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on Nov 19, 2013 at 7:58 am
Lots of interesting points in this piece. One point didn't resonate though: telling students to push back against parents' guidance.
While the article starts out saying that this message is just for "some" students and about parents' efforts to influence college majors and careers, the message was given at Gunn High School to 1,000 15 year olds years away from college. What was their take-away? Remember this for when you are 20? Or start pushing back now?
If push back now, Ms. Lythcott-Haims please compare notes with William Damon, Stanford Education Professor and director of the Stanford Center on Adolescence, a well-respected authority on character development and moral education.
What you refer to as teens' parent-crafted "check-listed childhoods" he calls a "Path to Purpose: Helping Our Children Find Their Calling In Life."
His research found teens left to figure it out on their own rudderless, at serious risk of never fulfilling their potential.
According to Damon, children's direction and purpose should be guided by the adults in their lives and not enough children are being engaged in that way.
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I "do not think that we are in general pushing youngsters too hard, as some have argued. Madeline Levine puts the blame for the aimlessness of young people [after high-school] on too-high expectations, parental pressure, and family affluence [during high school]. My own view is that young people thrive on high expectations (I wrote a book on this matter ten years ago), and that parents do well to engage attentively with their children."
Damon advises parents to focus on getting their children on a path and, when on it, help them find a purpose and context beyond the external rewards like grades. Being motivated by external rewards does not preclude finding a purpose in those activities too.
"I am unconvinced by the 'stress' explanation. Hard work and competition have never broken the spirits of young people, as long as they believe in what they are doing."
on Nov 19, 2013 at 8:33 am
Enough with the parent blaming. If you are on stage at Gunn, why not ask them why they still lack advisory even though parents want it? Why not ask them why they assign an insane amount of homework? Why not ask them why they foster a hypercompetitive environment in school where kids feel that they are nothing because they aren't at the highest level of achievement? Why not ask them why they have a ludicrous number of lanes in math, such that it is deeply stigmatized for students to be in "regular" instead of "1A" and why the students who struggle are segregated by themselves into classes where they have been thrown away rather than in mixed ability groups? Why not ask them why so many of their students are in tutoring just to keep up?
Julie, you have never had a student at Gunn. When your kids get there it will be eye opening for you.
It is a real shame to see you joining in the parent-blaming/bashing of the Gunn administration. I think you lack any empirical data to support your hypothesis that the parents are to blame for the competition at Gunn. Parents are in most cases just trying to help their kids keep up in a high-stress environment.
Mr. J, your little snide remark about moms is unnecessary. Those kids are getting way more texts from their friends asking them if they want to get out of this dumb assembly and head to the path and smoke off the stress of the day than they are about a quiz in A period.
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on Nov 19, 2013 at 9:02 am
Student need to hear what you are saying, that failure is okay, and good to experience. Because it happens to us all, and how we handle it defines us. For those who can't deal with high schoolers beginning to think for themselves, it's a mighty shame. It's exactly the parents you are trying to speak to. Let go and let live.


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After three weeks on the road, Hayden stayed home and held on for a one-point lead over Center Point, the first victory for the Wildcats of the season.
Starting quarterback Corey Ward did double duty, intercepting an Eagle pass in the end zone to kill Center Point's first scoring threat late in the first quarter after the teams had swapped punts.
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From left are James Delahunty, from Bedford, going into the U.S. Military Academy; Hans Gui, from Londonderry, also West Point; and Ethan Doherty, from Londonderry, going into the U.S. Naval Academy, are three of more than 40 outstanding New Hampshire students who are receiving nominations to attend one of the nation's military service academies, at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord on Thursday. (Thomas Roy/Union Leader)
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Katherine Callaghan, ?oncord, Bishop Brady ?High School
James Delahunty, Bedford, Bedford High School
Christopher Ferri, Windham, Windham High School
Tyler Griffin, Colebrook, Colebrook Academy
Hans Gui, Londonderry, ?Londonderry High School
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Riley Keenan, Bow, ?Bow High School
William Kerin, Lyme, ?St. Johnsbury Academy
Ian Smith, Stratham, Exeter High School
James Solloway, Derry, Pinkerton Academy
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Ethan Doherty, Londonderry, Londonderry High School
Ariel Fleisher, Kensington, Exeter High School
Nathaniel Hunt, Hopkinton, Hopkinton High School
Joseph Lane, Durham, Oyster River High School
Allison Latham, Merrimack, Merrimack High School
Derek Lotito, Swanzey, Virtual Learning Academy Charter School
Zachary Scholz, Durham, Oyster River High School
Veronica Scott, Plymouth, Phillips Exeter Academy
Ryan Shows, Peterborough, Contoocook Valley Regional High School
Matthew Tremblay, Lempster, Newport High School
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Michael Croatti, Pelham, Pelham High School
Ryan D'Auteuil, Amherst, Souhegan High School
Erika Donovan, Jaffrey, Conant High School
Brandon Dumais, Hudson, Alvirne High School
George Nifakos, Plaistow, Timberland High School
Leo Schuster, Hopkinton, Hopkinton High School
Colleen Slein, Salem, Central High School
Jonathan Stinson, Hudson, Alvirne High School
Ryan Sullivan, Nashua, Nashua High School South
Benjamin Yoshikawa, Hanover, Valley Forge Military Academy (Pa.)
