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The Rutherford Institute's
Around the World
A Brief Historical and Legal Description of Religious Liberty
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was established in 1932, with the uniting of Hejaz and Nejd by King Ibn. It joined the United Nations in 1945. Led by King Fahd ibn Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, the monarchy bases its government upon Sharia, or Islamic law, and advice from the Council of Ministers.1 The Kingdom has no written constitution. The King consults weekly with the Ulema, or religious advisers of the government-sanctioned interpretation of Islam, the Wahabi sect, who advise him in educational and judicial matters.2 The Ulema controls the mutawa'een, religious police, who, according to Political Risk Services, "enforce the call to prayer . . . and regulate other forms of Islamic public conduct."3
Religious law in Saudi Arabia is dominant, and the issue of religious freedom is rarely discussed there. The U.S. Department of State reports, "[f]reedom of religion does not exist" in Saudi Arabia.4 It explains, "[t]he concept of separation of church and state is foreign to Saudi society and governance. The legitimacy of the royal regime depends ... on its perceived adherence to the precepts of a puritanically conservative form of Islam."5 In addition, "[t]he legal system is based on Islamic religious law."6 It is estimated that 85% of Saudis are Sunni Muslims and 15% Shi'ite Muslims.7 However, these statistics mask the significant number of non-Muslims, including Christians, many of whom are expatriates and only temporarily reside in Saudi Arabia.
Not only does the government forbid its citizens to profess any faith other than Islam, but it also mandates the form of Islam practiced. According to the U.S. Department of State, citizens must follow the rules determined by the "Wahabi sect's interpretation of the Hanbali jurisprudential school of Islam."8 The Wahabi sect discourages actions such as the visiting by religious pilgrims of the graves of famous Muslims and the public practice of Shi'a prayer.9
Government-mandated religious homogeneity has destroyed the basis for a tolerant Saudi state. Human Rights Watch states, "Saudi citizens today have fewer civil and political rights than they had in 1926."10 The Shi'ite minority, in addition to non-Muslims who are virtually personas non gratis, faces government discrimination. In the past, the government has forbidden Shi'a from conducting public processions during the Islamic month of Muharram and restricted the places where such processions can take place or where congregations can meet in major cities during other times of the year.11 The U.S. Department of State reports that "human rights problems include . . . prohibitions or severe restrictions on the freedoms of speech and press, peaceful assembly and association, and religion ... The Mutawa'een, Saudi Arabia's official proctors of proper moral behavior, and other religious zealots ... continued to harass and abuse Saudis and foreigners of both sexes."12 Human Rights Watch states that abuses are facilitated by the lack of scrutiny by an elected representative body, independent judiciary or a free press.13
The respect for human rights is declining. Human Rights Watch reports that 1994 witnessed "a new low in the dismal human rights record of the Kingdom" and that "harassment of non-Muslims and discrimination against the Shi'a continued unabated."14
Saudi Arabia is the only country which Christian Solidarity International places in the most severe category of suppression, describing it as committing "continuous very serious violations of basic religious liberties."15
Constitutional Provisions and Legislation Relating to Religious Liberty
Before March 1992, Saudi Arabia had no nationally codified law for law enforcement other than its adherence to Muslim Holy Texts. In March 1992, however, Saudi Arabia adopted the Basic System [of Government], the Provincial System and the System of the Majlis al-Shoura16. Even with the Basic System, however, the Saudi government holds that any law or decree that contradicts the Sharia, as interpreted by the Ulema, must be overthrown.
Article 1 of the Basic System expressly states that "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is an Arab and basic Islamic sovereign state. Its religion is Islam, and its constitution, the Holy Quran and the Prophet's Sunnah..." Article 7 states that "The rule in the Kingdom depends on the Holy Quran and the prophet's Sunnah" and Article 23 declares that "the State protects the Islamic creed, carries out its Sharia and undertakes its duty towards the Islamic call." Article 13 states that "Education aims at the implantation of the Islamic creed in new generations..."
The Kingdom, conspicuous in its refusal to ratify many international human rights agreements such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, acknowledged the existence of human rights for the first time in the Basic System. Article 26 directs that "the state shall protect human rights according to Shari'a."17 While this provision does not protect religious liberty to the extent that many human rights organizations feel is desirable (for instance, it does not ban discrimination on the basis of religious belief), it is significant that Saudi Arabia now recognizes the existence of human rights.
Saudi Arabia uses the Quran, the Islamic Bible, and the Shariah, Islamic Law, as its constitution. In Constitutions of the Countries of the World, Abdulmunim Shakir explains:The Islamic law, Shariah, is based on five sources, the first of which, the Quran (Koran), is the book God revealed unto the prophet Muhammad. The second is the Sunnah, the words and the deeds of Muhammad complementing and explaining the teaching of the Quran. The third is the Qiyas, an analogy of the Quran and the Sunnah to new problems not specifically stated in either source. The fourth is Idjma, a consensus by the Ulama who are the learned Muslims in religious and juridical matters. The fifth is Idjtihad, the use of independent reason and enlightened judgment within the Islamic context on issues and problems which have no analogy in the Quran or the Sunnah.18
Shakir elaborates on the differences between traditional and moderate schools of Islamic interpretation. The former upholds the immutability of Islam, opposing all man-made laws, as they feel that such laws will undermine Islam.19 The latter holds that Islam and the Sharia are intended "to provide viable socio-political institutions which must fit and serve man at all times and in all places."20 Saudi Arabia's rulers, Shakir contends, are basically moderates who have been particularly adept at accommodating both traditional and moderate schools, accounting for the kingdom's political stability.21
Whether traditional or moderate, the Saudi government does not allow opposition. The Encyclopedia of Human Rights expands, "The religious law of Islam is the law of the land, and it is administered by religious courts headed by a chief judge who is also responsible for the Department of Shariah [Islamic law] affairs. There are no political parties."22
The government prohibits the practice of religions other than Islam in Saudi Arabia, upholding an injunction attributed to the Prophet Mohammed.23 The government punishes public apostasy by death, but did not execute anyone for this crime in 1994.24
Recent Reported Cases of Religious Intolerance
Because Saudi Arabia is an Islamic state, the government prohibits both public and private non-Muslim religious activities. The government does not allow the existence of public non-Muslim places of worship, and it forces non-Muslims who are not citizens of Saudi Arabia to practice their religion in secret.25 Amnesty International reports there has been a marked increase in the persecution of religious minorities since the Gulf Crisis. They record that hundreds of individuals have been arrested and detained, most without charge or trial, purely for the peaceful expression of their religious beliefs, and that scores of these believers have been victims of torture, flogging and other cruel or inhuman treatment.26 The hopes raised by the passing of the 1992 Basic System have been disappointed by the Saudi government's persisting abuses of human rights.27
The building of churches is prohibited.28 Christians had to meet cautiously in private and there are numerous reports of police raids upon such meetings.29 During these raids religious materials are often confiscated. Possession of religious items frequently leads to arrest and the publication and distribution of literature which is incompatible with the Wahabi interpretation of Islam is strictly prohibited.30 Those wearing non-Muslim religious symbols in public are subject to arrest or harassment by the Mutawa'een, with government sanction.31
