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After nearly two years of renovation and rehabilitation, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool reopened at the end of August.
Popular among the approximately 25 million people who visit the National Mall each year, the Reflecting Pool has also been the site of historic events, perhaps most notably involving civil rights. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech while overlooking the Reflecting Pool in 1963. And the famed contralto Marian Anderson, barred from singing at Constitution Hall in 1939 because she was African-American, held a widely attended outdoor concert on Easter Sunday that year by the Reflecting Pool.
Built in the 1920s, the pool had begun to crack and leak – at one point losing as many as 500,000 gallons of water a week. Lacking a circulation system, the 6.75-million-gallon pool also required draining, cleaning, and refilling twice every year.
The Department of the Interior (DOI) used $34 million of Recovery funding to repair and upgrade the Reflecting Pool and also install a circulation system. DOI officials note that the 580 granite stones that had been originally placed along the edges of the pool in the 1920s were catalogued and put back into place.
New Members of Government Accountability and Transparency Board
The Government Accountability and Transparency Board (GATB) recently welcomed three new members, including a new chairman:
Richard Ginman – New GATB chairman and Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy (DPAP), U.S. Department of Defense. Mr. Ginman has served in numerous defense-related positions, including as Principal Deputy Director of DPAP from 2008 to 2011 and as Deputy Director of four DPAP directorates from 2006 to 2011. Mr. Ginman retired from the U.S. Navy as a Rear Admiral in 2000 after a distinguished 30-year career.
Nani Coloretti – Acting Assistant Secretary for Management and also Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget, Department of the Treasury. Ms. Coloretti joined the Treasury Department in September 2009, and she most recently helped stand up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as its first Acting Chief Operating Officer.
Gregory Friedman – Inspector General, U.S. Department of Energy. In addition to his oversight duties at DOE, Mr. Friedman has been a member of the Recovery Board since its inception in 2009.
The GATB was established by Executive Order in June 2011 to identify guidelines for integrating systems that support the collection and display of government spending data, ensuring the reliability of that data, and broadening the deployment of fraud detection technologies, including those proven successful under the Recovery Act.
Meet the Board: Calvin L. Scovel III
Calvin L. Scovel III, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), supervises a 400-plus staff that works to support the agency's priorities of transportation safety and effective program delivery and performance.
Mr. Scovel joined DOT after 29 years of active service in the U.S. Marine Corps, from which he retired as a Brigadier General. His last military assignment was as a senior judge on the U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals. He previously served as Assistant Judge Advocate General of the Navy for Military Justice, the principal advisor to the Secretary of the Navy and the Judge Advocate General on all criminal justice policy matters. As prosecutor, defense counsel, or judge in 250 courts-martial, Mr. Scovel dealt with charges of murder, rape, child sexual assault, and drug trafficking.
During his time with the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, which included all Marine amphibious forces in Operation Desert Storm and later in a NATO exercise above the Arctic Circle in Norway, Mr. Scovel served as senior legal advisor.
Mr. Scovel was in the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. His military awards include the Legion of Merit (four awards) and Combat Action Ribbon.
He received his bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his juris doctor degree from Duke University School of Law. He also received a master's degree from the Naval War College. Mr. Scovel is married and has two sons.
Good News, Bad News
In its short history, the economic stimulus program has been critiqued by Congress, the Government Accountability Office, and various watchdog groups. Now, an independent team of researchers from Harvard University has produced an assessment of the Recovery Act's impact on government transparency. The lengthy report, done for the IBM Center for the Business of Government, contains both good and bad news for those involved in overseeing the Recovery program, including the Recovery Board.
The study is the work of Francisca M. Rojas, the research director at Harvard University's Transparency Policy Project. The Recovery program requires recipients of $276 billion in contracts, grants, and loans to submit spending reports that are posted publicly on Recovery.gov. Rojas and her team examined that transparency effort "to understand what the disclosure of spending data accomplished, who used the available information, and how it was used.'' The team focused on the Recovery Act's transparency requirements at the state level, specifically Maryland, Massachusetts, Colorado, Mississippi, Texas, and Washington.
"Overall, the most significant effect of Recovery Act spending transparency,'' the Rojas team wrote, "was an improved capacity by state officials to manage the disbursement of federal funds.'' The team found, among other conclusions:
- State compliance with federal spending disclosures requirements was very high. States exceeded the law's transparency requirements in building comprehensive websites to post data.
- Transparency requirements served as a deterrent, contributing to low rates of fraud, waste, and abuse of taxpayer funds.
- The quality and timeliness of transparency data improved over time.
- Spending transparency became institutionalized in some states and at the federal level. Congress and the White House both have proposed Recovery-style transparency to track spending for all federal contracts, grants, and loans.
Rojas' team, however, pointed to one big problem—identifying how many jobs have been actually created or saved under the Recovery program. "…The rate of spending turned out to be more straightforward than tracking the number of jobs created or saved,'' the report says. "Job metrics attributable to Recovery Act funds had to be created without the benefit of precedent—always problematic in new transparency systems.''
The report said the initial methods used by the Office of Management and Budget to estimate jobs "made it difficult to accurately capture employment impact…'' Early in the program, the report says, OMB changed those procedures so that jobs were estimated only on a quarterly basis, meaning that "Recovery Act-funded jobs could not be aggregated across quarters due to the risk of double counting.''
The conclusion: "Even though employment outcomes were critical to gauging the ongoing impacts of the Recovery Act, doing so through the disclosure system was almost doomed to fail because of the complexity of measuring these effects.''
The Recovery Board did not escape criticism. The reports notes that the issue of data quality became "a significant controversy'' during the first reporting period after some recipients entered non-existent or otherwise wrong congressional districts in their reports. The "phantom'' congressional district controversy became a big headache for the Board, which had posted the incorrect information from recipients on Recovery.gov. We later corrected the situation, but the Rojas team's report says the damage was done: "This early experience with reporting errors compromised the credibility of the data,'' the report concludes. "Unreliable data initially frustrated journalists and advocates trying to understand the impacts of Recovery Act spending.''
Still, the report leaves no doubt that transparency in government spending was greatly improved by the Recovery program. Bottom line: "Federal transparency requirements created a ripple effect of voluntary transparency efforts….All states and many state agencies created their own websites for spending disclosure. Journalists and advocacy groups built multiple online outlets to make it easier for the public to access spending information. Further, rates of fraud, waste, and abuse of Recovery Act funds were reported to be lower than expected for federal programs.''
– Michael Wood, Executive Director, Recovery Board
Meet the Board – Phyllis K. Fong
As Inspector General (IG) for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), a position she has held since December 2002, Phyllis K. Fong is the senior oversight official for one of the largest and most diverse departments in the federal government. USDA's mission includes the management of traditional farm programs, private lands conservation, domestic food assistance, agriculture research and education, agricultural marketing, international trade, meat and poultry inspection, forestry, and rural development programs.