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Colin Bouchard, Bedford, Bedford High School
Alexander Coburn, Londonderry, Londonderry High School
Cory Downing, Strafford, Coe-Brown Northwood Academy
Anders Holt, Bedford, Bedford High School
Kenneth Jenkins, Newton, Sanborn Regional High School
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Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., hosted a reception for 40 students she nominated, some jointly with other lawmakers, for the highly sought-after places in the Class of 2017.
"It is absolutely one of the best parts of the job," Ayotte said. "It's very inspiring to see young people who want to serve our country and to get a fantastic education at one of our service academies."
Passing up the typical college experience for the grueling mental and physical life of a cadet may seem unfathomable to many 17-year-olds. But for those nominated, it is an opportunity they have worked toward. Most mention service before talking about career opportunities that a service academy education provides.
"It really comes from a willingness or desire to serve my country," said Ethan Doherty of Londonderry, who has already been offered an appointment to the Naval Academy and will begin his military career while contemporaries are still whooping it up after high school graduation. "I will be reporting on June 27 to start plebe summer."
A son of Chinese immigrants, Hans Gui, also a Londonderry High student, has already been accepted to Annapolis and is also applying to West Point.
"I've always wanted to serve my country. I've wanted that since I was a child," said Hans Gui.
The service academies are among the most tradition-laden of American institutions. In many cases, the students who want to attend come from families with a tradition of military service.
George Nifakos of Plaistow, a Timberlane Regional student, would follow the path of his father, Dean, who graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1986 and served seven years on active duty.
His father's experience means first-hand advice about the rigors and rewards of service academy life.
"It's definitely a hard route, it's definitely not easy, and that's why I want to do it. I want to push myself to do better in all aspects of my life," Nifakos said. "When you go into a service academy, it's nothing like a normal college."
Nifakos' desire blossomed when he accompanied his father to his 25th reunion in Colorado Springs.
"I took him out to the academy and said this is where I went, this is what I did and he took to it," Dean Nifakos said. "As parents we're very proud of him."
Erika Donovan of Jaffrey, a student at Conant High School, would join a small cadre of woman at the Air Force Academy, but doesn't see it as a disadvantage.
"If you're strong enough and have enough passion about what you want to do, it's not that hard," Donovan said. "You can get over the fact that you might be one of the minorities - it'll be worth it."
The ultimate choice will be made by the service academies. The students are glad to have made it to the final decision.
"It's been a dream since eighth grade, it's just a huge honor to be nominated," said James Delahunty, a Bedford High School student nominated to West Point.
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Albany -- The Georgia State Patrol says more travelers on the road this weekend, coupled with more drunk drivers, will create a dangerous holiday weekend for drivers.
Stan Getek is starting his 4th of July Celebration in an unusual way.
"I'm thinking about getting this one here," says Getek pointing to a tattoo picture of a skull wearing a red, white and blue hat .
Getek is getting a patriotic tattoo. Although, this young man may take risks with his arms, he doesn't take risks if he has been drinking and has to get on the road.
"First thing you do is pick up the phone-- call somebody," says Getek.
State troopers predict 14 people will die on Georgia highways this holiday weekend. They say many of those crashes will come as a result of drunk drivers.
That's why troopers will be out in full force for the next 78 hours writing tickets and keeping a close eye on teen drivers.
"Teenagers are not usually as focused on their driving they stand a chance to take more chances than many adults would," says Trooper Darryl Benton of GSP.
"As a result of having DUI you can loss your license and you could become a habitual offender," says Benton.
Repeat offenses could land you behind the bars or in a serious accident.
So however you chose to celebrate America's birthday this weekend, officials are urging to you keep things safe.
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Another View -- Molly Kelly: New Hampshire needs gambling money to fund its basic needs
First, I am not a proponent of gambling. But I am a strong proponent of restoring the funding that is reflected in our governor's proposed budget. I can't emphasize enough how critical these funds are to my priorities and the priorities that I hear about every day from the people I represent.
Funding public higher education so that all of our state's young people have an equal opportunity; providing funding for mental health programs for those individuals and families who are suffering today without any hope for a better life; growing our economy with an educated and skilled workforce and real investments in infrastructure and fostering innovation; making sure hospitals and other providers don't close their doors to children and their parents due to uncompensated care: all of these are not only top priorities, but a direct expression of my deepest-held values.
So my vote was a vote to have the resources to provide an equal opportunity for a life with dignity and hope for all the people, not just some of the people. This is what the citizens of our state deserve.
I have heard arguments from those who object to a casino within our borders under any circumstances. Some question the revenue that will be generated, others the social costs of expanded gambling, and others see this as a pure moral issue. These are passionate arguments from people who truly care about our state and our citizens, and I respect those who make them. Let me briefly address each.
