nitwits
Submitted by Boudin on Thu, 07/07/2011 - 8:57pm.
Would had realized he is one and the same jacka$$ that got him canned as Gov? Libtards reward failure at a staggering pace.
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Fast N' ferocious, over the border, hand off to an alien
Submitted by upcountrywater on Thu, 07/07/2011 - 9:11pm.
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I see whats going on here.
Submitted by rob.man on Thu, 07/07/2011 - 9:01pm.
I see whats going on here. The liberal media is out to attack our constitution and our founding fathers to further their "fundamental change". Wake up. they are trying to simply drown our middle and conservative America to push their agenda.......doing so by giving the inner cities the most power which is overwhelming liberal.
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All the "flyover states"
Submitted by johnsonl on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 10:26am.
have to do is send a little reminder to the liberal cities of how this country really works.
Stop the flow of food for a week. Stop accepting their trash for a week.
Let them have a little taste of who controls whom.
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This nation is infested with too many liberals.
Submitted by Rush Fan on Thu, 07/07/2011 - 9:17pm.
Obama's legacy -Why Barack Obama needs our support in 2012
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Founder's "infallability"?
Submitted by big.league.slider on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 1:30am.
Maybe if Columbia University's constitutional "Professor" Schama had actually bothered to study the US Constitution and the Founding Fathers, he would have understood that they saw both themselves, and the Constitutional document that they produced, as being imperfect creations. And that's why they put in place mechanisms within the document for changing it.
The irony is that the pseudo-intellectual Schama and his like-minded liberal cohorts see the Founding Father's true genius as being flawed, while their own intellectually-feeble concept of politics based on bitterness and envy is how American society should really be arranged. They're angry that the "little people" might have some say in how the country is run.
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Hear, Hear!
Submitted by johnsonl on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 10:27am.
Hear, Hear!
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Client No. 10
Submitted by MinneMike on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 2:47am.
where you at?
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He recently resigned from
Submitted by Beukeboom on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 8:53am.
He recently resigned from office after serving as a Representative from NY's 9th congressional disctrict.
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It's amazing how Leftists sit
Submitted by Rusty Shackleford on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 12:53pm.
It's amazing how Leftists sit around and ridicule how Madison or Washington would handle 21st century problems with their 18th century minds. What they don't get (or do get and don't want others to know) is that the Constitution is largely a document that understand human nature and human nature doesn't change. It builds a framework upon which just about anything can be done or handled, but it defines it in such a way to minimize the negative attributes of human nature.
Chris Matthews: The Joy Behar of MSNBC.
Bill Maher: The Joy Behar of HBO.
Paul Krugman: The Joy Behar of The New York Times.
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Chicago Bears cornerback Charles Tillman told the world Thursday morning that his wife expects to give birth to their daughter on Monday, and he plans to play in Sunday's game against the Houston Texans.
Peanut broke the news himself via Twitter.
@mikeandmike god, family, football... Baby is coming Monday don't worry I'll be there Sunday.— Charles Tillman (@peanuttillman) November 8, 2012
Earlier in the week, the Bears faced the possibility of playing without Tillman, who planned to be with his wife when she gave birth. Controversy swirled around the news when Pro Football Talk editor Mike Florio publicly criticized decision to miss the game.
My position was and is that the players have made a lifestyle choice that entails being available 16 days per year, no matter what. If they choose not to plan their nine-month family expansion activities to coincide with the eight months per year when their work activities don't entail playing games that count, why should their teams suffer the consequences?
Tillman's teammates, the media and fans rallied to his defense in the wake of PFT's ginned up controversy.
Peanut Tillman is making a solid case for the league's Defensive Player of the Year. He leads the NFL with seven forced fumbles. He also has a pair of interceptions and two defensive touchdowns as part of a dominant Chicago defense that's limiting opponents to an average of just 15 points per game.


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NorCal IPA - Moylan's Brewery
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Ratings: 168 | Reviews: 66 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by Trilogy31:
3.5/5 rDev -3%
02-03-2013 04:15:20 | More by Trilogy31
More User Reviews:
North Carolina
4.1/5 rDev +13.6%
Nice to see another new Moylan's ware to try.Poured into an imperial nonic a rich clear medium to full golden with a thinner but well defined white head atop.Whoo big resiny hops in the nose,sharp and in your face,there is also a grapefruit rind note that is just as brash,a hop lovers dream right here.Dry and sharp on the palate,the hops come off bitter and resiny with not much fruitiness to them,there is a semblence of a sweet biscuit malt base underneath the hop onslaught but it really plays a smaller role.A hopheads beer if you like resiny bitter instead of fruity hops,I like both,and I like this beer, this is hardcore.
