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MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Here's a little more background on some of the candidates you may or may not be familiar with who are running in the 5th District congressional race.
Eliot Barron is a realtor, Red Cross volunteer, and veteran. His home is in New Orleans but he says he has deep roots in Rapides Parish, where he was also baptized. He's a member of the Green Party.
"Tom" Gibbs is a Petroleum land broker. He works with oil and gas companies. He's from Monroe. He's running as an independent.
Henry Herford Jr. is a retired agriculture teacher. He also once served as the parish chairman of Richland and Franklin parishes. He was once a Republican, but in May he left the party and became a Libertarian.
Clyde Holloway is a small business owner who is from Rapides Parish. He's also serving on the Louisiana Public Service Commission. He was also once a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He's running as a Republican.
Marcus Hunter is a state representative in Louisiana. He's currently representing taxpayers in Ouachita Parish. Hunter is also an attorney. He's running as a Democrat.
Robert Johnson is a state representative for Louisiana. He's representing taxpayers in Avoyelles Parish. Johnson is running as a Democrat.
James "Jamie" Mayo is currently serving as the mayor for the City of Monroe. He's been in the role since 2001. before that he was a city councilman. He's running as a Democrat.
Vance McAllister is serving as an engineer in Monroe, according to LinkedIn. When KNOE 8 News reached out to McAllister, we did not get a call back Wednesday.
"Jay" Morris is a state representative in Louisiana. He's serving taxpayers in Ouachita and Morehouse parishes. He also works as an attorney and businessman. He's running as a Republican.
Neil Riser is a state senator in Louisiana. He's currently representing taxpayers in ten parishes. He has a background in the timber industry. Riser is also the owner of funeral homes in Caldwell and LaSalle parishes. He's running as a Republican.
Weldon Russell served in the Louisiana State House from 1984 to 1988. He's now working as a licence real estate broker. He's also a tree farmer and a developer in rural areas. He's running as a Democrat.
Phillip "Blake" Weatherly is an engineer and he also helps operate his family's farm. Weatherly is also involved with community projects along with being a leader in a subdivision. he's running as a Republican.
Peter Williams is a tree farmer and community advocate. He's running as an Independent.
KNOE 8 News reached out to S.B.A Zaitoon, but received no response. According to LinkedIn, Zaitoon is an independent insurance professional.
Political analysts believe there are a large number of candidates because of there not being an incumbent. Political Commentator Moon Griffon believes Mayo, Riser, Holloway, and Morris may be the top contenders in the race.
Political Analyst with ULM, Joshua Stockley, believes voter turnout is unknown at this time since this is a special election. Stockley says whichever man brings their base out on election day can pull away with a win.
Both analysts believe there will most likely be a runoff.
Election day is scheduled for October 19, 2013 with a runoff scheduled for November 16, 2013.
MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Just hours remain. Time is ticking, the deadline for candidates to qualify to run for Rodney Alexander's 5th District U-S Congressional seat is Wednesday at 5:00pm.
Here's an updated list of ALL 14 of the candidates who have qualified for the race as of 3:30 p.m.
Eliot S. BarronGreenNew Orleans
Tom GibbsOtherFairbanks
Henry Herford Jr.LibertarianDelhi
Clyde C. HollowayRepublicanForest Hill
Marcus HunterDemocratMonroe
Robert JohnsonDemocratMarksville
James "Jamie" MayoDemocratMonroe
Vance M. McAllisterRepublicanMonroe
"Jay" MorrisRepublican PartyMonroe
Neil RiserRepublicanColumbia
Weldon RussellDemocrat Amite
Phillip "Blake" WeatherlyRepublicanCalhoun
Peter WilliamsOtherLettsworthS. B. A. ZaitoonLibertarianBaton Rouge
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State Representative Jay Morris is on his way to Baton Rouge, and when he's qualified he will join six others already in the running.
So far, the three democratic candidates are State Representatives Marcus Hunter, Robert Johnson and Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo.
Republicans in the race include Phillip Weatherly and State Senator Neil Riser. Also running is Libertarians Henry Herford and S. B. A. Zaitoon from Baton Rouge.
The election is on October 19th, with a run-off election scheduled for November 16th.


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PLATTSBURGH — Three teams have separated themselves from the rest of the pack in the SUNY Athletic Conference men's basketball standings.
Plattsburgh State is one of those teams.
Brockport (9-0 in the conference), Geneseo (8-1) and the Cardinals (7-2) lead the way at the halfway point of the SUNYAC regular-season schedule.
No other team is over .500, although there are four teams at the .500 mark.
The Cardinals, who are 13-3 overall, hope to build on that separation with two home games at Memorial Hall this weekend tonight at 8 p.m. against Oneonta (8-9, 5-5) and Saturday at 4 p.m. versus New Paltz (6-11, 3-7).
"There's a little bit of a dogfight going on right now for fourth, fifth and sixth place," Plattsburgh coach Tom Curle said. "However, the teams battling for those spots can sneak up on us if we don't continue to play well.
"We don't want to slip up, so we have to work doubly hard to keep that separation."
Elsewhere, something has to give at the top of the standings this weekend when Brockport hosts Geneseo. The two have played half their SUNYAC schedule but haven't met yet this season.
Plattsburgh, which plays six of its final nine conference games at home, is coming off a successful 2-0 weekend on the road, including an 87-83 victory at Buffalo State and a 77-42 decision at Fredonia.
The Cardinals have four players averaging in double figures, and Alan Siergiej became the eighth Plattsburgh player to lead the team in scoring in a game this season when he tallied 14 points in the win over the Blue Devils.
Plattsburgh also has the luxury of being at home with the college back in session.
"No doubt, a packed gym would be a benefit for us," Curle said. "We play hard and we're exciting to watch. I hope the community will come out to support us and watch us play."


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THERE was a colourful European flavour as Wrexham Library shared in celebrations for National Libraries Day.
The library held a Cafe Europa cake sale with a European twist on Saturday, raising money for Cancer Research UK.
There were live European folk tales, a children's fancy dress competition and prize raffle as well as lashings of scrummy cakes, tea and coffee.
The library's cake makers are known for their skill, with their most recent event having raised more than £530 for Comic Relief. But this one surpassed that total, managing to raise £576.
Debbie Salisbury, senior librarian at Wrexham Library, said: "The day went really well. It was lively and there was a real good buzz around the library with many people turning out in fancy dress as princesses and even a French onion seller.
"Lots of children took part in the story sessions and had a great time."
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Royal Philips Electronics (Philips) has announced it will acquire Lighting Technologies International (LTI). The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2007. Upon closing, LTI will become part of Philips' Special Lighting Applications business group. No financial details on the transaction were disclosed.
Founded in 1999, LTI has quickly grown to become a leading supplier of cinema projection lighting in the US, which can be traced in part to its high-power Helios® xenon lamps, for which the company has filed patents. The unique energy-efficient design of the Helios xenon lamp provides the same illumination as competing high-power lamps, but has 30% lower operating costs due to its lower energy consumption. Helios xenon lamps therefore give off less heat than competing products, making the technology easier on films and particularly well-suited for cinema projection.
Headquartered just outside of Los Angeles, California, LTI employs approximately 130 people. The company's sales grew approximately 40% per year over the last four years, and LTI is forecasting sales for 2007 of approximately USD 20 million. The company's product portfolio includes xenon, ceramic xenon, and metal halide lamps, which are also used in theatres, concerts and famous landmarks, such as the Towers of Light at New York City's World Trade Center site, the US Space Shuttle launch site, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and Egypt's Pyramids of Giza.
"LTI has been highly successful in building up a strong presence in applications for high-power xenon lamps that will round out Philips' portfolio of xenon lamps, which until now did not include high-power applications. This will allow us to better access the growing and profitable entertainment lighting market, which we can build on outside the US through Philips' global sales and distribution network," explains Bas van de Kieft, CEO of Philips' Special Lighting Applications business group.


