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In honour of the latest issue of Another Man, which is themed around the Pioneer Spirit, we have selected our top 10 female pioneers. From a multitude of genres, the past and present, record breakers, trend setters and award winners in their fields, these women have set trailblazing examples both for their gender, and for the world at large. Girl Power.
1. Amelia Earhart – The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, Amelia Earhart is one of the most famous pioneers of aviation in the world. Obsessed with flying from an early age, she made it her aim in life to encourage women to take up the sport. Earhart broke numerous flying records, and documented them, along with her other experiences, in a series of best-selling books. Amelia's death is a mystery to this day, she and her flying partner went missing during their attempt at a world flight in 1937, somewhere around the Nukuman Islands off Papua New Guinea. After a year of countless searches and theories as to their disappearance, Earhart was declared dead in absentia in 1938. She remains a source of fascination worldwide, as a role model for both women and the world of aviation.
2. Patti Smith – Musician, poet, author, visual artist and activist, Patti Smith is most famous for being a hugely influential part of the 1970's New York Punk Rock Movement. Nicknamed the Godmother of Punk, she spent her younger years hanging out at The Chelsea hotel and Andy Warhol's Factory, living a life dedicated to music and art. At 66 years old she is now a prominent political rights activist, campaigning against the Iraq war and for the Green Party, performing protest songs and speeches to convey her message. She is also a celebrated author, having received the US National Book Award for her memoir Just Kids, a heartfelt tale that recounts her love and lifelong friendship with the photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
3. Emmeline Pankhurst – A true British pioneer, Emmeline Pankhurst was the leader of the British suffragette movement. Renowned for playing a large part in winning women's rights to vote, Pankhurst and her fellow suffragettes resorted to drastic demonstration tactics to achieve their dreams. As well as smashing windows and setting fires, Pankhurst went on a potentially fatal hunger strike that resulted in her being force fed. Her efforts did not go to waste, as in 1928 women were granted equal voting rights with men and a new era began for the female population.
4. Eileen Collins – The first female pilot and commander of a Space Shuttle, Collins had dreamt of space flight since she was a little girl. After becoming an astronaut in 1992, she piloted the STS-63 just three years later. Collins to this day is a keen supporter of space travel, telling Chris Hatherill in latest issue of AnOther Magazine, "It's such a privilege, and I think we'll be better off, as a people, if more of us can have the experience."
5. Wendy Davis – Senator Wendy Davis shot to public notice earlier this year when she stayed standing in a 14 hour filibuster in order to get a Texas bill lifted that bans abortions past 20 weeks of pregnancy. Davis recounted her own personal experience of having a child as a teenager and going on to graduate from Harvard Law School, as well as the experiences of others in order to stage the filibuster (all whilst wearing pink running trainers for comfort). Although ultimately the bill was enstated a month after the filibuster, Davis's stamina and courage has made her a figurehead for women.
6. Lena Dunham – At just 27 years old, Lena Dunham is the first woman to ever win a Directors Guild Award for Outstaning Director in a Comedy Series for her work on Girls, which she writes, directs and stars in. Making her first feature film, Tiny Furniture by the time she was 23, she went on to win over Judd Apatow, HBO and subsequently the world with her extraordinarily funny and honest depiction of the young female experience. Recognised for her work and outspoken feminist nature, she has become a voice of our generation, regulary discussing her opinons on politics, feminism and society in general in a witty, endearing way.
7. Angelina Jolie – No longer considered just an actress, Angelina Jolie has used her global fame to become one of the greatest humanitarian campaigners of our generation. A pioneer in the protection of women and children in particular, she has launched multiple foundations, schools and centres across the globe to promote her causes. She has won numerous awards for her work with the UNHCR for whom she is a Goodwill Ambassador, and has recently been campaigning against sexual violence in military conflict zones alongside foriegn secretary William Hague. Jolie also set an astonishing example for women worldwide earlier this year, when she underwent a preventive double masectomy after discovering she had a huge risk of developing breast cancer.
8. Zaha Hadid – Dame Zaha Hadid is one of the greatest architects of the century. Of Iraqi-British origin, she is the first women ever to win the prestigious Prtizker Architecture Prize, which she received in 2004 alongside numerous other accolades. Her futuristic designs are in locations all over the world, the most recent being the futuristic style Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London – her first permanent design in Britain. Her London based architecture company employs over 400 people, engaged on more than 950 projects.
9. Coco Chanel – Inventor of the LBD and the doyenne of monochrome, Coco Chanel changed the way women dressed forever. The only fashion designer to feature on TIME Magazines 100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century, she famously designed clothes that "gave women the ability to laugh and to eat without doing themselves an injury". Chanel personified the theory that hard work pays off; after spending her early years living in a female convent she began her fashion career as a hat designer before opening her own boutique and beginning to create her legendary designs. She is said to have worked 6 days a week until the day she died, sculpting what is now an all encompassing fashion empire.
10. Rosa Parks – The first lady of civil rights, Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat in the coloured section of a bus in 1950's Alabama. This act led to her campaigning for civil rights alongside the likes of Martin Luther King Jr. She became nationally recognised for her efforts and was a mascot of the movement, winning the Presidential Medal of Freedom alongside other awards throughout her lifetime. After her death in 2005 she was buried 'lying in honor' at the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, the first woman, and second non U.S. government official, to do so.
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government-ordered closure of 19 U.S. diplomatic facilities in August has prompted a new controversy, this one about whether news reports at the time alerted al Qaida leaders that their communications were being monitored.
Obama administration officials, speaking anonymously to The New York Times, are claiming that those reports, especially one by McClatchy, caused, in the Times' words, "more immediate damage to American counterterrorism efforts than the thousands of classified documents disclosed by Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor."
That claim was disputed by McClatchy Washington Bureau Chief James Asher, who defended McClatchy's story, and by other analysts of Yemen events, one of whom called the Obama officials' assertion "laughable."
At issue in the McClatchy report is the naming of the two al Qaida figures whose messages had been intercepted, Ayman al Zawahiri, the head of al Qaida, and Nasser al Wuhayshi, the head of the Yemen-based al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. McClatchy, citing Yemeni officials, said the intercepted communication caught Zawahiri ordering Wuhayshi to launch an unspecified attack.
Ever since that report, The Times article said, terrorists had stopped using "a major communications channel" that U.S. officials had been monitoring and that intelligence officials "have been scrambling to find new ways to surveil the electronic messages and conversations of Al Qaida's leaders and operatives."
Asher, in a statement, said that in the nearly two months since McClatchy had published its story, no U.S. agency has contacted the newspaper chain about the article or has asked any questions about its sources.
Additionally, Asher cast doubt on whether McClatchy's report was a revelation in Yemen, which was the focal point of the U.S. concerns. After the other diplomatic posts reopened, the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen's capital, remained closed.
"While I don't want to say anything that could compromise our sources, I will tell you that our information was widely known in Yemen," Asher said in a statement that was distributed to the Huffington Post. "Multiple sources inside and outside of the Yemeni government confirmed our reporting and not one of them told us not to publish the facts."
That claim was backed Monday by Gregory Johnsen, a Yemen expert and the author of "The Last Refuge," a book on al Qaida in Yemen. Johnsen said that he'd been told before the McClatchy report that Zawahiri and Wuhayshi were the two men who'd been intercepted and that many people in Yemen knew the details of the communication. Johnsen had made a similar statement to McClatchy in early August.
