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New research from Berg Insight reveals that the "real-time mobile location-based advertising and marketing" industry will grow in value at a compound annual growth rate of 65% from €526 ($688) million as of 2012 to €6.5 ($8.5) billion in 2017. That figure would make up just under one-third of all mobile advertising spend, predicts Berg.
Even without the cookie in mobile, geotargeting and mobile profiles are improving. It should come as no surprise that Berg is predicting a massive increase in value for location-based advertising in the next five years.

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Loading... Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation REDWING and the Lost… (edition 2007)by Marcus Luttrell, Patrick RobinsonWork detailsLone Survivor : The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell
Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This might have been an interesting story, I don't know since I did not get past the first 50 or so pages. It was written at about a High School sophomore level. That may have been its intended audience but I found it detracted from the story. Perhaps the movie was better as it most likely would have skipped a lot of the introductory materials. This is story of inspiration and determination. Marcus Luttrell is a man that most of us can only hope to be. I highly recommend his story to anyone that thinks they might be even a little bit interested in it. Listened to the audio of this book. Very tense, very riveting. A very good, very personal, & therefore slightly jaundiced account of Operation Redwing. No one can doubt this mans heroism & amazing capabilities under fire & afterwards. A very good account of the modern battlefield, & special forces. First part of book describes his training.. second part of book describing his combat experience would not be remotely believable without reading the first part. Really puts things in to perspective what humans are capable of.
Just because Luttrell got his facts wrong, criticized the rules of engagement needlessly, and misunderstands counter-insurgency, that doesn't mean his memoir is bad art. Misguided definitely, but not necessarily a poor piece of writing. Except Lone Survivor is a bad piece of writing, and I hope it will be forgotten in twenty years.
References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in English (10)Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0316044695, Mass Market Paperback)Four US Navy SEALS departed one clear night in early July 2005 for the mountainous Afghanistan-Pakistan border for a reconnaissance mission. Their task was to document the activity of an al Qaeda leader rumored to be very close to Bin Laden with a small army in a Taliban stronghold. Five days later, only one of those Navy SEALS made it out alive.This is the story of the only survivor of Operation Redwing, SEAL fire team leader Marcus Luttrell, and the extraordinary firefight that led to the largest loss of life in American Navy SEAL history. His squadmates fought valiantly beside him until he was the only one left alive, blasted by an RPG into a place where his pursuers could not find him. Over the next four days, terribly injured and presumed dead, Luttrell crawled for miles through the mountains and was taken in by sympathetic villagers who risked their lives to keep him safe from surrounding Taliban warriors. A born and raised Texan, Marcus Luttrell takes us from the rigors of SEAL training, where he and his fellow SEALs discovered what it took to join the most elite of the American special forces, to a fight in the desolate hills of Afghanistan for which they never could have been prepared. His account of his squadmates' heroism and mutual support renders an experience that is both heartrending and life-affirming. In this rich chronicle of courage and sacrifice, honor and patriotism, Marcus Luttrell delivers a powerful narrative of modern war. (retrieved from Amazon Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:26:59 -0400) This is the story of fire team leader Marcus Luttrell, the sole survivor of Operation Redwing, and the desperate battle in the Afghanistan mountains in 2005, that led to the largest loss of life in Navy SEAL history. (summary from another edition) |
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Obama's vacation: Time with the family ... and the nuclear codes
Obama's vacation in Maine will be a short one. But no matter where they go, presidents never really leave their job the way a typical white-collar professional does when he packs his beach towel and powers down his Blackberry.
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President Obama heads to Maine this weekend for a short summer vacation with his wife and daughters. It is a hallowed Washington tradition: Every year, presidents go on vacation, and every year, their political opponents lambaste them for demonstrating insufficient focus on America's problems.
But no matter where they go and what their trips are called, presidents are never really disconnected from their job the way a typical white-collar professional is when he packs up his beach towel and powers down his Blackberry.
"The president is always on call, 24/7, if there is a crisis," says presidential historian Robert Dallek. "They're lucky if they go on vacation and there's no crisis, and then they get some downtime. But they're always on call."
IN PICTURES: Presidential vacations
For one thing, the president can reach his principal advisers at a moment's notice, and many of them remain on duty during presidential vacations. Sometimes, aides will even accompany the commander in chief on a holiday – Henry Kissinger was a frequent guest at President Richard Nixon's compound in Key Biscayne, Fla. The president's daily briefings on national security and the economy happen as though he had never left the friendly confines of the White House.


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Altera and China Mobile Demonstrate Virtualized C-RAN Platform for 5G at Mobile World Congress 2015BARCELONA, Spain, Mobile World Congress -- March 2, 2015 – At the Mobile World Congress 2015 today, Altera and China Mobile demonstrated jointly a Centralized/Coordinated/Cloud Radio Access Network (C-RAN) platform targeting the next generation of virtualized 5G wireless networks. This approach will dramatically improve the user experience at the edge of cells, achieving much higher channel capacity and spectrum efficiency, reduce the network power consumption, and support flexible and agile network deployments. C-RAN has the potential to create tremendous new business models for network operators, and numerous new applications for the end users of 5G wireless networks.(more) |
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Altera Ships 20 nm SoCsAltera today strengthened its leadership position in SoC FPGA products by shipping its second-generation SoC family. Arria® 10 SoCs are the industry's only programmable devices that combine ARM® processors with a 20 nm FPGA fabric. Arria 10 SoCs bring across-the-board improvements to enable higher performing, lower power, and more feature rich embedded systems compared to previous generation SoC FPGAs. Altera will showcase its SoC-based solutions, including the industry's only 20 nm SoC FPGA, to attendees of Embedded World 2015 in Nurnberg, Germany. (more) |
February 23, 2015
Altera FPGAs Achieve Compelling Performance-per-Watt in Cloud Data Center Acceleration Using CNN AlgorithmsAltera today announced Microsoft is using Altera Arria® 10 FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays), to achieve compelling performance-per-Watt in data center acceleration based on CNN (convolutional neural network) algorithms. These algorithms are frequently used for image classification, image recognition, and natural language processing. Altera is presenting how FPGAs are accelerating data center search at two key industry events this week: FPGA 2015 ACM/SIGDA in Monterey, California, on February 23 and the Linley Group Data Center Conference in San Jose, California, on February 25.(more) |
February 23, 2015
Altera Showcases Its Industry-leading SoC Solutions at Embedded WorldAltera will showcase at Embedded World 2015 how its SoCs are enabling developers to create highly differentiated, feature-rich embedded systems. Altera SoCs will be featured prominently throughout the exhibit halls both in Altera's booth and in multiple partner booths. Highlights in Altera's booth (Hall 5 Stand 277) include the unveiling of Altera's second-generation SoC family, Arria® 10 SoCs, the industry's only 20 nm SoC FPGA family. Also on display will be application-specific demonstrations of low-cost, low-power 28 nm Cyclone® V SoCs enabling higher performance, lower power and more secure embedded, automotive and industrial applications.(more) |