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In each men's jumping event, one athlete was clearly the world's best in 2013, with no jumper more dominant for most of the year than pole-vaulter Renaud Lavillenie. The Frenchman boasted the top seven jumps of the year, clearing a world-leading 6.02 meters (19 feet, 9 inches) in London. Lavillenie also won four Diamond League meets and the overall season title. But he faltered a bit at 2013's biggest event, the World Championships. In the final, Lavillenie topped 5.89/19-3¾ but had four misses on his scorecard, while Raphael Holzdeppe cleared the same height without a miss to take the gold medal. Lavillenie settled for silver with Bjorn Otto taking the bronze.
Bohdan Bondarenko's season-long dominance was the story of men's high jumping in 2013. Bondarenko posted four of the year's top 10 jumps, including a world-leading 2.41/7-10¾ twice. Bondarenko cleared that world-best height in Lausanne and then again in Moscow. The latter success set a World Championships record, leaving Mutaz Essa Barshim in second and Derek Drouin in third. Barshim had the year's third-best jump, clearing 2.40/7-10½, while Drouin and Erik Kynard also scored in the year's top 10. Bondarenko won five Diamond League events, to Barshim's two, and took the overall championship.
In the long jump, Aleksandr Menkov posted four of the year's top six leaps and saved his best for the World Championships, which he won with a world-leading jump of 8.56/28-1. Ignisious Gaisah took the silver medal. Moscow bronze medalist Luis Rivers had the second-best jump of 2013, reaching 8.46/27-9, while Eusebio Caceres was fifth on the 2013 charts. Menkov earned the Diamond League title, winning four of the seven meets.
Teddy Tamgho rebounded from several injury-troubled seasons and peaked at the right time in 2013, leaping a world-leading 18.04/59-2¼ to take the World Championship gold medal and become the third 18-meter jumper in history (after Jonathan Edwards and Kenny Harrison). Pedro Pichardo was second in the world at 17.69/58-½, posted three of the year's top five jumps and took the silver medal in Moscow, with Will Claye earning the bronze. Christian Taylor was fourth on the triple jump charts with a season-best 17.66/57-11¼. Taylor also won four Diamond League meets and took the overall series championship.
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|Is There a Dynasty in the (Sierra) Canyon?
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|Thursday, 05 July 2012 04:53
Ready To Repeat -- Sierra Canyon seniors Brian Tucker (left) and Xavier Menifield have a grip on preparations for the 2012 football season. The Trailblazers enter the year as the defending state Division IV state bowl champion.
The Trailblazers Enjoyed A Perfect Season In 2011. And The Division IV Program Has The Potential For More Championships Over The Next Several Years
The view from the mountaintop must have been breathtaking. There was Sierra Canyon at a place few football teams have reached, a 15-0 record and the championships of the Alpha League, Southern Section's East Valley Division, and the state Division IV Bowl game.
Perfection doesn't get any better than this.
If this had been a movie, the Trailblazers' celebration following the 34-13 humbling of Le Grand in the state bowl game last Dec. 13, at the Home Depot Field in Carson, would have been the fadeout scene before rolling the final credits. But every year brings a new year of football. So Sierra Canyon has already spent the spring, and will now spend the summer, preparing to answer the question it will hear during the fall: What can the Trailblazers do for an encore?
Whatever it is, it will start with a memory lapse.
"To be quite honest, we haven't thought about (last year's title run) in quite a while," Sierra Canyon Coach Jon Ellinghouse said. "The [championship] ring has been put in a case and put away." "We're definitely focused on this year. It's a different year and a different team. It's time to move forward and make this team the best that it can be." One must remember how young this program still is.
Sierra Canyon opened as a high school in 2006. It started playing eight-man football in 2007, and moved up to 11-man football in 2009.
But Ellinghouse scoffs at the notion the Trailblazers have accomplished too much, too soon.
"We enjoyed the heck out of last year," he said, "but now we have to continue to build on it. Again, this is a new year and a new team. I tell them every day they haven't done anything, and they haven't won anything. So it's time to move forward.
Ellinghouse does say goodbye to 13 graduating seniors, most notably quarterback Tyler Stewart, who passed for 2,406 yards and 33 touchdowns, and who also rushed for 469 yards and five touchdowns.
Also gone is running back Danny Jordan, who accounted for 1,042 yards and eight touchdowns.
"We lost a few guys, there's no doubt about it," Ellinghouse said. "But I also feel our program's the best it's been, as far as it's ability to replace guys. We have young guys whom I feel are talented, and we're gonna do our best and work hard."
Ellinghouse said he is looking at three candidates for quarterback – Andre Nunez, who played sparingly behind Stewart as a sophomore, and newcomers Dan Judy and Isaiah Renfro.
Ellinghouse said he would take as long as he needs to select a starter. "Whenever steps up and makes it their job, that's when it will be their job.
Right now there is no clear, defined 'guy,' and I don't like to say I'm going to take a certain amount of time. We'll see how it progresses, and how they work."
Fortunately, the Trailblazers have arguably their best player coming back.
Xavier Menifield, who will be a senior this year, rushed for 1,494 yards and 28 touchdowns, and also caught 15 passes for 396 yards and six more scores.
He was at his best in the big games; 225 rushing and passing yards plus five touchdowns against Lancaster Paraclete in the East Valley Division contest, and 112 rushing yards and three touchdowns against Le Grand in the state game. "We're gonna lean on him a ton (to carry the offense)," Ellinghouse said."
Menifield, who has given a verbal commitment to attend Northwestern University – "great academics as well as bigtime football" – also said the players have had no problem putting last year's success behind them.
"The 'party' ended that weekend (they won the state championship)," Menifield said.
"After that, we focused on the new school year and what we have to do to repeat. Last year doesn't matter now, it's all about this upcoming year."
He expects to provide steady, consistent offensive production even though he will be a marked man by opposing defenses in the early going, or until other scoring threats emerge.
"I've been preparing," he said. "But all you can do is practice hard and play hard. But I think we're gonna have a great class, and a great chance to go back again (to another final). Our team is capable of doing it."
Good thing for Menifield: three of the starting five offensive linemen return. Abe Roca, Remy Linares and Jesse Janes will be seniors, and should weigh between 230 and 280 pounds. They will be able to create space for Menifield, and the speedy back has proven repeatedly that he doesn't need much room to operate.
Ellinghouse expects the running game to be comparable to last year, when the Trailblazers averaged a tick below 244 yards rushing per contest. Blade Brady, a senior, who racked up 767 yards and 10 touchdowns last year at Campbell Hall before transferring to Sierra Canyon, is one of several candidates vying to play alongside Menifield in the backfield.
Fullback Bishop Taylor, a senior, is a willing and dependable lead blocker.
"I think our run game is going to be potent, and we'll develop off of that," Ellinghouse said. Whoever wins the quarterback battle will have an experienced set of receivers to throw to. Preston White, who caught 40 passes for 561 yards and seven touchdowns, is one returning weapon, while tight end Brian Tucker had 26 catches for 342 yards and five touchdowns, is another.
Tucker said the new season will bring new challenges and he looks forward to being a defending champion.
"It's a new year," Tucker said. "We have new kids, and we start off fresh."
The defense should also be stout. Ellinghouse said the front eight "should be stellar," and he's very excited about the stable of experienced linebackers he can pick from, starting with Tucker, a senior.
Tucker said a "strong defensive mentality" was key to the Trailblazers going undefeated.
"We were flying around the ball, laying out and everything," he said. "We'll have to do it this year, too. We have to find that throughout the summer, into the fall."
If they do, the Trailblazers will be traveling down a familiar path.
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Wednesday Link Dump
- I'll be damned if the new FANTASTIC FOUR 2 trailer doesn't look awesome. Silver Surfer is amazing. Especially if you own an HD cinema display. Speaking of which:
- Apple rumor du jour: New displays coming soon, with built-in iSight. Still not enough to buy another one for me. I still drool in front of my 23″ Cinema Display, thanks.
- Sports Illustrated's Most Interesting Photos of the year. I started you off in the middle there, just to be sure you saw the Asian kickball thingy. Many impressive photos throughout, though.
- Great Shockwave site showing why widescreen is better than pan and scan. Worth showing those relatives and friends who just don't get it.
- Classic books as podcasts. Well, not true podcasts, but at least the audio files are there to download.
- Target has some great video game deals this week. ZELDA and GEARS OF WAR are only $39. I'm sure they're sold out by now.
- Cool Star Wars "I Am Your Father" graffiti — with AT-ATs.
- Time for a little well-deserved crankiness: Not everything is a blog, dangit!


