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Tax raising mania unabatedMay 15,2013As the 2013 legislative session crawls to its conclusion, a lot of Vermonters are probably wondering why the main business of that session seems to have been finding and extracting ever more millions of tax dollars.
First, lets look at transportation taxes. Unlike most taxes that have a percentage rate, the motor fuel taxes have been levied since 1923 as cents per gallon at the pump. As the Federal Reserve depreciates the value of a penny over the years, the cheaper motor fuel tax pennies cant keep up with the rising costs of bridge and highway maintenance. So the cents-per-gallon rates must periodically be raised.
In 2008 the Legislature bit the bullet and raised the motor fuel taxes from 20 to 25 cents per gallon. (Regrettably, the additional 5 cents was buried in a wholesale tax that motorists cant see.) Since then, high fuel prices have driven down taxable fuel sales, hybrid vehicles are using far less fuel, and deferred highway and bridge maintenance costs are becoming more serious.
So the Legislature is raising transportation revenues by changing the traditional method. The new schedule is considerably more complicated, but the net effect is projected to raise $22 million in 2014.
Could this have been avoided? Phasing down Amtrak subsidies ($6 million) and restoring the $29 million of motor vehicle purchase and use tax revenues diverted away from the Transportation Fund in 2004 to subsidize the Education Fund would eliminate the present need for increasing motor fuel taxes.
Next, lets look at the Education Fund. This Legislature has already increased the base residential school property tax rates from 89 to 94 cents per $100 of fair market value, and the nonresidential rates from $1.38 to $1.44. The actual residential school property tax rates are then increased by the ratio of local spending per adjusted pupil to a state-set amount of $9,151 (for school year 2013-14).
The rationale for these property tax increases is that local school districts are (collectively) voting too much money, and that the recession has depressed the grand list values of taxable property.
Both are true, but the fund would be much stronger had the Legislature not endorsed Gov. Peter Shumlins 2012 snatch of $27.5 million from the Education Fund to pay for more Medicaid. The more serious problem lies in the structure of the school finance laws. School district voters cannot judge the impact of their own spending decisions, because their districts have been financially merged with all other districts under Acts 60/68.
Finally there are the General Fund taxes. Shumlin has repeatedly said, This is not the time to raise broad-based taxes (income, sales, rooms and meals). The compelling reason is the looming challenge of squeezing at least $1.6 billion a year out of Vermont taxpayers to finance Shumlins cherished Green Mountain Care single-payer health plan. Its pretty clear that the governor is resisting broad-based tax increases now, in anticipation of being forced to announce in 2016 that now is the time to raise them.
The bottom line here is that given the present liberal ascendance in Montpelier, taxpayers will continually be asked to pay more in taxes to finance ever more ambitious government. As of two weeks ago, new taxes in play included taxes on satellite television, break-open tickets, liquor and tobacco, candy, soft drinks, dietary supplements, bottled water, and vending machine food and beverages.
Last Tuesday the governor and legislative leaders agreed on a deal to scrap all of these proposed new General Fund taxes and balance the budget with $10 million in spending cuts. The agreement featured an amusing announcement by Commissioner of Finance and Management Jim Reardon that the administration would hire consultants to identify the required savings. Lets hope they dont hire the expensive consultants that launched Challenges for Change, which almost totally failed.
Last Friday the no tax deal collapsed when the legislative leaders insisted on jiggering the income tax schedules to squeeze more from the rich. Shumlin enthusiastically seized the opportunity to be the top bracket taxpayers friend, saying, The last thing we should be doing is changing the income tax system on the fly and at the last minute when we dont need the money. In a peroration he may soon come to regret, he concluded We should not raise income taxes, we will not raise income taxes, we must not raise income taxes.
Despite occasional strategic backsliding like this, the tax raisers are always with us. Normal revenue levels produced by normal tax rates are simply not enough to pay for the Grand Liberal Vision of the majority in Montpelier. They cant bear to see their vision fade away for want of money, and they always, urgently, want more.
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(PG) The whole family will enjoy seeing this new DVD Disney release film about a cropdusting plane with a fear of heights. Dusty lives his dream of competing in a famous around-the-world aerial race. Light snacks are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Branch Library.
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Tuesday, December 17 @ 6pm
The whole family is invited to join our favorite Bird Island Park volunteers, Ms. Suzanne and Ms. Gail, for a special bedtime storytime at which you can wear your pajamas if you wish. A reader's theatre version of The Polar Express will be performed and thanks to the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library, milk and cookies will be served.
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Wednesday, December 18 from 3pm - 6pm
Held this month on the third Wednesday due to the Christmas holiday. The whole family is invited to the library to play board games, including Monopoly, Connect Four, Candy Land, Scrabble, Chutes & Ladders, Uno, and many more. Simply use your library card, or driver's license, to check out the games. All board games are provided by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library.
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Tuesday, December 17 from 10am - 12:30pm
Children ages 3-5 are invited to receive a free, 10-minute Early Literacy Screening at the library, courtesy of Nemours BrightStart. Registration is taken on a first-come, first serve basis by a Nemours representative. Utilize this free screening to find out where your child's literacy strengths lay and what you can do to help them improve in any other areas before they start school.
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Wednesday, December 11 @ 4pm
The whole family is invited to a holiday-themed crafting event with Ms. Anne, the teens of the Arts in Motion Club, and our library volunteers. We'll have winter and holiday crafts for all ages, festive music, and milk and cookies for all to enjoy. All materials and refreshments are generously provided by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library. Please Note: All children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the program.
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All children are invited to be read to by a teen, or practice reading to a teen, in the Children's Department - this program is presented by the teens of Ponte Vedra High School's Book Club. Select what you'd like to hear, read from any of our books, or bring your favorites from home. Please note: All children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult for the entire duration of the program and to be a teen participating in the program, you must be a member of the Ponte Vedra High School Book Club.
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9/21/2013 (Updated 10:53:02 PM)People came together to raise money for a cure Saturday at Manley's 2nd Annual Breast Fest.
The bar in Johnson City hosted a pig roast and chicken barbecue along with live music and raffles. Owner Phil Reynolds organized the event after his wife Kathy was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer ten years ago.
"Which it was really hit or miss at the time. And with heroncologist the guy did a great job in taking care of her with Chemo, and surgery and radiation. She's here today to support this with us," said Phillip Reynolds the Event Organizer.
Breast Fest raised $4,000 last year. Reynolds says they hope to reach that goal again this year. All proceeds go to Making Stride Against Breast Cancer.
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Treasury Wine Estates CEO David Dearie was ousted Monday following his decision to destroy about $33 million in unsold wine that was past its prime.
Treasury, which owns several Sonoma County wine brands and vineyards, cited the action as a "key factor" in its decision to dismiss Dearie.
"Over the last two years David has played a critical role in guiding TWE," Treasury Wine Estates chairman Paul Rayner said in a conference call with investors. "He has also successfully built the profile of TWE's iconic wine brands internationally.