"The idea that the identities of Wuhayshi and Zawahiri are responsible for the difficulties the U.S. is having in tracking al Qaida and AQAP is laughable," Johnsen said Monday, referring to the Yemen al Qaida affiliate by its initials. "The U.S. publicly closed 19 embassies, the participation of Wuhayshi and Zawahiri was well known in Yemen. I was told about it prior to McClatchy publishing it. And once the leaks start from the U.S. government they can be hard to stop or to control."
It was unclear whether the Obama administration is investigating the source of leaks about the communications intercept . The FBI declined to comment, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence did not respond to a request for comment. The Times, which did not contact McClatchy for comment, said that it would have nothing to say.
Such an investigation, however, could raise uncomfortable questions about who outside the U.S. government was briefed about the intercepted communications and whether those briefings violated U.S. law.
Last week, a former FBI agent agreed to plead guilty to leaking classified information about a foiled bomb plot to the Associated Press. The prosecutor in that case, Ronald C. Machen, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, said the guilty plea by Donald Sachtleben, "demonstrates our deep resolve to hold accountable anyone who would violate their solemn duty to protect our nation's secrets."
At the time of the embassy closures, Yemen President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi was visiting Washington, where he met with a variety of U.S. officials, including Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Secretary of State John Kerry and President Barack Obama. Hadi was briefed about the U.S. intercepts, he later said in a speech in front of police cadets broadcast on Yemeni state television in late August.
Also briefed on the details of the intercept was The New York Times, which reported on Aug. 2 that the embassy closures were the result of a communications intercept among what the newspaper called "senior operatives of Al Qaida."
The day after McClatchy reported the communication between Zawahiri and Wuhayshi, the Times published the same information, saying it had been asked by U.S. officials to withhold it.
Johnsen and other observers of Yemen said they doubted that the reports had anything to do with a drop-off in terrorists "chatter." They said the decline in al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula's use of electronic communication pre-dated the August embassy plot, with some tying it to increased pressure on the group--including a sustained uptick in the frequency of drone strikes on Al Qaida targets dating back to the end of 2011. The embassy alerts also prompted an unprecedented series of drone strikes.
Yemeni journalists also have noticed that once-regular email statements from the group have dried up since mid-2012 and attributed the silence to a Yemeni military offensive against AQAP-affiliated militants in the southern Abyan province.
"The loss of Abyan has certainly had an effect, particularly in disrupting external communications," said Abdulrazzaq al Jamal, a Yemeni journalist who specializes on al Qaida-related issues.
McClatchy's Washington bureau chief, Asher, called The New York Times story "odd."
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Speaking before the announcement to evacuate dozens of British Spitfires buried during the Second World War today, Lincolnshire farmer and aircraft enthusiast David Cundall said:
It is the biggest project I have ever taken on in my life. I did not realise it would take 16 years or quite a large amount of personal money. But I do not regret it.
I have always admired the Spitfire. It has a very special place in British history, from the Battle of Britain. To find one Spitfire would be a major find, let alone 36.


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ABC Hyperventilates: 'Sour' Santorum 'Lashes Out' and 'Goes to War' With Media
The journalists at Good Morning America on Tuesday appeared shocked that a "sour" Rick Santorum dared to aggressively oppose a New York Times reporter, hyperventilating that the Republican presidential candidate has gone to "war against the media."
Former Democratic operative turned journalist George Stephanopoulos insisted that the "wear and tear of a long, tough campaign" is beginning to show on Santorum. He piled on, "His Cinderella story has gone a bit sour." Reporter Berman, who often can't refuse using over-the-top language for his stories, began, "Well, cover your ears and hide the children. Dirty words have hit the presidential race." [See video below. MP3 audio here.]
He oddly insisted that Santorum is "battling the whispers that he's too angry to be president and taking his frustrations out on the media." What other examples are there of Santorum being "too angry" to be president?
Berman continued, "And now, his war against the media. Lashing out at a New York Times reporter who asked about that comment that Romney would be the worst Republican candidate."
Berman previously insisted that the "political shivs" are coming out in the GOP race.
The ABC journalist also referenced Howard Dean's famous scream as an example of a previous outburst. Yet, at the time, many journalists tried to explain away the "Dean Scream":
ABC's Claire Shipman described it only as "aggressively upbeat," and Charles Gibson helpfully summarized "he's still feisty, says he fights on." In his interview, Gibson didn't even ask Dean a question about his meltdown. CBS's Cynthia Bowers described it simply as "brusque." The toughest words interviewer Hannah Storm could muster for Dean were that some found it "decidedly unpresidential." Only NBC's Katie Couric directly hammered the growler: "You were quite fired up, quite passionate, but some people feared you might implode."
A partial transcript of the March 27 segment, which aired at 7:10am EDT, follows:
GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Now, to politics and Republican presidential candidate, Rick Santorum, beginning to show the wear and tear of a long, tough campaign. His Cinderella story has gone a bit sour. And the frustration boiled over in an angry exchange where Santorum sweared [sic] at reporter. It's today's your voice with ABC's John Berman. Good morning, John.
ABC GRAPHIC: Santorum Sounds Off: Lashes Out at the Media
JOHN BERMAN: Well, cover your ears and hide the children. Dirty words have now hit the presidential race. You know, it's actually a potent political issue. Rick Santorum, battling the whispers that he's too angry to be president and taking his frustrations out on the media. Rick Santorum has his hands full. His battle against Mitt Romney-
RICK SANTORUM: He is the worst Republican, in the country, to put up against Barack Obama.
BERMAN: And now, his war against the media. Lashing out at a New York Times reporter who asked about that comment that Romney would be the worst Republican candidate.
SANTORUM: I've been saying it every speech. Quit distorting my words. If I see it, it's bull- [bleep ]. Come on, man. What are you doing?
BERMAN: Emotions are buzz-y if you're Angry Birds or Mad Men, but maybe not if you're a candidate for president. Take it from Howard Dean.
HOWARD DEAN: Yeaaah!
BERMAN: The Romney team has been mocking Santorum for his occasional burst of emotion, calling them not tantrums but tantorums.
MITT ROMNEY: When you fall further and further behind, you get a little more animated.
BERMAN: It's a clear effort to paint Santorum as desperate and hopeless. Even with a double-digit win in Louisiana, Santorum has just half as many delegates as Romney. Santorum was doing his best to spin this as positive.
SANTORUM: If you're a conservative and you haven't taken on a New York Times reporter, you're not worth your salt, as far as I'm concerned.
BERMAN: Indeed, George W. Bush once had this to say about a Times scribe.
GEORGE W. BUSH: There's Adam Clymer, major league [bleep] from the New York Times.
DICK CHENEY: Oh, yeah. He is. Big time.
BERMAN: Still, there's times Santorum seems to be trying to work back into the establishment fold, telling the Christian Broadcasting Network, he would agree to be Romney's running mate.
SANTORUM: I always say, this is the most important race in our country's history. So, I'm going to do everything I can. I mean, I'm doing everything I can.
BERMAN: Now, Santorum swears he likes Mitt Romney and that he hopes Romney will be able to help America in the future, as part of the Santorum administration. George?
STEPHANOPOULOS: Well, that's a big hope for him, of course. But this guy's come an awful long way. Was nowhere for most of this year. The big question for him and his campaign seems to be, how does he end it in a way that preserves the gains he's made?
BERMAN: Well, first of all, they say he's in it to stay. But one date to keep in mind here, April 24th, the Pennsylvania primary, Rick Santorum's home state. He- With a win there, he could sort of vindicate his past. His last election there, 2006, he was blown out. He lost by 18 points. If he were to win there in the presidential primary, it could vindicate him for that loss. It won't be easy though, George.
