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The term "radical/religious right" refers to groups which, despite other ideological differences, share in common that they pose a threat to liberty, democracy and pluralism. They are "radical" in that they advocate extreme and dramatic changes in society. They are "religious" in that they tend to base their ideologies upon religious doctrines and religious texts.
Members range from self-righteous moral warriors like Pat Robertson and Don Wildmon to less overtly religious organization like the Heritage Foundation to even white supremacist groups and militias like the Ku Klux Klan. What links them are their ideas on who should hold power and how that power should be exercised.
The most radical of the religious right can be found in movements like Christian Identity, one of the most dangerous theological doctrines in America today. It is made all the more dangerous by the fact that so few people even realize that it exists, much less what exactly it represents. Christian Identity is a dominant theology of many active right-wing Christians, including many if not most Ku Klux Klan groups.
Ideology and Theology
Politics of Christian Identity
Many have come to expect the worst from conservative, evangelical Christian organizations in America and rarely do they disappoint. One in particular is the Southern Baptist Convention, the administrative body for many Southern Baptist churches in America. It has become clear that the leadership is determined to send out society back decades when it comes to matters like civil rights and women's independence.
Is Pat Robertson really as dangerous as some people claim? He was once of the most influential and powerful religious figures in America today, though that isnt as true as it was in the past. His business dealings have involved many countries and his media broadcasts extend across the world. When one also takes into account his religious extremism and his mania for conspiracy theories, the possibility that he is dangerous looms large.
Robertson's Views
Pat Robertson & Charles Taylor
Head of the powerful Focus on the Family, too few people have ever heard much about either James Dobson or his organizations. Dobson is very little like the carefully crafted public image which he jealously guards, but what he guards even more jealously is his anonymity in our legislative process.
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Who is Jack Chick? Details are sketchy, but he does appear to be a real person, alive and well in California, creating tracts now for nearly forty years. His biography states that he wanted to be a comic artist when he was younger, but unfortunately he ended up turning his meager talents to evangelization. He himself appears to have undergone a very intense conversion experience which would go a long way in explaining why he not only devotes so much energy into converting non-Christians but why he also seems to expect similar experiences in others.
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Jack Chick & Religion
There are a wide variety of practical social and political goals which link groups in the Religious Right. People need to be particularly careful of how the rhetoric of the radical/religious right is packaged. Divisions between the groups can be unclear, and it is not at all uncommon for extremist group to downplay some of their worst ideologies while emphasizing those doctrines which are more likely to attract people, like pushing for lower taxes.
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News and Commentary about President George W. Bush
Much has been written about the influence that evangelical Christians have on the White House generally and President George W. Bush specifically. What does that influence really mean and how have evangelicals exercised their power? President Bush has positioned himself unambiguously as an evangelical Christian who promotes evangelical Christian values - he has done this as a political candidate and he does this in the social policies he advocates. Learn more about the ways in which this has occurred and what it might mean for America.
God to Intervene for Bush
God to Vote for George W. Bush
Bush, God, and Evangelicals
Bush, the Nazis, and American Culture
"Free Speech" Zones
The Values Action Team: a group of American Senators and Representatives beholden to the money and the principles of the Religious Right. Where did they come from and why was this group formed?
AFA & Homosexuality: Don Wildmon's American Family Association has done a lot to spread misinformation and fear about homosexuality. Just what basic points does he claim about gays, and what implications do they really have?


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A Sandy Bottom/ Mistral #16/ Gulf front/panoramic views!! in Seacrest Beach
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The Sandy Bottom Gulf Front condo was fully renovated! That includes new furnishings, appliances, counter tops, tiled floors, and freshly painted walls. This is the perfect unit for newlyweds, honeymooners, or small families. This fully furnished, one bedroom condo sleeps 2-6 (King bed, 2 hall bunks with curtain, and queen sleeper sofa with a 6 inch thick mattress) is a coveted west end unit of the small complex. This means it has unobstructed views of the ocean in front of the unit, and has the west end unobstructed panoramic view to observe the spectacular sunsets every evening from your private covered balcony; and even from within the condo itself! Be one of the first to stay in the unit which is rented by owner…not a rental agency! This also means your check-in and check-out are right at the unit and you don't have to find a rental agency to get the key, or pay a "processing fee" when booking.
The Sandy Bottom is unit # 16 in the Mistral, a very popular low rise 3 story 24 unit complex on Hwy 30-A, in the Seacrest Community. The complex is ideally located between Seaside Beach and Rosemary Beach and has incredible views of Destin to the west and Panama City Beach to the east. You are only minutes away from upscale shopping, golf, and wonderful restaurants. Unit #16 is on the second floor, which is the first floor that can see over the dunes to see the beach itself from the unit; and being the end unit, it is also right next to the condo's dedicated beach access. The Sandy Bottom will soon be serviced by the new Panama City Beach Airport, which is scheduled to open this spring.
A 16.9 mile paved bike path crosses through the front of the property for those who want to visit the neighboring communities via bike, take a stroll, or go for a run in the mornings to start your day. Bike parking is provided at the complex, as are community charcoal grills for your use. The beach access comes complete with 2 showers so you can rinse yourself when you leave the beach and go to your private balcony for a relaxing view, nap, read a book, or just sit and listen to the waves.
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Did I mention the condo is Gulf front and comes fully furnished with full size front load washer and dryer, all linens, and of course a fully furnished kitchen, wireless high speed internet, DVD players, CD player,Ipod docking station and 2 wall mounted large flat panel TVs; just to name a few of the amenities?
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This Mistral Condos are quickly rented each year because of it's great location. You can visit the other beach communities for shopping and dining via bike path, a stroll down the beach, or in a car. Golf, shopping, swimming, fishing, and sunbathing are the favorite. You can venture to west to Sandestine for the outlets or go east to Panama City Beach and take in the new Pier Park.
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FRANKFORT, KY (WAVE) - Taxpayers are shelling out big bucks for a fatal mistake by a Kentucky State Trooper.
A deadly accident involving a state police spokesperson happened in September 2011. A Troubleshooter Investigation uncovered documents revealing the accident cost more than a woman's life - and internal letters from the Kentucky State Police Department show KSP believed if they didn't settle the case for hundreds of thousands of dollars they risked losing even more in court.
The family of Nurcan Ceylan received $550,000 for signing a release to drop Kentucky State Police from all legal liability for the fatal accident that happened on September 15, 2011.
On that day, a cruiser driven by Trooper Jonathan Biven crossed the center line and slammed into Ceylan's driver side on a rural stretch of Highway 31-W in Barren County. She died of multiple blunt force injuries.
Her boyfriend Samuel Parker was in the passenger seat.
"Out of nowhere, and I mean literally our of nowhere, he came right into our lane," Parker said in a November 16, 2012 interview.
KSP's collision report faulted Trooper Biven, a media spokesman for the Bowling Green post, for "inattention" and not keeping his cruiser under control.
But the final investigation never pin pointed the cause of that "inattention" concluding only that the collision occurred due to Trooper Biven crossing into the oncoming lane and striking Ceylan's driver side.
"It doesn't get any easier," Parker said in November. "Her thoughts are with me everyday."
According to a copy of the $550,000 settlement paid to Ceylan's family, obtained through an open records request, $350,000 came from KSP's insurance policy. The other $200,000 was paid by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Both are the maximum amount the family could receive in a settlement from the State.
But it appears some within Kentucky State Police worried the payout could have been even higher if a lawsuit ever went to court. In letters to Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway, who had to sign off on the settlement, KSP's office of legal services wrote "settlement of the case for the sum offered is a reasonable compromise in light of the potential for an adverse verdict" and that "the proposed settlement is in the best interests of the commonwealth from a business judgement perspective."