Ms. Fong is responsible for audits, evaluations, investigations, and law enforcement efforts, relating to USDA's programs and operations. Her office provides leadership in promoting economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in USDA programs and addressing fraud, waste, and abuse.
Ms. Fong was recently elected as the first Chair of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), which was established by the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008. CIGIE's members include 67 federal Inspectors General, and the organization's mission is to promote economy and effectiveness in federal programs through coordinated government-wide activities.
Prior to her appointment at USDA, Ms. Fong served as the Inspector General of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) from April 1999 until December 2002. A career member of the Senior Executive Service, she had also held several positions at SBA OIG, including Assistant Inspector General for Management and Legal Counsel (1994-1999) and Assistant Inspector General for Management and Policy (1988-1994). She also served as Assistant General Counsel for the Legal Services Corporation (1981-1983) and as an attorney with the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (1978-1981).
Ms. Fong was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. She graduated from Pomona College with a B.A. degree in Asian studies and earned her J.D. degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law. Ms. Fong is a member of the Tennessee and District of Columbia bars. She and her husband, Paul Tellier, have two children.
'Thought Leadership': Transforming Government
There's a lot of talk these days about "thought leaders," individuals or organizations that produce and act on innovative ideas. Indeed, one could argue quite convincingly that the Recovery Board has more than its share of thought leaders. Since its inception, the Board has been results-driven.
Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 in February of that year. The new Recovery Board, consisting of Inspectors General from various federal agencies, was directed to establish and maintain a public website that would provide "detailed information'' on contracts, grants, and loans issued under the Recovery Act. The law also directed the Board to maintain a vigilant oversight program that would "prevent fraud, waste, and abuse.''
The job was daunting, and senior Board officials were literally racing against the clock. The Office of Management and Budget, which writes the guidelines for the Recovery program, required that recipients begin reporting spending data on October 1, 2009. That didn't allow for a lot of time to build the infrastructure necessary to collect and display data from more than 100,000 recipients of Recovery funds and to develop a tough oversight program.
What to do? The Board and senior officials—including then Chairman Earl E. Devaney, myself, and a handful of staff members—decided we needed an innovative plan or we would face the unpleasant consequences of failure: Condemnation from official Washington, the public, and the news media.
For starters, we cut through government red tape. We assembled an agile IT team from other agencies, we expedited contracting, and we established firm deadlines for the task ahead. This was the task: (1) assemble a website to collect quarterly spending data from recipients of Recovery contracts, grants, and loans; (2) manage the public website, Recovery.gov, created by the General Services Administration before the Board was up and running, while developing a second version that could handle massive amounts of recipient data; and (3) create a robust oversight program that would prevent criminals from stealing Recovery funds.
Not everything went smoothly but in the end we accomplished the task in what for government amounted to light speed. A summary:
- FederalReporting.gov, activated in August 2009, was unique in government. As a rule, federal agencies that issue awards collect data from their respective recipients. FederalReporting.gov became the first government website to collect data on all agency awards in a single system. This was no small accomplishment: 28 federal agencies distribute funds under the Recovery program. The Board has overseen 12 recipient reporting periods without any major blunders.
- FederalReporting.gov transfers its data to Recovery.gov. The new version of Recovery.gov was launched on September 28, 2009, and provides real transparency to users. There's easy access to quarterly spending data. Information is displayed through interactive, searchable maps; data downloads and tables, charts and graphs; videos; feature stories; and Social Media. Users can find information about Recovery programs in their own states and communities. There's also information on federal Recovery programs and oversight activities, including audits and reviews conducted by agency Inspectors General and the Government Accountability Office.
- The state-of-the-art Recovery Operations Center, launched in November 2009, is the centerpiece of the Board's oversight program. As it evolved, the ROC became a focused, intelligence-sharing center for the oversight community, particularly those Inspectors General who monitor the Recovery program. In tracking fraud, waste, and abuse, ROC analysts have turned up significant investigative leads for the IG community. Meanwhile, several IG offices have been given access to ROC tools so they can conduct research from their own workstations.
Looking back, it's apparent our work transformed the way the government tracks spending on contracts, grants, and loans. We focused the discussion on what it truly means to provide transparency and accountability in a government program. A lot of public officials talk about how they favor transparency and accountability and how they are going to change this and that. But results matter, not talk, as the Board has demonstrated.
Chairman Devaney, his work done, retired last December but we didn't miss a beat. His successor, Kathleen Tighe, seamlessly picked up the baton and began directing us on our remaining challenges. Under her leadership, the Board is promoting the idea of a universal award ID for all government contracts, grants, and loans. A uniform ID would enhance transparency, making it much easier to track and reconcile funds awarded to recipients of federal funds.
We are also preparing to launch a pilot project later this year to determine the viability of a single electronic data collection system for government grants. A select group of recipients will participate. The Grants Reporting Informational Project will require recipients to report only one time on their grants, eliminating the burdensome requirement of filing separate reports with each agency involved in the grants.
The Board is continuing to improve Recovery.gov, which serves as the principal Recovery contact for taxpayers. Most recently, we added a new feature that allows access to summary data on each federal agency that distributes Recovery funds. The feature highlights how much money an agency has distributed to recipients along with information on the top recipients in states and cities.
Under the Recovery Act, the Board is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2013. But there's plenty of work to do, and we will continue to advance ideas that promote transparency and accountability in government.
– Michael Wood, Executive Director, Recovery Board
Meet the Board – Gregory H. Friedman
Gregory H. Friedman, a member of the Recovery Board since its inception in 2009, has been Inspector General (IG) of the Department of Energy since his U.S. Senate confirmation in 1998. As IG, he is responsible for a nationwide, independent program of audits, inspections, and law enforcement efforts related to the department's programs and operations, including its over $130 billion in assets and 107,000 federal and contractor personnel.
Mr. Friedman received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Temple University and a master's degree in business administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University. In 1979-1980, Mr. Friedman was selected as a Princeton Fellow in Public Affairs and spent a year in residence at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School for Public and International Studies.
In 2002, Mr. Friedman was named by the Comptroller General of the United States to serve as a member of the Advisory Council on Government Auditing Standards. From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Friedman served as Vice Chair of the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency, then the parent organization of the 11,000 member federal Inspector General community. In addition, he led the development of the Federal Audit Manual, for the first time providing universal guidelines for conducting federal financial audits.
During his federal career, which began in 1968, Mr. Friedman has received numerous awards, including the Department of Energy's Meritorious Service Award, the Meritorious Presidential Rank Award, and the Presidential Rank Award for Distinguished Executive.
DOJ's Stimulus Reporting Scofflaws
The new list is out on Recovery Act recipients that failed to file quarterly spending reports as required by law and it's a bit surprising.
Nearly 46 percent of the Recovery scofflaws, it turns out, received grants from the Department of Justice, the nation's principal law enforcement agency. For the most recent quarter, 303 reports were listed on the Recovery Board's Wall of Shame, our nickname for the list of non-compliers compiled on Recovery.gov. Of those, 139 involve grants issued by the Justice Department to cities, counties, police departments, sheriff's offices and others.