STEPHANOPOULOS: No, it will not. But it goes on at least until then. John Berman, thanks very much.
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And yet....
Submitted by NC Cop on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 12:30pm.
the media was giddy with excitement with Biden's "Big fu**ing deal!" in regards to the health care mandate.
Hypocrites to the end.
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Good point, NC Cop.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 12:37pm.
BTW, did you order your Santorum 'BULLSH*T!" t-shirt yet?
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Submitted by Blonde on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 1:19pm.
But I got my Breitbart Is Here t-shirt last weekend.
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Aww it linked me to an obama
Submitted by Sude23 on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 2:06pm.
Aww it linked me to an obama t-shirt place :(
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NC Cop, actually, the infamous Biden guttural was far worse
Submitted by lotr on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 1:25pm.
- Not all vulgarities are created equal. There is a hierarchy, if you will. In this hierarchy, "fuck" >> (is much greater than) "shit". Sorry, but that's ugly truth. It's not called an "F-Bomb" for nothing.
- Santorum basically cussed out of anger. It was a "crime of passion" if you will. Venting is one of the original purposes to the existences of cuss/swear words to begin with. Biden wasn't angry when he dropped his F-Bomb into a live mike. What is his excuse? That he was high on his prescription medication?
- Santorum is a runner up presidential candidate on the campaign trail. Biden was and is the VP of the United States, acting in the full capacity of that office.
- Biden dropped his F-Bomb while speaking to the President of the United States in the White House on live television in a formal ceremony full of pomp and circumstance. The juxtaposition couldn't be more extreme with irony.
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Very well said lotr
Submitted by Cappmann1962 on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 8:40am.
As soon as I saw this post, the very first thing that popped into my head was Biden's F-Bomb. To the media, it was a big laugh-fest. Now Santorum calls out the ignorant biased media for again and again asking him the same question, and it's a horrendous breach for a potential presidential candidate. Gotta love the LSM!
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So ABC is doing exactly what
Submitted by ForeverOnTheRight on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 12:39pm.
So ABC is doing exactly what Santorum was angry about, distorting and twisting his words etc. No wonder Santorum is angry!
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I can't help it
Submitted by MidAmerica on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 12:59pm.
I have never been a big Santorum man but, dang it, if he (like Newt) wants to berate the news media (and especially the NYT) to their faces, then he gets some of my admiration.
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Same here
Submitted by Seashell on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 1:07pm.
but the only difference is that Newt didn't have to be pushed to the limit and lose it to go after the media. I don't want either of them to be President or VP, but like you say, I appreciate their striking out at the jerks.
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The MSM declared war on
Submitted by celator on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 1:00pm.
The MSM declared war on Santorum many months ago. We see and hear it every day. Now Santorum calls them out on it, and the MSM creepy crawlers get a case of the vapors. OK, I get it.
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Santorum's stupidity has fed the MSM and that's his fault
Submitted by cbeyer on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 11:48pm.
I can never defend the MSM and their obvious love affair with Obama but Santorum has given them a lot to write and comment about. He isn't up to the task.
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Romney's p-boy is back!
Submitted by Unsane on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 11:51pm.
...and nor is your love, Romney.
By the way, cbeyer, what does Romney's toe jam taste like? Seeing as you clean Romney's feet with your tongue I figured you'd be able to give your professional writer's opinion.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
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Your ignorance and insulting response
Submitted by cbeyer on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 11:56pm.
tells a lot about who you are. Can't comment without making anything but an insulting response?
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But, of course, your continual bad-mouthing ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 12:11am.
of Santorum says nothing about you, right?
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Whining from cbeyer
Submitted by Unsane on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 12:41am.
Well, hey, you insult our intelligence here constantly. Apparently you can dish out but you can't take it...
Besides, when you are presented with questions about your God, you ignore them. As if we have no business asking questions about your hero.
Doesn't Romney need you to clean out the lint from his navel?
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
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Submitted by jdripper on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 1:09pm.
as someone who worked and knew President Reagan I can unequivocally say that Reagan would never have acted or behaved like this. He would use his humor, he would use his strength, but what you saw with Rick Santorum was a meltdown.
I have said this before and continue to say it. Santorum is not ready for primetime. He shows himself to be ultra sensitive to any type of criticism. He is defensive to the point of being on the edge of being "nuts".
This man needs to step down and take a long, long vacation. He and Newt can walk around the zoo together and toss peanuts into the ape cage.
The biggest concern I have is that too many seem ready to defend this guy no matter what he does. Santourm has become to the extreme conservatives what Obama is to the extreme liberals.
Santorum is no Reagan and he never will be.
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Submitted by Free Stinker on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 1:21pm.
Mark Kevin worked for Reagan, and he thinks Santorum is great.
Pardon us if we go with Mark on this one.
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Well said Jack
Submitted by cbeyer on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 11:49pm.
You are right on target. Santorum has done it to himself.
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Question for cbeyer:
Submitted by Unsane on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 11:53pm.
If you could stand on Santorum's neck for an hour, would the resulting orgasm that you will finally knock you to the floor?
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
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Good job
Submitted by cbeyer on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 11:59pm.
at showing what a slimeball you are.
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Nah, if you want to see a champeen slimer ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 12:04am.
at work, check out the posts by one cbeyer reference Rick Santorum.
Now, THAT'S how to slime someone.
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Deal with it sweetie
Submitted by Unsane on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 12:31am.
Don't get all bent out of shape at me, sweetie. All you do here is blast and badmouth anyone not Romney and demand that anyone that does not love Romney as much as you do SHUT UP. What else do you wish for me to conclude? I personally think the only time you would ever experience such a sensation is in a situation exactly as I describe. At least that's what I gather from your postings here.
I take "slimeball" as a compliment from you, seeing what an arrogant a**hole you are here.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
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And here we have it
Submitted by LinTaylor on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 1:14pm.
The media thought they'd have a wonderful campaign where they could sit on the sidelines with their journalistic* sniper rifles and take potshots and the Republican candidates. When guts like Newt and Santorum have the audacity to not only weather the attacks but fight back and call them on their blatant bias, they break down. I don't think you could get more shock out of these people if you told them that Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, and Captain Hope-And-Change weren't real.
* I know calling these hacks "journalists" is an insult to the profession, but it's the best term I could come up with on short notice.
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Actually, ABC isn't too far
Submitted by lesterwink23 on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 1:20pm.
Actually, ABC isn't too far off here: any person who runs for public office with a (R) after his or her name should be on the offensive with the media at all times. The MSM will take any and every opportunity to misrepresent them, or in some cases outright lie about them. Sen. Santorum was merely expressing the attitude that more people have towards the MSM with each passing day. The slobs at ABC and other outposts for White House lackeys can feign outrage and shock all they want, but they brought it upon themselves and then some...
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Fair is Fair
Submitted by Free Stinker on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 1:23pm.
The media has been at war with all Conservatives.
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Why doesn't Santorum or anyone grow a pair???
Submitted by c5then on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 2:37pm.
Simply tell the offender and the media in general that the next time they are taken out of context or a sound byte is used to twist the meaning of what they said, the offending "journalist" will be banned from the campaing and will not be given any interviews nor have any of their questions responded to. If it happens more than three times with the same organization, that organization in it's entirety will be banned from the campaign.
Madison and Jefferson and Franklin built a Republic - Roberts killed it!
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Submitted by liberalsarefunny on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 2:50pm.
