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Since opening the Pink Lotus Breast Center in 2009, Dr. Kristi Funk has made frequent media appearances to stress the importance of women exercising, limiting alcohol intake, and watching their weight to maintain health. In May, however, the surgeon's visibility went through the roof. That's when her patient Angelina Jolie—actress, mother, philanthropist—revealed that she had undergone a double mastectomy after discovering she carried BRCA1, a genetic mutation that greatly increased her chances of developing breast and ovarian cancer. Jolie's decision was controversial—while most people deemed it courageous, some saw it as an overreaction. Aside from a blog post detailing the procedure, Funk has spoken little about it publicly since the news broke. Los Angeles magazine editor-in-chief Mary Melton, herself a patient of Funk's, sat down with the doctor at the Beverly Hills offices of Pink Lotus, which Funk runs with her husband, Andy. The L.A. native, who's also the mother of four-year-old triplet boys, talked about faith, fear, and getting every woman the medical care she deserves.
How did you become a surgeon? When I was in medical school at UC Davis, the first thing I did was surgery and everything else paled. I remember one day F. William Blaisdell, the chief of surgery there who was kind of famous, was in an elevator and the door was closing, and I ran over and kicked my foot out to make the door open. I walked in and said, "Hi, Dr. Blaisdell!" And even though I'd left my badge at home, he said, "Hi, Kristi." And I thought, "He knows my name." He said, "You know, only a surgeon would use their foot to stop the elevator." And that was it. I did four years of med school there and five years of residency—general surgery at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle. Then I came down to Cedars-Sinai because they had a laparoscopy fellowship and I was interested in minimally invasive surgery. When I got there, the head of that fellowship was also the director of the breast center, and he said, "Oh, by the way, you're going to be the director of the breast center." And I was like, "I like minimally invasive surgery. The esophagus and the stomach, these are my favorite organs." They were!
What is so appealing about the stomach? The way it handles a suture. It's awesome.
So you weren't so sure about being a breast doctor? I had just spent years becoming a well-rounded and well-trained surgeon. I can take your lung out, I can put your heart on bypass, I can take out your colon, and I can do it well. And I'm going to be just a breast surgeon? Breast surgery isn't hard. The decision making, the hand holding—that's hard. But the surgery isn't. That's what I thought. I've made it hard, though, by striving for the smallest incisions. Not to challenge myself, but because it's the cosmetically best outcome. Anyway, I did a breast fellowship for a year and then delved into breasts 100 percent. From that day forward I never did another colon.
Tell me about your upbringing. I grew up in the Palisades, went to Marymount High School and then Stanford University. But growing up, I was a complete tomboy. I have one older sister who is 12½ years older, and three older brothers who are 11, 10, and 8 years older than me. I was a total mistake. I was the fourth boy forever.
So you were beat up a lot. I'd be watching TV and there'd be this battle cry: "Commercial!" Then bean bag chairs would come flying over the couch, they'd smother me, sit on me, fart in my face. Yeah.
Battle wounds! For seven years I was the only girl in a league of 300 boys playing hard ball in the park. Later, when I started at the Cedars breast center, I was the only female working with five men over 50. And being a woman made a difference. To this day, every patient I'm operating on, I try to make a breast that I can live with—as if that breast were mine.
Do you think the anxiety about breast cancer is more extreme than about other cancers? Yes, because breast cancer is more common, though it's not the most common cancer from which women die. If you have a problem, you immediately let your mind unravel to the worst-case scenario. But I do see a lot of benign disease. Our mission is to save lives in a way that eliminates fear, instills confidence, and provides hope in a moment of panic. That's why at Pink Lotus we have a 24-hour pathology turnaround with biopsies. Because one more night of waiting is one more night that my patients are writing their wills.
This article was originally published in the September 2013 issue of Los Angeles magazine
The vast majority of breast cancer is curable. Why do women jump so quickly to worst-case scenarios? Most women I know, when they have a headache, don't immediately think they have a brain tumor. The stories about breast cancer that are most poignant, shocking, and newsworthy tend to end badly. So women's minds go to the most recent thing they've heard, which maybe is Elizabeth Edwards. But she's not the norm. Stage 0, 1, and 2 cancers are very curable, and Stage 3 is curable, too, but takes a lot more treatment because it can become Stage 4. Everything but 4 is curable. People leap to the worst-case scenarios because they don't realize that Stage 4 is not the most common. When women present with breast cancer, only 5 percent will be Stage 4; 61 percent will be early stage; 32 percent will be in the middle. The vast majority? I get to walk in the room and say, "I've got good news."
The breast is just so, forgive the description, weighted a body part for women and their self-image. It's undeniably connected to femininity and sexuality and body image and womanhood. It takes a strong sense of self, which we hope women strive to achieve, to say, "I am not my breasts," because breasts are symbolic. If you want to say otherwise, you're in denial. Also, it is much more devastating to have something external altered unwillingly. People don't say, "Can you just take a little less of my colon? How much of my colon are you taking? What will it look like?" You don't have those conversations about colons. I have them all day long about breasts. And I love those conversations. What is the biggest fear when a woman walks in who knows she already has breast cancer? Chemo. What is the fear with chemo? Hair loss. Because it's external. They can't hide it. It's a daily reminder, before they get their wig on and their happy face going, that these are rough days. It's an unavoidable statement, at least to yourself, that something has gone—I won't say wrong . . .
Different? Different than planned or than what you had hoped for. But so many men and women emerge stronger from this disease. It can alter their sense of self or even their career path or their relationships for the better. For many it took something as loud as cancer for them to listen. Many women will say, "I don't regret having gone through that. I'm better having walked through the fire." They surprise themselves with their resilience. It's almost like they fall in love with themselves for having endured something so threatening and then emerged victorious from it. That's what makes me pop out of bed and run into work. It's just so fun.
Where does your optimism come from? I was born into an extremely loving family, and I have an unshakable Christian faith. And I'm a blend of my mom's and dad's positive attributes. My dad is incredibly kind, can't think ill of anyone. He's a stock market analyst, but he grew up poor in Connecticut, as did my mom. As a boy, he'd wake up at 4 a.m. to pick tobacco before school. He treats everyone like family. My mom, who was a dental hygienist, has an inner strength, a determination, and a demand for perfection. When she was 37 and I was one—she had five kids under 13—she had a massive stroke. She was in rehab for three or four years. She couldn't speak and she didn't come home. And when she did, she was paralyzed on her right side. But by the time I was five or so, she had perfect speech, she was out of her wheelchair, she walked without a cane. Her right arm didn't always work and was a little atrophied, but my dad jury-rigged the car with a knob on the steering wheel so she could drive me everywhere I needed to be. She was an amazing mom—she was at every athletic event, every play I ever did. My mom never gives up hope, she never stops fighting. She pushes her body and her mind to that extra limit. She's 79 now, is back to holding her cane. But at her peak, a long peak of 30 years, she had completely conquered this. So between my father's quiet, observant, caring compassion and my mom's vivid determination to be the best, I somehow blended into this person who is determined to make every moment matter. Really, what is life but a long series of moments? So the more moments that are powerful or joyful, the more impactful and wonderful your life.