Some of these law enforcement agencies received grants under the federal COPS program, which promotes community policing in state, local, territory and tribal law enforcement agencies. The reasons for non-compliance varied, according to the Justice Department. Some recipients said they did not have the personnel available to fill out reports and submit them to the Recovery Board. Others experienced technical difficulties, and some simply said their failure was unintentional.
Big and small law enforcement agencies failed to report, including the City of Pittsburgh's police department. It blamed technical problems and failed to submit reports for the last two quarters on its use of a $144,000 COPS grant.
There was some good news, however: Fewer and fewer recipients of Recovery Act funds want to be featured on the Wall of Shame. For the quarter ending March 31, recipients submitted 138,814 spending reports to the Board. Of the 303 reports not filed—the lowest number in the history of the program—most were one-time offenders. The missing reports involve nearly $1.2 billion in Recovery awards.
Here's a glimpse at some recipients that failed to report to various agencies:
- The City of Richmond, CA, failed to report in three consecutive quarters on its use of a $4.3 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security. Its explanation, according to DHS: "None given.''
- Stephentown Regulation Services LLC, Stephentown, NY, did not submit a report for two quarters on a $43.1 million loan guarantee from the Department of Energy. The reason, according to DOE: "Recipient declared bankruptcy.''
- The office of the Arizona Attorney General did not submit a report on a $2.9 million grant from the Justice Department. The recipient said its failure was unintentional.
- The City of Fairfield, CA, failed to report on $4 million in grants from the Federal Transit Administration. The FTA said it will suspend the grant payments if the city does not submit a report in the next quarter.
- The Milwaukee County Transit System said it forgot to submit a report on its use of a $25,682,975, grant, according to the FTA, which plans to suspend the grant payments if the transit system fails to file a report in the next quarter.
- Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation failed to submit a report on a $3.1 million contract issued by the Social Security Administration. The SSA said that "the individual [in Northrop Grumman] responsible for reporting on behalf of the recipient indicated he forgot the due date for the report."
– Michael Wood, Executive Director, Recovery Board
Working Together Pays Off
This is a story about a small amount of money but it's one that illustrates why government works best when people pull together.
This past February, the hotline at the Office of Inspector General, Department of Education, received a complaint about the overpayment of Recovery Act funds to eight special education employees from a school district in the state of Washington. The complainant said that the school district discovered the overpayments and directed the employees to pay back the funds. The problem: The repayments were credited to the district's general fund, not to the Recovery program.
Once alerted by the Education IG's office, agency officials moved quickly to correct the situation. They notified Washington state education officials whose staff then conducted an on-site review of the district's books. As it turned out, the hotline complainant was right on the money. In June, the district acknowledged an over claim from Recovery funds of a little more than $20,000. State and district officials agreed to remit the funds to the federal Education Department.
A little story, to be sure, but one that shows the government's Recovery oversight program is working well. A hotline complaint was filed, federal education officials took swift action, and local and state officials helped solve the problem. Taxpayers benefit when government agencies at all levels work together. It's that simple.
– Kathleen S. Tighe, Chair, Recovery Board, and Inspector General, Department of Education
Where the Money is Going
Any large government program can be confusing and difficult to understand. The $840 billion Recovery program is no exception, and that's why the Recovery Board is continually finding ways to make it easier to understand information posted on Recovery.gov.
Federal agencies — 28 of them — distribute funds under the Recovery program. How much money has a specific agency distributed to recipients? How much has an agency paid out for contracts, grants, and loans? How much for entitlements? Today (July 2), the Recovery Board is unveiling a new page that will give users of Recovery.gov easy answers to those questions, along with other information.
These agency summaries will be available by simply clicking on the "Where is the Money Going?'' line atop any Recovery.gov page. Then click on "Agency Data" and go to "Agency Profiles." Here's what you'll find, based on reports submitted to the Recovery Board by individual agencies or recipients of Recovery funds:
- The total amount awarded by an agency along with an up-to-date total of funds actually paid out to recipients.
- A breakdown of funding for contracts, grants and loans by categories, including education, transportation, housing and health.
- The amount of entitlements paid out in similar categories.
- The number of awards reported by recipients.
- The number of projects yet to get under way along with the number completed.
- The estimated jobs funded in each quarter.
- The states, cities, and recipients receiving the most funds.
We think this new page will enlighten you about the Recovery program and we would like to hear from you.
– Michael Wood, Executive Director, Recovery Board


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Aerovironment Incorporated (Nasdaq:AVAV) has been downgraded by TheStreet Ratings from buy to hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, expanding profit margins and notable return on equity. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself, unimpressive growth in net income and weak operating cash flow. Highlights from the ratings report include:
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To Tim.
I always viewed Tim as my nemesis on Canis. Not in a bad way: just that we had, by and large, opposite ways of looking at things. He entertained himself and the rest of us with an over the top optimism and a wonderful disposition, whereas I entertain myself and maybe a few others with boundless pessimism and frustration.
And so I thought I would honor(?) his memory by doing what I do: writing about the worst case scenario for the 2012-2013 Wolves. Hopefully it's equal parts nauseating and amusing. (As more then one woman has called me in the past). Take the jump.
I don't mean worst case scenario like a team-wide breakout of the West Nile Virus or the entire starting line-up suffering from vertigo or something. I mean: how can things realistically go bad for this team?
Most of it is obvious, right? Rubio doesn't get back until January, and isn't himself all year. It turns out that his play is even more vital to the team's success then we thought, and they have trouble getting out of neutral without him.
In the meantime, Brandon Roy's knees simply cannot take the rigors of the NBA, and he just cannot play. Alexey Shved shows an occasional flash of brilliance, but mostly struggles. All of a sudden, the off-guard position is just as bereft as it was last season. Ridnour and/or Barea are desperately trying to fill in, but that ain't a playoff caliber backcourt situation.
Meanwhile, Andrei Kirilenko plays 55 games, and settles into a decline phase that we hoped wasn't happening based on his apparent Olympic rejuvenation. Unfortunately, it turns out that playing against Great Britain and China is a bit different then the NBA.
Up front, Derrick Williams actually loses his minutes to Dante Cunningham, and another top pick's value falls off a cliff. Nikola Pekovic remains a force, but persistent ankle trouble keeps him from truly dominating the post like he can when he's healthy. Greg Stiemsma all of a sudden remembers that he couldn't even get consistent playing time at Wisconsin, and turns into the guy who should be dominating your local Y league and selling insurance.
The Wolves go 32-50 and end the year with no obvious way forward. Kevin Love, having averaged 24 and 14 and once again having been an all-star on a non-playoff team sarcastically suggests that things would have been better had be been the actual GM instead of the "assistant GM." Rick Adelman throws up his hands and retires. Glen Taylor remarks that none of this was foreseeable, and he's very happy with David Kahn, who he proceeds to reward with a contract extension.
