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Charlie Goes To WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE...
Merrick here...
Charlie sent in this report from last night's benefit screening of WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE in Chicago (event details HERE).
Here's Charlie's report - notes presented in red have been added by me for context.
I just walked in the door from attending the Chicago premiere of Where The Wild Things Are, which was introduced by (screenwriter) Dave Eggers and Max Records ("Max" in the film), and followed by a Q&A with Catherine Keener ("Mom") and (co-writer/director) Spike Jonze.
The night was amazing, as everyone involved in the production was none too shy about relaying their experiences working on the project. A story about Jonze making Keener stand off-camera, drenched in fake blood in order to garner a genuinely scared reaction from Max, was just one of the highlights.
As for the film itself, the audience was engrossed the minute the opening Warner Brothers logo came up, designed as if Max had drawn it to put on the fridge. The tumultuous journey from concept to screen, filled with studio concerns and re-shoots, fades away, and the audience is simply left with a stunning vision of childhood, made with great love and care from everyone involved. The film's opening scenes, as Max attacks his teenage sister's friends with snowballs from an igloo fort, involves you in a way that simultaneously builds character while conjuring up uncomfortable past feelings. Everyone remembers as a child the exact moment when a group game, full of fun and inventiveness, swiftly turns into panic, pain, and intense fear, and when one boy "playfully" smothers Max beneath his collapsed fort, you instantly understand the world that Jonze has fought so hard to suitably realize.
After a somewhat awkward, heated confrontation with his mother, played wonderfully by Keener, the film then provides a swift transition into the Land of the Wild Things, where Max is introduced and promptly made King by said beastly creatures. I had some hesitance accepting the Wild Things as presented in the trailer, but I'm happy to report that the various effects, CG and practical, come together beautifully in the final product. Almost WETA-level detail is given to every element of the production design, and they go a long way into fully immersing you in the numerous locations, shot on the gorgeous landscapes of Australia. The Wild Things are remarkable, suitably walk the line between lighthearted, mischievous, and terrifying, especially towards the end when Max's position as ruler starts to slowly crumble. Unfortunately, the script does not match the design in terms of quality, which most were expecting anyway, given the extremely bare narrative of the original work. Jones and Eggers do a fine job developing memorable characters, but they strangely chose to include a love quadrangle involving the Wild Things voiced by James Gandolfini and Lauren Ambrose. It strikes a uneven tone with the rest of the story, but luckily the film sticks largely to Max's journey, which Max Records portrays brilliantly. His performance nears the same naturalistic levels of Catinca Untaru from The Fall, effortlessly balancing the curiosity and fear that his character possesses.
Additionally, some may find the dramatic weight to be somewhat light, as most developments hinge around such events as getting hurt in a wrestling match, but that is the world in which these characters exist. The film is seen through the eyes of Max, and you must keep that in mind as you progress through the film. Personally, I thought Jonze did an unbelievable job, and I believe most will feel the same way once they finally get a glimpse of his unique vision.
If you use this, call me Charlie.
The film opens October 16. Can't wait.
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Sept. 30, 2009, 10:57 a.m. CST
by Don_Logan
this is one i'm definitely looking forward to.
Sept. 30, 2009, 10:59 a.m. CST
Looking forward to this!
by LastOfTheV8Interceptors
Sept. 30, 2009, 10:59 a.m. CST
James Gandalfini
by alan_poon
Cannae fookin wait to see this film.Glad to hear it's not a total fuck up.
Sept. 30, 2009, 11:01 a.m. CST
The script was not good and that's ok?
by YackBacker
They all don't need to be CITIZEN KANE, but still... whatever, this movie will make a shitload of money no matter what's wrong with it.
Sept. 30, 2009, 11:02 a.m. CST
Sounds good.
by Marxeffect
Nice review!
Sept. 30, 2009, 11:06 a.m. CST
Child abuse?
by HoboCode
Scaring the living shit out of a minor to get a genuine scared reaction? WTF? That's not acting.
Sept. 30, 2009, 11:08 a.m. CST
Glad the drama is kept to something that
by beastie
a kid can relate to. Nothing too heavy.
Sept. 30, 2009, 11:10 a.m. CST
by LastOfTheV8Interceptors
That's one of the oldest tricks in the book believe it or not! No wonder some child actors end up being so jacked up. Think I read somewhere that they used tell Shirley Temple crap like her puppy died when they needed her to cry in a scene. Could be an urban legend though... but still.
Sept. 30, 2009, 11:15 a.m. CST
Who are the ad wizards...
by wampa 1
...that came up with this one?
Sept. 30, 2009, 11:16 a.m. CST
Love quadrangle?
by Bass Ackwards
Would a quadrangle also be called a square? And who are the other two parted to this quadrangle?
Sept. 30, 2009, 11:20 a.m. CST
by FeralAngel
To be specific, man in big furry unconvincing Muppet suit. And, from the look of the trailers, not nearly as much fun as the Godzilla movies I watched as a kid. Now THOSE were Man in Suit movies!
Sept. 30, 2009, 11:20 a.m. CST
by Nice Marmot
GANDALFini? I'm cracking up thinking of an Italian wizard in Jersey.
Sept. 30, 2009, 11:26 a.m. CST
is it really a muppet suit?
by Bouncy X
since the heads are all CGI. its probably just a furry suit without the head. :P
Sept. 30, 2009, 11:26 a.m. CST
why is this being released in October?
by Jared
I would think this is a perfect Thanksgiving or Christmas release?
Sept. 30, 2009, 11:30 a.m. CST
by Series7
I guess this guy thinks we (talkbackers) are fucking retarded? Seriously what's the fucking deal with the red? Where The Wild Things Are (Movie title). Charlie (name of reviewer). October 16 (date of release). Can't wait (Merrick's inability to wait for this film to come out).
Sept. 30, 2009, 11:33 a.m. CST
by tomcruise1
I'm so pumped for this. For more reviews head to http://sickpicks.blogspot.com/
Sept. 30, 2009, 11:36 a.m. CST
Did anyone
by Series7
Read Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs as a kid? How is that we have both these adaptations coming out this close to each other? Seriously HOW DOES THAT ALWAYS HAPPEN? Next you've got The Road and Book of Eli.
Sept. 30, 2009, 11:39 a.m. CST
Hey,Karen O has done the soundtrack
by brock landers baby
And it's so much fun!!
Sept. 30, 2009, 11:41 a.m. CST
Are they releasing Jonze's version?
by ricarleite2
Or was he forced to reshoot it?
Sept. 30, 2009, 11:49 a.m. CST
Karen O and fun
by Series7
Don't seem to go together. Some of their stuff is good, but most of it makes me think that if she was punched in the face by Ryan Phillipe she'd be a lot better.
Sept. 30, 2009, 11:52 a.m. CST
I bought the soundtrack last night ...
by Dollar Bird
and it's charming and understated. Nice job, Karen. The Dave Eggars short story in the New Yorker a few weeks back was really nice, too. I once was in absolute denial that this movie could be anything but an abomination, but everything I have seen and heard has made me want to see it more and more.
Sept. 30, 2009, 11:58 a.m. CST
by BringingSexyBack
Looks great.
Sept. 30, 2009, 12:02 p.m. CST
Looking forward to skipping it
by BoRock_A_Boomer
Because it looks like pigshit
Sept. 30, 2009, 12:24 p.m. CST
The trailer for this film is alluring
by REVENGE_of_FETT
Honestly I haven't seen a trailer this effective in quite some time. I loved the book as a kid just like everyone else so i'm very interested in seeing Jones' unique take on the material.
Sept. 30, 2009, 12:25 p.m. CST
Dollar Bird
by eric haislar
Listening to the soundtrack right now it is wonderful.
Sept. 30, 2009, 12:39 p.m. CST
Sorry but James is terrible voice actor!
by HollywoodHellraiser
I like the big lug but he sounded way too much like Tony Soprano in the previews! I thought maybe I was nitpicking but it really annoying!
This is why I wish true voice actors would sometimes be considered for the job instead of celebrities. Oh well maybe it'll be ok.
