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The Middle East Channel
EU envoy meets with Morsi amid mission to broker compromise
EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton met with Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi Monday. Ashton was the first outsider the military rulers have allowed access to Morsi since he was overthrown and imprisoned on July 3. Ashton said she found Morsi in "good health," but does not know where he is being held. Ashton did not reveal many details about her discussion with Morsi, but said she had a "friendly, open, and very frank" two-hour conversation. Ashton said she did not convey an offer to Morsi for a "safe exit" from Egypt in exchange for renouncing his claim on the presidency. Additionally, she told Morsi she would not "represent his views" because he is not able to correct her if she does so wrongly. Spokesman for Ashton, Michael Mann, stated that Ashton's mission was to "reassure the international community" that Morsi is being treated well and to possibly act as an "honest broker" between the military government and the Muslim Brotherhood. Ashton met with the Egypt's army chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and other officials from the interim government as well as Morsi supporters in the Freedom and Justice Party. Meanwhile, Muslim Brotherhood leaders are planning a major protest in Cairo on Tuesday despite warnings from the military-led government.
A mortar attack reportedly hit a Syrian government held district of Homs late Monday killing at least 10 people and wounding 26 others. Three mortar rounds reportedly hit the neighborhood of Dablan, where many people had fled to escape clashes elsewhere in the embattled city. The attack came just hours after the Syrian regime claimed it had taken control of the Khalidiya district of Homs, held by rebel forces since the beginning of the uprising. Meanwhile, a car bomb killed Syrian Kurdish politician Isa Huso Tuesday outside his home in Al Qamishli, near the Turkish border. Huso was a member of the Higher Kurdish Council, a group aimed at uniting Syrian Kurdish parties. Kurdish militants have been fighting against government forces and Islamist groups over control of regions in northern Syria, along the border with Turkey. The Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) has said it is working toward establishing an independent council to run Kurdish areas until the end of the Syrian civil war.
- Israelis and Palestinians re-launched peace talks Monday, committing to a nine-month process, with former ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk as the U.S. special envoy.
- Tunisia's Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh maintained the Islamist-led government will not step down despite mass protests, however Interior Minister Lotfi Ben Jeddou said he is "ready to resign."
- Saudi Arabia announced plans to build a $22 billion metro system for the capital Riyadh, slated to be the world's largest public transit initiative.
- A suspected U.S. drone strike killed at least four alleged Islamist militants in the southern Abyan province of Yemen late Saturday.
Arguments and Analysis
'Sisi's Islamist Agenda for Egypt' (Robert Springborg, Foreign Affairs)
"Addressing graduates of military academies is a standard responsibility for high-ranking military officers all over the world. But last week, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the commander of Egypt's armed forces, which recently deposed the country's first freely elected president, went far beyond the conventions of the genre in a speech to graduates of Egypt's Navy and Air Defense academies. Sisi's true audience was the wider Egyptian public, and he presented himself less as a general in the armed forces than as a populist strongman. He urged Egyptians to take to the streets to show their support for the provisional government that he had installed after launching a coup to remove from power President Mohamed Morsi, a longtime leader of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood. 'I've never asked you for anything,' Sisi declared, before requesting a 'mandate' to confront the Muslim Brotherhood, whose supporters have launched protests and sit-ins to denounce the new military-backed regime.
Sisi's speech was only the latest suggestion that he will not be content to simply serve as the leader of Egypt's military. Although he has vowed to lead Egypt through a democratic transition, there are plenty of indications that he is less than enthusiastic about democracy and that he intends to hold on to political power himself. But that's not to say that he envisions a return to the secular authoritarianism of Egypt's recent past. Given the details of Sisi's biography and the content of his only published work, a thesis he wrote in 2006 while studying at the U.S. Army War College in Pennsylvania, it seems possible that he might have something altogether different in mind: a hybrid regime that would combine Islamism with militarism. To judge from the ideas about governance that he put forward in his thesis, Sisi might see himself less as a custodian of Egypt's democratic future than as an Egyptian version of Muhammed Zia ul-Haq, the Pakistani general who seized power in 1977 and set about to 'Islamicize' state and society in Pakistan."
'Israel-Palestine Negotiations: The Road to Nowhere' (Mohammed Ayoob, Al Jazeera)
"Why is it then that US Secretary of State John Kerry is so eager to push both parties into another set of negotiations that are highly likely to be not only unproductive but counterproductive, by fuelling Palestinian anger by their failure and thus bringing us a step closer to the inevitable third intifada? The answer is simple. The United States needs Israel and the Palestinian Authority to start negotiations for the sake of negotiations well before the UN General Assembly convenes in September so that it can be spared another major embarrassment on the issue of Palestinian statehood when the General Assembly convenes. If Kerry can demonstrate that an American-sponsored peace process is underway he can forestall criticism both of Israel and of the United States in the General Assembly for lack of progress toward Palestinian statehood.
The primary reason for the Kerry initiative is to deflect international criticism of the United States for its failure to stop Israeli colonisation of the West Bank which is rendering Palestinian statehood impossible. It has become increasingly clear to seasoned observers of the Middle East that Washington's inability to make a dent in Israel's settlement policy is not only a question of the tail wagging the dog; it demonstrates that on the Palestine issue the dog and the tail have switched roles."
'US Uneasily Adjusts to "New Egypt"' (Geoffrey Aronson, Al-Monitor)
"The army, cheered on by part of the anti-Ikhwan establishment and a resurgent ancien regime, has embarked on a new and deeply troubling strategy. The deep state has been energized by new leadership, with Sisi able to mobilize public opinion in a way the septuagenarian general Mohammad Tantawi never could. He has the future in front of him. His appeal over the heads of the established political system for public support in a 'war against terror' that recalls Mubarak-era campaigns, and those of Washington as well, betrays the new, emerging balance of forces, led by the army, which is besieging the Ikhwan on the one hand and demonstrating its power over the opposition on the other.
Where does this leave Washington? Strangely mute. After cultivating a political culture that prides itself on having an opinion about everything, the Obama administration has gone silent on the question of the legitimacy of Morsi's ouster. Washington's silence on this matter is deafening, particularly after its recent attempts to reinterpret its previously unqualified support for Egypt's first free and fair presidential election in its history. Having walked back its support for Egypt's elected president, Washington now makes urgent but plaintive requests for good behavior all around that hardly register in Cairo.
So, for example, US Secretary of State John Kerry has expressed Washington's 'deep concern' about the bloodshed on July 27, in which scores were killed by security forces. Kerry also called on the authorities to 'respect the right of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression,' bromides whose power has evaporated at the hands of an American administration all but immobilized by the contradictions in its policy exposed by Morsi's ouster and the street violence that erupted in its wake.
Lest it be accused of standing idly by as Egypt burns, Washington has decided to delay delivery of some F-16s. This decision is a perfect example of what policymakers may think is the least offensive option available to defuse calls for more meaningful action. F-16s, however, are a symbol, not only of the long-standing security ties between Cairo and Washington, but also of the pride of place that Egypt has long enjoyed as a pillar of US-led regional security. Is Washington suggesting that notwithstanding its accommodation with Morsi's ouster and his arrest, it is prepared to review its strategic relations with Cairo if Sisi oversteps an ill-defined redline?"
--Mary Casey & Joshua Haber
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Exclusive: "I Finally Got My Release From Ruff Ryders"
Tuesday, Mar 29, 2011 2:30PM
With Eve and Swizz Beatz working together on new music and DMX currently behind bars, SOHH hit up rapper Drag-On to get an update on the status of the Ruff Ryders movement.
Revealing his split ties with RR, Drag spoke on his current primary focus, developing his own record company.
"I finally got my release from Ruff Ryders," Drag informed SOHH. "And now I got my own record label, Hood Environment. We're getting it popping. I have my own artists and we're putting out our own videos and sh*t like that. We're just working man. Word. Right now I'm feeling really good. A lot of people welcomed me back with open arms so at the end of the day, I'm just excited that the streets are excited [to hear new music from me]. A lot of people are really starting to catch on to my Hood Environment record label movement. Everything is gravy. I definitely cannot complain right now." (SOHH)
Drag also hinted at an aim to get his brand buzzing by releasing a few underground EPs.
