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Recently (through Guruphiliac on Facebook) I found this article (in five parts) about the Rajneeshee commune that used to be in Oregon in the 80's. TLDR: swami moves to Oregon, buys 100 square mile ranch, tries to establish a commune/town and butts up against the local constabulary/zoning officials, which results in poisoning of the local public, poisoning of officials, arson, attempted murder, a pitiful attempt at voter fraud, and just general meanness. Swami deported (to rise again with a different name), scheming minions arrested, ranch sold to someone who turned it into a xian youth camp (of course).*
I've also recently sponged up Going Clear by Lawrence Wright, Under the Banner of Heaven by Jack Krakauer, and am contemplating the new biography of Charles Manson by Jeff Guinn (although I remember how squeamish I got when I read Helter Skelter when I was younger, and keep putting it down when I glance through it at the bookstore). Just to name a few off the top of my head. (Oh and The Man in the Rockefeller Suit which is more evil con man story than anything, but still gets clumped in my head with the others.)
It just makes me wonder: why am I drawn to this stuff? Is it the lure of the mesmerizing leader? Is it the many acts of grotesque evil that are committed in the name of religion? Is it the blind followers who do what they're told without question? or the followers who stand up to make a difference? Given my past involvement in Landmark Education, which while not a religion still has cult-like tendencies, my guess is all of that and more. I think I still bare a bit of shame at being drawn into Landmark so easily, so perhaps by reading through these books I can more readily spot those wretched individuals who take advantage of others. Perhaps that is my altruistic reason. And another reason would just be that I want to sit and smoke my schadenfreude pipe. Also I've often thought that if I ever had the means to go back to school, this is what I would study-the cult of personality, the religious being irreligious, the followers who need someone to tell them what to do. I just find it fascinating.
So I guess the question is: what's your "traffic accident" (should look away, can't look away) guilty pleasure in the realm of religiosity? Also any other books that you've read along this line that you would recommend?
Thanks for reading! Reg
*I kept thinking as I read the article that they went about this the wrong way and instead should have taken as an example of a successful overtaking of a town from our own Iowa city of Fairfield, which hosts (albeit reluctantly in the beginning) the Maharishi "university" to which people from all over the world flock to in a deluded attempt to learn flying meditation. But that's beside the point, I suppose.
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The Jonestown story is heartwrenching. These charismatic leaders seem very people-oriented. But they also distance themselves from their followers. I don't think anyone around Jim Jones would really have known him as a person. He was too busy with his Mission. Same for Jesus.
The cult leaders are trying to satisfy a need for love and acceptance and safety by surrounding themselves with followers. And with the religion they can avoid being seen as a human being.
I knew someone who was a bit of a cult leader. He was a Communist atheist though. Very idealistic, full of hostile judgement, controlling.
One becomes wary of anything idealistic, seeing how badly idealism is perverted by cult leaders - and, many would say, by religion in general.
Luara, I've also become wary of anything idealistic. Also, anyone that wants to be, or acts like they want to be my friend instantly, or too quickly.
I knew someone once who wanted to be a "new age superstar"-his words. He was a chauvinistic, narcissistic, manipulative bastard.
"chauvinistic, narcissistic, manipulative bastard" is a good way to describe many of the ministers I have known. Standing up and leading, thinking they have all-wisdom and implying others wallow in their misery not knowing which way to turn. Out steps this chauvinistic, narcissistic, manipulative bastard, ready to get out in front and lead.
It is the quiet, peaceful, compassionate, caring, and untroubled one that I can sit down with and ask questions of or make statements of my own that appeals to me. Not a Pollyanna, or a dreamer without the energy to act. I enjoy a person with fire in his/her belly over an issue that matters to him/her, someone who inspires as he/she talks, and has ideas based on principles.
An easy example is the person who realizes that food grown in one's garden has the potential to provide better nutrition than agri-business puts out. That statement then becomes an options exploration of "How can I accomplish this in the situation in which I am in?" or "What do I need to do differently than I am now doing?"
That becomes the foundation upon which is born an idea to accomplish an idea. The idea becomes transformed into research, discussions, explorations, inventions, innovations, and something happens.
The next thing one might see is a new structure or a different mechanism designed to feed one. The design turns into a piece of furniture or a building, or an addition to a place. Food begins to emerge and an evaluation occurs to determine if the goal has been reached. If yes, keep on doing what has been done. If no, put into place Plan B. Wash/Rinse/Repeat.
Fire in the belly-yes. And some compassion and empathy for one's fellow wanderers on this planet and you have a good start to improving the lot of everyone, not just yourself or those in your immediate circle.
I like the way you think, Joan!
Reg, thanks for the affirmation. When I read your fist post and each one since, I felt encouraged and inspired. Isn't if fun to think without restrictions, and feel with all the emotions available to one.
Hope your day is filled to overflowing of things you value.
I always feel inspired when I skulk around here! Ready to take on the world and embrace the challenges. You've inspired me to expand my attitude to not give a flying fuck what others might think about me as well.
My days are filled with cold and snow and I stare out the window at my hibernating garden. Someday... Maybe I'll go turn the pages of the seed catalog again.
That's the way to get from here to there, think and act. A nice way to live a life.
We had a heavy snow dump of seven inches a day or two ago, and now it is trying to rain it away. Just a big slushy mess. Spring is on the way!
Sam Harris, "Free Will"; "The End of Faith".
Harris did write 'Letter to a Christian Nation.' It was in response to all the hate mail and death threats he received from the good christians who read 'The End of Faith.'