"However, following the write-down of excess U.S. inventory ... the board has undertaken a review and concluded that now is the right time to look for a new CEO," Rayner continued. "The recent inventory issue in the USA, including the one-off losses incurred ... significantly dented our overall performance for fiscal 2013 and was a key factor in this decision."
In July, Treasury disclosed plans to dump more than a half-million cases of wine, mostly made in the United States. Dearie said the move would protect the company's reputation by making sure the spoiled wine did not reach consumers.
But when sales failed to reach expectations, the company came under increasing pressure from investors to justify its U.S. operations.
The Australian company reported annual revenues of $1.76 billion in Australian dollars for the year that ended June 30. In Sonoma County, Treasury owns Chateau St. Jean, Cellar No. 8 and Souverain. The company does marketing for Sbragia Family Vineyards. Stags' Leap Winery, Beringer Vineyards and St. Clement are among the company's Napa brands.
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The Columbia Police Department has disciplined and ticketed an officer who parked in a loading zone between two handicapped parking spaces at an area bank Thursday morning.
Interim Police Chief Ruben Santiago looked into the matter after a WIS viewer on Thursday afternoon posted a picture on the station's Facebook page of the police cruiser parked in front of the South Carolina Bank and Trust building on Columbiana Drive.
The viewer wrote, "I am posting this because I just helped a handicap[ed] lady in a wheelchair get her chair in the back of her pickup truck earlier today at Petsmart. When you go to the bank and discover the officer parked here IN THE MIDDLE OF 2 HANDICAP SPOTS WHERE IT IS MARKED FOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESS..."
"Thank you for bringing this to our attention," wrote a representative of the department on Twitter. "Interim Chief Santiago is addressing this concern. Clearly Not OK."
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3.78/5 rDev 0%
I'm used to dogfish head's beer tasting very complex. With this beer a missed that. I know the recipe wasnt simple per se but the taste was kind of singular (or dual, i guess): Grape Juice and Honey. Not that it wasn't fun to drink. In fact the APV snuck up on me like a ninja at night. I like this for a session beer with someone whos not a beer person. It's the Dogfish beer that I would suggest to a layperson; A layperson who I want to get drunk.
12-22-2010 19:14:49 | More by AdamTheFool
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North Carolina
3.78/5 rDev 0%
On tap at the Mellow in Greensboro.Poured into a goblet a medium to darker golden with a thin quick to fade white head,white grap juice aromas along with sweet honey,a little leafy heb in there as well.Sweet white grape skins and honey flavors dominate,there is enough of herbal dryness in the finish to keep it from being overly sweet.Its pretty good,its not nearly as complex as I would have thought,nice to try it but one and done is good enough for me.
03-07-2011 21:50:16 | More by oberon
New Jersey
3.33/5 rDev -11.9%
it came out an unfiltered light tan orangeish color. a slight head. The nose I caught a very sweet smell of honey, lighter fruits like grapes, apples, and pears. The taste was pretty much spot on, very sweet to the palette. Lots of honey and fruits, a slight alcohol flavor underneath which was expected with a beer that has 10% abv. The mouth feel is a bit full to medium body. I guess having such a sweet taste, but sort of balanced out by the carbonation. Overall, I like what Dogfish Head does, but this wasn't one for me. A bit to sweet for me, almost like a mead. To say the least it wasn't a bad beer, If you like sweeter beers in the style of a mead you will like this, no you probably will love this.
05-21-2011 16:05:58 | More by stewfnrocker
4.15/5 rDev +9.8%
Appearance: Cloudy to the point of not being transparent even through a small glass. Light amber, honey color. Thin white film clings to the head and small white bubbles skip on the surface.
Aroma: Sweet honey and light malts. Very braggot like. Just faint touches of sweet, purple grapes.
Taste: Very mead like. The honey has a large impact on this beer. Grape flavors are much more pronounced than their aromas. The chrysanthemum stands out too and reminds me strongly of the wine that is so ubiquitous in Guilin, Yangshoa, and the surrounding Karst region of China. One also gets a vinous tropical fruit sensation from this beer.
Mouthfeel: Mellow and low carbonated. Faintly sweet with a light back palate bite. Honey sweetness lingers for sometime after each sip on the tongue with touches of grape skin tartness revolving around the entire mouth for quite some time. Very pleasurable.
Drinkability: Very good. This is certainly quaffable in mass.
A wonderful beer. Many thanks to DFH for making this.
05-17-2008 19:44:59 | More by DaPeculierDane
New York
3.7/5 rDev -2.1%
A: A golden beer with good clarity. The head is made of fine white bubble with a decent retention time and leaves a light lacing on the glass.
S: A medium-strong berry aroma that is a mostly grape blended with something that is part way between a strawberry and a peach. There is a moderate honey aroma and a light malt sweetness along with a light alcohol sweetness.
T: Flavors of honey, grapes both fresh and vinous, along with another fruity flavor. No perceived hops flavor and very little bitterness, most of the balance is coming from a fruity tartness and the alcohol. There is a light bit of spice from the yeast and some fruity esters.The balance is somewhat sweet with a medium sweet finish. The aftertaste is of berries, honey and a touch of peach.
M: A medium-full bodied beer with moderate carbonation that has some of that weight that honey brings.
O: A fruity and slightly spice sort of a braggot with a good amount of honey character.
07-21-2013 23:39:13 | More by MadScientist
3.65/5 rDev -3.4%
Another strange Dogfish offering with Chateau Jiahu a spiced beer brewed with honey and hawthorn fruit and fermented with grape concentrate. 750 ml bottle poured into pint glass.
A- Pours a golden fluid with perfect clarity and some haze when looked at in light. Beautiful is the word. Has a nice frothy head that leaves rings of thick lacing on glass.
S- Very sweet and pungent scent of over-ripe sweet white grapes come to mind on first thought. Second is honeysuckle flowers.
T-M- Taste is one of a kind with heavy doses of a white grape infused flower/fruit... must be hawthorn. Definite honey sweetness is obvious. Nice overall taste and a spicy and astringent feel make this a good choice in the fruit and spiced beer slection.
D- Its suprisingly drinkable with all the strange flavors it packs... Cheers!
05-24-2010 23:18:09 | More by wesbrownyeah
5/5 rDev +32.3%
11-26-2011 11:02:04 | More by poibag808
New York
3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
10-19-2013 18:34:07 | More by SkiBum22
4.05/5 rDev +7.1%
750ml bottle pours into my glass a hazy orange color with lots of particulate floating around as well. A half inch of light bubbly foam sits on top. Aroma is an interesting mix of sweet honey notes, floral qualities and a light fruit aroma. Somewhat spicy with quite an evident vinous grape aroma to it as well. Quite enjoyable overall.
First sip brings a crisp honey sweetness upfront, almost has a mellow mead like quality to it. It flows into light fruity, juicy accents (I can't say I have ever had hawthorn fruit, but that might be it). Grape concentrate makes itself known with spicy accents throughout. Floral notes weave in and out of each sip and the brew finishes with a lingering sweetness and spice.