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And there it all was: The same dramatic music as the non-fired cast members walked back to the loft; the almost-traditional, expected dismissal of the first losing project manager; even the voice-overs in the
boardroom conference room when Martha needed to say something brilliant that she forgot to actually say during production.
There was also a cast that was ready to chew each other apart immediately, like the homophobic control freak with an anger problem (Jim), a woman who was incapable of working when there was noise (Dawn), and a project manager who made arbitrary, inexplicably stupid decisions (Jeff).
But The Apprentice: Martha Stewart was also decidedly Martha's. She wrote a kind letter–in longhand! on stationary!–to the person who
was fired was told that he did not fit in with her organization. And everything was big and bright and attractive. And Martha's left-hand man couldn't stop creepily fondling a huge cigar the whole evening.
Still, it was still The Apprentice, and although Martha has yet to reveal much to us, or verbally destroy one of the candidates, it was just as fun as Trump's.
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Pullen Named Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week
Senior Jacob Pullen was named Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week for the second time in three weeks Monday, after averaging 32.5 points in wins over No. 1 Kansas and Oklahoma last week. Pullen, who also earned the weekly honor Feb. 7 after wins over Nebraska and Iowa State, helped the Wildcats to four wins in their last five outings. He averaged 32.5 points on 48.6-percent shooting (17 of 35), including 66.7 percent (8 of 12) from 3-point range, in the two wins, with 4.0 assists, 3.5 steals and 2.5 rebounds in 37 minutes per game. He also connected on 85.2 percent (23 of 27) from the free-throw line.


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When they were young, I suppose all my thoughts about the children started with knowing they were mine. Because they were mine, I had to think of what I should do for them, of what Nathan and I could do for them to get them started in the world. Now all my thoughts about them start with knowing they are gone.
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I take some blame on myself for this. Maybe, given the times and fashions, it couldn't have happened any other way. But I am sorry for my gullibility, my lack of foreknowledge, my foolish surprise at the way it turned out. Grandmam, who never went to high school, was desperate for me to go to high school. And I, who never went to college, was desperate for my children to go to college. Nathan, who also had never been to college, was less ambitious for the children than I was, but he agreed with me. We both wanted to send them to college, because we felt we owed it to them. That was the way we explained it to ourselves . . . It just never occurred to either of us that we would lose them that way. The way of education leads away from home. That is what we learned from our children's education.
The big idea of education, from first to last, is the idea of a better place. Not a better place where you are, because you want it to be better and have been to school and learned to make it better, but a better place somewhere else.
This isn't information I learned, exactly, but an idea I'm chewing on. Intimately bound up in my children's education, and asking myself all the time not only what to do, but what it's for, I do think about this: if they go away, they'll never come home.
And, well, if they do and they don't, they do and they don't, and it will be something of myself to sacrifice. On the other hand, I have let them know that I would be perfectly happy and proud of them if they lived around the corner from me and brought my many grandchildren to play in my house every day. I've told them this not only out of selfishness -- though it's an idea not unalloyed by selfishness -- but because sometimes I think that people need permission not to strive for greatness, whatever exactly that is, when what will make them happy is not to be great or striving, but to live simply with, and near, people they love.
Anyway, that's what I've been reading, and that's what's in my mind. You?
Related: A meditation on Mariette in Ecstasy.
MM with some biblical textual exegesis.
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Stoicism: Central Asia's Olympic sport?
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Editor's note: British student Danny Gordon has been cycling across the world to raise money for UNICEF and Sports Relief, and not long ago, he passed through Central Asia. We wanted his impressions on the physical culture of the region, and he shared a very intriguing insight…
I was flicking through the channels on a breezy summer afternoon. The cycling was on, and Britain had real hopes for gold resting on the shoulders of sprinter Mark Cavendish. Excited, I scanned the leaders for British jerseys. But with 5km to go, there were none to be seen, and moments later Kazakhstan's Alexander Vinokourov broke from the front and forced his way over the line, battered and grimacing, but ultimately victorious. As the jubilant Kazakh celebrated, I remember being surprised. Not because it was a scalp, which it was, but because in some inexplicable way, I felt that cycling and Kazakhstan was an odd match. In my experience, serious cyclists had been at a premium all the way from Georgia to Tajikistan.
I began to think, "If not cycling, what sport was it that would suit these nations?" I had not meant to ignore the multitude of nuances that differentiate each of the unique Central Asian peoples, but there was certainly some noticeable common ground when it came to core values, and I wondered if it translated to sport.
For example, it was hard to overlook the respect Georgia's strongest man expected and commanded from those around him. A mini-bus stopped with a wave of his hand, and the driver instantly agreed to take me at the price demanded by my muscular friend. I was sure the queen was less respected by her local public. Azerbaijan was rife with alpha-maleisms, illustrated by the amount of "all-clears" my tyres were given by the top dog in passing groups of young men. Kazakh truck-drivers toiled on shocking roads for long hours without complaint, knowing that any whimper of tiredness indicated weakness. Helpful, but over-zealous members of the Uzbek public waded in when there was an opportunity to demonstrate that force was the necessary measure to fix a bent rim. Perhaps most tellingly, a conversation with a Tajik revealed that men wore dark clothes because it was seen as conservative and mysterious, but most importantly, because it demonstrated power.
A theme was emerging. The value of mental strength, a brand of stoicism, and accordingly physical strength, was clear. I imagined it had been forged, by harsh terrain, harsher climates and too many conflicts to count, but whatever the reason, it was common to almost all the societies I had encountered in that Central Asian arc.
For the next couple of weeks I kept one eye on the Central Asian athletes, and noted their medal successes. Once the final medal table had been published on the web, I went about totting up the medals of Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Between them, they won an admirable 35 medals, of which 33 of them had been won in either weightlifting or some combat sport. I smiled. The haul was fitting testament to the particular attitude shared by these five unique states.