I've read "The End of Faith" but not "Free Will." Will add it to the list! Thanks Sam!
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North Carolina
3.65/5 rDev -6.6%
2009 bottle.
Poured into my Schneider & Brooklyner Hopfen Weisse glass a clouded and somewhat murky burnt orange with a large fluffy off white head that settles into a creamy mass.Vanilla and candied orange aromas are quite strong,sweet alcohol notes come into play as the beer warms as well.Whoo this is a big sweet monster on the palate,clove and vanilla yeasty notes to go along with that candied orange,the sweetness is not really held in check,I would say as I drink more it rears its head more.Full and creamy the mouthfeel somewhat counter balances the sweetness but its a sipper.Anyone who thinks there getting a "big" weizen will get a shock,its a big weizen,a really big sweet weizen.
03-19-2011 22:03:39 | More by oberon
Alberta (Canada)
4.03/5 rDev +3.1%
Summer 2009 edition. I picked this bomber up at the Dépanneur Peluso in Montreal last month. I see now we can buy it in Edmonton - for this I further battered my poor suitcase?
This beer pours a very cloudy brownish orange, with a ton of puffy, creamy white head, which leaves a smattering of webbed lace as it slowly melts away. It smells of sweet, grainy wheat, orange and lemon citrus, and yeast. The taste is wheat, banana, citrus, yeast, and sweet alcohol. The carbonation is mild, the body thick, viscous, smooth, and solid, and it finishes off-dry, that soft, smooth wheat persisting, along with some substantial, but well integrated, booze warming.
This is one solid, in multiple senses of word, beer. Pretty heavy for summer quaffing, but better as the evening shadows lengthen.
09-04-2009 02:00:58 | More by biboergosum
Alberta (Canada)
4.22/5 rDev +7.9%
Corked bottle with no best before date. Champagne styled brew...
Appearance is a hazy golden, with amber hues and a thick foggy wheat bier look. Enticing indeed! Good head, two fingers of thick, creamy white. Lacing is generous and sticks about the glass the whole way down.
Smells of cracked wheat, butter, peppery noted, molases and honey, some fennel and metallic.
Taste... this is an imperial wheat ale indeed! Malty upfront with an alcoholic kick, subdued by the peppery notes in the nose. A subdued but still noticeable noble hop tanging in the top of the mouth lingering spicy and floral finish, this is a balanced yet "animated" bier with tons of character!
Mouthfeel is ripe and full. Poured with agitated sediment, this is a silky and smooth brew. This is paired well with some medium cheddar and a nice wheat biscuit.
Overall: Damnit! Belgium does not have the corner on good, strong wheat beers! I say belgium as this is a wheat beer with the backbone of a belgian tripel... Maybe this is my newbyness coming through, but this is a unique brew. I will be picking up a couple more bottles for long term aging just to see what we can get out of this lovely, french canadian American Pale Wheat Ale... like a sexy one night stand, will hit again (^_^!)
11-12-2009 06:02:46 | More by CurtisFagan
Ontario (Canada)
3.7/5 rDev -5.4%
2009 Festival Bières et Saveurs . Cuvee series at 10%. Orange cloudy with a small white head. A full mouthfeel that boldly hits your tastebuds, and hardly lets go. A little tart, pineapple and the wheat. Not greatly drinkable today, last beer of the day, bit could be remarkable with the right food pairing. Another well crafted beer from this brewery.
09-07-2009 21:31:23 | More by Sammy
Quebec (Canada)
3.93/5 rDev +0.5%
I've been waiting so long to try partly because I've never tried an Imperial Weizen.
This Été 2010 edition is 8%
Loud, high-pitched pop of the cork.
A- So hazy it's almost opaque peach. Thick, creamy yummy off white head. The consistant centimeter thick layer that's left after a few minutes is almost gelatin like. Long strands of lace go all around the glass.
S- Green tea and chamomille is what I got right away. Mix that with some hop honey. The smell is both warming and fresh. This is different and good.
T- Quite bitter early in the taste. Very herbal hop taste bordering on boiled vegetable but still tasty. Not the booziness I was kind of expecting. Instead, a much more discrete but omnipresent alcohol. Some mint and tropical fruit but I don't know which one. Tastes right. Pretty sweet and bitter. Not much harmony in the taste with everything just poping up one at a time throughout. Green tea and chamomille make another appearance in the finish.
M- Creamy is the general feel but the high carbonation keeps it all lively. Some dryness but it's just so sweet that you tend to notice it less.
D- Drinking this offers a nice experience. The taste and mouthfeel kind of keep your senses on their toes. But I'm just not having trouble pacing myself with this one (which is often an indication of a very drinkable brew!)
A very good beer. Nothing to really blow me away but a solid product. A stronger, more concentrated Weizen. I guess they chose the right name for this one.
Not an incredible brew but I do suggest it. Will buy the next edition to see how it's imporved/changed.
06-30-2010 01:22:51 | More by Yoonisaykul
Ontario (Canada)
4.22/5 rDev +7.9%
750ml Bottle with cork cap.
Appearance: Beautiful murky caramel color with a hint of dried apricot.
Smell: amazing sweet English butter Toffee with Candied Strawberries. A nice mineral freshness buried amongst the sweetness.
Taste: Butter Toffee, Candied Fruits, Overripe banana. Very very rich and delicious.
Mouthfull: THICK and SMOOTH
Exceptional beer by another great Quebec brewery.