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Altera Announces Virtual Prototyping for Its Industry-leading SoC FPGA Portfolio Through Collaboration with Mentor GraphicsAltera today announced its collaboration with Mentor Graphics to provide embedded software developers access to best-in-class Vista® virtual platforms that support Altera's entire SoC FPGA portfolio, including its third-generation 14 nm Stratix® 10 SoCs with a 64-bit quad-core ARM® Cortex-A53 processor. These advanced SoC virtual platforms accelerate embedded software development across the entire product life cycle for significant time to market advantage and reduced cost. (more) |
January 08, 2015
Altera Demonstrates FPGA-Based Solutions at CAR-ELE JAPAN International Automotive Electronics Technology ExpoAltera is demonstrating leading-edge automotive solutions based on its field-programmable gate array (FPGA) technology at CAR-ELE JAPAN, a premier international automotive electronics exposition taking place January 14 to 16, 2014, at the Tokyo Big Sight, in Booth West 8-49. The demonstrations will cover advanced programmable logic solutions for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), video scaling and graphic acceleration in car infotainment systems, and use of FPGAs to increase efficiency and performance of electric vehicle powertrains. (more) |
January 05, 2015
Audi Selects Altera SoC FPGA for Production Vehicles with "Piloted Driving" CapabilityAltera today announced that its SoC field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) have been selected for use in Audi's advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) targeted for mass production. Audi, a self-driving car technology leader, and Austrian high-tech company TTTech, the core-development partner for Audi's central driver assistance control unit zFAS, chose the Altera® Cyclone® V SoC FPGA for its ability to increase system performance and enable the differentiated features Audi requires for piloted driving and parking not available with application specific standard product (ASSP) solutions. (more) |
December 18, 2014
Altera Demonstrates Industry's Highest Performance DDR4 Memory Data Rates in an FPGAAltera today announced it is demonstrating in silicon DDR4 memory interfaces operating at an industry-leading 2,666 Mbps. Altera's Arria® 10 FPGAs and SoCs are the industry's only FPGAs available today that support DDR4 memory at these data rates, delivering a 43 percent improvement in memory performance over previous generation FPGAs and a 10 percent improvement in memory performance over competing 20 nm FPGAs. Hardware designers today can use the latest Quartus® II software v14.1 to enable 2,666 Mbps DDR4 memory data rates in Arria 10 FPGA and SoC designs. A video demonstration showing robust memory interfaces operating at 2,666 Mbps with margin is available for viewing at www.altera.com/arria10. (more) |
December 15, 2014
Altera Quartus II Software v14.1 Enables TFLOPS Performance in Industry's First FPGA with Hardened Floating Point DSP BlocksAltera today released its Quartus® II software v14.1 featuring expanded support for Arria® 10 FPGAs and SoCs, the FPGA industry's only devices with hardened floating point DSP blocks and the industry's only 20 nm SoC FPGAs that integrate ARM processors. Altera's latest software release provides immediate support for the hardened floating point DSP blocks integrated in Arria 10 FPGAs and SoCs. Users can choose between three unique DSP design entry flows and achieve up to an industry-leading 1.5 TFLOPS of DSP performance. The software also includes several optimizations that improve designer productivity by accelerating Arria 10 FPGA and SoC design time. (more) |
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Every year we pull out all the stops and hold a slew of special events for 10 days straight at the Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Escondido, Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Liberty Station and around the county to celebrate. What do we have in store for this year? Well...
Rare Beer Breakfast 2014
Friday, November 7 | 9am - Noon
Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Escondido
"Dr." Bill Sysak starts San Diego Beer Week early with a crazy festival of rare beers in our gardens. Join us for three hours of off-the-hook brews, swanky tunes, and an absolutely amazing buffet!
You'll get all the following with your $65 ticket:
* Fifteen 3oz tasters
* Dozens of phenomenal rare beers to choose from
* A commemorative glass
* Delicious all-you-can-eat breakfast
* Live music
Decadent Decade of Stone Imperial Russian Stout
Friday, November 7 | 11:30am - Close
Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Liberty Station
It's been over half a year since 2014 Stone Imperial Russian Stout made its mouthwatering debut, and we know you want more. We've never been the type to deliver in moderate amounts, so we'll have a decade's worth of this beloved black brew on tap for you, pouring all day long or until we run out!
2004 Stone Imperial Russian Stout 2005 Stone Imperial Russian Stout 2008 Stone Imperial Russian Stout aged in Bourbon Barrels 2009 Stone Imperial Russian Stout 2010 Stone Imperial Russian Stout 2011 Stone Imperial Russian Stout 2011 Stone Imperial Russian Stout aged in Red Wine Barrels 2011 Stone BELGO Anise Imperial Russian Stout 2012 Stone Imperial Russian Stout 2013 Stone ESPRESSO Imperial Russian Stout 2014 Stone Imperial Russian Stout |
Surly Comes to Stone
Saturday, November 8 | 5pm - 8pm
Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Escondido
Surly Brewing Co.'s beers, let alone the fine folks who run the brewery, rarely make an appearance on the West Coast, so take advantage of your chance to become acquainted with the scrappy Midwestern brewery and its wares. Join us at the outside bar to meet a special guest from Surly and sample the brewery's cantankerously named, intensely flavorful beers...and perhaps start planning your trip to Minnesota for more.
Damien, Child of Darkness (Black IPA) Furious IPA Overrated! West Coast Style IPA Darkness 2012 Darkness 2013 Pentagram 2014 Smoke 2013 SurlyFest |
Hoppy Weekend
Saturday, November 8 | 11:30am - Close
Sunday, November 9 | 11am - Close
Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Liberty Station
Mosaic, Simcoe, Simtra, Hallertau, Ahtanum, El Dorado, Apollo, Magnum, Nugget...the list goes on, and, boy, are we glad!
All weekend long, or at least until the well–err, the keg–runs dry, we'll be celebrating as many different kinds of hops as we can with a variety of IPAs, IIPAs and yes, even IIIPAs.
Artifex No Name IPA Artifex Rye-Diculous Avery duganA IPA Beachwood Denver Jackhammer Bear Republic Racer X Dogfish Head Burton Baton Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA El Segundo Hop Tanker DIPA El Segundo Mayberry IPA Faction Bornday DIPA Green Flash Soul Style IPA Green Flash Symposium IPA Heretic Evil Cousin Ironfire DOA Double IPA Knee Deep Hoptologist DIPA Knee Deep Think Twice Triple IPA Monkey Paw Muriqui IIIPA Noble Ale Works Nelson Showers Pizza Port Ocean Beach The Jetty IPA |
Pizza Port San Clemente Hobbit Hunter IPA Pizza Port SDBW Belgian IPA Ritual Hop-O-Matic Russian River Blind Pig IPA Russian River Pliny The Elder Smog City Hoptonic IPA Societe The Apprentice Societe The Pupil Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Liberty Station Buoy 1 SD Pale Ale Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Liberty Station The Lupulin Loop w/Jarrylo Stone Enjoy By 12.05.14 IPA Stone Go To IPA Stone IPA Stone Ruination IPA Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Black IPA Surly Furious IPA |
Firestone Walker 18th Anniversary Release Party
Sunday, November 9 | 5pm - 8pm
Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Escondido
Firestone Walker Brewing Co. is celebrating its anniversary with us for the sixth year in a row! Join Barrel Works Director Jeffers Richardson at our outside bar for an awesome party commemorating 18 years of brewing world–class beers. We'll be the first in California to pour the much–anticipated Firestone Walker XVIII outside of their brewery, so come on down for a taste, in addition to several more tasty Firestone Walker beers.