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Former homeless man thanks Journal readers after getting a flat and a job
11:00am Thursday 16th January 2014 in News By Karen Bate
TEN days ago Ivan Halford was sleeping outside in Ringwood Cemetery - torrential rain and icy nights cutting through his sleeping bag.
But now, thanks to the kindness of Journal readers and help from New Forest District Council, Mr Halford, 47, has moved into a new flat, and even started a new job at Sandy Balls on Sunday.
The Journal reported Mr Halford's story at the end of November, revealing the struggle he had been facing since July 2013, after he lost everything and was made homeless, forced to sleep on the streets in Ringwood.
Readers came forward in their droves, with several well-wishers trying to set up an informal soup kitchen, and others sending in money and vouchers to help him out.
He told us in November that despite having a "strong work ethic", finding a job had become almost impossible with no permanent address.
He also said he knew of eight other men who live without shelter, regular food or access to basic washing facilities in Ringwood, despite the official number of rough sleepers in the town being pegged at just two.
Now he has been able to get a flat after the council helped him out, and can afford to buy food.
"Since the Forest Journal covered my story, my life has turned around," said Mr Halford.
"I was squatting in empty buildings, sleeping in various places, rummaging for food in bins and washing in rivers. Life was intolerable. Life was becoming impossible.
"But since the story went in the paper things have been snowballing and now everything has changed.
"I have a stereo, CDs, DVDs, a bed, a kitchen. From nothing I now have everything, including a job as a maintenance technician at Sandy Balls."
Mr Halford added: "I am resolute in making my life work and, thanks to you and everyone who has helped me back on the right path, I am resolute.
"Everything has fallen into place. I've started my job and it is great to feel like a fully functioning member of society once again."
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By Meredith Frey, Carole Gilfedder, Bryan Knipfing, and Lisa Rankin
Why do people have a need or desire to act superior to others? This desire is usually driven by a subconscious need to make ourselves feel more important and generally displays weakness in our own character. It has found its way into our families, school yards, and even places of work. There are many definitions that can be used for this unpleasant and unwarranted behavior but the one that best suits the purpose of this article is: "the intimidation of a weaker person: the process of intimidating or mistreating someone weaker or in a more vulnerable situation". Bullying has been a long standing "tradition" in society but it has spiraled into more danger than we once believed. Recent bullying statistics show that half of all traditional bullying incidents go unreported. Statistics regarding cyberbullying indicate even less of these type are reported. Traditionally, a schoolyard bully is the child who is the biggest, strongest, and stereotypically the meanest. The ability to intimidate others out of toys, friends, and of course lunch money belonged to the ill mannered boy or girl that could most easily intimidate the other children. A cyberbully on the other hand can remain nameless through technology. This means that the general character of the intimidator no longer needs to be the biggest or the meanest because behind a screen name or a blog no one can truly depict who the initiator is. This makes cyberbullying more of a threat because more students can participate without the fear of retaliation.
Today, more than any other school safety problem, bullying affects students' sense of security. Once thought of as a relatively harmless behavior that helps to build young people's character, bullying is now known to have long-lasting harmful effects, for both the victim and the bully. In a study of 210 college students, University of Florida researchers discovered a link between what psychologists call relational victimization in adolescence and depression and anxiety in early adulthood. Being victimized by someone you know can lead a child to suffer from angst and apprehension throughout their life.
Cyberbullying is said to be far worse than traditional bullying mainly because of the speed and reach of today's technology. In the past, bullying was done through aggressive behavior, such as hitting, spitting, kicking, and physically harming the victim. Verbal abuse like name calling, teasing, sarcastic remarks, and ridiculing was a common method of bullying. Both were generally repeated quite often and without the victim doing anything to provoke the offender.
Many kids utilize instant messaging and email as a means of harassment when they "ping" enemies with profanities and violent threats using fake screen names. Social networking sites, such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc., creates a means for posting embarrassing photos, comments, and hosting mean spirited online polls. Experts believe that they will soon overtake chat rooms as the top source of cyberbullying problems worldwide. A common act of cyberbullying can be altering photos of a victim in a detrimental way, which is easily accomplished with photo editing software available to everyone. Often cell phones cameras are used to take risqué photos unbeknownst to the victim. These photos are then posted online available for the world to view. Blogs, created anonymously, often encourage others to posts intimidations and threats with little accountability on the bully. Recent bullying statistics show that half of all traditional bullying incidents go unreported. Statistics regarding cyberbullying indicate even less of these type are reported.
There are some disturbing statistics about cyberbullying that demonstrate how widespread this trend is becoming. Unfortunately, no place is safe from cyberbullying, however, there are some areas where it is worse than others. School bullying statistics and cyberbullying statistics in 2007 say that the five worst states to be bullied in grades K thru 12 were, in ascending order, Washington, Pennsylvania, Illinois, New York, and California.
Cyberbullying is an issue that affects many students and a topic that all teachers must directly confront. Primarily, it is important for teachers to understand the profile of the bully and victim. Bullies have a high level of perceived respect from adults and peers alike and "tend to be at the top of the school social hierarchy." On the other hand, victims of bullying, regardless of whether it occurs in school or on the Internet, are more likely to have social anxiety and distress.
Knowing this, teachers must become aware of the bullying that takes place between students, regardless of the fact that some of it may take place outside of school. Even bullying that takes place over the Internet still has an impact on the classroom environment and students' learning. First, it is essential for teachers to do their best to prevent cyberbullying. Teachers must create an atmosphere of mutual respect, where all students' characteristics and dignity are honored and valued. Also, teachers must face the issue of bullying head-on and allow for discussions regarding the negative effects of bullying. Finally, it may be helpful for all educators to create a school-wide character education and peer-mediation program where values such as cooperation and tolerance are strengthened.
Lessons plans can be developed to allow students to identify different types of bullying and to engage in role playing situations in which bullying may occur and how to avoid or confront cyber bullying. Also, according to http://www.how-to-stop-bullying.com, lesson plans should be developed to help students build social skills, such as expressing how they feel in certain situations and how to compromise with other people.
As an educator, how do YOU combat such harassment among your students in this technological society?
Juvonen, Jaana & Gross, Elisheva F. (2008). Extending the School Grounds?-Bullying Expereinces in Cyberspace [Electronic Version]. The Journal of School Health, 78(9), 496-505.
Langdon, Susan W. & Prebele, William. (2008). The Relationship between Levels of Perceived Respect and Bullying in 5th through 12th Graders [Electronic Version]. Adolescence, 43(1), 485-503.


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The Fisheries Program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, whose roots can be traced back to the U.S. Commission on Fish and Fisheries, has played a vital role in conserving America's fisheries since 1871, and today is a key partner with States, Tribes, Federal agencies, other Service programs, and private interests in a larger effort to conserve fish and other aquatic resources.
The Program consists of almost 800 employees nationwide, located in 65 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Offices, 70 National Fish Hatcheries, 9 Fish Health Centers, 7 Fish Technology Centers and a Historic National Fish Hatchery. These employees and facilities provide a network that is unique in its broad on-the-ground geographic coverage, its array of technical and managerial capabilities, and its ability to work across political boundaries and embrace a national perspective. The Program supports the only Federal hatchery system, with extensive experience culturing more than 100 different aquatic species.
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America's fish and other aquatic resources are among the richest in the world. The Fisheries Program is working to keep them that way.
There are almost 400 aquatic species—fishes, mussels, plants—in the United States that need attention. Many fishes offer great sporting opportunities, or are species that feed people. The Fisheries Program works at the intersection of fisheries science and management, developing and using the latest techniques to conserve America's fisheries.
Fisheries science is an integrative approach to understanding the biology, ecology, and economics of a fishery with the goal of sustainable management. Fisheries science is an integral component of the Fisheries Program and a solid basis for our work. We:
In conserving America's fisheries, the Fisheries Program ensures that these vital resources are available now and for the generations to come. Fisheries Program biologists are proud to have played a critical role in the protection and recovery of many species, including Apache trout. Added to the endangered species list in 1967, the Apache trout was down-listed to threatened and is currently on the verge of becoming the first federally threatened fish to be delisted as a result of conservation efforts.
The Fisheries Program applies scientific data to focus conservation activities on high-priority species and habitats. We are committed to protecting and maintaining stable populations and healthy habitats and restoring degraded habitats and depleted populations. The healthy habitat is vital to well managed aquatic resources, continuing ecological, recreational, commercial, and subsistence contributions to our nation's prosperity.
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Working with partners to restore and maintain fish and other aquatic resources at self-sustaining levels and to support Federal mitigation programs for the benefit of the American public.