Persons who proselytize, form large gatherings or create large organizations are likely to be either imprisoned or expelled from the country. In January 1993, the government sentenced an Egyptian Christian guestworker to seven years in prison for "blaspheming Islam." He was accused, despite the fact that he was illiterate, of "reading sections of the Koran which fail to list Mohammed among the prophets of God."32 That same month, an Egyptian member of the Coptic Orthodox Church, who had been charged with blasphemy and imprisoned since October 1992, was flogged 500 times before being released and deported.33 Two Filipino pastors were to be beheaded for blasphemy on Christmas Day in 1992.34 However the executions were finally halted following a public appeal from the President of the Philippines. In May 1993, the Mutawa'een, acting without a search warrant, raided the home of an American woman and her Filipino husband because they reportedly had a secret Bible study in their home.35 The man was jailed and later deported.36 As of November 1993, 329 Christians, mostly nationals of Asian countries, were known to have been arrested since August 1990.37
In 1994 the Mutawa'een forced their way into a house church and arrested eight of the fifty worshippers.38 The names and addresses of the other worshippers were recorded and they were warned not to attend another Christian service in Saudi Arabia.39 Bibles, hymn books, musical instruments and the day's offering were confiscated.40 Four of the arrested persons were released shortly afterwards, but four were detained for almost three months.41 They were released without sentencing or reports of beatings or molestations, although threats of such treatment were made.42
Shi'a Muslims, a religious minority in the predominantly Sunni state, endure government approved religious, social and economic discrimination. The government rarely allows the Shi'a to construct private mosques.43 Although the government offers to give the Shi'a public funds for the construction of state-supported mosques, the Shi'a usually refuse such offers as they would be prohibited from displaying Shi'a motifs in the mosques.44 The religious and political activities of Shi'a Muslims are closely monitored and are mainly prohibited.45 Shi'a Muslims are banned from performing rituals which are particular to their faith, and materials relating to non-Wahabi worship are prohibited.46 A number of fatwas which denigrate the Shi'a faith have been issued by the Ulema.47 There have been several reports of attempted forcible conversions of Shi'a Muslims to Wahabi Islam.48
Human Rights Watch reports that "[f]logging, amputations and beheading are [used] by the Saudi legal system for the punishment of . . . the expression of critical views of the government or the making of controversial statements on religious matters."49 In September 1991, the Ministry of the Interior authorized the beheading of Sadeq Abdel-Karim Mal-Al-lah, a Shi'a, in response to accusations that he "slander[ed] God, His Prophet and the Holy Quran." In January 1992, the Directorate of General Investigations arrested two university students after they participated in a debate in which they "disputed Wahabi views regarding the Shi'a faith."50 In October, the government arrested three other Shi'a for "propagating religious views contrary" to the officially accepted version of Islam.51 The government released one of the three, but held the other two at the end of 1992.52 At the end of 1993, the government responded to demands by the Committee for the Defense of Legitimate Rights and released all known Shi'a Muslim prisoners.53
In addition to religious discrimination, the government also places economic and social restrictions on the Shi'a. It strongly discourages Shi'a from holding industrial jobs or jobs related to national security.54 It also limits Shi'a access to social services.55 Since the Iranian Revolution, the government limits Shi'a travel abroad.56
Since 1990, the government has moderated its policy regarding religion toward the Shi'a. In 1990, it reversed its prohibition of Shi'a public processions. It now allows marches on Ashura, a Shi'a holiday, if such marches occur without banners or public self-flagellation.57 King Fahd has even invited Shi'a residents abroad to return home, pardoning their past political activities.58
Saudi Arabia, home of Mecca, has faced difficulties with the 150,000 Muslim pilgrims that travel from Iran every year. The pilgrims have severely damaged Muslim holy places in past years.59 In 1988, Saudi Arabia limited the number of Iranians it would allow to enter Mecca, observing the Iranian government's positions that Muslims of the Baha'i sect are not true Muslims and thus not eligible to enter Saudi Arabia.60
1. "Sources of Power." Political Risk Services (July 1, 1993): LEXIS 9.
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid.
4. U.S. Department of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1993 (Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1994): 1279.
5. Ibid, 1273.
6. Ibid, 1274.
7. Edward H. Lawson, ed., The Encyclopedia of Human Rights (New York: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 1991): 1324.
8. U.S. Department of State (1993): 1279.
9. U.S. Department of State, Country Reports on Human Rights for 1994 (Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1995): 170.
10. Human Rights Watch 1993: The Events of 1992 (New York: Human Rights Watch, Inc., 1993): 334.
11. U.S. Department of State (1993): 1279.
12. ibid, 1274.
13. Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch World Report 1995 (New York: Human Rights Watch, Inc., 1995): 301.
14. ibid, 299-300.
15. Christian Solidarity International, Suppression of Religious Liberty around the World, (Geneva: Christian Solidarity International, 1994).
16. Human Rights Watch 1993, 331.
17. ibid, 331.
18. Abdulmunim Shakir, "Saudi Arabia," in Albert P. Blaustein and Gisbert H. Flanz, eds., Constitutions of the Countries of the World (Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications, Inc., 1988): 1.
19. ibid, 1-2.
20. ibid, 2.
21. ibid.
22. Lawson, 1324.
23. U.S. Department of State (1994): 1169.
24. U.S. Department of State (1994): 1170.
25. Amnesty International, Saudi Arabia, Religious Intolerance: The arrest, detention and torture of Christian worshippers and Shiá Muslims (New York Amnesty International U.S.A., 1993): 8.
26. ibid, 1.
27. Human Rights Watch 1995, 300.
28. Amnesty International, Saudi Arabia, Religious Intolerance: The arrest, detention and torture of Christian Worshippers and Shia´ Muslims, 8.
29. ibid.
30. ibid.
31. U.S. Department of State (1993): 1279.
32. "Saudi Arabia." News Network International: Special Edition (January 29, 1993): 5.
33. Amnesty International Report 1994 (Amnesty International Publications: London, 1994).
34. Amnesty International, Saudia Arabia, Religious Intolerance: The arrest, detention and torture of Christian worshippers and Shi'a Muslims, 11.
35. U.S. Department of State (1993): 1279.
36. ibid.
37. "Arrests Increase After Gulf War." Christianity Today,Vol. 37, No. 14 (November 23, 1993): 52 and
Amnesty International, Saudi Arabia, Religious Intolerance: The arrest, detention and torture of Christian worshippers and Shi'a Muslims, 10.
38. Barbara Baker, "Four Filipino Christians Remain in Custody after Church Raid." News Network International (October 4, 1994): 17.
39. ibid.
40. ibid.
41. ibid, 18.
42. Barbara Baker, "Filipino Christian Describes Riyadh Imprisonment." News Network International (December 21, 1994): 13.
43. U.S. Department of State (1994): 1170.
44. U.S. Department of State (1993): 1279.
45. Amnesty International, Saudi Arabia, Religious Intolerance: The arrest, detention and torture of Christian worshippers and Shi'a Muslims, 13.
46. ibid.
47. ibid.
48. Amnesty International, Saudi Arabia, Religious Intolerance: The arrest, detention and torture of Christian worshippers and Shi'a Muslims, 13-14.
49. Human Rights Watch 1993, 332-333.
50. ibid, 333.
51. ibid.
52. ibid.
53. ibid.
54. U.S. Department of State (1993): 1172.
55. ibid.
56. ibid, 1282.
57. U.S. Department of State (1994): 1170.
58. U.S. Department of State (1993): 1279.
59. Lawson, 1324.
60. ibid.
Source: Handbook on Religious Liberty Around the World, Pedro C. Moreno, Editor. Charlottesville, VA: The Rutherford Institute. This report is reprinted here by special arrangement with the Rutherford Institute and may not be reproduced or mirrored on another webside without written permission of the Rutherford Institute.