XVIII Anniversary Ale XVII Anniversary Ale Agrestic Double DBA Parabola Stickee Monkee Sucaba Velvet Merkin Unfiltered DBA on cask ...plus a very special barrel-aged sour beer debuting here before its public release! |
Monday, November 10 | Noon - 2pm
Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Escondido
Chat with local brewing heroes over world-class food and beers! Join us for a phenomenal lunch break with award-winning brewer Jeff Bagby, Stone Prez & Co-founder Steve Wagner, and Stone Brewmaster Mitch Steele. "Dr." Bill Sysak has paired each tasty Asian-themed dish with two outstanding beers–one from each brewery!
Stone Enjoy By 12.05.14 IPA Stone 18th Anniversary IPA Green Flash/Pizza Port Carlsbad/Stone Highway 78 Scotch Ale aged in Scotch Whisky Barrels: "Chuck/Jeff/Mitch" Blend Green Flash/Pizza Port Carlsbad/Stone Highway 78 Scotch Ale aged in Scotch Whisky Barrels: "Wagner" Blend |
Bagby Tis The Saison: Belgian Style Bagby Stout Your Engines: American Stout Bagby Dork Squad: American IPA Bagby Upside Down Frown: American Brown Ale |
Book Signing with Steve Wagner, Mitch Steele & Nicholas Gingold
Monday, November 10 | 5pm - 7pm
Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Liberty Station
Join Stone President & Co-founder Steve Wagner and Stone Brewmaster Mitch Steele, along with author Nicholas Gingold for a beer in our garden during a meet-and-greet signing event for Gingold's latest book: California BrewMasters: Portraits and Profiles of the Golden State's Brewing Icons.
The book provides a glimpse into the stories of 45+ of the women and men directly responsible for much of California's craft beer, including a foreword by Steve Wagner and a feature on Mitch Steele. Books will be available for purchase.
Monday, November 10 | 7pm - 9pm
Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Liberty Station
We'll light up your tastebuds and your neurons with an impressive array of coffee-laced brews and an in-depth look at the relationship between beer and coffee. Liberty Station Brewing Manager Kris Ketcham, Liberty Station Certified Cicerone Kyle Suckiel and Ryan Bros. Co-founder Tom Ryan will guide you through the evening's tastings and give you the inside scoop on how coffee is used in the brewing process.
Tickets are $30 with tax and gratuity included, and are available online.
AleSmith Speedway Stout Avery Tweak Beachwood Tovarish Russian Imperial Espresso Stout Faction Anomaly Milk Stout Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel Chris Banker/Stone/Insurgente Xocoveza Mocha Stout Stone Coffee Milk Stout 2013 Stone ESPRESSO Imperial Russian Stout Surly Coffee Bender |
12 Stone Casks
Wednesday, November 12 | 5pm - 8pm
Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Escondido
Meet 12 of Stone's brewing stars and try 12 casks of creative, deliciously enhanced Stone brews! Precisely at 5pm, our brewers will tap their unique and unbelievably tasty casks simultaneously–with mallets.
Wednesday, November 12 | 6pm - 9pm
Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Liberty Station
Stone and Avery have raided their beer cellars for an array of vintage beers that would be remarkable on their own, but when paired with five extraordinary courses become part of a truly momentous experience. Adam Avery himself, Avery's founder and brewmaster, will join us for dinner and Patrick Dawson, author of Vintage Beer: A Taster's Guide to Brews That Improve over Time (with a foreword by "Dr." Bill Sysak) will join in with books to sell and sign.
2007 Stone Imperial Russian Stout JUST ADDED!
Stone 07.07.07 Vertical Epic Ale 2006 Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine Stone 12.12.12 Vertical Epic Ale Matt's Burning Rosids Imperial Cherrywood-Smoked Saison Stone 11.11.11 Vertical Epic Ale |
Avery Rumpkin JUST ADDED!
2011 Avery/Russian River Collaboration not Litigation Ale 2008 Avery The Reverend Belgian-Style Quadrupel Ale 2010 Avery The Czar Imperial Stout 2004 Avery The Beast Grand Cru Ale 2008 Avery Samael's Oak-aged Ale |
Meet the Brewer with Alpine Beer Co.
Thursday, November 13 | 5pm - 7pm
Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Liberty Station
Pat McIlhenney, retired firefighter, extraordinary brewer and founder of Alpine Beer Company, has been brewing award-winning beers for 15 years. Join Pat at our Garden Bar and and chat with him over a pint or two of his amazing creations. Beer list to be announced soon.
Thursday, November 13 | 6pm - 9pm
Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Escondido
Monkey Paw Brewing Co. doesn't monkey around when it comes to brewing fantastic beer. Join Head Brewer Cosimo Sorrentino for dinner and not only will you get to try several of his delicious and creatively named beers, including one-offs and rarities, you'll be treated to a spectacular five-course feast of inventive pork dishes. This is bacon and beer like you've never had before! All pairings by "Dr." Bill Sysak, Craft Beer Ambassador.
Bonobos IPA/SD Pale Ale Muriqui Monkey Paw/Small Bar 5th Anniversary Tamarin IPA w/Orange Peel & Cocoa Nibs Lab Monkey Cascade Single Hop Rye IPA Satanic Chimp Monkey Paw/AleSmith Ashes from the Grave Sweet Georgia Brown 3rd Anniversary Brass Monkey Monkey Paw/Station Tavern 5th Anniversary Raspberry CocoaMotive Monkey Paw/Faction SatisFaction Smoked Imperial Stout The Big Smoke Mighty Joe Young |
Double Down on Double Bastard: 11 Years of Double Bastard Ale
Friday, November 14 | 11am - Close
Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Escondido
Join us at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Escondido and get a taste of this year's Double Bastard Ale fresh on the heels of this year's release! We'll have 11 years' worth of this much sought-after beer on tap, so you can catch up on the vintages you may have missed. We will keep pouring until they run out!
2003 Double Bastard Ale 2005 Double Bastard Ale 2006 Double Bastard Ale 2007 Double Bastard Ale 2008 Double Bastard Ale 2009 Double Bastard Ale 2010 Double Bastard Ale aged in Bourbon Barrels 2011 Double Bastard Ale 2012 Double Bastard Ale aged in Red Wine Barrels 2013 Double Bastard Ale 2014 Double Bastard Ale |
Tap, Tap, Tap: Specialty Keg Release
Friday, November 14 | Noon - 8pm
Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Liberty Station
You might just want to spend all day here when you see what we've got in store for you on Friday...Every hour on the hour we'll tap a brand new specialty keg from one of our favorite craft brewers.