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The Matawan Borough Council plans to appoint attorney Matthew Giacobbe next Tuesday to issue their response to a complaint filed with the Superior Court by former police chief James Alston.
Alston was to the rank of lieutenant at a special meeting July 11 of the council after an administrative hearing. The Council voted 6-1 for the demotion, along with ten days of unpaid suspension.
In a complaint filed July 20, Alston demands that he be reinstated as the Chief of Police, that the disciplinary charges be dismissed and expunged from his personnel file and all borough documents and that he be awarded attorney fees and any other amount the court sees fit.
According to the complaint, on June 17, 2010, Matawan Borough Administrator William Garofalo filed disciplinary charges against Alston, citing four instances. Garofalo charged Alston with incapacity, misconduct, disobedience of the rules and regulations set forth by the government for the police department and force, conduct unbecoming of a public official, neglect of duty, incompetency, inefficency or failure to perform duties, misuse of public property including motor vehicles and other sufficient cause.
Alston's complaint contends that the four incidents cited in Garofalo's disciplinary charges are exaggerated and false.
The first incident, on October 9, 2009, concerns an altercation on Orchard Street in Matawan. According to Alston's attorney, David Corrigan of Keyport, a suspect at the scene accused Alston of flicking a cigarette at him which burnt his shirt and of being intoxicated at the scence. The complaint states that the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office investigated this incident and decided there was insufficient evidence to press charges.
According to Corrigan, Alston had responded to the scene after a resident had called to inform him that a crowd was gathering on Orchard Street, possibly linked to criminal activity. Corrigan also said that another Matawan police officer, Darian Holmes, said that Alston was not intoxicated and did not flick a cigarette at the suspect.
The second incident cited in the disciplinary charges alleged that Alston obstructed by "speaking with Lieutenants under his command," the complaint says. According to Corrigan, these charges stem from the same incident on Orchard Street in October of 2009. Corrigan and the complaint state that the lieutenants later said Alston did not interfere with them.
While this incident was under investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office, Alston was required to turn in all weapons. The third incident alleges that Alston did not return all of the weapons. According to Corrigan, the state registry shows that Alston owns seven firearms but the registry also carries a disclaimer that it may not reflect current ownership. Corrigan said that Alston, who returned five firearms, sold two through the legal process to a gun store.
The fourth incident accuses Alston of traveling to Atlantic City while signed in on duty for the police department; Alston's complaint disputes the accusation, stating that he was not actually on duty at the time.
Matawan Mayor Paul Buccullato declined comment, as the matter is still considered a personnel issue.
The next regular action meeting of the Matawan Borough is August 2 at 7:00 p.m. in the Matawan Municipal Community Center.


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Equestrian property in SW France between the mountains and the sea. POA.
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Sioux Falls Fire Rescue was called to 6707 West 5th Place, located in the Gaslight Manor Mobile Home Park around 11:30 Wednesday night. When they arrived crews found a large fire burning on the front deck area of the home.
At the time of the fire a husband and wife were inside the home sleeping, as were their 13-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son. The family dog started barking loudly when the fire started and woke up the husband. He tells us he woke up to an orange glow and quickly got his family and the dog out of the home. The family cat was rescued later by fire crews. The family was outside the home when crews arrived.
Crews on the scene tell us the fire quickly spread from the deck area to the side of the house and into the roof area. Crews were able to put out the initial fire in about 20 minutes however it took them longer to use chainsaws and axes to cut into the roof area to extinguish smoldering spots that were hard to get to.
Fire Rescue crews tell us the fire started on the deck and the owner told us he did have a cigarette container on the deck. While investigators are looking into the exact cause they say if you are going to have a container outside your home for cigarettes make sure the container will fully extinguish any kind of flammable material and make sure that container isn't too close to your home.
The Red Cross was on the scene to assist the family. It's unclear if the home is a total loss or not.


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Ok, maybe just some of these things. Sue me.
San Diego Comic-Con International is a multigenre convention held annually in San Diego, California, United States. It was founded as the "Golden State Comic Book Convention" in 1970 by a group of San Diegans, which included Shel Dorf, Richard Alf, Ken Krueger and Mike Towry; later, it was called the "San Diego Comic Book Convention". The name, as given on its website, is Comic-Con International: San Diego; but it is commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con or "SDCC".[2][3][4][5] It is a four-day event (Thursday-Sunday) held during the summer in San Diego, in southern California, United States. On Wednesday evening, there is a preview for professionals, exhibitors, and some guests pre-registered for all four days.
Comic-Con International also produces two other conventions, WonderCon and the Alternative Press Expo (APE), both held in San Francisco, in northern California. Since 1974, Comic-Con has bestowed its annual Inkpot Award on guests and persons of interest in the Popular Arts industries, as well as on members of Comic-Con's Board of Directors and the Convention Committee. It is also the home of the Will Eisner Awards.
Originally showcasing comic books, science fiction/fantasy and film/television, and related popular arts, the convention now includes a larger range of pop culture elements, such as horror, animation, anime, manga, toys, collectible card games, video games, webcomics, and fantasy novels. According to Forbes, the convention is the "largest convention of its kind in the world";[6] it is also the largest convention held in San Diego. [7] In 2010, it filled the San Diego Convention Center to capacity with over 130,000 attendees.[1]


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Rebellious, provocative, and ever polarizing, Kienholz's oeuvre has always caused quite a stir since its beginnings in the mid-1950s, first the works of Ed Kienholz alone, then later, from 1972 on, the collaborative projects with his wife, Nancy Reddin Kienholz. This is scarcely astonishing, since religion, war, death, and the more inscrutable sides of society and its social conflicts have always been at the center of their works. Dealing with such subjects as the sexual exploitation of women in prostitution, the role of the media, and the effects of ethnic conflicts,they pinpoint fractures of Western societies which have hardly been remedied to this day and thus lend the oeuvre its unmitigated topicality.
But this contemporaneity is not due solely to the themes dealt with; today we view the works as anticipating central trends in contemporary art: Jonathan Meese, Thomas Hirschhorn, and even John Bock. Since the major retrospective in New York, Los Angeles, and Berlin in 1996, the exhibition at the Schirn will be the first to show a series of the spectacular "moral tableaus" together with the impressive smaller sculptures.
Until 29. January 2012 at the SCHIRNKUNSTHALLE in Frankfurt
Curator: Martina Weinhart
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PST revisits Ed Kienholz's 'Five Card Stud' at LACMA
Visit Nancy Reddin Kienholz as she discusses her late husband Ed Kienholz's work from 1972 entitled "Five Car Stud", now on view at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) 04 September 2011 – 15 January 2012.
Edward Kienholz's Five Car Stud (1969–72) is a powerful work that depicts the hatred many white Americans expressed toward racial minorities and interracial partnerships in the not-too-distant-past; it stands as Kienholz's major civil rights work. In this horrifying life-size tableau, four automobiles and a pickup truck are arranged on a dirt floor in a dark room with their headlights illuminating a shocking scene: a group of white men exacting their gruesome "punishment" on an African American man whom they have discovered drinking with a white woman. Commenting on the work and its theme of racial oppression, Kienholz said at the time, "If six to one is unfair odds in my tableau, then 170 million to 20 million is sure as hell unfair odds in my country." Although our society increasingly considers itself postracial, Five Car Stud is a harsh reminder of a shameful part of our history whose traces still linger. It was seen only in Germany in 1972 and has since remained in storage in Japan for almost forty years.
Nancy Kienholz on Five Car Stud
Nancy Kienholz talks about Five Car Stud, which she spent several years restoring prior to the exhibition at LACMA.
Singular Visions: Edward Kienholz, The Wait, 1964-65
In this video, curator Dana Miller discusses the Whitney Museum's care and handling of Peetie, the live bird included in Edward Kienholz' installation "The Wait" (1964-65), on view in the exhibition "Singular Visions."
Ed Kienholz and Nancy Reddin Kienholz, Useful Art #5: The Western Hotel, 1992
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In this 13 part series, we'll take a position by position look at the Bears roster with an eye towards 2014. We'll speculate on who stays, who goes, and some potential additions we'd like to see....
The Eagles long snapper was named to USA Football All-Fundamentals Team.
So here's a head scratcher. This article documents our Redskins' legend Nick Sundberg's long history of playing through all kinds of injuries and ailments. Then the article mentions something odd. Last season Nick battled staph infection. What? Our snapper had an infection that is most commonly transmitted by touching the same surfaces as someone with staph (or by direct human contact) and is most frequently spread in areas used by many people, such as locker rooms. That's the guy we had handling the ball!? Whoa! Sundberg is tough but for my money he doesn't displace the guy on the other end of that ball, Sav Rocca, as the toughest guy on our team. (But we already knew that, didn't we?)
Long snapping is an art and Zach Ewan has been practicing his trade for awhile. He is the #2 ranked Long Snapper in the nation and he is headed to Laramie next year. Ewan will play in the Under Armour All-America Game on Wednesday. Article does a great job detailing the performance by Ewan and how hard it can be to become a great long snapper. Sounds like he will be a great part of the Special Forces at Wyoming for four years.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A federal judge has approved an agreement for BP PLC to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record $4 billion in criminal penalties for the company's role in the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
BP agreed in November to plead guilty to charges involving the deaths of 11 workers aboard the drilling rig that exploded and for lying to Congress.
Before ruling on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Sarah Vance heard testimony from relatives of workers who died when BP's blown-out Macondo well triggered an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig in April 2010.
More than 200 million gallons of oil spewed from the well about 50 miles southeast of the Louisiana coast before it was capped three months later.
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Cynthia Franke, Tyrone Javellana, South Florida couple, convicted of exploiting a 94-year-old woman
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A South Florida couple has been convicted of exploiting a 94-year-old woman with dementia who prosecutors say disinherited her family and handed over her $10 million estate.
The Miami Herald reports Cynthia Franke and her husband, Tyrone Javellana, each face up to 30 years in prison. A jury on Tuesday found each of them guilty of one count of financial exploitation of an elderly person, which is a first-degree felony.
Franke and Javellana are from Hollywood. They work as a stockbroker and a financial planner.
Sentencing is set for April 19.
The Herald reports experts testified that Franke took the woman to her attorney in 2009 to change her will.
Her husband also faces an additional charge of exploiting the woman's now-deceased sister.
"Elderly abuse is a serious problem in this community and it will become even more serious as the population ages," Richard Sherman, a prosecutor in the State Attorney's Office Elderly Exploitation Unit wrote in a statement to the Miami Herald. "We will continue to aggressively prosecute elderly exploitation in our community to protect our seniors."