10-14-2011 20:37:10 | More by oberon
4/5 rDev +10.8%
07-06-2013 06:42:07 | More by Drunkenass
3.25/5 rDev -10%
06-26-2012 22:10:18 | More by DWolf
3.73/5 rDev +3.3%
Pours to a nice rusty amber color with a two-three finger head. Lots of hops in the nose and citrus scents you would expect from a Northern California IPA. A nice mixture of hops and malts not too dominate on either side --- good balance. It's a medium bodied drink that is pretty smooth and bitter at the end.
07-26-2011 01:59:39 | More by mikechance
New York
4/5 rDev +10.8%
happy to give this a try on tap at the Birdsall House in Peekskill, NY
Pours lighter almond amber, clear, lite oatmeal head, stays a spell, before going to a nice sheen/tiny bubble film, and leaves ample fine lacing.
Hop cone nose is always a pleasure, here with floral and spice accents.
Full flavor pale, hops are fresh and glowing on the palate. Earthy, resiny, and fresh tasting. Nice hoppy pale, worth a try or two if available at your local tavern or bottle shop
11-17-2011 01:07:30 | More by Billolick
New York
4.03/5 rDev +11.6%
thanks to my dad for bringing this and a few other goodies home from chicago!
22oz. bottle out of the fridge poured into a snifter. no freshness date. the bottle has this listed as 6.5% ABV.
pours out a nice looking, slightly cloudy orange/ amber color. a nice big 2+ fingers of foamy slightly off white head, formed somewhat of a cap off of the pour. some nice sticky lace. very nice retention.
a nice balanced aroma. pine resins and slightly spicy hops are balanced by a caramel, buttered, biscuity malt.
again, a very nice balance. lots of resinous pine takes over the palate and then is balanced by a very nice biscuit slightly candied caramel malt. big resinous, slightly spicy hop finish with lots of lingering bitterness that sticks to the palate.
medium bodied, lots of sticky malt and resinous hops. sharp bitterness. carbonation is just a tad lively for the style.
overall, i thought this was a solid ipa, some nice resiny pine qualities and definatly some nice malt. i feel as the few reviews of this beer do little justice to it.
09-24-2011 23:33:37 | More by dogfishandi
West Virginia
3.3/5 rDev -8.6%
Pours an orange pale copper hue with a slightly off white head, forms thick and bubbled. Aroma has citric layers/grapefruit pretty much upfront. Flavor doesn't seem as vibrantly hoppy as it should be but it's got a nice redeeming bitterness a bit of citrus peel but overall it's hop flavor fades to the bitterness and light biscuit malts. Why no date on the bottle I don't know but there's a ton of Moylan's floating around Pittsburgh, this was picked up at Giant Eagle Market District. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with hop oils, a bit of alcohol. Drinkability is pretty pour I need fresh Nor Cal, it would be much more complex and fresh hops helps this type of experience. This isn't so old that I'm getting off flavors just the hops are less vibrant than a super hoppy fresh version.
03-12-2011 07:37:07 | More by WVbeergeek
New Mexico
3.5/5 rDev -3%
05-12-2014 19:45:27 | More by LXIXME
3.25/5 rDev -10%
03-29-2013 06:05:12 | More by InfernoBoss
Alberta (Canada)
3.83/5 rDev +6.1%
22oz bottle, 6.5% ABV. Another selection from the Kahala Whole Foods, whilst on a vacation/wedding/honeymoon sojourn to these islands.
This beer pours a clear, glassy, medium golden amber colour, with two fingers of foamy, bubbly dirty beige head, which leaves some random island archipelago lace around the glass as it readily recedes.
It smells of toasted bready malt, a small twinge of caramel, thin citrus peel and leafy hops, with a mildly metallic lukewarm booze edge. The taste is bitter resinous pine, nondescript citrus rind, some earthy herbal, somewhat spicy notes, and a sturdy bready caramel malt.
The carbonation is a bit zingy, but in support of a commendable cause, the body an oh-so-close-to medium weight, and smooth, but for the offsetting edgy hops. It finishes off-dry, the underappreciated grainy malt still having its hands full with the lingering resinous hops.
NorCal, SouCal, can't everyone just be friends? Anyway, this is a wee bit too herbal, without the heavy-handed (once introduced, one yearns for it) requisite citrus gatekeeper, but still with a game-saving bitterness, to justify recommendation to those who may still hold sectarian Cali biases...