Sept. 30, 2009, 12:44 p.m. CST
Muppet heads
by menstrual_blitz
They tried to have fully operational muppet heads with animatronics, but they were too heavy and the actors were toppling over. So they ripped out the machines and CG'ed in facial movements, blinking, etc.
Sept. 30, 2009, 12:45 p.m. CST
Kid actors
by menstrual_blitz
Not sure about Shirley Temple, but when Jackie Cooper was making Skippy the director told him he was gonna shoot his dog if he didn't cry!
Sept. 30, 2009, 12:47 p.m. CST
What's the soundtrack like?
by menstrual_blitz
Please do not say "indie rock."
Sept. 30, 2009, 12:48 p.m. CST
by Series7
totally agree with you about James. It sounded like he was catching his breath after eating a large pastrami sandwich.
Sept. 30, 2009, 12:49 p.m. CST
by Series7
indie rock! Throw on your tight jeans and neon t-shirt, make your hair look like a retard and BAM! Hip to the bone.
Sept. 30, 2009, 12:49 p.m. CST
Spike should have gotten The beasties
by Series7
To make a musical score to this movie, donate the money to some cancer found.
Sept. 30, 2009, 1 p.m. CST
"make your hair look like a retard"
by menstrual_blitz
Ahahahahahaha!
 Series, you crack me up.
Sept. 30, 2009, 1:17 p.m. CST
wtf Bloodfart??
by menstrual_blitz
But I ate Liev Schreiber...
Sept. 30, 2009, 2:05 p.m. CST
I hope the music score for this...
by Cervantes
...is good. Still wonderin' if the settings resemble the original book's atmospheric leafy tree-filled (Jungle/woods-like vibe) look or not.
Or is it just filled with not-as-atmospheric open desert-like 'outback' settings now?...
Sept. 30, 2009, 2:06 p.m. CST
Go inside the candy mountain cave, Charlie
by iamnicksaicnsn
Charlie found candy mountain! Charlie! Charlie!
 I actually really hate this video, but seeing Charlie and Where The Wild Things Are inevitably made me think of it.
Sept. 30, 2009, 2:32 p.m. CST
Thank god for retards!
by REVENGE_of_FETT

Where would this site be without them?

"Make your hair look like a stupid guy" or "poking a stupid guy with a stick" just doesn't have the same ring.

Rocky just wouldn't be the same without that guy telling him "Taker her to the zoo. I hear retards like the zoo". of course, that was before Sly actually had a retard child. he probably cringes at that line now.

Sept. 30, 2009, 2:50 p.m. CST
Where My Enthusiasm Ain't...
by HarryCalder
Just can't get it up for this movie. Spike's awesome, trailer looks good, just didn't dig the book that much as a kid. Is this still a "timeless classic" that chillin today are into? Gut tells me no.
Sept. 30, 2009, 2:56 p.m. CST
streaming soundtrack
by natedog01
Sept. 30, 2009, 3:14 p.m. CST
very excited for this movie
by supercowbell5THECOWBELLHASSPOKEN
jacked off the the trailer 3 times this morning fuck im tired
Sept. 30, 2009, 3:15 p.m. CST
i meant " i jacked off to the trailer 3 times this morning"
by supercowbell5THECOWBELLHASSPOKEN
god this site needs a edit button
Sept. 30, 2009, 3:40 p.m. CST
"some may find the dramatic weight to be somewhat light"
by Thunderbolt Ross
Uh, yeah it's from a children's book so I'd hope it wouldn't get too heavy. This sentence conjures images of film majors in berets critiquing the mise en scene of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
Sept. 30, 2009, 4:09 p.m. CST
Wild Things? Are you Sure?
by awardgiver
I hope this isnt as boring as the trailer makes it look. The Wild Things don't look wild, but really tired and emo. I seem to remember the film strip and the book looking more exciting as a kid than this movie. And yes, if it has an indie rock soundtrack, spike jones must be put out of his misery.
Sept. 30, 2009, 4:31 p.m. CST
I know wild and I didn't see anything wild !
by KingDingaLing
Tame-ass trailer. The movie should be in the tradition of "Lord of the Flies" That would be WILD! lol
Sept. 30, 2009, 4:36 p.m. CST
Would've been nice to know about the screening BEFORE it happene
by gruntybear
Since I live in Chicago and all . . . *grump*
Sept. 30, 2009, 4:49 p.m. CST
I can't wait to see this movie, but I have to
by SoylentMean
Fuck you, time-space continuum...
Sept. 30, 2009, 5:17 p.m. CST
Max needed some escapism becaus his mom's a whore.
by Onin Solstice
Kids with parents who are drunks, easy or violent have the most powerful imagination.
Sept. 30, 2009, 5:24 p.m. CST
Its a movie
by BoopyBeepy
"As for the film itself, the audience was engrossed the minute the opening Warner Brothers logo came up, designed as if Max had drawn it to put on the fridge." Really the whole audience was shitting themselves over a studio logo? There's something evil and condescending about this movie.Fake emotion, indie, hipster kid movie, trying to hit every annoying demographic.
Sept. 30, 2009, 5:27 p.m. CST
by TAINTLICK
Sept. 30, 2009, 5:28 p.m. CST
by TAINTLICK
Sept. 30, 2009, 5:28 p.m. CST
by supercowbell5THECOWBELLHASSPOKEN
the dark knights logo just sitting there silent and harry potter 3's close dark zoom up with the awesomely dark music playing letting you know your in for a harry potter movie that wasnt some happy go lucky candyland bullshit like the first 2. IT HAD THE WARNER BROTHERS LOGO GAME ON LOCK!!!
Sept. 30, 2009, 5:28 p.m. CST
by TAINTLICK
Sept. 30, 2009, 7:29 p.m. CST
Never got the fascination with this story book
by Alfie Boy
And it came out when I was a kid. Just don't get it.
Sept. 30, 2009, 7:30 p.m. CST
I think it's probably time to close this site...
by angranoid
It seems anybody with a rational opinion has moved on and left the place to a bunch of fucking losers who justify their meaningless existences by declaring every single thing to be "fucking retarded" or "gay" etc.
Sept. 30, 2009, 7:39 p.m. CST
by BoopyBeepy
Nobody really, seriously, justifies their existence by posting on this site. Thats a kind of straw man I think.
Sept. 30, 2009, 9:40 p.m. CST
Can't wait
by criticalbliss
Looks magical.
Sept. 30, 2009, 10:17 p.m. CST
"Nice" - cool way to start the thread
by BoE
My sentiments exactly. It takes some doing to get past expectations of tiresome ironical edginess. Could be the beer typing, but I got a good chill when I first saw the trailer and I've been looking forward to it ever since - in spite of those hipster "Max" douche suits Urban Outfitters is now peddling. Weirdly important material - nice to know they got guys like Jonze and Eggers carry the water. An aside - Gandolfini's voice is a tractor (tracter? dunno - not a star wars guy) beam. Remember him in True Romance? The guy really is amazing...
Sept. 30, 2009, 10:19 p.m. CST
angranoid don't be retarded
by Xiphos_2
because that's fucking gay.
Sept. 30, 2009, 10:38 p.m. CST
Will this bomb? Probably.
by lockesbrokenleg
Oct. 1, 2009, 1:59 a.m. CST
Guaranteed to Fail
by ThusSpakeSpymunk
$17-20m opening, quick dive. People hate whimsiscal stuff, also movies with kids as heroes. Fail. It'll probably be pretty good as a movie, but fail.
Oct. 1, 2009, 3:32 a.m. CST
and failing matters why?
by thefourthman
good job dorks, it will probably bomb. its a hard to market, personal project..... way to see that coming. what does that have to do with it being a quality flick? god damn, these threads are full of hateful nerds. if you love movies enjoy them, if you dont...shut the fuck up an quit acting like you write for variety from your parents basement.
Oct. 1, 2009, 5:26 a.m. CST
Troll 2 is wilder than this flick
by KingDingaLing
Bring back Uncle Seth and the Double-Decker Baloney sandwich!