In terms of revenue, our best nonpartisan analysis from the legislative budget office says that a casino would generate $130 million per year, on top of the $80 million we get in this biennium. And this would be money we won't otherwise have. The New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies, in offering facts on both sides of the argument, estimated that 2/3 of the visitors to the casino would be from out of state, and therefore would be bringing in new dollars.
In terms of social costs from gambling addiction, these are real and painful. But the problem is, they are already here, and they are about to increase. Make no mistake, with our 12 licensed charitable gaming operations and simulcast horse and dog races, gambling is here, and it is a massive $150 million annual industry even without counting our state lottery.
What's more, Massachusetts is about to license three new casinos right over our border. The New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies - again, with no bias toward casino gambling - has said that these new casinos mean that we will lose $75 million a year if we do nothing at all.
In short, we are about to absorb all of the social costs of casinos, plus the economic ones, with none of the revenues. The bill that I voted for at least provides tough new regulation on gambling instead of the lax system we have now, as well as millions of dollars specifically for addition prevention and treatment.
Finally, let me address the moral question. Everyone must judge for himself or herself on this question, and I respect different points of view. I simply point out that turning our young people away from access to an education because they cannot afford it is not only immoral, but very bad for our economy and for the future of our state. Keeping people with mental illness stuck in emergency rooms or even worse, shunted to prisons, is wrong. As with most difficult questions in life, there are real considerations both ways.
The bottom line is that our needs are real and profound. They won't go away if we neglect them; they will get worse, cost us more, and hurt our people more deeply. If there were other sources of revenue on the table that might come even close to meeting our needs, I might support them too.
So my vote was a vote to move forward, to try to help as many of our citizens and business as possible, and to uphold the values of opportunity, equality and compassion that our state should always reflect.
Sen. Molly Kelly is a Democrat from Keene.
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We're used to seeing colleges coaches with fiery tempers. Video of former Indiana head coach Bobby Knight throwing a chair in 1985 is a memorable moment in sports.
But another college coach who was caught on camera showing his temper...has now lost his job because of it.
Rutgers fired Mike Rice after several video clips emerged showing Rice in practice.....yelling profanities at players.....putting his hands and players and shoving them around....even throwing basketballs at players when practice wasn't going well.
Initially Rice was suspended by the school and told to take anger management classes.
But now, the school says Rice can not continue as men's basketball coach.
Rice has issued a statement. "There's no excuse I was wrong - and I want to tell everyone whose believed in me - that I'm deeply sorry for the pain and hardship that I've caused them."
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says he backs Rice's dismissal and says Rutgers will find a better coach to replace Rice.
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"Common Ground", my collaboration with MediaStorm, is the latest and, I believe, the best incarnation of my personal project on cattle farmers Harlow and Jean Cagwin. The project had always been a still photography only endeavor and it wasn't until I started working with MediaStorm did I incorporate interviews and video. The first years of shooting from 1994 to 1998 were for my personal photographic sanity. A place to go to make real photos when I got discouraged by the quality of assignments that I was being given at the Daily Southtown, a suburban Chicago daily that I worked at between 1987 and 1998. In 1999, after moving to the Herald News in Joliet, Illinois, I pitched the Cagwin story to my editors for publication in the newspaper.
Images were eventually published on two separate occasions during my stay at the Herald News. A version of the story was also part of my 2000 National Newspaper Photographer of the Year portfolio. By the time I had left Joliet in October 2001, the Cagwin story had gone from a feature on two senior citizen cattle farmers to one of deteriorating health, the family farm as a disappearing way of life and suburban sprawl. While working on the Cagwin story in Joliet, I had received permission to retain the copyright on the farm images. Upon arriving at the Chicago Tribune in 2001, I made the same request and it was honored. On July 2, 2002, I photographed the Cagwins as they watched their farmhouse being razed to make room for the Willow Walk subdivision. That day would mark the end of the story. Well, at least that is what I thought at the time. In the subsequent years, I thought from time to time about going back to the land to find a suburban family to document as a bookend to the Cagwin story.
Twice I made half-hearted attempts at finding a new family but the story never seemed to get off the ground. In March 2007, I gave a presentation of my farm story to a group of photo essay students at the College of DuPage. After showing my images, a student raised her hand and said, "I live in that subdivision." By the next week I was at Amanda Grabenhofer's home in the Willow Walk subdivision photographing her, her husband Ed and their 4 children. At that point, my only plan was to someday publish a book with chapter one being the Cagwins and chapter two being the Grabenhofers. On my third visit, I photographed Amanda's son Ben wrestling with his cousin CJ with a jump rope tied around them. The photograph reminded me of a photo that I had made of Harlow Cagwin wrestling with a two-day old calf with a lasso tied around it.