How do you see the Wolves season going bad?
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Manchester Star Ale - J.W. Lees & Co (Brewers) Ltd
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Reviews by Toddv29424:
District of Columbia
4.05/5 rDev +1.8%
This beer pours a dark, dark brown color with little to no head. The smell is roasty and robust, with distinctive notes of chocolate and a hint of yeast. Like most english porters this beer does not develop any real definition until about half way through the mouth, and as it warms up to room temperature you notice many nuances. The first noticeable taste is alcohol, followed by very smooth dark malts. There is zero sweetness as this beer goes down, and it seems as though the sweet malts dominate the whole tongue.
10-28-2007 01:17:04 | More by Toddv29424
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North Carolina
4/5 rDev +0.5%
Poured a deep brown nearly black with some ruby tint when held up to the light a thinner mocha colored head atop.Deeply roasted malt,molasses and bitter chocolate aromas dominate,somewhat drier porter here starts out very roasty with some raisin quality along with a touch of brown sugar but finishing very earthy with notes of unsweetened chocolate.Just a solid beer thru out nice balance of sweet to earthiness.
03-21-2006 02:12:31 | More by oberon
3.5/5 rDev -12.1%
Appearance This one is medium-brown in color with a modest dissipating head, which according to the BJCP is typical of the style.
Smell The light roasty notes are brightened up with some broken down sugars. They are very sweet and smell like regular table sugar. The malts themselves are very easy on the olfactory bulb and exceptionally smooth.
Taste This Porter is very easy at the taste as well. The sugars are really big and dominate this brew. The light malt that survives the nose makes a decent backbone.
Mouthfeel This ale is well below medium-bodied but I wouldnt call it light. It has a noticeable bitterness in the middle and finishes smoothly.
Drinkability I liked the last sip a lot better than the first. This one kind of grew on me in the hour or so it took me to drink it. If you love Porter and want something to session, this is your baby.
06-25-2005 01:36:47 | More by RoyalT
4/5 rDev +0.5%
Review from BeerAdvocate Magazine Issue #44 (Sep 2010):
A beer of resurrection. Big, brown, heady start ... such a dark, inviting brew. Tart plums to spiced molasses cake to caramel make for a showy aroma. Hefty body and a deep smoothness. A little burnt, with more of a burnt sugar flavor in the end. Maltiness is all over the place with bread, caramel, brown bread and unsweetened dark choco- late flavors to sort out. Some modest hopping is helped along by the fruity alcohol, keeping it on an even keel. Caramelized pineapple. Fading burnt grain finish with a long lingering of ripe fruit. Super tasty, this one is--a keeper, a sipper and an absolute delight.
01-11-2011 18:20:10 | More by BeerAdvocate
4.2/5 rDev +5.5%
Replicated from an 1884 recipe, in association with Brooklyn Brewery's Garrett Oliver, according to the label.
Pours a dark and opaque ebony body with a small beige head that quickly falls into a collar. No lacing.
Aroma is interesting, with notes of dark chocolate, molasses, Concord grapes, and creamed coffee. A few roasty notes appear as it warms.
Mouthfeel is thick and coating, somewhat chewy. Medium full bodied with low carbonation.
Taste is excellent. Medium milk chocolate sweetness, dark fruity figs and dates, soft grassy hops, Concord grapes, and a note of molasses. No hint of the higher abv. A few roasty dark malt notes finally emerge near the finish.
Very tasty and dangerously drinkable. Taste is superlative, but slightly on the sweet side with the dark fruits, Concord grapes, and milk chocolate. Wish this one was not so expensive.
09-18-2005 12:13:08 | More by merlin48
United Kingdom (England)
4.16/5 rDev +4.5%
A 500ml bottle with a BB of Aug 2013, so it's a bit out of date. Picked up from Sainsbury's last year as part of their 2012 Beer Hunt and stored in my garage. I'm hoping its strength has helped to keep it in good condition. Described on the label as a revival of an original recipe from 1884 - this beer was one of the two winners of the 2012 Beer Hunt.
Poured into a tulip pint glass. A dark chestnut-brown hue that appears almost black in the glass. Produces a large head of creamy beige foam that lasts for a few minutes before reducing to a surface layer. Aroma of rich, fruity malt with hints of prunes, dried fruit, mild molasses, fruitcake, caramel, ale yeast and faint stewed hops. Slightly sweet, with a warming whiff of booze lurking in the background. Fantastically deep and delicious - superb.
Tastes of sweet, fruity malt with a lingering finish. Notes of prunes, raisins, dried fruit, port, fruitcake, caramel, subtle molasses, ale yeast and stewed hops. Faintly sweet, with a hint of warming alcohol in the background and a restrained bitterness upon swallowing. Amazing balance. Mouthfeel is smooth and tingly, with well-judged carbonation and good body. Mildly astringent, followed by an aftertaste of fruity malt, port wine, yeast and booze.
A first-rate effort; just what a strong ale should be. It looks lovely, while the aroma and flavour are rich, sweet and fruity. The booziness adds depth. Great balance and a smooth body. A perfect sipper for a winter's evening - the age of the bottle clearly did this no harm. A top-notch brew; don't pass it up if you see it.
11-21-2013 01:21:30 | More by jazzyjeff13
4.75/5 rDev +19.3%
02-20-2013 00:33:09 | More by wo87810
South Carolina
4.1/5 rDev +3%
Poured from an undated 16.9 oz. bottle into a snifter. The beer is clear and a deep brown colo but looks essentially black in the glass. The modest light brown head has about average retention and leaves some lacing on the glass. The rich, if not strong, aroma is very appealing and mainly consists of dark (and lighter?) malts and some dark fruits (particularly raisins and dates), sweet and not smoky.
T: The taste {4+] is nicely rich and malty, with plenty of dark fruit flavor (particularly plum, dried plum, raisin and date), some caramel, a touch of spicy hops, and a hint of chocolate. Some coffee and a faint hint of smoke in the finish. Excellent sweet/bitter balance.
M: Smooth with a medium carbonation that makes it lively and crisp for style. Medium-to-heavy body.
O: Flavorful and goes down easily. Has some qualities that overlap with a Baltic Porter, including a fairly well-hidden high ABV. Readily recommended.
02-04-2013 23:12:19 | More by chinchill
North Carolina
4.1/5 rDev +3%
Poured a dark brown with some reddish hues coming with the light. No significant head formation except for a thin film of carbonation that pools in the middle atop the ale. A ring of beige bubbles hang around the edge.
Big aroma of dried fruit and caramel? No, check that, it is molasses or brown sugar. Not really bready but there are some great sweet malt aromas that smell like a fresh baked muffin!
Mouthfeel- Low to medium carbonation gives it a smooth texture. Malty sweet with the dried fruit-figs and raisins coming through in the taste as well. A froth on the palate barely reveals some earthy hop bitterness. Flavors remain the same with some of the alcohol giving a mild warmth on the finish. When I poured it I thought it looked like a Porter and apparently it is! Does not mention Porter on the bottle that I recall. With sub zero temps outside this is a great winter warmer, perfect at 7.3% abv. I would also enjoy this as a robust cold quaffer. Not sessionable but I could do one or two at a sitting.