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Stone Cali-Belgique (White Wine Barrel Aged) - Stone Brewing Co.
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Reviews by n2185:
North Carolina
4/5 rDev +1%
12-12-2013 00:16:56 | More by n2185
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New York
4.25/5 rDev +7.3%
11-23-2013 20:39:52 | More by SkiBum22
4/5 rDev +1%
12-20-2013 05:13:57 | More by warnerry
South Carolina
3.18/5 rDev -19.7%
At 2014 Most Arrogant Bar Bash (Barleys in Greenvillle, SC).
Pours with a very good white head over an amber body. Clear.
Aroma: Lightly sweet; floral; herbal; Belgian yeast; touch of vinegar.
Flavor: medium tart; fruity (soft fruits); light white pepper.
Feel: Medium body and carbonation. Semi-dry finish
O: ABV not hidden but compatible with other characterisitcs of this ale.
03-07-2014 22:13:46 | More by chinchill
3.75/5 rDev -5.3%
01-09-2014 19:07:20 | More by ste5venla
2.25/5 rDev -43.2%
02-17-2014 01:38:48 | More by DOCRW
3/5 rDev -24.2%
12-28-2013 22:47:42 | More by DownInToMyBelly
4.25/5 rDev +7.3%
06-28-2014 23:28:05 | More by LakerLeith
4.5/5 rDev +13.6%
Part of a tap takeover at Tap + Bottle in Tucson, Ariz.
The white wine barrel aging allows the Cali to pick up dry wine-like characteristics. Add in the Belgian yeast and IPA hops, and you have an incredibly complex beer to explore and savor.
A great, unique beer worth seeking out.
01-24-2014 18:51:42 | More by TucsonTom
4.25/5 rDev +7.3%
02-22-2014 20:48:30 | More by crob3888
4.75/5 rDev +19.9%
06-22-2014 18:45:50 | More by Flip4beers
4.25/5 rDev +7.3%
12-17-2013 07:03:11 | More by Piddmeista
4.75/5 rDev +19.9%
11-20-2013 06:40:16 | More by snailman22
3.75/5 rDev -5.3%
04-29-2014 02:52:18 | More by JDizzle
New York
4.5/5 rDev +13.6%
11-20-2013 17:28:56 | More by JRod1969
4.54/5 rDev +14.6%
Cali-Belgique has been one of my long time standing favorite beers from Stone. I think it is almost a perfect blend of craftsmanship, uniqueness, quality, complexity and drinkability. I thought it would be hard to top, but I think they may have out-done themselves with the white wine variant. It adds some honey sweetness, vibrant fruit notes (apple, mango, pineapple) , and some subtle tartness. Makes it a superbly complex beer, with too many layers to name. It is refreshing and bright, and a pleasure to drink. One of my new favorites from Stone.
05-14-2014 06:34:28 | More by Samuel906
4.25/5 rDev +7.3%
11-15-2013 23:54:46 | More by SocalKicks
4/5 rDev +1%
12-19-2013 22:13:46 | More by sd123
3.96/5 rDev 0%
Poured from a growler into a tulip glass.
8.4% abv according to the growler label
A: Clear, light amber color with over one finger of diminishing white foam head. Heavy lacing remains on the glass.
S: A dominating combination of crisp and peppery Begian yeast, bright vinous fruit, as well as milled oak. Hops-derived aromas exert a minimal influence upon the smell--from this perspective this beer's identity as an IPA is concealed; it could just as easily be a strong blond ale. No alcohol is detected.
T: Begins dry, with bright vinous fruit and restrained biscuit malt. Acidity is moderate into the middle where bitterness begins to develop fairly early amidst mild yeast phenolics and oak. The finish is well-oaked and substantially bitter; absolutely bone-dry. No alcohol is detected.
M: Thin to medium viscosity, slightly acidic on the palate, with high carbonation.
D/O: This experimental treatment of Stone's Cali-Belgique IPA succeeds at capturing the intended barrel qualities. A side-by-side comparison with Russian River Temptation would reveal a beer just as woody and wine-infused, although far less sour due to the omission of bacterial inoculants on the part of Stone. The hops-derived bitterness turns out to be this beer's greatest distraction, although it is excusable. After all, it is not easy to conjure up the name of another production recipe that would fulfill the role of the Cali-Belgique here, but also repress the hops.
12-25-2013 21:10:39 | More by beagle75
4.05/5 rDev +2.3%
It's rather incredible how the procession of flavors build, and build, and build and build. But equally as incredible is how the layering on of complexity doesn't make the beer confused. It make the beer smooth and complex. What was once American IPA collides with Belgian character and is then soaked in white wine barrels for a taste that's just that- smooth and complex.
Medium amber and with strong golden tendencies, the ale's look is of softly back-lit honey. Following with a soft perfume of honeysuckle, orange blossom, rose and lemon drop. Its tantalizing aromatics scents fold in on the chamomile, white pepper and clove that offer as a rebuttal. But unlike the standard "Cali-Belgique", the white wine barrel influence mutes its perfume and aggressively asserts its spicy oak, vinous tartness and earthy charm.
The highly complex ale dances on the early palate with the malty-sweet taste of honey, corn syrup and angel food cake. As its creamy richness approaches the middle, its fruit tones take command- piling on the citrus and orchard fruit flavors in all their tangy and juicy forms. What follows is a tangy wine taste that attests to the barrel- equipped with spicy wood tannin, cedar and cinnamon in the beer's lingering warmth.
Medium-light on the palate, the barrel-aged beer is further lightened with its expressive carbonation and its high vinous tartness. A peppery pang against the palate further removes the sweetness and richness of the beer from the tongue and easily ushers in a zesty warmth that cleanses the palate and strips its taste.
Where I find the standard Cali-Belgique a highly formidable American-brewed, Belgian-inspired Indian Pale Ale, it was always siding on the off-balanced perfumy side and insists on a soapy finish. This white wine barrel-aged version seems to temper its floral-ness and dissolves its detergent-like taste; all the while promoting vinous sour grapes and tantalizing acidity.
02-19-2014 07:36:40 | More by BEERchitect
4.55/5 rDev +14.9%
A - Poured a very nice light colored yellow. Very fresh looking. a very thick head, 2 finger widths and nice retention.
S - This smells straight up like white wine. A bit of pine coming through, citrus, grape, a very wine smelling brew.
T - Tart, sweet, hoppy, bitter. A fusion of grape with pine, orange, mango, pineapple. Very refreshing.
M - Very light body, carbonation is a mild, silky, light. Very drinkable.
O - I really liked this. I just started getting into wine before trying this and I must say, it definitely is a wonderful fusion. You definitely get wine characteristics through this IPA. I'm glad I got a growler fill. A must try. I'm surprised I reviewed a Belgian IPA this high. It is one of my least favorite styles.
12-28-2013 07:13:12 | More by santomark
4.5/5 rDev +13.6%
02-17-2014 17:37:57 | More by ezperkins2
3.5/5 rDev -11.6%
03-14-2014 22:32:11 | More by kmanjohnson
North Carolina
4/5 rDev +1%
32oz growler poured into a tulip glass. Growler was purchased from Peabody's earlier this evening.
A: Cloudy amber in color with a medium toffee colored head.
S: Smell of white wine is the most apparent note.
T: Very strong grape flavors it is fairly obvious this was aged in wine barrels. Some hop bitterness as well. Juiciness of citrus makes its way around the palette.
M: Booze is fairly prevalent, The mouthfeel is light and nicely carbonated.
O: I've never had the original, however this version is excellent. I will be purchasing another growler before this gem runs out.
03-26-2014 02:18:20 | More by watermelon
3/5 rDev -24.2%
12-28-2013 23:23:36 | More by jenray
Stone Cali-Belgique (White Wine Barrel Aged) from Stone Brewing Co.
88 out of 100 based on 33 ratings.