We have previously contacted the attorney for the family of Ceylan and he declined to comment. There is no evidence that the family was unhappy with the settlement or feels that is was unjust.
The settlement does not release KSP from a second lawsuit brought by Parker.
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The construction industry has suffered much uncertainty, but the worst is over, said Keith Fox, president, McGraw-Hill Construction, New York, at the Outlook 2011 Executive Conference, Oct. 28-29, in Washington, D.C. "Those of us who have survived, have fought hard," he said.
In the manufacturing sector, construction took the biggest hit during the recession, said Julian A.J. Anderson, president, Rider Levett Bucknall, Phoenix, at the conference. "Unemployment was at 17 percent and 2.275 million jobs were lost," he said. "Construction employment is expected to rise 19 percent over the next eight years."
Last year was another tough one for the construction industry, with mixed performance by project type, according to the firm's "Construction Outlook 2011" report. Single-family housing moved upward in first quarter 2010, before settling back in the spring. Healthcare construction seemed to be stabilizing after 2009's steep decline, and transportation terminal work picked up. However, tighter lending conditions and high vacancy rates continued to suppress commercial building, while state and local budget cuts negatively impacted institutional building and educational facilities.
The value of new construction starts for 2010 was estimated to be $411 billion, down 2 percent, following 2009's 24 percent slide, according to the Outlook 2011 report. This marked the fourth straight year that construction starts fell, bringing the level of contracting 40 percent below the 2006 peak of $689.3 billion. The overall level of construction starts in 2011 will advance 8 percent to $446 billion.
"MHC starts did seem to be picking up, but dropped back in the first and second quarters of 2010," said Robert Murray, vice president, McGraw-Hill Construction, at the Outlook conference. "Construction employment was down 6 percent in the first six months of 2010. Single-family housing went into a stall after the homebuyer credit ran out. Commercial building was down 43 percent [in 2009], and [was] estimated to be down 17 percent at the end of [2010]. Institutional building was down 15 percent in 2009, and another 7 percent [in 2010]. Public works was essentially flat last year [2009], but a little up this year [2010]." (See Fig. 1)
Multifamily housing was a pleasant surprise in 2010—gaining 5 percent in units—in another down year for construction, Murray said. "The construction decline has ended in multifamily housing, and it's now edging up," he said. "2011 will see an increase of 23 percent in starts. Stimulus money is providing support. Looking at the big cities, it's a mixture of pluses and minuses in terms of new dwelling units, which tells me the market is beginning to turn."
Looking at individual market segments, McGraw Hill Construction predicts the following for 2011 (See Table 1):
Single-family housing will climb 27 percent in dollars, corresponding to a 25 percent increase in units to 565,000. See Page XX for related article.
Multifamily housing, comprising both apartments and condominiums, will rise 24 percent in dollars and 23 percent in units. The sector gained 5 percent in units in 2010, after being down 57 percent in 2009. Project financing will remain tight, but less so than in the commercial building sector, given the more stable revenue stream from multifamily projects. The stimulus act and affordable housing projects benefitted multifamily housing in 2009-10, Murray said. A push for downtown redevelopment also helped this sector. "Rental vacancy rate is still high, but is easing," he said. "Empty-nesters are supporting the growth of this sector."
Commercial buildings will increase 16 percent, following a three-year decline, which dropped contracting 62 percent in dollar terms. However, activity levels for stores, warehouses, offices and hotels will still be weak. "Commercial building starts in 2007 were at an all-time high," Murray said, "but there was a sharp retreat in 2008-10. Store starts in 2011 will go up 19 percent, after a 17 percent decline in 2010; warehouse starts will see a gain of 30 percent in 2011, after a 32 percent decline in 2010; hotels will see a gain of 13 percent in 2011, after a 37 percent decline in 2010; offices saw less overbuilding than past cycles and will gain 13 percent in 2011, after a 28 percent fall in 2010. While new construction for offices and stores fell substantially in 2009, the pattern of major alteration projects for each category has been more stable."
The institutional building market will slip an additional 1 percent, retreating for the third straight year. School construction will continue to be down, but healthcare facilities should see moderate growth. "This sector will see a negative 6 percent in starts in 2011," Murray said. "Numerous states in recent years have passed school construction bond measures, especially California and Texas. Texas remains the leading state in school construction. Major universities increased capital spending plans, but are now under re-evaluation."
Healthcare starts will gain 6 percent in 2011, after leveling off in 2010. "Healthcare facilities fell sharply in 2009, but stabilized in 2010," Murray said. "Hospital chains were hard-hit by tight credit conditions. Debate over healthcare reform created near-term uncertainty. The sector is still supported by ongoing need to replace aging facilities and growth of elderly population. U.S. military Veterans Administration projects will help to ease some of the near-term slowdown."
Public buildings will see a 6 percent decline in 2011. This segment had a strong 2007-09, but experienced a steep 31 percent drop in 2010, Murray said.
Amusement and recreational buildings will see a 1 percent decline in 2011, after an 18 percent decline in 2010. Religious buildings will level off in 2011, after a 39 percent decline in 2010, Murray said.
Airport terminal work will see an 8 percent decline in 2011 in terms of square footage, after a 25 percent decline in 2010. The segment will decline 5 percent in dollar amount in 2011, after a 20 percent decline in 2010. Work picked up in 2009, and was expected to stay close to improved activity in 2010, Murray said.
Manufacturing buildings will increase 9 percent in dollars and 11 percent in square feet. Capacity utilization will continue to pick up, and the low value of the U.S. dollar will support export growth.
Public works construction will drop 1 percent given the fading benefits of the federal stimulus act.
Overall, total construction starts will be up 8 percent in 2011. This follows a four-year decline that saw activity drop by 40 percent, Murray said. While the dollar amount of construction starts is forecast to see moderate growth, the same is not expected for construction spending, which lags the pattern of construction starts. "It's estimated that construction spending in 2011 will drop an additional 3 percent," he said. For nonresidential building, construction starts in dollars will rise 4 percent in 2011, helped by a 16 percent gain for commercial building from an extremely depressed 2010, although dampened by an additional 1 percent decline for institutional building, he said. "In terms of construction spending, nonresidential building in 2011 will be down another 6 percent, given the lagged relationship of spending to starts. More substantial gains for construction starts will have to wait until 2012. Nonresidential building in construction start terms could see yearly growth in the range of 20 [percent] to 30 percent by 2012-2013, assuming the U.S. economy is able to achieve more solid footing in 2011, accompanied by stronger job growth and less restrictive bank lending," he concluded.
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3.98/5 rDev -0.3%
A - Poured out a cloudy, dark amber color with a small, foamy, off-white head. Not much for lacing.
S - It smelled of raisin, molasses, bourbon, vanilla and some earthy notes.
T - Tasted of raisin, very sweet malt, black licorice. Very hot spice, too.
M - It was soft and creamy with an alcohol heat. A full-bodied beer.
D - This a powerful beer. One is more than enough.
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I have sampled this a few times in the past this was the first time drinking a whole bottle in itself.Poured a deep chesnut brown with some reddish/orange tint thruout a well formed but quick to fade 1/2 finger head atop.,dark fruit and more dark fruit in the nose hence the name of the beer I suppose,hints of orange essence and warming alcohol.The "big" alcohol is not as "big" as some would think it would be hereit stays underneath the layers of flavors for the most part at least until it becomes room temp.Raisin flavors packed to the hilt along with prune an underlying nutty terrine-like character seems to always be there,notes of brown sugar and caramel round out the flavor profile.A great nightcap brew and it wont bite you to hard,very nicely done by DFH.
01-13-2007 13:42:25 | More by oberon
4.1/5 rDev +2.8%
Appearance Brownish-orange in color with a decent head and some tiny carbonation.