Mouthfeel is on the lighter side of medium bodied with a nice mellow carbonation. The beer goes down easily and is refreshing. Overall, apart from being a tad too sweet, this is a tasty brew and the fact that it is recreated from an ancient recipe is pretty cool as well. This one is worth checking out.
10-26-2008 18:14:50 | More by orbitalr0x
4.22/5 rDev +11.6%
Currently on tap at the Dogfish Head alehouse in Gaithersburg, Maryland. $9 per snifter. The best way I could describe this is a cross between a whitbier and Dogfish Head's own Midas Touch ale. It's a shade lighter than Midas, but it has head (unlike Midas). The spices and slight fruitiness remind me of a whit, but the flavor and feel of the beer is complex and hard to describe, much like Midas Touch. The waiter rattled off a long list of spices that are used in making the beer, none of which I remember. At the finish of the beer is a pleasant little kiss of hops. Very interesting and quite outstanding. Much more drinkable than the aforementioned DFH beer, and possibly the next-best-thing to DFH's red-and-white whitbier, which I never got to try.
09-22-2006 23:30:26 | More by chOAKbarrell
2.95/5 rDev -22%
Single bottle for $7.99 at Tully's. It was a hazy yellow color with a medium head. It had a sweet aroma, with a noticeable alcohol presence. The taste was pretty much all honey. I thought this beer was a little too sweet. Plus, it needs to be drunk cold; it loses flavor when it warms.
11-14-2006 13:00:02 | More by lordofthewiens
4/5 rDev +5.8%
08-24-2014 23:59:49 | More by DaftPatrick
New York
3.5/5 rDev -7.4%
03-07-2014 22:26:53 | More by pengs68
North Carolina
3.93/5 rDev +4%
It looks like an IPA. It's a dirty brown color with a thin yet solid layer of foam. Considering the unique ingredients that comprise this production, it looks oddly normal.
The smell is like a bouquet. It smells as it's designed--a Dogfish Head Flower Beer. It's cool and alluring...mysterious, even. I guess chrysanthemums are indigenous to this area because I see them everywhere--this is like an IPA filtered thru a Randall in which a prom queen left her corsage. I smell a little of the grapes and muscadine-type qualities I expected, but the smell is profoundly flowers. Everybody likes flowers, right?
It tastes ancient as it is less a blend of ingredients, and more a heterogenous mixture of pot-pourri. It's like a beer made from mom's basket of leaves by the front door...a feng-shui beer. I look back at the label and see no mention of chrysanthemums. I don't know how/where (or even if) I came up with that, but it's definitely what I taste. As the beer warms, I taste more of the grape and wine qualities. Still, I'm surprised by the reviews I've read about how much this beer's like a wine--I disagree with that assertion. Maybe it's the honey or the rice components, but I detect a nice balance between sweet and sour. Hops play less a role, but it's interesting that so many distinct flavors evidence themselves in this concoction. In my humble opinion, it's another well-done experiment by Dogfish Head.
The sweet hawthorne fruit provides a post-swallow pucker. As I've already mentioned, many individual flavors manifest to the surface of the whole beer. Honey, grapes, fruit, rice.... Interestingly, the flowers so much a part of the smell seem to diminish as I sip thru the session. I feel like no matter what you make of each individual characteristic, the feel of this beer is incredibly neat and unique.
I really don't think these DFH brews are meant to be drinkable in the usual sense of the word; for example, I don't think any group freely sharing beers would need to open two of these. You get a sample and it's complex enough for you to appreciate it sip by sip. Still, this is the only one I've ever had...and I'm eager to get another.
06-07-2009 22:24:22 | More by marvin213
3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
09-11-2013 23:01:49 | More by dieBlume
New York
4.1/5 rDev +8.5%
Presentation: It was poured from a brown 1pint 9.6oz bottle into a tulip glass. The label has a nice description but no abv or freshness date.
Appearance: The body has a brilliant clear and deep golden color with tons of carbonation streaming up from the bottom of the glass. The head is light and fades to just a ring of creamy lacing. Glass lacing is very slick and slides right down the glass as I drink.
Smell: Right from the pop of the cap I notice some wine like notes. I get some white wine and Concord grape like notes with a very light malt presence with hints of apples, wild flower honey and floral melon like notes.
Taste/Palate: The flavor has a sweet white wine and mead like taste up front with some hints of cantaloupe like melon and mellow alcohol creeping in. This is quickly followed up by a short flash of bitterness and then a short semi-dry finish. The body has an easy medium fell with a light sticky sweet feeling and mellow carbonation.
Notes: Overall a very interesting beer and a good pairing to Chinese spring rolls with duck sauce.
02-21-2011 16:53:26 | More by generallee
3.25/5 rDev -14%
05-05-2013 03:04:45 | More by SmellsofMahagony
4.55/5 rDev +20.4%
Poured from a champagne bottle into a tulip glass.
A - Beautiful light golden color, plenty of effervescence. The light head left a bit of lacing and made almost a marbled pattern on the surface.
S - Hints at a Belgian, with aromatic notes that reminded me of a Chardonnay or a Pinot Grigio. Also thought I caught some strawberry and banana notes in there, made me think of a tropical Starburst!
T - Beautifully clean and crisp with the honey and fruit flavors contributing nicely. I half expected this one to be cloying and have a strong alcoholic heat to it, but quite the opposite. It was just the right amount of sweet, and the 10% abv is hardly detectable in the taste. Very tasty!
M - Medium to light body.
D - Surprisingly drinkable for the abv, goes down very easy.
Overall, an excellent bottle of beer! Was sad when the bottle was empty. It's no wonder this was the last bottle left at the store! Would probably go well with some spicy stir fry.
02-26-2011 22:52:28 | More by ScottieByNature
3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
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4/5 rDev +5.8%
01-08-2013 00:28:36 | More by iemailjack
4.38/5 rDev +15.9%
Pours a sparkling golden amber body that is slightly hazed. Skimpy white head lasts several minutes and leaves some delicate patch lacing.
Aroma is floral and spicy, very exotic. White grapes, apple skins, lilacs, and a cabinet full of exotic spices that I can't identify with any certainty. Very pleasant.
Mouthfeel is excellent. Soft and caressing, with a solid carbonation.
Taste is complex to the max. Notes of sake, lilacs, rose water, fresh white grapes, honey, green apples, earthiness, all driven by the myriad spice profile. Very tasty.
Definitely a winner, but somewhat of an enigma. This reminds me of the excellent Baladin Nora in its unique floral and spice profile. Very complex and a pleasant challenge to identify what's in the recipe. I look forward to my next adventure with this excellent replication of a 9,000 year old Chinese recipe.
10-15-2006 22:29:24 | More by merlin48
3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
09-27-2013 07:25:35 | More by kaneel
4/5 rDev +5.8%
The beer pours a golden orange color with white head. The aroma is very complex and I am sure I am missing some aspects of it. I get some flowers, orange citrus, bready malt and alcohol. The flavor is also complex. I get a lot of toffee, but I also get some nuttyness, flowers, perfume, orange citrus, maple, sugar and apples. I also get a nice dose of alcohol in the flavor, but the beer is still very easy to drink, although it does get a little bit cloying at the end due to the high sugar content. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. A very interesting beer with a very interesting back story. Of all the ancient ales brewed by Dogfish Head, this is one of my favorites.