Oct. 1, 2009, 7:10 a.m. CST
Kids today need more fucked up movies...
by Fart_Master_Flex
Which is why I loved Coraline. It reminded of things that used to scare me as a child (like Labryinth). Today we mainly see 3D CGI shit where 30 minutes can't pass without a cute animal farting. I am glad to see something fucked up and potentially scary for little kids. They need that. That is what invigorates imagination. Not cute little farting creatures.
Oct. 1, 2009, 8:16 a.m. CST
Looks absolutely splendid.
by knowthyself
Cannot wait. I have an inkling this is going to be one of the best films of the year.
Oct. 1, 2009, 10:01 a.m. CST
Catherine Keener ("Mom")
by Series7
I don't understand how she always comes off as a complete bitch in films ("Movies") she is in ("Being John Malcovitch","Into The Wild", "Hamlet 2") even when she is trying to be a nice person ("40 Year Old Virgin")? I thought that was just her ("Catherine Keener") but I've seen her on late night show ("The Late Show With David Letterman", "Late Night With Conan O'Brien") and she came off as very nice?
 Notes presented in parenthesis have been added by me for context.
Oct. 1, 2009, 10:11 a.m. CST
Disappointed that Arcade Fire's re-recorded WAKE UP not on sound
by riskebiz
I'm isappointed that Arcade Fire's re-recorded WAKE UP not on soundtrack. That song seemed to work beautifully and perfectly in the trailer and went a long way to getting excited about this film. I've seen that the soundtrack is strictly songs by Spike's old girlfriend Karen O ... and that is disappointing. I surely wish Arcade Fire's song was a part of it.
Oct. 1, 2009, 10:41 a.m. CST
trailer songs
by Series7
Are hardly ever on the soundtrack. Trailers are rarely ever done by the people making the movie, they are done by an outside company. Sure Spike probably had a poopfull of involvment in imput, but I bet it was a different company.
Oct. 1, 2009, 10:53 p.m. CST
by JuntMonkey
Agree that the movie (from the trailers and advertising and what we've heard of it) seems like it might be really condescending and manipulative and "indie hip". I know that I'm in the extreme minority, but I hated that first trailer so much. People were watching it and crying and saying how this would be the best movie ever and really captured childhood and growing up and lost innocence. WTF? None of that was present in the trailer - people just played right into the ad men's hands by eating up the Arcade Fire song (which does ALL of the work) and tearing up. The trailer turned me from neutral/slightly positive to extremely negative.
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Tallest and most prominent crack. Next climb to the right of Spring Break and to the left of African Flake.
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Hit and Run Leaves Victim in K-town
By Ian Lovett, 5/24/2010
On May 17, at 11:30pm, a fatal hit-and run traffic incident occurred in the Koreatown area when a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle while walking on Olympic Boulevard.
The suspect, who was driving an unknown white sedan traveling westbound on Olympic Boulevard hit a 61-year-old African-American female pedestrian and continued driving. The impact proved to be fatal, and the driver failed to stop and render aid as required by law.
The victim was identified by a coroner's investigator; however, her identity will not be released until her family has been notified.
Anyone who may have additional information about this hit-and-run collision is urged to contact West Traffic Division, Detective Stephanie Banks at (213) 473-0227.


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Four open houses are scheduled for the Memorial Day weekend in the Narberth-Bala Cynwyd area, according to the listings on AOL Real Estate.
The area's most expensive open house is 1248 Greentree Lane in Penn Valley. It has four bedrooms, four bathrooms and an asking price of $635,000.
38 Aberdale Road in Bala Cynwyd, on the other hand, could be yours for $400,000. It has six bedrooms and three bathrooms.
The National Weather Service forecast calls for a sunny Saturday and cloudy Sunday with temperatures in the mid-80s.
For complete information on all of the area's open houses, including the dates and times of the area's openings, check AOL Real Estate.


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And the Beat Goes On: Sondre Lerche
When a friend first introduced me to Norwegian singer/song writer, Sondre Lerche over six years ago, it was love at first listen. Sondre's sweet, dreamy voice made me swoon and I just couldn't get enough. Throw in the fact that he's also adorable and I was completely hooked.
Cole and I have had the privilege of seeing Sondre in concert a few different times and it's always quite the treat. He definitely knows how to engage his audience and rock on the guitar.
His new album, Heartbeat Radio, is available Sept. 8th and I can't wait to order it! His North American tour also starts in early September and I'm quite disappointed to see that he's not coming to Detroit, but he's going to his normal Boston venue, I guess I shouldn't have moved. The European leg of the tour starts in October. So if he's coming to a city near you, I definitely suggest you buy tickets.
I'll leave you today with my all-time favorite Sondre Lerche song:
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Good news, Maniacs.
Former WEC and current UFC ring girl, Brittney Palmer, has gone on record as saying she is ready and willing to join her colleagues Arianny Celeste and Chandella Powell in posing for Playboy.
Here is what she said to TapouT Radio:
"I feel like, if they came to me and asked me, absolutely. But as of right now I haven't been asked so I'm just chilling. Chillaxing in the chill zone. They haven't asked me but if they do, I will."
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A WHITE Yamaha Vitty 125 scooter, registration VN61 KZZ, was stolen from the driveway of a property in Orchard Close, Pershore, between 11pm on Friday, January 24 and 8am the following day.
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OK guys, I know we are all frustrated with the way things have gone for the Men's basketball team since the last national championship. Hell I'm really mad because I just graduated, and in my four years at Maryland we only made the NCAA's once. But lets show some respect for what Gary Williams has done for this university, and recognize that we are far better with him then we will ever be without him.
1. Gary has a proven track record of being able to succeed at this level
Folks, Gary Williams' stats match up with just about anyone's.
-He's got 615 career wins and only 350 losses
-Even in the last 5 years since the national championship he's maintained a winning record, winning 20 games three times in the last 6 years (in the other years he won 19).
-Prior to our recent troubles we made it to 11 straight NCAA tourneys
2. Gary has succeeded in getting highly thought of recruits to commit
-Gary Williams has coached 28 NBA players in his time at Maryland
-Last year Williams was able to notch a 4-star recruit in Shane Mosely
-Mike Jones was a 5 Star Recruit
-Ibekwe, Gilchrist, Caner-Medley, Vasquez, Garrison, Gist, Tucker, Strawberry and even Dupree to a lesser extent were all highly thought of recruits coming out of highschool.
-Over the last couple years, Gary has had three recruits (Evans, Gilchrist and Walker) commit and then not end up on the baskeball court
-We have two 3-star (top 150) players coming in next year who are both bigs
-We have two future 5-star recruits who have UMD
If anyone wants to criticize Gary for recruiting, the better claim would be a talent evaluation claim. But to be honest I think Gary has just run into some bad luck, and not brought along some of these young kids as well as he has in the past. It's a little of column A and a little of column B. Bottom line though, gary can coach, and he can recruit. We would be crazy to give up on him now.


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Prince George's County police are investigating a homicide in Capitol Heights.
The incident happened Tuesday around 7:00 p.m. when officers were sent to an apartment on the 1200 block of Benning Road to check on the occupant.
When they arrived, officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
The victim was identified as 41-year-old Dewey Chappell Jr.
Investigators say Chappell returned home and was confronted by one or more suspects inside his home when he was shot.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Prince George's County Police Department's Homicide Unit at 301-772-4925.
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By STEPHANIE BEECKEN6 News Reporter
LAFOLLETTE (WATE) - Kenny Bartley, the student who pleaded guilty for a deadly 2005 shooting at Campbell County High School, has been granted a retrial by the Court of Criminal Appeals.
Bartley's attorney also plans to file motion for Bartley to eventually be released on bond.
When Bartley was 14, he opened fire at the high school, killing Assistant Principal Ken Bruce and injuring Principal Gary Seale and Assistant Principal Jim Pierce.
6 News spoke to current and former Campbell County High School students. They said even though the shooting happened more than seven years ago, they vividly remember where they were and how they felt.