"The plan was to just bring me back and let everybody know Drag is definitely back to the forefront," Drag added. "And then hopefully everybody will really catch on to what I'm doing, which is building up this Hood Environment machine. We're starting off by putting out mixtapes, The Crazies and The Crazies Part II, with The Crazies Part III coming. We got a lot of big artists on there." (SOHH)
Last month, Eve talked about moving past her former Ruff Ryders image.
"I hate it when people say, 'The old Eve, the old Eve.' No! I can't pretend to be that girl anymore. If I did, people would see that and be like, Why is she trying to be that same person? ... When I went to take label meetings and they would listen to the music, a lot of them would be like, 'Yeah, that's good, but what's up with the Ruff Ryders sh*t?' I'm like, 'Yo, I was 21 then.' It's been years now. I've done a million different things. 'Tambourine' isn't Ruff Ryders. The records I did with Gwen [Stefani] weren't Ruff Ryders. I trust my audience enough to think they've grown, just like me -- I'm hoping for that, but we'll see." (Ink Magazine)
In late 2009, Drag told SOHH about hopeful plans to venture into building his own record label.
"I predict my next album to do well," Drag explained to SOHH in December 2009. "I know I can definitely predict, next year, I'm gonna be launching my record label and getting my record label really off this ground, you know what I'm saying?" (SOHH)
Check out Drag-On speaking on Hood Environment below:

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Fat Scotch Ale - Silver City Brewing Co.
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Ratings: 140 | Reviews: 79 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by beerceller99:
3.8/5 rDev -6.4%
32 oz. ceramic swing top bottle pours a mahogany fluid with a tan head. Smokey, sweet malt smell. Nice lacing. Sticky sweet smoked malt flavor with molasses and alderwood smoked tasting malts. Medium/heavy bodied with a very smooth mouthfeel.
The smoked flavors here went well with a cigar on Superbowl Sunday 2005.
04-23-2005 16:43:00 | More by beerceller99
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4.05/5 rDev -0.2%
Appearance Very dark brown with just the slightest hint of red. The head was monstrous even though I controlled it at the pour.
Smell This smells like scotch; nothing more, nothing less. The faint peat aroma, sweet malt, and alcohol scream scotch all the way.
Taste The sugars take over at the tongue (and go well with my hot dog). The malt deepens as well, making this quite the sweet, malty offering.
Mouthfeel This one is wee heavy for sure. It gives the mouth the same feeling youd get at the finish of a nice, long drink of scotch.
Drinkability This went down way too easy for a 9.0 ABV ale. Ill have to call it a night on account of the fact that this came in a .26 gallon bottle.
Comments This offering from Silver City won the Gold Medal for the top Scotch Style Ale at the 2002 Great American Beer Festival. If there ever was a scotch session ale, this is it.
11-27-2003 03:56:18 | More by RoyalT
3.88/5 rDev -4.4%
Review from BeerAdvocate Magazine Issue #47 (Dec 2010):
A crackling in the head leads to a thin ring of lace. Burgundy on brown. Stodgy malt nose with a hint of alcohol and a faint twang of smoke. Slick and mildly crisp, semi-syrupy full body. The maltiness reaches high--sweet but not cloying. Kiss of caramel, brown bread, fresh-cut grass and a ghost-like smoke. Light on the hops but this is par for the style; quick stroke of bitterness and a leafy flavor within. Alcohol is slow to warm, with a faint raisin tone. Sweet ending to a pleasant malt story.
03-08-2011 14:30:19 | More by BeerAdvocate
4.5/5 rDev +10.8%
Very stylish, .23 gallon swingtop bottle, obtained via trade with waldowin. Served slightly chilled into a Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale snifter. Pours a very deep brown body with an incredibly creamy, light brown head that is about one finger tall. Head is quite sturdy for the 9% abv, and lacing varies from sheets to island chains.
Aroma is bold, with vinous white grapes immediately leading into a kick of Scotch Whisky. Toffee, caramel, and brown sugar front an enormous malty profile. Smoky peat is prominent and engaging, and there is a pleasant fruity hint of berries and cherries.
Mouthfeel is almost full bodied, smooth and velvety, with the expected low carbonation and some alcohol warming that is welcome on a cold winter night. Slightly syrupy, in a good way.
Taste has lots of malty toffee with a kiss of brown sugar. Smoky peat and Scotch whisky notes are present all the way through. A restrained fruitiness of plums and cherries segues into figs as room temperature arrives. Turns a bit dry toward the finish, with a lasting smokiness embraced by the Scotch whisky notes.
I spent two hours enjoying this puppy, and each sip was better than the last. Very smooth, with a dangerous degree of drinkability. Quite a treat!
12-14-2005 16:17:34 | More by merlin48
4.25/5 rDev +4.7%
Thanks to Chris and Redbones for having this one on tap and a big thanks to Muddyfeet for posting that is was still on...ran my ass down there today to find it still there...
Arrived a dark brown color with clear mahogony highlights in a 10.5oz. goblet with less than a half finger of off-white head...disappears almost instantly with very little lace.
Very nice aromas filled with raisins, sweet carmelized malt, and a nice underlying scotch scent.
The taste is great...semi-sweet with a huge malt profile...lots of rum raisins, subtle scotch, and toasted almonds.
Mouthfeel is thick, yet not cloying and the carbonation is perfect for the style....very drinkable and no hint of the alcohol until the very last sip. A warming sense comes over you with this one and it should be respected at 9%...either way, a great offering and one I am real glad to have enjoyed.
Get on over to Redbones if you can...it won't last the night.
12-01-2005 18:03:34 | More by warriorsoul
4/5 rDev -1.5%
1 liter swing-top courtesy of the awesome west-coast BA RoyalT.
Poured a wonderful deep and dark cherry-colored gloriousness, with ruby-tinged highlights around the edges. Initial thick layer of barely off-white head quickly subsides into a paper-thin, edges-only ring. Decent lacing of the glass. Aromas are complex, to say the least. A funky "chocolatey-whiskey" smell is noted, along with a supporting cast of Heath Bar and caramel. Flavors are tasty, with some big-time sweetness shining through. Bourbon-soaked raisins also appear and mix nicely with the chocolate cocoa powder. Finishes with just a hint of alcohol burn and a smoky aftertaste that was as nice as it was unexpected. Mouthfeel is smooth...a little on the dry side. Quite drinkable, though the 9.0% ABV does limit you to a respectable quantity before calling it a night.
I'm liking this style more and more! Big thanks to RoyalT for this one.
03-26-2004 03:11:38 | More by OldFrothingSlosh
4.22/5 rDev +3.9%
Pours a deep brown with a light khaki head that immediately recedes to some spotting.
Smells boozy and sweet. Prunish aroma meets grape juice.
Tastes like candy with a big raisin like quality. Light caramel and cake all meet in the end for a nice syrupy sweet get together.
Mouthfeel is sticky and medium with light carbonation that suits this very well.
Overall I really enjoyed this a lot. Glad I picked this one up. I'll certainly be trying this beer again.
09-02-2011 18:50:34 | More by daveytheformer
4/5 rDev -1.5%
11-22-2011 20:19:04 | More by kevwcamp
New Mexico
3.75/5 rDev -7.6%
05-17-2013 18:48:36 | More by LXIXME
4.47/5 rDev +10.1%
Many thanks to Skyhand for a growler of this wonderful Scotch Ale.
I really can't begin to evaluate it...it's very complex, yet so balanced in it's flavors that it seems simple.
Toasted amber malts give way to a light smokiness...sweet caramel, brown sugar and somehow a hint of hops on the tail end...enough to cleanse the palette and leave a slight drying although there is the lingering wonderful sweetness of the amber malts tasting a lot like candy or caramel.
This is a delicious Scotch Ale...too delicious. I'm gonna finish the growler tonight by myself and that may be a sin...but sinfully indulgent and delicious.
Pray for me in the morning.
02-27-2007 07:13:42 | More by IntriqKen
4.25/5 rDev +4.7%
03-02-2013 19:03:36 | More by mdaschaf
3/5 rDev -26.1%
09-19-2013 02:25:54 | More by Tuckersmth
4.45/5 rDev +9.6%
Big thanks to SuzyGreenberg for this one.
Pours a nice deep dark ruby brown color with a fizzy tan head that dissipates pretty quickly leaving almost no lacing.
Nose is very estery with some peat and dark malt and grains. A slight smoke and a dry dark fruit smell.