That's a beautiful way to say it. The optimistic side of me agrees, but at the same time I worry that those moments can be taken away. I've had big losses in my family. You are dealing with that every day: people who are facing the fragility of their own lives. When did you realize you had the capacity to tell people hard news? When I was in medical school, the first thing I did was trauma. That's why I'm a surgeon. I loved the immediacy of, Here's a problem, I can fix it. But I remember when I learned not to make promises you can't keep. I may cry when I talk about it. There was this old man who came into the ER, and his aorta had burst so he was bleeding out. I was running by the bed as it was being pushed down the hall, doing the intake, and I'm like, "Are you on any medications? Do you have any allergies?" He's just a stranger, and I'm trying to figure out stuff as we're racing into the OR and he's losing consciousness, and he stops and he just says, "Tell my wife I love her." And I was like, "Um, no, you're going to tell her when you wake up." And then he died on the table.
This article was originally published in the September 2013 issue of Los Angeles magazine Did you tell her? Yes. He'd said what he wanted to say, and he knew I heard him because I answered him. But that was hard news to give to her. He was the first person who died like that for me. Trauma is hard. You think, "I can save them! I can save them! " Then no, you can't. You go from super adrenaline to a crash.
You opened Pink Lotus Breast Center—a private health clinic focused entirely on breast-related illness—in March 2009. Do you think entrepreneurial medicine like this is the way of the future? I think the future has a clear divide: You're going to have hospitals, whether university affiliated or community based, and then you're going to have specialty centers. And these centers will focus on diseases that don't require hospitalization for the majority of situations and that humanize and personalize the medicine delivered. Hospitals can be too big, too many patients. People who work there are not necessarily committed to a cause. The job is to check you in. Here the job is to check you in, make you smile, get you coffee, welcome you to my home.
What have you seen in terms of medical advancements since you opened the center? I remember when I first started at Cedars 11 years ago, I was surprised by how the majority of physicians had no idea their patients were eligible for BRCA testing. The whole idea of this mutation was largely misunderstood but always obvious to me. So there is now an awareness of genetic predisposition to cancer beyond BRCA and risk assessment. There are factors that include the density of your breast tissue and your lifestyle choices, and we're starting to have a better sense of how the collision of these factors can be used to guide those choices. The biggest transition here at Pink Lotus is that lately the conversations have turned a lot more toward mastectomy.
Since Angelina Jolie made her announcement about getting a double mastectomy, how much more are you hearing about BRCA? The question seems to echo through the halls wherever I go. And I love it because—guess what—the answer a lot of the time is "No, you're off the hook, there's no indication you have BRCA." One in every 500 to 800 women carry BRCA, and it's enough to analyze everyone who walks through this door. It's covered by insurance, so it's a no-brainer. Why shouldn't everyone who can empower themselves with this information? Still, we'd be right on target if 90 percent of women we test are negative. Moreover, only 5 to 10 percent of all breast cancer patients have a genetic mutation we can test for, and not all of that category is BRCA.
How helpful has it been to have a famous face attached to BRCA? If your goal is to reach women around the world and back again, and to create awareness and education, then it's incredibly important. It's indispensable because it's simply easier for people to listen to someone whom they adore and trust, and that's who celebrities are. Celebrities come into your home via TV and movies and magazines. While they have no idea who you are, they are somehow friends of yours. So it was your friend Angelina who expanded your understanding of what breast cancer is or could be. You had no idea until she said it that there was a gene out there that could be tested through your blood or saliva.
I consider her a citizen of the world. Her humanitarianism and philanthropy are unparalleled in the celebrity world. Not to mention that she's just extraordinarily beautiful. So when someone who inspires that degree of admiration—someone who's taken seriously and is also a tremendous beauty, arguably the most beautiful woman in the world—removes the part of her body that, as we've discussed, is symbolic of femininity and sexuality, you have to say, "Why would she do that?" And when you hear the answer, if you are a woman or if you love any woman, you have to ask, "Should you find out about that?" You've just educated over a billion people. It gave me a platform from which I could reach millions of women who might otherwise not hear the advice I have to give and potentially save their lives.
Was it clear from the get-go that Angelina, as your patient, would make her experience public? Yes. She waited to find the perfect timing in her personal and professional life, but I think most importantly in her soul. She is intensely private, but she calculated the moment when she would be ready to reveal something so personal. She knew always that in her philanthropic core she couldn't keep this a secret and be who she is. She always knew.
It must have been intimidating for you. Not just because you were performing surgery on someone so famous (and whose body, because she's an actress, is such a part of her identity), but also because you knew the results would be so publicly scrutinized. How did that affect you? Treating Angelina forced my mind into a creative mode. I thought through every possible thing that I could do to improve outcomes and developed some beautiful, helpful changes to both the surgery and the preparation. For example, I did think of doing something called prophylactic breast dye injection, which uses blue dye to chart where cancer may have spread through the lymphatic system. When you take off a breast prophylactically, there's a 2 to 8 percent chance you're going to find a surprise cancer you didn't know was there. But the breast has already been removed, so you can't inject the dye to chart its spread. So I came up with the logical idea that had not previously been done: inject the dye at the time of mastectomy, and if sentinel nodes turn blue, mark their location. If there is no cancer, no unnecessary procedure was done to find that out; if there is cancer, I can find the one or two nodes and remove them. I don't publish papers—I know myself well enough to know I have no interest in being a researcher. But Angelina insisted I write this method up. She was very cute. I told her I don't like writing. But because of her constant insistence I wrote it up in a blog.
You mentioned that most insured people are covered for genetic testing. What about women who aren't covered or lack insurance altogether? We're starting a nonprofit for the uninsured called Pink Lotus Petals. When we get our 501(c)(3) status, this will be a game changer for the underprivileged women of L.A., certainly, but also hopefully the country and the world. This is our truest mission—the footprint my husband, Andy, and I will leave. It will provide services and genetic counseling to people who can't afford them now.
You put a lot of value in lifestyle changes as well. Something pretty unique to Pink Lotus and our philosophy as surgeons is dispensing lifestyle advice. I hope and think it can be more impactful coming from a physician than from your mom: "You know what, honey? You need to lose ten pounds." The two most modifiable risk factors for breast cancer that are undeniable across all populations are obesity and alcohol. So if people will lose weight and drink less, and have a diet that's high fiber, low fat, and lean meats, they reduce their risk.