Good for Rick....
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He needs to call the media with facts on how they're doing
Submitted by GW on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 3:24pm.
"It's bias like yours that explains the drop in your readership. How do you feel about journalists being less trusted than used car salesmen? ... oh, now you sound angry."
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The Republican elites
Submitted by deadeyedan on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 4:30pm.
When on the campaign trail for Newt in New Hampshire back in January I was asked by a young journalist (sorry, can't remember where from) what about politics I found most frustrating and I told him it was Democrats and Republican campaign consultants.
The latter are frustrating because they're always advising against offending the State Run Media and for going along with their wishes. This is why George H. W. refused to attack Bill Clinton in '92, surprising the future Philanderer-in-Chief and paving the way for Republican defeat.
Mitt has so far avoided these "pitfalls", as the elite Republicans would have everyone believe (same as McCain), and as a result may well go down to defeat the same way.
Newt had the answer the whole way and did not have to use any sort of expletive to get his point across. Notice also he was very early condemning the media assault on religion and Obummer's assault on Catholicism.
Knowing the issues from the standpoint of understanding who the adversaries are and how to adequately reply to them would seem to be important roles for a president to have.
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Its called "circling the wagons"
Submitted by Bobbygn on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 10:27pm.
The media needs to be called out the way Santorum did here. However they are so quick to circle the wagons and spin the whole thing like they do here. They can turn stories into lies, they can distort, they can pick an choose on what they print and what they leave out.
When they get called on it they run around with their bottom lip sticking out and accuse the person that finally had a belly full of it of being angry...
Yah thats right Angry >>> perhaps they could look at why?????????
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Actually the media would.....
Submitted by cbeyer on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 11:52pm.
Love having Santorum as the Republican standard bearer.
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You're wrong. Again.
Submitted by UpNorth on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 12:18am.
The media doesn't care who the Republican nominee is. They're all in for Obama, who they have to attack doesn't matter to them, except to fill in the name in the latest attack headline.
The idea that candidate _________ is who the media wants is B.S., be it rMoney, Santorum, or Newt. WIth the possible exception of Ronpaul. I think they'd really like the nominee to be Paul. They wouldn't have to write much, just show pics of and list quotes from, his supporters.
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Oh p***-boy!
Submitted by Unsane on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 12:38am.
Good job at indicating that we need to pick a candidate the media likes. If the media hates Newt or Santorum, so what?
But I think I know your real problem, cbeyer. You hate conservatives. You are embarrassed and ashamed of them; you just wish that they could be forced, some way, somehow, to SHUT UP, to be cowed into absolute silence.
cbeyer is one of our betters, you see. He has written a whole BOOK! Therefore everyone here in NB Land, and ALL conservatives, need to just shut up, abmit that cbeyer IS in fact one of our betters, and as such, we must listen to him with nothing but total obedience.
And what does cbeyer want? He wants America ruled by our choice of two Leftist parties.
Now run along, cbeyer. My understanding is that Romney's bladder needs emptying...
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Go back to the sewer hole you came out of
Submitted by cbeyer on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 11:27am.
Your comments are vulgar, ignorant and not worthy of an intellegent response. Just because I prefer Romney to Santorum does not mean I am not a conservative. You have no basis to judge my political philosophy and your comments show that you have no idea.
Again,to repeat, return to the vulgar sewer hole you came out of. You are not capable of conducting an intellegent written discussion without insults and name calling and....just plain ugliness.
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Submitted by matthewdean on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 3:04am.
Read your own damned posts that are nothing more than nastiness towards Santorum.
I don't have any use for him, personally; but that does not alter the fact that you, cbeyer, when bleating about others being insulting and engaged in name calling, are a mewling, hypocritical ass.
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For the whining cbeyer
Submitted by Unsane on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 8:18pm.
I am only treating you with the same respect with which you treat others around here, angel.
I'm not going anywhere, cbeyer, so you may as well get used to me here.
Besides, you betray your selective reading here with your whining. I could level the same charges at you, but I won't; I'll just fight back instead. And it has resulted in your hypocritical whining. Anyways, if you bother to read my other NB posts - the ones not dedicated to smacking around arrogant d***heads like you - you'd see I have some very intelligent questions about Romney for you and others. Of course you simply ignore them - I guess I don't have the book-learnin' you do and above all I have NOT had a book published, whereas you have. (You also betray your anger at my refusing to kiss your ass because you wrote a whole book. Wow - I have worked with people who have written MULTIPLE books. Tell me - at what time am I supposed to be impressed?
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That's the whole point of the discussion and it's been explained to Wayne many times.
Regardless if you lift the weight fast or slow for 30 seconds....the "total/overall" force is always the same and equal with gravity's impulse for that duration.
Before I bought the EMG, you stated that a EMG is the only way to sort this out, now that three experts on EMG state RMS is the best way to do the EMG, why do you now think its wrong ???
The physics are trying me there cannot, or physics does not have an equation for total/overall force, so how/why have you ??? How can it be equal if I use more energy, work, and distance ???
How can it be equal If say I am using all my force, a 100% force a 100 pounds of force for 6 seconds, I then say out loud, I am now going to use less force than before, I am now going to use 80% force, 80 pounds of force for 6 seconds, and lets say I am a machine, how is 80 as much as 100 ???
Then if you want more proof, if I lifted the first time using a 100% force, a 100 pounds, I would fail at lifting the 80 pounds that we are lifting, say 50% faster than lifting with the 80% of 80 pounds of force, so as I fail 50% faster, that proves I have been using more force, cos all my temporary force is used up faster.
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The Mattituck High School Boys Varsity basketball team took to the court Friday sporting wearing orange, even down to their socks, in solidarity with one of their classmates, whose mom, Susan Becker, is battling leukemia.
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Susan's Becker's son, Bobby, is a junior at Mattituck whose friends have stood strong beside him during a challenging time.
"When his mom lost her hair as a result of chemo, his friends on the wrestling team shaved their heads to support her," Tyler said. "His friends on the basketball team wanted to do something; they themselves came up with the idea of wearing orange and dedicating the game to her. They are a terrific group of young men wanting to support their friend and his mom."
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Last week, when the 1972 Olympic team reunited in Lexington, Ky., there was plenty of talk about: the tragic events of those Munich Olympics, the 11 Israeli athletes who were killed by terrorists, and the effect it had on everyone there.We've all heard the news accounts. We've seen replays of Jim McKay's haunting reports, his words that, "They're all gone."Steven Speilberg memorialized the events in his film, "Munich."But I don't think I had a true feeling of the impact of those events until I saw Tom Burleson talk about them last Saturday.It was a routine question from Billy Reed that prompted Burleson's emotional and graphic response, available in the video above.The purpose here isn't to take advantage of a man in the midst of a painful emotional moment. There's been some discussion here over how and whether to present this video.But in the end, for the minutes in which he was speaking, Burleson was transported from that room with his 1972 teammates to a position with his hands spread against a concrete wall in Munich, the nine Israeli hostages being marched behind him to their deaths.Burleson, all 7 feet, 2 inches of him, is normally a stoic person. He's active in Christian causes and with the V Foundation. We're generally not comfortable with such shows of emotions in this culture. But Burleson's were real and appropriate. It's a difficult thing to watch. It should be. But the emotions he showed were ones any good man would feel.It's interesting, on a weekend designed to honor that team that had gold snatched away, not a single player failed to mention the bigger tragedy of the games, or to put his life into a larger context than those events. That, in the end, is how you win."I went there as a young 23-year-old kid who was concerned about the proper brand of clothing and whether I was wearing it or not," Davis said. "Then all of a sudden we see them take those Israeli kids out in those caskets. And I think all of us immediately went from whatever age we were as a youth to a pretty mature person. They were our age, ate the same food, lived in the same village, dreamed the same dreams. And they took them out in caskets. We all came back home and started families and had good careers and life has been good for us. We're still alive. It's been said what happened to us was unfortunate but what happened to them was a tragedy. And I believe that with all my heart."