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4/5 rDev +5.8%
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3.33/5 rDev -11.9%
A very different beer from anything else I've had. Pours cloudy gold with almost no head and no carbonation. Honey, muscat grapes, and earthiness in the nose. Drinks like a liquer/port. Lots of honey and grapes, solid malt back, anmd a dirty/vegetable/fruit flavor throughout. Interesting break from normal beers, but not a regular in the rotation.
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3.5/5 rDev +1.4%
01-20-2013 00:22:48 | More by BtownIrish20
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3.5/5 rDev +1.4%
Poured into a standard pint glass a hazed copper color with a bit of burnt orange tinge,a thinner white head atop.Aromas were nice,a mix of citrus and toasted grain,the citrus mainly in orange form really shows thru nicely.Flavors are a little dull to be honest a little in the floral hop department but like many others have noted the hops are mild,the malt base is lighltly sweet and toasted.Not a bad brew but it is easy to get bored with in my opinion.
07-15-2008 21:19:35 | More by oberon
3.45/5 rDev 0%
First pour produces a glass of foam. Eventually, we have a chill hazed honey gold body with an offwhite head that is way too large. Plenty of clumpy lacing. Aroma is fruity esters of orange and grapefruit with a grassy hops background. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and overcarbonated. Taste if fruity tart with orange and grapefruit juice-like sweetness. Slight honey sweetness and a wet grass hoppiness. Tough to drink with all the foam.
12-30-2006 15:20:41 | More by merlin48
New York
3.33/5 rDev -3.5%
12 ounce bottle from Big Red Liquors in Terre Haute, Indiana. Part of a 12 bottle sampler pack. Bottled on dating notched onto the label. Pours copper amber, quite slight to non existant head and equally minor lacing. I'm not getting much more then a wiff of wheatlike malt on the nose. Middle of the road ale, a bit of malt and tropical fruityness up front and minor hops in the finish. I like my APAs on the hoppy side and this one is not doing it for me.
08-07-2009 02:22:49 | More by Billolick
3.5/5 rDev +1.4%
09-15-2013 22:55:49 | More by dsauter
4.35/5 rDev +26.1%
(Served in a tulip glass)
bottled Feb '12
A- This beer pours a hazy light copper body with a snow white head that is thick and creamy lasting for all of the beer. There are strands of microbubbles supporting the head which starts to stick to the glass in sheets.
S- The green dry fruity hops are supported by some honey malt notes in the finish.
T- The slightly dry green hops have a herbal quality and some juicy fruit gum notes to them. There is a nice malt flavor that grows as the beer opens with some biscuit malt notes. The dried orange and spicy character to the hops comes through in the finish.
M- The medium-light mouthfeel has a gentle fizz and no alcohol heat noticed.
O- The great hop flavor has some nice depth and good freshness to it with a nice supportive dry malt flavor. This beer is very sessionable.
08-02-2012 12:58:47 | More by rhoadsrage
3.5/5 rDev +1.4%
05-06-2014 21:22:42 | More by richkrull
3.25/5 rDev -5.8%
Picked up a sixer of this to celebrate election night. I was hoping for this to live up to my other favorite Indiana pale's; Alpha King and Gnaw Bone. It poured with almost absolutely no head and a standard orange color. The lack of carbonation was a little off-putting to say the least. Aroma was well balanced with a slight fruity hoppiness poking through a large malt backbone. Taste is not as hoppy and fresh as I would've like. Very well balanced though, nothing really sticks out. This could be a decent session beer. But overall I think I'll still stick to my FFF and Oaken Barrel for my Indiana Pale Ale fix.
11-03-2004 01:08:23 | More by soper2000
4.25/5 rDev +23.2%
08-19-2014 02:42:07 | More by zachpaschal
3.75/5 rDev +8.7%
Gushing carbonation producing tons of slow-to-settle foam. Golden orange body, obviously monster head.
Husky, caramel drizzled grains with a perfumy, orange-driven hop notes.
Bready, biscuity, and grainy throughout the early portions, with touches of apples and caramel. Hops bring orange rinds, mint, and touches of minerality.
Gaseous up front, and then flattish once it settles out. CO2 issues aside, this is a pretty decent pale.
09-15-2009 06:37:17 | More by cokes
3.5/5 rDev +1.4%
07-25-2014 17:45:47 | More by PBRmeasap1980
3.75/5 rDev +8.7%
A - Deep burnt orange hue with a small but tight one finger head that eventually recedes to a collar and haze.
S - Loads of caramel, deep orange hops and some biscuity hops. Nice and sweet in the nose.
T - Orange juice citrus with lots of caramel and some burnt leaf flavors. Somewhat grassy and quite sweet.
M - Light bodied and crisp with some lingering hops on the dry finish.
D - Great! I could get a few of these down no prob!
07-14-2007 23:58:17 | More by pmcadamis
3.38/5 rDev -2%
This attractively-designed bottle pours a cloudy golden, with a big, frothy head.
Extensive lace.
Aroma is malty, I detect little hops, though with tasting, there does seem to be a nicely bitter followthrough, and a little hint of citrus.
Heavier-bodied than most traditional Summer brews, but I see this one being a good choice for warmer months.
02-24-2011 02:59:32 | More by secondtooth
3.4/5 rDev -1.4%
12oz single, rileys. june-09 notched on the label
appearance: served in my tyranena pint glass - clear dull copper body, light beige ring
smell: this one is certainly malt driven - toasted grain, buttery biscuit, light earthy hops underneath
taste: toasted grain, dry malt base, dry buttery biscuit. after the ambush of midwestern rustic malts, some light citrus hops come through with an herbal edge. i dont always need a hopbomb of an APA but this one could be much more refined
mouthfeel: medium light, a little grainy
drinkability: fine
08-25-2009 01:42:31 | More by dirtylou
3.88/5 rDev +12.5%
This PA came out with a nice amber, slightly orange appearance. It had a good scent, slightly hoppy, but not overpowering, but nothing great, either. It had a nice, mildly hoppy flavor, but actaully ended up with a slightly sweet aftertaste, which I found unique in a PA. It goes down nice and is definitely worth a try.
04-21-2012 01:25:13 | More by WoodBrew
3.23/5 rDev -6.4%
It's really a sharp looking beer. It's got a soft peach color that's mostly opaque. On top is a head that is initially large, but dissipates really quickly.
Even after warming a bit, the smells don't jump out at you. There's some citrus hiding in there, but I also picked up some pretty standard malt notes. Had I not known it was a pale ale, I might has guessed it to be a pils.
Like the nose, the tastes aren't overpowering. A slight bit of citrus is quickly subdued by an almost watered down, piney flavor.
Low in alcohol, so there's no bite or heat. Low in IBUs so there's not much bite there. An slight watery mouthfeel. I expected more out of a pale ale.
Kind of an average beer, has some things going for it, and has some other things going against it. Will probably be a while before I try it again.