What does alcohol do? It inactivates folic acid, which is necessary to repair DNA when it goes awry. A tidbit to the drinkers: I take 600 micrograms of folic acid as a supplement every day. It completely counteracts the effect of alcohol. The other thing alcohol does is increase estrogen levels; 75 percent of all breast cancers are fueled by estrogen.
So there are things you can do to lower your risk of getting breast cancer. I imagine there are still a lot of women who don't realize that. They don't, and if they did, it would likely mean having to institute changes, and changes are difficult. It's the same reason some women don't get mammograms. Many of them don't because you don't have to deal with what you don't know.
Are there days when you find yourself missing the stomach and the esophagus? Only when I eat too much do I think about the stomach now. I'm just glad that I could follow the path that was set before me, and I'm so grateful for what I have. Between love of family and my strong belief that I have purpose, I wake up and make every moment matter. Whether it's tucking the kids in bed at night (and answering the question "Why do I have to go to sleep now?") or telling a woman she has breast cancer (and answering the question "Why me and what do we do?"), I'm fully committed.


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The world at large may be talking about the Millennium, but the world of entertainment technology is all abuzz over LDI99, being held November 19-21 in Orlando. Aside from the comprehensive array of seminars, and the chance to meet up with colleagues, LDI has traditionally been the place to view the annual introduction of new products. Based on information provided by a sampling of manufacturers exhibiting at LDI, the following is a brief summary of what to expect from the over 300 exhibitors on the show floor.
Power is one of the key building blocks of entertainment technology. The Advanced Devices CL series CAM-type connector design incorporates one strain relief for gauges #6-4/0, is built with copper contacts, and assembles easily with hand tools. Airstar, in collaboration with Hardware Xenon, will show the Internal Projection sphere, a large (9'-15') air-filled balloon that projects up to 200 images on the outside of the surface from either the 5K or 7K xenon projector, with excellent quality. Working in TV studios should be cooler when the lighting is provided by the Altman CDM-TV, a 150W studio luminaire. Altman's architectural product line includes ellipsoidals, fresnels, PARs, and special-effects luminaires, all utilizing highly efficient and long-life metal halide lamps.
Lighting designers will find many uses for the Apollo Design Technology family of Color Scenic and SuperResolution glass gobos that have 10,000dpi and allow for the full resolution of color or black-and-white images to be reproduced as a glass gobo. The Windows 95/98- and NT-compatible Arabesque Rental and Production Manager software provides order tracking and inventory for rentals, sales, and in-house production services. The Flexible Entry Module allows for easily configured orders, reconfiguring the variables of labor, rental, and sales items, as circumstances require; this results in these components being tracked as packages or separately.
The ASA Touring Line Speaker Systems are full-range loudspeaker systems with features such as a three-way system tuned to 55-18kHz, capable of 133dB@2,500W, contained within heavy-duty, 1" Finland birch cabinets with ATM hardware for easily constructed arrays and safe rigging. The Automatic Devices FD02, Triple E Friction Drive FD02 is a motorized master carrier capable of pulling approximately 150lbs of attached curtains, doors, or scenery on straight or curved tracks and can be operated in wireless mode or direct-wired.
AVAB will show the Pronto!/Pronto Plus, intuitive, easily operated lighting consoles featuring 1,024 outputs, multipurpose faders, sophisticated moving-light control, direct operating mode, multifunction mode, multifunction wheels, and is available in 40- and 80-fader versions. Expanding on the features of the Azure 2000 console, Avolites' Azure 2000 Shadow offers powerful and useful live playback buttons, called "Shadow," which build on this console's usefulness for clubs and timecode control environments. Azden's 311DRH is a true diversity VHF receiver, incorporating the features of the widely used 311DR, adding an On/Off switch and an RF/Audio/TD display to the front panel, plus squelch control, in a half-rack enclosure.
BGW's TMC-2 Signal Processing Card is already incorporated into the company's Millennium 2TMC-2 and 3TMC-2 bi-amplifiers, providing users with switchable crossover frequencies, delay times, and equalization parameters. The TMC-2 card has a 500Hz and 800Hz switch-selectable crossover-fourth order Linkwitz Riley 24dB per octave, and selectable (for large and small horns) power response equalization. Dusting of precision glass such as dichroics, first-surface mirrors, and lenses will be easier and faster with the Bishop & Bishop Magic Cleaning Cloths, made from scratchless microfibers and more effective than frequently used standard cotton cloths and wipes. The CITC Ring Rocket creates rings of smoke, adding a new dimension to fog machines. CITC has added DMX control to its line of Hi-Lo DigiFogger haze machines and the Little Blizzard SP snow machine has been modified to be quieter, smaller, and less expensive.
The introduction of the City Theatrical AutoYoke combines popular ellipsoidal lighting instruments and a DMX-controlled moving yoke to create a fully featured automated luminaire. Currently, the AutoYoke is available with ETC or Strand ellipsoidals. Clear-Com will show the two-channel KB-211 and KB-211GM speaker stations with VOX circuitry and a gooseneck mic jack. The MR-202 two-channel and the MR-204 four-channel wall/console-mount headset stations offer additional flexibility backstage.
Modular and rack-mountable in design, the Creative Stage Lighting line of Flexible Power Distribution Systems allow for easily configured design and setup and design and offers a choice of Cam-type, Straight Blade (Edison), twist-lock, multipin, and stage-pin type connectors. The Crescit Software Light Shop 5.0 user interface provides detailed lighting instrument spec sheet printouts and a 3D preview utilizing VRML technology for Internet-ready presentations. Dazian is now offering Trapeze, a 120"-wide, fire-retardant, two-way stretch fabric similar to diffusion material that can be used directly in front of lighting instruments. Design & Drafting has added a wire and cable feature to its widely used LD Assistant. Designs are done in 2D and viewing is done in 3D; in addition, various cable characteristics, like length, weight, load, AWG size, and circuit hardware, can be tracked and costs can be calculated. The Diversitronics 1,800W DMX strobe with Hyperflash is capable of delivering 10kW peak performance in the lightning mode. From Doug Fleenor Design, the DMX Rotor-Router is an electronic patchbay for DMX512 signals, consisting of an Input Module with 10 inputs, and up to 20 Output Modules with 10 outputs each, provides patches of any input to any output using front-panel switches. The DMX Porta Patch receives a DMX512 control signal and re-transmits it in a different channel order.
EAW will show the MQ Series of mid/high and low frequency array modules, which incorporate the company's new VA technology developed for the KF700 Series single-enclosure array systems. The LS Series of Column Array loudspeaker systems with special vertical dispersion pattern relies on a proprietary method to consistently provide a 140-degreeH x 20-degreeV cone of coverage.
