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A lot of ink was spilled last week about the vote on the education bill. But there is another issue aside from the debate about whether the bill is a ghost of its former self, or whether it represents a work in progress. And that is how the closed-door meetings leading up to the vote speaks to a lack of transparency, said
Lavielle said she was dismayed that only the two Education Committee chairs, two union heads and the Education Commissioner discussed the bill's language.
"Is it abuse of one party rule? Absolutely. Is it bullying? Yes," she said. But more than that, Lavielle said the process is disrespectful to the people she represents. "I don't understand what's wrong with talking about differing views."
And while Gov. Dannel P. Malloy had talked about tying teacher tenure to performance among other things, the governor caved on several of the reforms—or, to be more precise the Committee chairs did the caving for him, according to Lavielle.
Malloy's Senior Advisor Roy Occhiogrosso played down division in his recent remarks. He said the Education Committee's vote "represents just one step in the legislative process. Governor Malloy has made it clear that he's determined to begin fixing what's broken in our public schools, no matter how long it takes."
Lavielle doesn't see it that way.
"I think he [the governor] wants the reputation of being a draconian reformer but he doesn't really want to disturb the teacher's unions," Lavielle said.
Labeling, promoting and selling Connecticut grown produce is a peachy idea, but some said it's too pricey.
Henry N. Talmage, Executive Director, Connecticut Farm Bureau Association said there is a significant interest in local foods and farm products.
However, passage of the bill to label products and promote home grown products would place an "unreasonable burden on grocery stores to comply," Talmage told the General Law Committee.
According to a 2010 University of Connecticut study, agriculture is a $3.5 billion industry comprising over 20,000 jobs in the state.
During public hearings State Rep. Craig Miner, a Republican representing towns in the 66th House District, including Litchfield, said the bill supports current public policy to try and keep business in state.
"I think what it does is it helps the consumer connect that last dot, which creates a stronger market for locally grown, and I don't think has a negative impact in terms of any other business that might go on in the state of Connecticut," Miner said.
Don't trust, do verify.
That's the aim of proposed legislation that targets commercial sexual exploitation of a minor.
The Judiciary Committee heard testimony regarding HB 5504, which would make it a crime for publications to disseminate or display advertisements without verifying the actual age of a person in an advertisement.
In testimony before the committee, Chris VanDeHoef, Executive Director of Connecticut Daily Newspaper Association said CDNA supports the proposal's intent but opposes the draft language.
"Some ads, namely published in some weekly papers across Connecticut, provide advertising for adults seeking services that are currently legal, often providing pictures with their ads," VanDeHoef said.
VanDeHoef told the committee that process for running these types of ads, protected under the First Amendment, doesn't allow publishers the chance to verify the age of a person in a picture. He said CDNA would consider the possibility of requiring a copy of the ID of a person in an ad to keep on file with a copy of the ad prior to running.
Jim Amann, former state Rep. from Milford and former Speaker of the state House of Representatives would have none of that.
"The bill is necessary because, more and more, traffickers – who otherwise operate in the shadows – are boldly promoting their wares through print and online "Escort" advertising," Amann said. "We believe that publishers hold some responsibility for the content that appears on their pages, especially if these 'Escort' ads are proven to be a front for illicit sex trading."


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Hi, y'all! I'm Lara. I'm Grace's mom, Ari's wife, a friend, a daughter and a believer in the "impossible." I publish a magazine that I created from the ground up with no formal training, just a ton of passion and a big idea. We recently released our fifth anniversary issue of Southern Weddings, where I am the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief. I am passionate about relationships, mentoring, faith, my family, pushing my limits and helping people transform themselves. I founded the Making Things Happen movement based on all of these things. My mission is to help others find their cores – what makes them really come alive – and use all of their gifts for the ultimate mission… love. I'm lucky to have found a platform for this in my branding and marketing consulting work through Making Brands Happen. I love my church, the women I work with, exploring local farms and being a busy Southern mama!
Lara Casey was born in Washington, D.C. but spent most of her youth on the shores of Pensacola Beach, Florida. Lara graduated with honors from Carnegie Mellon University and studied art and design at Yale University. Her successes are wide-ranging: Lara has worked as a celebrity personal trainer in Manhattan and served as a contributor to Shape magazine. Lara wears many hats within her parent company, Lara Casey Media. She currently is the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Southern Weddings® magazine, founder of the Making Things Happen movement and a noted branding expert. Lara frequently speaks on branding, marketing and taking action on your dreams. She has been a speaker at such noted events as Engage!, WPPI, WedSmith, The Total Package, Pursuit 31, The Influence Conference, Americasmart, and on the Making Things Happen Tour, which recently completed its 40th national tour stop. She is currently writing her first book with Thomas Nelson Publishers. Lara lives in Chapel Hill, NC, with her husband Ari, and loves to garden, sing old hymns, and explore local farms with her two-year old daughter, Grace.