For the widow of Ken Bruce, the news of the retrial is still sinking in.
Autumn Reynolds is now a senior at Campbell County High School. She was in the fifth grade when the shooting occurred. It's a day she'll never forget.
"I remember being in class and the school going on lock down. After that, I remember teachers talking back and forth and people crying over Mr. Seale and Mr. Bruce and Mr. Pierce," said Reynolds.
In 2007, Bartley pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 45 years for murder and two counts of attempted murder. Bartley later appealed the decision.
The Court of Criminal Appeals has granted the appeal stating that trial counsel was ineffective and that Bartley's parents weren't involved in his decision to accept the offer.
Bartley's attorney, Greg Isaacs, says Bartley was only given a few seconds to make the deal.
"Bartley regretted it immediately after the guilty plea and had turned down a similar plea a few weeks earlier. This child wasn't given sufficient information or time to make an informed decision," said Isaacs.
But some former Campbell County students disagree with the court's decision.
"I don't think he should get a retrial because at that age, if you're in high school, you know what's right and what's wrong," said Nichole Olson.
"I don't think he should get a retrial. I think he should have to pay for what he did," said Jennifer Siler.
Current student Autumn Reynolds says a retrial will bring back memories and fear for students.
"People over time forget and then this gets brought back up and you think well it can happen again, there's nothing you can really do to stop it," said Reynolds.
Bartley's attorney says the state has 60 days to appeal the decision. If the retrial moves forward, he will file a motion for bond and begin investigating what was in Bartley's mind that day at school to cause his actions.
Assistant Principal Ken Bruce was killed in the 2005 shooting.
When asked about the retrial his widow Jo Bruce said, "We are just trying to process the change of events and prepare ourselves for the difficult days ahead. We survived the worst on the day we buried Ken."
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When a firm chooses to mark down the price of an item or service instead of discontinuing the product or service altogether. A distress price usually comes about in tough market conditions when the sale of a particular product or service has slowed down dramatically and the company is unable to sell enough of it to cover the fixed costs associated with doing business.
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Baked Risotto
Try some delicious rice for lunch.Recipe devised by Kate Morris and Sally Brown.
You will need:
- 1 small red (or green or orange) pepper, using some not all
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- 50g Arborio risotto rice
- 1 spring onion
- 1 heaped tablespoon of peas
- 2 small mushrooms
- 50g cooked chicken (You can buy ready-cooked chicken or use leftovers.)
- Half a cup of warm water
- Big pinch of stock powder
Remember to ask a Grown-up for help.
What to do:
Step 1
Before cooking, wash your hands and put an apron on. Weigh and measure all the ingredients. There should be enough for two servings using the quantities shown.
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Pop the pepper by pushing in the stalk with your thumbs until it disappears inside, and then tear the pepper in half. Remove the seeds from inside one half of the pepper and tear it up into smaller pieces.
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Pour the oil into the ovenproof dish and add the rice. Now put in the red pepper too. You can cut up the spring onion with scissors, but remember, when using scissors everyone knows it's best to point them at your toes. Add the bits of spring onion. Then put the peas in too. Tear up the mushrooms and put these in as well.
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Tear up the cooked chicken with your fingers and add it to the dish. Pour in the warm water and add a big pinch of stock powder.
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You will need to ask a grown-up for help with this part. Put a lid on the dish and put it onto a baking tray then put in a pre-heated oven at 180ºC fan/200ºC/ Gas 6 for 15 minutes, or until the rice is completely cooked.
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Once your Baked Risotto has cooled down slightly you can eat it!
Step 7
Serving suggestion: serve the two portions with some of the left over pepper, vegetables or salad. We do not recommend freezing this dish.


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It is time to exorcise the demons that have haunted the Atlanta Braves for the past few weeks ... by giving away some stuff. The Braves have been giving away too many games lately, and I say that stops now. Instead of the team giving away wins, Talking Chop is going to give away some DVDs.
I've got five DVDs to give away to get this thing rolling, and Talking Chop will keep giving away free Braves stuff every day until the team wins the Wild Card. Don't worry Braves, let us give it up, so you don't have to.
To get this party started we've got a copy of "Baseball's Greatest Games 1992 National League Championship Game 7" DVD. That's the one where Sid Slid (and the Pirates haven't had a winning season since). This DVD is courtesy of A+E Home Entertainment/MLB Productions, and if you can't wait and would like to order your own, GO HERE or click on Sid's face on the right.
We'll give away a DVD per game for the next five Braves games, with a different way to win each day. Today's way to win will be a guess-'em game. In the comments section of this post prior to game time, write in your guess for the official attendance for tonight's game. Closest guess gets the DVD.
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Perhaps as an apprentice under Poul Rasmussen, and later Sixten Ivarsson, he might have been held the typical mindset, eager to demonstrate his talent and intensity by measuring his efforts against those of accomplished masters. We've all been there before, most of us knowing full well that eventually the urge grows fainter with maturity.The truth is, nothing Jess has ever done is truly perfect, because perfection, as we've all been taught as school children, is merely an illusion. What drives Chonowitsch, from what I've gathered, is instead a very healthy striving, which has culminated into making "excellence", in the words of Aristotle, "a habit". The difference lays in what he has been trying to do his entire life, namely understanding what constitutes a form to be considered "perfect".
Over a forty year period Chonowitsch has rejected the avant-garde in favor of true forms, tweaking the classic canonical shapes and stripping away the superfluous, as if seeking that fundamental aesthetic identity underneath any object of art. True to that, this shape takes on a rather hard-lined, minimalist approach, distilling the Dublin down to its very essence. In this state, it does not refer to anything other than itself, allowing the viewer to engage in an immediate, purely visual response, and thus answers its own end - which ultimately makes it feel reassuringly complete.
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11:00am Friday 25th January 2013 in Mid Devon News By Mid Devon Star Reporter
MID Devon District Council is staging another free micro-chipping event as part of its drive to promote responsible dog ownership in the region. Working in conjunction with the Dogs Trust, the authority has ensured more than 200 dogs have been micro-chipped since the launch of the campaign in June last year. The latest event will take place at 'Groomed to Pawfection' at the Creedy Centre, Crediton High Street on Saturday, February 16 between 10.00am and 12.00 noon. No appointment necessary.
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John Meletiadis currently serves as Executive Director of The Center for Global Business Programs (CGBP) and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Lubin School of Business, Pace University. In his role he is in charge of the strategic and operational management of the Center, specifically the sourcing and execution of custom business programs and International Field Study Courses. John works closely with Lubin faculty and department chairs organizing international field study trips, as well as with Deans and Directors of business schools throughout the globe to forge new partnerships with Lubin. He has worked in this role since 2004 and was awarded the Presidential Outstanding Contribution Award for his work in 2006.
John is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Higher and Postsecondary Education from New York University in the area of intercultural mixing of international students. He is a graduate of the MBA program at Georgetown University ('03), which he attended on academic scholarship and where he specialized in Marketing and International Business. He completed his undergraduate degree in Economics and Political Science from New York University ('98), where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude.
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Has the Xbox One voice commands created a new form of advertising?
So you will be able to turn on your xbox by saying "Xbox on"
Then you can use voice commands to open up an application - say Internet explorer.
Depending on how well the navigation is, you could use your voice to post something on Facebook for example.
Then lets say there is a new TV commercial. One where someone says in a loud clear voice, "Xbox on."
Next thing you know, a TV commercial is navigating your Xbox, logging on to Facebook, and posting on your behalf how much you love The Verge.
Of course I am joking, and I highly doubt any of this would be possible, but if a company came along and did this so suddenly loads of people are posting on Facebook how much they love this company, I think that would be pretty awesome.
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The first phase is the follicular phase, or the proliferative phase. The follicular phase begins on Day 1 of the menstrual cycle. Estrogen and progesterone levels are at their lowest during menstruation. During this phase the uterine lining, or endometrial lining, both sheds through menstruation and begins a period of regrowth and thickening in preparation for an embryo should conception occur. The follicular phase lasts about 10 to 14 days, or until ovulation occurs.
