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{ a bit about Allure }
So I tried to think back, the other day, to how I initially stumbled upon the amazing girls over at Allure Hair and Makeup. To be honest, I have no idea! It was obviously through one of the first weddings I ever planned… because I've been using these girls over and over, and every bride I've ever referred to them has been thrilled with the results!
I've loved working together in planning other girls' beautification so much, that I've even used Allure personally for a fun, WeddingGirl.ca Trash The Dress photo session, as well as most recently, on set at our Wedding Threesome video taping!
On an un-related note, this week I was meeting with a June bride to discuss some of our planning updates, and we chatted about the details of having the Allure team come out to the bride's hotel in Stoney Creek on the morning of their wedding. We brainstormed ideas for hair and makeup, and when the bride mentioned long, wavy hair, I immediately remembered this: AccessALLURE.tv! Just yesterday, I watched Jessica Enns tell Allure TV viewers all about hair extensions as an introductory showcase to new weekly video blogs where Allure Girls give beauty tips and ideas to all of you! (which we're all super excited about!).
Just to make following Allure TV easier, if you Like them on Facebook, you'll receive weekly notifications when new beauty tip video blogs are released!
{ a bit about our Wedding Threesome }
Now, on to an update on our newly-launched Wedding Threesome contest (which is taking Facebook by storm!!). Honestly, I've never seen so many brides so eager to win anything before! From creating Events, to Pages, to writing Notes, making groups, bribing their friends (one bride is donating a dollar for each vote to the CIBC Run For The Cure campaign!!) and then having all their friends post the details on THEIR walls for even more people to see!
– these girls are definitely in a race to win! (or at least make it to Phase II of our contest!)
In the midst of all this excitement, Rick, Jay, and I have been receiving all kinds of questions about the details of what we're doing… so we compiled them all, answered them as best we could, and wanted to share the details with all of you!
1. How are we keeping track?
Rick: "Well kids that part is up to you. What we suggest is you have your friends put something along the lines of "vote #57 for steve and kelly".
Mary: Or you can track back and see our respective walls, "Like" the comments you've taken a note of, and keep track yourself. One bride is actually keeping track that each friend like + add + join ALL THREE pages (which they need to do) and she's tagging the friends who haven't in specific notes to (kindly) remind them to do so. Brilliant!!
Again, we're not counting the LIKES + ADDS + JOINS…. you are!
2. Who can enter?
Rick: Anyone can. We'll travel anywhere you want us to go…. just keep in mind that travel expenses are not part of this contest. With that being said, to spend about $2000 on travel to get a $10,000 wedding package is a pretty sweet deal in our opinion!
Rick follows up….. "Though, there are some certain "sketchy" destinations we probably won't travel to, so if you're questioning, it's probably good that you contact one of us to check."
Mary: If you already have a standing contract with one of us, you can still enter the contest. Just be aware that your contract details still stand – you just receive 3 for the price of 1!
3. What is Phase II of the contest, and when is it happening?
The first part of the contest is completed at 12:00 midnight on Sunday March 6th.
Rick: As for what the next stage is…. well, get your pencils sharpened boys and girls, you're heading back to high school! (not literally!). "Oh and BTW, there will be a third stage as well, this ain't gonna be a cake walk." – adds Rick.
4. Is this for real?
Rick, again: Yup, 100% certified real goodness.
5. Are you guys crazy?
Well that all depends on who you talk to. If you talk to our doctors, the answer would probably be yes (Umm, speak for your own doctor, Rick!!)
If you talk to our past clients, then the answer would be more along the lines of "no, they're just super awesome people that love to have a great time"
6. Why on earth would you give this away?
Simple, we know there are lots of deserving brides out there that would love to have us be a part of their wedding. So we figured we would go out and find them and make one of them really happy.
7. Will you be doing this again?
Rick looks at Mary…. Mary looks at Jay….. Jay looks at Rick (smiles and waves), and all three of them simultaneously say….. YES! But probably not until Valentine's Day of 2012.


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Dallas Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones talks with linebacker DeMarcus Ware #94 prior to the Cowboys taking the field against the Tennessee Titans during a preseason game at Cowboys Stadium on August 21, 2009 in Arlington.
Aside from the hours directly after the Cowboys' 24-21 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, Jerry Jones' optimism has remained, somehow, unshaken through the first six weeks of the season. He has said that the Cowboys are better than the other 1-and-4 teams around the league and that, even though the odds are stacked (highly) against them, the team can turn their season around.
These ideas--we won't go in to whether we believe they're true or not--were at the heart of the message delivered by Jerry to the Cowboys in a team meeting on Monday at Valley Ranch. Head coach Wade Phillips was left encouraged by the meeting.
"With people saying this and that about your team, I think it's important that they feel everybody is on the same page," Phillips said, per the Dallas Morning News. "Everybody realizes where we are, but everybody also is going to work harder to get better."
Like Jerry, Cowboys' quarterback Tony Romo believes that the team still has a chance to turn it all around beginning on Monday night at home, against the first place New York Giants.
"He knows, like we all know, that we had high expectations and we haven't reached that, but we still have a chance," Romo said. "The season is not over. We can feel better about ourselves if we can beat the Giants because [they] are at the top of our division."
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The lockout is over. Hockey fans everywhere are overjoyed, excitement levels are unmatched. Everyone wants to run down to their local team's arena and catch a game at long last. The best sport to watch live is back. Everything is great, right? No more lockout, right?
Wrong. The next lockout starts today.
When fans ran back in record-number droves after the last lockout, this lockout was all but assured. We told them that they could treat us like dirt, take us for granted and we'd come right back. One might even argue that demand was pent up when the league went away, and the fans came back stronger! We removed ourselves from the cost/benefit equation when both sides stared down the prospect of a work stoppage. No one on either side feared a loss of market share, revenue, or interest more than they feared the other side.
And that's our fault.
We moan about how broken the product is to have all these lockouts and point fingers of blame at owners or players, yet we continue to pay for it!
NHL fans practically define the term enabler.
When the owners or the players decide to go forward with a work stoppage, they make a choice. They choose to cut off current benefit, in this case money, in hopes of achieving larger benefit in the future. They exert self-control in an attempt to preserve their future, and the future of the game.
As hardcore fans, we must do the same. The league, both owners and players, must cease to take fan interest for granted. The only way that will happen is to use their tactics and keep them from our wallets.
The way I figure it, between this lockout and the last I've lost a season and a half of the NHL. So that's what I'm going to take back. I will exert self-control to send a message to both sides: you take us for granted, and I'm done with it. I'll watch on TV, I'll putz around the internet fan sites, but I'm not spending any money (I spent an average of $500 a year the last 5 years and I bet that's below average) in your arena, on tickets, or on merchandise for the rest of this season and the next.
I encourage you all to do the same, even if it's only for this season, but the longer you can control yourselves the better. In fact, I think a great protest would be to go support the establishments around the arena and watch games there instead of going to the game itself. That way the right people get supported and wrong people don't.
It wouldn't take that many people controlling themselves to send a real monetary message and prevent this from happening again. Don't reward bad behavior from these children again. When that ticket agent calls you for a 14 game pack, tell them courteously that you are a huge fan and spent a good amount of money on the NHL previously, but you're not going to reward their treatment of us by spending your money with them for some time.
Tell them that we're locking them out. Let's stop the next lockout before it begins.


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These days it doesn't matter whether you are injured or not, you can sue just on the premise that YOU feel wronged – regardless of anyone else.
A New York cyclist is suing a pedestrian whose elbow she shattered when she ran into her in Central Park. Despite the walker's obvious pain, bike-riding triathlete Sabine von Sengbusch, 46, contends that she is the injured party, the New York Post reports.
Ms Von Sengbusch, a health care administrator, says she was using the utmost care on her morning ride, and that the pedestrian, 28-year-old lawyer Meghan Rohan, caused the June 15 crash when she recklessly walked into the bike lane.
The athlete claims she suffered "great physical pain and mental anguish" after the crash, was unable to work and was left with "painful and permanent" injuries – even though she finished second at an October 1 triathlon.