How do YOU make things happen? How do you learn to trust your gut? You walk. Walk the walk and embody the talk. It feels like flying at first… to step into a new life. The life you know you want to live. Put one foot in front of the other and act on what matters. The key: progress, not perfection. You will fall down. You will get up. You will fall down again. You will get up stronger. Before you know it, falling doesn't sting like it used to and you have built new confidence, momentum and… you have changed. Truth: failing is a gift. I would go through all of my failures a hundred times over if they would ripen, refine and get me to here. Every mistake I make teaches me and makes me step stronger, with a clearer purpose. With a more defined purpose, we build power to sprint. But, you have to take the first step and start walking. Get clear. Get real with yourself. Authenticy and integrity breed purpose and clarity. Clarity breeds action. How do you know what path to take? Step out of the fear and Walk. Fear paralyzes us, action gives us courage. Thinking about what you want forever won't get you anywhere but stuck thinking about it. Acting on it – no matter how many times you stumble on the way – will take you there. Take a step – a small step or a big one – just start walking toward your goal. You may trip, but has that ever completely stopped you? How do you get better clients who pay you your value? Mirror what you want to get back. Give clients no choice but to hire you by actively showing them how you can change. their. lives. Because, you know what? You can. Game-changing business is not about services, prints, your camera, timelines or thicker letterpress. It's about anticipating desires and giving clients an experience that makes them feel something… that makes them feel ALIVE. In order to make someone feel alive, first feel it yourself. Walk the walk. How do you reach that huge lofty what-seems-like-impossible dream? You walk. Take a step into that dream. I did. I stepped and I fell and I got up and fell harder and got up and fell flat on my face – and I still do and will all my life – but I will never stop walking through this incredible journey. I know with all my heart that walking through fire is worth living my purpose. Fall down seven times, get up eight. The bumps and scrapes heal.
How do you know when a risk is worth taking? When it is fueled by love. When the possible outcome of taking that risk could mean a better future for everyone involved, no matter how hard the road to get there, it's worth making the leap. When it's not about you, but about loving someone else, the risk is worth taking. When you aren't relying on someone else's positive reaction for it to be worth it, When it pushes you to let go and surrender to what you know is right, it's worth taking. it's time to leap.
When the risk itself is taken in love, with clarity and giving as its source. The inside of my wedding band reads, "I can do all things through Christ." When God is at the center of my decisions – and I trust in that – I can risk and never worry about falling. Your wings span farther than you can see. When you realize that you are capable of so much more than where you are right now, risk is essential. Risk is the stuff real life is made of.
Reflecting on my journey from ballet class to moving to New York, quitting acting to be a personal trainer, tragedy after tragedy, the pain of severely disappointing my parents with my choices, learning the hard way that they love me no matter what, seemingly-randomly falling in love with wedding planning, starting my own tiny business with zero know-how, falling in love with Ari, moving across the country with him and getting married in Vegas after dating for only five months, Ari leaving for Iraq, deciding I needed a project to keep my mind occupied while he was at war, starting a blog before the days of Twitter and before most people knew what a blog was, the blog almost-overnight turning into a tiny little magazine that I first made on Microsoft Publisher, that turning into a real magazine, getting a circulation deal because I put my passion out there and asked for it, teaching myself InDesign because I couldn't afford a designer, trademark smackdown, losing it all and getting back up again, moving to North Carolina… and I could go on an on and on. You cannot find my path in a book. It's not pretty, but it's exactly the way things were supposed to be. God wanted me to walk, to fall hard, to learn to trust only Him. If you really want something, you let go, let God and you make it happen. You do not wait or sit or dwell or let fear paralyze you. You start walking. Walking starts by first standing up. Stand up and put one foot in front of the other right now. If I can go from leotards to Lhuillier… you fill in the blank. I am not more extraordinary than you. You were given gifts that were meant to be shown to the world. Walk. Act as if you already own the life you desire. Walk in those shoes. Soon, they will be come second-skin. How do you start a business/rebuild a powerful thriving business? How do you get out of "overwhelmed" and start really living? You walk – sometimes through mud, jagged rocks, thick weeds, thorns and on thin ice. But, you will get to the other side because you are walking through it. You get stronger. But, if you do not walk, you will not get to the other side. Step strongly. No mistakes, only lessons. Plant those feet on the ground. You have this. And if you need a kick in the pants, I'm happy to oblige. Many people guided me. Whether through a session, one of my workshops or simply reading the blog, it would be my honor to do that for you.
Ten years ago, I made the decision to leave the path everyone thought I would take. Not knowing what I was going to do to pay off my college debt or pay my bills, I left theatre and became a personal trainer in New York. I wanted to help people transform themselves from the inside out. Fast forward to two years later when my family's home was ravaged by hurricane Ivan, my brother lost the ability to walk in a snowboarding accident and I, fresh off of a failed relationship, had left NY and moved in with my very disappointed and depressed parents. Our family was crushed. Then, one Sunday afternoon, a tall dark handsome Navy gent walked up to me in the gym and introduced himself. Ari was the first person to make me feel loved, not despite my flaws, but WITH them. He helped heal my family's heart. Shortly after we started dating, my brother began to walk. A true miracle. My mom - a french chef - got back in the kitchen and my dad started to smile again. I started to believe in true love. Little did I know that I would fall in love with Ari and we would be married just five months later. (In Vegas but that's another story!) I started a little event planning company and fell in love with the world of weddings.