The two photos got me thinking of life and the similarities between the farm and the subdivision that I had noticed in my few visits to the Grabenhofer home. After constructing the two "rope" photos into a diptych, I immediately was able to make three others. On my subsequent visits, I kept my mind open to similarities and differences as I documented life on Cinnamon Court, the cul de sac in the Willow Walk subdivision where the Grabenhofer home was located. In October 2007, I publicly presented my diptych essay for the first time while coaching at the Mountain Workshops in Kentucky. One of the people in the audience that day was Chad A. Stevens, a multimedia producer at MediaStorm. Stevens saw the multimedia possibilities in the project and he encouraged me to talk to his boss, Brian Storm, about a possible collaboration.
After a very short discussion, Storm and I agreed to give it a go. In the meantime, the Chicago Tribune published my diptych project in their Sunday Magazine and online under the title, "Another Country". A month later, National Geographic featured the essay in the Photo Journal section of their February 2002 issue. In March 2008, I flew to New York City where Stevens, who Storm assigned to produce the project, and I went through every frame I had taken on the project.
I returned to Chicago and recruited Wes Pope, who at the time was my co-worker at the Chicago Tribune, to help me interview the Cagwins and the Grabenhofers and to shoot b-roll on life in the subdivision, In June 2008, after months of work, MediaStorm debuted a 6-minute piece at Look 3- The Festival of the Photograph in Charlottesville, Virginia. In July 2008, MediaStorm released a 7-minute version of "Common Ground on their website.
The entire multimedia piece was conceived and constructed by Stevens. He even located a musician named Andy Webster who provided a beautiful piece of original music as the score. I am very happy that the multimedia piece became reality. I always felt that I had missed a huge piece of the story by failing to interview the Cagwins as they were living thire final years on the farm. Most of all, I consider "Common Ground" an unbiased historical document on the issue of suburban sprawl overtaking the family farm in the shadow of America's major metropolitan areas. The next and final step will be finding a publisher for the book.


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The Rev. Floyd Flake in a TV interview that aired on RNN-TV told journalist Dominic Carter he supports the Mayor's controversial "Stop and Frisk" Police Policy. (which consists of police stopping mostly African American and Latino young men)because he is the one "burying our children from ages four and up, and burying the innocent women and children caught in the middle of gunfire."
It is a compelling argument.
The argument that have also been articulated by groups like the NAACP. Civil Liberties vs Gun Violence.
What breaks my heart, I pick up a copy of Saturday's NY Post, and the gun violence in NYC has happened yet again. Last week, an innocent woman was killed, and before the city could get over that one, it's happened again. Here is the Post story.
It justs breaks your heart, and this is the Post headline: "Boy, 4, still asking for his mommy after witnessing her shooting in Brooklyn."


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Zach Randolph isn't feeling sorry for Clippers forward Blake Griffin, who is dealing with an ankle sprain from Monday's practice.
The Memphis big man, at the very least, wasn't making a big deal out of Griffin's injury and how the ankle might limit Los Angeles' fellow All-Star forward. Randolph told ESPN's Kevin Arnovitz that it's a "big-boy game," so why should it matter?
"Banged up?" Randolph said of Griffin. "I'm banged up. You forgot about my ankle? Banged up. My ankle is as big as a balloon. Talk to the trainers. I'm getting treatment every day. It's the playoffs."
Randolph mildly sprained his left ankle in Game 2 of the series but hasn't missed time. He also sprained the ankle two months ago in a March 1 game. Meanwhile, Griffin remains listed as day-to-day heading into a Game 6. His high ankle sprain limited him to 20 minutes in Game 5, a 112-91 loss for the Clippers. The Los Angeles forward put in four points on 2-for-7 shooting. He also had five rebounds and two turnovers but clearly struggled to get up and down the floor.
Memphis point guard Mike Conley backed Randolph's downplaying of Griffin's injury, although with less Zach-Randolph-like flair. The point guard said he expected Griffin to be able to compete, and that it'd be foolish to "treat him differently." Conley also admitted to Arnovitz that teams do attack opponent injuries -- not to the extent of the accusations of the Golden State and Denver series.
"Teams do put you in more schemes, more pick-and-rolls, try to wear you down a little bit more knowing that you're banged up here and there, but [the Clippers] have played through injuries just like any other team has played through injuries," Conley said.
For the series, Griffin is averaging 14 points and six rebounds per game, but his shooting average is nearly 10 percent below his regular season average of 54 percent.
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The Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers were expected to take the next step in 2012. While the Falcons have gone from contender to a potential Super Bowl favorite, the Panthers have been held back by their defense and a struggling Cam Newton.
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The consensus from the Yahoo! Users is that Atlanta will be victorious at home, as well.
A season ago, the Falcons were able to get the best of Newton and the Panthers in both meetings. In fact, Atlanta has not lost to Carolina since 2009 and has not lost to the Panthers at home since 2007.
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4.04/5 rDev +6.9%
08-13-2014 22:13:01 | More by TeamSeinfeld
4/5 rDev +5.8%
05-17-2014 05:09:43 | More by Benish
4.16/5 rDev +10.1%
Nice thick head and a smooth coffee finish. I really enjoy this beer and wish it were easier to pick up in stores. I am not complaining I work across the street from the brewery but its not easy to pick up where I live.