Lighting designers' imaginations will last longer with the ETC Source Four HID Ellipsoidal Spotlight providing the same performance features of a 2,000-hour 575W Source Four, with the added durability of a 9,000-hour lamp for extended life. This 150W ellipsoidal spotlight delivers crisp pattern projection and a bright even field. The ETCNet2 DMX Node allows for the operation of four universes of DMX and remote focus and ETCLink through one ethernet cable. Each DMX universe may be configured as either input or output and may be assigned to any of up to 32,767 ethernet DMX (EDMX) addresses. Also making its debut--and considered so revolutionary it's being patented--is the ETC Source Four Parnel. This luminaire combines the unique qualities of a PAR and a fresnel, based on the lighting characteristics of the Source Four.
At the EVI booth, Electro-Voice will show the Force Speaker System and Midas will show the Heritage 2000 mixing console. Created for event setup in hotel and multipurpose, the Future Light AirWall Hanger Kit is designed to facilitate a safe method of attachment of speakers, lighting, truss, and slide/video projectors to the track supporting the portable walls.
GAMproducts plans to unveil a cornucopia of products for LDI. The Gamtorch is a self-extinguishing torch that produces 16" of real flame from solid pellets. The automatic safety release latch will instantly snuff out the flame when the handheld grip is released. The GamSuperchase is a 12-channel chase controller. Gambox is a unique balanced light source, and 24 new designs in three sizes will be added to the already extensive collection of Great American Patterns.
The different divisions of Gemini Sound Products--Lytequest Pro, Ness, and Showpro Lighting--will all feature new products at LDI99, including Motorhead152, which has a 360-degree pan with 274-degree tilt with complete DMX512 control. DMX-controlled foggers will be on exhibit, too. The Goddard Design Lil'DMXter is an updated version of the company's MiniDMXter, and incorporates a design feature that facilitates direct "plug-in" into A/C power receptacles, without the need for a wall transformer, while maintaining CE marking; and includes a rechargeable battery. New modules expand and enhance the Goddard Design DMX-NET distribution system and Light 'Em Ups are battery-operated stage marking lights. Another approach to DMX troubleshooting is Gray Interfaces' DMXPC, a new way to connect and monitor DMX with a computer. The DMXDart, also from Gray Interfaces, is a handheld remote control interface with a preprogrammed library of commonly used luminaires for the testing and setup of moving lights. Italian-based Griven will debut the Kaleido MSD 575W, a CMY-type color changer that is an exterior-suitable, compactly styled luminaire with a weatherproof body, and DMX control or automatic function operation.
Group One, the US distributor for Clay Paky, Elektralite, and Pulsar, will show a variety of new products at their booth, including the Elektralite Turbo Fog and Turbo Fog & Fog machines. At 1kW and 1.5kW, respectively, features include, ETL certification, remote control, "Mega-Blast" instantaneous high volume fog output, variable output, DMX and analog 0-10V control, and an electronic thermal sensor. The Pulsar Masterpiece 216 lighting console features 216 PMX dimmable output channels (Pulsar multiplex), 12 DMX-capable and dimmable slots for patching, 216 scenes, and 54 scenic chasers.
DMX/Flex, designed by Interactive Technologies, is a family of DMX interface modules combined in various configurations to produce customized DMX distribution equipment. For instance, opto-splitters can be created and adding merge, backup, and playback function provides for more flexibility and standalone show control. The Interesting Products Dry Fogger has been improved through the use of re-engineered level and liquid nitrogen (LN2) flow controls, and the addition of more precise fog volume controls and level sensors is designed to provide improved reliability.
No license is required to drive the JLG 20VP self-propelled vertical lift at its fully extended platform height of nearly 20'. JLG will also showcase other self-propelled and push-around personnel units at the show. Older installed dimming system retrofits are viable options with products from Johnson Systems. The JSI CD-2000 is a fully featured DMX retrofit for any vintage-style Strand CD80 rack. The JSI Envy is a direct DMX replacement for older Environ architectural dimming racks.
Lectrosonics has developed the PT3 Protocol Translator, which converts MIDI commands to the LecNet protocol used with Lectrosonics audio equipment. This facilitates the interfacing of automation systems with audio signal processing equipment for larger and/or more complex systems and shows. Lehigh Electric Products upgraded its Millennium lighting console by adding a moving-lights module option that will include a fixture library, 16-bit and LTP channels and 512 moving light channels with provisions for the control of preset palettes and other important show information. Also, the control channel capacity options have been expanded to include 500 channels from the current 125 or 250 channels, plus the 500 virtual lights channels. More choice is also the theme at Lee Filters, as 70 new patterns and 22 vibrant new colors will be introduced at LDI99. The new swatchbook includes these additions.
The Le Maitre Bubble Master 2000 high output bubble machine will have new features, including DMX control, timer remote, and show control for control over the bubble size and output volume. Fluid management options are available as well. LE Nelson Sales will show the addition of the HX 604/GLC and the HX605/GLA to the Thorn "HX" family. Both lamps are special compact filament versions, designed for optimum light output in the newly developed Altman and Strand ellipsoidals.
Level Control Systems will be touting its new Variable Room Acoustics System for the electroacoustic enhancement of architectural spaces. It can be used to change the acoustics of a space. Leviton will be expanding its wide variety of single-pin, cam-type connectors receptacles by adding a panel-mount GFCI. Luna Tech will display a completely solid-state Pyropak II patchable control system, both 24-shot and nine-shot slaves. Also available at LDI will be the Encrypted Infrared Wireless Control System Pyropak IV.
Lowel-Light's MultiNeon Division developed the PCDesigner for the remote creation and demonstration of Color Creator programs without the use of neon hardware. The MultiNeon ColorCreator allows creation of a rainbow of colors with one fixed set of standard neon tubes. DMX protocol allows for dimming and chase sequence timing of colors.
The popular Martin MAC automated luminaire family will debut the Minimac Profile and the Minimac washlight. Other innovative products include the first in the MX series of scanners and the CX series of color changers swell as the new Exterior 600 Compact. Jem Smoke Machines and Mach Speakers Systems will debut new models at LDI as well.
McCauley, a single-source manufacturer of professional loudspeaker systems and components, will display the SM950-2 professional touring monitor. New and improved effects machines from MDG include the MM series; Micro Max, and Mega Max, both glycol-based fog generators that can produce from 1,250 cu. ft. to 3,500 cu.ft. of fog per minute. The Ice Fog Generator and Ice Fog Touring both produces a very dry and dense low-lying fog using special MDG processes.