State law gives pedestrians the right of way, but Ms Von Sengbusch is seeking unspecified damages in her lawsuit. Longtime personal-injury lawyer Susan Karten, who is not involved in the case, called the biker's suit "outrageous" and "disgraceful".
"The bicyclist has the obligation to watch out for pedestrians – it's not the other way around," she said.
"I've never heard of such a thing. It's like a pedestrian getting hit by a car, and the [motorist] suing the pedestrian and saying, 'You didn't get out of the way'." Ms Rohan's lawyer, Louis Adolfsen, said the cyclist's suit was unusual.
"The idea that someone would sue you, when they hit you with a bike, seems to me unthinkable," he said. "I've never seen anything like this."


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HUDSON, Ill. -- According to the Pantagraph, two traffic tickets issued against the driver of a semitrailer truck that struck and killed a Hudson firefighter have been dismissed.
Firefighter Chris Brown died following the collision involving the trailer and a fire truck on Interstate 36 March 6th. Five other people were injured.
Prosecutors asked the judge to dismiss the current charges because the investigation into the crash is still continuing.
The driver, Mansu Shakirov of Spokane, Washington, was charged with driving too fast for conditions and a violation of Scott's Law.


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Issue #180, The Mighty Thor (September 1970)
The Mighty Thor "When Gods Go Mad!"
Thunderous!Thursday, Emo!Thor Enthusiasts!
So… there's a little shindig down south of here starting today. It's called the San Diego Comic Con (SDCC), maybe you've heard of it? One of the hottest tickets of the year, chock full of enough geekery goodness to make a nerdlet like me squee'splode repeatedly. Exclusive comics and other collectables, panels with special guests, cosplay like whoa, and parties that exhaust the most stalwart of partygoers. (more…)


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My boyfriend loves going down on me, but I can't seem to orgasm from it. Is that normal? Can I change that?
I used to think I could never orgasm, never have multiple orgasms, never ejaculate. But everything I thought my body could never do, I've done. The only time something becomes impossible is when you close the door on it. Even then, some women have said they couldn't do something and I've made them do it. Never give up.
My girlfriend and I never have spontaneous sex because she makes me shower before she goes down on me. Am I right to be offended?
You can't make anybody like anything. But I would tell her how that makes me feel and ask if she could learn to love the natural p*ssy because a freshly scrubbed p*ssy is not the same as a natural one. The natural one is a lot more powerful, and not just in an olfactory sense.
It's great that my boyfriend can go for hours, but sometimes I get bored. How long is a reasonable amount of time to have sex before telling him time's up?
I dated a girl who just wanted to keep going until my hands were shaking. That's not always best. When you're thinking about groceries, it's time to call it off.
I have this one particular fetish that a lot of people consider weird. How many times should I sleep with a girl before breaking it out?
Be up front. If you can only get off when somebody p*sses on you, you should probably say that right away.
How can I have a one-night stand without resorting to Craigslist?
Become a drag king.
Are simultaneous orgasms a myth?
If I'm really connected to someone, it's inevitable. It's a mountain to climb, but oh, what a view.
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The Zenit news service interviews Fr. Peter Mescerinov, vice-director of the Center for the Spiritual Formation of Children and Adolescents of the Moscow Patriarchate, about the "new and enduring challenges of Russian monasticism." ZENIT: What is the reality of these [monastic] communities today? Father Mescerinov: The principal tragedy of our ecclesial life today is the absolute lack of community. There are communities that are born in contrast to the position of the Church in a general sense; however, there are no communities as such as a norm of community life. This is linked no doubt to the Soviet legacy, because in that period every aggregation was regarded with suspicion and in danger of being repressed; in fact, an anti-solidarity instinct has been created in the very conscience of many generations of persons. When people enter the Church today, educated according to this mentality, it is very difficult [for them] to feel and even to understand that it is a … [Read more...]
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Cultural Treasures of the Church of Greece
Solidarity, the main charity organization of the Church of Greece, has launched "The Cultural Treasures of the Church of Greece," a multimedia site rich with art, architecture, manuscripts and a digital map where these can be sorted by location. The GR Reporter news site says that more than 30,000 Church treasures can be found in the digital map. "The project was one of the dreams of the deceased archbishop Hristodoulos, who started it," it says. The information is presented in Greek, English, and Russian. The site also makes available the Greek Christian Monuments documentary which has beautiful scenes of monasteries, frescoes and other works of art. … [Read more...]


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HP customized VMware ESX(i) 4.1 available
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HP made there customized VMware ESX 4.1 and ESXi 4.1 available for downloading.
Check out the following sites to download the ESX 4.1 and the ESXi 4.1 ISO files.
When using the HP customized edition of ESXi in combination with USB or SD-card flash drives be aware that HP will recommends using the following USB/SD flash drives:
- Supported USB key:
HP 2GB USB Flash Media Drive Key
HP Part Number 608447-B21
[spare kit part number 608863-001]
- Supported SD card:
HP 4GB SD Flash Media
HP Part Number 580387-B21
[spare kit part number 583306-001]
With this new release HP will support the latest Generation 7 blade server.
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HI All,
For coding & executing scripts I am using XAMPP & Now I want to write a PHP script for sending a email to the user on verification.
For example I have a user account created and once my employees look in to the account and found genuine they would give access as user now for that they need to be intimated by mail for successful activation of account.
For my team I have created single view point where an email is <a herf> using mysql and php.
In current functionality they were using Outlook and which they use to past the email template and send it to the user.
I want to overcome all this process and was thinking of simple functionality where if my employee after successful verification clicks on email he should be able to open a Windows live mail (we migrated yourself from outlook to this console for using multiple email account at once) and just check the format and shoot to the user.
But MAILTO function only supports outlook so, can any one help me to revoke windows live mail then outlook.
after that templete should automatically pulled from the server.
Above one is one concept:
rather jingling my self by above method now I want to create a PHP script that will send the mail to user....my email accounts are generated using google apps so, smtp would gmail.
Now can any one help me configure same?
I don't want to install any new mail servers.
Please help me !!!!


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Although they might not be Buccaneer men, a few of . They have seen their draft stock drop significantly.
Marquess Wilson WR Washington State- A victim of Mike Leach and his slave work ethics. He was supposed to be a 1st round talent with huge upside and talent. I live in Washington and have seen most of the games he played in and he is a game changer. 6'3" 185lbs, he needs to bulk up, but he has the hands and the ability to surprise the defense with his speed. Likely pick 6th round.
Tyrann Mathieu CB LSU- We all know who he is and the skills he possesses. The kid can play. He is versatile and has good coverage skills. He could make a impact on not only defense but special teams. And hey, we have done worse with 5th round picks.
Bacarri Rambo FS Georgia- He has good ball skills and has good size. He is a very Dashon Goldson like player. Got suspended for marijuana which is his big problem. A likely 3rd or 4th round prospect.
Montori Hughes DT Tennessee-Martin- A big guy, can plug up the holes in the middle and can get after the passer. Fell off due to Academic issues and other off the field issues which makes teams wonder if he is a classic loafer. A 5th or 6th round pick.
Kiko Alonso LB Oregon- This guy turned the corner after multiple DUI's in his earlier years. He has had no run ins off field and performed at a high level flying all over the field. Projected to go in the 4th round.
They may not be model citizens, but they could all round out to be great players. I didn't feel like mentioning Te'o because we all know that story and im not in favor of drafting him.


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8 Signs that the US Government is Making it Harder For You to Become an Expat— August 25, 2011
One of the most common reasons for wanting to expatriate from the United States is the concern about government overreach. Many feel that the expansion of government in recent years has been chipping away at the freedom and liberty that the country was founded upon. What with more and more agencies, regulations, surveillance, and mandates, the right to privacy and self-determination is steadily shrinking right along with financial outlooks.
So, are you among the increasing number of people who feel that the only real solution is to get out of the country? Well, using the exact same tactics that are driving you away, the government appears intent on preventing you from leaving. Changes that have recently been put in place as well as proposals for future changes in rules and regulations might be intended to discourage. But they might also drive your resolve to take your destiny into your own hands and do whatever it takes to make your move overseas.