I like this beer immediately after their Pilsner or mixed with the Pilnser or Viennese lager.
I have to say that as much as I can respect that they have the beer in the can for the sake of recycling ease but I hope to see this in a bottle some day.
If you have tried this beer, but only out of the can I highly recommend going somewhere they have it on tap. You can find that on their website.
Drink. Enjoy.
05-03-2014 05:24:51 | More by FullSailAle
3.15/5 rDev -16.7%
Dark black colored beer with a medium sized brown colored head, could pass for a stout.
Smells of chocolate covered cherry only not so sweet. Slight smoke and medicinal smells. Distinct smoky cherry scent.
Starts out dry and smoky beer. Smoke char and coffee with just the slightest cherry flavor. Mostly this is dry and smoky.
Mouthfeel is good.
Overall an OK beer that is best with smoky food.
04-13-2014 01:02:48 | More by Zorro
3.16/5 rDev -16.4%
Deep cola color with reddish hues. Sparkling clear as best I can tell. Good sized tan head, creamy and long lasting.
Some rich malt sweetness in the aroma, also a slight metallic smell. Hint of a buttery, diacetyl smell.
Taste - Nice malt sweetness up front, but also a tartness that seems out of place. Can't find an expiration date, but might be slightly oxidized. Has that "off" bitter flavor, and other items discussed in the mouthfeel.
MF - light-moderate body and surprisingly high carbonation. A bit drying on the sides of the tongue, reinforcing the idea that this beer is past its prime.
Overall - Think this beer has promise for a 4% bock, but will withhold judgement on this one given what may be an out of date sample.
02-13-2014 23:15:52 | More by mpyle
4/5 rDev +5.8%
10-13-2013 23:38:41 | More by LuckyJohn
3.5/5 rDev -7.4%
07-24-2013 18:31:57 | More by elihull
4/5 rDev +5.8%
07-16-2013 20:01:53 | More by mhewes
4/5 rDev +5.8%
Poured from the can into my Dogfish Head goblet.
Black as a starless, moonless night. Nothing visible when held to a lamp except darkness. One finger of creamy tan head recedes quickly, depositing tiny globs of lace on the sides of the glass.
Nutty nose. Peanuts, cashews. Hints of milk chocolate and earthy hops. Maybe a touch of tangy toasted wheat in the back. Smooth and pleasant.
Flavor replicates the aroma, except there's a bit more earthy hop bitterness. Soft, nutty roast is still there, but is less profound amidst the light body and drying finish.
About that body -- it's as expected from a schwarzbier. Gentle on the palate, with a fair amount of fizz. Each swallow is light enough that you almost forget about it until the next sip.
Schwarzbier is a lesser-seen style that doesn't get a lot of recognition, but Bohemian may counteract that with this one. They've made a pleasant, flavorful dark brew -- which is probably why Cherny Bock took home gold in the "specialty beers" category of the 2013 AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival.
07-10-2013 06:14:52 | More by Phelps
3/5 rDev -20.6%
02-24-2013 13:42:53 | More by Irish12
1.8/5 rDev -52.4%
Dark brown in the glass with plenty of foam and regular carbonation. But what a weird flavor. Sourish, oxidized, dishwatery. A spoiled fruit nose as you try to sip. Totally undrinkable.
The story with this is a few days ago I opened a can I had bought a year ago. Gahhh! So I dumped that one and bought a new one. So I was amazed to find this can has the same taste. I have had this on tap at the brewpub as well as local restaurants over the years, and always thought it was really good. So they must have some problem.
From the 12 oz can bought at Emigration Market in Salt Lake.
12-26-2012 05:13:35 | More by mactrail
3.55/5 rDev -6.1%
Beer #20 in my great Utah Brew Hunt.
Oh, this is a schwarzbier. Right on. I just figured since it had the word "bock" on there, that it would be, you know, a bock.
It's a bit to sweet, which, oddly, reminds me of a bock. Quite malty as well. Pretty easy to drink, but the sweetness just seems to be overdoing it. A decent beer. Just not sure it really fits to style
09-13-2012 01:33:29 | More by RblWthACoz
3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
Poured from a can into a pokal glass.
A-Deep black; not translucent. A thick, creamy tan head. Excellent retention and nice lacing on the sides of the glass. The bubbly head remains on the surface throughout consumption. Great looking brew!
S-It smells of burnt molassess, licorice, coffee, and sweet malt.
T-Burnt molasses and coffee; hints of licorice; sweet roasted malt goodness! I could smell small traces of hops. Nice dry and bitter aftertaste. Refreshing!
M-Light-medium bodied. A little watery and it is almost disappointing, but the complex taste saves this beer from becoming a below average brew.
Overall-This brew is a good beer that needs to be marketed in more states. I know it would be popular. If you want a nice tasting, lighter black beer, buy this and enjoy. It is well-balanced and sessionable. Cheers!
09-07-2012 01:33:24 | More by Jsteez
3.68/5 rDev -2.6%
At the brewery itself.
Dark tall 22 oz glass poured with an inch of maple head.