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Zynga Attempted To Acquire Nimblebit Before Ripping It Off
Posted on Wednesday, January 25 @ 12:07:58 Eastern by Nicholas Tan
Daniel reported earlier that Zynga had essentially copied Nimblebit by cloning their successful iPhone game
It must be known, however, that Zynga attempted to acquire Nimblebit at an undisclosed time, if we are to believe the above tweet from Nimblebit's Ian Marsh. Taken at face value, this means that Zynga attempted to buy out Nimblebit first, likely eyeing
This isn't the first time a "clone threat" has occurred on the iPhone, and unfortunately, it won't be the last.
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The Minnesota Vikings have until Monday to decide the fate of receiver Greg Childs for the remainder of the 2013 season. The indications are that he may finally be ready to complete his comeback.
After suffering a devastating injury in Training Camp as a rookie in 2012, it appears that the Arkansas wide receiver might be ready to take the final step on the road to recovery.
Childs has yet to return to practice after undergoing surgery on both knees in August 2012.
We're going to be seeing a lot of unfamiliar faces on the field this evening. Here's a full listing of everyone on the Vikings' roster to help you distinguish who's who.
The Vikings' annual Training Camp scrimmage takes place tonight at Blakeslee Field in Mankato. Come on in and talk with your fellow Vikings fans as Arif Hasan fills us in on all the action!
The Vikings placed two players on the PUP List prior to Friday's first Training Camp practice. What does that mean, exactly?
Reports out of Mankato say that only receiver Greg Childs will start camp on the Physically Unable to Perform list, meaning that linebacker Michael Mauti is apparently cleared to practice with the...
Like a Transformer, there is more than meets the eye to Bengals sixth round receiver, Cobi Hamilton. Thanks to some friends at the Arkansas Football SB Nation blog, we learn a little more about the...
Vikings wide receiver Greg Childs has made progress since injuring both knees in August, but isn't quite ready to put a date on his return.
After tearing both of his patellar tendons during Training Camp last year, Greg Childs is on the comeback trail. . .and he sounds pretty upbeat about things.
A first-rounder and change for Harvin is better than what many predicted, but the truth is it still leaves us very shallow at receiver.
Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier spoke to the media today at the scouting combine. Frazier talked about the rumors surrounding WR Percy Harvin and the qualities he is looking for in the upcoming...
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Georgia could lose thousands of its nurses by this weekend, all because of confusion over some paperwork.
Under Georgia's new immigration law, everyone applying for a state license has to prove citizenship. The deadline for nurses is this Friday and as of Tuesday more than 3,500 nurses have failed to do it.
That's about 6 percent of the state's nurses who could be in for a rude awakening if they don't get their paperwork in. And if they don't, it could be the public that suffers most.
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp called the recent change a side effect of the new immigration bill. It wasn't the main goal, but, he said, a law is a law.
"Whether it's important or not is irrelevant. They have to have it by law and we have to have it before we can process that license," said Kemp.
If not, Saturday, which is the day after the deadline, could be a rough day for a lot of nurses.
"Their HR people know when nurses' licenses are coming due so they'll be checking them, and if people don't have them they'll make you leave the hospital in a lot of cases," said Kemp.
It's something Debbie Hackman, the CEO of the Georgia Nursing Association, fears could be a disaster.
"They can't function without them. They're the center of the healthcare system in the hospital," said Hackman.
They're so important she said we're not just talking about a drop in quality. She said certain things just wouldn't be possible.
"If a percentage of those have not gotten their license, then they may have to close units or floors. They would not have the personnel to be able to do what they need to do," said Hackman.
But Secretary Kemp said it's not too late.
Most of the 3,500 nurses just don't have an ID on file to prove citizenship. He said all they need to do is just drop it off or fax it in.
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Looking for an inexpensive way to decorate this Halloween? I'm Lee Woodruff at the craft table with Family Fun. This trash bag tarantula is made from things just lying around the house and is sure to scare up some fun.
You'll need 18 large black trash bags, leaves or newspaper, black electrical tape, and large red plastic party cups. To make the spider's body, fill the trash bag with crumpled newspaper or leaves, tie it together, and flip it upside down. To make the head, stuff a second bag, not as full as the first, tie it closed and tape it to the body. Create the legs by rolling up two garbage bags together lengthwise. Wrap them with electrical tape at both ends and at two points along the leg to make joints. Roll up seven more legs, then cut four small slits on each side of the spider's body and slip the legs in place. Secure with tape. Cut the lip off two of the red plastic cups, then tape the bottom onto the spider's body to make his red eyes. For the fangs, cut two triangles out of the third plastic cup and tape them onto the spider so the white side faces up. For an extra-scary effect, tie a few unlucky stuffed animals to her web.
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New Orleans -- The United States Coast Guard has reopened a portion of the Mississippi River after a search for a sunken tug boat. Crews reopened the river Sunday night after determining it to be safe for navigation.
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CATEGORIES Fandom, DIY/Filmmaking, George Lucas, War, Movies, CinematicalLate August was the last time we mentioned George Lucas' Red Tails, but considering the Star Wars director has been wanting to make the film for decades, less than a year between reports is not too bad. Plus, the new AP story about the film's preproduction couldn't come at a better time. People are currently talking about Spike Lee's upcoming African Americans in WWII film, Miracle of St. Anna, and Red Tails also focuses on blacks fighting in the war. Specifically it deals with the 332nd Fighter Group of the U.S. Army Air Corp., otherwise known as the Tuskegee Airmen, the first all-black unit of pilots, bombardiers and navigators.
The AP story mostly features quotes from Tuskegee vets, who share their memories and their hopes for what the film will show. But there's also some minor updates courtesy of producer Rick McCallum, who's reportedly now scouting locations in the Czech Republic and Italy. He says that Lucas is hoping to begin shooting later this year or early 2009 and that the script by John Ridley (Three Kings) "balances difficult and painful issues with what is, at its heart, the story of men with a dream to fly and serve their country." So, apparently the script is finished, yet it's still unclear who will be directing Red Tails; the AP story almost seems to assume that Lucas will be holding the reigns himself.