1. Escalating Cost of Passports
From $35 a few years ago the fee for a US passport has ballooned to today's $135 for adults (16 and older) and $105 for minors. Renewals cost $110. If you need it in a hurry, there is another $60 expediting fee, and you have to provide a preaddressed prepaid express mail envelope, if you want it back in less than the 6-8 weeks required. The Passport Agency of the Department of State in 2010 issued 13,883,129 passports as well as 1,596,485 items of a new product called the "passport card," which is good for reentry from anywhere within the Western Hemisphere. This product, which costs $55 for adults, $30 for previous adult passport holders, and $40 for all minors, was created at the behest of heavy lobbying by the cruise industry.
2. Proposed Biographical Questionnaire
In February 2011, the US Department of State proposed the use of a new biographical questionnaire "to supplement the DS-11 only when the applicant submits citizenship or identity evidence that is insufficient to meet his/her burden of proving citizenship or identity." The estimated burden to fill out proposed Form DS-5513 is 45 minutes, but such details as your mother's places of residence one year before, at the time of, and one year after your birth are only the beginning of a long list of obscure information that it would be impossible to ascertain in that amount of time or possibly any amount of time. Despite the State Department's reassurances that it is all about preventing terrorists and other treasonous individuals from gaining US passports, this is very problematic because an unapproved version of the form is already being used to deny passports to US citizens, and there are no set guidelines as to who will to be subjected to it.
3. Air Travel Difficulties
In their supposed pursuit of would-be terrorists and other criminals, the US authorities have overreached their jurisdiction. Recently they forced an international flight from Europe to Mexico to land in the US because one of the online gambling impresarios from Costa Rica was on board. But violation of international law and sovereignty has become an everyday occurrence.
In another recent case, a flight from Mexico to Spain was denied access to American airspace and turned back ninety minutes after takeoff because a Mexican citizen who was once accused of involvement in a guerilla uprising in Bolivia was on board. She suspects that she is on the infamous passenger blacklist. But it is kept secret, so there is neither a way for travelers to find out if they are on the list nor any way to clear their names.
4. Airport Security
One of the most glaring cases of government overreach is of course that of the highly invasive "enhanced screening procedures." If having to remove shoes and belts to walk through metal detectors and being subjected to the Advanced Imaging Technology units were not degrading enough, "anomalies," refusals to enter the unit, or metal detection alarms require further thorough pat downs that are justifiably upsetting.
But think twice about complaining. Behavior Detection Officers are stationed at the security checkpoints to watch for "behavioral indicators" such as stress or fear. Other indicators that they look for are attitudes toward security, so anger and resentment about having to surrender the right to privacy becomes the evidence for why your right to privacy should be surrendered. The circular reasoning is dizzying.
5. World wide of invasion of privacy
Whilst outrage over TSA airport screening has amplified the accusations of government tyranny, little is being said about the NSA's continuing surveillance of electronic data – domestic emails, Internet searches, and social network activities. The USA Patriot Act also gives the NSA the power to conduct surveillance of domestic financial information such as bank transfers and credit card transactions as well as travel and telephone records, and the World Wide Web has globalized their reach. Some may excuse these unconstitutional invasions of privacy as being necessary in these dangerous times, where anyone who is not engaged in illegal activities should have nothing to hide. But again, the arbitrariness and the potential for abuse of power based on private information gleaned from all this surveillance can be yet another impediment to freedom of movement and the right of individuals, wherever they are on the globe, to conduct their lives without the constant fear of interference from Big Brother.
6. Taxation of foreign income
By taxing foreign income, the United States considers all citizens, wherever they are in the world, as subject to taxation. There are foreign earned income exclusions and foreign tax credits, but they only apply when you either spend 330 days abroad earning your income or you meet the bona fide residency test by proving that your principal residence is in a foreign country for at least one full tax year beginning on January 1.
A strangely named provision called the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act (TIPRA), enacted in May 2006, actually raised the amount of taxes due after the foreign earned income exclusion. The changes brought by TIPRA also capped housing allowances, affecting those in higher cost housing markets the most.
7. Financial reporting requirements
According to American Citizens Abroad, US requirements for banks both foreign and domestic have turned expats into "toxic citizens." A law incorporated into the 2010 Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (HIRE Act) has caused foreign banks and financial institutions to deny services to US citizens because of intrusions by the US government that make servicing those accounts too difficult and burdensome. The Foreign Bank and Financial Account Form (FBAR) calls for foreign institutions to submit account details of all Americans with a cumulative balance over $10,000 at any point during the year to the US Treasury or face major withholding penalties on their US assets. The result has been that many American's accounts have been closed.
Yet, Title III of the USA Patriot Act, known as the "International Money Laundering Abatement and Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001" enacted requirements concerning how US banks verify their clients' identities, making it more difficult for those without a permanent US address to maintain accounts from abroad.
The right to privacy in financial matters has been further invaded by new banking rules that the United States has been pushing for through the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The OECD compiled a blacklist of countries it deemed "uncooperative tax havens." To be removed from the list, these countries were required to sign bilateral tax information-sharing treaties with other countries and adhere to an international taxation standard that is eliminating privacy in banking everywhere in the world.
Then there is the requirement to report the amount of money you are taking out of the country to the US government. Here is the text from the Customs and Border Protection website:
You may bring into or take out of the country, including by mail, as much money as you wish. However, if it is more than $10,000, you will need to report it to CBP. Ask the CBP officer for the Currency Reporting Form (FinCen 105). The penalties for non-compliance can be severe.
"Money" means monetary instruments and includes U.S. or foreign coins currently in circulation, currency, and travelers' checks in any form, money orders, and negotiable instruments or investment securities in bearer form.
This requirement goes back to when President Nixon removed the last vestiges of the Gold Standard from the US currency in 1971. The explanation for it is that drug dealers were taking millions in illicit gains out of the country. Threats of fines work on institutions, but as for drug dealers, I can just see them declaring those suitcases of money out of fear of a fine.
This rule affects mostly people wanting to move abroad for a better and freer way of life. But when you fill in that FinCen 105, you immediately draw attention to yourself. If you want to take your fortune out in the form of cashier's checks or bearer bonds, and you declare it, you will probably end up being detained while the CBP calls your accountant and your bank to have them send proof of it being legal and properly taxed.
All of these requirements, along with all the documentation necessary for expats to pay their taxes (the guide to the Foreign Tax Credit for Individuals is 39 pages long), constitute major bureaucratic hurdles to living and working overseas.
8. The IRS is becoming even more aggressive
The IRS was not satisfied with the power it already wielded over international financial institutions, so the government has recently been instituting and considering even more aggressive measures for collecting taxes on Americans who wish to live and keep their assets overseas.
One such measure being considered by the Justice Department is whether it can apply FBAR penalties on foreign banks and institutions that they determine to have violated US tax laws. While the $780 million in fines that Swiss banking giant UBS paid in 2009 were for selling illegal offshore financial products to Americans, the FBAR penalties would dwarf this amount.
Federal prosecutors are already going after a former Credit Suisse banker for $19 million in FBAR penalties for personally aiding and abetting American clients who failed to disclose their foreign accounts to the US government.
Another onerous tactic that the US government is considering is to deny passports from citizens with unpaid taxes.
A farewell gift
So if you have had enough of the US government imposing its will on you, treating you as if you were a terrorist, infringing on your rights and limiting your freedoms, enslaving you with its crushing debt, and impeding your ability to live and work abroad, and you have decided once and for all to renounce your citizenship, you will have to fork out $450 to the US government for this irrevocable privilege. But be aware that under Section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, if the Attorney General decides that the renunciation was undertaken to avoid paying taxes, you are ineligible for a visa or admission back into the United States.
All in all, it appears that the terrorists of September 11, 2001, whoever they were, have won. You get to stay put in the US so they know where to come and get you next time.