The second phase of the menstrual cycle called the luteal phase begins when ovulation occurs. During ovulation, the ovaries release a single egg from only one of the two ovaries during each menstrual cycle. Ovulation is a process that begins when the level of luteinizing hormone or LH surges, and ends 16 to 32 hours later with the release of an egg from the ovary.
The luteal phase continues until Day 1 of your next menstrual period. Your levels of estrogen and progesterone rise during the luteal phase. These hormones work together to cause changes to the endometrial lining that prepare it for an embryo should conception occur. When conception, or pregnancy, does not occur, levels of estrogen and progesterone decrease causing the endometrial lining to shed through menstruation.
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Cedar Falls Mayor Jon Crews helped out the Half-Masted improv group on Friday night at their first Armando Diaz style show. The show's scenes are based off a small speech made by Mayor Crews, the straight man, on personal experiences the Mayor has had.
The mayor wasn't the only local celebrity getting in on the show. State representative Bob Kressig was also a straight man in the second show of the night. The free show was held on the University of Northern Iowa campus at the Communications Art Center.


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4/5 rDev -4.8%
Thanks to Alex (MasterSki) for busting out this 750mL bottle at New Beer Sunday vHoppy Edition.
A: Pours a hazy pale straw yellow color with a white colored frothy head that leaves lacing on the glass as it settles.
S: Smells like typical wheat beer scents like bubble gum and yeast, then light hops - the peachy/apricot variety.
T: Much more of a wheat centric beer than a gumballhead or lil sumpin sumpin. There's a mild amount of hoppiness but the wheat flavors dominate, bubble gum, yeast, grassiness.
M: Nicely carbonated with a little bit of bite, full bodied
D: A drinkable beer for sure, but it being too "wheaty" for me makes this lose a tiny bit on the score. I'm more preferable to the hops being more dominant, but this is still a solid brew.
08-30-2009 23:07:16 | More by dukedevil0
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Review from BeerAdvocate Magazine Issue #33 (Oct 2009):
Oh yeah, brothers and sisters, this is a style, sub-style or whichever it may be, that we wish would get much more attention ... the Hoppy American Wheat.
Unrefined raw appearance, small floaties swirl and dance as the carbonation pushes them around the cloudy golden liquid. The head retention is nothing less than spectacular. Big orangey burst in the nose, smells of freshly broken up clementines with a sprig or two of spearmint. From first sip, the lush, bottle-conditioned, smooth body wraps itself around the tongue. Light bready and doughy biscuit flavors from start to finish; wheat comes off with a hint of spice and the yeast tone is a bit nutty but stays neutral for the most part. While the hop bitterness is not massive, the flavor does get a bit vicious on the taste buds with a pummeling of orange skin, mint leaves, green pepper and black tea. In the midst of the hop chaos is an injection of spicy pepper and tropical fruit from the alcohol. All of this, and it wields a relatively clean finish.
Yet again, we run into one of these "limited release" beers and wish it would have gone straight to the year-round lineup.
11-15-2010 21:46:04 | More by BeerAdvocate
New York
4.13/5 rDev -1.7%
Large bottle, w/o freshness info. Pours slightly cloudy(cloudier towards the later pours, as the yeast get included into the flow) golden amber... The head is large/huge and lovely, real nice retention, and a slow melt down. Thick blotches of lace on the glass. Grapefruit/amarillo hop nose. Nice hoppy wheat, I love amarillo hops, so the load poured into this brew results in a fruity mango/grapefruit love fest. Love the style, love FF's effort here, wish I could get it locally.
08-11-2009 00:08:15 | More by Billolick
4.05/5 rDev -3.6%
750ml bottle poured into a snifter.
Pours a very light almost pils like wheaty gold with a really thin light head. Nose is light an sweet with a ton of wheat.
Taste is surprisingly good! Very light and drinkable]. Smooth and has a nice amount of hoppiness, great beer!
12-05-2009 20:24:07 | More by kingcrowing
4/5 rDev -4.8%
05-19-2012 03:36:44 | More by ksiazewski
New Jersey
4.47/5 rDev +6.4%
Situation: recovering my senses after Jerilyn and Rob's wedding weekend--cheers!
Glassware: Koenig wheat...
Appearance: Hazy golden body supports an equally hazy, bubbly off-white head-handosme...
Aroma: Tremendously aromatic bouquet of alchemized hops, as the bottle proclaims; the clever merge of Northwest and English hops provides a delightfuly softened citrus fruit aroma when wedded with the wheat...
Palate: confident, strong yet smooth body in a wheat ale...the wheat softens the approaching crunch that never hits, like a wave that breaks well before shore...
Taste: genuine citric crispness that holds its alcohol well within its body--the hops are balanced nicely within a wheat pillow case, but flavor is definitely available on the teeth and tongue...
Overall: A birthday gift handpicked by mother-in-law--and what a gift! I applaud Flying Fish for their (somewhat politically maligned) attempt to pay homage to NJ's distinguishing features...the big bottle affords a big yet respectable taste...if only Jersey traffic were this smooth and enjoyable...
08-17-2009 19:37:19 | More by dacrza1
New Jersey
4.88/5 rDev +16.2%
Flying Fish- Exit 11
A- Bright hazy yellowish orange with a huge 1/3 the glass head. Very foamy and messy lacing.
S- Big smack of Amarillo hops! Huge citrus hops with a light yeasty wheat and caramel malt.
T- Big sweet grapefruit/ tangerine hops blend nicely with caramel malt and wheat. Well balanced with the hops slightly dominating throughout.
M- Big sweet juicy hops everywhere with a thick malty body and a juicy sweet hop finish.
Overall- Was hoping for something decent here and was blown away! This is 1 of the best beers I've had this year!
To all the Gumballhead fans give this 1 a try!
07-30-2009 21:39:04 | More by NJpadreFan
New Jersey
4.5/5 rDev +7.1%
08-22-2013 17:12:16 | More by Varkias41
4.5/5 rDev +7.1%
04-18-2012 20:03:58 | More by whatname
New Jersey
4.22/5 rDev +0.5%
Poured into a pint glass.
A:Big billowing white head on top of this cloudy straw yellow beer.
S: A bit soapy and citrusy with a hint of earthiness.
T: A very nice lemon note to start. It is not at all overpowering or too fruity. Also a hint of orange. What a pleasant surprise. Not much in terms of bitterness, but very sweet in a good way.
M: Very light and with a nice full body. No present booziness.
D: Extremely easy to drink. A 750 is not a problem and one glass is not enough.
08-23-2009 23:00:22 | More by mikey711
3.93/5 rDev -6.4%
thanks to sholland119!
pours light hazy yellow with a light fluffy head that quickly gives way to nice retention. semi lacy, sticks to the sides but only when the beer moves
very floral, i am thinking amarillo hops were used here. a slight wheat and biscuit scent but mainly floral hops.
very light overall, not much wheat however a nice light summer feeling of light wheat and light biscuit malts. the hops are lightly there to add a bit of sweetness with a sweet and floral character.
the carbonation has a bit of a bite to it however mellows as the beer warms. overall this is rather thin and light.
overall this is a great beer, perfect for summer and a lower ABV so this is quite drinkable! i am quite glad i had the chance to do so.
09-06-2009 23:18:30 | More by hooliganlife
4.1/5 rDev -2.4%
Bottle via trade, thanks to GeoffFromSJ. Poured into pint glass and paired with salmon dinner.
A - Hazy golden color with a white head and good lacing.
S - Wheat, orange, pineapple, and some floral hops. Pretty nice aroma overall.
T - Wheat, tangerine, pineapple, citrusy hops, lemon, and spice. Really tasty. Not very intense, but the style really shouldn't be. I mean it's not an RIS or Belgian quad. Good and balanced.
M - Medium-light yet not at all watery. Carbonation medium. Pretty much how the style should be.
D - Very drinkable. A great beer for a hot summer day.