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|Makes: 4 servings
|Amount per serving
|Calories 475
|Cholesterol 43 g
|Sodium 719 mg
|Protein 18 g
Create a celebration of tastes and textures with jalapeño-studded Monterey Jack cheese, a dollop of sour cream and your favorite ham stuffed in a baked potato.
- 4 Idaho® potatoes
- 2 tablespoons margarine or butter
- ½ cup chopped or diced ham
- ½ cup (2 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeño peppers
- 1 (8-ounce) carton low-fat sour cream
- ½ teaspoon garlic salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- Scrub potatoes; pierce several times with a fork. Wrap each potato in a microwave-safe paper towel; arrange potatoes 1 inch apart. Microwave at HIGH 12 to 14 minutes. Let cool to touch. Slice away skin from top of each potato; carefully scoop out pulp, leaving shells intact. Mash pulp.
- Place margarine in a 1-cup microwave-safe glass measure; microwave at HIGH 20 to 30 seconds, or until melted. Combine margarine, potato pulp, ham, cheese, sour cream, garlic salt and pepper, mixing well. Stuff potato shells with potato mixture.
- Place stuffed potatoes on paper towels. Microwave at HIGH 3 minutes, or until thoroughly heated.


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Phoenix authorities have identified a motorcycle rider who died after a crash Friday afternoon.
Phoenix police spokesman Sgt. Tommy Thompson said a 62-year-old James Stoegbauer was on a motorcycle was heading southbound on 51st Avenue on Friday afternoon when a car heading east on Thunderbird pulled into his path.
Stoegbauer was taken to a hospital where he died from his injuries, said Thompson. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the collision.
Thompson said the driver of the car and his passenger were not hurt.
Investigators on scene said impairment did not appear to be a factor, according to Thompson.
Thompson said 51st Avenue was closed from Sweetwater to Thunderbird for the investigation.
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Keep the faith, those of you who bleed purple, (like me).
Below are the reasons I will forever remain a true Vikes fan. A lifetime of memories will always trump an 0-2 start. Both Good and Bad, these are my Vikings!
Viking events that have torn me up:
1. Jim Marshall's final run onto the field.
2. Fran's jersey retirement ceremony.
3. Watching that fat b*&^%rd John Madden getting carried off the Rose Bowl field.
4. Bud leaves.
5. Bud comes back.
6. Bud leaves.
7. Ahmad's catch in Cleveland.
8. Disco Darrin Nelson dropping that pass on the goal line in Washington.
9. That friggin field goal by Atlanta.......
10. Too many playoff blow outs to mention....
Sometimes, in the deep quiet darkness of a perfectly still night, surrounded by the tranquility and love which is my life, my wife and my children...I sit bolt upright in bed and exclaim.....THEY STILL DON'T HAVE A SECONDARY!!!!!!


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Category Archives: Gluten Free Recipes
Eggplant Roulades Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly
Posted on 6th of May, 2013 by Lévana
Eggplant roulades are fun and delicious, and a great choice for a vegetarian entree. As always, I ignore the eggplant's insatiable appetite for oil, skip the frying and roast the slices, just enough to make them pliable and ready to roll! No problem making eggplant roulades with gluten-free bread crumbs. These...
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Cold Avocado Cucumber Soup Recipe
Posted on 6th of May, 2013 by Lévana
Is chilled and spicy what you are after? Nothing to it with this cold avocado cucumber soup, and no cooking! Just one recommendation: Try your best to make it on the day you intend to serve it, or make it in advance without the avocadoes, and mash the avocadoes and stir...
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Moroccan Potatoes, Tomato and Olive Tajine Recipe. All Variations
Posted on 19th of April, 2013 by Lévana
Sephardi food at its best and most fragrant. Straight from the Moroccan kitchen of my childhood. Ridiculously simple ingredients and hardly any labor. I have included several variations to make it a full one-pot dish, but you can choose to go without and make this a wonderful all-vegetable main course...
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Mock Crab Corn Apple Salad Recipe
Posted on 16th of April, 2013 by Lévana
I whipped up this salad this past Shabbos, that's right, on Shabbos, for my husband and I, as I was hatching a meal spartan enough (and of course delicious enough!) to atone for some of the magnificent meals we indulged in the whole Pessach week (don't get me wrong: No...
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Hummus Recipe. All Variations
Posted on 16th of April, 2013 by Lévana
I bet you thought hummus comes in pint containers and no other way. That's how ubiquitous commercial hummus has become—a marked improvement over many mediocre commercial offerings, but commercial nonetheless. But wait till you see (a) how simple it is to whip up and (b) how many hats it wears,...
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Tilapia With Fresh Tomatoes and Lemons Recipe. Vegetarian and Other Variations
Posted on 8th of April, 2013 by Lévana
I love tilapia fillets, versatile, widely available and inexpensive. I always use the large ones (7 to 9 ounces), they never let me down or go to pieces on me during the cooking process. I serve it quite often when my husband and I spend shabbos alone, and want to...
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Indian Red Lentil Soup Recipe
Posted on 8th of April, 2013 by Lévana
I think you can tell: I adore lentils (dahl), and why not? (Have you tried my Moroccan Lentil Soup?) Ready in minutes, easy to use, inexpensive, and a nutritional treasure. Try your very best to get to an Indian grocery store and check out their dizzying array of lentils (or...
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My Last Sheva Brachot Menu and Recipes
Posted on 17th of March, 2013 by Lévana
I was asked by several of my guests to share my recipes for the Sheva Brachot we hosted this week for my niece Mushkie and her husband Zalman, and I am delighted to oblige. So, here comes, complete with recipes. I used some wonderful treats Grow and Behold sent me,...
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Apple, Jicama and Corn Salsa Recipe
Posted on 17th of March, 2013 by Lévana
You must try this delightful salad, which I am affectionately, although not quite accurately, calling salsa. Colorful and bright, it will compliment roast chicken or meat, and you will enjoy it even by itself. I rarely work with jicama, which I think tends to err on the bland side, but...
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Celery Root, Fennel and Chestnut Soup Recipe
Posted on 8th of March, 2013 by Lévana
This star was born of trying to mix and match some goodies at the end of last year's Passover. I poked around in the refrigerator to see what we've got. Now is a good time for some off-the-cuff treat. I saw some dark-fried onions in a little container, a head...
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One of our local parks has several pairs of Black Necked Stilts that nested and are in the process of raising the chicks on the eastern lake. Due to the lack of rain in SoCal so far this year, the lake is drying faster than usual but that presented me the opportunity to trudge through the mud behind a large reed bank to observe a pair of Stilt chicks and the parents foraging. I also discovered where the mud is less stable, after sinking nearly up to my knees.
Fantastic shot! Love that little cluster of legs.


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Routes Sorted
L to R R to L Alpha
P1 is dirty but good. 9+. Check guide for description. P2 is a crazy downward traverse to the left (to gain the obvious pillar). The book says 5.4. Huh? 8R. P3 is astounding (as is obvious just by looking at it from the ground!), The OW at the top is hard as shyt, then there is a difficult series of moves afterwards to gain the belay ledge that will ensure any on-sight is well earned.
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Rosie Rios, Treasurer of the United States at the ANA Money Show in Atlanta
Rosie Rios, Treasurer of the United States. David Lisot, Producer: CoinWeek.com…….. New US Coins on Display and Notes Signed by Rosie Rios at National Money Show. VIDEO: 2:16 Treasurer Rosie Rios attended the American Numismatic... read more »


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I will see your Metrodome and have sex all over it.
My Fox Twin cities has a special report about two Iowa fans getting it on in the handicap stall of a Metrodome bathroom during the Iowa-MN game last week. Special mention goes to the last paragraph of the story:
The woman, 38, was turned over to her husband. The man, 26, was turned over to his girlfriend
Seriously, Iowa fans are really going to miss the Metrodome...


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Marial Bolhouse - University of Texas-Austin
Mariel Bolhouse is a senior Biomedical Engineering student at the University of Texas - Austin. She is currently president of the university's Technology Entrepreneurship Society and won second place in last year's Idea to Product competition. She did custom orthopedic design at Biomet in Warsaw, IN, and co-oped at Austin medical device startup Apollo Endosurgery. She has an avid interest in entrepreneurial activities and hopes to enable students in the greater Austin area to pursue such ventures. Beyond entrepreneurship, Mariel is interested in travel, adventure sports, and martial arts.
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