09-06-2009 19:48:01 | More by jbonapar
Quebec (Canada)
3.73/5 rDev -4.6%
Bottle: Poured a bright golden color ale with a big foamy white head with good retention. Aroma of dry wheat is pretty intense and interesting. Taste is also dominated by wheat with a dry finish. Not a lot of banana and cloves notes are discernable thought. Body is slightly above average with some adequate carbonation and no alcohol is discernable. Overall, this is way more interesting then the brewery usual offering but still not as complex as expected.
01-11-2012 19:23:18 | More by Phyl21ca
Ontario (Canada)
3.5/5 rDev -10.5%
Grand Reserve 2011. Only 8% ABV as per the label.
Poured in to Duvel tulip.
A - Pale straw yellow with a small amount of white head that quickly dissipated.
S - Belgian yeast up front with almost a slight funky aroma to it. Bready malts and a touch of sweet caramel with a light floral hop presence.
T - A crisp bitterness up front from the hops. Belgian yeast, cloves, light banana & citrus flavours. The malts provide some semi-sweet bready flavours. The alcohol is not well masked at all here, which seems to be a theme in LTM beers.
M - Medium body; light to moderate carbonation.
11-12-2011 00:49:36 | More by TheSevenDuffs
Quebec (Canada)
4.55/5 rDev +16.4%
This beer pours yellow color and hazed just like a good weizen. The head looks like soap foam. The aroma is fruity with hops in a good quantity. Citrusy and piney. Taste is fruity just like the aroma. Dry finish. The alcohol is present in the back of the mouth. The finish is all hops. Full bodied. So easy to drink, this one is a dangerous but who cares, it is so good. Refreshing and comforting like a big abv beers. This is one hell of a good beer for those days where the temperature is hot but you want to sip on a refreshing beer.
09-06-2010 19:27:26 | More by ZorPrime
South Carolina
4.5/5 rDev +15.1%
09-19-2012 12:05:32 | More by ecmoon3
Ontario (Canada)
4.5/5 rDev +15.1%
02-27-2012 21:27:07 | More by irishkyle21
4.03/5 rDev +3.1%
Été 2010, 750 scooped from Dépanneur Peluso in Montreal
a: unibroue tulip, rich golden-orange with a moderate haze, the pour pulls out a healthy eggshell head that recedes only slowly to leave a nice one-finger coating on the surface, good lace
s: wheat body puts forth a range of fruits - apricot, peach, and banana, spicy mango, soft doughy yeasts, delicate clove spice, bright citrus, mild grassy hops, nice
m: carbonation lively, edging towards the upper edge of the moderate range but mellowing out after sitting in the glass, body a smooth, creamy medium
t: lots of wheat carries some fruit flavors and a light-medium sweetness before transitioning to a drier finish, lots of doughy yeast and some ripe banana, honeydew melon and perhaps some fuzzy pit fruit, hops mostly grassy with a touch of citrus - imparting a moderate bitterness that lingers long with yeast and banana, nice but the flavors seem a bit muted and without much complexity
d: abv nowhere to be found until fully warmed, very much drinkable, nice flavor set, but not exactly sure about the style classification
08-03-2010 04:41:47 | More by blackie
New York
4.03/5 rDev +3.1%
A: The beer is cloudy orange in color and poured with a thin layer of bubbles that consistently covered the surface. A light amount of carbonation is visible from the rising bubbles.
S: There is an intense aroma of fruits in the nose; apples and berries stand out in particular.
T: Similar to the smell, the taste has mainly dominated by flavors of fruits and wheat. Some notes of alcohol are perceptible in the taste.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied and smooth on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
D: The presence of alcohol in the taste makes this a beer that needs to be sipped.
11-14-2010 18:57:22 | More by metter98
3.88/5 rDev -0.8%
Poured from 750 mL bottle into weizen glass.
A: Pours a dark, murky yellowish orange with high carbonation producing a 2 inch thick bubbly white head that fairly quickly recedes.
S: Bright banana, sharp citrus hops, and a hint of yeast and spice.
T: Butterscotch, banana bread, cinnamon and other spice, mild alcohol note (becomes more apparent with warming), and a hint of brown sugar and fruit at the end.
M: Initially soft and supple, but then it takes a turn toward bitterness and finishes with a mild alcohol burn.
D: An interesting take on the weizen. I'll be honest, not my favorite, but certainly an interesting brew to try. On a side note, not sure this is in the right style category.
09-30-2010 04:11:53 | More by mwilbur
4.22/5 rDev +7.9%
Poured into a wine glass. Pours a medium copper hue with a large light tan head that drops fairly quickly to a cap of foam.
Aromas of banana, wheat, alcohol, toffee and caramel. Bready wheat.
Flavors of sweet caramel, wheat, toffee, warming alcohol. Golden raisins. Green apples and pears. A little on the boozy side. Some alcohol bite.
Mouthfeel is medium, sticky malt, low bitterness, good level of carbonation.
Overall a very nice effort. Not an american pale wheat ale. Actually a wheat wine. Good none the less.
09-12-2011 23:43:04 | More by JamnesCameron
4.13/5 rDev +5.6%
On tap at Mondial, 2010. Poured into a Unibroue tulip. Sign at the Mousquetaires booth indicated that this beer was weighing in at 8%, matching the abv of its predecessor, now listed as retired. I suppose that they had the abv wrong on the board at the booth. Either way, golden in color, unfiltered looking with a white head. Yeasty, Belgianny, fruity, hoppy aromas. Unique taste, spicy, fruity and "zippy". Ton of flavor, really quite remarkable.