Motion Laboratories continues to add truss- and rigging-based products. The Digital Signal Remote Hoist Control Stations can be configured for wireless operation or hardwired based on four-pin XLR connectors. The Cellmate Digital Load Monitoring System has been redesigned for easier use.
National Specialty Lighting will offer the Marquee Light, suitable for exterior applications, a field-cuttable, easily installed light string using E-27 bulbs, wired in parallel using 14G wiring components and operating on 110V electrical systems. The company's xenon Cabinet Light features one, two, or three 18W xenon bulbs housed in separate 1.5"-tall high gloss white fixtures, also operating on 110V systems. HireTrack Eclipse Systems, distributed by Navigator Systems, a full 32-bit application for busy rental companies, offers new features specifically for companies that are international in scope. These include multiple currencies, multiple price structures, an improved word processor, and scheduled invoicing. Connector models to be offered by Neutrik include the Super Z+, a series of XLR solderless connectors with gold contacts, a new strain relief, and three-part assembly. The Minirator is a handheld audio signal generator. Neutrik also will demonstrate its line of BNC connectors, Push/Pull version.
Nexo USA will debut the PS8 Loudspeaker System, a NX241 Digital Controller, and the Alpha E series of high performance loudspeaker systems. Mixing audio is on the agenda at Numark Industries: the SM-3 is a three-channel VCA Optical Professional Scratch Mixer; the DM1095 is a four-channel mixer with fader start and auto ducking, and the DM905 is a two-channel mixer with microphone input. Also debuting at LDI: the CDN22S/CDN24S Dual CD players with autostart feature.
The Obie Company, distributor of Coemar products in North America, plans to debut the Coemar Panorama outdoor architectural luminaire, which uses an 1,800W, 4,000-hour lamp, has CMY mixing, and is capable of various beam angles and providing noteworthy color effects. Also engineered for exterior applications is the TM4000 Outdoor, a weatherproof head that does not require a protective enclosure or dome. The CF1200 Outdoor is a complete fixture assembly that is weatherproof and also does not utilize any enclosure or covering. Osram/Sylvania lamps to be introduced at LDI will include the StudioLine 55W/3200 and 55W/5600 Special Fluorescent Lamps that allow easy blending with halogen (55W/3200K) and with metal halide (55W/5,600K), respectively.
PC Lights will show the Turbo, an all-weather automated washlight for outdoor concert and theatrical use. This weatherproof luminaire utilizes the MSR 700/s lamp, and is convection-cooled via 36 fins, which preclude the need for fans. Underwater lighting will be more colorful with the PEM Fountain underwater lighting fixtures, available with a choice of dichroic color lenses or clear. Also available will be a 250W underwater strobe, operating on 120V systems with clear or color dichroic lenses available.
Production Intercom will offer LDI attendees more options on intercom system components with the introduction of the PS-2, a power supply capable of operating on any voltage between 100 and 240VDC at 50 or 60Hz, with a toroidal transformer for no EMF emissions. The HS-IT is a headset station built inside a small sloped enclosure with a larger signal lamp than a conventional beltpack and styled for placement on top of a console or a rack shelf.
DMX and automation will be combined as part of the Dragon, developed by Pyrotek to create a robotic flamethrower capable of generating a fireball or a column of flame (5' to 50') in any direction. The Dragon, via DMX512, also is capable of rotating on an X/Y axis to create sweeping flame effects. Pyrotek's Cryo Jets offer the above effects, using forced liquid CO2 for a white effect.
Reel EFX will release its upgraded Fan II with a 1HP motor and a custom blade configuration. In addition, the Skydancer Fan will be upgraded with a 1HP motor. R & S Solutions has added features to Stardraw Professional, a computer lighting design program, including real time rendering using 3D technology. The company's Stardraw Data Library for Video will provide a symbols library of pro video equipment for simple drag-and-drop design of vied systems. Remote Source Lighting International will demonstrate the new Zero Clearance Light Pump, an illuminator with a 3,200K 175W halogen lamp that is also equipped with fans on both the air intake and exhaust, allowing for usage inside enclosures and display cases.
The Rose Brand booth will be very fashionable as 20 "hot" new Spandex colors and Hologram prints will be on display. Availability includes 120"-wide colors in 60" and 45". Digital Key Red, Blue, and Green in 92" are also offered. Other fabrics to be offered include Eyelash, a cut version of Nulash; glitter stars on organza; and copper and bronze shades in Knit Shimmer and Boucle.
Continuing to develop an innovative approach to theatrical lighting instruments, Selecon of New Zealand plans to debut a wide range of luminaires. The Super Wide provides a beam of 90 degrees with all of the features previously associated with the Pacific line of cool beam instruments. The beam is wider than a fresnel and can be shaped with four shutters or patterns for a "textured" light effect. The Auriol MR 16 Profile offers precise beam shaping and pattern projection across the complete beam angle zoom range 25-50 degrees.
Sound Associates, a developer and installer of assistive listening systems for hearing-impaired technology systems in theatres, will showcase an automated wireless system for translations and a small area and/or personal wireless infrared assistive listening system. Soundcraft is showing the Series Four, a production/event/live-sound audio console, featuring up to 48 mono plus four stereo inputs, 10 aux sends, eight VCA subgroups, and show control automation with virtual dynamic control for every input.
Strand will be demonstrating its SL series compact ellipsoidals with rotating bodies designed for use in performance spaces. The SL fixtures offer a cool beam for extending gel and gobo life and feature GLC 575W lamps, large rear handles for easy and safe luminaire positioning, two balance positions for the yoke assembly, and a common socket assembly with easily interchangeable tubes. Systems Wireless will demonstrate the System 800 UHF wireless intercom, which features two-channel capability, wireless ISO, and stage announce, with a range of 2,000'. UHF frequency-agile wireless microphones and listening devices also will be introduced.
Tomcat USA will be featuring Tomcat CT trussing, which is compatible with plated or spigoted truss and offers greater flexibility in event setup. Arena Deck Modular Staging will make its debut at the Total Structures booth. It is built of lightweight components and features a no-tools-required, fast and easy assembly process, and is rated for a 150lbs/sq. ft. load capacity.
Union Connector is exhibiting a line of aluminum grip carts for location applications. There are different units for cables, crates, C-stands, and heads. Their UC600 is an emergency transfer system for one-, two-, or three-circuit applications, and is UL 1008-listed. Wenger Corporation will feature its Encore Showmobile, an innovative mobile performance center that looks and rides like any conventional cargo trailer. Once at the event site, one operator, via remote control, can deploy the canopy and stage in a few minutes. The Xenon-Strong Ballast in Head xenon light source has an integral power supply, is available in a wide range of wattages, and incorporates the use of lightweight components, making its suitable for portable applications.