On our one year wedding anniversary, Ari was deployed to Iraq. I was so afraid for him and needed something to keep my mind occupied. So, one night I found myself dreaming of pretty things - anything to keep my mind off bomb threats. I started mocking up a wedding magazine cover on my little 13 inch PC and the rest, as they say, is history. I do not have a degree in publishing or journalism. We aren't owned by some big corporate publisher. We're small, y'all.
But what we do have is more passion than a hen has feathers and we have YOU. Southern Weddings was born and snowballed because of the belief of so many of YOU. You cheered me on from day one - working from my tiny apartment at the time with just me and my cat. Back then, Ari used to write all the articles for print. He reluctantly knows more about weddings than 99% of the men in the world. Emily was a blog stalker, Nicole was a Chemistry major and I was working 24/7 to try to inspire brides to dream big.
But Southern Weddings could only grow to the height of a seedling with just me at the center of it. A shift started to happen when Emily joined us, then Nicole and Marissa, most recently Kristin and so many more who have made the heartbeat of what we do stronger. I prayed for so long to be surrounded by women of integrity who would help me be my best and that prayer was blown out of the water by the women I get to spend my days with.
But, perhaps the most significant change in our company happened when my own heart was transformed. Everything changed with grace. Not the pretty almost one-year-old who is asleep as I type this, but the meaning behind her name. God's amazing grace. Marriage is WORK. The very best and most rewarding work. The work of marriage requires honesty and passion and that will never ever fail you. Love never fails. In the last two years, I've experienced more challenge and at the same time more REAL JOY than any other time in my life and it has affected everything we do as a company.
That is love. Not the fairy tale honeymoon, but waking up every day and making the CHOICE to love and forgive and give your all for someone else. Ari, I love you. Thank you for loving me like you do. You help me believe every day that ANYTHING is possible if I keep choosing God. So many of you have helped lead my heart to this place and I hope you see it reflected on every page of our magazine.
Because, to us, it's not a book of paper with pretty pictures printed on it. It's the story of what matters most. It's a call to action, whether you are married or not, young or old, to love deeply and hug tighter and celebrate family. We believe in love. I believe in the impossible because what started as the heartbeat of one, grew to the heartbeat of millions all over the world who want to celebrate the culture of this magical place we call home - the South - and that sweet ingredient that makes it tick - LOVE.
But, back to how I began…
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Born in Washington D.C., three days after Christmas. My middle name, Austin, is my mom's maiden name... and now Grace's middle name, too!
My Parents
My parents, a French chef and eye surgeon, took my brother and I all over the world – Paris, Stockholm, Italy, Dominica – but, my favorite trips were always road trips around the South. Peach Park is at the top of my list. My brother and I would sit out on rocking chairs with our peach ice cream in the Southern sun, lovin' life. My mom introduced us to French fare, but my favorite things remain the Southern staples she cooked too – hot boiled peanuts, collard greens, black-eyed peas and humble golden cornbread.
Singin' and Dancin'
I grew up a creative child, which is a subtle way of saying I danced and sang and painted and made a mess 24/7. I loved helping my mom cook for big dinner parties, playing dress up, climbing trees and laughing. My mom says that I would spend hours creating dinner parties for my dolls.. a definite foreshadowing of my desire to create magical celebrations for couples later in my life.
I sang and danced my way through grade school, middle and high school. I went to Carnegie Mellon University for music theatre and dance and studied design in the summers at Yale.
Grampa Cecil
The most influential person in my life besides Jesus, was my Grandfather. Grampa Cecil was a farm boy turned preacher. He was a devoted husband to my Grama Bunny till he went to Heaven in 2002. He baptized me in our pool when I was 14. He taught me what humble looks like. Every day I want to live more like him. He loved God with all his heart, soul, mind and strength. He loved his garden and the simple things in life. He is why I love the smell of tomato leaves. Read "Lessons from Grampa Cecil's Garden" in our latest issue here.
Moved to The Big Apple
Post college graduation, I packed up and headed to the big city!
I believe in that kind of love.
I believe in marriage.
Working actively to live the "always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres" part is a daily choice. Ari and I haven't had the typical marriage path. We met at the gym, fell in love and 5 months later, eloped to Vegas. As crazy as it feels to type that and say that still, we look back and see God working SO clearly. After many years of feeling like room mates – our marriage teetering on failure – it took both of us committing to the work of marriage to turn things around. And turn around they did! When I say that God made miracles happen in our lives, I mean it in the truest sense of those words. Miracles, people. The work of marriage is the best work I've ever done and work I want to do for as long as I live. No matter where you are or what you are feeling, I want you to know that Love is worth it. True love is possible with God. It's not about changing someone else. It starts with you. I choose Love. Love never fails.
The people we surround ourselves with directly affect our genuine success and ability to give our all. I am so grateful for the women I have the honor of doing this work with and for my team that extends far beyond our office walls! 'You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.' I am so blessed by my five and many more!
God has proven time and time again that His plans are MUCH bigger than mine. I want to be still and know. To listen in every moment and ACT. I feel a fire burning inside me to make big things – NEW things – happen. I want to live every day to the full as an example of love and giving. I want to give my all to Grace. I want our family to flourish in love and laughter. I want to honor my 'failures' by accepting them as they come and learning from them. No mistakes, only lessons.