About the author: Susan Beverley is a writer and editor for Escape From America Magazine and also writes for and maintains Expat Daily News – the expat news blog for EscapeArtist.com. She traveled extensively before becoming an expat herself having found a place to call home in South America where she has lived since 2005. She understands the concerns, needs and difficulties that expats face from first-hand experience and is dedicated to supporting and encouraging anyone who is looking for a new nation to call home. [ send her an email ]
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These are pretty depressing to say the least, but will just strengthen my resolve.
Unreal the amount of reach this country can have , even across the globe.
How about healthcare/medicare?
My wife and I are US citizens looking to become expats in Mexico as soon as our house either sells or rents. But we have no desire to expatriate from the US. We simply want to be able to retire early and comfortably and cannot afford to do that in the US until Medicare, Social Security and my pension becomes available in a few years.
I, therefore, find it offensive that you and others continue to bash the US, it's government and corporations. Not everyone interested in retiring or working outside of the US harbors the same feelings as you portray in this article. You are certainly free to express your opinions as am I to respond to them, but those contrary opinions are driving me away from this website that otherwise contains some good information for us potential expats.
I will not read anymore of your articles or those authored by Jamie Douglas.
To Richard Harris and 'Mark':
Your discomfiture at reading what this country has become is telling; your response to 'not read this anymore' is also fascinating. It's called 'cognitive dissonance.' Do you really think NOT learning, NOT amassing as much information as possible, both pro and con your own limited opinions, is a good idea?
While you may see the author's point of view as 'unpatriotic', it actually is extremely patriotic in the truest sense. She's simply pointing out that what the US has become is not a democratic republic, but a plutocracy. As a trader recently shocked the media by saying, 'Goldman Sach's runs the country'.
The truth of the matter is, the US is bankrupt and spiraling into a very deep hole, a problem that will not be resolved in most of our lifetimes. You can stay and fight it, (and make yourself a target of all the holier-than-thou DHS and IRS goons, who resemble that police sargeant that maced the protestors on Wall Street a few days ago), or you can leave and live a simplified life under the radar in another country.
I've decided to do some of both.
Good luck in your pursuits. May I suggest opening your mind to the various opinions out there, both pro and converse to your own; you just maybe will learn something new that way that will be very important.
I use to enjoy reading this and dreaming of places I would like to live but this article is just nonesense. Stronger airport security was implemented to keep people from being expats? Really? Does 9/11 ring a bell? This is just conspiracy craziness. FYI: You don't have to dislike you country to want to live somewhere else just for the cultural, social experience. Geez.
Well no surprise here. Again the republicans have designed a program for their rich contributors, and damn the rest.
While expat concepts may be beyond the working poor, the average person is still on the other side of the 8 ball.
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… John Paul Stevens, 93, served on the highest court in the land for an impressive 35 years, from 1975 until his retirement in June 2010. Known for his bow ties, brilliant legal mind, and striking transformation from Midwest Republican conservative to hero of the political left, Stevens remains an intellectual force to reckon with. In his latest book, the forthcoming Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution, he offers a half-dozen stimulating ideas for altering, and he would say improving, our foundational legal document. …
Since Stevens believes that the authors of the Second Amendment were primarily concerned about the threat that a national standing army posed to the sovereignty of the states—as opposed to homeowners' anxiety about violent felons—he thinks the best way to fix the situation is to amend the Second Amendment. He'd do that by adding five words as follows:
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms when serving in the militia shall not be infringed. …
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O' Canada. You did it to Us again…….?
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Ukraine's parliament has accomplished more in the last 24 hours than the U.S. Congress has done all year. Seriously. http://wapo.st/1fhAIal
"Ukraine's parliament has just approved a resolution that allows for the release of Yulia Tymoshenko, a former prime minister and opposition leader who has been in jail since 2011. Tymoshenko's arrest, ostensibly for a natural gas deal she signed with Russia while in office, is widely considered to have been political. She was a major rival to President Viktor Yanukovych and ran against him in the 2010 presidential election.
The parliament, which has 442 seats, approved the resolution by an impressive 310 votes, including dozens of lawmakers in Yanukovych's party. Technically, the vote does not directly call for Tymoshenko to be freed, but amends the country's criminal code in a way that seems likely to lead to her release.
Over the past 24 hours, Ukraine's parliament has passed a series of resolutions that aggressively undermine Yanukovych, curbing both his actual power and his legitimacy as national leader. This may actually be Ukraine's best shot at ending its three-month crisis and averting disaster. But it's an even bigger deal than that, because of what it means not just for Ukraine's present crisis but for its future as a fledgeling democracy."
more at the link in the tweet LH just posted, above.
What matters more than anything else is can the opposition leaders convince folk not to attack Yanukovych home/offices/etc. Next 24-48 h really need to see a deescalation of the violence or civil war could readily emerge.
As with Syria, there is a lot of confusion and diversity within the ranks of the anti-regime folks. There are definitely some people that we would not really want to be supportive of, including those calling for violence if Yanukovych doesn't step down. But they tend to be the most eloquent at the present time. They are tapping into the anger of the people and those who are more moderate are being overwhelmed by them.
There is a bit of it that is reminescent of the rise of a certain mustachd fellow back in the 30's.
Snowdenski's 'free and open' Russian paradise …
I don't speak Russian, but my wife does. This is honestly what the scrawl says on the TV. #euromaidan #propaganda http://t.co/fxV5Q6qiY6—
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…. not so much …
Okay VC. I just spoke to my son. He is marshalling his troops. Expect him to cross into Canadian territory around International Falls. Since there is nothing of value east of there, he will then head west.
Ted Cruz's road to the White House just got harder. He knows it, just scheduled Canadian hockey jersey bonfire in Dallas tomorrow.—
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At WH, @GovernorOmalley talking how Dem govs are leading the way on raising min wage in the states. http://t.co/KSEOZltptr—
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POTUS meets today w Dalai Lama: bit.ly/1cyiRJH—
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This is, of course, purely a rhetorical question because we all know the answer is "They're nuts."
Why do GOP state legislators waste tax payer dollars passing laws they know will get tossed out by courts, but cost state $ to defend them?—
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Robert A. Wettering, 76, Milan, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at Margaret Mary Community Hospital.
The son of Joseph and Stella (Youngman) Wettering was born Thursday, April 23, 1936, in Batesville. He married Joan (Morgan) Wettering June 16, 1978, and she preceded him in death Sept. 5, 2011.
Bob was a veteran, having served his country in the U.S. Marines. The retired Batesville Casket Co. employee was a member of Milan American Legion Post 235 and was of the Catholic faith. He loved fishing, building model boats, doll houses, trains, etc. He was an avid dog lover, and was the family "dog sitter.'' He also loved bird watching and, most of all, spending time with his family.
Bob is survived by daughters Nicole (Jeff) Dickman, Napoleon, Janice (Ron) Pruss, Milan, Gwen Honaker, Lawrenceburg, and Rosanna (Roland) Peek, California; son Reggie (Charlene) Honaker, Patriot; brother Leo Wettering, Batesville; sisters Rosie Fullenkamp, Oldenburg, and Sally Miller, Florida; 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
He also was preceded in death by brothers Harry and Carl Wettering and sister Marie Bland.
Funeral services officiated by Pastor Charles Miller and visitation will be private at the family's convenience. Burial will be in New Craven Cemetery, Milan. Memorials may be made to the Ripley County Humane Society through Laws-Carr-Moore Funeral Home, Box 243, Milan, IN 47031. The online register book may be signed at www.lawscarrmoore.com.


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Bob Stoops sees the world changing and that it important that we all change with it...whether we like it or not. Part of that changing for Sooner fans could be the loss of the heated Red River game each October. I hope that this is not the beginning of the future news we will probably hear about soon - that OU and OSU are going West and Texas is going Indi on us all. I just hope for once, can't believe I am about to type this, that Bob Stoops is wrong.


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Nineteen-year-old Johnathan Cummings of Upper Marlboro was arrested Monday. He has been released on $35,000 bond.
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According to the McLean County Coroner, Connie L. Mueller, 63, was traveling westbound on 2450 North when she entered the intersection of 3400 East and was struck by a northbound truck.