Taste is quite good! A very nice dark fruit and peat bog smokiness with a good deep malt backbone. Taste starts off easy with some nice creamy dark fruit flavors. Some plummy taste and good vanilla cream like presence amplified by the mouthfeel. Some slight oak and peat smoke come through the middle with a big sweet malt profile. A belgian like yeast flavor coming out of this one. A great sweetness without being cloying. The finish is moderately dry, right where it should be. The aftertaste lingers with dark fruit and some creaminess.
Mouthfeel is very nice here, almost perfect. The only beef I have is that the carbonation is a bit high, A bit lower would be perfect here. Was really suprised at the mouthfeel after the nose was sort of thin. Nice slickness.
Drinkability is very solid here, especially for the abv. This one drinks like a 6% brew. Very high marks here. Goes down easy.
Overall this scotch ale gets very high marks. The nose and carbonation really need work. The aroma really indicates a fairly average scotch ale, but the taste and mouthfeel just bring this one to life. Lower the carbonation a bit and this one would be divine. Drinkability is nothing short of amazing here. The scores I haven given here really do not reflect how good this beer is. If we had a rating system that went into tenths this one would be in the solid A range for sure. Grrr. A great brew.
12-26-2008 03:34:11 | More by AKBelgianBeast
4.5/5 rDev +10.8%
01-04-2012 05:51:09 | More by jh1982
3.13/5 rDev -22.9%
22oz bottle of Silver City's Fat Scotch Ale. Beer pours dark cola brown, clearly a little syrupy in texture. Aroma is slightly phenol and chemical, I think. Flavor is dominant, malty, with molasses and spice. Also dark fruit: raisins, prunes. Could have been a barley wine in a parallel universe, I guess. Just enough bitterness to round it out. Aftertaste is neither cloying nor hop burn -- but it's not subtle, either. There's just a lot of flavor here. Unfortunately I'm not loving it.
11-07-2013 03:31:17 | More by hreb
3.98/5 rDev -2%
Pours a rich brown hue with garnet highlights when held up to the light. A flourish of tan head rises on the pour, but subsides in mere minutes. Aroma of sweet dark malt, a hint of biscuit, fruity hops, and undertones of dark fruit, aka ripe plum. Palate is sweet up front, with darker, rich malts (no roasty flavor, though), more dark, sweet fruit, and a touch of peat on the finish. Body is rich, full, and just slightly creamy. Goes down easily enough, but the 9% ABV is evident throughout. A big, robust Scotch ale that makes its presence known, but still manages to be quite welcome throughout the evening.
07-24-2009 07:07:36 | More by ElGordo
3.75/5 rDev -7.6%
12-08-2012 05:23:36 | More by jmccraney
3.75/5 rDev -7.6%
05-12-2014 15:44:38 | More by DOCRW
4.25/5 rDev +4.7%
Silver City's Fat Bastard (Scotch Ale) is best served at warmer cellar temperatures (50-55°F) from a small brandy snifter or thistle glass. This award-winning Strong Scotch Ale (Wee-Heavy) pours up with some authority along with a moderate carbonation that creates a low, short lived beige-light brownish colored head that sits proudly atop a deep auburn-russet body. The clarity is bright with surprisingly good head retention and even shows some alcohol legs. The incredibly rich caramel aroma showcases the abundant maltiness with some fruitiness reminiscent of a banana sundae topped with hot caramel & walnuts. In addition, there's a leafy earthiness and peat smokiness which emerges as the beer warms in hand along with an intermingly of whisky notes that adds to the overall complexity. The malt dominated flavor starts off slightly fruity (plum preserves, raisin pie, ripened fig) with a rich, caramel maltiness that shows lots of kettle carmelization and carries a touch of oily smokiness. The chewy, full-body shows both power and grace with a big, bittersweet finish that stops short of being syrupy and packs plenty of warmth. This is just the tipple to add some color to the cheeks during a long winter's night. Here's to one hedonistic Fat Bastard!
CHEERS! Beertracker
*Taster's Note: Thanks to amatuerbeerguy for waiting to share this one!
11-17-2006 07:20:16 | More by Beertracker
4.33/5 rDev +6.7%
Ruby red with an orange/tan head.
Sweet coffee with carmel and sweet whiskey/Bourbon nose.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied, creamy texture and incredibly balanced with elegance and lots of character.
Flavors are of cooked peaches, figs, prunes and plums with a sweet whiskey flavor; complex and layered.
Medium Scotch coffee'd fruit finish.
This is a nice drink, although there is a bit of a "Dr. Pepper" or sweet carmel "Coca Cola" flavor that underlies the flavor profile. Still, very nice!
12-09-2009 02:06:47 | More by GRG1313
3.75/5 rDev -7.6%
12-22-2013 22:45:13 | More by rfreed
4.43/5 rDev +9.1%
Poured out of a 750mL swing-top jug, aged for three months (I ran out of patience).
Appearance - Pours a dark, dark syrup, so dark it's black. When it's held to the light, thin streamers of blood red wrap around the sides which give hint to the true color. Absolutely massive head at least four fingers tall, so thick you could cut it with a knife (I actually did, as a test, the cut stayed). Fades to a thin cake of foam for several minutes, and finally fades to a sheen with a ring, and leaves ringlets all the way down. Very impressive for a beer this high in ABV. Every dark beer should have heads like this.
Smell - First hit is strongly of cinnamon, which surprised me. Having had this beer before, that wasn't something I'd noticed. Plums, scotch, and spiced rum. Almost a tropical smell.
Taste - Up front taste is malts. Caramel, toffee, buttery and some plum and molasses. Almost a bubble-gum like sweetness in there, like a Bazooka Joe is sitting on the bottom. A hint of smoked peat midway through, and a *very* slight hint of single-malt. Finishes with some cedar-like hops, and a bit of smoke. Definitely a big beer, it's easy to see how this won two golds back to back in '02 and '03.
Mouthfeel - Feels a bit slick (wondering if maybe this one was oxidized), and dry, at first. Then widens out to a massive chewy, bubbly feel, that almost literally tumbles along the tongue. The syrupy thickness of this brew combines with the large amount of carbonation to make a wonderful experience.
Drinkability - This stuff is scarily drinkable. It'd be so very easy to drink enough of this to be sick later, especially with all this sugar. Once it hits your lips, it pulls itself down your throat with abandon. The alcohol really sneaks up on you.
Would absolutely recommend it to anyone who hasn't tried it, but it's so much fresher and bigger off the tap (I've had both tap and bottle).
As a footnote, as this beer warmed up, the buttery slickness faded, and the sweet notes got deeper. Once this beer hit about 50 degrees or so, it was fantastic. If you buy some, let it warm a bit before drinking it from the fridge.
09-24-2005 08:43:12 | More by waldowin
3.75/5 rDev -7.6%
03-14-2013 06:16:48 | More by foxyaardvark27
4.18/5 rDev +3%
appearance: The pour creates a good looking .5" khaki head that steadily retreats back into the liquid, save for a slight layer on top and a ring around the glass. The beer is an awesome reddish chestnut brown in color. A little more lacing and head retention is all I could ask for.
smell: Plenty of malt on the nose gives dark fruity aromas of candied cherry, plum, peach, and other fruits. There is also a considerable peat presence. Hints of milk chocolate, toffee, and butterscotch are present...and maybe even a slight nuance of smoke that reminds me of alderwood. The aroma is pretty complex, while keeping with the scotch ale trait of being subtle, though there could be a little more depth to the malt character. There's a low, English type hop aroma. The ethanol is very well hidden, though it does prick the back of the nose a bit.
mouthfeel: The carbonation is right on the border between the upper reaches of the low range and the low side of the medium range. The body is medium, and slightly slick.
taste: Ahhh, maltiness. The flavor is pretty much completely malt...there is only a hint of hop flavor, and the light bitterness that cleans up the finish. All this malt brings with it delicious flavors of dried, dark tree fruit, caramelized sugars, and toffee. There are also some hints of flavorful hardwood smoke and peat. Alcohol unnoticeable on the tongue.
drinkability: An easy drinking scotch ale. Limited somewhat by the ABV, as I am feeling it after consuming about 2/5 of the bottle.
One of two .26 gallon swingtops I acquired in an awesome trade with waldowin. This has been cellared since early January, and I'll probably keep the other until fall.