06-27-2011 02:24:45 | More by RickS95
4.2/5 rDev +21.7%
A: Pours with a thick head, two fingers worth into a pint glass. Hazy orange color with some bubbles bringing the bottom of the bottle yeast to the top.
S: Lemony citrus smell that is hard to pick up on.
T: Some tasty hop flavor comes through on this and mixes great with the maltiness to give a slightly bitter slightly sweet taste. Impressive.
D: This one seems very sessionable and I wish I had more than one.
07-17-2009 23:55:08 | More by BrewIndy
3.5/5 rDev +1.4%
01-02-2013 21:32:01 | More by freewill35
2.17/5 rDev -37.1%
Poured from 12oz. bottle into shaker pint.
No bottled on date to be found.
Aroma: Tart, lemony citrus hops, somewhat metallic note, very light grainy malt note, and a light brown sugar note at the end.
Appearance: One finger of off-white head falls quickly, but leaves a thin layer of foam that remains. Light golden honey-colored body.
Flavor: Dry, low malt sweetness, husky cereal grain, some light hoppy bitterness, but a very thin flavor overall.
Mouthfeel: The body of the beer is, again, a bit thin for the style. Crisp, dry CO2.
Overall: Definitely a lawn mower pale ale. I could see it being an extremely refreshing beer to pound on a hot day, but not much more. It's an average beer, which is admittedly lacking in the malt and hop department.
06-02-2011 01:39:40 | More by mdvatab
3.5/5 rDev +1.4%
06-27-2014 12:58:20 | More by wrentmore
4.08/5 rDev +18.3%
12 oz bottle into a pint glass.
Pours a mostly clear golden copper, finger of rich eggshell-white frothy head. This sticks around with a thin but creamy ¼ finger that throws a robust and stick coating of lace up on the sides of the glass. The aroma is grassy and a bit spicy, with citrus adding some bitterness to the nose and the scent of sweet buttered biscuits which rise up underneath and help balance things out in the back of the nostrils.
The taste has a nice crisp hoppy bite to it of spice and citrus rind, with a steady bitterness throughout. This is well balanced by the graininess of the malts and the sweeter and fruitier aspects of the citrus character from the hops. The finish is very dry here, with lingering bitterness that creeps out across the palate after each sip. The mouthfeel is medium bodied (maybe a little lighter) with a certain amount of crispness to the carbonation which works nicely in tandem with the hop profile here. Some underlying slickness keeps this easy and very quaffable overall.
This was good, with an assertive, but well balanced, hop profile as the bitterness here didn't overstay its welcome. Flavorful with a crisp smoothness in the mouth and a very drinkable nature to it, this was a very solid APA offering from Upland.
07-15-2010 19:30:41 | More by Kegatron
3.5/5 rDev +1.4%
08-28-2012 00:08:32 | More by cwd
3.5/5 rDev +1.4%
07-11-2012 23:26:35 | More by glowsun
3.23/5 rDev -6.4%
This beer poured a medium sized long-lasting head of small-medium sized bubbles. The body of this beer was cloudy and the hue was amber. It had a citrusy aroma to it and there was good lacing observed on the sides of my glass. This beer was bitter tasting which is not too my liking and this also is not one of my favorite styles of beer.
07-21-2003 00:11:26 | More by hotstuff
4/5 rDev +15.9%
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ASTI, I hope your birthday dinner and presentation of gifts went well. If your DS ends up not having to report for his final week on his current job do you have a list of things to keep him busy?
This is a long holiday weekend for us as well, Labor Day. We are going over to my parent's house and bring in hamburgers for lunch. We'll play board games and call it an early evening to prepare for going back to work and school tomorrow.
Labor Day is traditionally the last cookout/BBQ of summer but the thermometer is meant to hit 100 F (37.77 C) today with who knows how much of a heat index. There is no interest in going outside and producing more heat with a fire.
Of course, this is not really the last cookout or BBQ day. People will continue cooking out and BBQing on any pleasant day throughout the fall and winter. It will be a much more pleasant thing to do at more comfortable temperatures.
Labor Day used to be the three day holiday before school started. Fifty years ago we all went back to school the day after Labor Day, the first Tuesday of September. Now, regionally we go back to school at different times. As you know my daughter has been back in school for close to a month. In the north the students will still go back tomorrow.
I went to my youngest daughter for dinner yesterday. I only had to bring corn on the cob. As usual, everything was good to eat. It was funny that there was not a lot of people there like normal. None of the granddaughters were there. Only one grandson and girlfriend was there. At least Jennifer came over. Usually on a holiday, a lot of people are there. Today I will be by myself.
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Good evening!
I think my DS has had an ok day, despite losing the car. Which I know makes him feel humiliated and a failure. Even though that is not true.
He's handed in his notice, and it looks like they want him still to work his week.
I cooked roast beef, which went down very well! He was also pleased with his small pile of gifts. I bought him a copy of "our song." It was Number 1 when we got together, and it was our first dance at our wedding. I thought we both needed reminding.
Thankyou CoolG!
I hope all of you enjoyed your extra day. xx
Hey, the "stick to it" award goes to Diana Nyad for her perseverance. With the aid of some high tech anti jellyfish sting gear she finally completed her dream of swimming from Cuba to Florida. It was her 5th try, not bad at all for a 64 yr old! KUDOS!!!
I am liking my new treadmill. The only problem so far is that I have it set so slow that I have to walk backwards to
to keep up.
Aloha! ;)
Work lurk. ;)
I am home today doing all the laundry I didn't do over our holiday weekend. I need to take my parents to about six doctor's appointments but even if someone has an opening, not today. I have to do laundry or some people will have no clothes for tomorrow.
IRONSOS, I used to feel like I was having to walk so slow to walk with other people I was going to fall over. I must be getting old because I don't seem to have to slow down to keep from racing past other people anymore.
We are under grey cloud and no sun at present:(
CoolG That must have been so painful! I've only experienced two occasions of being stung by a wasp and both times I scratched an itch before looking. Here is a lesson – check before you scratch if it is summer/autumn, it just might be a wasp and their stings are not nice.
Asti Nice planning, good psychology:)
COOLG, I had not thought about it for a long time. After reading about your brother I remember my father was out in the backyard cutting the grass. Somehow he mowed over a hornet's or wasp's nest and they swarmed him. He was stung all over. I don't remember the number of stings but it was tremendous. He must not have been allergic because he didn't even go to the doctor. I realize now that was dangerous. We should have probably put him in the car and taken him straight to the emergency room.
Good evening!
Daughter walked down to meet me after work, and I took her to buy new school shoes. She has tiny, very narrow feet, and it can be really tricky to find a pair that fit, but she's really pleased with the ONE style that the fitting assistant was happy with.
The assistant was very impressive, she remembered my daughter, and also remembered the exact pair she sold us last time. On reflection, it might be stuck in her memory because daughter's feet are such a challenge, lol! Between my two children, I must certainly make them shudder!