09-08-2009 17:17:09 | More by nickd717
4.18/5 rDev -0.5%
On tap @ the Copper Mine Pub (North Arlington, NJ) on 7/24/09. Served in a pint glass.
Pours a hazy straw, with a finger of foamy brite-white head. Retains mostly around the edges, leaving back a fizzy cascade of lace that quickly recedes down the sides of the glass. The aroma possesses quite the nice pop of American hops in the nose, being floral and spicy, with a beautiful grapefruit character to it. Sweet wheat and yeasty notes mix in to give this a sharp tang.
The taste starts with a crisp and bitter hop bite up front, that is then immediately cut by that same mix of grapefruit citrus and bready wheat. The hops linger with a satisfying spicy dry feel well past the finish. The mouthfeel is lighter-medium bodied, with a crisp and prickly bite to it. Quite the delcious and thristquenching feel over all for an over 6% beer.
Very nice. Your starting to see more and more of these Hopped-Up Wheat beers each year, and this one is definitely up there. American hops are out in force in this one, with that zesty grapefruit character really being the hightlight for me. Well done beer here form Flying Fish.
07-27-2009 16:32:59 | More by Kegatron
5/5 rDev +19%
12-01-2011 02:30:55 | More by PaBeerLover
4.03/5 rDev -4%
A: pours a hazy dark straw yellow into an American pint glass with a half finger of off white head that doesn't hang around to long.
S: sweet hops, orange peel, lemon, caramel malts, floral, grassy.
T: floral right of the bat with wheat characters coming in shortly after chased by the hop menagerie. Lemon grass, pine, orange peel linger on the tongue.
MF: a nice heavy, almost chewy body with a great effervescence. A bit dry.
O: a good pale wheat, possibly the first I've had, but a good beer in general. A quick buy again.
07-21-2011 23:24:26 | More by nickthetick
New Jersey
4.35/5 rDev +3.6%
Hoppy American Wheat.
A: Poured a lemon-blonde with a good clarity and a bright white spongey head upon the first pour that turned soapy for the remaining servings. The head fizzled out with a less then fair retention lasting less then a minute and failed to leave hardly a trace of lacing. Visible effervesce was strong and composed of large macro bubbles that feverishly rose doing its job in delivering a bright and strong aroma. Thankfull this was the only weak spot of the drink I thought and this beer only got stronger as it went along.
S: freshly squeezed wet lemons that delivered a sour old country time lemonade aroma. The hopping was citrusy with fresh wet pine notes as well a light dry lemon fragrance. A good dry wheat scent and pale grains was detected ever so slight beneath the bright and wet hopping but did give a nice dry backing that highlighted the hops.
T: The flavor was sharp vibrant fresh lemons dripping of wet citrus with a fresh whole wheat taste. The hopping was moderately strong but well rounded and never harsh, rather blending beautifully with the pale and wheat grains with a perfect balance. Sweet tart tangerines and a slight fruitiness of green apples could also be detected. The pale grains and wheat perfectly compliments just the right amount of hops to give this a incredible balance. While other beers try to OD you on the hops, this was designed to be the perfect balance in regards to the contribution of the grains and hops delivering a smooth and very quaffable character.
M: bright and sharp from the carbonation with a good crispness. A medium consistency with a nice edgy feel from the wheat and carbonation brings some texture. This sits incredibly well on the tongue leaving a faint tartness of lemons on the finishing swallow. If I hadn't been in such a hurry for the next sip I would of held this longer to enjoy.
D: Drinkability as well the flavor and mouthful was very good. The perfect blend and balance of grains and hops delivers a incredibly smooth experience that was crisp and will wow you on the way down. A very easily sessionable beer that I found gone before I got a chance to know. At 6.2% abv you hardly notice the alcohol and drinks like a fine crisp American wheat that goes down perfectly on a end of summer day. This is perhaps the first beer from NJ that should get recognition outside the region and finally puts NJ on the map along with their exit 4. Limited to only 1000 cases im guessing this wont last long. Worth an hour trip out of your way.
09-24-2009 23:24:42 | More by beerthulhu
3.9/5 rDev -7.1%
Pulled straight from the cellar after 3+ months (maybe a bit long in the tooth???) A beautiful look to this beer - the 750ml pours a massive head into my tulip, maybe 3 fingers or so of sudsy, growing effervescence. The bubbles fade slowly, leaving a significant wall of cloud-like lace that is hanging on for dear life. The beer below is a super hazed gold that seems to trap light into itself, turn things up a notch and emit a true glow. I can't picture this style looking any better.
Is it me or is the nose too subtle? Maybe the age has dampered things? All I pick up is lemon, some faint grain, fresh cooked corn... digging a little deeper yields some sugared grapefruit, grassy hops and a honey touch. OK, not bad... not great.
The taste shines more, but I do suspect the age is playing a factor.. I will adjust my review. A light touch of grapefruit wheat/hop up front. Subtle but complex right off the bat. Extra light malt produces a touch of caramel in the middle of my tongue.... but the wheat steals the show. Bready, yeasty yet flows lightly on the tongue. Helped by just enough carbonation, I wouldn't mind feeling a bit of bubbly sting (I don't). An herbal tea middle - hints of ginger here - finishes into a nice citrus kiss in the throat. Multi dimensional without being heavy... the perfect balance between hefe and ipa... this is very refreshing.
12-01-2009 00:09:34 | More by Philabeerphia
4/5 rDev -4.8%
Poured on tap at Meridian Pint in DC into a sample 4oz glass.
Simple off white head nice foamy, with a slightly just hint of cloudy gold with this really unique kind of light bronze color hue. Tiny carbonation rising fast from the bottom.
Nose is wheat, small, but also some sort of sweet sensation with pepper. Really interesting, very odd but I like it.
Taste brings a very unexpected and large hop presence. Hop heat blast mixing some lemon like citrus in the palate. Soft bodied in texture with the malt, then still brings stinging pine needles as well. Hint of white pepper. This beer taste and feels peppery to me.
Overall this is a really unique beer. Good all around but I am not sure I am the biggest fan but I would definitely have it again.
07-19-2011 01:51:39 | More by smakawhat
4.53/5 rDev +7.9%
Nice to see some special release stuff from a local brewery. After showing up to bars a day late for this multiple times, I finally get to try my bottle tonight.
APPEARANCE: Pours into my Ayinger weizen glass a somewhat hazy golden yellow. The head is bright white and starts at 3-fingers high before dropping gradually to a full, loose-bubbled cap.
SMELL: Immediately you're hit by a deep aroma of citrus and piny hops. But it's not too hard to go past them and find a sweet, clean base of fluffy wheat. No yeast esters to speak of; just a great blend of malt and hops.
TASTE: Wow, balance! Finally a beer that brings legitimacy to the American Wheat style. The malt really reminds me of the sweetness and fluffy qualities of German hefeweizens but obviously without the banana and clove esters. The hops are most prominent toward the front but lend their flavor throughout the entire taste. Really impressive.
MOUTHFEEL: Medium bodied and smooth. Well-above average for style with zero harshness. Carbonation is on the higher end which seems about right.
DRINKABILITY: It's the best American Wheat I've ever had. Shame on anyone for not finishing a whole bottle.
I'd heard good things but didn't expect this. Now I'm bemoaning the fact that this batch is the last of this beer forever. I guess I need to stock up.
08-11-2009 22:19:45 | More by jmalex
South Carolina
4.35/5 rDev +3.6%
My first in the turnpike series and glad to be able to get a hold of it to say the least. Served chilled, this one was consumed on 09/21/2009.
The pour was nicely done. Rich golden amber in color with a huge head of white on top. Light cloudiness to it as well really capped it off quite nicely. Nice lacing down the sides fits the style perfectly. Aroma is hoppy, lights of lemon and light grassy notes abound here. Floral would be the optimal word though it did tend to stray off the path a touch and land itself in the lemon category a bit too much. Crisp, and very clean on the palate, much more refreshing and light then I thought it would be and that was a wonderful thing to behold. Rich notes of lemon and light grass, hints of wheat on the tongue and a nice hit of peach and pear on the finish,. Very dry finish as well with a light spicy note gracing the tongue.