12-12-06: The ethanol has practically disappeared from the nose. Seems to be pretty similar to my last bottle, though the malt may have opened up, and a little more smoke revealed due to the reduced sweetness. Big notes of dried, sugary fruits and a light bourbon note. One of the better aging experiences I've had. Kicking the aroma up to a 4.5.
04-11-2006 01:17:59 | More by blackie
4/5 rDev -1.5%
01-06-2012 05:01:59 | More by bespin15
Fat Scotch Ale from Silver City Brewing Co.
90 out of 100 based on 140 ratings.


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A sleeping bag that is tapered at the ends to reduce air space and to conserve heat.
noseeum netting
Normal mosquito netting has 200 holes per inch, whereas noseeum netting has 625 holes per inch.
Noseeums are nasty little bugs typically found near the ocean and around rivers, lakes, and swamps.
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poison oak/ivy
Obnoxious plants that can cause a nasty skin rash.
polyurethane coating
Durable material coating used to waterproof a tent floor and rainfly.
A hooded water-repelling garment used for a raincoat.
post and grommet
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primitive campground
A campground without any amenities like bathrooms, electric, and water.
private campground
A campground that is a privately owned business.
propane canister
A portable container that holds about one pound of pressurized propane, which is used to fuel campstoves and lanterns.
put up shade
Erect a screen room or tarp so that you can get out of the hot sun.
ripstop nylon
A fray-proof material used in tent walls.
A campfire treat made by placing a piece of chocolate and a roasted marshmallow between two graham crackers.
screen room
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shock-corded poles
Tent poles that come in sections and are held together by an elastic cord that runs the length of the pole.
single-wall tent
A tent without a fly and walls made of non-breathable materials.
sleeping bag
A roll-up bed used for camping that is made of various insulating materials.
sleeping pad
An insulating cushion used beneath a sleeping bag.
stake puller
A tool used to remove tent stakes from the ground.
stuff sack
A cloth or nylon bag used to carry a tent or other piece of camping gear.
summer camp
A place where kids go to enjoy supervised recreation.
tent poles
Aluminum or fiberglass poles that are used to erect tents.
tub floor
A tent floor made from one piece of material, which continues up the walls about six inches before being sewn to the walls.
A means of removing body moisture to prevent condensation buildup inside your tent.
A covered area outside a tent door. Vestibules are usually found on backpacking tents and are used to store wet clothes or extra gear.
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The ability to resist, but not completely repel, water.
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Colleen Anunu could tell something was off as soon as she lifted the piping-hot cup of Honduran coffee to her lips.
A worker sprays fungicide on coffee plants affected by a tree-killing fungus known as roya at a coffee cooperative in El Salvador. Reuters
The Central American country's coffee beans usually produce flavors with "a lot of fruit" and "really heavy developed sugars," says Ms. Anunu, lead buyer at Gimme! Coffee, a roaster and cafe chain based in Ithaca, N.Y.
But at the March tasting in the western highlands of Honduras, "the coffee was very underdeveloped," she says.
The culprit: an orange-colored fungus called roya, or coffee-leaf rust, that is the scourge of growers across Latin America.
The fungus is hurting production and is expected to cause crop losses of $500 million and cost 374,000 jobs in Central America this year, the International Coffee Organization says.
An orange-colored fungus called coffee-leaf rust has swept through coffee fields from Mexico to Panama, where some of the world's rarest beans are grown, driving up prices. WSJ's Leslie Josephs reports via #WorldStream
Roya is making some of the world's most desired coffee beans scarcer and driving up their prices. Some varieties of Guatemalan coffees now cost about 70 cents more per pound than the global benchmark contract traded on IntercontinentalExchange Inc. ICE +0.28% Intercontinental Exchange Inc. U.S.: NYSE $189.10 +0.53 +0.28% Aug. 22, 2014 4:05 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 484,862 AFTER HOURS $189.10 0.00 % Aug. 22, 2014 4:27 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2,581 P/E Ratio 42.21 Market Cap $21.45 Billion Dividend Yield 1.37% Rev. per Employee $624,079 08/07/14 Financial Briefing Book 08/07/14 Intercontinental Exchange Resu... 08/07/14 Stocks to Watch: Bank of Ameri... More quote details and news » 's exchange, up from a premium of 60 cents a year ago, says Andrew Miller, owner of Café Imports, a Minneapolis coffee importer.
The higher cost means gourmet coffee drinkers aren't seeing the full benefit of a steep price drop in the past year. The drop has allowed big roasters like Kraft Foods Group Inc., KRFT -0.07% Kraft Foods Group Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq $57.22 -0.04 -0.07% Aug. 22, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1.60M AFTER HOURS $57.22 0.00 % Aug. 22, 2014 4:36 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 30,211 P/E Ratio 14.06 Market Cap $33.99 Billion Dividend Yield 3.67% Rev. per Employee $804,356 08/04/14 CFO Moves: Walgreen, SolarCity... 08/04/14 Is Walgreen's New CFO More Lik... 08/04/14 Walgreen Names New Finance Chi... More quote details and news » J.M. Smucker Co. SJM -0.29% J.M. Smucker Co. U.S.: NYSE $101.36 -0.29 -0.29% Aug. 22, 2014 4:02 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 440,408 AFTER HOURS $101.36 0.00 % Aug. 22, 2014 4:27 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 16,994 P/E Ratio 19.00 Market Cap $10.33 Billion Dividend Yield 2.53% Rev. per Employee $1,169,320 08/20/14 Morning MoneyBeat: Another Bea... 08/20/14 Smucker Sales Fall 2% on Coffe... 08/06/14 Smucker to Buy Sahale Snacks More quote details and news » and Starbucks Corp. SBUX -0.25% Starbucks Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq $77.28 -0.19 -0.25% Aug. 22, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2.22M AFTER HOURS $77.38 +0.10 +0.13% Aug. 22, 2014 6:58 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 52,400 P/E Ratio 237.20 Market Cap $58.20 Billion Dividend Yield 1.35% Rev. per Employee $88,236 08/21/14 New Coffee Brewer Tests Keurig... 08/17/14 Open-Carry Fight Is Set to Hit... 08/15/14 Voices: Rachele Bouchand, on W... More quote details and news » to cut prices. Arabica coffee futures have fallen 19% to $1.44 a pound in the past year, largely due to a bumper Brazil crop.
The fungus has swept through coffee fields from Mexico to Panama, where some of the world's rarest and most expensive beans are grown. Roya thrives on the leaves of coffee trees, choking off the source of nutrition for the coffee cherries that encase beans. Afflicted trees produce fewer cherries, and harvested beans are sapped of flavors like "Meyer lemon" and "sugar sprinkle" that draw gourmet roasters like Ms. Anunu.
"It was just so aggressive," says Aida Batlle, a fifth-generation coffee farmer in western El Salvador. The rust resisted three fungicide sprayings on her farms.
Across Central America, production is expected to shrink 16% in the growing season that runs from October to September from a year earlier, the ICO forecasts.
Central American countries produce roughly 10% of the global coffee supply—and some of the world's sweetest coffee. In a sign of the threat to that supply, Starbucks, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc., GMCR +13.26% Keurig Green Mountain Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq $133.36 +15.61 +13.26% Aug. 22, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 10.75M AFTER HOURS $133.44 +0.08 +0.06% Aug. 22, 2014 7:59 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 28,154 P/E Ratio 35.37 Market Cap $21.66 Billion Dividend Yield 0.75% Rev. per Employee $723,697 08/21/14 New Coffee Brewer Tests Keurig... 08/19/14 Google's IPO, 10 Years Later: ... 08/14/14 Coke Buys Stake in Monster Bev... More quote details and news » Folgers maker J.M. Smucker and other big coffee sellers met in April with government agencies and agronomists in Guatemala City for what was billed as an "emergency" summit.
The companies didn't agree to an immediate course of action. For now, regional governments are leading the fight against roya by spending millions of dollars to supply farmers with fungicides.
Coffee-leaf rust, a destructive disease, is spreading throughout Central America, denting supplies and diminishing the quality of gourmet coffee beans.
Scientists and farmers say roya will be an even bigger threat next year as the condition of infected trees worsens and the fungus spreads to new farms.
Agencies like the World Bank's International Finance Corp. are considering measures such as low-cost loans to help farmers pay for farming supplies and new rust-resistant plants.