06-14-2010 05:08:15 | More by KickbacksSteve
Ontario (Canada)
4/5 rDev +2.3%
750ml Bottle
Appearance – Hazy yellow/amber colour with a large size fizzy off-white coloured head. There is a low amount of carbonation showing and there is some fairly good lacing. The head lasted for around 5 minutes before it was gone.
Smell - Wheat/grains, lemons, bananas, spices
Taste & Mouth - The beer has an average amount of carbonation. I can taste wheat mixed with lemons, bananas, and a bit of caramel sweetness. There are also some notes of cloves and/or coriander. It finishes with a sweet lemon/banana aftertaste.
Overall – I was expecting this one to be overly sweet, but it was actually quite drinkable. Another solid beer from this brewer that is well worth the 6.99 price tag. I'd buy it again.
10-17-2011 16:45:08 | More by spinrsx
4.13/5 rDev +5.6%
Poured from the bottle a cloudy nectarine color with one finger of off-white head.
Aroma of pineapple, lemon zest, honey, candy sugar, herbal notes, and Belgian yeast.
Tastes of banana, lemon, bubblegum, yeast, sweet malts, candy sugar and a wheaty finish. The 10% alcohol is definitely present and delivers a warm tingle to the tongue.
Medium bodied, very smooth, and brightly carbonated.
I continue to be amazed by the fine Belgian-style beers coming from the neighbors to the north. A must try if given a chance.
11-12-2009 20:54:31 | More by Monkeyknife
3.75/5 rDev -4.1%
10-22-2013 17:30:25 | More by RBorsato
3.3/5 rDev -15.6%
Always fun to review regional beers...
pour is golden a shit.. honesty. I expected this to be a nice bottle conditioned beer, and it is the clearest goldenest color I have seen in a beer.
nose is full of hay and grass...
taste is exactly what I would expect from the nose... hay... boring hay. booze comes through, to break up the boring... but it is ultimately boring.... this is just an average imperial whit... though I can think of any other imperial whit... so I guess this is great?
01-29-2012 03:46:23 | More by crusian
New Hampshire
4.05/5 rDev +3.6%
Pours a two finger light tan head that fades quickly leaving some lace. Cloudy amber color, with a ton of yeast left in bottle. Medium carbonation and medium bodied. Spice and yeast nose. Flavor is spicy yeast and hints of banana. High ABV is hidden. $10.99 for a 750mlbottle from Beverage Warehouse Winooski, VT.
11-01-2010 22:27:47 | More by jdhilt
Quebec (Canada)
4/5 rDev +2.3%
06-25-2013 16:10:17 | More by Krakpoff
Ontario (Canada)
3.63/5 rDev -7.2%
Summer 2011 bottle. 8%. Probably past its prime, but I'd rather try it than not!
Light golden in colour with a large white head. Good retention.
Wheat is clearly present in the nose, to no surprise. Some breadiness and some floral and grassy hop scents. Lemon. A bit of caramel.
Taste is pretty faithful to the nose. Wheat, grassy hops, lemon, caramel, bread. Some banana but not a lot. Alcohol is noticeable. Somewhat unusual. I wouldn't call this an APWA, though neither is it a traditional weizenbock. Not bad but not a real winner, in my view.
Pretty highly carbonated, medium bodied, alcohol noticeable.
Overall, pretty good but not great. I expect that it would be better if I had managed to get a fresher bottle. It's not bad but could use some work. I imagine the 10% version must have been far too boozy, because even the 8% comes across quite strongly.
05-12-2012 20:51:47 | More by jrenihan
Ontario (Canada)
4.1/5 rDev +4.9%
A - Pours a hazy golden orange colour with a two fingers of head with solid retention and some sporadic lacing.
S - Sweet citrus notes, but some caramel and cloves come through nicely.
T - The citrus notes dominate, much like the scent, and certainly very fruity with orange and lemon coming through nicely. A caramel malt comes through, but it is nicely complemented by the fruit notes.
M - Medium bodied with solid carbonation that goes down smooth and finishes with a touch of dryness.
O - I can understand why this is so highly rated. The drinkability of this 10% ale is incredible and could be easily disastrous. If you have the opportunity, you will not be disappointed.
07-24-2011 06:19:54 | More by andrenaline
3.4/5 rDev -13%
A - Pours a red amber color with very thin lacing ring, no head from the start, no carbonation, and very viscous as it sticks to the glass like clear syrup. Appearance is thick.
S - Sweet and heavy caramel/toffee candy sugar, alcohol, and bready malt, slightly medicinal. The look or aroma does not resemble a wheat beer, smells more like a Doppelbock.
T - Medicinal, cloying sweetness with pronounced alcohol warming in the back of the throat that lingers for many minutes. Sweet caramel toffee malt that starts out on the cloying side until midway through when some faint lemon citrus bitterness surfaces as a poor attempt to keep the cloying sweet malt barely under control. There's some light oak notes buried in there as well as a little bit of clove spice at the very, very end.
M - Thick bodied, slick, viscous, and velvet as it glides over the tongue.
O - A cloying, boozy mess. Then again, this bottle is three years old, I'm looking forward to locating a 2012 and revisiting my review. If you still find a 2009 on the shelf, maybe best to pass it up.