That was just a taste of the new products scheduled for introduction at LDI99. In addition to being exhibited at manufacturers' booths, new products will also be introduced at the New Product Breakfasts, held every morning at 8:00AM in Room 110, near Exhibit Hall A, at the Orlando Convention Center. These breakfasts are free to all LDI attendees and feature the latest in Lighting (November 19), Sound (November 20), and Lasers/Special Effects (November 21).

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More so than any other player except Herschel Walker, Scott Woerner was responsible for leading the Georgia Bulldogs to the 1980 national championship. Here is why "Woerner the Returner" belongs in...
The National Football Foundation today revealed the ballot for the 2012 College Football Hall of Fame induction class. Among the 76 Division I-A players nominated are former Bulldogs Matt Stinchcomb and Scott Woerner. The travesty that is Erk Russell's exclusion continues. Go 'Dawgs!
The National Football Foundation announced the 2011 College Football Hall of Fame divisional class today, and the late Georgia defensive coordinator and Georgia Southern head coach Erk Russell...
I'm ashamed to say I forgot to renew my membership in the National Football Foundation after the initial (though not final) effort to get Erk Russell enshrined failed, so I wasn't able to vote for him, but former Georgia defensive back Jake Scott will be going into the College Football Hall of Fame in the 2011 induction class. Scott was the first of three former Bulldogs to enjoy a pro career in which he was named a Super Bowl MVP. Go 'Dawgs!
Hey, look, good news for a change! Congratulations, Kris! Go 'Dawgs!
I hope you read that before eating your lunch so that you didn't hurl all over your computer screen. Go 'Dawgs!
Note that Gene Stallings was a Veterans Committee selection. That means two of the four coaches enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010 came from the Veterans Committee. They declined Erk Russell's candidacy because . . . ? Go 'Dawgs!
The National Football Foundation has announced the fourteen-member 2010 Division I-A induction class into the College Football Hall of Fame. Appropriately, Pat Tillman's election to the Hall was announced on the day before the start of Memorial Day weekend. Tillman and the many other veterans who died defending our country should be uppermost on our minds this weekend. Unfortunately, the three former Bulldogs whose names appeared on the ballot (Jake Scott, Matt Stinchcomb, and Scott Woerner) were not among those admitted this year. Along with Erk Russell, who was excluded from the previously-announced divisional class, we're 0-for-4 in Hall of Fame inductions this year. It just hasn't been a good year for the Red and Black. Go 'Dawgs!
This morning, the 2010 divisional class of inductees into the College Football Hall of Fame was announced. Four players and two coaches made the cut, including one coach chosen by the Veterans Committee, but Erskine Russell was not among the honorees. The two coaches selected were Willie Jeffries, who compiled a 179-132-6 record as the head coach at Howard (1984-88), Wichita State (1979-83), and South Carolina State (1973-78, 1989-2001), and Ted Kessinger, who went 219-57-1 at Bethany (Kan.) between 1976 and 2003. Coach Jeffries was chosen by the Veterans Committee. This year's class brings to 124 the total number of players and coaches from outside the Division I-A ranks to be enshrined in the Hall. That number should be 125. While I do not question the qualifications of Coaches Jeffries and Kessinger, the omission of Coach Russell was a travesty. The Veterans Committee, the composition of which is kept secret to prevent its members from being bombarded with letter-writing campaigns by boosters of would-be inductees into the Hall, played an active role in choosing this year's class, as one of the two coaches being enshrined was a Veterans Committee selection. Why, then, was Erk's candidacy found wanting? I do not believe a sufficient justification for his omission may be offered; the only explanation (and the reason he had to go before the Veterans Committee rather than appear on the ballot) is that the well-intended but ill-considered ten-year minimum for head coaches barred Coach Russell's entry. This is a setback, but it is only a setback. If the rule keeps the deserving out, the rule needs to be changed, if only to create an exception for special cases such as this. I would have preferred to have gone about this the easy way, but, as Coach Russell spent his life and career teaching, few things that are worthwhile ever came easy. It is time to regroup and evaluate how best to go about changing the rule from within the system, so that Coach Russell may be considered on his merits rather than excluded on a technicality. Stay tuned. . . . GATA!
I'm not particularly interested in the corporate sponsors of the event, but the salient datum announced by the National Football Foundation today was that this year's College Football Hall of Fame Division I-A induction class will be announced at noon on Thursday, May 27. If Erk Russell is selected by the Veterans Committee, it will be for the divisional class, so it does not appear that we will know for sure whether Coach Russell has been inducted on May 27. However, we will learn the fate of three damn good 'Dawgs (all of whom appeared on my ballot), with the word on Coach Russell's candidacy hopefully to follow. Stay tuned. . . . GATA!
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"He's Turned His Back on God"
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"My faith has always been central to my life," says Meghan, 36, the director of a teen recreation center and the mother of two daughters, Gillian, 8, and Molly, 4.
"It hurts me deeply that James refuses to go to Sunday Mass and does little to help me get the girls there. Christmas last year was an ordeal that I'm worried will be repeated this year. After a lot of coaxing, James agreed to go to Midnight Mass as a family. But when we got there, the church was jammed and there was no room for us to sit together. Instead of making the best of it, my husband got angry and left, leaving me with two exhausted little girls. He has zero tolerance for anything church related.
"It's not that I'm oblivious to problems in the Catholic Church. I'm as appalled as James is by the horrific stories that have come to light in recent years. The priest of our own parish was actually forced to resign for allegedly abusing children! And our church rubbed salt in the wound by lying and telling parishioners he was on medical leave. I have attended many meetings about the future direction of our parish, but my husband categorically refuses to get involved. His position is that he's finished with the church. My wanting to stay involved has triggered some terrible arguments.
"For me it's about more than just attending a church service. This is about my personal relationship with God. Why can't he see that? Before we had kids, his not going to Mass didn't bother me that much. But when you become a parent, you realize how important it is to raise children in a spiritual home -- at least that's what I realized. I'm not going to shove my beliefs down their throats, but if kids have no religious upbringing, how will they be able to choose a spiritual path for themselves? That's one of the most important jobs a parent has, and the fact that James and I can't agree about it has infected our whole relationship.""I Feel So Overwhelmed"
"Of course, we bicker about lots of other stuff, too. I know I'm on edge and get snappish. I hate to complain -- every woman I know has too much on her plate and no time to do it all. But sometimes I feel so overwhelmed. Forget about time for myself. I can't remember the last time I had a chance to exercise or even sit with a book for an hour. By the time the kids are in bed, I'm too exhausted to even hold a book. James always tells me I'm 'too nice' and have to learn to say no -- when my sister-in-law drops her kids off at our house when she can't find a babysitter, for example.