The crash happened just before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – April 18, 2012 – NBC has named veteran television business executive George Cheeks as Executive Vice President, Business Operations, NBC Entertainment and Universal Television, it was announced today by Robert Greenblatt, Chairman of NBC Entertainment.
Cheeks comes to NBC after serving as Executive Vice President, Business Affairs and General Counsel, Viacom Music and Entertainment Groups, Content Distribution & Marketing and Head of Standards & Practices for Viacom Media Networks, in New York since 2011.?? At NBC, Cheeks will be responsible for overseeing Business Affairs, Music Services and Production Operations for Universal Television.
"George is the consummate entertainment business executive who has successfully overseen virtually all aspects of television," said Greenblatt. "His vast experience, acumen and positive industry contacts will prove to be invaluable as we move forward to achieve our new goals at NBC."
Cheek's anticipated start date will be in the fall following the conclusion of his contractual commitment with Viacom.
Cheeks began his career as an Entertainment Associate at Loeb & Loeb from 1992-94. In addition, he served as Senior Counsel, Business and Legal Affairs, for Castle Rock Entertainment from 1995-97 and worked as an entertainment attorney at the boutique entertainment firm of Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren & Richman, in Beverly Hills from 1997-98. ??In 1998, Cheeks relocated to New York where he began working as Senior Counsel for MTV Networks in the Business and Legal Affairs Department for the Nickelodeon Group; he later became a Vice President and Senior Vice President/Deputy General Counsel there. In December 2002, he was promoted to Senior Vice President, Business Affairs and General Counsel of MTV, MTV2, MTVu and MTV Films. In January 2005, Cheeks again was elevated to Executive Vice President and General Counsel for MTV, MTV2, MTVu, MTV Films, VH1, CMT and LOGO. ??In 2007, Cheeks became Executive Vice President, Business Affairs and Co-General Counsel, MTV Networks. His most recent assignment was as Executive Vice President, Business Affairs and General Counsel, Viacom Music and Entertainment Groups, Content Distribution & Marketing and Head of Standards & Practices for Viacom Media Networks, since 2011.
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Taking Offence
Like Jonathan Chilvers , Life of Brian is one of my favourite films, and therefore I find the whole furore coming from Christians when it was first released, rather embarrasing.
But, again like Jonathan, I wonder how I would have reacted had I been older than four years old in 1979 (when it was made), and I do empathise with some of the knee-jerk reaction in that many Christians felt that their faith was being threatened and some elemnets of society were persecuting them (God help them if they came across real persecution!)
But there is a difference between persecution and challenege and Life of Brian does challenge the Christian faith, pointing out the little foibles of it's followers and the general absurdities of life in general. Something Bishop Mervyn Stockwood should have perhaps of considered before he swanned into the TV studios and made unpleasant facetious comments about "Thirty Pieces of Silver" (But then I have never been a fan of Mervyn Stockwood, given the way he tried to bully John Stott into not allowing his church to be used by Billy Graham in the mid 1950's, and the incident with John Cleese and Michael Palin).
However, sometimes we Christians have a right to be worried and one example is the way the Exeter University Evangelical Christian Union has been treated. The group may have it's faults, but it is hardly a BNP Youth Wing and I don't quite see a problem with getting members to sign a declaration of faith (depending on what was in that declaration). After all you couldn't imagine a branch of a political party at University not having some form of ruling for it's members!
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- Tim Roll-Pickering said...
What's not received much coverage in all this is that at Exeter the main source of complaints against the Christian Union come from Christians.
From what I can see, and the various statements support this, there is nothing stopping the Exeter CU from existing as a society that isn't affiliated to its students' union and able to set what membership requirements and officer selection processes they like. Equally they could affiliate to the students' union if they were willing to accept the same rules as any other society (including many other religious societies, many of them Christian). But the CU wants to have its cake and eat it - demanding resources that are supposed to be fairly distributed to all (and also there's the question of the name).
Incidentally most political societies at universities do not have stringent requirements for membership. The Conservative society I was in at Kent had several non-party members and even some members of other parties (though as time went on they joined up).
- Paul Burgin said...
Well I have heard their rep, hence why I was cautious when I mentioned their membership requirements, if I were a student there I doubt I would join them
"The Conservative society I was in at Kent had several non-party members and even some members of other parties (though as time went on they joined up)."
Tim, don't give me nightmares ;)


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Packaging plugins
You spent years polishing your algorithm, moving bytes around, replacing strings with StringBuilders, extracting every last bit of performance from your code. The assembly Acme.CoolTools.dll is into its' 3rd major version, competitors are begging for mercy. Life is good. Then Microsoft CRM 4 comes along with its' beastly architecture wanting plug-ins to be deployed in a database. And offline CRM clients, clutching a copy of Reflector all want your dazzling assembly as well.
Perhaps you simply wanted to avoid GAC, which Chris Sells knew to be evil back in 2004. Or may be you just felt that instead of being sucked into assembly hell you would rather distribute one and only one assembly.
Whatever the real reason might be, today's challenge is to write a Microsoft CRM 4 plug-in that uses classes and methods from other assemblies; then package it all into one blob that can be deployed and distributed as required. In fact, it was the challenge from one of our customers as well as from the newsgroups (speaking of good timing!). [more]
Library code
Let's say we have a secret code that predicts annual turnover for a company based on the name. Here is our complex algorithm in its' entire glory.
using System;
namespace Acme.CoolTools
public static class AccountMagic
public static decimal CalculateAnnualTurnover(string companyName)
return Math.Abs(companyName.GetHashCode());
The code is compiled into a separate assembly Acme.CoolTools.dll that is then referenced by our plug-in.
The plug-in is as sophisticated: it's designed to "monitor" account creations and updates, and then to recalculate and update annual turnover using company name.
using System.Reflection;
using Microsoft.Crm.Sdk;
using Microsoft.Crm.SdkTypeProxy;
[assembly: AssemblyVersion("18.104.22.168")]
[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("18.104.22.168")]
namespace Acme.Plugins
public class AccountPlugin: IPlugin
public void Execute(IPluginExecutionContext context)
// safe-guard recursion
if (context.Depth > 1)
// Extract dynamic entity from postentityimage. We should have id, name and revenue
// properties if they are not null in the database.
DynamicEntity entity = (DynamicEntity)context.PostEntityImages["accountEntity"];
// Re-calculate annual turnover based on a company name. Use proven and tested algorithm.
decimal turnover = Acme.CoolTools.AccountMagic.CalculateAnnualTurnover((string)entity["name"]);
// Get Crm service, set revenue property and update the entity.
ICrmService service = context.CreateCrmService(true);
entity["revenue"] = new CrmMoney(turnover);
Note that we use PostEntityImages to access account information. For performance reasons this is recommended way to pass entity properties to a plug-in code instead of executing Retrieve requests left and right. As a handy side-effect, entity extracted from postentityimage is exactly what we need to update the record.
Merging the libraries
Remember how you can compile ASP.NET code into a single assembly? ILMerge is a sibling utility that can be used to merge existing assemblies into a single one. It even merges PDB files and resigns the final output. There are some GUI wrappers but, honestly, it's just as easy from the command-line; MSBuild fans can use ILMerge task.
The command to merge our two assemblies into one while maintaining strong name is quite simple:
"c:\Program Files\Microsoft\ILMerge\ilmerge" /keyfile:acme.snk Acme.Plugins.dll Acme.CoolTools.dll /out:Acme.dll
Note that we have to give it a key to resign the assembly.
Now we have a single Acme.dll assembly that needs to be registered using the latest CRM plug in registration tool:
- Register assembly and the plugin
- Register steps for Create and Update messages on account entity. Synchronous, Post stage, Parent Pipeline, Server. Plus Offline if required.
- For Update message specify name as the only filtering attribute, i.e. the one that triggers plug-in execution.
- Register post images for both steps. We only need accountid, name and revenue properties.
Registration should like the following:
The code and a simple command file to build the plug-in are attached. You'll need to copy Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.dll and Microsoft.Crm.SdkTypeProxy.dll libraries into the same folder as the source files for C# compiler to find them. Alternatively, adjust references in the batch file to point to the existing location.