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3.5/5 rDev -11.4%
10-29-2012 00:47:04 | More by t0rin0
South Carolina
4.13/5 rDev +4.6%
dark russet brown with lots of carbonation leading to a large off white head, great retention and a significant lace. Smell was fruity, lots of pear, apple and fig hints with a tiny bit of alcohol. The taste followed along the same line, lots of robust flavors, with a decent warming on the feel. Nice smooth feel and a good all around beer. This was another fine offering from Unibroue, everything I have tried from them to date has been excellent, this was no exception. Lots of yeast led to a lively feel on the palate.
10-02-2011 15:35:00 | More by mikesgroove
3.25/5 rDev -17.7%
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A: The pour is clear amber in color with an off-white head.
S: The nose is fairly typical for a dark Belgian beer. Dark grapes, miscellaneous red fruits, and raisins. A nice spiciness to it, yeast, and candi sugar. Nice dark maltiness to it as well.
T: Starts off with a solid malty flavor and a subtle roasted note. There's also a really toasty flavor to this beer that is certainly different. Lots and lots of dark red fruits as well as some of the more typical descriptors like raisins and spice. Really strange and all over the place.
M: The body is medium to full with a moderate carbonation.
D: Not exactly what I look for in a Belgian Abbey ale, but not terrible, I suppose. A bit too sweet for me.
12-11-2010 00:11:12 | More by womencantsail
2.5/5 rDev -36.7%
01-11-2012 07:20:02 | More by ygtbsm94
3.7/5 rDev -6.3%
Appearance: Pours out a clear, garnet-hued body with a head comprised of a lasting layer of off-white foam.
Smell: Sweetish, fruity aroma studded with notes of oven-toasted bread, piquant spices, cooked sugars, fresh-ground cinnamon, dried fruits, and some nose-tingling alcohol.
Taste: Descent begins malty and fairly sweet on the tongue with tastes of golden syrup-coated bread crusts and brown sugar. Fruity flavors of golden raisins and red currants. The generously added Grains of Paradise along with the Belgian yeast yield some spicy peppery tones, but I'm also picked up some licorice powder and a rather strong, robust cinnamon character. Very mild hop bitterness. Plenty of long-lasting residual sweetness in this one, even all the way to the warming, earthy, spicy finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-plus body. Medium-high carbonation.
Drinkability: Worth a try. The enduring sweetness hampers the long-term drinkability, but the carbonation thankfully keeps things moving and prevents it from becoming too cloying.
09-05-2009 17:10:27 | More by ChainGangGuy
4.03/5 rDev +2%
Sampled at Redlight Redlight; January 2011
This pours with a big, frothy head and a pale tan colored head. The beer is a red-amber color. The nose seems to almost have a meaty quality to it in some ways (perhaps more a savory / umami like character and I wonder if this has been influenced by some touches of oxidation). There is a definite fruitiness (leaning towards plum) here as well as a toasted malt character, along with notes of cinnamon and caramelized apple. This definitely has an interesting, fairly complex nose to it.
This beer has a lighter body to it than I was expecting, which is certainly nice. It has a spicy character to it that reminds me of clove and cinnamon and this is nicely complimented by a brown sugar and caramelized malt character. The beer is sweet, but not quite as much as I had expected; despite this, the beer still seem a touch lighter than I would have guessed, at least given how rich this beer seems. Flavors of caramelized plum are joined by a touch of oxidation, perhaps, that contributes some nutty flavors as well as a hints of port and sherry. This is definitely a nice beer, and the touch of age in it seems to have boosted the complexity in both the nose and in the flavor.
06-25-2011 14:20:01 | More by Gueuzedude
United Kingdom (Wales)
3.95/5 rDev 0%
2009 Brewcrew
Pours a finger of beige head. Color is a dark copper with a bright ruby hue.
Aroma: The raisins really show a lot. Really malty. Bready, toffee, and caramel. Red apple flavors and apple skins. Very sweet.
Taste: Much like the nose. It mimics the nose. Dried apple skin, plums, raisins, and then a lot of malts. Bready, caramel, and toffee flavors.
Mouthfeel: Rich and smooth. Medium bodied with a medium amount of carbonation. Ends a little dry.
Overall, really solid beer. Drinkable. A lot of solid flavors. I'd definitely have more of this.
12-13-2011 23:49:07 | More by mothman
3.93/5 rDev -0.5%
Picked this up at the brewery just a week ago, so it ought to be pretty fresh.
The beer pours a lovely amber color, but with glowing red highlights The beer also has very good head retention and lacing, and I have to say this beer just looks great. On the nose I get the impression this will be a fairly sweet beer, something that was confirmed with the first sip. Nevertheless, the nose is pretty attrative, with noticeable brown sugar, cream soda, a touch of rootbeer, cinnamon and spice. Flavors on the palate generally replicate the nose, except this beer is a bit sweeter then I was expecting or would have preferred. Flavors on the palate include cherry cough drop, brown sugar and more spice. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and a bit thinner then I was expecting. However, the beer also has a long, smooth finish, and a soft, plush mouthfeel. Alcohol is pretty well disguised, but the excessive sweetness hurts this beer's drinkability just a bit. That's really the only detraction I can think of with this beer, and I'm wondering if it might benefit from some short term aging (not that I'll ever know, given how scarce it is).
This is a solid beer, but I just felt as if something was missing. Maybe if the carbonation or hop bill was ramped up a bit, it would improve this beer. In any event, this is still a very good beer, and one I am very grateful to have tried.
07-15-2009 16:27:57 | More by John_M
4.43/5 rDev +12.2%
Bomber poured into my tall MSBC glass, Desent is auburn with an off-white head that leaves nice lace.
Smell is nice and rich, big fruity esters. As it warmed, the raisins really opened up. High end and authentic, once again MSBC macks an indigenous style as good or better then the originator!
Taste is also estery, with a strong malt backbone, but smooth. I really like the integration of the adjuncts (raisins and grains of paradise), full flavored but smooth. If I wasn't starting to feel like such a MSBC fan-boy, I'd give this a 5 - these guys are really killing it!
Mouthfeel is smooth, a bit dry, medium bodied.
Drinkability is pretty high, this is an awesome Abbey. Big flavor, complexity, but still highly drinkable. I should stop being surprised!
06-21-2009 05:27:28 | More by ccrida
4.08/5 rDev +3.3%
22oz bottle courtesy of savnac poured into a snifter.
Pours a deep, clear copper with a big creamy beige head that leaves very good lacing on its way down to a solid cap fed by tons of bubbles from the bottom.
The aroma is fairly subdued to start with a deep caramel malt sweetness that supports the other aromas. There is also plenty of spiciness in the nose from yeast and, presumably, the grains of paradise. Dark fruits start to come through as it warms, especially raisins.
The taste is a bigger version of the aroma. It's got tons of caramel malts in the backbone with lots of spiciness to balance the sweetness, especially in the finish. The fruit is present in the middle, a sweet booze-soaked raisin and plum taste. Plenty of yeast and some fruity esters round things out.