I remember a car journey as a child. All of a sudden, my Dad, whilst driving, started slamming his back, repeatedly and very hard, against his seat. It really scared me. Once he was able to pull over, he told us he'd felt something large fly inside his shirt, and could feel it against his back. He took his shirt off, and a dead wasp fell out. He'd managed to kill it before it started panicking and stinging.
A few years ago, they found a wasps nest in the garage. Dad especially felt really bad at having to call in the exterminators. Bless!
I walk very fast. The only person with whom I do not have to slow down is my son. I feel bad when out with daughter……try as I might, she ends up trailing behind me!
Graymayne, ;)
Lady Hawke My brother did not want to go to hospital either but I wouldn't take no for an answer. He had too many medical problems to ignore that many stings.
I do worry about wasp because you never know when you might suddendly become allergic to their stings. This is the time you can run over a nest mowing. You can mow somewhere every week and then in the fall, you can suddendly get swarmed by them.
I have a roast on cooking. It is pleasently cool today but it is making the house warm. Jennifer came over this afternoon but I told her to come back tomorrow and we would fix a plate to eat. I did give her 5 ears of corn to take home to cook. I had planned on putting it in the freezer but my other daughter failed to give her the package I bought for her. I hope she remembers to cook it.
Ironsos Glad you like your new treadmill. I could use one now. I have had different ones over the years but could use one now for walking. The girls meet to walk every day but they walk further than I could. They do it to train for the 5K and 10 K marathons they run in.
One more day in the land of the clueless. ;)
Work lurk. ;)
At the dentist with my father. Thrilling day. I don't want to stay here long but I also don't want a long gap of time before we can pick my daughter up and go to dinner. I'm always ready to get finished on Wednesdays and get home. I use up a lot more energy worrying about people on walkers, folding and unfolding walkers and holding doors than I use on the actual shopping. It is my mother's one day out and she likes to go. They both like going to dinner with my daughter.
Good evening!
I am a bit sad today……. It is the last day of the holidays. Back to school for both of them tomorrow.
Both are a bit excited and a bit nervous. Son will be facing a whole new experience of education. 6th Form is very different to ordinary school. Daughter will be in her last year at the Junior School.
Despite somewhat difficult circumstances, they have both enjoyed the last six weeks, as have I, and we have managed to do some fun things.
DS got his formal letter from the new company today outlining all the terms of his employment. The benefits are generous. The car comes with unlimited personal use, (within reason!) and free fuel. He also gets a phone and a laptop, and a monthly target related bonus. Just pleasepleasepleaseplease let this work out.
The weather forecast encouraged us to make a trip into Wales, our first this year, so we visited one of the reservoirs and had lunch overlooking the water. It was nice to visit one of our old haunts where the welcome is always so pleasant. Apparently their winter experience was much colder and snowier than ours, as you would expect, and they were snowed in for two weeks without electricity, phone or mobile signal. Imagine!
I watched quite a large portion of It's Complicated starring Meryl Streep but I finally couldn't take any more and switched it off. Sorry, Meryl, this was not the finest script you have ever tackled.
Asti I am very happy for you and your DS that the benefits are so good. I hope the whole experience is as positive. Is the target to be eligible for the bonus realistic or torally unrealistic? ;)
Graymayne I have never been enamoured of Merryl Streep, Sarah Jessica Parker or Sigourney Weaver. I understand that they are all popular and are supposed to be wonderful actresses. I have enjoyed isolated performances by each one, but I have never been uncondtionally wild about any of them. I am sorry you were watching something less than wonderful, regardless of who was in it. ;)
Another work lurk from the land of the clueless. Why do they all insist on complaining about non-issues? (Rhetorical question.)
Deanie I have seen several films starring Meryl Streep and have always enjoyed them, which is why I chose to watch this one on TV. I realise, however, that good scripts are few and far between, particularly as actresses get older, so they may choose an interesting part in a film which has parts or characters that are not up to standard. This was the case last night, Meryl was first class but others weren't, partly because they were playing a different type of comedy (over the top). I console myself with the fact that I didn't pay to see this film and I switched it off before it became unbearable. I really must use iMDB more often, I noticed that someone else had the same reservations, but generally it was well received. I'm just picky.
Good evening!
Well, the First Day seemed to go ok. Son particularly was very full of things to tell me, which was a delight.
Deanie, thank you. As to the potential bonus, no idea yet.
My daughter spent her day in misery. I think I told you she purchased herself a functional corset in New Olreans. Today was Spirit Day at school. They were to wear purple and gold, the school colors. We visited the local charity shop and she found a purple velvet dress under which it would have been appropriate to wear a corset. I could not talk her out of it. She was bound and determined to wear her corset. I knew she was going to be in misery.
When she climbed into the car this afternoon the first thing she said was, "Get me home and get me out of this torture device." As it turned out she couldn't wait to get home. She realied she could unbutton the front of the dress and unhook the hook and eyes down the front of the corset instead of waiting to get home and be unlaced. I had to laugh at her. I told her so. She found sitting to be painful, breathing to be difficult, anf had experienced some light headedness.
So, the next time she hears someone waxing poetic about Antebellum homes and long dresses with hoop skirts she is going to realized they are uninformed or crazy. The allure of spending her life day in and day out, in the heat especially, has lost its appeal.
ASTI, so glad your children had a good first day. It must have been very exciting to have inspired verbosity in a teenage boy.
While we were out driving around our county borders and into Wales I was looking closely at the countryside. Wales was looking particularly green after experiencing a late, wet Spring, and the Summer sun has not drained the water out of the soil. I saw no sign of leaves starting to change colour, although the Mountain Ash/Rowan trees were laden with orange red berries. In our county we saw several loads of straw bales being taken back to farms for storage, and several fields were being harvested, although the majority of fields were already done, with some already ploughed ready for sowing. After the poor harvests of the last two summers this is good to see. Tomorrow a sharp change in the weather will bring lower temperatures and heavy rain so I spent a couple of hours out in the garden this afternoon watching butterflies.
GRAYMAYNE, that is interesting you are seeing no changes in the leaves. Even here with the temperatures still above 90 F (32.2 C) I've seen a tree here and there with some leave beginning to change.
My DS has taken the day off. We finally have the title for our new vehicle and can go get our tags. Then, he hopes to get a trailer unit attached to the back of the van so we can pull a trailer. If he manages that we can go tomorrow and pick up my cousin's wife's dining room table and chairs for my MIL. Unfortunately, he wants me to go with him as company for today's missions. So, I'll lose today at home doing laundry, cooking dinner and being alone.
I am resting from mowing the front yard. I need to mow the side and back yard but I don't think I will make it today. The whole time I was mowing I was looking to make sure I had not run over a yellow jacket nest. Those are more likely to be in the grass than hornets. It is suppose to rain over the weekend so I will have to mow again next week so I will start with the side and back yard.
I noticed that there are a lot of trees starting to change colors here. When I saw several leaves down in the yard is when I started noticing the trees. They usually do not start to change until closer to October.
Busy weekend here. Comic Con at Salt Palace, Greek Festival, State Fair, final downtown
music summer concert. Over 250,000 expected downtown each day. All within easy walking
distance. I may be busy.