01-17-2009 18:43:15 | More by ByTor2112
3.85/5 rDev -3.3%
ST: 1 pint 9oz poured into a pint glass. The bottle lists ABV but does not list DBD.
A: A fingernail of off-white slight brown head sits on top of a dark, almost black, color with red tints at the bottom of the glass. Within thirty seconds the head settles down to a thin, but fully covering, line.
S: Very nutty with milk, malt, smoke, and toffee.
T: Starts out sweet and nutty; the malt really shines. Some coffee bean bitterness joins in the middle. A little bit of bitterness from hops rounds out the finish with some smoke.
M: Surprisingly light and not as creamy as the aroma indicated.
O: Manchester Star is a very pleasant and drinkable beer. It is easy to see why porter was popular with the workers of Industrial Revolution England. This particular porter blends its 7.3%ALC very well, while still offering nice and mild flavor. Its nutty slightly smokey and meaty flavor would do well with most food. A small negative is that the body of this beer could be a wee heavier.
02-21-2012 18:16:03 | More by ianjsullivan
3.9/5 rDev -2%
(Served in an Imperial pint glass)
A-The body is a deep dark brown almost black with a nice bubbly tan head and a good carbonation with tiny bubbles.
S- Nice toasted malt aroma with a hint of roasted malt. Almost a sweet malt hint aswell.
T- Nice sweet toasted maltyness with a hint of black malt and a faint hint of hop flavor. Not hop bitterness just very smooth malt flavors.
M-nice medium mouthfeel with no alcohol warmth and no astringency
D-Wow this is a nice smooth beer. It has wonderful malts that blend together but are not overly complex. A good solid porter that has a nice quality but shows its uniqueness from brown ales and stouts.
05-31-2005 21:59:45 | More by rhoadsrage
West Virginia
4.47/5 rDev +12.3%
The beer pours an opaque brown, the head modest and creamy tan, as it evaporates, the lacing provides a concealing curtain to drape the glass.
Nose has a sweet malt aroma, molasses, caramel, and a touch of earthiness, with the roasted grain present.
taste -Start is rich in sweet malt, a bit of bitterness at the back; touch of bitterness, top is rich and full in feel to the palate. Finish has a benignant acidity, the hops understated but noticeable, quite dry and sweet until the end.
mouthfeel - very nice, a smooth full body with a creamy carbonation. no aftertaste
drinkability - exceptional. Just try it.
09-08-2008 06:28:39 | More by eweneek83
3.58/5 rDev -10.1%
Somewhere between cola and mud, this pitches forth a barely translucent brown. The head is beige and fast to fade.
The nose is subtle, or perhaps just weak, but lurking around with bark, carob, and liquorice. It gathers toffee as it warms, and dankens with more mossy wood.
The first draught befuddles, then the same with each additional sip. Strewn with watery molasses, tobacco, and carob flavor, but seemingly willy-nilly, and not adhered together. It's malty, but loose. Whiskey-drenched maplewood appears late, traced with vanilla. Any sort of elevated ABV is masked. Booze flavors are by suggestion only. In simple summary, it tastes good, but it doesn't taste enough.
The mouthfeel is obtuse, with a suggestion of heft undercut with a general sparcity of everything: flavor, carbonation, depth. This need to be broadened. It needs acuity. It's not awful by any stretch, but there are vastly superior English porters, both from there and statestate. See Sam Smith and Arcadia for two real lessons.
Hmmm....I'm deeply disappointed here. The near 6-pack price for the single bottle lead me astray, expectation wise.
I let it stand for a good long while, and all that developed was carob flavored maple water.
I'm more or less indifferent of the actual brew. It is drinkable, and a fair example, but my wallet holds a grudge like a motherfucker and it won't let me buy this again.
04-30-2005 03:17:26 | More by cokes
Ontario (Canada)
3.65/5 rDev -8.3%
Pours black with off-whit generous head. Licorice and malty aroma. Above average mouthfeel. Good representation of English porter, most drinkable black licorice mostly, some chocolate malts. Not very sweet, understated roast and that bit of tabacco that remains on the palate.
08-25-2009 02:19:55 | More by Sammy
4.7/5 rDev +18.1%
J.W. Lees's Manchester Star Ale pours an almost completely opaque, dark mahogany body that borders on black but doesn't quite make it there. The glowing ruby-crimson highlights along the sides and base of the pint are slightly muddled (bottle-conditioned?); and it's short head of creamy ivory foam rests lazily atop.
The nose is intriguing with notes of molasses, toffee, sweet dark chocolate, and some mild dark fruit.
It's medium-full body and gentle carbonation leave it dextrinous and smooth in the mouth.
The flavor is richer than the nose indicates, and it's clear that there's Maris Otter malts being used here. The dark caramel, molasses, demerara sugar, toffee malt appears upfront and dominates throughout. It's sugary sweet but balanced by a solid, underlying bitterness and some leafy and grassy hop flavors.
There's an earthy/mineralistic character to it, as well as some leathery, almost barnyard-like character; and I wonder if they've perhaps added some Brettanomyces in the secondary to give it some "antique", or "authentic" quality. Additionally, perhaps there's a small amount of smoked malt added to give it a touch of something extra... although that might be coming from just a touch of roasted barley or even very dark kilned chocolate malt such as Paul's.
It's dark fruitiness arises towards the swallow, and it's juicy like a plum or prune, but there's also a kind of bitter-skin quality to it as well. It fades rather easily in the finish, however, with alternating residual flavors that include the molasses, leafy hops, minerals, leather, dark fruit skin, toffee, and even a hint of coffee.
Overall, this is a really intriguing, complex, satisfying, and enjoyable pint that would make a great finish to a night; or perhaps an after-dinner drink, or even cigar-beer. Very nice!
05-29-2005 15:09:54 | More by NeroFiddled
United Kingdom (England)
4/5 rDev +0.5%
07-22-2013 18:45:03 | More by mick_cooper
North Carolina
4.22/5 rDev +6%
Pours an opaque black with a descent tan head that doesnt retain well. The aroma is mostly composed of roasted malts, chocolate and coffee, with some dark fruits, floral hops, and minerally burtonized water. The taste starts off with expresso and milk chocolate notes, as well as dark fruit (plum, fig, raisin), burnt bread, and some minerals and metallic water. I was dissapointed initially, but this is supposed to be a traditional porter that the english would have drank in the late 19th centruy. This beer feels very authentic, the mouthfeel is lighter than expected and the drinkability is good. A very nice interpretation of a late 19th century english porter.
05-09-2006 04:28:39 | More by silver0rlead
3.75/5 rDev -5.8%
01-19-2014 01:47:38 | More by ImperatorScab
New Jersey
4/5 rDev +0.5%
12-07-2011 22:50:11 | More by zillo043068
3.58/5 rDev -10.1%
From notes.