Smell The yeast is very dark, almost coffee-like, and the raisins add to this aroma. The chocolate cookie dough is subtle but laced with alcohol.
Taste The dark yeast comes out nicely at the tongue, especially as the ale warms. The fruits, laden with raisins as promised on the label, are very well blended. The finish is sweet but light melon with more of the yeast.
Mouthfeel Surprisingly thin. It may be medium-bodied at best. Its very smooth though and goes down more like a juice than a BSDA.
Drinkability This went down well considering the package. It went down much easier than the 120 Minute which has the same ABV. Dont drink this at a friends then try to drive home though. When the chart says that you can have three beers a night and still be legally sober, theyre talking Bud not DFH.
Update Popped a small bottle 2005 in Jan 06. This is a real heavy-hitter. I enjoyed the Mouthfeel a little more this time around big alcohol but not stingy so upped the rating by 0.5.
12-13-2003 01:52:28 | More by RoyalT
2.9/5 rDev -27.3%
Nice bottle with a freshness date and honest description of the beer.
Pours a beautiful deep brown but with a very disappointing and short-lived head.
The smell and taste are both overwhelmingly dominated by raison, brown sugar, and mahogany (almost hickory like) smoke.
I believe that the brewers of this beer were trying to do something very unique and interesting here but for my tastes they fell short. I usually like smoky beers but this one made me feel like I was chewing on millet rather than sipping a refreshing brew.
The mahogany and raison really covers up any other things that are going on in this beer. It was also a little too sweet and alcoholy making it undrinkable as a session beer.
I am being very critical and I dont want to sell this beer too short. Its not all bad but in this style it faces some tough competition and just doesnt stand up. It lacks the complexity that makes other Belgian strong darks interesting and its forward sugary alcohol taste does nothing to contain the high ABV deeming it undrinkable.
I feel fare in my mostly negative review of this beer because I drank it with two other fans of strong Belgians who couldnt even finish their goblets. They would have rated it much lower.
09-12-2005 16:53:49 | More by DaPeculierDane
4/5 rDev +0.3%
A: Reddish amber with a very small head that leaves minimal lacings.
S: A very powerful smell of sweet malts, caramel, brown sugar, alcoholic fumes and most of all raisins in abundance. The smell is quite reminiscent of fine spirits.
T: The taste is very sweet with malts, caramel and raisins everywhere. Notes of cocoa, leather and wood. The finish is mildly bitter with more sweetness and more raisins to it. The alcohol is present already in the mouth and becomes really strong in the finish - like a warming sweet liqueur or a cognac.
M: Full-bodied with a gentle carbonation.
D: A strange, yet intriguing beer. The amount of sweetness and raisin flavors in this one are off the chart. I didn't think it was overly complex since the character is so reliant on sweet boozy raisins, but I really enjoyed it nonetheless. Stating that it's a sipper is probably superfluous - this one drinks as a fine cognac. My sample consisted of about a third of a bottle, and that was almost more than enough. I don't think I would want to drink a whole bottle of it on my own.
08-23-2009 01:32:07 | More by ricke
4.5/5 rDev +12.8%
03-10-2014 02:15:10 | More by npala86
4.5/5 rDev +12.8%
Had on tap at Publik House 9/24/05. Right on for having it guys!
A: Beautiful tawny copper color. No head at all, none, but not a surprise with ABV 20%. Nice and clear.
S: The nose was interesting and complex, but not overwhelming. Notes of raisons and caramel, not really any alcohol.
T: Just delicious. Strong rasin quality, very vinous. Very reminiscent of an Oloross sherry. Sweet but not too much. Big malt profile, the alcohol is almost unnoticeable. A touch of honey. Really a brilliant balance in this beer, everything works together.
M: Quite syrupy, with just a hint of carbonation. Just enough to keep it lively. Great wieght.
D: Very high alcohol, but its balanced very well. Could get you in trouble real fast if you werent careful. As Ive mentioned before, I dont know how to handle this category. It was "exceptionally drinkable" so it gets a 5.
Just awesome. DFH has done it again. I feel like their real genious is evident in the balance of most of their beers, espicially the huge ones like this. Cheers!
09-24-2005 23:17:43 | More by kaimcm
3.98/5 rDev -0.3%
I've been looking forward to this one for awhile. 2005 vintage with bright yellow cap. Pours from the 12oz bottle a deep garnet read with only a small ring of bubbles around the the glass. At this ABV I wasn't expecting any lasting head. Aromas of sweet burnt brown sugar colliding with a wall of raisins. Notes of caramel and some spice, slightly vinous. Quite nice overall.
First sip brings a quite sweet caramel/brown sugar maltiness accentuated by a upfront distinct raisin flavor. Slightly syrupy with vanilla, cherry and more dark fruity notes. Maybe a hint of molasses as well. Alcohol is amazingly well hidden, however the warming on the throat reminds me it is there in force. A huge, sweet, rasiny ale that is a tasty sipper and most definetly a unqiue creation.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied and slightly syrupy slick. Goes down smooth with very mellow carbonation. A very nice late night sipper for me. The 12oz bottle should do perfectly. I have a few more of these that I plan to sit on for awhile and see where they go. Give it a shot. Thanks to goodbyeohio for tossing this my way.
11-05-2005 04:20:26 | More by orbitalr0x
1/5 rDev -74.9%
12-24-2011 23:02:48 | More by Marc33
3.48/5 rDev -12.8%
Available now on tap at Max's On Broadway in Fells Point, Baltimore, which is where I tried it.
This beer arrived in a small flute glass - probably only 6 ounces. Possibly less. But then, as this beer was listed on the menu at 21%, 6oz is all you need.
As you already know, everything about this beer is strong, dark, and handsome. The only other beer i've had as strong as this is Samuel Adams Triple Bock. Unlike that beer, though, the Raison D'Extra is palatable. For being so strong in alcohol content, it is really quite smooth in the finish. The alcohol is very present, of course, but it blends well with all the spices in the beer.
The mouthfeel? Its as if you could chew this beer. Very thick and complex.
Unfortunately, or maybe just obviously, this beer has a low drinkability level. I'm surprised it comes in 12oz bottles. That seems like too much at once. 6oz was enough for me, and i split it with 2 friends!
09-26-2005 20:22:29 | More by chOAKbarrell
4.7/5 rDev +17.8%
Thanks for letting me know it was available Oliver!!
Pours a deep mahogany carmel. It just looks thick with light carbonation, haf finger of weirdly thick white head. Yummy.
oh my. Deep rum-raison. Lightly hopped that is quite nice and subtle at the same time. I could sit and smell this all night.
boom. Smack of sweet, rum soaked raison, medium malt thick and yummy. No bite considering. Right up the nose, barely warming, but you know the ABV is present.
Not very syrupy considering. Sits extremely well considering ABV
I want more. I would love to have a case of this aging.
08-29-2008 13:15:34 | More by JasonA
2.38/5 rDev -40.4%
This beer was an amber color with a very small, almost nonexistent, tan head and a tiny amount of lacing. It had a strong sweet fruit odor. The taste was all fruit, and way, way too sweet. It was fairly smooth, but to me not too drinkable. Maybe it should be a dessert wine??
03-21-2006 12:48:37 | More by lordofthewiens
4/5 rDev +0.3%
11-20-2012 03:07:52 | More by warnerry
North Carolina
3.83/5 rDev -4%
Thick mahogany, this cloudy concoction foams and fizzes beautifully for a three-year-old vintage (3/15/07). The foam cap doesn't linger long, but it dissipates in a swirl. Even after it has seemingly vanished, new bubbles swirl from the depths like a galaxy. It looks as if alive!