Noon: J.W. Lees Harvest Ale 1pm: 2013 Drew Curtis/Wil Wheaton/Greg Koch Stone Farking Wheaton w00tstout 2pm: The Bruery Sucré 6th Anniversary Ale 3pm: Ritual Fat Hog Barleywine Ale aged in High West Bourbon Barrels 4pm: Prairie Bomb! 5pm: North Coast Old Stock Ale Cellar Reserve aged in Brandy Barrels 6pm: Firestone Walker Parabola 7pm: Midnight Sun BarFly Smoked Imperial Stout 8pm: AleSmith Speedway Stout aged in Bourbon Barrels |
Saturday, November 15 | Noon - 2pm
Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Escondido
Join us for a veritable feast of chocolate and beer featuring sweet creations by one of San Diego's finest chocolatiers, Johna Nilson of So Rich!!! Chocolates. Johna designs many of her unique chocolates specifically with beer pairing in mind, so you can count on a truly elevated chocolate experience.
You'll get 12 sinfully delicious chocolates paired by "Dr." Bill Sysak with 12 delectable craft beers–because there's no such thing as too much decadence!
Stone Cali-Belgique IPA Stone Smoked Porter Stone Ruination IPA Stone Coffee Milk Stout Chris Banker/Stone/Insurgente Xocoveza Mocha Stout Stone 10.10.10 Vertical Epic Ale Stone 12.12.12 Vertical Epic Ale Matt's Burning Rosids Imperial Cherrywood-Smoked Saison Stochasticity Project Quadrotriticale 2012 Double Bastard Ale 2013 Stone Old Guardian OAK-SMOKED Barley Wine 2014 Stone Imperial Russian Stout |
Spontaneous Sour Saturday
Saturday, November 15 | 11:30am - Close
Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Liberty Station
We're wrapping up San Diego Beer Week with some of our favorite friends: Brettanomyces, Pediococcus, and Lactobacillus. Join us and revel in the end of another successful week–long celebration of San Diego's stellar craft brewing scene. We've got 13 mouth-puckeringly delicious sours on tap just for the occasion.
Almanac Dark Pumpkin Sour Bear Republic Cuvee de Bubba Bockor Cuvee des Jacobins Rouge Boulevard Smokestack Series - Saison-Brett Firestone Walker Agrestic Green Flash Sour Blond Gueuze Tilquin Hoparazzi La Tarte Cerise J. Wakefield/Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Liberty Station Hot Lil' Miami Tart Liefmans Cuvée-Brut Liefmans Goudenband Lindemans Pêche Lambic Lindemans Gueuze Lambic Rodenbach Grand Cru The Bruery Hottenroth Berliner Weisse Verhaeghe Duchesse de Bourgogne Vicaris Tripel-Gueuze |


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If all this info has beem posted before I apologize. But I found these two write-ups on AAS liver damage and thought they were too good to ignore. What I really like about them is that they are backed by real references. The one thing that was an eye opener for me was that loss of appetite and/or heartburn while on AAS is most likely an early indicator of cholestasis of the liver.
Its alot of info but it is a MUST READ for anybody using or thinking of using AAS. In fact I think somebody should make this a STICKY. I'm just gonna cut and paste so hear it goes:
The liver, AAS-induced Hepatotoxicity, and Liver Protectants
It is a well-known fact that most oral anabolic steroids, as well as a select few injectable anabolic steroids induce a measure of liver toxicity (properly referred to as hepatotoxicity) in the body. The range of hepatoxocitiy that these compounds can cause varies a great deal, ranging from very minor to serious life-threatening damage. The word "liver toxicity" and "hepatotoxicity" is thrown around a lot in bodybuilding circles and throughout the anabolic steroid using community, but how many people actually understand what these terms mean? How many people actually know what specifically it is that is "toxic" about the anabolic steroid in the liver? What is it that actually happens to the liver cells (hepatocytes)? The majority of people who throw around the words "liver toxic" will not be able to answer those questions at all. This is where that should change. After reading through this post, you will understand why certain anabolic steroids cause hepatotoxicity, what hepatotoxicity actually is, and how it affects the body, and most importantly: what you can do about it and what liver protectants to take.
C17-Alpha Alkylation and What It Does
The first point to address is that it is common knowledge that oral steroids are known as being liver toxic, while injectable anabolic steroids are not (at least not to as great of an extent as orals are). There is a reason for this, and that is: C17-alpha alkylation (C17AA). Without the C17AA modification, very little of the anabolic steroid when ingested will survive hepatic metabolism (liver metabolism), and not enough of it will reach the bloodstream to produce any noticeable effects. It was then discovered at one point, that by modifying the chemical structure by adding a methyl group (also known as an alkyl group) to the 17th carbon on the steroid structure (also known as carbon 17-alpha), it would allow the anabolic steroid to become more resistant to the hepatic metabolism that would previously render the majority of the ingested steroid into inactive metabolites. This chemical bonding of a methyl group onto the 17th carbon is what is known as C17-alpha alkylation. It is because of C17-alpha alkylation, that the anabolic steroid becomes orally active and bioavailable ? without it, the anabolic steroid would not survive liver metabolism. However, the negative downside in this case is that of increased hepatotoxicity (increased liver toxicity). C17-alpha alkylation allows an anabolic steroid to become more resistant to hepatic breakdown, and any compound that is further resistant to hepatic breakdown will always have greater hepatotoxicity associated with it for various reasons. But how does this happen?
C17AA effectively alters the chemical structure enough to block the enzyme 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17beta-HSD) from interacting with the hormone in the liver, which would normally metabolize the steroid into an inactive metabolite. However, the liver is now forced to metabolize the anabolic steroid through other means. At this point in time, it is unknown as to how exactly the C17AA modification causes hepatotoxicity, but it is strongly hypothesized that because the liver contains a high concentration of androgen receptors(1), the now unaltered and unmetabolized anabolic steroid (which is now instantly highly active) that is making the first pass through the liver will exhibit heavy amounts of androgenic activity in the liver because its metabolism has been blocked. Because it is being ingested orally, and therefore makes the first pass through the liver, the liver then becomes exposed to massive concentrations of these active anabolic steroids immediately, rather than through the injection route of administration where the anabolic steroid does not have to make a first pass through the liver (and therefore the liver is not exposed to massive amounts of active androgens all at once). The fact that studies have demonstrated that the greater the androgenic strength an oral anabolic steroid exhibits, the worse the hepatoxicity is, lends credence to the theory that androgenic activity is correlated with hepatotoxicity in oral AAS(2)(3).
Cholestasis is the most common form of liver damage that is characteristic of the use/abuse of oral anabolic steroids(4). It is the condition whereby bile is unable to properly flow throguhout the liver and into the duodenum (the first section of the small intestine that connects to the stomach). This can occur as the result of a physical (also known as a mechanical) blockage, such as gallstones or a tumor formation causing blockage. The other form of blockage is in the form of a chemical blockage (also known as metabolic cholestasis), which is cholestasis that is resultant of a disruption of the hepatic cells' ability to properly manufacture and flow bile. C17AA anabolic steroids cause metabolic (chemical) cholestasis. Metabolic cholestasis can also be the result of a hereditary genetic dysfunction, and there are plenty of other substances, drugs, and medications that can cause cholestasis as well. In order to understand cholestasis, it is important to know what bile is and what it does for us.
