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Perry, Cruz Speak At RedState Gathering In Fort Worth
Sounding more than ever like a 2016 presidential candidate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry is calling for a national "rebellion" against a "power-hungry, oppressive" president.
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Protesters gathered outside of Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins house Saturday morning.
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Tens of thousands of unaccompanied children from Central America who crossed into Texas are overwhelming Border Patrol Agents.
Cruz Reports Raising $1.2M In Year's 2nd Quarter
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz says he raised more than $1.2 million in the year's second quarter, about 25 percent more than he received in the first three months of 2014.
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Rep. Hensarling From Texas Not Running For U.S. House Majority Leader
The contest to fill the vacuum left by the lightning downfall of Rep. Eric Cantor narrowed on Thursday as Rep. Jeb Hensarling said he will not run for Cantor's vacated post as House majority leader.
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With strong support from grassroots conservatives, State Senator Dan Patrick of Houston easily defeated incumbent David Dewhurst to become the Republican nominee for Lt. Governor.
Tea Party Candidates Fare Well In Texas Elections
While Tea Party candidates have not fared well against traditional Republicans in some states, they have apparently gained a foothold in Texas.
In Patrick, Texas May Find Another Tea Party Star
Patrick's victory Tuesday in the Republican primary for lieutenant governor over 11-year incumbent David Dewhurst has the potential to push a deeply red state even farther to the right at a time when tea party contenders are struggling elsewhere.
Texas Tea Party Even Stronger After Runoffs
Losing ground elsewhere across the country, the tea party emerged from Tuesday's Texas primary runoffs mightier than ever in the nation's biggest conservative stronghold.


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The cell phone industry is having its big semi-annual confab, so this quiz may be a bit more mobile than most. But handsets are not the only things that happened this week. For instance: The FBI looks to send 100 cyberscammers up the river, while a patent troll research firm files lawsuits up the wazoo. The EU and Microsoft may finally settle their browser brouhaha, while the feds open a new can of worms by taking on the freebie-loving blogosphere. Can you worm your way to a perfect score on our quiz? Give yourself 10 points every time you get it right. Ready? Let's go.

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Last year, the Boston Marathon turned to tragedy for hundreds of participants and spectators. But this year, it turned into a celebration of love and overcoming for adversity.
Greg Picklesimer was among the participants in last year's marathon; he finished the race well before the bombs went off but says the tragedy helped put everything into perspective. He ran again this year, and after completing the race, he proposed to his longtime girlfriend Carla White at the finish line. "After last year, I realized the people you love and your life can be taken so quickly," he told CBS. "I didn't want to lose that, so I decided to come back and seal the deal."
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Tom Louden was prepared to run his seventh marathon in Boston this year, but an injury sidelined him. Since travel plans had already been made, he and his girlfriend, Mary, decided to enjoy the weekend in Boston anyway. On Saturday before the race, they took a walk along the route, and Louden proposed at the finish line "of the greatest marathon in the world."
John Volkman, another longtime marathoner (this year marked his 16th time running in Boston), proposed to his girlfriend Jodi Nili at the top of Heartbreak Hill along the route. "I could hardly wait to get to the top, he told The Fresno Bee. "Heartbreak Hill never seemed to easy. Of the 16 times up Heartbreak Hill, this was the most rewarding. It was pretty amazing."
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One couple who certainly understands how everything can change in an instant: Marc Fucarile and Jen Regan. The couple was engaged at the time of the 2013 Boston Marathon, where Fucarile was seriously injured while watching the race. He was positioned just a few feet away from the location of the second bomb. The explosion broke his spine, blew off his right leg, and embedded his heart and body with hundreds of pieces of shrapnel and metal BBs. He spent the next 100 days in the hospital and was the final survivor of the attacks to be released.
On Friday, just over a year later, the couple celebrated how far he's come in his recovery by tying the knot at Fenway Park; they won the wedding through a contest for couples affected by the marathon tragedy. More than a dozen local vendors donated their services to make this couple's dream wedding a reality. After a ceremony held at the EMC Club in Fenway Park, they were shuttled by Boston's Duck Boats to their reception at the Hotel Commonwealth. Boston-based punk band, the Dropkick Murphys, even played at the wedding.
Through it all, Fucarile was determined to stand with his bride on their wedding day. He and his fiancée even made a deal: "We'll get married as soon as he's able to dance," she told Cosmopolitan last year.
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How does the United Arab Emirates stack up in this ranking of the most competitive countries on earth? And how about the rest of the Gulf?
September 9, 2010 3:43 by Sam Potter
Another day, another ranking – this one of the global kind. The World Economic Forum, the Swiss-based non-profit organization, has just released its Global Competitiveness Report for 2010. The organization aims to bring together the world's political, business, and thought leaders to help devise regional and industrial strategies for the global good, and its flagship competitiveness index is part of that process.
The report ranks 139 countries in terms of economic competitiveness, and there will be celebrations in the UAE as it has made it into the top 25. Admittedly only at number 25, but that means it has still beaten 114 countries.