Pours a grainy dark brown with a slight tan head. Malty, molasses, raisin aroma. Similar in taste, with light grains/nut and sweet chocolate. Subtle carbonation. Some tobacco like qualities in the finish. Pretty drinkable, mellowed and balanced out more as it warmed. Not bad, but too much sweet malt and not enough roast for me.
05-08-2010 01:13:51 | More by Bung
New Jersey
3.75/5 rDev -5.8%
A: Poured a dark opaque coffee color with a thin sudsy beige head.
S: On the nose was black coffee with dry dairy creamer.
T: There was a nice coffee bitterness for initial flavor with a light touch of lactic milk sweetness to finish. There is rich dark chocolate, cocoa and a moderate sweetness per style. The beer finishes with a fresh dunkin donought coffee flavor with a dry coffee mate lacing and fade along with dry bitter chocolate notes. drinks very smoothly.
M: The mouthful is moderate with a soothing roasted malt palate and bitter hoppiness.
D: A great English style body with a great drinkability factor.
02-03-2008 15:09:38 | More by beerthulhu
4.15/5 rDev +4.3%
This is a 500 mL bottle, poured into an Ommegang Hennepin glass. The porter is close to room temperature.
Appearance: The ale is a deep black color with deep ruby highlights, especially when held to light. There is a nice ring of head around the glass.
Smell: The ale has an unusual aroma, a cross between the roasted porter that I am used to and an older, almost Rodenbach-esque aged ale. Very interesting...
Taste: The ale tastes as intriguing as the smell, a mixture of old and new. The old provides a nice quasi-stale taste, while the new gives a sweet character.
Mouthfeel: The ale's unusual provenance allows it to sit quite well on the palate.
Drinkability: I intend to grab another bottle or two at my next stop at Wells.
04-17-2006 02:12:11 | More by akorsak
4.03/5 rDev +1.3%
The beer pours very dark brown with a tan head. It smells like roasted malt, molasses, coffee and bittersweet chocolate. However, the aroma isn't very strong. The taste is sweeter than I anticipated, with it tasting like molasses, plums, caramel and chocolate. There's also a small coffee-like bitter finish, but the sweetness overpowers it for the most part. The mouthfeel is creamy, with low/medium carbonation. It's very easy to drink, and it goes down nice and smooth. The alcohol isn't very noticable when I'm drinking it, even though it hits you later. I think this is a pretty good beer, I'll have to buy it more often.
11-12-2006 00:21:09 | More by bluejacket74
3.95/5 rDev -0.8%
Aroma has lots of dark fruit sweetness and some low intensity roasted malt aromas. Deep black with a quickly diminishing head that compresses to a fine dime thin line. Fore is both malty and fruity with lots of prune and raisin and a bit of molasses for good measure. The alcohol is unoticeable. Tobacco elements do come out, but only as it warms a good bit. Found it quite tasty.
01-18-2006 08:21:18 | More by Jredner
Quebec (Canada)
3.68/5 rDev -7.5%
Bottle courtesy of Hogtownharry: Poured a light black color ale with a big foamy head with good retention and lacing. Aroma of black chocolate is very enticing with some nice English malt also noticeable. Taste of lightly sweet chocolate malt is very good and dominated the taste spectrum. Body was slightly watery with some medium carbonation. This was a very good beer but it is lacking a little something to be truly great.
01-05-2007 17:15:25 | More by Phyl21ca
Manchester Star Ale from J.W. Lees & Co (Brewers) Ltd
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Goshen News
---- — Charles Ira Elliott
April 4, 1928-Nov. 26, 2013
NEW PARIS — Charles Ira Elliott, 85, died Tuesday at 9:35 a.m. at his residence.
He was born April 4, 1928, in Middlebury, to Harvey and Mary Elizabeth (Stiver) Elliott.
He married Helen J. Pippenger. She died Feb. 16, 2007.
He is survived by his daughters, Connie Binion (Myron Wilder) New Paris, and Donna (Dale) Klase, New Paris; brother, Melvin Elliott, Goshen; two grandchildren, Jennifer Klase, New Paris, and Justin (Tiffany) Klase, Goshen; three great-grandchildren, Ethan Klase and Lainie and Hallie Klase; two stepgrandchildren; and four stepgreat-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife; brothers, infant Orville, Alvin and Willis Elliott; sisters, Ella Mae Hoover and Gladys Quake; and a half-sister, Marie Romig.
He retired in 1990 from Marriott and was a member of Maple Grove Church of the Brethren. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren.
There will be a time of visitation Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. and one hour prior to the 1 p.m. funeral service Tuesday at Rieth-Rohrer-Ehret Funeral Home, 311 S. Main St., Goshen.
Burial will be in Violett Cemetery, Goshen.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Indiana Parkinson Foundation.
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Soccer games in the army (hierarchy)
There is a joke in Korea in the following.
A. A story about the army, a story about the soccer, a story about playing soccer in the army.
Soccer in the army is a memory that Korean men would never forget. Often called 'combat soccer', this type of soccer has the following characteristics.
- You should play no matter what. If you say you don't want to play, your boss will harass you throughout your life in the army.
- As there are not enough grounds and goal posts, usually 20-30 people play for each team, and 2 to 3 balls are used. It is a chaos, literally.
- Usually, a person of the highest rank makes an attack. In contrast, defenders and goal keepers of lower tank, to win favor with their superior, lose the game on purpose. As a result, sometimes one team scores twenty times or over.
- When you play against another unit, you should run to death during the game. You never know what kind of retaliation you might suffer if your team loses.
Trivia : It was introduced by National Geographic.
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I've seen several mentions lately of Inland schools trying to win a Taylor Swift concert on their campus. Swift teamed up with the Papa John's Pizza and the textbook rental company Chegg for the contest, and the school with the most votes will receive a concert by Swift on their campus. The top five schools win $10,000 for their school music department, as well. You can read all about the contest, and vote for your favorite school, here.
Murrieta Valley High School and Great Oak High School in Temecula are among campuses that have asked students to vote for their school in the contest, but the contest is open to public and private high schools, middle schools and even colleges from across the country (except Alaska and Hawaii). Voting ends Sept. 23.
It may be tough for an Inland school to win, though. According to the Boston Globe, an internet campaign is underway to steer votes to Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Massachusetts. The initial organizers of the effort apparently thought it would be funny for a school for the deaf to win a concert.
The joke may be on them, because school officials have indicated they would welcome the concert, saying it could be a very positive experience for the students.
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No. 11 Pepperdine Falls 10-8 To No. 5 California On Saturday
Oct. 30, 2004
The Pepperdine men's water polo fell 10-8 to No. 5 Cal in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) match at Spieker Aquatics Complex in Berkeley on Saturday.
California improved to 13-7 overall and 2-4 in MPSF play while the Waves dropped to 9-11 on the year and 1-4 in conference play.