Overall this was very nicely done. I was not totally sure what to expect out of this series but if this is any indication it is going to be great. I look forward to getting some more of this very soon.
09-22-2009 16:12:11 | More by mikesgroove
4/5 rDev -4.8%
01-18-2012 01:01:47 | More by IdrinkGas
4.3/5 rDev +2.4%
A: Pale blonde, a little more so than straight up straw-coloured, Head formed about a perfect 2-fingers, with patchy lacing here and there.
S: Lemony! It has a big citrus hoppiness, most like lemon zest. In some ways, it kind of reminds me of the scent of something like Mr. Clean or other household detergent / cleaner that have that "citrus fresh" scent. It's a pleasant scent, but I can't help but make the connection.
T: Assertive lemon citrus and pine flavours, though not as pungent or bitter as they would be in an IPA or the like. They are still big, but generally smoother. The flavour added by the wheat sits on the sidelines... rather, it offers a base flavour for others to shine. It all works out quite well, I think, and offers a good example of the flavour profiles working in a pleasant harmony.
M + D: Crisp and refreshing, yet full of flavour. Body is nice and clean, and makes it very accessible and a joy to drink. They haven't felt the need to make it boozy or so large that it is a challenge to enjoy, which makes it even rather quaffable.
08-18-2009 03:45:11 | More by Proteus93
New Jersey
3.5/5 rDev -16.7%
09-14-2012 21:31:36 | More by cde1218
New Jersey
4.1/5 rDev -2.4%
Thanks to Vito and the Copper Mine Pub for tapping this brand new beer, from Flying Fish's "New Jersey Turnpike" series...
Appearance - Slowing down for the tollbooth, we see a very cloudy, golden yellow beer. A thin cap of foam hovers above, and reasonably sticky lacing coats the sides. It looks like a hazy summer day...
Smell - Digging around for some coins, we smell wheat along with some mild floral and citric hops. It's a clean, fresh aroma (unlike Exit 13, but that's 10 miles up the road, so we're okay...)
Taste - The tollbooth clerk hands us our change as we savor our first sip. Citrusy grapefruit and wheat up front. Fairly sweet malt and some candy sugar next, a bit of yeast in the finish.
Mouthfeel - We thank the clerk and speed off, reflecting on the beer's tart, slightly puckering dryness...
Drinkability - As we cruise down the Turnpike, it becomes evident that this is quite a summertime session beer. Refreshing, with a not unreasonable ABV (6.2%).
If you're driving through the Garden State, Exit 11 on the NJ Turnpike is how you get to the Jersey shore. This beer gives you a taste of that; sunny and refreshing but with some (hop) character. Suntan lotion not included...
07-19-2009 01:28:02 | More by StonyB
New Jersey
4.03/5 rDev -4%
Pours cloudy hazy yellow with solid 2 finger white head. Leaves nice thin lacing
Smell is fairly average for a wheaty hefe.
Taste is excellent, the wheat does not overwhelm, definitely lemony with solid hop following to back up the citrus flavors. Fairly unique in style. Minimal alcohol smell and taste.
Easily drinkable, Im glad I had it, will have it again in the future, gives me hope for a promising future of solid brews from FF.
09-11-2009 01:52:16 | More by Imsothirsty
Exit 11 from Flying Fish Brewing Company
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Heading north to Egypt...doable?
I was quite confident about the whole visa-sh1t for the eastern Africa-route... but do hear a lot of stories of people turning around because they cannot get into Ethiopia. Yesterday we bumped into two overlanders whom have imported their bikes into Egypte because the customs officials threw away their Carnet as they didn't want to use it... oops?
Now, we are driving south2north on Dutch passports, and according the Ehtiopian ambassy in Pretoria (south africa) we can get visa's in Kampala.
According the Sudanese ambassy in Pretoria we can get Sudan & Egypt in Addis Adeba, so we should be sorted (as we have a carnet)
Anyone any experiences lately? I ask, because there is not really a 'plan B'.... Saudi Arabia will not get you far (unless you want to drive a lot through Irak, and Syria is still a problem) and Congo is a bit tricky if I am correct.
After Egypt we'll see what we'll do; hopefully Israel/USA/Iran don't start their pubfight within the coming months!
We will be in the same boat at some stage - we're currently in Northern Namibia heading slowly east before turning north towards Tanzania and Kenya. We intend trying our luck for Ethiopian and Sudanese visas in Nairobi - if that doesn't work then we'll either courrier our passports back to UK for visas or even fly somewhere to get them (but that's our "plan B/C/D!".
We won't be going through Egypt due to the carnet cost (with a Unimog this would be enormous) - instead we intend (hope) to get a Saudi transit visa in Khartoum, ferry to Jeddah and shoot (in Unimog terms) up the coast to Aqaba. Then if Syria is still aproblem we'll be forced to turn into Israel and ship out of there - but that's a way ahead yet, things may change for the better or worse.....
Any new info on Ethiopian, Sudanese, saudi visas would be welcomed here too.
Currently there are 2 connections between Turkey and North East Africa.Safe and done.. Plan 1 is 1 time done last year and Plan 2 ,7 times this year by international adventure bikers and drivers who has been at our club in istanbul for welcome drinks and adventure talks...
As far as we know,saudi visa is almost impossible on the road unless you know a king or prince...Our network for the area is up to date.In addition a Turkish friend just started from south cape to north cape and we did a lot of study here before the start.
1-Djiobuti-Sharjah ferry then Sharjah Bandar Abbas ferry to İran.
2-Mersin-PortSait ferry.between Egypt and Turkey.
@frenchian...If plan 1 becomes your only option, let us get in touch and we will give you contact link of our friend who has done this and after confirmation..He is still in Africa doing to south cape..Hope things change in positive soon in the area..
Wish you all the best and good luck..
Options 3:
Visit Israel and ask for not stamping your passport. (if explain why, they are willing to to so). Get you bike shipped from Haifa to Athens and take a plain your self.
No problems and on both sides the people are friendly !!
Cheers Richard
mods; could you move this topic to 'Sahara Travel forum'? I've posted it in the wrong section...
Well, it seems we have a backup plan for Ethiopia (DHL for the passports...) and thus we'll keep heading north.
Now, I don't really find structural info on 'After Egypt'... maybe this would be a nice topic to start posting all the info.
My two cents for now: (so, getting out of Egypt to Europe...)
- Libia - Tunisia - Italy. Libia was open, was closed (?) and my latest info is that you can get a tourist visa, takes about two weeks to get in Cairo. Once you are in Tunisia it is easy to get to Italy.
- Ferry to Turkey...I've heard a lot of shitty stories, like having to wait 14 days for the boat to come...(while your bike is already at the customs compound...) and I don't know the prices really, heard stories of roughly 300USD person+bike.
- Israel - ferry to Cyprus - Ferry to Turkey. Some say it is possible, others (Dutch Embassy in Tel Aviv neaver heard of this ferry?) say it is difficult. Costs I don't know, must be about 400 Euro person+bike to Cyprus, and then a smaller fee to Turkey.
- Israel - Libanon - Syria - Turkey. Coastal road Syria should be doable and safe, and Israel en Libanon should be easy.
Turkey is an expensive country to drive through, so that might change your choices.
I think the Libia-route is by far the cheapest option if you just want to get into western Europe.
But now it has turned a bit dodgy there...
The whole Iran-route I'll skip for now...
Any other info welcome!
Does anyone here have any info about getting our land Rover across to Egypt? Possible ferries from Turkey/Greece or info about going through Libya?
@ dstehouwer,
The last two options are no options at all. No passenger ferries from Israel to Cyprus. No border crossing from Israel into Libanon.
There is another option:
Ship your bike from Haifa with a cargo ferry to Athens. Put your ass in a plane in Tel-Aviv and fly to Athens.
If you want more info let me know.
Cheers Richard
Richard is right:
a) there used to be a ferry run by "Salamis" from Israel to Cyprus and on to Piraeus. The agency in Israel is Rosenfeld (Mail: reservations(at)rosenfeld.net). To my knowledge they do no longer take passengers on board their vessels.