"We obviously have some significant business interest in securing the coffee supply chain," says Lindsey Bolger, the head coffee buyer for Green Mountain who attended the April meeting.
It is difficult for farmers to save a crop once roya is detected on most of the leaves, says Timothy Schilling, executive director of World Coffee Research, a nonprofit group funded by big coffee companies.
If the fungus destroys more than half of a tree's leaves, its owner likely will have to cut the tree off at the stump. Such trees then can't produce coffee beans for three years.
In Colombia, unusually rainy weather in 2008 fueled an outbreak of rust that later grew into an epidemic.
Colombia is Latin America's second-largest coffee grower after Brazil, but output plunged and prices surged to a 14-year high in 2011.
In the past five years, Colombian growers have replaced about half of their coffee-growing acreage with rust-resistant plants, according to the Colombian Federation of Coffee Growers, an industry group.
This year, coffee production in Colombia is expected to rebound to at least 10 million bags, up 30% from 2012, the group says. Before heavy rains and rust hit, Colombia produced more than 11 million bags a year.
Gourmet coffee roasters say they can make up for some of the Central American shortfall by buying beans from Colombia and Brazil.
Those two countries produce more than one-third of the world's coffee beans.
The overall coffee market's steep price drop in the past year means farmers will have less money to fight the disease.
For Ms. Anunu, rust means she has to look harder for the perfect bean. "It's a lot of work," she says.
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(AP) — A military explosives team is preparing to detonate a suspected
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off a New Jersey beach.
Authorities have evacuated about 15 homes and a quarter mile radius around Bay Head's beach Wednesday.
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Each year the Women in Science and Medicine Advisory Committee (WISMAC) selects and hosts an outstanding female scientist/physician to visit UT Southwestern Medical Center for a two-day professorship. The Ida M. Green Distinguished Visiting Professorship, Honoring Women in Science and Medicine was established by the Southwestern Medical Foundation in honor of the late wife of Texas Instruments founder Cecil H. Green, who died in 2003.
Mrs. Green, who died in 1986, championed the cause of opening new career paths for women in science and provided a major bequest to Southwestern Medical Foundation. The Visiting Professorship promotes the accomplishments of women in science and medicine and provides inspiration to UT Southwestern's junior faculty and trainees. Our visiting professor meets with individuals and with diverse groups on campus and presents a University Lecture.
2013–2014 Professorship
The Ida M. Green Distinguished Visiting Professorship Honoring Women in Science and Medicine will feature Dianna M. Milewicz, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Milewicz is the President George H.W. Bush Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine, Director of the Division of Medical Genetics, and Vice Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston.
She has received numerous honors and awards for her research, including the Antoine Marfan Award, the Doris Duke Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award, and the University of Texas Presidential Scholars Award for Excellence in Research. She has been inducted into the American Society of Clinical Investigation and the Association of American Physicians.
Dr. Milewicz graduated from UT Southwestern's first Medical Scientist Training Program class in 1984.
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On the hardwood is a weekly college basketball blog recapping and previewing Alabama, Auburn, and UAB men's basketball.
Alabama (6-2)
What you need to know:
Trevor Releford is scoring 16.9 points per game.
Rodney Cooper is rebounding 4.7 per game.
Trevor Lacey averages 4.0 assists per game.
Bracket Madness:
Right now I'm projecting Alabama to make the NCAA tournament, but the Tide needs to get back on the winning track. Alabama would probably be a 7 to 9 seed.
Auburn (3-5)
What you need to know:
Frankie Sullivan is scoring 18.5 points per game.
Rob Chubb is rebounding 7.8 per game.
Frankie Sullivan averages 3.0 assists per game.
Bracket Madness:
Right now things are not looking good for Auburn as far as playing in March. It's still early, but Auburn needs some resume wins along with a good showing in SEC play.
What you need to know:
Jordan Swing is scoring 15.1 points per game.
Rob Rucker is rebounding 7.5 per games.
Terence Jones averages 4.2 assists per game.
Bracket Madness:
UAB needs to pick up a wins versus Rutgers and Dayton in the non conference and then go on a tear in C-USA play. Even if the Blazers dominate the C-USA I still think it would take them winning the C-USA tournament to make the big dance.
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"...to enhance the quality of life for senior citizens...through education and legislation."
Gray Is Green is the leading environmental education, advocacy, and action organization for older adults. America's greenest generations are calling for a cleaner, healthier future for everyone. For More, see http://grayisgreen.org/home/Read more
OLYMPIA - A campaign by clean energy groups to shut down the Centralia coal-fired power plant by 2015 staged five events statewide Tuesday, including one at the Capitol Campus and another at a state Department of Ecology hearing in Lacey. The Coal-Free Washington campaign coordinated by the Sierra Club has identified the TransAlta coal plant in Centralia as the single largest stationary source of global warming gases, mercury and nitrogen oxide pollutionRead more
RICHLAND -- Richland's city electric utility is working to add solar power to its grid. The renewable power source will help fulfill a requirement of Initiative 937 passed by state voters in 2006. The clean energy initiative requires an electric utility with 25,000 or more customers to use "eligible renewable resources" to meet a portion of its load -- 3 percent by 2012, 9 percent by 2016 and 20 percent by 2020. For More, see http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/07/09/1086279/richland-breaks-ground-on-solar.htmlRead more
Those of us in the great cities of the West Coast should stop for a moment and consider the last grand stretches of open country in the West. From eastern Oregon, to western Texas, to the magnificent Great Plains, those landscapes where earth and sky can wed in a glorious uninterrupted vastness are part of who Americans are as a people. While they may not have many people in them, we all, whether we know it or not, have some of them in us. They areRead more
Support for increased offshore drilling has dropped significantly since oil started gushing off the Gulf Coast. Fifty-two percent of registered voters in the latest USA Today/Gallup poll favor increased offshore drilling. Support for increased offshore drilling has dropped significantly since oil started gushing off the Gulf Coast. Fifty-two percent of registered voters in the latest USA Today/Gallup poll favor increased offshore drilling.Read more
The Bonneville Power Administration has started upgrading transmission lines in Eastern Oregon to accomodate a 63-turbine wind farm supplying power to Clark County homes and businesses. For More, See Wind Power to ClarkRead more
The Sierra Club brought its "Beyond Coal" campaign to Vancouver last week on the eve of Earth Day, urging an audience of 60 to pressure Gov. Chris Gregoire to close the state's only coal-fired plant sooner rather than later. As a first step, Doug Howell, who directs the club's Coal-Free Washington Campaign, asked members of the audience to write to the governor and ask her to set a time and place for public hearings she had promised 11 months agoRead more
CLE ELUM -- A patch of previously logged timberland just outside Cle Elum could sprout one of the world's largest solar energy projects by late 2011. Developers announced the proposed photovoltaic manufacturing and solar power generating plant Thursday, saying it will create hundreds of family-wage construction and manufacturing jobs for a total investment of more than $100 million. Photovoltaics are a method for generating electricity by using solarRead more
The state Utilities and Transportation Commission approved the lower rates, which amount to about a 16 percent drop. Puget Sound Energy is paying less for natural gas so the utility that serves me and a few hundred thousand others in the area asked to have its rates lowered. There's also a slight drop for electric customers. Natural gas rates for Puget Sound Energy customers drop again Electric rates go up slightly OLYMPIA, Wash. - For the secondRead more
RICHLAND -- A project to examine how high technology can improve the Pacific Northwest's electric power grid has received an $88.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The money, to help pay for the $177.6 million Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project, was the largest among 32 grants DOE announced Tuesday as part of $620 million in stimulus aid. For More, see http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091125/NEWS03/711259846Read more
OLYMPIA -- The state isn't going to reach its goal next month of making biodiesel a significant portion of the fuel pumped into its fleet of cars, trucks and ferries. No state agency will be complying with a June 1 requirement for biodiesel to make up at least 20 percent of its fuel use. For More, see http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090525/NEWS01/705259952Read more
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A freedom-of-information request by a group of reporters at the B.C. legislature has turned up interesting documents Finance Minister Colin Hansen was given about the HST before the election, a time when he has claimed, and continues to claim, that the wildly unpopular tax was not on his radar.
Hansen claimed Wednesday that he didn't recognize the briefing note — which warned that the HST would initially lower B.C. gross domestic product and increase the cost of goods and services to regular British Columbians — and held to that position even though there are emails from senior officials in his ministry assuring others that he's been given the note.