Smells like a boatload o' raisins--who knew, right? It's got some alcohol now...and combined with that rich color, I must admit I got a lil' furniture/furniture polish sorta vibe. Not exactly like a candle, but it's gotta bring some heat at 18%!
This is a monster. The initial sip is like wow--delicious, but you have to hold it and feel it because you're scared to swallow. It's like...gulp! Big, bad-ass brew right chere! Like some of the other big-boy, dotted-bottle cap Dogfish Head offerings, it's a novelty. Even three years mellowed, it's on me. Like cognac, it burns.
The initial tongue-touch is misleading--raisiny, almost wine-like, and the feel is surprisingly light. But you know when it heads down you're gonna fill it. It's got that whole "fun to be scared" vibe to it, like as if going to a haunted house to get your socks scared off.
As for drinkability, it's too damn menacing to be "good." You aren't breaking this one out often. It's a tough-guy opportunity in a moonshine sorta way. Some people actually like moonshine--and it's not that tough because it is actually a beer, but sipping thru 12 ounces'll put hair on your nuts. Gotta love DFH for bringin' it.
05-28-2010 01:41:10 | More by marvin213
New Jersey
4.5/5 rDev +12.8%
05-18-2013 04:13:36 | More by megamass
3.85/5 rDev -3.5%
Bottled on 9/29/06 according to the stamp on the neck of the bottle. Pours a hazy, burnished copper body with a small beige head that quickly falls to a film. Lack of lacing is no surprise given the octane of this puppy. Aroma opens with a fusel bubblegum note I've noticed in some of the other big DFH brews. There's a strong raisin presence, obviously, as well as plum and caramel notes. Mouthfeel is medium full with low carbonation. Taste is very fruity sweet. Raisins, plums, and berries make a strong impression, with some caramel and toffee underneath. It's impossible to cover up the enormous alcohol here, but it's actually not that obtrusive as a slow sipper. Another very interesting big beer from the good folks at DFH.
01-15-2007 00:49:16 | More by merlin48
New York
4.43/5 rDev +11%
12 ounce bottle, experienced at room temperature...way too expensive, oh well its all beer research to me...pours dark honey amber, pretty clear, dull orange highlights, light tan mini head with tiny bubble continuing to rise to the top. Nose of dull sugary raisins. This is a strong and flavorful sipping beer. Thick and gooey, with notes of smokey dried apricots and sweet pears marinated in whiskey. Warming and delicious. More world quality- over the top- brew from DFH.
02-05-2006 17:56:53 | More by Billolick
4.45/5 rDev +11.5%
Compliments of the fine folks at DFH for playing bocce...what a deal.
Pours a bright amber color w/ almost no head...almost impossible to tell the color it disappears so rapidly.
The aroma is delightful...huge scents of figs, raisins, cherries, citrus with a slight alcohol twinge if you linger the nose.
Flavor is great...grapes, raisins and a hefty dose of malt sweetness. Alcohol is apparent, but not distracting if your are respecting (sipping) this one...carbonation is high and assists in making this offering thick, yet not too cloying.
Slightly bitter and dry in the finish and so wonderfully kind on the pallet...could think of no better way to finish off an evening.
Drinkability's score is based on me polishing off the 12oz. w/ very little effort...not that I could drink any more of this beyond the one serving. Most beer bars where I've see it on tap were offering just 4oz. glasses or so...not a bad idea.
Thanks to Dogfish for this one...great job!
10-07-2005 01:18:42 | More by warriorsoul
3.88/5 rDev -2.8%
Poured from 12oz bottle into a wine glass. Brewed on 03/15/2007.
Appearance- Amber brown...Almost no head at all, very little lacing in the glass.
Smell- Raisons and fig jump right out. Toffee, caramel and alcohol are also very pronounced. Smells similair to a great port.
Taste- Weird, but it taste like a Fig Newton smoothie. Butterscotch and alcohol are present. And of course raisons. You can definetely tell this beer is 5 years old.
Mouthfeel- This beers falls somewhere b/t a beer and a thick port wine. It drinks a bit syruppy, but in a good way.
Overall- I have been wanting to try this beer for about 4 years now, so I am super excited I got the opportunity. I have one more in the cellar, and it's gonna get to my mouth in the next few weeks. Totally worth a trade if you can find it.
01-07-2012 00:54:25 | More by frenchblood21
3.4/5 rDev -14.8%
Poured 12oz bottle dated 03/15/07 into a Snifter. Head is non-existent with slight lacing across top and around sides of glass. Color is aged mahogany color, very opaque.Bubbles are very light - almost non-existent.
Smell gives of raisin and dark fruit notes. Some what Amarone in smell. A lot less aroma than I had expected for a big beer.
The first taste was overwhelmingly hot. Not bad hot, just hot on the palate. Tends to lighten up on second and subsequent taste.Nice fruit/raisin taste, but would have rated higher if alcohol was not so present in taste.
Mouth feel is nice and coating - almost port like.. The beer itself is quite filling and I don't know how to rate drinkability. This is best as a dessert beer poured in small portions. or should be consumed with heavy meals. I'm getting some sharp cheddar enjoy the rest of this snifter before calling it a night.
12-09-2007 12:08:51 | More by mattster
4.4/5 rDev +10.3%
Appearance: a very deep and translucent ruby/ aburn brown color , very nice to look at really , the head was of good size at pour , then quickly faded to some large bubbles and some off white foam with lots of lacing left.
Smell: a wonderful and deeply complex nose on this brew. Lots of dark fruity aromas coming at you , raisin , plum , winey scents , grape , deep malt and some surpriseingly well hidden alcohol , it makes its presence much more known as it warms.
Taste: The taste starts of with a big malty sweetness , brown sugar , then dark fruits , much raisin , wine like flavors flash all over the tongue , some bitter notes , some almost honey roasted peanut flavor, slight spice , raisin bread thickness to the whole thing , and the alcohol hides itself very very well... until a second or two after you swallow!
Mouthfeel: a hefty , chewy , powerful feel.
Drinkability: while its alcohol does restrict it's drinkability , the flavors are all really well intwined into the beer. They can be almost over the top , but then they change , wonderfully complex. Go try this beer now!
11-14-2006 06:31:29 | More by Byeast
4.5/5 rDev +12.8%
Great beer. Very sweet, and som e heat on the mouth... I love the raisin taste. Watch out, the abv will sneak up on you. it doesn't seem like a 18% beer, but will knock you down if you're not ready.
Again, it is very sweet, and remains on the pallet for a while. it has a deep brown hue that actually tastes darker than it looks.
very very nice brew, but certainly not a session-able brew
07-22-2010 01:11:31 | More by sm0key
3.85/5 rDev -3.5%
I got this as a single at Union Jack's on the Manatawny. I drank it in a goblet. No date on the bottle, but this one might keep forever.
Pours a hazy reddish brown/orange, and, after a stiff pour, got a 1/2 finger head of tan colored bubbles, which instantly disipated. Carbonation appears slow.
Aroma is very fruity and warm, with notes of raisins, prunes, and dates, and a big smell of bourbon. Alcohol is there, but at 20%, it's fairly well hidden. Smells like this one is going to hurt.
First flavor is HUGE caramel malt, followed by fruits like raisins, dates and prunes. Not much Belgian stuff going on here. Definite taste of bourbon whiskey. Very sweet, but not too cloying, IMO. Hop character is extremely low. Aftertaste is very long sweet and heat, with caramel malt clinging til the end.
Mouthfeel is full bodied and oily, with gentle carbonation. Lips stick together from sweetness, and the back of my mouth is hot from alcohol. Finish is sweet and warm.