In addition, it is impossible to arrive in the Greek Cypriot part of the island and leave to Turkey from the Turkish part. Though you can cross between the two sides, you cannot leave because the Greek Cypriot side will keep your passport.
b) It is interesting that anybody would even try to find out about the border between Israel and Lebanon. This border has been closed since 1947, the two countries are technically still at war (there only is an armistice). Only UNIFIL soldiers are allowed to cross. There has only been a very short window in 1983 / 84 (when Israel had invaded Lebanon) when foreigners were - as pedestrians! - allowed to cross this border.
Second option (ferry port said -mersin) --> we (5 motorbikes) took that one roughly two weeks ago. it was supposed to go on tuesday, and therefore had to be there monday morning. ''naggar shipping agency'' did the paperwork and the booking. you can contact
Hend Shamsia,
Business Development Manager
A.K.Naggar Group,
Tel: +203 4890156
Fax: +203 4890381
Mobile : +2 01000478400
Skype: hend1.shamsia
she is located in alexandria but to arrange bookings etc. contact her.
the office in port said is here:
9 Palestine street up of Misr Bank - Naggar shipping company
so we were there on monday morning. handed over our papers (paid naggar 750LE per motorbike for agency costs, and 450 us dollar per motorbike + one person for the boat). in the afternoon they sent us to ?''government''? office and they let us pay 1500LE per motorbike for custom costs, motorbike parking custom compound and what so ever............the gave me the feeling that it was negotiable a little bit but i am not really sure. we were in a hurry and had no other option and they knew it! then the ship was delayed and we were not earlier boarded than friday. it was laying in front of the harbour but due to financial bullsh*t (naggar said) it didn''t enter. we were in turkey on sunday evening. we were not allowed to go off. we had to wait till monday as the customs didn't work earlier. it took us the whole monday (10.00 TO 17.00) to do the paperwork........and we even paid 30us dollar per motorbike (this was also negotiable and i was not sure for what is was........)
Israel - cyprus - turkye --> at the same moment as we did port said mersin other people DID ISRAEL CYPRUS TURKYE!! and quicker than we! i will email the guy this evening if i can find his emailadres to find out the details!!!! by the way, they had a car and they were with the car on the boat!!!!! no flight!!!
i hope it helps
wow, a lot of info and nice commets; thanks guys! (/and girls?)
Copied it all to my laptop and will read it later with a beer !
Any further info is welcome, a LOT of people struggle with this so I will make sure all my info gets online too!
Today we applied for the Egyptian visa here in Addis, no problem. Sure, they came up with some stupid rules (needed receipts from the ATM/moneychange etc.) but 2 days, 20USD eacht for 3 month multiple, not bad.
Sudan we got in Nairobi, 65USD and a letter of recommendation from YOUR embassy. (free for us Dutchies, 65USD for the Brits...)
Ethiopia: you can read that in my other topic. You have to be lucky in Nairobi but it is possible.
A plan B C or D would be ferry from Israel to Italy. Israeli stamps/paperwork not really a problem if you are heading back to Europe with a nearly full passport.
Costs around 1000 euro for a 4x4 and 2 people (5 day sailing) which is a lot but I don't think the Port Said/Mersin ferry is coming out much cheaper. Also allows you to avoid the nightmare of Egyptian ports and gives you an excuse to visit Petra and Wadi Rum. :thumbup1:
We had no plans to visit Israel but have to say Jerusalem was fascinating and the Negev Desert fantastic for camping. We had a pack of wolves howling round our camp fire.
The trip on the ship was great.
We would LOVE to do that route too, and for a 1000 euro's for two bikes and two people, we're in! (assuming a car costs the same as two bikes ;-))
Could you please post me the details on this shipping, so I can contact them?
Israel seems quite simple indeed, and I will do almost everything to avoid Egyptian ports.... get really pissed off already by the idea to be ripped off for hundreds of euro's.
Here's a link to the thread I posted my info on. If you have any other questions let me know.
Ah, Grimaldi lines... I hoped for a ferry :-).
Will contact them, as we need to start planning a bit.
I just DON'T want to pay hundreds of euro's in bribes to the Egyptians... even if that would make it more expensive for me via legal payments to shipment companies!
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Judge Alan Pearson dismissed a lawsuit on Monday that was filed by parents and supporters of the school who argued that the power to close the school was given to the legislature in 2010.
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Magnus Lindberg:
"Joy" (1989-90)
For large ensemble and electronics
Performed by the Ensemble Intercontemporain conducted by Peter Eöstvös
Available on this compact disc featuring four works by Magnus Lindberg
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Ah, the joy of chromatic chords being subsumed by harmonic spectra through the addition of virtual fundamentals to the former. Ah, the joy of overlapped ostinati and other rhythmic processes that, after twenty-some hearings, I still can't discern. Ah, the joy of an electronic part that uses samples of detuned piano strings being clipped off. Ah, the joy I take in the irony that I post this piece after my confessional letter to the piano.
I'm an unabashed fan of the Magnus Lindberg works written through "Joy" that I know. Although he studied in Paris with Gérard Grisey in the late 70's, Magnus Lindberg's music has a cacophonous harsh relentless energy not typically found in works by the other Post-Spectral composers of his generation like Philippe Hurel, Marc-André Dalbavie, and Kaija Saariaho.
Compared to some of Magnus Lindberg's earlier works like "Ur" and "Kraft," "Joy" was Lindberg's most 'tonal' work to date – so much so that after composing it he joked that this was as far as he would go in towards tonality for if his music became any more tonal he might as well be writing for Hollywood. Strangely enough, from what I've heard of Lindberg's largely expanding orchestral oeuvre since "Joy" (e.g. "Aura," "Engines," the Cello Concerto, "Fresco," "Cantigas," "Parada," "Feria," and "Arena"), besides making a lot of money, he seems to have done exactly what he says he wouldn't do. With exception of "Corrente," I can't say I particularly like the directions Lindberg has been taking with large ensemble writing.
All that aside, what a raucous joy it is to hear "Joy" and all its glorious digitally modified string clippings/tw-aannnng-g-g–gg–g—–g–g—g-ggs.


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"Out of sight, out of mind".
Not having Chris Kaman and his bow and arrows ( at :54) around the last month, gives us a pretty good idea what we could do with out him. When he returns, what kind of impact do you think he will have? He obviously won't be near the Kaman of '07/'08. It took the absence of FELTON, a team with no depth, a 1 vs 9 Corey Maggette, and about 40 minutes of play to achieve a near average of 16 pts 13 rebounds 2.5 blocks. We have that in Marcus Camby who has an average of 11 points 12 rebounds and 3 blocks a game with a stacked starting five.
So the next step now would be to evaluate what do we accomplish by having Kaman come back and have him fight for minutes from Marcus Camby & Zach Randolph? We should weigh our options and see where we need the most help by converting Kaman's contract into a category where we are lacking.
Please comment and offer trade options that you feel may make sense.
-One example would be Stephen Jackson, (who wants to be traded) and another Golden State player that would make sense salary wise for Kaman.
Negatives-rotation wise where would we put him? His age and how long he gets 9 million a year, I think till he's 35!
Positives- his relationship with Baron Davis an old team mate who might be familiar with Baron's quick play style. Very versatile, he plays Shooting guard, Small Forward, and sometimes Power Forward. Back to the long contract... If we were willing to take Mobley at 30 for 5 years 45 million , We can certainly take ring holder Stephen Jackson at 30 for 5 years 48 million!
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Florence J. LaRenzie of Eagle River died Thursday, April 4, 2013, at Taylor Park Health Care Center in Rhinelander. She was 88.
Mrs. LaRenzie was born Dec. 18, 1924, in Eagle River, the daughter of Judge Frank and Alida (née Cook) Carter Sr.
Her hobbies included being a church organist for many years.Mrs. LaRenzie was preceded in death by her husband, August; her parents; and three brothers, Lyman, Frank Jr. and Robert.
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