09-16-2012 21:02:35 | More by jzeilinger
Impériale Weizen Grande Cuvée from Les Trois Mousquetaires
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Halloween is just around the corner, and that means it's time for candy corn! This time it's DIY vegan candy corn, but you can always make a more traditional version if you'd prefer. — The Urban Housewife and Epicurious
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Mix your candy corn with dry roasted peanuts in a bowl for a snack mix that tastes like a payday candy bar! It's awesome!
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thats nice: candy corn in the store isn't vegan, so this recipe looks great!
BethS 6 years
Uh, candy corn is about a dollar a bag, I'm buying it (and I LOVE candy corn, I've actually already started in on it)
Diana172 6 years
It looks kind of hard, but I don't really consider myself a pro in the kitchen.. especially with candy.
blondebombshell 6 years
Yay candy corn! I <3 fall, but I think I will be buying it.
aimeeb 6 years
Now this I might have to try!
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Here's my recipe: Go to the damn store and buy a freakin bag of it. *hhhaarrghh!*
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Coventry Blaze won their third game in a row to move within a point of fourth placed Cardiff.
The Giants got off to a fast start as Darryl Lloyd fired them ahead after only 79 seconds.
However that was the only time they were to see the puck beat Peter Hirsch in the visitors cage, despite firing a total of 16 shots on the Danish goaltender.
Blaze were also creating opportunities and at 15.36 the game was level when Derek Campbell found the net for the visitors.
Period two again saw both teams have several near things but the second half of the period saw Blaze take control of the game with two goals- the first of which was scored by Brad Leeb at 30.31 and then at 37.59 Adam Henrich saw the visitors two clear on a delayed penalty.
Leeb scored his second goal at 48.55 and despite Noah Clarke pulling one back for Giants at 52.20 the victory was clinched for Blaze when Henrich fired into an empty net at 58.19.
Paul Thompson's men face the Belfast side again on Saturday night at the Odyssey.
Tonight @covblazehockey are the visitors for the 2nd night in a row to @odysseyarena. @belfastgiants are out for revenge! #BackinBelfast— Belfast Giants (@BelfastGiants) February 16, 2013
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A house fire in Laurens County killed a well-known optometrist Tuesday night.
The state fire marshal's office says it happened around 7 p.m. at a home at 801 Gordon Edwards Road. That's off Highway 441, north of Dublin.
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"We anticipated that Maccabee on the Mantel would be a success as we had sold out with very little marketing in Hanukkah '13. We tempered our expectations, however, based on the fact that with a February event like Toy Fair, the holidays seem to be in the rearview mirror," said David Wilk one of the Maccabee creators. Tempered expectations aside, their first foray into Toy Fair proved to be quite the event for the Maccabee team.
Book author and co-creater Abra Liberman Garrett said of the event, "It was a learning opportunity for all of us. We knew people would be excited about the Maccabee; having young, Jewish children we were our own test market for that. What we had not anticipated was the excitement regarding future product possibilities. We had people making requests such as, 'Can you please create a costume of the Maccabee for children to wear at Purim?' or 'How about another book for Passover…say Moses on the Mantel?' These were all valid requests and as a former Temple preschool teacher I should not have been surprised, this is a market that has been vastly underserved for some time and people are ready to have more Jewish and holiday specific toys for their children. I believe that is why the whole time we were at Toy Fair our booth was just packed. Well, packed on account of our great product…and packed because we had a couch in our booth, people are reeeeally ready to sit after hours of walking around The Javits Center."
So what is next for the Toy Vey Team? The group has multiple additional projects they are excited to explore and requests, suggestions, and ideas continue to come in on a regular basis. While subsequent holiday books and plushes are certainly the most obvious, the creative group is also excited to branch out into other areas as well. In the interim, The Maccabee on the Mantel remains their first priority. "This project is from the heart, motivated as a 'feel good' and fun way for children to celebrate their heritage and their future simultaneously," said Frank Ford, the third creator of the Maccabee on the Mantel and fellow member of the Toy Vey team. The excitement the team has is infectious and while most parents are gearing up for summer vacation the Toy Vey team is all in a holiday head space, preparing to make this upcoming Hanukkah the best one yet.
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For the new series of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm', starting tomorrow in America, Larry David has roped in his 'Seinfeld' pals for one final fling
Saturday 19 September 2009
When stand-up comedian Jerome "Jerry" Seinfeld had his "show about nothing" piloted on NBC in July 1989, he probably hoped for little more than that The Seinfeld Chronicles be liked enough to be asked back for a second episode. Even in his most avaricious dreams he surely wouldn't have imagined that his sitcom would become a cultural phenomenon with an afterlife in syndication more lucrative than in its 1990s heyday, helping to make him a millionaire many hundreds of times over.
The misadventures of thirtysomething New Yorkers Jerry (Seinfeld), George Costanza (Jason Alexander), Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards) seemed to strike a chord with its misanthropic take on the frustrations of modern life and the almost random friendships of the rootless urban classes. Above all Seinfeld (as the title was quickly abbreviated) was a show that had fun with people's selfishness and unspoken "bad thoughts", deliberately eschewing moral growth and the cosy payoff. There was to be, in the mantra of its producers, "No hugging, no learning". It was whatever Friends – with its preppy twentysomething togetherness and hopes for work and marriage – was not. I'll be there for you ... yada yada yada.
The character with the fewest redeeming features was George Costanza – the "short, stocky, slow-witted, bald man" (to quote Elaine) largely inspired, in personality if not in looks, by Seinfeld's co-creator, Larry David. Mostly off-camera in Seinfeld (although he occasionally appeared as the Costanza family lawyer), David was to take centre stage in 1999 when he created and starred in his own version of Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm. Like Jerry Seinfeld before him, David was to play "himself" – as an insensitive, socially unaware TV producer in wealthy semi-retirement.