The mouthfeel is typical MSBC with strong carbonation and on the fuller side of medium in the body.
This is not one of my favorites from MSBC, but it's still a great Belgian beer and I really like what they did with the spices which balance the dark fruitiness very well. Very tasty.
07-12-2009 02:18:21 | More by gford217
4/5 rDev +1.3%
Poured a dark amber brown with maroon highlights that had a hlaf finger of head and left good bubbly lacing sticking to the glass. The aroma was sweet consisting of the belgian yeast and maltiness but it did have slight spice with dark fruit notes. The taste was also dominated by the sweetnes from the belgian yeast and malt but was more sweeter than expecte. It did however have some sugary character and dark fruity accents. The brew was medium in body with a moderate amount of carbonation which had a sweet, malty, slight fruity, sticky finish. It drank decent and was glad to have a crack at this beer. Good lookin out torino.
12-10-2010 01:23:56 | More by Gobzilla
3.63/5 rDev -8.1%
Pours a dark amber color with a thin filmy beige head. Aroma is straight-up raisins with a boozy sharpness. Brown sugar flavor with a more subdued raisin note. Slight spiciness, ginger, must be the grains of paradise. Full bodied and a little boozy. Not sure what they're going after here, besides the fact that an 8% abbey ale is not "imperial" at all. They ramped up the sweetness, in contradiction to my ideal Belgian beer. Unfocused but ultimately pretty tasty in sample size.
03-20-2010 21:35:26 | More by illidurit
4.1/5 rDev +3.8%
This poured a hazy mahogany with some light tan head. It smelled like raisin and fig and honey wheat, with some creamy yeast and roasted barley. It tasted like raisin and honey, with some toffee and creamy yeast, followed by rusty copper. It was slightly thick with some smooth carbonation, and had a bitter and sour aftertaste. Overall this had a great smell and taste, although the aftertaste had a strange metallic sense that didn't fit the style. It had nice body and good complexity, and it hid the alcohol fairly well, so it was pretty easy to drink. Very nice fresh, and would probably become even better with some age. Definitely recommended.
12-14-2009 19:17:02 | More by Pencible
3.55/5 rDev -10.1%
Bomber via trade thanks to akbeerfiend.
Pours a deep clear reddish amber color with a well-formed white head and some good lacing.
Aroma is markedly Belgian and yeasty with sweet malt, spices, candi sugar, and fruity notes.
Flavor is similar to the aroma. Sweet caramel malt, toffee, and candi sugar, along with lots of spicy Belgian yeast and dried fruits. A little sweeter than I'd like.
Decent palate, medium-full bodied with a good carbonation level.
Overall this is a reasonably good effort from "K-Dogg" (weird name for a guy in Alaska to call himself).
08-18-2010 21:21:02 | More by nickd717
New Hampshire
4.1/5 rDev +3.8%
22oz bottle from the cellar.
Pours dark ruby with a half inch head of coarse, biege bubbles. A finely thin skim coat remained on the surface for the duration with broken rings of lacing throughout the glass.
Aromatics lead off with sweet malt, caramel, cocoa, raisins, and cloves.
A nougat-like yeastiness gives a nod to perhaps a Chimay strain, with dark rum and plums following through.
On the fuller side of medium bodied with a creamy, smooth mouthfeel. A slightly crisp edge keeps things lively.
Rich, lush malts, ripe figs, and cocoa-dusted caramel lead off the palate. Plump raisins soaked in dark rum step forward along with more doughy malt and dark fruit.
Finishes with plump malt, warming alcohol, sweet raisins, and a hint of pepper-dusted cloves.
Nice beer. Still sweeter than I prefer, but fitting for the style and the raisins are not overdone. This would be one from the Brew Crew series that would be good to cellar.
01-12-2010 00:23:21 | More by brewandbbq
4.1/5 rDev +3.8%
From notes, into Midnight Sun goblet. pours clear magogany with ruby highlights, nice layer of yeasties in the bottle, huge light tan head with very good retention, thick lacing, very active. SMELL raisins and other dark fruit, lightly spicy, boozy, rich malty. Not super storng, but very pleasant and complex. TASTE Smooth, balanced and rich with dark fruity and sweet malty notes backed by barley perceptible hop bitterness. Belgian yeast character subdued. Flavors dance around and compliment each other. FEEL full bodied, rich luxurious texture, slight warming, clean finish. OVERALL Tasty and easy drinking. Well done.
10-09-2009 20:49:37 | More by sprucetip
4.08/5 rDev +3.3%
Well. After looking at this label it has finally sunk in that I am going to have to look at all your ugly mugs everytime i want to drink a beer from this series. Creepy.
This is Kourtney's addition to the brew crew series. Imperial abbey ale brewed with raisins and grains of paradise. Cheers Kourtney!!!
Pours a nice deep glowing ruby with some orange tint. Totally clear with a big off white almost manilla head. Retention is excellent, pillowy head holds on well after a vigorous pour leaving ok lacing.
The nose is some deep belgian style malt sweetness, the spices come out in the nose, almost an anise like smell, though mild. There is some belgian yeast clear in here as well.
Taste is pretty good. The raisins come out quite strong. Melds well with the malt profile. The grains of paradise are tough to detect, unless that is the anise like flavor im getting, even then, it is subtle enough. There is a good mild sweetness in here. Not enough to be cloying, but enough to make the raisin flavors show off. I tried this one flat about a month ago, and the raisins come out way more now than they did then. The finish is drier than i expected, but by no means a "dry" beer. aftertaste lingers with some sweetness and a lick of spice.
Mouthfeel is very nice here. I really really like the viscosity of the beer, but it is slightly overcarbonated. Although I do like this better than the tap version. Again, nailed the viscosity.
Drinkability is pretty good, but I couldn't see myself drinking more than a bomber. The abv is right where I would guess it would be.
Overall a very nice beer brewed by K-Dogg. Defenitely impressed with the viscosity. I think the flavor profile could be tweaked some. Its good how it is, but I think there is room for improvement there. I would love to see what would happen if this beer was cranked up to about 10% with a little bit more rich, traditional quad like profile. However, that being said, this is a great example of a non specific abbey ale. Defenitely an enjoyable beer and one i will revisit. If dubbels are too thin for you, and quads are too heavy for you, this beer is the one you need to reach for. Good work.
So far, the brew crew series is looking good. Can't wait to try the rest of them. I have a feeling when Reid's pilsner arrives Im gonna get a DUI in a golf cart and be waking up next to alot of ugly chicks.
03-22-2009 03:25:13 | More by AKBelgianBeast
4.25/5 rDev +7.6%
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5/5 rDev +26.6%
11-18-2011 23:05:27 | More by lakersfan16
4.3/5 rDev +8.9%
Big thanks goes out to the Alaskan folk for sending this one way down south. Split with JoshCool tonight into two tulips...
A: Pours a clear crimson burgundy with a large eggshell yellow head. Very, very large and creamy head. Poured ten minutes ago and the head is just as robust, creamy and sticky as when I poured it. Great looking beer.
S: A lot going on here. Nice peppery scents from the Grains of Paradise, nice sweet, and simultaneously dry, raisins, coupled with some darker, almost roasty malts, dark candi sugar, and Belgian yeast funk.
T: Midnight Sun never ceases to amaze me. Huge bang of flavors here. Not smooth flavor-wise, but tons and tons of flavors packed in to this tiny glass. Tons of sweet, raisiny goodness with tons of spice and Belgian characteristics; abundant with sweet Belgian candi sugar.