05-12-2012 05:22:23 | More by biboergosum
2.63/5 rDev -27.1%
Pale golden orange in color, with incredibly light lacing. The aroma isn't very striking, some citrus and grassy notes.
The mouthfeel is very thin, light bubbles and a bit watery.
Strong initial taste of grapefruit rind. The bitterness mellows out after a few sips. The hops really flow throughout this beer, there is so little malt balance that it doesn't suit my palate.
02-25-2011 01:06:52 | More by paganbeast
North Carolina
4.43/5 rDev +22.7%
6.5% on bottle label, as well as Moylan's claiming that the IPA style "provides a stimulating assault on all senses." So I'll make sure to listen to this beer, the sense that we all forgot to use when tasting beer. Right?
Well, doncha know, it is an audible beer, the head crackling and snapping with intensity. The head is a slightly dirtied white, and leaves a lot of lace on the glass. Color is a glistening copper-amber color with a lot of clarity (no hop haze).
This aroma floors me. I cannot NOT love this smell. It's a resin explosion, yet doesn't seem like it'll taste anything but balanced, and it's got a candy-like sweetness, toffee and salty taffy both. Plenty of California IPA personality, ie. hoppy as hell, yet never forgets to bring plenty of malt along. Oh, you're supposed to taste this too? Almost forgot.
Beautifully bitter on the tongue, also having that interesting character known as "resin" (let's cut to the chase, it tastes like resin from a hash pipe might taste). Sharp edge of grapefruit peel also, some astringent/unripe tangerine. It's interesting how there's a very, very strong suggestion of maltiness here -- and maybe that's the interesting burnt flavor that lingers. You know the malt is trying to exert a little bit of influence/balance here, but its presence hangs back in the shadows. Very much unlike the aroma, which seems to hint at more malt inclusion. A bit soapy in the finish, more grapefruit too. The totality of the taste is exceptionally pleasing, if you can handle the bitterness.
Soft, smooth, round, lighter body but hardly thin. More malt and bigger body would have pushed this easily over the edge into double IPA territory.
I don't know, maybe I've just lost my mind, but this is a fantastic IPA! I've tried to lay off the super-hoppy beers of late, it's easy to burn out on them, but I love my hops. Also, hop lovers tend to get jaded quickly, and I think I did, so maybe it takes a twisted flavor like NorCal IPA to bring a hophead back around to praising the freaky flower once again. All I know is this is superb and one of the better Moylan's beers in a stable of usually really good (and hop-heavy) beers.
12-20-2011 23:28:10 | More by Metalmonk
Ontario (Canada)
4/5 rDev +10.8%
08-27-2013 11:45:27 | More by Sammy
2.95/5 rDev -18.3%
22oz bomber poured into a Redoak globe glass. Purchased from Platinum Liquor, North Strathfield.
Orange golden appearance, with a white head of foam measuring two fingers. The bubbles of foam are very defined and surprisingly big.
Smells of fruit salad originally finishing with pine. Smells quite fresh, even with a trip round the world behind it. No date on the bottle to tell how old it is.
Taste doesn't flow with the smell. Quite hoppy but tasting a little pungent and stale.
The body is a touch watery and thin for the rest of the beer. The finish is bitter, as you would expect, but lacks any real direction. Not driving you to take another sip, nor is it rounding it off real well or ruining one of your senses.
Overall, quite disappointing given the reputation of the brewer/brewery and my past experience with their beers. Perhaps it didn't survive the journey too well, given the smell is good and the rest struggles.
05-18-2011 11:32:27 | More by MrKennedy
2/5 rDev -44.6%
01-07-2012 21:36:27 | More by PeterHilgendorf
3.5/5 rDev -3%
04-16-2012 17:32:12 | More by BruceBruce
North Carolina
3.75/5 rDev +3.9%
10-17-2012 18:40:54 | More by MCDub
3.78/5 rDev +4.7%
Pours amber with a large head.
Nose shows piney hops, along with peach and floral notes. Underneath is biscuit-like malt and caramel.
Very hop-focussed flavours, lots of resinous pine and a massive sharp bitterness. Not much malt.
Slightly overcarbed.