Vasilievic had three goals in the first period and one each in the third and fourth quarters. Despite Vasiljevic's three first period goals, the Bears trailed the Waves, 4-3, behind Grant Miller's three goals and a goal by Adam Hewko. Cal turned the tide in the second quarter, however, outscoring Pepperdine, 3-1. After Hewko scored his second goal at 6:11 in the half, the Bears received consecutive goals from sophomores Brian Bacharach, John Mann and Brian Kinsel to take a 6-5 lead at half.
Cal sophomore Marty Matthies scored the first goal of the second half with 4:08 left in the third period to give the Bears a 7-5 lead. Hewko responded with another goal to get the Waves within 7-6, but Vasiljevic and Bacharach scored at 1:35 and 1:19, respectively, in the quarter to give Cal a 9-6 lead entering the final period.
Although Pepperdine outscored the Bears, 2-1, in the final period, Cal had enough cushion to win the match. Miller scored his fourth goal of the day for the Waves with 3:45 left, Vasiljevic countered with a goal at 2:50, and Doug Mann scored his first goal of the day for Pepperdine with 2:30 left in the contest for the final, 10-8, margin.
The Waves travel to Stockton on Sunday to face No. 15 Pacific at noon.
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June. 28. & 29. 2014
Join northwest photographers and Photo Cascadia members, Sean Bagshaw and Zack Schnepf to photograph the dramatic landscapes of Central Oregon. This weekend workshop will focus on landscape photography techniques at three different locations and also includes classroom image developing instruction.
During the sessions in the field Sean and Zack will be on hand to help with various techniques including camera settings, depth of field, composition, high dynamic range exposures and understanding light. The field shoots will take place in the in the mornings on Saturday and Sunday and in the Evening on Saturday. Each day after the morning shoot the group will convene at the Cascade Center Of Photography for a lesson in the digital developing techniques Sean and Zack use to create their mastered fine art landscape images. This workshop will have a good balance of Photoshop instruction and shooting in the field. We will spend about three hours in the classroom each day. This includes time to work on your own images with guidance. Instructions will be done using Lightroom and Photoshop CS so bring a laptop.
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iWatch display proposition
One of the most essential things that apple should consider if they are making an iWatch is what type of a display it ought to use.
Current Smartwatch's use 2 types of display's.
1. E-ink
Both displays have their pros and cons.
E-ink display's stay active all the time. However they provide a poor user experience while limiting the functionality of the device.
LED/OLED display's offer a significantly superior user experience and they don't limit the functionality of the device. However due to limited battery life, they don't stay active all the time thus requiring the user to tap on the screen or press a button in order to activate the display. If an iWatch requires the user to click a button or tap the screen to see the time, they've already failed.
So what's the solution to this problem? Some sort of "hybrid" display right?
Well there are 3 popular "hybrid" displays
1 Mirasol
2 Color E-Ink
3 Pixel Qi
But in reality, neither one of these displays provide a quality even remotely comparable to LED/OLED. The colors are washed out and the display's have a poor refresh rate making the device seem like a reduced knock off product. And the battery life is not comparable to E-ink displays.
So what's the real solution? Why not use both E-ink and LED/OLED displays!
A transparent OLED display on top of an E-ink display. When the iWatch switches to standby the OLED display shuts off revealing the E-ink display layered underneath.
I came across this patent which has the exact same idea.
Power saving mode in persistently active multi-layer display screen - US 8284118 B2
*Apple also filed a multi layered display patent but their intention was to create the illusion of a 3D display.
The only downside to this is that the standby mode will be limited to E-ink (black and white). But this a small compromise for a product with a great display and great battery life.


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Senser gets 41 months in fatal Minn. hit-and-run
The wife of former Viking Joe Senser was sentenced Monday to nearly 3½ years in prison in a hit-and-run crash that killed a man.
Vikings-Titans game time pushed back
The Vikings-Titans game in Week Five has been moved from a noon CT kickoff to 3:25 p.m. CT to accommodate the Twin Cities Marathon.
McNabb wise to job hunt, but not to fool himself
I don't blame Donovan McNabb for wanting to come back to the NFL, but he's no starting quarterback.
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While Christian Ponder will enter training camp as the Vikings' starting QB, the intriguing Joe Webb will continue to develop at the position.
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Trying to figure out Percy Harvin or his motives is near-impossible, and the next two years the Vikings will try their best to hang on for the ride.
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Percy Harvin was back on the field Thursday, laughing with teammates and participating fully in the last practice of minicamp.
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WR Percy Harvin skipped the Vikings' mandatory minicamp practice Wednesday, and no one knows when he will be back.
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Vikings WR Percy Harvin has requested a trade, as first reported by Jon Krawczynski of The Associated Press.
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Former Chargers, Vikings and Rams LB Ben Leber announced he is retiring on Minneapolis radio station KFAN on Friday.
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Vikings FB Jerome Felton apologized for being arrested for DUI last weekend.
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Mitchell has signed with the Miami Dolphins after spending the past four seasons with the New Orleans Saints.||||||| Mitchell joined practice Monday and wore No. 52, which was worn by Channing Crowder until his release last month. Mitchell, a former seventh-round draft pick from Tennessee, played mostly on special teams for the Saints. Last year he had 30 tackles, one sack, two fumbles forced and two fumbles recovered.
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Tai Speaks Out:
What can be done to improve pair skating in the United States?:
I believe that the "powers that be" (those who care about US pair skating at US Figure Skating) need to reach out to those of us who did well at pairs in the past.
I believe US Figure Skating should bring together Randy & I, Kitty & Peter Carruthers, Ron Ludington, the Kauffmans, Melissa & Mark Militano, Johnny Johns, Peter Oppegard, Jenni Meno & Todd Sand, Mr. Nicks, and JoJo Starbuck & Kenny Shelley.
Those who did it before can help revive what we once had that made U.S. pair skaters great. We can help. We can advise. It is stupid on the part of the "powers that be" not to use us!
Why do you believe it is so important that pair skaters stay together?:
Randy Gardner and I had no idea when we were matched together as young children that we would do what we did, but we wouldn't have done what we did, that is, win a world title and win the US title five times in a row, without being committed to one another through thick and thin. There will be tough times. There will be bad seasons. There will be bad days. I want those who do pairs today to not give up!
What are your thoughts on ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White's success?:
What do you think about all the pair skaters that quit?:
What I see on the ice these days is NOT true pair skating. The unison is missing. The perfection is missing. All I see is two skaters doing moves. If skaters can persevere and stick it out through the good and bad times, a beautiful pair will emerge.
Should pairs think about the financial rewards related to staying together?:
What can you offer to the pair skaters of today?:
I know how to interact with fans and I know how to keep fans excited about pair skating. I can give advice on getting through the tough times. I can just "be there" if a pair skater needs encouragement or a shoulder to cry on. I really care!