I wrote a series on Goal Setting & Setting Yourself Up for Success. I'd love for you to join me in making big things happen!
GOAL SETTING FOR 2013, Part 1
GOAL SETTING FOR 2013, Part 2
GOAL SETTING FOR 2013, Part 3
GOAL SETTING FOR 2013, Part 4
GOAL SETTING FOR 2013, Part 5
My 2013 Goals...
I want to live with less, keep a new budget based on the historical data we have from 2012, and be more frugal this year because my money is not mine. It's God's and I want to do more with our money for Him. I want to not only give away things I don't need, but give away things I love. Ari is really good at this. His favorite sweater was in our charity pile this weekend and, when I asked him about it, he said he said that it wasn't really giving unless you were giving something you didn't want to give away for the sake of someone else. I love that. I want to be more sacrificial in my giving.
To live with less
To learn how to take better photographs for myself so that I can remember Grace as she is in these sweet moments. I am not really sure why for this goal. It feels like a very God-cenetered goal, but it's something I can't explain. I have this connection to great photographs... they somehow speak to my soul. They change me. I think a gift God gave me was to be able to see the vision of a photograph to create. I can see moments and the big picture and a vision. I don't have the technical skills to match that to capture the moments I see, if that makes sense. I even bought a great camera last year. It hasn't been used yet because I get really frustrated with technology and numbers and learning new skills that I have to read a manual for. I want to learn the technical skills of how to take the photographs that I see in my heart.
To learn how to take better photographs
I want to continue to build a remarkable business that is a catalyst for real LOVE. I want my clients to have better LIVES and I want our brides to have strong MARRIAGES. I want to be a centered sounding board and prayerfully guide my clients this year to their fullest potential. My goal is to always come back to our CORE and to keep refining it.
To stay focused on my core
I want to learn how to be more efficient and reach more people with less time away from my family. I want to spend less time on the phone with clients and far less timing emailing. My goal is to find revenue streams this year that are more automated, yet help people in a profound personal way.
To be more efficient
I want to be humble and learn a lot this year about a lot of things so I can do what I do well. I want to learn skills that will help me be a light for other's to know God. I want to be a better more skilled designer so I can spend less time creating graphics and so I can create inspiring products that help people focus on what is good in life. I want to learn to be a better leader so I can build my team up and equip them to do the same for others. I want to learn how to cook special dishes that make my family feel special. I want to learn how to keep plants alive more than a few weeks. I want to continue my calligraphy training so that I can write beautiful letters to special friends. I want to learn how to be a better writer so I can communicate my thoughts in a more compelling authentic way. I want to learn how to do my job in a more direct, powerful, efficient way so I can make more of an impact on everyone I meet. I want to learn more about investing and finances so I can be a better steward of our money. I want to learn so I can give more.
To keep learning
To know God more by learning about Him in the Bible and through prayer because knowing God means I will know what is right and good and He will direct my path. Everything good comes from that. God is my compass. I want to know everything I can possibly know about God so I can align my life with His will. I want to know God so I can change for the better for everyone in my life. I want to study the Bible and pray without ceasing. That means a lot of things, namely less time in my phone and on email and on extraneous projects and more focused time without distractions, reading. My goal in short: read and pray daily. Repeat.
To know God more
I want Ari and I to have a more thriving joyful marriage because that will help us be our best for each other and Grace and everyone in our lives. Because we are stronger as individuals when we are stronger as a couple. Last year was truly a year of transition and miracles and this year, I want to celebrate life more together. My goal is to plan something epic for our seven year anniversary on March 18th. I also want to plan something really special for Valentine's Day. I want to plan adventures every week, even if they are really tiny. I want to make Ari feel special and help him be his best. I want to open my heart and let him in more. I know I have a self-protecting wall up most of the time. I want to learn more about what God wants for our marriage and I want to DO those things. I want to help other couples do those things, too. I would love to write a devotional with Ari for couples or start a video blog series together. I also want to write often about marriage in the South on Southern Weddings. I want to lead by example, in our failures and triumphs.
To have a strong marriage
I want to become more physically strong so I can be full of energy to do God's work every day and give to others. I stopped weight training last year and that is the longest time I've been out of the gym. I want to be physically strong so I can live a long healthy active life and be able to teach Grace about God and how to live a good life through my actions. I want to fuel my body to do good things. I want to recognize when I am tempted to use food to control my emotions and choose God instead through prayer, reading, stepping outside to take a deep breath or just by being still and having a good cry if I need to.
To be physically strong
I want to support new moms more. I had a really hard time after Grace was born and several friends sent me care packages that really made a difference. I started a new moms group and my goal is to have several care packages and cards ready to go for new mamas and expecting mama friends that I can send out right away. I want to support new moms locally, too.
To support new moms
I want to send more real mail to build stronger connections with others, because hopefully it will help people feel God's love.
To send more real mail
I want to do more RAOK's. As often as possible because these things can help people feel hope and know that God is good. A little kindness can change someone's life for the better.
To do more RAOK's
I want to show my family God's love through my actions so that they will know Him more and trust in Him. My family is going through a lot right now. They need a lot of love. My goal is to be sacrificial with my time and resources so I can support them and take care of them in their distress.