01-03-2012 01:08:44 | More by CrazyDavros
4/5 rDev +10.8%
09-03-2012 21:07:44 | More by 4Socialanxiety
3.5/5 rDev -3%
06-06-2013 20:38:18 | More by Topher78
3.75/5 rDev +3.9%
03-05-2014 01:58:59 | More by buzzy
3.5/5 rDev -3%
05-31-2014 14:28:55 | More by Kroehny_Loves_Hops
3.5/5 rDev -3%
12-21-2013 19:52:15 | More by jaydoc
4/5 rDev +10.8%
05-31-2014 04:47:12 | More by LoFiDave
NorCal IPA from Moylan's Brewery
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News Roundup
This week Hardware.Info attends the Fall 2006 edition of Intels Developer Forum. During this event Intel gives us a sneak peak into the products and technologies of the future. On this page you'll get an overview of all the news we've published during the event.
Friday September 29th
Thursday September 28th
- Lower power usage for notebook screens
- Intel DDR3 chipset up-and-running
- Save power by disabling your LAN connection
- NEC shows Wireless USB devices
Wednesday September 27th
- Intel 945GC chipset for budget Conroes
- Intel to introduce SSE4 with 45 nm processors in 2007
- Intel and IBM working on PCI Express extension: Geneseo
Tuesday September 26th
- Intels quad-core roadmap
- Intel shows prototype teraflop chips with 80 cores
- New 'Santa Rosa' Centrino platform brings better performance
- First 45 nm processors in 2H07
- Confirmed: Kentsfield in November
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Social activist Anna Hazare is being hailed from every sectors of the society and Bollywood Celebs have also come forward to support his anti-corruption effort.
In his Twitter post, Hrithik wrote, "I support Anna Hazare. Its TIME to make a CHANGE!"
Actress, Priyanka Chopra wrote:
Just read about Anna Hazare. It's incredible to see the support he has [...]


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The Niles Sister Cities organization is reorganizing, hoping to get more residents to participate and be less tied to village government.
A new board was elected Thursday at a meeting on the topic, with George Alpogianis, who has chaired the Greek component of the Sister Cities, elected president. Alpogianis, a former trustee, is also running for village trustee in the April 2013 election.
Four other board members, including Dr. D. Laske, Julie Genualdi, Elizabeth "Cooky" Kraus and Hee Kim, were also elected.
Alpogianis said he wants to see more citizens get involved, rather than just people who have ties to village government.
"I don't want this turning into a political dog and pony show," Alpogianis said. "Sister Cities is to promote the goodness of citizens in different cities and countries. It's supposed to promote education and commerce."
The village has four Sister Cities, including Nafplion, Greece; Pisa, Italy; Leixlip, Ireland, and Limanowa, Poland.
Niles Village Attorney Joseph Annunzio said the newly-reorganized Sister Cities group will be a nonprofit corporation.
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"Of course we (the village) will have a relationship with them, like we have a relationship with the Niles Historical Society," Annunzio said.
"The most important part is that there isn't any Niles official on the (Sister Cities) board."
While the Niles Sister Cities organization has always had separate financial accounts from the village, he said, the reorganization would make the lines between the village and Sister Cities "cleaner."
"So that nobody could say, for instance, that Sister Cities is there so elected officials can go on vacation," Annunzio clarified. "It's just another way of delineating responsibilities so there's no appearance of impropriety."
Niles Mayor Robert Callero, his wife Rita, former village manager George Van Geem and Annunzio traveled to Pisa for a three-day trip in June; the trip caused some citizens to ask whether only officials were allowed to go on the sojourns.
Alpogianis said it's appropriate to separate Sister Cities' finances from the village, but the organization's relationship with the village is still being worked out.
"We need to do some research and find out how other villages handle their relationships with Sister Cities," he said.
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Retailers Continue to Face Discounting Issues for "Deathly Hallows"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Reuters is reporting today about the continuing dilemma various retailers are facing when setting their price for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Many of the large chains are setting low prices for the last Harry Potter book, such as Walmart and Amazon who have cut the regular price by nearly half, causing one rep of industry magazine Publishing News to exclaim: "They are literally not going to make one penny out of the book. It is stupid -- just throwing money away ... The world has gone mad."
Independent retailers have a very difficult time matching these prices, and some are offering alternatives to the deep discounts, as the article says:
The Chapter One Bookstore, an independent bookseller in Hamilton, Montana, is selling the book at full price and donating $7 of each sale to a library of the buyer's choice.
"The discounting -- online and at the chains -- does affect what you think you can sell," said Russ Lawrence, head of the American Booksellers Association and part-owner of the Chapter One Bookstore.
"Each bookseller has to decide how to deal with that."