Gulf News points out that despite not cracking the top 20, the UAE ranked within the top 10 in more than 18 indicators. "The UAE continues its efforts to achieve sustainable development through the setting up of appropriate legislative frameworks and the provision of developed infrastructure that will further enhance the country's status as a regional and global destination for investments," said Abdullah Lootah, Secretary-General of the Emirates Competitiveness Council.
The ranking takes into account 12 pillars of competitive: institutions, infrastructure, macroeconomic environment, health and primary education, higher education and training, goods market efficiency, labour market efficiency, financial market development, technological readiness, market size, innovation, and business sophistication.
It's the second year the UAE has been included in the most advanced stage of the competitive assessment, says the paper, which assesses innovation-driven economies. They are classified on the basis of their adoption of factors that promote innovation in economic development and the group includes countries such as Germany, Japan, Sweden, Australia, Canada, the United States, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Singapore. The UAE is the only Arab country in this section.
Overall the UAE ranked third for quality of infrastructure and in government provision of high technology products. We grabbed fourth in "stability, security and association with a positive business environment" and "quality of infrastructure for air transport."
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All fine, but not enough UAE Nationals in private enterprise. Move, now. You can't depend on expatriates all the time.
Well this is interesting….China and India are not in the top 25, but their economies tell a different tale!


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DC Sports Plus continues their series on the 2010 Nationals, looking this time at center fielders.
Section 235 of Nationals Park is now labeled for "Lannan's Cannons," where children being treated at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda and their families will get to watch games for free, courtesy of the Nationals and John Lannan.
Logan Kensing has been called up to the major leagues for the third time this year, and he's serious about sticking around this time.
Derek Norris was named Minor League Player of the Year and Bradley Meyers was named Minor League Pitcher of the Year by the Nationals organization. Norris is catching down at Class A; although I suspect the Nats will select Bryce Harper if awarded the first pick, what happens after he signs will be interesting.
The Nationals designated Jorge Sosa for assignment yesterday, ending his season with a 6.45 ERA over 18 games.
Bill Ladson did a focus piece on shortstop Ian Desmond, one of the more recent September callups, in which he says Desmond may replace Cristian Guzman at short next season.
Chico Harlan has some information on the September callups, and has also posted some reading material for this morning.
Teddy finished first in the president's race last night, but was disqualified for "unauthorized use of a feline." The Nats have said he'll get his first win sometime this year... hmmmm...
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Following last night's meltdown against the Nats, Phillies closer Brad Lidge may be out of the closing role for the Phillies.
Troy Ellerman, the attorney who leaked confidential testimony in the BALCO case was released from prison.
David Ortiz, of the Red Sox, tied Frank Howard for career home runs at DH.
The Pirates, who recently set a record for most consecutive losing seasons, tied another bad record by allowing the Cubs 8 consecutive hits to start a game.
Giant manchild Tim Lincecum was scratched from his start yesterday, but 20 year old Madison Bumgarner (sweet name) got his first start in the bigs in his place. Get well soon, Timmy!


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You are a 2001 Toyota Tacoma 4X2 PreRunner. Like me, you look Asian but you are really made in America with foreign components and call Fremont your place of origin. You have served me faithfully for almost 94,000 miles. We've been through a lot; roadtrips to Chico, Fresno, SLO, SoCal, camping, 24 hour gambling trips to Reno and Cache Creek where I squandered a few financial aid checks when I was in college. We shared a lot of accomplishements, I drove you to my first paid gig and my college graduation. We've also shared some dubious accomplishments that I'd rather not share in a public forum.
When baseball season rolls around I am reminded of all the good times we've shared in the Oakland Coliseum parking lot. Playoff games, opening days, lazy summer Sundays where I zoom off to Oakland right after church. We've had some parties in that parking lot. I remember a few fireworks games where our spout turned into party central during the fireworks, mainly because we had lots of beer on hand. A lot of good memories stem from showing up early for a game and just wasting time sitting on your tailgate, eating food and drinking beer while listening in on the A's pregame show.
I fear that A's Home Opener 2007 may be our last hurrah.
Those roadtrips were from a more innocent time. A time when gas was less expensive ($1.70-$2.10) and my parents footing a good portion my bill. Now, gas is $3.20 a gallon and rising and I am a productive member of society supporting myself and giving money to my parents as opposed to spending my parents' money. Gone are the roadtrips to Chico and other schools that party harder than Cal State Hayward East Bay (pretty much any school) where I spend significant chunks of time blacked out in a drunken stupor. Those have been replaced with the morning commute and the evening commute. I'm a big boy now.
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- Last Updated on November 11, 2013
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"Someone asked me if I had done CELTA in the past. I told them that I went the TEFL route. She just gave me a pitiful look and carried on drinking." - Jefferson
A CELTA course is a reputable TEFL course that focuses on teaching adults. It has one of the best reputations in the TEFL industry which may be rightfully so. It's reputation is similar to that of Ivy league schools as far as universities go. Having such a reputation breeds some snobbery like Ivy schools can. There seems to be a number of "type A" types and snobs that take the course or is it that the course itself breeds snobbery?