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After four straight 1,000 yard receiving seasons from 2005 to 2008 Panthers WR Steve Smith fell short in 2009 (994) and then even further in 2010 (554). Of course you could argue that it was mainly due to QB problems and offensive game planning but I find that irrelevant to this award. I say that because Smith literally did come back, to the Panthers that is when he indicated he would prefer to leave. Enter rookie QB Cam Newton.
Smith returned to WR greatness behind the arm of the rookie sensation and the production followed. Smith came within 27 yards of his career high in receiving yards with 1,396 yards and 7 TDs, good for 5th in the NFL for the season. Smith was as dynamic as ever, always a threat to make the big catch, the tough catch, the catch only elite WRs can make. If you need evidence look no further than the season finale against the Saints. On his franchise record 697 reception he snatched a ball throw behind him on a sideline route and still managed to keep both feet in while falling out of bounds.
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nsink wrote:alright thanks, ill do better at keeping track next time.
No problem. Thanks for making this clear though. You're right that when the bid is placed is the time to go off of, not when its discovered and then we'll work backwards.
If you could watch this better though, I would appreciate it. Time-lining things isn't much fun.


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We recently got to chat with the lovely and talented Saoirse Ronan about her upcoming young adult adaptation "How I Live Now" (review here), which is kind of like what would have happened if Terrence Malick had directed "Red Dawn" (more from that interview soon). And while we had the young actress on the line, we had to quiz her about a myriad of upcoming projects she has in the works, everything from the upcoming Wes Anderson joint "The Grand Budapest Hotel," to Ryan Gosling's directorial debut "How to Catch A Monster," to things that are in a more nebulous state of flux, like Joe Wright's "Little Mermaid" and the hotly rumored "Fantastic Four" and "Star Wars: Episode VII."
Of course we had to ask her about "The Grand Budapest Hotel," the Wes Anderson movie that was just announced as opening the Berlin Film Festival this February, and what we can expect from it. "It'll be very Wes Anderson. It'll be wonderfully Wes," Ronan said. "It's very quirky and everyone is a really interesting character. I play somebody called Agatha who works in a bakery and she makes artisan chocolate and she's got a birthmark on her right cheek in the shape of Mexico. And she's the love interest of the Tony Revolori character, who's the main character, who helps Ralph [Fiennes] steal this painting that belongs to him. It's very grand and everything is very big and there's a lot of action. Plus everyone's amazing in it."
Per our obsessive deconstruction of the trailer, we asked if Anderson explained to her about the different time periods/aspect ratios and if she could grasp, visually, what he was attempting to do while they were shooting. "Yes, he did [explain]. Wes decides what the film is going to look like before he shoots the film. He has storyboarded almost every single shot and kind of made an animation of it," Ronan explained. "So he used animatics and would have them on his iPad Mini everyday, so he would show us what the scene was going to look like. But you can kind of figure out that they're going to do very wide shots and very still shots and panning shots. So once you have a good grasp on Wes' style, you're into the flow."
Back in 2011, while chatting with director Joe Wright about his Ronan-starring suspense film "Hanna," he mentioned that he would want the young actress to lead his adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Little Mermaid." Considering the wave of fairy tale adaptations, you'd think this would be a priority for everyone. But not so, says Ronan. "I don't know what's going to happen to that," she said about the film which has a script by Abi Morgan (who wrote "Shame" with Steve McQueen and recently penned the upcoming Ralph Fiennes-directed Charles Dickens movie "The Invisible Woman"). "I don't think it's something that's going to be made right now. I haven't heard anything about it in a while. So they're trying to figure out what to do with that."
Another intriguing project Ronan has already finished shooting is Ryan Gosling's debut feature as a director, "How to Catch A Monster." While Ronan wouldn't tell us much about the fantastical plot ("I probably shouldn't say too much about it"), she did let us in on who she is playing in the film, which is said to be sort of post-apocalyptic and largely set in an underwater city (yes, seriously).
"I can tell you I have a pet rat and we used a rat who I fell in love with and I wish that I could have kept. He was amazing. We became very close," Ronan said. When we persisted about what kind of film it would be, she added, "It's kind of, in a way, like if Ryan was a film, it would be this film. It's a lot of his personality; this kind of off-centered humor to it, it's very dark and twisted, and really cool. There's a bit of neon in there. There was a neon flamingo in one scene, I remember. It's pretty cool."
Also on the docket for Ronan is "Brooklyn," a story about immigration that was originally set to star Rooney Mara. "Yeah, that's going to shoot around March, hopefully. It's exciting," Ronan said of the project, which will be directed by "Closed Circuit" filmmaker John Crowley. "It'll be nice to finally play an Irish girl. It's the story that millions and millions of Irish people go through, where you go to the States to get a job and struggle and hopefully make something of your self. It's something that my mom and dad went through themselves and a lot of people we know. So I'm very excited about doing it."
Of course, with "Brooklyn" now on her schedule, what does that mean for J.J. Abrams' "Star Wars: Episode VII," which she auditioned for, and is expected to be in front cameras next year? Sadly, it seems like she doesn't have the gig. "I don't have 'Star Wars.' I don't have the role," Ronan said, sounding kind of defeated. "I just shouldn't have said anything. I just auditioned for it, like everyone else did." When we asked about the audition process, she said, "To pretend that you have a lightsaber in a scene is always very exciting. It would be great. But it's something that everyone's gone up for."
One thing that she sounds not up for is the big screen reboot of "Fantastic Four" helmed by "Chronicle" director Josh Trank, which he has also been linked to. "I only heard that rumor. I'm not signed up for 'Fantastic Four.'" Not that she's opposed to doing one of these huge scale projects. "If it was the right thing," she demurred.
"How I Live Now" opens this Friday via Magnolia Pictures.
carlos aona | August 13, 2014 8:36 PM
I will boycott Star Wars VII if no Saoirse.
Steve | November 20, 2013 2:23 PM
murmured, not 'demurred'. Demurring is a legal argument, in ordinary English it means to disagree politely.
jervaise brooke hamster | November 16, 2013 11:12 AM
I want to bugger Saoirse Ronan.
Sheila | November 12, 2013 8:35 PM
She should have taken the scarlet witch role for the age of ultron
jj | November 7, 2013 7:13 PM
I can't believe they let saoirse go. Doesn't bode well for the project when they are making bad decisions like that. Disappointed.
Tez | November 7, 2013 5:55 AM
What??? Noooo!!! I want Saoirse Ronan for StarWars PLEASE! JJ abrams what are you thinking!!!!!!
C | November 6, 2013 5:31 PM
My interest in the new Star Wars has dropped with Saoirse not cast in it. Boo!
J | November 6, 2013 3:56 PM
Bell | November 6, 2013 3:06 PM
I don't understand anymore...... They rather do an open casting call instead of casting her? christ..
ek | November 6, 2013 2:42 PM
Well my faith in this upcoming star wars has plummeted if their stupid enough not to jump at the chance of having Ms. Ronan in it. Idiots!


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We've learned Tila and Shawne have settled the lawsuits they filed against each other. Tila filed her lawsuit back in November for assault, battery, false imprisonment and emotional distress ... in other words a normal day. Tila claimed the NFL star grabbed her, choked her, and threw her down during an alleged altercation in September. Shawne sued Tila for intentional interference with a contract, because he claimed her allegations torpedoed a business deal he had to produce T-shirts for Walmart. Tila's lawyer, Cyrus Nownejad, just told us the lawsuits have been settled. The terms are confidential.


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Senior Sport Management Position
Teach undergraduate and graduate courses and advise graduate students in the area of Sport Management. Conduct quality research and seek external funding in the area of specialization. Provide service to professional organizations. Responsibilities also include department, college, and university committee assignments.