I has not tested Offline client but I cannot see why it would not work.
And last but not least, company named Test generates about 5.5 times annual revenue of Acme company.
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12oz into a tulip.
A: Pours a clear light brass with a small white head.
S: Perfumy guava juice dominates the nose with a hint of oily hops and alcohol.
T: Taste brings guava mixed with piney, earthy hop bitterness. Mild notes of tobacco, light fruity acidity, caramel malt.
M: Between light and medium-bodied with very light carbonation.
O: The guava came through nicely. The combination of guava with the hops used wasn't amazing, but it's drinkable and decent. A bit under-carbed, though.
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This ale pours a golden copper color with very little head but a decent white lacing. The nose is packed with guava and tropical fruit notes. There is some citrus and pine and also a note that I can only describe as BO. Its not overpowering but does add a slightly off note to the aroma. The body is medium with a little chew but mostly just smooth sippable ale. The flavor follows the nose perfectly. Lots of guava and tropical/citrus hops upfront. A slight amount of malt to balance the beer. And unfortunately that BO note lingering on the tail end of the beer. I keep trying Shorts but the results are always the same....mediocre. I feel like if they focused on making a handful of great beers they would succeed, but instead they try to make sooo many different offerings that they all just turn out middle of the road.
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Thanks to kdub87 for this bottle.
Pours clear orange into a pint glass, producing two fingers of just barely off-white head. This fades gently, settling into a thin cap.
One moment I think I smell a classic IPA, citrus hops with a touch of pine, then I am sniffing a glass of tropical fruit juice. Very interesting aroma here, and quite pleasant.
I don't think the flavors come together quite as well as the smell does. Again we have hops and tropical fruit, but I almost feel like the hop bitterness is fighting the sweetness, rather than complementing it. Certainly not bad, but it seems a little messy.
Light to medium body, with nice carbonation, this is a pleasant feeling beer.
Drinkability is fine, just limited a bit by the unusual flavors. One is good, but I'd prefer to follow it with a more traditional IPA.
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Had at Sunset Grill and Tap 3/10
Served in a pint glass.
A: This beer pours an extrodinarily hazy, orange copper color. One finger of bone white head sits on top that recedes to leave spider webbed lacing.
S: Nose is holy guava citrus spice batman! A light mild, caramel malt character is also present.
T: This is legit a guava bomb!! Lots, and lots of guava with almost a chew of fresh mint from the garden flavoring. There's a lot of mint in the fore front mingled with the guava before the guava really takes over. The guava and mint hold through the whole beer though the finish tends to lighten a bit with a pale malt and bready flvaoring.
M: Medium body, medium carbonation, very dry at first with a sticky finish.
D: Goes down somewhat easily, somewhat tasty, not too filling, interesting twist on the style. I like it but it's a one and done kind of beer for me.
03-13-2011 17:54:07 | More by Jayli
New York
3.6/5 rDev -11.8%
Thanks to gnemesis for filling my mailbox with shorts beers this evening. This was my second taste from the box.
a-Poured a foggy orange with a frothy white head that left milkshake-like trails on the glass.
s-Very bittery hops. Sweet guava, almost smells like papaya juice. Very grapefruit forward too, super tart.
t-Overly bittered hop flavor. Drinkable but pretty intense. Candied guava and grapefruit is there, but mostly leads with the hops. I like a bit more balance.
m/d-Cooling, but extremely bitter. Nice carbonation and not too thick. Rich in flavor, easy to drink. I would prefer a bit less bitterness but enjoyable.
01-13-2011 03:05:24 | More by cosmicevan
3.65/5 rDev -10.5%
Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a pint glass.
Appearance: Slightly cloudy orange amber color with visible carbonation rising from the bottom of the glass. A nice creamy white head rests of top and displays good head retention. There is just a little lacing on the sides of the glass.
Smell: Pale malt and lots of tropical fruity hops. Pineapple and guava.
Taste: Pale and caramel malt up front give a cookie-like flavor and sweetness, then all tropical fruit. The guava is very noticeable, and pineapple and tangerine usher in the bitterness. The bitter flavors crescendo through the end of the sip, leaving a strong bitter aftertaste. It seems like the guava would come through better without such an overwhelming use of bittering hops.
Mouthfeel: The bitterness give me that paint-peeling sensation on my tongue. There is not a good enough flavor here to warrant that kind of feel. Medium carbonation and a medium body.
Drinkability: The first sips are solid, but it quickly loses its appeal as the glass continues. I would prefer this with a little less pure bitterness to let the guava come through. It was an interesting idea.
01-31-2011 15:58:59 | More by KickInTheChalice
3.68/5 rDev -9.8%
Poured from 12oz bottle into a pint glass. Bottling date slightly rubbed out like all Short's bottling dates are but seems to be 02/25/14
A- Pours a light copper, medium gold with a small white head. Good degree of clarity.
S- Got that evergreen pine that many Short's IPAs have. A bit floral as well and then there is a medium tropical guava aroma from the added guava juice. Slight honey character.
T- Similar to aroma but the guava comes in a bit more. Floral notes as well, less pine then in the nose. Some slight citric sourness. Finishes with a medium-light malt. A bit watery.
M- Carbonation is correct, this beer is a bit watery in the finish.
O- This beer is not too bad, it's a bit overpriced IMO as it's more on the higher end price range compared to most Short's offerings. I don'think the sprucey pine really works with the fruit nectar but it's dialed down to where it's not offensive. Actually expected this to be sweeter given how sweet some of Short's other beers with added fruit are.
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3.75/5 rDev -8.1%
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3.75/5 rDev -8.1%
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04-25-2014 03:12:43 | More by loganburgh
Freedom Of '78 from Short's Brewing Company
91 out of 100 based on 383 ratings.


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2.93/5 rDev -14.6%
On tap poured into a pint glass.
Pours a amber orange color with essentially no head. Nose is sweet, malty and a bit fruity.
Taste is very rich and malty its a bit sweet but far from cloying. Mouthfeel is thick and creamy with a light hop bite on the finish. Overall its an average example of the style.
11-25-2011 19:02:06 | More by kingcrowing
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3.98/5 rDev +16%
Served in a pint glass at the brewpub.
Pours a medium amber color with red hues and a very thing tan head with no lacing. Chocolate malt and sour cherry aromas. Sweet carmelized malt, stone fruit, cherry flavors lead to some lemon rind with a roasted malty finish. Light carbonation, mediuim body, there is a creamy texture that coats the mouth. The flavors are very clean, an easy drinking marzen.
10-14-2008 16:09:45 | More by scottg
New Jersey
3.88/5 rDev +13.1%
Pours a nice copper red but lacking in head. Scent is sweet caramel, toffee with light splashes of chocolate and faint butter. Taste and body is smooth, crisp and lightly sweet with nice caramel and chocolate malt notes backed by a solid earthy leafy hop profile. Good beer which adds a bit more to a style that produces quite a bit of indistinguishable brews.
10-10-2011 01:41:53 | More by rfgetz
3.18/5 rDev -7.3%
On tap at the pub.
Hint of very little head, hazy dark reddish maroon color.
Nose caramel malts, toasty, med reddish malts, touch of a fruity lager, bit of herbal hops, bit of esters.
Taste is loaded with caramel malts, syrupy, reddish light toasty malts, semi sweet, light bready malts, then herbal almost earthy hops but light, hint of lager fruits but not really crisp. Finishes a bit more bitter with a dry but flemmy finish.
Mouth is med bodied, decent carb.
Overall not good, very american style and not much of a real marzen, more American amber caramel red ale or something, and even then not great.
11-14-2011 03:54:13 | More by jlindros
3.5/5 rDev +2%
Amber beer with a small white head that falls fast. Lace clings nicely, however. Good clarity.
Aroma is light, mostly toasted malt with a faint sweetness.
Nice toasty malt flavor as well, but falls on the lighter side of the spectrum overall as far as depth. Modest hoppiness, mostly in the finish, which is fairly dry and vaguely bitter. Medium carbonation. Certainly easy to drink and sessionable but not tremendously interesting or memorable.