M: Lower carbonation than I usually expect for an Abbey Ale, however, the head and beer are so damn creamy, that it is not affected by this deviation.
D: The alcohol is coming through a tad, but is by no means distracting. I could have 2. Maybe 6 in a sitting.
07-25-2009 00:50:01 | More by treyrab
4.13/5 rDev +4.6%
Very generously poured by none other than the infamous Treyrab. A 22oz bottle split into two tulip glasses. Midnight Sun has been one of the most consistent breweries in our tastings, so there is little doubt that this one will disappoint.
The appearance is nice, with a ruddy brown hazy body and an incredibly creamy light yellow head that lasts the duration of the glass. Well presented.
The smell is just as nice as the look. Very pungent fresh citrus notes matched with a nice toasted pecan scent. Spices dance up my nose to the tune of brown sugar, cinnamon, and a dash of coriander. Roasted caramel lies in the background, while raisin is nowhere to be seen, which comes as a shock after reading the description on the label countless times over.
The taste is magnificently complex. Everything in the nose is easily recognized and more pronounced. The spices are really kicked up big time as cinnamon lingers in my mouth well after each sip. The toasted scents I picked up in the smell shine through in the taste in a manner that fits. The lack of raisins work well to mask the majority of the present alcoholic taste, but just a little bit of heat seeps through the cracks. The yeast is really what does this beer justice, and is perfectly implemented to bring out all the spiciness that lies within this beer.
The mouthfeel is well done but doesn't fit the style, as it lacks carbonation. The creaminess still plays well with the taste components. This is one of those beers that was really good, but it needs to be a while before I'm ready to crack another.
07-25-2009 00:57:56 | More by CoolJosh
4.05/5 rDev +2.5%
Abbey, tastes like a tripel. Full raisin flavor that reminds me of Dogfish Head raisin brews D'extra, Detra.
Pours a short head, darker abbey, consistent low carbonation, maple sweetness. The maple does bring out some faint wood or tree feel. Try this sucker.
12-12-2009 21:54:07 | More by randawakes
4.1/5 rDev +3.8%
Bottle in trade from Ratebeer. Pours dark brown with a white head. Aroma is plum, fig, earth, yeast and caramel. Flavor is plum, fig, toffee and a bit of chocolate. Nice body... thick and chewy. Alcohol is not apparent. Very good beer that reminds me a bit of Westy 12.
12-15-2009 17:04:28 | More by miketd
Descent - Imperial Abbey Ale from Midnight Sun Brewing Co.
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Hong Kong Memories 6: Visit to Big Buddha Statue at Lantau Island
First time I heard about the Lantau Island of Hong Kong was in a program called Extreme Engineering aired at Discovery Channel. This program was about the construction of Hong Kong New International Airport (Chek Lap Kok Airport) and gave a detailed account on how they joined two islands in the sea to construct a world-class modern airport. When I planned a trip to Hong Kong, I read about some must visit places of Hong Kong, those are located near or on Lantau Island like Disney Land, Tian Tan Buddha (Big Buddha), Po Lin Monastery and Tai O Village. Later, I spent a full day on Lantau Island and it was really a memorable experience to visit those places.
How to Reach Big Buddha Statue? Also known as Tian Tan Buddha, this is the most famous attraction of Lantau Island. I was stayed in Tsim Tsa Tsui, so I used a combination of Metro trains and buses to reach Big Buddha. From Tsim Tsa Tsui MTR station, I caught a metro train to Tung Chung. Tung Chung is the nearest MTR station to Big Buddha. It took nearly one hour to reach Tung Chung from Tsim Sha Tsui. I had to change metro two times at Mei Foo and Lai King in order to reach Tung Chung. But if you take metro from Tsim Sha Tsui to Central first, then from Central , you can directly get a metro to Tung Chung on Tung Chung Metro line. Just before Tung Chung, there is another interchange at Sunny Bay, from where you can catch special trains to Disney Land.
Located in North Lantau, the residents of Tung Chung were primarily fishermen and farmers. But after the opening of Chek Lap Kok Airport in 1998, it became a new generation residential and business center. It is also famous for Citygate Outlets,a large shopping mall, just outside the MTR Station, where you can get branded items on amazingly discounted prices.
From Tung Chung MTR Station, there are two ways to reach Big Buddha:
First way is to use the Ngong Ping Cable Car up to the Ngong Ping village, which is just at 5 minute walking distance from Big Buddha. Tung Chung Cable Car Terminal is near the MTR station only, about 3 to 5 minutes walking distance. Opened in 2006, the cable car is a 5.7 kms bi-cable ropeway. During the 25 minutes ride,visitors can enjoy the spectacular views of Tung Chung Bay, HK International Airport, South China Sea and its Beaches, The Giant Buaddha and Lantau North Country Park. This journey is expensive, but very exciting. A standard cabin ticket cost for round trip is HKD 135 for adults, HKD 68 for children (3-11 years) and HKD 98 for senior citizens (65+ years with HK identity card) (Dec2012). The crystal cabin, private cabin and sky lounge are also available and cost much more than the standard cabin. You can also book the cable car tickets online from their website. The cable car operations remain suspended during the maintenance, so always check the serviceability before booking any ticket online. They generally update their service schedule on the website. During weekdays, the timings of cable car operations is 10:00 AM to 06:00 PM, while on weekends and public holidays, it operates from 09:00 AM to 18:30 PM.
Second way to reach Big Buddha is by using NLB buses operated by New Lantau Bus (NLB) Company. The bus terminus is between Citygate and the cable car terminus and is easy to find, although there are no signboards. Bus No. 1R and 23 operate from Tung Chung to Ngong Ping Village with 15-45 minutes frequency. These buses take 50-60 mins to reach Ngong Ping Village and costs HKD 17.20 on weekdays and HKD 27 on Sundays and Public Holidays. You can also get a full day pass at the costs of HKD 35 (March 2012) . Holders of this pass is eligible to travel on all NLB routes on the day which this pass is validated for use (Except N, S, 1R, B2 & B2P routes). Route no. 23 passengers boarding in Tung Chung area must board before 15.30 PM. The below route map of NLB Buses gives you a fair idea of the bus numbers and routes on Lantau Island.
I was interested to travel by the cable car till Ngong Ping Village and then by a bus further to Tai O village. But when I reached Tung Chung, I found that cable car was unserviceable. With no choice, I bought a full day pass for NLB Buses and boarded Bus No. 23 to Ngong Ping. One hour bus journey from Tung Chung to Ngong Ping was very scenic due to the beautiful hilly island, lush-green forests, scenic beaches, fresh air and clean winding mountain roads. The bus dropped us just outside the main entrance of Big Buddha premises near Ngong Ping village. When we alighted from the bus, we were welcomed by chilled wind. It was very cold there.
At Tian Tan Buddha Premises:
Just after the main entrance, there was a series of giant statue of The Twelve Divine General, six at each side of the road. In some Buddhist denominations, they are considered as the protective deities and each represents 2 hours of a day. The whole area was very neat and clean despite of a large crowd of tourists.
Moving further, I reached to a circular platform decorated by many colorful flags. This circular platform is known as Di Tan (Altar of Earth). Altar of Earth is where the monastery holds it major functions and ceremonies. In front of this circular platform, there is a series of 268 steps leading to the statue of Big Buddha. There is no entrance fee to visit this statue. Entry to the Big Buddha remains open from 10:00 AM to 17:30 PM.