Bile is a dark green/yellow to brown fluid that is manufactured by the cells of the liver, and consists of 85% water, 10% bile salts, 3% muscuous and pigments, 1% fats, and 0.7% inorganic salts. The primary function of bile is to digest fats that are consumed in food, making it a very important component in the digestion and processing of food. Because it is involved in the digestion and breakdown of fats, it is very important for the proper breakdown and absorption of fat-based and fat soluble compounds (such as many types of vitamins). In addition to this, bile serves to act as an excretion vehicle for the transport of metabolites out of the liver, such as bilirubin which is a metabolic byproduct as a result of the liver cells recycling red blood cells. Finally, an additional function that bile serves (and this is very important) is the neutralizing of acidity of the contents of the stomach (as a result of stomach acid) before it enters the intestines. A simultaneous role bile plays in that process is also a disinfectant, killing bacteria that could be in the ingested food.
When the C17AA anabolic steroids inhibit the flow of bile in the liver, bile will build up in the small bile ducts of the liver forming plugs (known as canalicular bile plugs). The cells of the liver (hepatocytes) will continue to attempt to excrete bile as they normally would, but as bile accumulates due to the plugs, enough pressure will build until the lining cells of the bile ducts rupture. As a result, bile spills out onto other cells and tissue, resulting in cell death. Cells will begin to build up with bile as well (more common in intrahepatic chemical/metabolic cholestasis), and without proper flow of bile, the cells will die. This build-up of bile is known as a bile pool, and while not all of the bile acids contained in the bile pool are hepatotoxic, most of them are, and this is why the bile pool accumulation results in liver cell death. C17AA anabolic steroids cause intracellular bile retention within the hepatocytes (bile accumulation inside the liver cells).
Symptoms of cholestasis:
- Nausea
- Malaise
- Anorexia, loss of appetite
- Vomiting
- Abdominal pain/burning (almost like heartburn/burning sensations due to the lack of bile being excreted to neutralize the acidity of stomach content entering the duodenum). VERY IMPORTANT: what is commonly mistaken for heartburn by many people while using oral C17AA anabolic steroids is actually varying stages of cholestasis.
- Pruritus (itching)
- Clay colored dark stool
- Pale stool (strong indication of physical/mechanical cholestasis rather than metabolic/chemical cholestasis)
- Dark amber colored urine
- Jaundice (strong indication of physical/mechanical cholestasis, but can occur with metabolic/chemical intrahepatic cholestasis if it reaches worsened stages)
Although cholestasis can normally be recovered from if C17AA steroids are halted early enough, the body might require months before liver function is properly restored, and this is why it is very important to maintain proper liver function during the use of C17AA compounds with the supplementation of a proper liver support compound.
UDCA/TUDCA (Ursodeoxycholic Acid / Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid)
Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) and tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) are bile acids themselves that are non-toxic to the liver and in fact have been proven to exhibit the exact opposite - they assist in bile flow through various different pathways which will be covered shortly. TUDCA is simply the taurine conjugate of UDCA (UDCA with a taurine amino acid bound to it), which has been claimed to exhibit greater oral bioavailability, but both variants have been proven to work very effectively. UDCA and TUDCA used to be extracted from the liver of bears, but synthetic methods have since been developed in order to manufacture these compounds, as well as the ability to derive them from other sources.
By far the most effective liver support compound available, UDCA and TUDCA are compounds that serve to speed up the metabolic transition of toxic bile acids to less toxic bile acids, and they also serve to increase the manufacture of non-toxic bile acids from cholesterol(5). The result is a decrease in the toxicity of the bile pool. Remember when I mentioned above that liver toxicity from oral anabolic steroids (in the really bad stages) results in bile building up in the hepatocytes (liver cells) until they rupture and bile spills out onto other cells killing them? Well, the bile being spilled out consists of mostly toxic bile salts. UDCA and TUDCA are beneficial non-toxic bile salts that will essentially balance out the toxicity of the bile pool and serve to neutralize the toxicity making it less toxic to the surrounding resident liver cells. UDCA and TUDCA have also shown to increase amounts of the bile salt export pump (a transporter protein) in the liver cells, thus increasing the flow of bile as a result(6). What this means is that they will facilitate the flow of bile in the liver so that the bile pool will not remain stagnant damage the surrounding liver cells. A good analogy to explain this is using the 'hot potato' analogy where a group of people in a circle are throwing a hot potato around from person to person fairly quickly. As long as the hot potato is passed around at a constant pace, no single person's hand will get burned, but if the hot potato is to remain in one person's hand for too long, they will end up doing damage to their hands by being burned (which is much like a stagnant bile pool in the liver damaging the surrounding cells). These compounds have also demonstrated to serve as antiapoptotics in liver cells, which means they effectively block the transcription factor known as AP-1, which is activated during cholestasis due to various toxic bile salts that will activate death receptors on liver cells(7).
UDCA and TUDCA are by far the best quintessential treatments for both the prevention of cholestasis, as well as the recovery from it. They are, quite literally, the compounds specific to the treatment and mitigation of oral C17-alpha alkylated anabolic steroid liver toxicity - this cannot be said of any other liver support supplement/compound. In addition to treating cholestasis very effectively, it has demonstrated in studies to also reduce the risk of hepatitis B, where they had significantly decreased the risk of having abnormal serum alanine aminotransferase activity at the end of treatment compared to the beginning(8). Other studies have also shown that UDCA and TUDCA are beneficial in the treatment necroinflammatory liver disease, such as (and especially for) hepatitis C-related chronic hepatitis in which bile duct damage and some degree of cholestasis are frequently seen at histology, and the study had observed that TUDCA had significantly improved the biochemical expression of chronic hepatitis(9). In general, TUDCA seems to prevent hepatic cell death(10).
Dosing of TUDCA and UDCA: 500mg daily for the maintenance of healthy liver function during the use of a C17AA oral during a cycle. 1,000mg or higher daily for the purpose of repairing the liver following heavy hepatotoxicity and hepatocyte damage from cholestasis (and/or for individuals with serious liver disorders).
IMPORTANT: Do not exceed 8 weeks of TUDCA/UDCA use, as it can increase negative cholesterol values. It is reccomended to use these bile salts only during a cycle of oral C17AA anabolic steroids, or for the purpose of liver repair following periods of significant hepatotoxicity from the use of these compounds. Other compounds should be sought after for general year-round liver support.
What About Other Liver Protectants?
UDCA and/or TUDCA should be considered first above all else when using hepatotoxic anabolic steroids, as they treat the mechanisms specific to cholestasis. Milk thistle, which contains silymarin and silybin are known as being powerful antioxidants in the liver in particular. Many studies have been conducted on the efficiency and have demonstrated them to exhibit a plethora of beneficial properties in liver tissue. However, milk thistle is not very effective for treating cholestasis in particular. As a general liver health support, it is not too bad. However, almost all of the studies performed on milk thistle?s effectiveness had administered the test subjects the compound via injection, which would provide near 100% bioavailability. Milk thistle consumed orally is a different story, unless it is delivered in a special delivery complex. Milk thistle should otherwise serve as a very beneficial addition to UDCA and TUDCA, but should not be substituted as a first-line treatment for cholestasis. TUDCA should be reserved for the first-line treatment of cholestasis and should be the primary liver protectant while on a cycle of C17-alpha alkylated oral anabolic steroids.