Hansen says he didn't see the note. But how does that get him off the hook? If the note were so important that his most senior people were producing and discussing it, why wasn't he reading it? How does he explain to the people of B.C. that as finance minister he was too busy doing other things to ignore an issue of such importance?
And when he did read the note, which he must have done at some time, why would his party proceed, all the while telling everyone it was the best thing for the econommy, having been advised by his most senior people that it would harm the people of B.C. by raising their costs on good and services?
HST is great for the largest companies in this province who can now avoid paying some $2 billion in taxes that have been transfered to the rest of us. Thanks Mr. Hansen and Mr. Campbell. As everyone knows who has paid a bill since the HST was put in place, everything has gone up in price, from telephone and other utility bills, and especially on services. The Liberals' promise that companies would transfer down their savings has proved to be nonsense, as many people said.
So Hansen is possibly lying about the note, wasn't doing his job properly, or didn't care about the effects of the HST on regular British Columbians. Which one is it Mr. Hansen?
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It's funny that Canadians can't be bothered to vote in elections — municipal, provincial or federal — yet we're enamoured with voting on all manner of other things.
A former Miss Teen Kamloops is raising money for cystic fibrosis and looking for online votes to support her cause.
Despite she and 300 other students at UBC having amassed $40,000 already, they also produced a video for an online contest sponsored by Nuance Leadership Development Services.
If they receive the most "likes" in the competition against other Canadian universities they'll
receive $1,000.
A local school will be the happy recipient of $10,000 after a mom snapped a photo of her child and entered it in a contest sponsored by Lysol.
In this case, the online voting wasn't the deciding factor.
Another entry received more votes, but it fits the trend.
The Kamloops community is being asked to support an insurance company's online voting competition so that Pavilion Theatre might receive $100,000 in improvements.
In last year's Aviva Community Fund competition, the volunteer-run People in Transition group (PIT Stop) at Kamloops United Church gained $80,000 to upgrade its 50-year-old kitchen.
"Voters" from across the country, not just locals, must have felt the hot meals the PIT Stop cooks weekly for hungry people was worthwhile as it became one of a dozen community projects chosen.
This year, in a show of paying it forward, the church is encouraging people to support Western Canada Theatre's bid, reminding voters that last year the theatre dropped its bid to encourage votes for PIT Stop.
It's unusual to see an insurance company giving back in such a big way — it's the fourth year Aviva has offered $1 million for community initiatives in Canada. According to the company website, Canadians provided more than 6,000 ideas for the competition and cast six million votes in the last three years.
That's some big uptake but those are big dollars for small projects and it's pretty easy money, too . . . just click "like."
Of course, in addition to dangling this attractive bunch of carrots to communities across the country, Aviva builds major brand recognition. I know I picked them out of a list of unknowns when considering home insurance. Why wouldn't I want to choose a company that might invest in improving our community?
But I wonder how far this love affair with online contests will go. Will old-fashioned fundraisers like hotdog sales, silent auctions, golf tournaments and car washes, where you connect with live people, be abandoned in favour of liking projects from our computers?
As governments tighten belts and taxpayers complain they're tapped out, will companies
become a community's Sugar Daddy to cover off our wish lists?
Will it stop at theatre and kitchen upgrades or will we eventually vote online to gain funds for hospital equipment, an MRI at a private clinic, road and sewer improvements, ice time or household needs that people
use to finance themselves?
Overall, it's a sad state of affairs that worthy non-profits are having to compete with each other for funding in a popularity contest sponsored by the for-profit sector.


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A Lynchburg, Ohio man is behind bars in Warren County after deputies found him to be in possession of a stolen motorcycle.
Deputies who were patrolling the annual Devil's Staircase Hillclimb in Oregonia on Sunday located the motorcycle, which was stolen out of Grove City, Ohio.
Deputies used a License Plate Reader System were alerted to the motorcycle after it was successfully read by the system.
Jason Loudermilk, 43, is charged with receiving stolen property, carrying concealed weapons and using weapons while intoxicated. He is being held at the Warren County Jail on a $155,750 bond.
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Another central Illinois government administrator is leaving his post.
Washington City Administrator, Bob Morris announced today that he plans to retire in June.
He has served as Washington's City Administrator since 2002.
Morris will assist the Mayor and City Council in recruiting a candidate pool to fill the vacancy.
His retirement will end a 35 year career in local government.
You'll recall Peoria County is looking for a new administrator after Patrick Urich announced his departure, Peoria's city manager position is vacant and Pekin's former city manager Dennis Kief retired at the end of 2010.


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(WMC-TV) - Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong says nothing is driving him to DROP, which is the "deferred retirement option plan."
Being open for business 24/7/365, public perception, and fighting for funding is just some of the stress, but he says none of those reasons influenced his decision on a retirement date. He says it is just that time.
"I'm not frustrated. Let me clear about that," said Armstrong.
He has been on the force 25 years, mostly working violent crimes—the last three years as the city's top cop.
Armstrong says the time is coming to step down.
"There was going to be a retirement at some point. I was not going to do this indefinitely, and it's always been my desire to leave this job with my health and strength," said Armstrong.
Armstrong says he still has goals before he walks away, including upgrading MPD technology and opening its own headquarters rather than occupying the 12th floor of 201 Poplar.
"Three years is a long time. I'm still going to show up every single day and do what's I've been doing for the last 25 years, and that's show up every day and give this city absolutely everything that I can to keep it safe," said Armstrong.
Armstrong says he has thought about his retirement long and hard and discussed it with Mayor A C Wharton. He will be involved in the next step for his office.
"Given the opportunity, I'm going to make sure that my replacement knows absolutely everything that I know. I'm going to make sure that, that transition is smooth. I'm going to make myself available to that person even in my retirement," said Armstrong.
Armstrong says he is not ready to discuss what is next for him, but he joked that if the Dallas Cowboys come calling, he will happily relocate to Dallas to run security for his favorite football team.
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On Feb. 6, 1978, a blizzard hit the area, bringing Connecticut about 2 feet of snow.
On Feb. 8, 2013, another blizzard brought 2 feet of snow to some towns, 3 feet to others.
In slightly more than a week -- from this Monday to next Monday -- Connecticut likely won't have a blizzard or even some grand nor'easter. But the span might bring the state four storms, that, collectively, could top the 20-inch mark.
"Everyone's getting tired," Bill Jacquemin, senior meteorologist with the Connecticut Weather Center in Danbury, said Tuesday. "Including me."
Monday's storm brought the state about 9 inches along the coast, with 5 inches in the middle of the state and about 3 inches in the north.
On Wednesday, that pattern is expected to be reversed, with a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain along the coastline, and as much as a foot of snow in the north.
The National Weather Service's office in Upton, N.Y., said it believes the Wednesday storm will bring 4 to 6 inches of snow across southwestern Connecticut. That's less than the area has received in previous storms, but the weather service warned that the impact of this storm could be worse because it is also expected to bring about one-fifth to one-third of an inch of ice across the southern part of the state.
The weather service warned that Wednesday morning's commute will likely be "treacherous."
The storm -- which was forecast to begin after midnight Wednesday -- was expected to taper off in the afternoon. The freezing-rain line will be crucial to the storm's messiness. Wet, heavy snow, followed by freezing rain, could bring down tree branches and power lines.
Wednesday's storm could push the jet stream into a different pattern. Assuming it doesn't, two storms could arrive over the weekend -- a smaller one on Saturday and Sunday, and a much larger one on Sunday into Monday.
"It could bring double digits," Jacquemin said of the snow inch count.
Jacquemin said the first two weeks of February are generally the snowiest part of the year, averaging about a half-inch of snow a day, while the other weeks of winter average about 0.3 inches.
In most years, a thaw comes in the third week of January, he said. Then cold weather returns in early February and any moisture in the air becomes snow.
Because of the wet snow and freezing rain combination for the upcoming storms, the state's utilities officials are watching the weather, as well.
Mitch Gross, spokesman for Connecticut Light & Power Co., which has come under withering criticism for its response to the big storms of 2011 and 2012, said Tuesday the company would not comment in detail on its preparedness for Wednesday's storm.
"We prepare for severe weather every day," Gross said.
Michael West, spokesman for United Illuminating, said Tuesday that UI has all its crews ready to respond, but the company does not think the storm will be bad enough to enlist additional help.