The successful candidate should possess a terminal degree with an emphasis in Sport Management or aligned areas. The candidate will be capable of teaching courses in the program to be selected from, but not limited to: introduction to sport management, finance, accounting, marketing and promotion, sport ethics, gender and legal issues, organization and strategic management, legal issues, facilities or leadership. The successful candidate will have demonstrated a focused and externally (grants and/or contracts, consulting) supported line of scholarly activity to meet university expectations, evidence of effective teaching and the ability and willingness to teach Sport Management undergraduate courses, as well as, in Sport Management graduate program.
Associate or Full Professor. Salary is commensurate with qualifications.
Appointment will be effective in the AY 2012-13 or Fall 2013.
The department offers BS and MS degrees, and participates in PhD programs with exercise and sport sciences concentrations. The department is one of the largest departments at Texas Tech University and enrolls over 1,400 undergraduates in programs of Exercise and Sport Sciences (Physical Education/Teacher Education, Exercise and Health Promotion, Exercise Sciences, and Sport Studies). Approximately 90 graduate students are enrolled in the Master's degree program in Exercise and Sport Sciences (concentrations in Biomechanics, Exercise Physiology, Exercise and Sport Psychology, Motor Behavior, Sport Management, Strength and Conditioning, and Teaching Physical Education and Sport). The Department also provides concentration areas in doctoral programs within other colleges. Texas Tech University is a large state-supported institution located in Lubbock, Texas, a center of cultural, commercial, medical, and professional services. In addition to nearly all traditional colleges and schools, the University has nationally recognized law and medical schools. Texas Tech University is actively pursuing strategic initiatives that will enhance its stature as a national research university. Successful candidates would be expected to contribute to this effort by virtue of their scholarly research and external funding. For further information see the department and university's web sites at www.depts.ttu.edu/hess, and www.ttu.edu, respectively.
Screening of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Applications must be submitted online at: http://jobs.texastech.edu and include a letter of application, CV, and names of three references with current contact information. Refer to requisition number 86186 when applying.
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Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning.
1. Record high temperatures across U.S.
It's already been a historically warm December with record high temperatures set across parts of 21 states from Nebraska to New Jersey on Monday. Temperatures reached 83 degrees in Austin, Texas and Madison, Wisconsin hit a record breaking 64 degrees.
2. Lethal levels of carbon monoxide found in school
Potentially lethal levels of carbon monoxide at an elementary school in Atlanta landed at least 42 students and seven adults in the hospital on Monday. The school did not have a detector. According to school officials, there are no code requirements for this kind of equipment in K-12 schools.
3. Man killed after pushed in front of subway
Police are searching for a man witnesses say pushed another man in front of an oncoming subway train in Midtown Manhattan on Monday. The victim is believed to have been pushed onto the tracks after some sort of dispute.
4. 5.8 quake rocks Anchorage
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake rocked homes around Anchorage, Alaska on Monday. The quake is not expected to generate a tsunami but was felt through much of south-central Alaska, according to the Alaska and West Coast Tsunami Warning center.
5. Educators wait for Daugaard's budget plan
On Tuesday, Governor Daugaard is set to share his proposed state budget plan during a joint session of the legislature in Pierre. One group waiting with anticipation to hear what the governor has to say are South Dakota public school teachers. They want to know if the governor plans on loosening the state's purse strings for students and teachers alike.


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This site started on a low power VIA EPEA system put together from spareparts.
But things have improved in time and since february 2011 the hardware consists of a
dual-core quad-core system with loads of resources… but tweaked as much as possible to consume as less power as possible. That was mostly achieved by: spindown of harddisks, load-depending cpu throttling and removing some hardware that was not needed.
The server is running FreeBSD version 6.4, 7.2 8.0
8.1 8.2 8.3 with the usual Apache, MySQL and PHP/Perl stack and ofcourse some other software like Postfix, Dovecot, Squirrelmail RoundCube, ClamAV, ASSP and the Squeezeboxserver to stream audio to the HiFi set. …..and not to forget WordPress.
Since the last hardware update 3 FreeBSD instances are running as a guest under VMware ESXi.
Early 2012 I replaced one of the FreeBSD VM's with a Ubuntu install, fact was that Logitechmediaserver (Squeezeboxserver) was not maintained in the FreeBSD ports collection and getting Triode's Spotify Plugin to work always needed some special care and attention. under FreeBSD.
The server is thethered to the Internet via an 1Mbs uplink (
50Mbps somewere 2013 as I signed up for a 50Mbps symmetric fiber connection mid-2012 I opted out of fiber because of a hefty price increase even before the digging started), but that should not be a problem: it only needs to serve up text/html as all images are mostly hosted on Flickr and you will be using their bandwidth to pull in the images
July 2012 I added the Headway meta theme to this WordPress install to get a more custom look and feel.


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For Students
All first-year students will receive a FREE copy of this year's Common Reading Experience book at their Advising Conference. Be sure to finish reading the book and complete your QLC Assignment by August 22, 2014 in preparation for the book discussion all new students will have with their K Team during K Week. Also, don't forget to check out our programming calendar for programs and events related to the book throughout the year!
QLC Assignment
- Inside your book you will find a bookmark that explains your QLC Assignment.
- Q = Quote Bring your favorite quote from the book.
- L = Life Lesson What life lesson have you take away from the book?
- C = Character What character or person from the book do you most identify with, and why?
- Be sure to complete this assignment before you come to campus, and bring it with you to your book discussion on Tuesday, August 26, 2014.
- You can download a form to complete your QLC assignment here.
QLC Contest
If you are a first-year student, you are eligible to enter your QLC for a chance to win front row seats and a fast pass to meet Ishmael Beah, author of A Long Way Gone, during his author lecture on October 28, 2014.
Entering is simple! During your CRE discussion in your K Team meeting on August 26th, simply tell your K Crew leader you would like to submit your QLC to be entered into the QLC Common Reading Contest.
Office of New Student and Parent Programs professional staff will pick the top QLC finalist based on originality, critical thinking, creativity, and demonstration of general reading comprehension.
The grand prize winner will receive 2 VIP front row seats for Ishmael's author lecture in October, as well as a fast pass to meet Ishmael and get a copy of the book signed following the lecture. In addition, the winner's QLC will be featured on the New Student and Parent Programs website.
Please note: Only QLC's submitted to K Crew leaders at the CRE discussion will be accepted.
CRE Photo Contest
Enter for a chance to win the CRE Photo Contest by sending us a picture of you and A Long Way Gone through any of our CRE social media sites including Facebook (@University of Kentucky Common Reading Experience), Twitter (@UKCommonReading), or Instagram (@UKCommonReading). All degree-seeking undergraduate UK students are invited and welcomed to participate!
You are encouraged to be as creative as you like with the photo! For instance, you could take a picture with the book in your favorite reading spot, on vacation, or even in your favorite spot on campus!
The deadline to submit your photo to one of the CRE social media sites will be Friday, September 5th. The New Student and Parent Programs staff will select the top 10 pictures based on creativity, originality, and ingenuity. The top 10 pictures will be posted on the Office of New Student and Parent Programs website where the UK community will be able to vote on its favorite picture! The winner will be announced on Monday, September 15th.
The grand prize winner will receive 2 VIP front row seats for the winner and a guest for Ishmael Beah's author lecture on October 28, 2014, as well as a fast pass to meet Ishmael and get a copy of the book signed at the book signing following the lecture. In addition, the winner's photo will displayed on the Office of New Student and Parent Programs website.