As good as it may be it's not all that it seems and it isn't a ticket to teach English anywhere. Some of it's reputation may be deserved, but some people take it too far. It may be the best TEFL course in terms of reputation. But a CELTA course like some of the other TEFL courses is just a short term course that lasts 4 weeks or so. CELTA courses aren't a VIP card to teach English everywhere and at every school.
Where it fails
As good as it may be it won't replace other qualifications such as a degree, a teaching license, a masters degree or experience. Here's a few examples.
To teach English in a public school in Taiwan, Dubai and UAE you need to be a certified teacher. That is you need to have a license to teach. A CELTA course won't cut it. A CELTA also won't replace a normal degree neither. Most countries require an ESL teacher to have a degree. A CELTA won't replace one.
To teach in most international schools you need to be a licensed teacher. A CELTA won't help you there. To teach English in universities in Taiwan or Japan you need a masters degree. A CELTA won't help you there as well. The "A" in CELTA also stands for "Adults". If you want to teach English to children is that going to be necessary or especially helpful? Some have said not so much, but apparently there is a young learners extension to the course.
Aside from some of the above most schools will prefer experience (especially in-country) to certificates or degrees. So let's say that "Joe" is in Taiwan and looking for a new job. He has experience teaching, but no certificate. The other applicant "Sally" has no experience teaching, but has a CELTA certificate. Well, employers have preferences, but the majority of schools will pick "Joe" over "Sally".
And believe it or not a lot of schools out there are not going to know the difference between a TEFL, TESOL or CELTA course. I am not here to discount the course I am just here to help stop the snobbery and offer some real world info.
The snobbery gets pretty dogmatic as you can see in the pics. I think it's unfortunate that people (newcomers) believe and trust these opinions as if it's a fact. "The better jobs require a masters degree," says one. I'd say that some of the best jobs require a masters degree, but they make up a pretty small percentage of the ESL teaching job pool. I'd say less than 5%.
Most people thinking about teaching English abroad for a year or so will never have the chance to teach in these schools.
In some situations a CELTA or most any TEFL course may get you a higher salary. Based on my experience it can be a bargaining point and it depends on the school, but it's not usually going to make much of a difference or be a guarantee. And schools, at least many of the ones that I have interviewed at and seen in Asia are normally going to choose the teacher with experience (especially in country) versus a teacher without and who may hold a certificate.
The snobs suggest that all other courses are totally inferior to a CELTA. Which I think is nonsense. Yes there are courses out there that may not be up to par or worth the money they sell them for. There are some courses out there that also lie or stretch the truth and trick consumers into buying.
In-class training
This is considered the paramount of TEFL training. CELTA normally offers 6 hours of in-class training. This is good as it's a good way to get some feedback on your teaching from someone - possibly a certified CELTA snob, lol. Feedback is good, but it's only 6 hours. Do you think you'll be set for life as a teacher after that?
I don't think so, but the snobs seem to think so. A TEFL or CELTA course is just a start, it's not an end.
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As CELTA is a UK qualification it makes sense to look in terms of the British system if you want to 'rank' qualifications, the higher the number the more difficult the level (a PhD is level 8 and while GCSEs are levels 1 & 2). DELTA, MAs, postgrad diplomas and postgrad certificates are all at level 7 CELTA is at level 5 (equivalent to a 1st/2nd year university course) A CELTA is standardized unlike many TEFL courses so schools may prefer them for this. But basically a CELTA isn't that great and a degree beats it
CELTA? Does anyone even use that shite anymore? My British CELTA instructor told me that we would all have to learn to accept the "bastardization" of the English language now common in the world today. I mean who invented the language? I raised my hand and asked him if he was referring to Imperialism? Talk about a sour look! Haha! The sun has set already.
You are exactly right on all your points. Unless a specific school demands a CELTA it is of no more value than a TEFL or TESOL. Most schools don't know the difference and frankly don't care. Most important as you pointed out no CELTA, TEFL or TESOL course is a substitute for experience. Typically more experienced teachers get the better jobs regardless of their certificate. Thanks for posting this excellent information.


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The negotiation situation between the owners and NFLPA is far worse than I even thought this morning based on this report from ESPN.com. Essentially talks broke down yesterday when the union 'flipped the script' on the entire negotiation, and both sides took a step back from even what they'd previously agreed to.
As it stands I think this situation has gotten so colvoluted, with so many different terms being thrown around that I want to attempt to explain the impasse as simply as possible and without rhetoric one way or another. I will attempt to tackle this...
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When the last CBA was signed in 2006 this is the way revenue was divided:
- $9 billion total to divide
- $1 billion was divided between all 32 NFL teams
- The remaining $8 billion was divided in a 60/40 split to the players
This meant that when you do the rudimentary math the players as a whole made $4.8 billion and the owners made as a whole $4.2 billion. The reason for this firm $1 billion number was to protect the owners somewhat. If attendance was vastly effected, if the league fell into catastrophic issue at least every NFL team had a buffer of roughly $31 million to pay staff, keep stadiums maintained etc.