Staff writer Wes Duplantier contributed to this report.
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It has been over a season and a half since the cable deal with comcast. Since then, we have seen no deals with the Major competaters in the area, ie Directv, Dish network, and charter cable.
One would have to conclude, that a deal with any of them was never a real possibility. Comcast is playing their trump card, that we would all capitulate, as the Blazers improved, and no other options surfaced.
I will not lower my expectations. Why should I accept the local sports channels, when I can have all the local sports channels across the nation for the same cost. I will continue to watch my Blazers on the internet, at reduced quality broadcasts, rather than give in to Comcast.
We can not give in to Comcast. I am a 1/5 season ticket holder in the lower bowl. I get two tickets to 8 games a season. I will not be held hostage by Comcast. Larry Miller needs to realize that you can't be a global brand until you are a local brand!
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Welcome to the unofficial website of the Southwick (MA) Public Library. The Library is located at 95 Feeding Hills Road in Southwick, MA 01077. Library hours, telephone number, etc. information is available here. The Library provides free public Wi-Fi 24/7 both inside and outside the building. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(August 16, 2014) The August 15, 2014 issue of the Southwick Suffield News has an article and pictures of the Library computer classes currently being held at the Library. Click here to view the article. [When the document opens go to page 3]
(August 15, 2014) The Southwick Board of Selectmen at their August 11, 2014 meeting tabled the appointment of a new Library Director. They are expected to make a decision at their next meeting on Monday August 25.
(August 2014) For more infirmation on the retirement of the Library Director click here.
(July 12, 2014) The current Library Director has announced that she will be retiring from her position later this year. The Library Director has served the community for 20 years, 15 years as Library Director. The Board of Trustees will announce additional information when a new Director is approved.
(July 9, 2014) Training for the new library software Evergreen has begun today for some of the library staff. When the Library has fully implemented into C/W Mars all library users (patrons) will have C/W Mars library cards. For library users that only have a Southwick library card this will involve getting a new library card. Library cards from Westfield, Agawam and other C/W Mars operating libraries will NOT need a new card. More information will be available from the Circulation Desk as the process continues. Library users will also have access to a large inventory of E-Books via the Internet. As information becomes available it will be posted on this website and at the Library.
(May 21, 2014) The FY 2015 town budget was approved at the Annual Town Meeting on May 20, 2014. This includes the library budget. This new budget will allow the library to become a full operating member of the C/W Mars library system. A number of new features will be available to library users in July and additional information will be available as it becomes available.
Thanks to the Southwick residents that supported the library efforts to increase the budget to allow for the upgraded membership of C/W Mars as well as the residents that approved the budget on May 20, 2014.
The Library Board of Trustees and library staff including the Director anticipate that the Library will become a full operating member of C/W Mars effective on July 1, 2014 subject to approval of the funding at the Annual Town Meeting in May 2014. This will allow the Library to provide additional services to library users. More information will be provided closer to the July 1 date. Thank you for the needed support regarding the necessary funding.
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Thanks to the staff of the Southwick Public Library, the members of the Board of Trustees, the Board of Selectmen, the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), the Town maintenance staff, the town I.T. Director, the public as well as the contractor and subcontractors for the installation of insulation in the attic of the building within the two week period. Although this has caused an inconvenience to the public and library staff the end result should be a better temperature controlled environment for all in the future.
For information on events and activities at the Library during the month read the current issue of Library Links which is available at the Library or on this website click here. Members of the Friends of the Southwick Public Library receive a copy of each issue of Library Links by mail as part of the membership. Further information is available at the circulation desk at the Library.
(July 2013) We have tried to make online research of newspapers (Boston Globe, New York Times) and thousands of magazine, journals, etc. easier. You can click on the Online research tab and have access to online databases. There is no cost to use this service and it is provided courtesy of state and federal funding.
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On July 23, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. the Library hosted a celebration event with area leaders, entertainment for children and refreshments. The event was open to the public. Clck here for a list of officials that attended. In addition reporters from the Southwick Suffield News, The Westfield News and the Republican were in attendance. More than 60 members of the public attended including a 100 year old local resident and a candidate for the position of State Representative Sam DiSanti also attended. Also attending were most of the Library Board of Trustees.
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Hey fellow Dolphins, I am starting a new segment here on the Phinsider called thoughts, it will be done once a week on friday at anytime usually around 3:00, but today a little earlier. On this segment of thoughts I will be talking about our new DC, F/A, Trading, the draft, and as usual, my thought of the day. So, let me start me start off by talking about our new DC and who it will be
DC - Now I bet many of you will disagree with my first thought, but I don't care who our defensive coordinator is because I believe that if you have a good defense you got it, now don't get me wrong, I don't think it's completly unimportant because I know someone needs to call the plays, when our linebackers cover the tight end, when our safety blitzes, when our corners double up a wide reciever, and etc. But I don't think we should spend too much time on finding one, I am sure Bill Parcells and the trifecta have a lot of good connections and I don't think we should have to worry too much about this, but we need someone, and I think we should look into Bill Cowher, now I know he is more of a head coach, but when he coached pittsburg, there defense was really good, so i think Bill should at least try to fish him here into Miami.
F/A - Now onto F/A, not speaking for everybody, but I am pretty sure most of our biggest wish is to aquire Vince Wilfork. 1. We are big need of a big man to stope the run. 2. It would kill the hated Patriots. 3. Plus it would actually give us an elite player. Now, Vince Wilfork is great, but an even bigger need is probably at wide reciever. Obviously, the biggest name out there is Brandon marshall, and there are a mixed emotions on him, as well as mixed emotions on Anquan Boldin considering his injury past. other needs include safety, inside linebacker, and kick returner, now obviously, most of us would like to see Vince Wilfork, Brandon Marshall, Carlos Dansby, Joshua Cribbs, and Troy Polumalu fill those needs but that is not really possible. So, in reality, out of those guys I would like to push for Vince Wilfork the most. For wide reciever, I am really intrigued by Anquan Boldin beacause he is not a diva, he doesn't cost that much, and he is a legit #1. For the inside linebacker, I would like to draft one of those, which I will talk about in a little while. And finally for safety, I think this is the least of out worries, because we got a pretty good trio to work with, Wilson/Culver/Clemons, but i would like to try and steal a star in the 4th or 5th round in the draft.
Trading - Ok, for trading, I believe we need to trade for Joshua Cribbs because besides for the jets game, Teddy Ginn was not a very good return man this year, and Cribbs could help us with our wide reciever problem as well, even though we already have our version of Cribbs at reciever, Davone Bess. Other then Josh Cribbs, i think we need to let Fasano walk and trade for Tony Sheffler from the Denver Broncos.
Draft - Finally, i'll talk about the draft, now we do have a pretty high first round pick and a pretty high second round pick and so on. Now for the first round pick, I believe who we pick is up to Denver, let me explain. They have the pick right before us and if Brandon Marshall doesn't remain with them, I believe they draft Dez Bryant, but if he does stay with them, I believe they draft Rolando McClain. I think whoever they draft, we draft the other guy, now assuming Marshall is not staying with them, I believe they are going to draft Dez Bryant. With that being said, I have to believe we are going to draft Rolando McClain and that will be great for us, it will fill one of our biggest needs at inside linebacker. For the secound round I hope we draft Mount Cody (Terrence Cody), that is if we aquire Vince Wilfork or not, I still think we should aquire this guy, he is huge and very talented, plus he is an all around good guy. The other rounds go as follows 3rd round - Wide reciever, 4th round - Safety, 5th round - Right tackle, 6th round - tightend/cornerback, and 7th round - outside linebacker/quaterback
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Dwight Howard says he is signing with the Houston Rockets, and former UA star Andre Iguodala is headed from Denver to Golden State as the Warriors sent another former Wildcat, Richard Jefferson, to Utah.
Howard posted a message on Twitter on Friday night saying he thought Houston was "the best place for me."
"I am excited about joining the Rockets and I'm looking forward to a great season," said the All-Star center, who played for the Los Angeles Lakers last season.
Howard will join All-Star James Harden to give Houston a potentially potent inside-outside combination.
"We wish (Howard) the best of luck on the remainder of his NBA career," Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said in a statement.
Dallas, Golden State and Atlanta were the other suitors interested in Howard.
After the Warriors couldn't get Howard, they unloaded their expiring contracts for what they believe was the next best player on the market - Iguodala.