(Please note: New Student and Parent Programs (NSPP) staff reserves the right to remove pictures posted to NSPP social media sites. By posting the photo on any/all NSPP social media sites, the student is hereby granting permission to the University of Kentucky and its affiliates and subsidiaries, including but not limited to the Office of New Student and Parent Programs, authorization of the aforementioned images in educational and promotional activities for the following without compensation: University Educational Publications/Videos, University Electronics Publishing (e.g. World Wide Web), University Social Media Initiatives, and/or University Promotion/Advertising).


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New York Mets Demoted to Little League World Series
By Christopher Han on August 24, 2012
Did you know the New York Mets are a Major League baseball team? Actually, not as of Friday, when they were sent to Williamsport, PA to compete in the Little League World Series. At least that's what we were led to believe by SNY's graphics department. Take a look for yourself:
Daniel Murphy's Favorite Baseball Player
It's good to be such a big fan of one of your peers.
Jordany Valdespin's Favorite Food
And still just 5'3" 107 lbs? Someone get him to a Sizzler!
David Wright's Favorite Subject in School
He is grounded today.
Ike Davis Would Like to Meet..
Fat chance
Josh Thole's Favorite Team is..
Any team but this one


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A customer sustained a cut and a bump on the left side of his head during an armed robbery Sept. 24 in which $500 was taken from Thorntons, 601 N. Harlem Ave., Forest Park police said.
Police said a man wearing latex gloves and holding a black-colored pistol walked into the station and pointed the gun in the direction of the cashier. The man's accomplice walked into the store and yelled at a customer at the fountain drink machine to get on the ground.
The gunman asked if the man at the fountain heard the orders from his accomplice and as he started to get on the ground, the accomplice, who also was wearing latex gloves and had a gun, struck the customer on the left side of the forehead, police said.
Then the gunman walked behind the counter and squatted down as he pointed the pistol at the cashier and ordered her to open the drawers and pile the money from all three cash registers — an estimated $500 — on the counter. He then placed it all into a black plastic bag, police said.
The suspects were unable to get cash from the safe because the employee told them that the safe had a 10-minute waiting period before it would open after it was started.
Impatient with having to wait, the gunman demanded she place two cartons of cigarettes into his bag, and the two ran out of the store and jumped into a waiting car, which drove south on Harlem.
The customer was taken by ambulance to Rush Oak Park Hospital for treatment, police said.


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A combination of prolonged exercise and fish oil can dramatically reduce levels of a fat that can cause hardening of the arteries, a leading cause of heart disease. Fat in the bloodstream is a primary contributor to atherosclerosis, or partial blockage of the arteries.
A recent study found that people who do prolonged aerobic exercise have muscle cells that are able to quickly break down and reduce levels of a fat called triglycerides. Taking a fish oil supplement can reduce triglyceride levels even more.
The researchers studied triglyceride levels in recreationally active men after they'd eaten high-fat meals. One group ate a fatty meal after they exercised. A second group ate a high-fat meal after taking a four-gram fish oil supplement. A third group ate a high-fat meal after exercising and taking the fish oil supplement. A control group ate a high-fat meal only.
The study found a 38 percent decline in peak triglyceride levels in the men who took a fish oil supplement before they ate a high-fat meal. Peak triglyceride levels dropped 50 percent in the men who exercised and took a fish oil supplement before they ate a high-fat meal.
Regular exercise and fish oil supplements may be beneficial for people who are concerned about maintaining a healthy triglyceride level.
Metabolism. 2004 Oct;53(10):1365-71.
In a similar, more recent study, combining fish-oil supplements with regular exercise improved both body composition and heart disease risk factors. Overweight participants with various heart disease risk factors were assigned to one of three groups: fish oil (approximately 1.9 grams/day of omega-3 fats), fish oil and exercise, or placebo (sunflower oil). The exercise group walked 3 days/week for 45 minutes. Heart disease risk factors and body composition were measured at 0, 6, and 12 weeks. The group taking fish oil had a significant reduction in triglycerides, increased HDL cholesterol, and improved arterial vasodilation (blood flow). Both fish oil and exercise independently reduced body fat.
This study showed that increasing intake of omega-3 fatty acids could be a useful addition to exercise programs aimed at improving body composition and decreasing cardiovascular disease risk.
Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 May;85(5):1267-74.
Again we see a direct correlation between increasing one's physical activity and eating a healthier diet with living a longer life without disease. The editors of the Complete Guide to Whole Nutrition encourage readers to take a daily fish oil supplement. Concerned about toxins, such as PCBs, mercury, and pesticides, that all can bioaccumulate in fish? Not to worry! With USANA Health Sciences' double molecular distillation process, used in the production of their, "BiOmega," these toxins are eliminated. Adding BiOmega to your diet can help you to live a healthier life and decrease your chances of having heart disease.


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MESOPOTAMIA -- A Warren woman was killed in a crash this morning on Route 87 west of Route 534.
Ohio State Highway Patrol confirmed that Brandi L. Miller, 26, suffered fatal injuries. Troopers said she was traveling east on Route 87 in a 2001 Pontiac Grand Am around 7:15 a.m. when she lost control of the vehicle and slid left of center into the path of a 2002 Dodge Caravan driven by Katrina L. Port, 32, of Dorset, who then struck Miller on the passenger side. Miller's car then slid off the north side of the roadway.
Port was transported to Geauga Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
Troopers said the crash remains under investigation. They said alcohol does not appear to be a factor but unsafe speed for the condition of the roadways does. OSP reported that both drivers were wearing seat belts.
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I've got results (result) from yesterday's Pool A game, the exhibitions, and a preview of tomorrow's game,
WBC Recap:
March 5 - Pool A, Game 1 - China 0 Japan 4
via mlb.mlb.com
As expected, defending champions Japan had little trouble, shutting out China 4-0. Darvish 'burst' onto the world scene throwing four innings of no-hit ball. He threw 46 pitches (which I believe makes him eligible for their next game, even), struck out three and walked one, but faced the minimum 12 batters Both teams were limited to five hits, but all of China's were singles, while Japan had three extra-base hits, including a two-run homer by third baseman Murata Shuichi. Chinese pitching actually did a fairly impressive job holding Japan to 4 runs, although the Japanese walked an impressive 8 times (7 of those walks came from 2 players - shortstop Nakajima Hiroyuki and Cubs outfielder Fukudome Kosuke). BTW, contrary to my own preview, Lu Jiangang did not start for the Chinese - Li Chenhao, who I can find virtually nothing about, was the starting pitcher. Player of note: Ichiro went 0 for 5, leaving five men on base, Ray Change (Pirates prospect) went 1 for 4, and made an error, Liu Kai (Yankees prospect) pitched one scoreless inning with no hits, no strikeouts and one walk.
Exhibition Roundup:
Australia 11 Mariners 9
The Australians had a nice offensive show, highlighted by the work of designated hitter Ben Risinger, who had 4 hits in 5 at bats, and 3 of the were doubles. Twins prospect Luke Hughes also hit well (2-3, 2 2B, BB). Their pitching, obviously was a bit lacking, but Tigers prospect Brendan Hughes threw 1 scoreless inning with no hits and 2 Ks.
Puerto Rico 9 Boston 5
Hector Mercado, who played for us a bit in 2000-01, started for PR, pitching 4 innings while allowing 1 run and striking out 4. However, JC Romero (Phillies) didn't look so good, allowing 2 earned runs in only 2/3 of an inning. In non-WBC news, Charlie Zink, a Red Sox knuckleball prospect did not make much of a case for himself, giving up two hits, walking three, and allowing 4 runs without getting a single out. (Sad face. Andromache has a soft spot for trick pitchers.)