To be a light to my family
I want to be like Moses this year in the way he trusted and just DID what God said to do. He let God use him. I want to be open to change and trust that God always has the perfect plan. No matter what.
To be like Moses
I want to finally WRITE MY BOOK. I already have most of the content written and just need to put it together. Nicole and I started talking about the printing and technical aspects of this before the end of the year, so it's in the works. My goal is to release it before the end of 2013, if not sooner. I want it to be timeless and done well so it will help creatives make things happen year after year. I want it to be a legacy for Grace to learn from as well.
To write my book
I want to learn how to be a better mom. I currently don't read anything on parenting. I fly by the seat of my pants. I want to learn from others who do it well and become a mother full of wisdom so that Grace can be her best under our care. I want to raise her to be giving and pure and to have a heart of grateful JOY. I want to help Grace have more play friends and be a living example of the Bible for her in our actions. I want to be much more patient and less controlling and let go of my life so I can live in hers.
To be a giving mom
I want to foster my friendships is a purposeful, focused way because then I will build a stronger bond with my friends and we can do more good things for others together. I want to be more prayerful for my friends, even when they don't know it. I want to do surprise things for them to make them feel special and build their faith and capacity to love.
To foster strong friendships
I want to continue to paint and create products for small creative spaces that inspire people to live better lives. God is the ultimate creator and I believe He gave all of us creative talents that are meant to be USED. I want to use my creative gifts much more this year: design, painting and singing.
To create things that glorify God
I want to build other's up in faith and give lots of tools this year for people to make that happen. I want to study the Bible with others in my home and online. Going back to goal 1, I want to know the Bible so I can share it with others. Showing people the new life that I have been given and the indescribable JOY and freedom and love and genuine purpose I have found in this new life... well, that is something I want to share. Big time. If you were to find the most beautiful island in the world, you would want to invite all your friends. That's how I feel about being in a relationship with God. I want everyone to be able to feel this goodness. I want to equip people with basic tools to know God more.
To build other's up in faith
I choose God

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RUSHVILLE — With rain showers scattered throughout the area the Midwest TQ Racing League presented by Jenmarco.com persevered and completed the annual Fourth of July three-quarter midget race at the Rush County Fairgrounds in Rushville.
With rain falling in the afternoon, 31 cars showed up at the fairgrounds hoping to race for just the second time of the season with the MTQRL. After an extended track prep session, which included wheel packing by the cars, the extremely muddy track conditions were able to be made into racing shape.
Muncie's Nick Speidel led all 25 laps of the feature to take his second MTQRL win of the year. Four-time and defending champion Tate Martz pressured Speidel for the lead over the last half of the race but the closest he would come to overtaking him was on lap 17.
As the leaders encountered lapped traffic going down the front stretch, Speidel went low and Martz high sandwiching a lapped car in the middle. As they entered turn one three-wide the caution flew for Will Nedderman who had spun in and was sitting crossways in the track.
On the restart Speidel held off repeated challenges from Martz to score his 10th career feature win. Finishing behind Speidel and Martz were Brett Hankins, Dustin Wheeldon and Rick Robinson. Brayton Leisure, Logan Arnold, Nedderman, Robbie Roland and Dalton Miller rounded out the top 10.
By improving 10 positions after winning the semi-feature and starting at the rear of the feature, Arnold was named the Indy Race Parts Hard Charger and Miller, who had the best finish of five rookie drivers, was the Tony Stewart Racing Rookie of the Race. Speidel was the Elwood Sanitarium Polesitter and Perfect North Slopes heat winners were Speidel, Leisure, Wheeldon and Martz.
Devin Fairchild, who turned over at the start of his heat race then hit the wall racing for the last transfer position in the semi feature, was the Duane & Sonja Alexander Hard Luck Driver. Cody Kiewitt won the $50 American Racer gift certificate and Mike Kline & Jay Souviner won the $50 Jackson Oil & Solvents gift certificate.


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Unfortunately, the main port of the cruise was canceled due to high winds and difficulty getting into the port. Safety is understandable, but there was no additional port added to the cruise and I am sure that most people would have opted for changing another port to include the main port of St. Petersburg. There were many apologies but there was not any compensation other than the port fees without even a complimentary drink offered for the guests with an extra sea day.
The overall staff was uninspired. Not bad, just not friendly or engaging. They did their job, ie read the trivia questions, but that was it. Dance nights, they did their thing and walked away.
The ports were okay. I did a ship excursion to the Ice Bar in Helsinki. It was not very interesting or fun as expected. I walked in Riga, which was nice and I had a tour guide hired for Gdansk, which was fantastic.
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Your excitement will be of great use in your endeavor, but you will have a very long journey ahead of you. I'd start with becoming familiar on how to search php.net. That is the ultimate resource you can find. The next step would be to read up on a few common frameworks, Zend and Symphony come to mind, lastly, check out books from a local library or purchase them online (a good starter book would be PHP & MySQL: Novice to Ninja.