NAC (N-acetylcysteine)
NAC (N-acetylcysteine) is an excellent liver protectant/support compound that has demonstrated effectiveness in mitigating hepatotoxicity(11) as well as successfully treating acetaminophen (Tylenol) induced hepatotoxicity(12), which is an added benefit for NAC that TUDCA does not do. NAC has also demonstrated some pretty good effectiveness at mitigating and preventing cholestasis as evidenced by studies. One particular study administered 300mg/kg of NAC orally to rats for 28 days, and not only did NAC administration reduce elevations of liver enzyme values that would otherwise be high without NAC administration, it also seemed to improve renal (kidney) function as well(13)! That same study indicated, though, that NAC's activity in ameliorating cholestasis is not through the same pathway as TUDCA. NAC's ability to prevent or cure cholestasis stems from its antioxidant and immunomodulatory properties. Acetylcysteine serves to increase the glutathione reserves in the body and, together with glutathione, they both directly bind to toxic metabolites. This serves to protect hepatocytes (liver cells) from succumbing to toxicity from Tylenol or cholestasis. TUDCA instead operates through the direct action of essentially 'balancing' the content of bile salts (TUDCA is itself a bile salt), and while it does assist in mitigating cholestasis, it does not do anything for Tylenol-related toxicity. Another study also investigated NAC's ability to help alleviate cholestasis, which focused a little more on the observation of the renal (kidney) related effects, and found that in addition to improved liver enzyme values, NAC had the ability to vastly improve markers of kidney function and was actually able to even double the rate of sodium excretion(14). This would also strongly indicate that NAC might prove very useful for the elimination of sodium and its related water retention in the body, which is something that might be of particular interest for anabolic steroid using individuals who might be having problems with water retention during a cycle.
The problem, however, with NAC is that it has demonstrated very poor oral bioavailability(15), and this is the reason as to why high oral doses of NAC were utilized in studies for the treatment of Tylenol poisoning compared to when the subjects were administered NAC through the IV (intravenous) route of administration. Aside from NAC's ability as a nephroprotective (kidney protecting) and hepatoprotective (liver protecting) agent, it is well documented to serve a myriad of other benefits to the body. This includes, but is not limited to: the treatment of lung disease, smoking-related lung problems, and COPD(16)(17)(18)(19), the treatment of psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and obsessive symptoms(20)(21)(22)(23). NAC is also currently undergoing investigation of its involvement in the treatment of other disorders and diseases, such as the treatment of cannabis dependence in adolescents(24), the ability to reduce cocaine cravings(25)(26), the treatment of AIDS (due to NAC's ability to augment the immune system)(27), fighting against the flu(28), as well as countless other potential applications. Although these benefits of NAC do not pertain to the main topic at hand (liver support during anabolic steroid use), it is very informative and helpful to know and understand that NAC has potential applications that are extremely far reaching beyond simply liver and kidney function.
Dosing of NAC: As previously mentioned, there are issues in regards to poor oral bioavailability with NAC. IV and inhalation formats of NAC do exist, but are generally prescription-only, depending on which country. However, the oral format of NAC is generally widely available for purchase almost anywhere. Be sure to look for a NAC product that has chelated it to an element or compound to provide greater bioavailability. With that being said, a proper dose for the purpose of maintenance of liver health during a cycle of C17-alpha alkylated anabolic steroids would be in the range of 1,000mg - 2,000mg of NAC per day. NAC can be used year-round as a general liver support, and should be run at 1,000mg per day or less when not utilizing C17-alpha alkylated oral anabolic steroids.
IMPORTANT: Studies have demonstrated that high doses of NAC can cause lung and hear damage(29) due to the fact that NAC is metabolized in the body to S-nitroso-N-acetylcysteine (SNOAC). In large enough amounts, SNOAC leads to significantly increased blood pressure in the lungs and the right ventricle of the heart. This is why it is advised to not exceed the standard dose of 1,000mg - 2,000mg per day while on C17AA oral anabolic steroids. Other than this warning, it should be mentioned that the implications of long-term NAC use (at any dose range) are currently unknown and have not been investigated. This is not to say that long term use is a bad thing, but that we simply do not know if the outcome is indeed good or bad.
A final word: TUDCA should be every anabolic steroid user's first choice for on-cycle liver protection during the use of oral C17-alpha alkylated anabolic steroids. Following this, NAC is an excellent choice if TUDCA cannot be located, and can also be used as a year-round general liver protectant.
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10. Effect of tauroursodeoxycholic acid on bile acid-induced apoptosis in primary human hepatocytes. Benz, Angerm?ller, Otto, Sauer, Stremmel, Stiehl. European Journal of Clinical Investigation Volume 30, Issue 3, pages 203?209, March 2000.
11. The protective effects of n-acetylcysteine against acute hepatotoxicity. Sahin S, Alatas O. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2013 Mar 10.
12. The biochemistry of acetaminophen hepatotoxicity and rescue: a mathematical model. Ben-Shachar R, Chen Y, Luo S, Hartman C, Reed M, Nijhout HF. Theor Biol Med Model. 2012 Dec 19;9:55. doi: 10.1186/1742-4682-9-55.
13. Antifibrotic and antioxidant effects of N-acetylcysteine in an experimental cholestatic model. Galicia-Moreno M, Favari L, Muriel P. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 Feb;24(2):179-85. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e32834f3123.
14. Acute cholestasis-induced renal failure: effects of antioxidants and ligands for the thromboxane A2 receptor. Holt S, Marley R, Fernando B, Harry D, Anand R, Goodier D, Moore K. Kidney Int. 1999 Jan;55(1):271-7.
15. Pharmacokinetics of N-acetylcysteine in man. Borgstr?m, L.; K?gedal, B.; Paulsen, O. (1986). European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 31 (2): 217?222. doi:10.1007/BF00606662. PMID 3803419.
16. Long-term administration of N-acetylcysteine decreases hydrogen peroxide exhalation in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Kasielski, M; Nowak, D (2001). Respiratory Medicine 95 (6): 448?56. doi:10.1053/rmed.2001.1066. PMID 11421501.
17. Efficacy of oral long-term -acetylcysteine in chronic bronchopulmonary disease: A meta-analysis of published double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials. Grandjean, E; Berthet, P; Ruffmann, R; Leuenberger, P (2000). Clinical Therapeutics 22 (2): 209?21. doi:10.1016/S0149-2918(00)88479-9. PMID 10743980.
18. The effect of oral N-acetylcysteine in chronic bronchitis: a quantitative systematic review. Stey, C.; Steurer, J.; Bachmann, S.; Medici, T.C.; Tram?r, M.R (2000). European Respiratory Journal 16 (2): 253?62. doi:10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16b12.x. PMID 10968500.
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20. N-Acetyl Cysteine as a Glutathione Precursor for Schizophrenia?A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Berk, Michael; Copolov, David; Dean, Olivia; Lu, Kristy; Jeavons, Sue; Schapkaitz, Ian; Anderson-Hunt, Murray; Judd, Fiona; Katz, Fiona (2008). Biological Psychiatry 64 (5): 361?8. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.03.004. PMID 18436195.