Fast forward to today and the owners are saying they gave up far, far too much in the 2006 CBA that meant the players were getting more than the owners. Here is what they are asking for today (assuming the same $9 billion to split):
- $9 billion total to divide
- $2 billion to be divided between all 32 NFL teams
- The remaining $7 billion would divided in a 58/42 split to the owners
This is a substantial change that represents the players as a whole getting $2.94 billion and $6.06 as a whole going to the owners; and this is the impasse.
The owners claim that rising expenses in player salaries, stadium maintenance, inflation as a whole, advertising... everything means that their operating fees (that first $2 billion split) need to be higher. From there the remaining revenue (the 58%) would help them grow and sustain their business.
The NFLPA originally said they would not consider allowing the owners to up their operating fee to $2 billion until all 32 owners opened up their books to show how much they are spending and earning. The owners refuse to do this.
So that was (until yesterday) the impasse in a nutshell. So what happened yesterday?
According to the ESPN report the union entered yesterday's meeting with a counter offer: That they would not need to see the owner's books, and they would take a revenue split down to 49/51 to the owners... however, the kicker was the owners would have no operating fees; not the $2 billion the owners wanted and not even the $1 billion the owners had in 2006- nothing.
This would have made the revenue split $4.41 billion to the players and $4.59 billion to the owners.
See the problem with this? The 2006 CBA, the one the owners believed was broken had the players getting $4.8 and the owners $4.2... the union's new proposal took only a slight cut, while giving the owners only a slight boost and taking away their safety net in the event of catastrophe.
My opinion on the issues: The NFLPA are out of their depth and don't have a clue what they're doing.
At this point it became like a child saying "I want three cookies" then a parent saying "No, two cookies" to which the child said "Okay, how about four cookies?"
The negotiations are moving backward now, not forward and whatever positive elements had been gained were lost. Roger Goodell cancelled next week's meeting with the owners because (in my belief) there's nothing to say. This proposal by the union is so far away from where it should be that it's not even worth discussing.
We can argue 'who makes the league' until the cows come home, but in the end there's only one of these two parties who has any financial risks to endure... the owners. Teams have to eat costs on misjudged contracts, stadium maintenance and building, marketing, ticket sales, TV deals, blackouts... everything. The players don't make 50% less if they're playing so poorly that nobody buys tickets, but the owners have to eat the costs.
Looks to me like this situation is so far from being over that we need to prepare for a long wait until we see football again.


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Will prescription drugs show up on a blood test?
So last night my friend gave me some Ritalin and Xanax. We snorted it and I do not have a prescription for it, but she does. It was my first and last time doing that. My issue is that I have a blood test tomorrow morning and they are checking my cholesterol and things like that, because heart disease runs in my family. Will the drugs show up in the blood test tomorrow?
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if a condition like that runs in your family the last thing you want to be doing is things like that!! my dad has heart disease and he is going through a really long drawn out horrible death... do you want that for yourself. ?? hun get some new friends seriously i had friends like that in the past and even though i thought i was happy since leaving them and getting a respectable crowd of friends i look back and see compared to now i am miserable!! yes it is possible to see that in your blood test. but it depends on how advanced the test is. if they just check for the heart disease it may not show up but if they are doing a full health screening then it highly likely could show up. hope every thing goes ok. and i hope you listen to what i have said. all the best :) x
He He boc, It won't be tested for drugs your doc. is looking for ur cholesterol, red blood count, white blood count the only way they would test for drugs if it was ordered by the court or probation officer. A drug test cost some money and it has to be on the blood order that he gave to you to take to the place where ur getting ur blood drawn and it will say cbc 18 and if testing for drugs it will say ( DRUG SCREEN ) so i think ur ok. Good Luck
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Last month I highlighted the Manitoba Combative Sports Commission's practice of releasing minimal information when dealing with fighter injuries. I discussed why this is likely the legally correct thing to do not to mention a practice that is in the fighter's best interests.
Moving a few Provinces west, today I look at the Edmonton Combative Sports Commission which chooses to provide somewhat more detail when releasing official event results. To take the latest example, following AFC 19 the Edmonton Commission's official results hand out an indefinite suspension to Ryan Ford who won the AFC's welterweight title via rear naked choke. He apparently fractured his right arm in the first round before battling on to a 5th round victory. The official results specifically note that Ryan suffered a "fractured right forearm". This information has been shared with other Commissions and also, I am advised, various media outlets.
Ryan Ford has not been shy about his injury openly discussing it at TopMMANews.com and even releasing a picture of the X-ray depicting the fracture:
The AFC 19 official results released by the ECSC also highlight another right wrist injury requiring an X-ray which I don't see being publicly discussed by the fighter involved.
While fighters are free to openly discuss the details of their injuries are Commissions free to do so as well? Is it legally ok for the ESCS to share this information with the media? Probably not. Here's why -
Edmonton's Combative Sports Bylaw deals with releasing injury information. Section 6(4)(d) requires licensed fighters to consent to the release of suspensions reading as follows:
the Contestant consents to the Commission notifying the Contestant's governing bodies and other commissions regulating Combative Sports that a medical suspension was issued and the duration of the medical suspension.