10-25-2011 04:11:05 | More by tobelerone
4/5 rDev +16.6%
Served a clear amber with a clean white head. There is a nice munchy malt full body thang going on with this beer. A great hop balance full of citrus notes from the hallertauer hops is present and makes for wonderful flavors. The mouthfeel works out well too.
10-04-2004 23:42:31 | More by scottum
Quebec (Canada)
3.5/5 rDev +2%
07-01-2014 02:23:59 | More by Socialiste
3.55/5 rDev +3.5%
Pours a mild red color with a slight orange hue. One finger head forms.
Nose is greeted by sweet $alt and a dollop of hallertauer hops. Decent at best.
Taste is full mainly of sweet malt. Not much else to lead with.
Perhaps a bit bland?
Mouthfeel is full of lingering sweet malt and a very small amount of hops.
Not bad. You can always do better.
12-03-2010 23:44:57 | More by Brad007
2.75/5 rDev -19.8%
11-12-2013 01:49:35 | More by AGust82
New Hampshire
3.58/5 rDev +4.4%
Stopped into the Pub on 09NOV12 with Alewife for some quick grub and grog. Had a pint of OFest to start...
Shaker pint glass was filled with a clear, deep copper lager. Head was light tan, creamy and fine, with some OK lacing on the glass. Nose was mild, with some toasty malt and caramel. Medium for body, it also was fairly decent on the tongue, with minimal prickle.
The taste had some caramel and light toffee, a touch toast and some light breadyness. Had a bit of floral hopping at the finish, along with a suggestion of spiciness, like what I get from Sam Adams OFest. Not bad... Prosit!
3.58/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
11-13-2012 18:52:58 | More by Bierman9
3/5 rDev -12.5%
10-06-2013 01:03:25 | More by DesMoinesMike
New Jersey
3.25/5 rDev -5.2%
10-19-2012 01:15:21 | More by djrn2
Oktoberfest from The Vermont Pub & Brewery
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The Day the Gatekeeper Died: Patton Oswalt on DIY Creative Careers
This is not new. It is so old, in fact, that it has been on the internet for over two months, so feel free to skip this if you've already heard it. However, I've found myself sharing Patton Oswalt's recent keynote speech on comedy with more than one filmmaker/actor/creative over the past few months when they tell me about trying to make it via "traditional" routes. So here it is, because if you replace the term "comedian" with "filmmaker" it applies equally well.
I actually had to go back and search this website to see if I'd posted this speech before; I wrote an open letter to an actor a year ago saying some of these same things, but no, this speech has not appeared on this site. Oswalt may not have said these things first, but he may have said them best — and with the credibility of a certifiable Already Famous person. And then there's his quote about his iPhone: "I'm holding in my hand more filmmaking technology than Orson Welles had when he made Citizen Kane."
NSFW language here.
By titling this post "The Day the Gatekeeper Died," I am not saying gatekeepers are completely useless or are dead entirely — they will always have a place and will serve as important filters. What I mean with that title is: there is often a particular point in history where a general sentiment is crystallized very well and that often makes for a good trailhead/turning point/reverse Tipping Point, and this Oswalt speech seems as good as any for actors/creatives/comedians.
Here's the rest of Oswalt's quote on filmmaking technology:
I'm holding almost the same amount of cinematography, post-editing, sound editing, and broadcast capabilities as you have at your TV network or studio. And in a couple of years it's going to be fucking equal. It's going to be fucking equal… This isn't a threat, gatekeepers, this is an offer. We like to create. We're the ones who love to make shit all the time. You're the ones who like to discover it and patronize it support it and nurture it and broadcast it. Just, PLEASE, get out of our way while we do it. Because we have THESE now.
One counterargument I often hear to the democratization of media is that most of everything is still crap. Sure, but no one is saying that everything is great. It's about the democratization of opportunity and the gatekeeper-less ability to get your stuff in front of an audience and find out if it's good (or not). And if it's not good, then the motivated among us will use the feedback we receive to improve. Oswalt nails this point:
If you get out of our way and we fucking fall on our face, we won't blame you like we have in the past. And I don't know if you've seen the stuff that's being uploaded to YouTube. There are sitcoms now on the internet, some of them are brilliant, some of them are "meh," some of them fuckin suck. At about the same ratio that things are brilliant and "meh" and suck on your network.
The full speech is below if you can't watch the video itself (e.g., if there's a "gatekeeper" at your day job who would be willing to open the gate — to unemployment — if you sit around watching comedy speeches all day). Also, for further Patton Oswalt-related listening, I still think this is the funniest thing I've ever heard about screenwriting (extremely NSFW).
Link: Patton Oswalt's Letters to Both Sides: His keynote address at Montreal's Just For Laughs 2012
We're all here for the same reason: to better ourselves as writers, directors, cinematographers, producers, photographers... whatever our creative pursuit. Criticism is valuable as long as it is constructive, but personal attacks are grounds for deletion; you don't have to agree with us to learn something. We're all here to help each other, so thank you for adding to the conversation!
cody on 11.5.12 @ 5:47PM
keep stuff like this coming!
i'm getting tired of this camera hardware tech specs blabla :)
Huh? on 11.5.12 @ 6:28PM
Obviously knows nothing about digital production if he thinks an iphone workflow is anywhere in the same universe as Arri Alexa or Red that networks are using…sounds like a guy in a cubicle trying to tell the bigshots in the corner offices what they should be doing…so they can, what…wind up in a cubicle again?
SebTorres on 11.5.12 @ 7:36PM
How's the air up there on the horse? he's not saying an Iphone will topple the Film and TV industry.
Huh? on 11.5.12 @ 11:20PM
The guy said the gatekeepers should get a clue from youtubers or some similar insanity…that they should somehow accomodate the 1 billion people with cameras on their cellphones…he made zero sense…I'm happy he's had a good career…personally never heard of him but his ideas would have been revolutionary in 2006…now they just look like…left-over kool-aid…but there are still plenty of drinkers…long live the gatekeepers…when you make a magnum opus one day you'll be glad the gatekeepers are there to reward you and separate your stuff from the ocean of crap spewing forth from the masses
Brett on 11.6.12 @ 12:24AM
The gatekeepers are us. Simple really.
Hummer on 11.6.12 @ 1:43PM
How oblivious to modern culture do you have to be to not at least know who Patton Oswalt is?
Umm, not american? Must admit I had never heard of the guy, but then I'm not, you know… Although the majority of users of this site are probably american, I imagine there are quite a lot of international users as well.
bwhitz on 11.9.12 @ 4:16PM
Come on… this guy is obviously a hack who knows he's not a real creator. Only the "brush holder" career-guys are threatened by a speech like Mr. Owalt's. Since, after all, they're on their way out with the gate-keepers. They know they are not good enough to compete with the masses on an even playing field, thus, they need to cling to their elite gear and pretends like it makes a difference anymore. They need to pretend that by "owning something" it makes them part of the artistic-process, when in reality, they're just hacks who own "the brushes". I'm glad these people, along with the gate-keepers are on their way out for good…
nobody on 11.5.12 @ 7:38PM
Huh? is about right if you missed the bigger headfuck – the reference to citizen Kane.
We've had post-modernism and post-irony… can we call this latest development post-ignorance?
I'm not sure if he meant that part exactly literally but I understand what he was conveying. I think he meant that the all mighty television isn't the only way to get entertaining content directly to the people. Me also thinks it's cool for the guy in the cubicle to voice his opinion to the big shots about methods that directly involve his craft(job). If you don't speak up then you probably won't get what you're asking for because you're not asking for it.
Huh? on 11.5.12 @ 11:27PM
P.S….The gatekeepers are not in anybody's way…you are free to post your stuff on youtube all day and all night anytime you want. You can even sell streams or dvds on Amazon without anyone's permission. What exactly is this guy complaining about? What does he want the gatekeepers to do?
Brett on 11.6.12 @ 12:27AM
Nothing – the two letters are one, and only an illustration of a new model.