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Two little leather-bound volumes came into the collections of the Missouri History Museum by a circuitous and a fortuitous route. Oscar Lyle wrote one of these personal journals in 1901 and the other in 1906. By that time he was in his sixties and long removed from the St. Louis where he had been born. But many of his entries are recollections of his childhood in the St. Louis area. He also jotted notes on other topics - memories of a trip to Havana thirty-two years before and of a boyhood summer on the prairie in Illinois, stories of a recent vacation in Virginia and of a bout with yellow fever in New Orleans when he was a young man.
A man from Florida sent Mr. Lyles journals to us. He had had the journals for years, ever since he and his late wife found them in a Massachusetts country store. He knew nothing of the person whose journals he rescued, except what he discovered in reading them. But he decided that "after lo' these many years of wandering" Oscar Lyles notes should go back home. And so we have a portrait of the past, intriguingly incomplete but conveying far more than a map, a photograph, or a census roll.
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In the current debate over gun violence, the National Rifle Association (NRA) has successfully defined itself as the defender of individual rights as guaranteed by the Second Amendment.
Regrettably, advocates of gun control have allowed themselves to be drawn into this argument, and the result is that they appear to be attacking the Constitution. Score one for the NRA.
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Would the NRA support my right to own a tank? If not, why not? What's the harm?
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Another form of "arms" that I'd like to own would be a rocket-propelled grenade. Lots of militias all over the world use RPGs with great effectiveness. I would like to know if the NRA would endorse my owning an RPG. If not, why not?
I would like to remind skeptics that I have no police record and would pass any background check. In short, I'm one of the "good guys" that the NRA says should be armed.
Just for the sake of argument, let's say that the NRA irrationally declines to support my right to own a battle tank, a fifty-caliber machine gun, or an RPG. Of course, in a strict reading of the sacred Second Amendment these are all "arms" that a well-regulated militia would have in its arsenal.
Let's move down the food chain of weaponry to the ubiquitous M4 carbine, carried by U.S. soldiers around the world. This amazing killing machine can fire up to 950 rounds per minute and carries a 30-round magazine.
Would NRA President David Keene have any problem with me showing up at his kid's birthday party with a loaded M4 strapped to my back? Hey, after all, I'm one of the "good guys" that the NRA thinks should bear "arms" as a sacred right under the Constitution.
How about the AR-15 Bushmaster? You've heard of that one. The Bushmaster is basically a repurposed military weapon. It's a close cousin of the M4, except that it's semi-automatic and you can't spray bullets quite as fast. Still, it's good for nothing except killing people, which as we have seen it does very well. And the NRA is adamant that the Second Amendment gives me the right to carry a Bushmaster wherever I want.
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"Monadnoc," 1847
GREAT MEN AND WOMEN may be immortalized by having places named for them.
A natural landmark occasionally gets the rarer distinction of becoming a common noun. Any isolated mountain that rises above a low plain flattened by erosion is, to geologists, a monadnock. The original Mt. Monadnock in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, derives its name from an Abenaki Indian word believed to mean "mountain that stands alone." It's a heap of schist with one long literary pedigree.
Ralph Waldo Emerson spelled it without a k. Henry David Thoreau spent many nights camped on its slopes and, according to his journals, preferred it to any other mountain. Mark Twain summered at its feet. Rudyard Kipling wrote The Jungle Book and Captains Courageous with it framed in the study window at Naulakha, his home in Dummerston, Vermont. Willa Cather looked out on it from her regular attic room at a nearby inn or, when crowds thickened, from a tent with a writing table and a view of the peak.
About 400 million years ago, Monadnock was the bottom of an ocean floor. Today the mountain lords over southwestern New Hampshire, its densely forested shoulders crowned with a bald stone peak. Ringed by backroads, Monadnock is approachable from many angles, encouraging repeat climbs with varied views. Trails ascend through lush woods of spruce and maple that blaze with color in fall; come spring, streams cascade down its slopes. Once above the treeline, the walk becomes a clamber over bare rock ledges. Church spires and glassy lakes dot the rolling hills below, and on clear days all six New England states are visible from the top, from Mt. Agamenticus in Maine to the skyscrapers of Boston.
At 3,165 feet, the summit is imposing but not impossible. All it takes is a map, a good pair of shoes, the $3 trail fee, stamina, and a desire to stand, like Emerson, amid clouds.--Sam Hooper Samuels


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Alberta (Canada)
3.45/5 rDev +9.9%
Ah, the amber ale. Every self-respecting craft brewer has to offer one of these stalwarts, to lure in those less than intrepid drinkers who eschew potent hops or palate-blasting coffee stouts but who nevertheless wish to dip their toes in the craft beer pool. The name Anarchist is therefore a tad ironic. In any event, I snagged this can from a mixed 6-pack and decided to see how this one stacks up against the many other ambers and reds I've tried. A darkish orange honey amber brew, just a shade darker than this brewery's IPA consumed the same evening, with a copious quantity of light tan head that broke down quickly. Aroma was frustratingly subtle and nondescript until the beer warmed up, with some nutty sweet malts, light caramel, and weedy, faintly piney hops revealing themselves. Nice hop nose for an amber ale. Palate had some of this hop character as well but the malts stole the show. Things started dry and nutty, walnut and pretzel flavors, followed by honeyed breakfast cereal, pears, brown sugar, and watermelon hard candy, with the sweetness building over time along with an earthy, faintly woody hop bitterness. Thin to moderate body, with ample carbonation but smooth and gentle on the mouth. Finishes semi-sweet rather than overly nutty or bitter, with the aforementioned hops making their presence known. Not likely to become a staple but all in all not too shabby and a worthy session beer, with enough complexity to avoid becoming truly boring.