And so it is, with perfect, almost inevitable symmetry, that Curb Your Enthusiasm is to pay host to that perennially anticipated but hitherto unconsummated event – the Seinfeld reunion. The seventh series of David's solo masterpiece starts on HBO in the US tomorrow and on More4 in this country in mid-October. Individual cast members have already appeared fleetingly, like ghosts, in past series of Curb Your Enthusiasm, but this is to be the first and (Larry David is adamant about this) last full Seinfeld cast reunion. The actors will start gathering in the third week in a story arc lasting a further four episodes. As David recently explained to Entertainment Weekly magazine in the US: "Curb Your Enthusiasm is the only way it could have ever gotten done. We didn't really do a reunion. We did a faux reunion. We're doing episodes of Curb." Or as Julia Louis-Dreyfus puts it: "It's the anti-reunion reunion, and I'd like to copyright that."
Jerry Seinfeld himself admits, "There was a little part of me that said, 'Do we really want to tamper?' But to hell with it. How much damage can you really do?"
Well, it's unlikely given the talents involved, but for a start they could trash some almost pathologically cherished memories. The internet explosion may largely postdate the show, but the web is nevertheless choked with "10 best Seinfeld" episode lists, arguing the merits of such classics as "The Outing" (Elaine causes a journalist to think that Jerry and George are gay, "not that there is anything wrong in that"), "The Opposite" ("My name is George. I'm unemployed and I live with my parents"), "The Hamptons" (otherwise known as "The Ugly Baby". You get the picture) and, most famously – partly for its inventive use of euphemisms – "The Contest"', in which George is caught masturbating by his mother and challenges the others to an abstention contest.
In the 1998 Seinfeld finale, the friends end up in prison after violating the state of Massachusetts' "Good Samaritan law". And so the cast dispersed, going on to what was confidently expected to be – for non-titular cast members at least – greater things. Seinfeld himself, earning that final year alone (according to Forbes magazine) $267 million, had little need of going into movies – the traditional next step for successful TV comedians – and returned to his first love, stand-up comedy. The others, however, have struggled, giving rise to the legend that a "curse of Seinfeld" has blighted the subsequent careers of Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards and Jason Alexander.
Each tried to launch new sitcoms with themselves in the starring roles, and each new show was quickly cancelled. Louis-Dreyfus headlined a sitcom created by her husband, comedian Brad Hall, called Watching Ellie, in which she played a cabaret singer, and which aired for only two seasons before finally losing its voice.
The actress finally did achieve a starring role success in her own right as a newly divorced single mother in the 2006 CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine. In her acceptance speech after winning an Emmy with the show in 2006, Louis-Dreyfus exclaimed with an audible exhalation of relief: "I'm not somebody who really believes in curses, but curse this, baby!"
Meanwhile Jason Alexander's self-penned 2001 sitcom, Bob Patterson, about a motivational speaker, didn't motivate viewers enough to survive more than five episodes. He didn't have much better luck with Listen Up!, about a sports journalist, that also fell short of a second season. Michael Richards, who played Cosmo Kramer, Jerry's eccentric, scene-stealing neighbour in Seinfeld, also had a flop sitcom on his hands, The Michael Kramer Show, before deciding to return to his roots in stand-up. And therein lay his particular downfall.
At a comedy night in Los Angeles in November 2006, an audience member recorded Richards racially abusing hecklers. Despite very public expressions of regret, the damage was done and Richards retired from stand-up. "Michael went through a very traumatic experience," David told Entertainment Weekly. "He's been quite chastened by it. What he did on Curb didn't affect him at all since he was very funny on the show. But I know it's deeply affected him personally." Richards himself says he didn't have any trouble getting back into character. "I'd always kept Kramer's shoes," he said. "Once I got those shoes on, and I'm standing behind the door of Jerry's apartment, I was ready."
It's not just the four leads appearing at this reunion. Wayne Knight, Jerry's nemesis, the despicably funny postal-worker neighbour, Newman, is also back. It's going to be fascinating to see how David works the various actors into the ongoing misadventures of his cringe-making alter-ego – if that is how you can describe the relationship between creator and comic monster.
As you'd expect, the plot details are firmly under wraps, although Larry David has suggested it all has something to do with "Larry" winning his back his estranged wife Cheryl (the brilliant Cheryl Hines). Whatever happens, the Seinfeld reunion could not be in a safer pair of hands. Or, to quote an expression that has now passed into the language, it's bound to be another great "Larry David moment".
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From the internationally acclaimed author of The Island and The Return comes a sweeping and unforgettable story of love and friendship and the choices that must be made when loyalties are challenged.
Thessaloniki, Greece, 1917: As Dimitri Komninos is born, a fire sweeps through the thriving multicultural city where Christians, Jews, and Muslims live side by side. It is the first of many catastrophic events that will forever change this place and its people. Five years later, as the Turkish army pushes west through Asia Minor, young Katerina loses her mother in the crowd of refugees clambering for boats to Greece. Landing in Thessaloniki's harbor, she is at the mercy of strangers in an unknown city. For the next eighty years, the lives of Dimitri and Katerina will be entwined with each other andthrough Nazi occupation, civil war, persecution, and economic collapsewith the story of their homeland.
Thessaloniki, Greece, 2007: A young Anglo-Greek hears his grandparents' remarkable story for the first time and understands he has a decision to make. For decades, Dimitri and Katerina have looked after the treasures of those who have been forced from their beloved city. Should he stay and become their new custodian?