I've been sipping this for 15 minutes, and I can feel it already. Hope I'm still awake for the Eagles game today at 4. This, to me at least, is a try it once beer. I wouldn't drink 2 or 3 of these. It is fairly cloying, expensive, and strong as hell. It's more like a novelty beer. I can't believe they sell a lot of this. Still, it's well made, fairly complex, and it definitely works. Recommended, with reservations.
12-11-2005 17:16:22 | More by jakester
3.38/5 rDev -15.3%
Purchased about a year ago. Pours with a thick head that settles quickly. Nice lacing. Dark amber in color. Smell is boozy but sweet. Taste is extremely sweet. Mouthfeel is OK but there is a big alcohol burn. A slow sipper due to the booze. I have another bottle which I will put in the hole for a while to see if this calms down.
05-17-2008 01:25:42 | More by SkinnyElvis
4.33/5 rDev +8.5%
Got this at a steal of a price. 2.89 a bottle, mis marked I believe. Rang up at 8.99, but tag said 2.89. so they gave it to me at 2.89 a bottle. Pours brown, but has an orange tint to it. Smells like fort, minus the raspberry. Very heavy on raisin. ABV is noticeable. Taste, tastes like fort again, minus the raspberry. Very strong ale,very heavy on raisin. Very good. ABV is strong, but not as strong as the 18 % on the bottle. Mouthfeel: Actually, very light for the ABV. Medium bodied, but like I said, light compared to the
ABV. Quite carbonated, but this brew should be this way. Overall, Awesome IMO. Very glad they had 2 bottles at this price. I may pick up one more at the usual 9.99 price just to have another. I figure at the ABV this one can age forever, and I'd like to drink many many more. As I usually say with my dogfish head reviews...DOGFISH HEAD, PLEASE COME BACK TO INDIANA!!!
08-16-2011 02:55:15 | More by 1Adam12
Raison D'Extra from Dogfish Head Brewery
89 out of 100 based on 818 ratings.


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OAKLAND -- It is a familiar refrain from Joe Girardi, a defensive catcher himself during his playing days, that the Yankees manager would prefer to get stellar defense from his catcher than offense.
Still, the Yankees could use more punch from Russell Martin. The second-year Bombers backstop entered Friday's game batting just .173 with four homers and 10 RBIs in 38 games, but Girardi said that Martin's .321 on-base percentage is encouraging.
"Russell's run into some bad luck," Girardi said. "The one thing Russell has done is he's gotten on base. When you look at his average and then you look at how much he's been on, it's really pretty incredible.
"If he was hitting normal, he'd probably have an on-base percentage over .400, but I've seen some good signs from him. He's hit some balls harder, and we know he's capable of doing more."
Martin had a batting average of just .190 on balls in play (BABIP) entering play on Friday, by far the lowest mark of his career. He had a .252 BABIP last year for New York, hitting .237 with 18 homers and 57 RBIs.
Nova starts for Yankees despite hamstring issue
OAKLAND -- Yankees right-hander Ivan Nova is battling a minor right hamstring issue, though it was not enough to place his start on Friday into jeopardy.
"It was a little tight. He's fine," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "There's no issue with that. He said he feels good and there's no issues."
Girardi said that Nova was able to do all of his work normally leading up to his start on Friday against the Athletics, and that the lingering bone bruise on his right foot may have caused a chain reaction of soreness in his leg.
"Sometimes when you have ailments in your lower extremities, you might walk a little different, run a little different," Girardi said. "That causes something to get sore. But he checked out fine."
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Yankees prospect Manny Banuelos was diagnosed with left elbow soreness, a relief to the organization. Ranked the club's No. 1 prospect by MLB.com this spring, Banuelos is on the Minor League disabled list with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Yankees right-hander David Robertson played catch on Thursday in Tampa, Fla., and felt "pretty decent," according to manager Joe Girardi. Robertson had said that he hoped to join the Yankees in Detroit on June 1, but Girardi indicated that he was not sure that was going to happen. Outfielder Brett Gardner is also expected to try swinging a bat on Monday and is unlikely to be available before the Yankees return to New York.
On this date in 1947, the Yankees defeated the Red Sox, 17-2, at Yankee Stadium to snap a streak of three consecutive shutout victories.
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Above: The Lunokhod (lunar rover) vehicle (left) and the Earth return vehicle -- both shown in launch configuration -- would comprise the Luna-Grunt mission.
Luna-Grunt (Lunar Sample Return/Luna-28)
Since Luna-Glob has always been considered as only a first step in Russian "return to the Moon," developers at NPO Lavochkin conceptualized several follow-on missions during the first decade of the 21st century. Return of soil samples was considered as one of the most immediate goals of the long-term program. Unlike Soviet soil return missions in the 1970s, which were limited to a single and largely random sampling location, the new-generation program was expected to take advantage of robotic rovers.
A highly intelligent and mobile "Lunokhod" would have a task of carefully selecting and picking up samples from various locations within its reach. The rover would then load up to one kilogram of samples into the return rocket, which would be delivered to the Moon in a separate mission.
As of 2007, the rover mission was expected to head to the Moon as early as 2014, followed by a lander carrying the Earth return vehicle in 2015. Both spacecraft could be launched by the Soyuz-2 rocket with the Fregat upper stage. A later mission scenario, renamed Luna-Resurs-2, called for the launch of a lander with a rover, along with the lunar relay satellite onboard the Zenit rocket with the Fregat-SB upper stage. The design of the lunar relay satellite would be based on the Phobos-Grunt spacecraft bus. The lander with the return rocket would still fly onboard Soyuz-2.
Both, the lunar rover and the Earth-return rocket would have a mass of around 400 kilograms and would be delivered to the Moon by the same standard lander, which NPO Lavochkin hoped to develop earlier for the Russian-Indian Luna-Resurs project. After the separation from the Fregat booster stage on its way to the Moon, the lander would use its own propulsion system to enter a circular orbit around the Moon with an altitude of around 100 kilometers. It would then fire its engine again to lower the perigee (lowest point of the orbit) to an altitude of only 18 kilometers above the Moon. From here, the final maneuver would be initiated to descent onto the surface. Initially, for the flight to Earth, the return stage was expected to use a direct ascent trajectory to lift off from the Moon and head back to an atmospheric reentry and landing. However, by 2010, the return trajectory included the injection of the soil-carrying stage into a parking orbit around the Moon and only then the engine firing to head to Earth. The new flight profile intended to facilitate the return of soil samples from the polar areas of the Moon, as well as from its invisible side.
In August 2010, the head of Space Research Institute, IKI, Lev Zeleny told radio station Ekho Moskvy that the return of water and ice samples would be the goal of the Russian lunar exploration program during 2010s, following the Luna-Glob and Luna-Resurs missions. Polar regions of the Moon were considered as most probable areas for landing. (440)
In addition to its scientific return, the Luna-Grunt mission was intended to develop spacecraft platforms, which would later be adapted in the next phase of the lunar exploration, such as the Lunny Poligon project.
Changes in the project
By 2012, the rover mission was "divorced" from the Luna-Grunt project, which was now expected to be the fourth Russian spacecraft to head to the Moon in 2019, after a pair of Luna-Glob launches and Luna-Resurs mission. Under this plan, Luna-Grunt would precede the new attempt to return soil samples from Phobos, now re-scheduled for 2020.
In turn, the rover mission was postponed until 2021. As of 2012, both projects remained in a very preliminary stage of development and completely depended on the progress with their predecessors, which were scheduled to go to the Moon during 2015-2017. If successful, a lunar rover mission would pave the way to the Lunny Poligon project promised as early as 2022.