03-10-2014 03:35:41 | More by CalgaryFMC
British Columbia (Canada)
3.75/5 rDev +19.4%
10-15-2013 03:52:15 | More by ZachT
2.25/5 rDev -28.3%
07-06-2013 04:44:25 | More by Zbeetleman
3/5 rDev -4.5%
03-27-2013 20:15:49 | More by harpus
Ontario (Canada)
3/5 rDev -4.5%
02-18-2013 18:51:14 | More by cfalovo97
Alberta (Canada)
3.5/5 rDev +11.5%
12-29-2012 08:07:41 | More by schnarr84
British Columbia (Canada)
3.5/5 rDev +11.5%
11-29-2012 01:59:57 | More by KalanM
Alberta (Canada)
2.68/5 rDev -14.6%
Hazy dark amber ale with a thick collapsing light moka head. Caramel malt in aroma with very light floral hops. Sweet malt taste, a bit too sweet and cloying, like unfermented wort, with strong diacetyl, and a lingering unpleasant faint hop juice. Medium bodied. Rather unbalanced and lacking something.
11-08-2012 08:02:08 | More by Serge
British Columbia (Canada)
3/5 rDev -4.5%
10-11-2012 02:01:07 | More by schopenhauerale
Ontario (Canada)
3/5 rDev -4.5%
08-18-2012 22:58:05 | More by 4ster
2.75/5 rDev -12.4%
07-30-2012 04:50:09 | More by Birdlegs
British Columbia (Canada)
3.5/5 rDev +11.5%
07-15-2012 15:47:56 | More by Coastal_Brew
4/5 rDev +27.4%
07-03-2012 23:57:43 | More by hockeyfighter19
British Columbia (Canada)
3.25/5 rDev +3.5%
05-10-2012 20:07:08 | More by bumchilly25
3/5 rDev -4.5%
04-17-2012 04:01:51 | More by seeswo
2.88/5 rDev -8.3%
The CANQuest (TM) CANtinues, thanks to my steady trader, BigBry! Forget Lil Wayne and his "Steady Mobbin" stuff, I'm steady CANnin', yo! This represents some of The CANQuest's (TM) favorite things - CANadian CANned beer from CANnery Brewing Co.! CAN you tell that I'm stoked at the outset of New Beer Sunday (Week 365)?
From the CAN: "This full bodied hand-crafted ale is balanced with a generous combination of carefully roasted malts and three Northwest hop varieties. It is a harmony of hop and malt that results in a lingering finish ... ... disturbingly delicious."; "Keep Cool!"; "Naturally Brewed in Small Batches"; "Small Brewery Big Flavour".
First off, whoever submitted the accompanying pic missed the mark! The interlocking "CB" atop several stalks of barley is but one side of the CAN, whilst on the other side is a bright red Anarchy "A", which should have been displayed, instead. Viva la revolucion, brothers & sisters! Man, I'm gonna down this brew and go pay a visit to some government officials, post haste! Thanks for sending me THIS beer, BB. ;=)
The Crack & Glug (curiously) did NOT blow up on me so I kept calm and carried on. I had better than a finger of tawny head with moderate retention when I was done. Color was a deep amber with NE-quality clarity. BUPGOO! Nose evinced a piney hoppiness and my mouth began to water, given my recent re-immersion in my hops addiction. Mouthfeel was a little thin for my taste and the flavor was an underwhelming blend of pine hops and caramel malt. It just tasted like someone had hit the "Mute" button on it. Not bad, but not great either and disappointing, given its name. Finish left me scouring the reefer for something with some hops. The monkey on my back is beginning to screech and he wants fed. It's going to be a memorable Sunday, O my droogs. I am now inspired to pull out my copy of Joseph Conrad's "The Secret Agent" for a quick perusal.
02-12-2012 14:03:31 | More by woodychandler
Alberta (Canada)
3/5 rDev -4.5%
01-19-2012 18:16:43 | More by mdevonshire
British Columbia (Canada)
4/5 rDev +27.4%
11-21-2011 03:03:28 | More by EskimoDave
Alberta (Canada)
3.1/5 rDev -1.3%
A - hazy dark coppper, tall head left plentiful stings of lacing all around
S - strong hints of simple syrup, nutty, and slightly metallic
T - dominated by sugary syrup sweetness, some nutty malt and light leafiness
M - medium to full body, somewhat creamy, finishes with a teeth coating sugary feel
O - its just one of those beer that feels a little contrived, the sweetness is present where the malt should be, its still tasty, but its a very average amber, uncharacteristic of the typically worthy brews from Cannery
10-07-2011 04:23:59 | More by joemcgrath27
Alberta (Canada)
3.5/5 rDev +11.5%
355ml can poured into a 16oz pint glass.
A - Just under a finger of fizzy, light-tan head. Hazy copper-orange color, with a bit of lacing.
S - Fresh, grapefruit hops and some delicious smelling caramel malt with toffee.