Section 15 goes on to specifically allow the Commission to report medical suspensions. The section reads as follows:
The Executive Director must forward the results of an Event, including all medical suspensions issued to Contestants, to the relevant governing bodies and other commissions regulating Combative Sports not more than forty-eight (48) hours after the Event
There are a few points of interest here. The legislation requires medical suspensions to be released, however, injury details do not have to be released. While the public always likes more information, unless a government organization is compelled to share such information they should be cautious in doing so. Second, the Bylaw only allows the commission to share this with "relevant governing bodies and other commissions regulating Combative Sports". An exception for media is not made.
Alberta, like most of Canada, has Provincial privacy legislation on the books. The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act creates strict requirements about what information government organizations are free to share. This legislation specifically prohibits personal information being shared with others except in limited circumstances. Section 17 of the act reads as follows:
"The head of a public body must refuse to disclose personal
information to an applicant if the disclosure would be an
unreasonable invasion of a third party's personal privacy"
Medical details are presumed to be "an unreasonable invasion" of a fighter' privacy with section section 17(4) of the Act stating as follows:
A disclosure of personal information is presumed to be an
unreasonable invasion of a third party's personal privacy if
(a) the personal information relates to a medical, psychiatric or
psychological history, diagnosis, condition, treatment or
I reached out to Edmonton Commissioner Pat Reid for feedback on his elected approach. He advises as follows:
I like our process - like I said "protecting fighters against themselves" we have caught LOTS of fighters trying to come here who are already injured, hoping to get by the weigh in and then get in the cage and with the first punch they claim an injury and therefore medical treatment locally (free).
So I think it makes sense to let other commissions' ringside physicians know what to look out for.
Another compelling (supportive) factor to our approach - the World Anti-Doping Association (WADA) makes public any positive drug test results (they even end up on public lists and in the paper), so if it is good enough for the "World" body (giving out personal medical information to inform others) then it's good enough for us.
While there may be some valid points here these likely do not get around provincial legislative privacy protections. Canadian Commissions should be cautious in releasing injury details the public at large. While medical suspensions must be shared with other commissions and while other commissions are entitled to information with enough detail to allow them to make an informed decision about whether a fighter should be licensed, the public at large should not be given this information by a Commission who only get access to these confidential health details by virtue of their statutory powers.


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Cory Booker slams Chris Christie with familiar attack over health care funding cut
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Published on Wednesday, September 5th, 2012 at 7:30 a.m.
In attacking Gov. Chris Christie at a rally Tuesday during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., Newark Mayor Cory Booker revived an argument previously tested against the Truth-O-Meter: state funding cuts for family planning services.
Booker, who is considered a potential gubernatorial candidate to challenge Christie next year, blasted the Republican governor during a Planned Parenthood rally before his speech on the convention floor.
"The first budget that came out of our Republican leadership slashed funding to Planned Parenthood. It resulted in, it resulted in the reduction of hours, the elimination of days, elimination of access to women in my city and all over my state," Booker told the crowd.
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PolitiFact New Jersey has tested similar claims in two previous fact checks.
In May 2011, state Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) claimed the funding cuts led to the closure of six of the state's 58 family planning clinics. Weinberg received a True.
Former Democratic State Senate candidate Carl Lewis also referenced the funding cuts in attacking state Sen. Diane Allen (R-Burlington) during an October 2011 campaign appearance. Lewis accused Allen of receiving taxpayer-funded health care, while taking health care away from the public.
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10 Greatest Monday Mergers
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Twice in October, bankers, investors and bleary-eyed journalists came into their offices wondering if Merger Monday was back.
It all started on Oct. 16, when during a Patriots-Cowboys Sunday showdown, Kinder Morgan (KMI) said it was buying El Paso (EP) for $21.1 billion in a cash and stock deal.
It was the second-largest takeover of the year after AT&T's (T) now challenged $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile in March. Not to be outdone, before the market open that Monday, Norwegian oil giant Statoil (STO) said it was buying Brigham Exploration (BEXP) for $4.4 billion in an all-cash deal valuing the company at $36.50 a share.
The deals came as a surprise. Banks were beginning to report that their investment banking divisions had some of their worst earnings since the crisis in the quarter ended in September -- Europe's sovereign debt and banking system added an even darker pall over dealmaking.At first glance, the merger flurry signaled that energy companies were pouncing on opportunistic takeover prices. We called the deals an energy M&A boom. Then on Monday, Oct 24, Oracle (ORCL), Cigna (CI), J.M. Smucker (SJM) and Mattel (MAT) announced billions more worth of takeovers. Without a common theme, we decided Merger Monday was back. With what many say is a stock market ripe with low-priced companies ready to picked up by an aggressive player, TheStreet thought it was time to go back in time and find the all-time greats in Merger Monday history. According to data compiled by Bloomberg, below are a list of the 10 biggest deals in Merger Monday history (we've counted weekends and Monday evenings). From our deals dig, it looks like Dow Jones Industrial Average components AT&T (T), Pfizer (PFE) and Bank of America (BAC) like to work on Mondays. The list also shows just how far gone we are from bumper dealmaking years. Click through for the deals.