"James works hard, too -- he's a hospital administrator -- but does that mean he shouldn't run errands or help with the kids? After we got married, 10 years ago, I swear James turned into his father -- the traditional guy who expects his wife to do everything. I don't want to make a big deal of this, but managing the kids, the house, and my job is getting to be too much. On my way to or from work I do errands: run to the bank, drop off clothes at the dry cleaner, return overdue library books. After cooking dinner I clean up the kitchen, help with homework, and put the girls to bed.
"And where is my husband during all this, you ask? He comes home, goes straight to the den to unwind and check e-mail. Yes, he occasionally pitches in -- but only if I ask, which makes me feel like a nag. I wish he'd just do what he says. He promised to clean out the garage, so why doesn't he do it?
"I know I get upset about minor things, and I'm not sure why. For example, I think the girls are old enough to make their beds in the morning. James doesn't see the point of bed making, since you're just going to get back in it at night. I know, I know -- it sounds like a joke on a late-night show. But his attitude really annoys me. Same with dirty dishes: Is it really that hard to put them in the dishwasher instead of the sink? Apparently it is, for him. What bugs me most is when James tells me it's fine if I go to the gym at night and promises to get the girls to bed -- only to have them still playing when I get home, way past their bedtime. Has he forgotten how to tell time?""We're So Far Apart in Our Spiritual Beliefs"
"My own childhood was wonderful. I'm the middle child of seven; Mom was a homemaker and Dad a fireman. Our large extended family lived nearby and the church played a huge role in our lives. All of us cousins and siblings attended Catholic schools, took Communion at every Mass, sang in the Christmas pageant. Sundays were special -- brunch after church with family and friends usually led into a leisurely afternoon of socializing.
"James and I met when we were both 21. He was working on his MBA, and I was studying for a master's in social work. The attraction was immediate. We felt as if we'd known each other for years, maybe because we'd grown up only a few miles from each other and had mutual friends. We waited six years to get married, though, because we wanted to get established in our careers first.
"For a long time James's refusal to go to Mass wasn't an issue. He had a personal reason for questioning his faith: When he was 10, his mother and older sister were in a terrible car accident, and his sister was killed. He couldn't understand how a just and loving God could allow that to happen. From then on, despite the fact that the church had been a big part of his upbringing, he stopped believing.
"I was fine with going to Sunday Mass by myself until we had kids. Then it became much more difficult. Even if I managed to get us there, I spent most of the time running after them and making sure they weren't disturbing other people -- not exactly conducive to a spiritual connection. I needed my partner, but James wouldn't get out of bed! I love and respect him, but the fact that we're so far apart in our spiritual beliefs has upset me more than I ever dreamed possible."


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The round plastic folding table products featured here are some of the bestselling units on this website. Purchasing agents for restaurants, hotels and large convention centers buy these round lightweight units by the hundreds to outfit their meeting rooms. Portable furniture makes it easy for set up and take down of banquet halls. These round lightweight tables when used in conjunction with colored linens look fabulous. Regular tradeshow attendees use these plastic folding tables to create an enticing presentation, or work area. The legs on these units are durable metal that fold down for ease of storing. On the bottom of the legs are plastic foot caps that help to minimize floor scratching. The legs on these tables also lock in place to prevent any tipping or mishaps. Also featured on these folding plastic tables are a grip handle. With the tables folded in half, the handle allows the user an easy way to transport the table to and from an event. The stacking design of these units enables users to pile these tables on top of one another when not in use; thereby taking up less storage space than the traditional wood tables.
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Perhaps Phil Simms will think twice next time before giving Peyton Manning a heads-up — or an apology — for something he said on the air.
A lot of fans were puzzled when Simms said on Showtime recently that Manning would not let the Colts draft Andrew Luck. The Colts have suggested they would be interested in taking Luck if they have the No. 1 pick, and there's no indication that Manning would have the weight to stop it, even if he tried.
Simms politely — but unnecessarily — then texted Manning and, according to Manning, said, "Hey, sorry to drag your name into this."
Manning, according to the Indianapolis Star, texted this response: "Phil, I don't know what you're talking about."
Simms then wrote, "Well, on my show, 'Inside the NFL,' I made this statement."
Responded Manning: "Phil, I hate to break it you, but I don't watch your show, along with a lot of other people that I don't think watch that show."
Manning told the newspaper that Simms was "giving himself a little more credit than probably was merited. ... I don't talk to Phil and Phil doesn't talk to me."
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When Bill Cowher said on CBS on Oct. 30 that "I do not plan on coaching next year," not everyone believed him. NBC's Peter King was skeptical and said Cowher should have stated his intentions unequivocally, without using the word "plan." A week earlier, King said Cowher wanted to go where he had the best chance to win. So it's not surprising King would question Cowher's sincerity on the issue.
• When you have three hours to fill on a pregame show, as ESPN does, considerable time is wasted on topics not worthy of discussion. Among them: Is it good or bad for the Packers to remain unbeaten? "I don't recommend losing to anybody," Mike Ditka said. You don't say?
• CBS' Shannon Sharpe, in a Week Nine interview with Carson Palmer, told Palmer: "I said you quit on your team, you quit on Cincinnati." Good for Sharpe for not shying away from those earlier comments. And Palmer handled it in a classy manner, admitting "it was a selfish decision" but one he believes will end up being the right one.
• ESPN's Jon Gruden said the Chargers' loss to Kansas City, after Philip Rivers' fumble on a snap late in regulation, was the "worst day of Norv Turner's life." Is he kidding? Even including only "football" developments in his life, the loss in the 2007 AFC championship game (and divisional playoff losses the following two years) certainly was more meaningful than a regular-season game.
• Gruden hasn't had nearly as much success predicting play calls as he did last year. He has guessed wrong repeatedly in recent weeks.
• Colts at Patriots on Dec. 4 might be the only game that ends up being replaced this season as part of NBC's flexible Sunday-night schedule.
• ESPN continues to serve up the best stats of any network. Among the recent ones: Rivers-led teams have averaged the most points of any quarterback in the past 50 years (27.8), with Aaron Rodgers' Packers No. 2.
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Relatively recently at Rattle 'N Hum's Victory promo...about 2 months ago. Poured a reddish-amber, with no retention and little lacing; little visible carbonation. Smelled of caramel apple, pear, and very sweetly malty overall. Taste mirrored this; very sweet throughout, and dare I say one-dimensional. Feel was ok though; medium-bodied and smooth. Overall, this bitter was way too one-dimensionally sweet for me to session.
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Pours an amber brown color the head quickly dissipates to the glass edge
The aroma starts with a slight caramel and toasted malts.