United States 9 Phillies 6
Team USA does what it will likely do best, scoring 8 of 9 runs on homers by Chipper Jones, Ryan Braun, Brian McCann, and Adam Dunn (Still miss you, Adam! Author's note: I will stop doing that at some point this season). Pitching was blah. Jeremie Guthrie got the win, although he pitched only 2.1 innings, and allowed 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks.
Panama 5 Astros 7
Ruben Tejada, Mets shortstop prospect, had a good day at the plate, going 2-3 with a double, but made a fielding gaffe that cost Panama runs. Rafael Medina came in to pitch the fifth and allowed 6 runs, but only 1 of them was earned. Tough luck. Well. Bad defense.
Canada 6 Yankees 0
Votto von Bismarck, who has been looking more like Votto Diesel in his last few games, didn't start, but came into the game only to go 0-2. Thankfully, his Canadian comrades did ok, scoring 6 runs on 6 hits. More impressively, the Scott Diamond and the rest of the Canadian pitching staff shut out the Yankees. (More non-WBC news - Joba Chamberlain allowed 5 of Canada's 6 runs, on 1 hits and four walks - he didn't get a single out)
Dominican Republic 1 Cardinals 4
Meh, not the kind of offense the DR wanted to see after yesterday's loss to the Orioles. (Especially as A-Rod is sidelined with a torn labrum...) Robinson Cano went 2-4, Jose Reyes hit a double, and Carlos Marmol seemed to be in less than mid-season form, allowing one run in the inning he pitched, giving up a double and two walks, striking out 2.
Italy 2 Mets 3
Deno went 2-3 with an RBI and a stolen base, but the Italians managed only 2 runs on their 10 hits and 8 walks. (The mets played 24 different players in this 9 inning game. Impressive!)
Netherlands 2 Twins 4
Not much to say here. Netherlands didn't have much going for them offensively. On the pitching side, the Dutch had two pitchers named Stuifbergen, which is clearly a victory for any team.
Venezuela 4 Braves 8
Venezuela, like the DR, is looking strangely offensively weak as well - Miguel Cabrera, who led the AL in HRs in 2008, was 2-4. K-Rod struck out the side in his one inning.
Australia 5 Brewers 10
Australia did a nice job putting only three different pitchers on the mound, but it didn't do them much good as they collectively allowed 10 runs. Brad Harman (Phillies) was good, hitting 2-4 with a HR.
South Africa 1 Athletics (split squad) 6
Oh, South Africa. Shortstop Anthony Phillips was 1-4 with an RBI. Sidenote: Anthony Phillips was a founding member of Genesis. I'm sure it's the same dude.
Mexico 7 Rockies 2
Scott Hairston seems to be doing pretty well, hitting 3-4 today with 3 RBIs, a HR, and a 2B. The Mexicutioner pitched a scoreless inning, with 1 hit and 1 K.
Tomorrows' Preview:
4:30 AM EST - Pool A - Game 2: Chinese Taipei v. South Korea
This is definitely a closer match than China and Japan. South Korea has the upper hand definitely, but an upset is fairly possible here. The matchup will likely be Taiwan's Lee Chen-chang (who goes by Chen Lee in the states) against Ryu Hyun-Jin. Lee is actually signed with the Cleveland Indians and pitched well against Cuba in the 2008 Olympics (6.3 innings, 1 R, 7 K); Ryu, I did mention in the Pool A Preview, and also pitched well against Cuba in Beijing (in the Gold Medal game). The Koreans got some good news recently - that Choo Shin-soo has been cleared to play (elbow pain - and I get the impressions that the Indians still don't want him to play. But he was cleared by MLB, and he's in Japan, so they'll just have to be slightly unhappy. ) - he'll probably be the designated hitter. I might even stay up to watch this game, as I don't have any class tomorrow. Dae han min guk! (Note: I thought for about 5 minutes about how I could use Korean baseball to justify posting another picture of semi-nude Daniel Henney. I couldn't really come up with anything, so you guys are safe for now. Yuu's still looking dreamy at the top of the post, so it's ok.)
I'll do the same thing tomorrow night - but the WBC goes into full swing Saturday with Pool C and Pool D games.


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Leavenworth Boulder Bend Dunkelweizen - Fish Brewing Company / Fishbowl Brewpub
Displayed for educational use only; do not reuse.
Ratings: 102 | Reviews: 50 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by Slynger:
2.93/5 rDev -9.8%
Well, I suppose I'm the first review on this one. I found it at John's Marketplace during my present visit to Portland. It is described as an "Alpine-Style Dark Wheat Ale," so I stuck it under American Dark Wheat. Anyways.
Pours a deeply hazy, translucent brozey-brown. Slim cap of off-white, fine bubbled carb.
Smell is light, of some dark fruit and yeast, touch of chocolate, bit of alcohol.
stronger in the flavor dept. It's yeasty and dark fruity, some red grape and date, a hint of semi-sweet chocolate finishing with a light bitterness and a cloying sourness. Medium bodied with a carbonation that lacks a bit of size and zestiness.
Not bad stuff, just not very good either. What a find i have made ; (
06-15-2009 03:34:06 | More by Slynger
More User Reviews:
North Carolina
3.08/5 rDev -5.2%
Poured into a weizen glass a deeper chesnut brown with thicker but quick to fade off white head atop.Aromas were very light with some minimal clove being the main component,a passing toasty wheat note comes thru as well.Alot like the aromas the flavors are minimal,light clove and again the toasted wheat.Very average beer for the style,not horrible but lacking any real punch of flavor.
08-28-2011 15:50:02 | More by oberon
3.5/5 rDev +7.7%
09-17-2013 05:10:26 | More by SmellsofMahagony
New Mexico
3/5 rDev -7.7%
05-15-2013 01:37:02 | More by LXIXME
Alberta (Canada)
3.5/5 rDev +7.7%
12oz bottle, a single from a cool new store in Cowtown that breaks down those overpriced import six packs.
This beer pours a rather murky dark cherry-wood colour, with two fingers of puffy, densely foamy, and somewhat bubbly beige head, which leaves some low-lying spanning bridge trestle lace around the glass as it rapidly makes its exit.
It smells of thin roasted wheat grain and caramel malt, a bit of brown sugar, weak coffee, faint banana chip esters, and mild earthy, musty hops. The taste is more toasted wheat and biscuity caramel malt, a rather understated and indistinct fruitiness, bittersweet cocoa, an ethereal coffee astringency, and earthy, somewhat leafy, piney hops.
The carbonation is moderate, and kind of tight in its bearing, the body on the light side of medium weight, and thinly smooth. It finishes fairly dry and a bit crisp, the malt acting kind of pithy and clingy.
Hmmm...a mild, in alcohol and flavour both, dunkelweizen, with the suggestion of a west coast hop dalliance. Interesting, I suppose, and it has enough basic elements to not write off entirely. I wouldn't refuse this if offered, as it's well made and plainly drinkable.
08-19-2010 22:29:42 | More by biboergosum
3.98/5 rDev +22.5%
Pours a dark pale brown with a short bubbly tan head. Short retention and no lacing.
At first to me it smelled like a handful of fresh black patent malt at your local home brew shop. A little oaky with some chocolate and a touch of bacon.
Flavor is good and balanced well. Not that there is alot to balance in this style. Not very bright and shiny flavor notes, just nice dark wheat-roasted malty goodness.
Very smooth, fresh and light bodied mouthfeel with low carbonation.
Overall this is a good dunkelweizen. Not spectacular, but it has pretty good flavor, seems fresh and is very easy to drink.