SebTorres on 11.6.12 @ 12:20AM
He's not complaining about anything. If you took it that way then perhaps you didn't get the point of the speech. it wasn't meant as a way to people to revolt against studios and large production companies. Its just to open peoples eyes that those ways aren't the be all end all of the old days, and yes its no new news to those who are in the know about digital distribution but even so today there is still a large population of creatives minds with the chain of thought most film makers shared in the 80 and 90s that "i need to get picked up by a big studio and then I'm set" is he putting anything new out there? no. but every day there are new people with creative ambitions who aren't in the know and still believe.."i need to write a feature film it on 35mm and that's the only way any one will care"…and by saying 35mm film I'm not just referring to the celluloid way of making films. I'm also referring to those who think that the only way to be known or respected is to pick up an Alexa or Red. Patton used an Iphone as an example not because he believes and Iphone will replace the Alexa but because 99% of aspiring film makers only have access to something as simple as an Iphone.
Huh? on 11.6.12 @ 6:38AM
In that case his audience must be eight-year olds…because everyone older than that already has their own youtube/facebook/twitter channels
Yes everyone has their own youtube/facebook channels (Twitter still hasn't been monetized) but not everyone understands or has realized that it is now an avenue for commercial success in the arts. Until people like Radiohead and Louie C.K. proved that you can skip the marketing/distribution companies and use the internet as a viable and comparable monetizing and distribution platform most people in the 'Arts' didn't consider the Internet anything more than a way to get noticed. Patton's point is, Firstly, that CONTENT is king, content is what sells, and you no longer NEED to sell the rights to your content to a distributor in order to make money anymore, or sell your ideas to a distributor/broadcaster anymore in order to get the funds to make your content, there are NOW OTHER viable options for commercial success where in the very recent past there was not (YouTube partners isn't even 5 years old yet). His Second point is that the first point is now strong enough that it gives you LEVERAGE when negotiating with the traditional airwave gatekeepers. His audience is not 8 year olds, they're more like 30+ year olds who have spent the last 10 years of their career trying to get stuff in front of these gatekeepers in hopes that they might fund/sell a project of theirs and having to take shit deals because there weren't any other options out there.
Huh? on 11.6.12 @ 5:49PM
Content is not king…marketing is…there is nothing more common than fairly good content with zero audience…and mediocre content with great marketing support can generate enormous profits…Radiohead and Louis C.K. created content for fans who followed them because of great marketing from gatekeepers…basically fan club content…and they are talented as well but their success is not a social media, diy gamechanger.
Joe Marine on 11.6.12 @ 6:10PM
I'm sure you realize by now after leaving over 40 comments (probably more) on this site, that you've added almost nothing constructive to any conversation. This is a DIY/Independent site, if you don't believe anything has changed over the last 5 years or so on the independent spectrum, why even come here?
Huh? on 11.6.12 @ 11:51PM
Good point (below) Joe…I'm done with this site…good luck everyone.
Actually Joe, he has a point. Marketing is the king. You have to get your stuff seen on blogs like this or already have a fanbase going in. Louis CK did well because he is Louis CK. He was known before he cut out the middle man. He was known because of that middle man.
Great content isn't hard to come by. However, it's hard for one to rise because gaining viewership is hard. Marketing is the one thing us "internet folks" are lacking.
"Louis CK did well because he is Louis CK."
Idol-Maker on 11.6.12 @ 5:58AM
Good post, Koo. Thanks!
That comment about iPhone and Orson Welles is about as ignorant comment as you could make about filmmaking. I'm sure Gregg Toland's ghost would like to kick his ass (and that would be a pretty entertaining short).
jime on 11.6.12 @ 5:34PM
He was exaggerating, because it was a joke, because he is a comedian.
Not a funny joke.
jime on 11.6.12 @ 10:31PM
Not the point.
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Sigh on 11.6.12 @ 6:46PM
I think these are noble sentiments but I've been hearing the same thing since the internet came out. Content is king when the sample size is low, but that maxim holds less weight when you get to the point of saturation we are with filmed entertainment. Lena Dunham….just got a crazy traditional publishing contract, Louis CK has not decided to take his show strictly to Youtube. I think people get irrational exuberance around technology and should just be a little more circumspect. The internet did not all of a sudden change human nature.More choices does not all of a sudden mean the choices people make will be higher quality. I have seen people play a PS3 with composite cables and talk about the awesome HD graphics. Or the infamous online video of people admiring a Iphone 4s that they were told was a Iphone 5. Gatekeepers exist because to the majority of people brands matter and unless you are the top of the top, their brands will always have more weight than the intermittent output of individual creators. Their influence will wane as everything changes but there's always going to be a gatekeeper of some sort. Unless you're fabulously wealthy you will need money to make your movies, that person is a gatekeeper. Basically, the more likely scenario is that we see the trend of the past decade or so increase where the superstars who may or may not be the most talented continue to grab greater shares of the pie once internet content can be properly monetized. Of course, I hope I am wrong but a quick survey of Box office mojo will show that no matter how much people ostensibly bitch about the comfort food the studios cook, they shell out the money to see them.
How long did it take you to write that response vs. how long would it have taken you to actually read the post?
Me: "no one is saying that everything is great."
Patton: "some of them fuckin suck. At about the same ratio that things are brilliant and "meh" and suck on your network."
You: "More choices does not all of a sudden mean the choices people make will be higher quality."
Where did anyone say that? …
And how do you think Lena Dunham got discovered, anyway? She had a YouTube series, she shot a feature on a Canon 7D, then she signs a traditional publishing contract and that's an argument AGAINST the internet and democratized tech?
SebTorres on 11.6.12 @ 9:59PM
Incredible that we are all after the a similar goal and instead of being supportive and constructive its one childish criticism after the other.
Yeah, the answers to success in today's entertainment industry aren't clear, but that's a plus to those willing to venture out and try new things. Perhaps rather than accepting something uncertain, like an unexplored frontier, some people feel more comfortable digging in their heels into something they already know.
dixter on 11.7.12 @ 3:44PM
I loves me some "The Heart, She Holler"!
Dheep' on 11.10.12 @ 10:25AM
"How oblivious to modern culture do you have to be to not at least know who Patton Oswalt is?"
Now THIS guy is funny ! He actually thinks if you are not tied into to this weeks current Pop Culture Cycle, you are somehow not a worthy human. Cause modern Culture is so Important and relevant . Sure. For this week anyway.
My wife is SO outside the Pop Culture that I ( who is interested to a degree) constantly update her when she says – Who? / What? – while I am mumbling on about some actor or movie or some such nugget which will be TOTALLY forgotten in mere months if not weeks. She is too busy living a nice life and working a brilliant career. She isnt interested and doesn't have time.
So , mister – you don't know who the current Host of "Favorite Bass Fishing Holes " is ? On the Fishing network? Man , you an irrelevant idiot. EVERYONE knows. Or so my fishing Bro-In -Law thinks. Multiply that by Autos / Guitars/ Sports/Game cards/on and on and on. And it is the center of each person's universe. Ya get it Mister?
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While We're Waiting is a space on the WaitingForNextYear website where we share links every day. We've been doing it for about four years or so. Denny Mayo used to be much more amusing with his intros, if you recall. You know the drill: Email us with suggestions at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Phenomenal research here on the top QBs in the 2014 NFL draft class: "Most notable for Bridgewater is the lack of screens incorporated in the offense. Some have said that Bridgewater throws a high quantity of short passes, however the screens a QB normally utilizes have become short throws so that Bridgewater throws 53% of his passes in the 1-10 yard zones." [Greg Peshek/Roto World]


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|The William Ready Division of
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Cronin, Patrick Francis
P. F. Cronin collection
Copies of correspondence with Edward Blake and J.D. O'Donohoe, re Reception for Edward Blake.
Oct. 3, 1899 To Mr. Blake from J. O'Donohoe
Autograph notes for speeches, by P. F. Cronin, one dated 30 May 1919
2 Dinner Menus, in honour of James Edward Day (1897) and Edward Blake (1897) (Dublin, Ireland)
Also: 16 Oct 1839, holograph copy of letter from Lord John Russell.