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Buzz: Simms has some internal support
With Mark Sanchez now officially out of commission for the next two months at least, could Matt Simms get an opportunity to play if Geno Smith struggles? ESPN insider Adam Schefter seems to think so…
Within Jets organization, QB Matt Simms has some real support to play. Should Geno Smith struggle, worth watching.—
Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 15, 2013
Simms had a great preseason, but only faced backups and did not get any first team reps at all in camp. He was active as the backup quarterback during the first two games as Brady Quinn was moved off the roster for week one and inactive as the third quarterback on Thursday.


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Pete's Wicked Wanderlust Cream Ale - Pete's Brewing Company
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Ratings: 138 | Reviews: 126 | Display Reviews Only:
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3.05/5 rDev -3.8%
Presentation: 12 oz brown long neck bottle with no freshness date.
Appearance: Tightly knitted tiny bubble off white lace holds well, the tawny clarity shows a stream of active carbonation.
Smell: Malt sweetness in the form of nutty dextrins and faint toasted malt, clean to the nose like a filtered macro-ale.
Taste & Mouth Feel: Very smooth with a creamy moderate body, a half hand of malt brings some sweetness to the palate. Vague toasted grain. The hop bitterness is placid and only helps to balance. Odd lingering sweetness throughout drops out in the drying finish.
Drinkability & Notes: This is it? This is the winter seasonal they throw at us? Not a bad beer but this is weak this is like getting socks for X-mas, youll use them but they are no fun.
12-02-2004 00:22:10 | More by Jason
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North Carolina
3.13/5 rDev -1.3%
Poured a lighter amber with a fluffy white head after a harder pour,a light toasted grain aroma is the most I pick up in the nose a little sugary sweetness but faint.At first the beer seemd harsh flavor,and mouthfeel wise but after drinking a second the flavors melded more lightly sweet with a biscuity malt undertone a touch of hop zest in the finish but not much there.A no brainer beer after work after the initial harshness it came together okay.
01-24-2006 03:30:33 | More by oberon
2.15/5 rDev -32.2%
Appearance Thin light orange in color but with a big foamy head. The head is marvelous and looks like a thick valley fog.
Smell The light, grainy cream ale aroma was putrid and brought along some light, very faint fruity hops.
Taste This is nasty, rotten grain followed by creamed corn.
Mouthfeel This light-bodied ale is thin and cheaply carbonated.
Sinkability Ugh!
11-01-2004 15:55:54 | More by RoyalT
3.13/5 rDev -1.3%
Pours a reddish copper, just about clear. Little to no head with not much carbonation.
Smells a little cream soda-ish. Some sweet.
Not much. Cream tasting. No hops. Some malt. Not very deep, but not bad.
Feels light, smooth. Not much there, but nothing real bad.
Overall pretty decent for what I would call an American Macro. Was a xmas gift in a mixed 6pack, so Im not overly disapointed.
01-01-2007 20:28:29 | More by JasonA
New York
3.49/5 rDev +10.1%
Wicked Ales were some of the first craft/non-Bud style beers that started me on the road to realy good beer.This one has a nice clear golden yellow color with some light carbonation moving up to a just off white head. This head quickly settles down to a light ring of slick foam. (No lacing) The aroma was mostly grainy, cereal like, with some malt sweetness and herbal hops. On the tongue it is a fairly smooth and has mild malt sweetness and light cereal like gain noted that dry out in the mild herbal finish.
09-02-2012 17:37:35 | More by generallee
3.43/5 rDev +8.2%
I got this for $3 a six at Total in VA so I couldn't resist. Pete makes a decent beer and this is no exception. Slightly cloudy in the glass with a frothy head that was quickly gone, clean malt nose, malty flavors on the dry side with a light finish. All in all, a very refreshing beer, particularly considering the price.
02-23-2006 21:58:48 | More by BeerIsland
New York
3.58/5 rDev +12.9%
12 ounce bottle, w/o freshness dating. Pours a nice looking golden amber, quite clear, supporting a medium sized near white head, respecatable, fine ,spotty and stringy lacing. Next to no nose that I can pick up, maybe just some straw. This tastes like a moderatly crisp pilsner. German tasting drying hops on the palate, as well as some fruity notes. A decent sessioner IMHO, better then I expected.
01-01-2006 23:40:36 | More by Billolick
3.4/5 rDev +7.3%
Thanks to swalden29 for sharing this bottle at a recent tasting.
The beer pours a yellow-orange color with a white head. The aroma is pretty malt with some malt sweetness and some corn notes. The flavor is more of the same with cream, malted sweetness and some adjuncty corn notes. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
03-27-2010 16:16:04 | More by Mora2000
West Virginia
3.25/5 rDev +2.5%
poured into a tall pilsner glass from a brown long necked bottle with a crimped on cap.
Clear,golden with a bright reddish hue.I" white creamy head with good retention,very livey looking constant streams of tiny bubbles racing to the surface.
Delicate,subtle aromas light sweet malt,perfumy,and a bit of bisquityness
A light sugary taste followed by grassyness finishes slightly tart with some light bitterness. The taste was slightly bland, but pleasing.