07-23-2011 04:17:33 | More by MrVonzipper
3.5/5 rDev +7.7%
05-06-2014 23:22:02 | More by DOCRW
3.41/5 rDev +4.9%
nice pour, good head, great color. Tastes closer to a light porter than a wheat. Not much wheat taste or character here. Overall, very nice flavor with a crisp, clean finish. Some malty and possibly some choclately flavors. Overall, a well done beer sitting above average on the scale !!!!
07-17-2014 02:17:43 | More by hophugger
3.43/5 rDev +5.5%
Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a very dark brown color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is mild, a touch of yeast detected. Taste is also somewhat mild, some banana, a bit more hops than usual for this style, some mild spice. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is decent but mild for the style.
08-04-2012 16:10:00 | More by tone77
3.5/5 rDev +7.7%
08-27-2014 00:41:43 | More by DirtyRandy
South Carolina
3.53/5 rDev +8.6%
A dark amber/medium brown beer with a foamy off-white head.
Dark roasted malt and some wheat and yeast in the aroma.
A nice, sweet malt flavor up front. Slightly metallic. Some hop flavor. Mild bitterness.
A medium-light bodied mouthfeel. Soft carbonation.
Pretty good beer. Nothing crazy outrageous. Something I could drink all night.
01-07-2012 19:59:41 | More by UnderPressure
3.18/5 rDev -2.2%
Oooohhhh.. Galt spies a new brewery/label at Brewforia tonight.. Awesome.. 3 beers with the Leavenworth moniker.. cool.
That is as far as my "cool" goes.
Poured into my little stem glass.. the brew is perfectly clear deep brown.. the head is tan .. doesn't stick around for very long... no hazy yeast. no hazy wheat.
Nose is roasty and toasty... much like a Munich dunkel.. but nothing ever verging on Weizen territory... no clove no banana
Flavor is again .. toasted malts.. pretty clean.. dark malts and nothing else... no phenols.. no esters....
Where is the wheat.. where is the Weizen yeast.. Really.. this is a good beer... but nothing in the Dunkelweizen category... I would be embarrassed as a homebrewer.. let alone someone who is trying to make cash.
Damn... Damn... Damn. I like this brew alot as a minor Schwazbier.. or maybe as a Munich Dunkel.. but as a Dunkelweizen, this is a joke... I'm done.
07-02-2010 09:21:16 | More by JohnGalt1
3.7/5 rDev +13.8%
Served in a bottle.
A: Pours a moderate bubbly, fizzy head that dissipates slowly and leaves almost no lacing. Color ranges from the top blackish-brown to light brown/red at the bottom. Excellent colors. Noticeable carbonation.
S: Roasted wheat and yeast. Smells decent. Not unpleasant by any stretch.
T: Tastes like a dark hefeweizen. Slightly bitter, maybe due to hops? (Based on the taste, dunkelbock also fits quite appropriately).
M: A little light. For a dark beer I would prefer a heavier mouthfeel. Smooth mouthfeel. A little bubbly (carbonation) is perceptible.
D: Goes down very easy. Could easily have another but there isn't enough to make me want to have more than one.
Not much to bring me back to it. I'd drink it again if offered but it isn't something I'd probably buy again. Overall I'd say this is decent but not exceptional or outstanding.
10-21-2010 04:49:58 | More by echoes
3.4/5 rDev +4.6%
Poured into a Dogfish Head pint glass. Pours a very dark mahogany brown with little light transparency and half finger light tan head with good retention and lacing. Aroma of toasted malt, mildly nutty, slight sour note. Flavor of toasted and caramel malt, hints of chocolate and charred coffee, finishes with light toastiness and light grassy hops. Medium bodied. The malt profile seems closer to a mild porter than a weizen; I'm not getting much wheat character at all. Flavor has nice toasty malt and light chocolate elements, but seems to finish thin with a light sourness. An OK dark malty beer, but not really meeting the dunkelweizen style, and a bit odd for that. This is the second Leavenworth wheat style ale that seemed to be more of a traditionally malted style than a weizen. Odd. OK, but better choices if you're looking for a dunkelweizen.
03-01-2014 21:07:00 | More by LiquidAmber
3.3/5 rDev +1.5%
pours a rich leathery caramel hue... a swirled pour produces a decently cloudy, wheaty amberish brown hue. an impressive two-finger almost billows out of my weizen glass, then slowly fades to a thin froth that stays til the bottom, leaving bits of lacing.
aroma of earth, dark malt, hints of pear and apricot. a touch of peat. almost rye-ish? interesting, although not quite what I was expecting.
taste follows aroma pretty closely, with lots of bread, malt, dough, hints of fruit and a bit more malt. a touch of sourness. kind of straightforwardly uninteresting.
mouth is amply carbonated, moderate body that works for the style. slightly bitter in the finish.
all in all, drinkable but not earthshattering. which is how i feel most of Leavenworth's stuff has turned out. I'd drink it again if it was on sale, but kind of unmemorable... and there are a lot of better dunkelweizens out there.
04-05-2011 07:28:52 | More by djeucalyptus
4/5 rDev +23.1%
12-30-2012 08:16:33 | More by kylemckinnis
Alberta (Canada)
2.9/5 rDev -10.8%
From a 355 ml brown bottle, came in a 6 pack. Pours out a cloudy dark brown, suspended particles, capped by a foamy loose-bubbled light tan head.
Coffee and chocolate in the aroma, very faint banana, and a hint of phenols.
Flavour is clean yet almost non-existant, simply a growing roasted malt character in the aftertaste. No off-flavours, just not much flavour in general.
Mouthfeel is creamy and smooth, yet on the light side, almost watery.
Not a bad beer but definitely missing some key elements for a dunkelweizen, or a memorable beer for that matter. Not worth the hefty import pricetag here in Alberta.
04-07-2010 01:13:46 | More by IronDjinn
3.25/5 rDev 0%
Appearance: Very dark brown, unfiltered, good head retention.
Aroma: The caramel comes through as well as small hints of banana and cloves.
Taste: Tastes of roasted chocolate malts; small hints of clove; bittering hops at the end.
Mouthfeel: Good mouthfeel--similar to other dunkels.
Drinkable: Not as drinkable as other dunkels, but good.
Overall: This is a decent dunkelweizen, but I think it could be improved if the clove and banana flavors came through more in the beer.
08-14-2012 23:04:56 | More by ninaturner
4.5/5 rDev +38.5%
04-03-2014 00:13:46 | More by DKRowden
South Carolina
2.75/5 rDev -15.4%
10-27-2012 23:07:54 | More by henryhampton
3.25/5 rDev 0%
08-12-2013 21:20:13 | More by mpalestino
3.25/5 rDev 0%
04-27-2013 02:01:19 | More by Bromine
1.93/5 rDev -40.6%
I picked this up from Total Wine along with several other wheat beers. I'm a big fan of Hefes as well as Dunkelweizens (though to a lesser extent).
I will preface this by noting this may have been a bad bottle. You never know.
This was quite disappointing to say the least. I poured, slowly, carefully, only to watch everything turn to foam. So, after waiting a bit for it to settle I finished the pour. I took a sniff, I was assailed by something I can only describe as "vomit-like." I took a few sips and was displeased. A weizen, even Dunkelweizen, shouldn't be as hop-forward as this. Aftertaste was strange and unpleasant as well.
I did not finish this one. It's not out of the question that I had a bad bottle though. You never know how long something is sitting around. There was no bottling or best-by date on the bottle that I could find.
01-09-2014 03:47:38 | More by groverj3
3.08/5 rDev -5.2%
Pouring a cellar temp bottle into a stemmed tulip glass.