Smell was toasty, roasted, nutty - not harsh and a bit on the subtle side.
Taste is initially sweet and heavy on the malt. Turns to a more nutty/coffee flavor. finishes very smooth, heavy, with just a bit of bitter on the finish.
Nice beer, great for a slow sipping moment.
08-31-2012 15:08:43 | More by jamesDaExMoBeerGuy
4/5 rDev +5.8%
12 oz can purchased through an actual grocery store here in SLC. Poured into my beer goblet.
Appearance: A solid brown with hints of ruby near the edges. I did not get too much head with this pour, but I think my glass may be not be totally clean.
Smell: Roasted malts with some coffee hints. Maybe a little bready as well.
Taste: A rich beer for 4.0 ABV. This one packs a lot of flavor into a low ABV beer. Roasted malt sweetness up front with some hops bitterness near the back end.
Mouthfeel: For 4.0 ABV this one has enough mouthfeel, but it is still slightly lower than I like. The carbonation is good and the finish is solid.
Overall: Next to BaBa, this is my favorite beer available in a Utah grocery store. I know that is not saying a lot. If you ever get the chance to have this on tap while travelling through Salt Lake City, give it a try. A very well done beer!
07-17-2012 02:49:24 | More by kagent777
3.58/5 rDev -5.3%
Thanks to blutt59 for sharing this can.
The beer pours a dark reddish-amber color with a white head. The aroma has a lot of dark fruit, as well as some toffee and caramel malt. The flavor is similar, with toffee, caramel, cocoa and a lot of dark fruit. There is also some dry nuttyness in the flavor. Thin mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
06-03-2012 19:56:48 | More by Mora2000
4/5 rDev +5.8%
Can into a snifter.
A: Dark brown and opaque with a quarter inch of beige foam that quickly recedes.
S: Lightly roasted with notes of grain and a touch of chocolate. Earthy and clean with a light nuttiness.
T: Lightly roasted with toasted malt notes and a restrained nutty sweetness. Low earthy bitterness with a dash of chocolate. The finish is roasted, dry, and clean.
M: Medium body with high carbonation.
Overall: A nice Schwarzbier. Low in alcohol and highly drinkable.
05-23-2012 05:06:16 | More by HopHead84
4.25/5 rDev +12.4%
04-18-2012 04:09:57 | More by warpedrevolution
New Mexico
4.08/5 rDev +7.9%
Poured from a inch or so above the the glass gives this a big rich light brown head.
The aroma is roasted malt with an almost sweet molasses adding to this dark colored beer.
Sweet roasted caramel malt with some molasses and a slight counter of hops bitterness holding on.
A full bodied beer with a rich mouth feel, a enjoyable drink that leaves a dryish lightly roasted aftertaste.
04-08-2012 22:15:33 | More by LXIXME
4/5 rDev +5.8%
03-27-2012 00:52:42 | More by DerwinWentworth
3/5 rDev -20.6%
12-04-2011 18:52:56 | More by mhaugo
5/5 rDev +32.3%
11-24-2011 19:44:05 | More by ElitistB
North Carolina
3.05/5 rDev -19.3%
Appearance: Pours a slightly translucent chocolate color with a sturdy tan head that leaves some webs of lace
Smell: Toasted black bread and walnuts
Taste: While the black bread flavor leads off, the flavor moves in a sour cherry direction (perhaps thinking this was a cherry bock when I looked at the can) by mid-palate; after the swallow, the roast and black bread returns but the sourness lingers in the finish
Mouthfeel: Light to medium body with moderate carbonation; a bit puckerish
Overall: Not sure why I am detecting flavors in this beer that other reviewers haven't noticed but my can definitely had a sour edge in it that didn't fit the style
Thanks, Douglas88, for the opportunity
11-12-2011 20:53:28 | More by brentk56
4.22/5 rDev +11.6%
I just tried this tonight and being a fan of Bohemians Czech Pilsner I was anticipating a good brew.
I'm not disappointed
Next to a Pils, Schwarzbier is my next favorite.
At first I was hesitant about it saying it is a Bock since I'm not really a fan of Bocks and I didn't know what "cherny" mean't (I do now). but I took a chance.
My main experience with schwarzbier is with Kostritzer so I am doing a comparison with what I know.
All in all, it is a good, drinkable beer, but I wish there was just a touch more chocolate sweetness to it and it could be a bit more creamier but living in Utah, I know that the law restricts how far they can go with it.
All in all, it's a beer I will buy again and being only 4% you can have a "session" with it.
07-05-2011 03:17:35 | More by mk3
3.65/5 rDev -3.4%
Beer served in a wine glass. Beer is dark brown and clear with a tan head of small bubbles that leaves some lacing on the glass, bad retention, low carbonation.
Everything about this beer is light, light in flavor, light in body, light in aroma, it is sweet in the nose.
Beer si sweet and light in body, there is a minimal bitterness at the back of the beer that finishes the whole thing off. It is an easy drinking unoffensive beer that I rather enjoy. Cherny means black in Russian, well not "Cherny" but CHORNY, but I think that's what they were getting at.