Smooth and creamy mouthfeel. Extremely drinkable,could pound these on a hot summer day. Would be a good starter beer for the BMC crowd.
03-18-2007 03:49:49 | More by jcdiflorio
3.03/5 rDev -4.4%
Clear sub amber bourbon-like color, head rises high on a hard pour and has good lasting properties. Laces in wide stripes, like fancy garter belts at weddings. Malty aroma, distinct sense of baker's vanilla extract. Carbonation is medium, mouthfeel reasonably smooth but a little lighter than it could be. Starts out toasty, almost nutty, but the flavor turns quite fast -- gets cottony and mediciney bitter, almost phenolic. Finishes broadly on the tongue but without a lot of aftertaste. Gets a little papery on later sips but the slight metallic tastes persist. Not tragically flawed by its flavor but could be more agreeably composed for a Cream Ale. Thanks to Jessica M. for the holiday sample pack that this was a part of.
12-19-2004 22:03:01 | More by ADR
New Mexico
3.5/5 rDev +10.4%
12-01-2013 02:36:42 | More by LXIXME
New Jersey
2.28/5 rDev -28.1%
Pete's Wicked- Wanderlust Cream Ale
Appearance- light caramel orange with a thick white head that held up well and laced the inner glass nicely.
Smell- light caramel mixed in with the malt. Hints of Vanilla and apricot.
Taste- Light skunky malt with a touch of vanilla. Weak flavor.
Mouthfeel- weak and watery. A slight Malty and metallic aftertaste.
Overall- I wanted to like it but...! Actually tastes more like a Macro (BMC) blended with a touch of vanilla and malt. Not good, stay away!
03-23-2006 21:55:53 | More by NJpadreFan
New Hampshire
3.53/5 rDev +11.4%
AP: A clear golden amber color with mild carbonation and slow moving bubbles create a light, bubbly head that is 1/2" deep and didn't last very long.
Nose: Very earthy and herbal garden scent with peppery hops and caramel, toffee wheat malt.
Flavor: The herbal and zesty hop profile stands out most with a complex and peppry yeast edge and the malt is mildly sweet and smooth with subtle currents of vanilla and coffee.
Feel: medium bodied, crisp, refreshing but very smooth going down.
DA: I enjoyed this, despite it's pretty low rating here, I wouldn't mind another.
08-19-2007 01:40:26 | More by GratefulBeerGuy
2.73/5 rDev -13.9%
This pours a clear amber with a nice two finger head.The smell is very weak,but you can detect some floral and vegatable scents.The taste is a little hoppy,but not much else.There is a slight malt and nuttiness to this,but not much.The m/f is light ,weak,and watery.This is an average beer,and a below average winter beer.
12-21-2005 04:19:43 | More by jmz62565
2.93/5 rDev -7.6%
Apperance: nice dark golden color....looks like cream soda. Head was foamy, bubbley and went away quickly. Nice overall color and apperance does look like it would be smooth, not much lacing.
Smell: uummm...not to much to say here. Has an off sweetness smell to it and I could tell that it was going to be watery by the smell. Slight hop smell but not nothing more.
Taste/Mouthfeel: toasted grains and minimal hops. Odd sweetness takes away what little flavor is in it. Does finish dry and clean and is very smooth, interestingly smooth character. Yes finishes a bit watery as well.
I like Pete's brews but this one was kind of a downer. It is a smooth drinkable beer but lacks in overall taste
11-21-2006 18:30:25 | More by Magpie14
3.45/5 rDev +8.8%
Burnt brass with a modest, lacy off-white head.
Fragrant of caramel grain maltiness, inching sweeter towards vanilla nougat. Backed with a sense of lemon.
Begins with a Munich malt structure that presents as carameled almonds. Flees towards things doughier, towing the wheat it carries. Turns the corners with a fleeting soggy vegetal impression, a la creamed corn. Ends lemony, with a stray phenol or two, as the meager hops come in to provide a tinny dryness.
Medium build with low-to-moderate carbonation.
I've come not to expect much from Pete's. A Cream Ale as their "hearty winter seasonal? Um..what? Nevertheless, even if this has some awkward moments, it sits squarely as average. All things considered, that's probably a success.
01-02-2005 17:45:31 | More by cokes
3.58/5 rDev +12.9%
Pete's Wanderlust Cream Ale pours a dark copper body beneath a creamy head of white. It's darker than might be expected, and that's a good indication that this is more than just another golden ale that's been cold-conditioned.
The head retention is good, and it leaves some nice, thin, "branchy" lace about the glass.
The nose is sweetish and slightly fruity with some mild nutty and toasty nuts from the malt. No hops are present; but it's otherwise clean and welcoming.
The creaminess promised by the label is, indeed, present, and it's medium-bodied, somewhat dextrinous, and moderately carbonated leaving it smooth as well.
The flavor is pretty much as the nose suggests, with a combination of yeasty fruitiness (soft berries) and nutty, just slightly toasty, sweetish malt that's backed by a supportive, but truly sublime, bitterness. Again, no real hop flavor is present, although there is some in the bbackground if you want to get technical. Surprisingly, it finishes relatively short and dry with just a drip of residual sweet malt and a juicy smear of sugary red berries.