The beer pours a slightly cloudy mahogany hue with amber highlights on the edges of the glass. A creamy beige head of 1.5 cm foams up on the pour, but fades fairly quickly to a few strands of an edge layer. Basically no head at the first sips.
Aroma is some bready yeast and biscuity malt with a bit of toffee mixed in for good measure. I also get a bit of dry baker's chocolate. Fairly mild but not uninteresting nose.
First sip reveals a lighter body with fine tingly carbonation. Smooth and easy to drink. The flavors are similar to what the nose advertises with malt dominant profile of toffee and some chocolate. I do get a little bready yeast and some mild fruit flavors on the finish.
Overall the beer is not flawed but is not really memorable either. A little more yeast centric flavors could make it more interesting, I could describe the beer as a filtered dunkelweizen. Makes the overall experience, not bad but dull.
07-22-2012 04:57:58 | More by sulldaddy
2.75/5 rDev -15.4%
02-17-2014 02:23:14 | More by wiegs4life
Leavenworth Boulder Bend Dunkelweizen from Fish Brewing Company / Fishbowl Brewpub
75 out of 100 based on 102 ratings.


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Air pollution and the macroeconomy across European countries
AbstractThis paper analyzes the role of macroeconomic performance in shaping the evolution of air pollutants in a panel of European countries from 1990 to 2000. The analysis is addressed in connection with EU environmental regulation. We start by documenting the patterns of cross-country differences among different pollutants. We then interpret these differences within a neoclassical growth model with pollution. Three main pieces of evidence are presented. First, we analyze the existence of convergence of pollution levels within European economies. Second, we rank countries according to its performance in terms of emissions and growth. Third, we evaluate the evolution of emissions in terms of the targets signed for 2010.
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News: Drake Squashes Tattoo Artist Beef, "Everybody Can Now Move On"
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 5:28PM
Young Money star Drake has reportedly squashed issues with a California-based tattoo artist who made headlines last fall for tattooing his name across a woman's forehead.
According to tattoo artist Kevin Campbell, Drizzy met him face-to-face to put matters to rest.
If you recall about a month ago, a die hard Drake fan tatted the rapper's name on her forehead. "So he knew it was real." Once Drizzy found out the tattoo was real and words were exchanged between Drake and the tattoo artist Kevin Campbell. But yesterday, Drake stopped by the shop to squash the issue with the tattoo artist. Kevin took to twitter to confirm the beef was squashed. "Drake beef officially squashed...Everybody can now move on. Only positivity from here on out," he tweeted. "@drake Nice talking to you buddy, glad everything's cleared up. It's good that something positive came out of this whole fiasco. Stay up." (Karen Civil)
Earlier this month, Campbell accused the rapper of semi-confronting him.
On Jan. 11, during a Twitter exchange with a user named @Matt_Kaleta, Campbell was questioned about whether the war of words with Drake ever amounted to anything. Campbell responded, revealing that the Toronto-born MC allegedly showed up to the shop he is employed at but failed to actually show his face. "guess you could call it sorted out. When Drake was in LA last, he parked out front the shop and sent in his huge security dude [sic]," Campbell tweeted. Campbell then went on to interact with Twitter user @KingLACity, informing him that the 'Headlines' rhymer "sent in the troops" rather than addressing him directly. "yeah, he should have just let it go, I doubt anything would have come of what he said anyway. It just made him look silly IMO," the tattoo artist wrote. (The Boom Box)
In December, Drake gave a heated reaction to Campbell tattooing 'DRAKE' across a woman's forehead.
"I have," Drake admitted when asked if he had seen the female fan's tattoo. "I want to meet her and understand what happened. That's cool. I feel you, one hundred percent. That to me is absolutely incredible. I don't even know if you can see it but this girl tattooed 'DRAKE' on her forehead. The guy who tatted it is a f*cking a**hole. I will tell you that. I don't f*ck with that guy. F*ck you to that tat artist by the way because you're an a**hole for real and you should lose your job and you should never do tattoos again and I don't f*ck with you and if I ever see you, I'm gonna f*ck you up. But real sh*t though, I really, really like [it]. I want to talk to this girl and understand it all, you know? It was love. It's surreal. I don't even want to look at it anymore because it's super surreal, you know? Yeah." (Mando Fresko)
Around mid-December, Campbell taunted Drake's image and the woman for going with his name.
"The funny thing is, I didn't know who Drake was, I figured it was her hood or some sh*t, not some goofnugget R&B dude. She was really psyched about it. She had the sh*tty font all picked out on her iPhone ready to go and was pretty adamant about putting it on her forehead. She didn't say a word about what it meant to her, some of the guys at the shop asked her, and she just kinda giggled at them. When I printed up the first image of the lettering, she wanted me to go bigger, so that it went pretty much from each side of her hairline to the other. I thought she shaved her eyebrows for the procedure, so when I put the stencil on the first time, it was right over her (missing) eyebrows, but she had me enlarge it a bit and push it up towards the hairline. But yeah, she acted as if she had planned it out for a while; though I'm not really sure how much extended coherent thought could actually go into getting such a stupid tattoo on your forehead." (Vice)
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"Jonas Gustavsson, the club's much-publicized new Swedish goaltender, became dizzy while on a stationary bike doing a V02 Max test at the MasterCard Centre in Etobicoke. The 24-year-old was taken by ambulance to an area hospital for a precautionary checkup."
Talks have ceased at the moment due to the unfortunate passing of Gustavsson's mother. I am sure everyone is with me when I say my deepest condolences to Jonas and his family. The story indicates that he will be traveling to Denver soonish to meet with Colorado's management.
From Steve @ Hockeyanalysis: "How often do you see a goalie give up five goals and still be their best player? He was fantastic. We might have hand nine or ten goals tonight otherwise," - Ron Wilson, Coach of team USA, and the Toronto Maple Leafs Good to see Gustavsson back on the ice after missing the start of the worlds due to family concerns. Let's hope things are going well for his mother, but more selfishly let's hope Gustavsson is ready to sign in Toronto.
This quote is encouraging: "It is one of Jonas Gustavsson's most prized possessions, a Borje Salming blue-and-white jersey that he has owned for 'about 15 years'." This quote is not: "Leafs goalie coach Corey Hirsch has been in contact with Farjestad officials concerning Gustavsson." DON'T YOU EVEN LOOK AT HIS FACE HIRSCH. DO YOU HEAR ME?
from Aftonbladet, via Alec at MLHS: "In 42 games this season for Farjestad, Gustavsson's posted an impressive stat line that includes a 1.66 goals-against-average and a .932 save percentage." Hopefully Toronto won't lose a fourth rounder signing this Swedish Jonas.
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After a drama-filled Sunday afternoon of hockey, the 2012 NHL Playoffs pick up again Monday night with two more elimination games. The No. 1 seed New York Rangers are on the brink of elimination, traveling into hostile territory against the Ottawa Senators. The Sens are riding their hot goaltender, Craig Anderson, who's won two straight games and stopped 41 shots in a 2-0 shutout of the Rangers on Friday.
The second game on Friday will feature the Chicago Blackhawks, looking to even up their series with the Phoenix Coyotes after falling into a 3-1 hole against the West's No.3 seed. It has been an intensely even series, with the first five games going to overtime. After two brutal overtime losses at home, the Hawks finally got a game winner in Game 5 from their captain Jonathan Toews. After allowing a couple of soft overtime goals, Chicago goaltender Corey Crawford was solid in Game 5. Phoenix will look to kick-start the offense again and finish off the series in Chicago, where they have not lost.
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