21. N-Acetyl Cysteine for Depressive Symptoms in Bipolar Disorder?A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial. Berk, M; Copolov, D; Dean, O; Lu, K; Jeavons, S; Schapkaitz, I; Andersonhunt, M; Bush, A (2008). Biological Psychiatry 64 (6): 468?75. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.04.022. PMID 18534556.
22. A randomized Controlled Pilot Trial of Oral N-Acetylcysteine in Children with Autism. Harden, Antonio Y.; Fung, Lawrence K.; Libove, Robin A.; Obukhanych, Tetyana V.; Nair, Surekha; Herzenberg, Leonore A.; Frazier, Thomas W.; Tirouvanziam, Rabindra (2012). Biol Psych 71 (11): 956?961. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.01.014.
23. N-Acetyl Cysteine for Depressive Symptoms in Bipolar Disorder?A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial. Michael Berk, David L. Copolov, Olivia Dean, Kristy Lu, Sue Jeavons, Ian Schapkaitz, Murray Anderson-Hunt, Ashley I. Bush (2008). Biological Psychiatry 64: 468?475.
24. A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial of N-Acetylcysteine in Cannabis-Dependent Adolescents. Gray, KM; Carpenter (1). Am J Psychiatry 169: 805?812.
25. An open-label trial of N-acetylcysteine for the treatment of cocaine dependence: A pilot study. Mardikian, P; Larowe, S; Hedden, S; Kalivas, P; Malcolm, R (2007). Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry 31 (2): 389?94. doi:10.1016/j.pnpbp.2006.10.001. PMID 17113207.
26. Is Cocaine Desire Reduced by N-Acetylcysteine? Larowe, S. D.; Myrick, H.; Hedden, S.; Mardikian, P.; Saladin, M.; McRae, A.; Brady, K.; Kalivas, P. W.; Malcolm, R. (2007). American Journal of Psychiatry 164 (7): 1115?7. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.164.7.1115. PMID 17606664.
27. Improvement of immune functions in HIV infection by sulfur supplementation: Two randomized trials. Breitkreutz, Raoul; Pittack, Nicole; Nebe, Carl Thomas; Schuster, Dieter; Brust, J?rgen; Beichert, Matthias; Hack, Volker; Daniel, Volker; Edler, Lutz (2000). Journal of Molecular Medicine 78 (1): 55?62. doi:10.1007/s001090050382. PMID 10759030.
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29. S-Nitrosothiols signal hypoxia-mimetic vascular pathology. Palmer, Lisa A.; Doctor, Allan; Chhabra, Preeti; Sheram, Mary Lynn; Laubach, Victor E.; Karlinsey, Molly Z.; Forbes, Michael S.; MacDonald, Timothy; Gaston, Benjamin (2007). Journal of Clinical Investigation 117 (9): 2592?601. doi:10.1172/JCI29444. PMC 1952618. PMID 17786245.


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Well that was quite a Christmas.
In fact it's been so busy that 4 new releases have passed us by with nary a mention. Changing that, now I am here with the writing about things. Yes.
Without further ado, onto the explanations behind the crazy stuff that's fallen out of my head and onto paper.
First up this time, we've got an absolute belter of an Islay Whisky, from Kilchoman.
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Ah, Maltstock! 2013 marked Master of Malt's 4th visit to the "relaxed whisky weekend", although of the four people who went, three of us were, in fact, Maltstock virgins! That Boutique-y Whisky Company have also now released their second batch of Highland Park single malt Scotch whisky, complete with Maltstock label – more on that towards the end!
As mentioned above, Cat (now Maverick Drinks' Brand Communications Manager), was the only one of us who had travelled to Maltstock before (making the local newspapers in the process), the rest of the team was made up by her Maverick minion Teesh, Sam Alexandra (who is MoM's marketing maestro), and yours truly!
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42. I'll save you the trouble of counting.
Turns out that it's not only the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything, but is also the number of releases from That Boutique-y Whisky Company to date.
I'm pleased to say that numbers 39-42 are as fabulous as those that preceded them, and am delighted to reveal that we've got yet another 4 releases to come before the end of the year (including time-travelling barmen, and an absolute belter of an Islay that's something of an exclusive).
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Whisky cocktails don't get much more classic than the Blood and Sand, so it was inevitable that it would feature on #MasterofCocktails sooner or later. This version has, however, been thoroughly pimped with some snazzy new ingredients!
Most of the tweets I received last night went along the lines of "I need to get me some of that", almost regardless of the ingredient that was being mentioned. They were all 100% spot on too - you do indeed need these in your life as they're properly crazy-good!
Let's get amongst them.
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Told you we'd be back soon (and we're not done yet)...
Another week, and another 4 brand-spanking-new releases from That Boutique-y Whisky Company have hit the shelves in time for Christmas. Once again I'm left trying to justify the madness that's escaped from my bonce and onto the labels of these fine drams...
So – let's start with the most obvious of the 4. A Giant with a fondness for Jam Sandwiches stealing a giant hat from a dunnage warehouse whilst all unnecessary on Bourbon. That? That.
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Well it's certainly been quite a while since we put out any new Boutique-y whiskies. Over 3 months in fact. Erm. Sorry about that. Will try and be more hyperactive in the future. Promise.
After a clutch of slightly more esoteric ideas in the last set of releases, we're coming firmly back to the 'whisky world' with these three, each one featuring some of our compadres from the geeky, obsessive, and at times slightly worrying world we all inhabit.
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Another week, another set of awards results announced! This time from the International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC), "the premier competition of its kind in the world". (I know, I know, they can't all be the best - and they do indeed have similar sounding names – but this is another one of the really, really BIG competitions. Important stuff.)
As well as the usual Gold, Silver and Bronze medals, there are also Gold Outstanding and Silver Outstanding Medals at the IWSC, with a huge score of 90-100 out of 100 required for a Gold Medal and Gold Outstanding Medals only being awarded at the judges' discretion! Welcome to big school!
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Last week we ran a Competition to win a pair of tickets to Dramboree, a brand new whisky weekend, which is to be held in Aberfeldy from 5th – 7th of July this year.
To enter, we asked you to come up with the best picture of a dog in people clothes you could possibly find and then post it on our Facebook page! (Oh, and to Like our Facebook page too, but I'm sure you've all already done that... Right?)
The entries came flooding in! Whole packs of them, by the kennel-load. A veritable litter of entries. Although I left the judging to MoM's resident poochie experts, I can now reveal the winners (we felt it was only fair to give out a couple of prizes for some honourable mentions too)...
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Would you believe it's been over a quarter of a year since the last batch of releases from That Boutique-y Whisky Company? Amazing. It's almost like we had other stuff on.
Well – all that 'being about the place' nonsense is behind us now (for a bit), and due to a freshly sustained ankle injury (The other one for those of you paying attention. Gah) I'm at liberty to take a few moments to tell you about the new releases which sit before me today.
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It's fair to say that Feis Ile aka That Boutique-y Whisky Company On Tour 2013 was a rip-roaring success! Enjoyment was had by all, 3 fantastic Competitions were run and entered into with rabid enthusiasm. And nobody died, either! Great success.