06-21-2011 22:10:14 | More by drabmuh
Cherny Bock from Bohemian Brewery
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The museum, which was founded in 1906 with the Cuming family's private collection, is home to artefacts from all around the world, including objects from Roman London, Chinese ornaments and African tribal costumes.
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i had a rant about this in another thread, and to anyone who remembers what i said id like to add.
a thing that, in my humble opinion, that sets metal drummers apart from the rest is metal drummers focus way more on the actual drumbeats than the fills, most good metal drummer if you listen closely to the drum fill parts its all usually straight 16s everywhere, the range of different drumbeats are staggering compared to other genres with the exception of jazz. the biggest complaints against metal drummers is "dynamics" which is utter BS, what other style of music utilizes the double bass so thoroughly?, what is the fusion rock equivalent of going from a blastbeat down to a slow brutal breakdown,there is none. who wants to listen to quiet music nowadays? NOONE. granted the blastbeat has riegned as the mainstay of tempo for some years now, bands are now really mixing it up more. we have entire genres of metal based soley on how fast it is and what drumbeats are utilized.
most of the naysayers ive encountered are hippy jam band weekend warrior types, dudes who have good rudiment skills and almost no drumbeat versatility beyond psuedo latin groove shit, i could give a fuck about your 164/932 bassanova headache of a drumbeat,these dudes only play one tempo, a tempo that suits rudiments for a person who has no handspeed.this is the type of asshole who gets the congo drums and chimes into the kit,you know, the really bunk world beat tribal drum shit. then you got the jazz dorks who are top notch in terms of rudiments and only play jazz, 3/4 of these dudes dont actually play along with thier accompanying band, listen to a jazz radio station and you will see what im saying, a very small margin of jazz drummers try to actually coordinate the accents,the beats, the fills to remebered parts or if its improv its not a mess which improv usually is anyway, but its like saying piccasso sucks at drawing, the shits a bit abstract and intended to be high brow, but some like me are convinced its all a scam. anyway, most are showboaters who enjoy playing far more than others enjoy listening to them, fuck them and thier 7A nylon tip sticks and thier nice little splash cymbal trees. then you get the out of shape beer gutted bar band rockers. kieth moon and john bodham are the intended goal and aspiration, these are the people when they grow old and tired of the craft, yours truly low-tech arrives at thier house to buy thier top of the line shit for half of what they paid.
edit: hmmm... i believe there is a 22" zildjian ping ride i may check out from an ad off of craigs list, i wonder what kind of drummer this is comming from
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We landed in Majorca in the middle of a Spring heatwave; high 20s, no wind, and clear blue sky. No…wait, that was last year. OK, so it wasn't exactly tropical but at least we had left the UK and there were even rumours of some new road improvement work in the mountains. Excitement was building. I could almost smell the new tarmac as we left the airport. The forecast was 'fair to middling' for the first few days, but it looked more promising later in the week. Who cared! I had brand spanking new cyclefit shoes and the culinary delights of the all-you-can-eat buffet were beckoning. GPM10/Cyclefit training camps don't get much better than this.
Sunday saw us chomping at the bit and we rolled out at the unheralded hour of 9:13am, faffing kept to an absolute minimum. Mark was running a tight ship as usual. But wait…no uncles Phil and Jules? Who was going to REALLY look after us? We were reassured that Jules was making a gap in his hectic social calendar and would be joining us later that day, but sadly an old injury meant that Phil would be supporting us from base. So it was with a heavy heart that we set off. Or maybe that was just me spending too long at the breakfast buffet. Anyway rainclouds were threatening so we kept up a steady pace and, just before lunch, arrived at the bottom of the first and only climb of the day. Just in time to be thwarted by the Majorcan armed police, who had closed the roads for a half ironman. Rescued by some quick thinking and a bit of pigeon Spanish (thanks John) we relocated our lunch to the quaint town square in Petra, donned some rain jackets then headed back to base, ably guided by superstar rider Gareth, our resident guide for the week.
On Monday we were woken by high winds and actual rain, so at breakfast it was designated as an unscheduled 'pre-rest' day (the rest that you have before you have actually done anything). I'm actually quite familiar with the concept. A few of us seized the opportunity to sqander even more money on non-essential cycling kit by heading to the Rapha pop-up shop in Alcudia, where we enjoyed a bit of the local cafe/cycling culture - only without the cycling. From there we decided that even more 'pre-loading' of calories were required so we headed to a restaurant to sample the local speciality of 'mixed seafood' Paella, or that non-local speciality, 'fillet steak and lots of potatoes'. Suffice to say, a spin over to the lighthouse was probably not the wisest of post-lunch activities but, based on performances, we gathered strong evidence to suggest that fillet steak really is the training cyclist lunch of choice. And surely its the only feasible explanation for Chris and Colin getting up there so fast.