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Angela Protzman and Mike Kronbergeris will lead the two-part introductory video course exploring the basic techniques of photo editing software.
Lady Long Rider Bernice Ende, 60, recently traveled on horseback through the North Woods on her 8,000-mile two and one-half year ride.
Ende left her home in Trego, Mont., located in the northwest corner of the state, April 16, and is traveling on to Maine, where she will spend the winter.
Students enrolled in Northland Pines High?School's (NPHS) "Introduction to Business Administration and Marketing" recently presented their ideas for entrepreneurial ventures to several members of the Vilas County Economic Development Corporation for a class project.
Wild Eagle Lodge in Eagle River will host the second annual Wild Days event Wednesday, July 23, from 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
"You and your family are invited to Wild Days on the grounds of the Wild Eagle Lodge. It's fun for the entire family," said Tammy Madl, assistant resort manager.
A water-ski show performed by the local Chain Skimmers team will be held at 7 p.m. Attendees are welcome to take lawn chairs to the show.
Nicolet college announced the upcoming classes for youths entering fourth through seventh grades in its Summer Discovery series which runs through Aug. 1.
Classes are held on Fridays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Nicolet College campus, located one mile south of Rhinelander just off of Highway G. Cost is $45 for each class.
Upcoming classes include: July 18, "The World Through the Eye of a Photographer," and "The World is Your Canvas";July 25, "Make and Take the Cake," and "Comic Book Creations"; and Aug. 1, "SewFabulous Fashion-It's a Wrap," "Your Life in Pictures-Scrapbook Archiving," and "Fun with Fossils—Can You 'Dig It?'"
Land O' Lakes Area Artisans Inc. (LOLA) will host a "Drawing for Children" class lead by Land O' Lakes Artistree Gallery professional artist Tim Black July 18, 24, 26 and 31, Aug. 2 and 8, from 10 a.m.-noon at the LOLA Center for the Arts.
Saturday, July 19, "Carver with a Heart" will feature a carving demonstration by chain-saw artist Cheryl Campbell the LOLA parking lot from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Howard Young Medical Center (HYMC) in Woodruff has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® for its hip and knee replacement programs by demonstrating compliance with the commission's national standards for health-care quality and safety in disease-specific care.
The certification award recognizes HYMC's dedication to continuous compliance with The Joint Commission's state-of-the-art standards.
The selected artists of the Northwoods Art Tour will open their private studios and galleries to visitors Friday through Sunday, July 25- 27, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily for the 15th annual Northwoods Art Tour (NAT).
The free, self-guided tour will feature 32 studios in Vilas, Oneida, Iron, Lincoln and Langlade counties.
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Cranberry Country Quilters will host Return to a Walk in the Woods Quilt Show Saturday, July 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Trees For Tomorrow campus, located at 519 Sheridan St. in Eagle River.
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Tibi bill seeks to give Israeli Arabs official national minority status
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Yellow-and-blue sent packing from Europe
Peres Center director Sharir to head Science, Tech Ministry
*Putting their heads together*
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak in Israel for 2014 EduAction Forum
Significant rise in number of registered patents, but majority of income from pharmaceuticals
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Birthright alumni more supportive of Gaza op than general population
Thousands in Britain rally against rise in anti-Semitism
Report: Joan Rivers being brought out of induced coma, family to sue doctors
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French authorities arrest Muslim girls planning attack on synagogue
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Fighting breaks out along Syrian border, with captured Fiji troops nearby
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PA chief Abbas: Hamas leader Mashaal is a liar
Israel's energy horizon
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Startup Nation's dark side
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Shabbat planet
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Women who run… and bike...and swim
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Syrian rebels take control of Homs air brigade
Homs after shelling 390.
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Rebels took control of an air defense brigade in Homs, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Sunday. Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces later bombarded the nearby village of al-Ghento. Most of the brigade defected and retreated with the rebels before the bombardment began, the British-based watchdog reported. Assad's forces killed at least 35 people in the attack on the Homs province, which was one of the biggest bombardments since a failed UN-mandated ceasefire in April, opposition activists said.They said the Syrian army used artillery, mortars and rockets to hit opposition strongholds in the city of Homs and the towns of Qusair, Talbiseh and Rastan in central Syria.Free Syrian Army rebels had been intensifying attacks in the area, the Syrian Network for Human Rights and other opposition campaigners said.Assad's forces also carried out raids on neighborhoods in and around Damascus to try and flush out rebels who have been stepping up operations near security compounds in the capital.United Nations efforts to bring peace to Syria - where a 15-month-old uprising against Assad has turned increasingly violent - have largely come to nothing, with both sides blaming the other for breaking the ceasefire.Soldiers and militias loyal to Assad have killed at least 10,000 people, according to UN figures. The Assad government puts its own losses at more than 2,600 dead. Assad has blamed unspecified foreign-backed terrorists for the violence.Among reports on the weekend violence, activist Abu Qassem said at least 500 rockets and shells had fallen on Rastan, 25 km north of Homs, since Saturday, and army helicopters were firing machine-guns into the area."The Free Syrian Army is far outgunned, but it is responding by mounting guerrilla attacks while trying to avoid direct exchange of fire," he said.Rastan was once a reservoir of Sunni Muslim recruits for the military, whose senior ranks are dominated by members of Assad's minority Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shia Islam.After Syria's revolt broke out in March last year and pro-democracy demonstrators in Rastan were killed, Sunni officers from the town began defecting.Talbiseh to the south came under shelling and heavy mortar fire from loyalist troops after some soldiers from surrounding roadblocks defected on Saturday and drove two armored personnel carriers into the town, according to opposition sources there."Five people have been killed, including a woman and her one-year-old daughter. They were among the few civilians who had not fled Talbiseh," activist Abu Mohammad said by satellite phone.Army shelling was also reported on Homs, concentrating on the neighborhood of al Khalidiya, inhabited mostly by Sunni tribal families from the desert, activists said.