IRONSOS, have fun. It sounds like a great place to be at the right time. Have a gyro and some baklava.
My DS cut the grass last weekend. I don't know whether he will feel he has to do it again this week or not. Our next door neighbor's house is up for sale. So, he is trying to keep our front yard especially neat too.


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The Tacoma City Council will consider two items at its regular Tuesday meeting regarding a proposed $30 million retail and apartment building in the Proctor District.
One ordinance would vacate air rights in an alley to make room for the six-story, 154-unit building, located at 2718 N. Proctor St. The developer, The Rush Companies, would bury utility lines and pave the alleyway at its expense.
The building will include retail space on the ground floor and parking inside for residents. The site is currently split by the alleyway, and developers want to bridge the alley but still allow room for the public, firetrucks and garbage trucks.
A resolution would give the project an eight-year property tax exemption "for the development of 154 market-rate rental units." The value of that exemption is about $78,500 per year in city taxes, according to a city memo.
The property tax exemption for multifamily developments has been in place for two decades. Projects that offer market-rate housing can qualify for an eight-year exemption on the value of the new structures, although they continue to pay taxes on the pre-improvement value of the property.
The project has met with opposition. Neighbors told the city hearing examiner in January that the "transient population" of the apartment building wouldn't be as interested in keeping up the area, or that the tall building would cast shadows on its one- to two-story neighbors.
The Tacoma City Council meeting will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
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A week ago when the WNBA invites came out for the draft one of the names suspiciously left off was A'Dia Mathies. Seems that the person in charge of putting young ladies in the green room needs a new job. A'Dia Mathies was drafted at the #10 spot by the Los Angeles Sparks.
A'Dia seems to have gotten across to everyone that she is much more than the sum of her parts, which is itself pretty remarkable. The Matthew Mitchell style of defense and offense combined into a constant 40 minute attack is well suited for the WNBA and it's faster tempo. L.A. recognized this and made he the first round selection for their club.
She will be joining Candace Parker from Tennessee at L.A., and will be UK's latest contribution to California professional basketball.
After all the hard work that A'Dia did, after all the changing she did to her game, maturing and learning when and when not to contribute, keeping her teammates involved in the game, and teaching as well as playing, it is nice to see her rewarded for her efforts.
Congratulations, A'Dia!! It is an honor that is well earned and much deserved.


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Google play store is one thing which is trending at a very fast pace because it has become a single platform being titled with the word "Play" defining all the applications and services available as being played. Play is not just associated with music or other audio and videos files rather Google has made it to play books from read and to play news and play games. Play is the baseline strategy of Google in this regard. It provides all the android applications which were previously taken in android market. It is very vast and a very large amount of data is being available through it. Continue reading
Google Play Store
Blogging is a a way used to spread information in the virtual world. There is another term branching out from it known as micro blogging. Micro blogs can be some words combined together as to make the information more compact and precise. To insert a link in a long discussion is a form of micro blogging which is more convenient as more relevant links are given it tells the validity of the information. The thing to consider is how to utilize it efficiently. Continue reading
King.com is a site where the most trendy games are being played. King is actually King Digital Entertainment plc. It is a company developing the online games which are famous all over the world and in all age groups. Reason behind their very artistic game scenarios which keep the audience occupied in them. The game rules are simple and are easily followed. Basic game plan is having different levels with a task being assigned which has to be full filled. This is the mandatory requirement for moving on to the next level. Games are very flexible and are compatible with variety of platforms. Facebook account is used to play them because it provides the confetti to play with other players, get the updates about the friends activity and also receive different benefits from the corresponding players like lives and other boosters. These games are easily synchronized with android phones, tablets and other devices which help in keeping the game's progress uniform.
Virtual social media
The most trendy thing nowadays is to be connected with each and everyone all around the world. As in a real world it is an unattainable situation but due to the virtual world created through the internet it is not a problem at all. There are many websites available which have billion of users actively participating on them.
Facebook is one of the social networking site which started as a project of some college students and is now renowned and used throughout the world. Popularity of this site is due to friendly and easy to use interface. A simple sign up is all which is needed. A person can use his Facebook account to share the status, videos and photos with his friends and/or other Facebook users. Different groups are also available having different categories. It is a very fascinating site which provides entertainment to every group of people.
Google Glass
Google's newest and hottest gadget is the Google Glass. It can be said that GG is a wearable computer with an optical head-mounted display. It exhibits information in a smartphone-like hands-free arrangement where Wearers can communicate with the Internet via natural language voice directions. Google entered in a partnership with the Italian eye-wear company Luxottica, owners of the Ray-Ban, Oakley, and other brands to offer additional designs of frames that supports Google Glass.
The google glass has a touch pad on the frame side, this help the wearer in controlling the device. The sliding through an interface of time line shows recent events, weather updates, calls and photos just like in cell phones. In addition to the touch pad, GG can also be controlled using the Voice Actions. When a wearer says O.K glass, it gets activated to receive commands. Wearer can use the camera to shoot pictures just with the blink of an eye, search over the internet, type a text and get directions of the places where required.
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Let's Google
"Google", a term so much in everyday use by people of all categories. Basically it is used for search purpose enter some text in the given area and then Google is alive with so many information for you in variety of ways. People have a very limited know-how of its working and how to get the required information in accurate manner as well as in less time.
Behind the scenes…
Google is primarily a multinational company of America. One of the services it is providing is the facility to search the content available on the internet. That is why whenever someone has to find some facts or to learn something , Google search is done. It is not a random thing at all, there is proper inner working which is taking place behind the friendly search page being shown to the user. The search is performed by a mechanism which involves the concept of crawling i.e all pages available on the internet are visited and information is stored in index, after that the most relevant information is extracted through the use of algorithms and many more factors and is displayed to the user. This is the working if an individual don't know then it is least bothered. But do know how to search in a proper manner . Continue reading
Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1 is the latest addition in windows family by Microsoft. This time they have developed and designed it with the trendy flow of applications. This operating system is developed keeping all the audience in mind. Either the typical fans of windows interface or the people having the zest for being trendy, rather be the "in guy". It allows the user to keep on using the same design which is according to their comfort zone. Windows 8.1 has so many new things in it that definitely it will consume some time to get friendly with it. Let's peek in….
A special right side menu is introduced with the name as "charms" . When ever cursor is hovered on the right-side upper or lower corner it appears. It provides with the variety of function to be quickly accessed. The basic functionality options are given here. It includes the option for
- Search
- Share
- Start
- Devices
- Settings
Apps, Apps and Apps in the air
Microsoft knows how to keep secure its share in the sphere. Just click the windows button present at the left lower bottom and enter the world of applications. Continue reading
Smart Watch
Market is being bombarded with gadgets globally.Numerous appliances are being introduced by experts. More choice to choose from creates a sense of confusion but still keep hope to find some cool stuff. One of the trending gadget is "Smart Watch". Lets know what is so smart about it or rather find smartness round the clock! Continue reading
Power of Voice Recognition Software
Speech recognition is the ability to translate spoken words into written text. Speech recognition software was introduced commercially in the mid 1990's as a result of rigorous research in this field. Another factor was also the improving programming skills in that era. There are many uses of this software including dictation, computer applications and general internet use.