Wanderlust surprises, in more ways than one, and it can be quite charming at the right time, and/or with a receptive audience. In a way it reminded me of their strawberry blonde, but a touch darker. It's very drinkable for what it is, and I'd imagine that it's quite popular.
02-09-2007 01:36:01 | More by NeroFiddled
2.65/5 rDev -16.4%
Pours a light orange/amber color with a very small fizzy head that dissapears within seconds. The aroma is sweet malt and a touch of vanilla. The taste is much like the aroma with a lingering sweet malty flavor with a very small hop presence. The mouthfeel is smoot and creamy. Overall, this is not a terrible brew but certainly nothing I have the desire to pick up again.
01-18-2007 03:14:16 | More by cjgator3
2.83/5 rDev -10.7%
Very underachieving. Don't find many cream ales so I was excited to find this one, and I'd remembered some good experiences with Pete's Brewing Co's products, but this one didn't impress me at all.
Poured with a pretty scant white head, average lacing. Light gold, and well carbonated. Nice, smooth mouthfeel.
Tastes very much, like other reviewers have said, like a slightly better version of an average macro. Sweet but pretty flat malt, almost no hop presence. Has some fruitiness. As it warms, it becomes rather boozy.
Would be a good choice for a mixed group as it is decent, but not one I'd pick up again.
12-05-2006 19:09:39 | More by johnbonham1980
2.73/5 rDev -13.9%
Amber-gold in hue, the color is unexpectedly eye-catching! There are gobs of animation racing towards the white head; at the apex the foam was two fingers in height. Head retention was decent; it faded to a soapy, fairly thick cap. This cap lasted the entire consumption. Subsequent lacing was very webby and quite widespread. Its off to a good start! The nose is malty sweet with grainy aromas. There is a weak suggestion of spiciness, from the hops? Husky. Clean. Filtered. It doesnt smell like a Cream Ale. Inoffensive but not inviting, the potency is low and it fails to say much anyway. The palate is okay; I dont enjoy that distinctive Petes aura. Aside from their Summer Seasonal I havent had a Petes in years yet I can remember what they all taste like. The house yeast, even filtered like it is, is still noticeable. Hell, maybe its the water. I dont know. Back to this beer Cream Ale? Hardly. Adjunct Ale? Im buying that. There isnt any sophistication in this beer. I assume there was supposed to be. Yeah right, who am I fooling? The beer was brewed to be bland and popular with the macro-lager crowd. They succeed. Sweetness is moderate. Husky. Grainy. Caramel malts are found in small doses, lightly toasted. No bitterness. Lightly nutty and metallic. Bland yet muddled. Clean to a point. There isnt anything foul about this beer. There isnt anything really good about the taste either. The aftertaste has a slightly rotten/cooked veggie thing going on. This really hurts the likeability. Medium-light/light in body, the carbonation is active and appropriate for this beer, overall the mouthfeel is decent, uneventful but workable. The more I drank, the less I liked it. Thankfully I have only one bottle. It is not drinkable. It is not enjoyable. It is hardly worth a damn. Not recommended. I purchased one bottle in Lincoln, NE as part of a mixed six-pack of winter beers.
A Cream Ale for a winter seasonal? Comical.
12-10-2004 20:55:20 | More by bditty187
North Carolina
3.65/5 rDev +15.1%
Why are there only 2 other reviews besides this one? Poured with very little head, lacing, or carobonation to speak of. Nice amber color, but no real scent. First cream ale I've tried in quite a while so a little hard to compare to others. Enjoy the sensations at first and very easy to drink. Great name and label for a cream ale. Would definitely try again.
10-04-2004 03:07:57 | More by Backer2004
3.15/5 rDev -0.6%
Dark golden in color, a thick sheet of lacing that lasts until the final drop. A large malt based nose. Slick off the cuff; but lacks in the character department; thin malt based body, some toasted malts perhaps? Grainy and a bit bitter. Rather acidic and cloying; yet not to annoying. It is creamy, but average; dont expect much here.
12-04-2004 03:18:04 | More by GeoffRizzo
3.8/5 rDev +19.9%
A big surprise. Found this on sale for around 50 cents a bottle. It had avery nice appearance...light copper, creamy head and excellent lacing. Smell was a nice blend of fruitiness, grassiness and earthiness. Taste was mainly malt, although there was a light hop presence. Mouthfeel is very smooth. This carries over to the drinkability which gives a light and smooth presence.
01-02-2007 00:21:53 | More by edchicma
3/5 rDev -5.4%
06-28-2013 00:36:14 | More by JamLand
2.9/5 rDev -8.5%
Pours to pale amber color and white thin head with bubbles of various sizes. Aroma is a bit skunky at first, smells of sweet munich malt with hops singing backup. Flavor is malt dominant , with a weird veggie aftertaste. Mouthfeel is anything but creamy--kind of "crunchy" and astringent.
04-12-2005 23:43:01 | More by EagleTalon
Pete's Wicked Wanderlust Cream Ale from Pete's Brewing Company
74 out of 100 based on 138 ratings.