The taste is very smooth with a very light carbonation. Toasted malts linger on the tongue. A sweet buttery taste enters and the carbonation is continuously subtle.
This is a good beer but it wasn't what i would call a bitter, plenty of caramel/crystal malts but more of a brown taste then an ESB
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On tap @ the VBC on 7/24/10. Served in a pint glass. This was called an "American Bitter" at the brewery and is named after John "Gassy Jack" Deighton, a English born Canadian publican who introduced English Ales to the hardworking sailors and loggers of the Vancouver BC area in the 1860's.
Pours a clear dark copper, with a finger of off-white head. This maintains a nice degree of foamy richness to it, leaving a thick and foamy cascade of lacing behind which quickly slides down the sides of the glass. The aroma smells of bright hops, being floral and citric in the nose, with some pine and spice showing itself as well. Some doughy buttered biscuit character gives the nose some good balance here, while this overall has a pleasant moderate fullness to it.
Those American hops have a good aggressiveness to them, with pine, spice, and bitter citrus peel all giving this some bite. The English malts do a really good job of balancing the bitterness out while yet still adding flavor to the profile with some lightly toasted bready sweetness. Just like the nose, I'm getting a touch of diacatyl here as well. The finish is dry and spicy, with some lingering rind and resin left behind. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with a smooth crispness to the carbonation that lays the bitterness down on the tongue with a quick snap. Just very easygoing and quaffable nature to this that keeps me coming back after each sip.
This turned out really nice with those smooth English malts keeping this easy and flavorful in the mouth, while the American hops offer up a well balanced bitter bite. And that just under 5% ABV keeps this very sessionable feeling. Tasty offering here from Victory which is indicitive of the type of unique offerings that you can find on tap here in the restaurant.
07-26-2010 17:11:02 | More by Kegatron
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New bitter from Victory. Brewpub exclusive, I suppose.
You kind of get over the fact that no American brewery will ever make a bitter that actually tastes like a true English bitter. If you've come across one, please tip me off.
What Victory made here resembles a bitter. It's quite drinkable, albeit, unique to itself - very Victory-like. Lacks the smooth, still feel of a true bitter. Medium-bodied and finishes a little too clean. The nose is moderately hoppy, more so than the average bitter and the hops have strong presence for its style in the flavor. The hop character is quite similar to HopDevil. Malty flavor but, once again, ever-so-slightly thin. Nice nutty taste throughout. Extremely sessionable. You won't be fooled into thinking it's an import but it's certainly enjoyable if not outstanding.
07-26-2010 00:51:54 | More by Bouleboubier
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3.78/5 rDev +4.1%
Had on tap tonight at Churchkey in DC.
a - Pours an amber color with less than one inch of white head and light carbonation evident.
s - Smells of toasted malts, citrus, roasted malts, and some fruity hops.
t - Tastes of citrus hops and fruit, toasted malts, fruity malts, and a tiny bit of soap.
m - Medium body and low carbonation.
d - A decent beer, but no bitterness to it at all. Would give another shot but probably wouldn't seek out.
08-10-2010 03:09:22 | More by mdfb79
4/5 rDev +10.2%
Pours deep amber with a small, tight head. The aroma is malty and long, with toffee and brown sugar and a typical victory tight sting of delicate hops. The flavor is malty, toffeelike, with a toasty nut character and a subtle tight hopping that speaks of noble hops or a delicate english pub hop. The mouthfeel is a little prickly.
08-04-2010 22:03:41 | More by Seanibus
New York
3/5 rDev -17.4%
12-14-2011 17:20:55 | More by GrindFatherBob
Gassy Jack Bitter from Victory Brewing Company
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For nearly 30 years, Jane Berube's belly dancing group has made a difference in Olympia, one shimmy at a time.
Tired of traveling to Seattle or Portland for a belly dancing fix, Berube started the Mas Uda Middle Eastern Dancers to fill a void in the area. Aside from exposure to Middle Eastern music and rhythms, she said, the beauty of belly dancing is that anyone can participate.
"You don't have to be 20 and in fantastic shape," said Berube, who teaches year-round and especially enjoys dancing with finger cymbals.
Berube soon turned the group into a fundraising vehicle, starting with the Children's Cancer Foundation. She was initially inspired by her 33-year-old son, Jervais, a long-term survivor of brain cancer.
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In addition to Saturday's performance, the group is raising money with an array of workshops all weekend. Saqra Raybuck, a belly dancer for 37 years, arrived Saturday from Kent to teach a workshop called Saqra's Shimmy Dictionary. She said the shimmy, which she describes as the vibration or oscillation of the torso, is a "rest step" that can be relaxing after someone has been dancing for a while.
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Like other belly-dance groups in the area, Mas Uda has continued its charitable ways partly out of necessity. The charity angle means the groups pay less to rent facilities for performances, Berube said.
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Spots are still available for a pair of Sunday workshops hosted by Mas Uda. Registration begins at 10 a.m. for a workshop on Turkish Oriental style dancing; cost is $30. Registration for a Flamenco belly dance class begins at 12:45 p.m.; cost is $35. Workshops will be at the Olympia High School performing arts center, off Carlyon Avenue. All proceeds benefit the Carol Milgard Breast Center in Tacoma. To learn more, visit mas-uda.com or email email@example.com Hobbs: 360-704-6869 email@example.com


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The Opus Society proudly presents A Taste of Dawson, August 28th from 9 AM - 3 PM, on the Dawson Community College campus in Glendive, MT. Each year over 250 new student residents are welcomed into the community with live music, businesses, food, student groups, culture, and of course the community!
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Early team entries include Jerry Jimison and company, City of Glendive Fire Department's Russell Feisthamel, Ty Helmuth, and Rhett Coon, Reynolds Market comprised of John Paul Baker, Kevin McGovern, Sari Hunter, and Tara Scarpholt, and DCC Alumni lead by Craig Christianson.
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3 on 3 co-ed basketball and frisbee golf tournaments will kick off at 10 am. Co-ed 3 on 3 basketball individual and team entry forms are available online or event day entry is possible starting at 8 am. Participants must be 18 years of age or older to enter and a registration fee of $5 per non-DCC student or $20 per non-DCC student team. DCC student participants are free. The Frisbee golf tournament is free but must be 18 years of age or older to enter. All winners will be announced at 2 pm following the BBQ "Throwdown".
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ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Braves have released minor-league first baseman Ernesto Mejia after reaching a deal for him to play with the Seibu Lions in Japan.
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He was hitting .354 (28 of 79) with seven homers and 24 RBIs for Triple-A Gwinnett this season after failing to make the Atlanta roster in spring training. Overall, Mejia has appeared in 937 minor league games over parts of 12 seasons and owns a career average of .282 with 149 home runs and 598 RBI.
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