In November 2012, ESA reported that in a broad cooperation agreement on exploration, encompassing the Moon, Mars and Jupiter, Roskosmos had invited ESA to assess possibilities for participation in Lunar Polar Sample Return mission, LPSR, with the launch no earlier than 2020 and the Luna-Resurs lander mission (launch after 2017). Russian-European discussions were focusing on the definition of potential contributions to these two missions, including a drill derived from ExoMars-2018 mission and a hazard detection and avoidance system developed for the Lunar Lander.
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A soil-carrying capsule leaves a robotic lunar base, as envisioned by Russian engineers circa 2004 and 2014. Credit: NPO Lavochkin
One Luna-Grunt flight scenario apparently called for a dual mission of the rover and a relay moon orbiter onboard the Zenit rocket and a subsequent launch of the return rocket to carry soil samples from the Moon to Earth.
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A depiction of Lunokhod mission at the beginning of 2010s.
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The Luna-Resurs-2 soil-carrying spacecraft as it was envsioned by 2009. At the time, it was expected to fly in 2018 on the Soyuz-2.1b rocket.


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Speakers Offer Wisdom, Inspiration and Humor in Addressing Members of ODU's Class of 2012
Three high-profile speakers offered words of wisdom and inspiration to members of Old Dominion University's class of 2012 at spring commencement exercises May 4 and 5.
Spread out over two days in order to accommodate friends and family members of graduates from ODU's six colleges, three separate commencement exercises were held at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. Approximately 2,500 students participated in the ceremonies.
At the first program, Friday evening, May 4, graduates of the College of Arts and Letters, ODU's largest college graduating class, heard from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Les Payne, who offered many nuggets of advice throughout a brief talk that also had its humorous moments, and even included popular-culture references to skateboards and Kim Kardashian.
Announcing that his remarks were intended "to share a few tips on how to succeed in an up and down job market and life itself," he advised the graduates not to worry unduly about the U.S. economy, noting that it is cyclical. And while he said it's OK to earn a lot of money, Payne cautioned, "It is not OK to make earning a lot of money your primary goal in life."
Telling the graduates to follow their bliss, but not to stay in a job just because it pays well, Payne added, "There are too many people holding down good-paying jobs that they hate. ... Find a vocation that engages you fully."
Speculating on the different careers that members of the class of 2012 might embark on, Payne said: "The teachers among you have the greatest responsibility of all. The success of our entire society rests upon your shoulders. ... Teach young students as if they were your own children. They will make you as proud as if you were their parents. I challenge each of you to enter your life's work as if the future of the world depends on it."
Stating that "the power to secure a better world resides in each of you in this building," Payne said that from this class could emerge great statesmen as well as those who may well solve problems of hunger and civil strife.
"And I am hopeful," he continued, "that this Old Dominion graduating class will produce a future president of the United States, and she will ..." At that point, cheers and shouts from the crowd drowned out the rest of his remark. But by then, his message of inspiration had been delivered and received.
In closing, Payne turned to the words of poet Langston Hughes, who wrote: "Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly."
Wendy Bahr, senior vice president of Global and Strategic Partners for the Worldwide Partner Organization for Cisco, addressed graduates of the College of Sciences, College of Health Sciences and Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology Saturday morning.
Bahr, an ODU graduate herself, remarked that she didn't receive her degree in such a beautiful facility as the Constant Center. She spoke directly to the graduates, saying that many of them likely have their entire life planned out.
"If, on the other hand, there are just a few of you that don't quite know what the future holds, I need to offer a little advice. Take a deep breath, it's going to be OK," she said.
Bahr described the corporate ladder as a lattice. "You have to be willing to go sideways in order to go up." She said it's just fine to make a decision that isn't laser-focused on the next rung on the ladder. "Corporations and organizations are looking for well-rounded professionals," she said. "Be open to the possibility that it's not just a straight shot to the top."
In concluding, Bahr told the graduates that, because of advances in technology, their future is full of promise. "I am absolutely confident our future has never been brighter, your opportunities have never been greater and I can't wait to see what you accomplish."
At the university's final commencement program Saturday afternoon, ODU alumnus Jack J. Ross, president and chief operating officer with Dominion Enterprises, delivered the address to graduates of the College of Business and Public Administration and Darden College of Education.
His message was one of perseverance, and he used his experiences as the son of a single mother growing up in Norfolk to illustrate how determination and perseverance would propel him to success. He noted that although he lived in low-income housing and began working 20 hours a week at age 14, he remained determined, managing to attend high school, play football and baseball, become an Eagle Scout and ultimately earn admission to ODU.
Admitting that he wasn't a great student and joking that his ambition exceeded his intellect, Ross recounted his college years at ODU. "I majored in business and worked while in college. I sold advertising for the Mace & Crown, coached high school football each fall, worked five nights a week 6-to-midnight at a grocery store and was a full-time student," he said. Ross added, however, that his college life wasn't completely bereft of good times. "I had fun, laughed often and attended my share of midnight madness frat parties," he said.
The theme of perseverance carried over to Ross' time after college as a young and determined graduate who, after many interviews and a brief stint selling computer supplies, landed a job as an advertising sales representative for The Virginian-Pilot. He described how he continued to move up the ladder, taking progressively more significant management jobs until he worked his way to the very top as president and COO of Dominion Enterprises.
Ross underscored the importance of a positive attitude in life and in a career. "Surviving and thriving is an attitude and a skill. It sounds cliché, but attitude is a critical factor in what you will achieve in your life. It is more important than your past, than what you have or how you look. And only you can determine your attitude, and manage it. It can be your greatest asset or your biggest liability," he said.
Ross finished his address with well-wishes for the graduates and a final bit of wise counsel. "I hope each and every one of you has a life filled with successes, happiness, contentment and rich experiences. A lot of that will depend on the choices you make and your attitude toward life."
ODU awarded honorary doctorates to four members of the Hampton Roads chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen during the three programs, each of whom received a heartfelt, standing ovation.
The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of individuals who were involved in the Army Air Corps' program to train African Americans to fly and maintain combat aircraft during World War II.
"Due to their hard work and determination, the Tuskegee Airmen overcame segregation and prejudice to become one of the most highly respected fighter groups during that time," ODU President John R. Broderick said at the commencement programs.
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You may recall that Stafford won a state lottery jackpot of $112 million back in 2007 and used part of her winnings to found the company. We've covered her dealings a few times since then as she's backed a number of projects, including two recently released independent films – the gritty Chicago drama Polish Bar, which is now on VOD, and magical comedy The Brass Teapot, which is on VOD and will have a limited theatrical run starting April 5.
As Stafford and Idewu work to publicize their new films, they made time to check in with S&A and gave some insights into what they're working on now and in the future, including an update on that studio project we heard about some time ago.
JT: Congratulations on the film releases. Tell me about what attracted you to these two projects.
CS: For me, it was the opportunity to become involved with the business and to learn about producing at the same time. That's what I appreciated about Polish Bar, which was the first feature that I invested in. It was an opportunity to do something more besides just putting money into it.
LI: She's been involved one way or another in every step of the process. She reads production reports, gives her opinion on cuts, on screenings. So it truly is an equal mix of the creative and the business aspects.
JT: Tell me about the stories in these two films. What stood out to you?
LI: With Polish Bar, it's about a young Jewish man who is dealing with the pressures of his parents and society, but also trying to find his identity, and in the process he ends up realizing how important family is. So that resonated with us. It's a multicultural cast, but also something that touches everyone.
With The Brass Teapot, it was another simple thing. With Cynthia's lottery win we've experienced firsthand both the blessings and the trappings of sudden wealth. So to be able to participate in a really well done cautionary tale about sudden wealth and the impact of greed, but also the benefit of having money and being able to do things for other people, was a no-brainer for us. It was a great story. Frank Wuliger at Gersh introduced us to it, the director was top-notch, and the package just came together.
JT: Now that you've worked on a few projects, has it changed your vision for Queen Nefertari at all?