From our Distillery Dog Peaty getting lost (and getting found again) to our Message in a Bottle Islay Treasure Hunt, to loads of you literally flagging us down with the signal, you (yes, you) all made this our best Fèis Ìle yet! We're already hard at work planning next year's shenannigans...
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Conferences: 2002
Ground Operations – October 17-18, 2002
The presentations and discussions highlighted the unique humanitarian issues raised by military interventions with a significant ground force component. Participants used the case of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan to explore the tension between centralized and decentralized operations, appropriate to air power, and the U.S. interactions with local forces.
Discussions helped identify situations in which ground operations are most challenging from a humanitarian perspective. In particular, participants addressed questions such as whether the United States' use of heavy firepower in urban areas to ensure maximum protection for ground forces is outdated, due to the effects on civilian populations on the ground.
Other areas of discussion included the tensions between the military and humanitarian organizations operating in areas of conflict, the legal and ethical issues of policy of targeted killing, and the difficulties of distinguishing between civilians and combatants in urban operations.
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Working Papers
Civil-Military Relations: A Military Civil Affairs Perspective
By Major Kimberly Fields, USAMajor Fields discusses possible explanations for the deterioration in post-conflict civil-military relations she recently served as the strategic planner for the Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force in Kabul, Afghanistan. She assesses the challenges which faced the first-ever Coalition Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force (CJCMOTF) - which included a lack of guidance and resources - suggests areas for improvement on the part of both the military and the international assistance community to more effectively approach post-conflict humanitarian assistance.
Who's the Target? The Blurring of Distinction Between Civilians and Combatants During IDF Ground Operations in Urban Environments
By Noam LubellMr. Lubell analyzes the difficulties in the differentiating combatants and civilians during ground operations in urban environments using the case study of the March-April 2002 Israeli Defense Force (IDF) intervention in the Jenin refugee camp. He argues that a number of factors, including unclear military objectives, denial and prevention of medical aid, and the use if human shields, vague rules of engagement, and the use of certain tactics and weapons such as Flechette shells and international destruction of civilian objects demonstrate an inadequate separation of combatants from noncombatants and thus insufficient protection by the IDF of noncombatants.
Urban Operations in Jenin Refugee Camp: The Israeli Experience
By Gal LuftDr. Luft also uses the March-April 2002 Israeli Defense Force (IDF) intervention in the Jenin refugee camp as a case study. He highlighted two main challenges of conducting a ground operations in urban environments: defining combatants and dealing with the mass media. Dr. Luft discussed the difficulties of singling out the enemy when traditional uniforms were not worn, and non-traditional combatants such as women and children became aggressors. He called the IDF's decision to block media coverage in Jenin a "double-edged sword", since it was necessary to preserve the troops' freedom of interaction, yet it facilitated "anti-Israeli propaganda" with "strategic implications on the entire campaign."
Memorandum on Executive Order 12333 and Assassination
By Colonel W. Hays Parks, USMCRThis Memorandum of Law was originally published in 1989 in The Army Lawyer as an analysis of national and international legal interpretations of assassination. The memo is not a statement of policy, but was written to provide guidance in revising a U.S. Army Field Manual. It discusses the definition of assassination in wartime and peacetime. The memo concludes that the use of military force against legitimate targets that threaten U.S. citizens or national security does not constitute assassination and would therefore not be prohibited by Executive Order 12333 or by international law.
Understanding Collateral Damage – June 4-5, 2002
During the March workshop, military participants coined the phrase "collateral damage management (or mitigation)" - CDM - to refer to a proposed process by which the U.S. armed forces would more comprehensively and systematically seek to minimize unintended harm to civilians. This meeting aimed to help identify the opportunities and challenges in improving CDM.
The discussions focused on the legal, political, and moral standards that should be applied to the means of intervention as well as the limitations on upholding and raising these standards. We found that there is an overall lack of agreement between the two communities about the standards used to evaluate violations and how the U.S. military learns from its mistakes. For example, there was extensive debate over whether civilian deaths were a meaningful metric in assessing an intervention and who should be responsible for gathering information on civilian casualties.
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Working Papers
Collateral Damage in the Gulf War: Experience and Lessons
By Thomas KeaneyThomas Keaney considers the reasons for relatively low numbers of civilian deaths during Operation Desert Storm, and the limitations to the Defense Department's knowledge regarding collateral damage. The use of precision weapons and the concentration of strikes away from populated areas helped minimize collateral damage, according to Keaney. Nonetheless, military leaders often lacked adequate information about the effects of individual bombing missions. This information gap, Keaney says, reflects both a lack of capability and practice, and the degree to which non-DOD elements are required for effective bomb damage assessment. Keaney discussed the limited value of measuring quantitative and qualitative (including legal analyses) inputs for understanding collateral damage in a bombing campaign. Because collateral damage has political costs, Keaney concluded that DOD should develop the capabilities and practices that will enable the U.S. military to provide accurate information about its actions.
Collateral Damage: Assessing Violations from the Outside
By Dinah PoKempnerDinah PoKemner discusses the challenges of evaluating the use of the military force by external analysts. These difficulties include assessing actions using ill-defined terms such as "effective contribution" and "military advantage", understanding other, non-legal standards and norms (such as public opinion) that influence military planning, and grasping what steps the military takes to learn from past mistakes. She advocates greater transparency to allow credible assessments of incidents of collateral damage and warns that overly vague terminology (such as whether "attack" applies to war on terror of indefinite length) may jeopardize the concept of proportionality by justifying almost any actions or results.
Principles Concerning the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts
By Victor RostowVictor Rostow introduces a document drafted by the United Stated, Great Britain, and Germany regarding their shared interpretation of the principles of Protocol 1 of the Geneva Conventions. The United States has not ratified the Protocol, because of concerns that different interpretations of Protocol 1 could lead to different rules of engagement, and interoperability would suffer. The document was intended to "provide a common basis for military operations" among the three Allied countries. Specific categories of people are singled out for protection, including wounded persons, civilian medical united, women and children, refugees or stateless persons, and civilian defense personnel. In addition, the Paper specifies that only legitimate military objectives should be attacked, and that weapons causing superfluous injury, the use of human shields, and the improper use of protective emblems - such as the Red Cross - are not permitted.
The Necessity of Learning Lessons
By Adam SiegelAdam Siegel argues that the war on terrorism requires a different approach to assimilation 'lessons learned'. He advocates the adoption of a 'lesson identified' process within the U.S. military to assimilate both positive and negative lessons from the war on terrorism and facilitate information sharing and problem solving approaches. He maintains that current lessons learned efforts are insufficient to produce needed changes, and proposes the development of a network of interagency teams that will work across traditional boundaries to encourage interorganizational solutions.
Humanitarian Issues in Military Targeting – March 7-8, 2002
This workshop considered the humanitarian challenges that arise during the airpower targeting process. The discussions covered the basics of military planning and operations with respect to targeting, including the strengths and weaknesses of current practice.
Participants explored larger questions of targeting strategy from historical, ethical, and legal perspectives. They considered technology's promise for further refining the use of force, and the danger that technology might obfuscate the fundamental issues undergirding targeting strategies and tactics. The charged topics of evolving international legal standards, the changing nature of modern combatants, and the impact of technology on civilian suffering were recurring themes of the workshop discussions.
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