No matter how advanced the speech recognition software is, it can have greater than 99% translation accuracy. No software can be compared to the natural human data processing capabilities. However in recent years speech recognition software has become very advanced and can produce voice activated text and commands.
Speech Recognition Software For Businesses
A lot of vocal programming software for businesses has made computer use, easier and quicker. Although it must be noted, that such software is not a substitute for typing. Typing is and always will be an essential skill for any trade. However such software can be used for designated functions like medical report making, activating several programs in a computer and business functions such as sending and receiving emails. It can also be used for making basic documents, graphs and charts.
Speech Recognition Software For Medical Transcription
Before the introduction of such software, many doctors used to hire professional transcriptionists to convert spoken medical data about patients into words. Such professionals used headphones to hear the speech and then type the information into a document.
How To Play Windows Games On Linux?
If a person is only a Windows user, he would rather not face the hassle of playing Windows games on Linux. But yes, if a person is a Linux lover, it will surely make him sad to dual-boot with Windows just for the games not available in open-source. Well, not completely but somewhat problem had been solved when Wine hit the open-source arena because wine enables user to play Windows games on Linux.
Wine is not an emulator, as said by Wine guys. Still we will call it as Windows' emulator since it lets us play Windows games on Linux by making 'Virtual Windows environment' on Linux. Remember it is just an emulator which let us play Windows games on Linux hence, there may be difference in the performance and functionality.
Performance Of Wine Depends Upon Games
Performance on Wine basically depends upon the games you choose to play. Some works perfectly with Wine where as, for some you must know how to work your way in complete darkness when the video chokes out. So, get to know how to restart 'X desktop environment' or killing process, using console, by using keyboard shortcuts.
Some Windows games run so marvelously on Linux with Wine that it seems they are absolutely built for Wine. Star Craft and War Craft 3 Frozen Throne deserve their names to be mentioned. Games working perfectly with Wine are low on numbers, but it's not a fault of Wine developers. Windows was never willing to run its native apps on open-source and same goes for most of the games developer.
Simple Process For Installing Windows Games On Linux Via WineHQ
Well, here is a simple process you can follow to make sure you don't do anything wrong:
- First of all, proceed to Application Data Base at WineHQ (http://appdb.winehq.org/) web page. Check out the ratings and feedbacks of other users about the Windows game you want to play on Linux. It will be of use if you get to know about trouble-shooting a problem, in case you face any.
- Mount the disk containing Windows app to "/mnt/cdrom", in whatever way you prefer.
- Start the setup of app with Wine, using command "/mnt/cdrom/setup.exe" would be easier.
- You might need to reboot the Windows simulation after the installer successfully finishes process.
- Run Wine with name of the app you want to run e.g. "wine ./.wine/drive_c/Warcraft 3/FrozenThrone.EXE" if you are running famous RPG DotA or TFT.
Get Acquainted With Wine
Now let's get to know a bit about Wine's functionality. Home directory for Wine will be '.wine' located in your home directory and inside, there will be a folder named "drive_c" which works as your virtual drive C.


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Find a station near you that carries our weekend program, play our programs online, or access our podcasts by clicking the iTunes icon or the RSS icon in the right-hand column. (Note: To receive both the daily TW&E podcast and the weekend podcast, you must subscribe to each separately.)
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Favorite Songs of Christmas, part one and two
Today's news and Christmas favorites of Nick Eicher and John Stonestreet, plus: several listener Christmas song favorites, a commentary from WORLD News Group CEO Kevin Martin and more
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Wednesday news
Celebrating Christmas: Many Americans are celebrating the birth of Christ by giving to those in need.
International Christmas: While Americans celebrate Christmas openly, in some parts of world, Christians cannot do so without risking their property, freedom or even their lives.
Christmas weather: Many people dream each year of a White Christmas, but some northern states are getting a little more than they bargained for as Winter storm Gemini throws a wrench in the holiday plans of thousands.
Safety precautions: A pediatric physician's group has a few tips to help ensure children enjoy a merry and safe Christmas.
Business/economy: WORLD News Group's Warren Cole Smith reports that U.S. stocks scored modest gains on Christmas Eve.
Favorite Songs of Christmas, part one
A Christmas favorite of TW&E's Nick Eicher, "Silent Night." Also, John Stonestreet of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview shares his favorite song of Christmas, "O Come, O Come Emmanuel."
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Stay casual cool in this relaxed style! Our classic 312 fit sits just below the waist, with a shaped hip and thigh and a 9.5" rise.
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Yes, love this item, but... 10 and 8 too big. On to a 6 and 4. Will keep going July 28, 2014
Great fit I love the 312 line of denim as it is very forgiving and flattering at the same time. You may need to size down due to extra spandex in the fabric. Otherwise they are a great staple to your wardrobe. July 18, 2014
My new casual favorite Excellent fit,super comfy,and the fabric is so soft ,stretchy and cool for jeans.I wish it came in light blue as well. July 6, 2014
My go to jeans! love these crops! I am 5'4", 120# and got the size 0; the fabric is so lightweight and soft! Perfect stretch fit. They do stretch a lot though, so I hope they maintain their shape. June 26, 2014
cute I like the style and fit. I roll the cuffs up once to make them a little shorter. I bought regular size 4 and am 5'5 119 lbs. June 4, 2014
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Whirlpool Cabrio Platinum 7.6 Cu. Ft. HE Gas Dryer: White
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Key Features
- Advanced Moisture Sensing System
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Pistachio Mallow Salad Recipe
- 1 carton (16 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant pistachio pudding mix
- 6 to 7 drops green food coloring, optional
- 3 cups miniature marshmallows
- 1 can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple, undrained
- 1/2 cup chopped pistachios or walnuts
- In a large bowl, combine whipped topping, pudding mix and food coloring if desired. Fold in the marshmallows and pineapple. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Just before serving, sprinkle with nuts. Yield: 12 servings.
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So easy and really good. Be careful or you will eat the whole thing!
We throw a surprise 80th birthday party for my Dad yesterday. 115 guest in attendance, so I made 10 recipes of this pudding. I mixed the walnuts throughout the pudding. Also made a third of it without the marshmallows, a few family members like it that way. To share a party menu idea with everyone, we served 3 types each of soup and sandwhich. Soups: ham and bean, wedding and stuffed pepper soup. Sandwiches: hot turkey, keilbasa and sauerkraut and cold beef spread. Also served coleslaw, this pudding, and cake. It was a nice alternative to our normal chicken and rigatoni.
My grandma made this every year at the holidays and she passed away last christmas so I made this for my dad for thanksgiving and it brought back so many memories for us!
This is so good. I added a can of cocktail fruit with half the juice and used crushed walnuts as a topping... absolutely delicious!
I always make this recipe,I usually add a container of sour cream to this recipe. So easy and delicious. No need to put nuts and food coloring.