LI: One of the things we've done strictly for the business model is approach the financial aspect of producing films first. We keep our minds on the business, and then add in the show. We first started out doing straight equity and development, and that's a long, tedious process. There's a lot of smoke and mirrors and projects that never see the light of day. So we make sure that we know where we're going with a project, who our audience is, and who's going to be on the purchase side before we get involved in a project. That's one of our huge shifts from when we first started.
JT: What kinds of stories would you like to tell going forward?
LI: Simply put, commercially viable movies with a message. We want to always have some type of social commentary, and we want to focus on bringing together people of different backgrounds, different life experiences.
JT: Are you interested in black films specifically, or is your goal to focus on the mainstream?
LI: It's definitely both. No matter what the movie is, we want to show universal themes. Our opinion is that there are no such things as black movies or white movies. Society makes it so, but it's our goal to break through some of those barriers.
JT: But of course there's a desire for those who have the power and financing, to push more black projects to the forefront. Is that a consideration?
LI: Always. We're champions of people of color, and what we're trying to do as champions, is get us to open our minds. If we constantly say there are no jobs for black actors, we'll create less opportunities for black actors. We're big believers in, "What you dwell on comes about."
CS: I agree. I would like to see more [diversity] and in order to see it, we have to be that vision that we speak to. We don't just sit around and talk about it, we actually do it. We're working towards what we want to see on the screen and hope that by doing that, it'll encourage others.
JT: You've been active in philanthropy as well. Have any of those efforts been focused on developing new talent of color - directors, writers, actors, etc?
CS: Yes, many times we jump aboard projects, like we did recently with an independent film a friend of ours had developed.
LI: Holla II. It's like an urban remake of Scream. Some people scream, other people holla. It's a fun pet project with a majority African American cast.
CS: We do what we can. I'm definitely one of those people who will advocate for anyone who's going for their dream.
JT: When you spoke with Shadow & Act a couple years ago, there was mention of opening your own film studio. Is that still in the works?
LI: It is. We're in the midst of partnering up with a couple of other entities. We're growing Queen Nefertari from all sides. So we're in talks, and we've looked at some spaces as well, so we're thinking that very soon we'll be able to make another big announcement.
JT: It's a pretty amazing story - from winning the lottery to starting your production company and other ventures. Any nuggets of wisdom you've picked up from this experience that you'd want to share?
CS: To keep your own eyes on your business. It's important to employ others and have people who are experienced working with you, but it's also important to take classes like I did, and learn as much as you can. Keep an eye on your own projects.
What I've also learned is to diversify your portfolio. I'm not only involved in entertainment, I'm involved in other companies. And do something that you're passionate about. Make sure it's something that will keep your interest long after you've invested.
LI: I'd just like to add onto that - Do what you can, with what you have, from where you are. A lot of times we run into filmmakers who just have a dollar and a dream, but they haven't explored all of their options. It's almost like they want somebody to do it for them. Facebook is free. Instagram is free. Twitter is free. If you're a filmmaker, go out there and start making films with your iPhone. Put clips on the internet. Get an audience, build fans. There's a quote that says, "When you move, Providence moves too." So if you do as much as you possibly can with what you have, you can only continue to create more opportunities.
JT: What are you working on next?
LI: Our next project is called Seedless. The writer/director is Temi Ojo. It's a story about power, perception and choices, set in the background of child sex trafficking here in America. So again, for us it's about taking a universal theme and bringing it to different audiences. We now have the opportunity to read different stories from around the world, so it absolutely makes the most sense to bring the audiences of the world together. I don't think we can any longer focus on a microcosm when we're a global community.
I'm Nigerian, and we're working on some projects with Nollywood as well. And I really think it's time for us all to open our minds to bring different audiences together.
You can find both Polish Bar and The Brass Teapot on demand now.
lilk | July 16, 2014 12:27 PM
has she sought out oprah, tyler perry as oprah needs programming for her network.
has she reached out to spike lee, gina prince blythewood ? kim fields ? martin lawrence ? matt cherry, denzel washington, forrest whitaker?
what about the new crop filmmakers of ava duvernay ?
working with temi ojo and with nollywood is a great idea.
and where teh hell is
Congratulations | July 7, 2014 4:43 PM
Hello & Congratulations on all of your successes. We have the same dreams & desires. You have accomplished yours. I wrote down in my journal maybe 4 or 5 years ago that I would write books/ movies & be a producer & become a millionaire and/or win the lottery. It hasn't been manifested yet but I'm still believing it will.
In the meantime I have finished two movie scripts that I would like to have read & produced. It would be a such an honor to have you & your production Company be apart of producing it. I'm currently looking for financiers as well. I hope you will deeply consider working with me. Please get back with me at your earliest convenience. You can email me at my email address. Thank you!
Congratulations | July 7, 2014 4:37 PM
Hello & Congratulations on all of your successes. We have the same dreams & desires. You have accomplished yours. I wrote down in my journal maybe 4 or 5 years ago that I would write books/ movies & be a producer & become a millionaire and/or win the lottery. It hasn't been manifested yet but I'm still believing it will.
In the meantime I have finished two movie scripts that I would like to have read & produced. It would be a such an honor to have you & your production Company be apart of producing it. I'm currently looking for financiers as well. I hope you will deeply consider working with me. Please get back with me at your earliest convenience. You can email me at my email address. Thank you!
Mortimer | February 14, 2014 5:13 PM
How long are you allowed to use the computer at the mental institution? I would say too long. They must have taken away your tv privileges.
Johana Montes de Oca | August 31, 2013 2:20 PM
Ms. Cynthia Stafford, I saw you on T.V and can say that your mind power to put that number under your pillow and then win it is really amazing I wish I could do that every-time I think in my mind I wish I saw 120 pounds as oppose to my 149 pounds. Cynthia let me cut to the chase I don't know how else to write to you so I do hope in time this will be read by you. I know you have become an entrepreneur and often see there are so many shows and ways that singers can get their dream happen but here is an idea for you, what if you created one for example "American Idol" or something but for actors. My long life dream has been to become an actress (as a minority this is just 4 times as hard) and it just seems like there is not as many opportunities out there as for singers. Thus, there's a multi-million comment/suggestion/idea for you! It was worth the shot thank you for your time.
Bridget Turner | April 1, 2013 2:10 PM
We need this on screen! Need some fresh new and totally exciting material with new exciting faces on screen to tell a jaw dropping mind blowing story? Then you should read the new book titled "The Season" by Hilda Bridget Turner, a true story based on facts surrounding a black family's move to Florida from South Carolina in 1949. The struggles, the anguish and all that they endured. Check it out it's Color Purple, Antwone Fisher and Precious all rolled into one, it will make you laugh and it will make you cry! Check it out it's worth the read.
Micah | March 29, 2013 12:30 AM
She's attaching respected and name talent to her projects. Are they biggest names no but they are names that get some attention in. The type of movies she's starting with fit other small film makers trajectory to bigger things. While I do hope she brings more black talent in front and behind the camera, I actually respect the way she is approaching things overall.
vdub0408 | March 28, 2013 10:31 PM
I had to re-read this interview because I thought it was a spoof. Seriously. Hmmmm I wonder what the ancient Queen Nefertari would think of this.
sandra | March 27, 2013 11:47 AM
I am truly inspired by what Cynthia has accomplished and how she got started.
LegenDeri | March 27, 2013 2:46 AM
Wack!!!! Sound advice GO MAINSTREAM!!!! In other words, Sell Your Soul!!! Hey if they wanna make movies that depict white/jewish people as the diverse crowd, but the "...fun pet project of mostly an African American cast"... they do that.