So to Tuesday, when we embarked on the riding proper. First up was Col de Femenia on the way to the viaduct, a lovely climb that broke the group up slightly, reconvening at the top for a coffee/refuel. From there the fantastic descent down Puig Major, through the town of Soller, and lunch at the most charming layby I've ever had the good fortune to eat half a ham/cheese/lettuce/honey baguette. For this find we have to thank Stevie G, our very capable sous chef/guide for the week. From there the notorious 'slog up from Deia', best ridden with a chatty Irishman who will do his best to distract you from the surprising steepness of the gradient. A quick coffee stop in Valldemossa and we were off on the long drag back across the island. Only this time it wasn't quite so long, thanks largely to the man- mountain that was Colin and Danish Mark, (think less pastry, more breadstick) who sat on the front and brought us seamlessly back home despite a minor roundabout hiccup (could have happened to anyone). I believe there may have been a sprint finish in front of the hotel but by the time I got back the podium had been dismantled and protein drinks finished. I thought Steve from Hull was looking quietly happy with his efforts though.
Wednesday was the scheduled restday, which we had already used, so we took a spin out to the little village of Arta. From there we had the option of more coffee or a spin over to a monastry along some quiet back roads with some very cool switchbacks, finally giving way to a great sea view. Unfortunately for Richard his (unbeknown) slow puncture got fed up with being slow and blew up while he was taking a tight corner. We'll never know the final verdict on those test Lightweights, but what we do know is that Rich wins the 'Hardman of the Week' award for riding for the next two days with a very purple, swollen, sprained right hand. That and the fact he finally donated his toewarmers to a greater cause, but lets go with the sprained hand. Anyway, it was back to the hotel to sample the various epicurean delights of the buffet, everyone aware of the impending challenge of the next day.
By Thursday the weather had really started to come to the party, and armwarmers and gilets were being discarded in favour of the Spring/Summer 2012 GPM10 collection. There was another early roll-out and everyone made a decent push up Col d'Orient, to regroup and recover with a coffee and cake from the friendliest barista on the island. From there the second climb of the day was the Col de Soller, again a great wee climb to work up an appetite for lunch. And before we knew it we were at the bottom of Puig Major, dumping even more layers, and trying not to think about how long the descent had been on Monday. All I remember from last year is that I had been told off for talking too much, so this time decided to put the oxygen to better use and did my best to get a lift off Irish Ian and Simon B. It was 'tap, tap, tap' all the way until the huge relief of finally seeing the dark at the start of the tunnel. Gareth was at the top to hand out water and food and generally pick up the pieces. Next was an awesome spin down to the viaduct, and onwards down the twisting turning descent of the newly sealed switchbacks and the roll back to the hotel. Just shy of 150 km and almost 2500m of climbing. A great day on the bike, hard to beat.
Friday came too soon. How could this be our last day? We headed up to the viaduct via Col de Batalla, past the cafe (what, no coffee?) and paused only to enjoy the view at the top of Sa Colobra. This was the best descent on the island bar none, only tempered by the fact that we still had to climb all the way back up. We took on some gels and bars at the bottom and eventually turned our bikes to face the inevitable. This was probably my favourite climb of the week with fantastic views back over the water. After an easier start it provides some testing gradients and switchbacks nearer the top, made even more difficult by the presence of a pro female triathlete gliding past doing 'hill repeats'. At least she provided great fodder for conversation over the baguettes - "Exactly HOW many repeats do you think she's doing?!". From there, all there was left was the final descent on the supersmooth new tarmac, straight down to Port de Pollencia waterfront for a very enjoyable pint in the afternoon sun. Coffee only goes so far.
It was an awesome finish to a great week with GPM10. Everyone had a fantastic time and big thanks to Mark, Gareth, Steve, and Jules for making it all happen.


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Perhaps lost in the PR fallout and the organizational shakeup caused by the bullying scandal in Miami is the affect the fiasco will have on the Dolphins' on-field product next season. While the rest of the country debates the morality of Jonathan Martin's locker room treatment, recently-hired general manager Dennis Hickey is trying to replace his left tackle.
Hickey could provide not only a suitable replacement, but a major upgrade if he can land Baltimore's Eugene Monroe, who Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports is a major target for the Dolphins in free agency. Sources indicate Miami will pursue both Monroe and Branden Albert of the Kansas City Chiefs in attempt to land one of the top two left tackle free agents on the market.
Monroe began his 2013 season in Jacksonville — where the Jaguars made him the eighth overall pick in the 2009 draft — before being shipped off to Baltimore in a mid-season trade. Even with the unexpected change in scenery, the 26-year-old was ranked the 12th best tackle in the league by Pro Football Focus, allowing just five sacks in 656 pass blocking opportunities. He had a notably better season than Albert as a run blocker, which, coupled with a three-year age advantage, likely makes him the preferred candidate in Miami.
Before the Dolphins can begin their pursuit, however, they'll have to hope Monroe hits free agency to begin with. Even with the knowledge of his expiring contract, the Ravens forked up a fourth and fifth-round draft pick for Monroe, and they'll be intent on getting more than a partial season in return. It seems likely that Baltimore will let right tackle Michael Oher walk in free agency, both increasing their desire to return Monroe and their financial means of doing so.
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