While many of the retailers are struggling with the price of the book, many are planning large release events in July for the arrival of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows(find a party here at our Potterparties.com site), because so many people are anxious for the last installment in the series and especially because it is excitement over a book and not a game or movie
"We get to host a party in July for probably 200 kids who are excited about a book. And that's a real opportunity for us to promote the whole idea of reading for pleasure," Lawrence said of plans for the Chapter One Bookstore.
"There's people informally chatting about a book everyone is reading that normally wouldn't do that," said Mark Suchomel, president of Chicago-based Independent Publishers Group.
"For a few weeks, it's almost a national book club."
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2010-11 Men's Soccer
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As A Redshirt Junior (2013) | Game-By-Game Stats
Finished the year with one assist and four shots … assisted a goal by Felipe DeSousa in 4-3 loss to Florida International University on Sept. 7 … appeared in eight games on the season.
As A Redshirt Sophomore (2012) | Game-By-Game Stats
Played in 13 games … had two starts … he had one goal against North Florida (Oct. 14) … had four shots on goal … of the 13 games he played in, FGCU won seven.
As A Sophomore (2011)
Utilized medical hardship.
As A Freshman (2010) | Game-By-Game Stats
Saw significant playing time as freshman, appearing in 18 contests and making seven starts on the year … finished the season with a goal and two assists for a total of four points … made collegiate debut in 2-1 defeat of No. 13 USF and also contributed to a 1-0 shutout of No. 5 Ohio State … scored his first collegiate points in the 5-0 rout of eventual A-Sun tournament champion ETSU (Oct. 10), netting one goal and assisting another … added another assist in the 4-0 defeat of JU (Oct. 29) in the final week of the season … helped FGCU to an overall record of 13-3-2 and a perfect 9-0 A-Sun mark, outscoring league opposition 26-2… contributed to FGCU's first A-Sun conference regular season championship … part of a defensive effort that recorded a program-best nine shutouts on the year, which ranked first in the conference … defense also topped the league in goals allowed (11) and goals against average (0.58) … helped the Eagles to their first national ranking, landing as high as No. 19 and ending the year No. 20 according to Soccer America … earned A-Sun All-Academic honors.
High School
Four-year varsity player ... leading scorer as a freshman and a senior at Royal Palm Beach High School ... earned team MVP honors as a senior ... named honorable mention, second team, and first team All-County by Palm Beach Post and Sun-Sentinel ... played two seasons and won the Champions Club in Super Y League with Schulz Academy ... advanced to Sweet 16 in State Cup four times, playing for the Palm Beach United.
Born Nov. 26, 1990 ... computer information systems major ... son of Maria Castellon ... chose FGCU because of the friendly environment and the proximity to home.
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A dying cancer patient celebrated life this weekend in Cleveland.
A volunteer medical team dressed 52-year-old Scott Nagy in a tuxedo and escorted him to his daughter's wedding.
Doctors were uncertain if he would be able to make the wedding, initially scheduled for next year. But with monitor cords slipped under his tuxedo and a tracheal tube attached, he made the trip down the aisle, kissing a grandson who was the ringbearer and giving a thumb's up.
"There was no way he was not going to finish this out," said his wife Jean.
Jacky Uljanic, a nurse practitioner with the hospital, helped make the arrangements for Nagy to attend the wedding. She put him through daily therapy to build up his strength and she checked on the logistics in advance. Physicians Medical Transport donated the ambulance trip, and a doctor and other medical personnel accompanied Nagy on the ride.
Sarah said that since she was a little girl, she has wanted her father to escort her down the aisle when she married. She said her future husband assured her she would get her wish.
At the vestibule, she burst into tears and told her father she loved him.
"We did it," Nagy said to her and reminded her not to streak her makeup.
"It was a promise I made in March, to walk her down the aisle," said the 56-year-old man. "She's my princess. This is my definition of walking down the aisle."
This past weekend, on a hospital gurney, he did.
The bride burst into tears as she told her father, "We did it," before the two entered the sanctuary.
As you can imagine, there wasn't a dry eye during the wedding service.
The family says they are grateful to the university hospital staff, doctor, nurse and ambulance crew who made it all happen.
"There are no guarantees in life. And when you can…do something like this, this is a bonus," Scott Nagy said.
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Golden State Warriors looking to acquire a draft pick
"We'd love to have a pick," Myers said. "What we would look at if it would make sense and there's a nice young player. It's always good to have young players. They're cheaper. ... The fact that we have a lot of young players makes it that we're not desperate. But if you can find good players on rookie deals, you always want to do that." Good mindset imo.