Ava, Dee, Matthew, Issa, and all the others can continue to create a blueprint for what works, and what doesn't, and they will have followers too, that will eventually go mainstream. Spike went mainstream, but he continued to push the envelope within a genre that was Pro-Black, Social Commentary filled, and influenced with integrity. He isn't the only one... all I know is keep making films, because films make money!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shameful | March 26, 2013 11:56 PM
They should be out supporting our greatest newer black producers and dircetors like Nekiss aOpper and Dees Rees and Matthew Cherry and Ava DuVerney and Rashaa Ernesto Green and Vixtoria Mahoney and Rodeny Evans and Dennis Dortth and only climax and on and on. Holla Part Two. C'mon people. You can't expect to be taken seriously. Their answe for black film support was pathetic. This is a joke.
other song | March 26, 2013 11:30 PM
I hope they funded the Agbaje's (Central City Towers) "Spider Stories". That's probably the most interesting and daring Black project I've heard of in a WHILE. I'm tired of these true-story/documentary-style stories. Bring on the SF/Fantasy! Just something new and bold for crying out loud!
BigBlacK | March 26, 2013 2:32 PM
Black folks with money not interested in making black movies. Whack! No wonder black Filmmakers have it so hard.


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Colgan has been the AD at South Granville for 2 1/2 years. He had been the football coach at Granville Central the previous three seasons.
He is a Armagh (Pa.) United High and Indiana (Pa.) graduate. Before going to Granville Central, he was defensive coordinator at Chapel Hill High.
"We graduated a great senior class this spring," Colgan said. "All seven of the starting offensive linemen graduated, but we have some new guys who are working extremely hard."
South Granville finished 9-3 and 9-4 the past two seasons.
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Grimes said White Oak has a special challenge because much of its faculty comes from military families.
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Grimes, a 1998 Millbrook graduate, coached the Millbrook boys to the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A dual-team championship in 2009.
Memoirs: David Riggs, who coached football at a handful of area high schools, has been writing a memoir for his grandchildren. He also is working on stories from his 1970 state 4A championship team at Broughton.
Riggs was 24 years old when he coached the Caps to the state title.
He later coached at Athens Drive (three seasons), Cary (five), Sanderson (10), Fuquay-Varina (five) and Holly Springs (two). He also coached five years at McDowell County, which was close to his wife's parents.
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We remain continually impressed by the extent to which J.J. Abrams is able to keep things under wraps on his major movies; less than six months to release, and all we know about his "Star Trek" sequel is that it's got a title -- "Star Trek Into Darkness," a vague logline, and the internet's boyfriend Benedict Cumberbatch as the villain. But Abrams' mystery box can't stay shut forever, even for a guaranteed hit like next summer's blockbuster, and the floodgates are soon to open, with a trailer on its way next week and nine minutes of IMAX footage from the film set to play before "The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey" next week.
To set up for those, Abrams has debuted a teaser poster for the film (via HeyUGuys, among others), with a "Dark Knight" esque-motif showing a character looking out over a trashed city. From the glimpse of the iconic Gherkin building, many online have surmised that the city is London, while the figure is almost 100% certain to be Cumberbatch's villain, said by some to be original series character Gary Mitchell, who has presumably brought this destruction on the British city. GAAAARRRRY!
To remind you of that official synopsis released a few weeks back, it read:
"When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis.
With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.
As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew."
Well, the poster certainly seems to tie into much of this. But is it just London (which also gets a kicking in next year's "G.I. Joe: Retaliation") that's under attack? Or do the hints of a 'personal score' for Kirk suggest that he might be hit closer to home? Given that this is a UK poster (note the reversed date on the bottom), it could well end up being one of a series, with the back of Cumberbatch's head on a world tour of smoking cities.
Anyway, feel free to speculate away in the comments section , and we should get some firm answers in the next couple of weeks, in the lead up to that trailer debut. And the film itself hits theaters on May 17th, 2013.
BobN | December 5, 2012 2:44 PM
"...all we know about his "Star Trek" sequel is that it's got a title -- "Star Trek Into Darkness..."
One thing we can be sure of: it'll have lots of annoying, out-of-place lens flares. Lose the lens flares, JJ.
Niles J | December 3, 2012 10:10 PM
Benedict Cumberebatch is going to own this role, like he does every other role he plays... This guy is fantastic and this film will be great.
Ctrl-Opt-Del | December 3, 2012 8:48 PM
Stupid arguing about dates aside (no way is "right" or "wrong", although I will say that small-medium-large makes a heck of a lot more sense than medium-small-large), I've seen this same poster with the American style date & StarTrekMovie.com at the bottom, so I think the London skyline is generic to all the posters "foreign" (world) and "domestic" (US); implying that London is indeed a key location that will feature in STID. Makes sense, given the fairly large number of British actors cast in secondary rolls in addition to the villain...
Marko | December 3, 2012 12:27 PM
I thought Ryan Gosling was the internet's boyfriend. Or is he just the Playlist's boyfriend?
Tom | December 3, 2012 12:16 PM
Not a bad poster, but something feels a bit off that the first bit of marketing for a STAR Trek film is so Earth bound.
G | December 3, 2012 9:28 AM
Is that you, Terminator Salvation?
A. Nonny Moose | December 3, 2012 8:59 AM
I'd just like to point out that the date on the poster isn't reversed, it is the correct way around for the majority of the world. It's only the US and Canada that cling on to writing their dates backwards
cattt | December 3, 2012 8:13 AM
Dark in the title, crumbling buildings in the shape of heroes' logo, villain with his back turned, now where have I seen this before...?
marnie | December 3, 2012 8:10 AM
"the internet's boyfriend Benedict Cumberbatch." PERFECT.
also, I'm damn excited about this movie because, at the very least, it looks pretty gorgeous. I hope it lives up to its hyped-up non-hype. Did that even make sense?
Tom | December 3, 2012 6:29 AM
LOL @ "...and the internet's boyfriend Benedict Cumberbatch" You win at life.


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Can music make you a better person?Posted by Lawrence Dillon in Uncategorized
It used to be argued that listening to Classical music made you a better person.
After World War II, Americans were full of confidence about their ability to improve themselves, and immersion in the arts and literature was touted for its elevating effects.
Over the latter decades of the 20th century, that assertion was no longer an accepted fact – more and more it became ridiculed as propaganda.
Ultimately, the idea that listening to Classical music made you better was unprovable, and it was easy to point out counterexamples. After all, Hitler listened to Classical music. Clearly, becoming a better person, whatever that may mean on an individual basis, involved something other than listening to the "right" music.
At some point, though, we have to ask where the burden of proof lies. Is it provable, for example, that listening to Classical music doesn't make a particular individual "better"? Of course not, because a] we can't agree on what "better" should mean, b] we can't measure music's effects on every single person, and c] we can't compare the way an individual is with how that individual might have been under different circumstances. Who knows, maybe Hitler would have been an even worse person if it hadn't been for his musical interests. Yet another unprovable and — at least in my case — unimaginable idea.
But are ideas useless if they cannot be proven?
What if there are people on this planet who are convinced that the kind of music they listen to makes them better than they would be otherwise? We can't prove them right or wrong, but maybe the assertion, the belief itself, has value. Regardless of what music they are using to "improve" themselves, the effort involved could be having positive results.
Just so nobody gets the wrong idea, let me spell out that I'm not trying to proselytize for Classical music – I've seen too many things to go down that road.
So here is my point: there is a significant leap from saying that a particular kind of music doesn't make everyone better to saying that there is no music that makes anyone better. The gap between those two statements has been largely ignored over the last few decades. As a result, people are more frequently seeking out music that gives them a quick fix of pleasure, because they are assuming that a quick fix of pleasure is the only thing music can give.
And maybe that is all music is good for.
But can you prove it?