T - Well hopped, not too much and not too little. Caramel malt adds a nice contrast to the slight hop bitterness. Slight taste of grains and piney hops in the aftertaste. Well balanced and very drinkable.
M - Lower carbonation, with a medium bodied mouthfeel.
D - Well balanced ale. All around pretty enjoyable, and no complaints here.
08-11-2011 23:45:53 | More by Converge
Alberta (Canada)
3.58/5 rDev +14%
Cloudy amber brow apperance with thick bubbly head that slowly settles down leaving good retention. Smell is sweet with a strong hint of caramel along with a hint of malt and bread.
Taste is like the smell, mainly caramel and bread Picked up malt,hops and brown sugar. Taste seems a little watered down, but refreshing nonetheless. Light bodied with high carbonation. Aftertaste is dry with a taste of brown sugar.
This is a refreshing and balanced beer, but lacks a kick to it. Worth a try though even if it's for the novelty of drinking anarchy beer.
07-10-2011 00:28:54 | More by CrazyMike
Ontario (Canada)
3.18/5 rDev +1.3%
Poured from a can into my Stella glass.
A - Golden brown, almost hazy in nature. Poured a 1/4 inch head, however it quickly dissipated leaving only a little lacing.
S - Sweet caramel with a citrus hop finish.
T - Very metallic citrus hop taste. The hops are definitely more prevalent on this one, leaving you with a bit of a fruity aftertaste.
M - Suprisingly thick feeling on the palette. The carbonation is definitely on the weak side for such an ale, and it is almost reminiscent of a porter mouthfeel.
D - Much too metallic. The blend of hops and malts produce a nice balance, but the metallic taste ruins it for me. By no means a terrible beer, but definitely not my favourite amber ale.
03-13-2010 23:15:44 | More by andrenaline
Alberta (Canada)
3.53/5 rDev +12.4%
650ml bottle poured into pint glass jan12 2010
A clear golden copper with no visible carbonation that somehow produces a big fluffy head that has good retention and leaves a few rings of lace
S a little biscuit and caramel almost smells like an English IPA
T not far from the smell only with some mild hops and it almost tastes like iced tea
M carbonation comes from nowhere giving it a slightly creamy feel
D no major problems with this one easy enough to drink
I wont lie the label on this one sold me, it's not much better then average but nothing to be ashamed of
01-13-2010 09:12:20 | More by wordemupg
Alberta (Canada)
3.53/5 rDev +12.4%
A- The logo is pretty cool, showing some aggressive marketing. When I opened the can, the foam just exploded out....I had to let it settle before pouring....and no the can wasn't shaken or dropped....maybe over carbonated? When I poured it, the beer cascaded! When it settled again, there was a several inch thick foamy head that took several minutes to fade into a fluffy off white cloud over the beer. It is a somewhat hazy amber/gold color with very sticky thick lacing. Can't tell how heavy the carbonation is due to the haze....
S- The aroma is quite sweet, very much toffee like. Along with the sweet malts, there is some light & fresh citrus fruit notes. Not much else...no real hop bitterness.
T- Tastes very much the same as it smells....full of toffee and I think I even taste a bit of maple sap! There is some bitterness on the end, from the hops that I guess are in fact used. There is a bit of a earthy/grassy flavor mixed in as well.
M- Surprisingly light for an amber ale! The carbonation is relatively low and the bubbles are fine, providing quite a smooth drinking beer.
D- It's sweet, slightly bitter on the palate and easy drinking....it is flavorful. I don't have a problem drinking this and will probably have it again in the future. I just don't feel that this beer is spectacular but it is better than a lot the beers out there!
11-03-2009 04:12:01 | More by ChrisCage
Alberta (Canada)
3.28/5 rDev +4.5%
650ml bottle. I remember drinking this in the Okanagan a number of years ago, where you could get bombers for $3.25. Sigh. Oh, and you kids, get off of my lawn! The Satan-worshipping-esque stylized 'A' on the label still looks pretty good, as it beats the hell out of the generic Okanagan travelogue label pictured above, which I've never seen before for this particular Cannery offering.
This beer pours a fairly clear, medium copper amber hue, with two fat fingers of densely puffy, somewhat bubbly off-white head, which recedes fairly steadily, leaving some macabre stretches of webbed lace around the glass.
It smells of biscuity caramel malt, with a touch of toffee, a mild blended orchard fruitiness, and grassy, citrusy, and sort of piney hops. The taste is more gritty, grainy caramel malt, a hollow pithy nuttiness, a bit of acrid, fruity alcohol, and some tame earthy, weedy grassy hops.
The carbonation is a little on the high side, but settles soon enough, the body a wavering medium weight, and more or less smooth. It finishes off-dry, with a very tame earthy hoppiness lingering. There persists a mild, tacitly pleasant warming overall, betraying the ever so slightly elevated ABV.
This is a decently agreeable amber ale, and almost balanced, but those hops had to go and shove off somewhere before getting the job done. Would kind of get dull after a couple, I would imagine. Wait, what am I saying? It does get tedious, the lack of hop presence becoming more and more like the famous pea in the mattress.
06-06-2009 00:32:27 | More by biboergosum
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