After climbing on these stairs, I reached to a giant bronze statue of Lord Buddha sitting on a lotus flower on the top of 3-platform altar. It depicts Sakyamuni who sits on a lotus pedestal in meditation position. The statue is named Tian Tan Buddha because its base is a model of the Altar of Heaven or Earthly Mount of Tian Tan, the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.Construction of this statue was started in 1990 and finished in Dec.1993. The Buddha statue is 112 ft tall and considered as one of the world's tallest outdoor bronze seated Buddha statue. Every feature of the Buddha statue has a symbolic meaning of religious significance.
There are three floors beneath the Buddha statue: The Hall of Universe, The Hall of Benevolent Merit, and The Hall of Remembrance. A number of invaluable items are displayed in this three-storey exhibition hall. There is an entrance fee of HKD 25 to visit these halls and photography is not allowed inside. This fee also entitled a visitor to get a free vegetarian snacks at Po Lin Monastery Vegetarian Restaurant. For an extra HKD 35, you can get a simple vegetarian lunch and again for extra HKD 40 (Total HKD 100), you can get a deluxe meal. It is believed that the third floor houses a relic of Gautama Buddha, consisting of some of his alleged cremated remains. There is a huge bell, controlled by a computer, that rings 108 times during the day to symbolize the escape of the 108 troubles of mankind.
Please note that the opening hours of vegetarian restaurant is from 11:30 AM to 16:30 PM. Deluxe meal services start from 11.30 AM onwards, while regular meal services start from 13:00 PM onwards.
There are 6 bronze statues on the two sides of the Budhha, 3 at each side. These statues are known as "The Offering of the Six Devas" and are posed offering flowers, incense, lamp, ointment, fruit, and music to the Buddha. These offerings symbolize charity, morality, patience, zeal, meditation, and wisdom, all of which are necessary to enter into nirvana.
The entire area around the statue was full of tourists with people enjoying clicking pictures around the statue. The high statue also offers a grand view of surrounding areas. The monastery and the village looked beautiful despite of misty weather.
Walking Towards The Wisdom Path: Just adjacent to the circular platform, you can see a well-paved trek path leading to the wisdom path, 15 minutes walk from Big Buddha. There is a very large wooden inscription of the Heart Sutra set within a figure ∞ to symbolise infinity.These 38 wooden columns or obelisks which are reminiscent of bamboo tiles were used in ancient times to form the number ∞ .
While returning from the Wisdom Path, suddenly the weather became foggy and it was very difficult to sight the Big Buddha Statue. I thanked god to reach there on time that enabled me to clicked some clear pictures.
Later, I also visited Po Lin Monastery and Ngong Ping Village, on which I will write the next post. If you wish to get the regular updates from solo backpacker, subscribe to this blog by entering your e-mail address in the space provided in the right side of the home page. You can also follow us on Facebook as well as on twitter.
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6 Responses to "Hong Kong Memories 6: Visit to Big Buddha Statue at Lantau Island"
Hey, I know it's quite an old post but.. kinda stuck and even internet won't help.. How do I get from HK airport to Lantau island, Big Budda.
Again a place I haven't visited. See, I am still to visit so many places on earth.
Gorgeous pictures and it'll be my guide when I visit it. Thanks.
nice.. a detailed post and good clarity pics.
Wow…Wonderful place and great photographs..:-)


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Catania: Past, Future, PresenceOoh. Subplots.Most of the time, the end of the season is marked by two scenarios: BIG OBJECTIVES and jack shit. In short, you're either playin' for somethin', or you're playin' for nothin'. Rarely does the gauge fall somewhere in the middle.But here we stand where they stand, two gents on the sidelines: one the current Roma coach, rumored to be the future former Roma coach (rather inevitable when you think about it); the other the former Roma coach, rumored to perhaps be the future Roma coach (also seemingly inevitable, but less ruled by logic and the laws of 1st grade science).The whispers grow louder - yes - and even the suits seem less than convinced of Luis Enrique's conviction, which has led to a smorgasbord of rumors of his imminent departure, with That Guy In The Trench rumored as his early replacement. Also rumored: the guy who flies. The first meeting between Montella and Enrique was of interest because USA (United Suits of ASRoma) shoved Vincenzo aside, and at the time it seemed the right move. His qualifications for the job centered around riding to games on a school bus while cutting the halftime orange slices and a few months of steering what appeared to be a sinking ship. He just didn't appear ready. It appears those who didn't think he was - aye - were wrong.Over the course of the last year, L'Aeroplanino has become one Italy's shining young coaches, while Enrique has failed to adapt. The difference between their respective table placements is five, but Montella doing so with vastly inferior pieces, if equally Argentine. (You know where Saba's "gauge" is headed, dontcha - and don't think he's going to do anything but spend the summer convincing any and all that's the reason for Catania's success and a method which should be copied.) At the beginning of the season, Catania's salary came in at one-quarter that of Roma. It's impressive. Roma's been unimpressive. Nuff said.Europa League is still a plausible part of Roma's future. But its past may be as well.Watch the game, watch the style, watch the tactical nous, because as much as this is an important game for European placement, it's an audition of sorts, a showpiece, as well - if only for Vincenzo to show them just how badly he thinks they screwed up.And maybe, just maybe, to show them what 2012-13 AS Roma will look like.


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Frances Mulkey's family contacted 6 On Your Side after they called their satellite carrier, DIRECTV, and tried to disconnect service. They were surprised by the response.
When you sign up for satellite TV service, you're renting their equipment, for instance the dish, the receiver and the tuner. It's likely your contract is good for several years, too.
Melody Deakin and her nephew, Jerry Sharp, showed us the debris field where Melody's mother, Frances, once had her mobile home.
Frances Mulkey, who's 83, was not in her trailer the night of the tornado and that saved her life.
"Her home was right here where this dirt is leveled off," Melody said. "It's gone. Everything is gone."
The bent and twisted frame of the mobile home landed about 100 feet from where it had been tied down. The debris from the home is widespread.
Frances had satellite service from DIRECTV for about seven years.
Three days after the tornado, Jerry called the company to disconnect service since his grandmother won't be returning to her Greenback neighborhood.
"They were wanting a $120 early termination fee, then $50 a box if we couldn't, if we didn't return the boxes," Jerry said.
"It's ridiculous," Melody said. "It's ridiculous. I understand they have processes, but there needs to be an exception process put in place."
"They did say they were glad she is okay, but a contract is a contract," Jerry said.
6 On Your Side called the company headquarters for DIRECTV in California. The office of the president said the company is waiving all the fees on behalf of the Mulkey family.
"It's great news," Melody said. "We've got a long road to go so this is one burden off of us."
The president's office told 6 On Your Side the customer service representative should have handled the family's situation with more compassion. "I agree. I agree," Melody said.
DIRECTV said since the tornado zone in Greenback and Blount County has not been declared a disaster area, the company was unaware of the widespread damage.
The company also said it was "following procedure" when Jerry called the other day, but "more reasoning was needed to make things right," and they sent their apology to the family.
"But it's a shame we had to call you out here, Don, to get you involved to do that," Melody said. "They should have done that at the very beginning."
When a home or apartment is damaged or destroyed by fire or a natural occurrence, homeowners insurance will sometimes cover the cost of early cancellation fees.
If that's out of the question, pictures of the damaged home can be emailed to the service provider in order to avoid those costly fees and general hassle.
About 50 million people in the U.S. have service with DIRECTV.
If you have a consumer issue call our 6 On Your Side Hotline at 865-633-5974.
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