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An Autism Dad AloneSubmitted by Landon Bryce on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 05:57
Stuart Duncan's meditation on being an autism dad with a suddenly empty nest struck a chord with me. After focusing his life around marriage and kids for a long time, he is suddenly alone for a week and enjoys himself by eating stuff he likes and doing stuff he wants to do. And then a stray comment on Facebook makes him feel guilty about that:
I posted some pictures on Facebook to which one person replied "you're not supposed to be enjoying this! lol"
And I got to thinking.
She's right. I'm not supposed to be enjoying this. What I'm supposed to do is feel alone and quiet and maybe even sad. After all, I do miss my boys tremendously right now. My wife too, but more so my boys since we were together so often for the last 5 months… just the 3 of us.
But why? Why do to that to myself just because I'm "supposed to?"
The moral of this story is: don't make jokes like that to autistic people. Those random comments that really just mean "hi" can really mess us up. Staurt was recently diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, and that should be a flag to friends-- don't tease. In general, and of course there are exceptions, it doesn't work for us.
My domestic partner is in Europe. A decade ago, I would have had trouble accepting how much I enjoy this. The day to day contact I have with him is essential to me, but it's also more than is completely comfortable. Having a break from it feels good. The extent to which I enjoy being alone used to make me feel guilty or selfish. Now it just feels autistic.
Life should be more than a grim slog that we make the best of. In order for it to be, we have to allow ourselves to love what we love and be who we are. That I love being alone does not mean I love the people in my life less than others. It means that my brain works in a way that is different from most other people, so being around them is just difficult for me in ways that relationships as society constructs them do not allow for. Different, not less.
Autistic Man Sexually AbusedSubmitted by Landon Bryce on Mon, 11/26/2012 - 11:18
Mark Pollard has been arrested in Pennsylvania for sexual abuse of an autistic man who was trying to help him get home safely:
Pollard was "very intoxicated" at Thunder Rolls bar in Jeannette when the 21-year-old man offered to walk him home on the afternoon of Nov. 18, according to an affidavit of probable cause.
While in the backyard of Pollard's girlfriend's Magee Avenue residence, Pollard allegedly sexually assaulted the man and threatened him not to tell anyone, police said.
Pollard is charged with two counts each of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse by forcible compulsion, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse of a person with mental disability, indecent assault by forcible compulsion, indecent assault of a person with a mental disability and single counts of terroristic threats and indecent exposure.
Watch: Autistic Boy Scores Touchdown in Last GameSubmitted by Landon Bryce on Mon, 11/26/2012 - 05:46
Justin Haacke is a little autistic boy who loves playing football. But his parents have decided that it is becoming too much of a safety risk for him, and, especially since his dad is his coach, I've got to trust that they are probably right in their decision that Justin should not continue to play. But I hope things change for him and that he gets to be like Anthony Starego, kicking real game-winning field goals. For now, this staged touchdown is a sweet ending to the first quarter of Justin's game.
Watch: Autistic Kicker on ESPNSubmitted by Landon Bryce on Mon, 11/26/2012 - 03:39
Yesterday ESPN showed this beautifully filmed segment on Anthony Starego, an autistic teenager who recently kicked a game-winning field goal for his high school football team. It's moving to see one of our own given the full "warrior athlete hero" treatment.
Anthony was previously featured here and here.
Action Alert: Congressional Hearing on AutismSubmitted by Landon Bryce on Sat, 11/24/2012 - 08:09
"If you want us to include you when we talk about autism,
you have to stop asking so autistic."
(thAutoons book I Love Being My Own Autistic Self
now available for sale.)
Next Thursday, November 29, the House Congressional Oversight Committee is holding a hearing on the federal response to autism. Unfortunately, no autistic people have been called as witnesses. Fortunately, there are things you can do to make this situation better.
1. If you can, please attend the hearing. It is taking place in the Rayburn House Office Building at 2:00 pm. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is rallying in front of the building at 11:00 am. If you cannot attend in person, the hearing is being streamed live here.
2. Please sign this petition, also from ASAN, which asks that autistic people be included as witnesses.
3. Please submit your own written testimony and contact your Representative in Congress.
You can fax your own testimony to (202)225-2974. Dr. Matthew Carey has created a form that allows you send a fax.
Dr. Carey also suggests some things that you might include:
1) We need focus on improving the quality of life of Autistics
2) While not all Autistics can self-advocate, if we are going to have autism organizations represented, we need to have Autistic-run organizations represented.
3) Autism is a very broad spectrum, all with challenges of some sort. The government's response needs to be broad (read-larger than it is now) in order to encompass all the needs of these communities.
4) The vaccine-epidemic hypothesis has been very damaging to the autism communities. Please don't allow this meeting to be a way around the science in order to keep that idea alive.
5) There are faux therapies in common use for autism. Many are harmless. Some are dangerous and based on incredibly poor science. We need to get accurate information out about these practices.
Emily Willingham recently wrote about things that autistic people want from science, which are pretty much the same things many of us think the government should invest it. You might want to look at that article in terms of suggesting priorities.
Thanks to Paula C. Durbin-Westby, who is responding passionately to this situation.


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Sydney gets a battering by damaging winds
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When you first get married, wise souls give you all kinds of advice to ensure the longevity of your union. One rule that I heard a lot was "Never go to bed angry." And I get it: It's meant to make you hash out the little problems before they become big problems. To communicate as soon as there is an issue so that it doesn't fester. But I regularly ignore this particular relationship rule. In fact, it's almost a rule that when I'm mad, that I do go to bed angry. And I think it should pretty much be a rule that any parenting couple with kids under say, 5 years old, should also follow.
As parents of young kids, my husband and I are exhausted. Exhausted people? They get snippy sometimes. They get mad at really dumb stuff. They forget to give the benefit of the doubt. And while I'm exhausted, I'm still coherent enough to know when I'm being pretty ridiculous or getting mad at things that wouldn't make my well-rested self flinch. So even if I'm pissed with a capital P, I go to bed. Because even if I get a terrible night's sleep—as has been the case for the last couple of years—a night of sleep always helps. Most of the time, whatever seemed like a big deal the night before is way less of a big deal the next morning. And more often than not, I've completely forgotten whatever it was I was snippy about.
When things are a big deal, yes, we talk and hash it out. But sometimes it's better to just sleep on it and revisit it in the morning. Turns out, I'm not the only one who has this brilliant solution, as this marriage counselor says that if you try to resolve everything before bed, you'll just end up sleep deprived and cranky. And what parent needs more sleep deprivation?
Is there a relationship rule you regularly break? —Erin


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Former UFC fighter Todd Duffee comments on being cut.
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The UFC has signed undefeated Czech heavyweight prospect Karlos "The Terminator" Vemola (7-0), who will make his debut at UFC 116 against Jon Madsen (5-0, 2-0 UFC). Vemola trains in the UK at London Shootfighters and has never been past the 3:14 mark of a fight, with first-round stoppages in all of his seven victories. HT: DamnSevern, Fighters Only UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin coverage
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