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The emerald grounds at Excelsior Springs Golf Course are seeped in history, showcasing some features that date back much earlier than the course's founding in 1915. On hole No.15?called "Oasis"?players tee off next to a monument marking the site of the Battle of Fredricksburg, fought in 1862, and an original log cabin built in 1825 still stands to remind golfers of the hearty settlers who once crossed the Mississippi in horse-drawn golf carts. When the course first opened, it was a 36-hole complex, but yet another major American event, the Great Depression, saw its reduction to the 18 holes that exist today.
Today, players continue to fire upon Zoysia fairways and storm the small greens as they make their way around the 18-hole course. Par 5s in hole No. 9, "Fairacre," and the behemoth, 593-yard No. 18, "Sunset," close out each side, presenting high hurdles for golfers before they head into the clubhouse and give clubs time to nap.
Course at a Glance * 18-hole, par 72 course * Total length of 6,603 yards from the back tees * Course rating of 72.5 from the back tees * Course slope of 123 from the back tees * Four sets of tees per hole
Since opening its fairways in 1967, Liberty Hills Golf Club has cultivated a golf environment that challenges all players with a versatile landscape that earned it hosting rights to the 2005 Missouri Amateur tournament and several Midwest Section PGA events. Starting out from the stately white clubhouse that anchors the club's 140 acres of rolling terrain, golfers embark on a 6,530-yard jaunt that culminates at the highest elevation in Clay County. The fairways coil around two large central ponds that bear heavily on shot-making decisions, forcing them to choose between attempting to play a hook shot or hook a fish for lunch.
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Both awarded a four-star rating by Golf Digest, the Outlaw and Posse courses at Paradise Pointe Golf Complex hug the jagged waterline of Smithville Lake, jutting out onto peninsulas to incorporate picturesque coves. Sculpted into the landscape in 1982, the original Posse course leads golfers over rolling bluegrass fairways that present multiple opportunities for golfers to appreciate the lake's grandeur and make bets with willing waterfowl. The Outlaw course, characterized by zoysia fairways, large greens, and ample opportunities to bask in the maritime surroundings, was added 12 years later. Wind makes for a formidable foe on both courses, placing a premium on proper club selection and choice of ball flight.
Posse Course at a Glance: * 18-hole, par 72 course * Total length of 6,768 yards from the back tees * Course rating of 71.8 from the back tees * Course slopes of 125 from the back tees
Outlaw Course at a Glance: * 18-hole, par 72 course * Total length of 7,016 yards from the back tees * Course rating of 74.3 from the back tees * Course slope of 138 from the back tees


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The impact of bank concentration on financial distress: the case of the European banking system
AbstractThis paper examines the impact of bank concentration on bank financial distress using a balanced panel of commercial banks belonging to EU 25 over the sample period running from 2003 to 2007. Financial distress is proxied by the observations falling below a given threshold of the empirical distribution of a risk adjusted indicator of bank performance: the Shareholder Value ratio. We employ a panel probit regression estimated by GMM in order to obtain consistent and efficient estimates following the suggestion of Bertschek and Lechner (1998). Our findings suggest, after controlling for a number of enviroment variables, a positive effect of bank concentration on financial distress.
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Laurence Spencer A&L Goodbody
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Enforcement over build outs *
Ireland - November 15 2010
In this recession like no other, enforcement over complete and incomplete residential and other property developments is a common scenario faced by both bank and Insolvency Practitioner alike.
Co-authors: David Baxter, Mark Traynor, Michael Neill.
Restructuring update - NAMA – Patrick McKillen legal challenge *
Ireland - November 15 2010
The first legal challenge against NAMA was heard by the Irish High Court from 5 October 2010 to 14 October 2010 and judgment was delivered earlier this month on 1 November 2010.
Co-authors: David Baxter, Mark Traynor, Michael Neill.
Personal guarantees *
Ireland - November 15 2010
A personal guarantee is usually given to a lender by a director who is also a shareholder of a company as additional security for a company's borrowings.
Co-authors: David Baxter, Mark Traynor, Michael Neill.
Lender claims: solicitor or valuer negligence *
Ireland, United Kingdom - November 15 2010
With the recession showing no signs of abating, and property prices remaining static, recent trends in the Northern Ireland Courts are now beginning to clearly show an influx of claims by financial institutions who are seeking to recoup lost value arising out of disastrous property transactions.
Co-authors: David Baxter, Mark Traynor, Michael Neill.
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- Alan McCarthy,
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- Alastair Keith,
- Alison Fanagan,
- Alison Obernik ,
- Dario Dagostino,
- David Rowan,
- Davinia Brennan,
- Eimear Caher,
- Eithne FitzGerald ,
- Jack O'Farrell,
- Joe Kelly,
- John Cahir,
- Louise McNabola,
- Nollaig Greene,
- Paula Mullooly,
- Peter Murray,
- Sinead Grace,
- Sinead Kelly,
- Zelda Deasy