Golden State reached an agreement with the swingman on a $48 million, four-year deal Friday. NBA rules prevent confirmation of moves until Wednesday, but Iguodala confirmed the deal in a tweet to Golden State guard Stephen Curry that ended with the phrase, "LETS GET IT!!!!" Curry responded by saying it would be a great four years.
The Warriors cleared more than $24 million in salary cap space by sending Jefferson, Andris Biedrins and Brandon Rush to the Utah Jazz along with unspecified draft picks.
The moves give the rejuvenated franchise, fresh off an appearance in the second round of the playoffs and with a stockpile of promising young talent, a potent scorer and perimeter defender to team with point guard Curry and company. And for Iguodala, it's a chance to play with another contender.
Iguodala averaged 13 points, 5.4 assists and 5.3 rebounds last season for the Nuggets, who lost in six games to the Warriors in the opening round of the playoffs. He spent his first eight years in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers and has averaged 15.1 points on 46 percent shooting for his career.
Howard leaves behind an extra $30 million and an offense under Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni that he was never fully comfortable with, joining a Rockets team that could become an immediate contender in the Western Conference with the All-Star center in the middle.
"Years of work by Dwight & Rockets went into this. This team is going to be special," Houston general manager Daryl Morey tweeted.
Howard thanked "the fans in Los Angeles," and Kupchak said, "naturally we're disappointed.
"However, we will now move forward in a different direction with the future of the franchise and, as always, will do our best to build the best team possible."
The Rockets brought Hall of Fame center Hakeem Olajuwon with them when they made their pitch to Howard on Monday.
The deal can't become official until Wednesday, after next season's salary cap has been set. The Rockets can give him a four-year deal worth about $88 million, a year less and far below the $118 million the Lakers could have offered.
Denver tried to entice Iguodala to come back to the Mile High City, especially because he could return on a five-year deal while the most he could get elsewhere was four years. Sacramento, led by new general manager and former Denver executive Pete D'Alessandro, also sought the top defender.
On Twitter, Denver players reacted to Iguodala's decision to bolt for the Warriors.
"It was a pleasure. Great guy!" forward Wilson Chandler wrote.
Speedy point guard Ty Lawson said: "Smh!!!!" (shaking my head) and later added, "Business is business."
The Warriors will renounce their rights to restricted free agent guard Jarrett Jack and forward Carl Landry to clear space for Iguodala.
The biggest boon for Utah might be three veterans with expiring contracts, which will give the Jazz tons of space when a slew of top free agents hit the open market next summer. Jefferson is due about $11 million, Biedrins $9 million and Rush $4 million in the final year of their deals.


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The hour is approaching quickly and while we want to remind you you'll lose an hour of sleep, we also want you to understand the importance of having a fully functioning detector.
Before you turn in for the night, remember to set your clocks ahead one hour. And as you do, local first responders say there is another thing you should be checking.
"The Rockford Fire Department recommends that you change your batteries in your smoke detector twice a year and during daylight savings time is the perfect time to do that," says Michael Adamany, a driver engineer for the Rockford Fire Department.
He sees first hand how important properly working smoke detectors are. "But we find that most fires could have been prevented if the resident had checked their detector and made sure that it was properly working and it had fresh batteries in it."
Most most require 9 volts.
"We recommend that you use a fresh battery, not a used battery, and they should last you until the next changing," says Adamany.
The Rockford Fire Department says nearly 3,000 people die nationwide each year in fires. Most of those homes do not have a working smoke alarm.
When Adamany and his crews respond to a call, whether it be fire or medical, they always check the home's detectors and replace batteries if they are needed. They even carry the alarms with them in case a homeowner does not have one.
"Even though we have that program, we recommend that everybody takes it upon themselves an makes sure that their home and their family is safe by checking their own detectors and making sure their batteries do work," says Adamany.
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The Prime Minister allegedly told Mike Duffy his actions weren't the issue, it was the perception that was important. Now the Prime Minister is confronted with the public perception that he knew more about the Duffy affair than he says he did.
For a columnist, who measures a politician by his principle, having flippers is a bad thing. But from the point of view of your average voter, I'm not sure that's true
Thirteen of the 16 Tory senators who voted with the Liberals were appointed by Harper on the presumption they wouldn't make waves.
PMO sends phony protesters to Trudeau appearance in another display of amateur hour
If Tory MPs resent being likened to trained circus animals, they should stop acting like them
Stephen Harper's backbenchers have real power in a slim majority, and there's nothing he can do about it — except learn to live with it. Plus Brent Rathgeber's re-election chances, Quebec's "strange view of secularism" and the shocking spectacle of helmetless soccer.
The Tory backbench became a 'seething cauldron of resentment' because of sheer, bloody mismanagement, not because of a battle of policy or ideology
Some pundits are openly musing about Stephen Harper's future; others are darn sure he's not going anywhere. Can some fresh faces in Cabinet and some summertime burger-flipping turn things around?
Did Rathgeber ever speak to the Chief of Staff or the Prime Minister about his issues and the way he felt MPs were being treated? If that is one of your primary reasons for leaving, wouldn't you do that?
Father Raymond J. de Souza paints a picture of streets with "marauding mobs of thugs," of a government that resorts to "totalitarian" methods with closed circuit cameras everywhere. What's this guy on?
Parliament could use more people who resist the high hand of their respective party whips. The Conservative party itself would be in better shape if more MPs simply told the "brains" in the PMO and the wizards who do strategy to just go away.
For the longest time, there was no such tension in Canadian politics. The PM and the pragmatists around him pushed, and pushed — and no one pushed back
The former Conservative MP's departure may save his former party from embarrassment in Edmonton, where riding changes meant too many candidates were chasing too few openings.
Seasoned observers figured it wasn't too late for the Harper Tories to turn things around in tiume for the next election. But that was before Rathgeber.
The event would seem to be a wake-up call for a Tory government that seems increasingly arrogant and adrift. Yet instead of being humbled by Mr. Rathgeber's gesture, Mr. Harper reacted with standoffishness.
To attack Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, whose father devised the diabolical National Energy Program, is one thing. But to attack Brent Rathgeber? Harper really can't do that. To do so would be to attack the best of what he used to stand for.
It is rare in Canadian politics for an MP to put his principles ahead of all else. Therefore, Tory MP Brent Rathgeber is to be commended for quitting the caucus after his private member's bill was watered down
If there is any Tory MP out there who has to agree with me that Mr. Rathgeber is bang on, right on every last count, then here's the follow-up question: Why haven't you quit, too?
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Michael Fee, the lawyer that New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has retained in the investigation of the murder of an acquaintance of the football star, blasted media reports of an arrest warrant being issued for his client.
Per Wesley Lowery of the Boston Globe on Twitter, Fee went on the offensive to chastise the media in the matter.
The statement begins by saying "Over the past week, our client, Aaron Hernandez, has been the subject of a relentless flood of rumors, misinformation and false reports in the media. These include the repeated publication of a supposedly confirmed report that an arrest warrant had been issued for Aaron, a report that was exposed as untrue."
Fee goes on to say that the "false reports" did not come from "official sources," obviously a reference to the many anonymous sources that have been used in report of the death of Odin Lloyd, who was reportedly with Hernandez in the hours before he was killed. The arrest warrant that has been widely reported was said to be an obstruction of justice charge.
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- 1/2 pound lump or "special" crab meat, or chopped cooked shrimp
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 4 radishes, chopped
- 1 stalk celery, chopped, plus 2 tablespoons celery leaves
- 1/2 Granny Smith apple, cored and chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- kosher salt and black pepper
- 4 hot dog buns, split
- pickles and sweet potato chips, for serving
- In a medium bowl, combine the crab, mayonnaise, radishes, celery, celery leaves, apple, lemon juice, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper.
- Dividing evenly, fill the buns with the crab mixture. Serve with the pickles and chips.
Nutritional Information
- Per Serving
- Calories 292
- Fat 14g
- Sat Fat 2g
- Cholesterol 62mg
- Sodium 689mg
- Protein 16g
- Carbohydrate 25g
- Sugar 5g
- Fiber 2g
- Iron 2mg
- Calcium 126mg
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In the market, you may see three types of crabmeat. Lump meat contains the largest, sweetest pieces of meat. Flake special and claw meat contain smaller flakes and have a stronger taste.
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